#i fear that stella isn't it (yet)

[fizzyrodeo]

the fact that there are people who are not only blaming octavia for her behavior towards stolas but also DEFENDING STELLA AS THE BETTER PARENT is ridiculous and shameful. enough said.

[silyabeeodess]

So, these aren't really theories (I guess except the last one, but I don't feel like I'm adding much to what's already out there), just things that have kind of stuck in my head that I want to get down somewhere after Chapter Four's release. None of them are really worth their own post, so I'm just gonna note them each below. The subheadings are as follows: 'False Justification and Unrestrained Evil,' 'The Importance of Kevin Barnes,' and '"Love" with Limits.'

False Justification and Unrestrained Evil

Throughout the game, we've seen several of its villainous characters try to justify the experiments "in the name of science" or in "how it can one day help a lot of people," but nowhere near as much as in this chapter. This chapter showed us cases such as how Stella Greyber got involved with them despite her supposed love for kids, how security staff members who were both aware and unaware of the truth behind the experiments would abuse the toys, and how Warrenbach Construction was pushed into maintaining its contract despite Mr. Silver's concerns over what they were building. Each of these times, all of the adults try to come up with some reason for the evils they're involved with - and even though some of them were rightfully fearful of their own lives, I will go so far as to call out all of them for being wrong.

Starting off with Stella, yes, we can say she "loves kids," but that "love" never goes behind her own desires. Reflecting on her tape all the way back in Chapter One, when she first interviews to get into the company, we already see that she has an obsession with the idea of youth. Quote: "I don't think anyone ever really feels like an adult. Your body, just gets older and older... and then you die." It's important to note that no one prompted her on this issue: She was just asked why she wanted to join Playtime and volunteered these thoughts. Even the interviewer is put-off by her remarks, telling her that they were "getting off track."

This is important because it tells us why she gives in so easily when she finds out about the experiments. She's not doing it because "it'll help out a lot of kids someday." She's doing it because the end result is something she personally desires: Effective immortality. Note that, when speaking to Leith in her VHS found in Chapter Four, she doesn't ask about the failed experiments (as if anyone could avoid seeing the literal mountains of bodies at the Prison's front entrance) or the treatment of the kids involved, she asks "Do they know when it will be ready?" Her rationalizing that "it'll help a lot of kids too" is just a flimsy excuse to spare herself from feeling guilty. For an irl comparison, her behavior and that of the other scientists who follow this justification isn't really all that different from people who murder and steal organs to sell on the black market or doctors that let registered donors under their care die--all under the idea of "saving lives."

People have and continue to donate their bodies to science. Playtime Co. could've focused on that. Even in the events of the story itself, we see individuals like Thomas Clark from the Bron video on MOB's YouTube channel willingly let themselves be turned into toys--a fact that the other toys are very much aware of and understandably infuriated by. The orphanage just gave the scientists a means of hurrying their experiments along with an endless supply of bodies no one would know went missing.

You can say maybe Stella didn't know about just how bad the Prison was, but I don't give her a pass there either. Knowing about the experiments, going out of her way to even make recordings for the kids who undergo them in attempt to calm them down, yet somehow never paying attention to how they were treated is, in the very least, willful blindness. That, and since the toys were already being used around the factory as slave labor, she doesn't get to make excuses: She would've seen them all the time, particularly the ones in Playcare. She is just as guilty as the other executives, and the fact that she pretends to care despite this, acting as one of the many "gentle voices" that Kevin talks about, makes it even worse.

The matter of the prison guards is a little more to the point. Some of them didn't know anything about the toys being anything other than monsters, as seen in Cole's notes: They followed a "you hurt us, so we'll hurt you," mindset, which while understandable, is never justified. Some guards, however, like in one of the first VHS tapes found in the prison, did already know that the toys were kids--hearing them cry out for their parents or consulars and comparing them to their own children. These individuals are just plain vile. They ignored the horrors that the toys were going through because of their own "struggles" dealing with them. These workers were callous and completely lacked empathy, evidence we see in employees on other teams as well such as the ones on clean-up from the Theatre Incident.

Now to Warrenbach, we can give them some leeway since their lives were threatened. They themselves are also victims of Playtime... but we have to note that it wasn't like they didn't have options either. In Mr. Silver's case, his life was in immediate danger--so, yes, the logical thing to do to save himself was to play along with Eddie's wishes. Key words here: "Play along." Here's a little fun fact: There is no company on this planet that can make you commit a crime. For all of Eddie's talk about the contract, in the eyes of the law, it would be nothing more than a worthless scrap of a paper--and that's not even getting into the matter of morality clauses, something that has regularly been used--and, granted, abused--to break contracts. If I were Mr. Silver, or even just a standard construction hand capable of sneaking a camera in, I would've been keeping receipts. Were they too scared to take Playtime to court? Fair enough, but how about the press? In the very least, you don't think prison blueprints would've raised a few more eyebrows and get people asking questions that Playtime didn't need? One of the worst things a person can say to themselves in a situation is, "There's nothing I can do to fix it." There's almost always something you can do, no matter how small. Giving into fear or ignoring a problem because "you can't do anything" may not be a stance many people can blame you for taking, but it is the exact kind of mindset that allows villains to thrive.

All of the adults in this series failed the kids by trying to justify their sins with these excuses. Even still, all of that doesn't even scrape the surface of Dr. Sawyer's unrestrained evil. Don't get me wrong: He makes the same "for science" excuse that the rest of his team do. However, there's also a lot that he openly admits to doing "because it amuses him." The biggest example of this is Yarnaby, who he treats as a pet, among many of the other toys as well--specifically the Nightmare Critters. A post of MOB's explains that the Nightmare and Smiling Critters once got along well, but "not anymore." It seems odd to say that all of one type of toy simply defaulted to the Prototype's side. Another thing worth noting is that, unlike the Smiling Critters, all of the Nightmares are shown to be feral by the events of the game. I wouldn't be surprised if this was Sawyer's doing. For the experiments, he may have wanted the toys to have intelligence, but the same couldn't be said for his own, personal playthings.

He's done plenty of other acts that have nothing to do with the experiments as well. He had Boxy Boo's appetite "tailored to human flesh," and while yes, this was a way to get rid of witnesses... he could've just as easily have done that by sending their body to the labs. During the Theater Incident tape, one member of the clean-up team notes that he doesn't understand why Sawyer wouldn't cover up his involvement. It's not a matter of Sawyer thinking he's in the right or that he's acting on some greater purpose: He just doesn't care. The only things that Sawyer cares about are what piques his curiosity at any given moment--and the only thing that stops him is the fact that he overestimated his worth to Playtime. Up until then, Sawyer was the embodiment of actions without facing consequences.

The Importance of Kevin Barnes

There's been enough critiques going into how Kevin is labeled a "problem child" both in and out of the story, so I won't get into that here. All I'll say on the issue that I also don't agree with that label. Instead, I'd much rather focus on what makes Kevin's role so pivotal among the three boys used to create Doey. There's a quote from the 2000's Teen Titans cartoon that keeps coming back to me when I think about him: "Having that thing inside you doesn't make you an animal. Knowing when to let it out is what makes you a man."  We can say this for Doey "letting Kevin out," but we can also say this for Kevin himself when it comes to his aggression.

Before I really get into this topic, let me point out one thing I don't think a lot of people considered. For the most part when it comes to Doey's actions, people tend to place Kevin only in the steering wheel at Doey's most aggressive/untrusting moments. Despite this, there's one more time I think we see Kevin's true self shine though, and that's in Doey's final tape. When Doey talks about his decision not to leave the factory, he says the other toys, "mean a lot to him... a lot more than [he] thought they did." This line can't easily be applied to Jack or Matthew. Jack wasn't from the orphanage, but his personality is already plenty bubbly and loving. Matthew would've already cared: He already saw himself as responsible for the well-being of others and wouldn't shut down his emotions. But a kid like Kevin? A kid that was known for getting into fights with his friends and having rocky relationships? That backstory fits this line to a tee. While he was forced to become part of Doey, Kevin came to accept that he cared. Kevin's personality doesn't just come out when Doey's angry: As much credit as we give to Matthew for this, Kevin comes out when Doey needs to protect those around him.

We see two bits of evidence for this. First, is our own meeting with Doey. Pianosaurous tries to attack the Player and Doey destroyed Painosaurous in one of the most gruesome ways possible. The second example is in the murals in Safe Haven. I don't think it can be seen very easily, but in the mural with Doey's arms extended around the other toys, he's drawn with an angry face--the face we associate with Kevin.

One of the reasons Kevin was chosen to become part of Doey was because of his high scores in "mental fortitude." This means that, while Kevin is aggressive, he's also the one who can best handle high-stress situations. Jack was just a small kid with no clue what happened to himself and would've lacked the ability to regulate his emotions like someone older could. Matthew was a peacemaker, but was someone who had already been traumatized due to losing his parents in an accident, which made him fall back on his own sense of guilt and insecurities. Kevin was someone who can put all of that aside to act fast when he needed to. He was a fighter, and I strongly believe that that fighter's instinct is what allowed Doey to be as strong a leader and protector as he was.

Everyone has the capacity for violence. Kevin being aggressive wasn't a flaw: He just needed to learn how to temper that aggression into a tool that could defend others instead of hurt them. The tragedy of his character is that he had to learn that all on his own and in the worst kind of circumstances.

"Love" with Limits

While this theme is echoed with Stella and the security guards who have kids of their own, the character I'd really like to cover with this is Elliot Ludwig. What I'll go into here follows the theory that Elliot became the Prototype, and my reasoning for supporting this theory rests largely in how the Prototype acts toward Poppy. Even when under the guise of "Ollie," he talks to her like a parent would. When he wants Poppy to explain what "the bad men" did to her in one of the VHS tapes, he prods her with the typical lines like "Is there something you need to talk about?" and "There's more to this you're not telling me." He's not really even pretending to talk like a kid: This is how a mom or dad talks, sitting on the end of your bed and refusing to leave until you give them an answer. We also have his reminder of "what he and Poppy are" and his insistence that "she come home"--back to the case, in the room connected directly to Elliot's office.

If the Prototype is Elliot, I think it goes without saying that Elliot loved his daughter. Despite how much he stressed the need to care for others and the formation of the orphanage, however... I think Elliot's idea of love had its limits. For one thing, the experiments seem to have been going on a long while, including during the time that Elliot was in control of the company. We find a report for Experiment 814 on his desk, and while that one only alluded to the possibility of involving humans, there's one more bit of evidence we need to consider: The Poppy dolls themselves. By the time we get to the factory, while Poppy is shown in advertising, we don't see any more of her dolls having been in production by the time the place shutdown. Nevertheless, we know there were more besides our Poppy at one point due to their advertisement and maintenance video. The latter is what's most important, because it shows that organs/blood were used in the toy at a very early point in the company's history. I can't find where exactly I remember this from, but I believe there was also a notice from Playtime insisting that customers not repair the dolls on their own and instead send them back to the company--likely to avoid this discovery. (If someone remembers where, please feel free to link it. Every time I look it up, all I really get is shopping pages...)

There is a good chance that Elliot was framed with the kid in the duffle bag situation, but I think it's equally as likely he experimented on others before Poppy's success. He cares about his daughter, not necessarily kids as a whole. Playcare being built underground was already fishy, something that Rich brings up in one of his tapes when he points out that the kids deserve real sunlight. The Prototype may have saved Theo, but he's also the reason Theo nearly died. There were teenagers in Playcare he could've gone to. There were caretakers at the orphanage who genuinely loved the kids and would likely fight to protect them, not to mention other employees who wanted to expose the company. Instead of turning to them, people who were far more capable of using a grabpack and/or with more access around the factory, he picked an isolated seven-year-old, someone easy to manipulate. There were kids from the orphanage who grew out of the program and added on as factory employees, just like how some of the caretakers wanted Matthew as part of their staff: The Prototype thought nothing of slaughtering them too during the Hour of Joy. And we could go on and on about all the evils the Prototype committed against the toys themselves.

Elliot/the Prototype may have shown the other kids love... when they were useful and obeyed him. Even his love for Poppy is twisted in this way. While locking her in the case can be seen as putting her in "time out," it's also treating her as an object to be shelved--ironically, just like how the Prison itself is called, "The Shelf." Like the prison cubes, there's barely any room to move in the case, little to no comfort, and nothing to occupy your time but your own thoughts in the darkness. It's abuse. He also shows no remorse for murdering his daughter's friends, scolding her for "missing the point" when she's grieving directly because of his actions. Whether he sees it or not, despite his protests that Poppy isn't a "thing" to him, he's treating her as one: A thing that's thoughts and emotions are to be disregarded, a toy that's always meant to be a sweet, obedient child.

[yanderes-galore]

Hi I see hazbin is still on top of your fandoms ; I was wondering what do you think poly between Blitzo and Stolas be like ? This could be a hc or this a ramble of your thoughts in general?

if you wanna go dark and toxic you can do ; cause me personally think their relationship isn’t the healthiest in the show ; love to hear your thoughts

if I read it wrong your not doing request you can ignore this , no worries , sorry about that , I got confused hahah

I am not a Stolitz fan... but I'll see what I can do.

Blitzø HCs

Stolas HCs

Yandere Blitzø + Stolas Sharing

Pairing: Romantic - Poly/Rivalry mentioned

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Manipulation, Possessive behavior, Coercion, Abuse of power, Clingy behavior, Mature themes mentioned, Toxic relationship dynamics, Stalking, Dubious relationship.

I definitely agree their relationship isn't going to be healthy.

Things are already kinda toxic between them and complicated.

Them wanting a third just sounds like more trouble.

Blitz is often absorbed in self-pity and tends to distract himself with intimacy.

Meanwhile Stolas is absorbed in the fantasy of what goes on in his relationship.

They're both rather unhealthy with their issues.

So... safe to say, you're going to have some issues with them.

Even more so when they're yandere.

Let me give a summary of how I view them in my previously written HCs.

Blitz is an obsessive stalker yandere who is fiercely protective/controlling of his obsession.

The moment you leave his sight, Blitz has a tendency to panic.

His whole life he's wanted that domestic sort of life with his obsession.

He craves connection, even if he originally tries to push you away.

But if you manage to stay despite what he says... then you have a clingy Imp on your hands.

Essentially, once attached he's hard to get rid of since he fears being alone.

Stolas has a similar fear... In fact, the two act rather similarly.

Stolas has always had a rose-tinted glasses view on relationships.

He's invested in soap operas and has always been rather lonely, forced into a marriage to a demon he doesn't enjoy.

I'd say Stolas is a delusional yet possessive yandere, one who craves the attention of the one he loves.

They're both rather clingy with a fear of being alone.

Which is probably one reason they're still trying to make this relationship work, they're all they have.

Well, until they meet you in these HCs.

To make things easier, I imagine you'd be an imp or succubus/incubus.

This allows Blitz someone to relate too yet also has you vulnerable enough in Hell's Hierarchy to be controlled.

I can see both of them being manipulative.

Perhaps one of them wanted to try the idea of a third... Y'know, to spice things up?

Only for the two of them to be surprisingly attached after a couple nights shared with you three.

Your bond originally just started out in the bedroom.

Stolas did it for Blitz's sake... but got used to you as you adapted to the two of them.

Essentially, I see the two getting a third by looking for a third bedroom partner... and realizing they have a connection to you.

While you originally thought the two would contact you just for a tryst or two...

You're surprised when they start asking for what essentially amounts to dates.

You're flustered but you humor them... They're no doubt masking it as hangouts.

When Blitz isn't busy, he snatches you away to get to know him.

When Stolas wants a break from Stella, he asks if you want to get together and talk.

I like to think the two share you with one on one time.

They aren't jealous of you... they could always just hang out with each other.

Yet the two also enjoy just trading you between each other.

The two are careful with ensnaring you.

They know they both want to keep you, so they try to get you attached.

Stolas probably buys you gifts, sometimes intimate in nature.

Blitz is often the one to hound you for nights on the town.

They slowly make your relationship less just intimacy... and more emotional.

You're often pushed into 'dates' and not left alone by either of them.

It doesn't help that they're both needy.

Your phone often blows up with texts and calls due to them.

I can even see them coerce their obsession into being their third, using emotional blackmail to keep your attention.

You sometimes wish they just kept each other occupied.

But, no, the two are so desperate for the love and attention you can give they don't dare leave you alone.

They're both affectionate... although it's a bit much.

Affection isn't innocent for long with them.

Like any demon, I can see them being possessive.

They're both intimidating, too.

Blitz himself has killed others countless times.

Stolas even enjoys scaring others, if not outright killing them too due to his power.

So, if anyone hit on you or discouraged you from interacting with them...

They won't let it slide.

I feel they're okay with sharing as long as they both agree to making you their third.

Yet if you want drama, imagine what happens when the two end up breaking it off?

Well, now they can't seem to share.

It would be like some sort of custody battle, the two now both wanting to make you their new partner without the other.

Honestly... these two are so dramatic at times, too.

They'd do anything for your attention.

They're both capable of murder, intimidation, and manipulation.

Blitz doesn't mind the idea of making a bloodbath for you.

Stolas can, but prefers not to.

Stolas is definitely the one who likes to focus less on murder and rather on other aspects of your relationship.

I think they can both kidnap technically... yet I can't figure out where they'd put you.

If you want the relationship to continue to the end of Season 2... They'd definitely have more control over you if you all lived with Blitz.

Even without Stolas' powers.

Honestly, I like the idea of Blitz tempting you into moving in with him.

He has Stolas with him... might as well keep you where they can watch you, right?

Blitz is the stalker that keeps an eye on you.

Stolas seems more domestic, wanting to put in romantic elements to the relationship while Blitz is the more violent enforcer.

I feel it's difficult to leave them... they have a good grip on your feelings.

The two no doubt keep you close in bed too....

Overall, I see the relationship filled with subtle coercion and manipulation.

The two are smothering, both craving a love they haven't been able to obtain...

But maybe you'll be their chance...

Maybe you'll balance things out?

[spotlightlowlife]

manipulating the audience hazbin a helluva easy feat

I will stop these titles one day

Anyone notice how Lucifer behaved a chauvinistic dude bro when faced with Adam, made worse that he was in the presence of his daughter.

So did Lucifer cheat on Lilith?

Or was this yet another sugar sugardaddy x sugarbaby power x pov exchange only with the inclusion of the most liberal woman ever?

Adam didn't initiate the gotcha girl and gotcha girl again mockery and gave no impression of caring about this, why was this the only thing Lucifer had to rub in his face? Adam would actually go on to open up about his envy of the sinners not appreciating him for being their ancestor.

Lucifer simply thinks sinners suck and agrees to the exterminations happening.

He is welcome to be smug.

This is just fine.

This franchise has a pattern of this, it gives the impression that this is intentional knowing full well that along as the audience backs the right horse, they can do no wrong, insert anything anywhere and loyalty or silence prevails.

We witness Angeldust, after persistently S harrassing Husk opening up about how he isn't as comfortable or confident about the world he's in. We see for ourselves that as sex positive as he tries to portray, he's nowhere near in control.

We then in a later episode witness Sir Pentious get SA as a gag, made worse that he was inebriated but still managed to do nothing but resist. This same episode Angeldust gets a serious scene standing up to his S predator.

Valentino is the prominent sexual predator of these stories, because Angledust is unhappy.

Elsewhere his royal, prehistoric 'good twin', Ozzie the prince of lust isn't to blame for the sexdolls he puts out of his lover Fizzoroli, the prince of greedy who shows no interest in sex outside of adding it to a checklist of things that sell is to blame, we are abruptly told this and guided to accept it because 'cute ship', even though that ship has moved into not so fun sugardaddy x sugarbaby territory, edging towards that of the awkward transactionship of powerful, bored prince Stolas and reluctant, disadvantaged little imp Blitzø, a predatory setup that's ok because both characters get the positive spotlight and Blitzø benefits and doesn't behave like a textbook victim.

Pentious didn't and did...

Stolas backstory is very significant, there is no sex positivity with his character, he was forced into a betrothal when he was a little child, forced into marriage as a teenager and made to have a child. His elders are to be honoured.

Who else found themselves in this exact same situation? Stella. They have an identical backstory.

Notice how, simply by switching some known characters around, Mammon and Fizz's interactions were a diluted spin on Blitzø and Moxxie? Fizz has a whole life away from Mammon, whose pageants chooses to compete in yearly, joint venture merchandise he promotes and phone calls he takes. He has a lover, a palace to roam around in and a day job. Blitzø works full time with Moxxie, breaks into his home, voyers on Moxxie and his wife, follows them on dates and has screwed their mutual ex for that reason.

Both Mammon and Blitzø push Fizz and Moxxie into work when they don't want to, however we have no evidence of Fizz always being reluctant, on the contrary we once saw him look forward to going to pageant rehearsal. Unlike Fizz however, Moxxie has shown open resistance to doing things in the form of crippling fear, reason and angry argument, it all makes no difference. Mammon commented on Fizz appearing to have gained weight however fat jokes aimed at Moxxie have been plentiful, something Blitzø has partook in.

The tone is that Mammon is the villain because Fizz is sad, Fizz who had not been shown to be another Moxxie previously but when it come time for him to be a victim, he was places into a Blitzø Moxxie relationship which this time around wasn't funny.

The tone alternatively is that Blitzø is eccentric, excusable and a fun lead to follow and Moxxie is the punching bag.

Notice how striker is a "supremisist" for wanting to bring down those at the top but it's perfectly ok for Blitzø to kill nobodies like himself.

elsewhere it's ok for Alastor to do the same to those like him with the reluctan support of Charlie who's goal it is to save these people.

Despite there existing an actual cannibal town, pimps and selling of souls being something she is acutely aware of, we are swayed to take Charlie's side as she sits in a position of power with her select besties at her hotel, that may have hard dr ugs on the premises, doing very little outreach even though we see community among extras, who does deals with literal lesser devils, in a world her dad created, her dad who allows exterminators to deal with who he sees as nuisances but she sees as 'family' and there's no conflict of interests, who do we see as the black and white baddies from day one? The angels.

Those who don't even sit at the top or know how things work to be specific.

Not Vaggie though.

Your favs are allowed to be dbags too, it doesn't make you reprehensible to see this and still like them!

[ikamigami]

DOCTOR HARLEY SAWYER IS ALIVE?

I know many of you think that Doctor is dead and the way he tried to convince us that Poppy is not as good as she may seem was just a desparate attempt to persuade us not to kill him. It could be this but it definitely didn't come from fear.

Doctor never showed fear even when he was threatened by Prototype. He actually never seemed to be scared of experiments even if it was reckless for staff and guards to go to them alone. He's not only egotistic but acts as if his experiments is what will save humanity. He seems to actually believe that this is true hence why he says something along the lines that if he isn't in the right what was the meaning of all of this? All the experiments, all the sacrifices would be for nothing. Also in his secret recording he said that he gives kids a purpose they wouldn't have normally. There's more to that recording but I'll talk about it in a different post.

Anyway, people could say that Doctor was desparate to show us that his mind is too important that his knowledge is too precious to lose. And even if this fits his character it contradicts with what was happening in his boss fight. People were surprised with how little damage Doctor's robots were causing to us. It almost looks like he didn't want to kill us. But why if he knew that we will kill him? Definitely not because he wanted to die like I saw a few people speculated. It wouldn't fit his character at all.

People think that he died blinded by his ego which could make sense if it wasn't for a fact that he saw what we're capable of and he didn't do his best to stop us from killing him.

The big advantage that Doc has is his intellect. We can see how good at observation he is. Harley was able to predict that Poppy will betray us and that our attempts to help will be fruitless. Everything Doctor told us was in reference of what was yet to come. And his last line drives the point home. "You saved no one."

Then again you could say that if Harley was played by higher-ups why he couldn't be played by us as well? The thing is that Sawyer is more than likely the most intelligent character in Poppy verse. Throughout whole ARG and even more in chapter 4 it was pointed out to us time and time again that Harley Sawyer is a genius. Hence why Elliot Ludwig felt bad about throwing Harley out from Young Geniuses Program and hence why higher-ups didn't kill him but put his mind into a computer.

So how Harley Sawyer ended up like that if he's such a genius? Well I think that he didn't expect them to turn him into one of experiments cause he knew that more than likely he'd lose his genius and he knew that Leith would never allow this to happen. Hence why Harley assumed his safe. But the thing is that they didn't turn him into a regular toy but put his mind into a computer.

But thanks to the fact that Doctor had his intellect still intact it meant that he's still the same genius he always was.

Now there's one thing that stood out to me but I didn't see people ever talking about which is how Prototype was able to do the Hour of joy without a help of someone who had access to things. Just like the warden at prison told Harley. Some people speculated it was Stella but I doubt that. Doctor said it was Prototype but the way he said his name sounded as if Harley knew about the Hour of joy way before.

I know that Doctor didn't have any access to anything before obtaining omni-hand but he still could see things but without having a way to do things. What if he was able to find a way to communicate with Prototype via monitors? We all assumed that Prototype was tampering with tapes and all but what if it was Harley actually? At that time we assumed it was Prototype cause we didn't know about Doctor yet. Also I don't know if any of you remember how Elliot's face was blocked or blurred on tapes? I think that Harley did that because he couldn't stand looking at Elliot's face. It's obvious as day that he hates Elliot with passion.

Another thing is that we know that Harley had something against Playtime Co. before he was turned into a computer due to Elliot's betrayal. It wouldn't be surprising if he wouldn't mind if the rest of higher-ups and rest of lab scientists would die because the only thing that was important for him was his intellect. As long as he'd survive nothing else mattered. And when he got betrayed by higher-ups I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to lead to their downfall.

But let's get to the point of this post. How Harley could still be alive? The most obvious hint is that he said his last line after we fried his brain which shouldn't be possibile.

Another thing is if he was digitalized in some way already why wouldn't he be able to transfer his consciousness into another device? He's a genius. He knows a lot about neurosurgery. I saw a few people saying that maybe Doctor transferred himself to omni-hand. It may sound crazy but he could transfer himself into the omni-chip. It makes sense when you consider that the last thing we used omni-hand for was opening labs which is a location Prototype didn't want Harley in. Which is some coincidence, huh? Also some people including myself heard Sawyer's laugh in the distance at the end of chapter.

My bold statement is that it'll turn out that Doctor outsmarted Prototype. Thanks to us he'll end up in labs just like he wanted and plus it'll be against Prototype's wishes.

I saw many theories about how Prototype wants to use us and he lured us to the labs but honestly I doubt that. I think that Doctor is the one who lured us to labs. Why I think so? It's because Prototype wanted us dead. We survived thanks to Kissy. But it's clear as day that Prototype wanted to get rid of us. It'd be too convoluted of a plan if he set up explosives and hoped that we'd survive the explosion. Also let's not forget that Prototype as Ollie in chapter 3 said that we "chose our side" and he sounded not so much amused by that. Which in my opinion is good as confirmation that he wanted to get rid of us but after he tricked us to do the dirty work for him.

Another bold statement of mine is I think that Doctor is the one who wanted us to end up down in the labs. He knew what we were able to survive. He tested us. We passed. Thanks to that he knew that we'll survive whatever Prototype had set up for us. And Doctor's line "It appears you are every bit what the Prototype fears." is confirmation of that. Harley knew Prototype would try to get rid of us sooner or later hence why he wanted to test us.

After all Sawyer's alliance with Prototype was weak which is confirmed by what Sawyer said during his boss battle - "I'll bury myself so far down that no one will ever find me. Not you. Not The Prototype. Not anyone."

This leads me to believe that Doctor wanted to fake his death not so much to trick us but to trick Prototype.

And even if Harley was even more limited by Prototype and the latter didn't inform Sawyer about most of his plans it only shows how much more of a genius Doctor is if he was able to deduce what Prototype will use us and how Poppy will act. After all he knew that Poppy will betray us.

Which leads to another important implication. If Harley knew or was able to deduce what will happen that Poppy will betray us that we'll fail that we'll take omni-chip which killed him why the hell he let that happen? And if he didn't trust Prototype why he basically let Prototype to kill him? Because Prototype also wanted us to take omni-chip so he could make a bomb out of the generator in Safe Haven. And most likely Prototype knew taking omni-chip would kill Sawyer. And Sawyer is too smart to not connect the dots so why he let it happen? That's why I think that Doctor wants Prototype to think that he got rid of him by faking his own death.

All of the things I pointed out lead me to believe that Harley Sawyer is alive and probably we helped him get to the labs.

I wish more people focused on Doctor because he has more to offer than it may seem. But many gave up on his character due to how they were disappointed in his boss battle. I think that it was intentional on Mob Game's part to make Doctor seem to be not as dangerous as he actually is. I also heard that one of CEOs (Zach maybe) said that Sawyer is the scariest character in Poppy. We didn't see too much of it hence why I think there's more to his character than it may seem.

Also it's impossible for a genius like Doctor to die so easily and also if he did so it'd look like he let us kill him and let to be played by Prototype which doesn't fit his character at all.

And let's be honest why would Harley survivng be impossible with rules of pseudo-science?

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Octavia Is Sidelined So Much In Favor Of Stolitz

Despite being used as an example of how Stolas is really a good person and father, I do notice overtime her importance in the series has dwindled. Seriously, despite how the narrative wants us to think she is the treasured jewel of his life the execution would have you say that her father is more distracted by his boy toy due to how Vivziepoop has overemphasized the Stolitz ship.

Take for example is "Seeing Stars" where he neglects his daughter and breaks his promise to see the event he promised years ago, because he's so wrapped up in his divorce and even goes to insult her mother in front of her (even though he's said in the past he's tried to shield his daughter from the ugly parts of his and Stella's relationship). However, now that he's divorcing he doesn't hesitate to be as ugly with Stella as possible which shows how really good of a father he is. Also when she goes missing despite saying that Blitzo's dick isn't enough to quell Stolas's anger when it's his daughter is involved... well it actually goes like that, because both Blitzo and Stolas can't help but flirt and be flustered around each other this whole episode. Instead of focusing on his daughter, he again is on Blitzo's dick and even worse his daughter has to forgive him for neglecting her.

Most egregious one of the them is at the end of "Western Energy" where we have the emphasis on how this affects Stolas and Blitzo's relationships especially those texts talking about their fall about Ozzie's. However, we never get focus on how Octavia felt after her father fucking almost bit the dust, because in the next episode that Stolas is in he's okay and again you would think he would be injured a bit more to show how serious Striker is. But nope due to Vivziepoop remembering he's a powerful demon, he recovers in a day and we don't see Octavia at least be escorted to the hospital to see him because again Octavia is only there when she's a tool to make him look better and not her own character.

And now we get to the music video of "Just Look My Way" where Octavia's mentions in it are scrubbed in favor of Blitzo which again shows how the narrative is favoring his boy toy over his own fucking daughter who is supposed to be the center of his world and not this person he's given up so much for. Seriously, it's why if Octavia appears again I will not take the narrative seriously because we know that despite all claims that her father will get distracted from being a parent and ogle over Blitzo because he's a selfish pos and yet Octavia will be the one who has to learn to tolerate his bs because he's got the author's favoritism.

I really at the first thought that Stolas relationship with his daughter was sweet, but then I realize like so many else it really lost it's potential once you realize that Octavia is just a prop to artificially make it seem like Stolas is a good father when in actuality he's selfishly putting her needs above hers in a situation he caused. And it's a result of the fact that the writers are just using her as a writing tool and not a full character. She isn't needed until it affects Stolas and even then the Stolitz ship zaps everything around it so that any attention that Octavia is taken away. In a way, Octavia's fears were justified her father would run off and leave her because the writers are.

[pizza-soup]

Hey! Just wanted to do an update for the new year!

Sooo, what have I been up to? A lot actually!

First off, I'd like to introduce a new member to my household, her name is Lucky, and I found her on an urbex trip last year as a tiny thing, and looked how gorgeous she is as an adult!

Those markings are pretty neat, huh? She's looks just like a Maneki Neko, all that's missing is a red ribbon and koban coin. She has such a sweet, affectionate personality, she is surprisingly very open to strangers giving her attention, and she loves water! Yeah, she plays in water! She has zero fear of it and likes playing with the sink faucet or laying on my shoulders when I soaking in the bath. I think it stems from me taking her out to the garden with me in the summer when I was watering the plants, the puddles cooled her off.

Speaking of gardening, I have two new trees. Ginkgos! My great aunt had one in her front yard, these are the babies. Since it's way too cold to plant them directly into the ground, they're currently in pots. I want them to grow just a bit larger before transplanting them.

And yes, that's Sol posing by the new trees! Look how handsome he is now! I'm glad he and his sister took in Lucky as an honorable sibling, I think she'd be very lonely otherwise. Stella has also grown up to be beautiful, and likes sharing her bed with Lucky. Orion doesn't like her though. Lol but he tolerates her so long as she doesn't get too close.

My health is better, thankfully. While I think I'll always have hypotension now, my doctor and I found a setup that works to keep it at bay. I have to watch my activity level and learn to rest properly (exercise can cause BP to drop fast), and stay hydrated with electrolytes daily. I have to set reminders though, since Im so bad at remembering. So far I haven't had any relapses for 7 months. I've also oddly lost a lot of weight, I thought it was suspicious, but my doctor said I'm actually at my BMI and the weight loss was gradual. My records show it was within a normal time range. Idk it felt so sudden to ME, but maybe I didn't notice it until recently. Eh. My sense of time isn't the best. Whatever the case, I was told to keep doing whatever I'm doing.

Work is... just as weird as always! Lol to the point it's kind of not weird for me anymore, I've gotten used to the strangeness of it. My brother however never got used to it. He actually quit working for the labs, not because it scared him off but because he finally got his major finished and he is working in an observatory down south. I'm proud of him! Space has always been a big interest for him, and the space science here in NM is growing!

As for creating, I've been busy writing two fanfics on Ao3. One is a Pokemon story, Come What May, and another is an alternate take on the classic Disney film, The Little Mermaid, called Candle on the Water. They're pretty long, my Pokemon fic is currently topping 20 chapters! I'd really appreciate if more people read them. Give em a little love. It's not the best work ever, but I'm kinda proud of them. They were written when I was struggling with a lot of self doubt and mild Imposter Syndrome. I'm working on being more gentle to myself and not letting perfectionism sabotage me or stop me from creating, and I'm kinda seeing that effort pay off bit by bit.

I've also been doing some song covers. I'm not sure if I'm confident in sharing those yet, but I've gotten a lot of encouragement from my family and my brother's friend who has been letting me borrow his music studio for recording sessions. Maybe I'll post one song if it's requested. I have three covers so far and they're all Evanescence. XD

Its been a very peaceful time for me, I got a raise last November and it's been nice. I've been treating myself to stationery and home decor. I splurged a bit and got two gaming devices from Anbernic, and have been modding my 3DSXL. Because screw gaming companies and their paywalling/microtransactions. It's time we start actually owning our games again, including media like music and movies.

I think this year is going to focus on retro media for me. CDs, DVDs, cassettes and vinyls. I've been rediscovering my collection in the garage and learning to maintain/fix my devices. Because while I do enjoy my modern media, I like the thought of having offline backups should I not have access to it later.

And my old school stuff takes me back to my summer days in school when I couldn't wait to get home to play my Gameboy while listening to my CDs, reading comics, or doodle and write short stories in my notebooks, or make zines with my friends. That might be something to revisit this summer.

I hope everything has been going well for you all, and if not, I hope it will soon. I may just return to this year, but probably gradually. I missed you all, and I miss sharing bits of my life here with you.

Take care! 💕

Edit: I'm not coming back. I'm sorry.

[nineshrike]

I am so sick of people calling Stolas a shit parent.

Like, excuse me, where? Sure, he messes up. He isn't perfect. But what parent is? People act like he's a bad parent if his entire world doesn't 100% revolve around Via, which is completely absurd and unrealistic, and the insistence that parents should never have lives outside their kids is wildly unhealthy.

And yet, for her entire life before he ran into Blitz again, it did. I think this is part of their conflict -- Via isn't used to having to share her dad with anyone. Until Blitz showed up, she was the only good thing in her dad's life, and she didn't need to compete with anyone for his attention. Now, she does, and she's scared that it means she might lose him. She's also 17 -- right on the verge of adulthood -- and that just adds to her fears. To her, Stolas being distracted at Loo Loo Land and not listening to her in Seeing Stars further justifies her view that he'll abandon her.

The thing is, though, she's wrong. We're clearly shown that she's wrong; that Stolas building a life away from Stella doesn't mean Via means any less to him, and when he does mess up, he tries his best to fix things and reassures Via that he does care. Neither of them are dealing very well with things changing, but that doesn't mean they need to stop changing.

[freedomfireflies]

July Fic Recs 🤍

Rabbit Rabbit!! I hope June was a beautiful month for you all! Filled with love, relaxation, and really good stories!!

I feel like this is one of the best places to be on the internet because I always meet so many kind, talented, and insanely creative people! The stories I've gotten to disappear into this month are some of my favs so, without further ado...

~ Not Another Time by @be-with-me-so-happily

Summary: Harry is used to things getting crazy on tour. What he wasn't ready for is how much he misses YN during the Latin American leg of his tour. But at the Rio de Janeiro show, he needs to expect the unexpected.

The sequel to Could We Not, and a beautiful depiction of Harry's love and fear for somebody he loves! It felt so realistic, and I could actually feel Harry's stress while I read 😭💞

~ One More by @harry-on-broadway

"It never failed to surprise you just how well you fit in his arms."

This was so cute, I'm actually still crying??? A sweet blurb about the show before the last show. I wished on every star to be able to crawl into this story and live in it. Sadly, it hasn't worked yet.

~ Been There All Along by @lonelycowgirls

Summary: Where Stella goes to Harry’s last night at Madison Square Garden and gets a call that could change everything.

If really Harry isn't somewhat like this...I'm suing. Honestly

~ Zipper by @1d1195

"Harry was a smart guy, but he truly hadn’t a clue as to why he was so mad at the prospect of liking her."

The cutest, the most beautifully written, the sweetest story IN. THE. WORLD. The title alone deserves every award ever, but the connection to the plot??????? I'm still thinking about it

~ Love Don't Cost A Thing by @justmystyles

Such a beautiful concept!! I like conversations and stories like this because they really do feel so real! It helps really immerse you in the every day life of a relationship with him. And the line, "It's an us thing," LIVES IN MY HEAD RENT FREE!!!

~ Mutually Beneficial by @cherryjuiceblues

Summary: Y/N finds life difficult and Harry just wants to make her feel good.

I mean...we all just want a man that wants to make us feel good as much as this one does...AM I WRONG???

~ Guilty by @jarofstyles

Best Friend's Dad!

Everything they write is perfection and this sexy ass age gap story is no different, I am actually still sweating and convulsing I AM A SIMP

~ I Want Forever by @walkingintheheartbreaksatellite

Summary- Harry and Y/N broke up early into Love On Tour. Harry struggled to truly move on, as did Y/N. With tour over, a lost soul shows up at Y/N’s door one night, ready for forever.

Straight perfection, let's be real! A ring, the final show, AND AN ANGSTY, FLUFFY HARRY?? *chefs kiss*

~ Eros (Cupid) Harry by @0nlythrowharrybeaux

Harry is Eros and he is absolutely smitten with a human.

Listen, he absolutely would be this cute and you BEST BELIEVE I'm so down bad for this man...I literally foam at the mouth when I think about it, AND HE'S FUNNY?? Dead on sight

~ Personal by @shawnxstyles

summary: you and harry are best friends who tell each other everything. or so you thought. when harry finds out you’ve barely done anything sexual, he offers to change that. and then things get a little… personal.

Best friend Harry helping you out. Need I say more?? I NEEDN'T

~ Scared by @adorebeaa

You and Harry have your first argument right before his final show in Italy, about his final show in Italy.

THE CUTEST MOST DEVASTATING ADDITION TO THE FINAL SHOW!!! CRIED FOR HOURS

~ Y/N and Harry are expecting a baby, and they’re both very impatient by @tobesolonely

I mean...delicious honestly 😭 Just...wow

~ Sex Therapist by @tsumtsumrry

in which Harry helps you out a bit, and he’s not actually a sex therapist. (but he might as well be)

I am...scarily attracted to this man. And I am okay with that 😭💞

~ Brother's Best Friend by @helladirections

Summary: Harry is YN’s brother’s best friend and YN isn’t a little kid anymore. Featuring Italrry, teasing, and a sea view. 

He is....so hot. I genuinely have no other words to describe it honestly. It's...it's bad over here for me

~ Complicated Freak by @lukesaprince

Summary: Where you’ve been hooking up with your best friend’s dad and decide to tease him with a tiny bikini.

I think about this man once a week at least...okay fine, once a day. oKAY FINE I THINK ABOUT HIM ALL THE TIME and I'm okay with that

And a shout-out to @londonharry for providing us with all the gifs we've been needing to help us through our depression 🫶 You do the Lord's work, thank you!!

I hope you all find some amazing things to discover!! Cannot wait to see you again next month!! 💞

Previous Recs:

~ Fic Rec Number 1

~ Fic Rec Number 2

~ Fic Rec Number 3

[chaifootsteps]

[major spoilers for Netflix's Baby Reindeer]

so it's a show about a comedian Donny Dunn based autobiographically on the creator's experiences having been stalked and sexually harassed by a woman and in his past having been groomed and raped by a man

the show treats it with care and shows all the side effects of SA and rape - he questions the effect of his past assault on his sexuality, he ends up accepting the stalker's facebook invite and not reporting her for a while because despite how scared he is of her he feels validated by the attention, etc etc

my point here is if a show wants to talk about abuse, or about rape, it should actually do that. and if it wants to represent female on male abuse it should do that, too

but as it is, abuse or SA is just something that gets mentioned once in Helluva and then never again.

like, how have his experiences with Crimson shaped Moxxie? does he ever think about the murder of his mom? Crimson could come back in a future ep (probably) but is Moxxie at all concerned about that? idk, because the show doesn't bother giving characters a consistent emotional state except when it remembers to

same with Stolas and Stella. Fans leapt to claim Stella raped Stolas based on flimsy evidence, yet only cared if Stolas was slightly tipsy (and tied up) the first time he slept with Blitzo the moment they could use that information against Blitzo. and yet they're all for stol!tz despite how bad a person Blitzo supposedly is? We also see Blitzo and Stolas both have lousy dads but the effect of this on them is largely unknown. worse still, the show could have had a good lens on cycles of abuse by showing how Stolas was neglected and mistreated, but he still turned that treatment on someone with less power and made self-serving excuses for it, but nope. we can't have that

the closest the show has gotten to a realistic depiction of the effects of abuse is Blitzo himself. he's seemingly hypersexual in present day because of how his father made him feel like nothing by literally selling him off for an afternoon to a rich family and also because his trauma around the accident has left him with a deep seated fear of letting people in, in case he lets them down and them loses them. he behaves in contradictory ways that are frequently unheathly. he reads like someone who has compartmentalized the living daylights out of his poor treatment by Stolas because he maybe thinks he doesn't deserve better, and previously when he had someone better he self-sabotaged by stealing their car and maxxing out their credit cards so they would dump him

and how does the show treat him? victim blaming him for being sexually coerced by Stolas & being unable to give informed consent to Stolas' deal, then levelling every 'not a perfect victim!' excuse and 'not if he enjoyed it!' rationalizaion against him. it's honestly been morbid to watch the show do backbends to excuse Stolas and the fandom not only swallow it but say worse things about Blitzo on the regular

Morbid is an excellent word for it. I know that there's really no comparison, that Baby Reindeer is based on a true story (and basically one long therapy session for Gadd) and HB isn't, but if Baby Reindeer was about how how all of Donny's problems could be solved by marrying the man who abused him, you'd have HB.

[whomadewaffles]

So.. I know this is a new fandom for me to post about, but I've had bottoms (2023) brainrott for the past month. I just had to put an idea out there for an AU:

School election au!

-I want to preface this by saying I am from the uk and we don't really do the school election thing over here... At least my school didn't.. but most of this runs on like.. movie logic anyway so..hopefully it's understandable, oh and they're still like.the same age as the film since let's say election process probably only takes like 2 months then whoever wins is president for the rest of the year until graduation-

This got kinda long, so details below the read more.

Instead of starting a fight club to get laid, they hear that isabel is running for class president this year (Brittany as her campaign partner). And pj convinces josie to run against her (with pj as her campaign partner, of course), hoping that the rivalry will spark something between and like... how hard can it be!?. Turns out out very, which leads to Hazel helping out being the long-suffering friend and the unsung actual driving force behind their campaign. its actuly her idea to focus their whole campaign around improving equality and female empowerment at the school, which gets them the support of Annie, sylvie, Stella-Rebecca, etc.

It works well and Isabel and josie actuly do get to talk to each other betweeen all the debates and campaigning (isabel likes that they are standing for such good causes..thinking josie is completely genuine in her good intentions) leading to them sleeping together and their campaign also leads to gettin the 2 ugly untalented gay losers a boost in social standing.

But of course, things go wrong.

The increase in popularity (and the fear of losing it) and Brittany's rejection goes to pj's head and she lashes out at Hazel especially harshly causing her to leave and then egged on my the jocks (who are not as important here..just assholes) reveals the actual intentions behind their run for class president to the whole school (and by extention the fact that josie and isabel got together on the basis of a lie) Hazel also announces her run for class president. against them, a betrayed an hurt isabel pulls out of the race, but a stubborn and still mad pj wants to keep running so Hazel doesn't win (she does feel guilty because Hazel genraly had good intentions but will not admit it yet) but josie dosent agree and wants to back out so they fight and stop talking for a bit.

Until the big final debate were the 2 front runners for Rockbridge falls class president have to go up against the school president candidates of a the rival school huntington in a chance to shine in front of both schools (its not like a competative thing against the 2 schools but try telling huntington that..pretty much all of both schools come to watch, its a big deal).

Pj isn't even sure if she should show up without josie there and almost chickens out and goes home, but josie rushes to find pj because she heard a rumor that huntington plans foul play but isn't sure how. Josie does her speech pj to try and stop them and save Hazel, who has no idea.

(Turns out they plan on dropping a whole lot of pineapple juice onto the Rockbridge candidates.. no one is allergic in this au. it's just gross)

They find hazel and the other girls (who all switched candidates once hazel started her own campaign obviously even isabel and Britney support her now) and apologies are made (pj admiting that hazel did practically run their campaign and generally did change the school for the better). And josie goes off alone to snoop out huntungtons plan while the others try desperately to think of menthods of distraction delay the debate happening but the thing pj comes up with is to kiss (French style, because duh) hazel just as the event starts (if you asked pj later she would say only to distract people and sell the lie) and anouncing her and josie's withdrawal due to her and Hazel now being in love it doesn't feel right to keep running on the aposinng team (this gives josie enough time to find the pineapple juice and dump it)

So it ends up being hazel running unopposed (so she's going to win the school election any how cos let's be real she would make the best class president) and even though its 2 against 1 she realy shines during the debate with Huntington now that any foul play is delt with, she dosen't bullshit like most politicians do, which makes having counter arguments for her points difficult and she's just very likeable and even brings up the charity work she dose in the most humble way so like even if she wasn't running unopposed for her school she still probably would have won.

During everyone celebrating Hazel's great preformece and and upcoming victory, josie gets to apologise to and make up with (and make out with) isabel with josie saying she only did it because she was to nervous to talk to her otherwise.

And pj has to know deal with the fact that everyone who watched now believes that she and the future class president are dating and how she kinda doesn't hate the idea.. and how good at kissing Hazel is...

While Hazel is just so overwhelmed with everything that just happened (in a good way) to really process the distraction kiss, for now, she just feels happy.

[vivianbernadetteaurora]

Shirley carter

Now, in eastenders, I really nailed this character out of all of them. I believe miss Shirley Carter. Who is a mum of Dean, Mick? And carly and jimbo, whose deceased and mick, is allegedly deceased as well.We do not know yet, but he got lost it and sees his biggest fair water was his biggest fear. When they got this character like to a tea i'm telling me they got her absolutely perfect for who she plays in who she is in this soap. Even down to like dodgy, love interests with Phil being there for him. When rainy results, her head on crack with phil and kicking her out to try and save phil even a phil, would not of probably done the same for her, but she's that one good, really good friend that you need to check in on, because the lace you may appear as hard as nails.There's a soft side to her, there,

A monissa, Linda Harry be interviewed with the lady based Tina who is in fact gaining real life, and he's been married for many, many years. She was like such an emotional creature and emotional about all the scenes.It should do should be watching it crying when stacy dooley, when was set. Do you know what I like best? A bombshell of mick being her son during that whole rape time with linda and dean, and that old saga, whether ollie was mick or whether he was deans, but he was obvious micks.

And then the way she's tried to protect heather over the years, and when she died, the fact that phil hid the fact that his son had done the door it and done that to heaven. Just because heavenly with a truth person and with loyal to the bone. Although I find heaven't quite irritating.

She goes together with shirley, say well like peanut butter and jam, fish and chips.That kind of thing.

And the way that peggy is even okay with once filled to get with her, especially after all, the bad things happened with suzy and stella funny how they will begin with s.As well. If we're going to do shi's chart as well, let's have it, they'll think here.

Write the sun sign, i'm going to go that her the Sun is in, gemini, because she's a bit all over the place, for her rising sign, i'm going to go for pisces because they're rare hard find, and they are the rarest along with arey's risings, and they're not I held in, is long time is the otherwise rising signs, when it comes to her mercury, i'm going to say it's in gemini, as well because of how good she is adapting to behaviours and people, but also being able to throw it down at the same time, he is in its sign of domicile with its ruling planet, being the planet mercury. Vein, as vein as Venus, now, this is the one that's going to be hard for me, but I will see her being it wouldn't be possible for it. We opposed these Venus, so she's going to have to be a cancer Venus, and you're actually be one of the water signs, but if it can be a couple signs away From the sun sign. On with a rising sign, I'm going to go with cancer with her Venus being in the first house, giving it an ary's Venus like a factual it, but not so much because she isn't that selfish, but I see her as being cancer rising in the sense of the harshness of cancer. And I also want her mars sign three in cancer, also. So they're all there in the first house together.

And cancer in Mars in cancer, it is uncomfortable in this placement, and this is where it can get quite aggressive and over emotional misses when we see surely having her upheavals and anger issues etcetera and not being able to I dunno open ups people, but also have charged anger around her health. Energy is like. Fuck off energy, which I love for her not so much for her. But for people who want to try and fuck with shirley, they can't, let's also remember that camps is the most abandonment of all the signs, so if you have a lot of cancer in your chart prepared to be over emotional about the past, and for her, that would be having kids with buster over kevin wicks. Or that danny who's supposedly carlys father's . She even took Dino's side over mix during the whole rape thing, saying that Linda was lying. So there's a trigger warning of this because linda went through that and is still dealing with the after effect by becoming like an alcoholic through all of that, we really need to see like shirley, in the past and see our origin story. Like they did with pat and mo a bit. But I will always love a bit of our shirley carter.

[rhiandoesfandom]

Ficlet: No One's Coming

It's late but I'm craving more angst and whump so have this whatever it is.

Characters: Stolas, Blitz, and unknown attacker

Timeline: Who knows honestly, far enough that they're closer than normal. Possibly after Apology Tour? But they haven't like- said they care about each other out loud yet.

Blitz coughs, tasting metallic on his tongue. Fuck. He remembers...going to sleep on the couch after watching a shitty cowboy movie, where the fuck is he? His hands are tied up on a wall by his wrists. Tight. He struggles them but it's no use, his fingers are getting numb, actually. That's worrying.

"Hello?!" He calls out. "Hello?" He gets an answer. The voice sounds familiar and ..posh wait- "Stolas?!"

"Blitz?!" He replies and Blitz says 'Fuck' again under his breath.

"Do you know where we are?" Stolas asks him warily. Blitz gives a curt chuckle, "I uh-was hoping you knew Birdy. Any way you can get us out of here? I can't even see you".

He hears a sigh come from the area across from him in the small room.

"I wish. But my arms are bound in blessed rope. It burns", his voice falters a bit but bites his beak and regains his composure, "I'm powerless right now".

"Fuck well-who could want both of us dead? Any ideas?" Blitz asks as he sees if his boot knife is there but it isn't. Everything was taken off his person. He kicks his boots off in annoyance.

"Uhm- Striker, that crimson fellow, Stella, Andrealphus, my father-" Stolas starts,

Blitz rolls his eyes under his blindfold, adding "And Mammon. Or Satan".

"Wait why would two sins be out for your blood?!" Stolas asks. Blitz chuckles, "Cause one's a cunt and the other one well- the book. Kinda broke the law Birdy babe", Blitz answers.

"Oh...right", he replies nervously.

"Still wouldn't have traded the experience for the world, though", Blitz mentions. Stolas is quiet for a moment, "Really?"

"Of course", he says.

"Well isn't that sweet", says Agent One as he enters the room.

"oh it's the fuckin human FBI guys! I forgot about you-" quips Blitz but then he screams as a hot brand is pushed against his leg.

"We aren't here for idle chitchat, demons", he says, Blitz panting and wincing behind the blindfold.

"What do you want?!" Stolas yells, struggling in his bonds and wincing as the blessed rope digs through his feathers, burning them.

Silence, as Agent One paces around the room, picking up another instrument. He takes the prod and hits Stolas's legs, making him call out, "AH!"

Blitz yells, "Fucker! Just tell us what you want!"

But the Agent stays quiet. He just continues prodding and branding one demon then the other. Then takes out other blessed weapons.

Blitz lets out a whimper that he tries to suppress as Agent one slides the unsharpened side of a blade against his arm. Making him tremble and the agent laughs.

"I didn't think you demons would be so fun to play with. Especially easy, too", they can hear the smile in his voice. This wasnt the Agent One that Blitz first met. He was changed, molded. By other beings. Angels perhaps. Trauma. Who knows. But this human seemed ruthless.

Stolas breathes heavily, "Please I'll tell you whatever you need to know just stop hurting him".

"No Stolas don't give into this pri-AHHH!" He screams as the blade digs up through his upper arm, and he can feel the blood dripping down as a white hot heat spreads through his shoulder.

Stolas yells, "Blitz!!!", pulling even more at the bonds now, cursing himself for not being physically stronger.

"Who says we want anything from you two?" Agent One Smirks, wiping the blade on his apron and walking over, pulling down both their blindfolds now, and they can see one another across the room. Blood caking each other's bodies. Down both their wrists and face and now Blitz's arm. Red and blue blood.

Blitz spits more blood taste from his mouth, "Then why?!"

Agent One laughs heartily, shocking both demons who look at one another in fear. "For fun of course", he says.

Tears fall down Stolas's face as Agent One takes a break, leaving them for a moment.

"Stols it's gonna be okay", Blitz reassures, but his face says otherwise. Stolas laughs, albeit a little madly, "Blitz No one knows we're here. No one's coming".

"Hey don't...don't say that maybe we'll last till morning and the M"s and Loona will notice I'm missing", he insists. But more tears are still falling down Stolas's face, mixing with the blood smeared on his feathers.

"And how will they know where we are?" He asks. Blitz opens his mouth to speak then closes it again, looking down.

"I...I'm sorry Stolas I'm usually the guy with words of encouragement in times like these but I...don't have any good news for us here" he tells him earnestly and Stolas bites his beak, "I know".

"Fuck it hurts", Blitz winces as the wound in his arm gets stretched by still being strung up by the rope. Stolas attempts to grab any of the weapons with his talons but they're too far away, and he falls back forward.

He hesitantly looks back up at Blitz, "I love you, you know" he says with shakey breath. Blitz takes a deep breath and lifts his head up, looking Stolas in the eyes.

"I...know", he says.

"You...know?!" He questions and Blitz opens his palms, "Yeah but only cause I...I love you too", he looks away and Stolas blinks.

"Wait you what?!", he says and Blitz narrows his eyes, "Is that so hard to believe?!" Stolas pouts with his face, "Well...yes. You spent a lot of time insisting you weren't".

Blitz sighs and leans back against the wall, "I'm sorry for that".

"We really waited til we're about to die to say this huh", Stolas says and Blitz chuckles, "Yeah we might be fucked".

Agent One walks back in, "Oh you definitely are", he says, walking over to the weapon rack. Perusing the weapons. He picks up a blessed short sword and walks near Stolas, putting it to his throat.

"Any last words, demon?" He asks and Blitz's pupils shrink, all words seemingly gone. He was about to watch the man he loves die.

"Tie arms further apart next time", he says. "What?" Agent One says when Stolas takes the short sword by the blade with the hand that he can move near his throat, switching the handle into his other hand and with a swift motion, slicing Agent One's throat.

Blitz watches with awe and smiles wide as the Agent holds his throat as he bleeds out, collapsing and the light leaving his eyes.

At a loss for words, Blitz watches as Stolas uses the sword still in his hand to cut the blessed rope on one hand, freeing it. Then switches hands and frees the other, then runs over to Blitz. Slowly feeling his power returning.

"That was fucking sexy", Blitz said, smiling. Though he was starting to lose consciousness from the pain in his arm and his eyes are drooping. Stolas uses the sword to cut his ropes as well, then throws the sword to the side and picks Blitz up, holding him close.

"In just a moment I can conjure a portal to Sloth, darling. Just need a little more strength", he says and Blitz gives him a derpy smile and holds his cheeks, giving him a weak kiss, "I love you Stols".

Stolas blushes and kisses him back, "I love you too Blitz".

[onwesterlywinds]

PROMPT #5: Stamp

Stella had not even set foot in Sharlayan proper yet, and already her stomach had tied itself in knots.

"Your name?" the Lalafellin clerk asked her.

"Stella."

The clerk did not move to record this information on the page in front of her. "Your full name?"

Stella hesitated, then saw at once from the woman's expression that hesitation was, somehow, the wrong answer.

But most people Stella knew had several names to choose from, even when setting aside nicknames or aliases. To some, she was Stella Salt, which was likely what any Garlean records of her birth would reflect if any had ever existed. No one had given her any instruction on whether or not the name "Stella Feare" would be safe for her outside of Ala Mhigo - and she had wondered, more than once, if invoking it would attract more or less hatred than if she went without a surname at all - but everything she knew about the Sharlayans told her that providing that particular surname would be a horrible idea. Belatedly she considered that perhaps it would not be wise to give any name close to her own at all, as she had no idea where records of this interaction would be kept, or whether they would be held against her; by that point, she had remained silent for too long not to say something.

"Riot. Stella Riot." Even as she gave her answer, she chided herself for not first considering the surname "Marbrand," as Edge was no less of a parent to her in his own right.

The clerk peered at her over her funny little glasses. "Riot? Like the revolutionary?"

"Yes. She's my…" Again she faltered over her own words and all their possible implications.

This time, the woman did not demand a more robust answer as her quill moved across the page. "Where do you hail from?"

"Ala Mhigo. First the Undercity, now the Keane House." And sometimes still the Undercity.

"And what, pray tell, is the purpose of your stay? Visiting?"

"I've got an invitation," she said, and held out the latest of Sihtric's letters. She had smoothed out its creases with care, but there was nothing to be done for the little nibble that Anastasia had taken out of one of the top corners. "I'll be staying with him in his dormitory. At the Studium. That's… allowed, isn't it?"

"It is," the woman said, "so long as you're only visiting." She studied the paper and the writing upon it. "Is this 'Sihtric' a Riot as well?"

"He's Sihtric Selsson." He had given her more information about his dormitory, the classes he was taking, the places he frequented; she had no idea if any of that would be sufficient to grant her entry.

"We'll need to bring him here to vouch for you," the clerk informed her. "You should have made an appointment, or had your guardian make one for you."

"I'm sorry," Stella said. Her face must have gone as red as a galbana. "I didn't know. This is my first time doing something like this."

"Know you've got a job to do, and all," came a familiar voice from the other side of the pavilion, "but you don't have to lay it on so thick."

The first thing Stella noticed about Sihtric was the grease-stained paper bag he was carrying. The second was that he already looked different, older. She had overheard Ashe remarking to Sairsel - or perhaps it was something Ashe had sought to keep from Sairsel - that Sihtric was growing faster than she had thought possible. It had been only two moons since Stella had seen him last, and even she could agree: he now had at least another ilm on her, and his voice, while still recognizable, had dropped about half a scale.

The woman stared Sihtric down with more intensity than Stella had ever seen from someone whose primary weapon was a feather quill. "You don't have customs in Ala Mhigo?"

"Uh, no," he replied, "on account of the whole 'building a home for all' thing. We've got a whole song about it."

Stella bit back a giggle.

The clerk stared between the two of them, then directed her next question to Sihtric. "And this is your sister?"

"What," he replied, tilting his head in a distinctly Vieran manner, "you don't see the resemblance?"

"Mmm." The clerk lifted a heavy-looking object from her desktop and stamped it upon the lower corner of the paper with a satisfying ka-thunk. With this at last complete, she tore the page in two and handed the bottom half to Stella. "This is your writ of passage. Keep it safe and on your person at all times."

She nodded. As soon as she wondered what would happen to her if someone stole it, she remembered that she was no longer in the Undercity.

"C'mon," Sihtric said, gesturing her away from the pavilion with one hand and holding up the bag of whatever he'd brought with him in the other. "Now that you're here, I have got to get you to try a cheeseburger."

[stellarideslover]

What are your theories about Stella’s childhood?

I'm not fully sure as I don't really think we have enough information about her background to fully piece it together but my theories with what we do know is

1. I think her aunt Laverne played a bigger part in her growing up then was let on in s8 or s9 I can't remember which she was mentioned in

2. I think Stella was younger than we realize when she got on drugs and that's how she met Grant was at a party

3. I think Stella and her mom had a very troubled relationship based off her comment in s11 episode 5. Maybe her mom was even abusive?

4. This isn't really about childhood but in general. I think that Stella was with Grant for way too long because she wanted to be the one to save him because she knew what it was like to have no one there to save you from her own experience not only in adulthood but likely even in childhood from what little we've heard.

5. I think we've heard that her parents are dead (did I imagine that or did that really happen) so maybe even if they died when she was younger then that could cause some fear from her about having children out of fear they'll leave their children and orphan young too especially with their jobs as firefighters.. not the best career to be in with that fear

6. I could see there being a fear about Kelly potentially switching up on her after she gets pregnant like briefly mentioned with the marriage thing in s9 by Kelly. She didn't want to get married because she always wanted a "quick escape way out" and I think parenthood could resurface some things. I think she even mentioned Grant switching up on her too so that could be a fear. Yes she probably knows that Kelly wouldn't do that to her but some part of her (the part of her that's very traumatized) might try to convince herself that now that she's pregnant he'll switch up on her too (that might even tie into her childhood not sure yet)

I think the one thing I'm really curious about most though is her dad. I know we've heard her mom mentioned a couple times in that "mom and daughters don't have it easy either " being one but I don't know that we've ever heard her say anything about her dad?

[annachum]

I like how some of the Hell and Heaven Royalty in Hellaverse are essentially also kinda examples of royalty/public figure archetypes in spades. Like

. Paimon : The widely feared and respected warrior ruler ( like Genghis Khan, Shahryar, King Odin and Julius Caesar, for starters )

. Amethyst : The widely beloved and respected ' high Queen ' type who is often a mess in private ( like Queen Guinevere, Padme Naberrie, Scheherazade, Queen Frigga, Diana Spencer, Grace Kelly, Glinda and Jacqueline Bouvier, for starters )

. Vassago - The widely adulated and often over idealized Rockstar ( like Michael Jackson and Prince, for starters )

. Stolas - the free spirited youngest heir who often ' goes against the grain ' ( like Prince Harry and Ariel )

. Andrealphus : the sleazy ' celeb ' who conned much of the public for years until the jig is up ( like Elon Musk and Oscar Diggs, for starters )

. Stella - the tyrannical and overly excessive brat whom nearly everyone hates ( even most royals - they tolerate said brat out of fear and/or pity until they simply couldn't do it anymore ) ( like Joffrey Baratheon, Marie Antoinette and Caligula, for starters )

. Polaris - the bigoted ' religious ' fanatic who uses his so called ' faith ' to do unscrupulous means ( like Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Cesare Borgia, Otto I Hightower, Claude Frollo, and Twyin Lannister, for starters )

. Cassiopeia - the domineering ' Queen bee ' like public figure with a volatile temper ( like Iracebeth of Crims, Cersei Lannister, Empress Maria Theresa and Ekaterina II, for starters )

. Charlie - the ' rebel royal ' who isn't afraid to bend some rules to do what is right ( like Queen Jasmine, Queen Ozma and Princess Leia, for starters )

. Emily - the ' Princess Classic ' who is beloved by most everyone yet is often a mess in private ( like Snow White, Gisele from Enchanted and Aurora, for starters )

. Ashtoreth - the headstrong public figure who is both sometimes an upholder of a system one minute and isn't shy of bending some rules to get what she wants the next ( like Princess Anne Windsor, Elizabeth I Tudor, and Margaret Thatcher, for starters )

. Octavia : A kind of more ' tragic ' version of a Princess Classic where she suffers a great deal and turns into a wiser yet more reserved person ( like Sansa Stark and Helaena Targaryen, for starters )

. Sera - the ' religious upholder ' leader who is often a stickler in the ' royal rulebook ' ( like Empress Theodora, for starters )

. Gemory - the ' ritzy socialite ' type who seems sometimes flighty but actually more thoughtful and cunning than seems ( like CZ Guest and Lee Radziwill nee Bouvier, for starters )