#milo also beats wonder of u

[mrspiffy123]

Why Phineas and Ferb defeat The Wonder of U: an Analysis

The matchup

First, we must familiarize ourselves with our combatants. In case you had a sad childhood and you're unaware of Phineas and Ferb. Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher are step brothers from the city of Danville. Their exact age is unknown, but it's assumed they are around 10-12 years old. Despite their age, the two brothers are geniuses and experts in math, engineering, science, and many other other fields. Some of their more notable achievements include travelling the world in a single day, launching a rocket from their backyard, building a portal to Mars, interdimensional travel, a supercomputer capable of calculating future events, and building, and I quote, everything.

Spoilers for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part 8 👇

Unless you are one of 5 Jojolion fans, you're likely unfamiliar with the stand ability Wonder of U. Wonder of U is what's known as a stand, a manifestation of a user's psychic energy. Wonder of U is sapient and intelligent, posing as a hospital's head doctor and researching the rokakaka fruit to create the medicine rokakaka 6251.

Wonder of U's primary ability, is to manipulate the flow of calamity. Attempting to see WoU's face, chase it down, or otherwise take pursuit will cause a "calamity" to occur, harming the pursuer, or at least slowing them down. These calamities can take many forms, often resulting in various objects or people knocking into the pursuer. Leaves or pens may launch themselves at you, cars will run into you. Even the rain itself will turn into deadly projectiles. Simply conceding one's intent to pursue WoU is enough trigger this ability, and ability seemingly only trumped by an object outside the flow of logic. The closer a target is to WoU, the more intense the calamity. Often resulting in the death of those who come too close.

Wonder of U's ability does possess one fatal flaw, however. It will only activate on those pursuing it. Should one give up their pursuit, or make WoU do the pursuing, they will be spared for the time being.

Phineas and Ferb, however, have one last trick up their sleeves. In Milo Murphy's Law, it's revealed that Milo generates a negative energy. A field of bad luck that follows anywhere he goes. Conversely, the brothers generate their own field of positive energy. Luck that enables their endless endeavors to always succeed. Together, the brothers' luck is able to not only counteract, but deflect Milo's bad luck.

Conclusion

The Wonder of U is the flow of logic personified. A force of nature given form and will, but it ultimately proves meaningless in the face of two brothers' genius and determination.

Shielded by their supernatural luck, the two boys could certainly devise a plan to attack Wonder of U indirectly, such as to never activate its ability in the first place. No force of nature has stopped them before. Not physics, not time, not space or dimensions. Logic itself isn't going to be what defeats them.

[sailxrmxrs]

so. it's been a few months. OOPS. the creative juices have not been flowing lately BUT WE ARE SO BACK. and getting festive!! today we're decorating for christmas with our beloved infinite blue boys. this one won't be full fics but more so thoughts strung together. throwing my brain at my computer screen and seeing what sticks type beat. shoutout to itsu for the art that made me go insane abt the boys and desperate to write smth again. also shoutout to ito for listening to me ramble my thoughts aloud. always a pleasure to brainrot with u. determined to try and get back to regular writing but we shall see how that goes LMAO. for now enjoy christmas decorating gamers WOOOO.

♡ leo ♡

Leo gets SO excited for Christmas time. He loves seeing the neighbourhood lit up with strings of lights and bright displays of festivity. He's not one to hold back either with his own decorations. Leo has built up a rather eclectic collection of decorations and baubles for his Christmas tree, most of them being movie references or themed. Stormtrooper wearing a Santa hat, a resin hanging decoration made to look like a stack of Lord of the Rings books, that sort of thing. He excitedly asks what sort of fun decorations you own or want to get because he wants the tree to match both of your interests. Definitely surprises you with a few that he thinks you'll like, barely able to contain himself. Leo is bad at keeping presents a surprise. He just loves seeing how excited you get!! Very much the embodiment of golden retriever boyfriend. Always. I can see Leo also having some decorations with sentimental value too. Like this one bauble he painted as a kid that's definitely not the prettiest mix of colours, but it brings back memories of childhood and excitedly trying to stay up late to see Santa leaving presents behind. He LOVES good christmas tradition too. Every Christmas Eve he's watching the same movie (probably Home Alone) with an array of snacks laid out to enjoy. He loves getting to share it all with you too as well as starting new traditions for future Christmases together. For example, this year he dumped strips of coloured paper on the floor, put his Christmas playlist on, and declared you were both making paper chains and paper snowflakes to hang around the house with the tinsel already on display. There's no such thing as too many decorations in Leo's world so I hope you're prepared for your home to look like a festive spirit exploded in every room. Bonus note he also owns sets of festive pyjamas specifically for December and will only wear these. If it's not Christmas related he isn't touching it. Also owns slippers made to look like reindeer.

♡ milo ♡

Milo might just be the worst one to decorate for Christmas with. He's never really been overly fussed about buying decorations or a tree and has literally nothing of the sort at home. He hadn't even considered the thought that you might want to indulge a little and spend a day or two putting up lights or finding a tree for your shared living room. When you do mention the idea to him, Milo is somewhat surprised, but will nod along that sure you can get a tree. Will suggest you buy one of those pop-up trees that comes with the ornaments already attached because it's easier and will only take a couple minutes to set up and put into place. It takes a lot of convincing to sway him away from that idea. He doesn't seem to realise that half the fun is spending hours fighting the tangled mess of lights, or finding that one specific ornament you bought a few years ago just to hang front and centre on the tree. Will only agree to it if you promise to buy him an early Christmas present too. Bribery is a wonderful tool for convincing Milo to join in all the traditional couple behaviours and outings. He'll enjoy it once he's there and sees how much you're enjoying yourself, but will make a point to complain about the weather, or that he's getting bored looking at different variations of the same lights. His boredom is easily cured by a request to get food before heading home. Once you're home, he offers to reach all the tallest parts you can't reach, but not before making a smug joke about how you only asked him to help because you wanted the extra pair of hands. At the end of it all, he'll be stood behind you, arms enclosed around you and pulling your back against his chest. Will rest his chin atop your head and admit that yes, he had a lot of fun today and yes he will do it again next year. Offers to take you out again next weekend to go ice skating or put together gingerbread houses. Just as long as you don't make him wear one of those awful Christmas jumpers Leo sent a picture of himself wearing the other day. You don't make any promises.

♡ rory ♡

Ever the hopeless romantic, Rory equally adores and despises this time of year. He loves the romanticism of the festive atmosphere, the twinkling fairy lights, the decadence of the food. He's secretly been craving the chance to share it all with someone else. But he would never admit to it. Which is also the cause for his self-proclaimed hatred of the holiday season. He likes to lament about how so much of it is commercialised and specifically catered to couples wanting an excuse to show off how cute they are. He'll acutely ignore the fact that you came home to him watching one of those cheesy Netflix Christmas rom-coms. The type where a prince gets isekaied into the suburbs of New York and falls in love with generic city woman. Will try to hide his face in the neckline of his sweater while you set down boxes of decorations to dress up the room. Claims he wants no part of it and acts all indifferent to your enthusiasm, though it is blatantly evident on his face that he actually means the exact opposite. So you get to hanging baubles from the tree, singing along to Christmas songs as they chime from the speakers. It's when you notice Rory stand up, eyes flickering from you, to the tree, to the floor, that you ask if he would like to give you a hand. Will say no, but you should move that one ornament a bit higher up. It will look better there. Or maybe add a different coloured one there to brighten up that section. Pass a box of ornaments to him and tell him that if he's going to comment on your decorating then he better just do it himself. Rory acts as though this is some large inconvenience but within minutes he's quietly singing along under his breath, a rosy colour staining his cheeks. Pull out some mistletoe and watch him turn an even brighter red. Do it I dare u. And once the room is sufficiently dressed up for Christmas, Rory will collapse back on the sofa, shyly admitting how much he loved spending the time with you as you burrow into the warmth of his side. Will get a little flustered but tries to play it cool until you tease him about finishing the rom-com you caught him watching earlier. Goes to push you away but immediately pulls you back in. Maybe he can be a little more affectionate than usual today. Maybe.

♡ alexei ♡

Alexei doesn't usually decorate a whole lot around the festive season. It's not for a lack of wanting to, nor does he dislike it at all, but rather he just never felt like he had a reason to before. For him, Christmas always felt like a very family-oriented time of year so after he moved out, the thought simply never occurred to him that he could go out and buy a tree and ornaments, even just for his desk at work. When you pose the idea to him to get your home all decorated up for the season, Alexei's interest is piqued. He will scroll for ideas on how to pick a colour theme and will get really into the colour ratio of the baubles too. He lines the tree with golden fairy lights and makes sure the balance of red and green baubles is even. Makes sure to find tinsel that matches the exact shades as well so it doesn't look mismatched at all. It's really rather cute how focused he'll get over it, eyebrows furrowed and this tiny little crease in his forehead. Stands with a look a pure concentration in the way his eyes are surveying the tree from top to bottom, his finger tapping against his lip while you watch from your spot on the sofa sipping a hot chocolate Alexei made for you. You tried to tell him he doesn't need to take it so seriously with the way he's alternating between different coloured baubles but your voice falls on deaf ears. He'll stand back to admire his handiwork, looking to you for excitable approval. Once he deems it good enough, Alexei will lay down, his head just beneath the tree, and he'll gesture for you to join him. He feels all tired out after a day of decorating and has a distinct urge to nap under the tree like a cat. Will sleepily ramble about how he's been looking forward to spending the holiday with you, how he's excited to try all these new things and start ned traditions with you until eventually his eyes betray him and they blink slower and slower and he's falling asleep in your arms.

♡ brooklyn ♡

Brooklyn's home on Christmas is a sight to behold. The man knows how to decorate no matter what the occasion may be. He always loves to make a day of it too. Expect him to wake you up with a cup of tea, already dressed in a cosy Christmas sweater with his hair unstyled and a little messy. Winter Brooklyn is a delight for the eyes. Especially when he's got a hand-knitted scarf bundled around his neck and matching gloves warming his hands. Drives you to a local Christmas tree farm he always visits on the first weekend of December every year without fail. The owners know him by name at this point and are particularly excited to see he has company this year. His hand is entwined in yours as you wander around, talking and musing together over which tree would fit best. If it's snowing, expect Brooklyn to flick a snow-covered branch at you, a dusting of cold powder freckling your cheeks. Will laugh but lets you throw a snowball at him as payment for the attack. Once you pick out the perfect tree, Brooklyn takes you to a local Christmas market to pick out some new decorations. He has a rather rigorous theme he likes to stick to but wants to add something meaningful to signify the two of you—especially with this being your first Christmas together. He tries not to go too overboard and is only stopped by the sight of a stall offering decadent mugs of hot chocolate. Once you're back home and in the warm, Brooklyn is lighting the fireplace, along with a few festive themed candles, and rolling up his sleeves. It's at this point you see just how serious he is about Christmas decorating. And it certainly pays off because once you're both done, the tree looks like someone opened pinterest, found the most visually pleasing tree and managed to extract it and place it directly in your living room. Brooklyn looks very pleased with himself as you praise his well thought out planning. Ends the day with a surprise gift for you because his family always had a tradition of giving a gift on Christmas tree day and he wants to keep that going with you. Is generally just the embodiment of Christmas rom-com love interest with how perfect he makes the day turn out to be.

♡ tobias ♡

Decorating with Tobias is so unbelievably chaotic. There is no rhyme or reason to the scattering of ornaments all over the floor. Decorations are everywhere except where they are supposed to be. He claims he's got a strategy but you're not so certain. He also doesn't really bother with any particular colour theming and just picks out what he thinks looks cool. Loves to have a range of different shapes and colours for the ornaments. Also buys a string of multicoloured flashing lights to drape around the tree because 'regular white lights are boring'. Tobias doesn't care too much about whether you put up a plastic tree or a real one, that is until he sees Brooklyn post a photo of his own Christmas tree on instagram and suddenly Tobias wants to buy a real tree too and make it look as aesthetically pleasing as possible. So he's dragging you out into the cold to go and buy one. Finds his idea of the perfect tree after a good hour of deliberating over which one looks best. Wants one that's got a good shape to it and has plenty of branches. In doing so, however, he very much overestimates how big his car is and how big his apartment is. Drives home with the top of the tree sticking between the seats it's basically sitting on the passenger seat with you. And then there's getting it into his apartment. It's just a little bit too tall so the top of the tree is bent over a little against the ceiling. Tobias rejects your idea to buy a saw and cut the trunk down because surely you can just trim to top, right? No, Tobias, you cannot. Ends up deciding to bend it so the top is angled down a little since you won't let him take the kitchen scissors to it. You're about to attempt to put the star on top until Tobias stops you, claiming he needs to make some adjustments before it goes up. Runs into the bedroom and returns like five minutes later with the star but now it has a picture of his face taped onto the front. Reaches up to put it on the tree but because it's a little too tall, the star is angled down so it looks like star Tobias is watching over like some cursed angelic watchman. Leo is very unsettled when he comes over to visit.

[mouthfulloftoothpasterry]

Hooked

Summary: Harry and Y/n meet again. This time spending more time together and getting to know each other. 

warnings/ disclaimers: Swearing, mentions of death, mentions of childbirth. 

Harry was out searching for a book. He had left Loralie with his mother for the day since he had some errands to run and it would be a busy day. He had finished all of his books and he was on the search for another, maybe even some extra ones for his classroom. He had stopped by his favorite coffee shop and ordered his favorite black coffee to start his day of errands, then he went to the market to get everything for dinner tonight- he thought he might as well get it out of the way since he hates grocery shopping.

Now he’s on the way to a bookstore, he didn’t want to order it on Amazon or just go to a big chain store so he did a quick google search and found a small book store a block down the road from the coffee shop he had gone to. He wanted to find the book burning in water, drowning in flame- his sister had recommended it to him and now he was itching to read it.

He made his way to the bookstore, it looked like a homey place just from the outside of the store. It was a rust colored brick with two sconces on either side of the top of the book shop, a rather tall building- possibly a flat at the top. Harry looks at the cacti peeking through the windows, little flower stickers to decorate.

Harry walks into the book shop, opening the door making the golden bell at the top of the door frame sound off. As soon as Harry steps in he notes the warm scent, it smells like the owner had been baking cookies. “Hello!” He hears a cheerful voice sing while he steps toward the poetry aisle in search of the book. “Is there anything I could help you with today?” He hears the voice again making him turn his head. To his surprise it’s Y/n, he’s been thinking about her. “Oh, hi.” He says bashfully, smiling and stepping over to the cashier counter she was behind.

Y/n smiles, continuing to add price tags on the back of her new shipment of books. She had started her little business officially a bit after she had gotten pregnant with Milo. Milo’s dad had left her after she broke the news to him, they were in their early twenty’s (Y/n being twenty one and him being twenty two) so it was understandable that he didn’t want children yet but the way he dealt with the situation was just dramatic and too much on Y/n. So she put everything into her little book shop, she took out a loan and bought this place, starting planning and putting her all into it, it wasn’t easy but it was worth it.

“Hi Harry.” She says, adding a book to the stack. Harry blushes at her tone again, she’s hard to read. “Um… do you happen to have burning in water, drowning in flame?” He asks, whirling around her display of different styles and colors of bookmarks. He is a twenty six year old man, why is acting like one of his students who thinks he’s handsome? Y/n laughs, nodding while she pulls her mug up to her lips- Harry thinks it’s hot chocolate (and he’s right). “It’s in poetry, first aisle, third shelf, second row.” She says, impressing Harry in how she has memorized every single spot of her book store.

Harry gives her a tight nod, walking over to the poetry section and looking for the book. “Is this your place?” Harry asks, making conversation while the rest of the store is dead silent.

“Yeah, me and Milo live in the flat upstairs.” Y/n admits. Harry’s ears perk up, she didn’t say anything about a partner. He walks back to the counter placing his book down, not handing it over to her yet. “When did you open this place?” He questions, looking around the shop. He sees some crystals, some candles- that both look up for sale and also her personal ones. It’s cute.

“After I got pregnant with Milo. Right after Xavier left me.” She says, leaving Harry wondering. “Xavier is…?” Y/n sighs, rolling her eyes a bit. It’s only their second time meeting and she’s already giving him her sob story. “He’s what would be Milo's father.” She says, picking at her bare nails. She doesn’t consider Xavier Milo's father, he’s never been there for him so he’s not a father. Harry’s lips form a tight line, “um, Loralies mum died… so… we’ve all got baggage.” He laughs, trying to cut the tension.

Loralies mum had died, she died during childbirth. She already had a particularly painful and rough pregnancy with Lora and that was just extremely unexpected, Harry just thanks his stars everyday that his little one is safe with him. “That’s awful, Harry. I‘m sorry.” Harry smiles at her, “it’s okay. I’ve got my Lora so I’m okay.” Y/n nods, smiling and grabbing the book from between his fingers. “She’s a sweet girl.” She compliments.

Harry nods, feeling a little cocky over how well he has raised his daughter. “Is this all for you?” She asks, pulling out a small brown bag with the logo and name on it- they are cute. “Yes please.” Harry politely says, making her laugh under her breath. “If this is your first time here? You get a free bookmark with every book you purchase if it is.” She says, nodding over to the bookmarks. Harry nods, looking through the bookmarks and picking a random Fleetwood Mac one- cute, he thinks. Y/n adds the bookmark to the bag, setting it infront of him. “13.22” she says, Harry fishing his wallet out.

“Are you doing a lot today?” He asks, motioning down to all the books stacked around her while he hands her a ten and four singles. She shrugs, “the usual.” Y/n says, handing him back his change. Harry thinks for a second, pausing his response making Y/n a little nervous. “I could help?” Harry offers, setting his coffee on the table. Y/n gives him a questionable look, sharpening one of her eyes at him. “You want to put tags on books and reorganize with me?” She asks, making Harry laugh. He nods, putting a bookmark back in its place “see, I’m already helping.” He says cheekily.

Y/n smiles, shaking her head. “I guess you can help.” She says.

Soon enough they are sat on the brown carpet, mountains of books around them. Y/n has a blanket wrapped around her and Harry has his legs stretched out. Y/n is tagging books while Harry is setting by the book shelf closest to them organizing. “I swear they put something in the water fountain at that school, the kids are always running and screaming around my classroom while I’m trying to talk about how Van Gogh cut off his own ear.” Harry says, making Y/n loudly giggle, thinking about how Milo probably gives him a horrible time on Wednesdays.

“You like working where Loralie is?” She asks, Harry of course nodding. Loralie is his baby, he loves knowing she’s just up the stairs- especially if she were to get sick or hurt he would be right there to take care of her. “Yeah, I wish I could always be with Milo but one of us has to make the money.” She jokes which makes Harry laugh.

“She always comes waddling into my classroom screaming for me- which disrupts the class but I don’t care.” He shrugs, his mind going back to Loralie. “Oh shit, I’ve got to pick her u-“

“Hi! How are you, baby!” Y/n cheers, Milo running toward her then crashing into her in a hug. Y/n’s friend Mikaela had babysat Milo for the day while Y/n tried to get as much work done as she could. Usually on the weekends (like today) Milo will be in the store with her… which tends to distract her. “Um, I’ve got to go but we should do this again? Maybe… over dinner?” Harry asks, Y/n’s face lighting up.

“Are you asking me on a date?” She teases, Harry blushing and nodding. Y/n laughs, slipping her phone from her pocket, “take my number and we can schedule that date you’re begging me for.” She teases.

Harry gets her number, thanking her for the book and letting him stay before he slips out. Now he’s got to get back to Loralie. But he’s got a date!

**

Later that night when Harry and Loralie are practicing her memorizing her ABCs his phone beeps. He ignores his at first, just expecting it to be a stupid text from his friend Mitch, but once he looks down he sees Y/n’s contact name. “Keep going, bug.” Harry says, grabbing his phone from the carpet while they set on the floor of the living room, unlocking his phone.

Hii, im free next Friday :) let me know if that works with your schedule!

Harry laughs at her cute little smiley faces, trying to think up a response that doesn’t make him sound a thousand years older than her. The tip of his tongue sticks out while he types back his response, his eyebrows knitted in concentration.

Hello! Friday works, how about 5:30? I can pick you up.

He lays his phone back down and helps Loralie with her letters, pulling her onto his lap. “D is for Daddy!” She cheers, making Harry smile, chuckling and kissing her round cheeks while she squeals. Harry hears his phone ding, grabbing it and reading the response, thanking god she answered. He thought his heart would explode out of his chest. It was beating so hard.

That sounds good ☺️ see you then!

Harry got her to say yes, but now he has to deal with the anxiety of actually going on the date. What should he wear, where should they go? Should he be opening the door and pulling out her chair or is that not in-in dating anymore? He hasn’t dated since Loralies mum and his baby is two years old now, it’s been quite a long time since he dipped his toe into trying to charm a woman. He just hopes he’s still got it.

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The day is here. Loralie is with her grandma so Harry can get ready for the date. He’s been panicking and running all around his little house. He showered and smothered himself in lotion and his best cologne- he wanted to smell nice for her. He was adding leave in conditioner to his hair (which he hardly remembers to do) to make it more silky and the curls look a bit prettier than they usually do- he doesn’t know much about hair, he just does what his sister tells him what his hairdresser tells him he should do.

He planned out an outfit, a pair of tan dress pants with a white tank top and a cardigan over it. He had thought over the outfit a bit too much, was it too casual for the date? Was the cardigan too much? He decided against his thoughts and layers some pearls on, sliding his rings on that were in a jewelry dish, placed in there before his shower. He takes a look in the mirror, readjust his cardigan before he gives himself a little nod. He feels good about this.

He makes his way over to Y/n flat, walking up the metal steps to her flat and knocking on the door. When she opens the door he notices just how amazing her home smells, just like her book shop. He needs to remember to ask her where she gets her candles. “Hi,” Harry smiles, looking his date up and down. She was dressed nicely. It was a sage green dress with spaghetti straps, it stopped a couple inches above her knee. Harry thought it was cute.

She paired it with gold jewelry and a black cross body bag. Dirty white vans to go along with it that added a child-like feel to the outfit. Harry thought that was cute too.

“Hi,” she smiles, glancing behind her. “You look nice.” Harry says, suddenly feeling hot. Y/n laughs under her breath, thanking him. “You look nice as well.” Harry smiles bashfully, looking down at his feet. “Thank you”

Y/n says her goodbyes to Milo, hugging and kissing him before thanking her friend again for watching him. It’s the same one from last week, Mikaela. They get into Harry’s car, a bit of awkward silent before Y/n breaks it, Harry stopping the tapping of his fingers along to the low radio once her voice interrupts it. “So, where are we going?” She asks, smoothing her dress out against her thighs.

Harry laughs, he’s not prepared for dates and for some reason he hadn’t thought about the most important part. “I’ll eat anywhere to be honest.” Y/n admits, looking through her window at all the different places.

Harry was looking around in a panic and he finally pulled something out of his ass that sounded good, especially on his teacher salary. “Olive Garden?” Harry says, trying to say it confidently but it definitely comes out as more of a question. Y/n’s eyes light up, she’s in the mood for bottomless salad and breadsticks. “That sounds heavenly.” And Harry is happy to hear that.

They walk into the busy restaurant, instantly getting escorted to a table. Harry is happy they didn’t have to wait- that would have just been embarrassing since he threw this together last minute. They sat in the booth, sliding in and getting comfortable. “So, how’s the bookstore?” Harry asks, pulling apart his breadstick. Y/n knocks her shoe with his under the table, she thinks it’s cute how bashfully he can get when just asking a simple question. “It’s good. How are your little art students?” Harry playfully rolls his eyes at her choice of words.

“It’s good. They are doing self portraits.” Y/n laughs, her eyes widening.

“How’s that going?” Harry laughs, shaking his head. “They look like shittier versions of Picasso’s paintings.” Y/n dramatically gasps through her laughs, “aren’t you supposed to worship the ground that man walks on? Why would you say that?” Harry rolls his eyes once again, chuckling at her. “I’m just behind honest!”

Their date goes on the same, they order their food, giggling while they eat and even getting into a little food fight with the leftover breadsticks. (They weren't being humble, they asked for another basket) They finished their food, “That was fun.” Y/n admits smiling. Harry nods, taking the check and opening his wallet. “Here,” y/n holds out her card, Harry shaking his head. “I’ll pay.” Harry shrugs her off, handing his card tucked in the black check book the waiter had brought over back to him before she can further protest.

Y/n scoffs, throwing another breadstick at him that he tried to catch but it’s too greasy. “Hey! I thought we had a truce?!” Harry questions her. She shakes her head, apparently swearing off the truce. Harry shrugs, thanking the waiter when he brings his card back along with their mints. “You better sleep with one eye open then.” Harry says, standing up and waiting for her. She laughs, standing up and pulling her bag over her shoulder. “I have a three year old, I basically sleep with them both open. You’re nothin’.” She says, Harry nodding his head in agreement. He knows just how she feels.

They drive back to her flat, Harry of course walking her to her door. “I had so much fun tonight.” Harry says, looking down before he looks up at Y/n. She smiles, blushing. She hasn’t dated since Xavier and she admired that to Harry tonight, they both admitted that they haven’t dated since their children’s parents so they felt a lot comfortable knowing they were both rusty.

“Me too, you’re a really sweet guy, Harry.” She says. She needs to remember to thank her forgetful little Milo for leaving his folder in Harry’s classroom. “Thanks for agreeing to go out with me. I was pretty nervous.” Harry admits a bit sheepishly. Harry is a bit giddy on the inside about them hitting it off so well, they were having the best conversation and at times they were getting extremely loud, probably annoying the people around them, but they didn’t care, they had fun. “Yeah, I was nervous as hell but I haven’t had this much fun in a while. Thanks for tonight.” Y/n smiles, leaning in for a kiss.

Harry’s eyes widen, but he still kisses her back. He hasn’t kissed anyone in so long he thought he had forgot how to for a second. His hands come up to cup her jaw, moving his lips with hers. “I’ll see you soon. Have a good night.” Y/n smiles, opening her door with red cheeks. Harry nods, a little flabbergasted. “Have a good night.” He says, trudging down her steps.

And now he’s hooked on her.

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[caroline-nighthunter]

-Rating and gushing about every Wizard101 “World”/Arc-  

Imma just gush about my month of Wizard101 and how I finally got to a close “end” of the game.

24/12 Edit: Fixed some typos here and there and added some stuff.

07/09 Edit: KI decided to fully revamp Wiz city also changing some lore so the rating on that is outdated. Might also put my thought of the new Wiz City there once I’m through all the new content.

Arc 1 - Malistaire - 10/10

Prob my favourite.

The writing really ties in every world, even when you speedquest through it.

Contains a lot of my favourite worlds.

I’m still crying over Mali to this day...

(Old) Wizard City - 10/10

Literally the introduction to the game and the place I spent most of my time in when I was a crownless and membershipless young wizard.

Do you want to farm Nightshade or Kraken?

That graphic revamp really punched.

Fave Places To chill: Nightside, Commons, Ravenwood, Cyclops Lane

Krokotopia - 11/10

This world made me fall in love with Wizard101

Egyptian aesthetic o-o

I was once a balance wizard you know?

Cries over the plot in the tomb of storms

Also KROKODILES

Fave Places To chill: Krokosphinx, School Of Balance

Marleybone - 10/10

I liked the Wizard version, but the Pirate version is more my jam.

Everyone is lookin dapper.

Home of the Doc- I mean Professor!

The whole worlds feels like Cats, but with dogs and the plot is Sherlock Holmes.

Barkingham Palace Gear o-o

Fave Places To chill: The Museum. 

Mooshu 7/10

Japan and China vibes

Your usual warlord chaos

Everything is BRIGHT GREEN

It felt  S H O R T

Has pretty nice wand drops

Fave Places To chill: Jade Palace

Dragonspyre 12/10  

This is what you get when you throw Roman aesthetic, Prussian History and a pinch of Russia into a pot.

The amount of subtle history references is making me listen to every line of dialogue I can get from this world.

D R A G O N S

Milos Bookwyrm is kinda a darlin

We kill Mali here :’)

Fave Places To chill: The Atheneum, wherever my battle drake chills

Arc 2 - Morganthe - 9/10

Has nice spots here and there.

Writing is still good, but a little less engaging.

Morganthe was so over the top “bad bitch” that it got annoying

Grandpappy spider was the saving grace of the arc

Celestia - 8/10

Solid world, story was kinda meh

ASTRAL MAGIC

Is this Skull Island??? Why are there water moles??? I thought they only exist in Skull Island????

Basically Atlantis

WAND OF STASIS

Fave Places To chill: Watermole Village

Zafaria - 8/10

Jambo Wizard!

The plot is Belloq and crazy tse-tse zebra ruining everyones day.

All they wanted was a nice zafari, all they got was misery and running into Morganthe worshippers.

Flameingo can’t take it anymore...

“Son I’m disappointed”

Fave Places To chill: Baobab Crown

Avalon - 9/10

Love it, but something is missing?

King Arthur, but you’re Arthur.

How to become a knight 101

FINALLY I CAN GET DEER KNIGHT

The source of Morganthes saltiness

Everyone is prob scared of me because I rode a battle badger during my stay...

Fave Places To chill: Caliburn

Azteca - 9.5/10

Hello and Bye...

I will never be able to do casual side questing here anymore...

The plot was nice, but you know, IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED

Do not speedquest through this if you are a plot person, DO NOT

Cries over birb and dinosaur friends...

The music was the best part of it.

Fave Places To chill: N o w h e r e  a f t e r  t h a t  d a r n  m e t h e o r i t e, almost everywhere before that

Khrysalis - 9.8/10

L O O O O O N G

It was to be expected though

Mouse Guard vibes

The furniture sets for this suck and there is no proper furniture to obtain otherwise...

One Wizard Army (with the help of some deer friends) pls do not kill me for my bad word puns

I’d feel bad about how Morganthe ended, but after Azteca I really don’t have anything left for that whiny bitch...

A lot of people want my head...

Hello there hand- I mean hello there Spider.

Captain Colridge, if you had a pegleg I’d be 100% sure you’re ratbeard gone out of shape.

I love the dynamic changes to the Bastion once you progress

SHADOW MAGIC no one uses though because it’s not worth the pips and time 

Fave Places To chill: Last Woods 

Arc 3 - Spider And Raven - 6/10

Had solid concepts, kinda threw them out of the window

I do not like the writing in a majority of the arc

I think I was so disappointed, because I hyped these worlds up so much, the expectations did not meet reality

The ending was a no no

Plot was barely engaging

I only pushed through this for the concepts of Mirage and Polaris and wanted to see where Grandpappy Spider went

Polaris - 7/10

WAY TOO SHORT

You spent half of the time in the arcanum anyway

I don’t like Mellori, but that is just me

REVOLUTION TIME!

I don’t like that we had to throw a ship worth of fish into the sea, although they apparently still live? Somehow?

Everyone was at full right to overthrow the Empress though, she was horrible.

Where is Napoleguin???

RA RA RATSPUTIN, LOVER OF- wait  w h a t ? ? ?

I don’t like the Arcanum, but I guess I’ll be a part of it.

Fave Places To chill: Walruskberg, Captain Colridges Tavern 

Mirage - 6.5/10

The more you hype, the more you’ll be disappointed...

Again the Spider part of the plot was good, the other was  e h

If I’m going to have to talk to another snobby over the top whiny cat I’m going to lose it.

Boochbeard, where is Mr. Gandry?

Bara Snakes.

Istar stop whining about bugs.

Ozzy you’re my best bud in this.

House themed GEAR, APARTMENTS and MOUNTS, but you gotta defeat a 100 enemies before that...

Love the world design though

THE MAGIC CARPET RIDE

Fave Places To chill: Caravan, anywhere you can wander through endless sand

Empyrea 4/10

This is what happens when you throw too many things together

S t a r  T r e k 

Medulla shut up

The idea to have an isle in the eye of a storm is cool though

Zanadu was kinda meh (prob because I remember most of it just happening in a sewer)

That dance session though, Khan rocks

The dwarfes were also kinda meh, just didn’t fit with the concepts of the previous areas 

Cthulu island was also kinda meh

Ending of the first half was literally Batman and although I know “The Bat” and “The cabal” it kinda came out of nowhere...

And then I pretty much lost interest in the world

The Reverie got me again, nice and fresh mechanics.

I will make a seperate rant on the ending, but no... I don’t like it at all and I don’t see Spider forgiving Raven as a good ending

Felt really forced

Hit some bad spots with me...

I thought we could fight Raven??? >:O

Fave Places To chill: Reverie

Arc 4 - idk what is going on

Karamelle ?/10

Ja moin, guten Tag allerseits.

Haven’t gotten there yet, but man, I’m not up for dictator Nana... :T

Spells look pathetic o k

If you try denglish one more time I’m going to lose it

At this point it’s obvious that KI has a thing for german speaking countries related stuff

Sentinel Marshmallows, do I have to say more? 

Other Worlds

Grizzleheim - 8/10

Vikings

Forshadowing of Raven

It’s ok

Grendleweed

Wintertusk - 8/10

Even more Vikings

Grizzleheim 2.0, but everyone is op and crits

You need the spells, but you don’t want to do it

It’s been too long since I’ve last been there

Wysteria - 9/10

The original snob

At least these weren’t a pain to listen to...

Incompetent teachers make incompetent students.

That hall of fame though.

Actually a nice world to quest through

The aesthetic is nice and they kinda got the cooler library compared to Ravenwood, unless I’m missing out on something.

Fave Places To chill: The library

Aquila - 10/10

Birbs

Was a pain in Pirate, is wonderful in Wiz

SKY IRON HASTA

Secret bosses you seldom find people to fight with

Everyone is salty that you’ve beated them and they don’t even try to hide.

Hades got the best estate.

Cerberus was cute until he became a set of floating heads.

Fave Places To chill: Tartarus

Darkmoor - 9.5/10

“Who hits?” - “Everyone” - *person who asked decides to leave the dungeon*

This happened to me 7 times in a row an U G H

People need to calm down their hitter ego

The dungeons are fun the first times, then they are just an annoyance to farm.

Plot is the Ballad Lenore

GO TO REST MALI

Hit in 5 rounds or say bye bye to your blades

No Feints

Catacombs 11/10

D r a g o n s p y r e  L o r e

Valencia, what are you doin there?

Basically KI’s punch in the face of Pirate101 players

“Oh you want an update? Guess you gotta watch how we recycle Valencia in Wiz”

Dragoon gear - Just like Darkmoor, but this time your suffering has a certain end

Also no exp on your quests?

[overdramaticly-dying]

Many Unhappy Returns

Sorry for being gone from these for so long! I was really upset after Rise ended, and just sorta lost my energy there for a while- but I am feeling pretty confident that we can get it back!! 

In the meantime though, it’ll be fun to talk about some episodes! So per request that is over six months old now (sorry @alwayshere195​) Many Unhappy Returns!

- We all know how much the visuals in this show absolutely slap but this episode really kicks it off right away with beautiful scenery

- “Thanks for doing the dirty work for us! Big up Shreddy!” (the fact that this is their super-great-Grandfather makes this so much funnier for reasons I can’t explain)

-Leo would have been seriously injured in the Shredder hadn’t just disappeared like that

- “You fools! You have doomed humanity!” “Have we? No seriously, tell me, this has all been very confusing.”

- “Wow, one season later and I still got full battery, nice!”

- Leo’s overall support of his brothers and his confidence that they can handle it is actually really sweet

- April’s ‘get to safety song’ 

-”Two data points? You’re hypothesising with two data points? Scoff!” 

*Fifteen minutes later*

- ok but just in general, I just really love that they aren’t afraid to have Mikey have genuinely good ideas

- “No one’s responding, I’m the only one who made it!”

- “really? cause’ I thought my overall ninjocity was totally working” “It wasn’t”  “I’m pretty sure it was about to...”

- “She’ll help me! I’m the face man, people love me!” “Last time you saw her she tried to kill you.”  “Who hasn’t?”

- why are there so many good Leo lines? Also, just in general, despite this being a serious episode, the comedy still slaps while not seeming out of place- this is why I love rise tbhhh

-ngl the entire scene where Splinter tells Leo that Big Mama is his ex is probably one of the funniest things ever

- Splinter apparently met Big Mama in 1984- I kinda wonder if that was a nod to the fact that the og tmnt comic books came out in ‘84

- Splinter’s story is actually really sad tho- he lost so many people in his life, and finally thought he had found happiness with Big Mama, who he assumed was just a driver, not even an actor. Then he was betrayed by her.

-Big Mama’s assistant is there, just standing around and looking cool while the entire fandom begs to know if it’s Venus de Milo

- Leo’s whole plan while Splinter just freaks out in the back

- out of context, this shot is great, but with added context, it’s even better. Like u know that awkward moment when your grandfather walks in on you trying to kill him?

- eventually Donnie just goes on his phone while their tickling Shredder, and Mikey just chills on Shredder’s shoulders. Like sure, why not

- “You have thrown me into the lion’s den!” “I think it’s more of a kraken’s den”

- It’s the first time we hear Splinter say Leonardo’s name fully, and he’s just telling him to shut tf up

- “My other sons would’ve taken this seriously!” *cuts to them tickling Shredder*

- FREAKIN MIKEY LIFTING THAT ENTIRE BOAT????? IT’S AWESOME

-asdfghjjhgfd foreshadowing as to what the drill is for??? yes please not to mention the shot is just simply amazing

- APRIL FREAKING O’NEIL WHO GOT A CRANE LICENSE  BC OF POSSIBLE FIGHTS WHERE IT MIGHT BE USEFUL???? WE STAN but also what was that conversation like with her parents

-Kraken Tom and the Evil Six. Why is that so funny.

- ngl, Leo’s plan reveal actually had me gasping the first time I watched it. Like idk, despite them showing several times in the first season that Leo is incredibly smart and good at planning, it never clicked in until this episode for me, and I think that was a pretty popular experience- the audience realized just how smart Leo actually was at the same time Splinter did, but it was still seriously foreshadowed and didn’t feel random- just A+ writing for ya there folks

- “I have calculated that this is the site of our final resting spot- I mean, go team!”

- Donnie with his own headstone will forever be iconic and relatable af, but also just another way to add in how much I love the team behind Rise, and how much effort they put into this show

- Leo guessing that April finally used her crane license was kinda sweet tho

- “Trust me.”  “I do.” 

- Donnie and Mikey are both so terrified while they fight, but they still do it, and idk, I think it’s really important that they showed main characters who are still strong and fight despite being scared.

- WHOLESOME- also Splinter hugging Leo tightly idk I just think it’s sweet

- Splinter just shoving his sleeping children into the sewers gives off tired dad vibes and we stan

- one last thing: I love how in Rise, you really get the sense that they don’t want to be fighting the Shredder, they don’t ever want to deal with this. You want them to beat the Shredder because you know they have ‘normal’ lives to get back to, that ultimately they’re kids who still want to get back home in the end, and while I doubt any of the other tmnt turtles wanted to fight their Shredder, it hits a little differently in Rise- maybe that’s because we see a lot more of their normal lives- but I thinks it’s really cool that the writers provided a scenario like that.

tl;dr- this is an epic episode, but the more serious nature of the plot doesn’t mean that it lacks the comedy- in fact, the tone matches with the rest of the show perfectly, and it’s seriously awesome that they managed to pull it off. It’s a great episode for the start of a new season, and has a bunch of foreshadowing as well.

[sliggoons]

Raihan, hm? How about a Drabble of Raihan and a crush that has an altaria that mega evolves??? And he's like, j e a l o u s

Yesss FINALLY my time to write for raihan has come!! Also, to be honest, I haven’t finished any of the games or watched the show that actually HAS mega evolution in it (YET) so I did a teensy bit of research and hopefully I’m getting all this right lmao

(also I just wanna say that this was the perfect request UwU so thank you! Specific enough that I had something to go off of, but it left plenty of room for creativity, it was so fun to write!)

???? And I can’t remember if the actual battle against Raihan is in the Vault?? Or just the gym mission thingy? Forgive me 

Mega Crush, Raihan x Reader

    Raihan was confused from the moment you set foot into his gym. Well, long before that actually. There had been talk amongst all the gym leaders that there was a particularly strong challenger battling their way through the league. Milo had confirmed this, adding in the details that you were from a far away region and you were older than the typical preteen gym challengers. Nessa learned that you didn’t Dynamax your pokemon, which Piers was over the moon about, he couldn’t wait for your battle. And Kabu had told Raihan about your beautiful, strong Altaria. 

    As soon as he heard that, Raihan was weak in the knees. He could not WAIT to battle you. He had never seen an Altaria in person. So soon after your victory against Kabu, Raihan spent his free time loitering around Hammerlocke, hoping to find you as you passed through on your way to Stow-On-Side. Just to his luck, he did just that. He had watched recordings of your battles with the previous gym leaders after they told him about your Altaria. And he had watched you blow through the battles with ease. You didn’t even need to use your dragon type pokemon in the first two battles. Through this, Raihan was able to recognize you as you cleared the long staircase leading into his city. He followed after you, conveniently ‘bumping into you’ as you were headed into the pokemon center. 

    “Hey, you’re Y/N?, right?” the gym leader asked, grabbing your attention from the mid-day bustle of the city. 

    “Hm?” You turned to look at who had called your name. It couldn’t possibly have been Raihan. You weren’t from Galar, so you didn’t know him as well as the other gym challengers, but you could definitely put name to face, and you knew the status and fame he held in the region. 

    “I’m Raihan!” He greeted, sticking out his hand for you to shake and flashing you an award winning smile. 

    “Uh, yeah. I know. I’m surprised you know who I am?” You said curiously. He had to admit, Raihan’s heart sank a little when he found out you knew who he was. He was hoping he could just meet someone who would get to know him as Raihan, not The Great Raihan, or Gym Leader Raihan, or Dragon Tamer Raihan. Don’t be mistaken, Raihan loved the fame, and adored his fan base, but it’d be nice for someone, especially if they were as cute as you, to have no previous opinion of him. 

    “I saw your match with Kabu! That Altaria is sick!” Raihan’s heart skipped a beat as he saw your face light up. “You know, all the gym leaders are saying you’re the trainer to watch out for. Might even light a fire up under Leon one of these days.” 

    “Oh, for real? Well, I’m flattered then,” you could feel your face flushing red. “I gotta get some of my pokemon into the center, though. You coming?” 

    “Oh, yeah, that’s where I was headed. The whole reason I ran into you,” Raihan laughed, nervously, it starting to dawn on him that this whole situation might come off as slightly… creepy. He was just doing his duty as a gym leader right? Keeping up with all the strong challengers who have a chance at the championship. You walked up to the counter, handing over your pokeballs to Nurse Joy for treatment. 

    “Can I buy you something to drink while we’re here?” Raihan asked you, following you over to a small table and set of chairs. “Maybe some fresh water or lemonade? I take it you just got in from training hard in the Wild Area?”

    “You don’t have to do that. But yeah, it’s a good place to train up! There’s nothing like it back home. Weren’t you here to heal your pokemon too?”

    “Oh! You’re right. I’ll just go, uh, do that then.” That was a big, fat lie. Raihan’s pokemon were perfectly fine and he knew it. In fact he had only left the house with his Duraludon. But Raihan was in too deep now. So he awkwardly shuffled over to the counter, greeting Nurse Joy and handing over his sole pokeball. 

    He stopped by the cafe to get two lemonades before plopping down opposite of you. Within seconds, Nurse Joy came back over with a tray, delivering your healed pokemon to you. She handed Raihan his one pokeball, a confused look on her face.

    “Raihan, your Duraludon was just fine, there was no need for it to be healed.”

    His face turned red, he looked over at you, a questioning look on your face along with a slight smirk. “Oh, uh, really?” He chuckled. “My mistake!” He gave Nurse Joy an innocent smile, awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. When Nurse Joy left, he turned back to you. 

    “What’s that all about? Everything okay, Raihan?” You sipped your lemonade, watching him from over the top of your glass. 

    “Yeah, it’s nothing. I’m just really looking forward to our battle!” Except nothing was okay. Raihan had just made a complete and utter fool out of himself, and the way you said his name might just send him into cardiac arrest. He wished Nurse Joy would have just played along. 

    “Oh.” It seems like he took you by surprise. “I’m looking forward to it too. I’m sure you’ll be quite the match.”

    “I’m sure I will be, princess,” Raihan smirked, his confidence slowly coming back.

    The next time you saw Raihan it was at Stow-On-Side Gym. You weren’t even sure it was him. You caught one quick glimpse of a very, very tall man in the commentator’s booth during your battle. Of course, you were secretly hoping it was him, coming to watch your battles. But your logical side knew he was busy, and besides, would he really be that interested anyway?

    You flew through the Stow-On-Side Gym with ease, passed Opal’s tests with flying colors, Circhester started to slow you down a bit, until finally you reached Spikemuth. You had heard Piers didn’t Dynamax his pokemon. You were a bit disappointed, actually. You respected his traditional ways, of course, but you were hoping for an opponent whose strength called for the trick you had been hiding in your sleeve all this time. Your Altaria’s Mega Evolution. 

    You were confident you saw Raihan’s signature hoodie and bright orange headband sticking out of the crowd in Spikemuth like a sore thumb. Was he really coming to watch you battle?

So when you found yourself walking into the Hammerlocke City Gym, Raihan was eager to get to know more about you. What better way to do that than through the long anticipated battle? The media had picked up on you too, anxiously awaiting for the day you faced off against Raihan. As one of the few remaining challengers, you’d be surprised if all of Galar wasn’t familiar with your name by now. 

Raihan’s team was no laughing matter. He had managed to get you down to only one pokemon, your Altaria. But luckily you had done the same and you were facing off against his Duraludon. The gym leader certainly knew how to manipulate the weather, and his unique double battle style had helped him gain the advantage. 

You smirked, knowing you had finally found what you wanted. Mega Evolving your Altaria took a lot of effort, and wore it out, just like Dynamaxing, so you saved it for when it really counted. You had seen Raihan eyeing the Mega Bracelet that hung on your wrist, and you wondered if he recognized it. He had to, right? He was a gym leader after all, but then again the entire Galar region was hyper fixated on the Dynamax phenomenon. 

You watched as Raihan called his Duraludon back, preparing to Gigantamax it. You knew this would be a tough match up. Your Altaria transforms into a dragon and fairy type during mega evolution, so Raihan’s dragon type moves would do nothing. Mega Altaria would be weak to steel type moves, however. You had spent extra time training your Altaria’s speed. You knew that in order to win this match, you’d have to be able to dodge some powerful blows. 

Raihan had never been this exhilarated in his life. Pokemon battles were when he really came to life. He loved the atmosphere in the stadium, the thousands of fans yelling his name, the raw energy pouring from his Gigantamaxed Duraludon. He was so curious to see how this would play out. He had gone to watch every one of your matches after he met you, and you had yet to dynamax your altaria, or any of your pokemon for that matter. At the beginning of the match he saw something glint on your wrist. Not a dynamax band, definitely not, could it be a Mega Bracelet? Soon all his questions would be answered. 

“Ready, princess?” he asked, just loud enough for you alone to hear over the stadium, a wild smile on his face as his Gigantamaxed Duraludon loomed behind him, dwarfing your Altaria. 

The entire stadium fell silent as you Mega Evolved your Altaria. This was a very, very rare occurrence in the Galar region. Most of the spectators were witnessing this for the first time. Raihan was among them. 

The color drained from his face. A MEGA ALTARIA? He knew your Altaria’s flying type moves would barely harm his Duraludon, but this was something very unexpected. He had learned somewhere that some pokemon switch types when they Mega Evolve. What type your Altaria switched to was a mystery. 

Raihan quickly gained his composure, even though his heart was beating a million times a minute. You were ogling at the crowd, flattered by their insane interest in your pokemon, and Mega Altaria seemed to be enjoying it too. Your opponent took this chance to fire off his first shot, Max Wyrmwind, a dragon type move. He stood there stunned as Altaria remained unaffected.

Unfortunately, neither dragon nor fairy moves would work great against Duraludon’s steel and dragon type, but you did your research. You had been helping your Altaria perfect it’s Fire Blast over the last week. You were surprised to learn that Altaria could learn the fire type move when you found the TM in a dusty old shop in Motostoke, but glad it could come in handy. Steel types were hard to beat. 

Mega Altaria immediately retaliated with Fire Blast, and you could tell how effective it was against Duraludon. Raihan looked even more shocked as he gritted his teeth, dug in his heels, and told Duraludon to use Max Steelspike. Your Altaria just barely missed the hit, moving out of range before you even began to shout. 

“Great dodge! You can do this!” You cheered on your Altaria. It seemed like it was your lucky day, because one more powerful Fire Blast fainted Duraludon, sending it shrinking down to normal size, and back into Raihan’s pokeball. 

You met the gym leader in the middle of the pitch where he gave you a hearty handshake. “Well met, Y/N! What a stunning battle. It seems I might have gotten a bit too cocky with my team, huh? And who knew, that was Mega Evolution, wasn’t it?”

“It was! You definitely presented quite the challenge, I just had to do some special training before I came.”

“Well, congratulations, princess. You beat the Great Raihan,” He handed you the Dragon Badge, a huge smirk on his face. “You get the honor of going through the Finals now! I’ll be looking forward to our next battle, facing off for the chance to take down Leon. Though I s’pose I’ll have to find a way to beat that Altaria, huh?” You thanked Raihan before being ushered off the pitch, a few reporters waiting to greet you and ask about the battle. 

After all the chaos subsided, you were surprised to see Raihan jogging over to you as you left the gym. “I thought you might want this,” Raihan gave you the dragon type TM, as well as the dragon type gym uniform. “I just wanted to say, that Mega Altaria is super cool! Way cooler than I wanted to admit out on the pitch,” He chuckled, nervously. 

“What, is the Great Raihan scared of looking like a total nerd in front of his fans?” you teased.

“Oh, shut up. It just wasn’t a good time. Besides, I’m getting to talk to you again now, aren’t I? How about I take you out to dinner to celebrate your victory?” Raihan winked, taking your hand to lead you to his favorite restaurant.

[m-yien]

DREAM PART THREE // DOGSITTING AND MESSAGES

PAIRING: Mark Tuan x Female reader GENRE: fluff, romance, s2l RATING: none SUMMARY: Scenarios of boyfriend things with Mark Tuan. From how your relationship started, continued and blossomed into something you thought you would only catch a glimpse of in dreams. WORD COUNT: 915

AUTHOR’S NOTE: hello hello!! part three is here. i hope u enjoy! pls do tell me what you think hehe. p.s. these scenarios are drabble-short sooo yeah the numbers might lessen or not for future parts!

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It became a part of your day. Texting Mark that is. At first it was only a few exchanges of images and social media links of the tattoo shop he referred to you until it became about how he met your brother, why you wanted to get a tattoo, his business, your job and even his dog. It was gradual, but natural. It’s been a while since you arrived in South Korea. It’s been a while as well since you started having these conversations with Mark. It’s been a while since you started loving them.

You don’t miss a single day. It was either he texted you first or, if you have the courage enough, you take the initiative and text him. It could be about anything. It could be long or brief, depending on how the day is going. You’ve grown fond of the ding! that echoes inside your quiet office. And speaking of that, you just received a new message.

Your face instantly brightens as if you have already seen the message.

MARK TUAN: image.jpg

MARK TUAN: look at my poor baby :(

Your brows furrowed, but kept smiling and open the attachment nonetheless.

It’s Milo, his dog, and you couldn’t get any happier. Your day has been made.

Y/N: hi milo!! why are you sad? :(

MARK TUAN: video.mp4

MARK TUAN: he’s not that sad anymore. he says hi!

It’s a video of Milo barking cheerfully and your heart just somersaulted in joy. You’d wish to meet him soon. So far, you’ve only met him through the screen and you’re getting impatient to take a hold of this fluffy baby.

MARK TUAN: sooo, uh listen. i kind of have a favor to ask.

Y/N: oh? sure, let me hear it.

MARK TUAN: okay. i was wondering if you can take care of Milo for the afternoon? my friend is out for business and i just need to go somewhere really really quick. two hours tops.

You blink. Well, today might be the day you finally meet Milo. And you’re beyond ecstatic.

Y/N: yeah yeah sure! i’m not that busy in the afternoon.

Liar. You haven’t even checked your schedule run-down for the rest of the day. But it wouldn’t be that bad.

MARK TUAN: you sure? u can definitely say no.

Y/N: i should be the one asking you that question you know? but yes, i’m a 100% sure. i expect that baby to be here in the afternoon.

MARK TUAN: okay baby. see you later!

Your grin remained plastered on your face until it dawned upon you.

Did he just call you baby?!

***

About three hours later, Mark arrived holding the cutest dog you’ve ever seen named Milo. Ignoring everything else, your full attention was on the ball of fluff the moment he entered your office with his dad. You slowly and patiently introduced yourself to Milo and waited for him to jump to your arms. Once he did, you were all over him and that seemed to have upset his dad a tiny little bit.

“Hello to you too,” he mumbles with a pout. “I’m also here, by the way.”

You playfully roll your eyes at his jab and just continued hogging Milo as you cradled him close to you. That causes Mark’s pout to remain as he set his child’s things down. You giggle as the dog grew familiar with your smell and touch. Mark is jealous, he admits. But he also has to admit that you and his best friend look cute together.

He just sighs dreamily without you noticing. “Anyway, I brought everything he might need. Snacks, toys, pads and his bed. He’s a ball of energy, but he knows how to behave.”

“Okay,” you say and let the dog down to let him roam around the room and finally giving Mark some attention.

“I also brought your lunch,” he says easily while handing you the brown paper bag he apparently had been holding without you taking notice. “Wouldn’t want my dogsitter going hungry, right?”

Your heart definitely skipped a beat at his thoughtfulness, but it all went away instantly at his teasing. You accept the bag with narrowed eyes but thanked him nonetheless. Milo barks at his dad, probably smelled the food and wanting to have some. Mark picked him up to stop him from jumping to his knees and gave him some kisses of goodbye.

“So, I’ll see you later?” He asks you the obvious before handing Milo over to you once again.

“Yep, see you later while we both have fun together.”

Milo barks again as if he knows what you’re talking about. The action made you and Mark laugh in unison.

“Well okay. Behave Milo,” he reminds sternly before giving him one last kiss.

“Say bye to daddy,” you whisper to the dog’s ear and hold one paw up to wave.

Mark can’t help but chuckle at your cuteness before proceeding to the door. His hand was close to the doorknob when he suddenly halted. He turns around and calls for you, “Hey.”

Your head perks up, assuming he might have forgotten to tell you something. “Yeah?”

“Let’s go out for dinner tonight. My treat,” he says and without waiting for your answer, he takes his leave.

Your heartbeat grows erratic. First, he casually calls you baby. Second, entrusts his dog with you. Third, bring you lunch. And now, dinner? How many times will Mark make your heart skip a beat today?

DO NOT REPOST. M-YIEN, 2020.

[dreepydrabbles]

Dude, your writing is SO GOOD? Your Gordie hcs and drabble are amazing? Where have you been all our lives,,,(somewhere more worthy of your writing I hope >:U) I was wondering if you had any fav character? What about tropes, like fluff ect! Also, if it's okay, that NSFW Léon ask inspired me~ can I request Leon's s/o messing with him out of the bedroom by pulling on his hair, the way he likes it, when he's busy, like cooking and stuff, and what kind of retaliation they'd get? :D Good continuation!

i mean, mostly in the apathy pit hiding from my various wips. ;w;

aND JFJFJCJCKCCK PLS, MY POOR LITTLE HEART CAN'T TAKE SO MANY COMPLIMENTS I DON'T UNDERSTAND-

playing shield, i was NOT expecting to fall for milo so hard, he's gotta be my all time fav for character design. if it wasn't evident, i am a total fluff slut for soff things and little kisses. the pure interactions give me life and water my crops.

that continuation sounds....interesting. >:3c

leon - weakness

after discovering leon's apparent thing for having his hair pulled, you started wondering....was it the same outside the bedroom?

you start out subtle. while you're both doing the dishes, you "accidentally" give him hair a light tug as you walk by with the stack of cleaned plates. he startles and nearly drops the glass in his hand, turning to you with a raised eyebrow.

"oh hun, i'm so sorry! did that hurt?" you ask in feigned worry. he mumbles "yeah, m'fine babe." and continues washing, occasionally throwing you a side glance.

later, you're both sat on the couch, you sitting across his lap as leon watches his latest rematch with raihan, looking for potential weak spots in his strategy after raihan had come dangerously close to beating him.

you have one hand on his chest and the other combing through his grown out locks. choosing a much less inconspicuous route, you tangle your fingers into leon's "sweet spot," giving a firm pull.

the reaction is immediate, a choked groan echoing from the back of his throat. his grip on your leg tightens, making you painfully aware of how close his fingers were to your inner thigh.

he practically growls in your ear, "that's an awfully dangerous game you're playing at, kitten."

he quickly overturns you so he's got you pinned, a sharp gleam in his otherwise smug face.

"if you keep that up, i'll have to show you a real champion time."

[queen-of-hearts92]

Revue Starlight 3: Venus Victrix

Wow, Swan Lake is a little different than I remember.

For the previous episode go here!

To go to the start of these posts, go to the Prelude!

Sup y’all, welcome back to theater fight club with system breaking confused lesbians the show! This episode was fuckin SWEET. I’m so happy this is still going strong! So much went down this episode I got excited and posted a theory about the show, check it out if you wanna! I might repeat myself a bit here but I’ll try and keep it to new discussion points. Alrighty, let’s continue.

This post’s title is in latin and it means “Venus the Victorious”! You’ll see why I chose that in a bit! Anyways on with the show!

>The show is here! And it’s BIG AND LOUD!

The episode starts with showing a phrase that has been seen on the girl’s phones when Giraffe comes a calling. The phrase is, “And it shall be bestowed upon you, the Star which you have longed for.” which totally isn’t ominous at all. We then go to a flashback of the previous year’s production of Starlight, Maya and Claudine are the leads. We see them as the goddesses reaching for the star, which yes is the same pink star we’ve been seeing in the underground stage.

*whispering* I’m onto you ya piece of shit star tiara, YOU CAN’T FOOL ME!

The setting of the play and other details are still unclear but we can see from the outfits it seems pretty greek/roman inspired. We see Maya and Claudine dancing and the two of them being separated (with Maya going up and Claudine going down) as it’s pointed out again that the story of the play Starlight doesn’t have a happy ending. “Their dream could never come true.” seems like the final line of the play before it ends (Maya’s character speaks this line). The girls take their bows and we go to the opening sequence.

Sappho wrote this fucking play confirmed, thank u based Sappho.

After the opening we’re in the classroom, Nana offers Hikari banana muffins since Hikari said the previous day she didn’t like jiggly things. Before Hikari gives a response, Mahiru comes into class dragging a very sleepy Karen with her. Mahiru had a very hard time getting Karen to wake up all the way this morning, more than usual (Hikari leaves without them lol). Karen says she had a busy day the day before, Mahiru asks what she was doing but Junna walks in and says Karen should learn to wake up on her own since it’s inconvenient for Mahiru to be on wake up duty all the time. Mahiru says she doesn’t mind. Karen greets Junna calling her Jun-Jun, much to Mahiru’s alarm, and comments on Junna always being early. Junna scolds Karen for being the only one in their class who still comes late and called Karen by her first name which only alarms Mahiru more. They both say they’re exhausted “from yesterday” causing Kill Bill sirens to go off in Mahiru’s mind and Nana asks if something happened between Junna and Karen. Karen says it’s a secret and Junna says it’s none of anyone else’s business. Class then starts.

I’m not gonna lie but this is the best damn screenshot I’ve taken so far.

We then find out Claudine wasn’t in class, much to the surprise of everyone in the room. The teacher hands out the Starlight script and the plans about the festival to the class. We find out that Nana is switching from taking part in the acting to working backstage for the festival, also to her classmate’s surprise. At lunch (Futaba, Kaoruko, Junna, Hikari, Karen, and Mahiru are there) Nana explains that while she liked being an actress she was curious about the inner workings of the theater and wanted to try that. Hikari takes Karen’s banana muffin and leaves, a paper airplane sails past.

Hikari omg stop ignoring Karen, she’s so adorable. Don’t sleep on this gurl!

Mahiru comments that it would be a waste of Nana’s talents if she switched to backstage, then our favorite top dog comes in. Tendou Maya. Maya says that Nana can still put what she knows about performing to use in crafting a stage for others to perform on, the other actresses will be counting on her to create a stage to bring out their full potential. Nana thanks her and expresses she hopes that the show they create is as good as last year’s. She offers Maya a banana muffin which Maya accepts. Kaoruko makes a terrible pun on Nana’s nickname I much show it here:

THIS SHIT IS BANANAS, B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Also Futaba looks like she’s heard this joke from her gf 300 times lol.

Anyways, Kaoruko gives a candy bribe to Nana so she’ll get the lead in the Starlight play. Nana can influence that or even chose the roles herself now after all. Futaba scolds Kaoruko for bribing Nana with candy before doing so herself, Junna points out the hypocrisy. A loop of the girlfriend’s giving Nana endless candy ensues. Maya looks off dramatically in the distance.

Only Maya can look so damn dignified while holding a banana muffin.

The girls go back to class talking about auditions (as in actual ones) and Mahiru expresses once again she wants to be the fated couple with Karen. Claudine then comes in and startles Mahiru. Claudine’s reason for not being at morning classes is she was very exhausted and slept in. They tell Claudine about Nana changing over to back stage and Nana shows off her very huge collection of candy she got from Kaoruko and Futaba at lunch. Claudine also gives her candy as a bribe and Karen complains that Claudine was one of the leads last year so why bribe Nana. Claudine says alright then and goes to her seat. Maya says hello to Claudine and we see the paper airplane again, it just got very awkward. Futaba watches this unfold. 

The paper airplane hits a Venus de Milo statue and falls to the ground. We follow the girls going through voice lessons and classroom lessons. Mahiru has left this plane of existence and Kaoruko doodles her and Futaba’s names covered in hearts in her notebook. If it wasn’t obvious to you they’re a couple now, I dunno what to tell you. The girls have dance practice and then the school day is over.

In this photo, we see Mahiru has ascended into the 20th dimension.

Mahiru wonders if Karen went home without her and we get a quick answer about where Karen went. She’s in a shed. Tied up and locked in there by Hikari. Wow. Karen is confused how the fuck this happened and why, she tries to get Hikari to talk to her and let her out but nope. Hikari locks Karen in there leaving her the banana muffin from earlier to eat. I’m sure this is fine.

We then go to Junna in her room reading a fuck ton of books about mythical animals, UFOs, and cryptids. And a book on giraffes. She’s trying to figure out what is up with Giraffe and what he is. Nana gives Junna tea and she’s working on a stage script. We see Nana has a lot of candy from her classmates, she popular.

CHECK QILINS JUN-JUN! YOU’RE SO CLOSE!

We go to Claudine still practicing dance in the practice room, she falls down. Futaba comes in and says the floor should be clean if she wants to keep dancing. Meanwhile Mahiru looks for Karen at the dorms, she checks the bathroom and Kaoruko is there taking a bath. Kaoruko invites Mahiru to bath with her cause her girlfriend isn’t there and she’s bored. Back at the practice room Futaba cleans the floor and asks Claudine if something was going on between her and Maya. Instead of responding, Claudine takes Futaba and starts waltzing(I think) with her. Futaba is startled at first but then she’s like “alright I’m game”. Claudine ends up telling her that she feels that even though she is very talented, Maya is more so and therefore beat her during the duel. The two finish waltz and Futaba offers Claudine some candy, Claudine thanks her in french. 

Back with Kaoruko and Mahiru, Kaoruko complains about Futaba not being there and teases Mahiru about her huge gay crush on Karen. Kaoruko comments that it’s been pretty odd lately, ever since Hikari came to town. Back with Claudine and Futaba, Claudine says she’s surprised that Futaba came here because she’s usually with her girlfriend all the time. Futaba answers with saying while Kaoruko is special to her and she wants to support and protect her, she has her own ambitions beyond just being in a supporting role too. Everyone’s cell phone rings, it’s audition duel time!

We are back with Hikari, according to her phone she has no one to fight today. Karen sneaks out of the window at the back of the shed and books it. Hikari sees her running off and looks very panicked. She frantically sprints after Karen, trying to stop her from going into the elevator therefore her duel. Karen says she has to go and she’ll be back when she wins, she goes down. Hikari is too late. Hikari expression becomes determined and she runs back to get a crowbar. 

We go to Maya in her room, she’s looking at the Starlight script by a photo of her and her classmates after they did the play the year prior. Seems like Maya is fond of this event too considering she kept the flower hairpin she wore during the show. Birds are seen in her room too btw. We zoom into Claudine in the photo and go to a flashback to the show again. Maya approaches Claudine, smiling at her, and holds out her hand. Claudine moves close to Maya’s face and whispers in her ear, “I haven’t lost”. We go back to Maya in the present, we see her phone with the notice for the duels. Maya flips her hair and it’s show time!

And at this very moment, Tendou Maya realized she was gay.

After Karen transforms the curtains rise, Karen introduces herself and then Maya introduces herself while descending on the back of a swan prop. Karen isn’t intimidated by Maya being her opponent. Meanwhile Hikari is trying to break the elevator door down with a crowbar, she smashes a light on the elevator ceiling on accident and the doors open revealing stairs going down to the audition duels. Back on stage, Giraffe gives us the name of this fight. The Revue of Pride. The duel begins. 

The two girls clash for a bit before Maya locks swords with Karen and asks why she was here. Karen tells her she’s here to become a star with Hikari, who we see running down long ass stairs, judging by Maya’s expression she doesn’t seem to like what Karen has said. We then see briefly that at the same time this duel is happening, Futaba and Claudine are dueling. Maya recites lines from the Starlight play and says “It’s an exchange. ” She then shuts the lights off and asks Karen what she has offer in exchange for being a star. Maya activates her jewel, which is on the very bottom of the hilt of her sword, and the stage starts rearranging itself. Maya has control of the stage now. Maya is at the top of dove stairs and starts singing. Smoke and a golden dove spring up behind her lighting up the stage again. The revue resumes. The fight is intercut sometimes with Hikari running to stop the duel. Maya tells Karen that there can only be one top star, that’s what everyone is fighting and struggling for after all. We get a quick look at all the girl’s jewels that are on their weapons, we saw Futaba’s earlier.

Maya then, starts talking about Claudine. She says Claudine has offered and given up everything and that Claudine has the noble determination to challenge a star. The fight picks up again, they sword fight for awhile before Maya knocks Karen to the stairs which she turns into a slide and Karen slides down smack into a huge swan prop. Karen looks up towards Maya who is at the very top of the stairs and says she can’t even begin to reach her. Hikari bursts into the theater and she’s suddenly outside (trippy). We are shown it’s raining outside. Karen races up the stairs to clash with Maya. 

We then are shown Claudine declaring she hasn’t lost and Maya declares “Even alone, I am a star!” They win their fights at the same time. Maya declares position zero, the curtain falls and a single spotlight shines on her. Karen has dropped to her knees on the stairs and Maya says, “Only one star can shine at the top.”

We go back to Claudine and Futaba’s duel, Claudine is the winner. However the two take the results very well, Claudine helps Futaba up. We hear Maya talking about how passionate Claudine is again before we go to the credits. 

After the credits we see the rankings board by Giraffe and find out where everyone is ranked, Karen is in 9th place. Then we get Hikari and Karen standing in the rain, Hikari has been crying. Karen, looking like she’s in shock, talks about her not being good enough to win or even compete in these wild auditions and says her head is spinning. Hikari slaps Karen in the face and calls her an idiot. We get this shot and the episode ends.

I can’t believe Umi slapped Honoka...wait wrong show.

>Goddesses, lesbians, and stairs. Oh my!

-Something that took me back was the amount of goddess symbolism in this episode which lead me to realize that it had been there the whole time, this ep just made it more obvious. And the really interesting thing it’s two goddesses in particular that have their symbols everywhere, Aphrodite/Venus and Inanna (aka Istar). I talk about this extensively in the post I linked at top but I’ll put a shorter version here. These goddesses are very closely entwined with each other, Aphrodite/Venus is, a descendant of sorts, of Inanna. The funny thing about mythology, other cultures often take ideas or gods from older/different cultures and adapt them as their own. This is the most obvious with the Romans taking the Greek gods as their own. The Sumerian culture and Greek culture likely clashed thanks to trading and the Bronze Age. The two cultures met and exchanged ideas so incorporating the ideas into their mythology would easily occur. 

Aphrodite the love goddess is likely based off of Inanna the love goddess (and farther back the goddess Astarte), and even more so the planet Venus was thought to be ruled by Inanna. The two goddesses have shared symbols and domains. Doves are symbols of both goddesses and they are both love, sexuality, desire, and passion goddesses. And Inanna is a war and justice goddess, it turns out in some cultures Aphrodite/Venus was a war goddess too. Both goddesses also went to the underworld to rescue their loved ones, Inanna went to save her husband Dumuzid (aka Tammuz) while Aphrodite went to save her lover Adonis. It’s really cool, these goddesses could be very relevant to the show for sure.

--I’m also gonna add, while there are many myths about gods or humans going to the land of the dead to save someone they loved (ex: Orpheus and Eurydice, Izanagi and Izanami, Isis and Osiris), the myth of Aphrodite and Adonis is thought by modern scholars to be derived from Inanna and Dumuzid’s story specifically. That’s fascinating! Granted, many of these tales don’t have happy endings....Oh dear, have mercy Revue Starlight! ono

-Let’s take a look at Aphrodite/Venus, her symbols are mostly around Maya. Before her duel Maya is seen next to the Venus de Milo statue and reflecting its pose, we see several white birds in her room and on her desk. During the duel birds fucking popup everywhere, swans are a symbol of Aphrodite and Maya descends from the ceiling riding one, there is ancient art of Aphrodite doing just that. Maya chucks Karen into a huge swan at the bottom of the stairs, there's also a curled up swan right here before Maya opens up the stage. The smaller birds on the stairs and one as a gold statue could indicate two different bird symbols, either sparrows or doves. I’m leaning towards doves since we see white birds earlier in Maya’s room.

Aphrodite/Venus is also associated with water since she was born rising out of the sea, there is a fountain by the golden dove during the duel. Speaking of gold, Ode to Aphrodite is the only full poem that Sappho wrote that survives to this day. The word “Chryse” in Greek means golden and it’s used in the poem to describe the goddess. The dove on the stage is golden, also Sappho is a very famous lesbian and this show is gay so. Yes. Anyways. 

The planet Venus is a star in the sky, in fact it’s other name is the Morning Star. You might find that sounds familiar and know there's a being whose name in latin means just that, and that being is Lucifer the fallen angel. So you could say he is a fallen star. Oh...let’s hope that doesn’t mean anything bad will happen to Maya. *nervous laughter*

--Side note: Maya’s stage was greek/roman looking again. And had STAIRS. Apparently stairs are a staple in this type of theater lol.

-As for Inanna, her symbol seems to be around Karen. Inanna’s presence isn’t as overt as Aphrodite/Venus but the symbol that is here is one of her primary symbols, the Star of Inanna. Also known as the Star of Ishtar or the Star of Venus, any depictions of Inanna is accompanied by this eight pointed star. Where is the star you ask? It’s in the jewel on Karen’s sword! And no the circle isn’t a shine on it, it’s dark in this shot and I’ve checked other screenshots and the circle is still there. In the screenshot I linked I counted seven points on the star but I might have been unable to see the eighth one due to the angle, however even if there are only seven the symbol greatly resembles the star. 

Additionally, one of the most famous myths Inanna is in is her going to the underworld to rescue her husband. In the myth she has to strip off her clothing to get through the seven gates of the underworld (in Sumerian mythology the underworld is called Kur) but gains her clothes back when she leaves. Karen descended into an underground theater and falls below to rescue her love Hikari, and she also loses her clothes and gets new clothes. That’s about it for Inanna right now, let’s keep a lookout for lions too cause that is Inanna’s other primary symbol.

-Whoever designed the school campus really loves the Venus de Milo, it’s EVERYWHERE. This is really obvious in this episode, I counted a total of seven appearances. So Aphrodite has had quite a presence at the school since the start of this show. What it means is a little unclear for now, but the statue for sure ties into the presence of the goddess in this show.

-Ok so. I think I misjudged Maya, I guess I had Touga Kiryuu on the brain while seeing her. Before this episode we didn’t really spend time with her and saw her through the eyes of others, and the person she’s around the most is Claudine. She sees Maya as someone to beat therefore she would see anything Maya does as a challenge or Claudine thinks Maya is looking down on her and because we are following her POV we start to think the same. This is the power of perspective everyone! So this episode we get to see things from Maya’s perspective and we learn that she doesn’t look down on Claudine, quite the opposite in fact, she really respects her. And Maya has a hugeeee lesbian crush on her!

Like, I’m so mad at not noticing but I rewatched the previous episodes with this in mind and yeah. Yeah Maya is in love. It seems to me that how she smiles at Claudine is different than if she smiles at anyone else, when we saw them dancing in the previous two episodes her smiling comes across as smug on the first viewing but no, that’s not what’s happening. Maya just loves dancing with her that much. 

There is a part in episode two where while Claudine is practicing after school Maya turns the lights on in the practice room and walks away. At the time you think like Claudine and you think Maya is being condescending but looking back on it I think Maya was legit thinking she was being nice and helping her out. She knows Claudine practices a lot therefore will be there after dark so she turns on the lights for her so Claudine can still practice even if it does gets dark. Maya was thinking, “She’s so passionate to be practicing this late! I should turn the lights on so she doesn’t have to stop and do so!” *turns lights on* “Aw yes I helped her out, I’m so fucking good at this :D.” and Claudine was thinking “Well fuck you too bitch”. 

The moment in the flashback when Claudine whispers in Maya’s ear, the look on her face suggests she’s wondering if Claudine was going to kiss her and it’s quite a WHOA I’M GAY look too. During this episode’s duel she spent a good part of the fight telling Karen how great and passionate Claudine is, and it’s obvious she’s speaking about Claudine cause we cut to her several times during Maya’s speech. 

And we learn something interesting from this episode via a quick flashback to the end of Maya and Claudine’s duel. We see after Maya cuts off Claudine’s cape and Claudine starts to fall, Maya catches her. She does no such thing when she beats Karen this episode. As for how Claudine feels, I’m pretty sure she also likes Maya back but she hasn’t really realized that cause she’s too busy thinking “CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!” whenever Maya does anything. Also Claudine doesn’t want to be second best, she wants to be first hence she sees Maya as someone to overcome and hasn’t been able to look past that just yet.

This begs the question of why Maya still fights Claudine anyways? Well, the answer is because she wants to be Top Star and since there’s only one Top Star, she has to fight. I think Maya would rather have Claudine stand with her on the same level as her but, that’s not how the system works. The system says there can only be one and Maya likely believes that the system can’t be changed, that’s just how it is and there's nothing that can be done about it. So she’ll fight anyone she has to, even if it’s someone she loves. Besides I think that Maya doesn’t go easy on Claudine because she feels it would be an insult to her to not give Claudine her all. I was wrong in my episode 2 post, Maya didn’t take pleasure in beating Claudine. Instead she simply feels she did what she had to do to keep her high rank, no happiness here. It’s why she looks so serious after fighting Claudine, she did what she felt was needed and claims her place even if it came at the cost of taking down the girl she’s in love with.

I think even fighting Karen was something she rather not do, hell she mostly borrows lines from the Starlight play and then makes a speech about how great her crush is instead of personally insulting Karen like you’d normally see with characters like her. She doesn’t show her dislike of this system because, she’s a performer. She’ll play whatever part she needs to even if it means being an antagonist and you’d never be able to tell. When she wins, she casually takes position zero and says there's only one Top Star. No extra gloating or insults, Maya isn’t here to fuck around or be antagonistic after the show is over. 

Maya grew up in the world of the theater and she’s very used to this system, it’s normal for her hence she’d never have the thought to actually change it or even think it could be changed. Maya will end up being beaten last cause she embodies the ways of the system more than anyone, feeling she has to follow it and anyone who thinks like Karen just doesn’t understand this is just how it is. I’m excited to see how Karen changes her mind that’s for sure. I do have a feeling that Claudine will be a factor in her change for sure.

--Also, during the Starlight play we see in the flashback. When the characters that Maya and Claudine are playing are separated, Claudine is on a pillar going down while Maya is on the one going up. This is not only showing that fighting over Top Star is keeping them apart, it also shows if Maya does become Top Star alone they will never be on the same level with each other ever again. Maya goes to the top alone, lonely at the top.

-I’ve noticed the Top Star competition is awfully damaging to the girl’s relationships. It seems like Maya is kinda lonely at the top, being Top Star alienates your peers from you since they see you as above them. Maya is referred to by last name by several of the girls and even with the -sama suffix. Claudine is so consumed by her desire to be Top Star that she misinterprets Maya’s actions as a challenge all the time and it’s probably quite stressful feeling like you always have to one up someone every day. When Futaba and Kaoruko have to fight each other I imagine it might break them up. Mahiru’s fight, when it comes, will probably be filled with strife. This isn’t healthy, and if nothing is changed everyone will be forever fucked up from this experience. 

-Remember how I said I was worried there will be Yuri Bait in this show? Good news, there isn’t! I 100% think Futaba and Kaoruko are for sure canon dating. Much like Haruka and Michiru of Sailor Moon, it’s not commented on by the other girls really cause them dating is just a given. Everyone knows they are together and that’s just how it is. They are almost always together and in the prequel manga both of their chapters are titled like they are dating. The titles are “Our first time living together!” and “Our first fight!”, that is language used to describe romantic couples experiencing life together. This episode made it even more obvious with Futaba saying Kaoruko is special to her and how Kaoruko teases Mahiru about her crush on Karen. 

So yes, Mahiru is romantically interested in Karen and Karen just doesn’t notice. Maya has a huge lesbian crush on Claudine like I said above, I’m still baffled how I totally missed it cause during the everyday stuff Maya does not hide how much she likes her at all. Hell even during the duel she uses a big speech moment to praise Claudine omg. When dancing with Claudine, Maya’s smiling like this is the best thing in the world. I’m also mildly humored that Claudine is in such denial that she’s attracted to Maya it’s one of the reasons why she focuses solely on one upping her, “I’m NOT staring at her because I think she’s hot or anything I’m CLEARLY just analyzing her dance moves so I can beat her!”. Oh honey.

So, everyone is canon queer I’m very happy that is the case! And anyone who disagrees with that, I will throw a rainbow flag through the computer and it will smack ya in the face. Don’t be that asshole please and thank you. uwu

-Hikari is REALLY freaked out by something. I talked about it in my post I link at the top but basically Hikari’s behavior comes across as someone who desperate and fears something hence she’s trying to keep Karen away and finding out what it is, even jumping to extremes like locking Karen in a shed to do so. Very Homura Akemi. She knows something is wrong with these audition duels, and I look forward to learning what it is. But I’m also terrified to find out what it is, my poor girls. ono

-I know for sure now the jewels on the Stage Girl’s weapons control the stage, notably Karen hasn’t used hers to change the stage in anyway. Maya’s is at the bottom of her sword hilt, tried to see if I could see the symbol in it but no success. The jewel itself isn’t very visible often during the episode, and the others shine too bright to see anything inside them. You can see everyone but Claudine’s jewel in this episode. Futaba’s, Kaoruko’s, Mahiru’s, and Nana’s are the new ones to see in the show. I checked Claudine’s character art and yup you can see her jewel on the blade of her sword. Let’s hope they aren’t soul gems or something like that ahaha.

-The fantastical part of the show is seemingly kept separate from the normal everyday stuff. In fact, this is enforced since the girls are told they can’t speak about it. However the fantastical still lingers, you can see it in the tiara light following the girls literally everywhere. And yes we are supposed to take the stage fights as literal, it’s possible a dream world thing is going on when the duels occur but I strongly think that the girls are literally fighting under the school’s secret stage at night. The elevator existing, Hikari being able to speak to Giraffe during the day, Giraffe being mentioned by the girls are all examples of this being real. There's no evidence to suggest the audition duels are imagined besides them being weird so let’s drop the idea.

-I love how Junna was trying to figure out wtf Giraffe is, I’m glad cause if I was in her shoes I’d be doing the same thing. Look at Qilins Jun-Jun!

-Ah, the girls who dueled are tired the next morning again, especially those who lost. I still think there's something fishy with that!

-On the Starlight robes in the flashback there was a symbol and I couldn’t figure out what it was (if it was anything irl anyways). It looks like a combined sun and moon symbol but yeah I couldn’t find anything in real life that looked exactly like that.

-Now that I think about it, Karen hasn’t once asked Hikari if she is still chasing the same dream they had when they were five. Karen is, just assuming Hikari still wants that. They, really need to sit down and talk. How it is now is damaging their relationship man.

-The Starlight play, from what we know, reminds me of the story behind the Tanabata festival. Connection? Maybe.

-Interestingly, the fight between Futaba and Claudine happened on a very minimally decorated stage. Also their talk and dancing together was very cute I love it.

-Oh btw, here are the Stage Girl rankings we see this episode!

1: Maya

2: Claudine

3: Nana

4: Kaoruko

5: Futaba

6: Mahiru

7: Junna

8: Hikari

9: Karen

>Speculation and bananas

-Nana says she is going to switch to backstage cause she wants to give it a try, but is that all there is to it? I ask this cause Nana is in 3rd fucking place on the rankings board, that’s really fucking high. Why would she give that up? Well, understanding her personality and knowing how much she talks about the play they did last year, I think she doesn’t like being apart of the audition duels. She hates the system and fighting the classmates she cares about, so she is trying to leave. Why she talks about last year’s play is because back then they weren’t doing the audition duels. It was simpler, less competitive and no one was fighting. 

I think Nana really wants to go back to that time, so she is trying to pull out and put her life back to normal but. Will the Underground Stage let her go that easily? Will Nana not be tempted to go back anyways? I think, one way or another, Nana will be drawn back. This means that future episodes are not gonna be very fun for Nana, poor thing.

-Every episode that passes the more sad I feel for Mahiru, like gdi the fallout will be badddd. That episode is gonna hurt man.

-This episode we find out that the message Giraffe (or whoever) sends to the girls also tells you if you are dueling and who you are dueling, while Hikari is scrolling on her phone I spot this. It’s pretty hard to read but I am pretty sure it says Starlight Gatherers…..Uh. Ok, that can mean two things. One, gathering means that the messages gather the girls to announce duel things.

Or two, my theory about the girls being targeted for their radiance/starlight is fucking right. They are gathering girls to create starlight or the girls themselves are gathering this starlight without knowing it, like waiting for a flower to bloom. Whoever blooms first wins, and is picked and therefore screwed. Oh shit man.

>*Claps wildly over this show*

This episode was great and this anime is still going strong! I’ve seen the episode 4 preview and it looks like next episode might not have a duel in it, which is fine with me. A breather episode will be fun and we will get to hang out with the girls more! And, of course some nice build up to the next fight and foreshadowing can be done. We got three very wonderful fights so far, so no one be complaining about a breather episode. Be nice to the animators you guys, they obviously work very hard on this show. 

Also wow I have a new appreciation for Maya after this episode, good to know everyone is a useless lesbian and I love them.

See you on the stage for episode 4!

Also: This anime isn’t an idol show and people really need to stop saying that pass it on.

[lovelacemagazine]

Nine 2018 Richmond, VA Projects That You Should Check Out

We are halfway through the year and there has been plentiful content being produced from the Gritty City. There has been a constant production of great content from some well-known artists as well as some that are on the rise in the city of Richmond. I made this list of projects based on projects that are released on January 1st, 2018 all the way to June 21st, 2018. Here is a collection of nine Richmond projects that you should definitely listen to.

1.) Michael Millions- Hard to Be King

The year started with the release of a jazzy, soulful project from Michael Millions. His project ended up on XXL and his music video for Sirens, which is on the album, was featured on Revolt TV. Hard to Be King is produced by a variety of people from his brother NameBrand, to fellow Association of Great Minds member Nickelus F, JL Hodges, Bandolero, and many more. The nineteen-track project focuses on Michael’s journey to happiness. In Sirens, Michael talks about the city he grew up in and some of the challenges that he faced growing up in Richmond. The tracks transition smoothly as the instrumentals gradually change in range, making it sound like it’s a long, beautiful story. Some tracks to check out on the project: Moor Hustle (feat. Melodic), Blacksugar (feat. Fly Anakin and Nickelus F), and Happy. You can follow Michael Millions on Instagram and Twitter (@michaelmillions)

2.) AARNXBRWN- Jailbird On Walton

AARNXBRWN created a buzz in the last year with performing at shows like FaceMelt Friday and Flora here in Richmond. The Equals7 collective he’s in even holds shows that happen weekly on Thursday nights. His most recent project that dropped June 2nd, Jailbird On Walton, gives any new listener a solid introduction to who he is as an individual. Jailbird On Walton is a nineteen-track project that has a balance of party songs and darker, more introspective tracks. This project shows his perseverance in his trials and tribulations. Some tracks to check out on the project: Taquito, Frankenstein (feat. OG Illa), and Wake Up. You can follow AARNXBRWN on Instagram and Twitter (@AARNXBRWN)

3.) Radio B- Jesus Never Wore A Suit

This project had almost a year and a half of anticipation in the making thanks to its precursor project, Sunday’s Best back in 2017. The level of cathexis Radio was showing into manifesting Jesus Never Wore A Suit as a study for understudies to borrow from is displayed in caring for the ones close to you. Here’s an excerpt from one of the songs on JNWAS, I Got U to show what I mean: “We all see something different. We all see different pictures, but you a masterpiece. I wanna buy you wineries and cabins. Let you lavish in all your favorite things. Go to paradise and play on the swings. Share our fears and share “highdeas”. So what we talking’ bout?

When you call my name…I wanna make it where you call our name…No fault no shame. No shift no blame. I’ll share your pain. I’ll share my soul. You make me whole.”. Some tracks to check out: Cursing In Church, I Got U, and Freedom To Live. You can follow Radio B on Instagram and Twitter (@RadioBlitz)

4.) Milo Case- Pillow Talking Weather

An up and coming artist from Richmond and recent UVA Alum, Milo Case, has been doing music ever since his days as a child. Pillow Talking Weather is a fifteen track mixtape that covers topics from the usual “Netflix and Chill”, college adventures, and black love to conscious societal issues such as police brutality and underfunded education from where he lived at in his younger days. Milo Case displays his versatility in sound through his rapping and singing to his overall beat selection. He was at episode three of the RVA Lyricist Lounge and finished as the runner-up. His presence in the RVA Lyricist Lounge and rising popularity in the city lead him to work on a track with Michael Millions that’s coming out later in the year. Some tracks that you should check out: Kickback, Vivadellis, and Hack (Bonus Track). You can follow Milo Case on Instagram (@milo.case) and Twitter (@MiloCaseMusic).

5.) Nickelus F- Stuck

The legendary rapper hailing from Southside of Richmond dropped Stuck to celebrate his graduation from VCU. Stuck is a fourteen-track project that explores his struggles in dark, introspective tracks that fits this lyricist’s style. Recently on a WRIR radio interview w/ artist Black Liq, Nickelus F said that the second track, Sleazie Wonder, a beat that he made for the deceased Richmond artist, Sleazie Wonder. On that track, he shouts out people who he respects greatly. He also debuted a new name, Horace Hardbody The Statue, which is the thirteenth track on Stuck. It’s a reflective project that’s strictly produced by Petey (which is also Nickelus F by the way). Some tracks to check out: Mids, Trill Burr, and Horace Hardbody The Statue. You can follow Nickelus F on Instagram and Twitter (@nickelusf).

6.) Fly Anakin & Ohbliv- Backyard Boogie  

Two members of the Mutant Academy collective released a collaborative project back on April, 20th. The sixteen-track project was strictly produced by Ohbliv and has Fly Anakin on every track. Backyard Boogie is a bar filled project that covers a variety of topics over a diverse and elegant beat selection by Ohbliv. The project has several features from Nickelus F, fellow Mutant Academy members Henny L.O. and Koncept Jack$on and more. Some tracks to check out: Thug Bachata, Several Blunts Later (feat. Koncept Jack$son), and The Prototype (We Got All Night). You can follow Fly Anakin and Ohbliv on Instagram and Twitter (@flyanakin) & (@ohbliv).

7.) Tuamie & Henny L.O.- Emergency Raps: Volume 2

Mutant Academy makes the list once again with another tag team project. Emergency Raps: Volume 2 is strictly produced by Tuamie and features Henny L.O. on twelve of the thirteen tracks. It’s another bar filled project over an extravagant beat selection from Tuamie. Emergency Raps features M.A. members Fly Anakin, Koncept Jack$on, Big Kahuna OG, and Richmond artist Monday Night. Emergency Raps: Volume 3 is already in the works and is on the way soon. The date for that project has yet to be revealed. Some tracks to check out: Exhibit M (feat. Henny L.O. and Monday Night), Love 3x, and Light Years (feat. Henny L.O. and Fly Anakin). You can follow Tuamie on Instagram (@tuamie_) and on Twitter (@Loop_Samples). You can also follow Henny L.O. on Instagram and Twitter (@hennyldot).

8.) Peter $un- Valencia

The Richmond native Peter $un collaborated with producer Lasik Beats to create the Valencia EP. The EP pays homage to his new home in Los Angeles. Valencia is influenced by Playboi Carti as $un would listen to Carti frequently during the cultivation of Valencia. It has a unique modern west coast influence as the instrumentals are more upbeat and playful that anyone can vibe to. Some of the tracks to check out: SUM MOE, VALENCIA, and EVRY THNG NVV. You can follow Peter $un on Instagram and Twitter (@holapedroxx).

9.) ĀR RÄ- The Sun Tape

ĀR RÄ is an artist from Southside of Richmond that has been making his own wave. He has done so from having his own radio station to being on DTLR radio to having giveaways of Adidas shoes, and more with his sun themed music. The Sun Tape is an eleven track project that describes his past that he’s adamant and honest about. The way that ĀR RÄ plays with many sun references in how he presents not just his trap music, but as a brand, definitely shows that he has a bright future ahead of him. Some tracks to check out: Sun Beam, Sun God, and Sun Tan. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter (@arraoso)

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Written by Jay Guevara

[mericmulciber]

evening, everyone —- i’m grey (cst, he/him). stoked to be a part of a harry potter roleplay ??? i’ve always loved this fandom, but never had the courage to indulge in it so deeply. i fully expect to drown, and i’m okay with it. i will be playing two characters, but my main creep is mr. meric mulciber. a problematic, patricidal death eater whose claim to fame is leading a nefarious merchants guild with interest in supplying the public and underground markets with dark, dangerous curios. oh —- he’s also a werewolf smh. 

** IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN WRITING WITH ME OR CAUSING TROUBLE WITH MERIC, PLEASE HIT ME UP !!

* △ — the dark lord has targeted [ MERIC MULCIBER ] !  the muggles say he holds resemblance to [ MILO VENTIMIGLIA ]. the [ 38 ] year old [ MALE ] was [ DOGGED & RESOLUTE ] before the war, but have now become [ RUINOUS & UNPREDICTABLE ]. though they were once a part of [ SLYTHERIN ], they have now taken up the position of a [ VENTURE CAPITALIST ]. whispers throughout the ministry claim that the [ PUREBLOOD ] is actually [ A DEATH EATER ], but i wouldn’t report that to the daily prophet. 

( A E S T H E T I C )

he is the devil-gleam of still water. something dark and nameless moving in the deep. he is the black banks of crooked rills where river’s silt washes bones clean. he is the guttural, bending note of a lonesome howl ringing, spectral and suspended, over the unvisited swales. he is patricide and broken picture frames. he is regret and calculated self-loathing. in the chambers of his heart, there are curios and contraband that twinkle dully; there is an inventoried mayhem, glass shelves lined with telestic treasures, each tagged and priced with nefarious intent. peeling damask and stained wainscoting line corridors stretching longer than shadow, and he is the lycanthrope that paces them. the rooms of his home are lonely and soundless as tombs and the blank spaces echo the voices of pureblooded spirits. timepieces keep measured time. black loam adheres to monstrous paws, leather jackets hide rising hackles and scars. through swarming, beating wings bleeds the milk white of a vacant sky —- and the dark mark calls him. he is no man’s thrall, but he is no man at all.

( P A R T I C U L A R S )

✗. patronus: black stallion. ✗. wand: blackthorn, unicorn core, 11 3/4″, brittle flexibility. ✗. amortentia: motor oil & mint & black leather & petrichor. ✗. height: 6′. ✗. sexuality: demi-romantic pansexual. ✗. house: slytherin. ✗. boggart: his mother’s impending descent into madness.

( H E A D C A N O N S )

i. meric murdered his father for his infidelity and for his constant physical and mental abuse. he was 14 years old. edgard hoof, house mulciber’s very loyal servant, helped him cover up the murder, but the reality of it did not come without consequences. though his mother, igora, professed her forgiveness, her soft mind and sensibilities have begun to cave over time. she now lives in rural england in her family’s cottage and though meric tries to coddle her and keep her safe from harsh realities, it’s only a matter of time before she loses herself to madness.

ii. the merchants of death is the name of his notorious merchant’s guild. he leaves most of the bookkeeping to edgard, but still calls the shots. he has a small group of witches and wizards in his employ that scour the natural world for powerful ( forgotten ) wonders he can sell for a high price. they report to him with their findings and his merchants place them discreetly on their dusty shelves. his clientele are desperate and greedy. 

iii. meric has a small fascination with muggle cars and motorcycles. this isn’t something he openly shares with anyone, but he has a garage where he stores and tinkers on them. when he feels all eyes are off of him, he enjoys taking long rides through the country.

iv. his work as a death eater feels natural. while he doesn’t like being a pawn or feeling like he has to answer to someone else ( it goes quite harshly against his personal, moral code ) it proves a great outlet for the darkness that lives inside of him —- a passenger, an entity, a spectral being that follows him. there is some cognitive dissonance here, but he prefers to indulge in the less human parts of himself as it is far less painful for engaging with the parts of him he buried alive long ago.

v. being a werewolf was something he resented at first. he has now accepted it and relishes in the excuse to lose himself in the glare of a full moon. this reality no longer feels like an illness or an affliction but a part of who he is.

TBC.

[lemongogo]

Fish Hooks voltron au

……..is this a joke to you., . do yo u think you can just waltz in here a dn throw this on me  . you think. ,you’re strong? i bet you ddind think i would do this did you. i bet you probably thought i would slap a gif on here and call it a day. “fish hooks voltron au” ill have you know i thoguht long and hard about this. i watched straight episodes just so i can flex my fish hooks voltron au skills u better watch out

the last thing i wanted to read on this was the fact that a crab boy is “small and slender,” with, “apricot lips” but u made me Do it

lance is obviously bea, don’t be ridiculous now. she, just like lance, wants to be the center of attention; the be-all do-all of the fish hooks universe. not to mention the fact that they’re both charismatic charmers and enthusiastic flirts, as both are seen to have an eye for others (lance and nyma and plaxum, for instance. bea with hugh edmanson, bo gregory, etc.) She’s plenty dramatic and likes her spot in the spotlight, be it in various talent shows or theater plays, and I could honestly say the same for lance. you know he would’ve given anything to be the main character of the play or the hero of the day. they’re both talented in their own ways and aren’t afraid to boast about their qualities. however “self absorbed” they may seem to outsiders, though, both are equally devoted to their friends and would most obviously do anything it took to ensure the happiness of others. plus, they both have the signature wink and finger guns pose…………..

i could also see him as milo, too, as both him and bea have a lot in common.

hunk, our smart yet painfully hesitant boy, is oscar. oscar is often times dragged along with bea and milo’s “wacky adventures” throughout the show, and it reminds me of the scene in season 1 episode one where pidge and lance encourage hunk to sneak out of the garrison to quote unquote meet the ladies. hunk would much rather be back at his dorm where he knows he won’t get in trouble, but he loves his friends too much to say no to them. he’s still really hesitant, especially when shiro’s galra pod enters the atmosphere under the guise of aliens, and it reflects oscar’s main personality. oscar, of course, is far jumpier than hunk ever is, but this is just the hesitance of hunk’s personality exemplified to a whole ‘nother level. a smart fish, he obviously knows his stuff, so he also shares his intellect with hunk, our amazing and wonderful engineer. 

the part where it gets difficult is the dynamic with pidge. such is seen within jumbo shrimp and albert glass’s relationship. although i see hunk as oscar, i also see him as jumbo shrimp. you know, the scientifically driven nerd who is best friends with albert glass has an affinity for problem solving and a master of his craft? yeah that dude. 

pidge, as stated earlier, would be amazing as albert glass. the whole nerd lookin fish with the visible brain and stuff. they’re both incredibly intelligent, is best friends with jumbo shrimp and the rest of the gang, and is a really small fishy compared to the rest. albert likes? pineapple on pizza??? and you KNOW for a fact pidge is someone who’d eat pineapple on her pizza too………… disgusting………. in s3e6 of fish hooks has albert refuting the facts that he’s a boy, not a girl, just like how pidge tells everybody in s1e7 that she’s a girl, not a boy. loves card games and monster / alien / etc. related content. think dnd in a sense 

shiro is finberley solely for the fact that she has bad luck and is always injured in one way or another and that just screams shiro. poor dude is always getting beat up, tortured, thrown, captured, etc. neither can take a break smh. i also see some chief in his personality, too. rather than the boss of the hokey poke, he’s the “boss” of voltron. doesn’t really seem to have time for games or shenanegans on the side and is just focused on liberating enslaved planets. however work driven he is, though, he still cares a lot about his team and is shown both in fish hooks and in voltron to interact as a mentor figure for the kids.

keith doesn’t really have one defined character, either. he’s like a mix of piranhica and -. incredibly intimidating to the others and gives off this goth lookin emo junk vibe. piranhica is different in the sense that she’s an actual bully and keith isn’t, but they’re both also quite smart despite what people may initially think. both also like to provoke others and get into heedy arguments. but again, the comparisons only go so far as there is way more to keith than just his stubborn hot headed nature. im also gonna compare him to the goth fish for the sole purpose of making fun of his edgy bad boy loner vibe. maybe even bo gregory?? southern boy??? texan keith is thriving in fish hooks???

coran is dr. frog. and coach salmons in one. enthusiastic jack of all trades who knows all that he’s talking about whilst also having a very involved role with interacting with the students / paladins. moreso coach salmons than anything else, he can appear to be a bit too much upon a first glance but then you see deep down that behind the extreme enthusiasm he shows, he deeply cares for those he teaches. coran, their sort of uncle, obviously shows these traits.

last but not least, allura is probably the hardest out of this thread. of course fish hooks isnt going to have the super strong, intelligent, reliable, and resilient character who is extremely diplomatic yet also simultaneously fun-loving and compassionate. i cant even begin to compare her to anyone in this god forsaken show because i feel like i’d be doing her a disservice. shellsea??? but only for the fact that she’s ultimately supportive and gives good advice to others but . like thts 2% of shellsea’s personality so it doesnt work out too much. 

[rangergirl3]

Round 2 of Alphabet Game

I enjoyed seeing people’s answers to the first round so much, I figured, hey! How about another round with different questions this time?! :D :D

A - A random fact about yourself: I am deathly allergic to codeine and hydrocodone, and cats. Yes. Cats can kill me. *sigh* 

b - Best movie you’ve seen this year: The Lego Batman Movie.

c - coffee that you order on default: Dark Chocolate Mocha.

d - drink that you might order at a bar: Strawberry Margherita

e - Every-day item you keep near you: My crafting box and my laptop. Will I craft? Will I write? I DON’T KNOW.  :D

f - favorite color to wear: Black. Not only is it flattering, it makes me feel like a ninja - which is useful in social situations where I wish I could blend into the shadows and/or sneak away. :-)

g - Every day, you’ve ‘got to’: Read stories posted by my favorite authors and/or write at least several paragraphs.

h - what makes you happy: Going for a run with my favorite music when it’s windy outside.

i - what pushes your ‘insanity’ button: People taking out their frustrations and anger on someone who was just unlucky enough to look like an easy target. I /hate/ bullies.

j - just finished: Cleaning. My apartment is frickin’ spotless. I am pleased.

k -something you know a lot about: Mythology and stories in general. I love books and movies and shows because of the way you can see how actions and deeds can say a lot about a person.

l - something you love: Quoting all things nerd with people I’m close to.

m - things you treasure most: My family and friends. Things are nice, but people are irreplaceable. 

n - Number of schools you've attended: Uh...I had a very strange childhood. Technically, I went to eight schools by the time I finished high school. I only went to one college (more out of a sense of duty then out of desire), and after that, I was so happy with being finished with formal ‘book’ education. I love learning, but it’s not all about books and tests. As much as I love the stability a structured a lesson plan can give, I feel like the real world is a lot more like ‘hm, okay, I think I can do this...oh, right, well, I’ll try that differently next time.”

o - one thing you would change about your past: Honestly? I’d go back in time and tell my younger self it’s okay to be a nerd, and that other people can be complete jackasses for no good reason. Then I’d turn around and kick a few people where it hurts, just because I’d be tall enough to do it, lol.

p - person you identify most in fiction: Oh, geez, just one? Generally speaking, I’d have to go with the genre ‘Person who is protective but also has a sense of fun.’ One my best friends called me ‘Naruto’, which makes me really happy. :D

q - question you are asked the most often: ‘Are you sure that’s a good idea?’ Answer: How the hell should I know? I’m just making shit up as I go. It won’t kill me. Probably.

r - real life phobia: Claustrophobia. Might have come from being locked in a tiny shed by some neighbor kids when I was five, but long story short: I will get out, and I will kick your ass. Lesson to take away: Don't be a jackass. 

s - your theme song: I have two, because just one doesn’t do it justice. :-) One: ‘Safe and Sound’ as done by Alex Goot. Two: Titanium as done by ‘Voices in Your Head’. 

t - one thing you’d say to your younger self: ‘Go. Be great.’ 

u - Unusual experiences: Well, I’ve nearly died in freak/stupid accidents several times, and I’m starting to wonder if there’s a conspiracy. (Not really, I just laugh off near-death experiences because it’s that or never leave my house). Then again, last year I nearly got electrocuted in my laundry room...so maybe it’s just something I better get used to. Ever seen ‘Milo Murphy’? Yeah, that’s pretty much me. “Sticks and Stones may break your bones, so always wear your body armor!”

v - ever wanted to be/been valedictorian? Oh, hell no. I just wanted to do my best, graduate, and get on with my life. School’s never been my strong point. Again, I loved learning - just not the fact that kids could be real assholes without consequence in the schools I went to. Again, strange childhood - glad it’s over. Adulthood’s better, if only because now I know I can call someone on their bullshit - but you - with humor. :D :D Like starting to whistle ‘Toxic’ in the checkout line if someone’s chewing out the cashier for not going fast enough, lol. :-)

w - what superpower would you want: Maybe waterbending/healing. That, or breathing underwater. :-)

x - Which X-Men would you be? Oh, that’s a hard one. Maybe Storm? I mean, DANG. She can hit you with lightning AND fly. Hard to beat that. 

y - you interact with your best friend most like: Karrin Murphy and Harry Dresden from ‘The Dresden Files. 

z- what is your zany level?: Off. The. Charts. Life’s way more fun that way. :-) 

I’m tagging @bosstoaster @butteredonions @maychorian @teenage-mutant-angsty-zukos @havetoomanyfandoms @cinnamonrollshiro and anyone else who wants to play - but don’t feel you have to! This is just for fun! :-) :-) 

Happy Friday, everybody!