#ep: the battle of the two bridges

[theslayerbrother]

Bros forever, their friendship is Special

[velvetydream]

꒰ :🥀 [ War is over? ] ”♡ᵎ꒱ˀˀ ↷ ⋯

❝ Request! ᵕ̈

Summary : The hotel was in shambles and a certain radio demon was missing from the group. Worried for him, you start your way down to the destroyed radio tower, scared of what might await you.

Pairing : Alastor x Doe! Gn! Reader

Word count : 2962 Words

Genre : Angst, Comfort

Warnings ➵ SPOILERS FOR EP 8!! Crazy Alastor, Out

of character? , Swearing, Blood

a/n : Thank you sm for this request! I love the idea and trope sm for Alastor! Also that scene- oh my, it was insane! I just love what a crazy and complexe chara he is!

Rly going into the crazy Al spectrum here, make him go crazy over almost dying saving his > friends <

Also added the reader being a doe! Hope that was okay! Despite it being a doe reader, I still only used gender neutral prounouns / only used > you < as for describing the reader!♡

Request by : @alastorsdarlingdoe

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Your eyes wander over the lights of Pentagram City down below, a breeze moves your hair, raising your hand to push a loose strand of hair behind your ear. Sighing, a hand runs over your forehead now, slightly pinching the bridge of your nose while leaning on the railing of the balcony. The music and chatter from inside could be heard, everyone was trying to enjoy this night before the battle, but you couldn't help but worry. Worried something might happen or that someone might die, even though you tried to push these thoughts to the far back of your mind, trying to be positive, trying to see the best, and telling yourself everyone will make it out alive and safe.

"Damn it.." Rubbing your fingers over your eyes softly, trying to remove the tears that were building up. Sniffing a few times, your foot taps the floor anxiously while your ears are slightly pressed back. Body noticeably tense and nervous. To many things going through your head, you loved everyone in this hotel so much, that if anything were to happen to someone you would be devastated. Especially if something were to happen to Alastor.

Alastor was one of the first sinners you got close to in hell after Rosie had introduced him to you years ago. By now you two were a darling little pair, as Rosie liked to call it. It did take a while for both of you to grow close and accept these feelings, but in the end, you did. Even though it was sometimes hard with an Overlord as your partner, he made sure you were safe and taken care of all the time, so you had nothing to worry about. You can still remember the day you met Alastor like it was yesterday. Sitting in Rosie's boutique, sipping on some tea, as she squealed in excitement before pulling the red-haired demon over. Of course you knew who he was before you even met him, no one goes through hell without hearing about the radio demon, who overthrew the old Overlords, sooner or later. Ears straight up and turned to his direction, your ears were slightly wide, visibly alert of the dominating and dangerous presence of Alastor. He though simply smiled at you, took your hand, and pressed a kiss to your knuckles, introducing himself to you. It was a beautiful memory. Not so beautiful was his disappearing for seven years, but you forgave him, which brought you to where you are right now, on the balcony of Charlie Morningstar's hotel. Worrying your head off over the ear against heaven and the exterminators.

"A penny for your thoughts darling?" Shrieking together at the voice behind you, you hadn't noticed Alastor joining you on the balcony, too deep in your thoughts. Quickly rubbing over your eyes, before turning to the man you love with a smile on your face. This caused suspicion to rise in him, were you crying? "Oh, Al! It's nothing important! Why aren't you with the others." Watching him slowly approach you, he softly places his hand on your cheek, watching you close your eyes and nuzzle into the palm of his hand. Alastor could see right through you and you knew that, he always knew when you lied, just like you did right now. "Oh my little doe, how can I be inside when my darling is outside here crying and overthinking all by yourself?" His voice was soft, it was only for your ears, he only used this tone with you. Opening your eyes again, gazing up at him with tearful eyes. He couldn't help but coe at this sight, his little doe darling looking at him all teary-eyed, though he preferred a different time for this sight.

"Now, now~ Why don't you tell me what's bothering this pretty little head of yours?" Wiping away the tears on your face and at your eyes with his fingers now, carefully to not accidentally cut you with his claws. Watching as your teeth sink down on your lip, another habit you had when nervous, making his finger trail softly over your lips, letting your teeth release the lip before you could bite it bloody. "It's just.. I'm.. Ugh.. Worried, what if something happens? What if someone dies? What if.. you die?" Tears were building up in your pretty eyes again, making Alastor chuckle slightly, not that you were crying, but that you were even thinking of him dying. He was the radio demon, no one would kill him, and no one would even get close to killing him. "Oh sweetheart, don't worry your little head over nonsense like this, nothing will happen to any of us and especially not me! Haha! Trust me dearest! Everything will be fine." Fingers softly swipe over your cheek, as he pulls your body closer to your face, leaning down slightly and planting a soft kiss to your forehead, before nuzzling his nose against your hair between your two flickering ears. Not being able to suppress new tears, your arms go around his waist, pressing your face into his chest. Alastor tensed for a second from your touch, but quickly melts into it himself, laying his arms around you, one hand softly playing with your hair.

He was right, everything would be all right, at least that's what you thought..

It was as if everything went by in a flash, the exterminators were flying down to the hotel, and everyone was doing their best while Alastor protected the group with a shield, to make sure no new angels could attack while the first ones were being taken care of. But that was quickly taken care of by Adam himself, breaking the shield which made your eyes grow wide, he was able to do that? This was not good at all. Doing your best to help the others, fighting back to back with Angel, shielding Husk from an attack with your spear, and pulling Charlie down from an attacker just in time.

This was truly hell. And it even got worse when Adam suddenly started targeting the rest of the group, where was Alastor? Looking around wildly you couldn't see him, Charlie speaking your exact thoughts that if Adam is here he must be... "WATCH OUT!" Husk smashes into you, pulling you to the ground to the side, where you stood seconds before now an angelic spear piercing the ground. "Get your shit together! That motherfucker isn't dead! So till this is over get your act together and make sure you're not the one dying, 'cause if you do that fucker will have my head for that!" Husk was shaking your shoulders violently, everything that was a blurry mess before slowly coming back to you. He was right, you need to survive this, if Husk said he wasn't dead, it must be true, he would probably feel it if Alastor died through his soul contract.

The fight continued on, after Sir Pentious brought his sacrifice, Charlie was facing Adam by herself, Vaggie was somewhere in the hotel with that one exterminator fighting, while the rest took care of the angels outside the hotel, keeping Charlie and Vaggie's backs clear. It was exhausting, you got a few injuries on your body too, but nothing too bad, the fight soon ended with Lucifer showing up to save his daughter and Niffty stabbing Adam herself.

After collecting your thoughts and hugging Charlie for a while, you started to look around. The hotel was completely destroyed, but with everyone around, there was new hope, with Lucifer leading the group and especially Charlie to not give up on this. Eyes wandering over the debris the hotel was now, over everyone around, keeping your eyes open for a certain demon. A thought pops into your head, making your way to the cliff, looking down, at the radio tower lying at the bottom of the cliff. Slowly and carefully to not trip, you make your way down, scared of what might or might not await you. Would he be there? Would he be hurt? Alive? Dead? Maybe he had gone again like those seven years ago, leaving everyone and everything behind.

Blood on the floor leading to the radio tower made your eyebrows raise, so someone or something for sure was here and injured. You just hoped it was Alastor and that he wasn't beyond getting stitched up.

Reaching the hatch to his radio tower, you notice it standing open. Reaching your arms out, you carefully pull yourself up and pull your knee up to enter the room. Looking up already while entering, you see Alastor standing at his desk, his back facing you, yet you could see the way his whole body was tense and clawing at the desk with his hands. Finally in the room, on your knees you slowly get up to stand, looking at the man you love worried.

"Alastor..?" His ears turn to you before his head snaps in your direction, making an uncomfortable cracking sound, his body turning to you fully now. His eyes looked like nothing before, blown wide, crazy, crazier than they had ever been. This wasn't Alastor, but the Radio Demon before you. "Darling.. You're hurt.." Looking down at his chest to the gushing wound, crimson red painting his already red clothes. Laughter echoes through the space now. "HURT?! AHAHA! You're funny dearest! I'm not hurt! I cannot be hurt, did you forget who I am?!" Blown red eyes were staring right back at your own wide eyes, your eyes wide out for different reasons than his. "I know darli-" He took a step towards you, making your ears stand alert, you didn't fear Alastor, yet the Radio Demon scared you right now. "OH DEAREST! What a fight that was! Me?! Great Alastor, altruist, dying for his friends?!" His ears were parted, flat to the sides, while his hands were slowly tearing at his hair, pacing in a circle now, before slamming his hands to the desk. Shadows dancing around the two of you in the red light. You didn't dare whisper another word, even your breath stocking in your lungs, not sure if you should even breathe right now.

Alastor was going crazy, the fact of him almost dying being seen as a hero fucked with his mind, did he care about dying? No, he couldn't care less, but being seen as a good person, a redeemed sinner, or a hero?! No.

"You know what?! Now! After all this, it made me hungry! Hungry for the freedom barely out of reach! Never have I felt this before, can you believe this?! I was.. AM! so close!" An insane monologue continuing, he talked as if he was rather talking to himself than to you, did he even register you being there fully yet? He was driven by adrenalin, by a close death. Raising your hand, you were about to reach out for him, trying to pull him out of whatever spiral he was caught inside right now. "I'm so close! These constraints must have a backdoor right?! This deal!" Fingers pulling at his locks again, your own hand stilling in the air, as you watch him pace around, his eyes darting everywhere, when looking at you, they looked through you, he did not even realize you were here.

His whole body was trembling by now, the smile was strained on his face, making you worried to the core. Never had you thought you would ever experience such a side of Alastor, it shocked you. Now that his monologue stopped, you took cautious steps toward your lover, your finger barely grazing his arm, his eyes now snapping to you, his ears following. He was looking at you finally, not over or through you, he realized you were there and that he wasn't alone. "You're fine Al, you didn't die, you proved it." You knew to get to him, you had to reassure him, even if it was probably a bad idea, but for now, this would probably be the only way to get to him. "You're right dearest.." His hands slowly lowered from his hair, a few hairs tangled in them from how hard he was pulling on his poor hair. Eyes trailing down to the wound on his chest now, feeling your own tighten at the sight of Alastor injured. This was something you didn't think was possible to happen till now.

"Let me take care of this.." Pulling him to the desk softly, you make him lean against it, as you push his coat off his shoulders and start to unbutton his dress shirt, laying them to the side carefully. Ears pressing to your head now as you take in the wound on his chest, you knew his eyes were following your every move, so you tried not to keep on that for too long. Gathering everything you would need to somewhat clean and stitch him up, the things you had would have to do. The air was thick when you got to clean his wound, Alastor was watching you with his smiling face, while your own was adorned with a frown. It scared you knowing he could've died if he didn't disappear mid-fight, he would be dead now if he continued. Those thoughts make your hands shake, your view getting blurry as tears fill your eyes. Looking up when his hand softly encloses around the one holding the needle. "My poor little doe, I'm sorry for worrying and scaring you." Lips press softly against the knuckles of your hand. Pulling yourself together, you quickly finish the stitches up, then you would have all the time to get emotional and cry. Helping Alastor put on his dress shirt now, he slumps down to the floor, his back leaning against the wall, he was probably exhausted. It would take a while for him to heal entirely and be the old himself again.

"Come here beloved." Alastor was holding his arms open for you, finding a place between his legs now, your head leaning on his shoulder, opposite of his injury, making sure you wouldn't touch the freshly stitched-up wound. "I'm sorry.. I was just so worried.." And before you knew it, the tears were streaming down your face, while Alastor softly held you in his safe embrace. "I know dearest, I know...But worry not, I'll be back to myself in no time, don't you worry." His hand was rubbing up and down your back, while his chin rested on the crown of your head. His words were true and you knew that, he would be his old self quicker than you would know, still, it scared you to know he wasn't unharmable and could die. Hiding your face in your hands now, your body violently shaking with sobs. "Now, now my darling doe, you know I hate to see you cry." Pulling your hands away from your face, he looks at you for a second, before your arms already go around his neck as you straddle his thighs now, body shaking with sobs while he feels your tears wetting his shirt. His eyes were slightly wide, a silent wince from his wound flashing through his eyes for a second, but he suppressed any sound for your sake. "There, there, it will be all right my little doe." One of his arms was going around your waist now, pulling you even closer to him, did his wound throb from you pressing against him? Yes, yet he couldn't seem to care. The other hand was moving its way into your hair, rubbing to bottom of your ears softly.

The two of you stayed like that for quite a while, the violent and loud sobs, soon subsiding to small whimpers before completely quieting down to soft tears silently running down your cheeks. Alastor shoulder was by now entirely wet from your tears, yet he couldn't care.

"Calmed down now, have been darling?" Feeling Alastor's lips press to your temple, you finally raise your face from his shoulder and look at him. Eye bloodshot from crying for so long, cheeks wet from all the tears and your throat sore from sobbing. "There is my beautiful doe, look at you, even after crying you're beautiful as ever dearest." Nuzzling against his hand that was now resting on your cheek, your eyes look up into his. Your eyes were something Alastor always loved, they looked so innocent and soft, something not often seen down here in hell. His eyes cast down to your lips for a brief second, you noticed and closed your eyes, inviting him. Feeling his soft lips on yours quickly, as his arm around your waist softly presses you against him, while the other hand still cradles your face. The kiss was soft, yet full of passion, it was all the feelings you two felt poured into one kiss. Which lasted longer than you thought. Pulling apart soon, puffs of air falling from both of your lips.

"I love you my beloved and I'm sorry for worrying you so much, but trust me, once this is over and I'll be able to roam free, watch me reach everything for us." Smiling at you, he softly rubs his thumb over your cheek before your head rests on his shoulder again, face in his neck. "I love you too Al.. I can't wait for you to be finally free again.." Pressing a soft kiss to his neck, giggling softly at him slightly tensing up from it before relaxing again.

You two took your sweet time together, was that what both of you needed right now, before eventually getting back and reuniting with the group. A new hotel and new goals waiting for everyone.

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[wolfasketch]

Had the random thought of 'what-if I gave Mira a brother?' and drew this guy, as well as re-doing Mira's character sheet. He really was just supposed to be a nice character to draw, but now I'm seriously thinking of adding him to Forgotten by Daylight. I already have so many ideas for this guy and am still figuring things out. Anyway, here's some info:

Name: Mira(felled) Nomura Age: 16 Birthday: June 2nd, 2000 Mother: Zelda Nomura Father: Draal the Deadly Brother: Pierce(monger) Nomura Nicknames/Other Names: Nymph/Little Nymph(Nomura), Secret Charm/Favorite Niece/Young Morrigan(Strickler), Mira-Mira(Toby), MiMi(Mary/Darci), Lady Mira(Blinky), Bat-Wielding Fleshbag/Bat-Wielding Menace/Pebble(Draal), Cousin(NotEnrique), Tainted Troll/Impure Spawn(Bular), Traitorous Whelp/Impure Spawn(Gunmar/Dic), TrollHunters' Pet(Gunmar), my Heartstone(Hades) Nicknames/Other Names for Others: Favorite Brother(Jim), Second Favorite Brother/Walking Blueberry/idiot/show-off(Pierce), Tobes(Toby), Witchie-Witch(Claire), Troll Dad(Blinky), Big Guy/Tiny(AAARRRGGHH), Stink-Ball(NotEnrique), Favorite Uncle/Avocado Uncle(Strickler), Spikes/Wrecking-Ball(Draal), Goat Grandpa(Vendel), Black Death/Dumm-Dumm Prince(Bular), Evil Twin(Dic), Dumm-Dumm King(Gunmar), Bright Eyes(Hades) Other Relatives: Kanjigar(bio-grandfather), Strickler(adoptive uncle) Love Interest: Hades(Bular) Weapon: Bat

Name: Pierce(monger) Nomura Age: 16 Birthday: June 2nd, 2000 Mother: Zelda Nomura Father: Draal the Deadly Sister: Mira(felled) Nomura Nicknames/Other Names: Mongrel/Warmonger(Nomura), Secret Weapon/Favorite Nephew/Young Zeus(Strickler), Peirecing/Bro(Toby), Pecked Pierce(Mary), Master/Sir Pierce(Blinky), Tougher Fleshbag/Cobble(Draal), Cuz(NotEnrique), Tainted Troll/Impure Spawn(Bular), Traitorous Whelp/Impure Spawn(Gunmar/Dic), TrollHunters' Pet(Gunmar), Brother(Hades) Nicknames/Other Names for Others: Jimmy/Sir Jimmy(Jim), Second Favorite Sib/Purple Stick/Purple Scorpion/moron/Lil' Sissy(Mira), Tobster/Tobes/Bro(Toby), Dream Girl/Jim's Girl/Magi Girl(Claire), Troll Dad(Blinky), Tiny/Mossy Muscles(AAARRRGGHH), Cuz/Sock Stealer(NotEnrique), Favorite Uncle/Avocado Uncle(Strickler), Wrecking-Ball of Death/Stoned Sonic(Draal), Goat Grandpa(Vendel) Dumm-Dumm Prince(Bular), Evill Twin(Dic), Dumm-Dumm King(Gunmar), Brother/Newer Brother(Hades) Other Relatives: Kanjigar(bio-grandfather), Strickler(adoptive uncle) Love Interest: N/A Weapon: N/A

Story: Managing to steal some of Draal's birthstone while they were a couple, Nomura created Mira and Pierce as pawns against the TrollHunter, counting on Kanjigar not wanting to attack one of his bloodline. What she didn't count on was falling in love with her children. Adorning the whelps in iron and a spell to allow them to change form without a counterpart to keep the twins from changing into their changling/troll forms and swearing Strickler to secrecy, Nomura raised Mira and Pierce in the sun, far from the shadows of the Troll world and Bular, as well as Mira and Pierce's true identities. What she didn't expect was for her daughter and son to befriend the boy who would become the first human TrollHunter.

Sidenotes: • Mira and Pierce find out their mother is a changeling in the 'Waka-Chaka' ep. • They discover their troll sides at the end of 'Win Lose or Draal', after the Draal vs. Nomura fight. • The two find out Draal is their father in the 'The Battle of Two Bridges' ep, before Nomura is sucked into the portal.

[sanjoongie]

🅶🅾🆃🆃🅰 🅻🅾🆅🅴 🅰 🆂🅲🅾🆄🅽🅳🆁🅴🅻

🌠Pairing: Empire Admiral! Park Seonghwa x Rebellion Scoundrel/Thief! Reader (f)

🌠Rating: 18+, MDNI

🌠Genre: action, adventure, smut

🌠Au: star wars, sci fi, space navy, military

🌠Trope: enemies to lovers, star-crossed lovers

🌠Word Count: 2,819

🌠Warnings: Star Wars terminology!, restraints, roleplaying, seonghwa refers to reader as Star, verbal playfighting, glove kink, switch! Seonghwa, switch! Reader, spit kink, unprotected sex, spanking

🌠Summary: After causing some chaos (and having some fun), the admiral finds his lover in a cell, finally able to find some alone time with the one he shouldn't love.

🌠divider by @cafekitsune

🌠Author's Note: Happy May the 4th be with you!!! as a big star wars fan (peep i went to see ep 3 even the last weekend) it is my pleasure to mix my knowledge of the movies and the games together to provide a fun fic for us alllll. and perhaps iomt hwa hit a little too close to home. enjoy~~~

“Admiral…”��

“Speak up, Lieutenant,” Seonghwa barked from his chair. 

“One of our ships seems to be… acting weird.”

The admiral stood up and moved down the aisle to the bay windows of his ship. His shrewd gaze searched out the ship that did not belong with the others. It was easy, really. The rest of them were in lancer formation and this one was… seemingly doing the spins. 

“Get them on comms,” Seonghwa ordered.

“Beta-7, you are out of formation. Do you copy?” The lieutenant droned. 

“Am I?” A chirpy voice responded. “How odd.”

The lieutenant stared at Seonghwa like he didn’t know what to do.

Seonghwa slowly closed his eyes, lids fluttering due to the eyeroll he was attempting to hide. He knew that voice. He rubbed the bridge of his nose tiredly.

“Lieutenant, inform squadron Delta that there is a rogue ship in the Beta squadron and it needs to be eliminated,” Seonghwa said.

The lieutenant radioed the command, looking uneasy. Someone had infiltrated their ranks? The empires???

Seonghwa noted the particular frequency Beta-7 had spoken on and took the comms himself. 

“What the hell are you doing?” Seonghwa hissed as he moved out of the bride with a quick, brisk walk.

“Having fun,” You said throatily.

“I told you to be discreet,” Seonghwa snapped. 

“Mmmm…” Your voice sounded like you were pretending to think about it. “That’s not really my style.”

“Star, please,” Seonghwa lowered his voice. “I’ve ordered them to attack you.”

“Oh goodie,” You replied, sounding eager for a fight. “I was wondering how long it would take until I got into a fight.”

The comms cut and Seonghwa let out a grunt of frustration. Some stormtroopers flinched at the angry sound coming from the Admiral. An angry admiral usually meant one of their heads on a platter. They saluted him and then quickly marched away. 

Seonghwa moved back to the bridge to watch the chaos unfold from his chair. You drove circles around the tie fighters that came for your bomber ship. You easily picked them off one by one. You had cut off comms with Seonghwa as you fought but Seonghwa knew your belly laughter in the middle of battle. It had mocked him more often than naught. 

You were a smuggler and a thief and a rogue and had been a pain in his side for years. Countless missions had been thwarted because of your cheeky gall to rebel against the empire. Or was it you simply enjoyed the chase? Either way, Seonghwa always lost to your schemes. 

It wasn’t until one fateful day, when you had finally abducted the Admiral under the guise of a stormtrooper for the rebellion, that you two had been stuck together. Your escape pod had been shot down in an attempt to stop you but it had only brought you two into a close proximity situation. 

During the time that you two had been stuck with each other, the admiral had the veil pulled back from his eyes. His confusion on which side was the righteous inevitably led to helping you take down the empire from within. It was a thin line to balance on, but Seonghwa wasn’t an admiral for nothing. 

Once you had rid yourself of all the tie fighters, you proceeded to make a beeline to the imperial destroyer that you were looking to bombard. Its shields had already been taken down by several x-wings, the rebellion’s ships, so it took nothing for you to use the empire’s own bombs to take down the destroyer. 

“Lieutenant,” Seonghwa said in a low voice. “Did you forget to radio to the other ships that we have a rogue bomber on the loose?”

The lieutenant swung around in his seat, eyes wide. “But Sir! I--”

Seonghwa punched the chair in anger, causing the entire bridge to curl their shoulders on themselves. Seonghwa’s rage was famous. Seonghwa smoothed a hand over his hair, his face now devoid of any emotion. 

“Lieutenant, you have cost us one of our destroyers we need to win this battle. You will be demoted and will now work in the engine room,” Seonghwa ordered.

“Yes, Sir,” The lieutenant said dejectedly, accepting his fate. 

“Sir!” Another soldier took over. “They’ve captured the rogue ship.”

“At last, someone is doing their job,” Seonghwa purred dangerously.

This was your typical behavior, after all. Cause some mischief, ‘get caught’, and wait for Seonghwa in a cell, only to slip away later. Ironically, it was the only time you two could get with each other now. 

“Admiral leaving the bridge!” One of the soldiers announced, as Seonghwa swept his cap, and made a rather dramatic exit. 

“What do you think he does down there?” One of the bridge soldiers whispered from his dash to another.

The other shuddered. “I wouldn’t ever want to be the focus of his ire, locked in a cell with him.”

Seonghwa stood in front of the cell with the red lasers, viewing you as you were. You were sitting on the bench of the cell, with your hands manacled, as if it was a nice day in the park on Alderaan. Your aloofness to the danger you continuously put yourself in only fueled the fire inside of his chest.

“I want this entire sector vacated,” Seonghwa commanded the stormtroopers that were standing guard of your cell.

But Admiral Park--the prisoner--she’s escaped several times already!” One of the troopers protested.

Seonghwa stared down the long line of his nose. “Are you questioning my orders?”

The stormtroopers saluted smartly and then all of them vacated the sector.

Seonghwa pressed open the button to deactivate the lasers and then entered your cell. “Prisoner.”

“Admiral,” You replied jauntily.

“Was this really necessary?” Seonghwa wondered. He slowly removed his gloves.

You cocked your head. “You said it was going to be another month before they recalled you back to Coruscant. And the gloves stay on.”

Seonghwa’s nose bunched up for a microsecond in annoyance and then his features smoothed out. “So what you’re saying is that you needed some more jail time to keep you going?” 

Your manacles jingled merrily as you recrossed your legs to turn in the direction Seonghwa was walking in. “You have to accept that this is who I am, Seonghwa. I will always risk my life and live for the thrill of it.”

Seonghwa slowly closed his eyes, breathing in and out deeply. “Then you must accept that my heart beats out of its chest in worry for you every single time you’re out there risking your life.”

“Deal,” You agreed merrily, a happy smile practically overtaking your face. “Now hurry up and chain my new bracelets to the ceiling. It’s been too long.”

Seonghwa promptly hit a button outside the cell that utilized a strong magnetic to link the apex of your chains to the ceiling. You were now hanging by your wrists, toes barely touching the ground. 

One of his gloved hands harshly gripped your face. “You put my heart at risk, Star,” Seonghwa snarled. “What sort of punishment shall I extract from you?”

A smirk slowly spreaded across your face. “You think I’ll supply you with the information for my own demise, Big Boy?”

Seonghwa tsked loudly. “I should send you out of here on an escape pod for your insolence.”

You let your mouth pout and your eyes tear up. “You’d waste our precious time together?”

With a snarl, Seonghwa slammed his lips against yours, kissing you fiercely. You let him take the lead, enjoying the taste of his lips against yours. His tongue pushed inside of your mouth, luring your tongue to play with his. When you did not, Seonghwa broke the kiss. His barely contained lust and anger played across his usually non expressive face. His chest heaved and a strand of hair full from his severe man-bun.

“You finally get what you want and you remain there like this is not something you desire?” Seonghwa raged.

Your eyes dance with merriment. “What can I say, I enjoy you falling apart for me. Look at you. You’re not a cold imperial slave; you’re a monster that is gnawing at its enclosure.”

Seonghwa smoothed a gloved hand over his hair to push the strand of hair back in place. “You make me this way,” he mumbled.

“And I would do anything to set you, and your passion, free,” You confessed.

Seonghwa raised an eyebrow in question. “Anything?”

You look upwards to where your hands are chained. “Do you not agree?”

“Kiss me.” A desperate whine threatened to escape the back of Seonghwa’s throat. 

This time Seonghwa hesitantly pressed his lips to yours, unsure of your response. When your tongue followed the seam of his mouth, he sighed and opened up for you. The two of you kissed slowly and sensually. You wrapped your suspended legs around the Admiral’s tiny waist, drawing him even closer to you. 

Seonghwa’s gloved hands rested on lower back, absorbed in the kiss he finally was able to receive. His world began and ended with your lips. Whether it was from the quick quips you sent his way or how they could coax the most guttural, animalistic noises from his consciousness. 

The kiss broke and you boldly licked up the side of his face. Seonghwa’s eyes were blown already. 

Without another word, the admiral made space between you and began to pull off your boots and pants. He ripped open your jacket and shirt until there were barely shreds of clothes still covering you. And he, still head to toe covered in his imperial uniform. 

Still, you ached for him. He was utterly your enemy in every way and yet, you needed him. 

“Seonghwa,” You said throatily. “Why aren’t you inside of me yet?”

Seonghwas’ gloves squeaked as his hands curled into fists at his side. “Just let me enjoy seeing you like this for a moment.”

You rolled your eyes. “You do not need more spank bank material, Sir.” You said ‘sir’ like it was a derogatory term. 

Seonghwa’s upper lip lifted in a soundless snarl. “You’re the one hanging from the ceiling in chains, prisoner. I don’t think you have an option.”

His eyes skated over your form and you watched as his dick pressed against pants. Who knew what swirled in his mind. Perhaps he fought with himself, the lust he felt for you, who was both his lover and his enemy. Perhaps he enjoyed the disheveled way that he had torn you apart. Perhaps he knew that all he had to do is shove himself between your legs and there would be no resistance. 

“Seonghwa,” You growled. You shook your arms so that the chains rattled. “Enough.”

“Please,” Seonghwa corrected you. 

You smirked. “You don’t have to beg.”

“No,” Seonghwa snapped. He strode back to your form, gloved hands running up your outer thighs, hiking them around his waist again. “Say please.”

“Please, sir,” You huskily. “Put that pretty, curved, imperial dick deep inside of me.”

A small, micro smile pulled at his red lips. “Pretty?”

“If it wasn’t so pretty, I’d hardly beg for it to fuck my mouth, now would I?”

Seonghwa’s lips hovered across from yours, his breath hot on your lips. “We don’t have time for that.”

“That’s what I’ve been saying, Seonghwa,” You growled again. “Fuck me so hard the chains rattle or we’re going to lose the precious time we have. I’ll go start another battle if that means another session.”

“No need,” Seonghwa replied simply. “I can give you what you want, since you asked so nicely.”

The admiral undid his pants and pulled the previously discussed curved, pretty dick out of his pants. He pulled aside your simple underwear and ran the underside of his cock against your slick folds. Your head fell back at the feeling of his cock running across your wet cunt. 

“That’s it, make those noises for me, prisoner. How my subordinates tremble as they hear my prisoner moan.” 

Seonghwa’s hand slipped over the curve of your hip to hold you in place so that he could push against your clenching hole. He had to bite down on his lip to keep in the groan that threatened already to spill from his lips. It was always a fight to get inside of you, despite how wet you were for him. Everything in you always fought against him, even the cunt that called for him like a siren in the dark deep space that he called home. 

“fuck, yes, finally!” You moaned. 

You rocked your hips, swung your body and allowed the chains above you to jingle merrily, as if they too celebrated that Seonghwa was finally inside of you. 

“Always so eager,” Seonghwa chuckled like only a man inside of his lover can, full of confidence that they are exactly where they belong. 

“Can you… blame me…?” You panted as Seonghwa’s cock slid in and out of you. “This cock was made for fucking. Your body is lost as an admiral.”

“In another world, perhaps I am the whore and you are the master,” Seonghwa mused. 

“mmmmm,” You moaned. “I bet I fuck you good too.”

“Star,” Seonghwa said your nickname like it was a sin. “You always fuck me good.”

You groaned and pressed your sweaty forehead to his. “Give me what I want.”

Seonghwa’s gloved hand slapped against your ass cheek loudly and you shouted in triumph. “Fuck you, Admiral.”

His other hand mimicked the same pattern. Then both hands clenched down on your ass cheeks. The casual way he had fucked into, allowing you to somehwat take control, was gone. He fully jackhammered into your body, making the chains rattle and moan with the motion. 

“You arrogant fucking fool!” You shouted, keeping up appearances that you were being tortured. 

“Now give me what I want,” Seonghwa ordered.

The admiral’s obscenely long tongue pushed out of his mouth and practically aligned with his chin. You gathered spit in your mouth and aimed it onto his tongue with a powerful push. Seonghwa took the gift and showily swallowed it. 

“God,” You laughed. “You are so fucked up.”

“For you, Star,” Seonghwa whispered reverently. 

With a loud guttural groan, you came hard around Seonghwa’s cock, being sent over the edge as his cock passed over the spongy part inside of you. His curved cock was practically made for pleasure. As your walls fluttered around Seonghwa, he quietly shot his seed inside of you with the reserve only a soldier of the imperial army could. Some days you wished to hear the whines and grunts from the days when you were in close proximity together. But that was not to be. Not until the empire fell, of course. 

Yoru breaths mingled as you both came down from your respective highs. A companionable, happy grin split both your faces. You could argue, bicker, and fight, but at the end of the day, sex always brought you together. 

“One of these days I will capture you forever,” Seonghwa vowed. 

“I’d like to see you try,” You raised your chin arrogantly. 

“A caged bird doesn’t sing as sweetly as a free one.”

Seonghwa’s eyes shuttered and he stepped back. Just like that, his imperial mask slipped back on. “The day will come. Either I will keep you as a consolation prize--”

“Or the Empire will be ashes and I refuse to let you get caught up in that wildfire,” You assured him. 

Seongwha kissed his gloved thumb and then pressed it to your lips. Your throat tightened with emotion. “You’re mine either way, Star.”

You breathed in and out deeply and then began to swing yourself back and forth until the chains had shimmied far enough that they broke from the magnet’s grasp. You pulled a lockpick from your hair and made quick work of the manacles at your wrists. They made a loud noise as the chains fell to the floor with them.

“Always a pleasure to watch you work,” Seonghwa chuckled darkly. 

You touched his nose cheekily. “I could always show you a trick or two. You never know when a rebel scoundrel might take you prisoner.”

“You already own my heart. There’s no escaping that,” Seonghwa shook his head. 

He made his way to the cell’s door and once he was outside, he pushed the button to enact the lasers once again. “At least wait until I’m partway to the bridge again. Last time you were gone so quickly I might have been suspected.”

“I’m sorry I’m so good at my job, Admiral,” You retorted jauntily. 

Seonghwa winked at you and then all you could hear was the click of his boots against the polished floor of the destroyer he commanded. But that wasn’t all that he commanded. The admiral may say that you had taken his heart as your prisoner but he commanded yours in return. 

[thedarkcircuswritings]

AU where Elder Faerie lives post ep 2 of BY and bonds with Pure Vanilla after Shadow Milks escape

"Staring into the rivers again, are we, Pure Vanilla?" Pure Vanilla flinched a bit out of his thoughts when Elder Faerie approached him on the bridge. Elder Faerie had seen the healer stare off before ever since the battle of the tree, so he should have expected him to not expect his voice while in thought. "My apologies, I didn't mean to startle you," Elder Faerie bowed his head slightly, now standing aside of the other. "I was simply on my patrol and spotted you here... You seem to have a lot on your mind." Pure Vanilla's expression visibly became sheepish at that. Perhaps he was still a bit surprised on how he was able to live that blow... Although the fae king didn't want to think about it. The healer shook his head as he looked back down into the water, their reflections staring right back at them. It was clear he didn't have the words to express his thoughts right now... With a sigh, Elder Faerie set one of his wings on the healer's back, to which the other seemed surprised at, before he spoke again. "I will be here to listen when you find the words of your thoughts... Just let me stay with you a while longer." With no objections, the two quietly went back to watching the reflections and ripples in the water below them.

[say-hi-intrepid-heroes]

alright let’s go over the junior year clues we got in the rick perry documentary thing (disclaimer: i’ve definitely missed stuff, but i think i got the big things, feel free to reblog and add with stuff that i missed though)

[at the bottom of this post I've typed out the decipherable words that plan out some combats and NPCs from Rick's screen. it's the most interesting thing but it's super long so it's at the bottom under a cut]

We get a blurry look at some minis. I’m seeing at least the PC’s minis, as well as what looks like Baxter the Gryphon.

There’s some major shots of this battle. Includes a Baby mini, the Hangvan with some kind of laser canon on top, a stingray-esque monster that is likely Night Yorb (see below), something that looks like maybe an ice elemental or the crystal (see below), and some large bugs and shirtless people. Clearly set in the Red Wastes. Detailed info of the planning for this battle below.

One of the shots had reference boards in the background. One is clearly for the Hangvan (see earlier screencaps), but the other is unclear. It looks like it includes some sort of tennis or tennis-adjacent sport.

Confirmation that Mordred Manor is a set piece.

Finally, one shot showed Rick’s computer screen with some critical info about planning. I’ve put what I’ve been able to decipher below the screencaps. and under a cut, as it’s very long.

EP. 701 DEFEATING NIGHT YORB CHASE (RED WASTES) Hangvan, Night Yorb is giant flying Manta Ray thing? Rainbow road, being chased by night yorb while trying to throw crystal into portal. Crazy gun on rough [roof] that gorgug made, I can’t get a lock on it. Just need one last final thing to defeat night yorb. Red wastes, chasing the night yorb around, flying bats teleporting onto rough [roof] of van, NPC allies, Balthazar, two other cars they are in contact with, tiefling bakers or sidekicks are reveals Stormchaser twister, trying to get a lock onto it, Night Yorb is escaping the world. Maybe night yorb gets away, why didn [didn’t] you get it? And Balthazar died? Murph invented the Night Yorb. Don’t fuck with the Night Yorb. Exploded out of riz’s chest, needs to be dumb as hell. it’s the jabberwocky, it burbled, hugely terrifying, Horrifying cursed thing. Unending night for two months. Dragon sized, bigger than the Hang Van, 30’ wingspan Stars and moon. While the night yorb flies it is night and not day. Not malevolent force, but everything on earth will die Have giant ghost busters canon, Honey I shrunk the kids cannon Driver, mechanic, gunner, navigator (using SW 5e mechanics) Hang Man - Fabian motorcycle Tether is attached to night yorb, either magic or harpoon Night Yorb could out pace them. Could smash van. Cultist of the night yorb appearing on the road, mad max style ”The night yorb is our god” Red Wastes Cultists: Riding skeleton horses, classic fantasy cultists, Manta ray night yorb masks Sword and Sorcery vibes, MUSCELY, oiled, black leather, rings Shadow of Night Yorb Tether must be reeled in over 4 rounds Success Meter - 4 rounds or it escapes Pop up cultists in the middle of the road 4 maps Straight away, gully bridge crossing, rap popping up, giant portal It’s going to another world but if it gets away thats just as bad Ayada [Ayda?] thing built in. Chekov’s gun. Gun has cool helix of energy that is getting cranked in. Gun is on the back and on the hood is a binding circle that Adaine does. Cultists are making the portal. YORBIES if they catch it, it gets bound into the paint of their van Gun is gorgug’s stuff and circle is adaine 6 cultist perusing them, 4 or 5 at the portal, 1 or 2 back up Single person traps, Vulture with cactus MINIS: Night Yorb - Giant shadowy manta ray, inky black dripping, made of liquid, different underbelly, deep indigo or bone white. Made of shadows, dripping aberration, flat plane, long tail, two weird eyes coming off front on stalks. Second set of PCs TERRAIN: Red Wastes! NOTES: favorite crazy dnd monsters, beholder, [unclear word, bu…ette] Fungal Black light portal battle! Dr. Strange battle set, pseudo pods of elder pod night yorb, day glow run fragments, purple stone castle night yorb temple, floor is octopus made of shadows. Starting mid battle. [blank sections] PROJECTION: Counter here of some kind?

POTENTIAL LOCATIONS Basrar’s icecream shop? Mordred Manor Seacaster Manor [crossed out] Strong Tower Luxury Apartments SAT Prep class [screen cuts off]

EP. 704 DENTENTION [detention] STEALTH CHASE SEQUENCE/ QUIET LIBRARY/ Aguefort chase sequence? Combine sets interrupted by having to make it past a hall monitor Underwater? Books suspended floating, everything is affected by water Don’t wake daddy? Start in Library to get to Aguefort’s office Hallway Classroom Bathroom Lockerroom [blank sections] DYNAMIC ELEMENT: Water

CONCEPTS Dicks! SPIRITUAL GUARDIANS - Full service on minis, summons, etc Psycadelic fungal giant, black light, trippy, beautiful Revisiting old set [screen cuts off]

[fyi everything past this point was very blurry, so I could only decipher pieces here and there]

EP. 706 OUTDOOR CONCERT COACHELLA Music feature? Flaming [?], giant [?] [???] Fig and Gorgug on stage [???] Lighting effects, [???] Floating stage or something [???] Demons? PROJECTION: Lasers?

NPCS/ VILLAINS/ MONSTERS/ ETC. PORTER CLIFFBREAKER is secret servant of nightmare king tactical battlefield combat that [?] 2-3 times larger than PCs LED buried inside him [???] Porter was [???] basketball player [screen cuts off]

[the rest was too blurry to make out anything other than a blank section titled ROLE PLAY/ NEUTRAL BOARD and a section that seems to be for EP. 708 and says EXTRA with some blurry words after it]

[magneticflower]

Some thoughts about .... well, that

I'm seeing theories that Jinx isn't dead just based on the fact that cait was looking at the blueprints and such and there was that floating airship and that glitchy bit at the very end but honestly it doesn't stop me from feeling absolutely numb and off about how that last bit went down.

Like, a good portion of Jinx's appearances in those last two eps consisted of her either wanting to die or straight up trying to kill herself on repeat whilst Ekko has to witness each attempt over and over and over again just for it all to end with her just sacrificing herself in the end 'cause I guess she was just never worth saving.

And on that note, why didn't we get to hear what else Ekko said to her at that moment? I felt that it was an important conversation to be had between those two. Like, that whole bit with Ekko also just killed me because he couldn't even cross the bridge in the alternate universe without seeing her body lying on it and its like what was the point of doing all that to him, too?

On top of all that, they have her burn down The Last Drop, make a point of showing Silco's chair getting absolutely engulfed in flames, and they have her use her own little hideout as an airship thing to help with the battle and it's essentially like every little piece of Jinx that was in Zaun is now gone and she's just--- erased.

And then in the ending you just got her sister humming that bridge song and looking lowkey out of her wits and how am I supposed to feel about all that--- she was literally completely and utterly unable to let go of vander on that ledge and it led to her sister having to throw herself at him to protect her so Vi just experienced the same losses all over again except worse because it is really all over. What kind of ending was that for her???

I felt the narrative direction was really compelling in the first ep of act 3 and some of the second ep but I just--- I don't understand the choices made in that ending I guess.

Also, the fact that Singed manipulated nearly every single key player he got in contact with to save his daughter and it actually just straight up worked for him in the end is wild. I guess we know who the real winner is.

[therabbitthatpostthings]

Live Arcane Reaction; Act 3:

Ep 7: Thank god the killmonger cut only exist in the hell dimension- don’t let them give you a fuck ass cut Ekko.

Powder my princess- IS THAT VANDER’S FINE ASS

OH MY GOD MILO CLAGGOR!!!

Jayce my princess I never doubted you. I knew the Hexcore fucked you up girl🫶🏾

Goddammit every frame in this show is a painting

VI MY POOKIE BEAR WHY

There is something so heartbreaking about the Bridge of Progress being used as an actual progression between the two cities. An olive branch. What could have been.

Jayce istg they do not want you to be happy-

BRO HE JUST WANTED TO PLAY WITH SOME MAGIC-

“Viktor is the mage” theory you might just have merit

Arcane artists I will see you in HELL for that Viktor/Jayce parallel of them literally building themselves up, morphing their damaged bodies to move forward.

Ekko and Jinx girls enjoy your SCRAPS-

WHAT WE COULD OF BEEN GODDAMMIT! FUCK!!!!!

Actual fucking tears in my eyes- FUCK THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SO CUTE- also the hard cut to Jayce and the Hexcore glitching like TV glitches as the universe breaks down.

MY BOY JUST WANYES TO PLAY IN SOME MAGIC!

Thank god he didn’t die in that universe too I would have crashed out Powder deserves to be- SHE KEPT THE CRYSTAL!?

Ep 8: oh thank god my Pookies is alive- IS ANYTHING SACRED- why the fit kinda eat tho….

I need everyone to understand I was SO happy about Mel being alive that I barely understood anything those mages said. I was just happy my babygirl is alive. GOD THAT MAKES THE FLOWER IMAGERY IN THE OPENING MUCH BETTER.

I just remembered Isha is dead... FUCK HIEMERDINGER DIED TOO 😭

Nooo Vander- NO VIKTOR- nice to know I am not immune to indoctrination.

Huck cannot catch a break omfg

LORIS MY BELOVED 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

Hi traitor- omg Cait cute hairstyle

The divorce is not going well for these two.

Jayce and Mel have not seen each other for god knows how long- DONT FUCKING YELL AT HER JUST CAUSE YOUR SITUATIONSHIP WENT SOUTH!

The throuple is back together and it’s TOXICCCC

I would just like to point out that when Viktor said this all started with Jayce, the parallels between Jayce and Ekko is still going. Like I could on for pages about these two at this point.

Fuck they made this Yaoi TOXIC-

FUCK THEY MADE THIS MAGIC TOXIC- is it wrong still stand by Viktor. Like I know he’s wrong but he’s so fine. Jayce and Viktor’s parallels, Jayce and Ekko- lord.

FUCKING FINALLY THE SISTERS ARE- well shit

Jayce and Mel, I never doubted this ship. I never doubted this relationship. I thought they were good for each, the rest of the world is just full of haters.

Sevika thank god they dumb bitches get on my nerves, I need someone with a functioning brain cell to lead us to salvation.

I’m gonna be on my fucking deathbed talking about the Zaunites joining Piltover to fight a battle they done have to, to save their homes- to make Progress.

Vi, it’s okay- OH MY GOD

Istg this show cannot- I’m- Ambessa my love I’m still reeling from the gays, give me a moment. VANDER MY LOVE NOOO! SINGED I'LL SEE YOU IN HELL!

Oh fuck- we’re in it now

Ep 9:

EKKO THANK GOD- most stressful 3 mins of my life.

Honestly I don’t trust these dumb bitches at all. Jayce and Vi are like 2 for 2 on losing fights. Ekko save us Ekko. I had hope on Sevika but her leaving is so real. She has been let down by these people so many times- GERT NOOOOO

LORIS NOOOOOO

Thank god fish guy made it

Ambessa rises from the ashes like a demon- I KNEW IT I KNEW THAT BITCH WAS A TRAITOR!

GOD IS A WOMAN AND HER NAME IS MEL MEDARDA!!!

YEA JINX! SEVIKA IM SORRY I DOUBTED YOU QUEEN NEVER AGAIN I SWEAR!

There is something so special to me about piano boy being the one to make the shot. Like the smallest thing can make a difference, anyone can rise to the occasion.

Of course Ambessa is one step ahead

I have issues, I still think Viktor is so hot rn.

I know my girls are getting their asses beat rn but let’s appreciate they let the girls get down and dirty in a fight. No pretty fighting- my bitches scrap-

Bow your heads. We lost THE bad bitch today.

Omfg there’s still like 20 mins left

I should have known this plan was gonna go to shit the minute Jayce and Vi sat next to each other.

Praying for the salvation for my girl, Sevika I promised not to- FUCK

Ekko please save these idiots- SAVE US EKKO.

Jayce understanding that he was the soldier in the ash like yeah dummy- DID IT CLICK YET- Please let Viktor be the mage, I will not let this theory die.

Fuck I wanna side against Viktor but he looks gorgeous in the Arcane.

Oop Jayvik nation rise.

EKKO THANK GOD THATS MY BOY SAVIOR

HE WAS THE MAGE THE WHOLE TIME-

I’m actually in tears this isn’t a bit, like I’m actually crying

Viktor I never doubted you, I never forsaken you, I never hated you, I never turned against you, I never thought less of you. He could have actually succeeded and I would have stood by him.

Oh damn Jayvik nation rise for real, I was just joking the first time-

JINX I NEVER DOUBT- FUCK

This show is so beautiful, every scene a painting. Mel in all noxian gear while still wearing her purple eyeshadow, a mix of her roots but also the promise to move forwards and look ahead.

Yall im so fucking stressed and there’s only 3 minutes left.

No one talk to me for the next few days- I’m going through some shit okay-

[blackdigitalrose]

Wed - Smile Pretty Cure! - EP 13 -15

^^; I feel like I've been saying this a lot lately but some weeks it just can't be helped, will have to keep it brief.

EP 13

Just Reika casually checking out swords in the background, Precure certainly has its moment or more so Reika, I'm starting to have some questions....

After an impressive combo save, that really is some bad luck. That proceeds on to a second day and while a funny response, it isn't a bad idea. Miyuki crushing on Peter Pan makes a lot of sense though.

And it turns out the show agreed... and they purposefully but that image in there.

This ep got a chuckle, even the bad guy of the week was laughing at her misfortune. After the first few mishaps, I was concerned it'd be slaptick cheap laughs at Miyuki's expense but it all came together rather nicely in the end.

EP 14

Pork and soybean? Either that is translation error or that's one of the strangest soundings sweets I've ever heard. Yet, once again, how convenient that the tv has an ad that just so happens to be showcasing something in the exact same area as the Precure girls are going.

Talk about a wild goose chase of an ep, either this lot was suppose to be the bridge between two groups or there is a recurring joke that is completely lost on me? A bit iffy that they kept showing up everywhere they went though. Not the joke that the two who should be worried are having an easy time of it all and enjoying themselves while the other are missing out and exhausted. (Still, this is a 2012 series, you'd think they would have phones?)

Equally so, I've never understood this logic in shows, yes you get a higher view point but at the expense of them being able to see you, which would be much easier on the ground and even if you do spot them, by the time you get back to the bottom from the top, they could be anywhere. Even more so in this case, you know the destination is the Zoo, just go and wait at the entrance for them to appear >.< !?

There's got to be a catch to this aside an extra ep counter because this series is not 25 eps long and this is counting down the big bad? With very little resistance, something has got to give?

At least they ticked one thing off the bucket list but could apparently only afford one between the five of them? That Takoyaki must have carried quite the price tag. Yet no apologies for separating or being mad at them just a-ok instantly. Still a 2-parter is a quirk.

EP 15

I swear... this is beyond coincidence at this point, it is becoming a flat out pattern, is Smile just Yes take two? Just this time the mother related episode is for Mothers day but plays out the same... Still, Miyuki's mum's VA has a thing for parenting roles it seems, that's also Msaru's mum from Savers XD.

Surprising timeline connectivity, guess she went back to get some in the end.

Sheer chance I ended up watching them side by side but by doing so, it's just becoming rather awkward now. On the other hand, why are the other four even there? Shouldn't they be at home with their own Mum's doing stuff? They haven't even handed their gifts out yet.

This was a nice little segment (same message as before though, "it's the thought that counts" guess there's some messages they like to recycle, even if it isn't a bad one) and some quick thinking off Peace. Also, isn't this the first time they've tried throwing down with one of actually villains? It was a really good fight, lots of momentum and teamwork to it.

Hold up, so Nao is the only one who inherited the green hair off her mum? So all her siblings just so happen to look like their dad then? Those green genetics are in a serious losing battle.

See, this panned out exactly like the Nozomi ep, different theme but the gist is the same and just done slightly better and not being told by an external mother figure.

A decent trio of eps, the Smile team are actually coming together quite nicely, they even have some nice combo's forming. Nao and Akane look like they have the potential to be quite the tag team. If anything the villains are holding it back because something has got to give with that clock and those decors. I suppose we'll find out when we hit ep 20 ish.

[stitching-in-time]

Voyager rewatch s7 ep16: Workforce pt 2

This is one of the rare times the second half of a two-parter lived up to the first part. It was every bit as exciting and full of great character stuff as the first part, and had several moments that just about made me cry.

First off, I gotta say Roxann Dawson's direction was terrific in this ep. For some reason I always thought she only directed one ep of Voyager and didn't start to do a lot of directing till Enterprise, but this is like her third Voyager ep as director, and it's a big one. There's lots of locations, big action sequences, space battle sequences, scenes with every character, and some very emotional scenes that were handled so well. Janeway and Chakotay's meeting in Janeway's apartment, where she doesn't remember who he is, and he has to convince her to trust him, is so well written and acted. Having most of it played in the dark, with the play of light and shadow on the characters faces mirroring their back and forth as they try to feel each other out to figure out where each of them stands, now that they're each in the guise of someone they're not, is very clever and cool.

Despite Janeway's romance with Jaffen, I think it's definitely a very strong episode for Janeway and Chakotay's relationship, since he's a stranger to her here, and a criminal as far as she knows, and yet somehow deep down, even with her memory wiped, some part of her remembers him strongly enough to trust him. And it's extra heartbreaking because her relationship with Jaffen feels real and warm and truthful as well, and there's a bittersweet edge knowing that finding out who she really is means she'll lose what she has with him. And Jaffen knows that he'll probably lose her if he helps her find her real identity, but he doesn't hesitate to do so for a minute, because he really loves her. Ughhh. It's so tragic, and honestly after a set up like that, having her leave him behind feels kind of wrong, especially since they posited it as a 'captains can't fraternize with their crew' thing, which is never something that was strictly forbidden for any of the male captains, and besides, he isn't Starfleet, so it wouldn't apply anyway. If they'd had her say to him: 'hey, we're on a probably decades long journey to the other side of the galaxy and you'll never be able to see your family or homeworld again if you come with us' and if he'd then been unable to make that leap, that would have made more sense. But still, I think any parting for them would have felt a little wrong, since the feelings they have are so clear. When Janeway said she wouldn't need mementos to remember him and started to cry when she hugged him goodbye, I got a little choked up myself. Kate Mulgrew put her whole heart into this storyline and I love her for it, no matter how much it messes me up every time I see it.

B'Elanna's storyline of slowly remembering her life with Tom on Voyager also really gets to me. Considering that her pre-Voyager memories of feeling unloved and and like she didn't belong anywhere were the only ones she retained, seeing her realize how loved she actually is, and that she has a real home on Voyager, after thinking she was still alone on the planet, is extra poignant. It's like younger B'Elanna suddenly being dropped into her current life and realizing that she actually has the life she always hoped for and thought she'd never have, and it's real, and ughhh it's so wonderful to see her come full circle like that. Roxann Dawson plays it beautifully, as always.

Harry finally gets a nice moment of coming up with the idea that gives them enough time for the Captain to take the planet's shields down and beam the crew back to the ship, which was a nice turnabout after having the Doctor usurp him on the bridge with his 'command hologram' ambitions and being all smug toward Harry about it. The Doctor isn't an officer, and shouldn't be in charge unless he's the only one left, so it was nice to have Harry's actual experience beat out the Doctor's new subroutines. Harry isn't a callow young officer anymore, and deserves credit for all he's done for Voyager much more than the Doctor, who messes things up more often than not. They ended it with them being friendly and no hard feelings, which I suppose is for the best, but still, Harry deserves to be treated with more respect.

It was nice to have Seven in real clothes here too, it's easier to take her seriously as a character when she's not being paraded around like a sex object in those godawful catsuits. She's clever and determined and resourceful in helping to find out what's really going on with the plant workers in this ep, and I wish the show would focus on her good qualities as person like this more often, instead of just falling back on pointing out her attractiveness to men or her superhuman Borg powers. I also feel like it would have been interesting to explore how Seven feels about thinking she was just a regular person for a while, only to remember her history with the Borg again. I have to think it would be much less 'happy to be back to normal' for her, when her normal is so sad and trauma filled, but maybe having lived as an ordinary person for a while might have given her some hope that it's possible for her again in her real life too. It's one of the rare times I think they missed an opportunity to explore Seven's character a little more, but considering how often she gets prioritized over the other characters, I'm not to sad about it, since the rest of the crew got great storylines here that were much needed and deserved after how often they'd been sidelined in favor of her.

It was nice that they wrapped up the plot at the end by confirming that the Quarran investigator exposed the secret conspiracy of kidnapping and memory wiping people to put them to work on their planet, so that it wouldn't happen to anyone again. There was a bit of ambivalence to Janeway's words at the end about not regretting for a second that she was rescued and brought back to her real life- it felt a bit like she might have had some regrets, but still, in the end, we know she'd choose being a starship captain over anything, no matter what it cost, because she loves Starfleet, and her crew on Voyager. Through all they've suffered and been through, they've done it together, and become a family, and none of them would have it any other way. A really fantastic ep all around.

Tl;dr: A fantastic ep with great acting, writing, and direction, an exciting climax, and meaty, emotional character scenes. A sterling conclusion to a truly exceptional two-part episode.

[where-theres-smoak-2]

Sylvie Nexus Event Theory

When they showed the recap on ep 2x3 I got really excited because it showed a clip from season 1 where Sylvie asked Renslayer what her Nexus event was, so I thought we might learn what it was that caused Sylvie to be arrested by the TVA. Sadly that wasn't revealed in this episode and is still a bit of a mystery but it did get me thinking about what it could have been.

I recently rewatched season 1 so that it would be fresh in my mind when I went into season 2 and I do have a theory as to what Sylvie's Nexus Event was. It's probably a theory everyone has already thought of, I was late to the party with season one so wasn't following any of the tags or theories, but anyway.

We know from Loki's own capture by the TVA that they react pretty darn quick to a nexus moment, its within minutes of Loki taking the tesseract and escaping that they show up. In episode 4 we get a flashback showing us Sylvie's arrest, which is pretty shocking as she is just a child playing with her toys at the time. Going with the fact that we know the TVA show up within minutes of a Nexus Event that would mean, as innocent as the scene seemed, something in this moment was what caused Sylvie's nexus event. I do think there are a lot of clues in this moment that tell us what that nexus event was.

Right before the TVA show up Sylvie is playing with a dragon and a Valkyrie toy. But what I think is important is what she says whilst playing with these toys.

The dragon swoops towards the palace, but Valkyrie flies over, defeats the dragon and saves Asgard.

I think there are two really important parts of this story. The first is the mention of Valkyrie. It's clear that Sylvie is imagining herself as a Valkyrie in this moment, maybe this is even the moment she decided she wanted to be a Valkyrie, which being born a woman would allow her to do unlike her male counterparts.

But another important part of this story is the 'saves Asgard' part. As she says this the TVA show up and arrest her, as they drag her away they zoom in on the other toys she was playing with.

The first thing that caught my attention was the toy of what appears to be a giant wolf, which instantly reminded me of this lil fellow:

Hela and her pet wolf Fenris. Hela who has a connection with the Valkyrie as she is the one that pretty much wipes them out, which is a point I will come back to in a moment.

So I actually think this scene with the toys that they zoom in on are suppose to represent the battle that takes place on the rainbow bridge during Ragnarok. The viking ship represents the evacuation spaceship that Loki shows up in, I think the little figurines actually represent people, the ones that are toppled over, being the ones that fell during that battle, and of course the wolf toy represents Fenris who was present on the bridge during that battle.

I think had the TVA not arrested her this is how it would have played out for Sylvie, she would have grown up to become a Valkyrie, and maybe when the Valkyrie are sent after Hela instead of them all falling, Sylvie is actually able to defeat Hela. In doing this she ends up either preventing, or at the very least changing how and when Ragnarok happens.

I also think there is some significance to the dragon toy she was playing with, although it wasn't a dragon that brought about Ragnarok, Sutur is a fire demon, so maybe the dragon, a creature of fire, was a subtle nod to Surtur.

When Sylvie is arrested she drops the dragon and Valkyrie toys and they fall out of our view, the camera then zooms in on the ship and wolf toys. I think this is to show that the timeline where Sylvie saves Asgard from Ragnarok has now been erased and the 'correct' timeline is once again what will happen.

So TLDR version Sylvie's nexus event was that she was going to be the hero that saved Asgard from Ragnarok. Thoughts?

[lloyd283]

Time for a trip to Ban tan now as it's custom jade armor season time. Two parts, with each arc explained.

Side A: Mirror into the past

"Lan jun has a hard time trying to catch all the new jade shards after defeating the crimson king last season. However, after a shard causes a paradigm shift in the crimson clan, she'll have to go further to rebalance the playing field whilst a stranger brings a dire warning..."

Right, Lan Jun is pushing her limits to try and catch each shard that's appearing, which is nearly every hour currently, and an episode focuses on her learning to balance herself. Another episode grants powers to her friends after catching four shards at once. At a mystic gathering, the black tiger plans a heist to catch the dragon beasticon but is thwarted before stealing a sharded card deck to try again until the cards run out. Here, lan Jun asks of her future, which greatly pains the reader showing her side B events up to the finale, warning her not to fall to pieces...

The crimson clan are leaderless until kai's father wins ownership through combat and begins searching for the shards, with kai trying to secretly sabotage them during the episodes, wanting his normal father back as if the power's driving him mad.

Now, Lloyd fully enters in episode 12 after appearing as a new student and laying low until a shard forces students to disobey everyone and vandalise stuff. As a consequence, everyone is to be slimed orange to show obedience to the crimson clan. Lloyd high tails it and begins moving very, very fast until reaching an alleyway and having a breakdown, causing a unique shard to appear that everyone's after. An indigo shard that amplifies powers and physique. Lan Jun finds Lloyd Sat in a particular way and invites him into her home. There, he hovers, worrying about taking off his footwear and ending up on the porch where he's casually talking to himself. After L.J. sits with him wearing specific glasses, he completely freaks out and nearly falls off the railing, whilst he's receiving visions of 2016, 2017, and The herald showing him the visitors helmet. Poor L.J.'s clueless but helps calm him down, which he says he's not usually like this and presents the indigo jade shard and after cleansing the shard, she teaches Lloyd how to cook as he can't really cook himself. At school, L.J. accepts the consequence, knowing the truth and helping calm others whilst Lloyd watches from a distance, but no one can see him as he's informed of terrible news: The Seven are gone. It's him and paradigm now.

Side B: Crimson Crack

"The crimson clan seeks the power to crack jade's armor, which a terrifying foe uses to her advantage. Before long, lan Jun faces the most dangerous days, yet as the battle looming decides more than just Ban Tan."

Lloyd's now regularly showing up and helping the team and the clan learn of the shatter shard, that can break any armor from a mysterious lady. Before ep 20, loose storylines such as our thieves and the crimson lord's life after season one begin to close as they sense danger looming...

The crimson clan strikes to claim the shatter shard with very familiar fluid abilities that Lloyd recognises as he finds out the paradigm's plan. Jade Armor is hit by the shard, causing her Armor to splinter into four parts, but before the clan can claim them, Lloyd forces the parts to her friends as he gets her to safety. Fearing the herald's involvement, he has to go off to do something else entirely to try and balance things as the others try to save the town. Lloyd's gone to the beasticon's bracelet was made, using the indigo shard to unlock a temporary gateway to the bridge in which he's looking at lots of objects that broke throughout words, including the watcher's broken helmet, claire's staff and surprisingly multiple phones with red paint in a corner, somehow. He's searching for the spare one made when a hologram of the paradigm appears informing him of attempting zero fusion and saying he'll be the only one left as it seems it'll take all her energy to hold it together and passing him the spare reminding him to remember the seven and what they did for everyone. She even suggests jonsey may be a good member. Lloyd leaves and rifts back to give to L.J. with her mother temporarily gaining human form due to what the paradigm's doing.

The clan begin experiencing chromed members into statues and the leader calls for a fight that they all precede to defeat him and opens a chrome rift that pulls the statues and kai's father in so L.J and Lloyd enter to rescue them, whilst lan Jun finds someone else and decides to save them whilst Lloyd brings the father out. It's the herald that L.J.'s going for, and after freeing her, they're launched out violently, and L.J. hits a wall very badly and isn't responding. The herald wakes to Lloyd staring at her with blade, pointed at her having a meltdown over her, taking the seven away from him before looking at jade and standing down, saying she's done enough already. She risked her life to save someone who shows no mercy. Somehow, she wakes up but notes the impact left L.J. in the armor, but her normal self is showing without a helmet. It's certainly shocking, and everyone's trying to see if she's okay.

Lloyd and the herald talk over what she's done, and he's the last of the seven. The herald says she wasn't always like this and decides to travel the omniverse to help make amends. L.J. explains she survived because the paradigm used her energy and can't be found anywhere, and Lloyd has to leave to help assist in controlling the damage. She hugs Lloyd before she goes, but he says he should be the one hugging.

Yeah, that last hashtag...

October spoiler...

[wolfasketch]

I've started falling back into TrollHunters again. Name: Mira(felled) Nomura Age: 16 Mother: Zelda Nomura Father: Draal the Deadly

Nicknames/Other Names: Nymph/Little Nymph(Nomura), Secret Charm/Favorite Niece/Young Morrigan(Strickler), Mira-Mira(Toby), MiMi(Mary/Darci), Lady Mira(Blinky), Bat-Wielding Fleshbag/Bat-Wielding Menace/Pebble(Draal), Cousin(NotEnrique), Tainted Troll/Impure Spawn(Bular), Traitorous Whelp/Impure Spawn(Gunmar/Dic), TrollHunters' Pet(Gunmar)

Other Relatives: Kanjigar(bio-grandfather), Strickler(adoptive uncle) Love Interest: N/A Weapon: Bat Story: Managing to steal some of Draal's birthstone while they were a couple, Nomura created Mira as a pawn against the TrollHunter, counting on Kanjigar not wanting to attack one of his bloodline. What she didn't count on was falling in love with her child. Adorning to whelp in iron to keep her from changing into her changling/troll form and swearing Strickler to secrecy, Nomura raised Mira in the sun, far from the shadows of the Troll world and Bular, as well as Mira's true identity. What she didn't expect was for her daughter to befriend the boy who would become the first human TrollHunter. Sidenotes:

• Mira finds out her mother is a changeling in the 'Waka-Chaka' ep.

• She discovers her troll side at the end of 'Win Lose or Draal', after the Draal vs. Nomura fight.

• She finds out Draal is her father in the 'The Battle of Two Bridges' ep, before Nomura is sucked into the portal.

[poisonedpowder]

Some thoughts under readmore (spoilers ahead so don't tread here if you're not caught up)

//I'm seeing theories that she isn't dead just based on the fact that cait was looking at the blueprints and such and there was that floating airship and that glitchy bit at the very end but honestly it doesn't stop me from feeling absolutely numb about it.

Like, a good portion of jinx's appearances in those last two eps consisted of her either wanting to die or straight up trying to kill herself on repeat whilst Ekko has to witness each attempt over and over and over again just for it all to end with her (supposedly) just sacrificing herself in the end 'cause I guess she was just never worth saving

They have her burn down the last drop and they have her use her own little hideout as an airship thing to help with the battle and its essentially like every little piece of jinx that was in zaun in now gone and she's just--- erased.

And then you got her sister humming that bridge song and looking lowkey out of her wits and how am I supposed to feel about all that--- she was literally completely and utterly unable to let go of vander on that ledge and it literally led to her sister having to throw herself at him to protect her so Vi literally just experienced the same losses all over again except worse because it is really all over. What kind of ending was that for her???

I felt the narrative direction was really compelling in the first ep and some of the second ep but I just--- I don't understand the choices made there I guess.

Also, the fact that Singed manipulated nearly every single key player he got in contact with to save his daughter and it actually just straight up worked for him in the end is wild. I guess we know who the real winner is

[baylardo]

here are my ranked voyager 2 parters for fun please dont bully me thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i should have done these backwards idc.

1 killing game - amazing cold open start to the episode, i love janeway and karr they make me insane theyre great together as competitors and as leaders who want to save their people and they respect each other as enemies, quotable af, OUT OF UNIFORM COSTUMES ARE SUCH A PLUS, VERY unique take on a holodeck episode, love the hirogen designs, definitely has some points where im not paying attention but it feels somehow less than the other 2 parters, another mention of i love karr he is fave voyager antagonist hes literally everything 2 me, the first episode is very strong and memorable to me, the second ep fizzles out significantly but it still has a lot of memorable moments i think the battle at the end is the worst part lmao also that one SPEECH is a real snoozer for me, love the resolution, good stuff. ill get killed for this one but the lack of harry involvement in this ep is a major plus for me lmao. im glad with what he got purposed with, not in a cruel way but it makes sense given what hes good at.

2 workforce - MORE COSTUMES everyone looks beautiful, janeways late series chub is a major plus 👌, shes literally so quirky in this one and it hits on one of my favorite aspects of her character which is her hidden yearning to settle down and be happy and not a captain which she so easily lets herself fall into unknowingly lifted of those burdens, this is another two parter where the harry content wasnt terrible and i enjoy MOST of his contributions his bickering with the doctor about commanding the ship is a big negative but i like when hes whiney about his tummy ache lmao, seven’s bangs!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 we stan, i love jaffen hes perfect for kathryn SORRYYYYYYY i think its charming how much hes like mark SAD, i love the tom and belanna content which is few and far between for me in the later seasons it just hits in a way that doesnt make either side seem self centered or angry for no good reason (rare) like its just them (tom especially) caring about the other which is what really drew me to enjoying them in the earlier seasons, i always love gaslighty lost sense of reality episodes theyre a big fave to me always can you tell, i enjoy the uniqueness of the doctor’s role in this ep it almost parallels what the rest of the crew is going through in how different it is to his normal regime

3 basics - another opening i like, its always fun to tie in other eps (Meld) and a great choice for a returning crew member given the circumstances of this ep i think its cute hes gotten into flowers, this ep has so much hecking dadcore in it OF COURSE ITS RANKED REALLY HIGH, i love the guidance chakotay receives from his father about fatherhood (selfishly it just REALLY conveniently ties into my au really well), ponytail janeway era MAJOR PLUS, i hate nail peeling HUGE CON, love that seska just breastfeeds on the bridge in front of everyone slay queen, i enjoy a lot of the marooned on planet scenes its nice in the context of how resolutions was just an ep prior, we love to see chakotay carrying baby naomi lalala, tuvok with a bow. i would bully him.

4 caretaker - everyone is so beautiful and babycoded, MARK!!!!!!!!!!!, love the nacene so much, this ep took me so many watches and reads of the book adaptation to comprehend ngl its not very visually cohesive, nostalgic fondness? always fun to watch endgame and go back it feels good to go back here, everyone in season 1 is great take me back papa, i was convinced harry/belanna was endgame from these two eps (honestly still wish it was sometimes lmao), i DONT like the quark cameo GET HIM OUT OF HERE, janeway moaning when shes tortured 😳, i hate the part where chakotays blowing up the val jean its always cringe acting/script choices to me, i love the firm uneasiness of janeway in the earlier seasons bc its her first command and she hasnt loosened up yet i just love when her performance of janeway is more rigid and u can tell when she gets uncomfortable idk i love early season janeway for that :)

5 endgame - bittersweet and irrevocably changed which is always my favorite for voyager ❤️, janeway trying to beat her delta quadrant speedrun score, i enjoy C7 sue me, i dont like a lot of the aging makeup that makes me particular and nitpicky lol, janeway throwing a tantrum until she gets what she wants BELOVED, i love seeing chakotay reject janeways dinner invite lmao thats what u get for being stubborn idiot!!!!!!!!! C7 earned, i think its funny and a bit contrived that they needed more reasons for janeway to cheat getting home so they set up a degrading illness for tuvok in the last episode of the show, neelix helping ship C7 so he can have janeway all to himself headcanon, i like the miral casting and i like that she idolizes janeway and they threw naomi to the wind lmao bye, subtracted huge points for ending the show on a borg plot when it should have been suspiria 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄, harry has some bad scenes in this one, i really wish wed gotten that alleged scene of the admiral talking with chakotay about janeway not suspecting his relationship with seven yet SIIIIGGGGHHHHHHH, i love that it ends on a weirdly unfulfilled note because ermmmmmmm i think many of them changed as people in the DQ janeway can finally rest but shes left lacking purpose and i think thats epic

6 year of hell - obviously janeway is a major plus and carries the entire story imo but i DONT like these eps, its got some great moments like i love seven helping tuvok shes such a spanky new character and i honestly kinda wish she got handled more like the glimpses of her growth scene in this episode rather than what actually happens rip, i obviously enjoy the POCKET WATCH, this is another two parter that lost me on cohesiveness a lot lmao and ive watched it many times, you could argue that im too dumb for year of hell (probably) but you could also say that star trek prodigy similarly struggles with its grasp on its portrayal of time travel and altering of timelines as well 🫣, i think about that scene where the doctor closes door on those crew members a lot where his face is like 😐, chakotay mustache 👌 gone too soon, its like a plus to me that its not a borg 2parter but i still think its pretty weak in what little it says about our characters and i dont think episodes where theyre erased from time/memory are a waste of time but their erasure from the timeline in these eps feel rather fruitless and dont feel like we really missed anything by fixing the timeline and thats disappointing to me usually these types of stories have like a DANGIT!!!!! feeling to them similarly to course: oblivion that just felt not there like what did we really learn seeing these characters do all of this stuff lol not much

7 futures end - the writing of this one always feels so expired and dated to me it makes me wince, love the costumes and some scenes here and there but not a fan of the plot, opening scene of janeway playing tennis is epic, i dont have a lot of positive notes for this one im sorry little ones, the dialogue is stinky no good the earth humans all feel like cariactures in their exaggerations because they have to stand out as being “dated humans” against our protags but it makes them feel so inorganic to me lmao BE NORMAL, its a plus that it isnt a borg plot to me but these eps were too early in the series for that lol, birth of ponytail janeway (if u dont count basics or threshold) positive, another cheap way of getting the emh a huge upgrade lmao but i respect it because if theyd “organically” made his holo emitter itd be one of those OP technological advancements that would break the universe with how much it could do, i would take these eps over the bell riot eps 🙄

8 equinox - honestly dont even like these eps very much but they feel more in character than scorpion does lmao, the more alien shaped fellas in this one serve a purpose in their shape and how it likely served to dehumanize them to the equinox crew in order to excuse their usage (positive), when janeway gets a chance to cancel someone for violating starfleet protocol she POUNCES (except when its her), janeway and chakotay back to morchaeling their enemies by fake fighting with each other all is right in the universe, i like the idea behind these eps a lot but the execution kinda fizzled out and lost itself (i think about the emh switcharoo in particular felt out of focus lol), i think janeway wanting to kill a captain who cracked under the same pressure shes been living under for ease is so epic SLAY QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9 scorpion - i really consider this two parter to be the downfall of the series, not entirely because of seven of nine but in how heavily it pivots the series into avenues more directly associated with the other series and the alpha quadrant itself, ive always really disliked how janeway is written in these episodes and how awkwardly it contradicts her choices made in Equinox AND YET her and chakotay manage to “fight” in both instances lmao, conceptually i like the idea behind a species capable of defeating the borg but i hate the visual route they went with them like star treks staple is humanoid and i dont like them lmao, at the end of day what janeway chooses to do is funny and i dont fault her for it but it all feels a little contrived for the sake of drama and getting a borg girl new cast member lol, like if you look at year of hell it seems like chakotay should have been the one advocating for the borg alliance,,, heck look at the ep ALLIANCES like thats chakotay being a kazon apologist as well ://// i love the scenes of them in these eps i love the drama but it all feels unearned to me

10 dark frontier - i feel like i always fall asleep watching this one lmao i have nothing constructive to say you lost me at borg

11 unimatrix zero - im not even a borg!janeway enjoyer dude this ep was never gonna hit for me lmao

12 flesh and blood - incredibly disappointing and thats why its at the bottom lol, such a cool idea for a plot but it turns into hologram rights zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, love the hirogen why they gotta make them so dummy pilled, i wish this was a holodeck warfare ep that involved trying to forge alliance or civil rights between hirogen and holograms and not a dumpy hologram populated ship set with only two protags :((((((( how does belanna always end up in these plots bro WHY ARE WE HERE AGAIN, i fall asleep to these eps a lot too lmao

[golddiggersgraveyard]

Molly Santana "Masonic Musik" EP review☽

Molly Santana's "Masonic Musik" starts off with a bang with the song "Greenlight." The intro song's instrumental sounds like it comes straight from a 2014 chiraq mixtape, which fits Molly's off key singing style very well. The overall Chief Keef inspiration within this opening song comes through greatly creating a raging opener that brings excitement for the rest of the project.

Now we have "Want" & "Nothing like this."

These 2 songs show off Molly's versatility, displaying that she can make music for her underground rap fans as well as her new attained mainstream audience who may know her from TikTok and or from seeing her becoming the newest addition to Steven Victor's Record Label "Victor Victor Worldwide" which she signed to this past Summer. "Want' & "Nothing like this" are mainstream pop centered songs that have the potential to be radio hits. With the production on these songs I can easily see myself walking through a H&M or Forever 21 expecting to hear one of these two songs. I believe that Molly is doing a great job at bridging her transition from underground Soundcloud artist to a bonafide versatile singer/songwriter. Displaying that she can create memorable hooks and leads where she does not have to abandon her original vocal style which make her music unique.

"So lost" seems a little clunky to me being the 4th song on the project it comes in with a smooth opening but then gets drowned with 808s. It's hard to follow this song as the previous 3 songs flowed perfectly into each other. "So lost" has a lot going on making it a battle between Molly's heavy expressive vocals and the beat. I do however like the intro & outro transitions.

"Windows up" the lead single for "Masonic Musik" opens with a bouncy club drum leading into Molly flowing about getting money and living lavishly. This song is very ambient and smooth deserving to be the lead single on her project. Not much singing on this one as she just flows with her rapping on the ambient pop beat. The music video for this song fits perfectly for the spacious and dormant vibe of this song. Being released on August 16th it comes off as a chill end of summer anthem.

Lastly is "Tell me nun" taking to Molly's original underground sound stamping the project, displaying that no matter how versatile she is she'll still come back to her underground rap roots with her flow and instrumental on this song. The lyrics fit superbly as she states "I been getting bigger, tell 'em, "Meet me at the top" & "I know from the outside it look nice, but this shit takes time." Molly is fully self aware that she is knocking at the mainstream music door as she is evolving bigger and better as an artist. The song title "Tell me nun" speaks for itself.

'Masonic Muisk" is a good EP consisting of Pop/Rap hits that solidify who Molly Santana is as an artist. This project is my real first introduction to her being that I heard about 5 to 6 of her previous singles before she was signed. This project though displays her versatility full throttle. Her production team on "Want", "Nothing like this", and "Windows up" did a amazing job drawing up a gleeful head nodding experience that both the average rap and pop music fan can enjoy. I look forward to seeing what is next for Molly Santana as I will now surely go back through her discography to discover what I have been missing. Noticing the turnaround between her debut self titled studio album and "Masonic Musik" was less than 5 months, Molly seems to keep on feeding her fans with new music.