#gwen thought dump

[crispy-crust]

the Y in YMCA stands for yuri

[crispy-crust]

2 months aGo i saw this post and accidentally only processed the first half of it

and ever since then this has been incorporated into my vocab and i can’t stop sayinG it

do u have a favorite korean food?

i will die in 2068 from consuming a metric ton of bulgogi

[brainbleedo]

GWENDOLYN BOUCHARD DADDY ISSUES CONFIRMED YEAAAAH

[alkimea]

finished my torchwood rewatch yesterday and now i'm back in 2014 and gwen and jack's dynamic and parallels are living rent free in my mind

[blueblurseptember]

and if i say luo binghe and shen qingqiu / shen yuan are very miles morales and gwen stacey coded, then what?

[rappaccini]

I know you have zero interest in the current spidergwen comic but there is a somewhat interesting development?

Supposedly in upcoming issues she's fighting some villainous dude black tarantula (described as an all new one ) and there's a 'spark' between them. I know it's not what we wanted and marvel refuses to let gwen have queer relationships with women (maybe if we're lucky we'll get something one day)

But at least it's not miles lol

But it seems gwen is getting into yet another villainous situationship....yay...

oh? i'll take it. no judgment on the execution since i'm not reading that run for the foreseeable future, but just off the concept? gets a pass from me.

it's still on 616, and it's still straight, so in the long run we have to ditch this guy but it works for now. the least gwen's 616 run can do is give her a separate love interest so she's unavailable to miles and people have someone else to ship her with. this is good. this is progress.

(i just know the gwilesbros who love the idea of gwen saving herself for miles are fuming right now. i also know they'll lose interest in her once her body count's up so like. lets use the purity culture to drive that value down.)

but you know what's most promising here? black tarantula is a grown man. not even spider punk or arana legal where you can still say they're teens if you squint. grown man. bearded. finished puberty a decade ago. divorced. on his second career. the man has a graduate degree. which means the only way this got a sign off from editorial is if gwen's still an adult. we might have just skirted around the age retcon before it could hurt her, and it's gonna make any flirtation between her and miles Too Weird. fabulous.

and it's got precedent! almost all of gwen's canon love interests and admirers started out as villains who were trying to kill her. is it repetitive? yes. is it in-character for her to hit second base mid-fight with her villain and just kinda go with it? ... yes.

even more so when you consider the situation she's in. gwen's trapped in comphet limbo in 616 and is coping by getting into a questionable situationship with a buff, hairy, much older man with a spider-themed alter ego who's been on both sides of the law and has extremely dubious morals (that would absolutely piss off the guy she's being shoved towards if he ever found out about it)? welcome back scarletghost.

(.... and uh. it isn't lost on me that the atsv synergy run is shipping gwen with a hot older latino spider-themed male vigilante who's antagonistic towards her. did migwen just technically win. this is the funniest possible butterfly effect.)

[whetstonefires]

I'm rereading Golden Enclaves right now and just reached the Li Shanfeng scene and it's really interesting to notice how they both deliberately keep the discussion of what he did, of his enclave-expansionism decisionmaking, in the safely abstracted horror of creating more maw-mouths.

Because of course, that's the big symbolic evil, the lasting consequence that everyone has to live with, that is imposed on everyone external to the protective structure and will if unchecked eventually destroy everyone, even its makers; the one that exists on the magical version of the same level as 'colonialism' and 'capitalism.' The one where he's playing the same game as Ophelia, in the role of her opposite number; the game that makes you more like one another.

In fact, apparently Ophelia became what she is in response to him. In probably a more human and less metaphysical way than El is a response to Orion. She committed mass human sacrifice to make a weapon because he was making so many maw-mouths.

Because her goal is stopping the same expansion of enclaves and security and population (and malia use and maleficaria) that he's driving.

(Something in there about how countries like America and Britain go around blaming countries that industrialized later and that they are still actively exploiting on an economic level for ecological damage, and America's self-assignment of the role of the world's police force and outrageous military investments. Something even more blatant about ecofascist overpopulation narratives.)

But Li Shanfeng doesn't acknowledge within that discussion, and neither does El because she can't afford to get too mad to be able to work with him, what exactly his compromise really was. Not the 'getting back' at America by delivering them monster for monster, that turns it all into a game of geopolitics and metaphorical nukes. The rawer, more horrible thing that he has never touched and yet owns.

How even if she can't hate him, they both know he can never be clean of:

Every one of those enclaves required an innocent human sacrifice.

Beijing wasn't one of his, it was older, probably as old as Shanghai's original foundation, but the rebuild El stopped--that was. That was, as she spells out, almost certainly his stamping device; his beautiful and elaborate new-and-improved sophisticated foundation stone design.

His deathlessness. That might have been his very own handwriting, on the stone disc telling the lie eternal life.

Liu was every bit as much Li Shanfeng's victim as she was the victim of the enclave as a whole, or of those council members Orion ganked before they could assassinate El.

And it's not useful to be angry, but...'forty enclaves worth of mawmouths' means roughly forty human sacrifices, all drawn specifically from the pool of people who never hurt a fly, at least not to gain power.

The question of whether he's really 'better' than Ophelia just because he doesn't commit his own murders is one worth asking, that doesn't get fully resolved because it can't be.

If she's not going to tear the world down for being built on evil, if she's choosing the living over the sacrificed, how much can she truly hate him for what he did with the same truth? And yet how can he ever be forgiven.

The hero of Shanghai knows what he decided to become, and so does El, and neither of them quite says it directly because it's too awful to look straight at, if you want to be good for anything else.

He's absolutely the El who chose compromise, and the final proof that that was a choice she had to refuse to make.

That her great-great-grandmother couldn't have chosen not to make that prophecy, despite everything it cost.

Do you have any opinions on Scholomance?

I do! I like it a lot. I really enjoyed all three books, blitzed through them easily and was much more excited to see how the plots unfolded than I'm used to these days, as a jaded adult, and I also really appreciated them as works of craft.

Especially the first one, I spent the whole time being all 'wow!' at how simple it was. So easy to read, but no waste. You really need to know what you're doing, to get that kind of pared-down elegance of form to work and still fit so much content in.

Like these are dense, there's a fantastic stylistic minimalism that allows El's character all the space it needs to breathe by making absolutely every other thing and person in the whole novel also do character work for her, which is exactly where the first person voice shines.

Also great use of character perspective to make the pacing feel really natural, so the fact that the first book takes three weeks, the second book takes one year, and the third book is like. Five or so incredibly stressful days spread out over the course of a few weeks? Doesn't feel imbalanced.

I actually got distracted from the story a few times by noticing the strength of Novik's technique. 😂 This is a me problem, in itself it's the opposite of distracting. Very low-profile.

I think the Scholomance is a great example of how far you can go in specfic when you aren't cringing from the label 'derivative,' because the Scholomance books feel very fresh ad clean specifically because nothing in them is concerned with standing out as 'original,' whatever that's supposed to mean, only with being well-executed and suitable to its task.

Hm, maybe that's where Liesel was born, the intersection of the efficient narrative style and the vast proportion of the story that concerns the maximization of utility and the instrumentalization of persons by themselves and others, and the forces that incentivize these behaviors. Or maybe she's just the narrative counterweight to Orion 'Head Empty' Lake lmao. How's that for a principle of balance, Galadriel?

I really did enjoy how beautifully it was laid out, over and over, in dozens of shades of humanity, how no matter where you go in an exploitative system almost everyone is being driven by the same survival instincts.

Because I don't think I've ever seen made so cleanly clear why you just can't expect any person or small group of people, no matter their level of goodwill or status, to unmake one of these systems from the inside; how it's not a matter of people being bad but of every single person being very...small.

And then not retreating into the idea of a person who is Big coming and breaking the cruel system from the outside as some kind of panacea, because 1) that is terrible, even if it's necessary and done in the best way possible and 2) that's not a sustainable answer to anything. Getting a balance between the protagonist being able to effect change and not subscribing to the great man theory of history can be really tricky!

Also did I mention, I love El, and I love most of the cast, even the dreadful ones. How am I going around with this many feelings about Li Shanfeng who doesn't appear until the actual climax?

The romance murdered me a bit, but it took up no more space than it absolutely needed to do its job, and I respect that. Also I appreciated Orion as a love interest; Novik has a slight record at this point of a version of that style of male love interest who's like a caricature of Mr. Darcy but old, which was shaping up to be my least favorite thing about her body of work.

...Orion is kind of like if you took the human king from Spinning Silver and gave him an alignment flip come to think of it, so he's not coming out of nowhere. Lmao.

Which reminds me (re: romance character typing) I've heard Novik didn't want it to be known she was astolat, which this series has renewed my sympathies if so. Because if I were a published novelist I wouldn't want people going 'you know, that resolution was really emotionally satisfying! reminds me of that fic she wrote where optimus prime and megatron get stuck in a hole underground and hatefuck about it.'

I don't even like Transformers. That fic almost made me cry. Actually I suspect it reads better if you don't like Transformers because I'm sure it does not give a shit about canon.

Anyway, whoever pointed out that one of the things El has going on is she's Enoby (and we're going to sit down and explore what the true reason to put your middle finger up at preps is, and what are some constructive ways to channel that socioeconomic wrath, and what it means that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism) was right and I'm not entirely over that either.

Fucking love El's mom as a character. Spectacular level of parent relevance and usefulness. A+.

Aadhya and Liu are also characters who fucking delivered.

Re: minimalism though, I laughed at the start of The Golden Enclaves when I realized that none of the enclaver characters who'd gotten development in the the first two books were from London, the enclave El was theoretically shooting for when we met her.

[loupy-mongoose]

So, I made some impulse purchases recently, including this lovely little gal.

Hai Luna~

When I ordered her, it started a bit of a Gardevoir kick in me. So I went and did some brainstorming about Jamie's Gardie pal, Clover.

This did get very long, but there's a lot of art that I really like! :3 Plus I borrowed a certain someone from @mewtwoandme~

Growing up I always drew the green headpiece as a bony structure with maybe green skin on it, like deer antlers. (Except it doesn't shed lol)

But in my efforts to redecide what it actually is to me, I went to Bulbapedia, and that called it hair. So I tried out hair as well, and I kinda like that better...

I love my deranged Gardie. :>

(Leaning into "Mischievous Fairy/Pixie" energy)

I wanted to draw some Gwen (M&M's Gardevoir), as her and Clover's characters are different in a lot of ways, and I thought it would be fun to draw them together. Turns out Gwen dwarfs my girls, and I adore that in every way. XD

I also came to realize that Jamie would admire Gwen--She doesn't wish change on Clover in the slightest, but she does like the grace that more conventional Gardevoirs possess. Plus she'd be astounded by her sheer size.

For the fun of it, I tried drawing them both in each of our styles. (Or more like "Features" than "style")

I did not like drawing Gardevoir in her style. All the respect and love to M&M, but it felt SO wrong to me personally. XD

Annnnd... I kinda accidentally thought of a different way to take their designs...

And then I tried to figure out the logistics of giving Gardvoir a tail. I kinda like the idea of there being one that blends into the Skirt, splitting and running down the length of the skirt ends.

A little character lore; Clover removed her skirt on purpose.

Growing up, I always had in mind that the skirt was skin, maybe acting as thermoregulation, or something like that. I don't think I ever decided whether they can feel through their skirts or not, but if I want it to be more angsty, then yes, they can feel.

Warning for general and self-inflicted injury in this paragraph. As a kid I figured Clover cut it off to prevent it from getting caught or grabbed. But now, with the developing idea of there being a tail involved, I got another idea with even more angst. I'm thinking possibly Clover had a tail bone broken, and maybe it healed wrong, causing her pain so she ripped off the whole skirt.

Okay, injury warning is over.

And now a little silly that's not exactly canon, but close enough. XD

Y'all can thank @puzzled-zebra for this, as she brought up the idea during a chat. It was too good to pass up. XD

And now I wish to finish with a nostalgia ramble, because Clover is very precious to me, along with Jamie.

I started a playthrough of Soul Silver many, many years ago--even before the playthrough that would become Jamie's trainer journey over ten years ago. It was a solo run, with a Ralts egg sent in to be my only companion. (I kept the rules soft, though, as I remember needing help from other Pokemon to beat Bugsy. XD) My memories of that playthough are faded, but I remember that Clover alone beat the Champion at level 64-65. Sometime within the next few years, she was my first ever Pokemon to reach level 100 without the use of Rare Candy or experience cheats. That playthough and whatever happened in it has no bearing on Clover's story, but it's what gave birth to her as a character, and I hold that very dear.

Her nature is "Hardy, Likes to Fight", and I'm really proud of little me for taking that in the direction she took it. XD

Anyway, that's my super long love-dump of my beloved gremlin fairy. Thanks to everyone who made it all the way, I know it got pretty long. ^^

[marvelfanfn2187a113]

You’ll Never Guess

Dean Winchester x little sister!reader, Sam Winchester x little sister!reader

Requested by Anonymous

Synopsis: You keep Sam and Dean updated on the high school drama

“Wait wait, I thought Gwen liked Patrick?”

“No no no, Stacey likes Patrick, Gwen hates everyone.”

“What’s going on in here?” Sam stepped into the kitchen, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes as he grabbed for the loaf of bread on the counter.

“Gwen is taking Jeremy to the school dance,” Dean explained.

Sam frowned.

“But I thought Gwen liked Patrick.”

You groaned, “this story isn’t about Patrick, it’s about how Jeremy is really nice, and Gwen is a total jerk who is totally gonna break his heart.”

“I see,” the sudden smirk in Dean’s voice made you roll your eyes. “And this wouldn’t be because you and Jeremy-“

“No!” You huffed. “He’s a total moron, not my type. But he is really nice, and he deserves better.”

“Good,” Dean muttered. “I thought I was gonna have to-“

“Don’t bother finishing that sentence,” you stood, grabbing your backpack. “I gotta get to school anyway, see you later.”

…

“Guys, Stacey and Rebecca had a huge fight!”

Sam and Dean looked up from their books to stare at you.

“Them? It couldn’t have been serious,” Dean said skeptically. “They’re like total besties, right?”

“Rebecca punched Stacey in the face.”

Sam laughed suddenly, surprised.

“Aren’t they in charge of decorating for the dance?”

“Yeah,” you told Sam, wincing. “It’s gonna be an awkward couple of weeks.”

…

“You’ll never guess what happened today!” You bounded down the stairs and stopped in the library, where the boys were neck deep in research.

“Can’t it wait?” Sam yawned.

“Ignore him,” Dean dropped the book he was holding. “I needed a break anyway, what’s up?”

“It can’t be that ground breaking,” Sam reluctantly put down his book. “The dance is tomorrow, I figured all the drama would be after that.”

“The drama is about the dance,” you explained. “Jeremy dumped Gwen!”

“No way,” Dean scoffed. “She’s the head cheerleader and he’s a dweeb, no way he-“

You shook your head, interrupting him.

“She freaked out in the lunchroom today, screaming at some poor freshman for bumping into her. Turned out that guy was Jeremy’s little brother. He dumped her on the spot, in the middle of the lunchroom.”

“In front of everyone?” Sam grinned. “The day before the dance?”

“Oh yeah,” you laughed. “And she deserved every second of it, she’s been a holy terror the entire year, probably her whole life.”

Sam laughed, but as you headed for the hallway leading to your room, Dean called after you.

“Hey, how about you help us with research?”

“Are you kidding? Chelsea wasn’t in school today, I have to fill her in!”

“Wait—no—but…ugh,” Dean groaned as you left the room, dropping his head on a thick book with a thud.

“This is gonna be a long day.”

[crispy-crust]

you ever watch a show so fun it feels like losinG a loved one when it ends

[nocek]

I'm late to the party and I'm quite sure it's already been done so I feel stupid redrawing a meme buuuuuut... at the second seance that's all that was running around my head during Miguel's exposition dump scene knowing how it escalates :D

Well that and thoughts of: nice scientific theory you have here. Truthfully based on factual evidence. Except, you've filtered those facts through your biased/ traumatized perception so yeah... this is why your science papers need to be peer reviewed.

Also a reason why you need to cooperate with art people who would tell you canon is not about events, they can change. It's about overarching narrative.

And I can't wait for the next movie (may it take as much time as it needs) to somehow swinging eating a cake and having it too. Because i love the repeating pattern of two/repetition in this movie. It's so small but it works so well at building up the next one. After noticing that I actually think that the surprise reveal at the end makes sense while previously I was annoyed we've like got nice ending with Gwen and then like 5 extra minutes of next movie that was kinda annoying.

Oh and speaking of annoying. I salute this movie for making fun of main mcu. Because sure the reference was kinda forced and barely salvaged by added joke of they should revoke doctor Strange's license buuuut.... It made me wish for Steve's ending fix it because seriously. He is pulling exactly the same bullshit Miguel did. Like seriously.

Besides idea of pissed off Miguel dragging Steve back to universe 19999 is amusing af (because I too am still pissed off about it)

Oh and to end my blabbling with genuine question. Do I remember correctly that the Syd Mead-esque Nueva York we've seen had a number like 700 something? Three digit one anyway. Does that mean that the happy family universe went like through incursion with 2099 one and that's why it got destroyed? Or both got destroyed?

[twilightprince101]

I know not many people have been focusing on it as much as Sam and Celia's moment, because it's so much more mundane. but that mundane aspect and the implicit terror that comes from Gwen's impromptu "promotion" is SO fucking terrifying

Gwen likely thought, handing over that evidence to Trevor, that there would be a process which would take at minimum a week to resolve. She handed over a collection of incriminating evidence, so naturally there would be investigation, a trial, a formal resignation, onboarding, counsel, training

But instead, Trevor Herbert just. Tells Lena to leave. The very same night. And promotes Gwen without properly telling her what to do with an entire department of government, that was already extremely obscure and unsustainable to begin with. All with a smile of nonchalance, "I'm sure you'll do great!" dumping all responsibility onto her shoulders

As someone who constantly worries about messing up, of fucking up from the slightest mistake, wanting clear cut instructions for how to do things? Horrifying to be just left to figure it out. Oh, and while you know this place is some sort of safe haven from the monsters outside, you have no idea how to do that now.

Good luck!

[pianocat939]

Ok so imagine: yan Chai punk ghost flower (pavitr, hobbie, Gwen, miles) sharing but platonic

And here I thought I would never have to write for Gwen /sarc/I still don't like her-

No Tw I think- other than implied yan type thoughts/feelilngs?

So here's like each Yan's role in the yan friend group-

Miles: He's really hesitant on acting on his feelings because he knows they’re problematic and wrong, but he slowly slips into his obsession. Istg you could say hi to him like a normal friend and he's standing there screaming internally from nervousness. Basically the awkward friend.

Gwen: Mom friend in a different form. The easiest way to explain it I guess is kind of a more stern mom friend. Like if you get hurt or something she'll call you an idiot but proceed to treat your wounds to the max.

Pavitr: The one inviting you to hangouts and constantly wanting to spend time with you. He's also the one to want to know a lot about you so if you ever wanna info dump or just talk about your interests he's your man (or Miles).

Hobie: The one who'll do the daring and nervewracking stuff for you if you don't wanna do it or need to see someone to do it before. Honestly, he gives cool uncle vibe. He'll also be the one getting you lots of stuff because either you're broke or it's just easier for him to get.

(This was more fun than I expected haha)

[yourmumsweirdshit]

An Idea - Part 1

Gwen Stacy x Reader

Masterlist

“I can’t believe her!” Captain Stacy yells in frustration as he slams the front door behind him. “Who?” You ask peeping your head out Gwen’s room. “Spider-Woman, who else gets my dad like this?” Gwen snickers as she walks past you and into the kitchen as her dad glares at her. “That’s not funny, she’s a vigilante, and she leaves a huge mess wherever she goes.” He sighs as he takes a seat at the table. “I’m sure you’ll catch her sir.” You respond in attempts to cheer him up. However, Gwen, enjoying her fathers suffering, keeps the conversation going. “I don’t know why you’re so mad about this Dad, she’s literally doing what you’re doing; helping people and then leaving. Practically doing your job for you.” She sighs as she opens the cupboard looking for snacks.

“She wears a mask, I don’t because I have nothing to hide, she does, and if she doesn’t, why wear a mask?” He asks as I agree with him nodding my head to which Gwen raises her eyebrows at me. “You’re not seriously agreeing with him on this, are you?” She says, scoffing as she pulls a box out and shutting the cupboard. “I do understand what he’s saying.” I say before a cheer comes from George. “Yes! Thank you! See, someone around here sees things clearly.” Gwen rolls her eyes as she goes to fill up a glass of water. “To some degree.” I say, slowly finishing off my sentence.

“Noo, why would you say that Y/N, I thought maybe someone round here would have a chance to go to college.” He says making my eyes widen. “Woww.” I respond dragging out the word as he laughs, Gwen almost spitting out her drink at her Dads response. “That was good, I’ll give you that.” She says walking up to her dad and passing him a cup of coffee. “Low blow to me but I’ll take it.” She says patting his shoulder as he chuckles. “Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week.” He responds making Gwen roll her eyes once more. “Come on Y/N.” She says as she grabs the box of snacks and walking past me, pulling me into her room with her and shutting the door behind her.

“Here, catch.” She says as she throws a pack of chocolate to me before opening a large pack of chips and dumping it into a bowl. “Thanks.” I say as I take a piece off the block and throwing it back to her. “So, you never did say where you stand.” Gwen says as she takes a seat on her bed, bowl in hand as she puts a chip in her mouth. “What do you mean?” I ask as I take a seat beside her, also grabbing a chip from the bowl. “About Spider-woman. What are your thoughts on her?” She asks making me laugh.

“So you can tell your dad I’m on your side?” I ask as a large smile takes over her face. “So you are on my side!” She says loud enough for her dad to hear. “Shhh.” I whisper putting my finger to her mouth and looking back at the door to have any indication that he heard Gwen’s words. “Are you trying to have me kicked out and never welcome here again?” I say to which Gwen laughs at my words. “Sorry, sorry. She hates Spider-Woman Dad.” She responds making me shake my head. “You’re a loser.” I say as I get up and move to her desk, grabbing the chocolate bar as I take a seat on the spinning chair.

“So continue, what are your thoughts?” She continues, ignoring my words. “Why? You wanna know if I’m in love with her or something? Or maybe you are; wanting to keep her as the topic for so long.” I tease to which she raises her eyebrows unamused. “Yes, I’m in love, you caught me.” She says sarcastically as she dramatically falls back onto her bed. “Come on, what do you think of her.” She asks as lays back on her elbows.

“What do you mean, like her age and theories and stuff?” I ask leaning forward to grab the bowl from beside her. “Yeah why not.” She says as she sits up, her back against the wall. “Well I think she’s young.” I say to which Gwen cuts me off. “Our age?” She asks straightening her back. “No, maybe someone a bit older, finished high school at the minimum.” I say to which she raises an eyebrow at. “Why do you say that?” She asks as she grabs a pillow and places it in her lap.

“I’d put her in my prayers if she goes to high school or college because I’m already drowning in enough school work, and this girl’s doing that and saving people on the side, as a hobby? I’d honestly feel so bad, I’d do her homework for her.” She laughs at my words. “Do my homework then.” A smile on her lips as she glances at the pile of papers on her desk. “You are hilarious.” I say with a dry laugh to which her smile widens.

“If I was Spider-Woman would you do it?” She asks making me look at her homework once more. “This is how I know you can’t be Spider-Woman, because if you can do all this, hang out with me and Peter, be part of the band and be top of the class, while also being a hero on the side then you’d be psycho.” I say as I roll around her room in the chair. “Well she is a superhero.” She responds, putting emphasis on super. “And on top of that she does have powers”

“But like, how do we even know she has powers though, she could be like Bruce-Wayne, rich and smart. So smart that she’s created a technology to stick to walls or create synthetic webbing, it’s like her own grappler.” I say referring to the uprising trend of creating superhero comics based off animals. “What if her webbing was organic, and she could actually just stick to walls?” She responds making me continue on. “Then she’d have holes in her wrist and I’m sure someone would know then.” I say glancing at Gwen’s wrist. “But then that means she’d have no friends, so I guess that means that you could be Spider-Woman.” I smile as she scoffs. “Rude.” She says crossing her arms. “Guess someone’s not getting answers for their homework tonight.” She smirks as my eyes widen.

“Wait, no, Gwen. I’m sorry.” I say as I stop moving in the chair. “Gwen please, I’m so sorry, you’re friends with everyone, you have so many friends.” I say as I slowly try to scoot the chair closer to the bed. “You could totally be Spider-Woman. You’re as amazing as she her, as wonderful as her, as super as her.” I say as I drop on to floor, as I hold her leg, begging her as she now sits at the edge of the bed. “You’re 100% as beautiful as her.” I say looking up as she raises an eyebrow, trying to contain the smile tugging at her lips as she pushes me off her. “Hell, I know you’re even prettier than her.” I say as I take my seat back in the chair. “Piss off.” She says as she looks away, trying to hide the faint tint of pink in her cheeks. “Love you!” I say adding to the fire, smiling as she groans and pushes her face into pillow.

“I’m sure Spider-woman, wouldn’t even let you do her homework, you can’t even do your own. You’d probably just come and steal them off me.” Her words slightly muffled through her pillow as I laugh. “Well that’s a good thing right? She’s now guaranteed the best results.” I say as she puts her pillow down and I smile wider at her faux smile. “And if I was Spider-Woman, what would you do next?” She asks as she grabs the bowl of chips off the table. “Then you wouldn’t need my help, because you’re so perfect already.” I tease as she rolls her eyes.

“And you forgot that she has super-strength, so her powers are real.” She mentions as I spin around in the chair. “Ah, true, I can’t believe I forgot about that one.” I say as she nods. “So if I was Spider-Woman, first thing I’m doing is throwing you out of this apartment.” She responds making my jaw drop. “You wouldn’t, you love me too much.” I say to which she raises her eyebrows. “And you’re sure about that?” She asks making me place a hand on my heart and lean back in the chair. “That hurt more than a bullet wound.” I say, clenching my fist around my shirt.

“You’ve never even been shot.” She says as I spin around in the chair. “Nothing can hurt more than you breaking my heart Gwen, my love is only for you.” I say as I stop the chair to make a heart with my hands. Her response to that is throwing the unopened pack of Oreos at my head. “Rude.” I say barely dodging the throw. “Sorry, not sorry.” She shrugs as she acts unbothered, the smile on her face saying otherwise.

“What would be something you’d have to do if you were spider-woman?” She looks up from her lap, awaiting my response. “The upside down kiss.” Unable to hide the smile on my face she raises an eyebrow? “The upside down kiss?” She repeats. “Yeah, it’s gotta be done.” I respond before saying something else. “You reckon spider-woman’s done it?” I ask to which she lets out a laugh. “Yeah, maybe. If I ever meet her, I’ll tell her to find you.”

A knock on the door pulls both your attention to the door. “Can I come in?” Her dad asks before Gwen gets up and opens the door for him. “Hey, I’m just letting you girls know I’ve got work in the morning so you might not see me when you wake up. But here’s some cash for dinner, or breakfast.” He says as he looks at the pile of snacks in the room. “Thanks Dad.” Gwen says laughing as she looks back at food. “Thank you.” I reply before Gwen shuts the door. “You hungry?” She asks with a smile on her face as she waves the cash in the air. “Always.” She laughs as she takes a seat on the bed. “Great, come here and let’s see what we can get.” She says patting a place on the bed beside her.

A/N: Also shoutout to the person filling my inbox with kind messages, appreciate it ❤️

[tamatosss]

Aven & Sasha art dump~

They’re boyfriends! They’re in love! Y’all don’t understand how much they both mean to me

Now… //ahem// allow me to gush about these two and how they met 😌 … buckle up!

Before the two dated (I know it’s a lot. I tried to be as brief as possible😭)

Aven

Aven first met Sasha when he went to his bakery to replace a bag of pastries he accidentally knocked out of Gwen’s hands (both turned a corner too fast and bumped into each other).

Upon first impressions, Sasha was cheerful and friendly. His voice was warm and smooth like butter. Sasha offered Aven a free muffin and tea just for stopping by! Aven was taken aback and a little skeptical at first, thinking “Why is he being so nice? Why does he keep talking to me? This is all too good to be true”.

After some totally subtle observations and one snack later, Aven decided that Sasha wasn’t someone with bad intentions, in fact, he was surprisingly pleasant (and also kind of cute…). Usually he’d find “friendly” people incredibly obnoxious and loud, but Sasha was reserved and easy-going. Aven tried his best to keep his cool and stoic demeanor but Sasha’s charm got to him and he was, for lack of a better word, lovestruck.

Aven fell. Hard. For Sasha. Because of how emotionally repressed he is, Aven thought he’d just take this crush to the grave rather than admit his feelings. He's used to bottling things up so how would this be any different? His priorities were to always focus on himself and work. Little did he know how in love he was. He just couldn’t get Sasha out of his mind. Sasha’s smile was radiant and his laughter was contagious. His voice was relaxing to listen too and always knew the right words to say to cheer you up. He was hardworking, sincere, generous, and pretty. And the cherry on top… he is an amazing cook! He made Aven feel like there were butterflies in his stomach.

He really wanted to confess but he felt that Sasha deserved someone better than him.

Sasha is literally the sweetest person you could meet, but Aven still has this irrational idea that he is only kind to him out of pity.

Aven always felt that he would never be good enough for anybody. That he'd tarnish all the good things given to him. That everything he does will lead to disappointment.

Aven continually tried to be distant with Sasha… but with much failure

He kept letting his feelings slip out to a point where it was laughably obvious. He’d bring up Sasha in conversations that didn't involve him, give him (so many) gifts, learn how to bake, and be generally pleasant and relaxed with him. Aven is usually cold and irritable with others, but he can’t help but melt over him.

If someone calls him out on liking Sasha, Aven would hard deny it every time (cough// tsundere //cough)

Sasha

Sasha, being the oblivious dummy he is, had Aven’s crush go way over his head. It took ages for him to realize what was going on.

Upon first impressions, Aven was incredibly standoffish. He had a stern expression and an intense glare. His voice was clear and articulate. Sasha found him intimidating. He rarely had vampire customers, especially ones that looked and dressed like Aven (he initially thought he was a critic). Sasha offered him free food to help with impressions.

The two chatted, Aven graciously thanked Sasha for the food and offered to pay for the free stuff and Gwen’s pastries. Sasha insisted that they were on the house. Aven said he’d definitely come again and leaves quickly without another word. (He may have slipped $30 in the tip jar while Sasha wasn’t looking).

Sasha gained a new customer!

Aven became a regular! He’d come by the bakery during his lunch break or whenever he had some time off work. This went on routinely to where Sasha figured out Aven’s schedule and anticipates when he’d show up.

Sasha grew fond of Aven and enjoyed his company. He just... really liked listening to him talk. Aven is eloquent and knowledgeable and could go into great detail on the most random topics. The grumpy, and cold Aven disappears and his more personable and dorky side comes out without him realizing. Sasha found his senseless rambles adorable and his liveliness rewarding to see. Sasha admires Aven’s passion and the type of work he does even if Aven humbly disagrees. Aven always thought sharing his interests was embarrassing as usually no one cared about what he had to say.

Sasha started to develop feelings for Aven, but wasn't sure what those feelings were. He has only ever been interested in women but never considered dating men. It was never something he thought about. One day it clicked, and he got his "Oh" moment (Guess who figured out he was bisexual). 🌈

Sasha wanted to confess too but he thought his feelings were one-sided. He thought Aven was completely out of his league! Aven was pretty, intelligent, wealthy, and magical while Sasha was just an average guy. He even heard Aven say he wasn’t interested in him so that just reaffirmed Sasha to keep to himself (obviously Aven didn’t mean it at all!).

Sasha was better at hiding his feelings... but not that much better. He couldn't help but go out of his way and do nice things for Aven, that's just who he is as a person. He’d start mentioning Aven in conversations that didn’t involve him, read the novels/papers Aven would talk about or recommend, and make food and drinks exclusively for him because Sasha thought he'd like them. Aven thought Sasha was being his typical kind, hospitable self

Sasha would get closer to Aven physically (just tiny things like shuffling his chair closer to Aven’s or leaning in a little more when he talks). Aven is quite skittish when it comes to being touched so Sasha tried to not be too pushy.

If someone suspected him of liking Aven, Sasha would laugh, insist that the two were just friends, and quickly change the subject.

Part 3: 🌈🌈🌈🌈

Now we are at the part where the two have feelings for each other but neither will confess....unless?

Lots of tension, Lots of shenanigans, Lots of trauma-sharing, and Lots of pining ensues. We’re just gonna skip over all this or I’m gonna be here forever 😅

One day Aven couldn’t take it anymore. In the spur of the moment, he rips the bandaid off. He confesses to Sasha that he is in love with him. Sasha is so confused, he was convinced Aven was not interested in him at all and that they were just friends. Aven crumples into himself and spills everything he has bottled up all this time (he’s a teary stuttering mess, he’s not used to being vulnerable like this). Sasha was at a loss for words. After quickly regaining his composure, he embraces Ven and happily reciprocates.🌈

They go out for dinner after🌈

Everything works out in the end yippee🌈

Their dynamic as a couple and fun facts!

Sasha is the more cheerful, charismatic, and patient one of the two while Aven is serious, critical, and quick-tempered.

Aven is the brains and Sasha is the brawn

Aven is the one who gets into more fights while Sasha tries to avoid them

Sasha is a morning person and Aven is a night owl. Sasha is completely knocked out by 11 pm while Aven stays up until midnight. Sasha wakes up at 5 am while Aven sleeps in.

Aven LOVES Sasha’s cooking, especially his baked sweets (crepes are his favourite :3).

Sasha cooks and prepares a work lunch for Aven everyday

Aven tries to teach himself how to cook and bake to impress Sasha…with mixed results

Aven is not the best with expressing his love verbally or physically so he shows it by giving gifts! Bird seed? A new coat? A fancy tea set? Aven will buy it in a heartbeat if he knows Sasha will like it. Sasha appreciates the gifts, but he urges him not to spend so much on him (spare Aven’s wallet pls).

The two have a vegetable garden! Aven didn’t think he’d enjoy gardening at all but he grew to love it.

Sasha’s robins really like Aven! They like to follow him around if Sasha is too busy to give them attention.

Aven doesn’t use magic often outside of work. Excessive use gives him terrible nausea and migraines. When he does use it, Sasha gets very excited. He thinks magic is so cool but wishes Aven was able to use it more often.

They are both workaholics. Aven will try to help Sasha with his prep work, even if he sucks at baking and heavy labour. He encourages Sasha to get out of the bakery more often and take more days off, which Sasha does! Aven likes to plan date nights and activities to get Sasha to keep his mind off of work.

On the other hand, Aven's work is beyond Sasha's comprehension. Necromancy involves lots of magic and death. The best Sash can do is help him destress when he is not working. He gives massages, remedies Ven’s migraines, be a shoulder to cry on, etc.

Sasha loves it when Aven gets excited over things important to him like the latest book series he finished or English literature. Despite not knowing what Aven info-dumps about half the time, Sasha will always listen to him.

Sasha is a HUGE flirt. Every time without fail, the slurry of comments eventually ends with him teasing a beet-red, flustered Aven who is begging him to stop.

Because Sasha is half-human, Aven can drink his blood. He tries to avoid doing this too often because it hurts Sasha. Animal blood is good enough for him anyway. Sasha doesn’t have blood cravings. (sometimes I forget the vampire aspect to all of this lol)

[disappointingcabbage]

TMAGP uhhhh *checks transcript* 24 live reaction and thoughts, spoilers under the cut

Gwen: pls let me go meet the monsters again

Lena: no…. Ok fine but only if you help me get rid of my annoying asshole boss when he shows up later

Gwen: bet

Why did I think the mother in this case was Celia for a hot second

Wait a fucking second this lady doesn’t remember shit about the pregnancy or the birth???? Are we sure this isn’t Celia?????

Like I know the intro of the case (courtesy of Norris, haven’t had a case from him in a while) calls her Patricia but like. This cannot be a coincidence.

DEMON BABY DEMON BABY DEMON BABY D-

CELIA MENTION IN THE CASE so the mother isn’t Celia got it

Awww demon baby likes Celia

Is the demon baby drinking blood?

I like that this case is just as horror oriented as it is an accurate depiction of new mothers’ struggles, especially single moms.

Yup he’s drinking blood

These health visitors are sus

this might be inspired by changeling lore I think

the transcript saying “it is not a baby” is kind of hilarious tbh

Oooh Sam and Celia field trip

Alice stopping them to lore dump about what she learned and subsequently figured out from her conversation with Gwen last episode is the kind of clear communication the characters should have had in TMA

Celia believing Alice the second she mentions tape recorders is very much not disproving the universe hopper theory

I’m glad they’re agreeing to watch each other’s backs, even if Sam and Alice are butting heads

Awww Alice really cares

wtf why is basira a school headmistress

Why does she sound so different from how I remember her in TMA

Celia asking about her being a cop is very TMA