#i know im gonna nitpick it in a bit but i love the vibes anyways

[berryblu-arts]

*explodes you *explodes you * *explodes you*

first one is the original, the other ones are bc i could *not* stop messing around with the layers haha

also, note to self: LOOK UP A REFFERENCE FOR OUTSTRETCHED HANDS NEXT TIME OH MY GOSHHHH-

[liauditore]

The thoughts, hand em over. (No pressure but I wanna hear em :D)

oh god what have u done.

context.

OK SO,. (BE WARNED THIS IS LIKE. REALLY LONG AND BRAINROTTY.)

first off i must put here as per the law i am not in fact armchair psychoanalysing mc youtubers grian and mister scott S. major this is me looking at the 3L series as is it were a performance and their actions in said series as characters and blah blah blah so on so forth this is Fanfiction and Shipping and woowoOOwoo We Are Being Sillyyy with a miku song.

i'm gonna infodump abt a bunch of stuff including some heavy topics like emotional abuse and dubcon (NOT in detail the song just has those vibes)

so uh if you're reading this for Some Reason know that 👍

ALRIGHT WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY Vampire the song itself is (at least my reading of it) a song about a toxic relationship. The singer is very much not a Good Person and the main chorus is just them disregarding their partner's needs and pushing the relationship even further.

But the singer isn't completely irredeemably evil, since they really do love the person they're abusing (in a childish sense of the word love, anyway) and seem to be at least acutely aware of how they're not really a good person.

But of course, they "eh whatever" these self-reflections pretty fast cus they're having fun with the relationship. This specific set of translyrics reads to me like a bit of self-victimizing as well like "oh, I'm so tortured by feeling like a bad person because of the way I treat you. But I love you so you don't really have a choice but to forgive me."

Speaking of translyrics this is where Micchi's version comes in. While I ADORE Rachie and Anthong's version I do have some nitpicks..? And one of those that I am unreasonably pet peeved by is this right here.

In the original JP version, the lyric is simply kimi mo vampire, meaning simply You're (also) a Vampire. It's alot more obvious a change and hits harder imo than "My little Vampire" which still puts the singer in the position of power.

Micchi's version of the lyrics on the other hand stick a lot closer to the original

And I might just be imagining this but there seems to be a switch in the power dynamic in this version as well. The singer is now inviting their partner to be "rough" with them and the repeating mantra of "you're the ONLY ONE for me" sounds more desperate than anything else.

Micchi's lyrics in general are a bit more wet cat coded. I still prefer Rachie's as a whole but Micchi's singer definitely seems to be more regretful of what they've done and blame themselves for essentially turning their partner into a different, more hostile person. (aka turning them into a vampire lol)

In a lot of ways the vampire metaphor is really unsubtle. Bloodsucking parasite attaches themselves to someone and turns them into a bloodsucking parasite as well.

SO HOW THE FUCK DID I GET GRAIN AND SCOOTER FROM THIS WELL.....

When I think about 3L one of the main things that lights up the lightbulb in my mind is the parallels between all of the four "main" partnerships, with Renchantyn vs Desert Duo as the most obvious comparison point but I think they all mirror and subvert each other really well.

Grian/Scott are like birds of a feather to me in a similar sense that Scott/Cleo are, but while Scott and Cleo have this mutual understanding with each other with Grian it's a bit more complicated.

I CAN't. FOR THE LIFE OF ME. FIND IT AGAIN bUT there was a bit in Third Life when Scott said to Grian "and maybe once our husbands are dead we can be free" and Grian laughs and that basically inspired this Whole Thing 🙏🙏

(an apology for all the wholesome flower husbands shippers who i know follow me cus im about to unleash my full toxic yaoi adaptation of them) (desert duo fans from what ive seen are already insane so you're okay)

In my own mind Grian and Scott are both somewhat.. manipulative? Might be a bit harsh of a word? But they definitely play to survive more than some of the other people stuck in there with them. (cleo too but she sucks at it and she can get her character analysis essay next week)

At least in my view, their partnerships with Jimmy and Scar respectively were born more out of a need for safety in numbers and to get someone to essentially keep them safe until they're no longer of use. Grian definitely felt bad about creeper-ing Scar in the first episode but I don't think he was quite expecting to spend the whole series in debt to him 😭😭

Scott (like the singer in the song oh my god) isn't really a monster so to speak, just someone who has a messed up view of love. Probably has some sort of tragic backstory that explains the way he is that we'll get to see in the anime adaptation idk. He does care for Jimmy but in like.. the way someone might care for and love a pet. You LOVE your dog to fucking death but you wouldn't like.. trust your dog with taxes or respect its autonomy.

also these lyrics are both hilarious to me considering the uh current brainrot.

Grian on the other hand probably Wants to be like Scott and be able to have someone wrapped around his fingers like that but he can't cus it's Scar not Jimmy and he's Grian and not Scott. I imagine he'd get tired of Scar's shenanigans when he's with him but as soon as he's left the room it's all why's it so quiet D: where's scar D:

I like to think that everytime he THINKS he has a handle on Scar finally and can actually stand a chance to survive this thing Scar does something completely unhinged off the wall and Grian's like WAIT WAIT WAIT NO

basically he gets way too attached and doesn't like it and to make it worse he has no idea wtf is going thru Scar's head👍

SO when they eventually team up I think Scott and Grian would have this little "wink wink nudge nudge they don't know" kinda thing going on.

and then in my little fanfiction world somewhere along the line Scott would end up sensing that Oh, We're actually not exactly the same.. interesting.. and kind of start looking at Grian with this sense of amusement/pity cus aww, look at you getting all attached to the person you were planning to betray, that's so cute and Grian would see the worst of himself reflected back to him via Scott. It ends up strengthening Desert Duo's relationship if anything else.

Of course then Jimmy dies and Scott's emotionally destroyed by it but he's still like.. skirting around it. I'd like to think he gaslights himself with any genuine Emotions he has cus like.. he knew this was coming, this is all according to plan, so why would he feel anything for him now that he's gone?

While Scott gets some time to come to terms with the fact that he actually cared about Jimmy too late for him to repair their relationship Grian and Scar end up punching eachother to death in a cactus ring. The End 👍

tl;dr i need to pick up writing fanfics cus oh my god

[thoughtfulpaperback]

Charmed 03 x 12 SPOILER Review!!!!!!!!!!!

GENERAL THOUGHTS

Y’all it’s been a minute. This might be the latest I share my thoughts on an episode. But anyways!

So I guess this was the hijinks episode, y’all know I missed the whimsy and hijinks of season 1, but this episode didn’t do it for me. I think its because it felt so juxtaposed with Abby and Jordan be stuck in the tomb---IM OFFENDED THAT MY MAN HAS BEEN MISSING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND NO ONE IS THINKING ANYTHING IS AMISS!!!--- and the exploration of Abby’s abusive childhood. Don’t get me wrong there were elements of this episode I liked but overall this is my least favorite of this season. I give it a 7 out of 10 entertainment wise. It was fine but nothing great. 

DISLIKES

1. Dissonance in tone

Like I said above, I wasn’t sure what to feel during the episode. Like overall The PO4 storylines were hijinks with some heart, but then you throw in Abby stuck in the tomb living out her abuse all over again and my brain isn’t sure what the heck is going on. I feel like maybe they should have saved abby’s line for another episode like after the Charmed Ones figured out that she was stuck there. 

Also the fact that no one seems to be concerned about Jordan raises some serious questions in my head about the attentiveness of the people in his life. You mean to tell me Jordan doesn’t have any other friends besides Maggie? What about his internship and school? I can understand one day but a couple...suspect. These people aren’t true friends. The point with all that too is that there is a real sense of urgency with Abby and Jordan’s stories, but yet the others stories were more exploratory and it felt off and uneven.

2. Carter was a rolling stone (and not in the band way)

I mean...okay it more of a nitpick, but they couldn’t have just let the man turn out not a little bit skeevie and like Jimmy. Messing around with a married family friend....not cool man. I kind of hate it when shows do the whole messed up parent = a kid who is just a little messed up, if not a full blown mess. Again nothing that made or break my view of the episode, but just a personal issue that I wish they would have just left alone after season 1.

3. Antonio

Y’all, while I love that Maggie has had her “yes I do want to pursue something with Jordan” moment. Did we really need Antonio for it to happen? like is his part in her story done now? I actually like the character as far as possibilities of him being the new Lucy as far as mortal not in the know who gets pulled into hijinks. But the whole pseudo love triangle thing was like not necessary.

4. Mel x Ruby

Y’all I’m gonna need more from the writers here. They are doing the bare minimum with them and it shows. Like it seemed like such a big leap for Mel to jump into the “I love you” because we really haven’t seen or heard enough about her and Mel to feel organic. I need more. Maybe it’s because of Mel’s IRL pregnancy, but even last season I felt they just weren’t doing enough with Mel both relationship and personal wise. 

5. So Marisol really not gonna mention Mel by name??

I’ve said what I had to say. But I just feel as if when a story is Macy centric it either is heavy with Maggie or Harry and light on Mel. You’d think the actresses had an issue with one another (THEY DO NOT AND I AM NOT SUGGESTING THEY DO! TO MY KNOWLEDGE EVERYONE LIKES EACH OTHER!!! DON’T SAY I SAID OTHER WISE!!) with the way they keep them separate or only write sisterly storylines where they are in conflict. 

I’m just saying for being a storyline about their mother maybe they should have given it to all three and had Maggie and Mel work together to solve the issue and figured something else out with Harry. I understand thematically and dynamically why Mel and Macy often clash, and I’m okay with that, its real. But I don’t see why they can’t write and explore more storylines with Mel and Macy solving problems together without a third person buffer. 

LIKES

1. The Fluff

Love Harry and Macy just agreeing and reveling in the fact they want the same thing which is to have a full life of being in love with each other and all that comes with it.

While I wasn’t feeling the genuineness of mel x ruby final scene I still adore any moment where the writers let Mel just be happy without any angst looming over her and her relationship. 

The just little bonding moment between Harry and his grandson melted me, as did the resolving of the ghosts’ storylines.

2. Macy’s anger

Listen! I love Macy’s temper and how it comes out in her powers (thank god no blue effect) I love that it still carry’s through season to season that Macy while seeming like the rational and calm sister, is just a raw nerve and it comes out in her magic. It’s not necessarily that I like Macy being angry, it more that I like that that the writer and the show consistently show how her emotions manifest. lLiek my issue with season two was that some of the actions Macy took seemed OOC given how the writers previously showed how she processed and dealt (or not dealt) with emotions. He magically throwing things around because of her fustration reminded me of the first time her magic manifested (when she was upset with Mel and Maggie and Galvin wanted her to talk about it when she didn’t), and season 2 black amber isn’t working and then taking my demon powers was useless moments. 

3. Back to Magic vibe

Maybe it was the lack of blue effects and not to much Perfecti, but this episode felt less sci-fi and more magic. I would say closer to season 1 than anything else so far this season and possibly last. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Abby and the crate

Oh! They really put the important info in the footnotes!!!

Marisol’s goodbye giving precipice personal advice to everyone except Mel

Antonio getting knocked the f**k out.

Macy and Harry being adorable

Swan’s casually dropping the Jordan has been missing for days

[dwengolyn]

Dwen Reviews: Onward

i saw this movie yesterday, and tbh i got some mixed feelings on it, but i enjoyed it anyway, definitely not a waste of time.

It's not a masterpiece by any means, but i like that, because not everything has to be one, sometimes i just like to watch a decent movie, not to watch perfection y'know? but anyways, let's get this started!

Things that i liked:

1: COREY AAAAAAAAAAAA I LUV U, U SEXY BADASS MANTICORE LADY!!! Not only is she a lesbian, but she is trans too, like look at her hair, only male lions have manes, TRANSBIAN RIGHTS BABEY!!!(I swear im not a furry or monster fucker, but DAMN SHE'S BEAUTIFUL AND FUCKIN COOL).

2: Laurel is cool af too, badass mum.

3: I like the reason why magic slowly faded away over the years, because mastering magic takes a long time and people ain't got no time for that, so they invented technology which is much easier to use, as it doesn't require training.

4: The animation is pretty good!

5: The score was decent.

6: BARLEY, FUCKIN, LIGHTFOOT.

I can't express just how much i love this boy, i wanna protect him of all costs, his character is such a breath of fresh air, he's a rebel buff punk but yet he's not a comic relief because he's stupid af or whatever, neither is he an bully or an asshole, no, he's a fuckin NERD, a nerd obsessed with Dungeons and Dr- Uh, i mean, MAGIC! he also gives me big Jack Black vibes, also his whole backstory is sad AF, makes him a much deeper character. Yeah, i didn't expect his character to be this way, but i love the way he is.

7: The ending is emotional and depressing as shit, i loved it.

Things that i didn't like(HOOOO BOY, Here we go...):

1: I fuckign DESPISE the bootlicker propaganda in this movie, why is Laurel dating a fuckin cop?! I don't like Bronco at all, Laurel deserves better! *cough* Corey *cough cough*.

2: I...hate to say this, but...I didn't like Ian lmao, NOW HEAR ME OUT, HEAR ME OUT! The relationship he has with Barley? It's fantastic, i won't deny that, their sibling dynamic was nailed pretty well, especially when you see their past, BUT....If this movie was just about Ian? I would have fucking hated this movie tbh, because Ian is SO BORING. I've seen that character archetype of "Socially awkward and quirky twink casted by Tom Holland" way too many times already, and i wanted something new, which is why i LOVED Barley, plus, i feel like Ian was too much of an ass to Barley even though he was just trying to help, yes Ian later on realizes his mistakes, but still, Barley didn't deserve any of that. I also wanted to see Barley get more involved the action and stuff, because he's a huge fantasy nerd, and i would love to see him fuck around with magic and stuff.

3: Barley shrunk for no reason other than brief comic relief, which is a shame, i feel like he could have had some dialogue exchange with the pixies while tiny.

4: The lesbian cop? barely in this movie, which is disappointing because i had a tiny bit of hope that they were gonna prove me wrong and play a major role, BUT NOPE! they do one thing then lose relevance.

5: Maybe its just my sense of humor that is weird, but none of the jokes were really that funny for me, except for some, at least it didn't have any fart or burp jokes tho.

6: I wish this movie was a bit longer, i feel like they could of gone in more adventures, would like to see more of the magic in this world and how it works.

7: There's no villain in this movie, just a obstacle that appears in the end that the protags have to defeat, while some people may like that, i don't, wanna know why? well, im a sucker for villains, and a even bigger sucker for villain songs, but i get it i get it, not every movie has to have a antagonist, just a personal nitpick.

This movie was aight, im certainly glad i got to experience it, but don't think i would watch it over and over though.

I give it a 7/10.

[xanams]

ask meme: rant about sokai!!!

im puttin this under a readmore bc it took up more space than i expected

this also aint gonna be ship hate (even tho i rant about a few nitpicks about the writing and the fandom) so if thats what was intended by the ask then uhhhhhh you have it all wronggggggg

(hopefully not the case tho!)

sokai is an extremely sweet and wholesome ship, especially in kh1, i love them!!!! i miss kh1 kairi’s sass so much and fan interpretations of their relationship that maintain that sass absolutely give me lIFE, THATS THE GOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE 👌👌👌👌

give me this super messy island girl who isnt afraid of a lil mud, who lazes around but knows when to get shit done and teases her bf over it constantly, who knows exactly how to tease him and get the funniest reactions

give me the girl who stubbornly refuses to be left behind, no matter how inconvenient others see it bc damn it, shes gonna get shit done, shes way stronger than others seem to think she is

but also soft!!!! kind!!!! supportive and gentle when she needs to be, frustrated when others look down on themselves. she’d probably let sora cry on her shoulder, encourage him, remind him that its okay to be sad and that letting it out is the most healthy thing he could do

which is seriously what he needs rn, and i cant think of anyone better for that than kairi (rikus shit enough at doing this for himself as is lmao, save him)

also, i love how similar they are in height. sora’s the tiniest bit taller than her and im really hoping that she’s grown even more in kh3, lET THEM BE THE SAME HEIGHT NOMURA

OR EVEN BETTER, LET HER BE TALLER!!!! TINY BF! TINY BF! artists who make sora super tall in comparison are cOWARDS

it makes me really, really sad that nomura threw her under the bus after kh2, and that she seems to have lost so much of her attitude (in terms of fashion, 0.2 kairi definitely gave me those excellent kh1 kairi vibes in personality 👌👌👌👌)... ddd and coded provided the absolute best sora/riku content and i love them for it, but thats the thing - it’s just made it hard to find sokai actually happening in 3 plausible from an in-universe context. 

idm if they take the sokai route, it could be incredibly cute and i 100% support the ship, but... kh3 isnt enough to develop that. tease it, sure, but if it’s made fully canon and they share a paopu (in a non platonic way and without also sharing as a trio with riku) then im sorry but... thats not satisfying. it needs to be dragged out, developed over a few games, let them bond together and fight together more... thats what sora/riku have rn that sokai don’t. i wanna see them bond for a few more games, pls nomura... kairi deserves this, and she also deserves her own non-sora story arc. then we can have the blessed sokai we deserve.

its also kinda hard for me to enjoy the fan content for them after that horrific fandom drama that went down a few months ago... i saw a lot of shitty ppl pop up defending that situation and it gave me a lot of trust issues >.

but anyway yes, while i dont like a lot of fanon sokai, sokai from an in-canon perspective is ultimate cuteness and they deserve all of the good things, especially kairi hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh