#i really feel like i haven't done her justice in the past

[pealingpetals]

✨We can do it!!✨

[technicallyfriendly]

I promised a while ago I would make a fanfiction rec list for lucemond, so here we go:

Star-crossed by DominaReginald

I have to say this is my all-time favourite lucemond fic. If you like the Lucerys-gets-kidnapped-instead-of-eaten-at-Storm's-End-trope, then this one is already worth a read, but what I love about this story is that it shows how the conflict really impacts lucemond's relationship, which is the focus of the plot. Much happens, of course, but the story focuses on how the war and Aemond's subsequent participation in it impacts his relationship with Lucerys. It's also very interesting how this story handles the marriage pact with the Baratheons. But really, a short summary will not do this master piece justice, so I urge you to go and read it yourself! For anyone who is hesitant due to the major character death warning: It's not the main couple, though the deaths occurring are tragic and happen to beloved characters.

the beast you've made of me by MotherMaidenCrone

I don't think anyone has walked past this amazing and beautiful fic in this fandom, but it still deserves its mention on this list as well. No other story has ever done a Team Neutral approach this well and nuanced. If you wanna see Lucerys girilboss his way through King's Landing politics and beat everyone at the Game of Thrones in a desperate bid to save his family from self-destruction, this is for you!

the tragic evolution of desire by toraophim

So I debated long and hard before I added this on because, boy, does this one make you feel stuff, and a lot of it is not great. It's an amazingly written story, and since I enjoy dark themes, I did like it a lot. Though, and this is important, the warnings are there for a reason, this dove is deader than dead. Also, none of the characters are having a good time here aside from Aegon for a time, which is why you should not read this if you are an Aegon stan. The author really turned him into a monster. If you are like me and enjoy an emotional rollercoaster with a somewhat happy ending, I say proceed with caution ;).

Set fire to the rain by baby345

This is a collection of a few short stories about lucemond. I really enjoy the writing and its variety!

Blood for Blood by GoddessofRoyalty

The way the author puts it in the summary is actually the best way to describe this fic: Aemond is not cruel, but he is also not kind (and Lucerys has both none of and all the power). And that is also how I like their dynamic. The story is told in snippets of their life together before and after the marriage, and the writing is really enjoyable!

all I had to give by monkkeyslut

This one starts out as one-sided love despite Aemond trying really hard, in his own way of course, but it's not just about their relationship but also about dealing with the aftermath of the war and the current unstable position of Lucerys due to the continued absence of an heir. This fanfiction is not only well written and a great ride, but the author also has an interesting take on Alys before we got even got introduced to her in HotD.

Office Lucemond by Avonne

This is a collection of ModernAU!Lucemond fanfiction about lucemond matching each other's freak told through the eyes of their stunned and slightly terrified coworkers and through the eyes of a very unimpressed Vharga.

Borros and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by lucerysinthesky

This is the funniest lucemond fanfiction I've ever read, which is why it gets a place on this list despite being tragically unfinished, but I have not given up hope quite yet! Maybe one day we'll get the last chapter. Still even unfinished, it is awesome, and it'll make you cry laughing, I promise. The title says it all already, and Borro's does suffer a lot while also having a full character arc and all while trying unsuccessfully not to die.

For now, I'll finish this rec list here, but there are still many more great stories out there that I haven't mentioned. Maybe I'll update it in the future or make another one for the once that I did not include here. For the ones reading this, I wish you a lot of fun reading the stories!

[romanticatheartt]

Do you remember how I said I won't be watching s3? Yes, I'm a lying liar through and through lol my sister said let's watch it and I love watching movies or TV shows with her, and tbh we had a good laugh😭💀

Okay so here are my thoughts:

First of all: KATE AND ANTHONY. Omg they're everything to me!! They were only in one episode but they made that episode theirs. I just love seeing them blissfully happy and living in their own bubble. I'm both sad and glad they were only in one episode. Because I wouldn't put it past the writers to give them some unnecessary drama and conflict. At the same time their screen time was so little... I suppose we can't have it all :')

Francesca. Omg I love her so much. I already loved her from the books but the show? God, she's so cute and beautiful. Hannah played her to perfection and I'm glad she's the new Francesca. Even when you read the books, that's how you imagine Fran's character. Both she and Kate have a special place in my heart.

John... my god John is here. And I'm already too attached to him. I can't- Listen, I know my heart will break when his time comes. The actor was such a good choice for his character and I was on the verge of crying whenever he appeared with Fran. She was always so happy to see him. I never thought two characters/actors could have this much chemistry while sitting in silence. GOD I LOVE THEM and I'm ready for heartbreak :D We still have no Michael but I'll keep hoping for him to appear because my god... Francesca's book is filled with angst I just hope when it's her turn, they do it justice<3

I actually enjoyed Eloise and Cressida. I never thought I'd say this but I did!! I know they made 180 changes about her character in the new season but I don't really care lol I just hope she works it out with Debling so at least she'll be free from her parents.

People keep saying they don't like Eloise this season but she's so much better than me. I would've been so much worse... The first thing I would've done was give Pen's name to the queen but she kept it this whole time and was actually worried about Pen... she was kind enough to a person who ruined her and her family, not once but twice.

There are too many side plots in this season. Like I don't want to be pathetic but we've been saying that since s2 and y'all called us delusional and said to be grateful because it was more than enough. But now that I see even Polin fans have a problem with this season makes me so happy and sad at the same time. Because when this happened to your favs, it's a real issue...

I love LD and QC friendship so much!! And QC & Brimsly. These friendships were more shaped since QC spin-off and I really enjoyed it.

It's obvious to me that they don't know what to do with Ben's plot lol. Because creating these unnecessary original characters is doing a disadvantage to the whole show. I really hope we see Sophie this season. 

Okay I've avoided the inevitable as much as I could lol so let's talk about the main couple:

They have no chemistry. I know some might not agree with me but there's no chemistry for me. It has always been like this since s1. At least I don't feel anything special between them. Nicola is a wonderful actor and is carrying the whole ship on her shoulders and I said what I said. 

Luke wasn't good at portraying Colin at all. He has no charisma and is trying too hard. I'm not talking about his character wanting to be something he's not but talking about the acting in general, so don't come for me with that argument. They really tried to make him like Anthony but failed miserably. Which is sad because even tho I haven't read their book, he in other books was absolutely my favorite side character. Me and my sister were laughing our asses off at some of his actings like sir... pls don't😭 I'm being super mean omg

The pacing of their relationship was weird. When he proposed to her I was so shocked like in episode 4? Already? Then I remembered in s1 we had the same situation but in s1 it felt right. It wasn't weird or felt too soon or too late, it was right. With Polin, everything felt out of order. I think they didn't want to focus much on building it up because they felt they already did in the past 2 seasons but it just felt off in the end. They weren't even together much on screen to feel like it's building up!! There was no arc or if it was, it was too subtle that if you blink you'll miss it.

The other problem with their plot was the similarity between s1 and s3. Simon was trying to help Daphne to find a husband and Colin is doing the same thing. Except s1 main trope was Fake Dating and s3 was Friends to Lover.

Which brings me to another reason why I didn't like s3. Friends to Lovers trope. Honestly, this is a me problem. I've never liked this trope at all. I really tried to change my mind about it, like reading books with this trope but most of the time I'm left unsatisfied or hating the book. Unfortunately, s3 was no different. This trope always comes off as unpassionate for me. Which I think it's the trope. Because it's supposed to be cute and subtle and I'm not sure it's really my thing. So I guess the major reason for my dislike of this season is the trope.

There were 2 fkn scenes of Colin participating in a threesome... That was so fkn bad like I can't believe this just happened. And one of them was after he kissed Penelope... I don't care that he didn't continue but... OUGH it gave the ick so bad, I didn't even watch it,  just fast-forwarded it.

That carriage scene was okay-ish? It didn't leave me breathless like the Kanthony scenes did. Tbh s2 left me in a shamble with how much emotions I felt with those two. But with s3, I had the exact opposite feeling toward the main couple.

Anyway, I think this season, revealing LW's identity was their priority which is why they weren't so focused on the romance (?) idk but I feel like part 2 won't be any different than part 1 and they're gonna throw some sex scenes to make it up for the romance lol

ps: I know I said s4 will be Benedict's and I still think it will be but if they decide to make it Francesca's? Oh, I wouldn't mind at all!! 

[kayfabe-is-king]

I have thoughts from last night's Dynamite and this is all within kayfabe. It's disjointed and patchy but that's because my mind has been going a mile a minute for the past week. So once again, welcome to my Ted Talk!

It was very fitting that Mox and Co. (are we still calling them the Blackpool Combat Club because that doesn't seem extreme enough at this point) attacked during the match between The Elite and The Conglomeration. That match showed in stark detail the very best and the very worst of what AEW has become. The Elite concerned more with glory and money (literal money raining down on Okada as he walks down to the ring) than about what is best for the company as a whole. And truthfully, they're coming off like a joke now in comparison to Moxley's Death Squad. Meanwhile, The Conglomeration was born of betrayal and people coming together because they a) love this sport and b) still believe in All Elite Wrestling. I lost track of the number of times Excalibur, Nigel or Tony alluded to Orange Cassidy being a leader.

“Why aren’t they coming to help?” Schiavone asked. 

Because The Elite now represent exactly what Moxley is railing against - egos and fat paychecks. This new era is a direct response to The Elite's frankly laughable "take over" of AEW. Moxley watched them, said "hold my (non-alcoholic) beer" and then showed how you really take over a wrestling promotion.

During that horror movie trailer masquerading as a wrestling promo, Moxley mentioned all the wrestlers in the back not being given a chance while overblown egos are sitting atop the AEW food chain. This, to him, is a purpose... a cause. And if he has to hurt people to achieve said goal?

"It's the cost of doing business."

Thing is - Moxley's done this song and dance before. Remember this:

(credit to @softambrollins for the two gifs above)

Once again (much like with The Shield) in Moxley's mind, something he believed in has been corrupted. The difference is that now he has the power and the muscle behind him to do something about it. He feels like it's his moral obligation to stamp out the "corruption" that has infested AEW. Something he couldn't really do when The Shield fell apart. This is Moxley exorcising those ghosts... and you know, beating the shit out of people.

If you look at the people coming to The Conglomeration's aide last night, you'll see they have something in common. These are people in the back that haven't really been used properly in a while. Private Party, who really should have had a title run by now. The Dark Order, consistently being tossed around creative with no real direction since the death of Brodie Lee. Top Flight hasn't found it's groove even though they put on consistently great matches time and again (I did laugh my ass off when Action Andretti did that springboard from the ropes and Moxley was like "nah, bro" and clocked him in the back of the head).

And while Daniel Garcia has been given pushes lately, I don't think he's been properly and consistently booked until this angle (and if they don't take the belt off of Jack and give it to Danny, there's no justice in this world). I believe these choices were intentional. A way to pull people into a long running storyline that were floundering.

Even on the BCC's side, you have Marina Shafir - an excellent technical wrestler who AEW has batted around with no real direction. Moxley has said time and again how much he admires her, so of course he wanted her as a part of this angle. She is the perfect soldier - brutal, efficient and loyal. The look of devastation on her face when she was ejected from ringside at Wrestledream? That's the look of a dedicated soldier who has (in her mind) let down her commanding officer. She will go toe to toe against anyone who stands in Moxley's way. And am I the only one wondering about that key around her neck?

Here's something else to think about. Tony Schiavone has seen the attempted hostile takeover of a wrestling promotion before. He was ringside as the New World Order was born and watched their path of destruction in WCW. Imagine seeing history repeating itself and not being able to do anything about it. Even worse, imagine seeing history repeat itself... but worse. This is the nWo dialed to 11 and unencumbered by silly little things like laws against attempted murder. 

Someone at commentary also asked where the belt was. It was never about the belt and Moxley purposely handed it off to Claudio for that very reason. He doesn’t care about the glory. He genuinely believes what he’s doing is what is necessary. And there is nothing more frightening than someone so fine with committing acts of brutality because they truly believe that is the only way. 

Now we come to our most conflicted Moxley disciple. And if you don't think he's still very much conflicted, you haven't been paying attention. Wheeler using the Busaiku Knee on Orange Cassidy while dressed like Bryan was intentional. Sure, he may have drunk the new BCC’s kool aid, but he still very much respects Bryan. He saw what he did to Bryan at Wrestldream as mercy (whether or not you agree, it's still how he saw his actions). To him, he finally put Bryan to "rest" and now feels it is his responsibility to continue Bryan’s legacy.

And that is where him and Daniel Garcia will clash in glorious battle. They are the ying and yang to each other - both love this sport and both see Bryan as their hero. One is just following the darker path that William Regal himself has laid for the likes of Moxley. While the other one believes in Bryan's way. They are the next generation of the power struggle between Bryan and Moxley - their proxies if you will. This is the most elaborate game of Risk come to life.

I have seen some people say this new storyline is "going too far". I get it - it's hardcore and some people didn't grow up watching ECW. They may not know that Terry Funk did the plastic bag spot long before they were even born. But I vividly remember those days (I was ringside for some of them - Terry Funk is hands down one of the nicest wrestlers I've ever met). And I for one, love where all of this is going. I watched the nWo from its rise to its demise and this new paradigm shift blows it out of the water. This is the evolution of that iconic angle and they picked the perfect people to do it. 

Side note - shout out to Renee for consistently doing her job with a high level of professionalism. And also pretending like her husband isn't committing attempted murder every week. Imagine how awkward it's been for her around the water cooler lately.

[themouthwashes]

Ok but I would love to hear all the Sterkan lore even if it isn’t sfw because Sterkan Anya is uhhhhh 😳😳😳 I am looking as respectfully as I can

Well i don't think i can delve too much into them (at least not 100%, for obvious reasons and the nature of main acc) I also haven't finished writing or working on them, I'm taking my time so i can feel comfortable and 100% sure of what im doing is something i like. (I have the mistake of rushing species before because i got too excited about a new idea, and ended felling out of love with it, i don't want to do it again) But i can leave some general data: - Their society is pretty much mostly run by women, they are really dominant (but not mean, they care about their men, a lot, if you dare to say something mean to them or something consider yourself good as a pack of minced meat, the whole ¨He asked for no pickles¨ but it's a giant woman and her small partner). They probably have reached something near Utopia, nobody is left behind, and there's practically no conflicts or injustices done between themselves. - Their heights are as it follows: Men: 6.5 ft to 8.2 aprox Women: 9.8 ft to 13 ft aprox (but there are some that may be taller than that, Anya is probably on the smaller side) - Sterkan have really strong relationships between themselves, they are very caring and protective, they also extend that care to other species they may get to befriend, or have as a partner. Talking aboout that, probably Sterkan men are something people get very attracted to, as they are way more amenable and cuddly (and they will 100% respect you, no doubt on that). - Sterkan have superhuman strenght, they could probably tear up a tank with their bare hands, bullets of our world would no nothing to them, at all. Very sought after as comanders for militia, specially if it's women. (Can imagine one actually eating bullets like cereal because is metal, and they like that, and would find it funny) - Also, their diets require ore and minerals time to time, they have markings that accumulate particles during their life, horns and claws can do that too, it helps keep their skin tough too. They could take any just to keep themselves healthy, but they have personal preferences, either because they like the taste, the color, or are more helpful for their job (military Sterkan always choose the strongest materials). The most valuable one however, it's copper, there's not much of it on their homeplanet, so it's reserved for important things, rituals or simbolism, what may be not so worthy for us, it's probably worth a lot for them (also fun fact, but gold is very common). (Anya has copper markings, they considered her worthy for such important thing). - This one I talked to a friend, as i was making Anya's design, but they may have the technology and spiritualistic power (they have their own beliefs and stuff im also working on) to take someone back from the dead, but it may only be used under very specific circumstances, mostly the death of a child (because they have a very small birth-rate, they can't afford to lose them, deaths are rare bu may happen) or an injustice imparted to someone of other species they may stumble upon during their intergalactic explorations, but this requires a sort of permission from the soul, and if they want to come back, they will make them. The catch is being revived as a Sterkan, they may keep some features from their past bodies, like beaty marks, hair color, some of their facial structure, etc), and they only ask them to be with them for a while to learn how to live like one (and make justice of course), what happens after that is their choice, they can go back to where they belonged, or they can stay with them and build a new life on their society, a lot of them pick the later.

[starkandthewaynes]

Ghosts from the past Pt. 7

All the founding members of the Justice League and Dark team were seated around the conference table, with the bats, three young adults, and a toddler. "Batman, what is going on?" Wonder Woman asks as two of the young adults stand up, powering on their presentation. The first slide read: The American government is trying to declare war on ghosts???? Tucker smirks at the clickbait title. "Danny, Jazz, what haven't you told me?" John Constantine asks his niece and nephew. "We're getting there Uncle John." Danny says, crossing his arms. 

Sam nods as she hits a button. "First thing you have to understand, Ghosts, just like people, can be good or bad, and they can reform. They are sentient, they have their own ruling systems of government and laws, and culture. They are a people simply on the other side of the veil." Sam says as pictures are shown of the ghost zone. "Now the Ghost Zone or more widely known by Ghosts as the Infinite Realms is essentially a mirrored dimension to our own, and there are scientists who have punched a whole into this dimension without the citizen's permission. This portal has led to our hometown, Amity Park, being ground zero for the paranormal." Sam says, as the slides continue.  "Now because biased scientists are considered the lead experts in the field of ecto-ology, the united states government has passed laws called the ecto laws and have created their own ghost hunting branch," Tucker says as everyone in the room's stomachs filled with dread. 

"The ectolaws state that any beings that are made of or consume ectoplasm in any form are non-sentient and therefore cannot feel pain, they deem it is acceptable to capture and experiment on the beings from the Infinite Realms." Sam says, as Danny wants to run out of the room. "And they have already done so to the ruling monarch of the Realms." Sam says as Danny stands up, taking a deep breath. "Danny?" Sam asks, as Danny stands up on a chair to be seen by everyone. "My name is Danny Fenton, and the Dr.s Fenton, my adoptive parents, are the scientists Sam talked about. Their portal didn't work, until I hit a button on the inside. It gave me a shock, and I woke up to what the ghosts call a half, half-ghost, half-human." Danny says, his eyes watering, but he looks at JJ. 

"After a year of me being my towns only hero, another ghost awoken the evil ghost king, Pariah Dark, a ghost so feared his real name was erased from our history." He says as Jason nods. "He, he took my town into the Infinite Realms, where I then defeated him in single combat. I became the new Ghost King." Danny whispers, looking down. "And now my friends are getting hurt because I can't protect them, because I was hurt." Danny says, sniffling. "And, and I gotta help them, I wanna help them, they're my friends. "I was captured, and then, the Dr. Fentons cut me and hurt me really badly. And, and after they were done, they handed me over to the GIW, where I was hurt and drained." Danny says, as tears go down his face. "Pawpaw had to rescue me, he had to turn me into a toddler to keep me safe, and then Jazzy took me to Gotham." Danny says, as he wipes his eyes. "I need your help, to help my friends, I don't want what happened to me to happen to them, so pwease help, you're my only hope." He says, as he runs to Jazz's arms, crying even more, so she and Red Hood leave. 

"How did the meta-human protection laws miss this?" Superman asks as Sam sighs. "The GIW built a firewall to keep Amity Park separated from the rest of the world. They captured a ghost of technology to create it. Nothing gets in or out unless you have access to ectoplasm." Tucker explains as Sam is watching the door. "He'll be okay, Sam, it's Danny." Tucker says, as Sam shakes her head. "We don't know if he's stuck like that, Tucker!" Sam shouts as Tucker sighs. "I know that, but getting upset won't help him at all." Tucker says as Sam growls. 

"What do you mean?" Wonder-Woman asks as the two friends nod. "Danny was 14 when everything started. We tried calling you guys, to get help, but we kept getting a busy signal, so Danny took on the role of a hero all on his own." Sam says, her voice telling how much she cares. "We were his backup, but there were so many times where we couldn't help him or we just got in his way. Tucker and I were on our family's vacations when he was taken. and by the time we got back, Danny and Jazz were packing, and Danny was a baby." Sam says, as Tucker holds her shoulders. "He's gotten a little older in just the year they've been here. He looks like a three or four-year-old." Tucker says as Sam shakes her head. "We should've seen the signs." Sam says as Tucker shakes his head. "We couldn't have known." Tucker says as John stands up. "I want you two to hear this and listen well. My nephew and Niece don't want you two beating yourselves up over what's happened. You're here now, you're doing your best to help. And as far as his age is concerned, I've had a chat with Chronos about it, the spell will eventually dissipate as Danny gets safer and safer. He's already 6 or 8 since finding Hood and the bats." John says as the two young adults look hopeful. Thank the Ancients. 

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[kangshxrtie]

ch. 7 ⤍ calvin klein

you were laying in bed scrolling through twitter and posting on twitter. you had been laying there for almost three hours now when you got a facetime from kazuha.

"KAZUHA!" you greeted excitedly only showing your forehead on the camera.

"hey" unlike you kazuha was already up, dressed, and at her desk with her phone balancing on it. "did i wake you? sorry i thought you were up"

"no" you shook your head, "i need to get up now i've been on twitter the whole morning"

"i saw" she chuckled.

"oh you saw that..." you slowly set your phone down leaving it to look at the ceiling going to scream into your pillow.

kazuha just laughed in response and once you were done screaming you picked up your phone like nothing just happened, greeting her again. "so how's your morning so far?"

"it was great. woke up to some great compliments, really felt the love" she responded.

"that's great. glad i could make your morning great" you grinned sitting up in your bed.

"i would ask how yours was but i can already tell by this call"

"why are you even up so early? we had the same night last night"

"i have to edit and post some videos to my channel. you make an appearance by the way"

"oh, did you do me justice"

"you'll have to watch it and see" kazuha grinned.

"please spoil it" you begged.

"my reacting to seeing you for the first time is in there" she told you.

"wait there's a clip! why haven't i seen it?"

"sakura recorded it. it wasn't on live"

"now i'm scared" you said nervously.

"don't be it's a good reaction. i didn't know i was on camera so mine is more embarrassing than yours, trust" kazuha laughed.

"i get to see kazuha down bad" you exclaimed, "and for me, it's the best day of my life. i can die peacefully now"

"i can't wait to film this video with you" she said.

"already can't wait to see me again?" you raised your eyebrow at her.

"oh definitely i haven't stopped thinking about you since i first met you" she said sarcastically.

"i knew it, you're obsessed with me already" you joked.

"definitely" she joked back.

"i'm obsessed with you too kazuha if that makes you feel better" you said.

kazuha suddenly hid her face before saying, "glad the feelings mutual"

you looked at the time seeing it was almost 2:00 in the afternoon, "well i should probably get up now"

"yeah, and i have to finish editing this video, i'll talk to you later" kazuha waved goodbye.

"bye bye kazuha" you hung up the phone and screamed into your pillow once again after you were sure the call was over.

you took a couple of minutes to cool down before making your way out of your room into the kitchen to eat something.

"did you scream?" gaeul asked when you came into the kitchen.

"no, wasn't me" you denied.

"oh. it was really light and you have noise canceling so i assumed it was you"

"probably hyunseo. you know kids, plus her room is really far" you looked in the cabinet as you spoke.

just then hyunseo walked in.

"are you okay, i heard you scream?" gaeul asked.

"i didn't scream. it was y/n. i walked past her room when she did it" hyunseo told her.

"snitch" you mumbled under your breath.

"fine. i was on the phone with kazuha and i screamed after we talked. don't tell rei or yujin" you threatened them with a random straw you got off the counter.

hyunseo made a motion saying her lips were zipped and you nodded contentedly before pointing the straw at gaeul.

"i'm won't tell them as long as you keep me updated on what's going on with you and kazuha" gaeul said.

"nothings going on we're friends" you said.

"that scream says different" gaeul muttered.

"i'll agree though" you finally put the straw down.

"is this why rei calls you down bad?" hyunseo asked.

"don't listen to rei. she's a bad influence" you told the younger girl before making your way into the bathroom to get ready for the day. you would eat later.

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[water-petal]

queen starfire and batgirl~

kori haters do not interact

english isn't my first language!

graybab shippers please do not read ahead if you like this ship

i just can't sit with the fact that barbara has been pretty mean towards kori in past comics

i haven't read much comics of batfam and titans

tbf i am currently enjoying the lucifer comic series a lot

so idk how it's going on right now

back at the topic

she even went far enough to sl*t shame her by saying how her body can attract any male

if old comic readers remember

i do remember the time barbara was pretty mean to starfire when she asked barbara to lend her ship to kori so she can save her people

like can we have one- no wait all the universes where it's just these two being good friends? hey i don't mind one universe having them as lovers if done right

barbara is a very sweet lady she is not the type of person to judge anyone for how they look, where they are from and how they appear to be

this same lady comforts people no matter how evil or messed up to head they are

dc stop with the love triangle it's time they do barbara and kori justice

i have seen fic writers make them have better interaction

call me biased but i really love graykory possibly due to growing up watching the series and reading comics when it was them being full lovey dovey

barbara being forced into this just to make a dramatic love triangle

before i get attacked for "you just hate they grew up together"

no i hate it for the retcon abuse.......barbara is also supposed to be older than grayson

this doesn't feel right

it just doesn't sit with me and many old comic readers

[mostlyihyperfixate]

Okay. I gotta write 750 words a day to fill my quota, and I don't feel like journaling about my day today, so I'm going to do a quick-and-dirty discussion of my thoughts on "Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice" before I really get into the meat of the final case. I'll see if my thoughts change once I finish it.

I'm gonna be real honest: I don't think I like this game as much as the others. And I feel really bad about it! I didn't want to be the person that waltzed in and just was mad at everything because waaah it's not Phoenix. I went in here with the mindset that I was gonna like Apollo, and I was going to give him a fair shot.

Frankly, I think this game would be better if Phoenix was just, like, not in it. He could just be some legendary defense attorney who retired a while back and no one is quite sure he went (and it's certainly not to Europe to be with his husband or anything like that). Phoenix kind of weighs it down for me, because I am sad that he the way he is, and I'm mad that he's kind of being an asshole to Apollo who literally has done NOTHING WRONG, and I'm also mad that he doesn't really even seem to care much about Trucy. Maybe that's developed more in other games? I expected more out of that relationship. And so I am torn between wanting to know what Phoenix is up to, because I love him, and then being like, "Get out of here and quit being mean to Apollo with a smile on your face" every time Phoenix does show up.

And I like Apollo, but I feel he's…wanting. I don't feel like I know Apollo. Don't get me wrong; I know Phoenix was just kind of the generic every dude over his head in the first game. The most we really got out of him was one thing that happened to him when he was a kid. But he had enough of a personal connection or personal stakes in his cases (at the very least, his past relationship with Edgeworth was there because Edgeworth was the prosecutor) that I felt like I had SOMETHING to go off. And it's not like I need Apollo to have a tragic backstory or some deep reason to be an attorney. But I have zero! Zilp! Zilch!

He literally hasn't gotten to know a single one of his clients for one reason or another the entire game, so I don't feel like I have a grasp on them either! And Apollo doesn't even get the benefit of playing off the prosecutor like Phoenix did in every game. I don't dislike Klavier; his being a genuinely nice guy isn't bad. But he sure doesn't add anything to the story for me, and I don't think he adds much (if anything) to Apollo's character either.

And at the same time, I feel like this game is trying to be much deeper. It's trying to tell me something about the legal system, and corruption, and broken dreams. But at the same time, it's so much more cartoony than the previous entries. The first game was always the one that took itself the most seriously, I feel (and it's my favorite of the original trilogy), and I did say when I finished Trials and Tribulations that I felt it hit maximum soap opera in Bridge to Turnabout. I also said I loved it for that soapy-ness. But this isn't soapy. This is a cartoon. What's with all these characters suddenly changing appearances? What's with every single witness being an over-the-top weirdo? WHY is Spark Brushel????

Let's not even get into how much I loathed Turnabout Serenade. It gave me a much greater appreciation for Turnabout Big Top. I mean, sure, all those adult men were hitting on Regina, but at the very least I feel like Moe wasn't going to let anyone actually lay a finger on her afterward. She's in good hands. And Moe was self-aware that I wanted him to go to Clown Hell for all those massive penalties…

Now that I think about it, the tutorial case was probably my second favorite in the series, after the opening trial to Trials and Tribulations. But the other two…were not that interesting. I haven't been in a huge rush to finish this one. Which…I guess I started it two weeks ago, so it's not like I've been dragging my feet. But I'm perfectly capable of going a day or two without picking up my Switch Light to find out what happens next. I'm not staying up until, like, midnight to get to the next chapter.

I've tried hard to avoid spoilers, but I'm not sure I have any massive theories for how this is going to wrap up. I have been really suspicious of Trucy's uncle ever since he showed up. Now that he's in the flashback, I note that I have not, in fact, seen Trucy's uncle and Phoenix in the same place at the same time. So I wonder if he had something to do with…….something. And obviously Kristoph has something to do with….something. And Trucy's dad has the same first name as the guy that got killed in the first case, so clearly he came back to do…..something. I just don't know what those somethings are.

I will also say: No way did Phoenix ever have $100,000 to his name to pay someone to forge evidence for him, considering this (apparently???) happened two months after the end of the last game, and the only client that for sure ever paid him was probably Miles. Not sure if the game is going to try to red herring me on that or not. But I had a good chuckle at that.

Honestly, I'd love to see more of Apollo and Klavier (separately and together) because I think they COULD be interesting. So far, this game just has failed to develop them at all. Again, I think part of the issue is that Phoenix's presence casts such a long shadow. I understand the plan was not to include him in the game originally, and I'm a little torn because, again, I love him, and I want to see more of him…just not like this. And I think it's kind unfair to Apollo both in and out of universe that he has to share his debut game with Phoenix.

Someone reblogged my Klavier post to say that the last case in Apollo Justice was their favorite. I have read on other parts of the internet that it's generally considered the worst final case in the series. We'll see what happens.

[leslutdepointedulac]

Character Ask Meme! 13. What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day?

22. Give us a headcanon for Lestat

13. What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day?

I really want to write Marius at some point. I have him vaguely mentioned in a few of my fics already but he's not actually in any yet. I want/plan to put him in the pt.2 for Second Chances but I haven't quite gotten there atm 😅 I just hope I'll be able to do him justice when I get to him.

22. Give us a headcanon for Lestat.

He has a small portrait of Claudia that he keeps tucked away somewhere. Sometimes he'll have a night where he really misses her, and although he doesn't regret her of course, there are some things he would've done differently given a chance. Maybe it was something he said to her that was particularly cruel, or he reacted in a certain way that now he looks back, he would've responded a bit more kindly.

On these nights where he's feeling down about Claudia, he'll take out this portrait he has of her, and he'll talk to her, tell her he's sorry for the way he reacted over a certain thing, tell her why he did what he did or said what he said. Basically just vent to her, apologies, and let out his feelings about the past.

This doesn't make him feel completely better about it, but it does feel like a small weight has been lifted off his shoulders now that he's let it out. Then he tucks the portrait away again until the next time he needs it.

No-one knows he does this, or even that the portrait exists. It's just something between Lestat and Claudia.

[imaginationofomi]

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Chapter Three

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Seventeen minutes of standing in cold air made Aubrie's nose start to run, yet she had a hard time walking into her condo. She wanted to be running the streets, looking for a killer, but it wasn't in her job description. She was toeing a dangerous line that could be classified as contextual bias if she wasn't careful, and she needed to be careful. That bias could get evidence thrown out in the event of a trial.

Eventually, she put her key into the bottom lock and turned it. Sultry jazz tunes played from a bluetooth speaker as Aubrie stepped through her front door to the aroma of butter chicken and fresh garlic naan. It brought her extreme comfort along with the lavender candles lit on her contemporary dining table.

"That you, Brie?" Bryce's voice came from the kitchen, and he poked his head over the sink and counter to see her. The coffee table was covered in piles of paper, folders, and highlighters meaning he'd come straight from his office instead of stopping at his place first. She hated clutter, but it came with the territory of dating a civil rights attorney that worked best in chaos.

"Yeah," she replied, kicking off her shoes and hanging her coat on one of the wall hooks. Her feet carried her past the living room couch to her master bedroom where she began to shed her clothes.

Dinner and a stiff drink were the only things she wanted. Her mind was darker than usual, and she knew that her sleep would be plagued with nightmares. Not abnormal, but so much worse with recent developments. In all of her years working with the Briton Beach Police department, she never knew any of the victims.

Bianca changed that for her. Every hour, her heart lurched in her chest knowing that there was someone roaming free with blood on their hands. The blood of someone she considered a friend. She was not okay. She didn't want to rest until she brought justice to the person responsible.

"I thought you were supposed to relax today. You're stressed." Her boyfriend of two and a half years noticed every detail about her, when she cut her hair, got a new outfit, when she met someone. He could read her like a novel.

"Why are people so fucking sick?" she asked out loud, though she didn't expect a real response. Placing her joined hands on the back of her neck, she breathed roughly before yanking off her shirt and pushing her panties to the ground.

"Haven't psychologists been trying to answer that for centuries?"

"It was really more of a rhetorical question." She scooped up her dirty clothes and dropped them into the hamper, turning on the bathroom light and starting the water for a hot shower.

"What happened?"

"Some shit that shouldn't have." She pulled the glass door open and walked under the shower head to soak her twists and scald her skin as it rapidly heated up. She wanted to feel something more than mental anguish.

Bryce stood near the sink, watching carefully to see if she would break down. It happened once before when Aubrie thought she could do her job without seeing a therapist regularly. A week of murder suicides did her in. She'd become almost catatonic. He was the one to pull her out and get her help. She hadn't had an episode since, but he recognized the signs of her being on the verge of one. The last few days were a slow spiral down.

"When you're finished in there, I'll run you a bath. Dinner'll be done by the time you get out," he said softly. Her head was pointed to the floor, but she looked up when she heard him and nodded.

"Thank you."

He was hesitant to leave her. However, burnt food wouldn't be a good time for either of them. With all she tried to handle one her own, the very least that could be done was her eating a good home cooked meal. After assembling their plates, he put them in the oven to keep them warm and returned to the bathroom to fill the tub. He added a few drops of her favorite bath oil, lit a lavender incense, and made her an extra dry martini with two olives.

Aubrie liked to soak alone, so he was ready to give her time to herself when she surprised him by asking him to stay. He sat down by the tub, emulsifying a bit of oil in his palms before he began to work the tension out of her shoulders.

"You need to take some time off," he told her, thinking about the fact that her last vacation was over a year prior, and it was only a three day weekend in the next city over. She had days racked up. It was time to use them.

"I can't. I have to see this through."

"See what through?"

"A personal case. I promised her parents I would find the bastard."

"You can't make that type of promise, Aubrie." The same way a surgeon or internist couldn't. Law enforcement was good for getting shit wrong and not correcting their mistakes after the fact. He trusted Aubrie's judgment and her intellect, but she could only do so much in her position. The rest was up to the cops, and they'd proven over and over again that they would serve their own interests first and foremost. When it came time for the parents to find someone to blame, the person that made them a promise would be first on the hook.

"I'm 1000 percent aware, but this one, I'm going to keep. I have to," she said definitively, and his only choice was to let it go. She would do what she wanted at the end of the day.

"Let me know if you need my help." Criminal law wasn't his area of expertise, but he had quite a few acquaintances from school in the area.

"Is Lola still a P.I.?"

"She'll do you a favor if you ask."

Lola, a past partner of theirs, was exceptional at finding what people didn't want found. While Aubrie had always been polyamorous, that was her first time in a throuple. She could take or leave the experience, as it wasn't horrible or particularly grand. She didn't like playing favorites, but Lola did, and her favorite was Bryce. Those two kept in contact, and Aubrie moved onto Summer.

If it weren't for the nature of the situation, she wouldn't have asked. Aubrie didn't have any issues with Lola. They were cordial, friendly even. The latter had gotten herself into a sticky situation by being a little too good at her job. She'd gone underground for a while and switched professions. Aubrie hated the thought of asking her to backtrack, but Lola was the best she knew.

The hot bath water went lukewarm, and Aubrie decided to get out before she pruned further. Bryce helped her onto the mat and dried her off with a fresh towel, taking his time to rub lotion into her skin and wrapping her up in a robe. She kissed his lips as he tied it shut.

He made her sit on the bed and told her to try to relax, mixing up another martini and bringing her plate into the bedroom on a tray. The first bite of chicken and jasmine rice made her moan.

"I love you," she said, tearing off a piece of naan and picking up more of the chicken.

"How much?"

"More than I did yesterday."

"Enough for us to talk about Summer?"

Her chewing slowed, and she swallowed, licking sauce from her lips and fingers, "What about her?"

"I think she needs to go," he said, and Aubrie wasn't surprised to hear it. Truthfully, he'd been hinting at it for a while, but they often danced around the conversation. She could always explain something away, and Bryce was tired of accepting it.

"That's not for you to have an opinion on. She's my girlfriend."

"She stresses you out more than she makes you happy, and she purposely cuts into my time with you because she can't handle sharing you with a man." That was for him to have an opinion on. He could admit that Aubrie did her best to be fair, but Summer was working the system, and he refused to bow out when he was there first.

"You're saying if I were dating another woman, she wouldn't complain as much?"

"All I know is that we didn't have problems until she got here. She doesn't want you to go out, she doesn't respect our schedule, and she always wants to start shit with me. I'm here for you, not to listen to her mouth." He knew what he had in Aubrie. They developed an understanding, ground rules, and they'd been together long enough to know each others ticks. She was the only woman that he managed to maintain a healthy relationship with for more than a year because most of the women he met that claimed to be polyamorous weren't legit. He met many that were monogamists in denial, and he was past the realm of exploring options with people new to the lifestyle. There wasn't much luck in finding someone seasoned that matched him as well as Aubrie did, either. At least not in their city. Neither cared much for marriage, but she was as close to a wife as he would ever get. Summer would not ruin that for him.

Aubrie took one look at his face and knew that she had to do something more than she'd done in the past. She tried to be delicate with both and thought that would keep the peace, but neither of her partners were happy with the current predicament. Her days of getting away with small gifts and promised foot rubs were over. To whom much is given, much is required, and requirements were going up.

"I'll talk to her about the way she treats you, and if changes aren't made, I will let her go," she promised him because he wasn't lying. Summer did show a lack of respect for him and their relationship. Previous conversations did nothing, so it was time to get real or get lost.

"Thank you. I love you." He kissed her twice, leaving the bedroom to grab his own plate of food, and Aubrie sighed. She really needed to call her therapist.

🂡🂡🂡

Dead ends were the worst. Roads, cases, hair, all of them. Somebody was getting a kick out of fucking with Aubrie, and she didn't appreciate it. One of her cases hit a wall, and with more coming in, she was being pressured to let it go cold.

"Ya love to love me, baby." Kirsten strolled into Aubrie's lab with a smirk and the test results she asked for in hand. The toxicologist was new to the precinct, a transfer from Malibu with tight ringlets she bleached platinum blonde and roots that showed her true color, beach tan skin maintained with regular spray tan appointments, and blue eyes. Pink lips and a small nose completed her pretty face.

For the most part, they saw each other when work called for it. Aubrie found her overall to be sweet, and hot, but she had rules. Kirsten, on the other hand, had been giving Aubrie the eye for weeks and was ready to take her chances on the doctor.

"Thanks. I owe you one," Aubrie said, flipping through the papers of the first packet until she got to the page that she wanted.

"I'll be sure to cash in on that," Kirsten replied, leaning her elbows on top off the cart that held two different microscopes and some glass sides. Aubrie was too focused to realize that Kirsten wanted to talk, and she had her own job to get back to. She'd catch her later, "I got a box from Nayeli's. It's in the break room if you want something sweet."

"Sweets mess with my concentration."

"A distraction would do you some good. Have you even been to the bathroom today?"

"Shit!" Aubrie eyes widened and zeroed in on the particular line she was looking for. Picking up the second packet, she flipped through those pages and slapped her table excitedly, repeating the action a final time for the third packet, "Shit shit shit....Detective Edison, wait up!" She called out to stop him on his way to the coffee maker, "Look at this."

"We wrapped this up already. It was an OD. She tested positive for fentanyl," Forest said quickly when he realized whose results he was looking at.

"I know, but hear me out. Something told me to run Bianca's blood again, and my hunch was right. I took the first sample from her left arm, the one with the pattern of track marks. I took three more samples, one from her right arm, her left leg, and her neck. Negative for fentanyl which is only possible if the drug was administered after her heart stopped pumping blood to the rest of her body. She was injected post mortem. They wanted us to think it was an overdose." It was the first positive break in the case, and Aubrie was hoping it would make someone see reason. The case couldn't be closed when there was still so much information that they didn't have. She was moving in the right direction, and she knew it.

"I'll take it to Hughes, but I doubt he's going to want to touch this." Briton Beach had become an eerie place over the last couple of years. After the high-profile murder case that involved the patriarchs of two of the town's founding families and a host of other businessmen, secrets came to the forefront and false images began to crumble. What were once somewhat light desks now remained full thanks to a large spike in activity. Too many questions made Joel look for the easiest answer, but Aubrie planned on advocating for herself until she couldn't anymore.

"He should. This confirms my suspicions. Someone went after her, and I think it's the same person that got Madison." Her gut was right, and she'd thrown up again when she learned. The increase in her therapy sessions and an extra melatonin gummy were helping her with sleeping, but her mind continued to race while she was awake. Madison was unlucky yet lucky enough for her death to be ruled a homicide. Her murderer was being searched for, and Aubrie couldn't comfortably let her get justice while Bianca's family received none, not when their deaths were, in her eyes, clearly connected.

"You said they knew each other, right?"

"Mhm. They lived together. I'm not sure what their exact relationship was or how long they were roommates, but I can find out." She hadn't been back to Sticky Fingers, and Gio hadn't called her with anything new, but it was time to take another trip and maybe talk to some more of the bartenders because having Lola research Robin Shank didn't give her much more than she had when she walked out of there.

"Leave that to me and Joel."

"Then I need you to really look into this. I've already dug up some stuff, and-"

"Don't tell me anything that can get you in trouble," Forest interrupted her with a wave of his hand, "I want to truthfully and confidently say I don't know shit if you get called in for misconduct."

"Everything I have is legal and was given willingly. My contact is on stand by with more. He consented to giving us surveillance footage and any files we might need, but Hughes has to be on board."

"I'll work on it. You work on those bullet fragments and casings for the robbery on Mission Avenue." A botched robbery, really, and at a pharmacy of all places, but once Aubrie did some digging, it wasn't so much of a crazy consideration. Absolutely intentional and for a lot more than money.

"Already done. All came from a .38 semi-automatic pistol, same as the weapon found at the scene, and I lifted a partial print from one of the shells. Saul Cantrell, but he's not the registered owner, so it's stolen or it belongs to whoever was driving the getaway car."

"We have an ID on him yet?"

"No, but David ran the license plate, and the car is registered to Richard Keaton, address 5448 Attler Road." The street was in one of the more affluent parts of the city, stopping just before the hills of Oceanview.

"Where have I heard that name?" Forest asked and rubbed his chin.

"He was on the news for weeks about a year ago. He was a doctor, but his license to practice was revoked when he got arrested for drugging and assaulting women who received abortions in his clinic. He plead guilty, ratted out four other doctors, and got out eight months ago."

"Son of a bitch." Where there was smoke, there was usually fire. A disgraced doctor responsible for who knew how many heinous acts, a botched pharmacy robbery, and his car fleeing the scene. It was time to bring him in, "Thanks, Parrish." Forest clapped her on the arm and walked away to find Joel.

Aubrie went back to her lab, taking some time away from Bianca's case to make sure her other duties were completed. Entering evidence and writing up reports were most boring parts of her job, but she needed to do them in order to do what she liked, solving mysteries, ruining lives of those that deserved it.

She got tired of touching her keyboard and decided to give that part of her brain a break, picking up the pictures from Bianca's file instead. She still hadn't figured out what the marks meant. Madison had her own set that weren't clear either. It was frustrating to know that she was close close yet so far away from the truth. She put one picture of Bianca's wrist under a bright light and angled it the way she wanted coming up with less than nothing.

"Whatcha looking at?" Kirsten asked, walking in on her way to deliver another tox screen for Sean.

Aubrie didn't bother looking up when she answered her, "These marks on her arm. They're not normal, but I've put them through an image search more than once, and nothing comes up as a match."

"OD from a few weeks ago?"

"That's the thing. It wasn't an OD. Drugs were only present in one part of the body, the left arm."

"Oh, the extra tests you just had me run. Wicked," Kirsten said, "How'd you catch that?"

"Call it a hunch." Aubrie let out a long exhale and leaned back in her chair, gazing up at the ceiling with quiet frustration because the help she asked for was evading her, "Something's not right. The marks have to have a meaning."

"You could be looking at it too closely. Back up, maybe look at it piece by piece instead of the whole picture."

"I'll try. Thanks." She couldn't pull herself together until she knew she was alone. It was next to impossible for her to work with someone hovering over her. The day was coming to an end, and without being approved for more overtime, she would be told to go home when the lights flipped off. She wanted to get as much done as possible before then. Taking Kirsten's advice, she used a blank sheet of paper to cover up parts of the pictures. One block in particular made it click so fast that she was mad at herself for not catching it sooner, "Holy shit, it's braille!" she yelled to no one in particular and pulled up a translator on her computer, "M-A-D-A-M. Madam. The fuck? P-S-Y-C-H-O. Madam Psycho. That doesn't make any sense."

It was yet another question for her to take back to Sticky Fingers. She scribbled it down on a post-it and grabbed Madison's file, pulling out the pictures of her markings to translate them. She was halfway through when someone knocked on her doorframe.

"I need another minute, and then I'll pack up," she said, assuming her captain was about to tell her to call it a night.

"Your shift ended twenty minutes ago. I know you're hungry." That wasn't Debra's voice. For the third time that day, Kirsten inserted herself into Aubrie's space. Her colleague meant no harm, and she'd helped her, but Aubrie wasn't looking for a distraction. Despite that, her normal bodily function needed to be considered.

"I am." And had been for hours

"It's Taco Tuesday. Let's go to Rosario's, get $2 margaritas and all the tacos we can eat."

Aubrie debated saying no. Finding out the markings that stumped her were braille made her want to keep digging, but without going to Sticky Fingers, she didn't know where else to dig. She'd done all she could do for the day. Tomorrow, she'd start with fresh eyes and renewed hope.

"Let's."

I'm almost there, Bianca.

[thaliagrayce]

i've been talking abt my voltron playlists and @iveofficiallygonemad asked to hear them and i want to share with anybody who wants!! i know they're not perfect, i'm working on them & trying to make them better. if you have any recommendations for any of them, let me know!! there's like A Lot and i want to give a lil explanation for most of them, so i'm putting them under the cut ^-^

SO first i have my favorite one <3 it's just. all of them. it's the whole team. it's a mess and it's a bunch of different genres because it's them fighting over the aux cord on a road trip. it's them trying to make each other laugh or annoy each other or play something catchy enough it will infect everyone in the vicinity with brain worms.

Hunk: i'm pretty happy with my Hunk playlist! chill vibes. he strikes me as the kind of guy who listens to calm music to try to find his own calm, and that's what i got here :)

Pidge: this is messier and less cohesive than my usual playlist because frankly i think pidge would have a shit taste in music. all over the board. this is a mix of meme songs and 8-bit covers and vocaloid and stuff that i think pidge would genuinely connect with, and i think pidge listens to all their music on shuffle without any regards for genre or mood because they're a gremlin. nobody gives pidge sole control of the aux.

Coran hears 80's music for the first time and loses his mind. He thinks ABBA is humanity's single greatest achievement.

Lance: i have ideas about where I'm going with this but haven't really settled yet. Lance seems like the kind of boy that loves to dance (is that canon? i forgot) so most of these are Bops That Make You Move in some way or another. he likes to present an upbeat face to the world, so there's no angsting in this playlist! we are clinging to the things that make us happy with both hands until our knuckles turn white!

Keith: i'm gonna be honest. i made him a playlist but i honestly don't think he cares about music very much. it's very important to some people! he's just not one of them! i haven't cracked this playlist open in a while but i'm pretty sure it's full of songs that i think he would conceivably train/work out to.

Shiro: this playlist involves the dumbest headcanon i have for shiro that has just not left me alone since i first thought of it. most of the playlist reflects the fact that he had an emo phase in middle school (that one isn't a headcanon, you just have to look at him to know) but BUT there are a few songs on here that are on here because. little known fact. he also went through a Twilight phase that he told nobody about. (keith knows. keith was there.) he has the entire twilight soundtrack memorized. he moved past the story but the music stays forever. he used to daydream about slow dancing to Flightless Bird, American Mouth. the first time Coran mentions that they have to avoid a place because there's a supermassive black hole there, he has to bite his tongue in order to keep a straight face. do NOT ask me why i believe this so wholeheartedly.

Allura's playlist sucks right now. I think it's because in my heart of hearts i know that, were she on earth today, she would go fucking nuts for taylor swift. i have ambivalent feelings for taylor swift. i cannot do allura justice like this. if you see my vision and have recs as to what might actually fit her, PLEASE.

Klance: i haven't done it yet but i'm gonna go through this and sort it to be a sort of progression of their relationship, starting with the more combative Rivalry songs, then slipping into "oh shit oh shit" songs, then maybe ending on the more lighthearted purely romantic songs <3

(i have two songs in a shallura playlist which does not at all encapsulate how much i'm obsessed with them. the tiny cop inside my head is just constantly screaming at me that i'm going to get yelled at for liking shallura. i am going to kill the cop inside my head.)

[inastarlesssky]

For the ask game, Percival Graves (the real one) and 4, 7, 8, and 12! Or, if you can't do him (he was barely in there, I understand), Lally Hicks.

Thank you for the ask! And I'm so happy that you chose Graves; he really interests me. Let's see what we can do.

Question #4: To put him in any other media. . .a book (or at least some other bit of reading about him, the original Percival Graves). I always find myself wondering a) did he really exist? (I've heard that apparently Grindy literally just did a transfiguration spell or something and he was going around as Graves when Graves might not even have existed) but I want to believe that he did. If he did, who was he? What was he like? What's the story of his past? I want to know all this! A book could definitely do the trick, I think.

Question #7 Something the fandom does that I like. . .I haven't seen much of him in the fandom (since I stick around the Newtina tags really) but maybe I can answer instead here for Lally? Everyone sees her as a mood, and she really is! She's such a strong character with heart, and she's fearless. I guess this doesn't really answer as to what the fandom does, but I haven't really looked a lot into Graves or Lally here, in respect to this question.

Question #8 Something the fandom does that I despise. . .I can't answer for Graves here bc I'm not super familiar with him. So I'll go with Lally. Well, maybe it isn't so much what the fandom does as what we're given. It's true we only see her in SoD but I feel like she could have and should have had more in general. Like she's an awesome character, and adds to the story. I feel like she's kind of been brushed aside. Again, I've been hiding in the Newt x Tina corner of the fandom so perhaps I'll find more stuff about her (and Graves) in other places.

Question #12: A headcanon I have for this character (I'm going with Graves here bc)

I don't know if this is feasible or not, but I've wanted to believe that (going with the idea that he did exist) he would have been a man with a strong moral code, knowing what's right and what's wrong and not hesitating to get his hands dirty if that was necessary to be sure that there was justice. Like I kind of see him like with a vigilante kind of "I know what's right and I'll do what everyone else would be afraid to, to defend that." That's kind of my idea. And I think if Grindy had done something to the person of the original Percival Graves, Graves wouldn't have gone out without a fight.

Thank you so much for the ask! This was fun.

Ask me more questions, lovelies! <3

[sukibenders]

one thing that i'm glad amita suman got to talk about during this con in france is how she plays inej's trauma even though oftentimes it's not in the fucking script, which pisses me off. i'm glad amita has found a way to make the choices that she does, but still. the crows' storylines are very rich, with a lot of unpacking and heaviness and dark topics, and they shouldn't have added the crows if they knew they couldn't do that justice.

hell, they haven't even really done characters like zoya justice either. she should have a bit more screentime than she does. i'm just sad because they have cast members who do care about the books, and who do seem so excited to play these characters, but the show itself is a bit messy.

Oh yeah, I completely understand. I didn't see that panel, but I have seen interviews where she talks about Inej's trauma (that fight in s2) because, without her saying that and knowing what I know in the books I wouldn't have really known that she had a traumatic past, or the extent of it. It's very sad to see that while they go into some aspects of Kaz's trauma (tho I have mixed feelings about how they portray it) they don't do the same justice with Inej. You mean to tell me that the girl who, in the books, has a literal panic attack when just walking past the Menagerie can, in the show, not only walk in but also disarm herself and be totally cool in front of the woman, and possibly man given what he was saying to her ("that one's new" when talking about her knives as she removes them) who abused her? And the way they made her flip her hair during the scene to make it a cool moment was so unnecessary. Inej has a touch aversion in her own way, but you wouldn't know that from the show. Mind you, it was made by the same people who, when in regards to her scene with Toyla, said on social media "sometimes all you need is a little skin" about not only two (or maybe just one) original teenagers but also one, who suffers from PTSD and has a touch aversion because of it, but also the other, who is aroace coded. Like they got dragged so bad that they tried to cover it up as if it didn't happen.

And with Zoya, you can tell that they were just going for the mean girl route added in a quick redemption (why they make her racist?) just for it, but then never bothered to do anything else with her storyline. Like in the books she is nearly forced into a child marriage, at the age of nine, and only "agreed to it" to please her mother who was known to pimp her out from the start. And then had to watch the only person who cared about her at the time get beat just for protecting her. Like Zoya was more than just a mean girl that many in the fandom tried to perceive her as just because Alina didn't like her at the start. I had assumed, maybe in some way, that the show would take into consideration her past and through showing her relationship with the Darkling would show how she possibly fell victim to another predatory relationship because of, not only, the status it brought her but the protection as well (in her backstory it is stated that she had to split meals and steal food so that she and her mother could eat, as well as her mother intentionally attempting to marry her off to a wealthy man, so it can be assumed that she didn't have much prior to being sent to the Little Palace) adding with the fact that she was a Grisha. Even without the "romantic" plot in the show, it can still be assumed that she was mad at Alina because she viewed her as stealing her place, which was next to someone who could provide protection (which she needed as a child). But the show didn't do that, aside from possibly scraping her storyline and giving it to Alina.

Zoya and Inej, my two favorite girlies, I'm so sorry.

[themyscirah]

@vampirehal asked me the ask game but for Jess, so I'm putting that in a separate post here : )

First impression:

Read Green Lanterns first and was like "oh she's AWESOME"

Impression now:

I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS WOMAN. sorry she's just SOOOOOO interesting to me. So cool so strong so BRAVE. I have so many feelings abt Jess I could talk about her for hourssssss

Favorite moment:

Hgggg okay so like Green Lanterns was one of the first comics I read like 3 years ago so I love it but my memory is starting to get kind of fuzzy. I'm doing a character read rn of both Simon and Jess and I'm up to Green Lanterns with Jess but need like 10 more Simon issues to get there with him (so early warning I'm about to get REALLY insufferable abt them) so of her moments before that I'd probably say her big moments resisting Volthoom as Power Ring? I'm insane for the whole Power Ring stuff in general tbh. Like OH MY GOD?!?!?!?!

This is more of a simonjess moment that a Jess character moment but the whole "Just breathe, Jess"/God thing in Green Lanterns is INSANE to me actually. Like what the hell oh my god THEY REALLY WROTE THAT????? wild.

Idea for a story:

On god I have SO many. So many. For one more specific to just Jess and her character arc I have an idea about her time as a Yellow Lantern and exploring that and working that in as a step in her arc and connecting it back to past moments as both GL and PR. (This eventually ends with her going back to GL) This idea is a biggie for me and one of my favorites but probably won't see a ton of progress for a while because I'm just starting rebirth on her character read and so won't get there for a while.

That's just one but I have lots of ideas, including those during her time as Power Ring which is a CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED era of Jess. Her mental state and struggles there are so insane to me and yet nobody takes what's written to their logical conclusion and it just !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know Justice League is a team book and they did some stuff with it but that actually drives me so nuts they didn't focus on Jess more during that era.

Also also have an idea that functions as a combo of Blackest Night (haven't read yet 💀) and the Star Wars zombie au novel Red Harvest that inserts Jess (and Simon too lol but we're not talking abt him rn) into Blackest Night (likely as an au, possibly canon compliant if it works once i read BN) and has Jess on Mogo alone protecting his ring from a group of zombies. It plays a lot on her origin and hunting abilities as she is tracked through the forest by the reanimated corpses of her murdered friends.

Unpopular opinion:

Hmm... I feel like she's a character with less popular opinions and more just opinions. Anyways here are some Jess opinions I disagree with.

"Simon and her should just be friends, men and women don't have to date etc." I mean yes i definitely agree in the importance of close platonic relationships between men and women but like... that's just not simonjess to me. They've also 100% got a hetbait thing going on so it's not like it isn't present in canon. Also like Jess does have close important relationships with men she isn't dating? Take her and Vic for instance (or in my ignoring canon lalala world her and Barry). Just very much disagree on this point.

Also ppl who think that Jess being a Yellow Lantern for a bit is like ruining her character or whatever I disagree? I think it had the potential to be done absolutely terribly (anxiety disorder = yellow ring type bs) but from what I've seen I don't think it has? I haven't gotten to this bit either yet but I think it's a concept with potential that could be beneficial to her character growth if done properly

Favorite relationship:

SIMONJESS!!!!!!!!! (To absolutely no one's surprise) they are like actually everything to me, basically the thesis of this blog at this point I just love them sooooo much. I feel like I talk about them a lot and yet still don't do it anywhere near enough. I can get hesitant to post bc I haven't read every single comic they're in yet or whatever but like I'm going through character reads right now and they're right about to meet so trust that situation WILL change and you will wish I'd shut up abt them : )

Also mentioned this earlier but Jess's friendships with Vic and Barry are very important to her character-wise in my mind.

Favorite headcanon:

Was about to say that I don't make a lot of headcanons but that is a LIE. anyways this is more of a future desired timeline thing so not canon but I think that when her and Simon get together, when one of them has to go out to space alone for a decent amount of time they swap rings and Jess talks to Simon's ring

[symphcnii]

What made you pick up this character? For each canon character you portray.

*cracks knuckles* Starting with the more story-relevant muses...

I decided to try writing Lucia because I adore her devotion to Aymeric and how, like Cid, she was able to cut ties with Garlemald and overcome any bias against her for being Garlean. She's also just really cool. My muse for her has admittedly been lacking lately because I feel like I don't really do her character justice, but I still think she's really neat.

With Hilda, her personality is very similar to a character I write in another fandom with how snarky she is and I loved her from the moment she first appeared, so I had to give her a shot. The Brume accent is also very similar to the accent people have where I live so I found it amusing lmao. Again though, muse has been lacking lately because I feel like others have way better portrayals of her.

Yugiri was one of the more recent canon additions to the blog. I always adored her, but I wasn't sure if I'd be able to write her and I had to play through Stormblood again to get a feel for her. In the end I decided 'why not?' and here I am.

Lyna. My sweet bby Lyna. Again, loved her from the moment she was first introduced so writing her was a given. I think I was actually one of if not the first to make a blog for her (she was previously found at viisguard before I moved her here). Like Lucia, I adore her devotion to the Exarch and the father/daughter grandfather/granddaughter dynamic between them. She's a stoic bunny guard with a soft side and I love that for her.

Zero is the most recent addition. I found her really intriguing and I thought it would be interesting to take her up as a muse and see how her worldview changes depending on who she interacts with. She's admittedly a little difficult for me to write though, trying to take into account the voidsent factor and not knowing a whole lot about who she was before what happened. I'm trying to boost my muse for her as I play through the EW patches again.

Renda-Rae was the main muse here for a while. I used to ship her with a friend's Ardbert and it was just.. *grips heart*. I love the snarky cat bard, even if she did shoot Alisae and threatened to shoot Alphinaud too. Seeing more about her past and who she really was in Shadowbringers made me love her enough to try writing her, and the rest is history.

I didn't even know Heustienne existed for a long time. It's not until I started levelling DRG past 50 that I realised this totally random NPC that showed up in a previous quest actually has a bigger role in the DRG storyline. I thought it was interesting to see Estinien's second in command, and seeing how she practically sacrificed her own happiness to go into a self-imposed exile after being forced to drink dragon blood was heartbreaking. I'm so sad they haven't done more with her now that the Dragonsong War is over and let her go home, or at least given her a character model somewhere out in the wilderness for us to go and talk to.

And finally V'kebbe. I have a soft spot for rogue-like characters - my love of Thancred can attest to that lmao. So rogue cat with a funny way of speaking who'll string people up for eating her food? Free real estate. I adored the ROG questline and I honestly really wish ROG didn't turn into NIN. Don't get me wrong, I like NIN too, but I would have loved to see more stuff about the Rogue's Guild and see more rogue-like gear in the game.