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khiphop-discussions · 2 months ago

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RAP:Public Ep.2 part 1

They don't talk about it here but J-Tong started the "Buckwilds" crew. It had SO many members and some of them are big names as of today. Zico, Giriboy, Lil Boi, and more. Here's a list (I'm not even sure this is a full list. I remember back in the days thinking there was so many members. I didn't even attempt to memorize lol):

Some things I didn't know but found out on namuwiki:

I don't remember this (I think this was from before I got big into khh) but he was under Just Music and then Ameoba Culture. He also dissed the Soul Connection group (Bang Yongguk's old crew?!?) and it basically destroyed their career (at least as a crew. Obviously BYG ended up becoming BYG). All of this was from before the time I became a huge khiphop fan so I can't give anymore details regarding all of this, unfortunately. I'll try to do some research some other time but I'm sure almost all resources about it are in Korean.

All spoilers from this point on

There's 60 rappers to split between 8 blocks (groups/teams in the rap:public). 60 divided by 8 is 7.5 (shout out to all the contestants who were struggling to find this out in their head cause I was too lol). The teams less than 6 will get eliminated. A team can't have more than 8. So I wonder how that will be reconciled if more than 8 people want to go to one? It seems like there will be votes.

Kaogaii is right. It is advantageous to have a smaller team at the end. 300,000 won has to be split between the members of the winning block. This means it's likely we'll see teams turn on each other towards the end. Probably why we so many many arguments/crying in the flashforwards on ep.1.

Jtong becomes the first member voted on to the block. Next is Loopy. Then, Haon. 4th Since. 5th Khundi Panda. 6th Kaogaii. Apparently, he was on a show called "Money Game" too? Can't lie, I'm suspicious of Kaogaii. He's very aware of survival shows + the commentary he's made? At this point, this is just a show/business for him. So it seems like he'll make tough, sometimes harsh, cold decisions with ease. It's like those people on the reality show who say "I didn't come here to make friends" and they end up being insufferable cause they treat everyone as disposable and will be highly manipulative if they feel it necessary.

7th. Owen...*eyeroll*. 8th. Hippie Kunda. Unexpected but I'm glad to see a lesser known rapper (and another female) make it.

Why they all vote for Hippie Kunda if no one wanted to be on her team? People didn't choose her team but Haon had lots of people who wanted to be on his. 99 Nasty Kids has a short segment. They said both will leave of one leaves and most rappers (rightfully) thought that's a bad mindset to have. Owen was like "They should have gone on a dating show"...boy...shut up. (Note: if anyone other than Owen said this, I probably would have thought it was funny lol)

Jtong chooses Damini, Loopy choose Yukon, Haon chooses Yang Kyle, Since chooses Punchnello, Kaogaii chooses Geegooin, Owem = Double Down, and Hippie Kunda = Drain K (other half of 99 Nasty Kids and also the first person to say he wants to be on her team). Khunda doesn't choose cause he doesn't want people with opposing styles. Luci Gang and someone else. He says he'll wait and recruit good/better artists. Naturally some people won't get recruited to their first team of choice. I understand his reasoning cause its hard to make opposing styles fit. However, I think he might be better off with someone more trendy since show usually come down to who has the best songs/performance as opposed to solely the best "technical" rapper.

So far block 6 is Kaogaii, Jo Gwangil, Geegooin. All talented but none all that popular despite being highly successful on smtm. I understand that. If you don't blow up after smtm, its kind of a sign that you're a but niche. Most people are probably here to max their popularity so they'd wanna go for popular teams. Plus, many probably aren't really fans of these 3 or at least are bigger fans of others. Joonie comes to the team but its clear they don't want her. They don't think she's all that good clearly. Kaogaii feels like she's not good live from what we've seen.

They wanna use Joonie basically as a shield. Make sure they have enough members but if eliminations come, get rid of her. Fucking men. I can admit, this is the most strategic thing to do here. But...fucking men...

Kaogaii is right. Why vote for him but not want to be on his team? He says he's humiliated about it. No one chose his team for multiple rounds. 7th round came. At this point Haon and another team didn't recruit for a round.

Eventually, Kohway and someone else comes.

Block 8 has Bizzy and someone else.

Block 1 (jtong), 2 (Loopy), 3 (Haon), and 7(Owen *obligatory eyeroll*) all have 8 members. 5 (khundi panda) has 6 members and then announced he'd "close" recruitment. He's got Hash Swan, Mason Home, Luci Gang (who he initially rejected instead of choosing?), Mckdaddy, and someone else.

10th round recruitment, o'domar goes to block 6 (kaogaii). Kp goes to block 8 (he initially got passed in the first round with Khundi Panda. He was the one next to Luci Gang earlier).

Last one is Leo (is this the guy signed to B.I.'s label or someone else?). Since rejects him, Khundi seems like he considers to give him the benefit of the doubt but doesn't remember his rap. Everybody is getting secondhand embarrassment and sadness for the rapper but no one tries to recruit.

Finally, Hippie Kunda chooses him. Damn, I wish they'd have done that earlier instead of drawing it out. Somehow I feel more secondhand embarrassed knowing how long it took. Now it's even MORE blatantly obvious they didn't want him but recruited purely out of pity.

But he's smiling with that big pretty smile anyway! OK Leo! Next round show them why they were dumb to not take a chance on you! Head up!

Jtong recruited all of the loud, unique people. Damini, Don Mills, Jeffrey White (okashii), Fleeky Bang, Goldbuuda, and Kang Hyuk.

Loopy: yukon, kim ga yeon, shyboiitobii, khan, xwally, nosun, and raf sandou (okashii). Seems like he wants the unknown people and up and comers. He wants to showcase something new and unique.

Haon: Yang Kyle, James An, Dommiu, Noh Yunha, BBULKUP, Reddy, Osun. Everybody is saying it's balanced. I don't have many thoughts on this team. I'll have to see how they work together.

Since: Punchnello, Kim ryul, Viin, Boi B, sky minhyuk, and cocona. This is interesting. Everybody here is a good performer.

Khundi Panda: mckdaddy, jp, mason home, luci gang, and hash swan. I'm not too hopeful about this team. I'm not really sure how they can do in this show. It's an interesting mix. They are talented but I'm not sure what type of songs they can really do. None of them are really people who make songs that you want to dance/party to or just chill to. Hash Swan can make songs like that but idk about the others. Also, for Swan he can be hit and miss in terms of songs. I like some of luci gang's songs but not a huge fan yet. I am looking forward to seeing more of her on this show.

Kaogaii thinks his team can beat any team. Joonie, Kohway, Koala, Geegooin, jo gwangil, and odomar. This isn't a horrible team. Seems like it has a mix of style and technical skill. It is very diverse.

To me, right now it seems like jtongs team is the strongest. I know some of the members are polarizing. But I've seen enough of most of them to know they can carry their part in a performance or song. If it was solo (which it might become at some points in the show) then I'd be a bit more skeptical. However, I do believe they all can do well if there's other people there for support.

I'm gonna stop here cause it's late. But I plan to continue this series throughout the week.

#khh #khiphop #rap:public #korean hip hop

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storiesbyrhi · 2 years ago

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should i focus on:

a) Bones and All

b) witch!reader x eddie very magic very bat very ??? one-shot - from the last line challenge

c) reader comes to hawkins after the 'earthquake' after she saw it on the news because she knows eddie from metal shows in the city and is his gig bff - ft. scars, healing, friends to more, pining, all the gang's there

d) self-indulgent (not in a bad way) short fic of eddie supporting reader when her pet passes away because i miss tonks so much

pls vote even tho this isn't a poll lmao

#Eddie Munson #Eddie Munson x Reader #Eddie Munson x You #Eddie Munson/You #Eddie Munson/Reader #Eddie Munson Fanfic

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lil-bit-louder · 1 month ago

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7 (both giving and receiving[? if you can say that about someone else swallowing]), 3, 38, 45, 47, 48, 49!

😳

7 Spit or swallow?

… 🫣 swallow (im curious!)

(i haven’t sucked a dick but it looks fun..)

3 Quickest way to get horny?

open tumblr lmao. fr any post that’s like, framed as speaking to the reader as a sub gets me going alarmingly fast

irl, touching my leg under the table

(oh I was thinking w/ ur feet but yeah grabbing my thigh also makes me horny 😅)

38 How do you prefer your partner's pubic hair?

moderation in all things? lol I haven’t been w someone’s whose I’ve wanted to change 🤷‍♂️

45 Favourite sex toy?

I don’t have any 😔 unless pillow humping counts..?

46 Do you masturbate with penetration?

Not yet… I’m nervous about my butt😅 i definitely need to try it tho, maybe I’ll report back 😏

47 Do you like roleplay?

YES LET ME ROLE PLAY I WILL BE VERY NORMAL ABOUT IT

(i am a big roleplaying nerd but ive never done it in bed, lemme get way too into character pls)

48 Any funny sex stories?

a dramonie fic I read once where draco voted nader

personally speaking the time a girlfriend was worried being a sub meant i was gonna cheat on her bc that’s what happened on desperate housewives lol

49 Weirdest porn you've ever watched(/read)?

well i was on 4chan in middle school SO im gonna choose to interpret “watched” as “intentionally enjoyed” lmao

uhhh 😳 weird is probably either incest or monster fucking (weird as in taboo) free use/bored sex (weird as in strange) or unusual amounts of cum (weird as in gross)

weird as in specific, very frequently come back to this fic about a woman getting increasingly sexually harassed by a gang of lesbian ne’er do wells whenever they see her subway. it’s a steven universe fic? (i do not know steven universe. afaict the characters in the fic have *very* little to do w/ the alien rocks they are named for)

#asked and answered #god I was just frozen thinking of all the fucked up stuff I’ve seen online like uhhh … I couldn’t possibly say #so have some oversharing hope that’s good!

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buggxd · 2 years ago

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୨⎯!!Moviez !! rory keaner x GN!reader⎯୧

⋆ ★ This is a fluff and there is no specific pronouns I’m using for the reader !! Anyways this is probs gonna suck but it’s whatever TW? Very brief/subtle mention of gore death :) FEEDBACK IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED PLS TELL ME IF THIS IS ALRIGHT AND WHAT I CAN IMPROVE ON!!

⋆ ★ Summary!!: The whole gang (friend group ethan, benny, erica, sarah and you meet up at rorys house when his mom works a night shift at her job so you all watch movies an chill :) AND your in grade 11 so the reader and everyone else is 16!!exept for erica and sarah.

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ You were in your 8th period class the last of the day and you were so exited for the bell to ring, Time was going by painfully slow but while the history teacher was going on and on about a topic nobody in the class was interested in, all you were able to think about was your plans you had made almost 2 weeks in advanced to go to your blond and bubbly friend rory keaners house to watch a ton of movies along with the others in your friend group you were too busy thinking of what movies youll watch and the buttery popcorn and chips and candy youd be shoving into your mouth later that you were too distracted and lost in your own thoughts that the loud sound of the bell ringing had caught you off gaurd and made you jump causing you produce a little yelp that made the teacher glance at you as you simply just smiled akwardly then quickly grabbing your bag and zooming out the classrom and bursting through the two big doors that led you outside you looked around for a sec and soon after spotted the blond haired boy talking with benny an ethan he was facing your way while Ethan an Benny had their backs towards you you started walking up the the trio Rory saw you and smiled and waved you did the same and sped walked to them you greeted everyone as usual and waited a bit until you asked about Sarah and Erica the boys said that the two girls would show up later the four of you just talked until you had remembered you needed to get a few things from your house so you waved at them and took of walking home your house wasn’t very far from the school you lived down the street from Rory’s house so you were able to get there pretty fast. After you packed a crossbody bag with an extra outfit socks, perfume, and a charger you changed out of your school clothes and put on (whatever u want?) and slipped on your black and white converse and walked out the house making sure to lock the door your parents/guardian were working the Night Shift so you had the place to yourself most nights, the sun was still up but it was gonna set soon once you made it Rory’s place you knocked and Rory answered the door and hugged you and basically dragged you inside you were used to him greeting you like this he just gets so happy when he sees you or any of his closest friend’s. After entering the house you were greeted by Erica and Sarah sitting on the sofa while benny was in the kitchen probably getting snacks and Ethan was in the bathroom you went to the kitchen along with Rory and started to get 3 big bowls to fill with candy, chips and popcorn and you also got out the 3 2liters of soda (whatever soda u like idc) the three of you brought the bowls and drinks to the living room and placed them on the coffee table along with cups. After you all settled and Ethan came back from the bathroom Rory layer out a couple dvd’s half being sucky comedy movies, low budget teen dramas, superhero movies or horror, Sarah wanted to watch one of the comedy movies along with Ethan Benny wanted to watch a superhero movie but you and Erica wanted to watch a horror movie. you all were bickering about what movie you were gonna watch until Sarah spoke up “HEYY” she raised her voice to get everyone attention “why don’t we vote?!” You all looked at each other and nodded in agreement “okay who wants to watch the comedy movie?” Erica asked in an already annoyed voice Sarah and Ethan slightly raised their hands “and what about the superhero movies” Erica spoke again as Benny raised his hand only to be the only one who wanted to watch the movie he slowly put his hand down and stayed quiet “and last but not least.. HORROR!!” Erica emphasized on the word ‘horror’ You and Erica raised your hand as high as the two of you could and then you looked at Rory and mouthed the words ‘please’ with a smile he was hesitant because horror wasn’t his favorite but how could he say no to you?, he raised his hand as well.

After Rory pushed play he took a seat next to you on the floor Ethan Benny and Sarah were on the couch while Rory you and Erica were on the floor with pillows and blankets the whole house was dark because Erica thought it would make it scarier and you agreed the two of you were watching intently while Rory was later back leaning on the couch hands behind his head trying to act tough while Ethan and Benny were hiding under their blankets, Some time had went by and there was a semi gory scene you and Erica were so exited to see the slasher of the movie prey on its victims while on the other hand your friends were scared shitless even though they knew it wasn’t real, one of the side characters got caught and killed and you heard Benny Ethan and Sarah yelp and then you felt Rory grab onto your arm and you glanced over to see him looking intently at the screen you leaned towards him and semi hugged him to try and comfort him and he held you the same way and every time a jumpscare or slightly gory scene came on he would hold onto you tighter after the movie ended you looked to where Erica was and she had fallen asleep you looked back to see Ethan asleep sitting up with his neck leaning on the arm rest of the sofa while Benny payed on his shoulder and Sarah fell asleep sideways on the couch with her lags tossed on the boys you then glanced at Rory who had also fallen asleep you glanced at his Rosie pink lips and messy hair and thought he looked cute so you took a couple pics of you and him after you gave him a peck on the cheek and cuddled into his side and drifted into a deep sleep.

｡･:*˚:✧｡｡･:*˚:✧｡｡･:*˚:✧｡｡･:*˚:✧｡｡･:*˚:✧｡｡･:*˚:✧｡｡ I HOPE THIS IS ALRIGHT!! Again I wrote this while half asleep;; and it’s longer than I expected im also probs gonna remake this just a little bit different but um yeah I hope whoever read this kind of likes it!! :D

#mbav #rory keaner #rory keaner x reader

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bitsandbobsofwriting · 3 years ago

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IDEAS THAT ARE BOUNCING AROUND IN MY HEAD ATM:

This is the The New List!! I’ve kept the original List post, but deleted everything on it other than a Link here, so hopefully that should stop the confusion :D

I’ve deleted all of the old votes in my inbox, because the prompts will have new numbers, so start sending in votes again pls lads!!

I am keeping a list of no-longer considered prompts in my drafts, just in case I change my mind at some point :)

My Masterlist!

Freylin fic!! Will probably be a 5+1 fic or something similar, just Freya being generally badass and saving the day and Merlin standing back going “That’s my fucking wife!! Go wife, go!”. Will almost certainly include The Gang finding out that Merlin is consort to a Goddess and going 😮 (Funny, fluffy, maybe a touch of angst (when talking about how Freya is like… technically dead), but mostly just happy cutesy).

Some sort of sickfic, but I’m not sure yet. Apparently both my followers and I like traumatised/miserable Merlin and the Gang being protective😅😁 (angsty but with a happy ending in all likelihood). I GOT SENT AN IDEA FOR THIS!! Merlin accidentally gets cursed into not being able to eat so basically begins to waste away until the Gang notice. LOTS of angst, with an eventual immortality/magic reveal ending, that is also happy and fluffy and Merthur-y. (More detailed outline Here!)

Hunith shows up in Camelot crying and covered in blood. A raid happened in Ealdor (for like the first time in decades, because it’s so far away from the Essetirian Capital), but the guards saw Merlin doing magic and took him. Arthur walks in on the initial conversation, sees Hunith all bloody and crying and assumes the worst. Hunith begs Gaius to just tell him the truth (about Merlin’s magic). A rescue mission is mounted, lots of torture and blood and super angsty, but with a happy/hopeful ending.

Merlin gets lost in the woods and accidentally (and unknowingly) convinces a bunch of hunters that he’s a Fae. Funny hijinks and oblivious Merlin and cute animals!! Probably short and crack-y.

Part 3 of The Long Lost Prince AU, a 5/10 years later sort of thing just to finish things off.

Part 2 of Another Warlock?. The other knights are getting jealous because since when have Merlin and Leon been this close?? Magic is eventually legalised and the two of them have to come out with the truth. (Likely Merleon)

Merlyan reunion!! In which they already knew each other (very well) from years ago, and the others (especially Gwen) are baffled. Merlin and Elyan are entirely oblivious to everyone’s odd looks because they’re so wrapped up in catching up with each other and falling in love all over again. (COMPLETED)

Merlin knows, and is odd friends with his Grim Reaper, on account of how often he dies. She shows up early and Merlin is confused, but invites her along on whatever stupid quest the gang are out on. Merlin dies, Reaper reaps, the gang are terrified and confused except Lancelot who like… awkwardly nods at her as she wonders off with Merlin’s soul, saying “I’ll be back in a few hours.” Cue Immortal and subsequent magic reveal (more detailed outline here!)

Merlin figures out how he can turn Aithusa into a human toddler, and brings her to Camelot. He makes up some excuse about her being an orphan from Ealdor and not having the heart to leave her alone because no one in the village would really be able to care for her. Cue dragon-in-disguise shenanigans, and Merlin and Lancelot being dads. The knights fighting over who gets to be the favourite uncle. Lots of fluff (more detailed outline here!)

Arthur discovers Kilgharrah as a child, and the dragon becomes awkwardly fond (though he would NEVER admit it) of this incredibly lonely child and teaches him about the world. Several years later, Arthur and Merlin re-enact the Spiderman meme when they sneak down to Kilgharrah’s cave at the same time (more detailed outline here!)

Arthur is cursed into a child. Maybe a tad of angst in relation to child abuse, but mostly just awkward fluff. Merlin being the only one little Arthur will listen to, Arthur just generally being an adorable toddler, who 100% considers making it illegal for it ever to be brought up again when he turns back because of how embarrassed he is (more detailed outline here!)

Post magic reveal, Mordred and Merlin stop using Glamours to cover huge Druidic tattoos all over their torsos. They appear naturally on Warlocks and Witches as they hone their magic (though it is possible to stop it) and they see no point in hiding them now that magic is legal. Maybe Leon has a little cup of life somewhere on him, and Elyan has a memorial tree sort of thing, as small marks to the magic that had touched them? (more detailed outline here!)

Very OOC Uther enlisting Morgana’s help to get his dumbass kid to ask out his dumbass manservant because the pining is ridiculous and unbearable and distracting during meetings/training/tournaments/literally all of the time (more detailed outline here!) (Part 1 is COMPLETED, Part 2(final part) is COMPLETED)

5+1 of Arthur realising that his life got WAY easier when Merlin arrived (on account of him preventing most assassination attempts before they even reach the city, and organise Arthur’s entire life). Arthur follows him when he sneaks off and everything is revealed (more detailed outline here!) (COMPLETED)

Merlin gets zapped back in time by some sort of magical artefact. Cue angst of not knowing if this whole thing was a hallucination/illusion, or if it was actually real. Does he throw himself into making different choices and fixing things? Or does he throw himself into finding a way back to his original time, where his friends might still need help? I’m thinking LOTS of angst🤔 (more detailed outline here!)

Only just post-magic reveal, everyone is still suspicious of Merlin. The gang gets kidnapped or something and Merlin saves them without his magic, explaining that he taught himself to fight because he knew people (his friends specifically) would turn against him because of his magic, and he needed another way of defending himself. Everyone feels guilty, happy ending. (More detailed outline here!)

Leon knows about Merlin’s magic, and subtly helps from the side lines thinking that Arthur already knows (he doesn’t). Merlin is entirely oblivious until right at the end where everyone just goes😮 (more detailed outline here!)

Dragon Lord and Magic reveal where the gang get kidnapped, and Merlin’s protective Dragon side shows itself in a rather aggressive way. (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin sneaks out of the city to meet with Morgana just after she’s gone evil. He convinces her (and Morgause) to run away with him to set up their own safe, magical Kingdom in the now empty Perilous Lands. Arthur of course has followed him out and overhears this conversation, but doesn’t say anything when Merlin “goes missing”. The gang finally come to find him in the perilous lands a year or so later, and he’s a BAMF King who rips into Arthur. Slightly angst I suppose, but also satisfying.

Reincarnation story, except when Merlin sees everyone dripping wet and confused in his front garden, he goes a bit nutso, and is convinced he’s hallucinating (again). He calls Mordred panicking, who was only 5 minutes away from home anyway (NOT Merdred), who arrives and goes “Oh shit. Merlin they’re real and I need to you tell them not to kill me real quick because they don’t look all that happy my guy”. (Mordred had been enchanted by Kara and Morgana, and is also immortal).

FIGHT CLUB MERLIN!!!! Gwaine convinces the knights that they should spend an evening at a (perfectly legal) fighting ring, (though he keeps where exactly they’re going a secret until they get there) for funsies, and everyone is shocked as HELL to see Merlin taking part (after previously stating he can’t come to whatever shenanigan Gwaine has planned, because he’s busy running errands for Gaius). He kicks ASS and lies about it the next day. No one knows quite what to do about it. FUNNY!!! (COMPLETED).

Arthur comes back from a hunt and has to tell everyone that they were ambushed by bandits, and Merlin didn’t make it. No one questions his odd behaviour because they figure he’s just grieving, UNTIL Merlin’s Death Echo (stuck in one emotion, can’t move on due to a traumatising death) shows up in the throne room and reveals to everyone that Arthur killed him. Merlin, who is immortal, shows up to destroy the Echo and take back that part of his soul, but the damage is already done, everyone knows what Arthur did. (COMPLETED!! IT’S SO ANGSTY!!!)

Merlin, at his sorcery trial, is possessed by a pretty scary God (Judge, Jury, Executioner style) who turns the trial around to be on Uther and Arthur. Uther gets sentenced to like... almost immediate death, and Arthur is given a chance, before the God vacates and Merlin goes😯

Druid festival post ban repeal, but pre reveal. The gang are invited, and the Druids sing a bunch of songs that various magical members of the gang slowly join in on, thereby revealing their magic. Cute and musical and fluffy!!

Arthur/Gwaine coordinated by a sneaky Merlin. The poetic irony of Gwaine falling in love with not only a Noble, but a King. And Arthur definitely needs some more fun chaos in his life, as opposed to life-threatening chaos. The others watch on in befuddlement at Merlin’s plan unfurls.

Arthur takes Merlin and a big group of knights into the woods for tracking and capture training. Meaning he gives Merlin an hour’s head start and whoever brings him back first wins. Except Merlin is sneaky, circles back to the camp, falls asleep in a tree, and only comes down when everyone is pacing around the camp, worried about where Merlin might’ve got to. Arthur is grumpy because... there wasn’t even supposed to be an option for Merlin winning, and he managed it anyway.

Arthur thinks he isn’t good enough for Merlin, with an Arthur scar reveal. He’s also worrying about Merlin leaving post magic reveal, to go to better lands, so tries various things to get him to stay (learning magic himself, forcing a title on him, etc). Merlin tells him to cut it out, he’s not going anywhere. Fluffy Merthur ending :)

Merlin and George (who knows about Merlin’s magic) are besties and it confuses Arthur to no end. Also makes him jealous, not that he’d ever admit that. (Merlin is like the bouncy puppy jumping circles around George, who is the mature, serious, kinda scary Big Dog. Though Merlin can definitely be scary as well, and no one knows that better than George.) (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin sees the magical community in discord, and works to bring them all (Druids, Catha, priests/priestesses, general sorcerers, etc) together. He’s sort of... wordlessly made their King, and no one tells Merlin this until the worst possible moment. (More detailed outline here!)

Balinor stayed in Ealdor, so the truth is revealed when Arthur and Merlin go hunting for the Dragon Lord (because Arthur has briefly met Merlin’s father before). Balinor Lives AU :) (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin starts making himself invisible to help out more easily when the gang gets attacked. Jokes and rumours start flying around about the ghost that’s protecting Arthur. Lance and Mordred think it’s hilarious and only encourage it, Merlin is really weirded out by it. (More detailed outline here!)

Hunith as an incredibly abusive mother AU!! The gang are talking about their childhoods, and Merlin avoids the questions because “ah, my childhood was kind of a bummer, I don’t wanna bring the mood down”. This is post magical reveal, and they eventually get Merlin to talk about some of the things that happened. The others are understandably horrified, cue everyone feeling SUPER guilty because they had all previously really loved Hunith, and hadn’t picked up on how subdued and tense Merlin is around her. (More detailed outline here!) (COMPLETED)

Lots of changing curses (sex change/body swaps/age changes). Morgana, Gwen, and Gaius think it’s hilarious, the knights and Merlin do NOT. (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin has amnesia, and has no idea who he is or who anyone else is either. He’s still sort of got that mindset of “don’t trust anyone” in his head, so he just... doesn’t tell anyone. He relies on muscle memory and context clues to get by until the others figure out that... whatever this thing is, it isn’t the real Merlin. It is, Merlin just doesn’t know what that means. Kinda angsty but happy ending :)

Merlin regularly shapeshifts to protect Arthur/his friends, when he isn’t allowed to go with them for whatever reason. Rumours about Camelot’s albino protectors (a pure white stag, hare, fox, wolf, hawk, etc) start spreading, and it’s considered bad luck to try and hunt them. They always get a respectful nod from knights, and no one figures it out until years after the reveal. (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin, Mordred, and Morgana are the ultimate petty magical trio, who, both before and after the ban repeal, use their magic to fuck with people they don’t like. Pretty hefty Merleon because I like the idea of Leon just having to resign himself to this happening, whether he likes it or not. (More detailed outline here!) (COMPLETED)

Merlin is possessed by a spirit (it’s not good, not evil, just sorta... there), who hangs around in Merlin’s head. He doesn’t control Merlin or anything, just pokes around in his mind and goes “holy shit bro... you live like this?” and keeps tryna convince Merlin to demand more self respect and do things for himself every one in a while. There’s a big kerfuffle about getting it out of Merlin’s head, but the two of them are actually kind of fond of each other and don’t want to separate. (More detailed outline here!)

Soulmate AU where soulmates share skills to a slightly lesser extent. Arthur can do a little sorcery (which he has to hide from EVERYONE) and is really good at sneaking around (and climbing trees, weirdly enough) and Merlin is decent enough with a sword (not that he found that out until years later) and can read and write, despite never being taught. (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin has a screaming-crying-magical explosion breakdown in the woods after ten years of his destiny not going anywhere. The gang had followed him out and see this, unknown to Merlin. Kilgharrah arrives to comfort him and offers to take Merlin far away, to forget all about Arthur and Camelot and destiny, and Merlin all but agrees. Kilgharrah puts Merlin to sleep and then rips into the gang, and tells them that whether Merlin stays or goes is entirely up to him, and if they wake up in Camelot in the morning to find him still there, they should consider themselves extremely lucky. VERY angsty, but protective Kilgharrah and remorseful everyone else, with a hopeful ending me thinks. (Part 1 is COMPLETED, Part 2 is COMPLETED, Part 3(final part) is COMPLETED!!)

Merlin meets with Morgause, they’re more frenemies than actual enemies, but Merlin is kinda scary. Arthur had followed him and sees this. SHORT because I have no plot outside of the conversation between Merlin and Morgause that I want to write.

Arthur as a Witcher AU!!! (More detailed outline here!)

Morgana and Merlin as Gods who are playing with destiny as if it were a game. I’m thinking just Mordred follows Merlin out to see what he’s up to, and finds him meeting with Morgana to bicker about who’s “winning” over drinks. Mordred is very scared and confused and doesn’t really know who he can go to with this. There won’t really be an ending, just heavily implied angst, similar to the Evil!Merlin Version of Not what He Seems :)

Merlin has been on Morgause’s side since before he even came to Camelot, and had subsequently recruited Mordred and Morgana. Very short, very angsty, but also kinda satisfying, if you consider Arthur/Uther/Camelot the bad guys.

MERGWEN THE BABY IS COMING AU!!!! With a background rare-pair just because I wanted to :D. Merlin and Elyan (and Gwen) being besties! (Based on the Mergwen section of This Headcanon)

VERY short hurt/comfort in the aftermath of some sort of attack leaving Merlin permanently blind. Arthur has to learn to be more expressive, because Merlin can no longer read his body language/facial expressions, and it’s just Arthur comforting him afterwards with a hopeful ending. Already post magic reveal, so Merlin can use magic to get around just fine, but going blind is still a big deal, and using magic to sense where the steps are is not the same as being able to see a meadow.

Merlin reacts with anger, instead of sadness when Gaius reveals who his father is. Arthur overhears Merlin yelling some pretty hefty things at him “You are a liar and a coward and you should’ve burned with our kin” and privately goes “oof”. He asks Merlin about it later, Merlin explains vaguely but Arthur is a smart boy who figures it out. Another Balinor lives AU.

Leon has no idea why Merlin is storming out of the castle, followed by a FURIOUS Arthur. Merlin tells him to fuck off, punches him in the face, quits, and continues to storm off... Leon is sure as hell gonna find out what that was all about. (A few weeks after the repeal, Merlin reveals his magic, Arthur is angry at the lies, and Merlin has some self-respect). (This is one of my favourites, purely because I fully intend to write the words “Respectfully, My Lord, eat shit and die” into it) Fluffy Merthur ending. (COMPLETED)

3 times Merlin saves a patient, +1 time he can’t. Just about Merlin growing as a Physician, with a lot of fluffiness, and then a smidge of angst, and then lots of comfort from Arthur and a random Guard and Gaius. (COMPLETED)

Arthur walks in on Merlin in the Physician’s chambers in the morning, but he gets super nervous and is evidently trying to get The King to leave. Arthur just ignores him and sticks around to pester him until a very confused and... messy, Leon exits Merlin’s room. Merlin and Leon are mortified, Arthur has been waiting for this for ages and just takes the piss :D MERLEON!! (COMPLETED)

Roll reversal!! In which Arthur is the mother hen looking after everyone and panicking when they do stupid shit, and Merlin is the one doing/encouraging most of the stupid shit. MOVED TO HEADCANON LIST

Cinderella AU sort of!! Merlin and Arthur meet under very different circumstances! In which Merlin sneaks into a ball on a dare from Will, dressed in magically summoned fancy clothes. Arthur, who is sick and tired of his father trying to set him up, sees this weirdly good looking guy just shovelling his face at the snack table, instead of trying to seduce The Crown Prince, and sparks up conversation. They have fun, Merlin has no idea he’s the Prince and trash talks all of Camelot and their anti-magic laws and Uther and his dick of a son right to his face. They fall in love in a night, but Merlin has to run away and yadda yadda y’all know the rest. Happy ending :) (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin confiding in Lancelot about his love for Arthur, Arthur confiding in Leon about his love for Merlin, Lancelot and Leon have Wine Wednesdays where they complain about it and try to figure out how to get them together without betraying their trust (by just blurting out “you’re both in love with each other you gay motherfuckers”). (More detailed outline here!)

Arthur is somehow VERY stupid and VERY smart. He sees Dragoon, but recognises him as Merlin (the smart bit), and gets it into his head that Merlin has been cursed and the only way to break it is true love’s kiss (the stupid bit). Except Merlin returns to his room right as rain the next day and Arthur is sad because someone else is obviously Merlin’s true love. This happens a few times until both Arthur and Merlin go “wait, hold up”.

Short crack where Arthur keeps giving Merlin clothes, and no can figure out why, until Mordred remembers that “Sorcerers like clothes”. Arthur is, in his own stupid way, trying to both make Merlin happy and let him know that he’s aware of the magic. (More detailed outline here!)

Merlin always taste tests Arthur’s food (the real reason he steals it all the time) and after years of it being fine, there is actually poison and Merlin almost dies and Arthur is angry and guilt and also Gay.

Moana!AU!! Arthur as Moana, Merlin as Te Fiti/Te Ka, Freya as The Ocean, Gaius as Grandma Manta Ray, Leon as Maui. A very roundabout but cute happy-ending AU!! (More detailed outline here!!)

After Merlin tells Mordred the truth about his destiny of killing Arthur, Mordred swears a magical oath that, should he ever try to hurt Arthur, his own magic will turn against him. They then become besties, but magic reveal where Arthur rages and Mordred threatens him when he goes to hurt Merlin. Mordred’s own magic almost kills him, everyone thinks Merlin is a traitor (they think it’s the traitorous sorcerer’s fault that Mordred is in pain) until eventually everything gets sorted. Happy ending, but with some real tense moments. (More detailed outline here!)

The Knights ask Merlin just how close he and Morgana used to be (which they all find incredibly weird because, bar Leon, none of them met Morgana more than in passing before she went batshit insane). They push him too far and he decides he’s sick of lying. ULTRA angst, FORMER Mergana :( Everyone is super surprised, especially Arthur, but also sympathetic, because they can’t imagine how hard this has been.

Merlin is Tristan Du Bois’ son?? Making him Arthur’s cousin?? He came to Camelot knowing full well who he was, with the intention of killing Uther in revenge, but accidentally fell in love with someone (Gwen? Morgana? Leon?) and decided to give Arthur a chance. The Gang find out when they’re captured and the truth is revealed. Arthur isn’t too mad because his bestie is actually related to him!! :D

Merlin as a very unsettling Guardian angel, revealed by Morgause when everyone gets captured.

Really short fluff fic of Leon telling Arthur all about Igraine. Brotherly bonding and fluff :D

The gang sort through Lancelot’s room a few days after he dies, and discover that he had a secret partner. Merlin finally reveals that it was him when they find a certain something in amongst the stuff, and everyone feels like shit because... he’s been grieving alone and no one knew. Super angst, but also a fluffy part two in which they save Lance (something to do with the Shade and very strong magic).

Merlin taking a REALLY blasé attitude towards the magic reveal, in which the gang are talking about magic and how bad it is until he scoffs and goes “Y’all clueless, magic is common, useful, and loved everywhere except Camelot, you knobs”. Cue “... you grew up outside of Camelot, right? Can you do magic?”, which results in Merlin looking at them all dumbfounded, going “of course I can do magic?? I’m actually very good at it?? I use it every time I go home to help out my mum? Did you think I couldn’t do magic??!” and everyone is so taken aback that they just... leave that as it is.

FREYLIN!! In which Merlin manages to save Freya, and after a few years of sneaking away to visit her every couple of weeks, finally decides Fuck Destiny and Fuck Arthur and Fuck Camelot and runs away to live with her. Merlin manages to lift her curse and they get married and build their perfect little home and have a very adorable child, but it all comes crashing down when King Arthur and his closest knights, one of whom is very badly injured, stumble upon their home. Magic!! Love!! Reconciliation!!

MERLIN AND LEON HAVE ALREADY MET AU VERSION 1!!! When Merlin is a child, he gets lost in the woods, and a patrol of Camelot knights finds him. Young and kind squire Leon offers to take the child to the closest village, alone, and discovers his magic; he spares him and changes his mind about magic. When Merlin comes to Camelot years later, he’s got no clue who Leon is, but Leon knows him, and protects him from the sidelines. Super Fluffy!!! (More detailed outline here!)

MERLIN AND LEON HAVE ALREADY MET AU VERSION 2!!! When Leon is a young squire, he and his patrol come across a toddler doing magic in the woods. He is forced to help kill the child, and though he becomes secretly pro-magic, it haunts him for the rest of his life and he can’t forgive himself. Years later, Merlin comes to Camelot, and Leon can’t figure out why the younger man is so scared of him. SUPER angsty (and gory and triggering, like SUPER), but then with fluff at the end. There will be a reconciliation. (More detailed outline here!)

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enigma-the-mysterious · 8 months ago

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OH MY GOD SOMEONE DID SUBMIT SUCHITRA SEN AJSJSJSKKSK

DESI AND ESPECIALLY BENGALI GANG RISE!! PLS VOTE HER!! THE WOMAN! THE LEGEND! THE ICON!!

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Janet Munro (Third Man on the Mountain, The Day The Earth Caught Fire, Swiss Family Robinson)— Janet Munro is vastly overlooked when it comes to appreciating vintage movie stars. Her career may have ended early (she died young from ischemic heart disease), but her time in the spotlight was well spent. I fell in love with her breakout role playing Katie O'Gill in the Disney movie Darby O'Gill and the Little People (her singing voice is ANGELIC), but god did she have RANGE. Looking up photos of her in The Day The Earth Caught Fire had google safe search blurring a few 😳. trying to be coherent enough in my thoughts about her for proper propaganda is Difficult. she's just.... so pretty. god i love women

Suchitra Sen (Harano Sur, Chaowa Pawa)—A Bengali cinema icon. Liked crows (per Gulzar, "It was an astonishing sight. The crows used to pick at the grapes from her hand").

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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roads-rise-to-meet-me · 3 years ago

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5 and 29 for couples ask pls!

Had to take a break from answering to clean my rat cage but I'm back!!!! 5. How do they consciously realize that they like the other character? Does it take them a while?

Both of them realize that they're physically attracted to the other person pretty early on, and it happens at different moments. But I would say the moment they both realize they're falling for each other happens at around the same time. Even before Goro and V properly meet for the first time AKA at Tom's Diner, Valk has been talking with Goro for a while, and one of the things she does is set him up with some of the fixers in the city so he can make himself some scratch and afford to feed himself while he's in Night City. As a result, they find themselves paired up on a gig together one evening by Wakako. They find that they work pretty well together as a team, and after they get their eddies, they vote to walk around one of the Japantown market places together for the rest of the night before they return to Valkyrie's apartment. It ends up being a rather pleasant time, with neither of them wanting to bicker with each other and only wanting to decompress after the gig. After talking and just basking in each other's company they inadvertently manage to agitate a group of Tyger Claws after walking up on the aftermath of a robbery. They decide to flee from the encounter instead of fight. As they're weaving through the streets to try and shake their pursuers, Valkyrie takes Goro's hand and starts to lead him to a place where she knows they can disappear into a crowd, a few minutes later Goro finds himself pressed into the back wall of a nightclub with Valk leaning over him as they wait for the gang members searching for them to leave.

"See, Goro? I'm not just some gonk merc. This brain of mine is bigger than you think."

"Is...Is this part necessary?"

"Hmm...Probably not."

After a moment, Goro finds himself smirking at that, and once the Tyger Claws make their way out he lightly shoves Valkyrie away from him, eliciting some laughter from her as they make their way out of their hiding spot. Both leave the situation feeling a little flustered, and a lot like they may have just fallen for the other person.

29. What compromises are they making in their relationship?

A relationship between Valk and Goro means they are compromising on all of the values they hold dear, and challenging their entire world views. Valk is usually a very openminded and welcoming person, but that being said she is still feverishly against the corporations. Goro, meanwhile, knows that he should hate the petty thief who stole such a valuable piece of technology from Arasaka. It's far from love at first sight with them, and I would go as far to say that they really did hate each other at first. But the more they get to know one another the less that they can still keep pretending that they're completely in the right to feel the way that they do. Valkyrie finds that Goro, despite who he works for, is still just as much of a human being as she is; with wants, needs, and dreams of his own. Goro finds that Valk is far more than just another common crook. She's goofy and free spirited and empathic enough to understand his side of things, and underneath it all is a bit of an old soul like him.

#cyberpunk 2077 #goro takemura #cyberpunk oc: juliette 'valkyrie' serrano #takemura x v #female v #nomad v #ship: dust devils

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highgaarden · 5 years ago

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Lizzie/Landon - "I think I'm the first girl to break a bed with a guy, without even having sex with him while doing so." (pls let them break a bunch of other stuff while actually having sex)

two-shot! read and comment on ao3, please!

where you cast those stones you wear;

rating: explicit chapters: 1/2 characters: lizzie/landon; background klaus/caroline, background hope/landon, background josie/penelope; the whole SS gang.

where you cast those stones you wear

part i

----

“There you are.”

Lizzie’s smile is the fakest ass fake smile he’s ever seen, and he’s seen a lot of them.

It’s how she smiles when Wade asks her for donations to his Anime club. Or when Dr Saltzman caught all of them at the Old Mill trying to make moonshine (Kaleb’s idea). Her smiles are especially at their fakest when she wants to pull Hope away from him for some magical assistance to whatever trouble she’s managed to get herself—

—and Josie, and Alaric, Raf, MG, (himself, though she’ll never count him) and probably half the school along as well—

—that week. “Just the person I wanted to randomly bump into in study hall.”

“Really,” he deadpans, not believing her one bit.

He shifts his book just a little closer to his chest. He’s not nervous, but her energy is full of it sometimes, and sometimes it’s just energy personified that bounces off the calm he tries to fill his study hall with.

You know, where they’re supposed to study – in silence, preferably – but with Lizzie, there’s never much of silence.

It’s with a bit of a niggling discomfort that Landon realises he’s learned her tells: Lizzie can talk up a storm, always, but it’s in tense moments that she can’t seem to shut up. Not that he’d ever tell her to shut up; he doesn’t know why he always just wants to be nice to her, despite her printing out posters of VOTE ARTISANAL JAR OF MAYONNAISE FOR HOMECOMING KING last semester and sticking them all over school.

—

“Well?” Lizzie prompts, clicking her tongue.

Landon’s just sitting there, and for all his humble bragging about being at the top of their classes he’s just… sitting there, with a look that tells her he’s not quite registering what she’s just said to him.

“I’m—I’m sorry?” he finally says.

Lizzie sighs loudly enough for the entire study hall to send glares their way. Landon attempts to tamp down on their aggression, but all Lizzie does is just sigh louder.

Sorry, Landon mouths apologetically again, raising his hand at Wade, who looks close to crying over exam revision.

“Landon,” Lizzie says with finality.

“Lizzie,” Landon matches her tone. “I’m sorry, but you’re just going to have to repeat yourself.”

Murder is the only word that comes to mind with the glare she sends his way. But she decides to humour him.

“Wow, that’s so weird. I feel like I’m just mishearing you. Again, please—hey, I said please.”

Lizzie’s mouth moves around the words she’s telling him.

Landon continues to stare at her blankly. “Sorry, there’s just this weird ringing in my ears. It sounds like you just asked me to be your boyfriend?”

—

Elizabeth Jenna Saltzman.

Asking him, resident emo-boy, a marginally competent bird as she always ‘fondly’ calls him, to be her esteemed partner.

“Am I hearing this right?”

Lizzie hisses right through her teeth, “Do not insult me, you moderately competent bird.”

See?

He lifts his book as if to deflect the blow of her mighty glare. “Look, I’m not! I’m just – are you feeling alright? Been getting enough sleep?”

“Two weeks have passed since my mom’s come back, and I have thoroughly exhausted every single mother-daughter bonding activity ever, and she’s moved on from Oh Lizzie, my favourite daughter, I’ve missed you so much snuggling to Who is this Sebastian your father keeps mentioning lectures.” Lizzie adds flippantly: “I’m not vibing with it.”

“Sebastian?”

“Super sexy perma-teen vampire but a complete misjudgement of character on my end.”

“And this isn’t?” Landon mumbles.

“I need to get my mother off my back, keep up.” Lizzie inches forward in her seat. The ends of her hair graze the table with how much she’s leaning towards him, making him look her in her wide, blue eyes. Always with the theatrics. “You’re just about at the exact opposite end of the Sebastian spectrum. Mopey, dependable, not obviously good looking, but your other qualities probably can make up for that. And you’re the kind of guy would probably wake up super early to get me a coffee and croissant before school, because that’s just how cheesy you are.”

“Thanks?”

“Don’t interrupt me. Anyway, it’s not just for my benefit either.”

“Somehow I find that hard to believe.”

Lizzie’s smile widens just a touch. “Heard your little crush on Hope just went up in flames.”

So is his face now, all puffed out and embarrassed. He lowers his voice and hisses, “How do you know about that?”

“Oh Landon. My sweet thrift store hobbit,” Lizzie sighs. “Everyone knows about it. You wear it like a badge of constant glumness. You didn’t speak to Jed for a whole week after he bought her a sandwich last week.”

“I could’ve bought her a sandwich too, big deal,” Landon mutters.

Lizzie raises a sharp finger and looks smug. “Ah, but you didn’t! See, my boy, you’ve got no game. Now imagine how much cooler your image would be if you were seen with resident popular girl,” she gestures to herself. “Your reputation would shoot up the ranks.”

“There are ranks?”

“Duh,” Lizzie says like it’s the most obvious thing. “And you, being a phoenix without actually possessing any unique phoenix qualities other than resurrecting – ”

“That’s not unique enough?”

“—looking like a pale artichoke in gym class doesn’t help, either. I am your salvation!” Lizzie finishes, hands on her hips and jaw raised like she’s standing centre-stage at their annual talent competition.

Landon narrows his eyes. “You think people will like me more if it looks like I’m dating you?”

“Now we’re getting somewhere. Move a little.” She takes a seat next to him gracefully, tucking her skirt under her thighs. “Listen. I need my mom to stop breathing down my neck. She’s been looking at me like she wants to give me the birds and the bees talk, with visual aid, flash cards and mini-theatre and I’d rather not go through that again. Once was more than enough. Pretty sure Dad wants her to exact power over my social life, since he doesn’t really have any say in that, and I’m looking at two semesters of constant surveillance. Or a twelve-step programme. And Professor M isn’t helping either—”

Landon shuts his book. “How does Professor M know about your love life?”

“Everyone knows about my love life, Landon. I’m interesting.” She rests an unwilling hand on his shoulder with a grimace. “And soon you will be too.”

“Because I’ll be dating you.”

“Fake dating,” Lizzie corrects primly.

“And you think Hope will like me, even though I’ll be unavailable?”

“There’s something to be said about wanting the unattainable, Landon. And trust me, you will be unattainable once you’re standing by my side.”

“Yeah, because everyone will think I’m nuts.”

“I resent that. Say yes.”

“Lizzie, I—” a panicked, helpless sort of look crosses Landon’s face. “This is really dishonest; I don’t think we should be…”

“Let me do the thinking for both of us, alright Little Bird?” Lizzie snips. “Getting back in my parents’ good books, the teachers off my backs for any sort of inevitable breakdown, and you… get to be Professor M’s potential son-in-law one day.”

“This is extremely coercive, you know,” Landon points out, but the protest is feeble at best. “And making me really uncomfortable. Nobody will buy it.”

“We’ll just have to put on a really good show,” she swears. “Say yes.”

—

Two things happen the next two days:

Landon attempts to say hi to Hope, who looks right through him to greet MG a good morning.

During lunch break, by some kind of miracle, he joins Hope and Lizzie for lunch just in time to hear Hope say, “You were right about the bio homework, by the way. Your ideas aren’t that bad, Saltzman.”

Lizzie cocks an eyebrow at Landon. “Welcome, Kirby.”

“Oh, hey Landon,” Hope greets warmly.

Landon takes all of thirty seconds to make up his mind.

Lizzie’s phone vibrates in her bag. When she checks it, it’s from Landon.

Just one word.

Yes.

—

Every Friday evening, the rag tag group of upper-secondary students meet for some dumb study group Emma had made them all participate in, in an effort to like, ‘bond’ as ‘one’ ‘community’ or something.

It’s astonishing that all of them consistently make it every single week, but no one will admit it’s because they appreciate each other’s company. They’d chalked it up to Stockholm Syndrome.

Rafael comes when he feels like it, but he’s usually stuck in detention helping Dorian jar newton eyes or something, but even he tries to be on his best behaviour so he doesn’t miss much of these.

It’s during one of these study groups that MG, having been not-so-discreetly been spying on Lizzie and Landon whilst they all parroted off chemical equations to each other, demands: “Why are you touching him?”

He’s probably been watching them really closely since the Bomb had Dropped.

Lizzie makes sure to have Josie walk into them in the courtyard one day with her hand placed very carefully on Landon’s thigh, and shocks her twin so much she goes running through the hallways until she bumps into Penelope, and blurts out the scene she just witnessed, swearing her to secrecy.

Penelope, of course, tells everyone else.

Lizzie pretends to fidget with the hem of her shirt. “Excuse you?”

MG narrows his eyes. “You just… keep putting your hand on Landon’s arm. Willingly. Why.”

“Haven’t you heard?” Penelope smirks, whilst Josie turns red and avoids Lizzie’s glare, “they’re the Salvatore School’s It Couple right now.”

“Fake news,” Jed coughs into his notes, and Kaleb guffaws.

Hope doesn’t do anything but watch the entire exchange with curious eyes.

“Look, Penelope, you don’t have to believe it,” Landon begins, but he’s making mopey eyes at Hope, so Lizzie decides to cut in.

“As devastated as I am to admit it, Frodo’s been growing on me,” Lizzie sighs, the vision of a woman distraught. “Who knew I was into nerd porn?”

MG’s ears might as well be whistling, and Jed’s cough sounds like a choke now.

“Girl, say what,” Kaleb says in one disbelieving breath. “Tell me you’re not serious. You okay? Been getting enough sleep? Is this a breakdown thing, ‘cause Emma said we have to like, show solidarity and help you visualise your inner child and shit—”

Lizzie smarts at that, just a little. Her lips part to shoot some of her automatic sass bullets, but surprisingly nothings comes out. Landon secretly puts his hand on her knee in a secret show of solidarity.

“Kaleb,” Josie says sharply. “People can change.”

Lizzie eyes Landon curiously. He shoots her a small smile, which she looks away from.

“Exactly,” Penelope nods, but she’s smirking in a way that says she doesn’t buy a single thing, and is enjoying every second of watching Landon squirm under everyone’s scrutiny. “Who’d you lose the bet to, Lizzie?”

Lizzie, despite herself, starts to feel annoyed. “I’ll have you know, Penelope, Landon isn’t the short end of an already short bunch of sticks—”

Landon tries to figure out the compliment there.

“Then – then prove it!” MG blurts out. “Kiss. If you’re really a couple, then – Kiss!”

That stops Lizzie short. “Milton. Ew.”

“Really gross, MG.” Hope shoots him a look of distaste.

“Voyeur much?” Penelope smirks.

“Nah, I’m with MG,” defends Kaleb. “This is really entertaining and all, but it’s kinda starting to weird me out. Suck his face. No way you’d do that willingly.”

“You’re all wrong,” Lizzie tells them politely. Or as politely as she can. Things are a-movin’ and she’s excited; she can already feel her legs tingling when she accidentally siphons some of Landon’s magic from his hand on her knee under the table. She swallows down the smugness in her voice, because this is exactly where she’d hoped the day would go. She turns to Landon, and wills him not to look so pale.

“Pucker up, ‘90s,” she coos.

Keeping her face as forced-smiley as possible she leans forward and gives Landon a peck on his lips. A small little one. A peck really, bird to bird.

Landon, to her discreet pleasure, kisses her back.

When they part their chaste, publicly-acceptable form of display, everyone is looking at them, shell-shocked.

Penelope steals Jed’s can of Coke just so she could do a spit-take.

—

“That plan worked out awesome. Score one to Saltzman,” Lizzie sighs victoriously as she plops down onto her bed. “Now on to Phase 2.”

“I really don’t want to know what Phase 2 is,” Landon mumbles. He’s got his arm slung over his eyes as he slumps three inches down into Lizzie’s plushy pink armchair.

“Phase 2 is Mom walking into us. She’s about to start baking downstairs. I know. It’s Tuesday. Ready?”

Slowly, Landon removes his arms. He stares at her. For like, a really long time. “What do you mean,” he widens his eyes, “by walking into us.”

Lizzie smiles deviously. Without warning, she lets out a very soft moan.

“Lizzie,” Landon hisses harshly.

“Yes, exactly, keep doing that,” Lizzie responds in a breathless voice, whilst she grins manically at him and flaps her hands, motioning for him to go louder.

“Lizzie,” Landon groans now, completely exasperated. “It’s barely been two days, I really doubt we’ll be having sex right now—”

“Yeah, keep talking dirty to me!” Lizzie all but bellows and jumps up on the bed, the mattress squeaking. She glares at Landon, who sighs, and very reluctantly joins her.

They jump up and down, and every so often Lizzie punches Landon in the arm so he lets out a believable grunt.

The mattress springs keep squeaking. Lizzie keeps up her panting.

After four more minutes of that, Landon’s a little out of breath, puts some spring in his jump, and lands in a pile of Lizzie’s haphazard pillows.

“Give it up, Lizzie,” he says, resuming his previous moping position of arm-over-eyes. “I think I pulled a muscle.”

“Sexy,” Lizzie says the way one might say ‘rancid foot’, but drops down next to him anyway. She stares at the ceiling, and they let out a long sigh.

After about another four minutes of moping, Lizzie turns to her side and swats Landon’s arm off his face. “Enough! Tomorrow night is another day.”

“That doesn’t even make sense,” he points out, before propping himself up on one elbow to face her. “About that kiss just now—”

“They totally bought it,” Lizzie can’t resist interrupting.

“You sure you okay with this?” he mumbles in that Landon way of his. He studies her face. She notes the dark circles framing his obsidian-blues.

“Getting cold feet already, Kirby?”

“No, it’s just that—”

Her door swings open. “Elizabeth, do you remember where your mum put the…”

Lizzie and Landon whip around to see a very livid Professor M, staring at them, at the space between them, at the sweat beading on Landon’s forehead, at Lizzie’s once-sleek French braid that has now shaken loose, at the two of them again, at the space between them, and once more at Landon.

“Professor Mika-Mikaels—” Landon squawks, turning white as a sheet.

The growl that emanates from Professor M seems to make the room tremble, and Landon all but stutters to a stop. Lizzie, however, is coming up sunflowers. She practically bounces to her knees and throws her hands up, eyes crinkling warmly, exclaiming, “What did you need of me, my beloved stepfather!”

“Well, darling, I was looking for your mother’s ridiculously expensive sea salt but now I’m looking for something else entirely,” he grits out through clenched teeth, despite being slightly mollified by Lizzie’s welcome.

“And that is?” Lizzie all but croons, making a very conscious move towards Landon. “We’re kind of in the middle of studying right now.”

“Banishing objects, hm? Your books are missing.”

“Invisique,” Lizzie sings in reply. Landon just wants her to shut the fuck up, right now.

Landon’s head disappears, which is a good thing, because he looks like he’s holding in from puking his guts out, the way Klaus observes him like he’s a piece of meat.

“You’re the phoenix, yes?”

“Yes,” Landon says squeamishly.

“Alright,” Professor M seems to deliberate, before flashing over to Landon, grabbing him and throwing him out the room and right down the stairs.

“Niklaus Mikaelson!” comes her mom’s furious bellow.

“For FUCK’S SAKE, KLAUS!” She hears Dad yell. “WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS.”

Screams erupt, there’s a clattering of feet, and Lizzie falls out of bed in a perfect traumatised swoon, back of her hand rested delicately on her forehead. “Stepfather! Can we not with the dramatics!”

“We’re going to have a talk about this later,” he warns with a finger wagging her way, his undisguised rage making his accent thicker.

“I’ll miss you when you’re suspended again,” Lizzie pouts.

He groans, already hearing Mom’s boots stomping up the stairs. “As shall I, my sweet.”

—

At least Landon’s gotten used to resurrecting. Cause of death: the ire of Professor Klaus Mikaelson.

Lizzie’s waiting for him with a warm blanket when he starts to stir, her head facing the sky like she’s enjoying the sunset. Blinking groggily, he turns onto his stomach and rubs the back of his neck. He feels the weather-worn wood of the docks pressing into his face and he groans. That’s going to leave a mark.

“Welcome back,” Lizzie quips.

“Just because I can’t die doesn’t mean I wouldn’t appreciate some sympathy, Lizzie,” Landon mutters, throwing her a murderous look. “So what’s your damage.”

“Let’s see,” Lizzie says as she drapes the blanket over Landon’s crumpled heap of a body, face and all. “Two weeks of grounding. Mom suggested making it three weeks, but Dad intervened and said he’d rather us be on library duty instead for the rest of this semester.”

“Us?”

“Professor M also suggested throwing you out the window and have me try to levitate you before you hit the ground—”

“Jesus fucking Christ.”

“—but Mom was all Oh, maybe that’s a little too harsh,” Lizzie continues thoughtfully.

“A little?” Landon squeaks underneath the blue and white embroidered quilt. “Literally dying wasn’t enough?”

“But on the plus side, they were yelling so hard the entire school now knows we were caught post-doing the dirty.” Lizzie shoots him a grin. “On to Phase 3!”

“No!” Landon yells and clambers to his feet. “Lizzie, so far all your plans have kind of sucked for me, you know? How the hell is Hope supposed to like me now that she thinks I’ve slept with you!”

“Easy, lover boy,” Lizzie says, frowning. “This is the 21st century, she’s not a prude.”

“You don’t — you don’t know her like I do,” Landon says, burying his face in his hands and turning towards the water. “She’s not like y…”

He whirls around, hands already halfway lifting up like a gesture of apology but Lizzie’s already standing up, facing him squarely. Her eyes are narrowed as she takes him in coolly. “Not like?”

“Nevermind,” Landon says quickly. “Let’s grab some dinner, I’m starv—”

“Finish your fucking sentence, Frodo,” Lizzie says in a voice that is low and dangerous. Is it weird that he’s seeing some Klaus in the shadows of her face right now?

“Lizzie… let’s drop it.”

“No. Let’s hear you say it. Not like what? You were saying she’s not like me,” she hisses. Her fists are bunched into tight fists and he’s so glad she doesn’t have anything to syphon right now. He really hasn’t tried dying twice in the span of 12 hours.

“Look, I’m sorr—”

“Invisique,” she whispers.

“Lizzie!”

He hears the wooden boards squeak as she runs away, and when her feet hit grass there’s no telling where she might be.

“Fuck you, Landon!” he yells and heaves a rock into the water with a loud splash.

—

tbc

#lizzie saltzman x landon kirby #lizzie x landon #legacies fanfiction #legacies #ishenwulf #hannah writes things #drunk writing: a series #otp: why are you carrying a sword #fic: where you cast those stones you wear

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alexis-medina · 4 years ago

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Dissecting: Edens Zero Ch. 135-139

Laguna

Alright, I did think in my past "Dissecting: Edens Zero" that Laguna was part of the Oceans 6 or was working for Nero. But, we find out he was actually working for the Rebel Army, Oasis, on planet Sandra. Now, it's important to note that army doesn't really accept Laguna and think he's a coward. He failed to abide by the Rebel Army's rules. Laguna explains to Shiki that everyone on Sandra has had their freedom taken away from them by the empire. The people on planet Sandra will never bow to Nero as long as the Rebel Army is here. Shiki then asks Laguna if Nero took his freedom too. Laguna still remains an enigma. But, I wonder if my original theory didn't go to waste. Maybe Nero offered Laguna something and if he didn't join he would destroy the Rebel Army. So, that's why he left them. What do you think?

Goodwin

Still curious as to what his ether gear is...if he has any? I know he has a lot of ether power according to Shiki and Homura. Maybe it has to do with his size?

All Link Arc...aka...Shura vs Ziggy vs. Shiki

Shura want's to destroy the robots whereas Ziggy wants to control the robots. Shura intends to kills all the androids in the Aoi Cosmos in an attempt to kill Ziggy. Ziggy just wants to take over the Aoi Cosmos with the All Link system. Then, Shiki comes in wanting to destroy the All Link system entirely. My theory still stands with Shiki and Shura being related. You can see my past post about this theory.

The All-Link system occurs when all the planets in the Aoi Cosmos are swallowed up by the ocean spread. The great sea, ether, and electricity combine and all the networks become connected. One of of the Rebel Army members states that this is "One of the Empire's weapons." What are the others? The Kraken Class Cruiser? Lol

The group has three days until the high-tide hits the Aoi Cosmos so, they must defeat Shura. Laguna presses that Shiki can defeat Shura. Which, I agree...but does it seem strange that Laguna keeps voting for Shiki to battle Shura? Or does he truly believe Shiki can defeat him?

Eraser, the White Flash

AHHH SHIT another man I have fallen for in this series. Eraser approaches Nero 66, where Shura and his gang are waiting for Ziggy. Eraser mentions to Justice that Shura is not the scariest member of the OSG that he knows. There's three more members of OSG that we haven't met. Shura probably doesn't even come close to Nero. The only thing I see being a downside to Eraser's ether gear is that he has to charge it before he can use it. TBH he should've waited until he was fully-charged to attack Shura/Nero 66. 🥺 pls don't die bby

Nero and the Sacred Guiding Dice

Nero: "These dice will never betray me." I think the dice work, however, I think his last roll to put Shura in charge was manipulated by Shura himself. Shura has gravity ether and could easily control the spin. Shura probably knows that when the three dice all roll a "1," it will make Nero do nothing. I wonder if Nero figures this out and kills Shura. But...the dice could've rolled by chance without Shura interfering. We'll find out soon!

Shura and Ijuna

I wonder what relationship Ijuna and Shura have. Were they childhood friends? Is Ijuna a robot and Shura is protecting her even though he wants to kill other robots because of Ziggy? Was Ijuna part of the Rebel Army and now works with Shura? Are Ijuna and Laguna brother and sister??? 👀👀👀Ijuna is giving me the same emotionless personality as Kleene before her memories were wiped.

Imperial Army Kid

In Ch. 137, he was first introduced driving an Imperial armored car. Rebecca saves him but then, he punches her in the first and runs away. Then, in Ch. 138 he's seen continuing to fight but eventually put in "jail." IDK I feel like he will be part of the story in the future.

KILLS - 2

Zamm Mashima ain't messin' around when it comes to killing off side/minor characters. First to go is one sergeant of the imperial army. Bye-bye! Second, the General on Nero 66.

Ducky Counter: 9

Total times throughout the series Rebecca mentions "Ducky" or "Duckies"

Shiki's Resemblance

Ngl Shiki looks like Drakken Joe (with the hair) when he is dropping from the sky to attack the Imperial Army in the marketplace Ch. 137 pg. 6.

Other

Where tf is Ziggy and Elsie? Justice and Shiki are on their way to Nero 66. 👀👀👀

Relationships

Goodwin and Rebecca: Turns out that Goodwin loves watching Rebecca's Aoneko B-Cube channel lol.

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tigsousa · 4 years ago

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INTRODUCING TIGS… @gallagherintro

⌠ CHAY SUEDE, 22, CISMALE, HE/HIS ⌡ welcome back to gallagher academy, THIAGO “TIGS” SOUSA! according to their records, they’re a FIRST year, specializing in UNDECIDED; and they DID NOT go to a spy prep high school. when i see them walking around in the halls, i usually see a flash of (a shittier silver chain than connell’s, eDgY shirts with missing buttons, book rolled into back pocket, flipping everyone off, rolled cigarette tucked behind ear, bruised eyes or just bags?). when it’s the (aquarius)’s birthday on 20/01/1998, they always request their COCO POPS from the school’s chefs. looks like they’re well on their way to graduation.

INSPO:

liam gallagher

BIO

grew up in a pretty rough and dangerous neighbourhood in dc, filled with Street Rats

parents: irresponsible, violent, addicts, basically only kept him for the benefits. home life was pretty miserable where he picked up most of his traits and habits.

but at one point it got so bad, his grandma reported them and took him in. they served some time in jail. he doesn’t know what they’re up to now, doesn’t care to find out either.

no one’s perfect -- his dad obvs gets it from somewhere -- but his grandma's love doesn’t make him cry.

but he was an ungrateful lil shit ! so after a big argument, he left her and ran away/taken to LANDAN with a gang of grifters he met on da streetz for some gigs and what he thought would be Big Money

street fights were a common occurrence re: snatch *mickey o’neil vc* i’ll fight ya for it … if dc is here he learned how to fight, london is where he learned to fight dirty

the gang began to pull cons on a Bigger Scale until they got caught ! he was a Big Coward and ran away … but was sent back to the u s of a with 0 money lol (was p traumatic actually! ppl got killed! it still haunts him!)

came back 2 grandma n said sry a bajillion times n they made up

gma works as a housekeeper for a big time politician fam in d.c. and would get a few smol jobs for him as a pool boy or whatever else rich ppl have

but then his gma got ill and they don’t have medical insurance or da money for treatment so he dropped outta school and continued 2 swindle, in d.c. or where the money was tbh

gd thing about d.c. is politicians and they have lots of money !!!

it felt weird to scam people by himself. he wasn’t used to working alone so he started off small: hung out in bars, targeted politicians. end up in a hotel - they paid for it. long story short he got enough ammo to blackmail them into giving him $$ or he’d sell photos/videos to journalists ... n we all know how homophobic politicians are :clown emoji:

newayz … one of the cons ended up being a trap (fffff). they knew about his lil tricks n wanted to use him so proposed a deal: they’d pay for his gma’s everything, put her in the best hosp, pay off debts, send him to a good school which would secure his future !! in return they wouldn’t hand him over 2 da popo, clear his record, but he’d work for them + blackmails their opponents to strong arm them into votes or w/e

obvs he said yes bc he luvs his gma ..

PERSONALITY

Edgy n Cockney

has a dog called amigo

eats cereal out of the box for breakfast lunch n dinna xx it’s vegan xx

talks rly slowly, super lazy, as if he’s high 25/8

had 2 grow up quick so he is Mature but wasn’t allowed/able to Process all of his Shit so acts out + has childish tendencies (shock!)

super selfish + looks out for himself First … soz it just how it be it’s nothing personal

prefers to ruin things on his own terms so he is unforch #TeamFuckThingsUp

likes breaking thangs, likes burning thangs, likes gettin into fites .. For Fun !

rly just does what he wants regardless of whether it hurts other ppl – doesn’t rly care abt right/wrong .. aloof/detached/boner 4 nihilism yada yada

maybe that’s due to him liking d.c. coke a lot … a coping mechanism<3 microdosing mostly<3

if u get over all of that lol then he has a Deep side n has a lot of thots (which will b hard for me but o well) can be caring etc.

anti govt, anti rich, fuck da system a la vincent cassel in la haine etc. etc.

surprisingly Smort, likes 2 read + retains info like a sponge, good at exams without rly trying, will happily take exams for $$

likes getting to know ppl tho not out of genuine interest but also won’t say shit about himself

everyone at gallagher is stupid smart n kinda show offy abt it … highkey grinds his gears because he rly hates rich ppl and the govt and will fight u on it

will rationalise himself being at gallagher by saying he’ll destroy the system from inside out !!! lol ye rite

prefers to sit at the back, blend into the background, do his own thing

never chases after anything so if he does be suss

big fan of documentaries - louis theroux daddy

CONNECTIONS

friends: prefers 2 b more lowkey, more of a small chill group of ~pals than big groups of dumbos re: bros chat.

ex-friends: gimme platonic heartbreak! he has a tendency 2 fucc things up on purpose and will not hesitate to burn bridges 2 hide in da smoke (deep)

flings: type to kick u out bc he sleeps better alone and won’t hit u up for at least a week … no hard feelings</3

ex-flings: no emosh capacity for a full on relationship but it could’ve ended for a lot of messy reasons !! makes me laff

exes? he doesn’t rly believe in monogamy i’m sry . probs would’ve messed ur chara around a bit :// or mb it could’ve been legit srs i o n o

fre/enemies: he just … has 0 loyalties tbh so

met ur match: someone who just runs circles around him + plays his game better than he does ! its Messy !

senator’s kids: ur chara’s parent the one who took tigs in! probs shud be a Baddie tho

i cleaned ur pool: mayhaps he was ur pool boy one (1) summer + stole some of ur shit, maybe they got along, maybe they hate each other

pot head gang: talking about conspiracy theories on da rooftop at 2am pls ty

anti-painkiller: someone who is feeling shitty so hits him up to feel even worse . this cud become soft tbh . extra Spice if she wants 2 keep it a secret

underlined the good bits: based on dis lil nugget but instead of saving mankind make it taking down the government lol or a lil discussion or legit anythinnnn :-) bonus points if they dk each other :-)

why didn’t u ask me to stick around?: *peyton sawyer vc* erry1 alwayz leaves … n so did he !

the worst best partner: they were forced 2 partner up together but they rly rile each other up but lowkey werk well together and got a smashing grade ! he doesn’t care abt grades so probs someone who is a Show Off so he gets Aggro

if any of these fit ur chara/u vibin wit em, holla + we can go from there: uno, two, three, three and a half, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten point five, and most importantly: ot3 !!!!! and another one

#gallagher:intro #joining the 'pretend he looks less angry in this gif' gang #benefit of letting this sit for months is comin up wit actual connections uwu #idk wat im doin

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bettycooperoutfitwatch · 5 years ago

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3x20 Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night

I shall now attempt to get a decent screenshot of Betty’s prom attire.

But first—as we so often seem to—we pick up not long after we left off, with Betty still in the black windowpane check sweater and the snug tan-colored pants; now topped with her funeral gloves and that black check trench-coat. Windowpane on windowpane.

A nice look at the texture on this coat! And a clearer glimpse at the rear-pleats—so pleatiful.

I’m almost certain that by this point in the show’s run, Ms. Reinhart is wearing hair extensions. As a person who also has endured artificially blonde hair that’s been damaged by heat, I feel honestly soothed on her behalf. Anyway—it’s perhaps more noticeable during the prom scenes, but you can sort of tell by her ponytail here, too. I love behind-the-scenes stuff.

I absolutely wore a long-sleeve shirt with this print in, like, 2003. This is a sweater, though, with slightly fluttery cuffs and hem, paired with some very dark-wash jeans. These might even be black, but I feel like there’s the subtlest hint of indigo still in them. Suitable for a girl whose dad just died (ostensibly).

Fuck off this is cute.

(Note the hem, cuffs.)

The silhouette is very Betty but there’s a...velour vibe to it that I don’t even know what to do with. It’s got some tartan, and she is working closely with Jughead here, so... It remains an oddity to me. Maybe she’s off-balance. I wouldn’t blame her, given the events of the episode.

Even Jug can tell something is off. I mean, ostensibly her dad did just die. Ostensibly.

Additionally—completely forgot about this new Serpent hangout space the gang slapped together out of a former Gargoyle den (214). I was thinking this was the Jones-formerly-Cooper basement.

This varsity jacket is new to us, more on it later.

Look at the conviction in her eyes, I love when Betty is convinced she’s got it figured out.

Not the first time we’ve seen Betty in something ever-so-abstractly animal print, and also not the last. Notably, these are both moments in which her...conviction, shall we say, is tested.

A l e w k. The tartan of the mini is very Betty-&-Jug, but the scallops are Ms. B Cooper. The coloring is Betty-but-darker, if you will. She’s not Miss Baby Pink Betty Cooper, and she hasn’t been that for a long time.

Backpack 2.0.

The palette is also a gesture forwards to her prom gown.

(Faces.)

Your Prom Queen. Vote Betty Cooper.

There’s a vibe, alright?

I’m not even going to engage with the question as to how the denizens of Riverdale have such plentiful ren faire attire so close at hand (Edit: You know what, let’s call it the Stars Hollow Principle). It’s all very generically ‘medieval’ or ‘renaissance,’ but this prom—and Gryphons & Gargoyles—is not about historical accuracy. This is Eldervair.

Let’s just role the outfit footage, Jimmy, and appresh the hard work of the wardrobe department.

Echoes of 111.

There are also some very intentional callbacks to young Alice and the Midnight Club’s Fizzle Rock-fueled revelry throughout this set piece, some subtle (a Tears for Fears soundtrack), some less-so (actual footage of Ms. Reinhart as Alice Smith from 304):

She s t i l l has Ms. Grundy’s gun.

She superrrr wisely kicks off her shoes early on in this chase, pls see bottom right.

This feels like a very Canadian blanket. Am I crazy? Hudson Bay vibes? Canada, come thru.

Riverdale.

I have NO idea what to even think about this sequin dinosaur t-shirt. This is fckn wild. Betty finally acquiesces to coming under the protection of the Farm, now that Black Hood Hal is afoot again, so perhaps this goes to explain whatever is going on here outfit-wise.

I’ve been watching so much Succession recently that I want to say she’s finally ‘coming in,’ a la Shiv Roy.

Note the “Coach” embroidery on her left breast. This bomber is reversible, we’ll see it again in season 4.

Whew. That’s a resigned face.

Summary: Seven outfits (not including the 304 flashback)

That backpack?: Backpack 2.0 still around

Best outfit: Let’s say scalloped crop-top and tartan mini

#3x20 #s3 #riverdale #betty cooper outfit watch #betty cooper

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maxiswellnow · 4 years ago

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21st Century Philippine Literature Analysis

a.) Genuinely Honest

Ang Anim na Sabado ng Beyblade was published by Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin in 2013. It contains the story of a father and his son, Rebo and how Rebo and his family fought through his illness. Anim na Sabado ng Beyblade is included as the last part of the book Anim na Sabado ng Beyblade at iba pang Sanaysay. The book is categorized as a creative nonfiction because it contains real life events which also has literary twists. The book contains the segments of Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin’s life from when he was a kid, teenager and an adult.

The events that happened in the story all happened in Jarin’s life. Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin had two children, the second one being Rebo Lean. The processes and trials that they went through in the story were all real as Ferdinand Jarin describes how full of despair it was of a journey. Rebo, the son of Ferdinand was portrayed as a courageous and energetic little boy who has always shown strength and happiness even when he was hurting.

Anim na Sabado ng Beyblade portrays Ferdinand Jarin as the father and how seeing his son suffer through ALL(Acute Lympocytic Leukemia) broke his heart and caused him grief. Writing the book serves as a reminisce of Rebo through words and also as a tribute to Rebo.

Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin as he described himself is a a typical Filipino person who experiences typical Filipino things. The beauty in his works is that the way that he conveys his stories fill us with different perspectives and emotions that different people face. Jarin incorporates different elements into his stories like humor, grief and pure raw emotion that make it so relatable.

Knowing Jarin’s life makes us appreciate his stories and amplify our appreciations because we see him in a real and genuine way. Jarin is very courageous to share his personal life and fill it with his real and sincere reactions (like how he doesn’t hold back on his language to show how intense his emotions were.)

b.) Caged Minds

Aviary is written by Lysley Tenorio and which tells a story about three poverty-stricken boys who went to Greenbelt Mall in order to send a message to the higher class. Aviary is categorized as Noir fiction because there is no clear distinction of right or wrong and all the characters have flaws within them.

An aviary is described as a confinement where birds can fly freely in a large living space. In the story, Greenbelt Mall was said once to be an aviary. Through the passage there were hints such as the kids placing dead birds in luxury bags of stores because they want to remind the wealthy people that the birds who once lived under the aviary now have no place to go but to aimlessly fly and soon perish.

But is this truly the only metaphor we can get? The aviary can also signify as barrier between the wealthy and the reality. A lot of children are spoiled and kept out of the real world only to later experience that real life is harder than they thought. The aviary serves as protection for the ignorance of the rich on the perspective of the society. It serves as a blindfold to those who don't realize that suffering is prevalent in other places while they relax and enjoy life.

This story showed us that inequality is more widespread than we think. It gives us a view on the social disparity between the two sides of the picture. Notice that in the story the saleslady getting ganged up by the kids were compared to their living status as they squeezed in a tiny space for shelter. This indicates that not all people are having a secure and comfortable life unlike the ones that are inside this “aviary”.

Society is portrayed as an injustice for the poor who face the consequences of the powerful people such as lands being stolen, rent being increased which leads to many being homeless. Most of the time, a lot of poor people are used to gain more political power through platforms which are never usually implemented. Funds supposedly for projects are used to bribe people to get their votes. Corrupt people prevail because they use underhanded techniques to lure people astray with their hollow promises.

Our main characters are from the unfortunate side that see and realize the contrast between the wealthy and the poor. Acknowledging this, they attempt to send a message to the advantaged side. Our characters are victims who want to show these caged birds the reality and freedom of thought that people are suffering from outside the place they call sanctuary. They partly do want revenge for the prejudices that people place on them such as when someone is poor, he/she is immediately guilty of being bad and dishonest when compared to a rich person. They want to erase assumptions on who someone is solely from their situation or their appearances. They want to attain a world where everybody treats everyone fairly while also being served justice.

A person can never be only a hero or a villain, we make our mistakes and learn from it. We as part of the more gifted society should be open-minded and considerate to others because we aren't perfect and not all of us are given the opportunity to of a happy life. We mustn’t judge a book by its cover.

The author aims to tell a tale regarding an unheard story between the rich and the poor. An aviary is used to describe the situation of our society as rich people hide in it while also being unaware of the reality. The author wants us to recognize that the lower class people are innocents who have been twisted by the higher class and society in general leading them to suffer more each day.

c.)Translations of Love

The two given poems namely Kapag Sinabi Kong Mahal Kita by Juan Miguel Severo and Maihahambing Kita by Marra PL. Lanot were all about love and the view of each gender on it. Love may have thousands of meanings, and these poems are only a fragment of it and maybe the same for some and different for others.

The first poem, Kapag Sinabi Kong Mahal Kita described love as something to work for. It is something that has challenges that need to be completed before arriving at the goal where rest can be attained. Love is something that is worth putting effort into It’s something that isn’t just shown in words, but rather it is a manifestation of our actions and willingness for one another, this can be seen in the lines “Dahil ang aking ‘mahal kita’ Ay hindi pagtatapos sa mahal lang kita.”and “Pagpapaguran ko ito, Hihintayin kita, Susundan, Susuyuin”. Love is something we need the patience to achieve, and once the goal is reached it isn’t done. Love is continuous and full of challenges and barriers that must be overcome by each of us together. Patience as a virtue is visibly seen in these lines, “Kaya’t hayaan mong dumating ang mga bagyo, Hayaan mong malusaw ako sa araw, Hayaan mong kumbinsihin kita na kakampi rin ako.”

The second poem, Maihahambing Kita describes love as household chores. Household chores that when finished gives us relief like the line, “at lumuluwag ang aking hininga”. “sa kumot na kinusot ikinula, isinampay” and “para ipatong sa katawan ko sa gabing maginaw” symbolizes that we need to help each other and do our part in understanding and taking care of our relationships because when the clothing was dirty it was washed by the person and when the person was cold the clothing was there to give warmth. Love can be compared to a house where we always need to maintain its condition or else it will become dirty and abandoned like how we wash our clothes every day, clean the house and prepare the food. It’s the same for relationships, if no one cares for it, if no one solves the problems that are there then the relationship becomes forgotten. The line,“ Maihahambing kita sa walis ng aking buhay na unti-unting napupudpod sa agiw, ipis, alikabok, kasama-sama sa araw at gabi” can also symbolize trust and loyalty between couples because the broom is still used even if it’s already dull.

Some simile, imagery and a bit of hyperbole are used to highlight the message of the poems.

In the first poem some examples of imagery are, “nanginginig ang aking kalamnan, nanlalambot ang aking mga tuhod, nangangawit ang aking mga braso”. These lines represent the hardships that are face such as being tired and exhausted when loving someone. A bit of hyperbole was used in the line, “Hayaan mong malusaw ako sa araw” which also represents that love needs time and patience for it to work.

In the second poem, a lot of similes were used to compare love to chores. Some examples from the poem are, “Maihahambing kita sa kumot na kinusot ikinula at isinampay” and “Maihahambing kita sa plantsang pumapasada sa damit na gusot-gusot”.

Moreover, the perspectives used by each poet exemplify the role of gender in experiencing love. The first poem portrays the usual role of the man in love. He courts the woman in hopes of her response. He may wait for days or months for the woman to respond to his calls and appeals. It was hinted at in the third stanza which says,” Nanginginig ang aking kalamnan, Nanlalambot ang aking mga tuhod, Nangangawit ang aking mga braso”. We can safely say that it’s a man because traditional Filipino courting methods involve men standing in front of a woman’s house to serenade her and convince her parents that he is worthy to take the hand of their daughter. “Nangangawit ang aking mga braso” can also pertain to the man getting tired because of holding his guitar. The second poem also shows the typical role of a woman in a relationship which is doing house chores and maintaining the house stable while the man goes to work. Although these practices aren’t all the same for relationships, it serves as signs to identify who is addressing the poem.

Each of the two poems describes experiences pertaining love using different methods. The poem Kapag Sinabi Kong Mahal Kita described how love has struggles and challenges that need to be faced in order to attain it. The poem Maihahambing Kita compared love to chores and how love needs to be nurtured and cared for in order for it to be successful.

d.) Ang Huling Essay

Ang Huling El Bimbo is a story that portrays four friends and the challenges that they faced which tested the bonds of their friendship. The use of songs by Eraserheads made me enjoy the play as I could sing along with some of the songs in my mind. I think that the story and concept of the play is good because it describes the life of a college student and how people tend to stray from their true selves once they reach adulthood.

The play was very interesting as it covered many issues prevalent in our society. Some of it being poverty, abuse, friendships, gender identity and corruption. Corruption and abuse was seen in Banlao as he manipulates Joy to do as he says or else she’ll be blackmailed by him. Poverty was seen in Joy’s family as they struggle to make ends meet resulting in doing many illegal and immoral deeds. Gender identity was seen in Anthony as he is shamed by his Father and Banlao for being queer. Friendships were tested because the true personalities of the friends are revealed when they were assaulted during their trip and Hector refused to tell authorities.

There are many unpredictable events that tend to change our lives’ directions and paths. These events are highlighted in the play and show us that little actions and tweaks make big effects on our future. An example is how the three friends reacted when they made the decision to not tell the authorities of what had transpired on the night the incident happened. These actions left Joy with no friends to accompany her through life while the other three feel guilty until they grow older.

The play tackled many issues but made it a point not to dig too deep on a certain subject, an example is how Anthony had no character development and was still a closeted gay. This reflects that in life there are things that we don’t have control of so we need to look at situations in different angles to understand why something ended up like they did.

Ang Huling El Bimbo showcases how decisions affect us and others.We can’t erase the past but we can change the future. As humans we are prone to mistakes and misjudgments that affect us by letting us realize our actions which help us learn, reflect, and move forward. We can see this in the play as the three friends realize their mistakes and that they can’t save Joy anymore so they made it a point to raise her daughter so that she won’t end up like Joy.

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i'm so sorry for asking so many but .. 1-10 for the ilitw ask meme? i love reading about the mc's relationships with the characters bc it always differs between players :')

it lives in the woods mc ask meme.

pls don’t apologize u made my ENTIRE DAY!!!! i love learning abt people’s mcs too! (putting some of this under a read more bc it’s gonna get long)

what is your mc’s name? gender? orientation? ethnicity? any other tidbits you feel compelled to share?:

my mc’s (full) name is harley maura blanco! she’s a cis female, bi, white, and the only daughter of two super successful entrepreneurs. she has absolutely zero clue what she wants do with her life, and while school doesn’t particularly engage her, she isn’t really a slacker. lives most of her life in her head, more street smart than book smart. collects pins as a hobby!

rank the members of your friend group in order of who your MC was closest with to who they were least close with:

this one is SUPER hard just because she’s pretty close with all of them for different reasons. here’s a subject to change list: dan, noah, ava, lily, lucas, andy, stacy.

thoughts on dan pierce and your mc’s relationship with him:

other than jane, dan was the one that harley was arguably the closest with as a kid. neither had siblings, so they sort of became each other’s brother and sister. after their mishap on halloween of dressing as the same character, they made it a tradition to do so every year. the split from dan was really hard. she never resented him for climbing the social ladder and succeeding in high school, but she also never picked up on him struggling, which is something she kicks herself for endlessly. when she gets that text from him at the start of the book, she’s terrified, but also excited deep down that dan would message her after so long. even if they didn’t speak much until his rescue, they were never on bad terms. she dies mere hours after really reconnecting with him, but feels more relief after she saves him than she does at any point in the story.

thoughts on noah marshall and your ,c’s relationship with him:

noah and harley’s relationship kind of serves as the crux of my ilitw narrative. she had an innocent crush on him as a kid, something he resented due to how jealous he was of her relationship with jane. these feelings come back to bite her in the ass full force after they reconnect at the start of the plot. her and noah have just always been on the same wavelength, part of the same crowd, with the similar morals and ways of thinking; there are plenty of fish in the sea, but she wants the one emotionally unavailable fish. both of them harbor that guilt over not being able to protect jane, and that is what makes harley almost reach out to him a handful of times before the plot actually kicks in. the betrayal stings her harder than anything else, as she really thought they were getting to a place where they understood one another, but she still can’t find it in herself to be 100%b angry with him. she chooses to die in his place because even after everything, she loves him.

thoughts on andy kang and your mc’s relationship with him:

andy is the one that makes harley laugh the most. he brings out her livelier side and reminds her that she does know how to have fun, which is something she kind of forgot was possible after becoming so withdrawn. it can be assured whenever they’re together that harley is 10/10 the one that’s going to egg andy on in his antics. even in the time that the two of them were apart, harley was always silently cheering andy on from the sidelines. the true testament to their friendship comes with how quickly they were able to pick up where they left off as kids after not speaking to each other pretty much at all in the ten years between jane’s death and redfield’s resurgence. there are maybe 20 minutes of awkwardness between them before they go back to cracking jokes and being stupid together, and when andy is kidnapped and hurt, it’s the sight of him being dragged through those doors that superpowers harley into becoming the hero of the night.

thoughts on ava cunningham and your mc’s relationship with her:

as someone who is a bit offbeat, harley appreciates how unapologetically herself ava is. they bond over the fact that they aren’t like the masses and they they, in return, don’t really care what the masses think of them. even though ava is seen as unapproachable to most, harley actually finds her pretty easy to talk to once she gets past the initial fear of starting a conversation with her, and once they’re back on common ground during the plot, that fear vanishes entirely. they have a lot of similar views and share that “brave even in the face of death” mentality, meaning that ava is one of the people harley tends to go to first about most things. through that, they talk a lot on the regular about stuff other than redfield as well. harley is, quite frankly, terrified for ava when redfield gives her powers. she sees ava as one of the group’s MVPs due to her knowledge of the supernatural and her all around badassery, and is sick at the thought of losing her to those very things.

thoughts on lucas thomas and your mc’s relationship with him:

despite their obvious aesthetic differences at first glance, harley and lucas balance each other out perfectly. lucas is, truly, harley’s impulse control, and he helps her think through a lot of her good ideas to make them into rational good ideas. in return, harley knows how to sort through lucas’ problems to make them more manageable and imposes her more easygoing attitude on him when he needs it. harley has never held any grudge against him for becoming popular, as she mostly just saw him as an incredibly hard worker. for the longest time (until finding out about his struggles) she admired his work ethic, and definitely voted for him in every class election and similar situations. harley and lucas probably confide in each other / keep each other in check more than anyone else in the team. lucas was one of the gang members that harley spoke to the most throughout the ten year lapse, each conversation a short, friendly burst as they went opposite directions socially.

thoughts on stacy green and your mc’s relationship with her:

stacy is the member of the gang that, at the START of the story, harley feels she understands the least. the constant association of her with cody, britney, and jocelyn puts a very sour taste in harley’s mouth - even if stacy herself isn’t doing any of the bullying, she doesn’t say anything. their relationship reaches that deep place when stacy vents out to her that she’s being blackmailed by britney, which kicks up harley’s instinct to protect her friends. the two are pretty opposite in most ways, but their differences strengthen their friendship more than anyone else in the group. even when stacy doesn’t think of herself as a good person, harley does, and lifts her up at every opportunity she possibly can because she knows what stacy is capable of. emotionally, they are an outlet for one another about their respective social circles. physically, they are two of the most unassuming yet strongest fighters on the team, and work very well together in a battle setting.

thoughts on lily ortiz and your mc’s relationship with her:

lily is unequivocally, the one member of the original group that harley talked with the most throughout the ten year span between jane’s death and redfield’s awakening. both of them were deemed to be Losers by the popular kids, but both of them were open enough to seek each other out again from time to time, which explains how easy it is for them to talk at the start of the book, even if they didn’t necessarily consider themselves “friends” during that gap. harley is very protective of lily solely because she knows lily is good enough to give second chances to people like britney, but she never babies her, simply giving her advice when she sees fit out of the goodness of her heart. lily is one of the group members that harley actually feels most comforted by when she realizes how thin she’s trying to stretch herself to keep everything intact. all danger aside, harley and lily just genuinely think the other is so cool.

thoughts on connor green and your mc’s relationship with him:

in my narrative, harley and connor’s relationship serves as one of the foils to her relationship with noah. she didn’t pay too much mind to him when they were kids, often just thinking of him as stacy’s sill older brother, but they take an obvious interest in each other all those years later. harley doesn’t quite realize that 1. connor has a crush on her, because no one’s ever had a crush on her before or 2. that what she does could be considered flirtatious, because she’s never flirted with anyone before. any romantic feelings she has are reserved for noah, but she does value connor’s friendship a great amount and thinks he’s extremely cool. they share a lot of similarities, from not really knowing what they want to do with their lives to their generally unbothered dispositions, but what connor really wants is to, as things get more dire, save harley. what he doesn’t realize is that harley is the hero of this story.

#Anonymous #THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN THANK U!!!!#ch: mc (harley blanco)#book: it lives in the woods

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