#but that's another scene

[foodsies4me]

I would love to hear about ‘Alec saves Raziel and gets a powers boost’! :)

Oh, that one is a fun one! So, while I've titled it "Alec saves Raziel" I'm still halfway debating making it be Ithuriel like it was in the series, depending on how the angel got caught. (And I am actually going to find a way to do this because I'm not sure we even got one in the series and what do you mean Valentine caught an angel just like that and we get no information???)

Anyway, after a fight with Jace over how he and Clary have caused another mess, Alec goes out for a walk. He doesn't pay attention and gets caught by the Circle - something he beats himself up for because how could he have been so stupid - and that's where he doesn't only find out about the captive downworlders, but also about Raziel or Ithuriel.

Alec King of being Underestimated Lightwood, manages to get himself, the downworlders, and Raziel/Ithuriel free. As a thank you he gets a power boost from Raziel/Ithuriel and, depending on who the angel is, the other Nephilim might or might not also receive a considerate power decrease!

Snippet:

"What do you want with me?" Alec grits, biting down the grunt of pain when the shadowhunter to his left punches his bruised rib again for speaking out of turn. "With you?" Valentine asks - still smiling, always smiling, despite Alec's earlier insults. "Nothing. You're just the bait." His eyes dart to the parabatai run on Alec's hip, the condensing smile sharpening into a smirk and Alec's blood runs cold. He has to get out of here. It doesn't matter how broken or torn up he'll end up by the time Valentine's hangers-on are through with him, Alec has to get out of here. Needs to get out of here. Because he can't - Valentine can't - get his hands on Jace. "You stay away from him," Alec hisses, straining against the shackles around his wrist. It earns him another punch from one of the shadowhunters and a laugh from Valentine, but Alec doesn't care. He doesn't care whether they all decide to laugh at him. They won't be laughing for long.

[swan2swan]

Whoever conceived and animated this moment, I hope they're doing well and thriving. This is S-rank romance stuff here.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dog Meshi.

[warningsine]

Cunk on Earth | Philomena's Castle

[morningsaidthemoon]

“I know who’s in those ducts. It’s my freak-ass uncle.”

[chloesimaginationthings]

Into the pit is FNAF’s own Coraline story..

[waterme-stories]

Chewing on a headcanon that Wade let Cable walk away... and he wasn't going to make the same mistake with Logan

[rubbish78]

How It Started — X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) vs How It's Going — Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)

[egophiliac]

he did it! 🐍 and it only took...uhhh...well, there probably could've been less punches, but why hold back!

PUNCHES FOR EVERYONE

[bixels]

Learning that fans hated Applejack and called her "boring" is crazyyy to me because I genuinely, unironically believe AJ's the most complex character in the main six.

Backstory-wise, she was born into a family of famers/blue collar workers who helped found the town she lives in. She grew up a habitual liar until she had the bad habit traumatized outta her. She lost both her parents and was orphaned at a young age, having to step up as her baby sister's mother figure. She's the only person in the main gang who's experienced this level of loss and grief (A Royal Problem reveals that AJ dreams about memories of being held by her parents as a baby). She moved to Manhattan to live with her wealthy family members, only to realize she'll never fit in or be accepted, even amongst her own family. The earlier seasons imply she and her family had money problems too (In The Ticket Master, AJ wants to go to the gala to earn money to buy new farm equipment and afford hip surgery for her grandma).

Personality-wise, she's a total people-pleaser/steamroller (with an occasional savior complex) who places her self worth on her independence and usefulness for other people, causing her to become a complete workaholic. In Applebuck Season, AJ stops taking care of herself because of her obsessive responsibilities for others and becomes completely dysfunctional. In Apple Family Reunion, AJ has a tearful breakdown because in she thinks she dishonored her family and tarnished her reputation as a potential leader –– an expectation and anxiety that's directly tied to her deceased parents, as shown in the episode's ending scene. In The Last Roundup, AJ abandons her family and friends out of shame because believes she failed them by not earning 1st place in a rodeo competition. She completely spirals emotionally when she isn't able to fulfill her duties toward others. Her need to be the best manifests in intense pride and competitiveness when others challenge her. And when her pride's broken, she cowers and physically hides herself.

Moreover, it's strongly implied that AJ has a deep-seated anger. The comics explore her ranting outbursts more. EQG also obviously has AJ yelling at and insulting Rarity in a jealous fit just to hurt her feelings (with a line that I could write a whole dissection on). And I'm certain I read in a post somewhere that in a Gameloft event, AJ's negative traits are listed as anger.

Subtextually, a lot of these flaws and anxieties can be (retroactively) linked to her parents' death, forcing her to grow up too quickly to become the adult/caregiver of the family (especially after her big brother becomes semiverbal). Notice how throughout the series, she's constantly acting as the "mom friend" of the group (despite everything, she manages to be the most emotionally mature of the bunch). Notice how AJ'll switch to a quieter, calmer tone when her friends are panicking and use soothing prompts and questions to talk them through their emotions/problems; something she'd definitely pick up while raising a child. Same with her stoicism and reluctance at crying or releasing emotions (something Pinkie explicitly points out). She also had a childhood relationship with Rara (which, if you were to give a queer reading, could easy be interpreted as her first 'aha' crush), who eventually left her life. (Interestingly enough, AJ also has an angry outburst with Rara for the same exact reasons as with EQG Rarity; jealous, upset that someone else is using and changing her). It's not hard to imagine an AJ with separation anxiety stemming from her mother and childhood friend/crush leaving. I'm also not above reading into AJ's relationship with her little sister (Y'all ever think about how AB never got to know her parents, even though she shares her father's colors and her mother's curly hair?).

AJ's stubbornness is a symptom of growing up too quickly as well. Who else to play with your baby sister when your brother goes nonverbal (not to discount Big Mac's role in raising AB)? Who else to wake up in the middle of the night to care for your crying baby sister when your grandma needs her rest? When you need to be 100% all the time for your family, you tend to become hard-stuck with a sense of moral superiority. You know what's best because you have to be your best because if you're aren't your best, then everything'll inevitably fall apart and it'll be your fault. And if you don't know what's best –– if you've been wrong the whole time –– that means you haven't been your best, which means you've failed the people who rely on you, which means you can't fulfill your role in the family/society, which makes you worthless . We've seen time and time again how this compulsive need to be right for the sake of others becomes self-destructive (Apple Family Reunion, Sound of Silence, all competitions against RD). We've seen in The Last Roundup how, when no longer at her best, AJ would rather remove herself from her community than confront them because she no longer feels of use to them.

But I guess it is kinda weird that AJ has "masculine" traits and isn't interested in men at all. It's totally justified that an aggressively straight, misogynistic male fandom would characterize her as a "boring background character." /s

At the time of writing this, it's 4:46AM.

[ohrackham]

I thought you believed the best foundation for great love was friendship.

[k-wame]

MALAKAI & ROWAN | Heartbreak High 2024 · Teen · Drama · S2·EP4

[meltedmush]

I realized today that Ming Fan’s immediate elimination was a Donghua only thing,,, I’m sad it isn’t apart of the original novel, but gosh I’m so happy the Donghua gave out so many bits of comedic gold

[rika-mortis]

Headcanon: Deep down they both want to be their fairy godparent/godkid again after losing them, but don't believe they deserve each other and feel like they aren't worthy to be their companion anymore

They both need counseling and therapy as a whole package

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The dog days are over.

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