#i am living for that parallel fr

[gracecarstairss]

thinking about how Mayesh is the mirror for the Ashkar people - being human in the eyes of House Aurelian means that they think all Ashkar are human. He protects them all in this way, ensuring that the Sault will be safe and that what happened in Malgasi (murdering all Ashkar) will not happen in Castellane.

this also applies to Kel, in a way. Kel is the person Conor loves/cares for above all others, yet he is a common citizen of Castellane - technically, the lowest possible class, since Kel is an orphan without a significant name, and family names are the most important source of power in Castellane. therefore, Kel is the mirror for the common people of Castellane - although he is considered an object/property in the eyes of nearly all of House Aurelian, being human in the eyes of Conor, the person who will one day be King, shows the future ruler that the people he rules are actual PEOPLE, not just subjects to use and manipulate to the ruler's liking. in this way, Kel protects the commoners of Castellane, which is so interesting. we see him do this multiple times in Sword Catcher when he is trying to instill empathy in Conor for others, including Lin (when Kel talks sense into Conor and and says "do you want her to be afraid of you?" which really hits Conor hard because he doesn't realize the full scope of his power and the fact that he uses it carelessly).

and what makes this more insane is the way that Mayesh doesn't even see Kel as a human, just an object, even though they serve similar important purposes for their respective classes. on my third read of Sword Catcher, I really honed in on the way that Mayesh treats Kel, and he really does not treat him as a damn human being!!! it's so awful. the hypocrisy of Mayesh is so wild, he is such an interesting character because of all his contradictions. anyways i'm so unwell about this!!!

[deeplovelydark]

deep space nine s05e12 // saturn devouring his son by francisco goya // ivan the terrible and his son ivan by ilya repin

[yourfavecharacterisqueer]

“Merlin. I'll have your favorite meal waiting for you. Now go. Look after him. Go.” He had failed Gaius, failed everything he was taught by his mentor, failed his destiny. He let Arthur die, he didn’t stop it, he didn’t heal him.

Gaius walked around the room, the bowl on the table that he had placed three days ago still there. He knew Merlin wasn’t going to come back, it had been approximately a day since Arthur’s death, he knew he not only wouldn’t go back but also couldn’t go back.

Three weeks later, he woke up in the middle of the night to hear sniffling and muffled screaming coming from the room behind him. He opened the door to the room and saw his ward, except he had three evident grey streaks amongst his black-brown hair. He knew exactly what the far younger man was going to say, just from his hair and the way that he clearly had been crying and hadn’t stopped crying.

“Arthur’s dead. I’ve been in Ealdor since he died. Hiding from Camelot, hiding from Gwen, hiding from you, hiding from the truth…” He looked up at the ceiling, closing his eyes to stop himself from crying and looking at the older man. “I failed him, Gaius.”

“Oh, Merlin, I’m sorry. I really am.” He stroked his hair and wrapped his arms around him in a hug, stroking his back. “I’m sorry you felt you need to hide…”

[ornitorinko]

realizing the first 4 gifs will be me next week 🥺 @farthestshores

Sherlock meme

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[little-one-eyed-monsters]

So... we like the red flag BL mcs, huh? 😈

What kind of red are we talking here? Just a lil' dash of paprika? Are we out for actual blood? Or are we looking to end up in a ditch somewhere?

Well, whatever your preference, here I am to deliver something medium rare and nobody asked for 😅. Inspired by Revenged Love's freak4freak energy, and all other BLs out there whose characters love to sing Britney Spears' Toxic and Lady Gaga's Judas at the top of their lungs, here are:

10 toxic Thai BL mcs in order of increasing Threat Level 🚩🏴🏴‍☠️

For the connoisseur who doesn't know what to watch while we wait for Revenged Love to finish airing.

(Yes this post is for spice and the funsies. If you haven't seen any of the shows I'll be mentioning on here, and you love you a tall glass of Bloody Mary, I highly recommend watching these. Trigger warnings for some themes, spoiler warnings for everything else.)

Anyway, on to the poison!

Bachelor No. 10: Looking for a pretty little liar, as a treat? 🥀

Name: Stalker!Cir (not to be confused with other Cir incarnations)

Series: The Boy Next World (MeMindY)

Threat Level: That neighbor who keeps singing karaoke at 3 AM

Dude will enroll in the same university you're in, live one floor below your actual apartment, memorize your schedule, your classrooms, and your friend group, follow you to the supermarket, send his friend out to check on what you're doing, defend your car from thugs, and never, ever, EVER talk to you.

And when the universe finally bullies him into talking to you, he'll lie and insist you're boyfriends in a parallel world. Then use that to get into your pants. What happened to the casual "hi-hello"? Bachelor No. 10 needs charisma lessons.

Yeah yeah, the face and bod is a 10, but he's one screw away from starring in American Psycho. Well, at least he won't cheat on you. Deadly loyal this one, to a fault; good luck breaking up with him. Even when you're not together, he'll always, ALWAYS be there for you, equipped with his own theme song.

Bachelor No. 9: How about a guy with the emotional intelligence of a cactus? 🍒

Name: Sorn

Series: My Stubborn (MFlow Entertainment)

Threat Level: Playground Bully

Dude will mansplain, manipulate, malewife you into a dodgy friends-with benefits-setup, but he's not inherently evil-- just emotionally constipated. He's a misguided playboy with an unfortunate past, who's not actually as good in the sack as he thinks he is. But that won't stop him from jumping your bones any time he sees you. Loyal once he decides to go exclusive, and you'll never go hungry again with the way he keeps feeding you, but will reply with a "thank you" every time you tell him you love him.

Mostly, this boy is toxic because he is such. an. IDIOT. Everything you tell him will take 2-3 business days to process-- it's gonna get exhausting. If you're idiot-sexual, or just have a lot of time on your hands, then this is the guy for you.

Bachelor No. 8: Your best friend's boyfriend? REALLY?! 🪆

Name: Fighter

Series: Why R U? (DMD/Mandee)

Threat Level: Identity Thief

So he's dating your best friend, and he's doing an AWFUL job at it, but that's not stopping you, eh?

A closet case who's being relentlessly abused by his own father, so he decides to take the bullying out on you instead. But don't worry, he won't actually hit you. Might kiss you at your best friend (and his girlfriend)'s party though.

He's rolling in money and is generous in giving it to you, but he won't admit to feelings (feelings? eugh), especially if it means coming out to his family. Dumb as a doornail but somehow taking up Engineering-- the only consolation here is he'll take you out to an all-expense sexcapade at a random resort. But he won't clear things up with his girl until AFTER he's sexed you up. At which point, it's up to you, you rascal you, to patch things up with that poor, neglected best friend. God, the dumbest boys really do have the prettiest faces.

Bachelor No. 7: Want someone who'll friendzone you for Blackpink tickets? 🎈

Name: Khai

Series: Theory of Love (GMMTV)

Threat Level: Insurance Fraudster

We all have that one friend who's too hot for his own good, but when another person asks us for his number, we'd never give it out willingly, just because we want to spare this person THE HEADACHE of being with our gremlin of a friend. Non-committal, inconsiderate, and conceited to a fault, this guy will eat the last dumpling in your lunchbox without asking if you're still hungry, use your e-mail to subscribe to busty Only Fans content, share your Netflix password to his Flavor-of-the-Week, and ask you to answer for him during roll call so he won't fail his classes. Oh, and he'll make you buy Blackpink tickets that he'll never pay you back for.

With the emotional intelligence of a single fried peanut left in the brown baggy at the theater, you'll be relegated to the friendzone until you prove to him that you're desireable for other people. At which point he chases you, and swears he's a changed man, pinky promise. Let's see how long that'll last.

Bachelor No. 6: Seriously, you want the serial cheater? 💔

Name: Vee

Series: Love Mechanics (Rookie Thailand & WeTV Originals)

Threat Level: Adulterer

If Bachelor No. 7 promises to be a changed man, well this guy right here might not be able to keep that promise. But you'll still give him the benefit of the doubt right? *gives you bombastic side eye*

He will take advantage of you when you're drunk, and have sex with you while still being in a relationship himself. Then he'll act all shocked and heartbroken when he finds out his partner is doing the exact same thing. That's the pot calling the kettle bloody murder.

He will move in with you even though you're technically his side piece, fight with anyone who shows any interest in you, and will keep promising to break up with his ACTUAL girlfriend soon. Like, real soon. Just as soon as he finishes this infinity bagel...

God, if this character wasn't being played by Yin Anan, I swear he'd score higher on this list. Alas, op also has her color-blocking goggles on.

Bachelor No. 5: How about the guy who keeps stealing your job promotions? 🥊

Name: Nott

Series: War of Y: New Ship (Copy A Bangkok & AisPlay)

Threat Level: Labor Code and OSHA Violator

I get it, you're bored of the usual playboys. Let's find you someone scarier to mess with.

This guy right here isn't just your worst nightmare-- he's also the one guy who can destroy your career in one fell swoop. An actor with an ego the size of the MahaNakhon building, he'll sleep around with all the top bosses to get ahead and bypass you, but he'll also sleep WITH you as a lil' treat for himself.

He'll use you for popularity and better work opportunities, and will even steal your solo fans and your solo projects to get more famous. He'll drop you like a hot potato once he gets a better offer from the company YOU'VE been trying to join, and he'll take credit for the talent you've been showing to your shared audience all along.

But don't you worry, he says he loves you. He swears, ya'know? He just, um, *accidentally* slept with the guy who's blackmailing you. Oops.

Bachelor No. 4: Okay, let's try the brat who has too much of daddy's money. 🧨

Name: Yai

Series: Big Dragon The Series (Star Hunter Entertainment)

Threat Level: Drug Trafficker

What happens when a spoiled, selfish, entitled demon child gets too much access to daddy's black market money? He starts refusing to take no for an answer, forgoes consent, and just DRUGS people to submission.

Bachelor No. 4 is someone who was raised to get everything his heart desires, even at the expense of others. If his family wouldn't give it to him, his bodyguards certainly would. He will subject you to a constant parade of ME ME ME, where you and everyone around you must bend over backwards to give him what he wants, otherwise his billionaire father will definitely hear about this, Draco Malfoy-style.

He'll place you in the most dubious BDSM dungeon play this side of Bangkok, where he and his bodyguards don't exactly know what drug dosage they should inject you with, and which drug does what. But hey, at least you can trip on the fumes while this manchild tries to deal with his unresolved mommy issues.

Bachelor No. 3: Yes, Big Daddy (that's it. That's the tag) 🚩

Name: Kinn

Series: KinnPorsche the Series (Be On Cloud & IQIYI)

Threat Level: Mafia Boss

This dude has enough money to own you, your parents, your Aunt Chompoo, your second cousin Praew, and your neighbor's dog, so you shut the hell up and do what he says. He has no concept of consent, personal space, or boundaries, but every time you're upset he buys you a new car. Holidays and anniversaries are a logistical nightmare, because what do you give a guy who has everything?

(Um, your grand, beautiful body, DUH).

Anyway, you are now fully immersed in the sugar baby lifestyle. Forget about having your own dreams or aspirations, your life is now dedicated to running the shady family business, sleeping with your husband, and raising your children (wait, this ISN'T an omegaverse? Alright).

Can't leave the compound without Big Daddy, oh no. Your life is under constant surveillance and danger. Who are you talking to again? Why do you even need a phone anyway? All you'll ever need is next to Big Daddy over here. Friends? Family? They either move in, or they stay out. Remember: You. Cannot. Leave. This House. Without. Big Daddy. (Got it? Great, thanks, love you bye)

Also, you gotta be related somehow? That's... questionable, but eh, money is money.

Bachelor No. 2: In the mood for a sweet and psycho? 🏴

Name: Tonkla

Series: 4 Minutes (Be On Cloud & Viu Original)

Threat Level: Psychotic

With all this talk about toxic behaviors and red flags, you might be asking yourself, am I... also, a red flag?

If you're a character in 4 Minutes, well, you probably are. It's not your fault though-- you're a victim of the narrative.

Bachelor No. 2 just wants to curl up in his favorite chair, do his job, and have domestic sex with the love of his life for the rest of his living days, like a sweet ginger housecat. But the narrative had to go and kill his beloved brother, so off HE goes with a knife of his own to do some stabbies. In one psychotic-induced fit, he managed to upend the life of one mafia clan, one police officer, one homicidal student, and this random doctor who doesn't know what he's doing here anyway, and that's... very sexy of Bachelor No. 2. If you were gonna go psycho, might as well go FULL psycho, right? Don't worry, he'll still have time for you in between all the scheming. But you gotta scheme with him, okay? And you gotta accept the throuple, or else HE'LL DIE. Bet you didn't see that coming now, did you?

And finally... THIS BITCH

Bachelor No. 1: The demon the scriptures warned us about 🏴‍☠️

Name: Ming

Series: My Stand-In (YYDS Entertainment & IQIYI)

Threat Level: Beelzebub himself

Look, I know this list started out funny. But this is serious advice now: I beg you, if you ever have the misfortune of meeting a Ming in real life, please just RUN. Run and do not look back. No take-backs, no guilt, no "ooh, he'll change"-- NO. Run away. Do not give him an inch because he will 100% ask you for a hundred miles. In fact, running away may not be enough for this demon. You gotta do what you can to fully escape him.

Bachelor No. 10 (Stalker!Cir) and Bachelor No. 1 (Ming) actually have one thing in common, and may be closer to each other than any on this list-- it's impossible to break up with them because they WILL. CONSTANTLY. FOLLOW YOU. But if Stalker!Cir might be content to gaze at you from afar, Ming...

Ming WILL HAUNT YOU BEYOND THE GRAVE.

He will live in your home. Use your stuff. Work at your previous employment. Keep in touch with your family members and friends. Take ownership of all your properties. Track and interrogate everyone who's ever met you. Destroy the people who wronged you (absent of him, of course. He does no wrong). Hire a shaman to contact your soul. DO A SEANCE TO TALK TO YOUR SOUL.

PHYSICALLY STOP YOU AT THE DOORWAY TO HEAVEN AND CONVINCE YOU TO RETURN TO HIM. BIND YOUR SOULS TOGETHER SO YOU WILL ONLY RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER IN ALL REINCARNATIONS.

You know, demon shit.

I am convinced that the reason why Joe reincarnated into another body, despite actually desiring to be free to join his departed parents' souls, is because Ming ORDERED HIS SOUL TO RETURN through that creepy shaman. Ming is Beelzebub confirmed.

No good can come from interacting with a man who can control souls. His money, his influence, his power means nothing if it means your soul is incarcerated with his for eternity. Even the supposed immortal vampires over at Thai gay twilight couldn't do that, why in the Supernatural can Ming?

Then again, maybe you're into that shit. Maybe an eternity bound to this motherfucker sounds like heaven to you.

Maybe you like the headaches and the tears and the constant guessing whether you'll make it until the next sunrise, like the world's longest game of Russian Roulette.

In which case, you do you friend 😁 Happy sippin' and see you on the other side! 😈

P.S. Yes, I did not include Vegas on this list, not because I don't think he's a red flag, but because, to be honest, compared to some of the characters on here, I don't think he's... that bad. 🤣🤣🤣 When he kidnapped and tortured Pete, he wasn't looking to get a boyfriend out of it unlike the entries on this list-- he was initially interrogating an enemy. It's not his fault he and Pete have so much trauma they Stockholm Syndromed each other into a relationship. And the sex was consensual, even in his relationship with Tawan, who was also using him to extort fortune from their clan. This is a step above many of the characters on here, who took advantage of their partners vulnerabilities, and SA-ed or downright R-worded them at some parts of the narrative. So no, Vegas, a murderer, is not that bad as a boyfriend (look at me defending actual killer Vegas 🤣🤣🤣 Guess I like arsenic too.)

[nicknackpw]

Polyancients headcanons because I can

Body type wise both dark cacao and hollyberry are the biggest. Both of them are insanely muscular, the difference is hollyberry has wide hips and thighs that could kill and dark cacao has broad shoulders and man titties with a snatched waist

Golden cheese is all lean muscle. Great abs, muscular thighs, but she's not big. She's the second smallest just over pure vanilla and lords it over him every chance she gets (she's like 2 inches taller)

Pure vanilla is a short king, like 5'2" but cookie equivalent, he kinda has a sleeper build, but it doesn't matter because the others can just pick him up whenever they please

White Lilly cookie is the tallest of all of them, and also the skinniest. She's all beanpole, and while her posture already wasn't great, it gets even worse after she's woken up

Now I don't know enough about the lore to take a hard stance but I don't actually think that they all got together before the flour wars or after them either. I think that they all wanted to, but assumed no one else was interested so never confessed. Afterwards they're all busy with their kingdoms and lives and it isn't until after they finally pass on their kingdoms and soul jams that they can get together and just live on a farm somewhere

(On another note i know it's not really confirmed how or when cookies get old or how immortality works, so I'm just gonna assume it's power scaled and since all of them were strong before they had the soul jams I'm just going to assume they have plenty of years to live out their lives)

Also on the note of soul jams, who do I think they would be passed to? Well I saw a parallel between the main story characters and the ancients that I reblogged, but! there's a more interesting answer I believe

For the soul jam of truth I think pv would either give it to custard cookie the iii or to raisin cookie (this is under the assumption that raisin cookie wouldn't join the polycule which is a whole other story)

For passion, I think the obvious answer is princess cookie, she's a direct descendant and basically proved her worth in the princess contest, but other than that I think choco werehound brute would be the funny answer

For resilience I am literally begging and pleading for dark cacao cookie to apologize to his son and give him the soul jam. I would give anything for it I would write it I would draw it if I could I just need it so so desperately

For abundance it would probably go to one of the other cheese cookies, buttttt from the very little I know of capsaicin cookie (literally nothing I saw the thumbnail of one YouTube video) I think he should get it

Lastly freedom, I think white Lilly would either give it to silverbell, or I think that cream puff cookie should get it purely based on vibes

Also all the ancients are different brands of autistic except golden cheese, she has adhd

Pure vanilla and white Lilly cookie both have the, "wait they were flirting with/bullying/wanted to be friends with me?" Mostly, and pv does the blunt truth thing that neurotypicals hate and white Lilly goes into research mode and doesn't eat or drink for a day or two unless someone makes her

Dark cacao is kinda obvious, there's only so much one man can talk about his literal sword and it feels like every time he has a moment in the story it has to be mentioned once, he's always bringing up his special interest (just like me fr)

Hollyberry is audhd, but sadly cannot claim the uncanny adhd reading people. It's very rare that she dedicates herself to one special interest and instead cycles through a few (she's also just like me fr)

I don't have more depth on golden cheese because I'm still learning about her character, but she just has the vibes

[filyprice]

here's a thought i had about how they could fix yasammys relationship in season 4 or, more specifically, how i think that fix should be portrayed/presented and why!

in season 3 they showed us bengia being all perfect lovey dovey immediately followed by yasammy clearly struggling to understand each other which resulted in a breakup. they made those parallels to show the contrast between a couple that had what it takes to work and a couple that didnt. which by itself isnt that bad of an idea; except the couples in question were a m/f VS a wlw, and honestly that stinks. i understand yasammy had unresolved problems that led to the break up but the specific decision of using that to create contrast is just cruel imo when m/f couples are already way too present on media and take up the vast majority of happily ever after endings, meanwhile wlw (just like any other queer couple tbh) still need to fight for their existence rights and a chance to be shown on screen and for once in their lives just have a happy lasting and functional relationship instead of fucking dying and breaking up and cheating and just being used to portray tragedies in general. its just way too fucking common, and this is what angers me the most regarding their breakup situation 🙃

considering all of this i think that to show them getting back together in s4, in a way not only the couple itself deserves but also the public and fans deserve whilst actually doing us all justice; would be to take the chance of having brooklynn back and using the fact that both ex-couples will see each other again to repeat that contrast: this time with kenlynn VS yasammy.

kenlynn is pretty much dead unfortunately. it has just been way too big of a time window ever since they broke up, and their problems with each other (especially on kenjis side) run much deeper so their love has already died out at this point. they could be shown coming to terms with that and accepting that they just wouldnt work out anymore but still remaining as friends; and then yaz and sammy step in as a pair whose break up is still fresh, their love is still there and they still want to make it better and fight for each other. this new contrast would not only make perfect sense according to the story but it would also pay off this "debt" they left in our hearts with what was done in s3. 😭

our girls deserve justice and i am not accepting anything that isnt bengia level. they fr kissed more times in just a couple of episodes than yasammy did IN BOTH FUCKING SHOWS!!! that does NOT sit right with me and i am simply heartbroken with the way this all happened. it's only fair yasammy gets as much romantic screen time next season as bengia did to make up for it all.

please let s4 do them justice bc they did not deserve to be treated like this 💔🫡

[craziertogether]

stand UP.

i am so sorry to say this like this, but guys please stand up. there is absolutely no way anything in those leaks are true. i’m not even going to share the original bc it isn’t even worth the space in this post. but let’s be so honest, if byler isn’t confirmed or endgame that is something that i will discuss later, regarding the actual plot points revealed. WHY would any information about ST5 be revealed to the public? the duffers and netflix have been so secretive about everything to the point that we have gotten practically NO new content regarding the new season. There have been interviews yes, we’ve gotten very general ideas of mike and will’s relationship and that we know the show is ahead of editing but absolutely NOTHING has been said besides “you guys will be very happy”. they have continued saying since season 3 that “season X is the best season, it’s bigger than the last” and each time we have been proven correct, as bylers and as fans the show has grown into bigger things with bigger relations and bigger villains. so please tell me why ANYONE is believing that “the same season 4 tactics will be employed” and “EVERYONE SURVIVES” has us shaking rn. stand up.

regarding byler leaks. i am actually a byler truther, maybe i’m delusional and maybe we all are. but my goodness, we know the duffers are incredibly talented at writing and creating plot lines and storytelling, why in the ever living hell would they create a universe where they again stated it’s for outcasts, claim that “will takes center stage” in season 5 and that he “comes into his own” AND “he gets a love interest”, all to let him have a huge confession scene to get rejected by the person he’s been set up to be in love with for nearly 8 years IRL and a decade in the show. like i’m sorry but, what do you mean you expect me to believe that you guys believe that will, who so thinly but successfully veiled his love confession, poured his entire heart and soul into mike but not for his own desires but to make mike happy and to continue doing what he has always done. which is giving mike strength (season 1 finding him, season 2 helping him while he was possessed, season 3 helping him come to terms with his sexuality unknowingly and remind him of his actual love, will and his friends, and season 4 remind him he isn’t useless) and then he’s going to what? DO IT AGAIN? “hey mike i actually uhm yeah so i know i lied to you breaking our biggest rule but i had to let you know that actually the painting was from me and el doesn’t think of you at all the way that i said, it was all me bro” followed by a “oh my fault bro, uhm i don’t see you like that but let’s stay friends and i’m gonna marry your sister and uhm yeah ig well see each other around sorry if i confused you or something but thanks for helping me get over my inability to tell my girlfriend that i love her”. IF this happens i will personally go to the duffers house and kidnap them and make them watch byler edits and read analyses with them AND livestream it bc what a TERRIBLE ending.

like guys.. i acc cannot with you guys who are believing this “leak” i’m sorry 😭🙏. but please don’t tell me you’re going to let an unconfirmed source, AN ANONYMOUS LEAKER, of all things deter you from the incredible analyses and actual CANON information and content from the show??? will and mike are shown to have intimate moments, paralleled to actual couples, and have been SET UP to be in a love triangle, all canonically, and this on leak from a faceless twitter account with no actual connection to any cast/staff working with the show has you guys crumbling at the knees.

STAND UP I SAY. WE HAVE BIGGER ISSUES, LIKE WAITING FOR THE ACTUAL SEASON TO COME OUT.

ps. i’m such a yapper but guys please PLEASE BE SO FR.

[leyezzeyee2]

generic twok thoughts immediately after watching:

wow this was gayer than tmp!

also maybe i’m reaching here but when spock vulcan nerve pinched mccoy and mind melds(?) and says “remember” it just felt like a parallel to when kirk’s asleep and spock melds and says “forget” (in the tos episode requiem for methuselah)

“his soul was the most human” and kirk breaks mid sentence to sob now IM sobbing

also saavik tearing up :(

did find it slightly funny that the engineers r still fighting for their lives. redshirts in spirit fr.

on a slightly more chill note i am enjoying the fact we see + hear the different languages being spoken (spock and saavik speaking in vulcan :3 + a bit of klingon at the start of tmp)

AND WE GOT AN “Are you out of your Vulcan mind?!” from mccoy god bless ❤️

[iridescentmirrorsgenshin]

hi! love love love all of your haikaveh analyses! they're so wonderfully done and itch my brain so right. i was wondering if you had any thoughts on the recent quest featuring them ('an odd textual mystery')? hope you have a wonderful day!

hiya! firstly, thank you so much for your ask! i'm so glad you enjoy my haikaveh analyses!?? they truly live in our heads <333 secondly i am so sorry this reply is coming late!! i wasn't able to play during the first half of the event, and then i've had technical difficulties, so i've only recently finished the quest! that being said, here is part one of two of my thoughts!

firstly, i love how this event feels like a reference to kaveh’s hangout, in which alhaitham says that kaveh’s annotations, according to the ex grand conservator, are too long and hard to read, and that as a student, kaveh had the habit of scribbling in all sorts of books, which won him the nickname “the urchin of Kshahrewar” ???

we're starting off strong with kaveh canonically hiding behind a ladder out of sheer embarrassment after trying to find the book on which he inadvertently founded a conspiracy. things will just never go his way huh :(

i thought it was interesting (and very deliberate) that when we go to where we would find kaveh, it's The House, and when the traveller and paimon believe they've heard kaveh-

it's this guy... homosexual jumpscare next time.... and then he says this phrase (before leaving in his typical manner, which parallels his 'see ya' in his character quest, plsss he's so !?!?!?)

after waiting again, the traveller and paimon believe theyve heard kaveh, and this time it IS kaveh... you mean they couldnt be told apart...?? really leaning into alhaitham and kaveh being innately bound by the mirror motif i think.!!

paimon then impersonates alhaitham, to which kaveh recognises, saying that paimon doesn't sound herself - which could parallel how the kaveh comments that the traveller sounds like alhaitham in one dialogue option within his hangout, a cute detail <3

also, kaveh clinging onto the narrative that no one knows he lives with alhaitham, and then listing a scroll of names, being all of his and alhaitham's close friends... ironically very intimate

also it being confirmed that kaveh has low stamina, i didn't know i needed this until i was given it

kaveh drunkenly circling a spelling error in permanent ink, thinking nothing about it but that the book is terrible, returning it, and then creating a city-wide mystery, believing it to have happened AFTER he returned the book, and frantically trying to piece together what happened is so kaveh coded, ofc it WOULD happen to him

tighnari checking the book out when kaveh complained about it him because he thought it sounded FUNNY!! i love hibm..,m,,,

also kaveh using red ink and alhaitham using green ink... oh so the contrasting outfits aren't enough, you're also canonically using complementary colours... oh so.. huh...

tighnari immediately clocking that alhaitham joined in by adding a circle, calling it a 'game', so he knows that alhaitham is having fun doing this...? dare i say... f-flirting,,,

tighnari saying flirting.!! HE DESERVEDLY CALLEDHAIKAVEH OUT!!! they are too much in their intricate (homoerotic) rituals.

tighnari using a leaf in the forest metaphor... very interesting

cutting to cyno and sethos, cyno being bitter that sethos makes excuses to not play TCG, referencing their voice lines about the other, this is such a nice detail

absolutely no thoughts here just pure homoerotic brainrot of knowing what style of ink and the penmanship of your life partner, along with an unnecessary specific memory of the two taking breaks from their schedules to spend time together in their secret spot in the tree in cyno's second story quest... ive not had one coherent thought since this, the writing for cynonari is so so great and lovely and everything, they deserve the best

"back to the book" BRO GOT DISTRACTED!!! FR THERE WAS NO NEED TO TELL THAT STORY ABOUT HIM WATCHING TIGHNARI DO HIS HOMEWORK IN THEIR SECRET PLACE HELPPPPPP

also, cyno wanting to solve the mystery of the book for tighnari's sake and protection. oh. (if this weren't haikaveh's fault/event then cynonari would own it... tighnari, i, too, am so tired of them.)

and cyno canonically calling sethos bro!! another reason as to why its a crime this mini quest wasn't VOICED????

this is part one! part two is here and focusses on the final scene with alhaitham and kaveh, my bane...

[weirdmultishipper]

WTH DO YOU MEAN VALENTINE'S DAY?!?!?!?!

uM, Spoilers for Wiege or Part 9 of ALNST by VIVINOS. The team worked really hard on it so go appreciate their work and dedication! If you haven't watched it yet, here's the link! Hope you sob-I mean, enjoy this episode!

Wiege｜ Alien Stage - YouTube

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/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ You done? Okay, back to the show down below.

To begin, I would like to say what "Wiege", the name of episode 9, means. Wiege directly translates to "cradle" and more likely than not "baby's cradle". But if you look into it, it can also mean "origin".

Today, we'll be looking at Luka and Hyuna's untold origin story.

So, LUKA NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK CAUSE HE'S SO HAPPY BUT SO UNSURE ON WHAT TO SAY TO HYUNA AND YOU KNOW ITS BEEN SO LONG TOO LONG AUGHHHHHHH!!!!! o(TヘTo):-)

His smile? His joy? His cheeks pink with delight? His childlike ey-Oh, wait, that picture at the top give the wrong idea. Wait-

THIS is what I'm talking about. HIS HAND REACHING OUT TO HYUNA SLIGHTLY!!!! And see his face?! HIS EYES GODDAMN EYES!!!! The art has changed so much over the course of the episodes and it's a SIGHT to see!!!

No, like, other than the beauty of it, The giddiness in his eyes is so... devastating to look at. He's so open, so vulnerable, so HUMAN, and so unlike the manipulative state we've seen him in in the last episodes. It's a look we've never gotten from Luka before and the first time we see it, he's about to lose Hyuna. His love-for another life.

இ௰இ Vivinos is cruel posting this on Valentine's Day, but their tragic romance and story parallels so well with this day that I can't fathom the pain I am feeling, hence why I'm writing this post.

Oh, speaking of life, I have a theory that may seem a tad, no, maybe a lot desperate but here me out:

If y'all watched the video, you better know EXACTLY what this scene is. And if you do, you're just as depressed as me. Because as far and as unrealistic as it may seem, we still believe in this god-forsaken modern AU. Vivinos isn't helping to stop our delusions either, so for now, let us dream. 🙂‍↕️

Also, official art confirmation that they were all besties?!?!?! FINALLY?!?! I mean, we all knew in our hearts they ewere friends and with SuaxMizi, IvanxTill, and Till and Mizi it was obvious but them actually hanging out together heals my crippling little soul. 🥺💔

Also, confirmation that Lika accidently killed Hyuna's brother?!?!?! Not sure, but it sure seems like it!

So pretty innocence destroyed :'( This darling little chub didn't deserve to be turned into a manipulative not-human. But alas, that's how thing are like, mm?

I'm glad how much we got to focus on Luka's and Hyuna's life on this portion of the episodes while also including bits and pieces of the other four. We learned that Hyuna lost a game, making us think that's when she decided to escape. And not only have we gotten more context on the dead brother scene, but we can also do a deep dive into his character now that we can see different parts of him at different times.

Hyuna and Mizi talking about what I assume is Sua's sacrifice was such a small yet touching scene, just like the rest of Alien Stage. I'm glad that was included, no matter how small. (THAT DAMNED ROCKET SHIP AHHHHHHH)

Ah, the dialogue for Hyuna's death was very heavy, oddly uplifting and downlifting at the same time, and so, so true. The only thing keeping Hyuna from completely breaking free from her chains to her past on ALNST was Luka, is Luka, and will always be Luka. Se almost made it but seeing him again cost her her life because she could not LET GO. He kept her held back in the smallest yet most impactful way possible.

"LUKA, live with love."

And he will, because that's all he's got left. He's lost his friends, possibly his career, and his humanity. but from that smile he made as he went for a hug, we know that he can still love.

For now, at least.

Oh. OH. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NAH. SH*TS GONNA GO DOWN BOYS!!!!! OUR GIRL MIZI LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BOUT'A SNAP. She's like us fr fr cause she's watching EVERYONE die. I bet Luka's next y'all.

Honestly, I hope Mizi and Luka can look past their (many) differences in their grief and work together to... join the rebels? Take down ALNST? IDK, but whatever they do, I think they'll have to stick together because they are each other's only sense of companionship left on this world.

Notice I said "this" world? Yep, modern AU still working in my mind 24/7.

[alygator77]

I love the way you write satoru sm!!!! It makes me so frustrated because why is he not real and why is he not my husband?!!!!!

wdym he’s not real??? wdym he’s not my husband??? 🥲 lol istg i daydream so much about doing random daily things with satoru (hence the grocery store drabble). like folding laundry—or brushing your teeth side by side, and he won’t stop talking with a mouth full of toothpaste—or parallel scrolling in bed, showing each other funny videos while your feet are tangled under the covers 😌

ig this is delusion and i’m living in it!!!

but fr, thank you bb 🥹 that means sm. i’m so glad you’re enjoying the way i write him. and i am doing everything in my power to manifest a real life satoru husband for you 🧎🏻‍♀️

-aly💕

[ilovehashbrowns1]

Hey, I love your headcanons! Saw your post encouraging us to dm you and think about jjk… So here I am. Do you have any headcanons about nobara-yuji-megumi going on a roadtrip together? In my head Megumi is the one that drives the most, and they joke about not trusting Nobara to drive, but it's (mostly) just to annoy her… So yeah, any thoughts on it?

HELLO HI ILY THANK U FOR ASKING 💞💞💞

tokyo trio roadtrips are EPIC.

yes ur completely right abt megumi being the designated driver. he's the only one who can handle a wheel without panicking at every intersection — and he even knows how to parallel park. gojo for ijichi to taught.

yuuji can drive, i think, he just gets so bored and its so tedious that he doesn't like to. he'll take over shifts if gumi's too tired, but otherwise, fushiguro's got the wheel.

you're right abt them not trusting nobara to drive. my girl CANNOT drive. she just goes SO fast and she's so rash with it 😭 yuuji's gripping onto the door handle for dear life and megumi's ready to jump out. she sucks at turning, and sucks at parking and just sucks at driving. will always deny it too, but the other two know better. they care about their lives, so nobara stays farrrr away from the driver's seat where they're concerned. they joke about it with everyone else too, but deep inside, EVERYONE by now knows she can't drive 😭😭😭 she gets so annoyed by all the jokes but its true.

the road trip itself would be fun. for most people. megumi's always looking straight forward, hawk eyed. yuuji's in the passenger seat, since his legs are too long for the back, and nobara lowk lays down in the bag, bags on the floor if not the trunk. yuuji and nobara are talking the WHOLE time — yapping twins fr. megumis silent, nods in agreement or shakes his head here or there, adds a witty comment maybe. he's used to gojo and tsumiki yapping the same way, learnt how to respond efficiently without wasting his breathe. the other two (lacking the same familial experience lolol) do the opposite, tiring themselves out by talking and talking. they keep falling asleep in sync. megumi thinks its adorable. maybe even slows down a littlee bit to snap a pic. won't ever tell them, but its one of the lockscreens on the new iphone gojo bought him.

nobaras got music privileges. megumis music taste — all metal and emo kid stuff, of course! — is too intense for the other two, and yuuji has got too much of a loser music taste. nobaras got it right. she listens to cool kid music (according to her). expect lots of white girl music, LOTS of clairo and laufey beabadoobee and of course, rnb girlies — sza, kali uchis, summer walker, jhené aiko, etc. yuuji knows all the lyrics to her favorite songs by heart, and megumi pretends like he doesn't. nobara allows yuuji to play a movie soundtrack occasionally, and megumi gets to play mcr or midwest emo if nobara feels nice. but otherwise, the sound system is all hers — the boys can never say no to their best girl, of course.

snacks are always loaded where yuuji is concerned, so you best believe they're stocked up for the road trip. chips (kale, for nobara) bonbons, cookies — all junk, if you've gathered so far. nobara rolls her eyes and sneaks a bit from him mid-chomping her protein bar. megumi will shamelessly put his hand back — dad style — everytime he hears a packet rustle. yuujis got ALL of gumi's favourites. will pretend to like cola flavoured gummies so he has a non-sappy reason to buy them. hates them. megumi loves them.

its fun, though. any road trip they're on. maybe because of megumi's careful, dedicated driving, or nobara's amazing music taste, or yuuji's elite snack selection. or maybe just because it's the three of them. like always. everything's fun with the three of them.

[sailormew4]

Happy Pride Month! Ship Edition Part 2

In my first post, I did my LGBT+ OTPs. This one will consist of all the other ships that I will go feral for, but perhaps I'm not foaming at the mouth for. There is a lot more to this cause it spans across 2013-2020.

Other Pride Posts:

Ship Edition Part 1 (The Main Ships)

Ship Edition Part 3 2021-2024

Ships Contained: HaruMichi, ChibiTaru, Reinako, GumLee, KyoSaya ZakuMint, Chendy, Otonashi x Hinata, Curious Archer, Brave Warrior, Rupphire, BillFord, JuleRose, Marcaniel, Lukadrigaminette, AppealShipping, OriginalShipping, Zukka, Adashi, Rikma, Scorfuma, Spinnetossa, TouYuki, FranMaya, Raeda, TsukkiYama, TogaChako, MiriTama, MonoShin, EraserCloudMic

See you Next Year, where I add my 2025 LGBT Ships!

We're going by fandoms

HaruMichi: Let's be real. What self-respecting Sailor Moon fan am I if I didn't include them?

ChibiTaru: THESE TWO! UNDERRATED! LOOK AT CUTE THEY ARE! Crystal really sold them to me.

Reinako: Specifically, the Live Action Version. Dude, these two were in love in this version. Like to the point they were paralleling UsaMamo. Like Crazy.

GumLee: I ship Bubbline... what did you think was gonna happen? These two in Distant Lands were absolutely perfect.

KyoSaya: I only shipped them the second rewatch, but man. They are in LOVE.

ZakuMint: THANK YOU, REBOOT, FOR MAKING THEM MORE CANON! Minto was always a lesbian in my eyes, but her relationship with Zakuro was SO MUCH MORE IMPLIED IN THE REBOOT!

Chendy: I'm sorry, but they're in love. Why are they ALWAYS paired together like every other Fairy Tail Ship? Don't believe me? Look it up. I'm not crazy.

Otonashi X Hinata: See, I sadly, I don't even know their ship name. I was always more of a Hinata x Yui shipper cause of the whole episode, and it made me cry. But these two? They got a special spot in my heart.

Curious Archer: Anybody remember these two from OUAT? I realized my sexuality a year before this season aired, so while that last season felt more like a spin-off than a finale. These two were everything to me.

Brave Warrior: Hot Take... maybe? But these felt a bit more compatible than Mulan X Red to me. So I was actually rooting for them to be together. And technically, neither were confirmed that weren't so in my head, they are.

Rupphire: What Steven Universe fan didn't love these two? That Wedding was so Iconic of Them. They're so cute and adorable!

BillFord: Hahaha, blame the Book of Bill, guys. BLAME THAT DAMN BOOK!

JuleRose: THESE TWO ARE CANON! AFTER SO LONG WE GOT A KISS FROM THEM!

Marcaniel: Dude... THEY'RE CANON! THEY'RE CANON! YEA BUDDY! LET'S GOOOOOOO!

Lukadrigaminette: During that crazy time when Lukanette and Adrigami was cute but I was a diehard Love Square Shipper? This ship was my solace yall. I read so many fics of them during that crazy time.

AppealShipping: Thinking back... this is the superior Dawn Ship. Zoey was so good to Dawn. And so supportive.

OriginalShipping/NamelessShipping: Dude, these two are so cute! They fr went on a honeymoon in Alola.

Zukka: Remember that Avatar Fandom Revival when it went on Netflix? I remember the rise of Zukka and these two were so good as cute ship

Adashi: VOLTRON I'LL NEVER FORGIVE FOR YOU THIS! GIVE HIM BACK HIS HUSBAND!

Rikma/Remma: This is another upon rewatch I shipped them. Emma never really had a steady love interest: Bryon wasn't all that interesting and Ash was introduced so late and was so rushed. And we all know Zane let us down. Therefore these two should date.

Scorfuma: We had them for a short amount of time. But they're so cute. And they have a "canon" kid last I checked.

Spinnetossa: These two in that final arc were absolutely perfect!

TouYuki: THESE TWO WERE SO CUTE! HOLY CRUD!

FranMaya: I got into the Ace Attorney late in the game compared to a good chunk of the fandom. But these two? They hardly interacted but the potential was so important to me.,

Raeda: Raine my Nonbinary Icon! These two were so cute and I'm so happy nothing horrible happened in the end of it.

TsukkiYama: These two! Childhood Friends! They lowkey are BKDK in another font.

TogaChako: These two made me cry! THEY DESERVED THEIR HAPPY ENDING!

MiriTama: Cuties! Everyone in the fandom can agree these two are adorable!

MonoShin: This is a new ship! The final arc really sold me on these two.

EraserCloudMic: EraserMic was the OG, but then Shirakumo came into the picture, and man. I love these three!

[galvanizedfriend]

hi fav <33

I was writing all of this on Ao3, but I stopped halfway because I was afraid it would get lost there, and it wasn't about the chapter per se, soo... here i am! (when aren't I tbh)

I know I've already told you this under the latest ask, BUT i really, really want to remark how much you've improved in your writing. As someone who read all of it at once (I think i caught up when TW3 was at chapter 13?? maybe 14??), and is constantly jumping through all three of them, I can assure you that your skill have only gotten better with time.

TW1 is amazing, but when compared to the most recent chapters, it's impossible not to notice how you managed to get deeper into the characters' mind. You got so much better at describing actions, thoughts, expressions, feelings and everything that comes with it.

Honestly, one of my favourite thing about your writing is how you adapt the character's mannerisms when you describe their POV( I.e. You get more professional/old-fashioned with Elijah, always refer to Klaus as Niklaus, When it comes to Caroline, you use modern slang). That really is the cherry on top of the Cake.

All of this just to say: the writers — plural — in charge of TVDU do this for a living and came up with a messed up cauldron of plotholes and inconsistencies, whilist you are just one person who rewrote all of this in your sparetime as a hobby, and gave it a whole new life. I know it can lose meaning hear all of this stuff always from the same person, but I mean it. Your talent is otherworldly, friend!!!

This train of thought was meant to be written under chapter 12 of TW1, because I saw a line of Caroline and thought "wait a second..." so yeah that was the main reason why I came here and wrote this papyrus 🫠🫠

ANYWAY here it is:

"I wasn't a very good witch back then. My father left when I was 10 and he was... Very disappointed with my lack of talent and passion for witchcraft. Every time he tried to teach me, I'd screw up and he'd get mad. He was ashamed of me, said that I had to be a bastard because there was no way he’d ever father such an incompetent girl. [...]"

I've been excited about Bill semi-return since the day you mentioned it — Caroline finally gets to be the dysfunctional side of the family, too!! Yay!! — and i don't really know your plans, but I genuinely hope you'll manage to bring this part back!

the way Caroline's father was ashamed of her because they were actually released, whilist Mikaelson hated Klaus because they weren't... that's perfect parallel material, right there!

so yeah, that's it!! love you, take care, can't wait to read more from you <3

I don't even know what to say, friend 🥹 You are always so kind and thoughtful, I honestly don't deserve all this. ❤️ I'm just here writing my silly lil fics for fun, hoping that someone out there might enjoy it. This sort of thing makes my whole week fr! Whenever I go back to re-read little bits and pieces of TW (because I've never re-read the whole thing from start to finish - I just know that when I do, I'll want to immediately start rewriting a bunch of stuff and then I *really* will never finish this story) I get the feeling it was better before. So I really appreciate that you disagree lol and think that I have actually gotten better when I often feel the other way.

I especially appreciate your comments about the POVs. 🥹 It's such a struggle to switch from POV to POV and not lose track of voices, mannerisms and all that. I'm not always convinced I'm doing a good job and, as you've probably noticed, I'm not exactly a confident person, so it's wonderful to have that kind of feedback. Let me tell you, it's not easy to figure out how to differentiate them as a non-native English speaker. Klaus and Elijah in particular are so, so tricky (as is Kol, but for different reasons 😂). I try not only to switch tones and sometimes languages, but to express their personalities through how I write their POVs. There are chapters when I have six different POVs, it drives me insane. So thank you for saying that you think it works! ❤️ I had no idea what I was going to do with TW4 while writing TW1! I was always going to stop at just the one. The idea to use Bill for TW4 didn't happen until I was halfway through planning it, so it's nice that it actually makes sense lol It ties back rather nicely to the previous installments, doesn't it? I actually thought I was being smart with that one 😂If only the showrunners had bothered checking their own material before coming up with crazy shit to keep things more or less consistent! But that's maybe asking for too much when they legit had writers who had never watched the mother show and didn't think it was important! 😃 I digress... I never got over how they brushed away what Bill did, like a father torturing his own daughter was no biggie. And the fact he's using something akin to converstion therapy too!!! It's just asdkasgdash Bill is a fucking villain when he first appears, and then next time he comes back it's like nothing happened. The way they just discard all of the incredibly traumatic things that happen to Caroline is awful. What I did was just make that more blatantly obvious by escalating things from when she was a child - and now there's a twist added to it, where it all comes back and she finds out more about her father and how her past seem to strangely connect with her present in ways she never expected. 😬 I think it gives her a chance to revisit her problematic relationship with her father under a new light. And of course, it helps to put her at the center of the story in a season where she might've otherwise been less influential in terms of plot? Maybe? As you know, it's my goal to make Caroline the center of the universe, so 😂 I'm actually in the middle of writing the next chapter (I started it, made huge progress very fast, but then had to stop for a month because of life and now I'm trying to get back to it) and it's going to be a major one when it comes to how Bill connects to the story. Things will finally become clear, though the consequences will only come further ahead. Anyway. I hope it's a good one, but already I'm here struggling thinking that I don't know how to write anymore 😂 Honestly, friend. Thank you so much for your constant support ❤️ Means the world to know how much you like this fic, it's a pleasure to share something with the fandom and know that at there is at the very least one person who's excited to see an update. ❤️ Thank you so, so much!

[elsa-fogen]

Anon that loves the fucked-up shit here, this fallout is just making everything all the better.

Alastor being offended is perfect lmao, you’re really capturing the man that most people don’t seem to characterize!

Poor Angel wishing it was Val haha, would he still be terrified, just relieved, or a mix?

Love that everyone is generally scared (save for Niffty, who’s just happy to be there!). Alastor does NOT care that they can’t sleep, can’t believe the residents don’t enjoy his broadcasts how dare they

That's right how can they NOT like his brodcast, this is real art!

ALASTOR IS JUST LIKE ME FR. Like i can relate to him in so many things it's getting scary LMAO, i've never could relate to fictional charcter more. Usually I just take traits from chracters i like for myself and with Alastor it's the first time when character has MY traits, it's really fun. LIKE, HE EVEN LIKES TO DRAW! What the fuck?? It's really the first time character i like likes to draw canonically and it's not the thing I give to them as headcanon. And when i was a kid i used to listen to the radio a lot and I wanted to work on the radio EHEHEHRHE

HA! FUN THING, NOW I'M WORKING ON TV FUSDGHYUGHUSIJDHSDKSIU AM I VOX?? I'm at work right now and there's so many ads for radio i insert in the TV broadcast GHSAHGHAGHDGHHAGSD i have this joke that i live in the universe where Alstor and Vox aren't fighting iudhsgdjhsdhgs

Angel... i don't know. I think at first he would be like "haha, suffer, fucker" BUT I DON'T THINK HE COULD ENJOY IT FOR EVEN 3 DAYS. And i'm not even sure if he could kill him if he was offered. After all, it's abuse stuff, and Angel at some point felt good with Valentino... and i don't know, it depends on how much these memories mean for him. I mean, i could go in depth and try to analyze this, but mehh i don't really want to. I just say, i parallel them with Hunter and Belos in The Owl House, except in toh it was family relationships

oh woops this got too long and pointless sorry