#lame and cowardly

[lesbinewren]

i know it’s almost certainly not but please please please be a slingshot. please be the stupid fucking slingshot for the love of god bring it back

[curesforwritersblock]

eustace winner? more like eustace wiener.

(this post was made by the sebastian debeste gang)

[ilovewomen76]

Die

living 20 years longer than was going to and keep being a mean hairy feminist just to spite you personally <3

[snekdood]

ive decided that ppl who cant be direct about their issues with me should be ignored and not taken seriously.

[kittykatninja321]

Sorry Dick but Jason already got his swag stolen by Timmy in Batman the animated series and snyderverse had the nerve to kill a Robin and then claim that it was Dick. At least your parents will still be alive 🤷🏾‍♀️

the way we keep getting “Batman in his early career” stories in adaptions so they can avoid having to deal with Robin…you cowardly fucks if you don’t bring out my little boy in the scaly pants RIGHT NOW

[the-one-that-weeps]

Every time someone in this godforsaken fandom says "I think we've talked about misogyny enough" I want to hit them with a hammer. No we haven't.

We haven't even talked about the deep "Ruikasa&Akitoya Vs. literally everyone else" imbalance enough but imagine all of the people that get pressured into writing specifically for male/male ships simply because otherwise they won't get any appreciation.

Yes it's a cowardly thing but when you see Ruikasa having over 4000 fics and Ichisaki having like 5 in total obviously you're going to be discouraged. Obviously you'll be biased into creating Ruikasa instead of other ships.

And as someone who depends on appreciation in particular to do any work at all obviously that's going to have a lasting consequence. Some people spend 4 hours crying in front of a screen just for 3 people to like their work and leave, it's understandable if they lose passion for creating at all, you guys killed them.

It's even in how we handle m/m ships. You go into a fic that's tagged Rui&Tsukasa(platonic), someone in the comments always goes "okay but when do they kiss". You go to an action-packed longfic, someone always ends up going "okay but when do they kiss".

Fuck you guys. Actually. This is a silly piano tiles game about Hatsune Miku, we should be one of the MOST CREATIVE fandoms in history and somehow people still get mad over two boys not kissing immediately after getting introduced. It's so fucking difficult being a content creator in this fandom because you always end up having to take the same route. They meet they tease they kiss. End of story. "Oh you're doing something "lame" instead? -1 kudo. Bring me my yaoi next🖕"

[oceanwithouthermoon]

i respect everyone's headcanons 10000% but i will not hesitate to block anyone who says "teruhashi's crush on saiki is obviously comphet, shes just a lesbian"

this is literally just a really common thing people in fandoms do when a female love interest they dont like or care about gets in the way of what they personally want for the male character they like (they want him, they ship him with a guy, they hc him as gay or aroace, etc.) and its so obvious when you guys are just using lesbians as a scapegoat for you to push female characters to the side in a more "progressive" looking way that wont get you called out for misogyny... you do not care about lesbians at allll 😭 i would rather my sexuality to not be used for that, thanks.

but anyway, teruhashi gets this the absolute WORST because people misunderstand her so badly and like to intentionally ignore her character development... and as much as i dont like it (as in almost her whole character revolving around a boy), pretty much ALL her development has to do with her crush on saiki. so, going "she doesnt actually like him" when you know damn well that this is directly addressed in the manga as untrue, youre just disregarding almost her entire character 🤷🏻‍♀️ she does have depth without him, but really without him and her true feelings for him, her canon self becomes much more,,, tragic? idk. i guess that goes more for people who claim she doesnt care about him or doesnt even know him than just "her feelings for him are platonic" though.

i really dont care at all if people dont ship them, but writing off her feelings for him just so you can push her aside and/or argue that your headcanons are "more canon" is so fucking unbelievably stupid. just let it be one-sided if you dont ship them?

on the other hand, i dont so much care when its a qpr thing, because at least then you acknowledge that her feelings for saiki are valid, just that you like to see them in a different way, which is cool. if you insist on teruhashi being a lesbian, theres so much aro spectrum or gendery fuckery that you could play around with and you just. dont? because youd rather just ignore her whole character?? lame and cowardly.

[djungelskog-oblivion]

the yosuke problem

ok the thing that pisses me off most about the yosuke storyline is not that the homophobia is like bad and morally wrong or whatever. BUT THAT IT MAKES HIS CHARACTER WORSE.

in canon, he's homophobic cause he's an asshole. full stop. i guess the "best friend" character is just an asshole now and you like him less. LAME.

give him a romance route and his character becomes so much more layered. he's lashing out at kanji because he's scared of himself and his own feelings.

when he confesses to you, he's also confessing to himself, accepting a piece of his identity he doesn't want to. you know, the theme of the game? accepting uncomfortable truths about yourself and finding joy through it? it also shows that self-acceptance isn't a one day thing, we don't have just one shadow, but multiple different demons that we have to conquer throughout our lives. ah, depth and thematic coherence, how homosexual thou art!

its straight up more interesting storytelling, it's efficient, meaningful and its not in the game because ATLUS ARE TOO COWARDLY TO MAKE GOOD STORIES >:((((((

[perseephoneee]

rosy cheeks and scott mccall please. for ficmas

꒰ ࿁ ˙ ˖ ໑ happy day 7 of ficmas!

a/n: AGHHH i'm sorry for the delay and because of that delay i feel like this is very lame :(( i'm very sorry to the people of the universe. i will now bury myself in a hole and cry.

↳ masterlist  ↳ ship exchange ↳ taglist ↳ ficmas 2023

Located about an hour south of Mt. Shasta is your sleepy town of Beacon Hills, California. Beacon Hills was most known for the burgers on 9th Street, Christmas tree lights downtown, and the werewolf population. It was also a place that tended not to get very cold, just slightly chilly. It didn’t stop the residents from wishing they could enjoy the type of winter seen on their TV screens, with big fluffy snowflakes and subzero temperatures. So when it was announced that the lacrosse tournament would be held near Mt. Shasta with a surprise trip up the mountain for all winter activities, almost all the students signed up. 

You had signed up for the trip and the rest of your pack before you started avoiding Scott. Everyone in the pack could notice your tension, but no one said anything. Since Thanksgiving break, when you had almost kissed at Lydia’s party. You were interrupted by the usual werewolf drama. Now, there was something unspoken between you guys, and instead of addressing it (like adults), you have resorted to ignoring the problem until it eventually blows up in your faces.

Currently, you were standing with a duffel bag outside the bus waiting to load on. Climbing the stairs, you averted your eyes as you noticed Scott perk up at your entrance. The last thing you wanted to do was spend an hour on a bus with the guy you had an unestablished thing with. Quickly, you sat down next to Malia, who jumped at your sudden movement. 

“What’s up with you?” Malia asked, pulling out her earbuds. You shoved your bag under the seat and curled up into yourself, ignoring the question. “Hello?”

“Just sitting next to a friend,” you smiled. Unfurling, you grabbed your book out of your bag. Malia was still looking at you. 

“Is it because of Scott?” Malia inquired. You choked at the question. Malia rolled her eyes. “Everyone knows, I’m just the first to say anything.”

“Not surprising,” you mumbled, earning a jab from Malia’s elbow. “But yes, it might be about Scott.” Malia seemed to think about your answer, a pensive expression on her face. 

“Why don’t you talk to him?” Malia waited for your answer, but you couldn’t give one. Not when you were too cowardly to admit anything. So, instead, she just offered you one of her earbuds, and you graciously accepted it, listening to music for the rest of the ride. The drive to the mountain wasn’t too bad, and you spent most of it asleep with your head on Malia’s shoulder. She was aloof but recently had become a good friend to you. You recognized her struggle in adjusting to real life again, and she appreciated that she never felt the need to justify things to you. It’s how you knew she would be blunt about Scott but never pressured you too much. 

The lacrosse tournament happened at the beginning of the trip, so that whatever the outcome, the team could either celebrate or destress depending on the outcome. Coach Finstock wasn’t excited to deal with a bunch of teenagers for four days, but there were at least other teacher chaperones to help him. This was great for the students and Coach– neither had to deal exclusively with the other. You and Malia went to the closest cafe to get refreshments before the game. Malia had been on the journey of discovering if she liked coffee or tea, and so far, she hated all of it. She opted to get a Diet Coke while you treated yourself to a white mocha to stay awake for the game and the rest of the trip. When you finally left the cafe, you were happy that Lydia had saved you some seats. She refused ever to have a wrong view and scared off multiple sophomores. Lydia took a glance at Malia’s drink.

“Gave up on tea and coffee?”

“Why does it taste so bitter?” Malia grumbled, earning a smile from you and the redhead beside you. You saw Scott run onto the field, throwing on his helmet as he did so. Your eyes were glued to him, and you felt yourself wringing your hands anxiously as the game started. Fun fact: you had no clue how lacrosse worked, but based on the chants from the stands, you could surmise when things were going well. Scott appeared to score a goal, and you found yourself shooting up and hollering just as loudly as the rest of the Beacon Hills kids. Malia gave you a pointed look, which you happily ignored. Forgetting for a second that Scott had super-hearing, he turned to look up at you in the stands, and you felt your breath catch as he sent you a smile. Great, so he could hear you being a lunatic. He didn’t look at you for the rest of the game, but Beacon Hills won. 

There wasn’t much time to assemble on the field and congratulate the field, so everyone was sharing compliments back on the bus. Squeezing through the aisles, a hand grabbed you as you tried to walk by. You made eye contact with Scott and felt a claw grip your heart. 

“Hey,” he whispered meekly, as uncomfortable as you were. He looked at the hand holding you still and immediately let go. His instincts beat out his brain. 

“Nice game,” you smiled, running away before he could respond. You shoved in next to Malia again, who gave you an annoyed look. You silenced her before she could make any comment. 

Half an hour later, you ended up at the lodge where everyone would be staying. Forgetting your troubles, you happily glanced out the window at the beautiful brown lodge looming ahead of you. It was covered in snow, but faint lights twinkled from the archway. Everyone ran inside quickly, not wanting to be caught in the snowdrift. The inside was even more beautiful. It looked straight out of a storybook. Beautiful wood is finished, and multiple levels boast stone fireplaces and windows looking out at snowcapped trees. Coach gave out room keys to assigned pairs (you were stuck with some junior girl before Malia bullied her into changing assignments). Coach Finstock also lectured about not bothering him at any point, even if you were dying. Not even a good game could change his attitude on helping children. 

You got up to your room on the third floor with Malia and smiled at the log beds with red and white quilts. There was a view of a ski lift out of your window and an en suite bathroom with tiny bottles of shampoo and lotion. You dropped your bag by a bed and happily jumped on it, turning into a starfish as you sighed heavily. 

“You slept for most of the bus ride. How are you still tired?” Malia asked, catapulting onto her bed. 

“Sleeping in a vehicle is different from sleeping in your bed,” you mumbled, your voice muffled because of the sheets. You both sat silently, enjoying being on a warm bed. “Scott looked sad.”

“How would you know?” you inquire, rolling over so your face is unobstructed by the bed. 

“I saw him,” Malia picked up a loose thread on the quilt. “He looked sad. Probably because you’re ignoring him.”

“I am avoiding a potentially disastrous situation,” you argue.

“You’re being chicken,” Malia said, throwing a pillow at you when you made a noise in disagreement. “He likes you, or at least cares about what you think, and you’re avoiding him because of your fear.” You stayed silent, not denying her words. “I’m about to kick you out of this room to go and find him.”

“You wouldn’t.”

“I would,” Malia raised a brow, gesturing with her hands for you to leave. You grumbled about her being maybe right, something that she smiled at. She was right, and you resented it. You hid from Scott because admitting feelings was hard, and you liked him a lot. Leaving the room in a huff, you wandered the hall, harassing various students about where Scott was staying. Unsurprisingly, he was sharing a room with Stiles. Unfortunately, he was not in that room. After carefully investigating, you found him outside in one of the hot tubs. You paused on the threshold, holding your coat closer to yourself as you saw him lean his head back against the lip of the tub. Water droplets gathered on his chest, and his hair was flattened against his forehead. He looked gorgeous, and it frightened you how much you liked him. You found the strength to put one foot in front of the other, ending up in front of the hot tub and capturing the werewolf's attention. 

“I was told I could find you out here,” you said, wrapping your arms around yourself. 

“You’re talking to me now?” Scott said, his voice sharp. 

“I’m…yes,” you stumbled, sitting down on the rim of the hot tub. It was a rough Norwegian wood that you ran your fingers over as you refused eye contact. 

“Y/N,” Scott sighed. “Did I do something wrong?”

“No, no,” you turned to face him, hating the sad puppy eyes he seemed to have constantly. “I just…I’m not good at being emotionally available, and what almost happened between us was enough to make me the least communicative person in the universe.” 

“I wanted it to happen,” Scott whispered. “I missed talking to you.”

Your heart broke at his words. You always loved how kind Scott was how loyal and careful he was with people. You hated that you hurt his feelings. Without giving much of a second thought, you peeled off your jacket and shucked your jeans, standing in a t-shirt and underwear as you got into the hot water. Scott jumped back from surprise as the water splashed around. The warmth seeped through your bones, and you almost sighed as the cold left your body. Instead, you waded closer to Scott, close enough that you could grab his hand under the water. 

“I like you,” you admitted. “I…missed you too.” You leaned in, not letting your doubt stop you as you kissed Scott. It’s what you meant to do weeks ago, and now that it was happening, you didn’t regret it. Your hands ran up his chest to his shoulders, enjoying the feel of his muscles under your hands. He kissed you back, gripping your hips and bringing you closer. You liked the slight growl he made when you tugged on his hair. You lifted your knees to straddle his lap, letting his chest press against yours. Scott let his lips trail down your jaw to your neck. 

“I’m glad you’re talking to me again,” Scott mumbled against your neck, nipping the skin there as you gasped. 

“I’m sorry for not talking to you,” you gasped, feeling Scott's hands tentatively under your wet shirt. You kissed the corner of his mouth, feeling his jaw underneath your lips. You could’ve lived the rest of your life in this moment, in Scott's arms with Scott’s lips. Except much like everything in Scott’s life, Stiles was always there. 

“Woah, finally,” Stiles laughed, appearing out of nowhere and scaring both of you. You fell to the side of the tub, still gripping Scott’s shoulders. Scott glared at Stiles. “I was waiting for you two to stop tip-toeing around each other.”

“Stiles,” Scott growled. 

“Aww, you guys have such cute, rosy cheeks. Is it from the hot water or the hot makeout?” Stiles teased. Scott carefully put you aside so he could run out of the tub and attempt to tackle Stiles. You couldn’t stop the laugh escaping your throat as you watched the two boys try to wrestle each other to the ground. At least, you could call one of those boys yours.

[zvtara-was-never-canon]

If you think of it, romanticizing the catacomb scene is hilarious.

The scene: *happens*

Katara about the scene: Zuko seemed like a normal human person there so I felt sorry for him, and yet he betrayed me, so now I am really hurt and mad.

Zuko about the scene: This girl who is always with the avatar had some special water and is able to heal, so maybe the avatar is still alive and what if my father will know that I didn’t kill the avatar…

*Later, in the Western Air Temple*

Katara: I won’t trust you after you betrayed me in the catacombs!

Zuko: *doesn’t seem to understand what she’s talking about at all*

*Later yet*

Zuko: Why the hell you still don’t like me?!

Katara: Because you betrayed me in the catacombs under Ba Sing Se!

Zuko: Sokka, help, I don’t understand why your sister hates me so much.

Katara: The catacombs! Remember!

Zuko: Maybe she’s actually angry with someone else and not me?

Katara: No, I am angry because of the things that YOU did!

Zuko: She was saying something about her mother in the catacombs…

Katara: Finally!

Zuko: Maybe she’ll like me if I help her kill that someone who killed her mother?

Katara: No! I never expressed any desire to kill anyone, even a monster like him! Maybe you can start with “I’m sorry” instead?! I know you are capable of saying this!

Zuko: Yup. That’s what I’ll do, offer her a revenge killing trip. Seems like a flawless plan.

Katara: You are not going to apologize for what you did in the catacombs ever, are you?

Zuko: What catacombs?

Ah, yes, such a romantic moment it was…

Sorry if my sense of humor is lame.

To be fair, Katara DID have a moment when all the trauma caught up with her and made her mad enough to forget she's not a blood-thirsty killer who believes in an eye for an eye, but yeah, it's weird Zutarians think that's "Zuko allowing her to be herself" and not "Zuko not realizing that this is not how Katara acts because he simply doesn't know a damn thing about her yet."

And I am FOREVER mad that the writers pulled that cowardly shit of "Oh, Katara was projecting her anger from what happened to her mom onto poor Zuko." Fuck off, he made her feel stupid for showing him compassion, got her best friend killed, then sent an assassin after her group. She had PLENTY of reasons to be mad at him. It's okay if a life-changing field trip and working together makes her look past it and genuinely become his friend, but don't fucking lie to me. I know what I saw.

[ricksanchezbignaturals]

i rewatched s7e3 and the weird sort of straight washing that happened with unity was worse than i realized in my first 1 and a half viewings. so im here to be a little bit more of a hater lol.

okay so like fuck this bitch in particular

now, i understand that unity has appeared in the comics which i haven't read so it's possible there's some lore there that idk about, but here's the deal as i understand it and why this specific alien acting like the face of unity bugs me so much. this alien is part of a species that, as of the episode in season 2, was very recently assimilated by unity. so like im not sure why there's so much focus placed on her specifically. having her act as a representative of sorts made sense in the first episode, she was a president on the newly assimilated planet that rick and the kids were visiting. but like, that's it, right? it doesn't make sense to me why she would be any more important than any of the other, what? trillions of life forms unity has under its belt? like the only reason for her to be here at all is to be recognizable to the audience, which like, fine. i think it's a little dumb, but whatever. the problem isn't having her as a symbol (personally i think it'd be cooler to not have an entity like unity tied down to being primarily represented through one body but i digress), the problem is that she's treated like more than that in this episode.

this is a part i didn't notice until my rewatch that really irked me.

these are concurrent shots from the scene when rick shows up and starts spraying unity. we see it in virginia telling rick to take it easy through the body of this human, then we see it continuing the conversation from its spaceship in the body of the alien. i am like super not a fan of the implications of that. this alien is not supposed to be unity any more than any one of my cells is me, but here it's depicted as though whenever unity does something in any of its bodies, it's coming from this lady. and like, that'd be super lame even if it wasn't an obvious womanification of a nongendered entity.

now im no english major so i don't have an elegant transition to put here, but yes, it is time to talk about pronouns. yeah yeah, ik, trans person gets hung up on pronouns, bite me okay, it's relevant. i went back and watched the first unity episode to be sure id remembered correctly, and yes, in that episode nobody uses gendered pronouns for unity. morty says "they" which seems more to be referring to a number of bodies, and other than that, people mostly say "unity" or "it". as for the new episode i noticed rick using nongendered pronouns twice

but after that he goes with she/her for the rest of the episode

and yeah, i think that is pretty disappointing. i didn't catch that "it" until my rewatch, but the use of "them" did make me really happy but then everybody started she/hering it. the combination of all that emphasis being put on a female body and people calling unity she so much makes for an episode that manages to be significantly less queer than the one that came out in 2015. it feels weirdly cowardly after that "we're all a little gay" bit in the last episode and doesn't inspire much confidence in me regarding rick's relationships with nonwomen. like stuff can be gay if it's for a joke, but there's more money on the line now than back in season 2, so rick's ex lover needed straightening up.

idk. i still like the episode because im easy and focusing on rick's mental health and relationships always makes me happy, but man, i am certainly not happy with how they handled unity. they really did it dirty, watered it down to being pretty much just another alien lady.

(also to be clear, i am not trying to shit on the writers here. obviously idk exactly what went on, but im pretty comfortable placing the blame squarely on execs)

[servantofthefates]

How to Make the Zodiac Signs Hate You

Aries

Insult something they are passionate about. Tell them Vikings is just a Game of Thrones copycat. And that parties are lame gatherings for people who hate themselves so much they cannot stand being alone for one moment.

Taurus

Call them a victim of consumerism. Tell them advertising is the only difference between a MacBook Pro and a PC. And that eating gourmet food is classist because they are spitting on people who can only afford McDonald’s.

Gemini

React negatively to whatever they say. Keep a straight face after they tell a joke, or call it corny. Tell them there is something politically incorrect about what they said and accuse them of racism for being kind enough to try and cheer you up.

Cancer

Invalidate their emotions after they have revealed their feelings to you so vulnerably. Tell them they are being too dramatic. Say that all their problems would instantly go away if they just stop being so damn sensitive.

Leo

Attack them personally instead of responding to their political or societal statement with an intelligent counter argument. Take the idiotic and cowardly path of just correcting their grammar or insulting their fashion sense instead.

Virgo

Be dirty and stupid. Avoid taking a shower before going with them to the movies. Wear a shirt with ketchup stains on it. Send them fake news regularly and never proofread your messages to them before hitting send.

Libra

Show micro-aggressions consistently. When you see them looking at Kim Kardashian’s Instagram, tell them that that talentless whore is cheap and disgusting. Always be negative, critical, envious, jealous and sarcastic.

Scorpio

Ask them to be nicer. Tell them to smile more. Beg them to forgive their cheating ex. Berate them for getting back at some bully. Remind them that violence is never the answer. Ask them, “What would Jesus do?”

Sagittarius

Be bitter and pessimistic. Tell them you are glad COVID put a stop to traveling, because the whole thing is pointless and people only did it to show off on social media. Declare how much you hate humanity because people are stupid.

Capricorn

Be impractical. Tell them you never save money because you could die tomorrow, and all that cash would only go to waste. Say college is dumb. That you could get rich just by winning the lottery while chilling in your parents’ basement.

Aquarius

Show them your ignorance. Be a subtle anarchist. Ask them not to vote. Tell them it does not matter who the world leaders are because everyone is corrupt one way or another anyway and we are all going to die someday.

Pisces

Call them childish. Shame them for liking Pixar movies well into their 20s. Ask them to stop listening to Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez or Taylor Swift. Tell them that anything other than classical music is 100% stupid.

[nolosses]

man to keep it a hunnid wit yall. if you talk about people behind they back..if it’s a past friend, current friend, ex, current partner, family that’s something very lame to do. people tend to believe it everytime aswell. now you tryna put someone in a blender for your own benefit just cause they not benefiting you. you gotta take your experiences from people as they happen. they can change and evolve just like you can. you don’t know what they struggle with..what battle wit. your opinion is your opinion and your entitled to it but to do that honestly is cowardly. simply praying for someone opens up many doors you ain’t think was there. but tryna tank someone down cos of sumn that happened only worsens yourself in the end. learn to let things go 🤞🏾 and let God.

[ultralightpoe]

Trick Or Treat - Bob Floyd

Authors Note: Part Three of the Halloween blurb event! I hop you all are having a very safe and happy HALLOWEEN!

Warnings: none

Word Count: 961

Requests: OPEN

~2024 Halloween Event Masterlist

[Thank you for the gif @acatnamedbinx ]

ENJOY!

“I need you to focus.” It’s a warning that comes from a small 6 year old in the cutest Dorothy costume known to man. Sure it had taken 3 weeks and countless needle stabs but the payoff was worth it as you watched your daughter fix the sparkly shoes meant to be the ruby slippers. She had blush on her cheeks and you had even managed to get her into the pigtails, though it did take an extra slice of pizza as a bribe and you were hoping it didn’t make her sick on the way. 

“What do I need to focus on?” That question came from your husband, who was currently doing his best not to mess with the makeup you had put on him so he could put on the glasses. 

“Dad!” She whines, stomping her foot as he turns in the Fiyero costume to smile at her. The scarecrow look was absolutely adorable on him, and you were doing your best to act natural everytime he looked at you. No more kids were needed in this house since you already had Dorothy stomping around and a cowardly lion passed out in your arms.  

“What?” Your husband laughs.

“We need candy! I’m talking full size bars, and not to name names but the neighborhood you took us to last year was lame.”

“Not to name names but the girl in the Ariel costume last year kept tripping over her own tail.” Your husband snaps back, hand flying to his hip in a sassy manner to match her own. 

“How dare you mister.” 

“How dare you missy.”

“You can’t talk to me like that.”

“Yes I can. I made you.” He laughs, looking to you to help with his makeup. You walk closer, making sure to ignore the green vision of yourself in the mirror as you fix his makeup and help with the glasses. 

“No you didn’t. Mom made me. Tell him mom.”

“It was a dual effort, but I put in a little more work.” You shrug, turning to fix her hair. “But I will say you slowed us down last year. Even more than your mom as a balloon.”

“Jakey better not slow us down this year. Cute lion or not.” She huffs, making sure to push your hand away from her hair and run to her basket in preparation. “Let’s go! We gotta go!”

“Slow down.” Bob warns, moving forward to kiss her head, picking her up and setting her on the couch. “We have 30 more minutes. Watch a show until then.”

“All the good candy will be taken.”

“The point of trick or treating is staying up late.” You laugh, moving to change the lion's diaper before you leave. “Honey, please make sure we have everything.”

“Wallet, keys, extra pillowcase or candy, amazing costumes.” He goes down the checklist, and you watch his eyebrow crease as he tries to think of the last thing before a shrill ringing sounds out to let you know Maverick was calling. “PHONES! Can’t forget the phones.”

“So close to missing pictures.” You sigh of relief. “We are crushing this whole thing.”

“Don’t jinx us now.” Bob laughs, swinging in for a kiss before heading out to talk to Maverick on the phone. 

Soon enough you were both struggling to get both children out the door, between Nats rushing you were beginning to forget everything and Jake's screams were giving you a headache. But you persisted, doing your best to handle it all as Bob set up the candy for the trick or treaters you would miss on your adventure. 

“If any punk steals the bowl I’ll find em.” He threatens, setting out the sign that says take one before coming to grab the little lion. “What’s the problem little man?”

“Pre trick or treat jitters.” You explain in a serious manner like it was a life or death situation. “What can we do for him doc?” 

“Hmmmm. Serious issue that is.” He pretends to contemplate it, eyebrows pinching before he nods and reaches into the bowl he just set out. “I think I know…. Ah here it is. One insanely sugary root beer sucker for the young patient. Should cure him right up.” 

“Ah, how brilliant.” You laugh, unwrapping it and letting him suck on the candy as you buckle him in, fixing your witches hat to climb in between your two kids and watch them as Bob drives to Mavericks house. 

“Are we going to rich houses?”

“Sorta.” He smiles while you fix your hat. 

Maverick was nice enough to give him the small information that his entire neighborhood was handing out full size bars and they never get enough trick or treaters. 

Not that it mattered because 5 houses in your daughter was complaining about an upset stomach and your son was passed out in his stroller. 

“I love that I painted myself green for this waste of a night.” You laugh, pushing the stroller back to the car as Bob carries little Dorathy back. “I just hope it doesn’t stain.”

“Waste or not I still had a great time.” 

“I did too.” You smile, leaning your head on his empty shoulder to let him kiss your head since the witch hat was now being carried on the stroller to cover your son's face from the lights. “I think the kids we made are perfect, but they have a lot of work to do in the Halloween part of life.”

“I know. 5 houses in and they pass out?” He laughs, rubbing her back. “What happened? I needed to focus but the second we started she lost focus.”

“Disappointing really.” You smile wider. “Disappointing but perfect.”

“Absolutely perfect.”

“Now let’s go home and watch movies.” 

“Deal.” 

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[Thank you for the gif @unicornships ]

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what was your reaction to missy being revealed as the master and that episode as a whole?

the most interesting thing danny pink ever did was die and i hate his subplot in this episode about how sad he was to murder a child with a burning passion. dark water's initial setup is very creepy and the payoff is kind of lame, but gomez is incredible in the role and this is the first incarnation of the nuwho master i've really enjoyed. it's very cowardly that it takes them being heterosexual for moffat to confirm the master/doctor as a romantic thing but i think it is a good and obvious move in response to the decades-old queer reading. unlike many people i also think that her plan in this episode is a good and interesting one, finally something more interesting as a motivation for the master than 'take over the world, ???, profit', and the doctor's rejection of it is a wonderful move away from the obnoxious characterisation of smith's doctor and back towards the kind of take on the character i much prefer

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ngl still being a kaiser fan after 261 is lame

Omg this ask got me so tight when I got to it I had to hop on mylaptop to type my essay

Ok this is a little Personal and some of yall aren gonna fuck with me after this but it's ok . Kaiser is a character I identify with because he's a good portrayal of someone with NPD so WE WILL GET INTO IT!

So like that being said. What do you mean 'Still liking Kaiser after the leaks is lame' like genuinely what do you mean. I just woke up but are you guys like SURPRISED by this. I liked him when he was introduced and this is what he was acting like. There have been A HUNDRED more chapters of him acting the same way past introduction. And now he's still acting like it. I understand if you just hate him right off the bat that makes sense but this doesn't really. Even if you're one of those people who just liked him for the backstory reveal because you have a I Can Treat You Better hero complex re:abuse victims that behavior WAS shown EVEN IN 260. "I hit the ball but it doesn't hit back" - the author has a very specific way of writing and this was VERY much intentional

Also like I understand there might be an initial shock when reading such words. Like it's Unpleasant it's Ugly. But also it boils down to a State of mind which personally I've observed as common among victims of severe trauma. "These people are born 'humans'. Different from me, they were born 'wanted humans'." = I hate people who weren't hurt the same way I was because I am jealous and bitter, I'm so jealous and bitter it feels good to me to make others feel like shit. And I'm not trying to get on some Hurt People Hurt People bullshit because that shit is annoying and apologia but what I'm trying to say is that sometimes Trauma makes you unpleasant and ugly and erratic and I appreciate that Kaneshiro actually wrote it out. Also like that feeling by itself isn't inherently evil. I think it's a very natural response! In this case Kaiser goes too far not by experiencing this emotion but by acting on it.

So now with THAT out of the way too, I think we need to sit down and think more into the Ness situation. So first he says, "I can't accept kindness because all I know is malice. If anything I think malice makes life easier." Then he goes to say he is specifically looking for someone to make a "dog to his malice" and reads a psychology book to achieve that. Like first of all I'm sorry but that is so comically evil it's hilarious to me. He read a textbook to be a more efficient male manipulator. But anyway the way I understand that isn't a deep underlying evil within him but a need for control. I think he believes everyone will hurt and disorient him unless he feels like he's Controlling them. From an abusive household the only relationship dynamic he knows is person of authority - inferior party. His only friend is Ness and the only person he feels safe around being Ness is because of he tells himself Ness is his "dog" and therefore won't ever raise a hand to him. And that's because he thinks anyone who isn't his dog/under his control will do exactly that.

And so... If we go from there, from the parallel we understand Kaiser didn't see his meeting with Ness the same way Ness sees it. However, that doesn't mean Kaiser's view is the objective truth. I think they're both UNRELIABLE and EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE. So what that means is that Ness sees his time together with Kaiser through a more glorified lens, while Kaiser denies himself thinking of Ness as a companion because that puts him in a vulnerable spot, so to maintain his feeling of being in control he exerts distance and tells himself Heh we aren't actually friends because he doesn't even know that one time I giggled at him in the showers I was actually just manipulating him all along because I am sooo evil and untouchable 😏. Like do we actually take this perception at face value here because to me it just seems like a Scared and Cowardly person trying to act out his idea of a strong person because the ONLY other time he's been in any meaningful proximity to someone he got beat up and degraded.

With that I also think Kaiser is very much narcissist posturing. He'slying to himself to make himself seem invulnerable and self-aggrandizing himself through his malice (I think pretending we are 100% evil and irredeemable makes a lot of us feel safe because it seems inhuman and people are easily hurt so you don't Ever want to be a multidimensional person with layered personality traits). Because like if you think about it without the emotional reaction of "I hope Ness kills you you stupid whore" that we all have... He actually isn't doing anything that big. Like in his head he's like Heh I'm soooo Patrick Bateman I have all the control 😏 but all he did was like find a guy to play football with.

Like he's trying to say to himself that he's all that. Sure he does insult Ness and that's not good! But he didn't pull off some Complicated deeply horrific scheme. I do not believe Kaiser has an objective view of himself. It really takes away the power from all of that when you realize what he's doing is just Very Pathetic and Paranoid and Intimacy Averse. "I can't have normal friends let me get this guy in on my master servant roleplay and I'll act like he's not enjoying it too because it'll make me feel more powerful" Men will do anything but go to counseling

Addendum: This is also not Kaiser. Now I don't know what kind of person Kaiser is but considering I read it as him suffering from NPD/a disordered personality that means he doesn't have a "real" identity most of the time, this is a shell we're seeing. He just has a mask maybe there's something underneath maybe there isn't and he's empty inside, but the point is he is the kind of character who has a specific way they want to portray themselves and will lie to both themselves and the audience to achieve it. Yes I believe that includes the I'm a male manipulator evilest person alive 😏 shtick too (I think the actual truth is probably somewhere in the middle of his and Ness's view. Most likely they're both incorrect).

Notice how Barou and Rin overcame things? That is because they have a real ego. Kaiser doesn't have a "real ego"/sense of self right now, all he has is his selfish act. I believe that is intentional because I think the Blue Lock mangaka shows a good grasp and understanding of psychology. The development is pointing towards him actually getting one during this match we'll see. Hey he might even change and grow as a person if that happens but I wouldn't get too overly optimistic!

Also we need to understand that we only see these people playing football we don't know what the fuck he's like outside of that. I currently don't have any reason to believe he's anything beyond rude and insufferable when like talking to people who aren't his football rivals and in Blue Lock on principle I believe everyone is at least 30% a better more bearable person off the field.

And to finish off my demented rant some of yall are fucking HYPOCRITICAL. So when Isagi takes joy in ruining people's dreams it's fine but when Kaiser does it he needs to kill himself? Let's be very serious.

TL;DR Kaiser's behavior makes total sense, his 261 characterization falls in line with everything we've seen of him before so there's no need for shock, and he looked good being dysfunctional and messed up too