#but i dont want it like TOO ott you know?

[mehbzz]

I’ve been reading through your PolyGhostface tag like a woman possessed! You are the first writer I’ve encountered who captures the dark side of these two and perfectly balances it with the good, silly and often endearing traits they displayed in the movie. I’ve never been much of a Stu and Billy fanfic reader but I’m completely hooked on your stuff! Thank you for writing it!

If you’re still receiving requests and if it interests you at all, could you tell me how Stu and Billy would take a reader who was plus size? Given their preoccupation with masculinity and perception and the toxic diet culture of the 90s, I think even if they liked the reader and were attracted to her this could be a struggle for them. Or/and how they would take a reader who writes horror fiction. As interested in scary movies as they are but in the realm of short stories and literature. Maybe a bit more cerebral. Given how you describe Stu in particular as feeling superior to you, I’m dying to know your take on him having to deal with a love interest who is blatantly smarter than him or Billy. (not that movies are less intellectual than literature but just in addition to that)

Either way, thank you so much for posting your writing! It’s fantastic!

having to deal with a love interest who is blatantly smarter than him or Billy.

If you flaunted it,Stu would hate it, you'd be subject to a lot more of his bitchy side, there'd be more digs at things he knew you were insecure about, smothered in OTT affection so you dont get to upset that you want to break up. Otherwise I don't think he'd care, his ego would win out. you're smart, so what? He's smarter.

Billy would be kind of turned on and impressed with how smart you are. if you have to same or similar interests/knowledge/opinions he's going to love you even more, because you just get him, you know? but again, flaunt it too much, correct him, prove him wrong or disagree with him too much and he's going to sulk.

Neither would be able to admit you were right. You'd get a dismissive "yeah whatever" and a distraction or a change of subject.

 how Stu and Billy would take a reader who was plus size?

I think Billy might have more of a problem with it than Stu.

Billy cares deeply about his image, so I think there might be some embarrassment there, maybe some dickish encouragment to not wear certain things, or ordering for you if you ever went out to eat together. The level of control he wants over you would probably increase so that you don't embarrass him.

I think Stu has that 'more cushion for the pushin' mentality, but would absolutely be a dick about it. if you were insecure about your weight/figure he'd use it against you. Definitely loves to grab and grope you, loves to feel you squish in his hands. I don't feel he'd care as much as Billy would. Except as a way to knock you down if he felt like it.

If the relationship is still secret, they're not going to defend you outright to any bullying. I don't think they'd join in, (well Billy wouldn't, but depending on the level of teasing Stu might.) But they're not going to speak up for you in public.

After hours, in the dark, when that person is alone, 🤷‍♀️ they might get some revenge for you.

[bismuthburnsblue]

I still feel like i have a lot more research to do before i set plans in motion... but i think my Lady Stede costume is a toss up between a robe a la francaise or a robe a l'anglaise. (the design comes down to whether im wanting watteau pleats, essentially)

from what i can see, most the dresses in the show (or the ones im looking to take inspiration from anyway) are francaise- Evelyn's dress & Mary's wedding dress clearly have the back pleats. but. the yellow dress Mary wears when she shows stede the painting (and Stede the boat) sparks the most inspiration in me, and ive watched the clips numerous times, and i dont think? it has pleats.

basically what im saying is the costumes in the show are a little inconsistent and also vary the style up, so im not bound to any one style. historically, im thinking that the people in Barbados would be drawing more of their styles from England, rather than France, but i still dont think that actually limits me, just something to consider in my research.

things i know i want:

engagantes (sleeve ruffles)

a decent amount of trim (though not too much, as none of stedes costumes are that ott)

a contrast stomacher (which means it needs to be open front, i think?)

...and thats as far as ive made it. all superficial things really, but important points to look for when im looking extants, i guess.

(some images from the show to show what im thinking about)

(& a francaise and l'anglaise if youre completely lost on what they are)

this is all day 1 research, so i have a good ways to go before i really start to understand my options, but id love an opinion on what you think?

[stovepiperat]

yo pleaaaase tell me more about your post canon Hickey/Silna au

MAN you dont know how youve just activated my trap card. i think about this horrible ambitious thing—and it really would be, i think, way darker and more pure straight up horror than any terror fic ive written before which is part of why it is Not Coming To An AO3 Near You Any Time Soon lmao—i affectionately call it Silnahickey Worst End AU because it really does just suck so bad for everyone involved which is to say silna :((( ykw let me just paste the og post i made about it and add the snippet i tweeted. tw uhhh tuunbaq typical horrors

Re: The Terror - cravings 2021-12-15

Okay, this is like. INDEFENSIBLE, even by my Terrorshipping standards, but I kind of want Worst End Hickey/&Silna, where an absolutely horrible terrible turn of events has left the failed shaman with zero (0) Tuunbaq, a debt that the magic sought to pay (a... hole it had to fill, if you will) by providing her with the vastly inferior psychic connection with what's left of Hickey. I was trying to justify this want to myself and the best I could come up with was the sentence "I just don't think it's possible for her to respect a man less??" so, uh, yeah.

Just. Totally OTT grimdark icy bloody body horror and tragedy. Silna, still rocked with grief for the loss of her father and community and haunted by nightmares of the inventive gore the expedition ended in, dealing with a worse winter than usual, grimly being followed by a more-than-a-little feral and dead, spitting mad Hickey.

I think he ended up as kind of a Tuunbaq magic-corpsemeat combination at this point, like, he has one arm and some of Tuunbaq's memories and a really fucked-up teeth situation and he is never going to stop craving the taste of human flesh and thanks to Silna he is never going to get it again. They can only communicate with each other by thought. Hickey's loping gait is disturbing in a way that is maybe 50% zombie and 50% seems like this is the wrong number of limbs somehow. Eventually they figure out that he can turn into a bigger monster form and at least once Silna tries to set him on fire.

I feel too bad about this ultra-whump scenario if the timeframe is too long, so maybe eventually they settle into a dynamic that more or less works (no thanks to Hickey's best efforts.) Possibly a scene where Silna walks out into the dark and stands there for a moment, until a monstrous shape lurches out of the mists and drops a piece of game at her feet, and then an icy gust sweeps past, and it's Hickey, copiously scarred, unsmiling, kneeling in front of her with his mouth still bloody from the dead animal between them.

[ask-alphabetboyluvr]

i know you mentioned not being offended, but you seemed pretty offended by the end of it 😂

my question was answered in the first few paras where you mentioned your real life doesn't resonate w what the plot of the book is, so i'm glad my question was answered

as for the rest of it, oof

like i don't remember saying that you shouldn't write something that deviates from my preferences, nor did i say i want the two in otte to have a happy ending and live happily ever after, my question was simply why write something that puts you through emotional hurt bc you know that would make it difficult for you to complete when people could potentially end up wanting more, which again, was answered, idk where you got the 'cookie cutter' ending idea from, because again, i never said anything about that, also bc otte doesn't even have an ending to begin with lmao

i never asked you to not write a fic that doesn't fit my standards nor was it an attempt at that bc i'm an avid reader of angst and would love an angsty ending if there's going to be one at all, all i was wondering about a complete book

half of your reply wasn't even what i was looking for?? it was simply unprovoked and hurt me a little because i try to put forth my question as respectfully as possible nor would i encourage you to stop writing bc i like your fics, i could expect a lil niceness too right? or does that irk you too 😂😭??

the hashtags apart from the first few paras were rude for no reason, especially when i made it clear i wasn't tting to be offensive and it never was my intention

thanks for answering i guess

also, another question, is there a posting schedule for the 'slut war' book? or would it be like bd?

i was annoyed, not offended!! and i've also slept on it so am a lot more chill about it now. you caught me at a bad time and that's on me, so I'm sorry for being a bit defensive with it all. if i'd have waited until this morning to answer it then yeah, you probably would have gotten a different answer.

that being said, tonally, your ask came across a bit rude to me--it questioned my motives in a way that I didn't really get, and made me feel like i was a bit stupid for publishing in the first place. it might just be your typical way of typing, but it's the kinda way i type when I'm fighting with someone lol, so it had my back up!! especially that final little lmao!!

you've also gotta bear in mind that I don't really have much of a presence on tumblr and that the otte was published 9 months ago, when my presence was even smaller. i really didn't/dont have reader expectations. it felt like you were calling me ingenuine and that's a shitty thing to be made to feel like!! especially when I've always been very open/honest with you guys about things!!

the story to me is done. it was never intended to be a fic!! or to have a resolution!! that's what I meant by people wanting a cookie cutter ending--you wanted something different to what was written. the ending is the ending.

i think i always strive to be kind, and I definitely wasn't trying to be unkind--but I'm also not a doormat and I do have feelings too, so even if you didn't intend for it to come across rudely, it kinda did and I responded accordingly.

the last thing i want is to leave a bitter taste in peoples mouths, though, so hopefully we can chalk this up to a misunderstanding/bad timing/me being a little reactive.

as for slut war--yes, it will be like bd!! I'm trying to commit to having the first 5 or 6 chapters ready for upload by the time bd is done so that we can have a steady couple of weeks of updates as we get into the story. it'll be shorter--a little over standard novel length, probably around 140k!

[keirametzbrassknuckles]

Bestie I just found a genuine mink fur coat at the thrift store, for $25. I’m kinda in shock and over the moon about this. I’ve been thrifting for years and never found a deal like this before. Anyways: I’m pretty sure it’s mink but it may be a different animal. It’s definitely genuine, but no tag. It’s knee-length, slouchy, and mostly brownish with darker brown (almost black) lines going vertically. I very rarely wear brown tho and I live in the middle of nowhere with no Occassions™️ to wear a fur coat to. So my question is: how do I style this?? Would it be weird to wear it into my 9-5 office job and/or as I’m running errands?? Do you have outfit suggestions??

Oooohhhh!!!! You hit jackpot my friend! Congrats that sounds like an absolutely delectable coat!

I am very pro wearing fur everywhere and at all times especially if you live somewhere cold so don't worry about finding an #occasion(tm). Absolutely wear it to run errands and to work (any side eye you get is flattery in another form) just be mindful of the weather and make sure you take good care of it. Good fur will last forever but no one likes mange lol.

I dont know what you have in your closet or what your usual style is so I can only speak for my own proclivities IRT styling. It's fur so it's more or less dressed up by default. Any jewelry or bling at all will push it way OTT. If that's your vibe I recommend pearls for the good ol dowager countess look. If you're looking for something a little more contemporary go monochrome (and yes I'm thinking black as I write this but chase your bliss) - turtleneck, boots (heel and shaft height and toe shape will really impact the overall #Vibe so try different combos and see whats comfy for you) and whatever matching pants you have (probably the slimmer the better? Try a bunch of fits but not leggings - thats way too tryhard Aspen slope bunny), big sunglasses and a matching leather bag or tote, hair up in a claw clip if you can/want to, maybe a pair of small hoops in the metal of your choice depending on how you feel - you're good to go. A midi silk slip skirt in place of the trousers would also work (any color but I recommend neutrals cause I'm me) with knee boots but that'll be much dressier. Avoid pairing it with blue jeans or sneakers that will cheapen the coat and also you (imagine Grisabella from Cats), you want a boot, something that doesn't break up your leg so the coat can speak for itself. If you're feeling particularly Brooklyn hipster get yourself a wide brimmed hat, some cowboy boots and a maxi skirt and wear the coat unbuttoned.

I've seen some exceptionally wealthy older women around where I work who wear their fur much more adventurously (plaids or monochrome green paired with big brooches or something) but I wouldn't know the first bit of advice to give about that.

I've never actually owned a fur coat so this is all conjecture on my part. Just throw together a bunch of outfits and try it out and see what works. Always dress how you're comfy and how you feel good. I hope you enjoy your new coat! I'm jealous!

[notgoingtohappen]

Revenge, Interrupted (Part 4)

[Ch 1] [Ch 2] [Ch 3]

A/N: So, this is a shorter chapter, but this is my first time writing something like this so please bear with me. I promise the next 2 chapters will be longer than usual!

Stefan thought that Damon and Elena honestly looked relieved at the sight of him and Caroline snuggled together on the couch at six in the morning.

“Morning, brother and brother’s new and very busy girlfriend.” Damon announced.

Caroline glanced up, confused. “Oh, hey Damon. I have so much to read before my interview. Elena, can you start looking at the prices here? I really like the layout of this loft so this building seems good…”

“Woah, slow down, Care, I just woke up.” Elena rubbed her eyes sleepily and stumbled onto another couch, grabbing the coffee and gulping it down as if it was water.

“Do you not want a place to live? Fine, ask Bonnie.” Caroline replied.

“We’ll do it! Not to worry, you just do your thing, prepare and stuff, ace the interview. Don’t stress so much.” Elena reassured her.

Caroline looked tense for a second and sighed, leaning back more relaxed, obviously relieved, except she was sinking back into Stefan and he didn’t expect this much contact and tried to retain a neutral expression.

“Okay, well could I borrow some cab fare, Elena?”

“I can drive you, it’s really no problem,” Stefan said earnestly. He had that application to complete, but he could do it later. He liked spending time with her.

“Oh, no that’s okay, I can take a cab or the sub or something…”

Caroline broke off when Stefan shot her a random smile.

He had realised both Damon and Elena looked a little confused, wondering why they were acting so formal for two people now dating.

Caroline seemed to notice too, so she mumbled ���Okay, thanks” and reached up to give him a quick peck on his cheek.

He hoped to god he wasn’t actually blushing and got up to grab the keys, trying not to think about how fast his heart had started beating when Caroline suddenly moved her lips close to his, and how tempted he was to change it into an entirely different kiss.

But that was unacceptable. They had a plan with clear cut terms, and nowhere did it actually say feelings or, well, anything real. This was much-needed revenge against their jerk friends.

He couldn’t mess it up and put her on the spot just because he had zero cognitive control and sometimes found himself staring at her golden hair and had felt peaceful and contented like he rarely ever did when he was sitting with her.

It was nothing, he was just hung-over.

He didn’t say much during the car ride and neither did she, but it was easy companionship. He realised with a stab of hope that they could still be friends; they already got along so well and liked each other, well, as people.

Plus they would be seventh and eighth-wheeling because the four college buddies were two couples, and that left Stefan and Caroline out a little. 

It was good they got along well, then.

He pulled up next to her hotel and she seemed to hesitate a little.

“Stefan, I just wanted to make sure, what about us when we’re not acting like a couple in front of them?” She asked uncertainly.

Stefan didn’t miss a beat. “We’re friends.” He said simply as if it was what he really wanted and believed.

She gave him a nod and a small smile. “I like that plan.”

“Good luck for your interview, and don’t stress because how could anyone not hire someone as determined and hardworking as you?”

He wondered if maybe he’d gone too far by saying that, but she beamed at him and leaned over to hug him, and his arms went around her waist and hers went around his neck. It was more intimate than he’s expected, but he was coming to realise that Caroline was just a physical person and it showed in her gestures.

They stayed like that for a few seconds, and he absentmindedly noted that her hair smelled like flowers, like their gardens back at the Salvatore Estate during the spring when hundreds of flowers bloomed at once.

She got out and made her way up but paused halfway through the stairs, turned and let out a little laugh. He stared at her in confusion, and she ran down the steps and back to the car. She poked her head into the window and grinned brightly at him.

“You know what? I just imagined Elena’s face when she hears we broke up and I let loose the drama. All of their faces, really. And then their faces when they find out we lied to them like they lied to us.”

He grinned along with her. He had to admit it was going to be hilarious to see Damon’s reaction.

“You know what we should do? Send them a selfie.” She whipped her phone out and got back in the car, and quickly snapped a picture of the two of them, drew some hearts on it, set it on the black-and-white filter and sent it to Bonnie, Elena, and Damon.

“Okay, see you later!” She pulled away and got out of the car.

And for some reason he stayed there and watched her walk away, feeling a little unsettled because how was it that he already missed her company?

He wondered if she would turn back to look at him, and at the last moment, she paused at the topmost stair and turned to look at him, and they just stared at each other for a few seconds, before she waved at him and pushed the doors open and was gone.

[Ch 5]

[daphnedauphinoise]

hi! im the anon (not anymore :) about how I dress OTT on a date

i completely agree with how girls are shamed if they're OTT - me personally, if I dress up for no reason, people ask "oh are you a fashion model" and sure it would be a compliment, but that's if they mean it as a compliment. spoiler alert: they don't. when I dress like a corpse, I get called a tramp.

honestly there's no right or wrong just do what feels right (this for all my girlies who feel guilty when doing something for themselves. this is foR YOU). obviously no-one is everyones type, but theres no reason, and i mean no reason, to put anyone down because you dont like what they are wearing. like??? girls stick together. its so much worse when women put other women down - like it just hurts more. forget dressing for the guys, i dress nice for the girlies, and that 'ew what is she wearing' face - gURL JUST SHOOT ME INSTEAD. but it helps when i remember that its more a reflection of them than me.

so yeah, in my culture (south asia ayyyy), dressing up is great!!! and yes the sheer confidence that i get when my makeup comes out on point??? hate me all you want, bc babe, you aint me.

anyway rant over!! love u xxx

You know, when I read the first post, I was expecting you to be South Asian or African. I love woman support woman. Because to me a woman, not a girl, doesn't put another woman down. The best bit of going out is the meet up in the bathrooms and it is just everyone complimenting everyone. Girls who make a point of not liking you and making fun of you are professional assassins. Nothing hurts more.

But there is no wining with people. I find people who can't leave other people alone so tiring. I find that now, increasingly people might have an opinion on everything. I have had my share of moments of seeing people who are OTT dressed but I am like 'oh cool' in my head and I move on.

I love the confidence rush from being dressed well too. It is really otvating and sometimes if i am in a slump, I dress up and do my makeup just to get that rush.

[miss--river]

Jori Ott

so ive been wanting to write something for my OC Jori Ott for a long time. ive never written for any of my OCs before so i was kinda nervous.  dont think this is good at all (yeah i know you’re not supposed to say that because it deters people from wanting to read your work but i dont want be all super confident about it and have someone be like ‘oh she thinks this is good?)

if anyone decides to read this thank you for taking the time to read about my OC! if no one decides to read this then thats ok because i kinda did this for my sake since this is an idea ive been wanting to write anyway.  it turned to be way longer than i thought tbh. it originally was only supposed to be something short to give a little info on her but then i just kinda kept... going.

so as i said this is for my OC Jori Ott and she has a traumatic past that she cant remember and Trelawny raised her as if she was his own daughter. i dont think i write him accurately but honestly... oh well i guess lmao. i wanted him to be an affectionate father figure to her. there are also some specific things i left out simply because i just havent decided on them yet. also i edited this to the best of my ability but if there is anywhere where it says ‘you’ its because im not used to writing in third-person.

the word count is 2,113

Josiah Trelawny, known amongst their group as a conman and trickster, has been there as a father figure for Jori for most of her life.

When Jori was very young her parents were slaughtered and their home set a blaze for reasons unknown to her. Honestly, she can’t even remember anything about her childhood. All she knows is what Trelawny has told her. His expression would change and Jori couldn’t quite explain it. She could tell it hurt him to think about it, though. She had only ever seen him cry once and it was when she was still very little.

The front door to Trelawny’s tiny home was open, letting a cool breeze pass through as she slept on his bed. A shiver woke Jori from her slumber and she shifted under the blanket trying to find a more comfortable position. Before she could get comfortable enough to drift off back to sleep she heard a sniffle. She slowly opened her eyes and spotted Trelawny sitting on the chair he kept outside his door. His laid his lap and it looked like he was holding something. A necklace?

Trelawny let out another sniffle, making Jori more curious as to what was going on. She quietly say up and swing her legs over the side of the bed and tiptoed over to the doorway. When she got close enough she could see he was indeed holing a necklace, or, more accurately, a locket. However, she couldn’t see what was it and was more confused as to why Trelawny would be so upset.

After a third sniffle, Jori softly called his name, startling him. He quickly stuffed the locket in his best pocket and cleared his face of any evidence of tears. His eyes were puffy and red, however, and it broke Jori’s heart to see a normally cheerful Trelawny so miserable. But, despite the pain the was obviously in, he gave her a smile but his eyes still held pain. He may be a trickster but he couldn’t seem to hide anything from Jori. He had to admit, for an 8 year old she was very sharp.

“My dear, what are you doing awake?” His tone was soft.

She wasn’t sure how to answer him. She didn’t want to lie but she also didn’t want to let him know that she had heard him crying. Instead, she climbed into lap, his hat falling to the small, dusty wooden deck. He didn’t care though. Jori wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. “I love you, Josiah. You’re the best dad in the whole world.”

Fresh tears pooled in Trelawny’s eyes as he hugged her back. With some difficulty, he kept his voice from cracking as he replied, “I love you, too.”

Jori hugged him until she eventually fell asleep, slumped on his shoulder. Trelawny carefully carried her back to the and and laid her down without waking her. He pulled the blanket up to her shoulders and placed a light kiss to her top of head.

That was 19 years ago. Jori recalled the night as she got closer the Rhodes saloon. That area was usually empty and she saw it as a good place to finally sit and talk with Trelawny. She wanted to talk to about her childhood, hopefully get some answers about her real parents and why she couldn’t remember anything happened. Trelawny didn’t know that however. Jori was worried that if he knew the reason of the meeting he would refuse.

She walked her horse, Molly, to one of the hitching posts and tied her to it, giving her an affection pat on the neck before ascending the white staircase. There sat Trelawny at table in the corner, steaming cup of tea in front of him and second on the opposite side, waiting for her.

“Ah, Jori!” Trelawny greeted cheerfully and stood up, pulling her into a hug when she was close enough. “I haven’t seen you in weeks! How have you been?”

Jori happily hugged him back then sat in the chair opposite of him. “I’ve been keeping myself busy is all. Even made a few friends.” She picked up the tea Trelawny ordered for her a took sip. She’s never been big on tea but liked it when Trelawny made it.

“Is that so?” He raised a brow. “I hope they’ve been good influences.”

Jori giggled and roll her eyes. “Says the conman who raised me.”

Trelawny just laughed and shook his head. For a while the conversation changed from topic to topic until Jori thought it was finally time to ask about what this meeting was originally for. She could feel the nervousness rising inside her as she gripped the nearly empty tea cup and stared down at the dark liquid.

Trelawny noticed this change in her, his brows knitted together in concern. “Are you alright? Are you suddenly feeling sick?”

“No, no! I’m not feeling sick. It’s just…” Jori trailed off unsure of how to actually bring it up.

“It’s alright, you can tell me.” Trelawny sat up straight, giver her his full attention.

“I just…” Jori cleared her throat trying to find the right words. “I think it’s time that you tell me about my past.”

The atmosphere around them changed and Jori instantly regretted saying anything. She looked up from her cup to Trelawny. Any concern he had was replaced with a look of fear.

Why was he so scared?

Trelawny swallowed hard as a felt a lump in his throat forming. He knew she would ask eventually but he didn’t know if he’d ever be able to bring himself to talk about it. Her parents and him were very close friends. He knew them before they were together. Trelawny subtly clutched at the right pocket in his vest. He could feel Jori’s gaze on him, she was expecting an answer but what was he to say? What he saw that day was gruesome.

“Jori…” he began. His voice was soft as he held back any shakiness in his voice. “I knew your parents for a long time. I was the one who convinced your father to finally talk to your mother. He had been pinning after her for so long.” Despite the pain he was feeling, Trelawny let out a soft chuckle.

“Um,” Jori stopped him before he could go on. “Can you tell me their names?”

“Your father’s name was Henry and your mother’s name was Alice.”

Henry and Alice Ott. You imagined those names trying to see if you could find any memory of them. Unfortunately, you couldn’t even remember their faces.

“He was so taken with her.” Trelawny continued and smiled at the memory. “Unfortunately, she was already with another man.”

“That must have been hard on him. I think if it were me I would have given up, honestly.” Jori has always been a non-confrontational person. She has always preferred to stay out of drama.

“You’re the same as your father in that way.” He gave Jori’s hands a light squeeze as he gave another soft chuckle. Even though she can’t remember her father, hearing that made her feel a little closer to him.

“So, if my mother was already with someone else, how did she and my father get together?” Jori questioned.

“Like I said, it took me a bit of convincing. I don’t know what became of the man but, I do know he was very upset to learn that Alice was leaving him for Henry. He vowed revenge but none of us had seen him since then.”

Jori listened intently, taking in every detail she could.

“I think what drew your mother to your father was his soft nature. Your mother was not one to let people boss her around. She always stood her ground and put up a fight. They were opposites but they both completed each other.”

Trelawny laughed before he continued causing Jori to raise her brows in confusion. “What’s so funny?” She asked.

“I was just thinking… Henry was the kind of person to apologize to you of you spilled soup on his lap.”

Jori couldn’t help but laugh along with him. He was right about her sharing a personality with her father seeing as that was something that had actually happened to her.

“I was Henry’s best man at their wedding. He cried when he saw her in her wedding dress.” He sighed, remembering how hard it was for Henry to get through his vows through his crying. Alice kept her composure the entire time, giving Henry words of encouragement every time he stumbled over his words. “Two years later, Alice got pregnant and you were born. I remember how tiny you were.”

“You were there when I was born?” Jori asked, amazed.

“Well, I wasn’t there for your birth,” he explained. “But, of course I had to see my best friend’s and his wife’s new beautiful baby daughter!” He gave Jori’s hands another squeeze as she giggled.

“Um…” as much as Jori loved hearing about Trelawny’s happy memories with her parents, she really wanted to know about the day of their death. “How much do you about… the fire?”

The lump in Trelawny’s throat reformed and he sighed, mentally preparing himself. His breath was slightly shaky as he let it out slowly and began recounting that day.

“When I got there the house was up in flames. I could see the light from the fire and the smoke on the sky long before I even arrived. But, through the fire, I could hear voices.”

“My parents?” Jori asked, hopefully. She knows their dead but a small part of her was hoping to hear otherwise.

Trelawny shook his head solemnly. “It was a group of men. The leader was… the man your mother left for your father.”

Jori tensed up but didn’t say anything. She imagined how terrified Trelawny must have been arriving to a scene like that.

The images of Henry’s and Alice’s corpses were burned into his memory. The sight was too gruesome for him to even consider telling Jori. Tears stung at his eyes but he held them and continued. “He was going to kidnap you. I don’t want to imagine what he would have done if he had actually gotten away with you.”

This time it was Jori’s turn to give Trelawny’s hands a squeeze. He was usually very well composed but he was having a difficult time keeping it together. His shoulders shook as he fought to keep his tears back and kept swallowing as the lump in his throat just didn’t seem to want to go away. Jori’s heart was breaking seeing him like this.

“Do you remember his name?”

He shook his head. “I never knew his name.”

She sighed in looked down, unsure if even knowing his name would do any good. She’s not one for revenge or murder. Was he even still alive after all this time? Trelawny cleared his throat, pulling her from her thoughts. She watched as he was finally able to recompose himself.

“I’m sorry I never told you.” He said finally.

“It’s ok, I’m not upset.” She reassured him. “But why can’t I remember anything that happened?”

“You fell off his horse as I was stopping him from taking you and you hit your head. I took you to the doctor and he said you suffered a concussion.”

She nodded, soaking in the information. “Thank you, Josiah.”

Jori stood up from her chair, pushing it in. Trelawny followed suit and then walked with her back down the stairs to where her horse was. Suddenly, he remembered the object in his pocket and stopped her before she could climb up into the saddle.

“Oh!” he exclaimed. “This is rightfully yours.”

Jori turned to face him curiously and let out a gasp as he pulled what she recognized at the locket from years ago from the pocket in his vest. He opened it and set it in her hands.

“That’s your father,” he pointed a man with black hair and wearing a fancy black suit. “and your mother.” He pointed to the woman with ginger hair and a green dress. “You are her spitting image.” He smiled.

He was right, it felt like she was looking at herself from a different time. Jori put the locket around her neck and thanked Trelawny once again. She threw her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. “I love you, Josiah. You’re the best dad in the whole world.”

Trelawny hugged her back just as tightly as he chuckled, remembering that night from 19 years ago. “I love you, too.”

[bards-witcher]

This is just me venting about s2 of the witcher because if I dont I might go crazy so spoilers under the cut.

If anyone does read this they are just my opinions, you are welcome to disagree but these are some of my gripes about the show after just having finished watching it.

First off WHAT THE ACTUAL EVER LOVING FUCK did they do to my boy Eskel. That is not the character depicted in the book or game. They made him unlikable and seemingly incompetent from the offset when he's supposed to be soft spoken, applauded for his professionalism and Vesemir praises his reliabilty. I know its an adaptation but come on.

Also Vesemir seriously considering about making new witchers and also doing it all behind Geralt's back just felt so wrong to me and I can't believe was an actual plot. Plus I feel the reveal of Ciris elder blood was a bit early.

I also dont like how they added all the extra witchers just to give them no screen time or story and kill virtually all of them by the end. If they were serious about making new witchers having the original group of 5 from the books surely would have driven that point further that they need more of them instead of showing like 20 of them.

Another point, no hate to Paul, it was the dialogue as well, but I felt like Lambert was written a bit ott. I always took him as a blunt, insult you cause he likes you person but will always be there if you need him, but here he just felt like he was a bit cruel and blasé

Book spoiler - They took a part of Ciri's story and gave it to Yennefer which given her use of fire magic is fair enough but it's going to be a bit tiresome if they decide to repeat that whole arc again so like 🤷‍♀️

And what point did Cahir serve, he pretty much ended in the same place he started, still serves Nilfgaard so...

Also was I going crazy or did Geralt say Volus Meir chose Ciri so they could get to their home sphere? Does that mean every monster is going to try and find Ciri so she can send them home?

Next, what is up with the Tissaia and Vilgefortz relationship? Literally came out of nowhere and probably won't serve any purpose apart from she frees him at that scene

Also I thought the witchers were keeping Kaer Morhen secret after the pogram so why are they happily welcoming a bunch of whores who could easily bring a small army back to finish them, and how does Rience even know where Kaer Morhen is anyway?

I also just felt the Yen/Ciri relationship was too rushed by the end? I'm sure they'll try and establish it better next season but Yennefer sacrificing herself and declaring to help Ciri sounded like it was more for Geralt's sake than her helping Ciri which I'm sure is what it was supposed to be.

And they really had Phillipa appear as an owl for 99% of the season? Did they run out of budget or something?

Given they're planning 7 seasons I feel like they did the Emhyr reveal a bit too early but thats probably just me.

And the fact one minute Vesemir was so ready to kill Ciri, then help, then kill, then help just felt too flip floppity and not genuine?

I dunno I guess I just felt characterisations, especially for the witchers just weren't true to the original characters and just feels a bit shallow and the relationships surface level like a tell, don't show kinda thing.

Plus I know Henry wanted to talk more but I felt some of the dialogue was just a bunch of nothing and repeating the same thing a few times and just overall got a bit tired of it in some scenes.

And probably my final point for now, again probably just me, but I didn't really rate that fight scene in the temple of Melitele but 🤷‍♀️

[justzawe]

Your anons make my logic hurt. First off anon, let's remember they weren't on vacation in Atl for a week, they were there for almost a year, so it makes complete sense she would move things around for zooms and videos she was doing. When I was home I was constantly moving things around to give myself a slightly more attractive background. On a separate note, it bothers me so much that people say she calculates putting things in frame so that people will know she is with Tom. When he filmed the marvel zoom, he had clearly taken a painting down as you can see the nail that hangs there. Maybe he wanted a neutral background. Zawe wanted the opposite so she put the painting back up where it belongs. It's not some evil plot. Lastly- I can't get over how people think it is a pr relationship but then proceed to list reasons why their relationship doesn't seem real. They left in separate cars, they didn't hold hands- if it were pr, wouldn't they go above and beyond to convince people it was real?? Wouldn't he have gone all out with pda on the carpet or at the very least had some contact to sell the relationship? Wouldn't they not risk people seeing them leave in separate cars so that they wouldn't be "discovered"? The PR argument makes literally no sense and he would have zero to gain from it. Also the "oh I like them, oh I don't deny them but *proceeds to deny them vehemently" is so transparent. You don't like her anon, we get it. You desperately don't want to believe Tom likes her because you dont want to see it, but...too bad. Sorry for the rant but it just makes me crazy.

GET THEM 👏🏽

These people think T&Z are trying to sell the public a PR relationship, yet don’t believe them as a couple because they weren’t ott on the red carpet. Make it make sense.

it bothers me so much that people say she calculates putting things in frame so that people will know she is with Tom

I HATE this too. They think everything she does is a signal to Tom’s fandom and not just her living her life, doing as she pleases. The delusion

[cyborg-franky]

For the character questions, I'd love to hear you talk about Franky please.

Why I like them Franky is one of my fav ever characters. I think it's because I relate to him alot? He's this mix of absolutely wtf off the all eccentric but also like 'the dad friend' who's really good with his hands, intelligent and when he needs to be he's very mature. He shows his emotions and doesn't care who he see's him crying. Very loyal and would take a secret to the grave, dependable, would help anyone out. DRINKS HIS RESPECT WOMEN JUICE. Has no idea how to fucking dress himself.

Why I don’t Getting the superficial out of the way, I dislike him with short hair with all the big body mods. Deeper, I have the same issues with his personality that I have with my own. I relate to the bad parts too. [Granted this is younger Franky then older] Stubborn, standoffish, argumentative, aggressive at times. Doesn't want to face reality and sticks head in the sand with own projects.

Favorite episode (scene if movie) I loved the scene in the giff above. But also his intro when he's announcing himself to water 7 with Mozu and Kiwi.

Favorite season/movie Water 7 and Thriller Bark have really fun Franky moments.

Favorite line Again, it's not that I don't love characters I just have a memory issue.

Favorite outfit

OTP I love him with Robin, like I am not the biggest Robin fan but their dynamic is very 'married couple' and I am living for it. I could go on and on about how these two click and work so well.

Brotp Despite the very rocky start I think he and Usopp are good bros. I also think if Franky had more time one on one with him I'd say Barto.

Head Canon He still blames himself for Tom and the grief is always there and it's part of the driving force to risk his life for others.

Unpopular opinion He's as complex a character as ANY of the other Strawhats.

A wish I want him and Robin to be cannon but I know Oda doesn't do cannon romance, so.

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen I reallllly don't want him to go even more OTT with the mods.

5 words to best describe them Cyborg Ace Ventura Gone Anime

My nickname for them Frank, Frankin, Mr. Frank

[tonya-the-chicken]

Me looking at Enji and the sticks and chuckling Oo this gonna make em mad and hurt right? Literally its shit writing think every time Enji starts making any progress Horikoshi inserts another scene where hes doing something random that doesnt even make sense training wise and just gets the fandom riled up. It would now come to pass he kept beating down Shoto like a dog with the sword even though thats one item thats common in martial arts and used differently. All it proves is H knows nothing ab

(I hope all this is from the same person)

Horikoshi knows nothing about martial arts. Like literally, why not reuse the sword scene where Endeavor says Toya came close but Shoto will be the one. The dialogue was right there perfect to send Toya into a spiral and not make him look like a idiot who assumes and runs. Nd btw theres a single panel of their huge gate it has a comm system like all mansions have in media which makes one assume the gate wont open unless someone identifies.

At this point I dont even feel any more sympathy for Shoto even because Horikoshis just on a melodrama train to up it more coz his daddy issues boiled back again when fans didnt take it seriously and still arent taking it seriously and again and again, like its like he wants everyone to always be talking how bad for victims all the time yet hes the one that made the abuser popular and went ott. Even Enji's VA had said he didnt take note of Enji but he became dear to him because of his change.

More on the martial arts scene, Enjis got huge equipment in the room, yet the only scene are meqnt to see is poor baby lying on floor and dad towering. Show some weight lifting, some sparring, some swimming. All this proves is this is why Shoto was so weak against Tetsu. Endeavor could never really make someone that tiny his sparring partner and so all Shotos training was useless beyond building heat and endurance. Hes not strong as his dad, no extraordinary reflexes, no hand to hand to skills

I kinda had a little martial arts training and tbh there's plenty of ways you can make it both realistic and abusive. Like, idk, the only way we saw Shouto actually training was when he was running on a treadmill in OVA, the rest time we see him vomiting and Enji standing there (sometimes with a sword). And at the same time Enji is supposed to be a good teacher, like, he has plenty of experience, he probably took interns in his agency and we see him very efficiently training the trio in Agency Arc. So why does the way he trained Shouto in childhood make no sense? You can show him forced to do kicking until his legs are bruised or stand on a plank for way too long... The story must be believable for readers to get invested in it... Like Annie Leonardt in Attack on Titan, she was overtrained too but her training made sense even if it was abusive. You can physically train a child and you can make it abusive in a way it is logical

Again, for readers to get invested, the story must be believable

Reusing the swird scene where Enji told that Touya was a failure would be fantastic and would make total sense and make total sense. Like, Touya didn't just go on a rampage after seeing his Dad is not a mourning mess 24/7 three years after his "death", but he saw that his Dad actually considers him a failure and says it out loud

[lady-writes]

author interview!

I CURSE YOUR NAME, THOUGH I LOVE YOUR FACE @nevermindirah

1. how many works do you have on AO3?

9

2. what's your total AO3 word count?

59,530, also thanks to this i now know that ao3 has a stats page!

3. what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Gamefreaks-96

Rhymes with Shook Her-59

Summon the Pearl Rosary and Relax-55

And Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Body Language-39

2117, Revisited-36

4. do you respond to comments? why or why not?

Yeah I try to!  but uhhhh iim forgetful AF and the ADHD troll plays hell on my sense of object ermanencee. I do LOVE MY COMMENTS THOUGH. And I find it hilarious that tthe story that rounds out my top 3 for p much everything has one (1) comment…. I love reading what ppl think of the works, especially the ones I consider OTT and that’s DEFINITLY one I’d love feedback on, but yanno I get it 🤣😅

5. what's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

i…. do not write angst????? So uh…… Probably Body Language what with the whole Nile leaving her family/pod behind for a life on land but like….. its still not remotely angsty…. I simply dont write things that make me feel bad���So yeah  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

6. what's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

uhhh I guess 2117? cuz its literally a drabble about a wedding where everyone is REALLY PLEASED ITS HAPPENING. Or maybe Gamefreaks with its RAMPANT found family vibes

7. do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one you've written?

Not anymore I dont… though it might happen again in a WAY LESS “cringey” way than i did it back in Ye Olde FF.net days. Pretty Sure at some point I wrote HP/Glee Karaoke crackfic😬

8. have you ever received hate on a fic?

nope!

9. do you write smut? if so what kind?

yup! the excessive, unrealistic and ridiculously kinky kind. Seeing as how thats the only kind of sex i have any personal investment in😜

10. have you ever had a fic stolen?

not to my knowledege

11. have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope

12. have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not really, but I’d be down

13. what's your all-time favorite ship?

no. too big of a question i dont think i can answer…..

(either arthur/Eames or some UNHOLY permutation of MCU/Avengers multi shipping)

14. what's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

ughhhhhhhhhhhh, cut me to the bone why dont you. I have more WIPs than complete works by 3times and then some and I truly want to finish them all but I have 0 ability to make my brain focus on any given story at a time. Based on what I’ve been able to be productive on in the last 9 months things that will never properly see the light of day are as follows:

- Andy gets preggo after losing her immortality

- Not exactly a pride and prejudice au (the story that made me accept i was writing fic again and I'm peeved that my brain has abandoned it because its the basis of SO MUCH of my Nile HC's somehow)

- Historial BoN in canon fic, wherein Nile is Booker's wife in the 1800's and they're an immortal pair like NicoJoe

-Harpy Nile/Dragon Booker

-Magical Realism Quest fic Ft BoN and Lykon

- the addams family crossover TOG college fic ft. Swamp Witch Nile 😭😫😭

And god help me its looking bleak for these 3 BUT I REALLY WANNAAAAA

- Booker gets pegged by Drag King Nile

-the 2 part pre BoN Booker and Nile character study 5+1 fics tentatively titled 5 times Sebastien LeLivre let his loved ones down (...) and 5 Time Nile Freeman had to Accept Healing over Vengance(...)

- BoN as 60's suburbia Newlyweds hitting a roughpatch at the same time that A/N/J/Q move into the duplex across the Street in a pair of Beard relationships hinged on the idea that Nicky and Andy are siblings

15. what are your writing strengths?

??? I thiink the best comment i’ve gotten re: my writing was that I am good at telling a story that feels quickpaced without actually rushing the pace of my writing…. that was nice🥰🥰🥰

16. what are your writing weaknesses?

Maintaning focus/motivation long enough to finish a work…. ADHD is a nightmare and a bitch and she hates my desire to write apparently🙃

17. what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

if it feels right to me…. I grew up in a multi-lingual home even though Im only fluent in english so I have a feeling for communicating outside of my lingual comfort zone…. That tends to inform how I try to handle such things

18. what was the first fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter so many fucking moons ago. 

19. what's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

poly guard and andromaquynh

20. what's your favorite fic you've written?

is it cheating to pick unfinished things?

the ruined regency Nile kink meme fill of doom and the Nile’s first 100 immortal yrs fic

for the finished things…. Dont//Speak or Rhymes with Shook Her: the latter cuz i wrote decent smut for the first time ever and the former because I feel like that one went out into the world in a properly representative form of what materialized in my head. Also i spat that bitch out in under 24 hours 🎊🎊🎊WHICH IS A GD TRIUMPH🎊🎊🎊

Tagging in case any of y'all feel like doing this! @winterequinoxx @stele3 @sphinx81 @saxifraga-x-urbium @eeyore9990

[ohnobjyx]

Okay, I received many asks that can be answered in one post...

On Twitter, the rumor turns around when X iao z han and Y ibo are kissing, what is this?

I've try to stay away as much as possible from tt because it's so messy over there, but then today i decided to browse a bit and there's so many people talking about their break up? Do you know if there's any rumours about this that I missed or something? Or it's just people being ott lol

Hello, love ur blog! What do you think of the possibility of xiao zhan and li qin being a couple?

hey dear, wonder if you know why dd gets repeatedly caught up in dating rumors with an heiress (dont want to mention her name for obvious reasons but you probably know who it is). yh keeps denying it and the same rumor pops up again and again. i dont support or oppose whatever it is but curious why this association has occured multiple times now. thank you for being kind always and stay safe and healthy

Hi, anons! I’ve decided to answer all in the same post because my answer is the same for all of them: they are just rumors. 

Sometimes the rumors are spread for the sake of spreading rumors and adding “fire” to a fandom. Sometimes, they are translations of fanfiction from Chinese fans and w/ibo (it’s often quite difficult to differentiate between a rumor the author believes in and a fanfic). 

So, since rumors that turn out to be true (the latest one would be dd and his jet ski heart), baseless rumors and fanfics are mixed together, they lead to confusion and misunderstandings, and sometimes they spread to international fans. 

In my opinion, we don’t need to pay a lot of attention to any of them unless they are confirmed by official channels, like events, tv shows, posts... 

(More detailed answers about each ask)

1. About the kissing thing, there’s no such real photo (there are a lot of photoshopped images). If there was, their “alleged” relationship would be in the open by now. I think there was a photo of a fan meeting that people fawn over when they are introduced to the fandom. 

Quite misleading, isn’t it? Of course, when you look into it, you’ll find out the truth quite quickly. This is the same moment from another angle. 

So this is what comes to my mind when I hear of a “kissing” photo. But there was no such thing (but the moment dd pats on his back and says “be careful with your waist��� it’s quite funny). 

2. There has been rumors about their break up, but about their engagement as well. In my view, all of that it’s still baseless, there’s nothing that would point in either direction. Quite the contrary, gg’s last post in weibo is a mirror of those first posts in 2017, and dd’s posted on 0704 with the kadian 13:10 and his “surprise”. So it doesn’t look like a break up or a fall out, and an engagement is pointless in a country that doesn’t allow two men to marry. 

Edit (thanks to zhansww!): it’s true that a religious/espiritual ceremony would still be possible even if they can’t marry legally. Those were my own views of marriage in there. It depends on how they view commitment and devotion to each other, for what I don’t think a ceremony is necessary, but maybe they think otherwise. However, a rumor of an engagement is still likely to be false. 

And both of them requires them to be a couple, of which I’m mostly convinced (let’s say to 98%), but there’s still this last straw of possibility that they aren’t. 

3 and 4. Both of them are repeatedly shipped with other people (actresses, actor, their bandmates...). It’s something that happens to all of the celebrities, so I don’t think much about them. Besides, what’s quite telling is how they act and their chemistry with all of those other people. Here, in this post, it’s explained what happened to other ships dd had. I suppose that those ships too are brought up often, but we don’t hear it from here. 

GG has been shipped lately with Li Qin and Yan Zi, his co-stars for his next dramas. However, I don’t see him behaving very differently than he does with other people. He’s polite, friendly, cheerful, as he is with every other people he works with. But It’s only with dd that he banters, bickers, playfully fights and says things like “he’s noisier than me”. 

Edit (thanks to zhansww again!): regarding the thing with the heiress; there is (was?) a rumor that she is gonna debut in Korea and since dd was a trainee there, he was an easy target to use as clout, to get more attention for her upcoming debut. At one point, people who believed those dating rumors hated on dd for 8 days straight so of course, YH had to make a statement, denying them.

I wholeheartedly agree with the people who say that they both are drastically different with each other in the sense that dd softens and talks (to the point of being called noisy) and gg drops his all time present politeness. Romance or friendship, it tells about closeness, familiarity and trust, and I think that’s more precious than the exact nature of their relationship. 

[missjackil]

My 15x17 Opinion

Unity

Wow! This one was a rollar coaster ride! I’ve seen positive and negative responses from y’all but I’ll say, though it had its flaws, I thought it was basically what I watch the show for. Tension drama, emotion, twists and turns and all that good stuff! 

We start off that Sam is still angry with Dean and giving him the silent treatment. A typical Winchester argument occurs but comes to a painful halt when Sam says, concerning Jack “We dont give up on family!!” and Dean returns fire with “Jack’s not family!!” OMG I could HEAR Sam’s heart shatter! Dean isn’t wrong in his follow up though, they both care for Jack a lot (Sam evidenty moreso) but he’s not family at their level, or even Cas’s level for that matter. This isn’t anything we shouldn’t aready know. Michael!Dean even pointed this out in s14. 

I don’t think this means Dean doesn’t love or care about Jack at all. In fact Im sure he does even if he still holds a grudge, but he’s not on Sam level, no one is... nor is he on Mom, Dad, Bobby or Cas level, but maybe Rowena level? Id say somewhere between Rowena level and Kevin level.

Sam loves Jack and apparently thinks of him as his son, though he never says it. He has said “He’s our kid!” but never said Jack is like a son to him. Im not going to go too meta on this, but  I kinda think Dean’s line of thought is “Well Sam and I both have died to save the world, why can’t Jack?” and Sam is thinking “Enough of this damn dying to save the freakin world!” but thats my opinion :) 

Of course Jack overhears which also hurt and he asks Sam if hes mad at him. Sam weighs his words so well to make sure Jack knows Sam understands and appreciates the mission, but he thinks its wrong.

I have mixed opinions of the Amara and Chuck portions. I think Amara was great! I really like her, but I was distracted by an OTT Chuck that I really didnt like. Not just on a bad guy level but the childishness was much more like a bad impression of Lucifer than any Chuck we’ve seen. Im still hoping beyond hope that Chuck gets redeemed some way though I think its not very likely. But it aint over till its over and SPN has surprized me a million times before.

Adam and Serafina were annoying. I thought it also very weird that Dean thought the woman must be Eve when he killed Eve in S6. Guess they forgot s6, but thats ok, I try to forget it too!

So Jack becoming a bomb is the only way to defeat Chuck. Im gad to hear Sam call Dean out on his “Its the only way” attitude. I flash back so Sacrifice in s8 when Sam was going to martyr himsef ... again... and when Dean found out Sam would die, all of a sudden, this isnt the only way!! “We have enough information to turn the tides here... think about what we know....” to show Sam that they do have options, and yet, when it doesnt have to do with Sam’s life, Dean becomes somewhat of a defeatist. (its ok Dean... I know theres a “Samception” to every rule 😉🤜🤛)

Meanwhile Sam and Cas figure out how to get to Billies Library. Im kinda sad they keep using Meg as The Empty, Im so down for Megstiel, I wish theyd go that route instead.  Anyway, she confirms that Billie needs him so maybe if she starts kiling him, Billie will come. Sam lies his way out of that and tricks her into giving him God’s book. Now we have that and Im curious as to why Billie and/or Chuck need Sam. I still think for Sam to die, Dean needs to kill him and this is why Chuck manipulated Dean to pull a gun on him, which goes well with OG Death needing Dean to kill Sam, or “Ill do it for you” and OGs Death’s eagerness to reap him. This is intriguing, and I cant even meta on it, because I have no clue LOL

So we have this crazy physical fight between Sam and Dean which leads us to Sam’s touching speech. “What about me? Would you trade me?” The line that of course, stops Dean in his tracks. I THINK that if Billie resets everything that Sam stays dead from s2? Or maybe just since she has been Death and Sam would stay dead when he got vamped in the AU? Im not sure, but Sam didnt seem to mean that Dad would have stayed dead from before Mom made her demon deal, or that would just mean neither would exist.

Sam tells Dean that he’s always protected him, from Dad, from Lucifer etc... and I see a lot of controversey on Tumblr about this statement as an attack on John. I don’t really think so, though no matter how much of a John fan you are, the show never paints him as an ideal father. Its not “these new writers” its every writer since the Pilot. Since season 1 John has been depicted as an obsessed man who raised them to be hunters, left them alone as children for days/weeks at a time and had anger and drinking issues, all while showing that he loves his boys, wants them to be safe and ultimately only wanted what was best. I dont see the show ever depicting him as physically abusive, so its not hard to imagine that Dean would have stepped into a verbal argument between Sam and Dad to distract Dad before it got messy like we saw him do a couple times in S1. 

So Sam goes on saying he didnt always like “it” either being protected or the form of protection used, but regardless, its the only thing he could rely on, and the ony thing he knew was true. And in this moment while Dean still wants to kill Chuck, Dean probably believes its whats best for Sam too, to get off the wheel so to speak, but if Billie wins, would he no longer have Sam?? YIKES!! Winchester tears all round! And ya know, I actually like that Sam just said “put down the gun” instead of like “believe in us too” something about it made it feel more critical. Like Dean had lost his shit and Sam knew it. Dean could cry and hug him and tell him he loves him more than life, but Sam is still in danger of Chuck manipulating Dean into killing him, untill Dean puts down the gun.

Meanwhile Chuck talks Amara into becoming part of him again, to be one. This also gave me feels. But now here comes a super pissed off, super charged Chuck who has had it with these boys. “After everything, you still do this!!” and now they get to watch Jack die.... maybe.. to be continued. 

So yeah I reallly liked this episode despite the annoying issues. Definitey on my “watch again” list!

So on a scale from Bloodlines to Lebabon I give Unity a 8.5. Thanks guys I needed that!

[rainingincale]

i read your reply about the clip with dani, im not muslim but didnt you feel they were going way to fast? i understand maybe she wanted to scare him, but i couldn't help but cringe with some lines like 'when WE get married', i dont know i understand they know each other since kids but we dont see that, its hard for me to root for them when i havent see anything but him being islamophobic and kissing her best friend days ago, also i dont think the actor has the range

Honestly i think this is where personal opinion comes into play.

(I apologise in advance because I feel myself going on a whole speil about this so this is your warning sbhshd)

Something I forgot that I wanted to talk about was that all this stuff that Amira says doesn't necessarily have to directly do with Islam. That is Amira's take (and it isn't incorrect) but I think people need to also understand that there's probably loads of people of different religions who feel that way and people who aren't religious who'll feel that way.

For me when I tried once to explain to a white person why 'dating' might not be the norm for a lot of Muslims I gave my point of view of it. Where I basically said that some Muslims don't date at all because they want to be married before they do anything (which is FINE!) and some people only go out with someone if its going to be serious and they are both in the mindset that the endgame is to eventually get married. I'm not the most religiously well read person in the world so I can't exactly explain all the nuances of all this but hopefully I can give a general idea. (my days what a fucking tangent, back into my point!) so basically! When I said this to this white non religious person she replied to me like "isn't that just everyone though? Why would you wanna go out with someone if you couldn't see yourself getting married to them?"

So I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I feel it might have felt a bit much but if you're going to get into a relationship with someone don't you want to lay everything on the table? They're both very different people and I feel like if they don't have clear and open communication it can be very easy for slip ups to happen. Maybe amira saying 'when we get married' might feel ott but like said earlier... Isn't that really the end goal of any relationship? Unless you genuinely are just wanting a mess about or something idk. But like realistically I feel if you're getting together with someone no matter who you are, you probably imagine yourself together with them in the future no? Otherwise why waste time?

I feel like I've structured this response very badly shhshdbdbhd I think thats all I have to say on it, hopefully I've made some sort of sense 😂 basically the convo /maybe/ could have been worded in a less abrupt way but everything that was said was necessary and important to Amira. Otherwise it just would've led to unnecessary conflict down the road.

Also! Totally agree with you about Dani, other than him being good looking and the best friends brother trope I don't really see any appeal to him at all. Also... Idk how I feel about the whole age thing because while we don't have confirmation we know amiras in school and he's left it for at least a year 😬 anyways! The racist comment and him kissing Eva are also humungous no nos for me too. Id like for them to maybe talk at LEAST about the racist comment but I'm not holding out for it tbh

At this point I'm just rolling with the punches or whatever the phrase is, we'll have to see if they can salvage this!