#doing so out of a place of defensiveness sure doesnt feel right I'll say that much.

[steorn]

ok look. I love having internet friends but I resent that idea that some of you would turn on me on a dime.

[thedevilsrain]

Ya as a Jew the Nazi shit in From Eroica with Love is very uncomfortable, with what I’ve read so far it’s not….the worst, but i would much prefer it if Aoike didn’t include that nazi shit at all (and I’m pretty sure canonically Klaus’s father was a Nazi officer sooooo -_-)

In my opinion if goyim are gonna include nazis (or Nazi analogues) in their story then they must be able to write a full page essay on why their bad and include that in the story, even if it’s just a throwaway line. Idk man I’d like to enjoy my gay led zep art thief manga without being reminded that their r ppl out their who want me dead :/

Ya sry if that got too tense ;^;

-🪺

oh i absolutely feel the same way 💀💀

like why even make klaus come from a military background in the first place, thats already making it 10 times more uncomfortable considering the series takes place in the 80s, and his father would have been an adult in the 1940s. like just make his dad be a conservative or something

the whole thing with his father is. to me. a plot hole the size of the sun, and i'm putting my whole analysis under the cut, because it's quite long, and its hard to talk about

so pretty early in the series, in ''dramatic spring'' specifically, theres this uncomfortable moment where eberbach is called a nazi, and he corrects (and threatens) the american who does it, adding that his dad was in the national defense army

so yknow. okay, fine, that's settled, thank god. you can judge me for this, but i'm not going to bother to looking that army up - as a writer, i think, you should be able to tell your audience "hey my character and his family arent fucking nazis"

and then after this, theres more than one instance where eberbach punches nazis - to show that, deep down, he surpasses the bare minimum to be a normal person

(from "glass target")

BUT then. comes the kicker. and i was reading this chapter yesterday so i might still be processing it from how wild it was

edit: forgot to mention lol, this chapter is "seven days in september", part 3

mischa the bear cub, who hates the major's guts (understandable), and has literally called him a nazi TO HIS FACE (no comment), decides that their final showdown will be in el alamein - one of the first battles in the war where the germans lost

he even makes a comment that, eberbach's dad being a tank commander himself, would be ashamed of this battle ever being brought up

and then you think ha! well mischa surely youre about to get your ass handed to you (personally i like him), because the major's dad was in the national defense army, and not, in fact, a nazi

but then the author COMPLETELY backtracks herself (and i'll dig into this deeper). and when eberbach, nazi puncher extraordinaire, sees that mischa lured him into el aIamein, not only is he ashamed, but he talks about it like it and its commander like its a tale of lost glory, instead of being a tale of, yknow, a nazi commander losing the war

(the gag with james is funny though)

he literally says it hurt his pride! he doesnt even bring up anything about being compared to nazis!

and then as if this chapter didnt give 15 consecutive blows to my stomach (and klaus' likeability), mischa was actually right - not only was eberbach's dad ashamed by the (nazi) loss in eI aIamein, klaus has constantly heard about this story since he was a child. eberbach's father, national defense army, was embarrassed and ashamed by the nazi loss in eI aIamein. eberbach, nazi puncher, got his pride hurt because he was reminded of how the nazis lost one of their first battles. end of chapter.

but, heres an honest conclusion, from yours truly. i might be mean

while i think this chapter is... mostly, fine (i really dislike when eberbach becomes much more important than dorian in arcs, because dorian really is a lifesaver), this chapter, "seven days in september" part 3, is absolutely the worst of the series

at best, it is utterly embarrasing to do research this flimsy, and not know what 'the germans' were really doing in the north of africa in ww2, and at worst, its almost ahistorical or apolitical. notice that in most of these screencraps, and i doubt this was just a thing the translators did, its always "the germans" "the german tanks" and "the story of The General". there is literally no mention of the word 'nazi' in this chapter, even when, at least now in 2023, most of us know what ''the allies'' were doing to fight ''the germans'' in the north of africa

but, to ge back to the characters, i cant stress enough how just appaled i am at how apolitical this is, how its simply a matter of 'eberbach is embarrassed cause germans lost a battle here', and not, well, what the text says

the worst part is that like, it REALLY did not have to be like this. this could have easily been another cringe (but understandable, given how openly conservative eberbach is) scene of mischa comparing him to the lowest of the low, and then eberbach saying "ha! i'm not. fuck you"

but, for some reason i literally could not understand, aoike went with this. she went with this, and i'm 100% putting the blame all on her, because i cant tell you how easy it is to NOT make your main action hero be a nazi. because she knows how easy it is - she's done it more than once

honestly, for my own sanity, and for the sake of this character and even the series as a whole, i'm going to be completely erasing this horrible chapter from my mind and pretend it doesnt exist - i Of Course dont expect this of everyone, but to me this chapter is so out of nowhere, filled with such a big a plot hole, that i think it's easier to pretend it doesn't exist, rather than try and justify it. and i would never try to justify something like this

thats it from gio with love byeeeeeeee

[toastess-with-the-mostess]

The Galaxy Garrison sucks ass and this is why I think so Part 2

This is my OWN interpretation, Voltron as a whole never gave enough context about the GG to ever show it in a purely positive or negative light. I'll be excluding VLD, Beastking Golion, Armored Fleet Dairugger XV and any comics here since that's a hard reboot, the original Japanese dubs have nothing to do with each other, and because the comics are their own beast to deal with.

This part will be focusing on Vehicle Voltron and slighty Defender of The Universe, more parts will be added by show

Parts: 1 2 3

Rant after the cut for dash reasons, feel free to add your own opinions and/or additions to the post, I really want to hear about other interpretations of the GG!

It's Vehicle Voltron (vv) time! So like I said earlier, there's 15 cadets who are piloting an experimental weapon at the far reaches of the universe in enemy territory they themselves are their only form of protection at all, therefore The Explorer is huge and does have extra defenses But that doesnt mean jack shit when a Robeast, that's right there's some of those uglies here too, show up to drive them off Now I will give The Explorer and the GG credit where credit is due, the show is very anti-colonization and actively leaves a planet (and often some kind of calling card if in need of help) with the Natives if they so find any However! The GG isn't anti-war and that experimental weapon I mentioned is a copy of Voltron that's made up of 15 parts, see where I'm going with this? Their mission was to find new planets for Earth's (and presumably their allied planets) overpopulation issue, except the only viable planets are in enemy territory, so they sent 15 (assumed) cadets, made them graduate early, and shoved them into effectively No Mans Land I'm not sure if it's ever guaranteed that VV would work in the first place or if the teams just got permission and said "Fuck it we ball!" Not to mention the bot itself is based on a MYTH, and even if they had information to show the GG it was actually REAL, it wouldn't be enough TO BUILD AN ENTIRELY NEW ROBOT Once again I will let something slide in which whatever Drule faction attacks them, it's out of their own will and not because the GG did something so they had to protect themselves, I HAVE finished VV but it's been a while so I'm not sure if the commander of the fleet, Hawkins, got permission to do peace talks with them or not but I DO know that he attempted peace talks multiple times, some worked some didn't Bringing back some dotu here, I mentioned Balto blowing up, Chip is also Balton! meaning that was his home! and I can just sweep this under the rug as the engl dub doing its best with what it got but in universe, we never get to see Chip get told about his planet, plus how far out was the Explorer from Arus in the first place? Hell how far from BALTO were they if Balto is so far out in the first place? The Explorer could've been sent out, they could've helped, or if they couldn't they could've told chip about what they do know and if the people he cares about (and namely Pidge) were still ok Plus did Chip ever get told what happened to his brother? how he was enslaved and forced into galdiator fights? how he's currently on the front lines just like him in order to fight off robeasts?? I know they exchanged letters, but was it Pidge who told him? Or did the Garrison take repsonsiblity for once about the two infant geniuses THAT ARE UNDER THEIR CARE AND PROTECTION AWAY FROM THEIR ADOPTIVE PARENTS (yes they're adopted, dotu has a scene in which Pidge remembers when he was adopted, Chip would've been as well)

In these two shows alone, it only highlights that the GG doesn't absolutely NOTHING and only once their hand is forced is something ever done!

Next post will be about Voltron The Third Dimension and Voltron Force as I don't have much to say about the first

[gothemoccentral]

Thoughts

Pairing: Batman x hero! Reader

Keys: Y/H/N = your hero name

AN) ok so I'm obsessed with Bruce falling for a fellow hero in the justice leauge, specifically in the setting of the watchtower.

Summery: you find out your soulmate is batman; the one man who your sure despises you.

The lunch hall was buzzing with laughter and gossip as you chatted with Dinah, who sat across from you as you both waited for your usual lunch companions to arrive. (It was mainly Ollie, but sometimes it was question when Ollie drags him along, Lord knows the man needs friends)

Your both exchanging looks at the table with wonder woman, green lantern, superman and the dark knight himself.

"He thinks I'm annoying." "No he doesnt." Dinah rolls her eyes, twirling her fork of spaghetti . "He avoids me, and he always critiques me when I'm in the training room. The only time we interact is when he's correcting me." You huff. It's not like you were hurt or anything...

Okay mabey a little. "Well, hes.. curt with everyone." She points out, fork poised for emphases "I know that but.. this just feels different, more personal." The conversation ended as Oliver pulled out his chair, ducking down to kiss Dinahs lips. You look away smiling, but a small part of you wilts. You sometimes wondered if your soulmate would ever love you like that, and your thoughts traveled millions of miles away.

A few days later your called in with a handful of your other teammates led by Batman, a couple of inmates from Bell Reve had escaped and now you were ordered to capture them.

You were running toward Fire, who was fending off killer frost with her green fire, without warning a voice crashed through your mind like a wrecking ball.

We need to bring in backup. Your feet skidded before your body froze in place. You knew that voice. Your breath hitched as your mind put the pieces together, like puzzle pieces snapping together.

"Y/H/N!" Batman called, you didn't see the body falling straight for you. You were still paralyzed from the shock. A shadow fell over you, and a second before it made impact with you Batmans body crashed into yours, knocking you out of the way. You were flat on your back, looking into the white eyes of his cowel.

his chest pressing against yours, his arms around you, just for a moment before he untangled himself from you. "Pay attention!" He snarled with a fury that made your insides quake before springing back into the action. You blinked, before shoving down your feelings and joining the fight.

You traveled to the only place you felt safe crying at the moment, Dinahs room. Ignoring the curious looks of your teammates as you rushed passed, determined to not let them see your bloodshot eyes.

Your bottom lip wobbled as you cried "Dinah." You said, fighting the tears that swam in your eyes. You took a deep breath through your nose. "It happened, I found my-" your voice broke. Her brows pulled together in concern before her eyes widened in realisation. "Oh hon, come inside."

You layed side by side on her bed after you recounted the story, she listened with a sympathetic ear, even at one point given you one of ollies white shirts to go over the black leggings she lent you. You had to get out of your grimy suite. She had let you fall asleep in her bed, exhausted physically and emotionally from the mission. You had showered and brushed out your hair, eaten breakfast out of Dinahs mini fridge, too nervous to go to the lunch hall-afraid of running into him. Dinah had been an angle throughout all this, easily distracting you with personal embarrassing stories and a mariage of tv shows from the 90s. (She was surprisingly a big fan of buffy.)

"It'll all be okay." She promised as you both stared up at the ceiling. "You both will resolve it, and even if you don't, you can always quit." Your eyes widened as you met her eyes "I mean, I would miss seeing you everyday." She ammended. "But the telepathic link only works if your within a few dozen feet of each other, you could always work on the ground, I bet Helena would be thrilled to have you for a partner."

"Helena? Thrilled?" "You know what I mean." She shrugs "You two always fought well together, and she always liked you, even if she didn't show it. She's tricky like that." "I doubt the league would like that." She shrugs "Helenas an heiress, she could pay you." You smiled just slightly, imagining a different version of your life, but you loved your job.

Even though you loved your team, you couldn't help but see the freedom it would give you. The league had limits, and rules, people told you who to protect and where to go. You shake the thought away. "Let's not hire a moving company yet." You say. "I enjoy our lunches together, I'm not going to let one man ruin the life I've built here." Dinah grinned, relieved "good, I really would have missed you."

A sobering knock interrupted your laughter. You both shared a look and you sat up against the headboard, your heart stopped when she opened the door, Batmans intimidating figure looming there. He ignored Dinahs presence, scanning the room and finding you quickly.

"Can we talk?" He asks, voice tense. You hesitated, before nodding, standing from the bed

"Y/N." He starts, before stopping. "What were you thinking freezing up like that? You could have been killed." He said, voice holding more emotion than you anticipated. You crossed your arms over your chest defensively, leaning back against the door. "I wasn't. I was taken by surprise." His jaw clenched, before he sighed, reaching back and pulling back his cowel.

His dark eyes bored into yours and suddenly you felt very exposed. You weren't talking to a mask anymore, you were talking to a person.

your soulmate, apparently.

You absently noticed the tuft of hair that rebelliously curled against his brow. You thought that was cute, before catching yourself. You couldn't help noticing the way his throat bobbed when that thought flashed across your mind. You look away, down the long curve of hallway. "I.. apologise for speaking to you that way." He says. Your eyes shoot to him, but you say nothing. "That's all I wanted to say. I'll see you in debriefing next thursday." He says, pulling his cowel back up over his eyes and retreating down the hall. You gulp, a mixture of feelings threatening to overtake you. You take a deep breath, trying to brush off how much the encounter shook you.

Four months later

You stared into the stars as the watchtower gently turned, adrift in the blackness of space. You cleared your mind and let his consciousness stream into yours, the deep tenour of his mental voice soothing you as he worked through the details of a case.

Nothing big happened at first, little things. But you noticed. The way he would stand just a little bit closer to you when a threat was near, how he always sought your opinion on things of importance, how he would find excuses to patrol in the areas you visited on earth, just in case.

You looked at the green and blue swirling mass that was your home world.

"I dont hate you, you know." He says "quite the opposite." "The opposite would be to feel neutral." You quipped. His lips curled ever so slightly, not taking his eyes off of earth. His smile quickly faded. "I don't mix the mission and my personal life." Your chest felt like it had cracked open. "It always gets messy." You nodded, jaw clenched determined to not let him see your hurt. He turns toward you, and you can see his deep frown from your blurred peripheral vision. "I don't know what to do." He confesses, head titled down. "This isn't just about me anymore." You stared at his chest. He took a deep breath, as if stealing himself. "I'm not saying no forever, I'm just asking for you to wait." "For how long?" The words tumbled out of your mouth. "I don't know." He says. You gulp. "The last thing I would want to do is hurt you." Too late.

You thought harshly, your stomach twisted when he flinched ever so slightly. "Sorry." You say, aching at the brief flash of pain that flashed over his features. You step closer and intertwined your hands with his gloved ones. He didn't fight you. "I can't guarantee anything." He warns. And a his mental voice bounced through your mind for just a second before he shut his mind up tight again. I'm already too lost in you too turn back now.

His thought takes your breath away, but you pretend not to hear it. "Okay." You say. "Just stay with me here right now." He nodded and you look back to the stars as he gazed at you.

[taeyeonsb]

uhm cute pizza boy changbin? and embarrassed felix idk

I'm a hoe for writing things no one requested of me but wbk

@silverwisp-the-insane @chenle @j-onehunnit this is for u my loves

I decided 2 make it changlix because it's the only ship ever and i dont write xreaders lol sorry

how is this so long lmao the scene lasts like 5 minutes im done w myself

here's a masterlist if u want haha yeet

in felix's defense

it's all 100% completely jisung's fault

like many things are

felix was joking!!! and it's all jisung's fault for not seeing it >:(

“im ordering pizza”

"omg tell them 2 send their cutest pizza boy"

"ok lol"

",,,"

"ur cute pizza boy will be here in fifteen minutes"

:o

H A N J I S U N G

"BOY" - felix, panicking instantly

"u have 2 answer the door, sung, I'm not doing it"

"come on lix what's the worst that could happen? just answer it, and best case scenario u got urself a bf!"

felix is going to say no

but then jisung hits him with that ddu-du ddu-du du look

the LookTM

"NO DONT GIVE ME THAT LOOK YOU KNOW CUTE PEOPLE MAKE ME NERVOUS" - felix, panicking instantly yet again

jisung is pouting and his eyes are all big and felix can see all the stars in them and

"ok, I'll answer the door"

"haha weak btich"

“let me at least see what u wrote? so i dont get too embarrassed”

jisung hands over his phone and felix looks at the submitted request

“jisung U DUMMY U SAID SEND UR CUTEST PIZZA”

“sorry lol im illiterate” - jisung, unbothered, chomping on a stick of celery

“at least now our pizza will look great!!!”

felix is stressed out and doesnt deserve this

but!! this isnt gonna work out lol it was a stupid joke and the pizza place probably doesnt have any cute boys and if they do all the cute boys are all being sent to pretty girls’ houses like in wattpad fanfics and it’s not even gonna happen of course why is felix stressed theres nothing to be stressed about

“are u ok lix u look very stressed out”

“im Not stressed out”

so felix goes back to losing trying his best at mariokart

fortunately for felix (alliteration!! bow before me)

the doorbell rings right as jisung is about to win

so felix gets to pause it and enjoy seeing the pain manifest itself in jisung’s puppy eyes

“haha thats what u get u snake”

“I DID THIS FOR YOU”

nevertheless

felix is nervous about opening the door

what if he really is cute oh no

felix is Unable to function around cute people

but!!!! he forges on :,) what a lad

and lo and behold

he really is cute oh no

A B O R T

there is a Small Handsome Boy outside jisung’s door and felix forgets how 2 function

yikeyikeyike

he has a cute nose!!! and cute eyes!!! and a cute mouth!!!! and hes wearing little round spectacles and his hair looks soft and oh no

then cute pizza boy coughs awkwardly, and theres a cute blush across his cute cheeks and felix would like to Die

felix, mentally: *banging two frying pans together on the roof of jisung’s apartment building* WOW IT SURE WOULD BE A SHAME FOR ME TO GET ABDUCTED RIGHT NOW

there’s a note taped to cute boy’s chest written on a blank reciept that says ‘he’s the cutest pizza we have’

again, felix would like to Die

his face is so warm asbfdjs

“uhhh here’s ur pizza !!” the boy says, and his voice is so nice and he looks so flustered

felix can feel himself falling

“ahh! thank you!!! im so sorry about if you feel awkward about the request, my friend wrote that, and im just really sorry!!! haha but dont worry u are definitely the cutest pizza i’ve ever seen!!!”

did he ,,,, really just say that

like did he really

really? by blackpink yas

cute pizza boy giggles (giggles!!!! what a soft and wonderful human!!!!) and “it’s ok!! don’t worry about it, my coworker chan loves it when this happens, and you’re really cute too!!”

changbin, internally: did i really just say that did i really

(this boy is highkey the only cute boy in the world and changbin just said he was cute???? CANCELLED FOREVER)

changbin can feel himself turning into a tomato

then a voice yelling “LIX?” comes from inside the apartment and both changbin and cute boy jump

“lix?” changbin asks before he can stop himself

“it’s my nickname ,,,, short for felix” cute boy (now named felix) says, rubbing the back of his neck shyly

felix is so cute changbin is going to combust

“ah ... m’names changbin?” changbin offers through a mouthful of actual sand because apparently he is incapable of speech

“changbin?” felix has a lil accent when he says changbin’s name

changbin internally: I WANT TO PROTECT YOU FOREVER YOURE THE CUTEST

changbin externally: “yep!”

“well i guess i should probably go :( my managers gonna need me back soon :(”

“i should too haha my friends probably playing mariokart while im not there so he can mess up our win ratio”

neither of them move for a couple more moments though lmao

then changbin remembers he actually has to give felix the pizza ,,,,,, so he sticks the lil note that was on his shirt on top of the box and hands it over

“well, hopefully i’ll see you soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“yeah, ,,,, i hope so too”

and then felix smiles and changbin dies before felix closes the door

inside the apartment:

jisung: hello felix, anything new up with you

he was listening to the entire disaster of a conversation and literally has trouble forming words because he’s smiling so big

felix just HHHHHHHHHHHs right into jisung’s arms, knocking them both down on the couch and hmphs into his chest

“did u get his number”

D:

D: D: D: D:

“ur dumb lol”

what a lovely supportive friend

“well at least u have pizza rigth!! eat ur troubles away my young padawan”

“u are one day older than me boy”

,,,

back at the pizza shop:

chan, being the literal human equivalent of ;)))))))) seeing how blushy changbin is when he waltzes back through the door of the shop: heyyyyy baby changbean

changbin is too lovestruck to even hit him skdjfks felix’s impact

hyunjin is instantly invested

“did u get his number”

D:

D: D: D: D:

“ur the dumbest”

“fear not!!!” chan says triumphantly “he has ur number!”

“what”

“i put ur number on the note lol”

“bang chan what if it was some creepy old dude who now had my P H O N E  N U M B E R do you ever Think before you Act”

“no?? lmao what kinda question”

“but ur forgetting the IMPORTANT THING here changbin!!” hyunjin says excitedly

“which is that chan hyung hands out my personal information with little regard to my well-being, safety, and future?”

“no lol, ur cute boy has ur number!!!”

changbin, internally: omgomg my romance has begun!!!!! when is netflix going to hmu

changbin, externally: “i hate you guys”

then changbin’s phone lights up with a random number

he checks it immediately, not even minding that chan hyunjin and minho are all hovering over his shoulders

“oh minho when did u get here”

“i smelled drama”

unknown number: hi!!! it’s felix!!!! i didnt realize you left your number here haha but i’m happy you did <3

and changbin knows hes going to be mocked endlessly by his coworkers but he doesnt even care

and jisung will literally never let felix live down a single thing he said to changbin, but felix doesn’t care either

what matters is that they have each other now <3