#imo his best outfit of the era

[cld-n]

harry’s allez-martinez outfit that one time during the fine line era i always think about u <3

[maximura]

Chasing That Feeling: Inkigayo 231015

[hermitw]

Jjk theories / opinions / thoughts part 3 uwu (they are becoming more stupid and less coherent, let's go)

-Gege began the rumor about sukuna drinking his own milk. It is TOO MUCH OF SOMETHING GEGE WOULD SAY I cannot be convinced otherwise

-Gojo's twink death happened in the prison realm

-kenjaku was involved in founding the star religious group. He's already been making pacts with sorcerers for a thousand years, so putting him in the Nara era isn't a stretch. We already know he made several attempts to interrupt the star plasma vessels. (yes I blame him for every thing ever. His fault. And I think he'd rather watch things crumble than do the work directly bc then it's like a game, unexpected things happen and it's more interesting. Bro is always playing games even with curses smh)

-Hakari would have started a fight club to fund Kirara's transition. Idk if the higher ups would have had issues w trans students or just with Hakari's unconventional domain and methods (not hesitating to lose a foot bc he'll get it back, for example), but Gojo called them a lot of variations of conservative idiots so it seems likely I think. And they left the school before she even came out, bc Panda didn't know.

-kinda unfair that Yuta gets to transfer into Gojo with his best outfit on, he didn't have to dress like Edward Cullen for years to get there (pls don't get offended I swear to God it's a joke but also I do kinda feel this way lmaoooo)

-how the fuck do nanako and mimiko's technique work? They're twins right? I get the feeling like Mimiko can't use one on her own, but she likes to threaten people with her doll and Nanako can hang people with it. I rly wish we got to see them more (I want to believe they survived sukuna bc Geto would have prepared those girls to stay safe, maybe there's just a time lag or something pls)

IN THE AIRPORT SCENE there's even Toji but those girls are not there so that gives me hope I kajahxkakdn (I get that maybe it's Gojo's mindscape but how would he have known that Haibara showed up to Nanami? It's not just his imagination imo, those girls are alive, I need them to be.)

-I miss rainbow dragonnnnnnnn I'm so sad and still mad at toji (despite my theory that he lost himself bc the worm is banana fish I'm just bitter lmao)

-I'm so fucking sad that we didn't get to see Hanami's domain. So I made one up myself but I don't have a name for itnkajsxjskmax I just think Hanami needed a redemption arc like Choso got :(((

-the other dubs are so fkn good that when I'm tired of it I'll just play that shit in another language. The first minute of the series in French tho made me laugh so hard I had to change it. But the exchange event in German was so good

-remember when Megumi brought out Max Elephant against Noritoshi Kamo? It's like. He knew that the blood manipulation weakness was water. Maybe that's a benefit of growing up in one of the 3 major clans.

-I feel like no one ever talks about how Megumi lost Orochi AND one of the demon dogs that was with him since he was a kid when he also watched Sukuna rip out Yuuji's heart. Like we all talk about how he gets more upset over losing animals than people but all 3 of those events at once... I was rly sad at first bc I wanted to see the snake more too.

-Megumi's head bleeding in every fight for most of the anime is meant to represent that his weakness is in his head.

-when it's raining, that shows that the characters are up against something bigger than they are prepared for. (I made a whole list of every use of water and its symbolism but God I feel insane)

-the shibuya arc hurts less to watch after the first 5 times (I think? I'm on My 9th watch and I think 2 1/2 read. It's hard to keep track at this point)

-I want to see the extended mahoraga vs sukuna fight in theaters I'm so jealous oh god

-I cannot be convinced that a single character in this show is heterosexual. Everyone is gay except for hakari ig but he's an ally so

-I think that Miguel and Larue might be together but idk

-kinda weird that no one mentioned nanako or mimiko (like how no one mentioned todo and he was fiiiiiine I knew he was having fun in the culling game the whole time)

-despite how much I love hanami, my favorite animated Gojo scenes are when he is exorcising them. The English dub especially oh god

[g-xix]

favourite sidemen videos?

AGHHH I LOVE ASKS LIKE THIS!! Ty for asking this :)

In order of oldest to newest...

Sidemen Fear Pong - Featuring Harrry's doggo Herb and the iconic "DRIVERS OF LONDON!"

Sidemen Yoga - Featuring "PHIL!", prime sexiness JJ and zesty Harry... This video gave me sm ideas of making smutshots for Phil (but i thought nobody rly wants to see hardcore Phil smut and decided against 💀💀)

The Sidemen Show Ep4 - Haunted House - Literally just a Sam and Colby vid filmed by British idiots also featuring my fave JME

Hide and Seek at Wireless - Genuinely SO GOOD, like, Wroetostar combo goes SO HARD, Hide and Seeks were at their peak when they filmed this, they had sm energy and clearly were enjoying this shit so much... Plus all their charity match hairstyles are such a throwback to see

Sidemen Bowling - So goofy, loved this era where they were all just enjoying making budget ass content together which they somehow always found a way to violate

Sidemen Olympics - Tbh i just loved comparing my sporting ability to them + knowing i can throw a discus farther than all of these mf's and their highest scores

Christmas Football Challenges - Pervy Santa!JJ will also never be topped

Try not to Laugh: w Jack Whitehall / Shocking edition / Bad jokes edition

One word Interview - Shoutout Simon, one of the best YouTube series imo... He's got way more on his channel w each member + these answers are j so iconic

James Charles Makeup Challenge - featuring Click house, KSImon, and Harry's gay panic era

£10,000 vs £10: first holiday / roadtrip / Europe holiday / song

Sidemen Go Back to School - Literally the video that first introduced me to them. Absolutely iconic. Featuring Phil, Stephen Tries and Babatunde, this and the Sidemen Bake Off are their 2 vids that go hand in hand for most iconic atl imo

Worst Outfit Wins - not the exact title but summarises it better. Didn't like this thumbnail initially and put off watching it for a looong time but honestly it's too jokes to skip

Sidemen Become Parents - Literally the way that they descend to chaos and slowly become worse and worse parents is something special that everyone needs to see, full fuckin stop.

24 Hours Handcuffed - trust me.

Make a Christmas Song - Love these songs sm, literally have them on my acc Xmas playlist

Sidemen Dragon's Den - Featuring Niko, Max Fosh (Bosh), BambinoBecky, Chi With A C, Cal² and more

Hot Wings Challenge - Lol, love seeing their pain in this + JJ's Reddit absolutely peaked when this video came out

Sidemen Pub Golf + Europe edition- Just iconic, first post!lockdown pint with the boys where absolutely everyone got involved... and it ended badly for everyone except Harry and Ethan. Europe edition features Harry's birthday and just a lot more chaos i suppose.

Sidemen Gogglebox - Harry and Ethan are fresh off of a night out and cba, KSImon is released once more, and Josh, Vik and Tobi are just fulfilling their duty of watching the programs 🤷‍♀️ Thrilling post!lockdown entertainment imo

Sidemen Silent Library (1) and (2) - super new n unconventionial concept which was just really enjoyable to watch

The Cube - They're missing half the Sidemen but have Big Randy and Stephen Tries instead. They just get drunk to cope with the depression and it turns out for a pretty good vid.

Sidemen Hole in The Wall - solely for Waterman tbh

Forfeit Blind Dates - Ethan's pervy clown character, Deji's sheer energy (litr made me girl-crush on him) and that leng last lady, whole vid was a rare Sidemen banger

Japanese Gameshow - Loved the style with JJ as the host tbh he really fit it, and ofc the Deji feature was an added bonus

Weirdest Hotels - Featuring the Chrismd on a team w Harry n Vik, this rly was an absolute banger honestly

Mystery Box Challenge - idk something j felt very authentic excitement and interest about this vid

Sidemen Become Farmers - brought out the most wholesome and sexy side of the Sidemen all around

SMALLEST VS BIGGEST CAR - Hands down SUCH a banger, the chemistry between all these TERRIFIED mfs and the surprise guest (ᴉɾǝp upside down) ik the sidemen often feel overproduced, but this felt like such a genuine shiggles vid. Oh, and that kiss between Ethan and mystery guest was err... yeah.

Lol that took an hour of my life.

Anyways, if you're ever bored and wanna binge the unanimously decided best vids of the sidemen- I've collated these vids (and a few more) into a YouTube PLAYLIST which u can add to your libraries n watch whenever - or just check out to see whether you've watched all of these or missed any

anyways, hope you've enjoyed that bc that was LONG

And those are j main channel SDMN vids, but there's sooo many good vids on the moresdmn channel on top of these... MoreSidemen has sm mf hidden gems man, one day you'll see 🙏🙏

[theboywithburninghands]

I have cooked. But I’m also exhausted so I’ll just leave this here. This is the best chapter so far, imo. Hope you guys like it! @fernstarsblog

T/W: Drug and alcohol use, domestic abuse, toxic masculinity, era-appropriate sexism, vomit

Primum Peccatum Ch. 9: Do Ya Thing

The evening of the gathering arrived entirely too quickly and agonizingly slowly. Pomni sat on the ferry to the mainland, garbed in a simple black dress and some light makeup. She wisely hadn’t told her mother about the arrangement, as Mirella certainly would have forced her into another frou frou dress. She had bitten her nails down to the quick, so she brought along a small wood bead from her mother’s sewing kit to chew on.

Jax was clad in his gray-on-gray outfit, which he had cleaned and dried after the downpour from two days ago, opting for a plain white ascot. His usual glib demeanor had given way to poorly-masked dread, and he kept his gaze fixated on one of the ferry windows for most of the trip to the mainland.

“Thinking about jumping ship and swimming back to the island?” Pomni asked. “I’ll join you. I chose a rather aqua-dynamic outfit, wouldn’t you say?”

Jax let out a short sigh of laughter, his Cheshire smile returning for a moment.

“You must be terribly nervous as well. I suppose my little tantrum yesterday morning did little to ease your anxieties. I apologize for that.” he said, his yellow eyes still adhered to the window.

“Yesterday was… enlightening.” Pomni said. She flicked the bead in her mouth from her back molars to her bicuspids with her tongue. “But, at the very least, I’ve taken enough alkalizers to tame my pyrosis. May I ask you something somewhat personal?”

“You may,” Jax replied.

“…You haven’t taken an inordinate dosage of your… physick, have you?” she asked, clamping her teeth down smartly on the bead.

Jax laughed again, his smile remaining absent. “None more than usual. I would like to be able to sit upright in front of my father. Enough to keep me anchored.”

“This is welcome news,” Pomni replied. “Because I require your assistance tonight.”

Jax looked at Pomni. She in turn gazed down at her lap, the engagement ring sparkling on her left hand once again. She held the bead between her front teeth.

“In a few hours, this will be but a memory. Until then, my best advice is…”

He paused for a moment. Pomni risked a look up into his eyes. They were far-off in thought.

“…Be… genuine. Within reason.”

Pomni scoffed, sliding the bead back into her molars and clamping down on it. “You could be a politician with nebulous language like that.”

Jax held up a hand. “Pardon me. You’re correct, that was unhelpful. What I mean to say is…”

He took another few moments to ponder.

“Your parents always wish for you to behave. To act as others do, and nothing more. Well… they aren’t here tonight. I know what kind of person you are, Ms. Shutnyk. Be that person. She’s wonderful.”

Pomni felt a queer heat in her cheeks. She swapped the bead in her mouth from side to side.

“You said ‘within reason’ earlier.” she said.

“Ah, I did… Well, I suppose I meant… Hm. I suppose I meant that if you see any member of my family acting the goat, try not to completely verbally trounce them. We should attempt to remain in my father’s good graces long enough to collect his dowry, then we are free to excise him and anyone else unsavory from our lives.”

Pomni chewed the bead in her mouth.

“I understand if that appeared condescending, dear,” Jax began. “But I merely-”

“I understand. Continue our charade until it is safe.” Pomni interjected.

“Something to that effect,” Jax concluded. He looked out the window again at the approaching mainland.

The ferry came to a stop at Blackshell Bay’s pier, Jax and Pomni being two of about five passengers who disembarked. The ferry usually only ran until sunset, but unique hours could be arranged for a small fee and some advance notice.

“Looking forward to seeing the pair of you at ten pm!” the ferryman said to them. From his tone, it sounded less like a cordial farewell, and more like a warning to be on time or be left behind.

Jax nodded at the ferryman, having made the arrangements the previous day, before turning to look at the road.

“I suppose we should begin our trek. My father’s estate is two miles to the east. Although it may be to our benefit if- Ms. Shutnyk?”

Pomni had fixed her gaze on a horse-drawn carriage standing in one of the ranking cubicles by the pier. It was black, with gold leaf on the trim and the fellies, and was pulled by a pair of mustangs, who stood and waited patiently. The carriage driver was a shapeman in a red suit, his head composed of nothing but an overlarge set of teeth with two different colored eyes set inside. Upon seeing Pomni and Jax, he doffed his top hat, which sat almost comically small on his head.

“Ah, you’ve arrived! Please, take your seats. Your father is expecting you, Mr. Krolik.”

He gestured to the door of the carriage, which swung open neatly on its own. Jax managed a smirk.

“I suppose this is preferable to walking, n’est-ce pas?” he said. His faint smirk withered upon seeing the expression on Pomni’s face.

“It’s him…” she muttered.

“You know that shapeman?” Jax inquired.

“I know of him. He-”

“Time is of the essence, my young friends! Please hop aboard!” the shapeman sang.

Jax looked from Pomni to the shapeman.

“Well, if my father paid for his services, it would be incredibly rude not to use them. And that would be a bad start to this already dire evening.”

Jax approached the door to the carriage, turning after about six paces to look at Pomni.

“Pomni? Whatever could be the matter?” he asked, his voice tinged with worry.

“I… don’t believe that your fa-”

—

Pomni blinked, finding herself in the carriage, sitting across from Jax. The sun had sunk in the horizon, turning the sky a hazy orange, and the carriage clattered to a stop at the gate of a white manor. A large letter K had been inscribed in a bronze plaque on each gatepost.

“I… what…?” Pomni whispered.

“Ah, good, you’re awake.” Jax said, smiling faintly. “You nodded off almost as soon as we set out on the road. I suppose you haven’t been sleeping well recently. I understand.”

Pomni rubbed her eyes, some sand coming loose as she did so. Had she simply dozed off? She couldn’t remember one moment of the trip here, so she must have. Slumber was one of the few occasions where she didn’t remember anything. That must have been the case, there were no other logical answers. She couldn’t find her bead… hopefully she hadn’t swallowed it.

Jax offered a gloved hand as he helped her out of the carriage. She accepted it, only realizing exactly what was happening after her feet met the earth, and she retracted her hand a might too abruptly.

“I-Er… My apologies…” she muttered. Jax simply held up a hand to assuage her.

“Thank you for your services, sir.” Jax said to the carriage driver. He took three crowns from his pocket and handed them to the shapeman, who seemed to tuck them into his sleeve with a flick of the wrist.

“Enjoy yourselves, Mr. and Mrs. Krolik! Until we meet again!”

The carriage driver snapped his reins and the carriage trundled away into the sunset. Jax removed a heavy looking iron key from his other pocket and turned it in the gate’s heavy padlock, where it clanked open noisily and slowly whined open.

Pomni entered the property and took in her surroundings as Jax relocked the gate. It was a marvelous home, three stories tall with an impeccably maintained frontage. Unlike the roses and gardenias of her mother’s front garden, however, here it was perfectly level, lush gorass with symmetrically arranged trees lining the stone pathway. The branches were heavy with green, not-quite-ripe plums the size of cherry tomatoes.

“These are lovely,” Pomni said.

“The trees? It’s not quite their season yet. My mother used to make plum jam back in Ediacara, although I never had a chance to taste it. My father had these planted in her memory. My brothers and I just pick off and eat the ripe plums, but we also have to gather up all the overripe ones that fall into the grass before they attract insects.”

Jax relayed all this information while they climbed the steps to the front door. Pomni felt her stomach twist. She wasn’t ready yet… was it too late to flee as fast as she could and hide out in town. No, the gate was locked. Allfather please just let tonight end quickly.

Jax sighed to himself and knocked on the door. Someone opened it almost immediately.

“Ah, Jax! Dobry wieczór!” a female voice Pomni didn’t recognize answered.

“Dobry wieczór, Zuzanna, czy możemy wejść?” Jax replied. His Ediacaran was impeccable.

“Oczywiście, witam, witam!”

Jax motioned for Pomni to follow. Standing in the doorway was another rabbit woman, her fur pure white, in a black skirt and white silk apron. Her eyes were a light pink rather than the usual yellow. She beamed upon seeing Pomni.

“Ms. Shutnyk, this is our housekeeper, Zuzanna. She only speaks Ediacaran, but rest assured, she’s thrilled you’re here.”

Zuzanna shook Pomni’s hand eagerly.

“Witam, pani Shutnyk! Miło mi cię poznać!” she said.

“…Dobry wieczór.” Pomni replied. She didn’t know a word of Ediacaran, but the greeting was easy enough to memorize.

The foyer of the mansion stood tall, austere and immaculately clean, reminding Pomni of The New Hirnantian Historical Center. She visited the museum on a class trip to the capital city Biddeford when she was ten years old, and she recalled how tiny she felt upon walking into the sprawling atrium with her classmates. The key difference was no one is meant to live in a museum… so what purpose did such oppressive architecture serve in a home?

The floor was polished white marble, and a wrought iron black spiral staircase led up and out of sight to the second floor. Above them was a second floor oakwood balcony that looked out across the atrium, another symmetrical balcony above it for the third floor. There were four rigid-looking chairs placed by the staircase, colored a weak violet, presumably an antechamber for guests. Two hallways led off to the first floor’s eastern and western wings.

However, the largest set piece was a three-tiered silver chandelier suspended from the ceiling, wreathed in strings of crystal. The crystals reflected flashes of all-colored light from the electric lights burning in the center, exactly like the engagement ring on Pomni’s left hand. It was beautiful, if a might ostentatious, but Pomni’s mind immediately jumped to the logistical questions. How did one dust it, or change the spent light bulbs? Risk their neck on an over-tall step ladder, evidently…

“Well, you’ve arrived. I’m glad to see you’re on time, Jax.”

Drexl Krolik looked down at the three of them from the second floor railing. The blue rabbit, nigh on seven feet in height, stood in a dark green waistcoat, matching trousers and a red Brummell ascot. He had the same wooden pipe in his teeth, which he took a short pull from, exhaling a small plume of smoke.

“Good evening, father. You’re looking well.” Jax said. Pomni noticed he was standing even more at attention than usual.

“As are you. Greetings once again, Miss Shutnyk. How have you been?” he asked. Pomni remembered how much Jax’s father valued eye contact, so she kept her eyes matched with his, even as hot prickles ran up her arms and legs.

“I’ve been… I… I apologize, I dozed off on the way here. I’ve been well.” Pomni hoped that this excused the stammer in her voice. She desperately tried not to scratch herself.

“Yes, I suppose it has been an eventful few days for you, hasn’t it?” Drexl replied, keeping his eyes on Pomni’s. She felt as though she may erupt into hives.

“Father, have Altonicus and Kali arrived yet?” Jax inquired.

Drexl looked back to his son, Pomni at last able to look down at the floor and subtly itch her arms and legs.

“They have. I believe they’re in the tea room with Osvaldo.” Drexl replied, taking another pull from his pipe.

“May I be excused to greet them, sir?” Jax requested.

“Yes you may. Although both of you, please take off your shoes.” Drexl pointed to a nearby shoe rack, where at least six pairs of very long and wide shoes sat.

“Yes sir,” Jax said, motioning for Pomni to follow him over. The two of them took off their shoes, Jax back to his bare footpaws and Pomni in just her stockings. The marble was cold on the soles of her feet, and Pomni could feel a set of yellow eyes burning into the back of her neck. It can’t have been that interesting to watch her remove her shoes…

“Thank you, father,” Jax said, bowing shortly to Drexl before motioning for Pomni to follow him.

“I’ll be down in a moment,” Drexl said, putting one hand on the railing. He looked down at Pomni one last time, who followed Jax without a word.

The tea room was an elegant little place, with blue and white china plates arranged about a small Ediacaran oak table. The tablecloth was printed with floral patterns of pink, red, yellow, green and blue. Some tea cakes, freshly baked and dusted with powdered sugar, sat on a platter, wafting an aroma of dough and jam throughout the room. An enormous window ran along the opposite wall, opening onto the back garden, which revealed a view of the bay, lit up oily black and orange by the sunset.

“Ms. Pomni! Hello again!” Kali stood from her spot at the table. She wore a magenta dress, with a necklace of high quality pearls and her usual gorgeous smile.

“Greetings Kali, it’s nice to- OH!”

Pomni hardly had time to react before Kali threw her arms around her. The hug would have normally elicited a desperate attempt to squirm away, but Kali was an acquaintance and she could allow one hug. One.

“Kali, Kali, let the young lady breathe, for goodness’ sake.”

Her husband, a pink-furred rabbit about a head taller than Jax and in a blue waistcoat with a black ascot, approached the pair with an apologetic smile.

“My better half can be a might affectionate with friends and family,” Altonicus said. “Although, it’s probably because of this that I treasure her so much.”

Kali grinned and released Pomni, whose hair was slightly mussed up and now wore a faint shade of pink on her face. Kali went over to Jax and embraced him.

“And how’s the last of the litter?” she said fondly.

“I’m quite well, Kali. You seem in high spirits. Have you perhaps had a nip of wine?” Jax replied, smiling impishly.

“Ah, so that’s how you greet your sister-in-law? For shame!” Kali lightly swatted Jax with a glove.

Pomni glanced at her side, hardly noticing a gray rabbit in a burgundy waistcoat that had walked up alongside her.

“Oh, Osvaldo, good evening,” Pomni said after a moment of silence.

“Salutations, Ms. Shutnyk. I hope your affairs are all in order,” Osvaldo said. His voice was high-pitched and quiet, like that of a woodland owl.

“As in order as is possible, given the circumstances,” Pomni replied.

Osvaldo managed a fragile smile before glancing over at Jax. “Good evening, brother.”

“Good evening, Ozzy.” Jax replied. He adopted a considerably softer tone with the gray rabbit.

Kali motioned them over. “Come and sit, the both of you! Zuzanna made fresh raspberry cakes, they’re heavenly.”

Pomni took a seat beside Jax. Zuzanna entered the tea room on cue, carrying a large blue-and-white teapot on a red trivet.

“Masz ochotę na herbetę?” she inquired to Pomni. It was only polite to serve guests first.

“Yes please,” Pomni said, nodding and attempting a smile. Zuzanna poured her a cup of Ediacaran black tea, although it was actually a deep brown. Pomni always wondered why certain foods were named the wrong color… she took a cake so the others could begin to serve themselves.

“Will Boone be joining us?” Jax inquired, taking a cake after allowing Kali to have two.

“He’ll be along,” Altonicus said, an air of what could have been disappointment in his voice. “Osvaldo told us a moment ago he’s taken up another hobby.”

“Ah, so trap shooting only lasted a week,” Jax said, unruffled.

“Six days…” Osvaldo said. “Father refused to build him a shooting range in the back garden, and he said something along the lines of ‘The day I allow you near my rifle again is the day my fur begins flowering.’ Not that I blame him.”

Kali laughed ruefully.

“So what has he employed to curb his restlessness now?” Jax asked.

“You said cartography, correct, Aldo?” Kali asked.

“He wants to make a detailed map of the huntsman’s woods,” Osvaldo clarified, taking a cake. “For his own personal use.”

“That will last all of two weeks at the very most,” Altonicus said, the last to put a tea cake on his plate. “Father has stopped asking if any of these endeavors interest him enough to make one into a career, I would assume?”

“Father…” Osvaldo glanced towards the door to the tea room. “Father remains adamant that we inherit the company. Boone and I have both been conscripted into interning… I suppose Jax will too, as soon as the wedding ceremonies end.”

Pomni had a bite of her tea cake. The cake itself was on the heavy side, clearly made with an abundance of butter, but the jam was heavenly. Warm and tangy with a tingling sensation on the edge of the flavor, merging with the powdered sugar for a beautiful marriage of sweet and sour. She swallowed, and that one bite sat rather heavily in her stomach. She would probably only manage one of these, lest she spoil her already meager appetite.

“But since neither you nor Boone enjoy the work, what does he expect to accomplish?” Kali asked, wiping her mouth free of powdered sugar.

Osvaldo raised a long finger to his lips in in a “hush” motion, nodding to the open door. “Well… I believe that is why he’s placed such importance on the financial gains that will come from Jax’s marriage to Ms. Shutnyk. A reasonable financial cushion, especially after the whole affair with Dombrowski…”

“Ah, that reminds me,” Altonicus turned to Pomni. “Ms. Shutnyk, I cannot thank your family enough for assisting my father with that suit. I couldn’t have completed medical school without the funds we earned back from Dombrowski.”

Pomni had a sip of tea. It was a touch bitter, but it alleviated her cotton-mouth.

“I would say ‘thank my father,’ but I did assist him with much of the mathematics, as well as parsing through the contracts. It’s a miracle we caught it when we did, or Mr. Dombrowski may have had the chance to hide his misdeeds more competently.”

She wanted to bite off the rim of her teacup upon seeing Altonicus’s expression waver. Fantastic job, Pomni. One of the only beastfolk in this family that already liked you, and you implied his father was incompetent in his own home. A simple “you’re very welcome, Dr. Krolik” would have been enough!

“Alton, dear!” Kali interjected. “I did tell you I ran into Pomni in town two days ago, did I not?”

Pomni blinked. In town? She would hardly call the ferry “in town,” but she was humiliated enough about her response earlier that she held her tongue.

“Did you know I saw her reading Humidity?” Kali asked, grinning.

“Oh, the Houston novel I got for your 28th birthday! Are you a fan of hers, Ms. Shutnyk?” Altonicus asked.

“I’ve read everything she’s ever written. She’s an inspiration…” Pomni answered reverently.

“I agree! I’ve always found her prose to be-”

Altonicus immediately fell silent as Drexl strode into the tea room. The blue rabbit raised an eyebrow.

“You’re discussing that female author again, Altonicus?” he asked. Pomni tightened her grip on her cup at the way Drexl emphasized “female,” like some sort of pejorative.

“Yes, sir. Ms. Shutnyk is a fan of her work, and I wished to discuss it with her.” Altonicus said.

Drexl hummed in acknowledgement, picking up a tea cake and examining it. “Your father tells me that you’re an avid reader, Ms. Shutnyk. You’ll find that each member of my brood is quite well read, so you can rest assured that you aren’t among plebeians.”

“That was not a worry of mine, Mr. Krolik.” Pomni set her teacup down on her saucer. She managed eye contact with Drexl. “May I ask you a question?”

A few seconds of deafening silence passed. Pomni kept her blue eyes on Drexl’s yellow. Pomni felt her skin itch all over, and idly scratched her left arm with her right hand, yet she kept her eyes locked on the larger beastman’s.

“You may,” he answered at last. Drexl’s face remained placid, and his tone even, yet the aura of the room had shifted. He was not accustomed to being asked a question without his express permission to do so, especially from a human woman that only came up to his sternum at most.

“May I ask what you enjoy reading, Mr. Krolik? What is your favorite novel, if you can choose? I’ve been ever so curious.” Pomni asked.

Drexl opened his mouth and placed the entire cake into his maw. For a moment, Pomni could see sharp canines. He chewed the cake, keeping his yellow searchlight eyes directly on Pomni. She briefly looked away to brush non existent cake-crumbs from her dress, then looked back at him.

“Say, father-” Osvaldo began, but Drexl swallowed and tilted his head towards him, leaving his eyes on Pomni.

“Peace, Osvaldo. I haven’t answered our guest.”

The gray rabbit immediately sank into his chair. “Yes, sir.”

“My favorite novel would be Long, Long Ago by Geoffrey Kane,” Drexl finally said.

Pomni smiled. “Ah, what an excellent character study. I read that in secondary school. In fact, I wrote an essay comparing it to The Iron Rings by Connie McGregor for my literacy course. While I believe Kane has excellent prose, McGregor has a better understanding of the struggles of a working class woman, due to her time working as a secretary for her husband Theodore. You might enjoy that novel, it’s a contemporary to Long, Long Ago. Even if it is written by a ‘female.’”

Drexl made a noise of acknowledgement. The others at the table kept their gazes elsewhere, busying themselves with finishing their tea or dabbing their mouths with napkins, but their eyes were bright and alert.

Pomni bowed her head. “Forgive me, sir. I have a tendency to ramble when it comes to my favorite subjects. I’ve completely monopolized the conversation. Osvaldo, you wished to speak?”

Osvaldo’s reply was cut short, as Zuzanna and a green-furred rabbit in a brown waistcoat entered the room.

“Boone, natychmiast idź umyć ręce!” Zuzanna fussed, trying to block the green rabbit’s way into the tea room.

“I told you already, I have! Do you wish for me to boil them as well?!”

Drexl cleared his throat sharply. Boone looked up at his father, then his eyes darted about the room rapidly. They hardly sat in one spot for even a half-second before falling onto Pomni.

“Ah. Ms. Shutnyk is here,” Boone said. “Apologies for arriving late, father. Zuzanna always insists I sterilize myself like I’m prepping for a vivisection.”

Boone crossed the room mid speech, stooping absurdly low to shake Pomni’s hand.

“How do you do?” he asked, wearing a discourteous grin.

Pomni felt the corner of her mouth twitch, both at the jab at her height and his mockery of her nervous salutations from their first meetings. She kept her face placid and gripped his hand firmly.

“Good evening, Boone,” she said, her tone frosty.

The third-eldest brother’s irritating smile faltered at her accusatory tone, but he regained it upon seeing Jax, who had hardly budged since Boone entered the room. Boone clapped him on the left shoulder firmly enough for his entire body to flinch.

“And how is my baby brother? Enjoying yourself on Primum Peccatum, away from all us riffraff?” he asked, holding both of Jax’s shoulders and leaning towards his left ear.

“I’m well,” was Jax’s curt reply. Boone grinned even wider and mussed up the fur on Jax’s head, the purple rabbit blinking slowly and combing it back the way it was with his fingers.

“Kolacja jest gotowa!” Zuzanna announced, having regained her sunny demeanor.

“Ah, splendid, I’m famished!” Boone headed for the door, only for Drexl to sharply extend an arm to his side, cutting off Boone’s advance.

“Boone, you are to follow me to the dining room.” Drexl ordered quietly.

“Yes, father…” Boone replied. Drexl turned to look down at him and Boone shrank. “Yes, sir.”

Drexl turned his head back to its original position, Boone dejectedly walking back to the table as everyone got to their feet to follow the patriarch out of the room. Pomni felt a gloved hand, damp with sweat, gripping her own. She looked from it to Jax, who stared forward. Pomni put her eyes forward as well, but surprised herself by giving Jax’s hand an assuring squeeze as they followed after Drexl into the dining room.

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Pomni enjoyed salads and crudités, but had never seen a meal that consisted only of salad. Usually, a salad came first, followed by the main course, then tea and dessert. But the only full dish on the dining room table was an enormous salad in a glass bowl about the size of a fisherman’s creel. It contained just about every kind of vegetable (notably missing sweet corn) and a rich, pink-red sauce. This, along with some dinner rolls and butter and a bottle of Silurian pinot noir, aged exactly 30 years, were the only additions.

Pomni ate slowly and unobtrusively, folding over the large lettuce leaves to fit onto her fork. The dressing tasted quite good, not too rich and with vibrant flavor, although it probably would fill her stomach less than the few bites she had of the tea cake earlier. Just as well, her appetite failed to improve.

Kali and Boone had the most food on their plates. Pomni supposed that Kali’s appetite was what contributed to her voluptuous figure. Pomni was jealous in a way. She could eat an entire patisserie and still look underweight. Truthfully, her figure didn’t matter to her , but if she looked “healthy,” less people would stare.

Jax prodded at his food with his fork. The laudanum must have been bothering his stomach. They would have to address that issue after things settled down.

Drexl had thankfully taken his eyes off of her, looking down at his plate. His maw was enormous, but he ate neatly, being able to fit entire dinner rolls into his mouth without any crumbs drifting onto his waistcoat.

“This is all delicious. moje gratulacje, Zuzanna.” Altonicus said. Zuzanna smiled and nodded in response.

“I must agree. This is wonderful. Is this a dish you enjoy often?” Pomni asked.

“Rabbitfolk such as us require a high amount of raw vegetables in our diet,” Altonicus chuckled. “So yes, we enjoy a lot of salads.”

“I’d appreciate having more salads. New Hirnantian food can be so bland…” Pomni said, eating a slice of cucumber off her fork, chewing and swallowing. “We have excellent fish, but only excellent fish.”

“You furless are lucky you can enjoy all different kinds of food. Fish, red meat, poultry… there is something satisfying about hunting and catching and preparing your own food!” Boone declared.

“And you would know this… how, Boone?” Drexl asked.

“Well…” Boone began.

“Need I remind you, you’ve only killed one animal in your life. Which animal was that, Boone?” Drexl asked. His tone was laced with acrimony, though he didn’t look up.

Boone sank in his chair. His yellow, frantic eyes flicked from person to person, and he tapped his heel rapidly on the floor. Everyone else kept their eyes on their meals. However, he caught Pomni’s eye before she could look away.

“You find my countenance intriguing, Miss Shutnyk?” he asked.

“Boone.” Jax sighed.

“I’m making conversation with the newest member of the family, brother. That is the entire purpose of this exercise, is it not?” Boone replied.

Pomni swallowed, not wanting to aggravate tensions any more.

“I was looking at you, Boone, I apologize for not speaking up. I was wondering why you and your brothers have different-colored fur.”

Pomni already knew the answer. Rabbitfolk, much like many other beastfolk, had a unique gene that made their fur multicolored, indeterminate of hereditary traits. It was shared with shapefolk.

“Ah, I know the answer to that one, Miss Shutnyk,” Altonicus said. “You see-”

“Alton, she was speaking to me,” Boone interjected.

“Your brother is a doctor, Boone, you are not.” Drexl said, again without looking up.

“Father, with all due respect, I can answer that!” Boone snapped. “One hardly needs a degree to discuss basic physiology. Anyone with the paws to open a textbook could answer that!”

Kali poured herself more wine.

“Boone, we have company, please…” Altonicus soothed.

“I’m merely stating the truth. I’m treated as a simpleton, unable to answer even the most elementary of queries, simply because Alton has some papers from an institute?”

“Boone Templeton Krolik,” Drexl thundered. His voice reverberated throughout the dining room. “Do not speak out of turn again, am I understood?”

Pomni thought about standing up and defenestrating herself through the nearest window. She shouldn’t have even opened her mouth…

Boone picked up his wine glass and drained the entire thing. A trail of red slid down the green fur on his chin, and he wiped it away with the back of his hand.

“Ms. Shutnyk,” Drexl said, turning to Pomni. “In understand that you’re well read. Have you read The Gray Accord?”

Pomni nodded. “Of course, sir. I’m well acquainted with it. I’m a good friend of the Gray Sister on our island’s chapter. We have discussions about the book.”

Pomni wisely kept the fact that she wasn’t particularly religious to herself. She mostly read The Gray Accord for its interesting parables and proverbs, she found most of the actual dogma within the text rather pompous and belittling of her gender. She didn’t even feel comfortable telling Ragatha that…

“Then you’re aware of Book Four, Verse 30 line 3.”

Ah, here it was. Book 4 was the premium source of quotations for all the zealots who liked to tell anyone that slightly diverged from their narrow-minded ideals that they were doomed to a dark eternity.

“I am. If I’m not mistaken, that is the verse detailing the roles a husband and wife should play in union, correct?”

“Very good, your memory is as sharp as your father said. The passage says ‘The will of the father is absolute, second only to the will of The Allfather.” Drexl said.

Pomni nodded. “That’s correct. Did you know that some clerics debate the phrasing of that passage? You see, in the original translation-”

“Ms. Shutnyk, I didn’t quote this passage to discuss theology with you.” Drexl said.

“Ah… I… I apologize.” Pomni felt herself shrink.

“I bring it up because I intend to exercise my Allfather-given right as a father to conscript Jax into my company. Altonicus’ practice is a lucrative one, and Jax’s marriage to you will bring in a tidy profit, but Osvaldo, Boone and Jax are the only ones left to inherit my business. And I have… my hesitations about Osvaldo and Boone’s financial literacy.”

“Father-!” Boone cried.

“Hush, Boone. The reason that I-” Drexl began.

“I haven’t done anything! Osvaldo has no ambition beyond singing! Isn’t that right, Ozzy?”

“Boone…” Osvaldo pleaded, but his younger brother continued on.

“He was planning on singing at Jax’s wedding! He would rather go behind your back than inherit your business!”

“Boone!” Osvaldo gasped.

“Oh. That was meant to be a secret, wasn’t it?” Boone put a paw to his mouth in mock horror. “Well, I’m sorry, Ozzy, but I simply can’t sit idly by and-”

There was a pop and a splash as Drexl shattered the wine glass in his hand. Kali cried out in alarm. Red wine and blood dribbled off of Drexl’s paw onto the white tablecloth, staining the sleeve of his green waistcoat a vague brown color. Shards of glass tinkled to the floor, Drexl looking down at his cut open paw pad. Jax kept his eyes firmly on the floor, bracing for the worst.

“Zuzanna,” was all Drexl said.

“Tak jest,” the maid said, hurrying to grab a washcloth.

Drexl removed a green handkerchief from his breast pocket, pulling a glass shard from his paw pad before tying the handkerchief one-handed around his wound.

“Osvaldo, Boone. Go wait in my study.” Drexl ordered, his voice icy.

Boone rolled his eyes and got to his feet, exiting the dining room. Osvaldo rose shakily, his voice quavering.

“Sir, I-”

“Now.”

Osvaldo made a noise like a smothered sob and moved for the exit. Pomni suddenly rose to her feet.

“I would love it,” she declared.

“Pomni…” Jax said reflexively, but she continued.

“I would love it if you sang at our wedding, Osvaldo. Send me a letter about what you’d like to perform, won’t you?”

“That’s quite enough. Osvaldo, begone.” Drexl ordered.

The gray rabbit turned and left without another word. Drexl walked towards the exit as well, holding his injured paw up. He paused and turned towards the table.

“I will be down in a moment,” he said. “Please remain where you are, everyone.”

With that, he left the room.

“…I’m very sorry, Ms. Shutnyk. My family is argumentative at the best of times.” Altonicus said, dabbing his forehead with a clean napkin.

“Jax? Are you quite alright?” Kali asked.

Jax lifted up his head. He looked on the verge of being sick. “I’m quite alright. We should-”

“Really be thinking of leaving.” Pomni finished, getting to her feet and smoothing out her dress.

Jax looked up at her. “Pomni, we can’t leave yet.”

“Yes we can. It’s actually fairly simple. We simply get permission from the master of the house, and walk out the front door.” Pomni replied, helping her fiancé to his feet.

“Pomni, we can’t, my father will-” Jax began.

“What? Be cross with us? He’s already cross, and I think the both of us have had quite enough of this. We shall dismiss ourselves, politely.”

Pomni looked over at Altonicus and Kali, who had also gotten to their feet.

“I’m… I’m sorry. The two of you have been nothing but hospitable. Assuredly, none of this is your doing. But I’d like to leave. Seeing as how your father and brothers are indisposed, that would make you the master of the house. May I have your permission to leave?”

Altonicus looked from Pomni, to Jax, to Kali, who nodded. He matched her nod and looked back at Pomni.

“Yes, feel free to leave. Thank you for coming… I believe we will be excusing ourselves as well.” Altonicus said. “Jax, are you quite alright? You look ill.”

“I’m fine,” Jax muttered. “Just fine.”

“I’m sorry things turned out this way,” Kali said. “I quite enjoyed your company, Miss Shutnyk.”

“It’s… quite alright. Really, it is. Goodbye for now. And tell Osvaldo I’m quite serious about our wedding.”

Pomni and Jax went back to the atrium, passing Zuzanna in the hallway. She said something to them in Ediacaran, but was in too much of a hurry to do much of anything else. Pomni hurriedly tugged her pumps on, glancing over her shoulder at the spiral staircase many times before heading out with Jax. The rabbitman didn’t bother putting on his shoes, and once he was outside, vomited profusely into the shrubbery.

“I see now why you never wish to return, Jax…” Pomni said.

“I… I’m sorry… that you had to go through that…” Jax muttered, coughing.

Pomni nibbled on her already thoroughly chewed thumbnail. “No, I’m sorry. That you had to grow up with it. Is your stomach sated? Or do you need to… release more?”

“I am… well enough for now. We should head back to the ferry before my father comes downstairs.” Jax said.

The two of them walked in silence through the small grove of plum trees. The night air felt quite refreshing on Pomni’s bare skin. She turned and looked back at the Krolik Estate.

From one of the windows, she could see Osvaldo and Boone, lined up with their backs to the glass. It must have been Drexl’s study, as Pomni could see a large wooden desk and a collection of books in a shelf. The large blue rabbit himself approached the two smaller rabbits. He looked at them for a long while before suddenly striking them both across the face with his open palm. Boone flinched and held a hand to his face, but Osvaldo nearly fell to the ground, quivering from pain and fear. Drexl grabbed the gray rabbit by the face and said something to him, Pomni distinctly making out the words “be a man” across his lips. Osvaldo’s face glimmered with tear streaks.

She felt a lump bulge in her throat as she turned to leave out the iron gate with Jax. As greatly as she desired to, there was little she could do to remedy the situation.

At least, not yet.

[aboutzatanna]

How old would you say Zatanna is compared to Bruce or some other character? Was there ever any indication if she was older or younger than Bruce? I'm trying to find a bunch of characters ages and I've got Dinah and a couple others.

Originally it was never specified exactly how old she was when her father disappeared. In her introductory story, Zatanna's Search, she mentions that he has been gone for 20 years and a Whos Who mentions that she was a child when he went missing. So my best guesstimate is that by the time she met the League, she was in her mid 20's. The rest of the Leaguer's were in their late 20's and early 30's at the time and were explicitly written as teenagers who haven't even gone to college yet.

In Zatanna/Black Canary: Bloodspell, Zatanna was 4 years younger than Black Canary, which I think fits the era. It's not exactly canon but a lot of it was clearly based off of the Pre COIE (pre 1985) DCU with the only real post COIE reference being one flashback with Black Canary in her Olivia Newton John inspired outfit (a costume considered so horrendous that DC actually published a cover of her burning it) . The Black Canary in the story was felt more like Dinah Drake Lance than Dinah Laurel Lance.

Even before the childhood friendship with Bruce Wayne was introduced, she was slowly aging up, imo. Like in the early issues of NTT, there was a conflict between the NTT and the Justice League and Zee was written as one of the adults with the League. In a Green Arrow issue, Kyle joked that Zatanna was old enough to be his mom and while I don't think their age gap is that huge, I think it does point to her being a more mature woman in general.

[nazuna-tunnel-vision]

Kohaku analysis

Hi anon, sorry for taking more than 5 months to reply. Kohaku just has so many things going on that I really didn't have a firm understanding of his character and don't know where to start. Still don't actually, but I'll give it my best shot.

Kohaku's main appeal imo is his numerous gaps. There’s a ridiculous amount of them, but the main ones are that he's pink, he's 160cm, he's the youngest character at 15, and yet he has no qualms about killing a man.

He could kill a man and yet was locked in his house until just this year. He could kill a man and yet he's terrified of zombies and wouldn't be able to kill them.

He talks like he has his things together (and he sort of really does), and yet he is still the youngest in the cast and so many people around him nurture him and watch his growth with warm and loving eyes.

Everyone who lays their eyes on him immediately treats him like their cute little bro, and yet he seems to be the more emotionally stable and mature one in Double Face - where his partner is literally the self-proclaimed Mama in the series.

I think the most confusing part about Kohaku is his maturity and simulataneous lack thereof. How he manages to be emotionally mature in DF, and yet is still the baby in Crazy:B. So for this post I'm going to delve into how and why Kohaku manages to do this.

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(Please bear in mind that I haven't read the !! main stories and the stories for No Name Yet and Ariadne, so i might be missing important characterisation.

Also be warned that I will be referencing events in Dark Night's Passing, Secret Service and Sudden Death. Spoiler warning!)

I feel like most people get really blown away by the shock factor of Kohaku being trained as an assassin. And together with the way Kohaku carries himself, a lot of fans forget that there is a lot he doesn't know about the world.

He grew up in isolation and could only physically step foot into the rest of civilisation at the end of the ! era. And then he promptly got lost. (He asks Anzu for directions to ES in his first character story.) He doesn't know how to choose his own modern clothes either. The clothes we see him wearing were picked out by the salesperson, and for his Feature Outfit he chose traditional wear similar to what he wore growing up.  

Kohaku is honestly very similar to Hiiro in this respect. I think it's just not as obvious to non-KohakuPs because:

Kohaku has less questions. This can be explained by how he grew up on the internet, so he had the advantage of familiarity with technology.

Screentime differences:

Hiiro’s ignorance was emphasised throughout the novel that was !! Main Story 1

Kohaku had one (1) introductory chapter that highlighted his ignorance. The rest was sprinkled in mini-talks and event stories.

Differences in other characters' responses to their questions:

Hiiro gets Aira loudly yelling, without fail, that he's stupid and ignorant. And then Hiiro yells his apologies in response. The whole exchange is very noisy and impossible to ignore. (It also happens multiple times.)

Kohaku’s interactions, however, tend to go very smoothly. They’re always along the line of, "Oh, what is this? Ohh so that's it. Thanks for teaching me!". Clean and simple, no jabs and just question > answer > thanks. Or he'll say, "I've only known about this through the internet! I'm looking forward to experiencing this myself this year." And no one comments on it, except for maybe a “Fufu I hope you have a good experience.” It’s all very short and pleasant. Nothing you would take note of unless you’re a KohakuP and realised you’ve seen them lots of times

So anyway, in contrast to Kohaku’s general cool and judgemental "Madara/Rinne-han you’re so stupid” vibe, he really is not that wise in the ways of the world. To be frank, I think his cool-as-a-cucumber behaviour is very boyish of him. You know, when you're a teen and pretend to be more grown-up than you actually are.

And Kohaku is acutely aware of how little he knows. Kohaku has low confidence in making his way through the world, even though he generally acts very capable. This low confidence is the focus of the Honey Bee scout story. It's a very, very cute story where Crazy:B finds ways to push him out of his comfort zone while still respecting his 15 year-old pride. Basically Kohaku was going to shy away from something and Rinne goes "Ha bet you can't do this!" Kohaku reacts very much like a kid by immediately biting the bait. So cute! Another point for the KohakuPs who love the cute and child-like Kohaku. I wouldn’t call Kohaku immature, but he sure isn’t a mature adult either. He has a lot of growing left to do!

Kohaku just generally exudes this little brother energy as easily as breathing.

I think part of it is his size and pink hair colour and baby fat.

Another is probably how open he is about how little he knows. Like Hiiro, he’s not shy about asking for clarification. If you hang around him for long enough, you probably come to expect and accommodate the gaps in his experience.

He’s also super forthcoming and genuine with his praise, admiration and gratitude. The instant he thinks of something nice, like "wow this person sure is skilled!" he'll just let the person in question know. (Unless you're Rinne - you tease him too much for him to want to praise you genuinely to the face orz.) I think people just like being around him and being nice to him because of this habit, and they become nicer and better people in his presence. ((I am looking at HiMERU in particular.))

And despite what I said about his teenage pride, Kohaku's also very gracious and accepting of being consistently assigned the little bro. His attitude to realising that people adopted him is just "huh? well okay I guess. Thank you for your help." He doesn't see it as being patronising; he recognises that people just want to be nice to him and lets them + is grateful for it. (Again, Rinne is an exception because his modus operandi is to bully Kohaku and Kohaku Knows This.)

I think these factors form the basis of his relationships with everyone (minus Madara and his family) where he’s the little baby Kohaku-chan that everyone loves to dote on. And he lets them, and also lets them know that he is grateful for their care! It's super wholesome and cute. Ra*bits-esque, even.

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But despite all these child-like parts of him (especially him not knowing a lot of common knowledge), he also has a lot of. I don’t know what to call it, I guess emotional maturity in his interactions with others. He's always very genuine and sincere and respectful, and this doesn't ever change unless you're deliberately fucking with him (Rinne).

It's most obvious when you look at Double Face and his interactions with Cagiest Bastard in the Whole Series, Mikejima Madara.

This part requires a good deal of understanding about Mama's issues and Oh Boy Is It A Lot! But what you need to know is that Madara's family is involved with the police and the Shinkai Cult and Madara was been elbows deep in that world from birth. He beats people up off screen and sends the mafia after them and doesn't blink. And his emotional walls reach stratospheric heights. He calls himself Mama and is extremely friendly, but he never really lets anyone close. Headcanon that it's bc he wants to be as close to others as a Mama, but is purposely assigning himself a role that most ppl reject bc he is afraid of actually being that close to people. He's been in a solo unit for the whole of the ! era and was acting alone even before then. Talking about his issues and true feelings are simply not something he does. He buries it under layers of Wasshoi Wasshoi Festival Man Mama. Sometimes he alludes to how estranged he feels but before anyone can meaningfully respond, he jets off to another part of Japan/the world and is uncontactable for a few months.

There's no time to really go into what Madara's issues actually are, but basically Anzu (and the enstars writer Akira) created DF because she wanted Madara to have a friend. Kohaku as an assassin and Madara as the kid of a mafialord just Get Each Other the way others don't. Just look at Dark Night's Passing. It's about feeling too dirty with sin to truly assimilate with the bright sparkling world of Ryuseitai/Tsukasa. It's about not being able to talk about their feelings about their involvement with the underworld because they don't want to sully their friends. Madara sort of talks about it with Kuro, but Kuro is an ex-delinquent and beating other misguised youths up is nothing compared to what Madara is still involved in. Kohaku is probably more comfortable with Crazy:B than any other unit because of their themes of being rejects and rulebreakers, but that's still not the same as assassination. I don't think Kohaku ever came clean to them about his family. Kohaku & Madara just truly do understand each other in a way no one else can.

And despite all that, Madara still tries to distance himself from Kohaku. 😡👎👎. Kohaku has to chase this mf ""unit leader"" down to get updates of their shared unit's work. Kohaku has to call Madara and gets sent to voicemail every time. He has to call up everyone he can think of who could be in contact with Madara and then fly his ass across Japan to beat up Madara up. (He doesn't actually beat Madara up because he's a good kid. He just joins Madara in whatever he was working on and helps him and reminds him that he is no longer alone.)

Anyone in Kohaku's place would be completely justified in thinking that Madara's more effort than he's worth and give up or lash out at him. Just the way Madara likes it! With people so far away from him that he can't hurt them or vice versa (Madara ignores the fact that the act of pushing others away is in itself hurtful.)

But Kohaku doesn't abandon Madara. He takes things pretty damn well imo.

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Kohaku re: dirty jobs & the Underworld is just so. He's so hopeful even while being born in and knowing the shit side of the world. It breaks my heart and fills me with awe with how disillusioned and yet hopeful he is with the world.

Kohaku in the early stories constantly talks about how the world & people's hearts are dirty. And yet, whenever he receives help (...often, bc of his politeness and little bro energy) he also always comments that kindness still exists in this world. Kohaku, especially in Dark Night's Passing, is a very jaded child. He thinks that his family's line of work is pretty dirty and hates being born into it, but still says he is okay with sacrificing himself for the Suou's. He thinks the world is rotten, that injustice will always exist, and that sacrificing himself is okay, but does whatever he can to ensure that the good people in his life don't suffer.

Kohaku doesn't roll over and give up. He finally has freedom after 15 years and he is so excited to experience all the good things the world has to offer. He knows it comes with bad things too, and accepts it like a champ! Takes it as a foregone conclusion.

It contrasts so sharply with Madara that I just gnnh. Madara is tired. He has given up. He's just floating along trying to help his loved ones while fighting a war in his head and heart against the instinct to also push them far away.

Madara and Kohaku initially connected over their shared understanding of the rotten world and their roles in it, but their attitudes towards living in such a world and with such a role couldn't be more different. Madara believes that he never belongs in the sparkling world everyone else inhabits, and he tries not to "sully" it by never entering it. Kohaku accepts the world, both its rotten and good parts, with an almost zen-like countenance that you really wouldn't expect from a 15 year-old freshly entering the world. Kohaku is excited and accepting and open-minded of all the world has to offer (as long as he doesn't look stupid, because he is 15 and freshly interacting with people irl, he cares about appearances.) Kohaku uses his assassin role to protect himself and those he cares about; it's not something that he even conceives as holding him back.

This really uniquely positions him to set Madara back on the path to heal, because he shares a similar background and yet offers perspective that Madara would not have accepted from any other person. Yes this turned into a DF dynamic analysis but Kohaku was literally created to be a Madara foil, so. That probably just means I'm doing my Kohaku analysis right.

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Explaining Kohaku's emotional maturity

From a meta perspective, Kohaku's emotional maturity can be attributed to the fact that he was explictly written to be Madara's friend and confidant. He had to be a character that could make Madara feel comfortable enough to let his walls down. He also had to be a character that didn't have the same trauma response and who could handle Madara's.

Lorewise, I think Kohaku's emotional maturity when it comes to relationships (being so open, honest and respectful) can also be explained by his upbringing.

The fact that Kohaku is so open and honest and respectful can be a bit surprising, considering how he was, y'know, locked up for 15 years and all. You expect him to have some very tragic backstory, where he was abused and went through grueling and traumatic assasin training like Killua from Hunter x Hunter or something. You expect him to be cagey and defensive, like Madara or worse. Then you read Sudden Death and it becomes apparent that the chances of Kohaku having been abused are abysmally low. Kohaku is very, very loved by his family. There are still things that don't add up, like Kohaku still having been locked up in a dimly-lit room for 15 years and speaking of his growing up years so negatively. But I'm inclined to think that against all odds, his family treated him very respectfully as a little man and he was raised well. Maybe his distaste for his upbringing was because his family never really tried to justify it or gaslight him into thinking that it was normal and okay. The Oukawas are pretty cool!

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TLDR for this whole post; Kohaku is very accepting, genuine and forthcoming. He can put even the most guarded people around him at ease and inspires them to be better people just by being himself around them. He was written perfectly to bounce off Madara (and Rinne).

He is also very small and cute. People can't help but dote on him. He is also so excited to finally participate in the world, but feels the tiniest bit of trepidation. He is growing bit by bit every day! Basically he would belong at Ra*bits is what I'm saying. If you ignore the whole assassin thing.

[ddarker-dreams]

Do you prefer Scaramouche or Wanderer? I love his new self so much but... the dark Scaramouche will stay my favorite 🩶

THIS QUESTION........................................... this question./........................ never have i been tasked with such a difficult dilemma. 😦

i love them both, but i suppose i do have a bias toward his scaramouche era. it's what originally endeared me to him. while i personally wish some parts of wanderer's development were done differently, i'm overall okay with it, and think it can be an interesting road for him to take. it is nice to see him start the journey of healing + his dynamic with nahida is super cute. also, him getting punished for his war crimes by being enrolled in college is funny to me.

from an aesthetics standpoint, while i find wanderer's design gorgeous, the fatui outfit is like. the best designed genshin impact outfit imo. the color scheme, veil, motifs, GOD... it's a treat for the eyes. during the 1.1 event i just stood next to him for the longest time.

when it comes to writing, especially yandere, scaramouche is a goldmine. high position for power imbalance, fully disillusioned with the world, vengeful, obsessive; it's a perfect storm for infinite interesting scenarios. honestly, even if he isn't yan, he'd be very possessive and have next to no chill. wanderer maybe has 2% more chill in comparison. the more feral and unhinged a man is, the more he appeals to me. i think it's cute <3

so, to answer your question, i adore them both, but scara has a special place in my heart.

[fiammee]

Hello, this time around the weekend ask of the day will be:

Which one is your favorite Jon Lord era (the way he looked that you love the most) and why? I'll make it easier for you: if you can't pick just one, you can make a top three out of it <3

I hope this week was good for you, feel free to rant or brag about what happened, I'm curious about it as well <3

Hii dear🫂 glad that youre back here👋🏻👋🏻 ❤️

Well the best highlight of this week would be today, because I am playing with my clarinet pals at a bar!! Well'play a jazz-esque repertoire and I cant wait🥰 apart from that these are my last days of school and in about 19 days I start my final exam🫣😵‍💫

how was yours? Any highlights for you aswell?

Abt your question, I dont follow a strict order, it can change depending on my mood so here we go:

Late 90s era (1993/94/98/99 c.a)

Nicely-kept figure, strong sleeper build and he was ROCKING that salt 'n' pepper hair, not trying to disguise his age and I highly respect him for building his self-esteem. I've also read an interview from 93' where he literally shocked the interviewer for his sudden change in appearence ( he interviewed him firstly back in 1987, imo his darkest era in terms of health and self cure) and he explained that he quit smoking and drinking + started doing phisical activity (king behaviour👑)

70s era (1970 - 1976 c.a)

Friendly big moustache man, lots of hair (slay💅🏻) and beautiful outfits. In these pics you can clearly see his slight eye tilt that I find adorable (very similar to paul mccartney but less prominent) and also the 76' grey sideburns, they're so unique haha

PAL/Whitesnake era (1977 - 1981/82 c.a)

If Jesus Christ wore red-stayned sunglasses, silly jackets and accessories that would be early 80s Jon😅 he had a nice trimmed beard wich suited him very well and he gave both bad bitch/pretty princess vibes, his gaze was always so ominous for no reason lol like he's trying to be tough while in reality he's a cutie patootie

He was a fairy🧚‍♀️

[the-kipsabian]

Kip Sabian.

Please go off.

anon i respect you so much for this but i hope you know what you have just done LMAO

tl;dr - hes absolutely perfect in every way possible. love of my life

hes just.. so innovative. his character work is absolutely fucking masterful, no matter which one it is. all of them are so delightfully different from one another but you can still see the same man behind all of them and thats just talking about the range of the character work and the clear work and effort he puts into everything he does, be it just the characters themselves, the promos, in-ring work, anything. he always goes all out, hes creative as hell with them (name me one other person that gets over with a box on their head i dare you) and it truly shows how loving and passionate he is about this whole wrestling thing and that he just absolutely gets it. also he just has fun with it and it shows. anything from cocky indie superbad to coward best husband superbad to boxman to whatever the cringe failure era was lmao and now the sex idol. he just does it all and he does it flawlessly and i will throw hands with tk if he doesnt capitalize on this man soon i sWEAR TO GODDAMN

his in-ring work is incredibly good. watch literally any sequence hes ever had with orange cassidy and you see what i mean. hes improved from that too (since the last one of those was a quite long while ago now), he can hang with pretty much anyone. i like it the way he says it himself, he can literally make anyone look good and no one has ever complained about having to work with him in the ring. which says a lot about how good and talented he is imo. he can do it all, be it more grounded moves or recently hes been doing a lot more jumps and top rope moves which! exciting!! cause it just adds to his arsenal and shows off that flexibility even more and its just so insanely good. like fuck man if you can get someone who can hang one-on-one with someone like vikingo like he did a few weeks back, thats a fucking keeper. dont you dare forget that

im not gonna take this moment to talk about his promo stuff cause i will literally be here forever. watch this and get back to me later about why im right that hes incredible at this shit with the tone and again character work and just overall presentation. even if its now a bit more comedic with the sex idol, its still an absolute delight. also i could listen to him talk forever, he has my favorite voice in the entire world and his accent is delicious and good fucking lord

PRESENTATION. hes just really fucking hot okay. i thought he was cute before but my god. the hair, no matter the version, on point. the eyeliner, gorgeous. nail polish, good lord (he needs to bring it back tbh its been a while). the outfits, holy shit i cant say words. i have done an extensive gear study to show how truly insane he makes me about his looks, not to mention the goddamn casual fits/suit game. jesus take the wheel. his smile is fucking out of his world and the laugh lines he gets are maybe my favorite feature on any human ever. hes fucking delicious and what of it

also arms. i dont think i need to say anything more i have also turned into a back admirer girlie (gn) because of him so like. uuuuuh

AND THEN. hes just a fucking delightful human being in general. is he stupid and cringey? yes, but arent we all. it just shows how human he is. just like us. ive so many times wondered how if we lived on slightly different timelines, we might have genuinely been friends cause he reminds me so much of guys of the same age that i know and im friends with. like we would have meshed pretty well together if circumstances were different lmao. that just shows me how genuine he is tbh. hes just fucking nice, hes very supportive, tries his best to be a good ally (i have both seen this and have first hand experience on it so dont @ me saying im wrong or its performative, i have way too many cases to prove that hes fr fr) and.. yeah. ive never heard anyone that actually knows him say anything bad about him. he has his flaws, obviously, cause nobodys perfect, but he makes up for it with what ridiculously good he has in him. this is a man with so much potential and love to give to the world both in his personal and professional lives and hes just needs his chance to shine so fucking badly, in all areas of life

im gonna stop now before i get too emotional but. yeah. he means fucking everything to me 💜💜

[bandsanitizer]

GOT7, obviously.

obviously except I really didn’t expect it so there’s a lot of me thinking through the answers in these answers 🤣 thank you for the ask!!

fan or not:

I want to call myself a fan but … lowkey I feel fake if I call myself an ahgase.

how long I’ve been a fan:

about a year? just over a year now? my friend (who kind of got me into kpop) is a huge ahgase. like they’ve been one her top 2 groups (probably her ult until they left jyp) for a long time so it’s been… something I was tentative to approach bc I don’t know how to be a casual stan usually. (hence the above answer)

first song I heard by them:

I actually have no idea? but probably You Calling My Name as my friend and I were discussing similar songs and I do think it sounds a bit like Attention by Charlie Puth… so that’s the first song I have an actual memory of listening to.

first mv I saw:

Eclipse. the funny thing about this not being the first song I listened to is that at a local restaurant, they will play random kpop music videos while other music plays through the speakers.

first bias:

MARK!

current bias and why:

MARK! the easiest and most truthful reason is his nose? apparently if you line up all my biases they have very similar nose bridges lol but beyond that, he’s funny and despite breaking laptops and ac units (?) I think he’s quite genuine and appreciate his vibes (again, outside of the angry part. though I think he’s chiller now lol) ((also he can backflip. that’s cool.)) (((also all my biases are connected to my other biases by some personal fact and it happens mark & sungho share a birthday lol))) AND I love his vocal tone and laugh.

bias wrecker(s):

possibly JayB and Youngjae. not necessarily in that order. and sometimes Yugyeom.

favorite song:

can you guess? lol it’s Poison.

favorite mv:

LAST PIECE! I fuck with this mv. the transition from JayB to Bambam to Mark back to JayB back to Mark back to JayB back to Mark??? ICONIC. I also just love the set design with the art gallery and different sets they used.

favorite era:

Dye probably? my favorite album. my favorite songs. conceptual one of my favorite aesthetics they’ve done from physical album design to outfits.

favorite choreography:

just one? 🥺 (how about jus2? 🤣😭) anyways… this is where I admit that I don’t often pay attention to the full impact of choreo. like I have to watch with the intent of contemplating the choreography to actually have an opinion. that said the opening of You Calling My Name is probably one of my favorite moments they’ve ever done. Not By The Moon was also my first thought and Thursday is super fun. but also Allen from Cravity covering part of Hard Carry definitely made me appreciate it more. but I will go with Lullaby (specifically the MAMA 2018 stage.)

who I think is the best-looking:

Mark. he models for obvious reasons LOL

who I think is the cutest:

Mark Youngjae or Yugyeom or Bambam. unfortunately I think all maknae-line members of all groups suffer from cuteness they cannot escape. but like I would protect Youngjae with my life.

best singer:

Youngjae. Youngjae. Youngjae. I’m a lot more favorable to JayB’s tone/vocal color but you can’t deny the absolute range and fullness Youngjae has.

best dancer:

Yugyeom. with the idea of versatility also in mind.

best rapper:

Jackson is a stronger rapper. lyrically and flow-wise, I would say he’s the strongest rapper in the group. that said, Bambam approaches with a certain coolness that delivers well imo

an unpopular opinion about the group/members (if I have any):

I don’t think I really have any unpopular opinions? although I’m not huge fan of the “la gangster” title for Mark and his vibes or whatever. like I think it’s more prominent from older fandom stuff but yeaaaaaah like his masculity or w/e can be appreciated without hyping up some anger management/expression issues.

send me a kpop group and I’ll answer questions!

[demonsfate]

When Reina was first revealed for T8, a 4chan user once described her design as "safe". And honestly, it's still the best way to describe it. Reina was designed to be safe, to obviously appeal to the masses. Therefore, she's gotta look trendy but not be a trendsetter, y'know? For the reasons I already explained lol. That's why her devil design couldn't necessarily match the aesthetics of the other devils, too. Because they had to make her look soft and feminine. Like I said, Reina is allowed to be tomboyish and cruel, but she still has to be cute in the end. It's also why she has to be younger than her nephew despite being the daughter of a 73 year old lmao.

And yeah, almost every character was supposed to have a relatively normal appearance! I mean, most of these characters are dressed in simple karate outfits, or leather / denim. The only ones with the craziest hairs are the Mishimas or Paul. Yoshimitsu and the bears (not pictured( are the only ones who are really out there. Jack may be a robot, but he used to look relatively normal too save for the red eyes. King is just a luchador. And even the Mishimas, their hair really only sticks up in one direction. Even the characters who did have more unrealistic hair or colors (Lee and Bryan having silver hair) the characters hairs and clothing styles were still simple.

TK6 is where the designs started becoming more complex and unrealistic. Lars & Alisa were once (and still are) heavily criticized for their "too anime" designs, Lars' hair being a little too wild and Alisa resembling a magical girl. This criticism is usually met with "but Tek was ALWAYS anime-" but like... there is evidence to show that they indeed made these more "anime" than they could've. I mean, look at ALL of Alisa's concept art, for example.

Even with her more robotic designs, you can still see where she still resembled a more Normal Girl. Her hair being natural colors, sometimes being dressed in more natural, simplistic outfits.

Then somewhere along the line, for some reason, they decided they wanted to do a more unique and colorful look - hence, it appearing more "anime." Alisa's clothes no longer look as realistic as her dresses or button up shirts in the concept art. It now looks more whimsical, or "magical girl" like. Alisa's concept arts made her look more like a Russian than her final design does imo.

I'm not saying this particular designs is bad, but I am pointing out how they are indeed different from what Tek's designs were like in the TK1-TK4 (even TK5) era. This was the start of the series wanting to move on to more complicated fantasy like designs. And imo? I prefer the more grounded-ness of the early TK games. Yes, they've had demons and angels and bears and space ninjas(?) but the zany parts didn't apply to everyone or everything in the world, y'know?

And yes, you can indeed get plenty of cool things out of keeping things simple! 😌 Like there's no reason Jin has to have 12 pockets on his outfit. There's no reason why he couldn't have had a normal tee (or muscle shirt) underneath his jacket and why it has to be this shirt with all these decals, holes, and weird v-neck shape on it. Like that really does feel like they're just throwing on details for the hell of it, because they sincerely believe a plain gray tee would look too "basic" for a next gen game.

Like in TK4, Jin was just wearing a normal black tank top underneath his hoodie. Although we never saw him without the hoodie, it's quite evident that it's just a normal shirt with no extra designs on it. And to this day, most people still say TK4 was Jin's best design. So it shows that you can indeed impress with less.

Of course, there are people who may prefer the very creative designs, the characters wearing 4+ layers. And that's fine! Different strokes for different folks! But I just personally prefer the simpler, toned down designs. I think they were easier on the eyes, they didn't feel as try-hard, and in a way, it kinda felt like Tek had more of a specific style back then? If that makes sense.

[acaplaya-musings]

Voiceplay Visuals: Boy Bands In 5 Minutes (post 2/2)

Part 2! Let's get right into this! (For part 1 go here)

...There's a lot going on with the outfits here, but I'm assuming it's decade/era-appropriate? (I learned from one reaction video that apparently the poncho/jumper/hoodie thing that Geoff is wearing is something that people used to wear to the beach a lot or something?)

Geoff used to wear a bowtie a lot when he had shorter hair (apparently, though I don't watch a lot of VP's older stuff), but this is basically the only time that we see Geoff wearing a bowtie since growing his hair out (well, wearing a tied-up bowtie anyway)

I did a study/analysis thing on the varying positionings/line-up orders of the group during this video (haven't bothered to psot it though), and fun fact: Geoff spends the majority of this video on the left side of the screen!

This guy is Rek Dunn, who was a production assistant and friend of the group for many years, before he sadly passed away in 2021 (the Halo theme cover that Voiceplay did that year is in honour of him)

The only outfit change done phyiscally on camera and not via quick cuts. Pay attention to Layne!

The absolute drama. Iconic, we stan 👌😂

Backstreet Boys time! The outfits are similiar to what they started the video wearing, but with a few changes. E.g. they're wearing white pants rather than black, Eli's wearing a white fedora, and Geoff is wearing a singlet/tank top (one of the first times (if not the first time) that Geoff has been the only one with bare shoulders in a Voiceplay video, and certainly not the last (hey, if you've got it, flaunt it!))

Back to NSYNC, this time for the song "pop". And yes, if you haven't figured it out already, this section is filled with scenes relating to "pop" and all its meanings/connotations. So in this shot the guys are playing with balloons (which can pop), then they're tossing around bubble wrap (which people often enjoy popping), then they're eating bubblegum (which you can blow bubbles with, which can then pop), then dancing in bubbles/using bubble guns (see previous), and then doing a toast/cheers with cans of soda/soft drink, which Americans sometimes refer to as "pop".

This section alone must have taken a bit of time to set up and film each scene for, but I bet they had a really fun time with it (must be a ton of bloopers/outtakes)

According to commenters, Voiceplay are in fact doing the same choreography for One Direction's Best Song Ever as was used in the original music clip.

(Also I saw part of a 1D music video on a public TV screen a couple weeks ago and I was like "okay but why is Harry Styles' appearance here giving me Geoff vibes? 😅" (I think it was partially the hair, and partially the fact that Geoff lives rent-free in my head))

Geoff flossing XD (he also did it at the end of his Monster Mash video, or one of his selves did it at least)

Earl, Eli, and J are absolutely killing it with the fashion here! (I wanna know how many of the clothes used were already owned, and how many were acquired just for the video?)

Eli back at it again with the sunglasses-as-fashion-accessory (without wearing them), and also I just realized his pants are the same that he was wearing in the Pop section of the video just a bit earlier. Also J's shirt reminds me of the blazer/jacket he wore in the Queen Medley.

Also it's about time I acknowledge those light bars/poles that have been in the background the whole time and changing colours for the different scenes. Eli's the lighting whiz of the group, so they were likely his idea/doing (and he is credited with lighting in the description), and they're definitely a brilliant addition to the video!

I don't know how much rehearsal time went into this whole thing, but Voiceplay did an overall fantastic job at the choreography.

(Maybe I would have been fine doing this video as just one post, but better safe than sorry imo) So yeah, amazing video, amazing arrangement, amazing performance. What more can I say? They might not be boys (anymore), but Voiceplay is definitely my favourite band! 😁

[my-ghost-monument]

DW Positivity Drive

Saw @jolivira doing this - a drive to share what we love about doctor who - and wanted to spread some more positivity! Heads up, it's mostly about 13's era, lol.

Thirteen. She's just - ahhhh. My absolute favourite doctor ever. I never knew how much I wanted to see a woman playing the doctor until I watched 13. I love her energy, how she moves and bounds across the screen, how she delivers her awe-speeches and her anger too (her rage against the Master is just *chef's kiss*). Her way of delivering emotion too. I also love her outfit! It's so cool. The magenta shirt is a favourite, but I love her coat the best.

Thasmin. What can I say about this, other than it's everything I ever wanted? I've shipped Yaz and 13 since their first ever episode. I fel the vibes from them, and to see it be canon on screen is a feeling that will never leave. I adore the way they interact together, especially as s12 hits and that slow burn/crush/feelings make themselves obvious. Their hints that are scattered in s12 are magical - the lingering look in Praxeus, the comparison with Bryon and the 'get off me, Yaz' bits are just more ahhhh! I love how it pans over into flux (the hug!! The way they fly the TARDIS together!!) and into the love story of the specials.

Which need their own point: the 13 specials. All of them are just such favourites. Time loops and daleks and love confessions! And then LOTSD is one of the eps I will always remember just watching with my jaw dropped in amazement. And TPOTD is, imo, one of the best finales in dw. The independance and beautiful drive Yaz has. The hand/arm touch when 13's regenerating. The bridal carry! The implict and very much there intimacy the two have, where it's almost like the viewer is intruding.

Yaz Khan. I adore Yaz. She's one of my favourite companions. Her journey through the series - how she grows and develops herself. Yaz's arc is so subtle and beautiful and amazing, and it really shines now her whole era is done. She's such a good character, and I love how she stopped taking 13's shit and confronted her, and actually got so much of 13 told to her, and got to experience her first taste of love. How she'll be able to go on in her life now knowing what she's capable of, and that she deserves everything. And I will always love the fact that she can fly the TARDIS.

And of course, Mandip and Jodie specifically, because their acting was phenomenal. Towards the thasmin scenes and in general too.

Thirteen's TARDIS. It's honestly so beautiful. I love the colouring and the vibes, and how warm and cost it could feel and how cold and alien it looked in s12. It's such an organic structure, and really looked fascinating and alien.

Dhawan's Master. He is hands down the best for me. He's amazing in acting, he brings such energy and gusto. His chaotic evil, lashing out and hoping for that strike, his gambling, has made him so good to watch. His anger is explosive, his humour is great, and the way he interacted with 13/Jodie just was so good. The Rasputin dance scene - just wow, lol.

For S11 eps: Demons of the Punjab. What a stunning, heart-wrenching ep. And The Tsuranga Conumdrum since it's probably my favourite of s11 and I love the story progression. Also the 'come to daddy. I mean mummy' line in Ghost Monument.

Chibnall. I love how his era went (It's, if you can't tell, my favourite). The ideas he used, his timeless child arc and how it relates to adoption and abuse. The fact he gave us canon thasmin. How he brought in the 'terrible/imperial time lords' again, with the timeless child. The existence of Karvanista. How he ended his era in a perfect way, that wasn't devestating or grimdark but fit the natural tradegy every doctor must face while also giving Yaz a whole life to explore from now on - how every 13 companion got to live and go home too.

Martha Jones. She was my first favourite companion and I adore her personality and her sense of self and drive. And that leather jacket! (Smith and Jones will always be a favourite ep for me too, because of how cool Martha is in it).

The Runaway Bride and Partners in Crime. They're absolutely hilarious eps I love coming back to.

Lastly, I love the doctor themselves. How they are a character who is so full of love and will gladly sacrifice themselves to save their chosen home and people. They have flaws, but at their core all they want to do is help and be loved and love.

All I can think of right now - if you've reached the end, go and make your own post to keep sharing the positivity! <3

[hazamacore]

💕👗🍿💿 for the scooby ask meme!! :D

THANK U!!!

💕 - favorite relationship in the Gang?

fred + velmas friendship means SO much to me u have no idea like numero uno blowout beach bash is my best friend for what it did for them but its just how the crux of their relationship is how theyre able to relate to each other most - like while that element of relatability between them is obscured or more implicit in some iterations (sdmi for example) i think its SUCH an important facet of their relationship. they are two sides of the same coin u know. they bounce off of each other SO well whether its them putting their heads together or lightheartedly teasing the other. the whats new era + be cool did so much for the velma + fred bestie truthers

👗- favorite outfit(s) worn by the Gang?

tbh im a certified Fan of their outfits in frighthouse of a lighthouse + loch ness monster like theyre not the MOST different outfits in the world but i think theyre silly….loch ness monster more specifically actually bc we get bucket hat velma there

i also love like. all of their snow outfits like u cant go wrong with those tbh!!! be cool in particular has great subtle variation throughout which i enjoy. also also like EVERY scrappy outfit ever i do not care seeing them put him in these absolutely MINUSCULE outfits makes me tear up…..hes so baby….

🍿 - favorite movie?

AUGHHH its SO hard picking b/w my top 2 so ill say both: cyber chase + the sword and the scoob!!!!! the former i think while couldve benefitted from a larger cast i still love so mucb like it reads like such a love letter to the franchise to me its hard to articulate why i love it so much!!! it just makes me feel warm n sometimes thats all u need. wrt the latter i really really love the character + relationship writing in it!!! it feels so deeply GENUINE to me that i can even brush over one of my least fave aspects of the modern character writing (extreme skeptic velma) bc i have so much fun with it. like man when im watching this movie im kicking my feet througjout purely bc of the characters n their relationships….i dont even care about the mystery hugely though i think the idea of them being in a performance is cool i think it coulda been executed better (and they shouldve been in wales not england smh smh) but tbh whatever. the sword and the scoob is my best friend <333

📀 - favorite tv show?

SO HARD AGAIN BUT gotta be equally whats new, thirteen ghosts + be cool

whats new IS partly bc its the one from my childhood (even if i wasnt actually a scooby fan back then + was actually scared of it lol…can u imagine) but it radiates comfort for me. the theme song alone is to make me just feel purely happy u know….but anyway besides that i love the overall character writing in wsnd!!! its the last show we got with casey kasem + ill always love the snark he brought to shaggys character which is very apparent in this show. daphnes resourcefulness takes center stage which is always just super funny and endearing like girl i dont think thats supposed to work but <333 velma is portrayed as sarcastic but its never meanspirited like its made CLEAR how much she loves her friends. theyre just all so silly and love each other sooo much….

thirteen ghosts i havent actually finished yet BUT despite that its literally already at the top for me lol like firstly i love the premise - its a breakaway from the traditional scooby formula but honestly by the structuring of the episodes u wouldnt think so!!! that different take is executed VERY well imo. the cast of characters r all so very endearing like they r family…. ive always loved the decision to place daphne in a leadership role esp considering what its since engendered. flim flam is SUCH a little guy. hes a witty kid who gives great balance to the cast n his relationships w vincent + scrappy are SO!!! good honestly. vincent is funny like his entire predicament reminds me of thay thing like “found family but its a group of kids who adopt an old guy instead of the other way around” u get it….

be cool is absolutely the funniest scoobh show like no question AND its got great writing to boot!!! ive talked about character + relationship writing a lot and thats just bc thats what really makes or breaks scooby media for me lol. for be cool it BEYOND makes it!!! their dynamic is so well done like bro they r teens. they are stupid 18 year olds with thwir collective dog bestie travelling around the united states and shenanigans occur. there are so many be cool episodes just stuck to my brain bc of how genuinely great they are. and its a show where yeah its goofy and silly and comedic but it can alsp be sooo genuine i love it <333 be cool my absolute beloved

[scatteredfangirling]

Four Continents 2023: Men’s FS

okay i made it !!

work’s been a complete bitch this week but glad I finally got to tune in for this :^)

came in the middle of group 2 -

Sihyeong Lee (KOR)

so many rippon arms...like damn

such a good fight!! i really do like this program on him

korean skating is onward and upward man...i’m so excited for this whole team

Liam Kapeikis (USA)

ah yes moulin rouge the warhorse...it has so much of a reputation that there’s so much pressure to deliver a good program for it...

had some bobbles and bad jumps...and then started getting it back together

also kinda suffers from windmill arms...

so many falls T-T my guy, your time will come

Mikhail Shaidorov (KAZ)

literally have never watched mikhail ever, so interested to see how this goes

good technical foundation as far as i can see, nice flow on his jumps

def was struggling stamina wise at the step sequence towards the end...colorado really is unforgiving with the altitude difference

Stephen Gogolev (CAN)

i feel like i saw his spartacus program at the very beginning of the season, so curious to see how it’s evolved

not the 2S... and the other 2S... :’)

ignoring the double sals...a solid showing!! it just sucks that he literally gets no points for those :|

Koshiro Shimada (JPN)

not my fave program of his (imo nobody does chaplin like javi), but oh well

he’s really zipping around the ice today - his lines are always sooo nice

the 2a jump sequence... man that was a lofty one and he still had enough momentum to do an euler and a triple sal after???

def still waiting on him to grow his performance/presence more in the next few seasons...this wasn’t technically his best or worst performance, but adding just a bit more Energy to it makes such a difference

Jaeseok Kyeong (KOR)

first time watching him - his outfit is giving me cute stylish bookworm vibes

wish he’d extend his lines all the way through his hands - they’re really pretty and then it stops at his wrist

good recovery after the fall on the opening 3A. he’s also pretty speedy

the music shift is fun !!

i’m obsessed, this whole program was so fun, and you felt the energy in the first 20s even though he completely bombed the first jump

Maxim Naumov (USA)

i’ve also never watched maxim ever so this will be new for me

the music is called “iron, shadows, loyal” is this a fantasy soundtrack cut or have i been living under a rock

rough start with several hard falls :(

what is with the men and 2_1Eu3_ sequences tonight

i like this music cut though...(feels like he’s trying to follow in jimmy’s stylistic footsteps) but tonight’s performance was stressful

what can i say, i love men who can perform and have terrible jump consistency

Conrad Orzel (CAN)

it’s been eons since i last watched conrad...

ohhh “paint it black” ??? just wish he had a more interesting all black outfit

solid perf technically, hoping he is able to give it more oomph by the time worlds rolls around (assuming he is sent to worlds)

Shun Sato (JPN)

(oh my god i swear i typed shun’s thing and then it didn’t save smh)

his jumps are so soft and precise !! so smooth

can’t wait for him to grow a bit more in the next few seasons and become a total Show Stopper

Junhwan Cha (KOR)

junhwan pls medal PLS

that opening jump on the james bond theme...man oh man

noooo he tapped the boards when he fell

the fuckin popped 2A...chaotic

this is such a great james bond music cut, but alas this was not his best showing

Boyang Jin (CHN)

i honestly feel like i haven’t seen boyang since olys...which were a full year ago...

it’s so weird to me that nathan and shoma aren’t at this comp with him...there was an era where the three of them were everywhere

this is soft and unsnoozy music, aka perfect

not his best skate, but so good to see him out here !! can’t wait to see this program when he’s in better shape and not competing a mile high

Jimmy Ma (USA)

jimmy getting 3rd in the SP was not something i was expecting...but let’s gooo

clair de lune is a very Normal choice...and then it cuts to the EDM music we expect from him (always can rely on jimmy to bring us to the club)

there were some chaos pops (1A...lol) but he seems happy with it overall !!

3rd in the sp to 11th in the fs to 7th overall...yup the chaos of the men’s event

Keegan Messing (CAN)

the world’s favorite, father of two - i’m emo over him giving jimmy a hug as they pass each other on the ice

i’ve seen this program so much this year, and it’s a packaging that would be cheesy for anyone else, but it works SO well for him

two clean 4Ts and 3As?? he’s on FIRE

that’s it, 4CC is over, give him the gold (i’m sorry kao, it literally doesn’t matter how well you do. keegan deserves first in my heart)

Kao Miura (JPN)

kao literally wasn’t on my radar until i saw him this season during the grand prix series...and MAN oh MAN when he’s on, he’s ON

when he ups his performance energy, it will be the end of me

his jumps rotate so evenly (idt that makes sense, but it makes sense to me)

really milking the chorus of this song...hell yeah !!

wow. what an event !!