#but ultimately i don't really care about basketball teams

[daeluin]

two kinds of pw photos i would never reblog: blue cap yankees & the ones from last year in manchester

[away-ward]

i cannot for the life of me make a decision about this, so do you have any headcanons on opinions on what banks would've been like if she had gone to high school ?? what tropes or clichés she would've been closest to embodying ?? because we know em was a nerd, that winter struggled for the obvious reasons but ultimately was fine in hs and fairly normal, rika was decently popular but far from the cheerleader level... but banks, i can't place what she would've been like if she'd gone to high school. we know she's very smart, but i can't see her as someone holed up in a library. then, we can also probably deduce that if she had gone to high school, damon would've been crazy protective but i still can't really make a set decision on much else regarding how banks' storyline/personality would've gone if she did indeed attend Thunder Bay prep or some other high school, minus these small details.

i do think she & emory would've got on like a house on fire if she attended TBP as they would've been in the same grade and probably had similar opinions on high school hierarchy and the horsemen and general thunder bay weirdness and extravagancy. they would've dissed people so thoroughly and easily with their quips and banter, for sure.

Ohh I have thought about this.

It can go so many ways, because as same with Emory, the debate is "was she naturally someone different and the circumstances made her this way? Or is it that she survived the circumstances because this is who she is naturally?"

Did Banks do so well in Gabriel's house because that's who she is, or did being in that house make her that way. In Hideaway, she mentions that she never cut her long hair because it was the last part of "Nikova." Additionally, her struggle with Damon is wanting to be her own person and to experience things other teenagers - normal teenagers - experience. But if she were a normal teenager, would she still value those experiences, or would they be mundane and expected?

I chose to think High School AU Banks would fall somewhere in the middle. She'd still be a bit of a tom-boy, and a bit of a rebel. In my AUs, she still lives with Lucinda, but Damon wants her close, so Gabriel pays for her to attend TBP. She's smart, but not without effort. She's not afraid to get involved throw down if she sees something she doesn't like. She's careful, though, and never throws the first punch, so she can always claim self-defense. It's helpful that she's a bit of a sarcastic smart ass and naturally skilled at goading people.

In school, she'd appear to be generally nonchalant about stuff, but she actually has a lot of opinions. It comes as a surprise to the teachers, who were not expecting Damon Torrance's younger sister to be so... outspoken. And argumentative.

Having a bit more freedom, and hopefully a healthy relationship with her brother, she’d probably be known for fighting with Damon in the halls over how protective he is. Like, he can’t even let her project partner talk to her without going all big brother on her.

Seriously, get a life, dude. Maybe if you had as much confidence talking to your little dancer friend as you do telling me what to do, you’d actually have a girlfriend. Newsflash, bro, there are certain things I can’t and won’t do for you.

I don’t see her wanting to participate in any extracurricular activities, but with a school like Thunder Bay Prep, it would probably be expected. I can’t see her wanting to be on a team, so Girl’s Basketball probably isn’t a good match…

Oh. You know, with her being a bit of a sleuth in Hideaway and tailing Kai to get his routine, she’d probably make a good Yearbook photographer. Or maybe working on their school paper. Maybe something along those lines that keeps her out of the spotlight. Though, I don't know what Banks would want to do growing up. Maybe she does go into student government, wanting to make changes that actually make sense and benefit the students, instead of planting a tree as the senior gift for the fifth year in a row (do these people even know what they could do with this much money, or do they only know how to add when it's involving cases of beer and tits?). Maybe she does it because she's tired of seeing Chloe get everything and wanted to challenge her, and then sort of accidentally ended up class president.

Actually, I like that...Emory makes fun of her for it all the time.

Speaking of Emory, they are best friends. Both come from more humble backgrounds, which would naturally make them targets for bullies, but not this time. Because the whole school knows wherever Emory goes, Banks is close by. And wherever Banks is, Damon is close by. And wherever Damon is, the Horsemen are close by. Not to mention, Will is a horseman, and he’s always close to wherever Emory is…

Not that Banks and Em need them. They're pretty good with the tongue lashings, themselves.

Without a doubt, Banks goes to every single one of Emmy’s activities to show support. She hangs out when Emmy’s working on her projects, and helps when she needs a hand. They both have a crush on a Horseman, but they only talk (read: tease each other) about that when they can guarantee no one can hear them.

I headcanon Banks, Emmy, and Elle are a pretty solid trio. Emmy's smart and artsy, Elle's a soft-hearted romantic, always talking about dating but never taking her own advice, and Banks plays the rebel without a cause who loves her two friends.

Anyway, have some pics that would definitely be in Banks' friend's (so Emmy and Elle) camera roll.

that last one's from Banks of will and emmy. (i've never seen love, rosie, so I don't know context. but I know in a willemmy high school au that has yet to be written, this scene will happen)

Let me know what you think! Or if my headcanons helped inspire some of yours. This was really fun, thanks for the ask.

[eviltothecore13]

Hey, do you think there is any truth in it when people claim that Wesker is attracted to Rebecca?

Because even today people are spreading that but I also read that it was confirmed as an easter egg and that the pic wasn't even developed in the first place?

But so many people take it as canon that he preyed on her.

Sometimes it feels like that people want him to be a sexual creep who is into teenage girls or a rapist.

I do not think there's any truth in it because at no point in any of the scenes with them interacting does he behave that way, in fact he barely seems to care about her existence. Chris and Jill are his priorities and she's a minor annoyance to be mostly ignored. Neither does Rebecca herself give any indication of having been abused by him. Honestly, Wesker doesn't really behave very sexually towards anyone for the most part onscreen, and you could find more evidence for him being into Chris than Rebecca.

The photo wasn't developed in the remake, isn't really that sexual (she plays basketball and it's a photo of her in the RPD team uniform after a game, in the original in particular the pose isn't sexual, the remake is a bit more fanservicey but even so it's hardly porn, she's posing for it as well so it clearly wasn't taken without her knowledge/consent), and in the original is labelled "recruit" in English/"the expected new member" in Japanese (suggesting that "recruit" is meant as a simple description, this is the recruit, rather than like...note to self, recruit her, she's hot).

In the original, it seems to be a photo given to Wesker in an official capacity, here's what the new member looks like. Probably everyone on the team got photographed, that's not an uncommon occurrence at sports matches, and this photo of her was given to him, would probably have ended up in her file. I doubt Wesker himself took the photo, and he definitely isn't reponsible for the RPD women's basketball uniforms being fairly revealing, and it's really not that sexy. The fact people made a big thing out of it is mostly an indicator of what an uncommon occurrence seeing a girl was in the lives of certain male gamers in the late 90s. Ultimately it's a silly Easter Egg.

In the remake, it's creepier, but not in a way that implicates Wesker. The photo revealing its location is labelled "Hiding Place", which does feel dodgy. But that "Hiding Place" photo shows Wesker's desk...exactly as it is in the game, knocked over pens and coffee cup and all. I don't think Wesker is the kind of person to leave his desk like that. His desk looks like that because it was searched by someone (probably from Umbrella) after the Mansion Incident--and the "Hiding Place" photo was clearly taken after the desk was searched, and therefore at a time when Wesker wasn't even in the city. Wesker did not take that photo. (The fact everything on the desk is in the EXACT same position as the photo also just shows the Hiding Place photo was taken when the desk was no longer being used--i.e. after the Mansion Incident.)

Now, the labels on the "Hiding Place" roll of film and the "Rising Rookie" roll of film (which is still just "the expected new member" in Japanese, by the way) are in the same handwriting. So if Wesker did not write the label on the Hiding Place photo, which he can't have done, he can't have written the label on the other one. (We've also seen a bit of Wesker's handwriting and this doesn't look like it.)

Somehow I doubt that Wesker acquired the roll of film, told someone else "this is a photo of Rebecca, label it Rising Rookie for me", that person did it, found out where he put it, and then months later after Wesker was presumed dead (leaving the still undeveloped roll of film in the drawer), they took a photo of Wesker's desk, took another unrelated photo showing the location of some fuel/ammo, labelled the resulting roll of film "Hiding Place", and left it on a table in the workroom in the sewers. Why would someone do that? If they were trying to expose a presumed dead man being a creep by revealing where he'd hid a roll of film, there are surely better ways to do it. It's a very unlikely sequence of events--not least because I can't imagine Wesker asking someone else to label his creepy photos for him. (If he was going to lengths to disguise it by not having his writing on there, you'd think he wouldn't put it in his own desk, especially after telling someone about it.)

Surely it's far more likely that: someone who isn't Wesker took (or got the photographer to give them) the photo of Rebecca, labelled it "Rising Rookie", maybe kept it in his own desk for a while, and then at some point after the Mansion Incident hid it in Wesker's desk (perhaps to avoid suspicion, perhaps to deflect that suspicion onto Wesker), took a photo of the location so he'd remember where he put it, took another photo of where he'd hidden some ammo/fuel, labelled the roll of film "Hiding Place", and left it in the workroom. It makes far more sense for all three photos to belong to whoever wrote the labels on both rolls of films, after all, and we know that wasn't Wesker.

(Whose handwriting is it? It doesn't look like Irons's, but we've only seen his near-illegible signature, maybe he writes notes to himself in print--you can't see what the handwriting in that notebook of his looks like afaik? Whereas Wesker's writing in his signature is very clear and legible so he'd be unlikely to switch to print to write notes to himself--and there's not much value in disguising your writing if you're going to put the roll of film in your own desk. Speaking of which, if he hid a roll of film in his own desk, surely he wouldn't need the Hiding Place photo to remind him where he put it? That makes much more sense as a photo taken by someone who just hid that roll of film in SOMEONE ELSE'S desk. Maybe it's some random creepy cop who's high-ranking and in on the corruption enough to have access to the secret room. Maybe it's Irons and he writes notes to himself in print. Either way, Rebecca is lucky she wasn't at the RPD for long.)

Wesker Mode in RE0 is also non-canon and gives Wesker eye beam powers that he didn't actually have (and makes him say all Billy's lines! it's a silly joke mode that shouldn't be used as a serious source for anything). I don't think, given her relative combat inexperience and his general onscreen lack of interest in her, Wesker would actually be that interested in brainwashing Rebecca the way he brainwashed Jill, and I think even if he found her attractive he'd be too practical to give her an outfit with big gaps in the supposedly bulletproof material to show off skin in combat anyway. The idea that "Wesker Mode proves P30 was originally developed to use on Rebecca, not Jill" is definitely untrue because we have canon sources saying that P30 was developed by Tricell, several years after the Mansion Incident, and was originally meant to be sold to guerrilla fighters. STARS Wesker was absolutely not planning to mind-control Rebecca with P30 because P30 didn't exist yet.

A while ago there were a few jokes about the idea of Wesker being into Rebecca on a Capcom promotional site. As far as I can tell it was written by some random Capcom USA marketing person who was not involved in the writing or development of the games and had no behind the scenes info on the writers' intentions. It was written in a joky tone and wasn't meant to be a canon source. (Also, the site had more Chrisker jokes than jokes about Wesker and Rebecca. A lot of the people who insist it's wrong to like Wesker because "he's a rapist" also insist he's straight and would be homophobic...) But people seem to have taken that as "it's official"...that would be like claiming that every alternate costume is canon and so is Tofu. They were also pretty nonsensical, e.g. reacting to his "she's just a rookie, a member of STARS" line like "ooh he recognises her so he must have a thing for her" as if he wouldn't be expected to recognise the members of his own team (it's not like there's that many of them!) so there must be some sinister reason for him to recognise her??

[manyfandomocs]

Hi I would like to know about your teen wolf characters (both the ones you are all about rn and the ones you want to work on) Tell me one important fact about each one and one fun fact please and thank you!

Yes yes absolutely as you wish

Avalon Ridley

Important: She's known about the supernatural aspect of Beacon Hills her whole life, cause she's always known she's a witch

Fun: She's been besties with Lydia since the second grade

Beckett Grove

Important: His birth parents didn't technically abandon him but he doesn't know that until (so far in my ideas) about s4

Fun: He was on the basketball team with Derek for like, half a season before he quit

Candace Monahan

Important: She's taken care of Gilead her whole life, but obviously it was more official when their parents died and they moved to Beacon Hills

Fun: She was a gymnast when she was younger

Caylin Hale

Important: When Peter came back and first saw her, he was planning on recruiting her for his pack

Fun: Her and Jackson have movie nights every week

Devin Parrish

Important: His parents are absent at best which is why he chooses to move to Beacon Hills with Jordan

Fun: He pretends to need Kira to tutor him to talk to her

Dylan Bradford

Important: Dylan's known about the supernatural since he was kid and saw a hunter shoot at a werewolf in the woods

Fun: He only started playing football cause he didn't make the lacrosse team and now that's why he actually has a lacrosse grudge

Ezra Brady

Important: Erica originally only was flirting with him to get to Scott

Fun: He only joined the lacrosse team cause Scott and Stiles were joining

Gilead Monahan

Important: He was the closest to his dad's best friend before his death

Fun: Gilead usually goes by Gil

Guinevere Bates

Important: She does ultimately remember who killed her uncle, which is what jumpstarted her banshee powers

Fun: She likes photography

Griffin Browning

Important: He's never been super dedicated to the hunting lifestyle the way his family wants

Fun: The only thing Griffin really likes about hunting is the traveling

Henrietta Atwood

Important: She's going after Scott because Peter asked her to, though around this time she has a huge crush on Peter that he is aware of and uses to manipulate her

Fun: Lydia and her had sleepovers every weekend in middle school

Julian Knights

Important: Despite the age difference, he really does see Chris as his brother and Kate as his sister

Fun: He does call Allison his niece which, while technically true, does kind of annoy her

Leon Hastings

Important: So far I'm thinking his mom chose to move to Beacon Hills on purpose, that with her mythology research she somehow found how much was going on in Beacon Hills

Fun: Jackson had a small crush on him

Serena Morgan

Important: Since I don't think it's been technically mention yet and just alluded to in her initial ask, she's a Siren. But I might change whether or not she already knows that

Fun: Isaac's dad does not like when she's over because she does not exactly hide her distaste for him

Vivian Bell

Important: Her name is on the dead pool which is how she really gets involved in everything

Fun: Mason is her neighbor

[mightyjoyyoung-blog]

The Receiver's Ball

I chanced upon this interesting excerpt from a book when I was scrolling on TitTok one day. It was one of those days when my FYP was filled with amazing quotes, and food for thoughts kinda things, and I was just constantly scrolling up looking for something else because it was also one of those days when I was not just feeling like I want to be inspired or such. But then, my internet stopped for some reason and I couldn't swipe up nor I can swipe down. So I was stuck in this particular post and was almost "forced" to spend my time reading it while waiting for my internet to come back. It is almost serendipitous.

The post was about an excerpt from a book. The name of the book was never mentioned so it is a shame. Later on, I would tell myself I'd look it up but I never did. Actually, I might now after this. Anyway, let's get back to the topic for now. The book is basically all about effective communication. Now, I said earlier I was almost forced to read the post since my internet stuck up, but I am communication graduate, and the title piqued my interest so I guess I naturally gravitated towards the post.

The title of the topic was "The Receiver's Ball"

It talked about how effective communication is analogous to a soccer game, a football game, a basketball game or basically any game that involves a team and passing and receiving a ball.

In a soccer game, a player who is passing a ball to his teammate with the objective to score a goal, would always take into consideration the receiver's situation before actually passing the ball to them. Are they ready to receive the ball? Are they in the best position to receive a pass? Would they be able to score a goal once the ball is passed to them, or at least continue the momentum of the team with the same objective to score? Otherwise, would passing them the ball put them in a difficult position that would result in unfavorable outcomes in the game?

How tiring it is to play a soccer game, both physically and mentally?

But these considerations are actually very crucial in the game. That is - when you and your team have the same goal. To win the game. To be successful.

The same way in effective communication, as a sender who has the ultimate goal to relay their message successfully, one has to take these things into account when communicating.

Is the person I am telling my message to, actually ready to receive my message, or at least in the best condition to receive the type of message I want to convey?

When you are all excited to tell your best friend the promotion you just got from your job, and you cannot wait to break the news to someone very dear to you, do you stop for a while and think, "Is it okay for me to break this exciting news to them?" No wonder they would be happy for you, but are they having a good day today and would this news make them feel even more good? Or are they having one of those days where they feel completely shitty about themselves and hearing your news would make them feel even bad about themselves.

You would probably say, well they don't have to compare themselves to me. But hey, check your privilege. We all have those kind of days. And as much as your happiness is valid, their negative emotions are too.

But then let's say they received your happy news just as how you wanted them to. They tell you they are excited for you, wish you good luck for your new role, tell you how deserving you are and how they are so proud of you. And you feel so validated now. But did you really achieve your ultimate goal in conveying your message, which is to share your happiness? Sharing means you and the other party end up with mutual feelings. Sharing doesn't mean you giving something and not caring about however the other party end up feeling about it.

Obviously, the same principle applies when breaking a bad news to someone. Although things may get a little bit tricky in times of emergency. I, personally, cannot promise I would always think about how you will receive the news when it's life and death situation. It's something I need to work hard on. But come to think of it, if you don't learn how to properly break a bad news to someone, emergency or not, it may end up two lives being at risk instead of just one.

Comments. Opinions. Constructive criticisms. Remarks. When you see someone on Facebook post a story with a shocking wrong usage of the word "your", do you go tell them directly on private message, "Hey, it's "you're" not "your". Of course you don't have any ill intention to embarrass them. If you do, you would've corrected them on the post publicly. But you slid into their dms and took the matter privately. Good job to you. You did the right thing. Or did you entirely?

We could think, well it's not our problem they don't know how to receive constructive criticisms. It's something they should work on themselves. But wait. Can we step back a little bit? How did we deliver our constructive criticisms anyway? Did we even do it "constructively"? Did we think the other party was ready to receive a constructive criticism with open arms that day?

So how can we know if our receiver is ready to receive the ball?

I think, I guess, I wonder, maybe we'll know if we ask them? "Are you ready to receive the ball?", Besides of course the fact that we observe them first. But for me, I'm not really that good of an observer or reading people, or figuring them out through their body language. So in my case, I mostly rely on the vocal language.

I would probably ask, "Hey, I saw your post. I love it! Would it be okay if I tell you something about one thing I noticed?" "Hey, I have this really exciting news about me today. Can I share it to you today?"

In this case, you're prompting them what type of message you are about to deliver to them. A sad one, a happy one, a constructive one. And at least giving them a chance to prepare themselves and giving them the choice to actually receive it or not.

I don't think it costs a lot for us to do this before actually saying something to someone.

By the way, I found the book. It's "How To Talk To Anyone" by Leil Lowndes.

The book contains 92 tricks on how to communicate effectively. The Receiver's Ball is technique #34.

My takeaway: don't make blind passes.

Technique #34: It’s the Receiver’s Ball. Before throwing out any news, keep your receiver in mind. Then deliver it with a smile, a sigh, or a sob. Not according to how you feel about the news, but how the receiver will take it.

[littlethingwithfeathers]

I will preface this by saying I'm a cis woman. But I did get there by a long road of thought. Back in the 90s and early 2000s, there wasn't a breadth of knowledge or verbiage surrounding gender, so a lot of concepts I'm familiar with now weren't things I had access to. So... bear that in mind, please. As a child, I didn't mind being a girl. My family wasn't overly pushy about gender. I got to do whatever activities and play with whatever toys and dress however I pleased. So that was ballet... but I also tried basketball. It was My Little Ponies (the 90s ones) and dollhouses, but also Hotwheels cars and a flame-patterned bike. It was flowy dresses and elegant gowns when the time came to be fancy, but usually overalls and plaid shirts for school. I liked pockets. But as I got older... there started to be rules about being a girl. (I was raised Southern Baptist in Alabama, for some context) Don't tell a boy you like him. It looks desperate at best and lewd at worst. Don't be loud. You should learn to cook. You should go into a field where it's okay if you take a year or two off for kids. Be ready to abdicate control of your life to your husband when you marry. Don't go out with all male company if you're a girl because it makes you look easy. Don't wear shorts that are too short but also why are you wearing pants? It's summer! The most confusing thing that people kept saying was "You're so much like your dad! You are just the spitting image of him" but then would turn around and say "Girls can't do that." If I'm so much like him, why can't I be treated like him? And as I got even older it was policing my physical upkeep. Don't cut your hair because boys don't like short hair. Don't wear those shoes or you'll look like a slut. Don't show off too much skin, but make sure your legs are shaved because otherwise you'll look like a *whispers* lesbian... Everything through the hetero gaze and everything about how my femininity appeared to men. Men who, as far as I could tell, didn't give a single shit. And these weren't even things from my parents... this was all of society around me. My female peers were also super controlling of my behavior on account of my being a woman/girl. Don't talk to my boyfriend without me there. You slept over at a guy's apartment? You traveled with a guy BY YOURSELF??? Ultimately it was exhausting. And I didn't resonate with any of it or what the endgame was... that I end up in a monogamous relationship with the only person I'd ever have sex with, with my life ultimately serving whatever he needed or wanted. No personal finances. No career or ambitions outside of curling my whole being around someone else. And kids and kids and kids and kids. If this was the only way to be a woman... I was out. Now back to the top... this was before I'd ever heard the term nonbinary or learned anything about being trans or more than two genders or anything. I think if I'd known, there's a good chance I might've spent a bit identifying as some flavor of nonbinary. But I didn't have that verbiage... And the truth was and still is... I'm not nonbinary. I identify as cis-female and always have, but that is SUCH a broader umbrella than I was ever led to believe. There are so many ways to be a woman in this world, and at the end of the day, you are one when you decide you want to be one and you get to decide how that goes. For me... I weirdly ended up MORE """"traditionally feminine""""" than before because now I get to choose it on my terms for my own reasons. I love to cook. I love to be a caretaker. But not because I'm in service to a husband, but because I'm part of a team of partners caring for our space and for each other. And I am absolutely not trying to talk you out of identifying as something other than cis. Not even a little bit. @saintjosie posed the best questions ever and you should take that advice to heart. I just really resonated with your question because I could see 20-year-old me asking the exact same thing if I was 20 now and not in the early 2000s. Cheers friend.

Hi!

I wanted to ask you how do you feel about your womanhood?

I am a cis woman and am currently questioning my gender. I don't hate to be referred to as a woman, but I don't really like it either? Idk "just" being a woman feels kinda stifling ig? But I don't know whether that's just normal or not, so I thought I'd ask someone who actively chose to be a woman.

This is not a troll or anything! I'm just genuinely curious and a little bit confused.

i believe you’re not a troll so i’ll answer in good faith!

first, i didn’t actively choose to be a woman, i just let myself stop acting like a man.

second, you’re asking the wrong question. whatever i say to you about my gender isn’t going to be the same thing another woman says to you about hers and won’t necessarily make sense to you about yours (whatever yours may be).

the questions you should be asking yourself instead are

what are the things about the way i see my gender right now that i love?

what are the things about the way i see my gender right now i hate?

what are some things that i want to do but feel like don’t fit within the current definition of my gender?

do i need to reframe my current understanding of my gender or do i need to find a new understanding of my gender?

when i asked myself these questions i realized that i love femininity. and i also realized that i love androgyny. but the one that took me the longest to understand and was the most confusing was that i also love masculinity but in the way a woman is masculine.

once you have a better understanding of what you would like to keep and then what you would like to change, then the next thing to do is try those things. try em out just for fun and see what you like and what you don’t.

it’s a process and it should be fun so have fun with it!

[hunterxmilo]

Thank you for answering my ask....if you don't mind me, can I ask something (again) from Kuroko no Basket? What do you think are Kuroko and Kagami’s greatest personality strengths and weaknesses? Why? What do you love about their dynamic? Sorry if you've answered these questions before.....Thanks....

No problem at all! I took some time to figure out exactly what I wanted to write while at work so I think I have a clear enough answer 😅

Strengths and Weaknesses:

Starting off with Kagami’s weakness I’d have to say it’s how he can get fired up TOO much over things that get him angry and ultimately hinder his performance on the court. It’s one thing to get fired up and use that passion to get stronger but it’s another thing if you go to far that it hurts your performance instead.

His strengths lie in how much drive and passion he has for basketball. He knows he wants to be the best in Japan and even though he’s told this or that about how he plays or that he’s weak or whatever, but nothing stops him from pushing himself further and solely focuses on getting stronger himself to and to help his team.

Kuroko’s weakness was tough to boil down to one thing but it comes down to himself being too reserved about himself and his self doubt at times. Although seeming calm and collected can help not cause any concern for others, letting things that bother him and letting his mind jump to conclusions isn’t healthy. This is especially seen when he mistook Kagami’s words saying they couldn’t work together anymore. Instead of having him explain and find out what Kagami meant by this, he kept quiet and his mind went straight back to Aomine abandoning him and thinking Kagami and him were saying the same thing. (Thankfully this gets resolved and Kagami being blunt saying he’s always meant for them both to get stronger and then come back stronger together is such a happy moment.

Now for his strength is similar to Kagami’s being determined and passionate for basketball. No matter how many times he’s told his style of playing or what makes someone the best gets shot down by his old teammates, he still never gave up or submitted to their way of thinking. He always has strong hope and belief in Kagami and Serin to help them and him reach their goals.

Their Dynamic:

They keep surprising each other. When one begins to fall the other is there to push them forward or take the lead. Earlier mentioned even when it seems Kagami is giving up on them acting as a team, it’s Kagami that surprises Kuroko showing his mind set isn’t like the rest of his ex teammates/friends and that he never has given up on him believing Kuroko will lead his team to being #1. Kuroko on the other hand also surprises Kagami (not just with cute jump scares) with his own strength and personal growth.

There’s so many other moments that show how strong the bond these two share, along with how much they care for each other. It’s seeing Kuroko defeated/frustrated tears and him starting to lose hope during their second game against Aomine that Kagami admits that Kuroko has always been the one to save him and that it was finally time for him to save Kuroko. That moment plus entering The Zone just gives me chills.

Lastly (cause this is turning into an essay 😅) is that off the court they are literally like an old couple who loves bickering when they’re not sharing a heart to heart. Kuroko’s cool and composed personality is such a great balance to Kagami’s fiery temper. Kuroko has such great monotone sass that next to anyone would seem boring but when Kagami overreacts over his simple jabs even that makes Kuroko seem a bit badass for riling up the tiger.

Thanks again for this ask! It was really fun to take time to think about it this and put it into words even though I felt I could write a short book about them but I had to restrain myself for mine and everyone’s sake 😅.

(Just look at this precious child)

[wannabegwenstacy]

Eden's Favorite Fic's (BTS Fic Recs)

Updated Version: Here!

Note: In the past I haven't indulged in tumblr fics often but I recently (past 3 months) have been reading quite regularly & am planning on branching out a bit. To keep track of the ones that I have enjoyed & the ones that I have even came back to I'm making this list. Again, I haven't been digging into the tumblr fics world for long so for right now its a very short list. I'm hoping with time I can get more fics of different types on here (btsxbts, some gender neutral xreader ones, & more ones that I genuinely like)

About me to understand what's going to be on here:

Age: 21 (99' liner)

Sexuality: Bisexual

Pronouns: She/Her

Ult Bias: Yoongi

Trio: Rap Line

I am OT7. I do enjoy smut but don't think it is necessary to FF. Overall I just want a well-crafted plot that makes sense. I read for entertainment & to escape. But I still need some form of realism (just me personally) to follow the trail of events. PSA: I'm trying to find a broader scope of writers I like but for right now I don't have many. There are gonna be some repetitive writers for now.

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Kim Namjoon:

- Librarian Namjoon Universe by @jungshookz

Beauty & the Bookworm (I love this concept SO MUCH)

Pairing: Cute, Good Boy, Nerdy, University Librarian Namjoon x Bratty, Semi-Popular, Procrastinator, University Student Reader

Word count: 20.8k

Summary: You're a procrastinator big time and you may or may not be failing. To get some extra credit you begrudgingly take the library assistant opening where you work under strict dorky Namjoon. Passive aggressiveness, cuteness, fluff, & some smuttiness arises.

Jealous-Boyfriend-Librarian Namjoon (Drabble)

Pairing: Jealous Boyfriend Librarian Namjoon x Oblivious Cute Girlfriend Uni Student Reader

Word count: 3.4k

Summary: You take an Art History Course and end up needing a tutor. Joon offers to tutor you but he doesn't know shit about Art History so you end up getting tutored by an ArtHoe Taehyung that may or may not like you but you are oblivious to this and Joon gets super jealous.

Kim Seokjin:

- Hockey Player Jin by @ve1vetyoongi

HEART OF GOLD (BLADES OF ICE)

Pairing: Sweet Hot New Hockey Player in Town Jin x Ex-Figure Skater (who has a history with jin) Reader

Word count: 20k

Summary: After a fall during figure skating practice dashes your dreams of competing at nationals, you vow to hang up your skates for good. That is until you cross paths with Kim Seokjin, captain of the ice hockey team, who is determined to get you back out on the rink and melt the ice in your heart. (Jimin is a bully in this and their other k-pop idols as characters. Very Very Fluffy and Hallmark Christmas Movie-ish so be aware of that. Overall, it's just cute :) )

Min Yoongi:

Note: these are all but one by the same writer @jungshookz & are written from the pov of a female reader. I'm gonna try to find some gender-neutral fics but for now, if you are female-identifying I really enjoyed these! :)

- Mechanic Yoongi Universe by @jungshookz

Baby, You Can Drive My Car (My favorite AU Fics I've read so far on Tumblr!!)

Pairing: Tatted, Mic Drop Era, Mechanic Min Yoongi x Spoiled Rich, Inexperienced, University Student Reader

Word count: 24.6k

Summary: Welcome to Min Mechanics - What can I do for you today, doll?

Maybe She Can Drive His Car

Pairing: Oblivious, Hot, Boyfriend, Mechanic Min Yoongi x Adorable, Spoiled, University Student, Jealous Girlfriend Reader

Word count: 11.6k

Summary: Yoongi's ex is back in town for a visit and you would be lying if you said you weren't slightly envious of a) how knowledgeable she is about stupid cars and b) how well she gets along with literally everyone.

- Uni Yoongi x Nerdy Reader (mini series) by @jungshookz

Note: these are all drabbles I'm gonna link my favorites in the series. I'll probably add more later.

Cocky Uni Student Yoongi x Nerdy Reader:

^^This is the start of the mini-series, recommend you read it first!^^

The One with the Scrunchie:

Contains: smut, a super cute scrunchie turning into a kink of sorts, slightly insecure Yoongi, experienced Yoongi, slightly inexperienced reader, shy about their own body reader.

Yoongi always had an Overactive Imagination:

Contains: talking about sex, implied smut, reader trying to be productive while also being horny, Yoongi being super distracted and horny.

"I'm gonna need you to shut up now please"

- CEO Yoongi Universe by @jungshookz

Suit&Tie (First Fic in the series)

Pairing: CEO Min Yoongi x Secretary Reader

Wordcount: 21k+

Summary: Young Intimidating Hot CEO Yoongi, Clumsy Secretary Y/N who loves Sugar, Best Friend Jimin. Funny Awkward Meeting that sets up the whole plot, was like reading a Kdrama in book form.

The One Where Augst D makes a Comeback (Favorite Fic in the series)

SPOILERS READ PRIOR DRABBLES TO CATCH UP!! (I recommend The First Date, The One Where Yoongi is Just a Little Jealous, The Proposal, The Wedding, Baby Makes Three, Baby Min's Timeline, The Birth of Baby Min, Daddy's Little Girl, Who the Hell is Augst D.

Pairing: CEO Min Yoongi x Secretary Reader

Word count: 6.5k

Summary: Yoongi finds out you faked an orgasm and he's going to gi-give it to you more ways than one.

- Demon Yoongi by @jungshookz

Hellish (I got some feelings for incubus Yoongi not gonna lie)

Pairing: Bratty, Super Sexy, Sex Demon, Mint Min Yoongi x University Student, Non-Supernatural Believer Reader

Word count: 22.1k

Summary: Jungkook is your clueless, energetic best friend. Wonho is a character in this fic, You are dragged into summoning a demon one night by your overly excited to be summoning a demon? best friend Jungkook. Spooky but Kind of Sexy Shit Happens! (This is probably my second favorite Yoongi Fic I've read!)

- Basketball Captain Yoongi by @jungshookz

Basketball Captain Yoongi

Pairing: Cocky, Popular, Charming Captain of the Basketball Team Min Yoongi x Water girl University Student Reader (who has been crushing on Yoongi hard for some time)

Word count: 18.4k

Summary: Jungkook is your athletic bro of a best friend that signs you up to be his replacement as the water boy (girl in this case) after he makes the team. You have had a pathetic schoolgirl crush on Yoongi for a while and is basically the only reason you agreed to be the water girl aside from spending time with Jungkook. It's fluffy & smutty!

- Android Yoongi @jungshookz

Technologically in love (..I cried! but I also smiled a lot so you know this is well written)

Pairing: Personal Assistant Prototype but SUPER Lifelike Android Min Yoongi x Messy, Junkfood, & Cartoons Loving Reader (basically your early 20s living alone kind of vibe)

Word count: 24k+

Summary: You live in a Detroit Becoming Human type universe but prior to a lot of the advancements. Androids are already a thing but not to the level the M1N Y00NG1 is yet. You are best friends with all the boys and they happen to be engineers which is how you ended up with Yoongi in the first place. Namjoon created Yoongi as a personal assistant prototype android & you are told to live with him. Things get fluffy, SUPER ANGSTY, and super smutty!

- Listen Closely by @avveh

Listen Closely ( sexiest Yoongi fic I have read so far, I kept wanting to go back and read again)

Pairing: Tsundere Office Worker Min Yoongi x Hardworking Office Worker Reader

Word count: 12.2k

Summary: Unintentionally, you stumble upon something that makes you view your coworker Min Yoongi in a whole new light. (SMUT 18+: Masturbation, voyeurism, exhibitionism, breathplay, spanking, degrading names.)

Jung Hoseok:

- Secret Boyfriend Hoseok by @kpopfanfictrash

Keeping a Secret (this took me places...Idk about you but I have trouble finding really good Hoseok fics and this one was perfect. One of my favorite fics on this website)

Pairing: New Relationship Dom Hoseok x New Relationship Tease Reader

Word count: 3.7k

Summary: You and Hoseok have been hooking up for a few weeks now. No one in your friend group knows. What happens then, when he shows up at movie night looking better than anticipated? SMUT!

- Studio Sex Hoseok by @joonbird

Studio:

Pairing: Boyfriend BTS Hoseok x Girlfriend Reader

Word Count: 5k

Summary: Hoseok is stressed about his upcoming mixtape, so you decide to swing by his studio and help him relax. (Hobi being the beautiful glorious sexy man he is and putting those ungodly hips to use!)

Park Jimin:

- Jimin and His Pregnancy Kink by @boymeetsweevil

ME, YOU, AND THIS THING WE HAVE BETWEEN US (NSFW)

Pairing: Sweet Caring Domestic but Horny Jimin x Pregnant Hormonal Reader

Word count:~3.7k

Warnings (aka what to prepare for): everything is graphic and gross lmao, blowjobs (face f*cking), boob job (not the one w/ silicon inserts), cunnilingus, dom!jimin if u squint, cumplay if u squint again, dirty talk/degrading language, penetrative sex (doggy style), unprotected sex, PREGNANCY KINK that’s a big one

Summary: You’re pregnant and Jimin is…happy about it (If I remember correctly this one is 25% cute domestic Jimin trying to calm his hormonal pregnant partner and 75% pure filth aka Jimin having a pregnancy kink and trying to hide it but not well at all. This is however my ultimate fav Jimin smut I have ever read!)

- Crush/Neighbor Jimin by @sketchguk

Lover to Lean On: (I absolutely adore this fic. Overall it's just really well written and I felt like I was watching a show in my head rather than reading a short Tumblr fic. Highly recommend it!)

Pairing: Cute Customer & Neighbor Jimin x Florist Reader

Word Count: 19.9k

Summary: For months, you can hear your no-face neighbor and his ‘girlfriend’ singing and dancing and laughing and falling in love. Above all, you can hear their bed banging against your shared wall, and they won’t ever let you sleep. You’d much rather stay up at night worrying about your own problems, like the weight of an unrequited crush, so of course, you’re bitterly single. But one day, the apartment is radio silent. And one day slowly turns into one week and then into an immeasurable amount of time since you’ve heard his laugh. So on Valentine’s Day, when you’re missing it the most, you beg your neighbor to open up to you with cookies in one hand and two broken hearts in the other.

Kim Taehyung:

-Roommate Taehyung Universe by @jungshookz

Stuck with You

Pairing: Frat Bro bit of an asshole Roommate Kim Taehyung x Clean Organized bit of a Pushover Reader

Word count: 37k

Summary: Kim Taehyung becoming your new roommate is definitely up there on the list of the worst things to ever happen to you. Librarian Namjoon is your Best friend and ex-roommate. Frat bro Jeon Jungkook makes an appearance. There is so smut and implied smut.

The One with the One Year Anniversary (Drabble)

Pairing: The cutest domestic boyfriend Kim Taehyung x girlfriend reader

Word count: 4.6k

Summary: NO SPOILERS! so I'm going to give you a quote: "well, um, look! I made breakfast for you. f-for us!" Also, SFW

Jeon Jungkook:

- Gamer Jungkook by @softyoongiionly

PRESS START (this is the cutest fucking smut type fic I have ever read! it is so pure and is the exact type of relationship I want! IT MADE ME SIMP SO HARD!) gender-neutral I believe!

Pairing: Night owl Gamer Domestic Boyfriend Jeon Jungkook x Witty Domestic Cutesy Relationship Reader

Word count: 5.5k

Summary: A night in with your boyfriend Jungkook includes all kinds of things: anime, witty banter, snacks from 7-Eleven and, you know, sex. (GREAT READ!! I AM A SIMP FOR THIS FIC!!)

[mozukumi]

Let's #GIRLFRIENDS SWEEP this!!

I'm the person who wrote the original propaganda, and I have an elaboration on what I meant by the NCAA basketball schedule not making sense. Because I feel like I was a bit vague about that in my original submission.

First, I am operating under the assumption that they attend an American University, and are therefore governed by the NCAA. I don't remember if a firm location is ever stated (I only reread the parts relevant for this post) - but the fact that Jock BF plays American Football (ep 58) is enough evidence for me.

In episode 42, it is explicitly stated to be summer.

In episode 57, we see the boyfriends registering for the next semester - which has to be the fall semester.

In episodes 74-76, we see Jock GF spending her weekend casually relaxing with family.

In episode 78, we see this exchange:

Episode 79 is Halloween themed.

Now with all that established, let me explain why none of this adds up.

NCAA Women's Basketball season begins in early November and holds it's finals in early April.

Episode 78 seems to take place in September. Which is... simply not when the season finals would occur.

Additionally, the score for the game is shown:

Which is not the kind of scoring you'd expect from a final game. Even most Division III games get to at least around 60.

Now, this is... ultimately a pedantic thing. The comic is also deeply incorrect about how men's sports work, so it's not a problem specific to this couple. But I want to circle back to another thing I mentioned:

In episodes 74-76, just 2 episodes before this season finals, we see Jock GF! And there's nothing about her which indicates that she's about to compete in a huge basketball tournament. She's able to spend the weekend at her family home and make fun of her brother. She doesn't mention having to go and train with the team, she doesn't seem nervous or confident about her upcoming game. Because it's not acknowledged!

Because her existence - and her relationship - isn't cared for by the narrative.

I realize this post is really more me complaining about the basketball inconsistencies, but I do think it showcases a larger problem with how the characters are written. Also, I spent way too much time on this, and I can't justify deleting it now.

Sia & Jiho (unTouchable)

He doesn't like you. He's also a germaphobe. Stop harassing that guy. (Never really read far enough to know if their relationship got better, but it seems like a rocky start.)

The Girlfriends (Boyfriends)

They are one of the worst ships not because they are toxic - they're not! They have a perfectly healthy relationship, from what I remember of that comic. The problem is their place in the narrative. They are a perfect case study in the "competent lesbian with no personality except some surface level traits and supporting the gay male main character". They are defined exclusively as counterparts to the male couple, except they Have Their Shit Together you guys! Not like these silly boys with their problems. They've just got it all together! Aren't they so couple goals? Ignore the fact they lack a personality! Also, the Jock one plays NCAA Basketball on a schedule that simply cannot exist in real life. Not even the most basic of research was done for that - because it doesn't actually matter that she went to an NCAA Basketball tournament, it doesn't actually matter when it was held, it doesn't actually matter how this would impact her. All that matters is that this is stated to happen so her girlfriends can be SO PROUD of her and support her and show us all that they're perfect and couple goals!

[honeyedhoseok]

8th MEMEBR OF BTS

• STAGE NAME: Kim Yvonne (김 이본)

• BIRTH NAME: Park Chanelle

• BIRTHDAY: December 31st, 1995

• HEIGHT: 5"9

• PROFESSION: K-pop Idol

• GROUP: BTS

• LABEL: Big Hit

• POSITION: Lead Vocalist, Visual,Sub-rapper, writer, producer.

• DEBUT DATE: June 13th, 2013

• FACE CLAIM: seunghwibaby on ig

• VOICE CLAIM: Madison Beer+Ariana Grande. Rap voice claim: Lisa (BP)

EXTRA INFO ABOUT KIM YVONNE

• NICKNAMES: vonnie, nellie, baby, Big Hit's princess

• TALENTS: can play drums, electric guitar and piano.

• HIDDEN TALENTS: can hold her breath for 4 minutes, is very felixible, excellent at volleyball and basketball.

• LOVE LIFE: is currently single, has 4 exes.

• SUBLINGS: 1 twin brother, Park Jongin.

• SEXUALITY: she's bisexual

• AESTHETIC: femme fatale

• HER PERSONALITY: she's the sweetest little thing ever. everyone's first impression of her was 'bubbly, adorable and sweet'. she's extremely selfless and is constantly putting others before herself in any situation even if she's at a disadvantage. very smart, a little introverted. can be really quite or really loud, no in-between. can seem cold on the outside but she's the warmest person on the inside. broken gen z humor. clingy baby, loves skinship.

• was diagnosed with ADHD Inattentive was she was 13, anxiety and depression when she was 19.

• is unsecure about her looks

• fake maknae

• has three awards on her solo project

• her voice is on the deep side but she can go really high

• MUSIC GENRE: loves pop, RnB and Trap.

• PETS: two chow chow dogs, Oliver and Sirius Black.

• TATTOOS: A sun and a Cresent on her hand, a cloud on her middle finger and ARMY'S shield on her ring finger, 'kookie'on her wrist, a heart in her palm, and a ⁷ behind her ear

• PIERCINGS: three on each ear, nose piercing.

• SOLO PROJECTS: 'Selenophilia' three singles and 10 songs in total.

'Venus Records' two singles and 9 songs in total

CELEBRITY CRUSHES:

• People Crushing On KYV:

• Jackson Wang (GOT7), Wooyoung and Seonghwa (ATEEZ), GRAY and Jay Park (AOMG), Jennie Kim (BLACKPINK), Chan and Han (STRAY KIDS), KAI (EXO).

• Crushes KYV has:

• Seonghwa (ATEEZ), Wonho, Jay Park, Hwasa (MAMAMOO), Jennie Kim (BLACKPINK), Madison Beer, Yeonjun (TXT).

A GUIDE TO THE SHIPS: withing BTS

VONJOON/RAPVON

• 45% family, 55% romance

• fourth biggest ship in K-pop.

• she's his baby, you can't convince me otherwise.

• she looks up to namjoon alot.

• king and queen of destruction

• writing duo

• calling eachother 'honey' platonically

• too many inside jokes

• can be annoying, because who ever is around them WILL third wheel.

• "BTS and the world third wheeling joon and vonnie for 25 minutes straight" videos

• back massages because carrying the music industry is painful

• they trust eachother so much

• will always spill to eachother about their worries.

• the respect is through the roof

• love for days

• vonjoon/ rapvon stans are either rock hard or soft af

• HUGS

• this man is a giant and the hight difference is just enough for him to scoop her up in his arms and squeeze the life out of her.

• they can carry smart conversations most of the time, but not all the time

• "joon, what's the difference between horses and donkeys?"

• "°_°"

• "deadass"

• wholesome relationship :)

SEOKVON/ VONJIN

• 70% family, 30% romance

• will babie her, he must babie her.

• he's so protective of his wittle vonnie

• is always checking up on her.

• he thinks she's the most precious angel in the world that need to be rocked to sleep and fed every couple of hours.

• gives everyone normal cups, but Yvonne get a sippy cup with sunflower prints on it.

• THEY LOUD AS HELL OH MY GOD

• one can spot their shenanigans from a mile away.

• a lot of "Jin and von being chaotic neutral" for an hour straight videos

• he taught her how to fish

• cooking buddies

• making cookies at 3 in the morning

• crackhead energy that fills up a tank

• will shamelessly stock up tampons and pads for her

• THE LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS

• INFECTIOUS LOVE

• sibling fights for no reason

• seokvon/vonjin stans are the softest ever

• wholesome babies

MINVON/ VONGI

• 65% family, 35% romance

• IS VERY VERY PROTECTIVE OF HER.

• has the biggest soft spot for her

• he's her little meow meow

• they go fishing together (w/ Jin)

• she has the passcode to his studio

• PRODUCER DUO

• the amount of unreleased tracks is insane.

• he pretends he doesn't like her hugs, but in reality he instantly melts in her arms.

• the only person he'll let cuddle him.

• deep convos

• stargazing

• sharing bandanas

• not a lot of skinship

• keeping eachother entertained during award shows

• WIGGLY YOONGI DANCE TOGETHER

• gummy smiles :')

• minvon/vongi stans are soft and well fed

• playing basketball together

• armys making "suga and yvonne being babies" compilation videos

• they're the type of duo who you be in a room doing literally whatever and someone you'd walk in, stare at them and slowing retreat thinking they just walked into some cult activities

• silently take care of eachother

• smallest acts of intimacy

• tiny babies

JUNGVONNIE/VONHOPE/HOVI

• 50% family, 50%romance

• team chaos

• THE ULTIMATE DANCE DUO OH MY GOD

• doing the weirdest things ever without questioning it

• compliments that turn into, "no u, no u, NO I SAID YOU"

• he's secretly her favourite

• yvonne and hobi are basically what its like to mix gummy bears, skittles, rainbow belts and honey. SWEETNESS AND HAPPINESS AND SUNSHINE ALL AROUND UWU

• THE VOLUME IS ASTRONOMICAL

• but like thank god one of them has an iq above 6

• the amount of "hobi and voni being rays of sunshine" for 30 minutes straight videos is insane

• Comfort Inn ™

• CUDDLES

• she will cling to him as if he's the last human alive.

• they're in their own universe almost all the time

• jungvonnie/vonhope/hovi stan are so soft if they see a video of hobi and voni laughing they will cry

• loveliest relationship

TAEVON/ 2V/ VONHYUNG

• 20% family, 80% romance

• third biggest ship in K-pop

• they get a little too hot on stage

• she's his favourite person

• she makes him feel so safe

• the walking memes

• GUCCI EVERYWHERE

• being weird together

• always teamed up in any situation

• DEEP VOICE DUO

• dog parents

• yeontan, Oliver and Sirius are literal siblings

• coffee 'dates'

• actual fashion icons

• king and queen of resting bitch faces

• skinship at its finest

• a new dating rumor every other day it's not even shocking at this point

• they are always taking naps somewhere, can be backstage, can during an award show, can be during practice, doesn't matter. naps.

• they're always there for eachother, mentally and physically.

• "tae and vonnie being adorable for 10 minutes straight" videos

• t r u s t

• are always playing with each others hair

• taevon/2V/vonhyung stans are either hardcore af or soft af

• sweetest relationship

( i can't add a jimin gif due to a limit in submitting)

JIVON/VONMIN/2PARK

• 2% family, 98% romance

• biggest ship in K-pop

• they're always together no matter what

• skinship to the literal max

• holding hands, cheek kisses, cuddling, hugs, sitting on each other's laps, all of it.

• matching hair colours.

• they're either being the tiniest babies together or everyone's OTP, no in between.

• 'power couple' at award shows, matching outfits, dance solos, harmonizing together, they got it.

• all over eachother on stage, as if no one is watching.

• Yvonne 'platonically' calls jimin baby, but he blushes everytime.

• him calling her noona

• they don't give the army the chance to breath, because they are never here to play

• they have the most iconic lines that genuinely sound like fake subs

• que the "jimin and yvonne being a married couple for 20 minutes straight" videos

• they are either really chill or hella energetic

• the jivon/vonmin/2park stans are probably the hardest stans in the fandom.

• sweethearts :')

( I can't add a jungkook gif)

VONKOOK/ JEONVONNIE

• 10% family, 90% romance.

• second biggest ship in K-pop

• golden maknaes

• vocal duo

• "_____ hyung won't scold us"

• they're banana milk addicts

• poutty bunnies

• she's literally kookie's role model

• he always has his head on her shoulder

• they have several matching tattoos (a heart on their palms, he has 'vonnie' on his wrist and she has 'kookie' her wrist, and a '⁷' behind their ears).

• they're always covering songs together

• crackhead energy is through the roof

• they are the chaotic good/evil

• hands all over eachother all the time

• on stage

• during practice

• on vlives

• awards shows, whatever

• fancams of their solo performances always tend to go viral

• whenever they're are in the same room, just know something is going to get spoiled. always.

• king and queen of highnotes

• "jungkook and yvonne being BTS' babies" videos

• they (+tae) are rapline's biggest fans

• the weird drunkies

• they are always eating something, can be ramen, can be an unpeeled banana, you never know.

the vonkook/jeonvonnie stans are the most confused turned on stans ever, but they are quite well fed.

( lmao I hope u liked this)

[dreifragememes]

Pls canon authors hear me out & give me some powerful female representation 🥺 suggestions:

Monique Carrera. She's a badass tall trans karate champ and cat lady who quit her office job to be an artist and whose first single "Devil Dancer" instantly made it to the top of the charts. Oh, and besides, she helped to defeat a man who kidnapped and caged small children AS WELL AS two fraudsters who did not shy away from attempting to *murder* the Three Investigators.

Aunt Mathilda. It's not that she does not get any representation - it's the HOW. We get it, her cherry pie is the best and that's amazing. But that is by far the least impressive fact about that woman. She raised her orphaned nephew while running a business with her husband. One time, she faked the voice of a dead woman (a friend of hers!) to help the Three Investigators with a case. Oh and she once successfully pretended to be psychic and delivered one hell of a performance to a bunch of rich widows. Think again where Justus got his acting skills from. Pure talent? I THINK NOT. We already know that Mathilda Jonas is capable of way more than just being the worried maternal figure whose most important tasks include a) baking cherry pie or b) giving our male main characters some chores to distract them from their dangerous hobby.

Also, can we get more of Caroline Cotta? I bet she could contribute more than just caring about her brother. Apperently, worried female relatives are a pattern. Caroline has a good connection to both Justus, Peter, Bob and her brother, so she could mediate more often when things get weird between them (which happens on a regular basis). But what about her job? What does she do? Is she a barista, a paramedic, a politician? Is she a good athlete? Does she help out at the animal shelter in her spare time, where she found Bubbles one day - an old shy cat who nobody wanted to adopt, but she instantly fell in love with? Why do Cotta and her live together, what is their family backstory? GIVE US MORE INFO ABOUT HER OK?

Brittany. This one might be a little controversial, I just appreciate her ambiguous role. Don't get me wrong: What she did to Justus is utterly f*cked up! But I like how clever and independent she is from male characters. Even if she does the dirty work for Hugenay, she follows her own agenda most of the time. Along the way, she manages to outsmart both our three young master detectives AND the notorious master thief himself. Now if that does not qualify her for more exposure, I give up.

Jelena ofc. This one is not even controversial, since she is already portrayed as the ultimate female counterpart to Justus. Just give us more Jelena content!? This quick-witted, beautiful BOSS lady not only plays the violin like a pro, she is also a chemistry nerd who invents her own substances for cryptography. (I'm a little obsessed with her). Time and again, she proves herself equally if not more capable than her able-bodied companions and opponents. Despite her little rivalry with the boys, she is a fiercely loyal friend who regularly bails them out of trouble.

Guys, I KNOW you are able to create well-rounded female characters (Clarissa Franklin, Allie Jamison, and even characters with one-time appearances like Mrs. Holligan, Madeleine Bainbridge, a lot of women in those widely hated BJHW's episodes, Maria Svensson, and even Lys and Kelly sometimes). Just give them more exposure and/or make them less dependent from male characters. So for the next sports episode (which will inevitably come, I am afraid), consider an all-female Basketball team or a paralympic swimming champion. Make the next art theft about a female artist (I know that already exists - you can do it more than once, even with a Black woman, I promise ;)). For the next guest appearance, think about the badass female characters that we already know, instead of creating another one day wonder who just serves as a plot device.

Girls and women are so much more than just mothers, aunties, girlfriends, or interchangeable plot devices. They can be saviors, villains, heroes, athletes, nerds, thieves, witches, bosses, frauds, actors, COPS (duh)... They can be smart, kind, snarky, evil, ambiguous, mysterious,... They can be anything you can imagine, really. Oh and while I'm at it, LGBTQIA and BIPOC folks can be that, too, of course. If you just let them!

[fyrbol]

the chariot

* tarot headcanon questions / accepting.

the chariot : how much does your muse care about winning ? are they a sore loser ?

lucas is incredibly competitive, you don't get onto the basketball team by being quiet about it! this has been with him literally since day one. he's excited from the starting d&d game, fireball him ! for just one example yaknow... he gets really exhilarated by the high of winning and the idea of success. this hugely plays into his behaviour in s4 and is really common in marginalised communities (myself included - while not black i can attest to the eagerness for success when you're part of a demographic that gets automatically shunned from that) - the minute he gets offered an opportunity for victory / glory / success he automatically guns for it and as he should !

he really fits into the adrenaline rush that a sports team has as well as you can see when he wins, thumping his chest and getting lifted up and doing the whole damn thing. and ofc we've all seen the uproar of MADMAX getting a high score....

i don't think he's a sore loser at all though! if anything i think he actually values the experience of fun more and if he were in a situation where say will was really upset one day, he'd happily let him win the game at the expense of that victory because ultimately it makes his friends happy. this is probably something instilled in him by his parents at a young age with erica : being taught to play nice / fair, etc. and his family being very mannerly and upstanding in that sense. so yeah absolutely he'll go for the win but he won't go for the jugular yaknow?

[sailolive93-blog]

The best Guide to Reddit Marketing around 2019

"Yep, i do all my modelling in C4D as I just know the tools so well there. I do minimal retopology in Zbrush on organic shapes but any hard surfaces I make in C4D. I'd recommend the "Introduction to Subdivision modelling in C4D" by Shane Benson on Vimeo (he goes by Sheppard O'Neill on YouTube if you prefer that) and it was his tuts that got me into box and subdiv modelling.

I'm also releasing a modelling workshop in C4D and models from the kitchen scene that these belong to will be in there to learn. Just not these two as they belong to marketing for the workshop. very well "Brand new Reddit account with two extensive comments defending Boa Vista Orchards huh...? We joked earlier about spotting the Boa Vista account in here but it looks like we actually have lol! > I just talked to the dude who does the marketing for Apple Hill and he sent me this So you just randomly talked to the guy and he emailed over his entire statement...? " "I too wonder why they didn’t just create a new line and call it the mach-e instead of mustang, I believe it has something to do with the marketing department since they knew it’ll stir a lot of discussion" "Precedent suggests it depends on the marketing around the product being sold and the implied purpose. " "Wow, ha. The fact that you think that it’s ok for the government to strip away my personal health insurance so that I HAVE to be on the same shitty plan on everybody else is crazy. If healthcare is “free” and universal, the quality of healthcare is bound to decrease. I can choose to pay for whatever the fuck I want and whatever healthcare I want. I give to charity and I have plans on giving a lot more to charity as I get further in my career and start making more money. Believe it or not, you aren’t the only one that cares about people just because you want “free” healthcare for everybody. And there is also no such thing as free healthcare. It has to be paid somehow and middle class taxes will go up no matter how complicated you try to make the source of payment sound. And regarding free college, that will also raise middle class taxes. You keep bringing up this. 02% of financial transactions bullshit as if that’s going to cover all costs. Have you done studies on this yourself? Do you even know that? You act like all these things can be magically paid for without anybody in the middle class being negatively affected. I have a bachelor’s degree and I didn’t feel like college was very challenging. It was more like a series of annoying classes I didn’t need when all of college could have been boiled down into one year of the core classes of my major of marketing. College is a fuckin scam and it’s only truly necessary for a very limited amount of majors. You’re just another minion that kisses the feet of big-government Democrats that try to make us feel like horrible people for not allowing them to sucks insane amounts of money out of the economy and spend it how they would like to. inch "That's including the localization teams for every language though, as well as PR and marketing. >! Some of them might even be legacy accreditation for the Gen 6 models they're *still* using.! < " "Time is a cost and you should track where that cost is going. That said, if you are working on general administrative/nonbillable stuff within your own department, it's pretty easy to have that time automatically go to the right cost bucket, so generic entries for that sort of thing are fine imo. The stuff that really has to be tracked is anything for clients or for departments that are outside your default (e. g. engineer writes a blog post, that's marketing time etc). micron "I believe there are some lessons on Google Academy for Adss (now called Skillshop) but hands-on experience is tricky. Two ways are possible, 1) is for you to have your own website and use Google Ad Sense, but this is more from the advertiser side rather than publisher or technical side 2) ask a digital or marketing agency that is near you if you can shadow/assist/internship/work experience for a week or so. This may be difficult depending on where you live and agency people are always very busy, so if you do ask tell them how you could help THEM not the other way around. To be honest, start with Analytics and Paid Search as they are arguable more accessible and have more out there for you to learn" "We are in the same boat, but different industry. Here's my approach, starting this week: I'm joining business groups that my target clients are a part of, for example, manufacturer groups. Then I'm going to target that organization with our services. I'm then going to offer to speak about the service I offer and how it helps businesses. Not a marketing spiel, an educational talk. Good luck" "One might consider a lawsuit if a car or alcohol company advocated or implied the action of drinking and driving in their marketing" "This post has been removed for breaking Rule 1. No Spammy Titles. Do not mention anything about selling anything in the title. Absolutely ZERO marketing in the title. Do not even ask for people to contact you for more. Be enticing. Post quality pics with quality titles. Read the rules for info on how to market yourself here. If your posts keep getting removed then you will be banned. READ THE RULES! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Remember to[contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/? to=/r/feetpics) if you have any questions or concerns. *" "I came of grew up and came of age in Chicago during Jordan's time with the Bulls and the shortest answer is that it's almost incomparable because the level of fame basketball players before Michael Jordan was laughably lower than now. Even today MJ has a logo that might be more identifiable than the company that created it. I would argue no athlete in any sport has surpassed MJ's level of fame. MJ pioneered so many avenues of endorsements, its like comparing planes in the era of propeller planes with jet planes. Jordan like most greats, stood on the shoulders of giants, specifically Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Those two spent the better part of the late 70's and early to late 80's dominating the sport of basketball. Also add in Isiah Thomas of the Pistons and arguably "Dr. J" Julius Erving of the 76ers and those four were the superstars of the four teams that won EVERY NBA championship of the decade. Before Michael Jordan won his FIRST NBA Championship in 1991, he was arguably bigger than all of them. Before MJ, being a big name athlete meant getting your name on a breakfast cereal box called Wheaties, and doing the commercial saying the plug line "Gotta eat your Wheaties! " That's not a joke. Check 'em out on youtube, they're cringe worthy. MJ's meteoric rise in my opinion was helped by a few special advertising campaigns. I think first would have been his Nike commercials with Spike Lee, another pioneer. He just made "Do the right thing" at a time when black people making movies with black people in the movies wasn't really a thing. Spike Lee also happens to like playing characters in his own movies and Mars Blackmon was a character in that movie that Spike Lee chose to portray in a series of commericals with Michael Jordan. Again, pardon me for repeating, but I have to say it again for context. You have a supremely talented and charismatic young athlete being marketed by a young shoe company (Converse Chuck Taylors were still THE basketball shoe) hiring a visionary and ground breaking director to do something that had not been done before. And they crushed it. Again, at this time Michael Jordan wasn't winning NBA championships. He was having savant level performances, but get bounced out of the first round by the Celtics, or getting manhandled in the playoffs by the Pistons. By the time he did win it all in 91, MJ was doing things that no one had done in fields well outside basketball. Michael Jordan in Flight is one of the first videogames to have 3D. He had already supplanted Dr J in the one on one basketball video game with Larry Bird. Gatorade put out a marketing campaign with the song "Be Like Mike" and that song was the top song for the summer of 92 in Chicago on most radio stations regardless of genre. You're already familiar with Space Jam, but before Space Jam, the Looney Toons were relegated to afternoon after school syndicated (rerun) television stations. Michael Jordan made Bugs Bunny cool again to a whole new generation that knows of them only through MJ. I hope that helps. inches "Yeah I don't want to turn it around and criticize Musk over this or anything, but Tesla is great at PR and marketing while convincing people they don't actually try to be. inches "No, you dont need more parties, you need to ban all parties and establish government funded elections where everyone with a certain amount of support by the people can run using government money and marketing channels. Equal funding, equal marketing, equal candidacy, by the people, for the people. Sounds too good to be true? Well fuck you, because parties are corrupt barbaric cavemen shit. " " Funny Cartoon Images for website content - Family Funny Images and illustrations, Ultimate single panel funny cartoons used for websites, social media and emails https://www.freecartoonsdaily.com https://www.cartoons.cafe   www.cartoons.cafe www.acmeblanks.com sign up now! Funny Cartoons, Funny family cartoon images, Custom Cartoons, Niche Cartoons, Humorous Illustration Services, Business Cartoons, Medical Cartoons, Custom Comic Strips, Book Illustration Services, Political Cartoons, funny hospital cartoons, cartoons for marketing, corporate cartoons, work cartoons, business cartoons, Computer Cartoons, farmer cartoons, farm cartoons, tractor cartoons, Pig cartoons, pig farmer cartoons, cor farmer cartoons, wheat farmer cartoons, soybean farmer cartoons.... inch "That's including people associated with the marketing and promotion of Sword and Shield, which means people at Nintendo and the Pokemon Company rather than actual programmers at Game Freak working on the game itself. The same article you're looking at gives 200 at Game Freak - which is likely wrong since Game Freak had 143 employees, and Game Freak openly stated most were working on Town. You could include the modelers from Creatures Inc, but given that the models are the same as those developed for X and Y by Creatures Inc years ago, they are likely still being credited for "work" on this game that was actually done quite some time ago. " "Imagine what a lucky break JonTron was for FlexSeal. Their products are actually pretty decent, but their marketing was almost typical infomercial stuff that no-one over fifty would've seen. Next, out of nowhere, some YouTuber makes them famous amongst younger customers. People make "that's a lotta damage, " and "I sawed this boat in half, " memes. Everyone knows who they are. Chances are, when you need some stuff like this you'll at the very least know about their existence and you might buy their stuff because at least you know they're legit. Some people will buy it when they need something like that, literally for the meme. All they have to do is keep the ball rolling with tweets like these (because, of course, people actually follow them on Twitter now). " "That's my point. The pub you linked to is disney land. I'm looking for somewhere that recreates the  a more authentic historical experience. I think these places have got their marketing wrong which is why they are closing. They should be trying to recreate an experience closer to that in the Pathe news reel. If you just sold fresh baked bread, potted Hare, a variety of local ales you could heat with a poker while smoking a hilarious pipe you could capture a huge slice of the real ale / hipster / foodie market. " "No game in the genre had been competition for the Diablo franchise since it's inception. D3 no matter how you look at it was a huge commercial success being in the top 10 video games sold of all time at one point. Diablo now has become what WoW was before, tons of games saying they are a WoW killer and none of them doing it. So now we looming at Diablo killers but they all end up falling off somewhere because they don't get the same $$$ support / marketing. inch "8M opening weekend bad = bad marketing. Bad quality movie would be revealed in the multiplier (word of mouth and no rewatches). In this case I don’t think there was anything compelling from the movie they could focus the marketing around which led to the 8M OW. " "I’m in the same boat. I have to get 14 credits by may2020. In the last 2 weeks I did principle of marketing 3 credits score 66 and principal of management 3 credits score 62. This week I’ll take precalculas which is 5 credits and calculus which is 4 credits. I did not pay the $89 for the test because I did modernstates which pays the testing fee. It also reimburses me for the $20 testing fee" "Marketing. McAf€€ gets money from users, Micro$oft gets money from McAfee. They beget the green, motherfuckers that they are. Sometimes  http://tipofmytongue.topreddit.info  who install 3^^rd party stuff tho, it's not only Microsoft. Anyway, it's a motherfuckery of bloatware if not malware. "McAfee antivirus is one of the worst products on the planet" -John McAfee" "You're arguing entirely from marketing hype instead of actual quality, which is entirely stupid and comes down entirely to Sont having far greater of a userbase and them having less games to pump more money behind. Besides, let's not pretend Sony has an actual library of games here. Both Xbox and Sony have completely shit the bed this console generation in terms of exclusive libraries. Sony has had like, 8 good games this entire generation as exclusives. You have Death Stranding, Uncharted 4, Horizon, Until Dawn, Bloodborne, God of War, MLB The Show... That's about it? I guess you also have Detroit and Last Guardian depending on who you ask, but I defo don't wanna throw Days Gone on that list. But in any case, you could lump all of those games into loke 3-4 genres. Am I missing anything? But yeah, stop saying dumb shit like "Well its not a household name so its irrelevant" because you're entirely missing the point and reducing the entire industry to what can or can't be marketed. As well, its telling that Sony has stated their goal next-gen is to have less games release but have them be bigger, where Microsoft is going the opposite direction. Keep the the big titles, bur also have a little something for everyone. Diversity is important. Your Battletoads reboot might not sell as well, but its important to folks who like it. Games shouldn't be live or die based on how well they fit in established and marketable trends. Its absurdly reductive" "I actually never had injected one, whats the main difference? And is it really a big improvement or rather a marketing bait" "It’s all part of his NYC persona. Marketing. inches

[beingulti]

7 members of Ring of Fire 2021:

Elijah Long:

Elijah Long is from Chapel Hill, NC. He/him, loves pancakes, days at the pool, and a good book/tv show. Boo ring.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ElijahLong5

Connor Russell:

Connor is from Westfield, NJ and has played for DEVYL, UNCW Seamen, Raleigh Flyers and Ring of Fire. He’s a golfer and avid Deez Comedian.

https://mobile.twitter.com/crussell052

Shane Sisco:

Hi my name is Shane Sisco and I’ve been playing for Ring for the last seven years. Other current teams include Flyers (AUDL) and Boneyard (Master’s). I’m 34 years young and live in Charlotte, but I grew up In Virginia Beach and attended East Carolina University where I played frisbee for the Irates while pursuing a bachelors/masters in geology. I’m currently rehabbing from ACL surgery after I tore it over the summer playing for Boneyard. Outside of frisbee, I work as a hydrogeologist working in the environmental consulting industry, where I predominantly help clients redevelop contaminated and/or blighted areas for safe public reuse. I also work as a part time whitewater rafting guide and whitewater SUP instructor in the summer at the U.S. National Whitewater Center. I have two dogs, Indy and Kelby, and they rule. I’ll probably mostly focus my day on rehab stuff, being the old dude on a super young and talented Ring team, the outdoors/environment (#OptOutside on Black Friday!), public lands, and of course, my dogs. Maybe even some content on newer addition to our fam, my nephew Odin! See ya on Friday.

https://mobile.twitter.com/shanesaw_

Eric Taylor:

Hi! I'm Eric Taylor (he/him), and I've been playing frisbee for 10 years now. I started playing my sophomore year of high school on St. Charles Mannschaft. After my Junior year of HS started playing on the YCC team Cincinnati Flying Pig, where I met (lost to) some folks who would go on to be some of my best friends. I went to Carleton College, and played 4 years on CUT, where we missed nationals in 2015 and then won in 2017. Interspersed within the college years I played with Minneapolis Sub Zero (we also missed Natties), Raleigh Ring of Fire, the 2018 U24 USA Men's Team, the Raleigh Flyers, the 2019 U24 USA Men's Team, and the 2020 WUGC Mixed Team (RIP).

I've done a spot of coaching as well, including two seasons coaching the HS team Chapel Hill Ultimate Frisbee, a lot of individual skills coaching (mostly on throwing), and I just started coaching NC State Alpha.

The other stuff I care about that isn't frisbee: Dungeons and Dragons, vaccine research, video games, backpacking, hypotheticals, being a flamin liberal.

https://mobile.twitter.com/franklinthebeas

Alex Davis:

AD's the name, speed is the game. It's actually Alex Davis, but speed is still the game. I'm 24 years old and I grew up in northern New Jersey until I finished high school. I then came down to North Carolina to go to the UNC-Chapel Hill, which is where I picked up ultimate. I got my bachelors in economics and a masters in accounting (boring). I played basketball and ran a lot of track in my middle school and high school days. I didn't even know what ultimate was until I got to college and had plans to try and continue running track, but my roommate pulled me out to Darkside practice I ended up making the team in the end and haven't looked back. I've really only played in NC except for a half club season with Garden state Ultimate (2017). I've also played for cash crop (2017), brick house (2018), and ring of fire (2019-current). Probably forgetting a lot of important bio things and I don't have a plan for what I'm gonna talk about. So please just bombard me with questions.

https://mobile.twitter.com/alexdavis112

Jack Williams:

Hickory NC.

UNCW

Ring of Fire

New York Empire

27 years old

No wallet no problems

Imposter

Sol Yanuck:

Hey hey, my name is Sol Yanuck, I'm from Chapel Hill, NC and I've been playing ultimate in the triangle since I was in middle school. I went to Carolina Friends School K-12 before going to Carleton College where I majored in Biology. After school I moved back to the triangle and worked in a couple different medical offices before starting med school at CUSOM this July. Ultimate has been a huge part of my life for about 10 years, and I've had incredibly rewarding experiences playing at the high school, college, and club/pro levels. I've also had the pleasure of coaching Triforce with Matt GH, Jon Nethercutt, and a bunch of other really special folks since 2016. I've played for CFS, Triforce, Carleton CUT, Cash Crop (sorry Allan), Ring of Fire, Raleigh Flyers, 2014 U20 WJUC and 2018 USA U24 men's team. Would love to nerd out about 2010s men's ultimate. Other things that interest me are hockey, fantasy hockey, my multiple 2020 fantasy hockey league championships, pokemon nuzlockes gens 3-5 (I will be genuinely excited if anyone wants to talk about this), and I guess medicine lmao.

https://mobile.twitter.com/solsucks2016

(November 22nd - November 28th)

[gronjon44]

Welp... here we go...

If you dont want spoilers then I recommend you skip this entire post because I do not respect this film at all to not talk about the shit that happens in this film.

⚠️AFTER THIS LINE ITS ALL SPOILERS⚠️

This films wants to be an emotional gut punch but it is so... I your face about it. Emotional beats are either predictable or just... they don't hit. And the ultimate sacrifice from Bhgs at the end while sad just doesn't hit anything. And the plot of "Oh the main villain manipulates the kid to go against his dad and the villain ultimately joins the rival team" is really predictable. And I know that in the end this is a film targeted to kids and thats fine. But this film felt like it was trying to be too hip and too aware (the entire joke about LeBron acting hip and the 'don't dab' comment is just not funny)

The jokes

The jokes in this film do not land for me, albeit 2 (the joke about Sylvestar grabbing Michael B Jordan instead of the actual Michael Jordan was ok and the fact Wiley Coyote was in Mad Max was really cool) ; most the jokes either fell flat or completely missed the mark (this film tried to be hip and modern with its humor and honestly it was more cringe than anything else.

Also idk if this was intentional or not, but can we stop making jokes about how companies are stealing our info and spying on us? We get it Zuckerberg is trash Facebook and other big companies are taking our personal info but seriously it does get old. Mitchell's vs the Machines was at least clever because it was about a big tech company abusing it's power. Space Jam: A New Legacy is about an A.I trying to make himself feel better cause he doesn't feel appreciated and is projecting his issues on a kid he cyberstalked for a whopping 3 minutes.

The Plot

The films Plot is predictable, short, and a around not engaging. The idea of bringing another pro basketball player to aid the Tunes in another wild game for their survival isn't the problem, it's the rest of the Plot that's the problem.

The first film had a simple enough Plot that worked really well (The Tunes have to win a basketball game against roided up aliens or they'll become Amusement Park attractions, and they need a bow retired player to hp them win) Its short and sweet and it works.

This film felt the need to overcomicate it by forcing a dramatic subplot into the fold which, can work. You can have a dramatic subplot while still being a Zany and fun film. But SJ:NL can't seem to decide which to focus on; it goes from zany and over the top one moment moment then gives you tonal whiplash when it jumps to the dramatic bits in the plot.

I genuinely think that this film would've benefited from focusing on the zaniness over the drama, since frankly that's always been the focus of the Looney Tunes

Loony Tunes: Back in Action and Space Jam 1 are two tonaly similar films but both have better comedy and each have their respective dramatic beats, though their both saved for the climax of the film.

LT:BIA and SJ1 both have they're own dramatic subplots (M.J makes the deal with Smackhammer to raise the stakes of the game and J.D has to save his father from the Chairman and his plans. The difference here is that these films, while adding a level of drama, don't let the drama overshadow what tnis film is actually about (the Looney Tunes)

SJ:NL let's the drama completely overshadow the actual Tunes and isn't really engaging (to me anyway)

Also I'd like to say that, while giving this film a video game feel was an interesting concept it just reminded me more of Pixels or The Emoni Movie (though this wasn't NEARLY as bad as the Emoji movie I'll say that)

That's something else about this film. It feels like one big advertisement for everything WB owns (much like how Emoji Movie was one big Smartphone ad) and while that isn't inherently a bad thing it can be a hinderence to the film as well (I wanted to watch the films that cameod in this film more than the actual film itself)

The Characters

Look this is the Tom and Jerry film again, we don't go to this film for LeBron and his fictional family (if some people do then that's fine) but most of us go to see the film for the Tunes and the cartoon asthetic, and there's plenty of that here. But I'd like to actually care about the human characters in this film frankly.

Let's just get this out of the way, LeBron is not a great actor. He tries his best yes but he is not a great actor in this film; he reminds me more of Vin Deisel when he acts (he has a voice yes but he doesn't act physically. It's like he's trying to have his voice match the film but his body isn't in tune with it.

Now I don't wanna hate on kid actors, they do what they can and they're kids. But listen this kid was not interesting at all, and id have rathered the film not include him (or very least make him more interesting other than the "Gosh Dad stop pushing your ways and beliefs onto me" archetype.

The Tunes are fine I have no beef with how they treated the Tunes (all for ONE detail)

The way thsi film treats the Tunes in this film bothers me on so many levels. "Send him to the Rejects" "Losers" The fact that they treat the Looney Tunes like they're some forgotten property is really unsettling to me. The Tunes have never been forgotten the notion that they ARE forgotten bothers me so much, regardless if it's a plot point for the film. The Looney Tunes are some of the most recognizable faces in ask of media, and I get this is supposed to be a "New School vs Old School" message like with the Father vs Son but my God I do not like how this protrays the Tunes.

Speaking of the rejects, let's talk about AL G Rythm.

My God this is the most uninteresting villain and his whole plan is so easy to spot from the start of the film. "Oh look at me, I have a bruised ego cause I feel unappreciated in my time and im gonna project my issues on this kid I cyberstalked while praying KING JAMES would bless me with his support." Holy shit my guy you have a bigger ego than Tony Stark and its more bruised than Bruce Wayne's back after Bane was finished. He is one of the most bland villains I've seen in awhile, and the Goon Squad is no better. The Goon Squad is nothing but cool designs and a refderence to more popular Basketball players (and yeah they're supposed to be cronies but at least make them cronies with personality; the Nerdlucks were funny, had personality, and were an integral part of the story (also the fact that they ACTUALLY HAD THE NERDLUCKS CAMEO in in film but they were rooting against the Tunes just... Ehhhhhhhhhh) And the Goon Squad was boring and didn't add anything say for AL G. stealing the kids algorithm to make his own team.

Also sidenote, them constantly calling him "King James" got really annoying really fast. Like we get you gave yourself that nickname, you're the current too NBA player rn and all that but you don't have to keep saying it my God.

Now what did I actually like about this film. Well quite a bit actually.

For starters, the animation was top notch and everything looked great. I thought the 2D models were a little odd at first (too shiny compared to the faded sleek of the original) but they grew on me. All the CGI models of the Tunes looked really great, say for Sam who just looked really weird to me (probably cause he loses his hat by the end and a CGI Yosemeti Sam without a hat just looks strange)

The Tunes also felt exactly how they should in a Space Jam film, Bugs especially. Yes Daffy was his usual comedic self and I like how they had him try and be the manager of the team instead of a player, and every other Tune was just as zany as usual; honestly of all the Tunes I'm genuinely impressed with how they treated Bugs (till the end)

Bugs was the most interesting to see in the film, wherein every character left Tune World except Bugs and he kinda became this Castaway parody (with his own makeshift Porky Pig dummy) and he was just really lonely and stayed true to the Looney Way and he just wants his family back. That entire subplot is the most interesting part of this film hands down; the only thing about Bugs's arc I didn't like was the end which was predictable, but i was still more invested in Bugs's arc than anyone else's.

Also when they showed the Tunes on the other WB worlds in the Warnerverse that's not the name ik but it's basically the Warnerverse the only Movie refferences that i thought were clever were Mad Max, Austin Powers, and Themyscira. And as much as it pains me to admit it the Rick and Morty Gag with Taz was probably the funniest of them, and I don't even like Rick and Morty anymore.

The Matrix was just eh, Yosemite Sam just didn't land, Game of Thrones was just not funny and I won't apologize. As far as the cameos/refferences in the end I'll say it again, I wanted to watch the movies and shows that cameod more than the film itself. I'm not gonna try to list them off but some highlights were seeing Gremlins, the Mask, every Tim Burton Batman villain/Adam West Batman, Thundercats, and Scooby Doo. Aside from that this was all just one big add for Warner Bros.

So I'm gonna try end this on a note that I know alot of people are gonna bring up or use to say shouldn't be brought up: Nostalgia.

Listen. This film has the same issue that alot of modern film reboots tend to have, which is the fact that it has to match the same hype as the film that came before it.

Now I'd like to say that this isn't gonna be a Power Point on reboots, God knows this is long enough as is, but the issue with alot of reboots is that they try to remake something that more often than not did the media justice the first time around. Robocop, Nightmare on Elm Street, Ghostbusters 2016, litterally every Disney L.A Remake. This isn't to say these films can't be good, or even surpass their predecessors. But more often than not they tend to miss the mark either just barely or drastically.

And here's the thing, this argument can also apply to sequel films that are following up an iconic film that for fhe most part is still very prominent in modern media.

Space Jam has, for better or for worse, remained one of the most iconic films every made, if not for its premise alone. And when they announced a sequel it was only inevitable that people compare it to the original because, let's face it, we want the new film to live up to the original.

We want this new shiny film to live up to the film we all knew growing up as kids and adults, seeing the Tunes on a basketball court for the first time back in the 90s. And frankly, this film did not do that for me.

This film, to me, wants to be what Space Jam already is. But it felt the need to try and thats the first step it failed; it wanted to be hip and aware and make loads of refferences to the original

This film has a similar issue to Ghostbusters:Answer the Call I think, where in it wants to stand on its own two feet, but jt cant help but constantly remind us of a much superior film. We know they've done this before you don't have to keep saying it "We need help with a basketball game Lola!" Been there! Done that!" "So you want me to help you win a high stakes basketball game? One that could very well decide both our fates? Hmmmmm where have I seen that before?"

This film is like that one kid in class who already proved he was right, and is still trying to prove he was right.

If you think this film is great and you enjoy it just as much as the original that's perfectly fine, I'm not gonna try to overshadow your opinions, I just want to share mine.

In the end, I'm gonna rate this film a solid 4/10 (and most of that 4 is the comedy and the animation and the Tunes themselves.) Can you watch this just for the Tunes? Absolutely. Can you like this film more than me? Also absolutely. Do I think this film would've been worth it if I'd have seen it in theaters? No not at all I'm glad I waited for HBO Max.

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hi admin gabriella :D i'm just curious because you said you don't write for hanamiya because you can't tolerate his personality? but what about haizaki? he also has violent tendencies right? i don't see that much of a difference between these two chars. but may i know why you can write about haizaki? don't get me wrong i don't mean anything bad, like said i'm just really curious. :))

*rolls sleeve* Let us begin.

When you say you don’t see that much of a difference between Haizaki and Hanamiya, I can understand why. Like you said, they both have violent tendencies and that’s what makes them similar. But you know what makes so big of a difference that I write for Haizaki and not Hanamiya?

Hanamiya’s whole thing is utilizing his brilliant thinking into hurting people on court. And he, along with the rest of his team, gets away with it too. Have you seen the episode where they hurt Kiyoshi??

At this point I think I might expand from not being able to write Hanamiya to not being able to write Kirisaki Daiichi at all. 

Okay. Now, do you see Haizaki hurting people on court the way Kirisaki Daiichi does?

Sure, Haizaki is a fucking asshole out of the court. He harassed Alex and punched Himuro. In court, he’s an arrogant dude who plays solo, doesn’t listen to or cooperate with his teammates. He hits his teammates, which I don’t approve of by the way. 

But I don’t see him using violent methods like Hanamiya to secure a win. Although is ability is basically stealing other people’s techniques, it’s ultimately still an ability of his own, and he doesn’t have to resort to injuring the opponents. I know Hanamiya has his own ability, but the whole injuring people thing? That’s fucking low to me.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to make Haizaki the good guy here. He’s still an A-class douche, but in my book, Hanamiya and his gang is even lower than that in terms of morality. Kirisaki Daiichi might be interesting in terms of character (their background, what made them “tolerant” to violence, how did they grow up), but other than that I don’t think I can stand them. They’re all aware of what they’re doing on court and how what they do affects other people’s lives and careers. They don’t care about sportsmanship—this is what leads me to think that they have no love (psh) or an ounce of respect for basketball. They play by injuring other people. “Breaking prodigies” instead of rising to their heights despite their ability to (with Hanamiya’s leadership and intellect I think they can). 

Okay you can clearly see I’m losing control of myself as I talk about Kirisaki Daiichi… I’m sure you get my point. Also Hanamiya is a snake, man. Putting on the good guy mask and then wrecking people—I should just stop there.

Also what made me sympathize a little bit with Haizaki is that one scene of him not being able to throw away his basketball shoes. According to KUROFES he “started playing basketball because it just happened somehow”, but at the end he couldn’t bring himself to quit the sport. Nothing much is shown (no inner monologue whatsoever) to prove that what I assume is right, but I assume that he’s grown attached to basketball in a way, so even when he loses or gets kicked out of the Miracles or even when he still thinks basketball is stupid, he doesn’t quit.

This is just my opinion, and much like how I disagree with Hanamiya’s opinion of how to play basketball, you can disagree with my opinion on these two characters.  

TLDR: The arrogant violent dude that punches people outside of court > the team (and their leader) that disrespects basketball and sportsmanship