#marissa x luke

[bloodbuzz-ohio]

This is random but the whole Marissa and Luke virginity thing was so messy 😭 like even aside the Julie stuff (which was so...) and Luke generally being a (cheating) douchebag, Marissa girlie took that decision for all the wrong reasons (if not out of spite/anger than to prove a point to herself, which would've been a real d move if Luke wasn’t a douche lol). God they were together for a short period of time so it wasn’t that annoying but they were so so wrong as a ship 😭

I actually see it as a really impulsive-but-understandable move on Marissa's part! She's impulsive and that's when she makes her worst decisions but she's spent all episode unsure of what to do about these boys. Luke's presenting himself as a perfect bf all episode, offering to take it slow, bringing her flowers, being sweet to Seth at the party, being friendly with Ryan at her front door. There's still something nagging at her that it isn't right but Ryan's reluctance to put his heart fully out there pisses her off while Luke is doing the most! I can understand thinking it's easier to go with the guy who is outwardly showing and telling you that he wants to be with you. The same boy you've been dating since you were ten!

But, even with all that, her heart isn't in it. And of course this being a teen drama when she finally comes to the realization that she wants Ryan, or at least wants to chat with him about it, she thinks he's moved on. It's excellent teen angst. Summer was in her ear not even a minute earlier telling her that Luke was not gonna wait around forever! It makes perfect teenage sense to me honestly lol

I do think it's a little icky how Ryan has to see Marissa after she's come home with her way-too-messy hair and give us that heavy handed "You're too late" 🙄 The scene is way too much for me personally. Like we get it!!

That said, Marissa and Luke were obviously incompatible and it sucks for Marissa that she had to go through all that to realize it. But hey, she's sixteen. I deeply love their friendship afterwards until the nasty Julie storyline, though. I particularly love the scene they have in either 119 or 120 where she asks Luke if it was hard for him to see her move on to Ryan as quickly as she did and he honestly tells her yes. It's the kind of culpability more of the characters on this show should've been forced to sit with.

[orange-demons-deactivated2024]

Companionship in Street Fighter

The most interesting concept in Street Fighter 6 that I really liked was companionship. Every character is connected in one way or another, and most are symbolic of Ken and Ryu's relationship over the years.

Ken and Ryu were always the faces of Street Fighter since the beginning and their friendship/rivalry was something capcom really took into consideration when pushing SF6 out. Ken, Chun-li, and Ryu are getting older but they have a lasting impact on Capcom as a whole.

SF6 now has a roster of fighters that are connected to each other from old to new relationships.

Kimberly and Dee Jay, Marisa and Zangief, Blanka and Lily, Chun-li and Li-fen etc.

Even the Player has a rival/friendship with someone in the Street Fighter Universe.

Although Bosch seems like a character that gets sidelined within the first hour of the game, I do think that Bosch and the Player do have a significant connection.

When talking to our Masters, I find it interesting how often Bosch comes up in conversation.

Granted Player is the one bringing him up, but I found this interaction with Dhalsim fascinating.

Dhalsim: Create a fist within your heart.

Dhalsim: Good. Allow me to pose a question to you. What lies beyond that fist?

Dhalsim: I see. This is your friend...or perhaps a mortal foe?

Dhalsim: Forget what you saw.

Dhalsim: You wish to transcend the shadow, yet it remains inextricably linked to you.

Dhalsim: it is up to you to interpret its significance.

The Player brings up Bosch a lot in conversations that aren't about him, and it's got me thinking, does Bosch even care about the Player to that extent too?

We never see his perspective throughout the story so we could only assume as much.

He trusted the Player enough to give them a SIM card before he was taken. Maybe to tell them, "If anything happened to me, this is how you can find Kalima and the Resistance."

And he tried many times to scare the Player off so they wouldn't enter the Suval'hal tournament. Where he would've activated the championship belt to kill himself and JP.

But when the Player found out Cardboard combatant was him all along, he said "If you've come this far, I want you to watch me finish this fight." The fight between the Resistance and JP.

Bosch even asked the Player if you can give Yua his bangle and tell her that he's dead, he says "You're the only one I can count on."

Bosch also chose to go to the Player when his body was reaching its limit as a warning if things go south. That he may not recognize them in the arena.

And at the end of the post-credit cutscene, Bosch is wearing the matching hat that he and you got when visiting Metro City.

In the end, Bosch's hair is shaved so I can assume it's to keep people from recognizing him and a low profile.

In fiction, it could symbolize character growth and a break from the past. But paired with his matching hat, which he mentioned was cringy, he is still linked to you, the Player. Just as Dhalsim said.

Side note on what Ken says about Ryu:

[sarhcameron]

i'm currently watching the oc s1 and i honestly don't blame luke for this julie situation... at the end of the day he's a teenager who was dealing with family and personal issues and just needed attention. at first, julie gave him that and made him feel safe. she's the one who's disgusting.

[crappymixtape]

okay, be honest, would anyone read the OC fics if i wrote them? 👀 this show was my favorite ( no shame ) before stranger things

[geekylainelove]

FIRST TIME WATCHING THE OC

Alright so I just finished season 1 of The OC for the first time and I spent the morning crying. Yes yes yes, I already know there's 3 more seasons but holy crap was that an emotional rollercoaster of a finale.

Ryan and Theresa

Marissa

Seth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Summer <3

Luke!!!!!!!

KRISTEN CRYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-;

I can't even imagine what this would have been like to watch live, unsure if this was it or what was going to happen next year/in a few months in season 2.

I remember thinking Secret Life of the American Teenager finales were bad but maaaaaaaaan

I will be starting season 2 tomorrow but I gotta let this finale work it's power on me the rest of today.

I am absolutely loving this show and I cannot wait to continue.

[stedefxckingbonnet]

requests info/intro!

hi, everyone!

i thought i'd take a quick second to introduce myself and to also formally open up requests. i'm already working on a few things, but requests really do always help and feel free to submit them at any point--but, we'll get to all of that in a moment!

my name is lavinia, and i am a uni student studying both theatre (dramaturgy specifically) and creative writing! i love to sing, act, write (obviously haha), read (i am a huge fan of classic literature, as well as donna tartt, mona awad, sally rooney, elif bautman, and ottessa moshfegh's works), go to concerts, go to the movies, style/design clothing, paint, collect records/cds, and so much more! this barely scratches the surface really but, if any of you share these interests, always feel free to reach out!

anyhow, as i said, i will officially be opening requests, and at the moment here is the media and the characters i will write for:

Our Flag Means Death

Izzy Hands (my BELOVED)

Ed Teach

Stede Bonnet

Lucius Spriggs

Jim Jimenez

Oluwande

Mary Bonnet

(more available upon request! these were just sort of my first instincts.)

Gilmore Girls

honestly, i'm pretty open to anything unless it's dean. just request and i'll see what i can do!

Gossip Girl

Blair Waldorf

Serena Van der Woodsen

Dan Humphrey

Nate Archibald

Chuck Bass (like sometimes)

Rufus Humphrey

more available upon request.

The Fosters/The Good Trouble

Callie Adams Foster

Mariana Adams Foster

Brandon Foster

Jamie Hunter

Gael Martinez

Dennis Cooper

Malika Williams

more available upon request.

Select Wes Anderson and Tim Burton characters. just ask!

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Tewkesbury

Sherlock Holmes

Little Women (2019)

Jo March

Amy March

Beth March

Meg March

Laurie

Friedrich Bhaer

Star Wars

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Anakin Skywalker

Padmé Amidala

Luke Skywalker

Han Solo

Leia Organa

Kylo Ren

Finn

Poe Dameron

Ahsoka Tano

more available upon request!

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Basically me just saying I'll write Mr. Darcy. but more characters available upon request, of course.

Community

Abed Nadir

Troy Barnes

Annie Edison

Jeff and Britta I'm a little iffy on but with the right request, maybe. don't hesitate to ask!

The OC

Seth Cohen

Ryan Atwood

Summer Roberts

Marissa Cooper

The Umbrella Academy

Klaus

Viktor

Ben

Five

Diego

Allison

Luther is like, not preferred for me but if you feel strongly about him and have a good request, i’ll consider it but don’t get your hopes up too high!

Once Upon a Time

Emma Swan

Regina Mills

Killian Jones

Neal Cassidy

August Booth

Jefferson (The Mad Hatter)

Mulan

Ruby Lucas (Red Riding Hood)

Belle French

Mary Margaret Blanchard (Snow White)

David Nolan (Prince Charming)

Peter Pan

Robin Hood

Any others, feel free to ask! I know I left Mr. Gold (Rumple) off, but that's only because it depends with each request. Also, please specify if you want it to take place in Storybrooke pre or post curse, or in The Enchanted Forest.

Merlin

Merlin

Arthur

Gwen

Morgana

Nimueh

Lancelot

any others, feel free to ask. i am just starting S2, keep that in mind.

The Holdovers

Angus Tully

Dead Poets Society

Todd Anderson

Neil Perry

Knox Overstreet

Charlie Dalton

Steven Meeks

Love Lies Bleeding

Lou Langston

Jackie Cleaver

i'll just start there for now, as honestly it's been a bit since i've written an x reader and i don't want to overwhelm myself much! but please, feel free to request at any time! I will update this frequently, as I am always either getting into new things or remembering things I already love. I am mostly dedicated to OFMD right now, but you may also leave requests for other fandoms and I will keep them on file, or who knows, perhaps even get to them sooner than you may imagine! Have a wonderful day (or night!), and don't forget to request!

yours truly,

lavinia

me filing through all of your requests (hopefully!)

[cvldbones]

having a craving to do some writing, seeing some new faces around here, so let's do a reintroduction!

lots of fandoms + interests, haven't written for all of them before! most common preferences are as follows:

the 100 - bellarke

gilmore girls - literati (jess x rory)

harry potter - hinny, dramione, jily

bridgerton - kanthony

teen wolf - stydia

once upon a time - captain swan

stranger things - mike x eleven, luke x max

shows/pairings i adore but have never written for:

the bear - syd x carmy

never have i ever - ben x devi

the vampire diaries - delena

the west wing - josh x donna

the oc - seth x summer, ryan x marissa (this is a new addition, obviously, if you've been paying attention to my slow descent into madness)

questions? thoughts? prompts? want to freak out about a show from 20 years ago with me? send em my way! thanks for joining!

[maya-matlin]

From any fandoms, pick 3 of your favorite ships from each letter of the alphabet (based on their ship name) ex: A:(three ships) B: (three ships) and so on. If there’s only one that exists per letter that’s okay too! 😊

Uh.. I'll try! I can't promise anything for some of these letters.

A:

1.) Adam & Becky (Degrassi)

2.) Angel & Cordelia (Angel)

3.) Alex & Marissa (The OC)

B:

1.) Betty & Jughead (Riverdale)

2.) Brooke & Lucas (One Tree Hill)

3.) Brittany & Santana (Glee)

C:

1.) Chandler & Monica (Friends)

2.) Cory & Topanga (Boy Meets World)

3.) Craig & Ashley (Degrassi)

D:

1.) Drew & Bianca (Degrassi)

2.) Dan & Blair (Gossip Girl)

3.) Dawson & Jen (Dawson's Creek)

E:

1.) Ephram & Amy (Everwood)

2.) Elizabeth & Jason (General Hospital)

3.) Emily & Naomi (Skins)

F:

1.) Fred & Gunn (Angel)

2.) Faith & Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

3.) Felicity & Noel (Felicity)

G:

1.) Graham & Megan (But I'm a Cheerleader)

2.) Georgia & Joe (Ginny & Georgia)

3.) Ginny & Marcus (Ginny & Georgia)

H:

1.) Holly J & Sav (Degrassi)

2.) Hannah & Bright (Everwood)

3.) Henry & Alex (Red, White and Royal Blue)

I:

1.) Isak & Even (Skam)

2.) Iris & Miles (The Holiday)

3.) Isabel & Kyle (Roswell)

J:

1.) Jay & Manny (Degrassi)

2.) Joey & Caitlin (Degrassi)

3.) JT & Liberty (Degrassi)

K:

1.) KC & Clare (Degrassi)

2.) Kirsten & Sandy (The OC)

3.) Karma & Amy (Faking It)

L:

1.) Luke & Lorelai (Gilmore Girls)

2.) Logan & Veronica (Veronica Mars)

3.) Leo & Piper (Charmed)

M:

1.) Michael & Maria (Roswell)

2.) Marshall & Lily (How I Met Your Mother)

3.) Mike & Phoebe (Friends)

N:

1.) Nathan & Haley (One Tree Hill)

2.) Nancy & Steve (Stranger Things)

3.) Noah & Allie (The Notebook)

O:

P:

1.) Pacey & Joey (Dawson's Creek)

2.) Pacey & Andie (Dawson's Creek)

3.) Patrick & Kat (10 Things I Hate About You)

Q:

1.) Quinn & Santana (Glee)

2.) Quinn & Logan (Zoey 101)

R:

1.) Ron & Hermione (Harry Potter)

2.) Ricky & Gina (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)

3.) Riley & Maya (Girl Meets World)

S:

1.) Sean & Ellie (Degrassi)

2.) Shawn & Angela (Boy Meets World)

3.) Sam & Mercedes (Glee)

T:

1.) Tiny & Shay (Degrassi)

2.) Tristan & Miles (Degrassi)

3.) TJ & Cyrus (Andi Mack)

U:

V:

1.) Victor & Tea (One Life to Live)

2.) Veronica & Cheryl (Riverdale)

3.) Veronica & Betty (Riverdale)

W:

1.) Willow & Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

2.) Waverly & Smash (Friday Night Lights)

X:

1.) Xander & Sarah (Days of Our Lives)

2.) Xander & Anya (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Y:

1.) Yousef & Yana (Skam)

Z:

1.) Zig & Maya (Degrassi)

2.) Zoe & Grace (Degrassi)

3.) Zane & Riley (Degrassi)

[punkiexist]

marissa is such a fuckin idiot.

not saying it in a bad way, because i like her a lot y'know - the problem is she's tired of her life and holds every new opportunity for a change of scenery, like ryan x luke and now she has oliver around. and oliver, man... he's not even being subtle about stuff, everyone can see he has a crush on her but her and is starting to piss me off a lot.

so yeah, marissa is an idiot (at least during this episodes

[lacrimae23]

spoilers

the oc update

ok so i'm on s01e18 of the o.c. and:

this whole luke-marissa-ryan thing was kinda tiring but okay i get it and i lived through it and now we have ryrissa [??? i wrote it correctly?👀] so yay [although, no, um, they broke up, ech, but i'm trying to be hopeful]

seth x summer is THE ship for me and it'll probably stay that way [i mean summer wasn't so nice but i'm waiting for development 🥰]

this oliver guy is so creepy that i literally had nightmare with him XD (idk whats going on with my brain but ok)

sandy and kirsten awww love them

RYAN RESPECT SETH-RYAN TIME PLEASE.

julie caleb huh?

at the beginning there was so much drama i couldn't keep up but now i am used to it

and i'm staying ☺️

[pineapplepond5]

omg please i have so many thoughts about this too? i think there's so many parallels between Ryan/Marissa and Sandy/Kirsten.

The broke-guy-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks x rich Newport girlie dynamic ("we're from different worlds" etc etc)

A young Kirsten escaping the trauma of Newport/Caleb/Jimmy and going to Berkeley where she was happier with Sandy? like how Marissa isn't happy with her Newport life with Luke and her parents that's forced onto her and she just wants to be herself with Ryan.

Ryan and Sandy both having in-laws that hate them (Julie and Caleb, "the gruesome twosome," respectively).

And of course Kirsten and Marissa's alcoholism :((

hope you don't mind me ranting on your post hsjdjfjjff i just have a lot of Feelings

no-one talk to me i noticed the similarities between marissa and kirsten today and i am unwell

[orange-demons-deactivated2024]

I have another question...

Out of everyone in SF6 who do you think would like a Scene! S/o?

(Other than Bosch, I'm trying to see if I can write for other SF6 characters)

I don't think I ever mentioned it to you guys, but I'm alt. And I genuinely do not know who in Street Fighter would appreciate a Scene S/o. Any thoughts on who would?

Edit: after much consideration, Kimberly is the best option! Saving this in my drafts for later. Thank u everyone!

[starryeyesxx]

[mischas]

mischa slapping ben’s ass at the end of 1x15

[wheredidthe80sgo]

my hot take for the day is that luke and ryan from the oc had the biggest potential to be That ship but y’all aren’t ready for my essay on that

[bloodbuzz-ohio]

favorite episodes from the oc: 1x24 the proposal

“Yes, I'm emotionally stable. Besides, I'm not the only one crying.” "I'm sorry, what? I'm allergic, okay, and there's so much pollen in here right now, it's ridiculous."