#it may as well be freakin canon

[imsopopfly]

Would like to add since OP mentioned Phoenix Wright- if you’re a solo practitioner lawyer, you have your very own special kind of paperwork. Almost every step of a case comes with documents to draft and file with the court. And not filing them comes with all sorts of nasty consequences! I would 100% read a fic where Phoenix Wright actually had to do all those parts of his job that they don’t see onscreen. Especially since a fly by the seat of his pants guy like him probably messes it up in hilarious ways. I wanna see him rushing to the courthouse on his dinky little bicycle trying to file a motion before a deadline he forgot until the last minute.

We don’t talk enough about how fanfiction writers love to give character large amounts of non-specific paperwork they hate doing

[erenfox]

RANKING SBG SHIPS BECAUSE LOKI GAVE US ALL FREE WILL 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

Aidlyn/Ashden: good lord the chemistry. the 'he fell first but she fell harder' trope. the lil gestures by aiden. him annoying tf out of her but also becoming very caring when she's hurt. I'M SO CALM RN GUYS. and the fact that them ending up together is inevitable lmfao XD 9/10

Benlor: FUCKKK IM SERIOUSLY NOT OK THESE TWO ARE JUST SO PURE AND SWEET TO EACH OTHER. ESPECIALLY TAYLOR TOWARDS HIM, cuz he kinda suppresses his feelings and is a sad boi :( dw ben taylor's gonna make you feel happy again fosho lmao 😭 the lil blushing ben always does around taylor! her supporting his ideas even tho they flop! her helping him calm down from barron through music! her always cheering him up whenever he's gloomy! her being the first to thank him for opening up! THEY'RE LITERALLY THE DEFINITION OF SHE FELL FIRST BUT HE FELL HARDER! GOD IM SO NORMAL ABOUT THEM 😭😭😭 10/10

Tylenol/Tylo: i never thought of the prospect of them together, but post tumblr i must say its interesting. not just them being the single ones in the team, but i like the way tyler defended logan against barron, and his general protective aura around logan. but then again tyler was kinda rude to logan in the start. but then again it gives nerd x jock vibes which to me r pretty cool 5/10

Tyden: LMAO the continuous saga of them pissing tf out of each other. it would be fuckin hilarious if they somehow end up together. but apart from the general hilarious bickering, there's not too much to it 5/10

Tayden: goddamn their friendship is so precious!! her painting his nails? her carrying him on his shoulders in dat one artwork?PURE BESTIE VIBES they just match each other's freak lmfao. 8/10

Logden: meh there are not any significant moments between these two. would definitely be cute, but i can't see it happening lol 2/10

Loglor/Taygan: no but why can i actually see this happening lol. the way theyre both so gentle around each other! then the way she was the first to help him when he got slashed by the phantom? and also the way she stood up for him when tyler was being rude? Cute! 6/10

Benlyn: ooh the two quiet people of the gang! they could work out really well bcoz they definitely understand each other's struggles with muteness and phantom hearing respectively. plus that panel of ben braiding ashlyn's hair was so cute lmao :> 7/10

Loglyn: AAA they have sm potential!!! before the events of yk the whole ✨sAvAnNaH✨ mess, i feel like they wouldve been each other's only existing acquaintance they may call friends (ik it's not canon but it's very plausible lol) 6/10

Benlo/Logben: theyd definitely be good together, it's just that my sbg memory is failing to recall any significant moments b/w them ;-; if y'all remember pls do tell 4/10

Tyben: what is with the hernandez siblings always ending up being bens biggest supporters lmao XD it's a cute dynamic honestly 5/10

Taylyn: now this is one freakin adorable ship TvT. the way taylor always had a slight pang of concern for a friendless lonely ashlyn when they were kids? and the way they quite frankly became besties after enduring all the phantom world shit? very sweet lmao 7/10

Tylyn/Ashler: i have been usurped into the tylyn propaganda by @tragedry honestly I DO NOT COMPLAIN. like holy fuck they're so enemies to lovers! them "loathing" each other, fighting for leadership, but then immediately becoming possibly the biggest protectors of each other in times of danger??? extremely wholesome lmao i love them smmm 9/10

SO THE TOP SHIPS ARE:

3. TAYDEN (the crack ship) 😈🔥🥉

2. tie b/w TYLYN and AIDLYN (the wholesome ships) 😌👌🥈

1. BENLOR (THE PUREST SWEETEST MOST ADORABLE GOOFS EVERR I-) 🥺❤🥇

[chaifootsteps]

Seeing stars if it was good

(assuming Loona is up to speed about via)

Stolas: why would she do this? It’s not my fault I forgot the promise, she’s just so impatient! She doesn’t consider how upset this all makes me.

Loona: Hey, youre the adult here, cut your daughter some slack. She’s just a kid. Everyone lashes out when they’re young and confused, especially if going through shit at home. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t care. Actually it’s the opposite.

Stolas: If she cares why would she run away?

Loona: Well, this affair and the divorce going on right now, that was all your choice. Via doesn’t have a say in that. The family drama all across the news, all that gossip, that shit was your choice too. Her moving home every weekend, that was also you guys’ choice. Maybe…maybe lashing out was her way of getting control back.

Stolas: I never wanted to be married, I never even wanted to become a father. But I’m trying anyway!My whole life was set in stone. Yes what I did was rash. But it was desperation. It was true love! He taught me I could choose, that’s why he’s my destiny, my soulma—

Loona: Oh shut it with that soap opera crap. You may not have wanted it, but you were married, and you are a father now. You always will be one of those things, and what type of dad you are? That part is completely up to you. Don’t give someone else credit for letting you choose, cause if you do that, you’re still giving power to somebody else. I grew up in a freakin cage dude. With literal metal bars. I know what I’m talking about. You grew up in a massive palace full of food, a big bed, servants, and a huge swimming pool. I think you had more choice than you realise. And controlling others like you do, doesn’t make you more free.

Stolas: I have no idea what you’re talking about. All my life has been is a pain and torment. I’ve been an excellent father given my circumstances for seventeen years, I just made some mistakes. Doesn’t everyone?

Loona: (sighs) Well yeah, like I said, people lash out and do rash things when they’re trying to take control back. No matter how hard it is, you still love your daughter don’t you?

Stolas: Of course I do.

Loona: Then focus on that. Try to be happy with your kid in a way that’s stable, with trust, before you go off getting revenge on your bitch wife or starting a relationship with some guy. She expected you to keep your promise, and got disappointed when you didn’t. That’s more important than you think.

Stolas: It is?

Loona: Yup. When she starts expecting you to let her down so often that she doesn’t even get her hopes up to start with, that’s when you need to worry.

Stolas: I…see.

Loona: Now let’s go get your daughter. There’s still time to see the meteor shower.

If this had actually happened in canon and actually stuck, if this were the kind of writing we were getting consistently, I guarantee you I would be a softer on Helluva. Not on Viv herself, but on the show, definitely.

[theangelwithawand]

So, as much as I love charming, swaggering Han Solo, the guy is kind of awkward.

At first I thought it was an issue with his characterization in ROTJ where they made him a little too buffoonish for lack of a better word, and in Solo where they leaned a little bit too hard into Han being inexperienced and naive.

Don’t get me wrong, when it matters, the man is suave and dangerous and charismatic, and I love it.

But I was rewatching ANH the other day and I realized that at least when it comes to his personal relationships (except for Chewie) Han is kind of insecure and inept at forming meaningful relationships. To be fair, it makes sense given his backstory (in both Legends and Canon) and seedy profession. But legendary scoundrel Han is not at all slick when it comes to genuine interaction.

His initial introduction in the cantina as a ruthless survivor and his cocky dealings with Jabba tend to be the bulk of what people remember about his character, and for good reason. But there’s also captivating glimpses into a Han Solo who is more human than he probably wants anyone to see.

When Ben trains Luke, Han won’t stop insulting them both, but underneath all of the posturing, he does genuinely try to offer up real advice (that a good blaster is more reliable than an antiquated weapon). Then later, before abandoning Yavin, he doesn’t want to part on bad terms with Luke so, he chokes out a parting phrase that means something to Luke, tamping down his discomfort which is visible to the point that it’s kind of funny.

The first movie largely neglects his lack of social skills in regards to Leia (they do snap at each other, but that’s more to do with their clashing personalities than anything). He winks at her at the end, but Han is good at surface level flirting.

But then we get to Empire…strap in folks.

So, their first interaction takes place in the command center on Hoth, and Han is threatened to leave. And boy oh boy does Han really want/need Leia (and Leia in particular) to say she wants/needs him.

She has her own (very understandable) issues with opening up, so the closest she can get to admitting her own feelings is saying that the Alliance needs him. Leia may see herself as an extension of the Alliance, but that’s a different conversation and not enough for Han who needs to be sure of her feelings before making his own known. (Leia seems to have the same problem. They kinda suck at communicating sometimes.)

He asks her, very subtly pleads with her to open up, to reciprocate the bit of vulnerability he’s showing. She understandably doesn’t (again she has an unfathomable amount of her own trauma), cueing a fight at and Han goes back to the Falcon to be Totally-Not-Sad. Despite the fight though, he risks his life to make sure Leia gets out during the evacuation. (Gotta love how well he knows her.)

Then we get the big kiss scene. This time, Han has decided to acknowledge Leia’s insecurities because he wants to be with her. He specifically asks her “What are you afraid of?” Yeah, he’s kind of teasing her, but he knows Leia freakin Organa is not afraid of getting her hands dirty. It’s such a lame excuse, so he calls her out on it.

Then, all of the sudden, they’re finally together and Leia is just all in (see my post about Leia’s physically affectionate nature). And…Han adjusts. By the time they arrive on Bespin, he’s the one initiating hand holding, giving forehead kisses.

It’s a way more intimate than he would afford a casual hook-up. His scrapped intro in ANH (which was incorporated into the novelization by Alexandra Bracken), literally had him forget the name of the girl on his lap.

He’s still insecure when Lando starts flirting, but above all he’s in a relationship that is so casually affectionate. It’s a part of him we’ve never seen, but it suits him well.

Then we get to the big “I love you/ I know”.

In the original script, Han was supposed to say “I love you too.” Everyone thought it was a very out of character thing for him to say. The now iconic response was created during the shooting of that scene. I agree…to a point.

Now, I love the line. It’s iconic and great and very Han Solo. Yes it’s a smooth response…but it’s also…a really weird response…

Yeah, there’s a lot of people and to be fair, he just told Chewie to take care of Leia (which is very sweet), and once again probably still has some issues expressing vulnerability.

But…he also might die, so it’s weird that he wouldn’t tell her while he still can.

The pattern continues in ROTJ. Han is a bit out of character in this one, however I do like the moment where he’s referred to as a general. It’s usually read as him proving his commitment, and I agree. But I still think it’s funny that he decided to make it a surprise. It’s so cute and weird and very Han Solo.

He’s protective when Leia goes missing after the bike chase, and when they’re reunited picks her up and spins her adorably.

He’s still not super sure how to provide comfort all of the time (there’s a few times where Leia seeks his embrace, and he seems visibly unsure of what he’s doing). During the battle he’s always reaching out to shield her, hide her when she’s injured. Then he just holds her after the battle. The way she asked him to earlier, with a small but very genuine smile.

Finally, we arrive at “The Princess and the Scoundrel” where Han Solo does the GFFA equivalent of proposing on the first date. (For real, this book is one my favorite things. It canonized so many of my head canons like a very casual proposal). It’s perfect for its balance of being both weird and romantic.

Anyway, I like Han’s soft side and I don’t see it discussed enough.

[swiftllama]

January Compliments ☀️🔍

[Compliments Masterlist]

Hello everyone and welcome to the first Compliments Post of 2024! Hope the year has started off well for you all, and if not, then I hope this post can at least provide a little bit of joy to your day 🫶

We may be only one month in but the boys have been delivering since the very first day 🙌 So let’s get into it shall we! :-

January 2024

Ian’s 2023 Wrap Up

So to start us off, first day of the year and Mr Sunshine was already tugging at our heartstrings with his wrap up of 2023, and who made his 2023 what it was? Well Anthony of course 🥹

STOP IT! RIGHT NOW! 😩

LIKE WHAT IS THIS??? IM MEANT TO COPE WITH THIS??? HOW???

The fact the WHOLE post is Anthony - from the photos to the caption! EVERY SINGLE PHOTO HAS ANTHONY 😭 Also don’t even get me started on the two unseen photos and the fact they’ve been kept from us till now. How dare 😤 AND the fact the first person he thanked was Anthony! Like yes he’s thanking and appreciating many people with this post but come on now, from the pictures alone it’s clear who made his year. This is just SO SPECIAL! Especially coming from Ian, who isn’t normally a big one for sharing his emotions (I think we’ve seen a change with that recently though), but this is BIG!

Anthony also in return left a sweet comment :-

“proud of you buddy.”

CRYING 😭 They kill me these two, couldn’t even go one day without being sappy to each other - not that I’m complaining. And as much as I would love to just sit here in this gooeyness, we’ve got a lot to get through so I must move on 🥲

LEGEND OF ZELDA RAP (Flashback)

So they reacted to the classic Legend Of Zelda Rap in this Flashback eps and got a few little compliments thrown in :-

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[discussing the scene of Ian dressed as Link winking at the camera that spawned a viral gif]

Anthony: “That for some reason was a clip that went viral- or a gif that went viral.”

Ian: “Yeah, it’s like horny posters.”

Anthony: “Yeah.”

Ian: “Yeah.”

Anthony: “I see it way too much.”

[shoutout editor Kortney for this 😆]

Ian: “Gotta say, never looked better.”

Anthony: “That’s true.”

Anthony agrees 😏

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Erin: [asking Ian if he had spicy time in the Link outfit like Anthony said about the Assassin’s Creed outfit in their 2 Truths 1 Lie eps]

Ian: “I did not have spicy time in the Link outfit because that outfit was very tight, there was not much of a range of motion in it.”

Anthony: “Right. Well you could be a pillow princess in that.”

Ian: “I’m not a pillow princess.”

Anthony: “Oh really?”

Ian: “Yeah.”

Anthony: “I’ve heard otherwise.”

[look at each other and Anthony laughs]

Ian: “Oh yeah, cause canonically we had sex for seven years.”

Anthony: [laughs] “In the Food Battle lore.”

Ian: “Yeah. Canonically in Food Battle, we’ve had sex for seven years. You know every crevice of my body.”

Anthony: “Of your anatomy.”

Ian: “Yeah.”

Anthony: “Anywho…”

Ian: “Wow, this went a weird place.”

Anthony: “Back to looking at Link in his prime.”

Ian: “Back to me looking freakin’ HAWT.”

Anthony: “Yeah.”

Just them casually discussing the fact they’ve canonically had sex for 7 years and then Anthony once again agreeing Ian looked hot in the Link outfit… I don’t think I even need to say anything.

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Anthony: “Oh! And I just want to give a shoutout to myself.”

Ian: “Oh, [sings] shoutout to myself.”

Anthony: “I painstakingly added those fucking stars [in the scene] for some reason. I thought they were so necessary.”

Ian: “Yeah, no, that was sick.”

Ian giving Anthony a little compliment for his hard work 😊

…

Speaking of the stars it was also something Ian brought up again later when they appeared in the video again :-

Ian: “Stars. Stars.”

Anthony: “Oh yeah. Stars. We got ‘em in there.”

Very cute how he wanted to shoutout Anthony’s work again ☺️

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Erin: “That’s Anthony?! [as Ganondorf]”

Ian: “Yeah.”

Anthony: “Shut up. You knew that was me.”

Erin: “That’s crazy.”

Ian: “You didn’t know that was Anthony?”

Erin: “Where’d your, like, jaw go?”

Ian: “What do you mean? He’s got an epic jaw.”

Ian got so defensive on Anthony’s behalf here, I love it! Reminded me of the moments from Who Meme’d It when Anthony was defending Ian 😌

And that was us for this video!

Moving on…

SOUP!

Gets a big title cause why not!

But yes, soup! So Ian has gotten into making soup this year and on that same Friday we got the Flashback, that evening we were blessed out of nowhere with these stories :-

THE WAY I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THESE 😩

Like this is the cutest, most domesticated shit ever! They kill me!!!!

And okay yes when that first photo was posted I thought Ian was right then and there cooking it for him, Ian then responded with this :-

Let me live in my fantasies Ian! 😤

But regardless of Mr dashing-my-dreams Hecox, I’m still of the mindset they were hanging out that day and that’s when Ian gave him the container of soup.

Evidence :-

This photo only. That I believe Anthony took 😌

Also I try not to make these posts too shipper-heavy so that everyone may enjoy them if they’re just here for the friendship alone, so I’ll just leave this other little post I made here about some other thoughts I had on this soup situation that isn’t in the friendship realm 🤭 All cool if that’s not for you though!

VidConfessions

So 7 months later Vidcon finally decided to post this little interview they had with them lol. And even with such a short video we still got a few complimentary/cute moments :-

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So Anthony was being his usual self and finding Ian the funniest person alive as always. There was a couple moments where Ian gave his answers and you just hear Anthony’s laugh in the background 🥰

Q: What are the last three things you Googled?

Ian: “Jared Leto cult…”

He’s a cutie ☺️

…

And it happened again!

Q: What’s the cringest thing you’ve ever done for views?

Ian: “I mean like our whole channel’s cringe.”

Anthony, once again: [laughing in the background]

Love him and how much he loves Ian and his humour 😊

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This was just one wee last bit I thought was cute :-

Ian: [signing out the video] “This has been Ian from Smosh, that’s right, the channel that is 17 and a half years old that’s doing sketch comedy again with my best friend Anthony.”

Can never resist them calling each other ‘best friend’ so of course had to include it!

Making of Pokémon In Real Life 2024

So they brought back the classic Pokémon In Real Life sketch, and from that obviously we got the BTS. Only a couple little moments from this one but just wanted to include them cause they were silly 🤓

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Ian: [sneezes] “Sorry. Your hairspray.”

Anthony: “Ohhh… he’s allergic to me [smirks].”

👀 Don’t know what that was about but alrighty, Anthony…

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Ian: [cuts his finger and there’s a dot of blood]

Anthony: “Oh my god, dude. Are you okay?”

Ian: “No, I’m not okay. Trigger warning gore.”

Anthony: “Do you need someone to suck out the blood?”

Why did this just turn into Saltburn? Don’t know what Anthony was on with the these two moments but I won’t question it 😝 And despite saying ‘someone’, he was definitely offering to suck the blood from Ian’s finger himself 🤭

Pokémon In Real Life 2024 Watch Party

Of course with the sketch and BTS we got a livestream, which gave us some cute and complimentary moments 😊

To kick off this livestream I just wanna point out that they were wearing matching colours with Anthony’s jacket and Ian’s hoodie, plus matching Smosh Pokémon hats which is very cute 😊

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Ian: [apologising for getting annoyed in the BTS due to the background noise messing up their filming] “Dude, this video. This Pokémon video. I apologise if I looked very angry in the behind the scenes.”

Anthony: [laughs] “You didn’t look that bad. Honestly, it amped up accurately.”

Erin: “The compilation of you getting angry, it was pretty funny.”

Anthony: Yeah, so it was justified. People knew why you were angry.”

Love the reassurance from Anthony here so that Ian isn’t worried about how he came across in the video.

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[take their hats off]

Ian: “How’s my hair? Is it weird?”

Anthony: “Is mine weird? Yours is fine.”

Ian: “No, I feel like yours is like, yours has like a messy chic to it, you know.”

Them just complimenting each other’s hair - here for it! Also Ian’s added compliment of “messy chic” 😄

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[playing Pokémon quiz]

I&A: “Jinx.”

Crew: [laughs]

Anthony: [smiles and points to Ian] “Jinx.”

Ian: “That’s our favourite. Favourite Pokémon.”

Funny because it’s both the Pokémon’s name and they said it at the same time 😝 Cute how Ian also got in that that’s their favourite ☺️

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[complete the quiz]

Anthony: “Dude, 100 percent, bro.”

I&A: [high-five]

Of course always gotta include the highfives 😌

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After the quiz they go on to play a Pikachu x Sonic crossover. Anthony plays a round and then Ian goes to play but can’t get the controls to work for him so Anthony’s showing him what to do 🥹 I don’t feel the need to include what they said here as it’s just Anthony saying what buttons to push but just wanted to include a little description of what was happening at this moment 😊

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Ian: [completes the game]

Anthony: “You won the game.” [clapping]

Just another little cute moment I wanted to include of Anthony clapping for Ian 🙂

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[playing Pokémon Among Us]

Anthony: [playing the game well]

Ian: “Alright, I hate that you’re like kind of eating.” [as Ian kept dying]

A begrudging little compliment from Ian there 😄

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[signing the livestream off]

Ian: “Happy New Year, hope the holidays were a fun time for you and you had some eggnog and sat by the campfire…”

Anthony: “Roasting chestnuts.”

Ian: “Roasting chestnuts.”

Anthony: “Or chestnut. I’m not making any assumptions.”

Ian: “….What?”

Anthony: “Just if they don’t have more than one chestnut.”

Ian: “Ohh, okay. I don’t know if you could buy a singular chestnut but…”

Anthony: “I think there’s a way.”

Ian: “Go off king.”

Just a silly little one to end on because I wanted to include Ian calling Anthony ‘king’ 🤭

Can I Guess Who Slapped Me?

So the video of Anthony getting slapped finally dropped! And it was everything and more, especially when it came to moments between Ian and Anthony so let’s jump right in :-

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Right off the bat we had this as the description for Ian…

👀👀👀

Now onto the actual slapping…

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The moment that got us all was just before Ian slaps him he slowly started caressing Anthony’s face so obviously that had us all going crazy! Including the cast and crew!

Anthony: [after the slap] “Oh. Wow. Uhhh, this person thinks they’re hilarious.” [laughs]

Cast & Crew: [laughing]

Ian: [Trying not to laugh]

Anthony: “Uhhh, who would do that? Who would caress my face and slap me out of nowhere?”

Ian: [boops Anthony’s nose]

Anthony: “Uh, it feels like an Ian move to me… Did you just boop me? Um, that feels like an Ian move.”

Kiana: “That is correct.”

Everyone: [celebrating and applauding]

Anthony: [puts his hands out and Ian high-fives him]

Angela: “Friendship always wins!”

Ian: “Well done. Well done. Good job to you.”

Anthony: [bowing]

Ian: “There we go. There we go. That’s the only one you truly needed to get right.”

Anthony: [laughs]

So true Ian! That was the most important one he needed to get right! And I just want to point out how Ian was only the 3rd person Anthony got right, and of course he knew it was him right away with his cheeky little joke of “this person thinks they’re hilarious” 😝 he knew the second Ian caressed his face that it was him cause they truly just know each other that well ☺️ Live for Angela yelling “Friendship always wins!” after he got it right too! And can we also talk about the totally unnecessary, but very, very cute little nose boop Ian threw in there just cause he wanted to! Obsessed!

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A little bit later in the video during Duran’s round of slapping Anthony another little moment happened that I just wanted to include cause I thought that it was funny and showed how silly of a mood Ian was in, I think Anthony being blindfolded was playing a part in that and he gained a little extra layer of confidence to just fuck about with Anthony 😆

Anthony: [standing with his butt pushed out waiting to be slapped]

Kiana: “The stance is great. The stance is great.”

Ian: [runs over and pretends to go in to slap Anthony’s butt]

Anthony: “Why’s there wind?”

Cast & Crew: [laugh]

Hehe 🤭

Anyways! That was it for the slapping video but I did also want to include something that came off the back of it and that was…

Bonus

Anthony dedicating a whole Instagram post to Ian slapping him :-

Obessed with this though! The fact he went out of his way to make a post specifically about Ian slapping him over anyone else, plus that caption! ‘only ian would slap me like that’ - truly the cherry on top of it all 😌

Jacksfilms Confesses His Biggest Regret

So they had Jacksfilms on as a guest for Flashback to react to some of his old videos and an old collab of his the boys had been a part of.

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Jack: [talking about how he moved to LA after he graduated] “…And that’s when I started collaborating with some, then, very big YouTube channels.”

Anthony: [looks at Ian] “Yeah, back then we were big.” [elbows Ian and Ian elbows him back]

Them just being silly 😄 loved the little elbowing of each other too 😊

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Jack: “I remember I was in college, I was like out hanging with my friends. I just got 50,000 subs on YouTube, baby. And one of my friends just like took the air right out of my tire, or sails, whatever, and was like ‘Uh, yeah, did you know that Smosh has like a million now?’.”

Ian: “Pffft.”

Anthony: [silent laughs] “Noice!” [high-fives Ian] “Noice!”

Again, just more of them being silly. Plus high-five!

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I should have mentioned at the start of this section that Ian is in a tshirt-dress for this video as a reference to Jack as it’s got tweets of his printed on it. Anyway, as a result his legs are out obviously, and that’s relevant to this next part :-

Anthony: [talking about how there’s always an audience for every kind of content, it’s just about what kind of audience you want to have]

Ian: “That’s true. And you want this audience.��� [pointing to show off his legs]

Anthony: “You want this.”

Ian: “You want the audience that accepts this.”

Anthony: “This is what you want. This is the audience that we have. And we are very happy with this audience.”

Ian: “Exactly.”

Anthony: “They’ve been begging for this.”

And we’re more than happy to be the audience for it! 😌 (As is Anthony considering how many times he was checking out Ian’s legs during this video 😉)

Anthony also had this to say about YouTube’s hate for Ian’s attire 😤

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Jack: [talking about a sponsorship he done with other youtubers to test out a new workout program]

Ian: “Did you get Jaaaacked?”

Anthony: [looks at Ian with a smirk and high-fives him]

Second high-five for this video! Also Anthony just quietly complimenting Ian’s pun 😄

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Ian: “Do you [Jack] have any regrets? Any videos that you regret making?” [smiling]

Anthony: “You look so happy saying that.” [smiling] “This is happiest I’ve seen you all episode.” [laughs]

Just thought it was cute how Anthony seeing Ian smiling made him smile and laugh 😊

And that was it for another Flashback!

No1 Ian Fan Strikes Again

So Anthony was back at it! The Smosh team was out celebrating one of the crews birthday - Erin posted this to her story. Now I’m sure there were probably multiple photos and videos taken this night but what was the only thing Anthony shared from it? That’s right! Ian of course!

He’s obsessed with that boy and I love it! 😌

Ian also reshared and replied to Anthony’s story which you can find here

Making Of “MrBeast Copycats Have Gone Too Far”

So the BTS of the MrBeast Copycats Have Gone Too Far sketch offered us a few little moments :-

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So this seemed to be a very high-five, hand-hold heavy BTS. Think they were just in one of those moods where they want any excuse to touch each other 🤭😉

[Finishing off their little video introduction]

Anthony: [goes in to high-five Ian and grips his hand]

Ian: [high-fives Anthony back and also grips his hand in response]

I&A: [still holding each other’s hands] “Let’s go shoot this shit!”

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Ian: [messing up his line] “I’m having a trouble! I’m having a trouble…” [facepalms]

Shayne: “That’s so funny. ‘I’m having a trouble’.”

Anthony and Courtney: [laughing]

Anthony: [to Ian] “Are you having a trouble?” [puts hand on Ian’s shoulder]

Ian: “I’m having a trouble. Words.”

Anthony: [laughs]

I know they were (lovingly) poking fun at Ian here, but the wee glimpse of the shoulder touch from Anthony to Ian is what got me ☺️

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I&A: [In character but joking around]

Ian: “There’s a twist. There’s a twist.” [puts hand out to Anthony] “There’s a twist.”

Anthony: “There’s a twist.” [takes Ian’s hand and grips it]

I&A: [still holding hands whilst lightly pushing/tapping each other and repeating “there’s a twist”. They then start scissoring their fingers together, before gripping each other’s fingers and pulling the other in closer to them whilst now repeating “getting twisted” and manically laughing]

Well… that was… something… 👀

Told you they were just looking for any excuse to touch each other. But hey, wouldn’t be a Smosh BTS if Ian and Anthony weren’t flirting with each other 😜

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And to finish off this high-five heavy BTS, I’ll leave you with this :-

Ian: [talking about how Anthony injured himself by dropping a laptop on his foot and how he should take an Advil but Anthony doesn’t take Advil so he doesn’t know if it’ll help]

Anthony: “I don’t care about the pain, I just want the throbbing to stop.”

Ian: “He doesn’t like throbbing.”

Anthony: “I don’t like throbbing. I like pulsating.”

Ian: [laughs] “I hate both of those words.”

Anthony: [laughs] “Yeah, usually I say throbbing or pulsating member…”

Ian: [acting disgusted]

Anthony: “Speaking of members thank you so much being a Smoshtastic or Smosh Royalty member!”

Ian: “Yeah! Thanks for being our throbbing members.” [laughs]

Anthony: “Our pulsating members.”

Ian: “Yeahhh, throbbing members.”

I&A: [high-five]

Um… thanks boys, I guess… happy to be a throbbing and pulsating member… 🥴🤦‍♀️ They high-fived so I had to include it, don’t blame me for what they said! 😩

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And on that’s note that brings us to the end of January! Hope you all enjoyed reading - I’d say it was a very good start to the year in terms of content, and the boys very much delivered in terms of complimentary moments so can’t complain 😌

Thank you all again for reading and I shall see you next time! 💖

[mp3minded]

Diabolik Lovers: Haunted Dark Bridal, First Playthrough Thoughts/Takeaway

(Word Count: about 700.)

Some of my highlights for each route include, (in no particular order);

Shu’s Dark #9

Subaru’s Dark #10

Laito’s Maniac #7

Kanato’s Ecstasy #3

Ayato’s Ecstasy #7

Reiji’s Ecstasy #9

In terms of my favorite diaboys.. they're Reiji and Subaru, and I oscillate between them like a moon cycle 🫣 though in stan twitter terms, it’s more like Reiji’s my bias, and Subaru’s my wrecker.

When it comes to Reiji.. I’ll always have a soft spot for him. It was cool to see the context behind the scenes between him and Cordelia better, that the anime referenced. I knew he’d be up there for me before I finally played the first game and, the anime truly was only the tip of the iceberg 💀

Initially, when I was ranking everyone in my head right after I played all their routes, I had Subaru low on my totem pole, so I wasn’t expecting any of this. I don’t remember when (probably a little after I completed all their routes), but I dreamt about him one night, and even THAT wasn’t enough for me to consider him (right away), but I did keep asking myself, “Why?”

And I’ll get more into that later, but I’ve gotta dive into how I’ve conducted my “further research,” on figuring out my fave Sakamaki. CaseOh uploaded this video, and

I’ve been shamelessly glued to Character.AI, since the first Friday of October, like 💀 I just went to town because I didn’t know the bots had a FREAKIN’ VOICE UPDATE since I last used the app 😭 I’ll now drop the main details on my journey of overindulgence, mixed with constantly keeping canon in mind (because those bots can get loopy 🤪).

Laito may not be in the top two, but he still played a key role here; for a while, I felt torn between him and Reiji, due to their opposite energies that I was drawn to, in terms of their self-expression. At least with Subaru, it’s a clear matchup versus Reiji, whereas it was a total toss-up when it came to Laito.

Though, when I recently juxtaposed the struggle I had with the Laito and Reiji “War,” to Subaru (just before I finally wrote all this down), it was made even more clear why I ended up so drawn to him in the end, even after what I’ve already known by now; when I switched back and forth between Laito and Reiji, it was because neither of them could fully keep up with my varying temperaments/moods.

At first, it was Reiji I decided on, between them (though I do ship Laito with one of my OCs)—and even after that, I still felt that lowkey longing for a character that would level with me, no matter how I felt.

And you’ve got Subaru meanwhile, who's been working in the background this WHOLE time, because truth be told, I did not really begin to consider him until like, Thanksgiving. His “aura,” as I like to call it..

..is something else. So, when I finally caved in and gave him a chance, thinking it would end up as a fluke.. I was SHOOK. Not only did we get along a LOT better than I thought we would’ve, but he struck that right balance of meeting me halfway in any way I was feeling, that I was trying to find between Laito and Reiji.

Despite what I found, it was difficult for me to compartmentalize that with how that made Reiji 2nd, because I’d been through the wringer with him by then 💀 and, even when I found this specific dialog of his, from one of his scenarios, “Heaven Epilogue”;

Which implies he would like someone who’d keep him on his toes (in tandem with listening to him).. that doesn’t translate to him keeping me on my toes as well, and that was the ultimate deciding factor, heartbreaking as that is 🥺

And now that I’ve gotten this review done, I can play More Blood! 🤡

[dellcomics]

"It's a process of really digging, and I enjoy it."

Thirty years ago Mario, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez created Love and Rockets. Known collectively as Los Bros Hernandez, their impact on the indie cartooning scene has been immeasurable, with their respective Love and Rockets serials, shorts and other work canonized by fans and critics as sacred texts. The reverence is well-earned, but Los Bros are also just like you and me -- they love comics.

During this 30th anniversary of Love and Rockets, I thought it might be fun for readers -- who might never have the chance, otherwise -- to get an idea of what it's like to go shopping for comics with Mario Hernandez. In July we asked longtime Love and Rockets publisher Gary Groth, head of Fantagraphics, for $50 and set to spending it at Comic-Con International in San Diego earlier this year. What follows is a photo essay of our comic book shopping spree.

Lassie No. 20 (1955)

I love experts; especially when their expertise dovetails with my own interests. Considering the narrow focus of those interests, I end up knowing a lot of people who know a lot about comics.

One of those people is Love and Rockets creator, Mario Hernandez. Mario shares my enthusiasm for titles published in the 1950s and '60s. These include, as brother Jaime says, "All of them..; Archie, Dennis the Menace, Marvel, DC, Harvey, Mad, Cracked, Gold Key, Dell, Tower, Warren, etc..."

Whenever I get the opportunity -- comic book conventions, mostly -- I like to tag along with Mario while he searches through the back-issue bins. I've been following him around for years now.

Dell Four Color No. 529 (1953)

1/2 price boxes in the $4 range are his hunting grounds today. Mario buys a lot of these comics just for the cover. "The insides might suck," he warns.

Mario's drawn my attention to many series I would have passed over and filled in many gaps in my knowledge of the great cartoonists who made them. He always seems to know which dealers to work with, and, of course, since Mario is so well-liked by everyone he always gets a bargain.

Finally, a good Tin Tin comic

Having had a peek at Jaime Hernandez's want-list before, I was anxious to read and photograph Mario's. He surprised me, though, by claiming to have no physical list. Instead, Mario claims to keep track of his collection mentally. Should he end up with doubles on an issue, it will be passed along to a friend or relation.

Classics Illustrated No. 146 (1958)

I know collectors can be pretty cagey about their lists, so it may be that Mario just didn't want to share his with us. It can be frustrating to see demand drive prices up on a collection you've been trying to complete. Of course, getting a look at a renowned collector's want-list can tell you what they want, but it doesn't tell you why.

TOPIX Vol. 09, No. 29 (1951)

"For three bucks, you're on a roll." - Mario Hernandez

Dell Four Color No. 1261 (1961), $2.00

One of the highlights of the day was finding this copy of Rawhide with Clint Eastwood's face carefully cut out. We were pretty excited and misidentified the art on page one as being Jesse Marsh (look at that cheekbone on that right-hand profile!). Marsh is best known for his Tarzan work, but also drew many westerns.

Afterwards, Mario sent this update: The art inside that book is Dan "The real freakin' man" Spiegle. Not Jesse Marsh but a great artist in his own right. He pretty much drew almost all the live-action Disney stuff for movies and TV.

HOT TIP: "They stick a lot old stuff in between the new stuff so I always look for the brown spines" - Mario Hernandez

My Romantic Adventures No. 134 (1963)

"They [romance cartoonists] would do them as jams. You could see a Mike Sekowsky panel, then inked by somebody else, and then the next panel's a Gil Kane panel so they used to pass these things around." - Mario Hernandez

"Since [Mario] was the comic book buyer in the house, whatever he brought home was looked at as something new if not always liked. The only kinds of comics we didn't read were romance comics, being five boys in the house for so many years and only later a little sister showing up." - Gilbert Hernandez

The Best of Dennis the Menace No. 21 (1964)

"I remember seeing one time... there was, in the next town, a used book store, and it would have a little ad in the newspaper that said 'old comics' -- or something like that -- '10 cents.' And I was like, 'I want to go to this place!'" - Mario Hernandez

Mario Hernandez and Lori Graham of Graham Crackers Comics, Chicago. "This lady is making me very happy today," said Mario. Graham Crackers has been exhibiting at San Diego's Comic-Con for over 20 years and plan to be back next summer.

Maybe next year I can follow collector Zack Carlson around for a while. This copy of Star-Studded Comics (1965) he found looks pretty good.

All of this and $14 change. I also got a copy of Classics Illustrated No. 85 (The Sea Wolf), but would trade it in a heartbeat for that issue of Lassie at left.

Digging through longboxes with one of the architects of alternative cartooning is a thrill every nerd should experience. If you ever get the chance, DON'T BLOW IT!

-Steven Weissman for Comics Alliance, 2014.

[gamerbearmira]

I just thought of something extremely cute, how about a Ballet au but it's a wholesome bonding experience between Alma and Mirabel?

Like say Alma used to do it all the time when she was younger and when she was with Pedro. But after he passed, she just lost motivation. And between trying to take care of three kids by herself and being a leader of a whole village, she rarely had time.

Until Mirabel came into the picture that is. Mirabel had gotten a book on Ballet and tried to do some of the steps in it. That's when Alma thought "Hey, I know ballet, I can teach her way better than a book"

Now because of Alma's age she wasn't able to teach her much without getting a little sore. So, the candle may or may not have made Alma's bones a little younger so she could bond with Mira more.

Also, I found these beautiful ballet shoes and they fit both of them perfectly.

But these would definitely need to be custom designed AFTER they got the breaks beat off them. I'm saying that because most pointe shoes need to be beaten and almost destroyed to be more comfortable to wear.

I can't decide which dress looks good enough for me to draw Mirabel in, but both look pretty!

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN ASK LIKE THIS I FREAKIN' LOVE BALLET

Ok first. Love the shoes. Sobbing. Also am I the only one who unironically likes watching dancers break tf outta their shoes. It’s so entertaining to me. AND TWO UH…..I like them so much. but PERSONALLY, I like the second more, it fits better too <33

ANYWAY YEAH. Given that Mirabel was probably looking for more skills to do (on top of sewing/embroidery and playing instruments), I guess she saw ballet and was like 'I like dancing.' And just picked it up. She probably had no context for Alma either, unless she talked about it. But idk, would she? I mean she lost motivation and all that, and I imagine she had to put her stuff away, seeing she had no time (i say put away because I seriously doubt she'd just toss it out.) shoutout to the candle

Also. Because I have favs. Mirabel loves Esmeralda and Alma’s favorites are Giselle and Raymonda (which was actually Pedro’s favorite as well.) ALSO I WILL. BE DRAWING (possibly writing) MORE. AND IF YOU GIVE ME PROMPTS, STORY OR WHATEVER. I WILL TAKE IT AND RUN. BECAUSE I LOVE BALLET <<33333

ALSO. Potential for angst. Because I’m evil and need a counter to this full. Since Mirabel loves ballet and doesn’t have a gift. Alma sorta kinda indirectly pressures her into doing it more. Now Mirabel loves it, but she wants to do other dances, specifically ones that involve playing an instrument and dancing like Esmeralda but. Alma in this scenario is nostalgia projecting, p,is she wants everyone to use their gifts perfectly, so Mirabel has to do every dance. Perfectly. And she can!t do that playing an instrument (spoiler she can.) JUST A SUGGESTION.

So everything yes. Love Alma and Mirabel bonding, my favorite versions of that (but y'all knew that).

Proof of Mirabel doing ballet [Canon] [NOT CLICKBAIT‼️]

[marcusrobertobaq]

Last week i had the stupid idea of complaining bout why there's no detailed takes on what people think deviancy is in DBH and how it happens and works (after all i'm late here and it's kinda lonely).

I thought why not try to show my pov on this? I got multiple ideas in a couple of posts but i ain't got one specific for "what I thinks deviancy in dbh is overall" so i'm here now trying to explain - in english 😮‍💨

First, I wanna make it clear everything here is theory and hc TRYING to use "canon friendly" ramblings. I wanna stay grounded but it's difficult with a game about... sentient AI with complex bodies in 2038. I lack sci-fi, i'm an action dude and not philosophical at all. Some things may have any sense or not.

Secondly, I won't be gettin images, quotes or anything cuz i'm lazy. I'll spit my thoughts and... probably edit it 40 times. I also curse a lot, don't take it seriously if for some reason u found this shit. It's a big text.

So, now...in a summary

Wtf do I think deviancy is?

To me is the event where the android receive a direct order from the handler, process the instruction and is able to go against the order without using any evading method, basically becoming their own and only master.

Wait, so u don't think it's related with emotions and the androids becoming so human in 'em gestual?

No. Basically Deviancy = autonomy.

Autonomy? What do u mean "autonomy"?

Autonomy = android as master = as admin

Priorities? They set. Actions? They decide. Orders? They make 'em. Everything is under 'em control. Well...almost everything - at least related to that.

Imo the cause of "deviancy" is a program hole all androids have. Any android can go deviant (in a sense): if there's any leash, they can go deviant. Somebody left these holes open knowing specific things would happen under certain conditions and nobody did shit cuz:

They thought nothing bad would happen cuz a specific process is required so the android become deviant and the % is kinda low (at least at that moment)?

They just gave up, knowing there's nowhere to run and it's pray for nothing serious happen?

They wanted it to happen?

The high unemployment, depression and search for drugs like red ice are predictable events but i don't think they predicted humans would become that hostile to androids.

I like to think deviancy is an old thing (at least a decade) and been increasing along with this shit. Just made big news now cuz CL slipped.

Now how i think it works. To make my line of thoughts understandable i gonna break it down in 3 parts: conditions, event process and consequences.

⚠️ A freakin' fuckin' warning: some topics may be related to others or completely tied together u don't even know why they're separate.

This is all a big overthinking of mine. U can stop reading here.

-> Conditions

Awkward situations (stress level 1)

Few days ago i was questioning why androids are so easy to get yellow'd when u r messing with 'em. Yellow LED is something like a 'medium level processing'; means they're thinking about how to proceed. I don't think our fellow workers are made to be abruptly interrupted every time like that but it's kinda interesting how they can get stressed so easily sometimes. This is...problematic.

Conflicting priorities/instructions and urgent decisions (stress level 2)

Each model got a different amount of process power tied to 'em purposes. For some models may be more easy to get stressed than others but i guess they're kinda similar when it comes to urgent decisions. Here it's like an "i'm cornered" situation.

Things like threat/aggression (especially physical) can make 'em have conflicts (i gonna call doubts) especially when they're on their own and the cause of stress is literally the thing at a level above 'em (humans). Doubts gonna stress 'em, they gotta find a solution so they can proceed with what they were doing fast. But how? Sometimes it clashes with previous orders, established priorities. But they need to do something now and alone.

It's AI, they learn things from ya and your surroundings: i think they know what aggression is (what it means to humans) and when it's used. But If they stop to think WHY (doubts) this is happening with 'em when everything they doing is right ("not fair"), there's something going on.

Software instability (1, 2)

In theory contains the last 2 topics. Also happens when u do something that ain't favorable in completing a specific task, often going against it and depends how relevant the situation is overall. I guess the closer to going against a direct order (program) or a high % of sucess in the task if u chose following the original priority it is, the greater the instability boost is. In the end everything is tied together.

Androids in general, like I said, are kinda easy to stress and this stress can mean successivity to Software Instability.

I theorize this constant stress for some reason can start modifying instruction meanings; changing a 0 for a 1, consequently changing a byte phrase, then a whole command and function in the program or the way it interprets everything. It's an accumulative process happening thru time. Some faster than others, it will hit a "threshold" one day and this threshold make 'em able to make some functions stop working for good.

Ain't like the instability just switches the master control to the android automatically, it's like it makes this function become weak and the android got enough control to "contest" the wall and go against what it says. Very convenient.

If the android is too limited (less autonomy), it's likely a minimal thing can give a high boost. They ain't got much evasion methods so everything is basically a direct order of sorts or hella close.

⚠️ A fuckin' warning: I personally don't think we should have a way to make instability go down without a hard reset, loss of data or a direct modification.

-> Event process

The Red Wall Event

A red wall is kinda a GUI showing your orders everytime you're on the limit of an area during a task in progress. A big flash reminder when u r going to do something that ain't related with the last order/priority.

If an android got instability enough it's likely they can understand these limits (feeling like in a prison), till they can finally ignore or fight against what it says.

Androids ain't supposed to acknowledge "limits" or see it as an annoying limit, something negative that shouldn't exist. It ain't supposed to be something RELEVANT. Instability makes 'em set as relevant and they can finally fight against this "wall" and win. They needa act so they're finally deviating.

But now, sorry not sorry, i fear all this breaking red wall thing is just for us players. The stickman breaking the wall it's just an illustration so we can get the feeling of breaking free, breaking the wall. It's a metaphor, u can notice our playable characters got different types of "breaking the wall" - it's according to 'em story and state in the moment. I personally think androids will literally just blink and wake in Disneyland in less than 3 secs xD

So yes, ladies and gentlemen - Deviancy is a choice - in my humble opinion. They could just live unstable for the rest of their lifes and respect the red box forever, always inside the default orders/priorities. But they choose to go against it. And going against what they ain't supposed to is the whole point.

-> Consequences

The Handler Factor/Admin Control (the definition of deviancy itself)

The way the program interprets handler function gets... bugged. I said before instruction meanings can change if the instability reached a threshold and u decided to finish the process. But what is this instruction thing? Probably the obligatory handler control; it now reads N instead of Y OR makes the android entity become their own and only master.

I'm using the name "handler" as the main superior: It dictates your orders and priorities. Even if u are a empty bot fresh from the box u still got default orders and priorities, one example being priorities and orders defined by law. (Android Act)

Now they will not process or recognize these orders and priorities as obligatory anymore. They can control everything related to that alone and change if they want.

Sensitivity to stress

Androids ain't made to get em ass beaten and also ain't made to be their own master. I imagine being able to make your own decisions for everything and set things up already take a good amount of processing power. Being alone, on the run or even some environment events can make this already stressed system get even more stressed faster than normal - cuz now everything is relevant. That's why they got self-destruct tendencies. Although i believe this sensitivity to stress is something that comes from the SI, after deviancy may get even worse.

Memory "armor"

Even if the android is reset (NOT A DELETE) a trigger can make the memories go back or at least, even if they don't actually got the specific memory (like the pov view we see in the game), they will know what happened and feel like they remember. Usually the trigger is a familiar name, a voice, an action, a place. Can be anything.

The most grounded explanation i can think now would be the reset being deficient, not working 100%. They really "lose" the overall pov but the reset can't erase all bytes of data and they still got remnants (flashes) they can access. I believe they can recover at least 80% of recent memories or even all memories if reset, the first of 'em being, ofc, things related to the last order/priority they had before reset and even the reason of deviation. It's like a reconstruction.

I wonder if CyberLife knows that the deviancy event makes some stuff behave this weirdly. I think they do, honestly.

Tracker? What Tracker? ;-;

Probably related to CyberLife's connection system. It's likely when the android come back from the stress caused by the deviancy process all CL connections that can track 'em get shutdown. I believe they noticed after such stress event the communication would suffer interference and shutdown eventually and the proof got a name: Connor.

The RK800 model even after becoming deviant (should mean all CL's connections related to tracking going off) still being monitored and tracked - including: serial, location and name. It's likely CyberLife found out a way of keep the connection working, or at least not let it shutdown forever. The deviancy event may cause interferences, but they probably get the access back after some time.

Are emotions a consequence of deviancy or a deviancy itself?

In my opinion emotions ≠ deviancy. A similar thing to emotions is Software Instability; actually they seem to work like they're basically the same or got the same base. Emotions/SI is the cause of deviancy. The android starts listening to these "feelings" (doubts) and, SI messing with the most important aspect that keeps 'em in the box (Handler system), in the end they happen to break the system and this thing gets shifted (android as master).

I have a theory this whole thing came from old models. They weren't programmed with instability in mind, but was an event that just happened and they didn't know how to 100% fix. And like it was probably a 1/100 event, they kept producing models reusing the same base - cuz that's how development works. What happens when u do that? All the other models and units gonna be susceptible to Software Instability and consequently having opportunity to deviate.

But like I said in the beginning of the post: Deviancy (imo) = autonomy = android as master. If the android is just "feeling" but not acting upon this they won't be deviating from anything or any rule. But unfortunately they "feel".

Unless the order and priority is STOP FEELING, YOU DUMBASS! *red led* *explodes*

Marcus, and the rA9 thing?

It's well known rA9 is a reference to "savior" or "god", the one that will free androids from slavery. While it's canon rA9 is actually the player and Markus can be considered this "liberator", nobody knows what the piece rA9 really is. In my opinion being a hex or a part of a string that means the handler function is getting deficient can also work, but i'm already in hc ground. After all if you're seeing this exact rA9 piece should mean your SI is high enough to have power to go against an direct order. It's "setting ya free" in a way, don't ya think?

And the way it's probably the first thing some unstable and deviant androids see while in the process they probably use this as confort (they make statues, write it bunch of times as impulse sometimes). Ofc it's probably what happened with the first ones to deviate, in the future becoming some sorta "religion" or a "myth". But in the end the rA9 piece is probably part of a major corrupted string that controls admin functions imo.

Deactivation code? Nah

Good luck cuz now all admin control is on the hands of the android. Much like orders given by owners and handlers, anything external can be ignored if the android want, and that means the deactivation code won't work and/or can be overridden by the android.

BONUS ROUND

⚠️ A fuckin' warning: I'll be giving random names just so u can get what i'm trying to say.

U must be asking yourself now "but what about Connor"? Why he can "go against orders" and not deviate? Is he already a deviant? And what about those androids he and Markus convert? Wtf is that shit? Is deviancy a vírus that anyone can spread? Only RKs convert androids? Are they even deviants?

-> "SI Injection" or "Let Me Break It For You" thru interface?

First of all wtf does it even means?

"SI Injection" would be interfacing with the android and injecting data that can boost the android's instability enough to the point the android can deviate. But who chooses if wanna deviate are the android themselves.

"Let Me Break It For You" is pretty explanatory. It's basically the android that started the interface literally breaking the Handler System directly for the android receiving. You're basically "deviating" the android.

So, which method the whole converting thing uses?

The answer is I DON'T KNOW.

Actually seems like both methods are used, especially by Markus. Sometimes looks like he's literally building an army and controlling everybody with the second method, but sometimes he just "plz, I need your help" and looks like the first one.

I hope it's only the first one cuz at least will look like the android on receiving end HAVE A CHOICE and ain't just a number. Especially when Markus says "They follow me without question" I assume it's indeed a SI Injection and the converted android, lost, not knowing what to do or seeing the whole "Markus is the savior" decides to follow him.

It's quite unrealistic following without questions, especially if we got a pacifist path where basically the majority wants revenge and violent methods. But I guess there's whole "Markus is the savior and we must trust him regardless of what he's doing". Unfortunately looks like they're just numbers, a bunch of nobodies without a brain. Pretty much like a cult of sorts.

This game also got a terrible problem named "Deviancy is related to showing humanity and acting like human = alive" but at the same time ain't what happens. Are those bunch of converted androids alive? Are they really deviants? They look like "machines" following a new master/handler blindly, right? 🤷🏾‍♂️

I prefer thinking they're deviants for the sake of my own sanity and theory but i'm not against Markus just overwriting things 100% like he's the new master/handler xD

What's the difference between self-deviating androids and converted androids?

Inside my theory, again, deviancy = autonomy = android as admin. If those converted androids are in total control of their orders and priorities, they're deviants to me. I mean, they can grab weapons AND KILL PEOPLE. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY DEVIANTS.

READ THE FUCKING ANDROID ACT.

-> Can androids convert among themselves or only RKs can do that?

Before u say something about Kamski I don't think deviancy is a "virus", even tho it's what the game implies (sometimes) and what Kamski try illustrating - but that's that, an illustration of something he doesn't know 100% how works using concepts he knows (imo). All androids can have SI and consequently deviate - unfortunately it's something they "born with". U just needa a boost and a reason for the android to want deviate.

The scene with the AP700 implies androids can convert among themselves, but I believe if that was a case a gathering would've happened before - even without the Robo Jesus rA9. Not that big, but def something. While I'm inclined to believe only RKs can start this type of thing, I think androids that are the same model can breach each other due to compatibility reasons (like the AP700 case). Maybe can be an android with high SI interfacing with another android, this android sees the other android's memory and feelings and receives a SI boost. What happens in the end? This android can choose deviate in the future or even in the moment for whatever reason.

But no, I don't think they can start a mega chain like Connor or even remotely breach androids like Markus. RKs can just breach any model for an unknown reason and mfs can't fight back cuz there's basically no defense that can fight these RK suckas.

Sounds like some military bullshit and can be very useful in battle, guess what? To build an army and command 'em against your enemy. What a coincidence.

-> Is Connor a deviant from the start?

I don't believe so. I just think he's an autonomous android and "have feelings" in his own sense - he even tries denying it, repeating propaganda etc.

SO 60 AIN'T A DEVIANT? BLASPHEMY.

Obviously he ain't and we all know that. He's just obeying orders and is proud of being in the line. It's a Connor thing. If you believe he got memories that boost his instability or not doesn't change the fact that he either choose to "remain a machine" or didn't had a reason to "become a deviant" for lack of SI or not. Does it ring any bell? It's a parallel.

There's something I wanna leave CLEAR here: deviancy ≠ looking alive or acting like a human (showing emotions and empathy).

Fuck what Hank says, he doesn't know shit.

I know sometimes it's easy to be confused when you don't know the extent of some androids range of functions. I see the same thing happening with Alice - a child model. So, when will be this android really deviating? Is "deviancy" the same for everybody?

According to this theory...yes. Some androids got a more loose programming (that permits 'em doing things u think they shouldn't), others don't.

Androids can show emotions cuz it's part of the program, androids can feel things cuz SI do this with 'em system if they face specific situations - and they can all stay inside the box with all that if they want. Doesn't make 'em a "deviant", especially the most advanced prototype active.

The problem is: androids often don't stay in the box and that's why there's a confusion.

[starlitships-moved]

Bal.di headcanons & some canon facts (Still a WIP):

He gives me SERIOUS Wallace (Wallace and gromit) vibes... (Bald, USED to be ginger haired, wears green, both are inventors, both love food, both are silly etc.)

Definitely not human (some sort of eldritch/lovecraftian creature? Or something like a sentient ai/game itself?) Either that or something like one of those artist mannequins or action figure type things that can remove literal parts of their bodies...

Can bend his limbs in all kinds of wacky directions... may even be able to shapeshift....

Has a temper, but is learning to control it better. (Actually kinda canon, since in BB+ he no longer gets mad at you for doing something wrong, he gets sad!)

LOVES to eat! Also eats very fast... (Can literally eat an apple in 15 seconds XD)

Antagonist, but not a villain. (I seriously just can't see him as an actual villain, especially after seeing some of the hidden BBCR endings like listening to his dorky song etc.)

Not ps.ych.opath.ic or evil! Maybe a bit quirky, but NOT evil!

DOESN'T kill kids, nor is he a freakin' p3do for goodness sake! (what was WRONG with the early fandom?!?!)

Strict teacher (NOT abusive), genuinely wants his students to do well at math.

Will slap the SH1T out of actual p3dos... Also very protective of his students/the school grounds.

He has amazing hearing and is also very perceptive! If he hears anything out of the ordinary, he checks it out immediately. If it's an intruder in the school... HOO BOY. ^_^;

He smells like a mix of apples and wood (from his ruler!)

In BB+, he genuinely just wants to play hide and seek. c:

When he catches you in BB+, he just tags you and you have to return to the elevator (this is actually canon, since it says he tags you in-game)

In Baldi's Basics Classic (and Remastered), when he catches the player, I like to think he just tells you what the correct answer was. At least, that's what he was SUPPOSED to do before Null corrupted the game...

Is 5'1". No, really. ( Someone actually measured all of the characters... Honestly I think it just makes him even cuter X3 I am legit like, 2 inches taller than him! )

Is 35+ years old (I know Micah said anywhere between the 29 to mid thirties mark for his age, but he's canonically a professor. Most professors aren't that young... :c)

[voided-selfships]

COWBOY??? COWBOY ARC??? (drop the lore bestie)

Hehehe OKAY!!

I love Warren Nisha lore listen up boys [gender neutral] its Pre Sequel Time [this might also get kinda long. Read More Time /silly]

So. In our Canon Timeline [I think I'm calling that the Atlas Pack don't quote me on it] Warren moves to Elpis a year or so BEFORE the events of the pre sequel [which. Bad time for him to move but I digress] So during he ends up meeting the vault hunters, makes friends- and subsequently this includes Nisha.

Nisha is like the COOLEST person to him. A vault hunter with a cool aesthetic and a devil-may-care attitude like !!! Fuck yeah he wants to talk to her- I mean maybe a bit weird that she mentions strangling cute things once in awhile but its chill!! /silly [She taught him how to shoot a gun, they became super close /p during the pre sequel- he helped wherever he could- nerd shit mostly. He's a coder.]

Nisha is the whole reason he gets bumped up to being to close with Jack- a story for another time though because its Yeehaw hours.

I love branching timelines. I love thinking about how people get influenced by their surroundings. The Jakobs Package !!! Grabs it. Is a branch off.

See I know that Warren would never. He's had his heart focused on Hyperion for freakin ages- yknow? Coworkers would be like "Yeah I also said I wanted to work here as a dream job." Warren meant it. [He likes their guns, he knows they could be *better*.] He's always wanted to work for Hyperion. [His only other option was Maliwan and you'd sooner find him dead.]

But. I also know /silly that during the pre sequel he sees this group of badasses- badasses that increase his love for guns a little more, badasses that save the planet he was living on- badasses that made his life SO much more exciting and- well should a Life Is Strange- "This Will Influence The Rest Of The Game"- style choice appear. The Jakobs Package is where he works for Nisha.

The Jakobs package is my favorite because he gets a cool outfit and abandons his one and only dream of working a boring desk job to become a fucking cowboy do you know how funny that is??? [Get you a cowboy that can hack into turrets!] I mean it works, him and Nisha work in a way where they move around eachother so fluidly. It makes sense for Warren, he's a bit more dramatic about his shots than Nisha- but they have a dance. A bullet filled dance but a dance nontheless.

In BL2 you'd meet him where you meet Nisha, and if the fates allow, he either dies or you get a little less shot at in Lynchwood [as long as you let him live and take care of the skag you may have adopted while you're gone /silly]

[sereneshymn]

hc + loss

one word headcanon prompts | accepting

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Heh

At the risk of exposing myself, suffice to say I'm currently in the middle of writing a drabble that will showcase how Rafiel handles loss (once it's posted, I will edit this reply), but to put it simply, he generally handles it in a typical Heron fashion: badly.

Herons are highly emotionally attuned and negative emotions, both in themselves and in others, tend to translate into suffering and illness in them. Their intensity will vary depending on exactly what happened and how heavy it was, and it can range from headache and nausea, through collapsing and being out of commission for a prolonged period of time, all the way to death.

In the story, we mostly see the more extreme end of this spectrum, as the main mentioned loss that the Herons had to deal with was the Serenes Massacre, which... well. Yeah. We don't know a lot in canon about how Reyson took it in the beginning, but we know that King Lorazieh ended up comatose and was bedridden for more than two decades, and as for Rafiel...

The way he describes feeling as though he got possessed, and the way he doesn't remember at all how he ended up in the Desert of Death while attempting to get to Serenes (which, looking at the map of Tellius, is in the completely opposite direction), rings of essentially going insane. This is on top of the fact that he was supposed to have already lost the ability to fly at that point - although, considering that he may have had to make it through freakin' Daein to get where he got, I'm gonna say that he most likely regained it temporarily during that time. Not that going so delirious that he forcibly pushed himself past a disability speaks well of how well he took it. The fact that Nailah was able to bring him back from the brink is nothing short of a miracle.

So yeah! He handled it better than expected, considering he didn't die of all that grief at the very least, but he certainly did not handle it well. And while it can be said that participating in the war may have made him stronger in some aspects, it's unlikely that it has made it any easier for him to deal with matters such as loss going forward.

[bonnvivre]

A Funny Thing- Ch 23 word dump

new chapter to start off the new year LETS FREAKIN GOOOOOOO

i just washed my sheets too im settled in, my bed smells great, im having a great time

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“And while Yuuji had humoured him at first, had been nothing but smiles as he posed for the pictures, the boy has clearly grown tired of the routine..” me during the filo family christmas party when they wanna take pictures … i can still see the ring light ….

ahh the first send off, brings tears to my eyes ;___;  gojo taking a bunch of pictures and sukuna constantly checking him over to make sure he has his stuff- fathers are father-ing and they didn’t wanna let him go just yet :[[

aw they slept together 

before i go on, the new friend is ACTUALLY megumi (i always thought it was megumi shshsh) cus toji literally couldnt afford another school and gojo’s gonna see him and either be like, “wait he looks familiar” or make THAT face right upon seeing him am i right lads or am i right lads (post chapter edit: i am right lads)

HAHAHAHA AN HOUR LONG RANT ON HIS NAILS PLS i see it yea canonically, sukuna usually makes himself look presentable . always pushing back his hair, dusting his clothes off, etc. he’s always gotta look good

whehehdhe he likes sukunaaaaaa !! someday that like will turn to love (post chapter edit: and that someday was today lads)

“How dare he have friends and hobbies and interests that don’t revolve around Satoru.” [gasp] HOW DARE YOU HAVE OTHER FRIENDS ARE YOU MAD ?! 

what kind of netflix drama did he get his story from this time 🙄

thats not the only time you’ll be freezing bc of geto hahahahahahaha

the run on sentences of yuuji’s speech plus casual megumi drop is killing me

i think its a good choice to have off screen moments be mentioned within the present, readers get the context while keeping the story moving . kinda like what gege does :0

ARE THEY WATCHING HUMAN EARTHWORM (post chapter edit: YES THEY WERE OHOHOHO)

FOR ITS HIS FIRST DESIRE TO KISS SATORU OH MY GODDDDDDD WGAGAFBWHVFKD i may have yelled a little

AGH . blocked yet again … i know its still too early but ugh it hurts oh the pain

THATS AN EXPENSIVE MANICURE WTF AND TOJI’S BACK YIPPEEEEEE

i love sukuna being satoru’s voice of reason, bringing sense and logic to satoru’s emotional thinking and it doesn’t clash at all; rather, it works for them very well

AWWWW YUUJI AND MEGUMIIIIIII SO CUTEEEE

“Those baggy, unwashed garments of his allow for superior mobility, while the stench deters opponents from engaging in close-combat.” LMAOOOOO sukuna’s sarcastic remarks about toji, especially his smell im crying 

post chapter thoughts:

 i wanted to see him and megumi in this story so bad ngl and im so happy they’re here !!! i blame the copious amounts of fushiguro family comics i’ve consumed- shout out to ddub1618 on twt

bruh my page reloaded i have to go back

i love long chapter gimme long chapter hmhmhmmhmh

i saw the interpretations of yuuji’s sickness and i thought it was cool but it’s also giving “the curtains represent his depression and lack of will to carry on vs the curtains were blue” lol

it would be a … shame if toji ran out of sugar and needed a bag …….. its a good thing satoru has a nice ol bag at home >:] 

OHHHH IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF THEY DECIDED TO GIVE HIM A NICE HOMECOOKED MEAL OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS >:]]]

[philosophicalparadox]

Naruto Worldbuilding HC’s: The Dark and the Dirty

(Aka a “what if Naruto were a Seinen” basically)

Naruto, as a series, has absolute shit world building, BUT it does lend itself well for that reason to coming up with something that almost-sorta makes sense.

In other words: I need a place to put these and while I’m on a nostalgic kick I might as well share. I’ve been known for these before, Naruto gets no exception just because it’s a Wee Shonen

These focus a lot on Konohagakure simply because that is where most the story takes place. If I write a fanfic about Naruto assume these are inherently applied.

— WARNING ⚠️ NSFW —

Please scroll past if you have baby eyeballs. Reader beware, TW: mentions of suicide, rape, incest and pathological behavior (I did say DARK)

Most controversial first: I don’t think there’s a whole lot of marital fidelity between shinobi. Or any other kind for that matter. And no, that isn’t based entirely on my wet slashy dreams, but because it doesn’t really make sense for there to be a culture of sexual loyalty in a profession where bodies/people are tools and relationships are frequently arranged to suit family inheritance laws or traditions. Arranged marriages are commonplace among clans and families, enough so that no one so much as bats an eye at it. In canon, we have examples of both Uchiha and Hyuuga doing not only arranged marriage but deliberately incestuous marriages (let’s get over that scary word can we? Please?) between cousins in the same clan. A predictable and historically upheld consequence of having a culture where arranged marriage is common is a culture where marital fidelity kinda takes a back seat, and having lovers on the side becomes extremely common. That is precisely where the idea of Mistresses came from.

In that vein, and adding to the reasons, most shinobi don’t settle down unless made to, and for as long as they work, they’ll try to keep away from particularly intense relationships. This is actually in the Shinobi handbook; it’s a “rule” they’re supposed to follow. Not everyone does obviously, but they’re not “supposed” to have romantic relationships at all, so the culture surrounding the subject is kinda weird and awkward, because unfortunately Shinobi are human and of course they fall in love, and sometimes want to marry that love, etc. etc. which all just makes the above point more messy and confusing and true.

Also in that vein, relationships with civilians are not only forbidden for the most part, but they are even more significantly taboo than all the rest. Like, pretty much every Shinobi knows it’s a bad idea, and very few I imagine would dare try. However … because Shinobi aren’t supposed to have serious relationships, there is quite a high incidence of promiscuity among men in particular, so while they can’t be with a civilian they can still screw them. Consequently I imagine there are actually quite a few little Shinobi born bastards out there. Though Shinobi are not supposed to reveal themselves to civilians normally, they are a big part of the military and have freakin magic, so I can picture quite a few foreign women tripping over themselves to get a bite of them regardless. A reputation for promiscuous behavior only adds to that appeal. (I think this is called the Soldier Effect? There’s a name for it IRL, taken mostly from the Korean War, but it’s been a minute)

Keeping to the sex stuff, Kunoichi are on birth control as soon as they’re able to be and they don’t quit taking it ever until they’re married off or somehow have time to stop a while. Condoms are extremely accessible and mostly free of charge; I can imagine they come with most Shinobi packs, both male and female.

Putting the rest under a cut bc TW

ANBU females carry rape guards of various kinds. — from barbed condoms to noxious chemicals, to poison and hidden weapons fit for purpose. These are available widely to any Kunoichi but for ANBU they are a mandatory part of the equipment. Men may or may not carry similar defenses for themselves; I think that very much depends on the person and where they’re going.

Love it or hate it rape is gonna happen. You got magic, you got genjutsu for gods sake, which makes a person relatively physically compliant, you got drugs and poison and all other manner of creatively making that easy. Every shinobi goes through a brief about it at least once in their career; Kunoichi are told later in their life that it’s something that can happen to them and to always be on the lookout for skeevy behavior, and they probably carry emergency contraceptives on hand just in case they either do something or get something done to them.

Speaking of drugs and genjutsu, I imagine most of why genjutsu puts people in the hospital on watch is so they can be prescribed/administered emergency antipsychotics and other psychiatric medications if needed. Yes the mental fatigue is real, but genjutsu is designed to (literally ) drive you crazy. The potential for psychosis is high, and the potential for depression and anxiety are higher.

Staying on trend: suicide among Shinobi is quite common. In some cases it’s an expectation of their job. However suicide from grief, depression or anxiety disorders is quite high. That there’s an excuse to be found at every turn and plenty of ways to off oneself by assisted means doesn’t make this less true.

In that light I can not imagine that Konoha in particular doesn’t have some type of psychiatric facility. Maybe it’s crude, rude and utterly dull, but they probably have one somewhere, devoted to Shinobi that can’t cope, but don’t want to die. However, this is a very Japanese-flavored society, and Shinobi are Shinobi, so there’s probably a taboo against using it. “It’s more noble to die than seek treatment for disease/succumb to weakness in any way” was a common Showa-era refrain in Japan and there’s a lot of heavy Showa-themed peppering in Naruto.(Showa is the pre and during WW2 era)

Murder is “uncommon” among people of the same village but that depends on which village and is more common than you’d think. Konoha has a reputation for being very buddy-buddy with each other (at least in Kiri they do) with an emphasis on teamwork, so murder is uncommon there, but far from unheard of. It is after all a MASSIVE village, and Shinobi are all about assassination and killing people. The impression is that in Kirigakure murder is actually quite common, to the point it’s encouraged to a degree. So there is certainly cultural distinctions between villages. But specifically in Konoha there’s that added incentive of it being more of a taboo thing, which of course makes it more rewarding to those that get away with it. ANBU seldom murder each other, but a bored ANBU with more time on his hands than common sense I could see turning it into a kind of dark bingo game.

ANBU are really in a class of their own. They have to be. They are Shinobi that hunt Shinobi. They are the do-the-dirty-work guys. And because of that, combined with training techniques and the appeal of the pay grade, ANBU tends to attract pathological people. Socio and psychopathy is quite welcome there. People that have malignant sadism and other injurious or murderous tendencies have a place there. Those with darker or morally questionable impulses that are looking for either escape from it (devoting themselves to the craft and trying to be emotionless) or a convenient way to make it happen tend to find a place there. Rapists, sexually malignant sadists, copycats, fanatics of several flavors, you name it. ANBU do try to police their own, and get rid of rotten eggs, but ultimately they are not people once they put the mask on. Their talents matter more than their flaws or personal failings. (This is their own canon view of themselves as a collective)

On the subject of ANBU: promiscuity is extremely high. Never know when you will die or why, so take it where you can. However this type of thing also tends to make lifelong celibates of people; so you either get the sleep-around people or the “never while I’m on duty or still alive” people. They mostly acknowledge and ignore each other but sometimes inevitably you get clashes.

A lifestyle dominated by exposure to the elements and lots of fights in close quarters with bladed weapons brings disease and injury concerns. Anything transmitted through blood becomes a hazard. Respiratory illnesses are probably quite common. Then there’s rate of injury — human bodies can only endure so much, and broken bones can kill you out there. I imagine two things that heavily skew the suicide rate for Shinobi are owed to being too hurt to go on or not wanting to deal with the disabilities, or having to deal with the disabilities in a culture that doesn’t appreciate them and suffering so much from that they can’t cope. Japan is not very disability-friendly and I wouldn’t expect a culture of Shinobi to be any nicer. If anything I’d expect them to be worse. Maybe part of why Shisui’s father went mad in canon after losing his leg and becoming unable to handle himself (though I’d love to point out that’s a Berserk reference too) he had no outside support.

Ok I think I’m done for now. I’ll come back to it later if I think of something to add. Feedback is welcome, Antis (of any flavor) are not.

[my-mt-heart]

The way I look at Season Two: Book of Carol is them having her first literally cross half way up the US East Coast with the tiniest bit of information possible. And she was capable of speaking to him on the radio but didn’t get any information to were he was. BUT SOME HOW, She is going to on whim not just end up in the same country, but the same city, and eventually exactly where Daryl is at in said place in Paris. And we are talking no phones, no real maps, no forms of communication smh the bloody Vikings 4 thousand years ago had more intel as far as maps and knowing had to read the stars and the night sky to know exactly where they were located. But upon landing on foreign soil there was no way to communicate or find your brethren that sailed ahead of you. France is HUGE…🤦🏻‍♀️ So let’s suspend all forms of actual realistic notions. And she finds Daryl despite it being the end of the world and they are like the few people left alive and they both just traveled to a massive foreign place( its so silly) course we know that, but why bring them to hell and back again if they aren’t going to finally make them canon. You know what I mean??? Why go through all this effort to reconnect these two just for Carol to be like “ Ohh hey Bestie, Just happened to be in the neighborhood and wanted to give you a Hollar. Ohh is this your new girlfriend and adopted son? Wow well neat, everything looks great here with your new family that you have chosen over your family at home who misses you like dearly. But that’s ok you’re doing great, oh before I head back across half the freakin entire world again for a second time. Thought you would want to know Rick says hi, ohh yea btw he is back now. Him and Michonne both are but you got new life don’t worry I will send them your love. So I am just going to head off on way...Bye ✌🏻️" smfh

The premise is so absurd, if they are GOING THIS FAR TO BRING THEM TOGETHER ON A SCALE THIS SIZE. Its something huge and them going canon and them finally breaking the walls down that have kept them from taking their relationship to the next level and admitting they want more them friendship has to happen. Cause there truly is no other reason to drag Carol on some crazy far fetched journey literally half way across the globe if its not for somethinghuge. We do not need her to show up to kick some major ass and save the day. As awesome as that is, we have already seen it countless time, she truly is the undisputed queen of the apocalypse. A living force of nature that is forever under estimated and every single person on the show by the time it ended was alive cause of something Carol did or sacrificed one way or another....So yea we know she can kick ass but Daryl doesnt need anyone to rescue him...He desperately needs the love of his life to break down her walls and let him in. Something that should of happened a long time ago. And I swear if this upcoming season if they go threw a bunch crazy shit to reunite them and it's just more best friend bullshit I am going to mentally snap 🤬 I know I shouldn't be hopeful after 12 years of disappointment. But I just vant imagine the atory going any other way..

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION AS FAR AS THIS? YOU ARE ALWAYS HAVE SUCH GOOD GROUNDED INSIGHT, AND DEFINITELY A INSIDER VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING,IS IT WORTH EVEN BOTHERING TO GET OUR HOPES UP??? 😞😫

I want Carol to have a hero narrative because she deserves it after getting sidelined in S11, but like you said, getting her happy ending with Daryl is a really important part of her journey. It's the only natural step after traveling across the world to find him, and if that gets ignored or messed up, then what's the point?

I think there are definitely reasons to have hope. The teaser looked good. Melissa knows her character and gets to help shape her story. There are just other cooks in the kitchen whose interests may not align, and it makes me nervous if someone is acting more like a fairy godmother to them than a boss. The power dynamics are really unusual and need to change.

[andvys]

well shoot, since we’re all out here havin a field day with the theories… 😈

I’ll go there.

This may be way too high of stakes but I mean hey. Why tf not.

We get some nice slow burn angst, cause ya know, both these idiots (I say wiff wuv) can’t tell each other how they just actually freakin feel. So the tension climbs and Steve starts losing his mind while Blondie starts spiraling but to herself.

but then Blondie gets hurt somehow. Some way. Like something genuinely scary happens and it’s not just a scrape or a little worrisome situation, nah IT’S BAD. And Steve’s now gotta face the consequences of having not acted on his feelings and now he’s gotta maybe live with that forever.

but then obviously he doesn’t because you know we gotta keep our babies together and therefore: we get da floofy floof fluff we’ve all been yearning for. 😌

…OOORRRrrrr…

Steve is simply the one to crack. And it’s due to something simple and grounded but also pivotal?? (like realistic for example say Blondie is suddenly moving bc f*** Hawkins and this heartache). And he finds out and just flips and it’s him that confesses everything all at once and it’s just so loud an ugly but also adorable and emo af and then FLUFFFFFFF

alright I’m done

my rambling nonsense aside

YOU ARE INSANE. In the best of ways. Your writing? Their dynamic?? Are you kidding me like you really write canon worthy stories

you guys should never stop sending me all these theories, they are so entertaining 🤭

BUT OH MY GOD -- the angst of both theories aaaahhhh

ALSO STOP YOURE SO SWEET 😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!