#more than jonah and amy tbh

[ffsg0jo]

fwb nanami except you have a garrett/dina sort of situation going on and keep track of how many orgasms you've had each. you currently owe nanami two.

[quinnmorgendorffer]

I have a question for you about “ shipping.” Do you ever accept things in fiction that you wouldn’t in real life? For instance, I love a good will they/ won’t they? in fiction especially in sitcoms. I understand that in real life it’s not healthy for people to drag things out so much, but I’m a sucker for it in stories. The tension is delicious. What matters to me( again, in fiction) is that the feelings are mutual the whole time.

Hey! First of all, I very much appreciate the random question; I like a nice lil question like this every now and then!

And the answer is a big fuck yes lol. Maybe that's wrong according to "anti-shippers", but seeing as I'm a fully grown adult who can understand the difference between real life and what I read/watch/write, I don't really see the problem. A lot of ships I love have done bad things in that regard. Barney/Robin is always one that springs to mind. Do I think they approached everything healthily? No. But I enjoy their dynamic and find them cute and that's all that matters. Diane/Same from Cheers are also up there. Super unhealthy, it was good for them to not end up together, but I love them all the same and they have more sexual tension than, like, any other relationship ever put on TV tbh.

I mean, one of my all time favorite ships is Gob/Tony Wonder. I've devoted literally over a million words on published fanfic alone, let alone drafts and meta and gushing on here. But having sex with each other and then taking a roofie to forget it is highly the start of a healthy relationship, let alone "faking" one's sexuality for an act of revenge. If I had a friend who did that or if *I* did that, I would have to say "dear god, get help."

And in terms of will they/won't they, I don't mind if one person has feelings and other develops them over time or something. Like Amy/Jonah in Superstore, for example, though I know you could make an argument that Amy didn't hate Jonah from the get go like she claims lol.

There are certain things I don't ship because they aren't healthy, but a lot of those often have to do with either the narrative treating it as healthy and amazing, or the chem the actors have isn't there or doesn't appeal to me. Kurt/Bl*ine is a BIG example for me, because, full offense intended, Chris and Darren have ZERO chemistry, and Blaine tried to fucking sexually assault Kurt and KURT had to apologize? I was mostly just annoyed at their relationship at first, then that happened and I turned into a true hater and it just got worse and worse, only to be treated as this super romantic endgame relationship. I'd like to think that if it was any other relationship I'd feel the same way, but who knows?

Tl;dr, yes, some ships are great without being healthy and I enjoy tf out of them! I love good tension and unhealthy dynamics every now and then as a treat.

[jonahh]

i loveeee jonah and i can’t rly think of a good question for u?? maybe like how did u feel abt the amy jonah breakup proposal scene in s6? i know it was sorta unpopular in the fandom as forced but i thought it was very sympathetic and understandable on both sides tbh

narratively speaking superstore actually hit the jackpot by getting canceled when it did, because if that had been the last we see of amy i don't think they could have salvaged it—or it would have been very difficult to, at least. i definitely had my doubts on a larger scale about superstore without america, and i still don't know that amy moving to california was the smartest plot move, but they weren't expecting to lose a lead and you work with what you have i guess

that being said! given that this was the in-universe route they chose, i do think that they pulled it off in a way that felt true to the characters. it's definitely brutal to watch, but it makes sense. of course amy is hesitant to make such a big, official step. even though it's jonah, and he's been around for a long time, and their relationship is great, she's been through this before and it completely derailed her from what she originally wanted in life. and so in her mind, there's always room for things to go wrong—whether that's in an immediate and catastrophic way or a slower, boiling-frog stagnation way. because of her circumstances, it's important to her that she have an easy escape route if that were to happen.

there's also the issue of the timing. i think that, if the circumstances were different and this didn't come up at the time of the move, it would feel less claustrophobic for her. but it's sort of an insane and tumultuous period, and adding yet another life-altering decision to the mix was definitely. not great.

jonah's view is completely different here. he pretty much sees them as already-married at this point, so it doesn't feel as daunting for him. this is where i do start to feel a little conflicted, so bear with me. on the one hand i do think he should have known better than to think this wouldn't be an added stressor for amy. like, obviously he's aware of her past, and the baggage/trauma she has regarding marriage. he's not adam, of course he's not adam, but who's to say he wouldn't fall into the same rut? he has a string of abandoned jobs behind him, and frankly not a whole lot of prospects. adam has a string of abandoned hobbies. amy's always been the one to take on the role of "adult" and frankly, as much as she (and i) love jonah, the relationship doesn't...look all that different. yes, true love, etc but she has kids and so she has to look at it from a practical as well as a romantic perspective.

the thing is, while he went about it in a way that was a little thoughtless and insane, jonah's also not in the wrong for wanting something more. i mean, the dude is moving across the country for her. they HAVE been together for several years, and they've known each other for several years before that. they are, functionally, a family, so it makes sense that he would want to make that official. and as solid as the relationship is, he just needs to know that she won't pull the rug out from under him suddenly—marriage seems like the most natural way to prove the stability of the relationship and soothe his neuroses. plus, in his mind, there's absolutely no chance he's going to be the one to leave. she's the reason he's stuck around for so many years, after all. but she has no way of fully understanding that without literally being in his head.

seeing him stand up for himself and set that boundary is cathartic. watching amy have to deal with the ultimatum is heartbreaking. marriage means two different things to these characters, and that's what makes the breakup so potent.

[terrainofheartfelt]

Are there couples like dair that you know of?

Do you mean in real life? Because that’s classified. Also, not really. That kind of insanity only exists in fiction.

Fictionally though…I can think of many. I think that’s why my affection for dair is so enduring, it ticks so many of my ship boxes for me, so let’s dive in, on a tour of liz’s fave romantic ships

Let’s start with the classics.

The original romcom couple: beatrice x benedick of shakespeare’s much ado about nothing. They have everything: eviscerating banter, guy being an absolute simp for his beloved. Nads has written about it before.

And of course, the austenites: Darcy x Lizzie and Knightley x Emma are big ones, and I think there’s definite vibes with Wentworth x Anne too.

the Blueprints are When Harry Met Sally and Summer x Seth (and tbh you could probs throw Holly Golightly and Paul Varjak and Tracy Lord and Mike Connor — I would have picked jimmy stewart tbh. rip to katharine hepburn but I’m different. )

Sidebar: Oh but you know who knows SO much about Philadelphia Story and all romcomedy bc they’ve written academically on the subject? tumblr user scabopolis!—somewhere, mayhaps a fic comment?—they told me that that script was written with the intention of the ending being punitive for the heroine. if hepburn and the writer weren’t combating early 20th century misogyny, would the play and subsequent film come to a different conclusion???

As mentioned here: kate x anthony from bridgerton have a multitude of parallels. absolutely dair coded.

And I mean…I already made this post about the parallels with Japril but REALLY: the different backgrounds—one rich one middle class; workplace romance; adversaries to best friends to lovers; shared trauma through the loss of a child; RUNAWAY BRIDE; mutual pining; backdoor endgame which I know the gg revival will not give me but a girl can dream

Nads and I have discussed at length how dair coded the Emily Henry couples Gus x January & Charlie x Nora are. And Henry’s talked about how inspired all her work is by Nora Ephron, so. Mutual blueprints (Poppy x Alex have a best friends to lovers that is DELICIOUS but the characters themselves aren’t that similar to dan and blair on that level)

Speaking of mutual blueprints, the mindy project’s mindy x danny have a GREAT workplace enemies to lovers arc in the first couple seasons…the second half of the show roughens them up a bit. (and danny castellano is SUCH a different daniel than our girl dan humphrey)

And in the realm of “stop being so mean to me or I swear to god I’m gonna fall in love with you” allow me to talk a bit about one of my favorite ships of all time: luke and mara jade skywalker.

Okay so, in the extended star wars universe; in the novels that were written BEFORE the new trilogy (and before the prequel trilogy in some cases), these published fanfic pulp scifi books introduced this character, mara jade. She was the personal assassin and fixer for the emperor, and when he was killed, she was like “I have to get revenge” so of course she makes it her life mission to destory luke skywalker. And then of course they get thrown into a few impossible situations where they have to team up and she discovers that actually she doesn’t hate him which of course makes her furious, and then after a couple more teamups she realizes she likes him, how horrifying, then after luke convinces mara to train as a jedi in between smuggling deals she realizes she’s in LOVE with him?! while luke has been down bad since the first assassination attempt they are literally those posts that go “she thinks they’re sworn enemies but he is just some guy with a crush on her” and “she stops trying to kill him and honestly he’s a little disappointed. star wars sequels committed many sins but the original one was cutting out my girl mara jade skywalker.

I have discussed at length with S (and even written fic) on the dair-codedness of amy and jonah from superstore.

Speaking of S, she also made me watch Hart of Dixie and whilst the main couple zoe x wade have a chaotic adversarial romance that may speak to dair, the true dair of the show, the couple that came late in the game, but looking back seems like they should have belonged together all this time (I caught Vibes in s2 but that’s neither here nor there): ANNABETH X GEORGE! They have a long history of mutual disinterest/only tolerating each other for the sake of the mutual love of their life, Lemon, and then after a couple heartbreaks and a long winding road, they fall for each other! and Lemon is like the captain of their ship—it’s both Dair and the resolution the blair x serena x dan triangle deserved!

And in terms of childhood love vs the love you grow into have this whole fic verse that expands upon the dair & amy x laurie parallels

[misty-avalon]

get to know you tag

round 2 let's go! and yes this has been sitting in my drafts for like 2 weeks but let's see how my answers have changed from last time!

thanks for the tag @theoceanismyinkwell :)

three ships i like: ben x devi (never have i ever), amy x jonah (superstore, i miss them :( ), and I'm gonna have to give the 3rd one to amy x jake (brooklyn nine nine) in honour of last week's series finale (i miss having nbc sitcoms to look forward to)

last song i listened to: chillin chillin - itzy. Go check out their new album crazy in love. My faves are sooo lucky, love is, and mirror

last movie i watched: shang chi and the legend of the ten rings. Iconic, show-stopping, spectacular. 10/10 would watch again.

currently reading: after a busy week I finally have a weekend with not too much going on so I've been trying to get back into playchoices (if that even counts as reading lmao)

currently craving: I'd like a bowl of pho tbh

currently consuming: leftover mooncake

tagging: ain't got time to tag anyone because just as I thought I had some time this weekend I've got people needing me to do other things! 🙄 anyways feel free to do this if you'd like and I hope y'all are having a much more free weekend than I am

[welcometotheocverse]

Who are your Runaways ocs? What are their powers? What pushes each of them to run away?

Okay so I have Isabelle -Isa- Nyx who is another Child Of The Pride. I haven't Quite settle on her power yet ( and i might change her fc and that might affect it) who was super close to Amy ( ow) Like the other kids of the Pride she stopped hanging out after Amy died though for her it was less than she wanted to and more than everyone did. Like the other runaways her parents own their own company and have their own stake on the city and ties with the Gibborim. The actual one to say “fuck our parents, let’s run away”

Grace Wilder is Alex's sister and shares her Enhanced Genius with him but has no powers outside of that. Though she might develop some later. She thinks her brother's a dork but she does love him.

Tracey Stein is Chase's little sister( she and Molly are collectively team baby) and deserves so much better tbh. She has no powers but gets her own gadgets like Chase gets the fistigons bc I say so. She's an actual ray of sunshine child who is terrified of her father and is the most excited to run away tbh.

And my last runaway kiddo isn't actually a runaway/child of the pride but is the sister of one of the Pride's sacrifices. Her name is Miche ( last name pending) and she wants the Church Of Gibborin destroyed and crushed into fine powder and we love her for it. The kiddos are being tracked by their parents after they runaway and also want their parents to stop sacrificing kids so they team up!

As to why they ran away all my 3 Pride Kids ( Isa, Grace, Tracey) were with the other kids when they saw the Rite Of Blood sacrifice and found out their parents preyed on kids to sacrifice to Jonah/The Gibborim and like that's what makes them run away so that stays the same. Though I also may have stuff from the comic run like their parents trying to track them down and blackmailing them but it's more or less them realizing their parents are Dangerous and that they can't stay there.

[mightypurplethunder]

So I recently became obsessed with Superstore so here's my take on my favorite to least favorite Cloud9 employees.

1- Dina. Queen. Love how at first you think she's just gonna be a female Dwight but then they tell you she's a vegan who owns a fuckton of birds and just wants to get the job done and live her best life. A ride or die bitch that has earned my respect.

2- Sandra. Almost up there with Dina, ngl. At first you feel so sorry for her bc she's an extreme pushover who lets everyone get in the way of her happiness and no one takes seriously, and then she just. she fucking. snaps and shows just how much of a fucking lunatic she actually is. An absolute lying sociopath and I love every second of it.

3- Garrett. He's just. So cool you know. Just a cool guy, chillin at work, physically incapable of giving a fuck, obsessed with sneakers. Mostly unproblematic, except for some times he majorly fucks up and pays for it.

4- Jonah. Look. The reason Jonah is ranking so high is bc his main character flaw is just being annoying af. And I mean, I get it. He's the classic straigh white male ally who knows he's got it better than most and tries so hard to keep a low profile but he's just- so white and educated he can't help being a major pain in the ass. I respect the way he endures his coworkers' constant bully because he knows he kinda deserves it. Anyways, just a polite non-threatening boy who's trying his best and his halloween costumes are the worst.

5- Amy. Amy is a complex character. Usually I don't like the way she treats Jonah or how sometimes she's too entitled but, like, I get it. She's a young recently single mother who feels lile life owes her things, and she's right. Sometimes I think she's too hard on people and some other times I don't understand how she doesn't just grab an axe and murder everyone. The thing is- Amy might not be the funniest or quirkiest character, but she might be the realest, and I respect her.

6- Mateo. Hated him at first, because he's just portrayed as this classic mean gay, two-faced and competitive, but he really started to grow on me during the late seasons, specially as they start to deepen into his experience as an immigrant. (The ICE episode is heartbreaking)

7- Justine. Lol just. So annoying. We all have met this bitch. What a hillarious minor character, work bitch.

8- Cheyenne. I LOVED Cheyenne back in the first seasons, but then she just like, got stuck there. She stays this clueless shallow girl and she actually gets meaner as the show progresses, specially towards Amy. And I get it, she's still very young and all, but I hope eventually she evolves into something more than a goofy pretty girl.

9- Glenn. Annoying white christian Boomer who actually tries his best. Not gonna lie, sometimes I feel like I could murder him with my own hands, but sometimes his efforts are appreciated. He becomes way more likable after he stops being manager, tbh.

10- Marcus. I literally had to google him bc I keep forgetting his name so that says enough about how much I like him. Yet somehow I feel so sorry for him whenever no one will join him in any of his chants. Whatevs, life is weird.

11- Carol. Fucking bitch hope she dies.

[youngsamberg]

tbh i know amy is technically the "lead" but i think the writers made her so boring compared to the other characters (no hate to america, just to the writers) and basically made her the straight (wo)man for the ensemble which is a very weird thing to do to a lead??? and at this point i care more about jonah's evolving relationships with everyone more than what happens to amy or simmosa 🤷🏽‍♀️

that’s exactly right

[itslikeababywithamustache]

Okay full disclaimer this post has zero to do with the EFU I’m sorry, but I just wanna ramble.

Has anyone here watched Superstore? I love it, but every other time I go watch it I get sucked into an AU where Dina and Jonah end up dating and it’s driving me insane.

Cause the first time I watched the show, in the first few episodes I honestly? Really liked Dina? I mean I still do, but like. She’s an attractive woman who isn’t super thin, she’s assertive and sure of herself, and yeah she has trouble making friends but she grows over the seasons.

And Jonah is a (canonly assumed at least) straight guy who pushes back toxic masculinity and is confident in being his not-super-manly self.

And before they had Dina go the kinda creepy route in her attraction to Jonah, picking up on signals that weren’t there and assuming he returned her feelings, I was like. Rooting for them tbh.

Rooting for the them where Jonah WAS interested and Dina didn’t push herself on him, to be clear. If the show writers had actually been serious about that relationship and made it actually happen? Where the woman was more masculine and assertive than the man, the Protective One in the relationship? Like, that exists! Write about it! I think it could’ve been great.

And now I just always think about what Might Have Been... I mean I love Amy too, and I love that she‘s the one who makes more money and he doesn’t care, and she’s assertive too and they’re cute, but I just. I was rooting for Dina first. And I can’t get over it.

[ladysophiebeckett]

tbh im gonna be more sad about dina losing her best friend than jonah losing amy. 

[yorkesteins]

But the answer is 002 for all six Runaways. :P Tell me your deep thoughts on all the babies.

Gert Yorkes

How I feel about this character: baby angel, love of my life, best girl in the world, object of my projection

All the people I ship romantically with this character: chase stein

My non-romantic OTP for this character: obviously i love her relationship with molly, but her and alex had a couple of moments where they played off of each other in a very fun way! 

My unpopular opinion about this character: idk that i really have one? i love hulu gert more than comic gert but idk if that’s super unpopular? ariela plays her so beautifully and i adore that girl but let people be sad about the fat rep being erased bc it was already inconsistent? 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: ariela’s mentioned wanting to explore her latinx heritage, and i want that so badly.

my OTP: gertchase gertchase gertchase

my cross over ship: lmao idek maybe elena alvarez bc i deserved elena/carmen

a headcanon fact: when she was six she told everyone she was gonna marry nico so nico would have to share her light up sneakers which made nico cry bc she didn’t want to get married OR share, which made gert cry, which made chase cry because gert was crying. Amy told on all of them. 

Chase Stein

How I feel about this character: he’s BABY. i love him. he’s trying his best. leave him alone he’s sad.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: gert yorkes. 

My non-romantic OTP for this character: also alex tbh. let them be BROS. 

My unpopular opinion about this character: it’s possible to make dumb decisions for valid reasons tbh. chase still has a lot of growing to do, but he got really vulnerable this season. he’s starting to confront and untangle a lot of shitty weird feelings around an abusive upbringing and i think it’s so far pretty fuckin nuanced. 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: lol i want him to be able to say that the way both of his parents have treated him isn’t okay, and i want him get closure, and i want him to talk to his friends.

my OTP: gertchase gertchase gertchase

my cross over ship: uhhhhh idk peter parker would be funny tbh. or ty johnson?

a headcanon fact: was the green power ranger four times for halloween as a kid. bullied karolina, gert, and amy all into being the pink ranger different years; nico kicked him in the shin in lieu of a no.

Molly Hernandez

How I feel about this character: sweet baby child!! 

All the people I ship romantically with this character: she’s a baby!!! klara prast i guess? 

My non-romantic OTP for this character: oh chase and molly siblings in law 4ever

My unpopular opinion about this character: i’m torn between missing the dynamic that came w molly legit being so much younger in the comics but also liking the conflict being treated as younger when she’s really not much younger brings.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: i wanted chase to nickname her bruiser so badly lmao.

my OTP: i don’t rly have one? i do know molly is a lesbian tho 

my cross over ship: don’t have one

a headcanon fact: pretended to like one direction more than she ever did so gert could use her as a cover for going to concerts willing keeping her pretentious 14 year old Indie Fan Cred. Pretended to dislike them more than she did in front of gert for Bribes.

Nico Minoru

How I feel about this character: my witchy daughter whom i love!

All the people I ship romantically with this character: karolina dean. i didn’t mind alex, just not long term.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: nico and chase bickering siblings forever!!

My unpopular opinion about this character: i think my hulu nico opinions are all really standard, but i had a ton of issues with how she was written in the comics? mostly i do not think there’s a single man including bkv who has written comics of that character in a fair way lmao.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I just want quieter, relationship navigating moments with karolina, because they’ve been pretty plot centric or Big Declarations which is so nicer to see centered for a f/f ship! but i want some of the smaller moments where they’re just teenagers dating in a precarious situation

my OTP: deanoru

my cross over ship: idk kate bishop?

a headcanon fact: misses her co-star app with a burning passion, forced alex to let her use a hostel computer to do everyone’s charts. gert started off very critical, ends up yelling THIS IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE VENUS IN VIRGO at chase two hours later, nico is very smug

Karolina Dean

How I feel about this character: baby angel daughter!!!!

All the people I ship romantically with this character: nico minoru. julie power was fine you guys are just mean! interested to see how they do xavin in the show?

My non-romantic OTP for this character: more karolina and gert please!

My unpopular opinion about this character: i think her motivations w jonah made sense but weren’t earned enough by the storyline and it kind of did a disservice to her character development and also made her reaction to chase’s stuff kind of weird ngl. 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: i just kind of wish her conflict with her parentage was stronger ngl? i think she had the best written parent betrayal in the comics, and i kind of wish we’d gotten something similar.

my OTP: deanoru

my cross over ship: america chavez?

a headcanon fact: tells nico she thought being born on a cusp meant she gets to pick which zodiac sign she feels more like. she kind of knows that’s not right, but nico’s really cute when she gets worked up about that kind of stuff.

Alex Wilder

How I feel about this character: BABY BOY

All the people I ship romantically with this character: livvie. again, liked nico in a temporary way? i’ve seen people write alex/victor mancha and i’m not mad about it.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: CHASE ALEX BROS

My unpopular opinion about this character: uh i love him and think he’s Trying His Best to stay in control of situation that he’s increasingly disillusioned by and also comic alex was a 16 year old kid who trusted and loved his parents in a way that was a lot more nuanced that the villainry he gets painted with~

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: i just want him to interact with the other kids more. rhenzy plays off them all really well.

my OTP:  alex/livvie? I think i’m less invested bc we’ve seen less of her but they were SO cute and i really want to see more of her

my cross over ship: .......also peter parker?

a headcanon fact: him and chase did star wars marathons like once a month growing up and always yell HAN SHOT FIRST in unison like total fucking dweebs. he hasn’t seen a new hope since before amy died. 

[tim-bradfords]

tbh I just have a lot of thoughts and emotions about superstore and the fact that I haven’t felt this much about a show in a REALLY long time first off

The comedy is so so funny because it’s so relatable like when bo talked about black lives matter and Garrett was like ??????? Jonah talking about gun control!!!!! Need I say more

It highlights gun control, racism, ageism, etc etc like !!!!!!!!

Retail and customer service is hell and I appreciate them highlighting that

All the characters are precious and hilarious and I will protect them at all costs especially Sandra & Dina

Jonah and Amy.... strap in because this is gonna be a long one

Their relationship is not only a slowburn but once of the most pure relationships I have ever seen on tv. Imagine a man, not only a man but a white man bc most of them on tv are trash but, a man who puts your needs in front of his own no matter what, a man who would rather be friends with you his whole life than to ever lose you even if that means he will have these feelings unreciprocated forever. A man who always reminds you to put yourself first and to love yourself and reminds you of all the great things about yourself... truly life changing

Not only that but their friendship is incredible it’s constant back and forth bickering but in the end you can see how much they truly enjoy each other’s company

It’s an example of a pure healthy relationship, even if they aren’t together yet, their relationship is something that needs to be shown to people more bc not only abusive couples with constant fighting are the exciting ones, let’s let go of that concept

The show is woke af, they talk about many issues going on today and it’s HILARIOUS

Idek I just have many feelings I’m so sorry

I’m such trash for this whole show & I will be forever

[queenhippolyta]

I’ve seen a few Runaways Hogwarts House headcanons and would like to offer:

Runaways Camp-Half Blood AU headcanons 

(in order of how certain I am of their parentage)

Alex Wilder - Son of Athena (I think this one is fairly straightforward? He’s a brilliant strategist)

Chase Stein - Son of Hephaestus (again, this feels pretty straightforward, he has a gift with technology and machines, though there’s an argument to be made for comic book Chase possibly instead being a son of Hermes I think)

Nico Minoru - Daughter of Hecate (or potentially Hades but I’m on the line on that. She has a gift for magic)

Molly Hernandez - Daughter of Heracles (he is a god of strength and bravery and we all know our girl fits that. She also could potentially be a daughter of Zeus, even though she can’t fly like Karo can but she has Herculean strength and he was a son of Zeus so who says flight is the only gift of Zeus? But for all he was king of the gods, bravery is much more Heracles's domain, as he was considered the greatest Greek hero)

Karolina Dean - Daughter of Apollo (totally up in the air on this one because like she could be a daughter of Zeus or Iris as well because of the flying and rainbow light thing but…. Apollo feels like it fits, both because why couldn’t a child of the sun fly and control light, especially since I think Karo would be a very powerful demigod, and because her upbeat, kind, and caring disposition fits children of Apollo. Iris could definitely fit too though. That said, my other thought is that she is a descendant of/has the blood of Ouranos I know technically they all do but like y’all know what I mean, which is a part of how she is so powerful and a part of her connection to Jonah, who I imagine is also a descendant of Ouranos or potentially the vessel of Ouranos making Karo a straight up child of Ouranos and like tbh I like this take the most but that is for a later fully flushed out fic of sorts in which she believes she is a child of Zeus or something when they get to the camp only to find out later that that is not the case and that has some stuff to do with his EVIL)

Gert Yorkes - Daughter of Prometheus (this is the one I’ve struggled with most because there’s a easy argument to be made for daughter of Athena, but none of them would have the same godly parent. Her personality is also very child of Hades, in a way, and Old Lace is a creature who should technically be dead so like… but I digress. If Artemis had children she could be the perfect fit but I ended up torn between two. Dike is the goddess of justice and that feels very Gert, standing up and fighting for what is right always, no matter what. But ultimately I went with Prometheus because he is considered to be incredibly clever, which we know Gert is, he is the Titan of forethought I know the half-bloods in the books aren’t typically children of titans but whatever and so can somewhat see into the future and in the comics her parents were time-travelers, and is able to create sentient life forms, something her parents did when they created Old Lace. But I’m still very on the fence about it so I could be swayed to a different perspective if you have one!! please come share it with me)

The kids don’t know that they are demigods

Their non-godly parents are powerful and wealthy enough to keep them safe and in the dark about their being half-bloods

The Pride are doing some bad shit (trying to overthrow the gods or unknowingly doing something bad murder that they think will work toward improving the world but which accidentally will lead to the destruction of the gods/the world because Jonah is still a monster)

Amy (who is Nico’s full sister, so they share their godly parent as well) is murdered

Everything goes down in a similar fashion - the group falls apart and comes back together after witnessing their parents murder a girl, the kids discover their abilities and still don’t know how or why they have these powers but run away

The runaways attract a lot of monsters, but are powerful and, even untrained, survive and are then found by a satyr/other trained half-bloods and make it across the country to camp by god magic

They get to Camp Half-Blood, start to discover their parentage and about this world they are now a part of, and discover that they are the children of a great prophecy

Bonus, friends they discover on their quests: Victor Mancha - Son of Hephaestus or second gen Athena (wherein he was created by/some of his genetic material came from Daedalus)

Xavin - Child of Mars (I think Xavin would be from Camp Jupiter, in part because Mars is a lot more battle strategy focused than Ares and because discipline is a part of Mars’s domain as well as war)

[jonahh]

THAT FINALE LITERALLY TOOK ME OUT i was so worried because early s6 amy's writing was shaky but they both wrote her so well And acknowledged the earlier season's weirdness ... canon dad jonah ... GARRETT OH MY GOD GARRETT ... sandra's character development I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS I JUST . tbh the best season finale i've seen in a very long time

yeah i was FLOORED by the finale. genuinely it was so good that i felt bad for having any doubts in the first place. but with all the strain of having to wrap up plotlines that could have (and should have!) lasted for several more seasons, it was an incredibly ambitious swing for them and any one mistake would have ruined the whole thing imo. and they PULLED. IT. OFF. the way they did it was absolutely fucking phenomenal.

like the store had to close. full stop. i’m so glad we didn’t have a “their lives continued as usual post finale” sort of ending, where they managed to save the store. because given everything that’s happened to the characters, all of their failed attempts to make life better, that would have been a deeply disturbing and bleak way to end. the reopening of sturgis & sons was something i’d hoped for since watching all nighter for the first time so seeing that actually play out was just. chefs kiss truly. (also the sheer vindication of getting the feet plotline resolved. thank GOD.) AND getting to see jonah pursue what he was honestly meant for all along. my god.

sandra and dina’s scene together was so touching. they’ve both had such intense development even since the start of this season and to get to see that bond was really rewarding ahhhh also the final announcement had me BAWLING of course. specifically the fact that he started by playing it off as a joke but then immediately realized he had to go back and say something real. because that’s who he is!!!

AND another thing i appreciated about his speech specifically was that it didn’t glorify the job. it wasn’t him suddenly deciding “actually, this was great all along”—because it WASN’T. retail sucks. the things that happened to them over the course of the show sucked. that’s such an important aspect of the finale, to me: it walked the line between sentimental and realistic effortlessly. it’s always really tempting when you’re wrapping something up to focus exclusively on the good but in this case, that wouldn’t have been an effective way to go out.

man i haven’t even GOTTEN to the jonah and amy part of this. there is so much to say. something that i realize more and more as i rewatch the series is that most of it focuses on how much he loves her, how much he’s willing to do for her. that’s one of the reasons i was scared to watch the finale actually! because i was worried he would just immediately crawl back to her when she decided she wanted him back. and there would be no catharsis, no sense of security. but he didn’t. he stood up for himself. (and god ben’s performance during that scene is insane. the vulnerability in his voice when he says “i’m not just something you can schedule for whenever you’re free, you know?” was lethal)

anyway the decision to have the finale focus more on the way that she loves him was a very simple and devastatingly effective way to make it feel more natural. having her not only apologize, but tell him everything he needed—deserved—to hear for the last six years. the “you waited six years for me, and if i have to wait another—” was what truly got to me because you’re absolutely right she was adamant about not wanting to pressure him and it BROKE me. the kiss.......the face cradle......unreal. the way they executed the reunion was strong enough that it made america leaving the show actually feel intentional. that’s crazy.

and i made a separate post about this somewhere but the moment after he gets back from the interview and just sort of curls into himself and she just instinctively reaches out to calm him. absolutely ruined me. she didn’t even hesitate because he Needed her and nothing else mattered in that instant. how am i supposed to be normal after that

oh not to mention the way they handled the ‘love triangle’ was much better than i expected!! amy quit her job for a REAL reason, jonah and hannah broke up for a REAL reason. she wasn’t unfairly treated by the script, they were just incompatible & it didn’t feel out of character at all.

okay this is getting so much longer and more rambly than i meant for it to djskffjksadfh but truly i could pick apart every single scene in the finale because everything was done so intentionally. easily one of my top finales of all time as well!!

[iamacolor]

What did you think of season 3 in general? I want to know because I personally think that the first half (and even more than half) was not that good, I feel like the episodes were kinda useless and boring and not that funny, and then there was the video game release episode and it felt like going back to seasons 1 and 2 and after this episode I felt like it was Superstore again, all those last episodes were pretty eventful and great! But yeah the first half was messy and badly done imo

Oh I’m really glad I’m not the only one who’s feeling this way! 

I think this season (at least the first half) is the weakest in terms of characters’ arc and storyline. At one point I even stopped watching for a few weeks and caught up later on because not only was I busy but it didn’t make me feel that need to watch it every week unlike the last part of the season did. In the last weeks I’ve been super busy but I always took the time to watch the episode because it felt much mor engaging and dynamic. Like things were finally happening! I haven’t watched back the season but I honestly don’t remember much from the first part so this is mostly going to be based on the impressions I have left (and also messy.

I think one of the problem is that most of this season has been mostly Amy centered. And I don’t mean it as in “Amy doesn’t deserve to be the main” but the writers decided to have most of her storylines be about how much of a mess she was after her divorce, how hard it was for her to “get back out there”. And so it didn’t make for a very engaging main character if she’s mostly the joke and there’s not much progress going on. Even the important dynamic of Jonah and Amy was dropped. They didn’t have many scenes together after the first ones that were awkward and tense and then it got better and instead they threw Jonah at Kelly. 

I don’t mind that much that Jonah got a girlfriend. But the problem is that since most things were said through amy’s pov, all we got of that relationship at first was that amy was jealous of kelly. We didn’t get to see many real relationship moments between jonah and kelly and for me the chemistry wasn’t there. And then when we got mor focus on the relationship it was during the second half when a lot of things between amy and jonah were happening and so things weren’t going great anyway. And this also means that for most of the season, all the jonah and amy content we got was amy’s jealousy and slowly realizing her feelings. I mean they were a few episodes where it almost felt like Jonah wasn’t into Amy anymore because they didn’t interact much but at the same time I think that the writers never managed to convey properly that Jonah was into Kelly so we got a weird situation.

The problem I think comes also with the fact that at the beginning of the season, the writers dropped the dynamics that had been explored in season 2. After the tornado I expected more of Dina and Garrett. There was clearly something there and, if not romantically, there is the potential for a real connection. Same goes for Jeff and Mateo. Mateo called Jeff during the tornado to confess his feelings so I was expecting something more at the beginning of the seaosn and instead nothing. I don’t remember much happening in the first part of the serie other than jonah dating kelly and moving in with garrett (which is something with a huge potential both for comedy and character dynamics that I think hasn’t been used enough) and amy being a divorced mess.

And then the video game release episode happened and I was like finally!!! finally!! that’s the superstore I love!

I was already interested in the story of dina being pregnant with glenn’s child, I thought it was really original and unexpected but showed growth in both characters and how they get along better now. I really liked Dina throughout the whole season tbh Watching her get closer and closer to Amy and also Cheyenne felt very nice and it’s now one of my favourite relationship on the show. But I disgress

The video game release episode finally gave us something that we had been lacking for so long. That Jonah/Amy connection. Not just amy pining on jonah or jonah pining on amy. But the two of them being together and behaving like they would never with other people. Being carefree and fun and it reminded me of all these moments they shared together in the previous seasons that showed us how well matched they were, how good friends they are. These scenes in the tunnels and the stock room are just a delight to watch.

And then finally Amy admitted her feelings and it truly felt like things were moving forward. And it’s like suddenly the writers remembered that they had to really give us something to look forward to. They also brought Mateo and Jeff around at the same time and gave them a really interesting storyline and reunion. I’m a bit disappointed that we didn’t get as much of Dina’s pregnancy explored but I’m hoping we see more next season although amy’s one will probably take the spotlight.

Every episode after that, we were given something good, something big, something to look forward to, something that would shake things up. The security footage release and its consequences, the beverage guy, jeff quitting his job, jonah being jealous, amy not being defined by the fact that she’s a divorcee and so on. The last episodes have been a feast as a amy and jonah shipper and even the fight was something I loved, everything felt earned and I think I’ve already expressed my feelings about the finale lol I’m just left with so many questions and nervousness now! And I’m still not a fan of the pregnancy plotline and still don’t see the point of it. Life is complicated I get it thank you superstore please move on to another obstacle for you main female character to overcome

I do feel that the writers wrote this season mainly about amy and that even the second half was mainly about amy and jonah which is a bit of a disservice to the other characters. Especially Garrett and Cheyenne who didn’t have much going on this season which is a shame. Especially since it makes it look like now that cheyenne went through a pregnancy and got married she doesn’t have a story to tell. And now that Garrett isn’t connected to Dina we don’t see much of him. Which is another reason why I’m sorry that they didn’t explore the roomate dynamic more.

I did love Sandra a lot though. She’s truly my favourite not-so background character. Just hilarious all the time.

The jonah/amy content in the last episodes was just a blessing,w e got so much more than I ever expected and I still can’t believe it and I’m shipping them harder than ever and I love them so much more now it’s crazy

Also I have to say that my experience of superstore has been higly upgraded by the fact that people started talking about it with me which made me get more involved in the fandom and in turn talking about it with more people and really thinking things through( with many long novels like this one I’m sorry) and it made the experience so enjoyable, it’s amazing. So that’s also one of the reason why I love the last pert of the season so much!

[misty-avalon]

Questions to Know Me Better

Tagged by @theoceanismyinkwell Thank you!! ^-^

FOURTEEN PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BETTER

ONE / name: Misty (not my real name but that’s what I go by on tumblr dot com)

TWO / birthday: September

THREE / zodiac sign: Virgo

FOUR / height: short af (i’m actually very self conscious of my height so i don’t like it when people make jokes about me being short - only i get to do that)

FIVE / hobbies: reading, baking, blogging, learning how to sew and cross stitch, having a good jamming out session to kpop

SIX / favourite colour: blue (the sky is blue, the pools/oceans/seas are blue - it’s a very relaxing colour)

SEVEN / favourite book: Harry Potter series (i have yet to come across another book series that knocks harry potter off the top spot for me)

EIGHT / last song I listened to: stay - blackpink (sometimes i just need a relaxing acoustic song after jamming out to more intense bops)

NINE / last film I watched: Detective Pikachu (the 2nd half of the movie is so good omg)

TEN / inspiration for muse: i’m not sure what is meant by ‘muse’ but if you mean myself then I have taken a lot of inspiration from BTS and e1 Laurel Lance. BTS’ music has given me a lot to ponder about. The HYYH era of songs said the things that I wanted to say that I never found the right words for. For the first time in 3-4 years I didn’t feel lonely anymore and I learnt from their songs that the things I felt were perfectly valid things to feel. From that I gained new motivation (the kind that doesn’t make you feel like you’re drowning when you come across stresses and inconvieniences) that I channelled towards my last 2 years at uni. Then fast forward to the love yourself era, it was Namjoon’s UN speech and Jin’s epiphany that really drove the message of ‘self love’ home. I learned not to rely on other people for love but rather to create some love for myself because that can never be taken away from me. I learned that I am enough and nobody will ever be able to make me feel like I’m nothing. Ever since then I feel like I’ve become a much healthier and more positive person (although a reminder that i am not perfect and i probably still have some problematic behaviours that im not aware of yet). I also found inspiration from Laurel’s arc from being (rightfully) angry and depressed to choosing to be a hero as the Black Canary. I wasn’t in the best place from end of 2012 to beginning of 2015 so I related a lot to s2-3 Laurel. Seeing Laurel become the Black Canary reminded me that I can overcome the emotional crap that I went through, I can choose to look on the brighter side despite everything, I can choose to move on and be better - and I did. When it comes to irl people I guess I do kind of take inspiration from the people that I know (the ones who matter). Seeing the people who matter to me (even if we don’t talk anymore) having genuine smiles on their faces is like a mental refresher ie i get renewed energy to go about my day completing my tasks and they give me inspiration for how I want to shape my future.

ELEVEN / dream job: doing research or assisting in research in the pharmaceutical industry, or having my own business (doesn’t need to be fancy) that helps me earn a modest living

TWELVE / meaning behind your URL: my url is inspired by bbc merlin. I wanted a url that hinted on fantasy and the mystical unknowns (ie possibilities that are yet to be discovered - a metaphor for the sense of longing to explore whether a physical place or an aspect of life). So I started playing around with the words ‘mystical’ and ‘mystery’ which then evolved into ‘misty’. Then I looked at the word ‘avalon’ and not only did I like the sound of the name, I also liked how it’s the name of a legendary land - a land shrouded in mystery. The words ‘misty’ and ‘avalon’ sounded like a really good fit for each other and so ‘misty-avalon’ was born. For those of you who have followed me since 2013 you might remember that my initial url was something like ‘destinyhopesapphire95’ (like some tween looking username/email) so you can see why I needed to change it. Even with my old url I wanted something inspirational hence ‘destiny’ and ‘hope’, and I picked ‘sapphire’ which is the September birthstone. As for ‘95’ y’all can probably figure that out yourselves

THIRTEEN / top 3 ships: my top ships are always changing as i find new shows to watch. My current top 3 (which is true for the last 2 months) is: 1) barry/iris (the flash), 2) jonah/amy (superstore), 3) buffy/marty (andi mack)

FOURTEEN / lipstick or lip balm: lipstick, i like being able to play around with different colours

FIFTEEN / currently reading: im not reading any books atm, but i am playing the playchoices app which is an app for visual novels. Other than that I read news articles to keep up to date with the happenings of the world

SIXTEEN / work: i’m learning how to drive atm because workplaces and jobs where i live are a lot more accessible when you have a licence (i didn’t learn to drive as a teen like most people did because knowing myself I just knew that it wasn’t a good idea nor the right time), but other than that we (mum and i) are in the process of figuring out how to move to a different city and selling our house so everything is in limbo, but just this morning i revised a newer and better education plan where I hope I’ll be able to earn a few more certificates/degrees

SEVENTEEN / fiction?: yes? (tbh i don’t really understand what this is asking here) when it comes to fiction I’ll always pick out fantasy

EIGHTEEN / fanfiction?: I don’t always read fanfics but when I do I always look for some fluff to read

Tagging 14 people I’d like to get to know better: (won’t be tagging 14 people because i have a small tumblr social circle and i literally only keep seeing the same 3-4 blogs on my dash)

@narniangriff23 @randomnessoffiction @annabethchasethyourdreams628 @babsgordnn plus anyone else who wants to do this but I may have forgotten to tag!

(no pressure or anything ;) friendly reminder I won’t be offended if you don’t want to do it)