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I finally watched Big Hero 6 and I thought it was meh.
But that was my mistake.
#unpopular opinion#I didn't care for any of the characters tbh#except baymax but robot companions are fun#I don't think hiro was wrong for wanting to kill callaghan#but I also don't think callaghan was wrong for wanting krei to suffer#but since it's disney we get the expected ending#abigail being alive lessens the blow a little bit but like... her actually being dead would have been better
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Made a faintly insane list of of every animated movie I have good enough memories of to feel confident ranking, although some of them I would probably move around if I saw them more recently....
#Apparently âIt's Such a Beautiful Dayâ is my favorite American Animated Movie which is not something i REALIZED before I made this...#movies i haven't seen since i was a little kid aren't on here which excludes a lot of Disney Classics. I have seen more animovies than this#i made up the word animovies to fit that sentence in that tag#also i watched all of the nge reboot movies but it was several years ago and I genuinely do not remember anything that happened in them#i remember not liking them compared to the tone of the series or original movie or thinking they contributed much#despite ostensibly fleshing out the world more#the lower you go on this list the more deranged it looks#i am not actually a big Pixar stan or anything. i do feel like this list makes LUCA being my highest ranked Pixar movie make sense tho..#like. contextualizes that choice by laying bare my Proclivities#i have not watched as much complete and utter dogshit slop as Emily#i DID make her watch Igor (2008) tho it was like... not actually terrible but i went in with my expectations on the ground#i made this list when we were watching strange world and strange world didn't end up on this list on account of me not actually paying#enough attention on account of the deep thought i was putting into this instead#texting#off topic#I have not been having an easy time doing creative things so you get movie and book opinions#i feel vaguely apologetic for some of the choices in this. but not really. It's ranked 100% by how much i enjoyed it there is no pretense o#objectivity
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I always point out Bunkâd on the list of shows with a terrible finale (since S3 was supposed to be the last but it effectively did kill the quality of the show) but having watched the final episodes of Bunkâd that aired last night, I can now actually reaffirm that its ending is shit.
Because oh my god is it shit.
#Bunkâd#Jessie#disney channel#disney sitcom#Disney#lou hockhauser#Camp kikiwaka#I think I owe The Lion Guard and Jake and the Never Land Pirates an apology for their finales#Donât get me wrong theyâre still absolute garbage but I donât think I felt as burnt out and empty with those finales as I did with this one#Lou gets a random-ass love interest in the last 2 episodes and they pull a soap-opera style fake-out break up#which is like#I have no reason to care this late into the game#but they also rehash the plotline of the characters possibly separating and Lou wondering if she should stay a camp director#As if we havenât had that plotline used in the last 4 seasons (including the season that was SUPPOSED to be the end)#Again no reason to give a shit#Especially since the status quo remains with Lou staying at the camp#The Ross kids are barely acknowledged or mentioned despite the show originally centering around them#And rather emotional closure that wraps up the loose ends with the series-original characters that were written off the show#and got no closure#instead they pull a Descendants with a dance party ending that doesnât even fully fade to black by the end#Like what the fuck#My expectations for the series were low because any chance at a âgood endingâ were thrown out the window with every renewal this show got#But oh my god this finale actually lowered my already low expectations#For years Iâve affirmed that Bunkâd is the perfect example as to why shows should just stay dead after theyâve ended#because if they donât they can just become a rotting shell of what theyâve used to be and lose any and all quality beyond salvation#which is exactly what happened#And by consequence I am only happy BECAUSE the show ended and not in HOW it ended#But yeah the Jessie franchise is dead and so is Bunkâd lol
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WAG In Training - Franco Colapinto x Reader
Summary: When your boyfriend makes the leap from F2 to F1, you never expected for fans to show so much interest in you. However, they seem to enjoy that your comments are⊠less than professional
Warnings: Suggestive comments
Requested: Yes by anon
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f1 starting in monza, franco colapinto will be racing in williams for the remainder of the 2024 season
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williamsracing welcome to the team
alex_albon bienvenida, franco
francolapinto so excited for this opportunityÂ
â user1 heâs so polite
â user2 just wait
user3 he looks like disney prince
user4 not surprised he got the seat. look at those big beautiful eyes. i bet james was like "whatever you say, handsome"
user5 hand veins!Â
its_yn so proud of you baby! weâll have to celebrate later
â francolapinto i can think of a few waysÂ
â its_yn as long as it ends with those fireproofs on the floorÂ
â user6 who is this?
â user7 his girlfriend, and has been since before he was in f2 so donât startÂ
â user8 omg her instagram is so cute. all the pics of her and francoÂ
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its_yn i heard f1 drivers get the best head. @/francolapinto want to test that theory?
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francolapinto but i already know i get the best. i am always happy to prove it though
â williamsracing add this to the list of things you can no longer say online
â its_yn thatâs becoming a very long list
user9 sheâs an icon, sheâs a legend, she is the moment
user10 i never knew how much i needed y/n in my life until right nowÂ
user11 i hope williams never pr train her because she is hilariousÂ
lilymhe i canât wait to meet youÂ
â its_yn me too! youâve definitely been my favourite thing about williams so far
â alex_albon rude
alexandrasaintmleux i like the shade of lipstick
â its_yn iâll let you borrow it
user12 y/n and franco are going to take off ten years from james vowelsâ lifespan
user13 i love how cute her aesthetic is but then you read her captions
yourfriend uh oh, theyâve found you, y/n. you better delete your old tweets
â user14 too late. we already have screenshotsÂ
user15 this is unhinged and i love it. is she like this all the time?
â dennis_hauger yes. and iâm glad sheâs gone
â its_yn oi



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williamsracing first post-quali interview in f1 completed
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francolapinto something i have been looking forward toÂ
â user1 yeah, hun, we know
â user2 the interviewer definitely knows
user3 okay but the pouty lip in the last slide? talk about kissable
â user4 iâd like to nibble on them liked by its_yn
â user5 i love that instead of disliking all these comments, y/n just joins in
user6 his face in the second slide when he realised y/n was watching him flirt with older women
user7 y/n is stronger than me because if my man was rizzing up all the interviewers, i would throw myself in front of a moving f1 carÂ
â francolapinto sheâs fine. she gets her own back by flirting with jenson whenever she sees him
â its_yn itâs not my fault heâs so scrummy
â jensonbutton thank you, y/n
user8 okay but i love how secure they are in their relationship. she only jokingly told him off and they kissed straight afterÂ
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fc43 i wonder what else is thick
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its_yn i can already feel the bruises on my cervixÂ
â user9 !!!Â
â user10 out of pocket
user11 i love that sheâs even interacting with a fan page
â user12 aha sheâs everywhereÂ
user13 do you think heâs into choking? liked by its_yn
â user13 omg she confirmed
â user14 yes but in which way? he likes to be choked? she likes to be choked? both?? liked by its_yn
user15 his neck looks so biteable liked by its_yn
user16 (s)creaming
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franco43stan iâd like to report these photos. they made my 85yr old grandmother have palpitations
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its_yn gnawing at the bars of my enclosure
its_yn actually salivating
its_yn yes, iâve licked those abs. yes, iâve done so when they were sweatyÂ
â williamsracing we knew weâd find you here
â user1 oop sheâs been caught. theyâre going to take her away from us
user2 y/n stronger than me letting her man post videos with a slutty 2 second shot of his stomach
â user3 girl likes watching us thirst over him
â user4 makes her feel validated about her horniness
â its_yn at the end of the day, ladies, iâm the one who gets to touchÂ
user5 imagine that chain swinging against your back
â its_yn been there, done that
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francolapinto my girl
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alex_albon okay, this was sorta sweet if i ignore what these photos undoubtedly lead toÂ
â lilymhe you never show photos like this of me
â alex_albon those are only for my eyes! plus, i have been trained properlyÂ
user6 franco saw that everyone loved y/n for being unhinged and decided to let everyone know that he is also down bad
its_yn why would you post these when youâre all the way in america and canât do anything about the ache youâve created!Â
â francolapinto calling you. now.Â
â user7 doesnât he have quali in 40 mins?
â user8 phone sex is more importantÂ
williamsracing why do you give us hope that this will be a normal post⊠and then we scroll? and then we read the comments
user9 i only look at francoâs posts to see y/nâs comments
user10 even if franco doesnât have a seat for next year, y/n will forever be famous as my #1 wag
user11 y/n and franco mean so much to me. we canât lose them next yearÂ
user12 franco is cute and all but y/n đ„”
user13 can franco fight?
â francolapinto he will tryÂ
its_yn if iâd have known weâd get this much attention, iâd have convinced franco to stay in f2
â francolapinto do not lie. you were so happy for me that you cried
â its_yn no, that was from how good the celebration sex was
â francolapinto some of our best work tbf Â
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williamsracing coupleâs day out? no! coupleâs pr training!Â
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f1 heartbrokenÂ
jensonbutton finallyÂ
user1 poor james looks like heâs heard things he never wanted to
user2 aha james has been through the trenchesÂ
redbullracing donât try to silence them
alpinef1team no! let them let their freak flags flyÂ
user3 james fighting for his life with these two
â user4 and all the teams opposing him
user5 did they put franco in time out?
â francolapinto yes :(
user6 just fell to my knees in walmartÂ
user7 noooo they got to my emotional support couple
user8 y/n looks like sheâs had an amazing day
â its_yn i did! i learnt so much
â user9 are you going to listen to any of it
â its_yn no :)
â francolapinto weâre here for a fun time, not a long timeÂ
â user10 ^^ franco trying to convince y/n to have sex in his driverâs room liked by its_yn and francolapinto
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Kinda a two part question? Do you have supernatural Stiles recs? (really craving mermaid stuff but all kinds is very loved) and have you thought of writing supernatural Stiles?
and anon asked:
Do you by chance have any creature Stiles or mermaid recommendations? Thank you so much for helping us find stories to read and for writing such wonderful stories!
First of all, thank you! Secondly, to the first anon: I do have a supernatural!Stiles fic, it's called Predators and it's one of my best fics đ€ I do plan on writing oracle!Stiles, but otherwise, no. Maybe, in the future, I am open to the idea!
So, here are the recs (including merman!Stiles đ§đœââïž)
Predators (creature!Stiles)
He was born for this. Nature itself whispered into his ear where he should put his hands, how to twirl his tongue just right and when to bite. Stiles knew well enough that his saliva was currently working its magic on this unfortunate man, making him hungry, lustful, and insatiable. Soon, all his thoughts would be consumed by Stiles. And, just this once, Stiles would allow Derek to consume him.
Sui Tollech Gwanna Tach Omen by jackgyeoms (mer!Stiles)
Mermaid AU. Stiles was five when he first realised that not everybody grew a tail when they entered water.
No Oceans Left by zoemathemata (mer!Stiles)
Stiles has always been a merman. He just never knew how to tell anyone. He hasnât shifted since his mom died.
Itâs A-Boat Time! by Fae_vorite, isthatbloodonhisshirt (mer!Stiles)
He could hear the others talking outside, Scott and Isaac freaking out over something and Stiles snapping at them to shut up and help him get inside. âDude, how the fuck can you expect me to stay calm right now! Seriously, thatâs a fucking tail!â âWe can talk about it later, just get me inside before someone fucking sees me! I donât want to end up in a fucking aquarium!â âChrist, youâre heavy!â Isaac grunted. âHow much does this thing weigh?!â âShut up and walk,â Stiles snapped.
The Shells at the bottom of the Sea (mer!Stiles)
The one where Stiles is a seal merman trying to fit in with the sharks.
Mermaider by nothing_left_sacred (mer!Stiles)
âSo what youâre saying is; youâre a mermaid princess.â Erica concluded. âYes, clearly. That is what I am saying. Thank you for putting it so concisely.â Stiles sassed, frowning at her. He wasnât fucking Ariel; this was so far from being a Disney movie it wasn't even funny. Or the one where a perfectly normal Beach Vacation escalates way too quickly, because this is Stiles' life.
Somewhere to Start by Lissadiane (fae!Stiles)
Stiles has always known that he isn't quite human - the plant life that tends to sprout around him whenever he gets upset or excited gives it away. He's never really fit in among the regular people in Beacon Hills and is determined to wait it out, go to college, and find somewhere to belong. He's forced to abandon those plans, however, after he desperately agrees to enter into an arranged marriage to save his father's life. An arranged marriage with an angry, sometimes furry dude with trust issues. It's all very Beauty and the Beast, without the singing candlesticks.
The Last Chills of Winter by LeeHan (fae!Stiles)
âHe didnât magically charm me,â Derek shot back in his defense. âOh, so he just regular charmed you?â Laura said with a smirk. âWhat? No,â Derek growled. âWas he hot?â âNo! He justââ He just had a laugh like a sun shower. Fuck.
Faith, Trust, And Pixie Dust by Val_Brown (fae!Stiles)
Since he was a baby he had kept it a secret. Something that he shared with his mom. But when something comes after him and attacks his pack, he has to share his secret with them. He knows they won't judge him, hello, they sprout claws, fangs and some wicked sideburns. But he changes to the size of a gerbil and has wings and pretty much farts pixies dust on everything. Using his new alliance with Peter, Stiles charges in, pixie dust flying to rescue his pack when they are captured by renegade hunters with a strange vendetta.
Bite the Moonlight & Bleed Gold by raisesomehale (creature!Stiles)
He waits until he and Allison are the only two left in the room. âThis is a joke.â Allison says, âHave you ever known my grandpa to have a sense of humor?â âReally?â Derekâs eyebrows are halfway up his forehead, as he gestures to the word that has been printed under Creature Type on the paper. ââA Mermanâ? Theyâre a myth. No one has ever seen one, let alone caught one.â Allison leans forward to skim through a few pages and draws out a photo that she sets back down on the paragraph heâd been reading. In it, a marble white ribcage crests the dark, prussian blue of a midnight ocean, the only part of the body visible besides a thrashing, predominantly red tail, curved jaggedly through the waves. âThis image was lifted from Deucalionâs personal channels,â Allison tells him. âHis people are keeping the discovery all hush hush, which means they managed the photo, but probably havenât captured the thing itself yet.â She gives Derek a significant look, âGerard wants us to get our hands on it first.â
a dying breed that still believes by paxlux (wingfic)
He thinks, Mom, we can do this, weâll fly.
Hot Pocket Ratio by ShippersList (incubus!Stiles)
At the threat of the alpha pack, all Derek wants is to keep his pack safe and alive. As the last resort, he tries summoning a demon to help with fighting the alpha pack. He gets a bit more than he bargained for. Or, the story where the classic demon deal of "Will you pledge your firstborn to me?" takes some unexpected turns.
Thereâs A Beast In My Heart (Heâll Only Bow To You) by RayShippouUchiha (creature!Stiles)
âStiles.â Derek fucking whimpers and if Stiles wasnât already dying heâd kill himself for making Derek sound so hurt. Stiles just wants to protect him so much sometimes because no one else ever seems to realize that Derek is so goddamn fragile and Stiles hates them all a little bit for not being able to see that. Or In an effort to expel the Nogitsune Stiles is given the bite but it all goes horribly wrong.
A Most Unusual Hoard by churkey (dragon!Stiles)
Stiles turns into a dragon and no one can figure out what he's hoardingâŠ
My Childhood Spat Back Out The Monster That You See by rightsidethru (demon!Stiles)
Appearances can be deceiving. Caught by hunters, Derek immediately dismisses his gangly, fellow prisoner as a pressing concern. After all, the amber-eyed teenager couldn't be more than one hundred and forty-seven pounds soaking wet. What type of threat could he possibly be? (The answer: a large one.)
9/10ths of the Law by tsukinofaerii (demon!Stiles)
Stiles discovers the hazards of growing up a real boy when, at heart, he's not a real boy at all.
You Were Never Meant to Know by Mooneye (demon!Stiles)
âNot a fan of exorcisms, Stiles?â the figure asked as though he were enquiring about the rain. âNot really. I could spew black bile if youâd like more authenticity,â Stiles answered. âStiles, whatâs going on?â Scott demanded, unease growing. Stiles is a demon, always has been, and never intended for anyone to know. Unfortunately, his secret is forcefully revealed and he has nowhere to hide.
BlodrĂžd by Onlymystory (demon!Stiles)
A demon possessing Alpha werewolves leads a crazed pack to Beacon Hills. He's been stuck inside werewolf minds, when all he wants is a nice human meatsuit. Humans in packs are rare these days and the demon is practically salivating at the thought of possessing Stiles. It's strong, and the pack was taken off guard, unable to protect Stiles before the demon takes control. But like the demon saysâŠhumans in packs are rare.
Blackbird by skoosiepants (shapeshifter!Stiles)
Stiles groans and drops his face into his hands. âIâm seventeen, I can kind of use mountain ash and I can explode houses when Iâm mad enough. How am I gonna win any kind of magic fight?â âWeâll work on it,â Deaton says, as infuriatingly calm as ever. âThe important thing to remember, Stiles, is that when everything else is chaos, youâre the port in the storm.â Or- Laura Hale never died, and Stiles is magic.
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âI canât believe Nani gave Lilo up for adoption.â
oh wow. I mean yeah what an amazing twist
âthis new movie is a travesty, the point of the original was âOhana means family, but in this new movie, Nani gives Lilo to the state and goes to college.ââ - all influencers currently
oh gee yeah what a travesty
man I never thought about it that way, huh, I guess it is the exact opposite of the first movie. man, IâŠ
I wish someone had likeâŠwarned me. Before anyone had to like
spend money on it. I wish someone out here had said, âhey, this movie is going to suck so just donât go.â
I wish someone had warned me before influencers could earn their keep by paying Disney to make movies they can create hate-content about for the price of admission
Like if only somebody had said âthis movie is going to invert and destroy the movie you actually like and get you to pay for it by playing the music you love and flashing a cute bunny-puppy named Stitch in front of youâ
I mean. If only there were some way we could like. Be able to tell. That the movie is going to be a bottomless roast of the original. BEFORE anyone had to buy a ticket. If only we could have FIGURED THAT OUT without going to actually see and therefore support the movie.
If only we could. Like, watch the old movie. See very clearly what was good about it (Lilo is afraid of everybody leaving her so thatâs why she takes pictures of tourists, I.e. transient people in her life, as if theyâre safari animals and not real people / Stitch and Lilo are the same height because Stitch is a future version of what Lilo could be thematically after losing everyone; he has nothing and nobody, and so heâs destructive / Stitch is evil to the core and never even considers âbeing goodâ so that makes LILOâs actual love for him that much more powerful, because he DIDNâT do anything to deserve it / Gantu is the villain because you need a larger-than-life bulldozer of a law enforcer to be the one that literally rips Lilo away from her world, to contrast with Cobra Bubbles, who was not an evil insensitive bulldozer but was representing âtaking Lilo awayâ / Jumba is redeemed because if his little disgusting monster that he knows is only built for destruction can find a family that loves him maybe he can too so he helps rescue Lilo, because âafter all you put me through you expect me to help you just like that?!â and Stitch says âyesâ because Stitch just learned that thatâs the kind of love Lilo has been giving him the whole time / Stitch is named âStitchâ because Lilo knows she has a broken family and he âstitchesâ them back together, and sheâs weird and names things after the first words that come to her mind / Stitch doesnât wear a collar and leash because in Kokaua Town itâs a sleepy little village with no leash-laws where pets roam free, not a big city like the kind stitch was invented to destroy / Nani is Liloâs example of that unconditional love; she is a freshman, she has had a life of her own since lilo was a baby even before their parents died, she COULD leave Lilo to go back to that life especially when Liloâs naughty which is why she suggests Nani âsell herâ in their first fight, sheâs always afraid Nani will ditch her like her parents left life and tourists leave the island and Stitch leaves them briefly but NANI NEVER LEAVES HER and ALWAYS fights for her, thatâs how Lilo knows to love Stitch the same way even though he wrecks her stuff and pushes her down / The Ugly Duckling is in the movie because Stitch needs to understand why he feels empty and start hunting for a place to belong, like what Lilo has with Nani / David needs to be interested in Nani romantically and willing to help even when she wonât go out with him, even after he learns everybody is an alien, because heâs is Naniâs example of unconditional love, doesnât matter what they can all DO for him / Lilo needs to know that Stitch is an alien because it makes her fighting for him at the end of the movie even after he blew up her house with the other aliens the final knockout blow of her amazing love for him)
Just a few really good things we could see. Like, maybe by watching the first movie. And then easily be able to tell, maybe from like, changes made in the trailer or the casting list. That this remake is going to ruin it. Stuff like that, if we could do that, maybe nobody wouldâve watched it.
What a world it would be if that were only possible.
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2019 debut year <> slipping into to the diamond life
word count: 2.3k TW: fatigue, one swear word, woozi being kind of mean italics are in english, bolded words are in mandarin
Cyana woke up to the sound of pots and pans clanging heavily in the kitchen. Rubbing her eyes, she got up from her spot on the bed, padding as quietly as possible past a sleeping Minghao towards the open door. She winced as she walked, her leg muscles screaming in protest and her knees aching from last night's practice.
She found that she was pleasantly surprised at how easy her transition into life with Seventeen was. The rigorous schedule was not unlike her time at Disney, and it helped that she was still shielded behind the walls of Pledis. It also helped that Seungcheol had confiscated her phone the moment she moved in, insisting that she didn't need it and looking on SNS would not help her at all. She was grateful for the little things like that that he did.
Walking into the kitchen, her eyes squinting as she adjusted to the bright lights, she could just make out a blurry figure standing at the stove. Mentally, she scolded herself for forgetting her glasses on her nightstand.
"Who's there?" She asked tentatively, hoping it was one of the members and not an intruder. She was also hoping that it wasn't Woozi, who was often absent from home but came back at odd hours.
"Dino." The blurry figure stated, and Cyana could feel his stare on her. "Breakfast?" He asked, gesturing at whatever was on the stove.
She shook her head. The staff had her on a strict diet as they prepared for her upcoming debut and comeback. "I'm going to go wash up. But thanks."
Dino grunted, clearly still half asleep as he returned his attention back on whatever he was making.
Tiptoeing back into her and Minghao's room, she quickly snatched her glasses before heading for the bathroom. She had learned pretty quickly upon arriving that it was best to wake up early, as the bathroom became messy and crowded the later it got. Splashing her face with cold water and tying her hair back, she stared at herself in the bathroom mirror. Her stylist had died her hair blonde for the comeback, insisting that it complimented her skin tone better than brown. She didn't know how to feel about that. The girl in the mirror looked more like a stranger.
"yue liang~" Minghao knocked twice on the bathroom door. "We're all leaving soon."
She blinked. Had that much time passed already? She knew it was a terrible habit of hers to zone out and realized she had been getting ready mindlessly. She cleared her throat. "I'll be out in a second!" She called, hoping she sounded normal.
Today was a big day for her. The company had organized an interview for Seventeen to promote their new comeback, and she knew the main focus of it would inevitably land on her. Shaking her shoulders, she joined the others by the front door, pulling on her shoes and jacket.
"It's still snowing today, nana." Joshua wrapped a scarf around her neck, tucking the ends into her jacket collar. "You have to be healthy for our comeback."
She gave him a grateful smile. They'd grown close over the few weeks since she'd moved in and her Korean had begun to steadily improve thanks to his help. "Thanks, shua."
Cyana didn't expect how hectic the interview set would be, as she was ushered from station to station, foreign hands touching up her hair and makeup and outfit. The set ran in an orderly fashion compared to the sets in LA and she appreciated the speed in which everything was done. Her stomach was hurting due to the nerves and she couldn't help but feel a impending sense of doom settling on her chest. Getting mic'ed up, she took her seat next to Seungcheol, frowning a bit when she realized she was sat in the middle.
"Do I have to be in the middle?" She asked, leaning slightly towards him to whisper.
He gave her an apologetic smile. "Yes. We look the most balanced that way."
She supposed he was right. She could see them through the viewfinder of one of the biggest cameras, and they looked quite symmetrical.
"You got this!" DK tapped her shoulder from behind, smiling brightly from his place to the left. "Fighting!"
She told herself to relax. They all seemed to believe in her, and she had rehearsed many times over with Joshua while Seungcheol monitored. He must've believed she could do it if they were here now. The red light on the camera blinked to life and Cyana straightened her back. She was hyperaware of the fact that Wonwoo's knees were pressed up against her back, an unfortunate result of their seating arrangement.
"Seventeen interview - You Made My Dawn, take one."
"You did great." Joshua said to her, as the red light ceased blinking and the producer called the end of the interview. "Just like we practiced." She looked up and behind her at his happy expression.
"I think I blacked out during the whole process." She confessed, truly not remember anything that had happened.
He laughed and so did Vernon, who overheard from the very end of the line. "It gets easier. I remember our first interview. No one remembered anything until we watched the video online. It was the nerves."
"You were good." Seungcheol returned to the group, having left to speak to their manager. "They let me watch a portion of it. You did well."
Cyana smiled shyly at the praise. "Thank you. I'm glad."
Raising his voice, Seungcheol addressed everyone as a whole. "We're heading back to the company since a few members from the vocal team need to rerecord some lines for Hug. Everyone else needs to practice our performance for Getting Closer. The spin isn't coordinated perfectly yet."
Murmurs of agreement came from the group as everyone got up to leave. Returning her mic pack, Cyana hurried to catch up with Joshua, looping her arm with his as they followed the group out to the cars.
"We're rerecording things?" She asked, confused. She thought they'd all sounded pretty good.
Joshua hesitated and nodded. "Woozi wants to clean up a couple parts. I won't be going though, he said he just needed you and Jeonghan."
She paled. "Can't you-" She stopped, knowing her request was selfish. Time was precious during comeback season and Joshua was needed with the rest of the group.
He sent her an understanding smile, his eyes shining with warmth. He knew she was terrified. "Jeonghan's nice." He offered.
"I know he is, I'm just-" She paused, twisting her fingers in worry. "What if I say something wrong in Korean? Or if I mess up recording."
They had arrived in front of their cars now, needing to spilt up between three separate vehicles. "They're not scary people, Ana. Even if Woozi might seem like it, he understands that people make mistakes. And you sang beautifully last session. I'm sure he probably just wants to add more adlibs or something."
Cyana nodded, a little soothed by his explanation. "Thanks, shua."
He nodded, knowing that there was much more hidden in the simple thanks. "Anytime, Ana."
The atmosphere within the recording studio was stiff and heavy. It was Cyana's seventh time recording the same verse now, finishing each time only to receive a sharp sigh from Woozi.
"Again." He'd say over the intercom, and Cyana would go again.
She was getting a bit sick of the verse, and her skin was growing hotter by the second from both the humidity of the room and her growing annoyance. She was no stranger to producing, she'd dabbled in it before, and she knew the track already sounded extremely polished. The longer Woozi dragged it out for the more she felt like he was toying with her for the sake of it.
"Jihoon ya~" Jeonghan lounged on the couch behind Woozi, bored. "She sounds great, don't you think it's enough?"
Woozi shook his head. "She sounds great. Not perfect. We need perfect this comeback."
Jeonghan signed. "People will not hear the difference-"
"I will hear the difference." Woozi snapped. He pressed the intercom and spoke into the mic. "Again."
"At least give her some direction." Jeonghan chided. "You're only making her angry."
Woozi sighed, knowing his hyung was right. He didn't really know why he was so annoyed at the girl. Her verse was great, but there was that part of it that was missing. He pressed the intercom again once Cyana was finished. A little better, he thought. "Can you try singing with more strength?" He asked, unsure how to communicate exactly what he was envisioning. "More power, but soft."
Cyana scrunched up her eyebrows in confusion, putting the headphones back on. "Okay."
He was used to directing his members who already knew how he worked and what he needed done - what he was picturing in his mind. Cyana's next try came easier, and he could tell they were almost there.
"Better, again-"
"I think that's enough." Jeonghan cut in, sensing Cyana's growing frustration and Woozi's annoyance. He didn't particularly want to be in the room if they both exploded at each other.
"I'm okay." Cyana spoke, surprising both of them. "Let's keep going. I want to get this right."
Woozi turned his chair around to face Jeonghan, a look of i told you so written across his face. "You can leave if you want, hyung. We're already finished with your verse." He could sense Jeonghan's hesitancy. Rolling his eyes, he added "I'll walk with her back to the practice room. And I promise I won't yell at her or whatever."
The older boy scoffed but still got up to leave. "I'm more worried you'll end up killing each other and we'll be 12 instead of 14."
It was Woozi's turn to scoff, as he turned back to the soundboard and cued Cyana to start again. He had to begrudgingly admit that he pleasantly surprised at her dedication and felt a little bad for being a bitch.
"That one was good." He spoke into the mic, signalling the end of the session. "You're done."
Cyana took a little bit to reset herself before exiting the booth. She paused, lingering near the doorway as Woozi watched her, confused. "Can I-" She breathed out sharply. "Can I listen? Just once."
He frowned, but sat back down and cued up the completed track for her. He watched as she gingerly sat down on the couch, hands bunched in her lap as she listened silently. He was proud of this particular track. It evoked a feeling of home and comfort that only translated well if done correctly, and he had somehow managed to pull it off.
Cyana stood up to leave once the track was over, hesitating again near the doorway.
"For god's sake. Just spit it out." Woozi grumbled, annoyed at her hesitancy.
"I-" She blinked, caught off guard. "What?"
Woozi sighed when he remembered she probably didn't understand. Joshua probably didn't go around teaching Cyana what for god's sake and spit it out was in Korean. "Just say it. Whatever you wanted to say."
She paused. "It's at 135 BPM right now." She said quietly. "I think it'll sound better at 138."
Woozi blinked. Cyana pushed open the studio door and dashed out, scared of what he might say. Rushing in the direction of their practice room, she sighed in relief when she saw Seungkwan and Hoshi's familiar back profile.
"Hi." She breathed out, still breathless from the rush over.
They both seemed surprised but happy to see her. "Hey," Seungkwan replied, handing her a pinny he had been holding with her name on it. "We were just about to go look for you. Put that on, we're filming a choreo video to send to the event people today."
She nodded, throwing it over her baggy tee. "Sorry. Recording took a bit long."
Hoshi gave her a smile. "That's Woozi for you."
"Go get some water," Seungkwan reminded, throwing an arm around both her and Hoshi's shoulders, leading them towards the practice room. "You aren't too tired, right?"
Cyana knew she was a bit worn out. She hadn't slept for long last night, having been up till the AMs worrying about the interview. Her limbs screamed with pain every time someone reminded her she still had to dance. The roll in Getting Closer was killing her. Each time she spun, her world spun, and she had to continue the routine with obscured vision as tv static overtook her view. She gave Seungkwan a bright smile. "I'm still doing great." She lied, feeling better once she saw the relief shining through his eyes. "We're going to kill this choreo." She said, trying to pump herself up.
Hoshi frowned. "Kill this choreo?" He asked, a little confused.
"Ah~ like 'we're going to do very well." Seungkwan deduced.
Hoshi, upon seeing Cyana nod in confirmation, grinned as they entered the practice room. He greeted the others with a loud "We gonna kill this choreo!" and Seungkwan clutched onto Cyana as they doubled over in laughter. Everyone else looked mildly confused, while Vernon and Joshua could only share smiles at the chaos.
Seungcheol clapped for everyones attention as they all gathered in the middle of the room, cameras and staff both ready. Cyana noticed that Woozi had somehow gotten here as well, his own pinny on and his hair covered with a beanie. "Okay. We're going to do this choreo well and with no accidents, okay?"
Collective words of encouragement and cheers filled the room at his words as everyone took their place. Cyana tried her best to ignore how unnaturally light her head was feeling and knelt beside DK.
"Three." The director counted down. Cyana sent a weak smile in DK's direction.
"Two." She ran through the moves desperately in her mind.
"One."
author's note: thank you so much for reading! i know it's kind of on a cliffhanger haha thank you to everyone who's shown this series love ~ ik woozi's kind of mean right now but i promise it will all pay off soon
#seventeen 14th member#seventeen imagines#seventeen ot13#svt#svt imagines#seventeen#svt fluff#idol oc#idolverse#female idol#svt carat#kpop oc#kpop imagines#kpop#cyanawritings#svt x oc
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OMG RAVEN YOUâRE INTO EVER AFTER HIGH? I love it but canât talk about it bc none of my friends have seen it đ I wish it was talked about more, especially with how deep their lore runs. I love EAHâs dynamics with the complexities of destiny. If twst followed the same logic as eahâs world it would be so interesting. How would you feel if the worlds were to mesh together and how it would work? You can interpret that in any way you want; the characters meeting or twst being bound to the same rules and societal expectations of eah, or whatnot.
Also whoâs your favorite eah character compared to your favorite twst character (Leona)?Jade, right?
And have you read the eah books? I havenât, but Iâm going to try to sometime!
Eah alt account when?
I'm still salty that the Monster High x Ever After High crossover movie never saw the light of day-- Part of the reason why I don't like Disney (I mean the faceless corpo, not all Disney products) is because they have such a strong association with fairy tales that it pushes other interpretations out of the market or it leads to people assuming Disney "owns" those fairy tales. Ever After High's lore and themes run so much deeper than most other fairy tale reimaginings I've seen (and I've seen a lot). It's such a shame it doesn't get the respect and recognition it deserves even though EAH is the one out here challenging the status quo whereas modern Disney is content with mediocrity that appeals to the masses.
I think EAH and TWST, at their cores, share similar ideas so combining them would work well. Friendship, self-identity, defining your own future, questioning what "good" and "evil" truly are... It's all there. I'd imagine that if Twisted Wonderland (or at least NRC) followed the same rules as EAH, then everyone would be descendants of their Disney counterparts. (This is actually a common misperception of what TWST was to new fans; people mistakenly believe the TWST characters are children of the classic Disney villains. This has never been canon.) Unfortunately, I'd have to take away the Disney villains being twisted to be "good" guys in Twisted Wonderland's world in order for this to work by EAH rules, so... There's that to consider. This, in turn, can result in the student body splitting into Royals (pro-following one's destiny) and Rebels (anti-following one's destiny). Perhaps RSA and NRC could be one school in this AU...? Just so we have a mix of "good" and "evil" descended children in the same vicinity as one another. A must-have are the constantly bickering Narrators!! It's only really when Yuu shows up that the majority opinion starts to shift. Maybe then Crowley becomes concerned with students rising up and fighting back against the system that relies on them being complacent to keep the cycle of stories going. I've seen some readings of EAH which theorize that Royals guaranteed a happy ending is a stand-in for privilege, and that interpretation leads into very interesting conflicts when we also consider that magic in Twisted Wonderland is a privilege afforded to few.
To cover just the dorm leaders (because covering all the TWST characters would make this post way longer), I definitely see Riddle, Kalim, Idia, and Malleus as Royals and Leona, Azul, and Vil as Rebels. Here's my thought process:
Riddle is pretty self-explanatory. He comes from a background where he's used to being told what to do by his mother and so he also heavily relies on her strict, unyielding teachings to play by the book when he goes out there in the real world. Riddle is inflexible and hesitant to go against the grain--and, more importantly, he fully believes that following the rules will lead to his happiness... that doing as his fairy tale ordains will lead to a happy ending. What happens to the Queen of Hearts is dubious in the end since it's framed as Alice's dream, so I think that vagueness gives Riddle hope that by behaving himself, he'll earn the happiness he desires.
Leona is a Rebel, and not just because that's the aesthetic of his dorm. Being that he is highly intelligent and demonstrates a lot of foresight, he'd be aware of what future is in store for him and aggressively fighting against that. It would make him more desperate than ever to prove his worth, because not only does everyone see his powers as terrifying, but they also see him as a future brother murderer and dictator that will bleed the land dry of resources. It'd make the situation with his family even more strained than it already is, not to mention the extra jealousy he must feel toward Cheka, who is still too young to understand what's going to happen later.
Azul is someone who acts like a Royal but is actually a Rebel. He acts polite and like he plays by the rules, but clearly he doesn't behind the scenes. I see Azul as the kind of Rebel akin to Duchess Swan... as in, he believes he can steal away someone else's destiny for himself. Azul would constantly be looking for loopholes to save himself. He's put way too much stock into becoming a better, stronger person and he'd want to defend this new life he has made for himself. His obsession with protecting his contracts could translate well here.
Kalim is a Royal because he's mega rich and has been sheltered from the concept of bad things that happen to normal people; he has nothing to worry about. It also helps that Kalim is twisted from a character that doesn't meet a bad ending. I think he'd be aware of Jami's doomed destiny, but Kalim is so ignorant that he thinks it'll just be fine and it'll work itself out. Part of his growth could be being forced to reckon with the reality that Jamil is suffering under the legacy assigned to him and accepting the role that he plays in that by not acting.
Idia is a Royal--or at least pre-book 6 Idia is. He's a very pessimistic guy and repeatedly expresses hopelessness about the future, bemoaning the curse he and his family have to bear. Idia doesn't want to try to fight his fate, he's already accepted that it will happen and so closes himself off from others to save himself that heartbreak. Post-book 6 Idia will have swapped over to the Rebel side thanks to Ortho reviving the hope in him.
Vil is a Rebel simply for the fact that he fights social conventions. He's already out here shattering gender roles, but finds it much harder to breach that expectation that villains are just villains and nothing more. Vil keeps getting rejected at every turn, told that it's impossible to rewrite his story, that his frustrations are the natural result of jealousy and an ugly heart that festers in side of him. He steels himself to prove that notion wrong, working himself to the bone to get up on that stage and stay on it, waiting to be lavished with praise that he truly is the fairest one of all. I feel this would be so fascinating for Vil's own arc about self acceptance; maybe he wears himself down emotionally because he HAS to basically be perfect due to his job but also denies himself normal feelings like anger and jealousy because confessing that you have such "ugly" feelings only validates that you're shallow just like the stories say you will be.
Malleus is a tough one, but I settled for Royal in the end. Maleficent is doomed to be slain by a sword, right? So am I saying that THE Malleus Draconia, who is infamously arrogant about his magical abilities, would lie down and take a stab like that? Of course not! However, I do think that Malleus is initially someone who values tradition and living up to noblesse oblige. As the future ruler of a nation, people's stories are relying on him to play his expected role out, which he'd be fully cognizant of. I also think Malleus would be afforded the luxury of not having to face his destiny as soon as his peers are due to his long life span. This is in part because the person destined to slay him doesn't come into his life for literally hundreds of years. Then when book 7 arrives, Malleus has to deal with his loved ones leaving and/or betraying him as well as the realization that this is his destiny: dying alone and unloved. That'd just break him.
ahdbiqwdbqwli I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS AU FOR FOREVER BUT I'LL CUT IT SHORT OR ELSE I'LL NEVER SHUT UP đ
EAH has so many good characters and interesting storylines, it's hard for me to pick a favorite! I of course love Apple and Raven's dilemmas, but I feel like it's cheating to pick one of them as my favorite. The whole Wonderland gang is also fantastic... I'm a sucker for their aesthetic, but they're so fun and silly in general. Kitty, Lizzie, and especially Madeline are đ
Mmm, when I think long and hard about it, I think my favorite EAH character has to be Briar Beauty, daughter of Sleeping Beauty. Firstly, I love all the pink, roses, and bramble in her design. Secondly, I love the layers to why she is the way she is. Briar's a party girl not because "lmao, wouldn't that be a funny haha subversion of Sleeping Beauty" but because she wants to live life up before she falls asleep for 100 years and literally loses all her friends and family to the natural passage of time. That's seriously so smart and such an inventive way to think about the trauma a descendant of Sleeping Beauty might have. Seeing Briar transition from one of Apple's besties and biggest supporters to an outright rebel is satisfying as heck. (Gotta take a moment to shout out this classic moment :3)
I don't know if I would compare Briar to Jade since they're entirely different characters. However, looking at the source material, I'm actually surprised I like Briar as much as I do since I have never cared for the story of Sleeping Beauty. A part of me finds this ironic since Malleus harbors a similar fear as Briar (losing loved ones) yet I see Malleus's desire as way more selfish and self-serving than Briar's. I believe that's because Briar doesn't have the same arrogance as Malleus, so I'm more forgiving with her. EAH's actual equivalent to Malleus is Faybelle, daughter of the Dark Fairy, but I don't like her as much as I do Briar (hence why I'm comparing Malleus and Briar, not Malleus and Faybelle).
I haven't read the EAH books but I want to one day! I'd prefer to borrow them since I don't have enough space in my room for more physical books, so as soon as I find copies at a library or something...
This blog has kind of become a place where I occasionally talk about my other interests, generally as it relates to TWST, my main interest. I'd like to keep it like this since managing multiple blogs can be so draining. It already takes quite a bit of time to regularly write responses to asks just on one blog!
#twst#twisted wonderland#Malleus Draconia#Leona Kingscholar#Azul Ashengrotto#Riddle Rosehearts#Jamil Viper#Scarabia#Kalim Al-Asim#Ignihyde#Idia Shroud#Ortho Shroud#Vil Schoenheit#Dire Crowley#Yuu#twst au#twisted wonderland au#disney twisted wonderland#notes from the writing raven#question#disney twst#eah#ever after high#Apple White#Raven Queen#Madeline Hatter#Briar Beauty#Faybelle Thorn#twst crossover#twisted wonderland crossover
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The Good
All right - I've had time to collect my thoughts on the new season. I'm going to split them into two posts: The Good and the Not So Good/Bad, just because I know some people don't want to focus on the negatives for shows.
If you want to read my "Not So Good/Bad" opinions, you can read this post.
But for the things I loved about this season, in no particular order, click the "Keep Reading!" Under a cut for spoilers, obviously (and featuring some screenshots)
The voice acting was impeccable. Every single person who came back for their role did an amazing job (but we knew that would be the case)
I was so SO happy they kept in their trend of putting things over the end credits - I was really worried they wouldn't continue that because it's not really a thing anymore, since people don't tend to watch end credit scenes on streaming platforms
Literally everything Stacy and Perry related. I expected "Agent T for Teen" would be my favorite episode, but it was so fun and silly and I'm so happy with how it ended up overall. I loved the Stacy lore drop, and I am SO BEYOND PLEASED that they made them friends. I genuinely think I would have hated this season if they hadn't made the Teal Duo besties
I really enjoyed the amount of Buford content?? It felt like he played a more prominent role in this season
Same thing as above but with Linda - I'm glad they didn't just give her the whole "I want to spend time with my family" spiel in the first episode and then ignore it. She's clearly trying to spend more time with her kids.
Finally acknowledging that Carl definitely has another job(s), and letting him lay into Monogram. I do think there's more to be said for that situation, but I'm glad we got something
The animation overall! There were some parts that felt a little off to me, but for the most part I enjoyed that they kept the character designs the same and stuck with the simple charm of the show
The Haberdasher. Full stop, I want him to come back. I love that he's a spoof on the Mad Hatter, his energy was fun
The episode "License to Bust" is now up there in one of the most solid episodes of all time. It hit all the right notes in a satisfying way. (Also also did anyone else notice the instructor smile after Candace told him to buckle up? It took me four tries to get a screen shot it was so fast lol)
(he's smiling I swear, go back and look at his face for the rest of the driving test)
Ferb food critic was COMICAL (and again with the spoofing of Disney characters, there was a lot of that in this season!)
"Apparently his mother didn't teach him........well, a lot of things. WHICH is why we all have a job!" - I laughed for a solid minute after that line
On that note: "And I thought you were crazy for putting tank treads on a Whack-a-Pest!"
The kids all supporting Candace this season was really cute (she literally didn't make the 'sand castle' but they still cheered for her lol)
"He has a hard out at noon" and then Perry going home and smiling contently while Candace gives him a bath, please they're so cute
Continuing the trend of lines I liked, "I forgot Agent W was missing" in regards to the agents getting de-wormed fucking KILLED me (and was a great callback to earlier in the season when Doof was like "Maybe he has worms!" in the vet episode)
Setting Candace up to be a lawyer in the future
Carl and Brittany's beef (I love Brittany I've only had her for 27 seconds but I want to keep her)
Every single scene with Lawrence, actually. Love that silly man
I genuinely really loved "The Aurora Perry-alis." I've seen some conflicting thoughts on it from folks, but I think it was a nice way to reintroduce Montnessa, it let them tell the audience "hey, we didn't forget about Stacy and Perry," and the animation was really pretty. It also felt like it could fit nicely into Season 3 or 4, which was kind of how I was judging the episodes individually.
My Overall Favs:
Agent T for Teen, The Aurora Perry-alis, and License to Bust
And finally, also in no order, some of my favorite screenshots I took (minus the ones with Stacy and Perry together bc I already posted those and Tumblr has it's limits lol)
Anyway, if you want to know my thoughts on anything specific, you're more than welcome to shoot me an ask!
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Does Yana have any part in making of the novels and manga and soon to be anime? Since she doesn't seem to have much say on the game...
Hello hello! Thank you for this question!
It is possible that Yana might have very much say on the game đ
Inside the app itself she is credited as the creator of the game's concept, the main scenario creator, the character designer and the creative director for everything overall.
In a 2020 interview she said:
âI create the scenarios and I write the main story. I am also in charge of drafting, writing, and directing the events and vignettes. On the graphics side I do all of the character design including designing the chibis, all the card illustrations and designs for the props and backgrounds.â
She also explains how she went into her initial meeting with Disney expecting to only do the character designs, but in the end was made responsible for the basis of the entire game.
She is also the creator of the plot of the main story and wrote the lessons in dialogue, on the home screen and when leveling (together with a writer from her personal studio).
She is so involved that she even writes notes to the voice actors and the sound director, influencing the vocal performances, and has approved the English-language localization of the unique magics.
And she has so much say that she retracted Riddle's original, Disney-approved design (which was also of her own creation) in favor of the Riddle that we have today! ^^
Much of this information is from the game's release (the "notes from Yana to the VAs" information is recent) and now, five years on, there is sometimes curiosity about how much Yana remains involved.
She provides us with regular updates on her involvement, with one of the more recent being how she is still in charge of the main story.
Getting into details all in one post will be very long, so here is a compilation of similar asks for reference!
-> What is Yana-san's actual position and importance in the making of Twisted Wonderland?
-> Yana's involvement in the Halloween events
-> How true is that Yana is not involved in the writing of all events?
-> Is Yana Toboso responsible for illustrating in-game assets?
-> Yana created all the original R-cards alone, from start to finish
-> Who are Yana's assistants?
The Novels
Yana says she was in charge of the concept, the in-novel art, cover and fold-out art in the novels, while Hioki Jun (a Twst vignette/event scenario writer) is the author.Â
The Manga
The artist and designer behind the 1st and 3rd comic arcs are both from Yanaâs studio D-6th, doing background and card art for Twst.
Yana says that her role is overall collaboration, character design and character creation (she says that in addition to creating the basis for Treyâs parents she also designed Riddleâs mother, including her face, but they ultimately left her in silhouette).
It is difficult to tell what Yana means by âoverall collaboration," but she has shared a tweet about drawing the characters out herself for the official artists to base their work on.
(This might not apply to the artists of the Savanaclaw or Scarabia arcs, who are not Yana's personal employees.)

The Anime
There was some curiosity after the announcement of the anime, with Yana commenting that she was surprised to hear that it is going to be based on the manga and she is looking forward to what it is going to be like, insinuating that she did not make that decision herself and may not be involved at all.
And the anime's first, original announcement? It credits Yana as the creator of the game, but does not list her as a member of the team behind the anime.



In a different series of tweets from early 2024, she provided more detail about how it is normal for her to not be involved in adaptations of her own work, saying she lets other creators do what they like with adaptations of her work where she is the copyright holder.
And with works outside of Kuroshitsuji, where she is not the copyright holder, she has even less influence in adaptations, saying that she will often not even know what adaptations are being planned and sometimes she is not approached for help. As Disney holds the copyright for Twst, that is possibly what happened here!
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To put everything together, the game seems to be where Yana might have the most influence out of every iteration of Twst, even five years on.
She also seems to have some influence in the Heartslabyul and Octavinelle arcs of the manga, but this might be an unusual arrangement made possible by how the official artist and layout designer are also both her own employees.
She might have the least (if any) amount of influence on the anime, but that is also where we have the least information :>
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âȘ â â« starlight: chapter 5âââlee know.
05. disneyland tokyo.



ê cw. beauty and the beast & winnie the pooh mentioned! , mentions of food , cutesy stuff overall ; wc. 0.9k
we split up for the first ride at disneyland because we all had different priorities before we actually began the game.
hyunjin and I ended up at âthe enchanted tale of beauty and beastâ, an animated retelling which included a whole setup of the beastâs castle too. plus, since it was his and my favourite disney tale, we had even more fun.
hyunjin was more attentive towards the camera (for our vlog) because I couldnât care less about it when I was watching a retelling of my favourite story.
soon after, to begin our âquestsâ, we had to start participating in rides and games together.
in the âmonsters inc. ride and go seekâ game, we tallied our scores by the end to see which team could ârevealâ the maximum number of monsters (the rules of any of the games didnât make sense, but who cared?).
I dragged han and minho with me to âpoohâs honey huntâ, which counted more as a story and less as a game, but for the sake of nostalgia and love for the old cartoon, we went.
lastly, we went to the haunted mansion with mini loudness indicators strapped to our collars to see who could get the least and highest scores.
we entered in a line, one behind the other, but quickly shuffled around (as soon as the door shut loudly) with muffled yelps.
my eyes adjusted to the dark pretty quickly, which I guess I owe to the countless nights I spent in practice rooms without many lights.
I saw hyunjin and felix holding hands tightly. han and jeongin clung tightly to chrisâ shirt. changbinâs eyes were wide open, trying to see better. seungmin was as non-chalant as youâd expect him to be. and at last, I looked down to see minhoâs fingers interlaced tightly with mine.
âscared kitty?â I whispered to him, and flashed him a grin.
âyou wish,â he scoffed. âitâs because youâre gonna get scared later.â
âliar,â I remarked, and he nodded a little.
he was, indeed, a liar. and he knew it when we exited the haunted mansion and the staff told us that his and hanâs were the loudest screams to be recorded.
âlee know-ssi and jisung-ssi were louder than the rest. hyunjin-ssi and y/n-ssi barely made any sound, though,â a staff member said.
âhow was hyunjin less louder than the rest of us? heâs literally a drama queen!â seungmin protested. hyunjin stuck his tongue out at seungmin and walked away with that attitude of his.
by the time the sun set, the âelectrical parade dreamlightsâ, a nighttime light parade, began.
all the members and I were walking slowly as we watched the lights flicker once in a while.
I was reviewing footage from the day, and I came across one video from a rollercoaster.
minho was sitting next to me, and the video was a little blurry. I asked him if he was okay, because of his fear of heights. and the fact that he was sitting beside me, in the first row.
âif you fall, iâll catch you,â I said to him, joking.
âI already did,â he whispered, smiling softly at me, before the rollercoaster began and the audio was just felix and hannie screaming their lungs out.
I replayed the video twice, just to process what he had said. I hadnât heard it when he said it on the rollercoaster because of hanâs constant bickering from the second row. but⊠now? now, I was listening to the same clip. twice. thrice.
was I reading too much into it? or⊠what?
âI need food,â minhoâs voice grumbled beside me. he sat down and rested his head on my shoulder. I tensed for a second, before relaxing. his presence felt comfortable, and the heat radiating from his body felt like home.
âyou should try winning some time, then,â I taunted him. he pushed his head up from my shoulder and glared at me.
ânoona!â jeonginâs voice suddenly boomed like a speaker was installed in place of his voice box.
he came skipping to the bench. âisnât this footage perfect for the cover?â
he played the video, shoving himself in between minho and me.
the video he recorded was just a few frames long, from the time during sunset, and everything was chaotic⊠except, my eyes kept straying to a small set of pixelated hands brushing against each otherâminhoâs and mine.
it felt like a cute detail to leave in the video, and just thinking about it made blood rush to my neck and cheeks.
I compliment jeongin on his extremely clever and strategic cameramanship, and left the âloser tableâ to go to the winnersâ tableâmy table.
somehow, han, hyunjin, and I had won most of the challenges. we got delicious food as a result, while the other members were given boring meals.
I looked back to a sulking minho and slipped him some of my pudding and a slice of hyuneâs chicken pizza. his eyes twinkled as he smiled.
soon after, we ended up sharing all our food with the rest of the members and staff as well, who had worked hard in keeping the chaotic kids in line for an entire day.
we returned to our hotel rooms, and all of us fell asleep in a huge cuddle pile in chanâs room.
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Explanation for the connection I made lol đ
I'm gonna at least slightly explain Tord and Gravy being roommates. I'm not going to lie to you guys, this was a joke made because when my friends and I were watching "Technical Foul" from 8 Crazy Nights we were like "that's like if Tord crashed at Gravys house tbh" and then it turned into "Tord somehow becomes Gravys roommate after he leaves Edds house, for like maybe 2-3 years. And it's almost like a Disney movie. Tords just happy he has a place to stay, and he knows Gravy is just soooooo nice but man is he annoying. So he's not mean to him, he just is autistic and only ever likes Edd anyway basically. But he warms up to em. Gravy works a ton of jobs, and Tord cleans up around the house. And an odd but actually important detail is Gravy smokes weed (because of all of these jobs), and Tord took interest in that. Getting high together kinda made it easier for his nerves to be calmed down, and it made it easier for him to realize "oh Gravy is just a guy". Of course afterwards, Gravy turns back to jumpy goofy Gravy, but Tord learned to appreciate the energy. Tord and Blonzie were already slight acquaintances, actually before Tord met Gravy. Somehow for whatever reason Tord ends up at the auto shop he works at, probably asked about a pile of spare parts that looked like junk and Blonzie said "take em". So they had that for a while. They're mechanically intelligent together. Plus Tord finds his stunts REALLY cool, as he loves destruction too. He'd love to invent little things for him to try out. They also both have "I'm gonna be silent now" autism. Anyway, he never in his life expected for Gravy to be like "meet my boyfriend" and "oh whataya know, it's the guy that calls me Tiny and gives me spare parts". Not sure if it makes sense for Tord to still be living with Gravy when he gets with Blonzie or not, but either way they'd make a really weird fun trio. Gravy definitely opened up Tords weird side for him. Because Tord is just so closeted around everyone, even Edd didn't know a few secrets about him (for probably crush related reasons, intimidation.) But with Gravy, it sorta didn't matter to him what he told him. He'd listen, and I mean it's sad but. Gravys a huge loser who's pushed around EVERYDAY, and for a bit Tords view on that was "well he has it worse than I do so he can't judge me"
But yeah, they're friends lol
In a WTFuture timeline, this was also a joke that turned out to be something that we all kinda liked. I believe in Tord clone theory btw! Basically one day, Not Tord shows up to Gravys house one day. Reminder that if this is a bad timeline, Blonzie is dead sorry. But yeah Gravy notices something is off about him. Very off. Like, somehow this Tord knows Gravy would call him "buddy" buuut.. Tord never called HIM "buddy". Blah blah blah somehow Gravy is in the Red Army. And I don't mean as a soldier, the last thing Tord wants is for him to die actually. As in any timeline, Gravy will work a million jobs. And that's exactly what he does. I'm talking coffee runs and goofy shit like that. Because to me, yeah Red Leader is "WOAAHH crazy leader man scary he's taking over the world" but it's EDDSWORLD, so he's also "aw man. My helmet stinky" "play just dance with me I'm bored" like y'know. Before this concept, I was like "yup. Gravy is the first to die in this timeline" and then it turned into "Tord wants to keep him alive because he'd be dead bored without him"
And I'm serious it's gets so goofy. To a point where THIS Tord also opens up to Gravy, crying about Edd and being like "I'LL JUST GET RID OF ALL THE COKE IN THE WORLD I CANT LOOK AT IT ANYMORE!!" and then he's like "đČđĄ" and then Gravy talks about his feelings too.
Potentially as well, since Gravy is trained in medical, he could also technically take care of wounded soldiers and almost act as a doctor but ONLY back at headquarters, he's not allowed to go anywhere he'd be in danger. Anyways. Yup. My sick and twisted mind.
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Will Yasammy be affected now after the US election and the threat of anti-queer legislation? Is JWCT Season Three even possible now?
Answering this from a wider, creative perspective -- looking through your blog, you seem VERY upset by the way this election went. So, I wanna be real with you regarding the status of queer stories and our ability to tell them: The entertainment industry as a whole has gotten exponentially more open to the telling of queer stories since I was a kid. Hell, just twentyish years ago, it was a quite a unique sight to see Willow kiss Tara on Buffy! We've come a looooong way since then: on Disney Jr shows -- DISNEY. JR. -- we were able to include queer parents of children (TOTS). Many queer relationships were in She-Ra: Princesses of Power. Queer dads in The Bravest Knight on Hulu. Heartstopper does fucking NUMBERS for Netflix. We got twenty episodes of Dead End: Paranormal Park! Even in Camp Cretaceous, Sammy and Yaz were shown being openly queer, however briefly! Queer representation has come a long way not just in media for older audiences, but for younger ones, too.
Is it perfect? Is it enough? FUCK NO. The hardest stories to get greenlit are queer stories (and POC stories, but that's another... story). The FIRST shows to be axed the moment they don't seem to take off as huge hits are queer stories (and again, POC stories, but let's stay on track). And that's a huge fucking problem, and I understand why you'd be concerned. I still get concerned about it! My friends and colleagues still get concerned about it!
But people older than me fought so hard to earn their place at the storytelling table, and people like me continue to fight the fight and make strides in making sure that queer stories are told in a variety of ways and media, and for various audiences. The proverbial genie is out of the bottle -- closet? XD -- and there's no putting it back, not completely.
The incoming administration may try to roll back our protections. They may try to hurt us and make us hide and all that stupid shit. But those fuckers are cowards. They're disgusting, stupid pigs who think we're just gonna sit down and allow them to demean and disregard and hurt us in order to make us stop telling our stories. But we won't. We can't. We don't know how to stop.
Any anti-queer legislation will be met with extreme opposition, and honestly... I don't know if I'm naive, but I do not expect much of it to actually come to pass. They may try, certainly, but the discrimination lawsuits they will be met with alone will halt any momentum they might gain, and by the time those cases are settled, these fuckers will be out of power.
I will say, we had to fight a little bit to keep Yasammy *authentically* queer (insofar as making sure they showed each other affection in ways that felt realistic and also subtle but ALSO showing them kissing as any average couple would), but we did not have to fight to keep them just plain queer. Like, no one ever questioned the fact of them being together -- or the fact of them being queer. Everyone, including the studio, was behind it 100%. And I will always be so appreciative of that.
TLDR: Chill on the doom-thoughts regarding queer stories. We will continue to tell them, we will continue to break down any barriers that come up, and we will never back down. You shouldn't either.
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Over the past 13 years, Tom Hiddleston has died more times than he can recall. âLet me think about this,â the actor tells us, pausing to count in his head. âI think, officially, there were two big ones.âÂ
Heâs referring to his many exits from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the blockbuster franchise in which heâs played shape-shifting Norse god Loki Laufeyson since Kenneth Branaghâs 2011 film âThorââthe son of Asgardians Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and Frigga (Rene Russo), and the half-sibling of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the god of thunder.Â
The character has since bounced between villain and reluctant antihero across five films, a handful of post-credits scenes, and Michael Waldronâs Disney+ spinoff series âLoki,â which Hiddleston also executive produces. The show wrapped its secondâand supposedly finalâseason last November. The finale presents an end for the character, but not one of the aforementioned âbig ones.âÂ
Hiddlestonâs first âofficialâ farewell came in Alan Taylorâs 2013 sequel âThor: The Dark World,â which saw the god of mischief take a sword to the chest to save his beefy brother. âAs written in the first script, it was a true sacrifice,â Hiddleston says. Unfortunately for Marvelâs long-term plans, the actor had done too good a job playing the trickster.

âWhen Marvel [executives] were testing the movie, theyâd given [viewers] questionnaires that said, âIs there anything you didnât understand?â â he remembers. âLiterally every single audience member said, âWell, obviously, Lokiâs not really dead.â âÂ
In classic comic-book fashion, the character did return, gallivanting alongside his brother in Taika Waititiâs 2017 follow-up âThor: Ragnarok.â He died again one year later (âbig oneâ number two) in the Russo brothersâ âAvengers: Infinity War.â There were no smokescreens or questionnaires this time; audiences watched as Lokiâs neck was crushed by the purple fist of intergalactic warlord Thanos (Josh Brolin).Â
Hiddleston remembers arriving in Atlanta to shoot his final scene and immediately bumping into Brolin. âHe came up to me, gave me this huge hug, and said, âIâm so sorry, man.â âÂ
He meant it, too; everyone meant it. The sun, it seemed, had actually set on Hiddlestonâs MCU journey. âAt the end of that scene, I got a big round of applause, and everybody was so sweet and kind and gracious,â he says. âI got notes and emails saying, âTom, youâve done so much for usâwhat a journey. Come and see us anytime.â I really thought that was the end.âÂ
And it was, for real, right up until it wasnâtâwhen the time-traveling shenanigans of 2019âs âAvengers: Endgameâ blasted a younger version of Loki out of the established canon and into his own series. Over two seasons, the multiversal storyline envisions the title character as a figure who exists outside time and space. Across all there is, was, and may come to pass, there will always be a Loki, in some form, wreaking havoc.Â
Hiddleston has long since accepted what this means for him as an actor. Maybe âLokiâ Season 2 really was his last time in the role; or maybe heâll play him until the sun burns out. âIâve realized that, in human consciousness, thatâs who Loki is,â he says. âLoki is this ancient, mythic character, who, in our collective mythology, represents the trickster, the transgressor, the boundary-crosser, the shape-shifterâsomebody whoâs mercurial and spontaneous and unpredictable who will always confound your expectations and wriggle out from underneath your certainties and convictions. Someone who we need and [who] is necessary.â
Hiddleston pauses, getting emotional. âMaybe Loki escaping death a couple of times is sort of an emblem of who he is in our culture,â he says, grinning at his own gusto. The actor has a habit of being self-deprecating about the depth of the characterâs lore. âI spend a lot of time thinking about Loki. You can probably tell.â
You can tell, and itâs incredibly endearing. Talking to Hiddleston about Loki feels like discussing Shakespeareâs Richard III with Laurence Olivier or Tennessee Williamsâ Blanche DuBois with Jessica Lange. They were actors who put their definitive stamps on those roles by returning to the well and constantly digging deeper.Â
In conversation, Hiddleston is equally as likely to reference comic-book arcs as he is the ancient, anonymous Old Norse scribes of the âPoetic Eddaâ or Richard Wagnerâs epic four-cycle opera âDer Ring des Nibelungen.â He speaks reverently of actors who embodied the trickster god before him, like Jim Carrey in Chuck Russellâs 1994 comedy âThe Maskâ and Alan Cumming in Lawrence Gutermanâs 2005 sequel, âSon of the Mask.â He also heaps praise on those who played the part after him, such as his âLokiâ costars Sophia Di Martino, Richard E. Grant, Deobia Oparei, andâin one very surreal Season 1 momentââsome alligator they found somewhere.â He cites legendary Marvel creators Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Walter Simonson alongside the likes of English essayist Walter Pater and Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, who once wrote of life as a âsplendid torchâ to keep burning for those who follow.
âLoki is âa sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment,â â Hiddleston quotes, âand I want to make it burn as brightly as I can before passing it on to future generations.âÂ

This level of study started before he even landed the role. He recalls the 24 hours leading up to his âThorâ audition, when he was 28 years old. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2005, he quickly earned small-screen and stage acclaimâbut he hadnât yet achieved a major breakthrough. When he received the script for âThor,â it felt familiar. âI remember thinking, This is almost Shakespearean, this language,â Hiddleston says. âWhatâs the best example I can [look to] of an actor who managed to humanize and make real this elevated world of myth?âÂ
He found the answer in Christopher Reeve, who played the title role in Richard Donnerâs 1978 blockbuster âSuperman.â âHeâs masterful in that film,â Hiddleston says. âIn a way, itâs a similar premise: Heâs a god or heâs a being from a different realm, and itâs not naturalistic in the way that we might expect. He does it so truthfully, and itâs so clear and clean and open and honest. I thought, If I can even approximate or get close to the kind of clarity that Christopher Reeve had in those films, Iâll be lucky.âÂ
And then, the morning of his âThorâ audition, Hiddleston went for a run, âwhich is my habit before doing anything unusual,â he explains.Â
Running has remained a constant throughout the actorâs MCU tenure. At any given moment over the last decade, the god of mischief was likely doing laps around Marvelâs go-to shooting location, Pinewood Studios (now Trilith Studios) in Atlanta. âLife is movement; I really believe that,â Hiddleston says.Â
âI find when Iâm running or walking, the repetitive nature of it relaxes the mind and allows ideas and inspiration to come from a deeper place. I see my work as an actorâespecially in preparation for a project or a sceneâas almost preparing myself to be open and ready to receive ideas, to receive energy from other actors, to receive energy from my imagination.â
Hiddleston found the technique particularly helpful when he was filming a scene for the âLokiâ series premiere that he calls âone of the most thrilling challenges Iâve ever had as an actor.â In it, Loki has been poached from the flow of time itself by the temporality-policing Time Variance Authority and forced to watch what is, essentially, a highlight reel of his entire MCU arc. Itâs one of the most deeply existential moments youâll ever find streaming alongside the likes of âBlueyâ and the âCarsâ movies. Here is a man watching the sum total of his lifeâhis hopes, his dreams, his failures, his own deathâplay out in a 30-second clip that ends with the cold, clinical words: âEnd of file.â
âI just kept imagining: If you were afforded the opportunity or forced to watch your own death as a bystander, it would bring about an existential shock and crisis unlike any other,â Hiddleston explains. âIt was a scene where I thought, I donât have a reference for how to play this. I just have to allow shock, disgust, disgrace, shame, disbelief, acceptance, incredulity, and sorrow to exist in the center of me.âÂ
As an executive producer on the series, Hiddleston had a say as to which of Lokiâs many misdeeds would play in the sequence. He chose clips like Friggaâs death in âThor: The Dark Worldâ and his fatherâs final words in âThor: Ragnarokââmoments Hiddleston knew would most fill the character with regret. As production was preparing to shoot the scene, he asked first assistant director Richard Graves for a 20-minute warning.

 âI decided to jog around the stage and internalize as many of those memories of those people, those characters, those actors [as possible]âto try and find the center of my own vulnerability,â Hiddleston says. âPart of the joy of it was just going back to basics, trying to simplify this very complex thingâŠ. Go for a jog, get into your body, allow yourself to be open, and just be there; just feel it.â
One âLokiâ-like time jump later, Hiddleston found himself in a similar situation as he was preparing to shoot his final moment of Season 2âa scene that effectively caps Lokiâs 13-year arc. Across 12 episodes, the show guided its title character toward a truly heroic end: With all of existence on the verge of collapse, he steps out of time to tie the strands of every reality together. As the credits roll, Loki sits at the center of time, holding in place all that isâalone.Â
Itâs a lot for any actor to internalize, especially one whoâs performing solo in front of a blue screen. With 45 minutes to cameras rolling, episode co-director Aaron Moorhead made a suggestion. âHe said to me, âWhy donât you go back, if you can bear it, and watch some of your work [over] the last 15 years?â â Hiddleston remembers. â âTake it in, see what it means to you, and then carry it when you step out onto the stage.â âÂ
The actor took Moorheadâs advice to heart. And suddenly, without meaning to, he was mirroring the moment that started the series: absorbing the sum total of Lokiâs MCU run. But this time, his regret had been replaced with gratitude. Hiddleston watched clips from âThor,â remembering a time when he and Hemsworth had yet to ascend to the A-list. He recalled working with powerhouses like Hopkins and Russo, and the bonds he forged with the âoriginal six Avengersâ in 2011. He thought about how fun it was to film âThor: Ragnarokâ with Tessa Thompson and Jeff Goldblum, and of the more recent friendships he found with his âLokiâ castmates Di Martino and Owen Wilson.Â
âI thought, What Loki is doing, he is doing for his friends. And so, Tom, why donât you do it for your friends?â Hiddleston says. âThatâs where the two of us met in that moment. And then I was so grateful I had this most amazing crew, and we did it together.â
The actor is, of course, noncommittal as to whether this is actually the end of his MCU run. The franchise is scheduled out until at least 2027, and Hemsworth has mentioned his desire to make another âThorâ film. And if Lokiâs past has proven anything, even the most official endings can be undone.Â
Either way, it seems to Hiddleston that something significant has ended, even if itâs just Lokiâs full-circle arc. âI hope it feels redemptive because his broken soul is partially healed; and you see that this character, who is capable of love, has made a decision from and for love,â he says. The actor cites the âbeautiful prologueâ of the first âThorâ film, in which Hopkinsâ Odin tells his two sons: âOnly one of you can ascend to the throne, but both of you were born to be kings.â
âAt the end of Season 2, Loki is sitting on a kind of throne; but itâs not arrived in the shape he expected, and thereâs no glory in it,â Hiddleston explains. âThereâs a kind of burden, and heâs alone. Heâs doing it for his friends, but he has to stay there without them. Thereâs a poetic melancholy there which I found very moving.â
For now, Hiddleston âcanât even conceiveâ of his life without Loki. He only hopes that heâs lived up to his guiding ethos as an actor, which he sums up with a plea from E.M. Forsterâs 1910 novel âHowards Endâ: âOnly connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height.â
âThe feedback loop for actors is that we get to inhabit a fiction,â Hiddleston says. âBut hopefully, that fiction bears the shape of a truth that we recognize about lifeâthat what we do reflects the ups and downs, the peaks and troughs, and the breadth and profundity of all of our lives.â
Hiddleston exists in that space between fiction and reality, the work and the resulting art, the prose and the passion. Long after weâve moved on from our interview and started casually discussing the cherry blossoms blooming in New York, his eyes light up. Heâs made another connection, remembered one more thingâjust one last thing heâd like to impart about Loki.Â
He spends a lot of time thinking about Loki. You can probably tell.
âIâm so aware that the reason Iâve been able to play him for so long is because of the audienceâs curiosity and passion,â Hiddleston says. âIâve been delighted to find that for a character of such stature, heâs remarkably human. Many of the characteristics that people connect to in Loki are deeply human feelings. Thatâs been the pleasure, is infusing this elevated character with humanity.â
Even then, honestly, it feels as if Hiddleston, like Loki, could go on forever. Unfortunately, outside of the MCU, time moves in only one direction. Once again, he has to run.
This story originally appeared in the June 6 issue of Backstage Magazine. Subscribe to In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to hear our full conversation with Hiddleston (out 6/6).Â

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Courtship: Chapter 2
Notes: Here we go! Chapter 2! And ohhh boy, this is gonna be fun.
Summary: Shadow has been researching the courting rituals of the hedgehog. Sonic unknowingly initiates said rituals.
Chapter Select: Chapter 1, Chapter 3
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Theyâve been meeting up for months now.Â
Since the night Shadow and Sonic planned to meet at the Green Hills sign, they havenât stopped scheduling rendezvouses. At the end of each of their races, the person deemed the winnerâ which is often argued over for far too longâ chooses the next meeting spot and time.
Sonic picks the police department rooftop once, Shadow picks the rooftop of the âBean Hill Zoneââpreviously known as Mean Bean, Sonic picks the back alley of the arcade, Shadow picks the mountaintop right past the town limits. Every spot had to be out of sight and discreet, Shadow having obvious anxiety over being seen or recognized. It kind of hurt Sonicâs heart seeing Shadow feel so⊠hated.Â
Typically, their races would end with them arguing the winner and then picking their next spot before leaving. But they recently began to grow into more of a hangout afterwards. Shadow would stick around rather than rushing off or disappearing. He never seemed thrilled about being around Sonic, but he didnât seem disgusted by the fact, either. So Sonic sees it as progress.
Honestly, Shadow isnât half bad when heâs not trying to destroy the planet.
Heâs kind of quiet. Very quiet, actually. But when he does talk, he has a lot of interesting things to say. Like stuff about the stars and constellations and patterns in the solar system and how they varied from others. He always seemed attentive when Sonic spoke about earth, too. Heâd listen when Sonic would go on and on about his favorite locations around the world, about how chili dogs are manâs greatest creation, and how the Olympics had turned him down three times now to being a competitorâwhich he thought was discriminatory.Â
He was also kind of funny! Which shocked Sonic, honestly. He didnât really laugh. Ever. But heâd drop the most deadpan, dry humor jokes that always threw Sonic off and had him cackling which usually resulted in Shadow giving a tiny smirk and hum of humor, seeming proud of his joke. He got better with time, too. Seeming to pick up on pop culture references Sonic would teach him and use those to his advantage.
One time he told Sonic to check ebay for a life, and Sonic didnât know what to do with that.
Speaking of pop culture, Sonic let Shadow borrow his old MP3 player! It was loaded with all sorts of good beats and genres. Shadow didnât seem to like it at first, finding the headphones overwhelming in his ears. But Sonic told him he could play them through the speaker instead, and ever since, Sonic catches him humming tunes he recognizes now and then..
Once he swears he heard him humming âShake It Offâ by Taylor Swift, but heâll never dare to ask or judge.
They take walks when they hangout, mostly. Slowing down to just trot through the woods or hike along the mountains and end somewhere that seems like a good enough view to chill. They donât do this on purpose. It just sort of flows that way.
And while Shadowâs personality is a bit difficult to navigate at times.. Sonic enjoys his company. A lot. Maybe a little too much.
For a long while, he kept this a secret from his family under the guise that he was simply going out for a run. But when he stayed out a little too late one night and didnât get home until 3 AM, Maddie and Tom were absolutely rampant with worry and demanded he be truthful with them. So he told them. Maddie seemed a bit shocked but open. Tom?? Tom seemed.. reluctant is a weak word for it..
âI forbid you from seeing him anymore!â
âForbid me?? Like a disney villain??â
âWhat he means is that we expect you to be more honest with us about who youâre hanging out with, but we trust your judgment.â
âNo. No, I mean forbid. Itâs forbidden. Itâs a rule. I just made it. Forbid.â
âThomas..â
âOw! Stop pinching my arm!â
âThis is so unfair! You havenât even given him a chance, yet!â
âI donât need to give him a chance! Last I saw that little psycho, he had me pinned to the floor with a gun to my head declaring it justice!â
âHe was confused! He had been brainwashed into believing that revenge is what his sister wanted as her dying wish!â
âOh that poor baby..â
âBaby!? Maddieâ did you not hear what I just said???â
âI know, Tom. I was there. And while it was traumatizing, I think Sonic is right. He deserves a chance. Knuckles had been manipulated and nearly annihilated Sonic when we first met him, too. And look at him now.â
â..Okay, fine. A chance is one thing, but why does does that chance have to be one we give??â
âBecause he doesnât have anyone else!... Heâs lonely. And he doesnât say it, but I think heâs scared a lot. He lost his family.. I think he just needs a friend. You canât take me away from him.. Iâm all he has.â
â....Okay. Okay, Iâm crazy for this, but okay. You can.. keep seeing Shadow.â
âUgh. Stop saying it like that. You make it sound like weâre datingââ
âBut I want to meet him, first. Man-to-hedgehog. He has to earn my trust and approval. Prove heâs changed.â
â...Sure! Yeah, heâll totally be down for that!â
âI am totally not down for that.â
âWhaaaat?? Come on, Shadsââ
âDonât call me that.â â--You gotta meet my folks, or theyâll like- forever be up my case.â
âI fail to see how thatâs my problem.â âItâs your problem because thatâll make us hanging out wayyy more difficult. And you can act like that doesnât bother you all you want, but I so know it does.â
Sonic is waltzing along the railing of a bridge in the woods, Shadow walking alongside him close enough to grab him if Sonic fallsânot that Shadow cares.
He doesnât.
Wobbling in his steps, Sonic continues when Shadowâs only response is a grunt, âWhatâll it hurt?? Itâs just my parents, theyâre not gonna bite.â
âI donât fear them..,â Shadow scoffs, arms crossed tight as he glares at Sonic, âI simply donât need their approval.â
âDonât think of it as approval. Think of it as.. Just getting to know new people! Mom definitely just wants to talk to you. Dad may have.. other intentions, but heâs harmless. Promise.â
âAnyone deemed the Lord of Donuts has to be harmless.â âExactly! So what do ya say??â
Shadow doesnât answer, just stops when Sonic hops down to land in front of him with that stupid grin. Shadow huffs a bit, looking off to the side rather than at Sonic. He can see how much this means to him in those big, bright emerald eyes, and itâs tiresome.
Heâs never questioned why Sonic cares for these people when they arenât his real family. Heâs never questioned why Sonic stays with them despite not needing to to survive..
He knows for a fact heâd still be with Maria if given the chance..
No, this isnât a matter of why Sonic cares so much about his familyâs opinion. Heâs been intrigued and honestly a bit refreshed seeing another hedgehog with a human family..
No, itâs why Sonic cares about their opinion of him that gets Shadow bothered.
Why does he need to be involved??
Though, he has his suspicions..
Heâs been reading up on the courting rituals of hedgehogs. He was raised with humans, so he isnât quite familiar with this part of his DNAâs customs. But from what the earth books have told him, and while Sonic isnât the same as an earth hedgehog, itâs all heâs got to go off of.
And hedgehogâs pursue their potential mate. Challenge them. Chase them. Then they circle them to feel out their mate.. See if thereâs a chance for matching with them..
All things Sonic seems to have done with Shadow.
Then thereâs snorting. Where the pursuer will snort at their mate and see if theyâll snort back. Sonic often snorts when heâs joking with Shadow.. And Shadow has joked back in return..
And as far as human customs go when pursuing a mate⊠meeting oneâs parents is definitely part of it. Itâs often thought of as a more serious step, in fact.
Shadow has had his suspicions all along of what Sonicâs intentions were in searching him out and very persistently sticking around. This just confirms it.
And Shadow⊠Shadow has been enabling such courting rituals. Heâs been participating. Heâs agreed to numerous meetings with this hedgehog. Heâs enjoyed their conversations and time together, and heâs not looking for them to end. Heâs, in all aspects of the word, reciprocated Sonicâs advances.
So to turn Sonic down now?? It would be cruel, wouldnât it?? And Shadow isnât even sure he wants to turn Sonic down. He isnât ready for any sort of relationship, absolutely not. He still has a lot of trauma he needs to work through, but having Sonic as a companion through it.. doesnât sound horrible. Heâd prefer it, actually. He thinks.
He canât lose Sonic. He does know that.
And if meeting Sonicâs family formerly will allow them to continue this courting dance theyâve been partaking in to see where it goes, then so be it.
âVery well.â
Sonic blinks, âWait- what?â
âI accept your invitation to meet your family.â
Sonic immediately grins, his tail wagging practically as fast as the hedgehog runs, âYou mean it?â âWhy would I say something I didnât mean??â âOh, thank you, Shadow!â Sonic jumps up and down excitedly, and Shadow canât help but smile a tiny smile at the sight of his excitement, âYou wonât regret it.â âWeâll see..â
And so Sonic went home to let his family know theyâd be having a guest for dinner the upcoming Friday. Maddie seemed nervous-excited, immediately going on about how sheâs going to cook up this fantastic dinner for him. Tom seems a on guard about this, but heâs also agreed to go into it with an open mind.
Itâs his brothers Sonic really has to worry about.
âSo.. why is Shadow coming over again??â Tails asks, spinning around in his chair with a tiny gadget and screwdriver in hand. Sonic has no idea what heâs working on, and heâs learned not to ask since he wonât understand ha;f the explanation anyway.
âBecause he needs friends. And we can be those friends,â Sonic assures with a thumbs up.
âBut.. he tried to destroy the world,â Tails argues with a knit in his brow, tilting his head at Sonic.
âAnd he broke my hand! My glorious hand..,â Knuckles adds, holding his fist up dramatically.Â
Sonic sighs at this, rolling his eyes, âYes, I know. And heâs sorry for those things.â
âI have not heard an apology from him,â the echidna huffs, arms crossed disapprovingly.
âThatâs because you havenât seen him since it happened,â Sonic replies, looking between this two misfit brothers, âLook. I know we all have history with himââ âBad history.â âHe scares me.â âAnyway, I also know we all can relate to him, huh??â Tails and Knuckles exchange unsure glances before Sonic is quickly moving to Tails, âTails, buddy, youâve felt out of place and alone in the world before! You know how awful it is.. How it can be hard to navigate the right direction without someone to guide you..â âThatâs.. true..,â Tails agrees before giggling when Sonic ruffles the fur on his head.Â
Sonic then dashes to Knuckles, throwing an arm around him and shaking him roughly, âAnd you, Knuckleheadââ
Knuckles punches Sonic in the chest, making Sonic stumble back with a chuckle.
âI am nothing like that fiendââ âKnow what itâs like to have something horrible rip you from your family and be manipulated into hurting others as a way to seek justice for them..â
Knuckles goes silent at that, opening his mouth only to close it again with a thoughtful hum.
â...I suppose thatâs true,â Knuckles nods, seeming won over by Sonicâs point.
âExactly! You too have fallen victim to a Robotnik beforeâ we all have in some way. Everyone makes mistakes, right?? We just gotta recognize those mistakes and grow from them.. So what makes Shadow any different??â
Knuckles and Tails are both quiet a long moment, looking at Sonic, then down, then each other..
Both slowly smile, Knuckles speaking as he looks back to Sonic,
âVery well. We shall allow our rival one trial. But if he fails, I will not hesitate to destroy him before he has a chance to destroy our tribe again..â âFair enough,â Sonic nods with a grin, looking to Tails who nods in agreement.
âI trust you, Sonic. If you say Shadow has changed, then heâs changed,â the kit beams confidently, full loyalty in his big brother. Though, his smile grows a bit nervous, âBut just.. Maybe he can prove heâs changed from a distance?â âSure thing, buddy! Iâll be between you two at all times if itâll make you feel better.â âMuch, thanks,â Tails breathes in relief.
Sonic grins at this, âGood. Glad weâve all come to an agreement then. Wachowski bros gotta stick together, right??â âYeah! Team Heroes!â Tails grins, putting his fist out only for Sonic to fist bump him with a, âRed, Blue and Yellow!?â to which Knuckles then joins the group fist bump with a unanimous, âHello!â
They all laugh amongst each other for a moment.. Only for Sonic get dead serious once they get quiet again and add,
âOkay. Now we gotta talk about you guys not embarrassing me.â
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HI I LOVE HOW YOU WRITE YOUNG NANAMI
would it be okay if we get headcanons on him babysitting?
I was giggling while writing this. Nanami with kids is my Roman empire.
Babysitting with Young Nanami
Your 3 year old baby niece absolutely loved you. You two are like best friends. So you often babysat her while your sister was busy.
One sunday when you invited Nanami over to your house, he had no idea he would be welcomed by the sight of you holding a toddler.
Nanami knew you had a niece and even saw her pictures in your phone but he never saw her in person.
"Come in. My parents aren't home and her parents are busy, so it's just the three of us," you said bouncing the little girl on your hips.
Now your niece wasn't by any chance a shy kid. Nope she befriended Nanami so quickly.
Asking him what his favourite color was, which disney princess he liked (Nanami answered the princess which looked most like you because you are his favourite princess) and if he liked gummy bears or not.
Nanami answered each of her questions calmly, never getting annoyed. It really made you think he is such a sweetheart for being so patient with a child.
She loved makeovers and put little clips and bows on Nanami's hair while you baked cupcakes in the kitchen, something both Nanami and your niece loved.
Being the sweetheart he is, he allowed her.
The smell of cupcakes filled the living room. When you walked in you surely didn't expect the sight of Nanami in cupcake clips and pink bows. His head hung low and face red from embarassment. He's so awkward and cute. However hearing your laughs and giggles made it worth it for him.
Maybe it wasn't so embarassing after all?
âYou look so pwetty,â your niece complimented Nanami. âT-Thank you.â
Poor Nanami sometimes gets caught off guard by the things your the little girl says.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Sweet little thing didn't know how to tell her that her aunt is his girlfriend. And when you told your niece that it's not okay to ask someone questions like that her curiosity still didn't die.
It's not a secret that Nanami is your boyfriend. Your sister knows it and your mother too (not your father maybe) but your niece didn't know it. She was so young, a baby. So you haven't brought it up.
"Well if you must know I'm his girlfriend." Your niece looked at Nanami (whose face was getting redder and redder) and looked back at you and then looked at Nanami again.
She walked over to Nanami, tugged at his arms with her tiny chubby hands and "So, are you my uncle? When are you marrying my aunt?"
Nanami choked on his apple juice. Both of your faces redder than ever while your baby niece tilted her tiny head as the clueless little baby she was.
The two of you couldn't make eye contact with each other.
The sun was painting the sky orange. The lazy afternoon coming to an end. Nanami helped you with the dishes and you made small talk.
"It's getting late, I should leave now," Nanami said looking at the clock. "Won't you stay for dinner? My parents won't be home until 8 and my sister won't mind you," you said. "Thank you, but I have things to do with Haibara tomorrow" "Then, wait here."
Your niece was painting something with crayons, Nanami couldn't make out what it was. A lot of yellow and pink. "Are you leaving? I'm going to miss you," she said. He smiled. "When we are both a little older, I will marry her"
Your niece let out a tiny gasp. "But you can't tell her that now. It's our secret for now" He let out his pinky and she wrapper her pinky fingers around his. "Pinky Promise," she whispered.
"What's going on here," you said making your way towards Nanami. "What are you two talking about?" "It's a secret," your niece grinned. "Oh so now we have secrets without me huh? Here, this is for you" You handed Nanami a cute pink bento set. "What's this?," he asked. "Your dinner, I cooked for you. Since you can't stay and eat I packed it for you. There's enough for two people if you wanna share with Haibara..or not," you grinned. "But don't give any to Gojo." He chuckled.
You were walking him outside when then your niece ran up to him. "Wait, I forgot to give you this." She held out a piece of paper to Nanami.
The lots of pink and yellow which Nanami saw earlier was actually a picture of him and his hair in pink bows, holding your hand with your niece in the middle.
"Aw did you draw this for Nanami? That is so sweet. You did a great job" Hearing her giggle made you happy. "Thank you," Nanami smiled and patter her head. She motioned for Nanami to bend down whispered something in his ear.
"I hope you two get married soon."
[This turned into a shoujo anime episode.]
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