#daaaaaaamn B

[imagoddamnonionmason]

ALSO ALSO ALSO!!!!!! Thinking about how much Nikolai would remind Keith of his father. I feel that, despite Keith knowing Russian, Nik goes out of his way to speak in English just to drive how much he looks down on him. That he can dress up, pretend to be one of them all he wants, but he’ll never anything more than a stain.

(Keith’s been physically tortured by me, gotta throw some psychological into the mix 💀)

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Truth.

Yeah, 100% this would really really bother Keith to a level so deep in his core he didn't think it existed. This man has so many deep-rooted issues that stem from his father being so blatantly... gosh, I can't even think of the word. Like, Keith's dad made it his day job to constantly remind Keith that he would never have any connection to Russia other than the blood he had been 'blessed with' by his father.

And I say 'blessed with' with the air quotations because I need it to be understood that this father had an elitism reserved for the worst kind of person. He could have been French, English or carry any other citizenship and he would have carried that same elitist, separative mindset that he is of 'true blood' and Keith is something so vilely other.

Keith partly wants to connect so badly with his roots, to pursue the ideology Perseus presents, as somewhere inside Keith there is this child screaming out for some sort of acceptance. To be recognised for the part of him that does come from Russia and, ultimately, by Nikolai treating him the same way as his father did, he is ever reminded of this apparent fact that... he isn't of 'pure blood'.

It's quite horrible when you think about Keith being regarded in these terms and you can probably come to understand exactly why he turned out the way he did, being so horrid, bitter and being so easily accepted by Perseus into the faction. And how easy it was for Keith to turn on his own country that raised him because of his desperation.

ANYWAY that's enough psychoanalysing Keith Wells.

LET'S TALK ABOUT NIKOLAI AND KEITH.

Whenever Keith attempts to speak Russian with Nikolai and is immediately met with English, Keith would be seething. But you wouldn't necessarily be able to see it, not unless you are intently focusing on his features to search for the slight nuances in them. There may be an eye twitch, a slight flare of his nostrils as he attempts to take a deep breath to calm his anger. His lips might grow tight before he forces on an easy, charming smile, hiding the fact that he would like nothing more than to reach out and wrap his hands around Nikolai's throat.

Now, Keith's interactions with Nikolai would come after Nadya had already betrayed Perseus, so she would be out of the picture at this point, but Keith would be thinking he would rather relive pretending to love her, pretending to closely follow the ideologies of the CIA and the west than to look at Nikolai for a second longer, allowing this man to treat him like the sub-human his father made him believe he was.

I've also thought about whether Nikolai would look similar to Keith's dad and yeah, Nikolai would be making Keith feel like a teen again, fighting to prove himself.

[lookismaddict]

Lookism Chapter 434 Memes/Thoughts I Have:

(SPOILERS !!! I don’t own any of the Lookism panels and the translations. Only the memes that I made and the collages.)

OK, GONNA GO THROUGH THIS QUICK THIS TIME AND ONLY GONNA SHED LIGHT ON THE PARTS IN THIS CHAPTER THAT CAUGHT MY EYES. 👁👁

Last chapter was CRAZY MAN. WTHHHH

DAMN SHE EVEN HIT HIM WITH THE SMACK 😭😭😭

“GRANDMA CHILL! I SWEAR IMMA BRING YOU CLOTHES NEXT TIME-” 💀💀💀

Um… wtf? 😀

LOOK AT BABY BOY, USING HIS OWN ACTING SKILLS LIKE THAT. 😩😩💓💓💓 Or is he actually crying? Idk, can't tell. Oh, and “Grandma bullied me, mom.” 😐

HOW DOES SHE KNOW CHARLES CHOI??? MF A CELEBRITY AROUND THESE STREETS. Him and Jinyeong both bruv. 😭😭😭 (Also, “Too late mom. Already met him and he attempted to kill me too.” /j Charles Choi and Grandma would make a perfect couple. 😌✨)

Awww, is that baby Daniel? 😭 Also, wait a damn minute. Why does he look like...

I'M SORRY, BUT HE REMINDED ME OF THIS CHEEP CHEEP FROM MARIO KART. B R U H. THEY LOOK ALIKE. 😭😭😭😭

The typos on here. 😅 "Choio" DFJKDSAHFKLSHDSJLKF SORRY. The first time I was reading this, I had to reread because I thought I was crazy for a sec.

DANG, WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF NEW CHARACTERS WITH GLASSES RECENTLY. First that ONE HOT LADY from Tiger Job Center, then that ATTRACTIVE DOCTOR who was with Goo, and then NOW A POLICE OFFICER??? PTJ TRYING TO BRING OUT MORE GLASSES REPRESENTATION. 😩💘

UMMMM SIR??? YOU'RE GETTING SHITTED ON. LITERALLY!!!! 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

You guys wish you were that cow, huh...? 👀 Yeah, I see you. You can't fool me...

Woah, woah, woah, woah... RUN THAT BY ME REALY QUICK?!?! AYO, WHEN DID THIS TURN INTO A HORROR MOVIE? WHAT IS THIS, CHILDREN OF THE CORN? 1922???? 👁👁

Aw shit. Danny boy is gonna get gang.... (banged). SORRY. I CAN'T HELP IT-

OMG DANIEL. BEAT THEM UPPP!!!! 😤😤👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

Dude. Why did I think this was Zack Lee for a second? 😳😳 (Zack and Gun if they had a child together LMFAO) ALSO THIS NEW GUY IS HOT AF. WHO IS HEEEEEE??? 😩🔥🔥🔥 (And we haven't gotten any naked scenes ever since Samuel, so is PTJ giving us some fan service since Samuel can't do the job right now...? 👀)

WTH IS HE IN A TUB FULL OF SNAKES? N A K E D ? 😳 I mean... if he's into getting his thing bitten- 👀 NAH, NAH, NAH, IM KIDDING, I SWEAR. 😭😭😭😭

I don't blame you if you stared at him for more than a minute.

Omg Daniel embodying his 😵 phase. BUT FUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKK. THIS MAN IS BACK!!!!! HE'S FUCKING BACCCKKKKK. AEEEUUUUGGHHHHH. HE STILL LOOKS SEXY AF EVEN IF THIS IS JUST A FLASHBACK. 🥴🥴🥴🥴

YOU BET YOUR ASSES, I WILL SIMP OVER THIS MAN. H A R D.

*N S F W M E M E S W A R N I N G*

I DON'T WANNA SPIT, I WANNA GULP. I WANNA GAG, I WANNA CHOKE. I WANT YOU TO TOUCH THAT LIL' DANGLY THING THAT SWING IN THE BACK OF MY THROAT!!! 🥵🥵🥵🥵

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'M GETTING FLASHBACKS WHEN GUN HAD TO BEAT UP SAMUEL AND TELL HIM OFF. 😭😭😭😭

I can just imagine that horrifying face of his. Smiling so menacingly with those terrifying eyes. Like yessss king, go crazy!!! 😍😍😍

LOOK AT THESE DAREDEVILS. DAAAAAAAMN. TERRIFYING AS HELL. 🤭 DANNY BOY REALLY GOT IT FROM GUN FRFR. (Ugh, like father like son. Daniel could be my son- I mean, what? 😀)

I FUCKING KNEW IT. THIS FOUR EYED MF WAS SHADY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!!! LIKE WHY TF WAS THAT CREEP STANDING THERE BEHIND HIM AND DANIEL, LOOKING LIKE ONE OF THEM PSYCHO NPC'S FROM OUTLAST 2 ????? BRUH GOT ME FUCKED UP. 😤😤😤

Ok, but why does this mf look like a DILF??? HE LOOKS LIKE A MIXTURE OF MANAGER KIM FROM HIS OWN WEBTOON AND ELITE WHEN HE WAS STILL YOUNG. LMFAAOOOOOO (I'm deadass ab this. They're attractive ngl.) AND WHY DO THE VILLAINS LOOK HOT AF? I'M NOT AGAINST IT, BUT I FEEL LIKE PTJ IS INTO SEXY VILLAINS. HE HAS A KINK FOR THEM. AND HE B R E A T H E S THEM. IN AND OUT. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 (Update: I guess Kwak Jichang LITERALLY IS a piece of shit. Think about it… 💩)

ANYWAYS, we finna see who these Chungcheon mf's are next chapter. Hopefully, we get to know what the deal is with these people hating on Jinyeong. Bc I STG, IF THIS DRAGS OUT FOR THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS, I’M GONNA LOSE IT. 😠😤👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[accirax]

Disventure Camp All Stars Power Ranking (Round 18)

Get in, losers, we're going to the Motel.

In case you haven't seen my previous power rankings, the Power Ranking Format is essentially a way of ranking how well each player is doing in the game. However, given that there will be no elimination this episode, we're doing something a little bit different. Instead, @venus-is-thinking and I will be discussing who we think will be rooting for who in the finale episode! There will be spoilers for last week's episode (obviously) and its power ranking, so make sure to read that first if you don't want to be spoiled on how I ranked our last boot. If you want more clarification on the rules, that first post will help you out as well. Furthermore, I'm going to be spoiling the preview for next episode, so if you want to go in TOTALLY blind, save this for later. Let's go!

Recap - Connor's Elimination

Current Score: 76 acquired/113 total

(Points versus @venus-is-thinking: 27 acquired/38 total)

Who would've thought that Grett would be the last player actually voted out of the game? Okay, I did, back when I thought that Grett would be voted out at Final 4, but not when she was voted out at Final 5! I still can't believe that it wasn't Riya.

This is another elimination I already talked a lot about in my initial thoughts, but I'm happy with when and how they chose to eliminate Connor, just unhappy about the surrounding characterization of Jake in particular. Although Connor is overall a likeable guy (barring the potential anti-union stances), from a gameplay and in-universe wealth standpoint he absolutely did not need to be in the finale. I should've counted his broken leg as more of a death flag than it was, and put him at #3 (given that it was never going to be #4).

But hey, maybe I was conditioned to believe that it wouldn't matter much after Yul also injured his foot and I talked about it for weeks for it to ultimately not matter at all! Alec, watch the fuck out for the Yellow Boy Leg Curse.

Trailer Analysis

Given that there's no elimination in this episode, I'm really just going through the trailer to point out things that I think are fun as opposed to any real game logic :D

Awww, glad to see that neither of them are too upset about their eliminations. At this point, at least.

Winners on the right, please B)

They are literally so clingy throughout this entire trailer. Love them <3

It's very interesting that this does seem to be an in-universe filmed event. I wonder what Kristal wants from all the competitors.

Okay, actually relevantly to the ranking, could this possibly be Riya's bench? I wouldn't expect that Yul would root for Riya, given that they hate each other, but it's not like Yul liked the others. And, Riya at least didn't vote for him to go home in his boot episode. It could just be an interview about Riya, but then I don't know why Fiore would be there and Grett wouldn't.

If he's out here being fatphobic again...

Ooh, it'll be fun if they take some time to explore Grett's relationship with Ellie as well as with Gabby in a post-S1 landscape! This one goes out to the GabGreLlie(?) shippers.

OLD PEOPLE DOMINATION!!!

Oh my god, I forgot they were on the same tribe at the beginning.

Hang on, is there a challenge going on this episode? If so, what for?

Lake and Ashley being friends feels so natural. I know that Ashley has already talked about having little sisters in the past, and Lake absolutely feels like she could use a supportive older sister figure. It's like Rosa...! Again.

Another classic Alec/Tom duel. I'm assuming this has something to do with the challenge-looking thing that's going on?

This too, maybe? I'd say that Hunter was somehow helping Emily and Trevor with their plan to ruin the show, but Hunter should have no incentive to end Disventure Camp, especially when his girlfriend is in the finale.

"Daaaaaaamn, that's good shiiiiiit." "AAH! Kristal! Were you spying on us?"

Tom's feet, for free? (/j) On a more serious note, they're probably saying something heartfelt about Jake here.

"Power Ranking"

Following Venus' suggestion, I'm going to rank my people in terms of how confident I am in which bench they'll be on! It'll have no effect on my score-- we're scoring this round separate from the main competition, and even so it'll be a simple 1 or 0 points for if you get it right-- but it'll probably make the flow of the rankings better.

#1: Miriam - Jake's Bench

I see literally no reason why Miriam would be on the bench of anyone other than Jake. They're super close, with Miriam essentially having adopted Jake as her grandson. The only possible argument to the contrary would be if Miriam rooted for Riya in support of the Yellow Team, but Riya literally voted her out, sooo...

#2: Tess - Ally's Bench

(I know that Ally was on the Magenta Team and not the Cyan team, but Ally has an overall blue palette, so she gets blue.)

Similarly, I see no reason why Tess wouldn't root for Ally. The whole reason why she came to play again was to spend time with Ally and Hunter, and even if she didn't get to do that as much as she would've liked, she can at least show Ally her support by rooting for her in the finals.

The only path I see to Tess not rooting for Ally would be if Hunter decided that he was too mad at Ally to root for her, and Tess decided to join him in solidarity. However...

#3: Hunter - Ally's Bench

Let's be realistic. You don't say "we'll always support you 100%" or whatever Hunter and Tess said to Ally in the comeback episode and then choose to be petty and root for... Jake, I guess? When she actually makes the finals. Rooting for Jake specifically would just be fucking cruel. Double damage fr.

Also, Venus and I have been talking about potential scenarios for who the finalists might be able to choose to help them in the finale. There are pretty much four scenarios we've discussed:

Each finalist chooses one former competitor to help them, like what happened in Seasons 1 and 2.

Each finalist chooses two former competitors to help them, evocative of how this season has more competitors.

Each finalist chooses two former competitors to help them, but there has to be one from Season 1 and one from Season 2, to celebrate both seasons equally.

Everyone will be able to lend a helping hand to their finalist of choice.

In any of those scenarios, I think that Hunter will be helping Ally in the finale. He is her literal boyfriend, the person who should be closest to her, and he's really good at challenges. Tess will also likely help Ally in case of #2. That would be a nice way to pay off her finally getting to spend time with the two of them together!

#4: Tom - Jake's Bench

The only reasons why Tom isn't higher up on this list are just because 1) the other three are so obvious, and 2) Tom and Jake are still sort of in a weird zone. However, it's not like Tom has any reason to root for Ally or Riya pretty much at all. If he chose to sit on either of their benches, he could pretty much kiss any chance of a future relationship with Jake goodbye. Or, perhaps "not kiss" is more fitting to the circumstances.

I also find it pretty likely that Tom will help Jake in the finale. His greatest competitor for Jake's hand is Ashley, who's also a strong physical competitor from Season 1. However, Tom is basically a lock for Jake's bench, while Ashley still may wind up supporting Ally. Plus, I feel like the writers (and some of the fans) would love to have Tom support Jake, especially if it winds up leading Jake to a win. Regardless, I have high confidence that Tom will be rooting for Jake.

#5: Aiden - Jake's Bench

Although Aiden and Jake obviously didn't start this season on the best terms, by the end, they became really good friends. Plus, it's not like Aiden is rooting for Riya, and I can't really see why he'd root for Ally either. Especially when Ally was the one who flipped to take him out of the game.

Aiden has the most likelihood of being on Jake's finale team if Jake is forced to pick one Season 1 character and one Season 2 character, although it's possible he could even make the team in a vacuum if Ashley is on Ally's team. A Jake/Tom/Aiden teamup is possibly even more appealing than just a Jake/Tom teamup. This is the last one that I think has almost 100% chance of success.

#6: Lake - Jake's Bench

While Lake and Jake didn't interact pretty much at all in the main season, there have certainly been seeds sown to lay the groundwork for Lake supporting Jake in the end. Most importantly, she was the one advocating to Aiden that Jake deserved a second chance, citing that she saw a lot of herself in Jake. We also had Lake and Jake form a quick connection in the premiere with Jake saying that he enjoyed Lake's writing. That feels like it could have been put in there intentionally to preemptively explain why they would gravitate towards one another.

Also, with no Cyan players remaining, I wouldn't be surprised if Lake is essentially just here to support whoever Aiden chooses to support, which I expect to be Jake. As the cherry on top, she's shown hanging out with Ashley a lot in the trailer, who is very pro-Jake even if she doesn't ultimately wind up on his bench. I find this to be pretty likely.

#7: Grett - Ally's Bench

Although Gabby and Riya worked together for much of the game, I expect that Grett will still be on her "no forgiveness for Riya for voting with Yul" grind, and therefore not be on Riya's bench. And, similarly, while she did wind up working with Jake near the end of the game, she was working with Ally for longer and more closely. Both Jake and Ally wound up uniting to take Grett out, so I think that lands Grett pretty solidly in Ally's camp.

I could also see that they had Grett clarify that she held no ill will towards Ally in her elimination just to make it clear that Grett didn't feel at all betrayed by her. As one of the strongest players of the season, Grett would also make a great assistant to Ally's team, should she choose to accept it. Just watch out that you don't get out-sabotaged again this time, Grett...

#8: Gabby - Ally's Bench

Gabby is mostly here to hang out with Grett. If Grett is taking a no-Riya stance, Gabby would support her all the way. It's possible that she could wind up on Jake's bench through Tom/to support a S1 player, but... that feels like it's valuing Gabby's relationship with Tom over her relationship with Grett, which was not the moral of this season. I just have to be right that Grett would choose to support Ally!

Please let me be right that Grett would choose to support Ally.

#9: Connor - Riya's Bench

Okay, let me preface this by saying that I do NOT think that Connor has once again relapsed into his Riya simp phase to genuinely support her. I think that the twinge of pain he gets any time he moves his ankle would be enough to remind him that that's a terrible idea. I simply think that Connor will join Riya's bench for strategic purposes. There are a lot of strong reasons why sitting on Riya's bench is the optimal choice for Connor.

Number 1: choosing between whether to sit on Ally or Jake's bench could have disastrous results at this point. If he chooses to directly support one of Ally or Jake over the other, it might make it more difficult for them to work together. The safest move is to remove himself from that fight entirely, and choose Riya to NOT choose Jake or Ally.

Number 2: Seeing Connor on Riya's bench could give Riya some sort of psychic damage, whether it's Season 2 loser flashbacks or through confusion as to why Connor is "still there stanning her." You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Number 3: This gives Connor the opportunity to be an anti-helper for Riya. If Riya's bench is mostly unoccupied, then she may be forced to select Connor as her assistant. Even beyond any deliberate sabotage he tries to throw her way, forcing her to wait while he hobbles behind on his broken leg could eat up a lot of time. It would all be deliciously karmic, especially as a bookend to Connor's arc by having him defeat Riya by deliberately screwing up her endgame, again.

#10: Ellie - Ally's Bench

Gabby is here for Grett, and Ellie is here for Gabby. I know that Ellie and Ally have had, like, negative amounts of screentime together, unless you count every time I've mixed up which name various other characters were saying. But otherwise, like, who else?

No way in hell Ellie is rooting for Jake; she's the OG Jake hater and nothing this season has changed that. I did initially think that Ellie could support Riya as a fellow villainous winner, but would she really value a member of the alliance that almost drove her and her girlfriend apart that she hardly talked to over hanging out with said girlfriend and supporting a young artist who needs the money to support her career? I think not.

Please let me be right that Grett would decide to support Ally so that I'm also right that Gabby would decide to support Ally.

#11: Alec - Riya's Bench

Given how, uh, terribly these two's relationship ended, it may come as somewhat of a surprise that I think that Alec would still "root for" Riya in the end. However, Alec and Riya just had such a connection this season that I feel like it would be wrong if he didn't wind up tied to her in the end somehow. Then again, he didn't wind up rooting for Fiore in the Season 1 finale, so maybe he will just pick, like, Jake or whatever at random.

I'm more confident that Alec would be on Riya's bench in the case that Riya needs two assistants, S1+S2 specific or not. I could totally see Alec and Connor conspiring together to be the only two assistants available to Riya, so that no matter who she chooses she's going to get someone who's actively working against her. The plan still works if she only needs one assistant, obviously, but I think it packs more of a narrative punch if Alec and Connor could do it together.

#12: Ashley - Jake's Bench

So, obviously Ashley is going to pick either Jake or Ally, and she's only this low down because it's a little tricky to figure out which one of them it is. You might be surprised to see that I ultimately decided to have her pick Jake based on the way I wrote this post, but the truth is that I wrote the post that way because initially, I also thought that I was going to have Ashley pick Ally.

That was because, under the possibility of S1+S2 helpers, I didn't really see who Ally could possibly pick up from S1 other than Ashley. However, that specific scenario is dubious enough as is, and once I realized that Grett could fill that S1 slot for Ally, Ashley felt a lot less locked down. I could also see that (in the S1+S2 situation), if Jake picks Tom really quickly, Ashley could volunteer to join Ally's team from Jake's bench, swapping sides like Rosa did to support James. (Because you can never pass on an opportunity to make Ashley Rosa.)

I just feel like, after making such a statement to Jake about being proud of him and wanting him to succeed, and after them working together in the comeback challenge, it would be really weird for her to not wind up on Jake's bench in the end. Plus, Ashley was Jake's friend first. Those are just the facts.

#13: James - Jake's Bench

Much like Ashley, James winds up this low because I can't tell whether he would root for Ally or Jake. It's not going to be Riya. Obviously.

The argument for Ally is that I feel like the writers have been... lowkey pushing that Ally and James are closer than I at least thought they were? When the Magenta team initially formed, he seemed really excited to be on the same team as Ally and Hunter, saying that the team was stacked. Also, in this greeting from about two months ago, James said that he was rooting for Aiden or Ally to win. Of course, that was from a while ago in the competition, so James' opinions might have changed. But, if he sticks to his word, he would be rooting for Ally.

However... is he really going to pass up the opportunity to sit with Aiden AND Lake just to support Ally? Notably, I do think that greeting may have been from before Aiden and Jake became friends, and I can believe James rooting for Jake much more if he's doing it through the lens of supporting Aiden's friend. I also don't know how James feels about Ally's descent into villainy. As someone who became more heroic over the course of his season, I could see James being disappointed (on the level of being a friend, not just in her "character development") in what Ally has been doing, and not want to support that behavior.

Also, we see James hanging out with Ashley, Lake, and Miriam in that one scene, who are all people who I, at least, have determined will be supporting Jake in the finale. To the extent that the former campers have already determined who they're rooting for and have sorted themselves into factions because of it, that may be an indication that James will be repping Jake.

#14: Yul - Riya's Bench

"Seriously? You're making me pair with curry girl?! Gross!" That's my Yul impression. I don't like it either, Yul, but you don't like anyone and nobody likes you. Thus, my only real lead is that Yul would want to support a villain winner, bolstered by that scene of him sitting for an interview with Connor, Alec, and Fiore.

Yul also did wind up rooting for Riya in the Final 2 of Season 2 eventually, although he initially supported... Aiden? In the Final 3? Wait, I totally forgot that Yul ever supported Aiden. You really threw your support towards our GT king, Yul? Anyways. He does have a past history of rooting for Riya, although their relationship probably got worse throughout the course of All Stars. I really don't know with Yul.

#15: Fiore - Riya's Bench

As I described to Venus, Fiore is really tricky because she has, like, a 2/5 good reason to support any one of these people in the finale.

Jake is from her season and the one she was trying to appeal to, but he's also an idiot and didn't side with her in the end. Ally was trying to protect Fiore from Hunter, at least, but they never became particularly close, and Fiore left the game throwing her under the bus. Riya is a villainous #slayqueen that was once close with Alec, but she also left Alec much worse for wear and screwed Fiore over in that one challenge to win the reward. I don't think Fiore will be particularly happy with rooting for any of these finalists.

Thus, I think that Fiore will probably just be hanging out with Alec, who I've pegged as supporting Riya. I could also see her stanning Riya as a statement about wanting villains to win, much like Yul could, and to further complain about how more people should have helped her in the Season 1 finale.

It might seem like putting Yul and Fiore on Riya's bench would ruin Connor and Alec's plans, but I don't really think it does. First of all, for Fiore at least, if she's united with Alec, Fiore might be another rotten pick for Riya. And, even if she would genuinely help Riya to win, Alec and Connor being two terrible choices for Riya's team only further forces her to work with Fiore (a child) and Yul (Yul). Those are also terrible teammates! Riya can be taken down by her own lack of a social game in either situation.

And that's everyone! Here's how I've laid out the teams, ordered in terms of how likely it is that I think they could be an assistant to whoever they're supporting (which sort of crosses over with how confident I am that they'll be there):

Jake: Tom - Ashley - Aiden - Miriam - Lake - James

Ally: Hunter - Tess - Grett - Gabby - Ellie

Riya: Connor - Alec - Yul - Fiore

I guess, in the end, the teams wound up pretty even, with one extra person for Jake and one person missing for Riya. I kinda thought that Ally would have fewer, but picking up the Grett/Gabby/Ellie trio does a lot.

This was a really fun and unique power ranking to write, so I hope you had as much fun reading it as I did writing it! I feel like DCAS has been at its best when it has the most of its characters in the episode at once, so let's hope that this is another fire episode. And, no matter what, my overall score ain't gettin' any worse!

[randomidiocyncrazies]

daaaaaaamn new ep of Gwitch CRAZY!!! it’s a total cliff hanger in which nothing really gets resolved lol, but since there’s gonna be a break between the two cours it makes sense why they don’t wanna show their hand

spoilers and initial thoughts under the cut

the theme of character A doing something horrible to save character B, only for character B is lose all trust in them was interesting. It touches on the idea that in wartime and extreme situations, the morals of survival becomes muddied. If you’re saved through immoral (or at least ethically dubious) means, how do you interact with the person who saved you? can you forgive them? can you live with yourself, knowing what it took for your life to be saved?

We see it with Nika and the Earth House kids, as well as Suletta and Miorine at the end. Without Nika all the Earth House kids would’ve been crushed by Sophie, and the only reason they didn’t get slaughtered is because Nika managed to call them off using secret callsigns. We don’t know how much the Earth kids have put Nika’s background together, and we don’t know far their mistrust of her goes just yet, but the shock and betrayal in Martin’s voice signals that she’s going to have to deal with the fall out soon. (I expect we’ll get a range of reactions again, since the Earth kids are a diverse bunch. Some would probably see her as a monster for being part of a terrorist group, others would argue that they’d all be dead without her etc.)

Miorine’s reaction is more concrete: she is absolutely horrified and disgusted by Suletta squashing the attacker and acting totally nonchalant about it. She knows she and her father would’ve 100% died without Suletta flattening the guy like a pancake, but Suletta’s cheerful demeanor is so creepy and off-putting that she is monstrous to Miorine (which Prospera might take advantage of, to isolate Suletta and make Suletta more dependent on her???)

Note that Prospera and Suletta also had a variant of the “A does something morally dubious to save B”—and while Suletta was initially conflicted, Prospera is so good at manipulating Suletta that Suletta agrees with her philosophy very quickly, and becomes willing to kill. Prospera has successfully created a child soldier who is willing to kill people she views as enemies with little to no hesitation in order to protect the people she loves. How far could Prospera twist Suletta’s perception of who the enemy is?

As for the corporate/tech stuff... we find out that the Antidote doesn’t work for Gundams beyond Parmet Score 3, and I think there are going to be 2 factions going forward: one side wants to develop a better Antidote, and the other wants to focus on developing their own Gundams. this would most likely escalate into a war fought using Gundams—which was supposedly the reason why Vanadis Institute was wiped out, with the ethical crisis being war machines that kills their own pilots should not exist—and could be part of what Prospera/Elnora is going for with her revenge.

Also, Vim Jeturk is now dead, so Jeturk Heavy Machinery would have to deal with a succession crisis. When Shaddiq’s involvement comes to light (which it absolutely will), Jeturk and Grasseley would probably explicitly become enemies—and I doubt Shaddiq being un-adopted/thrown out will solve the problem.

Of course, Jeturk was in on the plan to assassinate Delling, so both Grasseley and Jeturk would most likely lose a lot stock if it ever gets out. With El5n’s comment about staying out of that whole mess, I think Peil Tech might have the advantage going forward regarding the corporate stuff? Like, in terms of starting on a stable front and not having to deal with internal upheaval due to this event.

(That said, I absolutely think El5n is going to screw El0n and/or the Piel CEOs over... he does have a wicked personality after all.)

Shaddiq’s non-reaction to the assassination plot failing is also interesting; I don’t really have clear thoughts about that right now, but I do wonder if he actually cares about Grasseley Defense and his adoptive father. tbh i can’t really get a read on his motivations, so... he most likely has a plan for either outcome of the assassination plot, but I don’t really get why he’s doing the stuff he’s doing. (ALSO i just wanna know how he recruited his squad... so far they’re devoted to his goals, even when he casually talks about splintering the Benerit Group and blatantly goes behind his adoptive father’s back, they Sabina knows he’s been plotting Benerit Group’s downfall for years...)

And Guel... bro’s been through so much and now he has to deal with the fact that he accidentally killed his father. I honestly don’t know how his character arc will develop, but I do want him to be kinda okay by then end of it (unlikely, but still.) My friend and I thought he’d become Suletta’s ally, but after watching this ep i’m less confident of that.

tbh the specifics of Vim’s death bothers me a little? Guel has good knowledge of his company’s products, and the way he was acting after he incapacitated his opponent (his dad) suggests that he wasn’t going for a killing blow—so the fact that Vim got so fucked up and his suit explodes quickly afterwards felt a little weird to me. not so much that it’s unconvincing tho (and accidents happen all the time, especially in extreme situations like armed conflict).

like... if Vim had answered Guel’s initial intercom communications instead of trying to kill him, this entire thing wouldn’t have happened. parents, remember to communicate with your kids: it could literally be a life or death situation

EDIT: I have since re-watched the scene, and during the battle Guel was under pressure to fight back and survive however he could. I don’t think he necessarily intended to kill his opponent, but survival wins out against pulling his punches. That said, his desperation to establish communications again after incapacitating his opponent suggests that he thought his opponent would be in a functional state to take in his words, and that clarifying his identity is important.

(also, i think it’s so interesting that Vim dealt a head blow, but Guel’s was to the cockpit—Guel is the master duelist where head strikes are how you win, while Vim had shown that he’s willing and prepared to kill people since our first introduction to him in the series proper, but in this battle they strike at areas that would be associated with traits of the other.)

[inchidentally]

driver move talk below cut! (I've had to censor some anons bc phew I do not want that heat babes)

posting this one first bc these are precisely my sentiments <3 I think Lando might be in Vietnam as well ?? Martin is there and Lando was supposed to visit there and it would crack me up if Oscar was on his run and Lando's on the other side of the planet but neither of them care bc this news is just so insane.

gotta focus on the fun stuff bc I don't think I've fully processed today at all babe!!

I STILL CANNOT FATHOM HOW THIS IS HAPPENING OR WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE ANON I JUST CAN'T

and why announce this now ?? all I can think is that it was so close to being scooped by an outlet that they had to get ahead of it bc absolutely none of this was planned well at all

B A B E even if you're not a Carlos fan don't do him like that by comparing him to Otmar !!

and all Oscar is gonna think abt this is 'ahhhh chrisd, fahckin Soainz is gonna be eyven more of a damn dohg afteuh theis malahkee'

I'm sorry to censor you anon and I respect you have your own opinion but I'll get the grief for posting it !!

daaaaaaamn, so this is what Ferrari does huh?

like I am so glad I started out sports fandom in hockey bc the trades could be absolutely brutal sometimes and you could never bother getting too attached to a friendship since one of them could literally be sent across the country - even in the middle of a game.

I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe someone was threatening to scoop the story but if they were fine treating Vettel like that... yikes

I can totally see the schadenfreude abt the former principal omg - but I doubt Carlos had much to do w forcing Seb out apart from jumping at the chance to drive for Ferrari. I get that this is prob mostly jokes but I feel like the common enemy of Ferrari needs to remain the target !

anon how can Mark be having a good day when Prize Twink Jenson declares his crush on Fernando - Mark is grinding his teeth, breaking a Sky Sports tablet in his big hands and ... yea probably also plotting Oscar's career ascent

yeaaaaaa anon I'm sorry but I'll never buy into the 'charlos is pure PR stuff' these are real businesses and if driver bromances were so important then they wouldn't do what they've done today lol. charlos is on par w carlando for corporate-condoned publicity appeal so if it was nothing but PR then they'd have arranged a joint video/joint statement video by now and made sure to hang onto those fans the way McLaren did w Carlos and Daniel.

and like, to imagine that Carlos and Charles are such good actors all this time is hysterical. I'm not being mean here anon I just truly can't accept that even half of their chemistry is wholly planned and contrived.

listen, everyone except Oscar (bless his innocent unpretending little heart) recognizes that their relationships to other drivers play a worthwhile role in their own image and PR and that bromances = publicity. Carlos and Lando aren't even as close as Lando and Max V but carlando took off and stayed so popular that they'd be idiots to not keep bringing it up and capitalizing on things like Singapore and the driver parades. they are absolutely great friends! all of the easy friendliness you see is legit! but the fake gay flirting and the over the top bantering is solely for the benefit of us fans lol. it's the exact same dynamic with Lando and Daniel. they're very much friends, but they do exactly the same banter and handsy stuff as carlando. it's nothing sinister or calculating.*

so do Carlos and Charles do the same thing for the benefit of fan engagement and their own brands as drivers? oh hell yes they do lol. does it mean they aren't actually friends or that they have no real chemistry or it's all some ice cold arrangement involving Ferrari? alfgaslgflafg NO. if anything the fact that they've stayed so naturally warm and friendly in all their publicity work despite what their own ahem social circles may be stirring up online and in the media is proof that they aren't having to work at their chemistry very hard.

and like... Ferrari of all teams ?? does not need a charlos bromance - or any bromance - for shit. the biggest legacy team in F1 - and an Italian team at that - couldn't give a fuck if their two drivers are friends or what they get up to when they're not in the car as long as it's not flagrantly illegal. they want points, then wins, then championships. the name Ferrari alone is their PR.

and it is totally everyone's right to feel how they want to about drivers but for me personally I just do not engage in stanning or pretending that any F1 driver is pure as driven snow when it comes to forwarding their own career. it's as cutthroat as you can get out there and they've all tested the track limits of what's technically fair or above board in their search for a WDC.

*are McLaren PR and media teams clearly less interested in Oscar than Carlos or Daniel bc Oscar won't ham himself up and is so singularly incapable of faking it around Lando that he often just stands/sits there sometimes and watches Lando with his mouth open? yes. do I hope they realize that we find his dynamic w Lando charming and sweet even without the bromance stuff? yes.

[smutspeakacademy]

Kaede may not be maki but she has a daaaaaaamn fine ass, the training (quatuor ?) trio is eating well~ but according to maki, kaito and shu, what is hotter, kaede's fat jiggly butt or her obscenely large juggs ?

Lewd content lies ahead!😈 If you don't want to see that just keep scrolling!

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Maki: "Do I really have to answer that? *sigh* fine..." The assassin was glaring but agreed to answer the question oddly fast. "Both of her *ahem* assets are pretty impressive." The girl stopped glaring as she had a strange look in her eye. Specifically, she was too embarrassed to admit that she was quite jealous of her blonde friend's plump rack. rack. However at the same time, Maki couldn't help but admire her friends wonderfully thick breasts. She raised her hand to her chest and bit her lip. The assassin uncharacteristically zoned out as she thought about the Pianist. She didn't quite answer the question but, it was somewhat obvious how Maki felt on the topic.

Shuichi: "W-What's hotter about her? Well..." He lowered his voice to a whisper. "Her b-boobs definitely felt...I-I mean looked like they would feel better" The detective blushed as he poorly attempted to cover up the fact that the Ultimate Pianist that they are discussing is quite fond of him. Meaning that it doesn't take a detective to realize she's already allowed him to feel both her amazingly huge juggs and her phat wobbly ass cheeks sandwiched between his member.

Kaito: "Oh, what do I thinks hotter? Well don't tell Maki-Roll but..." The Astronaut looked around for her and didn't see her. Which apparently prompted him to loudly state: "I wouldn't mind if Kaede decided to show me what she could do with that fat ass of hers! Maki may have her technically beat but, hers is still pretty amazing. My sidekick sure is a lucky dude!" Kaito laughed fondly as he thought about what his two friends were most likely up to right about now.

Well, it seems that while there might be butts bigger than Kaede's, her cheeks are truly a sight to behold. Not to mention her glorious mega milkers!~

[whenimgoodandready]

With what little of what saw of the Dog Miraculous, we assumed their power would be super speed since dogs are quick, but since all the miraculouses bestow enhanced speed, strength and agility to its holders, that wasn’t the case. Their power was actually fetching whatever it was they touched with a ball weapon. The Dog represents guidance, protection, fidelity, faithfulness, alertness, love, loyalty and friendship. Now, who do we know that strongly lives up to “fetching” things for some one, faithfulness and loyalty? Oh! That’s right! Sabrina Raincomprix! Her power worked nicely with winning the soccer/football game when she was Miss Hound (“Penalteam”), but it was horrifyingly effective during the Season 4 finale thanks to Flairmidable! Kagami was brainwashed into using her given miraculous for evil (“Perfection”) and so was Kim with his (“Derision”), but there’s no way we’re goin’ there a third time with a former member of Team Miraculous using their given miraculous for evil right? (realizes they’ve been spoiled) OH SH*T! Alright! Let’s check it out:

*Adoration-Lookie! Lookie! It’s 2wks before the end of the school year (and the season) and Marinette and Zoe are in charge of planning the End-of-the-Year school dance (well we all know how that’s gonna go *cough*Representation*cough*). We’re gonna be hearing about this from now cuz they wanna remind us that “the end is near”.

While working on the event at the hotel, Chloe b*tche’s about Marinette being there cuz she hates her now more than ever due to Adrienette sailing the ocean blue, but thanks to Zoe’s character development (“The Kwami’s Choice Part 2:Deflagration”), help from the staff and her stepdad André, Zoe isn’t taking any more of Chloe’s bullsh*t anymore! :P. Not even Audrey helped cuz apparently, despite the nice mother/daughter moment they had (“Queen’s Battle Part 2:Queen Wasp”) and siding with Chloe (“Malediktator”), she actually doesn’t give two sh*ts about either daughter! Ouch! What happened?

The Anti-Adrienette haters plan another sabotage, and when failing to again convince Adrien to jump ship, our double agent Nathalie, saves the moment, (Thank you, Nat!) so then Gabe listens to Lila and has Chloe manipulate Sabrina into theft and when poor Sabrina tearfully refuses, she’s akumatized in her signature akumatized form, Vanisher, with her given miraculous, The Dog, to frame Marinette for theft!

Lots of reveals here! We got a couple of name reveals! Like, that therapeutic friendly butler who’s-name-keeps-skipping-Chloe/Audrey is actually named Jean-Armand! Wa-hoo! We got his official name! This is because unlike Chloe, Zoe took the time to get to know the hotel employees and quit pretending to be a snob (for a good cause anyway) to have her way like before (“Gabriel Agreste”) and acted like her genuine kind-hearted self thus earning their friendship and loyalty against Chloe and her petty demands. Also, Mayor Bourgeois’s real name is Anaximandré! Fancy that! Why’d he change it? For Audrey! That’s why! It’s not romantic cuz I know it’s not. The guy cowers to her and Chloe so as not to upset them and gain their love. It’s bad enough he had to give up his dream of being a film director to politics just for her (“Sole Crusher”), but his name! Daaaaaaamn! What happened to them reconciling from their hatred and being all lovey-dovey!? (“Battle of the Miraculous Part 2:Miracle Queen”). This is something Sabrina also struggles with. Since Day 1, she’s been catering to Chloe to please her and all she gets in return every time is cruelty and neglect. It’s gotten worse since Lila joined in as the new “best friend” (“Perfection”) and how Sabrina heard from Chloe’s own mouth, in the same presence, that she sees her, like everyone else, as doormats (“Derision”). Shame her good intentions of living up to her given miraculous name of loyalty and friendship is wasted on Chloe, but we all know that’ll end soon *cough*Confrontation*cough*. The biggest reveal was the coming out moment for Zoe Lee to Marinette! (kinda hinted at from “The Kwami’s Choice Part 2:Deflagration”😉) No sailing for that, but much obliged, it’s a pretty ship! Thank you for telling us, Zoe Lee!✨🏳️‍🌈 Despite no cruising for Zoenette, the two are still cool with each other. Let’s give a great big hand to Marinette/Ladybug for being a good sport about this, especially since she originally thought Zoe liked Adrien and was behaving herself about it!👏👏👏👏Usually, she’d be a jealous psycho b*tch about it when any girl like Chloe (“The Bubbler”), Lila (“Volpina”) and even Kagami (“Animaestro”) was interested in him, but our girls learned to not let her emotions cloud her judgement anymore (and we all know how those turned out) and instead was encouraging Zoe to just tell “Adrien” how she felt so that she’ll get it off her chest and not be heartbroken about since he’s already dating Marinette and stay friends. It was this experience that finally got Adrienette it’s “I love you”💞…….would’ve been better with a kiss had not a certain ominous c*ckblocker ruining it. Don! Don! Don!

[ange-reveur]

Young B 😳

[tsuki-sennin]

DePaPre, Episode 9~! I spent all of yesterday recuperating from my Discord incident, so I couldn't make my dinner date with our Cure Pals, but breakfast is hardly a bad thing to share with friends~!

Spoilers, I guess...

-Chururin changing her content around seems pretty simple, but evidently Godatz and the Bundoru Gang .

-"I like the panda :))))"

-"Oh fuck that, noodles are what the people really need~!"

-"Yeah but pandas are epic. They do not post cringe, you will gain subscriber"

-"My family sells ramen for a living, I may have a bias!"

-This is our impasse.

-Wasn't there some other series made by Toei I was liveblogging with demon cults, human experimentation, and the horrific implication of being completely forgotten by one's own family? And another one where one of the heroes let a man die on screen because he hurt his wife?

-Not that I'm absolutely not enjoying this too, I just thought that the sheer contrast was funny. Besides, this is a nice change of pace from all

-"B r e a d"

-"Ah, y'know, I'm more of a makeup gal, last series really fit my tastes~!"

-All of these faces are simply immaculate.

-"OH GOD I NEVER SHUT THE FUCK UP"

-Ran-chan ily

-Whoa, hello, new animation.

-Watching cartoons with a doggo.

-"...do I put too much of my own thoughts out there...?"

-Narcistoru...? Oh, I see they finally cast you, you beautiful hunka man.

-"Did you do the thing yet?"

-Is that a radio?

-Okay bye, Gentle~!

-That's a whole-ass octopus!

-"Champagne Glass~!"

-Don't worry, it's apple juice.

-Daaaaaaamn, I wanna eat some of that too!

-Pam Pam do a peek.

-What kinda sweet filling didja put in there, Ran?

-Oh, that's a good face.

-THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTINGGGGGG

-"...girl, what?"

-"My grandmother once said... Souji, did you forget to pick up Jyuka from class?"

-Kome kome~! Feed her.

-Octopusless balls~!

-Well, they're having a nice time babysitting, at least~!

-Catch the babby.

-Oh yeah, baby. They cry. They get tired.

-Oh my god, they really are dating.

-Like, I was partially kidding about the whole OT3 thing, but they're literally fighting like an old married couple! My fucking god! These bitches gay! Good for them! Good for them.

-Oh my god, are we doin' this again? Noodle Pandas.

-Gentle do a run~!

-Oh, a whole friar~! Or, frier. Friar is very different.

-"We spent way too long animating the Yum-Yum Sequence! You are seeing it in full plenty of times! We got hacked, we waited long enough, you are seeing it!"

-"Hah. I will defeat these kids because they are stupid and I am an epic, genius grown-up!"

-Oh my god, that is solid steel!

-Oh!? Amane Kasai sabotaged herself!

-OHHHHHHHHH HER EYE IS BLUE

-"Different tastes getting along makes miso more flavorful."

-"All girls are equally beautiful" also seems to be a bit of advice these three'd follow to heart, given the content of this episode lol

-The solution has presented itself.

-"Ubaaaaaaaaaaooooooow, my knees!"

-Yui can't really kick a giant block of metal, but she certainly can punch it~!

-Ran-Ran, yasss, slay! Pretty Holic goin' strong.

-Heart Bread~! Damn, that's tasty looking.

-Kome-Kome! She grows!

-She speaks!

-Soon, she'll be able to kill a man with her bare hands.

-"We can communicate now!"

-"Ohhhhh, she's so cute and tol now~!"

-"HOW THE FUCK IS THIS CHILD SO BIG"

-Ahhhh, panda with the noodles~!

-Ah, there it is. I believe that Heart Juicy Mixer thing was among the things that got leaked.

-Looking forward to the next episode~!

[chisinpink]

The Only One: A Mastermind!Nagito AU Story - PROLOGUE

Hello lovelies, I’ve posted a *lot* about my Mastermind!Nagito AU on tiktok (I’m @chisben there as well if you wanna check it out), and I rly wanna share it here so here’s the prologue! Special thanks to @servanthaji for helping out with the planning of this whole story in general!

(Content warning for mentions of bombs and bombings, swearing and crying.)

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JUNKO: Yep, that’s the day that it happened. The day everything started getting… pretty scary, if you ask me! I’m just glad you were outta town for that, and baby was home sick. That’s, like, the only reason she’s here today, too!

HAJIME: Wait, wait, slow down! What are you even talking about…?

JUNKO: Uhh, I’m getting to that? Besides, don’t you know that guy too? Nagito Komaeda?

HAJIME: Not really… I mean, I knew of him, but I was in the reserve course. I didn’t really talk to him or anything until I went to school that Monday, and… there was nobody there except him.

JUNKO: Oh, yea? Did he tell you anything?

HAJIME: Not really. After I got shot at and ran in the school, I asked him what the hell was going on, but it was like I wasn’t there either. He just changed the subject to hope over and over again, like I asked a totally different question, and eventually I just walked away. I still don’t know what he was doing there.

JUNKO: Then maybe he doesn’t want you to know, y’know? You’re so lucky you have me, then~!

(She smirks playfully. Hajime stares at her blankly and her face drops. She stares at a map with a pen in hand.)

JUNKO: Come ooon, I’m coping! This is pretty stressful for everyone, y’know, I use humor to forget about all this stupid shit.

HAJIME: Whatever… just… tell me what’s going on.

JUNKO: Well, what happened that day… that was the start of The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History… in my opinion. And that’s saying a lot, because this world is filled with despair! And, like, his whole class helped him do what he did to the country! No idea why that is, but we can all fill you in on the rest, I guess. Preeeety sure we were all there in some way, ‘cept my baby.

(She gestures to the entirety of Class 78 of Hopes Peak Academy, standing and sitting in the basement of the school, as well as Mikan Tsumiki, who has a timid smile on her face as Junko looks back at her. Hajimes face drops.) 

HAJIME: Wh… what?? That can’t be it, that can’t be what happened…! The whole class?? The whole country?!

JUNKO: Eeeyup! They evacuated the school by putting a bomb under their teachers desk, and apparently all around the school, and I have NO idea how that lady didn’t croak! Anyways, everyone had to leave, and… that’s basically all I know. They just repeated that ooover and ooover on the news, it made me sick!!

(She threw her pen at a tiny radio propped up on a few cardboard boxes.)

HAJIME: Wh… this doesn’t… but… but, I...

(Kyoko steps forward and faces Hajime.)

KYOKO: I have some more information on what happened that day. After we were trapped here in the basement, all we had was the radio to inform us of the true nature of what happened. This is what I wrote down from those broadcasts.

(She hands Hajime a folder that contains three sheets of paper, all three of them hand-written notes. He begins reading.)

KYOKO: The class of 77-B was, most likely, all apparently under some sort of drug-induced psychosis. Most witnesses reported that they were acting strangely or out of character before they planted the bombs, and their eyes were hazy and… 

HAJIME: ”swirled”, “mixed”, “terrifying”, “comforting”, “light and dark” ...none of these make any sense.

KYOKO: My thoughts exactly. This entire event is bizarre and without any logical reasoning behind it… if you’d only heard about it on the news. But I think Makoto and I know more than any news outlets.

HAJIME: How?

(She looks over her shoulder to Makoto, signaling him to stand up.)

MAKOTO: Well, about a month ago me and Kyoko were going to one of the computer rooms to print something, but it was kind of out of the way, so we didn’t expect him to be there. N-Nagito, I mean. We saw him talking to Chihiro, and, uhm… I didn’t hear that part.

(He looks up to Chihiro. They stand meekly and fold their arms.)

CHIHIRO: H-he had been asking me to collaborate with him on a personal project, but… I didn’t have any spare time, and I didn’t even know him that well! So I finally just told him no, and he left me alone for a day or two… but t-then…

(Tears form at the corners of their eyes.)

CHIHIRO: H-he told me that… he was gonna… destroy the sc-sc-school if I didn’t-!

(They cover their face, and Makoto reaches out to rub their shoulder.)

MAKOTO: It’s not your fault, Chihiro. It’s nobody's fault but his. B-but anyway, after we heard about that, we decided that we had to keep an eye on him, but… basically the next day is when the bombs went off.

HAJIME: Why didn’t you just… tell a teacher what he told Chihiro?

MAKOTO: In hindsight… yeah, that would’ve been the safest thing we could’ve done. But Kyoko thought that we couldn’t keep an eye on him if he was expelled for that, a-and he could have been doing anything at home, so we fo-

KYOKO: Makoto, please, don’t. I was a coward, and I didn’t trust anybody else to investigate the matter. This whole situation could have been de-escalated dramatically if I had told school faculty.

(Kiyotaka stands from his spot next to Mondo.)

TAKA: You DIDN’T inform a teacher, or the Headmaster?! Miss Kirigiri, the school faculty always knows what is best for us!!

MONDO: Yeaaaah, is that why they all jumped ship and fucked off to who-knows-where so we could fight like dogs in the basement?

AOI: Hey, they did what they could, okay?? They had to protect themselves like everyone else! We’re not any better by hiding in the basement.

MONDO: Where the fuck ELSE were we supposed to go?? Candy land?!

YASUHIRO: Hey hey hey, Chihiro was right to lead us here the day the bombs went off! But I hear ya, maybe we coulda moved out of Japan together or somethin’ instead of hiding in Japan!

TOKO: I-I see why you’ve had to retake this year as m-much as you did now, you dumbass! He could b-be expanding anywhere now!!

BYAKUYA: As much as I hate to agree with her, I do. Nowhere is truly safe, and for all we may know, we’re being actively searched for. It’s only a matter of time before we have to relocate.

SAYAKA: I-I can’t stay here another second!! 

CELESTIA: Oh, so do you two suggest that we run out into the streets and expose ourselves to the predators? Play Nagitos game of cat and mouse?

LEON: Hell NO, I’m not playing that freaks game! But if he’s got his little possie out there looking every which way for us, then we gotta at least try and delay it!

SAKURA: On the other hand, we don’t know what they might want from us, if anything, or how bad the situation has escalated since we decided to hide.

HIFUMI: We don’t even KNOW what’s out there w-waiting for us anymore?! There could be giant mutant spiders wanting to turn us into baby food by now! I’m staying right HERE.

YASUHIRO: ...okay, I’m officially lost. Are we moving or staying?

SAYAKA: Moving!!

BYAKUYA: If you all intend on surviving, then you’ll all relocate. If you intend on being brutally murdered, then by all means, feel free to stay for a bit longer.

LEON: What in the actual fuck is wrong with you?? 

MAKOTO: H-hey, everybody calm down!!

SAKURA: We cannot make a decision until we know more about the outside world. AOI: But isn’t it because of what we don’t know that we have to go out there by now?

SAYAKA: Maybe some of us could go and some of us could stay?

TOKO: W-what if that reveals the hiding spot f-f-for everybody else??

MIKAN: (wiping away tears and hiccupping) N-nooo!!

YASUHIRO: Then we all have to come to the same decision, then.

CELESTIA: Yes, good luck reaching a peaceful consensus during the middle of an apocalypse!

BYAKUYA: I never said that it had to be a peaceful decision. If needed, you will all follow me kicking and screaming so I don’t perish thanks to your idiocy.

MONDO: I’ll knock some idiocy into ya if you keep runnin’ your mouth like that!

TAKA: Remember to take deep stomach breaths, bro! I think we can all solve this by utilizing a popular vote!

HIFUMI: But wouldn’t whoever’s the most popular win anyway??

HAJIME: SHUT UP!!! EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP!!!

(Everyone stops talking and stares at Hajime, who’s trembling and has his face in his hands.)

JUNKO: Daaaaaaamn, rookie’s kinda bold to be screaming at us like that, huh?

MAKOTO: Junko… you’re not helping. He’s obviously overwhelmed and you’re just teasing him.

JUNKO: C’mon, I’m nowhere near him! Hahah!

(Makoto sighs, sitting down next to Hajime on the floor. The rest of the students talk amongst themselves.)

MAKOTO: ...I’m sorry. I know you didn’t ask to be here, but… for what it’s worth, I’m glad that you’re still alive somehow.

HAJIME: … 

MAKOTO: You know… when Mukuro found you unconscious in that class, we all thought you were one of Nagitos’ friends. You seemed too peaceful in your sleep to have been running from anybody, or hiding from anything.

HAJIME: ...then why did you help me?

KYOKO: We thought we could get some information about the outside world. But apparently, you're just as lost as the rest of us.

MAKOTO: A-and because we didn’t want to leave anything to chance. Even if you were one of his people, we didn’t want you to just be out there. I’m glad that you weren’t, though… it feels nice to meet someone new again.

(Hajime lifts his face from his hands, palms and face covered in tears. He looks at Makoto with a faint smile.)

HAJIME: Yeah… feels nice.

☘️ TO BE CONTINUED☘️

[finnglas]

Kellie: Have you heard Harry Styles’s new single?

My never-listens-to-new-music-ass: No but I heard it’s getting a lot of positive attention.

Kellie: *plays it for me*

Me:

[moistmailman]

Ruby, blushing: H-hey P-p-Pyrrha?

Pyrrha, smiling: Oh, hello Ruby. Can I help you?

Ruby, reading from a notecard: A-a-Are you a b-baker?

Pyrrha: Pardon?

Ruby: B-b-because y-you u-uhm you Uh...*ahem* Y-you have a nice p-pair of buns.

Pyrrha, confused: What?

Ruby, switching notecards: A-are y-you a b-beaver?

Pyrrha: Erm.......

Ruby: B-because d-damn. Heheh, o-oh wait, I m-mean d-daaaaaaamn. Heheh, g-get it?

Pyrrha, who in fact does NOT get it: Uh........

Ruby, wiping the sweat off her brow before switch notecards: O-Okay er.....are those space pants you’re wearing?

Pyrrha: I’m wearing a skirt though?

Ruby: B-because that butt is o-outta this w-world.

Pyrrha:.........

Ruby:........*wipes sweat off brow*

Pyrrha:.......*touches Ruby’s forehead* Are you Okay, Ruby?

Ruby, blushing: Y-Yeah. I-I’m Fine. J-just like you. *ahem* Uhm...*goes to switch notecard but ends up accidentally drop them* O-oops! I-I’m sorry! O-oh god, h-hold on.

*Ruby clumsily crouches down and starts picking up the notecards while a concerned Pyrrha is staring at her*

RWBY, watching this disaster take place:..........

Blake, grimacing: Man, She’s really crashing and burning over there.

Weiss, nodding: Tell me about it. She’s dying out there. Which idiot taught her how to flirt?

Yang, oddly offended: Mind your fucking business.

[thehiddenlawyer]

Holy hell! I’ve never seen this one before

original photo by tertius bune for GQ. original scans posted by boldnerd via baracudaj

[thesvenqueen]

TWO MORE TO GOOOO

S&B Episode 7

- OHHH a Jesper title card HELL YEA I LOVE IT - ughhhhh who CARES for this backstory because it's NOT me - but also MORE BEN YEE - sheesh Ben that acting boi, I nearly feel sorry for your character...nearly.. - S H E E S H heads will roll apparently - I mean, Baghra is not wrong. you leaned on FEAR instead of just earning RESPECT - WHY DOES NO ONE EVER LISTEN TO BAGHRA OMG if everyone would have just listened to Bagrha we wouldn't fucking be here - yeah y'all fucked - well, that went super well - DAMN he really carried Baghra that far SHEEEEEESH - "I made soemthing" yeah no shit - You can see Kaz struggling so hard to help Inej but his phobia just not allowing him to and my god, Freddy fucking Carter understood the assignment - Freddy Carter, Amita Suman & Kit Young UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT PERFECTLY - "I'd miss me too. I'm fantastic." you shit lmao - I didn't mention this last time but the way they show Mal being able to hear/detect the stag is actually super smart and will def help with future stuff too. brilliant little thing to add - oh isn't he BEAUTIFUL - I mean, as someone that used to hunt, I genuinely would not want to shoot the stag. it's too beautiful - Ivan you shit head wtf - OH FFS CAN WE STOP NEARLY KILLING MAL SO MUCH JESUS - dramatic ass entrance for such a dramatic ass piece of shit lmao - WAS THAT NECESSARY?!? - Awww, thanks for fixing the cane Jesper bb - "what else is there?" idk how about telling her HOW YOU FEEL AND HOW YOU NEED HER FFS KAZ COME ONNNNNN - daaaaaaamn Kaz admitting he was wrong for once, WILD - MY CROWS SHUT UP IMMA CRY - "No saint ever watched over me. Not like you have." TATTOO THIS ON ME NOW. I AM DYING OVER THIS SO MUCH I AM AHHHHHHHHH - "I can't go back to the Menagerie" "You won't." GIRL YOU THINK HE GONNA LET YOU GO BACK WITHOUT FIGHTING FOR YOU DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU TALKING TO????? - DAVID NOOOO. - I mean, she right. nothing has been up to her since the beginning. - M A N I P U L A T O R - that is NOT an answer homie. you avoided the one question she fucking needed an answer to ughhhhh - OHHHH this is a cool concept. in the books you hear ALina's thoughts and feelings of how she felt him controlling her powers, but that's not really possible hear so adding the little bit of the antler onto the darkling's hand to show he has control....I like it!! keeps the audience understanding whats going on - David, bb, I don't blame you at all but also DAMN IT WHY YOU SO SMART - "Jes?!" THIS WHOLE SCENE I AM DYINGGGGGG THAT SLOW TURN TO INEJ I CAN'T - "It's Suli, for friendship!" JESPER'S FUCKING FACE & THE LITTLE FEET KICKS HE KNOWS ITS BUGGING KAZ AND HE LOVES IT IM CRYINGGGG OH MY GOD - I could legit rewatch this scene over and over again for days, it's too fucking good I cannot - GENYA - .....well this blows - Oh Genya, oh sweet Genya I am SO sorry. but he def put you in that position and for SURE our are his pawn dude come ON. He placed you with Alina for a fucking REASON - well Jesper loves a bit of role play sooooooo - "I'm a man of my word" Oh PUH-LEASE - you only appreciate the POWER she brings you, stfu - "you are a child" and you're a git - TELL HIM MAL - ZAMN ZADDY, you look fly af - GASP MILO!!! HOW?!? - THAT IS YOUR MOTHER YOU RUDE ASS BITCH - telling half truths is still L Y I N G - cool motives, still shitty - "Make me your villain" Done and done sir, thanksssssss - LOOKED OLDER?!?! stfu and KAZ'S FACE IN THE BACK OMG y'all are such shit I can NOT - L I A R. again, all these fucking LIES and you don't get why she doesn't trust you - NO MOURNERS, NO FUNERALS

The dynamic between the crows UGH I can not talk about it ENOUGH. The casting is absolutely perfect for them, honest to god! Ben is absolutely killing it though, hate the character which means he's doing an amazing job. GOD I really am going to be rewatching this for a third time now aren't I?

[princessmisery666]

OMG the trailer for Without Remorse has dropped and daaaaaaamn it looks good.

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2193473561