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woozisnoots · 4 years ago

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modest jeon wonwoo

° pairing: wonwoo x reader ° genre: university!au, host club!au, fluff ° word count: ~1.7k ° warnings: none! ° a/n: this had no business being this long and idek if i like it lol but I want to specifically dedicate this piece to @wonwoosimp bc she’s literally the sweetest, best bean in the world [insert uwu meme here] thank you for gifting me my very first photocard, I literally cried opening it! I love you so much, I hope you enjoy!

welcome to the svt host club!

masterlist!

you entered university with a certain goal, a purpose. eventually, you were going to be the pediatric surgeon that the 13 year old you ushered you to be.

…let's just hope the knowledge of your brain was enough to get you through the first four years of pre-med. with your 3.7 high school GPA, you were lucky to get into your first choice college, let alone your current major

from the start of the semester, you dedicated yourself to studying the anatomy and physiology of the body until you knew every nook and cranny there was to know. and the library was the perfect sanctuary to get your shit together

as much as you loved your roommates, their constant fights over closet space and boy toys gave you no peace of mind what-so-ever

bless the library for being opened 24/7. If your roommates found you sleeping on their only working desk, you would find yourself waking up to the sound of tripping freshmen trying to get to their first 8am class right in the middle of the hallway

but the lone table in the corner of the library just on the third floor did you good at staying focused. even provided some good naps in between every now and then

the day before your first anatomy test, you LOCKED yourself in the library. no one was going in OR OUT of the premise just to sit across from you on YOUR table until you fully memorized the different layers of epithelial tissue >:(

gosh, you even scattered all your notes across the table just so people got the memo that this seat was: [OFF LIMITS]

yes, off limits to everyone except a certain jeon wonwoo.

the way you met was abrupt to say the least

besides your table, you had a pretty good view of the entire campus — from the main health science building all the way to the student parking lot

and just below you, an astonishing sight of a mob of screaming girls chasing after a mouse guy in glasses. not to be inconsiderate and heartless, but unless you heard someone scream bloody murder, diving back into your flashcard you go

tissue after tissue, you start to get delusional because at this point, everything is starting to look the same

slumping down into your chair, you take a second to mentally recharge, drinking the water you’ve neglected for the past three hours

you time yourself for a five minute break, going through the notifications on your phone

before you could read your roommate’s ongoing ramble on the latest update of the “crazy good looking, god-like, elite host club that the university has to offer”

a ‘club’ that you didn’t even know anything about nor cared for

you hear a loud ‘thud’ coming from the bookcase in front of you

from the side the tall, lean guy with glasses that you saw earlier emerged with his hands gripping his tricep

you try not to draw too much attention to him. half the reason being you didn’t want to embarrass him by laughing at the fact he ran into a 10 feet tall bookcase

and you did not need this man distracting you. it’s your eight week streak being this productive, a new record for anything you’ve done in your entire life and your pride wouldn’t let you have it if you lost it just because you saw an attractive man on sight

you scribble down a decent guess to the tissue identification question that you’ve been stuck on for the past few minutes, not bothering to look up

“that’s actually dense connective tissue, not smooth”

jolting up from your seat, you look up realizing the guy 5 feet away is now right in front of your face looking down at all your papers

“you can tell because they’re striated”

you stare at him in disbelief wondering how he could have gotten so fast with just looking at it for a few seconds. eyeing him up and down, he definitely looked around the same age as you but he wasn’t someone you’ve seen around the science buildings. and you would know since you took the liberty of familiarizing almost everyone within the department

“do you mind if i sit here?” his hands already on the edge of the chair ready to pull it out from underneath him

“...yeah sure”

“oh i’m wonwoo by the way,” he says as you both exchange awkward stares and knowledgeable nods

okay well since he’s proven that he might be of help to you, you might as let him stay. from what you’ve gathered, he didn’t have any stuff on him aside from his phone that you watch him get out of his front pocket, getting ready to play pacman

forget how attractive he is, this guy has some brains.

for the rest of the day, as you guys sat across from each other, wonwoo would occasionally bounce back and forth between giving you study tips and playing whatever game he decides to play at that moment in time

he was surprisingly really good at this? he knew more things about the subject than your professors did, and that’s saying a lot. like you’ve been looking at cells for WEEKS and you were lucky to get at least half of them. which begs the question:

“how do you magically know all this?”

the blank expression on his face tells you he wasn’t expecting that question but he quickly shrugs it off. “i just know a few things from my parents that’s all”

you would have questioned him further but the time on your phone read “22:57” and you already broke your number rule about sleeping early before a big test

as you pack up all your stuff, wonwoo pushes his chair in, bidding you farewell

“good luck on your test tomorrow!”

you appreciate the gesture, mentally thanking him for his help and proceed to go back to your dorms, preparing yourself to tell your roommate all about the exciting? day you had

“YOU MORON. JEON WONWOO?”

laying flat on your back on your bed, you cover the bottom half of your face, quivering under your sheets as you stare at your roommate’s outrageous outburst

you explain what happened and who you met today at the library. when your roommate asked to describe him in more detail, all you said was that he was pretty smart for someone who wasn’t particularly in your major

your roommate lets out a loud scream into their pillow, gripping the bed sheets before giving you the earful of the century

“he’s just being modest. he’s a korean lit major but he’s one of the uni’s top students since both his parents are the head of the science department.

…AND he’s one of the most requested host club members. so you caught yourself one big fish today bud.”

top student? science department? HOST CLUB? none of that was processing in your brain. the one club that you wanted nothing to do with and you just happened to meet their top money maker

grand.

the thought didn’t keep you up at night only because you thought that today’s encounter was just coincidence and you probably would never have to see him again.

(sad though, your roommate was right. he is rather good looking.)

the time that it took for you to take your test the next day flew by so fast that you questioned if it even happened. the first step you took out the classroom, you start to second guess all your answers, regretting that you didn’t check a third or even fourth time before submitting

your train of thought halts when you see jeon wonwoo standing in the empty hallway

“i’m sure you aced it”

and just like in a netflix original romance movie, he reveals a bouquet of pink begonias from behind his back while shyly adjusting his glasses

“these are for you. to congratulate you”

weird way to phrase it but you were still gonna take the flowers. “host club tendencies?”

“so you found out?”

from a distance, you can hear the rushing footsteps from downstairs followed by a sense of purpose. “i think i was bound to” :/

you didn’t know how you felt about the current situation. you had no idea what host club was until you got here and you still don’t know what they even do. for all you knew, this could just be a gesture to get them more clients

but if his actions were genuine… you wouldn’t mind seeing him again

“i have to start learning muscles for our next exam. heard it was one of the hardest ones. i’m not sure if you have more studying tricks up your sleeve?”

“i might.” a cocking little grin now appearing on his face

“good. same place at the library tomorrow then. and this time? try not to bring your dedicated fans wherever you go”

so these study sessions continued. you guys occasionally had to change spots - from cafe to an empty bio lab - if the mob ever saw a single hair follicle that might be his

but each time, wonwoo brought something more just himself. one day it would be coffee, others days it would be food. things to keep you motivated.

for a korean lit major, he was taking a lot of time out of his day to help you, being attentive to all the strategies that help you study and such

possibly making your assumption from months back, true.

by the time finals rolled around, aside from the spursts of review here and there, study sessions became more casual. you didn’t feel the need to overwork our brain since you already knew all the information (something you actually learned from wonwoo himself)

possibly the last meeting you’d have with him was similar to your first: just you two together but him playing on his phone. and yet before the night ended

“i have a proposal.”

“i’m not giving you money for your dumb club.” bold of him to assume you would-

“no but i really appreciate the thought :)

why don’t we turn these study sessions into… study dates instead?”

your assumption after 6 months later: finally confirmed

“but that’s only IF you ace your finals.”

well let’s just say at the very end, you had a successful first semester and are now one step closer towards being the surgeon of your dreams.

plus, you even landed yourself a pretty cool boyfriend in the process

let’s hope his parents put in a good word for you when you apply to med school!

#seventeen #wonwoo #caratwritersclub #seventeen imagine #wonwoo imagine #seventeen scenario #wonwoo scenario #seventeen au #wonwoo au #seventeen fanfic #wonwoo fanfic #seventeen series #jeon wonwoo #wonwoo x reader

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elsaclack · 6 years ago

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Hi! Whats your take on how fanfic affects the viewer experience? Like I know that as someone who has read veryyy angsty fics (like your 50/50 masterpiece) that ~serious peraltiago scenes carry more weight than they would for someone that casually watches the show as a comedy. Idk what exactly my question is lol, but like thoughts?

this is a really interesting question!!!! so interesting, in fact, that it took me so many tries to answer it that i just recorded myself responding to it and wrote that out lmao. i ended up rambling for well over 20 minutes so i’m gonna condense it down as much as possible lmao

i’m throwing this under the cut because it’s long and not really coherent and i don’t want to clutter people’s dashes up!!!

i think the basic answer i came up with was somewhere in the middle between yes and no?? like essentially. what it comes down to is regardless of if you’re reading fanfiction or not, there will always be areas of a character’s life or personality or beliefs etc. etc. that the medium from which they come is not able to fully address within the parameters of that medium. taking b99 for example, the medium is a half-hour comedy episode, and while those episodes and those characters in general are EXTREMELY well-written and well-rounded 3-dimensional characters, there are still minute details that could never be realistically covered in a single episode. and as people who inherently seek out other people, when a character resonates with us, we typically invest a lot of time and energy in consuming as much information about those characters as we possibly can. reading fanfiction is just one part of that - active fans who don’t read fanfiction are not in any way undermined in their fanship, nor are their respective headcanons and perceptions of those characters negated by the fact that they don’t read fanfiction.

BUT. at the same time. i get what you mean when you say those more serious peraltiago scenes carrying more weight than they would otherwise. although i don’t think it’s so much that they carry more weight as it is an added dimension of...almost gratification? i guess? i got real rambly when i started trying to dissect this because i think it sort of indirectly addresses another fandom-specific phenomenon about the concentration of angst fics vs. fluff fics in different genres but i digress. basically, for those who do read fanfiction, i’ve found that typically people especially like the kind of fanfiction wherein the characters behave in a way that coincides with their own personal perceptions of those characters. essentially in reading fanfiction that isn’t necessarily coherent with the canon genre (i.e. angst fics for a comedy show), we’re identifying the areas of that character’s personality that the show hasn’t fully rounded out and we’re filling in the blanks. again, this isn’t exclusive to fanfiction, i think that everyone does this on some level or another; fanfiction is just the most versatile way of further confirming those beliefs. that even includes fanfiction where the characters don’t behave in a way you think they would - i’ve caught myself thinking “amy would never do that” or “jake would never say that” multiple times, which, again, kind of makes me dig my heels in and believe my own perceptions that much harder.

basically, in stripping away all the extraneous detail and the character drama subplots, the main idea of my 50/50 au is that amy is in a really intense and really scary situation, one that makes her emotionally (and to a degree, physically) vulnerable, that she can’t necessarily logic her way out of, and see what happens. in my mind she’s the same amy i watch every thursday evening at 8 PM sharp, i’ve just changed the surroundings to something that would never ever fit the medium from which she comes. additionally, in that same au, i put jake in such a situation that he’s seeing this woman he loves and respects and cherishes be put through a really really terrible situation and he’s trying to figure out how to support her without imposing himself on her. (i feel really icky for the comparison i’m about to make i do just want to preface it) in That Scene from the me too episode, the basic building blocks are fairly similar - amy’s very emotionally vulnerable and is in a situation where there really isn’t one sound logical answer, and jake’s trying to figure out a way to show her that he supports her and loves her and respects her without imposing himself on her. so in addition to the swooping butterflies that scene gives organically, there kind of is a level of recognition in the way that scene was built, and a sense of gratification in that they behaved in a way you always thought they would.

basically this question kind of addresses two different sets of viewers: those who read fanfiction vs. those who don’t, and those who are considered “active” fans vs. those who are more “casual” like you said. i could literally go on for hours (or more specifically, 26 minutes) so i’m gonna force myself to summarize lmao!! i think i’m leaning more toward yes, it does affect the viewer experience, if only because it adds that extra layer of gratification on top of what the scene itself is already making you feel, BUT i also don’t think that reading fanfiction is necessary for those scenes to have a significant impact

and it has taken me literally all day to get this written down in a semi-coherent way so i’m gonna say that i’m done

#em answers #idk how to tag this #fandom meta #?? i guess??#literally don't even know what i'm talking about #Anonymous

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thestarseedvisionary · 6 years ago

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Get To Know Me: Mystical Version 👽 🔮

I decided to type up a little questionnaire so you guys can get to know me better and then we can tag and pass this around for others to do so we can get to know each other and connect more! ♡ This questionnaire is for Starseeds, Lightworkers, Witches and any other mystical folk 🌙🌟

1. How did you discover that you are a Starseed/Lightworker/Mystical soul?

For basically all of my life, I was interested in the stars, far reaches of space, aliens & UFOs, obsessed really. I always had a spiritual aspect to myself as well, but it wasn't something I understood very much. I got on Tumblr and found a large community of alien/UFO enthusiasts and felt comfortable enough to make my first alien/UFO blog. One day I came across the concept of starseeds and everything clicked for me. I finallllyyyy understood myself so much more! I then had a very intense spiritual awakening involving a astral projection experience in which I left my body and this dimension entirely. I've been on this ride ever since!

2. What star/elemental species do you feel connected to?

Sirians, most of all, but I also have ties in Orion, Arcturus and Lyra (Vega, specifically)

3. Do you feel like you know what your soul mission is or have inklings of what you're supposed to be doing in this life?

Not 100%, honestly. I know that I'm here to help awaken humanity and raise the collective consciousness, but in other areas, I'm so lost! But I know I have big things to do here.

4. Have you ever astral projected or had a lucid dream?

Yes, and I've had some pretty crazy experiences! All of that started after my initial spiritual awakening and it's been one of the most validating experiences of the entire thing.

5. Where do you believe we go when we die?

Back to Source, back to our home in the stars. A place so vast and peaceful that our human brains really can't fully comprehend it.

6. Do you believe you have had contact with an extraterrestrial or any other supernatural entity?

Yes. This includes Greys in my childhood and my spirit guide, Nael, now. I've also seen extraterrestrials in dreams and astral projections.

7. Do you believe in and follow astrology?

Yes, absolutely. Astrology has been one of the biggest influencing factors when it comes to my celestial spirituality. It helped me to understand myself more fully and brought all the pieces of my puzzle together.

8. Do you regularly meditate?

No, actually. I find it incredibly hard to meditate most of the time. My wandering mind is way too much for me to silence, but I do find other creative ways to meditate and find my center, like showering, painting, listening to music, etc.

9. Would you consider yourself to be an empath?

Yes, and no. I think I have more control than other empaths when it comes to switching that part of myself off. Sometimes, it's incredibly overwhelming and other times, I don't feel much at all. I don't know that I would consider myself completely empathic.

10. What are your zodiac signs?

Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon, Libra Rising.

11. Do you believe in our ability to change and create our own reality?

Yes...and no. I do believe we have an incredible ability to manifest, but I also believe that some things in our reality are just pre-destined. I really do believe in fate.

12. Do you dabble in any divination practices?

Yes! I'm an oracle/tarot reader and I feel like that is a part of my mission on earth, to help people through divination. My Sun in Pisces really shows this, I think! On top of reading for others, I read for myself all. the. time. and it's the way I can most accurately communicate with my spirit guide, Nael.

13. What about magical practices?

I do consider myself a cosmic witch now; I used to not. But I found that I was always doing things like rituals for the moon and it's phases and other things of that sort, so I could no longer really deny that I am a cosmic witch. As a child I had been interested in witchcraft and that fell away for a while, but now it's back for me! I don't go all the way out though, mostly following the moon and the stars and harnessing that energy where I can.

14. What do you think about concepts like extra dimensions, parallel worlds, etc?

I definitely believe in extra dimensions and I'm really intrigued by quantum physics, astronomy, cosmology etc. The Universe is ridiculously expansive and infinite so I think there is a whole lot going on that we don't yet fully understand.

15. Do you believe in ghosts, spirits and demons?

Ghosts/spirits, yes. I've had a lot of different experiences with that realm of the strange and my honest thoughts about it is that a lot of it has to do with residual energy, but some instances are definitely conscious contact. I choose not to believe in demons because the belief fuels and feeds what I believe is a conscious parasite created by overwhelming negative human energy. I don't have experience with demons, nor do I want to.

16. Have you ever had sleep paralysis?

Yes! Many times, actually. I've had a range of scary to good experiences when it comes to sleep paralysis. It's not always a negative thing!

17. Have you ever had any contact with your spirit guides or guardian angels?

Yes, I know one of my spirit guides pretty well. He told me his name is Nael (not quite sure how to pronounce this even still) and he is a 6th Dimensional being from the Sirius star system. In my experience, Nael is actually an alternate dimension version of myself that aids me in my earthly life. I think of him as a separate entity but at the same time understand that he is essentially my higher self, or a version of it. Hope that makes sense!

18. Do you believe in conspiracy theories?

Yes, quite a few of them. Some of them are much too out there for me, like the flat earth theory. But I definitely believe the government knows about and hides the truth of the existence of extraterrestrials interacting with our planet. I also believe that the government has done and continues to do some pretty fucked up things. I could go on about this for days lol.

19. What triggered your spiritual awakening, or was it something always within you?

So, for me, it was a little complicated. I always had this knowing that there was more to life than what immediately met the eye. I always knew I had and was a soul and that there was something after death. But, I went through phases of atheism and trying to ignore that part of myself. I had always been obsessed with space and aliens and came to figure out in later years that I've probably been abducted by aliens. It never once occurred to me that there could be anything spiritual behind that. I was also always very interested in the afterlife. All of this culminated in one day, about 5ish years ago, when I sat down and randomly watched the documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule. As cheesy as it sounds, this is what triggered my awakening. The blending of science, something tangible like this substance found within the human brain and nature, and the spiritual realm really opened my eyes. I had always been very scientifically minded and never could make those connections between science and spirituality. As I listened to the experiences of the people within the DMT study, tears filled my eyes. They spoke of strange and wonderful alien dimensions and communication with entities. And it was possible to say why, because of the most potent psychedelic drug known to man, and it's found in our BRAIN. While it is not 100% scientifically confirmed that DMT lies in the brain, it has been found in the brains of rodents, and I have my own theories and proof as to why I do believe it is within the human brain as well.

At the point that I watched the documentary, I had already been tiptoeing into this spiritual life. I had already come across the concept of starseeds here on Tumblr and started to wonder. Everything made complete sense to my life but I still resisted claiming the title of starseed. Hearing the truth about DMT, extra dimensions, the entities people experienced and what can only be explained as a much different afterlife than I had previously imagined, nothing else could be false in my mind. If the Universe is that expansive and multidimensional and I'm a part of it and can access those dimensions as well, I could no longer deny my reality of being a starseed.

Not too long after, I had my first real endogenous DMT experience, triggered by conscious intent. This experience occurred within deep REM sleep paralysis that I achieved by sleep deprivation. I had done a bit of research on this and heard this was a way to cause astral projection. I stayed up for a little over 24 hours and as I was falling asleep, repeated a mantra in my mind that I would have an experience during my sleep. I went to another dimension, that much I am sure of, and that is basically where this all began for me.

20. What is the biggest spiritual epiphany you have had during the time you've been awake?

For me, the biggest realization was understanding why I am the way I am. Coming to terms with the person I was meant to be and embracing that despite thinking it's weird or too out there. Not only that, but fully understanding my life and the bigger picture of it. Why things happened that way, why that person did that, and how I ended up to where I am now. And not to mention, the complete validation of all the deeply held beliefs I always had involving the strange nature of reality, and finding out it is far more fantastical than I could have imagined before. Knowing deep within my soul that my spirit will not die on this earth and will go home back to where it came from, the place I often times feel homesick for. That my loved ones and I will never be separated even after leaving our physical bodies. Realizing that I'm one with the Universe as we all are. And that we have so much good to do here. ♡

Okay, guys, your turn! I tag ANYONE who wants to do this! Tag me in the post you make and then tag all your mystical friends! Go here for the unfilled questionnaire!

#get to know me #starseeds #lightworkers #witches #cosmic witch #mystics #mystical #celestial #extraterrestrial

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tiny-little-bird · 7 years ago

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Jon lied to both Cersei and D@enerys

I wrote this in a reply to someone, and I thought to make a post and paste the reply, so more people could see it.

Whenever I show these quotes, or add these quotes in my replies to strengthen my UCLT, to Jonerice shippers, they say I'm grasping at straws lol

"You could've LIED to Cersei, about BENDING THE KNEE to Daenerice." - Theon (and he did lol Theon simply doesn't know that what he said to both of them was a lie)

"Every step you take is always the RIGHT step." - Theon

"It's not. It may SEEM that way from the outside, but I PROMISE you IT'S NOT TRUE.” - Jon (this was not only directed to Theon, but to the audience too)

"A wise man once said, that you should never BELIEVE a thing, simply because you WANT to believe it." - Tyrion to Dany (again, it was directed to the audience as well)

I've had Jonerice shippers tell me, "No, Theon was talking about when they were young, and Jon is referring to how he took the wrong step at Castle Black, and got murdered for it, this has nothing to do with Jon betraying Daenerice.

And I'm just here like, NO. Jon and Theon were talking about Jon bending the knee to Daenerice, they were talking about the dragonpit, about Jon not lying to Cersei (which he totally did lol), that’s what the conversation was about, that was the context of the conversation, plus Jon is talking present and not past tense, "It may seem that way", he's talking present, as in right now which basically translates to: It may seem like every step I take is the right one, but it’s not true my friend, it’s not.

Or “oh Littlefinger is talking about Arya, he is talking to Sansa, that quote has nothing to do with Jon or your stupid undercover theory.” people who are so narrow minded, and think this way make me wanna bang my head on a wall lol

As if other characters can't be used as a device to subtly hint at and foreshadow things that will happen/are happening lol

So, he lied to both Queens.

Jon saw what Daenerice's dragons can do, he needs them, and in 7x06 she had just lost one, so he wasn’t sure what effect that would have on her, would it make her want to fully commit to the cause, would she be hesitant, would the fear of losing the remaining 2 dragons she has, scare her and make her back away? And since he cannot read her mind, even if she agreed to fight, he firsthand saw her impulsiveness and volatility, so he just ended up blurting out “D@ny”, “My Queen” and “I’d bend the knee, but…”, he basically told her whatever she wanted to hear, hoping that it'd secure her help (but keep in mind that it was not enough).

He lied to Cersei, told her he already serves one Queen, Daenerice (when in fact, he doesn’t, he serves only the North and the realm “The shield that guards the realms of men”), he did this to appear honorable and trustworthy through and through, to appear as if he’d never lie nor deceive anyone, EVER in front of Daenerice. That, was the stunt Jon decided to pull, to get Daenerice’s full trust. And Ned having the reputation of being a man who was honorable, and that always told the truth, it’s what made his stunt even more believable. Even if we all know that Ned, was also a good liar, and did lie when it came to keeping those he loved safe. The characters don’t know that, but us, the audience, do.

Jon is not stupid.

Why would he not lie to Cersei about not taking sides? That would’ve been

easy peasy for him, I mean, he lied no problem, while he infiltrated the wildlings, pretty much all of them believed him, Ygritte believed him, so he can lie and he is a good liar, if he wants and needs to lie.

So why? All of a sudden he can’t lie anymore?? lol No. He can lie just fine. What he did was smart, he literally told a lie to Daenerice (she might or might not have believed he was being honest in 7x06), and then passed that lie as the truth to Cersei, and everyone fell for it, everyone believed him, everyone believed that, that was the truth (because you know, why would he purposely not lie about it? Lying would’ve been easier and it would've made more sense, so to them, what Jon said, automatically became the truth.).

If perhaps Daenerice wasn't sure if Jon was being honest about bending the knee until that moment, well, after that stunt he pulled, she fully believes him. He won Daenerice’s respect and full trust, which was exactly what he wanted and was after, and he fed her ego while he was at it, too.

Our clever boy is going around using reverse psychology.

Jon does not need Cersei for the great war, he only needs Daenerice, well, not her, he needs her dragons, to defeat the NK.

In the books, Quaithe does warn Daenerice to be careful, that men will come for her Dragons… so... yeah...

“They shall come day and night to see the wonder born into the world again. And when they see they shall lust… for dragons are fire made flesh… and fire is power.”

Dragons are indeed very powerful. Fire kills wights and dragons are flying creatures that breathe fire, so yeah, I wouldn’t say Jon lusts for Daenerice’s dragons, Jon needs them, to save the world.

Everyone keeps saying Daenerice’s had already agreed to march North/help the North, but had she though? Cause to me it does not look like it... at all…

Many people make it sound like, regardless if Cersei agreed to the truce or not, Dany would’ve marched North either way lol

Boy, is this NOT TRUE.

I just want to get this across, Jon & Daenerice didn’t go to the Dragonpit, because they needed Cersei’s soldiers/army to join them, they went there simply to ask Cersei to cease fire until the NK and his army are dealt with. Some people seem to be under the impression that they went there to ask Cersei to join them in the fight, they DID NOT, the fact Cersei promises to join them and send men North on her own accord (which is a lie), is another thing entirely.

“If my brother jaimie has informed me correctly, you’re asking me for a truce.”

“Yes, that’s all.”

So, there, they went to the Dragonpit, because Dany wouldn’t help the North UNTIL Cersei agreed to cease fire.

Now, just to make it even more clear, when Cersei got pissed and stormed off, after Jon declared he already served Daenerice, we got the confirmation from Tyrion that Daenerice WOULD REMAIN South and let Jon and the Northerners go home, and deal with the NK on their own:

“I go see my sister alone, OR WE ALL GO HOME, and WE’RE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED.”

This quote right here, LITERALLY means that if Tyrion fails, Daenerice WILL NOT march North to come to the North’s aid, to kill the Night King, and avenge Viserion, one of her “children”. This quote literally tells you Daenerice puts the throne above EVERYTHING ELSE, above EVERYONE ELSE, and that Tyrion knows this, hence why him talking to Cersei was of imperative importance, because Daenerice WAS NOT going to march North if Cersei didn’t accept to the truce first.

If it had been up to Tyrion, he’d have marched North from EP3, no need for all this truce and wight hunt nonsense, but it wasn’t up to him, it was up to Daenerice and well... “I’m her hand, not her head.”, what you gonna do, D@ny will be D@ny.

Jon said this to Sansa in 7x01:

“I’m concerned with the Night King because I’VE SEEN HIM, and believe me, you’d THINK of “LITTLE ELSE” if you had too.“

And guess what? When he asked Daenerice (I’d like to point out, again, this is after she saw the NK and his entire army, and lost a dragon because of the NK) "So what now?” at the Dragonpit, she replied with:

“[...] And I can’t pretend Cersei won’t take back half the country the moment I march North.”

So bottom line here, she is still thinking about the (“LITTLE ELSE”) Iron Throne, prioritizing it, after she’s seen 100.000+ dead men, and after the NK has killed one of her dragons.

Again, for what must be the millionth time, I cannot, for the life of me, understand how some people think Jon could ever fall for her? For someone as self absorbed as her? It just confuses me beyond imagination.

Jonerice shippers really must excuse me for thinking that all he is doing, he’s doing it to fully invest her in the ONLY WAR that matters, to get her head to focus ONLY on the Great war, because as Jon, and as everyone else can see/tell, the Iron Throne means more to her than anything else.

So they went to the Dragonpit to make Cersei agree, and she did agree, but of course, she lied.

Jon isn’t stupid, Sansa warned him about Cersei, he knows her words are like wind, he knows the chances of Cersei keeping her word are very, VERY small.

So, let's think logically for a moment:

- It’s pretty clear to Jon that Daenerice won’t march North unless Cersei agrees to the truce.

- Jon knows Cersei might say she agrees to the truce.

- He also knows Cersei might say she agrees to the truce, only to deceive them.

- He knows, if Cersei agrees, but lies to them, and doesn't keep her word, she’ll start “taking back half the country” the moment Daenerice marches North. Jon knows once that happens, and word gets to Winterfell, Jon can kiss Dany and her Dragons goodbye.

By the end of that Dragonpit scene, Jon is now 100% FULLY aware and certain Daenerice would bail on them if Cersei is lying to them, he’s fully aware that she cannot see the BIGGER PICTURE. 👉👉👉 “I can’t pretend Cersei won’t take back half the country the moment I march North.”

So he proposed they sail together, NOT to “send a better message”, but so he can make a move on her, make her fall for him and get her head in the Great war, fully commit her to it, so when Cersei marches in, she doesn’t head south, because her feelings/love for him, will keep her there, will make it unbearable and therefore impossible for her to leave him behind to fight alone, to die.

It sounds horrible, it does, it is a horrible thing to do, but Jon is out of options here, he’s tried just about EVERYTHING with her (pleading, begging, reasoning, talking, he went on that stupid wight hunt, and NOTHING), he gave her everything she wanted (he bent the knee, gave her his kingdom, entrusted her his people and his family, called her D@ny, my Queen, tried to feed her ego by declaring in front of everyone he serves her, and again, NOTHING), she saw the NK, he killed Viserion, and still her head is set on the Iron Throne and NOT on the Night King & his army.

Jon’s doing it for a good cause, to save the North, to save humanity, to save his family. Not that it makes it any less unhonorable and horrible, it’s still awful obviously, but he’s gotta do, what he’s gotta do to save everybody.

To those who truly believe he loves her… Idk what to tell you man…

“Sometimes, when I try to understand a person’s MOTIVES, I play a little game. I assume the WORST. What is the worst reason they could possibly have for SAYING what they say and DOING what they do. Then I ask myself, how well does that reason EXPLAIN what they say and what they do?” - LF to Sansa (yet again, this is another gem that was directed to the audience as well)

for saying what they say: What reason dies Jon have to lie to Daenerice? For one, he doesn't trust her, he is wary of her, he knows she is impulsive and obsessed with the IT, and also because nothing else worked with her. Asking didn't work, reasoning didn't work, showing her the cave didn't work, and finally, seeing the NK and losing a dragon didn't work. At this point, lying is his only chance.

and doing what they do: Why would he go knock on her door and then proceed to have sex with her? Because she still prioritizes the Iron Throne over the the army of the dead, and the Night King, who has killed one of her dragons/”children”. And if bending the knee, proclaiming her his Queen, and having one of her dragons killed didn't do the trick, then he’s forced to try something else, to make sure she doesn't bail on him and take the dragons with her back South, if Cersei lied and has deceived them.

“Don't fight in the North or the South. Fight every battle, everywhere, always, in your mind. Everyone is your enemy, everyone is your friend. Live that way and nothing will surprise you.” - Littlefinger 7x03

Jon knows “what” Daenerice is, and he is LITERALLY taking every single outcome into consideration. Daenerice and EVERYONE else would’ve understood him lying to Cersei, but he decided to tell the “truth” anyway, because again, it’s not Cersei’s trust or army that he needs, it’s Daenerice’s and her dragons. He sees Daenerice as both his friend and his enemy.

There are so many RED flags in the J0nerys storyline/plot, that I’m honestly so baffled so many people seem to not see them.

If I witness one more person say “but Daenerice had already agreed to go North and help, Jon has no reason to lie to her”, I swear to all the Gods...

And to conclude this meta, this is another bit from LF’s quote from above, that was also meant for the viewers at home.

“Everything that happens will be something that YOU’VE SEEN BEFORE.”

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jujuismental · 4 years ago

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Happy Pride!

I will write my story of coming out of the closet. hehe.

Bzbzbzbzbzbzbt *rewind sound*.

Here I am in high school, grade 12 to be exact. The class has just started. And so have the dark thoughts in my mind. I leave the class to the bathroom to cry, and scratch myself with this paper clip I found. I return to class, and I put my head down. My teacher asks if I am okay but I pretend to sleep. That was pretty much my senior year - although I had some great memories with awesome friends, I was depressed. I was also, unfortunately feeling alot of times suicidal.

I felt like something was coming over me. A powerful realization. Slowly but surely I accepted that I was.........not straight.

Before high school I always entertained girls, my teachers, my girl classmates. I would get nervous and shy when they would talk to me. I had girl crushes but in a very friendly manner. I’d just want to give them hugs. But it was odd that I would think about that all night in my bed. I didn’t really focus on it that much, I let it slide so many times not knowing what it is. I also had a crush on a boy for 6-8 years so maybe that squashed the idea. I still thought about girls on the side though, lol. Wink wink.

Do you ever really know, how you became this way? Not really no. Born with it? In retrospect yes you could say so. Have I always known - no I realized it over the years, maybe I had no idea what it was because there was no education for it.

In high school it started to intensify and I wanted to give girls kisses. That’s when I knew it was something else. And I didn’t want to feel that way, I was trying so hard to make it go away. I was crying and crying and feeling helpless because I was made to believe that homosexuality was wrong and a crime. Although to me it was just feelings for someone, in my religion (and other religions) well it was a crime. This is the moment when I parted ways with religion, never to identify with islam again.. it was pretty wild. I felt like I couldn’t worship a God that wanted me to burn for loving someone else. I started hating religion, and religious people. Following the death of my Dad, I made peace with religion but only from afar. I understand why it exists, but I still cannot be a part of it. That was high school, and I was all alone. No one to talk to, no one who could help me. I wanted to kill myself and leave a long letter explaining why.

I battled with myself for a long time. For years to come. I hadn’t acted upon my feelings nor had I accepted myself/felt proud about myself. I was ashamed of myself and I saw my sexuality as a big dark secret that I would one day kill myself for. I never saw the light. I never imagined myself telling my mom or family. I thought it could be in a suicide note. I lived in shame and embarrassment my whole life.

I tried to be with guys and it always felt wrong, and I thought maybe I will try again and again. This happened a lot in high school, and university. My guy friends would be like inlove with me and I would have like 0 attraction for them and end up hurting them without explaining why. I tried to get sexual with guys just to know for sure, and its all blocked out of my mind. It was all gross to me. I did things with guys on tinder just to experiment. I feel like I forced it on my self because I just wanted to be normal. Those things are blocked out of my mind. Even with some of my guy friends. Like one of my guy friends in university, he was one of my good friends, I thought it could work but then as soon as we started getting sexual/more than friendly I felt like I couldn’t do it. I was not having any feelings and I felt uncomfortable. I hurt him as well because I didn’t even tell him why. Poor guy. That’s why I wonder if I am really *bisexual*. Nah. I am just gay. Anyways. Don’t I get tangled up with my guy friends? All my guy friends liked me at some point and I wish I saved them the trouble by introducing myself as gay to them. I know I sound cocky, but I hated being the heart breaker. I kept them all as friends somehow. Lol.

As a last attempt to my family (who didn’t know about any of this) before I embarked on the gay journey, I wanted to confirm my lack of attraction to guys before. I needed to know this before going in this difficult direction that would put me at odds with everyone I knew. It was like a me against the world situation. Me against my family, friends and culture, religion. I had no support. No one to talk to. Eventually, after exerting all my power to stop “this thing” I told myself I had no other choice. I didn’t like men, I tried my hardest to. If a God exists, he can’t blame me! I needed to do something about my sexuality. My soul mate had to be a girl. :O

Bzzzztzzbbztztztztt *forward tape noise*. It’s third year of university, 2017. and I download an app. “OkCupid” I was so scared to do it mind you. I didn’t even put my full picture or my name. I was so scared of people finding out. Doesn’t make any sense now that I think about it. Why would my mother be on OkCupid? Lol. I matched with this other arab girl. We related to all the same problems of being arab. I experimented a little with her and by that I meant kissing and touching and I don’t know how sexuality works but I prefer women. Anyways, while it was confirmed that I do prefer girls, I didn’t develop feelings for this girl maybe because she wasn’t my type at all and I just related to the whole arab problems part (which wasn’t exciting it was holding me back actually.) We transitioned to friends very quickly (like after a week). And she didn’t like me either so it’s quite funny. It kind of grosses me out to think about it. She’s someone I to talk to about girls now, and vice versa. It was so cool to talk to someone else about it, it had previously never left my head.

It felt incredible to talk to someone about my sexuality. I was always afraid to do so. That was a huge weight off my shoulder. The second person I told was my brother. Plot twist he is gay as well! I already knew that though. He came out to me first - I came out to him about 2 years after he told me. When he told me I was shocked out of my mind I was speechless. I also didn’t have much to say, I had nothing going for me really. My mom knew about him eventually after reading his diary behind his back. She was in denial. She never really spoke about it ever, till later. So we are both LGBT...interesting...Mamas in for a wild ride.

Still in the same month of 2017 and out of the blue, one of my previous roommates and I kissed. We were both hiding our sexuality. I never thought of her that way as we were friends before for months, so it was a shock to me. This whole thing was just as the school year ended. Because we were friends before it was weird, I wasn’t sure how to act. It was also weird because she had an open relationship, so I wasn’t sure what to do or say to her and we never went on dates. Then when she left, it really damaged our friendship as well, since I feel like she used me. I wished we stayed as only friends. I was mad at her at the beginning, but eventually we became friends again, as we were prior to this whole thing.

That whole summer I was very hopeless to find my person. So I bought this inexpensive bracelet that said “Hope”. It was a really important word for me. I needed hope. And I wore it for the summer, and it helped me.

The summer went on, and then I downloaded Tinder (which I hate - it’s a miracle) and matched with this girl, who messaged me about my hero quote in my bio. What was so weird is I really liked her already just from the emoji’s she was sending me. It was so strange. I feel like she knew the way to my soul.

We met up downtown in the rain, she was so cute and a little different from how I imagined her. She was so pretty with her leather jacket and curly hair and big lips. I felt so comfortable around her. I was really open, for once. We talked so much that day about everything as we had beer and pizza and wings (we shared it all). I’ve never been on dates with girls so I felt a lot of pressure to plan nice things and I was really nervous. But all our dates were fun little adventures. We went for a hike, dancing, movies, double dates, musuems. We used to go bathrooms just to kiss, and got caught once and kicked out (Shame!!!). Young and in love. She showed me that hey, it’s not that bad to be gay. She made me so brave. I could kiss her in public and I wasn’t afraid with her. She gave me this courage to live. It all felt like a dream.

And for the first time I did get sexual with a girl - it was so cool I don’t think I will ever be straight again lol!!! I obviously did it wrong eventually I got it right (that didn’t stop her from loving me). Lol. I was my full self, and fully affectionate. And I am a really affectionate person. Cheesy. She said I made her cheesy. She made me cheesy too.

Since she was from another country she went back home. This was sad, and we didn’t know what to do with the love we had for each other. We started a long distance relationship, I went to mexico to see her again, then we travelled together (las vegas baby), and it was hard but I never could live without her, so I always wanted us to stay together even though our plans weren’t concrete. We called everyday every sleep, I really loved her. No matter the time difference no matter the distance. I didn’t want to give up on us. But we couldn’t end the distance, and that ended us.

I had failed to realize my fears and issues were slowly destroying the relationship, and when she was mad at me I was mad that she was mad. I thought she didn’t appreciate me. I thought I was giving a lot but it turns out I was living in fear. I was static. I thought I could lie to my family and my friends about my relationship for the rest of my life. I was worried about my safety, muslim families can be scary but yeah I needed to grow some balls and I didn’t. Instead I blamed her for not understanding my situation. And I got mad at her as she was mad at me.

We had a huge fight this one weekend and I said some awful things I didn’t mean. I am so ashamed of what I said, I truly didn’t mean it. And we broke up because of that night. It all happened together, I was mad that she was mad and coincidentally that night a girl from my past texted me saying she missed me. There was information from my past I wasn’t completely honest about. The girl just before her ( a friend ) we never dated so I never felt the need to disclose her as more than a friend, whom I kissed, yes. This caused an annoyingly huge problem in the future, because I was dishonest about it. I am not sure why I was, I guess I didn’t want my girlfriend to worry since I was friends with her still. I had actually told her the truth when I first met her, but then I don’t know why the topic came up again and I lied about it. She was a really jealous person, and I am too, but I didn’t tell her everything so she wouldn’t worry since a lot of these people are my friends now (and it’s hard to imagine but really they are). Trust me I can’t be friends with someone I love, so if I am your friend you know I am purely your friend. Then it was too late to tell the truth. I also had a lying problem where I used to lie to my mother to protect her feelings. More on that later.

I guess I didn’t really talk to her about the people before her, be it guys or girls because it’s all blocked out of my head. Everyone before her was either an experimentation or something I wish never happened. It’s also an uncomfortable conversation to discuss about all the people you hooked up before, all meaningless I swear. I wish I met her first, so I didn’t have to go through all these people. And she hasn’t really opened up about the guys she’s slept with or anything, it’s not like I want to know. I get super jealous too. I get jealous seeing her post another girl it makes me cry for hours. I don’t like to talk about uncomfortable topics, so I just thought we could avoid this uncomfortable talk, but maybe you need to talk about them, a lesson I have learned. I am so sorry.

I discussed this in therapy. That’s another problem of mine lying, I really lied a lot. I guess I got used to it being gay in a muslim family. It started with me just lying to survive, my extremely homophobic scary muslim family. I wanted to protect myself and so I would lie that I drink, that I am gay, that I am going out in the middle of the night. I had to at that point. Then I just started lying to keep things calm. And I lied my way through life. It was an easy way to avoid dramas and problems. It only took my break up to realize how wrong it was to lie about who you are and in general to lie to avoid discomfort and dealing with your problems.

I was not open about my sexuality to my family. That’s a big issue for me. I was not publicly out of the closet and hiding a lot of our relationship because I wasn’t ready. I couldn’t give her what she wanted out of fear. And who knows if I was right or wrong. My mom keeps threatening me but who knows what she could do. Now she is with someone else who can give her what I can’t, and that’s hurting me, but she deserves that. That was my first ever relationship. Lots of lessons of course. Maybe I did need a wake up call to change my awful ways.

Unfortunately the break up really brought me down. She made me who I am today. She made me want to live my life, otherwise I didn’t look forward to anything in my life. I was suicidal. I was brave because of her. I hope to continue to be.

She gave me a lot of tough love but ultimately it’s how she pushed me to get outside my comfort zone and change my life.

Maybe I needed that break up, but I hope it’s not permanent. I hope I can be with you again. I really love you and I am improving myself, I swear. I don’t think we should let go of all this magic.

OK back to coming out and being gay.

How did I come out to people?

I started by coming out to my friends, and I used to make them play the guessing game and they would guess weird things like “Did you kill someone?” “Do you have a penis?” and eventually they asked if I liked girls, and I was like no, then I was like yes.. yes. I was so shy about it, I had to have a couple of drinks in my system.

Life was changing, I was becoming more gay and proud of myself. My friends knew who I was, I had a small circle of people who accepted me.

I never thought I would ever have days like this. I thought i’d kill myself before I’d find my soul mate. My last relationship gave me happy gay days, and even if I don’t have days like that anymore, I thank her for those days, that I at least got to have those days. She made my dream come true. She saved me. I hope I see her again. I feel like she is my rock.

One thing I still hadn’t done at the time was tell my mom. That was the biggest fear of all. My mom being the most homophobic person in the planet.

Bzzzbzbzbzt *fast forward noise* its 2019.

We were all sitting together as a family, my mom brother and I in the living room. Tomorrow was my birthday. My mom started insulting my brother about his recent gay behaviours, and this time I didn’t stay quiet. It was like I was suddenly empowered - engulfed in an ‘activist rights movement spell’. I was like NO there’s nothing wrong with being gay, and I defended it so bad that she started questioning my sexuality, and BAM I confirmed it for her right there right then. I couldn’t believe what was happening, it all came out and I couldn’t stop talking. It was incredible. I don’t know where all that courage came from. I knew that I might never have it again, so I kept going and going. She was upset but she said she had a feeling. My brother left this awkward conversation and went to the gym. Jee thanks, when I was trying to defend you, leave me alone with this homophobic angry mother.

So I put a blanket over my head as eventually the roaring power left me and I was a vulnerable little turtle. My birthday was also really awkward, every time we made eye contact it was so weird. She was crying alot too. She told me that I should never act on it again and that these are hormones and one day I will change. I took the train back to Toronto and I had tears on the ride. That was one hell of a weekend.

My mothers reaction wasn’t what my high schooler self thought it was going to be. I thought she might hit me. She wasn’t supportive at all, but at least she wasn’t hostile. She still talks to me. She threatens me though, not to do it again. The battle is long from being over.... oh i have a long way to go. Muslims fight to the death :-).

As I was being more open, I became a more honest person. Now I tell my mom everything almost, and I am released of living in lies. It’s a huge weight off my shoulder. I hated lying my whole life about who I was.

And then..... my first ever pride festival all alone. Wow, to tell young jumanah she would be at one of these. Much proud! I went alone and I even posted it on my story. My mom replied with angry face emojis and started spam calling me. Then she embaressed me on the group chat, infront of my 3 other brothers, and well it turned into this big mess and I guess I came out to them as well? I don’t know. But the festival was really fun, I saw Justin Trudeau and a bunch of awesome drags. I had a mango slushie after. It felt surreal.

All to say that, IT GETS BETTER.

Wow, I never thought that all these things would happen to me. Never. That’s amazing. Thank you to everyone who accepted me.

If you haven’t come out yet. It’s totally okay! But once you do, you will feel relief. You will be so proud of yourself because its a huge accomplishment. It’s not a race, everyones circumstances are different. The truth is you’ll never be ready and the moment will never be perfect but building up that confidence takes time. We grow up discrimated, bullied, ashamed, hopeless. We slowly build up our confidence over time, and finally have the courage to come out. I hope one day you build up that courage to stand up for yourself.

Two words that really change your life are HOPE and COURAGE.

See you outside the closet, friend!

#comingout #pride #happypride

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furederiko · 7 years ago

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Today's Random-News-Digest is of course related to the happenings of San Diego Comic Con International 2017. Some recent news after that event are also included. This is just part 1 of 2 though, with the second arriving... hopefully soon (the plan is tomorrow, but we'll see). LOL.

Death Note

I believe by now, fans of the original Japanese franchise (manga nor anime) should STOP wishing for a faithful and bit-by-bit adaptation in this Hollywood movie. At the very least, it might be best to NOT even expect it to be one. Director Adam Wingard brought some of his cast to Netflix first Hall H panel for SDCC 2017 (on July 20th), and once again stressed out that this movie is 'his personal take' on the source material. He even said he was interested to work on it, with the goal to "breath new life into a great premise". That pretty much summed it up, if you ask me. Wingard was accompanied by Margaret Qualley, Lakeith Stanfield, Masi Oka, and obviously, lead actor Nat Wolff who said that he wrote his own 'Death Note' as soon as he got the part. Creepy... much? Actor Willem Dafoe didn't attend, by his voice was featured to present a special clip from the movie.

The clip depicted the first meeting of Wolff's meek and angsty Light Turner and Dafoe's sinister-looking but clown-like 'shinigami' (God of Death) Ryuk. Light opens the 'Death Note', and Ryuk unveils himself to the boy, taunting him to write the name of his bully, Kenny Doyle. And the rest is history. For the clip, and not Doyle. No way Netlix going to spoil the movie's first R-rated scene, right? LOL. Said footage, which has been made available by Netflix via their Youtube channel, is precisely another (the first being the American cast and setting) solid proof to why this is not a direct adaptation of the manga. While Light and Ryuk still retain traces of their manga/anime characterization, they really feel like a different incarnations. Rather than consciously accepting the book, it felt like this version of Light was being 'tricked' to use it instead. I could be wrong on this, because I'm not an avid fan of the manga/anime, but I honestly remember it... differently. Also, this Light is giving off a strong vibe of Jughead from "Riverdale" if he was pushed too far, so picture that if you will. Ryuk was more or less similar to the source material, thanks to Dafoe's eerie vocal-tone. But the design... made it a bit hard to fear, nor even be wary of him. And here I am remembering how the anime Ryuk gave me nightmares for a good while when I saw him for the first time.

Wingard stated that audience can expect to see 'humor' in this movie too, so it won't be all-out horror. To put it simple, this movie will have its own 'dark comedy'. Hmmm... I'm not really sure what to say about that. I have to admit, I'm really curious to see this movie. Yet on the other hand, I'm not fully sold about it, for reasons I can't even really tell. The early reviews didn't sound too bad, but also NOT too good. So it hasn't really cleared out this personal doubt of mine. Go ahead and read them, perhaps it might convince you... better. "Death Note" arrives on Netflix, August 25th, 2017.

Spawn

Are you a fan of "Spawn", was disappointed by the 1997's movie (for the record, I thought it was okay, even if I never managed to get past the first half LOL), and has been itching to get a modern live action movie adaptation? Well, then you're in luck. Todd McFarlane has personally announced that he will be writing and also directing a new R-rated movie for Blumhouse Studio! If that wasn't clear enough, McFarlane is THE series own creator. This project has been pitched as a low-budget horror movie, and it's really an intriguing take on what's supposed to be a CG-heavy movie. Guess who he wanted to play the lead character, an NYPD detective named Twitch Williams? Leonardo Dicaprio. Wow, that's a really TALL order... for a now Oscar winner actor. Let's just see if it pans out.

Fantastic Four

Quite surprisingly, 20th Century FOX didn't brought out their Marvel franchise like "Deadpool 2" or "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" to their SDCC panel this year. Instead, they brought the sequel to "Kingsman" which I will talk about in the next category. That doesn't mean the studio weren't making headlines though. In the panel of the TV series "LEGION" (which I will also talk about later in the TV section... *sigh*) that took place July 20th in Ballroom 20, showrunner Noah Hawley made a major announcement. He's developing a movie for FOX, and it's going to be about... "Doctor Doom". That's not the title of course, but I'll use that instead.

Honestly, I'm not even sure how to react about this. As proven by his hit series "Fargo" and also "LEGION", Hawley is indeed a name you can trust. So the prospect of him working on a Marvel title for the big screen, would make his devoted fans cheer. On the other hand, do we really NEED another Doctor Doom story? FOX have tried to work with this character twice, and both failed miserably (though I'd gladly argue at least Julian McMahon's version was still much better than Toby Kebbell's horrendous version in that awful 2015 movie). So why, pray tell WHY must they continue milking this character eventhough the well of potential is pretty much dry? And that's where I'm starting to get a little pissed off. It's more than clear than FOX will do ANYTHING to keep the "Fantastic Four" copyright from automatically reverting to Marvel. The 2015 "Dis4ster Four" was a good example of this annoyingly negative behavior, and now this.

Making a Doctor Doom movie without a Fantastic Four, would be similar to what SONY is doing with Spider-Man-less Venom. It feels like a FATAL mistake. Would Victor von Doom work in a solo spin-off too, much like what they did with "Logan" and "Deadpool"? In the comics, the answer might easily be YES. But this is a movie, and I need not to remind you, FOX has an infamously BAD track-record in adapting this amazing antagonist to live action. So yeah, should I be cheering, or should I be jeering at this 'idea'? I can't even answer that. I don't think anyone in their right mind would! Oh well, let's just see how this develops. But really, this spells... DOOM!

Barbie

Have you been wondering where Anne Hathaway went? It felt like she somewhat faded away from mainstream publicity after singing herself towards an Oscar win... and got married. She's probably taking more Indie projects like "Collosal" though, and American indie movies don't really get much spotlight in a far away land like my country. But we can expect this to change in the near future with a potential high profile project on the way.

Latest report has it that she's currently in talks to star as in the live action "Barbie" movie. This Mattel toy line project has previously circled Amy Schumer for the lead role, who has to drop it due to scheduling conflicts. Director Alethea Jones has been brought into negotiation, after being handpicked by Hathaway herself. Assuming the plot of the movie stays the same, it will tell the story of a woman realizing she doesn't fit into the perfect land of Barbies and thus journeys to the real world. So basically, "Enchanted" part Deux, which I think is a really good fit for her. With this project (assuming she takes it), as well as the "Ocean's 8" spin off, I think we can expect Hathaway to be back in the spotlight once again. "Barbie" is currently set for a June 29th, 2018 release, but that is subject to change to match with Hathaway's schedule.

Kingsman

Okay, let's leave that bizarre Doctor Doom reality aside, and talk about what's likely going to be good... "Kingsman: The Golden Circle"!!! The cast of the sequel attended the FOX panel, and entertained audience with a chug of beer and fresh mind-popping second trailer. And wow, was it really good! The actions, and all the style and swaggers? It was SOLID for me. Oddly, eventhough I've been a fan of Taron Egerton's Eggsy and his classy team of Kingsman, I'm slowly growing a weird fondness to the American counterpart instead: the Statesman. Particularly, that hispanic cowboy character with the electric lasso rope who is played by none other than Pedro Pascal. He's a real scene stealer in this trailer, and to think that he's not even getting his name top-billed for the movie. Ouch! "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" is set to be released on September 22nd, 2017. And it's TOTALLY on my watch list!

By the way, there's also an interesting animated short where Eggsy runs into... the infamous Sterling Archer from the FXX series "Archer"! If you're a fan of both worlds, make sure you see it. Because well, it's hillarious!

James Bond

You want a more serious, non-comic-adaptation spy movie? Then well... "Bond 25" (obviously a placeholder title) has been announced. The Hollywood Reporter first delivered the news, before it was officially confirmed by Eon Productions. Yes, the 25th James Bond movie has gotten a release date, of November 8th, 2019. Meaning two years from now.

Unfortunately, that's pretty much the whole content of the news. There were no details whatsoever. Thus everyone got pushed into this weird 'curious' mode, with plenty of important questions being thrown around. What is the movie's title and/or subtitle? Does the movie have an actor? Is Daniel Craig really returning, and if he's not... who's the replacement? Will we be getting a female Bond, following what happens to the hit series "Doctor Who"? Come again, which studio has won the distribution bid? Because I totally haven't caught that announcement. Many sites began developing their own take, or should I say 'theories' about this announcement, and well... for now, they are nothing more than that, theories. Some have said that Craig is a done deal. Other said that the franchise will be sold off after this one movie. Then again, until there's another official confirmation (said to be announced at a later date), it's pretty much anyone's guess, right? So yeah... perhaps we should let it slide for now, and just look forward for "Kingsman" for the time being.

LEGO Movies

2nd trailer for the "The LEGO NINJAGO Movie" was premiered in the SDCC 2017 panel, and was later made available online by Warner Bros Animation. And well... I'm still mixed about it. The pseudo-brick animation style of "The LEGO Movie" is very clear here, moreso than "The LEGO Batman Movie"... particularly with that hybrid scene featuring a real life CAT. Which I'm positive wasn't CGed (assuming it's not the case of "The Jungle Book"). So fans of that first movie will be thrilled.

But at the same time, this felt like a drastic difference compared to the hit TV series. And that is the part that's not working for me. As I've said once before, having been invested with the show for SEVEN Seasons (which is a great achievement, since I normally wouldn't go pass Season 2 for other shows), it's just hard to make good sense out of this... 'ALTERNATE UNIVERSE' version. I'm not even sure how I feel about seeing Dave Franco's Lloyd as an awkward high schooler, with the others being hi classmates. It just screamed too... "Power Rangers"-y to me, and I truly never expected them to go that route *sigh*. Not to mention, Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" was just grating on my nerves, no matter how appropriate it was used to depict Lloyd's fractured relationship with Garmaddon (which seems to be the core plot of the movie).Perhaps, this movie is intended for those with ZERO experience in the franchise, then? Likely so. Anyways, whether you're digging this or not, "The LEGO NINJAGO Movie" will still arrive on September 22nd, 2017. Let's just see how the critics and audience will react to this version.

Ready Player One

If Walt Disney has critically-praised director Ava DuVernay and her "A Wrinkle in Time", then Warner Bros' secret weapon is none other than... legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his "Ready Player One". Nope, by all means, I'm not pitting these two people and their totally different movies. I just need to point out how they are SIMILAR to one another. Because both are working on a movie based on a supposedly famous and fan-favorite novel that... I haven't had the slightest idea about. No seriously, I have been seeing these titles being headlined every now and then, yet I was totally clueless about them. Were they good? Don't ask me. I've never even heard them before, so all I did was scratching my head wondering how they ended up being so highly talked-about. One thing for sure, it wasn't until I've seen the first trailers to those movies that I could say... "Aaaah, so THAT's what this book is all about". That's a genuine LOL moment right there.

Since I've dished out about my confusion for "A Wrinkle in Time" last week (thanks to the movie making a big splash on D23 Expo 2017), this time I'll shashay into the second title. Mainly because the movie was among the major features of WB's SDCC Hall H panel, alongside "Blade Runner 2049" and of course DC Films (which I will talk about in the next category). Spielberg attended the section of this panel with book writer and co-screenwriter Ernie Cline, co-screenwriter Zak Penn, and cast members Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and T.J. Miller. The director shared his thoughts about the movie, as well as presenting the first official teaser. Since this is WB, obviously we could easily expect said video to arrive online right after the panel, and of course it did. Exclusives footage for attendees? That's not their thing... LOL

Turns out, "Ready Player One" is like a live action version of "The LEGO Batman Movie", or Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph". It's Cline's love letter to the 80s, and also the technology of Virtual Reality. The trailer didn't shy away from this premise, as it showed plenty of nostalgic stuffs like "The Iron Giant", Lara Croft, Freddy Krueger, DC characters to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", and all. Though of course, most of them are WB's own properties, no surprise about that. LOL. We get to experience this massive virtual space where everything collides, through Sheridan's Wade Wyatts, a young man living in the year 2045. He'll go through a fantasy reality-bending adventure to locate an Easter Egg inside the OASIS, because whoever fins it, gains control of the virtual reality world. That kind of stuff. Yes, it's a grand concept, and the trailer seemed to wow practically everyone.

But I'm probably in the minority here to say that, it was not that... 'mindblowing' for me. Perhaps, because I've already seen this concept before, over and over again through other media? I'm not sure. It's the case of "The Hunger Games" I think, where western audience saw it as a new concept, whereas it's basically a 'been-there done-that' in Japanese entertainment. So in a way, I've been there before, hence it didn't feel that original no matter how glorious the CG effects looked. But don't let this subjective opinion ruins your hype. Not everyone saw "Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle", right? If you're digging the vibe of this movie, then good for you! If you're not, then we're on the same team. There's one for everyone after all! "Ready Player One" arrives on March 30th, 2018. And yes, that's 3 weeks after "A Wrinkle in Time". Coincidence much? Hmmm...

DC Films

"Justice League" is set to be released on November 17th, 2017. So should we even be surprised to see WB bringing the core cast to their panel? Nope. Minus Henry Cavill though, since he's busy filming "Mission: Impossible 6" with a troubling thick mustache (why? more in this later). Beside, he wasn't even shown in the latest appetizer official poster (available through the official twitter account). To which I'm not a fan by the way, even if it's been given almost unanimous praises all over the globe. "You can't save the world alone", the tagline said. A sarcastic statement towards Cavil's Superman's for "Man of Steel", perhaps?

Oh, and of course there would be a new trailer. Duh? Remember, this is WB we're talking about. If the first one that Zack Snyder (when the absent director was still solely in charge) debuted in last year's SDCC showed action scenes, CG flares, photoshoot poses, with a relatively small amount of story, this one had more balance between character interactions and battle sets. Longer duration too, clocking at more than 4 minutes! And yes, that means more of J.K. Simmons' Commissioner Gordon and Jeremy Iron's Alfred Pennyworth. To be honest, I'm also not a fan of this trailer. It didn't really made me want to see the movie, which has become a constant issue between me and WB's marketing department. I DO like it better than the poster though, because it's clearly taking many good cues from "Wonder Woman". In many ways, it also felt... a bit similar to Joss Whedon's "The Avengers". That scene with an antagonist arriving near a macguffin? Or the heroes talking in a meeting room esque setting? Yeaaah. No surprise, because the movie's pretty much in Whedon's hand right now. Sadly, similar to "Ready Player One", had this was released before the 2012 Marvel Studios movie, I would've responded in a much better manner. For this time, it felt like an odd dejavu instead.

However, the biggest takeaway from the panel, would be the other non-Justice League-related news. Because WB confirmed a parade of projects currently in development, as well as some new projects in the works. There are 8 big titles in the works! It's currently unclear if they are chronologically ordered, but they are: - "Shazam!". Prior to the panel, "Shazam!" was already reported to be starting production in early 2018. If not in January, in February. So it's safe to assume it might be released in 2019, that's the goal anyway. While WB hasn't revealed, or even cast the lead actor just yet (perhaps, Armie Hammer?), David F. Sandberg has been assigned to direct. - "Flashpoint". The new official title for Ezra Miller's solo movie. After losing directors over and over again, WB has decided to go ahead and just do an adaptation of the massive storyline. And this might be the most unexpected and shocking reveal of them all, that immediately raised up concerns and speculations in the fanbase. Why? In the comic, "Flashpoint" was used to... RESET the DC Universe!!! The event in that movie, ultimately created a new timeline, that sequed DC Comics into the New 52 era. Does this imply that... WB is attempting to do the same with their live action movies? So EARLY in the game? Is this their way to fix the mess that was caused by Snyder? Or a direct response to Marvel Studios' sequel to "Spider-Man: Homecoming"? Hmmmm. It's clear that this movie won't make it to fulfill its initial March 16th, 2018 release, due to Miller's commitment with "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2". But there's also no telling if the studio would be able to rush it for a 2018 release. No director is currently attached, but safe money is leaning towards Phil Lord and Christopher Miller after their departure from "Star Wars". - "Wonder Woman 2". This year's "Wonder Woman" is DC's first critical and financial success since "The Dark Knight", so a direct sequel is practically a no-brainer. Not to mention, director Patty Jenkins have been working on a script with Geoff Johns, that will put Gal Gadot's Diana Prince in the 80s. Jenkins might even return to direct the movie, though that part was not yet confirmed. This movie has recently been confirmed for a December 13th, 2019 release. - "Suicide Squad 2". Just earlier this month, we have heard that Jaume Collet-Serra has been the frontrunner to direct the sequel. Will Smith and Margot Robbie are expected to reprise their roles as Deadshot and Harley Quinn. - "The Batman". Yes, looks like that IS indeed the official title. And we know that Matt Reeves will begin working on this title as soon as he's done promoting "War of the Planet of the Apes". Hot negative report (not rumor) was running rampant prior to SDCC 2017, that current Batman actor Ben Affleck might be walking out of the DC Extended Universe. Especially with the fact that Reeves won't be using Affleck's script that he has written with Johns. Thanks to that, Affleck had to blatantly give a public response. He pretty much confirmed his involvement as a lead actor in the solo Batman movie. Oddly, he never blatantly denied that he's leaving the DCEU after this movie. So in a way, that's just him smart talking his way out of difficult conversation. Suffice to say, it was NOT a nice moment. - "Batgirl". Whedon has openly revealed to IGN that he'll start working on "Batgirl" next year as well. Likely after his obligations to 'help a friend' with the post producton of "Justice League" is wrapped. - "Green Lantern Corps". I think... David Goyer was working on this? The movie had been given a 2020 release window in WB's old announcement. It's unclear if it will still keep up with this plan. - "Justice League Dark". Last we heard, Doug Liman has walked out of this title. But that was due to his conflicting schedules and commitment with other studios. Since this is the last title on the list, there's always a chance that he might be back on board. After all, WB needs the self-proclaimed 'greatest director' in the world, right?

These announcements sounded GRAND and AMBITIOUS and all... but should we really be excited about them? I'm not sure. It obviously caused mixed reaction in the internet, triggering plenty of questions in various media in regards to DC Films' long-term plan. The way I see it, WB was just the KING of big talk as usual... eventhough they don't really have a good track record of keeping up with their words. I honestly doubt the studio came fully prepared for this panel, and that those titles were merely another temporary placeholders that might come and go without certainty. Several titles that have been headlining in the medias for a while now, were conspicuously MISSING from the lineup. Remember Dwayne Johnson's much reported "Black Adam", Ray Fisher's supposed solo movie "Cyborg", "Justice League Part 2" that originally was set for a 2019 release, the heavily rumored "Man of Steel 2", and David Ayer's "Gotham City Siren"? Not to mention, a recent entry in the rumor circuit that talked about a Harley Quinn vs. Joker movie, that started as soon as SDCC began? Yeah, those titles were a no show. They might even be gone for good.

With WB only releasing one movie next year in form of Jason Momoa's "Aquaman", we should expect most of these newly announced title to arrive as soon as 2019. I hope they won't get carried away and act bullish by releasing 4 titles a year. Even Marvel Studios took almost 10 years before finally deciding to release 3 per year. Then again, that's certainly their main intention, especially if we put into account that they HAVE 4 release dates for 2020 now! Does this mean, we get the first 4 of those movies in 2019, then another 4 in 2020? I don't know how I can even begin to fathom that...

Also, WB just can't catch a break. After sort of 'debunking' (technically, that's just smart corporate talking) a previous rumor about Batffleck, another one already hit the studio as soon as SDCC 2017 was wrapped. Variety reported that the reshoot process for "Justice League" has been causing issues for the studio. This report was backed by The Hollywood Reporter, that called it 'substantial'. Apparently, the extensive extra production took a toll of $25 million, roughly the cost of a separate mid-budget movie! Budget for additional photographies in big budget Hollywood movies generally cost between $6-10 million. Production duration was also dragged on for roughly two months, causing scheduling headaches to its cast members. Momoa and Gadot had to spend 2 weeks worth, while Affleck is still filming new scenes this week. In the case of Cavill, as I've mentioned above, a special post-production budget will be required to digitally remove his natural mustache.

Thanks to this bizarre new scenario, Whedon would also be getting a producing and/or screenplay credit, due to him spending more time than planned to finish the movie and add much-needed 'connective tissue' between sequences As I said, the recent trailer strongly felt like his own "The Avengers", so I sincerely hope Whedon will be getting the credit he deserves. Will this movie be another case of "Suicide Squad" or "Fant4stic Four"? Or will it come out unscathed like "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" or "World War Z"? Here's hoping it's the latter case. We'll know the answer in November.

DC Television

When it comes to live action adaptations, the TV side of DC actually fared much better than the tumultuous DC Films. Even shows that wasn't a hit like "Legends of Tomorrow", slowly getting better and became a favorite. Not saying I'm a fan nor avid follower to those shows though. I'm just fully acknowledging that they are indeed, the more favorable ones. Especially when compared to Marvel TV's products. As each The CW shows had their own panel, a new cool-looking mashup trailer for them was released during SDCC 2017. One show that was included in it, is their upcoming adaptation of "Black Lightning", set to debut in 2018.

Ironically, Black Lightning has been publicly confirmed to be its own thing, and not part of the Arrowverse. So general audience seeing this trailer, might be getting the wrong idea about it. As for my impression on this new show? Well, superhero SHOW's fatigue aside, it's getting more and more clear that this show is definitely not my cup of tea. Not saying it's bad, the concept and overall look felt just about right. It's definitely in the standard of other The CW superhero shows. I just didn't feel a personal connection to warrant a regular viewing for it. After all, I'm more of an animated guy...

Speaking of animated, the "Young Justice" Q&A panel debuted the official character designs for the much-anticipated 3rd season. The season will be officially titled "Young Justice: Outsider", and the concept art includes Static, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Spoiler, Blue Beetle, Arrowette, Arsenal, Beast Boy, and a new character named Thirteen. The absence of several characters from Season 2 will surely make some fans wonder, and co-creator Brandon Vietti reassured that characters like Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Superboy won't be completely absent since they are still part of the DC Universe.

Vietti also confirmed that the series, planned to be 26 episodes in total, will be streamed in a separate channel, not on Cartoon Network like several existing DC shows. "There’s more creative room here for more adult themes and more sophisticated and challenging stories for our characters", he said. It's still unclear what form will this stand-alone DC only streaming take. But I'm sure we'll be hearing about it in the near future.

X-Men Universe

I believe the upcoming X-Men series "The Gifted" had a panel during SDCC 2017. That's because a new trailer has debuted for the show. But since I couldn't care less about it, I won't be talking about it.

Instead, I'll talk about FX's "LEGION" instead. First season for the Dan Stevens' starring mini series, was a huge hit. Even I have to admit, that I didn't see it coming. Showrunner Noah Hawley and the cast were present at Ballroom 20 for their panel, and of course talked about the upcoming Season 2. Saïd Taghmaoui, who was featured in the WB's "Wonder Woman" movie, has been announced to be playing another 'face' of Amahl Farouk, a.k.a. Shadow King. In the first season, this supernatural entity (I don't recall that he's a mutant, no, but I could be mistaken) was played by both actress Aubrey Plaza, and Stevens himself, since he's part of David Haller's consciousness. It's going to be interesting to see how Farouk cooks up his creepy plot in the new season, especially because he's getting a new form. We'll just have to wait and see the 10-episodes sequel when it arrives in 2018.

NOTE: By the way, I didn't consider this to be a Marvel talk, since it's developed and produced by FOX. Yes, the characters are Marvel's, but we all know that FOX never really cared about source material, right?

Netflix

No Marvel talk here either, so expect the category to be more... brief. LOL. Also, it's the reason why this category gets bumped down a few notch than usual. Though definitely not because it's lacking by all means.

The first full-length official trailer for "Stranger Things" Season 2 was debuted through their SDCC 2017 panel. And great goodness, things weren't looking good. I mean, in the show, due to Noah Schnapp's Will Byers death-defying experience in the "Upside Down". As many of us had suspected, Will's return to the real world might not be a good idea. Instead, it's likely he's opening up a gateway for more creatures from the supernatural place to visit and 'invade' the real world. CREEPY af!!! The panel itself could be seen as a success, with Patton Oswalt moderating, and Shannon Purser making a delightful surprise visit.

That suspenseful trailer did a really good job teasing the developments of the characters. We see pretty much everyone, including the new cast members like Paul Reiser's Dr. Owens, Dacre Montgomery's Billy, Sadie Sink's Mad Max, and others, as well as fan-favorite Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven who wrapped the video by discovering a way out... or should I say 'way back' to the real world. Go Eleven! Series creator the Duffer Brothers had promised the new season to be 'Bigger, Darker, Scarier' and it really showed. They had already mapped out the series end game, which could be even bigger than this, so that's certainly saying much. "Stranger Things" Season 2 arrives on October 27th, 2017, and obviously I can't wait to see it.

"Voltron Legendary Defender" also had its own separate panel, with producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, as well as voice actors Bex Taylor-Klaus and Tyler Labine making their appearances. Aside from debuting the official trailer for Season 3 (possibly the reason why it wasn't available in the official channel before), the team also announced voice actor A. J. Locascio as the voice of new antagonist Prince Lotor. Lotor will have four half-galra female generals as his aides. First episode of Season 3 was premiered exclusively for SDCC attendees.

The panel confirmed that the 7-episodes Season 3 will arrive on August 4th, 2017. That's a strange number, huh? I wonder if several episodes will be... I don't know, 50 minutes or more? Remember, the first season was only 11 episodes, but its first episode had the duration of 3 episodes. So in total, it was still 13 episodes like Season 2! Anyhoo, what I didn't expect was, the event also confirmed that a 4th season will arrive much much sooner than expected, in October 2017! I'm curious to why it's announced so early? Could it be... the final season? Hmmm...

Overall, Netflix had a generally successful presence throughout the event. Even if cult-favorite "Sense8" was a no-show despite its much applauded finale renewal, and David Ayer's "Bright" had mixed reception, the other panels were considered to be a win. They are taking over Hall H this year, and who knows what will happen next year and so on. One particular highlight was of course Marvel's "The Defenders". But since it's Marvel-related, that's a story for another day... or to be precise, another post!

One Piece

Now this is a news that would get any anime fans feeling... mixed. Mixed as in, a joy with a hint of concern, or anger with a touch of delight. It's your call.

Yahoo! Japan (via ComicBook.com) reported that... we'll be getting a live action Hollywood TV show for Eiichirou Oda's "One Piece" series!!! It was officially announced during the manga's 20th anniversary. Yay, or nay, I'm sure this will make you speechless. In one side, the cast of One Piece is as global as it can get, so having international cast would be VERY fitting compared to Japanese actors who pretend like they are foreigners. But on the other hand... seriously? This is a big title that requires massive special effects, particularly characters with the effects of those Demon Fruits. Don't forget the numerous islands, with their own quirky colorful inhabitants that hints towards huge production cost for makeup and costume. Can a TV show, with a really limited budget pull it off such tremendous challenge?

Marty Adelstein is set to be in charge, and Tomorrow Studios will be working on it. And this is where things get more... concerning. Adelstein is also the one working on that "Cowboy Beebop" TV Hollywood adaptation! And he even has already boasted... er, I mean admitted that this adaptation will be the most expensive TV shows ever made in the US. "I have been a fan of One Piece for 20 years. It is an honor to be entrusted with such an important work by Shueisha and Mr. Oda. I am enthusiastic to give my all to make One Piece succeed. I think this project could set a new record for the highest production cost in television drama history. The work's worldwide fame merits this scale of production.", was his official statement. Confident, but knowing the rating system and stingy budget of US networks, will this approach even work? He hasn't even proven his worth with "Cowboy Beebop", how can he be so bold about a more difficult one like this?

Thankfully, Oda has officially expressed that he has taken a great amount of time to consider this. So basically, he has given his seal of approval. His promise to not let down his fans, is definitely reassuring. Beside, Oda is notorious for speaking out if he's not pleased. Which means, as soon as he's not 'feeling it', I'm sure he'll immediately pull the plug. Thus the franchise is saved! LOL.

Professor Layton

"Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy" has been released last week! Have you played the game? Before you ask, nope, I personally haven't. Sure, it's available on iOS and Android for worldwide release, but unlike "Layton Brothers: Mistery Room", it's not free. So of course I haven't had the chance (nor money) to play it. Ahahaha... ^^;. Its Nintendo 3DS version is also currently only available in Japan, so there's that.

Thankfully, western fans who are holding out for an English 3DS version, can now rest at ease. LEVEL-5 has officially announced that it will be available very soon, in October. That's good news, albeit a bit odd considering the iOS and Android version have already been made available in foreign language. Why would it require 3 months to transfer the finished product to a 3DS cartridge, right? Oh well, the important thing is, you only to be patient just a few more months to experience Katrielle's adventure in your region-locked 3DS! Good for you...

Of course, if you don't want to wait that long, don't forget! The full version (consisting of 12 complete cases, and the entire set of additional mini games), and not some random scaled-down clone is already available on the App Store and Google Play for $15.99. Just make sure you cleared up the proper space on your smartphone before you download, okay! Because I have a feeling the size is going to be preeeetty BIG.

Sonic the Hedgehog

That cool-looking new antagonist for "Sonic Force" that was teased by SEGA last month? He has been given his own reveal trailer, as well as his own theme music! Yes, Infinite, is just one of the villains that Classic, Modern, and Custom Sonic will have to deal in this game. But there's no doubt that he's definitely the coolest of them all. At least for yours truly. "Sonic Forces" will be released this holiday for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Street Fighter

Three more character costumes have been made available for "Street Fighter V". Ibuki, Laura, and Rashid have received sports-themed alternate costume, and they should have been released alongside the latest update on July 25th. CAPCOM announced this on their "Street Fighter 30th Anniversary" panel at SDCC 2017. Ibuki got a volleyball-themed costume, while both Rashid and Laura got football-inspired ones, all available alongside a new DLC character Abigail. Visit Gematsu to see their individual pricing.

ARIKA

The company debuted 50 minutes worth of gameplay from their... 'Mysterious Fighting Game'. It's available online via their official channel. Seeing EX characters like Garuda, Hokuto/Shirase, and Kairi is nostalgic and all, but I can't help but feel that the whole gameplay looks... 'rough around the edges'. The design was a bit blocky, somewhat "Street Fighter IV" inspired, and the movement wasn't as smooth as the "Tekken" series. Even the first version of "The King of Fighters XIV" looked nicer somehow. But this new title is expected to be released next year, so the company still have plenty of time to work on the visuals and controls. Here's hoping we'll get clearer idea of what this is all about in the near future.

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FROM AFAR - CHAPTER 9

Lauren (9:54 am): Camz

Lauren (9:54 am): what time is your exam?

Lauren (9:54 am): i didn’t see you leave

Camila (10:00 am): after lunch

Camila (10:00 am): i left at 7:30

Camila (10:00 am): took me forever to fall asleep last night

Lauren (10:01 am): oh shit

Lauren (10:01 am): i saw you messing with your phone

Lauren (10:02 am): but i blacked out pretty soon

Camila (10:07 am): yeah i saw

Camila (10:08 am): there was a time that you got up and i thought you were talking to me

Camila (10:08 am): but then you turned to the pictures on the wall and you pointed at it

Camila (10:08 am): i don’t know if it was your dog or your little cousin

Lauren (10:12 am): OMG

Lauren (10:12 am): i remember that

Lauren (10:12 am): i remember getting up and saying something

Lauren (10:12 am): but i have no idea what was going on in my head

Lauren (10:12 am): hahahhaha

Camila (10:13 am): i was shit scared

Camila (10:13 am): not gonna lie

Camila (10:13 am): don’t ever do that again

Lauren (10:13 am): really?

Camila (10:13 am): yes lol

Lauren (10:13 am): ahahaha it was just a dream, camz

Camila (10:13 am): you can dream in your sleep

Camila (10:13 am): you don’t need to get up and talk

Camila (10:13 am): thank you

Camila (10:13 am): i don’t have to put up with that

Lauren (10:19 am): i think i was dreaming about cruella de vil

Camila (10:22 am): nooo

Camila (10:22 am): it was something cute

Camila (10:23 am): coz you talked with baby voice like you were talking to your dog or a kid lmao

Lauren (10:25 am): damn

Lauren (10:25 am): it was a dog for sure

Lauren (10:25 am): shit i can’t remember

Lauren (12:34 pm): good luck with the exam!!

Lauren (8:42 pm): mi casa, su casa

Camila (9:06 pm): i’ll come by in a while

Lauren (9:08 pm): after you ignored me….

Lauren (9:08 pm): i called you and you didn’t even look at me

Camila (9:10 pm): sorryyy

Camila (9:10 pm): in the hallway?

Lauren (9:17 pm): you little piece of shit

Lauren (9:17 pm): you know where

Camila (9:20 pm): i didn’t hear you, seriously

Lauren (9:20 pm): liar

Camila (9:20 pm): my roommate’s friends left *actually sobbing rn*

Lauren (9:20 pm): uhuuuull

Lauren (9:27 pm): anyway, if you wanna come by

Lauren (9:27 pm): i’ll be here :)

Camila (9:29 pm): okay

Camila (9:30 pm): be there in a bit

Camila (9:30 pm): i’m checking my email and i have to send something to lori

Camila (9:30 pm): but i’m not gonna sleep there

Lauren (9:30 pm): sure

Camila (9:30 pm): if i crash there pam will think i don’t live here anymore and she’ll bring more people

Lauren (9:30 pm): it’s okay

Camila (10:06 pm): are you going to study or watch another movie?

Lauren (10:07 pm): i won’t study

Lauren (10:07 pm): yeah we can watch something

Camila (10:09 pm): think about something to watch

Camila (10:10 pm): are you watching anything rn?

Lauren (10:10 pm): yeah it’s almost over

Camila (10:12 pm): let me know

Lauren (10:32 pm): come over bby

Lauren and I used to have our little banter almost every day and continued with our sleepovers. Yes, still holding hands with a very confused Camila. We both knew something was up but neither of us had ever said anything about the matter.

I shared an elective nutrition class with the rest of the group because Lori was too incompetent to find classes that would actually serve us somehow, and on that same week where everything was happening so fast between us, we had decided to look into our horoscopes during class. I know it’s disrespectful but that class was boring as fuck, and not one of us would had chosen to be there if we had a choice. Lauren used to sit beside me on the same desk every week and on that particular day we started to search for our zodiac signs personality traits. After reading up on everything, we switched to our weekly love horoscope. After we both silently read mine at the same time I felt the need to say something.

“Like I actually have a love life….that’s bullshit, nobody is interested in me anyway,” I purposely said. It wasn’t a complete lie though, I wasn’t accustomed to anybody taking notice in me but what’s new, right? But at the same time I wanted to get under Lauren’s skin, I knew she was paying attention to what she was reading, and she was paying attention to me. She didn’t say anything but I could feel her struggle to try to not look bothered by anything I had said or she had read. Also, I wanted to kind of provoke her, to maybe play hard to get by showing her that I wasn’t fully aware of her interest in me. Although I noticed those little things, I still wasn’t sure if what I was seeing was true, it could easily be my mind playing tricks on me. That was what confused me the most.

There has been a time when me and the girls crossed paths when I was coming back from class and they were going to theirs. We just exchanged a few glances and smiles, we had seen each other a few hours back after all, but Lauren complimented my outfit in a very suspicious way, at least that’s what I thought at the time. I just shrugged with wide eyes at Dinah and Ally like I didn’t understand why Lauren had said that, because they didn’t know about any of the stuff that was going on between me and her.

Another time she touched my leg from under the dining hall table, that little intimacy that most couples have, and I froze in place with the thought of possibly having that all the time in the future. She had flirted with me so many times which made me more confused. Sometimes I tried to distance myself from her, to try and sort things out on my own. Lauren was literally driving me crazy and I decided it was time for me to do something that either would confirm my suspicions or end everything for good. The only thing I was sure was that things couldn’t stay the way they were.

It was almost Halloween and we still didn’t know what to do. The fact that Dinah’s birthday was one day before halloween put some extra pressure on us to find something fun to do and celebrate both dates together. On one our little gatherings, Dinah found out that Skrillex was playing in New York City and she was a big fan. I wasn’t a big fan of his style of music and I knew neither Ally nor Lauren were too, but after seeing Dinah’s excitement we all agreed to go. She would be really happy and I would be spending Halloween in New York to the sound of a major artist of our generation so it was a win-win situation.

We didn’t have much time to plan our costumes, we didn’t have money to spend with that stuff too, we were already spending a lot with the bus and concert tickets. Needless to say that we wouldn’t book a hotel to spend the night because well, it was NY and the party would be going on through the whole night, so we’d catch the first bus in the morning.

The day of the show finally arrived. I had spent the whole week prior to that day discussing my relationship with Lauren with my friends from Australia, at the same time that everything was happening between us, and came to the conclusion that I would take that opportunity to solve the mystery once and for all. It was halloween and we’d be drunk for sure. If I tried something on her and things didn’t work out the way I had planned, I’d have the alcohol excuse and so would she. Also, It would be crowded and dark, and people wouldn’t pay attention to us anyway. That wouldn’t make it any easier though. It was a plan, but it would depend on me having the balls to do anything when the time comes.

We were getting ready to go and Lauren was doing my makeup because I’m too clumsy to do that kind of shit. We had decided to paint our faces like mexican skulls and just pick a black outfit. That would be cheap and it’d be cold there anyway. After everybody were done with makeup and clothes, we tried to take some photos. I have this weird habit of laughing at everything and anything, sometimes I would look at Ally and start to laugh out of the blue because I don’t know, her face was funny I guess. But this time I couldn’t stop laughing when we were trying to take pictures and the girls started to lose their patience, including Lauren. I literally couldn’t stop and it wasn’t my fault. They should’ve have known that at this point. But they behaviour towards me just made me grumpy afterwards.

“I can’t stop, it’s not my fault,” I tried to argue but I guess they didn’t care anymore. I was quiet for the rest of the trip to NY. As usual, Lauren sat beside me on the bus and guess what, Paul was bitching again.

“He said that he wasn’t okay with me going tonight but I told him on the day we had decided to go and he was fine with it. But now he’s changed his mind and told me to have fun and do what I’ve always wanted to do, like, what the fuck,” Lauren told me and I just laughed, I had to. I had nothing to say anymore and she knew it too. It was not my business and I was still pissed about the pictures earlier, but that piece of information gave me hope to what could happen later that night. Lauren was pissed at him and she sure would try to enjoy her time, just like he’d said. So I just closed my eyes and tried to rest for the rest of the trip.

We finally arrived and now was time to start drinking. We did know that you have to have money to drink in NY, so we had to drink beforehand because buying drinks there was a no-no. After eating some burgers and drinking some of our stuff, we headed to the pier where the event would take place. It was night time already and we gathered in line outside to wait for the gates to open. Ally and Dinah were drunk at this point, Lauren was tipsy but I wasn’t quite there yet.

“I wonder if today you’ll finally kiss a girl, Mila,” Ally brought it up. Indeed it was the perfect opportunity to finally lose my girl kiss virginity.

“I will try to help you, okay?” We were sitting on the sidewalk outside and I tried not to look at Lauren when our friend said that. I honestly didn’t know what would happen but I was okay with Ally’s help. I just shrugged at her comment not knowing what to say, but from my peripheral vision I saw Lauren getting uncomfortable with what she had said. Either she was planning on making a move too, or she felt awkward with the thought of me eventually kissing another girl that’s not her. But mostly likely it was just my imagination and Lauren was perfectly fine and didn’t care who I was kissing or not. By the time the gates were opened all of my friends were wasted, I felt like I wasn’t even near drunk which sucked because whatever would happen that night would require a drunk Camila.

So we bought a couple drinks from the bar inside the place and I almost had to sell one of my kidneys to pay for it but at least I would be drunk. We made our way to the front where some DJ was playing. The drinks were finally kicking in and the place was starting to get crowded. Ally decided it was time to put her plan on the move and started to ask any girl in front of her if they wanted to kiss me. I was so embarrassed at this point but she wouldn’t stop, until one girl gave me a peck on the lips. Of course it didn’t count as a kiss, in fact I had pecked my friends on the lips before, but that calmed Ally for a bit. I was glad to have her helping me, she didn’t know about Lauren but I knew she was just trying to help, and that I appreciated.

About an hour or so inside the party, and no sign of Skrillex yet, Dinah wanted to use the bathroom, so Ally went with her because the place was huge and it wasn’t safe to be alone in there and get lost, especially being drunk as we were. I stayed behind with Lauren. Neither of us were paying attention to the music at this point, it wasn’t like it we loved it anyway. We were talking when both of us spotted a guy near. He was handsome, so I turned to Lauren making an ‘ok’ sign with my hands to inform her about the cute boy. She then encouraged me to go talk to him. I don’t know why she did that, we were both intoxicated with alcohol but it really confused me.

I went anyway.

He really wasn’t into me, all he did was point in Lauren’s direction and I understood that he wanted her. I don’t know why but I was laughing like an idiot about the whole situation.

“Noooooo, she has a boyfriend,” I tried to speak over the loud music and turned in Lauren’s direction smiling like a retarded. But then he gave me a peck on the lips and kept pointing towards Lauren, like that was my reward for trying and now he had the right to claim his big prize. I didn’t care about it at the moment, I would choose her too because who wouldn’t? But that was a fucked up thing to do.

“Noooo,” I was trying to make him understand that he wasn’t getting anything from Lauren, not while I was around. The boyfriend excuse was valid but it didn’t apply to me. Also, I was okay with kissing other people and I forgot to think if that would affect Lauren’s feelings or not, if she had feeling for me at all. But at the same time I didn’t want her kissing somebody else besides me, just thinking about it scared me. What a hypocrite. I made my way back to Lauren’s side still smiling and leaving the stupid boy behind, it was funny when it happened and I didn’t care about any of it. I’m a really happy drunk person.

“What did he say?” Lauren was giggling.

“He wanted to kiss you but I said you were not available, stupid” I was giggling too. What an idiot. She didn’t say anything after that.

It was just me and her next to each other in the middle of the crowd and we hadn’t said anything for a while. Lauren was so close to me and I thought that was my chance, maybe the only I’d have, but I was fucking scared. I didn’t know what to do, “What does one do when trying to kiss a girl for the first time?”, “Should I ask her? No, that would be stupid”, my mind was running so fast. I thought about giving up the idea but I really wanted it to happen and I had promised myself to do something about our situation, there was a great opportunity and I wouldn’t waste it. So I just put my hand on Lauren’s lower back and that was it. It was what she was waiting for.

Lauren turned to me and we both leaned in for the kiss. It all happened so fast and so clumsily because of our conditions. It was a sloppy kiss. We were hungry for each other and our tongues were everywhere, so I intertwined my hand to Lauren’s hair for more stability. I don’t know how much that little make out session lasted but we both needed some air at some point. Now that Lauren’s lips weren’t against mine it felt kinda weird. I couldn’t look her in the eyes because I was so embarrassed about the kiss. That kiss mattered more than she would think. It wasn’t perfect or even romantic in a way, but it was my first time kissing a girl and that girl was nothing less than Lauren Jauregui. The Lauren that I looked after when she was sick. The girl that would hold my hand in her sleep, and cry on my shoulder when her stupid boyfriend was being an asshole. The one that would compliment me and give me attention when nobody else did. The one that could make me feel less lonely in the middle of my complex existence. What if she didn’t like it?

“The girls are taking too long”

“We should go look for them,” I couldn’t stay there alone with her with nothing to do or talk about. Ally and Dinah were the perfect excuse to get us out of that situation. I held her hand led her through the crowd. We met the girls halfway to the bathroom and now the four of us were making our way back to the same spot.

“Ally, I kissed Camz,” Lauren was giggling again and it seemed like she was drunker than before. Ally was so out of her mind and didn’t care much about it, just smiled. I pretended that I hadn’t heard it and continued making my way through the bodies in front of me. Not that they would notice if I did, though. When we reached our destination I rapidly grabbed my phone and texted one of my friends saying that I had finally kissed a girl. It may sound stupid and vain but it was a huge deal to me.

Friend: Okay, so you have to stop drinking now because I need you to remember every detail tomorrow when you tell me the full story, but I’m so happy for you, Mila <3

I laughed so hard at his words. I needed to tell my friends that it had finally happened, and it was Lauren, but that would have to wait until the next day. Yes, I would shamelessly kiss and tell.

#UPDATE #series #AU #slash #camren #camally #humour #romance fluff #submission #FROM AFAR

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@got-addict The thing is, Jon and Theon were talking abt Jon bending the knee, they were talking abt the dragonpit, about Jon not lying to Cersei (which he totally did btw, he lied to both Dany and Cersei), that’s what the conversation was about.

He saw what her dragons can do, and she had just lost one, he wasn’t sure what effect that would have on her, would it make her want to fully commit to the cause, would she be hesitant, would the fear of losing the remaining 2 dragons she has, scare her and make her back away. And since he cannot read her mind, even if she agreed to fight, he saw her impulsiveness and volatility, so he just ended up blurting out “Dany”, “My Queen” and “I’d bend the knee, but…”, he basically just told her whatever she wanted to hear to fully secure her help (but keep in mind that, that, was not enough).

He lied to Cersei, told her he already serves one Queen, Dany (when in fact, he doesn’t, he serves only the North and the realm “The shield that guards the realms of men”), to appear honorable and trustworthy through and through, to appear as if he’d never lie nor deceive anyone, EVER. That, was the stunt Jon decided to pull, to get Dany’s full trust. And Ned having the reputation of being a man who was honorable, and that always told the truth, it’s what made his stunt even more believable. Even if we all know that Ned, was also a good liar, and did lie when it came to keeping those he loved safe, the characters don’t know that, but us, the audience, do.

Jon is not stupid lol Why would he not lie to Cersei about not taking sides? That would’ve been easy peasy for him, I mean, he lied no problem, while he infiltrated the wildlings, pretty much all of them believed him, and Ygritte believed him, so he can lie and he is a good liar, IF he wants & needs to lie.

So why? All of a sudden he can’t lie anymore?? lol No, he can lie just fine. What he did was smart, he literally told a lie to Dany, and then passed it as the truth to Cersei, and everyone fell for it, everyone believed him, everyone believed he was telling the truth, Dany included, even if he was lying to the both of them. He won Dany’s admiration/respect and full trust, by doing so, which was exactly what he wanted, and he fed her ego as a bonus too.

Our boy Jon is using reverse psychology here.

Jon does not need Cersei for the great war, he only needs Dany, well, not her, he needs her dragons, to defeat the NK. In the books, Quaithe does warn Dany to be careful, that men will come for her Dragons… “They shall come day and night to see the wonder born into the world again. And when they see they shall lust… for dragons are fire made flesh… and fire is power.”

Everyone keeps saying Dany had already agreed to march North, to help the North, but had she though? Cause to me it does not look like it, at all…

Many people make it sound like, regardless if Cersei agreed to the truce or not, Dany would’ve marched North lol Oh boy, this is NOT TRUE.

I just want to get this across, Jon & Dany didn’t go to the Dragonpit, because they needed Cersei’s soldiers, or whatever, they went there simply to ask Cersei to cease fire until the NK and his army are dealt with. Some people seem to be under the impression that they went there to ask Cersei to join them in the fight, they DID NOT, the fact Cersei promises to join them and send men North on her own accord (which is a lie), is another thing entirely.

“If my brother jaimie has informed me correctly, you’re asking me for a truce.” - Cersei

“Yes, that’s all.” - Dany

So, there, they went to the Dragonpit, because Dany wouldn’t help the North UNTIL Cersei agreed to cease fire.

Now, just to make it even more clear, when Cersei got pissed and stormed off, after Jon declared he already served Dany, we got the confirmation from Tyrion that Dany WOULD REMAIN South and let Jon and the Northerners deal with the NK on their own:

“I go see my sister alone, OR we ALL GO HOME, and WE’RE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED.”

This quote right here, LITERALLY means that if Tyrion fails, Dany WILL NOT march North to come to the North’s aid, to kill the Night King, and avenge Viserion, one of her “children”. This quote literally tells you Dany puts the throne above EVERYTHING ELSE, above EVERYONE ELSE, and that Tyrion knows this, hence why Tyrion talking to Cersei was of imperative importance, because Dany WAS NOT going to march North if Cersei didn’t agree to cease fire first. If it had been up to Tyrion, he’d have marched North from EP3, no need for all this ceasing fire/truce and wight hunt nonsense, but, “I’m her hand, not her head.”, what you gonna do, Dany will be Dany.

Jon said this to Sansa in 7x01:

“I’m concerned with the Night King because I’VE SEEN HIM, and believe me, you’d THINK of "LITTLE ELSE” if you had too.“

And guess what? When he asked Dany (I’d like to point out, again, this is after she saw the NK and his entire army, and lost a dragon because of the NK) "So what now?” at the Dragonpit, she replied with:

“I can’t pretend Cersei won’t take back half the country the moment I march North.”

So bottom line here, she is still thinking about the (“LITTLE ELSE”) Iron Throne, prioritizing it, after she’s seen 100.000+ dead men, and after the NK has killed one of her dragons… not sure how some of you guys think Jon could fall for her? For someone as self absorbed as her? … ???

Excuse me for thinking that all he is doing, he’s doing it to fully invest her in the ONLY war that matters, to get her head to focus ONLY on the great war, because as you can see, the Iron Throne, means more to her than anything else. So they went to the Dragonpit to make Cersei agree, and she did agree, but of course, she lied.

Jon isn’t stupid, Sansa warned him about Cersei, he knows her words are like wind, he knows the chances of Cersei keeping her word are VERY, VERY small.

So, think logically for a moment:

- Jon knows Cersei might be lying, and that if she is lying, she’ll start “taking back half the country” the moment Dany marches North.

- Jon knows once that happens, and word gets to Winterfell, Jon can kiss Dany and her Dragons goodbye.

By the end of the Dragonpit scene, Jon is now 100% FULLY aware and convinced she’d bail on them, that it seems she cannot see the BIGGER PICTURE

“I can’t pretend Cersei won’t take back half the country the moment I march North.”

So he proposed they sail together, not to “send a better message”, but so he can make a move on her, make her fall for him and get her head in the great war, fully commit her to it, so when Cersei marches in, she doesn’t head south, because her feelings/love for him, will keep her there, will make it unbearable and therefore impossible for her to leave him behind to fight alone, to die.

It sounds horrible, it does, it is a horrible thing to do, but Jon is out of options here, he’s tried just about EVERYTHING with her (pleading, begging, reasoning, talking, he went on that stupid wight hunt, and NOTHING), he gave her everything she wanted (he bent the knee, gave her his kingdom, entrusted her his people and his family, called her Dany, my Queen, tried to feed her ego by declaring in front of everyone he serves her, and again, NOTHING), she saw the NK, he killed Viserion, and still her head is set on the IT and NOT on the NK & his army.

If you guys truly believe he loves her… Idk what to tell you man…

There are so many RED flags in the Jonerys storyline/plot, that I’m honestly so baffled that people seem not to see them.

Its so many little things in the show that shows that that “Undercover Jon” theory is such bullshit and i’m not gonna fully elaborate on it because i’ve done it a million times, but the biggest thing that stands out to me is that Jon is not about to risk having a bastard child for the sake of a ploy. That’s making him excessively protective of the North. He’s not about to risk impregnating a woman just to run back to his sister. This isn’t a fucking soap opera. If he was supposedly in love with Sansa, why have sex with Daenerys after she’s already agreed to help you? The love-making aspect of that is unnecessary to the “undercover” plan. He waited years before he had sex with another woman. He can wait another 30 days so you can give your children to Sansa instead of a woman you “supposedly” don’t want.

Jon bending the knee is going undercover? What’s he gonna say when he gets back to Winterfell if he lied about that? SIKE JK I ACTUALLY DIDNT DO IT GIVE IT BACK lmfao.

I’m not understanding why Jon wouldn’t have been made his move on Sansa by now? They had way more time alone than he and Daenerys. Alone before the Battle of the Bastards. Alone many times afterwards. If he can pay Daenerys a private visit before the Great War, why not pay Sansa a private visit before these two events? (And both are great risks. You’re fucking the Mad Queen or your own sister.) If he can knock on Dany’s door after knowing her for an estimate of 2 months, why not go for Sansa beforehand since the two are more comfortable with one another? I don’t know, it may be because he has no intentions on marrying what he believes to be, his younger sister. The issue I have is when Jon’s character is morphed just to fit a ship.

#undercover lover #jon snow #jon undercover lover #game of thrones

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