#oof the quality got destroyed

[bumfuzzled-bee]

Just some lil guys getting ready for the day.

[silverefflux]

Headcanon: If Graves had a daughter, she'd be a spoiled brat

Inspired by this post by @stridersdiner

She is absolutely a spoiled brat and a daddy's girl

Like i said in response to the original post, questionable levels of moral ambiguity + bein a girl dad don't mix well

She is the mean classmate you had when you were younger

Kid makes sure she gets what she wants

And she learned that from her parents

Bet my ass Graves's wife matches up to his energy, if not greater (exactly like @itsagrimm's post)

So the kid's behavior gets tolerated by her parents, either under the reasoning that "she's just a kid" or because they see it as a sort of go-getter attitude

Plus with Graves being away a lot because of work, he may be compensating for his daughter by spending quality time and stuff, but most especially buying her things she wants

He's got the money for it after all

When she grows up, her love language will unsurprisingly be gift-giving or smth

Next subtopic: we know by now that Shadow Company has been doing shady shit

PMCs can naturally end up doing shady shit in general, but at least some people like Ghost and Soap actually see that it's not exactly the kindest thing and it has consequences. Never seen Graves act or sound like that.

Like he really betrays and acts two-faced with people at work and *doesn't mind*

At some point, kid will grow to understand where and how her dad earns money for her and her mom, and even if it gets morally sus, she either falls into denial or justifies it as her dad "just doing his job"

"Yeah my family's a lil crazy idk haha" or some bullshit LMFAOFSJLHLA

So living off of her parents' examples, she might have a...higher threshold for what is morally acceptable iykwim

If she gets into some beef at school/is bullying someone, dad or mom got her back

Big oof if the kid she's got an issue with was someone who doesn't have a strong support system

She actually has very loving, supportive parents who dote on her....just too much...like character-destroying levels of unhealthy

Finally: her parents definitely named her...whatever your childhood bully's name is if she was a girl LMAO

Here's if Graves also had a son

[japhgura]

The Zanpakutō Arc is my favourite arc of the anime. 

Really weird pick, I know. But when I saw it for the first time when I was much younger I loved all the cool spirits, I’ve always been super in love with the concept of Zanpakutō and getting a look into what the spirits are for everyone was so cool.  

When I rewatched the Arc, I realized that I still very much love the arc, but for different reasons. Namely, the Antagonist, Muramasa. I love his motives, how he goes about stuff and his character. He might be my favourite character in all of Bleach and this is a filler arc. 

But as much as I realized my love for the antagonist, I noticed that the stories of the Zanpakutō Spirits, as well as the designs and what they’re like seemed... Very lacklustre. I get that it’s filler and character development or anything isn’t allowed but.. oof. 

This turned out rather long so the rest is under the cut, including Kazeshini mini-makeover!

So one day, I wanna rewrite that Arc and give it as much love as it deserves. Kind of a passion project that would take a shit ton of work, but the end product would be something I could not only enjoy and share, but look back on fondly for a very long time. 

When/if I do that there’s a few things I wanna do for it. 

We’re gonna play by AEIWAM (by @gallusrostromegallus, go look at the tag) rules.  

Bleach without mods is very hard to play after having experienced Aeiwam and I can’t go back anymore.

This would very much be just me joining the bandwagon of creators playing in Gallus’ sandbox of wonder, but Aeiwam is what got me back into Bleach and the world building is too gooddddd. So, Zanpakutō Arc would once again be more of a filler (though Gallus if you find anything in it that you like please feel free to pick and choose if I ever manage to write this) 

The Spirits need some serious make overs. 

 While some designs are cool, others are kind of uninspired and really do feel like filler. Some of the personalities are stereotypes pretending to be characters. The whole Haineko, Tobiume, Hyōrinmaru love triangle was kinda weird imho. Stuff like, just put a bit more autistic special interest spice in it, make it more funky. Spend actual quality time on the Zanpakutō spirits, their appearance, their characters and their relationships. Have more funky things like Itegumo the Avalanche (Courtesy of @gallusrostromegalus). Spirits like Hōzukimaru and Ruriirokujaku would are prime candidates f.E.

3. Muramasa deserves better.

For real. Did not deserve to turn into glitter after breaking himself over and over for his Shinigami. Absolute Love and Loyalty met with nothing but hatred. The guy stabbed him and broke the sword and Muramasa was still nothing but loyal.

Fun Fact: Maegawa's first appearance was in a story we later called Zanpakutō Stories: Stockholm Syndrome. Very good time.

Her powers were made specifically to be able to save him from death by getting the hollows out of him without hurting him.

Her name is a bit of a wordplay. Asahi, the morning sun of a new day. And especially Maegawa. Muramasa expresses multiple times to his Shinigami to leave behind the past and look forward. To move forward. Together.

Maegawa, roughly translated: forward river. Pretty on the nose, but I couldn't resist

Actual cool stories between Zanpakutō and Shinigami.  

The conclusion of almost all sub stories between Shinigami and Sword Spirits was kind of a let down. The arc started strong in that regard, but then everyone broke swords left and right and they fixed it at the end with Mayuri Special Clown Magic. The premise of losing your powers forever if you kill your Zanpakutō Spirit was very cool but eventually ignored and even subverted by the Shinigami starting to purposefully destroying the swords halfway through.  

It would be a lot cooler if instead of just defeating them in battle everyone has to properly engage their Zanpakutō spirit and work out whatever gripes Muramasa has drawn out and strengthened. 

In that same vein, here’s an example I was pondering for this arc. A prime suspect of both ?? Design and very very unsatisfying story conclusion: 

Kazeshini 

The design was always really out of left field for me. A rude, battle-hungry being of slaughter with random cloth for decency and a vaguely scythe like haircut. 

...And that’s... Shūhei’s Zanpakutō spirit? Shūhei from the 9th? Who doesn’t particularly enjoy bloodshed, is always ready to help others out and though trying to be edgy is actually very much a goof? That Shūhei?  

That never really clicked with me. 

I mean maybe it’s implied violent tendencies or some random blood thirst deep down but I never felt like we really had any proof for that with Shūhei himself. Though it might’ve very well have gone r/whoosh. I struggle retaining all the information sometimes.

But then I had a fun little thought. 

At his very core, I feel like Hisagi is someone whose just intrinsically helpful. He wants to help, to do whatever he can and to prove himself to others. 

He puts on a tough front and some people fall for it, but he’s actually extremely kind-hearted and a very hard worker. 

Why would his Zanpakutō spirit not share that trait? The trait that’s at his very core.  

Slaughter Demon Kazeshini is a front. A tough looking exterior from a Zanpakutō spirit that really just wants to help its Shinigami with all its heart. 

The moment I saw Shūhei’s Shikai for the first time I actually had to think of Naruto for a moment. And when I pondered what those scythes might actually look like my thoughts returned to that thought: Kamaitachi.  

("Kamaitachi" (鎌鼬) from the Kyōka Hyaku Monogatari by Masasumi Ryūkansaijin)

Kamaitachi are yōkai that resemble weasels with scythe-like front claws riding on dust storms. Now the version I’ve sketched is a ferret because I can’t keep my wiggly guys apart apparently, but also has the scythes more ferret-forearm-area. But Kamaitachi were the inspiration. 

So this little guy is giddy as all hells when the Shikai first happens. Finally he can help his shinigami!! He’ll do his best and they’ll be so cool together and- 

Shūhei looks at his blades in a mix of shock and repulsion. “They look like they reap life itself” 

He hates his shikai. 

Kazeshini is distraught. Why..? Why the hatred for their blades? Fear? He doesn’t know what to do. He doesn’t know _how to help_. But he wants to help! He needs to help! 

And then he gets an idea.

He needs Shūhei to hate _him_. Not the blades. He needs Shūhei to be stubborn, to use these blades and become stronger.  

So Kazeshini comes up with a plan. Shūhei doesn’t know his true form yet. He hasn’t seen the little ferret trying so hard to be a sword spirit he can rely on. And then Kazeshini does what he learned from Shūhei.  

He puts on a front.  

And that front is the rude Slaughter Demon Kazeshini, who never fails to infuriate Shūhei, to infuriate him to want to become stronger. To get Shūhei to show him that his blades can be used for more than death. 

Their Zanpakutō Arc story would be this little communication disaster falling in on itself and Shūhei finally seeing Kazeshini for what he really is and coming to terms with the blades (and himself in a way)

(The initial idea was that Kazeshini sees Hisagi's hatred for a part of himself (Hisagi hating Hisagi I mean) made manifest in the blades and decides to redirect Hisagi's hatred against his own soul toward itself to protect him, but since Zanpakutō spirits in Aeiwam work a little different I thought I'll need that overhaul that a little hehe)

But yeah, there we have it. This has been steeping in my brain soup for a very long time. But I really need to finish Maegawa Backstory before I start anything else haha

[youve-doomed-us-all-jerk]

been watching kizazi moto! thunks, kinda spoilerish i guess lmao:

herderboy was p good, loved the worldbuilding, a sci-fi action take on herding is such a cool unique concept, 3d animation quality was very much near movie level for this one lmao

mikhuzi the spirit racer, ok starting to think stellar worldbuilding is gonna be a constant this series, but damn this was good got sports anime feels and then it turns into a mech fighter one? amazing

moremi was also really good, love the art direction and the animation style, the story was intriguing from the first scene too with the mystery of whats going on, great pacing too felt longer than 12 mins

surf sangoma, dang off the bat love the horror vibes, love how visceral and gritty it is too with seeing blood and how the editing captures fear, didnt expect to see something like this cuz ykno disney but noice

first totem problems, a nice breather from the very action oriented stories weve gotten so far, like that it went for more slice of life conflict(well still with fantasy and scifi stuff lmao), fun lil story about heritage and growing up

mukudzei, this one was really cool, not sure but reminded me of classic myth/story about people going to the underworld, usually a cocky kid(mukudzei lmao) and learning and growing before its too late, but with a cool sci fi twist in regards to the "underworld" lmao

hatima, really gripping, that fantasy kingdom, politics and lore, really wanted to see where it goes next. also thought it was going one way with our two protags then bam pretty cool misdirect

stardust, like with moremi pretty good pacing, felt longer than it was and felt like i went on a journey, also p classic and good coming of age story

you give me heart, feel like its an interesting take on influencer culture, your digital persona and maybe a little in there about being an artist trying to make it online, do have some quibbles with the character designs i think could conflict with the themes, but ultimately main message was like touch grass so thats a p good lmao

enkai, oof somber message when you think about it, we destroyed ourselves so the gods abandoned us, ofc thats face value interpretation, there's also the "grind" culture interpretation of the mom literally missing years of her daughters life and how she her self only got freedom when she learned family was more important,least thats what i got in one viewing, might need another. Also loved the use of 3D to separate them as the gods and 2D as the mortals!

[laputian]

A BIG LAPUTA META

          —- ORIGINS , PART 1 

featuring a lot of extra research, in many parts , because this is long as all heck. not under a readmore, in case i ever move blogs ….  

i have to set the stage for literally everything else that i will probably ever write, ever, for metas on this blog . for a starting point, i’d like to point out that a large part of my portrayal is taken from the original movie, not the english dub, but i do love mark hamill oof. any references to lines from the movie will be from what i managed to grab from subtitles.

from the scene where muska fires the weapon of laputa: 

GENERAL Wh – what mockery is this ? 

MUSKA Be quiet. You are before the King of Laputa. 

GENERAL Are you mad… ? 

MUSKA Today, we celebrate the rebirth of the monarchy. The rebirth of the World Empire under one King. Let me show you gentlemen the power of Laputa. […] I will show you the threat of Laputa. […] It’s the heavenly fire that destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah in the Old Testament, and the arrows of heaven which took Ramayana, Indora, and Atlantis. The whole world will bow to Laputa again!

ok ok so uh, quick rundown about the lore that i follow for atlantis —- plato’s dialogues, timaeus and critias. from timaeus

Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, [critias talks about atlantis having a lot of territory and wanting to have more and says atlantis tried and failed to take over the lands of king solon] But afterwards there occurred violent earthquakes and floods and in a single day and night of misfortune […] the island of Atlantis […] disappeared in the depths of the sea. For which reason the sea in those parts is impassable and impenetrable, […] this was caused by the subsidence of the island. 

from critias,

For many generations, as long as the divine nature lasted in them, they were obedient to the laws, and well-affectioned towards [poseidon], whose seed they were ; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, uniting gentleness with wisdom in the various chances of life, and in their intercourse with one another. [critias talks about the atlanteans being virtuious, so on …] By such reflections and by the continuance in them of a divine nature, the qualities which we have described grew and increased among them; but when the divine portion began to fade away, and became diluted too often and too much with the mortal admixture, and the human nature got the upper hand, they then, being unable to bear their fortune, behaved unseemly, and to him who had an eye to see grew visibly debased, for they were losing the fairest of their precious gifts; but to those who had no eye to see the true happiness, they appeared glorious and blessed at the very time when they were full of avarice and unrighteous power. 

this basically can be summed up as "atlanteans lost their divinity, became mortal and then were struck down by the gods." 

an accepted date of the fall of atlantis is 9500 BCE, that’s a LONG TIME AGO. guess what else existed around that time? mesopotamia. now, this is known from archaeological discoveries, since written history seems to have originated about 4000 BCE, ft. the epic of gilgamesh. the area which was mesopotamia included borders of iran and iraq, turkey, syria, northern saudi arabia, and kuwait.  

CONTINUED IN PART 2  ( next )

[marshmellobunny64]

HAPPY 9 YEARS EXO!!!!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[daykevin]

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan 

No one said anything about breaking 

[yanderes-galore]

I hope you like this idea. Could you do a scenario for Sonic. EXE with a reader who's not afraid of him, even after his carnage. Reader's is like: "You are no God, you're just a monster and i will do everything to destroy you".

To make this work I had to alter some things. Oof, I remember when I was so scared of the fan game when I was younger. I'm quite happy Sonic.EXE is making a come back with much higher quality games.

A/N: Oops, strangely my Sonic.EXE personality is a mix between Sonic and Pennywise, my bad.

Tormented Mind

Yandere! Sonic.EXE Scenario/Short

Pairing: Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Yandere-like behavior, Sadism, Implied murder, Demons, Fourth wall breaking, Corpses, Blood mention.

"You are no God..." You seethe at your computer screen, the corrupted hedgehog's face blankly staring at you. "You are just a monster, a cruel prank to scare anyone who downloads you. You can't hurt me! None of this will affect me in the future and I'll destroy you."

Nothing happens, you think you're going crazy until the bloodied hedgehog in your screen frowns. Those eyes stare straight at you, and for a moment, you hesitate on the meaning of your words.

"A prank? Oh really? That tough act you have is funny! I didn't know you hated my little puppet show THAT much? Did your favorite character die? Are you sure you aren't a little sad?"

You then see the hedgehog give you a mocking pout, fake crying before smirking devilishly at you.

"You aren't funny either."

"Which means I'm not a prank, right? Pranks are supposed to be funny."

You groan. This corrupted pile of code even had a cruel sense of humor. You regretted even downloading the game.

"Don't take my threats lightly. I'll break your disc... then I'll wipe this computer clean."

The horrific form of Sonic laughs, your speakers vibrating at the volume.

"Oh! You are a FUNNY one! You can't do anything as long as I have control over your computer. I mean TOTAL control, too. Want to test out how much electricity I can send through these ports? You'll certainly feel it from here."

You grimace at his threat, deep down wonder if what he said could be true.

Did this virus really have this much power...? It seemed sentient so maybe it could.... However, you wouldn't give in.

"I'd rather not."

"Good. It'd be a shame to get rid of a wonderful player such as yourself! You've been the best one so far to play with. Even better than these puppets!"

With that said, Sonic moves out of the way to show the disgusting 'corpses' of Tails, Knuckles, and Robotnik. It was hard to call them corpses... were they even truly alive?

This was still just a game/virus....

"They got so boring... don't you agree? Even when I used them with you they were boring! Their torment was the same as the countless other times I played with them. You're a nice chance for something new, though."

Something... new?

"Elaborate."

"Got fancy words, hm? Just because I'm a computer program doesn't mean you have to break out the thesaurus on me!"

Another laugh vibrates through your ears.

"You MUST know what I'm talking about, dear! The fact I get to speak with you even even you're not scared is entertaining! I look forward to our round 2~!"

You scoff.

"Rounds 2? More of your little puppets?"

That grin nearly sent chills down your spine.... They looked so bloodied.

"You really DO underestimate me, hm?"

You feel yourself jolt. You weren't scared... just something felt, off

"Do you really believe I'm just a game? That's what most think...."

Static appeared on your computer, by the time it ended the hedgehog was gone. You though your computer crashed.

Although when you went to touch it, something touched your back.

Now you were scared.

"They never assume demon. That I could just be a deity in a vessel. It just so happens to scare others you need to make yourself look like something from their childhood, then TWIST it into something horrific to scare them."

You hesitantly turn around, only to be met with a hedgehog-like creature sitting on your bed. His pose was casual, grin large and filled with teeth. He taps his foot idly before laughing at your bewildered expression.

You doubted he was real... it looked like static surrounded him.

"Well? Impressed? No need to just sit there looking so surprised! Not many make it this far, you know~!"

"You can't be..."

"You keep saying such things. Can't you tell it's useless? In a way, with my powers, I really am a God."

That grin never left his face when he stood up.

"This isn't my true form. However, since you like those hedgehog games so much, this form appeals to you, doesn't it?"

A gloved yet clawed hand traces patterns on your arms and back while walking around you. He was no game....

"I want to keep your attention for as long as I possibly can! So..."

His speed is bewildering, truly like the real Sonic from the games. He stops in front of you, red eyes fixated on your own.

"Why don't we continue our game! I look forward to winning against my favorite player~"

[maddenikaris]

Volume 36 thoughts:

-hinata always doing some new crazy thing each game. Insane sunshine boy

-LOVE when we get the low quality panels they convey such an emotion

-the way they’re celebrating winning just one (1) set I love them I love them I love them!!!!!

-BABY KUROKEN. TINY SHY KUROO BELOVED <3

-HE LEFT TO GET A VOLLEYBALL PLEASE. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT

-“why don’t we lower the net” hey what if i cried forever

-kuroo defending kenma. I tell you what man the friendships in this series just get you

Volume 37 thoughts:

-the parallels to the Tokyo training camp 😭😭😭

-Kenna’s speech after the game. Oof

-grandpa ukai sticking out his hand for the handshake destroys me every time

-I cannot stand daisho truly

-bokuto you dork

-I’ve got less than 10 volumes left to read I’m not ready for it to be over tbh

Sam Rereads Haikyuu!!

Start date: Nov 22, 2025

Redoing my masterthread since I post on mobile a lot and i can't trim. I will keep things as spoiler free as possible! Thoughts under the cut :)

Vol 1-3 thoughts:

-one page in and i'm tearing up already the impact this series has fr

-Not to liveblog my experience but I forgot how iconic Oikawa’s entrance in. That whole mini arc at the practice game is incredible

-NOYA MY BELOVED!!!!!!

-Alright reading on pause I can’t do the first nekoma practice match right now I’m gonna burst into tears at work

Okay I lied so two things:

1) Karasuno second and third years. These early chapters still hit man the emotions and the everything. That is all.

2) [deep, deep inhale] KUROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Volume 4 thoughts:

-suga is the guy of all time

-the instant effect hinata had on kenma. Perfect. No notes

-the jerseys 😭😭😭😭

-Kuroo’s nerdy little pregame speech I love himmmmmm

-the way furudate-sensei drew motion, even in the smaller panels, is so good

-tbf id also be scared if all 6’2” of Kuroo was facing me down on the opposite side of the net

-the seeds beings planted for the nationals game I CRYYYYYY

Volume 5 thoughts:

-the genuine respect all the teams have for each other even while wanting to win. Chefs kiss.

-The little bonus sketches between chapters are so sweet. Sulky little Oikawa and all

-YAMAGUCHI 😭😭😭 sweetheart of ever

-Karasuno!!! Third!!! Years!!! Esp before inter-high tourney

-Oikawa. That’s all.

-I know how all these games end and yet I STILL get nervous reading them Furudate sensei you will always be famous

-the chapter about losing always hits home. Like, if you’re really passionate about something, you really have to go insane crazy with it and never ever doubt you won’t make it

-would love to know how long it took to come up with names for every single character like I have nothing but the utmost respect to the commitment

I FORGOT ONE OF MY FAVE PANELS OF HINATA :

Volume 6 thoughts:

-I love love love that he shows how unpredictable games can be. Skill is great but sometimes. You can’t predict where the ball will go or how it lands

-Aone and Hinata 😭😭

-I can’t help but love you Shittykawa

-I forgot JUST how intense this inter-high match is

-“if you’re going to hit something, hit it until it breaks” arrogant little jerk (affectionate)

-Seijoh 4. Iykyk

Volume 7 thoughts:

-Sugawara Koushi I love you I love you I love you

-the little “boing” sound effect whenever hinata jumps

-Ennoshita is SOOOOO under-appreciated

-The oikawa and kageyama parallels do me in EVERY SINGLE TIME I SWEAR

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

HELLO <333

I’m here with a fic request 😌

I’ve been seeing it around and I would LOVE to see it as an actual fic SO-

Yaniplier x Reader but the reader is the kid of Noir/Actor Mark!

Maybe they go to school together and Reader has the same mannerisms as their dad and Yan confesses to them after building up the courage under the cherry blossom tree ❤️

(Random note but I realized ADWM’s meta ending mentions that Actor has kids & he doesn’t seem to care for them, but I think it’s bc they aren’t into acting like he is. So [y/n] will be and he’ll be very caring/proud of them :) )

.............

Your dad was a man of many qualities.

Conceited, rich, and narcissistic? Yes. 

But you knew that he loved you no matter what--his only kid who lived with him and shared his love for acting. He wanted the best life for you possible.

So he sent you to an arts school to further pursue acting just like him, learning all there is to know from the ground up. He tends to brag that he was “born” with such a talent, though you just respond with a “sure whatever you say, dad.”

Of course, you were no 100-year-old shapeshifter who could turn into whatever character he wanted at the snap of his fingers. But lately the traits of some of those characters have rubbed off on you--from a clumsy robber’s high energy to an investigative engineer’s coolness. 

Speaking of which, the latter was actually part of his recent production set in the cosmos: In Space with Mark Iplier, a tale of a hero and his beloved captain trying to stop a dangerous wormhole from destroying the universe.

It’s the kind of amazing and bizarre story only he could create.

Even at home he kept the "noir" persona on often, sometimes going out in public in disguise. Mainly to spend time with you and avoid the often annoying paparazzi.

He got lost in those characters a lot, almost forgetting who he really is. But you didn’t mind. That’s just who he was and you loved him regardless of who he acted like.

Mark knew this, too.

He could yell at his cast and makeup team all day long, but he’d never raise his voice at you for any reason. Along with all his fortune and fame, he treasured you the most:

A rising star.

..........

‘And thus, my pride and joy sets off on their journey. Their rise to stardom begins within the walls of this very school-’

“Dad, I can hear your monologue again.”

“..oops, I forget.” With a coy smile, Noir Mark patted your shoulder in reassurance. “You’ll do great. Don’t sweat it. Nobody starts out perfect...except for me of course.” He joked, chuckling softly. “But you got this. Go make your old man proud.”

Nodding, you pulled your bag strap up and waved goodbye to him as you entered the school.

Today you were meeting with people who landed roles in the first production of this year: Heathers. You were just a background character for one act, but your dad reassured you that you’ll outshine them all.

Of course, you weren’t so sure about that. You don’t wanna take the attention away from the main cast, though you appreciated his confidence in you.

As you entered the hallway towards the auditorium, you peeked at your folder, seeing the scripts you were supposed to be studying.

Then you bumped into someone.

“Oof!”

“Ah-!!”

Immediately you recognized that "someone” by his red and black hair and glasses, which fell off as you both collided.

Your friend and crush: Yan.

He knelt down, frantically trying to find them and mumbling apologies to you.

“Oh it’s not your fault! Here. I found them.” You smiled and put the glasses in his hands. “Sorry, Yan. I was so excited to meet up with everyone for the Heathers thing.”

“Th-Thanks, [y/n].” He stammered, shakily putting the glasses back on his face. Already he was blushing at the realization you touched them. “I was actually on my way there too.”

“You got a role?”

“Yep! JD!” He sprang to his feet, as did you.

“Woah, that’s awesome! I’m proud of you! That’s way better than this random-ass background character I got.” You huffed as you put the folder in your bag to keep it safe. “Thought I would’ve gotten something better. I thought my audition was great, but hey..you take whatever you can get, right?”

“Exactly! I’m sure you’ll do great in any role! Even if you don’t speak or dance or do anything, you’d outshine them all!”

“You sound like my dad.” You chuckled, sighing as you both realized you were in front of the auditorium entrance. “Welp, we should probably head inside before we’re too late.”

“..y-yeah! Together.” He blushed once more, being swift to hold the door open for you and let you go inside first. And he followed closely behind you, eager to meet the rest of the cast.

Though more importantly, he was eager to spend time with you.

Yan knew so much about you--his senpai who happened to be a rich and famous actor’s kid. Like your father he sees you radiating with confidence, even a little bit of vanity, but he loved that about you. 

Once he was actually invited to Markiplier Manor for dinner, and god the expectations skyrocketed.

At least Mr. Iplier wasn’t some judgmental boomer who scoffed at his red hair and was actually very welcoming, though Yan still felt nervous. He couldn’t exactly tell him that he was obsessed over his own kid. 

So he tried making a good first impression, telling him of his passions for writing and acting. Fortunately those seemed to win his favor, and he was invited back to the manor as a guest anytime.

He did it!

Now that he impressed your father and landed this big role, he was two steps closer to finally being with you.

But he’d have to wait and see how you interacted with the rest of the cast before deciding his next move.

.........

Weeks pass and rehearsals start for the Heathers production. You’ve visited the auditorium to watch Yan several times after your classes and..

Wow.

What else was there to say?

He really dug the role of JD, speaking with such flair and mysterious associated with his character. Even after rehearsals you’d hear him humming Meant to be Yours to himself in the library and cafeteria. 

Of course, he had to dye his hair back to a natural color to fit the character better but you could still see the redness.

Considering he was the main antagonist of the musical, it made sense for him to be quite busy. Yet he always found a way to spend time with you--seeming more excited to be done with rehearsal than actually go to it. He was a natural at his role, not needing much practice.

You’ve told your father about him, showing video of one of his performances, and he was impressed.

“Isn’t JD the one who tried blowing up the school?”

“Uh yeah?”

He just laughs, quoting one of the lines from his “head engineer” persona: "I’ve yet to meet a problem that can’t be solved with explosives.”

Yeah, he definitely loved his characters. You wondered what Yan thought of his movies and how he’d react to seeing him as one.

That’s what you hoped to ask him at school today, though on your way there you received a text, asking you to meet him under the cherry blossom tree that’s on the perimeter of the campus, far away from anyone else.

Although all the romance movies you’ve seen made it easy to guess his intentions, you didn’t get your hopes up as you headed there.

Your dad has casually mentioned how infatuated Yan seems to be with you, calling him a “sharp young man” with “looks that could kill”. He reminded him of someone he once knew and fell in love with for a short time--even though it was only meant to be part of the narrative. 

Funny to think you initially thought Yan was just a really shy guy whose true personality shines on the stage.

Either way, you met him at the tree, but he wasn’t in the usual outfit he wore for rehearsals. Instead it was that sailor schoolgirl uniform he loved wearing yet got heavily bullied for.

The first time you met him, you stood up for him and chased off the assholes making fun of him. But he hasn’t worn it since that day, even when you try reassuring him he shouldn’t give a fuck what anyone thinks.

So for him to wear it now, just for you, must mean something...

“Hey. I missed that outfit.”

Looking up from his notebook, Yan beamed and closed it, jumping to his feet as he shuffled towards you. “Y-You did? Well..I just..had to wear it today before rehearsal.”

“Oh? And why would that be?” You put your hands on your hips, raising an eyebrow. Of course, you were just playing along. Like your dad you were good at pretending.

He took a deep breath, opening his notebook and taking a small pink envelope out of it, shakily handing it to you. “This..j-just read it.”

The moment it was passed from his hands to yours, he hid his face behind the book, hearing you gently tear it open and silence. He peeked for a second and saw you reading the note, before hiding again as he was scared to see your reaction.

“I’m meant to be yours, but will you be mine, [y/n]? <3″

You smiled sweetly at the confession and sighed, putting the note in your pocket. “Yan?”

Nervously he looked up, his face burning as red as his hair at the suspicious gaze you sent him. “This is sweet, but you’re not gonna pull a JD and destroy this school, are you?”

‘Only if anyone gets in the way of our love...I would do that and more for senpai...’ He thought to himself, but he bit his tongue and shook his head.

“N-No! I promise!”

“Then..I accept your confession.” You stepped forward and took the notebook, lowering it so you could see how bashful he was growing. 

‘Such a perfect place this is. The warm shining sun, the cherry blossom petals dancing around us, and my crush finally confessing his feelings for me. This beats any romantic film I’ve ever seen-’

“I-It’s better than any of that??”

“..oh shit, you heard me?”

Damn it, it seems "Noir Iplier” was finally rubbing his influence off on you.

Oh well, like father like kid.

You sighed softly and kissed Yan’s cheek, chuckling at how he squeaked. Then you brought him into a hug, which he returned with a smile stretching ear-to-ear wanting to pick you up and spin you around.

This was the best day ever.

For once, he didn’t have to get any blood on his hands!

[bambiraptorx]

Minor Interference: so far, probably Draxum's coffee maker. It was a fairly impressive model when he bought it given that it managed to functionally combine human-like tech and mystics (although it was probably overpriced for the quality lol). So unless I'm forgetting something, most of the damage MI Donnie has caused has been psychological rather than monetary.

Outside of the fic proper, he destroyed at least one set of hearing aids trying to swim with them on before making his own and ensuring they were actually waterproof. Idk how Splinter got hearing aids when they live in the sewers, but they were either normal standard quality hearing aids (putting them at easily 2000 dollars a piece, oof) or those cheap and probably crappy ones that get advertised in tabloids. There's a reason that he makes and maintains his own.

Get Babied, Idiots: Donnie has caused very little damage in this fic. So far. Give him time.

My Circus, My Turtles: Donnie is better at hiding the trouble he gets into in this fic, so nobody really knows for sure what the worst incident he's caused is. There have been a few major incidents in the school's labs that have gotten generally attributed s to him (he does not have permission to be in those labs and also was not at school for at least two of those incidents, not that that's stopped him before), but luckily for him there's a lack of evidence tying him to the explosions. The repairs for some of the labs took months.

Giant Mutant Toddler Turtles: once Draxum left a few books within Donnie's reach. Old magical tomes, the kinds that only had a few copies in existence. Donnie did not have the dexterity to flip pages without ripping them, and also likes chewing on paper. Those books are irreplaceable.

feelin bored so if anyone has questions about my aus and whatnot feel free to ask them

[nesta-stan]

Theory on Nesta’s power:

I am going to be honest, my theory is the same as what a lot of others have already come up with. Nesta has the power over both life and death; Nesta is both a healer and a destroyer; and Nesta is full of compassion and animosity.

But I got this idea from my mythology class I am taking this semester. We got to the chapter about the great goddess archetype and all I could think of was Nesta.  Here is an excerpt from the textbook about the great goddess. 

So here is a paraphrased list of what we know so far:

Nesta got the power from the cauldron, the thing that created the world

the cauldron was said to be used by the mother;

there is a dark mother

Whatever Nesta took zapped at the cauldrons ability to reform beings

Nesta has used the cauldron’s power to commit an act of mass destruction

Feyre thinks Nesta has death powers

Feyre also considered if Nesta could be a healer.

It’s already cannon that Nesta can use her powers for destruction. A lot of people have already referenced the scene with Cassian but what we don’t think about a lot is how Nesta botched the youngest queens transformation. Nesta did not botch the cauldrons ability to destroy, which we see is still very strong when Hybern uses it in the war yet the same cannot be said of it’s ability to create. Leaving me to believe Nesta might have more powers in reformation of life than in destruction of it. 

Another thing I think is that if Nesta does have both life and death power it would be a perfect representation of how both her character flaws and advantages are equally displayed and parallel each other. 

Nesta is loyal but stubborn

Nesta is outspoken but blunt

Nesta is honest but abrasive 

Nesta is intelligent but shrewd

Nesta is a critical thinker but cynical

The great goddess is supposed to be ambivalent and I think Nesta really fits that characteristic.  

There was also a discussion post I had to do about the great goddesses where our instructor asked us

"Because of those contrasting characteristics, there are often ambivalent feelings about the Goddess. She becomes the wicked witch, the demoness, the Lilith figure that corrupts humans.

Why do you think that it is so much easier for people in many cultures around the world to accept a Supreme Being, a masculine figure that takes life and offers punishment, but find it much harder to accept the Great Goddess as not only the birth giver but also the death dealer? Why is it harder to accept the death dealing aspect of the Great Goddess? Why is the Great Goddess figure vilified while the Supreme Being figure is idolized for similar qualities?"

Obvious answer was the patriarchy.

In alot of the myths we also see the great goddess get attacked by a new God. For tiamat it was her grandson marduk, Gaia raged a war on zues, Nut was permeantly seperated from her husband ( for them he was the earth God and she the sky God). Izanami was rejected by her husband after he saw how her face rotted away. Isis was betrayed and beheaded by her own son. Inanna's sister killed her after she tried to visit her in the underworld and then her husband refuse to mourn her.

The great goddess often has to face many betrayals. And she doesn't always end up on top. Which I think can be said of Nesta's relationship with the inner circle. And it can also explain Rhys' disdain. He See's himself as leader of a Pantheon and if the Nesta is the great goddess that makes her a wild card not fully subordinate to him.

Another theory could be all three Archeron sisters are in a way great goddesses. They all envelope the three main types: life, death, and regeneration. Here is someone from the crash course video on great goddesses.

Goddesses of life are maternal, often associated with the life-giving Earth...Sometimes these life-giving goddesses are associated with primeval creation...Life-giving goddesses are occasionally seen as protectors as well as nurturers...

Goddesses of death are often seen as queens of the underworld... In these roles great goddesses control the cycles of growth,decay and rebirth: occasion, goddesses associated with death are portrayed as witches or seers...Death goddesses are also often associated with fate, apportioning a person's life, ordaining health, disease, prosperity and suffering.

And finally, goddesses of regeneration often relate to sexuality in myths, appearing as virgins or nymphs. Sometimes they're also responsible for creativity: according to Leonard and McClure, their pulsing Sexual energies impel mortal creation to renew itself, and thus their influence redeems individual mortality through beauty, passion, and offspring." Pulsing sexual energy? Oof, is it getting hot in here or is it just these mother goddesses? One other interesting thing about goddesses of regeneration: they seem to have a tendency to bestow their favors on mortal men and that just does not seem to work out.

The great goddess is also seen as the mother, the crone, and the maiden. Which I think three Archeron sisters fit into. Feyre would be the mother, Nesta the crone, and Elain the maiden.

What do you think? Does Nesta fit the archtype of the great goddess?

[mymostimaginaryfriend]

QoTS 5x03 Reaction Post

Welcome back, Marcel? 😬

I know Teresa’s betrayal had to be of someone we cared about so that it would hurt - it was meant to - but...y’all I’m hurt!! NOT MARCEL.  

Marcel “together we’ve got a shot” Dumas.  Marcel ‘I’M ALL IN’ Dumas! Marcel ‘if there’s anyone I trust it’s her’ Dumas....

And to add insult to injury, in perhaps the most ultimate betrayal, Marcel didn’t even get to wear one of his trademark suits while Teresa stabbed him in the back! 

Okay, to be fair, she looked him right in the eyes while she did it and I’m still not over either of their expressions.

It was masterful having James get to know Marcel before all of this went down. He got to see both Marcel’s heart and smarts and bond over Teresa in a way he hasn’t really done with anyone else.  He’s usually so guarded, even around Pote etc.

Marcel immediately being like, oh so it’s like that, was hilarious. Like what part of that impassioned speech do you think he didn’t understand James lol.  

To have James make that heartfelt monologue about Teresa’s best qualities just as Teresa is deciding to turn Marcel in............

“You’re wrong about her. She’s not that person.”

“Not just for me.  But for you.”  “Deep down you know you can trust her.”

James is so CONFIDENT in Teresa.  And then....even after, he was searching for a reason, to understand.  “Boaz?” His face when she said he was in Miami.  Oof.

James might be softer this season but he’s still James, and they’re still James and Teresa.  His delivery of “I promised Dumas that there was no way you’d hand him in” was so devastating.

Like I said in my liveblog, I love foreshadowing!! (notlikethis.gif)

LOVED Teresa saying “I didn’t have a choice” leading directly into Kelly Anne’s monologue about choice and particularly, because this is Teresa we’re talking about, safety.

“The war never ends.  No matter what you try and do you’re never truly safe.”

Teresa will move those “safe enough” goalposts forever.  She’ll move them until it’s too late.

After seeing the previews for next week (and Marcel being approached by the feds) part of me loves that this single decision, of which she says she had no choice, may have just tipped the first domino of her downfall.

The season opener had her destroying her past self.

What if THE moment she gave up on what she stands for to choose power/business over loyalty, is what sets in motion her own demise.

THE ANGST. 

Random thoughts:

Teresa gave out a cool mil henchbro bonus? Like are they hiring? (only sorta kidding)

Great to see the James Valdez Driving Like a Pendejo driving school back in session.

I laughed out loud that as soon as Marcel heard the words ‘unauthorized beheading’ he immediately was like oh, so Boaz.

Also could have used a reaction shot of James when Marcel referred to Teresa being in the hospital. Like does he know about that?

Boaz’s talk with Teresa at the bar (nice callback to Javier’s final toast) was so good.  Loved the “I’m impulsive.  But you’re not.”

“My timing sucks” the Jimenez family motto! And understatement of the year.

Also once again when Boaz says they should have done it his way by handling the judge immediately the moment he stuck out his hand, Teresa doesn’t seem to disagree.  This is fine. Everything’s fine!

Kelly Anne’s “my feet are freezing” - great work.

But can I just say - last week when I’m like it’ll be interesting to see Pote have to divide his loyalties between Teresa and Kelly Anne...and this week he’s stalking his baby mama like he doesn’t have anything better to do while Teresa is handling Boaz herself?!

Not reassuring!

Also, Chicho deserves a raise.

Edited to add b/c I remember stuff 30 sec after posting as usual: interesting how someone has mentioned the L-word to or about Teresa in every episode so far.  KG in 501, James “who you love” in 502 and now Marcel about James in 503.

What did you all think?  Is James listening to Flora Cash ‘You’re Somebody Else’ and staring off into the middle distance with a slight frown on his face? Will Marcel make a deal with the feds?  Will we ever see Marcel in a non-prison suit again???  Will USA Network ever stop spoiling their audience in their marketing materials?

Can’t wait for next week.  This season is going to HURT (so good, hopefully).

[storiesofsvu]

Ahhhhh The Long Arm of the Witness FINALLY aired over here (as though I haven’t already seen it, but hey it was nice to watch it without pop ups)

I have thoughts that you didn’t ask for but I’m going to share anyways...

Firstly, If this is the wardrobe we are working with for Rita from now on, I don’t want it!!! Like excuse me ma’am where are your power suits!!! The burgundy number wasn’t the worst tho I’ll give them that. Also, bring back the curled hair!!!!!!!!

Secondly, That is not the Rita we have seen in past episodes like yes she’s a shark but she has ALWAYS remained professional both in and out of court. There has to be something deeper and I really hope it gets explored more maybe in a future season because if not I feel like it’s a missed opportunity.

Finally, SSS FITS LIKE IT JUST FITS, IT WORKS!!!! Like Oof that masterpiece DESTROYED me but it was so beautifully written and fit so well, so kudos to you!!! I mean even just watching the episode the way she barely looks or even acknowledges Gallagher throughout the episode there has to be something more!!!!

I know I’m like months late to this but oh well :)

Hahahaha Amazing!!!

I dont mind the straight hair, but the weird way they styled her bangs were not working for me AT ALL. Like, what is that fam? The burgandy was good! The rest the blazers were oversized, it made it look like they were trying to hide a pregnancy, which…. Clearly they aint!

Right??? Like she was so *off* esp in the second half, like, the first bit she was still pretty normal. I was excited for her to quip with Carisi & we got none of that! And ms marvel is TOO good of an actor to just forget rita’s qualities cause its been a couple years 🤔

One of the writer’s said that she’d be back again, so either they pushed her ep to next season or she was supposed to be on the defence show. Either way they better fucking cover it!!

RIGHT??? Jesus… and thank you!!

Hahaha its all good nonny!!

[theelfmaiden]

Do you mind if I ask for Maeglin for the character thing you posted on the 7th of September?

Omg, sure thing! It feels like it was ages ago, I had to dig in the archive to find the game. Anyway, here you go!

Maeglin

General opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine, I guess | like them? | love them | actual love of my life - to explain my choices, I mean that I kinda empathize with him and understand his situation: boy didn't have greatest childhood, and whenever I get to his parts in the book, it feels like he's pushed to do things he doesn't want to do. And he's just different from his Ñoldorin peers, even though he's half Ñoldo. But I don't and will never justify his actions. Dude destroyed my favorite city and its townfolk. Inexcusable.

Hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang - kinda irrelevant to me...

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff - Idk, can't decide.

Best quality: I think if he was given a chance, he'd be a loving and supportive cousin. Lol. But now for real, I think he's a loving son, defs working hard to impress. I think he'd be a good listener if he tried enough.

I mean he seems to be the type of person who needs to warm up to people to open up. Only then he'd be comfortable enough around you to help you with your burdens.

Worst quality: jealooooouuusy! Wow, it got a city crushed, c'mon!

Ship them with: I've been seeing people shipping him with Celebrimbor, and I have to stan, it's beautiful.

Brotp them with: if I could push aside the jealousy, I'd love to see him hanging out with Tuor and Idril and be a good uncle to Eärendil. I think even Glorfindel would be friends with him, if it could actually happen!

Needs to stay away from: toxic parents and dark lords,

misc. thoughts: moles... Krteček-style though... Also, don't ever ever go to Morgoth for counseling. Please.

Oof, what a load of... opinion. Anyway, thank you for the ask, it was really fun to actually think for a moment, and see ya around!

🎉

[kimiles]

Onion Man

a cracky miles/kimblee drabble inspired by the discord.....dont take this too seriously....yeah

Kimblee was always cold. So when he realized he had to go north to pursue Scar, he’d dreaded it. He didn’t understand how anyone could stand living at the fort. Even with all his coats on, he was still cold. The fort was barely heated, and he had a sneaking suspicion that they’d given him a room where the heat didn’t work.

He hated the cold. So that was why he relished the times when he could corner Miles, alone, and wind him up until Miles was dragging him back to his room with a steel grip on Kimblee’s wrist. He hadn’t expected it to be so easy to get the other man totally wrapped around his finger, but all the better. Spending some… quality time with Miles always managed to warm him up. Plus, as a bonus, Miles’ room was actually properly heated.

Miles dragged Kimblee inside, shutting and locking the door, and slammed Kimblee up against it before he could catch his breath.

“You think you’re so damn clever,” Miles hissed, as he fumbled with the buttons on Kimblee’s overcoat. He continued to rant about how much of a bastard Kimblee was, which the latter was content not to interrupt. This worked best by riling up Miles, after all. “Damn buttons…” Miles muttered.

Kimblee put his hands over Miles’, struggling with the last button of his overcoat. “Let me.” Smoothly, he undid it and slid the coat from his shoulders. He was about to start unbuttoning his undercoat when he noticed Miles’ expression. “What?”

“Another coat?”

“I get cold.”

Miles just raised an eyebrow, as Kimblee continued unbuttoning his coat. “Whatever,” he muttered, bending down to take off his boots. Once he took them off, he straightened back up to see Kimblee taking off his undercoat to reveal… another coat?? “Are you kidding me?” he said.

“It’s cold here! I don’t know how you people can stand it!” Kimblee said, starting to get annoyed. He began fumbling with the buttons of his coat a bit, feeling Miles’ somewhat judging stare on him. “Forgive me for not wanting to be cold,” he said sarcastically.

“Fuck you.” Miles crossed his arms and looked awkwardly across the room, then back at Kimblee, who was still undoing another one of his ridiculous coats. “I can come back, you know.”

“No, wait!” Kimblee said, frantically throwing the coat off to reveal his vest.

Miles raised an eyebrow. “You still have your scarf on.” Kimblee hadn’t even noticed, in his struggle to remove all his layers. Miles reached out to pull the scarf off Kimblee’s neck. He flung it somewhere in the room, knowing Kimblee would complain about that later, but not really caring. At this point he was just amused, watching Kimblee trying to remove his coats.

After the vest, it was a sweater. Miles put his head in his hands. His boner had died a long time ago. He was just trying not to laugh now. “You sure you don’t want me to come back?” he said.

“No I promise I’m almost done, wait—” Kimblee was pulling the sweater over his head now, revealing a long-sleeved collared shirt.

“Where do you get all these clothes in white, anyway?” Miles asked conversationally. His only response was a glare from Kimblee. Without all his layers, Kimblee looked a lot less bulky. When he had all the coats on, including his hat, he almost looked like a fat ghost. Miles barely suppressed a laugh at the thought.

“Shut up,” Kimblee said, looking straight at him. “This is the last layer.” He started unbuttoning the shirt.

“Oh, finally, I—” Miles stopped abruptly as Kimblee unbuttoned the shirt to reveal… an undershirt. “Are you fucking kidding me?” He bent down to pick up one of the many discarded layers and threw it at Kimblee’s face.

“Hey!” Kimblee sputtered, though it was muffled by the cloth hitting his face. He glared at Miles, then suddenly whipped his undershirt off and flung it at Miles.

“Shit!” Miles ducked and the shirt went flying through the room and hit the trashcan, making it topple over and spill its contents. He turned around to face Kimblee, narrowing his eyes. “Oh, it’s on.”

Kimblee yelped and barely managed to avoid the scrunched up ball of coat that Miles threw at him next. “You’re going to get that wrinkled!” he protested.

“Like anyone’s ever gonna see it. Wasn’t that one of your middle layers anyway?” Miles grinned. “Maybe cockroach isn’t the right term for you—”

“Wait, who’s calling me cockroach?”

“—but instead it should be onion. I mean, white coats, so many layers…”

“Absolutely not. I’ll kill you if you call me that.”

“Onion man!” Miles pointed at Kimblee’s offended face and laughed. “Onion man—agh!” He got a faceful of coat.

“Two can play this game,” Kimblee sneered. Like some kind of machine, he started rapidly gathering the coats scattered around him and launching them at Miles.

“Oof,” Miles said as a big wad of coats caught him in the middle. “Thought you didn’t want them to get wrinkles?”

“I’d much rather destroy you,” Kimblee said ominously. He fired another volley of coats, one of which caught Miles in the face again, but he managed to duck under another one and catch it in midair. Using all his strength and military reflexes, he whipped it back as quick as he could, catching Kimblee so hard in the leg the man almost fell. “You’ll pay for that!” he hissed in retaliation.

Miles grinned. He could see Kimblee was running out of ammunition, and the man was cornered against the door. He was in the perfect position to strike. The moment that Kimblee picked up his overcoat and threw it at him, he rushed over to where the scarf lay. He picked it up in his hands and tugged at it experimentally. Kimblee, evidently wondering why Miles hadn’t immediately thrown the article of clothing at him, stopped. Miles took advantage of Kimblee’s confusion and crowded Kimblee against the door, drawing himself up to his full height.

“I think it’s time to end this little game,” Miles said, his voice low.

“Oh,” was all Kimblee said.

The energy in the room had changed immediately, and Miles loved how in this situation, he had so much power over Kimblee. “I guess you’re finally undressed now, huh?”

Kimblee smirked. “I guess so.”

“This could be useful,” Miles said, waving the scarf in front of Kimblee’s face. “You liked it when I tied you up last time, remember?”

Suppressing a shiver at the memory, Kimblee nodded. He started letting himself indulge in fantasies of what was about to happen, when he froze.

Miles must have noticed, because he asked, “What’s wrong?”

Kimblee’s smirk slid into an apologetic sort of grin. “Oh… my pants.”

Miles looked down and realized that Kimblee still had his pants on. “Please don’t tell me there’s another million layers under there.”

Kimblee tried putting on his best remorseful face. “My legs get cold too.”

Miles put his head in his hands.