#god this could be so many ships

[lifeisstrange-incorrectquotes]

Max: I really wanted to have five girlfriends.

Safi: ...You already have four girlfriends?

Max: I do, yeah, but I wanted five. I think that would be even better. Think about it, five girlfriends. That's better. You know what I'm saying, Safi?

[theshamblewithsybles]

YOU think they have a beautiful bromance I think they are approximately .5 seconds away from fucking raw on national television. We are not the same.

[cangrellesteponme]

i don't think wonderland is ready for those alices

[frozenjokes]

scar and jimmy are going to team up in the next life series AND THATBLUE HAIRED CUNT ISNT GOING TO SAY A GOD DAMN WORD

[knifefightandchill]

[al-luviec]

juvie buddies

[chimchiri]

Every time I am about to draw Spitfire I pray and send my thanks to Barry Allen. If it wasn't for you, baby, I would not be able to draw her hair. I mean

Yes, it's not identical. But they could be cousins, maybe?

[butterflysonnets]

yes i'm rooting for m*leven breakup because byler is neat but mostly? i'm rooting for m*leven breakup for the sake of el and mike.

to me, their romance was always a puppy love born out of a combination of social pressures, naïve curiosity, and a lack of true understanding regarding intimacy and romantic love and what it really is. it was real in that they do truly, deeply care about each other and they are close friends, maybe even shared an attraction, but a maturing romance is so much more than that. they've grown up and out of being boyfriend/girlfriend, and that's okay! i think television/film needs to show more often that most of us don't have definite "soulmates" or first childhood loves that we spend our whole lives with. it doesn't mean these relationships meant nothing and didn't impact us, it just means they've run their course and that something else is in the cards, and this is part of life!

i've always felt el was at her best and most confident self when broken up with mike, discovering who she was and what she liked alongside another girl her age instead of just relying on mike for mentorship on how to live in the real world. she deserves more of an opportunity to find herself, her autonomy, and her independence, and to love who she is, and she's made it clear she's felt insecure in the relationship with mike because she isn't being loved and understood the way she wants, needs, and deserves from someone who is her partner.

also, it's okay if mike doesn't love her in "the way he should". he is not obligated to love her romantically and stay in a relationship with her just because she's a girl, because she "needed someone", or because he cares about her a lot. he shouldn't be pressured into a romance if it's not truly coming from his heart. he deserves freedom to find out and honour who he is, too, instead of just staying in his non-functional first relationship — one he got into as a child, essentially — and defining himself that way because it's what's expected when a boy and a girl are close. he loves her in some way, yes, but it's okay if he doesn't feel comfortable or secure being her boyfriend anymore, for whatever reason that is. he's felt insecure too, and that's valid and it matters.

they are their own people and are steadily growing and changing every day. they need time to figure out who those people are, and it's become clear (at least in my opinion) that those people aren't meant to be a couple at this stage.

they deserve freedom. they deserve to grow up and be authentic to themselves and not feel like they need to lie for the sake of a relationship. they deserve to move on from this version of their relationship that isn't making them happy and rekindle the best part of their bond: their strong, beautiful friendship. they don't have to be a couple if it doesn't make them stronger and better and happier people.

i think it would be healthy and wonderful for a show, especially one consumed frequently by young adults, to show a relationship starting, progressing, and ending on good terms in this way. sometimes things don't work out, and that is okay.

[bumblingbabooshka]

I hate when Chakotay is watered down to be Janeway's yes man because their disagreements are actually very interesting. [A lot of rambling analysis of this debate in particular below]

Chakotay in Parallax is very interesting in that he has to navigate a lot of different dynamics. Balance a lot of plates while being watched keenly by everyone around him. Immediately preceding this scene we see him ask B'Elanna for her opinion on the bridge - both as a chance to show her knowledge in his bid to make her chief engineer (because she wouldn't get a chance to otherwise as Janeway has clearly indicated that at this point she views B'Elanna as a troublemaker who won't be considered for the position) and because he just thinks she's a better engineer than Carey and wants the best possible chance of them succeeding. Janeway sees this as unacceptable. Carey is the chief engineer and so he should be called and Chakotay NOT asking for his opinion is an insult to Carey, Janeway, and might make the crew doubt Chakotay (and by extension the Maquis') loyalty to the Starfleet crew.

At this point it seems that to Janeway integration ["They're not your people"] means the path of least resistance, specifically tailored towards the Starfleet crew. She wants Chakotay by her side to keep the Maquis crew calm but also seems unwilling to consider them for important positions aboard the ship. Though she says that the Maquis are not Chakotay's people, not his crew, she certainly doesn't seem to consider them hers [Compare this to later instances where she stresses 'our' crew, here she simply says they aren't Chakotay's: Whose crew are they? Are they crew at all?]. This less leaves the impression of "We need to be a cohesive team" and more "You're not in charge here." She essentially accuses Chakotay of playing favorites. In her mind Chakotay's actions are not conducive to integrating the crews which would (again, in her mind) mean the Maquis being docile and accepting, obedient and content - not making trouble for the Starfleet crew. Chakotay counters Janeway's accusation with one of his own: That he IS trying to integrate them into the crew but her not allowing the Maquis any opportunity to prove themselves or succeed, not showing any trust in any of them (except, implicitly at this point, him) is making things difficult. At this point the Maquis crew are ready to mutiny on his word at any time. He knows this for a fact. Aside from that looming threat (the threat being that tensions are high and if nothing changes and they remain high there might be a mutiny even without his word) - Chakotay knows these people and trusts them. Though Starfleet and Janeway think of the Maquis as a violent bunch of criminal terrorists, Chakotay and a good number of the Maquis joined because they believed in the cause they were fighting for. These are people Chakotay knows WILL fight fiercely for what they believe in and conversely, AGAINST what they perceive as injustice. Even if they're not in the majority - they're used to picking fights which seem impossible to win. At this point Janeway admits that she ISN'T making it easy for Chakotay to integrate the Maquis - specifically talking about practical concerns; how she doesn't feel she can let Maquis crew have roles of importance on the ship because they lack the ability to hold them. "They don't have the discipline, they don't have the training," - asserting that they just aren't prepared for any such roles and it doesn't have to do with them being Maquis specifically. Ostensibly, she's treating them as she might treat anyone unqualified for the job.

Chakotay maintains that some of them, like B'Elanna, have the ability to be trained - challenging her point by saying that IF they're trained there's no reason for any Maquis member NOT to be given a more prominent role on the ship. He isn't suggesting they just unqualified people important jobs. If the problem is that they aren't trained, let's train them. These people have the ability to succeed if you give them the tools they need and a fair chance, he insists. Janeway then switches gears and her argument becomes not "The Maquis are untrained so they can't be given those jobs" but "The Maquis crew are unworthy of those jobs when compared to Starfleet personnel" saying that it'll cause insult and upset among the Starfleet crew if any member of the Maquis were to be promoted above them. Again, her idea of integration is based more on Maquis subservience to the Starfleet crew than it is the two crews working together. (Not that I believe she looks at it that way, it's just where her 'path of least resistance' leads) - though she accuses Chakotay of being too focused on "his" crew, she is admitting here that she believes her real crew are the Starfleet officers aboard, not the Maquis. She also admits here that the system she wishes to maintain (and is asking Chakotay to enforce) is one where there will ostensibly never be any chance of a Maquis crew member being promoted because no Maquis crew member will ever be more qualified, more worthy, than a member of Starfleet. We can see how it'd be difficult for Chakotay to convince his crew to remain calm under these circumstances. There's also Tuvok's behavior toward him at the beginning of the episode where the Vulcan nearly goes over Chakotay's head and when he doesn't do so (as Chakotay reminds him that HE'S the superior officer, the First Officer in fact,) Tuvok acts as if him backing down (partially) and conceding (partially) to Chakotay's authority is a favor to Chakotay.

Tuvok in this conversation is downright insubordinate to Chakotay. Despite Chakotay being the first officer, he doesn't take what he says seriously, argues that his own opinion on what should be done should be followed rather than Chakotay's, lectures the first officer about his conduct, and then almost seems to threaten him with a report. In Starfleet's rigidly hierarchical rules, acting like this to a superior officer (ESPECIALLY the first officer) wouldn't be tolerated and Tuvok knows this perfectly well. He isn't a rebellious character and clearly in other episodes adheres to these Starfleet hierarchies and codes of conduct very strictly. He values them highly. But Chakotay, a Maquis, shouldn't be First Officer. Why should he be given respect for a title he didn't earn? [Affirming Janeway's argument about how Starfleet officers won't be eager to follow a Maquis senior officer] Even though Chakotay tells Tuvok off for it ["I don't have to explain myself to you"] he doesn't threaten to put Tuvok on report or explicitly mention his insubordination. It's unclear if this is Chakotay's personality or if he just doesn't feel he CAN do that. Tuvok is one of the three most senior officers aboard and very close to Janeway. Chakotay has to think of the optics of any situation at all times - we see seconds after this conversation that rumors have already started swirling around B'Elanna being relegated to quarters that've fanned the flames of mutiny. Though we know Tuvok has personal reasons for behaving the way he does toward Chakotay (which he later admits), I really don't think it'd be out of the ordinary for this to be how most Starfleet personnel would treat the Maquis if they weren't outright hostile: Like they're only pretend crewmen. To a lesser extent we even see this with Janeway: In the following staff meeting, she clearly doesn't consider B'Elanna a viable option when Chakotay brings her up and almost ignores the suggestion entirely.

It also, again, leaves Chakotay in an impossible position. If he doesn't protect and fight for the Maquis crew, they won't ever be considered a true part of the crew and dissatisfaction will likely spread among them. Dissatisfaction which the Starfleet crew will then use to further label the Maquis as insubordinate, uncontrollable, unfit. Not to mention that if he doesn't advocate for them, he might lose their trust. However, if he DOES try to help the Maquis crew advance the Starfleet crew will view this as 'favoritism' and will further distrust him, won't respect the people he puts forth as worthy. Janeway seems to be intent on not advocating for any of the Maquis crew and also seems unwilling to ask that the Starfleet crew grant leniency. She implies that the Maquis crew need to learn to get in line and keep quiet and it seems almost like [we must remember the optics] she has Chakotay as the only Maquis in a position of power to facilitate that. Chakotay recognizes and pushes against that, saying that he won't just be her token Maquis - there only so she can point to him and say "See? We don't discriminate against the Maquis here." effectively a tool used to shut down any arguments of unfair treatment and a tool to quell the Maquis if any talk of mutiny DOES arise. In this model, Janeway can just tell Chakotay to calm them down and they'll listen because they trust him. She also doesn't have to really listen to anything he says: A token First Officer has no authority; his words don't hold weight. [Chakotay isn't Maquis anymore, they aren't his crew anymore - ok. What is he then? What are they? Nothing, without respect.] This plan seems untenable, as much as Janeway frames it as sensible: "I can't make it easy, Commander. Surely you can understand that," and alternatives as impossible "How am I supposed to ask them to accept a Maquis as their superior officer just because circumstances have forced us together?" - in the long run, how would this be sustainable? In any power structure, you cannot expect a group of people you're unwilling to grant trust or agency to obediently follow you forever. This proposed form of 'integration' in which the Maquis are kept on the bottom rung and told intermittently to stay there quietly by the only one of them granted permission to stand at the top would never be sustainable - especially with a group like the Maquis who again, were founded on the belief that its members should fight against inequity and are already on the verge of mutiny.

I specifically find the statement "How am I supposed to ask them to accept a Maquis as their superior officer just because circumstances have forced us together?" to be interesting because personally I'd say that being forced together for the rest of almost everyone's natural life is a pretty good reason to ask people to adapt and Janeway does understand this but only applies it to the Maquis - the Maquis are the ones who have to adapt, not Starfleet. The only thing the Starfleet crew have to do is tolerate their presence on board.

At this point Janeway again claims that if Chakotay can show her a 'qualified' Maquis candidate she'll consider them. I believe this is true but we already know that Janeway's standards for qualification will likely not fit the vast majority of the Maquis and Chakotay ignores the claim in favor of putting forth B'Elanna again, firmly. Janeway predictably dismisses her as unqualified and Chakotay disagrees, arguing that he knows her. He's worked with her. He KNOWS that B'Elanna can excel at the job even if she doesn't meet Starfleet/Janeway's qualifications. He doesn't value those qualifications over what he's observed about her - just as he didn't value Carey's title over what he knew about the gap between his and B'Elanna's abilities. Then, Chakotay switches gears. He admits that Janeway's right - he does view the Maquis as his crew but that's because Janeway (almost self admittingly) doesn't and if he doesn't, who will they have? [What kind of captain, kind of man, would he be?] "You're going to have to give them more authority if you want their loyalty." "Theirs or yours, Commander?" Janeway frames Chakotay's words pointing out the flaws in this plan which I outlined earlier, as almost a threat (if she doesn't have Chakotay's loyalty it'll most definitely mean mutiny). Chakotay asserts that it wasn't a threat, he's only trying to help by telling her how the Maquis crew will react to what she's telling him. "I'm sorry you can't see that" - not an apology for what he said but that she isn't willing to budge, not willing to listen to him and acknowledge that she might be as biased towards her crew as he is towards his. Chakotay is trying his best to acclimate his crew but if Janeway isn't willing to do the same, to talk to her people as he's talking to his, then this will not end well and that isn't a threat. It's just the reality of the situation. He then asks permission to leave, showing he is willing to observe Starfleet protocol (just as when he asked permission to speak freely), and Janeway lets him go, exhaling at the intensity of their debate when alone in her ready room.

[heartorbit]

WAOT WERE U THE ONE TSUKASA COSPLAYER AT MIKUEXPO GIVING OUT MIKU STICKERS TO THE PJSK FANS

THATS ME!!!!! i didn't mean to just give them to pjsk fans help but i severely underestimated how many i should've made and cut out .. so i just ended up giving them to cosplayers or people who said hi to me .... T_T

THERE'S ALSO THIS SUPER CUTE BRACELET SOMEBODY RAN UP TO ME AND GAVE ME AND I TREASURE IT SO I NEED TO ADD IT TO THE POST AND SHOW IT OFF .. WAH!!!! ITS SO CUTE LOOK!!!!!!

[necrotic-nephilim]

fan fact the only canonical world where tim is happy like batman is the future where he and cass are married and share the title

this is from solo #10, last story, written and pencilled by damion scott who was the first main artist of cass's run

THANK YOU FOR THIS OH MY GOD I WANT TO KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH.

i KNEW there was an Elseworlds story i had read where they ended up together!!!! but researching got me NOTHING and i half convinced myself i hallucinated it. i've always made the joke i think it's so funny Tim is the only Robin who's been with all of the Batgirls (Steph in the main timeline, Babs in the Arkhamverse, and Cass in this comic) but when i was trying to find it i doubted myself because i could find NO trace when looking it up, just reference to canon comics where CassTim was heavily implied. damn near gaslit myself.

anyways this whole thing makes me unwell. because i'm of the firm belief Tim could never be happy if he stayed a vigilante his whole life, *especially* if he became Batman. because that is canonically one of his worst fears. it's why i like Tim Drake of Tomorrow (Savior) so much, because it's a personification of those fears and the sort of proof that Tim becoming Batman would set him on a hyper-paranoid overly controlling path he wouldn't come back from. but? the idea that Tim could be happy and healthy as Batman if he was sharing the mantle with Cass? that makes *so* much sense. they represent very different aspects of Batman ('the noble detective' and 'the vengeful knight' pretty aptly display that) and her drivenness and dedication to the Bat as a symbol would be the thing that keeps Tim from falling over that edge. it'd keep him from self-isolating (a thing Tim is known to do when he's falling down a paranoid spiral) and keep him steady. meanwhile he would ground her, make sure she knows she's not alone. that's my only real gripe with Cass as Batman, is that she shouldn't be so alone and 'one man army' the way Bruce is. she needs to keep her support system she worked so hard for. she needs someone to remind her that she's human and treating herself like a weapon 24/7 isn't sustainable, something Tim has tried to get through to her. they're just so good at balancing each other out and DC would never go in the direction of exploring them again, but there was a time it really felt like we were on the cusp of them flourishing as a couple and tbh, i almost feel like we missed out.

[bignostalgias]

[bathtub4rats]

Part of the ship! Part of the crew!

Part of the ship! Part of the crew!

[flymmsy]

What’s in my head: extremely detailed trilogy-length account of Durge and Gortash, their individual and joint history, who they were alone and who they were together

What I share: and then one time, Durge sat on his fa—

[deiaiko]

#22.1 Hostages

Khun knew he shouldn't be surprised that his team got kidnapped by Agni. It wasn't even that long after they formed an alliance.

Agni had sent him a notice for today's training plan, telling them to gather at the same place as last week. Though Khun already had a bad feeling when Agni showed up by himself. "I thought we were going to do a team activity between our team and yours?"

"We are." Agni smirked and with a wave of his hand, a lighthouse that was hovering over them came into view.

Suddenly it felt as if someone had pulled the ground out from under his feet, throwing Khun off balance and causing him to fall unceremoniously on his butt. When he regained his bearings, he no longer recognized where he was. Khun looked around to check on his team, and he should've not been surprised to see that Agni was the only one who was still standing.

Did Agni just teleport them? Khun knew that lighthouse teleportation was hard to set without proper knowledge and expensive add-ons. Plus, to be able to teleport this many people at a certain distance would need very precise shinsu control. The gap between them seemed to grow wider and wider the more Khun learned about Agni. It was frustrating.

"Welcome to our team's training ground," Agni introduced. It was an indoor training ground. The windows showed a view of clouds moving, too fast to be from a high apartment building, so they were probably in some kind of moving floating ship. Agni waited until everyone got to their feet before lowering a screen next to him. Khun's heart did a flip as he noticed Bam half-hidden behind Grace.

"Best Turtle! Black Turtle!" Rak was the one to shout and run toward them, but his snout crashed against an invisible barrier, and he fell back. Khun tensed up at the realization that they were caged up.

Agni held up his hand to pause their mumblings. "Before we start, I would like to get everyone here on the same ground."

Grace nudged Bam to stand side by side instead of behind him. There was no smile on their faces. Bam's long bangs covered his eyes like a curtain, but his hands were fidgeting nervously.

"I don't know how many of you know, but let me introduce them to you. They're FUG's newest slayer candidates; Grace and Viole."

As if on cue, Bam tucked his bangs away from his face, showcasing his golden eyes that were still as bright, but less innocent. Khun might be imagining things, but Bam seemed to be looking at him most.

It took a few seconds before Khun heard Endorsi gasping from behind him. "Wait. Isn't that Bam?!" she screeched. "Tell me I'm not seeing things."

Other than Isu, no one else in his team knew that Bam was alive. Though, Khun didn't think that Agni would actually reveal it to everyone this soon. Didn't FUG go into all that trouble to take Bam away? So with this information out in the open, would it endanger Bam? His team?

"That is indeed him," Isu said bitterly.

"But isn't he…?" Hatz trailed off. "How?"

"His death was faked," Grace told them, emotionless. "Rachel pushed him to his 'death'."

Endorsi cursed, "And how exactly do you know about this?! You were involved, weren't you? That's why you suddenly disappeared."

Agni cleared his throat before Grace could refute. "Regardless of who was at fault, Viole is now one of FUG's slayer candidates."

Forced to be one. Khun corrected mentally. Because he was an irregular. 

"To keep Viole and Grace as part of FUG, you are kept as hostages against them, and they were prohibited from meeting you. However, I made a new deal with FUG. And that's why you can see them today. Of course, on one condition–" Agni raised a finger– "that as long as Viole and Grace are loyal to FUG, FUG will leave you be. If this deal is broken by Viole and or Grace, FUG will come after you. But if FUG breaks the deal by targeting you, Viole and Grace are allowed to go against that faction of FUG that started it. However, they will still be FUG's slayer candidates whether the deal was broken or not, as that was their promise so that they could get in touch with you."

"It doesn't sound fair." Hatz unsheathed his sword. "Bam, tell us that you were forced into this!"

Bam didn't respond, but he looked away from them. The sight made Khun’s chest tighten in guilt; From letting Bam live this kind of life. From giving up and believing that he had died. From failing to anticipate that outcome back on the second floor.

However, Hatz was taken aback by Bam's reaction. "...Grace?"

Grace raised his eyebrows as if not expecting any questions directed at him, but he was firm with his decision. "I chose this. I know you all must be upset for multiple reasons, but believe me that this is the best outcome we could have for everyone."

Agni looked over at them again. "As I told you earlier, this is all just to get us on the same ground. You have no say in this deal."

Bam nodded, more certain this time. "I have agreed to it."

That silenced them. Khun wanted to argue, but he bit his tongue, sensing from the odd tension from their hosts that there was something more to this.

"Now that we've told you about it, you have to make your choice. If you want to be in contact with them, you’ll have to accept their status as it is now." Agni seemed to have stated this specifically to Khun, Ran and Endorsi, as they were from one of ten great families and a Jahad's princess. "Or you can cut ties with us and not be involved in our deal."

"I just want to climb with Best turtle and Black turtle!!" Rak kicked the barrier with his clawed feet. "Why are you making it so difficult!!"

Khun already knew his answer long before he was asked. "I agree. I know what I signed up for the moment Bam told us that he was an irregular. No way I'm letting him go again." He couldn’t care less about Grace. But because Bam liked to have Grace around, he figured they’d come in a package.

To his surprise, Agni smiled at them both. Not his usual smug smile, but more gentle and mild. Though it was still getting on his nerves.

Shibisu stepped forward, standing closer to the barrier. "There are far worse things that could've happened than having FUG as an acquaintance. I can deal with it. But I will still take my teammates' decision into consideration."

Hatz sheathed his sword back. "Grace and Bam are my friends. They accepted me as I am, so it's only natural that I respect their choices."

"I honestly don't care if they're from FUG or not, as we've never met before." Ran shrugged. "But if A.A. choose them so then why not; interesting things keep happening around him."

Khun mentally reserved a punch to that chibi's head when they got back.

"I'm also just tagging along," Anaak spoke up. "I'm already an enemy of Jahad anyway. Going up with FUG won't affect me that much."

Endorsi crossed her arms and raised her brow, "I don't see why it's suddenly such a huge deal. I would have left my niece a long time ago if I was scared to be a traitor of Jahad."

It was brief, but Khun caught Grace and Agni exchanging glances. He didn't know what to make of that.

"Very well," Agni flicked his fingers and the barrier dissipated.

Rak immediately took off running and tackled Bam and Grace, holding them as much as his arms could reach. The brunets hugged him back. Khun found himself already walking at them, but he stopped himself at just enough distance from Bam to not make it too obvious how much he missed him. Eventually, everyone joined the reunion, and hugs and handshakes were exchanged.

Since they were still in the enemy's territory, Khun knew better than to let his guard down. So he still observed Agni from his peripheral vision, and immediately noticed the moment Agni turned his head to the side and talked in hushed voice, "Does their answer satisfy you, sir?"

A shadow in the hidden corner took form into a man, and his presence immediately alarmed everyone in the room. Khun felt his blood run cold as he noticed that the man was none other than Jinsung Ha. From behind, Khun heard Hatz whisper anxiously, "Isu, that's him!"

The man's heavy stare fell all over them before he looked at Agni, and then at Bam and Grace. "They're all really something." The man blew out smoke from his cigarette. "But I don't see anything special about them that's worth the trouble."

Khun bristled at that, but he could only bite his tongue in fear. To think that Agni, who was clearly also a Khun, could interact with Jinsung Ha like this…was something Khun wasn't sure he would dare to.

Grace raised his eyebrow and gave the man his most unimpressed stare, while Bam looked at the man with his puppy eyes. After noticing their reactions, the man glanced at Agni, and then suddenly shifted his focus to Khun, which almost made him jump. Khun shuddered when the man started laughing. 

"Ah. Of course, of course." The man walked up to Agni and patted his shoulder. "I will take your word for it. They better not disappoint."

Agni smiled with confidence, "That I can promise you, sir."

"Very well, I will leave you kids to your game then." The man walked past him into the corridor, waving his hand in dismissal and not looking back. "Until we meet again."

Grace and Bam bowed a little at the parting figure, and replied with a renewed vigor. "Take care, Master!"

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[trashcreatyre]

I think the main thing that pisses me off about like 90% of mephiles ships is that people will be like "how old is he??" Look that fanwiki says that he's ten and they RUN with it. Like they don't read further. I'm so convinced that most people don't even know the plot of 06 bc the shit I've seen people draw and write with the characters is just mind boggling.