y’know something that goes hand in hand with the coldification of bruce in regards to his relationship with young dick is this idea that alfred is the one to always intercede and basically shame bruce into doing something nice for the boy. it makes it so that if alfred wasn’t there to reprimand him for being cold, bruce wouldn’t show dick any warmth. and i don’t like that. i think that it’s important that bruce, while not super communicative and someone who is notoriously difficult to get along with, treats young dick with an appropriate amount of warmth and understanding and kindness. he doesn’t have to be scolded by alfred into making dick happy, he should be wanting to make dick happy irrespective of anything else.
the only exception is when bruce is doing something he thinks is good for dick and needs some perspective from an outside party (usually alfred) who is able to see things more objectively.
idk, it just seems like so often bruce is written like taking dick in is kind of a burden, and then alfred has to nag him about taking care of dick, when originally these two characters did not need any outside persuasion to be attached at the hip, sleeping in the same room, cooking for each other, spending every waking moment together, etc.
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fav andre hcs?
This is going to be a long list. I’m apologizing for that now. The first headcanons are random, but the later ones are more sad and upsetting. They are separated so no one gets jumpscared by sad Andre.
If you want me to elaborate on any of these or make a post dedicated only to one of them, just let me know! I’ll do it.
REGULAR
- Andre’s love languages are acts of service and gift giving. Quality time is next after those, but it’s not one of his main ones.
- Andre falls asleep early. He falls asleep sometime between 10pm-11pm. Whenever Cal tries to make him stay up later, he either sleeps so late the next day or is pissy the entire time.
- Andre CANNOT tolerate spice.
- Andre doesn’t really like smoking. He only smokes every once in a while with Cal. He hates how he feels after.
- Andre full body laughs. He almost keels over when he laughs too hard.
- Andre has to trust people enough to like physical touch. He likes it from Cal and his mom; he’s a bit hesitant with his dad.
- His grey camo shirt is covered in cat hair, just like most of his dark clothes.
- Andre tells dad jokes constantly which makes everyone around him cringe.
- Andre sucks at lying. He won’t look at you or keep a straight face if he tries to.
- He fiddles with his watch all the time.
- Andre’s very book smart but has absolutely no street smarts.
- Andre is very bad with social cues.
- Andre bites his nails constantly. His fingertips are constantly red and sore, but he can’t stop himself.
- Andre wears chapstick. He will never use flavored ones, though. It makes him feel sickly and the texture is terrible.
- Andre loves being alone. Even when he’s with Cal, he makes sure he’s able to get at least 30 minutes to an hour of quiet time.
- Andre’s road rage is horrible. He is not afraid to use his horn and yell at people when he’s stuck next to them at red lights.
- If Andre is dared to do something, he WILL do it. He won’t back down from it or ask for a different dare.
- When Andre gets really tired, he has a slight German accent that slips out.
SAD
- Andre wanted to live after Zero Day because he’s always been told what a great life he could have. He has always gotten good grades, been involved in school, and got into college. Even if the police shot him, he was fighting for that future.
- He has pictures of Mel and Cal in his car’s console. When they leave the car to walk into the school for Zero Day, he puts them in his pocket.
- Andre loves spending time with Cal’s younger siblings because it fills the hole left by his older brother. Him and his brother were never close so being able to make sure no one else goes through that makes him happy.
- Andre would protect anyone he loves. If someone he’s close to gets in trouble, he gets angry and aggressive to get the attention off of his loved ones.
- Andre cleans his messes up around Cal’s house constantly. Not just things like throwing away wrappers after him or making the bed, but things like washing sheets and the dishes. He feels like he takes up too much space and needs to make up for it.
- Andre always has random facts and thoughts on the tip of his tongue, but rarely anyone wants to listen.
- Andre doesn’t know how to say no, especially to Cal. This gets him into trouble so many times and ultimately ends his life.
- The more Cal mentioned ending it instead of running away during Zero Day, Andre would practice it. He would take an empty gun and place the tip on his throat or chin, finding out the best angle so he wouldn’t have to struggle when the moment came.
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This whole debacle makes me think of ao3. It’s a free website (of course it’s by fans for fans and not a business) that is so good that when they ask for donations the exceed their goal every single time, they even have merch and people still just give them money because they love the site. Quality free content and profit are not exclusive from each other. If your consumers are happy you will make money no matter the price of your product.
I understand production costs and all that, but I feel like they have been making bad business decisions for a while. The distribution of viewers per video is very uneven and not all of their content popular. I can’t justify paying for a streaming service if I’m not sure of the quality and amount of content I’m going to have access to. Sure, I love puppet history and I guess I enjoy mystery files, but would I pay only for those two? No way. I don’t subscribe to HBO just to watch Rick and Morty, sure it helps that it’s in there, but I also like the DC animated series, and I could watch game of thrones I guess, and the nanny, and the Barbie movie, and Harry Potter. And a lot of shows and movies with different actors and directors and production companies.
And the people comparing this to Dropout don’t get that they have a lot of content that makes the subscription not feel like a waste of money.
Artist should get paid and be allowed to art in peace, but you can’t ask casual viewers to pay for your airplane tickets, your Tesla, your cameras, your new background and your A grade wagyu gold covered stake in china when not even your more loyal fans watch all of your content. It feels greedy and out of touch with American economy right now, but also with your international fans who can’t pay because of region restrictions or because 6 dollars in other countries is not a reasonable price for anything.
I hope they grow and that their creative dreams come true, but I feel like it will be incredibly difficult to accomplish that after the way they went about it (abruptly and with no kind of preparation) and the response they got.
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Gareth being the last one to accept Steve into their little group. He was wary and probably little too mean to Steve even when the guy obviously tried his best to be nice and friendly to him, to them all really. He had his reasons.
But he also kinda kept it going even after he figured out that yeah, Steve Harrington is a good dude. Simply because it was kinda fun to make Steve squirm a little. And see how easily he could turn Eddie back to docile with a simple “Eddie please” when the guy turned into a feral dog trying to defend his bf honor or whatever. (Tho that was also kinda weird to witness, considering how headstrong Eddie is)
Gareth is regretting his hostility quite a bit tho when they finally meet ✨Will✨Because oh my god that boy is cute. And nerdy. And cute. And adorable. And smart. And beautiful. And okay okay yeah you get the point… Did he mention cute? Little sweetness to his grumpiness. And oh yeah he is getting ahead of himself again.
And suddenly he is no longer up against Eddie’s gentle and sweet pretty little princess of a boyfriend. No, he has to deal with the mama bear Steve Harrington now. And that’s scary.
(Actually Steve thinks Gareth’s crush on Will is cute. But you know, he can have little fun with this. He knows how to be menacing too and it’s payback time✨)
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As much as I want more of this world—The lore, the backstories, etc.—what makes these stories so poignant and so amazing is that they are saying something. There is intent behind every choice that lends itself to crafting a larger message(s) that relates to our world. If there isn’t something new to say, then it wouldn’t really feel like The Hunger Games (or TBOSAS) or have the same salience; it would get redundant. Which is why I am personally opposed to having any books written about the other games. Some have raised the idea of a book centered around a career tribute to explore the effects of propaganda, and while I could potentially see this, I feel like the effects of propaganda have already been touched on through TBOSAS and the main trilogy to a certain extent—though there’s always room for more exploration. But the thing about THG and TBOSAS is that they are not only socio-political and economic commentaries, they also present and explore philosophical elements that centre around notions of humanity. So for right now, as much as I want more, a part of me also is very much satiated and content with all we have gotten because it so perfectly has captured such important messages that evoke deeper reflections within us about ourselves and the world. Much like Lucy Gray Baird, Suzanne Collins doesn’t sing when told, only when she has something to say. And if Suzanne has more to say, then I will happily listen.
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