#but they are MINE cringefail losers

[fridgrave2-0]

they gave me brainworms im sorry

[lazuliquetzal]

Ten months after Damian moves out, Batman kicks the bucket, leaving Batman's one and only son to inherit a city that hates his guts. No one, not even the weird kid that keeps interrupting his patrols in the middle of the night, wants Nightwing in Gotham. There's only one way forward, and everyone knows it. It should be simple for Damian to step into his father's place, except for the fact that it's impossible. ___ In which the universe validates Damian's teen rebellion, and Tim gets a really good grade at being a Bat-Fan (something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve).

I've officially lost my marbles and written a Reverse Robins AU. you're welcome, I think.

[sevinite]

almost forgot to post these beautimous angels here <3 ophelia (left, he/she) and chel (right, she/her) are my brain’s new favorite couple in the world [chel belongs to @chattycanine who i’m sure is SIIIIIIICK of me tagging him all over the internet today]

[poritora]

Spidersonaaa🇰🇿✨

[finniigan]

When I started 100 days my prince, no one warned me not to get attached to Mu-yeon,,,, no one told me he'd die T.T 🌼

anyway so in my head he eloped with the princess and they settled in some far off village to raise their kid :) and nothing bad ever happens to them :)

[sillos-vanillos]

sitting at home feeling very insecure about the fact that i don't know drug slang words

[sparklingsora]

yeah sure i guess this is how i'll introduce my roleswap au. anyway yeah the good guys swap with the bad guys whaaaaaaat?!?!?!? god i cant believe this au has been consuming my brain for the past several weeks and now i cant even describe it properly. some character refs and descriptions under cut:

imagine, if you will, you are a man with a tv for a head. and lets just say, hypothetically, that you were friends with a powerful overlord. a powerful overlord named alastor. and lets just say for the sake of this argument, that this powerful overlord named alastor died in an extermination. so lets assume that you open a hotel to rehabilitate sinners with your girlfriend with the help of this magical cat you found. (and then, lets say, hypothetically, that this powerful overlord named alastor turns out to be alive after all and now he's avoiding you and you are very pissed about it)

okay and NOW imagine, if you will, you are the daughter of lucifer, one of the highest ranking angels in heaven, but you got kicked out of heaven for being a cringefail loser. and also imagine that unknown to you your girlfriend is actually an angel sent by your shitty dad to watch over you because he still cares??? i guess??? somewhat??? though he's still shitty anyway PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me asks about this au ive got so much lore sitting in this brain of my mine PLEASE I WILL EXPLODE IF I DONT GET IT OUT INTO THE WORLD

[serialadoptersbracket]

Bonus Round: Elric Brothers Custody Battle (aka “mod’s brother is going to kill her”)

(As before with the Narumitsu edition, winner of this custody battle gets the kids)

Submitted kids:

Izumi Curtis, Roy Mustang: Edward and Alphonse Elric

Propaganda under the cut!

Izumi Curtis:

“#Are we really leaving teacher in the dust here #The things she did for the elric brothers' world view #Also mine. As a young child who would grow up into a big strong lesbian #Her and her husband sig? I'm sorry to say but this too is yuri #Goals. I look at sig Curtis and I go. My God. I have to get butcher #Ba dum tss #G. Get it #Because he. Because they run a b. A butcher shop he's a butcher”

Roy Mustang:

1. “This pathetic cringefail loser of a man managed to raise and guide two traumatized children into becoming well-adjusted adults. He also gets bonus points because those kids end up saving the world from disaster.

Also he's hot sometimes”

2. “He has two(2) sons!!!!! Weird little traumatized children!!!! He's also soooo dad shaped(a mass murderer)!!!! He such a loser too!! I love him so much I wanna chew on him <3”

3. “ok i'm not into fma buts its a popular source and my oomfs r into it and i hear a lot about them. like top five things i hear about whenever i hear them talk about fma. hashtag war criminal family swag”

[beanghostprincess]

Absolutely wild but I am obsessed with crack ships, specifically Buggy ones.

Like.

Franky and Buggy. Blue haired boyfriends. Luffy finds out his shipwright slept with THE CLOWN. his dad's EX?? I mean he likes Buggy well enough, sure, they Bonded in prison and Lu actually looks forward to the yearly fight to the death with his uncle, it's fun.

But FRANKY, WHY??? WHERE ARE YOUR STANDARDS???

"He's SUPERRRR."

"Oh okay, understandable."

<><><><>

Shanks, drunk and missing his ex: I just miss him so much, ya know?? Sometimes... sometimes I can still smell his perfume....

Benn, completely dead faced: oh yeah no that's me. He and I spent a lovely night together.

Shanks: >:0

Benn: you weren't lying about that mouth of his-

Shanks: WHY DIDN'T YOU INVITE ME???

Benn: pretty boy knew what he wanted, man, what do you want from me-?

<><><><>

Buggy: oh I almost got bingo!

Alvida: what are you talking about

Buggy: this guard at Impel Down had this bingo card, so I took the idea and made it my own!

Alvida: .... this is a list of people to sleep with.

Buggy: Yeah! :oD

Alvida: ..... how did you manage so many of these without ever getting five in a row??

Buggy: skillz

Al: you're just a whore

Buggy: why would you @ me like that??? Rude!!!

<><><><>

Crocodile: the clown left his bingo card...

Mihawk: oh?

Croc: you know that if he slept with one of us, it would have given him three spaces?

Hawk: of course. I have been dropping subtle hints since the beginning.

Croc: you like his cringefail charm too?

Mihawk: my standards are abysmal. You know this.

Croc: .... yeah. Mine too. So we're seducing him?

Mihawk: of course we are.

<><><><>

Buggy: I think they're planning to kill me-

So what I'm hearing here is that Buggy is a slut and I absolutely love him. As he should, tbh. His failguy personality and loser clown energy with trauma and uncertain mood swings captivates all pirates.

[andypantsx3]

i think a lot of the charm with your stories and how many of them have the guy just unwaveringly in love is the reader is just. a girl. like we’re just a girl we just do our job we go eat soup we sleep we put our fuzzy socks on one tootsie at a time but at the end of the day we’re just a girl going about our daily lives thinking (and i mean this in the most gender neutral way possible like we’re just one of the girls you know) anyways the point is we’re just Normal Girl just a girl but the love interest is always like. yes. that one. that one is mine yes the anxious one over there

sjdgjsjdfhkjl shh don't be this nice to me or my head will get too big to fit through the door!!! Ahhh thank you so much for thinking my stories have charm though sjdshdfkl I cannot tell you how charmed I am by that compliment in particular!! 🥺

It's true though!! I love the space in fanfiction people have carved out to write about the best, coolest, most badass versions of themselves too but I love a Normal Girl the most!! Maybe because I have accepted how aggressively average I am lmao but I cling to the idea that you don't have to be special to be loved. And the most lovable traits about people are not how cool and badass they are; it's their core human characteristics!!

I think we all love our special people for the little things about them; how someone tries so hard to be good despite a hot temper, how someone remembers you love soup & sends you 11 soup tiktoks a day, how someone never fails to make cringey puns even at inopportune moments. How people see the world and hope for the best and do their best even if they are cringefail losers sometimes (me) lol.

And I like to hope and wish for that kind of love always persevering!!

[revivemyreverie]

giggles may i ask for the marcoritas trios and maybe yumeno their opinions on cringefail mort in turn 🤭

ON THE WAY!!!

🌊.

“As much as I appreciate Mort’s… eagerness to praise me wherever I go, he has certainly become something closer to a thorn in my side than an ally. All this talk about me resembling a fae I have no clue about annoys me beyond belief. Not to mention the times he’s barged in when Redd and I were discussing classwork. 

Still, I have yet a reason to truly dismiss him. I’ve learned quite a few things about humans and pasttimes they like to indulge in from him. As long as Mort has good ideas on things that can make me happy, he’s allowed to stick around. 

🧙.

Hehehe, Mort may be older than me, but that’s not a reason to not try to befriend him! Still, I don’t think we can even be considered acquaintances. I’ve tried talking to the guy, but the only way I can get him to talk is if I bring up childish things like unicorns. One time, I took a book about zebras and swapped the cover with one on faes and handed it to him. Not even an hour later he’s read the whole thing just to see if anything on Centuries popped up! 

Outside of that though… Mort’s a total downer. Sometimes, if you tilt your head the right way, he resembles a cat that looks like it’s been left in the rain! 

🐂.

That insufferable prick from the 1st year group? Don’t make me laugh. All Mort does is clutch onto Kaiser’s sleeve and proclaim him to be greater than all of us students. And who cares if I want the dorm leader’s title? It’s either me or whoever finds Kaiser first during the Hunt anyways. I’m just taking early steps to ensuring I get what was supposed to be mine. 

If anything, that idiot should go grow a backbone. Or if he just wants to continue moping around and say he can’t, then he should at least get off my ass for having a goal, unlike him. 

🐭.

HACHACHACHA! My opinion on that loser?! If not for his weirdo obsession with Kaiser, then its Mort’s strange facts on a dead race that are why he’s a total loner. Hm, I guess I can’t say his knowledge is too creepy, though. It provided some good data for my history paper~!

But seriously, I don’t know how Kaiser can put up with that guy daily. Everyday its “centurie” this and “fae” that, shouldn't he have other hobbies outside of being a freak?

[alastorss]

cannot believe one of my favourite alastor writers became my mutual, it is an honour queen 🥹✌️

HII CUTIE!! omg i see you in my notifs from time to time and finally worked up the courage to interact HEHFHSH i felt so loser cringefail but ilysm

THE HONOUR IS ALL MINE

[phoenixwatchesmovies]

What I'm Watching: April 2024

Back at it again with Rocky Horror Picture Show, A Knight's Tale, The Exorcist, Doom Patrol, Hard Candy, and Dead Boy Detectives. I did a lot of regular writing this month and it used up words that would have gone into this, so bear with me.

Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.

I think I was still riding the very distinct high of Repo! when I decided to throw this on, and I think they'd make a good double feature. Shockingly, this was only my second all-the-way-through watch, and I can't tell you why that is, because I love this movie. I'm familiar with the discourse, but I'm in the camp of "context is everything" and back in the day? This was groundbreaking. Even now, the general celebration of embracing what gives you joy no matter what anyone else has to say about it is nothing to scoff at. And yeah, I cried at the ending. Do something about it. I am, however, ashamed to say that I did not do the time warp this time around...but I sang along, so that counts.

A Knight's Tale (2001)

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

Kind of at a loss for this one, ngl. This was a combined favorite between me and my brother when we were younger, and we did in fact run through two VHS copies over the years (which reminds me that I still need to get my hands on a DVD). Not only does it hold up, but I think it's even better coming back to it after so long. The nostalgia still hits, and age/experience makes some elements hit harder. But god DAYUM, did it make me bawl. Found family, underdogs beating the odds, and Heath fucking Ledger. I'm still mourning that man, and I will until the day I die. If you've gotten used to me yelling about Mike Flanagan ensembles, then apply any one of those tirades here, because the supporting cast is Excellent™. This is the movie that introduced me to Alan Tudyk, Mark Addy, and James Purefoy, who have yet to disappoint me, and it also kick-started my crush on Paul Bettany. What can I say? I'm a sucker for the snarky smooth talkers who are simultaneously the smartest little shits in the bunch and also cringefail losers. And the soundtrack? Speaks for itself. You can't separate the music from the movie, and to this day I'll hear songs used and still think of this movie before anything else. This was the first place I heard my favorite David Bowie song! (I unfortunately lost my train of thought for the rest of this section, but) If for some reason you haven't watched this yet, I highly recommend it. It's fun, hilarious, and occasionally heartwarming. It's medieval Rocky! What else is there to say?

The Exorcist (1973)

When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

I'm also at a loss on this one. Everyone has a few classics they just can't get on board with, and this is one of mine. Maybe it's just that religious horror doesn't do it for me, or that some nitpicks I have with the pacing and editing take me right out of it. Don't know, don't really care. None of that, of course, is to say that I think this is a bad movie, which is the most annoying part. I want to like it more than I do! Believe me! But the stuff that I take issue with kinda blow the whole thing for me. I already made a separate complaint post, so I'll focus on everything else here. Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn carry this thing on their permanently injured backs (look up the production of this movie if you want to have a bad time) and there's no contesting that. Yeah, sure, the whole question of faith plot is no doubt compelling, it's moving as shit when good triumphs over evil, blah blah don't really care. The strongest aspect of the movie for me is the relationship between the MacNeils. You can't spend so much time establishing how close they are and how much they love (and like!) each other and expect me not to latch onto them. The entire point of that time spent is to make it hit that much harder when Chris breaks down in desperation to help her daughter. Tell me you don't feel something when she's sobbing and begging Father Karras to do something for Regan. Juxtapose that with how detached Karras is from his own mother and his guilt that he wasn't there for her when she needed someone, just for funsies.

Doom Patrol (2019-2023)

The adventures of an idealistic mad scientist and his field team of superpowered outcasts.

Ok. OK. You've been seeing my meltdowns ever since I started this, but that doesn't even scratch the surface of how weird/fun/cathartic this show is. I knew I loved it as soon as I saw certain casting announcements back in 2018 without knowing literally ANYTHING else about it. I'm just getting into season two, and I've already cried so much over these broken, chaotic, disasterpiece losers. Again, not many words for the roundup, but expect more meltdowns.

Hard Candy (2005)

Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surprise.

Impossible--IMPOSSIBLE--to overstate how much this movie means to me. Discovering it when I was getting serious about writing changed the way I write. Learning about production changed the way I watch movies. And finding this story of all stories, exactly when I needed it, probably did more to keep me in one piece than we have time to discuss here. THANK. GOD. It still works. This one is right up there with Perfect Blue in that it skeeved me out so bad the first time I saw it that I had no intention of going back to it ever again, but the longer it sat with me, the harder it was to shake it off. The older I get, the harder it is to sit through, and I think that works 100% in its favor. I'm not about to make this standard practice, but here's the trailer, included because it's still my favorite that I've ever seen:

Leaving aside the story for awhile, the whole thing is top notch. Barring maybe fifteen minutes, the entire movie is one location and two characters. Naturally, things have to stay interesting somehow, and the script alone kicks ass. There is maybe one scene that could be cut, but that's it. Everything else builds off of everything that came before. The cinematography stays dynamic, with gorgeous wide shots and intimate close ups, smooth and sweeping movement during quiet moments and frenetic handheld action when shit goes down. The color palette of the set and the editing is harsh and atmospheric. The sound design is *chef kiss* crisp. And the performances pull all of that together. If the premise of 30-something guy and 14-year-old girl meeting online and then in person at his place isn't icky enough, then seeing how Jeff and Hayley interact with each other will do it. Patrick Wilson sells you on the charming groomer, and his casual delivery of some of these lines are, in context, fucking horrifying. Contrast that with Elliot Page, equally charming in the opposite direction, trying so hard to be mature and impressive. Each one knows they shouldn't be meeting the way they are and acknowledge how inappropriate the whole situation is, and with the first line of dialogue you get hit with this sense of dread over what is going to happen to this kid. And then the first twist happens. It's an interesting power dynamic, each trying to get one over on the other and overlaid with this commentary on predators in online spaces, how abuse victims are often dismissed and persecuted, and how the perpetrators of some of the most vile crimes you can think of never have to answer for what they do. It is baked into nearly every scene, and it could read very easily as soapboxy or heavy handed, but Page delivers it with rage and disgust, and paired with Hayley's moments of distress and vulnerability, it paints a very visceral picture that is so. Fucking. Cathartic. If I have to boil this one down to a single statement, it's "how you wish Lolita had gone."

Dead Boy Detectives (2024-)

Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine decided not to enter the afterlife to stay on Earth and investigate crimes that involve supernatural stuff.

WATCH THIS SHOW. FINISH THE WHOLE THING. I WANT A SECOND SEASON.

[legendaryrooftopscene]

that was a great lineup! my personal rankings in terms of how much i am looking forward to each show

Us the Series: of COURSE the messy GL is my top fave. i adored the DomeVee storyline of You're My Sky and this is like the GL version of that. Sing is a long time fave of mine so i'm thrilled to see him in this as well.

The Heart Killers: FirstKhao once again has me by the neck. I haven't been a fan of JoongDunk's characters in the past but these look more interesting so I'm game. Love a crime show.

Hide And Sis: it's dark, it's weird, it's trippy, it's creepy, Gawin is there, there are so many pretty ladies covered in blood, i'm READY.

The Ex-Morning: I did not have a KristSingo comeback on my bingo card but I'm here for it. It seems they're going back to their SOTUS roots a little with this, and I'm excited to see how their chemistry has changed now that Krist can kiss a man and mean it.

Ossan's Love Thailand: i will be honest, I did not expect to be excited for this. However, Earth gets to play a cringefail loser who gets hit on by two men at once so that sold me on it. they won't solve this with polyamory but they should. MixEarth when??? hopefully now!!

ReVamp: YESSSS bounprem vamp story!! I'm glad they were able to make this even with the switch from Wabi Sabi to GMM.

The Dark Dice: it looks like Thailand's answer to Alice in Borderland, but set in high school. I'll watch it for sure.

Perfect 10 Liners: ah, the requisite uni BL with engineering students. I'll tune in.

Heart That Skips A Beat: I almost never end up enjoying idol or celebrity romances, but I will give it a try. hopefully minimal singing happens.

Sweet Tooth, Good Dentist: disappointed that Mark finally gets a lead in a BL and it's a basic uni plot

Leap Day: this looks like a great concept, but I'm a little worried about Gun's character and how they'll handle it. Wish it was a BL, too-- seriously, the potential of Night/Day, two cursed lovers born on the same day???? but oh well.

Breakup Service: OFF! AND! GODJI! but the plot doesn't interest me that much, unfortunately

Friendshit Forever: I would probably be more excited for this if there were english captions. and also if it was a GL.

Scarlet Heart Thailand: i know nothing about this :/

[mikey-stardust-way]

As much as I do call Nack a cringefail loser male wife husband of mine- which he IS don't get me wrong....

His level segments in Super Stars is STRESSFUL AS FUCK like GOD DAMN dude! They give me a rush of panic! I'm out here fighting for my life and either nearly dying or ACTIVLY Dying!!!

I love him so so much I hope they have him around more in other sonic games and comics to come💕💕💕💕