#like her character is super sweet and I love how she was like gtfo there sidon and save us

[reflexicon]

I love these two sm and nothing you say can change my mind. My otp

[carebeartherese]

My live reactions to Loki ep 4:

(Already 7 mins in and I’m angry with Kang)

-hell yea the clock lady wants you (what the fuck)

-mobius and Loki are very boyfriends rn

-shit the loom

-LOKI LOOKED AT MOBIUS’ HAND

-sorry

-I love this Victor timely fella tbh

-oh fuck dox

-B15 my love <333

-no don’t let dox live

-oooooo words

-Víctor is so autism

-ob and Casey <3333

-ob and victor meeting each others idles

-snake eating it’s own tail= Ouroboros

-FANGIRLING

-CASEY JEALOUS??

-mobius is so sweet

-NOT THE BIGASS SUIT THING AGAIN POOR MOBIUS

-lmfao petty ob

-hahahahah VOLUNTEER LOKI

-skin?

-mobius and Loki fighting like an old couple is my favorite

-Sylvie = third wheel

-Loki is in fact super fast

-ooop victor is think

-Casey and ob are so bf coded

-CASEY IS THE OTHER WOMAN NOW

-PIE DATE 2???

-sylvie pls let them be a couple

-dude this bitch

-CALLING OUT MOBIUS FR

-HE HASNT LOOKED CAUSE HE LOVES LOKI HE WANTS TO STAY WITH HIM

-MOBIUS AND SYLVIE FACING OFF WHILE LOKI STANDS IN THE BACKGROUND IS ACTUALLY PEAK CINEMA

-WHO WILL HE CHOOSE

-pie pls

-LOKI YOU CHOSE HER???

-oh brad

-shit

-please don’t start a prison riot

-don’t bring Galileo into this

-Stfu dox

-uhhhh this tension is strange

-B15 !!!!!!

-brad doing the same hand-resting thing with his collar

-PIE TIME

-wait sylvie gtfo

-ohhhh please let them fight about MOBIUS

-Loki monologue incoming

-lmfao Thor mocking

-also Loki character development???

-yea those people live because of his lover

-damn wise words ig

-I don’t like them as a couple please don’t let this happen again

-yea sylvie thats kinda the point of hope

-i don’t hate her she’s just annoying on occasion

-anyways

-ok but you are gods tho

-thx Loki also back tf up

-MOVE ON /SRS

-damn that pie room is the real star or the show

-fuck dox srsly

-NO NO RAVONNA STOP

-also crazy bitch Ms minutes honorable mention

-SHES WORKING ON HERSELF OK

-oh shit life on the timeline?? Fr???

-oh fuck no you crazy bitches

-WHAT ARE THEY DOING

-BRAD NO

-FUCK DONT SQUISH THEM

-NO PLEASE OMFG RAVONNA

-MS MINUTES WHY ARE YOU PSYCHOTIC

-Brad that was fuckin cold

-see even ravonna doesn’t actually give a fuck who you are brad

-Casey x OB x Timely???

-It’s hotchoc victor

-I love victor

-mobius is so supportive

-what’s happening with the tempads tho???

-oh sorry b15 it’s people goo now

-MS MINUTES STOP THIS AINT SUPPOSED TO BE HORROR

-Aw he made the guard hot coco

-OH FUCK

-BRAD WHAT THE HELL YOU CUNT

-IT WAS SO WHOLESOME UNTIL YOU SHOWED UP

-MOBIUS AND VIRUSES LMFAO

-shit Ms minutes

-stawp

-loki and mobius need more screen time together

-this feels much scarier than it should tbh

-ohhh….hey ravonna….sorry about all that

-oh shit ok

-mommy? Sorry, mommy? Sorry-

-brad please relax with your 70s hair

-TIMELY DONT BE A DICK PLS

-RUN LOKI RUN

-oh fuck this is it ig

-real Ms minutes sucks

-shits getting real

-loki is gonna get pruned by himself

-sylvie constantly plays elevator music in her soul

-this is where Loki gets pruned!!!! Probably by himself

-yup I was right prune yourself

-damn sylvie strong

-good job loki???

-sorry just had to kill past me rq

-WHOS calling???

-and th e call was coming from IsIdE tHe HoUsE

-oh dammit ob you scared me

-mobius is so worried about his boyfriend he’s willing to reboot the whole system

-LET THE LOKIS USE THEIR POWERS SRSLY

-BYE MS MINUTES

-Aw poor timely they aren’t mocking you

-OH SHIT

-you’ll never be him.

-that shit was menacing fr

-oh DONT send brad out on his own!!!

-he gonna die

-fuck that was kinda hot ngl

-anyways hi sylvie/brad

-FUCK YEA SCREW YOU RAVONNA

-lokius has had way too few scenes today

-loki <333

-oh thank god

-OH THERE IS NO GOD

-THE LOOM

-oh loki please be safe

-don’t send timely out pls

-no dont!!!

-TIMELY PLS DONT DIE

-OH SHIT BLACK HOLE SPAGHETTI

-NO TIMELY PLEASE

-GOD HOW FIX PLS

-NO BAD LOKI

-STAY PUT PLEASE

-DUDE

-THIS SHIT IS TERRIFYING

-B15 MY LOVE

-OH FUCK WHY IS IT DARK

-WHAT THE HELL WHAT JUST HAPPENED

-THAT IS AN UNFAIR CLIFFHANGER

-COME BACK

[rabid-reads]

i finished it!

this is intended for adults. content warning: just everything, pretty much, all the warnings.

but it's a ride.

we start with the fmc (Sadie) is dead, and in exchange for her life the devil asks for an evil soul instead of her boring soul. so she takes off and runs into the mmc (Ridge) who is immediately psychotic and horny and would like to literally eat her. he takes some bites of her thigh, but no worries, his werewolf spit is magical and healing. dude's like super obsessed with her scent. a lot of this, yikes, it's not particularly consensual, but Sadie does shoot him a couple times, and that slows him down a bit.

Ridge is arrogant, and such an ass, i would've loved to see Sadie give him a hard time. he needed to be trolled a bit. there's a line where the mmc's brother (Wright, who is the "good werewolf") mentions tying Ridge to a tree, and how it would take him a while to break free.

Sadie should have absolutely tied Ridge's ass up to a tree. bruh. he needs so much training. Ridge needs to be tuckered out and clicker trained. someone go get Kagome, he needs a good, "Sit, Boy!"

but yeah, Sadie is smol and sweet and rewards Ridge's bad behavior by letting him (the author's words) "impale her throat with his dick." girly pop is sucking that dick while dying at the same time until Wright comes in and saves her.

the prose is purple; the author does these weird scent profiles, and a lot of the metaphors and descriptions don't make sense. but that's ok, because i came here for the vibes and the ride. the title and the chapter titles told me everything i needed to know.

Sadie can't get through a dinner with Ridge and Wright without Ridge having horny thoughts. while Sadie lives in a constant state of soaked underwear and Ridge can taste her with his skin? he also wants to eat her underwear. so there's that. and is ready to start fisting himself under the table.

honestly, not a single character can have a conversation without needing a bonk, straight to horny jail. which i mean, yk? 🤷‍♀️ i think this is the horniest mmc i've ever encountered, and i read ice planet barbarians.

exhibit A

“Ridge ignores him. ‘Little fawn,’ he insists. ‘Spread your legs when I speak to you.’ She whimpers. He’d like to tell his brother to fuck off. He’d like to pull her over this table and thrust deep in her throat again. Instead he pushes her knee until it’s pinned against the wall and he can smell her dripping down to the chair. Yes, he’ll lick the chair too. He’ll scrape the fucking paint off it.”

ok, ok so then Sadie tries to drown herself in the bathtub bc she doesn't want to give Ridge's soul to the devil? Ridge shows up while she's doing this, and she shoots him, and they have sex on the bathroom floor in each other's blood and then take a nap. Wright comes home and is mad bc Sadie is hurt, so he rattles Ridge awake and starts beating him up. Ridge is like, “finally some life in you,” and Wright is like, Sadie is your mate. And Ridge is like, are you fr? And Wright's like imagine her dead like you killed my mate the first time you turned?! Then Ridge runs away naked and covered in blood. Sadie calls Wright cruel, and Wright tells her to gtfo of is house. DUN. DUN. DUUUUUNNN.

Sadie cleans the bathroom and goes downstairs where Wright is feeling bad. Sadie gives Wright her back story and tells him she is going to run off bc she doesn't want to give anyone's soul to the devil. Wright tells her they can help, but Sadie isn't having it and leaves.

Ridge comes back from the woods to find Sadie gone and throws the table but feels bad bc sometimes Sadie eats cereal on it.

Sadie calls and Ridge yells at her while jacking off to the sound of her voice. i guess Wright is, like, just standing there while they have phone sex?

Wright goes back to Sadie's home to talk to the devil who appears as Wright's dead mate (that Ridge killed) and has sex with her.

Sadie is staying at a hotel and decides to go skinny dipping; a creepy guy appears and rubs his fingers on her underwear and invites her to church. she gets scared and tries to call Ridge, but no one answers. if this book had a theme song, it'd be the intro to Law and Order SVU.

Ridge finds Sadie at the bar talking to the reverend who smelled her underwear. tells him Ridge and Sadie are siblings. they sit down to eat together, and Ridge has Sadie stroke his bulge under the table. Bc y not? then Ridge asks the reverend to baptize Sadie.

they go to the church, the reverend goes to do whatever, and Ridge has sex with Sadie against the outside of the church. Then a guy related to the reverend shows up with a gun, and Ridge is mad bc he has to pull his knot out of Sadie, but Ridge is like this is fine. bc he really wants to mate with Sadie on the alter in the church. bc Sadie is "wise and intuitive" she knows this is Ridge's plan.

it turns out the reverend and the guy with the gun have killed two women and a child in the church. and Ridge knows this bc he can smell it. also, at some point these two men where at Ridge's and Wright's farm, but we don't know the context (if i had to guess, they killed Wright's mate and kids. not Ridge.) then the reverend mentions seeing Sadie naked, and Ridge loses it. he eats the reverend's eyeballs and kills both the men. then covers his erection in their blood, and demands Sadie take her dress off. then he has sex with her on the alter bc he is the king of manifestation. yaaass intent.

ok, i'm at about 60% and this was a popular place to dnf and i can see why. Ridge goes to kill the waitress that saw him with the reverend, so she can't tell the police. it's...uh, a pretty fucked up scene.

then Ridge takes her to the ocean and not much happens for a bit (besides pure smut). Ridge tells Sadie his favorite book is Frankenstein and Sadie is all, i love you even if you are a monster (bet you didn’t see that coming). Wright shows up and takes them to the grocery store, and after traumatizing the shoppers, Ridge takes Sadie to a storage room and more smut.

“I’ll sell a box for twenty-seven cents if you put your fucking panties in your mouth,’ he tells her, his voice low and rough against her ear."

100 pages left and i'm pretty sure Wright is in love with Sadie too. it seems obvious, but hard to digest given the circumstances. we'll see where this goes.

oh no. Wright hears Sadie and Ridge having sex and starts stroking himself to visions of Sadie, Wright had while he was back at her house. Visions in which Sadie called him daddy.

i guess the devil shows up in Ridge and Sadie's room and kills Ridge. then the devil turns into Sadie and starts giving Wright a blow job. and Sadie (even though it's implied she's kind of into it) is upset bc Ridge is dying while Wright does nothing to stop the blowie. Sadie cuts her finger on Ridge's fang and feeds him her blood and it brings him back to life. the three of them argue and Wright leaves.

Ridge decides he's going to find someone for Sadie to kill and give their soul to the devil so Sadie can live. He enlists Wright's assistance. Wright tells him there's no way Sadie will kill anyone.

Ridge tries to get Sadie to cuss, but she tells him she wants to get to heaven. Then Ridge straight up fists her. Sadie says she's going to die soon bc she won't be able to make a trade with the devil.

Ridge, being Ridge, decides to bring a homeless man he's half eaten for Sadie to shoot and give his soul to the devil. I guess the homeless man is a deadbeat dad or something, and that's good enough for Ridge. Sadie won't do it, so Ridge shoots the homeless guy and then himself. Ridge has been shot like 6 or 7 times in this story at this point, so he's fine. Ridge wakes up with a headache and they have sex.

they fight bc Ridge shot himself, Ridge goes for a walk, and...well, um Sadie fucks Wright and calls him daddy a bunch.

Turns out, Wright wants Ridge to kill him so he can be the soul to take instead of Sadie's bc he's super in love with her. Sadie daydreams about being with both brothers before she realizes Wright's intentions.

omfg you're kidding? ok, Ridge shows up and smells that they've had sex and Sadie is screaming for him not to shift and kill his brother. Ridge, who has been so reasonable, and ever so honorable (eyeroll) fights shifting so he doesn’t hurt his brother. then the three of them gather and fight the big bad devil.

afterwards, Sadie's in the hospital with Wright while Ridge is trying to fully turn back into human. Sadie tells Wright she loves both him and Ridge, and Ridge is just going to have to DEAL WITH IT.

no. 😂 omfg. Ridge comes into the hospital room and declares their wedding, despite Sadie railing his brother. wow. alright. Alexa, play Sweet Home Alabama.

WOW. i don't know what to say.

there was someone who commented on goodreads about how they liked Ridge more when he was trying to eat Sadie. and i didn't understand then, but i do now.

from ferocious beast to cuck. i was in the very least, entertained.

pre read thoughts -

it's an enemies to lovers, dark werewolf romance where the author gives honorable mention to demonic levels of horniness.

hear me out, it was a busy long week at work and i'm ready to read some forget reality, nothing is serious, werewolf smut. but. i wanted it packaged in morally grey, and by the look of the amount of dnfs in the goodreads reviews, i'm at the right place.

expectations: low. i'm thinking it's going to be purple prose (based off the title), heavy smut, hopefully banter, probably ultra toxic male. and worst case scenario, i'm going to be entertained for 2ish hours.

[fallout-drabbles-n-stuff]

Companions and their mental health statuses?

(Wrote this while listening to a Spotify playlist named "going absolutely fucking apeshit" anyway- I'm gonna split this up by what I think character wise...and then my experiences with these seggsy bitches in game bc boy, it's been wild)

Cait:

•Sufferer of severe trauma throughout her life.

•Shit just gets worse

•Fights for her life and has a strong love for psycho before a special someone convinced her she is worthy of being loved

•Trust issues out the wazoo..for sadly, good reasons.

•Maybe not the worst on the list, but definitely up there.

In game experience...

•GOD DAMN FALLOUT VERSION OF LYDIA- like seriously? Gtfo the doorway! I'm getting blown up!

•Hates everyone and everything except sole and breaking the law.

Curie:

•Actually not all that bad...except for secret abandonment issues.

•Usually masks it by burying herself in research.

•As far as these poor bastards go, she's probably one of the most mentally stable- which is scary.

In game experience.....

•Sweet Frenchie with asshole pets.

(I don't travel with her often 🥲)

Danse:

Pre-Blind Betrayal-

•Confirmed sufferer of PTSD

•Blames himself for the death of several team members.

•Evidence points towards un-talked about alcoholism.

•Seems to be attracted to power armour..

•Not very good but not the worst on this list..

Post-Blind Betrayal-

•Same as above but add on identity crisis times a thousand and two.

•Will literally kill himself (or let you kill him) if you don’t convince him otherwise.

In game experience....

•Fucking goes apeshit, pre or post BB

•Completely unaware of his surroundings unless it has to do with vertibirds flying over head, then it's time for guerrilla warfare. "Fate has decreed that you must die!"- he speaks, drawing a laser rifle.

•Has been caught on multiple instances doing drugs out of the drug vending machine in Nuka World despite clearly being against them.

Deacon:

•Probably one of the more mentally fucked.

•Lost his wife in front of his own eyes in a notably terrible way.

•Escapes his deep seeded pain through his elaborate schemes, justifying it by telling himself it helps his organization.

•Still feels like shit every waking minute.

•Cant really allow himself to get close to anyone because of his experiences.

In game experiences...

•Asshole

•Jumpscare king, mainly because I didn't know he changed outfits THAT often.

•Doesn't like physical affection???  Shit that actually makes sense..

•Stalker.

Gage:

•He's pretty "meh" on the sanity scale. He's ruthless, but he's entirely stable besides his attachment issues.

•Trusts too easy and hates himself for it...also tries to make himself not be that way and for the most part, it works!

•Problematic raider.

In game experience...

•Makes stupid comments at inappropriate times as though he wishes for the enemies to murder us

•Thinks that walking through walls is entirely possible and gets stuck every time I run with him

Hancock:

•The actual worst on this fine list of mentally messed up individuals.

•Self worth is just nonexistent despite being a pretty all around decent guy

•Uses drugs to cover up terrible trauma to the point of putting himself in the greatest danger just short of dying

•Oh yeah, doesn't mind death actually.

•Doesn't feel worthy of anything deep down.

in game experience...

•Shoots sole for stealing shit in the third rail

•Unhinged

•Sits for hours

Macready:

•Lost his wife in a horrific way

•Only has his son, who he is convinced is going to die sooner than later because of something he can't control

•Willing to do everything if it means caps to send to his sick child

•Doesn't really have a place to call his "home"

•Reckless and unforgiving

In game experience...

•Being nice? How dare you speak such ill language.

•Kleptomaniac

Maxson:

•Does as good as a boy his age with all of the responsibility possibly could.

•Just imagine- your dad died when you were super young. Your mother shipped your ass away. The people you loved like family died all around you. Now you're stuck in foreign land and have no fucking idea where to begin, only that you have to mobilize these fuckers you're in charge of and remain a good leader...

•Still not good enough? Okay, pile on insomnia, alcoholism, and the thought that you have no one alive that truly loves you as more than just the "elder". Oh, but you eventually got to spit out some kids somehow because you're the last of the great "Maxson" line...

•Also not exactly on the "stable" side..

In game experience...

•Stares intently down the Prydwen command deck with his hands behind his back..for hours.

•Never wants to chat :(

•Long winded and short sighted, bad combo..

Nick:

•Has to deal with not only demons that technically aren't even his, but after "reunions"- Kellogg's fucked up self haunts him. He keeps it to himself and suffers silently.

•Deals with the pain of knowing there will never be a place where is truly just himself. He's a man trapped inside of a metal cage..and yet he's not even really "that" man, is he?

•One could easily understand how he has some issues too.

In game experience...

•Cigarettes? Yes.

•Oh, Youre in a fight? Seems like a good time to tighten the bolts in my hand right about now...

•Wields a flamer like a champ.

Piper:

•Surprisingly..has the most sound mental state out of all.

•Is a little obsessive tho

•Has had to adapt to the role of sibling and parent to her younger sister, which isn't easy for anyone.

•Often delves into her work, sort of like curie, to avoid dealing with the pain of her parents no longer being there for her or nat.

In game experience..

•Hey kid, want some Nuka-Cola?

•Mayor McDonough shall die, even if it means execution by the hands of everyone else in Diamond City.

Preston:

•Has canonically admitted to considering suicide.

•Is holding onto the last threads of hope he has with a fucking death grip.

•Definitely not of the best mental state

In game experience...

•Doesn't know how to properly use furniture.

•Can hear sole coming from a mile away and is already getting the map out for the next settlement

X6-88:

•Emotions? Is that a snack?

•Seriously though, he has been "reset" so many times that sometimes-he doesn't even realize it- he doesn't even know what "he" is. Every aspect of who he is..it should be gone, he's a machine and he knows it...why does he still feel like a person?

•Short story, he hates life. He hates being held captive and being used like a damn hound to hunt down those who were smart enough to run- those of which he envied and didn't even realize he did. Hey, he's just a machine though- it's his job and he knows better than to revolt.

•Violence is the freedom he feel he has. He can kill and track in any way he wants, so long as it is successful and what the Institute deem appropriate. It's horrible, but he doesn't realize it- and at this point he doesn't care. The death of another and the way they die by his hand is just his way of expressing who he is deep down.

In game experience...

•Oi, you don't like the institue? FUCK YOU

[jayflrt]

Okay that made me even more curious 👀 if you don’t mind a quick rundown…….👉🏻👈🏻

// mystic messenger game (not rlly spoilers???) more of a summary of the beginning + rundown of characters

OMG YES okok so mystic messenger is an otome game/dating sim and the basic plot is you pick up a stranger’s phone and he leads you to an apartment to return it. there, the phone opens a private chatroom where you end up becoming involved with the group of ppl in it. basically you join their organization and help them host a charity ball. since it’s an otome game the first four days of the game are general and you can mingle w who you want and do your lil job with the emails/invites 😵‍💫

whoever you get more hearts out of is the route you end up on, but the casual route you can only get yoosung, zen, or jaehee. in the deep route you can jumin or seven but you have to unlock it first by playing the casual route and getting hourglasses :’) and then there’s a route called another story with two other characters :o

BUT BASICALLY the main group’s character v general run down is

yoosung - college student, gamer, very very cute <3 he has no idea what to do w his life tho LOL and he skips class a lot 😭 but he’s like the most wholesome boyfriend and cares sm <33

zen - rising actor, pretty narcissistic but very sweet LMAOAOA he’s super passionate about getting his talent recognized tho and he cares about mc a lot 😞

jaehee - HER ROUTE IS A FRIENDSHIP ROUTE AND IT MAKES ME SAD BC I WANT HER TO BE MY GF AND THEN OPEN A BAKERY W HER AND KISS HER HAND ☹️ but jaehee is soso cute !! very overworked and hardworking 😭 mark lee of the mystic messenger world fr and it’s so obvious she has a crush on mc but they made her friendzone us 🙄

AND THEN the other two are in the deep route which is a lil more intense

jumin - LOVE OF MY LIFE <3 he’s the son of a ceo (THIS IS WHY HE IS JAY IN THE AU) and is lowkey rlly impassive and emotionless at first 😭😭 but he warms up the more he gets to know mc :’)) gets a lil possessive bc of certain game events with the anonymous hacker person but you have to show him how to be gentler p much 😵‍💫 also zen doesn’t not like this man but he sort of teases zen bc he doesn’t know how to say he wants to help him out 😭

seven - he’s like one of the most popular choices i think !! everyone is a 707 simp omg but he’s just FUNNY he loves joking around but is also v mysterious bc he has a Secret Job 😵‍💫 but his route is v emotional and a rollercoaster and i could scream ab this for hours but i don’t wanna give anything away

BUT YEAH i hope that helped :D and ofc here’s elizabeth the 3rd (jumin’s cat). seven is Obsessed with elizabeth and calls her elly. he broke into jumins place to play with his cat and jumin caught him on the security cams and told him to gtfo 😭😭

[mymostimaginaryfriend]

QOTS 5x05 Reaction Post

Good news if you like your blood bath’s angst free: there’s zero agonizing over pulling the trigger this week, thanks to some less morally grey villains.

But if you were looking for any fallout or repercussions or I don’t know an acknowledgement of last week’s proceedings effects on the interpersonal relationships of La Familia you’ve come to the wrong place.  

That definitely does not happen.  Instead we have the A plot of Teresa takes Europe and the B plot of GTFO Before Boaz Murders You KG.  The KG/Boaz stuff was allowed to leisurely marinate in it’s foreboding.  The Teresa takes Europe plot was like three episodes worth of plot in 30 minutes.

Don’t ask me to explain the Oksana issue.  I couldn’t even if I tried lol.  The show needed a reason to get Teresa to Europe so sure, paper-thin excuse, come on down!

I’ll accept nearly any reason to get the gang in suits and night out attire tbh. I’m easy like that.

Overall I liked the idea of this episode more than the execution.  The stuff with Teresa and Oksana and Teresa and Kelly Anne could have been great if it were allowed to breath a bit more but instead I was like “wait, what? EUROPE! the huh now? HEIST! who? INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT! 

I know there were scenes longer than 30 seconds but it sure didn’t feel like it watching live lol

I did thoroughly enjoy Teresa and Oksana kicking Durand’s ass though.

I thought we were going to get a Jeresa art heist but can it really be called a heist if all it entailed was James walking by the painting *once* and being like ok got it lmao.  TOO COMPETENT, VALDEZ.

(Seriously though is there anything not on his resume? He’s got the full vest of criminal scout badges: art theft, motorcycle stunts, private army, surveillance, assassinations, etc etc.)

I love that we’re conditioned as an audience now to know James not appearing at the showdown = him holed up in his sniper’s den.  That was badass.

I do kinda wish Rocco had been there to be a part of the massacre. I’d have loved to see Teresa encounter him again.

Though gotta love the moment Teresa hears Rocco is dead she’s like ca-ching EUROPE BABY.

Can you tell I’m avoiding talking about KG and the pervasive feeling of imminent doom hanging over all of his scenes???

Because my dude, Boaz looked you straight in the eye and showed you what he does to people “infiltrating his business”...get out while you can I beg of you!!

Also don’t mind that forklift in reverse beeping sound, it’s all the anvils loaded up for Pote’s dialogue.  Saying “You’re never going to be left behind” to Kelly Anne is like the same as pushing the Indiana Jones boulder of doom off the ledge, and we’ve seen how much Pote sucks at running.

P.S. When Pote interrupted Kelly Anne’s super vulnerable conversation to insist their baby HAD to be a boy...I might have whispered: “dump him.”

And one last thing, it looks like 5x06 will make up for it but if I were the editor of this ep, I’d have cut a few of the KG/Boaz scenes to fit in just a few longer scenes between A plot characters...particularly Jeresa after last ep would have been nice. And oh idk James learning about the pregnancy on screen perhaps? Who even told him? Or at the very least squeeze in James and Pote’s reaction to Teresa walking out of her unarmed meeting with Durand holding him at gunpoint b/c that would have been priceless.  But that’s just me.

And speaking of that preview...whew.  Not sure I’ll survive 5x06.  Goodbye sweet world, cause of death: Jeresa content.  Cannot wait.

[gossipgirls]

Can you rank the main characters of the reboot so far?

ooh yeah

1. JULIEN - sweetheart!!!!! i couldn't believe how much i loved her in episode 1 and i've only appreciated her more and more with each episode. rooting for her in anything and everything. i have enjoyed every single second of her screen time.

2. luna - she was bumped way up with episode 3 because she was so fun. and has my favourite wardrobe of the show so far i think?

3. zoya - sort of mixed feelings about her sometimes (it's annoying to me that she's unapologetically dating her sister's ex-bf right in front of her... zobie is fine but not cute enough to make me root for that sdnjksd), but i mostly just want to PROTECT this girl. when she said she was 14 in ep 3 i was like WAIT, HUH???? and now i want everyone to simply back off of her immediately.

4. monet - when she has a good episode like luna in ep 3 she can be bumped up too, but so far, i just don't know enough about her for her to be as much of a favourite as i expected/hoped. i think there's a lot of potential to make her character deeper than just "mean girl" so i hope they go there (with luna too).

5. audrey - i like her! but it's almost like i WANT to like her more than i actually currently DO like her. she'll grow on me in time for sure, probably once she and aki break up lmao. fantastic wardrobe though and her reading a new woman-centered book each week is just... :').

6. max - he's moving up eventually, i'm sure of it, but for now he is simply here. the beginnings of a potentially very well-written character––he was really, really good in ep 3. and the actor has chemistry with... EVERYONE?!

7. aki - what a sweet boy but... simply no personality so far 😭 and not even in the fun nate himbo way. there are hints of it... it's there... i still totally have faith that it's on its way... but he's sitting pretty at second last place (excluding teachers) until then. i will say that the audrey/aki argument in the second episode––"i'm just looking at this objectively." "i know, and that's awful."––was so good and one of my favourite scenes so far. just felt very real, super relatable. and delivered a lot of info about each character and their relationship in one short argument (even just in those two lines)––loved it and i see lil sparks of aki's character in there LMAO.

8. obie - he's not a terrible character, but imo he has been treating julien terribly and then seems to expect julien to be the one to apologize...? totally understandable that he wanted to break up with her, but pursuing and VERY PUBLICLY dating her sister (who you know she's trying to form a closer relationship with) the literal next day? gtfo obie. he's got all of dan's worst flaws and all of nate's worst flaws wrapped into one and it's just A Lot for me at the moment. @ lunet please direct your anger towards him and leave zoya alone, thank you.

9. kate - no words... none at all.

[maybeimamuppet]

characters!! elsa, anna, and uhhhhh heather duke and martha

sorry if that was too many

lol hiii friends

let’s give this a go

ELSA

first impression: i saw let it go before anything so it was HELLO SONG IS VERY CATCHY

impression now: anxious snow bby. get the babe some therapy PLEASE

favorite moment: depends!! in the stage show i just love the whole entire coronation scene (like the bit with anna and the dress and everything) and in the movieeee probably the ending of the first movie where they all go ice skating :)

idea for a story: MEAN GIRLS FROZEN AU but one where elsa would actually be like. in it. it’d be really angsty but i realized the other day that the first decision she probably had to make as queen was whether or not to try recovering her parents’ bodies so maybe her trying to do that bc why not

unpopular opinion: FUCK THE ENDING OF FROZEN II

favorite relationship: romantically, her and honeymaren. but her love for her sister kinda sells the whole movie so we love some sweet sisters too. also if you ship elsanna gtfo pls :)

favorite headcanon: she doodles with her snow. so when she’s thinking or something she makes little snow/ice things. olaf loves them and has them all on a shelf.

ANNA

first impression: can’t tell ya that for Personal Reasons™ but basically OMG NO WAY

impression now: tiny tornado. a bean. just wants her sissy’s attention and also LITERALLY YAS QUEEN

favorite moment: for the first time in forever. just that whole scene

idea for a story: super cliche but anna really wants to have double dates so she tries to set elsa and honeymaren up only to learn they’ve been together for like six months and are just very amused by her antics. or one where she kidnaps elsa and makes her move back home

unpopular opinion: FUCK. THE ENDING. OF FROZEN II.

favorite relationship: kristoff, duh. but platonically she’s got a real cute thing happening with olaf and we still love some snow sisters

favorite headcanon: she and olaf have little get togethers every week. they go to elsa’s palace and have sandwiches with marshmallow and the snowgies and anna teaches olaf how to read

HEATHER DUKE

first impression: bitch

impression now: bitch (affectionate)

favorite moment: her riff in candy store. fuk u chandler let her finish

idea for a story: as part of her recovery she teaches all the heathers and veronica (her girlfriends, obvs) how to cook some of her family’s recipes

unpopular opinion: i’ve never seen anyone more asexual

favorite relationship: poly heathers and veronica :))) and post redemption arc i like the idea of her and martha being buds. but also her and a sane jd as buds

favorite headcanon: she and chandler first became friends bc they both loved to read. duke still reads a lot bc it reminds her of how chandler used to be and she secretly hopes they’ll be like that again someday

MARTHA

first impression: aww

impression now: AWW also yes queen you sing that song abt kindergarten

favorite moment: NANCY DREW’S ONTO YOU VERONICA

idea for a story: she shows all the heathers the princess bride. bc she and veronica are best friends and it’s important to her to have a good relationship with her best friend’s girlfriends. the heathers have all already seen it but they play along for her sake and bc they know veronica will yell at them if they don’t

unpopular opinion: she deserves better than veronica

favorite relationship: anyone but ram

favorite headcanon: she is the queen of dirty jokes. nobody expects it but she will find an innuendo that isn’t even there

[ffamranxii]

I’m only about halfway through Meteor Garden so I’ll save my major comparisons to Boys Over Flowers for the end, but I’d really like to get out my thoughts as of episode 25.

This is Shancai, and she is our protagonist. She is literal sunshine in human form and she deserves SO MUCH BETTER than what she’s getting. Seriously, she needs to tell every single character in this show to fuck off and then get the hell out of Shanghai. She’s been assaulted, insulted, harassed, kidnapped, demeaned, and had absolutely everyone in this show tell her “Oh Si’s just a total dickbag because he loves you” and “you’re just unsure because you’re in love.” No, Si’s a dickbag because he’s the fucking devil and she’s unsure because she’s been forced into an abusive relationship due to her inability to just say no and Si’s inability to take a fucking hint. At this point I’m watching the series to see if she makes it the fuck out alive.

This is the F4, (l-r) Si, Lei, Meizuo, and Ximen. Si has some serious anger issues that apparently stem from his father passing away and no one loving him enough, which I guess gives him the reason to be a passive aggressive asshole and beat the fuck out of random guys. Body count so far: 2. He’s also literally assaulted Shancai four times as of episode 25, once within the first episode (which is when Shancai should’ve noped the fuck out of there but of course did not, because women’s autonomy and safety mean nothing in this show.) I understand that a huge part of the Hana Yori Dango franchise is Tsubasa/Junpyo/Si learning to be an actual human being and deal with his emotions, but Si is disturbing close to his manga counterpart, and manga Tsubasa almost got Tsukushi killed, on purpose, within the first ten chapters. That being said, when he’s with his friends he does have some good moments and does grow, but he seriously needs to leave Shancai alone. 

Lei is who I thought I would ship Shancai with, since I shipped his Korean counterpart with her Korean counterpart hardcore in Boys Over Flowers -- but I was wrong. Lei is not a great person. He’s cold and distant and extremely hung up over his childhood love Jing, who he’s only slightly nicer to. He follows Jing to Paris, and when they break up he uses Shancai not just to get over Jing but to pull some weird passive aggressive stunt over on Si. In fact, Si and Lei seem to have this really bizarre, sadistic sexual tension between them and have more chemistry than Shancai does with either of them. I’d root for that ship.

Meizuo is not at all what I was expecting. So far everyone follows their Korean counterparts really well -- except Meizuo, who is nothing like Woobin. Meizuo might as well be an entirely different character, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Also unlike Woobin, he gets his own storyline apparently with Caina, which looks promising. Meizuo is arguably my favorite Meteor Garden F4 member because he dresses like he fishes every piece of clothing from the trash and I scream “what the FUCK are you wearing” at least once an episode. He’s also the sassiest.

Ximen is just a slightly more manipulative Yijung, which I kind of like. He also seems to have a dangerous side to him that the Korean adaption gave to Woobin -- it’s implied that he and Si have beat up people in the past together. His relationship with Xiaoyou is, I think, the only fucking healthy one in the entire show so far; he’s extremely sweet, attentive, and caring towards her, even though he’s a dick and a troll to his friends (though to be fair, Meizuo and Lei also troll Si at every opportunity, which is hilarious) and enables Si’s behavior towards Shancai and passive aggressively shames her when she tries to stand up for herself. I’m wondering if his relationship with Xiaoyou will pan out like that, or if it’ll be super cute and storybook like Yijung’s was with Gaeul.

Shancai has actual friends in this adaption, holy shit. Xiaoyou is the Meteor Garden counterpart to Gaeul so we’ve seen her before. She’s very cute and kitschy, and at times is one of Shancai’s only supporters (though she also hardcore Shancai/Si and tells Shancai multiple times “you’re just in love” when Shancai voices her very valid concerns about the man, which is worrying because Xiaoyou also doesn’t make good choices when it comes to romance.) Li Zheng (middle) and Qinghe (right) don’t exist in Boys Over Flowers and therefore are completely new to me (but not to the franchise, as they have Hana Yori Dango counterparts). Li Zheng has a massive inferiority complex that isn’t entirely undeserved in the beginning, as Shancai (accidentally) leaves her humiliated in the rain and unable to get into a big party. She almost ruins Shancai’s life by getting her drunk, sending her home with a strange guy, and posting pictures of them in bed together all over the internet -- and Shancai, for some bizarre reason, fucking forgives her, because she is a literal saint and we do not deserve her. After that stunt, however, Li Zheng seems to be a pretty decent friend, but like everyone else in this show is completely unreliable when it comes to giving Shancai dating advice. 

Qinghe and I were homies for a while, because he is THE ONLY GODDAMN PERSON who continually sees Si for the asshole he is and calls him out on it, and the F4 treat him pretty badly, using him a lot as a replaceable member for when they kick Si out (for all of five minutes) for being a little too unbearable. However, by episode 25 he’s fully into Nice Guy mode, and hates Si not because he’s a douche but because Si is dating Shancai. Dude went from Shancai’s best friend to one step away from being an incel and I am mourning the loss hard. 

Here we have the one-offs, who I expected to play a much bigger role than they actually are. We have Tian Ye, who also is brand new to me having not existed in the Korean adaption. He’s a chef at a restaurant Shancai works in (before Si chases her away from it) and he’s the only goddamn person in this entire series so far who likes Shancai and hasn’t treated her badly. He actually tells Si to gtfo out of his restaurant and stands up to him for Shancai more than once. I loved him so much and I am so sad to see him go, but the reemergence of his ex(?) fiancee makes me hopeful he’ll show up again too.

Xiaozi is the girl Si’s mother tries to arrange for him to marry, and I was SO EXCITED for her because I LOVED her counterpart in Boys Over Flowers... but Meteor Garden has left me very disappointed indeed. She’s extremely wishy-washy about Si, saying first that she hates him and won’t marry him and doesn’t want anything to do with him and then in the same episode deciding that they’re going to date before their marriage and asking Shancai for advice. I really liked her for the first half of that episode and I feel like they just completely fucked up her character.

Jing is Lei’s childhood friend and ex girlfriend, and the only other person who is unconditionally nice to Shancai -- with the caveat that she’s a horrible cunt to Lei. At first all seems well. They seem to be very loving and in a committed relationship, but the more times she appears (and we have the chance to get to know her a lot better in 25 episodes than we did Seohyun in 40 something), the more it becomes clear that she’s only leading Lei on and doesn’t truly return his affections. She resurfaces in their lives just to drop a bomb on them -- “Hey I’m going to Paris and never coming back and also disowning myself from my family, okay bye!” -- and Lei actually drops everything in his entire life to go after her. The flashback we get of them in Paris is supposed to be cute, I think, with soft lighting and dreamy atmosphere, but it actually just shows Jing neglecting Lei to the point of cruelty until he decides he’s had enough and leaves. While we had almost an entire season before Seohyun announced her marriage to some Parisian dude, Jing does the same within the first fourth of 48 episodes, and it paints her in a horrible light. She destroyed Lei and doesn’t even feel bad about it, and we haven’t heard from her since.

These three don’t have character posters and that’s a damn shame. I must say, Si’s sister Zhuang (left) is JUST as badass as Junhee, and takes absolutely no shit from her brother -- but she isn’t here for very long. I think we saw her for, what?, two? three episodes? Junhee didn’t play a huge part in many episodes in Boys Over Flowers but she was still there a lot in the background, usually making quips at Junpyo or arguing with their mother. I hope Zhuang comes back. 

Caina is a character who’s new to me and I think I’m enjoying her a lot. She was introduced in the same arc as Tian Ye, which makes sense as she is (and maybe no longer?) his fiancee through an arranged marriage. While the F4 were all congratulating Shancai for doing well in the cooking competition, Meizuo just sat there a little starstuck and talked about hooking up with Caina the entire time. WELL SHE COMES BACK in episode 24(or is it 23?) TO MY IMMENSE SHOCK, and apparently is into trash chic because she immediately jumps into a little arc with him. What concerns me though is how her extremely low alcohol tolerance, her blackout drunkenness around men, and her blackout-induced injuries are all treated as comedy. Meizuo and some creep fight over her for two entire episodes, and each time ends with her eating pavement and waking up hungover and extremely beat up from it. This show makes me fear for the safety of women in China, since Caina’s predicament is played for laughs. Also, what happened to Tian Ye?? 

And finally, there’s THIS BITCH. Si and Zhuang’s mother. She even looks like Zhuang (which means in-universe Si looks like his father, which is extra heartbreaking as his father is dead), and she is the biggest cunt I’ve had the delight to watch. I hate this bitch like I hate Dolores Umbridge. I thought Junpyo’s mom was bad but Si’s mom is ten thousand times worse. She’s cold and cruel and looks to humiliate Shancai whenever she can, and even her own son and Mrs Yu too. She’s literally just Umbridge as a mom except she doesn’t physically abuse her children. She’s the only person I can say I’m almost okay with being made more terrible than before, because the mom was always supposed to be horrible.

All in all, Meteor Garden should be subtitled “Everyone In This Show Is A Terrible Human Being, Except Shancai Who Can Do No Wrong.” And normally I enjoy shows about terrible people but this one isn’t a comedy like It’s Always Sunny or The Office. This is supposed to be some great epic love story between Shancai and Si and all I see is a girl who feels like she can’t voice her own opinion and tell a guy to back off, and a guy with rage issues who won’t back the fuck off. 

I mean, I’m finishing the series, but... it’s definitely a challenge. At least the soundtrack is popping.

[xnchxntmxnt]

Hey this is for your matchups which again yayyy congrats on nearly 200!! Anyways for my matchup:

1-3) My nickname is Em, she/her and idm who you pair me with

4) I'd describe myself as shy at first then once you get to know me I'll open up, an overthinker and I like to be organized

My hobbies are writing, I really love it alot, I also like to draw if I get time and I love music alot too

In a partner I'd look for someone who makes me laugh and who's patient

For dealbreakers it's pretty general but I couldn't be with someone who doesn't consider other ppl's feelings

5) I don't have an aesthetic but I like pastel aesthetics but then I also like dark aesthetics and light academia so it's a mix I guess

6) Colours to describe me would be teal blue and silver, well according to you anyways

7) Right now I'd say my favourite song is  Tru Luv Street by Awfultune or Fight Night Champion by Cyberbully Mom Club

8) Idk about a specific genre but some artists I like rn are: Awfultune, Carpetgarden, Cavetown, Clem Turner, Cyberbully Mom Club, Girl in Red, Joji, Lorde, Matt Maltese and Twenty One Pilots (sorry that's alot)

9) Ooh and I wanted to include that my favourite book is Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Thank you in advance and also ily, you deserve all the love and more!! <3

EM MY BELOVED I HAVE DONE IT

@sugasfanfics this was so fun wtf like-- ugh i love this

ANYWAY i know i already kinda spilled the beans but im gonna match you with....

✧𝐴𝑘𝑎𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖 𝐾𝑒𝑖𝑗𝑖✧

AGASHIII

and no it's not just because you're already in love w him i have good reasoning behind this because i said so anyWAY

✧𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑀𝑒𝑡✧

how you met, for in case you cant see my fancy text

Cafe

C a f e

But like

A cafe specifically for nerds

This is just my like 2nd dream job okay but like hear me out

They have coffee & tea & a bookshelf full of old books and a chalkboard

You can write all over the chalkboard

You write super tiny and just let a little mini vent out in the corner because you’re stressed out and need to get everything off your chest

BUT you come back the next day and there’s a little note in the same little corner

Your message is gone

But instead is a little note from someone

“If you ever need to talk to someone, let me know”

And an Instagram username

So you give it a shot and you’re like why not talk to this random person Y’know maybe make a new friend if anything just thank them for the offer

You message him and start talking (and low key stalk his page just to see what he’s like, or maybe that’s just me being a snoop) and he’s actually really cool! So you guys meet up and get coffee and actually start talking all the time it’s really sweet

✧𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠✧

general headcanons

When i think of akaashi, I think of stars

When i think of you, i think of picnics and for some reason, water

Like the ocean

SO EVEN IF ITS NOT THE OCEAN

Your ‘spot’ is by this lake where he took you on a date one time

Maybe for an anniversary or something

But you guys did a little picnic dinner thing and were out when the sun went down so sat and stared at the stars

You buried a rock there and both of you like to stand on that spot where the rock is when youre there with the other

Or send the other a picture like “hiii baby look what i found” w your shoe in the picture

Bokuto is your #1 shipper high key

Like he thinks you two are so cute

He loves you so much too like

He and akaashi are kinda a package deal so like if ur dating akaashi ur dating bokuto just with less kissing (bokuto likes to kiss your cheek or forehead) (after making sure this was ok with akaashi of course) (ur his girlfriend of course)

But anyway just bokuto

He’s so sweet

And so clueless

You two will be walking together and then he’ll just walk up behind you and sling his arms over your shoulders

If youre holding hands w akaashi? He’ll put his hand over both of yours

God now i wanna write a fic but anyway

Bo is just the sweetest and is akaashi’s #1 hype man when he’s worried about a date

He’s ur #2 bc im ur #1 sorry to tell u

Bo totally tried to coin the platonic soulmates thing i love you kou but gtfo my em

Im arguing with fictional characters

ANYWAY

When akaashi is stressed he likes to wrap his arms around you and lay his head against your neck

He’ll never admit it out loud because he thinks its weird but he thinks you smell nice

When he’s starting to overthink too much + spiral he just will grab you and hug you until all the bad thoughts go away

When he thinks to of course

When he doesn’t, there are times you gotta find him and calm him down

Which he loves so much

Sit him down on the floor so he feels more grounded and hold his hand (or hook pinkies that's so cute i jhbflebf) (not the time spencer gtfo)

That way ur not crowding him but you’re still there y'know

And sometimes he’ll talk, sometimes you need to talk him down, sometimes you just sit in silence

Eventually he will lean forward into you and hug you because he doesn't want to talk, but he wants you to know he’s okay

Rub his back, kiss his head, you’ll both be okay

He’s really good with you too

When you’re stressed out he might push a couple buttons but he means well

He just wants to know who made his star upset (he calls you his star or darling convince me otherwise)

So he pushes buttons until you finally talk about it because obviously it’s bothering you why wouldn't you talk about it?? He just wants to fix it??

Sometimes this gets more irritating, sometimes it helps, it depends on the day

But even if you do get into an argument, expect to hear from him before the end of the night apologizing because he feels so bad for arguing with you that he doesn’t even care what the argument was about he just wants to make sure you still love him

I think im getting off topic but tbh this part is always just me rambling lol

Another thing I think of when I think of akaashi is rain. I don't know why but i do

You have to at least know OF the notebook & the rain scene to get this

I don't know the book lol i just know this much and i'm a dork so we’re using it & some quotes just a heads up

But just imagine its pouring and you’re bored and text him like “i wish i could see you but its raining & we didn't really make plans & i don't want you to get caught in the rain anywhere”

This mfer

RUNS ALL THE WAY TO UR HOUSE

JUST SHOWS UP

OUT OF NO WHERE

And being the freakin

book nerd he is

He texts you and goes “I wrote you 365 letters.”

And then just “(come to the door and I’ll finish the quote)”

So you bolt to the front door

And there he is

Soaking wet & smiling like an idiot

“I wrote to you everyday for a year.”

To which you start laughing and barley are able to make out a “it wasn’t over’ (which is the beginning of the next quote) before kissing him

And this jerk pulls you out in the rain with him because WHAT is more romantic than kissing in the rain

Nothing

Anyway he ends up with a cold but you give him some of the clothes you probably stole from him to get into dry clothes and you cuddle under the covers with tea

After you smack him (playfully of course) because “you IDIOT keiji it's pouring out here!!” “I wanted to see you too so i ran over” “you're impossible”

Anyway yeah #emkaashiotp

✧𝐴 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑎✧

a date idea

Bookstore

I'm really good at naming places aren't i

Anyway

Bookstore date

But do something fun where the two of you have to go through an aisle and find a random page and read it in the like

How do i explain this

Make it sound suuuuper sexual without it actually being that way and not laugh

Whoever loses buys lunch

Lets just say you lose a lot dear im sorry (he insists on buying anyway, sometimes he wins that argument)

You’re smiley :) (guys her smile is so cute ebflbejfb em ILY)

Oh also doesn’t matter if he bought lunch or not he always gets you something

Whether it be that book you decided you couldn't get this time or a little trinket that reminded him of you, or sometimes it’s just ice cream

It’s all very sweet (hahaha pun)

He always walks you home and gives you a little kiss when he drops you off

Doesn’t leave till you’re inside & he knows you’re good

You make him promise to text you when he gets home

Which he does, without fail

✧𝑍𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑐 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦✧

zodiac compatibility

Sagittariuses are very intelligent, fair-minded & honest, similar to a Libra’s cleverness & rationale. Because of this similarity, trust is a huge thing in these relationships. It can be all or nothing, but finding balance is important to keep both people happy. Luckily, Libras are very good at this. From everything I’ve seen, these signs together have a very high compatibility and can have a very long-withstanding and healthy relationship.

✧𝐴𝑒𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐✧

aesthetic

✧𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡✧

playlist

House of Gold - Twenty-One Pilots

Lvr Boy - awfultune

A Shitty Love Song - Jye

Darling Get Up - awfultune

Something Just Like This - Alex Goot

✧𝑅𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑈𝑝✧

runners up

Nishinoya Yuu, Sugawara Koushi

[flying-elliska]

Since I know you're watching 9-1-1 now, I would want to hear your thoughts on that show! (You can also add 9-1-1: Lone star there or do it separately. Your choice. 🙂)

yess thank you i love this game !!!!

9-1-1

The first character I first fell in love with: honestly i was a bit eh whatever about all of them at first

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: but they all really grew on me, the character development is awesome, it’s the rare ensemble show where i’m never bored no matter who takes center focus. but ESPECIALLY Buck like his first few scenes I was like oh great another procedural douchebag whose assholery is glamorized like Tony from NCIS but thank god it’s 2021 things have changed. (I haven’t watched a procedural in a long time lmao). Now he’s honestly one of my favorite characters ever, which i did not see coming. the Buck Begins episode was like, so cathartic, it fucking killed me. i’m still processing.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t:  hmm idk i’m pretty on par with the fandom most of the time

The character I love that everyone else hates: not sure either except i don’t like how parts of the fandom vilify female characters

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: can’t think of any

The character I would totally smooch: every time Buck and Taylor were on the screen together last episode i was like stop I’m too bi for this, help. this show is just full of hot people in general it’s great

The character I’d want to be like: honestly Hen has got it going on, she’s warm and competent and funny, she has a beautiful rocket scientist wife and an adorable family, she’s going after a new dream at 40, she has just great chill vibes, so she is absolutely goals for me. (without the cheating bit that sucked)

The character I’d slap: none of the core cast their lives are already dangerous enough. Maybe Hen’s awful ex. Or no, Buck’s parents. Absolutely Buck’s parents. Worst parents ever. Seriously.

A pairing that I love: Maddie and Chimney are super sweet, I love them. I love Athena and Bobby and their family thing with Michael and David, the whole dynamic is just awesome. I love the unconventional families in the show. Also I do ship Buddie, I think they have great chemistry and the slow burn potential would be next level. That said, I’m annoyed at the fandom’s insistance that they have to be in love because Buck helps out a lot with Chris it just feels so ...Weirdly heteronormative to me. Real talk, this happened in my own life, some of my mom’s best friends helped raise me and it was totally platonic, I love the idea that your friends can help with the kids and vice versa, and the idea i’ve seen going around that it’s ‘abnormal’ or whatever is just...so narrow minded and obsessed with the nuclear family as the only valid family unit which is so regressive and the show is absolutely not about. Anyway yeah and if that can’t happen I do think Buck and Taylor have potential if they write them as friends first, I really liked their scenes last episode.

A pairing that I despise: i didn’t like Hen’s cheating story line, honestly. Doug and Maddie were horrible together but like, obviously on purpose. Also not to sound like a disgruntled shipper but Eddie and Ana are super cringe so far. Her first ep was about her not knowing how to deal with Christopher, not a great start and that last episode... WTF was that are we sexualizing somebody being an elementary school teacher teaching math now who even came up with this like ????? i don’t want these

Lone Star :

The first character I first fell in love with:  TK, troubled gay sweetheart with attachment issues, what’s not to love

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Tommy and Nancy are awesome and I want to see more of them and more of the paramedic squad. Tommy is such a badass (also Gina Torres <3 <3) and I love Nancy’s sarcastic humor, and their dynamic with TK, it’s so fresh and funny.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t: can’t think of one

The character I love that everyone else hates: same

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Owen. He was great at the start, we need more fathers that are so openly caring and affectionate, he can be a great supportive captain. But then at some point it became clear he’s written as a vanity character for the actor, a male Mary Sue, he can’t go wrong, he always has to be the hero at the center of every plot line, the show spends so much time on his petty drama about his hair or not being able to get it up while more interesting characters are kept in the background...it’s annoying, super frustrating, and it makes him a lot less interesting. every convo I have with @beeexx about the show sooner or later turns to ‘we want less Owen’ lmao

The character I would totally smooch: again, too many hot characters in this show, impossible to choose

The character I’d want to be like: Marjan, just so badass, secure in her own identity, funny, amazing, roller derby queen, she deserves better plotlines

The character I’d slap: Owen in s2 like what the hell dude. Carlos’ father also came close last ep

A pairing that I love: Tarlos, obviously, great chemistry and everything, would be better if we actually saw what’s happening with them. Grace and Judd are super sweet and I can’t wait to know more about them next ep.

A pairing that I despise: Owen and Gwyn were so annoying and immature, they tried to sell us that they were this great love when they couldn’t spend 5 minutes without arguing and then they decide to have a baby together when they were never able to pay attention to their son properly like what the fuck ???? i don’t want to see them fighting about bowls gtfo. Also the thing with Marjan with her fiancé, a lot of Muslim fans have said that it was a bad cliché so I’ll leave it at that.

[tomboyneedshercoffee]

Sticking up for Y/N

SOOO I’ve been getting a few rude comments in my inbox about how I made Y/N in Lovedust and I don’t feel the need to post them ( I’m sure it’s just from one person tbh) but I will say this: 

I’ve read a lot of fanfic where the reader is meant to be submissive & is always putting her needs on the back burner for others and is solely focused on falling in love. I don’t think these are negative traits at all BUT I want to normalize that it’s okay for the concept of Y/N’s to be selfish, stubborn, loud, mean, etc. I don’t understand why I would get hate for making her more focused on her own needs and desires before Peter’s!!! Like she’s a human being who is allowed to be selfish? Sure, there is that part where Y/N and Peter disagree on how much they’ve given each other but that’s just how she was feeling??? That’s her perspective?? IDK if you guys have ever read my past stories with maze runner or newsies but I’ve always made Y/N to be bossy, opinionated, and sometimes rude because I wanted to normalize that these aren’t necessarily negative traits! You can still have a really pretty and compassionate character while also sticking up for yourself and your values. 

I’ve also received a comment about how lovedust would’ve been better and more developed if Y/N was blood-related to Tony which is complete bullshit. This story is meant to be about Peter and Y/N but yes, I included Tony because I wanted him as a father figure but that doesn’t mean I was solely focused on that arc. Why does it matter if they’re blood-related or not? Literally, it wouldn’t have changed anything from the story except make it less inclusive to readers. I understand it’s hard to relate to a character who probably wouldn’t act the same way as you but it’s a shittier feeling when you read about how gorgeous Y/N supposedly is only to find out that she looks NOTHING LIKE YOU! It’s a punch in the gut to readers who are POC and to get hate for making her adopted like gtfo my page then cause I will continue to write about adopted so and so characters. 

Also this one wasn’t as bad but one of the comments was about Josh and how he was too nice like bruh please it’s fanfiction LEAVE ME ALONE! Not that it matters but he was loosely based off my bf because he’s just THAT sweet and caring ??? BUT just because Josh was super sweet and understanding doesn’t mean Y/N owes him the chance to go on a date or to try things out with him. She realized she liked Peter and so she went with Peter??? That’s not too hard to understand??? That comment just rubbed me the wrong way where Y/N “friendzoned” Josh cause I already have a problem with that word in general but BRUH you knew coming into this that it was a Peter X reader so why are you shocked? 

[incorrect-icarly]

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY from the coolest gals on the internet!

icarly’s representation of strong and complex female characters has been on my mind as i’ve been rewatching. this show gives girls a voice in so many ways - both through their webshow and in their personal lives. it gives us girls allowed to speak for themselves in a very sincere way, speak up for themselves, fight their own battles (and win), and call the shots. 

💖carly is written as this super sweet, empathetic, understanding person, but what i love most of all is that she is all of those things AND she stands up for herself, says no, and lets people know what she thinks. if carly shay isn’t happy with the way you’re doing something, trust me - you will know. she has not one problem telling a boy she’s not interested in to gtfo. carly shay has zero time for your shit. her sass makes flowers grow.

💖and sam. my baby girl. do you know how amazing it is that sam is allowed to ugly-cry, to shove food in her mouth - like really just say “fuck it” and go to town on a sandwich - to do so many things considered unladylike and unconventional. and even though her friends don’t always get it, they rarely rag on her for it! ultimately, those things are celebrated because they’re part of who sam is and she wouldn’t be sam without them, and it’s completely normal for girls to do these ‘gross’ things because girls are fucking human!! and she’s still allowed to be feminine in many ways too! her consistent struggle with emotional vulnerability is so important. her unabashed confidence in who she is and her growth throughout the show is so important. i stand by my statement that sam is easily the most complex character from any nickelodean show, which is a rare treasure for female characters.

💖both ladies are depicted as intelligent, albeit, in different ways. both are allowed to make some real bad mistakes and learn from those mistakes.

and the way carly and sam support each other??? masterful. deserves a fucking oscar, or whatever it is they give out for tv. the way they listen to each other. make each other better people. get along. fight. make up. are honest with each other. trust each other. feel each other’s pain when they’re hurting. advocate for each other. fight for each other. work together. laugh together. lift each other up. celebrate their differences. one of my favorite best friend duos because just they adore each other so much and want what’s best for each other. so good.

💖sweet freddie, the girls’ biggest cheerleader, absolutely content to step back and watch them proudly from the side lines, realizing that they’re capable of handling problems. he never shows signs of being threatened by the girls fighting the battles, and i can’t tell you how NICE that is to see. the subtle subversion of preconceived gender roles on this show is just downright amazing at times (remind me to make a whole post about the differences in the trio’s confrontation styles some time bc damn it’s fascinating). he never talks over them, attempts to undermine them, mansplains, bashes their femininity...i could go on and on. he lets them speak and gives them a platform to do so.

💖and spencer, what a man. a great big brother to both carly and sam, even though he had no obligation to bring sam into the family. willing to let them solve their own problems, but when they come to him with their troubles, oh shit, you better run. ‘cause he protec and he attac. he reminds each of them of their good hearts and their value as human beings, owing nothing to the world, and allowed to simply be themselves.

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woo ok wow this got a lil outta control,, i still have so much more i could say, but the ability to articulate words properly has left me. maybe i’ll follow up on this post in the future. if you have thoughts, feel free to reblog!!

💖💖remember to celebrate all the courageous and complex women that came before and that are in your life today!💖💖

[thugnan]

Secret of the Scarlet Hand (PC 2002)

Story: 4/10

Characters: 3/10

Puzzles: 3/10

Chores: 4/10

Final Rating: 5/10

I’ve only played this one once and I honestly can’t remember parts of it or the plot. I love that this was the first appearance of Soony Joon, but other than that all the characters fell flat for me. This one took the educational aspects of Treasure in a Royal Tower and multiplied them by 100, in a bad way. This game played more like a Broderbund game, the puzzles were obnoxious and the play through was erratic (not as linear as its predecessors). Some of the chores involved bouncing back and forth a bunch (like the quizzes). I don’t remember there being any glitches though.  

Plot (spoilers obviously)

Thug Nan gets an internship at Beech Hill, a museum hosting a super big exhibit on the Maya. From the get go you get the impression that maybe this museum can’t afford to do this? Thug Nan is like “wait a minute this internship is paid right?” 

They hand you a list of chores and tell you to get on it. They’re preparing for the exhibition of a giant rock monolith. While doing these chores you meet:

Joanna: Your boss as the museum’s curator. She appears a little young to be running the place and slightly desperate to get income into the museum. Low key she cute tho.

Henrik Vander Hoop: He’s fancy and has an accent. He’s a researcher and knows things about glyphs. Not v social for the most part. 

Ale-ale-jandro: I don’t think I was supposed to like this guy tbh, judging from the responses Nancy had for some of his SJW rants, but yo he’s not wrong. I might be biased as we are basically the same person tho. He works with the consulate and appears to have a close relationship with the museum. He hates Johana and Taylor because they’re pirates. 

Taylor Sinclair: I thought he was a lawyer for some reason? He’s an art dealer, and tbh I’m suspicious of him immediately. I think it’s the mustache. Idk what it is about it but I don’t like it. He calls you into his office because he’s concerned that someone is gonna steal from Beech Hill, which heightens my suspicion of him but whatever. 

As we continue to do errands, we get more of a feel for the museum’s financial situation. When you try to order supplies, the distributor tells you that he sent you to collections and to gtfo.

The next morning, you’re in your office when the alarm goes off, someone has stolen a jade relic of King Pacal’s. The cops come and go, you ask Joanna about it and she gives you the a-ok to snoop up in there. She appears to care more about collecting that insurance monies. Suspicious but ok. 

Henrik is apparently also nowhere to be seen? Suspicious but ok. 

Alejandro and Taylor subtly mention that they were both in the building at the time of the robbery. Idk why either of them would incriminate themselves like that? Suspicious but ok. 

You get a call from Franklin Rose, your dad’s friend that hooked you up with the internship. He’s like legally speaking I need u to investigate this. So Thug Nan is like “aw yee, I’ma do it because you told me to, and not because suspicious Taylor told me to.” 

The robbers left a calling card, because you know, all the smart robbers do that right? Also idk how the cops dropped the ball on this one because the culprit’s calling card is A HAND PRINT. I’da been running the show I would just hand printed everyone in the building, and called it a day. 

So you gotta do some more tedious chores, which you only are able to pull of because the wack who had your internship before you left a bunch of drawings as hints. Soony Joon, I’ma tell u now that I think you’re a mad lad, but also thank you for ur service. 

You get in contact with some other folks that were also struck by the thieves who hit Beech Hill. They send you some more clues. 

THEN HENRIK IS YEETED DOWN THE STAIRS (seriously, what is the deal with this series and stair yeeting?) I’m going to say now that the stairs that Henrik fell down were a lot taller than those of El Paso High School, I’m just saying, idk how Henrik didn’t die but ok. 

Homeboy has amnesia. Johana was booted out of the building for mismanaging the museum and being overall suspicious. You and I know what this means right? Time to trespass go thru everyone’s shit. 

Johana was not happy about being booted out, and begs you to prove that she didn’t steal the pacal relic so the cops will let her go and the board will let her back into the building. I don’t really want to do that but I guess.

I made zero effort to talk Franklin into letting her back in whoops 8D. But she can’t say I didn’t call him. 

Meanwhile Henrik’s nurse/therapist hits you up like “yo he kept saying ur name in his sleep so we think it’s a good idea for you to visit. You can help him get his memory back” Yeah? Well remember that I said that he wasn’t v social? I legit know NOTHING about him, especially since his desk is all locked up. Idk why he was saying my name in his delirium but I hope that he knows that I am completely loyal to Frank Hardy  Ned, and if I were to cheat on him it woulda been with my sweet Maddie in Stay Tuned for Danger. I guess I don’t blame Henrik tho, erryone wants a piece of this Thug Nan. What can I say? I live dangerously. (Altho for once I haven’t been attempted murdered) 

While trying to jog Henrik’s memory you find out:

Henrik probably maybe stole the Pacal, but it sounds like he had Taylor logic. He stole it so the real thieves wouldn’t steal it?

He’s in cahoots with smugglers

Alejandro called the cops on Johana, and needs Thug Nan to “borrow” some papers from her. I don’t like the way he went about it but I respect the balls on this man. 

You gotta find like 5 other relics to open the dumb monolith… great. I still don't know why would want to?

Pacal (the real dood not the relic) built the monolith to suffocate a scribe/reporter that was too nosy for her own good. My dood was harsh.

Thug Nan finds the Pacal because well… she had to. And slowly but surely it begins to come together. Tbh the plot to this game was so convoluted, that I wouldn’t have figured out what I had to do without calling Frank and Joe every other second. 

Somehow I gather all the relics I needed to open the damn box, and you know I’m starting to think. If this Pacal guy didn’t want this scribe lady to ever be found why the eff would he make a key to the tomb in the first place? Whatever. I open the box and T A Y L O R  S I N C L A I R LOCKS ME IN THERE WITH A THOUSAND YEAR OLD ROTTING CORPSE.  THIS MAN IS ABOUT TO FEEL THE WRATH OF THUG NAN. 

Anyway, getting out of there was not that hard, my girl the scribe shoulda made more of an effort, but hey she didn’t have a handy dandy glowstick like moi. When I got out Johana, Alejandro, and a recovered Henry were on the other side waiting? Instead of helping me? They were v creepily like “YOU DID IT NANCY WE KNEW YOU WOULD.” Except they used Dr. Seuss rhymes to tell me this which only made it creepier. Also they knew it was Sinclair without me telling them? Which is like cool but WhY DiDnT U StOp hIm. They play it off as “well he stole the fake stuff” THEY LITERALLY HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT.  

Um, the end?

They left a couple of plot holes unresolved I think? Like Henrik having connections with smugglers. Why did he steal the pacal in the first place? What did he know about Taylor? Who pushed him off the pyramid? Or did he really fall? Alejandro seemed to be peachy with Beech Hill after he found out that the Pacal’s papers were legit? And Johana never asked me about the missing papers, she was also let off with a warning? Okie dokes. 

[lets-talk-cartoons]

Hey Arnold - Arnold’s Thanksgiving

I know it has been QUITE a while since I updated, but here I am again, with a brand new Thanksgiving recap! Yes, this time Hey Arnold himself is getting the turkey treatment. 

(Also, it’s surprising how few Nickelodeon cartoons have Thanksgiving episodes - Rugrats, Hey Arnold, and As Told by Ginger are the only ones I think). 

Anyway, the city is preparing for Thanksgiving as Arnold rides his bike past a recreation of the Mayflower ship that is about to set sail. Although this seems like sort of a cool idea, it also seems like a bad idea. Did they retro-fit an existing ship, or did they somehow build a Mayflower ship from scratch? 

Arnold can’t stick around though, because he’s late for his class’ Thanksgiving Pageant Play. 

Elementary school Thanksgiving plays seem to be a huge deal in cartoons and TV shows, but I don’t remember ever having to do anything like that. The closest thing we did was color in some cornucopias and read books about turkeys that ran away from farms or whatever. 

Mr. Simmons seems to have penned this particular play himself, and this dude seriously needs to chill. Like he’s having fourth graders perform it, what was he expecting, Fiddler on the Roof? Not to mention the dialogue is so maudlin and sweet it just makes you want to barf. Mr. Simmons should definitely keep to teaching and stay away from play authorship. (Although when the kids are freaking out during scene changes he keeps shouting “STAY FROSTY!” and I found that hilarious). 

The play is a collection of scenes about the history of Thanksgiving (go figure) that start at the first Thanksgiving and goes all the way up to a 1950′s Thanksgiving, where Helga and Arnold are given the parts of Son and Daughter. I was surprised to see that Helga actually seemed to be pretty on board with the role of a traditional 1950′s woman, something I would think she would rebel against, but my theory is that she feels she has never had a real Thanksgiving, and so gets to pretend at having one here. 

The play ends, Mr. Simmons sheds a tear (Dude. Come on. Get a grip.) And the kids are released for their Thanksgiving holiday. 

Everyone’s excited to celebrate Thanksgiving except for Arnold and Helga. Arnold because his grandma always thinks it’s the 4th of July and they have to celebrate accordingly, and Helga because her mom is always a drunken mess and burns the stuffing, Big Bob sits in front of the TV and ignores her, and she is constantly compared to her “perfect” older sister Olga. 

I do see where Arnold is coming from about not wanting to celebrate the 4th of July on the roof in the middle of November, but I feel like Helga gets the more raw deal here, because at least Arnold is still surrounded by his loving (if very weird) family. 

Thanksgiving Day arrives at the Boarding House and Grandpa Phil starts delegating out roles such as grilling the hot dogs, putting up red white and blue flags, etc. Arnold suggests that maybe this year they should have a real Thanksgiving and everyone is like LOL Arnold you fool, obviously your grandma is confused and we must go along with her every year. 

You know, even though Arnold is annoyed by it, I think it’s kind of sweet that the Boarding House just generally goes along with Pookie, as she clearly has some kind of dementia. They could try to force her to celebrate Thanksgiving like “normal”, but that would make her unhappy, so they just go along with her 4th of July thing. Arnold ain’t having it this year though, so he GTFO’s in hopes of finding a real Thanksgiving somewhere. 

Over at Helga’s house, Miriam is super hung over - I mean, uh, “tired” - and overcooked the stuffing again.  Hegla enthusiastically tells her dad happy Thanksgiving and shows him the centerpiece she made, but he’s more interested in his football. Aw. That hurt my heart a little bit. 

It looks like Miriam is about to burn down the entire house. Luckily super-woman Olga is there to take over the cooking and make a beautiful feast - except she ropes in the whole family to help her. You know, I don’t understand why everyone is so against helping Olga make dinner? Like they wanna eat, right? Do they just expect her to do everything by herself? I swear I could write a whole essay just on the family dynamic of the Patakis. 

Helga goes along with it for a bit, but when it comes time to say what she’s thankful for at the dinner table, she’s had enough and says she’s thankful for nothing in her stupid family. Big Bob tries to send her to her room, but she hits the mean city streets in hopes of finding something better instead. 

Helga and Arnold run into each other, and since they both are having shitty Thanksgivings, decide to hang out together. Arnold says they should try to be optimistic, but Helga isn’t having that either. They decide they should go see what Mr. Simmons’ Thanksgiving is like, because the Thanksgiving he wrote about for the play was so perfect. 

I get where they’re going with this and all, but if I was a teacher and two of my students showed up at my door, I’d be a little weirded out. 

Mr. Simmons isn’t weirded out though - he’s happy to see Arnold and Helga and doesn’t question why the hell they’re there or if he should call their damn parents. He brings them into his dining room to introduce them to everybody, and it turns out he named the characters in the play after his own family. Except, instead of being perfect 1950′s-esque people, Mr. Simmons’ family is the absolute worse. They’re depressing, rude, and selfish. 

Also this is where we meet Mr. Simmons’ “friend”, who based on cues and the fact Mr. Simmons is coded as gay, this is probably Mr. Simmons’ boyfriend. Which would explain why Mother Simmons is so hostile to him.  

The abject awfulness of the Simmons family makes Arnold and Helga a little uncomfortable and they adjourn to the kitchen to discuss it. Mr. Simmons overhears, and lets them know that even though his family is difficult, he loves them, and that’s why he makes an effort to bring them together every year, because he’s thankful they’re in his life. 

This flips a switch in the kids’ brains and they decide if Mr. Simmons can deal with those whackos, they can deal with their own families, and they head back home. 

When Helga gets home, she finds her family in a rampant craze, calling the police and making flyers in order to find her. This touches her enough that she is able to forgive them, and shares a group hug with her family. Aw. 

Arnold returns to Grandpa Phil apparantly freezing on the roof, and everything deserted. When he asks what’s going on, Phil said everything descended into chaos after Arnold left, and when they heard he was looking for a “real” Thanksgiving, they all decided to throw him a surprise party, with all the traditional Thanksgiving food (plus fireworks). Awww. 

And that is Arnold’s Thanksgiving. 

THOUGHTS: This is a great Thanksgiving special. Whereas a lot of specials focus on teaching kids the lesson of being thankful for what you have, Arnold’s Thanksgiving shows that nobody really has a “perfect” Thanksgiving, and everyone’s family is just as weird as yours. (Of course they’re kids - they haven’t discovered yet that the real joy of Thanksgiving is getting wine-drunk and falling asleep on the couch). I did feel that Arnold’s disappointment with their weird November 4th of July tradition wasn’t as meaningful as Helga’s story with her (frankly, rather abusive) family. I liked seeing the kids come to their own conclusions after meeting Simmons’ family, and the ending is very sweet. 

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! 

[nierly-amazing]

yo talk to me abt 2b and 9s. i need friends 😭

You want me to talk about 2B and 9S? YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT 2B AND 9S????? ARE YOU SURE?!?

OKAY FRIEND

THEY ARE BOTH SO GOOD I LOVE THEM.

THEY ARE SAD BROKEN IMPERFECT CHILDREN WHO NEED LOTS OF TLC.

And there are people out there who are too hard on one or the other and it makes me S A L T Y because they’re shoving their moral purity bullshit on two deeply broken characters and expect them to make the right decisions all the time.

Of course they’re gonna make mistakes, of course they’re going to choose the wrong options. They may be androids, but they are pretty damn human.

2B’s trapped in a cycle of killing the one she loves over and over and erasing his memories of her and everything.

Defecting isn’t really an option in her mind. She’s an E unit so she knows how successful they are; she probably wouldn’t think they’d last very long out there with no way to maintain and repair themselves. She doesn’t know of any successful defectors; command never tells them about A2 when she kills them, obviously, because they wouldn’t want to give anyone any ideas if they found out there was someone who’s survived years on her own out there (albeit falling apart and only surviving out of spite).

Plus, A2′s much less of a threat than an E-model and their best scanner model who is powerful enough to hack into the Bunkers defenses to dig out classified information. A2′s just some prototype who found out she was sent down to die yet continued to survive out of spite. 2B and 9S had the potential to cause a LOT of problems for YoRHa, since 9S found out one of the biggest secrets kept from all androids and other info that could possibly be very dangerous if the enemy got their hands on them. So it’s pretty likely they’d put a lot more effort into killing them than they did with A2.

A2′s circumstances are different than 2B and 9S’ anyway. Her only order was to die at the end of her mission. So for her it’s either let yorha kill her, or go on the run until she eventually gets killed by them or a machine. There are no other options for her. She has no one left to protect or worry about losing, nothing to tie her back.

And she was in a similar situation to 2B; they all did find out they were programmed to die after the mission but chose to see it through anyway instead of defecting.

So if command ordered her to kill 9S again and said they wouldn't reinstate a new one, who says she wouldn't take him and gtfo?

2B hates her job so much that she once chose death over killing him again, and the only reason she survived because he killed himself instead and made her promise to keep killing him. He wouldn't let her take the 'easy' way out because he knew that wouldn't solve anything.

That promise kinda complicates things too. Since it kinda invalidates what the next 9Ss might be feeling so now she’s even more stuck since she has orders from command AND orders from the 2+ 9S that made her promise.

Like, her job hurts her to the point where her own data corrupts in a way that’s ‘physically’ painful to the ‘touch’ (aka memory thorns).

She’s tried what she could to try to stop 9S from coming to the same conclusions as last time. She’s even tried to get command to retract their orders before but to no avail.

She’s cold and strict with him, but never outright cruel and mean. And, heck, maybe she could have been gentler on him, maybe she could have been herself more to make life easier on him. But like at what expense to her? The closer she gets to each of them the harder it is on her to kill him. Remember the whole “as close as possible yet eternally distant” thing?

So like, she could have made some better choices, but she was pretty stuck in what she was doing. She was stuck walking down a path where any decision she made could have bad consequences, so geez, give her a break for choosing the ones that had less terrible consequences (at least in her mind).

AND NOW FOR THE BOY

I already gushed about the poor boy at length [Here]

BUT I can still gush a bit more anyway. 

Some people are too hard on him too. Like do yall really expect someone who was:

A: Thrown into an endless war from the day he was born with no ability to quit. 

B: Given all the emotions and wants and needs of a human and then prohibited from expressing or trying to get those needs met.

C: Paired up with someone who’s emotionally distant to him and he doesn’t know why, falls in love with her anyway, only to find out she has to kill him over and over and is falling apart at the seams because of it. 

D: Has his memories wiped but some remaining something still draws him to her to the point where he’s willing to sacrifice himself for her after only ‘knowing’ her for an hour or so.

E: Programed to be incredibly curious then punished when directing that curiosity in a way YoRHa didn’t like.

F: Tortured and violated by some creepy humanoid machine and forced to face his complicated feelings about her and the world in a definitely not healthy way.

G: Thrown into traumatic battle after battle the moment after she starts reciprocating feelings for him.

H: Watched almost everyone he knows and cares about die in the span of an hour, many of whom he had to kill himself.

I: Watches the most important person to him get stabbed right in front of him, just when they were finally free of their cycle.

J: Wakes up thinking she was murdered in cold blood and fucking nobody thinks to tell him it was a mercy kill. Anemone knew, the pods knew, the weapons dude knew, A2 obviously knew and had multiple ways to take 5 minutes of her day and safely let him know 2B was infected, but didn’t. 

K: Intentionally tortured by the machine network because the Red Girls had some weird fascination with him. 

L: Had no real support network because androids in the middle of a 6000 year war likely dont have any grief counselors. 

M: The only time he’s had contact with A2 she said some cryptic bullshit that could be easily interpreted as taunting or something by him.

N: I could probably think of more to get all the way to Z but I want to do something else now.

Like yall really think someone who has gone through that much trauma with little to no support would be expected to behave like some morally pure uwu angel and make all the right decisions? Could he have acted better and made better decisions? Probably. But give the poor guy a break. He’s an endlessly fascinating character to study and relate to despite his flaws and mistakes.

Anyway I love them both so much despite their flaws and mistakes and they are an amazing pair because of the potential to grow and heal with each other after they wake up after [E]. They’re finally free to be as emotional and supportive of each other as they want and finally get t-shirts. 

And i just love who they are too. 2B is a gentle and kind person when she’s not forced to be cold and strict. 9S is just a curious ball of energy and is super sweet and respectful to 2B. He can be kinda snarky but he always backs off and respects her boundaries.

And just, I love the role reversal in this pairing. 2B’s the strong stoic one, where 9S is the bubbly support. It wouldn’t have half it’s charm if the genders were reversed.

There’s just SO MUCH POTENTIAL with these two. Like before I had no real intention of reading or writing fanfiction but then I played nier and I probably have written nierly (heh) 200k words over all my fics but now like, I just want to explore so much with them and their complex and unique relationship and uguh just

I

JUST

LOVE

THESE

LOUSY

GOTH

ANDROID

BABS