#but it’s Season 4 that they didn’t know what to do with

[sentientgolfball]

Dew and phantom with 4 and 10 from the prompt list:3

I really love writing these two so much OUGH

went the hurt/comfort route for this one

It is one of those days. One of the days where Dew wakes with pressure in his head and the weight of the world on his shoulders. Days like these happen more frequently this time of year, when the sun is gone and snow covers everything green. It never used to be this bad. When he was water he would just spend the coldest days sleeping. Now that he is fire though, all he gets is this lousy seasonal depression. The flame in his veins means he is now connected to the Sun rather than the Moon, so when She disappears it is like his mind shuts down. 

All the fire ghouls get like this, but Dew suffers the worst. Omega thinks it is because of the remnants of his water. A deep, deep part of him tells him it is time to sleep, but the rest of him does not allow it. It is not in his nature anymore. So the two conflicting instincts cause him to get hit harder than the rest. 

He fucking hates it. He hates that he cannot even force himself to get up to shower or eat or do anything besides lay in bed and stare at his wall. He cannot even get himself to shower or brush his teeth. It all just feels so heavy. Subconsciously he knows it will pass. He knows there is nothing wrong with him, that this is just a part of him now, but at the moment all he can think about is how much of a waste he is. Which in turn makes him feel worse. Adds even more pressure. But he cannot stop it. Round and round his thoughts go as he gets trapped in a spiral of his own making. 

How pathetic. 

Waste of a day. 

Disgusting. 

Cannot even take care of himself. 

What is he even doing? 

He buries himself deeper in his blankets, trying to shut out the light. Maybe he can sleep it off. He may not be the kind of ghoul to take naps, but anything is better than his current state. He knows it will not happen, but at least if it is dark he can pretend. 

But then a knock at his door disturbs his cocooning efforts. Who the fuck could that be? His pack is aware of how he gets this time of year and after doing this for so long they know to let him have a day before pulling him out. A day to rest, if you can even call it resting, so he does not burn out. Alpha told him there is a reason fire ghouls hide away during the winter but Dew did not really pay attention. 

So the knock shocks him. He does not feel annoyed or angry or anything close to that. He barely feels anything other than the heaviness in his chest. He does not really have time to process a response because before he can decide if he wants to truly be left alone or have someone here, the door creaks open. 

“Dew? Are you dead?” Phantom’s voice calls out. 

The vaguely Dew shaped lump on the bed just shrugs. He cannot really find his words. Phantom does not mind though. They step into the room, shuffling over. Dew can hear a little tink nearby as Phantom places a plate down on his nightstand. The noise causes Dew’s ear to twitch. When the smell of food hits his nose his stomach rumbles. He did not even know he was hungry. Very slowly, Dew rolls around so he is now facing Phantom instead of the window. 

They look down at him with a nervous little smile, “When you didn’t come to breakfast I got worried cause I was like ‘Dew is always the first one here’ but everyone else told me it would be okay but then I felt bad cause you’re missing croissants and I know how much you like them so i thought it wouldn’t hurt to bring you one.” 

They gesture to the plate that has a large chocolate filled croissant and some bits of fruit. Dew still does not say anything. He cannot. Find it. And it frustrates him. But not as much as Phantom’s gesture warms him. Them and their stupid face and stupid big heart and stupid kindness. Even for a horrible creature like himself. He wants to tell them something, let them know he appreciates them, but his stupid brain will not let me say anything. 

After the silence stretches for too long, Phantom rocks back on their heels and looks away, “Aaaanyway I’ll leave you be since you’re not feeling well.” 

The moment they turn to leave, Dew acts on instinct. His hand darts forward, wrapping around their wrist with a slight tug. They stop dead in their travel and look back down at him. 

“Dew what—“ the words die when they see a tear roll down his cheek. 

Dew never cries. Ever. Phantom’s only seen him cry once and that was when he saw Aether for the first time when they got back from tour. They try not to panic because what the fuck could be happening to make Dew cry. 

“Hey it’s okay uh you’ll be alright. Do you…want me to stay?” 

Get it together Phantom, you’re a quintessence ghoul for Satan’s sake. 

Dew nods his head, still not letting go of Phantom’s wrist. Despite the circumstance, their tail happily wags behind them. They pull the edge of the blanket up and clamber under. Immediately they wrap their arms around Dew, cuddling close and twining their tails together. 

Dew does not stop them. It is actually quite nice. Their ozone and frozen apple scent is familiar. Comforting. It allows him to focus on something else that is not the screaming in his mind that tells him he is an inconvenience. A burden. 

Phantom. Does not really know what to do. Now that they are touching, they have an idea of what is wrong. Can feel the heaviness weighing him down. But just because they know does not mean they can do anything. They want to, of course they do, but what does he need? 

“Do you wanna stay like this?” Phantom mumbles into his hair. 

Dew nods. 

“Okay I can do that. We can stay here all day if you want.” 

Anything Dew wants. 

Phantom will do anything if it makes him feel even just a little bit lighter. So that is what they do. They lay in bed with him all day, scratchy little chuffs being the only sound in the otherwise quiet room. 

[v1bri]

I don’t think people talk enough about Bert’s reason to be a warrior.

It’s never stated in the anime, but like every other warrior, Bertholdt has a reason as to why he’s there: to treat his father.

Obviously, that tells us that his father’s sick. But that’s it. We know nothing else. Does he have a chronic illness that needed treatment to maintain? Or did he develop a disease such as cancer that can be treated but not cured? It’s unknown.

We know that he must’ve been sick for a long time, as Bertl has been a warrior candidate since toddler stages (Magath states this in Season 4 Episode 3) therefore ever since he was young all he’s wanted to do it treat/save his father.

We also hear nothing about his mother. Unfortunately I don’t think she’s alive, as I really doubt Bert would’ve been enrolled into the Warrior program as I feel like his mother would’ve helped treat his father. So, maybe Bertl had no choice but to enlist due to the lack of support.

But, did Marley start treating his father the minute Bertholdt sign up and get accepted, or when he went off to Paradis? Again, it’s unknown.

We know that unfortunately his father passed not long before the events of Season 4, with Karina and Mr Leonhart talking about his passing and how he was extremely proud of his son for doing what he did. Did his illness turn terminal, or did Marley cut off his treatment when they found out Bertholdt didn’t come back and he was slowly deteriorating ever since?

I know all of the candidates have tragic pasts and shouldn’t have gone through the things they did at all, but Bertholdt’s story sticks out to me because he was just a little kid who loved his dad so much and would do anything to make sure he lives. But unfortunately they both couldn’t get what they wanted.

In my opinion, I believe that Bertholdt only has had his father in his life; his mother rather passed away or left them at a young age. His father must’ve already been sick (due to a chronic illness), and the poor treatment only caused him to become more susceptible to more diseases such as cancer or infections. Marley treated him not long before Bertholdt left to Paradis, however after not making it back home, they rather cut off the treatment immediately or slowly until he passed.

Marley is a cruel, cruel nation and I really wouldn’t put it past them to do such a thing. They did not care about the children or their families, they cared about their titans. Thats it.

I really wish we got more on Bert’s backstory, learning about what happened whilst he grew up and what caused him to become someone that followed so much he lost his sense of humanity.

[jjsloverre]

your love -c.s pt.4

part 1~ part 2~ part 3~ part 4~ part 5~

warning: fluff, harassment, a little bit of foreshadowing 🙂‍↕️

(not proofread)

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chris’ pov

i was pissed. i was doing so good with y/n. i’ve always been on and off with abby. but this time it would be different. this girl was my life. even if we’ve only been hanging out for a few weeks. i wanted to tell y/n but i was planning to ask her to be my girlfriend tonight and this pushed me to do it even more.

“lose my fuckin number or we gon have a problem”

i put my phone away and walk back to see my soon to girlfriend, no scratch that. soon to be wife making desert. from behind i grab her waist and pull her closer to me.

“hi beautiful.” she looks up at me, those sweet beautiful eyes make me melt any time of the day. “hi chris! i’m making brownies cause i was craving them. oh wait! i forgot to tell you!”

i listened to her ranting until she said something baffling. “and then in my show, i’m gonna be pregnant! isn’t that crazy? the character development is uncanny!” my mouth dropped open.

i can’t lie, seeing her pregnant would be sexy as fuck. “you’ll have a fake baby bump?” she nodded. “yeah i will i’m pretty sure. i can’t wait for to film for the new season! now go sit down so i can finish.” she said and i quickly complied. how could i ever not listen to her?

y/n’s pov

“wanna try a brownie baby?” i see his handsome face light up and quickly walk towards me. “fuck kinda question is that?” he replies, trying one of my brownies. “fuck these are heavenly. oh and can i ask you something?” i look up at him. he looked extremely nervous. “sure, what’s up?” he pulls out a small pandora heart shaped ring. i was astonished. this couldn’t be real.. could it?

“can i be your boyfriend? i’m sorry if this is the worst way you’ve been asked out- but fuck it’s my first time doing this and i’m really nervous and wanted this to be special or some shit..” he slips the ring onto my finger and kisses my knuckles.

“yes chris, you can be my boyfriend.” i smile, his face lit up once more. “when can i tell the world you’re my girlfriend??” i laugh, cutting another brownie.

“how about we go on a date tomorrow then we talk about it?”

“already got reservations for this restaurant i wanna take you to baby! and you can come to the studio with me!”

the idea of watching chris do what he loves most made my heart flutter. “that would make me extremely excited handsome.”

he nodded, and picked me up taking me to my bedroom. “baby i have to clean up!” he shook his head, tucking me in with a kiss to my forehead. “i’ll clean up for you. least i could do since you cooked for me.”

“are you going home?” i ask. he turned to look at me and smiled softly. “nah my homes with you baby, you know that.” with that, he turned back to the door to go clean the kitchen.

the next night..

chris was helping me get ready for our date. he wanted to match so we’re wearing orange tonight, since it’s his favorite color. i kept glancing at him and he started to look nervous.

“what’s wrong? are you rethinking all of this?” he instantly shot up, shaking his head. “fuck no, i don’t rethink any action i do, especially when it comes to you.”

as i put my heels on, my phone rings. “chris can you hand me my phone please?” he complies and hands me my phone, sitting back on the bed waiting for me.

when i look at the message; my blood ran cold.

unknown

“break up with chris and you won’t have consequences.”

“and if you don’t? i’ll come after you.”

i was confused, nervous, i didn’t know how to feel about those messages. i ignored them for now and told chris i was ready.

he held my hand out of my apartment and we walked the streets of los angeles. being by his side made everything better. i really liked him, and i was so excited to start this new chapter with him.

“i can’t wait to go see your new movie, you know that?” i smile up at him. “i can’t wait for you to see it baby!”

“can i asked you something mama?” i reach to hold his hand. “sure, what’s wrong?”

“i don’t want my reputation or nothin to ruin what you got. i mean you’re thriving and shit, i don’t want you to realize i’m a fuck up.”

“promise you’ll talk to me if i do anything wrong or say some stupid shit in interviews? like don’t- don’t give up on me.”

i stopped walking for a little bit, “i’m never gonna leave you, i’ve had my eye on you for a while even if i didn’t wanna admit it. i like you christopher, don’t think for a second that i don’t.”

he looked so vulnerable, he looked handsome, like fell from heaven. i peppered his face with kisses. to make sure he knew how much i felt for him. “cmon! i’m hungry and i wanna see what restaurant you picked out for us!”

“yes ma’am.”

while we walked, i got another message. thinking it was my best friend, but i was completely wrong.

unknown

“i warned you bitch. you will pay.”

[quibbs126]

Something else I just thought about, I feel like in Season 2 when they first introduced the concept of Eclipsa, the big deal around her was her dark magic and how powerful she was. Like she still married a monster, but it was the magic that was the main focus

But by Season 4, it shifted to her crime pretty much just being marrying a monster. I think I heard that her chapter in the Book of Spells was almost entirely about monster dating, and she herself didn’t seem particularly exceptionally powerful either

I don’t know, I think that’s weird. I assume it was done mostly so that she can be a character we like and root for without having those messy evil bits. Scrub her clean and blame it on monster racism and all

I mean sure, most likely some of her stigma and depiction would just come from bigotry and the fact that she loved a monster and would abandon the throne for it, rather than anything evil. But she seemed like she had actual grayness and danger to her that never ended up panning out

[boysborntodie]

TUA S4 proved that Netflix cancelling their shows after the first season is actually a good thing

[dollerinna]

Very late to the conversation abt s4, but as a Noir girlie, I feel like this must be said 😤

(SPOILERS BELOW)

I did NOT like how there was little to no substantial development surrounding Noir this season. Instead, they reduced my mans into a comic relief character, which don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy sometimes, but don’t we already…. cough cough have the deep for that? cough

Like they could’ve done something so much more impactful with the og Noir, but noooOOO kripke just HAD to kill him off, and for what? Just for a few little scattered jokes here and there? Meanwhile this entire season has been an absolute uncoordinated mess???? ((Ik Kripke was planning to kill off Noir since the very beginning, but WHY?? 😭

I can see where they might be heading with a potential showdown between Noir II and Soldier Boy in S5, maybe mirroring the disfigurement of the og Noir or sth? But the way they've been building up to that so far just doesn't feel very compelling or efficient to me personally. it just feels they’ll land another lame “haha” moment for the audience and call it a day when it comes to that point

Impactful story arc? Nope- thrown straight outta the window

and yes I know Noir wasn’t even a primary character to the storyline in the first place, so it’s not like the end of the world or anything. Just take this as a nonsensical rant from a bitter Noir stan 🤠

[beabnormal24]

Lando *makes a good point about racing matter, answers honestly at the interviewer’s question, gives his opinion on a topic*

People in the comments: “yes but he got beaten by Max Verstappen who was in the 3rd/4th fastest car”

[alicentflorent]

FTWDs final season could have been so much better if it was revealed that Troy was running padre and controlling madison (as revenge) this whole time. He knew enough about nick and Alicia to make madison think padre knew who and where they were this whole time. And here are some other reasons how this storyline would make sense and be more interesting:

- Troy has a military background so him taking over and running a military base makes more sense than two teenagers building it up by themselves because all the adults died.

- taking and training up children to be solidiers also would make a little sense because of his own fucked up upbringing and the idea he has of the type of people who were made for this world. He would have probably had the same idea as shrike, that the kids stood a better chance at padre than with their “weak” parents. The mother of his child dying for being a good person and not getting to raise their daughter (who would not be named after his abuser) could have also played into this idea of the kids being separated from their good parents.

- shrikes radiation cure experiments: Troy ran walker bite experiments before, just to see how people would turn. So it would also make sense if the work we see shrike doing was something he approved of or an idea he himself came up with. As for shrike, it would make sense that she turned out this way if she’d spent years being mentored by someone like troy otto instead of becoming evil and stealing children just because her dad died.

- the scene where madison smashes the glass to expose “padre” would have been such a good and shocking reveal if it was Troy. Imagine Madison finding out that Troy is not only alive but had been the one running this the whole time!

There’s also a lot of other things I would have done differently for the other characters too and I would have liked Madison to have a little villain era and do some really fucked up shit as she tries to take down Troy and padre. How dark would Madison go? Would she survive with her humanity still intact?

I know I’m just talking into the void here because no one care about this shitshow but I just hate it when shows have a plot that could have been good, maybe even great but then completely miss the mark and fans come with better theories and ideas with minimal effort and thought.

[livvyofthelake]

what’s really crazy about the laundry thing though is that it had to have been WEEKS of it sitting there waiting to be picked up. and i wonder if the women who worked there keeping it there waiting for the soldiers to come back and pick it up even considered the horrific implication that it hasn’t been picked up because there’s no one to do it. like was she really that naive to think maybe dozens of men had forgotten to come back to her shop? there’s no wayyyy. that scene was BONKERS it’s been haunting me for days. there’s no one to think about picking up their laundry. just a devastating way to show how many little things one person’s life touches and how much crumbles under the weight of such a massive war. as i said the other day. world war 2 was genuinely one of the all time bummers…

and of course this goes to show just how well done the show is at neither glamorizing or vilifying the war and the people who were affected by it. like i think the show gives proper weight to everything without being like. american military propaganda you know? the fact that the characters take “trophies” from people they kill is crazy to me and i think that’s an example of how the writing is handling disturbing topics with a certain nuance that’s usually absent in most propaganda esque war media. we’re supposed to be disturbed that they’re so insensitive to the fact they’re taking someone else’s life, but we’re also made to understand why they feel that way and how deeply The Enemy has been dehumanized to them over all their training. i mean that’s just how i see it maybe i’m being too complimentary. i think it’s a good show though i’m allowed to be complimentary when i normally just watch garbage

[wakeupthemembersofbylernation]

It’s wild how so many people are fundamentally incapable of recognizing queer characters unless they explicitly say the words, “I’m gay” on screen

[felinelord-bowbeforemepeasant]

I know this is irrelevant but if you watch vanitas or mob psycho I know that they can actually animate a sincere smile even though I don't remember the animation that well (memory problem lol) but I know I KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO THAT

[sarabyfleetwoodmacmp3]

💭

[kitkat-the-muffin]

I really hated hsmtmts season 2 (for a variety of reasons, ramble in the tags) so I never saw seasons 3 or 4

Is it worth revisiting or is it too big a mess?

[evil-ontheinside]

Arcane season 2 huh. Visually, amazing. But like. What happened with the plot

[butteryunlikelylady]

The fall and winter months are only enjoyable if you are happily partnered the rest of us are just trying to survive

[mzcain27]

Finally fucking finished Angel what a whack ass season and a whack ass ending I didn’t realise it had been cancelled lmao