#ig thats the problem with comics

[lovecatsys]

dark x men is actually kind of campy tbh. one thing is im a little annoyed at how like, over the top Kenji's silliness is, but he is definitely a bit of a silly, over the top character. I guess I just miss when he was a bit more somber to balance out his dark silliness, also he seems kind of dumbed down? he was pretty intellectual in generation hope. idk mixed feelings!

[xxplastic-cubexx]

it doesnt need to be said but its genuinely so funny how at-the-hip charles and erik are in krakoa like they really had the green light- the OBLIGATION- to be as obnoxiously close to each other as possible and abused that right to the fullest extent

[cosmos-fudge]

idk if this makes sense tbh :,]

click so anything in it is legible T_T

under the cut is a version with just the less hard to read text

[todayisafridaynight]

WHAT DO YOU MEAAANNN "MID" THAT COMIC GOES SO HARD AND NOT FOR ANYTHING... THAT WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT VERBATIM... THIS GOES HARD. Incredibly effective composition and symbolism and use of values and shadow on the first page ESPECIALLY (I would love to hear what the third eye symbolizes as mentioned in your tags :) ) but. But. But like. Masato being Arakawa's comfort and not recognizing it and certainly not remembering it when he's older... despite how much it means to Arakawa in the moment... owwww owwie

I was gonna ramble about how much it hits home to depict Yoko as non-human because the nightmares that have stuck with the most about my mom were like that But Enough Of That We Get It... at any rate, as always, take care and I hope you get some good news soon!

thank you so much ♪(´▽｀) !! it generally felt like somethin i dont really post (but horror/blood is something i really love and love to draw), so its why i was especially excited to share it and see what people thought: im glad people like it from what i see (❁´◡`❁) ! and im glad the lack of color wasn't anything detrimental- it might have worked better in this instance. maybe.

i dont ever 'title' things per say since i feel weird doin it BUT i guess captions serve as the title sometimes. so the caption 'matrophobia' is really ironic with that whole aspect in relation to masato being arakawa's Everything: on the one hand, it can just be a general fear of your mother, but on the other hand it could also be the fear of becoming like your mother. if i ever intended to go through with a jo variant, 'patrophobia' would for sure be the title with that ambiguity in mind, but (and i suppose in both instances) with this its more ironic here since masato is the one who ends up the most like his parents' abusers- which ultimately just makes things more bittersweet in that moment dont it (´▽｀ ;;;) on top of masato being arakawa's comfort, it's not just masato himself being the only reason: tying back into the alt. meaning of matrophobia, it's also a relief for arakawa in that he didn't turn out like his mother- which, again, makes everything so bittersweet in the end. its like spiders in my brain when it comes to that whole aspect in regards to the arakawa family's history and dynamics...... it makes me insane to be blunt ☠️

ah but yeah ! i decided to make her an actual perceivable monster so people who. DON'T. have issues with either of their parents could get a better feeling of what it is like to have a troublesome parent/s (id rather see wolves in my dreams than my mom on that note- even if they were going to bite my face off ( ´◡` ;;; ) ). i ran out of tags before i could make any more notes i had while drawing （；´x｀） but i do have more and i'll be glad to explain the missing eye bit ! under the cut since it'll just be me rambling bout symbolism ig and its gonna get long (´▽｀;;; )

when it came to the third/center eye being missing specifically, i did it in relation to how the third eye can relate to enlightenment or higher knowledge. definitely just as a result of projection, but its cause all the time when i was growing up my mom would not only assert and act as if Her Way Was The Right Way and that she knew everything, but that i should only go to her if i needed help and no one else could help me- hence it being missing being a reflection of how that notion isn't true (or always true i should say). as en extension, it's also a dig at how enlightened persons are supposed to help others reach enlightenment- yk, guide them. yet, again, in this case, they're only doing harm.

that's all for the third eye bit, but also just some other things i didnt have room to ramble bout last post: i had her lips be torn away to constantly show her fangs since. well. i dont have to explain it i guess: its just meant to highlight the never ending feeling of danger when around her (and the promise of danger). her nose being gone is purposeful too: in animals, the smell of your family's significant and it helps you find out Which One Is Yours right. in her nose being gone- again, more projection and personal problems on my part- it's a way to emphasize the separation between mother and child: 'you're no longer my kid anymore, i can't even recognize your scent'. of course, that's only to the mother: she is the only one no longer able to say they're family because she can't smell that shared scent anymore. in reality, they could very much smell the same, it's just the mother's unwilling to accept that anymore.

i know i mentioned the flowers in my initial post, but her wearing a flower shirt really was convenient since it allowed me to add those thorns and vines. when you have a troublesome parent like that, the feeling of not just being trapped is there, but it's painful- it's not something you can deal with quietly. even if you're not interacting with the parent directly, the thought of their presence or the unfortunate thoughts that come about as a result of having been around them so long are a constant thorn in the side. if i may make a pun ( ´uゝ` )

alright NOW i think i've covered everything i wanted to. without all the symbolism aside, i hope she at least looks grotesque for people to enjoy without the added thought- and i hope i didn't overdue it. in any case im glad you enjoyed it !! i hope you'll enjoy the next comic i get out (❁´◡`❁) if i ever start it and i dont abandon it midway through ( ❁´◡`❁ ;;;)

[snekdood]

personally, i dont see the fundamental difference between deleting your account and making a new one and deleting all your old posts, if we're talking about "running from ones past", then what are you tryna hide there, bud?

[nocaffeineforlevi]

going through my notes app where I keep my horror ideas and...

Hi past me what the fuck does this mean.

[maemil]

God, I was getting annoyed with some choices the writers started making a bit after the halfway point of Batgirl (2000), only to be informed that this was pretty much exactly when Kelley Puckett stopped writing.

[eileennatural]

dctiktok is so silly like by "turned him into a creepy old man" do you mean his first ever canon appearance. can i please introduce you to. A little thing called the judas contract

[pigeonliker420]

i think one of my biggest hangups with old comics or just comics in general is it feels like they go so fast it becomes disjointed. i get that you only got so many pages to tell what you wanted in an issue and maybe only so many issues allotted to you/that arc but damn

this is probably just a me problem given my preferred method of 'storytelling' is 'dwell on one thing for ten pages to get the most out of it' which doesnt translate to a comic format very well

[roseworth]

hiiii for the hater ask game <3

23 3 16 anddd 9?

asks

23. ship you've unwillingly come around to

answered here but ill go ahead and drop my greatest shame too. i like bruce/slade. its toxic old man yaoi and they make each other so much worse. i started liking it in the batman vs deathstroke arc of deathstroke 2016 (amazing arc btw. it sucks but its awesome) and i just think its funny. what if they ripped each other apart sexual style

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

answered here and unfortunately i have terrible memory and i try to erase all bad takes from my mind as soon as i see them so i cant think of any others... though i once saw someone call rose young justice's token straight friend and that upset me. i dont think thats necessarily a bad take ig because shes not actually a canon lesbian. but to me she is. it was jarring bc i dont like seeing other people's headcanons when they disagree with me. i had never seen anyone call rose straight before :(

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

answered here but i can think of another. i dont understand why so many tim fans love him in btas. like dgmw i love btas but thats barely even tim. he has jason's backstory and jason's personality. there are a ton of people that say "tim is my favorite robin because i loved him in btas and it got me into dc!" and like,, thats great but thats not him. were you disappointed when you started reading comics and found out that that was barely tim. why are tim fans pointing to btas as a good tim adaptation as if thats not just jason with tim's name.

9. worst part of canon

answered here and i dont think i have another answer for this one either.. maybe just the fact that way too many writers see discourse from people who dont read or care about comics and want to comment on it in their book and no one will care. writers will talk about the whole "batman should be doing more with his money" thing as if anything will change or anyone will pay attention. genuinely i think we all collectively need to accept that hes a fictional billionaire and his money isnt real. like yes if he funded education or homeless shelters or anything else instead of being batman then crime would go down. but if he used his money to fix all the societal problems then there would be no more story. and batman writers will either try to make a deep commentary on how batman should be doing more with his money, or they'll go "look!! see!!! he IS using his money to fund these things!!!!! look!!!!!" as if itll change anything. if a writer actually was making social commentary through it i wouldnt have a problem, but so much of it is clearly just in response to random people going "um actually 🤓 batman is making gotham worse ☝️" and theyre never going to stop saying that so just stop trying to cater to them

[basil-appreciation-comic]

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!

the comic is cancelled. you probably already assumed that since i havent posted anything about it in a while but yeah the things dead now lol. mainly because i dont care much about omori anymore, the comic sucked, and it was too much effort. i feel kinda bad about leaving you guys in the dark for this long tho, so i thought id go ahead and include all the scrapped stuff for the comic that never got finished

while i was writing the comic i started a google doc that laid out ideas i had for future pages. heres that if you wanna know how the story ends

it was written over several months and (most) things are in order of where they go on the timeline not when i wrote them so it might be a little hard to follow

also some art i never posted

(at least i dont think ive posted the last one)

i quoted not liking this comic as one of the reasons i stopped so let me explain that with a list of things id change about this if i were to remake it (which i wont)

remove the swearing that was so stupid

make omori mute (and probably use sign language)

omori does not express fear or stress in-game, thats sunnys job. quit it

he also does not cry and generally shows emotions (even the big ones) in more subtle ways (which i think i was trying to shift towards later in the doc) idk why he was so emotional all the time

literally everything about how i portrayed omori actually that was all just awful

the panic attack scene is fucking embarrassing i have no clue what i was thinking. im so sorry for writing it like that i did 0 research beforehand

make it shorter why did i think that would work out

id probably just make it a fic, comics take way too much outta me compared to just writing things

it does not need a big epic ending and probably shouldve ended not long after they escaped black space

the romance is horrible but thats the foundation of the comic so idek what id do about that

stop making everyone talk like therapists 24/7

and yeah it has a lot of problems but i still do care about this due to the ammount of effort and love ive put into it, i just cant and dont want to continue it

so yeah thats where this story ends ig. i had a lot of fun along the way, and thank you so much for all the support. bigger thanks to that one sunflower discord server (if you came from there you know which one) for being my main motivation and support throughout this journey. sucks this comic never got to see its full potential but im relieved to finally lay it to rest. the blog will stay up for archival purposes but i will not continue the comic any further obviously. the ask box will remain open if you wanna say anything or if you have a question about the story or whatever. thanks for reading.

[v1vian-th3-f4nfic-wr1ter]

Willy Wonka gets a horrible stomach bug from overworking/eating too much of his chocolate with Noodle as a worried caretaker, please.

Willy Wonka and Noodle

Sickfic Drabble (Request) divider by: @cafekitsune

Tw: Throwing up (kinda detailed? but still there) slight wonka x lofty ig

Summary: Turns out overworking and letting your head of taste testing (Lofty) go on break A PAID DAY OFF and now willy ate too much chocolate and throws up and Noodle has to babysit

"SERIOUSLY?!" Noodle looked at the brown, chunky vomit, gagging "Nope, your cleaning that up" Willy sniffled "Oh come on its not that bad-" he throws up into a trash bin this time "Okay maybe a litte-" throws up again "Okay am taking the day off..." Noodle gags again, regretting breakfast

"Okay, lets clean up first..." They cleaned up and Willy laid on his bed, Noodle placing a trash bin next to him and tissues "Am going to get some anti nausea medicine, meantime, STAY STILL, and throw up there if ya need to"

By the time Noodle came back, the bin already had vomit in it "I told you to eat lightly since your taking over Lofty's job for the day" noodle gave the pills and water, he gulped the pills and water down "Yeah...i know..."

"But hes been working hard for me, he needed it" "So do you" Noodle retorts "Besides you pay him enough" Noodle rolled her eyes ans got some food for Willy, she gave it to him and sighed "Am going to babysit you for the whole damn week" "Language!"

Part 2 below

Next day Lofty is back from vacation, rolling in his comically small luggage and Noodle is panicking because she cant find Willy "Whats going on?" Sipping on hot chocolate with sunglasses on "Willy is gone!" "So, hes a random man who befriended you" Noodle groaned "Hes supposed to be in bed because he threw up alot yesterday" "Oh dear, well thats your problem" Lofty put on his sunglasses and rolled his luggage into his small room

Willy at the same time came out of the bathroom, fixing up his joggers, looking at noodle "What?" "WHERE WERE YOU?!" Noodle looked at Willy in shock "I had to pee so- you didnt know did you?" Noodle gave a gesture that suggests yes, "Sorry Noodle, also is Lofty back..?" Noodle raised an eyebrow

"By that look, he is, well tell him that-" "Tell me what, Wonka?" Lofty looked at the much taller man "-You are going to work overtime" Willy said, Loft walked into the kitchen "Not unless i get more pay, good day" "But-" "I said good day" and lofty poured himself a glass of wonka brand chocolate milk and sipped on it, Noodle is just sick of his BS

(Agh i cant make this into a draft so ill edit this later)

[rainbowgod666]

as someone who only knows MHA by cultural osmosis, what is it about?

all I know about it is the plot up to the Gentleman youtuber and that it's got a mostly boring theme of protecting the status quo, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong

*sighs* ok so basically

Horikoshi. Hes the guy that made MHA. Basically his entire thing is "fuck em superhero comics" (and considering shit like The Boys, i dont blame him actually) and boom. Funny superhero shonen meme was made

Pretty much the entire charachter of mineta is Being A Creepy Pervert. But i see that as stupid and a waste of charachter so i HC that what *we* see is not what *actually happens*

The whole Ochaco Bullshit. Yeah yeah missed yuri and all that but come the fuck on not even the actual main pair is real? Im confused

Deku has this thing where hes buff as fuck but his face is peak (  ◕_◕). And on that note, if hes ever confirmed to be on da spectrum, i will laugh like light yagami

For SOME FUCKING REASON people think yuji jjk was the fraud and that deku was gifted. But the thing is, BOTH OF THEM TRAINED THEIR BALLS OFF. Deku unlocked the extra quirks with training/trauma (it makes less sense the more you think about it dont worriye) and yuji just. Ate the skill tree in hopes *something* happens (and it did ig??? This is MHA tho not JJK)

The actual plot is normal, kids with powers go to superhero high school to learn how to not explode at random, villains (literally called Villains even in fUCKIN G italian) attack, the kids go live in the school, bada bing bada boom now theres an actual war and the main villain is this shithead called shigaraki who feels more cheaty than my literal self insert oc (and thats sAYING S O M E T H Ï N Ģ)

Everyone in the fandom loves their gay content. Theres a lot of himejoshis and yaoi manufacturers and its... cool ig??? Idk man none of the charachters is actually 18

Yes the death of toga is stupid. Come on man we could have had Exactly One Yuri in tandem with the ship but NOOOOOOO

Yeah look i dont rember much of MHA but the Mentlegen Arc is the last of your problems. Theres an actual child who was experimented on and for some reason mineta is like "we will date when youre older" instead of the objectively funnier option where he almost kills aizawa over bringing a toddler instead of hot girls as he asked. Because thats a fuckin' child.

Its EXTREMELY annoying knowing a fandom more than its author but MHA is just one of em for me.

[cuephrase]

okay hi! I was the one who asked about how you get into comics cuz they're confusing and intimidating 😭 your answer was super helpful! I've been making a list as well as starting off with some like 'non-canon' stuff. (ig thats what its called? not main continuity)

I have another question though! I always see fans talk about liking and disliking different writers - are there any you personally like/ should stay away from? I always hear people complain about tom taylor specifically 😭

oh hi!! i'm so glad my answer was helpful, goal achieved!! yeah, i'd call it not main continuity, bc they are canon in their own little spheres...the licensed AUs. even if they're not main continuity, i think they can go a long way in easing you in/keeping you engaged as you brave the more intimidating aspects of comics.

WFA was that for me, actually. (which. ik is grounds to get me shot/invalidate every comic opinion i could ever have in some circles, but tbh i care a lot less about the opinions of people that uptight about this franchise than i used to, and i'm much happier for it. something can be flawed and still be fun, yk?)

BUT- to answer your question:

full transparency, while i am great with names irl, as far as comics go i drowned myself in so much content that i missed a tonnnn of names, and i've only really started learning names recently + they tend to be names of newer/current authors. for awhile i actually knew more artists names, believe it or not.

that being said, okay. hmmm.

so overall: writers that you're going to hear about a lot will fall into like, 2.5 groups, sort of a venn diagram. they are- Controversial, Loved, and Current. Current is the .5 group, because it overlaps with the other two. in my experience, you will hear about Controversial and Current the most- Loved is going to have like a few names that are just generally well-received, not that some people won't like them but like the majority is rocking with them.

some names you might hear a lot include

Devin Grayson

Chuck Dixon

Scott Lobdell

Tom King

Tom Taylor

Geoff Johns

there're almost definitely more but like, that's who immediately comes to mind.

writers will be Controversial for a range of reasons, but their writing being bad/unpopular is not the only reason.

i think knowing why people dislike an author can be super useful, i think meta is really interesting. but i personally have never avoided reading something purely off of the writer alone for two reasons, those being-

i like to form my own opinions. even if i think i'll probably agree, i like to experience it for myself so that i get full context.

with the exception of one writer (that ik by name), every writer that i've read and been like "wow i don't like this", they've written something else that i've enjoyed.

i said this in a response to a different ask, (about tom taylor actually lmao), but-

if you're interested in reading [tom taylor's] run, you should. other people disliking a run is like...idk if this is going to make sense, but it's kind of like knowing the weather. you'll be like "hey, there's rain" and then you can either a) choose not to go outside, b) grab a coat and umbrella, or c) pull on a swimsuit and go dance. no wrong choices! maybe you get outside and it's more of a light drizzle, or maybe it's basically a tropical storm and you book it back inside and start batting down the hatches.

basically, what i'm trying to get at is, if something looks interesting to you, i don't want you to be put off or feel bad for being interested (or even liking it, if you try it out!!) bc you've seen that some people seem to really dislike the writer.

on the flip side, reading stuff going into it thinking "everyone loves this!!" can be it's own problem, especially if you're new to comics, bc if you don't like it, you might be discouraged. like case in point, tom taylor's nightwing run was super hyped up for me so when i got to it and was underwhelmed i was like, oh. it made me wonder if i was missing something/reading them wrong, and also, like if everyone loves this and i don't, will i like comics? (hell yeah i would, i love comics but damn if i didn't get skeptical for a hot minute there.)

now to answer your question about writers i like/would stay away from:

i....don't really know.

like okay, i'm really enjoying the Batman/Superman: World's Finest run a whole lot rn, right, and that's written by Mark Waid. i already had Impulse on my tbr, but i was more excited to read it when i found out Waid was the writer, because of how much i enjoy B/S:WF.

or like Chip Zdarsky. pretty sure tumblr hates him, but i personally really enjoy his batman run, i like it so much actually, not that i think it's perfect, but omg does all the hate entertain me, and i really liked his jason & bruce story in Batman: Urban Legends, and i have Batman: The Knight on my tbr and i was more excited to read it when i saw that he wrote it.

however, if i saw them attached to a project that didn't immediately interest me, whether bc of the characters or concept, i wouldn't check it out just because they're writing it, yk? somewhere along my comics reading journey i may find writers like that, but i haven't yet.

(also the only reason ik their names is because they're writing current runs that i'm following lmao)

and it's kind of the inverse with writers who i'm not fond of, where if the project interests me, i'll check it out anyways, heaving a big sigh as i do.

i do plan on paying more attention to writers, bc i'm curious to see who i tend to like/dislike and why. like since i just finished reading through all of the Nightwing runs, i plan on ranking the writers once Tom Taylor's run wraps up, just for fun.

but yeah!! ik which runs i like/don't like and why, and that's about it.

idk if this was helpful at all, i'm lowkey afraid it wasn't, but hopefully it was!!

tysm for asking, and as always, i'm more than happy to answer any other questions you may have!! my inbox/dms are open 🫶🏼

[flesh-of-a-hare]

i saw this ad for a webcomic abt a god giving all of his attention to some random human lady and trying to get some form of greedy want/desire from her for some weird plot reason and it made me wonder. what kind of desire am i full of. what is my greatest want???

forgiveness? peace? calm? money, maybe?? to be far, far away? to not be human? to be human? to be normal? to be able to go back and fix everything and get them back? or maybe just to see them all again?

these aren't physical, material wants (except money, ig, but thats more of a 'i want money to fix my problems' more than a 'i want money bc i want to be rich' feeling) like the comic was about, but it was interesting to think about at least. i wonder what a god would make of me. maybe they would wonder what was wrong with me. or they would roll their eyes and think irritably about how typical i am, just another person in a world-wide junkyard of persons? idk, but some part of me wants to think they would be curious about me. i know im supposed to hate being pitied, but its validating in a gross, sickly way. maybe im just self centered and so deep in my self-pity that any attention is like a salt-based balm on my misery, soothing but ultimately deepening the festering wound

i forget what the point of this was supposed to be but ive got nothing else to add rn. goodnight

[winderlylandchime]

2/2 ‘BRIAN AND EMMETT! LOOK AT THE BEST FRIENDS. When you think about it, theyre basically the same person. (Emmett says it hasnt been his year dick wise) THIS is what im being robbed off when they don’t give me them as friends! Since when does Em know about cancer? I know for a fact that’d be a sweet moment between them and i was robbed! This is how he’s telling people? Iconic. If this was today, he’d just post it on his IG Story.’ And we are back at Mel and Mikey ‘I genuinely say this from the bottom of my heart: i hate them both. Finally lindsay has a fucking brain shes using. Unfortunately she still has a horrible haircut though’ Loretta brings Deb heart shapped dessert ‘oh rosie. My sweet Rosie *long pause and then looks at me and points to his Brian inside a heart shirt* This is literally me with Brian.’ ‘FINALLY TED MAKEOVER! I get triggered every time they say queer guy, just thought you should know. I’m so happy that Emy and Teddy are friends again’ ‘look Mike is realizing he’s an asshole. I could’ve told you that 4 seasons ago. Or episodes. The next apology and confirmation that he’s an asshole needs to be to Brian that dinner pissed me off! Who does that to a friend? Just watches while they get attacked?. I still hate him for that. BRIAN! Look at this cutie (and Ted reveal happens) TEDDY! He looks good. Wait, I need a video of Brian saying Ted is fabulous on a loop’ ‘they brought Rosie just for a little kissy kiss and that was it? Good for her. *looks at me like he just figured out all the world problems* mmm she probably had to go back to work on her show’ (she did not the show was already over at that point but he refused to believe me) Mel asks Linds if she is giving up JR bc she doesnt want to be her mother ‘girl, after how you and michael behaved? Even i dont wanna see that damn baby anymore. Now where the fuck is Gus, the real star of the show? Give him to Brian and Justin for a sleepover’ ‘mike acts like he’s got it all figured out and like he’s this grown up dude who is suddenly too good for Liberty Avenue and yet he’s a fucking idiot and a child. WHY IS HUNTER BACK ON THE STREET? What the fuck is going on with him? Why would they do that?’ AND we are at that Britin scene now ‘Blondie! Look at him drawing. Imagine if they hung out at Brians office and Blondie worked on his art and Bri was working on his shit? I should’ve been a writer on the show. God, im so happy his hair is back. BRI BRI! Okay what the fuck is going on? He doesnt wanna fuck Brian? Okay cool that’s okay. Can’t relate but to each their own, i guess but why does he look like hed rather jump off Empire State Building? He’s acting like he killed someone calm down it’s just an std it happens, what the fuck? WHAT IS GOING ON? Since when does Justin care for all this? Why is he being like this?’ Justin reveals the Rage drawings ‘WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THIS? When are you gonna stop fucking every et that moves??? NEVER? And he gave him a virus in the series? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK JUST HAPPENED? Did i hallucinate the part where Justin and him had that foursome? Or when those dudes were all over him in babylon? OR THE LA FUCKS? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY BLONDIE? Blondie i said never change? What is this? And dont even get me started on the Rage comic. Thats fucked up, thats why he hid it from Brian cause he knows that’s fucked up. I hate this. What the fuck is going on?’ He then got up and went outside to smoke and didn’t come back for 20 minutes. And when he finally did all he said was ‘this is bullshit’ and then he left the house to go on a walk to clear his head. And when he came back he refused to talk about qaf. So the beginning of the end has officially started.

BRIAN AND EMMETT! LOOK AT THE BEST FRIENDS. When you think about it, theyre basically the same person. (Emmett says it hasnt been his year dick wise) THIS is what im being robbed off when they don’t give me them as friends!

Your brother is feeding my little KinneyCutt shaped heart. They are basically the same person, I've been saying that! Also, they're both tall.

*long pause and then looks at me and points to his Brian inside a heart shirt* This is literally me with Brian. Yes it is, Brother. If Loretta adopted a cat (which she will in a half a second because she's a lesbian, yes this is a self-own) she would/will name it Debbie.

mike acts like he’s got it all figured out and like he’s this grown up dude who is suddenly too good for Liberty Avenue and yet he’s a fucking idiot and a child. The joy I am getting from your brother reading Michael is immeasurable.

I should’ve been a writer on the show. Yes, he should have.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THIS? When are you gonna stop fucking every et that moves??? NEVER? And he gave him a virus in the series? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK JUST HAPPENED? Did i hallucinate the part where Justin and him had that foursome? Or when those dudes were all over him in babylon? OR THE LA FUCKS? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY BLONDIE? Blondie i said never change? What is this?

I'm crying. I'm so sorry anon. I'm so sorry Brother. It gets worse. It gets so much worse.

(To be clear, I love the Only Time speech because it encapsulates them, but Brian proposing and every moment of that is awful. (okay we get some cute couple moments from them being engaged BUT AT WHAT COST? Justin not being at Babylon in the last shot is awful. It is entirely out of character. I hate the writers)

I'm sorry.