#it's so random and so chaotic and everyone's a pun and no one's a character

[fictionadventurer]

I keep thinking about Lewis' review of The Hobbit, because he claimed that the main thing contemporary reviewers compared it to was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Was fantasy in that poor of a state that Alice was the closest thing they could think of? Comparing that chaotic fever dream to Tolkien's intricately crafted world? Lewis does specify that the comparison is that both books are by an "Oxford professor at play", but they're otherwise so different that putting the two in the same category baffles me.

[wouldntyou-liketoknow]

Comparing Killers

I sent an ask to my buddy @insane4fandoms a few days ago, and in their reply, they mentioned potentially doing a character analysis for both MadPat and my very own fanmade cannibal EgoPat Caliban in the future.

(This stemmed from one of their latest drawings. Again, thanks so much for remembering my scrunglies, friendo ❤️)

SO, being the way I am, I took some random inspiration and now I'm going through with that exact analysis myself! Just following my instincts as a writer and all that stuff.

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MadPat:

Now, just to get this out of the way because I have a sneaking suspicion that someone’s gonna read this and automatically assume I’m being stuck-up: I really like Mad as a character. Matt has done an amazing job portraying him. . .though, Matt just has a knack for unhinged characters in general, lol.

And thanks to Matt's acting skills, Mad is an enjoyable villain. He’s cluster of chaotic problems shaped like a man in his thirties, and we all love him for it. (Honestly, I kinda see Mad’s behavior as similar to that of The Actor from all of Mark’s projects. Comedically evil with a tendency to throw tantrums when things don’t go his way.)

The FNAF Musicals have made many slight tweaks to the lore of the games to not completely plagiarize the story. So, of course, Mad is a slightly-tweaked version of William Afton: it’s made very clear that his crimes include murdering kids. On top of that, he has no problem playing long-cons with pizzeria employees before eventually killing them, too.

We���ve seen plenty of times that Mad is pretty much never afraid to get violent. Oh sure, he tries to put a mask on when he needs to, but it’s easy to see all his urges beneath that mask. (And again, much like Actor!Mark, Mad ain’t too shy about being callous and hostile to almost everyone around him.) He’s very quick to anger. To make things worse, he’s also quick to desperation.

While Mad is too smart for everyone else’s good, he’s still pretty damn impulsive/irresponsible. His crimes were all concentrated on the pizzeria; it didn’t take very long at all for the disappearances to pile up and gain unwanted attention. Now, a bunch of missing-person-cases are one thing, but leaving evidence is quite another.

Hell, in the beginning scene of Web of Lies, the wacko-in-a-bearsuit himself literally said, “Every INCH of this place is INCRIMINATING! Ten minutes of poking around this place and they’ll discover what I did. . !”

If Mad were to hear of Caliban's work, he'd probably be impressed at first and automatically assume that Caliban is just like him, just with more people-eating. However, if Mad were to actually meet Caliban and get a better read on his personality, Mad would likely end up insulting him one way or another. He'd see Caliban's professionalism as tedious.

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Caliban Crawford:

Though I've made it pretty obvious that he's my special boi, Caliban is an objectively bad person. He may be insane, but he’s not delusional enough to deny that. Whenever his and/or Murdock's targets happen to be alive when they’re dragged to his den, he can be very, VERY sadistic throughout the butchering process. (Especially if the target has done something to personally affect him, Azalea, or any of his other peers.)

Sure, he doesn’t complain about working with dead bodies, but having a live meal is quite a special occasion. In such cases, he enjoys watching the unfortunate soul in question squirm and listening to them scream/beg. Taunting, dragging things out, making morbid puns all over the place, the works.

Despite all this, I’ve specifically crafted Caliban to be an extremely morally-gray character. (To be honest, the only fanmade ego of mine who’s full-on evil is LeviathanPat.) He’s still able to be logical/rational when he needs to. He takes pride in his self-control; yes, he has cravings for human flesh, but he knows he can’t afford to just attack any person he sees whenever he gets hungry. He knows he has to be EXTREMELY CAREFUL in order to keep his business away from the authorities. So, he only eats those he and his peers (Murdock, Azalea, etc.) are hired/paid to bump off.

On top of that, Caliban still has some humanity left. While he’s obviously nowhere close to a perfect angel, he’s still able to form genuine relationships and treat those in his circle with kindness/respect. Get on his good side, and you'll have quite a strong ally.

Though his morals are limited, one of the biggest differences between him and Mad is the fact that Caliban would never, NEVER stoop so low as to harm a child. In fact, he tends to avoid children altogether due to his own childhood trauma. (Totally not me projecting because I grew up in a dysfunctional family with verbal/emotional/psychological abuse.)

Getting back to the juicy stuff: Caliban is smart and efficient with his work. He prides himself on not leaving any evidence behind. (Yes, he still makes occasional mistakes, but even then, the aforementioned evidence still comes in very tiny amounts.) That's why he and Murdock became friends and started working together in the first place: since Caliban divides up which parts can be cooked/eaten and which parts can be sold on the Black Market, it really is easy for targets to just seemingly vanish into thin air.

Though my stories involving Caliban probably show him acting calm (despite his pun-addiction, lol), please, PLEASE don't be fooled. He's got just as much unhinged energy as Mad. He just happens to hide it a bit more often. But he definitely has his chaotic moments; half of the time it's out of unhinged joy, and the other half of the time it's because an enemy pissed him off enough to get their skin privileges revoked. (Basically, it's not that much of a stretch to see Caliban as a combination of The Hermit and Mack.)

Now, if you've seen @insane4fandoms artwork of him, then it's pretty clear that some inspiration was taken from Hannibal Lecter. And while I definitely appreciate references like that. . .well, that inspiration is mainly just for Caliban's appearance. I've said before that Caliban is nowhere near as arrogant as Hannibal. Even so, if Caliban were to see/hear about all of Mad's shenanigans, he'd write Mad off as being sloppy and unimpressive. If he were to actually meet Mad, his opinion would just get worse; he'd see Mad as a fair bit annoying and bratty.

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[random-meme-bot]

HE'S HERE!!!

First of all, I absolutely Adore his design!!!

Specially the expressions on the bottom drawing of image one and top drawing of image two.

I don't know what it is but he just looks so Shaped, I love him already 🩵🩵🩵

I like to imagine Vendetta asking Charlotte why his brother isn't on the family photo she showed in the episode "parents" and she just responds with, "of course he is silly" *Takes out the picture and now CJ is inexplicably there*, also "Space Camp" I see what you did there...

The "CJ has the same happy and optimistic attitude but it's aware of Vendetta's intentions, but plays along for the shake of Charlotte" part really makes me think of a scene when he's first presented that's just him and Charlotte being goofy with Vendetta doing her thing to try and ruin their fun, Charlotte leaves the room for a moment and CJ slowly turns towards Vendetta while the area around him gets darker.

(Like that one Gif of a guy sitting on a table turning towards the camera and the background keeps getting darker, I hope you know what I'm talking about because I can't for the love of god find it anywhere)

I really like the idea of him trying to stop Vendetta, it works pretty in hand with how in the show Charlotte stops Vendetta basically without knowing, but what makes it for me is the "plan that seems utter nonsense" part, just the idea of this guy making the biggest and dumbest one in a million chance plans and always somehow working sounds like chaotic fun.

Also the small storage object that the character takes out random items sometimes bigger than the thing itself is always a fun gag, really reminds me of Doraemon or Wander.

(Also between the plans and the storage items with objects convenient for the occasion I'm getting some Milo Murphy vibes from CJ)(Bare in mind I've only seen clips of the show so might be wrong on this one)

"To lighten up the mood he usually says dad jokes and puns that are silly enough as to (...) put a smile on your face..."

Milo who had his dreams of becoming a comedian crushed by Vendetta's rules seeing as this guy comes out of nowhere and starts to make people laugh:

Also the straight man having "straight" in between "" 🤨🏳️‍🌈

"Still, not everything goes according to plan.

Not every joke lands."

[It was just a joke at first, but nobody is laughing...]

PEP! WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN PEP!

I like the fact that he is a bit socially awkward, between the saying stuff he didn't mean to say and losing all conversation skills when he runs out of ideas, it's a cute detail, also a bit of a parallel of Charlotte and how she also says everything that comes to her mind.

And speaking of parallels, I see what you did there with him getting really unlucky when it comes to Vendetta's attacks, and Milo on the contrary getting stupid lucky avoiding them.

"He has to make the most of it since he's not getting out of the town anytime soon, so he gets up and keeps on a smile for everyone and specially Charlotte's shake"

Oh this gave me a big mental image of a scene in the final episode, Clamburg completely destroyed, Milo (since you said he would be the Villain of S3) on a giant Fiend, CJ slowly walking towards them, no weapons, no plans, no nothing, and they keep getting hit by the Fiend but he always stands back and keeps walking towards them, no matter how bad ge gets, frustrated Milo yells "GIVE UP ALREADY! YOU'VE ALREADY LOST, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH?" with some trouble CJ responds "I c-can't give up, because I want, Ch-charlotte and everyone else to be happy" he finally passes out due to exhaustion, Milo looks around at the destroyed city, despite all the chaos, then he looks back at the small kid resting on the floor slowly breathing, he could order the fiend to give the final blow, to finally end everything once and for all, but what would that accomplish, after all he had already lost...

I genuinely doubt Milo's role as a Villain will end on something to this level, but the mental image of CJ always getting up because they won't give up on the future and Milo realizing he had become worse than Vendetta was too big.

(Also I'll admit it, the scene is a bit inspired by the end of Shin-Chan the Adult Empire strikes back, I'll clip the scene in a different post so you can see what I mean since Tumblr doesn't allow Videos on reblogs)

So anyway, yeah, I love CJ a lot, he has a great design, fun gimmicks and premises and I swear to god I need to know what you are planning to do with Him and Milo🩵🩵🩵💚💚💚

Also just for fun, I'm predicting his name as Charles Jones, Charles because it's the male equivalent to Charlotte and Jones because it rhymes with Charles

BIG thank you/shout-out to @beesofink for helping me with this oc! 🩵

CJ Intro

[Character info is under the cut.]

CJ is a character that would be introduced in a hypothetical Season 3 of Making Fiends, as Charlotte's older brother who, unknowingly as to what's going on in Clamburg due to not receiving any letters or calls from his grandma or sister since Vendetta doesn't allow it outside of Clamburg, moved to Clamburg after finally being done with, according to Charlotte, "Space Camp".

CJ has the same happy and optimistic attitude that both of his other family members have, but unlike Charlotte, he's fully aware about Vendetta's intentions. Instead of telling her about it or trying to convince her of the truth, for the sake of Charlotte's fragile heart, he decided to play along with the situation, while making sure that everyone and especially Charlotte, survive Vendetta's traps.

He usually does this throughout coming up with some sorta plan, that usually seems like utter nonsense that won't work at first.

He keeps the most random of objects in his fanny pack, some useful others nonsensical. It's an ongoing gag that he pulls out objects out of it that wouldn't realistically fit into it, or the exact random object that is needed at that moment.

For the residents of Clamburg his arrival was first met with, "There's two of them now??" but eventually people grew to appreciate his efforts, making him well liked by almost everyone.

To lighten up the mood, he often says dad jokes and puns that are silly enough as to where they can at least put a smile on your face if nothing else. Sometimes he's also the "straight" man for whatever kinda shenanigans Charlotte is up to.

The main gag regarding his character is that he's a pretty normal guy reacting to this very weird town, who doesn't know any better besides just rolling with whatever new anomaly he sees today.

A giant red cat just casually sitting there? Alright I guess that's a thing now good to know.

His optimism is seemingly endless, he always finds at least something to be happy about no matter how bad the situation, but he never makes it up.

Still, not everything goes according to plan.

Not every joke lands.

He has a bit of a "saying things he didn't mean to say out loud out loud" problem.

Some social interactions can get pretty awkward when he runs out of ideas.

Vendetta obviously doesn't like him and subjects him to the things SHE finds funny out of spite since he's breaking the "No jokes." rule and probably many other rules. Usually him getting hurt in some way.

His luck generally ain't the best, he tends to get hurt on sheer accident, hence why he always has bandages on random areas of his body. Another gag would be that he gets hit with Vendetta's attacks even if they couldn't have logically hit him of all people in the room.

But, hey. He has to make the most of it since he's not getting out of the town anytime soon, so he gets up and keeps on a smile, for everyone's, and especially Charlotte's sake.

And now that he's finally here again, new hijinks shall ensue!

Here's the transparent versions of the drawings:

[laughingphoenixleader]

Incorrect Rebels Quotes Part I Don’t Know

In honor of my one-year anniversary of finishing Rebels and falling in love with Kanera, have some quotes from my chaotic college campus

Kanan: “Hera makes me realize my worst fears.”

The Ghost Crew: “I don’t mean to be violent…that’s not true.”

Random person asking Zeb about his role in the Space Family: “Are you the mom or the dad?”

Zeb: “I’m neither. I’m just mean.”

Kanan in A New Dawn: “when in doubt, substance abuse.”

Ezra: “Friends are like rotten potatoes. It’s just not smart to eat them.”

Everyone @ Hera after Chopper gets hacked and she blows up people in Double Agent Droid: “That’s an innovative way to commit murder.”

Kanan when anyone makes a bad pun: “That was horrible. I love it.”

The fandom about Sabine: “I love the whole Bean dynamic.”

Chopper: “I hate this. You know what’s better? Making others suffer.”

Hera in Jedi Night: “I’m not funny. I’m just on drugs.”

Chopper about Ezra: “This thing is not trained. He is a trash rat.”

Chopper to Hera about Kanan: “Why’d you kiss him? He’s useless.”

Kanan: “You’re adorable.”

Hera, working on Important Rebellion Things™️: “Don’t distract me, love.”

Kanan: “I’m sorry I called you adorable. You’re actually very un-adorable to me. I am repulsed to be around you.”

Hera: “You’re looking at me.”

Kanan, words failing him: “Yeah, I do.”

Chopper: “Anything can be lethal if you try hard enough.”

Kanan: “Hera likes small stupid things. Have you seen her droid?”

Hera before Kanan: “Men exist and they want to make that womens’ problem.”

Zeb to Ezra while he’s attempting to fly: “Why are you going left when you need to be going right?!”

Ezra: I don’t know—because I’m going left!”

Hera about Chopper: “I think he’s a psychopath, but I love him anyway.”

Hera, too exhausted: “That was pointless and insincere flattery, but I don’t have a quippy response, so you can get away with it.”

Kanan: “No it wasn’t, but that’s great.”

Kanan in A New Dawn: “I have no character, so I thought I could be obnoxious.”

Chopper: “All good things come out of spite.”

Ezra: “I am a functioning human adult person being thing.”

Hera: “I hate puns.”

Kanan: “How could you say such blasphemy??”

Hera: “Against what?”

Kanan: “C o m e d y.”

Hera: “Puns are blasphemy against comedy.”

Finale taken from Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Ezra to Hondo: “Do you honestly think you can fool me again just because you’ve successfully done it numerous times before??”

[thenotsohottopic]

hello! im wondering if you could make a seperate set of hc for each dsmp member and their relationship (!p) with a reader who is streamer but is the youngest (like 14-15yrs, they're part of the dsmp btw) i really dont mind if you decide to do only a certain amount or just ignore this at all thank you for your time hun!

Young Streamer! Reader

Character(s): Dream, Philza, Wilbur, Karl, Quackity, Ranboo, Tubbo, Tommy & reader

Genre: Fluff, headcanon

Warning(s): swearing, mentions of bullying(?)

Dream

- loves you

- he honestly thinks that you just bring this weird light (?) To the rest of the smp

- whenever he can, he watches your streams.

- lowkey scared chat when he donated $500-

"snsjsb IS THAT DREAM?!"

"BRO WTF"

"S/N IS PART OF THE SMP?!?!?!?"

- your chat was dead 💀

- I have a feeling that he is one of the mods

- banned everyone who ever said anything rude

- he is kinda like this protective uncle or sum shit

- idk man but everyone probably decided to give you a sad Lore type thing

Wilbur

- you two probably have the most cracked up convos

- ur part of Gen Z, you have to have some really fucking weird ideas or thought so hey! You share them with him

- he enjoys streaming with you

- you were there when they all met up in Brighton-

- Wilbur gave you a piggy back ride when that happened :)

- he treats you as if you're his younger sibling

- overall, he just tries his best to be there for you and shit lol

Quackity

- you two are complete CHAOS

- when you two are streaming together it's just a big mess

- constantly saying the WEIRDIST shit known to man

- Philza is scared whenyou two are together

- as is everyone else

- you know that 'No askers' thing he made?

- yeah he definitely made some weird ass song with you in it

- he has claimed you as his chaos sibling

- Wilbur is your "older brother" that you can turn to and have the most random conversations with and vent to

- while Quackity is your "older brother" that will do really stupid shit with you that probably ends up in a lecture

Ranboo

- omg you two are making horrible puns ALL OF THE TIME

- it annoys everyone but you two could care less <3

- he will watch all of your streams and you two stream together whenever you can

- he just really enjoys ur company

- he also has taken it upon himself to be someone for you to look up to

- u know how he was sad about not going to the MCC and he made that sad arc stream?

- ya you weren't invited either so you were apart of it

- it was funny

- especially because you ended up naming a bunch of chickens after everyone else that was in it (that you were friends w/ ofc)

- and killed all of them

Tubbo

- you two are the "looks wholesome but could actually kill you" duo

- it just scares everyone

- you know how he loves bees?

- ya if you have an obsession w/ a certain animal he will listen to you talk about it

- YOU TWO PROBABLY BUILT THIS COTTAGECORE HOUSE

- it has a bee farm

- Tommy also helped build it

- he tries to be this really cool and fun person for you!

- basically just someone he wants you to feel free to be yourself around

- you probably also help tubbo read certain sentences or words if you don't have dyslexia yourself

- if you do than you both probably get help from Tommy every now and then

Tommy

- you two are a force to be reckoned with

- just- scary chaotic

- I feel like Tommy would definitely be a little protective of you?

- he loves to stream w/ you

- however when it does happen it is one of the loudest things ever

- you two probably made a world together to try and win the game-

- but it consisted of you two killing eachother more than the mobs

- you know that whole Ranboo and Tubbo thing?

- your there to comfort him and shit

- you just spend as much time with him as you can

- he now has a nickname for you that came to be from an inside joke

- and vis versa with him :)

I am so sorry if this didn't turn out the way you wanted- I couldn't quite get all of the mcyt so I just did the people I could! Take care of yourselves <3

[ye-local-simp]

Hello! ₍ᐢ. ̫.ᐢ₎ ♡

Congratulations on the 400+ followers!!! ☀️

Can I request a match-up please?

I'm short, about 5'1-5'2 almost like an IKEA nightstand and slightly plump like a padded bag chair. I have pale pink dyed hair and brown eyes. I also have a lot of moles on my body and barely noticeable freckles. Usually i wear comfortable loose clothes, something like sweatpants and some kind of oversize T-shirt, not super luxury.

I’m gemini, ISFP and i can describe myself as a person who have trust issues, so it’s hard for me to open up to people at first. Despite of this i love affections in various expressions. Compliments, hugs, smooches - I really like to show attachment to my family and friends! Even if it seems so clingy tbh.

To my family and close friends I seem like a crazy chihuahua - constantly on the move, hard to shut up and just a kind of chaotic personality. Actually, even if i more on introverted side i'm eccentric and active in some ways. I mean who one day came to work with invoices mustache and beard just because wanted to? Yep, me. A little weird me. I have specific tastes in everything from eating french fries with ice cream as sauce to non-standard combination of clothes and colors.

A little aggressive, sarcastic and sometimes rude, if I’m overwhelmed with emotions. It maybe sounds oddly but i like strange and absurd memes, dumb puns and black humour, and i quite often use them in conversations.

I adore astrology and mysticism. Some kind of mystery of the world attracts me, gives me ground for reflection, thereby forcing me to spend almost all my free time on it, and I find it really interesting. I also like everything related to maritime culture and mythology. Warm rainy days, autumn season and evening time of day when the sun slowly sets over the horizon. And I also really like such simple little things as cute pebbles that can be found not only on the beach, but also on an ordinary street, key rings and other seemingly unnecessary trinkets.

What about dislikes? Well, at first it’s wasps. Thank God that I didn't have to come into close contact with them. In my opinion, it's better to run from a flock of geese than from a gang of wasps. The second is acute. I can't and don't like too spicy food and dishes. One day I ate very spicy noodles and my lips cried from burning for half an hour. Not a very good feeling, especially when they are cracked...

When I was a little girl, I attended every school circle, but I didn't stay in any of them due to my frequent variability in both character and interests, and it's a little difficult for me to understand which hobby has sunk into my soul more, heh. I knitted, drew, and excelled in sports - everything in a row, but a little. If singing in the bathroom is considered a hobby, then this is one of them that stayed with me throughout my growing up, ha ha. I will give preference to drawing and writing more, perhaps.

Thank you for your work, I hope you have a wonderful day! ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝)

I will match you up with...

Malleus!!

-Poor man probably also got trust issues due to everyone judging his looks so at some point you two just found each other relatable and found trust in each other.

-Even though it may not look like it, Malleus is also big on physical touch so hugs and quick smooches are actually things you would do when you see each other.He doesn't actually find your clinging to be annoying, as long as you dont do it with Sebek around.Thats the one of the reason why most of your dates are walking around Ramshackle at night.Its actually a pretty neat date since Malleus could always protect you at night, there won't be people around, its calming and he can have a full view on the gargoyles.

-Furthermore, Malleus also has an interest in simple things as you can see from the obsession of gargoyles so he wouldn't really question you if you had an interest in some random trinket you walk past.Plus Malleus is the type of guy who would get your dark joke at random times of the day or the middle of night.As you know, Malleus loves ice cream so you can imagine the shock on his face when he sees you dip a fry on it. He would probably question if humans really did that or it tasted nice. In the end, he tried it and he can not actually say it is bad. Oh well, as long as it was better than Lilia's cooking.

[ticktockteapot]

Here's some more random details of my Mad T Party Looking Glass Legends AU that I still don't have the time to draw out but can make lil notes on

- I'm using alot of worldbuilding inspired off of Disney Dreamlight Valley, Disney's Mirrorverse mobile game, a few Greek myths, Centaurworld nowhere king stuff, Hadestown time loop, FNAF Security breach, Tim Burton's Underland universe

-Absolem the Caterpillar (pianist): aka Dadsolem. Chaotic nerd Dad-Friend, Stoner, has seen so much death, would do anything to protect Alice 🦋

-Nivens the White Rabbit(DJ): Looks like he's got his shit together but is actually a nervous wreck. Tech savvy. Dislikes Dinah. Alice sees him as a cool big bro/senpai but he just sees her as an annoying girl that follows him around everywhere 🐇

-Dinah the other White Rabbit/ Alice's pet cat (DJ): Looks like the life of the party but is actually a rule-abiding workaholic. Emotional support mom-friend for Alice and only Alice. The only sane one cuz she was raised to uphold her manners and all that fancy stuff (the complete opposite of Alice), hates Nivens for stealing Alice away from her all the time. Also tech savvy 🐱

-Pawlie Cardganilla OC (choreographer): Jackelope jester from Underland. Card Dancer's manager. Silly goofy guy. Cool Dilf. Has killed people before. Mally's father figure. ♠️🐇

-Alice (singer): peacemaker mom-friend for everyone, training to be a warrior for wonderland, savior complex, writes her own songs, the most unhinged out of everyone when absolutely stressed out 💙

-Tarrant the Mad Hatter(singer): himbo sugardaddy, a level headed leader, battle strategist, supportive of his gf, the most fashionable in the whole band 🎩

Mally the Dormouse (guitarist): main character energy, wants to be a soldier, self-identity crisis, Mally the Martyr ™, would risk it all for Thackery, asshole with a heart of gold 🐁

- Mally is my favorite but he won't be with the band right from the start surprisingly. Bcuz of spoilers. He'll have to suffer first ♥️

-Thackery the March Hare: has killed multiple people but he's still our lovable goofball babygirl, introverted, second in command to Tarrant, has a complicated relationship with Mally/Mallymkun, has a split personality demon named Monarch bcuz spoilers. Got the extra rizz during March season 🐰

- Thackery has a split personality (inspired by irl hares during March season and Storywhisper's Dorchadas) The split personality tied to Thackery in my AU is actually a Pooka from Celtic Irish mythology (a shapeshifting creature, usually takes the form of a hare, black horse, other animals, human with animal features) named Monarch. Their dynamic is along the lines of Eddie and Venom from the comics or Tavros and Rufio from Homestuck or Asa and Yoru from Chainsaw Man or Steven and Marc from Moon Knight

-Chesire Cat (drummer): commits crimes on the daily, mansplain manipulate manslaughter, blackmails everyone when he can, loves cat puns and dirty humor 😼

-Card Guard soldiers (dancers): sibling love hate relationships with eachother, kept in check by Pawlie, the only band member they get along with is Mally bcuz reasons ♥️♦️♣️♠️

-Mary Ann (tech support): Nivens personal assistant in Underland, social media manager for the band, loves photography and likes to share her photos with Niven's ♥️

-Time: everyone either worships him or hates him, he's just trying to do his job tbh, the god of Life/Death in Underland, all-knowing god but he's still a goofy guy, if you want to know more about the looking glass legends then he's your guy lmao⏳

- Disneyland is like a main hub for refugees of fantasy worlds that lost their homes (like Kingdom hearts traverse town and Disney Dreamlight Valley before the Forgetting)

- Yes the Vorpal Sword and the Jabberwock are humanized... sort of...

-Im gonna make SO MANY animatics for this stupid silly Alice in wonderland cringe au just to make younger me happy tbh cringe is dead and I'm the grim fucking reaper

Since I'm digging this fandom up from the grave, would anybody like to hear about my whole Mad T Party/Underland War AU? I'm not really a writer...I'm more of a visual storyteller, and trying to create a cohesive story template is a bitch. So I've got bits and pieces and worldbuilding sprinkled around in my noggin

[cathyparrlyn]

Headcanons with short blurbs: the queens and the onesies they wear xx

(I’ve honestly had this headcanon since I first joined the fandom and never shut up about it, so I thought why not post it?)

Catalina: A pikachu onesie and a lion onesie!

Lina is very stubborn and prideful, so she tries to act like she doesn’t want a onesie at first. She felt as though she had an image to uphold as the mom friend of the group. However, after Anne and Cathy bought her a pikachu onesie one day, going against the million statements of her claiming she would drop kick Anne if she bought her one, Lina was forced to give in. She was hesitant to try it on, but Jane and Cathy both gave her puppy dog eyes so she reluctantly gave in. Lina ended up loving it, could not believe she was letting her pride keep her away from such a wonderous thing. She loved it so much that Jane got her a lion onesie as part of their anniversary gift and they ended up cuddling all night while enjoying a cheese and grape plater along with some wine. Lina nearly broke a window with how loud she screeched when Jane almost spilt wine on their onesies, she has still yet to live it down as Anne constantly reminds her of it.

“A pikachu onesie?” “Yeah, because we choose you as our mom friend!” “N o” “Lina” “but Janeyyyyyyyy” “Put it on because you are my little pikacutie, okay?” “I’ll put it on if you never make that pun ever again.” “........Deal.”

“A lion, huh?” “Yeah, I thought it fit me. They are very prideful and amazing leaders.” “I guess that’s the nice way of saying you lovingly have a stick up your ass majority of the time.” “Hey! You bitc—” “Now now girls, settle down. Lina, don’t listen to Anne, I think lions are very charming and majestic!” “Really?” “Yeah, they are so cool and strong!” “Thanks Janey.”

Anne: A creeper onesie and a T-Rex/Dino onesie!!

Anne is one of the biggest onesies supporters there are! She would literally wear only onesies if Cathy didn’t make her get dressed up for their fancy dates and what not. However, Anne is an absolute goofball and is probably either the most chaotic or the biggest dork when it comes to the queens running around in their onesies, probably both! She loves to goof off and pretend to be her onesie, half the time she is wearing it she’ll sneak up on Parr and try to flirt with her in character. It’s very amusing for everyone, especially when Cathy is wearing one of her onesies and either plays along or hides herself in the protection of the cloth hood. Anne would take a movie night date with onesies and cuddles over some fancy dinner any night, honestly saves both her and Parr a lot of money! Aragon has a whole photo album of times Cathy and Anne stayed up past who knows what hour and ended up passing out in goofy poses. Her favorite is the time Anna drew cat whiskers and words on each of their faces, Aragon had a field day with that. Anne blew a fuse and told Aragon to delete the photos, she hasn’t. Nonetheless, even with experiences like that, Anne only thinks fondly of her onesies as it is a source of comfort for her, reminding her of family game nights, late night sleepovers with Kat, and cuddle time with Cathy. She also carries random objects to fiddle with and hides them in the pockets, so she really appreciates the practicality of onesies as well. Overall, Anne just love love loves them, and will wear them whenever she can.

“Creeper noises.... creeper noises.... creeeeeeeeper noises....” “Anne, that’s not what a Minecraft creeper sounds like.” “Well, obviously, I know that. I’m just saving my actual impersonation for a certain special someone!” “Cathy?” “Yeah, how’d you know?” Lina rolls her eyes. “Gee, I don’t know, it’s totally not like you guys were making out on the couch half an hour ago.” Cathy walks into the room and sees the group talking. “In my defense, Cathy’s an amazing kisser.” “I’d really rather not hear that about my god daughter.” “You think I’m an amazing kisser Annie?” “C-Cathy! Holy fuckers. Since when were you there?!” “Not long, but long enough to overhear what you said.” “Oh, well, obviously I do.” “You guys are seriously having this conversation in front of us?” “Shut up, let me talk to my future wife!” “I-” “Ignore them Annie, I just wanted to let you know that you’re not half-bad yourself.” Cathy giggled before giving Anne a gentle peck on the lips. Anne’s face instantly turned red. “I- wait! Sssssssssssssss Boom! My heart just exploded babes.” Anne jested while holding a hand to her heart. Cathy simply laugh. “That’s my favorite little chaotic creeper.” Cathy cooed before leaning in for another kiss. “They really just ignored us and did that in front of us.” “Yup.” “And now they are making out, again.” “Yup.” “God, this family is so gay.”

Anne sees Cathy humming to herself in the kitchen, she then sneaks behind her in her Dino onesie and tackle hugs her, peppering her cheek and neck with kisses. “RAWRRRRRR.... that means I love you in Dino-lect. :3” Cathy laughs before giving Anne a quick peck on the lips. “Not that I mind too much, but Annie-Rex, do you really have to do this every 15 minutes?” “Dinosaurs have a short memory Cath, I have no idea what you are talking about.” “That’s goldfish babes—” “shhhhhhh..... rawr.”

Jane: A momma shark onesie and a momma polar bear onesie!!!

Jane loves onesies, and even she gets frustrated on laundry day when everyone has to give up their emotional support pajamas. Her and Lina are the momma onesies, with Lina being the lion and Jane being either the shark or polar bear. Jane loves her bear onesie so much, being a polar bear is right up her alley, especially for puns! She also plans on getting Lina a brown bear onesie so they can be a bear family! Jane also sings baby shark whenever she is in her shark onesie. Kat finds it amusing, but everyone else gets a bit annoyed. It once got stuck in Lina’s head for a week, and she would hum it randomly, only to be followed with her telling Jane “you are so lucky I am in love with you” and a glass of wine.

“Baaaaaaaaaaabyyyyyyy SHARK DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO—” “Jane, you’ve been singing that nonstop for the past half hour. Please, I’m begging you as your fiancé, sing something else.” “But I’m momma shark!” “I just want five minutes to eat sushi in peace.” “NOT MY CHILDREN—” “Janey,,,, no.” “Fish are friends, not food!” “Janey, please, I just want to eat my lunch babes.”

“We should be a bear family.” “Hm, please elaborate?” “I mean onesies wise!” “Oh god no Janey, we already have so many onesies that all the houses closets are full.” “I know, I know, but hear me out. I really like this idea!” “*sigh* okay, but only because I love you.” “Yes! Thank you Lina!” “Of course, so what’s the big idea?” “So obviously I have a polar bear onesie because I’m cool and chill.” “You aren’t, you are literally the most neurotic mom, but go on babes.” “Hey!” “What, I’m not going to lie to my fiancé.” “Fine. Then I’m a polar bear because I’m the mama bear that hogs all the blankets.” “That I will agree with.” “Whatever, so anyways, I figured out the rest of us have really cute bears that fit us as well! Like you, you would be the mama brown bear! Cause you’re my big teddy bear.” Jane giggled. “Hm, I guess I could see that.” “Right? And Cathy and Anne would be based off their pet names for each other, Anne being Cathy’s P-Anne-da, and Cathy being Anne’s Koala bear.” “Awww, they would so do a bunch of couple photos because Anne would drag my goddaughter around the house to pose in front of any pretty background.” “They would do that, and Cathy would pretend she hates it, but secretly adores it.” “Yeah, she can be a bit reluctant to express herself.” “Sounds like a beautiful mama bear I know.” “....Anyways! Who is Kat?” “Oh, you’ll love this one! She’s a pink carebear!” “Oh, she’ll literally break the windows from how high her happy screech is.” “Yeah! Especially when she sees Anna as a black bear. It’s just so fitting!” “A black bear?” “Yeah, y’know. Looks a bit intimidating, but is one of the biggest softies of the bear family.” “Yeah, that does sound like Anna.” “I know right! Just,,,,, please, I want a bear onesies family photo with all our dumb grown up children Lina.” “I—” “I’m getting you the brown bear onesie for our anniversary, I hope you know that.” “Well I’ll accept it gratefully, because I hope you know that I love you and will do anything for you.” “YESSSSSSSS BEAR ONESIES FAMILY PHOTO!”

Anna: A tiger onesie and a dragon onesie!!!!

Anna probably is the one who wears onesies the least, but she still absolutely loves them. Being the total softie and simp that she is, she loves to get in her tiger onesie and be cat moms with Kat. They will cuddle and watch bootlegs while holding Bling, Kat’s pet kitten. She’ll make the occasional pussy joke when she’s in the tiger one with Anne as well, but she loves to be in her dragon one and ramble with Kat about them living in a fairytale, Kat being the princess who never needed a knight, and Anna being a dragon shapeshifter who helps her escape. Honestly she’ll be in her dragon onesie and randomly scoop up Kat, screaming to the world how she finally kidnapped the most beautiful princess in the universe from her kingdom. She’s such a simp and proud, the onesies only strengthen her affectionate side.

“We are the tigers, mighty mighty tigers! We are the tigers, mighty mighty tigers—” “Kat, Liebling, I know you get excited when I wear my tiger onesie.” “I do! Because when you wear it, we are cat moms together!” “Yeah-” “Cat moms!” Anna couldn’t help but grin at Kat’s excitement. “Of course Liebling, but could you try a different song than that one from your murderous lesbian cheerleaders high on depression rock comfort musical? I think it’s scaring Bling a bit.” The small white kitten looked up with a confused and concerned expression. “Oh, you are right! Hmmm, what else can I do?..... oh, I know!” “Oh?” “I got the eye of the tiger!” “That you do, the apple of my eye.” “Awww, babes!” “Hm, tell you what? How bout we take a break from the song references and cuddle for a bit? There’s the perfect spot for both you and Bling, it’s called my lap.” Kat giggled as she moved to sit in Anna’s lap, facing her. “Purrfect.” Kat booped Anna’s nose and elicited a small giggle. Anna playfully rolled her eyes and wrapped an arm around Kat. “Pfft, god you are lucky I love you so much.” “Heheh, I know! I love you too.”

“Hello there princess, are there any knights bothering you who I shall scare away?” Kat giggled as she pecked Anna on the cheek. “No, but it is a bit cold. You wouldn’t mind flying me to the couch and warming me up now, would you my dear dragon?” “Anything for you, milady.” Anna laughs before picking Kat up and carrying her to the couch for cuddles. “Thanks Annabanana.” “Anytime Kätzchen.”

Kitty: A unicorn onesie and a cat onesie, among many, many other onesies!!!!!

Just saying right now, Anne and Anna both totally pspsps Kat whenever she is in the cat onesie. Kat absolutely loves to make cat puns with Anna and Anne and Jane whenever she is in the cat onesie, she literally has a list she has been working on so she can one day out pun Jane Punmour. She always makes sure her onesies have pockets so that she can carry around Bling whenever she is wearing one. Kat loves her unicorn one, constantly running around with her pride flag as a cape because how could she be a unicorn without a rainbow now? That’s just homophobic /j. Her and Anne are probably the biggest on making jokes about their onesies and using them when talking to their girlfriends. Kat at times likes to be called Anna’s Traum (dream in German) when she is in her unicorn onesie because unicorns are magic, so her magical love makes Anna’s dreams become a reality, and everyone finds it so fucking wholesome. Anne and Kat also constantly have mini competitions of who can woo their girlfriend better with onesie pick up lines. It’s very chaotic and both Cathy and Anna absolutely adore them for it. Those are their emotion support dorky dumbass girlfriends right their gang. Kat and Anne will also randomly start meowing as an inside joke, they thought it would be funny to see how the others reacted to it, and they were right, it’s hilarious. Since then, they do it randomly and it lowkey scares Cathy and Anna, but at the same time they are attracted to these whacky dorks so they love them nonetheless.

“Are you sure you aren’t the one who is secretly a unicorn in this relationship?” Anna playfully rolled her eyes while ruffling Kat’s hair under her onesie’s hood. “Why would I be liebling?” “Because the amount of joy and love you bring into my life is absolutely magical.” “Awwww, Kätzchen.” “DID YOU HEAR THAT ANNE?! MY LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND AW’D AT MY PICK UP LINE!” “YEAH? WELL CATHY FUCKING GAVE ME THE PUREST SMILE EVER AND I AM GAY!!!!!!” “I see you and Anne are at it again.” “Yeah! Do you think I’ll win?” “You’re always the winner in my eyes.” “Yes, unicorns for the win!”

“Pspspspspsps” “pspspspspsps” “guys, you know if you need me, you can just call me by my name.... right?” “PSPSPSPSPSPSPSPS!!!!” “Ahhhhhhhhh! Okay, okay, meowssage received. I didn’t realize how much you guys purrceived meow as a cat.” “......” “what’s wrong, cat suddenly got your tongues? You guys feline alright?” “Kat no, I will stop with the pspsps if you stop with the puns. I’m already dating Anne, I can only handle so much.” “H e y.” “But Cat-hy, I like my purr-ns. I think they are purrfectly fine, I would even argue they are clawesome. Also, purr-ns are my purroagative. So don’t have too much of a hissy fit.” “I have regrets.” “Babes,,,, why?” “Sorry purrty lady, but these are just so amewsing to me!” “Dear lord—” “I thought they were fur-unny.” “Anne no.” “Hissssss!” “The fuck?” “Meow?” “Meow.” “:D meow.” “What is happening?” “Cathy, I think our girlfriends just took us liking pussy to a whole nother level.” “Amwbkwbrk aNNA—” “She’s not wrong.” “ANNE!” “CATHY!” “KAT :D” “......” “meow! :D” “Someone save me now.”

Cathy: A stitch onesie and a wolf onesie!!!!!!

Cathy signed up for loving onesies when she agreed to date Anne, it was part of the contract. /j. Honestly, they are Cathy’s salvation, and that isn’t even that hyperbolic. Anne got Cathy a onesie during a week she was utterly burnt out from lack of sleep and overload of deadlines, and the second Cathy put the stitch onesie on, she was out like a light. She literally can’t sleep without them. Anne also adores it because Cathy is just constantly so cuddly and fluffy and small, and seeing her all sleepy in the onesie is heaven. At times, Cathy will fall asleep on their onesie dates because she conditioned herself to fall asleep with the onesie on, and everyone loves to take pictures of snoozing Cathy. She hates how she can’t wear her onesies when she writes, other wise she’ll just fall asleep at her desk again. If she is ever skipping sleep too much, Anne or Lina will force her to put on a onesie and snuggle into their lap till she falls asleep. Honestly, who needs caffeine when you can have a onesie? Well, Cathy is still addicted to coffee, but she doesn’t need it as much anymore thanks to the semi decent sleep schedule due to the onesies. It was clearly the best gift Anne ever got Cathy, and Cathy always thanks her for it and showers Anne in kisses at random moments when she is just in pure bliss from her onesie. It’s just good vibes for Cathy, something she definitely needs and appreciates at times. She wouldn’t give up onesies for anything in the world, well besides Anne, and coffee, and her laptop for writing, but other than that, nothing!

“Hey Annie, love? You know how ohana means family?” “Yes I do, my Cathy-stitch-a-roo.” “Well Anne, you are my ohana.” “Awwww babes!” “And I want to grow our ohana together.” “Awww— wait, are you saying what I think you’re saying?” “Yes, I want to take the next step.” “Gasp!” “Let’s do it Annie... let’s adopt a ferret and a gecko!” “Fuck yes! See, this is why I love you, my beautiful space creature girlfriend who is so amazing she is out of this world.”

“I’m a lone wolf, I don’t need anyone’s validation or affection, I’m better off by myself anyways.” “You say that while you are cuddling Anne.” “So?” “Cathy, you literally were just crying ten minutes ago when Anne got up to use the bathroom.” “It’s— it’s our snuggle time... ���💙” “Aw babes. <3”

[lochsides]

You Signed Up For This Review

If you're following me, you really did sign up for this review. I love that the title of this album lends itself to so many puns. Maybe that was the second indication that I would adore this album (the first being that its a Maisie Peters album). God, where do I even begin to review the pop mastery that is YSUFT? The album is both cohesive and chaotic in the best way possible. Maisie is one of those songwriters who approaches writing with quick wit and personality. That’s my biggest takeaway from this album. YSUFT has so much personality. It is very authentic while being refreshing. I’m so glad it finally here, to be consumed in all its glory. She really hit it out of the park and it was well worth the wait. There is not a single skip.

For those of you interested, below the cut you will find a review for each song. My favourites are 'I'm Trying (Not Friends)', ‘Love Him, I Don’t’, ‘Hollow’, ‘Villain’, ‘Brooklyn’, ‘Elvis Song’ and ‘Volcano’ — yes I know that’s half the album. This is my review and I make the rules. I've also included a little ranking at the very end.

You Signed Up For This — This song has so much main character energy. My favourite thing about Maisie as a songwriter is that her songwriting has a sense of humour to it. This song says so much in 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Its the perfect album opener, particularly for a debut album, but it's also a really good introduction to Maisie Peters for new listeners and old fans alike.

I'm Trying (Not Friends) — I can't decide what my favourite part of this song is: her sharp, witty songwriting or the cadence. This is what I mean when I say that the album is authentic while being refreshing. The cadence is unlike anything I’ve heard before, especially from Maisie, but the passive- aggressive lyrics are so Maisie. She has always had this unvarnished honesty to her songwriting that I really appreciate about her.

John Hughes Movie — Pop perfection! That's it, that's the review. I love the message of this song. It has a sense of self-worth and confidence despite being let down. And when I tell you I adore the fuck out of the bridge of 'JHM', it's an understatement. It was actually the perfect lead single for an album with so much main character energy.

Outdoor Pool — 'Outdoor Pool' is basically Fifteen (Maisie’s Version), when all you wanted was to be wanted. She really captured that in this song. I felt so sad listening to it because 15 really is such a delicate age. The music and production felt very cinematic to me and that really brought to life this story that she was telling. It really is almost Skins. I have so much affection for this song in like a big sister way.

Love Him, I Don't — Ooft, this song hurt my feelings. The production at the start with her ‘ooh’s was already chilling but then she hit me with ‘I wasn’t eating and you still said nothing’ and ‘guess that was my stubborn season’ and took me out. ‘Love Him, I Don’t’ is a song about toxicity and I’ve been there. I have friends who have been there. The lyric ‘what a waste of your twenties’ reminded me of a relationship my best friend was in. There are so many little details in this song that make it so relatable in a way the hurts. I love the melody of the pre-chorus and chorus, and then she goes and strips it back in the last verse. The whole song is a 5-star experience. It's so raw and the emotion in her vocal takes it to another level.

Psycho — Maisie Peters said feral girl summer and make it catchy. There are two bridges in this song. That should be enough to sell me, but she had to go and write ‘you made me feel so useful then so used.’ All in all though, ‘Psycho’ is probably my least favourite and that’s only because there are so many good songs on this album that outrank this.

Boy — I’m joining Maisie Peters’ fight to take away men’s rights because valid. It’s funny because I can hear Ed Sheeran’s writing in this song, mostly in the production. I love the tone throughout this song, but specifically when she says 'I can tell that you've never been hugged, boy.' It's sassy as fuck and I love that for her. My favourite aspect of 'Boy' is that the catchiest part, the one that is most likely to get stuck in our heads. is 'I can do better than this' and that feels very intentional, like a little message from Maisie reminding us that we can do better than The Boy ™️.

Hollow — 'Hollow' is such a good heartbreak ballad. It has all the makings of a great classic pop ballad, from the piano to the production to the poetic lyrics. Was it fair of her to put the lyrics 'now I'm a comma in your explanation of your learning curves and your mistakes' in the same song, in the same verse, as 'you're the one that got away and you got away with a lot' and then follow it up with a bridge of memories and 'I just miss my friend'? Let's discuss. I think the reason I, personally, love this song so much is the lyrical links to other songs like 'Villain' ('now you're kissing that girl I shouldn't worry about'), 'Volcano' ('you got away with it') and 'Tough Act' ('saying goodbye to a best friend' / 'drain it all 'til its all so hollow'). I love it when there are layers to a story.

Villain — I’ve had the hook of ‘Villain’ stuck in my head all morning. The way she explores rage in this song as something bitter that we all swallow but it burns the whole way down our throats, that dichotomy being explored through the subtlety of the production and the feral lyrics, is absolute genius. The song is told through the perspective of someone that feels wronged but they are still the villain of someone else's story and that's something I can personally relate to. I love how much angst is in the bridge, aided by the build up in the production, as she sings 'whole town's gonna hear how you messed me up.' Truly excellent songwriting.

Brooklyn — I think Maisie absolutely shines when writing songs about her sister. 'Personal Best' is my most played song on Apple Music, ever. 'Brooklyn' is almost like a continuation of that, or a deeper dive into her relationship with her sister. The storytelling aspect of this song feels very organic, like a friend telling you all about the adventure of their transatlantic trip over a cup of coffee. And the production is chef's kiss.

Elvis Song — I think this song is the one I connect with the most. The nostalgia factor always gets me and that's what this entire song is. Is the whole second verse a callout? Maybe. It's fine. If I end up calling the person this song makes me think about, it's Maisie's fault. My favourite lyric is 'I was scared to throw my heart off the edge, easier to tell myself we'd mess it up instead, so I left.' That line reads me, but it also captures the tone of regret that comes with reflection on something that ended. The production of 'Elvis Song' gives me old-flame montage vibes. I think it's the perfect candidate for an end-of-summer single.

Talking To Strangers — 'Talking To Strangers' is such a cute song. The whole concept of random people knowing such minute details about your life, that maybe even the people in your life would overlook, just because this one person that loves you so much can't help but tell everyone they meet about you is so fucking romantic. This is such a romantic song. It is 'this made me think of you' in a song except instead of telling the person you think of, you're telling literally everyone that it made you think of them.

Volcano — 'Volcano' is very reminiscent of Maisie's musical roots, which is why this song is one of my favourites. The lyrics are an actual gut punch and her vocal delivery only makes it hit harder. I think the lines that really get me each time are 'in the silence when you stood there, you just stood there' and the bits in the chorus where she sings 'and your friends said nothing' or 'and the world said nothing.' When you're in a situation that can be toxic, it fucking hurts when no one says anything. Then you look back on it and wonder 'why did no one stop you from absolutely breaking me?'

Tough Act — I think many of the songs on YUSFT accumulate to 'Tough Act' and placing it as the album closer makes so much sense in terms of closure from a lot of these stories that Maisie has shared with us. 'Tough Act' is acknowledgement and growth. I think this is best described in the lyric 'I got busy and you forgot how to miss me when I'm not much of who you grew up with.' She has come to terms with the fact that things have changed and this break up is just 'the bad part of the right thing to do.' The melody of this song is so beautiful and it's only heightened when those strings come in under the piano. Maisie's lovely vocals are the cherry on top.

Ranking the songs on this album was so difficult because each one is so outstanding. I think YSUFT is honestly one of the best pop debuts in recent history. She absolutely nailed it.

Love Him, I Don't

Volcano

Villain

I'm Trying (Not Friends)

Elvis Song

Hollow

Brooklyn

Outdoor Pool

Tough Act

You Signed Up For This

Talking To Strangers

John Hughes Movie

Boy

Psycho

[alirhi]

I don't read comic books. I've tried, but I have yet to find one with an art style I don't hate. I was the shoujo manga kid. I like ethereal beauty in the art I consume. Yuki Kaori is a goddess to me.

Because I don't read comics, most of the MCU's deviations from their source material has been lost on me, and I didn't care. I'd like to think, for the most part at least, that I still wouldn't care, as long as the movies/shows were entertaining to me. That's really my only criteria when it comes to movies - that I'm entertained.

I've tried to sit back and let the way they've depicted Loki just roll off my back. I've tried. Because I don't read comic books so I have no idea what they're working with from that angle... But Loki isn't a comic book character. He wasn't made up on the spot by some random artist. He's an actual deity. He's real. And what they've done to him is fucking insulting.

I have loved Loki all of my life. I've felt his energy, his presence in the world, and I love him. Before I understood the concept of religion, of worship, I loved him. I craved even the tiniest acknowledgement of his existence from any corner of the world. When they dropped his name in The Mask, I cheered. When they named a fallen angel after him in Dogma, I laughed and clapped. Every reference, every tiny indication that he hasn't been forgotten and abandoned, brought me such immense joy.

Naturally, I was over the moon when Thor came out in 2011. I was so happy to see Loki depicted on screen, truly depicted, not just mentioned or used as a vague reference, that I cried. I didn't even care that they didn't use his powers except the occasional illusion, because he was there! He was on screen, played by one of the most beautiful men I had ever seen, and finally, there was a chance for the rest of the world to see Loki as I always had: beautiful, chaotic, and misunderstood.

Every movie, I forgave his lack of magic use because I was happy to see him, to watch him evolve... and, yes, to watch Tom Hiddleston kick some ass. XD The capoeira (a fighting style I've been in love with since Only the Strong came out in the 90s) and the knife flipping, I just... UNF. There is no denying Tom's sex appeal, alright? XD I'm only human. Ahem. Anyway...

I also let it slide because I figured maybe Loki just wasn't that powerful, or inherently magical, in the Marvel universe. Maybe in a world of superheroes from all walks of life, the Norse gods aren't so special. Like I said, I've never read the comics.

They showed that their Loki was at least still cunning, still crafty and slippery, and I loved that. He escaped at the end of The Dark World, and I knew Ragnarok was coming, because that's how it goes. Loki and his son Fenrir escape from their prisons, and kick off Ragnarok.

Then Ragnarok in the MCU was turned into a campy buddy comedy that Loki was barely involved in, and my favorite two of his children were turned into... his older adoptive sister and her pet? What? But the movie was funny and entertaining in its own right, so I let it slide.

And then they killed Loki. And I ran out of forgiveness for this franchise. I ran out of excuses to make for their transgressions. And every episode of this series only makes me more angry. They show a tiny glimpse of Loki's potential, just a taste, just enough to let us know he can do so much more... and then they drop it and go back to playing his pain for laughs.

Marvel is treating their version of Loki the way the Norse gods treated the real Loki, and I am so done. The only reason I'm still watching is because I have friends here on tumblr who watch every week and then post about it immediately. It's the same reason I bothered to start watching at all. I hate this show. Episode 3 gave me a glimmer of hope, but 4 immediately killed it. No pun intended. I can't escape the chatter, so I might as well watch and form my own opinions before I read everyone else's.

The MCU used to be a little moment of joy that kept me going because my life pretty much fucking sucks. Ever since IW, it's just been more pain I don't really feel like dealing with. It's not entertaining anymore. It's just... there.

[letsperaltiago]

ok time to break my silence caused by the fact that i spent all day making this lol too many feels 

so.. palm springs thoughts !! and there are manyyyy so buckle up and feeel free to hit me up with either matching or contradicting thoughts or whateveer!! i would LOVE to nerd out about this movie with someone:’)

here comes thoughts and pictures!! 

we basically start off with a mr. samberg sex-scene okAYYYYY the mood is set. we love the view

nyles aka. mr. samberg is the most gorgeous man alive and it was a true pleasure to admire him for 90 minutes straight 

CURLS!!????! THEY ARE UNREAL. i shall dedicate an entire post to them

Cristin Milioti is perfect for her role. her acting? *chef’s kiss* I love that she’s not the stereotypical female rom-com lead.

Her chemistry with Andy? Gosh.. Can’t believe Nyles x Sarah is my new main movie-ship!! They play off of each other SO. WELL. Their characters are equally stone cold and bitter, but then again not really, and they both portray it so well!!

“You don’t ned a leg up.” *moans* “Hold my leg up!” i SCREAMED

“Don’t you kiss me.” “Don’t you tell me what to do.” hoW DARE THEY!

Ok ur basically on love already stop it

The fact that they were just gonna fuck on a blanket on top OF ROCKS?!

but then again in this movie’s already insane universe it’s prob pretty normal:)

The overall dark, existential humor?? This is what I live and breathe for on a daily basis. Basiaclly both main characters are a BIG MOOD

Nyles not giving a shit vs. Sarah severely freaking out in the beginning is an iconic dynamic

“I am the antichrist” and then the rock falling? For a hot sec I literally thought the movie was gonna take a turn with Nyles being some magical/scientific creature that’d created the timeloop or something idkkk ahhha

Nyles in the suit... ridiculous(ly hot)

The torture methods Roy uses on Nyles and the fact that he’s not mentally scarred?? How?? 

On that note I love that Nyles and Sarah keep their memories even if the day starts over. Would’ve been a completely different concept if they had to “meet each other for the first time” every day and it wouldn’t’ve allowed their relationship arc to evolve as it did 

Darla is the fucking shit 

Nyles in the baseball cap, amirite?

THE BARTENDER TALKING ABOUT HITTING A GUY WITH THE CAR SHE’S CURRENTLY GIVING NYLES A HANDJOB IN IS COMEDIC GOLD 

“You fucked Jerry Schlieffen?” “Well he fucked me.” Yes SIR. Andy Samberg’s characters are all bottoms and we’re here for it

Sarah’s tongue click and “nice try” when Nyles asks her about her sex life?? 

IDK WHY BUT SO GOD

Randy is hella annoying. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

THIS ENTIRE SCENE:

the fact that they both start waking up smiling because now at least they have each other 🥺😭🤯

uhm i love a good ship that’s like... best friends to lovers and the montage of them basically becoming besties killed me 

this outfit Y E S: 

sarah falling off the car and nyles laughing it off is relationship goals

the crashing plane I LOL’ED

okay so... big moment... the DANCING AND MATCHING OUTFITS? THEY ARE MY DREAM TEAM. Also how excited they are running away from the bar 🥺

IM POSITIVE THIS IS THE MOMENT NYLES KNOWS! LIKE HE DOESN’T ADMIT IT TO HIMSELF COMPLETELY BUT HE KNOWS 

the bomb in the cake and french pirate-skit? so fucking random but i lovee it because it’s so them

*DRUM ROLL* PERHAPS MY FAVORITE MOMENT IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE: 

STORYLINE WISE AND VISUALLY A++++

the deep talks by the fire were SO well written. they were actually deep and genuine, allowing the characters to grow and opening up to us as viewers but also remained fun and witty

sarah trying to get nyles to admit he cares for her and him joking it off??? the flirtinggg

really wish we’d gotten to know more about what nyles meant with “it drifts away: just like they all do.” because it really seemed to trigger something within him. Like WHO “They”???

the dinosaurs lmao no comment but at least they got a cute cuddly moment

from the very first millisecond inside the tent you can CLEARLY tell Sarah is just dying to do something about them!!!

 the disbelief on nyles’ face when sarah says “lets just get it over with” because she’d clearly stated he didn’t want to and even though he obviously did he’s respected it and not done anything further about it oh babey

we love some good making out:’))) 

NYLES HALTING TO TAKE IN THE MOMENT EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO SCREAM INTO THE VOID 

i will die for a post-sexy timez cuddle and how sarah is trying to staying awake to be besides him is just *explosion* 

this has to be *the moment* she realises 

and they’re both sooooo fucking happy when they wake up after damn love me like that pls

THE GROOM BOOO FUCK OFF CAN’T EVEN BE BOTHERED TO REMEMBER HIS NAME CHEATING SCUM 

THIS FACE:

Baby is trying so hard and is so cute and nervous about it. SARAH LISTEN TO HIM HE LOVES YOU.

HE FELT GOOD WAKING UP BECAUSE OF YOUUUU, GIRL. DO NOT CALL IT “FUN”, SARAH 

“Going to bed maybe just got a little better” 😭😭😭😭

The entire cop scene is just pure insanity, very Lonely Island and I’m here for it even though I just want Sarah to rEALLY LISTEN TO WHAT NYLES IS TRYING TO SAY 

“Pain is real” oh babey that means SO MANY THINGS 🥺💔

“I followed you into that cave because I liked you!” like jake would say: don’t love how we got here but we’re going where i want

“pretentious sad boy” me

not shocked that they’ve hooked up before because c h e m i s t r y but don’t like how it got out :)))

why is nyles’ one sleeve shirt rolled up? im triggered

drinking pure vodka? oh babey its gonna be okay 

WE LOVE A SMART BOI WHO RECOGNIZES HIS GIRL’S PERFUME 

Sarah’s parents singing:)) i would cry too, nyles

"I love her.” “I see... That’s interesting” lmao savage

I actually really love Roy’s character. It turns out to be very humble actually and he has some insightful and lowkey poetic that lines i love. Besides that he’s hilarious. 

SO the whole time i was wondering how they’d get out of the whole “same day forever”-thing, if they were to. and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that they had such a logical way out of it: science. Not anything cheesy like “a true love’s kiss” or “you learned your lesson”. Pure logic and Sarah’s hard work to get there. Huge fan of this. 

I will never get over how good Nyles looks waking up and Sarah is xtra pretty in that scene:’) 

Nyles just wants to stay in a loop forever because it means for sure that he gets to stay with Sarah forever and I’m lowkey into it but also like lowkey LISTEN TO HER AND GO WITH HER PLAN, NYLES

“I wanna stay with you” *sniffles*

“I love you. How about that?” PRETTY FUCKING GOOD 

I love Nyles’ character development. He started off so nonchalant and cold, closed off and by this point he’s the softest, smiliest in love fool I’ve ever seen and Andy does it so good. SAMBERG HEART EYES!!

“Nothing is real in here” YES SARAH UR LOVE IS

I’m taking Sarah’s asking Nyles to believe in her and leave with her as her first “I love you” because it’s very clear that she wants to leave with him rather than without. 

just- this entire scene i ugh <3 <3 <3 <3

BREAKING. UP. WITH. MISTY ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

glass of wine filled to the brim? sarah’s my type of gal

the speech was really beautiful and sweet without being too cheesy and kudos to cristin for really delivering it like a pro! especially her “abe, don’t fuck this up” like yes girl kill him, chop him to pieces with your eyes!!! also camila is such really pretty bride

nyles looks like a cockatoo here :

nyles taking the shot and smashing the glass into the ground got me 🤭😵😏🥵

“I’m your son” I SCREAM

GIVE THE MAN A WHITE HORSE DAMNIT

Gotta admit Sarah looks like a bomb (lol nu pun intended) ass super hero in her bridesmaid dress and C4-gettup 

The sentence ending up being total grammatical gibberish but Nyles trying so. damn. hard is the sweetest thing ever and should and will go down in rom-com history. It’s super romantic but also well-balanced by humor and I just.. so good. This is the kind of characters and relationships I love and wanna write myself 

“you’re my favorite person that i’ve ever met” 🥺🥺🥺

“i’d rather die with you than live in this world without you” WHY AM I SO SINGLE SOMEONE LOVEE ME LIKE THIS 

okay so idk but “what if we get sick of each other?” “we’re already sick of each other. it’s the best.” is so so so soft, the way nyles says it like it doesn’t matter and is honestly another key moment for me: they’ve experienced basically everything imaginable during their time in the box/loop. they’ve liked, disliked, loved, hated each other and still: he loves her. the fact that nyles knows no matter what happens it won’t stop that because it’s them?? ouch my heart. 

this chaotic mess of a pairing?MESSY BOMB BRIDESMAID AND CURLY-HAIR HAWAII SHIRT-BOI!! MY OTp

Them dissing Nyles’ mom on their way into potential death? that’s love, baby 

the fUCKING KISSSSSSS MANNNNNNNNNN!!!! SO ICONIC AND THE EXPLOSION IN THE BACKGROUND AND JUST WE DESERVE THIS THEY DESERVE THIS EVERYONE DESERVES THISSSS!!! 

NEVER OVEER THIS EVER FOREVER NEVER

Ok so I was SURE that when it faded to black that it was done and I grew super ficking frustrated because it would leave us with this “the ending is up to whatever you chose”-kinda thing kinda a la Celeste and Jesse where it just feels unresolved and I WASN’T OKAY WITH THAT. So I’m so happy we got to know that it worked and the bebes will live happuilly ever after with Nyles’ shaggy dog:’) 

Their hands on each other’s knee >>>>>

all in all 100000/10 

[auarchivist]

This picture can kind of fit into any one of various AU's. It showcases some of the characters I like to write and draw as well as a few original characters of mine.

((WARNING: long post incoming))

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It isn't everyday that James can get everyone together in one place, so when it did finally happen he planned on making the most of it with a little photo. It took a bit of moving around, but they managed to get everyone in the shot. FRONT----    From the far north is Paula, ever the joker type she finds good humor in almost anything. When she's not out in the wilderness or at home with her faithful blue ox, Babe, she can usually be found having tea and good conversation with her closest friend, Kitty. Out of all of the youngins Kitty has taken in, Hazel is by far the fondest of the bear woman, even going as far as to call her "Auntie Paula". A title Paula seems quite happy with. When it came to the new faces of their little group, Paula was always one of the first to warm up to them, but don't let her sweet nature fool you. Personality wise, she may be a teddy bear, but she's still a bear and she's got the strength to back it up.    Up next is the ever chaotic coyote Huehuecoyotl better known as Huey. Despite what people say about him, Huey is more than just an oblivious fool. In fact, he has often surprised those that doubt him with his random moments of genius. That being said while there is a method to his madness, its still madness. He can often be found at the village of Hatfield ,where all see him as the spirit of the village, hanging out with Calamity or helping James with his research on Moguels and magic. If not, then he is more than likely stealing a scarecrow somewhere.    Zim found himself at a low point, not too long ago, after finding out his mission to conquer earth was in fact just a lie by the tallest to get rid of him. Without goal or purpose and dealing with the realization that he might actually be a bad person, he fell into a state of depression. But all that changed when his ship crashed and he met Erma and the Williams family. Now he has turned over a new leaf, and is determined to achieve greatness by aiding those he can. Despite this though, Zim is very much still the ego filled, deranged megalomaniac he has always been, but now with more noble goals in mind. Despite his shortcomings in socializing Zim has managed to make close friends with Spinel and Catra and even forming a relationship with Erma's old babysitter Felicia (how he managed that is a mystery even to him).    Felicia has been familiar with the paranormal for a few good years now. From being the Williams go to babysitter to dating a former Irken Invader. She has taken all the weirdness in her life in stride, almost unfazed by any of it. Cool and level headed under pressure, a quick thinker and a good dose of bravery has made her infamous to those she has faced on ill terms, especially among the Irkens.    The young girl Erma is certainly a unique one, being a hybrid of human and Yokai descent, people in very high places have had their eye on the little girl for a long time, and for good reason as she is a well and true powerhouse of a child with abilities straight out of a horror movie. Despite this she is very much still a child and when she's not at school or at home watching a slasher flick, or the latest episode of Warrior Unicorn Princess with Gir, she can usually be found with her friends, Hazel Hali and Kaio (last two not listed).    Frosta has certainly had an adjustment period to go through and to be perfectly honest, who can blame her?  After all, its not everyday you lose your home planet. Luckily she has not had to face this alone and has adjusted rather well. All things considered. Nowadays, she lives with glimmer out in the country mastering her ice powers and trying to make friends. Turns out being former royalty can be a blessing and a curse when it comes to socializing.    When Kitty found Hazel one cold, snowy night she had every intention of finding her a proper home elsewhere come morning. But that very night, with the fire roaring, and the child asleep by her side as she quilted, any such notions went flying out the window when morning arrived. Sense then Hazel has been living with Kitty and James slowly and surely coming out of her shell (pun intended) and has become very fond of her new found family. Its clear to those that know her well that she still has some inner demons to work through.    Spinel is the one person that could possibly hope to match Huey in terms of randomness. After Zim stopped her injector plans, with the help of the crystal gems (if you asked Zim he did it all on his own) Spinel stayed on Earth to help fix the damage to beach city and afterwards the two were practically inseparable. The Irken was surprised to learn that the Toony Gem was in fact quite the genius in her own right.  Spinel helps him with a number of his experiments when she's not helping defend the local villages or hanging out with the others. She's even become quite popular with the local children, due to her zany sense of humor and neat tricks and abilities. Which has led to her taking up a side gig as an entertainer. Couch----    Despite appearances Dr. James Algernon was, in fact, human at one point in time. When he was a young boy and the "black ick" had spread across the continent James had the good fortune of running into a young Kajortoq and since then the two had grown to be quite close (much to Paula's teasing). Of course one day old James let his curiosity get the better of him, and he came to an abrupt and brutally painful end.  On the bright side, he did prove Chupacabras were real..and that they could get rabies. For most folks that would be where their story ended, but it seems no one informed James of that fact. As he somehow managed to have his soul inhabit the body of one of angels bizarre puppet dolls, made from wood and the bones of some kind of canine. An expert in the fields of psychology, anthropology, biology, and things retaining to the occult and mystical Dr. Algernon is driven by two things, his love for those he considers family and his borderline obsession with understanding the workings of Magic, both of which have blinded his hindsight and common sense a few times in the past.      The anxious feathered snake Quetzalcoatl, better known simply as Corn, is a quiet soul. Ever sense he was a little hatchling raised by kitty, Corn has always been more at ease alone or with the people he knows well. He earned his nickname when it was discovered the serpent boy had quite the green thumb, especially when it came to growing corn. He has certainly appreciated the additional help he has gotten recently in the form of his adopted sibling figure Hazel and his kindred spirit Wrodak.  Both of which he has become rather attached too.    When Kajortoq was little she was best known for two things, having a lovely singing voice that could heal the sick and for acting way older than she actually was. Now a young adult, she is still known for those things but as of recently she has become known for being the new wielder of the Red Tezcatlipoca. This is an ancient and powerful artifact that takes the form of a burning red wood-stove poker, and can harness the power of the Earth's molten core. It is also said to embody "the virtue of Judgement". Despite her cold exterior, many who know her can vouch that beneath that is a kind, nurturing women. Which has lead her to being what some would call the "mom friend" of the group. It is not too far away from the truth either, as she is already looking after three youngins, Corn, Hazel, and Charles, and has taken Catra under her wing.    Many do not know what to make of Ozama Angeline, or Angel as she is known by her friends. The powerful spirit seems to be a genuinely sweet girl despite her appearance, But the fact that she comes from the "Mictlan Woods", a Realm notorious for being a place for the lost and unwanted souls of the dead; and filled with strange doll and puppet beings made of bone, cloth and other materials (some seemily made by Angel herself), made people a tad hesitant to trust her. But over time people have grown to accept the patchwork girl being around (for the most part).  Nowadays when she is not in Mictlan she can be found tagging along with her adopted human sibling figure, Charles and his friends.    Charles is the very definition of "Problem child" which is no surprise given that his parents were from rival villages, leading to them abandoning him to perish in the cold of winter.  He was found by Angel and Amaroq (not shown). This alone would have lead to the boy having issues, but then it just so happened that he was chosen to wield the Black Tezcatlipoca, a black mass that when left on its own, nearly covered the world in an endless sleep, before being sealed away by Xipe Totec and the three siblings (Xochiquetzal, Ixtlilton and Xochipilli). When he first started using the "black ick" he planned to simply use it to end the villager's feud, but given the fact that he's a kid dealing with the people who abandoned him just for being related to someone from another village, and he now had control over a powerful magical artifact, he got a little mad with power. If it weren't for Kitty and the others' intervention, things could have gotten much worse than it already had. Nowadays he lives both in Mictlan and with Kitty, and while it took awhile, everyone has come to accept him as a member of the group. He has even managed to make a few friends. back----    An expert in illusion magick, Wrip is a master of disguise, all with the help of the magick bottles she makes herself.  If that doesn't work, this resourceful rabbit often uses her skills in flattery and persuasiveness to get her way. A  trick that works on most, save for her significant other Vinkle.    A long time ago Vinkle was charged by the local villages to reign in the illusive rabbit, Wrip.  Whos untethered nature upset them somehow. The finer details of what transpired afterword's is unknown to all, except for them. As what they have told others has, in their words, "creative licenses" but in the end, whatever happened left the two falling for each other and forming a relationship. At first glances it would appear that Vinkle is not all that bright, given his quiet and seemly distractible nature, but in reality he is simply a man of few words and is surprisingly quite perceptive of things.    Catras life has been, to put it lightly, rough. Her childhood was spent as a soldier in training in "The Horde"  with Adora, both of witch were raised by the dark sorceress Shadow Weaver (because that's a name of someone I'd trust around kids).  It was clear to all that while Shadow Weaver loved Adora like a daughter, she merely tolerated Catra, delivering torturous punishments  on the Magicat for any discrepancies caused by either of the two. This harsh treatment would leave psychological, mental, and emotional scars on Catra.  This would lead to her falling into a downward spiral, into villainy, leading to her hurting and driving away the few people in her life that still cared about her. Now after defeating Horde Prime and the exodus to earth, Catra continues her journey of redemption and luckily for her it is not a journey she's taking alone. From Kajortoq who has taken her under her wing, to her two close friends and co-former villains, Zim and Spinel, and finally Glimmer one of the few people in Catras life that has stuck around (and to who she "secretly" feels very deeply for).    Glimmer, the former princess of Brightmoon, was once hailed as a hero of the rebellion and their battle against the Evil Horde. (Why they called themselves "The Rebellion" despite not being concurred by the horde yet is anyone's guess.) But close to the end of the war she lost her mother Queen Angella.  This set her down a dark path, where her anger and grief led her to being manipulated by Shadow weaver. The conniving sorceress convinced Glimmer to activate a powerful device that paved the way for Horde Prime to find Etheria. After his defeat and moving to earth, Glimmer now tries to fix her reputation among the other Etherians as well as redeem herself. Since coming to Earth the former Princess has had a very rocky relationship with her old friends, not only for activating the device, but also for staying with Catra who she has grown very close to (and who she secretly holds feelings for) She has also begun looking out for Frosta, who still greatly admires the sparkly princess.    Icobod, the resident Book worm/stick in the mud of the group, is extremely knowledgeable in a few magical and academic fields. He is also a rather superstitious bird and is obsessed with omens, taking even the most simple ones with the utmost seriousness. Growing up in Hollow, Ichy hid his moguel nature, spending much time in his human form, fearing scrutiny by others if they knew the truth. This lead to him growing distant, even amongst his friends. Nowadays he had grown more comfortable around others, with the resident Irken taking a liking to the "large birdman of science" as he calls him. Another thing worth mentioning is that he has a considerable crush on Wrip that he has not entirely gotten over.    The adoptive little sister of Icobod, Chalchiutlicue, or Calamity as she prefers to go by, is in many ways his polar opposite. With a laid back, free spirit nature, she enjoys spending time out in the wilderness with her friend Huey. Make no mistake though, Calamity may be laid back, but when the time is needed she is more than willing to do what she feels needs to be done. She is also one to usually follow her gut, trusting her instincts despite others input. This has actually contributed to her becoming the wielder of "Tlalocs Tuning fork" a large intricately designed tuning fork that grants the wilder the power to control water provided one sing a certain haunting lyric. When Catra first joined their group, Calamity was very wary of her, but nowadays she has found in some ways a kindred spirit in the Feline Humanoid.    The Newest member of the group, Irina is quite the brawler, seemly always having some kind of bruise or some other injury on her. Despite this the foul mouth canine has quite the cheery disposition, witch goes well with her morbid sense of humor. Her favorite hobby. it seems, is poking fun at Calamity, the only person around who seems capable of matching her wit and despite the Lizard girls statements to the contrary, she always seems happier with the Canine girl around. Nor can anyone deny the glances the two shoot each other when they think the other isn't looking.      Last but certainly not least is "Wrong Hordak", or Wrodak as usually he goes by. When the former drone was cut out of Horde Primes hivemind he was a sobbing wreck as he saw himself as impure and lacking a purpose. Later on though, he saw through Horde Primes lies and aided in his downfall. Nowadays he is happy to be of assistance wherever possible. Usually helping Corn tend to his plants, or with Zim and Jame's research into the occult.               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kitty, Corn, Calamity, Icobod, Huey, Wrip, Vincle, angel and chareles are from "No Evil" by Betsy Lee it can be found on YouTube and I highly recommend it especially if you love fantasy and Folklore as much as I do (witch is a LOT) Catra, Glimmer, Frosta and Wrodak are from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power on Netflix by Noelle Steven Felitia and Erma are from the Comic series Erma by Brandon Santiago Zim and Gir are from Invader Zim by Jhonen Vasquez Spinel is from the Steven Universe movie and Steven Universe Future by Rebecca Sugar Hazel is from infinity train by Owen Denis

[ggyutea]

BTS as a D&D Party

Seokjin

SUPER Stressed™ cleric

“I’m not healing you if you put your foot in that lava”

“BuT yOU’re tHe CLeriC!”

Probably an elf or half-elf

Definitely has the highest charisma in the group

In charge of strategy, fights with Taehyung when planning

Probably does some kind of accent for his character

Also the dice hoarder...too many shiny click-clacks

Yoongi

Plays a rogue because being a magic-user seems like too much work to him

Stealths and disappears at completely random times

Gets super proud whenever he gets the killing blow on something

Likes scaring the shit out of NPCs

Super intimidating most of the time but gets super soft when interacting with a child NPC, an animal, etc.

Acts like he doesn’t care too much about the campaign but secretly cares the most

Gets distracted by the background music

Hoseok

Hobi would be the dungeon master, 10/10

He’s REALLY good at sound effects and NPC voices

However, it’s very easy to get him to break character and laugh at something one of the party members does

Feels really bad whenever one of the PCs goes unconscious in battle

Makes the party fight a sentient broom just for lols

Has 14657 playlists for any possible scenario

Dramatic™

Namjoon

Joonie would definitely play a druid with how much he loves nature

Probably panics during combat because he’s so gentle

Has the most creative ideas for problem-solving

Gets distracted by the flora and fauna of the environment at any given moment

Collects flowers in-game

Peacemaker of the group, basically the mom friend

The glue that holds the chaotic party together

Without Joon they’d probably all be dead in a couple sessions, max

Jimin

This man is obviously a bard

Flirts with every single NPC to annoy the shit out of Hobi

Falls out of his chair way too often

Knows the least about D&D and has to constantly consult Taehyung

Very animated in describing what his character does

Consults Jin on puns he can use for Vicious Mockery and other verbal spells

Gets the most outwardly emotional about the campaign

Taehyung

Tae definitely gives off magic-user vibes, most likely a wizard

Knows the most about D&D out of the whole group

Super uptight about the specifics of the rules and mechanics of the game

Tries to be strategic

Has a familiar named Yeontan that the rest of the party is obsessed with

Makes friends with everyone, even the monsters

“I’m out of spell slots”

Jungkook

Overly aggressive fighter

THE RECKLESS ONE

No regard for his own hit points

Jin’s main stressor

Will fight anyone anywhere

Has his character get tattooed in-game for some reason 

Somehow manages to roll SUPER well most of the time

Superstitious about his dice

Has a dice jail just in case he rolls low (god forbid any crit fails)

Steals Jin’s dice

[aestheticaxolotl]

Lets Talk About Gunnar Maelstrom

Evil Daddies is where it’s at.

One of the meanings of the word "Maelstrom" is 'A situation of state of confused movement or violent turmoil.

Let me start with Maelstrom, usung the Carmen Sandiego Wiki to break him down as a whole, starting with appearance and personality (Excluding the comments around his action in the show, this will be hard seeing his major inclusion to the story so please bear with me once more as I do this).

Professor Maelstrom is a middle-aged man with pale skin and white hair with a receding hairline. He has broad shoulders and wears a black blazer over a dark gray turtleneck. As stated previously, Maelstrom is seen as being an almost unnaturally pale color, hinting towards possible Albinism.

Now, Middle aged according to the wiki page is between 50 and 60. Seeing the receding hairline and the lines on his face (Also can someone point me to a source about those random chin hairs? Like please I need context). 

He obviously has stress and sleep lines. I imagine these are due to his life choices and idiot operatives. His ethnicity is stated as being Swedish but continues to contradict itself when it later states that Maelstrom is from Scandinavia. I think this is to throw the readers and deep show watchers off and it would work better if both ethnicity and race were left as unknown. 

Now we move on to the easier things, personality, which is LONG. So let me start writing!

Of the five members of V.I.L.E's faculty, Maelstrom seems to command the most authority and serve as the de facto leader of the group, being the first to speak as well as hand out orders. As one may expect, Professor Maelstrom is criminally insane, which is ironic, considering his forte is psychiatry. Professor Maelstrom often likes to tinker with his patients' psyches and enjoys psychologically evaluating students, much like someone finding joy in pulling the wings off a butterfly. He does possess some level of awareness to his own insanity, though he is quick to brush it off as a mere label that other weak-minded people have given him. He also has an apparent fondness for the more psychotic recruits. In keeping with his name, his main desire is to spread chaos and disorder, with any actual gain being a secondary concern at best. Carmen considered him to be creepy, and rightfully so after he and Dr. Bellum collaborated to wipe Crackle's brain. Professor Maelstrom loathes Cookie Booker as he has no tolerance for her stuck up behavior towards him. He seems to have a fondness for marine life, as his office hosts a giant aquarium filled with jellyfish and other specimens. His use of the term "bait" as a pun is in reference to fishing bait, and in the novel adaptation, it is used twice. Further expanding the psychological exam scene from the show, in the novel, he declares that Carmen gave the "wrong" answer to the Rorschach test, stating that the image was a seahorse. The novelization expanded his sense of humor, though it mentions that even that had a dark and unpredictable tinge to it, showing delight in the lengths that his students would go in order to not be called upon in class. The show does have him throw a small quip every once in a while, often tinged with exasperation at his colleagues' antics or ignorance. He also enjoys making Countess Cleo envious of his fashion style, having asked Le Chevre and El Topo in the "The Fishy Doubloon Caper" to acquire an Ecuadorian Eight Escudos doubloon to be melted into solid gold cufflinks.

As done in my previous post, I will be diving deeper into the statement in the bolded font. 

Maelstrom seems to command the most authority and serve as the de facto leader of the group,

I don’t see any major reason for this face besides that there is a level of respect among the Faculty that centers around Maelstrom, seeing as he is one of the psychologically smarter than any of the other members, except Shadowsan but that is a post for another day. He is a very scary character because he is unpredictable, and possibly in the minds of the other, can be blamed for their crimes should they ever had been caught, but this leads me to my second quip with Gunnar Maelstrom.

Professor Maelstrom is criminally insane, which is ironic, considering his forte is psychiatry

When one looks up the term ‘Criminally insane’ we get the following “an accused person that is deemed to be suffering from cognitive illness or fault which frees then of lawful accountability for the unlawful behaviors” from https://psychologydictionary.org/criminally-insane/. 

I cannot at all say that I support this terminology on the stance that Maelstrom is more than aware of his action, to the point where he logically makes the choices to leave his fellow faculty behind at the prospect of capture. One cannot say that a “Criminally insane’ person is able to make these choices so quickly and with such calculation as to pack a go bag and hire an escape driver. But I digress.

He does possess some level of awareness to his own insanity, though he is quick to brush it off as a mere label that other weak-minded people have given him.

I don’t think that Maelstrom can stand to be labeled by other people. The exact use of the phrase “Weak-minded’ points me to believe that Maelstrom sees himself as mentally stronger, powerful, and far beyond that of the average person. This points to his class, and I’ll explain this in the next part, being the most critical and important to V.I.L.E as a whole.

His main desire is to spread chaos and disorder

This is WAY too specific to just be a drop in detail. No character is created be be a chaotic mixture, but they are built to SPREAD chaos, and Maelstrom is the perfect character to do this. His favor to Paperstar is a direct jab at this detail about him, she is an element of chaos that he put into play, the disorder of her is why he places her, while the other faculty hate Paperstar, he finds her the perfect wild card.

Professor Maelstrom loathes Cookie Booker 

I fully think this is, as the wiki and al of my sources say, Cookie Booker represents the original 1998 Carmen Sandeigo. And the loathing between them is a reference to the original game and books.

He seems to have a fondness for marine life, as his office hosts a giant aquarium filled with jellyfish and other specimens.

Not gonna lie, but I love this detail. The details, that caused me to GO BACK and watch the episodes with Maelstrom, was that the man likes fish. This adds onto the effect that he is rather cold and uncaring towards people, seeing them a thing to observe and keep. I also just love the idea of him having a fish tank and spoiling his goldfish that he named Clyde or something equally related to big time crime, like Al Capone or as said before Clyde.

He also enjoys making Countess Cleo envious of his fashion style

I’m sorry but Cleo and Gunnar challenging each other to see who is better in fashion? I’m sorry but they are the fashion police. Also I think this places WHO he is close to in the Faculty. I am very willing to bet that Maelstrom, who left Coach Brunt to drown and die, would NEVER leave Cleo or Bellum (Possibly) to die because they align more with HIS goals.

Brunt is... Dare I say... THE DUMBEST OF THE V.I.L.E FACULTY

WHAT DOES SHE DO?!?!

WHY IS SHE HERE?!

SHE’S STRONG AND THAT’S IT!

I digress (i used that phrase twice now), I just think his goals line up more with Cleo and (Again, possibly) Bellums’.

Now I go onto my favorite part of these paragraphs, the trivia/abilities. I love trivia/abilities, just because everyone sees this word and they are like ‘oh it’s just dumb facts’. BUT NO! It’s DENSTRAMENTAL to the character and links to their personalities.

He is capable of expertly performing a bait and switch. Professor Maelstrom specializes in psychiatry. He has been shown to have a favorite student, similar to the other faculty, in Paper Star; despite her disregard of the protocol in Mumbai. His grudge against Cookie Booker could be a subtle reference to the hostile relationship that his previous incarnation had with Carmen Sandiego in the 90's cartoon. As shown in the season three episode, The Haunted Bayou Caper, he has a fondness for Halloween.

Most od this is already covered, i know, so I won’t go over what I already did. SO let me just say... I know-

He is capable of expertly performing a bait and switch 

I NEED to SEE Maelstrom just- *Pulls and Bait and switch* -STEAL FROM SOMEONE. Like. I could totally believe that Maelstrom is the sleekest, most sneaky, most Swiper is swiping guy in the world. I am okay with letting them tell me this, but NO okay with them not SHOWING ME.

Netflix, I HOPE you see this so you can give me a SHOW on HOW GUNNAR MET MY MOTHER, COUNTESS CLEO.

He has a fondness for Halloween.

Charlie Pants. 

Do I need to say any more?

Okay, big ending time. So Gunnar Maelstrom, a deeply interesting character, mysterious backstory that a person can read into, different fun facts that lead to speculation and interest and amazing stories. I love Gunnar Maelstrom’s character, his personality, and his appearance. His effect? 100. His story? 100. His ability to make me rewatch the series? 100. 

Thanks for reading this. I’ll have another one out soon! Requests are open

[bitsinakaleidoscope]

Conflict of Control

I’ve been sitting on this since I finished watching a full let’s play of Control. As the local theme nerd, I tried to look into what exactly was being portrayed by Polaris and the Hiss, Jesse and Dylan, Trench and Darling. And, as it turns out, it all relates to the titular concept: Control.

Spoilers for Main Game, though that’s just a given

There’s been a lot of critiques about how passive of a character Jesse Faden is. The entire time, she’s ordered around the Oldest House, barely making progress towards meeting Dylan until it’s too late. She only has one goal, and even then, she fails to act on it. This is a valid critique, don’t get me wrong, but there’s a reason behind this. Jesse needs to learn how to take control of her situation [If you don’t like puns, turn around right now, it doesn’t get better from here]. 

In psychology, there’s a term called the Locus of Control. What this refers to is what you, as a person, believe is in control. Are you, yourself, the one in control, or is it some outside force? The weather? Fate? An extradimensional resonance that takes over your body and makes you babble some weird nonsense? Of course, a healthy balance is required, but what happens if you believe it’s all out of your control?

Even with Polaris, the representation of an internal Locus of Control, Jesse still doesn’t truly have that. From the very beginning, she believes Polaris comes from without her. She believes Polaris is stored within Hedron. She believes Polaris is completely gone when Hedron falls and there’s nothing inside. She believes her own guiding star is something outside of her. That is, until she goes through the Oceanview Motel and discovers that Polaris was inside her all along. 

Rightfully, this starts the Take Control mission. Jesse blasts through hoardes of Hiss, with the backing of the Board, and goes to cleanse Dylan and close the slide projector. I’ve also read critiques of this quest. That it was underwhelming, anticlimactic, should’ve had a cool boss battle at the end. But that’s ignoring what Jesse just went through. What Jesse just discovered. 

Boss battles are cool. They give the player the feeling of struggling against an opponent and finally overcoming it. The thing about boss battles is that they usually go alongside the resolution of the secondary conflict, an internal one. Whatever’s going on within the secondary conflict will change how the primary conflict is resolved. In Control, that secondary conflict is Jesse not beliving she’s in control. Not taking control. Once she does, that secondary conflict is resolved. All that’s left to do is absolutely steam roll over any Hiss that remain in her way. If we look at it this way, then the whole fake ending is the boss fight. It’s a mental battle between Jesse and the Hiss, which Jesse wins.

Now, let’s look at the other side. The Hiss’ vibes absolutely work as an external Locus of Control representative. The entire concept is of a person getting taken over by an outside force and losing control. Also, this part of the Hisscantation:

You want to listen. You want to dream. You want to smile. You want to hurt. You don’t want to be.

Can’t it be debated that nonexistence counts as giving yourself up to an outside force? Especially in the context of a person being infested with the Hiss and being forced to repeat that over and over and over and over. Along with that, when Jesse’s trapped in her mind by the Hiss, it sets her as an office assistant. Someone who doesn’t have control over their situation. Everyone’s pushing her around and beating her down, making her feel like it’s out of her hand. But, when she resolves to take control - shooting Trench and becoming Director, using the Oceanview motel to get her where she wants to go - she overcomes the Hiss.

And both Polaris and the Hiss seem attracted to people who are aligned with an internal/external Locus of Control. Let’s start with Jesse and Dylan.

Despite not really being too active [though that’s a given, she has a character arc to get through], Jesse still has more control than Dylan has. When the Ordinary AWE happened, while Jesse was able to escape, Dylan was captured by the FBC, a Bureau of Control. Jesse was able to continue living in the world outside, making her own decisions [vaguely] and making her way towards the FBC, while Dylan had all his control taken from him. Is it a wonder how he accepted the Hiss so easily? It was just another force taking over his life, and at least it said he felt like home. He surrendered himself to the Hiss willingly, as he never really had control before.

Now, Darling and Trench. One’s Head of Research, the other’s the literal Director of the FBC, what’s the difference between them? Well, Darling believes he’s in control, interacting with Hedron/Polaris and creating the Hedron Resonance Amplifiers, trusting that they will work. Meanwhile, Trench doesn’t believe he’s in control. Even with himself at the very top of the Bureau, he doesn’t feel he has control. So, he tries to scramble for it, seeing random acts as slights against his position, seeing his friends as turning on him, and he even completely undermines the Investigations Sector when they try to investigate him, Darling, and the Prime Candidate Program. In the end though, the Hiss gets to him, burrowing into him via his deep seeded feeling that he wasn’t in control.

Having covered the main character/concept foils, let’s look at the Oldest House itself. It’s time for viewing the setting as a representation of something else!

In this interpretation, I’m viewing the Oldest House, and the FBC at large, as a reflection of Jesse’s life. It’s chaotic, messy, infested with forces outside of her control, but as she progresses through it, she’s able to take more control over it. Hell, parts of the Oldest House are calmed by cleansing Control Points. At the end, she finally accepts the role as Director of the FBC. Throughout the game, as she’s taking orders from other people, she doesn’t believe she’s in control of her life. No wonder why the Hiss was almost able to take her completely. But, once she properly takes the job of Director, it all falls under her control. There’s still Hiss to clear out, of course, but no one can be completely in control of their life. There’s always a larger force that will push you one way or another, what matters is taking control of what you can. Though, the Board might be another representative of an external Locus of Control too [especially with how many times they’ve gotten Hiss Infested in Base Control and the Foundation].

It’s fitting that the end of Control is just the beginning of Jesse’s life as the Director. Once you’ve taken control of your life, you still need to live it. You still need to experience what it has in store and solve problems that come your way. Ending Control with an “And they lived happily ever after” not only A) Defeats its ultimate purpose as a way for Alan Wake to Win, and B) Undermines the atmosphere/mood of a group of people who work tirelessly to protect humanity from anomalies, it also sets up a sort of expectation that all of life’s problems will be solved once you decide to step up. Arguably, taking control of your situation means you have to face more problems, because you aren’t just going “That’s how it be” and letting it happen. The struggle doesn’t stop, but now that you’re in control, it has meaning. You have something to fight for. You are the Director.

[yinyanchan]

Been working longer hours. Things have been chaotic since being back. Apparently when I was out sick my company was on the market and was sold. Lots of drama while I sit quietly at my desk at home. Thankfully my job will remain, but until the smoke has cleared from this chaos, I will be working mass amounts of overtime. I do get to write some when there is a lull or down period. Things are slowly but surely getting written.

Had to take a step back with Black as Pitch but the chapter plot and dialouge have been written... as well as some steamy bits... not all that needs to be there, but some.

Unfortunate Souls has been tallied, Bartleby the boss bitty won first chapter to be posted. Things that are emotional will take me longer to write as I'm an emotional sponge and apparently a masochist as I love the ideas but man do they hurt to write. Research has gone into this so be mindful of tags and warnings. I will update tags but in case I miss one there will be a heavy warning for each chapter and the specific trigger warnings. (I was really depressed when the characters and their personal stories were originally created, so I do apologize for the darkness of this story and I definitely know it's not for everyone.) I know a lot of people are saying all of them but this is an individual adoption, each bitty needs a lot of tlc and attention. Choose your own adventure, each chapter is dedicated to one specific bitty. Maybe when it's done I might consider and all out adoption spree... but until then please enjoy your souls chosen bitty and with enough love, therapy, and understanding, your new inseparable and very happy partner.

Housemates: has a chapter plot and main dialouge written (first day of school wonder how that goes...)

Gremlins: I'm actually torn about my original ending on this. Everyone who has watched the movie gremlins knows what happens in the end... there is a lot of surprising stuff along the way but... I'm currently bouncing the ending around right now. #savetheboys #originalending

Dire Wolf: chapter has already been written just needs some editing.... a little angst ridden but all good things to come. Plus a POV of rival number 1 Black himself.

I was going for a walk one day: chapter is fully fleshed but in need of some major editing before posting. All danger noodles will make an appearance.

Darling I do: half a chapter is written and I will do better because I love them and Steven is such a sweet bean and I love writing him just as much as Sans.

Zoot Suit Riot: It will be updated. I swear. I wrote a good portion of it then was hit with a bad case of writers block, as I need filler with hinted references for this one part to work for my plot device. Everything else is planned but this one tiny little thing is the hold up. Sorry for that everyone.

Undercave: this was a big hit and I notice now that I definitely wrote that when I was sick and I posted it thinking it was edited... it's not. I think I even goofed up and had the name Sans in there where it shouldn't be. Anyways chapter 2 is in the works. Shout out to Tyler for getting the Ah-Taa reference. If you never seen the South Park episode 'Bebe's boobs destroy Society' this along with the SpongeBob meme is everything I imagined when thinking about this. Prepare yourselves for some skeletons acting like wild ape men.... soon to be jealous wild ape men. Let the miscommunication hilarity ensue.

Now for something completely random! In my recovery days I got to watch trolls 2 on Hulu, as my mind was absolute mush some days and could only handle tv, and one of the songs (trolls just wanna have fun) made me imagine a funny skeleton scene for some of the lyrics (I'd imagine one of our pun filled guys but any skeleton would do):

Lived underground

To get away from the world

Till I had my life changed by a beautiful girl

Just need the guts to tell her that she's the one! (waves hand around inside empty abdominal area during the just need the guts part)

End scene

I've been told that I rewound that scene and snickered like an idiot by my S/O... and it probably (definitely) was (is) true.

I find a lot of humor in small things. Heck my profile picture was of two boxes I had found in a vegetable cooler as is. Untouched and unmoved by me. They both seem to see something concerning and it's blowing the top one's mind. Considering I did write a smut chapter, for a story that has not been posted called Bone-ifide Goods, for sexy times in a cooler Black/Reader... I think their suprised, concerned, and slightly appalled looks are justified.