#i like to think that's ernst's reaction

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

What are your thoughts on Frederick and Nichole?

Short Answer: I like them. I think the depth they will provide to Tamarack's story will be fascinating and I look forward to seeing them both grow as characters and begin rebuilding that relationship as parents as well as apologizing for being such lackluster ones.

Long Answer:

The Baumann family drama makes me unwell. It really is providing something we haven't really seen in the OL universe. We have family drama, don't get me wrong. We have Cliff and Kyra's divorce and co-parenting, and if you get the DLC for Step 3, you even learn about the full details of that divorce and the terrible foundations their relationship had.

We never get to see Baxter's parents but we know from his own words that they're not the best people. He also admits that if weren't their son, he would never be on the receiving end of the grace they've extended to him.

But we've never had something like Tamarack's family dynamic. We've got parents and grandparents in the picture! As a couple, Frederick and Nichole are solid. They chose one another, they just also less-than-intelligently chose to have a child before wrapping up their academic careers.

And I think some of the reason Frederick and Nichole are so divisive as characters is because of how realistic it seems. Dorothea shoving all the blame onto Nichole, Frederick finding his parents and keeping up with them a chore, Ernst's passivity all but co-signing his wife's views on their daughter-in-law and Nichole mixing up her priorities in her pursuit to prove herself to herself and the rest of the world. Then you have Tamarack wrapped in all of that when she never asked to be.

The independent but lonely wild child. The wild child that grows into someone with none of the confidence she had as a 10 year old. And who truthfully feels like no one really cares about her, especially not when she actually needs them (that is unless the player becomes a source of comfort for her).

It's one big mess that needs to be solved.

Frederick and Nichole interest me because of the way their minds work. They wanted Tamarack and wanted to have a family they felt would be better than the ones they came from. I think there's a lot of realism to be found in that. Plenty of people have kids whether planned or otherwise and go 'I'll never be like my parents!' only to end up exactly like their parents or maybe even worse in some ways.

But since this OL, we all know things are going to work out. Every other character with a bit of family drama gets a happy conclusion.

Cliff and Kyra are great co-parents.

Baxter is low-to-no contact with his family.

So I think we can all rest assured that the Baumanns are going to reach their own happy conclusion. It might not be perfect and realistically those who dislike each probably won't just start kicking it and being all kumbaya with one another. However comma, the end result will be something a lot better than what it was.

Tamarack's obviously never going to go back to living with her parents because the game is taking place squarely in Golden Grove but her relationship with her parents' will get better. Everyone in the Baumann family is going to grow in their own way and as a collective and I look forward to seeing that.

If everyone had super great families in the game, don't get me wrong we could still have compelling and moving characters but having varying familial dynamics makes the game more interesting and less static. Everyone's got their own thing

Aside from Tamarack having a gorgeous design, her family's dynamic is probably a huge part of why I can never give the girl a run where I'm mean. The most I do is click on a mean option to see what her reaction will be before rewinding to the option I actually want.

Like I said, I'm physically incapable of being mean to Tamarack, it's a curse.

Meme Answer: They're both hot. And complicated.

[madscientistshowdown]

(Please Note that the link to the picture for Der Dokter just took me to a 404 screen)

Only 1 Will move onto the main bracket

PROPAGANDA

Der Dokter (All 1 Propaganda):

runs a highly unethical experiment where he pays a poor man to eat only peas

this leads to the man develloping scizophrenia (is that how u spell it??) and later killing his girlfriend

he(the doctor) does Not care that he is visibly harming the man, he only cares about his experiment

he even intentionally provokes/watches other people provoke and humilliate the man to see his reaction

Dr Ernst Heinrich Ernesti (All 1 Propaganda)

madman who thinks he is Einstein

but secretly a secret agent pretending to be a madman so he can steal the plan for the atom bomb

but even more secretly a physicist who is super envious of the guy who invented the atom bomb

bonus points for homoerotic tension with Newton

also strangles his caretaker

Dr Herbert Georg Beutler (All 1 Propaganda):

madman who thinks he is Newton

secretly a spy trying to steal the plan for the atom bomb

even more secretly a physicist who is super jealous of the guy who invented the atom bomb

bonus points for homoerotic tenson (with Einstein)

also killed his caretaker

and has a gun i think

Dr Johann Willhelm Möbius (You guessed it: all 1):

physicist.

invented the formula for the atom bomb

realized thats a pretty bad thing, in general

somehow feels like the best course of action is pretending to have the delusion that he is King Salomon so his research will get discredited

fails miserably

the most pathetic wreck of a man you have ever seen

Dr Mathilde von Zahnd:

the biggest, evilest girlboss ever

called 'Irrenärztin' wich means Psychiatrist but also Mad Doctor

gets an epic villain reveal at the end

runs a Psychiatry just so she can imprison the Physicist who invented the atom bomb there so she can steal his research and build an atom bomb

her final goal in this is to rule the world

she actually succeeds so i feel like she should get extra points for that

also: a woman in STEM in the sixties?? homegirl Did Not Have It Easy

[teriwrites]

Castle on the Hill: Chp. 28-31

My Live Reactions to Reading Through My 2019 Novel

'The financial district's secretary was back at the office again the next morning. Peter hadn't been expecting to see him again, and nearly jumped out of his seat when the man entered his office. Well, not his office. The open space in front of the mayor's office. It didn't matter.' a lil discombobulated there, huh buddy?

Peter can't even make eye contact with the man lmao

'On his walk back to campus, Peter tried to talk himself down about what had been occurring at work. It meant nothing. Eyes could be mesmerizing on anyone. If the secretary had been a woman, Peter would've reacted the same way. No, not the same way. He'd have been more attracted to her. Actually attracted to her. Dammit, Peter thought as he reached the main building.' (i love this lil idiot)

And he immediately has class with ~Ernst~

Awww they get to sit together through 'the worst debate of all time' and then have a lil lunch date afterwards

(AKA two teams with no cohesive teamwork debating an inane topic that neither studied up on, and then the class goes out to lunch together afterwards)

'No matter how little attention Peter tried to focus on his friend, his peripheral vision somehow seemed attuned to his every move. Every time Ernst reached for a fork or adjusted his glasses or spoke, Peter was aware of it. It seemed like it must be obvious somehow, like there was something displayed on him that screamed how he was paying too much attention to the other gentleman seated beside him. But nobody mentioned it or paid him too much attention.' man's a lost cause, i fear

Literal standing at the bathroom mirror in his apartment, trying to convince himself he wants a wife and kids and how he's the same as everyone else but he knows it's all wrong :(

'It was because Peter wasn't attracted to beautiful young women in flowy dresses with long hair and bright smiles. He was attracted to young men with strong handshakes and glasses and icy blue eyes.' ha, gay

Poor dude is like 'where is this even coming from???? this is all totally new!!!!'

(it's not totally new)

(he's now remembering moments from his childhood in which he was, in fact, pretty gay)

Peter is... not happy about this development

(Please keep in mind, homosexuality is still a criminal offense at the time and that would not be lifted until the end of the 60s)

He wants to be a politician :( He thinks his whole life is falling apart :( :( He's afraid he's gonna lose his friends and family :( :( :(

He tries hiding from Georg 😭 Peter, it's okay!!

'The marks of dried tears still traced down Peter's face, and his eyes were still slightly puffy and red. But as he looked in the mirror on his bureau, Peter twisted his mouth up into a smile. It was going to be okay. He was going to figure everything out. There was still time.' i can't tell if this is like an early step towards acceptance or a step deeper into denial

But anyways, we're moving on very swiftly, it's already reaching the spring break!

Josef is waiting for Hans bc he thinks he's giving him a ride back to Munich, and Hans is Not going back to face his mom rn

Omg okay some of this usage of occasional German and using the German naming for places is a little over the top, but sometimes, to me, it's kinda cute. Like, yeah! Use 'stau' instead of 'traffic jam'! It's a better word anyway! And it was so ingrained into my brain that I genuinely forgot the word for 'traffic jam' for a short period when I moved back to the US and once had a very confusing and probably horrifically pretentious conversation with my first roommate about being stuck in a 'stau' and fumbling for the English equivalent bc I'd gone several years without ever having need of it

Oh, wait, this isn't like a lil week off, I think this is the term break bc German universities have winter and summer semesters

I was gonna say, 'why tf is Josef so worried that Hans is hanging around Heidelberg for a week?'

Driving home, and he's hearing radio conversations mentioning the background of a band that started back during the war, and seeing a bumper sticker referencing learning from mistakes, and Josef is Sweating

Good news! No feast held in his honor tonight!

His mom immediately wants to have the hired help carry Josef's bags in, but he just wants to take them himself

'His mother hurried forward to take his arm. "Silly dear, but that's what the help is hired for. They'd have nothing to do if we just did everything ourselves, now, would they?" you definitely don't pay them enough, Frau Weber

Oh ffs his dad is afraid the secret society is getting modernized

"All that you young men need is a little more discipline! It's the lack of it that saw to our collapse during the war..." It was then that Josef suddenly found himself doing one thing he'd never dared to before - interrupting his face. "It was for the better that we did, though, wasn't it?" The comment was meant to clarify his father's meaning, but the man took it as an instigation. "Our country is divided between two power-hungry nations hoping to tear it apart even further! Americans have their bases in place to keep watch over our people and try to drain us of our culture! This is exactly what we were warned of!" With a frown, Josef began to fall quiet again, ready to listen to his father continue alone some tangent. But he found that he didn't want to stay quiet. So he cleared his throat and asked, "So, then, are you saying you'd rather Germany have won the war?" "Of course!" was the indignant response. Josef crossed his arms. "But what about everything that came to light? Weren't you horrified to hear about the things our people did?" With a huff, Josef's father conceded, "I wasn't thrilled to hear of it, by any means." This, Josef was almost willing to tally as a win, but it was soon followed up. "But, son, you must keep in mind - you weren't there after the Great War. You didn't see how the country had fallen into ruin. The inflation, the poverty, all of it. And how the war was able to restore us! It was a beautiful transformation, Josef." "Polished on the surface, at best," Josef straightened up. (i'm so proud of my boy rn)

And man, I'm so glad none of this is at all relevant to things going on today!!! I'm so glad I get to read this with the total detachment of how much things got so much better!!

Choosing to read this following the recent German elections is also................. a choice I've made

More like a choice Germany's made!! Guys!! Wtf!!! Cut it out!!

Anyways, back to the story, and Josef is blaming his dad for being willfully ignorant of what was going on during the war ✌️

Also totally not directly relevant.... hahah..

Casually calling your generation the 'sons and daughters of murderers' to your dad is a baller move

'When [his father] recovered himself, he managed, "You have nothing to feel guilty for." "Well, somebody has to bear it," Josef replied coldly. "And you don't seem willing." (GO OFF)

And just to be clear, that comment from his dad was Not meant to be comforting, he's trying to exonerate himself

Everyone's solution when they have a breakdown with their family is to just go right back to Heidelberg

'The last person Hans had expected to see on his doorstep two days into his break was the friend who had, only a couple days prior, bid him farewell. But there was Josef, failing to cover his rattled expression with an excited grin. The effect was something crossed between madness and terror.' such a mood

Stop trying to convince him you're okay, Josef, you're a mess. For God's sake, you're SLOUCHING, you're clearly losing your mind

What a way to lose your inheritance, my guy

Hans' immediate solution to Josef telling him everything that just went down is to go make tea, what a sweetie

And he goes to help him move back into his flat, including the random collection of furniture and odds and ends Josef grabbed from his house before he left

Casual dunk on the English language

Neither of them has ever visited Klaus' apartment, and they're both clearly too nervous to invite themselves over there lmao

School's back in session heyo

They're prepping for a secret society session and waiting their turn to go scope out the location

'Underneath the excitement of the night, a tension was running through each conversation. Only Georg seemed to be at ease, though whether that was due to having no troubles or because he was less inclined to show it was up for debate. Klaus had avoided his go-to topic of girls he'd met over break. Peter couldn't quite hide the look of caged panic on his face. Josef couldn't stop talking, and Hans couldn't find anything to say.' hot messes, all of them

"And remember our cover in case we're spotted - " " - We were trying to figure out where our lecture was moved to for next week," all four voices said simultaneously in matching dryness. Georg continued, "Honestly, Peter, even if we were caught, nobody would fall for it. Hans looks like he's just left orientation for gymnasium, and you look ready to take political office." (just a reminder that Hans is just a lil guy)

PETER CUT HIS HAIR???

THIS IS THE WORST NEWS

Yk, there have been a couple of references to the university trying to crack down on potential fraternities, and if I'd actually used that as a through-line, this storyline might've worked out a lot better

Oh, I was wondering why Hans seems to be fixating on how all of these men seem to match and wear their station in their posture, but, right, his dad's not his dad, he's had a bit of a startling couple of months, he probably would feel out of place

Aaaaand he fainted

Klaus being the first one to jump over to help him is somehow both really in character and really not and I can't describe it

They (the lads ofc) led him outside and he's fine, he's chilling

Except he's not, he's wondering if by telling his friends the truth whether they'll turn on him and have him removed from their secret society and try to call him out as a liar

A common thread through a lot of these lads in thinking that the truth will make them lose everyone in their life

"What do you normally do after... episodes?" Peter asked, interrupting Hans from his negativity. "Anything we should be doing?" Hans waved him away and moved aside to get out from Klaus' grip. "No, I usually just take a nap or something, but right now, I'm full of energy." The energetic Hans appeared no different than how he typically did.' (so Hans of him lol)

Obviously the best way to vent pent up frustration is to start vandalizing the school

This boy is out of control

(He overturned 1 garbage can)

Oh wait, the next morning, he and the lads all wound up sleeping at Peter and Georg's apartment, and Hans wakes up on the couch staring at a pedestrian crossing sign that they stole oop

'A few other memories flooded his mind. For someone who seemed so uptight, Peter was suspiciously good at street art.' HA incredible

Ending Thoughts:

Now it's Peter and Josef's turn to have their own lil breakdowns! If we count Georg's threat of being kicked out of school, all five of the lads have reached their wits' end. Yay!! But now we seem to be reaching the turning point, so it may be time for them to start crawling their way out of the pit. Or maybe not! We'll see!

[subtile-jagden]

A little something about Ernst und Gretha Jüngers relationship

(Anon, I hope you meant his first wife and not his second!)

Their relationship seems to have been based on mutual love but the power dynamic was very off. Ernst Jünger was a misogynist in the classic sense for the first half of his life and had a very domineering personality which influenced his marriage.

They became a couple when Ernst was 27 and Gretha was 16. This is something not super uncommon in this time but in a letter from Gretha, when she´s in her 30s, she admits that she was half a child when he married her and was not able to stand up to him properly.

Young Gretha had a passion for acting and worked at a theater. Ernst disapproved of that, he did not like her dancing and singing in front of other men. While he tried to portray himself as an anti-establishment type of guy he wanted his relationship (and later marriage) to be a very standard, “Spießbürgertum”-approved one. An acress as a wife did not fit into this picture, so Gretha quit. In letters to her he describes how he is going to mold her to his liking and help her be the person he thought she should be and that she in return will help him achive everything he wants.

He loved her but influenced by his view on women he did not take her serious. In a diary entry when Ernst was around 50 he wrote that he needed to get to an older age to appreciate the conversation and the opinions of women (side note: towards the end of his life he expressed the opinion that matriarchy is preferable to patriarchy. So he changed his views quite radically). This view was very much influenced by his father who advised him “that his future wife should be from healthy stock. She doesn´t need to be beautiful and shouldn´t be too smart, as he himself is smart enough for both of them”.

Gretha called Ernst “der Gebieter“ (engl. Lord, Master). Both in an sarcastic way as she knew he wanted to be the one in charge but also because she accepted it.

Ernst cheated a lot. In the early years of their relationship he apparently did not, even promising her in a letter that he would never betray her, that he thinks it is a terrible thing to do (as a reaction to the family finding out that his sisters husband cheated on her). But already starting in the early 1930s he broke his promise. Friends and his brothers teased him about his unfaithfullness, describing him as “loyal/devoted but not faithful”.

During WW2 he had multiple affairs (Gretha gave him a free pass: “What happens during the war…���). Until this time the cheating was purely physical. But while being stationed in Paris he fell in love with the German-Jewish emigré Sophie Ravoux, seriously considering leaving Gretha. Gretha learned about his feelings when she read diary entries (Ernst regularly sent them back to her for safe keeping). This caused a huge crisis in their marriage. Gretha felt betrayed and abandoned. Especially considering that Ernst was in the relatively safe Paris living the high life with his mistress, while Gretha was back home, which already got heavily bombed. She had already packed her things ready to leave him for good. While Ernst seemed to really be sorry and begged her not to go, he also did not seem to understand what Grethas problem was. In his eyes he fulfilled his duty as a husband: he provided for her and their children but was basically like “you have a roof over your head and food in your belly what else could you possibly want?!”. Gretha stayed and Ernst left his mistress (but later he kept on cheating regularly).

Towards the end of the war, when Ernst was at home again their relationship improved. When the news of their sons death reached them, it brought them closer together too.

Gretha resented that he moved the family around a lot, she did not like living in Southern Germany, she wanted to stay in the north. In the 50s she left Ernst for a while, going back to Northern Germany because, you guessed it, his continuous cheating.

Finally, a few words about Gretha:

She seemed to be a very strong woman but was also a push over when it came to her marriage. She had a lot of internalized misogyny, something that nowadays gets used inflationary but she is like the symbol for it. In a letter to Ernst she writes “You know that I don't think much of my own gender”. It seems to be a defensive attitude, she felt threatened by other women, rightly so since Ernst has always been a womanizer. She primarily blamed the women for his infidelity. She learned to stand up to him as she got older but still tolerated more than she actually wanted to.

When Greta got sick he took care of her and seemed very lost after she died.

[in-the-nighttime]

omg i have not seen anyone else interested in kaltenbrunner and skorzeny , but could you do some kaltenbrunner nsfw headcanons?

okay yes for SURE these are all purely vibes based bc i know like how he was at the nuremberg trials and that’s it

- starting it off strong. i think kaltenbrunner would be really into having his dick sucked. like more than average. he’d look down at his partner all proud, having a little ego trip, pretending like he has no reaction. but later on he starts whining and wincing and hissing a bit. Would also be really into cumming onto his partners face i think? Like reaaaalllyyy into it, comically so even

- i think it is Long. And curved upwards. I said what i said.

- this is a little questionable but i think he would also be into like. being a little tipsy during sex. like Help Ernst drank like three beers and now he’s horny.

- if you’re like me and think his dueling scars are hot (hilarious how the point of dueling scars is to be hot, basically), he would be like, a little indifferent to having them touched or kissed, sadly. but if you kept kissing his scars and telling him he’s strong and tough he might give in a little and encourage you

- okay the here’s the real main course. he’d be really into wearing his uniform during sex of any kind. he would definitely also like it if his partner wasn’t clothed, but he was fully clothed. he’d probably do some crazy shit like close his eyes and focus on the sound of his medals moving in the middle of sex. which personally i think is super hot. Tehehhee

- after sex he would be kinda quiet, but appreciative, a little smiley even. he wouldn’t be huge on affection but he might stroke his partners hair silently afterwards, or . Or basically just roll over and say goodnight and pass out immediately and start snoring. just a coin toss each time with him

- might get a little bit loud during sex, but not really even realize. sorry for the loud austrian stereotype

- This isn’t even a headcanon i just want his fingers in my mouth and im obsessed with his hands. Thank you for reading this far if you did lmao it’s like 4am for me

[the-ravenclaw-werewolf]

I would love see that! Tho I imagine some of the more dangerous ones are more far away. Tho like is villain organization also a part of this? Because I think it be interesting to see how some of them will reaction to how the other run. For example Shigaraki actually give the League of Villains more freedom and does treat them with respect. But someone like Muzan who is a control freak over Twelve Kizuki and willing to kill them off.

It would be interesting to see different teams of antagonists interact with each other. From arguing over their ideologies to trying to defend themselves (if they do at all) with their motives/backstory(s). Not the mentions the fights, like the Twelve Kizuki vs the League of Villains. (i.e. Toga vs Daiki or Dabi vs Doma)

Disclaimer:

However I, at first, tried to bring more than one villain from the same show since not all of these here are real antagonists, but then it would make watching these other shows pointless. And there will end up being more characters to keep track of. So I, and Entity, apologize in advance to all the normal people in this list.

(But whoever picks this up, it's up to them to do just 40 antagonists or pick just a few or more.)

(And remember, ALL of this is also subject to change since this just a bunch of ideas FUNINTHEEYEOFMADNESS and I came up together on the spot.)

🚨 THIS IS ALSO ANYONE'S MINOR SPOILER WARNING JUST IN CASE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! 🚨

Title:

The Antagonist’s Role (Some Conventional)

or something else (In the title I’m trying to convey that these people are the antagonist to the protagonist, but some only fill in that role because of convention).

Synopsis:

Spin-off fic, (non-canon), where the Entity is feeling vindictive against the antagonists of the 40's stories, so it makes another dimension kidnaps the antagonists of the 40. It doesn’t want to take those who are innocent, but there will be an imbalance to the universes if it tries to take more than one from the same dimension, (excluding the 40).

Just like MCS (WE), it will be a reaction fic to their respective stories. However, since Entity wants to rub salt into the wound, the antagonist will also be reacting to what is happening with the 40 cast, showing that they are growing, healing, and all around just doing better than they are.

Characters:

Now some characters are obvious, but others are just antagonists by convention:

Cowboy Bebop: Vicious

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Ozai

Legend of Korra: Amon OR Unalaq OR Zaheer OR Kuvira

Ouran Highschool Host Club: Benio "Benibara" Amakusa (Everything about this woman wants to make me pull out my own hair!)

Death Note: Light Yagami

Black Butler: The Undertaker

Hetalia: Belarus (Listen… if RUSSIA is scared of her, then you need to run for the hills!)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Father

Blue Exorcist: Satan

Hunter x Hunter: Hisoka Morrow OR Chrollo Lucilfer OR Meruem

Kuroko’s Basketball: Daiki Aomine OR Seijūrō Akashi OR Makoto Hanamiya

Attack on Titan: Zeke Yeager

Danganronpa: Junko Enoshima

Free!: Rin Matsuoka (I know I shouldn’t do this to him, but he was an antagonist during the beginning.) OR Hiyori Tono (I still hate him for what he said to Haru!)

Kill la Kill: Ragyō Kiryūin

Haikyuu: Oikawa Tooru (I am not dissing him, I love his character! But he was the antagonist to beat.)

Assassination Classroom: The Reaper

Food Wars!: Azami Nakiri

One Punch Man: Garou

Erased: Gaku Yashiro

My Hero Academia: All for One OR Shigaraki

Mob Psycho 100: Toichiro Suzuki

Yuri on Ice: Jean-Jacques Leroy (I don’t hate him, but like some of the others, he is pretty much antagonistic to the cast of YOI.)

Kiss Him, Not Me: Takeru Mitsuboshi

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K: Kusuke Saiki

Miss Kobayashi Dragon Maid: Jida/Jii

The Royal Tutor: Ernst Rosenberg

Kakegurui: Kirari Momobami

Cells at Work: Cancer Cell

The Promised Neverland: Isabella OR Peter Ratri

Love is War: Oko Shinomiya

Fruits Basket: Akito Sohma

Demon Slayer: Muzan

Dr. Stone: The Whyman

Given: Ayano Kasai (I know she is not an antagonist, but she was a little antagonistic.)

Beastars: Melon

Welcome to Demon School Iruma Kun: Ami Kirio OR Baal

Toilet Bound Hanako-kun: Yugi Tsukasa

Jujutsu Kaisen: Sukuna OR Geto

SK8 the Infinity: Ainosuke Shindo/ADAM

Setting:

Instead of a mansion, the Entity makes a prison for them to stay in. There are three levels of the prison:

Level 1: Misplaced

These are characters where they go up against one of the 40/interact with them, but it doesn’t mean they are evil or mean, they just happened to be the antagonists of one of the 40’s stories. They are given actual rooms, their own bathrooms, good meals plus desserts, good clothes, and misc. items to entertain themselves. (Plus their own kitchen, gym, craft room, etc.)

(This will house:

Oikawa Tooru

Jean-Jacques Leroy

Ayano Kasai)

Level 2: Disciplined

It’s almost the same as Level 1 except they are the bad guys of their stories but they actually have shot at redemption. They will have their own room, but only with the bare necessities. They are still served food, but any desserts, misc. items, or any kind of reward will only be given if they actually work to redeem themselves.

(This will house:

Benio "Benibara" Amakusa

Belarus

Daiki Aomine OR Seijūrō Akashi OR Makoto Hanamiya

Rin Matsuoka OR Hiyori Tono

Garou

Takeru Mitsuboshi

Kusuke Saiki

Ernst Rosenberg

Kirari Momobami

Cancer Cell

Isabella (If you choose her)

Oko Shinomiya

The Whyman)

Level 3: DETAIN

There are the worst of the worse, monsters, villains, you name it. They will basically be treated like prisoners for their stay. All of them wear collars that not only block their powers but will shock them if they attempt to do anything remotely evil, violent, etc.

(This will house:

Vicious

Ozai

Amon OR Unalaq OR Zaheer OR Kuvira

Light Yagami

The Undertaker

Father

Satan

Hisoka Morrow OR Chrollo Lucilfer OR Meruem

Zeke Yeager

Junko Enoshima

Ragyō Kiryūin

The Reaper

Azami Nakiri

Gaku Yashiro

All for One OR Shigaraki

Toichiro Suzuki

Jida/Jii

Peter Ratri (If you choose him)

Akito Sohma

Muzan

Melon

Ami Kirio OR Baal

Yugi Tsukasa

Sukuna OR Geto

Ainosuke Shindo/ADAM)

All levels are separated by another floor, with Level 3 in the basement to Level 1 at the top. There is around the clock monitoring thanks to Indigo and they are allowed outside, but Level 3 are the only ones who are scheduled with times and such.

The ground level is where they’ll be viewing what is going on with the 40. And the Entity is much more involved. FUNINTHEEYEOFMADNESS came up with the idea that to the people in Level 1 it would talk to the occupants like an empathic therapist. Level 2 is a no nonsense tough love overseer with the same empathy. And Level 3 is where the Entity will be the jail guard/jester/tormenter, pointing out their flaws, the pyrrhic victories and just rubbing it in. And, for the more arrogant of the prisoners, it will showcase their reality warping abilities to prove a point.

To quote FUNINTHEEYEOFMADNESS, "I would also imagine that for level's 2 and three the entity would make the prisoners do prison chores, but only to prove a point and make them build character. As any real chore can be solved by their reality warping effects."

The prison island would even be surrounded by an Eldritch Abomination to replace the ocean and act as a deterrent to kept them from trying to escape, (not that they could).

Something like this:

The Eldritch surrounding the island is obviously alive, but it reacts differently to the people coming outside. For Level 1, it will act similar to a puppy and all round just be playful and helpful to them. With Level 2 it will act indifferent, not choosing to intervene but will do so if necessary. But if someone from Level 3 steps outside without permission, it will go into berserk mode.

Ending:

Since this non-canon, it's kind of opened ended, but this what FUNINTHEEYEOFMADNESS and I came up with:

They will all have their memories erased OR only Level 3 will have their memories erased, (to which they will get back when they 💀) while Level 1 and those who redeemed themselves from Level 2 will keep their memories.

As to their connection to the 40, there are two scenarios:

1. Those who kept their memories while contact them when they get the chance and apologizes/helps the MCS (WE) cast with their adventures.

2. Somehow, someway, the 40 finds out what the Cloaked Figure is doing, those who have the unredeemable villains would see this a fitting punishment while those who have antagonists who are still redeemable or who are just antagonists by convention would ask if the Entity is insane. (And might even ask Entity to allow those of Level 1 to come back with them to the mansion and Level 2 once they’ve redeemed themselves.)

Reaction/Interaction Excerpts:

And of course, how can a can this be a reaction fic with some reactions?

To their stories/the 40:

To quote FUNINTHEEYEOFMADNESS again, "I would imagine they would either be downtrodden, guilty or seething in jealously. Another good point, since the 40 story is about hurt and comfort, the characters learning from each other and making themselves feel better, the villainous 40 would be judged by their peers and criticized. This can range from insults, being appalled by each other's actions or just rubbing it in each other in a sense of hypocritical moral superiority."

To each other:

Level 3 would have those arguing who had the better plan, motive, who had the harder protagonist to deal with etc. Basically an ego measuring contest. And the other levels would want to stay far away from them.

Level 2 would have them defending their case on why they did such actions, even though most of them won’t buy it, and some would actually engage in nice conversations. Level 3 would just call them pathetic while Level 1 would attempt to be friendly, as long as Level 2 cooperates.

Level 1 are just confused about why they are there and want to go home. Reactions to each other may vary, but they would be nice and comfort each other while allowing themselves to relax slightly since they are living much more luxuriously then they had been before. Level 3 and the stubborn half of Level 2 would be glaring at them while the redeemable half of Level 2 would be glad that they are in good living conditions.

How they would interact:

Level 3:

Ozai, Satan, Ragyō Kiryūin, Azami Nakiri, Toichiro Suzuki, and Akito Sohma would all be complaining to each other of how their bloodline/family members are such failures and how they would want to exact their revenge for going against them. They still don't get along, but they bond over that.

Light Yagami would keep trying to argue that he is not a villain, that he is a god, and all that nonsense, and it's usually Sukuna OR Geto, who yells at him to shut up and threatens to strangle him, shock collars be damn.

Yugi Tsukasa and Junko, somehow, bond over how much joy it bring them to see others in despair.

ADAM and Hisoka (if you chose him) would share in how they are looking for the most skilled/strongest, but when ADAM learn that Hisoka is a... ADAM would request a restraining order against him.

Amon OR Unalaq OR Zaheer OR Kuvira and Zeke Yeager would indulge in their own ideas of equality and freedom along with their radical methods of how to achieve such goals, (Light wouldn't be in this since he sees them as criminals and not himself, talk about hypocrite.)

With every interaction and banter Undertaker would just be shaking and crying with laughter as he finds all of this to be hilarious.

Level 2:

Benibara, Seijūrō Akashi (if you chose him), Kusuke Saiki, Kirari Momobami, and Oko Shinomiya would all be fighting for the leadership role in the group, and some of them are willing to draw blood to get it. (But it's Isabella, again if you chose her, who assumes the leadership role.)

Kusuke would actually try to study Cancer Cell while Garou would also be demanding to fight him to determine who is the strongest. This resulted in the two being threaten by Cancer Cell on a weekly, to daily, basis to stop.

The Whyman would just watch the humans being stupid.

Level 1:

All three of them get along, even though both Oikawa and JJ has egos the size of a house, (though these two would share in their woes of how they are the best and yet always fall short to someone else), and the three would comfort each other if need be. And JJ, who is the oldest in the group, would unconsciously take up the parental role.

Conclusion:

It the same premise as MCS (WE) except that this centered around the antagonists of the stories and most of them are either getting treated like the scumbags they are or are getting redeemed.

I'm not sure if FUNINTHEEYEOFMADNESS or if anyone else is going to actually write this, but if anyone does, or if they just what to keep bouncing around ideas, I'll happily lend a hand and or ear!

[lookherecomethewormies]

all the time i used to see people online say "we need more gay media that isn't about suffering or homophobia" but i've always been against that strain of thought, or at least what it represents. what i really want is for straight people to stop writing about homophobia INSTEAD of us. i feel like i'd want a least a little pathos in my gay writing. it has a complex effect on how i act and think and stuff, especially as someone who exists in a society built directly to antagonize us. it frustrates me to no end when, like, some trans person writes about LGBT stuff in a way that's a little subversive, makes the viewer a bit uncomfy.... uhhh isabelle fall and rhys ernst with adam are the first that come to mind... and people just dogpile them for transphobia and shit like....

i do not think we should dogpile on queer creators for writing about any type of LGBT-phobia without thinking like big boys about it. i think there are probably more important reasons gay people write about homophobia than internalized bigotry or smth.

ive never read isabelle fall and never watched rhys ernst so i can't offer any critical analysis here but still the REACTION people also have to their works without reading or watching them just freaks me out. we gays can get our entire careers knocked the fuck down by a bunch of cissies being all performative about their allyship like in the isabelle fall case, but when straight people legit espouse offensive ass shit in their creative work, no problem, we just headcanon it out. butters southpark has pronouns now its ok

[angstics]

I also read that article a couple months ago about Adam Lambert having to interrupt if you could see her for the laughter, and sure enough he had to fucking do it tonight too!! twice!! and tbh I get the feeling it happens most nights 🙃🙃 later in the show when some dude whooped when clifford punched ernst I was sitting there like what are the chances he also laughed at "she doesn't look like a Jew". i also saw ur older post about how they changed klub to club so that it wasn't the kkk anymore and while it could have been just a stupid innocuous change, after seeing how they transformed the theater and bar areas to feel immersive to the audience it's clear that it's absolute coward shit, like if you wanna make people feel like they're at the kitkatklub then it should have been more unsettling for the audience, make them sick over it!! but clearly their priorities where elsewhere. tbh (voice of a guy who 5 hours ago had never seen cabaret->) I don't think it's really a show you can produce on such a large scale, at least not if you want the impact of immersion

THAT'S A CONSISTENT THING? at that point, it is confirmed a lack of immersion in the story world. its uncomfortable, but the content being bigoted doesnt necessitate a bad reaction. some goofy representations of bigotry or allyship can elicit a laugh at for being badly represented. as an extreme example, remember this. it's all in the delivery. you're making art, not having a conversation. make your art effective.

on the other hand ---------- this is another uncomfortable thing, and i know contradictory of my initial point. and i will say i prefer a somber tone from the audience to contrast the emcee's joviality in the film / ire on stage. but the song (as the musical) is supposed to lull you into a false sense of entertainment. it can be darkly appropriate to laugh at the song. i think a better musical would take advantage of this and elicit reflective guilt. not trusting that the audience feels guilty, complicit in their entertainment is an insecurity from lambert (and reflective of the production if he keeps doing it). what im saying is that it's yet another contradiction that they want people so immersed in the world (as to make them the patronage of this cabaret) but not THAT immersed. ------ i guess, and this is another thing, this is related to how the emcee has become an amorphous figure meaning everything and nothing. for or against, nonconformist or fascist, queer sympathizer or queer fighter? now im just ranting, but it gets frustrating trying to figure something out when it's a remake (current broadway show) of a remake (90s mendes revival) of a remake (the 1980s revival) of a remake (the 1972 film) of a remake (the original 1966 show) of a remake ("i am a camera" play) of a book that is a fictionalized version of a lived experience that is itself unreliably told.

not even to mention the "kkk" thing. an upsetting mess that is celebrated endlessly! whatever!

[thesandu-mga2024mi5015]

Research Eastern European Art Background

Because the artist Magdalena Abakanowicz lived in the era of Dadaism and Surrealism. There happened to be an artist "Jan Švankmajer" who was similar to Magdalena Abakanowicz in some aspects. So further research was conducted here.

Dadaism

Dadaism emerged in the early 20th century as an avant-garde art movement that rejected conventional norms and sought to undermine traditional aesthetics. Originating during World War I in Zurich, Switzerland, Dadaism was a reaction against the chaos and destruction of the war. It embraced absurdity, irrationality, and anti-art principles, often challenging societal values and institutions. Dada artists like Marcel Duchamp used unconventional materials and techniques, such as ready-mades and photomontage, to create works that questioned the very definition of art.

Surrealism

It followed Dadaism and evolved into a more structured art and literary movement. Founded by André Breton, it aimed to free the subconscious and explore dreams, fantasies, and irrational thinking. Surrealist artists like Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst employed techniques like automatism and juxtaposition to create dreamlike imagery. Surrealism aimed to bridge the gap between reality and the subconscious, delving into themes of desire, fear, and the uncanny.

Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer, born on September 4, 1934, in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), is a renowned filmmaker and artist whose works blend Surrealism and Dadaism with a distinctive personal style. His artistic career spans the mid-20th century through the early 21st century, during which he became a pivotal figure in avant-garde cinema.

Artistic Style

Švankmajer’s artistic style is characterized by the use of stop-motion animation, surreal imagery, and tactile aesthetics. He often integrates everyday objects, clay, and puppetry into his films to create eerie, dreamlike atmospheres. His works frequently explore themes of human psychology, the grotesque, and the interplay between the animate and inanimate.

In many of his works you can see that there are many different compositions of characters, objects and lenses, and that a deeper expression is achieved through collage, combination and placement in front of the camera. I think this is clearly a Dadaist way of expression.

He once said in "Athanor - The Alchemical Furnace" that he wanted to express the content with touch, and express feelings and emotions through the actors' reactions, movements, psychology, and emotions, through their lips and bodies.

This is exactly what I see in Magdalena Abakanowicz's work. Just by looking at it, I can feel the human body, the hurt, the pain, the sense of security, the sense of being wrapped. There is a warm effect.

So in the next game, I also want to try to learn from this director, and enhance the feeling of Magdalena Abakanowicz's fabric texture through the reaction and sound of things touching.

[project1939]

200 Films of 1952

Film number 175: The Merry Widow

Release date: September 5th, 1952 

Studio: MGM 

Genre: musical 

Director: Curtis Bernhardt 

Producer: Joe Pasternak 

Actors: Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn

Plot Summary: The fictional European country of Marshovia will soon go bankrupt, but a miraculous chance to save it presents itself in a rich American widow of a former Marshovian. If the King can lure her to the country, and his nephew Danilo can woo her into marrying him, her $80 million dollar estate will be theirs. 

My Rating (out of five stars): ***¼  

I liked this one more than I expected to. It’s a remake of the classic 1934 Ernst Lubitsch version with Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier, but it doesn’t reach that standard. For what it is, though, it's a decent watch- it’s a competent colorful MGM musical with a bubbly little plot. Fernando Lamas was the big highlight for me- his beauty and charisma alone could carry a film. (some spoilers)

The Good: 

Fernando Lamas. Oh. My. God. He is gorgeous! I felt melty every time I looked at him. He was a fine actor and he had a lovely voice as well. He later married my huge crush Esther Williams, and I think I would die if I saw them together. I’d double swoon, not knowing who to look at! They even made a movie together called Dangerous When Wet, which might be too dangerous for me to watch. 

Lana Turner was pretty good acting wise. I think her acting definitely got better as she got older. She looked amazing in some of those costumes, too. 

Turner’s vocal dub was shockingly good. She’s not a singer, but they actually found a dubber who sounded reasonably like her. They didn’t just shove Marni Nixon in there! 

The costumes! They were absolutely stunning. They were gloriously colorful and very flattering. Lamas looked scrumptious in his regal wear, and some of the stuff they put Turner in wowed me as well. I can’t vouch for how authentic they were to the year 1900, though.

The MGM Technicolor looked as beautiful as ever. There’s just something about the way MGM utilized it that tops any other studio. 

Una Merkel and Richard Haydn were both very effective in their supporting roles. Merkel went on to be a standout in 1961’s The Parent Trap as Verbena, and Haydn was just as memorable as Max in The Sound of Music. 

The plot was just good silly fun. 

The Bad: 

The casting of Turner, who is not a singer. I liked Turner in this, but it would have been so much better if they had cast an actual singer in the role. Jeanette freakin’ MacDonald played the role in the 1934 version for god’s sake! 

I wish there had been more music in it. I’m sure some of it was because Turner wasn’t a singer, but I kept wishing for more songs.

The ending was predictable from nearly the beginning. 

It was missing some of the creative spark of better MGM fare. Pasternak films did tend to be more rote than Freed’s, though. 

The musical numbers were also not filmed especially creatively. 

The overly disgusted reaction of Danilo when he thought he had to woo the older Una Merkel was gross. Yes, she was middle aged, but treating her like she was inhumanly ugly was insulting to Markel, but also to women in general. It was very dehumanizing. 

More disgusting East Asian stereotypes. There was a brief scene at the American Chinese embassy as they celebrated the New Year. The less said the better. I just wrote “NO!” in my notes. 

Accents! Why does the King of Marshovia have a totally different accent than his nephew? And a local Baron? And the Ambassador? It seemed like every person in the country spoke in a different way.

The Interesting??: 

Get a load of this quote by a French policeman when Danilo came to the station looking for a woman. When asked to describe her, Danilo can’t give any helpful information until he mentions she’s an American. “So she has long legs?” the policeman asks. “All American women have long legs. From the waist down, an American woman is incomparable. From the waist up, the advantage is with all French women!” 

 I. Can’t. Even. 

[aneddoticamagazinestuff]

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Last week, news broke that James Dean will star in a new movie-64 years after his death. A production company called Magic City got the rights to Dean’s image from the late actor’s estate and plans to bring him to the silver screen again thanks to the wonder (or terror) of CGI. Now, Dean, or the digitally resurrected version of Dean or whatever, will play the second lead in a Vietnam War movie called Finding Jack, with a living actor standing in as his voice.

Unsurprisingly, the announcement inspired a wave of immediate backlash around Hollywood.

Chris Evans called it “awful” and “shameful,” and Elijah Wood said, simply, “NOPE.” But it turns out the intense reaction was surprising to at least one person: Magic City’s Anton Ernst, the Finding Jack director.

Ernst told the Hollywood Reporter in a new interview that he’s gotten “positive feedback” about the movie and that the Dean estate has been “supportive,” saying it will inspire “a whole new generation of filmgoers to be aware of James Dean.” He didn’t see the overwhelming negativity coming. Per the Reporter:

Ernst spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the criticisms on social media, saying he was “saddened” and “confused” over the overwhelmingly negative comments. “We don’t really understand it. We never intended for this to be a marketing gimmick,” he said.

He also brought up Carrie Fisher’s appearance in the new Star Wars as an example of a way this posthumous CGI work can be done well, apparently missing the difference between honoring Fisher’s legacy in a role she was already scheduled to play and plopping James Dean in some random war movie half a century after his death.

When discussing whether resurrecting Dean digitally crosses a line with regards to posthumous casting, Ernst explained, “Anyone that is brought back to life – you have to respect them.” He noted Fisher’s posthumous appearances in the Star Wars franchise, saying that if the actress had expressed never wanting to be in a film after her death, or if her legacy or that of the franchise could be “tarnished” because of her casting, “then that should be a line.”

“I think the line should be … you must always honor the deceased’s wishes and try to act in a way that is honorable and full of dignity,” Ernst said.

Again, this is extremely different, since Dean could never have stated he didn’t want to appear in a film after his death because, uh, how would he have imagined that was even a possibility-but whatever. Finding Jack is still headed into production with an expected release on November 11, 2020, whether we like it or not.

[teriwrites]

Castle on the Hill: Chp. 20-23

My Live Reactions to Reading Through My 2019 Novel

'Peter Oberlin was not having a good day.' awww bud

We're going over the day and honestly it seems like a pretty good day so far - woke up early and well-rested, had a slow and chill morning, got some work done, enjoyed the warmth on his walk to campus to a study group

His debate got pulled apart but like that's the point of the study group

Ahhh wait I think we might be getting somewhere

'[Peter] left the podium with a disgruntled look on his face, and as he sat next to Ernst, the other young man reached out and patted his shoulder. Peter could still feel the weight of it, even as Ernst drew his hand away. (oh?)

The study group goes out to eat dinner, and since most of them only know each other through class, Peter winds up pretty exclusively talking to Ernst through the meal

How convenient! Their apartments are near each other, so they can walk home together

"So, you don't have much time left in your studies," Peter mentioned, clawing at something to say. Ernst laughed, "Yeah, it's about time I got ready to enter the real world. Whatever that means." As they walked, Peter felt a strange bout of indigestion. His stomach was twisting in discomfort, and he wondered whether it might've been the stew he ordered. It couldn't have affected him that quickly, right? Ernst's apartment building was closer than Peter's. He moved in front of Peter and reached out with a hand. Peter shook it, and the indigestion was joined by heartburn. He frowned for a moment, before realizing he'd forgotten to let go of Ernst's hand. He pulled away as though burned, and when Peter looked up into his friend's face, the look of curious suspicion on Ernst's face made Peter tear his gaze away and barely manage a quick 'good-bye' before moving quickly for his own apartment. Peter's heart was beating fast. What if he'd gotten food poisoning?' (yeah, that's what it is buddy. food poisoning. uh-huh.)

Cut back to the present, and Peter is just lying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling

'Stop it, Peter thought to himself, and flipped over onto his side. You're just making a big deal out of nothing. It doesn't mean anything.' Aaaaaand he's drifting back into denial folks

'And he truly believed it.' I love when a narrator calls out a character on their shit

Josef got another letter from his dad, who expressed emotion!!

That emotion is confusion.

He doesn't know why Josef would bother taking a class in political history, and with a professor 'trying too hard to force his ideas of how this country is to proceed from our history.'

'Better to keep the past in the past, is what I always say!' huh, i wonder where Josef gets his extreme discomfort addressing the past from

'His father ended it unemotionally, the same way he signed to someone on his board of trustees.' oof

Josef nooo don't go along with him, maybe politics isn't the field for you but that doesn't mean you have to cut it out entirely

'Perhaps he was being unfair to his old man - after all, the man had helped build up his grandfather's small automobile company into the powerhouse that it was. Without Norbert, the Weber auto company would've never gotten off the ground. And maybe Norbert wouldn't let them forget it, but wasn't that within his right? It wasn't that he was trying to be malicious. His words were only meant to push Josef in the right direction. He was born into a higher position, and with that came its privileges and responsibilities. Josef had to accept them both.' (i mean technically you don't Have to, but i appreciate the recognition. also the making excuses for his dad is honestly so sad to read but so real)

Yikes, you know Georg's in a bad state when he goes to JOSEF for advice

If he fails his next exam in that class, he's getting kicked out of the program oof

'Secretly, Josef was thrilled that his friend had come to him with his problems. The truth was, Peter was out somewhere and Klaus' apartment was too far to walk to.' ah okay that makes more sense lmao

Georg doesn't even know if he Wants to study law

Josef pulling out the 'hey you don't have to pursue what you studied! just having a degree looks good!', a classic

'Georg calmed down - or so it seemed, seeing as his breathing was no longer coming in gasps - and Josef felt comfortable enough to suddenly say, "I'm not sure I really love business, honestly." He wasn't sure where it came from.' (oh-ho! love some accidental honesty)

'and the two reached a silent yet mutual understanding that their conversation had never happened.' typical Men

Hans is back to visiting his professor, specifically to ask about his dad this time around

He wrote out questions and then memorized them because he thought reading questions off a sheet of paper would make him look dumb

I love this kid, what a hot mess

What a way to learn that your father was executed for being an enemy of the state - sitting in an office and going over stoichiometry problems

OH NO

I know this last chapter

Christmas market season heyo

'The man behind the counter was pointing out a couple of his favorite pieces to the American couple that was on the other end of the stall. Peter felt something like envy rising up when he saw them, but he pushed it down and moved along to other stands.' :( he's really going through it

Oh, hey! Ernst is here!

Oh, dear. Peter totally brushed him off.

'Strangely quiet, the only one who seemed able to talk was Klaus, and he was speaking at roughly a million words a minute. Despite this, even Klaus didn't seem very invested in what he was saying; his gaze kept trailing along the crowds of people.' classic Klaus

Huh, he suggests going ice-skating, but totally Not because Ingrid has mentioned being a pro at ice-skating. For sure not.

Aaaand he's ditching them to go hang out with Ingrid. Once again, classic Klaus

"Well, well, well," Klaus said as he approached Ingrid. "Fancy bumping into you here." Ingrid turned. She was out with two of her friends, who glanced questioningly at each other. This didn't hold Klaus back in the slightest. "Have you been stalking me?" Ingrid asked. (yes girly get right to the point!)

Her friends do Not seem keen on having this rando dude join them

Good news, folks! Klaus is terrible at ice-skating.

'Ingrid's friends mostly distanced themselves from the two of them, which Klaus took as a good sign. If Ingrid truly disliked him, wouldn't they spend more time there, hanging on and insisting on sticking by her side?' this man's truly so obnoxious

AND he's drinking too much glühwein

Killer combo

'Perhaps it was the alcohol, or perhaps it was simply the atmosphere, but Klaus found himself asking, "Could I talk to you alone for a moment?" Ingrid lifted her chin slightly. "I was thinking the same thing." (here we go)

'Klaus thought that he would find them a place to talk, but it was Ingrid who was leading him, for the most part.' i kinda love how klaus thinks he has literally any control over this woman, meanwhile she has been the one directing everything since they first met

And now the fun and games is over

TW for assault (it's light, but it's there)

'When Ingrid dragged him violently into a secluded alley, Klaus found himself stumbling. There was something unreadable in Ingrid's eyes. Klaus stared at her for what felt like a long moment, and then leaned down and kissed her. Almost as soon as he had done so, Klaus could feel himself being pushed back. The expression on Ingrid's face when he saw it was definitely no longer unreadable - it was pure fury. With a gloved fist clenched tightly, Ingrid took a step forwards and socked Klaus in the jaw.' (AS. SHE. SHOULD!!)

This fucking guy (derogatory)

I like to jokingly rib on Klaus, but not only is he obviously in the wrong for this, there's the underlying thought process through the whole scene (and honestly, some of the previous scenes) leading up to it that's so icky and show exactly why he'd think it's no big deal

[Ingrid] was fuming, pointing in accusation as she tried to form words - any words. "You... you!" "I?" Klaus asked genuinely. (the cutesy faux innocence isn't cute anymore, Klaus)

She's (validly) unloading on him rn

'Her voice trailed off, and Klaus tried to justify himself. "Ingrid, I'm sorry! It was stupid of me, and I'm not sober, and -" oh fuck right off

Ingrid's calling him out for, yk, lowkey stalking her all semester and never letting her set up boundaries

"Ingrid, I was just trying to be a friend! Friends hang out!" "'Friends' bullshit!" Ingrid hissed. "You've been trying to hit on me the whole time that we've been 'friends'!" (true)

He's getting defensive again ffs being like 'why'd you lead me alone into an alleyway wtf' and Ingrid's intentions were actually to not publicly embarrass him by calling him out in front of crowds of people in the city he's famously from :(

She was trying so hard to be nice, and he had to go and do That

'Klaus was left standing in the street, alone.' GOOD

Ending Thoughts:

Well, things sure aren't picking up for the lads! Sucks for them! Love that for me, though. Although seeing Josef defend his dad, Peter brush off his friend, and Klaus' whole disaster is rough. They all have a long way to go in figuring out their respective shit. I should be keeping better notes as I read through this for my revising, but honestly, I've been getting swept up into the lads' journeys. Which is probably a good thing!

[dancingisdangerouss]

Okay so writing this I’m not fully here atm so forgive me if this is weird, but can I request some headcanons of any of the EH characters comforting you after losing your best friend if possible? Just lost mine so Im craving some comfort- 🤪💀

Oh god I’m so, so sorry to hear that. Of course dear, I’ll do my best with the ones I know. I’m sorry for your loss, love (not sure if you mean by death or by losing the friendship itself, but grieving is involved in both. People forget sometimes that grief comes in a lot of different ways). It’s never easy losing someone you love.

Al:

He’s not the best comfort, namely because he doesn’t fully grasp the concept of loss. Judging from his reaction when he killed Max, he’s obviously upset but still kind of just like “oh no! Anyway…”

But he tries. He certainly wouldn’t want to lose you/have you taken from him. I headcanon that he and Max did also have a rocky relationship with some bitterness attached there, so that’s also a factor in him seeming so cold about his death.

He doesn’t like seeing you upset unless it’s something he caused (and even then, only if it was intentional). So he won’t really know what to say to offer comfort, but would definitely be a physical comfort.

Just like, letting you lay with your head in his lap while he strokes your hair, wiping or kissing your tears and massaging your shoulders. Holding you to his chest, silent as he lets you sob and talk about it. Even if he has nothing to say, he’ll listen attentively.

He’s…he’s also selfish. We know this. So I’m sure he’d somehow manage to eventually turn it into something to benefit him, like encouraging you to cuddle and cockwarm him on the couch, or indulging himself by going down on you because “it’ll help you feel better.” He’s an ass. 🙄

Ernst Toller:

Ernst would be incredibly sympathetic to your pain. He knows what it is to lose someone you love, and he’s dealt with existential questions and self-doubt.

He would offer spiritual comfort if that would be something beneficial to you, but he’s not the type of person to force beliefs on you if you’re not religious.

Ernst would be there for you in whatever way he can be, whether that be to be a listening ear, to offer words of wisdom/advice/comfort, or to just gently hold you in his arms while you cry.

Just a major softie.

Paul (Valley of violence):

There’s not as much known about his character, but we know he’s loved and lost, and no longer feels worthy of love or affection.

We saw how hard he took it when he lost his best friend. He would understand your pain, and feel comfortable opening up to you about his own, as well as his past.

Basically a support group/therapy session wherein you’re both getting mutual support for the things you’ve endured. Maybe even just sharing fond memories of those you’ve lost, then sharing a drink and watching the sun setting.

Arthur:

Arthur is wise (not beyond his years tho, he’s old lmao). He may not be empathetic, but he is very discerning, and would know exactly what words to say to make you feel better.

It’s always hard to tell with Arthur when he’s being genuine or not. Sometimes, I think he’s so deeply rooted in his own facade of himself that even he doesn’t know when he’s being sincere. So he’ll coo at you and be loving and soft and sweet, but you will never truly know what he’s really feeling.

Arthur does of course care for you, but his way of caring may look different from other people. He knows what “care” looks like and will emulate it, holding and rocking you in his arms, brushing a hand through your hair, etc. But it’s hollow love.

However—you sometimes catch him showing his own way of caring, keeping a consistent eye on you everywhere you go, ensuring you’re eating enough/sleeping enough/etc.

He may not have much compassion toward the dead (he shot our baby in cold blood and admitted to Khonshu he enjoyed doling out his punishments), but he doesn’t like seeing you in pain, so he does what he can to offer comfort, both in fake and earnest ways.

[palaquinn]

Tales from the Nightshade Clinic (Part 4)

“You are a madman, you know that right?”

“Bullshit!  I’m an uncertified GENIUS!”

“O.K. genius, explain exactly to me how in the hell your little idea would even work.”

“It’s simple, man.  All I do is carry around an epi-pen and have it ready to go.  I go into Magiannio’s, order the large order of garlic bread, garlic fettuccine, and a big old glass of red wine and have myself a little feast!  As soon as any reaction begins I grab the epi-pen and just shoot myself up and bing bang boom I’m good to go another round!”

Chester let his head fall onto the break room table while Ernst looked about triumphantly.  

“O.K. let's look at the problems here with that idea…” Chester began.

“There are no problems!  It’s flawless!”

“YOU DON’T HAVE CIRCULATING BLOOD ANYMORE YOU ASSHOLE!”

“Wait, what?”

“Blood, as in YOUR blood, is no longer moving around your body Ernst.”

“Oh bullshit.  I can feel my heart beating still!”  Ernst placed their hand over their chest and then paused.  They shifted the hand to the right, and then the left, up, and then down.  Chester looked on passively.

“Fuck I KNOW it’s in there…” Ernst scrabbled for his stethoscope and quickly began scanning for his own heartbeat.

“Seriously man.  How long have you been a vampire now?”

“No one told me my heart would stop!  Why would it stop?!?  Don’t I still move blood around?”  Ernst was on the verge of tears now as he looked up at Chester.  “I can’t have the garlic can I?”

A single blood red tear ran from his eyes as Chester shook his head.

“Just like I can’t have chocolate man.  It sucks, but for your health now you just can’t have it.”

“Man, I just want some pasta! Curse you, oh blight of undeath!”

“Stop being melodramatic.  You seriously didn’t know this stuff?”

“Not like the bastard that turned me gave me an instruction pamphlet afterwards!  I have no God damned clue how this works!”  

Bobbi stuck her head in the door of the break room.  “Y’all.  Calm it down.  We can hear you in the waiting room.”

Chester smiled and pointed at Ernst. “Genius over here is jonesing for pasta and trying to figure out his sudden aversion to garlic.  Any tips for the young and upcoming vampire?”

“Honey.  Please tell me how you’d eat it?  Hell, how you’d digest it?  Your stomach can’t handle material anymore.”

Ernst stood up looking shell-shocked “YOU MEAN I CAN’T EAT EITHER?!?”

Bobbi sighed, then looked down at the floor, shaking her head.  “You can try,” she offered.  “But you’ll throw it back up in about an hour.  Your body doesn’t…it can’t hold solid food anymore, sweetie.  Just can’t.”

“Yeah you’ll up-chuck it all like an owl pellet.” Chester added helpfully.

“Or a hairball.”

“Why do you guys know more about being a vampire than I do?!” Ernst wailed.  Chester shrugged and pointed at his medical badge for the clinic. 

“I have more hours here than you do.  I’ve seen more patients.  Sorry man.”

Giving up Ernst collapsed into his chair and buried his head in his arms.

“I just want some garlic bread man…”  

Bobbi crooked her finger at Chester, drawing him out into the hall, and bent down to whisper as quietly as she could into his ear.  “Have you told him his dick won’t work right yet?”

“Nope.” Chester grinned. “I think he’ll figure it out come date night.”

“Sure as hell above my pay grade,” Bobbi said, and sauntered back towards the waiting room.

[herrlindemann]

From OOR, May 2002 - Interview with Schneider and Flake:

“German bands always try to imitate their American and English counterparts,” says Christoph Schneider. “We also committed ourselves to that in the early days, by mixing hip-hop with hard guitars. You know, what every band on this planet does. That was mainly Richard's idea, we tried to build on his style. But hip-hop, that just had nothing to do with us. We didn't feel anything about that at all.” Yet it is the same Richard Bernstein who said about that early period in the Berliner Morgenpost: 'I got the chance to go to California and experience the bands we imitated up close. Only then did I realize that culture and climate determine what kind of music people make. I returned to Germany and started writing music that is characteristically German.' According to Schneider, that image needs some nuance. "Richard is the most stubborn of the bunch, we always have the most trouble convincing him of our ideas, especially in the early days. If he were in charge alone, the band would sound a lot softer and more poppy. It wasn't until Paul and Flake came along that our current martial style came into being. They had a punk past. That mentality appealed to us much more, at least we as Germans could get along with punk. Richard may claim the way we make music as his credit, but the fact that we sound so German is above all Paul's credit. In the other bands he played in, he also had highly developed ideas about how a band can distinguish itself. He always thinks about it a lot and in that sense is the theorist behind Rammstein. We owe it to him that we were able to muster the courage to take the risks we took then.”

“Pain, suffering and heartbreak have always been a source of inspiration for us,” says Christoph Schneider of the lyrics. “When we started the band, we all had relationship issues, some of us even had to leave their kids. Music in those days was an outlet for each of us for our frustrations. We are now ten years later and for me personally, suffering no longer plays any role in my life, but for Till it definitely does. And there are a few more band members who have to be in a constant state of pain and sadness in order to feel good. Although I do think that we will gradually have to break new ground if Rammstein is to continue to exist.” So to think that the band has become more cautious is a wrong assumption? “Yes, we have always played with ambiguity. In the very beginning we just tried everything. Until we heard the public reactions: 'Can a band make something like this, isn't it all too German?' Then we had to ask ourselves whether we had not gone too far with that ambiguity. Could we live with the judgment people had of Rammstein? Should we serve clear wine or leave our image in the middle without giving any explanation? We opted for the latter. This action-reaction dynamic is something we've been dealing with for years now, with public criticism counting as a yardstick: if they think we're going too far, then we know we're doing the right thing. Furthermore, it is a matter of being brave and saying: Was die Leute finden ist mir scheiß egal. Still, I think we've closed a phase with Mutter. We cannot continue to flirt with taboo themes, we have already pushed the boundaries of that.”

Flake: ‘There is humor in what we do, but it has crept in completely involuntarily. People see us as something comical, but that was never our intention.' Christoph: 'What we are playing now sounds authentic to our ears, we can identify with it. What we make is what we feel inside, what we experience as real. We bring comic subduing ganz ernst drüber, that's our craft. Till brings ridiculous subjects to the fore with a deadly serious face and a dramatic voice. We like that. It's good to leave people groping in the dark.' Oh, and otherwise Rammstein can still use as an excuse, entirely in German tradition: It was just a joke.