#goddddddddd it's haunting i love it

[typhoonstrikes]

[vashsmunch]

Cooking mishaps

Eriks x GN Reader

Synopsis: you’re the cook at a local diner and a girl named lina demands you help a certain someone with his skills

Warnings: none

A/N: okay so TECHNICALLY this isn’t vash but i wrote it for a friend so don’t blame me (also why do yall literally have no content of him HELP)

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"Goddddddddd."

You slammed your head into your pillow, forcibly trying to make your brain stop working. If only he weren't so handsome. How different things would be if he weren't the sweetest man you knew. You flopped onto your bed again, groaning loudly. Stupid fucking brain. 

It was a little past three, but you couldn't even be bothered to care at that moment. The thoughts had been haunting you all day, and no matter what you did, you couldn't get rid of them. You hated this. You hated this feeling of being so desperately infatuated with someone but knowing it would never work out. It was the cruelest fate the world could give, and you were tired of being its strongest soldier. A deep and heavy sigh left your chest as you eventually dragged yourself out of bed to get ready. Putting your clothes on felt like a chore, and at this point, it kind of was. To wake up every day and not have him with you felt like the end of the universe itself. Dramatic? Sure. Heartbreaking? Always.

But nonetheless, you walked towards your door and plastered on a fake smile before opening it. And there he was, right on the opposite side, leaning against the wall. Eriks smiled as he gave you a sheepish wave. "You ready to go?" He looked as unkempt as always, his long blonde hair framing his face like a cloak. But it was a rugged type of unkemptness, which only made him more desirable. Ugh, stop it.

You linked your arm through the crook of his and nodded. "I'm not the one who'll be paying for everything this time, right?" He chuckled as you stepped out of the house but quickly stopped after he saw you glare at him. Your last grocery excursion resulted in him forgetting his wallet and profusely apologizing to you all the way back home. It wasn't as if you would've minded had it not been for the catastrophe he left in your kitchen while attempting to make bread for the first time. You could still smell the smoke when you entered the room sometimes.

"Don't worry, I brought money this time," You swatted his arm, and he yelped, scrambling to finish his sentence. "Yes, enough to pay you back for damages as well."

These trips with Eriks were simple pleasantries, but you cherished them all the same. You were pretty surprised when he asked you one day if you could teach him how to cook. Well, coerced into asking you would be more fitting. The two of you met when he had just shown up in town; that girl Lina had dragged him into the diner where you worked, demanding that you help him. 

"He's hopeless; you're the only one who can help him. PLEASE help him."

Sure, being the line cook gave you some skills, but enough to teach somebody else? Absolutely not. But then you noticed his face: gaunt with sunken cheeks like he'd been through hell and back. It was this that persuaded you to go along with Lina's plan and nothing else. Not because he was handsome with his stubble or because he had given you the most pathetic and charming smile you'd ever seen. Not at all.

The two of you walked out of the store after half an hour of you dragging him through all the aisles, picking up household necessities and groceries. You insisted on carrying most of them, claiming he was too frail to pick them up. But as you struggled to walk the last few steps back to your house, he swiftly picked up the bags and walked inside. You stared at his back, your mouth falling open slightly. "Well, if you could've done that, then you should've done it to begin with, you bitch!"

Love was a horrible thing. You offer your entire being to someone and make yourself the most vulnerable you could ever be, only to pray that they don't smash you apart. Such a horrible gamble, but you indulged in it nonetheless. Being in your kitchen, giggling as you helped him learn to properly chop produce and not oversalt food. Watching him out of the corner of your eye, at his kind expression as he laughed along with you. Because in your heart, even though you knew he didn't feel the same, you loved this. Sometimes, he would stand over your shoulder, looking down at your hands, carefully kneading dough. The warmth of his body would overwhelm you and make you start blabbering and pushing him away out of embarrassment.

"A-anyways! Did you see how I didn't overwork it? That's because..."

It was almost childish how naïve you were acting, but you didn't care at this point. Anything to be closer to him. 

As the two of you finished your lesson, you sighed happily, dusting your hands off as you watched Eriks pull the finished product out of the oven with mittens. Giddily walking up to him, you softly punched him on the shoulder. "See? Not so bad, is it? Now you know how to make pizza all on your own!" You went to take the pan out of his hands when he suddenly snatched yours. 

Your face was instantly on fire as he stared at you from the top of his glasses with a gentle but stern look. "You can't just go touching hot metal things; you'll end up hurt." He let you go, and you slightly stumbled back, your hand still tingling from the sensation. You had always been the more touchy-feely person in this dynamic, making a point to hit him whenever he did or said something dumb. But he'd never done anything back, like a true gentleman (you supposed). While it made you swoon, part (most) of you wished for him to reciprocate. For some sign that maybe he possibly felt the same. And now that he had, your mind was running laps. God.

You tried to smoothly recover, covering your mouth as you coughed nervously. "I would've been fine. If anything, I'm surprised you didn't end up nuking the kitchen again."

Eriks let out a laugh, and you held your breath as he leaned down to meet your gaze. His eyes crinkled with amusement as he softly smiled at you. "That's so mean! But ya know, it's because I had an amazing teacher. You really are talented." 

The way he was looking at you... God, why did he have to be so oblivious? Were you simply not forward enough? Or could this all be a game to him? No, that was unlikely. As smart as he was, he could be a bonafide idiot at times. Maybe you just needed to be more direct. You exhaled sharply, drawing up your nonexistent courage, and leaned in closer, your faces inches apart. "So kiss me."

There was complete silence. "Huh?"

"You heard correctly. Kiss me."

He stared at you for what seemed like ages as your knees started to go weak with anxiety. You couldn't tell if he was actually opposed to the idea or not. He had always been an enigma in that sense. Even from the first time you met, you could tell he was hiding something. His expression was kind, but it lacked depth; like everything he was showing was only surface level. So it made this even more complicated because the two of you were just looking at each other, and more than anything, you just wanted to grab his stupid stubble-covered face and- 

You froze as he closed the distance, his lips gently pressed against yours. He was hesitant at first, like he was worried you would hit him again out of embarrassment or disgust. But as he felt you relax, he sighed in relief as he gently pushed you against the wall, holding your wrists above your head with one hand. You clenched your fists, trying to calm yourself, but it was impossible. His barely grown-out beard scratched against your face as his finger trailed down your cheek to catch your chin, tipping you closer to him. It was everything you'd imagined and more, and whether it had been minutes or even hours didn't matter. He was here, here at last. And as he pulled away, taking deep breaths of air, he quietly whispered against your mouth. "You don't know how long I've been waiting to do that. Thank you."

[dangermousie]

I am not sure what made me more !!! - the fact that we see him build a cairn and pray to/for the people he's killed (we see him flashback to the war) or the moment I realized that the flashback from an earlier episode where he is asleep in her lap, at peace, is at this tree - by the cairn to the souls of people he's killed, who torment his sleep.

I think one of the things she finds the hardest, that is driving her mad, is that the more she is around him, the more he becomes a real person, not just abstract enemy she must kill to avenge her family - she sees him be mistreated by his father or sacrifice to people he killed and things become so messy but the fact remains is that he's still defeated her country and killed her family.

That is why her anger - because she is coming to realize he is an honorable man, a duty driven warrior for the country of his birth BUT IT FIXES NOTHING! This is how you do enemies while lovers btw.

It's pretty telling he does not hide what he was doing. His method is to confront everything head on. I said he's like a sword earlier, but it's a mix of a sword and a battering ram. No wonder he was able to function even trapped as a ghost. He has such a singularity of purpose.

I love how she gets angrier and angrier but her impressions of why he's doing these things keep getting upended.

Because he regrets the necessity of bloodshed but not the fact of it, if it makes sense. He is a very dutybound person - you get the sense he gets pleasure from nothing in his life - he fought like a maniac in that battle but you never had sense he was particularly enjoying it. He executed her whole family as a showstopper but he had no bloodlust over it either. He's living as if he's already dead, driven by a grim sense of duty. No wonder he doesn't care if he lives or dies.

When she asks him this in response to his comment that destroying rebels was unavoidable to end the war quickly, his response floored me. His character is so consistent and so clear-eyed - he has no illusions and sees things (and people) the way they are. It doesn't mean he won't work to change things but he has no illusions what state things are in. And his comment is especially !!! because something being a duty not obviating it being a sin is such an amazing bit of understanding.

Once again - he does not believe this will give him peace but he hopes even as he knows it's futile. I wonder if this radical acceptance of things was always part of his nature or a coping mechanism he developed after living with his monster father.

(The fact that he ends up doing this in her arms in this very spot makes me !!!!)

She asks:

His answer floored me. Isn't it the extension of his rigid sense of what is proper? It is proper to ask forgiveness for a sin, but it's entirely different thing to expect forgiveness for that sin. Once again, those two things are not connected but most people conflate it. You ask forgiveness because it's the right thing to do, even if you don't expect forgiveness.

As I said, he's so clear eyed. And the fact that he says even though this was a sin and the blood haunts him, he'd do the same thing. He actually is very much opposite of what-if person. In modern day, after 1500 years as a ghost who cannot leave despite wanting to (!!), you still get the sense he'd not have done anything differently. Once he commits to a course of action, that's it. (Side note - for a man who wanted peace and oblivion, being stuck in the world with his memories for 1500 years is an exquisitely crafted punishment, isn't it?)

Goddddddddd!!!!!!!

He is an incredibly honorable man (within the moral precepts of 6th century warfare) and it makes nothing better for her. It makes it so much worse.

PS I love that even this early on he tries to shield her from his monster father (by lying she's a random servant he acquired for debt) and that she's the bossy one even if she's an enemy captive servant - "let's go, we don't have all day" or similar she snarls at him before their little expedition, and he - her master and terrifying Silla general, follows.

[distant-screaming]

For the fandom ask game: Unknown ✨️

🥰

SJFSJGIJDKDKFJDJ well. I wonder who on earth could've sent this one now. absolutely weird to get this one especially right after tonchon I just. I don't know........

Favorite Male Character

I love all of the characters in this series very much, but I think yuan wins the award of favorite!!

Favorite Female Character

is there any answer except lili. no there is not lili my beloved <333

Least Favorite Character

I totally forget his name but the guy who went after yuan even after boss li let qian go GET A JOB LOSER!!!!

Favorite Ship

qian/yuan 🥰🥰 they're so soulmates in the most convoluted way possible I hope they live together and grow old and die at 80 <3

Favorite Friendship

okay not technically a friendship but lili + yuan siblingisms is like literally the whole world to me. OUGHHH THEY!! friendships specifically though....qian + san pang + xiong are such a fun trio I really like them 🙂‍↕️ they're all pseudo family though really

Favorite Quote

the quote that kind of haunts the series, which is "I can sum up my life with two words - Wei Qian." LIKE?? INSANE?????? yuan travels the whole world and still his whole world, his whole life is qian. it's always qian. and like. for qian, it's kind of the inverse, the world is huge but yuan is his o-(I am forcibly dragged off stage kicking and screaming)

This made me so happy you have no idea Moment

literally all of ep 12 qian is so smiley oh my god!!!!!!!!! like!! he's just :)!!!!

Saddest Moment

The Kiss halfway through where yuan reveals his feelings. like. oh my goddddddddd. what the hell. what the hell

Favorite Location

ooooh hm probably the office, there's so many cute little things that I love. husky pillow you will always be famous to me <33 OH MY GOD WAIT NO I LIED IT'S THE RED ALLEYWAY. THE FAMOUS RED ALLEYWAY���️‼️‼️‼️

[fatesundress]

seeing as you have superior taste in music (show you a body!!!! i got so giddy after finding out my fav author and i listened to the same song at some point in time call me obsessed idc‼️) i must ask! do u have any playlists/song recs for your fellow tom riddle enjoyers? it’s a desolate place in the tom x reader tag without ur works 🤍 esp for ‘for the love that used to be here’ tom because ohhhhh my goddddddddd the way that fic will torment me until my dying days i will never be over him i’m HAUNTED by ur writing prowess and it’s entirely your fault!!!! im just like the narrator in that fic istg bc tom has also taken over and ruined my life since reading it <3

(btw if you don’t feel like sharing any ofc feel free to ignore this! it feels rude to ask more of u after all of the glorious writing u provide tom lovers lmao you’re doing sm for us 🫡🫡 thank you for ur service!! your work is simultaneously a knife in the gut and a pleasure to read) hope you’re having a good day regardless !!! may ur pillow forever be the perfect temp on both sides <3

omg you are the sweetest ever and i’m crying

someone force me to finish an x reader again i honestly don’t know what invisible barrier is holding me back but i MISSS posting here so much (yes i promise i see the requests in my inbox and am not intentionally ignoring you 😭)

as for tom stuff to maybe tide you over, i do have a few different fic playlists you can find on my spotify, but as for the tom i tend to write in my oneshots here, i actually do have one specifically for writing him! otherwise, i usually only post longfic related content (and occasionally edits of whatever interests me) on tiktok, but lately i’ve been doing a few lazy tom analyses if you’re interested, and i have a board for him on pinterest too :)

thank you so much for your message and i’m sending you all my love 🫶🏼

[haruichi-mamiya]

OH GODDDDDDDDD (i love you endings where mc is haunted 🙏)

[sw4tch]

more malevolent thoughts

i love that at this point i’m that shrek meme of CAN YOU PLEASE NOT GET DIVORCED- FOR 5 MINUTES?!?!?!? @ arthur and john because GODDDDDDDDD

like, you just got him back!!!!!!!!! John is back and Yellow is gone and- GOD!!!!!!!!!! YOU WERE SO HAPPY YOU WANTED TO HOLD HIS HAND FOR A MOMENT!!!!!!!!!! YOU ALMOST CRIED!!!!!!!!!!! YOU TOLD HIM YOU LOVED HIS HUMANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND STILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GUYS KEEP FINDING WAYS TO BE AT EACH OTHER’S THROATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP MAKING ME INSANE YOU GUYS NEED TO HAVE A FUCK NASTY DRUNK MAKEOUT SESSION BUT EVEN THAT WON’T FIX YOU!!!!!!!!! GOD!!!!!!!!!!

anyway Arthur being colder and more callous DOES break my heart because in the dreamlands he fought SO hard to stay human. So hard. And the king absolutely took that away from him. But it does haunt me that the implication is that Yellow would have turned into John much faster if Arthur was still warm, overly-trusting, and kind.

It’s SO GOOD that now their roles are reversed in which John is being the more humane of the two. And Arthur is more monstrous now. Like. god. that’s so fucking tasty. the human is losing his humanity while the eldritch horror gains it more and more.

also they got divorced AGAIN AND IT FUCKING HURT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! normally i go “ough u two idiots” BUT THIS TIME IT HURT ME BECAUSE ARTHUR LOVED JOHN SO MUCH AND NOW THEY CAN’T FIND THE COMMON GROUND AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!1 HE DIED FOR HIM AND IT DIDN’T MATTER (yet) FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

podcasts that make me act Unwise

[holdharmonysacred]

ghhhhhhh i can’t type good right now because my wrist is in Pain but I’m still thinking about Genshin’s worldbuilding and goddddddddd it’s so good. I’m haunted by this one segment in an in-game text on Wuwang Hill that’s basically a whole Pied Piper-esque folktale on the youth of Wuwang village all moving away to Liyue Harbor and leaving the village itself behind to just collapse and be abandoned. I finally did the Childish Jiang sidequest the other day and everything about it was heartbreaking. There’s just so much life in the NPCs and sidequests and so much fantastic worldbuilding and environmental storytelling and I love it. The only downside is it makes it feel worse that the actual playable characters feel barebones in comparison, mihoyo really should add the other playable characters as regular NPCs in the world outside of character quests and let players do little sidequests and commissions for them like we can do with the regular people NPCs.

[taylorswiftdiscographyrate]

#90-81

90. Fifteen (7.125) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 4.4

I resent this song for lying to me about being fifteen. I did not have a cute senior wink at me on my first day of high school (though the fact that I’m Australian and the American high school hierarchy isn’t really a thing here might have something to do with that), I did not have my first kiss and feel like flying, and nobody told me they loved me so I did not have the opportunity to believe them. In conclusion:

Highlighted comments: @yourivysgrows: “Abigail gave everything she had 😭”

89. King of My Heart (7.128) Highest score was 9; Lowest score was 2.3

I absolutely love that this song got the full production on the rep tour, because she deserves it. Those drums! The only thing that could make that performance better if Taylor had had a drum-playing interlude of her own a-la Holy Ground on the Red tour.

Highlighted comments: @leadinmeon​: “there is a fucking weird drum sitch here” (RESPECT THE DRUMS)  @corneliaavenue​: “plastic cupppsss, next time please use more sustainable glassware taylor:/”

88. evermore (ft. Bon Iver) (7.137) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 4

I literally have no idea how this song goes. I really should listen to it more, but I kinda don’t want to? This is, in my opinion, the lesser of the Bon Iver collabs. One was enough, Taylor!

Highlighted comments: @leadinmeon: “idgi. like the first bit is gorg and the bon iver bit just comes out of fuckn nowehere. i don't like it” @yourivysgrows: “One of the ones I claimed but she's in the middle” 

87. ...Ready for It? (7.138) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 3

Listen... this song slaps as an opener, but it’s also kinda... funny. I can’t even explain why, it just feels so... not Taylor that it’s funny to hear it as one of her songs. I bop to it, but I do think it was a bit of a mess. Also, it had a bad and weird music video.

Highlighted comments: @treacherousdemo​​: “live version is a 10... the rep tour was on something else” (ok this i can agree with)  @corneliaavenue: “taylor clears her throat and you better listen to her!!!” @yourivysgrows: “I love the Liz Taylor reference”

86. The Other Side of the Door (7.172) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 2

All I can think of when I think of this song is the Australian fans begging for this to be a surprise song at one of the Aussie shows (particularly the Melbourne show), and Taylor stood on that stage and say “this is a song a lot of you have been requesting!”... and played I’m Only Me When I’m With You. She knew what she was doing, I’m sure of it!

Highlighted comments: @corneliaavenue: “the outro gave this song another 2 points” @liabilitys: “bonus points for the last verse” @yourivysgrows: “The ENDDDD” (honestly screaming at the outro being the only part of this song anyone wants to talk about)

85. Haunted (7.188) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 2

I’m flabbergasted at this being so low. Have you all listened to it?! Have you listened to the strings?! THE STRINGS?! This was my first “favourite” Taylor song, back when I only had a limited amount of iTunes credit and had to rely on the 30 second previews to decide what songs I wanted to buy, and the strings in Haunted immediately sold it to me.

Highlighted comments: @itspeterlosingwendy​: “i know other people love it... its not it though”  @corneliaavenue: “WHERE IS MY POP ROCK ALBUM TAYLOR?” @walte01​: “prefer the acoustic version” (I forgot there even was an acoustic version tbh) 

84. The Archer (7.206) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 1

Even though it’s not the lowest rated, I think this is possibly the most polarising Track 5. Seriously, there are people who really really love this song, and people who really really hate this song. I fall more towards the former - partly because this was the first song released from Lover that I actually liked, and because I think the lyrics show a more vulnerable and self-reflective side of Taylor that we hadn’t seen as much previously, even if those lyrics are a bit overreliant on cliches.

Highlighted comments: @leadinmeon: “this song is so boring my goddddddddd” @yourivysgrows: “An underrated track 5″

83. illicit affairs (7.209) Highest score was 9; Lowest score was 5

As a folklore stan, can I say that I found this song to be a bit... overhyped, at least on release? The bridge gets a lot of love, and the bridge does slap, but a song is more than its bridge, my friends! And the rest of the song that makes up illicit affairs is a bit underwhelming compared to the other masterpieces on folklore.

Highlighted comments: @leadinmeon: “this and invisible string are in the wrong order hehe. illicit affairs comes before invisible string on the album” (I’ve been exposed as a fake folklore stan 😔) @corneliaavenue: “bridge slaps, everything else is kinda boring” @yourivysgrows: “Favorite on first listen but she's been overshadowed a bit”

82. Better Than Revenge (7.219) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 2.6

As a shameless lover of Better Than Revenge, I’m delighted to see this not in the bottom 10. It-Girl of the moment Olivia Rodrigo stans Better Than Revenge, and so should we! Of course, it’s not the woke choice to love this song, but this has some of Taylor’s funniest and pettiest lyrics and I think we can all appreciate that. She was right! No amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity! Stealing other people’s toys on the playground won’t make you any friends!

Highlighted comments: @yourivysgrows: “A little problematic to some but don't steal? :/” @liabilitys: “the misogyny slaps” @leadinmeon: “the slut shaming is the only bad part of this song”

81. The Last Time (ft. Gary Lightbody) (7.228) Highest score was 10; Lowest score was 1

This was Exile before Exile was Exile! So to all the The Last Time haters out there who like Exile... learn to respect your elders. This randomly became a single and even got a promo performance on the X Factor for some reason?

Highlighted comments: @itspeterlosingwendy: “best on the album, and that's saying something since all too well is also on this” @liabilitys: “objectively this is a good song it just isnt my vibe as much as some others” @everfolk​: “Taylor please stop doing these kinds of collabs” 

[pizzarollpatrol]

Fic Rec List #4 2/3/2019

First rec list of 2019! As always, thank to all these beautiful writers for sharing. 40 fics on this list this time. If a link doesn't work, please let me know! I’ll be happy to fix it.  

You Don't Have to be Alone by @thottybarnes

Summary: In which Bucky Barnes, a soldier who lost his arm on a peacekeeping mission overseas in Syria is having issues adjusting to being a disabled man in modern times. You, Barnes’ best friend since childhood, take it upon yourself to help him the best you can. Bucky x Reader. —— Oh my god I loved this so much. I just really love your writing.

Safe House by @thottybarnes 

Summary: When a mission goes south, you make it a personal mission to make your boyfriend, Bucky Barnes, see the light at the end of the tunnel by taking him to your safe house. Bucky x Reader.

Peppermint Shake by @thottybarnes

Summary: In which Reader happens to buy a peppermint milkshake with a cherry and two straws while on a date with her best guy. 40s!Bucky x Reader—— I love this one so much, its so sweet and endearing. 

Hero for Hire by @delicatelyherdreams

Summary: Tired of constantly being sat on the sidelines for missions, Bucky Barnes deciders that he’s going to do his own hero work and office his services to the public as a freelance “hero for hire.” he expects to be asked to rescue cats from threes or help little old ladies cross the street, but he doesn’t expect to get tangled up in your life. He definitely doesn’t expect to fall for you either. But, when you’re a hero for hire, you’ve gotta see the mission through. Bucky x reader. Completed series.—— holy fuck. Y’all, if you only read one fic from this list, read this one!!! Oh my god it is such a ride. I loved this fic with my whole ass heart and I got so freaking invested. 

Touch me Tenderly by @delicatelyherdreams

Summary: You’ve never seen his skin, never seen his scars. He’s scared to show them, but maybe all he needs is to feel your tender touch. Bucky x reader.

Day Off by @softlybarnes​

Summary: Bucky really wants to take a nap with the reader, but she just wants to read.Bucky x reader. —— Holy crap. This is literally the softest thing I’ve ever read. This is my actual dream, I absolutely loved this and I desperately want this in life. I love how clingy he is and I love how despite how he’s touching her, its still just innocent, grounding touch. I love this fic with my whole ass heart, definitely one of my favorites. 

Sad by @softlybarnes

Summary: The reader, who has struggled with depression all her life, slips back into that deep sadness. Bucky is worried and tries his best to help. Bucky x reader. —— I was crying almost the entire time i read this, it’s so beautiful and heartbreaking

Sugar by @softlybarnes

Summary: Bucky survives the war and comes home just a little bit changed. His girl loves him anyway, and she knows exactly how to show it. Bucky x Reader. Smut. —— YOOOOOOOOO. Dude I just love your writing so much, you don’t understand the happiness I feel every time i read one of your fics. I loved this one so much. I love the way to talk to each other and how they carry their relationship.

Casual by @writing-parker

Summary: The reader has been seeing Steve for more than a year now, stuck somewhere between friends with benefits and an actual relationship. He wants to commit to you, but he cant let himself. You overhear a conversation you wish you hadn’t-learning much more about the way Steve feels about you than you ever wanted. Steve Rogers x reader. —— My heart BROKE. Even tho know you see how Steve feels about the reader from his thoughts, I still couldn’t help but hate him. God, this was so good. 

Give Him Back by @soopranatural

Summary: The Hulk is not an idiot, he knows when he is needed and he knows when he is not. Bruce Banner x Enhanced!Reader. —— Oh my god. ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod. This is the first Bruce fic I’ve ever read and I feel in love. I love how you characterized Hulk and it was so sweet. This fic definitely left me wanting more Bruce and Hulk fics.

Firefighter!Bucky Drabble by @hootyhoobuckaroo

Summary: If firefighter!Bucky rescued you from a fire, realistically you wouldn’t even know it was him. Bucky x Reader.—— AHHHHHH I never even considered Firefighter!Bucky until now and I can’t stop thinking about it. I loved this sooooo much. 

Eggnog by @buckyforbreakfast

Summary: Bucky as a little too much and gets creative with the gingerbread men. Bucky x Reader. —— I know, I know, Christmas passed already but holy crap. I was not about to leave this fic out of the list. Its so cute, I could not contain myself.

Baby by @paradisaicsam

Summary: Different situations in which reader makes Peter flustered by calling him baby. Peter Parker x Reader. —— Oh i loved this one so so much. Its so sweet and endearing.

A Restless Night by @221bshrlocked

Summary: “My room is haunted, so I have to sleep in yours.” Steve x reader. Smut.

Things Change by @fvckingavengers

Summary: After completing a rough mission, Bucky and the reader retreat to her family��s vacation home as a safe house. Bucky x reader. 

Effortless by @supernovasandcoronas

Summary: “I’ll be right back” kisses: A puts their hands on B’s shoulders from behind them, where they are sat on the couch. He leads down around, while B turns his head a little, accepting the quick peck. Sam Wilson x reader.

Fresh Eyes by @supernovasandcoronas

Summary: You’re a pharmacist in one of the busiest pharmacies in Brooklyn. When some of the Avengers start picking up their medications from your pharmacy, you know life is about to get infinitely more interesting. Sam Wilson x Poc!Reader

Oxytocin by @supernovasandcoronas

Summary: Touches that may or not lead to something more. Bucky x reader.

Gentle by @invisibleanonymousmonsters

Summary: Y/N has never seen Bucky be anything but gentle and loving. It’s hard for her to believe her boyfriend was ever the world’s deadliest and most lethal assassin. Bucky x reader. —— Oh god, I loved this with my whole ass heart. 

Swipe Right by @avengerscompound

Summary: Sam Wilson signs Steve up for Tinder. When the woman he Super Likes during Sam’s tutorial messages him, Steve goes from unwilling dating app user to developing feelings. Steve  Rogers x Reader. Completed series.

Breakfast in Bed by @avengerscompound

Summary: Children really do change things They also have terrible timing. Steve x reader.

Dead Serious by @puppy-barnes

Summary: When you accidentally kill a man after a night with friends, you call your boyfriend Bucky to come save the day. Bucky x Reader. —— God, I loved this so much. Its so original and hysterical and I’ve read this so many times. 

Polaroids by @spidey-holland67

Summary: May gets Peter a camera for his birthday, ever since then he cant stop taking pictures of you. He always kept them in a box in his room, but one day some one finally finds them. Peter Paker x Stark!Reader. Smut

Sharing by @elivanah

Summary: Steve’s girlfriend finds out that Steve and his best friend used to share their women. Steve x reader x Bucky. Smut.  —— If this aint the hottest shit I’ve read in a while. 

What Feels Right by @waywardmoeyy

Summary: Castiel makes a move on the reader. Castiel x reader. 

Adrenaline Fix by @jaamesbbarnes

Summary: When you need to spice up your life and Bucky in intendedly provides the spice but also the comfort. Bucky x Reader. —— AHHHH IM SO SOFT YOU DONT EVEN KNOW. 

Lil Bit Floozy by @piscesbarnes

Summary: Bucky’s more prone to be responsive when you’re a soft drunken mess. Bucky x reader

Snowed In by @beckzorz

Summary: You’re all set for a vacation in the woods. A cozy cabin, a fireplace, solitude… Then a tall stranger falls through your front door. What’s a girl to do? Bucky x reader. —— Hannukah fic!!

Starshine by @a-splash-of-stucky

Summary: The starts feature in some important moments throughout your life. 40s!Steve Rogers x reader —— Absolutely loved this and shed a few tears by the end. 

Unusual Request by @a-splash-of-stucky

Summary: In which you dress up as a schoolgirl and have a threesome with Nat and Steve. Steve x Natasha x Reader. Smut.

How Long Will I Love You by @a-splash-of-stucky

Summary: Nothing Lasts forever, except, perhaps, your love for him. Artist!Steve Rogers x Artist!Reader. —— Just break my heart into billions of pieces i guess.

The Quest for Love by @sgtjbuccky

Summary: (Modern-Day!AU) Work has always been a priority for Bucky, leaving things like love long forgotten, and for him it’s no problem, but for Sam and Steve it is the biggest problem to grace this earth. Fed up with Bucky and his constant protests and avoidance of love, they set him up on a series of dates to find the girl of his dreams with the help of the magical spirit of December. Only for Bucky to realize love isn’t always found where one goes looking for it, but may be close by. Bucky x reader. Completed series. —— Ohhhhhhhh my goddddddddd.  The love i have for this series is unreal. I love their banter and playfulness and how easy going their whole relationship us. Its so fun and sweet and endearing. 

Say It by @sgtjbuccky

Summary: In where you loved Bucky unconditionally, enough to sacrifice your life for his happiness, now Bucky tries to save you. Bucky x reader. Completed series. —— Bruhhhhhhhhh, this is such a good ass series. Unrequited love, sacrifice and soooo much pain. Love this fic with my whole ass heart.

Already Yours by @sgtjbuccky

Summary: Bucky hasn’t had the best of luck trying to charm you, but when confidence finally washes over him, he makes his move only to realize is ain’t as smooth as he used to be, but that may not be a bad thing at all. Based on prompt: “You keep licking your lips and giving me that look, you don’t even know me, yet I’m already yours”. 40s!Bucky x reader.

The Three Times Steve Caught You by @bucky-plums-barnes

Summary: Bucky is back from the war, you have time to make up for. Sometimes it’s interrupted. 40s!Bucky x reader. 

Woman Like a Drug by @writingcroissant

Summary: Bucky thinks naughty thoughts and you’re not ready to reveal a secret. Bucky x reader

Out of Touch by @buckitybarnes

Summary: “I think i requested this one before but i really want this fic! Bucky always to goes to hang with the reader when he wakes up with nightmares because he thinks she’s always still up. In reality, reader make FRIDAY wake her up when Bucky gets up at night so she can comfort him and Steve finds out.” Bucky x reader. —— This tore my heart to bits.

I Just Want Attention by @buckysforeverprincess

Summary: You begin to have doubts about your relationship with Steve as he starts to pull away from you. Steve x reader. —— Oh fuck, whatever I had left of a heart was destroyed. 

Kinkmas - Day Eight by @beardandbooty

Summary: Subby rope bunny Bucky. Bucky x reader. Smut. —— Technically this is more of an headcanon/drabble (???) than a fic but It was too good to not put it on the list. Also, i love the term rope bunny, and Bucky’s last line in this fic.

Headcanon by @prettyyoungtragedy

Summary: Ask: “Being one of the best assassins ever known, Bucky lord to use his skills and stealth to get handsy with you whenever he can. He can almost have you on the verge of coming on the couch while everyone is in the same room watching movies and they never notice.” Bucky x reader. Smut. —— Also a headcanon, but I loved this a little too much. 

[cerullos]

disneyland 🔥

i’ve never been, this is what we were talking about! i’ve watched a truly ridiculous number of youtube videos about land vs. world discourse, ride povs, IP discourse etc. i’ve literally been on theme park discourse forums where heated arguments about the enchanted tiki room go down on the daily so i can assure you i’ve seen every hot take known to man on this topic, i just…have never actually been so i don’t think it’s fair for me to say! 

i’m very protective of wdw because it’s the resort i grew up with and it’s where i’ve worked, and i’m attached to aspects of wdw disneyland doesn’t really have any mirrors for, like……no country bears. no epcot. no pandora. they murdered their peoplemover which is sick enough all on its own! if i were to work there, i do think there would be a huge adjustment period. like…there isn’t even a utilidor there, which is literally just no fun at all. 

anyway i love to know nothing and form opinions anyway, so i lied, i will do this! and you’re going to regret having asked once i’m done. 

good things, probably:  

better fantasmic (tentatively – it used to be peter pan which easily tops wdw fantasmic’s uncomfortably racist pocahontas, but it’s apparently switched to pirates now so i’m withholding judgment) 

paint the night…wdw won’t get a nighttime parade until the 50th which is awful, and even before it had nothing it had MSEP which is old enough to be my mother. i would literally give anything to see paint the night, it’s 99% of the reason i want to go.

remember dreams come true (which isn’t even running right now, but once pixar fest finally bites the dust it should be again) is a wishes ripoff with parks music and tributes in place of movies which is incredibly woke and i think happily ever after is mediocre so…the nighttime shows in general seem incredible and wdw is lacking in that department right now…rivers of light tanks, galactic spectacular is hideous, happily is overrated and soulless etc. 

cars land is dlr’s pandora, like no one wanted it but i’m positive it’s excellent and i hate test track so i can’t wait to ride radiator springs racers and confirm that TT has lost all relevance forever

classic rides like mr. toad’s and snow white’s scary adventure are intact which is very deeply cool. their pirates is obviously better and they have blue bayou which is even cooler

they get a broadway-caliber show (i think it’s frozen right now, which is extra points) and we were supposed to be getting that on wdw main street but they lowkey canceled those plans even though they were announced with concept art at d23…thanks

i just get the sense that since land is precious with dlr, they keep their attractions in better condition and really try to utilize what space they do have to the best of their ability. like you never hear california passholders complaining that dlr has let its parks rot the way wdw has condemned, like, future world in epcot. wdw has virtually endless property and they waste and abuse it liberally….like you have no idea. backstage is a nightmare 

no hall of presidents so thats lit

also holiday overlays! because they get more locals whereas wdw is the world’s biggest tourist trap so we have to guarantee guests can experience the “classic” ride untouched at all times of the year…so the only ride overlays i’ve ever experienced are, like, jingle cruise…….

i know this is hard to really parse but when people say you can Feel The History at disneyland and it’s just more quaint and personal and charming and there are more vintage touches preserved out of respect for the park’s roots i really FEEL that and it excites me! 

bad things, probably: 

tiny baby…no epcot. no dak, no boardwalk, no poly/grand flo/(contemporary can eat my ass so i don’t really care). no value resorts so this wouldn’t be relevant to me as a potential local or CM but like…that sucks as a guest lmao. just less effectively insulated from the outside world in general which i’m aware is a plus for some people, ymmv. i just think this would be my biggest concern as a CM, like would it all get “older” quicker because of the comparitive lack of things to do? but then again, for locals to keep coming back day after day, they must be very good at keeping things fresh, so this is what i’d like to see for myself!

no country bears, no figment, they literally destroyed their people mover and its mangled corpse is just sitting on top of tomorrowland. no flight of passage, no everest? what am i supposed to do, ride the matterhorn like some kind of freak…also they’re building their galaxy’s edge in disneyland which is SO broke, i’m sorry i know y’all have no room but that’s so thematically incoherent. or…It’s Bad Show™ if we’re disney talking. 

again, i haven’t been but i get the feeling california adventure is a fairly weak park thematically in the same sense that hollywood studio is a weak park at this point in its history, which makes sense since CA is frankensteined together from bits of studios. if we’re doing this i also think pixar pier is a lame concept and i’m personally disappointed i’ll never get to see that area of the park as it was before. and this is more damning for dlr because if you dont like studios right now you have plenty more to do. cali adventure is dlr’s….only other park. and no, the influx of marvel is not getting me more excited for it if anything…less

haunted mansion in new england is cooler than southern plantation style haunted mansion, so wdw’s is better by default although it’s cool that their stretch room is actually an elevator even if it is for space reasons

the animatronics on their splash mountain (which are repurposed) are ugly uncanny valley bullshit and give me nightmares

no illuminations oh my goddddddddd……..pitiful. we go on…tapestry of nations…how does california sleep at night (like a baby because apparently fireworks are restricted to fridays and weekends)

again, no utilidor…i just have to assume their backstage is bizarre, it probably looks like backstage dhs with 8000 trailers which, again, is broke

no river country to snoop on….no discovery island…where’s The Lore? pretty shameful if you ask me and no the time that girl died in america sings doesnt count as Lore its just sad

this is all pointless anyway because i know without needing to go that tokyo disneysea is the best park and it could eat wdw and disneyland alive any day 

[tellywoodtrash]

ishqbaaz 28.07.17 lb

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svetlana - queen of on-the-fly plan making. on how to dispose of a dead body even. my flawless queen. 😍😍😍

“godddd, mujhe is duniya ki sabse irritating sautan mili hai.”

HAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂

god jhanvi’s actually the worst. she’s got zeroooooooooo chill. 🙄🙄🙄

what’s with the raaaandom white tie around her waist? it’s ruining the otherwise hot outfit. 😣😣😣

svetlana’s A+ handling of incident. she should go into PR! 🙃🙃🙃

oh boy. the press has gotten photos. this is notttttttt goood. 😬😬😬

ugh gauriiiiiiiiii, i don’t like these dheelam dhaaale kapde of yours. 😑😑😑

like shrenu’s so tiny to start with. uske upar, swathing her in waaaaaaay too much kapda like this is just so ugh. 😫😫😫

ooh nice comforter. someone leak where it’s from. 😙😙😙

why are they playing this happy happy sanskaari music, usually used for establishing shots of family scenes? 😐😐😐

musiccccc just changed into EXTRA DRAMATIC AND SCARY. 😯😯😯

girl chill. it’s not like you were reading his diary. 😕😕😕

even om is like girl calm down, it’s your room too. 

poor gauri. she still doesn’t know his original om waala personality and is walking on eggshells all the time around him, scared of what he’ll accuse of her next. 😔😔😔

is this the first time he’s recited poetry in front of her???? look at her starstruck expression! girllll, you don’t even know the level of how dreamy this boy can get. just you wait. you’re not gonna know what hit you when he starts putting the moves on ya! 😊😊😊

no but really, have they changed the team of who was writing om during DBO and gone back to the original? coz this is pure classic Original Omkara™ and i can’t stop crying because of how perfect he is. my boyyyyy. he’s baaaaaack. i had lost all hopeeee, and now he’s back!!!!! 😫😫😫

ok again... CANONICALLY, om was 4 when rudra was born. are you telling me a 5 year old om made that picture??? ffs, come on; we all know he’s closer to shivaay’s age. just make that canon already. make him like 6 months - a year younger or whatever, but come on. 😒😒😒

om opening up to gauri this way, god, i’m crying. when have we seen him express himself like this, even to his brothers? he hasn’t. ughhhh, i’m soooooo happppyyyyyyy. *weeping* 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

the way they’re looking at eachhhhhhhhhh otherrrrrr. 💘💘💘

“hunar ki aisi ki taisi! hum hunar ko ek jhaaanp mein deewaar pe sataa denge!” 

actually me. my solution to every problem is “can i beat it up and make it comply?” 😗😗😗

om’s affectionate smile at her! she’s just so endearing! 😍😍😍

GAURI KUMARI SSARMA TO THE RESCUE. 😇😇😇

imma need the writers to make @ilovefusion ‘s idea canon and use That Scene from titanic as inspiration. #tharkisUnite 

bhavya’s out for some casual friday night grave robbing. 😊😊😊

first of all, why do all the names have “late” in front of them? yes, they’re ALL “late”, and that’s why they’ve been buried???? “late” is a prerequisite for burial. 😐😐😐

secondly, that’s not how you spell JOHN. jesus. 🙄🙄🙄

she’s actually doing this. she’s actually desecrating a grave. 😶😶😶

um, why the the locket out there in the mud? didn’t john’s family spring for a damn coffin before burying him????????? they just put him directly in the ground? 😟😟😟

YO WTH AT LEAST COVER THE DAMN GRAVE BACK UP? WHAT THE FUCK KINDA RUDEASS DISRESPECT TO THE DEAD.... JOHN’S FULLY GONNA COME BACK TO HAUNT YO ASS, ACP ANDA. 😒😒😒

snort, these two woke up on the wrong side of their beds today. 😆😆😆

awwwwwww, hiiiiiii babyyyyyy. 👶🏽👶🏽👶🏽

eeeee, bringing back the “awwwwwww”! 😊😊😊

a nakuul smile - not a shivaay smile. 😄😄😄

ooooh yeah baby, tie him upppppppp. #tharkiAF 😏😏😏😏😏😏

lolllll rudra ko bas maukaaaa chahiye ragini ka band bajaane ka. 😆😆😆

too cute!!!!!! 😚😚😚

oufffo shivaaaaaay, backkkkk on your BS. i thought kal ke baaad sudhar gaye honge. but hmph. of course not. 😒😒😒

devar squad is not happy. shivaay will have to pay for this. 😬😬😬

lmao ok wow, this has actually become a screaming match. the who tied his APRON waala issue. 😕😕😕

“tu sochta hi kab hai?????”

ooooooooooh. omki - 1, shivaay - 0. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

pft. we know you’ve forgiven her already dil se. bas tumhara stupid dimaaaag hasn’t gotten the memo yet. 😑😑😑

ohhhhh boy, this one still thinks that the omkara thing might be true, and is hiding it. 😶😶😶

why didn’t he get stealth dna test done, ala khushi kumaari gupta??? 🤔🤔🤔

omkara has haaaaaad it with shivaay’s shit today. he’s not holding back even a little. 😇😇😇

oh god please don’t show me flashbacks from the wedding from hell. it’s been over half a year and i still haven’t gotten over it. seeing anything from that episode feels like a punch to the gut. 😖😖😖🤢🤢🤢

hells yeahhhhhhhh devar squad. callllllll him outttttttt. MAKE HIM AWARE OF ALL HIS GARBAGE BEHAVIOUR. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

lmao, shivaay still trying to win - EK POINT AUR HAI MERE PAAS!!!!!! (said in the most insecure, stammering voice) 😆😆😆

OH HO RUDRA. KUCH NAHI REHTA IS LADKE KE PET MEIN. 😑😑😑

LMFAO, MOST PISS POOR DAMAGE CONTROL EVER. IDIOTS. 🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽

too late though. shivaay’s suspicion has been raised. 🙈🙈🙈

god i love these two buff, bearded stupid cupids too much. 👼🏽👼🏽

girlfriends out on a chaiiiiiiiiiiiii date! 😊😊😊

svetlana’s sooooo not the tapri se chai peene waali type tho. the things we do for love! 😚😚😚

oh ho jhanvi, jo ho gaya, woh ho gaya. live your best life from now on! (WITH YOUR NEW HOT MURDER GIRLFRIEND.) 👭🏽👭🏽👭🏽

WAIT WHAT, THEY JUST LEFT HIM IN THE OPEN GRAVE? OHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOO, THAT MEANS HE’S NOT DEAD FOR REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 😫😫😫😫😫

oh wait. they did cover him up? HE’S DEAD FOR REAL? *gets hopes slightly up again* 😶😶😶

lmaooooo, ek toh phone gumaa deti ho, upar se svetlana se attitude. pft. get your shit together, jhanviiiii. 🙄🙄🙄

lol oh no, what are these two idiots cooking up now? 😟😟😟

again with this dinner plan. kitni baaar dinner karwaoge in dono se? kuch naya socho yaar. 🙄🙄🙄

“embarrassed, AUR WOH?” 

lololol shivaay knows his wife too well. 😆😆😆

snort. height jokes. bechaara. 😂😂😂

ohhhhhhhhh boy. pichli baar 15000 rs. ka phatka laga tha, door tod ke. is baar naa jaane shivaay kya kya tod dega aur kitne ka bill aayega. 😬😬😬

just calllll the damn phone. 😒😒😒

thank god. jhanviiiiii has the same brainwave. 

ok fwd fwd fwdddddd till they get the phone. ⏩⏩⏩

random musing while fwding: i’m really digging the red hair on reyhna, man. it looks sooooooooo good on her. 😍😍😍

I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. GODDAMNNNITTTTTT. UGH FUCKKKKKKK YOU TEJJJJJJJJJJJJ. WHY CAN’T YOU JUST DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAYYYY DEAD???? 😩😩😩😩😩

what if this was tej/svetlana’s plan? to make jhanvi think she killed him, and then gaslight her with the guilt into going insane and then putting her in the same asylum as buamaa. *sigh* i bet this is the plan. 😞😞😞

ugh, why this stupid plaid suit? kal ka sweater waala look waapas laooooooooooooo! 😣😣

oh it’s in the “STOREROOM” again huh???? 

still can’t get over how they tried to pass THIS hugeasssss hall, which is twice as big as my whole apt. put together, as a “storeroom”. 😒😒😒

OH DAMN. MY GIRL LOOKS HOT AFFFFFFFFFFFFF. *pushes shivaay aside and steals his girl from him* 😍😍😍

Awareness™ . haaaaaaaaaaye. 💘💘💘

YEAH BOY YOU CHECK HER OUTTTTTTTTT. SHE LOOKS LIKE FUCKING FIRE. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

ouff, again with the contrived trip fall. why couldn’t she fall towards him this time, and press up against him all deliciouslyyyyyy? 😏😏😏

HOW IS HE NOT KISSING HER???? LOOK AT HER. LOOOOOOOOOK AT HER?!!?!?!? 😯😯😯

ugh, why’re they using the exaaaact same flashback moments from the earlier scene. so boring. 😑😑😑

YAS HE’S LOOKING AT HER MOUTH AND INCHING CLOSER. YAS. KISS HER, YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!!! 😫😫😫

ok not to kill the moment or anything, but how do nakuul/surbhi shoot scenes like this? must be hellllllllll on their kamars no? is the show sponsored by moov? just looking at them is making my kamar hurt.  🤔🤔🤔

god. why are these two not banging?!?! the sexual tension is fucking killing ME. how are they even standing it????? 😩😩😩

... how quickly will this date degenerate into accusations and angst? 

i saaaaaaaaaay 10 minutes. tops. 😗😗😗 place your bets in replies. 

OUFF JHANVI. YOU’RE THE WORST LIAR EVER. 😣😣😣

yet another reason to get rid of bhavya: jhanvi cannot have an cop for a bahu now that she’s a (attempted?) murderer. come on. bring back sumo, who will give jhanvi A+ ideas on how to get out of this, based on her research. 😊😊😊

honestly, kya kismat hai jhanvi ki; two cops as kids-in-law. not the best position to be in as a murderer. 😬😬😬

WILL YOU PPL JUST LET JHANVI GO TO BED ALREADY???? SHE’S HAD A LONG HARD DAY OF MURDERIN’. 😥😥😥

oh shit. this is why you should have set up a google alert for the oberoi name, jhanvi. 😬😬😬

since when do any of the kids in this house bother talking to their parents??? like... rudra’s concern for tej is honestly looking bizarre. 😕😕😕

GODDAMNIT JHANVI PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER. 😒😒😒

wtffffffffffffff, after alllllll this, bhavya doesn’t even know what the fuck is in the locket?????? goddddddddd. 😤😤😤

OMFG THIS IDIOT ANDA, EVEN CHILDREN HIDE THEIR THINGS BETTER THAN THIS. THIS IS OFFICIAL FUCKING EVIDENCE TO BE PRESENTED IN COURT, YOU SENTIENT BAG OF HAIR!!!!!!!!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

why the fuck does her denim jacket say TOY STORY on the back? 😟😟😟

OK LITERALLY NO ONE CARES ABOUT THESE TWO, CAN WE GO BACK TO SHIVIKA AND THEIR DATE PLEASE????????? 😒😒😒

who the fuckkkkk even is rudra to ask her these things? 😑😑😑

good. put him in his place, bhavya. honestly. such a weird entitlement rudra seems to have towards her for no good reason??????? 😕😕😕

anika, haath se khaana hai, theek hai, par please, insaano ki tarah khao! WHY WOULD YOU SERVE YOURSELF WITH YOUR HAND????? GROSS. COME ON GIRL. 😬😬😬😒😒😒

is ragini spying on them through some hidden camera or something??? 🤔🤔🤔

[reactingtosomething]

Reacting to Wynonna Earp: “She Ain’t Right”

When It’s Played Straight (So to Speak)

The Setup: Find our reaction to Wynonna Earp’s season 2 premiere here. As one of our first experiments in following a show as it airs, we’re trying to keep up with the “act breaks” of the season. (As one of our others, see Miri’s Orphan Black reactions.) 

The excellent image above came from here.

SPOILERS (and gifs, and a few bad jokes) for episode 204 of Wynonna Earp abound after the jump:

MIRI: Kris, DOLLS IS A DRAGON!!!!!!

KRIS: So many things!

DOLLS IS A DRAGON

MIRI: He can BREATHE FIRE

and be all adorable after but HE IS A DRAGON

KRIS: I 1000% love that his and Wynonna’s first reactions were THAT WAS AWESOME

MIRI: Yes! It was the perfect, unexpected payoff to all of that “what is he??” buildup

Also, the shot of Doc, Jeremy, and chemist lady whose name I don’t know yet behind the bar was really funny

KRIS: I keep forgetting her name too

It’s okay, Miri remembers it below

Also: meet Wynonna Earp, Pyromaniac, apparently

MIRI: That does not surprise me in the least

KRIS: So ready to welcome Jeremy to the fold for two seconds

MIRI: I’m really enjoying the addition of Jeremy

“Last in first out”

KRIS: I wonder what Wynonna’s version of grudging/not-so-grudging eventual acceptance is going to look like

and I guess by that I mean both the character and the show

MIRI: I mean that kind of joke may very well be an early part of it

KRIS: I have a hard time picturing a heart-to-heart moment between them, although I could see Wynonna start to do it and then decide Jeremy ruins it by leaning in too eagerly

MIRI: That makes sense. Or she saves his ass sometime and tells him not to get all mushy about it, because they don’t leave family/their people/whatever behind

KRIS: Don’t Make It Weird, Jeremy

MIRI: ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

Exactly

Ok, should we talk about the whole demon possession thing?

KRIS: Yes

MIRI: (Meaning the Earp sisters one, not the other family one)

(although that too later)

KRIS: Yeah that’s a whole other category

Gooverly, we hardly knew ye

MIRI: Ok, first off all props to Dominique Provost-Chalkley (which I spelled almost completely right without having to check!) for her acting in this portion of season 2 because DAMN

KRIS: oh I have some good Scrofano tweets saved for this

MIRI: She’s clearly having a lot of fun with the non-waverley moments, while staying totally true to the character the rest of the time

Excellent, please share them

KRIS: https://twitter.com/MelanieScrofano/status/880974392624369664

https://twitter.com/MelanieScrofano/status/880990800213147649

MIRI: Those are both amazing and accurate

KRIS: And of course this short thread: https://twitter.com/MelanieScrofano/status/880975020880691200

MIRI: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

KRIS: So it took me a second but I think Waverly was Gooverly from the moment she ran into Cujo in the hall before singing, to until she grew her hand back, yeah?

MIRI: Hmmmmmmmm I think so? I initially thought she reverted some while she and Wynonna were talking about the potential possession while tied up, but the lack of memory afterwards suggests it was all Gooverly

(did not know Gooverly was a thing, btw)

KRIS: Yeah it’s too bad Waverly missed Wynonna calling Siri a stupid bitch

MIRI: I loved that gag

KRIS: Thank Tumblr, as always, for Gooverly

I did see a funny tweet where after Emily Andras was like “I love this!” someone was like STAY OFF TUMBLR ANDRAS IT GIVES US ANXIETY IF WE KNOW YOU’RE WATCHING

MIRI: HAhahahahahahahahhahah that is fair and valid

KRIS: Also: https://twitter.com/eneiman/status/880980692448018432

MIRI: OH MY GODDDDDDDDD

OH MY GOD OHMY GOD 

Also this: https://twitter.com/melaniescrofano/status/880985275622723584

KRIS: Lot of A+ gif replies there

MIRI: So true

Seriously, weird moment

Great Wynonna faces though

KRIS: Always

Sorry readers, where were we?

Right, demonic possession

Goonona!

MIRI: Hahhahahahahahha

It’s cute that you act like this isn’t what we do in general

But yes, Goononna!

I think she’s going to end up fighting back just as much, but it’ll take her longer to

She’ll give in on the little things more easily, but when it comes down to potentially hurting her loved ones, you know Wynonna beats Goononna

KRIS: Oh what if it’s Jeremy who ends up finding the fix?

MIRI: That would make sense

KRIS: I don’t know if that’s where it’s going but I do think it’ll come down to the team saving her at least 50%

MIRI: Yeah, team effort

KRIS: If only because it means a Waverly hero arc

MIRI: But Wy’s part of it all is going to be fighting back For Love

Yes, I like Waves as a hero!

KRIS: I feel like we might have some comic beats of Wynonna fucking shit up and everyone’s just like “oh, that’s more or less normal, maybe she’s just having a bad day”

MIRI: Ohhhhhhh you’re so right

KRIS: I like that I can see a lot of different versions of the team figuring it out

MIRI: Yeah, it really is a well built ensemble

KRIS: Like I could see Doc and Dolls going to each other like, hey this is weird

Or I could see Nedley spotting it

MIRI: Ooh, Nedley!

Nicole would also make sense, since she’s been picking up the vibe from Waves

KRIS: Or Lucado learning it and then immediately dying

MIRI: YES

Although I am liking her as a character more

KRIS: everyone start your Lucado Life Expectancy Clocks now

I do like her

as a character

MIRI: I bet we get another good Wynonna Being Drunk and Making Bad Choices scene/montage next episode

KRIS: Yeah, and depending on how bad the choices, that seems like a possible entry point for the No-Longer-Reluctant Bromance to realizing something is wrong

MIRI: OMG the NLR Bromance was on point this episode

Like, they are just doing to shippers’ jobs for them at this point. I anticipate many gifsets in the near future

KRIS: Emily Andras seems like one of those people who absolutely cackles while she’s writing

MIRI: I actually really like that they’re not combative anymore and that they can have mutual respect and caring.

I 100% believe that she does

And once again let me say how much I want to be her when I grow up

KRIS: I went to a Writers’ Panel podcast recording in the fall that had a few former Buffy writers on it, and when the host asked who actually enjoyed writing, Jane Espenson was one of like three panelists out of twelve who raised their hands

And Marti Noxon was like, oh you’d be walking down the hall and you’d hear Jane giggling in her office at her own dialogue

MIRI: Jane Espenson was the first writer I realized I wanted to be! I have such a clear writer crush type!

KRIS: And I definitely think Andras is that person in the Wynonna room

MIRI: I got her autograph (twice) at DragonCon my senior year of undergrad

KRIS: I hope No-Longer-Reluctant Bromance doesn’t turn into a combative love triangle

MIRI: I really really hope so too

KRIS: Doc does seem to be conscientious about staying on his Make Good Choices wagon

MIRI: They seem to be doing a nice job of Circumstances Keep Them Apart for Wy and Dolls this season, though of course that can only work for so long

Yeah, Doc and Chemist (is it Rosita?)’s little almost kiss was well played

Imagine trying to establish healthy boundaries in this group. Oy

KRIS: Ah, yes, it is Rosita

MIRI: Ok, back to Goononna for a moment--I think we finally get an answer to Is Waverly and Earp? through this, or at least they’re setting it up so make it seem that way

KRIS: Which scene in particular?

MIRI: At the end, when Wynonna drops Peacemaker

They used it as a demon detector well this ep, and then that’s a powerful moment

So if Wy can’t use it--or even touch it--it potentially falls to Waverly to kill some sort of demon. And then we see if the gun will shoot for her or not

KRIS: Okay, yeah

Oh, when Dolls handed Wynnona Peacemaker it kind of reminded me of that moment in Fury Road when Max gives Furiosa the rifle

MIRI: nice

KRIS: Not really a similar beat emotionally but still

MIRI: This is a show that does well on the details

Like Waves’ nail polish on the hands

KRIS: I definitely did not pick up on nail polish details

MIRI: Shocking 😉 

She had nail polish on, and then the regrown hand didn’t, so it was a nice visual clue that Gooverly was lying

And thus that she could in fact be Gooverly when the eyes weren’t black

KRIS: oh nice

Okay, so MRA villain and his Poor Faceless Sisters and whatever Doc let out of that crate in Black Badge

Which I now think could very well have NOT been deliberate?

MIRI: I fucking love you. “MRA villain and his Poor Faceless Sisters” omg

Is there a connection between them and what Doc let out? I may have missed that

But yes, let’s talk about the sinister siblings

KRIS: I think the Woman/Women in Black that have been skulking around since 202 are what he let out

MIRI: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I did not put that together

interesting

KRIS: from the clothes and hands

MIRI: Yeah, that makes sense

wait, are they the ones wearing the sisters’ faces, do you think?

KRIS: I think so

Now I’m trying to remember if they were ever haunting Wynonna at the homestead

Like are they tied to that family [the Gardners] somehow or did that family just turn out to be a convenient way to get at Wynonna?

MIRI: I don’t think so. I think it just comes up because she smells the perfume there

Not sure about that

I think it’s just convenient

Unless they aren’t what Doc released and they came out of the abandoned school basement seal

KRIS: Or maybe it was one in the crate and one under the seal?

MIRI: Oh, could be!

KRIS: Because I was wondering why there were suddenly two

MIRI: And if it is them, why was one being Willa? Unless one actually is her?

Or it’s just to fuck with Wynonna

KRIS: Hmm

Maybe something to do with Earp women?

MIRI: Oh, could be. And it would be cool since we mostly hear about Earp men otherwise

Were those gross no-face bodies the actual sisters? I’m very concerned because I’m not sure if those cool/freaky jawline scars mean that’s where the demons or whatever climbed into the sisters’ bodies, or if they simply sewed the sisters’ faces onto theirs.

KRIS: I was pretty sure they just took their faces, yeah

MIRI: Blech

I mean, either is gross, obviously

KRIS: Yeah they’re definitely leaning into the horror angle

MIRI: Yeah, that’s not my favorite bit

Have you seen the ep 5 sneak peak?

Because EW

KRIS: No

MIRI: 

KRIS: Oh she is having fun

And so is art department

MIRI: Emily Andras or Melanie Scrofano?

And yes, they are

KRIS: Scrofano

But always Andras, I’m sure

MIRI: Yeah, I think it’ll be an intense ep

Looks like they’re not going to drag out everyone else finding out very long

KRIS: I’m glad

MIRI: Maybe one more episode, but no more than that definitely

Agreed!

KRIS: Doppelgänger stories have always stressed me out kind of irrationally

MIRI: Really?

KRIS: as far back as the 1992 Power Rangers

MIRI: Do tell

KRIS: I don’t know why exactly

I think I dislike characters even temporarily believing that their friends would be cruel to them

MIRI: Ahhhh, that makes sense

Did Gooverly stress you out?

I guess she wasn’t being mean much

KRIS: Weirdly not much

Maybe because Nicole caught on so quickly?

Or because it just wasn’t the A-story?

MIRI: Or because she was herself enough of the time?

KRIS: I guess

MIRI: I wish MRA villain [Tucker] had been possessed instead of his sister [Mercedes] who we had gotten to know a bit. I liked her

KRIS: Yeah! I wanted more scenes with her and Wynonna

MIRI: However I’m sure he’s going to die horribly, so that’ll be nice

Yes, their dynamic was good! Especially with the whole Willa thing

KRIS: I hope it’s Nicole who gets to at least arrest him

MIRI: YES

KRIS: I guess preferably he gets possessed or something and then she gets to blow him up

MIRI: Also good, but it being “normal police work” might be satisfying too

KRIS: Ohhhh, yeah

MIRI: Nedley’s defense of the normal cop duties worked really nicely for me

KRIS: It did, but the best version of that story involves Nicole/us getting to know more residents of Purgatory and I’m not sure the show has time for that

MIRI: Hmmmm good point

I think it’s a good justification for keeping her a secondary member of the team, if they had to make that choice in order to bring Jeremy and Rosita in too

KRIS: Yeah I think they’ll find the right balance

But even though I’m not really a fanfic reader I hope someone out there is doing some What Nicole Does Offscreen stories

MIRI: I have not gone looking for any Wynonna fanfic, but I feel sure that this exists

Also, did you ever read the road to Purgatory blog??

KRIS: I did not

MIRI: OMG

Ahhhhhh!!!!

KRIS: As in Wynonna on her bus trip home before the pilot?

MIRI: It’s a secret tumblr easter egg type thing

No, it’s Nicole’s early days in Purgatory!

KRIS: Ohhhhh

I can see her as the journaling type

And not so much Wynonna

I have some miscellaneous 103 notes and a couple of Andras tweets but I’m running out of thoughts for this one

MIRI: Hit me with the miscellaneous! That’s the advantage of the every few episodes check in, we can be as random as we need to be

KRIS: Some favorite lines:

Nicole: “Forget it.” Wynonna: “I think we both know I won’t.”

Doc: “I’ll get my vapors.”

Wynonna: “Lions and tigers and bears, oh shit.”

MIRI: All excellent

KRIS: My other 102-3 thing was that I’ve mentioned before that sometimes Wynonna’s cheese level goes a little too high for me; part of this is that I’m not much of a slo-mo guy

And Wynonna Earp loves its slo-mo

MIRI: Are you referring to the cheerleading slo-mo or battle slo-mo?

KRIS: Like dramatic walk slo-mo

MIRI: I’m a total sucker for it

KRIS: I was okay with Wynonna’s slo-mo middle finger after beating up a bunch of high schoolers

MIRI: hahahahahah you would be

KRIS: But when it’s played straight (I feel like I should add “so to speak” in the context of this show) it’s a little much for me

Just wanted to get that off my chest

MIRI: hahahahahahhahahahahah “so to speak”

I feel like Emily Andras would approve of that

KRIS: It’s not like four needle drops an episode but it’s a thing for me

MIRI: You’re entitled to your things

KRIS: Although slo-mo in fight scenes I generally approve of, if only because the industry is still recovering from everyone trying to copy Paul Greengrass’s shaky-cam 50-edits-a-second style of shooting fight scenes

MIRI: I’m 100% here for a dramatic, goo-covered slo-mo walk while they swing weapons, and I’m ok with that

hahahahah too true

KRIS: Thank the gods for John Wick

I think that’s all I had?

MIRI: (I CAN’T WAIT FOR ATOMIC BLONDE)

KRIS: Oh Andras tweets

https://twitter.com/emtothea/status/880976816609034241

And of course: https://twitter.com/emtothea/status/880980791572000768

MIRI: I have a few little things too--love that they’re carrying the Doc’s hat mourning on

KRIS: (I recommend that Earpers who like other Western things watch Justified if they haven’t already; an episode of the first season is called “Hatless”)

Liked Dolls reacting to his hatlessness

MIRI: You look shorter without a hat

Sidebar: Readers, Kris is a hat guy. This is why the hat stuff means so much to him. Tragically, I have yet to see him in a cowboy hat. I’ll let you know if it ever happens

K: It has now happened, not in real life but in photographic evidence

KRIS: I have lost two or three “outback” style hats

MIRI: Also, DPC’s singing voice is AMAZING and between the cheerleading thing and the song I think they’re trying to kill us all

Ok, any last Wynonna thoughts? Predictions for the rest of the seasons? Fears? outlandish dreams?

KRIS: I mostly just want to see Dolls breathe fire at more things

MIRI: That is an excellent goal

KRIS: And just general rooting for Nicole

MIRI: I bet we don’t get that much more because of the VFX budget, but I don’t know how much fire costs

KRIS: Definitely hoping for more No-Longer-Reluctant Bromance (how do you portmanteau Doc and Dolls?), and I trust this show not to go too far the way Supergirl did with spotlighting Mon-El

A few hours after this chat I searched Tumblr for “Hollidolls” and that didn’t turn up anything. I feel like Hollidolls should happen. Help me out, Earpers.

How about you?

MIRI: Agreed with all of the above!

I think we’ll se a little more of Jeremy as a person, not just a Black Badge dude

Maybe even a dramatic Make Your Choice type thing

And I hope Wynonna having shot Willa will be addressed, not just allowed to fade away. (Gooverly’s line this past ep suggests that it will)

And I hope that we get an answer to Waverley’s Earp status

Ok, I think that’s it for me

KRIS: Until next time, readers: Way cool with a side of habanero!

Oh my god

That’s the cheesiest exit I’ve ever done

MIRI: hahahahahha

KRIS: It’s the exclamation point, isn’t it

MIRI: You realize you have to include the critique of the exit in the exit now, right?

KRIS: or the fact that I’m not Melanie Scrofano

obviously

MIRI: 

help now I’m caught in a gif spiral of how great her faces are

sorry not sorry for this

KRIS: Melanie Scrofano, International Treasure

No promises, but we’ll try to be back around episode 7. In the meantime, you can follow us on Twitter, where Kris retweets a lot of culture critics, screenwriters, and actors. 

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