#idk where I got that it has two “c”s

[sosadraws]

3,4 for Charlie and Echo, and 10,20 for for Winzig if u want!!!

HI LYNX!!

CHARLIE 3-What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?

Her role! She was always meant to be the opposite to Echo, both in personality and world view. Where Echo is shy, fearful and lowkey pittied by others, Charlie is outgoing, confident an admired by the rest. She's the Perfect Worker(tm): very obedient, dedicated to her tasks, never complaints and always with a good atitude.

4- And reverse, which one of the four things did you struggle with the most?

Personality! In the sense that I don't want her to just be the "happy outgoing love interest", but have her own set of flaws and motivations separated from Echo. I think that with what I have so far she's a pretty rounded character so far (hardworking character that accidentally despite her best intentions, she promotes a toxic work enviroment with beliefs and ideals rotted in a system that sees everyone as replaceable tools), so I'm kinda satisfied with her for now.

In a lesser extent, also her name. In fact, I have a draft where she's just "Unnamed" 😭

Until I remembered the NATO alphabet is a thing, and that's how her name Charlie came to be 😊✨

ECHO

3- What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?

The name and personality. You know why? Because I stole it from another mynah OC:

(Context: My first MynahxMynah pairing was this two units in which there was a very why one that got adopted by the extroverted one and slowburn romance happened. They were the prototypes for Charlie and Echo)

4- And reverse, which one of the four things did you struggle with the most?

This is a though one...

Ok spoiler alert I guess: Echo turns into Luchs after a 2-4 year timeskip (still deciding on that). Y'know, it's kind of a Powder/Jinx situation going on here.

The thing is that visually they aren supposed to look nothing alike, but Luch's personality and marinerisms are a natural evolution of Echo's own character traits. I guess the hardest part would be showing this transition in personality from shy character that is too afraid to speak out, to this menace of an unit that doesn't take shit from others.

WINZIG

10- What is their main character arc in the story? Where do they start and how do they develop? Do they get a happy ending or is their story a tragic one?

... Alright, this is the part where I dissapoint you.

Since for a long while she was just a character that existed in a void, she doesn't really have that much character development.

HOW-E-VER ☝️

I don't think I have mentioned this, but she has abandonment issues. She lost her original cadre and she's afraid the same will happen to her new sisters. She was very lucky, but she's aware that those that behave outside their estabilished programing get decommisioned and it's very vigilant her eules doesn't get persona degradation. I think there's lot of potential exploring that aspect of her.

But everything considered, I think arc leans more towards a happy endings, so things look bright for her.

20- Bonus question: share any additional thoughts, art, favourite scenes, anything you've been waiting for a chance to ramble about

Behold! The first Winzig drawing ever (the one that was supposed to be on her ref sheet) and the sketch of the other drawing where she's posing with the eules:

Another fun fact is that at first I wanted to name her after a month to keep the naming convention that the eules in-game had, until it ocurred to me that maybe the others would give her a nickname based on her personality or appearance, and the most noticeable thing from afar is that compared to the others, she looks tiny. Hence the nickname Winzig.

Also, she will go through her mischievous arc. She used to be a kolibri capable of easily reading other's thoughts, but nowadays she can't do that as easily. Given this, she should be the biggest gossiper ever, spreading rumors with her eule cadre 😈

So yeah, now you know~✨

[ultkenneth]

Somethin bout masked men… idc what you look like underneath, if I can feel your eyes on me I’m already on my knees ! (spectre from bo3 started my mask kink… not fair they have a hot ass voice too </3 “target eliminated” you mean my heart?) Male reader in mind, but can be read as gender neutral. Includes Ghost, Keegan, and König (all ooc <3).

Was gonna do the other masked guys but remembered idk them like that. Idk how to write blow/hand jobs… also got distracted a lot and a shit ton of misplaced povs… google translate german

Ghost

You don’t know how you managed to get Ghost of all people to agree to a blow job, nor did you care enough to think back on it when his gloved hands grip your hair to push you further down his dick; a groan leaving your throat to reverberate against him. Barely hear him mumble a shaky ‘bloody hell’ before your free hand reaches up to pull down his pants a little more to fondle his balls, which earns you a delicious jolt and hiss from him.

“Careful.” you hear him mumble, a gloved thumb moving to the corner of your lips to break the seal around him, globs of saliva and his pre cum dripping against your chin. Ghost makes a light chuckle sound as he watches you sink further down his cock, dead brown/blue eyes practically staring into your soul beneath his mask. “Wouldn’t want ya to choke, yeah?” 100% wants you to get choked by his dick if you’d let him.

Would last the longest among the other two.

Keegan

He’s got such a chill/nonchalant personality, so used to keeping quiet and staying in the shadows that I doubt he’d be any louder than whimpers and shaky breaths, even if he’s in the comfort of his own room/barracks. Would look everywhere except at you and how good your hands feel around him, tilting his head back or to the side and release a breath he didn’t know he was even holding as you mouth at his tip.

Keegan’s trigger finger flexing and relaxing as he gets closer to his release, twitching to grab onto something to feel like he’s in control, to call the shots or to ground himself, he doesn’t know. So he goes for the next best thing, the dog tags around your neck. Doesn’t pull hard, but enough for you to feel it against your throat before pulling you away to cum on your hands around him with a soft whimper and a ‘c-close— fuck..’ his baby blues covered behind closed lids. Truly unfortunate he kept his mask on, you’d die to see what his expression looked like.

A man of short worded sentences, feel like he’d last the second longest.

König

Whiny for such a big guy, you really think he’d know what to do with himself? Especially knowing he was bullied when he was younger and still has severe social anxiety? Wrong. The moment you reach for his pants, he’s already putty between your hands, voice shaky and pupils blown wide. His dick already soaked in pre cum before you even jerk him off properly, isn’t he cute?

König can’t help but whimper under the sniper veil when he feels your palm glide across his swollen tip, built torso tensing at the unfamiliar pleasure underneath his clothes/gear. Hands trembling and uncertain where to put them before deciding to try to cover his moans with one, the other digging into his own thigh, is he too scared to accidentally hurt you?

Will 100% revert back to Austrian-German once he gets close or is overstimulated. Moans light and shaky (have you heard his eng. va?), and the moment you lick a stripe up his dick? Instantly cumming, mumbling apologies between gasps and whines and twitching thighs. König’s really glad he kept his mask veil thing on, otherwise you’d see the embarrassing look of his pink flushed face.

“W-warten- nicht— S-scheiße...

[W-wait- don’t— F-fuck…]”

[hijackalx]

ASTARION NSFW ALPHABET

A = Aftercare (what they're like after sex)

hes such a dick if ur a one night stand LMAO understandably tho. understandably..... but yeah if hes not really feeling u he just kind of dips out after coming up with some wack ass rehearsed excuse to protect ur feelings. totally different story if he loves u though. i feel like he gets sooo lovey-dovey post nut OMG like soo much praise and so many kisses. post nut clarity with his S/O consists of him enjoying the many wonders of the world 😭😭  that shit will have him watching the sunset

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner's)

i think he likes his hands. i mean its one of the things he can see so like. but they are really nice. long and nimble fingers and smooth palms. his hands look like poetry lowkey. anyway if ur AFAB he loves titties. any titty. loves to mark them up and watch them bounce while u ride him. if ur AMAB its ur shoulder/collarbone area especially if its dainty and delicate looking but regardless he wants to bite around there. youll see him looking at them a lot

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

he wants to come on ur face or inside u. his two go-tos. if hes about to nut he'll ask u really quick which u want and u have like 3 seconds to answer LMAO. takes a while to get to that point tho so u have some time to think about it beforehand 😭😭

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

he got hard asf the first time u let him drink from u LMAOO he walked away and jerked off IMMEDIATELY

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they're doing?)

hundreds of years of experience is enough for me yeah

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

oooooooooooo gurl. ugh hold on theres so many it could be. ok so theres two. 1. he likes to sit u in his lap (the back of ur head on his shoulder or maybe even sitting sideways with ur legs off the side ??? idk however yall want) and finger/jerk u off. it makes him feel sooo in control 🤤 and 2. he lovesss eye contact so any positions where he can stare into ur soul 👁️👁️ yall why am i only seeing missionary rn...... or planking i guess lol

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

i think hes pretty serious. he might even get pissed off if u start acting too goofy lol like hes playful but not going to start cracking jokes 😹😹

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

this pains me to say...... but i dont think elves get body hair if any (like canonically)....... but i think its weird to be completely bald so im going to say hes got a little bit of pubic hair, armpit hair, and of course leg/arm hair. its just not very long or thick. he basically never has to trim or anything

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

my boy is a romantic at heart yall. will kiss u a lot and hold u very close. i think its rlly important for him to have some sort of emotional connection thru sex.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

honestly dont feel like he ever does normally LMAO when u reject him or push him away during the first romance scene and he says he'll go beat off i think hes just saying that to make u feel bad 😹😭  when u let him drink from u it was probably the first time he jerked off in a longggg time. i can see him thinking hes above doing something like that lol so its an ego thing

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

ok did u guys see the little church looking building at the first campsite in act 3??? i think if yall were to smash there he'd never forget it. like something about that turns him on so much. probably bent u over the altar. even after u guys are long gone he still thinks abt it.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

suck on his fingers omg. but also really likes to use sex to put u in ur place so if u guys argue or just dont get along at some point he will use that as a build up to sex. so he will purposely push ur buttons A LOT. cuz its like, how dare u raise ur voice at him ?? 😤

N = No (something they wouldn't do, turn offs)

if u dont go along with what he wants to do he kind of gets pissy after a while. he only ever really wants to be in control and thats it. also wont do anything extreme or ridiculous either 😭😭 anything that makes him feel humiliated is a big no

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

for AFAB like ive said before he is the self-proclaimed coochie eating champion of faerun. sooooo good at it its not funny. will also kiss it and leave more kisses/bites on ur thighs. makes u feel like ur coochie is the most divine coochie in the world LMAO omg also will want to eat u out every time ur on ur period......... i think thats like one thing he will absolutely beg for OOP

if ur AMAB its basically the same just with a dick lol

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

he can do both. probably likes to be a little rougher than most people though

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

yeah if hes in the mood i can see him scouting the area for a place to smash LMAO which probably happens pretty often. doesnt mind giving up the romantic aspect as long as yall still fuck for real every once in a while.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

i think he would need to be convinced. willing to hear u out at least

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

TOO LONG. HE LASTS WAY TOO LONG. i mean after u been suckin and fuckin for that many years how do u not take forever to nut 😭😭  u will get urs tho dont worry. also perfect situation for u to have multiple orgasms so dont get discouraged besties 🤘🏻

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

allllll the timeeeee. he wants u to need him more than anything else before he fucks u. u need to need this man like u need oxygen. like a fish needs water. like a plant needs the sun. like a

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

grunts and groans but when he gets closer to finishing he'll start moaning. he doesnt make an effort to stay quiet but also wont do anything embarrassing 😹

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

emmmmm i wanna say he can go a pretty long time without sex. but if he has a partner he is sexually attracted to his libido can be pretty high. but lets remember he is getting into his erectile dysfunction years ☝🏻 JOKINGGGG LMAO

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

well he meditates technically. but he gets into that lil meditation pose fast as fuck boy 🧘 do not interrupt him either he'll be grumpy 😭

[tree-obsession]

hopes/theories/predictions for each of the chrysos heirs' + cyrene's personalities

not at all accurate, and i haven't seen any story leaks yet(although i saw the coreflame ones, so beware)! this was written a few days before 3.0 came out and is just for fun! only the chrysos heirs i know the names and faces of... sorry hysilens fans, i have no idea for her :(. cyrene is included because a) i love her and elysia and b) she's gonna be relevant, even if idk if she'll be a chrysos heir

a few coreflame spoiler under the cut, but no other story leaks! a bunch of people have already predicted the coreflames anyway lol

aglaea- im very excited for her story-wise, a couple people have already said she probably has some hidden side to her, and she may even become an antagonist of sorts in the second part! i personally love that she's the oldest(maybe? or just most experienced) heir and the one to unite them all. she's our first playable so she'll def be super important. i really wanna know what her golden apple thingy is all about too... but aside from that she's ETHEREAL. i need to know everything about her she's so gorgeous. she can commit a little murder as a treat i think she would deserve it. idk why i just get that feeling. she's so calm and elegant and stoic like i think she should go just a little apeshit for the hell of it.

tribbie- im really curious- did she split into three or are they born triplets who all carry the coreflame? how does all that work? why does she have two city affiliations in her drip? im not the most interested in her, per se, but she's got a lot of questions too. i hope she's playable as three characters because i wanna see those animations!!

anaxa- honestly i have the most questions + speculations about him. like what happened to his dull eye(s)? why does he have an eyepatch? why's he called "the Foolish"? how are he and hyacine related? why are his eyes the same colors as March's(and from a planet where she'll be very story relevant? i'm very biased at him cause su's my favorite male character in hi3 and anaxagoras was one of my fav greek philosophers. i already said this in a different post but su's variants are all batshit insane so he's gonna be. interesting! also the timeloop theory and him maybe being aware of it?? that got me really interested. but his name is the bit really bothering me- why name his after the guy who a) invented the concept of nous, an aeon we know is involved in amphoreus b) didn't believe gods were responsible for bits of the world like everyone else did(which is gonna come up in amphoreus just you wait) and c) was right about basically everything several hundred years before anyone had the tech to back it up?? like that's still insane to me. also how are we getting his coreflame if cerces is dead like come on what's going on there?? i wanna shake him around in a box im excited for him!

hyacine- lots of theories saying she might also be from the grove of epiphany, and she and anaxa were sitting in the same tree in golden epic trailer! i think her design's super cute, and she'll be important if her titan is actually aquila like people have theorized. she'll probs be a healer? i wonder what the inspiration behind her name is too... she doesn't seem to have flower motifs, even, but if she's from the grove that makes a bit more sense. i'd initially thought she was from aidonia, a city in the mountains(near the sky) plus the place aquila might be from(judging from ancient hymns, but that could be my misinterpretation). im so pulling for her. i also really hope she and anaxa have a big brother-little sister relationship like ppl on twitter have said, bc they looked so happy together in that one frame of nameless faces and im weak for found family.

mydei- uhhh a lot of people have said gap moe?? idk if that's a theory or leaks- personally i think it would be super funny. im a little worried about him, cause the words in his drip marketing were... super ominous, like why does he have to die a thousand deaths? he's a prince, which makes me wonder how nobility works in amphoreus + when castrum kremnos was destroyed, but that's a different conversation. i like the little braids in his design- good nod to greek culture! he's also got a throne in the nameless faces trailer which is kinda interesting and probably foreshadowing

cipher - par! do! fe! lis! i LOVE trickery characters so i'll probs pull her unless i have zero funds. her model looks so different from the initial art but i do still love the vibes so i'm not that put off. she already has her coreflame! but that one scene in nameless faces where she's surrounded by flames... no death flags im begging. elysian realm was bad enough for sure. let them be happy!! i have high hopes for her personality- i hope they don't lean too much into the "catty"(hah) bit and focus on her backstory, whatever that may be!

castorice- afgausdfyg her ANIMATION?! must pull! she's so gorgeous and she has a butterfly motif and she's related to DEATH in a GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORLD and she has a MASSIVE SCYTHE im going absolutely insane. also dull eyes syndrome for the win! she's gonna make me cry. side note her dragon's super cool looking too. i hope she becomes a major companion for tb (it seems so from the remembrance tb keeping up with star rail!). she's. im gonna enjoy her part of the quest so much oh god. im shaking in excitement. also while i dont like the same dress on every single hsr girl hers actually looks pretty good. if they put butterflies and dragons into all her animations i might actually pull eidolons, which so far i've only done for ruan mei. that's the power of a death goddess tho!! im so excited for her.

phainon- kevin... smiling... looking like a puppy... oh god my h e a r t. if he's like a happy lil puppy like he was before the Traumas + dr mei's death in hi3 i'll throw myself through a wall. hoyo please let him be happy this one time let all the flamechasers have a happy end im begging. they deserve it. im begging for all the people who theorize he will have to hold the world on his shoulders to be wrong about just this one thing because my heart WILL give out just a bit.

cyrene- ELYSIA ELYSIA!!! oh god she's so tiny!! she's got the same lil giggle and attitude about happy stories im gonna ghksufgukygfk jhf. but anyway. we know nothing about her yet, but i like the theories that she's somehow on the "outside" of amphoreus looking in + the ones saying mem is her fursona. she's adorable and i really, really hope she's playable. so much. you know her animations would go so hard you know it hoyo loves elysia too much for anything else.

one last thing i just wanted to say that i already said on twt: i think in the golden epic trailer, the first one, the order in which the chrysos heirs were introduced is the order aglaea recruited them in! i have no real evidence, other than that it would kinda make sense and having tribbie second makes sense because... messenger who can recruit heirs! but idk, just a random thought.

aaand that's all! again, these are all speculations + hopes nothing i say here will necessarily be canon :)

[i-literally-cant-with-this]

There will be no order, reason, or rhyme to this. So, sorry. Idk.

C/W ::: FLUFFY FLUFF FLUFF FLUFF, Draken x F.reader. Totally SFW. I know, right? So weird.

Thinking about Draken coming home late at night from working at the shop. You've been in bed for hours and he's sad that he's missed you.

Again.

But he still showers to get the sweat and grime from the day off of his skin before he comes and climbs into bed behind you. He scrubs his fingernails extra hard, too. He doesn't want you to get the ick after seeing how black they've become from them being buried in motor oil all day.

When he gets into bed, it dips because he's so big. And, truth be told, the bed you two scrimped and saved for isn't all that great. It's just a mattress. No box spring. It's on some pallets that him and some of his boys got from behind the grocery store.

You love it, though. You love it because he made it for you. For your shabby little home.

It wakes you when he slowly rubs his hand from your hips around to your belly. He rests his chin softly on your shoulder and kisses your cheek.

"Hi, babies. Missed you today. What'd you do?" He asked in a soft voice - his nighttime voice. His tired voice.

"Hi, Daddy. We mostly laid around today. My feet and back hurt." You roll onto your other side to face him. His face is like a beacon in the blackest void. You will never not look for it. In this life or the next.

You kiss him on the lips.

"Ahhh! Don't go startin' that shit. 'S how we got in this mess 'n the firs' place. Jesus. You're insatiable." He chuckled, burying his face into your swollen chest. "Get some sleep. You have an appointment in the morning, yeh? I'm going, 'k?"

"Mm-hm," you nodded. Your chin bounced on the top of his head.

He pushed himself up and scooted to the foot of the bed.

"Where you goin'?" You pouted and stuck your hand out for him to take so you could drag him back.

"Gon' rub your feet until you pass out. 'M the asshole who woke up my pregnant girlfriend. G'on, shut your pretty eyes, baby. I'll be right here 'n then I'll lay down."

You almost cried at how sweet he always is to you. No matter how tired or sore he is from his work day. He always seems to put you first.

Neither of you asked for this to happen.

But you're in this together.

"Promise?" You asked, laying back down on the hard bed.

"Have I ever let you down?" He picked up your left foot and gently started to knead your sole.

Little did he know, he has your heart in his hands, too.

@ryuuc00chie @arlerts-angel @kazutora-kurokawa @katkusuo @southside-otaku @bakubunny @darkstarlight82 @viburnt @trevengersprincess

[night-raven-tattler]

Hello Mx Tattly! I really enjoyed your ideal types post involving Heartslabyul characters. I like the idea of Riddle liking his significant other being someone earning his respect. So in this request, if they are open, of Riddle having a Yuu!Female reader s/o that is naturally gifted prodigy in fencing & swordsmanship, making her a bold, fiercely talented swordswoman who usually wields double swords (but is just as well with one). Both mostly got closer after his overblot since she was involved in defending him (somehow).

Just headcanons of Riddle having a s/o that is physically stronger than him (and affectionate when just the two of them since she also isn’t much of a pda person)

Extra: After getting to know a bit more of Diasomnia, she also manages to go under Lilia’s training after finding out he trains Sebek and Silver because she wants to continue sharpening her skills and seeing any form of improvement.

(She’s originally an OC of mine but idk if you take OC requests and didn’t wanna assume, so 😭)

Anyway thank you! I’m sorry if I wrote a lot.. 😭

Hello anon! Mx Tattly appreciates your kind words! Currently they don't do OC requests, however she might consider answering such requests in the future. He is sorry if the writing is not what you envisioned, especially since she didn't include Riddle being "protected" per se by the reader character, as they considered their narrative choice is one Riddle would appreciate more. He is also grateful for the brainrot you caused, as they are an enjoyer of sword weilding characters themselves. Hopefully you can still enjoy!

A knight fit for a queen

Characters: Riddle × F/GN!Reader* (romantic, pre-established relationship)

*the reader character has no gender defining charactersitics mentioned

Warnings: swords, book 1 spoilers, violence, mentions of hospital-like settings

By opening the document, you agree to Mx Tattly's terms of source confidentiality.

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Ace laughed in your face when you told him, Deuce and Grim to wait in front of Ramshackle for you to get something, and you came out of the dorm with a pair of swords dangling from your waist, supporting your dominant hand

“Why are you bringing a sword with you? Where did you even find that thing?!”

It was an older pair of swords you found abandoned in one of the Ramshackle rooms, mere days before Ace and Deuce decided to challenge Riddle for his housewarden spot

Something about them told you they would be useful in the situation at hand

But even after hearing your reasoning, Ace still laughed in your face

Boy, was he proven wrong not too long after...

Riddle was just punched by Ace and, before your brain was able to catch up to what was happening, Riddle spiraled out of control

Everyone was trying to reason with him, yet it seemed as if he completely shut out everyone around him

Everyone turned from disobedient students into living targets of his fury

The gravity of the situation finally sunk in when Riddle summoned the rose trees all around the maze and ordered them to attack Ace

Yet, before thinking in through, you jumped in front of Ace and sliced away the threatening branches

They detached from the trunk, turning into cut pieces of cards as they flew past you and your friend

If you wouldn't have stepped in, Trey’s signature spell would’ve kicked in too late

The sky darkened as Riddle’s inner world started to collapse, bringing chaos and destruction to the outside world as well as he overblotted

“In my world, I am the law. I am order made manifest! The only response I will accept from you is ‘Yes, Housewarden Riddle’! All who defy me will lose their heads!”

And, while your Heartslabyul friends and Grim decided to face Riddle head-on, you decided to stay back and protect any incoming danger towards the students the Headmage was evacuating

The crowd of students around the magic mirror diminished, so you returned to the main place of action

Which turned out to be a good call, as a lot of flying debris caused by rogue spells kept flying towards the students

And you managed to redirect any incoming danger with your mysterious swords

Just in time to see Riddle collapse to the ground

You stayed close to Riddle when he woke up and was taken to the nurse's office, and visited him as often as you could

While you felt a personal duty to help out Ace and Deuce repair their destroyed labyrinth, you also wanted to keep Riddle company, mostly to assure him there were no hard feelings between the two of you after what happened

…But your intention were not as clear as you intended initially

Riddle was mostly silent and cautious, and so were you, which made things kind of awkward

Compared to his wary nature, you were trying to be at least a little bit comforting

And he finally realised your intentions when you brought him some tea in a thermos

He was truly astonished by your gesture, even touched by your small kindness

It was some milk tea with herbs he didn’t quite recognise, sweetened with a bit of honey

Bits and pieces of a memory of his crying about milk tea with honey flooded his mind, piecing together the puzzle of your intentions

Not only did you remember such a small thing, but you also went out of your way to cater to him while he was still atoning to his mistakes

Shortly after, Heartslabyul started getting back to its orderly peace as the unbirthday party put together was fast approaching

And you were very satisfied with the peace and quiet

What you didn’t expect, however, was Riddle’s sudden summon to his room directed to you and you alone

You entered Riddle’s room, and he turned around in his chair towards you, leaving the paperwork he was looking over unattended

He was back to working as diligently as ever, something you weren’t sure was appropriate so early in his recovery

But Riddle’s face looked serene and at peace despite his serious eyes, and you decided not to comment

“I believe it is time for the two of us to have a proper conversation about what happened. I know your visits while I was bedridden were… not the most conversation-filled, but I would rather not leave any rocks unturned.”

As gentlemanly as ever, Riddle guided you to an empty seat in his room, and he sat down only after you sat down yourself

“I want to apologise to you for what you witnessed.”

You wanted to interject, but Riddle stopped you with a gesture of his hand

“As a housewarden, my duty is not only to maintain order within the group of students under my guidance, but also to ensure their safety during a moment of crisis. As I was the, um… ‘crisis’ in this case, I was unable to do so. I apologise for falling short on my duty, and for having you make up for my mistakes.”

You were taken aback by the apology, but Riddle was not done yet

“I would also like… to thank you.”

You listened as Riddle poured his heart out to you

“I have heard you were a main participant in ensuring the safety of the student body. It might be hard to believe, but…”

Something in Riddle’s eyes softened, before his gray eyes regained their composed coldness

“I am not cold hearted. I may be harsh, but I care about my card soldiers.”

And you were aware of that

While you helped the Heartslabyul students put themselves together, you’ve heard the grateful stories of a relieved group of students who praised Riddle for his dedication and meticulous nature

They told many stories about Riddle taking time off his schedule to tutor struggling students, who always did his best to offer guidance and who never raised his voice while explaining to students how to tend to the Heartslabyul animals

“I may have fallen short, but you have proven yourself to have a good head on your shoulder in times of need. I thank you for ensuring the safety of my card soldiers.”

You took a few seconds to process his words before formulating your response

“I was just… fulfilling my duty.”

“Pardon?”

“I mean, I am the ‘prefect’, right? I also have a duty to the students. I just did my best to act according to my role.”

Riddle’s eyes widened slightly, and something sparkled in his eyes as a proud smile blossomed on his face

And your heart couldn’t help but skip a beat, being witness of the first time you gave Riddle a reason to smile

“That’s a very elegant answer. You sure are an interesting person, Prefect.”

As time went on, you and Riddle became good friends

Your friendship mainly consisted of you finding your way to Riddle and striking conversations as you followed him around

You didn’t have a particularly threatening aura, but the swords you used during the Heartslabyul event became a permanent part of your uniform

Initially the teachers were not too on board with a permanently armed student, especially since the student body was filled with rambunctious individuals

Yet, Riddle vouched that you knew when it was appropriate to use the swords, putting the professor’s minds somewhat at ease

Lines started blurring little by little as your attachment to Riddle became more obvious, and Rook’s teasing towards Trey about him ��losing his spot as Riddle’s knight” started reaching your ears

But you didn’t quite mind

And neither did Riddle

He was, if anything, in awe at your abilities

Riddle was amazed at how natural swords looked in your hands, how your sways and slashes were always forceful yet elegant, wide yet precise

And the sweaty sight of you after a training session did, admittedly, leave Riddle with a racing heart and mind

But, above all, he admired your dedication to improve despite having no guidance

And, with a little push from Ace and Deuce, he put together a plan to help you in that regard

You just entered your dorm when the most unusual gathering of people was seated in your living room

While Ace and Deuce were around often enough to become honorary Ramshackle members slash dorm decoration, Riddle, Sebek and Silver were not part of your usual guest list

You were surprised to hear the invitation extended by a sleepy Silver and a very reluctant Sebek for you to join their training sessions

And it was revealed how Riddle used his connection to the two guards as fellow equestrian club members to ask them for a favor

After you all settled some details with the guards, they took their leave, and exited the dorm as Sebek kept yelling about not allowing you to fall short

And being the teasing pieces of work that Ace, Deuce and Grim were, they left you and Riddle alone as they winked at you

“Is this your way of making sure I keep ‘fulfilling my duty’ as the resident day saver and Hearstlabyul knight?”

Your teasing made Riddle throw you an unimpressed glance that was quickly replaced by a smile

“I am quite sure this will do nothing to diminish the use of your newly acquired moniker, but my priority is to ensure you keep honing the craft you are so obviously proud of.”

Riddle’s words were truly touching, and it was so like him to go out of his way to help the people he cared about…

“Besides, I don’t really mind the moniker. It must mean the students are starting to recognise your skill and dedication.”

That statement really made your heart skip a beat

You hesitated before you took Riddle’s hand into your own

“Well… If you don’t mind the nickname, then I don’t mind it either.”

And you brought Riddle’s hand to your lips, leaving a kiss so soft Riddle almost though he only imagined the soft press of your lips to his knuckles

He took his leave soon after your biggest show of affection yet, but you didn’t mind

Despite Riddle’s reddening face usually being considered a bad omen, you quite enjoyed the brilliant glow of red on his cheeks as he left your dorm

[dittaturamonegasca]

I think there should bé a fic where anyone from the grid would be third wheeling Landoscar, like, have you seen how these two interact.

So, I lack the ability and the time of f1writingbyme and LestappenForever to make this idea into a proper work like they did for "How (Not) To Third Wheel Lestappen" (check it out on Ao3 if you haven't already, definitely worth it) BUT BUT BUT, I can tell you how I think most of the grid would react in third wheeling Landoscar!

1) I feel like we should spare Checo, cause honestly this man has had enough as third wheel of Maxiel and Lestappen, I don't wanna give him extra traumas, SO –

2) Logan Sargeant: this one I really feel guilty about. Cause I like the narrative of him and Oscah being besties and still I cry over the sad edits of Logan just left behind. I think Landoscar with Logan has the most space for improvement?? I forgive Oscar even tho he definitely ghosted the poor Logan for the whole honeymoon phase with Lando (it's been almost two years, Osc, get a grip). I have a feeling Logan will speak up at some point and this would shake Oscar a little, so maybe he would be the more aware and more involved third wheel, possibly? They'll end up doing triple video-games championships with Lando and Logan mocking Oscar's gaming skills, mark my words.

3) Carlos Sainz: my man how does it feel to know you've wasted your chance (multiple chances, lets be real) for good? I have mixed ideas about this one, cause I think it would probably being more like Lando struggling to keep them both as close as possible resulting in Oscar being rightfully jealous 👀👀 so the third wheeling situation would be like Lando trying to involve a very annoyed and confused Carlos in their things (safe for work, ofc). I don't really see a way out of it.

4) Daniel Ricciardo: I mention him but I can't really explain cause honestly my idea of Daniel third-wheeling Landoscar is either him babysit them around Australia and bonding with Oscar over weird aussie habits OR OR OR something very NOT SAFE WORK so ( ... )

5) Max Verstappen: I love to think he'll remain an unbothered king, you know? Like he's well aware and a bit upset that his crepes companion invited someone else (beside from Daniel) to their dessert dates and that the two of them acts like lovebirds even without an actual physical contact. He'll probably send SOS texts to Charles and Daniel until a topic of (his) interest comes out and honestly at that point the power of maxplaining will win over pretty much everything and everyone. At the end of the day Landoscar turn out to be the real victims.

6) George Russell: poor thing was originally invited for a golf morning from Carlos (Landoscar were already supposed to attend), but Chili called off last minute so Georgie ended up with just the others two. LET ME TELL YOU he jumped off the golf cart cause he saw Lando placing a hand on Oscar's thigh and feared for his life. It took several minutes for them to notice he was aggressively walking behind. He was also hit by a golf ball because Oscar distracted Lando for a second too long, I guess you can figure out the rest.

7) Special mention to the PR and the McLaren team in general who's main job rn is having them to SIMPLY F O C U S outside the pit for like interviews and debriefings. I can picture Lando losing it after hearing a single compliment like "SO YOU THINK I'M PRETTY", cause ✨babygirl✨ energy hitting here and there, even tho he has tried to be somehow a model for Oscar, at least for what concerns work. Indeed I pity trainers and strategists bc ofc Oscar listens at them, but image them trying to explain a concept to him just for Lando to get there and rephrase it in the dumbest way possible and Oscar going like OHHHHH NOW I GOT IT, COULDN'T YOU EXPLAIN IT THAT WAY?

8) This is mostly a guilty pleasure but do we all agree they torture the entire f1 group chat with their subtle flirting?

IDK if this was what you had in mind but I really REALLY had fun writing it.

So let me know what you think in the comments down below, if you agree or if you want me to make it longer and/or more detailed or just to focus on a specific one in particular?

Again, my dms and box section are open to discussions, requests and any sort of (respectful) thing!

PEACE OUT 🤌🏻❤️

[starlightwoofwoof]

Do you have any other akumatized villain/victim designs for the smxmlb au?

Y E S I D O A C T U A L L Y -

honestly one of the main reasons I made this AU lol

soooooo I made edits of them cause I didn’t really feel like drawing them (except for Sweetener, I kinda had to draw him) but ye- HERE WE GO THIS MIGHT BE LONG BECAUSE I WANNA EXPLAIN A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT THEM

okay, first of all, of course I did the main characters, ✨ these little sh!ts ✨

These are Scratch and Punk, The Spooky Kids

okie so I think I might do a list of things for these guys lol

Reason for Akumatization : okay I have two ideas, we can go the goofy route and make them fight over a piece of Halloween candy from, like, 5 years ago- (or we can go the darker/more serious route and make it have to do something with like what happened in SM6)

Corrupted Item : That piece of candy- (or something else for the other route, not sure)

Fun Facts :

They got akumatized together

You might think they’re still in costumes, BUT NO THEY’RE R E A L

Their powers are making people do the Spooky Dance and celebrate Spooky Month .. FOR E T E R N I T Y

okay, next up, we have THE HAT BOYS ‼️‼️‼️

Rage, Regret and Rejoice (there’s no yellow lol), The Emotiongang

Reason for Akumatization : The trio were having a sleepover, until Ross and Roy had a fight about .. actually I haven’t really thought about it, probably something about Roy’s parents- (Robert didn’t even realize the situation until it was too late)

Corrupted Item : Ross’s beanie (idk why his specifically but ye-)

Fun Facts :

They also all got akumatized together

yes they’re inspired by those theatre masks-

Regret and Rejoice’s mouths on their masks can’t move, although, Rage’s can

honestly, I’m not even sure if I can call Rejoice a villain, he’s just happy to be here- (no thoughts, head empty)

They can produce auras from themselves of their respected emotions, making people around them feel the emotions they’re producing (Regret and Rage don’t like Rejoice’s powers since they mess up with their negative emotions, and evil plans-)

Next, we have the villain which I showed in the introduction post, K e v i n

The Sweetener

Reason for Akumatization : probably something Kevin-usual, him being angry about his job

Corrupted Item : His work hat

Fun Facts :

His powers are kinda scary- he has a bunch of candy, obviously, but they’re not normal candy. As soon as you eat one of his candies, you slowly turn into one of his candy minions and follow him wherever he goes, like some kind of zombie (whatever that means-)

I’m not sure what he is honestly, like obviously he’s a candy monstrosity, but idk if that’s gum, some weird form of cotton candy or even ice cream-

He is a BIIIIIIIIIGGGGGG BOI

He can speak, but he usually just roars, growls and groans most of the time

I kinda wanted to name him ‘The Candyman’ but I thought that was too basic sooooo The Sweetener was my next best idea-

And finally, the last one (for now-), we have Rad :D

The Glitch

Reason for Akumatization : .. I have no clue to be honest, Radford is such a happy guy, but ye-

Corrupted Item : His funky 3D glasses

Fun Facts :

His powers are being able to go in and out of screens (kinda like Prime Queen) and I like to think he can also possess people, like a ghost-

He is still a pretty happy guy, just more like the insane kind of happy-

man all I can think about is the Sonic Adventure 2 Dub (Hero Story) video where Eggman kept calling himself The Glitch- (watch me make a funny animatic thing soon lol)

OKAY THAT’S ALL OF THEM- (obviously I really want to make more, I just haven’t had many ideas, BUT MAN I WANNA MAKE AN AKUMA! STREBER SO BADLY- I know I can just make him vampire themed but still, I wanna make him more than that for some reason-)

Feel free to ask (or suggest, especially with Glitch’s backstory-) anything about them okie see you lateeeeeerrrrrrrr :3

[thenewrises]

enjoy my brain rambles (18+ MDNI)

idk the last time i did a theory/full lore post on anything since 17 year old me played mystic messenger in 2017 (IN FUCKING PHYSICS!!!!!) but for some reason 14 days with you has been on the forefront of my brain for over a year so. also it's so funny how not into yandere games/dark romance i was years ago but the moment i started college and started reading shit like ACOTAR (not dark romance but like... y'know... rhys...) i am like damn... what if someone was THAT into me me... (this does not include haunting adeline i fucking hate that book)

anyways sorry for the ramble!!!! some fun stuff i have found in the last idk few days of perusing old stuff, new stuff, etc.

also, a lot of hints i've found have been followed up by "👀". this is not the case with everything but just a lil tidbit i noticed! :)

The official 14DWY blog is @14dayswithyou

edit: put 18+ mdni in title because the game is 18+! should have mentioned that LOL

Ren's name!

I have been super interested in finding out his name, which i will send guesses sometime to the ask box when i have more as to not spoil anything if i'm right. BUT, i can share everything i have collected! i do know we will know more about him in day 7 possibly but i want to hopefully give some help if anyone wants to guess like me!

(Not In Name) ❌ - T, D, Z, S

(In The Name) ✅ - N, R, A, E

does not begin with - E, R, B, A, P

does not end with - N, L, Y

extras ⁃ 8 letters (could be more) ⁃ not traditionally masculine ⁃ american ⁃ emerald has three letters (E, A, R are my guesses) ⁃ clarence (two letters right spot) ⁃ emerson (one letter right spot) ⁃ marienne (one letter right spot) ⁃ his sister called him ren

so, with this in mind i have a few ideas. it seems the letter "R" is in the fourth position in his name. the letter "E" seems to be at the end of his name. i believe his name may be unisex or possibly more typically feminine, but he was named by his mother after her two friends (which i believe are Teo's relatives). some guesses about the name i have are: i believe his name may begin with an L or F, but this is just a guess i have but i do not believe it begins with a C. either "ren" is in his name altogether or another variation such as rien. but! this is just a theory (matpat... thank u).

some extras:

_ _ _ r _ _ _ e

edit: upon some scrolling before bed i am starting to believe their name may end in “rence” or “riene”. will update but that’s where i’m landing right now.

edit 2: may ALSO end in renie!

2. Ren's hands!

so we know ren has scarred hands from an accident prior to the events of the game before he ran from home. i don't know exactly what caused the scarring, but i believe it was some kind of altercation with his father from the sounds of it. it was said that ren left his mom in absolute hysterics when he left, so i believe there are a few things that could have happened.

i don't know if ren's father would hurt his mother but let's assume he wouldn't, maybe ren was presenting more masculine, talking back to his father, becoming a "threat" towards taylor, who knows! whatever happened, ren got into an altercation with taylor that ended in the scarring. I believe it has something to do with fire, taylor may have been set of fire somehow. maybe taylor wanted to burn the house down. OR, maybe ren tried to burn the house down with taylor in it...

it's possible that taylor may have tried to harm ren's mother that he attempted to save his mom and burn his father/harm his father. whatever happened, hana was not present for this as i believe this is when ren ran away from home IF this is how it happened.

maybe what happened to his hands was much longer before he left. i've seen some questioning that when leon had a birthday party, he invited hana but she did not go for reasons unknown. what this could mean is that something happened WHEN hana still lived there before she was sent off to school. maybe this was when ren got the scars on his hands. maybe taylor tried to harm ren due to him simply being male, maybe it was something else. maybe ren fought back. maybe taylor tried to hurt ren's mother, causing him to be punished by his father. all i know is, ren in an ask has said “I-I didn’t mean to… He— I didn’t have much of a choice…”

3. Playlist!

a while ago, saint put out this playlist and explained that characters and endings are connected to the songs. from other's guesses and my own curiosity, i went through and did some eliminations and found these to be the most possible to be connected:

shapeshift - ren

almost had me - violet

glimpse of us - leon

angel - ending

god complex - ending (possibly leon)

EDIT: gun - ending (most likely bad)

heart-shaped hologram - EDIT: I believe this is ren's introspection now

these could be inaccurate! but from what i have seen i think these are the best guesses for some of the songs. maybe i'll try to guess more in depth, but for now, this is just from what i've read up! 14 days also has the potential to be an ending, but once again this may be another post.

conclusion

i am so out of my mind. but it is so fun to evaluate lore i have always loved doing it and this game itched my brain. i reccommend this game if you're interested in horror and are 18+ then i say check out this game! read the warnings ahead of time, but i find it funky fresh

anyways womp womp, redacted come home, emo boy by ayesha erotica lookin' ass

[paopaupaus]

part 7 of the Buddie Development

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9 | part 10

guys i’ve just realized that this is going to be a million parts so i’m going to limit it to 1 part per season.

this is Season 3

S3:E4 Triggers

Buck looks so jealous when Lena asks Eddie to spot her. I have reason to believe buck was madder at the bond Eddie and Lena have than her being his replacement.

S3:E5 Rage

During the meeting for Buck’s lawsuit everyone’s gaze bounces off of the lawer to buck and back to the lawyer, but i can just imagine how betrayed Eddie felt that he doesn’t takes his eyes off of Buck, not even when the lawyer is asking questions, Eddie got that intense eye contact. 😩

Then they meet at the supermarket and Eddie goes off on Buck, he says it all, that he can’t even talk to him now because of the lawsuit, Christopher misses him and he didn’t even think about that. He says “it (the lawsuit) prevents me from reaching out to you, i couldn’t even call you to bail me out of jail!” oop.

Bobby side eyes Eddie like girl sit your ass down.

i fully thought eddie was gonna slam buck against the shelves. to punch him or the other thing, idk.

S3:E6 Monsters

Eddie is such a great dad. I know we had already gotten into that in another post but really, the patience that i’m sure it takes to be able to gentle parent Buck is outstanding.

He achieved what bobby couldn’t, which is to make buck understand what he did wrong (with the lawsuit).

Buck: i just want you to talk to me, even if it is just to say that you’re still mad. (confused because eddie is just plain ignoring him)

eddie: i’m not mad, i’m-

(EDDIE I KNOW you were gonna say “i’m disappointed” omg classic parenting 101 😭)

Buck saw the little picture and said, what’s the fastest way to get back out there, but Eddie tries to make him see the bigger picture, utilizing techniques like rationalizing and treating the kid as an adult

Eddie: lotta “I”s in there. your actions, your choices, they impact the rest of us. that’s what it means to be a part of a team.

and of course that’s all it took to make Buck let it out, and talk about his feelings 😭😂

S3:E8 Malfunction

I swear Buck can’t shut up about Eddie he brings him up when Maddie, Chim and him are talking about Hen like “yeah and you know who else is acting weird? Eddie!”

S3:E9 Fallout

domestic night in Buck’s loft and Buck is apologizing for not being there to see that Eddie needed someone, and that he wasn’t there for Christopher either. i remember that this was the first time i noticed the gay vibe between these two 😭 Buck creeping closer to Eddie, beer bottle in Eddie’s hand

Buck saying “now, i thought that day in the grocery store you were gonna take a swing at me” while his eyes check Eddie out?! i knew there was too much tension that day in the store.

Eddie: but i wouldn’t do that *checks him out” you’re on blood thinners.

Buck: well, i’d still take you 🧿🫦🧿 (the beer bottle is IN his mouth)

Eddie: you think so

Buck: i know

this is where he slowly walks over to Eddie, stands right next to him and the tension could be cut with a knife.

of course since they are just bros they work it out with a videogame.

S3:E10 Christmas Spirit

it is kind of sad that when the team’s family organize a christmas dinner in the station Buck doesn’t have anyone to go hug :”( but on the other side as Eddie is hugging Christopher Buck stares at them smiling like a thousand stars.

During christmas dinner Christopher sits between Buck and Eddie :”)

S3:E11 Seize The Day

Buck tells Maddie he doesn’t see himself as a guest in Eddies house.

S3:E12 Fools

Buck does everything he can to support Eddie and Christopher, he built him a safe skateboard 🫶

S3:E15 Eddie begins

As Carla and Christopher visit Eddie to ask him if they can take his Silver Medal to show and tell at school, Buck can’t stay away and has a fangirl moment with Christopher.

Buck’s instinct is to risk it all to save Eddie when he cuts the line that was gonna pull him up, and oh God when the lightning struck and the tunnel was gone, leaving Eddie trapped down there Buck was hysterical, upset and yelling for him. he was so freaked out and worried. he fell down crying.

and the thought of the others thinking he’s dead got him so mad.

in the montage while eddie was drowning who is the first person he heard?? Buck when he first saw a picture of Christopher 😩✋

buck: oh you got a kid?

Eddie: Christopher

Buck: and super adorable, i love kids

eddie: i love this one

the 118 is the family he chose, and i’m honestly so happy he found someone who shares his love for Christopher as much as he does.

S3:E16 The One That Got Away

when attending an emergency for a hot air balloon Buck mentions on the drive there that everything is super romantic until someone calls 9-1-1. Eddie asks him if Maddie said that but Buck responds

“uhhh no, someone else”

Buck why wouldn’t you just say that it was abby? it was in S1:E9 Trapped, they were going on a hot air balloon date, but it got cancelled. seriously why didn’t he just tell Eddie that it was Abby?? 🤨🤔🏳️‍🌈

And then Karen and Hen were talking about going out to a tepanyaki place, Hen went with Chim (allegedly) and didn’t invite Karen, to justify herself Hen said that if she invited Karen And Chim he would invite Maddie and she would invite Buck, and Buck Eddie. then Athena and Bobby, so the night would look a little like this.

👩🏾‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏾

👩🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻

👨🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻

👩🏾‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼

S3:E18 What’s next?

Buck promised Abby that he would get her fiancé out of the train reck, and when Eddie reveals this to Bobby he seems so mad that Abby is the reason Buck wants to put his life in danger. he says “Abby” with so much hate 😂😭

Eddie and Buck taking couples pictures at May’s graduarion party 🥰

that is ittt. hope you liked thiss

[klance-headcanons-official]

Klance headcannons hehhehe

lance likes to watch sports but keith doesnt like to, but he still cuddles up next to him while lance is watching. they also share a bag of potato chips when they watch together.

lance plays sports and keith comes to every game. when keith watches he gets REALLY invested. Keith yells at the other players and referees (which lance finds adorable).

Lance and keith love to bake together. lance is really bad at baking and keith is relatively good. Every time lance inevitably fucks the baking up keith pulls him in for a kiss.

my new headcannon is that keith and lance both loooove hamilton. i imagine they both love singing it together. it is their go-to song while doing chores.

keith and lance have a tv in their room (across from their bed). So when they are going to bed they can watch a movie together or something, idk.

most of the time when keith and lance goes on dates they have picnics at the same place where they first met, first kissed and got married.

keith and lance have one of those bff necklaces that are a heart that u can put together. each piece has the others name. they always wear it under whatever they are wearing no matter what.

lance loves bringing keith flowers. keith always puts them in his hair (only because lance likes when he does that), short but sweet😃

lance and keith have a golden retriever named: Sunshine. sunshine is adorable 4 year old doggo.

keith and lance always do halloween together. keith likes wearing monster costumes or horror movie costumes. keith loves chocolate bars and. lance doesnt love a certain candy and comes home with things like lollipops to sour gummies

keith and lance both love going on those public playgrounds at parks. they especially love slides and flying foxes. they own a ball-pit and a trampoline because they love playgrounds that much. lance made the decision to buy the trampoline and ball-pit and is usually the one to say "LOOK ITS A PLAYGROUND! keith plssss can we go on it? pls pls pls pls?????"

every sunday keith and lance have a day called 'Lets Do Shit Day'. they basically have a road-trip and stop and random places along the way. i will be incorporating this into my schedule.

keith would like ebony black and lance would like maya blue.

Lance wears perfume, specifically very flowery type smells. keith likes the smells of his perfume. lance alternates between 4 bottles.

lance and keith both have tumblr.

the 'voltron crew' has a dnd campaign together. each of them plays a character that has completed different traits to their own.

Lance loooves wearing disney shirts. especially disney princesses shirts that are like two sizes to small.

Lance has very cute coffee mugs

Lance and keith def play two player videoganes together. they always end in yelling stuff like "YOU WERE MEANT TELL BE THERE" or "I GAVE IT TO YOU WHERE IS IT?" but it always ends in kissy kissy.

keith listens true true crime podcasts and documentaries on the tv in their bedroom. but lance HATES true crime. so whenever keith puts it on lance runs out if the room, screaming"NOOOOOO" and then keith has to chase after him.

lance loooves sandals and crocks, they are his life!!! on the other hand keith likes dark high top converses!

c o l l e c t i v e h e a d c a n o n s

[abyssalzones]

I would love to hear more abt your college pre-egg-breaking fiddauthor thoughts if you'd be open to it

oh BOY would I

so when I think about college fiddauthor nowadays I mainly think about both my own experiences with ~navigating identity~ and how I would approach a gay FTM relationship from a semi-realistic 1970's angle, where you start to see a lot of what you'd call "milestones" I guess in LGBT history and public awareness. wait okay here's something I said to mer that can set a precedent for what I'm talking about

when it comes to me and my own journey of self discovery irt sexuality and transness, I feel like those two things are very intertwined, because the concept of identity in my eyes is very socially motivated. I've previously identified as a nonbinary lesbian and a transgender gay man respectively before getting to the point I'm at now, and don't feel like either of those things were incorrect necessarily, just how I felt at the time (and what I wanted out of a relationship, really). I think I literally got an ask ages ago questioning how I went from one to the other but Idk I don't think the gender journey is as simple or "logical" as people coming from a hetero-patriarchal perspective (that's a mouthful) seem to think.

and, And, from a Historical perspective, FTM experiences and butch lesbian experiences have Always been very intertwined, especially back in the early 70's when more people were starting to have some awareness (even in LGBT spaces) of this thing known as the Transgender Lifestyle. I'm flattening things quite a bit here and I know for a fact there's a lot of variation between experiences, especially depending on your social circles, but from what I can glean a lot of the time transgender men weren't very well known and so a lot of the time you would just ID as a butch lesbian and/or present as a man socially, sometimes for safety reasons. and there's a lot of overlap there too that continues into contemporary transmasc spaces today :]

historical justification aside I basically think college would be a major turning point for self-discovery in both of their lives, but more-so for fiddleford than ford? I've always assumed based on everything we've seen that fidds was basically the only friend ford had in college, which definitely would have influenced him in important ways, but other than that I think he invested most of his time in studying and developments in gender were an afterthought. ford's FTM identity starts from a place of "failing to be a woman" and then develops with his pride in being a huge weirdo. in my mind that can only really happen once he's in gravity falls and has basically sacrificed his connections with other people/the world to live as his truest self, whether that's researching anomalies or living as a man.

fiddleford, however, I always think of from the perspective of someone bucking to societal expectations for safety reasons. this is because of a lot of things: ford's possible feelings of abandonment in favor of Normalcy (who can forget "Go back to your doting family and a life of fear and compromise!"), his jumping into a nuclear family immediately out of college, But also packing up and driving to oregon in a matter of days after ford asks for his help... when he has a kid who could be no older than 5 or 6 at home...? I sort of see his presentation as a foil to ford's, trying to mimic cishetero ("hetero") normalcy vs. being the Lone Transsexual Freak. I've gotten horribly off topic from the college thing hang on

basically I imagine them in their uni days like two weird butch gay women that are just, totally socially unapproachable. fiddleford is the more outgoing of the two as he's been voted "most likely to actually have other friends" in my mind, so if anyone was going to gay & lesbian student association meetings it would've been him, but otherwise ford is too busy ignoring his feelings. "I don't care if I'm a man or a woman I'm too busy studying. go away." but of course they find enough solace in eachother's company and their different-but-distinctly-similar weirdness that it forms an unbreakable transgender bond. freak4freak if you will. fidds settles on a bisexual identity without thinking about it too hard because honestly the conclusion here is that it doesn't matter if his roommate is a woman or a man he just knows he needs to do terrible things to him over d&d&md (sorry) (not really that sorry though.)

it's actually funny you bring this up because I'd been workshopping a short comic set in their college era that touches on this stuff a lot. not sure when that will ever get done but I can tell you it's. uhm

yeah they're kind of weird.

[wanderingmoonmen]

Hi! I just wanted to come here and gush about how much I love your half doomed and semi sweet series real quick! I binged it all in two days and you guys have done such a good work on it. I honestly think the first installment is probably one of my favorite pieces of fanfic ever just due to how great the mix of character interaction and action is within the fic. I also just adore how Mary is handled with James and how he realizes that Mary wouldn’t say a lot of the stuff his hallucinations are saying but also it’s still overwhelming and hurts despite this! I’ve also been enjoying the lot more day to day ness of the sequel fic too, where issues still come up but it’s also not, running from monsters all the time (unless those monsters are silent hill remnants/bad thoughts, sorry James!).

I don’t know if it’s ever detailed anywhere, but what exactly inspired you to write the sequel fic if you don’t mind me asking?

aaaaa this has been sitting in my inbox for a bit because I saw the nice words and it makes me melt into a puddle and I want to take time to properly answer your question. Thank you ❤️

I ended up writing way too much in my answer so the tldr; I have way too many thoughts and ideas and with @fly-rye 's encouragement and participation we're now in a place where there's a whole timeline and already drafted events still out there to do.

My ramblings and more detailed explanation under the cut

I think in the preface to Promise, or somewhere, I've said that literally all of this started as a joke. I'm also going to keep to my guns of coming up with it back in 2018 (albeit a joke that I kept to myself lmao). I had sort of kept my 'joke' meeting in some sort of filing cabinet in my mind. And honestly if @fly-rye wasn't a super cool and amazing friend and didn't indulge my bullshit we wouldn't be here (also I'm pretty sure that DBD audio of Leon sounding very......... y'know affected it too. I also started a playthrough of RE4 on Oculus at the same time. Also also this literally started I swear a couple months before remakes were formally announced.) ANYWAY this isn't an answer to your question, I just like rambling.

Now that sort of plays into what inspired the sequel, I think I am a 'too many thoughts head full' type of person and just have too much to say sometimes (and perhaps also too much imagination). I also like trying to explain things so the in-fiction lore makes sense (like... extensively thinking about how to actually for real explain how James got to Spain or What Is The Scientific Explanation For Silent Hill etc etc. I just like to make things Work in my head, idk how to explain it).

When Promise turned into a project, there was more serious thought into how their relationship worked and how to explain Leon's character changes in future media. Then it was a thought of 'how could things be better for the both of them?' Or 'what if they were allowed to heal and grow as people' and whatever else that can be narratively satisfying about seeing hurt people finding each other and helping each other.

Then that turns into 'let's put that thing into a situation.'

Which, of course, there are A Lot Of Situations considering Leon has... 4 movies and 1 game he's in after RE4.

There's also the interest of exploring the mechanics of Silent Hill and exploring how SH3/SH4 can become entangled with the mess.

There's then the flip side of the domestic life and living as """""normal"""""" people.

So to fill the gaps between Situations we've brainstormed a Lot of timeline stuff and certain relationship beats that should occur (yknow like their gay wedding, spoilers). I'm also trying to show how James integrates with the rest of the RE crew and with Harry and Heather.

So... Basically I've thought... a lot about how to make their ship and this universe integrate into all the canon events and have some random drafts for it (of course much credit goes to @fly-rye to a) indulging me b) getting sucked into this c) being super supportive d) brainstorming the Situations with me) because there's just so much potential!!

Now, this is kinda where I get stuck and why there hasn't been more posted, if you're wondering

I like to be thorough and in my head I think I need to explain and show character development in detail because, again, in my head, I think it'll then be viewed as 'bad' or idk, 'not well written' or 'not making sense' (as if any of this makes sense). So I feel like I need to show how these relationships develop so it's more convincing or whatever. I think about how some media is panned or criticized for bad relationship writing, ie 'we've been best friends for 10 years and he really helped me out, right bob?" Like who says that.

So in starting PE I wanted to try and thoroughly and logically explain how we get to the current point.

Obviously this is also literally fanfic and [insert meme here] it's my AU and I can do what I want [just tell you This Is How It Is]

But... I'm not great at writing fluff or character interaction stuff just for the sole purpose of development. I thrive on hurt/comfort and angst stuff (if that wasn't obvious) whereas trying to come up with story beats for a beach trip or something is much more difficult for me. So I've struggled to move forward because it's just not my forte and it takes practice and patience...

Unfortunately, I can be rather impatient.

It's really annoying when you're trying to be thorough! So even when I've got a plan, I just get annoyed with my writing because I just wanna get to the good stuff!!! Why can't I write this out faster!!!! I need to beam my thoughts into a document!!!

I keep on feeling like I'm making empty promises, but I do really wanna keep writing and posting. I am trying and I think about sitting down and writing a lot, but between all those other hangups and not having time, I just haven't.

I know a lot of this isn't exactly what you asked, but I hope it answers your question and then some. Thank you again for reaching out it means a lot to hear from readers!!!

[burningupp]

hey^^ could you write lee know angst. idk i was thinking maybe childhood bsf to lovers and hurt/comfort. like minho has a crush on reader but reader has a boyfriend. maybe the boyfriend just broke up with them so minho comforts them…

first of all, sorry this took me like 85 years omg

second, i combined these two requests, i hope that's okay! the story is angsty, but has a happy ending (bc i can't handle bad endings lol)

enjoy <3

Minho’s heart was absolutely breaking. Seeing you like this, hunched over in your pajamas and sobbing your heart out… He didn’t know what to do with himself. He was rubbing your back and handing you tissues intermittently, lightly scrunching his nose when you put the snotty paper directly on your bed sheets afterwards. Still, he didn’t say anything.

He had received a call from you at 1:15am, and had fully intended on telling you (fondly, of course) to get lost before hanging up on you. His words had been caught in his throat as soon as he heard your sniffles and muffled sobs, shooting out of bed and starting to get dressed before he even knew what was wrong. Through your sobbing, all Minho could decipher was that your boyfriend had cheated on you, and he had never considered hiring a hitman before, but damn if it didn’t seem tempting.

When he had arrived at your apartment, he had let himself in with the code you had entrusted him with. He kicked his shoes off, not caring where they went as he speed-walked to your bedroom. He had knocked on the door gently, so gently you had barely heard him over your loud sniffles and stuffy nose. You had attempted to make yourself look less pathetic before calling him inside. You had failed miserably.

Of course, to Minho you looked beautiful, even with snot and tears covering half your face. He had gently sunk down next to you on your bed and given you a gentle smile. You had attempted to smile back, but your face ended up screwed up in pain as you remembered the reason why your best friend was interrupting your crying session. His chest felt like it was in a million knots at the sight of you, sobbing and crying and so obviously hurting.

“I’m s-so sorry for c-calling you here,” you got out through sobs, blowing your nose immediately after and depositing the tissue with the others on the bed next to you. It was disgusting, yes, but you did not have the energy to go fetch a trash can. “I know y-you didn’t even l-like him.”

This was true. Minho had always hated your ex, and in his mind, he had good reason to do so. In reality? Prior to today, not so much. He hadn’t realized he was in love with you until you were a good month into your relationship, and honestly, that was on him. The fact that you were in a relationship should have made Minho happy, and mostly, it kind of did; when he didn’t have to see the guy who was making you happy, that was.

Minho himself had always had high standards for himself in relationships. He always made sure to remember his significant other’s schedule, their favorite foods and restaurants, their plans with their friends… Your boyfriend had never done any of this, so he couldn’t help but think that he could treat you better. He had kept his distance, though - you had seemed so happy with the other guy, as much as he personally thought you shouldn’t be.

“I don’t care about him,” Minho scoffed. “I’m here because you’re sad. What the fuck has that got to do with him?”

He knew he sounded angry and resentful. He was. He just hoped you didn’t pick up on the poorly masked jealousy in his voice, because as much as he wanted to finally confess to you now that you were presumably single, you needed time to heal first, and he was more than happy to grant it.

He smiled when you snorted out a laugh; nothing would ever compare to your laugh, your smile. One of the seemingly endless knots in his chest loosened a little. God, he was down bad. His heart hurt when more tears flowed down your cheeks, seemingly without your permission, in spite of your laughter.

“Well, that might be true, but I figured you’d be all smug about it,” you muttered back, glaring at him jokingly.

Minho had never felt such relief as when you stopped stuttering through your sentences and started bantering with him. You were always beautiful to him, but seeing you in pain was more than his heart could handle.

“Mm, I still might be,” he teased back with a shit-eating grin. You scoffed and smacked his shoulder, which he jokingly clutched in mock pain. “Heartbreak makes you strong, what the fuck.”

Briefly, he froze. What if he had said the wrong thing? What if he made you burst into tears again? He was already thinking about ways to punish himself for hurting you (mostly through means of making you happy, which honestly wouldn’t be much of a punishment for him) when you laughed again. The sound loosened yet another knot in his chest. He looked over at you in relief, unable to stop himself from smiling softly at the spark that finally reappeared in your eyes.

“I’m sure it’s the heartbreak, and not you being a wimp.”

He gasped and tackled you to the bed, tickling you mercilessly until you were crying - this time out of laughter. Maybe the knots weren’t endless, after all.

~*~

After spending the night at your apartment, completely unwilling to leave you alone, Minho took you out to get coffee in the morning. He insisted on paying, and since your head felt like it was full of cotton, you didn’t care to argue all that much. Your eyes were puffy and your nose was still a little red from the absolute meltdown you’d had not even 12 hours prior, but you had showered, brushed your hair and put on jeans, so you counted it as a win. Apparently, someone else appreciated your effort. While you were sitting at the table waiting for Minho to bring you your food and coffee, a pretty cute guy approached you.

“Excuse me,” he said gently.

You tore your eyes away from your phone, startled. You had been watching a cute TikTok of kittens - a truly pathetic attempt to make yourself feel better, even if it did make you smile a little - and had not anticipated social interaction. Your eyes were wide as you looked at him, but the man just beamed charmingly at you.

“Hi, I’m Hyunjin,” he introduced himself, stretching his hand out for you to shake. You still looked (and felt) confused as you shook his hand and mumbled your name in return, which Hyunjin found very cute. “I’m sorry, I don’t normally do this, but uhm… I was wondering if maybe I could give you my number? I know this might come off as a bit creepy, so I’m sorry if that’s the case.”

His rambling was adorable to you, so just laughed lightly. You didn’t really know what to do with this situation, seeing as you weren’t even technically single yet, much less over your last boyfriend. You figured since you would be the one in possession of the (actually pretty cute) guy’s number, you had nothing to lose really. Plus, honestly, it gave you a bit of an ego boost.

“You’re fine. Uhm, sure, I’ll take your number I guess,” you answered eventually, biting your lip to keep from grinning like an idiot.

Minho was watching the exchange from the counter. He felt like he was losing his one shot with you, especially considering how handsome the guy who was obviously flirting with you was. The stupid guy even got you to smile, despite your last relationship going up in flames mere hours ago. He watched as the guy input his number into your phone, his heart cracking.

“Two lattes and two scones for Minho,” the barista said, handing the boy a tray with his order on it.

Minho snapped out of his reverie and started walking toward the table you had picked out. His timing was perfect, because he didn’t have to interact with the dude - he could barely catch the guy’s quick “hope to hear from you soon” before he had slinked away, grinning like an idiot.

He couldn’t let you know that he was feeling jealous, dejected and heartbroken - those were feelings reserved for you to feel. So, he bravely plastered a smug smirk on his face and teasingly lifted an eyebrow as he approached, the blush coloring your cheeks making his heart speed up without his permission.

“Someone’s got game,” he teased. God, the words felt so wrong to him. He wanted to fall to his knees, wanted to beg you not to look at anyone other than him ever again, wanted to beg for your sunny smile to never leave your face; but he couldn’t. He wouldn’t. What you needed was a friend, despite your somewhat positive reaction to what’s-his-face’s advances.

“Shut up,” you mumbled, grabbing your scone from the tray he was putting on the table.

“What, don’t wanna tell me about how you’re less heartbroken because I am amazing?” he teased. You glared at him, your eyes flicking between his face and the butterknife you were holding menacingly. “Calm down there, bucko. Anyway, do you think you’re gonna call him?”

Minho wasn’t sure he wanted to know the answer, but something in him felt the need to ask either way. Maybe he was a masochist; somehow, he felt like not knowing at all would hurt more than knowing. You considered his words for a moment or two, taking a tentative sip of your drink in the meantime. Your beauty struck him hard in that moment - he couldn’t really blame that guy for asking for your number, honestly.

“I don’t know yet,” you sighed as you placed your cup onto the table between you. “I mean, he’s cute, but I don’t even know what’s going on with me and….” You sighed again. “I’ll figure it out.”

As much as Minho wanted you to feel better, he couldn’t help but hope that you wouldn’t text that guy. Maybe he was selfish (he definitely was) but his heart was breaking at the mere thought of watching you enter a new relationship with someone that wasn’t him. If you noticed that his smiles were tighter after that, you didn’t mention it.

~*~

Minho was helping you clean your fridge and freezer out when the subject of your love life came up again. It had only been about a week, but you were already doing much better. You had texted your asshole of an ex to end things the day you went to the café, armed with the knowledge that breaking up over text was nowhere near as bad as cheating on someone. It wasn’t exactly taking the high road, but fuck that - you were hurt and you didn’t want to see him ever again. Minho approved.

“So,” you started, and your best friend hummed from where he was hunched over your freezer. Him “helping” was actually him doing it for you; he knew you hated doing it more than anything, and he would do anything for you. In your defense, you were doing the dishes that had been piling up since your breakup. “I texted Hyunjin today.”

Minho’s movements paused for half a second. “Hyunjin?” he asked. He could only assume it was the guy from the café, but he hoped not.

Actually, he hoped you were just joking and the only person you had texted was him. Not that you weren’t allowed to text others, but his feelings for you had been growing exponentially as you spent more time together over the past few weeks, and considering he had already been very much in love with you, he was down bad. His first thought in the morning always looked suspiciously like your eyes, and his last thought at night usually sounded an awful lot like your laughter when he did something deliberately stupid. Screw down bad, he was falling down a bottomless pit and he just kept gaining speed.

“The guy from the café,” you said, focusing on scrubbing one of the particularly dirty plates. Your best friend took a deep breath in and blocked his unwarranted, jealous thoughts - they could remain in his head all they wanted, but he refused to let them taint his time with you. It was too precious for petty arguments.

“Ah,” he mumbled in reply, pulling out the last shelf from your freezer. When he stood up straight, his back crackled concerningly, making you look up from the sink at him and giggle. He considered doing it again just to hear your laugh again; it made his chest expand with a particular brand of happiness only you had the power to grant him. “Did he respond?”

Did he want to know? No, this time he definitely did not; however, he knew that you would get suspicious if he didn’t ask, so he resigned himself to hearing about it. He figured that even if he couldn’t have you in the way he wanted, he could at least look after you. He had done it before, as much as it had killed him.

“He did,” you answered, and Minho could hear your smile without even looking up. It was bittersweet, you being happy because of someone else.

“So you do have game, I’m impressed,” he teased. Your happiness trumped his, any day of the week.

“Shut up,” you whined and promptly flicked soapy water at him, making him screech like a hyena - mostly to make you laugh, but the water did feel cold as fuck. “We decided to go get coffee together, I guess, but I don’t know how I feel about it.” You turned back to the dishes, scrubbing intently at the same plate.

Even though you said it casually, like it didn’t matter to you at all, Minho heard the tension in your voice. He immediately dropped everything, standing up and turning to you. You always had 100% of his attention (the poor man couldn’t help it) but now he was laser focused. You were feeling bad in some capacity, and he couldn’t stand for it.

“Hey,” he said gently, placing a hand on your shoulder. He almost kissed you when you looked up at him, your eyes sparkling and looking so domestic in your rubber gloves. He forced himself to move on. “If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to, okay?”

You nodded distractedly, looking down at the soapy water filled with dishes. “It’s not that I don’t want to,” you muttered, “I do. I just… Feel like I’m not done. With… him. He really hurt me, Min.”

The tears in your eyes made him wonder what it would take to hire that hitman he had been thinking about two weeks earlier - it would probably be worth it. No, it definitely would, your happiness was more valuable than literally anything else, ever. He gently placed his arm around your waist, squeezing carefully. You smiled at him, giggling slightly. It was a sad sound, but better than crying.

“I know, baby,” he answered, leaning his head on top of yours as you placed the (finally clean) plate on the drying rack and picked up a wine glass. “Look, if you want to go, you should. Just tell me when you guys are meeting up, and I’ll make sure I’m free and I can come to the rescue if you need me to, yeah?”

You didn’t even blink as you dropped the glass in the sink and threw your arms around your best friend. Your tears spilled over your lower lashes, tracing streaks down your cheeks, but you didn’t care; your best friend was the best person in the entire world.

~*~

Minho was pacing. You were on your date with Hyunjin - was it even a date? - and he was feeling more restless than he had in his entire life. He was glad you had decided that your happiness was more important than the hurt your absolute dick of an ex had caused you, but he couldn’t deny the large cracks in his heart at the thought that he wasn’t the one bringing you said happiness.

When he received a text from you, he jumped to read it and answer it as soon as possible. He started walking toward the door before he even read it, just to be prepared if you needed him to come running.

y/nnie: it’s all good, min! no need to come :)

y/nnie: thank u for looking out for me <3

Oh. Well. He felt relieved as well as disappointed. He pushed the disappointment back as far as he could, hoping to bury it forever. He sat down on the couch and stared at his living room wall as his heart broke. Fuck.

~*~

“So how was your date yesterday?” Minho asked as casually as he could when you met up the next day. He only asked after you had pushed him onto your couch and stuck a facemask on his skin, his head tilted back. He basked in your touch.

“What?” you laughed, shaking your head as you pushed another mask onto your own skin beside him. “Min, it wasn’t a date.”

His mind felt numb. He was trying so hard to force himself not to get his hopes up again, to not allow himself joy for your lack of romantic interest in this Hyunjin guy. He closed his eyes but raised his eyebrows, his head lolling toward you in a manner designed to make you laugh. You did. He felt successful.

“Look,” you sighed. “Hyunjin also thought it was a date at first, and honestly, I thought so too. But then I just… It felt irresponsible and unfair to go on a date when I know for a fact that I am not ready for it, that I’m not emotionally available enough for that. It felt mean, honestly. So we talked, and I told him how I felt, and he said it was all cool. We’re friends now, and I set him up with Ryujin. She was ecstatic, by the way.”

Minho listened carefully to your explanation. He always listened to you, but this time he really analyzed every single word that spilled from your lips. He opened his eyes to look at you once you went silent, his chest filling with butterflies when your form registered in his brain. You were wearing sweatpants and a tank top, your hair a complete and utter mess on top of your head and looking like some kind of bank robber because of your facemask; and yet, you were the most beautiful creature he had ever seen.

If you had been dating, he’s pretty sure he would have proposed just like that. Just ask you. Because that was so you and Minho, it epitomized your relationship; easy, casual, no need for embellishment or pretense. Just… you. And him. He hoped he would get the opportunity to propose to you one day.

“I’m sure she was,” he muttered, rolling his eyes. You snorted, and he fell deeper.

“Anyway,” you continued, “Hyunjin is a cool guy. We just didn’t… click like that. And even if we did-” you stopped yourself, shaking your head with a sigh. “He’s not for me. I’m not ready now.”

“You know,” Minho started gently, making you look into his eyes. He smiled a little at the thought of how you must look, both covered in facemasks and gazing into each other’s eyes softly. You sunk back on the couch and leaned your head back over the back, just like he was doing. “I don’t think you will be ready to date until you have a conversation with Fuckface McGee.”

His uncreative name for your ex made you burst into laughter, and Minho felt like he could fly. You looked beautiful like that, head tilted back, eyes scrunched up and mouth open in unabashed laughter. He filed the image away in his mind along with the countless other precious memories he had with you.

“You might be right,” you said when you had sobered up, the ghost of a smile still lingering on your lips. “Maybe I should… talk to him. Meet him.”

The room was silent for a while. He felt your hand sneak closer to his, and he grabbed it without hesitation. You often sought comfort from him like that, finding physical contact with him steadying. The silence was nice, comfortable and thick with unspoken affection for one another and the relationship you had. Minho started to feel sleepy.

When the timer went off, signalling for you to take the facemasks off, you shuffled into the bathroom together. As you were stood side by side, he caught your gaze in the mirror. He saw the discomfort, the insecurity and the pain that filled you and gave you the smile that never failed to fill you with calm.

“Again,” he said, “let me know when you’re meeting and I’ll make sure that I’m available.”

Your heart clenched.

~*~

“I met up with him today,” you said offhandedly as you watched a movie together a few weeks later.

It took a few seconds for the meaning of your words to sink in, but when they did Minho’s entire body stiffened. He didn’t need to ask who - your tone (combined with the proverbial storm cloud that seemed to have made its home above your head for the day) clued him into the fact that you were talking about your cheating scumbag of an ex. He didn’t know what to do. He had spent the past weeks helping you recover from what that asshole did to you, but he hadn’t actually asked you where your relationship stood. He decided that the best approach was to be nonchalant, objective; just be there for whatever you had decided to do. Even if it might kill him.

He knew he was being dramatic - he had seen you in a relationship before, it wasn’t new to him. The problem was that he finally felt like he could breathe now that he didn’t have to see you be in love with someone who wasn’t him, when he could finally start to cautiously give you hints about his feelings. He was sure you didn’t notice his advances, if you could even call them that. He was too much of a coward to do much.

“Okay,” he answered slowly, waiting for you to continue without taking his eyes away from the TV. He had no idea what was happening on screen. “I thought you were going to let me know when you were meeting? Did it go okay?”

“Don’t worry,” you chuckled humorlessly, “we did not get back together. Nor will we ever.” He felt like fist-pumping the air. “I just decided that I deserved closure, and went in there with that attitude.”

“You do,” he agreed, finally turning to look you in the eyes. “What he did was fucked up, Y/n. Never forget that.”

You laughed lightly and nodded, ruffling his hair a little. You turned around and rested your back against his chest, continuing to watch the movie. Minho wouldn’t be able to do that if he wanted, the weight of you against him combined with the smell of you too much for him. He prayed you couldn’t feel his heart beating against your back and did his best to relax and savor the moment.

“Actually,” you hesitantly spoke up after a minute or two, “he told me something.”

“Oh?” he hummed back, fingers absentmindedly playing with a strand of your hair. It was so soft.

“He, uh, he thinks you have feelings for me,” you mumbled, reaching down to play with the hem of your shirt.

Minho’s entire body went rigid. What the hell was he supposed to say to that? He did have feelings for you - actually, scratch that, he was full-on in love with you. He wanted to date you, move in with you, marry you, have kids with you and grow old with you. Without you in his life, everything looked bleak. Could he really tell you, though? What if it made you uncomfortable? What if you thought that all these weeks of him helping you get over Fuckface McGee was some sort of plan to woo you? It wasn’t, he hoped you knew that, but…

He was scared, but he couldn’t help but feel excited at the prospect of finally letting his feelings out. Being able to tell you felt like a huge relief, no matter the outcome. He decided to let the excitement win.

“I- uhm.”

Okay. Fucking great start, Minho. Truly fantastic stuff.

“I told him he was crazy, of course, but… Do you? Like me, I mean. As more than a friend.”

Your voice was so small, so careful, and he hated that you were holding back. You never held back with him, and he never wanted you to. He wanted to know everything about you, every single thought that went through your head. For once, prioritizing your feelings over his own meant that he could prioritize himself, too.

“I do.”

The answer made it feel like time was standing still. You were frozen, staring up at him. He was frozen, staring right back. He couldn’t breathe. The TV chattering on in the background faded away, feeling almost alien in the tense moment where nothing else seemed to move.

After at least 30 seconds of silence, Minho decided that he’d had enough. He took your stunned silence as a rejection, and knew that he would need to move on. That was okay, as long as he got to have you in his life as a friend.

“Y/n, it’s literally okay if you don’t feel the same. I will be in your life in whatever capacity you want me to be. I get it if you need a break from spending time with me while I sort my feelings out, but-”

“Please don’t.”

Your words made him stop. What the hell did that mean? Did you want him to stop talking? He could feel all his earlier bravado slowly exit his body, and decided to let you take the reins. As long as you were comfortable in every situation with him, he couldn’t care less what happened between you.

“I didn’t mean- I don’t-” You stopped and took a deep breath. “I didn’t mean for you to stop talking. I always want to hear what you have to say, so I’m sorry it came out like that. I meant… please don’t sort your feelings out. Unless sorting them out means that you want to be with me. Because I have been in love with you for years, and you’ve been so great these past few weeks that I-”

Your word-vomit was interrupted by your best friend’s lips on yours. He would apologize once he was finished kissing you, he would, but he couldn’t be held responsible for this reaction. He had been wanting to kiss you for so long, had been in love with you for so long, and it was finally reciprocated. You would forgive him. Hopefully.

Your lips were soft and warm against his, and you tasted like the strawberry chapstick you always wore as well as the chocolate popcorn you were eating during the movie. He would put up with your gross chocolate popcorn as long as you would be his. He couldn’t help the borderline moan that he exhaled when you kissed him back, and he definitely couldn’t stop the butterflies in his chest from erupting when he felt you smile against his lips. He was getting dizzy, but he wouldn’t stop; he couldn’t. You. You liked him. You liked him.

After a minute or two, you pulled away, breathing hard. The kiss hadn’t been particularly raunchy, but he always managed to steal your breath no matter what he did, so it didn’t surprise you that you were lacking oxygen after a simple kiss.

When you looked into his eyes, you saw the sparkles in them - the sparkles that you adored, the ones that would come out when he talked about his cats, his friends, and his latest experiment in the kitchen. The sparkles that only came out when he was truly happy. You couldn’t get any oxygen in your lungs if you tried, so you just collapsed against his chest, your face pressed into the crook of his neck.

Minho’s entire body erupted in goosebumps as he felt your breath brushing against the skin of his neck. He wrapped you in his arms as tight as he could, a big, dumb, dopey grin on his face. He was holding you. He had kissed you. You felt the same. He was flying.

“Please tell me you’re mine,” he whispered, pressing his lips to the top of your head. “Only if you want to be, of course, but I would really, really like it if you were mine. If I was yours.”

His words sent a shiver down your spine, the thought of him being yours sending your mind into an absolute frenzy. You extracted your face from his neck and looked into his eyes again, your legs turning to jello. Thank fuck you were laying down.

“I’m yours, Minho. And you’re mine.”

Your best friend - well, boyfriend - grinned so big he felt like his face was going to split in half. He couldn’t help himself and planted a big kiss on your lips again. You melted into him, resting comfortably against his chest. You felt safe and warm, and like you were exactly where you were meant to be.

Minho’s heart, which had been cracking continually for the past month, was healed. It was pounding against his chest, reminding him of the fact that he was alive and breathing, and that you loved him back.

a/n: thank you for reading!! i hope you enjoyed it. i would really appreciate if you liked and/or reblogged my fics, as it encourages me to keep writing <3

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AnalyzGolden Ranks Every Disventure Camp Season 1 Character

Well, I said I was gonna do it, so here you go.

I'm ranking every Season 1 character in Disventure Camp.

The remake, cause that's the one I watched. This tier list has the beta versions too, so I just wanted to clarify.

Keep in mind this entire ranking is just MY opinion based on how I viewed things. So... HOT TAKE ALERT(?????)

Idk, maybe I'm basic and all my faves are the fan faves. Idk.

There's no such thing as taking a tier list objectively.

I know some people take that as such and don't hear people out cause they just skip to where they place them on the tiers. "WHOA HEY YOU HAVE THAT CHARACTER A B?! YOU DIDN'T LIKE THEM?!"

CHILL. A B is NOT a FAIL. I'm not the American Education System.

F is for the GARBAGE characters. That I NEVER want to see again. They're a speck on my screen and I hated everything about them and they hurt to watch.

D is less terrible than that. Maybe there was some value I could find in them, like a few jokes or a good episode that prevents them from being an F, but I still did not enjoy them.

C is the 'completely average' tier. Yep. That's a character. Don't hate them. Don't love them. They're fine. But I almost never think about them. I often give C's to the bland characters I have very little to say about.

B is a bit similar to C but there's more merit to be found with their character that I can see. Maybe there's something I find interesting about them, even if it's not utilized to its fullest potential. I like them, but that's it. I often give B's to characters that I do like, but weren't utilized fully.

A is a solid, entertaining, intriguing character. There may be one or two things holding them back from being higher, but they are still very good characters.

S is a GREAT character. I have very little complaints I have about them, I enjoy their story, and I can see myself thinking about them quite a bit. I love them. That doesn't mean they're perfect, but I love them.

(Edit) And then there's another tier I ended up putting above that. WE STAN IN THIS HOUSE. Speaks for itself. My BIAS shows very strongly here. This is reserved for the characters I absolutely kin and adore. That doesn't mean they're perfect, but I stan them and that's all that matters.

I will say, out of THIS cast, I don't think there is ANY F tier character. Not a single one. Which is impressive. In Total Drama, in every season, there's at least ONE really REALLY awful character that I can't stand. (I fucking HATE Sierra more than words can possibly describe) So I have to congratulate this cast for that.

This order ISN'T based off of elimination order. Because I have A LOT more to say about the Post Merge characters than the Pre Merge characters. So I wanted to space it out. So it's random.

So let's get into it!

We're starting this list with ASHLEY

The cowgirl character. I'm surprised Total Drama didn't make a cowgirl/cowboy character. DON'T YOU DARE REMIND ME OF PAKETIEW, THAT SEASON DOESN'T EXIST.

I love her design, first of all. You immediately know what she's supposed to be, and she's really pretty. If we were ranking these based off of character designs, she'd be an S tier. That was the first thing that stuck out to me about her.

On top of that, she was very sweet and assuring to her teammates, she wasn't afraid to say her opinion, and she was one of the only level headed people of her alliance. At least, that didn't get the card straight away from being victimized.

When Lilly got accused for burning their stuff in Episode 4, Ashley very quickly saw through the trick and sided with her ally, even when Nick didn't. This is an episode earlier than her and Lilly's double elimination, so both of them got to be the smart ones of the team that saw right through Fiore and tried to act on it.

Their plan failed, because they outcasted Alec and Ellie in the beginning, so that was karma, but it's the thought that counts.

Ashley's whole individual arc is basically "Don't judge a book by its cover". Because she's a Pre-Merge boot, it's a very short arc. She believes the villain because the villain is a child, denies her ally warning her, faces consequences of that, and then realizes the child is a psychopath and vows to not judge people before getting to know them. Simple. Straightforward.

I will say though, her elimination was not only very rigged because of the red marker mechanic, but it also could've been avoided HAD SHE AND EVERYONE IN THAT ALLIANCE COMMUNICATED AND CAME TO AN AGREEMENT.

Seriously. This frustrated me so much watching it. They're in a four person alliance, the majority alliance that can dictate the votes, AND THEY DON'T WORK TOGETHER. Once Will gets framed, they go their separate ways, which DOOMS Will. Then their majority is gone, and it's a domino effect that results in the eliminations of EVERYONE in that alliance. Including Ashley.

It's BEYOND stupid. You're in an alliance, YOU WORK TOGETHER. That is the BASICS of alliancing!

Even the worst alliances in Total Drama have the sense to WORK TOGETHER, LIKE ALLIANCES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO.

REALITY TV'S STUPIDEST ALLIANCE.

Of the four members of reality tv's stupidest alliance however, I will say I think Ashley is my favorite. Not only because of her cowgirl motif and her caring and active nature, but also because she has one of the more empathetic motives for wanting to win the million.

In Episode 3, it's revealed that a heatwave destroyed Ashley's farm, and she's competing for money to save it. It's a simple motive to be sure, but I really appreciate these.

In Total Drama, we don't really get any motives for characters wanting to win the money besides 🎵"I WANNA BE FAMOUS"🎵. And that works for that show. Everyone in that show is a teenager after all.

In this show however, you get characters with actual motives and reasons for being here and wanting to win the million. It helps to make you route for them, especially since they all have much different backgrounds from each other.

Out of the four members of reality tv's stupidest alliance, I think Ashley is the one I would want to see in another season, because I think she has a lot of potential to be an interesting character if she's allowed to make it further.

So I'm gonna give her a B. I like her.

OH YEAH AND BEFORE I FORGET. At the very end of the season, THIS happened...

"After I got voted out, I was able to continue things with Will and... now we're dating!"

WAIT WHAT?!

UM... WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?! HUH?!?!?!

And I thought Ripper & Axel were such a crack ship.

It came completely out of nowhere. I mean they definitely did interact, don't get me wrong, but I read them as platonic the entire time. So it was SO RANDOM to me.

I have no feelings about it other than "WELP, THAT'S A CRACK SHIP RIGHT THERE".

I don't hate it either, they're both good people, so I can't say this is a bad thing for them.

ALEC

This guy made it A LOT FARTHER in the game than I expected him to. I said I thought he was gonna be an early Pre-Merge boot and be Fiore's victim...

Spoilers, yes he did, but he also became her ally. That was a neat twist.

He's not a very good person obviously. He's an assistant to a psychopath, WILLINGLY mind you, he's a dirty backstabber multiple times, and he's heavily implied to be a SHIT parent.

"I wish my son was more like you."

He says this to Fiore. A PSYCHOPATH. He wishes his own kid was more like a psychopath.

YOU SICK MAN.

But I don't rank these based on morality. I rank these based on how I enjoy them as characters.

I gotta hand it to Alec for being at the very least multi-dimensional. His story about his rocky marriage with his wife and wanting to win the million to fix it is a very interesting idea for a character. Something Total Drama would never do because in that show they're all teenagers and not 30 something married men. And I like that he came to terms with the fact that divorce was the best option for him.

It came rather abruptly, but he made that choice regardless.

And even with him being a bad parent to his own child, his bond with Fiore is actually pretty sweet, ngl. Especially in Episode 11 where I actually FELT something for him trying to save this girl from the dark.

Honestly, just adopt her. You two are great for each other.

I think the duo works. Despite Alec being 'Fiore's lackey' he actually does some stuff on his own. He's the one that figured out the VR challenge was VR, not Fiore. He's the one that won the individual immunity in Episode 6. And was the main associator with Ellie where he betrays her. THREE TIMES. Yeah he deserved to get ditched in the cave.

Okay, with that last one, I understood the first time why he did it. I personally would rather have a competent teammate over a child on my team of two, but Fiore isn't completely useless so I get it. The other two times were just plain stupid and he didn't even need to betray her to get what he wanted. I can excuse the Episode 10 case cause that was more so Fiore and he just tagged along.

Episode 8, he just votes out Gabby, the ONLY one Ellie wholeheartedly trusted, even though both girls CONFESSED to be willing to work with him! And by doing that, he Fiore and Grett became the minority, dooming Grett next episode, which could've easily been himself depending on the majority's choice.

He was LUCKY that episode that they chose to boot Grett instead of him.

And it's this very thing that also gets him eliminated in the semi-finals. Cause yeah, he proved himself to be a very unreliable ally. No wonder Ellie sabotaged them so she could make the finals. I would've done the same thing in her shoes.

So in terms of SOCIAL gameplay... he was TRASH at it. I'm gonna be honest. And @banshee-king, one of my repliers of my reactions, pointed out this very thing too.

And I COMPLETELY agree with them here.

Not only was he very closed off at the start of the game, very introverted, didn't even TRY to take a part in anything social that was going on with his team. Which is probably why reality tv's stupidest alliance didn't invite him. If it weren't for reality tv's stupidest alliance being, well, stupid, Alec for sure would've been kicked out early.

And THEN he decides that his main ally in the game would be with Fiore. After she had PROVEN to be a psychopathic manipulative backstabber, and also had physical limitations due to being a child. WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE WAS GONNA DO TO HIM?!

I don't care if you were in Papa Bear mode. Ellie would've been a better ally to keep around, or hell, even Ashley or Lilly. At least THEN in the Final 4 challenge, you're not seen as the bigger physical threat to the other campers. Those three girls have their moments of being physical queens. On top of that, Ellie is NOT entirely terrible, and Ashley and Lilly were good people, so they would've had your back.

But no, instead let's ally with the demon child with a track record for backstabbing people. GUESS WHAT, SHE'S GONNA BACKSTAB YOU TOO.

I KNEW Fiore was gonna do that to him at some point. When she did, I was HOWLING. IT WAS HYSTERICAL.

So, yeah, it was COMPLETELY BELIEVEABLE to ME that Alec lost.

So... I think I'm gonna give Alec a B as well. But a HIGH B, so he's ahead of Ashley. He's BORDERING an A.

I think this is JUST BECAUSE of MY SUBJECTIVE TASTE.

And in that sense he was NOT the most interesting character to me. In these types of shows, I much prefer/grasp onto characters with a more emotional range to them. And I'm not saying Alec is stoic, but he's also WILLINGLY someone who stays out of conflict.

And sometimes that can be funny.

"I'm not going to be part of this argument."

*holds back a laugh* Alec's actually so based for that.

Y'all want less DRAMA in TOTAL DRAMA?

Simple answer.

You just walk away from it.

But Alec's personality is just so mundane, chill, and stern compared to everyone else. And I CAN see how that would appeal to some people. Especially if you hate the drama going on, Alec would be the "PREACH BROTHER" character for you.

BUT FOR ME I much prefer the Lindsay-type lackey characters. Yes she was a lackey in Island but she was also a very openly comedic character with her own loveable personality and you felt for her when she got robbed. I DO hope that in another season Alec gets the Action Lindsay treatment where he stands as his own character without anyone else to report to. I think that would be fun.

Also, there's the subjective factor of 'He's a full grown adult married man with marriage issues and I'm in my twenties with a healthy relationship', so... automatically I relate to him a lot less. Not that I need to relate to him to like him.

FOR EXAMPLE, I don't relate to this next character AT ALL, but I love them regardless, and it's GRETT

Um... it's no secret I like her.

Okay QUEEN, maybe wait a few days before you decide to SLAY, okay? 💅

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, SCREW IT. WE'RE MAKING ANOTHER TIER.

WE STAN GRETCHEN CLARK IN THIS HOUSE

THIS WOMAN IS A DELIGHTFUL BAD BITCH AND SHE DESERVES A CROWN FOR THE QUEEN SHE IS. I STANNED HER AND SUPPORTED HER WHEN NO ONE ELSE DID AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD. NO ONE SHOULD EVER SUPPORT HER IN UNIVERSE, BUT I, OUT OF UNIVERSE, DO.

Okay I guess I should explain myself why I like her so much.

Ever since Heather DOMINATED Total Drama Island, it's been a trend for these kind of shows to have a villain/villainess characters. More of them being women than guys... however you feel about that. There was Heather, Jose, and Julia, and I really liked all three of them in their roles. Courtney's also one of them in Action... I don't LOVE her character, but she was good in that season.

So going into this show, THEY DON'T EVEN HIDE WHO GRETT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. SHE IS THE SEASON'S RESIDENT BAD BITCH.

And I gotta respect that choice. I don't hate Julia being a twist or anything, but it's refreshing to have an evil character CONFESS to being evil from the start. So I completely supported it, because not only did she OWN IT, but it also led to some GREAT one liners.

"I'd like to know who picked the teams and why mine got stuck with the old lady, a child, and four guys who looked like they've never seen sunlight."

And from there, I just really enjoyed whenever she was on screen. Because not only was she a bad bitch, but she was also a good player of the Pre-Merge game.

She immediately allied with someone who was an easy target to use and manipulate so she had a social ground to stand behind. She also quickly got associated with the team's leader, Tom, to be on even better terms to avoid elimination. It was even thanks to this that she got Tom to flip and get Drew eliminated over her ally Gabby. SMART MOVE.

She also absolutely SLAYED in Episode 6. She got FOUR of the five opponents she had in that episode out of the picture, and ONLY lost the challenge to Gabby because Gabby betrayed her.

If you think about it, she ONLY got voted out that episode because Gabby stood up for herself. She was playing the game VERY WELL.

Her only flaw in her gameplay was, well, she treated people like shit. Especially Gabby.

There's not a lot of Pre-Merge villains in Total Drama. Basically 'villain characters who are villains in Pre-Merge and then get eliminated earlier for the Merge villains to out themselves and shine'. In Total Drama, there was Justin in Action, and MK in the TDI Reboot.

GRETT BLOWS BOTH OF THEM OUT OF THE WATER, I'M SORRY.

(And I like MK, mind you. But she was underutilized.)

She is BY FAR my favorite of these 'PRE-MERGE VILLAINS'.

I don't think she even takes anything away from Fiore as the main villain. She works, AND it doesn't come at the expense of her or the main villain. She WORKS as a villain for PRE-MERGE.

But there's also another reason why I stanned her. That's because of her personality.

Obviously she's a bad person. I don't support anything she does. When I say 'I support her' it's a joke, and I mean that as in 'I support the fictional character's characterization'. I DO NOT ENDORSE KILLING OLD LADIES.

BUT it was HOW she approached being a bad person that intrigued me. I was surprised with the depth they gave her. I thought she would've just been the one dimensional "Mean Girl" stereotype, and be done with it. And I probably still would've liked her. But they went further than that.

One, she's BRUTALLY HONEST about how awful she is. Even she herself does NOT view herself as a good person. It's like if Julia was outed of the closet as a lesbian-I mean sociopath from the beginning. She confesses to getting people 'mysteriously sick' to win a beauty pageant on LIVE TV, she tells Gabby the moment they meet that she's not interested in friendships, she confesses to hating Gabby's personality and that she only wants to use Gabby, and confesses that her only social interactions are for gameplay only.

And I was surprised by that. Julia tried to hide who she was. Courtney is a person who is horrible, but doesn't think she is and goes around saying she's the best person in the world. Heather doesn't exactly hide her malice either, but she still PRETENDS to be Lindsay & Beth's friend to abuse them.

Grett doesn't do that. She KNOWS she's terrible, and doesn't feel the need to hide that at all. She also fully confesses to her abuse on Gabby and doesn't even try to act like she's a friend.

There's also the fact she actually has HUMANITY despite this.

In Episode 5 we learn that her parents CLEARLY favor her brother over her, because her brother is ten times more successful than she is. They don't even once acknowledge her outside 'your brother is better than you'. So ALL of her actions and why she came on the show was to prove herself as a competent individual who could win something in her life, so she would be NOTICED for her efforts.

But because of her nasty personality, everyone just viewed her as a worthless fat ass who cannot do shit on her own. And her relying on Gabby's alliance for her gameplay to work was just proof of that.

I felt for Grett. Even when she was getting the consequences she deserved. What was she doing wrong? Was she really somebody who would never be worth it and never accomplish anything? After all, these other people in her life already have so much accomplishments, and what could she gain?

Then the answer comes to her after she's voted out and joins the Purple Team, and they form the Villains Team. She very quickly bonds with Fiore and Alec, and feels like she can be herself around them. She found that there were other people just like her. How sweet.

She even listens to Alec and Fiore when they call her out on her faulty moves. She takes it to learn from them. Because of this, the team wins Episode 7, and she wins immunity in Episode 8.

It's why I really love Fiore calling out Grett's main fault of worrying what her family thinks of her, and teaches her that what she needs is to look out for herself and ONLY prove things to herself. That's what matters. Even if her family doesn't support her, there are people as nasty as her that she can relate to and bond with, and if she loves herself, that can lead to a much healthier lifestyle.

(Grett needs an MK in her life, man)

So, in a way, a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, where you're alone, really proves to Grett that Fiore's advice has merit.

Maybe it IS a bit rushed, and due to the Episode's rough pacing, you don't see a lot of Grett's survival in this VR on screen, and I CAN see that as a criticism. Had we watched her survival more, it would definitely be more powerful.

But for me it wasn't TOO big of a dealbreaker because of Episode 7 and 8 backing her up as finding a Villain Found Family even before Fiore called her out, and not having Teal Team to lean on anymore. So it WASN'T completely out of nowhere.

It's because of this that her elimination was AMAZING.

"Fiore, Alec, even though you betrayed me, I won't lie. I had a good time with you."

At least she's taking this well.

"It will be difficult, but I'll try and take what you said to heart. I'll stop trying to prove anything to anyone. In fact... that includes you."

"FUCK ALL OF YOU. PEACE OUT!!"

😂👏

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS

Queen Queen Queen Queen QUEEEEENNNNN

👑

The contrast between her fakeout elimination and her actual elimination, where in one she's crying for being a failure and the other she's taking pride in what she's accomplished, SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

Grett is a GREAT antagonistic character, and a good character, and I stan.

Oooohh... this one...

One character I thought I would stan, but only ended up being very disappointed with, is NICK

To the point where, knowing where he ends up, I like him a lot less.

He's a D. I'm sorry.

This is the character with the most wasted potential for me.

At the start, I liked him conceptually. He's a spoiled rich guy who was sheltered from the world by his parents up to age 26. After an argument with his parents he left the house and joined the show to make it on his own. But because of his upbringing, he still maintains the instincts of spoiled nature as though he was still at home and isn't that cut out for survival when he wants to be.

That is such a good concept for a character in this show.

I thought they were setting up some grand development for him as a character where he learned the ins and outs of survival and standing on his own and getting his hands dirty.

BUT THEY DO NOTHING WITH WHAT THEY SET UP.

He's just a spoiled brat stereotype. And that's it.

Looking back, I now realized that NICK WAS THE DRIVING FORCE OF WHY REALITY TV'S STUPIDEST ALLIANCE CRUMBLED.

HE was the one who decided to BETRAY his ally, and pinned the blame on the girls for not wanting to do that.

Especially Lilly, who I THOUGHT HE LIKED. WHERE THE HELL DID HIS DISTASTE FOR HER COME FROM?!

Yeah I get being pissed about your stuff being burned, I DO see him being the type to get upset about that. BUT he REFUSES to listen to reason when the girls try to calm him down, and even decides to TURN ON THEM.

It results in him THROWING HIS VOTE, which leads to HIS OWN ELIMINATION.

Even if he's a spoiled guy who had never been out of the house, you'd think he'd have one, ONE braincell when it came to socials.

But I guess not.

Knowing he's an early boot, I like him WAY LESS now than I did originally.

In Episode 4 I called his battle with Jake the 'Battle of the Best Boys'.

NOW looking back at it, if I had to choose between Nick and Jake I'd pick Jake in a heartbeat.

WASTED POTENTIAL.

MIRIAM

The WINNER of the season.

I think Miriam was a very good choice for a winner. She reminds me a bit of Owen and Wayne in terms of the type of winner she is.

What I mean by that is that they aren't the most physically gifted contestants or the best social gameplayers, BUT they stay in the game anyway because they're so wholesome and unassuming that nobody WANTS to eliminate them. They're also characters on NOBODY'S radar to be a potential winner.

It works very well for Owen, in my opinion. Wayne is one I don't think was handled well, but he's a bean so I can't take that anger out on him. Miriam is another case where I think this works.

Looking back, SHE DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE VOTE TO HER NAME THE ENTIRE GAME.

Every Vote Received To A Contestant:

Will - 4

Fiore - 9

Alec - 3

Drew - 4

Gabby - 10

Lill - 4

Nick - 3

Ashley - 1

Grett - 8

Tom - 6

Jake - 5

Dan - 3

Ellie - 7

Miriam - 0

THAT. SPEAKS. VOLUMES.

GUYS DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LIKING HER AROUND HAS A FACTOR? I CAN'T TELL.

Miriam was NOT on my radar to be a winner. I thought she was just a filler character going in. She would float till she sank and that would be it. But NO. SHE WON.

On top of this, Miriam also has a character arc. She starts off the show as the cranky old lady stereotype and hostile towards everyone. One would think she wouldn't even want to be here.

She roasts the younger contestants, had a stubborn personality, and had skill of her own 'back in my day'. She was just... very hostile towards everyone, even Jake who was very nice to her.

And then in Episode 5, we learn WHY she acts the way she does.

She is ALONE. Her husband and son, her only family left in her old age, were killed by a drunk driver and she blamed herself for the loss. It led her to a dark place until the show, and probably wouldn't have ever joined the show if it weren't for retirement money being ASS.

In her mind, she probably thought that she was too old to bounce back from something like that. No descendents, no family, no one left. Everyone in her life had died and she was still here.

She would be all alone when she kicked the bucket too.

It's kinda like Carl from UP.

I was absolutely touched by this story for sure, and for her to open up to Jake about this.

HER AND JAKE ARE SO WHOLESOME, OH MY GOD

I loved her interactions with him so much. I WAS TEARING UP WHEN SHE WAS DYING IN VR AND SHE CALLS HIM THE GRANDSON SHE NEVER HAD.

"Coming to this camp was worth it... I didn't think my last days would end like this... but I'm happy they were with you... you are the grandchildren I never had."

😭💗

HE'S YOUR GRANDSON. DON'T LEAVE HIM.

NOOOOOOO

"Not again!!" *cries*

AWWW JAKE, HONEY NOOOOOO 😭

Don't Make Jake Suffer Challenge. Level: Impossible.

SHIT MAN...

I KNOW IT WAS VR BUT IT STILL GOT ME.

After Episode 5 I liked Miriam a whole lot more. She was funny, the skills she would reveal were very entertaining, I loved her sass a whole lot more, and she was, BY FAR, the emotional anchor of the entire cast.

She learns to put her faith in Ellie and properly apologizes when she judged her so harshly for being the new girl. And then she calls Ellie out when she betrays them and hurts Jake and Tom.

AND EVEN THEN, she doesn't let that cloud her judgement or her gameplay. In the Semi-Finals, despite her vow for revenge, HOLDS OFF on the revenge to work WITH Ellie in the challenge and uses gameplay logic to win her over.

SHE EVEN WORKS WITH FIORE. FIORE WAS DOING WHAT SHE WANTED.

Once Jake and Tom got eliminated, MIRIAM WAS PULLING ALL THE STRINGS.

You don't mess with grandma.

But even with that I wasn't convinced she'd win because she was, well, OLD.

"Fiore had already crossed the line and Ellie is ahead of me. I can't pass Ellie with my cracking legs. What can I do...? Oh, I know, I'm gonna FAKE A HEART ATTACK."

Like... WHAT?!?!?

That was WILD. But I LOVED this game move from her cause it WORKED.

Plus it was excellent revenge.

So yes, MIRIAM EARNED THIS WIN.

She deserves an S tier.

She has a fun personality, she's good at the game, her interactions with other characters are amazing, she has a solid character arc. She's a GOOD CHARACTER AND I LOVE HER.

I don't think she's gonna be back cause of her age, and, you know, she won, but I enjoyed her in this season quite a bit.

TOM

I really enjoyed Tom as a character.

I will say, conceptually, he's kinda weird.

His gimmick is that he's a very distant and standoffish contestant on the show. A box waiting to be opened.

But in actuality, he's not here to win or for the money. He's actually A SECRET AGENT GOING UNDERCOVER TO INVESTIGATE THE CRIMES HAPPENING ON THE SHOW.

...yeah. It's kinda wild.

I don't care about the investigation itself. That plotline was super boring and I did not care for it. But I don't dock the plotline itself from Tom because Tom has more going on than just that.

And let's face it, Tom being a spy was very predictable.

I mean, when you have a character that's designed like THIS:

Your first reaction is "They're definitely hiding something"

WEAR NORMAL CLOTHES YOU TOM CRUISE WANNABE!

But to the show's credit, I think they realized that Tom was a crazy concept for a character, so they made the character's personality match it so it's not taken as seriously.

He's really bad at his job. That's not me making fun of him. It's CANON that he's bad at his job. So I can totally believe this himbo would, well, suck at his job. Had the story acted like he was a good spy and he acted like this, it would be worse. Had the story acknowledged he was a bad spy and his personality was super serious, it would be worse.

So it was much easier for me to be entertained by him as a result and be more interested in his character.

Because of the spy element, he's rather standoffish towards everyone and not very social. He's not hostile, but he's more introverted and closed off. He only really talked to people to keep his place in the game, which he needed for work, resulting in him becoming Teal Team's leader.

At least, it STARTED that way when it came to socialization. There's a certain SOMEONE who changed that, which... ooooooohh I will get to him...

I was a bit caught off guard by Tom revealing himself pretty early on to be a kind and considerate person. He's nice to his teammates. He hears them out. He was pretty likeable.

He also had his cute moments like when he got flustered from a compliment on his eyes. That was just so sweet to me.

That little detail also HAS CHARACTERIZATION CONSISTENT TO IT.

Love details like that.

It's revealed later that Tom... is actually VERY insecure.

He's really bad at his job, to the point where he's questioned if he was even meant for the role. He's also been talked down to by his bosses, making him think he's a complete failure who cannot do anything right. (Again, him being a bad spy actually works here)

So he hides himself and pretends to be something he isn't, because he thinks people would hate his real self.

And where does this stem from? Permanent reminders of failure on his face.

When he started his job, he failed at his first mission. He was taken hostage, and they proceeded to TORTURE HIM, making his body littered with scars.

"The boss wasn't happy. I was tasked to come onto this show as a contestant to investigate it. This job was my last chance, and I blew it."

Ouch...

"Were you using that mask to hide your identity or... were you...?"

"That's just an excuse. The truth is I... I felt ashamed..."

Aw...😢

So it's an insecurity on both inside AND outside. Outside, he thinks he's this ugly freak, inside he thinks he's a complete failure. Ouch.

The scene where he takes off his mask to show Jake his face is actually one of my favorite scenes in the season. Not only is the mystery cracked open, but it also leaves a good message.

Jake doesn't even FLINCH at the sight of Tom's face. He's very warm and accepting and even tells him he looks good. Cause, yeah, he DOES.

Despite imperfections painted on his face, there is MERIT to him as a person and there are people that will like him.

Your scars make you YOU, and YOU look good.

I thought it was a very sweet message.

But I can't say Tom is a flawless person, because he's got ISSUES.

This is a FLAWED CHARACTER.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE.

Tom is, as I've said, standoffish, he's not very good at opening up, he has a hard time listening to harsh emotions, he's quite dumb sometimes. He's also VERY DISHONEST.

I mean, he's a spy. His backstory and background REALLY inform you on his character and WHY he acts the way he does.

And honestly, I dig that. You'll find that I gravitate a lot more towards the more MESSY AND FLAWED characters. Because they're FAR MORE INTERESTING TO ANALYZE & THEY'RE FAR MORE REALISTIC.

Grett is also an example, but she kinda falls more into the 'Bad & Evil' category if we were going a Good To Evil ranking.

Tom is kind of a grey area.

I can totally see some people being annoyed by him being a LIAR. But the reason I wasn't is because, well, it made sense why he'd be like that based off of what we know about his character.

The guy even lies to HIMSELF. Like, COME ON.

I can also see people being annoyed by him getting angry at Jake. I too was annoyed that he wouldn't listen to Jake's pleas, and also shut Jake out when he tried to apologize and patch things up multiple times. Tom has anger issues for sure and is the kind of guy that needs A LOT OF TIME before he can calm down.

But I didn't BLAME HIM for being angry, because in ALL those instances, him being angry was VALID. Jake blew up in his face. He got fired. Jake broke the trust they built together. THESE ARE VALID REASONS TO BE ANGRY.

Speaking of Tom and Jake's relationship... OH GOD IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER.

Um... I don't ship them. No I don't. You have no proof that I do.

...yeah I kinda hope you kiss now.

BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, I was really intrigued by their chemistry and I totally understood why they fell for each other.

But their relationship failed in the end because of two reasons, 1) Miscommunication. (I mean, he's a spy, what do you expect?)

And 2, the bigger one) They hate themselves.

You wanna love someone, you gotta love yourself. Otherwise you'll only continue to make the same mistakes.

And as we've established before, Tom hates himself. In more ways than one. So OF COURSE he's gonna find it hard to communicate with Jake.

Now, Jake is NOT INNOCENT. Don't get me wrong. But Tom is also not very good at interacting with people, again due to his spy lifestyle and POSSIBLY not even having a family...?

"You making a call Tom?"

"Oh... I don't think so, my family isn't home."

Tom... do you have a family? Cause it sounds like you don't.

And that's really sad to hear.

In my mind, because of how he said it, Tom was lying and he doesn't have a family. So it adds to how I'm reading him as someone who previously had no one to associate himself with.

Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Anyway, Tom and Jake hate themselves and that's why it's hard for them to love each other.

I realized looking back with subtext that Tom wasn't pushing Jake away because he hated Jake for his actions. He pushed him away because he loved him and hated/blamed himself for the HURT that proceeded to happen to them.

AND IT MAKES TOM'S ELIMINATION HURT THAT MUCH MORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN, AFTER HE DENOUNCES HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH JAKE, WE SEE HIM CRYING AT THE BUS STOP.

I CAN'T...

I knew Tom was NEVER winning the show anyway. He wasn't here for the money. He was a physical threat. There was NO SCENARIO in my head where Tom wins. But DAMMIT DID IT HAVE TO HURT THAT MUCH?!

Anyway, Tom and Jake DO LOVE each other. I can tell. IF they can work through their issues, they can make something strong. But I do think them deciding to keep distance and 'see where we are later' was a good call for both of them. Because in terms of HEALTHINESS in their relationship... it's quite a Grey Area as of right now.

THEY'RE NOT CUTE AND I DON'T FIND THE CUTE AND I DO NOT GUSH OVER THEM YOU READ NOTHING-

DELETE THAT TEXT.

There's one more thing regarding Tom, and that's the ending. I found this ending VERY RANDOM.

"After I gave them info about these crooked TV hosts and Jensen, they decided to hire me."

...wait what?

So... after he reported the host's crimes to the police... they made him a cop...

I'm pretty sure that's NOT how that works.

Tom was a SPY. He killed people in VR. He attempted murder on a child. He held a child at gunpoint. YOU'D THINK HIS THICK ASS WOULD BE IN JAIL.

Idk. It was just a very random conclusion to his character. But you know, he's happy and gets a better job. So good for him.

Um... in terms of ranking...

I'm bordering between A and S.

I think I'm gonna stick with a Low S. He's not above Miriam.

Just cause I just really enjoyed him on screen and as a character. Like I said, I gravitate towards people with issues.

And it helps that Tom is just really likeable and sweet. Some moments I'm just like "Your honor I love him and I want to give him a hug".

I'm not entirely sure what a Season 3 looks like for him. Because most of his mysteries are solved. So what's left for him aside from working through his honesty issues? That screams he's gonna be a Pre-Merge boot.

When Tom fought Jensen and the bus drove off a cliff, it was just a jumpscare and he was fine.

I thought they would do a thing where Tom faked his death (probably due to his self esteem issues and a 'get out of talking to Jake free' card) and he would SUDDENLY show up again in Season 3.

"WTF?! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE ALIVE AND WHY DID YOU COME BACK?!"

Add more to Jake's depression pile.

But no. That's not what they're doing. That's fine.

(There's an angsty AU idea though)

DAN

...yeah, you know where I'm putting him. D for Dan.

It's kinda obvious in my reactions that Dan is my least favorite character of this cast. I did not enjoy him.

I can't say he's an F tier because he's not IRRITATING to watch like Staci. He's pretty inoffensive compared to her.

BUT THAT'S JUST IT.

I get it. Some characters can't be as developed as others. This is an elimination show after all. But at least make the early boots fun to watch!

Dan isn't. And it's not like he's an early boot. HE LASTS TILL EPISODE 7. And the entire time, his personality remains extremely bland, and he doesn't contribute much.

ANY of his moments, you can replace with any other Teal Team character, and not much changes.

Hell, I can see NICK taking his role if I'm being honest. At least Nick is a more interesting character, even if he's wasted.

This is kind of a problem with this season's Pre-Merge boots. They're very... uninteresting as characters.

Like, the gap of character quality between the last Pre-Merge boot and the first Merge boot, is MASSIVE.

I can't say Total Drama doesn't have boring early boots as well, but you REMEMBER a lot more of them.

Ezekiel is a MEME because you REMEMBER him despite being the first boot. You REMEMBER his sexist comments.

Hell, the last Pre-Merge boot in TDI Harold, IS MY FAVORITE TOTAL DRAMA CHARACTER. YOU REMEMBER HIM.

Dan is just a bland stand in to take an elimination slot.

Like, okay, what does he do?

Well one, he talks to Gabby and gets on good terms with her.

Then he forms a guys alliance and tries to vote her off. So yeah, immediately, he proves to be just like Purple Team and wants Gabby gone.

And then Tom flips, so CLEARLY that alliance doesn't work.

And yet, even after that trivia reveals itself, Dan STILL acts like this alliance is still a thing, even though these three NEVER associate a plan with each other after this. YOUR ALLIANCE DOESN'T EXIST.

He's also pretty shit to Gabby and I totally understand her distaste to him after he tried to vote her out.

What did I say in my Episode 7 reaction?

And before you say his actions and dialogue weren't sexist: GUYS alliance. Is only seen targeting female characters. Downplays Gabby's problems over his own wants.

He rubbed me off the wrong way and I don't regret bullying him.

At least everyone else on that team was interesting in one way or another, but Dan had nothing.

I GUESS the only thing he did was be the foil to Grett for Gabby's development? As he was someone who also tried to use her but was nicer to her so it left her conflicted? But really, you could've given that role to ANY character. You could've had, idk, Tom do that and not much would change.

Actually, that would add onto the 'Tom is only here for work' plot.

And that holds up really well.

So why is he not an F? Well one, like I said, he's just inoffensive.

Two, he had a really good line in the finale.

"How many times is everyone going to fall for Fiore and Grett's tricks?!"

THANK YOU. THANK YOU DAN.

TO THINK I DISSED YOU.

If Dan was supposed to be 'the straight man' of the cast, he made me want to APOLOGIZE to Trent.

Because with Trent, while he too is boring as I'll get out, at least he had a solid plotline to stand on and he played guitar. So it wasn't like he was COMPLETELY just standing there.

So thank Dan, Trent stans. Because of Dan, Trent is now a SMIDGE higher on my ranking.

ELLIE

...

F tier for giving Jake death threats.

That just... NO. UH UH. NO.

I DON'T CARE IF THAT WAS 'GAMEPLAY'. YOU CROSSED A LINE.

"You know what? You can eat shit and die."

"Maybe if you weren't so annoying, your boyfriend wouldn't have cheated on you."

"You have no right to shame me."

I hope a million bucks was worth giving a guy serious PTSD and all kinds of other serious mental damage.

Oh? You didn't win the million? WELL AIN'T KARMA A BITCH.

(I have a post where I whine about this scene. I also go in depth about Ellie and Jake in that)

OKAY OKAY OKAY, I'LL RANK HER FOR REAL. CALM DOWN.

Aside from THAT F tier scene, I actually think she's very intriguing as a character.

First off, SHE'S PRETTY. LOOK AT HER. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL CHARACTER DESIGN.

Remember my early Total Drama posts where I always talked about how the show psychologically damages certain characters and makes them act worse than they originally did?

THIS GIRL IS THAT.

Ellie is the DEFINITION of a person who was psychologically damaged by the show's influence.

And out of that, I have to give mad respect for her character and what she represents.

And I actually think this development was handled pretty well. I understood why she felt the need to change into this.

Because lets face it, the Ellie from the start of the show and the Ellie at the end of the season might as well be two DRAMATICALLY different characters.

At the start of the show, she was... there. She was likeable as the introverted one of the team, and she quickly gained my respect for how she treated Gabby.

Her relationship with Gabby is wholesome as all hell. (And far healthier than the boys) I really found them sweet as both a platonic and romantic item.

It really helps because of what we learn about Ellie's lifestyle.

She's a college student who wants to study fashion design. But she's desperately in debt. She has to work two jobs from dawn to dusk just to keep afloat, and it's STILL not enough.

"That money will fund my dreams of fashion school! No more sleepless nights, barely making rent, working from dawn to dusk... whatever I need to do to win, I'll do it!"

CURSE YOU CAPITALISM.

Ellie's life is very depressing. And very real to most people. It definitely explains not only her motives for wanting to win the million, but also why she's the way she is as a more introverted figure who doesn't talk to people very much. Because of her lifestyle, she doesn't have any room for socialization or relationships.

Gabby, like I said, was the first, and the light in her life who brightened her mood and spirit. They are WONDERFUL for each other, like I said.

But Ellie's personality does leave a dent on her game right from the start, as she is outcasted. It's only thanks to Fiore that reality tv's stupidest alliance crumbles and Ellie is given a shot...

...and then Alec votes her off.

Joining the Teal Team, it's clear Ellie learned a lesson and tried to salvage her outcast situation by making acquaintances with everyone, and becoming friends with Jake.

Even if she didn't want to, she still went out of her way to help the guy out and gave very solid advice that he stuck with.

And it's because of this that she gets involved in a majority alliance of good people willing to help her.

...by help I mean cut her arm off.

And THIS is where everything goes downhill for Ellie on a morality standpoint...

But then by Episode 10, Ellie is reminded of her outcast situation among the cast. She's on good terms with Jake, thus she's in the Jake Tom and Miriam alliance, the majority at that point. Even Miriam came around and apologized to Ellie for misjudging her. Unless Fiore and/or Alec got immunity, those two were for sure gone.

But after they were gone, or voting them out wasn't an option, would that lead to Ellie's elimination? For no other reason other than she's the one with the weakest bonds with the others? Jake and Tom are lovers, and Miriam is their surrogate grandmother. They are a found family. And Ellie is just... the friend tagging along.

And Ellie CANNOT afford to lose this game. Her whole lifestyle is on the line. More so than any of the others. She HAS to win this, otherwise she might never get another chance to financially achieve her dreams. (CURSE YOU GOVERNMENT)

So, in other words, she has to screw her relationships and strategize.

It's a completely understandable and empathetic motive, probably one even more empathetic than any of the Total Drama character's motives.

In that circumstance, as the numbers go down, does it all come down to popularity or strategy? When you're unpopular among your peers and that could be an elimination sentence, do you let that happen or do you take matters into your own hands?

And in the end, Ellie makes the choice to abandon what made people like her in the first place, because more than any of these guys, SHE NEEDS MONEY.

She gives in to that capitalism greed and thirsts for that money like water in a desert. And it's because of the game's harsh nature of picking off people one by one, that she decides "It's you or me".

And to survive, she has to completely DITCH her moralities, friendships, and sense of self.

ALL FOR MONEY.💰

💰💰💰

"You know, at one point, I thought I could trust you, and maybe I was too quick to judge you. But you've proven you're just like Grett, Fiore, and Alec. You're a no good trouble maker. Anything to win money, right? Shows your character through and through."

And despite people calling her out for the VERY PERSONAL SHIT SHE DOES, Ellie refuses to listen to reason.

She becomes HYPOCRITICAL. She refuses to hear ANYONE out if it's not about gameplay.

"I need this money more than you, so it's completely okay if I'M a bitch. If you're not Gabby, you can go fuck yourself."

And some people deserve it. (Alec) Some... really didn't. (Jake)

Oh, and you know why she lost?

BECAUSE SHE STILL A GOOD HEART IN HER TO NOT LET AN OLD LADY DIE.

She LOST because she was, deep down, a good person.

...yeah, Ellie is gonna turn into someone SUPER fucked up in the head after that.

I am scared for Gabby.

Now, I want to make it clear, Ellie is NOT a bad person. I do not view her as an entirely bad person. Does she do bad stuff? Oh absolutely, she's got issues.

But not only is her backstory beyond sympathetic and she has good traits even underneath the game clouding her morality, but she is just simply a case of a tragic figure.

Starting off as a good, if a bit closed off person, but due to the game's intense nature of greed, malice, and cold blood, she's forced to ditch her identity to save herself.

It's really up in the air if the Ellie Gabby fell for can be saved, or if she's too far gone.

Despite me HATING that one scene with her, I cannot say I hate her anywhere else outside of that one scene. Because I get it.

So Ellie is a definitely one of the most intriguing characters in the show, and I get her appeal.

Fun fact, before I watched this show in full, there were only two characters I knew about. Ellie and Jake. I didn't know their stories, but I knew they existed. And the comments I saw were hyping Ellie up as THE BEST CHARACTER IN ALL OF TD.

But...

I'm gonna give Ellie an A tier. Personally.

There's THREE reasons for this and why she's not higher.

One, THAT scene. HATE THAT SCENE.

Two, Episode 10 & 11 and what she says and pulls really rubbed me off the wrong way. Even if I understood why she felt the need to do it. I was NOT on her side, despite me understanding it. I'm sorry.

Three, and THIS IS THE BIG ONE:

She's quite stupid.

Unlike Tom, where the season treats him like he's dumb anyway, Ellie is treated like this brilliant strategist most of the time.

And she's just NOT.

The ONLY time I found her legit smart was in the Semi-Final when she worked with Miriam and Fiore to get Alec eliminated. THAT logic was sound, and I completely understood it, and thought that was the best option for her.

Every other time her plans don't work for me.

One, she was an introvert and didn't socialize with her teammates. No wonder you didn't get involved in a majority alliance.

Two, choosing to keep Fiore around over Lilly and Ashley. Not only were Lilly and Ashley more capable teammates that could help you win challenges, but Fiore is also a REALLY TERRIBLE PERSON TO ALLY WITH. As I said with Alec. Fiore is a CHILD with physical limitations, and she's also revealed herself to you as a psychopathic backstabber and manipulator. AND YOU WANT HER AS AN ALLY?

Ellie says her reasoning is:

"Okay, Fiore tricked us. But if she managed to do that with us, she can do the same with the other team."

Yes. She could. But you act like YOU can't be a manipulator with the other team as well. Trust yourself more than you trust this kiddo.

AND GUESS WHAT, SHE CAN ALSO BACKSTAB YOU.

It's a risk that doesn't even pay off because Ellie gets voted out next Episode! What if that was a legit elimination?! Should've thought your plan through more.

Three, despite Alec BETRAYING HER in the Pre-Merge, she decides to not only forgive him, but be open about working with him again. WHY?!

AND THEN HE BACKSTABS HER AGAIN AND GETS GABBY ELIMINATED.

Maybe Gabby would've been gone regardless if Ellie chose to side with them or not. You know what she could've done instead? Get on good terms with Jake to have his alliance work with her and Gabby to get Alec eliminated.

Four, her betraying the Tom Jake Miriam alliance overall. This one isn't too bad with the logic they give, I'll admit. Once Fiore and Alec were gone, or voting them off wasn't an option, Ellie would be next to go because of the four, she has the loosest bond.

Here's the flaws in that: Tom isn't even here for the money. Jake lost his motive for the million after his grandma died. And Miriam's whole thing is turning a new leaf. Yes it's a million bucks, but these three are also good people. JUST SOCIALIZE WITH THEM AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY YOU NEED TO WIN. Ten to one they'll have your back, and at least ONE of them would be willing to drop out of the game to help you. POWER OF FRIENDSHIP.

Five, let's say her needing to betray this alliance WAS the best choice. Okay. Fine. What's her plan to break that alliance? Personally manipulating Jake's PTSD to ruin his relationship with Tom.

And she claims THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY.

*groan*

📢THERE WAS AN IDOL IN PLAY, AND YOU KNEW WHO HAD IT, SO YOU COULD'VE JUST STOLEN THAT IDOL📢

...

📢STUPID📢

And BECAUSE she goes the personal route, Jake HATES HER AND WON'T WORK WITH HER, and Alec and Fiore betray her trust YET AGAIN. SO NOW SHE HAS NO ALLIES.

ELLIE, YOU ARE STUPID.

She had to rely on LUCK that she wasn't 5th place. They ended up picking Jake to go instead, but that could've very easily been HER.

So that really annoyed me. If you say a character is a genius strategist, I EXPECT THEM TO BE A GOOD STRATEGIST.

If she's in Season 3, I don't see her going far at all because of everything she's done here. Plus her loss in this Season I think really screwed her up in the head. But hey, hopefully Gabby doesn't get caught in the crossfire cause she is all she has left.

SPEAKING OF GABBY

MY GIRL, MY QUEEN, MY DELIGHTFUL CHAOTIC QUEEN.

Y'all already know where she's going, WE STAN HER IN THIS HOUSE

Also, sorry, but I'm putting her ahead of Grett.

Gabby is one of the most entertaining characters in this entire cast and was an absolute DELIGHT on screen.

If I had to describe her, she's basically a more realistic version of Izzy. Erratic, loves nature, nobody understand her or her antics.

And it's actually executed SO WELL.

I think, out of everyone in the cast, SHE's the one with the most solidly written character arc on an objective standpoint.

Admittedly, the writing IS the weakest element of this show. But that's also the case for Total Drama, so I didn't expect much.

I was a bit iffy on her at the start of the show, because at the beginning, she threatens Nick for having a cashmere coat. And like... GIRL, CHILL.

But it also immediately showcases her character. Almost NEVER, is she boring. EVERY SCENE SHE IS IN, she is FULL of personality and popping off and stealing the show.

She's got a temper problem, she adores nature, she's an animal lover, to the point where she hates it when it gets threatened, she's always very talkative and extroverted, even towards herself, and a huge optimist.

But I didn't compare her to Izzy for nothing. She is VERY WILD compared to the people around her. But she's not a bad person in the slightest for this. Deep down, she WANTS to be a good person. But because she's such a chaotic bean, the others vote her off out of distaste ON THE FIRST DAY.

And this is where Gabby's character arc begins. As she is an OUTCAST.

No one likes her. The only person who does like her is Ellie, but they're quickly separated. It doesn't stop her from engaging with her to have each other's back. Which GABBY orchestrates and has the power with her Immunity Idol. Not Ellie.

(Crazy how that works considering what Ellie becomes later)

And because no one likes her, she's an easy target for elimination. That's why Grett takes advantage of her as her only ally and the only one willing to keep her safe.

Despite this, it doesn't stop her from doing her own thing and defying orders sometimes. And even sympathizing with Grett over their shared history of bad and misunderstanding households.

Gabby's own FAMILY also doesn't like her and find her annoying, and are HAPPY that she's out of the house. They've even PUT HER IN SOLITARY MUTIPLE TIMES.

Like geez, no wonder her only friends are animals and Blabby.

The idea that Gabby would empathize with someone like Grett, even once, really speaks volumes to her morality. She IS a good person. She's actually SUPER nice.

She's just SO passionate about her beliefs that she's willing to get in trouble with the police to serve justice.

Now THAT is something to stan her for.

She's also, unlike her girlfriend, NOT stupid. Like I said, she doesn't do everything Grett tells her and she's the one who does the smart idol play, not anyone else demanding her to use it. She also DOESN'T take Dan's crap after he intended to vote her off and calls him out on his bullshit.

Like, YEAH, I wouldn't trust someone who betrayed me ONCE and tried to vote me off. I don't need to be betrayed TWICE to get that message.

TAKE NOTES ELLIE.

Gabby proves herself throughout the Pre-Merge to be able to do plenty on her own, and, no matter the opinion of others, she’s allowed to make her own choices.

And what comes is a glorious moment where she stands up for herself against Grett.

"All day I've been doing what you say, AND YOU NEVER EVER SAY THANK YOU!!!"

GET HER GIRL!!!

"YOU WERE SITTING ON YOUR FAT ASS THIS WHOLE TIME!!! I'M DONE WITH YOU GRETT!! JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE PROJECTING YOUR ISSUES WITH YOUR BROTHER AND PARENTS DOESN'T MEAN I SHOULD FEEL BAD FOR YOU!!! WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT YOU CAN'T TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS!!"

Again, TAKE NOTES ELLIE. THIS IS HOW YOU ROAST SOMEONE.

And this is coming from a Grett Stan, as we’ve already established. I LOVE this for Gabby.

Oh yeah and she also DID TOM’S JOB FOR HIM.

And she beat the shit out of a host. Queen.

On top of this, she’s just simply a DELIGHT of a character. She’s full of personality. You have a great sense of who she is. She has a good backstory that sets ground for her development. And in every scene she’s in, she steals the show and absolutely SHINES.

I was DEVASTATED to see her eliminated in such a harsh way.

I’m really curious what they do with her in another season. Her girlfriend is Ellie, who is the one great person in her life, and as we’ve established Ellie’s developed… some problems after Gabby left.

How does GABBY feel about all of that? We didn’t exactly get an answer, you know? I THINK she was okay with it cause it’s Ellie, but it’s not clear to me.

I am definitely worried about their relationship going forward, and whether they’re gonna break up or Gabby is gonna help Ellie find her way again. I THINK THE MORAL FOR ELLIE IS TO JUST TAKE HER GIRLFRIEND’S ADVICE.

Honestly, I see Gabby as a candidate to be a Season 3 winner. You bet I’ll route for her. I think that would be amazing if handled well.

THIS IS MY BEST GIRL FOR THIS SEASON.

LILL

Or as I called her Lilly. This is because of my own personal pet peeve of characters in the same show having names so similar to each other it’s hard to know what you’re talking about.

Um… I have to admit, after she left, I kinda forgot she existed.

🎵“I forgot that you existed”🎵

Like I said, the Pre-Merge characters of this season are VERY boring. And that’s a bit of a problem.

I can’t say there’s anything to hate about Lilly though. I like that she’s a child caretaker. She was a competent physical player and probably would’ve been a good leader if she didn’t get screwed over. I like how she was the least stupid of reality tv’s stupidest alliance.

Um… that’s about it.

She’s one of Fiore’s victims, as she gets framed for burning their stuff in Episode 4. But she doesn’t even go home that episode. And she was already suspicious of Fiore. So… what was the point of this?

Yeah, I got nothing else to say about her.

C Tier.

DREW

Again, the Pre-Merge boots are quite boring.

But at least Lilly TALKS.

Now I’m not saying mute characters have no merit to them, far from it, but in Drew’s case it’s pretty obvious he’s just a stand in for early boot.

There are other ways to say character besides talking, like body language, or actions. But all I got from Drew was that he was… friendly. I guess? Yeah that’s it.

I do like how his elimination served a purpose even after it happened. He finds out first about Tom being a spy and writes it down in his notebook. But Grett steals it and tells Tom, which leads to Drew’s elimination. Grett later uses this info against Tom and Jake.

But that more so has to do with the elimination than Drew himself.

He’s below Lilly in C tier because at least I got more character out of Lilly.

He’s not D though because he occasionally has some notebook lines that are cute.

JAKE

Oh boy I was waiting for this one…

Like I said before, I knew about him and Ellie beforehand. And whereas the comments I saw were people hyping Ellie up as the best character, people HATED Jake beyond belief.

Like, OMG, the amount of hate comments I saw of this guy and how much people said they wanted to kill him.

So… paints a picture from my experience that this character is… not very well liked. A lot of y’all REALLY hate his guts.

And after my reactions of Episode 3-4, someone told me “Golden, we need to talk cause I am very concerned.” They’re a MASSIVE Jake hater it turns out.

But after watching the show for myself…

I can admit he’s DEFINITELY not the best person. He’s got issues.

So, like… I get it. And I think I get the Jake hate to an extent. I would argue some cases to the point where I could make an “In Defense Of Jake” post if I wanted. But I understand why he’d seem annoying to people.

Same with Gabby. Same with Grett. Same with most of these guys.

But I’d much rather be honest with how I feel than stick to the majority take.

So how do I feel about him?

Well I won’t hesitate.

… … …

Do you hear that? Do you hear that??

It’s the sounds of people scrolling away from the post and/or unfollowing me.

But I’m not gonna apologize for this. Because HOLY GOSH, THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER OF THIS CAST.

Since the characters elimination, I couldn’t get him out of my head. To the point where I made A COMIC POST ABOUT ANGST OF HIM BEFORE I EVEN FINISHED THE SEASON. I’ve never done that before.

I don’t think I’ve EVER had a Total Drama character that I’ve related to as much as this one. Not even with Harold. I mean technically it’s not TD, but still.

I said it before and I’ll say it again, Jake was pretty much teenage me in my shitty school years. Obnoxious, short tempered, and always venting to people about my own personal problems. There’s other reasons and things I relate to him about, but I’d rather not go into that.

I think it’s because of that, that I just plain cannot hate him. It’s REALLY HARD for me to hate him. Even when I can admit he is doing something wrong. Because… I’ve been there. It sucks. And while yes, you’re wrong, and you’re not behaving the best you could, I also know that in your mind you can’t see yourself being better, or that you don’t deserve the love you desire. So I, as an audience member overlord who has been where you are, choose to have your back and support you. Not because you’ve done no wrong, but because you have done wrong. And it’s okay.

Okay but enough about me. Why do I like him as a character?

Starting off the show and the premiere… he didn’t do much. He just made goggly eyes at Tom. Based off that, and the opening spoiling what the dynamic was, I thought Jake was just gonna be… how do I put this, “Gay Trent”.

What I mean by that is that Tom would get the major storyline, and Jake would be the love interest and have no other personality aside from that. Just like Trent. He’s a certified boy kisser and had a crush on Tom and that was his only character trait.

But, rather quickly, NO.

Jake is a very kind sweetheart, and even a bit shy. In a sweet way. He also reveals his… pretty cold home-life and how his only close family member was his grandmother, who was bedridden.

At the time, it was such a wholesome motive and I stood by him. And again, at the time, his interactions with Tom were wholesome as all hell. With every episode Jake only proceeded to have more stuff revealed about him, like his more anxious side, his trauma over loss, and even him having a bit of a bite when he gets hurt.

He was just… the cinnamon roll of the group, ya know? Cinnamon roll with a bite. What did I say in that analysis post about him?

He was working with Tom, his crush, as the ones doing the heavy lifting in getting survival supplies for the group, and was the only one on that team who attempted friendly socialization with his teammates.

And yes, I mean that. Tom was more hostile due to his job, Miriam was the cranky old lady who pushed away everyone, Dan only cared about alliances, Grett was a bad bitch, Gabby was an outcast, and Drew... couldn't even talk.

It was JAKE who was trying to form genuine bonds with some of the people around him, seeing the best in them. He saw through Tom's mask right from the start and supported his leadership of the team, and he was the only one who showed kindness to Miriam even when she pushed him away.

And while I would NOT consider Jake a good strategic player of the game, that's also because he had no intention to 'use' anybody. He just wanted to form bonds with them.

He read to me as someone who craves bonds. Love. In all forms.

He says that his grandmother was the only one who truly understood him. Which implied that the rest of family... might not be the most loving people. Do I think it's an abusive household? No. But rather one that sounds... cold. Distant.

Or maybe they're homophobic. Idk.

I mean, he calls this 'Shawn' guy over his own parents. Even Grett called her parents, and her parents are shit. (Idk who Shawn is, whether that's a friend or a sibling. Someone needs to clarify that for me.)

There's also Jake's anxieties around cemeteries. His grandfather passed away when he was a kid, and he would always go with his family to send flowers. Which surrounded him with death and loss... how god knows how many years. Idk, if forcing a child to be around a place that gives them anxiety all the time doesn't scream a cold and misunderstanding parent, idk what does.

I feel like it was that episode where the signs started to show, that "OH. This boy is NOT a cinnamon roll. He's got issues."

And then as the season went on, he shows a lot more... uh... FLAWS.

Yeah, I know, a flawed character? That's like having the plague.

He has a lot of anxieties about certain things, such as his own fears of death and loss (probably why he decided "It's a perfect time to join a reality show!"), and with people possibly using him.

It's implied that the time between this and the show is narrow. Jake was previously in a toxic relationship that fell apart when his ex, (not named), cheated on him. He couldn't get over it, and they split.

This may also be my angsty brain talking and I'm reading too much into it, but he also says when talking about the subject he "got hurt". And during the Episode 10 'believing the lie' segment, he expresses concern about how EVERYONE sees him as an idiot they can use. They can CONTROL him. They ALL take advantage of him and deceive him for their own gain.

No, it's not S/A, there's no hints of that sort of thing, but that still heavily implies that this previous relationship caused... quite a bit of PTSD from what happened in such.

So... yeah, it drives my point further that Jake is an anxious paranoid bean who just wants to be loved by people. Above all else.

I wasn’t cheated on romantically, so I speak on that front. But in my past I did have a close friendship with someone who was VERY toxic, took advantage of me, and betrayed my trust.

After the physical assault I got from them, I was a lot like Jake, actually. I was super angry at the rest of the world, always venting to strangers, I had way less of a control of my emotions, I believed everyone was out to get me, I was super clingy towards people who did come into my life positively, and I was relishing in the victim role trying to justify my inappropriate behavior to try and regain my power. (Like I said, I’m in a better place now and became a better person)

So, yeah, this story really resonated with me.

He succeeds at forming a bond with Miriam and getting her to open up to everyone, and she even calls him 'the grandchild she never had'. He also forms a bond with Tom, gets a crush on him, and gets him to open up about his intentions, and scars, and not be ashamed of them. They even kiss. How wholesome.

And then it's revealed to Jake that Tom is a spy, and has been lying to Jake this whole time about such...

And he BLOWS UP at Tom's face about it.

Yeah, so Jake may or may not be very impulsive and emotional.

This man DOES NOT think before he speaks. He holds a lot of grudges. He has no problem speaking his mind. And he loves to talk about his own past experiences with others, regardless if they ask, to 'bond' with them to get them to understand him better.

(He just like me fr)

While Tom is part of the blame too, because... he lied. Jake soured their relationship by not hearing him out and continued to lash out.

While Jake was salty in Episode 7, he got a talking down to by Ellie, becoming his friend in the process.

"He only used me to go undercover."

"How do you know?"

"Well, I... Grett said so..."

"Did you hear Tom's side? You should ask him. People are... complex. You can't jump to conclusions."

👏

GLORIOUS. THAT WHOLE THING.

Jake takes this advice, showing he IS capable of calming down and confessing to being wrong, and he properly apologizes to Tom.

Tom doesn’t accept the apology, but it’s the thought that counts.

As impulsive, paranoid, and messy Jake is, it NEVER came across to me as he WANTS to be that way. These are all coping mechanisms to people constantly using him and deceiving him throughout his life that are on autopilot. He thinks emotionally. And said emotions cloud is better judgement.

Oh gee, it's almost like he's a human being.

He’s able to fix things with Tom after they’ve both calmed down, and they both vow to try to be better and communicate whenever something came up…

Well that was short lived, wasn’t it?

Episode 10 was… horrible for Jake. Everything that could’ve gone wrong for him does go wrong.

To put it simply, Ellie, a previously established friend that helped out Jake in the past, decides to take advantage of his trauma of his past issues, igniting his PTSD, and making him betray Tom. And once he snaps out of it, it’s too late. He broke Tom’s trust. He fucked up beyond repair. And Tom denounces their relationship. All while the boy is BEGGING for forgiveness.

It reminds me a lot of TDI Episode 16, which is my LEAST FAVORITE episode in that season. Because Trent was a gullible IDIOT for falling for this obvious trap.

So you expect me to feel the same way about this and turn on Jake like Tom did, right?

Well… I didn’t. I think it was much more believable that Jake would fall for this here.

One, it’s a FRIEND that’s doing the deception, not the mean girl villainess that everyone KNEW was horrible. And Ellie has done nothing bad prior to this. Especially not towards him. So of course Jake would believe her.

Two, there’s ACTUAL CONSEQUENCES for Jake here. Trent got none aside from elimination. Gwen quickly forgave him.

Three, Jake has character context for why he’d act this way. He has trauma of multiple people using him, lying to him, and treating him like a boy toy.

Four, despite Jake regressing, he DOESN’T entirely forget the morals from previous episodes. And he DOES question the lie and DOESN’T completely believe it on a whim.

"I should confront Tom."

SEE?!?!?! WHAT HAVE I BEEN SAYING?!?!?!?!

"But last time, I promised he we had problems, we would talk things through. Something's not right. Tom would never do this to me."

ATTA BOY.

LISTEN TO THE DIALOGUE. Y’ALL ACT LIKE THIS IS NON EXISTENT WHEN ITS RIGHT THERE.

Now don’t get me wrong, it’s still regressing. But I don’t consider regression automatically bad writing. Especially if there’s a reason why the regression happens.

Do you expect a couple of sorries and two talk downs to completely undo all of Jakes negative character traits? NO. THAT’S WILD TO ME.

This also adds to me supporting Jake going forward up till his elimination. Oh, he takes this HORRIBLY, I don’t deny that. He did the wrong thing. He should’ve thought with his head, should’ve have cried about it like a wuss, and should’ve chilled out for two seconds instead of bitching to Ellie the entire time. I don’t support what Ellie said to him in that scene at all, but her snapping was understandable.

And besides, I think Jake’s developed EVEN MORE trauma from this experience. And I think he got the worst off out of the entire cast. I don’t think it’s gonna be better for him after the season either, cause his grandma is dead, and when the season airs in universe his parents are gonna see him making out with a spy guy.

My instinct after Jake’s elimination was that, because of this season, he was going to be a much worse person in Season 3. He wasn’t gonna turn evil, per se, but just be a dick to his teammates. Paranoid, short tempered, and trusting absolutely no one. (Except Miriam of course) And he’d be a Pre-Merge boot because everyone got fed up with his bullshit and then I would MAYBE understand why people hate him so much.

BUT there’s a bit in the finale that KINDA gives me hope. Oh he’s still traumatized and is gonna be an asshole going forward. BUT the last scene with him in the season is him and Tom reconciling and agreeing to go separate ways. It’s done so they can “become better people”.

So… MAYBE there’s hope for Jake becoming a better person? One could only hope, right?

I still think he’s a Pre-Merge boot in Season 3, but MAYBE Early Post-Merge boot if he does get a redemption. Seeing Jake acknowledge his faults, find an emotional cool ground, become less gullible, and form some genuine bonds with people would be so satisfying to me. But he’s not gonna be any sort of finalist, I highly doubt that. Gabby I think has a better chance at that than him.

Because despite Jake’s MANY flaws, selfish, emotional, and paranoid behavior, deep down, I could see that he IS a good person who does have redeemable qualities. He’s a very kind and assuring person, like I’ve said. Despite his anxieties, he saw the best in Tom and Miriam and even Ellie before she broke his trust. It’s because of him that Miriam and Tom became a better person/more assuring of himself respectively.

Jake is a FLAWED CHARACTER. But like I said, I gravitate towards those types of characters, and Jake is not only so relatable to me because of those flaws, but he’s such an intriguing character to watch and study. I could say A LOT MORE if this wasn’t a tier list post. So, yeah, that’s why he’s my fav.

Sorry, I know this is minority. I can’t stop y’all from hating him. So instead of fighting about it I’ll just be in my corner giving him hugs.

WILL

C tier along with these other Pre-Merge boots.

Idk what you want me to say. He’s first boot. He was Fiore’s first victim. Reality tv’s stupidest alliance failed him. That’s it.

He is ANXIETY. That’s his only character trait.

Now I love me an anxious character. I am a POMNI STAN. But Will has nothing outside of his fears. Jake has anxieties, but there was so much more to his character than just that. DJ was a coward, but there was so much more to his character than just that. But this guy was just there.

At least he got over most of his fears thanks to his new girlfriend Ashley. Off screen.

I don’t care.

FIORE

Oh boy.

So this is our seasons main antagonist. She’s a DEMON CHILD and that’s revealed to the audience pretty quickly.

She’s an effective villain for sure, and she plays her role well. Her whole scheme is that she uses her age to her advantage to play the ‘sweet little helpless girl’. And it is an effective Pre-Merge strategy.

Even when she gets found out, she STILL has backup plans to save herself from elimination. That’s where Alec and Ellie come in.

Does she gets carried? Yes. But she’s a literal child so I can kinda excuse it.

My first reactions when watching her were “This kid is a PSYCHOPATH”. And that holds up. She bitch slaps a six foot tall grown man, burned people’s stuff in fire, KILLED people in VR, toyed with people’s trauma (as we’ve already said with Ellie), and then ditches their helper in cold blood at the end.

This all stems because of her upbringing where her parents treated her like a monster, and then abandoned her. Screwed up to be sure. But Fiore decided to take her upbringing as “Eh, they’re right. I am a monster. AND I’M GONNA OWN IT.”

Plus, Alec kinda becomes the father figure she never had. And she actually grows to care about him. Something I didn’t expect despite all the clues there were. But because of her refusal to change and be vulnerable, she chooses her own ego over him and she ditched him, leaving her with no one.

She’s also got some funny quips too. The VA was killing it in her role.

She’s a villain, but she’s also a villain with depth. I am NOT one of those people who thinks her age excuses her of all her actions. She may be a kid, but she doesn’t want to be seen as small and weak, so I’m not gonna treat her like that.

I’ll… I don’t LIKE her, but I’m not supposed to cause she’s a villain. So I’ll judge her based off how effective she is as a villain. I’ll put her in between Miriam and Tom.

She played her role well.

And finally, THE HOSTS

C tier. All three of them. I’ll put Trevor a bit above the other two. Idk, cause I liked that little dance bit in Episode 12, that was cute.

I don’t care about them. These guys have NOTHING on Chris McLean.

Chris McLean is just SO ICONIC of a character, and you REMEMBER him so well. These guys are just kinda… there. I don’t remember any of their lines or their interactions all that much. They’re just pretty bland, is all.

They do have the crime subplot where it’s revealed they’ve killed wildlife to make their show. But like I said, I don’t care about that sub plot. It’s very tediously tacked on compared to the actual game. Now don’t get me wrong, I love animals and that’s HORRIBLE, but you gotta make me care if it’s fictional.

I will say though that I am familiar with both the VAs of Trevor and Derek. It’s because of their existence online that I first heard of this show. Trevor especially I could REALLY hear his voice. I’m not saying either did a bad job, I’m just saying I just heard them the entire time.

But yeah… and with Season 2 having a new host, I think sim just gonna forget about them.

And that’s my ranking! Let me know what all your thoughts are!

[heavensenthale]

Jonas Brothers Albums - tier rank that shit!! Go ham!!!

I'm literally gonna cry this is impossible!!! (also maybe I made this a little too serious and got into it lmao)

I'm gonna give them 2 rankings: music enjoyer ranking and fan ranking (because they're different. because the fan rankings include my feelings and memories and shit). We'll rank them as follows (in descending order): S - A - B - C - D - E - F

I'm also gonna leave out The 3D concert Experience and Chasing Happines since they're compilations and it would make things super unfair. Same with Camp Rock and JONAS L.A.

Additionally, V will not be considered as an album, what with its cancellation and incomplete status, and also because if they wanna ignore it, I'll look away as well. I'm not ignoring It's About Time though lmao

(me? obsessed with the Jonas Brothers? only for 17 years! I've literally been a fan longer than I haven't)

anyway, here's the list

2006: It's About Time

Honest ranking: E (let's be real, this album is weak. We all know that Please Be Mine and 7:05 saved this album from being ranked lower)

Fan ranking: C (they were literally babies?? and they put their fucking everything in it? Also they have some great songs for us the fans. But this is for real an album that's fun for fans and literally no one else.)

2007: Jonas Brothers

Honest ranking: B (00s classic!! this is how you make one!! so full of hits and songs to blow a stadium roof off. we love a pop rock album!!!)

Fan ranking: A (this album makes me literally insane!! this is the one that started it all!!! it makes me wanna scream and cry and eat cement at the same time. I can't put it into words beyond that. also, album so good it got me into writing fic lmao)

2008: A Little Bit Longer

Honest ranking: A (this album fucking rocks!! it starts with a banger (BB Good) and ends with a banger (A little bit longer). hard to beat tbh. And it feels like a very, idk, well rounded album)

Fan ranking: S (I love this album!!! sue me!!! I don't have anything more to say except that Lovebug changed my brain chemistry)

2009: Lines, Vines and Trying Times

Honest ranking: B (it has it moments, but from a musical perspective, this album is a bit of a mess. The production level goes up though and that's really nice. It's just kinda disjointed at times)

Fan ranking: S (this is probably my favorite album idc what the music critic in me says. Between Poison Ivy, Hey Baby and Much Better, I was changed as a person. For real I can still remember the first time I heard those songs and went oh. It's like I finally understood idk life)

2019: Happiness Begins

Honest ranking: B (it starts so strong!! it gets weaker around the middle, then it gets better, then it goes down again but it returns to greatness with the final two songs. I honestly think that this was a great musical comeback though)

Fan ranking: A (more like A+ because this album brought me back to life fr, but still, not enough to feel like an S. At least not yet. I love many of these songs and they have found a way into my heart, but it's still too soon to say how many of them altered my brain forever)

2023: The Album

Honest ranking: A (more like A+ because sweet jesus, the production level went UP here. It feels a lot more mature and like they actually listened to people around them regarding the flow of the album and shit. It's so good ugh it's criminal that some of the songs are so short.)

Fan ranking: A (I was so torn because as a music fan this is almost an S for me, but as a Jonas Brother fan I was so pissed about the shorter songs!! This album is half an hour too short fr. But also, it gets a high ranking because this album made them go on The Tour and I got to see them again and DIE, so that's good. Also Montana Sky fucks severely)

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anyway, I'm normal about this group of people as you can see!! thank you for asking me!! what's your tier ranking of Jonas Brothers albums. I'm officially starting a thing where if YOU are a Jonas Brothers fan you HAVE to make your own ranking and tag me