#i love sibling dynamics in media. can you blame me?

[canonically47]

Lemme guess.

You're slowly starting to get obsessed with Chet and Lorenzo right?

sighs... you got me

have an art of them btw :3

[jeonscatalyst]

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Tom and Zendaya are so adorable❤. I wonder what it's like to have this kind of connection with someone, wish I could experience just once in my life.

Anyway there's a comment on the post that says "they are always so in sync. This is me and my sister" and someone replies that she and her brother and sister-in-law are the same. And it just made me think about all those anons who love coming onto people's blogs to tell them how they are wrong to think there's something romantic between Jimin and JK because "I do what they do with my brother/My sister and I always behave the same way."

Tomdaya are engaged to be married and there are strangers who compare the way they are with each other to how they are with their blood-related family..

This is what I've been trying to say since 2018; that a certain type of dynamic or bond or whatever you wanna call it can exist in many different types of relationships. Just because you watch Jimin and Jungkook and see some aspects in their relationship that remind you of the relationship you share with your sibling or friend, it still does NOT cancel out the possibility of Jimin and Jungkook being more than friends (and vice versa, of course). Friends, siblings, cousins, parents & their children, and LOVERS can ALL be in sync with one another, share the same unique sense of humour, always be lost in their own little world and finish each other's sentences. It's not only exclusive to one type of relationship.

I always find those anons so stupid and frustrating. And it's not only them, unfortunately. To this day you'll still find "this is like me and my brother, shippers are so weird for forcing a sexual/romantic relationship on these boys" comments under Jikook videos. Like okay you are siblings and you do that, but that doesn't mean it's the same for all other people who do it as well. Life doesn't work like that.

You could be right about them only being just like brothers (we don't know) but people should really stop try and stop judging the world based on their own personal lived experiences and thinking just because one thing is true for them that it's definitely a Universal truth.

Nope.

All of this anon! All of this!!!!

This is something I’ve said countless times. Relationships don’t follow a single, set dynamic. Some couples have a “best friend” energy, while others might even give off “sibling energy” depending on the day..and both are completely valid.

I find it amusing when people try to assign specific qualities to certain types of relationships, as if those traits are exclusive to particular relationships. For example, arguing that two people must be in a romantic relationship because they’re “soft” with each other, or dismissing others as not being romantic simply because they play fight or roughhouse, is far too simplistic.

If you’re viewing relationships in such a narrow, rigid way, it likely points to a lack of experience or maturity in understanding how human connections actually work. Relationships are nuanced, varied, and deeply personal…they rarely fit neatly into predefined boxes.

A single relationship can embody multiple dynamics that come to light at different times. Couples aren’t confined to always being soft and tender with each other, just as siblings aren’t limited to roughhousing or being playfully mischievous. These behaviors can exist in any type of relationship, regardless of its nature. Relationships are fluid and multifaceted, and it’s those variations that make them so rich and authentic. If some people still refuse to understand this, then I don’t know what else to say.

In many ways, I blame romance movies, novels, and the way the media has portrayed certain types of relationships for so long. A lot of people haven’t had the chance to witness or experience the wide range of dynamics that real relationships involve, so they latch onto these idealized versions and genuinely believe that’s how life and love are supposed to work.

This is why people are so quick to dismiss relationships as “less ideal” when they’re confronted with the complexity and nuance of reality. They’ve been conditioned to expect picture-perfect romances filled with softness and fluff, without any room for the challenges, growth, or tough love that real relationships often require.

It’s honestly a bit sad when you think about it. That narrow view not only limits their understanding of life and love but also prevents them from appreciating the depth and beauty of relationships that don’t fit the fantasy mold.

[crispyanonart]

I just wanna thank you for being so lovely about the Maru/Seb dynamic 😭 I'm so tired of people babying Seb when he also needs to work on stuff and blaming Maru for his inability to (esp since I agree with you that she's trying to be a good sister and looks up to him). As someone also from a funky fam situation, it means so much to me to see the healing that can happen between siblings. It makes my heart warm to read your HCs 💖

I'm so so happy to hear this 🥹🖤 I love myself a classic trope but what I love even more are complex and nuanced characters ↓

[I'm so passionate about this because I experience my media consumption in a cathartic way - I tend to fixate with characters I relate to (as most people do I think), and growing up I found out that it's immensely healing to love and see other people love said characters. They are flawed yet can be adored by many - so what if I too am worthy of love and appreciation despite everything? Following this discovery I truly started to appreciate more and more complex characters and relationships (or headcanons if the source media isn't as deep), it really is more enjoyable and realistic this way for me.]

I love Sebastian (anyone can tell by looking at my blog lmao) and it would be so boring and reductive for everyone involved to think that he's just a poor guy who never did anything wrong and that the rest of his family are villains. Especially Maru, since she's clearly the one family member making the most efforts towards him. Sebastian IS babygirl and he CAN be held accountable, these two facts aren't mutually exclusive, and from here the resolution is much more satisfying and consistent too!! Especially in a family dynamic where one feels like they don't belong, siblings can be the strongest allies - I'll never shut up about this oh my god 😭

[tigreblvnc]

BLUE LOCK OPTION* MATCHUP EXCHANGE — part ii. *Pick the character of your choice!

Your match is...

— Itoshi Sae

✦ I had three characters to choose from, and out of the three, there was one who seemed like the obvious choice for you.

✦ I'm obviously talking about our national treasure of Japan.

✦ (Even though he doesn't like that nickname)

✦ In fact, I find that you two share some interesting similarities that would make for great conversations.

✦ Conversations that don't revolve around soccer, I mean.

✦ A rarity for our elder Itoshi.

✦ I'm thinking, of course, about the fact that you're both the oldest siblings in your families.

✦ You've both been handed a responsibility from birth that you didn't choose.

✦ And possibly, you've been blamed for it.

✦ In reality, it wasn't always your fault.

✦ Well, not entirely.

✦ But you both know what it's like when people put pressure on you with the classic line "You're the oldest, set the example."

✦ This is a topic you could have discussed, which in itself is extraordinary because I can't see Sae talking about Rin with just anyone. I mean, other than to say that his little brother is a burden.

✦ Since you’ve experienced the same family situation, the subject would be approached more deeply.

✦ I like to think that you’d be the only one who knows the real reasons why Sae distanced himself from Rin because I know there has to be one.

✦ Like you, Sae isn’t interested in small talk at all. In fact, I think it’s fair to say that he doesn't care about people; talking doesn’t interest him. Especially not just to talk. What he wants is to perform, be the best, and pass to the best striker in the world.

✦ "Not easily influenced by what's considered the norm (I don't like conformity much) and by extension social media" Well, I think he couldn’t care less either, and it really makes him sigh in boredom when he sees his face on billboards.

✦ To me, Sae doesn't care about compliments or admiration from people weaker than him, or people who don't know anything about soccer. He sets the bar so high that it's safe to say he's in a league of his own.

✦ Actually, I see two potential romantic dynamics for him: either someone very extroverted, like Shidou, or someone who’s on the same wavelength. Meaning, even if you don't share his passion for soccer, you have a similar general mindset. Basically, you're not annoying.

✦ He's clearly a lone wolf who needs to maintain his individuality. I think you'd be good at that, giving him his freedom. He, of course, lets you have yours. But I like to think that a meaningful relationship with Sae is one where he’s the one who comes looking for the other person more often than the other way around. He needs to desire the other person intensely for it to work.

✦ So, someone who sets the bar as high as he does.

✦ Someone chasing after him holds no interest in his eyes; it’s more of a nuisance than anything else. He doesn’t want that.

✦ (His brother, typically)

✦ (Ouch)

✦ "Fun fact: I wasn't going to download Instagram ever but the college I'm at forced me to." Hahahahaha, I don’t know why, but I think it’s EXACTLY the same for Sae!! I can't imagine what he'd do on social media, you know? So, his manager probably created an account behind his back for his public image, but it’s likely that it’s not even Sae who replies to messages there.

✦ That said, maybe he uses it to communicate with a few rare private contacts that matter to him.

✦ (Shidou. Though I’m not sure we can call him a "private contact who matters" in Sae’s eyes)

✦ (In this case, it’s mostly Shidou spamming messages, with Sae not sending any)

✦ That makes me think that you’re one of the lucky ones whom Sae actually picks up the phone for when you call.

✦ (Yes, that’s a reliable sign of love)

✦ (Especially coming from Sae)

✦ (To me, he’s definitely the guy who responds quickly to messages when he genuinely cares about the person)

✦ (Otherwise, it’s the perpetual "Seen")

✦ (Damn. Rin probably has a one-sided conversation going in his messages for months)

✦ "I tend to categorize people in my head as "weird (people I can get along with)" or "normal (people I have to mask around)"." I think Sae couldn't care less about how the public perceives his words, and he doesn't adapt his speech to suit the person in front of him. This brutally honest attitude probably resonated with you. You don't need to mask around him.

✦ For some reason, I imagine your first meeting happening on a plane, while Sae is traveling, and his seat is next to yours.

✦ Eight hours side by side, interested?

✦ Even though, honestly, he probably didn't say much in the first few hours.

✦ Oh, joy, Taxi Driver was playing on the in-seat screens...

✦ You know that movie with De Niro? It's his favorite.

✦ Discussing the character's psychology was your way in.

✦ He doesn’t know much about pop culture outside of soccer. So, I like to think that the movie was the starting point for many other topics that interest him, but he would never have explored them on his own. If it weren't for the eight-hour flight.

✦ You told him about those thriller books you read. It's a bit in the same vein as Scorsese's filmography, so it clicked with Sae.

✦ Proof: he was watching you talk the whole time. Watching someone is a sign of interest.

✦ Body language doesn’t lie.

✦ "looking at sunrises and sunsets" I quote our Egoist Bible: "He spends his holidays looking at the sea."

✦ Sae’s love language? Watching the scenery with someone. In complete silence.

✦ It’s about letting someone into his bubble. Allowing someone to enjoy the same view as him.

✦ He used to do it with Rin, and I like to think it’s a childhood memory that’s deeply ingrained in him, despite everything that’s happened since.

✦ "Blue and black are my most worn colors." Honestly, I see him in colors like magenta and white; you two make a nice color palette together. He’s always dressed with style and loves clothes that cost a fortune, so he’s pleased to stand beside someone who takes care of their appearance, like you.

✦ Did I mention that he occasionally returns to Japan with the fake excuse of renewing his passport, when he just wants to see you again?

✦ Of course, he never gives a date or time.

✦ But he always knows where to find you. He knows your habits.

✦ In the end, he pays attention to details when it matters to him.

✦ Because one autumn morning, your phone buzzes in your pocket.

✦ "12 PM at the usual restaurant."

✦ "I've already made the reservation."

© TIGREBLVNC 2024 | INTERESTED IN A MATCHUP EXCHANGE? CHECK THIS.

[jahayla-parker]

Premiere Pride : Freddy Carter x Reader SMAU

Descr: Social media AU of Freddy’s girlfriend attending the S&B Season 2 Premiere. Fluff

Warnings: flirting, and Freddy’s gorgeousness might melt your phones, otherwise it’s all just fluff. 💜

Freddy’s Story

Y/N’s Story

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yourusername: Freddy, I’m so insanely proud of you! You more than deserve everything you are getting to experience tonight ❤️ #sabseason2premiere

Photo credit: @/benbarnes

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freddycarter1: truly honored to have you on my arm tonight darling 😘 thank you for always supporting me xxx

kittheyounger: wonder what could cause that smoulder 🤔 x

freddycarter1: the sight in front of me was too beautiful 🤷‍♂️

yourusername: 🥹❤️

lbardugo: thank you Freddy for being our Kazzle Dazzle 🖤

shadowandbone: he’s a star 🤩

benbarnes: you know I took this photo cause he was checking you out, right? 😂😉

yourusername: I didn’t until I saw Kit and Freddy’s comments 🥹 but he’s so pretty, I love that smile ❤️

freddycarter1: it’s all yours darling xxx

Freddy’s Story

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yourusername: I’ll never get enough of these two! In case you hadn’t noticed, tonight I’m tagging along with my beautiful best friend and my beautiful boyfriend while they walk the red carpet for the S&B season 2 premiere! I’m so v proud; love you both sm!😘

p.s. full disclosure, the carpet is actually black 🤫

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freddycarter1: another great photo taken by my beautiful girlfriend 😘

daniellegalligan_: babe, ilysm! ❤️

yourusername: I love you more D🥰

daniellegalligan_: more than Freddy? 👀

yourusername: Danniiii, let’s not do this, hmm?😂

freddycarter1: that’s a no 😏

yourusername: Freddyyy, that was not a no🙄

daniellegalligan_: so it’s a yes? 😏

yourusername: I didn’t say that either 🙄

freddycarter1: it was a yes or no question sweetheart x 🤔

daniellegalligan_: yeah, so, what’s the answer?👀❤️

yourusername: I changed my mind, I hate you both 😒

sabcrows: i think your friendship with Dani while dating Freddy really helped them form that on screen sibling-like rivalry bond their characters have 🙂

yourusername: As much as I’d like up take the credit for such an amazing thing, they’re both phenomenal at their jobs; what you’re seeing in Nina and Kaz’s dynamic is all due to raw talent from these two 🤗

shadowandbone: classy 😊

Y/N’s Story

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yourusername: eternally proud of everyone on that stage, you all look great and this season is unreal 🤩❤️ honored to be here to witness this!

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freddycarter1: no one else I’d rather have as my guest tonight 😘

daniellegalligan_: so glad you could make it xxx

kittheyounger: Season 2, let’s go! 🙌

amitasuman_: ❤️ thank you for helping me with my wardrobe snafu

yourusername: I’ve got you girl, always 🥰

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freddycarter1: cheesing the night away 🖤

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yourusername: that smile 😍 (also, KANEJ!)

freddycarter1: 🥹 xx

netflix: the crows and their creator ✨

lbardugo: my little family ❤️

benbarnes: looking good everyone! 🖤

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shadowandbone: Freddy answers some questions on the carpet of the season 2 premiere!

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yourusername: My brunch boy x 🧇

freddycarter1: ❤️

benbarnes: how long did it take you to actually hear his answers? I could hear you playing the clip like 8 times 😂

yourusername: I was a bit distracted..😍 can you really blame me? 🤷‍♀️

freddycarter1: 😂 you’re insane, ily xxx

kittheyounger: Freddy is the King of brunch

jacktwolfe: 🥰

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[conduitandconjurer]

Last bit of negativity, I promise. Although it isn't really that so much as it's contemplation of character growth and regression.

So the bottom line: I've realized I don't like who Klaus becomes, or reverts to, in terms of masking and roles, around most of his siblings most of the time, in canon. I want to just shake him sometimes. "Stop hiding! You're not that person anymore! You have beaten death itself!"

I think that might be why watching TUA has always felt like pulling teeth. He has so much development away from his brothers and sister, but then is thrown together with them again and becomes this fawning passive intentionally dissociating fake-shallow reticent version of himself. His siblings love him dearly, but AS THAT ROLE and ONLY as that role. Klaus has to be a ditzy, flaky addict that can be pitied or dismissed whenever his presence does not fit with their own personal needs. And then blamed for exiting a uselessly negative situation and NOT being present (to be clear, his sibs have the right to be angry and disappointed with him for bad behavior in the past. This is not me excusing his every action).

It's so constricting to perceive and write him that way because most people see that version of him and think it's the only valid one (when it's actually a survival tactic, a mask, a mirage). But it's become inauthentic.

I'm disappointed to see him very much in the background save two quick glimpses of the promotional material (which, yes, I know is doctored and probably gives us no valid clues as to plot and content). I don't think we're gonna see him confront his siblings in a constructive way, ever ( eg "hey, this is who I am, I've outgrown a lot of the dynamic we had as kids, so have you, and that's okay" ). And just scrolling the reactions on my dash, I can see that my disappointment puts me in the minority because of my desire for media to be bittersweet (rather than just uniformly shocking or grim), with some manner of uplifting and earnest content in its final form, but that isn't what the cast and crew of TUA are about. This is dark satire with characters that you love so much that they break your heart when they abandon themselves over and over. I want to see Klaus sober and healed; maybe a happy ending isn't the point of TUA, for anyone in it. A lot of art, maybe even most art, is not made to be happy. All that it is charged to do is transcend the ordinary and help us to transcend it, too.

So, take my reservations with a grain of salt <3 I'm biased in favor of hope, and cursed with the need to find some kind of higher message to glean from what is ultimately fun, exciting, harrowing sci fi entertainment. It's definitely subjective and foolish of me to want to make an apple an orange, and being nettled that the apple doesn't taste orangey.

[kuruna]

💧🙉🌌🌈 for Xanthos! I have to say, I really love his complex character layers and dynamics with AZ. I find him to be pretty relatable especially his struggle with feeling needed and his fear of failures; I'm also the youngest out of my siblings so I feel that sense of wanting to be "useful" . I apologize if this comes off a bit too gushy, but seeing your works helped clarify my thoughts with the media itself and myself.

Aw don't worry about sounding too gushy, I love hearing people's thoughts and I'm glad he resonated with you in that way! I'm a middle child myself, so I do often think about my own sibling dynamics when writing for them 😭 🙉 HEAR-NO-EVIL - what is the worse thing your oc could hear from someone?

Xan is already his own worst critic, and has a bad habit of blaming himself for things that quite genuinely are not his fault (he also blames himself for things that ARE his fault, but that's more understandable 😭). However, it does hurt him a Lot when he's told something that confirms what he already thinks about himself. Being placed in a scenario where he feels helpless, or where he feels weak, are the worst things ever for him.

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

This is gonna be long because I love these types of questions... anyways! Whenever a media has "implied characters" (characters that are mentioned but not seen or named), I really enjoy taking them and giving them a design and voice ^.^ The first thing I decided about Xan was a design feature! I thought it would be fun if he essentially had an "upside-down" version of Lysandre's hair. The idea is still there but less obvious, because this proved to be way too hard to draw in a way I liked 😭 AZ was known as a great king who transformed Kalos into a land of prosperity, but it's also established that in the past, pkmn were seen as tools and not much more, and here was a king who treated a Floette like part of his family. Despite his greatness, he was surely seen as odd for it! The fact that his best friend is a sweet little Floette also tells me that he doesn't mesh well with other humans. What does that mean for his brother? I imagined someone who lacked AZ's skill for invention, but was charismatic and well-liked. And from there I imagined someone who (unfortunately!) would be the type to chastise AZ for not being a "proper" king, who maybe didn't make an effort to understand his brother as well as he should have. At the same I really dislike the idea of "everything bad can be blamed on this one guy," so I wanted to make a character that was complex from the get-go, rather than it being a situation where AZ's brother was just an evil jerk or something. If AZ is secure enough to not care what others think of him and to act as he wishes, his brother must be the opposite. This was my initial thesis for Xanthos, and still my go-to when I work on developing him! He is his brother's opposite. As for why I eventually decided Xan became immortal too... I forgot how the idea came about 💔 but I really like the inherently complicated dynamic he'd have with AZ in such a scenario, and the questions it creates. Is it possible for them to forgive one another after everything that's happened...? I would like to think they can... after all, they have all the time in the world to make amends.

🌈 RAINBOW - what advice would they give to their younger self?

Ohhhh he definitely has a whole laundry list of things he would want to say... other than the obvious ("can you pleaaaassee actually talk to your brother instead of attempting a coup in your desperation to be heard"). I think the #1 thing would be "stop acting so ashamed of the people you care for most! You cannot appease everyone, and this is fine!" The #2 thing would be "stop trying to do everything on your own! ask for help when you need it!!!" (funnily enough... I think a lot of the things he would say to his younger self are things he Does end up saying to Lysandre at some point 😭)

💧 DROPLET - random angst headcanon

Ended up doing this one last because I couldn't decide which little lore tidbit I wanted to use for it 😭 During the reconstruction of Kalos... while it took a bit to discover the Straight Up Immortality, people were quick to notice that Xan aged much slower than those around him. When his sons were both adults, for example, Xan only looked a few years older than them. Eventually this confusion grew into fear, and that fear led to Xan being rejected by his very homeland, despite all he'd done for it. (On this note 💔 Xan's sons were named Xerxes and Yeltaz. The name "Xerxes" is one of Xan's middle names, and the name "Yeltaz" is one of AZ's middle names. As you can imagine, AZ and Floette never got the chance to meet either of them 😔)

[mochamoth]

Rant on why I love and fixate over Scratch (sorry for bad writing + Long warning!!)

If you couldn't tell by my profile I am literally OBSESSED with Scratch. I first actually started watching AoStH about a year ago, because of a clip of the show I saw on tiktok. I thought it was funny therefore I checked the show out. And omg I became so fixated on Scratch specifically. Also don't expect a lot of these reasons to be deep, I am NOT a deep person 😭.

So first off his personality. I adore how he's both an asshole, but also a total wimp. Also he is so SO dumb but in a charming way. I love when he acts like an actual chicken, it's funny and cute (plus his LAUGH OMG, MOST ICONIC LAUGH NEXT TO PAPYRUS'S). Scratch is just a total loser who tries to act cool and I love him for it. Oh also the way his mannerisms are. Omg. The way he SITS. He'll casually just do the splits. On the floor. And the way he walks. And how he STANDS. HE STANDS LIKE A CHICKEN WITH HIS WING HANDS. IT'S SO CLEVER AND CUTE OMGG.

Next is his design. It's just- nice. It's a nice character design, especially when paired up with Grounder (I'll talk about him in a bit, dw I'm also a Grounder fan). I loveee his outfit (?) he has going on, it's simple but nice. I like his extendo-neck, it adds a LOT to him, same with his wing-like hands and arms. Also I'm bias but chickens and crows are my two favorite birds, so that alone is just a yes for me. His eyes are cute. Simple and cute. His COLORS OMG. I am autistic and some colors overstimulate me, so Scratch and aosth as a whole just- the colors are so pretty and nice. I love Scratch's blue-ish color. It's a very nice blue. Oh and he is SO fun to draw. Thank goodness too, cuz the last character I was obsessed with was Guzma, I love his design too but it's a nightmare to draw. The only thing I'd change about Scratch's design (not counting headcanons or styles) is his feet. More specifically his lack of claws. Where are they?? His name is Scratch, so why doesn't he canonly have claws? It's not a big deal, I headcanon he has retractable claws, but still.

Third, I kinda relate to him? Not too much like I did, again bringing up the last character I was obsessed with, Guzma, but still relatable. I'm also very dumb and gullible, and I'm the oldest of my siblings not counting step. I know Scratch and Grounder are technically twins, but for the sake of this I'm gonna say Scratch is ever so slightly older. I relate to random quirks he has like copying and playing out fictional media I like, talking very loudly, and being extremely clumsy.

Probably the most dumb reason on this but I adore it; his outfits. Omg. His outfits. My favorites are def the knight one, the astronaut suit, and I'm not sure what it's called but the outfit he wears in the Egypt episode when he tries to trick Sonic's ancestor. LIKE HE SERVED?? HELLO?? And those are just my favorites. He has such good style in my opinion, he ate almost every single outfit up (almost).

Ok so finally getting to this: his duo dynamic. Omg. Scratch and Grounder are like- my favorite villain duo ever. They're perfect. They balance eachother so nicely and are literally siblings. I love the type of bond they have. They fight almost constantly over everything, and are constantly blaming eachother for no reason, yet they still care for eachother. It's just not obvious. It's more obvious in Grounder, but Grounder isn't really mean. Evil and a shitty influence definitely. But he's not really that mean? Grounder kinda looks up to Scratch a lot, no pun intended, but Scratch also cares back. He just won't vocally say it. Like he has saved Grounder's life MULTIPLE times. And gets very defensive of him when he feels like it. They're not perfect, obviously. Scratch especially can be a total jerk to Grounder for no reason. But at the end of the day they do care for eachother. Hell even when they're not up to catching Sonic or helping Robotnik they're hanging out together, very rarely do you see them on their own. Once in a while yes they do their own thing, but they do hang out a lot. Also how their designs balance eachother is so nice. Scratch is this tall, skinny, chicken robot while Grounder is short, chubby, and a mole robot. Also little side note, the chicken robots Scratch is based off of (Cluckers or something) drive me insane 😭. Like I died probably 26 times from them. Anyways the colors too. Grounder's greenish teal compliments Scratch's red details. Idk as an artist I just like that fact. Don't ask me any deep questions about art btw, ik I work as an artist but I'm not that smart 😰. I like how even though Grounder is the short one Scratch will coward and cling onto him 😭 it's funny. And I love how chaotic they are. Just two dumbass guys doing dumbass things!! Coconuts when added is also amazing. I wish we got to see them work together more. But Grounder and Scratch on their own are again, perfect.

Oh. Also. I like how they're ACTUALLY separate characters. With a lot of duos I see one of two things happen a lot. Either they have very watered down personalities, or are literally the same person. I like how Scratch ans Grounder work together, but on their own are great characters still.

The final reason is probably the most.. I guess vague out of the others. I just feel like he could have a lot of depth. Ok I know he's dumb. He's made as a comedic henchman. He's not supposed to be taken seriously and it's a silly kid's show. But how him and Grounder are treated is lowkey dark? Like they LITERALLY said they're abused. And that's normal to them. They thought "hm yes let's force our robot kid to do chores! That's love!" Like no.. No that's not love 😭. I feel like that could also be a contributing reason to why Scratch is so hostile and cold, even to people he cares for like Grounder. It's because he doesn't know how to show it. But that's more headcanon territory so I dunno. And I feel like them fighting for a BIT of Robotnik's love tears them apart and it's kinda sad to watch. Like they could be very close but can't.

This was more of a sloppy rant than anything. And I don't really watch aosth that often. Not often enough to remember every single detail. So if anything is wrong I am terribly sorry 😭. But those are just a few huge reasons why I love Scratch so much. That's not getting into tiny specific details that don't really matter at all. Anyways I'm sorry for this long ass rant, I swear I won't do this often 😰 probably just one more time for another "show" if I feel like it, I just felt like ranting today! Thank you for reading this!

(Also photo of him. Cuz why not.)

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

To spoil you, Fuegoleon 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23 and 25 for the ask game (sorry, I went a bit overboard^^')

FUE FUE FUE FUE

(7,8,23 and 25 have already been answered ^^)

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

That he builds people up! He's the definition of a good man in my books, and one with true strength which comes from lifting other up, rather than push them down. If I could be half the woman he is a man, I'd be happy.

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

I find these very difficult for some reason, but ... hmmm... actually, I wonder how he'd fit into FMA. I imagine he might get well along with Alexader Armstrong, and would find a talking point about strong older sisters.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

...Maybe? I find having roommates a bit awkward, and it's different from moving together with someone that you are attracted to. I feel like this might get messy, unless we'd both either develop feelings for each other, or not. I could probably be roommates with him, but I also think that it could get messy. I just prefer either living alone, or then with a partner.

12. What’s a headcanon you have for this character?

I headcanon that sometimes, not often, but sometimes, when he is at his lowest, late at night, he ponders about getting back at William. He thinks about what it'd be like, to get some retribution, a sense of justice, even if he'd have to grant it to himself. At the end of the thought, he always concludes it not to be worth it. But the thought lingers. And it occurs to him, from time to time. He deems himself human for having such thoughts, but he also deems himself sensible enough to keep it as just a thought. Even if there might be some that couldn't blame him, if he did.

15. What’s your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn’t matter if it’s canon or not.)

Can... can I say my own? Because I am VERY biased towards it, because it brings me joy. As in, I will support anyone who wants to make an OC ship with him too, but my self-indulgent content is in Fue/Oc content. If not with an OC, then... hmm... Hmm... Maybe... uhh.... Fragil? She's a hard worker and cares about the people around her, but also has a gentle side to her.

17. What’s a ship for this character you don’t hate but it’s not your favorite that you’re fine with?

I once saw someone in passing shipping him with Charlotte? So, perhaps that one? I'm indifferent towards it, so I can't say that I hate it, but it's not my favourite. And I'm fine with it.

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

I adore his relationship with Mereo. I think that these two have such admiration and respect for one and another, even if Mereo doesn't say it out loud. She's a woman of action, and struggles to give verbal affirmations, but the things that she does say, like "there are people who'd never let me forget it if I was defeated", or along those lines, show that she is thinking about her family, her little brothers and the CLK. She feels that she needs to protect them, but also that she needs to drive them to be strong enough to fend for themselves, if all hell breaks loose. And Fuegoleon, who is very verbal about his admiration for his aneue, clearly adores her. He looks up to her. And to him, Mereo will always be the brilliant older sister, who seems to understand what to do intuitively, whereas he has had to study for it. I just love these two. They have such amazing dynamic, and they fuel each other up, despite the bickering. And the bickering is there, because... they're siblings, and only 2 years apart. Of course they bicker.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn’t matter?

Hmm... I think that him and Randal could actually be really good friends. As in, sure, they've worked together for many years, and judging from the way they interact, I think it'd be safe to say that they are on some level of friendship. But I also think that one of @/cradestoryteller 's fics (if my memory serves me correctly) in her series "100 ways to say 'I love you'", I saw some of that friendship and it really made sense to me. I chose to take the "I love you" as a platonic one, because I believe that it's okay to A. say "I love you" platonically to one's friends (at least in English, because different languages have different connotations when it comes to the word 'love') and B. it's always okay to show that you care about your friends. They're both calm, reasonable and responsible gentlemen, who care for others, so I think that they have a lot in common. They also take time to asses a situation without charging head on. But I feel like Randal might make more jokes. That's not to say that he would be making too many, but relatively more than Fue. So, there'd be a kind of a difference as well. So, I think that Randal is a high contender as Fue's best friend.

[raeygina-george]

Whole ask game for winry and alluka :3

I already did some asks for winry so i'm just gonna do alluka & if i have a good answer for winry i'll answer it twice

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

big fan of nanika's power system. me when all she's ever wanted was to be loved and she's blamed for everyone else's own greed!!! i am also a big fan of how alluka is like. locked up. i know that sounds really bad but im a big fan of like. 'princess locked in a tower' type stories.... she's also just really sweet

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

TRANSGENDERS!!!!!!!!!

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

Idk I wish she got more screen time I guess? Bc as it is she was just kind of like. A convenient way to fix the mc's mess & a good segway into the next arc. Which isn't bad by any means I just like her a lot so I think it would be cool if she showed up more

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

I would put her in a lighthearted magical girl anime because I think she would have a blast and she deserves it

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

i/me/myself by will wood

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

hmmmmmmm............ i am also loved by everyone who sees me (words of a delusional man)

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

i love it when people give her fun outfits and a good relationship with kalluto. big sister alluka living her best life post-zoldyck torture is everything to me

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

not a big fan of when ppl use alluka as just like. a way to get killua and gon together if u know what i mean? like make her just be obsessed with killua's love life. i can see the train of thinking there but idk i mean i don't think most people are like super obsessed with their siblings love lives? and she's got more to her character than playing matchmaker

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

probably, but i don't think either of us are going to do the dishes...

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

yes! or at least i think so

11. Would you date this character?

no she is 11

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

she'd probably be really good at a bunch of random things. like she can't fight but she has a wide array of mostly useless skills that she taught herself to stay entertained

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

she's very ^-^ and <3 and :D

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

lolita! specifically like sweet lolita

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

don't have one lol. for winry,,, i mean edry is pretty good

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

pretty much all of them???? there r some im neutral on but in general im not a big fan of shipping her w anyone

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

i don't spend that much time thinking about shipping 😭

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

i admire her relationships with killua and nanika because. yeah. for winry i like her relationship with alphonse!

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don't like?

i can't really think of a specific one? alluka doesn't get much screen time & i think most relationships have interesting dynamics and are good in their own ways

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

gon AND nanika AND killua and honestly kind of leorio. i see her as having like. a kind of small but close family that talk often even if they're across the country

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

i love exploring her trauma. im reversing time and putting her back in that room and shaking her around

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

same thing as the asks from earlier; i like her having contact with kalluto & i don't like her being reduced to a love device

23. Favorite picture of this character?

these two probably? i like the close ups where shes smilling and stuff but i also really like the world tree photo bc look at them they're having such a good time. & for winry its the pic i have as my discord pfp

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

may chang for sure (for alluka)

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

i saw alluka before i watched hxh so she was portrayed as like very sweet and happy, and for the most part my opinion hasn't changed but i did learn how the nanika thing works which brought so so so much more depth to her character

26. this was a free question so i'm talking about card games

i think if they were playing egyptian rat screw winry would lose. alluka seems like she would be scarily good at reflex-based card games & chess

[vacantgodling]

☕️ + okay honestly i saw you mention that you hate zelda so i'm curious for some of your thoughts on her if you don't mind sharing!!

LMAOOO

like i’m gonna be real with you it’s not ✨super✨ deep i just want y’all to know that i blame the fact that my venus is in scorpio but like tl;dr i’m insanely attached to link. like jealous insane mf type attached (i have a whole oc and au for him specifically botw but for link in general which is @breath-of-reincarnation LMAO that’s the only time i’ll plug this) and i just really really dislike when people ship literally ANYONE with link. — this includes why i lowkey still greatly dislike mipha like i’m literally just a jealous possessive hoe 💀

obviously zelda is the main candidate bc she’s the damsel and they’re “connected” or whatever but like literally fuck off they’re like siblings if anything (to me) and while chosen one x damsel can be a “cute” dynamic i’ve always preferred chosen one x person who’s always there helping them or whatever so like. even if i don’t see it romantically at least i understood why people shipped link and sidon or link and midna or whatever.

like tbh i am very Possessive in general about the media i like and i have a hard time Not Being Like That so i just don’t engage in fandom but like. unfortunately ze////link is a huge ship within loz so like it’s fucking annoying to avoid it.

that and like the only good zelda’s are tp (her design + her character in smash but the actual game eh) and tetra from windwaker bc again falls into the “character that’s jus helping the hero out” category. i was SO PISSED when tetra turned into zelda lmao 😭 and like tbh i just kind of lack sympathy for her esp in botw (which is my favorite zelda game sue me). she’s so fucking annoying and like idc if it’s relatable i’m petty and mean and im allowed to be >.> like it just pisses me off how she’s so important and everyone coddled her and she’s like oh well i get to be a dick to link now bc he has a destiny and i’m just a failure and can’t be what i want to be… to oh wait i’m in love with u please care about me link uwu like MAAM. and it’s not “her fault” so much as the developers but why tf is she useless in like every game like girls don’t have to be big and tough and be able to fight to be valid that’s not my issue my issue is like (again in botw to me) she has the constitution of a piece of toilet paper like come ON.

i also have like a very specific headcanons about link for myself so like idk. biting people.

so like this is a bit of a rant and i didn’t mean to go on for so long JRJDTJRJ but like im just petty that’s really why i don’t like her.

[phin-and-frob]

YES and like it's less directly referenced, but the show also touches on how wirt's negative self image and "nobody wants me I must be doomed to walk this life alone" bit, where he simultaneously longs for social connection/acceptance while also romanticizing and waxing poetic about his isolation and inclination self reliance, is likely being reinforced by his experience in the blended family dynamic.

he feels disconnected from his family, like an outsider. While some kids get angry at the new parent/siblings that are introduced, wirt projects the "blame" inward onto himself. its possible he feels like greg + Greg's dad his mom's preferred or *real* family and he's just a reminder of a past mistake and is unwanted. And/or he might just feel like there's not a space for himself in his mom's new life.

Especially with their age difference there was probably several years where the majority of the mental and emotional energy in the family was focused on taking care of the new baby. So wirt has developed a mentality of self reliance tinted with some feelings of being unwanted/unlikable (this mentality can definitely be seen in his social anxiety around his classmates and how he thinks they all hate him when they are mostly just neutral about him).

So he doesn't have a strong sense of belonging within his family unit or among his peers at school. So he tends to turn inward and pace around in his own head stewing on his thoughts and worries. and likely seeks out and clings tightly to any glimpses of representation he can find in the media he consumes (poetry, music, books etc). So he ends up idealizing this sort of misunderstood lone genius/artist archetype, bc it's a narrative that celebrates other people who feel lonely and misunderstood by the rest of society just like he does.

Also wirt is like 13/14? Puberty is a bitch and psychology 101 will tell you that during the teen years the most important relationships in a person's life shift from being family bonds to bonds with friends and peers.

So wirt is going through this internal struggle between

1 - The part of him that is resigned to isolation and is maybe even proud of it (bc it makes him fit the tragic artist archetype he idolizes)

and

2 - the part of him that feels lonely and is desperately seeking belonging and understanding from others.

And like,,that's rough buddy, puberty is hard I get it.

But as OP pointed out, he's so absorbed in his own internal conflicts and feelings that he brushes off Greg constantly, to the point that he doesn't even realize the unconditional love and acceptance greg is already giving him freely (obv it's not the same type of belonging he needs/wants from peers but it's a start and, crucially, it disproves the idea that he is some tragic loner doomed to a life without love--his family loves him--Greg loves him--he does have a place of belonging in his family-- they want him there!)

and it takes greg almost dying for him to snap out of it and accept the olive branch Greg's been trying to give him the whole time and start repairing his sense of belonging in his family (which in turn seems to help boost his confidence interacting with his peers)

ig in summary: I think wirt's experience with blended family dynamics actually does a lot in terms of helping establish the mindset, characterization, and therefore character development of wirt throughout the series.

like yeah it's easy to say he's just a grumpy teenager who thinks his little brother is lame but he's a teenager with a very specific lived experience that explains and influences how and why he pushes his brother (and other people like his classmates) away when they try to connect with him.

i dont think enough otgw fans talk about the exploration of complex family dynamics that the show manages to weave through pretty much every episode. like the relationship between wirt and greg seems so innocuous in the beginning, just normal aloofness due to the age gap, but as the episodes go on it becomes clear that wirt full on resents greg and actively dismisses him as “his stepdad’s kid,” while greg openly admires/loves wirt and doesnt understand why he wont spend time with him. theres so many little moments that make the lack of reciprocity in their relationship obvious, and it literally takes almost DYING for wirt to understand that he needs to treat his brother better. like holy fuck man ill be shocked if the person who wrote their backstory doesnt have a step/half-sibling cause WOW they got it right

[novemberdevils]

I btw was in a pub abd there was this song that made me immediately think of those two stupid boys and the scene of me trying to Shazam it and it not working and having to ask the bartender was Something but anyways it’s apparently called something to feel by Dixon Dallas LIKE you grab me by the throat Nothing I can't handle, it's just a little choke HELLO?! This is jack coded.

And onto ROUND THREE!!! Suzuka my beloved and my beloathed for always making me soaking wet from the rain, buy anyways jack wanting to talk about what happens but is afraid be then it would mean that he was admitting to himself and another person that this has happened and it threw me off and im thinking about it a lot and I hate it, the way I laughed at this posting a couple captionless pictures on his Instagram story as proof of life. Because it’s the truest thing ever or it’s the grainiest pic as a way of proof of life, the max reference to nico’s instagram being over-professional I see you and I hate you, And it’s extra ridiculous, because Jack doesn’t even follow Nico on Instagram. I will imagine that they were following each other but something happened and jack unfollowed him on the plane back home-The funniest thing out of the lestappen Lore-.

I ADORE luke and jack���s relationship it’s so siblings coded but I LOVE how you captured it because it such a weird dynamic that all three have been racing but one ended up retiring, the other is in feeder series and the last is leading a championship; so yeah you killed again like how are you killing every little thing? Your mind is something else, ah the Ferrari challenges that makes everyone believe that they are besties who hang out every single hour is also here; at least it gave us some iconic memes so that is appreciated, do you also feel weird when fans act like the drivers are best friends or is it just me? Like sure they could be friendly but I don’t believe that they are best friends. 

Jack my love when you cannot stop thinking about a person you must feel something for him? -genuinely have never been in love so who am I to judge jack at least he is getting something-, the press conference couch is a beloved part of the week for me because you get the randomest pairings and the stupidest questions, also my hate for McLaren still stands because I Will Not Be Happy For Jamie-Oscar please get out of there so I can be happy when you win-, HE SAID THAT ‘CAUSE HE’S JACK HUGHES. Both of those idiots are embarrassing but on a different spectrum it’s amazing.

OMG NICO VISITING JACK!!! But he has the excuse of jack forgetting his cap so now we think if nico would have ever came and visited him if he didnt have something that clearly belonged to jack? I actually think not-I will go in detail when I reach ch3 wait for it because I Have Thoughts-, “I think someone should tell the media that you’re a cunt,” Nico says I genuinely forgot about this and I have choked on my tea while I was reading nico really have No Shame, nico is so fucking hot my god why is he this hot??? Nico raises an eyebrow, then smiles, huffs out a laugh. “Of course you did.” Like I myself do not need to be flirted with it’s only jack but he is so hot that I can blame jack for being a mess because I will be worse than him, NINNNNNIIIIIIICOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STOP BEING HOT!!!!!! Also stopping a bit from me being horny for nico, the difference between them one who cares way too much but the other not enough and both of them using that as a way to hurt the other is something to think about and overthink really, AND THEY KISSED AGAIN!!!!!! The whole kissing scene made me think about stuff that I fear if I said online me AND you would be arrested so lets just say that I put my hot tea down and opened my AC because it was getting too hot in my apartment. 

COULD JACK HUGHES REALLY BE FERRARI’S NEXT WORLD CHAMPION? Yes next question, oh the article made me a bit mad to this a bonus point for authenticity; ? BUT IT APPEARS HUGHES ONLY WON THE FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON BECAUSE THE RED BULL DRIVER PICKED UP DAMAGE EARLY ON, I hate hate these types of articles fucking loathe them; one won because the other fucked up is such a weird way to phrase it jack didnt win simply because nico picked damage and no one can prove that of nico didnt pick damage he wouldve won because guess what? He Did pick up damage that was HIS fault so.

Ferrari locking jack and carlos together to get them to get along us fucking hilarious such an unserious team I love then, jack and me both flinching when someone mentions rb is iconic behaviour from us, but carlos really decided to suddenly ask it huh? How long do we think he was thinking about it?, Sainz is out next year if he can’t do something to save himself. Ah well at least fic!carlos doesnt have to worry so he has something to look forward to,  “You are just in and out of the Red Bull hospitality for fun?” Yes he is having fun with kissing nico but you dont want to know that, “being teammates with Nico is just like being teammates with you.” I need to have a conversation with him because he is the only one who can tell us abou how both of them are as teammates and im willing to pay you a lot of money to have it done.

Ok I will be ending this comment right here and leave quali and race day hopefully for tomorrow, btw I forgot if I mentioned this but I was listening to your playlist while reading and commenting and my god the experience it provides makes EVEN better that it was which I thought was impossible but yeah you have wrote quite literally the perfect fic with the perfect playlist.

Also I will excuse you for being a rb fan even though Ferrari is obviously the superior team, also the fighting because you support different teams is so fucking real in my friend group there are three of us who actually gather every single week to watch every thing even if it was an awful time start it doesnt matter but the thing is I support Ferrari-A Shock I know who couldve guessed- one support mrec and the last support rb; you can imagine the fighting that happens-21 season was STRESSFUL- but the only thing that bonds us is our hatred for McLaren, ferrari team orders sideplot goes crazy. It goes crazy even irl it’s insane, home race curse is real YOU KNEW YOU FUCKING KNEW AND WERE LAUGHING AT ME I HATE YOU. 

and i was (and still am) lowkey worried about the article portions bc like. Oh no please dont worry you have killed it, I read a lot of articles because it’s has stuff to do with with my job and it genuinely feels like a real life journalist writing it rather than an author pretending to be a journalist writing it, zegras being a McLaren driver makes me hate him and not want to support him but he is TREVOR, why did you have to give McLaren relevance I hate them, also imola STILL not being done is so funny to me like imola know her biggest fan would be reading so she decided to not be finished love that.

okay i listened to the song and it is SO not the style of music i usually listen to but it is very jack-coded... "we talk a lot but i don't think you really know me" hello. this is about to be a jumpscare on the inertia playlist which is thus far mostly like alternative music lmao

yeah i have very non-subtly max-coded nico in this fic lmao. he cannot be fucked to run his own instagram. and who knowsss i think it is funny to have them Not be following each other on instagram but also jack is an insta-stalker and their primary method of messaging communication is instagram. my bad. creates some distance

i am always stressed writing sibling relationships like even if i am Not an only child i always feel like i'm doing it wrong. but i am having fun writing both jack and quinn's and jack and luke's dynamics, so i am glad you like the jack/luke scenes... i am always stressed about them... ferrari challenges create delusion and honestly i am here for it. jack and carlos are TOTALLY best friends what are you talking about... just do not watch any of the races where they start fighting each other via their race engineers... then the illusion is shattered... and i am with you on that. like some of the drivers definitely are friends/friendly with each other but they all have people they're better friends with who aren't on the grid. and then when they say that everyone gets mad at them lmao i think recently lando said something about liking max and being his friend but not best friend or whatever icr his exact words but i know i saw some tweets from people who were like "how dare he" which like. who cares

jack totally feels something for nico but even if he were to figure it out he would deny it. currently he is busy being ignorant to his own feelings (seriously thinks their nonsense can be both no strings attached and effectively ignored entirely) so he's busy. press conference couch goes crazy. i will forever be making them all say crazy shit on the press conference couch. nico loves to make a jack hughes remark. he's evil

chekhov's forgotten ferrari cap. the thought of nico dragging that ferrari cap around for the week between those two races is amusing to me like how ridiculous did he feel the whole time he was doing that... the world may never know. no shame for nico! more on that in ch3 lmao he doesn't have the time or space for that he just opens his mouth and says words. cunty jack hughes for the win though. and my favorite dynamic! caring too much vs not caring enough!

infuriating articles are unfortunately here to stay. because of course jack would be reading all the infuriating articles and letting them infiltrate his brain, which he absolutely should not being doing but that man is a puddle of bad decisions. and i do agree that winning after the (even just presumed) biggest competitor picks up damage doesn't mean that the driver didn't earn their win, but i keep giving voices to the world's most obnoxious reporters lmao. jack is always doomscrolling

ferrari is putting jack and carlos in a 'get along shirt.' go sit in the back of the car until you work this out, you fools, we do not have TIME for your nonsense. sainz loves to open his mouth tbh, at least the way i'm writing him. in my head he lowkey wants jack to go away because then maybe he would be more important to ferrari (because as it is he knows everyone prefers jack, even if they don't say it) so i feel like he was thinking about it for like. ever. because he's like PLEASE GO TO RB AND GET OUT OF MY FACE but jack would never. he is just an idiot who kept going to the red bull hospitality to be gay. and i consistenly forget i made carlos say that MY BAD maybe i will elaborate on that. mwahahaha

and i'm glad you like the playlist!! i love making playlists for longer fics even if no one listens to them lmao it brings me joy. and it is ever-changing i am like constantly adding and removing songs from it -- for the most part everything on there is there for some defendable reason (idk how easy it is to tell like who between jack and nico i attach to each song, or if it's just their dynamic in general) but i will admit that like COFFIN by PLVTINUM is mostly just there because i'm obsessed with that song. and i found it via the smart shuffle feature on this playlist lmao so it still lives there. my bad

yeah i live in an apartment with 3 other people and i'm outnumbered on ferrari 2-1 then our other roommate doesn't really care for f1 and pretends to root for mercedes out of spite (because at least the other 3 of us agree that we DON'T like merc lmao). we're the same with hockey in that all 4 of us main different teams, but that only really becomes an issue if any of those teams play each other. shoutout to my devils-leafs-penguins-kraken household

and yay thank you for the validation on my article sections! icr if i mentioned this already but when i was initially like Concepting this fic in my brain there was NONE of that, no twitter stuff either really, like it was going to be a more Normal fic, then i wrote the winners/losers article after testing and i was like damn it this is gonna be a thing now. and alas. here we are. but i think we have established that my initial thoughts on this fic have all blown up in my face (re: word count goal of 70k) but when does that not happen

unfortunately i am (sometimes) a mclaren liker... they definitely have their moments of Evil -- the issue is i tend to like their drivers, so by proxy i like the team. then the team does something evil and i remember why i do not like them. like i love oscar piastri can they stop FUCKING HIM OVER. whatever. and indycar-wise i like o'ward but i also like malukas who they ALSO fucked over but i do like. lundgaard. i think i have driver-blinders on when it comes to mclaren tbh... fuck you zak brown. and i made trevor indy mclaren because i made jamie f1 mclaren and i wanted them to be pseudo-teammates <- sorry if i'm repeating myself but i'm pretty sure i said that in someone's dms and not in a public tumblr post. Anyways

yeah imola still isn't done yet. i'm on the last scene though... i just had a bit of Not Writing bc i'm having papa's freezeria deluxe problems LMAO

[agoblincat]

Arcane season two act 2… just a stream of consciousness and random thoughts as I go thru watching and rewatching the show because its now my hyperfixation so don’t mind my rant here, pointed to no one in particular as I shout into the void (also spoilers, beware)

Okayyy starting with ep 4… caitlyn!! You dawg you, I can’t believe you! I still love you and I get it, but girlll ya moved on quick (tho i dont blame you) Im gonna feel so sad for vi knowing that vi hasn’t moved on as easily…

I also love the dynamic between sevika and jinx, especially in ep 4… jinx is so just fucking funny, like unbelievably quick witted and snarky. Funny little shit she is. Sevika is RIPPED and i love how she basically rallies the undercity and cares so much for the cause

Also circling back to caitlyn moving on and vi—speaking of oh ohh my gooddd viii VI you badass hot bitch! I feel for her so hard, she reminds me so much of me when I was younger….A fighter drowning her angst and sorrows in spirits… the anger and depression and substance abuse is heavy man, I relate to Vi the most in this series in a lot of ways. i loved the pit fighter sequence in ep 5 and the sibling reunion!

Oh my god the sibling reunion, the tunnel scene was so funny and cute when they were bickering they really are siblings!

Vander is alive holy shit I felt so happy for the girls

Also Vi and Cait reunion!!! I was SOOO worried it was gonna go bad but i had faith in them and gOD it was so good.

Then the last ep 6, holy shit… the family is reunited then torn apart! Why cant we have nice things GOD this can’t end well… in conclusion….

Every single character is beautifully crafted and flawed. The fact that you can witness every single one of their perspectives to a point that there is no black and white, true hero nor villain, just all shades of grey, people living their lived experiences and being justified by their actions separately…but together, inevitably, as Viktor says, “which inspires us to our greatest good, is also the cause of our greatest evil.” Like holy FUCK this shit is deep. This show goes real deep, everything about it… the music, animation, jesus its so good. THIS SHOW IS UNREAL

Ok rant over 👌 sorry I don’t normally go unhinged like this, but this piece of media makes me Feel things and I need an outlet with likeminded who stumble upon this and feel the same

[herbofgraceandpeace]

Thoughts on Dexter so far (that’s what I’ve been binging the last couple of days):

this is it, this is my trash tv show that’s so good in my head—I could write the greatest Christian redemption arc ever for this show, and I mean that not just thematically, but like literally. I want to see Dexter Morgan become a Christian. I didn’t get that with blorbos before, but now I do. I am OBSESSED (although who knows for how long, I’m not planning to watch all of this, lol)

I miss good tv so much (not you, the bear, you’re an angel, and we’re glad you’re here). It’s so well written (aside from the choices I deplore), the music and direction are great, and the acting is phenomenal, particularly from Michael C. Hall, I hope he won SO many awards for this. I keep being like, “eh he’s not that good, he’s just got an angry face,” and then Boom, suddenly he looks normal, gentle, vulnerable, and you realize how extraordinary his acting is all along!!! He portrays so much so well, and his consistency in showing his character arc (across two seasons so far) has been so excellent that I have barely even thought about it till now.

Deb Morgan is so woman, much girl. She’s such a woman written by somebody. She’s so broken and twisted and foolish and desperate and annoying and lovable. Also undoubtedly a victim of sexual liberation!!!!! That woman will hookup with a random stranger she just met and then be like why am I emotionally devastated. She is looking for love in all the wrong places. I love her sibling dynamic with Dexter, they play a convincing pair of weird and damaged siblings—plus I feel like brother-sister dynamics are pretty rare in media generally? And I’ve got brothers myself, so it’s interesting personally to see that played out.

Angel Batista, my beloved.

Sargent Doakes, my beloathed.

Lieutenant LaGuerta, I love you too, you sinner. I was so mad at her when I found out she was sleeping with her friend’s fiancé and gaslighting her about it in order to get her job back from her friend (who was not to blame for getting promoted when LaGuerta got demoted, plus they didn’t even know each other then). I was so, so angry at her for being corrupt, and then I realized—that’s it, that’s the point. There is none no one righteous, not even one. I keep looking for a righteous character who can save Dexter from his sin, his addiction, his evil choices, whatever you want to call it: and no one can do it because everyone else ALSO has evil within them!! [that’s why we need Someone set apart, Someone holy and innocent of the guilt we all share, but Someone who is among us, dwells with us and changes us by His presence. I could write a Christian arc for this show so well, but I digress.]

Rita, my beloved, you are so great, and I desperately want you to save Dexter, even though that’s not possible!!! Also, how dreadful to know your stupid arc in advance, I am so sorry for you. The women in this show are lowkey fantastic, although there are definitely some messed up elements with how sex is depicted and how that affects the women (and the men too!!) of the show. Rita’s strength is in love and forgiveness; her growth in confidence comes from her genuine healing, and it’s beautiful to see.

Lila, my beloathed, I hate you with a fiery passion even thought you have made some good points and had a few interesting interactions. However, she is an obnoxious girlboss-sex fantasy-self centered-maniac most of the time, and even the realistic parts of her character simply annoy me. I feel like this infidelity arc with her and Dexter is completely unnecessary and it makes absolutely no sense to me? Or at least, it is inconsistent with previously established aspect of Dexter’s character and arc: I myself can imagine some possible explanations and ways to spin this, but they don’t exist in the show!! So he’s just randomly both in love with Rita (even if he isn’t admitting it) and cheating on her. Which like, okay let’s talk about why he’s letting his sin conquer his love!!!! Let’s talk about how this connects to his dark secret and his past trauma!!! But noooo, all they want is weird sex scenes and girlboss monologues from this unlikeable character.

this post is too long, so I’m gonna stop, but I just want to say it’s really funny to me how my brain keeps going “Dexter is a serial killer. This is just like being a vampire, which is a metaphor for being dead in our sins. Wow, this is a Christian show” because that is DEFINITELY not what the show writers intended. But I have read too many analyses of vampire shows by the tumblr girls, I know how this works!!!

more thoughts on the show probably forthcoming in the future, but yeah, that’s what I’ve got so far

[totheidiot]

okay guys, let's do something fun. an ask game, related to my original fiction :)

send me the following emoji in my ask game, depending on which work you would like to ask me about, following it with a question of your choice ! any question you like, specfic or non specific. you can send me multiple emojis so i can answer the question for both works, OR you can ask multiple questions for the same work. got it? then, let's go !

🕰️ turn back the clocks : a science fiction, middle-grade novel, centering around two siblings, one aged 12 and the other 15. after a visit from their uncle whom they have never met before, they must time travel through five periods to save this Dude, who had been stuck in time. it is a trilogy, this is the first novel !

📼 c for conspiracy : this is a ya novel ! written in a journal-style, it centers around pip sandoval, a genderfluid teen as they recount their school year of 2015-16, their eighth grade class. it was a specific formative year for them and this particular novel has themes of grief, queerness, a huge focus on platonic relationships and dynamics that exists in a classroom-setting. very coming of age. this novel is basically just your middle-school cringe and angst but also that nostalgic feeling, packaged into a novel. a wide cast of characters, most characters are not likable at all but you can't blame them because ! they ! are ! just ! kids ! also, have you ever looked at the kids from middle-grade books and you thought, "god they deserve to say fuck". well, they do in this book !

🌀 rendezvous : this is a weird one. and hugely different from the other mentioned stories, because this is definitely a story that is not meant to be published ever. this has a backstory, this was a collaborative story my friend and i had written together. it started off as a single story with a small plot line and it was a blend of all our inside jokes and all the media that we loved. it has evolved to something more. it became an entire universe of its own and it has really gotten to a point where new characters are added and now, though i am the one who writes it, almost every single one of my classmate has added something to the story and it has became such a Thing. the basic premise is this: there is a school. it is the most unorthodox school. the headmaster is my friend. rendezvous follows this school and its occupants. rendezvous is not the name of a single story, it is more the name of the universe and the school in which they study in. it can't even be considered original fiction: most characters are the literary versions of my friend, their names directly taken, all except the name of my counterpart. even though most characters are teens, or at least adults aged down to teen, there are some adult characters. all the adult characters are reimagined historical figures. the remaining characters are already existing characters from pieces of media, they have the backstory of the media they come from, their behaviors are almost the same except a little different because of the circumstances of rendezvous. it is a Mess.

please, begging you, ask me about these stories.