#mendoza simone

[dedskum]

cabelo carmesim.

[hamsterdads]

looking for a good place

[yrrtyrrtwhenihrrthrrt]

My favorite quotes from my all-time comfort characters, recalled from memory, because it's a free country. Watch these shows btw

"I see you, Nimona, and you're not alone." - Ballister Boldheart, Nimona (2023 Film)

"I've never done anything good in my whole life. Maybe I can't stop her, but I have to try." - Ambrosius Goldenloin, Nimona (Graphic Novel )

"Love isn't one dimension. Love has long claws." - Misia, The Decameron (Netflix Limited Series)

"It was like the air inside my lungs was the same as the air outside my body. Like, you know when you eat a jalapeño popper, and you think it's going to be too hot, but you bite into it, and the temperature is just right?" - Jason Mendoza, The Good Place

"You do what you can." - Robert Freeman, The Boondocks (TV Series)

"He's my best friend, he's my pal. He's my homeboy, my rotten soldier. He's my sweet cheese. My good-time boy." -Laszlo Cravensworth, What We Do in the Shadows (Series)

"Please forgive me for whatever I do when I don't remember you" -Simon Petrikov, Adventure Time

"I will not allow them to harm you." - Isaac, The Orville

[witchlingcirce]

Always mourning the lack of content for the tales from the shadowhunter academy gang.

No one loves them like I do

[whineandcheese24]

I am a sucker for puns and I will make them whenever I can, but I have never seen a better pun than the title of the Good Place Season 4 Episode 7 “Help is Other People”. For those who may not understand, this a play on the quote “Hell is other people” from the play No Exit by Sartre. the idea in No Exit was that 3 people were sent to Hell and as punishment, they had to live with each other for eternity. at first they thought they got off easily, but they soon realized that their specific personalities, flaws, and idiosyncrasies played off each other in such away that they would never be able to live together peacefully. because as soon as 2 of them reached an agreement, the other one would ruin it, and so on, and so on.

and that idea, of a group of people playing off each others flaws in order to create the worst situation for everyone involved, was the exact idea behind Michael’s first experiment. he gathered Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason specifically because their specific traits created the worst possible outcome for all of them. but it backfired, because instead of hurting and ruining each other, they consistently helped each other to grow and mature time after time, even on earth, essentially turning “Hell is other people” into “Help is other people”

but that’s not it, because remember, that’s all seasons 1-3 and this title is in season 4. you see, in season 4 they tried to recreate the experiment with new people to see if it work the same (despite being a fundamentally different experiment, but that’s another post). the participants-Simone, Chidi, John, and Brent-were supposed to help each other grow the way the original participants had. and in this episode, the new experiment is coming to a close, and the Soul Squad is desperately trying to rack up a few last points and get these people to help each other. to put aside their problems with each other and just help each other to grow and mature and change. and it almost works. if there had just been a few more seconds, it might have.

anyway to recap the reason I love this so much is because the phrase “Help is other people” is essentially the show’s entire thesis and statement on human interactions, and it is a play on the phrase “Hell is other people” which was the thought behind Michael’s original experiment, and the episode for which it’s the title, is the episode in which the Eleanor, Michael, and the others are most desperate for it to be true.

[oddlypurpleghosts]

Thank you, to all of these amazing canon couples, for giving us real, good representation. For showing, and educating people who are ignorant or sheltered from these themes in media and television.

[lindseymcdonaldseyelashes]

Almost Paradise 1x1 - "Finding Mabuhay"

[booksydaisy]

So I made a lil something for pride month. HAPPY PRIDE GUYS 🌈🏳️‍🌈.

[perpetualprocrastinationisme]

Marisol and Jon: A Love Story in Scenes

Marisol stared at him, her gaze clear and cold. "They told me," she said, "that I was going to fight." She had been taking fencing classes since she could walk, as it turned out. She cut him off at the knees and left him literally in the dust, stumbling as a tiny, swordy whirlwind came at him across the practice grounds, and falling. "Went a little too easy on her," Jon said, passing by and helping Simon up. "The dregs won't learn if they're not taught, you know." His voice was kind; his glance at Marisol was not.

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I'll teach you some lessons down in the training grounds," Jon snapped. "I could challenge you to a duel. Watch your mouth." "That's not a bad idea," remarked Marisol. "Oh, hey now," said Beatriz. "Duels with fourteen-year-olds are a bad idea." Everyone looked with scorn upon Beatriz, the voice of reason. Marisol sniffed. "Not a duel. A challenge. If the elites beat us in a challenge, then they get to speak out first in class for a week. If we beat them, then they hold their tongues." "I'll do it, and you'll be sorry you ever suggested it, mundie. What's the challenge?" Jon asked. "Staff, sword, bow, dagger work, a horse race, a boxing match? I'm ready!" Marisol smiled sweetly. "Baseball." Simon had the feeling Marisol was going to be a terrifying, tiny expert on baseball, the same was she was at fencing. He also had the feeling the elite stream was in for a surprise.

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"Amazing," said the girl. "I mean that. I'm going to explain all of modern medicine to you." "Please don't do that, Marisol," said Jon. "I did not feel good after you explained appendectomies. I couldn't eat." Marisol made a face at her plate. "So what you're saying is, I did you a huge favor." I like to eat," said Jon sadly. "Right," said Marisol. "So, I don't explain modern medicine to you, and then a medical emergency occurs to me. I could be solved with the application of a little first aid, but you don't know that, and so I die. I die at your feet. Is that what you want, Jon?" "No," said Jon. "What's first aid? Is there a...second aid?" "I can't believe you're going to let me die when my death could so easily be avoided, if you had just listened," Marisol went on mercilessly. "Okay, okay! I'll listen." "Great. Get me some juice, because I'll be talking for a while. I'm still very hurt that you even considered letting me die," Marisol added as Jon scrambled up and made for the side of the room where the unappetizing food and potentially poisonous drinks were laid out. "I thought Shadowhunters had a mandate to protect mundanes!" Marisol shouted after him. "Not orange juice. I want apple juice!" "Would you believe," said Catarina, appearing at Magnus's elbow, "that the Cartwright kid was the biggest bully in the Academy?" "Seems like he met a bigger bully," Magnus murmured.

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"What do you think it will be like?" Marisol Garza asked now, nestled beneath Jon Cartwright's beefy arm and looking like she was almost happy to be there. "The ceremony, I mean. What do you thin we'll have to do?" (A bit later) Marisol whacked Jon's shoulder. "Shut up, idiot," she said. But she said it rather too lovingly for Simon's taste. (A bit later) Jon took her hand, and Simon expected her to slap him, but instead she squeezed tight. "It's from Sunil," she said in a tight, angry voice. She passed the note to Simon. "I guess he 'considered his options.'"

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Julie Beauvale and Beatriz Mendoza, their parabatai runes glimmering on their forearms. Marisol Garza, wearing white in memory of Jon Cartwright.

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Sorry this is so long, I just wanted to capture their love story in one post because it was one of my favorite parts of Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy ♥️

[bookishjules]

I want to hear your thoughts on Beatriz and Julie having feelings for Simon in tftsa, and if you think Izzy felt some type of way about it

i'm personally of the opinion that julie didn't actually like simon like that, and i don't think beatriz's affection ever got past crush level. it was never anything that would have been concerning to izzy if she and simon had been together, and even during the time that they weren't speaking, simon never really gave any indication that he returned beatriz's feelings, meaning there would have been no reason for izzy to be jealous (if that's what you're getting at here). i think one of the most prominent things izzy felt during this time was heartache and embarrassment for having put her heart on the line only for it to be kicked aside. one thing about izzy is that she's always more likely to be angry at simon than at any girl who might have feelings for him.

[sunny-rants]

they are The Most complex polycule to ever grace our screens

[dedskum]

where my ladies up in here that like to talk back?

[armando-triplepapito]

Me too Betty, me too😭🤣

[bookaddictedrose]

One thing I love about @cassandraclare's Shadowhunter series is how diverse it is.

Gay ~ Alec and Magnus

Lesbian ~ Helen and Aline

Polygamous ~ Mark and Kieran and Christina

Interspecies (?) ~ Simon and Isabelle

Transgender ~ Diana Wrayburn

Gender fluid ~ Anna Lightwood

Autistic (I'm assuming) ~ Ty Blackthorn

That's all I remember, so feel free to message me if I missed anything. So yeah, I guess congrats Cassandra Clare for being the most diverse author!

[witchlingcirce]

The tales from the shadowhunter academy gang is literally so underrated, I’m always sooo upset Cassie killed half of them off!!😭😭

I absolutely loved Beatriz and Marisol, I hope we see them again!!!!! Also Simon’s friendship with all these characters was so funny, like the scene where the mundanes challenge the shadowhunters to baseball.

One of my fav TSC books, I wish we got flower cards for more of the characters 😭

[malecftmaxrafe]

Julie, Idris born and bred, made a face. "What is Brangelina? It sounds like a demon."

"It does not!" George protested. "I believe in their love."

"They are not like Brangelina," Simon said. "What would you even call them? Algnus? That sounds like a foot disease."

"Obviously you would call them Malec," said Beatriz. "Are you stupid, Simon?"