#but i still hate you for sm/dp

[sciderman]

I just read a few of the 2017 spiderman and Deadpool comics and.

Its god awful. #12 is where I stopped. The quips feel dry, this isn’t who Wade is this isn’t Peter please kill me

i sm so sorry you had to see that chief

[pumpkinrootbeer]

DONT listen to redditors when they tell you a good jumping off point to get into spiderman comics is Superior!! they are lying to you!! not even as a dig at superior spiderman, as much as i love making fun of it it's a good comic run

but I can't imagine recommending the one where Peter gets freaky friday-ed into a dying doc ock's shriveled body and then proceeds to die in said shriveled body as Doc Ock fucks around in Spiderman's body. and you have to read dying wish which is honestly a pretty dense 5 issue run leading up to Superior Spider-Man on its own, filled with characters that you won't have encountered unless you've been reading asm up to that point (be honest how many of you have even heard of horizon labs.) But then the first like 5ish issues of ssm Doc Ock just tries to get with MJ and also it is HEAVILY SUGGESTED to that doc ock has feelings for May. In Peter's Body. And the whole time Peter is just stuck as a ghost watching doc ock SORT OF FLIRT WITH HIS AUNT IN HIS BODY ? and I'll stop here. but in no world would I suggest maybe one of the most absurd spiderman comics (sure it's no sins of the past but come on) to someone who has only seen the movies or the cartoons, and wants to get into the comics. I get that it's like a fan favorite but come on!!

anyway here's what id recommend people read if they want to Spiderman:

Obviously ASM is the main title and if youre really committed to being in the know on spiderman, it's definitely The place to go. But also it has 900+ issues and it can hard to find a good starting place.

I don't hate the 2022 run as much as some people do (totally reasonably btw there's some choices I'm not crazy for eithsr), and since it's the ongoing run there's not as much you'd have to read to be caught up. A lot of it is little 3-4 issue self contained stories! There's only fifty-threeee (?) issues out rn so plenty to read but not as daunting as the almost One Thousand Issues that lay before you and a near 60+ year run. I also hear the 2012 run is pretty good but I've only read a few issues here and there of that one so I cannot speak to it myself lol

Another series that's not too long but still has plenty there: Deadpool/Spider-Man! has two fan favorites and absolutely plenty of wacky comic antics. The first big plotline isn't the best but the character moments more than make up for it. Only 50 issues so not too bad! Plus, the run is over so you won't be trying to catch up (im hoping they revive it <-self delusion)

Avenging Spider-Man is another good jumping off point imo! It's a team-up series that will point you to ongoing plotlines without dragging you into them, so if one happens to strike your fancy you can go find those comics to read that storyline. It's fun, heartfelt, and self contained (for the most part). Can you tell I like team up stories yet.

For individual issues you can read completely standalone:

Deadpool annual #2 (2013)

Avenging Spider-Man #4

Amazing Spider-Man #248

Daredevil #8 & #9 (2016) (two issues ik im cheating, trust me though)

And if you're just looking to get into comics in general, here's a couple stand alone miniseries that I really like (all 10 issues or less!)

Gwenpool Strikes Back (spiderman is in this one!)

Hawkeye: Freefall (spideys here too!!)

Defenders 2017 (he's not here though... as far as I can remember)

(also you can find all of these online! (for free ;)) at readcomicsonline.li but for the love of god don't use that site if you don't have an ad blocker)

[adilynnyuri]

I hope this isnt trauma dumping or sm but i just needed to get this out and also get some advice and i think i really like ur advice. So i have been jn a relationship w my bf for 2 years now and i love him with my heart and soul and we plan to get married ( ee are still young but we see that as the futuregoal) so up tntil a few months back i used to just go to random s*x chat groups and something and would share my nudes nd just stuff like that and would also watch p*rn .. these are both things that me and my bf would a 100% consider cheating and if he did this to me i would kill myself out of sorrow. I absolutely hate myself and am disgusted at myself i was distracted for a little while with my exams but now they are over and now im crying all the time again just thinking about what i did to the boy i love the most. At the time i didnt think much of it and at first i would just talk w people but slowly i started sharing nudes and i did this a couple of times until i realized a few months back how wrong it is. I have no idea how i didnt realise how wrong this is?Up until this i was a really good person i dont think ive ever hurt anybody and i am very nice also but now idk i just hate myself and everything about me .Every day whenever i think aboyt this i cant help but cry and think there really isnt anything else i can do. Of course i have changed and wouldnt think of doing such a thing again but still the fact that i did it in the first place makes me want to die.

Ik its so selfish but i cant keeo thinking that he will do sm like this to me also and that ill get my karma. Does karma really even exist and how do i get myself to atop thinking this now i always suspect him of cheating and talking to other girls. Hes done sm similar to cheating to me but nothing on this level. What he did is nothing ckmpared to what i did.

And in the context of manifesting, should i manifest that none of this ever happened and for me to be a really nice person or shoukd i manifest that this completely gets erased from my memory or what?? This also messes up my manifestion so much i cant helo hut tell myself that i dont deserve good things as im a bad person . Please help. If youre not comfortable answering this then im sorry for wasting ur time

Hii love!

BABE CALM DOWN! I UNDERSTAND YOU!!

I totally understand you and your situation but I am here to help you and to remind you THAT YOU DIDN'T AND WILL NEVER DO ANY MISTAKES!

First of all, WHATEVER HAPPENS REMEMBER!

Don't EVER LOSE HOPE!! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO'S CREATING BOTH GOOD/BAD SITUATIONS THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES!!

You are the MAIN CHARACTER! YOU NEVER FACE ANY PROBLEMS!!

And imo Idgaf to karma. I don't even consider it's real. BUT I WILL USE IT TO MY ADVANTAGE BY AFFIRMING THAT WHOEVER TRIES TO HARM ME IN ANY WAYS THEY WILL COMPLETELY FACE THE WORST.

I understand that you feel guilty about your activities! But! NEVER LET IT TAKE CONTROL OVER YOU! AND DON'T THINK YOU ARE BAD PERSON OR SOMETHING!!

You are limitless and you can do anything!

Until you don't hurt anyone in the name of manifestation, YOU ARE NEVER A BAD PERSON OR DOING ANY BAD!

⭐I will give you an example from my life!

My success in revising an embarrassing situation!

Once I did something very embarrassing like so embarrassing I just wanted to k!ll myself💀 but then I thought why should I do that to myself? I was born in this world to be happy and cherished 24/7! so I just affirmed robotically that NOTHING BAD HAPPENED AND I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT AND MY DP WHO WITNESSED THAT FORGETS IT TOO! (It was very tough for me too! The shit which I did kept popping up in my mind, BUT I DIDN'T GIVE MUCH ATTENTION TO THAT AND KEPT AFFIRMING!)

Well it just took me 1 day! One full day of robotic affirmations! LITERALLY THE VERY NEXT DAY EVEN I FORGOT AND MY DP TOTALLY FORGOT!! I WAS SO SO HAPPY!

Suggestion for you! 💕

I know it's so tough for you to affirm totally against of what happened, but trust me! JUST AFFIRM! YOU ARE SO POWERFUL LOVE! JUST REVISE SAYING,

"I never did anything bad and I am never guilty"

I AM BEING 1000000% SURE WHATEVER YOU WANT WILL HAPPEN. WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO CHANGE, WILL CHANGE! MORE LIKE, IT HAS ALREADY CHANGED !!

With lots of love,

ADILYNN YURI🤍🌷

[kysoncat]

ES Journeys Main Cast: Black the Umbreon

Hello, hello! Back again to talk about another character of the main cast of ES Journeys. This post is about Black.

Remember that the main thing you should know about my version of the cast is that they are supposed to be as closely accurate to how they were in the comic in terms of personality and backstory as possible while also changing things to improve them by adding, removing, or expanding things about them.

Now without further ado, here's Journeys Black.

(Note: Not everything is fully fleshed out. These are just the main ideas I have and am currently trying to flesh out)

Black Black is a pretty popular character and is known for many things. He's known for being the most serious member of the group, seen as an "edgelord" by some fans (He's not), his friendship with Speed, being the victim of Pearl's yandere behavior in the early chapters (They weren't funny and never will be... Looking at you ESLC Pearl) and the whole Pearl x Black ship, and most importantly his tragic past where he lost his parents and then his brother.

While Black probably has the best writing out of all the members of the cast thanks to Silver-Synthesis who helped EV with SC10 he still feels underutilized just like with most of the members of the group. Black will have a more active role in ES Journeys.

Personality Black's personality remains the same as the comic. He's the most quiet and serious out of all the members of the group. He often avoids getting into trouble but if he sees someone getting picked on he would usually step in to help. Despite his serious exterior he does have a soft side as he cares for his friends and is willing to do anything to protect them just like with Speed and Lazuli

When Black first joined the team was a bit too serious as he mainly focused on training and didn't join in with the rest of team with their shenanigans. This changes though thanks to Crystal as she managed to get Black to lighten up and not take everything so seriously. Black while still serious would join the rest of the team in whatever they were doing.

Black has a hatred for two things: Rescuers and lies. Black doesn't like lies as he had bad experiences with them from Frost and Speed. The bad experiences made Black hold a grudge against Speed during Sinnoh but he eventually forgave him after the two encountered each other several times and talked. Ever since he lost his parents in his early childhood he hated Rescuers because they couldn't save them in time and blames them for their parents being dead. Whenever Black sees a corrupt Rescuer it gets him angry but he never shows it in public. Black does learn to get over his hatred for Rescuers eventually.

Black tends to keep stuff about his family to himself mostly because it's a sensitive subject and he doesn't know if he can trust others after being lied to before in the past. He does learn to open himself up to others thanks to members of the Eeveelution Squad. Black keeps his brother's red scarf with him as he travels as a way of remembering him.

Black has a guitar that he plays sometimes whenever he's alone.

Moves, Ability, and Battle Style Black in this AU is a lot stronger than his comic counterpart as while both of them trained, this version of him actually gets to use his training and skills in battle.

Black has a generic battle style like Crystal and Flare. Using a mix of physical and ranged moves in his battles.

When Black learns Psychic, Pearl teaches him how to use it and how to redirect attacks.

Black has a wide array of Dark-Type moves as well as other Type moves. Her movelist and when they're learned: -Quick Attack (DP) -Double Kick (DP) -Payback (DP) -Shadow Ball (DP) -Flash (DP) -Dark Pulse (DP) -Psychic (DP) -Sucker Punch (XY) -Throat Chop (SM) -Foul Play (MJ) -Black Hole Eclipse (SM; Z-Move) -Max Strike (SWSH; Dynamax) -Max Darkness (SWSH; Dynamax) -Max Phantasm (SWSH; Dynamax) -Max Mindstorm (SWSH; Dynamax) -Max Knuckle (SWSH; Dynamax)

Black's ability is Inner Focus. When Black is in battle and he is in intense focus, the ability activates and it makes him not flinch from any attack and raises his reflexes.

Black's Backstory Black hatched on January 22, 2000. He lived with his parents, Alexander and Sadie as well as his older brother, Frost who was five years older than him. Black and his family lived in a wealthy house in Sunny Town as his dad worked at Silph Co. in Saffron city.

Black had a nice childhood as he spent it with his brother and his parents. On April of 2003, Black attended school for the first time.

On August of 2004, Black and his family visited Alexander at work and after he clocked out, the family spent time walking around Saffron City for a bit before deciding to return home via. During the bus ride home, the bus unexpectedly stopped as the tires were now flat but luckily they weren't too far from Sunny Town as it was just an hour long walk so the family decided to walk there. During the walk the family heard noises coming from the woods to the sides of the path and were soon ambushed by Team Rocket members who wanted to take Alexander to help them with something but instead he fought the members off while telling Sadie to run with the kids. As Sadie ran some Team Rocket members went after them and Black was terrified by what was happening. Sadie managed to avoid them a few times and ran into the woods where after finding a safe spot, puts Black and Frost down. She tells Frost to take Black back to Sunny Town and to not look back and before leaving she said she loved them one last time before telling them to go. Frost listened to his mom and carried Black away while Black cried to his mom and that was the last time he saw her and his dad. The two eventually made it to Sunny Town and the townsfolk asked them what happened to which they said their parents are in trouble so Rescuers were sent out. Black hoped the Rescuers could save his parents but eventually they came back and reported that Alexander and Sadie were dead. A few days go by and during that time, Black thought back to the event and became angry as had the Rescuers been sent out earlier before he and Frost made it back to town then their parents would've still been alive. Soon a funeral at the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town was held for Alexander and Sadie which Black and Frost attended.

Following this tragedy, Black became less joyful and had a more serious tone. He started focusing on school a lot and soon became one of the top students there. Black also started taking battle class really seriously and would win in a lot of the sparring sessions, usually against Tyrant who would get mad every time he loses since he used to be the best in that class and saw Black as nothing but a weakling. Whenever he sees a Rescuer, Black would often glare at them with hatred which is something Frost takes notice. When Frost asked him why he hates Rescuers, Black tells him the same thing of what he thought back home with the Rescuers not coming fast enough to save their parents which is something that would stay in his head.

In April of 2010, Black saved Pearl from some bullies from school and unbeknownst to him, she developed a crush on him. A few days later he met Gus and he would become his friend even though Black didn't say anything back but didn't bother with making him go away and just accepted him being around.

One month later after school, Black was walking around Sunny Town but saw a Hydriegon in an alley. As Black approached the Pokemon it suddenly lunges and attacks him but before Black would get hurt, Frost who is a Glaceon now saves him by freezing the Pokemon in ice. Black was about to thank his brother for saving him but noticed he was wearing a Rescuer Badge on his scarf and got mad as he called his brother a liar since after he graduated he told Black that he was taking a job as a postmon. Frost explains himself to Black about why he became a Rescuer as he said that what he said to him about the Rescuers not coming sooner to save their parents years ago was true and he doesn't want anyone to go through the same pain they went through. Black forgave his brother for lying but Frost lying wouldn't be forgotten by him.

In March of 2011, Black was walking back home from school and runs into Speed who fell in front of him as he was still recovering from his injuries from another fight he had with Shade. Black helps him back up and asked why he didn't stay home to which Speed said he wanted to check on his Glaceon friend. When Black asked if he was talking about Frost and Speed said yes, the two had a nice conversation about him. After some chatting, Speed decided to go but before he did Black asked him for his name to which Speed said his name was "Alan". When Black ran into Speed who is injured again and asked why he was hurt to which he said he got into a fight, Black teaches him how to defend himself.

A few days later in battle class, Black and Tyrant were in another sparring match and unsurprisingly, Black won again. Tyrant was salty about losing again and refused to believe a weakling like Black could beat him unless he did something. Tyrant stole a slip for an S-Ranked Rescuer mission and told Black that if he completed it then he'll accept that he's not a weakling. Gus tells him not to do it but Tyrant taunts Black by saying the Rescuers are better than him which ticks him off a bit and so, Black accepts the request.

After school, Black left Sunny Town and went to the spot in the woods that the request said where a bunch of stolen items are at that were guarded by a group of criminal Pokemon. Black snuck around the criminals and was about to grab the item but was caught by a Machoke who had a strong hold on him. Before anything bad could happen, Frost managed to save him and before Black passes out he watches his brother fend off the criminals from touching him.

Hours later it was evening and Black wakes up to see the path to Sunny Town. When he turned around he saw Frost who was laying against a tree bleeding. Frost was glad to see his brother was unharmed while Black panicked with his brother's condition. Black tried lifting Frost up to carry him to town but Frost tells him it's no use as he's too heavy for him and he's been in this condition for a while now. Black apologizes to Frost for he tells him it wasn't his fault. Frost with what little strength he had left gave his brother his damaged red scarf and made him promise to live a happy life before passing away right before Black's eyes. When Black returned to town he told the Rescuers that Frost had died and said where his body was before returning home. The next couple of days would be Black and Tyrant getting in trouble as Black was responsible for Frost's death and Tyrant was stealing S-Ranked Rescuer requests. Fortunately both of them were not going to jail due to being young but had a strict lecture. After this Tyrant was expelled from school while Black didn't go back to there for a couple of days.

During Black's grieving, he didn't leave his house and didn't do almost anything while there. One day during the evening he decided to leave the house and wandered around town and as he did that many of the townsfolk asked if he was alright to which he didn't answer. Black stops at a bench and sat there for a while doing nothing that is until Speed approached him. Speed sat next to Black on the bench and the two talked with Speed saying he was sorry for Black's loss. Black was in a negative headspace saying stuff like how their world is nothing but pain and that he's all alone but Speed makes him snap out of that mindset by telling him that there's hope and that he has all his friends like him and Gus. Speed optimism cheered Black up a little. When Speed asked what Black planned on doing now and he said he wasn't sure, Speed suggested he works as a postmon when he graduates. When Black decided it was time to go back home, Speed decided to walk with him.

Following that day, Black went back to school feeling a little better now and even though every time he returned home it was lonely, Speed as Alan was there to keep him company. The two would often meet at the bench where they talked whenever they hang out. Sometimes Speed was injured again and so Black decided to teach Speed how to defend himself. Black considered Speed as Alan as his closest friend.

On January 22, 2012, Black graduated from school. After graduation he returned home and when he went inside, Speed who was a Jolteon was there to celebrate his birthday. The two had a good time and once it turned night and Speed left, Black went to his room where he saw a scrapbook of picture of his family and seeing them made him happy. His happiness resulted in him evolving into an Umbreon. A few days later, Black became a postmon and worked alongside Speed.

Over the months, Speed and Black's friendship has grown strong as the two would hangout often, train together, and sometimes get competitive with each other while at work. One day when Black was waiting for Speed at their usual meet up spot at the bench, Speed didn't arrive for some time which got him worried if his friend got into another fight. Black left the spot and searched around town for Speed. After some time, he managed to find him as he saw that he was fighting Shade again. Black was about to step in to help but when Shade refer Speed by his real name instead "Alan" that confused him but after some thinking, Black realized that Speed lied to him about who he really was. After Speed beat Shade and the Absol limps away, Black went over to him him and confronted him about how he lied to him about who he truly was. Speed tried explaining himself but was too worn out from the fight and Black didn't want to hear anything as he then walked away from him, leaving him standing all alone.

When Black returned home after storming off from Speed, he was mad that another Pokemon he trusted lied to him. He looked back at everything major thing that happened to him while in Kanto from his parents' death, Frost lying to him about being a Rescuer, and now Speed lying about who he was and Black was done with everything. Black wanted to leave Kanto as nothing but bad things has happened to him here so over the past few weeks he began packing his stuff up and selling the house. During that time, Black didn't bother looking or talking to Speed. Soon Black finished packing and he leaves Sunny Town as he moves to a new region which is the Sinnoh region.

Black's new home was in Sunyshore City as he lived in an apartment. While for first few months living there was alright, soon Black started feeling lonely as he has no one with him. Black tried getting over this feeling by doing stuff to pass the time like teaching himself how to play guitar but it didn't work. This lonely feeling makes Black often leave his own apartment for a few days a week as he travels around Sinnoh on his own.

In 2016 when the Eeveelution Squad were in Sinnoh they run into Black and when he saw Speed again he still wasn't happy to see him.

Black's Journey In Diamond and Pearl, Black makes his debut. When the Eeveelution Squad first run into him he doesn't join the team right away unlike Pearl, Leaf, and Lazuli. Black is a reoccurring character prior to joining the team. In Sinnoh, Black learns to let go of the past with Speed's lying to him and move to a brighter future by joining the Eeveelution Squad. When he joins the team, he is a bit too serious at first however Crystal helps him with that by having a talk with him and constantly dragging him into things the team does. Black has a rivalry with Tyrant who is a Hitmonlee on Shade's team.

In Battle Frontier, Black learns to let go of his hatred for Rescuers. (This needs some cooking still but that's the idea).

In XY, when SIlvia joins the team Black develops feelings for her and tries to be with her but Pearl's jealousy tends to ruin his attempts. Eventually Black had enough of Pearl's jealousy so he confronts her about it and refuses to speak with her until she learns what she did wrong. Eventually Pearl apologizes and the two repaired their friendship. When Black confesses to Silvia and she turns him down, Black's feelings for her doesn't go and he continues trying to get with her but Pearl gets him to stop by talking with him about not wanting to ruin their friendship with each other.

In Sun & Moon, Black learns to appreciate life as well as the Pokemon around him which is his team who he starts to see as family. During the Alola journey, Black gets to reunite with Frost and his parents thanks to Tapu Fini and manages to get closure with them.

In Master Journeys, when Speed tells the team that they would split up to train for a couple of months, while Black was surprised by the order he understood why Speed told everyone this. He convinces Pearl that this is for the best for the team if they wanna get through the Ultra Class of the World Championship Series.

So with all that said, that's all for Journeys Black. What do you think of him? Leave your thoughts for me to read. The next post will be about Journeys Silvia so until then, bye!

[turboacek-blog]

The Love-Hate thing with XY

Something I’ve had thoughts on ever since I’ve seen more of the Anipoke community and it’s an interesting situation

XY seems to be a fan favorite series of all the Pokémon series

With XY generally being seen as one of the best from a more ranking critic review viewpoint (look at IMDb scores for example)

So why is there such a divide among fans?

1) It gets so much loved it’s hated

It’s a weird yet normal reaction

There are definitely some fans out there that praise it so much that it can get annoying

Some actually use it to put down other series which is definitely not good

And some it’s the only thing they mention which over-saturates it in the grand scheme of Pokémon discussion which can also be annoying when out of 15 posts 12 are XY stuff you can get sick of it

2) XY is the only or one of the few watched by some

I’m constantly surprised by the number of fans that have only watched XY or started with XY

Clearly, some of it is an age thing, when they were in that general age range XY was on TV so it was naturally their first series

But also for one reason or another the way XY was presented got a lot more people wanting to check it out, I don’t know for sure but apparently XY brought in a lot of viewers and it can’t be just the regular wave of kids watching Pokémon for the first time

I mention this as people are then using XY as their basis whether it’s the constant comparison to SM specifically the art style or that they never watched Original series to DP/BW so it has that affect that when you’re watching something older some things don’t look as good since it is older especially for younger viewers

3) Social Media

Social Media been around for awhile before XY in 2013

But around that time was also a pretty big boom as stuff like YouTube were getting to the point that people were YouTubers, Vine was alive, twitter and Facebook were still the general share thoughts platforms and etc

So when clips from this time are shared they were more widespread then before and since it’s more modern its less likely to be gone

For example it’s hard to get stuff from OS-DP as it was just the byproduct of being older

Not everything was digitized, and some of the stuff that was is now gone whether a website taken down, or copyright on YouTube video etc as not everything was just on Serebii and Bulbapedia

Where XY was at a time that was fortunate enough that stuff is hard to lose and copyright was better understood and etc so it was able to build up views and likes and etc

Like I saw a vid where someone who never watched Pokemon was reacting to Ash-Greninja like there's something there

4) Miscellaneous stuff

General stuff that some like but I don’t want to say is a main reason or is big enough to give its own point

Visuals: people loved how XY looked, the art style plus the animation and 3D camera

Approach: generally the most shonen of the Pokémon series and when stuff like shonen is a big hit amongst a similar demographic it gets love for it like Ash being more “mature”, him being more of a leader, etc

Romantic side plot: Serena's crush on Ash at least from what I noticed has its own community with shipping, and I can see it bringing in a lot of girl viewers as romance is a common drawing point for young girls plus it’s a general thing people can like

Preferences: some might just generally like characters like Alain over a character like Paul, which I think is just a preference thing than an objective thing, and this applies to everything naturally

5) Least amount of Problems

I have my personal thoughts on XY, some positive some negative

But I can say from a more objective/critics point of view XY has the least problems of any series

XY consistently looked great, had what feels like the least amount of “filler” episodes, had at least solid arcs for Ash Clemont Serena and Bonnie, decent rivals, a supporting cast, etc

As even though I don’t think Sun and Moon had problems it definitely got backlash from the art style change alone let alone the formula change

BW was a soft reboot so it had a negative response from existing fans

JN had production issues that had them have recaps and such plus the co-lead with Goh stuff

So when you can point to negatives for other series that don’t really apply to XY it’s easy to hold it higher

It’s like saying they all have 5 positives but XY has like 1 negative while the others have 3+ negatives. It doesn’t matter about the positives as the negatives weigh them down more

Like even though it has its weaker points if I have to grade it XY doesn’t go below a 5/10 in anything (plot, character, pacing, etc) where you can say some series do fall below that line

Like I personally don’t care for the Team Flare Arc after the league but I wouldn’t say it was bad in the slightest

So my conclusion?

XY was definitely the right place-right time series

The social media boom, plus the general improvements XY made from BW gave it a lot of fans

So now whether they think it genuinely or they just have nostalgia for it, have XY rated higher and like to talk about it regardless of how much it’s already been discussed

It’s similar to how I remember Original Series

Doesn’t matter what May, Dawn, Paul, etc would do people would still bring up Misty Gary Charizard and etc

And it’s the same with XY, doesn’t matter what the Alola Gang, Iris, Cilan, Goh, or Chloe, they get compared to Clemont Bonnie, Serena, etc, and even Ash gets compared to his XY version

But since XY is more recent and for the most part OS fans aren’t online like that they get the status of being the most vocal and etc

As someone who was older when XY came out and wasn’t around for all the YouTube and etc

They do hype up XY a little too much

But at the same time, I do get the dislike or neutralism for SM and JN, and BW

As people can not like certain aspects of XY but none really got or deserve the backlash the others did so they look better as a result of not having that issue

As if hypothetically all Pokémon series in a vacuum are 7/10’s

Things like BW’s soft reboot make it a 5/10 to those fans for example and this can be applied to all series even XY but if others have more visible issues then they get bogged down more which results in making XY look better

To XY’s credit is a feat in itself but having the least number of issues doesn’t mean any issues which are where a lot of anti’s and people that just get tired of it come from as some do genuinely think XY is perfect

Overall XY is a solid series it came out at the right time when everything surrounding it was more controversial and it was able to explode in popularity thanks to the internet

Both sides are justified as XY has its good points but the fact that it’s seemingly the most discussed and regarded series does seem a bit excessive and I sympathize with those that don’t like it for that or just don’t like that series in general

[persicipen]

Thank u for the advice! Honestly, I think it’s best that I save my primos for mavuika or alhaitham b/c I love him sm and have some of his best teammates (unfortunately I joined genshin 3 months after his rerun). I think I might consider pulling for citlali b/c hoyo hates cryo characters but I’m not too sure yet.-🩵

good luck on your pulls and savings! 🩷 alhaitham and mavuika are definitely amazing picks for dps characters and citlali should also fill a specific niche (rip layla you are still my true girlfriend — on the topic, its hilarious that these two share a very similar role and i love both of them) 😋 there’s always a test run, so make sure to play through it before pulling to feel how you personally enjoy these characters!

[nanaarchy]

20 Q's for Fic Writers

I got tagged by @assorted-candy! Thank you sm !! :D

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 

Currently have 4! (Technically 5, but the last one is a meme fic so we don't talk about it...)

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

41,928

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Mainly Danny Phantom !! Though I do have some crossovers planned/posted, especially with DC Comics. The crossover potential of this silly little fandom is Crazy!!

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? 

4. Either Way, It Ends - 54 Kudos - A rewrite of Danny Fenton's accident, from the perspective of one Ancient Embodiment of Death.

3. Frosted Flakes - 127 Kudos - This winter, something bizarre happened to Danny Fenton. Nobody (except Dash Baxter) noticed.

2. Phantom Phuckery - 635 Kudos - Danny Fenton is tired of keeping so many secrets. The Casper High School Class of 2008 Group Chat suffers the consequences.

1. Invisible Case - 721 Kudos - The Bat Siblings are tasked with an investigation on Vladimir Masters, famous billionaire businessman and mayor of Amity Park. Why is everything so suspiciously covered up?

5. Do you respond to comments?

All the time :D Send a comment and I'll do my best to reply!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oops... Only two of them are actually finished... but probably Either Way It Ends. But that's just canon angst. My WIPs, however...

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

From my current posted fics, Phantom Phuckery probably will have the best ending happiness-wise. That's the whole idea of an "ideal timeline," right?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Very rarely !! Though, I have gotten occasional "you should have done This or That for a better ending!!" or "why have you posted This fic when you should be posting That fic?" It's very rare, and I usually delete them, but whatever. I'll post what I want. Every one billion years. At 3am. On a Tuesday. Don't tell me what to do >:)

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Have written it waaay in the past? But never posted it. It was for a different fandom I'm not really part of anymore. Considering all the relationships in my current fandoms... it might never happen again lol

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

So... remember that one fic I mentioned? The 5th fic I wasn't gonna talk about? Yeah... My friends and I were playing a game called Frantic Fanfic. You basically make a random list of characters and you have 10 minutes to write a story, beginning-middle-end, with two of them. I posted the one I wrote, True Italian Pizza, between Super Mario and Five Nights at Freddy's. You can imagine how insane that fic is.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Never, thank goodness !! (Though if you do wanna use any of my concepts/aus/headcanons, feel free to! but Please let me know, I'd love to hear your takes!)

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Technically no, but I did make art for My Roommate's Haunted??? for Invisobang! I also have two WIP fics inspired by art for Ecto-Implosion. I'm not sure if it counts, but still! :D

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

I have several, tbh? in many fandoms. For DP, probably Everlasting Trio. But really, I'm a sucker for Eldritch!Danny - and thus, he has many hands. Many many hands for many many little guys. Crossover ships are my jam tho, like Anger Management (Jazz x Jason) and Brain Dead (Tim x Danny). Also Bad Blood (Dan x Jason) is criminally underrated.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Okay. WIPs. I'm currently working on a Lancer-centered fic, and I really want to finish it. I'm worried I'll never finish my Danny Phantom x The Magnus Archives fic - I started it but it's still really early in the process. I wanna continue working on it after Ecto-Implosion and after the Lancer fic, but I'm not sure I'll ever finish it. Tho after that, there's my Jekyll!Masters and Hyde!Plasmius fic. I haven't started that one, but I know that once I do I'll definitely finish it at the speed of lightning.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I love silly little descriptions of random tiny details that don't really seem important until you realize it was actually foreshadowing for something way larger later in the fic. I love myself some motifs and symbolism.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Fucking dialogue. Don't get me wrong, the problem isn't characterization or tone or anything. But if I do start writing dialogue, it's really hard to build a scene around the words I want to say. It gets too wordy and too long back-and-forth, and I really struggle with dialogue pacing. I wanna get better at it ngl - it's always either 100% scripted dialogue or no dialogue at all.

Also how does one write sad scenes without being funny. I keep throwing jokes and puns around to make it less uncomfy to write. but it just ends up being funny. how can I not be funny

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

LOVE when characters themselves speak in another language. I like to include it in italics (and the translation in brackets if necessary!) Unless it's something like, the entire conversation is in a foreign language, then I might throw in a "oh and btw this is all in Japanese but protag's brain auto-translates it to english ooooh anime logic"

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Surprisingy? My first ever published works were entirely original (though I was 8 years old, and thus they were obviously Shit™️)

I think my first actual fandom fanfic was for Percy Jackson, when I was like,, 9??? 10??? It was very obviously a self-insert 2nd-gen fic, but it was silly goofy and surprisingly not terrible.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

I like them all in their own way !! tho ngl?? Either Way, It Ends lowkey slaps so hard - it's a short one-shot and deserved better tbh. Writing it was really fun !! I love dif depictions of Death in media, so go read it if u can :>

here you go my beloved authors, anyone who wants can join the bandwagon :D

@funghifungi @underforeversgrace @dashing-through-ecto @hannahmanderr @probably-dead @scarletsaphire

20 Q's for Fic Writers

I got tagged by @dp-marvel94! Thank you!

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 

I've just posted my 22nd work a few days ago!

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

37,763

3. What fandoms do you write for?

So far, all my published fics are for Danny Phantom. It's a fandom that's near and dear to my heart and my favorite to write for. I've written fanfiction for myself in a lot of different fandoms over the years. Miraculous Ladybug, Mega Man (Star Force, Battle Network) and Fire Emblem are a few. (Will these ever see the light of day? Probs not, lol)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?  5. Frayed Ends - 37 kudos - Jazz and Maddie are fighting more often. Jack wants to reach out and help his family. 4. The Same Blood - 45 kudos - Maddie and Jack try to help a sick girl that collapsed in front of their house. They don't know what to make of her condition. Danny wants to help.

3. Returned Home - 49 kudos - Maddie finds Danny at home after he disappeared ten months ago.

2. The Broken Pieces Left Behind - 66 kudos (tie) - Maddie knew what the portal did to Danny. If she could create something that essentially turned him into a ghost, she could figure out a way to fix all of it. Even if she hasn't made any progress in the past two months, she'll keep trying. She didn't account for what Danny wanted. 1 . What's Out of Out Control - 66 kudos (tie) - Danny thought he had it under control. He thought he could finally hang out like they used to always do. Tucker could feel the rift between them widening. It wasn't getting smaller anytime soon.

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to! There were a few comments from my two earlier fics that I never responded to and it's already been so long and I feel like I ended up putting it off too long to say anything now 😓But I'm so so thankful for all the comments I receive! I never thought anyone would read my work, let alone comment on it. I'm always between two modes of 'author commentary' and 'screaming thank you and running away'.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Lol, I love my angsty stuff and there are so many different flavors of angst, so it's hard to pick just one. I'd say the piece I aimed to write for Angst Fest, The Broken Pieces Left Behind, might be it. It ends on a rather hopeless note for the Fenton family that even I don't know how to make everything better for them

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Probably Home for a Cat. It was for a Ectoberhaunt prompt that I was absolutely stumped on. So I decided someone was going to adopt a cat by the end of the fic.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Ahh, so I actually posted a fic on FFN wayyy back when I was in high school. I remember it being received pretty well but I got a really rude comment on a simple spelling mistake. Back then, I was just told I had dyslexia a few years prior and I had some really bad self-esteem issues tied in with that. So, yeah, that comment basically made me terrified to ever show my work to anyone ever.

It's been over ten years since then and I wanted to actually get over that fear. I impulsively decided to do Angst Fest with the mindset that no one would even look at what I posted. Not only did people look, everyone has been so kind!!!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

lkdajldkf, nope. I get flustered trying to write basic romance and having two characters hold hands, lmao. Major props to those that can, it's definitely a skill that takes time to master just like any other genre.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I haven't.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Also haven't had this either.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope, but it seems like a lot of fun.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Back when the show was airing, Amethyst Ocean (Danny/Sam) was my go to. I'm a sucker for friends to lovers tropes and it's really nostalgic for me. But, I don't really read a lot of shippy things for Danny Phantom, so ships don't make or break a fic for me.

If I'm looking to read romance, the whole Love Square (MariChat my beloved) with Miraculous Ladybug will always be great. Even if I jumped ship on the show around season 2 or 3 and I have no clue what they're doing now, lol.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I honestly have so many WIPs that are unfinished on my computer from over the years. Maybe a super old one that I titled 'Phantoms in the Daylight'. Angst once more with Character Death as the main pain point. I like the beginning but oh boy, does it get sloppy and confusing real quick. I'd need serious outlining energy put into it if I'd ever want to salvage it and I just don't have it in me.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue! Give me two blorbos and I'll make them talk forever.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Scenery and description. I love the dialogue portion so much that I end up running into the floating heads in an empty room problem in the first drafts of my fics. My first round of edits are dedicated to making sure I have a scene and grounding characters into it. And then I have to go back later to make it not feel so robotic sounding.

(Also a weakness but more as in fic than writing. Summaries and Titles. I stare at my drafts on AO3's editor for at least half an hour trying to pull something together, lol)

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I can probably talk about this for hours, lol. I absolutely love foreign languages, especially when it comes to linguistics. So, I'll try to be brief, lmao. Short answer: depends on the fic but normally no. I already spend so much time fussing over the word choice/slang/formality/dialect characters use in my native language. I don't have a good enough grasp on another language for it to sound natural to the reader. ("They would not fucking say that" is my internal monologue during dialogue edits, lol)

19. First fandom you wrote for?

It's a toss up between Pokemon and Danny Phantom. I first learned about fanfiction from a friend who showed me FFN for the Pokemon fics. I looked around the site and found all of the Danny Phantom fics soon after and got hooked on those. I started writing around then and it would have been for one of those two.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Hard to chose one! Writing technicality wise, I'm proud of how What Remains on the Table turned out. I consider description my weak point, so the original draft was 0 dialogue with very stiff descriptions. I was able to edit it to really practice my environmental storytelling. (Although, please mind the tags if you click the link as it does deal with the dissection topic)

I'm not sure who's been tagged and I'm not sure who writes fanfic, so @lavendarlily, @fangirlwriting-stories, @grub-xd, @nanaarchy and anyone else that wants to join!

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COD HEADCANONS 2

Here's the link to the first b/c y'all loved it sm ty &lt;3

Go read my Ghost x Reader on AO3 | Reap What You Sow

Relationship hcs!!!

Gaz:

Undiagnosed dyslexia

Soap will say some dumb shit about it and Gaz will fire back with something like “you need autocorrect irl b/c no one can fucking understand you”

Hates winter; this is a summer boy!

Ghost told him that Soap’s Halloween party was a dress-up party, but Gaz took it as a sexy dress-up party and came in a slutty nun outfit

Ghost had to go to the bathroom because he was tearing up from trying to hold back his laughter

Can’t pull all-nighters

This bitch NEEDS 8 hours or he’s not happy

Like… he can pull them, but you unlock this secret character trait of “ultimate fucking bitch Kyle”

Got really into Overwatch and then didn’t tell anyone after it died (pre OW2), then was fucking insane at every character when OW2 came out

Soap hates his ass for this

Flexes, only character he doesn’t like is Hanzo (still upset about the scatter arrow removal)

Tinyass bladder

“I have to pee”

“WE LEFT EIGHT MINUTES AGO WHAT DO YOU MEAN?”

Really gentle with his friends, him and Soap’s bromance goes crazy like they’ll do that thing where they almost kiss and they pull back and go “WOAAAAAAH WOAHHHHHHH”

Thinks hairless cats are gross

Ghost:

The kind of guy to sit back and watch shit unfold unless the person who (is getting / is about to get) their shit rocked is someone he respects

Previously had an allergy to shellfish

Raw dogged it until the allergy literally went away

Exposure therapy, man

Knows what “L + Ratio” means and HAS used it against Soap once

Soap and Gaz lost their fuckin beans when he said it and they’ve never forgotten it

Sorta plain texter – really just like “K,” “Ok,” “Did you eat.”

Doesn’t use a lot of question marks

No question marks or really any punctuation other than a period at the end of EVERY text

Doesn’t use Apple emojis or Android, but the text version

Like :)

BUT ALWAYS ENDS THEM IN A PERIOD :).

Eventually unlearns this but ending everything like a sentence lasted for a while

He won’t say openly if he’s annoyed, but will add a little extra sharpness to his stare

Great at FPS games, chooses to not use the mic because he likes shitting on dumb mfkrs and listening to them bitch when he wins 1v1’s

Played OW for Soap and Gaz and got really fucking good at Zen, but almost always plays DPS

Learned how to build computers and finds it really relaxing

Soap and Gaz both asked for him to make them PCs and he said “no,” then did both of them in the span of one 3-week break cycle

Knows everyone’s addresses

How the fuck does he know everyone’s addresses

Definitely the guy to say a random set of numbers pretending like its someone’s IP address

“The Riley Murders” is a popular true-crime segment; literally avoids all true-crime media because of this

Not really a fan of the holidays, but he does put in the effort to be at the 141 parties and get-togethers for his team

Panic attacks for him aren’t obvious. He just stands there, holding his gaze at one spot while he clenches his jaw/fist, trying to push out the ringing in his ears

Doesn’t dress up for Halloween or does the bare minimum (antlers on top of his head, a single bowtie, etc)

Alejandro:

Uses all emojis

ESPECIALLY THE CATS

Weird about how much he likes Minions

Fucked up knee from tearing his ACL as a kid

Like his knees pop when he kneel down and shit

Bros so anti-drug he doesn’t like prescription drugs

*Bleeding out* “Tylenol? Why would I need that?”

His whole house is carpeted aside from the kitchen

No, you don’t understand. Carpeted bathrooms

Man has cold feet

Socks and indoor slippers but he’s got those luxury Ugg slippers that he wears religiously

Hates it when people chew with their mouth open

WILL MENTION IT

Plays Candy Crush

Owns an old Dell laptop, doesn’t play PC or console games

Price:

POP POP POP his joints are shit but good enough for the army ig

Tried yoga, didn’t have enough motivation to keep going, but still says he does yoga (it’s been like four years n Laswell gets on his ass about it)

“Overwatch? We’re off right now, why are we talking about this?”

“You have three guys on you? What are you talking about?”

Confused dad

Heavyweight drinker; man likes his beers

Gaz called him "dad" once and he owns it like a fucking medal

Says “back in my day” to fuck with everyone

Sings the Star Spangled Banner in the most heinously British accent he can

He only knows “Oh say can you see, by the dawns early light, oh so proud…” and then bullshits the rest

Soap:

Bisexual. No preference.

Not really a “will kiss anyone” but more of a “please let me kiss someone”

Flirts with fuckin’ anyone and everyone but the issue is that he just doesn’t stay in one place because of work, so unless he’s dating someone in the field (which is super rare), it’s mostly just flings

“Guys, let’s do the brown note endurance contest.” (Google “brown note youtube”)

Spells Spongebob like “Spunch Bob”

“I am not paid enough to do that.”

OW junkie, but likes story games a lot

Support/Tank main (Mercy and Reinhardt)

The Last Of Us fucking ended him; fav character is Joel :)

Hard of hearing in his right ear

Yells “WOT?” all the fucking time

[sexyandhedonistic]

i feel like people over-complicate LoA so much omg. all you need to know is that your thoughts create you reality, that's it . this means that what you assume to be true is true, if you you assume something then that assumption is true not only in your kind but also in the 3d.

so for example if you just one day assumed that this teacher hates you and they're so cruel and mean and all that, that's how they will act towards you : they hate you and they're cruel and mean. they act like that just because that's how you assume they'll act. but if you assume that the same teacher likes you and is so nice and kind that's how they'll act : they like you and they're nice + kind. either way the act like this beacuse you assume that's how they act.

and manifesting is just the same as that teacher. if you assume that manifesting is hard, you never get what you want, you can't manifest anything etc that's how manifesting will be for you: hard, you never get what you "manifest" and you don't "manifest" anything. (i put manifest in quote marks because ofc you always get what you manifest duh!) + but if you assume that manifesting is easy, you always get what you want and you can manifest anything that's how manifesting will be for you: easy, always get what you manifest and you manifest anything and everything ! this is why self-concept is so important as with it your assumptions naturally change sm.

and the amazing thing is you don't even have to believe these assumptions for them to be true ! (i think i already talked in ur asks about how your subconscious mind has no eyes and all that) well it kinda relates to that.

as long as you know that your assumptions create reality or even just assume that you do, believing doesn't matter. because, your mind will still reflect it anyway just because you assumed it. (and by assume i can even just mean said to myself that i have my db eg). it can't tell if you're lying or not as it doesn't know so it has no choice but to assume it's true unless you tell it otherwise - it has no choice but to reflect your assumptions into the 3d unless you tell it otherwise eg you assume that you have your dp but then think why don't i have my dp ?

so just assume you already have it and you will have it because your desires are already yours + they've been yours since the moment you began to desire them ! 🤍

yes 100% bff thank you!!!!

[moonlitmeeks]

༄ comforting todd anderson headcanons

pairing; todd anderson x gn!reader

warnings; mentions of anxiety, references to panic attacks

request; hey bestie:) i was looking at ur dps masterlist and since u dont have any todd content yet i decided to ask for some! maybe hcs of comforting todd when he is nervous about something/ panicking thanks:) - @mendesxruel

a/n; todd my love <33 thanks sm for the request bestie,, u are singlehandedly keeping this blog afloat <33

todd has a tendency to get overwhelmed quite easily

only problem is he hates telling other people when this happens

he’d rather just deal with it on his own

and, surprise surprise, bottling up his feelings does not work well at all!

lets paint the scene

it’s exam month

everyone is currently extremely tired and stressed

so overworked from studying and homework

todd has been oddly quiet recently

he’s normally one of the quieter members of your group, sure

but he’s barely spoken for the past week

so you and the other poets are quite worried when todd doesn’t show up for dinner one day

you decide to go check on him, just to be sure everything’s alright

“i’ll be right back, i’m just gonna check on todd, save us some food”

when you reach the door to his and neil’s dorm, it’s worryingly quiet

you knock on the door and open it, shocked to see todd with red rimmed eyes on his bed

he obviously wasn’t expecting visitors

he jumps up and quickly rubs at his eyes with his fists in the hopes you’ll pretend nothing happens

even giving you a weak, watery smile and walking towards you trying to act casual

of course you don’t buy it

“oh god todd, what’s wrong?”

and that's all it takes for him to fully break down

his hands go from trembling to violently shaking

his breathing becomes broken and ragged

you're shocked for a moment before you leap into action

you grab his hands in an attempt to stop the shaking and lead him back towards his bed

whilst you ensure he sits down you grab a bottle of water from his desk and hand it over

he struggles with the cap, so you have to help him out

todd takes a few gulps, but tears are still streaming down his face

your heart breaks at how upset he looks

"am i okay to hug you?"

todd responds with a quick nod and you wrap your arms around him

he buries his head into your shoulder

you stroke his hair whilst shushing him slightly

whispering small encouragements

when he calms down a little more, you can finally talk to him

"what's got you all worked up?"

you let him ramble on about what's been bothering him

exams have him so stressed

his parents haven't been exactly helping with the amount of pressure they've been putting on him

he's convinced he's going to fail everything but english

you simply sigh and pull him further into you

"todd, you can ask us for help you know. we're your friends, we want to help you out. no matter what it is."

he smiles sadly at this and nods

"i just need a break" "that's fine! you can take a break for the next few days. then if you want, we can bring back the study group, im sure meeks and cameron wouldn't mind helping you out with anything you're struggling with. or we can just break into nolan's office and steal the test answers."

this gets a laugh out of him and you smile

"better?" "better."

you pull him up onto his feet, wiping at his eyes with the sleeve of his jumper before giving his hand a quick squeeze

"c'mon then, before you miss dinner. it's spaghetti, and you know what pitts is like."

projecting onto todd to write these is actually free therapy <3 love writing for this boy sm so thank u for the request bestie!!!

taglist; @mendesxruel @thesilverskull @pretentious-strikes @lilgayn00dle @tall-my-beloved @caffeineconstellations @yer-erster

dead poets society masterlist <3

[babyblue-mind]

thank you sm for the tag!!!

1. How many works do you have on ao3?

8!

2. What’s your total ao3 word count?

14,400

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Supernatural, HSM, and I have 1 DPS fic!

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Well I’m Still Fond Of You

Welton Academy is Beautiful at Night (i HATE this title its my first fic lmao)

Nothing To It

I Will

A Life In Your Shape

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! If you comment on one of my fics we are best friends forever

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Until It Doesn’t Hurt. Not super angsty and really short bc i dont really write angst lol

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

either welton acad or nothing to it! i’d say nothing to it just because im sososo proud of it

8. Do you get hate on fics?

No, closest I’ve got is someone bookmarking a fic “eh” 😭

9. Do you write smut?

Nope

10. Do you write crossovers?

Not yet but I have MANY bmwnatural thoughts. I wish I had more time to write

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Hopefully not!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

No, but I did start planning a silly story with one of my old friends

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

Way too hard!!! My fav spn ships though are destiel, sastiel, sabriel, saileen, deanbenny, midam

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

not yet titled, and i really hope i’ll finish it, but a dean/cas and sam & dean fic im working on!

actually— i have a DIFFERENT dean/cas and sam & dean fic i really like but am really stuck on. it’s like 100 words and I might just post as is.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I’m making improvements in dialogue and my use of literary features! I way overuse rule of thirds lmao

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Actually sitting down to write!!! Idk what specifically to say… maybe I should think about it to improve!

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

Hasn’t come up in my writing yet, but yeah sure as long as I know what I’m writing isn’t poorly translated.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Dead Poet’s Society!

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Nothing To It is my baby!! It’s my longest fic and I’m sooo happy with it!

i will tag this later <3 but open tag!

20 Questions For Writers

Tagged by the lovely @mercurialkitty

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 10

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 61,854

3. What fandoms do you write for? Supernatural, Marvel (comics and MCU), Our Flag Means Death, Castle, 9-1-1, House MD, Psych, Malevolent Podcast, The Magnus Archives, Hermitcraft, Life Series, and Good Omens

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? A Heart Of Iron, All I Want, What happens when superheroes and Twitter mix, Turning Page, and 3am Cookies

5. Do you respond to comments? I try, but I'm kinda scared to lol

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Hasn't ended yet, but AHOI is definitely my angstiest fic

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? All I Want

8. Do you get hate on fics? Nope!

9. Do you write smut? Not yet, but I might if I get the right request

10. Do you write crossovers? Yup! :>

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not as as far as I know

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Nope

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Starting the Stream was originally gonna be co-written, but that fell through

14. What’s your all time favorite ship? Ooh, hard one. Probably Frostiron or Spideypool just because that's what I grew up

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Starting the Stream

16. What are your writing strengths? I will go to extreme lengths to make it accurate. All of the Old Norse in AHOI has been translated as best I could into Old Norse via an Old Norse dictionary and then transfered into the runic alphabet

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Sticking to a wip other than AHOI

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? Only if I have a comprehensive online dictionary I can use and even then I only do dead languages that will be less jarring to readers if I get grammar wrong

19. First fandom you wrote for? I am very not proud of it but I wrote a (now orphaned) DSMP fic back in april 2022 that is one of the cringiest fics I have ever wrote

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? AHOI purely because of Kosto. I could go on for hours about his lore

Taglist (no pressure)

@fionaswhvre @shineforthee @babyblue-mind @outofbluecomesgreen2 @disabled-dean

@faithdeans @theresalwaysfanfiction

[the-butterfly-blues]

I agree with you 100% about Andrew being the one who needs to be the Spiderman in Deadpool 3. BUT unfortunately andrews Spiderman isn’t in the universe of Deadpool’s marvel character and since Andrew still only belongs to Sony and Tom’s Spiderman has a dual contract with Sony & Marvel and his Spiderman being in the same universe as Deadpool’s timeline then unfortunately it’s going to be Tom. His contract still has 2 cameos in marvel movies left before he even signs on to another trilogy. I’m just hoping Sony gives Andrew one more solo movie even though it won’t be attached to marvel since his movie doesn’t have marvel characters he deserves one final movie to close out his intended trilogy

You speak the truth and I despise you for it! Joking, absolutely joking, I don’t hate you.

I did think about that a bit and for a moment, I thought Tom’s SM was Marvel because of those movies he was in, Civil War, Avengers, etc., and had my hopes up that (thinking No Way Home was Marvel) they could do what they did there and bring Andrew in. And then my brain actually decided to work and go ‘But it’s technically not Marvel.’ Doesn’t mean I can’t still hope though..

Then again, as I said before, I have no ill will towards any of it and I’m just excited to be getting a third DP movie.

As for Andrew, he absolutely deserves a third film. To me, he’s the best SM based on his acting abilities alone and I’d absolutely adore to see him on screen in his own SM movie one last time, though I am happy with the slight closure from No Way Home and would be okay if he decided to leave it there.

Not to say that the others aren’t good nor that I don’t like them because that’s preposterous, I love them all.

[smilingperformer]

Discussing the good and bad of Pokémon Journeys: Part “Rocket Gang”

It is no secret that the handling of Rocket Gang in Journeys is quite different from how the fans and audience have come to know them. Even I have tons to say about how I feel about Rockets in this series, so let's get started!

TLDR; Their handling in this series isn't exactly the best kind as it has removed one of the beloved aspects of them (having own Pokémon they bond very closely with) and is showing less often how they are RIGHTEUS evil, not evil evil. More under the cut, Journeys abverted to JN.

So. How do I begin. Let's start with saying: I am a Rocket Fan. A huge one. Ever since I started watching Pokémon couple years ago during Sun & Moon's first year, I fell in love with these buffoons, and I absolutely adored how the two bonded with their Pokémon and showcased that they're not that different from the brats, just on the villainnous side. Kojiro is a loving and caring man, Musashi has gone through lots of stuff and Nyarth has deep understanding over Pokémon's feelings due to his past experiences. Oh, Sonansu's there too, I love that blue blop so much. Honestly, the main reason I love these four so much is because they're such lovable villains who tend know what is right for their Pokémon, or other Pokémon they manage to bond with. And it was shown really well pre-SM as well.

Like, one of my favourite episodes of all time for Rockets is actually JN019, and it's because of how the Rockets end up helping a Ditto/Metamon who wants to be a proper actor, but thus far tended to fail in transforming into Pokémon perfectly. Musashi, as a actress herself, really bonds with this Metamon, managed to help it perfect the transformation with the help of Kojiro, Nyarth and Sonansu, and despite having the job to pokenap Pokémon... they actually end up helping Metamon to get back its job, to make sure it doesn't have a reputation of a Rocket 'mon. And they do SUCH a good job at acting like they're not intending it.

Like, during this acting performance, they really want to get blasted off! They don't even hide it. They keep provoking Satoshi to use Pikachu's Thunderbolt to blast them off and save Metamon that way. And I just fricking love them for this asjhgsjhgfs.

But aside from this episode, there really hasn't been that many episodes focusing on this aspect of Rockets. Another good episode for them JN is JN024 thou, where Rockets are on vacation and, are NOT on their villainous acts.

They're mere citizens in that episode, enjoying their free time in Sinnoh's Resort Area. And even when the brats come around, they fully ignore their need to capture Pikachu. For Sakaki-sama's orders. Akjhksajfh I just, really love how this ep managed to show that, even if they are part of Rocket Gang, it's merely their job, not who they are fully. They're not like Matori, they're not like Yamato and Kosanji- oh it's Kosaburo. They're merely doing the villainous stuff because they believe it to help make the world better. And when they're not working? They're good citizens. This was such a good episode for them because of this because it really showed that they could easily just be friends with the brats if they weren't on the opposite sides.

They even helped foil Matori's team's plans on kidnapping every single Pokémon in the Resort Area and sajghsjhgf. These four really hate Matori now do they. They're on her side, but they also keep foiling her plans. Even in Sun & Moon they foiled Matori's plans to pokenap Nuikoguma, because they knew their lovely Kiteruguma mom bear would be upset. As I said before: They're villains, but they're not evil evil. They do the evil stuff for their own rightful reasons.

Now that I've discussed the reasons I love Rockets and what I've loved in JN, let's talk about what it is that makes me feel iffy about their handling in JN, one of them being the lack of own permament poketeam.

In the past seasons, Rockets would always catch themselves one of their own 'mon that would willingly join their causes, and end up bonding with them deeply. In JN, this is... pretty much non-existant. We have the recurring 'mon of Kamukame/Chewtle and Morpeko, but the first one appears in such a rare rate, and latter one has been used as a... abuse comedy. When the Morpeko started following Rockets, I had hoped that it would end up bonding with the Rockets and they'd find some common ground, but so far, there's no sign of it, and Morpeko is more like a leech in their base instead of a powerful asset, and like. I feel like this was the show's way of trying to recreate Kiteruguma but with an opposite twist of it eating their rations instead of feeding them like Kiteruguma did, but it's not working as well as Mama Bear's gimmick did. At least in my opinion.

Now let me just say that, I don't really mind the Rocket Gacha machine. I feel like the concept it has is pretty cool, and seeing what kind of Pokémon Rocket Gang has managed to capture for using is super cool to witness. They also have been able to switch up it's results in unique and fun ways and seeing it sometimes fail is kinda fun and relatable to anyone who's played gacha games, sajhgfs. However, it feels like the Gacha completely replaced Rocket Quatret's ability to capture Pokémon of their own and, it hurts my soul to say it.

I think one of the reasons they did this route was due to how in Sun & Moon, Musashi and Kojiro ended up leaving their 'mon behind, due to knowing that they won't like it at the Rocket Head Quarters and leaving the cozy family that is Kiteruguma and Nuikoguma. So, maybe the writers felt like the Quatret would now feel bad about capturing 'mon they would bond closely with after this, and then ending up having to send them to HQ. So in a way, I get the possible intention behind this decision. Yet it still hurts. And I feel like most Rocket Fans feel the same way.

Their writing is pretty much the same throughout the show (which imo is kind of an average, as it doesn't hit the nail the same way I came to love them in Sun & Moon or OS to DP era, or even XY and Best Wishes DA! Arc), so it doesn't make sense for me to recite every single appearance of theirs, but I really have to discuss what irritated me a lot:

So. JN059.

I'll just say it straight away: I did not like how Rockets were written in this episode. At all. While their personality was spot on, their motives and actions weren't. Like... the fact that Grookey/Sarunori was a Rocket 'mon is a unique concept and I honestly like it. However, the way Sarunori ended up switching sides was so bad for me. So bad.

No. I am not one of those who think that Gou stole Sarunori from them and doesn't deserve it. No. That ain't my problem. It's more like the issue in how Rockets weren't allowed to learn more about Sarunori, bond with it, learn that it's not the one to want to join the villanous side and feels happier with Gou. The idea of the story for Rocket 'mon to switch sides is great. Excecution however is not.

Like... this line where Musashi says that Sarunori needs to be sent back to HQ to be re-educated specifically ticks me off in bad way and I hate to feel ticked off like this. And this line is all because they weren't allowed to learn more about Sarunori's motives. Because the plot had to be in one episode. I feel like the motives, Rocket Gang's handling and side switching would have worked better for me, if it was a longer built arc. Sort of like how Mijumaru/Oshawott, Hikozaru/Chimchar and the likes of them were done.

And this hurts more because of JN019 where they WERE allowed to bond and perform an act of helping Metamon get back its job. These buffoons KNOW when the 'mon deserves to go to the non-villainous side. And it's all because of JN019 that I feel so strongly ticked off for this line. "We'll... ...have you re-educated". That's not what they were gonna do with Metamon. Like. God damn it.

Rockets were there when Hikozaru switched teams from Shinji to Satoshi. They came to care for the lil monkey before this switch and after this switch. They KNEW it would be better off with Satoshi, and they kept rooting for it from afar, despite constantly trying to steal it. That's their job. Same with how Nyarth comes to like the Honcho Nyabby, due to its background, and finds peace with knowing that Nyabby will find a happy life with Satoshi. All of these examples are exactly why I strongly dislike how Jn059 handled Rockets, and I so god damn wish they would have ACCEPTED that Saruroni should join Gou, but make it so that they'd have to rescue Sarunori instead of giving it to them just like that. They're not heartless.

Unless this was an act from them. Which I doubt since Nyarth learns about Sarunori wanting to go with Gou late into the episode and then trying to deny it having been said??? Uuuugh. This episode really could have used more build up and different handling with Rockets.

Another option that would have made me like Sarunori's capture was if it had been some other Rockets it escaped from, like Matori Matrix or sudden return of Yamato and Kosaburo, or something else. I LIKE the idea of Sarunori being a Rocket 'mon, so I wouldn't change it. I just don't like that it was OUR beloved Rockets that had to be treating it this way.

Sigh. Now that that's out of the way. What else is there to say. Well. How would I try improving Rockets in JN? Simple: give them their own Pokémon to care for. Make them bond with more than just Chewtle. Let them have Pokémon they can bond with and show their loving side with. It's severely lacking right now and I feel like most Rocket fans are really missing this aspect a lot. Also please don't make them act like they don't understand Pokémon's feelings. They do. I'm glad that Satoshi still knows that Rockets care for Pokémon of their own and wouldn't treat them badly, but it still isn't showcased that well in JN. So I wish it would improve on that. I would also seriously love it if some of their old 'mon from past shows would come up from the Gacha Machine, as I'd imagine them being put inside there as well. It did have tons of Gulpin inside for some reason.... Sakaki, wtf.

Well. I guess there's not much else to talk about regarding Rockets. In short, I love Rockets, but I'm not happy with how they're handled in JN fully and despite there being couple really good episodes for them, and some of the episodes have excellent usage with them (like JN038 where Musashi just casually says "Evening" to Satoshi when he discovers them hiding in bushes, sajhgshfsghjf forever love that moment). I just want better handling with their righteus evil.

So. What's up next? I'm thinking about compiling a post of COTDs and supporting cast next time, which would include the likes of Kikuna, Renji, Sakuragi, family casts etc.

So, thanks for reading if you got this far, hope you enjoyed it despite possibly disagreeing with me, and I hope you'll all have a fantastic day.

Til next time! Aleira, aka Smiling Performer, signing out!

[turboacek-blog]

Pros and Cons of each Pokémon series

OS: Great world-building but permanently hurt the foundation of the series with its adaptation of the game mechanics

AG: Established a better foundation for characters with plots and growth and such but lack of standout factor will always make it the forgotten middle child of OS and DP

DP: Has some of the best aspects of Pokémon in general like rivals and characterization but also has some of the worst handling of other aspects like pacing and balancing

BW: In a vacuum is one of the better series to start with due to its more modern take on OS with numerous improvements, but in reality, it’s the middle series and it's being treated like a new beginning hurts it as it can’t escape that aspect o resetting things while also trying to keep the past alive

XY: On paper did a lot pretty well, from pacing to presentation but it also felt shallow at times as the depth wasn't truly there for some of the decisions the series made making it feel like the pretty but shallow stereotype of the shows

SM: Had pretty excellent character work, but the change in formula does make a lot of things feel extra instead of vital in the grand scheme of things

JN: it did a good job of going through all regions and giving the characters reasons and purpose to be there but a lot of past aspects people want and expect fell short such as not as much Galar or Chloe not being a true third member

HZ: (still early so these are just based on the 22 episodes I've watched) Can feel the anime team has now a proper feel of the world and characters but also the anime has less of a motivating factor to watch as the goals lend well to keeping the anime going Roy’s and Friede’s goals are like Ash’s Pokemon Master goal, and Liko is in her Chloe not completely sure yet period but the driving factor to keep coming back week to week is weak so far

I stick with a previous statement I've made where each series is like a 7/10 just focusing on different things where depending on your preferences and such can like one series more than the other

If you like action more then you would like XY more, if you like character building more you might like SM more etc

Something I don't think people have said much before is that I think OS, BW, and XY are great for people not familiar with Pokemon previously whereas AG, DP, and JN are great for those who know the history of the series and even games

This means a fan of like 20 years would hate BW but love DP because of the soft reset and following DP where Ash was at a high but someone new would appreciate BW more than a DP as DP doesn't welcome new people as much as a BW

I like all series but have just been seeing more discourse specifically around XY again online and felt that I should post my thoughts as I do like each series but each has its own problems

Like if want to just relax and have fun with the show I would put on OS or SM, action DP or XY, Want to get a concise viewing of a standard Ash journey BW, watch Ash win AG or JN, or something new with no cost worries HZ

[love-for-burgundy-blog]

hi! And you are welcome for the ask!! :) I remember my first pokemon series being pokemon XY. I was in elementary school when it was airing. I think it was on cartoon network one day while I was watching TV so I decided to start watching more of it. I clearly remember watching episodes of that series when it was on Netflix in my country. I didn't really watch the series in order but I still enjoyed it regardless.

Then that summer, my cousins were visiting and one of them introduced me to season 1 since it was on Netflix (and it still is) so I started watching a lot of season 1 as well. I remember thinking that season 1 was so strange because of how different it was from XY and XYZ lol. (I also distinctly remember not liking Misty that much.) But my opinion changed :)

For a couple of years, I took a break from watching pokemon, but I then discovered pokemon BW on YouTube. Meloetta was my all time favorite pokemon at the time so I was trying to find clips of it in the anime. I remember watching a handful of BW clips on YouTube but never full episodes.

Then during the Pandemic a couple years later, I got into pokemon again. I would watch a ton of videos on YouTube talking about the pokemon anime and I learned about the other pokemon seasons as well like AG and DP and unfortunately, that is when I learned how hated BW was at the time. I would also read about a lot of the BW characters and episodes on the wiki, that was what got me interested into binging the pokemon anime from the beginning.

During my binge I watched from season 1 to episode 50 or somewhere around that I think of XY. So I finally got to watch BW fully about a year and a half ago. I knew before I watched BW that it was going to be my favorite and I was right. Unfortunately, my least favorite had to be the Johto series, @owls-den I'm super glad that it was your favorite, I just couldn't really get into it and I found it a tad boring haha. I still haven't watched SM or JN, but I'm thinking of watching SM soon :)

Anyways, I know this was lengthy but that is how my interest in Pokemon has been like over the years :D :D

Hi! What was the first pokemon season you watched as a kid?

Hi! Thanks for the ask!

Huhhh... good question honestly. I started watching Pokemon pretty young so honestly the chances are very high that my very first Pokemon episode was from Advanced Generation (I'd say probs Season 7???). I have very distinct memories of it airing on TV while I was at my grandma's. However I started actively binge watching Pokemon in order, so I started REALLY watching at season 1. For a very long time the Johto anime was my favorite. At the same time I was watching some episodes of DP that were airing on TV. I was like 8 or something at the time and would watch the episodes at night or during the short lunch break I had at home.

After that I stopped watching after the end of the Unova League episodes were airing and... only picked up XY properly while binge watching with my best friend a year and a half ago.

I'm curious to know which one was your first series too :DD

[talkingtea]

I've seen the thread and the video on sm before. And I still don't understand what she did other than answer Qs when asked. THE SHOW did the baiting! Random people not liking Iris becoz of their deep seated racism is not on dp. And most of these clips, if not all of them, are from season 1&2. She simply stopped talking about Barry and Caitlin as a romantic ship. And she did her best and still does to be friendly with Candice. I don't get why Candice fans simply want dp to kiss up to cp when cp clearly doesn't want to be anywhere near her. It's hard to stand by some1 or speak up for them when they don't want anything to do with you. But she still tries to be friendly with her. In sdcc16 panel she was asked who she'd like to have more scenes with, she said, "I'd like more scenes with Candice we don't have much scenes together." And when the interviewer said it's nice to not have two woman fighting over a guy she also agreed said, "totally".

If she doesn't tweet about cp, cp fans go, "that racist bitch can't even bring herself to mention cp/iw". She was asked about how she get hate on sm, she could have talked about just that but she brings up how Candice gets a lot of hate and cp fans go, "is she saying the hate she gets and the hate cp get are the same!?!! That bitch". She mentions cp's name on interviews agreeing with what cp said, cp fans go, "she even mentioned cp's name that fake bitch!" She doesn't seem like a difficult or unapproachable person yet you guys still hate her. In sdcc19 in an intrvw Candice says, "I forgot, where do I work?" And she immediately said, "citizen". She's not like this in 1 or 2 inrvws. She's always approachable and open.

What's even more ridiculous is getting bombarded with hate because of a magazine cover head line she is not responsible for. Magazine editor's will go for the most controversial thing they can put in the front. They love drama because drama sells. It is no way the models area of expertise. EVERYONE from the cast was silent about sm hate from season 1-4, EVERYONE. But you guys unleashed the hell only on dp. She does not deserve to be demonized the way she has been over the years. The thread and the video is a prime example of childish blame game. Shentel or whatever her name is plays a silly game of kiss, marry, kill and she is called out for it? Emily doesn't mention Iris on an intrvw she has somehow undermined cp? And I don't think CL is more close to dp than cp but even she felt the need to defend dp because they(actors part of dctv) see what's going on. And how unnecessary and toxic it is. And the cast sees what's going on too. Candice gets called all sorts of things just for being black and it's borderline toxic, there's no going around it. But how is tearing down another woman who did nothing more than talk about what she's asked is standing against hate? You simply don't want her to talk about Barry which is crazy because like pretty much everyone on the show her story too revolves around Barry. But she did stop talking about him though thanks to cp fans. Since s4 whenever asked about the show she pretty much talks about kf and what's next for kf. But people find faults in that too! You can't claim to stand against hate towards one person while actively creating a toxic environment for another person on sm and act betrayed when someone so much so as speaks a sentence in her defence.

It's a long ask, sorry for that. But I'm just trying to make sense of all this, that's been going on for more than 6 years now. I used to only watch the show. If quarantine didn't happen I wouldn't have known just how toxic either side of this fandom is. And you wonder why the flash cast is "so boring and doesn't wanna share anything anymore".

*sigh*

We had half a mind to just ignore this but since you put all this time and effort into writing a novel to defend Danielle we figured we’d be nice and post it to see if others made it past the 3 lines that we read before we stopped. Our eyes were in danger of rolling out of our heads so we figured it was better to be safe than sorry.

As it were have you gotten this out of your system yet? Because, really, you’re wasting your time. Our opinions aren’t going to change and we doubt any of our followers minds will change either and that’s mostly because we’ve been around since the beginning and what we know isn’t based on some Twitter thread or a YouTube video. We saw it all when it happened back then and we know the ripple effect it has had even to this very day.