#mars & po

[ghostbsuter]

"Excuse me?" Jazz's voice echoes in the meeting room in space. She gains the attention of the heroes immediately and sees them tensing up in at her appearance.

Behind her, he swirling green portal is open, waiting for her to return.

A blond, coat wearing man, curses upon seeing her and gives a half bow. "Princess Jasmine," he speaks up, eye twitching.

"What brings you here?"

At the greeting and reveal of her title, few others fall into bows, the lady at the head of the table, wonder woman?, gives her a smile.

Her eyes pin the green skinned man to his seat, who in return tilts his head at her.

"My brothers birthday is soon," she focuses on the man again. "I'm simply here for a present."

The man tenses, another curse slipping. "Ah– king phantom, right? I wasn't aware his birthday would be so soon."

Jazz ignores him, calmly walking to the Martian and placing a picture of Mars before him.

"The tales of your people have brought much interest to my brother. He became a big fan." She tells, sharing her intentions at his light poking.

"I ask for a signature, it would make his day."

Martian Manhunter, alien hero, and once upon a time, a father even smiles. He's delighted yet feeling a deep-rooted sadness. The tales of his people continue to spread in the afterlife, it seems.

Jazz leaves quickly after, not before giving Diana a number, they are cousins after all.

Danny will love her present.

[srnileforme]

jakkra makeup's instagram update with williamest ♡ ⤷ #ICONSIAMMiracleOfGiftsxWilliamEst

[aprilblossomgirl]

I can only set the goals, but the one who can work through the steps is you. You said MARS doesn’t need you. That’s totally not true. MARS needs you the most. You also said you couldn’t do all those things. That’s not true, either. You can sing, rap and also dance. Most importantly, you excel at them.

ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat | Ep.06

[ichigokeks]

It is insane to me that Jun noticed that Po is in love with Thame but has failed to notice that not only is Thame into guys, too, but has been in love with Po for so much longer.

[athousandbyeol]

keep up the thamepo [episode 5]

i was a bit frustrated with myself initially because, after the first watch, I was left confused... and jaded... and a bit dissatisfied with this week's episode.

it has nothing to do with the acting, but I thought it felt a bit fragmented? nano's story arc didn't flow as smoothly as jun's or dylan's? i was trying to make sense of it—why it felt like there were still missing puzzle pieces in nano's portrait. but I guess, after making another observation, I guess nano was the last puzzle piece. i didn't realise it until I watched the episode again.

i wonder if this has to do with how the story is told from thame's perspective? the simplicity, somewhat straightforward nature of how everything unfolds kind of reflects thame's perception of his feelings for po? how he thought that po was just wanting 'to be friends' with him. how he didn't know he was in love with po—not until pepper provided a different approach for him to understand and come to terms with his feelings?

therefore, in this week's recap, it'll be a bit shorter than my previous posts because this episode was quite straightforward in terms of storytelling. however, I do want to address some apparent parts that itch my brain, which are, jun and thame's dynamic, the parallelism between nano and po, and also po and thame's upcoming love arc.

1. jun and thame — one who ignites the fire; one who is on fire

i think 80% of the confusion comes from me not understanding what on earth jun was doing.

in last week's post, i said that jun might be fond of po in the sense that he was concerned about him because of his closeness with thame? jun might have an idea of po and thame's emotions for each other, so this is his way of showing his concern.

however...

everything he did somehow sent me to the edge. it made me assume that he might... like... po? romantically. i mean, if I don't know jun and po the way I do now, I might assume that they have feelings for each other (or at least, jun has feelings for po).

but then again, when i watched the episode, I didn't think jun likes po romantically? it's more like jun's trying to test the connection between po and thame—or he was just testing thame all along.

but one thing that i really like about the whole 'jun answered all of thame's calls on po's phone' is how transparent thame's jealousy is to everyone, but it's still transparent to him.

it's so interesting how thame is visibly uncomfortable with the idea of jun being close to po—at least in his eyes—romantically. because I feel like thame has always tried to conceal some parts of himself from the world due to his selflessness. yet, in this week's episode, I can safely say that thame has finally shown his selfishness.

and it kind of makes my heart skip a beat because po is the reason. thame's behaviour and demeanour in this episode stem certainty in me that aside from his dreams of making everyone's wishes come true, making po happy and loved is his new dream. and it's not forced, this dream of showing and giving po the whole world—it's because he genuinely loves him. (but at this point, thame didn't realise it yet xD)

a quick shoutout to pepper for being the group's observer. he's closely monitoring the group, helping thame bridge the members together, and giving advice to thame from the perspective of an outsider—a watcher. I'm thankful that thame has pepper as the vice leader because in my opinion, pepper judges with this sense and intuition, while thame makes decisions more on his senses than feelings. so it's great that thame and pepper are the leaders of the group because they complement each other well; pepper emotionally supports thame and helps him get a better grasp of the smaller picture—thame's way of helping pepper will unfold next week, I assume (and I'm excited/nervous for it to be honest...)

but again... the jealousy thame portrays is delicious.

it's fascinating because thame's jealousy is directed solely at jun and not po.

he could still smile at po. he was excited to have a conversation with po. he was always looking out for po.

but whenever he was looking at po, there was jun.

i like that in this scene, po was really just genuinely sharing about his day (I could imagine them being exactly like this when they start dating). he was so happy to talk to thame (po's so precious I'm actually devastated T_T). but as soon as the mentioned jun... thame just... he was set aflame. and it's so satisfying to see him this way. he's finally being selfish for once.

and jun kept pushing thame's buttons, all the right ones. and he was on edge. he was jealous. he was fuming. he was confused. he was... dejected.

however, i wonder still if everything jun said to po holds an opposite meaning? was he trying to tell po that "can't you see? thame really likes you?" what are your thoughts on jun? i really want to know (because I still don't understand his intentions t_t)

thank you pepper for helping thame realise his feelings for po :(

i like the idea of thame's inexperience of never liking or having a crush on someone makes his feelings for po appear stronger, bolder and limitless. thame has so much love to give po once he accepts the buzz in his head and the heaviness in his chest as I'm in love with phi po.

i think, the moment of epiphany for thame is beautifully done. the self-acceptance, the happiness and the relief that he finally understood his fondness for po are gorgeous. (so, jun, stop teasing thame and po, will you? po is definitely thame's type and thame's definitely in love with po.)

2. nano and po — a shadow, a reflection, two hearts

i'm actually geeking out at the idea of nano and po as a shadow, a reflection and heart to the people who regard them as important in their lives.

nano is just... beautiful.

to me, nano navigates his thoughts and feelings as a member of MARS with his heart. it makes him somewhat pure and innocent. he just loves his members. he loves MARS so much.

but it's heartbreaking how he doesn't see his significance as a member of the group—as the group's core.

all these stills of nano building the tent, helping the members, etc, illustrate his importance to the group. to me, he enhances each member's charms. he brings them to the spotlight. he helps clear the mist clouding them so that people can see MARS in all of their glory.

however, i do realise that nano is struggling with self-confidence. he doesn't know if he could ever make it without MARS. he's unsure if he could ever exist just as nano and not nano of MARS. he feels like a shadow underneath the members' feet. he doesn't feel he holds any importance.

nano reflects po. nano parallels the old po.

it's a beautiful parallelism—these two broken hearts were just afraid of disappointment. of uncertainty. of grief. of incompetence. of falling apart.

but i'm so thankful that po steps up to help nano realise that he's important—he's the heart and soul of MARS. with his portrayal of honesty from past experience, I love how sincere and raw po's words are. i surely believe it's everything nano needed.

(and i absolutely love how nano and po are wearing the same shade of yellow, indicating that both of them experienced similar scenarios. i think po will be nano's favourite phi in the future. he'll emotionally lean on po the most because po understood him through and through. it's so sweet T_T)

i think it's also healing po emotionally. he has finally confronted his past emotional trauma by indirectly talking about it to nano. it must've been tough to share a part of our utmost vulnerability with someone, but I'm glad po was strong enough to make a truce with everything he experienced in the past and helped nano see just how important he's to MARS. thank you, po <3

i love that MARS finally feels complete now—they finally feel like a family again.

even if the future is uncertain, at least they have each other to lean on (I'm just going to cry in the corner when that time comes...) and nano being in the centre? that's MARS's heart and soul right there. <3

3. thame and po — one step closer, 5 cm

finally, thame and po are physically close.

episodes 1 to 4 did an amazing job of showing us how thame and po build their emotional closeness through heart-to-heart talks, helping each other out, eating sandwiches together, remembering one's phone number, etc. thame and po are already close without thame realising, without po thinking.

i'm obsessed with how thame's deepest feelings now overboil once it's constantly triggered by the idea of jun and po's ambiguous connection in his eyes. i think it's how most of us realise our first crush on someone—the intensity, and the confusion are somewhat daunting. but again, I'm glad pepper was there for thame to understand his feelings—and jun was there for po to doubt if it was ever true.

this shot is INSANE.

my heart really skipped a beat. really.

i think it's because thame initiated this touch and it was the first time that they've ever touched this intimately (at the waist—in my head it's one of the most intimate places to touch) and it was after he made a move to understand his boggling feelings for po—

(distant screaming and screeching)

the shock and happiness and yearning and intimacy is just SCRUMPTUOUS I'm honestly jumping off—

just the notion of thame finally coming to terms with his emotions—finally understanding that he likes po and he likes everything about po and it makes sense now is just gorgeous.

the happiness on thame's face... my heart is aching. i hope he'll be happy for a long time.

(AND THE HUG! THE HUG! instead of holding po's hand, thame hugged po. i like the idea that they are chest to chest, heart to heart, listening to the sync beat of their thundering hearts, realising that oh, I like phi po. ph, phi po likes me too. INSANE INSANE THAME I SWEAR THIS IS THE START OF A HAPPIER JOURNEY FOR YOU DON'T WORRY LOVE PO LOVES YOU AND YOU LOVE PO AND THAT'S ENOUGH)

but...

what will happen next week? are we finally getting pepper's (devastating) story arc? and what's up with the heartbreaking tension between po and thame? and why are we getting jun's "between phi and thame, it's impossible" next week? I'M NOT EVEN MENTALLY SANE TO TAKE IT—

*jumps off* *crying* *screaming* i don't know anymore.

[ayoungroyal]

To have Jun say this with that very poster hanging right over their heads is pure comedy to me😂😂

[pigglepiephi]

Also, as well as the main romance between Thame & Po, the found family and platonic love this group have is also really special!!! 💕💕

I am so invested in how Mars will reconcile and eventually fight together against the company!!

[blatantprinterpropaganda]

yes yes, he's being a little evil, we know this and love this about him.

but. does he have po saved in his phone as Po1??? right there in the upper left? am i understanding this correctly? that's not even, like. i know multiple pos so i've decided that somehow the best way to tell them apart is to number them (weird already). that's just. i know one (1) po and i'm going to number him for literally no reason. i guess to pretend that he's so unimportant i'm already thinking of him as just one of the many pos i might meet in my life, which is a part of my master plan to thwart the gay wattpad idol romance unfolding before my eyes. jun your brain is SUCH a mysterious place to me

[witchzvamp]

i like that they didn't make po's ex a woman bc that would make me think they were making the "i'm not gay i only like you" type of narrative which makes me so fucking mad every single time it happens

also po likes men and that's ok, i think everyone around him is okay with that fact and that's so important (to me!), it's not a big deal for anyone around him, he doesn't have to hide his attraction to men from anyone

that could still happen with yhame because we don't know about that part of him, and that's not and shouldn't be the focus here, but yeah, it could happen (i mean, he obviously can't announce it publicly but yk we know he will not have to hide this form the members bc he will have that talk with pepper)

but i'm glad po knows that he's attracted to men, and he knows that he feels ✨something✨ when he's around thame (and probably has a tiny little crush on him, but i still think thame start to like po first, obviously)

and thame knowing po for what? at the most a week and already offering to send him home if it's too late omg like BRO STAND TF UP PLS

i can't wait for both of them to start thinking that it could be more than just a work relationship (it already is but they don't know it), bc po will be so overthinking it and thame will be like yeah i like you and want to be with you bluntly

[maybe-boys-do-love]

Thame Po humanizing the CEO??? Giving her legitimate moral arguments for her decisions and rigidity towards Thame and the band??? Thame Po using her character as yet another way to keep reiterating in every possible scenario the importance of the communal good?? And Thame’s kind guileless heart wanting the kind of communal good where others aren’t sacrificed for it??? No, he believes in a communal good where everyone should be lifted up together??? You know, exactly the failure in Po's last relationship??? And then there’s the emphasis in the show that lifting many people up involves everyone putting in effort and having their contributions valued by others but also by themselves!!! AND IT INVOLVES THINKING OF THE BIGGER PICTURE AND LONG-TERM GOALS!!! And who has previously talked about the bigger-picture long-term chess game involved in working in the music industry??? No one else except our ingeniously written (and performed) antagonist JUN!!! Not antagonist as in 'evil,' antagonist as in counterpart to the heroes who pokes and prods (antagonizes!) them to bring about their heroism for the greater good!!! THIS SHOW IS SO DELICIOUS!!!

edited for clarity

[randanopterix]

I’m shittinhg my pants

[vocalsynthbdays]

happy birthday po uta(vocaloid 6) !! [mar 7]

po uta is an english synth released in 2023. he was developed by Yamaha in collaboration with Sample Size LLC and his voice provider, Porter Robinson, who made the second most viewed english language vocaloid song on youtube, "Goodbye To A World" featuring AVANNA . po uta is illustrated by kana_gnpk. po uta is based specifically off of Porter Robinson's style of singing in his album "Nurture"

sorry i was going ot post yesterday but then i missed it due to school, then it turned out taht the first synth i was going ot post about has a different birthday, and for the second one i found 2 different release dates and a completely different character birthday but no official source for any of those, so i actually have nothing ot post for mar 6

[aprilblossomgirl]

As for me, I hope you get caught. Before I get caught, add the sound effect for me first. It’s in the second file. Let’s go with…verse 2. It’s an exciting verse. This one? Don’t do anything beyond my instructions!

ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat | Ep.01

[kenjiyabuki]

my only gripe w this show so far is that they never showed us the first time Po met w MARS members personally. we dont know what they even think about this random dude assigned as a director. based on the footage Thame was crying over in ep 1, they already seem comfortable with him filming them dicking around w each other?? like how and when? i think instead of "telling" us who they are in the ep 1, they could've "shown" their personalities through their interactions w Po.

[athousandbyeol]

"be honest with me. how could you do that? when the opportunity suddenly came, you left those who'd been with you for so many years and got by alone. what about the things others did for you when you had more jobs coming in? aren't they meaningful to you, even a little?" (x)

[rando-lesbo210]

Im obsessed with thoughts of swap au i need to draw Angel by herself but here you guys go

I need to color it more but basically it's really funny what is and isn't swapped

But more or less teams swapped for gaige and Angel (gaige hyperion, Angel in the Crimson Raiders)

Favorite is Maya and Lilith got swapped backgrounds- so Lilith was raised on athenas and got the name Firestorm, Maya is Thunderhawk, they're all so silly- i need to color swap Lilith though cause you can't see here but she also got a lighter color scheme of whites vs Mayas in bl3 with outfits- anyways expect a short fic abt them here soon <3 gaigel is so funny (Lilith still has phasewalk and Maya phaselock, Lilith regularly would just walk out on the monks they got so sick of her lmao)