#now the bugs can't just fly out the top XD

[twistedtummies2]

Heyo…, sad curious anon here…

Lately i’ve been having some randoms ideas on my mind, here’s the first one:

How do you think Reno would react if he was shrunk down and eaten by someone?

I know, weird question, it’s just…, some weeks ago i had two weird dreams about your son bug:

First one was him teasing and annoying Prefect playfully, but Billy thought Reno was bullying and making Prefect uncomfortable. Yada yada yada, the two start arguing and Reno says how Billy would never have the balls to eat him…, aaannnnd he did: he grown on his giant form and threatened Reno, but Reno thought he was only bluffing and kept on his smuggy attitude…

The rest i don’t remember, sadly, i do remember though, after a couple of minutes Billy eventually let Reno out if he would apologize to him and Prefect (who was snorting the whole time, lol).

And the second one…, i’mma say in another ask, to keep the suspense in the air~♪ BUAHAHAHAHAHA!

But that’s it, for now~★ (Psst! How are the Halloween fanfic productions? Did you found your muse yet? i hope so! Good luck! :3)

Oh, oh! One last thing: Hey Reno, may i have a hug from you? Been through a tough month lately…

That’s all! Byyyeee! And goodie nighty!

First of all, sorry for taking a while to get back to you: this message sort of got lost in the jumble. 'XD Second of all: that sounds like an AWESOME dream, you lucky Anon. XD Third of all: Reno is a little bit like Nakoda, in that both put on a certain facade, but underneath it they're not as strong as they like to pretend. The difference is in how it works: Nakoda's facade is that of a sultry, dominating, alluring predator, proud of his power and a lady killer of the highest order (and a gentleman killer, too). Underneath all that, he's a worm: liable to throw a tantrum or cower like a craven coward once someone sees through all that and puts him in a position of vulnerability. Reno is KIND OF the same, but in his case, it would work slightly differently. As we saw with Nakoda, when Jamil put him in a spot where he was ready to eat him, Nako immediately went into coward mode. Reno, however, would basically fly into a rage, trying to hide his fear under a veneer of anger. Cue him cussing Billy (or anyone else) out and swinging his fists around, shouting and yammering angrily...while very obvious sweat beads drip down his forehead, and he stutters over certain words. He still tries to seem like the tough, rowdy brute he is, but he can't COMPLETELY hide his fear. And once he's INSIDE the stomach? The anger goes out the window entirely; he just goes into a panic, the cursing changing to pleading, the aggressive punches changing to desperate fist-bangs, etc. He knows he's beaten, now all he can do is hope for mercy. Keep in mind, Reno is based on Oogie Boogie. Oogie is the same way: he's actually a coward at heart, he's SCARED of Jack Skellington, but he hides his own fears under his bravado and occasionally his anger. When it's clear he's outmatched though, he's quick to try and flee or plead or both. Oogie doesn't play fair: once he's losing, he'll do whatever it takes and play dirty to get back on top. Reno has more scruples and courage than Oogie does...but not MUCH more. Luckily for Reno, if it's Billy who ate him, under these circumstances, he'll be getting out alive. If for no other reason than the Prefect won't want to see him digested. Lucky bug.

[alirhi]

This is oddly fun lol

Let's see how many of these I can churn out before I get distracted or need a break! (pff. like I need an excuse to watch the show again. Despite its flaws, I really, really love TFATWS, guys)

Without further ado, let's get down to it!

Episode 2: The Star-Spangled Man

I'm pretty sure I'm on record when it comes to my undying hate for John Walker, yes? So obviously, Bucky's grumpiness 100% stays 😂

I'm not really a fan of how much emphasis they put on the shield. I can see it as a catalyst for Bucky to go confront Sam, yes, but he wouldn't keep going "shield shield shield" like a broken record. Bucky has consistently been shown to be an empathetic man. I can't believe for a second that he'd be barking at Sam about having no right to give up the shield; he'd ask why. Sam's got shit to do, so he'd get impatient and not answer.

"Why'd you give up so easily? If you were overwhelmed, I could've helped you-" "You've been ignoring me. Like now, how you're ignoring me walking away from you." "Well, you weren't texting me about this." "You think I needed your permission?!" "No, but I was right there with Steve while he was learning what it meant to be Cap. I wouldn't mind helping you get used to-" "Then go teach him." A vague gesture toward the "Cap is back" posters. Bucky makes a face. "Steve passed the mantle to you. You fought with him. You earned it. That little shit didn't." "What do you want me to do about it?" "Just tell me why, Sam. I mean it. I just wanna understand." "Not now, Buck. I've got shit to do. You see me heading for a plane right now, right?" "This is important!" "So is this." Sam tells him about the Flag Smashers, we get our silly Big Three/Gandalf conversation.

I'm sorry, but that whole jumping from the plane scene is funny as hell, and I love all the nods they added in to jokes from the press tours that brought us this show in the first place (like ripping the sleeve off his jacket lol). I don't think I'd change a single thing from the Big Three convo to Bucky joining Sam in the warehouse.

"You're doing the staring thing again." "You're staring at your watch," Bucky points out. He knows it's linked to Redwing, he's just pointing out how dumb that line is in that situation. They're there for recon lol. They're meant to be looking around.

I don't...particularly care about the other common gripe here? Meaning, "Bucky's a civilian, so why is he allowed to randomly jump in on a military mission?" Bucky's also known in this universe as an Avenger, just like Sam, so I don't think anyone would really bat an eye at him joining. Also, I have my own agenda related to Bucky's apparent freedom to walk in and out of military/government things.

What does bug me (as funny as it is) is Bucky's animosity toward Redwing. Again... Bucky is a certified nerd. Always has been. If anything, he'd be fascinated by Redwing and Sam would constantly have to slap him away because he's leaning in too close trying to see the tiny watch monitor. "I don't trust Redwing" is just old man griping "I don't trust your newfangled technology" and that... that's not Bucky.

And that "we're not assassins" dig, and then laughing when Bucky gets upset? That's not Sam. Both of these men have shown a remarkable amount of empathy, and Sam has a background in helping traumatized vets. If he cared enough about Bucky to be texting him after Steve left, he'd care enough not to make callous jokes about his time as The Winter Soldier, whether he knows the full story or not.

The fight on top of moving trucks looks cool, but makes no logical sense. I keep trying to think of a way to explain this from a story perspective, rather than a lazy "it looks cool!" filmmaking one, and I'm coming up blank. Anyone with half a brain would have pulled over, had the fight, and then taken off. It was a fun sequence, though... Eh. I'll leave it.

When Karli breaks Redwing, Bucky doesn't say "I always wanted to do that." Again, it's funny - I love the jabs about that stupid robo bird XD - but not Bucky. In my version, he smirks and says "You're so gonna regret that."

"You were kinda getting your asses kicked before we got there." Is immediately followed by Bucky staring him down and asking, "And... how did that fight end for you?" Sam adds, "I don't see them in custody. Are-are they following in a van?" He looks around, sarcastically searching for another vehicle. Walker and Hoskins grimace at each other, grudgingly conceding that point.

credit to @dailycelebs

Seeing Walker, and having to listen to his stupid pro-government rhetoric, makes Bucky think about Steve. When we cut from the Flag Smashers back to Bucky and Sam and the closeup of Bucky's pensive face, we hear 1940s Steve angrily telling 1940s Bucky about how the higher ups in the army had already written off the POWs and were going to leave them to die. "I love our country, Buck," he laments, "but what do I do when I'm not too sure anymore about the people who run it?"

"What you always do," is young Bucky's answer, "stand for what's right, not who's in power."

Perfect lead-in to the conversation about handling things themselves.

When Sam meets Isaiah, and hears his story, not only is he horrified and heartsick for him, but he also begins to see Bucky in a new light. He's seeing Bucky's face, the way he tries to hide his emotions and not make this conversation about him, and he's putting things together. He's still upset at being out of the loop, but he's seeing more of the situation than just "omg black super soldier". When Bucky says "he'd already been through enough," Sam asks quietly, "like you?"

The racist cop comes back before Bucky can answer, to arrest him for missing his appointment with Raynor.

ngl guys, I was so moved by the difference in how that cop treated Sam (before knowing he's Important) vs how he treated Bucky (knowing that the government views him as a violent, if pardoned, criminal). He approaches Sam with his hand on his gun, eager to defend Bucky; "is this guy bothering you?" Just because they're having a heated conversation. Then, when he sees that there's a warrant for Bucky, he approaches timidly, apologizes, treats him gently and politely. By "moved," btw, I don't mean "it was so sweet." I mean "this is fucking sick, and very, very realistic." White cops see a white guy and treat him with respect regardless of his actual criminal record, while being openly hostile towards an innocent black man without even knowing who he is, just because he's black. Moments like this made me applaud Spellman.

"You, too, Sam - That wasn't a request" is Sam's first sign that there's something off about Raynor.

Look, again... The couples therapy banter is funny because Sebastian and Anthony are funny, but that scene, from a storytelling and a mental health standpoint, is atrocious. Without some underlying reason behind her actions, Raynor is just a pointlessly terrible therapist.

Rather than insulting Bucky from the outset, Sam is angry with Raynor for violating Bucky's privacy by not only introducing herself as his therapist, but forcing a "couples" session without her patient's consent. With his background pre-Avenging, he knows this shit shouldn't fly. He immediately points out how unprofessional she's being.

Raynor doesn't bother listening - the fuck does she care, really? She shrugs and casually admits it's "slightly unprofessional" but proceeds anyway.

"Whatever's eating at him?" Sam scoffs. "Did you really just say that to a WWII veteran and the world's longest-serving POW with complex PTSD? Did I hear that right? I've had, maybe, like five conversations with this man since we met, and even I know he's been through some shit and-" "Sam," Bucky tries to interrupt, looking uncomfortable. With his crushing guilt, he has an easier time dealing with insults than someone coming to his defense. "No," Sam snaps. "If the HIPAA Slayer over here wants to drag me into this, she's damn well gonna hear what I have to say!" He turns back to Raynor and demands, "Is this how you've been treating him this whole time? Downplaying what he's been through and making a grown-ass man sound like a sulking teenager?" Raynor keeps her cool, but barely. Visibly frustrated and annoyed, she ignores Sam's tirade and tries to force the conversation back onto the track she wants it on. Bucky's embarrassed and doesn't know how to react to any of this, so he still makes that little "he would talk less" jab. Sam, seeing that he's not going to get anywhere with him until they're away from this bitch, glowers and plays along. We get our silly/angry banter.

After their argument with Walker, Sam finally confronts Bucky about what really happened to him.

"He meant HYDRA; HYDRA used to be my people." "Were they?" Sam asks, stopping him and looking him in the eye, not letting him look away or deflect. "Steve was under the impression that they were your captors. I was under the impression that the Wakandans spent two years deprogramming you so no one could use you the way HYDRA did ever again." "I-" Startled, not expecting that, Bucky stutters a little and admits, "Yeah, I... That's true, I guess." "You guess?" "Does it matter? Sam rolls his eyes. "I dunno, does it matter that you were a slave for most of the 20th century?" "I doubt it matters much to my victims." "HYDRA's victims," Sam corrects firmly. "Just like you." Bucky fidgets; he doesn't know what to do or say. No one since Steve has even so much as insinuated that Bucky wasn't 100% culpable for what he did while under HYDRA control. "Look," Sam sighs, "I don't particularly like you. I don't hate you, but I'm not your biggest fan." "...Thanks?" "I just need you to know where I stand-" "Yeah, got it-" "-So you know I'm not biased like Steve when I say you had no choice. I don't know your story, but I know no one flips on a dime from docile and plagued with guilt to an unstoppable killing machine and back without some serious psychological damage behind that. I'm not saying you're an innocent little bunny, but I don't think you're a monster." "Thanks," Bucky croaks, more sincerely this time, and a bit choked up. He clears his throat and looks distinctly uncomfortable as he grumbles, "but to catch these guys, we may need to talk to a monster." Sam cringes. "I was afraid you'd say that."

[willowstea]

top 5 musicals? (feel free to explain why :))

1) If/Then

No surprise here I hope. I love it. I think I've found it at the right moment in my life with deciding to drop pre-u early and just go to university and all the covid craziness. I love that there's always more to analyze and I love that introduced me to so many talented people and in a way, I like that the fandom is small and it feels like I'm actually a part of it instead of just watching from the sidelines. And I adore how passionate Beth is about her work. I want to be that passionate about what I I someday. Even though there are countless things worthy of tears in this musical, her passion for city planning moves me. She's the role model I wish I had years ago and the one I am so grateful to have now. I also appreciate that I can recognize her faults and that she's not a perfect person. I don't believe in perfect role models. I don't think that does anyone any good. I think we need to be able to point out faults in our heroes and know right from wrong

2) Wicked

I saw this March 1st, 2020 before Covid is what it is now. I got to see it on Broadway. My mom's the science type (she literally made us go to the math museum in NYC) so I couldn't believe she actually bought tickets. I felt so connected to the piece and I loved how it portrayed female friendships. For once it felt like something that reflected how I felt sometimes and not just some stereotypical over exaggeration. Not to mention it was in a fantasy setting. I adore fantasy cause reality can suck sometimes and I find it's easier to understand an issue when it's presented to me in a neutral setting like a fantasy world. I didn't cry, but I was close. I spent the weeks during the first lockdown just analyzing the show and learning to love not just musical theatre but music as a storytelling device since until then, I honestly saw music as an annoyance that should be purged from the world.

3) Fangirls

I'll admit I never expected to be a fan of this show haha but considering my pre-predjudices against it are the issues it's talking about I shouldn't be so surprised. I wish this existed when I was in Junior High since it was a message I could have used then. I used to eat bugs in the parking lot because I thought people would respect me more if I wasn't so girly. Didn't work. Having a less sexist gym teacher in Cycle 3 might have helped too.

4) Anastasia

I've always loved the movie. Anastasia was my favourite princess growing up (besides the Barbie Diamond Castle and Princess and Pauper ones XD) and I always enjoyed the movie because I thought it merged the fantastical with the reality so well. When I first saw a video of the stage musical I was in awe. This is something I refer to when I think of adapting something for a different media done right. I felt like they changed its work yet kept the core of the story and what made it special in the first place, and they used the differences of live-action and live theatre to improve upon it in ways the original couldn't be in its format. It hits deep every time and not just because it's a pretty show.

5) Dogfight

I love Lindsay Mendez. She is so talented. She and Derek Klena have amazing chemistry. I watched a video of this after watching Fly Girl and could get over it. I love the fact that Eddie realizes he's a jerk. I love that it shows the horrors of war. I appreciate its commentary on the "boy will be boys" mentality and how everyone loses out from it. I adore the duet we get between Annaleigh Ashford and Lindsay Mendez. I can't put this higher as I do see some faults in it bit makes me appreciate the work more. Like I said for If/Then, I don't believe in perfection.