#i think that’s his name at leat

[stargirl0479]

I have somehow ended up on the shatter me side of tumblr. I can’t escape the shatter me side of tumblr.

[atzhrts]

Gyuvin headcannons nsfw?

share your thoughts if you have any and feel comfortable (you don’t have to ofc!!) here are mine

this is kinda bad sorry :/ also english is not my first language and i have a feeling that today is kind of a bad english day for me lmao

content: i tried keep it mostly gender neutral (lmk how it needs to be to be improved pls), 1 prompt involves reader having boobs, 2 involve reader having a dick, reader gets degraded (whore, slut, bitch)

he’s big, í´´m talking massive. im talking he needs to prep you every time before you can every attempt taking him all the way

so each time éssentially starts with his face or his fingers between your legs, his tongue lapping over your hole before he gently pushes his first finger in#

curling it upwards making sure to hit all the good spots before adding another one - wanting to minimize your pain as much as possible

big on praising during that time

“your´re doing so great for me little one”. “just a little more my angel” “be good for me and relax ok?” “let me open up that pretty tiny hole”

will go absolutely crazy if he can see his dick leaving a bulge in your tummy, placing his hand over it as he fucks you stupid

will quite literally fuck you stupid. he will make sure you cum at leat twice before he even thinks about cumming himself

very into size differences between you two if there is one btw

no matter how sweet he is during foreplay his words are absolutely nasty once he’s inside you, calling you all names imaginable

“you love this big dick so much huh?” “such a whore for my cock” “it´s not even all the way in and you’re already moaning like a bitch”

holds your hands while fucking you, no matter what position he will always try to hold your hand somehow

extremely obsessed with marking you

he is very possessive overall

would go crazy if you play into that fantasy by for calling yourself his

“that’s right you’re mine” “my little whore” “only mine”

whines and whimpers a lout

not necessarily sexual but i feel like he would love sucking on your nipples

fem reader: loves to have you ride him and goes absolutely crazy seeing your boobs jiggle and burry his face in them

male reader: gyuvin sucks dick like a champ you can’t change my mind, so pretty on his knees as he takes your cock all the way down his throat while his hand gently toy with your balls. lips red, face sweaty, moaning around your length as you tug on his hair. big on teasing - lapping up all the precum, pressing kisses to your thighs, lazily jerking you off because he knows it drives you crazy. needs and want to be put into his place every now then

male reader: loves frotting - he honestly couldn’t tell you what he loves so much about it but something bout feeling your dick against his (maybe comparing sizes is that’s something you’re into) just drives him crazy

[disneyanddisneyships]

@gyubby99 I had an idea

Summary: After Alastor cheated on Aponi, she decided to take a bit of revenge when Angel tells her the radio demon is in the audience of one of her performances.

Warnings: stripping, sexual content and context, innuendo, mentions of cheating and jealousy, lap dancing, mentions of Maturb*tion and Valentino

I my head this is what Aponi is wearing.

Partition

Aponi put out her cigarette as she put on her makeup.

This was the first time she was performing since the scandal. And she had something big planned.

"Hey uh... 'poni?" Angel dust called as he walked into her dressing room.

"What's up angie?" Apono asked as she pulled her orange rove up a but more so she wasn't cold.

"Alastor is here," he stated.

Aponi halted the movements of putting on lipstick before she smirked.

Looks like her performance would have to be a little more risqué than originally planned.

"I'll be out in 10," she muttered.

.........

Alastor took a seat in the shadows so he wasn't recognized.

He knew for a fact he'd be hate crimes for what he did to Aponi... she was one of the more loved demons on this side of town....

He already felt awful for cheating.... it was a mistake... he came here mostly to see Aponi considering he wasn't really "allowed" anywhere without Linda... she was.... bossy... or at leats that's the more polite term he'd like to use....

The lights turned off and alastor looked to the stage.

"Lemme hear you say 'Hey, Aponi'" Aponi held the microphone to her lips, her silhouette standing out against the orange light behind her.

The crowd called back, "Hey, Aponi!"

"Say, 'Hey, Aponi!'" She called out again,, a but louder.

The crowd went wild, "Hey, Aponi!"

Give me some!

As the beat dripped the lights went on, and alastor's eyes went wide at what she was wearing.

Black butterfly lingerie.

See me up in the club with fifty-eleven girls Posted in the back, diamond fangs in my grill Brooklyn brim with my eyes sittin' low Every boy in here with me got that smoke And every girl in here got to look me up and down All on Instagram, cake by the pound Circulate the image every time I come around G's up, tell me how I'm lookin' babe

Alastor looked around at all the demons, practically fuming as he saw how all of of looked greedily at her like she was an object.

Aponi danced.

Her moves more secual than Alastor remembered....

Aponi walked down to the floor of the club before sitting on a demon's lap, moving her hips to the beat.

Alastor clenched his fist around his cane as it broadcasted gunshot noises rather loudly.... not louder than the music however.

Boy this all for you, just walk my way Just tell me how it's lookin' babe, just tell me how it's lookin' babe I do this all for you baby just take aim And tell me how it's lookin babe, and tell me how it's lookin' babe Lookin' babe

Aponi then moved to straddle the demon she was teasing, murmuring the lyrics into his ear.

When she stood up, the demon's attraction was clear, his face gully flushed as he followed her with lustful eyes.

That's when alastor saw her look right at him, a small glare on her face before she walked back up to the stage, dancing on one of the poles.

Drop the bass, mane, the bass get lower Radio say speed it up I just go slower High like treble, pumping on them mids Ya man ain't never seen a booty like this And why you think ya keep my name rollin' off the tongue 'Cause when he wanna smash, I'll just write another one I sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor Like, like liquor, like, like, like liquor Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor Like, like liquor, like, like, like liquor

As the music played, other demons, including Mal, and Angel began dancing behind Aponi to the same choreography.

Alastor shrunk in his seat, his shadow along with him.

The lights went crazy with the beat, and Alastor gulped as he made eye contact with Mal on accident.

The glare she gave him was undescribably scary.

Beyoncé, Beyoncé? Are you happy to be in Paris? (Are you happy to be in Paris?) Beyoncé, Beyoncé? Beyoncé, Beyoncé?

The music went on, and Aponi walked off of the stage again, walking over to a different demon, this time a woman.

Driver roll up the partition please Driver roll up the partition please I don't need you seeing 'Yonce on her knees Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up We ain't even gonna make it to this club Now my mascara running, red lipstick smudged Oh he so horny, yeah he want to fuck He bucked all my buttons, he ripped my blouse He Monica Lewinski'd all on my gown

Aponi sat on the lady demon's lap before taking a vodka bottle out of her hand and chugging it.

Alastor's eyes widened again.... his Lilly didn't drink......

To sya he was confused was an understatement.

He was snapped out of his thoughts however when Aponi kissed the demon.

Emotions of rage filled the radio star, and yet he knew if he acted on his feelings right now, it would not end well with Aponi.

Oh there daddy, daddy didn't bring the towel Oh baby, baby we slow it down Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up We ain't even gonna make it to this club

Aponi stood up again walking round the room, before her wings appeared from her tattoo on her back.

She flew to the stage again, swinging her body on the pole with lidded eyes.

Take all (take all) Of me (of me) I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like The kind of girl you like, girl you like Take all (take all) Of me (of me) I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like The kinda girl you like is right here with me Right here with me, right here with me, right here with me, right here with me

The music blare din the club, making the place move as the bass of the music dropped over and over again.

Aponi layed down on the stage, arching her back so her body was visible in a sexual way.

The residents of the club whooped and hollered and whisled at her.

Alastor couldn't take much more of this......

Driver roll up the partition fast (partition fast, partition fast) Driver roll up the partition fast Over there, I swear I saw them cameras flash Handprints and footprints on my glass Handprints and good grips all on my ass Private show with the music blasting He like to call me Peaches when we get this nasty Red wine drip, talk that trash Chauffeur eavesdropping trying not to crash. Oh, there daddy, daddy now you ripped my fur Oh, baby baby be sweating out my hair Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up And we ain't even gonna make it to this club

The music somehow got even louder....

Alastor looked around the room again, only to see Valentino in his booth with a sleezey smile on his face as his hand moved quickly over his-

Alastor looked away quickly when he realized.

This was pissing him off....

How dare she do this?! She shouldn't show off her body, it's whorelike!

That's what he thought in his mind as his hands clenched together in anger.

Take all (take all) Of me (of me) I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like The kind of girl you like, girl you like Take all Of me I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like The kinda girl you like is right here with me. Right here with me, right here with me, right here with me, right here with me

Aponi sat up before moving her hair fully out of her face.

that never happened..... Alastor has never even seen her other eye and yet here she was showing it to loads of strangers.

Aponi kneeled as she moved her body up an down, earning even more cheers form the club-goers.

That when she opened her eyes and looked right at alastor with a smirk.

She walked over to him, and the spotlight shone down on them both.

Hello! Est-ce que tu aimes le sexe? Le sexe, je veux dire: l'activité physique Le coït. Tu aimes ça? Tu ne t'intéresses pas au sexe? Les hommes pensent que les féministes détestent le sexe Mais c'est une activité très stimulante et naturelle que les femmes adorent

Oh god... she was speaking in french....

alastor gulped as she sat on his lap with a smirk, pulling him Un closer to her by his jacket.

However when she got up, she pushed him back harshly with a glare, anger shining in her eyes as they glowed red as fire.

Take all Of me I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like The kind of girl you like, girl you like Take all Of me I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like The kinda girl you like Right here with me, right here with me, right here with me, right here with me

Alastor left before the song was finished, scared that Aponi might come to talk to him after.

As if.

She wouldn't waste her time.

........

Aponi sat in her dressing room, a vicorious smirk on her face as she took off all her makeup.

Revenge was sweet.

[100shark]

📞, 🛏, & 🪶 for the game :-]

Phone 📞 - If you and your f/o have cellphones of any kind, what's their contact name in your phone, and what's theirs for you?

Originally, it started with with last names before we eventually started going first name basis. I was, and still am a little iffy about calling someone "baby" or "babe" or something like that. So his contact name is simply "Arataka♥︎" but I would consider something dumb in Spanish like "mi pendejo <3" AKSHLSK. While he'd have mine like "My love" or something simple. He'd be more comfortable calling me names than i would.

Bed 🛏️ - Where does your f/o like to sleep? Are they conventional with a good schedule, or do they find damp corners to call their bed?

He sleep in his bed and likes to, or at leat tries to sleep at a reasonable time. I like to think he sometimes falls asleep on his couch though :3

Feather 🪶 - If you and your f/o were animals, which animals would you be and why?

REIGEN IS A FOX. There's no way I can explain it with good words he just is. If not that, then a dog definitely but I believe he'd be a fox. For me i wanna say shark because it's my favorite animal (shocker) but in all honesty I'd probably be a cat. Being that all my friends think so too. (^-^;

[us3rnam3-r3dact3d]

What the fuck.

Just finished reading as I had to finish hw first.

Ans I know I try to keep in order, but

TANKS FUCKING GOVERNMENT NAME

And sh not wanting to tell them bc it would kill them is so crazy and so understandable. Bc if I was Darlin and I found that shit out I'm doing whatever I can to make it stop.

Now Im order ish,

Colm and milo lowley fighting but both caring about SH means so much to me. And knowing that the entire Greer family loves them is so nice to know.

William, first time meeting him holy fuck. He's so much calmer and not what I was expecting. That being said wasn't expecting SH to get fucking Mutilated.

I know it seems like porter will be one that helps with the scaring at leat that's sorta his job is this how Treaser will get brought into the main twibtm? Just curious.

And David god bless this man who worries about everyone he cares about bc while yes Quuin didn't kill SH it was definitely a warning and holy shut.

And I need to talk about SH not wanting rank to know again bc it hurts so much but mame so much sense.

Any ways, I gotta go pick up my younger brother.

Anyways,

Lover your writing as always,

-River

River my friend!! So glad you enjoyed the chapter!!

And yes indeed, their Government Name. Fucked up world, right?

Yeah, that's Sweetheart's line of thinking. Darlin' has a reputation as a runner, but SH can see through that. They know the real core of Darlin's issues is the desperate need to protect the people around them. They feel like a burden and a danger to the people they love and will do what it takes to protect them, even to their own detriment.

Colm and Milo!! I love complex parental relationships and Colm really hits the spot for me. Having a parent who has been abusive or neglectful but still really loves their kid is just... it's so INTERESTING!! And I think writing abusive parents as fully evil people is only one way to write them. I enjoy complexifying their characters a little, especially when it gives characters like Milo a chance to really explore how they interact with their parents.

Bro the Greers love Sweetheart so much. Marie jokes that she likes Sweetheart more than Milo.

William!! I really pulled from his audio with Lovely for his vibes. I wanted his bedside manner to be all sweet and loving. He can be a much more complex man, but to his patients, he's that calming father figure. And Yeah no Quinn was definitely going for mutilation that's a great word for it.

Porter will definitely be the one to deal with the scarring, although I'm not sure that will appear in the direct text of the story, probably just mentioned in the background. I don't believe Treasure will appear in the main TWIBTM story, but will probably feature in a POSSIBLE sequel that I AM NOT COMMITTING TO WRITING AT THE MOMENT But it would focus on the hospital staff and sort of be the vibes of Grey's Anatomy.

SH KNOWS their friends and they want to protect them from everything they can, even to their own detriment. Oh hey, look, that's a trait they share with Darlin'!!

As always, thank you for reading and writing! I love hearing your thoughts!!!

[will-noble-owns-my-ass]

Teenage Dream II

Cal pulled his and Amy’s suitcase into the University dorms where the summer program was being held “Thank you.”

He smiled slightly “No problem Amy”

He laughed slightly as Ethan struggled to pull his suitcase into the dorms “You could have helped me!”

“Sorry Nibbles. I’ve only got two hands.”

“She has to. But hers are empty!”

“Nibbles! For Christ’s sake. I was helping her with hers. You really think she’d be able to help you? Ethan the odds are your suitcase is heavier than both of ours combined!”

Ethan rolled his eyes as Amy laughed. Someone else was coming through the door now. “Alright lads. What’s the craic? I’m Will.”

Cal and Ethan looked confused

“Hi Will. We’re all good. I’m Amy. These are my brothers Cal and Ethan. It’s nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you too. Where are yis all from?”

“We’re from Holby. You? Is that a Dublin accent I hear?”

“It is! How’d ye catch it?”

“I’m trying to learn so..”

“Oh Ace! How far are you? Maybe I can help.”

“Haigh! Amelia is ainm dom. ba bhreá liom sin” she reintroduced herself.

(“Hi! My name is Amelia. i'd love that”)

“Dia duit Amy! Tá do chaint go maith. Is féidir liom cabhrú leat a fheabhsú”

(“Hello Amy! Your speech is good. I can help you improve”)

Cal looked between them “Uh… what?”

“Oh I was just telling him that I’m learning and I *think* he said that my speech is good and that he can help me improve?”

“Very good! That’s exactly what I said!”

“Oh my God! You are such a nerd!” Cal teased

“You love me.”

“Your my sister, I have to”

Ethan rolled his eyes and stalked off

“Alright then.. was it something I said?” Will asked

“Nah it’s just Ethan.. He’s.. A bit.. You’ll get used to it… we did.” Amy said

Cal laughed softly “Just about.”

“Ah well. I’m glad I met you two anyway. Good friends is all you need for a good summer.” He smiled

[popculturebuffet]

Top 20 Animated Episodes of 2022 Part Deux: The Top 10

... and continued. If you missed the first part of this list check it out bellow

TLDR: I do a yearly ranking of 20 diffrent episodes from cartoons I saw this year, split into two parts. This is part Deux, with the top 10 and we're in an intresting spot as this year we had TWO reinging champions.

See Invincible won the 2021 list.. but then sat out a year to produce season 2, making sure it was as good as possible then splitting it right in half like a kit kat bar when it was clear it wouldn't be ready in time and Amazon was panicking from the strike. So it wasn't around when Owl HOuse won last year's gold, leaving both shows to defend the crown. And with Owl House not reaching the top 10 in this utterly stacked year of animation, will Invincible live up to it's name again or get splattered in blood? Either way you'll have fun finding out under the cut.

Unmarked Spoilers for all non pluto or non pilot series bellow. you been warned.

10. Winter King ( Fionna and Cake Season 1, Episode 6)

I was once just like you Didn’t know what to do Had all those bad feelings and schemes My poor heart in a chill Till through sheer force of will I was able to fashion my dreams

While Fionna and Cake was good across the board, this episode was far and away my faviorite for a lot of reasons. So for those less familiar with this mini, Fionna and Cake, the genderswaps of Finn and Jake, had their world's magic disappear when the Ice King was finally freed of the crown and returned to the normal guy he was. With an interdimensional audtitor with a grudge against the duo's real creator, Prismo, on the warpath, F and C travel with Simon to find him a new crown, unaware of what the crown actually does to people or the problems Simon's actively avoiding.

This brings our duo to the realm of the Winter King, a seemingly perfect simon: He's charming, handsome, kind and conquered the crown when Simon couldn't, turning his ice kingdom into a delighful rankin bass style "Winter Wonder World". Helping his charm is the sliky voice of Brian David Gilbert, an internet musician who i'd only heard of through his halloween tinged abba cover album, but who made me an instant fan with just how much he kills it, from the deligthful tone, to his response to Cake wanting the two simons to make out being "Don't think it hasn't occured to me!"

The king is seemingly perfect, the charming handsome dream man Fionna wanted and someone to help Simon. But we soon see something's.. off. Marciline is absent, replaced with an ice version of child Marcy, the Winter King's entirely forgotten betty, not moved on but simply considered her an afterthought. He's nice enough to assume he just may of forgot and maybe that's at leat a little healtheir than simon trying to summon her while she's fused with a demon god, but it's nice little seeds that sprout later.

We then get what clinches this episode both on this list and as one of the best adventure time's had franchise wide: Candy Queen. Turns out in this universe PB is the one trying to kidnap Ice King, a hilarious turn that is still treated as fucked up as it should be.

WE get a nice song from both: the jolly and breezy winter wonder world from Winter King which would be great on it's own.. but is then nicely topped with fluff from it's counter piece.. baked with love.. a delightfully written love song beautifully sang by Hyden Walch, whose unrecognizable otherwise, taking to this deranged version of bonnie perfectly and the design for both kingdoms is great: the enchantment yet coldness (literal and figurative )of the winter kingdom and the deranged mess the candy kingdom's become. We also get a nice subpplot with Gary and Marshall in the main world as Fionna, emrbacing her power fantasy, chops through this world's counterparts to gary's little pals he made.

The twist is excellent: through the kidnapping and Candy Queens plan to put them in a giant blender, it's clear something's VERY wrong with how Winter King treats Bonnie. Instead of the understandable frustration our bonnie had.. .Winter King just wants to abandon her and shrugs off Simon's genuine want to help her. To Winter King she's a seeming annoyance.. to Simon in one timeline she's his step daughter and something had to go VERY wrong for her to end up like this. Not only that having BEEN in her position, he can't stand to see her like this.

Thankfully while Winter King wins... Fionna trying to kiss him shorts out his crown and kills him

Turns out this Simon was evil, happy to strike the faustian bargin needed to keep himself sane by pushing it on Bonnie, something our Simon, for all the breakdown he's going through now, would never even CONSIDER. Fionna is left questioning herself, while Simon.. feels validated. Also Bonnie hits on Fionna. Neat. But Simon assures Fionna it's not her fault, his variant was just a wad. I'ts a wonderful episode with a great twist, and two fantastic songs, all baked with love.. but thankfully not an anquatrian and a frosty winter's dick.

9. Zero Day (My Adventures With Superman, S1, Episodes 8 and 9)

" People have told you to fear Superman because he's different from us... but we humans are capable of causing hurt and pain, too. Because of greed. Because we want to punish those who don't look or act like us. Because of fear. But we're also capable of greatness. It's what we choose to do that matters. Superman has made his choice. It's our turn, Metropolis... It's time for us to save Superman."

As comes up on here often, I'm a massive comics nerd and while I lean towards marvel, I still dearly love DC. So after a drought of animated shows from both, it really warms my heart that this year brought us a heaping helping from both: The inventive, engaging and creative Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur which sadly didn't make the list this year by a hair, and the beautifully animated, well done, long overdue My Adventures with Superman.

My Adventures with Superman is a welcome return to big blue and his first solo cartoon since Superman the Animated Series, 23 years ago. Yes... really. I was shocked too. While superman's cropped up plenty for his stint as a deadbeat dad who came around in the end in Young Justice, to his assorted DTV films including the stellar Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen, not to mention shows for other parts of the superman mythos in the late 2000's with the stellar Krypto the Superdog and one of my all time faviorite superhero shows I really, REALLY need to give a through look at, Legion of Super Heroes. If you would be at all interested in that please, let me know. Anyways we also had Conner and Kara each be a key part of a teen superhero show with Young Justice and Dc Superhero girls, but for some reason DC Just.. had zero intrest in making a JUST superman show. Maybe it was fears that it'd be hard to equal Superman TAS, maybe they just didn't give a shit about one of their greatest characters in comparison to that bat money, maybe they felt they peaked with his brave and the bold guest apperance wearing the super pope hat. I hope it was three but it was definitely 2.

So while the announcment of the now Amazon Prime-bound Batman; The Caped Crusader wasn't a suprise, this show wasn't: A dc show that wasn't an action comedy, focused around superman, with an intriguging anime art style. And while the show shifted to Toonami, it still proved to be an all ages delight, with Season 2 already on the way and hopefully many more.

My Adventures takes us back to the start of Clark's career.

We have.. a LOTTTT. See i've gotten into the man of steel again lately.. and to my shock clark has had at LEAST five diffrent origin stories in the main dc comics: the original in the golden age, the man of steel reboot in the 80's, the mini series superman birthright by mark waid got retconned into one in the early 2000's and then in the late 2000's Geoff Johns overwrote THAT with Secret Origin, which was then rendered non canon with the new 52 which brought us Grant Morrison's take, which was then swapped for Secret Origin again and...

With many an alternate universe, film, series, and breakfast cereal box recounting it. It's been done so many times that in their excellent All Star Superman, outer god grant morrison simply reduced the origin to one page.

Simple beautiful and compact.

So it's a daunting task to ONCE AGAIN tell superman's early years. My Adventures freshens it up by, much like Legion of Superheroes, focusing on a clark who while knowing he's some form of alien and having some control of his powers, is much less experinced and in this case is still slowly gaining them as the series goes on, the latter ala smallville with clark gaining his heat vision, x ray vision and super hearing over the course of season 1, as well as finding out he's bullet proof. This is a clark who is DEEPLY insecure that he's an alien, terrified the world will reject him, and trying badly to be normal... yet still throughly superman even before he puts on the tights as we first see him as an adult not able to go about his morning without stopping to get a cat out of a tree or help someone simply because that's who he is.

So the show naturally puts him with his oppisites: fun kind of conspiracy theorist Jimmy Oleson who semeingly brushes off his best buddy constantly breaking their apartment, only to cleverly reveal later that no , Jimmy knew, he was just being nice about it, and Lois Lane, here a scrappier, hyperactive go getter who badly wants to go from intern work to actual journalism and will bust down any door she has to. Lois helps clark see he can't hide his whole life , but also puts pressure on him as while Clark and Lois have instant, adorable as hell chemistry, Lois is supscious of superman and thinks he has some motive or something for not knowing where he comes from or why he can leap tall buildings in a single bound. it's this push and pull that makes the series, and it's wonderful. WE even get a better version of what Invincible tried to pull off with the secret identity thing in season 1 with Lois being mad clark hid from her, but with a shortned timespan as lois knew for a few days and TRIED to get clark to open up without outright telling him, then when confronting him had to jump off a building to get clark to come clean. Classic lois move, love it. And the rift isn't piled all on one side: Clark is right to be afraid Lois will out his secret , while Lois is right to want someone she's dating to not lie to her and has deep seated issues with lying thanks to her father. The quickly make up, go out and things are seemingly fine.

But while this romcom played out, another arc played out: a shadowy goverment orignization had it's tech stolen, and said orignization hates Superman for some reason. Said org.. is task force x

It's a weird choice.. but it works: Waller and Sam Lane hae long been super paranoid, said Lois Dad fits this orginzation perfectly, and adding slade in there as an oprative workas as he'll work for any amount of money and give him a mech suit and he can fight superman. Wish it wasn't skull shaped but outside of parasite , silver banshee and mxy this series has an issue with villian designs.

Point is they co-opt the villians into the suicide squad without using that name because

and after a season of build up we get zero day, the climax of the season.. not the finale which serves more as an epilogue. Waller and Lane..actually get superman after an episode of him being strung out from getting super hearing which is hilaroius at first but gets worrying as his drive to SOLVE EVERYTHING instead of take a nap, and to stop task force x before they hurt more people, instead leaves him captured. I'ts here the bomb gets dropped: another kryptonian, who waller and lane weirdly think is clark despite how he looks and how they NOTICE he's weaker when they fight him thanks to good ole xenophobia, invaded. And while i'm sure we'll get some swerve where Jor El wasn't part of this, especially since the end of the season hints at zod, it's still a neat idea to have Kypton as possibly an expansions it empire under braniac. Krypton's never really been portrayed in a purely positive light since the silver age,scientfically advance but societally flawed and willing to ignore their bigger isssues till it blows up in their planet.

So clark is left spiraling as Waller is left wallering, unhappy the general wants to consider objective facts and not let Professor Ivo, one of the various rogues captured who blames superman for his company failing instead of throwing a guy out of a window then trying to murder superman to fix his company's dire finacial straights, especially since said company was about to toss his ass out anyway. So whe does what waller always does and .. sets up the rest of the criminals including ivo to escape so she can take over.

This leads to the best sequence of season 1. For starters Lois encourages clark, pointing out "He is a person not a weapon" and she made his life better, helping her gain persecptive, love and everything she could want just by being the kind, noble jacked man he is. WIth that Superman goes to help, while Jimmy comes up with a brilliant way for them to help him as while Clark does his best against his first giant monster, with ivo having a beautiful evangellaion and godzilla inspired giant monster form now and easily the best design of the season in both this and his original human form. It helps that while the other villians aren't bad, simply needing more color in their costumes and maybe more that aren't just "we got this tech off the back of a truck', Ivo is the most fleshed out, a narcisit who belivies superman is less because he's an alien, he's in the right and everything bad happening to him is superman's fault, when all clark did was stop a guy from trying to kill him. He's a borderline luthor stand in if Luthor weren't the guy getting him coffee, and his selfishness perfectly clashes against clark's pure selflessness: Clark REPEADTELY asks ivo to please stand down or just hurt HIM since he's the one he's mad at. Clark is such a good guy he genuinely can't fathom someone being so souless as to attack people simply because it FEELS good.

Anyways Jimmy's brilliant plan: As a nice chekov's gun Jimmy has a vlog series, flamebird, where he rattled off his conspiracy theories and earlier in the episode it went from only watched by 4 people and hate watched by steve lombard to make his own shitty content, to watched by most of metropolis since Jimmy got sweet footage of Clark during his manic episode. Jimmy uses his platform to ask metropolis for help, with Lois giving the beautiful speech above, really summing up who superman is.. and what he can do as Jimmy NEEDS metropolis to save clark: Since Ivo is getting bigger by draining power from the city, Jimmy wants them to turn it all off, every person, an act that will not work if only a handful do it and that requires a LOT of trust to pull off.

The result.. is one of the best scenes in superman canon. ONe that shows what superman is supposed to be and what he stands for: Clark, after a season of feeling alone even with a girlfriend and a best buddy, after a season of self doubt and pain and after two episodes of hearing everything only bringing him MORE stress.. hears all of metropolis as EVERY ONE OF THEM he can hear gladly helps out and puts their absollute faith in him, as every light goes out.. and Metropolis saves superman. Clark is reminded why he does this: Because people need him.. and when he needed them most.. they were just as selfless. It reminds me of what's easily one of the best superman lines in comics.

It's something people forget about why superheroes are here: They aren't here to rule us, they can't change the world alone, their not gods nor should they be seen as gods. Their just people doing their best to inspire people and fight the crimes that the law can't or very often WON'T, to help people in a way they can't. To catch them when they fall. And in return.. they can catch superman when he needs them, with no expectation they would.. but every thankful they do.

With Ivo on the backfoot Clark uses his x ray vision and when asked what he is he gives one answer before snatching ivo out of his monster cocoon thing

"i'm Superman"

Your damn right he is.

8. Episode 8 (Pluto)

"Professor.. will we ever cure hatred?" Pluto.. was a true masterpiece, taking one of the greatest comics of all time, a detective story retelling of the Astro Boy staple "The Greatest Robot On Earth" that fleshed out the 7 strongest robots in the world.. as they were slowly wittled down to one, questioning the nature of ai, humanity and more while it did, and making it into a beautifully animated nearly 9 hour mini series. Not hyperbole, this is a LONG series and thus while I could sum up the season of superman.. this is a bit of a taller ask as while both stories are good, pluto is fucking intricate: practically everything pays off, but it's a very long story and this is it's climax. I highly recommend checking the series out yourself. It's just hard to really talk about this series without spoiling it and while spoiling other shows featured here won't mostly wreck the experince and you were warned etc, talking about the ENDING of a well crafted murder mystery with a LOT of well executed twists and a teddy bear I didn't quite understand... I just can't.

So best I can say without too many spoilers, Episode 8, they seriously shoudl've given these titles, is a masterful conclusion as Atom, our astro boy here using his original name in both versions, must save the world, while trying to wrestle with the pit of hatred inside the young mechanical wonder boy. It's a moving finale with lots of payoffs, final awesome moments from Micheal Pollock in his finest roll and SunWon Cho who absolutely kills it as robot serial killer brau who gets one hell of a sendoff. If i'm being short.. it's because i'd rather not spoil the entire series. THe image itself is a bit of a spoiler, and it's really hard to talk about ANYTHING in this episode without it being a big spoiler. Except keith davi'ds in it and steals every episode he's in as Atom's creator Dr. Tenma. A truly stunning finale to a truly one of a kind series. Go watch it, it's worth the LONNNNG binge.. but maybe pace yourself. I didn't have time to by the time I got to it and it is a LOT, but damn is it worth it.

7. Godspeed

"Where there's Life, there's hope"

Another one that might be short, and another excellent pilot. I backed Godspeed for a simple reason: Olan Rogers was making it. For those who don't know him, Olan Rogers is the creator of Final Space, one of the best shows of the 2010's (Really need to make a list of those at some point), which was cut short thanks to Warner Bros Discovery changing hands and just.. not giving a shit, along with another show Olan was working on that sounded neat.

Olan was horribly screwed over by the industry and no one would've blamed him for taking a break or focusing on finding a way to finish final space at least. Instead he decided to not only launch a whole new series but worked tirelessly with Warners to FINALLY get SOMETHING out of them, so not only are we getting a conclusion to final space I intend to buy eventually, hopefully before they go to print and I simply.. can't anymore, we're also getting something brand new from him, a lot of the same flavor of final space, paticuarlly it's darker years, but with a bold new art style and entirley financed by viewers like us. I backed this purely because I trusted olan to make something good, and had no diea what this would be as I should've followed the updates closer.. but I was blown away by what I god and gladly backed him AGAIN for the full series campaign and can't wait to see what he does with it. Every cent went into this pilot, and every cent was worth it.

I won't spoil this one as a lot of it is more of an experince but the short version: A mysterious orb is slowly destroying earth rendering it an unihabitble wasteland with most of it's people dead, with the best they can do being sending a bunch of people up into space to hopefully return for them. Bee, a young woman played amazingly well by Bryce Charles, member of team starkid and upcoming voice actress whose been in a lot lately and shows just how much talent and depth she has in this roll. Bee gives up her ticket so a woman's son can go, and two years later finds herself wondering for suplies with Karooke robot and attempt to make this short not 100% bleak, Bowie, played by Rogers. I can't spoil much else but it's a truly heartbreaking short as Bee tries to hope in spite of it and may just find one last sliver of it from her uncle, played by VA legend troy baker. We also have some nice cameos towards the end and a setup that's too good not to see where it goes.

Godspeed is breathtaking, showing the devstation wonderfully and showing just how bleak things are, how hope's dwinlding and just how much this one shot means to Bee. If you haven't watched this, go do so now, i'ts only 24 minutes and i'ts well worth your time and the start of what could be the best sci fi epic in animation. Godspeed to you.

6. Exes and Oohs (Helluva Boss, Season 2 Episode 3)

"No big deal but i've usually boned half the people in any room i'm in"

Helluva boss had a pretty weird year with the most episodes it's ever released, including the long delayed season 1 finale that turned out not to be an entirely throaway special that got delayed because shockity shock, the lawyers who tried to keep Kesha to a contract with her rapist also don't want her fans to be happy or let her produce anything ever and got the episode delayed till her legal nightmares FINALLY ended. Still a great performance from her. But fan reaction this year has been hit and miss, with some finding season 2 the shows best, and many tired of the pacing even if they like certain episoders. Me i'm in the middle: I DO think season 2 is a progression in quality, joke writnig and character stuff in places, but does have VERY weird pacing I can't fully justify and might not make any sense till season 2 is almost done, and even then that's not a guarnteed, with who or what get sspotlighted and which characters get focused being pretty random, with two moxxie and millie episodes and two blitzo episodes in a row and nothing for Loona. So as a whole Season 2's messy.

That said.. indvidually? Most of season 2's output this year was good iwth only one episode (Unhappy Campers) being a disapointment and evne the okay Western Energy still being a lot of fun, and the other four being instant classics. So while the show is in a weird place. it also gave us two of it's best episodes period, both of which made this list. Even a shaky season of a good show.. is still a GOOD SHOW. and will still give you out and out classics.

This one came to us early in the year and was a shoe in for the list the whole time. It's my favoirite episode of the show with only the episode above it on this list topping it in quality and it's still #1 in my heart. It's packed with jokes, great character stuff, and one of the series best characters and manages to add another villian to the already crowded rogues gallery who feels ENTIRELY necessary and fresh.

So the setup is simple at first: a mysterious person wants IMP to go talk to them about a job, with Blitz reluctant since they usually don't do in hell murders but willing to hear this person out. What upends everything.. is that this person is MOXXIE'S. FATHER. Crimson. And by meeting him we instantly get 80 gallons of insight into who moxxie is.

Crimson.. is a monster. Easily the vilest person introduced in this show thus far, and given we've had supremacist cowboys, absive spouses willing to murder their ex, and later in this season get Mammon, who is VERY close in terms of douchebaggery it's saying a lot. Crimson is a controlling, selfish, abusive monster who only brought Moxxie back to try and steal his money and get some more from someone else, and every second Moxxie's with him at first, Moxxie is deeply scared and uncomfortable with only Milie really noticing it as Crim hides what a monster he is behind closed doors> he'l only be an ass to you if he THINKS he can't control you the other way or dosen't care to be nice to you.

Moxxie's hestiancy is well warranted as Crimson has brought back Chazz, Moxxie's ex.. and MILLIE'S ex, a hilarious reveal that naturally pisses Blitzo off. Chazz... is the main reason this is easily the shows funniest episode, an energetic obnoxious himbo who has usually slept with half the room, has a big dick and will tell you about it and gladly tries to sleep with every member of the main cast present in the most hilaroius way possible, setting up moxxie's old room with 80 pictures of himself and a dope as fuck 90's rnb sex jam, trying to sing to millie only for her to play a game of knife to the throat as she utterly hates him and ALREADY TRIED TO KILL him when learning he abandoned moxxie on a job, leading to Moxxie's current job, and Blitzo who rejects it at first till he can find out what he likes, with Chazz making the best eyebrow raise to the fourth wall like a goddman looney tune before he tries and Blitzo.. eventually caving because he offered to ell him what his faviorite couple likes only to regret it because Chaz is really bad.

Naturally.. this is all a scheme. Chazz is faking being rich to get back with Moxxie, and Crimson tries shoving them together. Crimson's biphobia is truly chiling too: he refuses to accept moxxie isn't gay, and gets downright scary when cowing moxxie into it. Thankfully Moxxie eventually decides to stand up to his dad, refusing to go along with this farce, deeply loving his wife, but seeing Moxxie this close to going along with it because he's that scared of Millie ending up like his mom and the montage of just how abused this poor guy's been.. it puts so much in context. Why Moxxie desperately wants Blitz's approval, why Blitz hitting on him freaks him out so much beyond just.. Blitz normally not being very good at this unless your a very horny owl man whose just as awkward.

Millie also gets to shine as Moxxie gets hit from behind so crimson can just.. force the wedding, Chazz hits blitz with a shovel and i'ts up to Millie.. who after episdoes of not getting a ton of spotlight and being out of focus here for plot reasons, gets to shine brighter than a supernova as she gets a badass sequence TEARING through every non crimson and chazz mobster here, a brutal and awesome sequence that ends with a gloroius delceration of "THIS ASS IS MINE' and Millie assuring her husband she can protect him, Blitzo happy their all now weiner cousins and chazz sadly dying offscreen. I hope he comes back as a big dicked ghost as this episode was amazing. Also there's dicks in the walls, hilarious.

5. MAMMON'S MAGNIFICENT MID-SEASON SPECIAL (ft Fizzzaroli) (Helluva Boss Season 2, Episode 6)

I have wasted time I have seen my use I have packaged and sold every part of me Suffered a lifetime of abuse

I have lost myself I have worshipped at your feet And here I am, standing on top of the world With some bitches to defeat

I've played the game I've won it all They've screamed my name They bought the doll I've seized the day Now I'vе got one thing left to say-ay-ay

Fuck you! Here's my two minutes notice Fuck you! Time to quit and smell the roses Say goodbye, while I look you in the eye and say "Fuck you!"

Yup it's a two fer, with Helluva once again reaching the top 5, and I look forward to the day when it reaches the top. Still it ended the year with a jaunty music video.. afte rending the episodes of the year with one of it's best, most ambitious, and gorgeous eps yet, building a momentum from the previous episode Oops that hopefully carries into 2023 as we get TWO vivinziepop shows at long last with Hazbin Hotel airing just WEEKS from now.

MMMS , because i'm not typing that entire thing again is a lower deck episode, focusing on Fizzaroli. It was a mild gamble as while the character was always popular and expoded in popularity after Oops fleshed him out, so it wasn't like fans WOULDN'T want this.. but it was still another episode with Blitz as one of the only main characters (and in this case the ONLY main character) present, right after another, with fans already vocal (some VERY douchiely so who should rethink their life decisions and not harass viv because they don't like a cartoon show, thank you), that Loona and Millie weren't getting as much screentime as they should. The last part i'll hold judgment on as the season isn't over and this batch did bear out a millie episode. not the series best, but she was easily the best part of it, so it still had something, but needless to say if this episode didn't bring it as hard as it ended up doing, it would've made the hatedom the series is getting even worse.

I applaud viv and brandon for.. genuinely not giving a shit about that, with this episode even tackling fan entitlemnt, and just making what they wanted as the results are delicious.

While Oops shed light on fizz, his healthy relationship, why he and blitzo hated each other and the sweet mending of said friendship, giving Blitzo a complete win for the first time all season, MMMS focuses on his career.. and how deeply unhealthy it is. Fizz is a GOOD entertainer, interacting with his fans happily, and ther'es a reason he was good.. but by winning Mammons clown pagent he ended up exploited, nearly burned out and understandably creeped out by the sex robots. Fame can be good.. but MMS dosen't sugarcaot the explotation, body dismorphia, pressure and creepy fans that come with it, with one stalking ozzie both as a teen and as an adult.

Fizz loves his job.. but it's hard, something I feel comes from experince as Vivinne has had to deal with a LOT of bullshit in the making of this show, with many a fan calling her out for stuff they don't even know, with it getting pretty bad when episode 8 was delayed, especially since we now know she likely LEGALLY coudln't say Kesha was in the episode and that's why, not to mention other shit like people who don't like this show deciding to try and prop up other shows as competttion.. despite viv supporting most of those shows herself and said shows creators wishing they would knock it off. It's that kind of entitlement you see a lot.

There's a LOT to dig into with this one I will more next month as i'm doing a Fizz special for @brotoman-exe, but it's gorgeous, and Fizz's slow breakdown as both his best friend and boyfriend DESPERATELY try to get Fizz to see how Mammon's treating him is well done, with the catharsis of both Ozzie asusring fizz that no, he'll always be loved, and Ozzie telling Mammon to fuck off, topped off with Ozzie gladly revealing their relationship publicly when Mammon makes the mistake of trying to leverage that. We also get some great guest spots as Micheal Cusak is hilaroius and deeply creepy as mammon, switching from comedic asshole to really creepy manipulative abuser easily and effortlessly, while Faye Mata is great as the Twins.

There's also a fuckton of great music as this is a full on musical, with the fun and ominus "Juggling is Cool" from my boy Tom Cardy, the hot as hell Klown Bitch which lives rent free in my head for reasons... sexy fish reasons moving on.

We then get the adorable love song Crooked, letting James Monroe Ingleheart once again serenade us and the glorious Two Minutes Notice. Alex Brightman gets to go his hardest this episode, flexing his dramatic muscles before letting his musical ones free in his third number on the show and a well earned one that's gorgeous to look at as it is to hear. This episode is fantastic, worth a watch and I look forward to talking about it again soon.

4. Ramona Rents a Video (Scott PIlgrim Takes Off Episode 3) "You were afraid? Good for you! All I wanted was for you to see me! "

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.. is a slow burn. The first episode is speedrunning the first volume so we can get to the twist, and the second, while fun enough, is mostly there to let you process what just happen and wonder WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SERIES... before that feeling gets even WORSE when Matt wins against Gideon in what you assumed would be an easy victory for the latter. Their needed setup, but both leave you, by design off your axis and wondering if your going to like this show.

Ramona Rents a Video.. is where you end up loving it as it becomes clear both what the structure will be, what the goal was, and what taking Scott out of the picture REALLY does: it puts ramona as the lead.. and makes it so the exes don't HAVE to die and can instead get closure.

The episode picks up from the end of the last one: Ramona gets the sense scott's alive and to my joy instead of having an episode or two of people thinking she's just.. still in mourning... she gets proof off screen right away: Someone dragged scott into a vegan portal, and the question now is who, and also how and why, with Ramona as detective.

It also gives us the best version of Julie. While Julie was around in the first episode, this one fleshes this version out and begins her climb to the top, starting with captalizing on something the other 2 versions didn't: the fact she's apparently the ONLY person Ramona's really talked to since she got into town. In the movie, this is just kinda glossed over and Julie gets her one scene then fades into the mists. It's a great scene, and leads to a lot more bleeped swears that entirely suit her here. In the comics... she was worse than satan and it was easy to buy she talked to ramona for like five minutes for clout and Ramona dodged her once she realized she was evil incarnate.

This julie is just as bitchy as the comics.. but instead of being an alpha bitch, she's just generally an assshole and a funny one at that, being in disbelief anyone cares about dating Scott this much and gladly dishing on his friends, quickly taking Stephen and Young Neil off the suspect list as one's too panicky and the other thinks a sleep paralysis demon wrote his screenplay.

This leads Ramona to Kim, who after an adorable drum session with knives that has a lot of big sister energy, as opposed to the shipping from before which.. no no please not again on, goes to work. We get the short version of her and scott's story, and the most kim pine we get all season, which is sad, i'm an admitted Kim pine simp and that still holds fast, but it gives her at least way more than the film and she still shows up plenty on the side. I do wish Kim had stuck around as Ramona's partner in crime, her best friend/future throuple partner who could serve as the watson to her holmes... a refrence I only use in lieu of columbo because columbo worked alone.

The real meat though is Roxie. Mae Whitman gets a second crack at the character and is once again bifuriously excellent as the little lebsian gremlin, giving her a bit more comedic range than the film allowed, being clearly impulsive, having no self awarness, and a lot of violence, basically the best version of the movie version, while having the deep history with ramona of her comics counterpart. Roxie wants ramona back, then wants to kill her leading to a truly epic fight across the video store and then video tapes, with some great animation as the tapes are given that good ole vhs fuzz. We also get a nice meta gaga as kim rewinds an attack to give Ramona another shot and Roxie stomps out of there and kills the remote. It's comedic and shonen goodness.

What brings it up this high though is WHY roxy is so pissed: we finally find out how Ramona left and get a far more modern take on the characters feelings: Before Ramona , both times, called her a phase, something so horrifcally dickish to call a former romantic partner, wether you turned out not to be bi or pan like you thought you might be or not, that it was wisely left out. Instead Ramona just.. left when she was ready to without saying anything, and we see why Roxie's been so pissed off and why her comics version was so resentful beyond the facepunchingly douchey comment: Ramona just.. moved on like she was nothing, just "a phase", and she just wanted to be acknowledged. Ramona is forced to do what Scott did in the comics, and reckon with her shitty behavior, realizing

And giving a genuine apology. Also props to mae whitman who utterly crushes roxie's painful reveal and Mary Elizabeth Winstead who nails the return.

The two reconcile and while they aren't freinds with beneifts or back together, their friends. ALso Roxie makes out with Kim and I really think they should give it another shot. This was likely Kim's first bi experince and as a bisexual, it can be hard to recognize that side of yourself and she might of had some performance anxiety. Roxie wanting to make out with hollie then departing to the hamster dance though is gold, and I want a spinoff yesterday with her and todd. Give us that mae whitman brandon routh buddy comedy, you cowards. It's an excellent episode that sets the tone for the rest of the series and looks good doing it.

3. Episode 6 (Pluto)

"It's imitation, but it'll become the real thing eventually, like it did for me. Look at me, these are my real tears.... my Atom is dead"

Once again I can't really go into this too deeply as Pluto is a mystery show and it slowly being unravled is the main draw. What I can say is that this episode is excelent as our lead robot Geischt finally finds out where Pluto is, WHO pluto is, and WHY pluto is.. but when the time comes all he's learned about himself, all he's learned about pluto.... he can't pull the trigger. It's a wonderful episode about choice, with Jason Vande Break giving his best performace as Geischt.. is just done with this job and impliclty, how he's been treated, trying to retire despite his bosses trying to strong arm him into continuting, not wanting to continue the cycle of hate and just.. move on with his life... which tragically.. jus twon't be possible. I'ts a beatufiully animated episode and the series high point, with the finale getting very close to it. I once again which I could say more, but it's something that i'd rather not ruin for those who haven't experinced it. A true masterpiece well worth a look.

PS: We also get a REALLY good scene with Keith David, one of the best i've ever seen with him. God I really need to review this series in full some day.

2. It's Been A While (Invincible, Episode 4)

"This is how you should've felt on earth"

Yup here we are again. Once again a major Nolan episode of invincible is the only episode from the show to make this list. Didn't plan it this way, and if I had I would've had it in #1 again.. but Invincible simply didn't win the honors this year and has every chance of snatching them again this year.

It wasn't for lack of trying though as it's Been a While was an excellent mid season finale and one of the shows best, compressing the bulk of a full volume of comic into a sublime hour.

While Nolan is gone for the first half of season 2, he's far from forgotten as the damage he's done has left a massive impact on Mark and Debbie, Mark being desperate to prove he's not his dad even though it's obvious to anyone who isn't projecting on the boy (The Immortal) or deeply, deeply paranoid to begin with (Cecil), that Mark will never be his father. Meanwhile Debbie has deep Trauma over it, can't really talk to many people about it, and goes around wondering how much of her life is a lie.

So naturally when Mark sees Nolan after his dear old dad pulled an elaborate con to get mark here to save his new bug empire, Mark.. hugs him. He's still his dad after all and this is still one of the comics best moments. But I like that right after.. Mark changes gears entirely. He's happy for a second.. but then the rage bubbles forth. While Nolan wasn't great in the comics, here the guy used mark as a battering ram to murder countless people, killed a guy to prove a point, called his mom a pet (granted that was also in the comic but Mark actually calls him out on that here), and then nearly beat him to death while at one poing happily saying "I can always make another".

So Mark tells him fuck you, gives Nolan his two minutes notice then plans to fuck off back to earth despite Nolan pointing out he has no idea how to get back. To his credit and to show he's changed a little.. Nolan offers to give mark a ship back and is patient with him, showing that his kindness to his son, wasn't all there and that despite trying to throw himself in a black hole after... Mark's words really DID get to him on some level.

Still thigns aren't great not helped by Mark finding out that SUPRISE, Nolan has a second wife and SUPRISE, Mark now has a baby brother. I knew this stuff was coming, comics guy, but how they handle the reveals is solid Since they don't have an end of issue cliffhanger for the Oliver reveal, they have mark give a loud "what the" cut it off with the title.. then let him finish with a fuck. Beautiful.

Steven Yuen.. is always great in this show and deserves all the praise, but this is one of his best performances of the season so far, where you can just feel the pain and disapointment and how.. done Mark is. He has a life back on earth, he's tried his HARDEST to move on from Nolan. yet as much as he wants to peace out.. he can't. The viltrumites are coming, they will leave this world a crater and kill Mark's brother for not being up to their eugenics standards. Mark, unsuprisingly makes the noble call: He's going to stay and fight.

What follows is a tense game of cat and mouse as Nolan INTENDED to have a whole ass training arc, readying mark for as long as it took to fight against other viltrumites, and push his powers to new heights. Sadly the writers decided

So three Vilturmites arrive, and while Mark bonds with his step mom and brother getting them to saftey, finding out the the Thraxians age rapidly so Nolan moving on this fast was simply the culture and not him forgetting Mark and Debbie existed, but accepting they probably didn't want him back and evne if they did he coudln't go back without leading more Viltrumites home.

Mark gets his first fight with one.. and it goes POORLY. Mark simply isn't used to both using his full strength AND fighting to kill, leaving Nolan to do most of the heavy lifting. While Season 2's SLIGHTLY eased up on "mark gets pummled constantly", it's never going to go away and especially not when he's far out of his weight class again. It's a brutal fight as Mark.. REALLY can't win this one and only gets minutes of repreive.. and it's only to look at all the bodies the viltrumites piled up.

It's here we get the best scene, a spirtual followup to "You dad, i'd still have you. ". Nolan once again angrily thrashes about, even putting mark in a chokehold. Which is still better than last time.

Nolan.. simply can't process WHY... WHY DOES THIS HURT. He's supposed to see the Thraxians as inferior, supposed to not care.. it's all his viltrumite "surivvial of the fittest" indoctrination coming undone. It adds layers to why he didn't just.. settle on earth too: not only are we seeing the consequences if he had with the viltrumite kill squad, but the viltrumites facist supremacist mindset made it impossible to fathom there was anything ELSE, despite that else clawing at nolan. And even now, having left his post, having moved on with his life.. he still can't shake it.

Mark.. cuts through it all with 8 words "This is how you should've felt on earth". That this change isn't an abberation Nolan shoudl've repressed.. but who he should be. Who he was before he made the choice ot go through with killing the guardians and cemented himself as part of the empire. Mark isn't offering full sympathy here, thousands are dead because Nolan didn't have this ephinay here, but it clearly hits: NOlan's life was a lie and he needs to accept it.

The following fight is brutal, with NOlan supporting mark but pointing out the obvious: he HAS to fight to kill or he dies. And it's nicely clear that Nolan.. dosen't want to loose his son. And seeing the dead around him gets mark to rally and they almost win.. but it simply isn't enoguh. Mark collapses.. and wakes up to find more viltrumites with one offering an ultimatium: take his dad's job.. or they'll do it for him and millions were die. There isn't an option three.. though NOlan hints at one by asking mark to read his books.

The b-plots are also excellent with Debbie finally coming to terms with what happened and telling Cecil to fuck off, and Atom Eve hitting her low point. Please, god get her out of that house. It's Been a While is an excellent episode and a solid mid point for season 2. But while it was close.. it couldn't top the #1, an episode that lived in my head ever since it aired LAST january.

The Rise of the Chroma Conclave (The Legend of Vox Machina S2, EP 1) "Here me insects! you live out of mercy! Fight or flee and you forfeit that mercy! A new age is upon you: The Rule of of the Chroma Conclave!

Legend of Vox Machina season 2 was excellent, managing the daunting task of essentially being part 1 of 2 as the Chroma Conclave arc was essentially too massive to adapt into one season fairly well, giving the cast as a whole more focus, and ending on one hell of a cliffhanger... with Season 3 NATURALLY being the first one not to air in January.

Granted we're getting Hazbin Hotel and Amazon's hyping it to shit as they should, so it's not all bad.

Still the show was good and while the season was excellent... it started with it's best episode, an episode that set the scale of the threat our heroes were facing, set the tone, and has lived in my head since it aired. In 30 some minutes, the Vox Machina team delivered a tense epic that raised the bar for what the show could do visually, already a damn high bar in itself.

Rise of the Chroma Conclave picks up from the end of season 1: Dragons have arrived in emon and for those of us not familiar with DND, with showrunner and writer of this episode Brandon Auman quickly showing off just how POWERFUL four adult dragons are and how horrifying their effects can be. The king of Emon gets bathed in acid breath, many are frozen, burnt or melted, and the kingdom, a bustling city state, is reduced to cinders with it's people trying desperately to flee their new dragon overlords.

As for our heroes.. their forced to run like hell and hope they surivive. They try their best at points, but Grogs usual charge in and hope it works.. gets him bodied bad and left without weapons, while the team's attempt to reuse the illusions that helped them beat Brimscythe... fail horribly as Raishan turns out to be a skilled sorceress. These dragons.. can use MAGIC, so their not only incredibly powerful naturally but have more tricks up their sleeves. Our heroes are outgunned and this episode makes you feel every minute of it. Their goal isn't to win, it isn't to get vengance for Emon, the only home most of them have had... it's SURVIVIE. The first two thirds of the epsiode ar ea game of surivival and while there are one or two jokes, it's still one long nightmare. The pressure dosen't ease off as everything burns or worse, and there is no safe harbor till our heroes FINALLY get to Greyskull Keep to heal Gilmore and house some surviviors.

Then just to sell how fucked they are... the Conclave arrives THERE and it becomes a desperate scramble to get back to whitestone before they all die, with half their refugees dying before they can. OUr heroes are only BARELY able to get to a town that's just barely recovered from it's own nightmares.

This gives us our last act and the problem for our heroes: How do they beat 4 dragons, all powerful, half of them clever, and all of them out of their weight class, with Scanlan peacing out. It takes the others showing him just how much good they did for whitestone to snap him out of his usual "fuck this i'm out" response, and to see they have to do this.

The how: get help at the biggest city left. Gods help them.. as they don't have much else on their side.

Thanks for reading, and hopefully while this year's better than the last... it's animation's just as good.

[hermansheartyslice]

so i had two hours to think about 73 yards and i have a lot thoughts tm.

- im not gonna ask what the woman was telling everyone, bc i feel like that wasn't the point but bear with me here:

- the paradox itself: ruby thought that what she was supposed to do was stop mad jack, but then she stops herself from doing it and the doctor talks about him the same way again so it will still happen in the future. nothing changed there.

- aaaand ruby still remembers, at leat subconsciously, something from that timeline? the fact that she stops the doctor from stepping on the circle and mentions being in wales three times proves it but then she tries to touch the things inside the circle so she already forgot about it at that point

- which brings me to my next point, why do the notes in the circle say "rest in peace mad jack" like he is dead but if my math is right then he is in his twenties at that point, that's when he's doing his jack of all trades thing and gets the name

- ruby sort of recognizing susan twist kinda reminds me of when you recognize an actor but doesn't remember where from. which brings it back to the tv show theory and the scene of her under the skylight kind of looks like a tv screen plus the weird camerawork during Kate's scenes

- i also went back and it really does say "coleman" on the back of the chair as people pointed out, but also a quick google search later and i could find that that's a brand of folding chair so maybe it means nothing

- BUT then i got thinking about the non human ruby theory which made me think about the chamaleon arch that can disguise time lords (maybe other alien races?) as human, but that would mean ruby's mom desguised her as a baby

- which reminds me to the first thing i thought when we saw ruby's mum in the church in ruby's road which is that the boots she's wearing remind me of thirteen's boots, but I don't think that she's rubys mom at all

- my theory is that 13 found an alien baby, disguised her as human with the chamaleon arch and then left the baby at the church to be found; she then erased the memory from her mind (like with clara) but not completely and thats how 15 can kind of be in that memory?

[rikomoriyama01]

Ichirou being confused and awkward about task of being a big brother is best and let me tell you why: - Would absolutely ban exy 4 life. See it as whole evil and biggest problem with Riko's upbringing, in process taking away the only thing Riko felt competent at - Would awkwardly try to push Riko to "have a normal life" by sending him to some school abroad and pushing him to pursue something random like medical carrier or art, neither of which Riko is into, but Riko does not feel like he has any say in it. If anything, he now belong to Ichirou, so he just goes with it - Ichirou "I never had normal life, so I will live vicariously through you " Moriyama - Ichirou genuinely believes that choices he makes for Riko are good - Ichirou makes sure to not spend much time with Riko because this child is so fucking broken what if he will fuck it up further???? - Told his personal assistant Taki* to assist Riko, basically because he is the only person Ichirou trusts with his brother - All while Riko thinks Ichirou just looks for conveneint ways to keep him away, get rid of him in some convoluted way, and does not want anything to do with him - Meanwhile Ichirou just wants Riko to have some normal life after 20 years in nests while cared for by his trusted assistant who he himself sees as true father figure - Isolated form everything and everyone Riko knows, while also uncertain of amount of freedom he actually has (there was never clear communication what Riko is at the moment, therefore Riko firmly believes he is still in threat of bullet at any time) Riko is unable to enjoy anything and instead falls into even more stress. At leats in nest he knew what to expect - Someone teach them to communicate please *Taki is name of assistant from a fanfic "Brothers" on ao3 that I love dearly, so that's my lil' nod towards it This is actually part of The Raven Cycle AU I have with @noomyart, but the headcanons can be applied anywhere

[bigmack2go]

Friends, Family,

After a way WAY too long and embarrassing search for a jack face claim, i have found some that i think are acceptable

Info: right now I’m using jack mullhern which i don’t hate but i also kinda do cuz he’s white and to me jack just isn’t so i‘ve been looking for someone else who fits him. The problem is that i also want someone who looks the right age and even remotely close to at leats one of tje version (including the hair) so jack mullhern just filled the most criteria so far, but again: jack aint white and u cant change my mind…

Edit: guy 5 is called benoftheweek i think

[askvladdraculatepes]

"Jesus Christ!" Recoils hands away from bat dracula "You speak? Am I speaking to a bat or am I going insane?" Takes a deep breath. "Alright... I won't touch you, you don't touch me... I... Think I have some wine. I think I probably should drink too..." Serves a cup of wine for bat dracula and places on a place with a nice shadow, away from the window. "Hum... I hope you like it... I'll go do my stuff and you do yours..." Sits back on the couch and goes back to the book was previously reading.

"No, you are not going insane I assure you. Now of course, I have no idea what your general mental state is, but I can at leats confirm I m, in fact, a talking bat. Thank you for the wine as well, I needed that ater all that flying last night. Who knew rapidly flapping your arms repeatedly could be somewhat tiring, huh? Hehe." //He sips from the wine by dunking his tiny head in the glass, then looks up with mild curiosity. "What are you reading, if I may be so inquisitive? And, perhaps, may I know your name?"

[gamerexdrex]

"Hey! Let me go you oversized lizard!" Screamed the farmer, struggling against your grip.

Honestly, if it wasn't to prove to the stuck ups at the council, you would have never bothered even looking twice at this human, much less putting up with her screeching; but alas, sacrifices must be made for your tesis.

But it's damn hard when the human has been biting at your fingers. You are not sure why she thought it was a good idea, it has only been bothering you and might hurt her teeth.

When you finally, FINALLY, make it to the old castle, your are about ready to sleep a hundred years; but it isn't the time! You need! To teach! The human!

You land on the patio of the castle, with plenty of space for practice, and gently put the raving human down.

"Listen human-"

WACK

The human somehow found a large stick in the five seconds you've been in this place and immediatly hit your eye.

You should have just horded gold like your mom

"Listen-"

WACK

"human-"

WACK

"do you-"

WACK

"want-"

WACK

"to learn-"

WACK

"magic"

She stops in her tracks, and looks at you confused. "Soooo you are not going to eat me"

Your eye twichs "If I wanted a meal, I would have eaten the king's whole army of horses"

"Oh"

There is a bit of awkard silence

"So when do we begin?" She beams

You smile

"When I finish taking a nap, give 5 minutes and we'll start."

.....

You scribble the runes yet again, and once again, nothing happens.

The dragon seems even more disappointed than before somehow.

"It should work now, I don't know how this is possible"

You stare and can't help but feel frustrated with yourself. it's supposed to work, you two have been trying up until sundown.

It's probably your fault nothing happens.

You can hear the dragon's voice above you "let's take a break, shall we? Maybe when our heads are clear, we'll find a solution"

You wonder if the dragon is either very positive or very stubborn

After a fire and a couple of sheep the dragon got from...somewhere for dinner, you stare at the stars. You don't think you've seen this constelations before

"I'm sorry"

You turn to the dragon, surprised.

"I brought you here against your will, told you I would teach you magic, and we have yet to get a reaction from the runes" He lowers his head "So I apologise little human"

After a moment of shock, you smile sadly "It's alright, I guess I just wasn't cut out for this"

"Don't say that human; acording to my research, every human has the capacity to channel magic; and we did everything right"

You bite your cheek "If you say so" you look over the runes "what does it say anyways?"

You don't notice the dragon freezing in place but you do notice when he speaks up

"What"

Confused, you turn to him "well, yes? I don't know what we are writing so..."

He stares some more "Isn't this common knowledge? There are books written by you humans! That's how I know you could do magic!"

Is your turn to stare

"Quick question, how are those books?"

"There are just a little over a hundred yea-" the dragons stops and, after processing the imformation a bit, slams his head on the ground.

"I forgot to account human ages, of course I did"

You sit besides the dispairimg dragon "Soooo I assume meaning and understaning are important for magic"

"Mhm" He answers, head still on the ground "We've been writing the true names of spirits and powerful beings. You summon or imbude the strenght of those entities by writing them on this language. But it only works if the entity is understood to be powerful."

You ponder for a bit, and run to grab your big stick

"Can you tell me your name?"

The dragon looks up "huh?"

"Or at leats how it would be written in that weird old language, I have an idea"

The dragon looks at you a bit more, shrugs, and begins writing on the ground with it's claw

You carve the runes on the stick, now with the understanding that this is the name of your teacher.

Once finished, you looked at the letters and something odd happens. They begin to shine.

You aim at the sky, and a blast of purple light comes out of the tip of it, so strong that it send you flying. You are caught by the dragon. The hairs of your neck are standing up.

There is silence

"Y-you did it"

"I did it"

"YOU DID IT"

"I DID IT"

You both begin to laugh, of delight, of satisfaction, of relief, of excitement.

You did it

The other dragons laughed when you shared your thesis that humans should be capable of learning magic. Infuriated, you fly off to capture a human and teach it the ways of magic.

[jazzystudios82]

Black Magic - Chapter 1: Surprise Visitors

Arc Three: Tournament of Destroyers

Table of Contents. . . . Next Chapter. . . .

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Location: Beerus' Planet. . . .

Brier couldn't believe what was happening in the movie she was watching, something she believed to be called to called Pride and Prejudice. It was a recommendation from Bulma, though Brier didn't think that she'd like it that much. She was wrong. So so wrong. 

Though before things could become even more interesting, Brier received a call on the communicator that Whis had given her, which forced her to pause the movie. She checked the caller ID to see that it was her son, Blanc, calling her. The goddess then answered the call, not wanting to ignore him in case he had something important to tell her. “Hello?” “Hello Mother. How have you been lately? Good I hope?” Blanc asked. “I’ve been well. And you?” Brier replied. “I’ve been fine. Rosa’s been doing good as well. How are Beerus and the others?” Blanc questioned.

“Well, they’ve been doing good also. They certainly love visiting Earth for its food.”

“Of course they do.” Blanc said, releasing a quiet laugh from his lips. “So, has anything interesting happened lately?”

“Well, the last time that Beerus, Whis and I went to Earth, we had a little bit of a. . .problem.” Brier said. “Problem? What happened?” “Well, you know that tyrant named Frieza?” 

“The one who destroyed Planet Vegeta? What about him?” Blanc asked. “Well. . .he was resurrected and attempted to destroy Earth, so-” “WHAT?! That bastard’s back?!” Rosa interrupted, greatly startling Brier. “Rosa, lower your voice!” Blanc exclaimed. “Blanc, has your sister been listening to our conversation?” Brier asked. “Yes, but that’s only because I left this call on speaker.” Blanc replied. “Anyway, what did you and Beerus do about that pompous jerk Frieza?” Rosa asked, impatient. “Well, Beerus and I didn’t have to do anything. Son Goku and Prince Vegeta handled him.” Brier answered. 

“Who?” Rosa asked. “They’re the ones that Whis took in as students. Remember when Kero told us about them?” Blanc told his sister. “Oh yeah! Wow, those guys are really something aren’t they?”

“Yes, I suppose they are.” Brier replied, turning her projection off and getting up from her bed. She walked through the halls of her and Beerus’ home as she continued her conversation. “They even managed to achieve a new transformation.” “Huh? Oh right, Saiyans have that ability, don’t they?” Rosa asked. “Yes, they do. Now stop interrupting Mother and let her finish the story.” Blanc told his sister, and then asked, “So what’s this transformation called?”

“It’s called ‘Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan’.” Brier answered. “Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. . .well, that’s certainly a mouthful. Someone could bite their tongue trying to say all of that.” Blanc said. “Yes I know, that’s why everyone agreed to simply refer to it as ‘Super Saiyan Blue’.” Brier told him with a small smile on her face. 

“Super Saiyan Blue? Why’s that? Does their hair turn blue or something like that?” Rosa asked. “Yes, exactly.” Brier answered. “Anyway, enough about that. When do you two get here? I’m getting impatient. I haven’t seen you two in almost a year!” Brier questioned. “Funny that you ask us that, Blanc and I are currently traveling to Beerus’ planet.” Rosa said. “Really? How long will it take until you two arrive?” the goddess asked, near the entrance hall. Just then, Brier felt the ground beneath her feet tremble. Her ruby red eyes then saw a brilliant flash of pinkish-white light appear from the entrance of Beerus’ palace. The light disappeared, revealing two figures standing at the entrance. 

The first was a tall, pale skinned man with handsome youthful features, and long flowing silvery white hair that reached his shoulders, which was tied into a loose ponytail. He was wearing a long silvery-blue and black coat, an off-white suit, and black leather shoes.

The young woman next to him was shorter, reaching up to his chest. She had a pretty face, a petite build, and had short crimson hair that was styled into a cute pixie cut. She wore a pinkish-white blouse with lantern sleeves and gold buttons, tight black pants, and black boots that had a slight heel. 

The only thing that the two had in common was that they had slightly pointed ears, pale skin, and they both shared the same eyes as Brier, with the only difference being that their sclera wasn’t black, it was white just like a regular human being. The young man with white hair looked at his mother and said with a small smile, “We’ve arrived. We’re sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.”

Brier ended the call on her communicator, and after putting it away, she immediately ran straight towards Blanc and Rosa, engulfing them both in a tight hug. The sudden force of the unexpected hug caused both Blanc and Rosa to fall to the ground with their mother. “Mom!” Both Blanc and Rosa shouted, surprised. “I’m sorry! I’m just so happy to see you both! You have no idea how much I’ve missed you two!” Brier told them. She released her son and daughter from her grip and helped them get back on their feet. “Oh, I think we’ve got a pretty good idea.” Rosa said jokingly, dusting herself off.

“Besides, we’ve missed you greatly as well, Mother.” Blanc said, causing Brier’s smile to get even bigger. “Anyway, I’m sure that Beerus, Whis, and Kero would be delighted to see you two.” Brier said as she led her children out of the entrance hall. “This would also be a good time for you two to meet Son Goku and Prince Vegeta.” 

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Whis and Beerus stopped watching Goku and Vegeta sparring to look at the palace. They sensed two familiar energy signatures in the palace. “Oh my, it would seem that they’ve finally come to visit us.” Whis mumbled. “About time.” Beerus said, he then looked at his attendant and asked, “Whis, are their rooms prepared?” “Yes. Kero and I cleaned them yesterday.” Whis answered. “Good.” Beerus simply said. 

“Hey, Lord Beerus? Whis? What’s going on? What are you guys talking about?” Goku asked. Whis looked at the Saiyan and said, “Don’t you remember? Lady Brier’s son and daughter have come to visit us. I believe I told you and Vegeta about it during Frieza’s invasion.” Goku thought about that time, and remembered the conversation he had with Whis. “Oh yeah! I remember now! They’re Lord Beerus’ step-kids, right?” Goku asked, wanting to be sure that he was correct. 

“Yes, that’s right.” Beerus told him. “Remember to be on your best behavior, you two.” ‘Yeah yeah.’ Vegeta thought, but he still nodded respectfully. Goku, Vegeta, Beerus, and Whis heard the sound of laughter from up above. The four men looked up to see Brier arriving with two young adults not far behind her. The three then gently descended to the grassy ground beneath them. “Ah! There you are! I was looking for you all.” Brier said, a big smile on her face. 

“Beerus, look! Blanc and Rosa are finally here! Can you believe it?” she said, excited. Beerus simply nodded and smiled, now looking at Blanc and Rosa. “It’s been awhile, you two. I hope you’ve been well.” Beerus said. “Oh come on! You know that you don’t have to be so formal with us!” Rosa told him, walking towards him and giving him a tight hug.

“!” The scene before the two saiyans was truly a shock. But what really surprised Goku and Vegeta even more was that Beerus returned the act. 

He even had a small smile on his face!

“Wow, Beerus sure acts like a different guy with those two, huh Vegeta?” Goku softly whispered, watching as Beerus then went to talk with Blanc. “I suppose so. But they’re his family, so it makes sense.” Vegeta whispered back. 

“What are you two whispering about?” Whis questioned, now between the two. “N-Nothing!” both men shouted, alarmed.

“Oh really?”

“Yes!” 

“If you say so.” Whis said. Blanc and Rosa both looked over Beerus’ shoulders to see who Whis was talking to, their eyes landing on Goku and Vegeta. “Oh, so you two must be Whis’ new students!” Rosa said, walking towards them. “Yup! That’s us!” Goku confirmed. “My name’s Go-I mean, Hello, good sir and madame.”

“?” 

“I am Goku, and this gentleman next to me is Vegeta.” Goku said, gesturing to his sparring partner. “Wha. . .Kakarot, what are you-” “It is an honor for you two to meet me. And now you.” Goku told Blanc and Rosa.

Brier, Beerus, and Whis were doing their best to not laugh, while Vegeta was simply confused at what was happening. ‘Did Kakarot hit his head before we got here?’ Vegeta wondered silently. “Uh, ok?” was all Rosa said. “Anyway, it is nice to meet you, Son Goku.” Blanc said with an amused smile. “My name is Blanc. And this is my little sister Rosabella.” 

“Rosabella? That’s a pretty name.” Goku said, now acting normal again. “Thank you. But you can just call me Rosa.” the crimson haired girl said. Having composed herself, Brier stepped forward and said, “I apologize for this. For some reason, Goku thinks that this is the proper way to greet a deity.” “What in the world made him think that?” Blanc whispered. “I’m afraid I’m not sure.” Brier whispered back.

Someone had tapped on Brier’s shoulder, causing her to turn around to see Beerus. “Did you need something, dear?” she questioned. “I just wanted to speak with Blanc and Rosa for a little bit. Is that alright?” he asked. “Of course. Go ahead.” Brier replied. Beerus nodded and gestured for Blanc and Rosa to follow him, which they did. The three of them levitated in the air and flew to the palace.

Seeing that they left, Whis looked back at Goku and Vegeta and said, “Anyway, I believe that it’s time to go back to training. Don’t you agree?” “Yes, finally!” Vegeta agreed. “Let’s get back to it.” Whis looked at Brier and asked, “My lady, do you wish to see how their training will go down?” “I suppose.” Brier said as she sat down on a nearby tree stump, making sure that her posture was perfect. She then used her magic to communicate telepathically with her familiar, Kero. ‘Kero, can you hear me?’ ‘Of course I can, Lady Brier. What do you need?’ Kero asked. ‘Whis is going to train Goku and Vegeta today. Do you want to watch alongside me?’ Brier told him through their bond. 

‘Indeed. I’ll be right there.’ Kero said. Brier then saw something move in the shadows, and out stepped Kero in his humanoid form. In his hands was a tray filled with macarons and porcelain tea cups. One was filled with spearmint tea, and the other was filled with blood from Brier’s Blood Fruit tree. It was obvious which cup was intended for. 

Brier then used magic to summon forth a small table in front of her and Kero, and a comfortable chair for her familiar to sit in. Kero then placed the tray on the table, sitting next to Brier. “So my lady, what kind of torture do you think Whis will put them through today?” Kero asked in a joking manner. “I’m not sure." was Brier's reply. "We’ll just have to wait and see.” 

“Alright boys, let’s get started!” Whis declared, using his staff to transform Goku and Vegeta’s uniforms into weighted beige colored suits. “H-Hey! What’s with these heavy suits?!” Goku exclaimed. “It’s to help progress your training.” Whis said, then he added, “Also, it’s a little punishment for stealing my fruit tart that Kero made me earlier.”

“?!”

“Yes, I know that you two ate it.” Whis said with his signature smile on his face, but his cold tone suggested otherwise. 

“They did what?” Brier wondered aloud. “Did they actually do something so stupid?” Kero mumbled. It was common knowledge that like Beerus, Whis didn’t like anyone messing with his food. Curious, Brier then used her magic to read Goku and Vegeta’s minds to find out what they were thinking. To see if they did eat Whis' special dessert like he claimed.

'Dammit! That was his?! If I had known, I wouldn’t have eaten it!’ ‘There was so much food in the fridge! How were we supposed to know that belonged to Whis?! It’s not like it had his name on it!’ they both thought. ‘Ah. So you two did eat it.’ Brier thought, allowing both Goku and Vegeta to hear her in their heads. “W-Wait a minute! Lady B-” 

“Oh my, are these two your new apprentices, Whis?” a pretty feminine voice asked, surprising everyone. They all turned around to see three new people behind them, one male cat-like humanoid and two humanoid women. The male wore an outfit similar to Beerus’, only his was red. Not only that, but looked like him too! Only he was chubbier than him, and his tail was much stubbier than his. The woman on his right looked like a female version of Whis, having a tall and slender build like he does.

Unlike Whis, however, her hair was styled into a simple high ponytail, instead of it being styled elaborately like his. Her outfit was also similar to Whis’, only she wore bright green robes with puffy shoulders, a red sash, and bright green tights. The only thing that was similar were her shoes, with them being the same color. 

The woman on the left had a petite, curvy build with pinkish-white skin, long bright pink wavy hair that reached her shoulders, pointed ears, ruby red eyes with white diamond-shaped pupils, and dark magenta colored lips. She wore an outfit that was almost an exact replica of Brier’s, except hers was colored candy apple red, and she wore dark pinkish-red trousers with built-in boots. Due to their physical similarities to Brier, Beerus, and Whis, Goku and Vegeta wondered if they were all related somehow. They had to be, right? That was the only explanation.

“It’s been a long time, Whis.” the woman with white hair said. “Oh my. I didn’t expect to see you three any time soon, especially you Vados.” Whis said to the white haired woman with a smile. He looked at the other two and bowed, saying, “Greetings Lord Champa, Lady Camellia.” They bowed as well, with the pink haired woman saying, “Greetings to you as well, Lord Whis. It’s a pleasure to see you again.” 

“Please, the pleasure is all mine.” Whis told her. “Now, how may I help you today?” “Go get Beerus out here.” the one called ‘Champa’ ordered.

‘Right now? But he’s speaking with Blanc and Rosa.’ Brier thought to herself. “Alright, if you say so.” Whis said, getting up in the air and flying to the palace. 

“I suppose tea time will have to wait.” Brier whispered to Kero, who nodded his head in agreement. The two then stood up from their seats and walked towards their guests. Camellia noticed and her neutral expression transformed into that of a happy one. “Brier!” she exclaimed as she quickly walked towards her, embracing the woman in black. “It’s so good to see you!” Camellia said happily. “It’s good to see you too!” Brier replied with a big smile. “How are you?” Camellia asked. 

“I’m doing quite well.” Brier answered. “And you?” “I’m great!” Camellia responded. “How’s Frost? Is he good?” “Of course! He’s-” The scene made Vados and Champa smile ever so slightly, while Goku and Vegeta were confused. 

‘Who are those three?’ Vegeta wondered. Before he could do anything, Goku descended to the ground and walked straight towards the visitors. Well, more like waddled due to the weighted suit he was currently wearing. Vegeta descended to the ground and followed Goku, who had walked up to Brier and Camellia. “Hey Brier, who are these guys?” Goku asked. 

“Oh, right! This is Lord Champa, Beerus’ twin brother.” Brier said, gesturing to the purple cat god. ‘Woah! I didn’t know that Lord Beerus had a twin!’ Goku thought. “The woman next to him is Lady Vados, his attendant. And this one next to me is my little sister, Camellia.” Brier added, placing her right arm around Camellia’s shoulders. It was obvious that the two were close. “It’s nice to meet you! My name’s Goku, and the guy behind me is Vegeta.” Goku said to Camellia. “I’d give you my hand to shake, but it’s a little hard with this suit Whis made me wear.” Camellia smiled and said, “Well, it’s a pleasure to meet you, Goku. And you too, Vegeta!” 

Vegeta simply nodded in response. “Is he shy? Or is he incapable of speech?” Camellia asked Brier and Goku. “Vegeta’s kind of shy. But don’t worry about it, he’ll come around.” Goku whispered in a joking manner, causing both Brier and Camellia to laugh a little. “Hey! I heard that, Kakarot!” Vegeta exclaimed. “I am not shy!” Ignoring Vegeta, Goku looked at Camellia and asked, “Hey so can I ask you something?” “Go ahead.” she said.

“So be honest with me, who’s stronger: Lord Beerus or his brother?” Goku asked.

“!” This captured the attention of everyone there. 

“Oh, I’m. . .not sure I should answer that, actually.” Camellia said honestly with an apologetic smile. She leaned in close to Goku and whispered, “This is kind of a sensitive subject with Lord Champa.” Goku made an ‘o’ shape with his mouth and said, “Ok. Thanks anyway, miss.” He looked over at Vados and asked, “Hey, so who’s the stronger one between them?” This made both Brier, Vegeta, and Camellia stare at Goku in disbelief. He's practically begging Champa to wring his neck. 

“Isn’t it obvious, as a God of Destruction, Lord Champa has to be on a similar level as his brother.” Vados said, not seeming to mind Goku's question. She glanced over at Champa’s build and added, “Although I’d say that Lord Beerus is the slightly better God of Destruction. You can tell just by looking at him.” “Vados!” Champa shouted, embarrassed. “Oh my! Ha ha ha! I apologize, Lord Champa, I couldn’t help myself!” Vados said. 

“Vados. . .” 

“Again, my apologies, Lady Camellia. I’ll stop now.” Vados said. She looked at Goku and Vegeta and said, “And in case you’re wondering, Whis and I are also siblings. Although my power is slightly stronger than his.” 

“Sister, I disagree with that! It’s already been a millennium since we last trained together!” Whis said from behind. Everyone looked to see that the angel had returned with Beerus, Blanc, and Rosa with him. “Oh? Would you like to prove yourself?” Vados said. “I’d hate to make you look like a fool in front of a. . .certain someone.”

“Easy now!” Whis said with a closed eyed smile, which made Goku and Vegeta slightly scared of him even more since it seemed off from his usual one. Although Goku was curious about something. Who was Vados referring to as ‘a certain someone’? He was brought out of his thoughts when he saw Rosa walking towards Champa, Vados, and Camellia, embracing all three of them in a hug. 

“It’s so nice to see you all, especially you Uncle Champa! You too, Aunt Cami!” Rosa said, grinning. “It’s nice to see you too, Rosa.” Champa said, embarrassed by the act of affection. "It's lovely to see you again as well, Rosabella." Camellia responded. When Rosa released them from her hug, she asked, “So what are you guys doing here? It’s no one’s birthday, is it? If so, I'm gonna have to fix my calendar.” 

"It's no one's birthday, kid." Champa told her. "Oh."

“Then why exactly are you here, Champa?” Beerus asked, his golden yellow eyes glaring daggers at his twin. “Don’t tell me that you came all the way here to challenge me again?

“Ha! Oh please!” Champa said with a grin. “As if I’d be here for anything else! Now get ready for a good old fashioned showdown!” Brier looked over at Goku to see that was practically shaking with excitement. “No way! They’re gonna fight?” he asked her. Brier shook her head and said, “No exactly.” “Huh?”

“It’d be best if you just watched, Son Goku.”

Whis and Vados had used their respective staff to transport the group to the inside of Beerus’ palace, specifically to the dining room. The two angels then used their staff again, only this time to bring forth what their lords were going to use for this ‘showdown’. For Champa, Vados had summoned a couple of hard boiled eggs, the shells colored greenish-yellow with big purple spots all over them. For Beerus, Whis summoned a cup of ramen. “What is this?” Champa asked, grabbing the ramen cup. “You just pour hot water into it and that's it? How odd.” “Indeed.” Brier said, agreeing with her brother-in-law. She still never really got used to the idea of instant ramen.

“By the way, what the heck is this Champa?” Beerus asked, picking up one of the eggs. 

“Try it! It’s my newest discovery! It’s a DonDon Bird Egg, and its godly taste will leave you speechless!” Champa told his twin. Beerus sniffed the boiled egg and took a bite. Everyone else grabbed an egg and did what Beerus did. Brier wasn’t really impressed by the taste. In fact, it also tasted like a regular egg from Earth. 

Brier looked over to Goku and Vegeta to see what they thought of it. 

“I don’t get it, it tastes like a normal egg.” 

“Agreed.”

Brier then looked at Beerus and Whis to see their reactions as well. Beerus finished the whole egg and looked at his brother to say, “I’m not impressed.” “Yet you ate the whole thing!” Champa shouted. While the two bickered, Goku looked over at Whis and asked, “Hey. . .so is this just some kind of food contest or something?” “Indeed. This is what happens when Lord Champa comes to visit us.” Whis answered. “What the heck?! And here I was expecting to see what Lord Beerus was capable of.” Goku muttered.

“Yeah, well they can’t exactly do that, I’m afraid.” Rosa told him, deciding to join the conversation. “Huh? What do you mean?” Vegeta asked, curious. “Well, if they were to fight one another, it would mean that both Universe #6 and #7 would be destroyed.” Rosa revealed. “!” The two Saiyans looked at Whis for confirmation. 

“It’s true. If things go too far, Vados and I have to intervene.” Whis said. 

“Why-”

“Oh who cares?! Just admit that Universe #6 has the best food in the Multiverse!” Champa shouted, bringing everyone’s attention to the two destroyer gods. Beerus cooled down and said, “Just shut up and try the food, Champa.” 

Champa rolled his eyes and took the ramen cup in his right hand. Vados and Camellia did the same with their respective cups. Champa’s eyes widened and he immediately began to devour the whole thing. “Well well well, it seems that you really like what Universe #7 has to offer!” Beerus declared, feeling superior. Champa growled and slammed the ramen cup down. “Oh please, it wasn’t that good! So don’t get all high and mighty!”

“And yet you ate it all.” Beerus said. “A-Anyway, where did you get this?” Champa asked, ignoring what his brother said. “From a little planet called Earth.” “Earth?”

“And that’s not the only delicious food that they have!” Beerus revealed. “I can’t even begin to tell you the many wondrous foods that they make!”

Brier looked back at Kero, Blanc, and Rosa and whispered, “This may take awhile, so why don’t you three go? Kero can help you two get settled.” “Are you sure?” Blanc asked. “It’s fine. I don’t want this to bore you.” Brier told him. “Don’t have to tell me twice!” Rosa said as she went off to her room. Blanc sighed and followed suit, muttering a soft goodbye. “I’ll go help them unpack.” Kero said, following the two. Brier turned back to look at the others, and saw that Champa and Vados were looking at the orb on the angel’s staff.

“What are they looking at?” Brier asked.  “They’re checking for a version of Earth in their universe.” Beerus told her. “Champa wants to see if he can get the same food as Beerus.” Camellia whispered. 

“Ah.” 

Brier felt a tap on her shoulder, and she turned around to see Goku and Vegeta behind her. “Lady Brier, can you please explain what this ‘Universe #6’ and ‘#7’ thing that everyone keeps talking about?” Vegeta asked. “Oh that’s right. We haven’t told you.” Brier said. “You see, there are 12 universes in total. The one that we live in is Universe #7. The one that my sister, Vados, and Lord Champa live in is Universe #6.” 

“What??” the two Saiyans exclaimed.

“I can’t believe this. . .I’ve never heard of something like this before.” Vegeta mumbled. “To think that we’re a part of a multiverse. . .it’s just like those superhero movies that Goten and Trunks like to watch with Gohan!” Goku muttered. 

‘Superhero movies. . .?’ Brier was curious about what Goku was talking about, but she decided to ask him at a later point in time. 

“Lord Champa, I’ve found planet Earth.” Vados announced. This caught everyone’s attention, so they listened in. “Really? Let me see.” Champa ordered. He and Camellia looked closer into the orb to see the planet. But so far, all they found was something similar to an asteroid field. “Vados, what are you talking about? I don’t see Earth anywhere.” Champa said. 

“That’s the thing, my lord. It appears that this planet had a stupid civil war that led to the extinction of humanity and the destruction of the planet.” Vados revealed. “WHAT?!” Champa shouted, shocked. “Vados, are you sure?” Camellia whispered. “Unfortunately, yes.” Vados answered.

“Ha! Too bad for you, Champa!” Beerus shouted. “There’s no more Earthlings that can cook delicious food for you!” “Beerus! Don’t rile him up!” Brier scolded. “Oh please, my lady. You know that he won’t listen.” Whis told her, causing her to sigh. 

Champa growled at Beerus, his claws digging into his palms. 

“Well that’s too bad. Our Earth has faced destruction plenty of times.” Goku said. “I mean, even Vegeta’s nearly destroyed the planet!” “Don’t bring that up!” Vegeta whispered harshly. Champa then looked at Beerus with a serious expression. “Beerus. . .let’s have a match!” he declared. “?!” 

“Huh? A match? What exactly do you mean?” Beerus questioned. “What do you think I mean?! I’m talking about a hand to hand fight! If I win, I get to keep the Earth from your universe!” Champa told him. “Wha-?! Lord Champa, you can’t be serious!” Camellia shouted. “You know of the consequences if you do such a thing!” “I know that! That’s why for this match, it’ll be between warriors hand chosen by us from our respective universes!” Champa revealed. 

This caught Brier, Beerus, Whis, Goku, and Vegeta by surprise. A multiversal tournament?! Beerus composed himself and took a step forward. “Go on,” he said. “!”

“It’ll be a fight between a team of five. One-on-one battles, and whoever wipes out the other team first wins. This’ll be a God of Destruction Invitational Tournament!" 

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AN: We're so back! I'll slowly be updating this through the months as I'm going through a bit of writer's block.

[i-love-dopamine]

warning: info dump

ok so a while ago i wrote a fluff shot for some of my characters (u can find it by going to my pin post > things ive written master post > bounty hunter boys > fluff if u want) so i decided to talk about their backstories rq

All of this takes place in a world where all of their version of Earth called Ayr (pronounced i-er) is ran by one dude who really hates Francis's people (which i haven't named) because they dont have concepts of a gender binary or prejudice to other races. Of corse running an entire plant is hard so Unamed Government Man has a huge military that still cant police everything.

So even tho Francis was created first from an art randomizer challenge Lucas actually has a more developed personality somehow

So lucas was raised by pirates that thought they could use his scruffy orphan self to clean the decks. This lead to him thinking all he was was a tool for people to use but were working on it. So said pirates are all bounty hunters that go around killing and capturing anyone their payed to/see have a high bounty. They use Pirate Speak™ like i said in the fluff shot. once lucas was deemed old enough (12) the pirates let him start coming on missions with them to get people. At first he didn't have the heart to kill someone, but, because the pirates wouldn't feed him if he didn't do his part, he learned to kill. And he got good at it, to. This is why hes a bounty hunter. More on him in a second

So Francis was created one day when i used a random descriptions thing to make a person and got him. His physical description is super out of date but hes what we'd call a cis femboy and what his people call

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in their language Airaeyish (ay rye ish) which translates to 'bulge' essentially meaning he got a dick. Airaeyish is relatively dead in place of Commons, which is literally just a mix of British and American English. Dont ask me how you pronounce this. 100000 usd if you can figure out how to pronounce anything in Airaeyish

His town was bombed by the government man and hes one of the only survivors of his people. All of his people have brown eyes that glow yellow in the dark and have darker skin, although there are other races with dark skin aswell, making the eyes the only reliable tell. and even then there are many ways to hide your eyes.

Francis approached Lucas to get a hit on the government leader that bombed his hometown but because hes completely broke instead offered intel and his help as payment and Lucas agreed

They start going around following bounties for money and leads to find the government guys secret bunker. While this is happening some angsty pining i really dont feel like wrighting happens aswell and eventually they start dating while Lucas learns how to leat himself be loved and Francis eventually gets to kill the government guy and ends up being a bad ass who is confident being one of his people.

After they kill government man they live in a cabin in the woods next to a lake till their old and grey. then ill probably have to wright some old man yaoi of them in their late 40's for you guys

[asoulofatlantis]

After those Cactors these guys were a walk in the freaking park XD

People just naturally fall for Cloud XD

I hope this is the last Minigame I EVER have to win in this game... This will take AGES.

I doubt all my Mario-Kart Experience will come in handy here... ^^'

Could they have made this any more complicated?

Elena is certainly quite the character XD

UFFF! Geschafft!

That was actually really easy...

This has become an instinct for him, at this point.

Not sure tho what he thinks he can do with it aside from stopping Aerith from getting blown away? Even if he shields her, when the tornado reaches them, she will not be protected from much more than the debris that is inside of the tornado, but surely not from the tornado itself.

Maybe he just feels better when he at leats tries to do something to protect her? Hard to believe this is the same Cloud who later... you'll see eventually.

Not me enjoying the fact a bit too much that Tifa and Yuffi have to protect themselves while Aerith is safely in Clouds arms - as its supposed to be XD

Japanese media always make sure to let us know how corrupt the world is, especially when a rich and powerful company is behind things. And I guess it is also so to put Barrett and his team of idiots in a better light then before, but sometimes I wish Shinra was just a company that actually truly through they bring good to the people and never intended to do evil stuff. It just would be... different, for once, if you get me. But given Hojos experience and all that bullshit, I guess that was never in the cards for Shinra.

I mean is Reeves (or however his name was) truly the only kind soul in this company?

I get this... but... it will be hard for me. Very hard.

Poor Barrett...

I so wish there was a timeline... were all this would have not happened. A world were they didn't allow Shinra to build the reactor and could live peacefully and happily.

Is she eating the freaking Sea-Salt-Ice?

A... Monstertruck? ^^'

He said we are always welcome. So... you know... that we can back for a date on a Sky-Wheel XD

[theobrowningfd]

Sore gums and a stern talking to from the hygienist and dentist were just two things that were a hell of a lot easier to cope with than cavities. Even though going to the dentist wasn't the greatest feeling in the world, leaving there with a healthy smile definitely beat the alternative. Or at leat that's what Theo kept telling himself, along with his kids. "There is a first for everything," he nodded slowly, rubbing the stubble upon his chin, "though I'd prefer not to be involved with the first time of that happening." He said and pointed to his own teeth and he shuddered at the thought of anyone losing them. Sitting up a little taller, he eyed his sister, playfully smoothing out the non-existent wrinkles upon his forehead. "That's true, but that's besides the point, I think we can still wait a few years before we mention me and old in the same sentence Cordelia." He teased right back, using her full name as opposed to her nickname which he usually called her. "Are you sure your visions fine? You've been talking to the empty chair over there thinking I'm sitting in it when I'm way over here," waving a bit in her face, taking the joke a bit further before putting his hands up. "Yeah I'm not gonna comment on that as your older brother. Nope." He just shook his head, before his lips curled into a grin. He knew plenty of people with glasses and thankfully he didn't know anyone that didn't look good in them. "He really is a great kid," he was glad to see Colton grow into a fine young adult, having known him since he was small. And to see him and his friends with his niece brought him great joy too. Plus knowing that she was taken care of by Cage brought him even greater joy. "Cage too, I guess he's alright," he hooked a shoulder into a shrug momentarily. Tilting his head as Delia explained herself after calling Cage her husband, he wasn't sure if she was telling the truth or not. "Cordelia Elizabeth Browning, I've known you your entire life and usually I can tell when you're making things up." Though this time he wasn't so sure, his mind having been going a mile a minute lately. "I won't be weird about it because I'm happy for you guys, I'd be more weird about it because I didn't get to be there." He sighed slightly, feigning disappointment, before breaking into a smile again. "Honestly he's a great guy so even if he is your husband now before the wedding, I'd still be okay with it."

While the feeling of clean teeth afterwards was always nice, like getting into bed with fresh sheets and freshly shaven legs, it wasn't a fun time going through all of it. "You never know, there's a first time for everything. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it's never happened either, we're just one small town." Which was important to point out. "Anyone can have dentures at any age depending on if they're taking care of their teeth or not, it has nothing to do with old age, Theodore." she teased with a soft chuckle. "Vision is just fine, thank you. I mean I know I would rock glasses and still look just as hot." Moving to push her hair up a few times with the palm of her hand to make a point, "but I see no use in getting them if I don't really need them." Since she knew a lot of people got glasses for working on the computer to help things be a bit clearer but it eventually made it so you needed glasses more and more. "Colton is great with Ros." she admitted, "So are his friends, I couldn't ask for things better, not to mention Cage thinks of her as his daughter without any expectations." Rosalyn didn't even know any difference. When she slipped up she took a breath, composing herself, she could manage her way through this. Thankfully she didn't have the ring he made on her finger other than her engagement ring. A laugh left her lips, "Cage and I have been calling each other husband and wife the last month or so. We're practically married... always should have been it just kind of been this thing we're trying out. Don't get all weird about it." Crinkling her nose, "So if I say it it's just because we're comfortable calling each other that. Plus the wedding is around the corner. Three ish months."