#bro feels like shes back to one friend…… hmmmmmm……

[j-crow]

stalking peoples blogs is soooo entertaining

[16ciggy]

types of piercings the jjk characters would get (wlw included, some sex scenes a lil, i kinda got carried away and wrote an entire story for sukuna bc i love him.... mb guys)

reader is in love with piercings btw

[ NOBARA , YUJI , MEGUMI , GOJO , TOJI , GETO AND SUKUNA INCLUDED ]

SATORU GOJO

i think bro wouldn't really wanna 'mess' up anything much and would go for normal ear piercings (if he wanted it) and that's that. "piercings? on my face or body elsewhere??? why would i do that?" he'd say, his face turning sour when being asked if he would pierce his face or body in any way. he doesn't want some metal pierce through his body or face at all, he'd definitely feel grossed out too by knowing something is within his skin and staying in there FOREVER. you both had a conversation about how gojo might enhance his appearance if he were to get piercings and he immediately said 'no'. buuuuttttt that doesn't mean he disregards your passion and love for piercings either, he has come by your shop to watch you pierce your clients or discuss with them on the desired piercings your clients wants. some of them even ended up becoming your friends too–gojo is in awe when he sees on how much of a social butterfly you are, he's proud of your work and he is in love with the way you do things with piercings too. he always asks on how were the piercings that you've done for your clients and you'd always give a full on detail on how it went, sometimes he can't even believe his own ears on what types of piercings you did—let alone, them even existing...

TOJI

hmmmmmm.... eyebrows piercing for SURE. i can imagine it,, he would even like it too. he'd grin at himself as he admire his piercing through those eyebrows of his. he'd probably have a king's crown piercing too (a ring pierced through the head of the dick) and he'll talk so much of it, but why? he just wants to add some extra feeling for you when he fucks you down on that ol'rotting couch of his—you could feel it too and it felt a bit weird at first to experience your boyfriend's ring inside of you but you gradually got over it and agreed that it helped to spice up the sex.

SUGURU GETO

he never really thought too much of having piercings but he wouldn't mind more. one day he decided to get a tongue piercing to reduce the taste of the cursed spirits he swallows because he couldn't falter the taste of them, the tongue piercing did help somewhat but he was also afraid that he might end up swallowing the piercing too—but you reassure him that nothing bad will happen, he smiles and kisses you, "god, your lips are the best to taste after every cursed spirit."

NOBARA

either snake or spider bites tbh (two rings either pierced by the side or opposites by each other on the lips) she says that it makes her look cool and she HATES IT whenever men are like "no one is gonna want you with those piercings.. it makes you less ladylike.", she HATESSSS IT. because, shes's doing it for YOU because you liked them. even though she seems like a heartless jerk, she loves like a golden retriever. you can't count how many times she has done these cute things like building a house for you in minecraft or buying your favourite desserts when you're on your period. "baby, im going for a mission, i'll be back later. love you, my angel." she kisses your forehead so gently before walking out the door and only for her lip piercings to be returned back to you. you were never given a reason on what happened, not even one ounce of word spoken by these random group of sorcerers. one shibuya night turned into a nightmare and you never saw your girlfriend ever again.

YUJI ITADORI

he'd have his tooth pierced with your initial on it and he lets everyone know it by flashing a big smile almost all the time. you warn him of smile lines and he'd simply just grin at you and laugh, "at least these smile lines were mostly by you!", you ruffle his hair as he laid his head on your shoulders before pulling your waist in closer to his body. he was never a big fan of piercings either—until he met you, an individual whom was fond of piercings and he decided to just have your initial pierced right on his tooth; his strongest appearance happens to be his smile too.

MEGUMI FUSHIGURO

ooooohh..... hot take.. but he'd definitely be a quiet punk when hes not a sorcerer in the day time. he has nipple piercings, ear piercings, eyebrow, lips—you name em. there's no specifics too because he has a LOT of them. he defo paints his nails black too. when you both bumped into eachother in shibuya at night you did not expect to see gojo's son just having those amount of piercings and even hid it perfectly WELL. your hormones were suddenly RAGING when you saw him, you just had to fuck him so badly otherwise you'd go feral. megumi didn't mind tho because he kinda had a major big crush on you and he wasn't worried about his dick but thats when you got even surprised. because.... well... he got piercings on them too, he really did follow his biological dad. "aw, you scared im gonna eat you or sum'thing? cute." he smirks, getting closer to you and your heart racing even more when his cock is just getting nearer to your face—next thing you know, you were getting choked on it with the metal piercings just gauging down your throat as it hit every walls within it. "fuck— never knew you could suck dick—" he grunts, trying to hold in his moans with his hands clutching on to his mouth for dear's life.

SUKUNA RYOMEN

ear piercings + septum piercing. his face is already scary enough and with that nose piercing already adds in a whole'nother fear when people glances or even looks in his direction. "tsk. it's just a nose piercing, why does every human gotta act like a brat?" he sighs. heavily. he's deeply annoyed in how everyone is afraid of him, he's trying to be a bit nicer now because of you. but that isn't anyone's fault to be afraid of the king of curses either. he sits up from his throne and walks down the flight of stairs to look for you. when he spots you cleaning the hallway with a half assed broken broom, he walks towards you quietly and calls out your name loudly which scared you, "(Y/N). My room, now.", you nodded quickly and thought he just needed to relieve himself. when you arrived into his room, you locked the door behind you and got to undressin— "stop that. that's not what i asked you to come here for." he states, clearing out his throat while he prepared what to say next, "Am I terrifying?" he asks. you just stared at him and the corner of your lips started to curl into a smile, then slowly a giggle. "is this why you asked me to come? yes, you are terrifying." you smiled and he grumbled in annoyance. "then??? how am i suppose to become 'gentle'?!" he roars, jolting up from the edge of the bed, "gentle? why do you want to be gentle?" you asked confusingly, staring into his dull eyes until it clicked. you told him a few weeks ago you were into men who were gentle and not rough, was this why his sex style changed too? this is the man who pounded your back everyday of the week until you were crying from pleasure, now he's kissing your neck and gently holding your thighs up as he's thrusting into your pussy until you're soaking wet when you are getting fucked lately. "it's because on what you told me!" he cocks his head in annoyance, his feet slapping the floor constantly while his arms were crossed. you laughed non stop until he felt embarrassed, you touched his arm and he quickly jerked away from it. "don't be like that, you can still look scary but be gentle, my love—", you wheezed, trying to get a hold of your breathing but you just.. couldn't. this shit was too funny. "people looks at me differently with the septum piercing. do i look more scarier with it??" he asks, he looks so serious—you can't- no way, no way in hell he is acting like a kid over what you said. you comforted him in the end after you stopped laughing but he was still mad at your reaction.

[lazydanni]

My thoughts on the new side characters

(but it's brutally honest) jabxja

Okay so yall all know about the new characters. There are alot of opinions form everyone else, both positive and negative. But here's my thoughts about them! Tell about yours too mate >:DD

Warning: Lesson spoilers ahead!!! (Up till Lesson 50 because the boss was so damn hard and I ran out of glowsticks 😔), Swearing, This is just my opinions about them, so feel free to come up against it or whatever idk :V

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Raphael

I REALLY LOVE HIS HAIR COLOR

BUT WHY DOES HIS TIP-HAIR THINGY LOOK LIKE A PLANT IDK

Huh? Mammon who? Solomon who? I only know Raphael 🌚

His voice is just *chef kisses*

Bro he likes Solomon's cooking??? How the fuck does this man survive it—🤚

He has a cold personality type?? YES PLEASE

Ok hear me out, what if he also a tsudere too???? 😳😳😳😳

DEFINITELY A BOTTOM SHEEESH

Bro imagine how akward how it'd be when Raphael and Asmo meet 😂

Like Asmo afraid of Raphael back when he was still an angel

RAPHAEL STOP POINTING YOUR SPEAR TOWARD ASMO LEAVE THE PRETTY MAN BE

I dunno why but he seems like having Belphie's little bitch face

Another "I'll report you straight to Michael" #2???

Bro imagine he's also terrible at cooking like Solomon 💀🤚 (Both of them would be cooking friends tbh)

I shall pray for the kitchens ajfbwix

MUST STAY LOYAL TO SIMEONNNNNNN

jk Why need to choose when you can have them all 😏

Overal: 8/10

Thirteen

I'm gay now—

"I'm Thirteen and I'm 13yo"

Her hair and makeup look like a Bi flag ngl

OMG LIPSTICKS 😳😳😳😳😫😫😫😫

Hopefully we could date her

Or maybe make her as friend with benefits

So she's the reaper cave's owner that we broke into? with solomon? yk then yk

Bro imagine Thirteen swinging her weapon and trying to steal Solo's soul

Ma'am can I offer mine instead 🤲😩

GIRLBOSS

I AM WEAK FOR HER HELP MEEE

"You have a lips and so do I,, HMMMMMM" 🌚

I wanna marry her pls-

And her voice? 🤰🤰🤰 I couldn't ask for more

WHY NO ONE IS WORRYING ABOUT HOW THE BROTHER MIGHT LOOSE THEIR MC TO A REAPER???

Okay but imagine her in a suit though,, elxefblwcnwxwxjech

SHE'S SO FINE AND IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL

Overal: 🤤/10

Mephistopheles

Why the fuck is his name long af-

HOW DO YALL SAY THE NAME?? I'M STILL TRYING

Me-phi-stop-phe-les??????? HELP MEEE

He looks like Diavolo ngl

But an eggplant because of his hair

OMG EGGPLANT DIAVOLO 🤤🤤

HIMBO ENERGY HIMBO ENERGY HIMBO ENERGY

The fact he's the creator of Pince Luci and Princess Dia stickers and got demoted by Lucifer himself after that qkbdoqbx

He was doing the lord's work, LEAVE THE MAN BE LUCIFER

Idk man, I feel like he's also get along with Dia alot too

Bro two himbo big babies walking about Devildom and causing troubles jahsjaha (Rip Luci)

Belphie and Satan would love him to join the Anti-Lucifer League for sure

The more the merrier YASSSSS

Based on his voice, he's obviously the loud one (even louder than Dia)

We get to hear him spoiling about the brother's past and more juicy informations 😏

I wanna see him and Mammon complete eachother in a fashion game and end up both of them got eliminated

Overal: 9/10

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So basically it was just me slandering them and ended up simping them pfff-

tbh, I understand why other people don't agree about adding new characters, but hey, the more the merrier. We could also find out more about Solomon's past thru Thirteen's story and stuffs like that!

Again, fele free to against this post, since it's just my shit-meme thoughts about them lolol

[judgejurythceif]

What the Seven’s relationship should have been like

We didn’t get to see a lot of the seven bonding as it was more focused on the quest, which makes sense in the story. But, I feel like some relationships people had and everyone instantly being best friends doesn’t make sense. So here’s a web of what I think the relationship between each member of the seven should have been like, with explanation.

Key

Pink- Dating

Dotted Pink- Crush

Close Friends- Blue

Friends- Green

Civil- Grey

Distrustful- Orange

Percy + Annabeth - Dating

Okay, I feel like this seems kind of obvious so I’m not going to go into much detail, but there were five books that built up their relationship with each other. It’s a healthy relationship and they trust each other. I might explain this in detail later why I ship Percabeth and why it’s not toxic but I’m not going to right now.

Percy + Jason - Friends

Okay, the bromance stuff was completely made up by the fandom except I think for one time where they called each other “bro.” They also have sort-of a Greek-Roman rivalry going on, but after the fight in Kansa, they seem to ditch that except for a couple of jokes about them being able to beat the other in a fight.

Percy + Leo - Distrustful

I’m pretty sure (I haven’t reread HoO in a while) that Leo didn’t like Percy. But Percy definitely didn’t trust Leo after he bombed the Romans while he was possessed. He knows that Leo wasn’t in control, but it was very important to Percy that the Roman and Greeks got along, and Leo blew up the Roman camp.

Percy + Hazel - Friends

Okay so they definitely became friends in SoN when they were on a quest. I just don’t see them becoming really close friends like Percy is with Grover and Thalia? Like, I can see them as the type of friends that talk in school, but not the type of friends that would schedule days to hang out together unless it was for a project.

Percy + Frank - Friends

Basically same as Hazel and Percy. I love their friendship, but I can’t see them trying to figure out time to hang out between their schedules.

Percy + Piper - Close Friends

Okay, this is partially influenced by posts I saw about the potential for their friendship, but I definitely see a lot of potential for their friendship without headcanons and just reading the books.

Annabeth + Jason - Civil

So, in different circumstances, like a mortal au, I can see them being friends. But in the canon universe, her boyfriend disappears, Hera gives her a clue, she goes thinking Percy will be there, and it’s some Roman kid that’s supposed to be his replacement. I just don’t see them being able to get past that and actually be friends. I don’t think she would hate him or distrust him though, because he didn’t exactly have a say in it.

Annabeth + Leo - Friends

Okay, there was so much potential in this friendship and Rick just ignored it. Annabeth and Leo both like to build (Annabeth more so the planning part of it but still), they’re both extremely smart, and they’re also both dating people that are considered the hero of their respective camps. I just feel like we could have gotten a lot more interaction from them.

Annabeth + Hazel - Distrustful

Okay, so we’re going to start this from Annabeth’s point of view: your boyfriend goes missing for months, you go to find him, and he’s just chilling with some new Roman friends he found? He didn’t even tell you anything? Time for Hazel’s point of view because that’s all I have for Annabeth: There’s this boy that shows up at camp, he’s a son of Neptune and also your cousin. He has amnesia and doesn’t remember anything except for his girlfriend. If you hadn’t know what Percy and Annabeth’s relationship was like and how well they knew each other wouldn’t you find that a little suspicious. Also as Reyna mentions, Minerva (Athena’s Roman form) doesn’t have demigod children. It would probably be harder to trust a child of someone who isn’t supposed to have kids.

Annabeth + Piper - Close Friends

It’s implied that they’re pretty close friends in canon while they’re at Camp Half-Blood, and I love that, but it’s like the second they were on the Argo ll Rick completely forgot about that. I think they only interacted once or twice on the ship.

Annabeth + Frank - Distrustful

This is pretty much the same as Annabeth and Hazel’s but a little less distrustful. I see it as more distrustful at the beginning, but as time goes on they grow closer and maybe become friends.

Jason + Leo - Dating

I will die mad that this ship isn’t canon. It had much more potential than Piper and Jason, which seemed kind of forced. I think that this ship would definitely be better if Jason didn’t wake up on the bus already dating someone, and everyone had time to figure out their feelings.

Jason + Piper - Friends

I just don’t really feel like they worked together as a relationship. Hera literally forced it together when Jason woke up on the bus. If I was Rick Riordan (and I am very obviously not since I’m making this post), I would just not have made Piper and Jason wake up on the bus already dating. You need to give them time to figure out what they actually want to do and not shove them into a relationship on the first page.

Jason + Hazel - Friends

This is purely based on the fact that they’re both Roman and I’m assuming they talk at the Argo ll meet up parties that Percy mentioned. They get very little time to talk in the books (I don’t remember them talking at all) and they never mention each other. Hazel seems sad when he dies though so it’s kind of implied they were friends. (Am I still supposed to tag for spoilers for that?)

Jason + Frank - Friends

This is again based on the fact that they were both Roman and the fact that Jason promoted Frank to praetor in the middle of a fight. You probably don’t do that if you only kind of know the person, you need to build a relationship* with each other and trust each other.

Leo + Piper - Close Friends

Hmmmmmm, okay. They definitely knew each other before Jason just popped onto the bus, and they were definitely close (possibly dating?) But I see their relationship ship as more of a sibling relationship instead of romantic. 10/10 I love them though.

Leo + Hazel - Close Friends

Okay, so. Because Frazel isn’t happening in my mind, there isn’t any weird tension between them except for the Sammy thing. So, they figure that out and through that just become really good friends. I would also die for this friendship. That was underdeveloped because Rick rushed a love triangle.

Leo + Frank - Friends

Okay, no Frazel here still so there’s no weird tension between “are you trying to steal my girlfriend?” which was the main part of their relationship. Frank would definitely be wary of Leo because of his fire powers but Calypso gave him the fireproof fabric and he made the bag for Frank’s firewood so they definitely don’t hate each other.

Piper + Hazel - Friends

Okay, this just seems like a really neat friendship to me? They don’t interact that I can remember beside the visit with Aphrodite/Venus and they don’t really talk during that. There’s definitely a lot of potential for a friendship here though.**

Piper + Frank - Friends

Okay, I absolutely love the potential for this friendship. Again, it didn’t happen because Rick is a coward but I absolutely love this and they would be such good friends.

Hazel + Frank - Close Friends

Okay, so. I put two lines between them. ‘Crush’ and ‘close friends.’ No matter what’s going on, I feel like Hazel would have a crush on Frank. He obviously doesn’t like her back, because he is two years older than her. I know that people are saying Frazel isn’t problematic, and I somewhat agree, but I feel like if Hazel was aged-up a little it would be better. No matter what, they’re definitely going to be best friends though. And Hazel definitely still carries his firewood.***

*by ‘relationship’ when I mention it, I don’t always mean a romantic relationship.

**I do really want to put all of them as friends, but I just can’t see that happening, as they were seven demigods out on a ship and told to save the world. In a random group of seven people, there’s going to be at least one you don’t like.

***Another point I wanted to put on here but don’t know where to put it is that Rick forced them all into relationships. A lot of teenagers just don’t date anyone, and that doesn’t feel reflected at all in his books, as he just pairs every single character off with someone.

[phoebehalliwell]

Yo that anon with the Bianca/Dency 👌🏻👌🏻 but like ohhh Dency coupd totally meet a cute Phoenix in her universe tho!! 👀 Or maybe a dark Witchlighter? Idk I think her falling I love with a more “neutral” witch hybrid would be cute!

And like do you think her little agency would work with neutral magical sources like phoenixes to find people? Because like Dency could be like a Penn but for the opposite side? If that makes sense?? Like Penn is bringing all the “light” witches together but Dency is really the figures head for the “dark/neutral” witches like the witch hybrids and the phoenixes…like Dency is kinda like the unintentional beacon of light for that side…just by being herself? Like maybe she doesn’t actively campaign for more acceptance for hybrid witches but her mere existence alone and the good she does is enough to get the ball rolling?

tbh as far as dency love interests go i'm a little bit torn because i have this mortal rashid idk if i've talked bout him before but like. he and dency have a classic rivals to lovers arc going on in college liek they fucking Hated each other blah blah blah she definintely gaslighted him a lil with her powers nothing malicious jsut like. teleportation like ha there's no way she'll beat me 2 the best spot in the library bc i just saw her walking up the steps while i am already inside and then boom he walks over there and she's there how?? the fuck>? teleporation fuck u. the point is thru their quasi spy vs spy antics i think they start to gain a sense of respect for one another than and he goes political journalism did this question even mention love interests idk That's Not The Point rashid does politics while dency's a bit more of a muckraker kinda more on a corporate side fraud and all that so they no longer are competitors and um. like they can finally appreciate the other as they are no longer and opponent as with most dency characters they have hooked up a couple times i shouldn't say that because as far as characters that have been introduced dency has slept with none of them bc they are all her besties u should never sleep w ur besties only ur homies but i think. i've stated this before? for starters dency doesn't do a lot of long term relationships just because you know that level of vulnerabilty and like if u really like someone then it's just leverage thatcan be used agianst u Or if u die then ur gonna break their heart but i think she does casual relationships with literally anyone but witches i. haven't posted the chaapter fuck i'll post it now because i've been sitting on it for so long and like i'm worried i'm gonna back myself in a corner w a it's not a plotline i don't like maybe just a plotpoint but i've like. written half the next chapter anyway. i'm also sitting on about 10k i think not only. 7k? unpublished w&s because it's like ending the narrative is ending i really need it to be coherent Speaking of incoherent. dency. i'm gonna post the chapter. but dency hangs out a lot at p3 which has changed hands piper owns her restaurants the backstory for this is.

paige has a charge back in the late aughts she's in a coven the point is her bestie has some traumatic incident happen to her and she wants revenge and it's something that (imo) totally justifies revenge like a killing her rapist type thing and like. it depends how we're going with charmed morality but i've established before i think (?) it's canon that if a witch takes an innocent's life she becomes a warlock like it's possible for witches to defect and become warlock if they take a life Specifically an innocent's life and even tho like that guy would be a mortal he def doesn't get innocent status because he's fucking evil she's allowed to murder him but i think she would murder someone else in the process and then causes her to lose her witch powers and gain a couple warlock powers and the rest of her coven shuns her for it which could have easily sent her down a dark path but paige's charge her bestie like stood by her thru all that like. like it's shit cosmic rules tbh. maybe. for legal reasons: i am not endorsing murder. please for the love of god don't make me admit to a grand jury i have a tumblr that'll be so cringe bro do not murder anyone. but paige's charge stands by her and idk maybe paige gets her a job at p3 all that the point is when piper sells the club to open her restaurant she sells it to paige's charge and her gf the warlock. so p3 kind of becomes a neutral power for magic no vanquishes allowed and it's one of the few places dark magic has on the surface just to vibe u just have to be able to tolerate being served by a witch like she owns the place so that kind of filters it. idk if this is more rambly than it normally is. i promise i'll go back in later and add periods. maybe. i am also a liar. but the point is i think p3 is one of the few places dency can really be hersefl because herself is half demon!! and at magic school she really is suppoed to feel ashamed of that like she hates it or something wishes it gone and Yes. it does scare her. being the source's heir all that. she's always worried about giving in to dark magic but like. she's a demon!!! there's no changing that there's no fighting that pushing it under the rug like. she can't change it she does want to spend her life hating herself like. it's who she is. fuck. so i think she doesn't date witches but like the regulars at p3 some warlocks the occasional like darklighter. dency has had romantic trysts with.

beck to rashid her mortal homies who she has hooked up with who they've always had this rapport they have this thing. bc rashid's smart okay that's why he's at dency's level (respectfully she gets her brains from her father i love phoebe but she's intuitive not intelligent cole on the other hand passed the bar exam (i think) so like.) rashid knows something's up. the point is they each give the other three questions. three questions you ask that the other has to answer fully honestly cards on the table no half truths nothing just the answer. rashid used one of those to find out dency's a witch, but she made him work for it. nothing vague like what are you strange things happen around you why like she's like ask your question but you better be specific about it and he's like fuck it. whatever. magic. that's my answer i think magic happens with you and no i'm not flirting i'm dead serious is magic like. are you magical? and the answer was yes. and rashid like while he was asking while he was like confident enough to admit that out loud to ask that to her face Did not see that coming. of course. there's a difference between like yes i can cast a couple spells and yes i'm the antichrist so. : )! but i think that's like a rapport thing between rashid and dency like whenever they ask hard hitting questions like "is that one of your three questions?" but idk if he's gonna. if he's gonna be it for her. there's also jack dency's childhood bestie so there's the childhood friends to lovers thing but like. i just don't see jack being in love with dency in that way like they're best friends. but not lovers. (but maybe they are??? idk)

But. third potential love interest is if i weren't goign for those two i was actually thinking.

two options here a cupid who reocgnizes dency as "the demon with the cupid ring? yeah that's gotta be the source's heir". so there's that i like the idea of. yeah. : )

but also. and i came up w this in an ask which i will not evne attempti to find. i'm sorry i can't spell you guys but it;s not happening 2nite beloeveds. but if u'vemade it this far. i do love u w my whole heart. dency. love interests. old ask about a squad a half-grimlock. appeal of being able to see auras see good people. this was originally in the ask. a love interest for billie?? maybe. idk. but just like. for dency someine who's always known htey have this immense dark side like. hmmmmmm okay i just thot of somehting. for lili. whish is phillipa. which is the prandy thirdborn. she's phsycics. however tf u spell that sykick. that's not the point dency who has. the source on her soul. falling with someone who can literally see the good in her. i'm picturing the half grimlock just ot like like a normal albino human. and they run a halfway house for those born of evil. because he or she or they idk>??? maybe neorponounds idk!!> whoever they r they run a halfway house for these kids born from demons warlocks darklighters bc they can see the good in them and that shouldn't. you get so scared gifted with these powers you don't understand they need a place to turn to. and the grimlock grimmy offers that place. def not their name but like. grimmy lmoa. ao. yeah. i think jsut opening i think integating magic schoolesp in a dency timeline what with penn and the elders and their pomp and circumstance i think it'd be a pain in the ass. but at the very least A magic school for kids wihtout light magic like they deserve it. evil shouldn't just be their default option. like they're just kids man they're jsut kids they deserve a shot at not even good man not everyone has to go on to be exceptional cure cancer and save the world just like. a chance to understand themselves not be scared. not be hated, jsut be/ like. do they not deserve that? so if grimmy's not a li for dency at the very least they are homies and they like pull together a magic school for neutral/dark beings.

[anime2357]

Hikari analysis (especially for people who dont like her and need some convincing)

Ok so to get started i dont really mind to her mary sue ness. Why? Well for one i dont mind mary sues as long as their not annoying. I know a lot of people consider meiko a mary sue too and while im not sure if she really is one, i didnt really like her from the start. Both are considered mary sues yet i still like hikari because of her character. And that leads to the second part. People like saying she doesnt have a personality but her personality is quiet and polite. And a lot of people who consider hikari a mary sue say it is because of her quietness. Now lets think about her character for a second, and why she might be like that. When she was young she saw these strange creatures all over the tv and even in real life and whenever she would say anything about it, the adults would play it off as her just seeing things or making it up because shes young. Hmmmmmm. That can be really damaging to a child. I know her parents didnt mean to gaslight her like that but still. Its bound to make her question everything she believes and go so far as to think “im seeing things again. I shouldnt speak since they wont believe me.” That girl had to grow up with that, having every adult gaslight the shit out of her. So obviously she would keep her thoughts to herself since, ya know, she had to do that her whole life. And we see her discontent with what she has become in episode 33 of 02 when she was on the ledge with miyako. She even says she wishes she could speak what she is feeling like miyako and not have to bottle up everything inside.

Ok another point i would like to get at is that people say she doesnt have any flaws. Welp i just wrote one of her flaws up top. She cant say what shes feeling and she never quite grew out of that. Ok, i guess people can say that isnt really a flaw but an obstacle at best. Ok i can respect that. So lets go to her second flaw, her need for her brother. Like takeru, she relies on her brother (and no that incest thing is not what im talking about, that was just a fever dream). He was the first one to confirm she wasnt crazy and that everything she saw was real, as well as someone who has her back when she needs him the most. Unlike takeru, hikari never grew out of that. She didnt grow out of her reliance of taichi, and she always considered herself as taichis little sister, not hikari yagami. In episode 13 of 02 takeru even calls her out for being to reliant of taichi. If you only watched the dub it was more of a “you have others with you, ya know” type of scene but in the sub it was more of frustration towards hikari because of her reliance on taichi. Takeru knows what it was like to be known as “someone elses sibling” and not a person of your own. Thats why he gets frustrated that she just accepts the role and doesnt fight it, after all, it was takerus whole arc, and he wanted hikari to get the same arc, which regrettfully she doesnt. Its realistic that sometimes, people dont get the opportunity to grow like some other people.

NeXt point. Shes digimon jesus. Ngl she totally is. In the novels, its explained why(kinda), but since thats a different canon im not ganna get into that. I dont mind that she just randomly gets possessed by a deity because theres random shit all over the digital world. I think a lot of people overlook this but the digital world is the world of complete fantasy. Theres vending machines in the forest and theres telephone booths on the bay. Hell, theres even a tv in the coliseum. So why is it strange that a girl gets possessed by a deity but its ok when the world LITERALLY TURNS INTO A SPIRAL LIKE THATS NOT NORMAL. Anyways i digress. So the reason why i dont see it as a pro quality to her is because SHE CANT CONTROL THAT SHIT LIKE IT JUST HAPPENS OUT OF NOWHERE. IF THE DIGILORD WANTS HER TO JUMP OFF A CLIFF SHE LITERALLY CANT DISOBEY IT!(at least until tri)

Last point, and oh boy its a biggie. So one thing that people say makes her a mary sue is that all the boys (not all but ya know) in the series have a crush on her. Ok. I can see why people hate that aspect of her. To me, however, i dont mind that because it adds to the tragedy of her character (ohhh poor baby is pretty and gets all the boys, how awful. Let me get there.) So, her character up until that point was 1, raised to be quiet or people will gaslight her, 2, always relies on someone else to feel significant, and 3, literally blacks out because a deity takes her body, and there is nothing that she can do about it (at least until tri). Not to mention a group of ugly sea creatures betrays her trust and tries to do not nice things to her. Hell Yeah, its tragic that all of the boys like her. Why, because all who do crush on her only like her for her looks. And the thing is SHE KNOWS. She never reveals her true feelings so she know that people only like her for her looks, reinforcing her original thoughts of people will only like her if shes quiet and a cute face. LIKE BRO. EVERYTHING ABOUT HER LIFE IS REALLY EFFED UP AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE JUST CHOCK IT UP TO SHES A MARY SUE IS REALLY SAD.

I saw someone who made a funny summary of digimon and they said they didnt like how hikari became a kindergarten teacher since it ���follows the female stereotype” (so do a lot of my friends lol) and let me just say, shes probably a kindergarten teacher because she didnt want some other poor kid to be told their crazy and have to deal with the same effed up life she did.

So anyways, to all the people who made it to the end, i cant blame people for not getting hikari. Shes a very subtle character, and if you dont connect ALL of the dots, then you’ll probably miss the greatness of her character. Sometimes i wish people wrote as much about hikari as they do azula from avatar (on the other hand im kinda glad that they dont. I dont want people to start saying shes a disgrace to all females out there)

[five-wow]

alriGHT so i watched 9x11! and i wasn’t blown away by any means but i kind of liked it? or maybe i just think so because i’d prepared myself for even worse things? so here’s my semi-liveblog:

steve and danny reunion!! it was good!!! that hug was oddly bro-ish in its constant backslapping (steve’s hurting, so just hold him, danny??? let yourself be held for a second, steve???), but the words were less no homo, at least

steve’s been there for a month, whoa

and then catherine comes out of the house and i was like, oh gosh, i’m a little scared of what they’re doing here

but... they were torturing a guy inside. they’re not even pretending that was a lovenest somehow they were just. straight up torturing a guy for information

then they’re at the airport getting ready for the plane and they meet up with junior and wade gutches, and look, i love catherine, okay? i’m not a huge fan of cath/steve at this point in the series (meaning i’d love for them to still be friends but i want the writers to please, please let all romantic connotations in that relationship finally die), but catherine, i love. but the way she’s acting all familiar with junior and wade suddenly? that was so awkward to me and i liked her “call me catherine” thing towards junior in principle but it was just... really awkward (and i’m not even completely sure why, but i think it just grates on me that this is a way that they’re making it look like she’s been involved in steve’s life when she seriously hasn’t for a long time. it’s unfair to almost all the characters)

then they’re ON the plane and steve has this flashback to his first night with greer and obviously she’s bad, we know she’s bad, but ??? they’re really cute here

except for the bit where she tried to get him to join the cia. that’s not steve. just let him eat his chinese and smile for once without trying to push him in some way pls.

and then the flashback ends and catherine asks him where he went mentally and he didn’t actually say “to that time i had sex with the woman i now hold responsible for the tragic and traumatic death of yet another parent figure in my life” but oh boy

(side note, at this point i’m very confused about if they’re trying to give us steve/cath vibes or not. on the one hand there’s the way she appeared in the episode and the things they made danny say about playing house, but on the other here’s steve, sitting literally right next to catherine, lost in thought about his sex-filled weekend with another woman, and they made cath the one to ask him about his thousand yard stare which... i don’t know how to interpret that)

adam: “i still remember getting love letters in high school.” tani: “oh, of course you do. look at you, that face, those dimples. i’d have been all over that in ninth grade.” fdjkfdjk i loved this. (and their case so far seems pretty interesting as a sideplot! it’s just that i can’t pay as much attention to that because i’m trying to keep this commentary away from war and peace lengths)

i love that harry’s first line in this entire episode (and the way he greets steve) is a warning about how terrible the cocktails at the bar are. that’s definitely harry

“oh and um, for the purposes of this operation, you two are married.” oh NO harry what are you doing

danny’s extremely unsmiling “mazzel tov” gives me life though

okAY harry is really giving me a rollercoaster ride here. now he’s saying steve looks “absolutely magnificent in that tux”, making cath say that steve’s spoken for and danny accuse harry of being a kiss ass. ??? SO much to unpack there omg

okay so in the end this undercover as married thing that steve and cath do lasted for two seconds and was really just slapped on. it served barely any purpose and i’m relieved they didn’t linger on it because i never wanted it in the first place, but it was also super weird, because if you’re going to put something like that in your canon episode, then at least do something with it. read some fic, h50 creators, and learn how it’s done

catherine asks steve how he’s doing! and that’s really good because people should ask him that more often, except, uh, why is she doing it now? i get that this might have been easiest to work in for the writers, but... she was already at the ranch when danny turned up, so i’m assuming she’d been with steve for a couple of days at least of that month that he’d been there? so... she decided to just wait until right in the middle of their mission to try to talk to him about his crippling feelings of guilt over joe’s death??? why, writers???

greer once said unfair things about steve to cath (out of pure manipulative jealousy, it seems) and all catherine has to say about it is that it was before she and steve started dating and that she didn’t believe anything greer said anyway and that’s good. let’s keep the unnecessary drama out of this (for once)

djfkd danny’s role in this episode (after that very first scene) seems to just be “sit/stand next to people who are competently hacking stuff, look serious, and say maybe two lines of quips”. first with harry, now with catherine in some van

um. this whole storming of the building and killing a bunch of people to avenge joe’s death is an unsanctioned mission they’re undertaking because it’s personal, right? that’s why it’s such a weird team with no backup? so... when the police turned up (even if it was as a favor to harry), shouldn’t they have arrested all of them, including cath and danny? haven’t they been doing a bunch of illegal stuff?

i did like the twist that harry’s random pretty woman in the city that he alluded to earlier is actually a super competent police woman, though. that’s nice.

this scene all the way at the end is where steve is wearing joe’s super soft looking warm jacket!!! i love him in that. it looks so comfortable.

aaaand wade is telling steve to find himself a good woman. why is everyone always so eager to meddle in his love life omg

wade also says that steve won’t follow wade’s advice to give retirement some thought? which is pretty hilarious after steve and danny spent a year and a half misguidedly trying to open a restaurant specifically as a retirement plan. but no, steve has never once thought about retirement, not ever

wait oh god “you still don’t know, do you? joe wasn’t just a father figure... my mentor. he brought you into my life, catherine.” ... are we doing this? we’re doing this. it was all going so well until now.

a flashback! that we’ve already seen once! of joe telling steve to ask cath out! oh god!

oh. but. there’s also this new bit of steve in the hospital after his mission with joe, calling cath to ask her out for the first time, and that’s kind of sweet. that’s okay. (as long as it stays in the past.)

WAIT. catherine: “what took you so long?” listen, this might be just me, but i associate those exact words heavily with that episode in s7 where danny and grace are taken hostage at grace’s school dance and steve rescues them and then, as they’re walking off into the sunset, danny goes “what took you so long, huh” just after he invited steve for a hug, a kiss, or to pick a base. hmmmmmm.

oh!! the flashback ends and we get catherine close to crying, saying she’s glad steve took joe’s advice back then, and steve agrees and they hug and then she just... leaves. there’s nothing that feels like “let’s start our thing back up” in what she does, she’s just glad that they had that time together and she says she’ll see him next time and that’s it? THAT’S ALL I WANT.

are they going to ruin it by making steve think about joe’s more recent advice to find himself a woman and making him associate that with catherine too? they probably are, aren’t they

THEY DID NOT. WHOA. not yet, anyway, but for the moment i’m 100% satisfied.

no, i’m not, there’s a lot of things about this episode that i missed (danny was just window dressing? wade and cath got a goodbye scene but harry didn’t? frank’s daugther appeared literally five seconds and i thought we’d see at least very slightly more of her than that but apparently that was all? the case back on hawaii got wrapped up really suddenly?) BUT i’m still very, very relieved on the whole by the way they handled the steve & cath thing. it could still be read as romantic, but it wasn’t explicitly so. for the most part they acted like exes who are friends and that’s just. that’s just exactly what it want for them??? i’m glad.

[flightypiscean]

Wtf!? Am I being gaslit, misled, or mistaken by my straight friend?

After years of feeling like I've been receiving mixed messages from my straight friend, I decided to test the waters when after a night of us chilling at the bar, invited him back to my apartment to continue our rendezvous. When we entered my bedroom, I made him a cocktail and turned the TV on for us to watch. He decided to climb in my bed and get under the covers. Now at this point I'm thinking, 'what straight man is going to chill with another man, in his bedroom, in the bed, under the covers?' His action reinforced my suspicion that there's something there ready for me to explore once and for all. We laid on our sides, bodies facing each other, about an arm length apart, watching TV. I strategically moved my hand towards him little by little until my hand met his midthigh - I rested it there, waiting to see if or how he'd respond. He didn't budge. As if to casually tap my fingers on the mattress, I'm simultaneously tickling his thigh gently, he warns, "Watch your hands, bro." I playfully respond, "Boy relax. Ain't nobody thinking about you and I'll touch you if I want," then grabbed his thigh and made a playful monster sound. Is he playing hard to get? Perhaps. We kinda laughed the situation off then went back to watching TV. I allowed my hand to fall back to where it was, but this time I let it remain stationary, but still in contact with his leg. Again he warned, "Bro, watch your hands." This isn't fun and games for me anymore. If he was still playing the game of hard-to-get, he's taking it too far. If he's serious, I don't want to come off as predatory so I said, "I'm not doing anything to you but laying here watching TV," and decided to withdraw my hand. After several seconds of silence he asked, "We're just friends and nothing more than that, right?" I said, "Yeah." He then proceeded to go on a spiel of, "I want to make sure because you keep trying to touch me, I don't want to have to put hands on you, gay guys have a habit of trying to turn straight men gay...." and so on and so forth. Slightly embarrassed, taken aback, and annoyed, I said, "If you feel uncomfortable, you can leave!" He goes to leave, but I stop him because I owe it to myself and him to be totally transparent. I admitted to him that I was trying to make a pass, but that my pursuit was from years of mixed signals he was giving me. That I'm not used to having an intimate bromance with a straight guy like what we had and that yes, I developed an attraction. He said he understood how I misinterpreted his friendship and that all was well.

In hindsight, I can't help but think did he know what he was doing? Is he a master manipulator and played on my attraction to him? For context-sake, let me go down the list of the things he's done over the years that made me go, hmmmmmm:

•He always made it so we hung out at a gay-friendly bar (even when I suggested non-gay bars) To my comfortability? His comfortability?

•Complimentary of my looks (being handsome, dressing nice, smelling good) Complimentary or flirtatious?

•Told me that my confidence can be intimidating and that maybe guys are waiting for me to make a move. Subliminal?

•When a gay guy was vieing for his attention in attempt to make me jealous, he was going along with it (though he said he wasn't aware) and left with him to get a "ride home."

•Invited him to an event I was hosting that he told me he more than likely couldn't attend. Aforementioned gay guy invited him to my event, he showed up at his request. (Seemed interested in him)

•One night his female coworker that he had a sexual fling with, joined us as the bar. When she stepped away from our table, he made it clear to me that he was no longer interested in her and that he wanted me to drive him home to avoid her advances. When the night was over and he and I was walking to my car, knowing she was watching, he walked down the street with me, arm around my waist, playfully lifted me in the air, put me down and continued walking with his arm around my waist. Without question, she had to had felt some kind of way watching the man she was attracted to walk off engaging with me in a manner he would her had he been interested in going home with her that night.

• Takes his penis out to urinate outside while drunk, knows I'm looking and doesn't shy away.

He was so hard to read. Too many blurred lines. What were his intentions really? Was he gaslighting me? Did I read into it wrong? I don't know what to think.

[bravemccalll]

PEKO, PRETTY PLEASE

oH GOOD CHOICE I LOVE MY BBY

my favourite thing about them?

god how to pick one. hmmmmm. i think her resilience? like she is so stubborn but less in a ‘im right and i won’t back down until u acknowledge that’ kind of way but more of a ‘i will not stop until i achieve what i set out to do’ kind of way. very inspiring. wish i was more like my best girl.

how i would write them?

god i love writing peko. i try to write her in a way that makes her seem kind of straight forward and no-nonsense but also like the kindest person u will ever meet. like will tell u if ur pasta is shit but will also teach u how to make proper pasta. what a babe.

my favourite quote from them?

this one: “I haven’t done anything to be ashamed of! (｀⌒´)”jk, i just find that little face adorable.

this one: “Of course. My sword is a tool to protect people. I made sure I protected my friend.“like??? what A PRECIOUS GIRL. like i know in canon it’s a lot more complicated than that and believes herself to be just a tool but when i write peko i try to draw from that sense of her. that she does the things she does to protect those she cares about bc she loves them. god what an angel i’m so emo.

who i ship them with?

fuyuhiko, romantically bc sweet murder bbys, off to argue and love each other. hajime, platonically bc he appreciates her and she is always like ??? which is great.

who i DON’T ship them with?

uuuuuuuuh, junko? obviously but also kazuichi. i really only put them together in scenarios where she’s like……pick up ur trash……or PERISH bc otherwise i think she’d kill him. i love kaz but he’s a Whole Mess.

a random headcanon that i will die before i give up?

hmmmmmm. i strongly headcanon that peko hates blue jeans. idk why but i just feel in my gut that she thinks they’re tacky. black jeans are acceptable but this isn’t a trashy teen movie. go home and put on some proper trousers or she’s not going to be seen with u.

how i feel about them as a character?

oh man…..i love her bro. 90% of any fanfiction i write will be me writing and making all the other characters gush about her. like…..killer assassin with big sword who just wants to pet some animals??? incredible. show stopping. never seen before. brilliant. ama

[dismuch47]

I’m just having really sour feelings towards the fandom that I’m supposed to be getting a good fandom vibes from. The only really active people are extremely anti-Max and pro-Michael, and all for Liz calling the shots because they relate to her.

Again, I realize this is just a show, but I’m just spewing this out because I’m just sick of the Max hate. I really wouldn’t feel a need to do this if people would just cool it and love the show instead of dissect for the sake of getting people to feel dislike for aspects of it.

Sue me. I relate to the alien who’s being forced into a leadership position and fucks it all up even though there are good intentions. That’s me. Inhabiting the nutshell. 

-I get unreasonably upset when people don’t listen to me, talk over me, but insist that I take the blame for the team and bad circumstances. Just escaped that recently.

-I don’t appreciate a second in command who is more likely to stab you in the back because they think they can do better, but still ask you for orders... only to mock you behind your back. Yeah, been there.

-I don’t know what it is to have a sibling bully you because you’re done with her shit, because I have a good relationship with my siblings, but I sure as hell would probably shit a brick if she beat up on me and others. (sure, Max was stupid insensitive... but this is after a freaking season and half of him being perfect little brother who puts family and friends first. Obviously he was not himself. I wonder why. Maybe the broken heart/ Tess Corruption/ Embracing Alien side/ White Room PTSD was wearing his calm thin? Hmmmmmm???)

-I would never, ever, ever want a romantic partner who would want to peace-out when the going gets tough to “find themselves”. If they can’t do that while engaged with our joint life, then they aren’t the one for me. I would never abandon those I love, and I hope for that kind of selfless, loyal relationship in return. Ride or die, baby.

-And if the love of my life appeared to have sex with someone else and I had no fucking way of knowing that it was false and I was purposely kept in the dark... I would have FULL RIGHTS to emo it up. They, seemly, betrayed my most intimate trust, I have a right to know why, and I have the right to move on with whoever I want to repair my bleeding heart... and not be judged by the asshole who broke it in the first place, whether it was real or not. My grieving was real, so back off. Been there too.

My happy ending for Max would be for him to get far away from the alien “bro” who isn’t cool with him being  Max 2.0, or girlfriend who just shrugged back into his life because apparently experiencing a full on DEATH was payment enough for her inner turmoil. Get Max outta there. Go on the road, like the hulk, helping people along the way and living off of the charity of sincere people, and finding your way to someone who wants to be equal partner in your joy, your pain, you victories, and tragic defeats because you do the same for them. Liz who’s “never made a mistake” (exaggeration) can live her perfect life without Max!

(This all said, this was a rant, for ranty purposes, and I still love the idea of Liz and Max, but they have so many issues that were never resolved and I don’t feel that they would have lasted beyond their epic road trip. Liz needs stability, normalcy, and “air”, but alien drama is Max’s reality.)

[lightsandlostbells]

Skam Austin episode 1 reaction

I wasn’t planning on writing long-winded reactions to Skam Austin, I thought I might just have fun with the clips as they happened. Because there’s such a different context with this remake as opposed to the French/German/Italian ones, that it’s hard to take in! Julie Andem’s direct involvement, the Facebook factor, that it’s American rather than European. I’m processing this one very differently. I’m not even sure how to gather all my thoughts about it.

But then a few things got my attention so here’s episode 1 a week late. I don’t think I say anything that hasn’t already been said, lmao, unless you want to hear about my high school English unit on The Scarlet Letter.

Clip 1 - Frozen is #relatable

Let’s point out all the signs we see during Poonam’s opening monologue:

“Be a winner, be you”

“Work hard, finish strong”

“Always victorious”

“Shoot for the moon”

a board full of college acceptances

IDK guys, I think there might be a theme about the pressure to succeed here.

Poonam’s monologue and the overall themes about pressure and success may seem generic or #relatable depending on your POV. For me, I found it worked, mostly because it’s funny in how mundane and teenage-y it is and the bit about Elsa from Frozen is so weirdly specific, and I knew a million kids like Poonam in high school. But I do get how Julie could have done something more topical considering the world of shit that is going on in the US politically and culturally, including in our schools. (I don’t know exactly how much of the show was filmed before or after the Parkland shooting and I don’t know if/when/how it will be mentioned, but I certainly hope they address it. That’s the kind of issue that Skam is made to cover: things that are directly relevant to the youth of the culture.)

Poonam is talking super loud and were she not serving up our thesis statement, the teacher would tell her to shut up.

I tried to listen to what more of what the teacher actually says, and it’s hard to make out, but of course she concludes with “draw a connection to something happening in present day” … hmmmm….

I was really confused because the test Megan looks at in class appears to be a state-mandated standardized test, not a regular exam you’d take in class. You can clearly see on her paper that it says 68th percentile, which means she scored as well as or better than 68% of students tested. But Marlon seems to be grabbing a similar-looking paper and he says he got a 99, like … is he in the 99th percentile? And Shay’s in the 100th percentile somehow (which cannot be a thing because you can’t go higher than the 99th, lol)? Is there an actual score out of 100 on these tests? Are they talking about a different test?

I’m not from Texas so I don’t know the format of this specific test, but I took a similar standardized test for my state and this is not how I remember it. Also we didn’t go around sharing our scores on those tests the way we would a regular math test or even the SATs or something. And no one studied for those things. 

Meg swaps the numbers around (68 to 86) and he says, “That’s not bad” in a somewhat patronizing way so you know she feels great about it.

The music for the Kittens’ slow-motion walk is very apropos lyrically.

I like Shay, she’s charming. There’s a lot of American “bro” talk and shit like that in the dialogue and it gets cringeworthy, but I think she and Tyler seem pretty natural and I buy them as friends.

Clip 2 - Survival kit

As people have pointed out, The Scarlet Letter is incredibly thematically relevant to Meg’s past. In fact it’s so on the nose that I’d almost say it’s overkill, however that book is so widely taught in American classrooms that yeah, I buy it, it works for me. At least they’re keeping it fairly subtle so far - we notice it because we know the S1 story, a new viewer wouldn’t necessarily realize the connection. And I have seen so many versions of the classroom scene where the inspirational teacher openly talks about the themes of the novel/impact of the historical event/educational topic that just so happens to coincide with whatever’s going on in the protagonist’s life, that yes, this is actually relatively subtle.

Pointless personal anecdote #1: In high school I had one of those stereotypically artsy English teachers and every year she had her students do a mock trial based on The Scarlet Letter, where the goal was to determine which of the main characters was the least guilty. It was a huuuuge project and worth a ton of our grade, and the year we did it, there was tons of drama and crying and name-calling outside of the classroom due to everyone taking this trial 200% too seriously. I drew the team representing Dimmesdale (the minister who fathers a child with Hester Prynne) and miraculously everyone else on the team was smart but chill; we were the only team that didn’t blow up into drama, and we won the trial. I had a great time doing the project, but as time went by I started to think about the point of the trial and whether it was a good assignment, and how our biases crept into the result. Because I remember when kids drew the Hester team, they groaned, because they knew they wouldn’t win. One of the male characters was going to win. Chillingworth might win even though he’s an evil piece of shit and some readers think he straight-up poisoned a dude, but he wasn’t Hester. Hester was definitely guilty because she had sex outside of marriage and had a baby. And if we want to tie this back to Skam, it gets me thinking about how Eva/Meg is the one who loses everything and Jonas/Marlon’s life seems to be more or less intact. The girls lose their friends and in Meg’s case, her hobby/passion, while the boys are OK. Then the same thing happens later with Eva where P-Chris is just a fuckboy but Eva is a slut. Because the girls are the guilty ones. 

Megan’s homework mentions the “life-changing event happens to Hester when she is in the forest away from her community. What do you think this says about the role of community in the outcome of her life?” hMMMMMM. The next question is also about the story centering around a “strong female character.”

Shay talking to Meg while stretched out on her back sure is quite flirty.

Meg’s parents are arguing and contributing to making her feel like a loser, building up some of that pressure (theeeeeme). She has a survival kit which implies that this is a regular thing and she feels the need to escape a lot. 

I do think Julie is getting in some nice shots of the city and making these teens look all picturesque.

Clip 3 - Sad sad eating alone time

I wish Poonam had a Frozen lunchbox.

I'm wondering what Meg’s and Poonam’s relationship is supposed to be. Are they old friends? Are their parents friends? Are they acquaintances who share a class? Does Poonam just want a sounding board to vent about her busy life? I knew people like that in high school. 

Poonam is self-centered in a rather teenage way, not just in talking about herself and being insensitive, talking about how quitting extra-curriculars makes you a loser, assuming Megan doesn’t care, etc. but also how she ditches Megan to go sit with her choir friends instead of like … inviting Meg to sit with her and the choir kids.

There's the THEME!!! of community again as Poonam encourages Meg to be more social, because people who engage in community have happier, healthier, more successful lives. The clip starts with both Meg and Abby alone, but ends with Meg alone and Abby not, because Abby is part of a community and Meg is not.

Also Meg has to be super checked out not to notice the giant Talent Night posters everywhere, including right next to her. It’s too bad they probably won’t go into this but I feel like she’s depressed on a level that Eva wasn’t, which is likely due to losing not just her friends but also purpose of being on the dance team.

“Talent night is the one night of the year where the entire school comes together to celebrate the foundation of our social hierarchy - sports.” Lol, no it’s not. I guarantee you it’s not, no matter what your school is, but especially not this school where sports appear to be a big deal. Try Homecoming.

Marlon is the worst. The woooorst. It really feels as if he, Shay, and Tyler are a group that Meg is just not in, in a way that I didn’t feel with Eva. Because while Eva was often excluded and was the third wheel to Jonas and Isak, Isak was also in some situations the third wheel to her and Jonas. Megan feels like she’s completely on the outskirts of this group. She’s friendly with Shay but I wouldn’t say that they’re friends, while Eva and Isak had some history and were decently close on their own. Some of the other remakes emphasize this too - in particular Italian Eva and Isak (Martino) feel like great friends in their own right. Plus if Marlon does opt to hang with Megan over his friends, Shay and Tyler still have each other.

But for fuck’s sake, Marlon, why didn’t you ask your girlfriend to get some damn food with you? Unless you didn’t really go for food...

Clip 4 - Conservative

How many times has Meg had to listen to Marlon’s music? Yet when she asks him to go do something with her, he doesn’t want to do it. Dump him.

In terms of Marlon’s comments about sports culture … OK, on the one hand I would say there are bigger issues in sports culture, particularly in high school - for example, how sports gets more funding than any other high school program, just to name one issue. His thing about sports culture being about winners working hard, losers are lazy, is maybe not the most relevant, it’s kind of trite. However, I can see a so-called “woke” teen saying something like that, much like I can see a teenager rhapsodizing about Elsa from Frozen. And I get it, it fits in thematically.

Megan used to be on a sports team (and dance teams often do all kinds of competitions so I’d consider it a sport) and clearly misses it so maybe he should chill. And don’t ask your girlfriend to go with someone else when you know she doesn’t have any friends.

Dump him.

Clip 5 - Talent Night

Besides the dance memorabilia, in her room Meg has a poster for a costume party around Halloween, which is possibly when she hooked up with Jo.

Marlon is the worst!!! Worse than other Jonases!!! At least they canceled ahead of time, Marlon just bails last second to go do something fun he likes. Rude and inconsiderate! He doesn’t even invite her along to the concert (and gives an excuse in the next episode, but dude, if you’re going to CANCEL YOUR ESTABLISHED PLANS AT THE LAST SECOND you should at least ASK).

Plus she really needs an escape from her house at that moment due to her parents’ fighting. Great job, dude. 

The B-roll is nice. Again, good shots of the city.

Discussion was happening on @softnorwegians’ Tumblr about the plausibility of Talent Night in terms of location, setup, importance, etc. and I agree with a lot of the criticisms. I absolutely do not buy an official school-sponsored event taking place at what looks like a bar with no chaperones or adults around. Talent Night would probably be held at the school, in the auditorium or gymnasium. Maybe a community center. Maaaybe at a local coffee shop or restaurant, something like that, but that’s pushing it IMO - there would be so many people there that you need a large venue. This doesn’t seem like a small school. My high school did talent shows and there were always tons of adults present, teachers, parents filming their kids.

Also, Talent Night is typically not to fund sports teams! Talent Night is something put on by student government maybe, or if any school group is going to fundraise from it, it would definitely be the arts programs. Or it would be to raise money for charity. Sports teams already have a bunch of fundraisers, also a lot of them are for the individual teams, like swim team will have one, football will have one, etc. I guess it’s not impossible, but it feels a bit contrived. But there are probably some schools that do Talent Night for the sports teams, IDK. (Also, if it’s for the sports teams ... it seems weird to me that the athletes like Jordan don’t seem involved, either on stage or working at the venue? All fundraising I did for the school clubs/activities I was in, I had to do some actual work for the event - sell tickets, serve food, clean up, etc. Lol, here it seems like the sports teams are just hanging out and reaping the profits while random kids earn some money for them.)

Some of the graffiti in the bathroom: 

Sk8ers gonna Sk8 (I’m blanking on where this came from originally, I think it was on an IG post or text?)

Alt er love

Daniel + Grace

That last one, believe it or not, is what made me interested in reacting to this show. Because Grace is our Noora, there are hints of our William being called Daniel … and yet, what’s the context of that graffiti? It makes no sense when you think about it. New girl Grace surely doesn’t know Daniel. Is that supposed to be a hint to future Noorhelm, or is it a shoutout to something that won’t happen - like is Julie teasing us?

I mean, Grace and Daniel are very very common names, but the choice of graffiti was deliberate as we can tell from the other Skam references.

Lol @ me thinking Julie won’t do Noorhelm again but let me have this for now.

The Facebook/fandom reaction to Grace is an example of one of the worst parts of doing a close remake. If this were a completely new show and no one knew the plot, the reaction would have been, “Oh yay, Megan met someone nice :) Maybe they can be friends :) ”

But because she is supposed to be The Noora, a bunch of people had expectations for how she was supposed to act and (especially) look, and when she didn’t fit their expectations, complained. First of all, Grace was quite pretty to me so I didn’t even understand the backlash on a superficial level. Second, get the actual fuck out if you think any of these girls aren’t attractive enough to be a part of the squad. This show has never been about depicting the hottest, most physically perfect people. In fact that’s a reason people like Skam, that there are a variety of body types, their teeth, skin, and hair aren’t perfect. 

Pointless personal anecdote #2: “Let’s give it up for Natalie on nunchucks” is how I want everyone to greet me when I walk into a room, I’m going to have to start practicing.

Jo is great! So good. “I want to see your dumbass routine.” “Ballet shit?!” That whole bit was awesome. What a true friend.

This was so awkward. Painfully awkward.

General Comments:

The IGs are nice work, I’m sure FB pulled some strings to get the pictures backdated. There are some good clues in them - Meg appearing in the old Kittens pics and the Mannequin challenge, Abby has pictures set in Megan’s bedroom where she has clearly cropped out Megan. Abby and Marlon have pictures of a beach from the same day.

Poonam’s super paranoid text about posting things on IG made me laugh a lot. 

I didn’t talk about the acting. It’s ... not great in a lot of places, and sometimes it takes me out of the scene (especially in the Talent Night clip) but it’s not something I want to focus on a whole lot. The cast appears to be teenagers, many of whom have no acting experience, and I’m not totally comfortable being negative about them (NOT saying that no one can criticize their acting, just that for me personally I feel bad doing it). Besides, the fact of it being a direct remake is the more pressing problem for me. As for positives about the acting, I think Shay and Jo are great and have some natural comedic timing.

I am not rooting for Meg/Marlon at all. At all. No version of Eva/Jonas has induced this much annoyance in me. There’s a lack of chemistry, Marlon is more inconsiderate than the other Jonases, and they don’t seem to have much in common.

Unpopular (?) opinion but I have no problem with naming the Jonas character Marlon, or calling him marlonf9000 on IG. It’s an affectionate homage, sure. I guess my only problem with it is that Marlon the character sucks so far and Marlon the actor deserves better.

Man, I don’t even know what to feel about this show at this point. It feels so surreal. I don’t hate it? I’m not angry at it? I’m disappointed that we have to get yet another S1 more than anything. I actually want this show to succeed, believe it or not - even if I don’t care for it personally, I would rather have a lot of other people love it than not. 

I also feel stupid for making any type of speculation on what could happen! Because we’re going to come up with these elaborate theories about how Julie could adapt the story and take it in a different direction, and it’s likely to be all for nothing and we’ll just watch an awkward redo of a scene we’ve already seen.

I do want to say good job for increasing the cast diversity. That was a main fear, that Skam Austin would be lily-white, and we’ve already got 5 prominent WOC in the cast (including Zoya) which is terrific. 

I don’t take the millions of views on the first clip/first episode super seriously since FB was promoting it pretty hard and I heard something about a three-second rule? I’m more interested in seeing how the viewership on the episodes/clips manifests week by week.

It’s also clear that a lot of viewers were confused by the format and don’t get the concept of real-time clips vs. the compiled weekly episodes, which I can hardly blame them for since it’s not typical. 

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GoT Afterthoughts 7x01 (Jonsa edition).

Okay, so I had to watch this twice, as I was semi-distracted with my rugrats who haven’t mastered staying in bed after they’re tucked in, yet (or ever ..probably). For my fellow Jonsa shippers -anchors aweigh, but we’ll come back to that later ….as romance is really not what this show hinges on. I apologize in advance that this will probably hop around and be as scattered as my brain, but I’ll do my best to keep it tidy.

So right out of the gate, this season kicked off with our sweet baby murder Stark posing as crusty old man Frey and taking out all those responsible for the Red Wedding. Sweet, sweet retribution my friends, and while I gleefully squealed with joy that all those rat bastards got what they deserved, I’m almost positive that Arya will take up the books Lady Stoneheart arc, and therefore, I truly worry about her longevity in the series.

Then we see an eerie shot of the NK’s army marching forward (clearly towards the wall), and it’s massive! With fucking Giants! Giants my dudes and dolls -and quite a few of them. So a lot of people think the Wall is coming down at some point this season, but as Meera and Bran arrive at Castle Black I can’t help but wonder if the Wall even needs to come down? Remember when Bran sneakily wargged while the three-eyed-raven was sleeping and the NK touched him and then was able to instantly transport his entire army right to their doorstep? What if he can do that now that Bran has crossed to the other side of the Wall?

Back to Jonsa, as we were treated with a delightful scene of our KitN and the Lady of Winterfell (ahem, seated at his left as the King’s consort would be) entertaining their subjects of the North, as Jon rallies support to prepare for the coming war(s). They have a spat about what to do with the houses land/keeps that threw their support behind Ramsey. Sansa wants to reward the loyal houses and set a punishable example for those who abandoned the Starks in their time of need, while Jon refuses to punish the children for the sins of their fathers and is much more interested in UNITING the north. I have to say that while I understand exactly why Sansa feels this way (considering the horrors that Ramsey put her through), I’m behind Jon on this one, and judging by her facial expression after the children knelt before Jon, I believe that Sansa saw this too. And fuck that smirking snake Littlefinger always lurking around like some creepy child abductor in the shadows!

So at first this scene kind of upset me (the first time around I was more listening than watching expressions -remember the rugrats not staying in bed? lol) because I kind of disliked the two of them arguing in plain view of everyone else (ugh and ESPECIALLY in front of LF who is just waiting to stir the shitpot) -and I couldn’t help but cringe inwardly at all the rumors of this Starkbowl BS and how everyone was going to immediately jump to conclusions ….

But then we are treated to the next lovely Jonsa scene of them strolling through Winterfell (very reminiscent of a beloved past KitN and his lady-love) and the reasoning behind Sansa’s outburst becomes a bit more clear (at least to me) …her father and Robb- one tried to always be just and fair and the other was inexperienced and rash, and look where it got them? Right now Jon is all she has, and she’s determined not to see him end up the same way. Sansa knows how to play the game -she’s got the political savvy that Jon lacks and she’s damn well going to question his judgement sometimes (and yes girl, yessss! She’s come so far) -and what’s better, she CAN! Jon pretty much tells her so “of course you can, you’re my sister, but ….” He simply doesn’t want her to do so in front of their “subjects” as undermining him makes him look weak. He’s not power hungry like Joffrey -a juxtaposition that was even brought up in their conversation, with Sansa confirming that Jon is the polar opposite (shipping goggles fully affixed: she does so with the sweetest most heartfelt imploring expressive eyes - le sigh). Starkbowl is a sham! Our babies hashed this out and did not let it fester with resentment. Jon needs to LISTEN to her council (and no Jon, that would not be so bad)!

And while my shipping goggles are on, let’s talk about this tension -let’s talk about Jon marching ahead stubbornly and Sansa grabbing his arm to get his attention. Let’s talk about the cameras focusing in on that. Let’s talk about how Jon’s eyes immediately drop to their point of contact -and why is he so tense? Hmmmmmm. I think our ship has become more like a submarine (meaning that it’s a steady hum just below the waters surface) -because it has to be right now. Because they are still siblings.

Bonus (and I’m paraphrasing): Jon- “father always said that anything that comes before ‘but’ is horse shit..” Also Jon- “you’re my sister, ‘but’ …” *thank you fellow Jonsa shippers @starks-in-the-north and @cathcacen for pointing this little gem out.* 😂

This Jonsa scene was immediately followed by another bro/sis pair - Queen Cersei and Jamie - (who pretty much spent the entire scene looking at her like she done lost her damn mind). Could Cersei be the mad queen? She’s got nothing else left to lose. Oh, and Euron is a jerk … can’t wait until Yara and Theon kill his ass!

Back to Winterfell! Okay, I ship the crap out of Brienne/Jamie but Tormund’s crush on B is giving me LIFE! I simply adore that he has heart eyes for her, and it’s even more adorably adorable because Brienne hasn’t exactly had a long line of suitors. She knows that deep down she’s kinda flattered -even if she’s also annoyed! lol And my precious baby deserves a little flattery because she’s just fucking wonderful and I love her and I want her to feel special like she did that day at the dance before she realized what those rotten little shits were up to! And while I’m ranting about my precious cinnamon roll, how about her face when little Lyanna (also a precious cinnamon roll who will slit your throat) proudly declared that she would fight! I need these two babies to have more scenes together this season - PLEASE!

Wow, this is getting long and I’ve barely scratched the first couple of scenes! Sorry guys, but I’m not done ranting yet and I know I’ve jumped around and am not tackling this in any sort of order ….

Sansa and LF … my God, baby girl! Her tongue is as sharp as her wit! There is NO WAY IN HELL that I would ever believe she’d betray Jon with this weasel. She’s onto him and she is taking him down. Now, would she manipulate the manipulator into thinking this in order to take him down? Umm yeah.

Sam is not exactly having a great time at the Citadel, but he has already stumbled onto something important -a dragon glass mine under Dragon Stone. So Jon will likely go south soon. Before all of you start panicking about the leaks and “boatbang”, I advise you all that attractive people can have sex in the absence of love and if it happens, I implore you to pay attention to the context. Jon is still under the impression that Sansa is his SISTER. A sexual tryst doesn’t impede a Jonsa endgame, my loves!

We now also know where Jorah has ended up, and it looks like his entire arm is now covered. How far has it spread? I miss him!

The Hound also seems to have an important role in the upcoming battle. I’m glad that he buried that family that he murdered. I’ve always been on the fence with his character -like Jamie, he walks a fine line. I’m really looking forward to an Arya/Hound reunion. And speaking of Arya … I really enjoyed the scene of the Lannister soldiers offering her food/shelter for the night. I was kind of worried when she first came upon them because this is GoT and rape and all -but at its core, it was a very moving scene that these men who are actually supposed to be her enemies, showed her nothing but kindness.

The dragon queen has arrived. Love her or hate her, Dany’s arrival at her ancestral home was pretty moving -especially seeing the dragons circling overhead! Wow - powerful scene! The castle is fucking GORGEOUS on the outside, although the dreary decor inside leaves much to be desired. I actually really love Dany -she has definitely gotten darker since Astapor, but I still love her. I’ve had a very strong feeling for quite some time now that she would become an antagonist once she stepped on Westeros soil ….only time will tell.

If you made it all the way through my rambling madness - thanks for sticking around. Jonsa is still endgame. See you next Sunday!

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Petals and Ink  part two

Summary: Michael heads back home with Jeremy still on his mind. Him and his sister talk about his new tattoo. Michael then exhausted goes to bed. The next  day he goes to work having to face Christine and Brooke after standing them up and has to explain why he didn’t meet with them at the mall. Michael then gets a surprise visit from a special someone.

Genre: Fluff

Warnings: Very mild swearing.

Word count: 2393

Author's note: It’s one of my headcanons that Michael comes from a huge family with lots of siblings. Cathy Mell is a character me and my friend @daily-awkward-weirdo have created along with any other Mell family members mentioned as the story continues.

  Michael pulled into the parking structure underneath the building. He Locked his car and took the elevator up to the lobby. The elevator inside was still broken so he took the stairs up to his apartment. His mind was still racing and all he wanted to do was go to bed. He walked up to his apartment and fumbled with the keys before unlocking the door and entering. He walked quietly fearing his sister might be asleep and he didn't want to wake her up. He closed the door behind him. “ Hey little bro what's up?” said a girl in the kitchen. She was sitting on the counter mixing a bowl of what looked like frosting. Her dark raven hair was pulled up in a messy bun, her square framed glasses slid down her face. Her yellow sweater had flour sprinkled on it and her long fuzzy socks were falling down. “ Cath it’s almost one in the morning why are you still up?” Michael asked. “ Shouldn’t I be asking you the same thing?” she smirked. “ What were you doing? Huh?  Why are you just getting home? Are you in a secret relationship that I don’t know about? I'm your big sister you can't hide these things from me.” Cathy said. “ No I just did something.” Michael said. “ What? Come on tell me. Please. As your roommate, sister, and best friend I have a right to know. Did you kill someone?” she prodded. “ No!” Michael cried out annoyed.   “ Then what was it?” she begged. Michael sighed exasperated before lifting his right sleeve to reveal his new tattoo. “ Michael Armando Mell, Mom is gonna kill you.” Cathy said her jaw dropping at the sight of what her brother had done. “ I know that is why I’m not gonna tell her.” Michael stated. “ How the hell are you planning on hiding that from her, it’s on your wrist!” Cathy said smacking her brother's arm lightly. “ I was gonna borrow your fondation, duh.” he said nonchalantly. “ What on earth makes you think I’m gonna let you use my make up?” Cathy said snidely. “ I didn’t say I was gonna ask first.” Michael smirked. “ Uggg. You are impossible.” Cathy groaned, adjusting her glasses. “ Now answer my question, why are up?” Michael asked. “ I got an idea for a new recipe. Marshmallow lemon cupcakes.” Cathy said. “ Fair enough.” Michael agreed as he sat down at the table. “ So what’s your plan for when Mom inevitably finds out about your tattoo. You can’t hide it forever.” Cathy asked as she licked some marshmallow frosting from her spoon. “ My plan is, is, I don’t know.” he admitted. “ She is gonna kill you I hope you know that.” Cathy said as she added more marshmallow fluff to the bowl. “ Eh, I lived long enough and fulfilled life.” Michael shrugged. “ If having a fulfilled life means being a single florist then I guess I’m doing something wrong.” Cathy teased. “ I’m not single I am in a committed relationship.” he protested. “ Your laptop isn’t a boyfriend.” “ Ugggggg.” “ You've been single your whole life Michael. Your eighteen isn't there anyone you like?” Cathy asked. Michael sat and thought. Was there anyone he liked. He has had a few small crushes there but no one that particularly popped out. There was no one he thought of who stood out to him lately. The only person he could think of was, no, no he dosen’t count. He had only known him for a few hours. He was a stranger. A really nice stranger. A really nice stranger with great taste in video games, and really pretty eyes, and a cute laugh , and amazing art skills ,and-. Cathy cut off Michaels racing thoughts. “ Hello, Earth to Michael Mell. You in there little bro?” Cathy snapped her fingers in front of Michael's face. “ What huh what happened?” Michael asked snapping out of his trance. “ You were all spaced out, you ok something on your mind?” Cathy looked concerned. “ No, I’m fine. I’m just tired. It’s late I’m gonna go to bed.” Michael rubbed his temples. “ Oh,ok. Goodnight.” Cathy said with a smile. “ G’night.” Michael walked into his room. Fairy lights were hung up on the walls and small plants where on almost every shelf. On top of a dresser was a glass tank with a small albino snake. “ Hello Daisy.” Michael said smiling as he pushed his face into the glass. The snake slithered up to the glass and she stuck her tongue out at Michael. He changed into an old t shirt and sweatpants and collapsed on to his bed. A small Calico cat dashed out from under the bed and jumped up on to the bed and rubbed against Michael. “Hi Cookie dough.” Michael pet the cat on his head. He sunk his head into his pillow and buried himself under the flowery covers and slowly fell asleep, the thought of Jeremy still on his mind.

Michael woke up to his alarm beeping. He sleepily looked over at his alarm clock and shut it off. It’s six am and he rolled out of bed and got dressed. He pulled on a purple sweater and light blue overalls and pink converse. He strolled into the kitchen and found Cathy frosting cupcakes sipping a cup of coffee. “ Morning.” she said with a yawn. “ Did you ever go to bed last night?” Michael asked. “ You didn't go to bed and stayed up all night baking again didn't you.” “ Ding ding ding, we have a winner.” Cathy joked. “ Cath you can’t do that ,this is your third all nighter this week. You need to get some sleep.” Michael scolded as he poured himself a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch. He sat down at the table and ate lazily. Cookie dough wandered into the room and rubbed against Cathy's leg purring. Michael finished up his cereal and put the bowl in the sink. He grabbed  one of Cathy’s Lemon marshmallow cupcakes before leaving . “ I gotta get to work see ya Cath.” Michael said. “ See you later.” she replied as she gave Cookie dough belly rubs. “ And take a nap well I’m gone!” Michael shouted before closing the door. He walked down the stairs to the lobby and took the elevator to the parking complex below. He got into his car and drove off to Pastel Petals                                                                                                           

 Michael parked his car in front of the shop and walked in. Christine and Brooke were already inside. He gave the girls a wave. Christine turned away from Michael. “ Good morning Christine.” Michael said awkwardly. Christen said nothing. “ Is something wrong?” Michael asked. Christine elbowed Brooke. “ Christine told me to tell you that she’s not talking to you in till you explain yourself.” Brooke said firmly. “Explain myself?” He asked cocking his head to the side. “ Where were you yesterday we waited for hours!” Christine snapped. “ So much for not talking.” mumbled Brooke as she walked into the back. “ Oh… that..” Michael struggled to find the right words. “ And why didn’t you pick up your phone? I texted you like a bajillion times.” Christine said angrily. “ Look, I am so sorry but I got, well distracted.” He admitted. “ By what?” she asked mildly offended. “ Well you see I…there was this.. I mean there was a… a…” Michael didn’t know what to say. He gave up the idea of thinking up a believable lie, he just decided to tell the truth. “ There was… this..umm.. guy..and..well we started talking and we lost track of time. I’m really sorry.” Michael said red in the face. “ A guy? Was he cute?” Christine said slowly turning around. “ I-I mean, I mean h-he was I mean it’s n-not l-like I mean he…” Michael felt his face grow red, “ Yes. He was very cute.” he said his head in his hands blushing furiously. “ AHHHHHHHHHHHHH MICHAELS GOT A BOYFRIEND!” Christine screamed shaking Michael back and forth. Brooke rushed back in at the sound of Christine’s squeals. “ Michael has a boyfriend?” Brooke asked her interest peaking. “ He’s not my boyfriend.” Michael said embarrassed. “ Not yet.” Christine teased. “ Hey, what happened to being mad and not talking to me?” Michael asks. “ I retract my anger now that I know you had a proper excuse.” She smiled. “ Now I want details. What’s he look like? What are his hobbies? What’s his-” Christine’s rambling was cut off by Michael. “ Slow down I've only known him for a few hours.” “ Ok well then well at least tell us his name.” Brooke eager to know more about this mystery boy. “ Ok, ok. Well his name is-” ,the bell on the door ringed as a customer walked in Michael looked up to see, “ Jeremy?” Michael was shocked to see him standing there in the doorway. “ Hey Michael.” Jeremy said with a wave. “ W-what are you doing here?” Michael asked. “ Oh you know, I just was here to uhhh, get some flowers to, uh you know brighten up … the shop, ha ha.” Jeremy said with an awkward smile his eyes darting around. Michael could feel Christine and Brooke staring at him and Jeremy.   “ Well a tattoo parlor is rather dark but I’m sure I can find something that will match the decor, I’ll be back.” Michael said before darting into the back to look at flowers but to mostly escape the stares of Christine and Brooke. After Michael left the girls turned their attention to Jeremy. “So…” said Brooke with a smirk. “ So..”, Christine said looking Jeremy up and down “ what are your intentions with Michael did you really come here for just flowers hmmmmmm? Or are you here for something else.” Christine was leaning over the counter. “ I…” Jeremy says shaken ,was he really that obvious. “ And let one thing be clear,” her voice got low, “ Michael is one of if not the nicest sweetest person I have ever met. He wouldn’t hurt a fly. And if he tells me anything ANYTHING at all about you hurting him. I. Will. Destroy. You. GOT IT!” She was nose to nose with Jeremy as she leaned over the counter practically on top of it. Jeremy gulped and nodded his head. “ Now onto the important stuff.”, said Brooke, “ How old are you?” “ I’m eighteen.” “ What's your favorite food?” “ Strong tie between pizza and sushi.”  Brooke and Christine nodded at Jeremy's answers. “ Ok, favorite movie?” Christine asked. “ As nerdy as it sounds all the Harry Potter movies.” Jeremy said running his fingers through his hair. “ Favorite band?” asked Brooke. “ I listen to a lot of different stuff but my top three are Fall Out Boy, Jukebox The Ghost, and Twenty One Pilots.” Jeremy said with an awkward smile. “ Do you have any tattoos?” Christine asked raising her eyebrow. “ Just a few.” Jeremy said as he took off his jacket to reveal small tattoos of constellations and planets on his arms and a shooting star on his right wrist. “ Wow, those are so pretty.” Brooke said staring at the drawings. “ Thanks, I designed them myself.” Jeremy said smiling. “ Whoa.” the girls said in unison. “ Final questions.” Christine said straightening up. “ Do you like musical theater, and if so what’s your favorite musical?” “ I love musicals actually. And I love Dear Evan Hansen. I cry every time.” Christine got out from behind the counter and circled Jeremy. “ Oh I like you.” Christine said nodding. “ Ummm, thank you?” Jeremy said starting to feel awkward again. Michael walked back in with a white lilies and lavender sprigs planted in a dark purple pot. He saw Christine circling around a very uncomfortable Jeremy. “  Christine! What are you doing to him?” Michael asked in horror dropping the flower pot. It broke on the ground making a mess. “ Shit I, Uggggg. I’ll clean this up just give me a second.” he ran into back to grab a broom and dust pan. Michael came back out and started to clean up. “ Here let me help.” Jeremy said as he walked over and picked up the dust pan. “ Oh, y-you don’t have to.” Michael stammered. “ No no i-it’s fine, it’s nothing.” Jeremy said with a lopsided smile. Jeremy sat down and held the dust pan as Michael swept up the dirt. “ Sorry about, you know.” Michael said glancing over to the girls who were arranging a new bouquet of flowers. “ It’s ok.”  Jeremy said turning pink. After the mess was cleaned up they walked over to the counter and Michael rang Jeremy up for his plants. “ Thanks these are really nice.” Jeremy said glancing off to the side. “ It’s nothing, just my job.” Michael said. Jeremy picked up the plant and grabbed a business card before heading out. “See you around.” Jeremy said with a wave. “ Bye.” Michael said waving back watching him as he walked away. He sighed longingly as he stared out the window towards where Jeremy walked off. Suddenly loud squeals filled the shop. The girls shouted in delight scaring Michael. “ I like him.” Christine beamed. “Me to!” Brooke agreed in delight. “So you gonna ask him out?” Brooke teased. “ What no I what? I don’t I mean I don’t, I can’t ” Michael stammered burying his head in his hands. “ Awww your so cute.” Christine teased. “ Somebodies in love!” Brooke smiled as she poked Michaels face. “ Shut up.” he blushed.

The day continued on as normal the Pastel Petals wasn’t very busy. A few customers wandered in here and there but it was a very slow day. Michael sat at the front counter scrolling threw his phone. Suddenly the stores phone range. Michael answered, “ Hello thank you for calling Pastel Petals. My name is Michael, how can I make your day a brighter bouquet.”  A familiar voice was on the other line. “ Hey Ith thith Michael?” the voice asked. “ Yes this is Michael speaking, who is this?” he asked. “ Thith ith Rich from Needlepoint Tattoos. I have a qethtion.” Rich said. Michael heard a muffled voice in the background. “ Please don’t do this Rich oh my god. No please don’t.” the muffled voice said. “ Yeah tho um my friend and I have a, ummm bet going.” Rich continued. “ Rich don’t ask him I don’t need you to, please this is invasive.” the voice panicked. “ Are you gay?” Rich asked casually. “ This is humiliating.” whined the voice. “ I umm w-what?” Michael stammered. “ Are you gay?” Rich asked.

[goldenacolyte]

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who’s older?: They might argue over this tbh lol, even if it’s painfully obvious. (lol funny considering the actors aren’t that far off) like Jake might puff out his chest and declare he’s obviously totes the oldest, but Rose thinks it’s super up in the air. (pfffftttt HAH nah, she’s def the oldest in her head. Cranium wise.)

who’s more protective?: I’d have to go with Jake on this one. (then again…  though she be but little, she is fierce. meaning she might just choke someone out for her bro)

what’s their origin?: (how did they become brotp): it was a bit tense once they properly met i can imagine. (jake still being unsure about pete, so how could this Rose Tyler be any better?) but they grow out of it swiftly and learn they work better as comrades than wasting time butting heads all the time. (And she’d proven herself since then she’s formidable on the battlefield, i’m sure.)

what are four words to describe their relationship?: Comradely. Purposeful. Unfaltering. Chaos. c:

how does each one feel when the other gets into a romantic relationship?: do they get jealous? are they super protective? proud of their friend getting out there??: Def protective?? Rose knows her friend is a good bloke with a solid heart. (once you get past the spiky shield.) But she wont lie she will feel RIGHTFULLY jipped if her dance lessons are for NAUGHT CMON MICKEY THE F UCK

list three problems that they’ve encountered in their time together: Not knocking before opening the goddamn dOOR um, nosy af paparazzi, the laptop incident, that time with the (redacted) that neither will ever even look each other in the EYE while talking about.

how often do they fight?: They get into little tiffs on occasion, they’re both super bull-headed to me so i wouldn’t put a bit of that past them.

what would their biggest fight be about?: PROB something along the lines of Rose fighting him over the stain he got on her dress at the Vitex party last year. (( LOL no but really this happened i bet money )) no but she might’ve pushed too hard to help with mickey a bit? and yeah. (she might not stop… she’ll just, try a different approach. and be a bit more sensitive about it next time and treat it with a bit more severity.)

nicknames/terms of endearment?: Simmonds, hardhead, *coughs* billy elliot coughs who was that. ( she does call him just jake though… sometimes. like i can imagine him just rollin’ with tyler and she might’ve picked up on it as a thing. made her feel like she was part of the crew. ‘like the co-ops blokes in the movies’ )

how long will they last?: do they fall out a few months after friendship blooms? do they laugh at their respective grandchildren together while looking over photos from decades ago?: Think they stay buds for a LONG TIME aka FOREVER, like they would look back at like pictures and old magazine tear outs to reminisce about the good old days. (( Might’ve found a lone bangle that scattered silently across the floor one day when he helped her and tentoo move out one day and RIPPED somethin out. to which tentoo was like ‘??? why is he laughing?? rose, ROSE. D: ’)  )) maybe rose pulls out one of her old worn out guns and reuses it more like a nerf gun/paint gun and suddenly a messy war breaks out for the AGES.

how well do they know each other?: I feel like in certain ways uncomfortably so? Though obv jake can be more private about shit, sure, but i think he’d loosen a bit over time. Rose surely wont force anything above the surface if he doesn’t want to. (though every once in a blue moon she may push, only ‘cause she cares.)

which of the two is more: violent, expressive, affectionate, irritable, intelligent, attractive, kind: Hmmmmmm, violent, Jake? Expressive, ROSE, affectionate… Rose. Irritable, Rose. Attractive, well rUDE, they’re both pretty A TIE I SAY. Kind, Rose tips the scale a bit in her favor for that one.

are there any chances of them n o t staying platonic?: *cue laughter sound track* *muse wipes tears from her eyes* ‘hAH, pull the other one’ lol no but while he’s like not ugly by any means, she’s very content with how they are, and it’s nice to have people that got your back in a bad place, and jake is part of that small group of peeps. (not to mention she’s sort of rootin’ for mikey and ‘im to um, *coughs* get their shit together, so to say.)

how would they react if the other were to die?: Rose gets super attached very easily. And Jake is sorta in her mind part of her little pack of people she would protec and attac for, you know? So you lay a finger and *spontaneous combustion sounds in the back* She doesn’t need Bad Wolf to scatter them atom from atom.

what extent would one half of the brotp go for the other?: Ends of the Earth levels, even if it’s not their earth, you know?

list headcanons for them based around: a slide, a laptop, winter, coca-cola, braiding hair, shoes, two of your choice.: aw man, rose will never let jake off the hook for the devastation he’s caused her NOW IRREPARABLE former laptop. Couple daggers lodged into the screen and it never stood a chance. ‘…A bee? WASN’T A BLOODY SEA DEVIL, SIMMONDS. Just a block of scrap now, no recovering a busted screen you absolute berk! AND ANOTHER THING, THOSE WERE MY DAGGERS. COULDN’T BE BLOODY WELL BOTHERED TO ASK, COULD YOU THIEF? cOULD YOU’ (shes still a salt mountain about it)

OH, AND DID SHE MENTION THE TIME HE KNOCKED OFF A VIAL OF DRASHIG DROOL INTO HER NEW KICKS. NEVER COULD QUITE GET THE NEON SLUDGE STAIN TO RUB OFF.

(( …ok there was that one time he replaced the slide on her pistol as a make up gift, and if she teared up a bit at the red cross/caduceus engraving in the center she didn’t let it show other than the huge bear hug she gave him immediately after. ))

[elsakey]

Boruto Episode 7 (and 6): What I Liked

Sorry I didn’t get to review Episode 6, guys. (Finals were kicking my butt -_-). I seriously wanted to share how I was breakdancing when Naruto and Shikamaru shared a screen last episode, but Marital Property was on the brain. lol.

So, what I liked about both episodes (Episode 6 & 7):

1. Boruto and Shikadai 

Guys, you know I love this brotp to bits. I just love love love how the brotp of their dads has translated into a deep friendship between these two. 

On Shikadai’s part, I love how he is a surrogate big brother to Boruto who tries to keep him out of both trouble and danger. Such as the last episode, when he immediately punched Boruto in the back of the head and made him apologize when he thought he did something wrong to Professor Shino. And then there was the part when they were both running for their lives like a goofy duo. 

I mean, he’s so protective. Did you see his reaction when he was trying to set up Mitsuki to get beaten up, only for Boruto to volunteer to be the decoy instead? (’Shut up Boruto shut up I’m trying to get Suspicious Guy #1 over here beat up don’t go volunteering off like an idiot!’) And then how he was panicking and yelling at Boruto to “not show off” when he jumped into the lake to save Mitsuki and was taking waaay too long to surface for air? I love this kid!

And Boruto just accepts the lil brother role so easily. He tugs at Shikadai’s mouth when he insists on an apology to Professor Shino. He tries to help save Shikadai from Shino’s bugs. And the two of them tend to hang out together so often.

And in this episode, there were still brotp moments!! Like how they were hanging out together at the burger place and discussing the possible new enemies. I was almost squealing in my seat lol.

And did you guys notice that when Boruto jumped into the situation against the invisible stalker, Shikadai jumped right in with him (without a plan, might I add??) Lol, this crazy duo are bros for LYFE, I tells ya. Even against invisible ninja they work so well together!!

2. Naruto and Shikamaru

Haha, ya’ll saw this coming. Shikamaru becoming Naruto’s advisor was one of the best Naruto ending decisions ever made. Their relationship kinda parallels their sons’- Shikamaru willing to give Naruto advice and even protect him at times, and Naruto being grateful for his help and considering him a good friend.

So like I said before, I was seriously breakdancing in my seat when I saw them appear on the screen together and doing Hokage/Advisor stuff in the last episode. I could read an entire 100K+ word fanfic of these two dealing with Konoha politics all day long, and I really appreciate how far their friendship has gotten. It was cool to see these two doing serious job stuff and addressing the problems encroaching their village. 

I like that we also got some moments this episode too, and it seems we’ll be getting more brotp moments next episode!!! Can’t wait!!!

3. Shino getting his props

Like I said before, Shino’s pain is my pain. I understand completely the whack to self-esteem that can come from teaching kids who don’t really respect you, and to be honest I was gunning for him to go loose with those bugs for a quick minute, lol. I’m glad that he’s finally on the road to getting the respect he deserves, and that other people in his life are acknowledging his good traits. And can I just clap for a Shino-centric episode, everybody?? YEAH!!!

4. Sumire’s friends trying to keep away her stalker

Okay guys, I’mma be honest with you for a moment.

I’m not much of a Sumire fan.

I dunno why, but I think the gist of it is that I’ve seen her character done several times over in many a shojo manga, so I’m not really feeling it...I think characters who tend to flail their arms when problems happen kinda rub me the wrong way until I get to know them.

So this episode, I actually found her waaay less annoying. I like how she was upfront with the stalker about how she didn’t like him (that sure took guts, let’s be honest). 

And I also LOVED how all her friends stepped up and didn’t treat this stalker as a laughing matter. I mean, it could’ve been so easy to do so. But nope, her friends were all, ‘You know this is wrong right’ and tried to make sure he wouldn’t do anything worse. I love friendship~

5. ChoCho

ChoCho practically shone in this epi. I’m starting to like her personality more and more. She made great analogies and delievered some awesome verbal smackdowns to Stalker Boy. And her attitude with potato chips is both amusing and surprisingly heartfelt. I seriously need to know where she got the awesome Talk no Jutsu from- her mom? Her dad? Or both of them? (Can I haz married ChoKarui pls????) She’s really perceptive of other people’s problems and emotions, and I really like that about her.

But seriously, her unfliching walk and facing a kunai aimed at her back??? AWESOME!

What Kinda Confused Me:

1. Burgers

Boruto, I love burgers too but...all these burgers you be eating. Pls don’t get a heart attack. (Though maybe you inherited an immunity to salt like your dad did since he hasn’t keeled over from the amount of ramen he’s consumed in his lifetime, haha)

2. “A monster made from chakra? I never heard of that before...”

....Does this mean that the kids haven’t been told about Kurama? Or the other tailed beasts??? Hmmmmmm???

3. Boruto’s Byakugan

So starting next week we’re gonna focus on Boruto’s byakugan (YAAAAS UZUMAKI FAMILY!!! YAAAAS HYUUGA FAMILY!!! I AM LIVING!!!!!), but there’s something already irritating me- the fact that apparently no one is gonna believe he has the Byakugan for a while. 

Guys, I can’t stand the trope of not-so-hidden-power-that-only-I-am-aware-of-because-it-keeps-hiding-from-other-people. Grrrrrr. Let Naruto know his son has byakugan. Let Hinata know her son has byakugan. It would be WAY more awesome than to prolong this ‘reveal’ for several more episodes and chapters, grrrrr.

Welp, that’s all folks!

[midwesttiltking-blog]

18- Most Beautiful Plague

This is not a direct continuation but the next part following Garrett’s story from what a posted last week. I tried out a different writing technique in this one to show what two characters are going through at the same time. Tell me how you feel about it

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Kevin stood in the backyard admiring his new blade. They had received the supplies from Paul. Kevin and Matt both wore bullet proof vests. Inside the shoulders of Kevin had attached a cape. A black flag with a spray painted fist overtop of a heart. Along with the vests they had received a whole arsenal of guns and grenades and Paul sent a sword specially crafted for Kevin. He held it up to the sunlight, unlike the katana he preferred this was a straight blade. The metal was long and narrow a shimmering silver. The cross hilt resembled golden wings with a brilliant Ruby in the center. Along the the edge of the blade a beautifully elegant engraving read ‘The light within darkness. The voice of the silent’. Kevin lowered the blade pointing it toward Matt “What should I name it?”

Matt Shrugged “I don't know swords are just tools I never consider naming mine”

“The Pig Slayer?”

“Nah, that makes it sound like a prison shank”

“Hmmmmmm” Kevin flourished the blade then jumped swinging the blade upward.

“You aren’t going to name it the falchion”

“How did you know that is what I was thinking?!”

“It’s not a god damned falchion!”

Garrett wandered the streets of Lansing. The city wasn’t anything like the ones him and Matt had liberated. There were no bodies laying around. There were no broken buildings. The city looked perfectly preserved and completely empty. From time to time Garrett would duck into buildings to avoid drones and armored vehicles which patrolled the street. Garrett looked through buildings around the city trying to find anyone or anything that may lead him to Klint.

“Where the hell is he” Garrett punched through a window. He immediately heard the sound of an armored vehicle approaching the building he was in. He dove behind the counter holding his breath. After a few moments he heard the vehicle pull away and he walked back out onto the streets.

“Luna” Kevin grinned waiting for Matt’s snide response.

“You are going to name your sword after her? Risky, what if you guys break up?”

“Not gunna happen”

“What if a pirate swoops in and steals her from you” Matt drew his blade and approached Kevin.

“I’ll take down your whole fleet to get her back! I’ve seen the way you look at her when you guys practice in the mornings! I’ve seen her blush at your comments. I’ll have your head Pirate King”

Moon laughed hearing Kevin’s declaration as she slide open the door to the back yard.

Kevin turned to look at her but before he could say anything Matt knocked his sword out of the way and placed his blade at Kevin’s throat “You will do no such thing you haughty peasant. You will never reach the princess because you are weak.”

Moon jumped from the porch drawing her blade and clashing with Matt “This princess doesn’t need saving” She clashed blades with Matt a few times before kicking him away.

Kevin ran to her side and knelled, crossing his blade over his heart “m’lady please give me the honor of slaying knave in your stead”

Moon sighed as she put her blade away “You are right he is too lowly for the likes of me. Do your best servant and you will be rewarded properly when we reach the homeland”.

Garrett looked down at the phone Kevin had given him. The battery was still alive. He opened the contacts for a moment, then shut the screen off and continued on. Getting hungry Garrett decided to look for something to eat. To his surprise the Nuthouse was lit up as if still operational. He slowly approached the building, from the outside he could see figures moving around inside. Once he got to the doors he saw they were humans, his muscles relaxed as he pulled the door open. The waitress seated him and took his order “Double whiskey coke and the biggest burger you have on your menu, and an order of wings” Garrett sat calmly eating, the TV’s replayed an old UFC fight, Garrett watched mentally critiquing their techniques and considering adding some of the moves to his arsenal. A waiter approached the table “ Are you enjoying your meal Garrett?”

“How’d you know who I am?”

The waiter grabbed Garrett and began to lift him up. Garrett grabbed his fork stabbing it into the waiter's arm, the fork went down an inch and stopped. No blood came out from the stabbed wound as Garrett pulled the fork back. “Calm down Garrett”

“What the fuck?!”

“I’m glad to see how much energy you still have, you truly are a great friend. This was one of my favorite places, so I got it operating as soon as I could. Eventually the whole city will be like this.”

Garrett struggled to break free from the waiters grip. Eventually wiggling his arm loose he punched the waiter in the face, causing his assailant's neck to snap back and cables became exposed. Garrett shook his hand in pain after the hit and picked up the knife tackling the robot to the ground. “You are strong. You will be more valuable as an undead than erased” The robot raised a finger against Garrett’s skin. With his other arm it pressed Garrett’s shoulder forward. Using his free arm Garrett sawed away at the exposed cables. Before he could finish the robot off the machine punctured his skin. He did not react to the pain as he dragged the knife across the robot’s throat cutting loose the cables.

Kevin stood up, he and Matt tapped the edges of their blades together and started their battle. Kevin tried to wield the sword with only one hand at first but found his speed had dropped significantly. Once Kevin switched over Matt struggled to hold his defense against Kevin's heavy strikes. He amped up his footwork to compensate aiming to wear Kevin out before looking to strike. Kevin chased him around the yard swinging wildly. Matt blocked a strike and lead Kevin’s blade to the ground. Kevin attempted to pull  it out of the dirt but before he could the basket hilt from Matt’s blade impacted his chest. He flew back wards his chest heaving trying to catch his breath. Moon walked down and put her arms around Matt.

“They will be here soon don’t worry” The waitress now speaking to him. Garrett stood up testing the mobility of his left arm. The injury was surprisingly shallow not affecting his ability to move very much. He grabbed a chair and ran at the waitress “You’ll lead a better life, you should thank me”. The chair smashed against the robot knocking it to the ground. He lifted the greeter's podium and dropped it on the robot’s head. “You’ll get to be with her again.” Now the voice came from the  bartender.

Garrett jumped over the bar putting his hands on the robot’s throat “When I find you Klint. I going to put my hands on your throat like this and I’m going to hold you there for as long as you can handle it, and just before you pass out i'm going to squeeze every inch of your will to live out of your fucking body. Hearing the bones in your neck crack will sound like angels singing to me”

“I wouldn’t be so sure of that Garrett” He snapped the robot's neck bringing an end to the conversation.

“Looks like you are too weak, just like the Pirate King said. I guess I'll spend my days making sweet sweet love to him” Moon ran her hand along Matt’s cheek

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!” Kevin ran towards Matt hammering his blade down. Matt barely able to block fell backward to the ground. Putting his left hand to the back of his blade he sustained the next strike. Spit flew from Kevin’s mouth, his teeth grit as he continued the attack. “You! Won’t! Take! Her! From! ME!” Matt rolled to the side kicking out Kevin’s right leg. As Kevin fell to the ground he drew his secondary blade blocking a slash aimed at his chest. He swung with Luna stopping just before hitting Matt’s shoulder. “I DID IT!” Kevin stood up and pointed his sword to the sky “Luna is a powerhouse!”

Garrett walked behind the bar, grabbing a bottle of whiskey he opened it and poured some onto his wound then took a swig. He tore of some part of the shirt the robo-bartender was wearing and tied it around his arm. He winced as he struggled to tie off his bloody shoulder, the pain began to set in. He pulled the cellphone out again. Fiddling with it for a few moments having trouble moving his hand steady to navigate the menu’s. He got to the contacts and scrolled down to a name “Jack Leader Of The Rebellion.”

Matt got to his feet and bowed “It was an honor fighting you, may we both learn and grow from this battle”

“Ah all cordial in a lost but no mercy in a victory huh? I see how you are!” Kevin sheathed his blade and patted Matt on the back, “Well let’s go see how Darrin is doing with the battle training huh?”

They made their way toward the old elementary school Kevin swung his arms excessively looking up to the sky as he walked. Moon ruffled his hair to get his attention “you know you’ve gotten pretty strong since we’ve started this adventure.”

He shrugged “really you think so?”

“Yeah, you were exchanging blows with Garrett, now you beat Matt in a duel”

“You helped” Matt muttered from the back.

She tilted her head back to Matt over her shoulder “Barely, he beat you fair and square”. Pulling herself back to Kevin she continued “It’s pretty incredible when you think about it, not like Darrin or I have gotten that much better”

Kevin smiled at her “Well if you believe in yourself you can do anything” Matt and Moon sighed in unison.

“Row row fight the power” Kevin’s phone began to ring. The screen read “The God of War”. Kevin froze in his tracks as he answered the phone.

“Hey bro, what’s up”

“Hey Kevin… I think I fucked up.

“Look man, you don’t have to apologize”

“Nah, I think I’m done. He’s got patrol cars, robots all over the city, don’t trust any humans you see”

“What do you mean your done”

“I’m feeling weak. I don’t think I can fight anymore”

“Don’t give up Garrett, were coming to get you rig-”

“No. Don’t, don’t risk your life for me, This is where it ends for me. I’m so sorry”

“Don’t talk to me like that Garrett. Y-y-ou are s-s-s-still breathing it isn’t over!”

“I saw you there. I saw all of us together, and I just couldn’t shake this feeling, that it’s never gunna be the same ever again. Those good old days are never coming back. I’ll never see her again, I’ll never be able to smile the way you do”

“I never wanted you to go Garrett. I didn’t want this! I don’t know what to do.”

“It’s not your fault Kevin. Just make sure when you see him. You remember what he did to me, what he did to your other friends. Don’t let him talk you out of your convictions.”

“When I have kids, I going to tell them you killed a million zombies in the final battle and saved everyone”

“Heh, at least somebody will remember me fondly”

“Garrett. No matter our differences, I always fucking loved you.”

“Love you to bro”

Kevin hung up his phone and wiped away a few tears, not responding to the questions Matt and moon fired at him.

Garrett stood up facing a horde of zombies. He whipped the phone into the crowd knocking a few over. He vaulted over the bar and flew first first into the fray. His first hit knocking a zombie's head clear off. Another one grabbed his wounded arm. Turning his wrist he grabbed the zombies arm as well and pulled backward ripping the zombies arm off as it fell to the ground. The next bit his open arm the monster’s teeth failing to pierce his skin. With the zombie still clamped he bashed his forearm against a column the Zombies skull separated at the jaw the bottom half collapsing to the ground while the top rolled forward off of his arm. He kicked a chair up into a few zombies. Rushed forward he tackled them to the ground the chair separating him from the rotting flesh. His fist continuously pounded down smashing the flesh bags into paste. Garrett felt a pinch on his calf turning to see the now armless zombie attempting to feast on him. He turned back putting both hands on the zombies skull he pushed inward until the skull shattered. Another zombie bit his shoulder. Its teeth reaching his open wound. He flipped onto his back his shoulder smashing the zombie into the floor. Flipping up to his feet he looked on seeing the hoard was still fighting to get into the bar. He swung his arms in a wide stance sending zombies flying every direction. He pushed one zombie against the wall. Forcefully ramming his fist into the undead. He ripped out a rib bone. Using the bone he pierced the zombie straight through the forehead and pulled it out. Using the bone as a dagger he stabbed into the next one's throat it, it caught on some tended and he pulled again losing the head from the body. His breath began to fail him as he fought back the hoard. Eventually one was able to knock him over. His sight began to fade as he swung out randomly. Finally he opened his fist. From the back of his waistband he pulled out the pistol Darrin had given him. He put it to his head and pulled the trigger. He felt no heat, heard no bang. The gun was empty. Garrett laughed as he let it fall to the floor. “I’m sorry Ericka. I’m so useless.”