#eh my brain is fried

[emelinstriker]

workin on a sideblog for selfshipping which does feature a comic that's in the sketching phase- just wanted to show a lil doodle i wanna finish up and then use it as that blog's banner

[kindred-spirit-93]

ah right yes my bad. my diamond fortified memory at it again (med school will be the death of me XD)

also i forgot that theres a hierarchy of sorts to the industry so even with good paying clients luc would still be struggling :(

WAIT WAIT BABY MAMA DRAMA?! theos mum got a sudden change of hear or wut? anyway we stan a single dad who kills for his theo <3 but seriously, theo was dropped at i assume his abusive exs house and then luc left, howd the bitch find them? IS SHE THE ASSASSIN? im joking XD

nooooooooooooo not the friend dying! what has this child done? were they a kid of a client or something? collateral damage? did luc specifically have it out for him for 'stealing' his dove and keeping him out of the nest?? also what oath did they take? empire related or a friendship promise thing? ah my baby how could u sunny?

the suicide pact goes hard ngl. i really love the concept of "hey this apartment looks awful with the blood and God knows what else smeared all over every surface and is no place to live let alone raise a child, but you know what would make this better? pancakes."

as in the world is caving in from every side, (im guessing clients come over not the other way around idk) but its in some ways, still their home. where theo walked his first and drew on the walls (and nearly got himslef killed playing with the washing detergent. no i dont speak form experience)

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okokok idea: its the aftermath of mama dove going absolutely feral, theyve temporarily moved into a smaller place after the break in from theos mother and lucs increasing paranoia. or maybe theyre on the run bc the scene was semi public idk just roll w me here

its a quiant little place in the outskirts of the city, belonged to an old couple (bonus if said couple are a. on holiday and the duo broke in, or b. they were killed and now luc has access to the place) and its the homiest place theyve seen. it was so cosy and inviting it was almost unnerving; rugs everywhere, soft wallpaper, no lingering smell of sweat and bleach and dirt, but instead of flowers and baked goods.

wiping his nose on his bloodied sleeve, luc puts the gun on the mantlepiece and goes to the kitchen to fix something for them. something sweet he thinks for his dove. sugar after a shock was nothing more than a wives tale but it was all he could think of. his eyes rest on some pancake mix.

losing a friend and witnessing murder was not something he wanted for his precious boy. he deserved a better life, a stabler home, a dad who could be there for him *angsty pancake making intensifies* while theo, still high from the shock, starts to consider his options.

the meal was uneventful. awkward almost. what do you say to your dad who brutally killed someone infront of you? what do you say to your child after being the sole reason their only friend was killed?

they talk eventually. something about the pancakes being too sweet. luc snorts and goes to clean the dishes. theo makes his way to the fireplace, registering the weight of the gun in his hand, holding it the way hed seen his own father many a time before. ignoring the gnawing ache of his instincts screaming at him to not do this.

luc doesnt see it coming, which theo is glad for. he didnt think hed like to see the look on his face when he turned and was met with a muzzle of a gun aimed at his head. the light leaving in his eyes would have been too much.

as luc lies there in his blood, confused as to why his dove, his gift, his life and his light, was sobbing next to him. he apologises for maybe the first time in his life for not being a better dad (or even better he cries a bit to parallel his tears when theo was born), and tells theo that he was the best thing to ever happen to him, and how much he love him. how proud of him and the science project he missed last week...

and then he dies. or he doesnt and its hilarious. like: dad no im sorry dont go please! IM TRYING TO REST BE QUIET. *beauty sleep joke*

also yes please luc romance (platonic if im pushing my luck) where he can drop his guard finally. unless the whole point is mysterious murdery enemies with benefits lol.

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alternate ending theo shoots himself and dies nearly instantly. or luc kinda stand there, not really putting 2 and 2 together till he calls out to him one last time then proceeds to peace out.

cue montage of their best moments and the unspoken love and all the feels and replaying their last conversation (theos last words were abt the pancakes being too sweet) and he cant cry from the shock so he just screams till his throat is raw.

holding his dead sons body close to himself, wracked with grief and a. goes on a murderous rampage achilles style (and being killed by da police later) or b. kills himself too.

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bonus bonus the old couple nearly get a heart attack opening the door and finding two people dead (and probably decaying) in their living room (on marge's carpet no less).

THE END I NEED SLEEP I IS TIRED

Have some more of the traumatized dumbass (y’all are going to have an aneurysm tryna read the text lmao I do recommend zooming in that helps) and with more art comes more lore. -Luc was staying with an abusive guy until the baby arrived at his doorstep. After seeing the child he finally found enough courage to run -he gets shot a lot. It’s kind of wild honestly. He had like, what? A solid 8 bullet scars now? It’s a miracle he’s alive. -his own kid once had to remove a bullet lodged in his back (that by some miracle above) didn’t permanently damage him. Trauma +1 -he calls his kid “little dove” -his kid does love him. Is their relationship basically dust now? Sorta. Does his son keep on wishing he died from on of the bullets? Yeah. There’s a whole lot of shit, but they do love each other. They’re all the other has, anyways. (There’s also the fact that if they act like they hate eachother, people wouldn’t target Luc’s son) -after Theo (his kid) shoots him, he literally smiles and goes “I’m glad you can be safe of your own now” Theo cries begging him not to die (whether he does or doesn’t hasn’t been decided). In the end Theo is still just a little boy clinging onto his father’s fingers.

[greasydumbfuck]

also just for the record. no matter how much utterly stupid shit i say or draw about him, frank actually makes me so deeply sad. this old man should be picking up his grandkids but he cant. i think about him too much and im so sad

[shima-draws]

Law’s VA also voices Neuvillette and I didn’t KNOW?? What is WRONG with me!!!!

[stormyoceans]

Have you seen GAP the series?? Personally I thought it was trash. So bad, but I heard they changed the script so many times so it was bound to happen. I didn’t watch Marvellous Dream but everyone says it was bad too. Now Loyal Pin is starting and I don’t want to give that a chance either. What the heck, Idol Factory? I’m not saying they’re masterpieces but their BLs are good. Why can’t they make good GLs?

i have indeed watched GAP but i have to admit that it’s hard for me to be as objective about this show as i usually try to be with all the media i consume, because while part of me KNOWS it’s not the best series, im also very fond of it for what it represented as the first fully fledged GL we’ve ever gotten

im also aware i tend to be more forgiving towards GLs compared to BLs, mostly because BL shows have been around for years and were allowed to sometimes be pretty bad as they experimented and tried things out, while as it often happens with women i feel like a lot of people expected GLs to be nothing short than perfect from the get go and refuse to allow even the smallest misstep

all this being said, my marvellous dream is you was definitely (and unfortunately) not a good show (albeit i did weirdly enjoy some parts of it), and if you already didn’t like GAP you for sure wouldn’t like mmdiy either, because sadly i think this series has all the flaws GAP had but magnified 10 times: the main pairing keeps running around in circle about the same misunderstandings over and over again, the miscommunication goes through the roof, the relationship is very unbalanced, there are way too many characters who are there just for the drama and aren’t given enough space or depth (people saying we only got crumbs for chainpun in we are, well, let me tell you….. it can be worse ;;;;;;;), the pacing is a mess, and im sure im forgetting something else too. there could have been one saving grace in my marvellous dream is you (the fantasy element), but even that was neither explored nor narratively used at all

what i think it’s interesting is that both series were adapted by novels from the same author, so i do wonder which of those issues are due to the original material and which ones are due to idolfactory itself, because while an adaptation can definitely try to fix certain things, it also depends on how much artistic license they can actually take (this is why im very curious to see how GMMTV is gonna adapt pluto and us, since they’re also stories from that author)

as for the loyal pin, i haven’t been able to start it yet (petition to get an extra day in the week just to watch my shows), however im really looking forward to finally be able to, because this time the original novel is from a different author, so im hoping it won’t have the same issues when it comes to the plot and the characters

so yeah, i do think that there are some stylistic choices that are very typical of idolfactory that they should probably revisit (for example, having a big cast and pretty long episodes), but when it comes to GL specifically maybe they just didn’t pick the best material (or the right one for them as a company), so i hope the loyal pin is gonna be their turning point and that future projects will get better and better!!!!!

[brinnanza]

You know that episode of mash where hawkeye and bj bat puns back and forth in the OR while they're cleaning like "get along, little doggie!" "I had a long little doggie once" "Oh, a little hot dog!" "I relish these conversations" etc yeah that's an average day in my house. today for example, I fished out some rum that's been in my trunk since my friend got married like three years ago and joe was like, make sure it's still rum and not idk bad tasting water. so I opened the bottle to sniff as I was putting it away, and I yelled, "IT'S RUM, DOG." from the other room joe shot back, "what's rum dog???" and without missing a beat I said "NOTHIN WHAT'S THE MOTTO WITH YOU"

[mechahero]

//lambda post

[t-lostinworlds]

i really really reaaaaallly want to post this fic today. but it’s gotten so out of hand and i don’t think i have the mental capacity to reread 15k words over and over in a span of a few hours. SO. will u guys be up for a non proofread fic? ALSKALSKALKAS 

[robyn-goodfellowe]

if i start posting strings of numbers or letters that aren't clearly letterposting or ominous tags that start with / before august you guys have to take me out back and put me down like a lame horse. i'm serious

[bidisaster-peanut-romano]

I was kind of wondering what you thought of Duncan/Beatrice? idk been thinking of Duncan's previous relationship with the other nerds and Dan back when he was a nerd lately

hi dear!!

unfortunately, i actually tend to think of beatrice as a freshman, while duncan dropped out last year (he would be a junior now). so i figure they didn't really manage to meet

but, let's imagine for a second!! that, for some reason- perhaps through zoe?- the nerds manage to get back the contacts with duncan.

i think it would be really cute?? like, on one side there's beatrice; she thinks of herself as insecure, but she's so aware of her own worth!! she's terribly anxious and the interactions with the other students are so bad for her, but she is so self-aware and is confident about her knowledge. what she needs is to be shown how much she can shine as a person, and she doesn't always sees in herself the strength to keep going forward, towards her dreams.

on the other hand, duncan is insecure, his confidence constantly faltering, but he's learnt to... lay back, to let things happen as they do. he's learnt what he can do to deal with the situation at hand; he can't change the past, nor would he go back to school (at least, not high school), but he's still got this dim passion inside him. just that this passion has ruined him in the past, so i figure he'd be almost scared to act on it, hiding it away inside.

if they met i think they would be able to give so much to each other actually. beatrice would remind duncan how much he loved all of this, show him that he doesn't need to lock it away to be safe, that he has now found someone to share it with. and duncan would show beatrice how much she's worth, let her realize that she's so much stronger than she thought, and that if that's her passion? a bit of fear won't stop her ever.

also yeah duncan would love the g&g game nights. he misses his friends so much alright. and they miss him a lot too. melvin wants a hug from him

[emelinstriker]

my genshin brain be like

just had a lowkey inner panic attack cuz first time i got the message of "login attempts exceeded. account frozen for 20 minutes." in genshin fdghfnghfdnhfdgdfgdf

like- it ain't my acc, it's my friend's acc cuz they asked me to help work on their new fontaine characters since they don't get to play much- at least the 20 min frozen acc thing doesn't exactly do much since my friend won't login today again anyway fhgnfhgnhfg

but they most likely changed their pw for like the 2nd time since i've started helpin them a couple months back and apparently didn't tell me again istg-

but like they literally asked me to help with their newest chars just today a few hours ago i-

sent them a screenie of the message and am now waiting, but will probs have to wait till tmrw, which is fine, but i was planning on lettin another friend yoink some beetles for her wriothesley while i continue gettin the desert to 100% fhgnfhghfg

[flamestar126]

I don't know what im doing. This is the first weekend in a long time where I just don't know what to do with myself. I really dont get enough free time to do stuff actually for me anymore. Im usually doing or creating things for someone else and like right now. I love making them but

i dont wanna do anything but there's people waiting and deadlines to meet and preparing so im not completely stressed later. I havent wanted to do anything in a long time. Like draw or talk. My brain has been so foggy since the start of the year.

I genuinely cant think of my usual funny comments or ideas. I wanna be fun but my head is so empty most of the time i cant even think to respond cuz brain fog is so bad. I wanna do nothing and say nothing.

[blackjackkent]

The dwarves we rescued are very enthusiastic about the new fight against their enslavers.

Hell yeah. Let's go get his ass.

A few rooms up, we find a crowd of Shar soldiers, a mage casting some sort of spell...and a man - tall and grey-haired, with blood-red robes and a piercing, cruel gaze - that Caden would recognize anywhere.

He surges forward, and as he does, the soldiers close ranks around Alorgoth, weapons drawn. The man himself seems utterly unfazed, even bored, as if more irritated by the interruption Rasaad poses than concerned by his threat.

He barks out an order to the mage, waving one hand dismissively, and his voice resonates weirdly in the crystal-filled cavern.

Excuse me, what?

But he's gone - disappeared through the portal, and in his place tens, then hundreds of shadowy forms begin to pour out, all gibbering with rage and undirected violence.

At first Caden draws his sword as if to defend them - but it is obvious almost from the start that the battle is hopeless. There is only one choice.

"Through the portal!" he shouts above the sudden din. "Go!"

A blind, desperate run, shouldering through the creatures, side by side-- they reach the strange, undulating circle of light and throw themselves forward through it and fall...fall into a world of neverending shadow.

[just-a-hopeless-wanderer]

Anyone who can actually write any kind of music is a wizard, I'm convinced

[hiding-in-my-blanket-fort]

Soap is THE BEST at healing any social trauma you might have.

He adopts you instantly and he's not shy about it. Slinging an arm around your shoulders as if you've been best friends forever. Sitting next to you and leaning back against you with a big yawn. "What a day, eh?"

Maybe physical contact is a mystery to you because you just...haven't experienced much of it before. With Soap, he acts like it's as easy as breathing.

When you enter the cafeteria, or meet up for lunch, he raises his arm and shouts, "Get over here. Saved a seat for ya."

Steals your fries/chips. Partly because he's a pain in the ass and it's his weird way of showing his affection. Partly because he's challenging you to play along with some friendly banter.

"Are ya just gonna let me rob ya blind without sayin' a word about it? Come on. Let out that mean streak. I know you've got it in ya."

Eventually, you become so comfortable with each other, that when Soap tries to steal a fry/chip, you elbow him away. He elbows back. And it becomes a shoving match (you will lose).

In group settings, Soap has a tendency to get caught up in the moment. He's an adrenaline junkie so he'll get a social buzz pretty quick. But he won't let you get lost in the mayhem. He bounces back to check in with you, or pulls you into the fray (if you're up for it).

Hypes. you. the fuck. up. Oh my god. This man is so damn proud of you just for existing????

Even when it confuses you and you're like, "I'm really not all that."

Doesn't matter. Soap is proud of you for being you.

If you have a personal challenge that other people have deemed "small" or "irrelevant", i.e. anxiety around ordering food for yourself, Soap recognizes the effort it costs you, and he celebrates with you when you conquer it.

Say goodbye to your personal space. Soap doesn't know the meaning of that term.

Big enthusiastic bear hugs that make your ribs creak and your toes lift off the ground.

On movie nights, he flops down onto the couch practically on top of you, pressed shoulder to shoulder, and flicks popcorn at you.

Makes a little smiley face on your knee out of M&Ms or Skittles.

When you have plans for the day, he's an obnoxiously early riser. So he'll just barge into your living space, annoyingly cheerful. If you don't respond quickly enough, he'll pummel you with a pillow until you get up.

He talks over you and interrupts, but it's because of his ADHD brain kicking into overdrive, not because he's ignoring you. Sometimes he'll catch himself doing it and curses himself for not letting you get a word in edgewise.

When you get really comfortable with each other, just punch his arm and tell him to shut the fuck up, I was talking, dumbass.

Sometimes, Soap runs his mouth. And he says shit without thinking it through. It hurts you, even though you know he didn't mean it.

But he's a really good friend, and you don't want to mess up your friendship by saying anything. So you just get really quiet and try to cope with it on your own.

Soap doesn't always notice that something is off at first. When he catches on that you've been out of sorts, he pulls you aside and he's genuinely serious when he asks what's wrong.

You expect him to laugh it off when you explain that he hurt you. Soap is rarely serious around you, right? But he's instantly apologetic and it kinda throws you for a loop because he's not joking around like he usually is???

He tries to make it up to you, typically through food, or letting you win at your favorite game. Anything to lighten the mood and get things back to normal between the two of you.

Then he'll ask, "Are we good?" with the most earnest look. It knocks the breath out of you because you're a traumatized little bean. People don't usually take your feelings into consideration like this.

If someone in the group makes a joke at your expense, Soap has zero problem calling out that shit. He'll tease you, but he won't tolerate anyone putting you down.

Because Soap is so friendly, you really have to TELL HIM that you don't feel like coming out of your shell sometimes. He wants to see you thrive, to show you off, and get everyone else to see how awesome he fully believes you are.

But there are times when you're just not up for it.

Soap is more than happy to accommodate you though. If all you want to do is stay in and watch movies, he'll build you a gigantic blanket nest or a big blanket fort, with plenty of snacks, and settle in for the night.

Masterlist

[honey-minded-hivemind]

Something Wicked This Way Comes AU Skits:

A government agent: Would you like to join our team of highly trained and special indivi-

Reader: F*ck off

Government agent: I really think you'd like this program of ours-

Reader: I said f*ck off

Government agent: But you haven't even heard of what you'd get-

Reader: I'd get brainwashed and set on your personal enemies like a dog, believe me, we know the shtick, now f*ck off! I'm drinking my beer!

Reader: is nursing on a root beer

Government agent: knocks the drink out of Reader's hands

Reader: ...

Reader: You little f*ckin' @&>/ !!!! tackles them, biting and scratching, then kicks them out of the soda shop

Reader, answering why they haven't sought out their old "pals", Wolverine and Sabretooth: Well, would YOU try to seek out someone who you haven't had a decent conversation with since the early 1900s who then stabbed you in the guts after his brain got scrambled, or seek out the guy who got so fried in the noggin he tossed ya off a freakin' cliff after beating you to a bloody pulp? No? Well, that's what I thought!

The X-Teens: What the h*ll??!!😨😰

The Brotherhood: That's b*dass!!!🤩😍

The adults: Who did you say you were, again, Mx. Reader? 🧐🤨

Wolverine: I tore their guts out? Poor kid... Hmmm... something still isn't adding up...

Sabretooth: Eh, I toss a lot of people off a cliffs... and turn a lot of people into bloody pulp. Good on them for surviving! Except they seem too familiar to be just a random hit...

Reader: sweating bullets Um... I'm... leaving, right now! runs off, disappearing into the streets

Everyone: ... Okay, we need them as our new member-

Reader, seeing the X-Teens broke into their house and took something: Oh you little...

Reader: JAMES LOGAN CREED HOWLETT!!! GET YOUR F*CKIN *SS DOWN HERE TO FIX YOUR BRATS' MESS, OR SO HELP ME I WILL DRAG YOU BACK HERE BY YOUR F*CKIN' EAR!!! DO YOU HEAR ME?!?!?!

Logan: Who the h*ll is screaming at 1:00am in the morning?!

Logan: spots his kids sneaking into the mansion carrying an old and stained box

Logan: Kids. What. Did. You. Do.

The X-Teens: ... Um... we, um... maybestolesomethingfromReader!! But we had to! They're not telling us something, and we think it's important!

Logan: Well, it looks like you're all returning it, unless you want to be in the Danger Room for the next five hours 😡

The X-Teens: Please, just a peek! 🥺

Logan: ... Ugh, fine, just one look. Then we're gettin' in the car and returning it, you hear me?

The X-Teens and Logan, looking into the box: 😶

The box: full of video tapes, recorders, old papers and journals, and different rocks and fossils and old heirloom jewelry

Logan: Okay, fine, you take one thing, something that would be hard to miss-

Kitty: Done! grabbed an old recorder

Logan: I'll hold onto that, since you kids got us into this mess

Later-

Logan, listening to one of the many recordings in shock: It's been nearly two centuries, but I still miss James and Victor, even if they were both quite brash at times... Boys, right? ... Ha... I think Jimmy is called "Logan" nowadays... I think I should leave him be; he seems happy with his friends, he doesn't need me anymore... I suppose Victor doesn't need me, either... I guess it's hard to miss someone that they can't remember... well, I think that perhaps this summer I'll be able to finally pass-

Logan: pauses the old recording

Logan: ... I need to find them, NOW-