#i think sam prefers it like this

[mzannthropy]

When will Lazarus and The Count of Monte Cristo release?? I wish Sam gets a recognisable role again just like Finnick Odair, People have forgotten him. He's become too underrated nowadays.😩

So the latest we got about The Count of Monte Cristo is early 2025 I take it to mean Q1. I was really hoping it would be out this autumn (in fact I was relying on it more than I realised, but all sources so far indicated it should be out this year), by now it must be ready to to view, or almost ready to view, but *shrug* no doubt they have their reasons. At least it's something to look forward to next year.

IMDb shows release date for Lazarus as 2024, but idk how far we can trust it (generally I take IMDb with a pinch of salt when it comes to projects in production or post-production). It seems too soon, as they were still filming in June. But who knows. If not late this year, then I'd say definitely we should get to see it in the first half of next year. I'd like to see something else of Sam's before the year is out besides Bagman, it has been a long dry season--18 months between the ending of DJATS to the release date of Bagman. Almost exactly. Like I've already said (twice!), they may all arrive at once like buses lol.

Once I made a post that went like this: inside you are two wolves. One wants recognition for Sam Claflin that he deserves. The other wants him to stay as he is. It's true he's underrated but then I'd rather be a fan of someone underrated than overrated. Those in the know know. Out of those two it will be TCOMC that will get him the limelight, bc it's a classic nearly everyone has heard of and if they get it right, it will be the best thing he'll ever have done (so far). Also, that Barbaric series that he has just been cast in will make more people aware of him, especially in the more nerdy circles.

[ew-selfish-art]

DPx DC AU: Danny learns that he can change his summoning ritual and decides to go chaos mode with it i.e. A viral tiktok trend.

Danny ascends the throne and it's honestly pretty alright as far as new jobs go. He states a few opinions, makes sure no one goes to war and is slowly integrating a community service sentence to Walker's prison. It's not a bad gig, and considering the troves of gold he's now owner of, it doesn't pay too shabby either.

His main problem with the job isn't even his constituents (he likes to think they would vote for him over pariah), it's all these loony death cults! They keep summoning him with Pariah's old cold sign and it's driving him insane- After a very unhelpful smirk by CW, a long study session in GW's library and some help from Ember (she knows drama like no one else) Danny finally has a new summoning ritual.

Of course he swapped out the blood and bone for like, sour gummies and random shit he had in his backpack at the time. A TI-84. And yes, the Latin chant is that one super-fast bit of Rap God preformed to a BTS dance at speed.

But rather than keep this to himself, he gets Sam (who has a thriving plant and protest community following) to record her completing this ritual and Danny being summoned. Why? Cause it was a very specific to Sam skill that they didn't know if people could replicate and it gives Danny some plausible deniability that he tried to make it difficult when CW asks.

Posting it makes it very quickly go viral as people attempt to call it fraudulent but sure enough, Danny is now traveling the world at a moments notice.

Which is great cause it's summer and he's bored in Amity anyway (He's going to change it before he starts university in September, duh), and its even better because the second a lame ass death cult brings him forward to, like, destroy the planet, a slumber party or influencer has already summoned him away. Shit, he even met a few celebrities this way! Plus, turns out that most death cultists aren't able to rap!

Reality hit him pretty hard when he got summoned to an office space that is clearly a base of operations and the summoning spell locked him in. Literally, he has no idea how to get out of this binding spell- Danny definitely hadn't realized that was an option. Taking in the Justice League members in front of him, plus one trench coated menace, Danny groaned for a moment before thinking to ask:

"Wait- Which one of you was able to do Rap God? And the dance? Please tell me someone thought to film that!!"

[firestorm09890]

Penny stardewvalley makes me so sad because she's SO sensitive to, like, basically everything you tell her (telling her that you can't stand children while two children are nearby is a pretty lousy move but -1500 friendship?? being a jerk to other characters' faces typically loses you about 50 points, and if you choose the option labeled "creepy" and ask Leah for a kiss in her 2 heart event she physically hits you and kicks you out of her house but that's only -100 friendship…) and so if you want to befriend her it's a whole lot of lying and tiptoeing around her feelings (2 hearts: George was right but saying that makes her feel bad. 6 hearts: her food sucks but even if you try to be polite about it she feels like a failure; only a bald-faced lie pleases her. 8 hearts: saying you don't want to be tied down with a family loses you a little bit of friendship and she's only happy if you say you want kids) and I can't help but think she's a product of her environment. She lives in a trailer with only her mother, who gets drunk every night and has something of a temper. Penny's like a skittish rescue animal who won’t even come out from hiding under something unless you leave her lots of treats

[lambmotifz]

the reason why sam and dean’s unhealthy dynamic doesn’t need to be fixed is because they both (unconsciously) crave power imbalance but for completely different reasons

dean didn’t have much power when he was younger since john took his control away from him. which is why he seeks power/control via hunting, violence and his relationship with sam. dean’s repressed sadistic tendencies, his love for hunting, his enjoyment of torturing & killing souls in hell come from his repressed need to be in control

and sam, as jared said, wants to restrain his physical power. not only because he doesn’t feel comfortable in his body, being too big and intimidating on the outside but feeling smaller and craving safety on the inside. but also because of his guilt and wanting to prove to himself, and to dean, that he’s good. that dean can trust him. it makes him seek comfort in being punished, in being restrained and feeling smaller than he is, but dean is the only person who can give him what he needs because dean is also the only person sam trusts and submits to. as twisted as it may be, but dean’s control over him is the only thing that gives him a feeling of safety he’s always craved

they complement each other in this fucked up way, that’s why their dynamic cannot exist without a certain amount of power imbalance

[utilitycaster]

I feel like a lot of people mistake comic relief or goofiness for lack of effort or caring by the creator, and that belies a real lack of understanding of like, writing and humor and art in general.

[blacknidstang]

I fully understand the argument that late season Dean is solely written as The Angry Man™️ without the early seasons nuance and emotional vulnerability he had, BUT Dean's violence, particularly the one toward Sam, was there as early as season 2. And i DON'T say these to be like "their relationship is sooo abusive and terrible and sam is just a poor miserable victim with no choice", i say these with a belief that Sam craves it because he sees physical pain as cleansing and forgiveness and has grown into a masochist by especially associating Dean's love and care with his punches (and it IS love) and i think that's super sexy and amazing. The fact that Sam is indeed bigger and physically stronger, the fact that he COULD defend himself or punch back makes it all the way more delicious. He is a big big strong guy and he would look his brother dead in the eyes and say "you can take another swing at me" and he would kneel in front of him with puppy eyes and bruised face. There's an uncanny sort of trust in there. There's the "it's ok if YOU hurt me. I know you still love me deep down" in there.

[aliusfrater]

what are your thoughts on Sam's seizures? the demon detox one was like a withdrawal case but the others..like when he got back his soul, and also that time in the ambulance, would you consider them semi-supernatural seizures? do you think sam is epileptic? It's a headcanon I like.

i've posted about how intriguing it is that sam was a regular seizure haver for a few seasons before and although i do like the epileptic!sam headcanon, i prefer to relate sam's seizures to being psychogenic than relating to a non-canon underlying disorder like epilepsy mainly because it's more interesting to me to think of sam's seizures as directly correlating with the events that trigger them both in a major character conflict encapsulated moment kind of way as well as an action -> reaction kind of way.

so like taking his 4.21 panic room demon blood detox as an example: sam's entire season four arc centres around using his abilities, an invariable part of him that represents both taken autonomy and his Otherness in his family, hunting, and his idea of normalcy, in a way that facilities agency for some perceivable good while also crossing boundaries within the dynamic of his and dean's relationship, the dichotomy of monstrosity, and even his patriarchal role in an attempt at independence (also relating to his addiction). the demon detox scene represents every facet of how sam's monstrosity represents these parts of his character; the characters he hallucinates represents these facets in different ways. his seizure is an extension of this in a more direct way—the idea of sam's inability/struggle to fit within his role within these structures mentioned is, i think, the foundation of his character and being forcibly made to quit his addiction, an addiction related to an invariable aspect of his being, relating greatly to multiple parts of what the foundation of his character represents (as well as his own autonomy) is just being further represented within something as (non-)physical as a seizure.

the same can be said about 6.13 and 6.22 sam. 6.13 sam has had his autonomy violated twice-fold (soulless!sam's and sam's) and he's actively attempting to atone for every aspect of his non-role that soulless!sam breached and for every decision he didn't make but is actively violating him as well as his victims while also being restricted by dean and dean's decision to resoul him. his seizure represents this within something that is (non-)physical. 6.22 sam has has his wall broken in a way that reaffirms his lack of autonomy in several ways: his wall was broken by cas to keep dean preoccupied, the wall exists against his will, he doesn't even remember the ordeal of having his wall broken, and he's a metaphysical prisoner within his body. sam is quite literally having to reclaim his body from himself by himself and (almost) against his will; his seizure represents this within something that is (non-)physical.

in 7.03, it's basically an extension of 6.22, but with the added aspect of both sam's established psychosis and sam's relationship with hallucifer. his conflict with his autonomy relates to the struggle within his relationship with reality and how conflated it is with his relationship with lucifer; by 7.03 his reality is in the process of being re-established as existing synonymously with his and dean's relationship, perpetuating the push and pull between dean-sam, lucifer-sam and sam's reality; his autonomous reality has been slipping through his fingers (in a similar way to 3.11, which is a connection i love to make). his seizure represents his struggle within something that is (non-)physical.

it's a metaphor and symbol, basically and there's just more canon to think about in the context of this perspective than it is from an epileptic!sam, which you'd have to build outside of canon. the latter is still fun though, in the same way that thinking about sam as schizophrenic, autistic, or having ptsd (headcanons that i do feel relatively strongly about) is fun.

[knocking-on-peoples-non-doors]

good lord it's the 25th again. here's a bunch of sketches from when i read Night Watch for the first time last year and it made me cry <3

[morelikesin]

♥️ The Queen of Hearts and the King of Clubs ♣️

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I was gonna write a short blurb but. Dios mío I got too deep in the paint. Because of that the writing will be under the cut mwah

♥️ The Queen of Hearts ♥️

The clattering of chips rang a little uncomfortably in his ears, but Max would be remiss to not acknowledge that that wasn't always a bad thing with him.

Besides, he wasn't going to be pushed out of the pot just yet - regardless of what Tycho thought.

Above everything else, the Heavy's quiet tut and unconvinced glance down at the flop, and Strong Bad's low "Ohh-kayyy..." pumped full of uncertainty, Max was playing for one thing - the poker princess leaning on the table looking like a meal and dessert beside him being his greatest motivation right now.

"If I know my little buddy, he can pull a miracle out of anything," Sam reassured him, all sweet and deep even if he knew deep down Max was holding out for something wildly not in his favor.

The deck was taken into Tycho's hands so he could deal the turn, though it didn't come with some thoughts of his own: "And lemme guess, eye candy: that "anything" is none of my damn business?"

Where Sam had made an amused snort, Max felt his expression stiffen and his mouth pull into a grimace. Eye candy?

The turn ended up being a 6 of hearts.

Sam sure as hell was - Max threw half of his chips in with an angry fist - and part of himself was complimented, knowing what a dime his puppy was - Tycho actually called him, the prick - and it wasn't like him and Sam didn't normally like the attention they got - and now the river was a 6 of diamonds - because God knows that there's a bit of ego boosting in having a total babe on your hip-

"All in."

Strong Bad immediately whistled, and Tycho, much to Max's delight, looked utterly bemused. The quiet and pensive hum Sam had made was all the lagomorph was playing for at this point - and maybe a good dose of shoving it in Tycho's face.

And just like he figured, Tycho called him with a sense of strangely-confident confusion because what could Max possibly have, right?

Cards face up, Max.

Tycho's hand was a pair of kings made with his hole cards and the flop; Max's hand was three of a kind sixes made with his hole cards, the turn, and the river.

"You're fucking kidding me."

Max's laughter was loud and his holding out on a dream never tasted so sweet - besides maybe the enthused "Suck on runner runner!" Sam had remarked in the wake of his winnings.

Eye candy.

Taking Sam's hand into his, he kissed his knuckles, and thereafter the man had rested his hand on top of Max's shoulder.

Yeah, he knows.

♣️ The King of Clubs ♣️

Brock's wrist twisted gently, stirring the contents of his whiskey on the rocks - contemplative and unexpectedly hesitant. The flop was a jack of spades, a 9 of hearts, and a 10 of hearts; the turn was a 5 of hearts. "What'd'ya got? If it's another case a' hole pocket rockets, I'm gonna' make a case t' skip past you bein' dealer the rest of the tourney."

Against his better judgement, eyes narrowing as he studied the flop as if it would change with enough willpower, Brock bet a healthy sum. The decision, however, came with a sigh.

"'Pocket Rocket' is my second favorite thing t' call Sam on a Friday night; right after 'Good b-'"

Sam was quick to shut Max up with a call being thrown towards the main pot - Ash and his sentient arm had long since gone all in with what little he had left. That chattering, snorty laugh Max had made upon the man's sudden bravado was profit enough for him tonight; not that he'd say no to being a couple thousand dollars up and a victory pampering; though, Max could probably benefit from making his staring into his unbuttoned collar less overt.

Willing himself to not smile, puffing at his cigar - it sure wasn't a Regius Double Corona, but it got the job done enough - Sam grabbed the deck again and put out the river: a two of diamonds.

The man across from him was a hell of a guy to read. His hand, fingertips holding the rim of his glass, swirling the melting ice and liquor, was about his only read besides maybe his strong brow. Despite it all, unfortunately.

Brock was slower to toss a bet in this round. That was all Sam needed.

One self-assured call later, and Sam was working with a jack high heart flush: his hole cards were a 2 and jack of hearts. Brock worked with a 10 of spades and a 5 of diamonds, making two pair.

The frustration when the man knocked back the rest of his whiskey was palpable - and so were the chips underneath Max's hand being corralled his way.

"That's an extra treat for you tonight, big girl," was the praise of choice coming out of Max's mouth, and for some reason Sam didn't mind the publicity of it all too much right now.

[winchesterlesbian]

When genderswapping Sam and Dean, I like both butch Dean and hyperfeminine Dean depending on the scenario, there's a lot of "She wouldn't be x, she'd be x" posts surrounding the topic but I think what Dean's level of femininity really comes down to is if John is also a woman or not

[b1adie]

gen question how would u feel if firefly was a guy but everything else stayed the same writing wise like if firefly was “mandatory boyfriend” as you put it

i have thought about this dont worry

i feel like i might be even more irked cuz i play stelle and i’m lesbo, so like honestly mandatory girlfriend for f!protag is pretty cool. if they made her be obsessed w some guy i’d be ripping my hair out. but at least i would get some enjoyment watching men on reddit complain that they’re being Forced to be Gay.

the thing with firefly is if she were like, 50% less entwined with trailblazer, i would probably love her? i’ve liked what i’ve seen of her in everything that wasn’t just another fireblazer scene. and ofc i’m always annoyed when games give you multiple options but all lead to the same thing. even worse now that theyre just TELLING us that the first time we felt fear was when we saw sleepie stab her. like. not when we got impaled by cocolia? nothing like that? ok..

and also if she were a guy i would not be trying NEARLY as hard to like her LMFAO as soon as i got annoyed i would have been like Can we kill this fucking loser??

like. i do like her and i do like fireblazer!!! but i would really really appreciate if i could choose to like her and fireblazer, not just be told that i love her etc… like okay. i get it. let me breathe

[t4tails]

omg welcome back samhain ^_^

[lambmotifz]

What make you think Dean is not a bottom?

i’ll never understand why 99% of spn fandom are so convinced he is a bottom with men when he’s canonically 1) straight (he said so himself multiple times, also jensen confirmed it) 2) homophobic (he HAS said things that are kinda homophobic and since he’s not canonically not straight, those things are just homophobic) 3) if we’re talking about wincest then it couldn’t be more obvious from their canon interactions that his primal urge is to possess/control sam in every aspect, including physically, and also regain control that john took away from him when he was younger (which also explains his repressed enjoyment of violence & sadism that he’s ashamed of). i often see shippers say that he “just wants to submit and be vulnerable” but i don’t get that vibe from him at all, especially when it comes to sam. on the contrary he is often shown to be physically violent with sam and he goes unhinged every time he loses a bit of control over him (which partly comes from his unhealthy obsession with the ideal version of sam). he enjoys having that power/control over sam because it gives him the feeling of stability, he feels confident when he knows sam belongs to him. also just because he lets women take the lead in bed doesn’t mean it’d be like that with sam because dean has completely different needs when it comes to their dynamic

[the-game-spirit]

am I the only one who gets squicked out when people call Danielle Danny's daughter??? 🥲

its just.

that is a 14 year old child you're assigning parenthood to???

like I actually do think canon did one thing right: having Danny and Ellie's relationship be functionally "uuuuuuhhhh????? okay you can do your thing and. I will do mine. waaaaaay over there. see'ya cuz!" and then they both awkwardly dip out FAST

not because they don't have affection for each other! because they do! but one of them is a 14 year old kid, neck deep in hiding everything about himself from everyone except all of 3 people (also kids), who was just unwillingly cloned by his creep arch enemy-- and the other is a (???) 12 year old (??ig??) who may have only been around for a few months at best but is still functionally a 12 year old, FIERCELY independent, and just recently tried to murder the person she was cloned from-- then betrayed her dad-- then abruptly had nothing to her name, which also isn't even really hers--

I think they want to be friends-- family, even! but I also think they have ALOT of complicated Feelings about it. none of which touches on a "father-daughter dynamic"

[mayuurx]

Just a random ask that I don't think anyone has asked yet

What are James and his alter egos fav drink, if they have any maybe also their favorite foods?

-🐇

Coffee addict 1. Coffee addict 2. Coffee addict 3.

They're all James(es) after all.

[found--family]

they couldn't let cesar and jesse return bc they would've taken one look at dean and cas interacting and known they had it bad for each other