#criminally underrated episode btw

[stealerofthe2ndbraincell]

Rewatched Mulberry Close and I got to say I hope Damon caused absolute balls-to-the-walls havoc on that Close in the time between the arrest and the airing of The Mulberry Close Murders.

I am talking like decade ruining chaos.

The fact that he's genuinely trying to make things up with Valerie and she gets murdered the night she returns when you HAPPEN to be out. The last memory of seeing her is when they had badly fought and now she's dead!! and he's immediately thrown under the bus as the killer by his neighbours. Two who had suspected him from the literal start* and one that literally killed her himself.

Whilst Valerie certainly isn't free of judgement from the neighbours (and is painted as a helpless murder victim the moment she's out of the picture), there are so many little bits (quite a few before Valerie even leaves) where they are just PRODDING at Damon relentlessly: from things such as his alcoholism to just him wearering pyjama trousers in his home.

To be honest, whilst it's more of a "in your face"-esque ending rather than a happy one, it still is incredibly horrible for Damon regardless of if he was freed or not (likely the former but still).

Regardless of how it ended, If I was Damon I would have started chewing through their wires and walls at rapid rates.

[shijiujun]

some extra tidbits from the ending of the princess royal in the novel

i do so love when dramas drop the last 8 episodes in a fit a week in advance heh - binge watched the last 10 episodes and ZHAO JINMAI she's so underrated - she 500% portrayed every single crying scene so fucking well omg hard stan istg she needs to be in more historical dramas!! ANYWAY since they ended only on the wedding, here're some cute tidbits from the novel:

li chuan does come back with zhen zhen and THEIR SON li xun a few years later when he's done recording the map, and li rong tries to convince him to leave li xun in the imperial city but li chuan knows imperial city life is not for him, his son, or his little fam so they leave after

as having a female emperor is way too scandalous right, so as with the last episode, li chuan actually takes the throne but on the official day of him taking over, he leaves and leaves a note for li rong to basically be princess regent, and then the excuse he uses is that he will lock himself up in some temple or something to recuperate and rest, and this excuse works for YEARS lmao - then after he comes back and leaves, think he realizes that he really needs to make it official for his sister, so he leaves a edict that passes the throne on to li rong for reals

li rong's first kid is a princess!!! second kid is a son, and princess is actually the crown princess in the future!!!

it's not really shown and i think they changed the script from the lines in the novel, but the last part when li rong asks the emperor's eunuch laifu/fulai (?) who he actually works for or is loyal to, in the drama he said he of course is loyal for the emperor, but in the novel, he said he's loyal to "First Young Master" - and then afterwards when everything has sort of finished he seems to call Pei Wenxuan "First Young Master" (?!) maybe i was hallucinating by then but i recalled being real intrigued LOL and it would explain why the eunuch so readily admitted to PWX that the emperor's health is deteriorating. there's no backstory for that tho hmm

su ronghua actually has to leave the imperial city for a few years because he is after all now head of a criminal family due to su rongqing's rebellion, and as promised, he takes the su family out of the city and he trains the next head of the su family for a few years, and once that's done, he returns to shangguan ya and marries her then

pei wenxuan and li rong continue to bicker and banter for decades after - their younger son who sees his parents arguing for the first time and li rong threatening to divorce pei wenxuan runs to his older sister in a panic, and the older sister is like what? that's normal and everything's fine, but at the boy's insistence, she goes with him to try to "mediate" the argument btw their parents only to arrive and see their parents already PDA-ing with each other, thread of divorce forgotten and their daughter rolls her eyes and tells her brother "all these years do you know how many divorce threats i've heard coming from our parents" LOL

anw super happy with this little sunshine of a drama!! a little sads for su rongqing ;-; UNREQUITED LOVE i cri cri and all the suffering he went through ;-; but every other bad guy who died yall deserve it

[nightcomet01]

I don’t think it’s obvious yet but I’m extremely attached to both Artemis and Jade in the Young Justice animated series. They’re such tragic characters who end up taking polar opposite paths and although for some time it seems like Jade settles with Will to help raise Lian with him, she lets her insecurities (and possibly that contract the shadows had on her and that nuclear option the Light had on her, my god) get the better of her and she runs back to her old life while Artemis is over here taking blows and still managing not to let it turn her into the person she was always told she was going to be. The series did such a great job developing their characters and stories. And don’t even get me started on how funny it is that they both had ginger love interests at one point, but that’s besides the point.

They both could’ve fallen down a dark path similar to how they both could’ve went down a better one. Throughout the series, especially in season 4, the narrative shows us that both sisters always had the chance to be a person outside of their family’s criminal history it all just came down to belief. I love it when narratives do this because it shows the audience that yes a character can be tragic and still have some control of their life and who they end up as a person.

The fact that they always still cared about eachother too no matter how they turned out makes me love them even more. We have Artemis chasing her sister and wanting to pull her to a better life and Jade either saving Artemis from dying or pushing her away so she can keep her better life (after those episodes in season 4 I find it so hard to believe she genuinely wanted Artemis to join her no matter how much she seemed to just try and get under her skin in season 1). Siblings that still care about eachother and aren’t on completely horrible terms despite circumstances seems underrated and overlooked to me. Getting to see them hug btw (AND SEEING JADE CRY) was the best thing ever.

If there ever is a season 5 I absolutely NEED to see how they’re doing even if it’s for a couple episodes and that’s it. I’ll even take a comic or anything after they finally were able to get on better terms with eachother.

I’ll go more into depth about their individual characters and what I find so appealing about them in another post because there’s just so much and they both deserve their own posts on that but they are extremely important to me that is just going to be very important to know especially if you’re following me for yja art cause you’re probably going to see them a lot.

[helluvabossrewrite45]

Unhappy Campers rewrite - Millie, Moxxie and the Mission

Here's the rewrite for millie's and moxxie's conflict

I figure it would make more sense for moxxie to focus on the mission, rather than impressing a bunch of teenagers and so does millie, but still appreciates the support shes getting on her own achievements instead of being inferior to someone else. This is one of the reasons why this would've been a season 1 episode (the main one being the end)

I kinda want to rewrite moxxies song too, i cant neccesarily do it normally since its got the big white texts with moxxies icon over it but maybe i'll make it happen. I just know that the song would be moxxie's second attempt of finding the one that killed their client by making an intimating song of the clients murder and how he knows who did it (even when he isnt). I got it off a line from another adult show, 'kevin can go f*** himself' (really underrated show btw) where this detective said something about finding suspects through pretending to know who the criminal is, so thats what moxxie is trying to do basically.

But y'know its funny that i mentioned 'kevin can go f*** himself' because that show is meant to satirize sitcom tropes, mainly the 'lazy dumb man-child with the attractive smart wife' where we see it from the wife's pov (whose name is allison) and discover how much of a dipshit kevin is (the husband), especially towards the very end (not spoiling it though) and its not only funny because many adult animated shows are sitcoms with that exact trope but it also shows how a character can change or not through the consequences they would be receiving. Because while both characters (allison and kevin) tend to get away with a lot of shit, we see allison growing more through her receiving more consequences for her actions than kevin who never really has to face any at all (until the very end of course) and its not only from allison either, her friend 'patty', her aunt 'diane' , kevins best friend 'neil' (though i argue he's at the start to but definitely received consequences for his own actions) and thats why i think blitzo and stolas stagnated since they dont tend to be called out on their bullshit and if they do, that wouldnt mean anything because they'll be back to status quo, like a sitcom...

Anyway, I highly recommend 'kevin can go f*** himself'. Its a show from amc+ but its available on 'flixtor' for free (which is where i watched it but you do need ad blockers/extensions for those kinds of sites though). It's interesting, it satirizes the sitcom well, its a drama comedy (kinda like helluva boss but is more well balanced), its formatted pretty uniquely (with it having the 'sitcom light' compare to the darker 'real world'), it only has 2 seasons with 8 episodes each (which are always around 40-46 minutes), it's pretty suspenseful and its even got a sapphic relationship between patty and the detective (who is called 'tammy ridgeway') and their written well. The whole show is pretty well written imo, so if your interested in that or want to watch adult media besides helluva, that might be the show for you.

[thebreakfastgenie]

🍈🫐🍍 for the fruit writer ask game !! Love your works btw :-)

🍈 Who’s your blorbo and what are some of your favorite headcanons/ideas about them that repeatedly show up in your fics? Free pass to rant about blorbo opinions.

My current active blorbo is Hawkeye Pierce and this is one of those questions that is such a good question and as soon as someone asks my mind just goes blank!! I suppose..... you could say dying and being dead, but that's only one published fic so far, the other two are WIPs (and he survives one of them in the end; it's a time loop). I can't say for sure all of these come up in my published fics, but they are always informing my writing and may be used in WIPs you haven't seen yet. Being born in 1922 and going to Bowdoin are canon to me, to those are always going to turn up. I have a lot of ideas about his background in Maine and I reference a lot of local Maine details because I know and love Maine. He had the childhood diseases early, because his dad brought them home from work. He was a precocious kid who read his dad's medical textbooks. I think he read a lot of novels and poetry his mom had, too. He was kind of an odd kid, but still popular--a class clown. After his mom died, he started helping out more at home because it was just him and dad, so he learned how to take care of himself younger than most boys did at the time. His family was financially secure, so during the Depression they weren't at risk of starving or losing their home, but things were still lean. He was a tiny kid until he was twelve or thirteen when he stayed skinny but got tall overnight. Once puberty hit he started attracting and enjoying attention from girls. I do feel very strongly about who he is but it's surprisingly hard to articulate. I think he kind of walks a cliff-edge with his mental health, even before we meet him (that comes up in the Hamlet fic). I think he just says stuff a lot of the time but he's being honest, just not entirely literal. He doesn't sleep well or enough--that one is a bit of projection, too.

My other blorbo, who I'm not actively writing right now but will again in the future, is Josh Lyman. I draw on his secular Jewish background a lot, because I share it, and New England too because I have strong ties to this region. His loyalty to his friends is my favorite character trait and I like digging into that with regards to his various relationships. I write a lot about his stubbornness and determination, too. His sister Joanie was significantly older--seven or eight years--which may be because his parents had trouble having children in between them. He's always affected by being shot, though he gets better at dealing with it. This comes up a lot in my fics because so many of them are about that trauma. I think Josh is misunderstood in-universe and I like exploring the dissonance between who he really is and his public image (that he helps to cultivate).

🫐 What’s your favorite underrated thing in your fandom? (A ship that only you seem to write for, a character there’s almost no fics about, a trope that criminally hasn’t been written yet, etc.)

The first thing that comes to mind is just gen fic. Case fic, too. Missing episode type stuff!! Just... more of the show. I also want more sick fic but not like cute somebody takes care of someone with a cold sick fic... a little angstier than that, I guess. Plotty fic, please!!! MASH gives so many interesting story opportunities and I want them all! Definitely more of the original cast, too. More character development for Henry and Trapper, since they didn't get a ton of it on the show. I wish there was more Hawkeye/Margaret too because I have kind of particular taste in that.

In West Wing fandom I am always desperate for fic about Josh and CJ, Josh and Toby, or Josh and Leo. Those dynamics compel me more than anything. Also, 1998 Bartlet for America era!!!

🍍 What kind of AUs do you like? Are there any AUs you hate or just generally have beef with?

I love canon divergence so much. AUs that stay pretty close to the source, but change one significant thing are sooo interesting. I love me some major character death AUs. Full on AUs can be fun, but I usually like them more as posts or conversations with friends. It depends on the fandom a lot too, but MASH and The West Wing are both such specific and delicious premises that I don't usually want an AU. It's also hard to imagine those characters in an AU, because their jobs are so integral to who they are. It's hard to imagine a Josh Lyman who doesn't work in politics, or a Hawkeye Pierce who isn't a doctor. That being said, a well-written AU can be really fun! I hate superhero AUs. I've just never encountered one I actually liked. Maybe my mind could be changed. I hate soulmate AUs because I have beef with the entire concept. I'm not a big fan of magic/fantasy AUs, especially if they involve extensive worldbuilding.

[sharlulu]

Hi! Hi! It's me again! Loved your previous answer! Stephan and Gray are truly made for each <3

Also if you don't mind I'd like to know which manhwa/manga are your favorites? And which underrated manhwa or anime would you recommend is a good read/watch?

Thanks and have a good day!! (Guessed it might be day where you are since our time zones seem to match. It was pretty late where I live too when I sent the previous ask😅)

Hi anon! Yup, it's day for me too, hehe.

Fav mangas:

Pandora hearts (i actually own physical copies of this one; if I were to rank my favs, this would take the first place. Great worldbuilding for a fantasy story, great characters, and the end just left me in tears) completed

Witch hat atelier (started reading it not long ago, and just loved it! I adore the magic system here and the concepts that this story explores are also immensely interesting) monthly updates

Frieren: beyond journey's end (a very melancholic fantasy story, I loved the atmosphere and the characters; and the artstyle was also great)

The apothecary diaries (one of my fav main characters and a great detective-ish storyline + palace intrigue + setting in ancient china) but oh my god are updates slow

Adabana (a very dark story about sexual abuse, murder and just angst in general. Nearly all men here, except for one, are trash. I guess this has an interesting potrayal of female rage and I'm pretty sure that the main heroines loved each other) completed

Fav manhwas and recs:

Duty after school (one of my first favs, has a very interesting artstyle and storyline. It's, hm, humans vs aliens war, but focuses on the characters and their relationships. And, eh, they are all high schollers) completed

Annarasumanara (actually has a k drama adaptaion, beautiful love story, just vibes no plot) completed

Hand jumper (has a very interesting fantasy concept with a morally grey and very smart mc, who is also not op) on hiatus

The weight of our sky (a story inspired by real events in 1969 kuala lumpur malaysia, emotionally gripping and also made me cry) completed

And ofc weak hero ;)

They are all available on webtoon btw. And I would say that half of them are criminally underrated

Oh and i also have the guilty pleasure of reading all those villainess reincarnation manhwas. Tho i never finish them 😅. The only ones which i can kinda recommend are Your Throne, Raeliana, Who made me a princess.

Underrated anime recs (not sure if these are underrated, but anyway):

A place further than the universe (slice of life, a nice story about chasing dreams) 13 episodes

Death parade (have no idea how to describe this 😅 interesting concept and great execution?) 12 episodes

March comes in like a lion (a story about a shogi prodigy; focuses more on internal struggles that actual shogi. I'd say the season 2 is better that the first) 2 seasons, 22 episodes each

Magi (typical fantasy story with great animation and character design. Keep in mind that it's not finished, and won't get a continuation any time soon) 2 seasons, 25 episodes each + a prequel

Whoa, that took a long time 😳, thanks for the ask, i had so much fun making this list, hehe

Have a nice day, anon!

[ragecndybars]

🫐 and 🍇 for the writing asks

🫐 What’s your favorite underrated thing in your fandom? (A ship that only you seem to write for, a character there’s almost no fics about, a trope that criminally hasn’t been written yet, etc.)

I'm gonna cheat a little bit and answer each of those sub-questions separately because I want to :). First of all: I understand why, because he has no social link in male route, but Shinjiro/Minato is a CRIMINALLY underrated ship and if I have to populate the AO3 tag myself then I WILL. (there are some really amazing fics and art out there tho 😭). As for underrated characters, Fuuka is the obvious answer to me, I love her so much but she's so overlooked 😔. Though I will also add: I'm a bit sad about the lack of Ai Ebihara content because she is Everything to me. Lastly, a trope that I haven't seen yet that I really want to: maybe this is just my own insanity talking, but I remain shocked that I haven't seen any "roleswap" type fics that swap the characters between the different Persona game scenarios. For example, a fic where Akira discovers the Dark Hour rather than the Metaverse while on probation and he and the other P5 characters end up joining/forming SEES, or a fic where there's a string of murders in Iwatodai and the P3 characters have to go into the TV world to save the victims... stuff like that, y'know? I don't think I've ever seen a single one, even though they seem like really obvious ideas to me! (BTW if anyone reading this knows of such a fic, I would appreciate if you could rec it to me <3)

🍇 Is there a particular scene/episode/book/etc that you want to just write a million fics about, over and over? Which one?

SO MANY. I already mentioned the P3 Magician full moon shadow and the Ikutsuki reveal, so my third pick would probably be the interrogation room from Persona 5. Just... first of all, I want to write fics about just the aftermath of that scene. How did everyone else react? How did Akira cope? etc. But also, there are SO MANY SPINS you can put on the scene itself. The obvious ones being, what if Akechi either didn't fall for it, or decided to defect to the Phantom Thieves at the last minute? Either of those could lead to so many delicious possibilities, and even if neither of those happened, I love imagining scenarios where people other than Sae are there to break Akira out, be they the Phantom Thieves, the grown-up Shadow Operatives -- hell, I kind of want to see a fic where former government worker Sojiro has to dust off his old badge or whatever and Bluff and Bluster his way into the facility to spring Akira himself, even though that doesn't even make any sense. It's just... AUGH there are so many juicy POSSIBILITIES

[magicshopaholic]

Tag game!

List eight shows for your followers to get to know you

This is one of the hardest games ever so I'm tagging a few more people so I'm not alone in this state of crisis. Thanks @quarter-life-crisis2 for the tag!

Tagging: @oddinary4bts @written-in-flowers @moccahobi @park-jimin-isnt-real @btsmosphere @daechwitatamic @daesukiii @ressjeon (no pressure but rip)

In no particular order:

The OC: Iconic, nostalgic, hilarious. It started so many common teen drama tropes but everything about it is so special: its self-awareness, the heart and soul - and the MUSIC. This show has so many flaws in writing and acting and what have you (but which show doesn't)? but it is so so close to my heart.

Breaking Bad: Scratch what I said earlier - this show is flawless. Easily the best written, acted and promoted show. I can't find a single negative thing to say about it. This is what a show written by someone who knows his characters inside and out and does not pander to audience preferences looks like.

Dark: I know this got a bit mainstream when S3 came out (which isn't a bad thing btw) and the confusing plotlines became a bit of a meme but my favourite thing about this show was how beautifully the human element played out. The sci fi aspect of it was nothing novel - time travel, alt universe, etc. - but the connection between the characters, how it was love driving each and every one of them was heartwrenching and sublime.

Fleabag: This is a show that cannot be ignored. Depression is rarely depicted this messily which was a slow heartbreak to watch throughout. Every person on this show is a bit of an asshole which is so refreshing. It ended right where it needed to, the fourth wall is used perfectly, and the British humour is both a bit shocking but hilarious.

The Good Wife: Political and legal dramas are my catnip and this was gripping through all seasons. The title is an ironic take on the protagonist, who is so so much more than a wife and every aspect of that is explored so well. It's fast-paced and witty, and its inclusion of contemporary events was genius.

Modern Family: My ultimate comfort show. This is literally on in the background in my house 24/7. At this point I know every episode, every line, every innuendo - but it's so wholesome, every character has wonderful growth, and every combination of actors has fantastic chemistry. They also toed the line between satire and political correctness perfectly and hilariously.

Bates Motel: This is one of the most criminally underrated shows on Earth but I kind of don't mind that because it meant I could watch it in peace without 5 million essays criticising every word of it. This is slowburn the way it's meant to be done but the payoff is SO worth it. (It also introduced me to my muse aka Olivia Cooke)

X-Men: Evolution: Yes, it's a cartoon; yes, it's ancient; yes, it's dated. But if you're looking for loyalty to the source material, this show nailed it better than any of the multi-million dollar movies could ever hope to. This show is the high school AU every fandom deserves.

~

[beacon-lamp]

Hey beacon long time no see!

I have a confession to make: Even tho I've followed you for ages I've avoided your hermitcraft propaganda posts so hard. NOT BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THE HERMITS THO!! It's because I knew I wouldn't have the time to watch more than 1-2 povs (when I know I'll want to watch way more) or to catch up on previous seasons because I was already involved in watching dsmp streams and all their videos.

And then my interests in the dsmp start drifting and by May I've started binging some animes and mangas my friend was recommending me and I'm about halfway out of mcyt at that point

BUT THEN I start seeing double life fanart appear on my dash, and I realize there's a new life saga series (Does. Does anyone know what to call it? I know it's trafficblr but like. life saga makes the most sense right? It's what I'm calling it anyways). And I'm like "oooooo, third and last life were fun, I should watch the first episode of this!" (I came last to the party for the previous series so I really wanted to be on time for this one)

And so I watch Grian's first episode because he's the hermit I'm most familiar with and. it's so fun. It's got me hook, line, and sinker. I remember how much of a blast is it to watch Grian, I have to watch more.

So I binge Grian's season 8, then catch up on season 9; I realize I'm having such a great time every time Scar's on screen, so I binge his season 9 and am about to finish binging his season 8- and beacon. I'm ASHAMED I didn't find Scar sooner. I almost had a cow seeing he only had 1.8 million subs when I was subbing to him because WHAT. I've banned myself from eating or drinking while watching his videos because I've almost spat on my laptop multiple times from laughing. His kindness and positivity and wise words have made me emotional too many times to count, and reminds me how much being kind is worth it. I would literally fistfight gods on a sea of broken glass for Scar- Alright I have to shut myself up or I'll write a college thesis about that man.

I still haven't read those propaganda posts btw lmao. But I do want you to know I've been kidnapped into being a hermitcraft fan and I'm so happy about it (I was literally kidnapped against my will tho I swear; I was trying to get into a manga SO BAD but then my brain saw double life and said "mmmm, these minecraft men. I want more of these guys, screw everything else" and then I completely forgot about any other interests alskdgh)

ANYWAYS, sorry for such a long ask! I just thought you'd be interested in knowing that I'm in the hermit and trafficblr community now!

You don't have to post this ask if you don't want to btw, but if you do, quick question: who's your favorite hermit? (I ask this like I know who all of them are alsdgh, I wish I did but there's just so many of them, I'm trying so hard tho)

squish!!! hallo!!!

hahaha this ask made me smile so much, hope it's ok i'm only just now answering it

im very glad you're in the hermitblr/trafficblr community now i'm sure everyone is happy to have you hahaha what'd you think of the double life finale, if you've watched it?

grian is fantastic and the Grian Effect is so real; you start off just watching him and then you blink and suddenly you're trying to keep up with 5 different people's upload schedules.

and i agree, scar is criminally underrated/under-subscribed; i remember watching him hit 1M subs and just being So Happy for him. i need that man to hit 2M subs immediately, he's at 1.92M now. (honestly a lot of the hermits are just under-subscribed i've watched so many of them hit 1M subscribers since the end of season 6 and i am so happy for all of them)

i don't know if i could pick one hermit as a favorite bc i follow pretty much all of them; i watch them based on like the ~vibes~ i'm feeling that day. bdubs almost never fails to bring a smile to my face tho and he interacts with so many hermits so if you haven't checked him out already, you should.

[transsexualhamlet]

Owari no seraph for the ask game!

ask game

hi hi hi!!!

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most):

Guren, probably. Compared to a lot of my other fandoms I honestly give most of the characters a fair chance, I write things for nearly every main character and a lot of side characters. But yeah, Guren's just. Guren's my guy. He's the blorbo. My dear departed husband who is a fictional war criminal

Runner up blorbos would probably be Yuu and Mika, though they just don't need any more attention since they're. Yknow. The main characters and tend to be overrated and mischaracterized so much it gets annoying! But they're mine and no one else is allowed to look at them except my beloved mutuals. Stop doing it

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped):

Asuramaru. Asuramaru my baby girl. I've always considered asuramaru transfem bc of the way that their presentation goes from shorter hair and plainer clothes in backstory to a literal dress and hair longer than their entire body even tho they're technically supposed to be a guy i just. I don't care. Asuramaru what a girlboss<3 The she<3 I get so much cuteness agression from that fucking idiot I want to rumple her hair and put her in the washing machine and give her blood snacky snacks

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave):

SHINOA MY GIRL AND YOICHI MY BOY. Yoichi my BOY he is literally my main kin in owari no seraph and I. Hgmghewihg. I'm a lil embarassed about that however. I hate how the fandom treats him because he's literally the most dangerous person on the squad like no fucking contest. He's the only one who figured out manifestation on his own, he's 10 times better at handling his demon than anyone else, his emotional control is off the CHARTS, he needs so much fucking therapy, I just. Dude. Did u guys forget about the whole. The. When chapter 51. Yoichi will get his time and you're all going to regret calling him an uwu baby when he does

And shinoa. I may not relate to her as heavily as I do with some of the others, but I want to rip her from kagami's cold dead hands and give her an article on comphet and also just. A hug. A long hug. She's a kid. She's the youngest one on the squad, I think. She's been given shit from the moment she was born and she has not had one fucking moment to be herself and yet she managed to have such a hilarious badass personality. She's also the same height as me and therefore we are siblings and she is me. I love Shinoa i lllvoe shnoia

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week): oh god I have. Several of these. So #1, Aiko. This girl

You know, the girl that gets one episode in battle of nagoya and then fucking dies. I, love her, she did nothing wrong, she deserves the world and she is so pretty. I also think she and Mito are kissing btw. Girlboss x girlboss.

Also. I think I win "obscure fave" because I was so adament not to make an actual oc that my other glup shitto is. I grabbed a guy who literally had a single throwaway line- not even his line, just mentioning him, and gave him a whole character arc and backstory.

This little guy here who gave Mika a death glare. I just realized now that I looked at this again he's calling the name dai. I thought HE was Dai. Well he's Dai now, who else is gonna correct me? Him and the kid Ferid dropped (who i named florian) are heavily featured in my giant ons rewrite as GIANT plot devices, given their own arcs, and used to further the arcs of Crowley and Mika especially, and to give a current insider's perspective of Ferid's Child Trafficking Business. Dai is actually a spy for the demon army in my fic, it's... yknow, I'd better not just start rambling I never even actually wrote half of their stuff but I love them dearly.

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave):

God, both Mika and Guren fit here perfectly.

It's soooo funny how most Guren stans nowadays are some version of Mika antis, and most Mika stans nowadays are some form of Guren antis. I love them both and they're both my horrible terrible fucked up poor little meow meows. On an intellectual level both of them did SO many things wrong but also your honor. They did nothing wrong. Shoves the catastrophe behind my back. They have so many issues to work out I DESPISE them /pos but if anyone else says a SINGLE WORD against them they're catching my hands

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason):

I loooooooove torturing guren it is my absolute favorite activity I love putting him in the guren plinko over and over like beast dazai i love watching him suffer and be in pain it's so fun because he's my favorite and i love him. Also though god what I would do to make him happy

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell): Ferid. He's the reason i'm homophobic /j BUT SERIOUSLY ISTG I AM GOING TO PUNT THAT MAN INTO THE FUCKING ABYSS I LOVED WATCHING HIM BURN ON THE STAKE WHY'D THEY HAVE TO TAKE HIM OFF I LOVED WATCHING HIM GET CARRIED AROUND AS A SEVERED HEAD WHY'D HE HAVE TO GET HIS DECREPIT ASS BODY BACK

im going to create another one because I think it's funny: Blorbo-In-Law (character you know and like but aren't the expert on, however one or more friends does in fact legally own this character): Shinya. I like shinya just fine, I love shinya, but he's just not the kind of guy I can relate to nearly as much as guren and I know some of my beloved mutuals just know him so much better. But I know Shinya has a strong, dedicated fandom who is absolutely giving their lives for that man on the daily. Like. He gets NOTHING and I feel so fucking sorry for u guys lol

i WENT OFF on this one didn't i

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criminal minds season 1 notes

soooo i have way too many opinions on CM which i absolutely love because it makes me notice smalest details anytime i rewatch.... whiiich has been a lot of times.... soooo i thought i would share them with you and perhaps you too agree with some of these (also if you have some of your own don’t be scared to share i would love to see what other people think| and so here are my notes and opinions on criminal minds season 1

prepare yourself i have lot to say <3

1. morgan shouldn’t have stopped doing those unsub povs - i actually can’t remember if he does them in later seasons but i love it when he goes around the crime scene and talks in first person as if he was the unsub 

2. morgan in suits - do i need to say more

3. hotch - that’s it... that’s all i need to say... that man deserves his own category

4. gideon is completely unhinged - and i live for it. that man doesn’t give 2 fucks about anything and i love him for it... yes sometimes he can be little inconsiderate but other than that it’s fun to watch him just being himself (we all remember that iconic scene where he just screams and scares poor derek)

5. ELLE AND SPENCER FUCKED AND I AM GOING TO DIE ON THIS HILL - i have so much to say about this. i don’t know if the writers or directors intended for them to act that way around each other or if it was just matthew and lola but those two had to have something, like all those stolen looks and spencer talking to elle, elle being the only one who doesn’t make fun of him... the list goes on and on and i could spend eternity on here trying to prove that those two had a sexual (i really hope romantic too) relationship together

6. “first of all don’t shout at me” - ok mr hotch i won’t - very hot, made me feel things (s1ep8)

7. sad we didn’t get to see sean more than 2 times - why didn’t CM writers give hotch a better relationship with his brother like i wanna see some bonding some good quality family time, sean and jack, sean and hotch just hanging out, maybe sean hanging out with the team. i am very disappointed that the writers never gave any family any good storyline, there was room for it so build on it ffs

8. why do elle and spencer always carry their bags? like what’s inside of them that they have to carry them around - oh yeah sure gideon i will go to the crime scene but i can’t forget my prada mini bag. elle’s bags are always so small she can’t even put her gun in them like what does she have there

9. purple pants reid - i think he wore them in the episode where they went to mexico, not really sure, but beside that later s1 reid is very underrated and that slicked back hair is just wonderful 

(including my own photo because google only gave me a photo where all you could see were pixels <3 )

he also wore white pants????? that man brought his best clothes on a trip to mexico (btw wouldn’t mind getting absolutely destroyed by any of these 3 :P)

10. cargo pants morgan - i don’t know why is this my last note for season 1 but whatever.... the only 2 people who can pull off cargo pants in this team are morgan and emily and i stand by that. 

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Analysis on the MHA Girls

(Part I: Uraraka & Momo)

I know that the fandom tends to dislike these queens and push them aside, and I know Hori doesn't really know how to write women, but what he has given us is great and I wish the fans would appreciate these awesome ladies more. So here's an analysis for my girls, I wanna do an analysis on the three musketeers (broccoli, popcorn, & candy cane) so that'll be posted soon too :)

Uraraka

BEST. GIRL. I love Uraraka so much, she is the reason why I started watching MHA and she's such a sweetheart, I wish she wasn't so hated amongst the fandom.

We first meet her as this wholesome, bubbly girl who saves Midoriya from falling, and it's pretty clear that she's gonna be the main love interest. Honestly, I was a little disappointed during her first few scenes. Like I said, she was the reason why I started MHA, and she turns out to be the typical sweet girl the main dude has a crush on. I didn't have high hopes tbh. What first intrigued me was when she admits her reasons for becoming a hero. You would never expect the innocent girl-next-door love interest to be doing something for money. Even she herself says it's "such an unwholesome motivation" in comparison to Midoriya's and Iida's reasons, and she gets praised for "looking out for herself." This is the first misconception I see often on her character; she wants money for herself because she's poor. If you look into her reasons, she just wants to make money for her parents, not for her, so that her parents can take it easy. She is just as selfless as Midoriya and Kirishima, but I don't see her get praised for her selflessness nearly as much as for those two or other characters. I also really like the small flashback they included; her father tells her to not worry about them and to follow her dreams. Whether at the start Uraraka truly wanted to be a hero or solely did it for the money is up for interpretation. I personally think she started solely for the money, which I'll get into after I talk about the Sports Festival.

Uraraka vs. Bakugo is one of the most emotional fights in my opinion, and it's one of my favorites. EVERYONE in that stadium underestimated her. I'm not going to say that the reason was because she was a woman, but rather, Bakugo is pretty ruthless and powerful, where as she is not, and people knew that. The fact that she was a "small young girl" just added more fuel to that, if that makes sense. And this best girl did what she could to prove EVERYONE wrong. This is where Uraraka proves that she isn't a typical sweet shonen love interest and I wish people took notice in that. People think of ambitious, determined, driven, cunning, and powerful women as dark and mysterious, femme fatale so to speak. But this fight shows that Uraraka, a pretty extroverted, kind, and bubbly person, is all of those qualities, just as ambitious and determined as the strongest male characters in the show, such as Bakugo and Todoroki.

And when she loses the fight (after basically passing out btw, queen didn't stop until the very end), she doesn't just mope and quit and wait for encouraging words from her love interest, she 1. GIVES the encouraging words TO her love interest and 2. she understands that her quirk alone isn't going to be enough to get her to the top, so she carefully chooses a hero agency where she knows she will be taught combat, AND SHE LEARNS. The next time her class is attacked by villains, she single-handedly takes down one of the more dangerous members without a quirk, just with the fighting skills she took the time to learn.

Back to what I said earlier, Uraraka started her hero journey solely for money. This plays directly into her development in seasons 3 and 4, which is criminally underrated. She sees her entire class working harder than ever, and even though she's dealing with unfamiliar emotions, she decides to push those emotions aside to not fall behind, determined to be a good student and hero like her classmates. During the events at Shie Hassaikai, Uraraka finally learns the true environment a hero works in. Failing to save Nighteye, she realizes that what she truly wants for herself isn't money or Midoriya, it's being a hero who saves people. I believe Nighteye's death directly ties into the "who protects heroes when they need protection?" line. This recent chapter in the manga makes me think that she's gonna do something big and go through a character arc. I said this on Twitter and I'll say it here, I want Uraraka to become a hero who protects heroes (whatever that could mean, it has a nice ring to it lol). Honestly, her character has sm potential, I'm excited for what Horikoshi has in store for her.

Momo

God is a woman and that woman is Momo Yaoyorozu. I'm tired of people calling her annoying because of one episode, as if you've never had self-esteem problems before 🙄 so now I'm going to talk about why she's amazing 😋

My initial impression of Momo was the typical smart girl, stern, formal, and aloof, but still caring. And as I rewatch the series, I believe this is what Horikoshi was going for at first. I think her voice was deeper in the first season too. As much as I love the Erza type of characters, I love where Horikoshi ended up going with Momo. As a teenage girl, I find the arc she went through during season 2 very relatable. It's obvious that Momo was raised to have full confidence in herself. While she may not show it like Bakugo does, I think it's obvious that she's not used to losing, she was probably praised for having an amazing quirk growing up, like Bakugo, but is a way more humble about it because she was raised differently. So at the Sports Festival, she experiences losing, seemingly for the first time, in a place where she just can't afford to lose. But she does. And this takes a huge toll on her.

She's rich, pretty, the top student in class, and admired by her peers, but obviously that's not what mattered to Momo. What mattered to her most in that moment was looking good in front of agencies, what mattered most was to be a worthy hero, and she feels like she's failed. She seeks guidance from a female hero, hoping to have a female role model guide her through issues she has as a 15 year old girl, but instead finds herself being used for her looks. Again, Momo doesn't care about any of that, she just wants to be considered a worthy hero, and her defeat at the Sports Festival made her completely lose the confidence she needed to accomplish that goal.

Now we have the Yaoyorozu Rising episode. Fans who hate her often refer to this episode as "evidence for Todomomo", "her being annoying by not knowing what to do," etc. etc. etc. 🙄

I like Todomomo. It's a cute and healthy ship. There are WAY more Todomomo scenes, not in this episode. Todoroki is a side character in Momo's story in this episode. This episode is MOMO'S. Sorry but she’s not sharing the spotlight. I know that seems a little aggressive, sorry, but this episode shows a lot of development in Momo, and it just gets brushed off as Todomomo content when it's not. She did know what to do, btw, she has a plan. She didn't know how to communicate that. She didn't want to communicate that. She was scared that her plan wouldn't work. She was scared that she'd fail. All of that stems back to her defeat at the Sports Festival, she has lost a major amount of confidence, and Aizawa and Todoroki notice this. Aizawa even says that her actions are of a normal 15 year old girl's, and even though he wished to help her, he couldn't, so Todoroki does it in his place. This is something I notice about Momo that is one of the most relatable things I've ever seen in a teenage girl in not just shonen, anime but just in fiction in general: she knows she has a good plan, but she doesn't have confidence in it until someone else gives her the validation. Upon seeing that others trust her, she regains her confidence and fulfills her plans with excellency. She is a REALISTIC 15 YEAR OLD GIRL which is honestly SO refreshing to see in a work of fiction. It's what I love about her character: she represents many teenagers, girls, boys, and theys alike.

And yeah, it might've been annoying if she had stayed the "has good plans but only executes them if she gets the validation from others" type of character. But she doesn't. By season 3, she has shown a significant amount of growth. She is shown to be more of a leader now that she's more confident in herself, and she's still dealing with it (that one scene with Sero & Jiro 💀), but she's gotten a lot better after realizing her worth, after realizing the trust others have in her, after realizing that others see her as an intelligent leader. So in the forest, she quickly comes up with a plan and executes it quickly. Had she not done this, had she not thought and acted quickly, who knows how long it would've taken before the heroes found Bakugo.

Another thing I want to mention before I finish Momo's section- at the hospital, All Might calls her a worthy hero because of her actions. It was her inability to act quickly at the Sports Festival that made her doubt her worth, and it's her ability to act quickly that makes All Might see it. I think this plays a major role for her character, maybe why she ultimately decided to go on the mission to save Bakugo. She's gonna have some of the spotlight to herself during the Joint Training Battle.

I also want to mention something from the manga, if you don't want spoilers then don't read this part.

Some of Midnight's last words in the manga are "Yaoyorozu's going to make a fine leader someday," which shows how her peers and mentors alike notice her potential. Additionally, she proves this statement right by quickly coming up with a plan to stop Gigantomachia. I'm very excited to see how Momo develops into an even more inspiring leader as the manga continues.

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I was tagged by @queen-hereafter ages ago - sorry, love! Thanks for tagging me btw ❤️

List 5 tv shows that make you feel better, then tag 10 other blogs:

Black Sails.

Because it makes me believe in good writing, and it's criminally underrated. Also, one of the few shows with a decent finale that I've watched in recent years. (no spoilers, but they really said Fuck You to the Bury Your Gays trope ❤️)

My Ahjussi / My Mister.

It's a Korean drama and therefore, as most K-dramas, is only 16 episodes long. It's not exactly a typical romance or even an explicit one: the relationship between the two leads is very complex and hard to describe, “taboo” on many levels (especially for Korean society), and yet somehow it’s one of the best love stories I’ve ever seen? It's about healing, and kindness, and how accepting to be Vulnerable in front of the right people can literally save your life. The female lead, Lee Ji-an, is now one of my favorite female characters ever. Also, an open ending that actually makes sense!

The Queen's Gambit.

One of my favorite shows from this hellish 2020. Despite some heavy topics (among them, addiction and attempted filicide), it ends on a positive and hopeful note, and Beth is an absolute Icon™️. She, too, is now one of my favorite female characters. In another post I wrote that one of the reasons this show makes me feel so good is that it resembles a sports anime (it's a Valid take, okay?). It’s got it all: feminism (but not the obnoxious Corporate Hollywood kind), period costumes, a great and complex female lead, sportmanship, the Power of Game Team, and not a stereotypically villainous portrayal of Russian people (the people, not the government) from Soviet era, which is more than I've learned to expect from American shows (see Stranger Things' third season).

Death Note.

Again, a... weird choice, considering how grim this anime is. Still, I rewatch it every year, the Italian dub is fabulous (Flavio Aquilone and Stefano Crescentini, man.......), some of the characters are long-time faves... I love it so, so much.

Doctor Who.

The writing quality has... ebbed and flowed over the years, to say the least, but it's one of the few shows that can genuinely put a smile on my face. Yes, it's bonkers and campy and whatever you want, but it's also about humanity and compassion and hope, and I've always found it genuinely entertaining.

Tagging @ivory--and--gold, @cafeleningrad, @feanoriel, @lvcilla, @villainsmatter, @labyrinthphanlivingafacade, @eyes-like-the-night, @elizarbeth, @dying-suffering-french-stalkers and @thevagabondthoughts (wow!! I've managed to tag 10 people!). Ofc no pressure etc. ❤️

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tagged by @greek-fangirl-of-everything to list my top 5 tv shows! thanks a lot! honestly coming up with this list was hard af, but here it goes (in no particular order) :

1) orphan black - one of the first shows i watched, certainly the first one with lgbt representation so naturally it became very important to me as a teen. the story and the cast are excellent, plus there’s science which i always appreciate. 

2)  the haunting of hill house - i usually don’t watch terror movies/series (bc i’m a coward hahaha) but the person that recommended this to me told me it wasn’t that terrifying so i did and i don’t regret it. during most of the show it is a  psychological thriller. it tells very compelling stories, the aesthetic is brilliant. btw i read the book and i think the creator really understood the heart of the original novel and did an awesome job of translating it to a contemporary setting, which i appreciate a lot. 

3) black mirror -  totally love the episodes of this show, some more than others, but they’re all so good and interesting. i love shows like this that make me think  and reflect about stuff that i’d never thought about before. some of my fave eps: san junipero (obviously hahah), hate in the nation, white bear, black museum. 

4) la casa de las flores - a very unique and bizarre type of show, that i didn’t know about what’s gonna happen next while watching, it made me both laugh and cry a lot, the characters are very lovable. it took me some eps to like it, but by ep5 i was hooked. (also very gay like most of the stuff i watch but i guess by this blog everyone knows that already)

5)  pose - i feel like it’s criminally underrated show bc i don’t see a lot of people talking about it online, so i didn’t know about it until one of my classmates talked about it. everything about this show is incredible: the cast, the soundtrack, the stories, the fact that most of the actors and directors are lgbt people telling lgbt stories is great. it’s inspired by the documentary ‘paris is burning’.

[cloudydoodle-moved]

Hihi Rhea!! I hope you dont mind if I ask something buttt, could you recommend me some short animes :Dc I been REALLY wanting to watch something short so. If you don't have any ideas, it's okay!! (Btw your art makes me so happy didixkkd ❤❤❤)

HI KENDALL!!!!!!! and totally! and aaaaaaaa im so glad my art makes you happy ;o; that makes ME happy to hear!!!!!! + i just realized that i haven’t rbed any of your art (which is CRIMINAL) but it’s very cute and i love seeing it!!!!!!

ALSO I’M SO SORRY THIS TOOK ME SO LONG TO ANSWER AHAHAHAHAAA OOPS;;;;;;;;; ;o;

anyways. under the cut :] with wikipedia/other sites summaries bc i have no energy left ;; also i haven’t watched a couple of these fully but TRUST ME they’re GOOD ....

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

[comedy, slice of life, adventure (kinda)]

Midori Asakusa wants to create an anime, but she's too disheartened to make that first step by herself. By pure chance, she meets Tsubame Mizusaki, an up-and-coming socialite secretly dreaming of becoming an animator. Together with Midori's money-loving best friend Sayaka Kanamori, the energetic trio start the "Eizouken [Motion Picture]" club and slowly work towards making their "greatest world" a reality.

You’ve probably seen the poses in that gif before! It’s from Eizouken’s OP, Easy Breezy, which absolutely SLAPS. Anyways, this show is SUPER fun!!!! It’s got wonderful characters and designs and music, too! The character designs are so refreshing and recognizable!! They’re unlike your typical cutesy, big-eyed anime girl with high pitched voices, and I think that’s a nice change of pace. It’s a great show!!

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

[slice of life, supernatural, drama]

Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.

or:  Five childhood companions reunite when the ghost of their dead friends appears, and demands they grant her final wish.

It’s been a WHILE since I’ve watched this, so I’m sorry if this review is short, but god, I remember SOBBING when I finished it. The characters are all good and distinct, and some moments just pull at your heartstrings in the best way. If you feel like you need a good cry, watch Anohana!

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

[romance, comedy]

Chiyo Sakura confesses her feelings to her schoolmate Nozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, Nozaki thinks Chiyo is just a fan. She then discovers Nozaki's other identity; a shōjo manga artist. As she gets closer to Nozaki, she befriends Nozaki's quirky acquaintances who assist him and serve as inspirations for his manga.

Ok, technically I only started watching a biiiit of show today + have seen some funny clips from it, but TRUST ME it’s pretty great!! The characters are all fun and wonderful to watch, and the clips I’ve seen made me laugh, like, a lot. If you need a nice, short comedy, then Nozaki-kun’s your show.

Death Parade

[psychological thriller, mystery, drama]

There is a place after death that's neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.

I haven’t watched this in a while either, but god, it’s SO GOOD. It’s underrated as hell, and it got me REALLY emotional. The OP absolutely slaps, and while being cheerful and fun, that’s...probably the complete opposite of what the anime actually is lol. It really makes you think about morality and humanity iirc! And the characters are great, too! It’s a wild ride, and I’d recommend it to anyone who can handle this sorta stuff.

good animes that have 12~ish episodes for their first seasons: Mob Psycho 100, Little Witch Academia, Kaguya-sama: Love is War

animes that i’ve heard are good but haven’t actually watched: My Life as a Villainness: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Sweetness and Lightning

[julybantanfied]

K-Drama Recommendations pt. 1😉

Why am I even doing this? Do I even have followers? I don't think so😅 Anyways if you see this, enjoy😊

D-Day

Lee Hae-seong is a surgeon who is transferred from one of the best hospitals in Seoul to a rundown hospital with no ER. After disobeying his previous hospital director, Park Geon, he then meets Jung Ddol-mi, an orthopedic resident from Busan who came to Seoul to transfer a patient. Ddol-mi tries to meet professor Han Woo-jin, a cold robotics surgeon who works in Hae-seong's old hospital who saved her life when she was younger before going back to Busan. However, she is stuck in Seoul after trying to save a patient. Meanwhile, a sinkhole appears in Seoul followed by a big earthquake that blocks all access to the city, causing phones, electricity, and water to not function. Hae-seong teams up with Ddol-mi to treat people, but soon medicine starts to run out.

I don't even know how to start describing my love for this drama. This drama will have you on the edge of your seat. it will make you cry, scream out of anger, laugh every now and then and you will enjoy every second of it. Also the music lover in me adores this ost. Criminally underrated, definetly a must watch.

Healer

A decades-old incident involving a group of five friends who ran an illegal pro-democracy broadcasting station during the Fifth Republic in South Korea brings together three different people—an illegal "night courier" with the codename "Healer" (Ji Chang-wook) who possesses top-notch fighting skills, a reporter from a second-rate tabloid news website (Park Min-young), and a famous journalist at a major broadcast station (Yoo Ji-tae) In trying to uncover the truth from that 1992 incident, they grow into real, honest reporters, while dealing with the conflict between truth and fate.

Ji Chang Wook. I don't know why it took me so long to watch this drama but I'm glad I eventually did. I love me some action/secret identity dramas and I finally understand the Ji Chang Wook hype. That man is a God.

Still 17/Thirty But Seventeen

Gong Woo-Jin (Yang Se-Jong) is a 30-year-old single man and he works as a set designer. Due to a trauma he experienced 13 years ago, he does not want to have a relationship with others.

When Woo Seo-Ri (Shin Hye-Sun) was 17, she fell into a coma. 13 years later, she wakes up from her coma. Her mental age is still that of a 17-year-old, but she is now 30-years-old.

Gong Woo-Jin and Woo Seo-Ri get involved with each other and fall in love.

This drama destroyed me and simultaneously added 20 years to my lifespan every single episode. It's all fluff, cuteness and laughter one second and tears, angst and pain the next but it's so freaking good. Yang Se Yong earned himself a spot in my favorite K-actors list with his performance in this drama and Shin Hye Sun continues showing her insane talent while playing a 30 year old with the mind of a 17 year old. Please watch you won't regret it.

Beautiful World

The series follows the story of a boy who becomes critically injured due to an incident of school violence and his family who seeks the truth and fights for justice in his name.

Stop what you're doing and go watch this. Perfect is the word I have for this drama. I cried my way through it but I always find myself coming back to it. JTBC really loves to target social issues and I'm here for it. Also strangely proud of Nam Da Reum finally getting a role where he is not just someone's younger version😅. Another hidden gem in K-Drama land and another golden ost.

Just Between Lovers

It tells the love story of two individuals emotionally scarred by their past who are living the present in pain. They both lost their love ones in a horrible accident but they gain another one upon their meeting which eventually leads to hope and love that heal their wounded souls.

Beautiful. Just. Beautiful... And angsty.

The cast, the story, the ost, the everything is beautiful. Male lead is one of my favorite characters ever, I love him so much. This is definitely going to make you cry at least once or you probably have no soul. Don't watch if you don't want to cry but please watch just to appreciate beauty in it's highest form.

Chicago typewriter

The series depicts three resistance fighters who lived during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea, and are reincarnated into the present as a best-selling writer in a slump, a fan, and a ghostwriter.

Ouch. And the power of a haircut. That's all I have to say because I don't wanna spoil but please watch.

Shut Up Flower Boyband

Eye Candy is a six member underground rock band led by Byung Hee. When the group transfers into the prestigious Jungsang High School, they find their rival, Strawberry Fields. This is a story about the two rock bands and how they deal with friendship, relationships, and their passion for music.

This is an older drama but for me it will always be one of the best. A coming of age story with music, cute boys and a cute romance was really all my 14 year old self could ask for then I first watched this. Now I'm 20 and this is still one of my most rewatched dramas ever. Infinite's L (the holy visual in K-pop if you didn't know) is in this btw. Do prepare yourself for some unexpected pain and valuable life lessons.