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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - S5E1 Red Directive
#trekedit#star trek#star trek discovery#sylvia tilly#lieutenant jax#star trek*#disco*#disco 5x01#tilly*#my gifs#disco spoilers#star trek spoilers#discovery spoilers#not really spoilery though#i just love tilly
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Willing Sacrifice - Mason x Evelynn
Her heartbeat. It was quiet, it was uneven, it was stuttering, but it was there. The sound of it was the last thread holding Mason's sanity in place.
He was standing in front of the closed door of the operating theater, deep in the heart of the medical wing of the Agency's Wayhaven facility. Forehead pressed against the harsh steel door, he closed his eyes and forced himself to take slow breaths; with each inhale, he counted the beats of the fluttering heart, muted but audible through the door.
There were other hearts beating within, of course - Elidor's steady thump, underlining the quicker, anxious beats the two nurses. But they were easy to ignore in favour of the unsteady, fluttering pulse he needed. It felt like his own heart was beating in time with hers - hanging still in terror with each pause, afraid that the previous beat would be the last he might hear, and then thudding hard against his ribs in relief the very instant head heard the next.
There were other sensations, too. He was vaguely aware that he was cold, his clothing soaked through with rain and blood. The smell of her blood mixed with acrid medicine clouded around him. And there were voices. Footsteps. Someone was shouting.
His eardrums felt like they were splitting. His sinuses ached. The chilled air felt like a thousand tiny needles on his skin. But it all felt unimportant - hardly more than a vague annoyance. Nothing mattered but listening for the next beat of Evelynn's heart.
Because if he didn't hear it... If she didn't survive.... And it was his fault...
Mason gave a shuddering grunt as his stomach twisted painfully at the thought.
Someone was standing next to him. Close enough that he could feel their body heat, even though they weren't touching him. They were shouting. There was another voice, too, almost as loud, almost as close. He had to strain to hear Evelynn's next heartbeat over the noise. He couldn't care less about the noise itself, but he would end anything that threatened to drown out the only sound that actually mattered.
Mason whipped around to come face-to-face with Rebecca, a vicious snarl ripping out of him - a promise of such violence that Adam took several steps towards them, as if he feared he might have to intervene.
Rebecca didn't move. She didn't even pause in shouting at him. "--supposed to protect her!"
Nate tried to step in, his expression torn. "Agent Fair--"
Rebecca didn't seem to even hear him, continuing her tirade unbroken at Mason. "Explain to me how you let this happen!"
"And you're supposed to be her mother," Mason hissed.
The implication in his tone was finally enough to make Rebecca stop yelling. Her face went ashen with enough anger that it seemed she wasn't able to put her emotions to words.
Mason took a step forward, forcing her back. "So maybe you can explain to me why the fuck she thought it was a good idea to step between me and a fucking bullet!"
The change in Agent Fairwood was instant. The fury twisting her features slackened to horror. "She... what? Why?!"
"You fucking tell me!" Impotent frustration spilled out of Mason in a wordless roar, and he spun on his heel to punch the wall behind him, sending chunks of cinder-block flying.
Adam was next to him an instant later, a hand laid gently over Mason's throbbing fist. His eyes were filled with sympathy, but his tone brooked no argument, "I know. But if you do anything to endanger Evelynn's care, I will remove you."
Mason pulled his lips back, as if to snarl again. But underneath the aimless anger, there was another feeling, suffocating in its power, that demanded he listen because she mattered more than his rage. Mason forced himself to take a deep breath, closed his eyes, and nodded slowly.
In the meantime, Rebecca had collapsed into one of the waiting room benches, staring aimlessly at the door of the operating room. "Why would she...?"
Nate took a seat next to her. "The bullet was laced with DMB."
As Adam withdrew from Mason's side, Mason was left standing with his forehead pressed against the door once again. But it seemed now he remained at least partly aware of what was happening around him, because he ground out a response to Nate's comment; "What the fuck does that matter?"
"Enough to kill most vampires," Felix added softly.
Mason's hands curled into fists. "So? She fucking knows I can handle more DMB than most vampires. I would have been fine."
"Possibly," Adam answered, leaning heavily against the wall. "But evidently, that was not a risk she was willing to take on your life."
This time, another snarl did escape out of Mason as he turned to glare at Adam. "But it was a risk she was willing to take with hers?!"
The waiting room fell into an uncomfortable silence. The answer was obvious, but no one wanted to say it aloud. Mason knew very well that it was true. Nobody needed to say it, and it felt cruel to give unnecessary voice to his torment.
He gave a shuddering breath, one that sounded unpleasantly like a swallowed sob, and let himself slide down the wall to sit on the sterile linoleum, his head bowed and his hands curled tight in his hair.
Rebecca stared down at her hands, blinking rapidly. "I... I wanted it to be a failure. A mistake. A hole in procedure that could be filled. But we can't protect her if she would choose to..."
A sharp breath from Mason interrupted her, and she looked over to see him hunched even further forward, his shoulders pulled up to his ears, his fingers digging into his temples. She fell silent. He'd already borne the weight of her fear through her blame. He didn't need to be burdened further.
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No one was entirely sure how much time had passed. No one had moved for however long it had been. The heartbeat was still there. Still fluttering. Perhaps just a little stronger.
The operating room door opened to Elidor. Everyone was on their feet in an instant. Most waited with baited breath for news, but Mason had no intention of waiting to hear what had happened to her. He needed to see her. Now.
Elidor didn't even have the chance to speak before Mason had ducked under his arm and disappeared into the operating theater.
"I-- She's not--!" A door slammed from inside, and Elidor pursed his lips in irritation, his gaze swinging back to those still waiting in front of him. "The rest of you can meet me at the observation room down the hall, where she is recovering from surgery." He stepped back and snapped the door shut again, grumbling to himself as he followed Mason.
There was a door inside the operating room which led directly into a series of hospital rooms, intended for those under medical observation after surgery. Evelynn had already been delivered to one when Elidor went to speak with Unit Bravo. Mason was already inside by the time Elidor caught up.
When he opened the door to the observation room, he found Mason seated on the floor next to Evelynn's bed. The position was nearly identical to the one he'd adopted while waiting for news - his head hanging between his knees, his fingers buried in his hair. But the tension threatening to tear him in half had eased; not gone, but lessened enough to make his exhaustion apparent.
Elidor came to a stop just in front of Mason, towering over the vampire with crossed arms. "Do you really think it's a good idea to be in here while you're covered in filth?"
Mason lifted his head slowly to peer down at his hands, smeared with the rusty-brown of dried blood. He didn't answer; he just pushed himself to his feet and trudged to the sink on the other side of the room, where he began to wash his hands. "Get me some scrubs."
Elidor watched, unmoving, with a deep frown. "You hate scrubs."
Mason paused, scowling at him. "Do you want me to change or not?"
Elidor hesitated, pursing his lips. He wanted Mason to go have a shower and get changed properly. And maybe get some sleep. There were rules for a reason, and he was not going to bend them for Mason! He was not!
Elidor scoffed under his breath about "heart-strings" and pulled open a drawer, pulling out a set of blue scrubs and tossing them down on the counter next to Mason. "You need a shower."
Mason huffed out a breath. "Yeah, I know, I just..." His gaze pulled towards the bed as if drawn against his will, making him twist awkwardly even while he was still washing up.
A knock sounded at the door, and Elidor went to answer it, grumbling to himself.
Rebecca and the rest of Unit Bravo waited on the other side, each wearing hope on their faces with varying openness.
"She'll be okay?" Rebecca asked, swallowing against a voice that wobbled slightly.
Elidor nodded. "She was lucky. The bullet ricocheted off one of her ribs and only clipped one of her lungs, and the path was pretty clean. The damage could have been considerably worse. She may lose some mobility in her left shoulder, but she should otherwise make a full recovery. A slow recovery, but a full one."
"Can we see her?" Felix asked.
"She won't wake now until at least morning," Elidor answered, rolling his eyes at Felix's pout. "You can go in and see her, but not all at once. And do not try to wake her up, or I will bar all of you from her room until she's fully recovered."
"We can wait until she wakes," Adam answered - though he was looking at Felix, despite responding to Elidor.
Felix scowled. "What? But--"
Nate offered a reassuring smile. "She's fine. We know she's fine. That should be enough. Besides, we could all use a little rest, after tonight. We'll see her first thing in the morning."
Felix peered into the room, his eyes lighting on Mason, who had returned to his silent vigil at the side of Evelynn's bed. "I... Yeah, alright. I guess."
The rest of Unit Bravo trailed slowly away, leaving only Rebecca to step inside the room. She stayed only a moment - long enough to leave a kiss on Evelynn's forehead - before retreating to prepare a report on this new weapon apparently in use by the Trappers.
She paused at the door, now that everyone else had gone, and looked at Mason. "Agent, I.... apologize for what I said earlier. It was said in fear and..." She sighed. "The truth is, it gives me comfort, knowing she has someone to watch over her when I can't."
And then she left Mason alone with the sound of Evelynn's heart beat.
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It was difficult to say how much time had passed when another set of footsteps approached the door - ones that didn't belong to one of the medical staff who came in and out to check her status from time to time.
Nate stepped into the room and frowned when he saw Mason, still sitting on the hard floor. It seemed it hadn't moved at all.
"Mason, you need to get some rest." Nate settled down on the floor next to him, peering down at his friend, hoping to see any response at all.
Mason didn't move, but Nate did hear a faint growl rumbling in his chest at the suggestion.
Nate sighed. "Why not? She'll be safe if you go clean up and get some sleep."
There was a long silence, and Nate started to think that maybe Mason was just going to refuse any conversation at all, until grey eyes peered up at him from under a mess of dark hair. "I can't, I need to hear that... that she's alive."
Nate pursed his lips. Mason did need to get some rest, but his heart wouldn't allow him to insist. Not after that. Unless...
Thinking quickly, Nate pushed himself to his feet. "I'll be back in a few minutes. Maybe I can help." And then he disappeared back into the hall.
A half hour later, the footsteps of that telltale long stride could be heard in the hallway again. Nate stepped silently back into the room, and placed a set of clothes on the floor next to Mason, with a plain plastic keycard on top.
Mason peered up at Nate, confusion colouring his expression enough that it was clear even in the dark. "What's this?"
Nate smiled, pushing wet hair back out of his face. "It's a change of clothes, and the key to the bathroom down the hall. It's meant for medical staff but I was able to convince the duty nurse to let you use it, just this once." He took a seat once more on the floor, this time opposite Mason. "There are only two walls between this room and the bathroom." He paused, lowering his voice. "You'll be able to hear her heartbeat in the shower. I checked."
There was silence, and then a deep, shuddering breath from Mason. He winced as he stood, his muscles protesting against having been held still for so long, and gathered up the pile of clothing. "Thanks."
Nate smiled. "Of course. I'll stay with her while you're gone."
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Nate left shortly after Mason returned, freshly showered and changed out of his bloody clothes. At some point while Mason was gone, someone thought to bring a chair into Evelynn's room. He pulled it as close to her bed as he could manage and settled into it, glad that at least he wasn't going to have to spend the night on the hard floor.
He might have gotten some sleep after that. It was hard to tell if he'd dropped off between beats of her heart. He must have, because even he wouldn't have been able to get through the night without at least some sleep. Not after all that had happened. It couldn't have been long, though; he was never asleep long enough to dream.
He had fallen into a half-aware doze around dawn when Evelynn murmured something in her sleep. He was on his feet the moment he realized he wasn't dreaming her voice, though not fast enough; she woke suddenly, pushing herself upright in bed with a cry of distress, followed immediately by cry of pain as her injuries were wrenched by the motion. Her throat was so dry that it felt almost cracked, and she curled forward, coughing violently.
"Woah, sweetheart, calm down." Mason knelt on the bed next to her, a glass of water already in hand. "You're alright." His arm wrapped low around her hips, pulling her towards him as he pressed the glass to her lips with his other hand. He told himself it was only to steady her as she drank, but there was no point in trying to keep up such an obvious lie. Not when it felt like a vice around his heart released the moment he touched her.
Evelynn emptied the glass, gingerly taking it from him to finish herself. But the moment she could think of anything beyond remembering how to breathe, she looked up at Mason with wide, worried eyes. "Mason." Her voice still sounded weak and shaky, but at least now she could speak without dissolving into a fit of coughs. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Mason scoffed, an echo of that fear-fueled anger surging in him again. "Me?! You're the one who got shot!"
Eve leaned gingerly against his side for support, already feeling like sitting up on her own was too much exertion. She knew she should probably lie back down, but the terror of the shooting was still too fresh - she wasn't willing to let him go. Not yet. She needed the reassurance that he was here, warm and breathing next to her. "I know, but if it had passed through, it still might have hit you."
Mason let out a growling breath that sounded quite a lot like a murmured curse of some kind. "Let me get this straight. You're worried about me, because you think I might have been hit if the bullet passed completely through your chest?"
Well, it sounded ridiculous when he framed it that way. Eve tucked her head down against his shoulder, as if that might hide her blush - as if he wouldn't be able to feel the heat of it anyway. "...Yeah, that's... pretty much exactly it."
Mason groaned, pressing his lips to her temple before he said something stupid in his frustration. After several slow breaths, he finally ground out, "Could you please just be selfish for five fucking minutes?"
Guilt prodded at Evelynn, and she closed her eyes, unsure of how to explain. "I am being selfish." She didn't even have to look at him to sense his disbelief. She could feel it in the way his lips moved against her skin, and in the way his breath washed over her hair. Despite the situation, despite the pain, it tugged the corners of her lips into a sad little smile. "I could pretend it was heroism or self-sacrifice. But the truth is, I had to pick between potentially losing you, and getting shot." She picked awkwardly at a loose thread in the sheets. "Getting shot just seemed like it would hurt less."
A growl rolled out of him at that. Did she seriously expect him to believe this bullshit? "Oh, yeah." The sarcasm in his tone even more cutting than usual. "How selfish of you to be willing to die for every fucking person who ever ends up in danger in this town."
Some distant part of Eve's mind said that he wasn't being fair. She didn't exactly run around trying to die for people. She was willing to put herself in danger for others, sure, but that was hardly the same as taking a bullet for them. Did he really not understand? "It... wouldn't be selfish if I did it for someone else."
She felt it, the moment Mason understood just what she was trying to say. There was a beat or two of confusion, and then his spine went rigidly straight and he sucked a breath in through his teeth. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
Evelynn squeezed her eyes shut, shuffling a little closer to him to tuck her head under his chin. "I told you." Her answer was so small that it was difficult even for him to hear - especially over the thundering of her heart. "I was being selfish. I picked the thing that would hurt me the least. Getting shot would hurt less than losing you. Just you." Her fingers crawled hesitantly over the sheets until she could hook one of her fingers over one of his; desperate for the affection, but afraid he was too angry or uncomfortable for the contact. "It... wouldn't be selfish if it was someone else."
The silence hung heavily over them as Mason as he tried to process what she was saying. Not the words themselves, but what she really meant - what she must feel, if this was true. It was so tempting to wrap his other arm around her and pull her closer against him. But he knew he couldn't, not without hurting her, so he caught her fidgeting hand in his instead, weaving their fingers together and holding tight.
They were avoiding the word for this feeling, both of them, as if it would make a difference. As if leaving it unsaid would protect them - would protect him, because he knew he was the coward who feared it, that she would have said it long ago if she thought he would have wanted to hear it. As if he wasn't living the very pain and fear right now that he was pretending he could avoid if he didn't give this feeling a name. As if voicing a single word would make any difference in how afraid he was to lose her.
When he finally responded, his voice was rasping and uncertain. "...Why?"
The question was so unexpected that Eve almost laughed. "You know why, Mason."
She was right. He did know. He thought it would scare him, but mostly he just felt stupid for thinking that denial would somehow protect him. The terror was still there, of course - it just was no longer the fear of giving into this feeling. It was too late for that.
Some small, puerile part of him wanted her to promise she'd never do anything like this again. But a larger, more solid part of him - a part coloured, perhaps, by that feeling he still lacked the courage to name - told him that he couldn't; if she asked the same of him, if she tried to make him promise not to sacrifice himself for her, he'd refuse. If he was the one choosing between his life and hers, he'd choose hers, every time.
And maybe... maybe there was something warm in the thought that it was unfair to ask that of her, because it meant that she felt this with the same terrifying depth that he did.
So instead, he heaved a heavy sigh, his shoulders sagging. "Yeah, well... I guess I'm selfish that way, too."
Eve turned her head to press a kiss to his collar. He could feel the smile on her lips. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For... understanding, I suppose."
A low groan dragged its way out of Mason, and he gave in, just a little, to his desire to pull her closer. "I wish I didn't."
She answered with a quick, breathless chuckle, looking up at him half-closed eyes. "I know."
Mason huffed out sigh halfway between annoyed and affectionate. "Figures. You know everything else." Untangling their hands, he brushed his fingers gently across her cheekbone.
Eve seemed to relax into him at the gesture, her eyes fluttering closed. When she opened them again, she found Mason dipping down to press a quick, chaste kiss to her lips.
"You need to sleep, sweetheart."
She caught the hem of his shirt again, pulling gently. "Will you stay?"
He chuckled, low and indulgent, in a way that said he was surprised she felt the need to ask. Settling back against the pillows, he opened his arms for her to join him and she shuffled eagerly but gingerly into place, trying to find a balance between staying a close as possible without further aggravating her injuries.
As she settled, he answered in a mumble, so quiet that she wasn't sure if she was meant to hear at all. "Not even the end of the world could make me leave."
#twc#the wayhaven chronicles#wayhaven#wayhaven detective#wayhaven mason#mason#mason x detective#specialist agent m#twc detective#mason x evelynn#i guess this is after book 3#not really spoilery though#i came up with the idea before book 3 came out anyway#but this fits kinda anywhere in the timeline#fluff#fluffy#super fluffy#angst#fanfic
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ch 5 is coming in twsten ch5 is coming in twsten ch5 is coming in twsten (we gon die it's been a YEAR since I saw some clips and I have not emotionally recovered from the incredible deliveries by Silver's seiyuu because holy fuck) EGOOOOO ARE YOU READY TO SEE EVERYONE DESCENDING INTO MADNESS AGAIN (and a pool of tears??? MINE SPECIFICALLY)
YESSSSSS I AM SO EXCITED FOR EVERYONE ON ENG, chapter 5 is some of the most PEAK Diafamily content imo. 🤌 it's definitely my favorite part of episode 7 so far! (though 6 is pretty close...)
some (mostly) non-spoilery advice: on the hex maps, check out the non-required story cells, especially in the later parts! some are basically just throwaways, but there's some real good scenes hidden in there too that are potentially missable. 🥄 (it shows which cells you've cleared on previous attempts, so if you're low on resources and/or super impatient like me, do just the required ones to get through it, then when you're ready go back and restart as necessary to get to the others. enjoy! >:)
#twisted wonderland spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 part 5 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 part 5 spoilers#i know i said non-spoilery and yet i'm tagging it anyway#we are a study in contrasts tonight#i will take this opportunity to mention some spoilers though#because it turns out i really do love silver having a good ol breakdown#loved it in the early days of 7 when he was talking to malleus at the statues#loved it even more when he got stuck in the funk and proceeded to just lose it completely#man barely emotes for 6.5 episodes and then next thing you know he's full-on screaming at a baby#and i'm mcloving every mcsecond of it#toto 😭#(disclaimer that i'm just assuming the chapters are lining up with how it was released in jp)#(i THINK that's how it's been going so far but. crucially. i am very bad at paying attention)#(this is my apology in advance if they cut it off at like...7-74 or something)#(surprise! by chapter 5 they meant 5 chapters!)
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ONE AND ONLY ONE!!!!!!!!!
#my art#my stuff#mob psycho 100#mp100#fanart#mp100 season 3#mob psycho spoilers#covering my bases even though this isn't really that spoilery
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ooc ; vague EoW talk
I think EoW is going to be my Ze.li.nk game, the way BotW and TotK very much weren't. Like, don't get me wrong, I like the pair just fine and do RP it mostly on my Zel blog, but it's not a main ship in that universe to me. I never liked the way the Wild/Tears canon implied Ze.lin.k in them, because the ship felt very inorganic and mostly just shown for looks and less for story; even in TotK it feels kind of shoe-horned in to me, we never got much for real interaction for them to make it feel like the relationship had substance.
On the other hand, in EoW, we have Zelda being introduced to Link, learning about him from NPCs in the game, and finding out about their prophesized connection. It feels to me like the game is actively building something between Zelda and Link, giving us a story behind a relationship for them. Having Zelda understand Link's background as someone who fell into the rifts and turning his trauma into a way to help others, gives me the feeling that Zelda will not only come to admire Link, but have a bit of time to fall for him, a motive to rescue him.
I'm not going to lie, I'm already quite happy with their story so far in the game and definitely rooting for them.
#ooc ; salem speaks#there's really not much spoilery in this post#its more me actually enjoying link and zelda as a ship more in eow#than any other zelda game#though skyward sword is still the superior ze.li.nk game to me
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Lapis Manalis
#final fantasy xiv#ffxiv#endwalker#lapis manalis#dungeon#6.3#garlemald#this view really captured my imagination#i'm very busy at the moment but had to take a bit of time to study it#actually i started this on the evening of patch day but i waited to post it even though it's not all that spoilery...
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joking because I'm unable to articulate in words the variety of things this juxtaposition makes me feel can a lotr boy and an as*iaf girl fall in love...?
#dracula daily#dracula daily spoilers#though not very spoilery out of context#obv 1) male vs female pov on romantic powerless femininity and 2) different coping narratives which carry the novel really#but also like ... such a real and poignant conversation in the context of a couple that intimately knows each other's interests and foibles#'heres whats left of your comforting romanticized medievalism that gave you strenght before please embrace it even though its not pretty#please make it be enough for us' its so intense#i dont think theres any book characters i ever felt i know as much as mina and jonathan#jonmina#op
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actual footage of me trying to study for exams
#wyndi rambles#fucking hellllll why must i be this way#and my hand is still in pain too so that's very epic#omori spoilers#just in case. though i cropped/covered all the really spoilery stuff
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they werent lying that knuckles series barely has knuckles in it
#i pirated that shit Btw just so we're clear. also gonna talk about it a little bit in the tags#nothing too spoilery but also might not wanna read if you want to go in knowing absolutely nothing? idk#anyway he WAS a main character still he was present for a decent amount of the first couple episodes#but the amount of screentime he gets just starts dropping after that . hes barely there at all in the second half ???#and it feels like theres a lot of scenes mostly focusing on wade and his problems and not near as many for knuckles and his whole deal#overall it feels more like a wade show with knuckles in it than a knuckles show with wade in it. which sucks#and human characters having plot relevance isnt the problem here i dont mind human characters at all i think they can be really fun#its the fact that the human characters are taking over the story and spotlight when the show is called knuckles#and all the marketing makes it look like knuckles is the main focus#and i also would have preferred if they just went with a differnet character to be knuckles' human friend#because i dont particulraly care about wade. and the knuckles (and sonic and tails) i know would not be friends with cops </3#well at least the story wasnt knuckles training wade to be a better cop like a lot of people were expecting but thats like.the bare minimum#also aside from the issues relating to knuckles' screentime (or lack of screentime) i thought the ending was unsatisfying#regardless of all that though there WERE some parts i enjoyed or found kind of funny or whatever. because knuckles so cutesy as always#knuckles being a cute little guy is the most important part of the show actually#and i liked the parts with sonic tails and maddie even if they were only there for like 5 minutes#(i really wish those three had gotten more screentime. i feel like they could have easily worked in at least one more scene with them)#and its a minor thing but the opening sequence is cute. was honestly expecting just a title card or something#overall the show is just . kind of okay i guess. not the worst thing ive ever seen but still disappointing ? idk how to explain..#my expectations also werent very high in the first place#so maybe im being a bit more generous than i would have been otherwise. idk#and i definitely would not recommend this to anyone who already dislikes the sonic movies . youll probably hate this more#like people who thought the human characters got too much screentime in the second movie would lose their minds if they saw this
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total respect to those going offline till Good Omens season 2 airs but me? i've gone completely feral. i'm going to consume every art i see, read all the fics and reblog to my hearts content before, during and after it airs! i can't leave now!
#also im on vacation so i need the tumblr for sanity bahaha#good omens#will be tagging anything spoilery as gos2#if anyone wants diff tags lemme know#i don't really post too much spoilers though#mostly just art and fic
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I'm back on my bullshit (Dragon Age)
#would anyone read a spoilery or nonspoilery review of Veilguard? I'm about 20 hours in do not ask how and have a lot of Thoughts#TL;DR: we're so back babey#the series could REALLY have used a game in between this and Inquisition though#like DA2 where it was essentially one big tragic plot device to get you from Origins to Inquisition#anyways pray for Erin she's getting all my DA texts
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Audio Drama Sunday 24/11/2023
Here's the new stuff I've listened to in the past week and a bit:
🏠 Unwell Ep3.01-3.07 - I really liked the first couple of seasons of Unwell, and I don't know why my listening fell off midway through Season 3 in 2021. (Honestly it might have partly been that some of the dementia stuff hit too hard. Ep3.05 was A Lot in a masterful way...) But I thought I'd resume it from the beginning of Season 3, and it's been really nice to return to these characters and this world, even if I can't remember all of the context. I'm tutting at Hazel, a librarian actively withholding and distorting information. I'm shaking my head at what Rudy's gotten himself into. I'm very emotional about Wes - the first episode of this season was really moving. And I'm excited to see where things are headed!
🚀 Travelling Light, Ep1-3 - Like Monstrous Agonies, this show has such a lovely reassuring vibe. I'm in awe of H. R. Owen finishing one show and almost immediately releasing another weekly show nearly single-handedly. It reminds me a bit of the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers, because of the exploration of the diversity of cultures across different planets and species, and the way these differences are celebrated. I've also noticed that so far the cultures described tend to be more local and specific than 'every alien of this species has this tradition' - instead it's usually about the people who come from a certain city or region on a planet. Which helps avoid some troubling attitudes that sci-fi which contrasts different species can imply. My favourite archive entry from these episodes so far was the drinking song. It felt convincing as that kind of song and was fun to hear.
🌊 The Silt Verses, Chapter 36 - This was one of those episodes that made me stop in my tracks in the street as I listened. I cared so much about the two characters who were only introduced this episode, and the ending sent shivers up my spine. I often hate listening to flirting but the flirting via memory games was unusual, sweet, and compelling in a way that made me smile in spite of the Horrors around them. Also I think Carpenter should be a bitch about unimportant things like music trivia more often. I loved her and Hayward bickering. She should get to care about things that aren't gods or rituals or matters of life and death.
🚇☕ Greater Boston / The Amelia Project, Live Crossover Episode - This was an excellently done crossover in terms of blending elements of both shows in a way that I think would work for someone who was only a fan of one or the other. I was pleased to hear Felix Trench's absurd portrayal of Mark Walhberg again, but my favourite parts were Chuck Octagon attempting to sum up the events of Greater Boston (and the Interviewer's reaction to this) and the Narrator narrating the Interviewer's response to his offer with his own exaggerated impression.
#Audio drama sunday#audio drama#fiction podcasts#I want to start doing these#maybe every couple of weeks#to keep track of new stuff I listen to#and encourage me to listen to new stuff more#(I've got so many shows I want to try or shows I've started then forgotten about)#Also it's a nice way to talk about stuff that it wouldn't be worth me making a whole post about#It doesn't matter if no one cares#it's an exercise for me rather than anyone else#I'm not really sure what the etiquette around Audio Drama Sunday posting is though#in terms of how spoilery to be#and whether it's okay to mention things you liked less#If anyone has input on that please do#I've mostly seen audio drama creators and critics do these kinds of posts#so it feels a little odd for me to do#but it seems like a nice thing#Obviously I'm not counting my regular relisten rotations cos I already talk about those shows#I know I had technically listened to some of those Unwell episodes before#but I'm treating them as new
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Every Film I Watch In 2023:
177. No One Will Save You (2023)
#no one will save you#no one will save you (2023)#2023filmgifs#my gifs#LOVED that#even though the final act felt quite overstuffed#but it felt like such a wonderful homage to classic 50s scifi#and still super modern#loved the creature design so much#really wanted to gif the eyes particularly#but too spoilery so i didn't#kept thinking of one of my fave x files lines#'so much for little green men'
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So. What are our thoughts about ice prince (or ice-skater, I suppose) Wolfie? Yes or fuck yes?
(little video of Wolfie spinning in CAS (so you can admire his... outfit. Yes, outfit, what else would you look at?) under the cut)
#ts4#the sims 4#sim: wolfgang munch#ts4 cas#also: yes (future) chest tattoo reveal! guess it's spoilery but well...#it's not as if i had been subtle about it#fyi: al mal & wolfie are a polycule AND wolfie is also in a relationship with jeb (all parties informed and ok with it)#'cause they communicate! they actually use their words!#well al is not the best at it after kiyoshi but he gets better at it with time#also (bis): i guess now i'll only dress wolfie in blue#though he'll still be associated with red#just like mal is with blue and al with pink/light purple#and i guess jeb with green but i haven't really used it yet (except for his portrait)#actually: i wonder if someone noticed that (when using simple backgrounds) malfgang have (nearly) always the same colours (more or less?)#and that if i feature two of them the background will be the colour associated with the third one?#solo al: pinkish purple background#solo mal: electric blue bg#solo wolfie: dark red bg#al/mal: red bg#al/wolfie: blue bg#mal/wolfie: pink bg#it's their favourite colours (just like jeb's is green - mostly because of wolfie's eyes actually)#anyway i should stop writing novels in tags
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Guys am I cooking rn????
#you don’t need to answer this lol#I’m just proud of this and I have no idea if I’m ever gonna share the whole fic lamo#who knows though I’m working on it#and this is just the beginning so it’s not really spoilery#idk I’m just being silly#shadow the hedgehog#fanfic writing#side txt
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2023 reads // twitter thread
The Feast Makers
finale to the Scapegracers trilogy.
sideways’ ex is about to be on trial for what she did to them, but they think the witch covens' punishment is too harsh and plan to bail her out. Especially when more witchhunters are gathering in town which could be a much bigger problem
I loved this so so much, this trilogy is so good.
sideways best witch. so complex and flawed and interesting and im so proud of their journey....
I do feel like the pacing was a bit weird, especially it ending so fast? but also I love the characters and the writing so much I don't mind that much
I also just love how this series treats relationships (general sense) - there's no little boxes for [friend] [love interest] [sibling] they just all develop equally and messily but also it doesn't make drama about the mess. and the romance did have me losing my mind a bit
I did miss mr scratch bc his and sideways dynamic 24/7 in the last book was SO GOOD but some things can't last forever. loved every time he showed up tho.
got the arc via netgalley thanks netgalley! it comes out march 2024
#aroaessidhe 2023 reads#the feast makers#more of a little review than usually bc netgalley.....haha. not that this is a real review. the art will make up for it#I did notice a few places that used she pronouns for sideways and he for shiloh? like just once or twice. hopefully will be fixed in final#some further thoughts which are not Really spoilery but maybe a tiny bit:#ngl i did cry when mr scratch finally showed up the first time. skdhgjsdk#oh my god the romantic build up tho.....seashells....bathroom scene....book club.........🥺🥺#though I felt like them actuallly getting together was almost anticlimactic? maybe not in a bad way but just not as good as the build up ha#love that it didn't pair everyone up romantically#they really do **** everyone in this book ajhfsdgjs#also love love the next direction sideways is taking with their life its perfect
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