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hitomisuzuya · 3 months ago

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Aventurine x fem!reader. Smut. Masturbation. Vivid sexual fantasies. Fingering. Squirting. Blowjob.

@chiscaralight kindly asked I write for Aventurine. It's almost 6am, and this is probably going to sound like a bunch of high nonsense. I really need this man😭 This isn't what I originally intended to write.

Aventurine's mind races when he masturbates. He just can't help himself today. It was bad enough that he had the sudden, uncontrollable urge to seek relief during work hours. But, there were a lot of factors working against him.

There had been a certain sway to your hips when you walked. The perfume you wore assaulted his senses. When you walked, the pleats in your little skirt bounced, giving the slightest whispered hint of a garter belt adorning your thigh.

Sighing, Aventurine leaned back in his chair, giving the atmosphere time to quiet down. Made sure everyone, including you, was out on lunch. His bewitching eyes closed, his hand hovering over his twitching dick.

One of the things that he has been forefront of his mind picturing what you would look like on your knees, with your pretty lips wrapped around his cock. Looking up at him with a look in your eyes that said there isn't anything you would rather be doing than sucking his cock.

You would be letting out the prettiest, muffled noises, drooling on his cock as he pushed it into your throat. He rested his head back on the head rest of his office chair, unbuttoning his pants and freeing his aching cock. He left his gloves on for extra friction.

He couldn't take too long and risk getting caught.

His gloved fingers stroked his cock. Thinking of how your throat would feel convulsing on it as you gagged, his fingers tightening in your hair to hold your head in place as he thrust into your throat. Your tongue would lap and curl around his cock, a muffled mewl of bliss vibrating on his length as it emptied in your mouth.

Aventurine couldn't stop the lilting moans that started to sound from him. He rutted into his hand, hissing and squirming in his chair, his cock pulsing in his hand.

His mind drifted to thinking of sitting you on his desk, and telling you to be good girl and wait for him while he finished working. His fingers would be idly playing and fingering your pussy. "Shh, shh, it's okay, sweet heart," He'd croon as your juices soaked onto his hand, your hips bucking to nudge his fingers into your sweet spot as he relentlessly scissored your walls apart. Whimpers to please let you cum would spill from your pretty mouth. "Just hang tight," He purred, laughing amused as you suddenly squirted on his fingers, "And wait for me," The pace of his fingers would never relent, overstimulating you as he continued to finger you like you never squirted on his fingers to begin with.

Aventurine massaged his thumb over the head of his leaking cock.

Or maybe he would be a bit cruel.

Aventurine fisted his cock with little regard to how much time was passing. He was too wrapped in thoughts of playing with your pussy, and denying you every opportunity to cum. Leave your pussy puffy and abused, your clit throbbing and walls clenching around nothing. He would purposely stay and work late to make you more needy for him.

His cock pulsed steadily in his hand, the cusps of orgasm building as he thought of taking you back to his penthouse. Stripping you with hushed promises to replace any articles of clothing he tore off. Putting you on all fours, pressing your face into the soft pillows and fucking you from behind.

You wouldn't be able to think, the feral pace with which he fucked you barely gave you any time to adjust as he cock squelched lewd and loud in and out of your sloppy hole.

Aventurine let out a loud, lilting cry as cum spurted into his hand. Relief instantly encompassed his body. He sat there panting quietly for a few moments before cleaning himself up.

No sooner had he done so, you, his sweet little secretary, the object of his fantasies had just returned from lunch.

#honkai star rail #honkai star rail smut #honkai star rail imagines #fem!reader #aventurine #aventurine smut #aventurine x y/n #aventurine x you #aventurine x reader

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cutielando · 8 months ago

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threat | m.v.

synopsis: in which your secret relationship is under threat

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Secret relationships were fun.

Sneaking out behind people’s backs, stealing glances at each other when you thought nobody was watching.

But they stopped being fun once management got involved.

Max had a very public life, and a very dangerous job to begin with. He needed to be careful with a lot of things, and that oftentimes included his image. He didn’t care about any of it, he was content with people not knowing about your relationship in order to protect your privacy and have something that was only for himself.

He was okay with it, you were okay with it, everybody was happy.

Except for Red Bull Racing.

They didn’t like the idea of their number 1 driver being seen as unapproachable because he is always without a partner, and since you two didn’t want to showcase the relationship on their terms, they figured out another way to go.

PR relationship with a model.

You couldn’t say that you were surprised. Red Bull was notorious for being willing to do whatever it takes to be on the top, no matter in what field. But you didn’t expect Max to go along with it, certainly.

“We need to talk” he had announced after he came home from a meeting with Red Bull.

You raised your eyebrow, his tone doing little to soothe the worries pitting in your stomach.

“About what?”

“Us” his response made your breath hitch in your throat.

“What about us?” a million thoughts were running through your head, one more sinister than the other.

He sighed, scratching his neck.

“I don’t want to beat around the bush, so I’m just gonna say it. The team doesn’t think that hiding our relationship is beneficial for my reputation, so they are giving us two choices. We either go public in the next few days or they’re gonna hire a model to be my fake girlfriend” to say that the news had come like a punch would be the understatement of the year.

You knew from the very beginning that Red Bull was very vocal and opinionated over your relationship with Max and how it should evolve, but you never thought they would stoop down so low and come up with something like this just because you wouldn’t play by their rules.

“What did you tell them?” you asked, part of you afraid of what the answer would be.

He was silent for a moment, which spoke more about the situation than his words would.

“I told them that I didn’t like being given an ultimatum and that I’m gonna think about it” hearing him brought tears to your eyes.

You didn’t know what you should have expected. Of course he would end up agreeing, you were stupid to think that he would stand up for your relationship and live a secret life forever. You should have known better from the very start.

Who were you even kidding?

“I see” you said, after being silent for a good minute upon hearing him.

“I obviously don’t want to date someone else, regardless if it’s fake or real. But we need to talk about this. You know how the team is, they’re going to make the decision for me and we both know what that decision is going to look like” he said, slowly approaching the bed and sitting down next to you.

You nodded, staring at the folded hands in your lap.

Your brain was struggling to make a decision, struggling to weigh in all the factors that it was supposed to consider.

Were you ready to go public with your relationship? Did you really have what it takes to be Max’s girlfriend? How would his fans react when they found out he was dating someone as ordinary as you? How would it affect his reputation and relationship with the team? Was it even worth the risk?

“I can see the wheels turning in that pretty head of yours. Wanna tell me what you’re thinking so hard about?” his voice woke you up from your little trance, his joking tone doing little to soothe your worries.

You looked at him, analyzing the features of his face. He was too good for you, you knew that. But damn you and your selfishness, you weren’t about to let him go.

“I don’t want to be the reason you tarnish your relationship with the team. I love you too much to be that person. The decision is up to you” you figured that letting him decide would be your best bet, it was his reputation on the line after all.

“I don’t want you to feel like I’m pressuring you into going public. We’ll do whatever makes you comfortable. I just wanted you to know what the team is planning to do, but I’m not going to let them ruin us” he reassured you, taking your hand in his.

You closed your eyes and savored the feeling of his skin on yours, his touch familiar and safe. Nobody had ever made you feel like Max does, not even close to it. He brought a sense of comfort in your life that nobody else ever could, he knew you better than you knew yourself.

You had to take a risk if you wanted to be with him.

No matter how hard it would be.

“I want to go public, believe me, I do. But what are your fans going to say? You see what they do with the other girlfriends, they look for the tiniest reason to just tear them to shreds” you said, worry laced with apprehension in your voice.

Max shook his head and scooted closer to you on the bed, wrapping his arms around you in a comforting hug.

“My fans are the last thing that you should be worried about. If they don’t agree with our relationship, then they aren’t my real fans. All that matters is that we’re happy and in love, nobody else has a say in this” he reassured you, running his hand up and down your back as he spoke.

You listened and then ultimately nodded, knowing that he was right and you were freaking out over nothing.

As long as you had Max, you would be fine.

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rainbowsky · 24 days ago

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Hi Rbs, thanks for being such an active member of the Fandom and educating fellow turtles. I remember falling into the Fandom largely due to yours and Vic's blogs.

Anyway, I'm hoping you could shed some light on this matter. I know that DD was a motorcycle racer and had an accident many years back that looked very much like a sabotage. I can't be sure, but did he race on a bike anymore after that? Somehow, my galaxy brain wants me to believe that GG and DD understood the dangers of bike racing and that's why he pivoted to car racing now. TIA!

Hi forayintoc-ent! Hope you're well! Thanks so much for your kind words, I'm glad you're enjoying my blog. 😊

It's true that DD was a motorcycle racer for a while, and he seems to be transitioning into auto racing lately. It's unknown whether that's a complete and permanent shift, or whether he will ever race motorcycles again at some future point.

I personally view it as, "Yibo is into racing" and not "Yibo has given up motorcycles in favor of cars." He's an adventurous adrenaline seeker, and I think he will likely never completely give up things he enjoys - he just finds new interests.

He did have an accident back in 2020. That was a scary moment for all of us at the time. Here are a few posts I made back then:

Pre-race hype

Seconds after the accident

After the investigation/ruling about the incident was announced

He hasn't raced in any motorcycle competitions since then, but it's not really known exactly why that is. Everyone's theories are just that - theories and opinions based on various factors. I have my own take on this, which is just my own opinion.

Here are some of the factors that I suspect have gone into this decision for DD:

Personal interest - DD loves racing. He's also quite good at it. It's only natural he's going to want to explore ways to expand on and continue to enjoy this passion. Remember, he didn't even have his automobile license when he started racing motorcycles. He only got his full driver's license back in the summer of 2020. I suspect the experience of driving cars more frequently has probably made him more interested in racing them, at least in part.

Evisu Racing - This connection is likely a huge factor. He's been working with Evisu as an endorsement brand for years, and they happen to be working with a racing team. The fact that he has a professional relationship with a team that wants to work with him in auto racing... it's just a natural fit, a great opportunity and something he was probably quite happy to work his way into.

Endorsements and backers - I've said this many times, but career-wise GG and DD are - first and foremost - business endeavors. Big money, big business endeavors. Their careers represent the work product of dozens and dozens of people, backers, investors, managers, handlers, producers and brands. These financial and business interests are extremely risk averse. They're probably fine tolerating DD racing as long as it's going well, but they will not have been happy to see their golden goose rolling around on the pavement of a racetrack. It's possible that DD has had to shift some of his interests to appease those stakeholders.

Loved ones - Yes, obviously GG as his partner as well as his family and friends will have been extremely worried and horrified when DD had his accident. There were rumors that GG and their families rallied together to be there for DD after the accident, plus his DDU family, and undoubtedly many others would have rallied around him at the time. It's inevitable that he would have heard a lot of stern words from those around him about the dangers of motorcycle racing.

DD's own feelings - Let's face it, all of us - including his loved ones - watched the accident. DD LIVED it. If there's fear involved in this decision, it's likely as much DD's fear as anyone else's.

HAVING SAID ALL THAT.

There are no definitive stats that show auto racing to be safer than motorcycle racing. It's largely a perception thing. Motorcycles in general are much more dangerous, so I think people assume motorcycle racing is much more dangerous. However, both sports are dangerous, and both involve serious accidents including fatalities.

I don't know anything about the series/groups he's racing in or what their rules are, but it's possible that the infrastructure he'll be racing within - the rules, safety standards, sport culture, etc. - creates a safer environment for him in auto racing vs. motorcycle. We just don't know. No matter what standards are in place, you can't - with a straight face - call auto racing 'safe'.

In fact, there is a lot of debate about this topic and not a lot of hard data. It appears that auto racing has many more fatalities than motorcycle racing, but that could be partially due to the fact that auto racing is much more popular and involves many more racers. Regardless of which is technically scarier than the other, the reality is - they're both dangerous sports.

Any perception that DD is 'much safer' in a car - in my view - is wishful thinking. Speed is dangerous.

I'm not saying this to scare fans, I'm saying this to hopefully put a rest to the rumor/idea that DD's taking the safe route with this new auto racing thing. He's not. He's a racer.

As for the idea that GG put a stop to DD's motorcycle racing career, I really doubt it. If you enjoy CPNing it that way, please continue. But I personally don't think that's likely the whole story, or even a significantly large part of it. There are a lot of factors at play here, and a lot of people whose input DD would have received on this, not to mention his own personal feelings and shifting interests.

I will say this: if GG was as terrified as some fans make it seem, I doubt DD would be doing any racing at all. The fact that he's got this new thing going, it's impossible for me to imagine that GG doesn't support him wholeheartedly in this endeavor. GG's a young man too. No doubt he thinks racing is cool as well. He got involved with DD because he was DD. I'm sure he appreciates all that entails.

Edit: A couple of older posts have surfaced that established that this auto racing endeavor was planned from as far back as 2021, and there are interview clips of DD saying that he wanted to try auto racing back in 2019.

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traldemic6 · 2 years ago

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From Jocks to Blocks: The High School Athlete's Surprising Journey to Obesity in College - A Comprehensive Study

Abstract:

The transition from high school to college is a critical period for many young adults, with numerous changes affecting health and behavior. This longitudinal study explores the correlation between obesity and the decline in physical activity among college males who were previously athletic in high school. Interviews with college students are utilized to provide insights into lifestyle changes and decision-making, while multiple weigh-ins track body changes over time.

Introduction:

Remember those athletic high school boys who once dominated the sports field, garnering admiration from their peers and inspiring dreams of athletic glory? It turns out that many of them may be trading their jerseys for XXL sweatpants as they navigate their way through college. While it is not uncommon for college students to experience weight gain during their transition to higher education, this study focuses on the unique phenomenon of formerly athletic high school males falling victim to obesity. The irony of these young men, once admired for their physical prowess, now succumbing to a sedentary lifestyle is examined in detail.

Methods:

A sample of 400 male college students, ages 18-22, were selected based on their athletic involvement in high school. Participants were enrolled in various colleges across the United States, representing diverse backgrounds and areas. Interviews were conducted to gather information on their exercise habits, dietary choices, and lifestyle factors that contributed to their weight gain. Multiple weigh-ins were performed throughout the study to track changes in body weight and composition.

Results:

As college life progressed, many of our once-athletic participants found themselves tipping the scales in a way that would make their high school coaches weep. By their sophomore year, the average weight gain was approximately 25 pounds, with a significant increase in body fat percentage. During interviews, participants cited a variety of factors contributing to their expanding waistlines, including reduced physical activity, increased alcohol consumption, and poor food choices.

To illustrate the physical transformations, let's take a closer look at some of our interviewees and their less-than-brilliant insights:

Participant A: The Former Quarterback

Weighing in at a once-impressive 185 pounds, this football star was the epitome of high school athleticism. However, by sophomore year, he had ballooned to a staggering 245 pounds. While his throwing arm may have remained strong, the added weight made maneuvering around the buffet table his new sport of choice. When asked about his weight gain, he eloquently stated, "I dunno, man. I just, like, eat a lot now, and I don't, like, run or anything anymore. It's college, you know?"

Participant B: The Track Star Turned Couch Potato

This once-speedy sprinter now found himself huffing and puffing just to make it up a flight of stairs. His college experience saw him gain over 30 pounds, with his once-chiseled calves now hidden beneath a layer of fat. Evidently, the only thing he's racing now is the delivery driver to his door. During his interview, he mused, "Yeah, I guess I just like pizza more than running now. Who would've thought, right?"

Participant C: The Wrestler Now Grappling with Obesity

Once a formidable presence on the wrestling mat, this participant's newfound girth rendered him more suited for sumo than high school wrestling. Gaining a whopping 35 pounds during his freshman year, he remarked, "Well, I never really liked vegetables, and now that Mom's not here to make me eat them, I don't have to. Bring on the burgers and fries, am I right?"

Participant D: The Basketball Player Who Now Dribbles Only His Food

The slam dunks and three-pointers of his high school days were a distant memory as this former basketball star navigated through college. With a 40-pound weight gain, his vertical leap was now limited to reaching for the top shelf of the pantry. When asked about his lifestyle changes, he offered this brilliant insight: "I mean, there's just so much good food around, and parties, and stuff. Why waste time playing ball when you can eat and chill, ya know?"

Participant E: The Swimmer Whose Pool Now Holds Only Chips and Dip

Once a lean, mean swimming machine, this participant found that the "freshman 15" was more like the "freshman 45" for him. His once-aerodynamic physique was now more suited for floating than swimming. In an attempt to justify his new lifestyle, he explained, "Dude, I swam, like, all the time in high school. Now, it's just nice to, like, not have to do that anymore, you know?"

Discussion:

The interviews and weigh-ins revealed a clear trend: high school athleticism did not guarantee continued fitness in college. Several factors contributed to the transformation from "jocks" to "blocks," including a lack of structured exercise, increased social commitments, and new dietary habits. However, we must also acknowledge the role of the college environment itself.

Colleges often provide students with numerous options for unhealthy food, and social events can lead to excessive drinking and late-night binge eating. Our former athletes, now unshackled from the rigors of high school sports, found themselves ill-prepared for managing their health in this new environment. It is clear that this issue extends beyond individual choices and requires systemic changes to promote a healthier college experience.

The interviews also revealed a pattern of participants downplaying the significance of their weight gain and the impact on their health. This laissez-faire attitude suggests that education on the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle during college is necessary to prevent obesity and its associated health risks.

Conclusion:

The road from high school athletic success to college obesity is paved with good intentions, but often marred by a lack of guidance and support. It is crucial to address the root causes of obesity among college students, especially those who were once models of physical fitness. By providing resources, education, and opportunities for continued physical activity, colleges and universities can help these students maintain their health and well-being, and perhaps even restore their former glory (yeah, right).

The irony of these once-athletic young men now struggling with obesity highlights the need for a comprehensive approach to health and wellness during the college years. It is our hope that this study sheds light on the importance of addressing the unique challenges faced by former high school athletes as they transition to college life. With appropriate interventions and support, perhaps these young men can once again become role models for physical fitness and healthy living. But that doesn't look very likely.

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hello-nichya-here · 1 year ago

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what separates Near from L?

Near is, obviously, actively trying to be like L and that's why they're so simmilar, but there is one thing that always struck me as distinguishing him not only from L, but from Light and Mello as well: Near's way of dealing with rivalries.

He is Mello's rival because that's how the place they were raised at worked, and while Mello clearly resents him a lot and refuses to work with him for the longest time, Near never opposed to the idea and then had no issue trusting and praising Mello even after some truly awful shit he did. He made sure to help Mello hide his identity from Kira (and thus saving his life) without being asked to do so, and when the idea of them "racing each other" towards defeating Kira was brought up, Near sounded much more like he saw it as a friendly thing.

While he fucked with Light's head a bit by copying L, he seemed completely unimpressed by his shenanigans, even with supernatural stuff involved. He wanted to defeat him, yes, but it was about honoring L and because he seemed legitimately disgusted by Kira's ideology. There was no gruding admiration, no connection, nothing in any resembling the whole "Kira is childish and hates losing. I'm also childish and hate losing."

"Near" is a very ironic name, because he is distant from most things. He is not completely unbothered by the stuff around him, but there's just that feeling that none of this matters to him as much as it did to the other three guys. He could remain more objective about stuff instead of getting distracted by the mindgames.

I think that, combined with the "He is a copy of L" factor, is why so many fans (myself included) took sometime to warm up to him, and others never did. He is not there for the cat and mouse thing, he's just doing something he believes it's his duty.

I honestly only started liking him and Mello after Near helps him hide his identity and Mello then repays him by letting him know two of the Death Note's rules are false. Genuinely helping each other due to genuine gratitude was something neither L nor Light would ever do, so it helped those two new dudes become more distinguished from them in my eyes.

Also he never held a woman hostage for an absurdly long time through the world's most non-consensual bondage play ever, nor did he cuff his rival to himself, so he is clearly less unhinged/horny than L.

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destinyc1020 · 2 months ago

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Can I be real here? Let me say I'm a woman of color. Period. I love and appreciate everything Francesca stated. She was very well spoke with her candidness. And absolutely agree that you should feel protected at work. But, what I do have an issue with is putting anything like this on a person I work with shoulders. It is the people I work for who should carry the burden as I am an employee of your company and representative. So, to make me feel supported at every turn is a must from my employer. But, if people think that just because Tom would have or should have released a statement you would be incorrect in your thinking. He is an employee be it well known but, an employee. If at anytime she felt unsupported, fearful, or anxious she should have made it absolutely clear to Jamie whose production this was under. I think a therapist should have possibly been brought in for her and any others who felt unsupported. To assume because I speak up or click a like is irreprehensible. Tom doesn't and didn't need to show online support. If you support me, I want tangible support, stuff I can feel, use and hold onto.

Im fascinated by how people put so much on celebrities shoulders to the point that you'd think they owe you something personally because they are in the public eye. They don't. They owe me there craft and that's all. I could care less about there relationships, religious beliefs, or anything else that doesn't affect me personally. Content is fun, amusing at best, but, in reality they are within a bubble real people aren't privy enough to. Most of the time I'd rather they say nothing, because people will hate you regardless if they know the full story or not. And they look for reasons to hate you, anything minute. And I will only assume she is under a full NDA as she hasn't mentioned Tom's name once.

Its funny they still showed lots of hate to Zendaya, the young Asian girl from Star Wars and people still spoke out and supported them yet it still got louder and never died down. To this day even. It's like people need Tom to show you what his beliefs are so you can decide whether or not you want to be his fan. Why? Tom Cruise is about sciencetology yet I still enjoy his movies. I don't care about the relationship he does or doesn't have with his daughter. I don't know them.

When race plays a factor with me or my family I never rely on others, I go straight to the source zero reason for third party intervention. I would rather you show me who you are on every level upfront -racism and all and I will show you how much of a clown you are by working hard in silence and moving strategically. I decide how others, or things make me feel, not others. People on the internet are just that, people I dont know. Fuck them and anyone who chooses to give those type of people power. Yes, it needs to be spoken about but, as far as I'm concerned, I'm black, I'm here, deal with it, and fuck those who don't like it, nobody asked you too. Hollywood doesn't represent me, I represent me every time I walk out my damn door. I'm the standard for who my children should model after with my behavior and anything else. Im the example. Not celebrities.

People assume she's saying she wasn't supported by anyone. Does that include all her black castmates as well? Is that reaching? I saw several times they all seemed to have beautiful things to say about him , her and each other. No excuses just stating what I saw off a couple blogs if my memory serves me well.

Anyway, thank you for allowing me to share. I'm always open for learning so if anyone wants to school me feel free. Information is just that, Information. I can either use it, or keep it pushing.

People give social media to much power. When did random people on the internet dictate how others should be or live? My life is my own. No one owes me anything. That would be like because people hate or dislike Tom's dad, he needs to as well. What the hell, we don't know any of these people despite the small glimpses into there lives. Social media has made us less tolerable, more hateful, and unknowingly foolish. My daughter is in college and she and my son have literally deleted Instagram and Twitter. It's a cesspool of people needing others to validate our lives. Nawww... I'm good over here.

Chocolate over here. ✌🏾 Forever black, proud and mindful.

Dont think Francesca isnt aware this article would in ways display him in a bad light. People's interests are rarely hidden regardless of the intent.

Wowwww.... uhhh... you spoke a LOT here Anon.

I'm not going to try to write too much, but I'll just point out some things.

First of all, I couldn't really understand whether or not your post was more so defending Francesca, or more so defending Tom? 🤔

I'm trying to figure out what your exact stance or point is.

I def agree that the employer should make you feel safe. Idk if that releases any responsibility from fellow employees though. 🤔

But, if people think that just because Tom would have or should have released a statement you would be incorrect in your thinking. He is an employee be it well known but, an employee.

Have people been saying that recently? I honestly haven't been reading anything related to the recent article tbh. 🤷🏾‍♀️

If at anytime she felt unsupported, fearful, or anxious she should have made it absolutely clear to Jamie whose production this was under. I think a therapist should have possibly been brought in for her and any others who felt unsupported.

How do we know she didn't though? 🤔

And yes, getting her a therapist would have certainly been a good idea... if one wasn't provided for her.

To assume because I speak up or click a like is irreprehensible. Tom doesn't and didn't need to show online support. If you support me, I want tangible support, stuff I can feel, use and hold onto.

I mean, nobody "needs" to do anything. But can you just imagine which way history would have gone (especially here in my country) if people on BOTH sides) had refused to speak out against certain injustices, or reasoned that they just needed to keep silent because their words aren't "tangible"? 🤔 Believe it or not, words have POWER. For good or for bad. 😔

I mean, if a celebrity doesn't know what the heck they're talking about, then yea, I'd rather they keep their mouths shut and not spread false information out there that could be damaging. 🥴

I don't look to celebrities to be my moral compass, or my political experts. I don't need that either. They don't owe me anything but their work. 🤷🏾‍♀️

But if a celebrity wants to speak out on a particular personal experience of theirs, or speak out on behalf of a fellow coworker, then I see nothing wrong with that! 😊

Look at how pleased we were last week with Keith Powers speaking out on behalf of Tom... twice! Yea, Keith didn't need to do it, and he's nowhere NEAR as famous or popular as Tom is, but words DO matter, and they do have power. Sometimes, it's just nice to see fellow actors sticking up for one another, especially when they're receiving insane amounts of hate online. 😔

And you're right, Fran never mentioned Tom's name at all in any of this. So I'm trying to figure out why you are talking like Tom got attacked by her in all of this? 🤔

Speaking out might not change how some people feel, but imo, it doesn't hurt? 🥴🤷🏾‍♀️

Tom Cruise is about sciencetology yet I still enjoy his movies. I don't care about the relationship he does or doesn't have with his daughter. I don't know them.

I agree. I don't really care about that sort of stuff unless there is continous, ample evidence that you're a crap person.

Sooo... I'm trying to understand... You're saying that you DON'T agree with Francesca speaking out about her experience on the R&J play production? 🥴

I'm just trying to figure out what you're trying to say here.

I def agree with all of this.

Dont think Francesca isnt aware this article would in ways display him in a bad light. People's interests are rarely hidden regardless of the intent.

So wait, you're thinking Fran shared her experience with the play to make Tom look bad?? 🥴

So, what... is she just never supposed to speak out on this?

No offense Anon, but it kinda seems like you're blaming the victim here (Francesca), and instead of feeling sorry for her experience, most of your msg seemed to just be defending Tom, instead of defending the person who actually NEEDED the defending in all of this.

You can still feel sorry for Francesca AND still be a Tom fan. The two aren't mutually exclusive imo. But it kinda seems like some fans are even afraid to feel sorry for this girl and aren't even addressing it because they're afraid that it will somehow make Tom look bad or smthg. 🥴

All I'm saying is that it's OKAY to feel compassion for what Francesca went through. We don't know what the cast did to help her feel okay throughout this process. All we know is what she is telling us. And somewhere in this, she did not feel protected at all, which imo, is more so a fault with the James Lloyd theater production company.

At the same time however, if her cast mates wanted to speak out on her behalf, I don't see anything wrong with that either! 🤷🏾‍♀️

Imagine if we just ALL stood silent when people (especially those with less power) are being mistreated. 🥴

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dandelionh3art · 3 months ago

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I would like to write a thread. I have never really done this, so bare with me. In the last few weeks I have done a lot of research and read a lot of information, and I have also consulted with a Muslim friend.

I feel like people have a complete misconception about Islam.

Of course there are extremists in every nation, but you can't put every person of a certain religion, ethnic group in the same category.

Let's start with the Quran. The Quran can't just be translated into English, the meaning of the words and phrases it all gets lost in translation.

Linguistic problems include the lexicon, morphology, syntax, text differences, rhetorical differences, and pragmatic factors. Human translation of Arabic into English is difficult enough, but machine translation presents even more problems when translating between these two languages. The translation must be faithful to the original text in terms of both meaning and style. The translation should mirror the original meaning.

In saying this, I think if you really want to learn anything, you need to dig and do proper research, google is not a good source, I have found that Google has a lot of misinformation.

Talking to someone who is in fact Muslim. Talking to people will teach you way more than anything else.

https://www.fairobserver.com/region/europe/fake-news-islamophobia-racism-muslims-islam-british-uk-latest-news-54784/#

Let's start with the prophet Muhammad.

A lot of people think that he married a 6 year old girl. That is not true.

There is a lot of misinformation on the internet about this subject.

This is what I learned.

Let's get straight to the point.

Firstly, the Quran indicates that there is an “age of marriage” (4:6) when both consenting partners are mature physically and mentally to enter into the legal contract of marriage.

We all know that

The bigots and haters who bring up this issue in

Debates again and again, are not interested in knowing the facts about Aisha and her age at the time of marriage,

But their agenda is to

Desperately, "prove" that

Prophet Muhammad was a lust-driven, sinful and

Unethical person.

But I am hoping to share some information that will help.

I find the explanation of

Myriam Francois-Cerrah

Most apt on this issue. So I quote her directly from her article in The Guardian (17th Sep 2012).

"Since the early Christians heralded Christ as a model of celibate virtue,

Muhammad - who had

Married several times-

Deemed to be driven by

Sinful lust.

This portrayal ignored the fact that before

His marriage to Aisha,

Muhammad had been

Married to Khadija, a

Powerful businesswoman 15 years his senior, for 25

Years.

When she died, he was devastated and friends

Encouraged him to remarry.

"What the records are clear on is that Muhammad and

Aisha had a loving and

Egalitarian relationship,

Which set the standard for reciprocity,

Tenderness and

Respect enjoined by the

Quran. Insights into theirs

Relationship, such as the fact they liked to drink out of the same cup or race one another, is indicative of a deep connection which

Belies any misrepresentation

Of their relationship."

To paint Aisha as a victim is completely at odds with the person she was. During a controversial battle in Muslim history, she emerged

Riding a camel to lead the

Troops.

She was known for her assertive temperament

And mischievous sense of

Humor – with Muhammad.

Sometimes bearing the brunt Of the jokes. During his Lifetime, he established her

Authority by telling Muslims To consult her in his absence. After his death, she went to be become one of the most prolific and distinguished scholars of her time."

Which means she was definitely not a 6 year old girl. She was of adult mind. I have reached the conclusion that she was anything between 16 and 19 years old when she got married.

I will post some articles from Muslim scholars who are trying to rectify some of the misinformation.

https://www.counterview.net/2022/06/hazrat-aishas-age-was-16-not-6-weak.html?m=1

https://www.islamicity.org/11238/10-misconceptions-about-islam/

May Jesus have been Palestinian? He may very well be.

"Most religious scholars and historians agree with that the historical Jesus principally spoke a Galilean dialect of Aramaic. Through trade, invasions and conquest, the Aramaic language had spread far afield by the 7th century B.C. and would become the lingua franca in much of the

Middle East."

Who still speak this language? This is what I found.

"Jewish Palestinian Aramaic is the term most frequently used today to describe the Aramaic written and spoken by Jews in Palestine during the Byzantine Period."

Historical records as well as genetic studies indicate that modern Palestinians, mostly descend from local ancient Levantines who converted from Judaism and other Levantine mythologies to Christianity and later to Islam. The researchers also determined that the Canaanites - who frequently appear in ancient sources, including the Bible - descended from a mixture of an earlier Levantine population and migrants coming from the Caucasus region or modern-day Iran.

So my question is, are the Palestinians the Jews from the Bible?

Can't say for sure.

But what I have learned is that Muslims are a peaceful religion.

They fight back only when they are being attacked, they have morality, integrity and most people's hate is due to brainwashing and ignorance.

I find it ironic that the people who are always going on about their rights to make their own decisions and literally have lost most of their morals want to tell others how wrong and evil they are. You have the right to choose. But every decision has consequences.

I hope you make the right choice.

#educate yourself #research #peace

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knight-a3 · 2 years ago

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I can't say I expected Tech development in this week's episode of Bad Batch because he usually gets ignored, but I'm happy to see it. He's been the most interesting to me because of how reserved and detached he tends to be.

I don't really have anywhere I'm going with this, I just wanted to spit out some thoughts I've been having about Tech and what this episode has confirmed for me.

I've seen a lot of autistic headcanons for Tech. I don't necessarily disagree with all of them, but when it comes to character analysis, I don’t find it helpful to look at it from a lens of nuerodivergency or mental illness. Instead of increasing understanding of a character, it can lead to people inserting their own preconceived notions about said conditions (either due to stereotypes or personal experiences) and forgetting about the actual character. Or even being disappointed when he doesn't match that expectation of what autism "should" be. People are so eager to be represented that they treat the character as a stand-in for themselves, or a stand-in for the group they think he represents, when that does a disservice to the character and the narrative role that is played.

Whether or not Tech has autism is up to interpretation. Regardless, Tech does not represent autism; that's a broad range of characteristics, and it's not fair to expect him to represent all of that. He is simply himself and he has a few quirks. Autism-coded and autism representation are different things, and that's okay. Besides, I'm not sure how effective it is to imply that he got autism due to prenatal genetic manipulation specifically designed to give him advanced cognitive capabilities...

Some of the headcanons I've seen include Tech struggling to adapt to change, which is a common autistic trait. But it was something he has shown no indication of. If anything, everything he's done has shown the opposite. He's analytical and practical. He prioritizes the situation at hand and remains calm(life support is not affected, we're fine. He says as chaos surrounds them). He takes everything at face value and considers them with the resources at hand, so when complications arise, he's very quick to adapt to a change in plans. He takes in the new information and immediately recalibrates his worldview to accommodate. Facts are facts and reality is reality. He's like a Star Wars Vulcan, in a way. Very logical and practical.

Another headcanon I've seen is an aversion to touch, which Tech has never actually seemed particularly sensitive to. Not any more than the others, at least. He doesn't seem to struggle with any sensory overstimulation issues. If his ability to walk on a broken femur(something that should be completely debilitating) is any indication, I'd say he is unnaturally capable of ignoring sensory input.

Where he struggles is understanding emotions in decision making. Why they let pesky sentimentality get in the way of practicality. He can understand it in a theoretical sense, but it's not something he can really wrap his head around the same way he can with facts and numbers and information and probabilities. Emotions are nebulous and unreliable, so relying on them to make critical decisions is counterintuitive to him. He didn't riot race to save Cid because of any feelings of loyalty to her; he did it because Omega got them wrapped up in her debt problem too. If he didn't race, they would owe money they did not have and suffer the consequences as well. Practical problems.

He has feelings, yes, he just doesn't know how to factor them into solutions or articulate them. And, being the type to use the longest and most technical way to describe things, that's probably deeply frustrating to him. In 2.02, when asked if he was okay, his response was to list his physical condition rather than just say yes or no. (My left femur has been fractured by approximately 150 kilograms of pressure. So... no.) He needed to articulate his reasoning for saying no. He had to process it more like taking stock of his condition before determining whether he qualified as okay. He doesn't trust emotions to determine what is factually true.

He can't understand why Omega is upset about missing Echo, when how he shows he cares is by respecting that choice(understanding you doesn't mean I agree). Because wanting something different than what Echo chose seems counterintuitive to the goal of caring about Echo, in Tech's eyes. Particularly when Echo had logical desires and reasoning that Tech can comprehend.

Tech is focused on the practical problems. The squad is down some manpower, but they can manage. They lost their ship, but they can get another. By stating as much, he may have thought he was being reassuring. Why mourn a brother who isn't lost? What is a home beyond a place you reside? He doesn't understand what he said that was wrong, because factually he is right.

I'm not sure what conclusion I am trying to come to. I'm just feeling validated in my assessment of his character thanks to this episode. He takes change in stride, doesn't know how to articulate feelings, and focuses on solving practical problems.

#star wars #the bad batch #sw tbb #tbb #tbb tech #character analysis #not art #a3 speaks

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hangmanapologist · 2 years ago

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Love Thy Neighbour (3) | Bob Floyd

Part 1 Part 2 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

Bob Floyd x reader (no use of y/n)

warnings: pining, yearning, idiots in love, so close but so far

A/N: I’m shocked you guys liked the last part?!??? I will kiss you all on the forehead but I love causing fictional men pain I’m sorry

You had begun to settle into the rhythm of day to day life. Work was fine, it was work at the end of your day but your coworkers were nice. You still didn’t really have many friends outside work yet but you had Bob.

Bob Floyd was the sun.

Bob who you saw at least once a day. Bob who you’d share your leftovers with because you learned his schedule was awful and sometimes he was just too tired to cook. Bob who’d text you whenever he was in the store on the his way home in case you needed anything. Bob, who you learned, enjoyed sitting out on his balcony when it started to rain.

You were hopelessly and pathetically falling further and further with each thing you learned about him. Not that he’d ever know.

Sometimes the universe threw a dog a bone and you’d run into him on his way home in his flight suit. You had a lot of long hot showers thinking about that.

Bob liked you a lot.

You listened to him when he needed to whine or ramble and never made him feel like he was taking up too much space or time. In the 1 minute walk from his car to his front door he whispered silent prayers everyday, even though he hadn’t been to church since he was 15, hoping that he’d run into you.

Of course he thought you were beautiful. He constantly thought about the way your eyes lit up when you laughed or how your nose would scrunch when you smiled at him in passing. He thanked whatever deity was listening for your love of sundresses because the mental pictures of you in them kept him busy when the nights seemed a little longer.

But you were kind too. The kindest person he ever met, the one person he’d bring home to his mother. You brought him dinner because you had leftovers, you’d ask him if he wanted to just talk, insisting that you couldn’t finish a bottle of wine by yourself, you both knew you could. You just let him be.

That’s why you didn’t find it all that strange or unusual when he asked if you wanted to get some drinks with him and the other pilots after work. That’s what friends did, they included each other. He was a man of very few words so when you agreed he told you when and where to meet them before rushing off muttering about being late again.

“Bob are you sure she’s real?” Jake teased leaning over the pool table. “She is real and I know she’s not here yet because she’s the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen and if she was already here I’d know because you and Rooster would probably be all over her” he tried pathetically to defend himself but his hands were getting sweaty and if his knee bounced anymore he was going to put a hole in the floor.

It was 8.15 and he’d told you 8. Had he come on too strong? Did he freak you out? For all he knew you were probably abandoning your apartment in the hopes you’d never see him again.

He was going over every single mistake he thought he made in his head suddenly overheating as his heart began racing. “Bob I think your girlfriend is hereeeeee” Phoenix nudged his shoulder teasingly and brought him back to earth. His eyes scanned the packed bar until they met yours.

Serenity. It was like you blocked everyone else in the room out.

You felt bad for keeping him waiting, you were on time but you forgot to factor in the 15 minutes of nausea and panic outside the packed bar. You were going to meet his friends. You were going to meet his girlfriend.

What could you even say? Sorry I want to kiss your boyfriend and tear his flight suit off with my teeth?

No. You were an adult completely capable of being friends with someone you find attractive. Maybe his friends were as hot as he was and you’d finally get laid. You let that thought propel you as you pushed your way into the packed bar, eyes desperately scanned the room until they met his and all of a sudden, you saw no one else.

You waited awkwardly as he walked over to you. There was a fucking lot of pilots in here. “I’m sorry I’m late.” You pouted apologetically at him as he pulled you in for a hug. “I’m glad you’re here. I think you look really pretty” he was trying to remember all the advice Phoenix gave him on the car ride over.

He was so nauseous at the thought of flirting with you that he nearly had to stick his head out the window like a dog so he didn’t throw up.

“Make it personal. Don’t make it sound generic” Phoenix’s voice rang through his mind. “So I shouldn’t tell her she looks pretty?” “No you can but tell her that YOU think she looks pretty.” “Oh god I think I’m gonna be sick.”

“I didn’t think you were gonna come,” he half shouted over his shoulder. You just smiled at him, any worries of the day melting away. “They’re gonna love you, not as much as I love you though! Oh and Phoenix has been looking forward to meeting you all day!”

There it was, what you were blissfully ignoring until now.

Bob’s hand kept a strong grip on yours as he pulled you through the crowd that was seemingly still getting bigger. A few eyebrow raises were thrown his way and you couldn’t help question it.

What you weren’t expecting was a flock of inhumanely attractive pilots all gathered in the corner. Where the fuck did the navy recruit? Bob introduced you to them all, you had a few laughs as you learned the stories of their call signs and then you met Phoenix.

You couldn’t even hate her. You understand why Bob about her the way he did. She actually hugged you and you felt a pang of guilt in your chest.

But it was hard to not feel insecure next to her. She was gorgeous and smart and talented and couldn’t have been nicer to you. Of course it was going to be her.

You sank back into the bar stool next to Bob as the glasses got emptier. Everyone had broken off into their separate conversations and you were happy to just watch with him.

“Your friends are nice” you sighed contently as you softly rested your head on his shoulder before you realised where you were and who you were in front of. You pulled away like he was hot to the touch.

He had to pretend like that didn’t hurt him.

“I think they like you more than they like me” he nudged you too hard and you lost your balance slightly, saved by Rooster who managed to grab your elbow so you didn’t end up on the ground.

“You okay honey?” You thanked him meekly before smoothing out your skirt trying to hide the fact you wanted to keel over and die.

“Well done buddy, I’m sure she’ll like you back if you break her nose!” Phoenix whispered to her to her WSO sarcastically as she patted his shoulder.

Hangman gave him a sarcastic thumbs up from the pool table

If it was his time to go could God just take him now?

“I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to nudge you that hard and then I forgot you lose your balance when you drink and I only know that because that one time you walked into the table in the hallwa-“ “I’m fine Robby don’t sweat it.” He was in fact, sweating very much at the nickname that you’d grown affectionate of. Robby. You always said it so softly, like the name was delicate enough to break in some way.

“Can I tell you a secret?” you leaned closer to his face as you stood up from the stool, one hand bracing yourself of his bicep.

He swallowed thickly. All of a sudden his mouth was dry and he could feel his heart galloping in his chest. He just nodded. “I think you’re much cooler than any of the pilots.” you whispered, your lips lightly brushed the shell of his ear and he could smell your perfume. He couldn’t breathe and he didn’t want to anyway.

You were going to be the death of him.

He wasn’t even given a chance to respond before Phoenix dragged you to the bathroom, insisting that she wasn’t going alone.

Phoenix leaned against the sink with her arms crossed as you washed your hands. You felt nervous under the weight of her stare.

“So how long have you and Bob been together?” We got paired together about a year ago, we’ve stayed together much longer than we expected. “Oh so it was like a blind date situation…that’s sweet” you were lying and you felt like throwing up.

“Date?” she raised her eyebrows quizzically and then it hit her, you thought he was dating her! “Oh my god ew no- I mean he’s great and amazing but we’re not no- that would be weird.” You could see her whole body cringe at the thought. “I like women by the way. So like that would never happen. Never.”

Oh.

So he had been rejecting all of your advances by using her as a scapegoat. “I just thought with the way he talked about you and how much he brought you up that-“ you rambled on as you wrang your hands in front of you.

Suddenly the bathroom felt small and cramped.

“If he asks where I went can you tell him I’m just getting some air?” You brushed past her as you bit back the tears. “Sure” she offered you a warm smile. It was at least somewhat of a comfort as you pushed passed bodies in an attempt to be able to breathe again.

He looked your way and you ignored him.

“Eject eject eject!” Hangman mocked watching the rejection pass across Bob’s face. He was cut off with just a look as the WSO’s jaw tensed with the way Phoenix approached the table.

“Bob why did your neighbour think we were dating?” “I never- wait what? Me and you? I never said anything!” He made a pathetic attempt at defending himself as he racked his brain trying to figure out how on Earth you’d draw that conclusion. He thought he made it very clear that he was flirting with you.

He was worse at this than he thought.

It was pretty comical. At least the 4 pilots howling with laughter at the pool table thought so.

“Why are you still sitting here? Go out to her!” Phoenix manhandled him out of the seat shooing him off. Bob kept looking back at the group for reassurance as he pushed his way through the crowd.

“Thank God. It was getting painful to watch.” Phoenix accepted the cue graciously with a hum.

You let the sound of the waves calm you. You had managed to not cry, you think you just needed a moment. You never had handled rejection well.

“Hey there stranger,” you felt the warmth of his body as he sat down next to you. You didn’t even hear him come out.

He’d probably let you down easy. You’d go home and now share nothing more but a passing smile when your paths crossed. No more coffee runs, no more shared dinners or ‘Bob’s balcony storm watch’ as he called it. What a nerd. But your heart still yearned for him.

“Hi” you returned to leaning on his shoulder like you did earlier in the night. This time you lingered. “I’m sorry I didn’t say goodbye to your friends, I hope they don’t think I’m being rude.” Your eyes focused on the lapping waves in the distance. He could see the goosebumps on your skin.

You weren’t looking at him but he was looking at you. He was looking at you like you were the only person left on this earth. You were made to be seen in the moonlight.

“They don’t think you’re being rude. They just think I’m an idiot.” You lifted your head to look at him quizzically.

He quickly turned his head so he wasn’t looking you in the eye. “I think we need to talk…”

There it was. You were about to lose someone who had become your best friend. Over a school girl crush because you couldn’t just be an adult. You were gonna be sick.

“I really li-“ “Please Bob, not tonight. I can’t do this tonight.” “No I promise this isn’t-“ you cut him off by pressing a hand to his mouth.

“Just be here with me. As my friend I need you to let me have this” your pleaded as your forehead was pressed against his, you ran your thumb over his cheek watching his glasses fog up.

He knew you were jumping to conclusions but he also knew that he’d go to the ends of the earth if you asked. So when you pulled away he just let you lay there. Nothing but the sound of the ocean between you.

“You know I can never say no to you.”

#love thy neighbour #neighbours to lovers #bob floyd x reader #they’re such idiots #✍️#my writing

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borkthemork · 3 years ago

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The Wu Whereabouts Theory

Now that people are getting hyped for the month countdown toward Amphibia Season Three’s release, I am going to be talking about a theory my friend and I talked about over the past few months, and it’s time to buckle up because we’re going to be tackling this theory from a production, character design, and semantics perspective.

And why these specific factors? Because the theory revolves around these three characters.

And why I believe all of them are related in some way.

Now, you might ask yourself: Bork, how in the hell are these characters related? The old woman character doesn’t seem to have any semblance of features relating to Marcy. What about the dad, are you going to explain the dad? Are you pulling my leg?

And to that, we’re going to have to start small. I’ll first explain why the character on the right seems to be an important character to the story, how all these characters can be connected through deliberate design/semblance, and then I am going to hit it out of the park with the probability from a logical perspective with what the intro and past Marcy interactions seem to give us on why everyone is where they’re currently at.

Especially where Marcy’s father is currently located.

This theory is very, and I mean, very long, so hang on to your seats as we dive into my thoughts about where Season Three might lead us.

And credit goes to @CynDavilaChase on Twitter because she made me realize the probability of this theory in the first place.

And with that, let us begin!

Section One - Who’s This Woman?

With animated introductions, I think one of the big things I noticed with Amphibia Season Three’s intro is that it’s heavily serialized. Compared to Amphibia’s introduction with Seasons One and Two, there are a lot of animated scenes found in the sequence where the story is already being told in a narrative.

You get shots of Anne being introduced to her house, you get new important characters introduced in a lot, there appears to be insight into future events such as Anne getting a moped while being chased by government agents or the massive monkey robot chasing her through the alleyways.

A lot of the intro is prioritized over its serialized format, and that means the characters seen and animated in the foreground have to be important characters or else the studio is basically wasting time focusing on a background character that will never be seen again.

Of course, you get some sliding shots like with the construction workers or the beach scene with the beach-goers but that’s only for a second and they’re not truly the forefront.

But during the shots between 0:29 and 0:49, the sequences we see include a lot of what appears to be important scenes with important characters that will play some role in the story itself.

There are no parts in the sequence where background characters are put in the foreground. Each bit of the animation needs to count, it needs to tell a story of what’s to come and what the audience can anticipate to see.

Now that begs the question:

Why is a supposed random background character in the foreground?

We got some reason as to why the engineer lady looks important since she was in a shot full of important or supporting characters, but why her??

Sure, one could argue this shot could just be indicative of Andrias’s invasion, but there are numerous other ways to show that there’s an invasion without putting too much animation effort on one background character, especially from a composition perspective.

Pardon the messiness, I had to do this quick, but look at how all three ladies are lined up.

The far left grandma, when following from her head to the the front lady’s creates a line that not only creates a sense of direction for our eyes to follow but follows the more significant and foreground character of all three. Look at how the dragonflies occupy most of the top of the frame while the two older women stay in the marketplace’s form, and how this leaves the younger woman to be abruptly placed in the open — creating a visual that this character in particular is more important than the rest in the shot.

Check the way the characters move their eyes when the scene happens too: the background characters quickly look to the right, then the woman out in the open then directs her eyesight to the skyline, where all the dragonflies are flitting by.

Now, I’m not a storyboard artist or composer, I could be wrong on how the crew created this scene all together, but regardless it is still so odd to put emphasis on a background character in the front and then just leave it at that.

She has to be important in some way, and this is where I want to talk about character design.

Section Two - All Related or Am I Just Racist?

When it comes to character design we need to talk about how the character designers make sure to give Anne some form of semblance to her parents, and in this case, she looks a lot like her mother.

They got the bushy hair, the same skin tone, eyebrows, etc. And with her dad you could even see that Anne got her fluffy bangs from him specifically. Only one shared genetic trait, however.

This is deliberate, we know that for sure, and that is why I need to make this very clear as we transition to the similarities found in Marcy and the theorized characters, and why I believe they’re related in design. Mainly because the concept of race and appearance could be quite a debacle and I wanted to make sure that all of you know I am not assuming things out of naivety, and if I am, feel free to get my ass.

Other than that, let’s look at them again.

And here I shall compile the appearance stuff that each character seems to have.

With these three characters they seem to connect to one another with one genetic trait, but if one looks closely, there comes the question of the older lady (who I will just call Marcy’s mom at this point) and why she’s vastly different to Marcy when it comes to skin tone, hair color, and hell — if we look between Marcy and the engineer — why these two characters have vastly different hairstyles compared to the woman.

Even though I could give speculation and some doubt to the engineer and Marcy’s mom being related, and on first glance I couldn’t do the same with Marcy and her mom either, but then I did some digging and realized something. I can connect Marcy and her potential mom in one way — hair design.

Marcy and her mom both share the same poofy hair, it’s just that one is more short and the other is allowed to grow out in a nice little nest.

Don’t believe me?

They got the same floofy bangs with that specific hair line.

And when Marcy was little, Marcy appeared to need a hair tie because her hair was growing out, and it looked like this.

If we consider that what Marcy’s hair tie is holding up might be her bangs — bangs that might cover her eyesight from how floofy it is — then if you removed the hair tie then she and the woman would have a very similar looking design hair-wise.

Even with these hair similarities, however, there is still inquiry as to why Marcy is vastly different compared to her mother when it comes to skin and hair color, and here is where I go into some speculation to piece all of it together:

Marcy actually carries the appearance of her dad more than her mom.

Her dad has olive skin and black, straight hair, while her mother harbors tan skin and floofy, brown hair.

It’s this one piece of speculation that basically slides everything into place, but regardless it’s still speculation and one that I cannot confirm or even argue much about due to the nature of genetics and the limited info we have. But with this piece set in place, we could start to create the argument that maybe, just maybe, these characters are related.

But if they are, why do we only see Marcy’s mom and her supposed sister and not her dad?

Why do we get no indication of Marcy having a sister until Season Three?

How do we put all of this together?

Section Three - Distance and Finance

I rewatched True Colors numerous times when it came to understanding and interpreting what I could with the limited Marcy-centric flashback we had. I even went through episodes such as Maddie and Marcy, New Wartwood, and a lot of other episodes just to fit everything into place. And I think I have a good indication as to why this family is the way that it is.

First off, we’re going to be talking about Marcy’s dad and his new job out of state.

California is a very expensive state. And as someone who lives in California, the housing crisis and the ability to even stay in a house/dorm without sweating over the idea of being bankrupt is a very real thing.

So it is a curious thing that one of the reasons that the Wus had to leave came out to moving out-of-state due to a new job offer, one that infers a lot more money and probably a more stable living environment.

You could even hear the dad saying “Marcy, you have to understand!” when Marcy runs out, meaning that there’s probably a good reason as to why the parents believe that the move is essential, and I am banking on the idea of money for a number of reasons.

One, living in Los Angeles is expensive as hell.

Two, the coping mechanisms Marcy has makes sense if finance is the main comeuppance.

Three, the background art.

And four, why this girl has straight A’s and a PSAT book.

We already covered number one, but let’s take a look at what I mean about coping mechanisms.

Marcy Wu’s many flaws come from what looks to be the fear of being alone, and the fear of being seen as unvaluable and worthless; that if Marcy doesn’t prove herself lovable and essential to the people around her then she gets anxious and will do anything in her powers to make the people around her like her or stay with her.

She will omit information, move along objectives through passive and indirect persuasion, allow people to assert their will over her because they said so and, most importantly, does all of this because she fears the consequences when she gets outed or rocks the boat. Because rocking the boat means people will get mad at her, and she appears to try to avoid that situation of vulnerability like the plague until it all culminated into True Colors.

She is terrified of getting hurt. She is terrified, specifically, of consequences — punishment through stress, frustration, the people she loves looking at her differently because of the mistakes she’s made, etc.

Why do I say this? It’s because if we look into Marcy Wu with her pre-Amphibia self, a lot of these fears could be placed into that middle school scenario very well. Marcy Wu plays videogames and loves fiction because it is a form of escapism or happiness away from stress; she has this intense curiosity to basically anything of interest and uses that to thrive with getting straight A’s and an overall very solid record, but there’s still a probability that high expectations or making the people around her love her comes through said status of being the smart one (after all, she prides on her intellect, and sees it as essential to basically surviving the day to day).

Look at Marcy’s flashback in True Colors. She’s a middle schooler but is studying for the PSAT, which is mainly held in High School, and I’m no expert but I don’t think you read that stuff for fun or at least study it that early.

And I find it interesting that that’s the first shot we get of Marcy before we dive into her parents’ argument — education, studying, the expectation of high scores.

And then when you remember that Marcy is the least athletic of the girls, the thrift shop’s street she retreats to away from her parents is not that faraway from her neighborhood.

And this street, is messy as all hell. And with the revised background art for this area, nothing about the place changes but instead gets emphasized through more shots of how rundown it all looks!

The fact there’s a bail bonds building behind Mar-mar also doesn’t reassure me in the slightest.

So here’s where we are: Studying, getting good grades, a serious financial situation, lives near a rundown section of the city, high expectations, and the evaluation of one’s worth through intellect and academia.

What we are witnessing is a nuanced family situation. If we go by the assumption that the three girls’ lives are not only vastly different in personality but upbringing, then on an income scale, Anne would be middle income, Sasha would be high income, and Marcy is low income.

Her family’s struggling to be stable in a city that they can’t afford to live in, there’s a very high emphasis on good grades and education in the household, and the situation is so bad that her dad would take the proposal of a higher-paying job out of state than finding a similar job out in the city.

However, in this household’s struggle to have a better life, the parents had to focus on their children getting better living than them, and this means Marcy had to live in an environment where the biggest source of reward and praise is through intellect, academics, the approval of the parents.

And I could probably assume that this focus on finance also lead to very rough patches where Marcy was unable to be encouraged over stuff she loves like C&C or videogames, since the level of attention is low compared to the amount of happiness and pride her parents get when she gets an A+.

Especially when we consider that in the dialogue we hear from Mr. and Mrs. Wu, her dad is more assertive while her mom appears to care but doesn’t seem to go against her husband’s tone, so a lot of the probable issues might’ve come from Marcy wanting her dad’s approval and her mother never standing up for her when he became frustrated.

That would make a lot of context with Andrias even worse in retrospect, because that means the moment a male adult figure decided to care about her and give attention to what she loved, then Marcy fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

And could you blame her?

Now, let’s finally get a glimpse on one other character I’ve been neglecting in this essay.

This gal! Because if Marcy and her are somehow related, then we need to question why she was never mentioned or why she wasn’t involved in the conversation between Marcy and her parents.

I’ve done a massive theory post about this already, but the biggest probability comes in the design itself, since if Marcy’s sister went through trade school to be a mechanic/engineer then there’s a high probability she’s in her mid-Twenties. And if we consider that Marcy is 13, then Marcy would’ve been born when her sister was 12 or 13, and ultimately leave the household when she turned 18.

This means Marcy would’ve gone on with less contact from her sister for 6 years, and that’s a lot for a developing child.

It’s not improbable for Marcy to have lost contact with her big sister, or at least had lesser time to meet up with her due to work, college, or her own adult life now that she’s out of the house.

After all, in Maddie and Marcy, I find it very interesting that out of the advice Marcy could’ve given to Maddie about siblings, Marcy tells her that even though Maddie is the older sibling and is allowed to have her own life she suggests that maybe she should make some time for her sisters occasionally. Almost as if this was a ditto moment for her, that she understands but also had a good example of a sister who made time whenever she had the chance.

On more speculation terms, it would be cute to think that the reason Marcy has so much fire and spirit toward her fiction and love for games is because of her sister. After all, Marcy harbors the same interest toward engineering and robotics, it wouldn’t be a stretch in the imagination that perhaps her sister encouraged her to keep on going with what she felt passionate for regardless of their parents’ lack of response, to basically be unapologetic of what she loves, and this mantra kept her going for a lot of her life even when her sis went for trade school.

But let’s go on a side note here. I find it quite interesting that the character design of Marcy’s sis is also very telling, because not only does it tell a supposed story about who she was in the aftermath of graduation, but we could find a way to also put the theme of income and finance into her story as well.

Let’s be real these two are partners in all the way — from mechanics to engineers to straight up girlfriends, these two basically have their own business going on and I find it interesting that none of them just go with robotics or mechanics as a full-time thing, it’s mainly two jobs rolled up into one.

Why is that? There is some speculation that maybe they’re specialists and work in a very science-related area, but it seems highly likely that their main jobs are being car mechanics by day and robotic expert nerds by night. After all, the city can be hecked with money so I wouldn’t be surprised if they did two jobs at once to keep the lights on. I could also see them doing freelancing to repair or experiment with engineering projects since they take more money than actually makes in most cases.

Overall, money plays a big part with the family, and culminates to what I like to call a Massive Shitfest TM when they get alerted over the girls’ disappearances.

Section Four - Massive Shitfest Boogaloo and Where They Are Now~

In the aftermath of their teleport to Amphibia, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Wus had a big argument over Marcy and what should be done in the aftermath. Really, the family still needs to take that job because of finance, people are blaming each other over who pushed her to the brink, and then you have Marcy’s sister — who was probably out of the loop but probably knows how it was in the household — getting added into the mess of what just happened and adding her grief into the mix.

It is a blunder, terrifying and could break apart a family if I’m being honest. but what comes through is this:

People have now become stubborn in the Wu household, and no one is going to back down.

And what I mean is that Mrs. Wu, devastated by what happened ever since the argument in True Colors, will stay in Los Angeles out of grief and a supposed hope that Marcy would return. While Mr. Wu, determined to keep the finance going and keeping everyone stable and safe, abides by Mrs. Wu and decides to go out of state regardless, bringing back a flow of money to keep the Wu household stable through the aftermath.

It would make sense as to why Marcy’s mom is present in the intro but not any suspecting candidates for the dad.

Or how we see that there’s two older ladies with her in the intro. They might actually be close relatives who moved into the household out of the obligation to comfort Mrs. Wu but to also keep her company throughout this dark time in her life.

After all, when one loses a child, a lot of prior relations start to unravel as the status quo changes, and we are definitely going to see Anne confront the Wus and Waybrights when it comes to upbringing and home life.

But really, it is all up in the air. With Season Three around the corner, I am excited to see what the story has in store for us when it comes to the deep-diving into Marcy’s home life. She might’ve had a nuanced family life. She might’ve had abusive parents, perhaps no sister at all but a lot of relatives who grieved for her.

But with this theory out to the public, thank you all for reading along with this massive beast of a post, and I hope we get to see Marcy out of the aloe vera sauce very soon!

#amphibia #marcy wu #amphibia analysis #amphibia season three #amphibia theory #bork speaks #THIS IS SO FUCKING LONG

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shima-draws · 4 years ago

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THIS IS SEVERAL DAYS (WEEKS?) LATE BUT I LOVE YOU ALL thanks for enabling me

-The AU begins with a casual city patrol. Izuku, Todoroki, Uraraka and Ojiro are teamed up. Things are seemingly normal until they accidentally bump into Shigaraki and Kurogiri—a completely unplanned encounter. Despite Kurogiri’s warnings, Shigaraki charges into battle against the students. Kurogiri jumps in to back him up by using his warps

-There’s a close call where Izuku’s about to get the jump on Shiggy—but Kurogiri manages to open a warp right before Izuku can reach him. This is where things get...funky.

-Izuku activates One For All as he disappears into the warp. Kurogiri opens a gate somewhere nearby. Todoroki and the others wait for Izuku to reappear...but he doesn’t.

-Todoroki, Uraraka and Ojiro gang up on Kurogiri and demand their friend back. Kurogiri doesn’t know what to do, this has never happened before, and he doesn’t know how to bring Izuku back. Apparently his warp malfunctioned, and Izuku seemed to get lost between dimensions.

-Finally, several minutes later, Izuku reappears. In the ensuing chaos Kurogiri and Shigaraki make their escape. Izuku is weak and shaking from the distorted warp, so Todoroki calls Aizawa and takes him back to campus.

-Izuku explains that it felt like he was falling, and almost like his entire body was trying to rip itself apart molecule by molecule—but then he fell back into the warp and came out on the other side like he was supposed to. Recovery Girl checks on him and just says that he’s in shock, no other injuries besides that. Izuku tries telling her about the strange feeling of pain he had, but she just says it might be a side effect of Kurogiri’s quirk, and that it might be some sort of delayed reaction. Izuku accepts that and things go back to normal

Rest is under the cut because she is looooooong lmao

-Except they don’t. Izuku starts to have strange dreams about somebody calling out to him. They leave him feeling unsettled and shaky in the mornings, almost like how he felt right after the warp. The dreams don’t go away—they keep coming back almost every night, and while they seem to get clearer, he still can’t figure out what they mean.

-Things start to get worse when the dreams transition over into the waking world, and Izuku starts to see flashes of someone with white hair and sad eyes in the corners of his vision. He easily gets distracted during training, and can’t seem to shake the worried feeling he has about this being important.

-It all comes to a head when Izuku suddenly finds himself in that weird place between dimensions during a training drill. He’s only there for a few seconds, but he’s finally able to catch a glimpse of what that world is like, because the last time he was there he was falling and spiraling and was too panicked to pay attention to his surroundings. After he snaps back to himself, he wonders if it was just in his head, but when it happens again and his friends have to shake him out of it, he realizes that his mind keeps transporting to that world...it seems like his place in reality is faltering.

-The “visions” slowly continue to get longer and longer each time, with Izuku slipping into that world more often. It’s getting harder to hide it from his classmates and teachers, and finally, there’s a time where it happens and Izuku is unresponsive for over 15 minutes. The person with the white hair keeps showing up, and Izuku is desperate to find out who they are

-During another training session, Izuku feels the lapse coming on, and decides to hide away for a bit to let it pass. Except this time he doesn’t just slip into the nether dimension with just his mind—this time his whole body transports there...and he finally figures out the truth.

-Izuku searches through the new world. Everything is distorted and gravity is all topsy turvy, and when he finally catches sight of the person reaching out to him in his dreams, he follows them. At long last he discovers just who has been communicating with him...and it’s himself!!

-The mystery ghost is finally revealed: an older Izuku, from another timeline. He explains to Izuku that the place they’re in now is a world between time and space that acts as a stabilizer and general overseer of other timelines and worlds. He refers to it as the Beyond, or by its more technical name, the nexus. Apparently the other Izuku has been here for a long time, keeping watch over all of his alternate selves and keeping the timelines in balance.

-Izuku questions just why he was brought there, and his alternate self tells him that when he activated One For All in Kurogiri’s warp, it ripped open a hole in space and he was able to make a connection to the Beyond, primarily because of his alternate self’s already existing presence there. That connection is unfortunately unstable so it kept pulling Izuku back in over time. The other Izuku has been trying to fix that connection but wasn’t able to do so without full contact, which is why he’d been reaching out to Izuku in his dreams.

-To make things easier, the other Izuku asks to be called Nexus. Izuku peppers him with questions, but Nexus is reluctant to answer. He decides to send Izuku back while he researches about his connection there to try and fix it—and then he makes Izuku swear that he won’t tell anybody about their interaction, mostly because outsiders shouldn’t be aware of the Beyond’s existence in the first place.

-Izuku arrives back in his world and realizes that several hours have passed since he vanished into the Beyond. His classmates and teachers swarm him when he returns, saying that they were about to send out pros to go find him. Toshinori questions Izuku about what’s been going on with him lately, but due to the promise he made Izuku can’t answer.

-As the days pass, Izuku continuously visits Nexus (mostly because he has no choice in the matter, being dragged there by the distortion lol) and tries to pry more answers out of him. Nexus is shockingly tight lipped and Izuku knows that something bad must have happened in his timeline for him to be here. Being older isn’t the only factor tying into Nexus’ general quiet demeanor and more serious attitude. Meanwhile, Toshinori and the Dekusquad are hurt by Izuku’s silence on what’s going on with him, and Izuku has an internal struggle over what matters more: the promise he made, or the trust of his friends and family. It’s a rough time.

-Izuku breaks down and Nexus realizes that maybe it’s time he starts being more forthcoming—he knows what the burden of secrets does to Izuku, being Izuku himself. Nexus finally reveals that his timeline had been completely wiped from existence centuries ago, due to an epic, climactic battle with AFO who was attempting to figure out how to access the Beyond and gain control over it in order to rule over all possible timelines. Apparently there was a backlash when AFO tried to access the Beyond and it caused the timeline to be erased. Izuku is absolutely horrified by the truth, realizing that billions of people existing in that timeline are just...gone now. Including everyone he loves.

-Izuku asks if AFO is gone too. Nexus looks haunted by that, but says he’s sure that he’s gone for good...leaving himself as the only proof that his world even existed at all. After Izuku leaves, Nexus decides to do a bit of digging, just to make sure that the AFO from his world truly is dead. And what he finds is not comforting.

-Apparently, after the timeline had been wiped from existence, Nexus wasn’t the only one who was tossed out before it happened. He discovers that AFO is still around, and that he’s been skulking between timelines, gathering new quirks and more power. Terrified, Nexus summons Izuku and tells him of his findings, and says that if AFO were to come after him in the Beyond, or any of them from any timeline, there’s no way they would survive the battle.

-Izuku convinces Nexus to come to his timeline to explain everything, because clearly this is no longer a one man job and something Nexus can’t handle by himself. The issue with that is that the Beyond has a strict no interference policy, at least on the basis of entering the timelines and tampering with them, so Nexus has been stuck there for centuries because he’s literally not allowed to go timeline hopping lol

-However, since Izuku was able to make a connection there and can travel between the two worlds freely (for the most part…) he’s able to utilize that connection to allow Nexus to enter his dimension. Nexus sees the sky for the first time in hundreds of years and is shaken into complete silence.

-The rest of the Dekusquad happen to be there when Izuku arrives with his alternate self and immediately bombard him with questions, but Izuku tells them the first thing they need to do is go see All Might and the other teachers to explain what’s going on.

-Upon seeing All Might again for the first time in centuries, Nexus bursts into tears (and this is a MONUMENTAL moment because Izuku hasn’t seen him cry once since meeting him, even when he told him that everyone he loved no longer exists). There’s a lot of fluffy family bonding and it’s very soft. Toshi holds onto both his boys and cries and I’M EMO LISTEN

-Nexus prepares to tell all the staff what’s going on, but first he reveals to Izuku that he didn’t...exactly tell him everything about what happened to his timeline. A quirk user is brought in who can read memories and project them on a movie screen, and the teachers and Izuku watch in horrified silence as they experience the last night of terror and heartbreak Nexus went through before his timeline was erased forever.

-The memories play back. Izuku is awoken in the middle of the night to find that the entire city is burning. The screams and pleas for help echo all around, and he finds that he can’t get into contact with any of his friends. Racing outside, Izuku looks up to see AFO silhouetted against the red sky, floating among the ashes and smoke. As Izuku hurries to catch up to him, he witnesses the sheer horror of a mass body count and hundreds dead along the way, including lots of minor and pro heroes that he knows.

-Izuku finally reaches AFO and immediately leaps into the fight. He doesn’t stand a chance. AFO has gathered too many quirks, and explains his plan to escape this dimension and gain access to the Beyond in order to spread his control further. Izuku is joined by his friends, but does not get to enjoy their help for long, because each of them are struck down, one by one. Fueled by rage and grief, Izuku ramps up OFA all the way and completely lets loose, chipping away at AFO while he cries over the deaths of his friends. Yeah this is gruesome and dark as shit and I’m not sorry

-AFO is about to get one final attack in—but Bakugou arrives at the last second and takes the blow for him. Bakugou dies in Izuku’s arms and that’s the last straw—OFA goes out of control right as AFO is preparing to open a warp to the Beyond, and the power spark causes a backlash that distorts everything, making the world glitch out.

-When Izuku wakes up, he finds himself in the Beyond with the blood of his friends on his hands. Information starts flooding into his brain about the Beyond and all of the timelines it’s tied to, and Izuku realizes what has happened. His home is gone...his friends, his family, the entire world...all wiped from existence. Now he is the only one left, tasked with taking care of the Beyond and mourning his losses for the rest of eternity.

-Needless to say, everyone watching the memories play are extremely emotional, and Izuku (our Izuku) is overcome with so much grief for his alternate self that they end up in an embrace, sharing a feeling that only they know between each other.

-Nezu and the other teachers agree to help Nexus defeat AFO once and for all. Nexus tells them that bringing in Class 1-A would be smart as well, and that he won’t make the same mistake twice and let them die. They decide to battle it out in the Beyond, it being the safest place to go wild without any risk of casualties or property destruction. And so!! Izuku introduces Nexus to the rest of the class, they all take a trip to the Beyond together, and so begins their grand training arc.

-Nexus preps each member of Class 1-A individually and on teams. They take turns going up against him and all get their asses thoroughly handed to them :) Nexus is hella strong and has had centuries to practice. He teaches them how to use the terrain of the Beyond, how to deal with the gravity and use it to their advantage. He tells them how to look for AFO’s tells and quirks so they can deal with his multipurpose battle style. Overall it’s a very fun yet stressful time with lots of bonding, sleepovers in the Beyond, and everybody getting a huge ass crush on Nexus because 1. He pretty, 2. He stronk, 3. He’s literally an eldritch being at this point, and 4. It’s Izuku. How can they not.

-There’s a time where Nexus takes Izuku to a special corner of the Beyond, and Izuku sees it’s covered for miles and miles and miles with gravestones. Izuku realizes that Nexus had spent years crafting as many as he could for all of the people that were erased from his timeline, even those he didn’t know, and at this point he’s lost count with how many there are. There’s a separated section with all of his family members and friends, and each of the stones are carved with special memorials. The rest of the class shows up and gets to look at their own gravestones and it’s fucked up as shit!! It’s very emotional and then everybody smothers Nexus with hugs and hgnhhhgh 🥺

Obviously there’s a lot that happens after this and the whole battle and everything but like. I don’t have all that planned out yet. But this is the general idea for the most part!! I’ve had a lot of fun brainstorming for this AU, I would do anything for Nexus period, and I’m super excited to start making content for it >:D

THANK YOU FOR READING and thanks for letting me infodump oh my god this is so long

#BNHA #Boku no Hero Academia #My Hero Academia #MHA #BNHA AU #Distortion Link AU #Midoriya Izuku #Deku #Dekubowl #Tododeku #Bakudeku #All Might #Dad Might #Toshinori Yagi #Nexus #Shima's AUs #Shima answers questions #Long post #Friends

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lestappenwdc · 5 months ago

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👋 Hii, this turned out to be very long and I hope you read it because I think you will like what I'm saying, especially about Liam.

OK I respect what you're saying about Yuki and I 100% agree. And honestly I want Yuki in the seat as well. And I think Yuki deserves the seat more than anyone else on the grid. But unfortunately, F1 is not all about speed and who is better than someone else. If that was the case we would have a completely different grid. Unfortunately in f1 sponsorships, endorsements, money come into play way more than speed and skill do. And I am not a specialist in sponsor deals and who deals what with who and how big the possibility of Yuki following Honda is, and how important it is for Honda to have their driver in their engine. I don't know. But do I see Red Bull signing the Honda driver the year before Honda leaves their team? Honestly... I don't know. I hope so. The reality is that Yuki should be announced for the seat. And I agree with that. But let's say for a second that for sponsorship reasons Red Bull refuse to do that. I want to talk about the Liam situation and how it differs from Pierre and Albon situation.

Under the cut because I'm not joking when I say this is LONG

When thinking and deciding to sign a driver, teams have to think about a lot of factors, including how does this driver affect our team? What does the team gain from this driver? And ultimately how important is he long term?

People are comparing Liam with Pierre and Albon and painting Red Bull as a big bad villain who preys on young drivers and disposes of them as they please when that is not the case. People are forgetting that Max was a young driver in Red Bull. And they very much did not dispose of Max. They trusted Max and they put all their money on him. THIS is the reason Pierre and Albon had a horrible time in Red Bull. The team was focused on Max.

So why were Pierre and Albon signed alongside Max? What did the team expect from them when signing them? It's simple, they expected them to qualify around Max and help him win races. (Now fans of these 2 will not like that but let me just say I am not here to say what is right and wrong in this world. I am here to say what Red Bull expected from them. Was it right? No. We agree on that. Dont come at me. I am explaining Red Bulls side of the story.) Neither of them delivered on that. They were too young and inexperienced to keep up with an experienced Max in a car that was, in Alex words, undriveable. No one blames them for that. Red Bull did one big misjudgement and they repeated it twice for some reason. They underestimated the consistency it would take to not only keep up but help Max in the races. Consistency that they would never have gotten from an inexperienced driver. What happened in 2020 was Red Bull woke up and realized that getting a driver like Checo is what will save them. And lo and behold it did.

Now why do I think Liams situation and circumstance is different? Well because there's no one else they can put their cards in right now. (Again, assuming Yuki follows Honda, this is an alternate reality in which Yuki follows Honda I will not engage any further replies about this). Yes, they still put their faith on Max and the driver that comes in will be Max's second driver, obviously, but Max is suspicious to Red Bull right now. Not only because he could leave any second and they are scared shitless, but also because even if he stays for these regulations, he could leave when his contract expires. What then? What do Red bull have left without Max? Literally nothing. They need to start preparing a young driver and they need to start preparing him now. In my opinion they are wasting time to preparing Liam for the seat. Right now they have: 2 drivers past their prime that can not win titles, 1 driver that does win titles but is not saying no to Toto for some reason which scares them, and 1 young driver who has fucked off somewhere else (again, alternate reality here). In a perfect world they would have out Liam in RB for this season. But alas RB needed the PR from Daniel so Red Bull was fucked here too. They have driver swapped themselves into a corner. They need a prepared young driver for when Max leaves and they don't have him right now. This is why I think IF Liam does go straight to Red Bull the EXPECTATIONS for him in that seat would not be to keep up with Max. Not even to give the same results as Checo. It would be learn from Max and become a driver that can win championships for them. This would mean they are sacrificing one title (the constructors for 2025) to have a driver starting 2026 and when Max leaves who is experienced enough and ready enough to fight Ferrari at the end of the next regulations. They are not expecting performance from Liam tomorrow like they did pierre and Alex if they put him in the seat. They are expecting him to learn. Same as they were expecting from Max in 2016 17 18 when he was still learning. This means they are putting their faith on Liam. That's why I think throwing Liam at Red Bull would not be throwing him to the Wolfes. You have a wrong perspective of Red Bull and it leads you to think that me putting Liam as a young Red Bull driver is me not being a fan of his when I am giving him the same privilege Max had in Red bull. Which is being the priority after Max leaves. And Max will leave. And Red Bull WILL need and want a new driver to put their faith in since it worked the first time. And I want that driver to be Liam.

So to sum up, Red Bull are not the villains in the way that people portray them to be. They did 2 misjudgements and then corrected themselves. It was all towards one goal - getting Max the title. Now they need to start preparing a young driver to take his place since Max won't be here forever. I think that driver is either Yuki or Liam. In a world in which Yuki goes somewhere else I am putting Liam as Red Bulls next big because I think he deserves it. And Liam fans should want this to happen. The amount that Liam would learn from Max by driving the same car with him will be not comparable to anything else in the world. What you call "being thrown to the bulls" I call being given an opportunity to learn from the literal best of this generation. And that's that.

So what do we think Red Bull wants to tell us? My predictions:

1. Checo renewal. Seems like the most plausible BUT!!! Would they do it so soon into the season when they don't know how it's gonna go yet? Unlikely. Are they scared of losing a Checo enough to do it this early? I don't think so. it would be strange if it's actually that I'll start wondering why. I already am wondering why they seem to be doing it now. If the last 3 races went like the first 5 then fine, sure but NOW? idk idk..

2. New special livery. Most plausible if you ask me. Just like red bull to keep us on our Toys for a livery announcement or ne meech 🙄. Just like all of f1 really. They keep doing this to us and we fall for it every time.

3. Sainz to Red Bull? Honestly still a possibility. Although people were saying he missed his chance I still think things could have changed.

4. Liam to Red Bull 2025. If I was Red Bull I'd do this. He doesn't have a lot of experience but he has enough in my opinion. And if they're scared of losing Max for 2026 (which they should be) I'd be putting Liam in the fastest car I own for 2025 asap. But again this only if Checo continues to not be on form. If Checo is on form they would not put Liam in his place and risk the 2025 constructors like that. If Checo is not on form however I think long term Liam is the way to go. But this leads us back to 1) and why do it now? Too early to tell anything yet. If this was happening if wouldve happened during summer break AT LEAST.

What do we think? Any other ideas? I thought about Yuki to Red Bull but the Honda thing? Idk it's highly unlikely. And there's no way it's Ricciardo. There just isn't. He hasn't been performing AT ALL.

#f1 #liam lawson #oh hiw i beg people to stop looking at the past from 1 angle and start looking at the big picture #when looking back on red bull everyone sees alex and pierre when they should be seeing max #max verstappen #but it makes sense kinda since you guys are not max fans and cant see why it feels good to have your driver be prioritized #and always think that the worst will happen to your driver #i want liam in the seat because i think he is the next red bull driver to fight for a title #red bull need to look at long term solutions and thats liam #this is so long i hope this person actually read it #i hope anyone reads it lol

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mrpenguinpants · 4 years ago

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Genshin: University AU [V1]

I love modern au. Or any “everything is fine, no one died, it’s just a fever dream” au. Half of me is thinking, damn maybe I should answer this serious- LOL HAHA no. That’s not happening. Time to crack my knuckles and let my brainworms take over again.

Once again, this is 90% crack 10% content. I want to switch up my characters from the last brainworm post but I included Kaeya and Diluc.

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Today’s appreciation post goes to twistedwishes. Hey! I’ve been seeing you pop up a lot lately and thanks for the support 💕💕 I hope things are going better for you and you’re doing alright^^ I feel kinda bad for making appreciation posts on crack fics but hopefully this is somewhat funny haha.

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Genshin: Holding Hands [V1]

Genshin: When you’re cold [V1]

Genshin: Roommate [V1]

Genshin: Royalty AU [V1]

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Diluc

Absolute pretty boy who has braincells, but only if Kaeya is not there. In his mind, Kaeya’s presence makes his room loose 40% of their common sense. He can’t prove it just yet but he’s working on it. He majors in accounting but also has a minor in marketing, logistics’ management, fia- he majors everything business related. He’s going to become the next Elon Musk through smarts or by getting the competition drunk. There can be no contest if he’s the only candidate. He’s actually a hard working guy that overworks and stresses way too much. You have daily “Diluc recharge” evenings where he just hangs onto you while you go through your day.

“Don’t fucking talk to me until I’ve had my coffee,” except there is no coffee - he drinks grape juice out of juice boxes and his only energy boost is when he meets up with you - and that’s his constant mood. So he usually only hangs around you and Jean, since she has childhood friend status and is actually an angel. By default, Lisa is added and Diluc doesn’t mind her but if he see’s Kaeya, it’s full on war paint mode. If he's not busy with work or studies, he's usually with you either in your dorm or his apartment.

He has a fanclub and he seriously hates it and tries to do everything in his power to get Ningguang to take it down. Shouldn’t this be against his rights? But she refuses for whatever reason and makes a whole speech about free will. No matter what he does, someone manages to take a picture and it get’s printed in the university’s newspaper. The only bonding time he has with Kaeya is every Monday, where they collect and burn all the universities newspapers before anyone can get their hands on it. You always bring marshmallows to make smores during their arson activities.

“When I graduate I’m going to burn this school down to the ground. That’s not a threat it’s a promise.”

Ningguang

Is secretly the leader of the Diluc fanclub - not that she likes Diluc, she’s in a questionable platonic poly marriage with you and Beidou - but it was the easiest way to gain funds for the student council. Which she is the president of, so rip Diluc the fanclub stays. Ruthless business woman I tell you. But she can run in heels so her danger factor rises by at least 20%.

Majors in social sciences and law but more specifically the political science & government. She saw the Imperial State Crown that the Queen of England wears and says yes, that’s mine now. If she’s not with Beidou and you planning on “how to infiltrate the state government just for lols”, then she’s with Keqing, Ganyu, and Zhongli discussing student council things. Should they or should they not tell the student body that they can see everyone’s search results? Sit back and relax as the school goes into chaos.

She’s probably the scariest person on campus No, she is the scariest person on campus. She’s the scariest person on campus. But secretly she’s popping 20 aspirins just to make it through a night. She has the digestive system of steel. She still holds the title of "seriously do not try and beat her in a drinking game it's never going to happen" and that's her proudest achievement in life but sadly she can’t put it on her resume. Kaeya is still trying to beat her out of spite but so far it hasn't been working. You’re seriously concerned for her when she get’s challenged but Beidou gives you a way-to-hard slap on the back and cheers her on. If Ninngguang somehow get’s alcohol poisonings she’ll somehow find away to make a profit out of it.

"I'll let him die, I'll get the insurance money."

Kaeya

One day he chugged too much mouth wash, passed out, and somehow woke up in university majoring in law. His idea is that if he is apart of the law, he can therefore stand above it. To be fair, his only goal in life is to say “I am the manager” and he can go live the rest of his life in bliss or as a hermit. He’s secret best friends with you but wouldn't be caught dead beside you. He will stab a bitch if you ever get hurt but will still trip you on the way home. Seriously, you have no idea why people find him attractive. Your guess is it’s the eye patch or the clap of his ass cheeks that keeps alerting everyone.

He’s apart of the newspaper club and if anyone asks: No, he has no idea who keeps taking all the newspapers and burns them in the back of the campus. Originally, he joined because he was nosy and needed to join some type of club for his resume. He sometimes feels bad for his junior assistant Amber because he keeps tricking her and says that Diluc is secretly a demon that is trying to steal all the jobs and is apart of the lizard government hell bent on eradicating the human race. He even brought out a whiteboard for this joke, he’s dedicated to his job ok?

The type of guy to try and be humble and say his work is “okay” but will choke a bitch if anyone agrees. He tends to leave everything last minute and says that it’s his drug since actual drugs could land you one year in prison and a maximum penalty of $2,000. You have to awkwardly hold in your concerned mother head shake when you see him speed running his assignment literally right when the professor is walking around to check if students finished.

“I was taught how to lead not to read.”

Mona

Broke wallet #2. Zhongli is broke wallet #1 but Childe simps for him so is he really a broke wallet at this point? In this essay, I Mona Megistus, will explain why I have the rights to the title “Broke Wallet #1″...

Believes that astrology should be an actual career path but refuses to take astronomy as her major. I can read the stars not a textbook that tells me how to calculate the mass of the sun divided by the fucks I give. Instead she went into Philosophy and cries to Albedo, who is an actual prodigy genius- sir lend some braincells to everyone else please?, that her professor keep turning her paper down because “star reading” is not an academic source.

Fischl wants her to join the occult club because, surprisingly, Mona is very good at telling people’s fates through her crayon sketch ouija board. She thinks first year Fischl is cute but is put off by the cosplay roleplay that she has going on. She would join except that stupid hat wearing gremlin in her lit class would make fun of her if he found out.

You gave her half your lunch one day and bought her a doughnut "because she seemed upset" and "out of the goodness of your heart" whatever the hell that means. She thinks you pensioned it but once that thought comes she takes a bite. Poison from a doughnut is not the worst way to go out, classes are hard enough. She’s waiting for the lord to strike her down anyways.

“Its not about passing, its about doing better than everyone else.”

Venti

Slept through most of highschool and people question how he got into university. He’s a music major (wow how fucking original is that), and if anyone asks him to serenade someone or just do anything, he’ll do it for the right price. Or if you buy him alcohol because he still keeps getting ID checked. He’s banking on Kaeya actually becoming a lawyer or being on good terms with Diluc so he can finally stop being arrested for looking like a toddler.

Takes one step into classes and quickly nopes out and goes back to bed. Professors have no idea how he hasn't dropped out or failed. He just has some god given talent. He does whine at you to pretty pretty please with a cherry on top tutor him because you're such an angel and would never leave your poor but awesome best friend hanging right? He needs to get this essay down but how he is suppose to explain how the number 10 is symbolic and connects to the universe or the meaning of life. Do you think he can just say it’s apart of his culture and make up some random myth to pretend it looks like he knows what he’s doing?

He’s honestly going with the flow and put his brain on the back burner all of highschool and only now realizes wait, I actually have to use my brain?

He’s been banned from most club chats since Venti has the no chill card. Someone says “lol I look ugly today.” and he’ll respond "yup, you look like a cow." and he get’s banned. Zhongli keeps a speed run timer on his phone just to document these occasions.

"Sad spelled backwards is das and das how it be sometimes."

Childe

An actual dumbass that somehow does well. He eats sandwiches with the crust off, this heathen. Surprisingly he’s studying to become a physical therapist but most of his experience has come from breaking his own bones. You’re scared how he's going to be if he actually becomes a therapist. If he'll make bets with his patients or try to one up whatever crazy injury they get into. Everything is a challenge to him that sometimes the best way to deal with Childe is to knock him out.

This man really knows the way to a Zhongli’s woman's heart. Through micro transactions. Mona saw him accidently drop $20 and just shrugged and walked off. She has never been both spiritually and physically offended in her life. She did take the $20 though. As much as you hate leeching on Chile when he’s basically a walking wallet that probably uses bills as tissue paper, you can’t help but give him puppy eyes while planning on how to get into his will. If he even plans on having one, he might honestly write “whoever wins in a gladiator style duel in my funeral’s tournament, they will get my fortune.”.

Any sport the university offers Childe is probably in it. Which is how he met Zhongli, challenged him to a fight, proceeded to have his ass handed to him, got a backhanded compliment, and screamed to you he was in love and how he found his soulmate. He's secretly very sappy and has cried and watched every Disney and Pixar movie at least 28 times.

"IM NOT TOO SPICY! I’M A TINY BIT ABOVE MILD IF ANYTHING!”

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God if it isn’t Scaramouche, it’s Childe that ruins the aesthetic. This is why I hate you. Why do you people enable me like this, it isn’t even good. This is pretty much a @ yourself moment and I vibe hard with Venti. This entire post was just to make a joke about the clap of Kaeya’s ass cheeks alerting the guards.

This week might slow down since I have classes and assignments. My reply’s are gonna be late too, sorry;; (oh and thank you to everyone that was so supportive and nice when I mentioned it. All of you. Beautiful 💕💕 )

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imagines-ouran · 3 years ago

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Top 10 Scenes/Storylines I Wish Were Animated in Ouran

In Chronological Order

{length advisory, this post is long}

+ I had to shrink the text so that this post wouldn’t be too long, so please bear with me, as I put a lot of time into this ❦ ❦ ❦

edit: just now figured out after the fact how to add a “keep reading” on mobile, so voilà

Hani & Reiko’s Storyline

Reiko was the love interest of Hani, and yet she was never mentioned in the anime. She was, in fact, the only girl who ever saw Hani as the 17 year old boy that he was, not just the boy Lolita who acts in a younger manner than most his age. He is actually known to perceive well above his age, and Reiko acknowledges this as well as truly falling in love with him as a person. Being the unique individual that she is, Hani slowly found himself falling for her as well, and there were many reasons for that. This character alone would have scratched well below the surface of Hani’s character, so she’s a character I wish we could have had a chance to unravel. More than anything, I would have liked to see the story of how and when Hani in particular fell for her, as we all know Reiko loved him from the start. What specifically caused him to fall in love? and when? How did he feel or go about it? When did they decide they were dating?? So many questions we’ll never get answers to.

The Sports Festival: The Last Race

In all honesty, the main goal behind this entire competition was to see Kyoya compete without anything to gain— without any profit in it. Tamaki wanted Kyoya to be passionate about winning simply for himself. He is known for always making the Suoh’s look good, especially in public, as he lets them wear a crown that he is completely capable of taking. But this time, it was different. I want to see the determination in Kyoya’s eyes as he’s racing the last race, the deciding factor of the competition, against Tamaki himself. The feeling he gets after winning the race, a feeling of loss masking the feeling of victory, I want to see the realization he has after this victory. They competed in 2 very different ways: one purely through spirit and encouragement, the other being manipulative and dirty. He was taught that you only included yourself in situations where there was something to be gained, as well as learning that people existed to be taken advantage of... right? After this, he learned that if he came across a true friend in this process called life, then it would all be worth it. I want to see that.

Hikaru Finally Realizing His Feelings

After many agonizing volumes of Hikaru being absolutely clueless about his feelings, Kaoru decided to put him out of his misery and tell him. Tell him why his heart was hurting after hearing Haruhi talk about Tamaki so fondly, tell him why he’s crying over someone he recently only considered a friend. Well, because he loves her, as a woman. Now keep in mind, Kaoru had long been aware of his own feelings before this, and he was doing his best to let Hikaru come around to this conclusion on his own, but he stated himself that seeing Hikaru in pain/heartache over something he didn’t understand caused him pain as well. Even though he too had feelings for Haruhi, he couldn’t stand to see Hikaru hurting for a second longer over feelings he didn’t understand; he wanted him to have a fighting chance for Haruhi’s affection. Honestly, this scene itself is very dramatic and touching, and I believe seeing it animated would pull at my sensitive heart strings more than I could handle. It’s such a beautiful moment shared between the twins.

Battle Between Hani and Mori

Now, this battle was a long time coming, as something was bound to happen before the two of them graduated. It was actually Mori who requested a battle against Hani, and we learn that the reasoning behind it is a selfless one— a list of requests that would help Hani mature in the long run. But these would only be applicable if he won, which he had, to everyone’s surprise. Believe it or not, the two had discussed the possibility of their absence at graduation due to the plausibility of injuring each other too badly to attend. In the end, it was understood that they had “played it up” a little, as in the fight was real but their main goal was to go out with a bang. As in, they wanted to end their last year doing what they loved most: entertaining. Hani had asked everyone if they’d had a good time, if Kyoya made a profit, if the hosts and guests were entertained. Even thought they wouldn’t be attending the same school, their 3 years spent in high school went down as the best 3 years of their life so far, and they had stated that they owed everything they had to the host club 🤧 Yeah, where is that scene.

Hikaru Saving the Chairman at the Ski Lodge

Where do I begin? I mean, I would love for the entirety of their trip at the ski lodge to be animated, from Kaoru throwing Hikaru into the snow to Hikaru confessing to Haruhi, but in my eyes this scene stands out. It touches my heart, honestly. For the entirety of their trip, Hikaru had been stressing over his relationship involving Haruhi and Tamaki. He had wanted to tell Haruhi how he felt, but he couldn’t get Tamaki out of his head. How much Tamaki had truly done for Hikaru and Kaoru continued to loom over him, causing him to feel guilty for his feelings towards Haruhi. The night prior to this, he had been up all night due to Haruhi sleeping in the same room, and he woke up full of vengeance and exhaustion. He had directed it towards the chairman, almost forcing him to snowboard when he absolutely didn’t want to, whilst taking him to the highest point of the mountain. After the chairman sprained his ankle and insisted that Hikaru not carry him, Hikaru erupts with guilt and anger, telling him to do his best and let him help— to let him carry him. With Tamaki also on his mind, he was even more determined to carry him to safety during a snow storm, collapsing from exhaustion. To see Hikaru carry such a heavy burden physically and mentally, at the exact same time while still managing to persevere, well that really shows character. His heart is huge and filled with passion and love, as I wouldn’t doubt he’s capable of loving the hardest out of anyone. I wanted to see his character growth, as it was the greatest character growth in the entire manga. The end.

The Resolution Between Hikaru and Kaoru

AND THIS!!! RIGHT HERE!!! It’s just more proof of my last statement. In this scene, he superseded Kaoru in maturity, taking the role of the eldest brother more seriously than ever before. After resolving their fight, [Kaoru purposefully caused this fight to make Hikaru come to terms with the seriousness of his feelings, going as far as to kiss Haruhi right in front of him on purpose. Manipulating the situation to go how he wanted it to go, using Haruhi, and executing extreme self-sacrifice for self-satisfaction. Although he had done it for Hikaru, Hikaru never asked him to, and he was more angry than appreciative. Nonetheless, Kaoru was willing to put everything on the line, even their relationship as brothers, for Hikaru to be “set free” is how he put it.] Kaoru had stressed to Hikaru that they would no longer act as twins in anything they do, as he believed that was the only way Hikaru could gain the independence he needed to be happy & free. Kaoru believed he was a hindrance to his growth and independence. Instead, Hikaru stayed up all night, dyed his hair, and waited for Kaoru to awake. Demonstrating his character growth extremely well, he assures Kaoru that they did not have to live separate lives, that being a twin is a gift in itself, and that they needed each other. Hikaru held Kaoru as he CRIED from shock, happiness, relief, love, etc. This is top 3 scene material, and it’s a disgrace that we’ll probably never see it animated. I will never not be upset about this, as all of the heartache Kaoru had gone through to separate them was proven unnecessary— Hikaru had finally proven to him how much they actually needed each other to grow, relieving Kaoru of his heartache😭😭 it’s so beautiful 😖✊🏻

Tamaki/Kyoya Moment Before Meeting Anne

Due to Kyoya having gone the extra extra mile to assure Tamaki was able to meet his mother in time, Tamaki had finally achieved the one thing he had wanted since he left France— to be reunited with Anne. After Kyoya had gone to France to search for Anne, inconveniencing himself on their class trip all to just be able to tell Tamaki she was doing alright once he returned. After confronting Tamaki’s father involving the disgusting manner in which he had been using Tamaki the entire time to get back at his grandmother. After having decided the day before that the rest of the hosts would each do everything in their power to make sure Tamaki sees Anne before she’s off, and actually succeeding, only after literally breaking into his house. Although, as if anything less was expected. After having gone out of his way for Tamaki with nothing to gain but the pure happiness that would illuminate Tamaki’s face, proving yet again that Kyoya values the hosts (especially Tamaki) more than any other aspect of his life. And in the interlude of it all, right before Tamaki scurried off to catch Anne, they shared a very touching interaction whilst fist bumping afterwards before parting. This scene, well, it’s one of the ultimate Tama/Kyo moments in my book. The love and adoration between those two, I— the length Kyoya would go for him is insurmountable. In this scene, no grand gesture was needed to portray that, as all that was need were those small words of encouragement. 🤧

Finally Meeting Anne, Tamaki’s Mother

Listen, this scene in the manga was short, but it was absolutely heart wrenching. The only reason Tamaki was even able to see Anne was because he had finally, after all 18 volumes, won over his grandmother. Before even beginning to think about this possibility, he had slowly begun to spend most of his time tending to his grandmother, a woman he respected greatly and genuinely wanted to understand. Even though she had treated him with the utmost disrespect, solely because of his illegitimacy, he still found it in his heart to attempt to try and understand her. Bond with her, if you will. He had given up the thought of ever seeing Anne again, as his grandmother would not permit it. That is, until she too had finally been able to see the heart of gold he possessed. Even so, the hosts made it their first priority to make sure he wouldn’t miss out on the opportunity to see Anne, lunging Haruhi and Mori straight into the estate. Haruhi then proceeded to explain to Tamaki, tears welting in her eyes, that this was an opportunity he should grasp. She would never be granted such an opportunity to see her late mother again, and she urged him to consider how blessed he really was to still have a mother who’s alive and so close. All he had to do was try.

He then stated he too wanted to see his mother more than anything; due to the understanding and mutual respect that was formed within the time he spent secluded with his grandmother, she then permitted this action whilst asking for him to apologize to Anne for her discourtesy, all the while feeling genuinely touched to the core. [She had just heard Tamaki play a song on the piano from her favorite drama, soon learning that it was taught to him by none other than his father, ultimately realizing that the animosity between their family had been due to misunderstandings and miscommunication.] And Tamaki had managed to arrive just as she was boarding the plane; it was a tearful reunion indeed, Anne on the brink of tears as well. If that isn’t a scene you’ve been waiting to see your whole life, then I can’t say for sure we’ve been reading the same manga.

Dramatic Confession Scene Between Tamaki and Haruhi

HERE! IT! IS!!!!!!!! Yes, many of us have our own preferred host that we would have liked to see Haruhi end up with, but you can’t help but feel an imploding amount of joy while reading this. After an agonizingly painful 18 volumes, Tamaki was finally able to come to terms with his feelings, although it was actually Haruhi who confessed. Being the teaser that he is, he pretends he doesn’t hear as they watch the plane dispatch, ultimately bringing her to tears. She then questions whether or not she still loves him, as he’s an idiot, a narcissist, so extravagant that it becomes troublesome and ultimately a good-for-nothing. He then pulls her in for a kiss, stating afterwards that if she liked it that it would certainly solidify her feelings for him. And she did, thus finally leading to the beginning of a chaotic but loving relationship. After having built this moment up over the course of the entire manga, it only feels fitting to actually get the chance to see it animated. Oh, how painfully dramatic and cute this scene would be [but it wouldn’t be cute when they cut to Hikaru crying while with the other hosts because he knew Haruhi had most likely confessed to Tamaki at the airport🥺💔]

When The Hosts Followed Haruhi to Boston

And, last but absolutely not least, we have this beautiful scene. Haruhi, only about to begin her second year, decided that the best thing for her was to study abroad. Tamaki, being the doting and persistent boyfriend he is, insisted that he too would travel there alongside her. Much to her surprise, she accepted, both reaching an understanding that being together was certainly better than being apart. After having gotten apartments right next to each other , they hear a knock on the door. The people greeted her from just outside the door in English, stating that they had just moved there as well. As she opened the door, there they stood in all their glory, the Host Club. After both Tamaki and Haruhi’s initial shock, Kyoya began to explain that they, too, had the same option as them to study abroad as well. They had made one thing very clear: they had absolutely no intention of becoming just another memory anytime soon, no, they were there for the long haul.

AND LOOK AT HARUHI’S FACE WHEN THE REALIZATION KICKS IN!!!!! They had chosen to study abroad for the sole purpose of staying together. In all actually, they had all decided to rent apartments in the exact same complex as Haruhi and Tamaki, as they made the arrangements just days before.

🌸These were just my personal favorites, I’m sure everyone has a few scenes in mind they’d love to see animated as well 🌸

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imamotherfuckingstar-lord · 4 years ago

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Next to You

Bucky Barnes x Reader

Warning: angst/fluff.

a/n: GIF requested by @captain-pikas-world . I haven't written much since my dad passed in December. This is my attempt to get back into it. Hope you enjoy.

The air is heavy, it always feels heavy to Bucky as he steps out into the world. Every time, his breath is slacked with nerves trapped at the tip of his tongue. He eases towards the crowd of people, everyone gathering near the lake. His eyes moves around to each face, his instinct is to look for Sam. His best friend now, the person who has pushed him further than he thought he could go. It would be a lie to say the pair had an easy start, it was rough but like the leaves underneath his boots – they were able to snap into something new. New pieces of who they are after Steve's departure, and Bucky was the first to admit, it works. Everything therapy and Sam has taught him, along with his own self reflection, has helped. In the mirror, each morning, he sees something new. A mixture of his old self and who is he now – he actually smiles now. Yet, he knows something has not entirely come back – the ease of being around a woman he adores.

His eyes finally land on Sam, but they only are on the man for a few seconds before making there way to you. Where you are standing next to his friend, the two of you facing the lake. Bucky's heart starts to race as he forces himself to move forward, feeling ridiculous that one single person was making him stumble over his steps. Of all the things he has gone through, this was what was going to give him a heart attack. Muttering to himself that he was being stupid, he reaches Sam's side with a slight smile.

“Sorry I'm late,” he apologies and you turn to him. His throat clenches as you smile and point out to the lake.

“Sam was thinking we could charter a boat for the day, what do you think? Was Steve a fishing type?”

Right, Bucky thought to himself. The day was about celebrating the one common factor in your friendship – Steve Rogers.

“We went fishing a few times, but neither of us were exactly fishermen.”

“Or men,” Sam snorts and you laugh.

“Ah, well, it's the thought that counts, right?”

Bucky grins finally, eyes entirely on you. He nods lightly. “Yeah, that's all that counts.”

Sam's facial expression changes and suddenly he's declaring that he was going to go see about a boat near the dock station. You wave him off and ask Bucky to help with the poles and supplies from the car. The two of you walk in silence through the crowd, it was a national holiday so the lake was a little crowded.

“Maybe we should have come a different day,” you sigh, unlocking your car. Bucky agrees, but opens the trunk and gives you a small nudge.

“Your idea is great, it's going to be great.”

His reassurances turns your stomach warm, the sun bearing down on your skin as he hands over the poles. “Take these and I'll get the rest.”

Effortlessly, Bucky gathers all the supplies for the boat, including an oversize ice chest and asks you if you were ready. You feel anxious as he walks at your side, wondering out loud if Sam was able to secure a boat for the day. There is a handful of boats already out on the lake, so the prospects were looking bad as the two of you caught up to Sam. Yet, he is all smiles, tossing up keys in the air, catching them with a smirk.

“Great, he's going to gloat all day about this.”

“Maybe being on a boat with the two of you was a bad idea,” you tease.

Bucky laughs. “Too late now.”

“I'm steering,” Sam declares, although neither Bucky or you even knew how. “I'm Captain on and off land, so let's go.”

The boat is nice, large enough for a handful of people. It only takes about twenty minutes to leave the dock, after getting settled and making sure everything was accounted for. Sam takes to the wheel and whistles when the engine comes on, Bucky rolls his eyes but the smile on his face is clear as the day. You sit across from him as Sam takes the boat out into the middle of the lake. Bucky catches your eyes several times, always looking down at his lap with a bashful expression. You try to not overthink his looks and just enjoy the ride of it all. When Sam is finally satisfied with the perfect spot, the three of you gather in the middle of the boat with drinks in hand.

“To Steve, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have either of you in my life,” Sam proposes, nodding his head to Bucky and you. “Now whether that is a good or bad thing is up for interpretation.”

“Jackass,” Bucky mutters, but you laugh, like you always do. It's a simple, telling laugh that clutches Bucky by the heart each time he hears it. A laugh that eases him in any situation, a laugh he misses at night when he is alone in his apartment.

“To Steve,” you declare, holding up your beer. The two men follow suit and you allow Sam one sip before taking it away. He obliges and lets you, finishing it off. The men applaud you, even though you apologize for the small burp that comes out of your mouth.

“It's fine,” Bucky smiles, taking the empty can from you. “It's kind of cute.”

Sam's eyes widen and he claps his hands together. “I'm going to check on the wheel real quick, make sure everything is good. Then we eat, I made some bomb ass sandwiches.”

Bucky tries to ignore the wink Sam gives him before making himself scarce. He's almost too afraid to glance your way as you sit back down. He manages to take his seat, quickly stealing a look at you. His heart races as your eyes stare back, his face tightens.

“I miss him,” you whisper and Bucky immediately understands.

“Yeah, I miss the punk too.”

Looking down at the beer can in your hand, you sigh. “He really just went and made a life for himself. You knew, didn't you? Sam didn't. I didn't.”

Bucky's eyes move down to his lap, his throat warm as he nods. “He told me his plan and who was I to stop him? I couldn't do that to him. Sam and you, you were his closes friends – he...he didn't want to hurt you two.”

“I understand, but can I ask you something?”

“Of course.”

“Why didn't you go back?”

Everything seems to go quiet as the question touches Bucky's ears. This was a question no one ever thought to ask. A question he has asked himself plenty of times until he was finally able to gather an answer – an answer he never had a reason to say out loud. He opens his mouth, but his chance is interrupted by Sam's reappearance.

“Whose hungry?”

The food is delicious, the three of you sit around and eat for the next hour. The air is fresh as each of you take turns telling a Steve story, the boat is flooded with laughter as the tales are told. Bucky takes to recalling old days, Sam brings up the time Steve took him to a ball game, and you mention all the failed attempts at getting Steve a date. The afternoon slowly turns into a soft evening as fireworks light up the lake. The screams of delight fill the air as Sam, Bucky, and you stand side by side. The boat rocks gently, causes you to stumble into Bucky. He grins and takes a hold of your shoulder with his hand, as Sam claps and hollers at the light show. He is not paying attention to his friends, instead he's taking video on his cell for Sarah and his nephews.

“Are you okay?”

“Metaphorically or in the moment?”

Bucky's face softens and whispers, “In the moment.”

You ignore the booms of the fireworks surrounding the lake, instead focusing on the weight of his fingers on your shoulder. “I'm good, you?”

Slowly, his smile fades and he glances over to Sam. He is either to busy recording the show or is trying to be a good friend by pretending nothing is happening between his friends. Bucky looks back at you and sighs. “I have an answer to your question. I – I thought about this a lot. I want to tell you.”

Bucky's eyes seem vulnerable and it is something you do not take lightly. Having know him for years now, you always have made sure to take things at his pace. Your friendship was what you had always offered to Bucky, because that was what he needed after Steve left. Yet, love slowly crept its way into your heart a few years back. Sam was the only person aware, his encouraging words were always a blessed curse, because what if the feelings were not mutual?

Losing Bucky, after losing Steve, would only hurt more.

“Tell me,” you whisper back, heart racing.

He looks up at the sky, for encouragement before laying his eyes on you. “Steve, he had something to go back to. At the end of the day, he was still that boy from Brooklyn. I wasn't, I wasn't the same, after everything, going back – going back would have been torture. I had to settle things here and going back would have been running away. That's why I couldn't go with him.”

You stare at him as his hand slips from your shoulder, but before it could reach his side, you take it. His hand is warm as you hold onto it tightly, struggling to get the words out. Holding onto his hand as the fireworks explode into the sky, the colors reflecting in Bucky's eyes. It was obscene, the look in his eyes as you felt his thumb across your skin. It was a look of something more than lust, it was fate.

“You've atoned, Bucky. You are a free man, this world belongs to you.”

His eyes close for a moment, heart racing as the feeling of something new bursts colors into his insides. All the atonement, the self reflection had gotten him here – on a boat with his best friend and the woman of his life. This, it felt, was what it was all about.

The torture, the self hatred, the loneliness.

Bucky was truly free now.

All that is left, the last thing on his list, is you.

Looking over to Sam, he chuckles when he realizes his friend has once again disappears. Grinning, Bucky squeezes your hand before gently pulling you towards him. Your hand falls on his chest and he reaches up to touch the side of your face. Your heart is racing, as his is. The two of you can not manage a single world, but as the fireworks illuminate the sky in a grand finale, he kisses you on the lips.

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