#figgy rambles

[figgyblossom]

OKAY SO IVE BEEN WATCHING WILL TRENT

no, have never read, and I do apologize to those read-before-the-show folks, I have seen many folks not ~loving~ the adaptation

HOWEVER I have not read and I LOVE it,,, big fan,, hits all the right bits for me,,, etc etc etc

Anyway, have been catching up on thebshow cuz I didn't watch for a bit and I just gotta say... LOVING the Will/Angie/Nico/Betty found family/trauma fuxking complicated relationship but so much love shit idk

Also super obsessed with the Faith/Charles arc like UGH OHMYGOD

Okay sorry I'm just rly.. really enjoying this show and it's been a long time since I've had the nervy and emotional capacity to watch something new and continue it and yea... end ramble. Thanks for listen.

[figgyblossom]

okayokayokayokay but actually!!!!!!! but also it all feels so different? Like I stopped watching DW towards the end of Matt Smith and had had rly mixed feelings abt a lot of the changes and the way the story was going/being written (I could have drafted a 10pg essay on my issues with Moffat becoming head writer, and I lost steam rly quickly after that), and I want so so so do badly to return to Who, I feel like there have been good things I've missed and that this next season is going to be so fun esp with Davies coming back, but fuuuuuuuuck I put so many years and so many feelings into that show and and like .. idk ... returning to a show that I loved (and love) so deeply is super scary? And emotionally overwhelming???

OKAY AND LIKE ALSO @ "want to watch them 20+ yrs old" I want to badly to watch some of the new star wars shit that's come out, but I've become so exhausted by the sequel after sequel after two part sequel of every fucking thing that had ever existed while also the quality of those same movies have just gone down hill and the people making everything happen are overworked and underpaid and everything feels like a cash grab rather than a passion project addition to a beloved series?????????????????

honestly it's been too long since i got overly invested in some weird old scifi show. i miss it.

[severevoiddragon]

My dad: *laughter*

My mum: what's that?

My dad: figgy pudding

Me, overhearing it: *war flashbacks*

[ray-venous]

Y’all know that song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas? There’s a lyric I forgot

“Now bring us some figgy pudding”

A second lyric is: “we won’t go until we got some”.

It’s Childe’s family. Tell me I’m wrong.

[dykewinry-moved]

whenever i see the figgy pudding video i recite it in my head like how america makes kids recite the national anthem

[fullofworm]

ugh this fucking guy

[signanothername]

Buckle your seatbelt

Fic list Part 1:

Rescue Bots Oneshots: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39628227/chapters/99202857

4 mostly Heatwave focused short stories. They read like webisodes, very fun, very in character in my opinion. (One if my faves!)

It's What Heroes Do: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46934869/chapters/118231261

It’s Heatwave and Kade centric, Angsty, and unfinished but Oh so good 😭

Night-Time Treats: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45774670

Very short and fun story about Blades and Boulder getting into nighttime mischief, and Kade, literally, paying for it.

Figgy Puddin' Is Not a Repellent: https://archiveofourown.org/works/642099#main

Christmas special! It’s a bit of an old one, and the characters can come off as slightly flanderized, but still fun.

Tricks: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23099389#main

Baldes and Chase short story!!!

Control Freak Out: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4292823#main

Alternate ending to the episode: Spellbound is an interesting yet sad exploration of the Bot’s perspective. I personally love it when the writing feels like straight out of the show, so this one is another fav!

The Thinker, The Feeler: https://archiveofourown.org/series/479644

A collection of multiple stories focused on the friendship between Heatwave and Chase. Very heartfelt, they make me soft.

Build a New Tomorrow: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5756380

Heatwave and Cody have a nice moment (M/M is tagged, but the interaction is completely platonic)

Truth or Dare??: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5732581

The Bots are bored, hijinks ensue!

Rescue Bots Extreme Shred: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4755017/chapters/10871285

8 short stories that play with a lot of fun concepts. They’re great, I love them.

WONDERFUL

Time to ramble >:)

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-RB oneshots:

really nice for a quick read, I especially love chapter 2 and 3 they were super nice

I now need more Dad OP for HW and more Hightide and Quickshadow snarky duo ycvuhvvh

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-it’s what heros do:

Ok wow it’s not like I needed my heart hchcchhcjv

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-Night time treats: CANON

I LOVE this one, we need more bots causing chaos

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-figgy puddin' is not a repellent:

This was really nice to read, gotta love silly fluffy fics with some chaos sprinkled in

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-Tricks:

You gotta know how much i adore siblings Chase and Blades so this story has a special place in my heart, they feel super in character too <333

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-control freak out:

GODDAMN THIS REALLY TORE MY HEART OUT MAN

LOVE IT

And it does genuinely feels like I’m just reading an alternative script for the show, the writer did amazing with keeping them in character while writing a completely different circumstance

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-the thinker, the feeler:

I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED TO SEE AMICA ENDURA HEATWAVE AND CHASE TILL NOW

This story’s dark turn with the headcanon of why Chase’s who he is??? BEAUTIFUL

Ngl my favorite so far hcchhchc

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-build a new tomorrow:

Awww this one’s really fluffy i love it <333

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-truth or dare??:

Ok this one made me laugh, i love how chaotic these bots can be when bored chhcch

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-rescue bots extreme shred:

Loved all of these oneshots! I especially love chapter 5 and 6! They’re my favorite

Chapter 2 made me realize I need more Chase and Frankie duo jvvvvjjv

Also damn Chase really was out to get Kade in chapter 3 huh, and while it feels a tiny bit out of character, the interaction itself was spot on, with Chase not raising his voice and instead have that cold kinda rage, love it

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All these were amazing thank you for recommending them <333

Imma read through the second list then reply to that ask too asap >:)

[figjamcookie]

‘dual type’ cookies could even have their own versions of the Legendaries they follow.

Like Pirate could be following Stormy Sea Fairy, some ‘dark’ type cookies who used to be ‘light’ cookies could follow Alluring Crescent Moon. You could even have ‘earth’ type cookies choose to follow Guardian of the Millennial Tree rather than the Millennial Tree himself and ‘light fire’ types following Lord of Flame. 

I think that would be a fun way to play with the legendaries different costumes (i hope the others get cool costumes soon....)

[reidology]

I MISS MY BIG BABY KITTY FIGGY 🥺💜💜💜

[figgyblossom]

I rly wanna take a bath but I don't want to take the post-bath shower :( this is a silly complaint but I don't like skipping the shower after cuz it makes me feel kind of gross lol (ik ik my life is so hard)

BUT reading my book in the bubblebath sounds fucking wonderful and my roommate won't be home for another 3 hrs so rly it's the perfect time......

[bumblingbunny]

Caramel: So I haven't seen you around before the last couple of weeks. You an incoming freshman at Briechester or something?

Figgy: Oh no! I'm uhh actually from Sherbert Shores? Just taking some classes at Briechester this semester.

Caramel: Wow! So you're from abroad huh? What about the people that come in with you sometimes?

Figgy: People? Oh umm, yeah. There's actually a group of us visiting. My umm, older sister and her friend and then there's Cotton who's my friend and Lavender although she's only here for about a month. Oh and my friend Waterloo is going to arrive later.

Caramel: That's quite a crew.

[severevoiddragon]

m y dash-

[sapphicluxanna]

one of my favorite things is blanket time with figgy. when I’m laying on the couch under a blanket I have to lift it up and he jumps in and purrs and goes to sleep under the blankets with me. my heart is full

[spockulative]

taylor swift 👀 is releasing 👀 her version 👀 of red 👀 in november

only 5 months to go

[gmwsuperfan5467890]

Hi there!

What are your thoughts about the last episode of tuca and bertie? Feel free to ramble

Hi!

I loved the last episode! It definitely delved more into the generational aspect of Bertie’s trauma and how Bertie’s mum affected Bertie. We can see that Bertie’s mum loves her, as shown by the stop motion animation in the beginning, where Bertie’s mum takes care of her and the one scene where emo Bertie is crying in her bed and her mum leaves the room in defeat is really sad. However, Bertie’s mum does not have the emotional capacity or maturity to show her love in a productive way because her generation (either Gen X or Boomer) was raised to ‘tough’ and repress their emotions. While Bertie’s generation was raised to speak their mind and their emotions. They both interpret showing love in different ways, thus leading to the both of them thinking that the other doesn’t love them or views them as a disappointment.

Bertie and her mum also view success in different ways. Bertie’s mum views success in terms of status, (ie having your own business/brand) while Bertie views success in terms of stability and being content (ie she doesn’t have to deal with the haters yet she is still doing her dream job) This also leads to a misunderstanding and both women say some pretty messed up things about each other. Bertie says that she views Ms Winter as a mother figure (ouch) and Bertie’s mum very strongly implies that she is not proud of Bertie (double ouch).

I think Bertie’s comment about Ms Winter was a wake-up call to her mum because after that she is willing to try more and their relationship reaches a turning point when Bertie and her mum realize that they both don’t want kids. This moment is kind of sad for both women because Bertie’s mum never got a chance to live the life she truly wanted and because Bertie finds out that she initially wasn’t wanted (but just because she wasn’t wanted then doesn’t mean she is not loved now). Bertie’s mum is a prime example of a person who was forced to live an unfulfilled life due to societal expectations. Bertie, instead of being insecure about her mum not wanting kids or taking what her mum said personally, actually decides to help her mum and although her mum’s experience went south, Bertie and her mum reached a mutual understanding and we as the audience got to see that Bertie’s development.

Tuca was really going through it this episode. Her horrible cramps that she was unable to get medication for and her having to live through Mother’s day without her mother. Of course, she would want to distract herself by helping Speckle. And in her own way she was right, sometimes you need to decompress and relax because there is no point in being productive if you don’t have free time to do what you want. This episode also showed that Tuca does care about Speckle because she’s seen her mum go through the same thing he is going through and does not want him to end up like her. I just love Tuca and Speckle’s friendship! I am so proud of Tuca for calling out Figgy for being selfish by not taking care of himself and I really hope they don’t reconcile (at least not right now) because Tuca is already sober while Figgy is just only beginning his recovery journey.

All in all, I loved this episode and I thought that it covered themes such as mother-daughter relationships and generational trauma very well. I can’t wait for the next episode!

[cheezit-reality]

Figgy pudding is made out of figs?!??! How did I never put that together???