#maybe he realizes that in the time they're from he and stan don't seem to have made up

[first-ex-wife]

it is kinda shocking I've never tried to write a time travel story cause I flirt with it a LOT but more like exactly in the way BTTF did it so I have nothing new to add, I just think every parent/child dynamic is just 1,000 times heightened when you view it through that lens. like Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale were simply so so correct on that one

[uhgood-girl]

why jikook?

i've been asking myself this a lot recently bc well, why them? why not tkook? or ynmin? hell, jihope even, they're underrated as hell honestly, have you seen that hot tub video? hobi was ready to unhinge his jaw to swallow jimin whole (and who (jk) could blame him.)

but jikook, in a not joking way, hits different. they always have. it's been years at this point that i've been deep in this rabbit hole (within the larger bts rabbit hole, my god, how deep does it go) but i don't recall making the conscious decision to fall in.

maybe a little background?

i'm a fake love army. actually, if we're getting technical, i'm an outro tear army bc it was in the comments of the freshly released fake love music video that i saw someone recommend outro tear if i enjoyed fake love and then it was over for me. extremely not fake love at first listen, who's voice is second on this track? i NEED to know. i'm a yoongi/rapline bias to this day. fake love still fucks though, don't get me wrong, it's a never skip for me.

for that first year and then some, i consumed backlogged content like it was my day job. i am a prone to hyper-fixations hermit, basically, who was going to stop me? my therapist? nah, she picks her battles.

i watched everything i could get my grubby little hands on like someone would be testing me on it later. (shoutout qdeoks, you were so real) i didn't open stan twitter for the first time till probably the end of 2018, really just in time to be slapped in the face full force with the shitshow that was a hate campaign against these boys i was deeply invested in by then, the likes of which i had never experienced in an online space up to that point. it was a truly, truly wild era, don't ever let anyone tell you differently.

all that to say, i've been here for a hot minute and i developed my own first impressions on bts and the members as individuals in a vacuum. no one had to point jikook out to me, they stuck out on their own.

potentially relevant disclaimer before we continue: i am really really queer. i grew up in the united states conservative deep south and had to change high schools my sophomore year bc i was outed and then violently ostracized for being in a relationship with my same sex best friend at the time. it is safe to say i have a lot of feelings about and experience even when it comes to having to be low key (understatement lol) about who you love. i am not here just to make my barbies kiss.

actually, on that note, jikook wouldnt even be my chosen barbies out of bts. if we're in true fantasy delulu hours here, i would want yoonjin to be real. god, that would be the stuff, they're so old married as it is. peak romance.

i think the first place jikook ever truly caught my attention were the memories dvds. jimin has always been a sweet, bby angel taking care of all his members but i remember thinking that he seemed to pay a little extra, special attention to jungkook. and of course, why not, jk's the maknae after all. all of them have always been doting on him and deservedly so. but in those briefly shown really serious, quiet moments, jimin was often first in line. a spot very easy for him to obtain tbh as jk never seemed to be very far from him anyway. maybe if you've never in real time lived the satellite jeon accusations (hi pandemic army, bless you, i hope you make it to 2025 when we have them all back without restrictions) you might find them easier to dismiss but it was so consistent back then in all of the content being released. and once noticed, i don't know how anyone ever un-notices it. but i was in deep before i even realized the water was boiling.

should i talk about why not tkook? or ynmin, for me? i'm just pulling those as examples bc i know they're the popular contenders here but all joking in the beginning of this post aside, none of the other members interpersonal relationships, in any configuration (sadly, RIP yoonjin romance), have ever struck me as anything other than puppy crush/deep friendship/family. and that's not bc i don't think over half of those men aren't queer in some form or fashion because WHEW, that is an entirely different post and we simply do not have the time to unpack rn but it's not for lack of looking.

i started in a vacuum, but i have by no means stayed there, i walked in all of those front doors and sat down and said "convince me." i've got the time and lack of life, i am ready to be won over. what have i missed?

to this day i still regularly try and check my own confirmation bias, i'm obviously looking for jikook at this stage but i'm still ready on my toes if any of the others want to get crazy. (yoonjin i am rooting for you, we're all rooting for you)

and i'm not here to really persuade or sway anyone one way or another either. there are a 1000 other blogs on this site that can probably offer you better explanations, specific clips, and detailed break downs of moments throughout the years and even then people are going to see what they want to see. i just wanted to write some of my own thoughts down finally.

though...i guess if i had to point to any one single piece of "evidence" it would definitely be tried and true gcf tokyo? but if watching that the first time didn't ring through you like a gunshot, i def don't think there's anything i could say beyond that.

honestly, i think so much of "why jikook" for me boils down to the pit in the bottom of my stomach that i used to get when i first began to notice them. when i got past the initial warm fuzzies inspired by the sincerity of their interactions, my immediate second emotion was concern.

i remember the first time i heard some of the other boys make an offhand joke about them being a couple and i got anxious, fast. i thought hide, hide better, please be safe. i began to pay extra attention to the other members in general too when jikook would do things and felt like i could sometimes see a similar anxiety to my own in their expressions. for a long time, i just worried about them and where i saw other people rejoice in their more obvious moments, i was slow to celebrate.

despite my initial hesitation, it's now been about 5 years since the first time they ever made me double take. they're a few years younger than me but i feel like we've been growing up together. (parasocial? idk her.) they're less conspicuous these days, and for lots of obvious reasons, but i feel like overall, their confidence in themselves and each other is quite high. i know that's probably a funny thing to say in light of this last week especially, but i stand by it. i've seen this song and dance before. i have managed my own expectations in the past, taken full steps back only to be beaten anew over the head so many times with enough "coincidences" i felt borderline foolish to try and deny anything. jikook are truly some sort of neuro-spicy pattern recognition drug, i swear.

and i've never really gotten to talk about any of this with anyone before! i'm shy irl, and shy online apparently bc i have just been lurking around the outer lines of this circle this whole time like some creepy creep but i've decided i'm over it. fuck it. growth.gif. idk that i have anything important or new to contribute to the conversation but my god, no one else seems to let that stop them so i might as well take my turn on the soapbox, no?

so 📢 JIKOOK REAL (?) jikook sus. jikook make bandaged queer little heart go boom boom.

[sunshinereddie]

ok but imagine the losers post ch2 (where eddie and stan don't die...), they're still trying to adjust to their lives again while dealing with the aftermath of everything, trying to adjust to the fact that IT is finally gone and that the losers club is reconnected for good this time.

all of their memories are falling back into place, and while most of them have already remembered the big things, it takes some time for the more miniscule details to come back to them. and it's when richie is at home, and he flips the calendar in his kitchen from october to november, that he remembers one of those miniscule details.

he's looking at the blank month of november, and though he doesn't have any events written down in the days, he can't help but feel like.... there is something important, a specific thing that he should have marked down, but he can't quite put his finger on it.

maybe he had a meeting that he forgot to write down? no, that didn't seem right. maybe dinner with some people in the industry, or a party he had been invited to by somebody at work? no, he didn't think it was that, either. he thought, he thought, and he thought a little harder....

and then it came back to him, and he let out an involuntary little gasp. november 2nd, he thought. that's eddie's birthday.

after the realization dawns on him, a brief wave of panic is sent through him. november 2nd, that's already tomorrow! and richie doesn't have a gift, or has made plans or anything! he faintly remembered that back when they were kids, eddie had never made a big deal out of his birthday, but that didn't mean that richie was about to let this year go by without a proper celebration. eddie's first birthday back with everyone... back with richie. it had to be special, it just had to be.

he pushed out every single other thought, only one thing occupying his mind now. he went straight for his phone and dialled a number, and his call was answered after only the second ring. "hey, bill," richie said after big bill's greeting. "listen, are you free tomorrow? i've got an idea..."

[legoiscrying]

Since you guys liked my first k2 analysis so much, I've decided to make a second one and mainly focus on things that I mentioned in the last paragraph there: how I see their romantic relationship. This is probably going to be more headcanons than analysis but we'll see lol (it ended up not)

As I mentioned before, I don't really see k2 having some sort of special feelings for each other when they're young. Meanwhile it can kinda work with Kenny, it's probably won't work with Kyle: Kyle already has two strong sources of emotions. His bond with Stan and his sort of rivalry with Cartman clearly means more to him. And to get myself more clear: No, I do not erase everything I said in the previous post about their interactions, they're still very sweet and in my personal opinion important. But if we analyse Kyle's relationships with others and give everyone some sort of a status, Stan would be "best friend", Cartman would be "frienemy" (it's not so obvious when I say it like this but we all should agree that Kyle cares a lot about the shit Cartman says, not necessarily in a good way but it's still a huge source of emotions for him). And Kenny, as I believe, would be just "friend". Not much to add.

But if we're looking a little bit further...Time skip for a few years. Or not a few. High-school maybe?? Or adults?? Whatever you prefer more

From this part it'll be mostly headcanons because different people can see the future relationship of the main four differently. I'll talk about my personal point of view here (I think it's the most popular one in the fandom anyways)

So this is where Kyle's previous sources of strong emotions are kind of fading away. With Stan...I'm almost sure that no one is going to argue with me for this. Stan, as a depressed individual, would probably at some point of his adulthood change his relationships with people. He'd cut contact with some and just sort of change his attitude to other. And although I believe Stan and Kyle would still be friends (close friends??) when they grow up...There's not going to be the "bond" as strong as it was before. This is debatable, but even if you don't agree with my statement: One source of strong emotions is definitely not enough.

With Cartman my point of view is much easier to explain: they're not kids anymore. I believe their rivalry won't dissappear, but. They're not kids and not gonna fight 24/7. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this properly, but I think it's just not gonna take all their time. So yeah. It's not enough

AND THAT'S WHERE WE FINALLY GO BACK TO K2. THANK GOD.

Kyle feels a bit more lonely. So he hangs out with Kenny, who pretty much feels the same. They spend time together, talk a lot, remember some things...And realize how similar they are to each other (this part is also analysis btw, I didn't come up with it from nothing). They realize that back then they both were trying to act kind to people around them, but no one seemed to appreciate it as much as they wanted. They were doing it differently and was getting treated differently, but in the end both ended up being lonely without much people around. You. You can feel my thought here. right

They realize how similar they feel, so they decide to try to help each other. Just make some company. It won't hurt, right?

It didn't. I see them a bit fast burn... They start to appreciate each other's company more. And more. They hang out in a lot of different places. Anywhere you can get your old buddy: like seeing some cool movies with him, taking him to restaurants so you can make sure he eats well, sometimes going to his ol' house with him to help his sister...At some point Kenny starts calling it "dates", and Kyle is extremely flustered about this.

Kyle falls first, but Kenny confesses first: so their relationship-thing happens not so long after that.

And yep. This is what I wanted to share from now. I really hope someone reads all that xD

Love k2, appreciate k2, enjoy k2, share k2. They're very lovable little guys!

(If this gets 100 likes AGAIN I will write k2 headcanons. Go)

[detroit-grand-prix]

okay i am watching DTS in order and am feeling the need to liveblog but maybe i will do it by episode?

sure. okay. i will keep it under cuts for containment purposes and spoiler purposes

ep 1: money talks

lawrence stroll fills me with such a strong revulsion. i realize he's a good dad but that does NOT help his image.

zak brown saying something about the assholes he works with as the intro to lawrence stroll is so funny.

as is zak saying "he's not everyone's cup of tea"... like, that's the most diplomatic way of putting it

lawrence stroll makes me think of that one line from the (american) office: "he eats his yogurt like he's punishing it for disappointing him". he did not eat yogurt in this episode but that's just what he looks like all the time.

guenther saying that things can't be fixed in two years like... i mean, they can if you throw money at it like lawrence has, which gene won't do

the scene from the aston martin DB12 launch in antibes where the staff was very insistent on toto wearing the silly little event wristband but then they're like, oh, no, mr. stroll doesn't need a wristband. i laughed

toto and fred ribbing each other in french, adorable

lance telling alonso he was going out on his bike that weekend. images taken seconds before disaster

WHY IS DANICA PATRICK HERE. WHY. WHAT VALUE ARE HER CONTRIBUTIONS ADDING? WE ALREADY HAVE WILL BUXTON FOR THE "STATING THE OBVIOUS FOR NEW FANS".

claire williams appearance!! oh, claire. you might be an asinine thatcher stan but i miss you.

alex saying 'we're not meant for two wheels' to fernando's face (containing his jaw that was rebuilt after a bike accident just two years prior) was hilarious

i'm sorry but when lance said he "overcame adversity" i could NAWT have rolled my eyes any harder. like. i get it, driving an f1 car with two broken wrists is incredibly difficult and i can't do it anyway but like, what a WAY to phrase that with an episode featuring exactly how much family wealth he has. like bro you just had one of the best orthopedic surgeons operate on you at a moments' notice so you could get back to your job driving a race car for the team that your father bought you? like, yes, it's a rich guy sport but... idk there's like, levels to it. it just seemed very out-of-touch, which, sure, he grew up like that so that's just Normal for him. i feel like disliking Lance isn't en vouge these days but i just Do Not Care For Him and I don't think I ever will

"yes! bye bye"

toto was Mad Mad in bahrain. sheesh. also it was the last time we had bespectacled toto because he got his eyes lasered after that

[yuikomorii]

As a fellow Ruki stan I'd love to know how you'd rank his routes 🌸

// Sure thing! ^^

1. More Blood

You probably didn't see this coming, but I really enjoyed his MB route! I'm aware of how hated it is because of the cat scene, and while I disagree with Ruki's actions, they didn't ruin him for me. I just love how SASSY Ruki can be, even if some of his roasts are really mean, but I'm sure they're just there to make the audience laugh. I think the funniest one was when he told Yui "Today we will go home on foot. Why? Because a person such as yourself who doesn’t know how to stop when eating is very prone to put on some pounds after all.” He's so savage, and I love it, but I wouldn't want to deal with such a person in real life, lol. Aside from that, his last Ecstasy chapter was the first to make me cry, and his Vampire Ending was stunning, especially the kissing cg!

2. Chaos Lineage

Another unpopular choice because I've seen a lot of people complain about it being boring and lacking significant romantic interactions due to including his brothers too much, and while I can't say his route was very good, I still really like it! I'm glad Ruki was less obsessed with Karl there, and he seemed more relaxed and genuine overall. He even pouted at one point, which was so cuuute! I love the Mukamis, so I'm always up for family moments, and the romance was adequate, neither exaggerated nor non-existent.

3. Dark Fate

Would have given it a higher rating if Ruki hadn't been such a jerk in the first half, and what bothered me the most was how he treated his brothers. Kou had very good reasons to be mad at him, and it's already becoming frustrating because they're supposed to be best bros, yet Ruki and Kou always find a way to fight. What did I love about it? He got down on his knees and apologized to Yui for saying such horrible things. I was moved to tears by the scene in which he cried for her because I had not expected Ruki to do such a thing. Furthermore, his Vampire Ending is probably my favorite of all games; it's simply the best possible outcome for him and Yui.

4. Lunatic Parade

I don't remember much about LP, but his route was fun, and I think he was more flirty than usual there, which is a plus! Well, everyone had great LP routes in my opinion because that game was truly lighthearted!

5. Lost Eden

He was ideal in the first half of the route, but the second half irritated me greatly. Maybe I have high expectations, but are you really going to tell me that in the previous game, a "dummy" character only heard ONE thing about Karlheinz yet immediately connected all the dots about all his victims, realizing that he's truly the root of all evil because he was using everyone for his selfish desires and then… there's Ruki who 1) was told by Christa that Karl was Trismegiste aka the person who ruined his life, 2) went to Romania to read about the Revolution, where Trismegiste was mentioned, 3) had his ghoul-father tell him that Karl is Trismegiste and that he slaughtered a bunch of people to make ghouls out of them only to have Ruki say this "I'm sure Karlheinz-sama regretted his actions, that's why he gave our lives back". If he had regretted, he would have rewinded time long ago. I'm aware that different writers exist, but they should be more careful when writing these parallels because it can cast their own characters in a negative light, since one reaction will always be better than the other. Still really liked the lore and the fact Rejet learnt something about Romanian history.

6. Vandead Carnival

I enjoy VC as a game, but Ruki was a little too stiff for my liking. It wasn't bad, but I felt like Ruki was babysitting Yui for almost the entire route. :”)

[mollysunder]

Everytime it Wasn't Swain

After rewatching Arcane, I decided to make a list for everytime Swain was almost there. You thought he was being alluded to, but he wasn't, it was actually something else. Or was it?

1. The Crows

Swain has ravens, not crows, there just happen to be a suspiciously large quantity of crows, for a port city, instead of seagulls. As the show went on, the arrival of crows became synonymous with Jinx's presence and vice versa. It's not hard to see why, crows are intelligent and naturally social birds that do well in urban ecosystems, they just have a mixed reputation as good and bad omens. On a narrative level, the presence of crows does have interesting implications. Crows and ravens are easily confused for the other if you don't know what to look for. And the more I read about Swain, the more I notice that he and Jinx (in Arcane) are similar in some regards. Not just the fact they killed and maimed their family members, that's not uncommon for League backstories for some reason. From a storytelling standpoint, they both serve as living embodiment of their respective nations, good and bad, that other characters have to react to. And it was their actions that changed the trajectory of their nations.

What's even more interesting is that crows and raven in real life don't get along, they're incredibly territorial and avoid one another. If they do cross paths, crows are more likely to pick a fight with ravens. Despite the raven being bigger, crows band together in large groups to fend off ravens from their nesting areas, sort of like they harass them away. Food for thought.

2. The Man Named Jericho but not Swain

This one was cute. It took me a while to realize that they both had the same first name, except Swain has a last name, which is Swain. The first time his name was mentioned was when Vi and Caitlyn were on the search for Silco, but Vi was really on the search for Jinx. Funny enough, Jericho's apron and pants looks like the Jinx's outfit. I know plenty of people wear pinstripes in Zaun, but the black triangle with the 'X' in the center was pretty on the nose. On one hand this shot could foreshadow the way Jinx's actions come between Caitlyn and Vi. On the other, that's not as fun, and I want to know if this makes Jericho a Jinx stan! Seriously, maybe it's another hint at the way Zaun and Noxus are similar threats to Piltover, just in different clothes. Or Swain's a Jinx stan too!

3. The Palette Portrait

I've watched Arcane more than once and never managed to see it before, and wasn't too sure it was Swain until I outlined the figure myself. There he is long white hair, red magic hand, widow's peak, and sharp profile. In context, this is part of the scene where Mel is aggressively painting while Jayce apologizes for leaving her alone in bed the night Viktor collapsed. It's the first time Jayce and the audience sees her paint, and is essentially one of the first moments we get to see a part of her inner life. In this exact shot she says, "There's a lot you don't know about me". I'd say pretty on the nose to say this is foreshadowing her past connections to Noxus. But there's small things that are off, for example, Swain is draped in red rather than a severe black. And his face is dark while he's a white man, the color choices actually fit Ambessa more than Swain. Another fake out? Or maybe it means that there's no difference between people like Swain and Ambessa in the grand scheme of Noxus' war machine.

All in all I found three times Swain's presence was almost confirmed, but instead was something or someone else. There was always one or two details off to make it so. Each time there was an "almost Swain" connection, it was usually in association with Jinx or Mel, a cast member actually from Noxus. Swain, or at least the concept of Swain, seems to haunt the Mel's past and Jinx's future.

[leffee]

thinking about the boys again and how the show's treatment of them genuinely makes my blood boil

For Vinnie the treatment is definitely worse but whenever the three are together the show feels inclined to make them the most cowardly, pathetic, manlosers ever (and I mean that negatively) while the girls who are much less likable are treated much better, for some reason. Look if you really want to make the boys wimpy losers, at least make the girls like that too, make them girlfails (Zoe already has that girlfail energy so)

Like... make them all losers except for maybe Russell because he actually has his shit together

And that episode where they go to China. Like, I can't. WHY ARE THEY LIKE THAT??? The boys are clearly afraid of something and the girls (minus Penny) are assholes to them. I get Pepper doing shit like that but Zoe and Minka? No, I don't buy it. A fear--no matter how silly it seems-- should NEVER be made fun of. Media where one gender gets treated like a joke compared to the other, no matter if male or female, makes me so angry Istg.

How about instead of the during the episode, Zoe and Minka spend their time trying to assure the boys that there's no ghosts and that is just a myth, only to keep having Pepper play silly pranks on them that scare them even more. And she just makes fun of them (Pepper I love you but it just makes sense okay) and then Zoe and Minka could confront her and there could be a little moral about the thing with fears that I just said. Maybe Pepper sees how much her pranks and teasing has gotten to the boys (they're more paranoid and jumpy, Russell is probably on the verge of tears) and she realizes that she took it way too far.

So then maybe before the dance or after, Pepper apologizes to the boys for making them so paranoid. Sure, she thought those were harmless pranks and gentle ribbing, but not everyone sees it like that. The boys forgive her, of course, and there we go :) the Penny stuff can stay the same

I apologize for the ramble but I had to get that out of my system. Anyways, I guess I gave you an episode rewrite I guess

I just- yuuup. It's exactly like I said, when they're all separate it doesn't really happen (aside from Vinnie :/) but when they're seen as a unit as in against the female pets they are just treated so fucking unfairly and always given the short end of the stick, I swear. And mind you this group has Russell - whose defining feature is being smart, and Sunil who is arguably the second smartest pet. I did mean it that whenever those boys vs girls plot come out it feels like a modern "feminist" movie, except that the director forgot that feminism is all about gender equality, not girls being better, smarter, etc than boys.

I swear, their teasing is shown as a good thing and I hate it. Like to a point it could be seen as them being just comfortable with each other, enough to point out some quirks, but honestly it's not a thing here, they were just being assholes cause "haha, boys stupid and smelly!". I definitely stan your re-write.

Pls, don't apologize, I'm always happy to see you in my inbox, and I very much agree with your thoughts. It's just interesting to get someone's who is not that familiar with the show, cause after I rewatched that thing for so many times my perspective changed so much towards some things, and while I see more, in some cases I'm just so used to it I kinda just forget it.

[dragonballwish]

Hello! You were discussing why there didn't seem to be much fanwork about Goku and Grandpa Gohan a while ago. Maybe because most (not all, but a lot) of fans came in thru DBZ where Grandpa Gohan is rarely mentioned (beside when Goku realizes he's the one who killed his grandpa, is he mentioned at all?), plus DBZ steadily putting all importance on Saiyans and only Saiyans, leads fans to diminish OG Gohan in favor of Bardock. Dunno, just something I thought of.

ive mentioned something similar before, and I think you're right. People that never watched OG probably literally just don't know much about grandpa gohan so they fixate on bardock (who has more material to go off of in z-super)

The fact that saiyans become pretty much the main thing as the series goes... is also very true. they're the ones with the cool powerups, flashy lights and colors, and also have an edgy past.. the fans hyperfixated on them and the people making db what it is today also hyperfixate on them LOL ...

sucks when the human characters or non-saiyan characters are just so much more compelling most of the time!!! i think everyone would be a krillin stan if they watched from the beginning, instead of whatever the fuck people think about him now lmao

[lunarbun87]

Ofmd season 2 Finale rant (BIG Spoilers and big feelings)

I don't think I'd go so far to damn the writing of the show or even be mad at the writers. I understand there were some budget cuts and it's understandable that things didn't feel right/felt rushed because of that. But emotionally, to me (who is a mentality ill softy), Izzy's death hit so so so bad. I identified so closely with this character and the direction they were going with him seemed to invite viewers to get attached (which may have been the point but that's kinda cheap). As this season went on, I was thrilled to see that stupid asshole be happy! The idea that even if you're a nightmare, even if you've been a bad friend or partner, you can change, you may not 'deserve' love and care but there will still be those who will love and care for you, and it's your responsibility to rise to the occasion and be a better man for them, for your family, for your community, for your crew, that everyone can find self-love and acceptance for being their true self. I was so invested in this narrative that the final episode hit me out of nowhere hard. Izzy dies, telling his closest friend to let him die, that Ed doesn't need him, he's sorry for all he did, etc. I get that this is good for Ed's character development but in that moment, it hit like a suicide note to me, like dead ass things I've thought or said during a really suicidal moment (and it especially hits that way because of everything he's lived through, and all the near death experiences everyone has survived, it's like he chose to die). And everyone is just staring at him, no reactions, Ed is upset but honestly kinda calm for someone losing his very long term friend. Like I understand they had a really challenging and toxic relationship, but like that's a man who was devoted to you for a long time, a man whose taking the full responsibility for his part in things and has been growing, a man who you literally disabled but is still apologizing to you on his deathbed!!! Just the underwhelming reaction from every character hit so fucking bad, like a real 'no one will mourn you' or 'so anyway' moment. And then everyone is happy, there's a wedding, Ed and Stede get their Inn, celebration all around. The juxtaposition of these two scenes almost feels like we're celebrating Izzy's death, which felt super icky as someone who thought he was really bonding with the crew, it felt like he was still unloved, uncared for, still an outcast. I mean maybe I'm just a crazy little Izzy stan but I was really thinking they were gonna maybe give him a love interest or maybe when he sees that Ed is no longer Blackbeard, he realizes he needs to find himself, that he should live his life in devotion to himself instead of a capitan. Idk, I just felt there were so many ways you could take his character, but now I just feel so very bleak and pessimistic about it all. Like (and I know this is my silly haha bpd hell brain speaking) seeing no one deeply mourn for a character you see yourself in and everyone just move on really triggered me, like more than I expected, it felt like I was seeing validation for all my worst thoughts. I know this wasn't the writers intention, I don't blame them for this interpretation, but it just sat so poorly. Cause if this is how they're going to do him, if everyone is just gonna shrug and move on, then maybe Izzy's mistrust and defenses were valid, Izzy thought no one cared about him and it felt like (in death) that was true. It throws into question all the healing, if he still dies focused on Ed, and convinced no one needs him. Thank you for listening to my emotional take 🤙 Again no hate to the creators or people who loved the finale, this is just how it hit me.

[weezly14]

Speak your truth about tcr 🎤

ok, i'm gonna break this up into episode 10 thoughts and series overall thoughts.

episode 10:

this is easily the prettiest episode; the cinematography and direction is great. i'm a sucker for long shots and creative lighting and framing several characters the same, etc - well done.

love that we get an arc for lawyer guy in the last two episodes (sarcasm.) what purpose does it serve?

ah, yes, we need him and Rya to have a moment in the diner. he needs to have PTSD so that he can mention it and Rya can monologue and then have a lightbulb moment

EXCEPT - a) i cannot buy that this dude - a MAN - told a woman he's known for three? weeks? not long anyway - that he has PTSD in public. not only that! it is, remember folks, the 1970s! i don't remember PTSD entering the public lexicon until the early 2000s, maybe, and it was bothering me so i looked it up and PTSD didn't enter the DSM until 1980; it started being used to refer to Vietnam vets in the 70s but it wasn't as commonplace as it is now.

Which just gets further into the issue I have with this episode and this show where the writers can't seem to remember where we are in time. a man being vulnerable about his war service and trauma with a woman he barely knows in public? using terminology that wasn't commonplace at the time? rya's entire monologue in the diner felt very current, in the way she laid things out. is this truly how they spoke about mental illness in the 70s? it doesn't feel like it.

i said the second we entered the courtroom drama portion of the show: they're gonna put "Adam" on the stand. AND THEY DID

honestly as much as i know the subject matter of this show is dark, i've personally never felt triggered but fuck me, i hated that scene of Danny on the stand talking about Adam. not only can i not believe that Danny - being confronted for the first time with the fact that the abuse Adam suffered was actually abuse he suffered, on the stand, in public - would take it all in stride like he did and not fracture further, BUT he called it rape, out loud? it definitely was, but do you know how hard it is for people to name the thing that was done to them? i'm not saying Marlin didn't rape Danny; I'm saying I can't believe Danny would accept that the rape happened to him in one moment and then in the next one call it exactly that. his testimony on the stand was that of someone who's spent years in therapy working through this, not weeks/months.

add to that - i absolutely hated the way that Danny spilled his guts, is on the stand in tears, and when he's done speaking Stan simply says, "the defense rests" and turns his back and walks away. Danny needs care, and that mic drop moment wasn't as effective as it was cruel - to me, anyway

Rya just? Quit? lol ok.

the thing that pissed me off the most, though???????? i've said before, the existence of Adam before Marlin's abuse indicates that Marlin was not the first abuser. Danny's dad is alluded to in passing, and then we have an entire fucking episode about trying to find him in London which, I stand by my statement, is such a waste of an episode, but nothing else really? they sort of implied that maybe Marlin wasn't the first abuser Candy had dealt with? but it was all very implied, blink and you'll miss it - to the point that I thought it was just going to end unresolved. THEN, ten minutes from the end, Candy drops the bomb that Danny's dad abused him first?????????? this bothers me on several levels. 1) the way she danced around saying the words was imo how Danny should've been in the courtroom but given that we're past that it seems odd to suddenly be unable to say the words? 2) we're supposed to believe that this woman found out her four year old was being abused by his father and left, and then when she realizes that same child is being abused by her new husband she does nothing? the glimpse into their life that we see in that episode introducing kid Danny to us - it does not appear that they are struggling so desperately that she needed Marlin. 3) relatedly, Candy was called to testify to Danny's abuse, and Marlin scares her into not pointing the finger at him. BUT SHE KNEW ABOUT DANNY'S FATHER. why would she not have said anything? it absolves Marlin, it paints her as a good mom ("I got us out of there as soon as I knew") and it helps Danny. 4) They waited until the last ten minutes of the last episode to reveal this!!!!!!!!!!

this episode both felt too short and also, i was so done by the end.

overall series thoughts

Tom can act. Truly, he deserves an Emmy, Golden Globe, etc for this performance, because he's the shining star

the script was terrible. certain lines just bothered me and the characterization was all over the place. i feel like we watched two different shows - one about Danny in therapy, and one about Rya and Stan teaming up to save him. this was not a cohesive story.

again, the crime he was charged with was stupid. he shot at someone in broad daylight, missed, and the person didn't come forward? pick a different angle in, this one was toothless

i hated the courtroom stuff, i'm sorry. it was bad.

why was this set in the 70s? billy milligan. aside from DID and the not guilty by reason of insanity, in what way did this story or character in any way resemble billy milligan? they got the set dressing and the costuming right, but the racial and sexual politics, the way that rya is apparently divorced and on decent terms with her ex and former professor (love how that's never discussed and also - until 2010, new york state did not allow no fault divorce. maybe this is a minor quibble but my first thought watching this, seeing Rya doing the single mom thing, saying she's divorced, was to ask: what were the laws around divorce back then in New York? 1974 is when women were first allowed to open their own bank accounts), the glossing over of Vietnam until it was useful for Stan to be a vet with PTSD, the way that's thrown in at the last minute and also discussed in a way that seems inaccurate to the time - like, the writing either needed to reflect the time period, or they should've changed the setting. they were already changing everything, why commit to the one most exterior piece of the story? set it in 2005. Stan can still have PTSD, Rya can still be a divorced struggling single mom, prosecutor's speech about the incarceration of black and brown men wouldn't have felt quite so heavy handed - i mean really. What purpose did the 70s setting serve?

i think i liked this show more before i watched episodes 9 and 10.

it had such potential. and that's what irritates me the most, honestly. Tom gave a great performance, Amanda and Emmy were criminally underutilized, the story could have been there and could have been something. but they fumbled it. it wasn't cohesive or clear about what it wanted to be. was it about Danny or Rya? was it about the criminal justice system or mental health? was it about Mental Health or DID? because honestly, we didn't get nearly enough time with the alters, and Danny seemingly was told he had this disorder and then immediately was able to master it and control his alters. he was cagey and didn't wanna talk and was confused for several episodes, then he's "hooray for therapy" and not even speaking in the courtroom scenes/episodes. is this show really about him? it feels like this show is about Danny in the way that the movie 42 is about Jackie Robinson - it says it is, the title's about him and everything, but look closer. it's about him but he's not the active agent in this story. it's about what has been done to him, the forces enacted against him. we see less of Danny's journey than we see Rya and Stan and even Candy talk about it.

(the 42 comparison is another tangent but if you wanna talk to me about it please don't come at me in bad faith.)

i think the "just ask for help" bit bothers me so much because DID isn't so much a disorder about asking for help? yes, Danny did eventually seek help with the voices in his head, he worked to integrate them. but DID is not depression is not bipolar is not anxiety - is not any number of other things, and i think we do mental health a disservice by painting it all with the same brush. and of course this is where the issue of umbrella terms comes in. yes, all of it can be grouped under Mental Health, but asking for help in the context of: i'm feeling stressed and anxious about bills/starting a new school/my future is very different from: i think i have clinical depression, i have insomnia, racing thoughts, suicidal thoughts, flashbacks, etc. Danny needed help, that much is clear, but not in the same way that you or I might. so is his story unique or is just another mental health story? am i expressing this distinction clearly enough?

that being said, i appreciate immensely how respectful the abuse and suicide attempt were depicted in this show. not showing it is often more powerful, and i'm glad for the sake of the audience and the actors (particularly the child playing young Danny) that an attempt was not made to show the abuse, to depict the slashing. we know. it's enough.

did i like this show? i don't know. i'm gonna think about it for a long time. again, the performances were outstanding. there were moments that moved me and made me feel seen. but, for the hundredth time, just because a piece of art can evoke an emotional response does not mean that that piece is objectively good or well-constructed. i don't like amy pond as a character and i think the weeping angels are overrated but even i cried in the angels take manhattan. does that mean it's a good episode and i liked it? no, it means stephen moffat knows how to emotionally manipulate/impact an audience.

idk, i'm not sure i'd recommend this show except to say that Tom is great in it, or if i wanted someone to discuss it with me.

overall? it feels like a missed opportunity.

[stargazer-sims]

After the Show

Taiji: Anybody else think it's super weird that we did a Valentine's Day show in early December?

Haru: When does anything in our schedule ever make sense? Anyway, the fans who were there didn't seem to think it was weird.

Ryu: We couldn't do it closer to the actual day because we'll be on the road and the tour schedule's already set. Plus, they had to record it now so the production people can have plenty of time to edit it and do whatever for the TV show they're making.

Haru: So that's what all the stuff about people watching online was about? 'Cause I knew it wasn't being livestreamed.

Ryu: Yeah. They're doing that Love Day Special, and it's going to be broadcast online on SimFlix. Remember, Sarah was telling us about it?

Haru: I probably wasn't paying attention. I hardly ever listen to Sarah. That's your job.

Taiji: What'd she say they're calling it? 'Love Out Loud', like what we suggested our next album should be called?

Ryu: I think that's it, unless they change it. From what I understood, they're going to be doing interviews with all of us on the first leg of the tour, and they're going to be using some of the footage from all the days the video crew have been following us around.

Taiji: What are they going to be interviewing us about?

Ryu: I don't know all the questions they're going to ask, but Sarah mentioned something about them asking what love means to us.

Taiji: Well, that should be interesting.

Haru: I know what I'm going to say.

Ryu: It'd better be something clean.

Haru: Hey! Would I be inappropriate on TV?

Ryu: Yes.

Taiji: I can't wait to hear how Senjirō and Keigo handle the question. That should set off a media frenzy when it airs.

Haru: I don't think they'd say anything inappropriate on TV either. They know better. It'll be fine.

Taiji: Maybe.

Haru: What're you gonna say when they ask you the question?

Taiji: I don't know. I could probably tell them what love isn't.

Haru: Yeah? What would you say for that?

Taiji: It isn't what all those creepy stans say it is. You know the ones I mean. The 'marry me Haru' people, and all the ones writing cringey fanfiction and making up all those wild theories and rumours about us. What do they call themselves? The shippers?

Haru: I think that’s a general fanfiction term. It’s like, when you fantasize about two characters being together, even if it’s not actually that way in the movie or whatever.

Taiji: That’s messed up.

Haru: Facts, but I don’t make the rules.

Taiji: No, those freakishly obsessed people do, or they think they do. They're always the ones screaming 'I love you' the loudest, but they obviously don't respect us as actual humans. In my opinion, that's the farthest thing from love. That’s what I’d say.

Haru: I'm... not sure you should say that on a SimFlix show. That might literally be inappropriate.

Ryu: As surprised as I am to be admitting this, Haru's right. Regardless of how you actually feel about it, criticizing fans probably isn't the greatest idea, little brother.

Taiji: But, I want people to know I'm more than just a famous face. I'm not some object or a made-up character. I want them to know that all of us are real human beings with feelings, and that I don't like any of us being objectified. It's like, offensive and disgusting.

Haru: Then, maybe say it just like that. You don't have to call fans creepy or cringey to make your point.

Taiji: But, they are.

Haru: Not all of them. I mean, yeah, probably some of them are super stalkerish, but probably there are a lot who just don't realize. Like, me and Eden talked about this, and he apologized to me for being one of the 'marry me Haru' people.

Taiji: Really?

Haru: Yeah. Not that I minded at all. I think it's funny, and you know I love playing into it. But, Eden said he felt bad 'cause he felt like he wasn't treating me like a real person when he commented stuff like that online.

Ryu: That's insightful of him.

Haru: He's sensitive like that. I wasn’t mad, and it was really adorable how he was so upset thinking I would be. Not that I wanted him to be upset, but like… it was sweet that he was so concerned about my feelings once he realized.

Ryu: You two are really taking this whole relationship thing seriously, aren’t you?

Haru: I don’t understand why everybody’s so surprised.

Taiji: The real surprise is that you haven’t slept together yet.

Haru: We’re waiting for the right moment.

Taiji: So, you actually took my advice.

Haru: Yeah, and he thanked me for respecting him. We’ve had a couple of steamy video chats, but we’re both trying to be good and like, have boundaries and stuff.

Ryu: That’s commendable, Haru. Maybe you’re capable of maturity after all.

Haru: Let’s not jump to any hasty conclusions.

Taiji: I think the correct response is ‘thank you’, Haru.

Haru: Thank you, Haru.

Taiji: You’re such a dumbass.

Haru: *laughing*

Taiji: Real talk, though. You’re brave, trying to have a relationship with someone outside the industry while you’re still in it.

Haru: What do you mean?

Taiji: I mean, I wouldn’t want to subject anybody I cared about to this life. I can’t imagine a potential girlfriend of mine going from being relatively anonymous to being shoved into this situation with like, freakin' maniacal fans coming up with all kinds of wild shit, the media watching and analyzing literally everything, and virtually no privacy whatsoever.

Ryu: That's a good point. Haru, you should probably talk with Eden about that before things get any more serious between you. He should know what he’s in for if he decides to stay with you.

Haru: What do you mean, if? You think he’d leave me over that?

Taiji: I would, if it were me. Personally, if I’d known about this madness, I’d have gone with my original plan and I’d be in university right now, studying to be a music teacher. Maybe have a low key solo career or do some composing on the side. I could still be doing what I love, but with the added bonus of people actually taking me seriously.

Haru: You don't know Eden. He’s not like you.

Taiji: Just wait until the shippers get hold of him and start writing him into their dodgy little sex scenes and hurt-comfort plots or whatever. We’ll see if he lasts after that.

Haru: Okay, first of all, can you not say my boyfriend’s name in the same breath as ‘dodgy sex scene’? It's gross. Eden is a gentleman, and all his sex scenes would be classy. And second…

Taiji: Yeah?

Haru: No… actually, never mind. I guess you do have a point. I never considered that stuff because I was too caught up in being happy that somebody likes me for me, and not because I’m famous. But, I guess bring famous could wreck it.

Taiji: Might as well get used to being alone.

Haru: Oh.

Ryu: Taiji, that’s not very kind.

Taiji: Just telling it as I see it.

Ryu: Brutal honesty isn’t always the best approach. I think we already told you that tonight. Haru, as for you and Eden, I really do think the best thing to do is explain everything to him and let him decide for himself. If he decides to stay, he needs to be prepared.

Haru: Yeah. That's going to be a hard conversation, though. And what if the fame is a deal-breaker for him?

Ryu: Hopefully it won't be, but if it is, we'll help you get through the aftermath.

Taiji: Yeah. We still love you.

Haru: Sometimes it's hard to tell.

Taiji: Sorry. Does this make you feel better? A little affection?

Haru: Uhh... no.

Taiji: What? Why not?

Haru: 'Cause I know you're just here to fall asleep on me.

Taiji: Because you're softer. Ryu is too muscly.

Haru: I need new friends.

Ryu: Why don't the two of you go to your room and get in your beds? Both of you look like you're ready to fall asleep.

Haru: I'd rather stay here for a while. I'd just get in bed and worry about stuff and not sleep anyway.

Taiji: Me too.

Ryu: Is there anything else you need to talk about?

Haru: Truthfully, I think I'd rather be distracted from my problems right now.

Taiji: Same.

Haru: Ryu, maybe you can tell us about your love life. Since I spilled about mine, it's only fair.

Ryu: I don't have a love life.

Taiji: I think Ji-Soo might be annoyed to hear you say that.

Haru: Did you work up the nerve to tell her how you feel yet?

Ryu: I decided I'm not going to.

Haru: Why not?

Ryu: Because she'd get fired if we started anything. Unlike you and Eden, we have that pesky little dilemma of a conflict of interest.

Haru: I don't know what's worse, caring about somebody you might lose because of your work, or finding the perfect person but not even being able to get with them because of your work. This whole thing sucks, if you really wanna know.

Taiji: Maybe you should just do like I do, and avoid the idea of relationships altogether.

Ryu: Easier said than done.

Taiji: Dude, this job is hard enough without complicating it like that. It's already enough to make a person want to run away. Who'd want to make it worse by adding a partner whose expectations you'd have to manage along with managing everything else?

Haru: 'Speak for yourself. I personally can't wait till Eden and I get to a place where we start having expectations about our relationship. You know, if we make it that far.

Ryu: Try to think positively, Haru. He may turn out to love fame as much as you do and not have any issues with all the attention. You might have a long and happy partnership.

Haru: I'm guessing I probably shouldn't hold my breath just yet, but I really hope you're right.

[petitmimosa]

I think they said the whole "cheating" plot wasn't going to be in season 3 but even if it's not I still don't buy Belly leaving Jere for anyone let alone Conrad he's the most toxic trash that the show had to white wash to make him "likable" trying to give some of Jere's qualities from the book and still failed miserably I still don't see a reason why anyone would want him he's so bland and boring. I would say that whole book 3 isn't canon I don't recognize Belly or Jeremiah in it felt like two different characters will their names but not their personalities Conrad on the other hand was the same we knew from the first two books except they tried to give him pov that he always loved Belly and try to white knight him when I don't believe he ever did love her it seemed to me that he only goes after her when someone else gets with her like she's an object which is funny because the conrad stans always claim Jere is in competition and only after Belly because of his brother but I think it's the only way around. I hope Jenny makes Jelly endgame Jere always felt like the male lead to me it would give her redemption after the failure that third book was still wish we got more romance between them in the first two as well didn't like how obsessed Belly was over Conrad that was more of a idealized crush which was a dream and not real whenever Belly saw the real Conrad she never liked what she saw lol I think that also clouded her feelings for Jere because she did get Jealous of Taylor and wanted to take her down I guess she never realized it in the books. Speaking of the books I love the conrad stans whos excuse is read the books conrad is better there I'm like I have read the books that's why I hate conrad lmao he's even worse in the books while Jere is the best in both show and book. Sorry if this got too long I needed to get my thoughts out I really hope Jelly is endgame in the show it would makes no sense otherwise since Conrad belly ship has no development and is boring.

Hiii! Let me just say: yes.

I do hope they don't make him cheat because everyone (except the bonrad cult) will agree it would just not make any sense. Writing wise, they'd make fools out of themselves and with how popular the show is, I think they wouldn't risk it? Also just to put it out there, Jere doesn't cheat. At least for me he doesn't. And it drives me mad how the Bonrad cult will use this storyline to make Jere the worst villain ever when Conrad did Nicole SO DIRTY in season 1. He led her on, used her and trashed her as soon as he saw an opening with Belly. But that's okay because? Bonrad? Kay. This is your glorious ship? A girl blindsided by her crush and said crush using her feelings for him whenever he feels like it? You can give him all the romantic lines you want, actions do speak louder than words.

They're trying to give him some wit but when you have Gavin opposite someone it just fails miserably. Let Conrad be his broody, pouty self. Own it at least.

A lot of people do say/feel that book 3 doesn't resonate with them because the writing and the direction they took make no sense. WHY would an author, who's supposed to love her characters, destroy one of her three mains like that? Just to have her ship as endgame? There are so many ways to turn the story around and do it right. At least when you're a good writer. Maybe it all comes down to this?

They'll make Bonrad endgame. They won't change the ending and that's really too bad because what did we see from them? Toxic behavior from Conrad, sad pining from Belly, a few flashbacks where it's all rainbows and turn to shit in two minutes because Conrad is a selfish entitled boy who believes he can do as he pleases no matter the consequences on people. While with Jere we see them blossom all the way. It's just bad writing I hate it. There are times it feels like I'm just hate watching every episode ahahah.

And I don't hate Conrad. I can't connect with his character and hate how hard he's shoved down our throats because he's ENDGAME SO WHO CARES ABOUT THE REST? It doesn't work like that people.

They'll have two endings if they're smart. But that's a huge if. Jenny is too hardcore Bonrad to have the show end any different. There'll be backlash though and it may be mean but I can't wait. I'm tired of shows pleasing the twitter stans in fear of being hated on even when it's the correct and sensible writing choice to do.

[theodoraflowerday]

heartstopper s2e7 live episode reaction

ok ep 7 of s1 is my least favorite one, let's see how this one goes

see, darcy can sleep over at tara's, learn something @ jane

oh wow nick could run a charlie stan account sweet lord

is it really a season of heartstopper if nick isn't zooming in on a picture of charlie and realizing things

NOT WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY TAO'S MUM YOU ARE THE SUN YOU ARE THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM

I am sorry the idea of everyone in tao's family waiting for him and elle to get together sjfudkfudirudkrudirudkrudori

"do you have a girlfriend you'd like to invite, david?" OOOOOOOOOOOOOO SICK BURNS FROM SARAH NELSON

TORI TORI TORI TORI TORI TORI

we love a supportive squad <3

darcy baby girl oh no

how have literally none of you realized that isaac isn't into james lmao

BEN YAAAAAAAA ME TENES MAMADO SAPAAAAAAAAAAAA

"I think I'll go to prom" okay troy bolton

"I don't wanna wear matching suits" "me neither" sickening as FUCK y'all are the worst

DARCY HOLY FUCK

not everyone pitching in so darcy can wear a suit I'm going to start crying

I'm not immune to non-binaryism even if not canon idc man

isaac's face when everything fits in......... god. I'm in this and I don't like it

OH SHIT

OH SHIT THEY'RE DOING THAT WITH IMOGEN AND SAHAR AREN'T THEY

OH SHITTTTTTTTT

"interesting" INDEED TARA INDEED

elle's painting I'm sobbing lmao

PUNCH HIM NICK FUCK THAT

I can't believe this bitch went all the way there just to give himself some pat on the back, a piece of SHIT

okay nick is like. that's scary dog privilege lol

CHARLIE MOTHERFUCKING SPRING HOLY FUCKING SHIT

YOU DON'T GET TO AMBUSH ME INTO FORGIVING YOU

oh. my. god.

oh. my. god. i have tears in my eyes. oh my fucking god charlie.

fuck I hope this is the last we see of ben lmao

FUCK that was. give joe an emmy? please? god?

no I had to pause I'm crying so hard that was so cathartic I love you so much charlie spring

also okay the dinner I hope tori kicks david's phone AND his teeth out

M8

PAL

BRO

SUPPORTIVE STR8 FRIEND

he's got no right to know you don't owe him a thing

STOP WITH THE FATHERLESS BEHAVIOR @ SELF

oh my god I can't stop sobbing lmao

victoria's going to murder someone tonight

she asked that so calmly lmao "what is your problem?"

DON'T YOU DARE

OH HE'S DOING IT

OH HE DID IT

hdkfjdkghdkgj julio and jane all "why are we in this" JSKFUDOFUDLFIDLFUDLFJDKFJ

LETS GO NICK

maybe david SHOULD just stay w stéphane next time

and then they both can disappear into a black hole

sarah's faces are giving me LIFE my god this woman is a saint

WRECK THE BITCH STEPHANE AAAAYEEEEEEEEEE

SARAH IS GOING OFF OH MY GOD

julio and jane are out there like "oh jesus fucking christ this is making us seem like a functional family unit"

I can't get over it they're doing all this in front of julio and jane, tori, charlie, and god

he's not a very good dad is he?

oh

oh my god

oh my god nick no

oh fuck me I'm sobbing AGAIN WHAT THE FUCK

oh my fucking god

"I think it's a very sad way to exist" yeah

oh my god I need therapy after this

I'm literally calling my therapist after I'm done with this episode

jesus fucking christ that was bad. that was Really Bad I haven't stopped crying

oh okay thank fucking god for tori

YOU ARE A PATHETIC LITTLE MAN

sarah apologizing about the drama like the spring household doesn't have like 7 different mental illness diagnoses lmao

TORI IN THE BACKGROUND SAYING "YOUR BROTHER'S A PRICK" LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

NICK?

NICK OH MY

oh

oh fuck

OH DARCY NO

DARCY NO OH MY GOD

oh my god

oh no

[the-firebird69]

This work going on in Charlotte county reach

-not only firing people from jobs they're telling them don't come back or we will arrest you on the spot each and every time and you go to prison each time eventually it won't come out they don't seem to care but that's what happens

-there's a massive number of people who are afraid to get fired the last thing is if you're not going to get fired today it's going to be sometime this week so if you're a warlock that's what they're doing

-there's a lot of people who think they look normal and they get fired and ask how they can tell and they're a few traits that you have that are unmistakably more luck your ass is big your face is small and messed up and your heads are small your fingers are smaller and last times you talk funny and you can't behave normally and you can't speak in full sentences and it's really not hard to tell it really is not you can tell Stan is one from a mile away only wants to be one.

-there's a ton of people getting involved and our people

-we are arresting huge numbers today already and we're breaking into homes and pulling you out. You don't have any time for this crap and most you don't care as much as you say so they continue doing it

-we have about five people in the neighborhood have to leave immediately and they're completely out of control one of them is Trump and it's probably because he got indicted again and it still says he's running for president he's a horrible person and the scientist is going to be indicted soon he's a piece of crap and Stan it's going to be indicted. He finally realizes Jason is the one who screwed up and messed with Trump and Trump's been losing the whole world. And her son and daughter say that Jason is short-sighted and small-minded it is an idiot and it's true

-half the population of Charlotte county is leaving now it should it's only like 20% for real about 17%. They're evacuating right now they've heard enough. And it's not part of the 45 households no it is and we can tell you it is not dj a or his people it's trumpsters. And they are evacuating and we suspect that the 45 households will drop to 40 and we're looking at who it is I have a note it says there will be 43 households left maybe 42 and others say 40 so we're going to announce it shortly that's very low. And today they're going for a hundred sheriff and then you want to fire 25 more and you're saying that some of the sheriff didn't make it they've been saying it all afternoon five are dead stone cold dead. And there are a few more that are dead are dying several didn't return so it shouldn't be that bad there's only about 17 sheriff to fire and they probably want to leave because they're overwhelmed with minority warlock and there's probably 600 of them that's why the trumpsters are evacuating that's one reason. There's a rumor going around that they took over DC and New York City and people checked and it's true and they're coming down the river now and these people are leaving so wondering what's up to the checked where they're going and these people are going up the river, and down the River and they take about half the people and they go up to DC area Virginia and it's parts of North Carolina and New York and New England all of it

-John Riva Lord wants to kidnap our son and take back the United States presidency and he's been indicted for trying to do it in 2021. And he's going to be arrested shortly and they will start the trial they're saying it too if you do the stupid s*** up there we're going to arrest you and he's been doing it.

We're going to post this is very important

Thor Freya

Zues Hera

Olympus

[eruanna1875]

Thank you so much for the reply! I'm just now realizing the posts where you talked about this AU might've been a bit older, so I'm very grateful for your answer.

I love the oddly-fitting recast of Dipper and Mabel as Jim and Will. They're just as inseparable, and just as different, and it's very interesting.

Wirt as Charles Halloway. Yes.

I mean, he probably would be Like That as a father, feeling out of place in the role (and his time in the Unknown almost certainly would affect that - both in feeling older because of everything he experienced and in feeling inadequate because of letting Greg be put in danger). Plus, Charles Halloway is that woefully poetic type that Wirt is, so it fits perfectly. I can totally imagine the bit from the book where Will looks at his dad and just goes, "you can talk!"

Also, the villains. I must say, I've seen a number of little drawings of Bill and the Beast interacting, and this one seems the most fascinating and true-ringing possibility.

Because I recently read this part of the book, and because I have OTGW on the brain, I can't stop thinking about the Beast as Cooger. The Mystery Twins encountering him for the first time, what effect the carousel has on him (the tree ungrowing, and turning (back?) into a human form), the eyes. Because it literally says in the book, eyes don't change, no matter what age you are, and Cooger's eyes stared out of that boy's face. Considering that it's the Beast, that makes it super creepy.

Jumping ahead a little, the theme of saving the day through their joy honestly seems like it could be really fitting. Wirt's already seen this happen, with Greg, and now he's learning to follow that example. Mabel is already pretty darn good at this, but imagine having to do that in the climax of everything, when she's grieving. It just feels really powerful in the context of these characters.

I can't help but wonder who would fill the other roles. Adelaide as the Dust Witch? though she's kinda dust already now, lol. Stan with his salesmanship as Tom Fury? maybe he knows about this carnival because his brother disappeared in it years ago. Gideon could maybe be someone in the carnival?

I don't know. I haven't gotten to many others in the book so far besides the boys' mothers and Mrs. Foley (plus random townsfolk), and I'm guessing Sara is the mom. That'll be nice.

The train is totally the same one, though. It's the one that almost hit Wirt and Greg. And Wirt hears the whistle, and he remembers. Oh, that sounds cool.

I know I kinda jumped all over that, but you got my imagination racing. It's such a cool idea.

I'll bite - PLEASE TELL ME MORE about the Something Wicked This Way Comes AU with Gravity Falls and OTGW, it sounds so intriguing and I wanna know how it would work so bad

I have to admit I’m hazy on the details but it figures into my longstanding theory/headcanon that Wirt grew up to become Dipper and Mabel’s dad. A lot of the themes in Gravity Falls are very reflective of Something Wicked This Way Comes. Two children born minutes apart? The one wanting to stay older and the other dying to stay put? A special birthday, a strange small town, a terrible choice to make? Come on.

And what always appealed to me about thinking of Wirt as their father is the idea that he’s kind of a veteran of mankind’s ongoing battle with the supernatural. He stared his own demon down. So his children’s encounter with Bill would not seem terribly strange to him, and he would have at least a slight idea of how to fight back. So that made me think of Charles Halloway, and how he really feels too old to be the father of a young son (Wirt isn’t, but he feels it) but ultimately, how he comes in handy as this master of the library archives who’s able to find the information they need to combat this ancient evil. That felt like a very Wirt role.

And Cooger and Dark—if the Beast and Bill could be a duo I think it would really look a lot like that. So Bill is this smart-talking Barnum type like Mr. Dark, and the Beast, who already took a hard knock and possibly got a demonic demotion, is the skulking shadowy background player like Mr. Cooger. So Wirt is horrified to find that his kids not only have an antagonist of their own, but they’ve dragged his old friend with him.

Uh, so I guess they live in Gravity Falls in this version and Wirt works in the town library, and that’s as imaginative as I got.