#just some thoughts

[tinybrainboy]

Oh geez... I just saw that drawing again and noticed that I called Siffrin a "boy" in it...

Just so you know, Siffrin isn't a man, he's non binary, so calling them that was wrong.

So yeah, really sorry about that, I'll change that as soon as possible when I'll be able to

I'm not posting a lot on this blog those days, really sorry about that, I'm focusing a lot on my AU Gaster's Return, so I don't make a lot of things worthy to be posted here

But you can have a little crossover Undertale and In Stars and Time ! I have other ideas for those two games that I'll probably make too

I suppose you can count that as a little Crossover AU too ? Like "Under the stars" or something like that ? xDD

If you haven't played one of those games, I really recommend them to you ✨

[ninyard]

I wish this fandom focused a bit more about riko’s and kevin whole relationship especially if they mention Riko and his victims but not him and the fact that him pressuring and making kevin have sex and even be in the same room as him is simply sick and can count as a form of sa if I remember correctly , hope you get what I mean by that

I get you! I also wonder when it comes to that about how conditioned he was to believe that it was normal. Most of what he’s known all his life is from the nest. Most of what he’s known all his life came from Riko. So if Riko fucks someone in the room while Kevin is there and says that it’s normal, who is he to argue? Who told him it wasn’t?

Maybe I’m looking at it wrong and if I am then correct me - but if Kevin has never known sex outside of what he learned in the nest, what he saw Riko do, what Riko told him to do, then would he have known it was wrong? In my head they didn’t have access to the outside world in the nest, meaning no internet, no porn, nobody other than the ravens inside the nest to tell him that it wasn’t okay. He knows it feels wrong, he knows he feels uncomfortable, but if that’s all he knows then he can’t know any better. Maybe it’s not long before a Raven he fucked tells him in confidence that people don’t do that. So then he knows, and then he realises.

It’s just one of the many things that Riko conditions Kevin into believing, that he manages to incorporate into his belief system because he has nothing to compare it to. And it’s probably one of those things that fucks with his head too - he believed him. He thought it was normal. What else isn’t true? What else is a lie? How long has Riko been planting these seeds in his head?

Kevin might not realise it was even assault in a way until someone says it to him, until he says it to someone else. It was fucked up and wrong but until he gets his own autonomy and his own ability to look into the things that happened to him, he might not even know that it was more than just an uncomfortable experience. He might not ever talk about it. It’s hard to know.

[mettywiththenotes]

Smthg about season 1 Jinx being like "tell me who to be: Jinx or Powder" and she picked Jinx herself, choosing to leave the past behind. But then season 2 introduces Isha who reminds Jinx of Powder. Like she wants to be rid of her old self and the reminder, but she can't. It sticks with her, one way or another

And the difference is season 1 had Jinx mad about this, but in season 2 it's healing. She accepts it. Isha reminds her of herself and that's a good thing. It's like Isha almost reframes (or could reframe later on) what Jinx thinks about Powder, in a way

[chimneyz]

as we all know, buck got really into baking post break up. before then he was growing as quite the cook. what if tommy was quite the baker himself. say he learned it from his mother before her passing, and he kind of gave up baking until he moved to los angeles. what if tommy became a fantastic baker (but never was a good cook). what if when buck found out about tommys fantastic baking skills he was impressed (and a little turned on), so impressed he asked for tommy to teach buck how to bake in exchange for buck teaching tommy how to cook. so what if during their time together tommy taught buck how to bake (even getting buck one of them fancy mixer stands for his own place), while buck taught tommy how to cook. what if buck got quite good at it, maybe not on the same baking level as tommy but he got pretty far. what if buck still bakes every time he thinks of tommy as a way of keeping a little bit of tommy in his life.

[solasisms]

Okay. Gonna piggyback on this because it’s just so beautiful. Bear with me a second because I need to wax poetic and get this out of my system.

Imagine existing for millennia, endless tides of time washing over you—epochs etched into your skin, the stars themselves dimming and reigniting in your gaze. And yet, it all narrows, collapses, is eclipsed—by someone so fleeting, so momentary, they are barely a heartbeat in your eternity.

But they are the one. The one who undoes you.

Their laugh carves through centuries of regret, their touch a quiet devastation, their absence a hurricane. Where you carry a history of burden, they carry hope.

They burn so brightly, so fiercely, so unexpectedly. So real.

And you, ancient and infinite, find yourself dismantled by it, so much so that you nearly forfeit your machinations thousands of years in the making. It’s almost enough to make you forget.

You, who have watched mountains rise and crumble, who have memorized the whispers of a dying People—now brought to your knees by an ephemeral mortal. A mere blink of the eye.

And it’s the first time you’ve fallen in love and truly had it reciprocated. It’s everything you’ve ever wanted. You can scarcely hope to ever truly claim it. And unfathomably, you do.

Their story is just so exquisite. It blows my mind. I cannot even my Stevens. I’ll never get over them either

when Cole says “He wants when he has never wanted before” and then you remember this letter exists. Solas is thousands of years old and never wanted anything for himself until he meets Lavellan…a mortal who’s a product of one of his biggest regrets. And one that he cherishes more than any of his victories.

no I will never be over Solavellan

[twilight-zoned-out]

Some things about Allan:

He’s the only one who reacts to the narrator

He’s the only doll (besides the Weird House) who isn’t swayed in some way by Ken’s takeover

He also declares himself as “Ken's buddy" (making canon his official box description) which makes his inability to be swayed more interesting

He has bendable legs (probably the only reason he tries to jump the fence instead of going around like everyone else)

He easily decked a half-dozen construction Kens and could probably singlehandedly win the Ken fight

He seems to know more about the real world than most Barbies

He knows what NSYNC is 

He knows about other Allan copies living in the real world (I’m trying to figure out if he made this up to convince the humans he can live in the real world, but even if he did, how does he know what NSYNC is???)

There are no other Allan models

[machveil]

Simon Riley being a menace, but subtly…

Simon Riley hiding your keys as an excuse for you to ask him for help. he does it sparingly, every other month or so - he just likes seeing you light up and sigh when he ‘finds them’… he had them in his back pocket for twenty minutes.

Simon Riley purposely putting your favorite snacks somewhere you can’t reach after grocery shopping. it was an honest mistake! he was totally just on autopilot and wasn’t even thinking about it… he’ll get them for you if you say ‘please’.

Simon Riley noticing your phone, forgotten and discarded on a table. he picks it up, doesn’t return it immediately. your phones missing, but Simon’s there to hand it back to you. when you’re going through your camera gallery later that week you notice a wall of photos… Simon, his masked face from different angles, a couple fishbowl lens shots, and then buried in the middle is one of his balaclava tugged up slightly - cracking a small, toothy smile at your camera.

Ghost being a menace, but it’s in your face…

Ghost, who’s walking in front of you, stops suddenly so you smack into his back. dressed in full uniform and bulky, looks over his shoulder and scoffs… “watch where you’re walking.”, pretending this isn’t the fourth time he’s done it today.

Ghost who has his patience running thin when you ignore him. he’s been polite about it, maybe a bit short. you’ve decided to play dumb, get back at him for messing with you, “Didn’t quite catch that, Ghost.”, and he smiles under his balaclava… “That’s alright, we’ll play a little Simon Says then, yeah?”, a low, rumbly chuckle resonating in his chest, “Simon says look at me, lovie.”.

[stop-watches-and-sorcerers]

I think Bakugou would kill for a lot of people but the only person he would die for without hesitation is Izuku and I think Izuku would die for a lot of people but the only person he would kill for without hesitation is Kacchan

[paper-lilypie]

man sometimes I forget how good we have it in the sun and moon subfandom, like from the very beginning it’s been a hella welcoming community to newer creators and newer creations in general. still see the love and encouragement among us. it’s great here

[amis127]

Jammer's arc this season is making me think of Lou's genius take on Pinocchio as a metaphor for the struggles of Black boyhood and WHEW!!

That constant impossible pressure on his shoulders as he enters adulthood. The way he talks about taking care of his mom and life back home. THE GOAT HOOF COMING OFF HIS CHEST?? Jammer could very easily be my younger brother and so many young guys I know and boy howdy let me tell y'all I burst into tears thinking about all the goat hoofs on all their chests

On a related note, there's something about people (including Sam in this too) who make others feel welcomed that gets overlooked so often - where does that desire come from? Why do you think a charismatic person would prioritize community if it comes so easily to them? I think folks see the "quantity" (so to speak) of the community created and don't consider the quality of those relationships. And yeah you can't ignore the racial aspect of this. The sort of unexamined "this is my Black friend" vibe they are up against in their lives. Jammer and Sam are not just being kind good hearted people. They are searching for something substantive and I really need them both to have moments that let them dig into why that is soon.

[domesticandlovingmonsters]

I'm a big sucker for a monster having such a soft spot for someone, that when they're full of rage, a simple touch on the arm or a word softly spoken, calms them. You see their muscles relax and their eyes lose that fire behind them.

It's just so sweet and I get so mushy thinking about it.

BUT I also go feral for when that person validates the monster's anger. They step aside, not out of fear, but because they don't want blood on their shoes. The monster glances at them, and you see the person's eyes harden a smidge and the tiniest nod tilts their chin.

Give me scary monster's that don't need to be calmed or soft!! But also let me see that adorable safe space scene when the monster finally lets their shell crack enough to let someone in!!!!

[aotearoa20]

Lotta fics with little elrond and elros tend to have Elros being more drawn to fighting and Elrond to healing, which is all well and good

But I propose to you an Elros who was the first to lean towards healing and medcines. 'The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the rightful king be known' is Aragorns sign, and he is from Elros' line.

For sure both of them have that association and Elrond choosing Immortality means he likely surpassed Elros in terms of skill just for fact of living longer but Elrond was Gilgalad's Herald and Bannerman, in my mind he began as the fighter and Elros began as the healer

[sunflowerdigs]

Btw, if the plan is for Eddie to come out/realize his feelings for Buck, how brilliant is it of Tim Minear to frame his arc this season as a search for joy? It means that anyone in the audience who opposes Eddie's ultimate realization opposes Eddie finding joy.

It was also really smart not to have any dialogue in the final scene or cut the music when Buck entered. If Buck and Eddie had talked, and the music had cut, and the lighting had changed, it would have ended the dance scene rather than extended it through Buck's entry, and the association with Eddie's joy would have been lost. Instead, the audience experienced Eddie's joy unflinchingly surrounding and embracing a miserable Buck. So whenever the audience recalls joyful Eddie (which they will because Ryan Guzman dancing in his underwear is an event) they'll associate him with Buck.

Probably really obvious stuff, but I've always thought that Tim's grasp on manipulating an audience (and when to do it) was pretty impressive, so, I like breaking this kind of stuff down. No one can say for certain that the show is going for Buddie at this juncture but, if it is, that last scene has helped ease the way.

[overseer-picard]

I know we beat the "seasons are only 10 episodes now and it sucks" dead horse on the daily but another thing we lost when we stopped making the 24 episode 1 hour drama was the freedom to be narratively risky.

Star Trek, The X Files, and Doctor Who are great examples of this since they had the sandbox of Sci-Fi to play with. There are so many amazing, mind bending, soul stretching episodes that were teetering on the edge of flop or flying and through bold writing they didn't just fly but catapulted into the stratosphere of iconic. These episodes changed expectations and genre boundaries of what Sci-Fi could be for years to come.

We don't get episodes like this anymore because these new shows cannot afford the risk of a flop. The weekly episodic story structure that was once the foundation of television has been abandoned by Hollywood. The beautiful thing about this "simplistic" structure is that it provides a narrative safety net. You can take a risk and afford the miss because you can have a clean slate next week. You can't do that with continual narrative structures where only one story is being told over ten episodes (note to add: both structures are valuable, but total abandonment of one in favor of the other is detrimental).

These production companies gleefully hold the metaphorical gun of cancellation to the writer's heads and this actively ensures that stories are as safe as possible. This is creatively devastating, and ironically, guarantees catastrophic failure of shows. Safety is a bland cage.

Of course, the production think-tanks can't possibly take responsibility for their suffocating creative control so they blame the audiences for *checks notes* being on their phones too much, not subscribing enough, paying too little for ads, being too vocal online, not being vocal enough, being too demanding, being too liberal, being too conservative, whatever it takes to say "these failures are not our fault, you're just bad audiences".

Now, there are the episodes that did flop, but they flopped so spectacularly that we have entire days celebrating them decades later. These episodes took massive risks and instead of trying to back away from that creative intensity, these writers-of-old stepped up to bat, acknowledged they probably didn't have the screen-time to truly flesh out these concepts but by God they were going to try, and then hit so hard they shattered the bat. Sure they lost the game, but wow, what a thing to witness.

When I invariably get asked what my least favorite episodes of Star Trek are, I can't even remember because a "bad" episode to me is one that's simply forgettable.

There is no greater crime in the realm of artistic creation than being aesthetically beige and mind numbingly forgettable and yet for the past 15 years 8 out of 10 productions seem to be repeat offenders of exactly this.

[thedevilundercover]

The ultimate comedy/angst idea. Tim has issues with authority without even knowing what authority is.

Like he's the pinnacle of latchkey kid. His parents weren't there to tell him no or anything and he has a shit ton of money. In the comics he very clearly goes "lol no" to every rule and has the "ask for forgiveness rather than permission" mindset.

Imagine when Bruce gets his shit together and like wants to start actually parenting Tim rather that Tim parenting him and like it fails miserably.

Bruce, using the BatDad Voice™️: Tim, I forbid you from doing that

Timothy "Rules? I have no clue what that even means" Drake thinking that this was a joke: lmfao that's cute

And maybe Bruce has a little learning arc like wow this kid is fucked up, wow I fucked up. Whoa I got parented by a baby and now that baby has a fucked up sense of self and has matured way too fast and lost it's childhood because I'm an emotional wreck who had to rely on a whole ass baby for emotional and mental support.

[the-witchhunter]

DP x DC worlds greatest detectives ramble

You ever just get a bit tired of the batfamily being dumb?

Sure I appreciate a good “Danny is weird and the Bats try to figure out his deal and draw wrong conclusions based on incomplete evidence” fic as much as the next guy, and I’m definitely not saying not to write them

But the thing is, they’re all really smart. It’s their whole thing, they’re a family of detectives that dress up in colorful costumes and fight crime, but detectives nonetheless

And I get it’s for humorous effect to have otherwise intelligent people be incredibly dumb about one thing, but it’d just be nice to see them be smart sometimes. Even in a fic where they’re drawing the wrong conclusions, it’d be nice to see them use their detective skills

Like build a case so solid Danny questions whether they’re actually right about him and if he’s just confused

Or just apply it to more conventional situations/crimes

Because frankly it’s funnier if you show they’re smart before having them do something really stupid

If you build them up a bit, then it’s funnier when they fall down.

“Where did he go? It’s like he vanished into thin air!?”

“Don’t be silly, see these scuff marks? Someone recently went down this way. The gravel here has been disturbed indicating this manhole cover has been moved recently. Now if we just prop this up…”

“…huh, is that…?”

“Killer Croc and not the twink we were just tracking?”

“Yeah, that”

“Yeah, that’s killer croc… hi Waylon”

*large scaly hand darts out and drags Bat in question down in the sewers while Danny watches invisibly*