#god i remember the crazy that happened after this scene aired

[lucyllawless]

[zeondraws]

ZEON THIS IS KU I JUST SENT YOU A MESSAGE ON THE WIKI DAN PINCHBECK UPLOADED THE ORIGINAL SWTD SCRIPT TO HIS WEBSITE AND IT HAS MORE ROGER DIALOGUE AND FULL NAMES FOR SOME OF THE CHARACTERS!!!

HELLO KU THANK YOU FOR THESE AMAZING NEWS EARLIER TODAY AAAAAA.

Okay Fellas, what basically happened today, was Ku found a script written by Dan Pinchbeck (former Studio Head/Creative Director and founder of TCR). This was apparently all back when the game was in Alpha and just before he left the studio in Spring 2023.

The cool thing about the script is that a lot of these lines can be found as audio files within the game. Some of these are shown in my Muir/Innes video. But finally having the proper CONTEXT to these lines brings them to a whole new level.

We also know the names of Finlay (Eileen) and Brodie (Albert). I am honestly bewildered that his name is Albert.

Interestingly there is a different spelling for McLeary in the script (McClery), which is also a cool small detail (Me going bananas over the smallest details in existence IHIUEDHLIUDHWLIUWS).

I'll leave a direct link to the word file down here and then I'll show a few screenshots and yap for a while!

Fair warning there is slight NSFW content in the script, some of which I'll show as screenshots down below.

Word file:

I was so happy when I saw that Roy is indeed called "MacNair" in the script, like omg so the name shown on the ingame door was correct!!

I am wheezing, the description of Roy someone help me-

And apparently Finlay is a welder!!! Like!!! Also she was a WRESTLER? She'd be yeeting everyone off the rig if someone breathed incorrectly. Mad respect.

Just a huge lore drop of Brodie my jaw is dropping.

Let's not forget the super interesting info of Caz and Suze:

I feel sorry for Suze, she's lost so much, but she's also a fighter. Crazy to think Caz's dad got him into boxing.

Rennick is... holy shit he let two divers die

Hearing how the control room is his domain and remembering Brodie saying "Roper's control room" make me think, dear god what was Rennick stirring up in there. I can imagine Roper must've been smoking much more to handle it, or rolling his eyes so much until they fall out.

Also I swear I am giggling at Scooby after reading some things in the script. And him being called "a total gobshite" LMAOO

I'm doing three backflips while reading this, heeeeeeeeeeeelp.

Two things that make me breath manually is additional dialouge of Roper and this man just has dad energy radiating from him.

Please just... look at this convo.. and Scooby is a fucking ballbag mates. What the fuck hahahah

It goes on for longer, but that's all I shall show for the post. Also Trots being called mum by O'Conner has me exhaling sharply BWAHAHAH.

Also the biggest mystery I have to figure out is Dunbar. If he is the pilot, why is there someone called Archie ingame? Or is that literally just Dunbar? Does that mean I need to merge their wiki pages and make a big text stating what the mystery is about. They call him Dobbar or Dobbie sometimes! This is getting even more confusing!

I see no Dobbie in the script, just Dunbar. So they probably replaced him with another character in that scene later on. I feel like this is a big rabbit hole I need to get my head around.

Also finally knowing and being able to vividly picture the old Marine Control scene makes me so happy. Just look at it!

I like how.. Roper is just pretending he can smoke ewodhweoid. Roper seems way more passive here and friendly. This poor wee lad stuck in a chair and just observing what is happening.

And apparently after this scene is when the Geological scene should've taken place? If I understood it correctly.

I need to stop myself from reading the entire script tonight, because I have therapy tomorrow and that pushes my sleep schedule. Screaming, crying, throwing hands in the air lemme reaaaaaaaaad.

There is more stuff I can yap about, like Dan was apparently in a podcast and talked about the Shape in further detail. I nEEEEDD to listen to that asap.

And I also need to edit Roper's wiki page tomorrow. The silly guyyyy

Okay I won't say more now!! Go and dive into the script and yap about the details!!! We are EATING good this week Fellas.

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Also fuck you Rennick, I now have context to one of the audio files but also he was def supposed to eat Muir in a previous version-

[lokigonnakmsforbucky]

Perfect (S.W.)

Sam Winchester x Plus sized F! Reader

Request: maybe some s1/2 sam? it’s the reader's first time, and sam js is really sweet to her, focusing on her pleasure, guiding her through everything, and noticing how she reacts to his touches and teasing her, just like body worship lol. nicknames, Sam being lowkey an oral god🤭 lol. maybe the reader is just a little bit shy because she is more chubby? idk if this makes sense but yeah!! I hope you can do this, have a lovely day <3 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

Rating: Mature (minors DNI)

Warning: Some violence, p n v, unprotected (Wrap it before you tap it!), Sam Is an oral god 🤧, talk of insecurities, loss of virginity.

Gif, not mine*

A/N I am accepting requests and making a supernatural tag list!

The lock behind you clicking locked sounded like music to your ears. Working straight after class from 4-12 was exhausting, to say the least, at a bar nonetheless. Annoying college frat boys, creepy old men, prostitutes (get the bag sis), you get it though life is hard.

“Only two more months then Im out of here…” You whispered under your breath. You were right though, only two more months at Standford and you were off to do big things in the world.

The walk back to your small apartment outside of campus was cold and damp. You could feel how moist the air was and the cold breeze hit your face and your legs, yet you loved this weather. Not too hot nor too cold just a bit chilly. The trees around you had orange leaves and every house you pass had pumpkins outside carved with scary or funny faces. Halloween was just around the corner. You were ready for it.

For the first time in two years, you were ready for this Halloween. After everything that happened.

Jess.

You couldn’t believe what happened when you found out that Jessica, one of your closest friends from elementary school was killed in a freak fire accident and her boyfriend Sam found her.

You, Sam, and Jess were inseparable at Stanford. Even days before her death you guys were at a bar celebrating Halloween. Well, jess was. You and Sam were wearing the most boring casual clothes ever. You both didn’t like the attention.

The Party scene, the crazy frat boys, insane sorority girls. Wasn’t your thing. It wasn’t his. But it was all for Jess. Which made the arrangement work.

You lost contact with Sam shortly after Jess’s death. Which stung. Thinking he was one of your best friends and you lost your other to the crazy fire. Yet, life goes on.

The door to your apartment was dull, no sign on the door. No welcome mat. Nothing that indicated a human living there. Thats how you liked it.

You opened the door to find it pitch black in the room before you.

Thats odd. Did I turn the lights off? I swear I don't remember turning them off before I left.

Your mind was racing with questions, you reached towards the left, using the dim hallway lighting to shine just enough for you to see your light switch. You flick it and your apartment shines.

Your apartment was dull. School textbooks on the counter, your backpack on the chair. Your small tv looked dusty in the living room from the lack of use, and the sad couches that hardly were sat on.

You were never home hardly, from working shifts at the bar and school. The only downtime you had was in your bedroom in the comfort of your bed with the latest Stephen King book at your disposal.

You hang your jacket on the hanger and throw your keys on the counter. You sigh loudly, your body was ready for that date to the bed.

A bang in your room made you break your train of thought. You turn your head towards your room and grab a kitchen knife. Slowly making your way towards your room, your heartbeat was picking up slowly.

Your door was open like it was before, but you could feel that something was off. You flicked the light on and nothing was there. But, you discovered that your window was wide open and your books from your end table were on the floor.

You walk towards the window and slide it shut and look out. Nothing seemed to be different yet...something felt off.

You took another breath before you felt arms lock your upper half. You scream and thrash to no avail.

"Please don't be scared...I'm just very hungry. You will come back...don't worry." The voice belonged to a man, you know. You thrashed again and looked up to see yourself looking back. Your mirror showed the man behind you.

He was a kid...maybe only 19? Looked like a freshman in college in his Standford Sweatshirt. But, his teeth were sharp. You kicked the wall and to your surprise, you broke his hold on you as you both fell to the ground.

This was your chance.

You collected yourself quickly running through the door and into the living room grabbing the closest thing to you for cover. Which in this case was a light fixture.

The boy walked through the door, his breaths were heavy. "Look I didn't want to hurt you. "

"Well, I really wanna hurt you."

Sam? That voice couldn't have been him.

A bang of a shotgun went off from your right, you looked to your side to not only see Sam but another guy with him with the shotgun. The man beside Sam seemed to notice you staring at him. His green eyes piercing into yours.

“Get behind me!” He yelled.

You didn’t have to think twice, you ran behind him and Sam while they took care of the deranged man.

“Close your eyes y/n.” Sam finally spoke to you, a machete in his hand. The man beside him was above the man that was kneeling down in pain with a shotgun pointed at his head. You looked back up at Sam, and his face was still just as handsome as it always was.

“Please.”

You finally closed your eyes. Hearing Sam’s footsteps move in front of you. I could hear the deranged man grunting, “Damn you Winchesters. One of these days. We will Kill you.”

“Well, good thing today isn’t the day then.” You could hear Sam’s voice and then a grunt following with a thud.

“Y/n keep your eyes closed. I don’t want you seeing this.”

You kept your eyes closed, tempted to open them. Just to see Sam. He is finally back… after everything that happened. He’s back.

Maybe this is just a dream?

What felt like hours of your eyes being closed was mere minutes as you heard grunting and a door close soon after.

“You can open your eyes now.”

You slowly opened your eyes, your eyes stung from the bright lights, your vision blurry. You reached your hand up and rubbed your eye one by one. The room was still lit with your lamps on the sides of the couch, but you could see the traces of dark red blood on the floor. You could see they were smeared like they were trying to clean it.

“You…. Killed that boy?” You looked up at Sam, the person you hung out with the most, missed the most after everything that has happened.

“He.. wasn’t a human. He was a vampire and he was gonna turn you Y/n.” Sam’s voice was so quiet, like he was afraid you would be scared of him. But, you knew Sam. He would never lie about this.

“This can’t be real…” You looked around and walked towards the couch. Sam following behind. Sitting beside you.

“It is…everything in the supernatural is. My family has hunted them for years…after my mother died from the yellowed eyed demon. Like Jess.” Sam’s voice cracked of mentioning Jess. You slide you hand in his and squeezed.

“A demon killed her?” You didn’t want to believe it, but it explains how weird her death was.

Sam took a breathe and looked at you, “Yes. He did. But, we are going to kill him. The guy that was with me, thats Dean. My brother. He basically raised me while dad hunted to avenge my mother. Now… it’s just me and him.”

Sam never talked about his family much, but he always mentioned his brother a few times. Which explains the facial similarities of the green eyed hunter.

I took a breathe and let his hand go and rubbed my arm,“Why was the Vampire coming for me?”

Sam sighed, “Me and Dean found leads from recent vampire attacks a few towns over. Has to be a nearby the university. Says why a lot of students went missing too.” You grabbed my phone to see it was now 1:45 am, how has it been almost two hours sense this all happened? “The boy that attacked you, went missing a few weeks back. He was sent to take you.”

“To be a vampire?” Your voice cracked a little in fear. Sam nodded, “I wouldn’t have let that happen. You deserve a good life.”

You finally did what you wanted to do for so long, you wrapped your arms around Sam and gave him a hug.

“Sam Winchester you deserve a good life too. Don’t sell yourself short. Thank you for saving my life.”

Sam hugged you back tight, like you were going to disappear any moment.

“Your not safe here Y/n. I got a motel room downtown. Pack clothes and bring a book. I need to know you will be safe.”

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2 weeks later

The last few weeks have been eventful to say the least… Sam came back, you met his Metallica loving brother, they rid of the vampire nest and overall you finally felt at ease after the two years of not knowing what happened to Jess.

Sam and Dean stayed near Stanford to keep an eye on you and make sure all is well. Coming down any other day and eating at the diner or having a drink at the bar, (which meant free drinks while your manager wasn’t working since you were the bartender), and having a new friend and your best friend back. All was well.

Yet, you could feel some tension between you and Sam. You’ve always had a small crush on him, who hasn’t though? His thick hair, his height, his hazel eyes, plus his personality? People would be crazy to not have a tiny crush on him.

But, with this small crush you could feel the guilt in the back of your mind. This man was one of your best friend’s boyfriend.

What would Jess think if she was alive?

“Y/n!” Sam’s voice snapped you out of your thoughts. You looked up at him, your popcorn still in your lap as you we’re watching Scream on the Tv with Sam.

You came back home a few days ago and Sam wanted to spend a night over, since tomorrow he and Dean will be heading to South Dakota to see a friend of the family’s.

“Yeah?”

“You okay? You’ve been quiet for 30 minutes and you usually never shut up about Billy and Stu.”

“I’m just thinking…”

Sam paused the movie and turned towards me. “Spill it.”

You sighed and laugh a little. “Sam, it’s nothing.”

Sam took the popcorn out of my hands and scooted closed towards me, “Must be something if you are quiet for a long period of time.”

You took a breathe, Sam wasn’t gonna give up until you told him what was on your mind, “I’m just thinking about my future. I guess.” You laughed nervously.

“Your future? What about it?”

“Just thinking about everything, what I’m gonna be doing, Where I will be, If I would marry. Stuff like that.” Sam looked at you seriously after you mentioning marriage.

“Y/n, if someone wouldn’t marry you. I would be very surprised. Who wouldn’t? Your funny, down to earth, strong and plus your personality is amazing.”

You laughed, “Yeah. No. I’m not the looks of someone to be married.”

Moments passed, The silence thickened. You could hear your own breathing and Sam set down the popcorn on the table and took the blanket off of me and him. “Get up and come with me.”

“What?”

Sam grabbed my hands and pulled me up towards him. “Come with me. I have to show you something.” As he said that he took your right hand in his and walked towards your room and opened the door.

Your room looked the same as it always did. Bed maid, your window closed, your books on the table.

Sam took you in front of the mirror, him standing behind you.

“What do you see?”

You look at him through the mirror and give him an odd look.

“What?”

Sam took a breath, “In the mirror, what do you see?”

“I see me…. We done?”

“No. You see yourself, what do you see about you? What do you like or dislike?”

You rolled your eyes, “What’s your point, Sam?”

"I want you to see the beautiful woman, I see."

Beautiful? He was talking about me? Your mind was spiraling in thoughts. Years of self-doubt, men leaving you since you didn't fit into their "desires". Just to have Sam, your best friend and crush call you beautiful looking at you with no makeup, shorts that showed your curve, thick thighs touching each other, and a tank top that didn't hide your bloated stomach.

Beautiful.

"I want you to see how perfect you are to me. Your personality, your smile, how you change the room. " Sam chuckles, "Even your weird obsession with old 90 movies." Sam's hands gently roam down your body to be around your waist.

Beautiful. Perfect.

Not in a million years those two words would fall out of anyone's mouth. Not Sam's at least, You never would have thought that he would talk about you like that.

“Everything of yours is perfect. Your curves, your hips, your smile. " As he said that his hands were all over your body...touching every inch gently. You look at Sam through the mirror, "Sam..." Seeing his hands on your body felt fantastic and right.

"I know the past two years have been hard, I wish I was here for you. Things happened...but I am here now." Sam said his hand was now on my cheek caressing softly. "Let me have this chance."

You took a deep breath, this felt like a dream. Sam Winchester really said that and meant that.

You look up at Sam and nod your head. Instantly his lips met yours.

The kiss was full of passion yet gentle. Like You were a fragile art piece in a museum. His hand was on your waist and he pulled you in closer as he finished the kiss.

"Is this okay?" His hand had my shirt. You nodded your head and he took your shirt off revealing your black bra.

You covered your stomach as Sam looked at you, he wrapped his hands on your arms and moved them away, "I told you that you are beautiful, don't hide yourself from me.

Sam pinned your arms to your side and from your lips down to your stomach near the top of your pants. He kissed every scar, and stretch mark as he went. Whispering all sorts of sweet nothings, while he kissed you.

Sam looked up at you and smiled, "Take your pants off and lay on the bed baby girl."

You took a deep breath and turned from Sam, slipping your pants off and laying down on the bed. Sam was now shirtless and working on his pants.

Once he was left in his boxers he walked towards you and climbed on top of you, his face above yours. He gave you a small kiss on the forehead, the tip of the nose, and finally your lips.

It felt euphoric, the amount of times you never thought this would happen or even think you would be alone for all your life was out of the equation. You were happy.

With his small kisses, Sam cupped your breasts in his hands and softly squeezed them. Making you moan out softly. He lifted you up and unclipped your bra. You slipped out of your bra and allowed him to throw it on the floor. He kissed you once more before fondling your breasts and using his mouth on your nipple, swirling his tongue around your sensitive bud.

You softly moan and hold his head. Yanking his hair softly, Sam releases your nipple and looks up at you, "Better be careful Y/n. I want to take my time, but I will take you right now if you want."

Sam kissed your breasts and went down to your clothed pussy. Kissing the top of your underwear. His dirty talk made you feel excited for what's to come. Your underwear was soaked and Sam knew it, he rubbed your clothed pussy up and down making you moan out loud.

This was really happening. You were going to lose your virginity to Sam.

"Sam... I've never done this before." You admitted to him. He looked up at you and kissed your lips softly, "If you wanna stop we-" Before he could finish his sentence you cut him off with another kiss.

"I want you Sam."

You kissed Sam once more, deepening this kiss. His hands go back to your underwear and easily slide them off.

He breaks the kiss and goes down to my pussy, looking up at you before licking up and sucking on my clit. You moan out loud feeling the sensation of his tongue, Sam licked up and down and sucked on your clit before using a finger and thrusting in your pussy.

His one finger felt amazing inside, yet it stretched you out. If you couldn't take a finger. When he finally goes inside it may not fit. But, no matter the pleasure right now was overwhelming. You didn't want it to stop.

Sam does stop abusing your clit, rubbing your pussy, and adding another finger. You close your eyes and arch your back up, moaning out.

He was paying attention to everything that made you feel nothing but pleasure. He used his two fingers in a scissoring motion and that plus his mouth on you took you over the edge.

Your eyes feel blurry and your breaths are heavy, you could feel Sam's eyes on you. He leans up and kisses you. "Feel good baby girl?"

You smile and nod, "Yes."

You never noticed that Sam slipped his boxers off, his length hitting your thigh. You look down and take a breath.

It's a lot bigger than I thought...I don't think it would fit.

Your mind was spiraling and you could feel your nerves go through the roof.

"Don't overthink, keep your eyes on me. It will be uncomfortable but I am right here." Sam noticed you were in your head. His hands were rubbing your legs comfortably to make you relax. He kissed you gently and pulled you close to him as he rubbed his cock near your entrance.

Sam pulled away looking at you in your eyes, "You ready?"

A moment passed and you finally nodded your head. You wanted it You leaned up and kissed Sam once more. The head of his cock rubbing against your cunt.

During the kiss Sam thrusted in, You gasped in the kiss and he stopped moving while you looked like you were in discomfort.

When your face relaxed he thrusted again slowly until you told him to go faster.

The pleasure felt amazing, nothing felt better than being with Sam. You didn't want anyone else but him, the feel of his kisses, his touch. Was the most amazing thing you have ever felt.

The feeling of his cock filling you up to the brim felt amazing, how you stretched around to fit him and only him.

Sam was grunting as he thrusted, he started to moan softly kissing you while he thrusted into you. He gripped the sheets beside you as you gripped his shoulders filling him into you.

Sam pulled out and came on your stomach, "Sorry.." He chuckled and grabbed his shirt and cleaned you up, You smiled and looked down at him cleaning you up.

The one thing you knew for sure was that not only Sam was your first love, but no matter what he would always be your last.

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 403: (But Just That One Part, Because I'm Not Caught Up)

Previously on BnHA: Truly no idea, but it kind of looks like Katsuki is riding some sort of spaceship, and everyone has gotten really, really sparkly. I see you all have been busy these past 22 months. Great job, keep it up.

Today on BnHA: “So it’s come to my attention that a truly shocking number of you are only reading this manga for a single character.” – Horikoshi Kouhei, October 2023.

so. where to start, lol

I guess I should open with an apology, because I am about to make a fairly selfish decision! what I am about to do, is post a reaction to Bakugou’s Return To The Manga. however, because I’m not caught up, I’m going to be reading this one scene completely out of context without knowing anything about what is going on. which means that I’m going to be missing out on god knows how many nuances and details, which means this reaction post will be short on those things as well. so basically I’m prioritizing my own personal gratification as a fan here even though it is 100% going to affect the quality of my reaction blog, and for that I genuinely am sorry. eventually I will finish catching up, and when that happens I will post a proper reaction with all the trimmings. that’s just how it is for now though

anyway so with that said, basically what I’ve done now is I have gone to the scanlation website, and clicked on chapter 403, and then scrolled down through most of the chapter while sort of half-looking away from my screen with my eyes squinted so that everything is mostly blurry, until I finally reached the big double-page spread with you-know-who doing his thing. namely, standing around on this giant glowy cereal bowl from the future, which appears to be either hovering up in the air, or slowly crashing onto the ground

and this right here, is exactly what I was rambling on about a moment ago. you guys I really am sorry to be doing this, because even I can tell this should be solemn and sincere moment of awe and excitement and relief. but because I completely lack any context whatsoever for wtf is happening, most of the dramatic impact is lost on me, and to tell the truth right now this page is a hell of a lot funnier than it has any right to be

like, so Deku. this boy is crying all the tears. I recklessly scrolled back up one page to see why, and it appears the answer is Because All Might Is About To Fucking Die (which, !??!?), so that’s actually VERY fucked up, and I’m sure I will have PAGES AND PAGES OF WORDS to say about all of that once I finally catch up properly. that is very traumatic and emotional and I will probably cry a lot about it

BUT, that being said, I just need you guys to know that without that context, Deku standing here with his giant head all >:O in the foreground, while Kacchan appears out of nowhere glowing with the power of a thousand suns and standing on top of this giant floating Smash Bros level that Nezu maybe probably built with his nine million dollars, is one of the wildest fucking things I’ve seen in my life. I feel like an accidental time traveler. you know when a character has one of those crazy prophetic dreams showing them chaotic glimpses of the future, and they’re just standing there all “???” because they have absolutely no clue what the fuck is going on? that is what it’s like right now

heh but there he is

“did you miss me, Izuku. back by popular demand after being on IR for 14 goddamn months. rebuilt better and stronger than ever thanks to the heroic spaghetti man wrapped tightly around my heart keeping me alive. just BnHA things. just a flesh wound. by the way, it’s me, Kacchan, just in case you didn’t recognize me on account of my still being really far away and completely covered by smoke, and also you thinking I was dead. here let me give you a close up to make this easier”

“fuck yeah. it really is me, btw. just in case you still couldn’t tell on account of me also being like 100x prettier than you remembered. guess it’s just that blindingly handsome character development”

also, “the end of an era” um hello, yes, what?? just what exactly have I missed here with all this All Might stuff?? because apparently All Might just prior to this was in some sort of mortal danger, is what I’ve been hearing, because everyone keeps posting excitedly about Kacchan showing up in the nick of time to save him? which incidentally makes my heart so incredibly fucking warm omg. it’s what both of them need AND deserve

why is everything so goddamn sparkly right now. this is like a Sailor Moon battle over here

love that look of instant recognition and shock and overpowering relief in Deku’s eyes though. also has he really been fighting in this cracked out OFA-overflowing mode this entire time?? he looks just like he did on the cover of volume 37. I still haven’t seen his actual canon reaction to the “death”, and I haven’t been keeping tabs on his fight with AFO??/Tomura?? at all, but I’m glad it looks to have been as emotional as I could have hoped

aw fuck yeah

his precious card. I’m now almost as invested in the saga of the All Might card as I am in all the rest of this. it’s all beat to hell, but somehow still made it through in the end. just like him

oh. my. g

protect them.

protect them all.

so is the reason this fight is so sparkly just because of OFA symbolism, then?? or is there something else happening here?? goddammit, okay, I‘m gonna very carefully scroll back to the beginning of the chapter, because I’m 100% positive there is some sort of deeply meaningful symbolic thing going on here and I’ll be damned if I miss out on it, spoilers or no

-- oh my goD??!

1. BABY ALL MIGHT WHAAAAAAT

IS THAT HIS MOM???? OH MY GOD DID WE GET ALL MIGHT BACKSTORY. oh my god. oh god. no actually don’t tell me, ahhhh I cannot fucking wait to read this properly, holy shit

so did something wind up happening to Mighty Mom later on then?? feels like it must have, since he wound up getting so attached to Nana? man I don’t want to think about any of that stuff after seeing this panel though :( just, damn it, why is this man’s whole entire life so goddamn fucking tragic

“the one thing I’ve done most is looking back to the path I took” my god I cannot wait to read this. only two short pages and I’m already buried miles deep into my All Might feels. came here for the triumphant Kacchan return and now I’m sitting here tearing up about All Might, god damn you Horikoshi YOU’VE STILL GOT IT. and I am STILL A SUCKER FOR ALL OF IT

anyway, so now back we go to the last couple of pages with this additional context, aaaaand...

...and apparently I’m now full-on crying about All Might! (: well how about that. turns out when you read the manual and follow the instructions properly this series still works exactly as advertised. don’t mind me I’m just sitting here sobbing because everything is exactly what I wanted and I apparently don’t know how to deal with that!!

THEIR FEELINGS BECOME WHAT?!?!?!

EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED AND I’M GONNA BE A MESS ABOUT IT FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF TIME BECAUSE LIFE IS GRAND!!

ARE ALL OF THESE WATERY SPARKLES LIKE. DEKU’S FUCKING TEARS LMAO OR WHAT. HOW IS KACCHAN IN THE SPLASH ZONE. HOW ARE HIS TEARS HOLDING UP THE SPACESHIP. I DON’T UNDERSTAND A GODDAMN THING BUT THIS IS NOW OFFICIALLY A SHOUJOU MANGA, I DON’T MAKE THE RULES

the urge to ruffle baby Deku and baby Kacchan’s hair is so goddamn powerful you don’t understand. this is PRIMAL. they are SO happy and SO good and perfect. I’m gonna fucking die

there’s not even any dialogue. what the fuck are they even gonna say. their expressions say it all and more. also they are being kind to me because they know I’m not caught up so they don’t want to spoil me any further, thank you my sons

lastly, I guess, because I don’t really have anything else to add now that my brain has fully turned to sappy mush: so uh. I truly have not the slightest clue how or why, but. does Kacchan have OFA though. and why is the answer, “yes he definitely does.” ???

like, I don’t understand it, but I confess that by now I have spoiled myself on the last few pages of chapter 362 for reasons (those reasons being “I finally gave in and looked at them on purpose, because I’d already seen most of them out of context here and there, and my willpower is only so strong”), and so I know that this boy was talking to vestige!Might, and as far as I’m aware that is 100% not possible unless he has some sort of connection to OFA in some way so yeah

and now here he on this last page being all Profoundly Connected with Deku while they gaze into each other’s eyes, and I can’t help but notice that said eyes are all explodey and they look a LOT like Deku’s actually. and on top of that we have all of this All Might symbolism that I’m still crying about, so like? ???

anyway so I’m not going crazy here right? like this is definitely a thing? for whatever reason?? unless you guys know something here that I don’t. in which case I actually am asking to be spoiled fully just this once, because at this point I just need to know one way or the other and I don’t care lol

anyway so that concludes my thoughts I guess! so now my absurdly ambitious goal is to speed read the manga this next week and hopefully at least catch up to Kacchan’s “death”, so that I can better understand what’s happening when I inevitably wind up spoiling myself for chapter 404 as well. the plan right now is to still type up my liveblog notes as I go, but to not worry about posting or editing anything in between chapters. so I’ll have a big backlog of chapter recaps which I’ll eventually get to uploading whenever I can, but in the meantime I can participate more in the fandom side of things. since I really want to share all of my endgame theories and so forth, but in order to do that I really need to find out just what the fuck is actually going on lol, so yeah

[manzaza]

perirep with airpods promoting mY WHOLE REVIEW OF THE NEW WISH SOUNDTRACK BECAUSE OHHHHH MY GOD IT GOES SO SO SO HARD (under cut feel free to listen here (also on apple music + yt do in fact give it a listen please yay) !!)

theme song (all the singing songs)

— although i can never truly let go of the og the new theme song will always be a bop

— so upbeat, so happy !!!

new yorkity york

— hazel’s va is such an amazing singer PLEASE if there’s a season 2 give them a musical episode there are not enough musicl numbers

party possum’s friendship song

— better than the chuck e cheese one i heard in the theater earlier lollllllll

— the live band version ate i liked the difference

— unhinged version was so fun the nickelodeon drummer ate up

lovely love song

— still haven’t watched this episode (i was shopping when it aired oops)

— hazel was so silly idk what happens i just remember cupid being there (idk if he was in this at the end that might’ve been hazel’s dad)

i love fries

— HAZEL’S VA SLAYING AGAIN !!!!!

— banger song so real live laugh love fries

— cosmo + wanda contributed yay let them sing

time loops

— addiction,,,,, brainrot even,,,,,,,,,

— cosmo and wanda singing yayyy !!!

— the actual little yay at the end was so silly got a good chuckle

proud of my son — dubstep remix

— this was actually the funniest thing to watch i had this episode pulled up in a panera’s and i was just staring at it like “bro just took over the world for THIS”

— dev is ten so it does make sense

— almost

a new wish (yay background music !!)

— i love all the jazz in the ost just soooo so good

— reminds me of a sam and max kinda intro

— listening to this + the rest just makes me want a video game for ANW so so bad it would genuinely be so much fun to play (will genuinely plot out a tumblr post for this idea)

fly hazel

— banger warmup vibes in the intro

— love how some of the insteuments give like a fly-feeling gimmick (cause she’s a fly)

— little intro chord at the very end eats up

teacher’s pal

— might be one of my fav tracks

— nickeloxeon pianist and saxophonist are eating uppp

— 1:15 was so good

— nickelodeon symphony when

fearless

— somewhat out of place but still fits in with the show vibes

— very lurking

— fnaf 3 am jumpscare (idk i see more poppy playtime in this despite never watching or knowing anything about poppy playtime

— very cheerful kinda scary at the end (yay jasmine!!!)

wellingston hotel

— i rlly like hotel music play this at a marriott hotel NOW

— still haven’t seen this episode (i’m dying to watch it i need to see winn’s introoooo)

— sudden rich person music change

— love you nickelodeon saxophonist !!!!

dev dimmadome

— classic dev intro

— 0:54 is so cruel just label this project h whyyyyyyyy

— just sheer pain in the middle but then they remebered at the end “oh yeah he’s ten”

— it gets so intense at 1:30 broooooo

fairy heist

— i love spy music

— little dev-ness in the middle with the certain gimmick in his track (i might be crazy for this one but idk the “waeahwow” reminded me of something from his track + i think this was in the breaking into school scene idk)

prime meridian love

— literal anime ost

— eats with the dramatic intro

— it faintly reminds me of an ok ko track but just slightly at the beginning of some of the melodies idk might be crazy for this one too

peri and irep

— no way.

— actually no way.

— ship interacts once and they get their own song.

— the twist at the beginning of the track was so hype like the beat is just constantly at odds during this song (and because i’m just like that i have the track times put down too when they swap)

— to not make this any longer the noticeable parts after their intros are like 0:50–1:02 is peri-sounding and then 1:03–1:18 is irep-sounding and from then on their themes are always at a clash with more differences spotted at the end

— will say i love irep’s part at 0:32 and 1:03 that’s so funnnn ahh

— the little villainous laugh at like 1:50 was silly

— the little theme at 3:00 ahhh !!!!!

— might be another fav……. yeah def another fav my airbuds says so

viozalea

— feels so medieval at first and i love it

— quick just like viozalea’s appearance (rip)

rattlleconda

— fire western theme

— still in character with the show the beat was firee

— the soft violin gahhh sheer joy

— intense pressure put on at the end ate

love and games

— rock paper scissors core

— me when rock paper scissors

— wait i actually never watched the valentines episode

— uhhhhhhh second half might be rock paper scissors

— BANGS

— love u Nickelodeon drummer

battle of wands (FINALE)

— shut up this is too glorious of a melody

— ok intense

— oh might’ve just hit one million wishes idk how this song is following the episode

— the chaos in the rhythm eats

— littlt theme at 2:30 aghhhh won

— peri lying dead right after again idk how the episode paces through songs i can spot little scenes here and there

— banged

— little clock beat ahh the happiness

— can’t even tell what happened but good finale

OVERALL i really enjoyed the soundtrack i love how it tries and takes you through the course of the episode and it’s so so fun!! almost feels like video game music sometimes which is so so good for them like YES drop a new wish video game it would be so good !!!!

[familyvideostevie]

tlou season 2: episode 5 thoughts

phew sorry i did not watch last night, here are my notes belated. i promise to watch the finale as it airs. tldr liked this a lot, hated the usual bullshit. we cookin with gas spoilers for tlou hbo and tlou part ii below.

feel her love! lets gooooooooo. tldr liked a lot, hated some stuff. just another day in the life.

GOOD -cold open, love. the chills i got at the story. cause like, fuck yeah! we are at the mercy of this virus! it is the antagonist that lurks in the shadows! -day 2, my favorite day. starts strong. my girl dina got a hairtie finally. sexy bun lets go! ellie in her almost-iconic outfit! i miss her converse but whatever! also gas mention, that's funny! rip courthouse you are missed! -the theater, wow. the seats, the shot, the music. future days does exist despite the time continuum. i love this moment and i wish the flashback happened HERE. i wish ellie was talking to joel! i wish a lot of things! oh, sorry. this is the good section. -i know it is brutal but i really like the sheer starkness of the war that is happening around them in Seattle. the mural was perfect, the graffiti, the dead seraphites. it's just so absorbing. -running through the lights, i hated doing that in the game but fun callback. the hallway, the scene setting. haunted but empty. oh! just like us! that's me funny girl! -i love you after 1 day of being together checks out for these girls. its canon, i support it. -this place is fuckin scary. it's scary and it made me remember all the things i screamed playing this game and the stalkers, it's no office building but it's damn close. the whimpering and the breathing and even if the CGI sucked for a second i love these stalkers i love how scary they are -when i tell you i jumped off my fucking couch when i realized jesse was there. my BABY my MAN my DARLING ONE. i missed him so much, he's so. and the sets they run through, love. and THE PARK. man i love the fucking park -there is so much to address here. the dynamic of the three of them is instantly compelling in a new way because of what's happening and all the info we know but they do not. the map you left (ohhhhh boy, what a foreshadow), do i look like i want to fucking talk to you he was so hot when he said this my god me and tommy interesting, interesting. the way they came alone, too. interesting! tommy i hope you are sniping somewhere -i had chills once again once the whistling started. it reminds me of the gameplay trailer and my god. the torches and the execution, the noises, it's so crazy and chilling and i love it. -the blonde seraphite with the braid crown looks just like that one npc you know the one. -ellie hiding in the tree and the shot of her and the torches -- what a fun easter egg. so clever -wlf dog! bonnie! stay safe bonnie. avoid the girl with the knife, trust me. tall grass also sooooo fun. -nora looks amazing i love her. i kind of wished we got to sneak our way up and in but like, wow, how chilling for ellie to sneak up on us instead. that little bitch got what he deserved delivered like a champ. nora remains a track star, i love the way the hospital was laid out, i love the combat here, and i love the lower level. the infected in the walls, the spore breath, poor L PARK. the red light...the particles. god. god. god. the wheezing. how i wanted to hear her wheeze. -you're...you're her. that goes so fucking hard and i love it I'm glad they included it. and while i have platters full of beef with they way they're framing ellie and joel pre golf, the way she tells this story and the way ellie goes i know. that's cold as fuck. and it's honestly? smart. because we don't know anything. we don't know if she knows, we don't know when/if he told her, we don't know what happened. is she lying? if she isn't how does that change things? nora clearly sees it changes nothing, and knows she's lost all the way. the ellie crouch....i saw stars. that's my psycho girlfriend, that's my best friend, that's my girl. the music. the pipe. frankly, this was so fucking good. she's scary, she means it, she will get what she wants. it's scary! and i will take it! it fits with this ellie, it has the right amount of my ellie, it's horrible and it's scary and then to cut it to the flashback....(more on that later)

IFFY -so i, like everyone else, thought hanrahan was the prophet. this might still be the case. they are obscuring the time of this cold open on purpose, i'm sure -- i mean, this entire sequence and set up is really just the Pittsburgh episode from season 1. if she is the prophet (the more interesting approach) then this has to be earlier. everyone knows about the hospital, they are clearing it out and know not to go down there. I'm just interested in what we are going to do with this. the mother son parallel was interesting lol -dina explaining the amish to ellie was so out of pocket but at the same time probably a smart add-in for us to understand some things about the seraphites before we encounter them now and later with abby -okay, the whole ellie being scared about dina and the baby and blaming herself? and dina's reply is her story about revenge -- her first kill? i am really trying to articulate why this bothers me, instead of us learning about dina's past in casual conversations (mostly) and out of curiosity from ellie/things she already knows that we are learning. but to have this backstory reveal be a part of the tragedy of the whole thing -- it makes Dina more bitter, more upset. Which I understand, cause combined with her guilt and trauma over joel, it keeps her here now that she's got a reason to go. it's just interesting. because in the game, i feel like dina is justifying tommy's actions, not ellie's, when she talks about her own ability to seek revenge. and she does not justify ellie's rage, not really. she just allows it, tags along as support. and it sort of changes this power between them? both of them having suffered, both fighting to be here? what does it mean that ellie, given the choice for both of them, chooses to keep going? and what does it mean to dina that ellie makes that choices? I'm thinkin bout it -dina superhearing strikes again and for what but also that was funny -i get that to get ellie alone we have to send jesse and dina away back to the theater but like. why does dina have to get IMPALED WITH AN ARROW. i personally thought that was fun character building for ellie to have the wound and then dina gets to stitch it up but whatever. -i am interested in this choice we get to witness from ellie -- going to the hospital or circling back and going to the theater like she said she would. it kind of fits with this ellie -- who is not yet settled in her recklessness, does not know how to admit to herself how far she will go on this mission. -the cut.....to the flashback....being here. man, i wish the whole thing had been back in the theater. i just think this makes it all sad in a different way. i understand why it's this way for this ellie and joel -- but i don't love it. they are attaching these good memories of joel to the moments that ellie seeks revenge -- something that happens at the end of the game. and it's crazy. the way, in the moment of her success, ellie sees joel on that last night of his life and she lets abby go. but here we are doing something different. it's almost bleeding them together, implying that ellie's memories of joel will be tainted forever, hinting that she will never have peace because she will always feel so much and so big that she will always seek revenge. and then to cut into present tense by pearl jam...are you insane -sorry but pedro saying hey kiddo in his regular voice and then putting his hands on his hips. what the fuck is going on

BAD -i just don't get why we have made ellie stupid. she's literally smart. quick, clever, likes to learn things. loves space and science and history. like, let's be so real for a second. what's wrong with you guys. come ON. -wish dina got to keep her hair tie. the generator in the theater is actually so she can plug in her dyson air wrap -ellie being trigger happy??? that's crazy. that girl ain't using a damn bullet if she don't have to. give her a BOW. HAVE YOU SEEN HER WITH THE KNIFE? again with this like, ellie is bad at this! no! she is capable! she is scary! why are we going to such lengths to make her capacity for violence seem more like a switch that is flipped! come on! -idk if I'm seeing things but there are these moments of CGI that are just so...bad? like, the first glimpse of the stalker. the blood dripping down the wlf's pants in a stain. it's like, small small moments but they editing is so weird and blatant

[ask-the-tlm-deities]

Tipping the Scales

Chapter 15

Good Cop grumbled to himself as he continued his trek through the human settlements, trying to find where their Prophet had sequestered himself. Vitruvius was very good at not being found when he didn’t want to be; at this rate, Watevra would beat him back to the Veil. It didn’t help that many of the mortals had started to recognize him, and stopped him in his path, pleading for help, asking for an explanation. “What have we done to anger you so?” they would cry. “Why do you punish us so harshly?”

“You haven’t done anything wrong,” he tried to soothe. “This isn’t a punishment meant for you; you’ve just been caught in the crossfire. We’re trying to fix things but I need to find Vitruvius.”

It took almost an entire day of hunting for him to finally turn up. Good Cop scowled at him, the expression out of place on his face. “About time you finally showed your face,” the Messenger huffed.

“Oh? You were looking for me?”

“Only for the past three days!” Good Cop shouted. “Where have you been this whole time?! Why are you just ignoring everyone?! I know you saw all this coming, so why have you been deliberately making yourself so difficult to find?”

Vitruvius blinked at him. “You mean it hasn’t been resolved yet?”

“NO!” Good Cop threw his arms into the air in exasperation. “Of course it hasn’t, because we need your token to fix it and you’ve been avoiding everyone!”

Vitruvius stared as that processed, then winced. “Ah… I had rather forgotten about that part.” Good Cop only glowered in response and held a hand out in silent demand. Vitruvius murmured under his breath and gestured, summoning his token of power. It fell into Good Cop’s waiting palm. “Don’t beat yourself up over what’s been happening at the palace,” he said as Good Cop turned to leave. The Messenger turned back to give him a quizzical look. “Regardless of the chaos it’s caused, it’s a good thing you took Benny to meet your brother. Bad Cop’s the reason Benny was drawn here in the first place.”

Good Cop’s eyes lit up in joy at having his suspicion confirmed. “Their fates are entwined, aren’t they?”

“They are,” Vitruvius said with a nod, and smirked. “And so are Emmet’s and Lucy’s.” Good Cop’s eyes went wide in shock, but before he could even think to ask, Vitruvius was gone again. He huffed in annoyance.

“Crazy old bastard,” he muttered to himself. He glanced down at Vitruvius’ token. It was a small medallion, made of silver so fine it was nearly white, and it glowed faintly in his palm. He sighed. If Vitruvius wasn’t going to take action, then perhaps everything would work out for the best after all. He hurried back to the Shadowlands, spreading his wings to make haste to the Underworld’s entrance. Watevra wasn’t there yet.

He clasped his hands together and began to pace. He was tempted to go back up to the palace and find out what was keeping her, cause a scene if need be, but it wouldn’t do anyone any good. Watevra’s aspects were the direct antithesis of Bad Cop’s; she would never be able to find her way to the Veil on her own. She needed him to guide her. He wouldn’t be able to do that if he got himself captured- or worse. He was no match for Rex or Lucy even on their own. Together? He didn’t stand a chance.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, he heard Watevra’s voice calling to him. “Good Cop?”

“I’m here,” he answered immediately.

“Oh, good,” she sighed in relief as she came into view. She had her arms wrapped around herself, visibly shivering as she glanced warily around. “I don’t remember the Shadowlands being this bad the last time I was here…”

“Kind of what happens when you unfairly exile several gods and leave them to fester in bitterness for a century,” Good Cop murmured absently. Watevra winced. “You were able to get everyone’s tokens?”

“I was,” she confirmed. “You found Vitruvius?”

“I did. Got his token without fuss, once I reminded him we can’t resolve this issue without it.”

“I still can’t believe he just took off on us like that,” she huffed. “What in the world is he thinking?”

“I believe he was thinking that Emmet and Lucy needed to meet.”

“…No kidding?” Watevra hummed to herself. “That would explain her weird moods the past day or so. It’s kind of been looking like she’s trying to put some distance between herself and Rex. She trusted him implicitly when they first arrived. Now, she feels like she’s questioning things.”

Good Cop nodded. “Good. The Man Upstairs knows Business and I have tried endlessly to get through to her. I’m glad it seems someone finally has. Let’s get moving, we shouldn’t waste any more time.”

Watevra nodded her agreement. “Absolutely. I’m starting to think Rex has more than just the one aspect, and his second one is even worse than War.”

Good Cop didn’t like the sinking feeling he was getting in the pit of his stomach. “How do you mean?”

“I think it’s Destruction.”

Good Cop swallowed hard. He’d always had a sneaking suspicion himself, but never any way to confirm it while they were trapped in the Shadowlands. “Well. It’s a good thing Bad Cop exists then. All the death that results from Rex’s war and destruction will only make him stronger.”

Watevra was silent for a few minutes, following Good Cop through the cave system’s twists and turns. “You really think we can trust him?”

“He’s my twin, Watevra. You trust me, don’t you?”

“I trust you to stir up mischief wherever you can,” she answered wryly. “But… You’ve never deliberately done anything to harm anyone…”

“And my brother is the same way. I know everyone likes to call him ‘bad’ cause he’s so prickly and short-tempered and the mortals fear death above all else, but once you can get past that shell, you’ll find he’s got a squishy-soft center.” Watevra couldn’t help the laugh that escaped her. “I mean it. Just wait until I fetch Benny. I’m sure he’ll gush about how Bad’s doted on him these past few days.”

Watevra smirked at him. “‘Doted’, hm?”

Good Cop grinned back at her. “Please, I know my brother. He’s completely smitten.” Watevra’s smirk fell, replaced by a worried frown.

“For Benny?”

Good Cop reached over to place a hand on her shoulder. “He’s letting Benny go, Watevra. On the assumption that Benny will stay in the palace to keep Rex trapped down here once more while he continues his own work in the Underworld.”

On the assumption he’ll never get to see Benny again, Watevra realized. The thought made her heart hurt. If Death truly was capable of love like his twin seemed to believe… What else had they been wrong about?

Her rich, warm tones faded into muted blues and grays, the more she thought about it. Bad Cop actually had a heart, and it was about to be broken because letting Benny go was the necessary thing to do, the right thing.

She blinked tears from her eyes as Good Cop paused before her, and stared up at the Veil. It still shimmered with the hues of their combined magics- and as a second layer just beyond the barrier, she could see the solid silvery-black of Bad Cop’s own magic at work, put in place to keep the spirits of the dead from wandering back out again. “Wait here,” Good Cop instructed. “I’ll only be a minute.” She nodded. He disappeared through the barrier.

Benny and Bad Cop were already there waiting for him. “Ready?” Good Cop asked, holding a hand out to the Sun god.

“Am I ever,” Benny said, taking his hand. He flashed a bright grin at Bad Cop. “See you on the other side.” Bad Cop only sucked in a sharp breath and nodded, barely keeping himself together.

Watevra relaxed as Benny’s warm, bright light filled the cavern. “You have no idea how good it is to see you again,” she greeted. Benny laughed lightly and hugged her.

“Especially in this place,” he teased. He took Vitruvius’ token as Good Cop handed it over before backing away to let them work. He cast the spell to activate it, and the medallion started to glow a bright white, hovering in the air before him. Watevra did the same with the others’ tokens, and reached out to take Benny’s hand. He placed his palm in hers, giving her hand a squeeze. “I am going to take so much enjoyment in tearing this thing down.”

They both reached with their free hands toward the barrier, shouting the command that would bring it down.

The barrier shattered.

[pics-and-fanfics]

Alr time for me to relay the weird ass dream I woke up from today. Sorry for how long this is, but I’m trying to share every detail with yall.

My mom got a weird invite to a thing where she’d learn how to fix what was wrong with her car. There was no letter, just a ticket that would allow her to enter the place.

She dragged me with her, obviously.

So we get there, and figure out how to get to the 3 below ground levels (idk how I knew there were below ground levels)

We get to the below ground levels, and get caught after a few minutes, and return above ground, which had somehow morphed into a huge shopping center.

Some of my friends were there too, for some reason.

So we start shopping (???) and eventually catch wind of a rumor of every villain in Gotham (how’d we get teleported to Gotham, along with the store and everyone inside?) working together. (I realized it sounded a lot like “Shutterbug” by @goldkirk and knew we needed to get out.)

I beg my mom to let us leave, I want to go home, I don’t feel good. I used about every excuse in the book.

Well, everyone starts screaming out of nowhere a bit later, and slightly colored gas starts filling the air. Everyone is stampeding, trying to get to the above ground levels and leave. Oh yeah, we’d gone back downstairs, which were also turned into a huge supermarket for some reason.

Then Batman and Superman appear, and they start fighting like crazy, and Superman is slowly getting weaker from whatever was in the gas.

Me and my mom try to work towards the center of the store, where the escalators to escape were. People are still screaming, hallucinating whatever their worst fear is. Mine doesn’t manifest for some reason, but I was glad for it, being able to just ignore the feeling of being scared.

We have to fight our way through big groups of people, and for some reason I know how to do flips and complicated gymnastics moves out of the blue to try to get away faster. (Was I Robin?)

Me and my mom get to the escalators, thank god the power stayed on, and see the only one that wasn’t working had nobody on it. So me and my mom go up the empty escalator, and people start slowly following us, and the escalator starts moving.

I’m falling as I try to move up the escalator to get on solid ground faster, eventually giving up and just waiting until the escalator ends. We run to the elevator that was right there, right on the wall a few dozen yards in front of us.

People are already here, so we run to the one we took to get to the below ground levels originally, and open the elevator with the ticket my mom got.

Everything turns even more chaotic as people start getting eaten by those things that are people who made sound in “The Silence” on Netflix.

I scream, I’ll die. I did both.

The dream changes to this dude trying to explain why chickens were descended from leprechauns based on their tail and wing feathers.

A chicken off to the side clucks, and the dude turns away from his camera, and I (somewhere above the scene bc I’m dead) watch as the chicken does the famous velociraptor scratch thing with its foot before the chicken bites his ankle.

The lady who owns the farm runs out into the road, following the dude who’d stumbled into the road after being bit.

They go back and forth, the lady trying to warn the dude, and him being confused (wtf happened to all his memories?).

The dude gets hit by a car.

I, still dead, remember that I have a model of his death.

I wake up.

[roseshower]

Figured I’d Share my Fanfic?

Okay so, I like sharing stuff because I never shut up. I don’t know if anyone still actively reads Castlevania Alucard/Reader ficlets, but I made one a couple of months ago that’s ongoing at 5 chapters. To the voices in my head and my zero followers... feel free to read this little summary:

"The sleeping soldier will be met by a hunter, a scholar, and a guardian." After your teacher's untimely death at the hands of the church, you seek refuge underneath the city of Gresit to escape Dracula's Unholy Hordes of the Night. In doing so, you guard the tomb of the man Lisa had entrusted you to care for; the man you love, Adrian Tepes. Or, you happen to be the Guardian in the story you never asked to be in. - [Dhampir!Reader].

Basically the whole concept is a rewrite of the Prophecy based on the Series rather than the games (though rest assured there will be mentions of it because I like researching like a crazy person) that revolves around including one more active player in saving the world: you! Reader! Wazzah! And Guess what! You’re a dhampir! Crazy! Anyway...

If you want the link it’s here. (If the Link doesn’t work, the title is Querencia and I go by RoseShower on Ao3.)

And if you want a better synopsis, I’ll just throw in a scene here just in case y’all fw it.

He perks slightly. "...A fan," He mumbles. His eyebrows raise in surprise.

"Yes," You feel your cheeks get hot. "You know. Someone that admires. Um... that's why, I guess. Because your jokes were very funny. I liked the one about the vampire poet."

It takes him a second to remember. "The 'He went from bat to verse?' one?" The small curl of his lips jests with a fond air, and you breathe at ease that the subject drifted to lighter waters.

You grin. "That's the one."

He shakes his head. "That one was terrible."

You snort. "What can I say? I'm a sucker for puns."

The two of you go silent and stare.

Then, "...Not even a chuckle?" Your body unwinds, at ease and anticipatory of his reaction. The static air settles further, and you're content that nonetheless of your tentative history with one another, the two of you can banter like this. Like old friends would. Like... Like talking to Lisa again. But the silliness between him and Lisa is distinct, too. While the woes remain for his mother's cessation in a world that never deserved her, your soul constricts less because this is her son, not Lisa. This is Lisa's gift to the world. Your earnest centers palliate into tenderness when he angles his head away to stare at the water. He really is so much like his mother.

"Absolutely not," Adrian retorts, but the smile on his face is bigger. "That was dreadful."

Something compassionate shines on his face and you mimic the reflection you're blessed to see. "Don't tell me you're going batty on me now," You feign rolling your eyes.

"Oh god. You're still talking."

"Oh, bite me, y—Alucard." You catch yourself in time.

He seems to not have noticed. "That one was wholly unwarranted."

"Did you like it?" You blink innocently.

"...Still no. But I commend the effort," He huffs.

Your hands lower and form a bowl shape. "Fang you very much," You say gleefully and bring more water to your lips to drink.

He starts leaving as soon as you finish your last helping of water. "I'm leaving," He abruptly says, and you choke, splattering everywhere.

"Huh?" You cough and shake your hands to rid yourself of the residual droplets. "Why? Wait—"

He playfully clicks his tongue. "I'm not going to stand here and listen to your horrible jokes."

"I'm hilarious," You retort hoarsely, rising. You dismiss the confirmation that Adrian has not dimmed just yet. You banish the yearning in your chest that epitomizes a haunting intensity, restlessly dissolving the melancholic aberration you labeled onto your secret love earlier. Perhaps, you think stupidly, perhaps he's not gone just yet. If he can joke with you, if he can try... then Adrian can still be happy.

Adrian groans. "No, not at all."

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]

heyaaa! hope you are having a wonderful day, if it's comfortable with you can I ask for some k drama recs I really liked coffee prince and reply 1988 but can't find something similar

hiii, so i haven't seen reply 1988 but i really loved reply 1997 which was first in the reply series followed by reply 1994 (haven't seen this either so idk if it's good or bad)

here's some classics that really got me addicted to kdramas back when i started watching

full house: my first kdrama. very silly but cute af. back when romcoms didn't used to have serial killers in them the ost my beloved

my name is kim sam-soon/ my lovely sam soon: fake dating/ bickering. and the background was a restaurant i think. i had so much fun binging it. sam-soon really was the best.

boys over flowers: a classic adapted from a classic shoujo manga where you'll find every crazy thing that can only happen in a drama. it's absurd at times very many times but it's addictive af. also great soundtrack

playful kiss: i became a jung so-min stan after this. tho i like the taiwanese version best now it was fun binging it when i didn't know of the tw version.

personal taste: lee min ho pretended to be gay because he wanted to get inside a house for architectural reasons. i did like it. maybe check it out because the pain gong yoo felt, son ye-jin also goes through something similar although it was different.

my girlfriend is a gumiho: fantasy romance about a 900yo nine tailed fox and a wannabe action star. it was fun and cute and i cried at times too. shin min-a is the most beautiful human to walk this earth. great songs esp lee sun-hee's fox rain (acoustic)

sungkyunkwan scandal*: female lead pretends to be a boy because she wanted to study in a university when women weren't allowed to study. university ofc full of boys

rooftop prince*: time slip romance. was extremely popular

my love from another star: a top star gets accused of murdering her rival. lives across from a professor who's a 400yo alien who ends up becoming her manager. first romance drama i remember watching where there was a serial killer. both the second leads were annoying af

some other faves of mine that aren't as old

i can hear your voice: lee jong-suk can read minds if he looks into your eyes. public attorneys and prosecutors and a killer. loved it

pinocchio: news channels and reporters and fake news. one of my favourite kdramas ever. there's very few that keep you hooked from the beginning till the end. not one bad episode. i made so many people get into this one and everybody loved it too. great ost. you won't see vlc media player the same after this. made by the same people who made ichyv so you might enjoy it more because of some references but it's alright otherwise too.

healer: do you believe in the poooower of ever lasting loooooove.... another one in my forever faves that i got other people into. the chemistry of jcw and pmy was through the roof. people died because of them. some of the best kissing scenes ever too. no love triangle. reporters and tabloids and a messenger and world's greatest ahjumma. first couple of episodes weren't that good but i promise it gets so much better after my beloved Park Bong-soo shows up. usually i am not for english songs in kdramas but eternal love by MLTR has a special place in my heart.

fated to love you: jang hyuk and jang na-ra are just too good together. i watched because of ailee's goodbye my love and then regretted not starting it when it was airing. all of the soundtrack is great. lee gun's laugh >>>

her private life: since you loved coffee prince i am sure you liked kim jae-wook and this was his first kdrama lead role after everyone waiting for god knows how many years. couldn't watch it when it was airing because i was in my kdrama slump but when i got out i regretted not watching then. pmy and kjw together are just soooooo

one more happy ending: i just love jang na-ra. romcom with good songs about 4 women trying to find love again. jung kyung-ho and jang na-ra need to work together again idec about the genre.

come back ahjussi: two dead guys come back to life hotter. one in a man's body and other in a woman's. had fun watching it. ratings were low because one of the most overrated kdrama was airing at the same timeslot.

jealousy incarnate/ don't dare to dream: weather girl finds out the anchor she'd have a crush on forever had breast cancer. it's a romcom. had a love triangle and gave people major second-lead syndrome not me tho. back when gong hyo-jin used to be the romcom queen. great soundtrack

extra-ordinary you: and it was extraordinary. fantasy romance about an extra who is just trying to keep herself alive. eun dan-o was the life of the drama. high school romance. green flaggest male lead (i don't usually say that for anyone but he sure was). good songs and very rare for me to say that for a soundtrack of a drama only as recent as 2019.

crazy love: kjw is just too good in romcoms. this drama was crazy as the name suggests and hella fun. lee sin-a you'll always be famous.

lovely runner: ended just this tuesday and idk if you watched it but definitely worth watching. up there with pinocchio being good from the beginning till the end and no bad episode im sight. great songs great cast great characters. first loves time slips rain sunshine k-pop idols it had everything. ten years from now it'll surely be in the classics list

*haven't watched so i can't if they're good or bad but used to be very popular and were always in kdrama rec lists back then.

[princessfbi]

63. Moment that makes you go i n s a n e?

54. Favorite Buckley siblings moment?

39. Your favorite headcannon?

1. What made you start the show?

63. Moment that makes you go i n s a n e?

Oh my GOOOOODDDDD! Probably the entirety of Buck Begins but especially the Chimney and Buck scene in the locker room. Also the whole lightning strike arc. ALSO ALSO when Hen wipes away the blood from Buck's face and Eddie's like cry of pain when he was being crushed. I remember I was practically vibrating for a whole week after he got shot too.

54. Favorite Buckley siblings moment?

My. GOD!!!! You picked the hardest fucking questions.

I mean just the fact that Maddie gave up something so that Buck didn't have to lose something to find himself makes me going fucking bananas. Maddie hovering after Buck getting struck by the lightning strike. The fact that Maddie told Buck she was leaving when she went to get help for her PPD. Her coming to talk to him about therapy. When Buck and her crash into each other after Doug?

NO NO NO! I think it's gotta be when he comes home from the hospital after the lightning strike and she kisses his fucking birthmark?!?!?! I MEAN COME ON! I THINK THAT'S MY ANSWER FOR ABOVE TOO!

39. Your favorite headcannon?

Ohhhhh I have so many! I like Buck is always cold and I like that Eddie gets clingy in his sleep (GIVE ME SNUGGLE MONSTER EDDIE DIAZ). Also I love Buck loving when people play with his hair.

1. What made you start the show?

So, I actually saw the promos and I watched way more procedurals back then so it was a pretty easy sell. I was a little hesitant about RM but I watched when it aired and fell in love. Then life got crazy and I was in a lot of toxic work soul sucking situations so it just sort of became the show I watched regularly. But then COVID happened and I realized I had missed an episode and decided to do a rewatch! The rest is history!

Send Me WeeWoo Asks Please!

[911actually]

Interview transcript of the 911 related parts:

Zach: Hi, Beautiful Human, I'm Zach, that's Dan. Welcome to the studio, Ryan Guzman.

Ryan: Thank you guys, thank you.

Zach: TV star, eh? Movie star? I mean, dude, you have a lot of projects under your belt.

Ryan: Thank you.

Zach: But none, none like 9-1-1.

Ryan: No, no, 9-1-1 is its own beast. And I'm so grateful for this show. It just happened out of nowhere, mind you. This is like a blessing from God. I didn't audition for the show, and it got offered to me straight.

Zach: Really? Can you explain that story to me? Because you joined a show that was already up and running. Kind of a behemoth.

Ryan: Yeah, yeah, it was a huge success, came out of nowhere. I think, I believe, I don't know if this is completely correct, but I believe that I auditioned for a Fox show months prior. I tested for that show, didn't end up going with that show. But I think they kind of kept me in circulation and then just used whatever I did in the test to kind of audition for this show. So I guess whatever they liked, the Fox heads, whatever, decided, yeah, we'll give them a shot.

Zach: At what moment did you realize that this show is unlike anything else you've ever done?

Ryan: I think when I was on it.

Zach: Like making it?

Ryan: Yeah, honestly, I had no clue what the show was. I don't really watch TV in general, and I try to stay away from the TV when I'm at home. But Tim Minear brought me into his office. He gave me a bunch of DVDs. And nobody watches DVDs anymore, but I had to go get a DVD player real quick, put the DVDs in, and watch one episode by the next. And it was a really captivating show. I liked the cast, I loved that Angela Bassett was attached to it, Peter Krause was attached to it, Aisha Hinds, all the great actors and actresses. And as I'm filming, I'm having kind of like an outer body experience. I'm like, I don't know how I ended up here, but let's just try and keep on going. Let's just see how long… Because originally in the contract, it was like, we'll take you on for the first episode, and if we like you in this first episode, then we can continue. But if we don't, you know, it was nice knowing you. So I didn't know if I was gonna stay or not, to be honest, after the first episode. And luckily, things worked out. Here we are.

Zach: And when you say “we like you”, it's more than just liking your character, right? It's like liking you as a human being. It's ensuring that you add to the flow of this set.

Ryan: That's the biggest thing.

Zach: Like you don't hold anybody back. You don't need to do an extra take that's not asked of you.

Ryan: Yeah, and technically they don't need me. I mean, they were already running. So I'm like, please, please, I need a job. I was having a, I just found out that I was gonna have my first child right before getting this big project. And so when I found out, I was hoping to God that this one episode turns into season eight. And by the grace of God, it did.

Zach: It's crazy. At what point do you realize that you, like at what point do you actually know this character though? Like when do you realize you know Eddie?

Ryan: I think this season. It took me seven seasons, but this season I have Eddie down. It's just, let's just say the last six seasons were backstory and giving me opportunity to pull from so many different good textures of the character. And I think the transition from Fox to ABC kind of gave us a new resurgence. So it allowed for me to kind of just wipe away what I had done prior and get a new slate. And in that essence, it gave me a breath of fresh air. And I allowed myself to just take on this show as if we were just starting season one, going from Fox to ABC. Then within this last year too, I just, I don't know, something clicked. And I just feel really at home with the character in any scenario. So whether it be, you know, a very dramatic scene or a very humorous scene, it's just fun now.

Zach: How do you prepare? Do you remember, like do you go… Do you memorize your lines on set? Do you memorize your lines before you get there? Do you have a process really?

Ryan: Yeah, we had to learn. There's a Ryan Murphy way of filming TV shows and Tim Minear always kind of jokes about this, but his joke is you'll get the script and Monday never comes. So it's like, we are just kind of waiting for the script this whole time. Then finally we show up and here it is, learn your lines. It's almost like a soap opera. So you have to learn these dense things, these dense scenes in a matter of a night or so, or yeah, maybe a day if you're lucky. And I think knowing the character so well and having the scenes behind us, I feel more comfortable in that scenario. Prior to this, first season, second season, I was kind of freaking out, a lot of dialogue. You're not sure if you're gonna stumble over your dialogue, let alone say it correctly with the right intention or any kind of emotion behind it. But I will say this, my co- star, Kenneth Choi, and I've said this in so many other interviews…

Zach: He's so great.

Ryan: He's an incredible individual. I call him a brother for a reason, but he kind of pulled me to the side and told me, you know, get my act together. Like you have such incredible talent, you have opportunity at your front door, but you're not putting in the work. So it made me re- transition and go back to being just the student of theater. So I started reading a lot of books, I started understanding different techniques and trying them out, whether they worked or not was just gonna be kind of, you know, a trial by error kind of deal. And then that season, those next two, three seasons, I found something that worked for me. And it's finding what am I saying beyond the words. It allows me to just live through the words a little easier. I mean, a lot of us will say certain things, but we don't really mean what we say sometimes. We actually mean something else and we're trying to read between the lines. And that's what makes the character so interesting is I might be saying, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, but I'm really pissed off inside. How do I showcase that to where the audience knows: “Ah, I've been there before. No, he's not fine.” That's the trick in it.

Zach: Easier said than done. Is it a muscle?

Ryan: It is a muscle, like anything, you know, try… I think Denzel said you'll get good at anything if you just keep on trying at it. Whether that's being lethargic or whether that's, you know, studying lines and trying to get more character work. And that's what I feel like I've been trying to do. Just kind of go moment by moment basis. You know, I don't try to judge myself too hard like I was when I was younger. I'm a little older now. I have a little bit more wisdom on my side and it allows me to just really take a breath before I move and find intention in my movement. So knowing that, I take that into my acting. I really just try and be as truthful as I possibly can to the character.

Zach: Do the fans play a process, at least in the attachment to like every little detail that this character embodies or brings to life? I mean, they watch every little thing.

Ryan: Oh yeah.

Zach: And to your point, like moving from Fox to ABC gave the entire show like a breath of fresh air. But also new life. And fans are louder than ever.

Ryan: Yeah. We love that. I mean, the audience participation is something that we obviously in the industry want to encourage. If they're not saying anything, you're not doing your job correctly. You want to kind of be provocative in a way. But what they do with the storylines and what they attach themselves to is completely their own. You know, this goes for everything and everyone in the world. People will see what they want to see. So whether it's taking some kind of piece of a scene and being like: “Oh, I think that's, you know, led up from three seasons back” or just kind of seeing the characters for how we're portraying them or hopefully portraying them. It's all up to the audience. And we love the fact that the audience has been kind of growing with us. It's kind of like we've curated this family with this audience. And it's not just America. You know, it's all, it's around the world now. So it's nice.

Zach: It's crazy. Dude, they do. They create storylines that may or may not exist. And in cases like they do, like maybe like nuanced, you know, very, very tiny, whether intentional or not, but they take it and they run with it.

Ryan: It's fascinating. I mean, they're storytellers themselves. So it’s their way…

Zach: Eddie and Buck, come on.

Ryan: Sorry, what did you say?

Zach: Eddie and Buck.

Ryan: Eddie and Buck. That's a huge one. A lot of people… We have such a massive following with that. And it all started from, I think it was season two, like Eddie and Buck were walking down and we kept on bumping each other's shoulders. Somebody picked up on that. And that's where it just kept on growing and growing and growing.

Zach: Like was it intentional in that moment?

Ryan: No, it's just because Oliver doesn't know how to walk straight. That's it. And mind you, like for seasons, he's done that. And I think it was two seasons ago, three seasons ago, we had… Oh, excuse me. Haven't eaten today. We were doing a scene and we're walking towards the same way and he's doing it again. And I had to actively like work against his little push that he does. So, you know, but the audience see that, runs with it, we encourage it. 

Zach: It's cool. I mean, very few shows are active like that. And I also think that like, it's, I don't know, it's really cool. It's been a while since I've seen like this active of a fan base around a TV show that's on network, you know?

Ryan: We're a dying breed. Yeah. I don't know how we're still in the air and how we're being successful. 

Zach: And it's expensive to do, right?

Ryan: It's a very expensive show.

Zach: I mean, you've been put in a lot of physically demanding and crazy positions.

Ryan: Yeah, yeah, me and Oliver like to talk about one specific one where we were on top of a fire engine going about 40 miles an hour, 30 miles. And we're tied in, mind you, with just one little thing on the waist and tied in straight to the fire engine. We're on the top. As we're reaching out, we're trying to grab this dummy that's flying just outside the back of an airplane. So it's like a Tom Cruise moment. And we're just kind of looking at each other like, this is everything we've dreamt of. It's like, I know we're not action stars, but this is as close as we're getting right now.

Zach: You kind of are, yeah.

Ryan: Kind of, yeah. So there's so many elements of 9-1-1 that kind of check off the box as an actor. Again, we get these dramatic scenes, these very heartfelt scenes. And then we get these crazy action scenes. So I love it.

Zach: Do you believe your character is like, right for a kind of like new chapter? Because at the end of this last season, it kind of ends that way. 

Ryan: Oh yeah, yeah.

Zach: I mean, there's a mustache removal.

Ryan: RIP mustache.

Zach: There's looking for houses in Texas.

Ryan: Yeah, yeah. We have some stuff in store for you actually. Obviously I can't say anything, but Tim and I have been in talks and we have some new stuff coming up in the latter half of this season. 

Zach: Yeah, because we have a new season coming, right? It's coming in the spring. It's gonna be here in March. I mean, is there a possibility that Lone Star is in your future? Or Eddie's future?

Ryan: I don't think so. I don't know. That would be a Tim question. But I've always said that I love the way Lone Star was shot. I love the coloring of it. I love the characters. And I wouldn't be opposed to going right back to Texas.

Zach: I mean, you're Texas. 

Ryan: I am Texas.

Zach: You're from Abilene.

Ryan: Yeah, I'm from Texas. So we'll see. I don't know. I think they're doing a new spinoff, 9-1-1 Hawaii, if I'm correct.

Zach: Cool. Sick. 

Ryan: So I think that's the place to go. And honestly, if it's between Texas or Hawaii…

Zach: You’d go to Hawaii?

Ryan: Take me to Hawaii. Yeah. You know, I love the 118, but Hawaii calls.

Zach: It's been a long time since we've seen like a new franchise like this being born. And I love it. 

Ryan: Yeah. Again, it's surreal. Me and Kenny always have this conversation that we're actively living in our dreams. We, young kids dreaming of being, you know, this thing on TV and, well, for him specifically, because he wanted to be an actor most of his life. I never did. But now that I've stepped into this 14 years later, it's just kind of like… Whoa, it's one thing to dream about it. And it's another thing to live in it and then actually be grateful for what you have. And that's all we want to stay.  We want to stay grateful in this dream and keep it going as long as we can. [13:17]       

[22:27] Ryan: So I think getting into acting allowed me to kind of like understand myself a little bit more through character work. And even 9-1-1, Eddie has allowed me to live in scenes or live in moments of life before actually living them in my real life. So it kind of gave me, again, practice to gain that confidence in my real life. So no, I mean, acting has allowed me to find me and I'm grateful for it again. 

Zach: Can you give examples of how it's like kind of reflected into your own life? Is it the relationship with your son, Eddie's son? Sorry. 

Ryan: Yeah. I mean, that's one of them for sure. Being a father on screen before being a father in real life. You know, you try to on screen just be as best as you possibly can, always being nice, always trying to… But there's moments when you're a real father where the kid's driving you insane and you have no opportunity to like take a breath or gain composure and you still are being asked to do something that is selfless. So it's a lot of like: “All right, well, what would Eddie do? Okay, he would find, he'd be solution oriented. All right, what has he done in the past? Okay, so that issue happened over here. Well, let's categorize that issue and do one thing at a time and then slowly progressively work on what I need to work on until I finally find my balance in whatever setting with the kids.” So for me it was, how can I better communicate with my children as if I was Eddie? Because I like the way Eddie communicates with his son. 

Zach: That's cool. It's amazing that like, yeah, it's really cool. It's just really interesting.

Ryan: It's a weird thing, man. I will say this one thing that happened that was almost verbatim from one of the episodes. In one of the episodes, girls come up to Eddie and start trying to ask him like, hey, you know… They're showing their interest pretty much. And he's like, nah, I'm not your type right now. You know, and he kind of just moves forward. That happened in my real life. I just split up with my ex. We had just gotten a divorce. I'm trying to heal all my trauma and trying to, you know, do what I can for my kids. And then a beautiful lady comes up to me and runs up and asks me, you know, for my number. And she's like, no, you gotta, you gotta, please, please give me your number. And I don't know how it just came out of my And I was like: “Oh, I'm not your type.” Like, and I'm like, no way. I just said what Eddie just said. What the heck? What am I saying right now? And outer body experience, but I pulled from my character, which is crazy.

Zach: And it worked.

Ryan: And it worked. Yeah, and she was respectful because she understood. I was like: “I just got a divorce. You don't want this at this point in time, but I'm very flattered. Thank you so much.”

Zach: Interesting. Yeah. You learn a lot from him. 

Ryan: I do. [25:30]

[26:20] Zach: Does this 9-1-1 feel like it can go for a while? Like a long while?

Ryan: It feels like it can go forever. It feels like it can be another Grey's Anatomy.

Zach: That's what it's giving. It's so giving that. 

Ryan: Season 20, I'll be here talking to you guys about how Eddie is using his walker.

Zach: But will he be with Buck?

Ryan: But will he be with Buck? I don't know.

Zach: I'd love to see that.

Dan: How was filming that scene where Buck told Eddie that he went on a date with Tommy? Did that feel like a natural scene to film?

Ryan: What Buck told Tommy? Say it again.

Dan: Buck tells, it's when Buck told you that he went on a date with Tommt.

Ryan: Oh, yeah, yeah. I automatically thought about one of my friends who… I was filming Everybody Wants Some and he gives me a call and he tells me that he's finally coming out. And it was this moment of like, I'm so happy that you're allowed to finally just drop your guard and just be you. Like there's no more extra energy being used to portray something you're not. And I just took that and I used it for that scene. And I think it resonated very well because the feedback that I got from that scene was just like: “Oh, he's really being there for him.” And that's what I want to kind of showcase with Eddie, that sexuality doesn't have to define a friendship. Just because you like to sleep with women, you like to sleep with men. How does that define any kind of humor or relation or connection with another individual? You just be you. And the fact that you have the strength in a world where most people would be… Let me not speak on most people, but there's been a lot of history where gay men or gay women have not been able to live their truth. Here we are representing something so incredible.

Zach: It's cool to see the show of love. By the way, you can watch it all. It's on Hulu. Link below. Link below. What do you think of it?

Dan: What was your first reaction to hearing about the Beenado?

Ryan: I obviously thought about Sharknado. I was like, this is wild, bro. Are we running out of ideas? What's going on? But in typical Tim fashion, it's like you can question him, but it all works out in the end. And he knows what he's doing. There's a reason why he's had such a successful career. But it's funny, man, because you don't see bees in front of you as you're acting. So you're like: “Alright there's the Beenado over there. And how big is it? Oh, it's going this way. Okay.” And then just look up and go: “Ah!” So it's those moments that you're like, I feel foolish, but you gotta sell it. This is part of the job. And luckily our cast is such a family that we get to just really fall into those moments with humor and lean in even heavier, which does make it sellable to the audience. So that's the real bread and butter of this show, is this cast that gets along so well.

Zach: The cast is exquisite too. You all are so talented.

 Ryan: Thank you. [29:35]    

[37:38] Ryan: I mean, it is wild to think that out of all of LA, there's only one fire station that shows up, and it's 118, but we make it work. You don't question that ever when you're seeing the episode. You're just thinking: “Allright, here they go again, and here's the all-star squad.” 

Zach: Yeah, or I'm thinking like: “Oh, LA's crazy.” This is just going on in this part of town. What kind of thing is happening in Santa Monica, dude?

Ryan: Honestly, you know, bring us everywhere. We pitch so many ideas as far as like, bring the 118 to England, or bring the 118 to Jamaica.

Dan: You guys just wanna travel.

Ryan: We just wanna travel, I mean, it's been eight seasons, but it would be nice. It would be nice. I know there's disaster everywhere. Let's cure the world with 118.

Zach: Well, you guys have done some crazy, like… The cruise ship thing was a crazy set. They've been some extraordinary television created.

Ryan: Yes, and that was actually, I believe, the biggest gimbal ever made in our industry. And when you get there, it's… Yeah, I saw it once. But it was probably four or five stories this way and this way, and they could rotate it just so you could see kind of how they… In the tsunami, or was it a tsunami or was it like a wave, or I can't remember what it was. But either way, the whole ship turns, and they were able to do that with this big old gimbal. And side story, actually, as they built the gimbal, Tim hits me up and asked me if I wanted to do a dance number in that thing. Like Bob Fosse did, which I still to this day think would have been a great idea. But it would be dancing all over the walls.

Zach: Wait, sick. Didn't happen.

Ryan: It never happened, no. We ended up going with a different dance, yeah. Doing a Tom Cruise dance.

Zach: Ah, yeah, Risky Business?

Ryan: The Risky Business dance, yeah. 

Zach: Pretty iconic still.

Ryan: It's pretty fun, yeah.

Zach: Is that the only time you really dance in 9-1-1?

Ryan: I think so, yeah. [39:11] 

Ryan Guzman | Faith, Loss, Failing Forward, Eddie Diaz of ‘9-1-1’ (Full Episode)

[feuqueerfire]

My Personal Weatherman Live Blogging

Haven't watched a new jBL in soo long, I'm excited, especially because this had dubcon, undefined, weird dynamics with BDSM undertones? overtones? not sure but I've heard something to that degree and have seen a couple gifs: The bound hands one is the most prominent and I've seen it a few times but I decided to actually consider watching this after seeing this gifset about "you life is all mine" like oh you guys are kinda fucked

Ep 1 (Mar 20)

Okay, the weatherman (Segasaki Mizuki) so far seems callous and strict? harsh? but I listened to some podcasts discussing the show when I thought I wasn't gonna watch it and remember somebody saying he thought they were in a consensual relationship with this dynamic, so that's fun ig

oh they had sex lol

oh it's a flashback I was like that's sudden

"From now on, we'll do it on sunny days. Be prepared." That's crazy but I think I remember something about them only having sex on sunny or rainy days

ohh is he pent up/frustrated that it's been raining and they haven't been having sex lol

Weatherman guy seriously finds manga artist cute probably because he orders him to give him soy sauce during dinner but literally smiled last time and also this time while watching him hah

manga guy being pliant while he's manhandled ah

bruh "open your mouth" immediately made me think he was gonna spit in his mouth but I don't think they're gonna do that in a live action lol

"After all, we're not even lovers" would you both agree with that assessment? lol

"I'm already bound to him as a slave. It's only natural that I obey his voice" wow this guy is crazy, I get Mizuki's desire to dom him lol

Girl you're 3 years into this situation?

Are you excited about not having to have sex in a while?

His name is Yoh. He seems to both want and not want sex, or maybe he just doesn't want to want it. He obviously has a thing for Mizuki despite saying he doesn't. Seems to be in denial though lol

Ep 2 (Mar 20)

Oof, immediately watching next ep, I guess

All the cooking + now feeding Mizuki, ah

I understood that the little tissue doll is to make rain stop based on the ep 1 on-air comments but if I hadn't known, I'd be so confused why he throws it away angrily lol

rolled my eyes at the cleavage comment

Mizuki talking about holding back and going for a kiss...

oh dang, Yoh actually fighting back. is he brave bc he's drunk?

ohhh lol Yoh's missing his pants and the tissues are strewn about because he was jerking off

oh my god, this is crazy actually I love it like so much happening: Yok talking about making money and leaving this place + saying Mizuki doesn't like him and when Mizuki is like wtf?? Yoh tells him to go have sex with the other weather forecaster because Mizuki's never smiled at him like that like ohhh he's so jealous

Ah, so he sleeps with Yoh the day before a sunny day because then the bedsheets will dry

but also funny af to do that instead of just buying more sheets tf

Ah, Mizuki leaving him high and dry

Is this now a game of wills? Whether Yoh will admit to not hating Mizuki? anyway, this show is so fun, why did I not add it to my watchlist until last month when the gifsets got to me smh

I hope I end up liking it until the end

Ep 3 (Mar 21)

omg so she knows that Yoh lives w a guy (bf lol) and tat he likes/hates Mizuki weatherman but not that they are the same person

Ep 4 (Mar 21)

omg Mizuki so controlling it’d piss me off in another show and yet…

not them both being jealous of the girl

Ep 5 (Mar 21)

not a job crisis D:

truly a crazy ass show, the water passing kiss scene was from here?

taking his clothes off for him to bath is so

lol Mizuki becoming the startled one when Yoh takes initiative

i get Yoh feeling like Mizuki doesn’t care and looks down on him because how can he be so nonchalant about his art and job

not the tracking, be so fr

I watched eps 3-5 in bed at like 7:30-9AM, so that's why I wrote so little lol

Ep 6 (Mar 21)

Yoh being a bullied loner who has to run errands and Mizuki going to help him is sooo Utsukushii Kare. It might be a common trope idk but that instance is all I think of

her husband is so fun lol but I'm nervous that Mizuki is gonna see them T.T

no fr it's so fun that her and her husband (idk either of their names rip. her name is maybe Kasami?) are so casual like she expressed her attraction for Mezuki and he was playing around suggestively with Yoh without the other being jealous/overbearing about it. Mezuki and Yoh could never lmao

what is this misunderstanding pls Is Mezuki asking about what's so great about Kasami's husband bc he thinks that's the editor that Yoh mentioned + they were flirting while Yoh thinks Mezuki's asking about the manga character he saw (that Mezuki doesn't know is based on him?)

not Mizuki's eye twitching as he remembers Yoh with the husband bc of his coworker's glasses lmfao

Ep 7 (Mar 21)

Both Yoh and Mizuki getting hung up on the other smiling at other people in ways they don't smile at them

ohh Yoh taking care of a sick Mizuki in the college days

omg Yoh first time cooking for Mizuki was to take care of him when he was sick? No wonder Mizuki fell in love with Yoh over shitty curry + insisting that only he himself gets to eat it so that Yoh doesn't know that it tastes bad loll

the food as love language goes crazy here fr

"Draw me more. The parts deep inside of me that even I don't know of, I don't mind it if you're the one exposing them."

omg the tying hands

The fact that Mizuki apparently tied Yoh's hands to make sure he doesn't go out is so aklsdjflkadfjs this line of "I'll hide you away in our house/bedroom" hits fr in like a 4k explicit smut fic but usually not in an actual romance show however this specific series toes the line well enough that I'm having a blast lmfaoo

Ep 8 (Mar 22)

Last episode hmm will they be able to actually wrap things up?

how am i even suppoaed to feel cuz i just feel insane

girl clear up the manga and the husband misunderstandings Right Now y'all have barely any time left lmfao

did Yoh just not understand that Mizuki was using the manga's lines as a love confession?

Like, I can't decide if that ending is enough... like okay hmm... like yeah do they understand each other fr? More than ep 1 I guess but not... enough? idk

also I really wanted Mizuki to realize that the glasses guy is Mansa's husband

Overall:

The concept is so delicious wtf and the execution is mostly good but I wish it was more fleshed out (never really saw a proper resolution to Yoh being mad that Mizuki doesn't take his manga job seriously and idk if they actually fully worked out their problems in the last ep lol). It was a very fun and exciting watch.

Rating: 6/10 [May 12, 2024 Update: Decreased by 0.5 stars when rerating shows I've watched in 2024: 6.5 -> 6]

[love-byers]

i fully believe the reason the final cut of this scene is so different is because they changed it to be more subtle. cause if you imagine it played out on screen, it's so unbelievably romantic. the final cut is also extremely romantic, but the og is just nuts to me. i'm also pretty sure the duffers said they change things and cut things out to make things less obvious, so take that as you will

1. will is still kneeling on the floor, but there's no direction for mike to sit on his bed. it says mike goes up to him, which could be a lot of things, but since will is still on the floor im guessing mike was meant to squat down to his level or kneel next to him. already way more intimate than the final cut where mike sits on his bed. so as we go through this, make sure you keep in mind they are sitting right next to each other

i imagine he was supposed to be right there

2. 'you didn't have to' wasn't in the original script. originally, mike and will were supposed to let will's words hang in the air and smile at each other for a second or two (probably the same amount of time between 'you didn't have to' and 'hey, also-' in the final cut). they were supposed to smile at each other until mike says "Hey, listen [...]", then will looks away. a few uncut seconds of them....smiling at each other.....until one of them awkwardly breaks the silence.... y'all.

id also like to bring up what finn said about mike not knowing about will's feelings, but there also being a mutual understanding and acceptance. i think what he means is that they mutually understand how different and special their relationship is. "i didn't say it..." with no response but a shared smile implies the same thing the final cut does. will didn't have to, mike understood anyway. that shared smile is supposed to be them acknowledging that. they both know it, and i honestly don't know how finn and noah were supposed to act that out without it being so obviously flirty and blushy. hence why they most likely didn't keep it in. also remember that they're supposed to be right next to each other probably face to face. THE OG WOULDVE BEEN SO BLUSHY AND AWKWARD LIKE.......

3. "If we're....friends again. Best friends."

lord jesus

given that at this point in s4 the audience is meant to have already put it together that will likes mike, that line is crazy to me.

"If we're..."

WHY DID HE HAVE TO THINK??? WHY DID HE HESITATE???? the watcher already knows there is romance present in this dynamic, how fucking else is that meant to be taken?? this is also stranger things, the show where a staple in their romances is that they always claim they're just friends, when they're not. and it's MIKE saying this, not will.

and right after this, it says "Will finally looks at mike, emotional." so during mike's entire monologue, will isn't looking at him. to be honest i think them staring into each other's souls in the final cut it more romantic, but mike saying all this to a will who isn't looking at him adds a lot of depth. imagine mike saying all that and staring at will, who isn't looking back. it puts more romantic emphasis on mike. it's like mike wants will's approval.

smooth transition into—

4. "Yeah?" "Yeah."

good god it's so romantic

they swapped this for "Cool." "Cool." which can be interpreted as platonic a lot easier. and the time they did use "yeah?" "yeah." was during the van scene. it happens in the og script for the bedroom scene too, except it was WILL asking and MIKE confirming. they're flip flopped.

we can't know for sure what scene they filmed first, but i think it might've been van scene first and then the bedroom scene, cause i know the roller rink scenes and scenes in the house were filmed near the end of filming as a whole.

i probably sound crazy, but let's entertain that possibility for a second. cause one was filmed first, which means one was changed first.

the van scene lines were originally "You really think so?" "I know so." , but they changed it to "Yeah?" "Yeah." so what if they changed it so it would parallel the bedroom scene?

if they kept it as it was originally written, the scenes would be very obvious parallels. one talks and talks and talks about their feelings for the other. then the other asks for confirmation, and confirmation is given. it would've paralleled mike's monologue to will to a love confession, which is WAY too obvious

i cannot express to you how crazy this makes me 

5. "This intimate moment is shattered"

i don't even have to explain why this is a romantic trope, it just is

i'm gonna assume they were still supposed to have their gazes torn from each other like in the final cut, but imagine that happening while they're way closer. SO much more obviously romantic. they could've been in the same shot when it happens like in the other two scenes where they're interrupted, but in the final cut they aren't. and it's entirely possible they changed that cause the og is just WAY too romantic

i also want to highlight a couple parallels between this scene and the van scene cause this script pretty much confirmed they're connected and i honestly never thought about it until now

> "These past few months she's been so...lost without you."

> "Listen, the truth is, this last year has been weird, you know? And, you know, Max and Lucas and Dustin—they're great, they're great, it's just...it's Hawkins, it's not the same without you."

> "Mike takes this all in. Emotional now too."

"You really think so?"

"I know so."

and in the final cut

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

> "Will finally looks at mike, emotional."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

and in the final cut

"Cool."

"Cool."

and of course, the painting. the bedroom scene is the set up for the painting. will grabs it before the shoot out happens. and the van scene is the pay off. idk how in the hell i never picked up on that, but i see it now

but yeah. i guess the duffers realized on set how obviously romantic the byler scenes play out and had to fix it so it'll still fly under the radar for most people

not me though y'all stay safe ❤️

[stormkobra-5]

Batons and Unicorns: The Whitest, Brightest Wedding of All

Pairing: Moon Boys x Reader

Fic Type: Drabble (Part of the Batons and Unicorns universe. You can find the rest of the stories here on my Moon Boys masterlist.)

Summary: After three years of being together-- and even having a daughter-- you’re finally marrying the man-- men-- you love.

Involving Steven, Marc, and Jake x reader, adorable Amonet, and one very proud grandpa skeleton-bird.

A/N: I know that the gif isn’t from Moon Knight but tell me this isn’t the perfect gif am I right?! Am I right?! Look at his sparkly eyes! Anyway, coming back to this series is makin’ me feel pretty nostalgic. Oh, the days when I was still wary of writing smut and getting the hang of posting on Tumblr… Yes I made Frenchie as if he’s played by Pedro Pascal I know you all love it–

Disclaimer: I don’t know anything about weddings, period. Have never been to one that I can remember tbh.

Warnings: Fluff. Lots of fluff. This story is rated 14+ for strong language and some mildly suggestive themes.

Ok.

You just need to take a second.

And calm the fuck down.

This happens all the time, right? Every day, even? Surely it can’t be that nerve-racking, I mean especially when you’ve been with somebody for so long, right? Right?

Surely fucking not.

You stand before the floor-length mirror on a pedestal as the finishing touches are being added to your dress by your bridesmaids (Wanda, Shuri, and Natasha). You feel like a Barbie doll. Not in the bad way-- you’re pretty fucking pretty, in fact, you’re sure you’ve never been prettier. You’ve never spent so long at a spa, either. You’re pretty sure you’ve been transformed into a whole other person from before. That scene in Hunger Games where Katniss is given a makeover supreme? She has no fucking idea what you just went through yesterday. You still feel tingly.

Your hair is perfect. Your skin is perfect. Your face is perfect. Your dress is perfect. You’re absolutely perfect right now. Everything, spot on, A+ for presentation, the boys will be tripping over themselves, you're so gorgeous. But your emotions?

Girl they are crazy.

What if you mess up your vows? What if you say something stupid? Oh god, what if you don’t say anything at all? Will you even be able to use ASL with the bouquet in your hands??? Your heart is pounding in your throat and your breathing is rapid. On one side of the room, your mother and your Maid of Honor, Pepper, sit side-by-side with tears in their eyes and prideful smiles on their faces.

“You don’t have to be so nervous,” Natasha squeezed your hand for emphasis, chuckling as you glanced at her so that she could see the whites of your eyes. “You look stunning.”

Wanda meets your eyes with something like sympathy in hers. “Is it because everyone’s here?”

Oh geez, you sign, thanks for that reminder, Wanda.

Yes.

Everyone.

Apparently this was a first. Two superheroes, getting married. It apparently warranted every single Avenger to be present, to assist, and hell, even Fury was here. All superhero eyes would be on you and your husbands. It was the teeniest bit terrifying.

A timid knock at the door made everyone turn around, just as Khonshu entered-- dressed in a crisp white suit, one you swear he stole from Steven-- bending over to lead little tiny Amonet into the room. Apparently this occasion warranted even the presence of visible Khonshu.

"Mommy!" She cried, toddling forward on her tiny legs. She wore the most adorable little dress, frilly and purplish-blue. In her little hands she carries a bouquet of tiny flowers, and you immediately kneel to hug her as best as you can without ruining either of your looks.

“Hi, sweeti– oof–” She whacked you in the face with her bouquet, but thankfully, your makeup survived the accident unscathed. Khonshu chuckled, a deep echo that still, nobody was used to yet. It seemed to reverberate through the air itself.

“Easy, little one,” Khonshu rumbled, chuckling deep in his chest. As Amonet toddled over to your mother, Khonshu addressed you with something like pride in his voice. “You look stunning, Y/N.”

To hear that from a literal god was a good thing, you hoped.

Thanks, Big Bird, you signed, and now since Amonet watched Sesame Street literally every morning, he now understood that reference. If bird skulls could frown, he’d most definitely be frowning.

“Hmf. I would appreciate it if you would not call me that…” Khonshu patted Amonet’s head. “Remain here, child. I must see to your father.”

“Wait!” Amonet slid off your mother’s lap to take Khonshu’s hand. “I wanna come, Grandpa Shu-Shu.”

You couldn’t help but snicker to yourself as Khonshu pretended to be disgruntled. With a nod to you that you returned, Khonshu left your little bridal chamber to find Marc, Steven, and Jake.

~*~*~*~

“Bullocks.” Steven grumbled to himself as he tried to readjust the tie with shaking hands, only succeeding in choking himself.

“Easy, amigo,” Jake tried to calm him, but the cabbie’s voice cracked a bit. Steven knew that he was just as– if not more– nervous.

He wasn’t sure exactly why he was so nervous. You’ve been together for three years, and for two of them, you’ve had a little girl together. You’ve seen each other at your very best and your very worst and you’ve stuck together; he remembers the day he met you. The day he moved into Avengers Tower and the sweet mute young woman that helped him unpack, who researched DID and made friends– later, became lovers with– Marc and Jake. He recalled how many hours he spent learning ASL just to communicate with you.

The moment he– and maybe, all of them– fell in love with you was after he’d seen your powers for the first time was vivid in their mind. After he’d called you “birdie” and the two of you had paraded around the complex as Mr. Knight and a unicorn. You’d been mute for so long, but you trusted him to speak to. You spoke to him– to them. To your daughter. No one else.

He smiled softly to himself when he thought about the day you told him you were pregnant, after Harrow’s men had captured you; he still worried about that, especially with Amonet around, now.

“That’s it, buddy. Just stay calm.” Marc’s voice snapped Steven out of his thoughts; thinking of you and his little girl had calmed him down a bit, but Marc had stopped him from launching into a worried mess about potential threats.

A knock at the door nearly made him panic, especially when it opened immediately after.

Steven’s breath left him with sheer relief when he seen that it was only Khonshu– well, Khonshu, and one of the two things he loved most in the world.

“Daddy!” Amonet let go of Khonshu’s hand and raced for him; Steven knelt down to pull her into his arms.

“Hello, little scarab,” He gave her a kiss on the cheek as he stood. “You look so pretty, love! Just like a princess!” She babbled a bit, showing off the poor flowers she’d fisted and thrusting a rose dangerously close to his eye. “Oh, thank you, darling. I’ll put that right in here, yeah?” He carefully adjusted the rose in his breast pocket, before plucking a daisy from her hand and tucking it behind her ear. “Now you have one too, love.” A beaming grin broke across his face when she giggled.

“You dress up nice, worm,” Khonshu chuckled; Steven frowned at the nickname, glancing down at his sharp white suit.

“Thanks, I guess.”

The god scoffed. “Are Marc and Jake nervous, too, or is that just you?”

“W-what?”

Khonshu put a hand on Steven’s shoulder. “Do you really think it has escaped me how anxious you are, Steven Grant?”

“I-It’s just–”

“Just what? You’ve loved her for so long, and she has loved you in return, and so strongly, at that. Do you truly think you have anything to worry about?”

Steven thought about that for a minute.

“I hate to admit it, buddy, but; the old bird’s right.” He felt Marc take a metaphorical deep breath, trying to remain steady and level-headed throughout all of this.

“Don’t admit that,” Jake scoffed, offended. “Viejo pájaro zombi estúpido– we were already thinking that!”

“Thanks,” Steven breathed anyway, although Khonshu didn’t exactly make any of them feel better, but…

Both perked up at the sound of a knock. “Come in,” Steven called, and the door opened just enough for Sam to poke his head in with a beaming smile.

“It’s time.”

“Oh, bollocks,” Steven shuddered with anticipation, which Amonet most definitely felt. She wrapped her tiny arms around his neck in a hug, which Steven eagerly returned. “Oh bloody…”

“You can do it, Daddy,” Amonet said softly, and the boys melted.

Steven had never heard Jake squeal.

“¡Awww, mi dulce pequeña mariposa, tratando de darnos confianza! ¡¡¡Esa es mi niña, esa es mi niña mariposa!!!”

“Aw, thank you love,” He kissed her cheek again before passing her off to Khonshu and smoothing his suit, taking a deep breath. “How do we look?”

“Like an idiot,” Khonshu scoffed, then added, a bit good-heartedly, perhaps, “But a well-dressed one.”

Steven’s blood rushed in his ears as he made his way out of the room, following Sam with Khonshu and Amonet closely behind.

~*~*~*~

Steven stood nervously at the altar, scanning over the faces of the gathered assembly. Every single Avenger– even the Guardians of the Galaxy, the sorcerers, the Asgardians, hell, even some mutants– had all come to witness Moon Knight and Skinchanger marry.

Beside him, he had Frenchie as his best man– a man he admittedly hardly knew, but Marc knew plenty about the “baby-chicken-faced” Chilean-American. In one of the front pews sat Khonshu, legs crossed, next to your mother.

He took a deep breath, trying to keep calm.

“We can do this,” Marc said, more to himself, “We’ve got this, it’s fine–”

“‘We can do this’?” Jake echoed in disbelief, adding, “Estoy teniendo un puto ataque al corazón, chicos. When she comes in the room in her wedding dress… Solo estoy... solo voy a colapsar aquí mismo, no van a saber nada de mí por un tiempo, ninguno de ustedes podrá despertarme, DIOS HACE CALOR AQUÍ PARA ALGUNO DE USTEDES–”

“Jake, buddy,” Marc tried, and he felt him trying to calm Jake, who, if he was hearing correctly, was trying not to hyperventilate. Steven jumped as the music kicked in. Oh gods. It’s happening. Right now, it’s happening… “Breathe, man. Breathe.”

“¿CÓMO DEMONIOS ESPERAS QUE RESPIRE? ACTUALMENTE FÍSICAMENTE NO PUEDO RESPIRAR, MALDITA–”

The doors opened. In came little Amonet, throwing flowers, and Jake shut up immediately. Steven felt not only his own pride at seeing his daughter, but Marc’s, and of course Jake’s, quite nearly overwhelming him. It took everything he had not to rush down between the pews and scoop her up in his arms.

Amonet tried to run for Steven when she saw him, dropping the flower basket. Khonshu snatched her up and planted her on his lap, making her giggle, and the boys’ hearts swelled with love.

And then, in came the most beautiful woman to ever exist.

You.

Their sun. Their stars. Their air. Their life. The only thing any of them had cared about in a very long time, you suddenly popped into their lives and gave them something to love wholeheartedly. And then, you did it a second time, when you gave them Amonet.

You were absolutely beautiful in your dress, radiant and glowing like a goddess come to life. The boys couldn’t take their eyes off you as you were walked up the aisle, and they felt a sense of great honor and pride when you were given away. To them. Out of anyone in the whole world, when you could have had anyone, you’d chosen them.

They couldn’t believe it.

You were a star fallen from heaven as you made your way forward, dress trailing behind you like silken snow, crystalline and incandescent.

“Dios mio,” Jake whispered in adoration.

“She’s beautiful,” Marc seconded, but Steven was lost for words.

You were so gorgeous you stole his breath away, just like the day he’d first seen you. Just like the day when the mute young woman offered to help him unpack.

“I love you,” He breathed, and he thought you said it too.

You both repeated it for your I do’s, your vows, the exchanging of the rings— that all-important kiss— and then again during the first dance, twice more throughout the after-party, and you must have said it a thousand times during the course of your wedding night. Your first night as husband and wife.

You were now, officially, Y/N Grant-Lockley-Spector.

And you loved your husbands with all of your heart.

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[brklynbxby]

Rhett reached out, gently taking the papers from her trembling hands, his other hand settling on her knee—a quiet offering of comfort, of something solid in the chaos they found themselves in. He wished it could be more. Wished he could take away the weight of this moment. “You were mine from the start too,” he admitted, his voice barely above a whisper. “Right up until that last date… when Ella said all the right words.” His throat tightened, regret curling around every syllable. “I’m so, so sorry.” His head fell into his hands as the memories of the pods flooded back—every late-night conversation, every unspoken promise. It had been real. It had been special. And god, how he wished he had chosen Harmony. He liked Ella, but she had been his second choice. And deep down, he knew she was aware of that. Nathaniel knew, too. Hell, maybe everyone did. He lifted his head, looking at Harmony, the words tangled on his tongue. He wanted her. But it was too late. They both knew that. “Fuck,” he muttered under his breath, exhaling as his gaze drifted to the view ahead. Anything he said now would only make things harder. Messier. “I really fell deep for you in the pods,” he admitted, his voice softer now, filled with something raw and unguarded. “You are one hell of a woman, Harmony. And no matter what happens now, I’ll always be in your corner. Always.” He reached for her hand, squeezing it gently. “You have a place in my heart. And unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to let that go.”

"I do trust them. Both of them," Nathaniel said firmly, locking eyes with her, searching for something—some hidden truth she might know that he didn’t. "Have they given me any reason not to?" Of course, the situation wasn’t ideal. He wasn’t blind to that. But he refused to believe they’d be reckless enough to cross a line. And if they did—if a single conversation between them changed everything—then, yeah, it would devastate him. But he wasn’t going to spiral over something that hadn’t even happened yet. That was Ella’s downfall, the toxic, obsessive need to control things before they unfolded. And he wasn’t about to go down that same path. Nathaniel had originally wanted to talk to Ella about their connection, to see if there was still something worth holding onto. But standing here now, watching her unravel, he realized—he didn’t need answers. The Ella he met in the pods and the Ella standing before him felt like two different people. And maybe, just maybe, he had dodged a bullet. When she spun on her heel and stormed off to find them herself, he exhaled sharply, shaking his head before following. “Ella!” he called after her, quickening his pace until he caught up. His fingers curled around her arm, not forcefully, just enough to turn her back toward him. “What are you doing?” His voice was calmer now, measured. “And what exactly are you planning to do when you find them? Catch them… talking?” He held her gaze, searching for a flicker of reason. “Do you realize how crazy this looks?” He was trying. Trying to de-escalate this before it spiraled into something worse. Before their first night as a group turned into a scene neither of them could take back. Whether she’d listen, though—that was an entirely different question.

Cassian's gaze trailed after Nathaniel, watching as he caught up to Ella, their voices now threading through the air, every word laid bare. He scoffed, shaking his head, before casting Selene a knowing glance, his eyes alight with amusement. “Remember when she was my connection?” he mused, laughter curling at the edges of his voice. He wiped a hand across his forehead, as if brushing away the ghost of a choice he was grateful he never made. Without another word, he pulled Selene into his arms, the warmth of her against him anchoring him in a way nothing else could. A slow breath, a quiet moment, then he pressed a soft kiss to the center of her forehead—silent gratitude wrapped in tenderness.

Harmony sat there beside Rhett, feeling the weight of his words settle in the pit of her stomach. The ocean waves were the only sound she could hear now, their soft, rhythmic lapping almost like a backdrop to the quiet ache in her chest. She had understood, even before he said it, why he hadn’t picked her. She should’ve been clearer. But now, in this moment, she wished things had been different—wished she had shown him just how ready she was. She glanced into his eyes, seeing the truth there, in the rawness of his vulnerability. When he told her that if it weren’t for Harper, it would have been her, she felt her heart break just a little more. She knew she could have been an amazing stepmother to Harper but now it was just too late. A heavy sigh slipped from her lips as she looked away from him, her eyes drifting toward the horizon, watching the waves in an attempt to steady herself. She had never imagined it would end like this.

"You were... my number one from the start, Rhett," she whispered, her voice barely audible over the sound of the waves. She kept her gaze on the water, letting the words leave her lips, but they seemed to hang in the air between them, fragile and incomplete. She wished she had said that sooner, but it felt too little, too late now. Harmony then reached into her purse, pulling out two folded sheets of paper. Her fingers trembled slightly as she handed them to him, the edges soft from having been folded and refolded. They were pages from her notepad back in the pods, everything she had written about him, about how much she cared, how much she had wanted him. "These... these are for you," she whispered, her voice catching. "This won’t change anything... but I wanted you to have it." Her hand lingered in the air for a moment before she pulled it back, her chest tight as she tried to keep the tears at bay. Her heart ached with every word she spoke. "Thank you, Rhett," she added quietly, her voice a mere murmur in the still night air. "For everything. I... I’m really happy for you that you found something so real in Ella." She wasn’t sure if those words would come out right, but she wanted him to know. She wanted him to know that no matter how much it hurt, she wanted him to be happy. It was so hard to let go, but she knew it was time. She just hoped he understood the depth of what she was trying to say—the love she had, the regret she carried, and the respect she still held for the man he was.

Ella felt a sharp pang in her chest as Nate’s response hit her. She stood there for a moment, taken aback, staring at him, struggling to wrap her mind around his calmness. How could he be so relaxed about this? She thought. She was the one who had seen the contents of Harmony's notepad, who had read about all of Harmony's feelings for Rhett, her hopes, and her fears. Nate didn't have that knowledge, didn’t know just how deep Harmony’s connection to Rhett had gone. She didn’t understand how he could be so confident that everything was okay when Harmony was out there with him—alone. Her thoughts swirled, anxiety gnawing at her insides. She felt a desperate urge to fix this, to know that Rhett and Harmony weren't in some private conversation she couldn’t control. "Do you trust her that much to leave her with another man she used to have a connection with?" she shot back, the words coming out before she could stop them. The insecurity she hadn’t known was there surged inside her, and she didn’t know how to stop it. She was angry, frustrated—mostly with herself for letting this get under her skin. But she couldn’t help it. It felt like a betrayal in the making. She didn’t want to lose him to someone who still meant something to him.

"No, I will go look for them myself then," she muttered, frustration pouring out of her as she turned on her heel, her heart hammering in her chest. She wasn’t about to sit around while Harmony and Rhett could be talking about everything that had happened between them, no matter how much it was in the past.

Selene’s brow furrowed as she watched the situation unfold, feeling a twinge of concern as she caught Cassian’s eye. "Lets not get involved, babe," Selene said softly, leaning into him as she noticed how Ella stormed off. "She’s not okay, and I don’t know if it’s just because of Harmony and Rhett, or if something else is going on with her."