#no words i just think this is the funniest series of screenshots in the entire game

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@hprecfest | week one

day one | a favourite fic under 5k

a dream of winter by Delphi (1.4k words) summary: Three glimpses into the life of Kendra Dumbledore. (An interpretation of the ambiguous description of the character in Deathly Hallows.)

One of my favourite things fanfiction is capable of is correcting canon -- not just in no-one-dies fix-it fics, but by taking clumsy exposition at its word and expanding on it. This fic takes the odd description of Kendra Dumbledore in DH and breathes life into her as a Mohawk woman living on Godric's Hollow.

day two | a comfort fic

the secret diary of hugo granger-weasley, aged thirteen and a half by @floreatcastellumposts summary: Rose says that I am an oblivious moron, but would an oblivious moron have such a deep and sensitive diary? I don't think so. No one knows how I suffer in this ridiculous family. Written for SIYE's The Burrow Secret Challenge 2016, and inspired by Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole.

A particularly great comfort read for this time of year: Hugo, who Flo characterizes perfectly as an awkward, oblivious, serious teenager with a diary, tries to get to the bottom of a mystery at the centre of a busy Weasley Christmas.

day three | a podfic

the last enemy by @shootwithintenttokill @chdarling's Marauder's series is already one I recommend to everyone (even non-fanfic reading HP fans) and @shootwithintenttokill's undertaking of turning it into a podfic is so impressive. New chapters are slotted into my regular podcast listening routine and they're an excellent way to re-read TLE and pick up on all the wonderful foreshadowing in CH's fic.

day four | a fic with art

no amount of therapy can help by The_wig_is_a_metaphor summary: The entire internet is aware of occultist youtuber Lord Voldemort's infatuation with niche content creator JustHarry. The entire internet is baffled.

This is a Muggle HarryMort Youtube AU told epistolary-style with screenshots, comments, text threads, and it's the funniest thing I've ever read. Every single icon and screenshot is a joke and I still find new things to laugh at on every reread. As a bonus, this fic inspired one of my very favourite confused-bi!Ron-Romione Muggle AUs, HOW TO BUILD WATER WHEEL by doshu

day five | a non-ao3 fic

not as a last resort by Arabella summary: Hermione and Ron, a snowstorm, and Hagrid's cabin. Takes place during fifth year. This story was written prior to the release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

Now only available on a wayback machine capture of sugarquill.net, one of my first favourite fics and my introduction to the "only one bed trope"! This fic surprisingly holds up, despite being written before half the series' worth of characterization. Some things make me laugh looking back (like the fanfic writers' steadfast belief that the yule ball would be an annual event) but overall it's just as sweet and romantic as the first time I read it when I was 14.

day six | an unreliable narrator fic

the disappointments of cormac mclaggen by morgs_writes(orphan_account) summary: Cormac McLaggen has a hard life, made even worse when Ron Weasley starts stealing everything Cormac desires.

Oh Cormac, HUGE BOY, one of my problematic faves, thinks he's the one who holds all the power when it comes to the Slug Club holiday party. 🙄

day seven | a canon compliant fic

the mountain tomb by @nought-shall-go-ill summary: A man and a woman meet at the base of a mountain. With no memories, they don’t know each other, they don’t know their past, they don’t even know their own names. All they know is that they have a difficult journey ahead that they must take together — one that they fear could destroy them in the process.

Since I read a lot of canon-compliant fic I wanted to choose something for this rec that really pushes the boundaries of what that can mean. This fic is misty and ambiguous and fantastical (even for fanfic of a fantasy series) and so worth reading.

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M watches Gargoyles s2e21-42, aka The Arc That Never Ends

*sings* Yes it goes on and on my friiiiiiiiiiiiends

Y’all have probably noticed the, uh, lack of gifsets and meta over the past week, mostly because I’m on the arc known as the Avalon World Tour and my God it lasts forever. So I’ve mostly been trying to get through it as quickly as possible, which is much easier when I’m not pausing every 5 minutes to yell at @paintedrecs.

It’s not bad by any means (although there are a couple of episodes that make me raise an eyebrow), but it’s also very Goliath-centric and while I don’t hate Goliath by any stretch of the imagination, he’s also not really my favorite character, so this many episodes focused mostly on him and Elisa is uh. A lot.

HOWEVER I’m finally frigging done with this arc so here, have my thoughts in no particular order:

This show discovered one (1) action camera angle with a fist coming directly at the camera and they are going to use it, by God.

If I gif anything from this arc it’s absolutely going to be every one of these scenes.

Relatedly, Bronx is the Best Boy and he will make the most of his one single move of tackling the bad guy and ripping off their hand/arm/leg/face, and it’s glorious.

If I gif anything else from this arc, it’s going to be Bronx.

“Constantine will hunt me to the ends of the earth”/“Then I will take you beyond them” is the most romantic exchange in this entire series and no I will not take criticism on this point.

I fucking hate the Archmage with every fiber of my being and I hate that an entire episode was focused on his time jumping but “What have you achieved? You beat up a beach” is the funniest line in the entire series and I literally had to stop the show for a solid 5 minutes because I could not stop laughing.

On the one hand I was disappointed that the Weird Sisters’ 1000-year plan for Demona and Macbeth was centered around something as petty as revenge, but on the other hand, they’re fae and I can absolutely believe that they would be that petty.

I will never, ever be over the way Goliath just shoves the boat with Demona and Macbeth out into the ocean like “get it away get it away get it away.”

The Pack continues to have the creepiest fucking episodes oh my God.

The noise of outrage I made when Jackal and Hyena showed up in the Amazon, holy shit. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. I HAD HOPES FOR DEAD.

This means Wolf is probably alive somewhere and words cannot express the level of lip-curling disgust I have for that.

Dingo redeemed himself and made a new friend and that made me happy because he’s apparently the only one of the Pack who isn’t absolutely insane.

Fox’s cute pink maternity clothes while she’s working on an evil villain scheme are A+++. 

You just know she was on the phone with Xanatos within half an hour of that episode ending going “David you are not going to believe who just showed up in Australia to screw up the Matrix project.”

On the one hand, I was like “hey it should be obvious that Anastasia and Titania are the same character because they’re both voiced by Kate Mulgrew” but then I remembered Michael Dorn did Coldstone and the bull security guard from the New Olympians so uh. No, that was not as much of a clue as one would think.

The Anansi episode reinforced how much I do not like spiders.

Elisa calling Goliath “Tiny” and his irritation with it was hilarious. 

Really, show? Aliens? Aliens?

Brooklyn being literally the only character going “hey maybe we shouldn’t let the dude responsible for, like, a solid 75% of the shit we have to stop on a monthly basis know that Goliath and Elisa are missing?? Maybe??” like my God dude no wonder Goliath picked you.

Hudson’s proud papa look when Brooklyn finally stepped the fuck up to lead properly healed my entire soul.

I spent a lot of time during Kingdom shouting “Derek what the fuck are you doing” which was a nice throwback to my days of watching Teen Wolf.

I didn’t believe it was actually Xanatos for the first half of Cloud Fathers; I was convinced it was going to turn out to be another robot or something because I don’t get to have nice things during this arc.

Okay I take that back, Owen with his shirtsleeves rolled up and his tie undone, late at night in Xanatos’s office, was a very nice thing.

That being said, if I never see robot!Coyote again, it’ll be too soon.

Trickster!Coyote was my favorite, though.

I wondered how they were going to end up in a desert when they’re on a boat and then Avalon deposited them in the University of Flagstaff swimming pool and I just have this image of that poor skiff throwing up invisible hands and going “NEEDS MUST I GUESS.”

I spent an entire episode very vocally and creatively judging Halcyon Renard, which I would not have done had he not spent his first episode bitching about how awful Xanatos was, and then proceeded in his second episode to do exactly what Xanatos would do in the same situation. Twit.

I got really excited when Vogel was on-screen for about 0.5 seconds because I thought it was Owen and then my brain registered the hair and glasses and my hopes have never been crushed so quickly.

Me @ the episode with Odin: OH HEY Goliath does know how to laugh maniacally!!

Me: I have concerns that I will not want to punch Oberon enough to warrant writing this future fic I’ve been plotting for months Oberon: *is on screen for about two minutes* Me: Never mind I want to do all the punchings

Relatedly hey I found Oberon’s theme song

“Because when push comes to shove, I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.” Can anyone confirm that this is the plot of The Gathering because based on the like 20 screenshots I saw before I ever watched the show I assume it is.

The screenshots also told me that Oberon is basically an extremely jealous boyfriend who is pissed that his ex moved on when he was the one who dumped them in the first place and I’m going to be lowkey disappointed if this assessment turns out not to be true.

I’m gonna find out tonight EITHER WAY.

Stay tuned for our next update: “M watches The Gathering and probably expires from feels because she finally gets to see her favorite character again”

[sherryaptx4869]

Gintama: My two cents

So this lengthy post is my consolidated response to 30-Day Gintama challenged posted here on tumblr.

I am entitled to my own opinion and so do you. If you don’t like the content and direction of my writing, feel free to leave and there’s really no need to be crass. Credits are due to the makers and editors of the fanarts I used (randomly grabbed from the internet, those are not mine), and also to the production of the Gintama anime where I took some screenshots. Of course, Gintama is owned by the troll master Sorachi Hideaki.

Why you like Gintama

               I like Gintama because of the unique way it unraveled its story (in no chronological order either, no solid plot and the fourth wall is crumbling, production and the characters are not even trying, and many scenes are blatant plagiarism, recycled and half-assed work). It had its own way of creeping under your skin, and it grows on you. Most importantly its mangaka Sorachi Hideaki is such a tease that when you think you already know where the story is heading, he trolls you and make a fool out of you.

How you discovered Gintama

               A friend recommended it to me because she knew I was enamored with Oguri Shun who was cast as the live action actor for the main character so she recommended that I watch the anime.

Favorite opening song

               Donten by Dozu because there was a version of Gintoki and Hijikata’s Seiyuu singing the song (or trolling the song, idk haha)

Favorite ending song

               Mr. Raindrops because Elizabeth was so damn cute in the video…

Random screenshot

This is the Cherry Blossom viewing where once again, Tae is the person bringing the Yorozuya and Shinsengumi together. And just look at the five them (Gintoki, Otae, Shinpachi, Kagura and Sadaharu) enjoying the view of sakura. And this was the first encounter of OkiKagu so yeah!

Favorite Male character

               I am  torn between Hijikata Toshiro and Kotaro Katsura.

Least favorite male character

               It would be Kondo Isao I guess. He actually looked cool when he’s in charge of the Shinsengumi, but his moral compass gets lost when he’s stalking Tae.

Random fanart

The context is from the movie Be Forever Yorozuya.

Favorite female character

Guess… it’s Shimura Tae... She’s pretty and strong inside and out.

Least favorite female character

I think it will be Tsukuyo because she becomes a hooligan when she’s drunk.

Random screenshot

This is Kagura, the wart.

Elizabeth or Sadaharu

I’ll go for the fluffier creature --> Sadaharu! Or maybe justaway too :D

Favorite Pairing

It’s Okikagu hands down. Whereas GinTae is like an old married couple for the way they act and the way they understand each other more than words, Okikagu’s dynamics (their rivalry) are mostly immature and childish even for Sogo who is a freaking Shinsengumi officer. Oddly though, Okita and Kagura understand each other with their fists haha. I do think that Okita hides his sublimated sexual attraction to Kagura by provoking her to bite his head off every single time they see each other.

Least favorite pairing

               Gintoki being paired with Tsukuyo.

Favorite episode

               Ep 364 where Sogo’s constant smile as he fought Kagura (cosplaying as Kanna) exposed his feelings for her (this episode is gold haha)

Saddest episode

               When Shogun Shige Shige died :(

Funniest episode

               When Catherine transformed into a very pretty, young woman.

Favorite Arc

               Yagyuu Arc. There’s been a lot of goldmines there for my ships haha.

Least favorite arc

               I think it would be the one where Shinpachi found himself a penpal and he made Okita pose as Patsuan.

Random fanart

Before Shinpachi became an ikemen haha

A song that reminds you of one of the characters

Immortals by Fall Out Boy reminds me of Kawakami Bansai.

A song that reminds you of Gintama

Pray. It is the first opening song and it was catchy.

Anime or manga?

I think I like the manga better. Some scenes in the manga are not adapted in the anime.

A fanfic

Unsaid by Citruspeel (for GinTae) (http://citruspeel.tumblr.com/post/175300814216/unsaid-oneshot) and As Sick as they can get (for Okikagu) (https://sky-metaphors.tumblr.com/)

Favorite Quote

“Guys who get in the way of love should be kicked to death by a horse.” – Yagyuu Gramps

Random page from manga

Lesson 689 page 12

Character you relate to the most

Hijikata Toshiro being the guy who cleans up the mess his boss and his younger subordinate got themselves into.

Character that reminds you of a friend

Madao because of his shades haha.

Favourite manga volume

I only read the most recent ones actually (because the anime took on a hiatus), so it would have to be the volume containing the Silver Soul Arc (by default).

Why you would recommend Gintama to others

Because

     1. Oguri Shun is Gintoki in the live action <3

      2. Because a very subtle yet deep connection (between Gin and Tae) is woven into the intricately crafted moments spread out in the entire series, building on mutual trust, respect and family among others.

      3. It paved its way to success by plagiarizing/ parodying (most of the time especially the early episodes were parodies of well-known anime and manga)

      4. The cast is composed of strong, independent ladies able to kick asses.

     5.  It’s a welcome breath of fresh air in the anime world because of its twisting (twisted) plot.

[knightofbalance-13]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofs5kcTnG9A&feature=youtu.be

Anyone who knows me knows I fucking HATE it when people try to use Monty or Shane to attack RT.

And looky, the disingenuous idiot of the RWBY critics is gonna do just fucking that.

How fun.

So his first argument is that Shane’s Letter ‘exposes’ stuff about RT.

Mind you, the image he brings on screen goes to show WHY the letter doesn’t work the way Dan says it does.

Because in that image, we see that the summary is about 20% RT and 80% Shane. As in, the letter spends more time talking Shane himself and his own life and how he was affected by Monty’s death than anything related to RT.

Contrast this with say, The ‘Not So Awesome’ which is ENTIRELY about the grievances with Channel Awesome.

In fact, the ‘Not So Awesome’ Document really shows just how USELESS Shane’s letter is in this context.

The second document is labeled in a non-manipulative way, structured to showcase issues with the company in a factual manner, gives evidence for their claims through screenshots and has numerous sources in the document. Shane’s letter is labeled to tug at people’s emotions, structured to build sympathy with him instead of just displaying the facts and he has ZERO evidence in his document. Now, what I said about Shane isn’t really his fault and I’ll get to that latter. However, this DOES matter with Dan because he is trying to use this letter as a factual piece of evidence to support his bullshit vendetta against RT when, as a so called critic, he should have caught onto these issues even WITHOUT another document to contrast.

Next he tries to claim that they were sabatoging Monty’s work with this image:

See, not only is this NOT sabotage as RT has every reason to switch to Maya and standardize the workflow since the literal ONE MAN who made it is now dead-

But you can’t sabotage who is DEAD. Dan talks like they were doing this when Monty was alive but this piece is firmly located in the May 2015 section, which is AFTER Monty’s death. And at this point, they can’t sabotage him. They can only work with they have NOW.

Not only that, we only have Shane’s word this is what was said. And sorry to say but between the needless points about his marriage and interacting with Sheena as well as the OBVIOUS signs of depression in Shane: the man is not trustworthy on a factual basis. As someone with depression himself, I guarantee you that depressed people tend to remember the WORST version of what happens since that is what our minds are focused on.

Dan is using a DEPRESSED MAN’S mental state to back his bullshit.

And then he talks about the letter, how he went back and forth with the letter (I call bullshit because he doesn’t even TALK like someone conflicted about the letter) and how Miles and Kerry aren’t mentioned (which he calls ‘Very interesting’ despite them being implied as the higher ups in RT.)

Dan then goes onto try and criticize EZ PZ for saying that Sheena was the reason Monty died and tries saying that Sheena was nothing but a ‘perfect partner for Monty.”

A. Not that I agree with EZ PZ mind you. He is a complete piece of shit using fucking KIWI FARMS’ levels of bullshit to justify his crap. But Dan, don’t fucking act like you’re any better. You have used this letter in the past and more (we’ll get to THAT as well) to hate on RT. 

And B. How can YOU say that when your only evidence is the same letter you said should be taken as a grain of salt. Don’t speak for things you have no knowledge on.

And then he just talks more and more about stuff said in the letter, using it to basically spout his opinions.

Like his bitching about the Ruby Vs. Torchwick and Neo which is basically just him crying about Neo getting out by opening her umbrella (not like airborn ships are moving FAST and an umbrella would catch the fast moving wind, amirite?) which is just him being PETTY.

Then we got to how Dan says that the Letter proves that the CRWBY aren’t trying to respect or live up to what Monty did. Which is a blatant LIE with the Adam Trailer, The Yang Vs. Bandits fight and ESPECIALLy the Cinder Vs. raven fight. Oh and there he goes again trying to use a DEAD man and a DEPRESSED man to justify his own irrational vendetta against people not bowing down and doing EXACTLY as he wanted. 

And remember how he said you should take this letter with a grain of salt? Yeah, which is it Dan? DO we take the letter seriously or NOT? Or do we just use to support our biases and then pretend we actually give a shit like you do?

And here’s one of the most disgusting things I have ever heard. I’m gonna try and type it out word for word so you know WHY I think this way:

“But maybe, Monty’s friends. Miles and Kerry and all those people are trying to live up his name. Maybe they’re reading the reviews and seeing that Monty’s RWBY is better than their RWBY.”

Basically:

“If you don’t listen to me and admit you are shit, you were not Monty’s friend.”

Because it’s not like Dan has never met the man ONCE in his entire life, let alone long enough to make any sort of assumption his behalf and most certainly not over his co-writers and fucking BROTHER-OH WAIT, THAT”S ALL COMPLETELY TRUE.

Then we go into Dan claiming that RT is trying to make RWBY into their own original IP. Which even if it isn’t (They have Camp Camp, Nomad of Nowhere and Gen:Lcok): IT IS THEIR OWN IP. Monty was THEIR employee and while he may have created it, it would have never become what it is without RT as a whole. And mind you, Miles and Kerry are JUST as important to the creation of RWBY as Monty, to the point that MONTY went to both of them to be his co-writers. But hey, that would mean...you know, treating Miles and Kerry with basic human decency and of course Dan is physical incapable of that.

Also goes against what he said earlier, calling them Monty’s friends and saying they weren’t as bad as he thought. Seems like a recurring theme huh?

This would ALSO mean that Miles and Kerry could, you know, SUCCEED at their work instead of continuously failing to embody a dead man who they could never hope to copy. We know this because Shane TRIED IT IN THE FUCKING LETTER AND FAILED. But we both know you don’t WANT them to succeed.

He then tries to blame the Maidens and the Relics on Miles and Kerry...Which everyone knows both are MONTY’S IDEAS. We know this because SEVERAL people have come forward saying this and we can see similar concepts to these in the things Monty liked, like Evangelion or Blazblue. So I guess they’re suppose to both do what Monty would and NOT do what Monty would do...or maybe Dan is two faced. Who knows?

Oh and he outright admits Monty added shit in and then STILL tries to blame it all on Miles and Kerry by saying they discussed it and that they ‘are into that stereotypical anime bullshit’ trying to use the DRAGON BALLS as an example. (You know, those SEVEN things made by ALIENS that ANYONE can use and AREN’T the focus of the series.)

And then Dan has the BALLS to claim that Monty isn’t a part of RWBY anymore and that he will never be respected in RWBY again. He then calls Miles and Kerry ‘Cooperate bullshit.’ He then tries to excuse himself of his bullshit by saying “I’m bashing RT as a company. I’m not bashing Miles and Kerry” and tried claiming RT tried to cover it up by not saying anything. He then claims the voice actor for Winter (it was Glynda dumbass) said it was all true and then says two people said it. He then triers to say that they have decency for Monty’s craft or his work...

*cracks knuckles* Let me break this down.

A. If they didn’t respect Monty anymore, why the FUCK would they keep the Maidens around despite the fact that only MONTY liked them?

B. You ARE bashing Miles and Kerry specifically. You SPECIFICALLY mentioned them as a part of the cooperation. This is you trying to get out of any accusation of harassment and slander.

C. Glynda’s voice actress was fired from RT for claiming that Burnie’s fiancée fucked her way up the cooperate ladder and Barbara all but directly said she was harassed by her. She did this because she was vindictive about not being treated like a gem by the company.

D. Dan, RWBY is ALSO Miles and Kerry’s brainchild. They are just as important to the series as Monty was. In fact, they probably kept it from crashing and burning since Monty had no experience in writing and wasn’t a good writer inherenty.

E. RT didn’t respond because that’s their policy. They don’t react to this shit. They just keep going. And if they wanted to cover it up-WHY DIDN’T THEY SUE SHANE? they have the right to as Shane broke the confidentiality agreement he signed to work for them. So show me the legal action used to cover it up.

And E. Monty was all about unity and being together. YOU are trying to create division and strife all because you’re basically a jittled lover. YOU are the one who has no decency jackass.

But wanna know the funniest thing about this?

Dan tries acting like this is some huge conflict for him and tries acting like this has changed his views at all.

When on the same day, he posted this to his twitter (https://mobile.twitter.com/MuffinManDan1/status/1045078347808681984)

So Dan:

You say that they aren’t so bad.

Then you say they are.

Then you say they aren’t again.

Then you say they are.

And then you say they always were on your Twitter.

Muffin Man Dan-

Shane’s actions are understandable because he was depressed, grieving and broken. He was pretty fucking out there.

Yours are not.

You lie, you attack, you insult, you slander, you misinform, you use people for your own personal gain-

You do irredeemable shit for deeply PETTY bullshit.

You don’t care about Monty, Shane, Sheena or RWBY.

You care about yourself and what you can gain, you two faced asshole.

[shui-xi]

p.o. : shadowhunters

i kinda really wanted to write about this one, because..tbh i had some sleepless nights because of it, so hear me out, well, in case you care. if you don’t know it’s a teen tv series based on a series of cassandra clare books. as being a teen show i knew what i was diving in and don’t tell me older people can’t watch it. i actually fully enjoyed it even if my teen times were like 10 years ago, despite all the flaws and stuff. to be clear i came for malec* and actually stayed for it. (*malec is how everyone calls magnus+alec ship, they’re an actual gay couple in the series ufufu).

by “i knew what i was diving in” i mean that i’m aware of all the cliche stuff that might be going on. and let’s be real a girl who lived a normal life suddenly finds out she’s can’t be that anymore and many amazing things but also sad things wait for her on her adventure, and the series are like that, with clary finding out that once she was just an art student, but now she finds out that she belongs to a totally different world and all the bullshit like vampires and werewolves and mages are all real. and with that i was right actually, but that’s what made me giggle all the way. the cheesiness was overflowing. you know how you sometimes watch something that isn’t that well done, but you actually like it for it XD i had the same experience. last night i thought it would be a great challenge if i actully watched the entire series with a bottle of alcohol and took a shot every time they asked - are you ok? or - we need to talk.

but as the show unfolded it actually developed by folds. you know if you have an eye for such things you’ll see how first season didn’t have much set, swords were funny as if they stole star wars prop, they saved money on cg like, for example, in scenes when fight between wolves happened not right in front of characters but behind something else, yet you could hear the sound instead. my favorites are when they fake-stabbed and it was like a knife in an armpit trick, i even took screenshots to savor the moment. and there were many things like that. yet i’ve read ppl still really liked it. not to mention i liked it. i know i didn’t take it as seriously because it made me giggle, but i’m still pretty positive about it. while in next seasons you could see that they got more money they could spend. on emotional side everything developed too. and malec got better too ufufufu but jokes aside it really had scenes where i was sitting and wiping tears away.

i have no idea how different the series are from the books, because obviously i haven’t read them. for malec alone i could actually read everything to find out.

to sum the whole thing up to me it was more like - it’s good, because it’s so bad. that was at first, the cheesiness stayed but with the next seasons it got better. i’m on season 3 already and i started watching just few days ago it seems XD and that should speak for itself.

but honestly i’d love to know if any of you guys ever watched it, or more than that - read it. i really want to know how malec is in books. and sorry for the interest, but i like strong relationships. others had like a change of heart, seeing different people for different reasons, but malec stayed strong, and i like that XD you are free to message me :)

and while i’m at it, i really liked this video on youtube, one of the funniest i’ve seen

/edit

ok, i’m done, like fully done watching all the episodes released to this day and what can i say...tbh i’m pleasantly impressed. it did get better and better, the only like big complain i have is that this show is cramped af. because even if all the seasons are behind me i’m not really sure about entire universe and questions left hanging. well, name me a perfect show without a flaw though))) yet, still confuses me like why they made cary special, because as far as i remember they divided themselves into worlds of light and dark, and shadowhunters as they claimed were like half-angelic beings, while later the emphasis was brought only to cary who has blood of angel, so the earlier mention of entire structure kinda ruined the impression. i may be mixing things up, but it kinda stuck with me from earlier stages. like where she really receives this strength from, why is she so blessed as if her dad is god himself. and other questions as well. like why they don’t have a special thing that allows them to mass-spread the word quickly. fights sometimes looked tedious because of all the “throwing around”. also weapon choice, many times izzy was like overpowered and put in a difficult position because of her whip. at times i wished they’d use guns XDDD i can go on for a long time

also it was such a pleasure to speak with few people on this show and find few things out. i’m impressed they actually did a lot of changes. impressed, but not surprised since changing things, sometimes entirely, is a common thing, especially with “based on” shows and movies. and if i were a reader and saw it was tailored differently my mind would be fucked too. yet, looking at it as a piece of its’ own is actually not a bad thing. because in season 1 i was honestly almost cackling all the time, i couldn’t immerse in the feelings of the characters, but by season 3 i was thinking to myself - wow, that’s a good move, that was powerful, i wonder how it’ll impact him in the future and so and so forth. one thing i’d agree for sure is that characters are older. sorry for sentiments but if the graphic scenes will involve love and sex, then making characters older is a wiser choice. it’s a tv show after all.

anyway, i was pleasantly surprised in general. and yes, malec is like the best thing here))) no doubt. it’s really worth watching it just because of them.

[wastedkookies]

snapstreak - four

genre: fluff pairing: jungkook x reader summary: in which your snapstreak with hoseok is in danger because he decided to go without internet access for ten days but he hires someone to maintain his streak words: 1.8k

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day seven

You wake up to the smell of bacon and eggs frying in the pan, a small smile playing on your lips as you saunter out of bed, attempting to rearrange your bedhead. The sound of plates clinking together can be heard as you draw closer to the kitchen, leaning against the doorframe while watching Yoongi casually splitting your breakfast on two plates. He glances up and gives you a little nod before turning away.

“Just so you know, these two plates are for me,” he tells you, pouring tea into two mugs. “So are these two cups of tea. If you want breakfast, you’re gonna make it yourself.”

You laugh, settling yourself down at the table, placing your chin on your hands as you watch him set the plates down. Yoongi sits opposite you, passing you a set of cutlery before digging in. You take a sip of tea, sighing as the warm liquid slips down your throat.

“I’m so glad you’re my roommate.”

“I can’t wait to move out.”

“Yoongi!”

He laughs, taking a huge bite of his breakfast before gesturing to your phone. You raise an eyebrow, glancing at the screen briefly and turning back to your food.

“How’s snapstreak boy?” Yoongi asks, sipping his tea. You giggle at the thought of your phone call with Jungkook the previous day and how the two of you were at the same place at the same time two days back. Yoongi shoots you a look, leaning forward, clearly interested in knowing about this boy who managed to get you this giggly and gross in a few days over social media — social media, for fuck’s sake.

You shrug, a tiny smile playing on your lips. “He’s pretty cool, I suppose.” Yoongi lets out a short laugh, reaching over to grab your phone. You gasp, immediately leaning over to smack his arm and snatch your phone back, but to your dismay, Yoongi keys in your password and opens up your snapchat.

“Are you going to snap him?!” You exclaim, eyes widening. “Don’t fucking do it, Yoongi!”

“Hmm, can’t seem to find anything incriminating here,” Yoongi muses, closing the app and searches for your photo album. You scramble to your feet, running over to Yoongi’s side to try and grab your phone but he simply lifts his arm as he flicks through your conversation with Jungkook.

He lets out a whistle. “Screenshotting your conversation so Hoseok won’t be able to read them later? I have taught you well, haven’t I?”

“Yoongi!”

“Respect your elders instead of pestering them,” he shushes you, pressing a finger to your lips. You scowl at him, but he simply grins and goes back to reading your texts.

He hums. “Are the two of you gonna start dating?”

You huff, crossing your arms. “Just because we chat a lot doesn’t mean we’re going to date, Yoongi. We could just be good friends.”

“Not with the way you’re constantly gushing about him,” he replies. “Immediately blushing and giggling to yourself the moment you receive a snap from him and proceeding to take a million selfies at different angles so that you can send the ‘best’ one to him — which, may I add, you don’t even end up sending because you’re scared that he’ll judge you for sending pictures of yourself so you end up taking random pictures of me to make up for your incompetence.”

“Incompetence?!” You sputter, snatching your phone away when you catch him off-guard. “I just want to maintain our streak, is all!”

“As someone who is your roommate, and has dated you before, I can tell that you’re crushing on him.”

“As someone who is your roommate, and has dated you before, I’m sure you can tell that I can’t be bothered to deal with your shit anymore.”

my hope sent you a snap!

The little ‘ping’ from your phone surprises the both of you, and the moment you see the notification you take a huge gulp of your tea, only to start coughing because it was too hot to swallow. Yoongi laughs as you sputter and cough haphazardly. He rubs your back gently, shaking his head at your foolish antics.

“Are you better now?” He asks, the hint of sarcasm in his tone makes you scowl at him. You shake your head, opening the snap eagerly to see what Jungkook has sent you next.

“good morning~ hope you’ll have a great day aheaddd”

You bite back a smile, quickly snapping a picture of your breakfast.

“i didn’t have to make my own breakfast so everything is all good in the hood”

“Remind me to never make breakfast for someone who says ‘all good in the hood’ again,” Yoongi says as he reads the caption over your shoulder. You elbow him lightly, sending the snap to Jungkook before turning to Yoongi.

“I’ve been thinking about shaving my head for Hair for Hope, Yoongi,” you say seriously, resting your chin on your palm. He nods, sipping his tea, making a gesture as if to say ‘go ahead’.

“Do… Do you think snapstreak boy will think I’m pretty even if I’m bald?” You nibble your bottom lip absentmindedly while tugging at your hair. Yoongi sighs, reaching over to grab your hand.

“Listen, you’re shaving your head for a good cause,” he tells you, squeezing your hand lightly. “Whether he likes it or not it’s his problem — besides, this will determine if it’s just a superficial love or not, right? You get to learn about his personality while doing something good, so it’s a win-win situation.”

You grin, squeezing his hand back. “Thanks Yoongi.”

-

empire miss<3 sent you a snap!

“goodbye hair #hairforhope”

Jungkook gasps when he sees you smiling proudly with your hair completely shaved off, clutching his phone tightly and running off to Namjoon’s room.

“Hyung! She shaved off all of her hair!” He exclaims, shoving his phone into Namjoon’s face, only to smack his hyung’s forehead in the process.

Namjoon groans as Jungkook apologizes profusely, but rubs his sore forehead and squints at the picture. He does a double-take at your selfie before looking at Jungkook incredulously. The grin on Jungkook’s lips widen as he gestures towards the selfie excitedly.

“Right?! She’s so courageous it makes me feel so—” Jungkook’s sentence is cut off by him making a series of indescribable noises, perhaps similar to the noises a girl makes when she sees her bias onstage, walking over to her side to blow a kiss. Namjoon chuckles at Jungkook’s antics, glancing over at the picture of you.

Jungkook suddenly stops and asks, “Hyung, should I go bald as well?”

“Uh, if you can bear to part with your favourite bowl cut, sure.”

“But if I don’t do the same, won’t she think that I’m not as daring as her?”

“The choice is up to you, Kookie, I can’t decide everything for you.”

Jungkook huffs, taking his phone and stares at the picture of you. For you to have sacrificed your hair for a good cause must have been a huge struggle — especially since girls are usually really protective of their hair, right? He walks out of Namjoon’s room, and proceeds to send you a snap.

-

your hope sent you a snap!

“still looking pretty while making a statement <3”

Your heart flutters when Jungkook sends you a selfie of him flashing a thumbs up. You reach to touch the stubble on your head, the feeling still foreign to your fingers. You attempt to suppress a smile but to avail for you hear Yoongi groan in the background.

“Are you just going to smile stupidly at your phone all day or are you going to eat good food with me?”

You send Jungkook a quick snap and lock your phone, turning towards to Yoongi. “He called me pretty.”

“Good for you,” Yoongi says in a monotonous tone, but you catch wisps of a smile at the corners of his lips. “Can we go now?”

Laughing, the two of you head out.

~

day eight

Jungkook exhales slowly as he reads the new feature that got put into snapchat. Does he really want to zoom out to see where you’re at on snap map?

“You know, you’re on the verge of becoming a stalker if you’re actually considering looking up her location on snap map,” Namjoon interrupts his thoughts, and Jungkook turns to lie on his back, whining.

“Hyung! I just want to meet her, is that so much to ask?”

“What about your promise to meet ‘accidentally’?”

Jungkook huffs, using a cushion to cover his face. Eight days had already passed, and Hoseok-hyung would be coming back in two more days. That means Jungkook doesn’t have a lot of time left to talk to you. Sure, he could add you on snapchat when he returns back to his account, but would you even send snaps to him? You probably only sent snaps just to maintain a streak rather than to talk to him in the first place.

He tries to get those negative thoughts out of his head by recalling those ugly selfies the two of you kept sending each other non-stop, and how you had written the words ‘send n00dz’ while using your nostrils as a substitute for zeroes, and that he had the same after laughing so hard his stomach hurt. Yet there was still that nagging voice in the back of his head reminding him that you still hung out with Yoongi, who was your ex but still one of your closest friends. Would he be able to outshine Yoongi, who seems so cool and collected, but witty at the same time? Jungkook isn’t exactly witty, and once he had even laughed at a plant because Jimin said ‘Let’s laugh at that plant’.

God, his entire life is just one big joke.

“Hyung?”

“What?”

“I don’t think she’ll like me,” Jungkook says sadly, hugging the cushion tightly. “I’m so… Weird and awkward unlike her ex who seems so intellectual and cool. Wouldn’t I be a downgrade from that? Is my only redeeming quality my face?”

Namjoon frowns. “You did not just say that.”

Jungkook shrugs, looking down at his phone, hoping you’d send him something.

“Jungkook, you’re a great person,” Namjoon grips Jungkook’s shoulders. “You’re talented, dedicated and one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. There’s no reason for you to compare yourself to her ex because she would like you for you, and not just for your looks. If she wasn’t comfortable around you, do you really think she’ll send you snaps of her pulling ugly faces? And it’s just a hunch, but I think that she probably likes you as well.

“But as much as I will support the two of you going out,” Namjoon continues. “If you search her location on snap map, I’m officially ending our friendship and kicking you out.”

Jungkook laughs, wrapping his arms around Namjoon and pulling him in for a hug. Namjoon reciprocates the action almost instantly, patting Jungkook’s head.

“Thank you, hyung.”

After the little heart-to-heart Jungkook had with Namjoon, he takes a deep breath and ticks the checkbox next to the name ‘empire miss <3’ before clicking on the arrow.

-

your hope sent you a snap!

“do you think we’ll ever meet”

your hope sent you a snap!

“accidental or not”

your hope sent you a snap!

“i want to meet you and i hope it’ll be soon”

empire miss<3 sent you a snap!

“i want to meet you soon too”

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[evenstevensranked]

#29: Season 2, Episode 18 - “The Thomas Gribalski Affair”

Tom starts bonding with Steve and Louis quickly starts to become extremely jealous of their relationship. Meanwhile, Ren volunteers to lead the school bike safety demonstration even though she doesn't know how to ride a bike.

This one starts with Louis and Twitty at the Stevens house playing “Stinky Sock Ball” — some ridiculous game they created with a bunch of nonsense rules. I don’t even know. Tom is over and sitting the game out. “Pass. The last time I played Stinky Sock Ball I got a concussion. It’s been six months and I’m still a little woozy.” Gotta love Tom. This episode has his name in the title (a play on the film The Thomas Crown Affair I’m assuming), so ya know it’s gonna be good. Just then, Steve comes waltzing in super excited about this leprechaun whittling kit that came in the mail. He had plans to carve out the block with Louis, but of course.. Louis would rather play Stinky Sock Ball. Priorities. Tom seems interested in the weird hobby, so Louis suggests that the two of them hang out instead. Little did he know that one small decision would send him spiraling into jealous insanity. I’d also like to mention that the leprechaun’s name is “McStinker, The Town Drinker.” Okay, Disney Channel.

Next, we cut to Wexler’s office for the subplot. Ren and Larry are competing against each other once again. Wexler is looking for a student to lead the next safety demonstration and they’re both desperate to be selected. There are a bunch of other students there who are also willing to volunteer until Wexler says they’d have to give up a Saturday. Literally everyone leaves except for Ren and Larry. As an adult, this just makes me laugh tbh. One little Saturday in your Junior High career means nothing in the grand scheme of life. But, god forbid! We all need that precious Saturday to do.... nothing... instead. 

Wexler picks Ren by default and doesn’t even consider Larry, which is totally not playing favorites at all. We learn that the demonstration is going to be for bike safety, thanks to Louis and Twitty running Wexler over because they were too preoccupied with eating chips and salsa. 

Are these screenshots fantastic or are they fantastic? I’ll wait. 

Ren is definitely apprehensive about leading the demonstration now and we don’t know why. She clearly doesn’t want to do it anymore, but the thought of Larry getting the gig instead motivates her. 

At lunch that day, Louis and Twitty are playing yet another ridiculous and frankly freakin’ [Raven voice] NASTY game called “Extreme Meat Hoops” where they catch extra gooey meatballs that drip from the ceiling. Who thinks of this stuff?! HONESTLY. Tawny is disgusted as usual. 

This literally looks......... awful. 

Tom joins them at their table, ranting and raving about the funniest joke his friend Steve told him. When Louis questions who the heck Steve is, Tom says “Steve Stevens is the real deal” which is such a great line I can’t even explain it. Louis being Louis takes a minute to register that Steve Stevens is his dad’s name lol. He finds out that Tom and his dad have been hanging out a lot. In fact, they’ve been hanging out so much that Steve gave Tom his direct phone line to reach him at work. Louis didn’t even know Steve had a direct line, haha. It’s actually kinda sad. We start to see Louis’ jealousy emerge here. 

At home, Eileen absolutely hates the newly-carved leprechaun. Steve wants her to find a prominent place for the thing, but it looks like a total eyesore everywhere she puts it. This reminds me of Lizzie McGuire and her dad’s obsession with lawn gnomes. This montage actually makes me laugh. It’s set to upbeat Irish-y stock music which contrasts Eileen’s distaste perfectly lol. Ren walks in and goes to Eileen for help with the bike demonstration. We learn that she was too embarrassed to tell Wexler she doesn’t know how to ride a bike. Whooop, there it is. Eileen promises to help teach her. 

Ren in a crop top?! Why does this seem so... out of character? I noticed this before in Swap.com. Idk. To be fair, it was 2001. Showing your bellybutton was ~all the rage.~ God help me. Also, Ren’s shirt is purple-y once again and she’ll pretty much wear anything if it’s purple so. 

Louis and Twitty are hanging out by some lake and Louis starts reminiscing about how he and Steve used to ride the paddle boats together when he was little. He says they used to sing this cheesy father-son song and “I can almost hear it now......... I CAN hear it now!” Lo and behold, Tom and Steve are riding in a paddle boat singing said cheesy father-son song. Louis’ jealousy has hit a new level. 

This would be a little much. If I saw my mom doing such personal things with one of my friends I would literally be so concerned??? Like, what the heck Mom?! It’s just weird. 

Immediately following this, Louis invites Tawny over for one of their little therapy sessions, lol. I love how this is something we’ve seen a few times throughout the series -- Whether it’s a serious talk like this or just Louis going to Tawny for advice. Like I’ve said before, he values her opinion A LOT which is lovely. This scene always stood out to me because they completely cleared out Louis’ room to look like a clean, cold therapist’s office or something. This is one of the only times it doesn’t look like a tornado ripped through it: 

His bed looks sooo much smaller when it’s made? I could’ve sworn he had a full bed this whole time lol. 

He tells her that everything went downhill when he was 5 and pushed Steve out of a paddle boat:

They gave Steve a curly brown mullet in this flashback. It’s wonderful. 

Tawny says the symbolism is obvious: Louis has been pushing his father away forever. She suggests taking an interest in something Steve likes to do. 

Next we cut to a montage of Ren’s bike riding lesson with Eileen. She’s literally terrible at it. They make a point to keep these random fencers in the shot. Like, really.. who goes to the park to fence? I’ve personally never seen that before but ok. I also just need to include this accidental screen cap of Ren about to fall because it’s great. 

Ren and Eileen leave the park after a day of failing miserably, and one of the fencers enters the frame and takes off their mask............. plot twist look who it is:

It’s Larry Beale smiling maniacally because he thinks he has tea to spill about Ren being bikely challenged. 

Now we move on to what is probably the best sequence in the episode. Steve is out golfing and Louis surprises him by showing up at the course! He’s so excited to spend one-on-one time bonding with Steve the way Tom has been lately, until Steve asks “Would you like to join us? Me and Tom!” And Tom shows up in his ~golfing threads~ which look ridiculous. (Cover image) There are so many fantastic lines from this point on. Kicking off with Tom saying “Say, Mr. Lou! I didn’t know you were a duffer.” And Louis gets SO OFFENDED. I’m assuming he thought Tom was swearing at him or something lol I can’t. Well, technically.. he might’ve been. Steve claims that duffer is just another word for a golfer. Out of curiosity I decided to google it to see for myself and well:

It’s not another word for any’ol golfer -- but rather a golfer that doesn’t know what the hell they’re doing. It means stupid too, so. There are also articles debating whether or not the term is offensive in the golf world. 

Of course, Louis sucks at golf and hates the sport, but he’s trying so hard to win Steve over! The nail in the coffin is Steve casually calling Tom “son.” Yikes. Louis is at a loss for words at this point. 

The next bit is one of my favorite moments in THE ENTIRE SERIES. I have to embed the scene. 

From the opening lines between Louis and Steve, to “bend your knees” to Louis’ face at the very end. This is all gold. 

Before the demonstration, Larry tries to intimidate Ren by dropping hints that he knows her secret. But, Ren takes the high road and says she has nothing to be ashamed of. I love when characters do this! Never let anyone make you feel inferior. So Ren comes rolling up with training wheels and says “The first rule of bike safety is if you don’t know how to ride a bike, use training wheels.” YAAAASSSS, GIRL. Larry gets on the mic and tries to turn it into a giant embarrassing scene, but it just doesn’t work when the person you’re trying to embarrass isn’t embarrassed at all lol. Ren is totally owning the situation and it’s great. Larry just looks like a fool up there beating the dead horse “THE GIRL NEEDS TRAINING WHEELS!!!!!!!!!” 

She rides the bike through the obstacles, training wheels and all, and everyone roots for her! Yay.

Things get emotional back at the golf course. Louis finally hits the ball and it’s pretty incredible. He’s so excited and runs over to Steve and Tom like “Dad!! Did you see that?! I hit it in from way over there!!” and of course, Steve is all “Sorry, Son. I missed it.” You can just feeeeel Louis’ spirit deflating. This is the last straw for him. He starts ranting “You know what, Tom? I give up. You win.” It’s so sad oh my god. You can hear the heartbreak in his voice. Shia is so great, god. He basically starts handing his entire life over to Tom. Dang. Side note: Shia takes off his visor which made his hair stick up. He looks so different. I remember thinking he looked so cute like that hahaha. 

Steve catches on and Tom decides to give them some space. “You two should talk. I know how my mother must feel. I canceled 3 games of Pinochle with her this week... I’ve got some fences to mend.” Tom is seriously the best. Obviously, Louis and Steve make up. It ends with the two of them playing Stinky Sock Ball together. It’s sweet. 

I really like this episode. A lot. Y’all know I love Tom, so I had to rank this one a little higher just because he deserves some more love. But aside from that, this is a really good plot. It’s great to see how much Louis actually cares about his relationship with his father and how they eventually end up bonding a little bit more. I also like Ren’s plot here as well! It’s a nice stick to your guns sort of message that you can apply to anything really. There are honestly no specific reasons why I like this one so much... I just do lol. It’s a solid episode overall. 

Well, guys. We made it. Officially at #29. Holy crapoli. Soon we’ll be at 25, and then 20, and then 15, and then 10............ you know how a countdown works. I just can’t believe how little we have left to go. I got all emotional about it here because I’ve also been running this blog for a year now. What the heck. 

Thanks for reading!

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