#like hooooooly fuck what oh my actual god

[flugame-mp3]

hey (with the intention of having a breakdown in your arms about night in the woods)

[meteor752]

Epic the musical side story where Hades and Persephone get really invested in the story during The underworld saga, sorta small talk about the strange man for the next couple of years, and then freak the fuck out in the audience during god games when they find out not only is the guy still alive, he’s managed to piss off like half the pantheon

Just

“Hey babe?”

“Yeah Perse?”

“There’s like, a bunch of mortals here”

“Mortals? What, how?”

“Idk, they’re like, on some ship”

“Huh. Should I call Thanatos, have him take care of it, or should we just wait it out”

“Call Thanatos, best to rid the garden of any pests before they manage to kill your flowers”

“Pfft, alright. I’ll be right back”

“Okay- wait. A bunch of the dead are singing to him”

“What?”

“Yeah like a bunch. Who are they?”

“Uhh, most of them drowned, a few killed by a cyclops. One broke his neck?”

“They’re singing about a cyclops, about how he let one live or something”

“Probably one of Poseidons. Should I still call Thanatos?”

“No wait, I wanna see where this goes.”

“Alright.”

“An infant, what infant?”

“Maybe the cyclops?”

“OH NEW GUY! He seems important!”

“Also a cyclops victim. They seem close, what do you think friend or lover?”

“They’re Greek, it’s probably both”

“I don’t know how he managed it, but this guy brought down like, the entire vibe of the entire underworld. That shouldn’t be possible”

“Yeah. Oh who’s this lady now?”

“Suicide by drowning. Not sure. Maybe a relative”

“Yeah may-THATS HIS MOM”

“OH MY GODS. OH HE DIDNT KNOW OH LORD”

“Hooooooly fuck, what a way to find out”

““Here in the underworld the past is always close behind”. Think we should make that a slogan?”

“Then we’d have to credit him and stuff tho”

“Yeahhhh. Well, seems like this guy is sticking around for a few hours. Should I grab some popcorn?”

“Yeah I’ll grab the fainting couches”

~~~

“Okay what’s happening now?”

“He just stated speaking to Tiresias”

“Tiresias? He went all the way to the underworld to speak with a prophet?”

“Well he is quite good”

“Wait did Tiresias just reject him?”

“I think so? Oh wait predictions”

“Past romance, sacrifice, betrayal, and some final battle? Who the fuck is this guy?”

“Dunno, but he’s not going home that’s for sure”

“Palace? He must be a king of some kind then”

“Do we know the names of any mortal kings”

“Nope, so that didn’t help at-wait his wife is doing what”

“Ohhh, that must be rough, hearing it from a prophet”

“Okay this chanting is getting intense. I think I heard the word Scylla”

“I heard lightning bolt”

“That doesn’t bode well”

~~~

“He’s just, sitting there”

“Is he done? Should we-oh. No okay new song, let’s see what’s going on”

“Man this guy has it rough. Should we like, do something?”

“I mean, I’m not really the “bless the mortals” type of god. I mean I let a guy borrow my helm once, and I haven’t seen it since. I should probably check up on that actually”

“Yeahhh. They killed a friend of the cyclops?”

“That explains all the cyclops victims”

““Witch turn men to pigs”, you think that’s Circe?”

“Sounds like he-WHAT WAS THAT THIRD ONE”

“You don’t think-?”

““God comes down and makes a fleet drown”, I am most definitely sure!”

“Damn. Wait wooden horse? Oh, I know who this guy is!”

“Really?”

“Yeah he’s one of Athenas warriors! Ody something. Odyssen? Odyssa? Whatever, I remember the horse thing was a big deal when it happened, Ares was pissed, Hermes spread the word to all of mount Olympus”

“One of Athenas eh? Interesting. Oh yeah, the god was definitely Poseidon”

“How are you sure?”

“That line he just sung, “Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves”, Posy is always fucking saying that crap”

“500 men? Damn”

“Penelope, presumably the wife. Don’t know about the other guy tho”

“Either a son, brother, or lover. Or maybe just a friend I dunno”

“Another infant? What the fuck is wrong with this guy, pulling a fucking Hera”

“Gotta appreciate the determination of him”

“Yeah, but I think we’ll see him here again soon. If he’s pissed of Poseidon, and soon to be Zeus if Tiresias is to be believed, I don’t think he’ll get much further when he gets out of here”

“So we are letting him go”

“Yeah. Partly because I want to see what happens next. When he gets here we’ll ask him to tell the full story, from beginning to end”

“Alrighty then”

~~~

“I swear if I get dragged out of the underworld for one of Zeus’ little games one more time this year I might actually start a war”

“Mum keeps staring at me…fuck she’s probably gonna try and talk after this, fuck meeeeee”

“We can escape in the middle of it, no one will know”

“Oh she’ll know. Do you know what this is about like, at all?”

“No, but I think Hermes might launch into the fourth dimension if he keeps vibrating like that in his seat”

“Yeesh”

“Hmm, odd. I don’t see Posy anywhere”

“Maybe he’s competing?”

“Nah, he always declines when Zeus asks, he hates it”

“Why were you not invited?”

“Dunno, probably has nothing to do with me”

“Oh it’s starting, it’s starting”

“Athena’s challenging eh? Interesting”

“Would love to know what any of this is about”

“Mortal lover? Demi-god child? Those are the usual subject”

“Yeah but that’s not Athenas thing. Probably something to do with one of her “warriors” or whatever”

“Apollo, of course. Always has to be apart of these things”

“The drama queen”

“Truly”

“Hephasteus and Aphrodite? That’s a little awkward”

“Weird lineup so far- fucking Ares? Yeah shes not winning this one, sibling spite is stronger than any argument she can give”

“Why would all three of them be included. I can feel the tension from here. I’m uncomfortable”

“And Hera? Yeah no she’s loosing for sure, Hera like not care less about any mortal, unless they’ve offended her”

“She might be convinced, just to spite Zeus?”

“That just sounds unhealthy on so many levels”

“Alright let’s see what this is about”

“Hold up, Ody?”

“Oh my gods. You thinking what I’m thinking?”

“Well he was one of her warriors. Was he not?”

“I can’t believe he’s still trying to get home. It’s been like ten years, how the fuck”

“Well, if he pissed off Poseidon then he probably has something to do with it, the pissy bastard”

“Killed sirens. Why would you do that, so unnecessary”

“Sacrifice??? What the fuck is this man up to????”

“Didn’t we have a few Scylla sacrifices a few years back. Think that was him?”

“Holy shit we did. Yeah, Posy stays away from Scylla to the best of his ability, travelling in her domain to avoid him is not a bad idea”

“‘Phro is mad that his mum died? Girl you are grasping at straws, even more than the previous two”

“Hold up, why the fuck was I not invited?! He traveled through my domain, disturbed my souls, he even woke up Cerberus with his monster wailing, I should be apart of this!”

“I mean it’s a bit weak”

“I have more grounds to be down there than fucking Apollo. Like sirens? Come on man”

“Oh ‘Phro refused huh? Only got two, that’s kinda weak coming from Athena, she usually gets at least four”

“Is that cheating? Her quick thought thing. That cheating?”

“Are there any actual rules?”

“Just, try to win, I guess”

“Oh Ares turn. Wait she lost Aphrodite, this should be over”

“I think this is more of a personal thing. Like I said, sibling spite”

“Oh yeah, Scylla! Fuck this guy is getting around”

“Oh damn, that pissed her off”

“Guessing that the guy other that Penelope, Telemewhatever was his child then”

“Oh wait they yielded?? Huh, never thought that would happen”

“And, Heras turn”

“Yeah like I said she does not give a fuck. But it was a good run”

“Yeah, keeping her four out of five streak”

“Wait what the fuck was that”

“She- she actually yielded?”

“And for not cheating! Man I love this guy, I can’t wait for him to die”

“Only you babe. Wait holy fuck she won?”

“Oh Zeus won’t like- oh, just like I said. He’s pissed”

“Is he gonna kill her?”

“If he does I’ll just resurrect her probably. She deserves a better end, even if she is annoying”

“Well, should we go then?”

“Yeah I have some paperwork to- do I hear boss music?”

“OH SHES STILL ALIVE!!”

“She took a lightning bolt to the face and lived, holy fuck. Gotta respect it”

“I think, she’s actually convincing him? Never thought I’d see the day”

“Well, she’s his favourite child. I think if Ares tried something similar he’d just get struck by another lightning bolt”

“Well, that was fun. When I come back up for spring I’ll have to check with Hermes more about the details of what’s live, actually going on with this Ody dude”

“Yeah. Wanna stop for applebees before we head on down?”

“Yeah, but let’s go now cause mum is heading like right for me and I don’t wanna deal with that until another few months”

This was dumb lol

[book--wyrm]

Pengu Finale Liveblog ahhhhhh

Julian just absolutely brain blasting this old woman

Oh Rex is close enough to call her doll and make her breakfast he is not beating the deadbeat daddy allegation

OH NO DOES SHE KNOW OH MY GOD SHE KNOWS

NEVERMIND I WAS SO WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING SHE HAS KNOWN ALL ALONG

holy shit holy shit holy shit

okay so they did find the bodies eventually holy fuck hooooooly fuck

oh my god rex literally teaching francis how to manipulate oz and use him oh my god ohhhhh my god this is so much more of a betrayal than if francis had just hated him for what he'd done

she knew all along she knew all along and she used him and she

she

oz was right ahahahahah every relationship in his life is fuckign transactional because he KILLED THE ONLY TWO BOYS WHO TRULY LOVED HIM, AND KILLED HIS MOTHER'S LOVE WITH THEM

dude he has to kill his mother now

this is a psychological nuke the likes of which i think sofia could not possibly have ever imagined.

Francis's FACE oh my god.

Julian baby boy maybe Sofia should stand out of sight to not break immersion

God this is absolutely not how hypnotism works is it

IT'LL BE EASIER NOW YOU LITTLE PSYCHO

"I see you in ways other people don't" while she is ACTIVELY USING HIM

dude. dude. I just. It's always the same with Oz, isn't it. Sofia, Eve, his mom. He's the biggest bullshitter in Gotham, and he's so full of it he doesn't have a clue how to sniff it out

God they are both so horrific to each other. Just his horrible cycle of selfishness and toxicity what a twisted family they are

HELLO VIC I MISSED YOU

Oh rip lmao I guess the gangs know the bliss is all gone

Vic baby he's saying all the same stuff oz does, only he believes it, so he can't bullshit people to his side

Oh hey that dude on the other side of the walkie talkie lived!!

Man Oz and Sofia haven't been face to face since ep 4 hahahaha

BERTO MENTION. she hasn't used that name in a hot second

Oh my god Sofia literally using that bird nest metaphor ahahahh whoever that anon was in my inbox you are a genius

Man. Sofia literally just laying out all their horrible family drama in the worlds worst family therapy oh my god

Dude I've been saying for weeks now that Sofia's superpower is to completely shatter people with the truth and. ohhhhhh my god ohhhhhh my god ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Wait. Is Sofia going to give that cigar cutter in her cleavage to Francis to use on Oz. I think she should give it to her.

Uh. Nevermind

Wow Sofia really is leaning into this evil therapy thing what the fuck. girl.

God i desperately want her to be the girl-jonkler running the aslume at the end of this show please please please

Also Sofia, I think it was the left. I mean I'm sure she knows just so she can do the other one next, but. man. she is fuckin sadistic. im love....

Julian so enthusiastic about all of this hahaahah

I love Sofia like, almost framing this to them or possibly herself as a gift she is giving to Francis. Is this cope? Is this something she sincerely believes? Or is she just being cruel?

I ALREADY FUCKIN KNOW

It's my finger you spineless prick hahahaahha but that doesn't matter to him because its your love he wants it's your adoration your pride and what actually happens to you? Doesn't fucking matter.

I NEVER STOPPED HATING YOU

Sofia's face right then like. damn dude. god i love her

She had enough love for all of them and he soured every last drop of it. For them, for him, for the world.

Sofia really does know the value of just letting a drama play out.

Francis saying Sofia is right this ep, Sofia saying Francis was right last ep, damn.

Oz really is... the only character in this show chronically incapable of learning

Damn mama cobb strong enough to smash a bottle. I don't think even i could do that.

Oh my god no wonder she said "they look at me like i'm not even theirs" because in her mind, she let their murderer go free

also is oz gonna hulk out that she's showing love to an imaginary jack and benny when oz has just seen her hate?

Oh is she just dying right now

Julian doing the get down mr president

MR DETECTIVE YOU DIPSHIT

Sofia baby you did great okay you already hurt Oz please just go to italy with your boy toy

Wow is he not getting this fucking stab looked at

EW EW EW EW

Yeah sure sure. Sofia stabbed you. Sure. Sure.

Oh noooo. Vic... baby.... he is such a believer in Oz's stupid self serving bullshit. He is so good. And pure. And he speaks from the heart and. And Oz acts like this is something Vic rehearsed

And they laugh about it but Vic doesn't understand. He doesn't understand that Oz isn't giving him advice on how to most effectively show people the fire you hold in your heart—he's teaching him the art of smoke and mirrors. how to con and grift and bullshit until even you don't know what's true and real

Christ. Vic is so fucking dead

She'd never look at me again unless i get this done.

Oz knowing now that this love is transactional. And fine. He'll make that transaction, he'll take down sofia and then maybe his mom will pretend again that she doesn't hate him, doesn't want him dead

it's not going to work, of course. it can't because this show is about him becoming the penguin. and it can't, because even that transaction was always a lie Francis told herself

I don't think she could ever have loved Oz even if he'd gotten her into a penthouse at age 20. I think she lied to herself to survive living with him, because what was the alternative? Losing all three of her boys?

AHAHAHAHAHAH SOFIA LITERALLY PICKING UP OZ'S GOLD SUMMIT MEMBERS i have to say. I did not anticipate this at ALL

damn girlie really is just gonna dip to go to italy or wherever

sofia really is just setting up the funniest game of capture the flag imaginable while cramming like seven olives in her mouth

i dont' say this often. i desire her carnally.

The gun in the glove compartment surely that will not come back later

Oz originally checking his image in the reflection of the car vs asking Vic now, treating this kid as his reflection

Damn. Is Link really going to fall for Oz's shit again after that truck of cigs thing? Or is this just a ploy to get Oz into the right place for Sofia to pick him up?

Actually maybe that's what loses Vic, that Link betrayed him, and Oz expected it. Idk we shall see

Penguin planning to run for mayor in a couple movies?

Oh Oz is totally gonna send sofia to arkham ahahaha poor baby

Oh my god I thought Sofia was gonna claim credit for Sal's death, not that Oz would give it up himself

I cannot tell you guys how fucking tempting it is to skip right to the end of this episode to see if i'm right you guys

Wow Oz really eyeing that Mayor's office

Is he going to kill Bella and frame Sofia. Is he gonna kill bella and THAT is what turns Vic on him.

oh my god LINK

HAHAHAH I WAS SO RIGHT SHE IS BURNING DOWN FALCONE MANOR

oh god that's the watch Sofia gave him for his birthday FUCK YOU CARMINE

Sofia really is gonna fucking screw over EVERYONE hahaha THREE CIGS BABY

oh god she is so hot i love her you self actualize through arson baybeeeeeeee

that shot of her throwing the cig like a dart is so much oh my god

babygirl i love you

you deserve the world

but yeah she is going into the cold according to the needle drop. definitely going back to arkham

... what's in the trunk. i don't think it's normal luggage. is it more bombs

there is still 20 mins left. i am afraid

This is clearly a trap for someone i just don't know who. Where is vic

I'm so afraid this is the last we get to see of Sofia.

She knows. She always has such a nose for bullshit lmao. Also fuck you Link you gotta know Oz is gonna stab you in the back.

I do think it's promising that Julian has not been seen all day tho. What is he doing.

I love this. I love that Oz and Sofia finally get this one moment to be truly honest with each other.

Well. At the very least, Oz gets to be honest with Sofia. idk that he knows how to be honest with himself anymore.

Why does this look like a chemical factory. I know it's not happening but it'd be so funny for Sofia to become the joker right now.

just dunk her in the goop

Man. Is he actually going to shoot her. Police pls come and save my girl. Cannot believe that's what I'm begging for now.

oh my god

yeah i called it but. Man. This is so painful to watch. also i think my julian prayers are not going to be answered it did not look like Sofia had planned any of this

okay i'm normal about sofia being arrested now.

Okay. I'm normal.

I'm back to not being normal francis and vic and oz all in one place this is all gonna blow up emotionally

Is francis in a coma. is she totally brain dead oh my god.

oh man she really is never going to say she loves him hahaha

she let jack and benny's murderer go and it never got her anything

is he gonna kill her now.

TELL ME YOU'RE PROUD OF ME oz you fuckin

he's so fucking delusional jesus putting her hand on his head

dude. is Vic actually gonna live through this episode

holy fuck

did not call that in the least

well. i was right about the pyrrhic victory for Oz

"All kinds of things" shut the fuck up.

God. I cannot believe Vic is living through this show. Admittedly as the kind of guy that his parents would have been ashamed of, but.

Wait. No no

don't

don't do it

no nondfonfodnfodnfodfn

please dont

pelase dont

oz don't you dare

nONONNNONONONONONONONONONONONO

PLEASE DOJNT DO IT NOW PLEAE

NO NO HE IS THEO NLY ONE WHO HAS SEEN THE WEAKNESS AND HUMAN IN YOU

OZ YOU

OZ

NO

WITH YOUR HANDS???? WITH YOUR FUCKIGN HANDS???? I THOUGHT HE WOUDL PULL A GUN AT LEAST YOU FUCKING

ODSOFANDFONSODNOSDAGNOGNIOAGDSASGJDISGNAGLNFGOSANFOSDO

SANO

NON NO NONONONO

VIC

vic. vic. vic barely lived a month longer than his family

all that good heart and he just. enabled a monster to rise to power. to make gotham worse

HE'S MUGGING HIM

YOU PIECE OF SHIT YOU PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT YOU BASTARD YOU

i

i

and the water takes him too.

JULIAN

oH MY GOD I WAS RIGHT AHHAAHHAHAHA

JULIAN

I WAS RIGHT ABOUT SOFIA GETTING MARRIAGE PROPOSALS HAHAHAHAHAH

SELINA KYLE???????? HELLO??????????????

bro.... oh my god..... this is....

I'm so happy.........

sofia smiling... sofia finding a new family member....

nvm i am so glad my original theories were wrong this is way better than anything i could have hoped for

oh my god

ohhhhh my god he actually is keeping his mom in a vegetative state.... exactly what she begged him not to do.......

she knows.... she knows... some part of her is aware in there ahahahahah

you should have let Rex kill him all those years ago

oh my god EVE???? EVE GIRL GET OUT BEFORE HE KILLS YOU TOO

oh no please tell me he never learned what happened with sofia and eve

hes literally just calling her ma. fuck me. mayeb that means eve is safe for now

NOT THE BATSIGNAL

[tobiasdrake]

My cynical ass being introduced to the obvious hetero love interest in Raven of the Inner Palace. Like.

Gaojun: As emperor, I want you to be my actual consort for realsies. Shouxue: Ew no. Me: Alright, here we go. He's going to get pushier and pushier until she inexplicably decides it's charming and-- Gaojun: My bad. I will literally never bring it up again for the rest of the season. Me: Wait. What. Gaojun: Also I've taken efforts to flatten the power imbalance that exists between us so that we can engage with one another as equals. Me: Hang on. Gaojun: Now that we're able to meet on equal footing, would you be willing to be my friend? I'm not asking for any strings attached or promises of anything more, and also I don't fully understand what being friends means, but I would like it if we could learn together. Me: OH MY GOD.

And now I want to have his fucking babies. Are you kidding me with this guy!?

Hooooooly shit. The show is actually putting in the work to make him likable and give us legitimate reasons to root for these two characters getting together. Other media's just like, "Uh, he's a guy, why wouldn't you want him to get his dick wet with the Most Waifu in the series?" but both Gaojun personally and his relationship with Shouxue are being handled with so much care to make this guy likable.

I just.

I know it's probably because it's shoujo so the shoe is on the other foot (trying to write men as desirable husbandos instead of writing women as desirable waifus). This guy is the Chinese inspired but Japanese written equivalent of a Disney Prince. But. Still. I just. This hits so different. It hits so different.

Men, what is stopping you from putting this much effort into your male protagonists?

[royal-songbird]

JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THE NEW CRANE WIVES ALBUM. HOOOOOOLY SHIT. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. time to ramble about each song because i can <3 lalalalala

(under a cut cause this got a little long)

Scars: Listened to this one the second it was officially released, so i've had some time to listen to it !!!and . ough. its so good. i love when the crane wives make angry songs <3 really REALLY happy that they've incorporated violin into their newer songs too. the subtle shriek halfway through, the buildup near the end....GRAH (and i know they did on past albums but tbh they did not include them Enough. i love the violin <3)

Bitter Medicine: another one that was released ahead of the full album! also very good. reminds me a lot of the queen of nothing, mainly because of "someone take my keys im in no shape for driving" vs "stop the car, i wanna get out". and the AH AH OH AH OH'S NEAR THE END. YES !!! THEYRE SO FUN TO SING ALONG WITH I LOVE THEM. and the instrumentals. GRAAAAAH !!! the electric guitar (?) at the end is AMAZING.

Higher Ground: right off the bat i loved the instruments. and then when they start singing? INCREDIBLE. the vocals for this one are so so so good. like im actually in love with them, especially the first "should i head for higher ground". and its also like. very upbeat and fun. it makes me want to run around and just get myself Moving somehow. AND THE SUBTLE STRINGS IN THE BACKGROUND AS THE SONG BUILDS UP!!! i love the plucking, it so. hrgahgrhahghr. and once again. THE VIOLIN. I LOVE THE VIOLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Predator: i came into this song expecting something similar to the hand that feeds, so it was MUCH different than i anticipated! and honestly, i love it so much?? the guitar...? whatever funky instrument thats all wobbly is. sounds so fun. and i love the vocals so much they scratch at my brain. THE CLAPPING TOO. ITS SO FUN. another one that makes me want to get up and run around or dance <3

Say It: i was excited for this one! my friend heard it live and absolutely loved it, so i'd heard a lot about it going in. its a lot calmer than i was expecting but ohhh its so good. "please dont leave me in the dark, praying for a wayward spark" augh. ough. gruahgrh. "IF YOU COULD WOULD YOU ERASE ME. ERADICATE ME FROM YOUR MIND." RAAAAAAHHHH.

Mad Dog: another song i heard good things about! i was expecting something high energy and BOY did it not disappoint. obsessed with the pace of the beginning vocals, they sound like so much fun to sing i cant wait to learn the lyrics. AND THEN. THE CHORUS!!! OHHHH. THE ECHOES OF RUNNING AND COMING. IM GONNA EXPLODE. THEY SCRATCH MY BRAIN SO WELL. and the funky instrument in the back that i think is maybe a guitar but i cant tell....its so good and funky and oh my god i love the crane wives. honestly, this is probably one of my favorites of the album. its so good. i need to tear something apart with my teeth

Arcturus Beaming: i heard this song live back when i went to their concert in april, and oh my GOD. genuinely this song changed me i think. it rearranged my atoms. it means so much to me i literally love this song, even if the instrumentals arent my favorite out of the rest of the album i cannot put it any lower than my absolute favorite. THERES MORE TO LIFE THAN SUFFERING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time Will Change You: and this song. right off the bat its INCREDIBLE. the steady beat in the back. the guitar. the vocals. and just . the general Vibes. AND THEN. AND THEN !!!! THE STRINGS. HOLY FUCKING SHIT THE STRINGSSS. THE SECOND I HEARD THEM I LOST MY MIND. they are SO pretty and THIS is exactly why i wanted the crane wives to use strings in their songs more. they include them SO well. AND AUGH. THE INSTRUMENTAL HALFWAY THROUGH....AND THE VOCALS BEHIND IT....AND AGAIN!!! THE STRINGS !!!! this is SUCH a pretty song and it blew me away the first time i listened to it

Black Hole Fantasy: i wasnt entirely sure what to expect going into this song so i was a bit surprised by the introduction- and then it just kept getting better. right off the bat it reminded me of arcturus beaming, and then the general story of the song.... just. the feeling of aching so desperately for a better life, but being afraid to take that first step because you dont want to face the risks that come with it..... i genuinely almost cried listening to it, especially as the song began to ramp up. the fantasy of taking that chance but still being afraid. AND THEN. AND THEN!!!!! "AND NOW SHES LAUGHING, AND ITS KILLING ME THAT I CANNOT SEE WHATS MAKING HER LAUGH FROM WHERE IM STANDING." AND THE SUBTLE BUILD UP OF STRINGS IN THE BACK AS THE SONG RAMPS UP FURTHER. AND YOU FINALLY TAKE THAT CHANCE, TAKE THAT FIRST STEP. AAUEUEUAGHHHH. GOD!!!!!!!!!!

Red Clay: going into this song, i was expecting something with the vibes of the icarus or keep you safe, and i wasnt disappointed!!! BUT BEFORE I COULD REALLY PROCESS THE BEGINNING, I GET COMPLETELY BLIND SIDED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN EMILEE OR KATE SINGING. im not entirely sure who it is, my best guess is dan, but its so so good. something about red clay is so specifically nostalgic for me, and for it to play right after black hole fantasy just. completely destroyed me/pos this song is so so pretty. i love it so much.

River Rushing: AND IMMEDIATELY IM HOOKED. again, i expected something high energy/upbeat like sleeping giants- and while its not the exact same, its similar, and i LOVE IT. the vocals are probably my favorite part, especially the backing vocals. BUT OH MY GOD THOSE HIGH NOTES. THEYRE SO GOOD. a VERY strong ending for the album, which i absolutely adored

and thats every song!!!! god i love the crane wives. im going to listen to this album on loop until each song is burned into my brain okay bye

[morgg-g]

ghosts s5 live reactios except i forgot some of them and also you can tell when it got past midnight

put under cut cuz. spoilers. also wall of text

ep 1: LMAOOO OKAY LITERALLY I PAUSED TO BE LIKE "OMH WHAT THE FUCK ALISON LOST HER GIFT OH NO" AND THEN LITERALLY. THE FRAME THAT I PAUSED ON. THEY POPPED OUT AND SAID APRIL FOOLS. HOOOOOOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS "ALI" ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. MIKE ILY one of these days kitty needs a balloon. give her a balloon. please. "whats up with attenbourough" LMAOOO oh thomas is about to get owned so hard OH MY FUCKING GODDDD "I AM SO AMUSED RIGHT NOW" YEAH MATE humphrey and alisons dynamic is so silly PAT. hes bulletproof mate. HELLO???????????????????? PREGGERS?? PREGENANTE >>>???? HI>???????WHAT????? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SOMEONE TELL HUMPHREY LMAO

ep 2: MIKES VIEW OF ROBIN LMAO H MY GOFD;. NIGHTMARE . NI,GHTMARE MIKE OH MY GOD. "so its like sonar :o" captain you and your autism. love ya. KITTY… IS PREGNANT..? WOAH . GRAZY. INSANE woah thomas scottish. what a plottwist everysingle one of pats lines is such a banger "i had to move. for the bank >:(" i lov e you "TRUST ME". "GHOSTS CANT GET PREGNANT, TRUST ME" ROBIN . ROBIN WHAT DFOES THIS MEAN PLEASE WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE GHOSTS LORE "CHELSEH???! WHO ARE THEY???????????????" pat ily forever <3 realest character kitty and robin lmao… the sillies MIKE.. man… my guy is STRUGGLING NOW THEN THEN NOW NOW THEN NOW. robin based :( "my new family" I LOVE THESE FUCKING GHOSTS. LOVE THEM. home is a feeling! wahg!Hh! found family i love you forever

ep 5: oka i stopped logginh but i think captain backstory is happening so. uhm. ITS HAPPENING……….. ZDRGNJZ DFGKSD ASDF;LDASw#';amA54Mmsa,wa7 HIS NAME IS JAMES. KILLING MYSLERSD#G ZF FDSN AOI "I HAD TO FIND YOU. I…-" "I KNOW" KILL KE NOWOP NE DDEI

JJJ FUCK THIS GAY EARTH ACTUALLY FUCK YOU BEN WILLBONDI KNOW IT WAS YOU no this is insane actually fuck everything THE DANCE BREAK!!!!!!!!!! I LVOE THIS SHOW

okay moving on! ep 6: "hello bumpy im katherine whos your favourite spice girl" loml abba :D its familuy… j its family…………………

[faithinthestory]

OK YEP DEFINITELY EVIL FAERIE HOOOOOOLY SHIT

The whole episode was so intense, and while I'm so glad Jeremy finally got to really express his anger and have a well-deserved breakdown, I wish he hadn't jumped off from the bullshit "hope" that the evil bitch had been giving him. God the whole conversation between Jeremy, Thomas, and Anne was just So Much. Especially when they say that they plan to go in to the Liminal and you can just FEEL Jeremy's PANIC at the idea of losing not just Thomas all over again, but also Anne who DEFINITELY means more to him already than he either realizes or will admit. The EMOTIONS that were just POURING out of everyone, especially Jeremy and Thomas; the beautiful disconnect between what a parent and "child" need out of a situation.... just all of everything was just So Much.

Thank god for Vipin and Olivia going to the bar at 8am lol, being there and talking with Peyton was prolly one of the least intense bits in the whole episode. Of course now we know that there's a missing boy, time is of the essence, and shit is gonna go down soon. (The conversation with Peyton was very validating too, I knew "separation" was meant to be the correct rune, and that Evil Bitch had fucked it up on purpose! I mean, obviously, but still!) And I think the breather was necessary, before THAT ENDING

HOOOOOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK, NOOOOOOPE, EVIL FAERIE. HOW DID SHE GET SCARIER!? SHE LITERALLY WAS GIVING ME ANXIETY EVERY TIME SHE SHOWED UP AND SHE'S MANAGED TO GET *SCARIER!?*

"Francine."

Fuck.

I'm gonna have to trust Jeremy to not be a COMPLETE IDIOT, because it sounds like he's FINALLY realizing the gravity of the situation, and that it (and she) are Not Good. I don't think there's enough time for her to be a plot-twist-good-guy, at least not this season, so at least for now, PLEASE USE WHAT IS HYPOTHETICALLY A VERY GOOD BRAIN AND DO NOT TRUST HER, JEREMY.

(And just because I need to say it, when my brain FIRST CLICKED to the idea that she was fae, the name I went to was Morgan le Fey, which while not ACTUALLY the same as Queen Mab, depending on the legend, the two kinda overlap, so I'm giving myself at least partial credit and simultaneously saying OH SHIT WE'RE FUCKED IF SHE'S QUEEN OF THE FUCKING FAERIES.)

[annikasevenshots]

Star Trek Picard: Season 3 Episode 2 Reaction (spoilers!)

All the Titan bridge babies looking around when Shaw fights Seven 🥺 yes 🥺

Oh baby La Forge 🥺

"There's something familiar about him" RIKER PLEASE IM HOWLING

Oh RAFFI 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Ohhhh my god. Oh Raffi. Oh my GOD. Oh my darling my sweet girl you can do no wrong 😭

my clever girl 🥺 my clever baby girl.

oh. oh raffi.

SEVEN SLAY

i am SO proud of her.

Seven's "you could be the heroes that saves heroes" vs Raffi's "someone needs to speak for the dead" PARALLELS!!!!! HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO ONE ELSE TO HELP THEM PARALLELS!!!!!!!!!!

lmfaooooooo Picard half beaming Jack out I'm begging be more serious fr 😭

Jack's "smack it until it works again" is so me-coded of him teehee

BOOPIN ON THE SENSORS

NO STOP THE WAY THE TITAN JUST APPEARED IN THERE I CACKLED SO HARD

THIS SHOW IS A MF COMEDY I SWEARRRRR

YES AN EPIC VERSION OF THE TITAN THEME MY BELOVED

"We're basically a hotel now" he's so grumpy shaw is so slay actually

Seven <3 i love uuuuuuuuuuu

JAE??????????????? LIKE JAES AN ARTIST JAE????????????? JAE WHO HAS PAINT SPLATTERS ON HIS SHIRT JAE???????????? HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCKJNG FUCMF HOOOOOOLY FUCK

"i have to be. i want to be." my strong darling.

JAE OWNS A BAR?????????? SIR

people believe raffi challenge. fuck you jae. fuck YOUUUUUU jae.

oh my god. gabe or sneed??????? GABE OR SNEED?????????????????? GABE OR SNEED YOU ARE FUCKING JOKING ME IM LEAVING IM NEVER COMING BACK

I HATE EVERYTHING. i hate everything. i. hate. everything.

"You boys are in so much trouble" I agree with Shaw actually. Not the deadname but like

"Captain" "WHAT" "WHAT" this show is so unserious

Oh this villain is JUIIIIIIICY! she is so SLAY

"Official psychological profile with starfleet" SIR IS NO ONE EVER NORMAL IN THIS FORBIDDEN SPACE MILITARY

i can just SEE seven's cogs turning at "jack crusher"

What is it with people and smoking in this show 😭

SIDNEY LA FORGE IS SO BABY AND CUTE 🥺 protect her pls

THIS SHOW IS LITERALLY SO UNSERIOUS DID THEY FUCKING YEET THE ELEOS AT THE TITAN FRRRRRRRR SHE ACTUALLY FUCKING WENT YEET IM CRYING

i actually can't this is a fucking circus show

La forge talking about law of physics yes baby you're so smart and funny 🥺🥺🥺🤏

"How is that even possible" lowkey Shaw is getting relatable like no one @ me but

"We are cornered in space which has no corners" helppp and seven's constant side eyes like sir are you tripping

"Fenris folk" love you hiro and deet <3

TITAN THEME COMING BACK YAYYYYY <3

BRIG TIME HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

james cole 💀💀💀

"Sir as a former fenris ranger" yes you are my girl <3 my sweet sweet girl <3

i'm... i'm torn here. shaw's kinda right but seven 🥺 she's just trying to do right by people who would have lost their lives. 500 injuries vs 4 deaths? just. just. THAT'S The complexity of star trek i've missed. the moral dilemmas. the losing either way.

Picard calling Seven Seven slay

Dare i say it PatStew actually looks spunkier this season? When in S2 he just looked covid tired?

"Why are you dancing around it" RIKER KNOWS 🤡🤡🤡

DO THE MATH??????????????? IM WHEEZING DOES RIKER KNOW WHEN THEY'VE BONKED

this show is ACTUALLY SO UNSERIOUS

"do you not see what i see? a british accent, jean luc?"

"Who do you think taught me all this" "..." please this show is a comedy

BEV KICKING JACK'S ASS SO TRUEEEEWWEWEEWEWEEEE

"Because you know her so well" CALL ME A WEEWOOWEEWOO I AM BEGGING

"WHO IS YOUR FATHER" "I NEVER HAD ONE" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

raffi? 🥺 you good girl? 🥺

oh gosh. please told me she found sneed on her own instead of through jae. please. please please please.

A FUCKING BASEBALL???????????????????????

"Artists are unknowable assholes" vs "Jae's an artist" in NML AND WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME

Oh my god Michelle Hurd's acting is so chefs kiss 🤌🤌🤌

haha section 31 why would you BAIT ME LIKE THAT

oh. oh my god. OHHH MY GOD. RAFFI. RAFFI RAFFI RAFFI. NO. MY DARLING GIRL NO. PLEASE NO

"it takes a real addict to fight it this hard" NO

TAKE IT BACK TAKE IT ALL BACK

WORF???????????????????????

OMG IS THAT WHERE THE SCENE OF WORF CARRYING RAFFI COMES FROM

WHY IS THE USS SAFFI SO SMART WE LITERALLY CAUGHT HER HAIR ON HIS SHOULDER LIKE

ALSO. WORF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WORF????!!?(!?!!!!???????

also. RAFFI. OHHHH RAFFI. RAFFI 😭😭😭 MY DARLING GIRL YOU'VE BEEN SO BRAVE AND SO STRONG. I LOVE YOU. my sweet clever girl.

why was their grand plan mf WAKING bev they're actually 👁️👄👁️

BEV'S ACTING IN THIS ONE IS A MASTERCLASS IN LESS IS MORE

The shrike being called the shrike is so slay

In conclusion, i laughed a lot until raffi's second scene. then i laughed less.

[crimsonandcloverwrites]

BHAH CHAPTER 12 IT'S TIME TO CRY

just wanna say, from the bottom of my heart, buzzy and roman I would die for you thank you for my LIFE

NOT NANS COTTAGE. maximum emotional damage hours right off the bat

god the hill house vibes jamie get out before this place tries to eat u

"Thought for the longest time that I’d never get either of you back.” bruh

Jamie fixing up her old bike for Mikey's birthday at the O'Mara's house. specifically designed in a lab to make me cry

"put out of its misery with a thousand blows to the head with a shovel" is so gruesome I read it like 3 times until I remembered that Jamie actually did that in the middle of some serious grieving jesus

mike calling jamie dani and mikey 'the family' hold on a minute man hold on a minute

dani and mikey snoozing together HOLD ON A MINUTE MAN HOLD ON A MINUTE

god jamie is such a softie this whole chapter is just her trying not to cry with how much she loves people (and is loved in return)

oh boy the eddie jamie showdown

oof my poor son boy

holy fuck this whole confrontation is intense

"After all, why bring home a haunting, a gutter rat from the wrong side of the tracks, half feral and half broken, when the golden boy was right there." how dare u use the title against me like this

"I was mad for her from the start." “We were her best friends. If you fell for her, then how could I not?" hooooooly feelings

jamie saying all this to eddie and not dani. lmao. lol. rofl, even.

grocery shopping together............. intimacy...........

"What if I want more?" Dani being able to ask that now is so important to me that's my baby she's doin so good!!!!!! letting herself love people!!!!!

dfgkjhfkjghfkjh Jackie my beloved

"Jamie made an explicit gesture with her hands" screaming this whole interaction is so fucking funnyyyyyy. in the GROCERY STORE. fucking commedians the both of u

Dani Clayton picking a car by colour and nothing else she's so relateable

horny in a car dealership lot so true! i mean jamie with these practical car skills is v hunky u are so right dani

DANI HAS HER OWN CAR AGAIN. FREEDOM HAS NEVER BEEN SO SEXY

they're so domestic ugh (affectionate)

"I WANT YOU TO WATCH" FKSDJFKJDFH YEEHAW

“I think it would’ve been nice learning with you.” is so soft excuse me while I get emosh in the middle of this sex scene

every day this fic gives me my horny rights *pray hands emoji*

fgkjdfhgkjhdfkjh Judy telling them to take some alone time she said go work out that sexual frustration u horny lesbians

“Just because I didn’t realise it, doesn’t mean I didn’t have romantic feelings.” awww

dangerous dani clayton!!!! she needs to focus on the road!!!!!

"“Jesus fucking Christ,” Jamie said." SAME GIRL

lmao holy shit I love these idiots

nan..... jamie..... ouch

mikey meeting Dani's dad........ gotta go sob for 45mins hang on

Jamie growing Nan's favourite flowers just for her...... the amount of Nan that's in Jamie makes my heart cry

this fic is so like, full of love and really sweet moments but I love that you infuse these little moments of horror imagery in a 'life can be good but we carry around so many ghosts of troubled pasts in us' kinda way. good soup

“You be good. I love you.” i am crying.

sdfjdhfgjdghfjg how is jamie in shock don't tell me u didn't already know u enormous idiot.

I LOVE THE WAY WOMEN LOVE

pls they're so fucking cuuuute

not 'with every piece of me left' ow my heart

i can't believe what them telling each other i love you is doing to me. the power of live laugh lesbians

oh my god Judy i love u

dfjkgdfkjghdfkj Dani dressed for maximum Jamie short-circuiting is my favourite nuclear weapon

Dani "smiling at her as if trying to hold it back" top 10 anime victories

Dani finally getting her horny art room fantasies sfkjghfkjghfkjg oh boy

“You could have brought me here.” I AM LOOKING AWAY THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME. bold dani you will be the death of both of us

“I want to fuck you at home.” wholesome <3

whew I too need a cigarette rn Jackie

ooOOOOooooOo Eddie's got a girlfriend

oof poor eddie and dani though I hope they can be friends again one day they deserve it

jamie in full simp mode is so fun good for u babe

God these necklaces I'm obsessed with Dani wearing hers actually. and these two getting to go out together n be gay n in love in public!!!

jamie oh my god???!? horny rights

i am shaking like a chihuahua

“Surprise," sdfkjghdfkjghiudfhgiuerhgkjdhkjfg

"Jamie: suffering" FUCKIN SAME BRO

aww everyone singing happy birthday to the best girl!!! deserved!!! just as deserved as I'm sure the rest of this night is going to go lmao

DFGKJDFKHG ROBIN. doesn't miss a beat huh?? also i hear she's single can I get her number

jesus christ dani clayton I'm about to drive off the road and I'm not even behind a wheel

Jamie Taylor u are a stronger woman than I will ever be

“You wanna make out for a bit?” pls they're so cute

dfkgjkjdfkh princess. iconic

the "nice" that just left my mouth at Dani in lingerie who are u making me become

“I’ll be whatever the fuck you want me to be, love.” so true! me *handshake emoji* jamie

losing my got dang mind

i love that these two are so comfortable with each other it's so so so lovely to see after all the yearning bruh look at them go

“At my mercy.” i feel drunk. i need to go build a hammock

a thousand points to jamie taylor for being strapped and ready for anything and Dani for being outrageously bold and horny this whole scene was so iconic

oof Karen Clayton

Mikey seventeen the dancing queen? they grow up so fast

oof Dani bby getting into it with her. god she's so poisonous

NOT THE LETTERS

Jamie just patiently loving her while she works her way through this oh love

oh my god the box

dfgkjhdkjhgkjfh the mixtape. heart on your sleeve softie jamie taylor

wait was dani wearing Jamie's half dollar necklace earlier??? cute bastards

“They’ve always been yours.” JUST LIKE DANI'S HEART OH I AM SHATTERED

“You kept me here, remember?” This is like The Notebook level romance but better bc lesbians

and now I'm crying bc they get their happy ending. so much heartache but they still found their way back to each other

"My sweet Jamie" 😭😭😭😭

they just love each other so much how am I supposed to cope????????????

they way they've created this little family full of so much love after coming from broken homes and rough pasts makes me ache so much

sdfkjdfhkg god Jamie is such a tease lmao. have fun girls!

THESE PHOTOS!?!??! OH MY GOD

good for themmmmmm

loving the vast array of fucking we get in this chapter!!!! giving the people what they want (Jamie's |redacted| in Dani's--I am forcefully removed from the premises)

this is not the point but oh my god Jamie building Dani a bookshelf....... romance

Jamie providing Mikey with such a nurturing and stable environment that he excelled academically like this.... my boy..... my beloved Jamie. aaaaahhhhhhhhh.

also SO fond of Jamie Carson shenanigans more more more.

god but Jamie's so scared to let go of her not so baby brother. bigger AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

crying again bc I'm so close to the end and this fic is almost over :(

both of em having to talk to their boys dfkjhgkfj godspeed

genuinely not doing well Jamie and Mikey's relationship is so special and I'm so glad they found each other and they have each other and I can't cope!!! with all these emotions!!!!

EVERYONE COMING TOETHER TO EAT. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. THIS WONDERFUL WEIRD LITTLE FAMILY.

the kids all still fighting like they're teenagers though dgkjdfhkjhdg iconic

the simple intimacy of doing the dishes together....

ANOTHER MIXTAPE??? GIMME THE LINK. also that's cute as fuck love is stored in the carefully curated playlists

Jamie is her home..........

BITCH HOW AM I MEANT TO SAY GOODBYE TO THIS FIC. Ok I'm gonna go cry to Jamie's Mixtape (1993)

"if I loved you less I might be able to talk about it more" - me about this fic (however many words of silly waffling this post is doesn't count!!! I'm hiding the real feelings behind humour!!!!). but actually really sincerely genuinely buzzy and roman thank you so much for sharing this fic with us all and making us yearn and laugh and cry and fall in love with them all over again. unmatched.

[tsuki-sennin]

It's Vicin' time!

The final form episode! It's comin' in hot! Burnin' like a son of a bitch! A certified Dad moment is within our grasp! Y'all know what time it is!

-Hiromicchi, my friend Hiromicchi!!!

-"Yeah, I kinda had to duck out of the plot for a long time... landed a role in the Ouran stage show. Sorry about your family issues, by the way. Life sucks. :("

-...my boys are really having this chat while soaking wet and naked jhlkkg

-"Hiromi! Hiromi! :D"

-Same, Love-chan.

-Ohhhhhhh, thank god, the civilian casualties have been minimized.

-You really kicked your ass into gear, Hiromicchi!

-Dom Toretto would be proud of your belief in your family, Yukimi.

-Damn, George's rage is palpable. ...I'm actually pretty proud of his progression from "Sinister Mad Scientist" to "Autistic man doing his damnedest to keep his shit together in spite of his friends' and all of humanity's lives being in danger."

-Ooooooh, there he is. Dad's comin' in hot.

-Rose Murder. ...Kyouji Murakami feels a shiver down his spine from his place in hell.

-"I will wake him up."

-I really like Akaishi's little glass earth thing.

-Sooooooooo, that's terrifying.

-Well, he's not exactly wrong about the "plaguing the cosmos" part. People idolize an elitist credit-stealing douchebag who thinks shooting cars into space is a reason to suck his dick.

-"Bro, are you sure about this? This is a terrible surge."

-"Weeeell... okay. I really fucked up."

-Man... I really feel for George.

-"Ah c'mon, I'm not gonna die! I'm gonna look cool for my son, for once."

-"We are just a normal family you'd see anywhere." ;;

-OH JESUS CHRIST THAT'S A LOUD ONE

-Yeah Buu-san, I feel that. ...or perhaps, Irabu oughta be more appropriate, now that I finished Vail Legacy.

-"Yeaaaaah, you're probably gonna die."

-Man...

-George Karizaki's really feeling it.

-I have a really poor relationship with my own father, but unlike George and Masumi, it is well and truly irreparable for reasons I have absolutely no interest in divulging to you. I want these two stupid, cruel men to make up and reach an understanding.

-Man... Genta's really about to put it all on the line.

-Oh look, it's Hikaru-kun. Epic.

-Yeeeeeeah,

-Zenryoku Zenkai! #HustleVice!

-Bitches be killin' it out there!

-Oh hey, Dai-chan!

-OH THAT'S RIGHT

-That Rex Deadman from the first episode was Hiromi's inner demon! I totally forgot about that!

-So, having no inner demon really DOES make you self-destructively overzealous...

-OHHHHHH SHIT KARIZAKI

-THAT'S HIS SON'S ROCK

-YOOOOOOOOOO

-H-hey, don't just leave Genta there!

-So, could these fights with Jeanne and Aguilera be considered a "date"?

-OHHHH SHIT VAIL

-So, Vail's interest in Genta is looking a lot less like an abuser-turned-stalker and more of one of self-preservation.

-Ohhhhh, he's misty.

-"Uhhhh... yeah, you guys have Sakura here, you got this! Vice and I will be right back, don't worry about it!"

-Ooooooooh, Dad's dyin'!

-Jesus Christ, this is horrifying.

-Hooooooly shit, Ikki smashed it with his bare hands.

-Damn... Ikki's family is truly what cares about more than anything else. Going the extra mile.

-OH SHIT IT'S FLYIN' TO GIFF

-Oh hey, Ptera Remix. Epic, I missed you.

-Oooh shit!

-Ooooooh, it's two magnet-y things!

-I am thou! Thou art I!

-Big Bang! Come On! Giffard Rex!

-LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

-Ouuuuugh, that's a spicy jingle.

-No one can stop us now!

-Let's waste these motherfuckers!

-YEAAAAAAAH

-OOOOOOOOOOOH A WHOLE SQUAD

-Gatakiriba Moment

-Yeah, this is awesome

-Let's stomp this bitch!

-Final Remix!

-Is that a ball? OHHHHH BECAUSE IKKI USED TO BE A SOCCER PLAYER OOOOOOOOUGH MY HEART

-Here it comes! The banger of a finisher!

-3!

-2!

-1!

-Hot damn! That was baller as fuck. ...no pun intended.

-Wait. Did we? Did we win!? We closed the big Giff Hole!

-Oh, of course not, we got several episodes left.

-Kagerou? Are you in there somewhere?

-"Maaaan, you're so serious, are you even our dad at this point."

-Aaaaaaaah, Papa's back!

-...y'know, I have a sneaking suspicion that Junpei Shiranami was always as goofy as Genta. It's just that Vail and Noah somehow shut his whole personality down.

-Uncle Buu-san :)

-If only Dai-chan were here...

-That's our whole stamp sheet! Done and dusted! Man... I'm gonna be really missing our Igarashi fam when Geats comes around.

-Weekend rise up!

-Man... I wonder why the Reiwa era keeps having its secondaries be played so hard. First was Fuwa being pinballed all around on all fronts by MetsubouJinrai, ZAIA, and even Aruto... then was Rintaro spending a whole 10 episodes with a massive inner struggle with an organization he views as his family... and now Dai-chan, slowly going sicko mode without Kagerou there to give him some much needed selfishness.

-I don't expect this thread to be resolved next episode, but I sure hope we see a major change at least.

[serendipityjxmn]

I Hate You, Park Jimin!

Chapter 21

Words Count: 3.6k

TW: None.. I think?

Link to Chapter 20

Link to Chapter 22

Hooooooly. He’s asking me to move in with him? I swallowed thickly before answering him. “It’s a huge decision.” I said, eyes warily staring at him. “Are you sure about this?”

“Hundred percent sure. I’ve never wanted anything more than to spend my whole time with you, eat with you, study with you, wake up next to you in the morning..” then he slowly leaned in to my ears. “Make love to you every night..” he added, voice so low and sexy at the same time.

I swear I could hit orgasm just by hearing his words- with the combination of his raspy voice. When he goes full on low, sensual and raspy voice- he’d had me at his mercy.

I smacked his arm when I saw him smirked.

“Think about it.” He said as his hands softly went up and down my arms, giving me warmth.

“What about your parents?”

“My mom’s fine. She actually likes you.” He winked at me.

My heart leapt hearing that. “Really? You talked to her about me?” I asked eagerly.

“I don’t know.” He smirked which earned another smack in the arm from me.

“She.. supports me. She always does.” He smiled fondly. “About my dad.. I’ll deal with him but he should know that he has no rights over my love life. I’m pretty sure my mom can make him change his mind. If he’s still stubborn though,” he leaned in and gave me a light peck at the corner of my mouth, “we’ll see.”

My hands traveled across his chest and towards his abdomen, admiring all the curves in the right places. My favourite part of all was perhaps the sensual and perfectly sculpted curve on each side of his hips. The curves were so deep I wondered what kind of exercises were needed to get that perfect V.

“Jimin...” I called.

“Hmm?”

“Why do you like me?”

He looked down at me, perhaps wondering where the conversation is going. “Hmm.. Love at first sight, maybe? I don’t know. Do I need a reason to like someone?” He tapped my chin lightly.

I frowned, not satisfied with his answer.

He knew I was dissatisfied. He always knew. Because he continued to answer, “I don’t know.. when you first look at me, for the first time ever, since you’d never once look at my way, I just felt so.. naked. As if you could see right through me, right through my weaknesses. And you weren’t at all like the other girls.. you’re smart, you’re strong, you’re gorgeous, you’re hot as fuck, you’re fucking intelligent, you’re independent, you have this no bullshit personality, you’re charming, you’re beautiful, the list is endless. And for the first time in my life, I felt insecure- about a girl. And I never did,” he laughed.

I rolled my eyes. Vain and self-centredness confirmed.

“I thought that I wasn’t good enough which was why I kept my distance. Then high school went by and now we’re in the university together.. and suddenly you’re my study partner. I was so blown away at first I didn’t know how to react which was why when you came up to me, I told you you don’t have to do it.”

I nodded, remembering the bitter memory. “I still hate you for that, you know.”

He chuckled. “Study sessions with you were pure torture.”

I raised my brows.

“You had no idea.. the amount of self control I had to exert being around you. Although thank God you’re always so immersed in studying you never noticed me staring.”

“Oh God- you’re such a pervert!”

He chuckled but then turned serious again. “I wanted you.. I so badly wanted you.. so please, for God’s sake..” he leaned forward, eyes intent against mine, “don’t ask me to go.”

I stared back at him. “I don’t want you to go either.”

I watched as relief washed over his face.

I laced my fingers with his. Then I leaned forward slightly to kiss him deeply. He replied me instantly.

I knew this would be hard for him and of course, the easy way would be just to let him go. As much as I don’t want to make things difficult for him, I knew I myself don’t have the strength to let him go. Now I knew it’s the same for Jimin too. We both had develop a feeling so strong for each other and we both knew being away would only break us both. I felt him smile under my kiss.

I pulled away and yeap, he was smiling down at me. His soft, angelic smile that melts my heart all the time.

I smiled too, unknowingly. “Why are you smiling?”

He was still for a moment. His gaze fixated on mine. “Because I love you.” He said softly.

I went still. I could feel my heart was racing. The impact the words had on me. I was in euphoria hearing those words escaping his lips. Although he did say those words a few minutes ago, but that could be in the spur of the moment while we’re having sex. But this time it’s different. His eyes were full of love and adoration as he uttered those words.

He regarded my expression for a moment. He was wary of my reaction. Then his expression turned worry as I felt tears escaped from my eyes. “Baby? Babe? Why are you crying again..?” He quickly cupped my cheeks trying to make me look at him.

I shook my head. Then I smiled looking at him. “I’m crying.. because I’m so happy.” I said in tears.

I saw his shoulders visibly relaxed and he looked so fondly at me I felt like breaking down again. “I love you.” He said it again, this time more confidently.

“I love you too.” I replied simply. And I watched as his face lit up.

To be able to love Park Jimin... was happiness.

But to be loved by Park Jimin... it was pure bliss.

JIMIN’S POV

“Dad, I told you I already have a girlfriend!” I yelled over the table. “I swear if you don’t want to lose me- your only son, you better stop asking me to marry her.” I jutted my chin towards Nara who was sitting beside me, her fork and spoon already set down, her appetite gone due to my outburst but I didn’t care.

“Park Jimin.” My mother said tersely, trying to remind me to be respectful.

“Fine. Then bring her over for dinner. I wanna see this girl.”

“You already met-“ I was cut off immediately.

“Properly this time.” He said with a glare.

“No!” Nara cried. “Mr Park! You can’t be doing this to me!”

“Nara, honey.. I’m not trying to take any sides..” my mom started and she started to reach for Nara’s hand from across the table. “But I honestly think you’d be wasted if you’re with my son... you deserve someone better than my ass of a son.”

“Mom!” My mouth agape at my mom’s words but when I looked at her, she winked at me. Nara didn’t seem to notice.

When she had left, I went towards my mom and made sure we were out of father’s earshot.

“I had never really like Nara.” She made a face. “Too cocky for her own good.”

I raised one brow at my mom. I swore my mom’s the coolest person in the world.

“Of course I never think you’d be a waste with Hana. Rather, I think she’s too good for you. You better not waste her.” She glared at me.

I tried to hide my smile. “Yes, maam.”

KIM HANA’S POV

I woke up when I sensed someone playing with my hair.

“You don’t have anything to do tonight right?”

My brain was half-awake but my eyes were still tightly glued although the sun already set its ray on my face.

“You don’t have anything right?” He asked again. When I still didn’t answer, he planted a kiss on my cheek.

“Hmmm.....” was the only thing that came out of my mouth. I wanted to sleep some more. Spending the night with Jimin meant total exercise time. I need to recuperate.

“Let’s go on a date today.” He nuzzled my ears.

“Mmm...”

“Let’s do some shopping...” he kissed the corner of my mouth.

“Mmm...”

He chuckled. “We’ll have dinner with my parents tonight.” He said softly as he kissed my shoulder blade.

Dinner... parents... what? My eyes shot opened. I sat up so suddenly Jimin was slightly startled. Then he laughed when he saw my panicked face.

“What did you say?” My eyes went round.

“I was going to tell you when you’re fully awake but since you’re not waking up and you won’t even listen to my words....” he smiled.

“I mean- why are we suddenly- I mean-“

He chuckled again. His fingers casually grazing my exposed chest. I realized my whole naked upper body was exposed to his sight. I quickly placed my hands on my chest to cover them. I have no idea why being naked in front of Jimin while we are not fucking each other’s brains out still made me shy.

He looked up at me. His expressions soft as he casually loosen my hand and move it away.

“Why are you so shy..” he ran his fingers slowly over the expanse of my chest, down towards my breast, making me shudder.

I got up immediately. “Okay okay. I’ll get up.”

I rolled my eyes at the sound of him chuckling.

“What about this one?” He lifted an off-shoulder white blouse.

“No! I’m not wearing an off-shoulder to see your parents! They’d think I’m seducing you or something.”

“But you do seduce me all the time though.”

I looked up and saw him smirking. “I hate you.” I mumbled then went to a different rack of clothing. Ugh.. I don’t have much time left.. I really need to pick something out. Wish Ah Young was here to help me out! But she’s in Taiwan right now, with Eun Woo. Apparently his business there got extended and he missed my best friend so much so he asked her to fly there. I groaned.

“What about this one?”

I looked over my shoulder to see him lifting a short black dress.

“Are you kidding me? Your parents would think I’m a slut.” I shook my head but not before I saw him pouting.

I held two of the floral dress on both of my hands. “Pick one?” I asked him.

“Just take both. I’ll pay.” He said non-committally.

Ugh! Jimin is so not helping when shopping. Honestly, jeez.

“Ugh why don’t you just pick up something quickly then! Hana, honestly, you could be wearing a whole sack and my mom would still watch you with star eyes.”

“But not your dad.” I replied petulantly. Oh, a blue blouse caught my eye.

He didn’t say anything. Obviously, because I’m right. I picked up the blouse from the rack and immediately fell for it. All right! That’s it. I’ve made my choice.

So we were back out on the streets of Hongdae, and the skies were already darkening although it’s merely late afternoon since it was winter and daytime was generally shorter. My hands were mostly full with bags of all sorts of branded outfits and handbags and shoes and everything to which Jimin had so generously paid for everything.

I had planned to buy one or two new tops but Jimin had dragged me to all kinds of stores and bought everything that my gazes lingered at for more than five seconds. When I complained about my small apartment and how I would have no space, he only said, “Good. Then you have no choice but to move to mine then.”

“Oh, let’s go in there!”

I looked over to the direction he’s pointing at and gasped in horror.

“Oh my god no!” It was a lingerie shop.

“Why~ come on~ you need new ones so you can keep it at my apartment. You seriously want to pack things over all the time?” He said but there’s a twinge of amusement on his face. He was teasing me! His hand grabbed my wrist.

I stared at him incredulously. “Jimin! Are you kidding me? I’m not going into a lingerie shop with you!” I pulled out of his grip immediately and started walking away with him laughing behind me. God, damn it. I may be in love with him, but he’s still a jerk and a pervert through and through.

I was pretty sure I had been fidgeting with my thumb for more than five minutes now.

“Come now, it’s cold babe. How long are you going to stand there for?”

I looked up. Now that I’m right in front of the entrance door, the house looked so much bigger. It’s time now. But I could feel my hands trembling. The urge for flight almost swallowing me whole.

Ah, what on earth am I thinking now?

“Baby?” Jimin held his hand out to me.

Slowly, I took his hand and he led me inside.

“Welcome home, Jimin.” An elderly lady of perhaps about 50-ish of age greeted us. Her hair was mostly grey, tied up in a slightly messy bun.

“Oh, ahjumma!” Jimin let go of my hand and went to hug her. “I haven’t see you in so long.”

“Then perhaps you should come home more often.” She scolded him.

“Hehe~” he flashed him his million dollar eyesmile and the elder lady beamed back at him. His effect on everyone was immediate.

“Your girlfriend?” She asked him gently, glancing at me and I smiled back awkwardly.

“Oh, yeah ahjumma!” He pulled me towards him. “Ahjumma, this is Kim Hana, and Hana, this is my second mother.”

“Ah~ what are you talking about, Jimin. Madam would feel hurt if she heard you.”

Jimin rolled his eyes. “Pretty sure you took care of me more than my own mom throughout my whole life.”

The ahjumma just shook her head at him, though her lips was smiling fondly.

“Is that Jimin..?” A melodic voice rung out through the foyer. Holy shoot. That’s his mother’s voice.

I’ve met her before at the not-so-fortunate encounter with Jimin’s parents at his house before, but this time it was different and I obviously still felt nervous.

A gorgeous looking lady peeked through the hallway. It had been awhile since I last met her but as she sauntered towards us, she didn’t seem to age at all and I couldn’t help but stare at her beauty. Her hair was tied up in a slightly messy bun, but she was still stunning nevertheless. Just like Jimin, she had a pair of pretty single eyelid eyes, her irises shining before they were completely gone as she beamed at us. She’s probably whom Jimin gotten his eyesmile from.

His mother went towards us without taking her eyes off her son. She then engulfed Jimin in a hug immediately and he returned it without hesitation.

“Aigooo~ why is it so hard to meet my own son nowadays?”

“Mom, stop being dramatic. You saw me last week.” Jimin said as they parted.

“That was for only 2 seconds, you idiot.” His mother rolled his eyes. Her eyes then flickered towards me and all sense of nervousness came swallowing me whole again. “Nice to see you again Hana dear.” She smiled at me then held out her hands towards me.

I went into her embrace immediately. “How are you, Mrs. Park?”

She let go of me immediately. “Aigoo, I told you to call me eomoni right?”

Ah, crap, yes she did ask me to call her that before. I bowed my head slightly apologetically.

She softened immediately. “I was wondering when I could see your face again.”

“Me too, eomoni.”

She linked her arms with me and tugged me forward as she turned on her heels. “Come, let’s head to the dining area immediately. Everything had been set up.”

She led me towards the dining area and I was simply mesmerized by the exquisite interior of Jimin’s house as well as the sheer vastness of it. The floor and the wall were everything marble. The lighting and chandeliers all looked like they worth more than my whole life insurance.

“Come, have a seat.” Jimin’s mother said as we reached the dining area. I almost dropped my jaw at the luxurious finishing of the dining area; filled with golden details, crystal chandelier as well as upholstered dining chairs. My broke ass can’t relate with Jimin. Can’t at all.

“Are you sure I can do nothing to help in the kitchen?” I noticed Jimin was gone and I tried hard not to panic.

She just smiled at me. “Next time, maybe. I need to show off my cooking skills first.” She winked and I laughed.

“Aigoo, where did my idiot son go leaving the guest alone?”

I chuckled. “It’s fine, eomoni.”

“Just a minute, okay? We’re almost done at the back.”

I nodded. When she disappeared to the kitchen, I had the entire privilege to admire the lavish looking interior that lit up the house.

Suddenly I felt a pair of hands went to my eyes to disrupt my sight and I gasped. But then I smelled the familiar smell. The one I’ve grown so familiar with.

“Ya~” I pouted.

“You okay?” He asked. “Told you everything would be fine.”

I rolled my eyes. “I literally only met your mother.”

He dropped his hands with a chuckle. Then his hands went to snake around my shoulders and he leaned in to peck me briefly on my cheeks.

I felt my face heating up instantly. “Yah!” I smacked his arms. This is his house for God’s sake, where his parents lived in, which means it’s a sacred place. I glared at him to which he just tightened his arms around me.

A sound of someone clearing their throat made me jump. We both turned to see Jimin’s dad entering the dining area and my whole body turned stiff and my blood running cold.

“Hey dad.” Jimin said then proceeded to take his seat beside me. I smiled awkwardly at his father and he replied with a simple nod.

“Oh, you’re here!” Mrs. Park appeared from behind the kitchen holding a bowl that I immediately got up and took it from her. She smiled gratefully at me. “I thought you were still in your studies.”

Two other helpers, one of them the elderly that Jimin greeted at the door came and filled the tables with various dishes. Everything smelled good and my mouth watered at the sight.

Jimin’s mom came to sit across me. She then helped to fill up her husband’s plate and my heart practically swelled at how loving they looked.

“Come on, Hana. Eat to your heart’s content.” She said as she handed me the bowl of rice. I muttered a thanks and proceeded to fill Jimin’s plate, mirroring his mother’s action in hope to score some points. Jimin just smiled indulgently at me.

And then soon the table was filled with the sounds of us munching our food, the clinking cutleries and the few conversations here and there.

“So your name is Kim Hana?” Jimin’s father spoke up and my entire brain suddenly went blank. My name? Was he asking my name?

“Y-yes.” I stuttered.

“What does your parents do?”

“Ey yeobo. Why would you ask that? You’re making her uncomfortable..” Mrs. Park said.

My brain racked the memory lane in my head. Didn’t Mrs. Park asked me that too before?

“Um.. my mother’s an English teacher.”

“Oh yes! I’ve already asked her before!” Mrs. Park cut in. “Isn’t it amazing, yeobo? It was my dream job when I was young. Do you remember that?”

Mr. Park didn’t reply.

“Ooh, I’m looking forward to meeting your mother! I’ve tons of things to ask. You know, I plan on doing volunteers to teach kids as well, I’m stuck in this house, not having anything to do.” Perhaps Mrs. Park was talking so much to prevent her husband from asking me about my father. “Right, yeobo?”

Her husband just shook her head at her. His father seemed slightly cold, but I could see that he was actually very warm and attentive towards his wife and even towards Jimin.

“What about your father?”

Shoot. The plan failed. I could see Mrs. Park’s expression stiffened. Now I felt bad for her. After all they should know one way or another. But I haven’t told Jimin either.. I sighed. This won’t be good. “My father and my mom divorced.” I swore Jimin’s head turned towards me in a milisecond. “I’m... not sure what he’s currently doing.”

Jimin’s father didn’t ask me anything else after that. Jimin on the other hand was in pure shock (obviously since I told him my father’s dead) but I could see him trying to control his expression.

The time went by quickly, as I realized it.

Jimin’s father no longer held an interview session with me. The entire session was filled with Mrs. Park teasing Jimin about his childhood though.

“So, are you planning to marry Hana, Jimin-ah?” His father suddenly spoke and all sorts of conversations stopped. My whole body went cold.

Mrs. Park immediately placed her hands on top of her husband’s. “Yeobo, I don’t think this is the right time to ask-“

“I’m just asking, whether your son is serious about marriage.”

I watched Jimin straightened up. “Yes, dad.”

His father didn’t reply immediately. He took a sip of his drink. “Alright then. As long as you know the responsibility that comes with the deal.”

Deal? Did his father just said a deal? What kind of deal? I looked at Mrs. Park for clues but she appeared calm so perhaps she already knew about it?

I guess it wasn’t just me with secrets then.

Link to Masterlist

201007 7:25PM

[favvnsongs]

I’m just so glad catra has perfuma in her life I’m 🥺

god anon me too I get really fucking emotional about it. like scorpia is almost overwhelmingly intense and overbearing in her insistence in becoming catra's friend? in Being There(tm) for catra? it very much mirrors scorpia's vibes in canon? and catra is just like "hooooooly fuck back off?!?!?!?"

scorpia just kinda, smothers and suffocates catra with love and support and friendship? she surrounds her from all sides and backs her into a corner? catra with nowhere to go and nowhere to hide and scorpia is just so M U C H all the time???? and like she gets it she does she gets what she's trying do to she gets the thought process behind it like scorpia is cool people and she has a good heart and good intentions and she means well. catra just really really reaaaaaaally fucking wishes she would pump the brakes the leave her the fuck alone before she snaps and throws something at her.

but as much as scorpia is All Of That, she still... like. okay so idk how to phrase what perfuma does in a way that doesnt misconstrue it and put her in the same camp as SW? (and I do actually need to come up with a modern trof-esque name for her still lmfao)

but perfuma's just sort of. content to cohabitate with catra and share space with her without making it a Thing? perfuma doesn't push? even once she and catra are the sort of Close Friends that they eventually become, she still doesn't push or patronize or condescend or whatever the fuck catra into doing things?

catra will ask catra Once if she's gonna come down and have dinner with her and scorpia on the two or three nights a week that their schedules actually do manage to line up in a way that they can sit on the couch and watch their shows? and while scorpia will "oh but catra come onnnnn. it'll be funnn. perfuma made blahblahblah. you cant stay in your room forever ;__;" which makes catra, as knife emoji as a person can possibly get, perfuma just shrugs and "alright then" and as far as she's concerned the issue is closed?

and perfuma's sort of.... not pushing or insisting and such, that makes catra all 🗡🗡 even more than scorpia being scorpia? like who does perfuma think she is????

and like my dudes I am on a ... bunch of antihistamines rn so I can't really get into it but I really do think that like. perfuma letting catra know that she has room and safety and freedom to make choices about what she's going to do and how she's going to do it and whether or not she's going to say no when people ask her a thing? that her no is going to be respected?

and like obviously perfuma isnt gonna be cool with catra deciding to shatter all of her nice plates and coffee mugs and junk and not have something to say about it.

but if catra wants to stay up in her room and sleep all day for days on end and not eat and stuff like that, then perfuma is gonna let her? she isnt her parent or her keeper or whatever. she isnt going to march in there and drag her from under her covers and tell her how to live her life. she isnt going to demand that catra let her into her life and to let her be her friend and to be vulnerable towards her? those are choices catra needs to make on her own?

(and I was talking to @nataliving about perfuma and catra and homemade soup and bread and heavy raw vulnerable kitchen table convos bc angst lmfao)

no but I mean. i really really really like those two.

[i-want-anne-hathaway]

welcome to the- Welcome To The- WELCOME TO THE- WELCOME TO THE- WELCOME TO THE- WELCOME TO THE ROCK

Welcome doesn’t look like a word anymore.

Welcome to the Rock is actually a really good song, and I’m really glad that it’s not overwhelmingly sad to start off.

I want to see this show so badly because I really think it would make it that much better. I don’t think that you can fully appreciate this simply by listening.

Hooooooly shit indeed, my friend.

Blankets and Bedding makes me very anxious, but I still like listening to it because ‘tis a certified bop.

The way he says “soooooo I’m back to Shoppers”

I just can’t picture how stressful this situation must have been, and I’m honestly not how sure I want to. That’s beyond anything that’s imaginable.

Okay, Come From Away does have long songs, but they also have a bunch of really short songs. So I can listen to 28 Hours/Wherever We Are because it’s not like every song is that long.

I love the instruments in the background of this musical. It’s so entertaining.

“Excuse me, would you like some Xanax. Because you are freaking it, and it is freaking me out, and we are all freaking the fuck out.” Best line, hands down.

Darkness and Trees is fun to listen to in a pitch black room.

“The plane people” I don’t know why but the fact that they keep calling them that is too funny to me.

I don’t really know what’s happening during On The Bus, but like Romance™️

The “and that’s how we started speaking the same language” is amazing. I can’t put my finger on why I like it so much, but it’s awesome.

“It’s like they never slept” they probably didn’t.

I don’t know any characters’ names other than Kevin and Kevin.

THE PLOTLINE ABOUT HER SON WHO DIED MAKES ME SO SAD, OH MY FUCKING GOD.

Anytime I here “I am/I’m here” or “You are here” I immediately start singing Come From Away.

Prayer is such a beautiful song, and it makes me feel so at peace sometimes not gonna lie.

On The Edge makes me Sad™️ because prejudice and hate

The Kevin and Kevin are out here struggling

The transitions are crisp

I want to see this show so badly because it’s so good.

Screech In is so much fun, and I love it. I don’t know the fucking words but I jam to it so much. Being honest I only know all the lyrics to two songs, and all the other songs I know small snippets of it.

*softly* im an islander, im an islander, im an islander

Me and the Sky is so fucking good, and it hits so different.

“And the one thing I love more than anything was used as the bomb” AHHHHH, I’M SO WEAK WHEN I HEAR THAT.

I always sing Stop The World in a really bad British accent because I imitate voices when I sing, and it’s a time.

I always get sad when 38 Planes (Reprise) comes on because they’re leaving

But also Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere slaps.

The line “US of A” bothered me at first because I’m but a humble idiot and was like “where the fuck is that?” as if I’m not American.

This musical makes me so soft and sad. I just- it manages to get me hyped up and then stab me in the heart afterwards.

I can’t imagine the guilt you must feel after being in such a safe, loving, and wholesome place while something so terrible happened.

“He’s gone. It’s over” okay, let me just grab my tissues and sob in this dark corner.

THE FINALE IS SO GOOD. LIKE, DEADASS THOUGH.

Robin is my favorite character. They have one line and it’s literally “WASSUP!” but I love them.

welcome to the- Welcome To The- WELCOME TO THE- WELCOME TO THE- WELCOME TO THE- WELCOME TO THE ROCK

Final Judgement: This is a really heartwarming yet also heartbreaking show, and I think that it achieves what it was trying to achieve very well. I wish that more people talked about it because it’s very good.

And tomorrow... well tomorrow begins Frozen day. Prepare.

[makeste]

BnHA 235: How Do I Turn This Flashback Off

Previously on BnHA: Re-Destro plucked off three of Tomura’s left fingers like flower petals and also destroyed one of his Emotional Support Hands in the process, prompting Tomura to have more flashbacks. We learned that AFO specifically gave Tomura the hands so that Tomura would never get over the trauma of the whole experience (like, he even told him this directly, wtf). We then got more flashbacks of Hana, as well as new flashbacks of Tomura’s mother and grandparents. Our boy then started to use his quirk on RD with only two fingers, which prompted RD to be all “wha?!” and let him go and finally realize that Tomura was going through a good old-fashioned shounen awakening process. Not wanting to be on the wrong end of this, he powered up himself and tried to finish Tomura off. But as he tried (and failed) to deliver a final blow, Gigantomachia finally came storming into town. At the same time, Tomura finally remembered everything (!!!) and got this really sad look on his face, and holy shit you guys the hype for this next chapter is real.

Today on BnHA: The tragic story of the Shimura family is finally revealed in all of its inevitably doomed glory. This chapter deserves an introduction from Lemony Snicket. This is not a fun time you guys. Baby Tenko was pure and idealistic and wanted nothing more than to be a hero just like All Might (and hey thanks Horikoshi, that was a nice heart I had once before you ripped it out and stabbed it 27 times here), and his father was a bitter and broken man harboring unresolved abandonment issues which he needlessly took out on his own children because humans are flawed and sometimes terrible. And we all know how the story ends, so if you happen to not have the stomach to watch terrified little boys being beaten by their parents, or cute little dogs getting hugged and then crumbled to dust offscreen, or if you don’t feel like getting faked out by Horikoshi half a dozen times because he’s a fucking troll who knows full well what he’s doing, might I suggest putting this chapter down and taking a stroll on over to the theater next door? It’s not too late to see a film about a happy little elf.

(All comments are my unspoiled reactions from my initial readthrough of the chapter. I did a quick edit for grammar and clarity immediately afterward, and added one or two ETAs in the process, but aside from that there are no changes.)

  YESSSSSSSSS

YOU GUYS, I HAVEN’T EVEN FUCKING CLICKED TO THE CHAPTER YET AND MY HYPE HAS ALREADY ASCENDED TO NEW UNPRECEDENTED HEIGHTS. DID I NOT SAY??

AND LO AND BEHOLD, MY GD MIND IS BEING LOST AS WE SPEAK OMG

anyways so yeah I fucking called this back in chapter 222, along with a zillion other people I’m sure. but still, feels good

and this officially makes Tenko the fourth character to receive an “origin” chapter now, after Deku (chapter 01), Shouto (chapter 39), and Katsuki (chapter 62). so that’s actually a pretty big deal! this whole thing just makes me really happy because I love seeing such a carefully planned character arc come together, and it’s so pleasing and gratifying to see the pieces falling into place exactly as they should. it’s like watching one of those “oddly satisfying” youtube compilations. this is the manga equivalent of this. god I can’t wait to watch it play out

anyway so here’s the color spread we were promised last week! awesome

look at all of these characters we haven’t seen in a couple months. it’s a testament to how thoroughly entertaining this arc has been that I haven’t missed class 1-A nearly as much as I would have expected. which isn’t to say I don’t miss them dearly! but it’s just, normally I’d be practically going through withdrawals if you took my favorite characters away for such a long time. and I mean, we cut away right when Kacchan and Shouto had finally gotten their hero licenses, and Deku was going through “AFO’S POWER!?!?” angst, and so forth! and then we just left them for almost half a fucking year! that’s insane!!

but like, the shocking thing to me is that I genuinely have been pretty cool with it. that’s how compelling this arc has been to me. it’s nothing at all like the Basement Arc where I was all but ready to start slapping posters of Bakugou’s face on the walls asking “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CHILD?” like, I am sincerely shocked to tell you the truth. this arc could go on for another month or two and I probably wouldn’t mind, so long as the quality remained this high. and that’s the biggest compliment to Horikoshi that I can think of. good fucking job dude

that being said, I don’t think this arc will continue much longer, and it is awesome to see the 1-A kids again all the same, so let’s just take in this page real quick before finally getting on to the Tragic Tenko Memories action

I like how Bakugou and Deku have both incorporated elements from their hero costumes into their orange ensembles for no real reason. but they are literally the only two characters who have done this, so I feel it’s worth pointing out

speaking of things that are there for no real reason, Bakugou also has a string tied around his ankle just completely at random. someone want to tell me what’s up with this? should I start inspecting the other characters’ ankles to see if there is a matching one

Mineta looks super cute, there I said it. I’m sorry but it’s true. let’s just cut him out of the rest of the manga moving forward and only have him randomly hovering in the background every so often. Mineta you can’t fly so what are you even doing dude

All Might is just completely defying gravity. just standing on absolutely nothing at all at a 45-degree lean. everyone else who’s mid-air is at least in the process of jumping or landing. but not All Might, no ma’am. he just doesn’t give a fuck

I see you there Inasa. up there spreading joy. and lest you guys believe Seiji and Camie were left out, let me assure you they were not and they are actually chilling over on a bridge just below Bakugou’s mystery bracelet. so that’s nice and also I still ship them yep

Miruko is here which gives me hope we’ll be seeing more of her soon! yes please Horikoshi do this for me

Hawks has no right to look so bored when he so recently texted Dabi a picture of a backpack sitting on his front porch with the caption “your package from Amazon has been delivered.” you are the reason Best Jeanist isn’t in this cover spread, Hawks, so what do you have to say for yourself

Todoroki has the fondest fucking expression on his face, and if you follow his gaze I swear to god it’s landing on Bakugou of all fucking people which makes me believe that contrary to everyone’s initial expectations, he is the one who actually has the matching ankle bracelet. that’s right kids, it was TodoBaku all along, we’ve all been played. either that or he’s looking at Tokoyami. idk guys the whirlwind teenage romance drama continues

anyways I hope everyone is good and cheered by this page, because we’re about to step back into our bleak and violent villain narrative now so say goodbye

okay so the first page is basically just RD thinking about how he’s refined his “stress” ability since childhood and that it can’t be dodged easily, but Tomura still managed to do it

and then we’re cutting to Tomura’s face which has the same sort of weary shell-shocked expression we ended the last chapter on, and ffff you guys I’m not ready but here we go anyway I guess

hooooooly shit

that is some good dramatic imagery. can’t wait to see Viz’s version when it comes out; that last panel definitely deserves to be seen in its fully restored glory

but anyway, so! that’s the Papa Hand! he just took it out of his pocket! and now he’s just holding it and staring at it! SHIT’S ABOUT TO GET REAL HERE YOU GUYS. THE SHIT IS ABOUT TO BUST THROUGH THE WALL AND WATASHI GA KITA THIS BITCH

why does he look so happy oh god :’D this is about to fuck me up isn’t it

so he remembered all the details of the Shimura Massacre and now he’s thinking that he really is just a vicious killing machine? is that what it is? oh god Horikoshi just show us already I can’t take it

but first we’re cutting to Re-Destro posing villainously and looking for all the world like that demon from the “Night on Bald Mountain” segment in Fantasia. I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but the art for RD these last couple chapters has been giving me a strong old-school Disney animation vibe. they came up with some scary stuff back in the day

Horikoshi really got us rooting for the guy who’s arguing for the destruction of the world. smdh. like I said, we’re being played

OH NO OH SHIT HERE WE GO

okay, without knowing anything at all about the context of this scene, I immediately suspect that this shadowy man tipping his hat toward Tenko and Mama Shimura might be All for One up to his bullshit but let’s see

(ETA: this is probably Mikkun and/or Tomo-chan’s dad actually. but I’m still watching you, mister.)

oh shit oh shit oh shit you guys aahhsdfhshah

SHIMURA KOTARO. THERE HE IS, AT LONG LAST. NANA’S SON OMGGGGG

HE LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE HER AND YET HE’S SO STERN AND UNFRIENDLY. WHERE IS THE TRADEMARK SHIMURA SMILE, OH GOD I’M NOT READY FOR THIS ANGST

let me guess, it was a “in this house we don’t speak the H-word” rule. with the four-letter h-word in this case not being what you might typically expect

also! black hair! so that’s also confirmed! so I guess it changed color due to his trauma? oh god

and you can see he’s got the little scratches which were hinted at in the previous chapter, but they’re not nearly as bad yet. I have to assume that habit got much worse also due to the trauma. oh god. again

I haven’t watched that new HBO show about Chernobyl yet, but I feel like this is kind of what it must be like? knowing full well that Very Bad Things are about to go down but not being able to do anything and having to just watch as it all plays out. shit

anyways yep. no h-word allowed

so he was five! one whole year older than I thought omg. my mistake

in other news guys, I’m currently researching how to build a machine that will let me enter a fictional two-dimensional world and then travel back in time in that world to rescue and adopt a small child who needs lots of hugs omfg anyway so if anyone wants to help me out I think it’s a worthwhile endeavor

...why did I laugh omg. Tenko why is your dad the most dramatic bitch

(ETA: in all seriousness I think we should investigate the possibility of the Shimuras being distantly related to the Todorokis.)

HIS ALLERGIES ARE ACTING UP DAD HAVE A FUCKING HEART

anyways it’s all good because Hana will go visit him and they’ll sneak into dad’s office and she’ll show him the picture of their grandma to cheer him up. and then I’m sure eventually his dad will see reason and they’ll sort out their issues and they’ll all live happily ever after. la la la

so now Grandma is suggesting that Kotaro has maybe been a little too harsh on Tenko lately. yes Grandma make him see reason please

also I’m really curious as to whether or not Grandma is Kotaro’s adopted mom, or Tenko’s maternal grandma. if she is the adopted mom I love her even more and that makes me even sadder about their deaths, because they took in this boy whose mother basically abandoned him and then later DIED HORRIBLY, and they did their best to raise him with love, only for AFO to come along and eventually murder the lot of them which is so fucked up I can’t even. they deserved better

Kotaro has such a jaded look in his eyes here that it’s hard for me to be mad at him at all even though he’s being a jerk dad

he’s had a really rough life. yes he’s being a jerk but he thinks he’s doing what’s best for his children though. fml why is this shit so complicated

okay this next page is kind of conflicting on the are-they-or-aren’t-they-his-adopted-parents thing sob

like on the one hand, he literally calls them mom and dad. but then two panels down Tomura says they’re his parents-in-law. so what is the truth. maybe it’s not him talking to them in that first panel? or maybe he’s just really tight with his in-laws idk

anyway so now we’re cutting to Tenko and his mom, and this is the sweetest thing ever and why are you doing this to me Horikoshi!?

FFFF OKAY BUT!!

BABY TENKO’S LIL TRAIN SET OMG SO CUTE. AND IS THAT A PLATE OF ONIGIRI ON THE TABLE. TENKO YOU MADE A MESS AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN FINISH IT, SUCH A TYPICAL FIVE-YEAR-OLD OMG

THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT KIND OF ALLERGY IT IS?? AND IT ONLY ACTS UP WHEN HE’S AT HOME. THIS IS SUSPICIOUS AS FUCK. WHAT KIND OF FOUL PLAY IS GOING ON. OR IS IT JUST STRESS?

MOM SECRETLY SUPPORTS HIS DREAM TO BE A HERO AND HE’S OPEN WITH HER ABOUT IT I CAN’T

MIKKUN AND TOMO-CHAN! OH MY GOD DID YOU GET INTO A FIGHT TO DEFEND YOUR FRIENDS AND THAT’S WHY YOU GOT INTO TROUBLE I FUCKING CAN’T HE WAS SUCH A GOOD BOY. HE REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF DEKU HERE HOLY SHIT

(ETA: they even look alike.)

cuuuuuuuuuuuute

OH MY GOD

SHIMURA TENKO WAS AN ALL MIGHT FAN CONFIRMED OMFG?!

you guys. that is a lot of emotions that just hit me all at once holy shit. where do I even begin

first of all this continues the pattern of “origin” chapters showing how the characters in question admired All Might when they were growing up. we’re 4 for 4 as of now. I love this

second, it just hit me like bam to learn that Tenko felt drawn to All Might, knowing how they’re actually connected. All Might doesn’t even know (yet) that Nana had a grandson, and Tenko has no idea that his childhood hero is actually his grandmother’s protege. and yet he still winds up admiring him even without that knowledge. pow right in the feels

and lastly, I wouldn’t have thought this whole situation could get any more fucked up, and yet Horikoshi still managed it! Tenko goes from looking up to All Might and wanting to be like him, to hating him and wanting nothing more than to hurt and destroy him. fucking ouch you guys. god but that one hurts

oh and also you better believe I immediately went to the wiki to see if there were any characters around Tomura’s age whose first names might believably be condensed to Mikkun or Tomo-chan. specifically, I went to Miruko first because I wasn’t sure if she was one of those characters whose hero name was similar to her actual name! but sadly her actual name is Rumi. so much for my “Miruko and Tomura were childhood friends” theory which lasted for all of two seconds but was a wild ride while it did

you guys baby Tenko has the chubbiest little boy legs lmao I love him so much oh god. and also on a more serious note this makes presentday!Tomura’s almost emaciated appearance all the more jarring. tack on yet another reason to hate AFO to the list. it’s getting to be a really long list

the parallels between him and Deku are off the fucking charts you guys. this is getting ridiculous. god I’m so weak for this kind of storytelling dfsldkjfk

don’t think I didn’t notice the enormous rack you went and gave Tenko’s mom, Horikoshi. but you know what I’m going to allow it because this is just so fucking good and also because for once he’s being pretty subtle about it all things considered

adult!Tomura’s narration is shockingly insightful here

like, he’s so in touch with his five-year-old emotions, and also his understanding of how this all affected him in hindsight. that’s a lot of self-awareness for a guy who only just remembered all of this like thirty seconds ago

doesn’t Tomura have like a 5/5 on the intelligence score according to the character book? for a longest time I was really skeptical about that, but the more I see of him in this arc the more I see that it’s not just talk

oh my goddddddddd

LOOK AT HIS FACE OH MY GOD. he’s fucking entranced. you can tell he’s instantly captivated by her

HORIKOSHI NO, WHY

GODFUCKINGDAMMIT I DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS YOU BASTARD

son of a bitch. well now I’m more subscribed than ever to the theory of Hana also surviving and being taken in by AFO in secret. she can’t be dead! she wanted to be a hero just like him! brother and sister heroes! Horikoshi I s2g if you really did kill her off I’m going to kick your ass. this is the exact spot where I’m drawing the line. this is how much angst you are allowed to have. right up to here and that’s it. the rest of the family can be dead, whatever, it’s sad and it’s fucked up, but don’t you dare touch Hana or I will...!!

and they promised. they made a brother-sister promise about what they were going to be when they grew up! and Tomura only just now remembered it! lord help me this boy is going to need all the therapy after this

OH NO

THAT DAY oh my god this is it strap yourselves in kids, we’re about to luge down this icy hill of Dead Family Feels and I don’t know how to fucking luge you guys

he’s so fucking happy. I’m so fucking stressed rn

oh GOD

TENKO DON’T MOVE!! DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING! OH GOD. HOW DO I TURN THIS FLASHBACK OFF THAT’S IT WE GOOD I’VE SEEN ENOUGH!!

LDSKFHHHH

KOTARO NO GO AWAY, EVEN IF YOU’VE BEEN A JERK DAD YOU DON’T DESERVE THIS AND TENKO DOESN’T DESERVE THIS, AND GOD, ALL FOR ONE CAN FUCKING BURN IN HELL, THIS IS SO FUCKED UP

AHHHHHH

OH GREAT THE WHOLE FUCKING FAMILY IS RIGHT THERE! JUST FUCKING PERFECT. THIS IS ALL GOING TO END SO FUCKING WELL I CAN’T

OH SHIT

KOTARO YOU’RE SUDDENLY CANCELLED YOU FUCKING DICK, BUT YOU STILL DIDN’T DESERVE TO DIE, BUT HOLY SHIT YOU SUCK!!! I DIDN’T ACTUALLY THINK YOU’D REALLY GO THROUGH WITH IT BUT I GUESS I WAS GIVING YOU TOO MUCH CREDIT YOU RAT BASTARD

I’M GLAD MAMA SHIMURA IS YELLING AT HIM NOW BUT I ALSO HAVE A TERRIBLE FEELING THAT HER RUNNING TO INTERVENE IS GOING TO SPARK A CHAIN REACTION, GIVEN WHAT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN OH GOD

(ETA: or maybe I gave her too much credit. turns out there was no intervening to speak of.)

anyway so now Kotaro is yelling “that’s not your grandma!”, and I can’t decide if this is anger or something else on his face in this moment, which unbeknownst to him is one of the final moments of his life hahaha sob somebody help me how do I stop this ride

also Mon-chan keeps barking and I know that’s going to end really badly in just a moment as well ugh. it’s like those final few seconds after a grenade rolls into a room and everyone sees that the pin is missing and they know what’s about to happen but they can’t do anything to stop it. we’re all gonna die folks

oh no it actually was Something Else on his face oh fuck me

I’m fucking furious at Horikoshi right now for pulling this shit again and giving this scene so much complexity. there’s so much going on here that we’re never even going to get the chance to unpack because it’s all about to go to shit. and Kotaro is an absolute bastard, but he’s also a man who’s still reeling from the pain of being abandoned by his own mother and never came to terms with that. and yet that absolutely does not make this okay in the slightest, at all, and it’s abundantly clear that he is still very much the bad guy here and that what he’s doing is unforgivable. I just really like that he went and gave him this much depth despite him playing such a despicable role here. god BnHA is so good

anyway back to being devastated

HE LOOKS SO FUCKING TERRIFIED AND I’M SO MAD ABOUT EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW HE DIDN’T DESERVE THIS!!!

MOTHERFUCKER HERE IT COMES

[takes a deep breath and clicks to the next page!!]

hey what the

not the panel I was expecting with Tenko reaching out defensively and touching his father and accidentally turning him to ash while the rest of the family shrieks in fear and shock, but okay. I can’t say I was exactly looking forward to seeing that so I’ll take it!

oh Horikoshi. you see, this is exactly the type of shit I’m talking about

okay Kotaro, I can feel sorry for you in this moment and sympathize with the child-you who did not deserve that at all, and also feel yet more rage toward AFO for utterly destroying this family. but that doesn’t mean I don’t absolutely hate you at the same time for what you did to your son. it’s just like that. you had reasons but you’re still a dick. just BnHA character things

Horikoshi why oh my god

RIP SHIMURA FAMILY YOU DESERVED BETTER AND YOU WILL BE AVENGED!!

and yet all the same that does not make it right for you to take out your pain and frustration on your helpless five-year-old son! YOU FUCKED UP KOTARO. but this next page is still going to hurt oh god

[takes another deep breath!!]

oh okay we’re still drawing it out

-- holy shit, wait a sec. is this all taking place after? wait a fucking second

okay you guys holy shit, I just went back to the “house my father built” page and it is very clearly segueing into another flashback. like, in hindsight it’s obvious, but these aren’t actually Tenko’s memories any more. I think what happened was that Kotaro actually did hit Tenko another couple of times and then that was it, and then it cut back to this scene here which is actually taking place after that incident

which means Tenko’s memories were indeed tampered with then if my hunch is right!! let’s read on, but I’m pretty sure AFO is about to come along and murder the shit out of these folks, holy shit is this really happening?!

okay so Mama Shimura is telling Kotaro that she’s done following his rules

like, I’m glad she’s standing up for her children but I really wish she’d rip him a new one much more severely than this though

though he does seem genuinely regretful. but that’s hardly helpful now?? girl just take the kids and leave

oh no we’re cutting back to Tenko and he’s hugging Mon-chan out in the backyard and it’s nighttime now noooooooo

all right, for the third fucking time I’m going to take a deep fucking breath and turn the page holy shit you guys this chapter is taking years off my life

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...well shit

parting thoughts:

I’m okay with this being the only bit they show and not getting any more detail. please for once don’t give us any more detail, Horikoshi, holy fuck

though if we don’t actually see anything, part of me is still going to suspect AFO of directly interfering right up until the end of the series. the whole thing just comes together too perfectly for him. there’s no fucking way

I still 100% believe he gave Tenko the quirk, too. especially now that we know he was quirkless until age five. we’ve previously established that if a child hasn’t evolved a quirk by that age it almost always means they’re quirkless for life. Horikoshi thinks he’s smooth trying to play it off like Tenko was a tragic late bloomer but WE KNOW THE TRUTH. I will go down with this theory damn it

I would say this is easily the single most fucked up thing we have seen in this series up to this point, but I see Horikoshi eyeing the upcoming Noumu plotline and the tragic tale of Tsubasa and his fucked up mad scientist grandpa and looking for somebody to hold his beer, so. I’ll just keep my mouth shut, I think

anyways this chapter was amazing and terrifying and I can’t wait to see how Tomura’s story moves forward from here. happy 5th anniversary of BnHA, y’all

[touchmycoat]

the good news is that novel zhao yunlan is 50x more shameless than he is in the drama. the dude is all over shen wei and both of them are so thirsty and extra for the other the whole time. i dont want to sound like im only trashing the drama because it did so many great things even when it failed on other aspects, but the novel will be there when you become frustrated at the path the drama takes

oh my GOD i’ve been calling zhao yunlan the Slutty Detective since the beginning i’m so excited to see how much MORE shameless he can be. all the highkey 勾肩搭背 energy, the fact that he sits sprawling, crosses his legs at the knees or spreads his legs REAL wide there’s no in between. i’m blown away. he’s so illegal in Chinese. I’m really crying.

no worries i know what it’s like to wail about a shit drama with all the love in one’s heart ‘cause it could’ve. been. so. much. more.

i really wasn’t sure if i was gonna like shen wei ‘cause i’m just aesthetically suspicious of pale-face pretty boys nskdjfnksdfk. BUT HO HO HOOOOOOLY FUCK he’s pulling EVERYTHING off isn’t he. all those micro expressions.

They’re both so damn smart, aren’t they? I really love the moments in the first handful of episodes when they’re actually shown to go toe-to-toe, playing each other so damn well. 

[ploppythespaceship]

You knew it was coming. It was... inevitable.

Avengers: Endgame Review

Cause I gotta get it out of my head while it’s fresh.

Spoiler free version: I had a fantastic time in the theater and was on the edge of my seat. It was by no means a perfect film, and there are some ideas and some plot points that were just... stupid, honestly. But overall, I had a fucking blast and that’s the most important thing. So not quite two thumbs up? Maybe one and a half thumbs up?

And now the more detailed stuff... THERE ARE SO MANY SPOILERS UNDER THIS READ MORE. Like, sweet god. All of the spoilers. So this is your warning. If you don’t want the spoilers, skip this post and come back after you’ve seen it. Cool? Cool.

Good Things:

The effects of the snap feel so real. The first half hour of the film is so heavy. You actually believe that the entire universe is in grief. It’s tangible and gut wrenching and uncomfortable.

Thor beheading Thanos. One, it was awesome. Two, Thor’s quip “I went for the head” made me laugh so hard.

Just... the entire plot. Solid idea. I know it’s the thing everyone called already, going back in time to grab the Infinity Stones from their own past adventures, but it works so well. Using the throwback for a conclusion movie. And the integration into the first Avengers fight was pretty seamless.

Sort of weird? But I like that Scott actually got to be an Avenger and do important things. I like Scott, I feel like he’s underrated. So this was a nice change.

Steve fighting himself in the past. And then the remark, “that is America’s ass.” I just about died.

I like how the fights in this film are kept relatively small-scale until the final fight, which is just all out. It really builds everything up to that last moment.

And man oh man does that fight deliver. It’s long but it doesn’t feel like it’s dragging, because there’s just so much good stuff happening.

STEVE WITH MJOLNIR. HOOOOOOLY SHIT. The entire theater started cheering and we couldn’t stop. Captain America beat the shit out of Thanos with Thor’s Hammer, and it was amazing.

That moment when everyone who had been dead shows up to join the fight. You knew it was coming, they would all show up right when things felt the most hopeless, but it was still such a DAMN GOOD MOMENT.

“Avengers!!” *summons Mjolnir* “Assemble.”

Peter throughout the whole battle. He was just so charming. Tom Holland is perfect for the part.

That moment when every lady in the MCU teamed up to help Captain Marvel get across the battlefield?? YES QUEENS.

And that moment when Thanos punched Captain Marvel in the face and she didn’t even flinch?? GOD. (That was the only Captain Marvel moment I liked, ngl.)

So... of course, Tony died. I think we all guessed that going in. But I feel like he got a good death. His arc came full circle and it was a fitting end for the character. (And it’s a win-win! He got a good death that people can be satisfied with, and I still don’t have to see him in future movies.)

Though I have mixed feelings about Steve’s departure... I am so so glad he got his happy ending with Peggy. That actually got me a bit teary eyed.

I’m sad to see Steve go. But Sam Wilson is Captain America now, and I’m so excited for that chapter of the MCU to begin.

Bad Things:

My biggest complaint about this film is that it butchered Thor. To be fair, Ragnarok butchered him first, but this film just finished the job. Anything I once liked about the character is gone, replaced by this fat, drunken buffoon. Every single scene, I wanted him to shut up. Which sucks! Because he used to be great!

Also, Thor went back in time to Asgard. The planet he just lost. And yet there was no reaction?? At all??

And him noping out of his responsibilities as a ruler to go dick around with the Guardians seems like a step back in his character arc.

I’m also not a big fan of what they did with Hawkeye. Him going full vigilante just seemed sort of weird.

Captain Marvel still kinda sucks. I’m not sure how she got to Earth or met everyone else (was that in the Captain Marvel post-credits scene that I missed?) and she just didn’t mesh with any of the action. Brie Larson’s delivery was a bit better this time around, but she still felt like the wrong choice for the part.

Bruce being a mix of Bruce and the Hulk didn’t work for me either. He looked like a weird Shrek man and I didn’t know how to feel about it.

Clint and Natasha seemed very surprised that one of them would die getting the Soul Stone, which... I feel like they should have known about? Nebula clearly knew what had happened with Thanos and Gamora, wouldn’t she have mentioned...?

Also, the suspense of that scene, wondering which of them was going to die, dragged on too long. They should have just let Natasha throw herself from the cliff. Not added the extra exploding arrow, then Clint diving, then Nat diving after him, then the final release. Too much. Too much.

I’m not clear on how Tony got the stones from Thanos at the end. I feel like I missed something there.

That shot of everyone at Tony’s funeral, it was so obvious that they filmed the different groups at different times and stitched it together at the end. It was so weird.

Steve’s last scene felt very tacked onto the end. Like... I wish they’d had some kind of build up to it? Some lines about feeling like he’d missed out on a life, something like that? They had him see Peggy in the 70s, but... I dunno, still felt a bit odd. Almost like they weren’t sure they were going to go through with it but decided at the last minute. Not sure.

And it was weird that Bucky was just watching while Sam got the entire moment. I feel like they could have both gone to talk to him.