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Mummies Reborn - Recall Series

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Rewind

This is admittedly an interesting title to start with, but it's what I'm most recently up to date on.

Mummies Alive was released in 1997 by DIC Entertainment (now part of Disney). The show followed the antics of four Egyptian mummies, Ja-Kal the hunter, Rath the Magician, Nefertina the Driver, and Armon the Warrior, all former associates and soldiers of the ancient Pharaoh Amenhotep who are revived in the modern era. The story details how Amenhotep's son, Rapses, was killed by the high priest Scarab in an attempt to gain eternal life. For reasons never explained, Rapses soul is reborn in the modern era as pre-teen Presley Carnovan, whom the mummies are tasked with protecting from Scarab. The show also featured a variety of Egyptian gods and beings as supporting cast, though the main focus was on the continued conflict between the mummies and Scarab, who was typically responsible for summon said deities into the mortal realm. Much like the then popular transformation-based hero shows, the mummies were able to activate golden armor "With the Strength of Ra!" while Scarab possessed his own variant of armor that turned him into a massive scarab beetle. Mummies Alive ran for only a single season with 42 total episodes. A movie was also released, which in essence summarized all 42 episodes throughout its run time.

The show was not renewed for a second season, likely due to low ratings and low toy sales.

Review

I'm sure most people were/are familiar with the "mummy mania" side of 90's pop culture. Truthfully, I have no idea where it came from, other than it preceded the 1999 Stephan Sommers movie by several years. Regardless, Mummies Alive wasn't the only show to come out of this particular genre.

Overall, it wasn't the best show even at the time. The jokes were either overdone or half-baked, the characters, aside from a few scattered instances, had very little development done, and much of the lore behind the show, such as why the Golden Gate Bridge became a gateway to the afterlife after sunset, were never explained. It's further exacerbated by the fact that the majority of the Egyptian aspects of this show were bent hilariously out of shape; as the majority of gods, creatures, and historical aspects involved in the show were often for comic relief rather than plot narrative. One thing I feel the show did poorly was, as already mentioned, total lack of character development. Granted, at the time when Mummies Alive released, most cartoon shows were still running episodic "adventure of the week" style plots rather than develop an overall plot, perhaps explaining why it doesn't resonate as well with 21st century audiences. This meant that the majority of the characters changed very little over the course of the show making each episode seem very predictable. The biggest changes by far were the three-part finale that introduced us to Ja-Kal's evil brother Ahrok and his son Kimas. It would make sense that a finale would need to be dramatic, but the rest of the show started to fall flat after so many episodes felt like villain roulette. Considering the development team was also responsible for releasing Gargoyles, this was a bit of a letdown.

Looking back, it's clear that the dev did very little overall research on Egyptian mythology before putting the show together, like someone who had heard of Ancient Egypt, looked up a bunch of names, and went with that information. Unlike its predecessor in Gargoyles, Mummies Alive clearly was not meant to be story-centric like and was more so intended to compete with the likes of He-Man, Sailor Moon, and Power Rangers in the transforming superhero department. It pretty much is Power Rangers, just with undead mummies instead of space cops.

Mummies Alive is a wacky premise that nevertheless can be highly entertaining to watch and remember pre-21st century cartoons. I wish I could say the show felt like it was gearing up for some story progression in season 2, but as with many episodic shows I couldn't get that feel.

Rewrite

(Fan rewriting Mummies Alive felt quite easy considering the amount of raw material I had to work with. For reference, this section will vary in length in the future based on what I cover. And remember, this is a fan rewrite so things are going to be changed) Enjoy!

First Season

Introduces the main cast; Presley, Ja-Kal, Rath, Nefertina, Armon, Scarab, Heka, and Enchantra. A new secondary villain in Apophis, who is Scarab's benefactor and Heka's master, is also included. Plot elements would include

Presley recently turned 14 as of the day he met the mummies. By the season finale, he's turned 15.

Presley is occasionally "haunted" by Rapses' soul, who is trying to relay past knowledge, such as spells and fighting techniques. This would be how Presley learns Egyp-tsu.

Story overall plays out similar to OG season 1, just with more development

Presley has more time to 1 one 1 with the mummies, as a way of getting to know them better

Presley would start recalling Rapses' memories as the show progresses. As a result, he would remember spells that Rath had previously taught him.

The toy line for Mummies Alive hinted that Presley was going to acquire his own armor during a later season (Not sure what was up with the giant foot claws). Wasn't a fan of the design so not sure if adding it back was a good idea.

I gave the mummies different personalities and backstories. I wasn't a huge fan of Armon and Rath in the OG, so they got some rewrites.

Enchantra takes a more prominent role, though is still secondary to Scarab. She acts more like David Xanatos, plotting from the shadows until she can strike again.

Season finale would be similar to Face in the Mirror, where Apophis uses an eclipse to escape and possess Presley. The mummies would be torn between fulfilling their duty to Ra and Amenhotep and their loyalty to Presley. Ultimately, they would succeed in banishing Apophis back to his void, this time without a means of returning. As a result, Scarab realizes his debt is forgiven, while Presley celebrates his 15th birthday.

Rapses/Presley Carnovan

Prince Rapses was the heir to the throne of Egypt 3500 years prior to the start of the show. From childhood, he suffered from a then unknown illness that left him unable to engage in strenuous activities for prolonged periods. As a result, he was looked down upon by his Father and tutors, with the exception of Rath, believing that he would never properly ascend to the throne. Since he could not keep up physically with his peers, he took to training his mind instead, resulting in lasting friendships with Rath and Armon. At the age of 14, he was abducted by Scarab's minions to be sacrificed alongside his father, but the abduction complicated his condition and caused him to die before the ritual could commence.

Presley Carnovan is the reincarnation of Rapses 3500 years later. He has recently moved to San Fransisco both to help his mother start her new job and as a result of his parents' recent divorce. Much like Rapses before him, Presley suffers from asthma which he keeps under control with modern medicine. After his mother opens a new exhibit in the local history museum dedicated to Rapses, Presley finds himself introduced to his mummy guardians seeking to protect him from Scarab. At first, Presley has to rely on his wits and tricks to avoid Scarab's forces on his own. Despite trying to appear as a cool and confident kid, Presley shares his ancestors love of learning, especially when it comes to history.

Scarab

The former royal advisor and chief magician to Pharaoh Amenhotep, Scarab had a knack for scheming in the court which often earned him the ire of Prince Rapses. Desiring more power to keep his station, Scarab began striking deals with the dark spirit Apophis in exchange for more power. His addiction to Apophis' gifts grew and he desired to make himself immortal and rule over Egypt. In exchange for this request, Apophis demanded the sacrifice of both Amenhotep and Rapses, but due to unforeseen circumstances Scarab was only able to deliver Amenhotep. As punishment for his failure, Scarab was cursed with longevity but trapped in the form of feeble old man, to remain such until he can deliver the spirit of Rapses. As a further insult to his legacy, his true name was wiped from the annals of history entirely, preventing even him from remembering his true name.

Having been alive for over 3500 years, Scarab has had significant time to prepare for Rapses' return. Unlike his enemies, he is skill in both technology and magic, as well as having amassed a significant fortune of wealth and social standing. His magic lets him summon his shabti soldiers from any piece of rock as well as create his signature scarab beetle armor. Scarab's allegiance to Apophis is fragile ever since being cursed, and over the course of the show he would strike deals with just about any entity for power or favors. Nevertheless, he remains dedicated to his task of sacrificing Rapses in order to regain his eternal youth and full power.

Ja-Kal

The former royal guard of Amenhotep, Ja-Kal served faithfully by his Pharoh's side until he was murdered during a coup by Scarab. For his faithful service, he was rewarded with being named Rapses' eternal guardian and being blessed by the high priests of Ra; to rise in the Prince's defense even in death. In the modern era, he is still dedicated to his task of protecting the Prince, even if he is bewildered by his new surroundings. Ja-Kal is often a "no nonsense" leader who sees dedication to Rapses as a respite until he can rejoin his son and wife in the afterlife. Thanks to his patron god Horus, he can summon golden falcon armor and call upon falcon familiars to track enemies.

Ja-Kal maintains his "no nonsense" attitude with Presley; having little tolerance for any accidents or trouble the boy might get into, resulting in continued strife between them early on in the show. Despite his friendship with Amenhotep, Ja-Kal was no stranger to the fact that the Pharaoh looked down on his frail son. Seeing this being a similarly sore subject for Presley, he finds himself acting as a mentor/father figure for Presley when no one else is able to step up. Their relationship would gradually improve over the course of the series.

Rath

3500 years ago, Rath was the head librarian and former chief magician at Amenhotep's court until he was replaced by Scarab. Buring his resentment, he found his love of teaching and studying being mirrored by that of the Pharaoh' son, and the two were close until Rath died during Scarab's coup. Rath has the energy every enthusiastic teacher and researcher dreams of, approaching every situation with flawless logic and finess following even a brief analysis. His patron goddess is Wadjet, who grants him his snake armor along with polearm for combat. He is also the guardians resident mage and is the only one who can usually hold his own against enemy spellcasters.

Rath has adapted rather well to the modern era seeing as he can't wait to catch up on the advances he has missed in 3500 years. His dearest wish is that his former student in Rapses, now Presley, would share the same enthusiasm he once did. Rath's attempts to stimulate Presley's love of learning often go unsuccessful, but he eventually makes progress by tapping into Presley's love for ancient history.

Nefertina

Nefertina was one of the head chariot drivers for both Amenhotep and Rapses during the age of the Pharaoh's. As women were not allowed to hold such positions, she took the disguise of 'Nefer' in order to fool her superiors. For her attempts to spirit Rapses away from Scarab during the fateful coup, she was named one of his eternal guardians and given full honors in death. Nefertina dual wields a khopesh and a nine tails whip as well as her cat armor from her bond with Bastet. From her past efforts of concealing herself as a man, she is also the guardians disguise master and often sneaks into places unnoticed, as well as creating the various disguises the guardians use around the city.

Among all of Presley's guardians, Nefertina enjoys the modern world above all others. Finding herself in a world where she doesn't need to hide beneath her armor or conceal her voice means she is the most outgoing of the guardians. She often acts as an older sister figure to Presley and is the quickest to catch on to the modern era concepts he introduces to the guardians. Aside from Ja-Kal, she is also the most protective of Presley.

Armon

A former soldier in Amenhotep's army, Armon earned recognition when he saved the Pharaoh's life at the cost of his left arm. No longer able to serve, Armon retired to serve as a smith for the Pharaoh's army. He was often visited by the young Rapses who would awe over his creations. During Scarab's coup, he once again distinguished himself by attempting to fight off the advisors forces only to perish in the process. Unlike the other guardians, Armon does not wield a weapon in combat, preferring to rely on freestyle wrestling common in ancient Egypt. His golden ram armor from Khnum grants him super strength and a degree of invulnerability.

Armon is a true gentle giant when not fighting Scarab's forces. Always happy to help out Presley or his fellow guardians, Armon serves as the heart of the group. Despite his size, he is quite meticulous and patient with his work and handles even the smallest details flawlessly; a testament to his time as royal blacksmith. Like Rath he enjoys re-bonding with the prince, especially since his designs, like the Hot Ra, never fail to impress a teenager like Presley.

Apophis

The Beast of Darkness, Shadow Behind the Mirror, Apophis' origins are unknown, only that he predates humanity. His defeat and subsequent banishment to a void beyond Earth by the Egyptian gods marked the foundation of Egypt, and he has since born a deep resentment for the legacy of the Pharaoh's. The nature of his imprisonment makes it nearly impossible for him to return to Earth in his true form, and thus he often tries to use underlings to forge new bodies for him to inhabit. Among these followers was Scarab, who he promised eternal life in exchange for the sacrifice of Amenhotep's bloodline. This sacrifice would have allowed him to rise in human form to twist humanity to his whims, but Scarab's failure to sacrifice Rapses foiled this plot. Now 3500 years later he still awaits the sacrifice he was promised, even if Scarab is no longer as loyal as he once was.

Heka

Heka is a dark spirit sent by Apophis to monitor and oversee Scarab ever since their first meeting. She takes the appearance of Scarab's serpent staff but can change back and forth between this and her form as an Egyptian cobra. Alone she has limited power but is still quite knowledgeable in regard to magic.

Though mostly loyal to Apophis, Heka has enjoyed freedom from the void for the past 3500 years even if it means she has to suffer existence bound to Scarab. As a result of Scarabs failures to capture Presley, she is often forced into the position of middlewoman between Apophis and Scarab. If it were up to Heka, she'd rather be off on her own letting her employers scuffle, but her status prevents her from doing so.

Enchantra

3500 years ago, five guardians were initially selected to act as the Pharaoh's chosen warriors. Enchantra was a mage of great skill and power who was selected for heaving defended Rapses against a would-be assassin. Little did anyone suspect at the time that Enchantra had hired said assassin as a means of distinguishing herself to Amenhotep and furthering her station at court. Despite her position as guardian, she and Rapses did not get along; Rapses considered her a snake in disguise, while Enchantra saw guarding a weak child to be an insult to her abilities. In order to bolster her position, she performed several other deceptions at court until Rapses caught her in the act. The fact that she tried to resolve this scandal by attempting to kill Rapses only sealed her fate. Sentenced to by mummified alive, Enchantra instead escaped death by tearing open a portal to the spirit world and fleeing. She unfortunately miscalculated that this spell would trap her in the spirit world until she could be summoned back by a willing soul. Thus, Enchantra spent 3500 years in a state of limbo.

After being revived in the modern world, Enchantra is quick to try and settle old grudges. Not just against Presley and his guardians for her banishment, but also against Scarab who was the judge at her trial and was responsible for her sentencing. Her time in the spirit world has vastly improved her magical powers and she rivals those of Scarab. However, her ego means she often overlooks the finer details of her spells, especially when she gets angry, and they can easily backfire. When not walking the streets as Enchantra, she masquerades as Ms. Chondra, head of the school board in San Fransisco.

First season rewrite would mostly focus on Scarab trying to claim Presley in order to complete his bargain. This would involve character development between Presley and the guardians, as well as introducing the various threats they would face. A series finale would possibly include a storyline similar Face in the Mirror, where Apophis attempts to escape the void during an eclipse but is banished back to the void without a means of returning. As a result, Scarabs debt is forgiven by proxy and the mummies celebrate Presley's turning 15.

Second Season

After Apophis' defeat, the mummies and Scarab are confronted by Osiris who believes that they have overstayed their welcome on the mortal world. This includes Presley as Osiris wishes to claim Rapses soul as well. Osiris becomes the new big bad and Scarab's new boss. Season 2 themes include:

New villains introduced, other thann Osiris, include Anubis, Apep, Nekhbet, Serket, and Ahrok. Sobek is introduced as a neutral party.

Rapses confronts the realization that if he does not formally become pharaoh by the age of 17, the mummies pact will fail, and they will be dragged to the afterlife for punishment.

The museum the mummies stay in is initially not safe from Scarab and Osiris, until a new exhibit based around "The Guardians of the Sun" (aka, the mummies as they were in life) creates a protective ward. It also allows them to roam the museum during the day as "costumed performers".

Presley starts receiving prophecies from both Sobek and Rapses. Rapses starts to manifest as an independent ghost and confident for Presley to speak to.

Osiris

God of the afterlife, Osiris is charged with maintaining the delicate balance between life and death and enforces it in whatever ways he needs to. After the defeat of Apophis, Osiris decrees the mummies duty to the Pharaoh complete and attempts to recall them to the underworld for judgement. In addition, he attempts to claim the wayward soul of Rapses which is long overdue for judgement as well. However, as the mummies were consecrated by Ra in death, and only Ra can unmake this curse and forcibly recall the mummies to the afterlife. Determined to set things right regardless, Osiris turns to Scarab as a means of subverting this bargain. Though Scarab is also a wayward soul, Osiris sees potential in him at ending the mummies curse, which can be undone by killing Presley. Thus, a new bargain is stuck; in exchange for leniency, Scarab will deliver the mummies and Rapses to Osiris.

Osiris is not outright evil, he is just very overly dedicated to his job and doesn't like taking 'no' for an answer. He also has a slight grudge against Ra as Osiris once held the throne of the gods himself before abdicating. Over the course of the show, the thought of being outwitted by mere mortals infuriates him more and more, pushing him closer to true evil. Osiris himself cannot leave the underworld lest it fall into chaos, but his influence is enough to send other gods and spirits across the veil in order to carry out his bidding.

Anubis

Son of Osiris and God of the dead (yes, in Egyptian mythology, that was considered separate from being 'god of the afterlife'), Anubis was sent by Osiris to oversee Scarab's role in carrying out their bargain. In an ironic twist, he sent the least likely person for this task. Anubis has the personality of a rebellious teenager; finally free of living in with his father, he has little drive to see this mission through just to return to the underworld. In fact, he's happy enough to suffer Scarab's repeated failures if it means staying away from his father's court. The only person he can empathize with is Heka with the two often sitting on the sidelines watching the resulting drama between Scarab and Osiris play out.

As God of the dead, Anubis has command of his own forces to add to Scarab's Shabti, in the form of various ghosts and wraiths he can summon from the underworld. His magic also makes him quite powerful in combat. That said, he is very much a slacker and would rather be out enjoying his newfound freedom than helping Scarab.

Nekhbet

Another goddess of the dead and servant to Osiris, Nekhbet was sent to the mortal world separately from Anubis in order to carry out Osiris' order directly. She usually takes the form of a condor/vulture but can assume the form of an old woman with a cape of feathers. Unlike Anubis, Nekhbet is fiercely loyal to Osiris, but is far more incompetent due to her tendency to monologue and inability to think a plan through. As a result, she often allies with villains other than Scarab, such as Enchantra, in order to make plans work. Her power to entrap souls of the dead makes her enough of a threat to the mummies and Rapses. That and her sonic screech mean she is good at playing muscle for whoever she is plotting with.

Apep

To the mortal world, Pep is everything a teenager could want to be. He's cool, plays in his own rock band, is a hit with women, rides a motorcycle, and generally markets himself as the idea image any young boy should aspire to be. However, his real identity is Apep, a creature of chaos that has plagued humanity since early civilization. Over the years, he has gathered numerous other names, including Loki, Puck, and Anansi, but prefers his identity of Apep due to the Egyptians being the first to name him. Apep lives to cause chaos wherever he goes in the world, and after 3500 years he's got exceptionally good at it. After hearing about the return of the Pharaoh in San Fransisco and the resulting influx of gods, he decides to insert himself into the chaos and fan the flames further.

Apep's only target is Presley, whom he is aware is young and impressionable, but full of potential. Most of his work is devoted to tricking Presley into choosing personal gain, status, wealth, or power over doing the right thing. He is very well versed at keeping out of sight and mind, to the point that the guardians are often unaware of him. As a result, Presley is forced to confront Apep on his own. Over time, he becomes less of an outright threat and more of the devil on Presley's shoulder. While he would love nothing more than to turn the last Pharaoh to the dark side, his attitude of "can't win 'em all" means he rarely holds anything against Presley when thwarted. His father is later revealed to be Apophis. The two do not have the best relationship as Apep enjoys having a world to corrupt little by little instead of destroying it outright.

Sobek

God of water and gatekeeper of the Western Gate, Sobek found his way through to the mortal world due to the high number of spirits and gods crossing the boundaries. Though he has a more humanoid form, Sobek prefers the form of a 30 ft crocodile in order to best patrol the gate. Though his duties bring him into conflict with Scarab more often than not, Sobek is a true neutral party and is just as happy with battling the guardians should they trespass on his domain. His only allegiance is to his post as gatekeeper. That said, the only person he gets along with is Presley, who often visits him in secret after hearing of Osiris' plans to recall the mummies. With his status also being a guardian spirit of the Pharaoh, Sobek is happy to provide any advice he can, though he often speaks cryptically in an effort to challenge the young Pharaoh.

Serket

Goddess of venom and secrecy, Serket once competed alongside Bastet to be named as one of the protectorate deities associated with the Pharaoh. She lost this competition and has help a deep resentment towards Bastet and her followers ever since. In the modern age, she is summoned first by Scarab and then by Osiris in order to track down Presley and the guardians. Since she never received the position she coveted, Serket feels no remorse for her actions.

An agile opponent who uses poisoned blades and her stinger tail to cripple opponents. Serket is playful and seductive in combat but can be spiteful against those who have wronged her in the past, to the point where she ignores orders given to her just to settle old grudges. Out of all the guardians she holds particular distain for Nefertina, who is a follower of her rival Bastet.

Ahrok

Ja-Kal's older brother and former chief guardsman for the pharaoh. Ahrok held his position for several years and would have been glorified in retirement had his greed not gotten the better of him. Ahrok saw no glory in defending a leader during peacetime. He longed to become a general in Amenhotep's army and extend Egypt's borders to the ends of the ancient world. When Amenhotep dismissed these ideas, Ahrok turned to scheming alongside the pharaoh's chief magician Scarab instead. Unfortunately for Ahrok, Scarab saw him as shortsighted and expendable, and thus during an attempted coup against Amenhotep Scarab secretly betrayed Ahrok by siding with the pharaoh. Ironically, Scarab learned much from Ahrok's failures in preparation for his own coup years later.

As punishment for treachery, Ahrok would have faced true death by Ammitt the Devourer's jaw, but Osiris found a more suitable punishment for him. Instead of death, Ahrok would serve as a puppet for the lord of the afterlife, returning from beyond the grave to serve Osiris' commands until his sins were forgiven. Years of enslavement to Osiris has only inflamed Ahrok's resentment towards the pharaoh and the gods. Still ignorant to the reason behind his downfall, Ahrok sees Scarab as an old ally, and his brother who cut him down as an enemy.

Season two finale would be Osiris reaching the end of his patience with his minions and choosing to rise from the underworld himself to claim the mummies, Scarab, and Presley. The mummies would manifest new armor unexpectedly, and Osiris would be banished back to the afterlife by Ra himself. While the day is saved, there are many questions still unanswered, the most pressing being that Presley would somehow need to become pharaoh in one year. Season two would end with Presley turning 16 in a more solemn reflection of season ones finale.

Third Season

After Osiris' attempt to claim Rapses and the mummies, he destabilized the world by leaving the underworld unattended. As a result, Apophis is able to return as the big bad. It is revealed that his arrival cannot be prevented this time and, due to Scarab's original bargain, Apophis will claim Rapses' soul and Presley will become his new host if not prevented.

Season three's enemies consist of the mummy's godly patrons, as well as a few others sent by Ra, to test them for unknown reasons. Ra, Horus, Wadjet, Khnum, and Bastet become side characters/antagonists.

Apep and Sobek take turns testing Presley in their own ways.

The tests are revealed to be a means of determining whether Presley is fit to become pharaoh, and if the mummies are fit to become his guardians

Anubis and Heka remain with Scarab but are aware their boss is doomed if Apophis arrives. Scarab is just trying to claim Presley ahead of schedule in an attempt to stay in Apophis' good graces at this point. Scarab is more unhinged in this season

Enchantra revives Ahrok and convinces him to swear himself to Set, acquiring his own golden armor. She also creates Kimas, who takes on the role of their child.

Sekhmet

Goddess of plague and destruction, Sekhmet has a long history with the lineage of the Pharaoh's. Out of many of the gods involved in the show, she is one of the most outspoken against the usefulness of humans, believing that Apophis would have been destroyed by the gods regardless of the interference of humans. Sekhmet is the first goddess to be sent by Ra as a means of testing the mummies. While forbidden by Ra to outright kill Presley or his protectors, she still finds ways to test them, such as causing accidents in Presley's life that could harm him if he is not careful enough. She is revealed to be on of Ra's council and was the first to suggest testing Presley to see if he could become Pharaoh and thus oversees the majority of the challenges.

Sekhmet is very prideful of her power and status as a goddess and looks down upon anyone she considers beneath her. Often she enjoys the terror and suffering she can inflict on humanity, but is forbidden from doing outright carnage by Ra. One of the most powerful enemies the guardians face, she is only defeated through trickery rather than brute force. Over the course of the season, she begins to have more respect for Presley when he continues to surpass her expectations.

Set

God of chaos and conflict, Set is one of several gods sent by Ra's council to test the young pharaoh. Rather than appear himself, Set uses his new scion in Ahrok to test the mummies. He grants Ahrok a pack of hunting hounds formed from sand, as well as the ability to summon a variety of weapons to use.

Geb

God of earth, Geb is not bound to the spirit world like the other gods. Instead, he is forever active in one way or another in the mortal world. Geb manifests as an earthen construct of whatever he chooses, be it mud, sand, rock, or asphalt. Geb can also inhabit statues and even Scarab's Shabti if he chooses. Geb does not speak directly and instead communicates through vague gestures. He is quite destructive when provoked and due to his body composition is impossible to harm or destroy. Thus, the only way to deal with his is to find out what he wants. Presley is usually the one to figure out what Geb wants and has managed to keep a good relationship with Geb. Ra awakens Geb as a means of testing Presley

Kimas

Desiring a child of her own, as well as a tool to use against the mummies, Enchantra created Kimas using an advanced variation of the spell Scarab uses for his Shabti. Believing Ahrok and Enchantra to be his parents, and that destroying Presley is his soul objective, Kimas fought against the young pharaoh until Presley proved that the history he knew was all fabricated. When Enchantra's actions only proved this to be true, he fled her and Ahrok in shame and fear.

Kimas spends the rest of the series trying to figure out who he really is other than a simple construct. Presley helps him through his identity crisis, and he eventually realizes that, unlike his parents, he is not undead and can grow up. He eventually joins the mummies and becomes a friend for Presley. Kimas has both his parents strengths; Enchantra's magic and Ahrok's combat prowess.

God of the sun, king of the gods, and patron to all of Egypt's pharaohs. Ra takes notice of the antics going on in the mortal world after Osiris destabilizes the realms attempting to seize the wayward souls of a pharaoh. As a result of Osiris' act, the realms are in chaos and his old nemesis Apophis is threatening to return. At first convinced by Sekhmet to destroy the Earth in order to keep Apophis from returning, he instead decides to challenge the young pharaoh and his guardians to see if they are worthy of saving Earth. In truth, Ra knows Apophis' only means back to Earth is via Rapses' soul and thus aims to see if Presley is good enough to fend off evil. He also aims to test the mummies against their patron gods to see if Osiris was out of line trying to reclaim them.

Amenhotep

Former pharaoh of Egypt and father of Rapses, Amenhotep was the last of his line when he was sacrificed by Scarab. He often looked down on his son for his infirmity and was more preoccupied with conflict against the Nubia than with his son's progress. His soul is claimed by Apophis who desired both father and son but was denied by Rapses premature death. As of the third season, he is resurrected early on by Scarab in order to serve as a temporary vessel for Apophis.

Horus

God of combat and Ja-Kal's patron god.

Bastet

Goddess of cats and Nefertina's patron god

Wadjet

Goddess of medicine and Rath's patron god

Khnum

God of farming and fertility and Armon's patron god

Season three ends with Presley being anointed by Ra as the new pharaoh of Earth. No longer able to claim Rapses' soul, Apophis misses his chance to be reborn back into the mortal world and is destroyed by Presley using Ra's power. Caught in the blast, Scarab and Heka are also destroyed. Unfortunately, by becoming Pharaoh the pact that keeps the mummies alive is complete, and Anubis is called to bring them to the afterlife. Freed from Apophis, Amenhotep and Rapses reunite and reconcile before also crossing. Presley remains on Earth, but due to studying books left behind by Scarab, he summons the mummies back for one night to celebrate his 17th birthday.

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harleiquina · 1 year ago

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All TV series I've ever seen II

Let's see how many I remember from this time period.

1940 - 1970

1980 - 2000 (this post)

2010 - Now

1983 - V

Aliens have come to Earth but they are nice and willing to help us... or so they say.

Everybody remembers Diana eating rats, the dramatic face reveal of any reptilian, Freddy Krueger beeing a good guy (this time) and I'm sure Stephenie Meyers wish that Reneesme/Jacob had the same level of acceptance than "the child from the stars" (name given in Latinoamerica, don't know if it was also used in the original show) and whats-his-name.

Saw it on TV but we also bought the bootleg DVD because my mom and aunt never saw the ending of the show as kids.

1985 - Amazing Stories

I hardly remember anything (I was too young when it was played on TV) but I do remember beeing traumatized by Christopher Lloyd's severed (and reattached) head.

It was created by Spielberg, some stories land better than other ones. Maybe I should try and rewatch some?

1986 - Sledge Hammer

Is he sexist, violent, gun-lover and conservative AF? Yes... but he's also hilarious! This is satire people! Don't be like the NRA that gave somekind of award to this fictional character because they have the same level of comprehension than a brick.

Saw it on TV but it is also available on Youtube.

1986 - ALF

Alien finds himself on a typical american family house and chaos begins.

Do you live under a rock? Don't you know who ALF is? Just go watch it.

It was on TV when I was growing up, I'm pretty sure you can find it anywhere.

1989 - The Simpsons

I will keep on saying it, we argentineans speak in 3 languages: Spanish, Lunfardo (a Buenos Aires dialect but each province has their own as well) and Simpsons' quotes (latin spanish obviously, everyone agrees that it's the definitive Simpsons). Earlier seasons are better, we all know that... they kind of lose us when the original latin dubbers were replaced (it would seem that Disney brought them back but I hardly watch TV now, so I don't know)

1989 - Eureeka's castle.

I don't remember a THING about it but my family says that I was obsessed. It's a Muppet-style show of a young witch apprentice and her friends.

Upon further looking, it was co-written by R. L. Stine? So I didn't got into Goosebumps as a child but got this... who knows?

1989 - Agatha Christie's Poirot

I haven't watched everything just yet (it's been on for 20 years, people!) but I do like David Suchet's Hercules Poirot (my family disagrees because for them Poirot will always be Peter Ustinov). Hey, at least it's not Albert Finney!

1990 - Caloi en su tinta (Caloi in his own ink - Argentina)

It wasn't a series properly said... it didn't have a story to follow. Caloi was a very important artist in my country (his character Clemente became a staple in our comics just like Mafalda) and he had this TV show where he curated animations of all kinds, from all over the world. I remember seeing a stop-motion version of Barber of Sevilla and I think that I also saw Queen's Innuendo videoclip for the first time in here.

Some stories were funny, others melancholic, elegant or grotesque... but all of them were Art, with a capital A.

1990 - Twin Peaks

I don't understand the hype around this show. The only thing that I though was cool was to have a season and a half to find the killer.

Before someone tells me "you have to think how ground breaking it was in the time it came up" or "it's high end art, open your mind to it" trust me I can do that... it doesn't change the fact that I don't see why so many people like it so much.

I'll grant it a few points for showing us David Duchovny as a trans woman FBI agent that saves the day on the episode she shows up. I did like the character.

1993 - The Nanny

What would happen if instead of María taking care of Von Trapp's children in the Alps, we had a jewish it-girl from Flushing, Queens? That was Fran Drescher's pitch, the rest is history.

I got to confess I usually get bored with sit-coms but this is the only one that I can watch over and over again (and the final episode still brings single tear in my eye). Yeah, the whole plot of Fran trying to get pregnant was dragged for too long, but still it's like 3 or 4 episodes, no biggy (unless my memory fails, it's been a while).

1993 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

For whatever reason a alien (?) race decided that teenagers are the appropiate warriors so they choose 5 Angel Grove locals to kick Galactic-Witch Rita's ass. Monsters that grow size but still look like rubber suits, the Rangers use spandex but for whatever reason they release sparks when a blade touches them. Still sweet little 4 year old me loved this show.

I checked a few episodes on Youtube not too long ago and I was pleasently surprised by the fact that each monster represented a struggle the Rangers where having on their civilian life... so facing and defeating them actually helped these kids in their ordinary life. A nice message that I completely forgot while self-convincing myself that this show was a lot dumber than I remembered.

Oh! By the way when it was on TV I watched -maybe- up to season 2. When the movie came out I was shocked that Jason, Trini and Zack were not in it.

1993 - The X Files

The most recognizable tune ever, the OG monster-of-the-week format, a skeptic + a believer, some comedy, another bit of drama and , in ocassions, straight-up horror = one of the greatest TV shows ever made.

Regardless what people think I preffer Agent Dogget (there, I said it!!) to Mulder, but of course that sunflower-seed eater, porn aficionado, spooky guy will always be loved either way.

Of course I didn't watched on TV (my mom and aunt had that privilege, I was literally a baby) but I got the whole series on bootleg DVD.

1993 - Frasier

I only watched a few mixed up episodes and I have the first 4 seasons on bootleg DVD but it was my aunt who liked it the most.

A psicologyst with a radio TV show has to live with his dad and his brother visits very often.

You might recognize them as Sideshow Bob and his brother as well.

1994 - Friends

Watched it on cable when I had it, mixed up as usual but still... for whatever reason sitcoms bore me... and this is not the exception. Again, I don't understand the hype.

1995 - Xena: Warrior princess

Ancient Greece, a female warrior... my (probably by the time we got it in Argentina) 6 year-old self loved this show. Until certain fling with Hercules... I didn't liked romance then (or now, but I'm a little more tolerant as an adult) and it ruined the show for me.

Yes, now I see certain undertones that my youngself didn't. I get it. Leave me alone!

1995 - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Yeah... I didn't liked Hercules but I watched a few episodes either way. I always liked a good fight on TV.

1996 - Sabrina, the teenage witch

Who didn't wanted to have magical powers growing up becuse of her?

I can't really tell how many season I've watched because, as I said, in Argentina you were lucky if the TV channels bought more than 2 season to repeat on end. Still... I didn't quite liked it as much once she left for collage. Kinda lost its magic *wink, wink*

1996 - Millenium

The year 2000 was upon us and the promise of the end of the world, so Chris Carter decided to play a little bit with it.

Frank Black is a retired agent that has a peculiar way of getting into the mind of the criminals (the audience is the only one that knows that he can see what the criminals see... live) so he is called over an over again to help on different cases.

It ended too soon (got cancelled I believe) but it has its final episode in season 9 of The X Files (if I'm not mistaken). It deals a lot with religion (mostly Christianity) and its a lot darker than Mulder & Scully's adventures (with the exception of that one episode where 4 demons get together in a coffe shop -desguised as old men- and tell their latest works done).

1997 - Meego

I got to be honest with you... I hardly remember anything from this TV show. It was basically ALF but with a human playing an alien instead of a puppet. Still we remember it fondly at home so I guess it was good enough?

1998 - Charmed

Argentina beeing Argentina, I saw a few seasons... maybe... I do remember that I liked more the original 3 sisters.

It's fun... sometimes cheesy... as any tv or film of that time.

1998 - Will & Grace

As I said, sitcoms end up becoming boring and repetitive. But that doesn't take away that sometimes jokes are good... some are very 90, but ah, well...

2000 - Dark Angel

Maybe I saw 2 season on TV but I was obsessed.

Typical supersoldiers experiments developed this superhuman creatures that got tired of beeing an experiment and broke out the facility when they were children, so now as grown ups live in our society. The lead Max (Jessica Alba) has a job as a courrier but every now and then steals, that's how she meets Logan a journalist with vigilante tendencies that needs someone to do the dirty work.

2000 - CSI (later known as Las Vegas)

Have I ever watched a show just to laugh at it? Yes, and it was called CSI, the original (I saw a lot of Miami as well).

I had a few glimpses here and there from this procedural that were the definition of Deus-ex-machina and later I decided to give it a shot just to see if, within this universe, it made sense. And nope.

If one of mom's doctors dissed House for his nearly-impossible diagnosis... I'm pretty sure some forensics did the same with Grissom's team.

Side note I really love Ted Danson, that guy is awesome.

2001 - Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

At first I thought it was a yet another The Brain + Person that explains him like many others... but Goren and Eames are the best detective duo. PERIOD.

You get to see them investigating (so Goren, mostly, doesn't know everything off the bat... he does go to the library, kids) and Eames is not just a blank space for the audience to jump in and have Goren explain everything to her. My favourite moments are when she can add up to his theory by just having the female side of things.

Goren isn't the typical I-only-think kind of detective (like, let's say Poirot) he can -and will- get into dangerous situations when needed.

You have to watch for D'onofrio's performance.

I like Jeff Goldblum as well... but his season was kinda... meh

2002 - Los Simuladores (The Pretenders - Argentina)

What if there was a group of people to solve any kind of situations? And what if this situations are quite basic, borderline stupid, like meeting the in-laws, giving a hard exam at the end of the year and such?

This is it, that's the plot.

This was a huge hit back in the day but it took me a decade (almost) to watch because if you knew argentinean tv and film as I do... you wouldn't believe that there are actually some good ideas burried very very deep in the mud.

2002 - Monk

A detective with OCD is soooo good at his job but cannot be a detective again because of it (it got worse once his wife died in a attack). Fun and wholesome... maybe it did dragged for too long.

And no matter what... we are Sharona stans in this house!

2002 - CSI Miami.

Just like CSI I watched it just to make fun of it (and because in cable they will put all CSIs together in one afternoon so it was easier to compare them).

At least this one didn't take itself too seriously!

2003 - Tru Calling

Med student has a weird ability where dead people can reach her and make her repeat the day to try and save their lives.

It ended too soon on a great cliffhanger that we will never see resolved. Damn it!

2004 - Lost

We all know Lost... it started great... and it ended.

Luckily for me the TV channel where I was watching it stopped after season 4 and I never bothered to try and catch up again.

2004 - House MD

Sherlock Holmes goes to med school and instead of solving crimes, he solves impossible diagnostics.

Gotta give it to Hugh Laurie for beeing a lovable a-hole the whole time.

It did lasted too long for me, I didn't watch the final seasons but I did watched a few mixed up episodes in cable so I kinda know what happens after, lets say... season 4? (the final one I've watched, maybe).

2004 - CSI New York

Same as the others. Just watched for Gary Sinise and Edward Furlong's guest appearence.

2004 - Miss Marple

I was never a fan of Miss Marple in writting... but on TV she is less annoying.

How come she is never suspicious? She's always around when a crime happens!

2005 - Invasion

Does anybody else remembers this TV show set after the Katrina hurricane that, apparently, also uncovered a race of aliens living underwater that have a body-snatching way of taking over the world? It's only 1 season, got cancelled I believe and I watched it on TV at 6 or 7 AM while getting ready to go to school. Ah, old times!

2005 - Mosca & Smith (Argentina)

(Mosca can be translated as "Fly" -the bug- but in this case is the character's Last Name so I'll leave it as it is)

Buddy cop with two overly eccentric characters. A silly comedy with some really in-depth meta humor of argentinean justice system. Some jokes are in poor taste... and I think it got raunchier in it's second season (I didn't watched it because one of the leads was replaced and the 2nd actor didn't had the same punch)

2005 - Bones

A forensic anthropologyst helps the FBI to solve crimes.

This is the BrainTM taken to an extreme. Dr. Temperance Brennan just can't be good at eeeeeverything. This kinda changed as seasons passed but still... who says smart people is always entirely clueless about how to be a normal human? And why so egocentric? (Most truly smart people are usually super-humble because they know that there is a lot more to learn).

In any case, it is fun. Watched on TV (earlier seasons) and continued on bootleg DVD.

2006 - Ugly Betty

The main reason why I didn't listed Betty, la fea in here it's because it is a telenovela (soap opera) everybody in Latinoamérica watched it. Some things are not so good (maybe I'll write about it one day) but overall it had a good story.

Those dubious things got changed in the U.S version... and it changed the whole story. It was easier to create something new than trying to bring people on board using a name that is well beloved to a certain ethnicity... just saying.

2007 - El Hombre que volvió de la muerte (The man that came back from Death -Argentina)

Think of a mash up of The Count of Montecristo and V for Vendetta.

It was a remake of a TV show done in the 60s... 70s? By Narciso Ibañez Menta, a Spanish actor that was naturalized as argentinean and was our very own mix of Boris Karloff (with his love for make up) and Vincent Price (he did a lot of Edgan Allan Poe stories as well). The original story was about Elmer Van Hess, who was subject to different experiments. The lab caughts on fire, he's inside and survives. For whatever reason his organs end up being given to other people so he embarks on a quest to retrieve them.

The remake also had Elmer Van Hess who was a happy fool about to get married, his boss and associates set him up and ends up in prision for fraud. Not happy with that, his boss strikes a deal with a Doctor so Elmer can be his human guinea pig (in order to do so, he asks other inmates to torture him while in prision so his only escape would be to go with the Doctor). He's experimented on as results he gets superhuman strenght and, of course, the chemicals affect his brain turning him into a very dark and blood-lust creature. The lab is set on fire, everybody thinks he died but he comes back 10 years later ready to take revenge on all of them. He was very cruel and his idea of revenge was very Saw-like... but deep down he's still in love with his almost-wife and she's the only one that can sort of ease him in the worst moments.

For an argentinean fiction it was very good.

2008 - Fringe

The X Files but even crazier? You got it.

Mom and I did got lost after season 4... but we still have the bootleg DVDs, it's just that we should start all over again and we don't have a lot of time 😝

2008 - The Mentalist

A guy is so good at reading people that decides to ripp them off saying that he's a medium. He got the wrong guy, this guy kills his family so now it's personal!

Patrick Jane's quirks might be amusing in the early episodes but after a while you, just like everyone else on the show, will want to punch him in the face.

From my little corner of the Earth I scream: Justice for Cho!! He also deserved a happy ending!

2009 - Doll House

A bunch of people got their memories wiped and now they receive other memories (fabricated sometimes) to take on dangerous tasks.

Dubious consent galore... but overall the premise was engaging. It lasted 3 seasons, the third one included a time-jump... the end didn't quite landed for me but... meh! It's entertaining at least.

2009 - Flashfoward

The entire world fainted at the same time. Everybody had visions of the future... so now some things need to be prevented for whatever reason.

Only one season, got cancelled. I don't remember a thing except the tribute to one of Jorge Luis Borges stories (El Jardín de los senderos que se bifurcan/ The garden of paths that bifurcate) and another to David Bowie's song Scary Monsters and Super Creeps. That's all I remember, I swear.

2009 - Modern Family

Sitcom that broke some barriers on what a typical family looks like. It's fun...but yeah, it also bored me.

Note to everybody: not all latinos sound like Sofía Vergara... not even Sofía Vergara sounds like Sofía Vergara the whole time.

#very vague tv reviews by harleiquina #very vague reviews by harleiquina #tv shows #1980s #1990s #2000s

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worldsbiggestnerd101 · 1 year ago

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alright my ten followers, i saw the live action remake of disney’s “the little mermaid” yesterday and here are my thoughts!

first thing, i have to get this out of the way on the off chance a racist comes across my blog - halle was AMAZING as ariel. i swear she sounded just like ariel at parts, and she 100% had the voice and skills for the part. not to mention she’s literally gorgeous??? i love her as ariel, 10/10

sebastian has a trini accent instead of a jamaican one and it’s fucking hilarious to me, ok? i’ve only seen a few people comment on this, so maybe some of y’all who aren’t caribbean may not have noticed, but his accent changed, he has a trini accent now and i LOVE IT. idk if it’s just bc i’m guyanese and know more trini people than jamaican people, but this was pure gold to me. i loved it, idc what people say, it’s too good, and even if you don’t actually like the change, you can AT LEAST say it’s funny

the cgi wasn’t too bad, honestly! “under the sea” was pretty gorgeous at times, but nothing amazing 100% absolutely divine

we got so much ursula lore in this and now i NEED a cruella/maleficent-style movie about ursula. calling triton ‘big brother’??? mentioning something that happened 15 years ago (when ariel was born/a baby)???? introducing herself to ariel as ‘aunty ursula’????? i NEED this movie. NOW. also idk if i’m biased bc i think melissa mccarthy is funny but i thought she was really good as ursula!!

i liked the depth they gave eric here!! he had a backstory, a song, and an actual character!!! he was cool, amazing job

as someone who was literally obsessed with the original “the little mermaid” when i was like 5, i may be biased here, but i loved this movie! i feel it was pretty good for a cash-grabby remake of an old movie, and in my opinion it’s probably the best of the live action remakes. (do not even MENTION live action “aladdin” that movie was AWFUL)

a little detail i just HAVE to mention that i didn’t really like - they changed the names of all of ariel’s sisters :/. i loved all the actresses and designs, they’re literally all gorgeous, but i wish they all had their ‘A’ names because it just added a lot more to ariel’s want to get out. with the whole ‘A’ name thing, it seemed more as if she was predestined to be part of a set and not her own person, which added to her desire to go to the surface. just a minor detail, didn’t really affect the movie too much, but i was a bit disappointed at that

overall, i enjoyed this movie a lot! it wasn’t perfect, but it was definitely very enjoyable for a movie that’s literally just a soulless tactic to get disney more money. i’d rate this a solid 8/10, only because of the name thing and the fact that, y’know, it’s a remake. it was an all-around good movie and i think i’ll be doing the same thing after i see the barbie movie! thanks for reading this long post, the one follower who actually sees this

#the little mermaid #the little mermaid (2023)#movie rants #my thoughts

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thedisneychef · 1 year ago

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Biergarten Nudel Gratin Recipe: German Mac and Cheese

I’ve been obsessed with carbs lately! Blame it on the diet or my training for the Wine and Dine Half, but I feel like if I were left to my own devices, I’d snack on pasta all day. When I went looking for a pasta recipe, I found this one from Biergarten which made me so happy… Being second generation from Germany and having been to Germany several times, I realized I was also craving some German style food. Since my reservation at Biergarten is still about 75 days away, I thought this was perfect. Now, when I was making this,I had the strangest feeling that I’ve made this recipe before, but I looked and looked and didn’t see that I had… So if I’ve posted it and it’s a repeat I apologize… At least it’s amazing enough to warrant a double-post! More Delicious Recipes You Will Love: - Mickey Waffles Recipe – Disney Parks - Ohana Bread Pudding with Banana-Caramel Sauce - Orange Beef – Polynesian Resort This is super easy to put together (a refreshing change after my birthday recipe…) and it’s incredibly kid-friendly. Honestly, most home cooks probably have a similar recipe stowed away in their back pocket for fast, delicious family dinners. If not, they should and this is the one to choose! My only feedback on this recipe is that the quality of the cheese can make-or-break this dish. I wished after I’d had the first bite that I’d invested in nicer cheese than the generic store brand… Nicer cheese would have made this dish absolutely sing! For the caravores out there, you can add bacon or very small diced ham for an extra little something and I bet it would taste fabulous. Really, this serves as an excellent base for something more complex with meats and different cheeses, or it can be served as-is for a ridiculously hearty meal. The great thing was this was an amazing reminder of both my time in Germany and the dinner we had at Biergarten. The fact it could be served in this huge, family-style casserole dish reminded me of lining up in front of the buffet at Biergarten and trying to restrain myself, but it also reminded me of the very traditional dining we enjoyed all through Germany. So many of their meals are food-focused family time (we had meals that lasted for hours… Most of them lasted hours, actually…) and it’s not at all difficult to imagine that this easy-to-make dish that serves an army and tastes good warm or cold would be on the table. Cheesy without being too cheesy, crunchy like chips on the top and sides from that delicious cheese and macaroni “crust,” but soft and ooey gooey in the middle… I’m excited for leftovers and for Biergarten all over again. Conclusion In conclusion, the Biergarten's Nudel Gratin Recipe, also known as German Mac and Cheese, is a delicious and comforting dish that is sure to satisfy any craving for cheesy goodness. Drawing from our firsthand experience, we can attest that this recipe is easy to follow and uses simple ingredients that can be found at most grocery stores. The combination of pasta, cheese, and breadcrumbs creates a satisfying texture and a rich, creamy flavor that is perfect for a cozy night in or as a side dish for a larger meal. Plus, the addition of smoked ham and onions add a unique German twist to this classic dish. Overall, the Biergarten's Nudel Gratin Recipe is a must-try for anyone who loves mac and cheese or is looking for a new twist on a classic comfort food. In addition to the delicious food and recipes, Disney World is also known for its unique dining experiences, such as character dining and themed restaurants. Whether you want to have breakfast with Mickey Mouse, dine in a replica of a sci-fi drive-in theater at Hollywood Studios, or enjoy a meal with an ocean view at the Coral Reef Restaurant in Epcot, there's something for everyone. And with the help of Recipes Today and the How to Make category, you can even recreate some of these magical dining experiences in your own home. So why not start planning your next Disney-inspired meal or dining experience today? Read the full article

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foxieflower · 1 year ago

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This is a very interesting take to have about your own art and honestly I don't think there's anything wrong about it, but it will be considered very different than a lot of the artistic population right now.

For me, ai art, no matter who it takes from, I don't think is ethical in anyway because no matter what, it's someone stealing attention away from someone that actually put time and effort into their art. Even if you try to utilize it for ideas, it's still pushing those artist's art through the system against their consent. Even if someone pushed my old art through the void, art I no longer like, I still would feel gravely uncomfortable as I never once gave consent for such a thing.

In terms of fanart, if I ever became big enough to have some sort of insane anime following of people creating art if my ocs, I understand I would have to bend a bit and allow people to do as they wish or else become terrible like Anne Rice or Disney. That being said, fanart usually in not something considered terrible unless you're some strangely uptight artist that's mad people get more attention than you for drawing fanart. Most people agree that fanart, though it's not the characters of the artist that made it, is still the property of the artist that created it as they still spent time, love, and effort into the piece and finding someone steal it in any capacity would be heartbreaking to the artist. While often, those that are receiving fanart usually love the act.

I often hate my art after a certain amount of time simply because I update and grow my style quickly. However, it's still my art and don't enjoy the prospect of it being utilized against my wishes. I make art for myself and out of the love of it and the ideas I make. It doesn't matter what it is, it's something I made and cherish, and just because it post it online doesn't mean those that view it are allowed to do with it what they please. I have a very strong attachment to things I create. Which brings me to the thought of ocs...

My ocs are my babies, I have a very strong sense of self around them and cannot stand when people mischaracterize them, even for the sake of a joke. When I play dnd, I have to make sure the dm is okay with the fact that I don't want my character to die because I will not make a new character if they do. I have had friends do such things all for the sake of either wanting to draw them the way they feel or in hopes that they could make a joke/insert their oc into a situation with them. Often without my consent as well. So the suggestion that someone would draw them against my will, throw them in an ai box, or would use them for their own dnd sessions makes me incredibly uncomfortable as well.

In terms of ideas though, I don't think those can be stolen so I see no deeper thoughts about such a thing. Ideas are meant to be shared and there's no such thing as too much of the same idea as every version of a story will be different.

I deleted the AI art post because people pointed out that the original artists who’s art were used to create the pictures I used as examples might feel violated by me posting them without their consent, which is perfectly fair. It’s a huge blind spot for me because I feel very differently about my own art and it’s good to be reminded that my feelings about my own art are a bit unconventional. This is going to be a bit rambling but just know that I’m not saying this because I think other people should feel the same way I do. I just want to talk about it because I’ve realized it isn’t the norm.

First off, I have very little nostalgia about my art. I care very little about any of my creations that are more than a year old. It’s something I see a lot of book authors talk about, how their old stories means nothing to them now. I care about comics I’m continuously working on but once they’re concluded they disappear into the background as I start on a new universe. I don’t worry about lost art either. If it gets deleted along with an old website out of my control I don’t even think about it.

I feel zero ownership of fanart I’ve made because I stole those characters without consent to do with as I pleased so even though I spent time on it the characters weren’t mine to take to being with, and certainly not to make money off of. While I understand the defense that a lot of those original creators make so much money now they shouldn’t care if people sell fanart I’m not surprised when even big artists get upset about it because they came from the same place as us so how are they supposed to know when they’re successful enough to not mind? If you make it big when will you be okay with people selling your OCs? Some of those controversies come from managers and corporations but a lot more come from the artists themselves.

I love when people make fanart of my characters but more than once I’ve seen people sell the fanart and had to ask them to either stop or give me a small portion of their income. But I’m not alarmed by seeing my art in unexpected places as long as people aren’t making money from it. I suppose in my mind it’s because I see it as people sharing appreciation for my work and the traffic usually comes back to me once people start searching for the creator.

And I already made a post about how I’m not worried about people “stealing” ideas from me because that’s different from stealing stories or characters. Copyright is build on the idea that you can’t steal an idea. Anyone can make a super strong man who can fly but you can’t call him Clark Kent and have him wear a blue bodysuit with red underwear and a red cape. Even Disney can’t stop you from making an anthropomorphic mouse who’s friends with a duck. And I think I’m not worried about the “theft” of ideas because I know where my own inspiration came from and I can see where the inspiration came from in literally all other stories and characters. If the fact that a lot of people consider Danny Phantom derivative of Spider-Man doesn’t tell you something about how pedantic people can be about what they consider “theft of ideas” I don’t know what does.

People have expressed surprise by me handing out ideas in the hopes that someone can do something better with them than me, or that I’m open about where my own ideas come from. Why hide it? Even if you didn’t know the exact spark for Red Prism came from the movie The Night Flier I’m sure the idea of a vampire’s helper being in a relationship with the vampire isn’t anything new to you. But again, maybe I’m just assuming my inspirations are transparent because I see where other people’s creations come from. And I’m not saying that to lessen the work of anyone. People love following the the evolution of culture and we all know everything is build on something else. It’s cool!

And just repeating myself: I don’t think you should feel the same way as me about your work or fanart or anything else. But I would like to hear how you feel about your art and fanart and why.

#foxie thoughts

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kylesvariouslistsandstuff · 2 years ago

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Like Old Times... Animated Oscar Predictions

The last time I did these was in late 2020... And the time before that? In early 2018 for the films of 2017. In 2020, I had predicted that SOUL, WOLFWALKERS, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, FARMAGEDDON: A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE, and OVER THE MOON were going to be the nominees... I got 4 out of 5 right!

Let’s see how I do this time...

I’m thinking this is how things go down this year... It might be a little tricky for me to predict... Maybe not...

The Golden Globe animated movie nominations are now out, and those usually give one a decent idea of what the Oscar line-up could look like... The predictions I had before publishing this mostly came true with the GG line-up...

They have nominated...

INU-OH

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

PINOCCHIO

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH

TURNING RED

I got all of those except INU-OH, a GKIDS-released anime feature, a surprising inclusion given that the Globes don’t often nominate these kinds of features. Usually they go for the lowest-hanging fruit, the most mainstream even. Remember how they nominated Disney’s 99.9%-CG remake of THE LION KING for Best Animated Feature of 2019?

First off, yes, a definite lock is Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson’s PINOCCHIO. It’s a critical darling, a stop-motion film (usually a hit with these people), a passion project for del Toro. An Oscar-winning auteur no less, and let’s not sleep on Gustafson either, he is also very much the director of this picture. In fact, he was “animation director” on Wes Anderson’s FANTASTIC MR. FOX, Oscar nom for 2009. The campaign is already pushing it for several categories including Best Picture itself. Definite lock. Possibly the winner, too, first time since SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, a non-Disney-released film taking home the Oscar.

With a Golden Globe nom, another definite lock is PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH. The belated Joel Crawford-directed sequel to DreamWorks’ SHREK spin-off, a picture boasting a unique art style and stylized CG, making the Shrek world go full SPIDER-VERSE. Early reactions are raving about it... Plus SHREK, SHREK 2, and the first PUSS IN BOOTS were all nominated in their respective years. Universal and DreamWorks are putting their all into this one, the first SHREK or SHREK-adjacent movie in 11 years... I think it’s definitely getting it...

Third... Because they’re Disney, they’re likely going to lock a slot... But just one this time. For TURNING RED, Domee Shi’s feature directorial debut for Pixar. Critically acclaimed and not a story about white characters or creatures for once. Also helps that Shi’s BAO, attached to 2018′s INCREDIBLES 2 in theaters, won for best animated short film of that year. I feel Disney’s other animated offerings this year underwhelmed in the critical and box office categories a little too much to be considered (box office does play a part in wins/noms, believe it or not), those films being Angus MacLane’s Pixar spin-off LIGHTYEAR and Don Hall’s Disney Animation sci-fi adventure STRANGE WORLD. Disney and Pixar are also pushing for a Best Picture nomination for TURNING RED. UP and TOY STORY 3 successfully got such a nom a decade ago. I doubt anything here, even PINOCCHIO, gets a Best Picture nom, though...

The fourth and fifth slots... I feel it could still be a toss-up between the following...

Cartoon Saloon is usually a shoe-in, as this year, they have Nora Twomey’s MY FATHER’S DRAGON, streaming on Netflix. I have yet to see it, but I hear it’s fantastic like their other productions. Twomey previously directed THE BREADWINNER, which was nominated for best animated film of 2017. The studio’s other films - Tomm Moore’s Irish triptych trilogy of THE SECRET OF KELLS, SONG OF THE SEA, and WOLFWALKERS - were nominated in their respective years. However, on Netflix, the film feels nonexistent much like Henry Selick’s divisive WENDELL & WILD was... That *could* cost it a slot... It feels like Netflix is giving all the love to PINOCCHIO. I feel they should be backing Pinoke, this, WENDELL & WILD, *and* THE SEA BEAST as well. Very solid year for them in terms of animation. APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD is a strong contender, too, being a Richard Linklater picture, but it may not make it as well. I feel all the effort is being channeled into PINOCCHIO for both BAF and BP.

Now that it’s eligible once more, Dean Fleischer Camp’s MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, based on Camp’s own short films about the titular talking seashell, could make it in. Though it had its world premiere over a year ago, it is in the running for this year’s Oscar and got the GG nom. Also a critical darling, an A24 release at that - their first animated feature, it has a great shot but also it feels like it could possibly miss. I say that with caveats, though.

Universal has another potential front-runner with THE BAD GUYS, Pierre Perifel’s DreamWorks adaptation of the Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey. This could be a situation where one film (PUSS IN BOOTS 2) gets all the love and this gets the shaft, but given how well it performed critically and how it did fine at the box office, it might have a chance. I suspect the Oscar brigade might find it too slight and too silly to be taken seriously as a frontrunner, though. Then again, THE BOSS BABY and SHARK TALE from this same studio were nominated in their respective years, so who really knows. Plus, Universal isn’t really pushing too hard for it, nor their Illumination entry this year, MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU.

There could be some slight hope for something like INU-OH, because GKIDS often gets into the race, but it seems like that one’s existence is strangely muted. Despite all the all that went into BELLE last year, it didn’t get nominated. Another possible candidate that could somewhat sneak in would be ERNEST & CELESTINE 2: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA, given that the first film was nominated for 2013.

So I’m thinking... It’s gonna be a race between.

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

MY FATHER’S DRAGON

PINOCCHIO

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH

TURNING RED

We shall see, come this winter...

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gotham-ruaidh · 3 years ago

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06x03 "Temperance" - initial thoughts

I continue to be amazed at the quality of the writing this season. And the performances, too. Just stellar work.

So much happened in this episode. I'll be writing more about some parts later this week (particularly the very pivotal Fergus scenes).

Here are my notes/reactions from my first viewing:

- Henri-Christian - such a sweet bairn. He has so many people to love and care for him. Though of course this drives a huge wedge between the Frasers and many settlers on the Ridge...

- Jamie just casually mentioning his own hand surgery to Tom. Interesting how series!Jamie has full use of his hand - and says as much to Tom - while we know that book!Jamie never regained proper use of his fourth finger, following the surgery

- the fact that Jamie just so casually mentions his hand surgery, tells us just how far he's come from that very dark moment in his life

- OMG THE VROOMS!

- MARSALI'S SPINNING WHEEL, COURTESY OF BREE!! (anyone else get Disney!Sleeping Beauty vibes from the spinning wheel?)

- Jamie praying with Tom during his surgery. The little glances Jamie exchanges with Claire, too. They are SUCH a team and they say SO MUCH without using the words

- Um why is Ian flirting with Malva?? this is no good

- Malva casually mentioning to Ian that her mother was burned as a witch. The same fate that could have befallen Claire, had Jamie not intervened...

- Jamie with the little boys. He is such a laird. And he loves his bairns - and his grandbairns - so so so much.

- In 01x12 "Lallybroch", Jamie says to Claire - "I wanted to fill this house with our children." Well - finally on Fraser's Ridge, his wish comes true. My heart soars and sings for him, for their family

- Emmy-caliber performances for Cesar and Lauren, seriously. Fergus and Marsali love each other so damn much, but they're struggling so hard

- Claire having visions. Not good. Don't go for the ether, bb. Don't do it...oh good, Tom saves the day

- Haha Claire talking to Adso as if he's human...in the earshot of the man who thinks she's a witch...

- Oh no Jamie and Malva oh no. No no no no

- Quarter Day! Well this time it's Fergus who's drunk, instead of Jamie...

- Did anyone else notice that the Quarter Day background music, is the same song that was played in the Great Hall scenes at Leoch, back in Season 1??

- Oh shit Tom coming to defend the Frasers! What world are we living in??

- "This is filth. I thought better of you." Oh snap. Tom hasn't changed.

- Jamie wears his kilt again - in Season 1-2 style!!!

- Boston Tea Party!! Oh no, war is really coming now...

#outlander #outlander 06x03 #jamie and claire

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writingaboutdisney · 1 year ago

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This will get long, so I decided to reblog instead of just comment. Because I disagree with pretty much every point up there. Also, under a readmore because of how long it is. I'm sorry to subject you to this lol.

There's certain things that I think are a matter of opinion. That means that even if the youtubers are backing it up with facts, what they're saying won't apply to everyone, but it's still a valid criticism for others. Especially without more details to some of your points, it's hard to get into specifics. That's why I was just focusing on the box office numbers, and that even though the critics don't like it, most of the audience does.

I'm not going to cover every point. Some of these I'm curious about, some I can chock up to differences of opinion. So like, Valentino being annoying? If you don't like the goofy side kick type characters, yeah you'll probably find him annoying. But if you do like, say, Olaf, you'll personally enjoy him. I actually found him to be less annoying than Olaf, personally.

Other points that fall into the "Depends on a person's tastes in film" category would include the music being okay at best, too many references to old movies, and the animation style being lackluster (Which i'll still bring up later because there is some more to talk about with this imo.)

As for what I'm curious about, why is Asha considered boring? I've seen some criticism for her, mainly people thinking she's "adorkable," but I haven't heard her called boring yet.

I have seen more criticism for Magnifico being "boring." I think he's a lot more complex of a villain than a lot of people give him credit for. In fact, I'd argue he's the most complex villain we've ever got in Disney. We see he has a tragic backstory, and we see how that might influence his actions, but it also does not excuse them. He's not trying to grab power for power's sake, nor is he redeemable just because he has understandable motives. It's a rather fresh take on a villain that I was excited to see. But a lot of people seem to miss this about his character and not understand his character arc, which is why I think they find him boring.

Which leads me to the point about them sacrificing story for easter eggs. I will say this, the story felt a bit rushed. But, if you watch older Disney movies, like Snow White, Sleeping beauty, etc, they feel slightly rushed too. They're shorter. Yet, they can fit the entire story into the movie, and while you're left saying we should have had more ... did we really NEED it for the story to work? And I'd argue, no. Wish is able to give us enough details about the characters that the story holds up and can be followed. Extra run time to explore things further would have been nice, but it isn't needed. It goes back to some of their old habits of storytelling, where objects in the background can help tell us about a character, lighting in a scene can help set the mood, etc. It's a more subtle method of storytelling. And it may not be everyone's favorite, but that doesn't mean they did a bad job. They were just doing something different than what they've done in their recent movies. I enjoyed it, because I like the older Disney movies. It may not be for everyone, but that doesn't make it terrible.

I also didn't find Amaya to be useless. She was an interesting character in her own right. She helps the heroes take on Magnifico. She's someone in power who sees how things are going poorly and is there to support her people, which contrasts nicely with her husband as he goes off the deep end. She helps Dahlia get access to the magic book she needs to research how to defeat Magnifico. At the end of the movie, she's the one with experience ruling the kingdom who can help everyone heal after what happened. I won't say she has the biggest role in the movie, but she's certainly not just sitting in the background serving no purpose.

As for the magic system, this is the point i'm closest to agreeing with. I don't think the plot holes are too big to be excused, however, because things feel a bit rushed, some things pop up in the middle of the story when it would've been nice to know them before. For example, Magnifico is the only person allowed to use magic in Rosas, and that's not something I realized until the middle of the movie. Other forms of magic are illegal. It kind of came out of nowhere, but it does fit with his personality and the world itself, so again, it wasn't such a big plot hole that it was inexcusable. I'm not sure what other plot holes people are talking about when it comes to magic, but if you give me an example I could give you my thoughts on it.

Star was not only made for merchandising. That is actually just ... blatantly untrue. Star was always meant to be in the movie long before he was the small, adorable, merchandisable thing we ended up with. I have the art book and I could show you some pictures later if you like, but they went through a lot of different design options for him before finally landing on the one they picked. A lot of them are far less cute, some have him looking human, some more like Jiminy Cricket. That's who he was inspired by btw, he's supposed to be a guide for Asha like Jiminy was for Pinocchio. And he does work in that compacity. He contributes a lot to the story. The story wouldn't exist in anywhere near the same way without him. So I'm not sure why people are saying he's just for merchandising.

As for the animation ... like I said, i got the artbook. And while it's an opinion on whether you find it to be better or worse than other movies coming out, I do know the team put a lot into this. This is Disney's first stylized CGI movie. It's the first time they've blended 2d and 3d animation into one medium like this. I'm not saying it's everyone's cup of tea, or it's perfect, but I do feel like people are being extremely hard on it. Again, if it's not your thing, that's okay. This is just a point I disagree with and I personally find the animation to be beautiful. I'm really glad we got something that wasn't the giant heads and eyes we've been getting ever since Tangled lol. I think this was a step in the right direction animation wise.

As for the teens, I don't really see it as overcrowding. THis might also be a personal opinion I suppose? But they're based off the seven dwarfs from Snow White, and just like Snow White, while they do play a role, they're side characters. They're not meant to steal the show. THey're meant to be Asha's friend group who helps her out when she needs it. I thought they struck a nice balance of giving them unique personalities while still making sure they didn't take up too much time since the movie was about Asha. But maybe that's just me.

TLDR: I think a lot of people are taking personal preferences and using that to say the movie is a bad movie in general, when really it was just a bad movie for them personally.

So Wish came out...

I haven't seen it, but with so many videos on why it's terrible, I'm starting to hear some of the same stuff pop up.

Music is okay at best. Lyric pacing is terrible.

Too many references to old movies, not enough attention to the story.

Asha is a boring character.

Overcrowding. Having the seven dwarves as Asha's allies made for seven characters with no real purpose.

Magnifico is a boring villain. Which is a shame, cause as someone who has no intention of seeing the film, he seems like he's the most interesting character.

The queen has literally no purpose whatsoever.

The magic system is never clearly defined and creates plot holes too big to excuse.

Valentino is annoying.

Star was only made for merchandizing purposes.

Animation style is lackluster compared to other movies made by other studios coming out today.

Honestly, I worry that this is going to become one of those cases where "bad press is good press". So many people are talking about the film, and the people who made the videos obviously went to the theater to see it. I hate to contribute to that, but I felt like summing it up. I doubt Wish is going to make the same comeback as Elemental did, but who knows? Even if it starts making more money in the box office, I don't see its ratings going up.

#wish #disney wish #disney #long post #sorry i knew this'd get long i just wanted to address as much as i could #let me know if anything i said doesn't make sense or if you want a more detailed explanation on any of those points

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forcebewitht · 3 years ago

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Force's Disney Geek Master Theory: Why Twisted Wonderland Is Called Twisted Wonderland

We have all grown to know and love various Disney characters over the years, correct? Yet, I believe a lot of us can argue that not many characters have the same effect on us even as adults today as the Villains do within their respective movies. In the game Disney: Twisted Wonderland as we all know and love, the select boys to Overblot are supposed to have the "souls" of their Villain counterparts, right? But...why is it called "Twisted" Wonderland, then? The truth may lie within something that has been right in front of us all along, my friends: the meaning of a mirror. Ready to buckle in for this one? If so, then here we go!

We have seen all of these guys share character traits, looks, etc with their Disney counterparts, correct? Well, what if I were to tell you that things in terms of the "main" guys that we are supposed to pay attention to aren't exactly what they seem? This could be analyzed in a few different ways, honestly, yet the most prominent way is this: the differences in their personalities- they are reversed. Let us take this bit by bit, shall we?

Ah, yes. The Queen Of Hearts. The ranting, raging, bundle of red, black, and gold we all know and love. (or else heads would roll, I'm sure) One of the things that everybody knows about her is that she's extremely hellbent on the crazy rules that she makes up and is prone to anger honestly very easily. Yeah, you can connect that to Riddle- but think about it for a second. While that rage and the rule thing is still there, it isn't as prominent with him as it was with her, is it? With the Queen of Hearts, her whole "issue" was that she wished to make everybody listen to her and follow her every command- but Riddle was essentially always following the rules of another- not his own. This seemed to make Riddle a little more calm most of the time in terms of how he handled and oversaw things. It wasn't until he actually Overblotted that the "listen to me and only me" thing came out- buuuuuuttttttt I'll get to that part in a bit.

Next: Leona and Scar. While we honestly didn't get to see a lot of what went on behind the scenes in the Outlands in terms of how Scar even met the hyenas to begin with at all, one thing can honestly be said- Scar worked very hard to get where he was. I mean, it's not like you can get an entire pack of rabid, hungry hyenas onto your side in the course of a single day, or maybe even a week (especially as a lion, no less). No, something to that extreme takes careful planning, wording, and stringing along to ensure that nothing goes wrong along the way. The way Scar spoke to Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed made it seem as though he had known them for a looooonngggg time before this- that's where that behind the scenes planning comes in. And then...you have Leona. Leona, from what we can tell in Chapter 2, planned the idea for the "endgame" alright- but he didn't actually act upon any of the plan for himself. Ruggie did. Even in the Lion King, we see that Scar had no problems whatsoever getting his paws dirty a little within his own scheme to take his "rightful place" at the head of Pride Rock- but Leona quite honestly did not a thing once Ruggie was in motion. See where this is starting to head?

Azul and Ursula. Ursula, the Disney baddie queen of my heart Ursula, the Sea Witch. She was known all around the ocean floor for helping out poor little merfolk in secret, wasn't she? Yet, nobody ever really seemed to catch wind of the whole "her turning those who didn't quite fit the bill into polyps" thing, did they? That was one of the things that made her such a honest threat to Ariel herself- because Ursula was cunning. She did things behind the scenes, and sure- we could catch onto it out in the audience (annnddd maybe Sebastian and Flounder as well), but nobody else really seemed to, right? Azul is the complete opposite in this standpoint. He instills direct fear into his "workers" and those even beyond and within his dorm. Like- basically most knew that this dude was bad news to begin with. Azul, mostly, seemed to hide his cunning facade behind a fake yet still seemingly "soft and genuine" smile and act. But all in all, he didn't really attempt to "hide" anything- hell, he even proclaimed his entire plan of what everyone with those things on their heads were gonna do for him in the open! At least when Ursula sang as Vanessa, she was in an almost perfectly enclosed room with nobody else around.

Jamil and Jafar. This comparison here, given what occurs in the movie Aladdin, is honestly one of the biggest possible indicators of this reoccuring theme I shall clarify in a bit. Jafar, while being sneaky, was known for being a more "out there" Disney Villain in terms of his personality alongside that of his partner Iago in the film. He would smile in a sinister way, he would crack jokes out in the open, and let us not forget his crazed yet oddly interesting laughter. Jamil? He's the exact opposite. Given his past and what he has had to dealt with growing up with Kalim, he is much more reserved and barely releases a chuckle or cracks a smile at all. His personality is a lot more repressed than that of Jafar himself throughout the film. Jamil has been so used to having to hold himself back thanks to his parents in favor of Kalim's family, he doesn't seem to know how to "let go" whatsoever. Yet Jafar, while still maintaining that sneaky side of him as well, has no problems whatsoever letting a little hang loose whenever he so chooses to.

Vil and the Evil Queen. This one honestly may be a bit more self explanatory than the others- but the difference between these two is their expressions of themselves. The Evil Queen was the very first animated counted Disney Villain within Disney's history- yet, she barely had any lines throughout the film at all. Her ranges of expression were almost little to none thanks to the era in which the movie was released in- but she always looked like she was pissed, huh? Vil is the exact opposite of her in this sense. He is able to fully express himself through his various facial expressions, theatrical abilities, musical experiences, fashion style, and even how he behaves. Vil is able to do so much more than the Evil Queen did or could do within that time period, that it's almost a little staggering if you fully picture it.

Idia and Hades. Now, now. We haven't honestly seen too much of the flaming blue boy yet in TWST, but one thing is apparent here right off the bat- in terms of his personality? He is the exact opposite of Hades. Idia is much like Jamil but to a more "geek" degree- he's extremely introverted, shy, a bit snippy, yet mainly keeps to himself and his gaming tech. Hades is most often renowned as the Disney Villain with the most personality- and the best humor. Hades has no problem whatsoever being "out there" with his crazy puns, sassy remarks, anger, and even mocking behavior. I mean, please, guys- I haven't been this choked up since I got a hunk of moussaka caught in my throat!

Finally, Malleus and Maleficent. Ooooohoooooooo boy. We have to count out the live action movie Maleficent for this one (sorry horned queen fans). One thing that basically everybody even with their toe in the water in that of Disney movies kind of knows this fact- Maleficent is c r u el. She's got a bizarre set of dark powers and an even blacker heart than that. Hell, we basically had to "soften her up" a little bit in Maleficent thanks to just how seemingly irredeemable her character is in that of Sleeping Beauty. I mean, c'mon now- cursing an infant? And we get no explanation for that in the original? C'mon, now. Anyways, Malleus? As we all can tell by now, this dude is the compleeettteeeeeee opposite. Sure, he has those repressed bits here and there too, but it is evident that this dude has a heart crying out for the MC and it is big, bold, and golden to the core once you look past how he looks. He sent the MC a card for winter break, for crying out loud. Yeah, let me know the next time you see Maleficent do that smh.

Now, I have avoided using a certain word up until this point to see if anybody could catch on to what exactly is happening here. Did you figure it out? Reverse. The boys that either have Overblotted already or intend to Overblot soon stop holding out on us, Chapter 6 have had the exact opposite personalities compared to that of their Villain counterpart- until one prime point in their "character arcs". Their Overblot.

Riddle wished to have all bow before him and obey his rules.

Leona led his entire dorm into ruin and nearly sanded away the entire school in the process.

Azul let himself finally free of his personal shackles entirely and "took what was his".

Jamil finally let himself go and opened up more in his personality, almost seeming to be driven insane in the process.

Vil wanted to become the most beautiful one of all and would kill anyone within the way of that goal without any hesitation whatsoever.

The moment that the boys' Overblotted, that was the exact moment when the "soul" of their Disney Villain counterpart took control. Keeping that idea in mind, that should mean that this will happen in the upcoming chapters and their Overblots:

Idia will show off all of the personality, powers, and intelligence that he has been keeping down within this introverted self of his.

Malleus will become so broken by being left out and alone in the cold for the final time that he will turn into a completely cruel Fae and possibly nearly kill either the MC or the representation of Prince Philip within that Chapter in the process.

(Hello, my dear Readers! Guess who is trying to get back into her bigger pieces of writing? This gal right here~ feel free to drop a comment and tell me what you think of this theory- I'd love to hear your thoughts! 💕)

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heyyyharry · 3 years ago

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Happier

(inspired by happier by Olivia Rodrigo)

Word count: 2.4k

I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go So find someone great, but don't find no one better I hope you're happy, but don't be happier

Part 1: Drivers License

Part 2: Deja Vu

A/N: I edited the original lyrics to match the POV :)

Harry had come up with a thousand scenarios of how this day would play out. Actually, he’d been thinking of this day since the moment he’d received the news. He didn’t dare to hope that she’d say yes to coming back for a sequel. He’d been sure that they would write her character off, give a lame excuse for how his love interest could not make a return and make his character forget about her completely to move on with a new girl in town. It would have been great if it was that easy in real life. Once someone was written off the script, they were gone for good. Real-life relationships were not that simple. Goodbye didn’t mean ‘never see you again’. You would still share the same friend circle and social bubbles, and it was worse when you two worked in the same industry. Harry didn’t know how he’d lasted a year without running into her, not since the Grammys.

“Didn’t you two date?”

“No.” Harry shook his head, but his eyes stayed glued on Y/N from across the room. She wasn’t looking his way, too busy saying hello to everyone else. “No,” he repeated, more to himself than to his co-star. “We didn’t.”

“But she wrote an entire album about you,” said the other twin. What was her name again? Lulu?

“Luna!” cried her sister, Lex. “You can’t ask him that!”

“No, it’s okay,” Harry said with a tight smile, slightly annoyed by the blonde twins, but he didn’t want to seem like an ass on the first day of filming. “And I don’t know if it was for me. You should ask Y/N.”

“Ask me what?”

Harry flinched when he looked up and saw Y/N padding towards them. She hugged the twins, who seemed way too excited. Harry guessed they were Y/N’s fans. They gave off crazy fangirl vibes, probably just pretending not to know the drama to interrogate him. He couldn’t blame them for assuming he was the villain and definitely could not blame Y/N for portraying him as one. It was more important that he knew who he was and how much he had changed since his last relationship. Maybe they could finally be friends.

“Were they bothering you?” Y/N asked him once the twins had left.

Harry nodded. “They’re your friends?”

“Oh, I met them last year on tour. I’m surprised you don’t know them. They were on Disney.”

“I don’t watch Disney,” Harry admitted with a smile. “Well, not today’s Disney.”

“Understandable.” Y/N nodded and bit her lip. She seemed guarded with her straight back and hands hidden behind her. She eyed him up and down, quite subtle yet noticeable. “How have you been?”

“Pretty good,” he said, nodding slowly. “You?”

“Yeah, but mostly tired because of tour.”

“You’re done?”

“Yup, last night was the last show.”

“Nice.”

Y/N raised an eyebrow. “Nice?”

Harry blinked. “Did I say something wrong?”

“No.” Y/N giggled. “You still sound very...you.”

“Well, shouldn’t I?”

“Yeah, you should. But it’s been a year so…I mean, you haven’t changed much.”

“Right,” he said lowly, his eyes falling to his feet. Harry supposed he should say something else, perhaps bringing up another random topic to discuss, but all he could think about was what had happened between them. Things had been messy, hadn’t they? How could they go back to before that? Before her first song about him. Before he’d chosen someone else over her.

Or he could talk about her new relationship. She’d been in a happy relationship for almost six months, right? No wait, hadn’t they broke up two weeks ago? He wasn’t sure because he hadn’t been catching up. If they’d broken up, he’d sound like an ass to even mention her ex’s name. He should just stay quiet.

“I’ll see you later?” she said, gesturing at her stylist who was waiting by the door.

Harry could ask her right now -- the reason she’d agreed to film the sequel to their first movie together. He’d heard from a very reliable source that she’d specifically asked her agent to decline any project that he was in. So did this mean they were good? That she didn’t hate him anymore? He could have gathered his courage and got the answer right then…

“Yeah, see you.”

...but he didn’t.

And so she gave him a smile and a little wave, then happily returned to her stylist.

“See you tomorrow, Y/N!”

“See you, Annie!” Y/N said as she put the rest of her things into her tote bag. Her new driver had got her schedule mixed up, and so she had to wait here for another half an hour. She was in no rush. It had been a light first day, and she’d had a fun time getting to know the new cast members and catching up with old friends.

She sat on the sofa in the lobby, legs crossed, texting her best friend about her day. She’d purposely left out the short off-screen conversation with Harry, and her best friend didn’t even bother to ask. In their world, he didn’t exist, and his name was censored in every conversation like a curse word that was even worse than ‘cunt’. Nevertheless, she didn’t hate him anymore. She was doing just fine on her own, being busy with her career, and she’d been in a happy relationship after her fall out with him.

She and the guy, a model, had broken up two weeks ago due to long distance and some differences that they could not change. They had ended on good terms and decided to stay friends. They said you could only stay friends with your ex when you still had feelings for each other, or you had never loved each other that much in the first place. For her, it was probably the latter. Her previous relationship had been more platonic than romantic, apparently. So she had nothing but the best to say about him.

As she was going through her camera roll, just reminiscing about the past, she heard footsteps approaching and looked up to find Harry. He offered a smile and gestured to the spot beside her on the sofa. “May I sit here? My ride is late.”

“Yeah, sure.” She hurriedly scooted over.

“Good job today,” he said. “You were great.”

“Thanks, so were you.” She smiled, and they both looked away at the same time. This was so awkward. She hated small talk. She’d never had to have small talk with Harry. Conversations with him used to be so easy and natural and silly. Whatever this was, it wasn’t them.

“Can we just be normal?”

At first, Y/N thought she’d been the one who’d said it, so when she realised it’d been Harry, she was speechless.

He swallowed and sat a bit straighter, still not looking at her. “I don’t want us to be weird and awkward.”

“Okay,” she said.

He cleared his throat. “Wanna try again?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Okay, not to sound like an ass but when Joey kept forgetting his lines, I was so pissed off, I could throw a chair at the wall.”

“Right?!” exclaimed Y/N, feeling free to have finally broken out of her shell. “Like, he doesn’t even have many lines. I know he’s new but damn...you can’t get far if you don’t learn your goddamn lines.”

Harry shook with laughter. “Oh God, we sound like dicks, don’t we?”

“Maybe.” Y/N laughed, covering her mouth. “But you know what? We can’t be nice in this industry. It’s impossible.”

“Shhh, if someone heard this, we would be into big trouble.”

“Oh please, I’ve had worse articles written about me than ‘Y/N speaks facts about her lazy co-star’.”

Harry tossed his head back and cackled. “The worst one I’ve got this week was ‘Harry Styles hates therapists.’”

“What?!” Y/N gasped. “No way! That’s so stupid!”

“Right?” Harry rolled his eyes. “I could get all my therapists to speak up for me but I’m kinda immune to bullshit now.”

“Therapists? Like plural?”

“Yeah, one in every city.”

“Damn.”

“Yeah.”

Y/N rubbed her hands onto her legs. “Rough year?”

Harry’s eyes rolled to the back of his head as he leaned back. “You have no idea.” Then he swept his hair out of his eyes, sucked in a breath, and finally looked at her. “I wish I could have talked to you, though.”

She bit her tongue, knowing what she was about to say next would disappoint her best friend so much, but she had to. “So do I.”

Harry looked taken aback before his lips curled into a smile. “It’s silly, isn’t it? I haven’t talked to you in a year, and I feel like I know everything that’s happened to you except that I don’t.”

What he’d just said might make no sense for most people, but Y/N knew exactly what he meant. She nodded and wetted her lip. “You only know as much as everyone else does.”

“Yeah, I got updates on you from the news and our friends.”

“Same.” Y/N smiled back. “I hate how they write articles about your new haircut but not mine.”

“I like your new hair colour.”

“Thanks. I like your new car.”

Then they both burst out laughing. It was fun and also a little bit strange that Y/N didn’t feel the same anxiety talking to him as she used to. It must be because they had grown and were now meeting again as better people.

“Damn, my ride's here,” Y/N said as she read the text from her driver. “I gotta go now.”

“Oh, okay.” Harry stood up and followed Y/N to the entrance. “Hey, just wondering--”

“Yeah?”

“Am I...am I still blocked?” He looked a bit flustered as she tilted her head and squinted her eyes. “On your phone. Because I remember you having my number blocked--”

“I unblocked you on your birthday.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yeah.” Y/N shrugged. “I should’ve sent you a happy birthday text but...I didn’t want your girlfriend to get the wrong ideas.”

“My ex.”

“Yeah, I know.”

They smiled at each other one last time before saying goodbye. Y/N knew it was silly, but she was hoping he would go after her.

Ding.

A notification popped up when she was in the car. She was almost home, and it was from Harry’s number. He’d sent her a link with a message that said, “Hope you like it :)”.

Curious, she tapped on it and was directed to an audio file titled ‘Track 5’. The upload date was last year. About two weeks after their short conversation at the Grammys.

Hurriedly, she fumbled inside her bag for her iPods and put it on before she pressed play.

“Hey, Jeff, I couldn’t sleep so I wrote this song. Listen and let me know if it should go on the album.”

Then came the piano intro. It sounded good, so Y/N wondered how it hadn’t ended up on his last album.

But when he started to sing...

We ended a while ago Your friends are mine, you know, I know You've moved on, found someone new One more guy who brings out the better in you

And I thought my heart was detached From all the sunlight of our past But he’s so nice, he’s so funny Does he mean you forgot about me?

Oh, I hope you're happy But not like how you were with me I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go So find someone great, but don't find no one better I hope you're happy, but don't be happier

And does he tell you you’re the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen? An eternal love bullshit he might not even mean Remember when you were with me I meant it when you heard it first from me

And now I'm pickin' him apart Like cuttin' him down will make you miss my wretched heart But he’s charming, he looks kind He probably gives you butterflies

I hope you're happy But not like how you were with me I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go So find someone great, but don't find no one better

I hope you're happy I wish you all the best, really Say you love him, baby Just not like you loved me And think of me fondly when your hands are on him I hope you're happy, but don't be happier

The song was for her. He’d written it when her new relationship had gone public. Y/N sat there, staring blankly ahead until the honking of a car tore open her inner peace, and reality came crashing back in. The driver dropped her off at her house. Instead of going inside, she stood on her front steps and replayed the song one more time. When it ended, she decided to text him: Why didn’t this make it to the album?

She didn’t know where he was now, but it showed ‘typing’ in less than a second, as if he’d been waiting in their chat since he’d sent that link.

You would’ve hated me, Y/N.

True, she replied. Still, I would’ve loved the song lowkey. And added, I love it btw.

He took so long to type that it was driving her crazy. She flopped down on the concrete stair with her phone clutched in her hands, her heart thundering against her ribcage. Anxiety popped like a balloon when his message appeared: Were you happier?

She reread it again and again.

No.

I wasn’t either, he responded. I kept getting deja vu.

Ha, nice reference.

That song is my guilty pleasure. Love listening to you roasting me on loop.

That last message made Y/N bury her face into her palm and giggle like a fool. She thought for a second and wrote: I could come roast you in person now if that’s what you prefer. I think we’ve never had a proper roasting.

Can we meet, Y/N? Or are you busy now?

No, not busy.

Great, I’ll pick you up.

Just tell me where, she responded with a smile on her face. I got my drivers license now :)

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achillieus · 4 years ago

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let you down. (sebastian stan x reader)

summary: it's a universal truth but it's worth repeating; feelings eat us raw. or just an actor and a girl falling in and out of love over the course of three months.

(this was inspired by sebastian's visit to greece for his movie, monday, and is based on that, so that means in the story we’re in 2018. also i have this posted on ao3 too but while i’m writing the last parts i thought of posting it here too)

pairing: sebastian stan x reader

warnings: alcohol, sexual references, implied depression, sebastian desperately needs to hug the reader, it's kinda slowburn because i love the yearning

(pinterest inspired board)

part: 1/6

(other parts) (masterlist)

The day it happened, it wasn't a significant meeting at all, you barely even talked. In fact, when he opened the door of your neighbor’s flat that day with a beer in his right hand and his hair messy, he didn't have any effect on you. You always knew that living next to a director meant that sooner or later you’d bump into the pretty faces of well-known people. Sure, you didn’t expect them to be Hollywood actors like him, but to say you were starstruck by the man, would be the overstatement of the year.

The building you’ve lived in for the last three years has five floors; you live in the 4th, he lives in the 5th. He’s a quiet person, usually spending his evenings out of his apartment. You’ve talked sometimes, about the weather and the weird lady that lives in the 1st floor. You’ve never told him you find his directing style a little pretentious.

You’ve never been to his place until that annoyingly warm August evening, when you find a white button up shirt on your balcony. You can clearly see more clothing when you look up and you’re certain the item you’re holding belongs to him.

He’s not there though. Instead you find a different face behind the door. Lighter eyes and darker hair. The man in front of you is definitely younger than the director. You don’t bother to notice what he’s wearing.

“Can I help you?” His voice is deeper than you expected. Stronger, with a touch of European accent. The sound of English surprises you at first but soon you realize he must be another foreign coworker that came to visit your neighbor

“No, I just think Argyris dropped this and it ended up on my floor.”

He looks at you and then at the shirt, in your hands.

Then he says “Sure, I’ll take it.”

“Okay.”

Then it ends. He doesn’t even ask your name. You don’t have to ask his. You figure out, as soon as you walk down the stairs, that it’s Sebastian Stan that you just talked to.

And while being a big fan of marvel movies, you think nothing special of him at first. You just wonder how a mostly unknown director from Greece got an actor like Sebastian to come here so they can work together. It makes no sense to you, but you forget it when your phone starts ringing.

It would’ve been easier if you never saw him again, yet you do. You see him trying to understand what the old lady from the first floor is trying to tell him. You already know. The elevator is not working. The next day you see him walking up the stairs.

You exchange a quick hello, how are you and then off you both go.

The same night Argyris invites you to have a drink with them in the terrace. Part of you wants to just stay in bed and binge watch some Sherlock episodes. Part of you already thinks of what to wear.

There are around ten people there when you show up. They’re all sitting down in huge pillows drinking and talking loudly. You don’t know most of them.

You sit next to a blonde girl, across from Sebastian. This time you notice he’s wearing a plain black shirt and holds a glass of whiskey.

You don’t share any direct conversations but you learn that he’s afraid of growing old and that he thinks Taxi Driver is one fucking masterpiece, as he says.

When you mention that you’re probably the least artistic person in the room right now, you hear him laugh.

A curly haired woman starts dancing with him at some point. You decide he’s not a good dancer.

He leaves the same time you do, following you down the stairs.

“I thought you live here.” You say when he doesn’t stop at the floor you expect him to.

“Ah no, I stay at a hotel near the centre.”

He keeps talking about his suite until you reach your door.

You part in a blur, with a short goodbye.

He still doesn’t ask for your name.

It makes you feel genuinely offended.

Two days after, he is the farthest thing from your mind, until you find him sitting in front of your door, his eyes roaming the place with despair. And then he sees you.

“Ah finally you are here.” He starts casually. “Thank god.”

You just nod.

“Argyris told me to wait for him with you. We had a meeting but he got stuck in traffic.”

You give him a look.

“He said you’re always at home so you won’t mind.”

Ouch. Yeah sure, your social life wasn’t something to brag about but for some reason the way Sebastian said it, it sounded like an insult.

“Okay, come in.” You shrug, clearly not feeling comfortable and turn around to unlock the door.

You hear him call your name. You thought he didn’t know.

“Yes?”

He offers you an easy smile. “Thank you.”

Sitting in your couch he’s eyeing the entire room, while you put some groceries in the fridge.

“Argyris says you’re a great girl.” He clears his throat. “But he thinks you’re too quiet for your own good.”

You look at him, your eyes flicking up and down his face.

“And from what I can tell, he’s right.” You hear him laugh.

It felt weird to see him laugh while he was leaning back at your cozy pillow. He had entered your life so suddenly you didn’t even have time to react to it.

“I’m sorry but I barely know you.” Your words are sharp. He sits up.

“Okay then let’s get to know each other, what’s your favorite Disney princess?”

Defeated, you laugh. “Are you kidding me?”

“No, this is an important question.”

You wait for him to crack up but then you remember he’s an actor.

“I don’t know.” You think for a second. “Mulan?”

“Oh my god. Mulan is amazing.” You smile at him. “My favorite is Jasmine, she’s just so badass.”

You share your favorites that day, having almost nothing in common rather than your everlast love for animated movies and buttered popcorn.

When it’s time for him to leave, he stops and looks at you in the eye.

“You should talk more often.”

You stare at him with confusion. “I talk,” you raise your eyebrows. “When I have something to say.”

“Good.” he says, still looking.

Later in the evening, you’re eating some yoghurt when he comes knocking on your door.

He’s different. The white tank top he was wearing this morning is replaced with a dark shirt and his face looks tired. You assume they’ve been working since he went upstairs.

“Hiii”, he says dragging the i, “Am I interrupting anything?”

You desperately want to nod. You want to tell him that you were doing the most exciting thing in the world, before he came but you were never a good liar.

So you just tilt your head and take a step back.

That’s when he enters and is met with some loud rock music blaring from your laptop.

“You like AC/DC?” he asks, almost wide-eyed.

“Well, I can tell it’s them when I hear their stuff.” For the first time that day, he seems to be in loss of words. “Why are you so surprised?”

He sits in the same spot in the couch as earlier and laughs.

“I just didn’t take you for the kind of girl who likes this music.” It’s your turn to laugh.

“Why?”

He shrugs. “I don’t know. Quiet girl who loves animated films and eats kids’ yoghurt” he looks at the carton in your kitchen table, “and also likes metal music? Doesn’t add up.”

“We’ve basically just met; you shouldn’t make assumptions about me.”

“Fair enough.” He sits back, fidgeting with his fingers.

You take some time just looking at him

There was a certain vibe about that man that made you wonder how it’d feel to cruise down a dessert highway in a convertible mustang with him. In the summer. With him wearing that white tank top.

The color of strawberries emerges at your cheeks just at the thought of it.

You wish he doesn’t notice.

You’re glad to find him looking the other way, before he speaks up.

“We’re going out tonight.” His voice is warm now. “Argyris says you should come along, even though I’m quite sure there’s no hardcore music where we’re going.” He laughs again.

I can’t. You almost say. But then anxiety slips away from you and out of sudden you want him to stop being so freaking arrogant, going around and acting like he knows exactly what kind of person you are.

He thinks you’ll say no. You can see it in his eyes.

“Sure, when should I be ready?” you say, surprising both of you.

He looks at you for some time and then trying to hide whatever he was thinking he says the first thing on his mind.

“How old are you?” He sounds pitiful. He knows. He wishes he could hit a wall; with his head.

“Twenty-one.” His eyes scan yours, unsure of what they’re looking for. “Why?”

“No reason.”

He inhales deep.

You try to blink. You’re at a party in a little bar you’ve never been before and a lot of people are wearing black. Alcohol. You can still taste it on the back of your tongue. You don’t remember how you end up pressed against a dark skinned man, but you can tell he smells of cigarettes and despair.

You sway your body to the beat, close your eyes. Breath in. And out. You think the music deafens you for a second but you open your lids and see Sebastian and he’s watching you, unashamed.

He’s not that far, though it feels like it with countless bodies in the way. The music melts. His gaze is almost angelic. Or devious. You can’t really tell.

He’s dancing with that curly haired woman again. You wonder how intimate their relationship is.

The red neon lights make his skin glisten. His muscles move divinely. It makes you think there’s an entire world inside him, his flesh barely keeping it hidden. Out of sudden you get the urge to walk towards him. You want to see him up close under this dim lighting. But you don’t move.

The man that’s groping your waist asks for your name. You tell him you need to flee. He doesn’t understand.

You sit outside with the sweet summer breeze touching your bare arms. The bass of the music in the background syncs with the beating of your heart. You can feel your ribs grow with every breath you take. Until you stop breathing because the door opens and his eyes suffocate you.

You can’t fathom the effect he has on you. He was a pretty face on screen some days ago. But right now he steals distance and stays near you.

You don’t look his way. He doesn’t say a word. Nicotine and smoke surround you as he exhales. His fingers hold the cigarette butt with care.

“Do you want some?”

You turn to look at him.

“I don’t smoke.” He laughs.

“That doesn’t mean you don’t want some.”

You want to know if his breath has the taste of sulfur. You want to pretend it’s the alcohol or the loud music that makes your head hurt.

“What’s the best part of being an actor?” The blue in his eyes glows.

There’s silence but he seems to be thinking about it.

“Do you ever feel things too much?” He says, his voice hoarse. “I mean, when you feel something so intensely it becomes a part of who you are.”

You nod. You understand.

“Acting allows you to let go of these feelings,” he starts. “You share the burden with the audience until it becomes light and you can hold it again.”

You look at him, shaking your head.

“I don’t think I could that,” you close your eyes. “I don’t think I could share what I feel so easily.”

He stands up. The wind hits you again.

“A lot people can’t. That’s why everyone is heartbroken,” he takes a breath, “Feelings eat us raw.”

You both go to bed alone that night. Tomorrow there is a hole next to you.

the morning after, search history

(02:45 PM) hangover recovery

(03:00 PM) best food after a hangover

(03:10 PM) sebastian stan

(03:30 PM) sebastian stan girlfriend

(06:00 PM) xanax side effects

You follow him on Instagram. He doesn’t follow you back. You remember he probably gets tons of followers every day and decide not to let it bother you. Instead you study for the exams of the following month.

The subject of your studies doesn’t interest you. Another poor decision you made under pressure. Sometimes you feel as if your life is borrowed from someone else. Sometimes you feel as if you haven’t found your home yet.

Feelings eat us raw.

His girlfriend looks beautiful in the pictures you find online. The media isn’t certain if they’re still together but you like to think so. It makes it easier to avoid him.

But the universe seems to be oblivious to your thoughts and you see him that same day. You’re taking the garbage out and he’s coming down from the top floor. You meet in the elevator.

“I’m glad to see you’re still alive,” his eyes are smiling as he talks “you looked kinda drunk last night.”

You fidget with the hem of the bag you’re holding.

“I wasn’t drunk.” You notice he’s growing some stubble. You’re not sure you like it.

“Whatever you say, doll.” You bite your cheek trying to devour any sign that might give away how his words make you flinch.

He turns his body a little so now you’re facing each other. He’s so pretty. He’s so pretty in a way that doesn’t hurt. You try not to stare at him, but you fail sometimes. You’ve never noticed how slow the elevator moves until you want to get out. You can’t stand being so close to him for much longer.

He’s an arrogant rich actor who loves Disney and smokes a lot, you think. I have no reason to be affected by him.

“Ah! Argyris said we’re leaving for the weekend.” You eye him curiously. “He wants to show us some small villages in the south. He thinks we should get to know the country a little more before we start.”

You’re stunned by your neighbor’s dedication to his work. Sometimes you wish you had something you could be passionate about too. Sometimes you think you’re never going to find it.

“That’s great. I’m sure you’ll like it.” You give him a smile.

He leans his back at the wall. The elevator stops. Finally.

“I like your eyes.” You grab tight onto the bag. “But they don’t smile when you do.”

He opens the door and he’s gone.

They tell you that it’s fun to meet a famous person. They tell you, you can ask for a photo and a hug. They tell you celebrities don’t talk a lot but that doesn’t mean they’re rude.

But he’s not like that.

He’s fire. He’s burning heat and scorching flames. His words are his thoughts; raw. You don’t like it.

late night search history

(00:38 AM) blue valentine movie soundtrack

(01:15 AM) is sebastian stan a bad person

(01:30 AM) acting classes for amateurs

(01:50 AM) cheap leather boots

(02:10 AM) sebastian stan eyes

You find it annoying; how he’s present even when you’re alone.

Thankfully he’s leaving for the weekend, you think.

The weekend, however, is two days away.

You think you can get away without seeing him. And you do. Until it’s late at night again. And they’re all upstairs with music so loud you’re certain the lady on the first floor is going to be rude about it in the morning.

The music tempo has you unaffected. All you think about is if he’s dancing with that woman again.

He’s such a bad dancer, he should not be dancing.

There’s a subtle knock on your door. You know it’s him. You hope you’re wrong.

“Do you feel like dancing?” His face is all flustered. It’s a good look on him.

“You can’t come knocking on my door at 2 AM and ask me to dance.” His gaze is filled with confusion.

“So you don’t feel like dancing?” You roll your eyes. He notices.

“That’s not the point Sebastian.” It’s the first time you call him by his name. You let it slip away slowly, testing the way it sounds coming out of your mouth.

He takes a step closer. You are suddenly aware of your pyjama shorts and your exposed skin.

“I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to irritate you.” His eyes are the cliché blue of the sky. “I just thought you might want to dance, that’s all.”

Suddenly you feel guilty and embarrassed. He’s oblivious to it.

For a moment you feel his eyes linger on you. It feels surreal.

You nod at him.

He’s ready to say something when Argyris comes down the stairs, his shirt slightly unbuttoned.

“Ah man, I thought you got lost or something.” You lower your eyes. “Stop messing with the poor girl. People are looking for you.”

He throws a smile at you and Sebastian takes a quick breath.

“People are always looking for me.”

He gives away that he’s carrying a burden. Your expression softens. But then you look at Argyris and you see he doesn’t really pay attention to these words.

You share a quick look before you’re there standing alone at your doorstep, trying to grasp the idea of him.

When you wake up you feel like running. You can’t fathom where the feeling comes from but it starts like a liquid running down your veins and soon you can’t stay in bed even for a second.

Feelings eat us raw. Only if you let them.

i really appreciate feedback, it motivates me tons and also tell me if you’d like to be tagged in this six part story :)

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thewritetofreespeech · 4 years ago

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hello!! i've made a request before but this idea came in my brain and i heard your requests were open. So ive seen a lot of fics of the brothers saving mc, but what about mc kinda of saving the brothers, i mean like badass sword fighting style. Just like a stereotypical disney prince saves a princess mc kinda saves the brothers from getting killed by a lesser demon with a sword and just being badass (and sword) and the bros find it hot (weak humans? never heard of them)

*spongebob narrator voice* 400 years lat’er..... So sorry this took so long! I genuinely don’t know why I couldn’t get it done. When I actually tried, I got it done in like 2 days. My only excuse is that I’m a horrible trash munny >.<

Obey me Boys + Power Princess MC

Lucifer

It offends him that this creature, this being not fit to lick the soles of his boots, would raise their hand to him. The attack was not even what upset him, but just the gall. The utter stupidity of this decision to throw one’s life away. The fact that they had attacked with you around only made him wish to end that pathetic life that much sooner.

“Step back [Y/N]. I’ll deal with this quic—” Lucifer cut himself off when you rushed forward. A bright shining sword in your hand as you lunged. Slashing through the demon, who wailed and instantly turned to dust & ash. “What on Earth was that?”

“Oh. It’s my sword.” You reply nonchalantly. Turning around to show it to him. “It’s a holy arc sword, or something. I can summon it from my bracelet whenever I need it. Cool to know it actually works in a pinch.”

“And where did you get such a magical artifact?” Lucifer asked. Perplexed beyond reason, but trying not to show it.

“Lord Diavolo gave it to me when I first got here.” The demon arched a brow. Lord Diavolo? “It would be really irresponsible of him to just let a human wander around hell without some kind of weapon.”

He paused for a moment. Trying to piece all of what you had just said together. Then he just chuckled. “Yes, I suppose it would be.” And here he thought that he had been the only one protecting you. When all along you could do it yourself.

His hand reached out to pat your head fondly. His breast swelling with pride. “I’ll have to thank him for giving you such a thoughtful, practical gift. We’ll also have to add sword play to your lesson plans. I’d be more than happy to be your tutor.

Mammon

‘Shit!’ Mammon mentally cursed as he was hit again.

This wasn’t the first time he’d been rough up outside a club. Given his lifestyle, and his gambling track record, he’d been pummeled by a few bouncers in his life. With his immense power, he could easily take them; if he tried. But then he would be banned from the club, and ever other, and that was something he couldn’t handle over the humiliation of being beat up by these clowns. He needed this. It was all he had.

So, he took his beatings from lesser demons when they came around. He’d only wished they’d picked a different night to get their ‘payment’ back since you were supposed to be here soon.

“Come on guys. Don’t ya think you’ve had enough?”

“We’ll tell you when we’ve had enough!” One demon sneered at him, before kicking a man while he was down. Classy. “You owe us. And we’re gonna get back every cent you owe out of your hide!”

The demon reared his foot back to kick him again, and Mammon mentally sighed. Preparing himself for the kick and really being over this since it began. But….no kick came.

The demon let out a loud grunt over the sound of a metal ‘wack’ before the two, even lesser goons beside him suffer the same fate and they all slump to the ground. “Mammon! Are you ok?!”

The silver haired demon looked up at you in shock. The light from the street lamp causing a halo to form around you, highlighting your worried face as you brandished a rusty pipe like some great sword. “Yeah…I’m fine….”

“You don’t look fine! You’re all beat up!” He just sat there as you dropped the pipe and dropped down to him. Fretting over him as you looked him over. He couldn’t hear what you were saying over the beating sound of his heart in his ears.

No one had ever tried to help him before.

Mammon lifted his arms and wrapped them around you. “Mammon? What—“Let’s get out of here.” He interrupted as he hugged you. Standing up, and helping you to your feet, after a moment to walk out of the alley. “I don’t want to be here anymore. I wanna go somewhere with you.”

“But….I thought you wanted to go out tonight. Play cards. You said you were feeling lucky?”

He couldn’t tell if that was a jab or not, but replied, “well clearly I was wrong.” Though despite his bumps and bruises, he did still feel pretty lucky right not. “I just want to get out of here. I don’t need this anymore.” You both decide to head home to help Mammon nurse his wounds. He never went back to that club, or really any club, after that night.

Levi

“Levi….I don’t think this is such a good idea.”

“Nonsense!” Levi quipped in response to your perfectly reasonable, concerned feelings. “It’s just a little further. Besides, I want to see Henry 1! I’ve missed him a ton recently, and want to make sure he remembers me.” It had broken his heart to discover his poor, lost serpent had been down here, all alone, this whole time. So he made an effort to see him every now and then.

“Yeah but…isn’t this still like super-secret for Lord Diavolo’s family and stuff? What if there’s like booby traps and stuff?”

“Come on! There weren’t any booby traps or anything before. Why would he when he has Henry to keep it…..” Levi trailed off as both of you were ingulfed by a long, dark shadow. A low hissing sound growing louder as a gold, stripped serpent towered over you with a menacing glare. “That’s not Henry.”

The snake hissed loudly with bared fangs and an open mouth, and you both scream and run to get away from it.

The serpent of course chased you. Easily able to keep up, and only loosing you when the two of you duck into a narrow corridor. Levi turned around to say something to you, but you were gone. His immediate thought was that the stranger snake had gotten you, and it was all his fault, and he would never see you again!

When he came to the end of the corridor, walking out like a man on death row instead of running, he looked up to see the snake in front of him. Clearly angered by having to chase him. Levi didn’t care. He wanted to die if anything happened to you. He’d rather die than live one moment without you.

Prepared to accept his fate, the demon didn’t move when the snake unhinged his jaw to eat him in one gulp. Only for a sharp spike to thrust out from his mouth a moment later. A strange, hissing gasp escaping it before it slumped down in a lifeless heap on the floor. “[Y/N]!”

“Jesus! Not to put too fine a pin on it, but this place is literally a maze. One minute I’m next to you, and the next I’m in some armory on the other side of the hall 50 feet away. Are you alright Levi?”

The demon scrambled up the snake corpse to stand next to you and wrapped his arms tight around your being. “[Y/N]! I was so scared! I thought this Henry imposter got you, and you were dead, and I couldn’t think of anything!”

“I’m really ok Levi.” You assure him, as he wept into your shoulder. “Do you still want to see the real Henry? I think I spotted where he actually is when I was running back with the spear?” Levi nodded into your shoulder. Still not prepared to let you go.

Satan

Satan always tried to be a reasonable man.

He hated being referred to as ‘The Demon of Wrath’. It wasn’t his wrath that had caused him to be born. And he wasn’t any angrier than his brothers, so why did he have to be labeled the ‘bad seed’? So he always tried to be level headed. Calm. Patient. But there were somethings he just could not abide. Like the boorish behavior of someone talking loudly in the library.

“Excuse me,” the blonde said, attempting to remain calm, as he came over to the rude demon two tables over, “could you please keep it down? This is a library.”

“Yeah. I know what it is.” He quipped back rather snippily. “What are you? The librarian?”

“No. Just a fellow book lover.” Satan replied. Grinding his teeth now. “And one who can follow the rules and basic social decorum of keeping my conversations to myself in a place like this.”

“Are you calling me stupid?!”

“No. I’m calling you uncouth. A word meaning undignified, and without manners.”

“Why you!”

The demon rose to his feet, towering over Satan now that he was standing. Not that it mattered. Height was not an immediate representation of strength. Look at Belphie. His younger, shorter brother could level a whole city with a flick of his wrist. Satan could easily dispatch of his imbecile without even breaking a sweat.

He never got the chance though, as just after he stood the demon let out a grunt and slumped to the floor; with you standing behind him on his depleted chair with a book in your hand like you had just pulled it from The Stone. “Bet you’re glad I think Kindles are dumb now.”

Satan had to right himself on what he was seeing, and then frowned at you. “I never said that, and get down.” He insisted. Offering you his hand to get down. You hop down with ease and set your weapon book on the table. “Honestly, I could have handled him without resorting to violence or cheap theatrics.”

“Cheap?? This book was very expensive.” You insist, and Satan had to scoff.

“Be that as it may, please do not use books for more than their intended purpose. I appreciate the assist, but I can’t have you hurting yourself or fine literature in the future.”

“You’re such a buzz kill sometimes Satan…..”

Asmo

Asmo always loved going to the club. The dancing. The energy. The pulsing music. The people.

Well…usually the people. Some people, usually bro-dude demons, just couldn’t take a hint that ‘no’ meant ‘no’.

“Come on Asmo! Why are you being so stingy?!”

“I’m not being ‘stingy’,” Asmo replied with a frown marring his beautiful face. “I’m just not interested.”

“You were interested last time.” His pursuer replied. Like that somehow gave automatic permission that things would happen again.

“That was a long time ago.” The dusk haired blonde replied. Sipping his cocktail and looking thoughtful across the spacious VIP lounge over to you.

Yes, things had certainly changed. Once where it would take a whole room of people and attention to make him content, these days all he wanted was you. Just you sparing a moment to look at him made his heart feel incredibly full. He had come here to have a fun night out with you, but it seemed no matter where he went his beauty was always causing problems.

The lesser demon frowned, then looked towards the direction Asmo was looking to land on you. “Shoot, just bring them along with us.”

“Excuse me?” Asmo asked. Beautiful expression turning Ignatius as he sat down his drink.

“Bring them along. I’ve never had sex with a human. But there must be something to it if you’re willing to do them. Not that I suppose that takes much….”

At that, Asmo leapt from his chair and grabbing the brute by the collar. He wasn’t normally one for violence. He wasn’t like his dull brothers. But he couldn’t let a slight like that against you slide. “Take it back!”

The two demon’s scuffle. Clearing out the VIP lounge as everyone ran. Scared that they might transform at any moment and literally tear each other apart. Asmo somehow ended up on his back, a position that usually didn’t bother him, as the other reared back to punch him in the face.

Or, at least he would have if he didn’t start convulsing and fall on the ground a moment later.

“Asmo! Are you ok?!”

The Lust Demon looked at you for a moment. Then delicately covered his mouth with both hands. Returning to normal. “[Y/N]! You saved me!!”

“Yeah. This little thing packs a punch.” You replied. Holding out your little pink taser from She-Sword from your clutch. “I couldn’t let this jerk hurt your beautiful face.”

“No one is more beautiful than you my fierce warrior queen!” He praised. Basking in the moment for only a second before you both scamper off before security came.

You both might be beautiful, but you didn’t want to end up on the evening news.

Beel

“I want to take up kendo.” Beel announced to you one day. Out of the blue. “I’ve been looking for ways to add variety to my workout. I came across this video on kendo and thought it would be fun.”

Of course, Beel knew you had practiced kendo in the past at school. So he might have also been looking for fitness activities for you to do together. In any case, he really liked seeing you in your little workout outfit. It was super cute.

He also liked you showing him the basics of kendo; stance, footing, basic strike movement. When he felt he had gotten the hang of it, Beel jovially asked for a sparring match with you.

“I don’t know….”

“Come on [Y/N], sparring with someone is the best way to learn fighting.” He reasoned. “Besides, I’m not gonna hurt you.”

“I’m not worried about that….” He heard you mutter under your breath, but thought that he must have imagined it as you squared off.

Standing across from you in the arena, something changed. The hair on the back of Beel’s neck stood up. Not in the excited way that it normally did when he saw you. But something more….primal. His grip tightened a little more as he realized he might have to get a little serious with you.

It was all for nothing though as the match was over just as soon as it started.

The shinai went flying out of his hands, landing across the room just as Beel landed on his butt. His backside throbbing as his bell was rung clear as day. He rubbed his head as he looked up at you. “I may have forgotten to mention that I was three-time national kendo champ all through school.”

The demon looked up at you with a shiny, sparkly gaze only until now reserved for delicious food. “Teach me sensei!”

Belphie

He hated being out. He wanted to go home.

Being outside in the sun, with all these…..people was hell to him. Belphie would rather be home, in actual hell, with his blanket and pillow and quiet, rather than ‘top side’ with you for the whole afternoon. Not that it was you or anything. You were the only bright star on this miserable day. He’d be damned if he’d let one of his brothers spend the day with you when he could.

“Belphie, do you want an ice cream? Maybe that will help with the heat?”

He wanted to say that the only thing that would help him was getting the hell out of here. But, he bit his tongue. The demon knew how important this was to you to come ‘home’ now & then and he didn’t want to ruin it for you. So he just nodded and asked, “strawberry please.”

He sat in the shade as he watched you go over to the ice cream truck alone. Maybe this was a bad idea. Maybe he was just a hopeless shut in. Like Levi, only worse. He just wanted humans so much that being around them was making him crankier than normal today.

“Geez, get a look at that side show over there.”

Belphie looked up from his daze at the human who was a few yards away from him. Snickering and staring with his friends in a voice that a regular human wouldn’t be able to hear. “If you have something to say, then say it, you chicken shit fuck.” Again, he was very cranky.

The human was obviously taken aback at being heard and then called out like that. “What did you say to me?!” He yelled, once he got his bearings on the situation, and took a ‘threatening’ step forward to see if he would repeat it.

“I said ‘If you have something to say, then say it, you chicken shit fuck’.” Of course he repeated it. “Don’t mutter something under your breath like a coward. Say it like a man, or keep your gross mouth shut.” This was why he hated humans. No spine.

Well, metaphorical spine. If he kept this up, Belphie was gonna prove that he had a spine when he ripped it out and made him wear it as a neck tie.

“You little fuck--!” Belphie, of course, didn’t move when he stomped closer. Not that he needed to, because he was stopped in his tracks rather abruptly when you stepped between then. Holding a knife from your pocket.

“I suggest you get out of here, before the only ‘side show’ around here is your knife swallowing act pal.” The man seemed to frozen for a moment as he tried to process if you were serious. Then his flight instincts kicked in and he took off running with his friends across the park. “Gosh, I think I’ve been spending to much time with you guys. I never would have done anything like this before.” You said after a sigh, then turned back to Belphie.

“My hero.” He cheered softly, in his typical tired voice but still with a soft smile. Seeming extremely proud of the bad influence he was on you.

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