#quick detour lmao

[castiwls]

hey!! could you maybe do a one shot for dean about him being injured or sick and the reader sort of taking care of him? thanks! love your other work so far, keep it up!!

fever - d.w

Paring; Dean x gn!reader

Synopsis; Dean's sick and he's not too happy about it.

Warnings; none

Notes; tysmm! I had a few ideas for this but this was the one that seemed to flow the best lmao. hope you enjoy <3

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“I can’t take your temperature unless you come out from under there.”

The pile of blankets groaned and shifted slightly as you closed the room door. “Dean. Stop being a child.” You sighed crossing your arms. You stood watching the blankets for a moment as you fiddled with the thermometer. 

You moved to sit on the edge of the bed turning to where you presumed his head was. “Dean just let me do this. It’s not going to kill you.” The lump under the blanket moved and a pair of green eyes peeked out. “M fine y/n.” He croaked.

You stared at him with an unimpressed look before reaching over and pressing the device to his forehead. “Stop it, ’M fine.” he weakly hit your hand trying to push you away. 

After a moment a beeping sound filled the room. “You have a fever, Dean.” He shook his head. “No. I don’t ge-” He broke off into a coughing fit. He sat up in the bed reaching for the glass of water you had placed on the table before. “Sure. You don’t get sick.” You rolled your eyes standing from the bed. 

“Stay here.” You pointed at him. You quickly walked to the kitchen to grab him some medicine and more water. On your way back you made a quick detour to grab your laptop. 

You sent him a grin as you walked back into his room and placed the medicine down on the bed and the water beside him. “Take these. They should help bring the fever down.” 

Dean made a face but nodded and began inspecting the items on the bed. “This sucks.” He groaned falling back into the pillows with a dramatic huff. You shook your head fondly before placing your laptop down. “Im gonna go make something to eat,” You gestured to the laptop. “Pick something to watch.”

Twenty minutes later you returned with two bowls of chicken noodle soup. Soup, in your opinion, was the best way to break his fever. You also doubted he would be able to keep anything down with his cough.

“Here.” You passed him a bowel before climbing into the bed beside him. He furrowed his eyebrows and frowned. “Your gonna get sick if you're this close to me ya know.” He smirked pushing the laptop between you both.

You shrugged with a smile. “I know.” You leaned closer to him and looked to see what he had picked. “Scooby doo. Really?” You laughed softly. “Hey. It’s me who’s sick here, we're trying to make me feel better and,” He pressed play before leaning back into the pillows. “This will make me feel better.” He let out a small cough before clearing his throat and wrapping an arm around you.

His skin burned slightly as you leaned into him and you frowned leaning back slightly. “Not that I’m complaining, but are you always this warm?”

[parttimesoulm8]

Pete Wentz Has Gorgeous Hair: an analysis of the colors pete has done over the years (made by a stylist!)

hello foblr i'm a hairstylist and the only thing in life that brings me joy is looking at pete's beautiful hair. i've wanted to make a big post talking about this from a stylist's perspective for a LONG time. this post would be wayyyy too long to do a timeline of every haircut he's ever had, so i'm just gonna stick to talking about hair color and also what other chemical services i think he had/has. this is still gonna be super fucking long, so take a look under the cut!

before we get into the colors, quick detour to talk about the other chemical services pete has had on his hair. i've gone back and forth on this, but i don't think he used to relax his hair in the good old straight as fuck emo hair days. he said in this article in 2011, "the amount of maintenance that went into my [straight] hair was ridiculous" and "I want to get out of the shower and just be stoked, not think about how I don't want water to touch my hair." which would make a lot of sense if the only thing he was doing was straightening it. his side burns were always his natural texture, which they really wouldn't have been if he'd been relaxing it too. they were just too short for him to get with the flat iron. examples:

bonus picture of him straightening his hair:

that being said, i DO think he has a keratin treatment in the present day! his hair has a level of shine that i've seen in a lot of clients that have keratin, and it can be applied over processed hair without breaking it off. examples of the shine i'm talking about

there's still a little bit of wave in there when air dried, though! this is still common with chemical straightening treatments, they only relax up to 80% of the hair's natural texture, so this could easily be what it looks like if he'd just air dried and not straightened it afterwards.

okay, chemical treatment sidebar over. onto color! i can feel it in my heart that pete's hair lifts really easily. look at the ends of his hair, here. they're WHITE!

while i can't say i am intimately familiar with hairdressing in the 90s, from all the pictures of incredibly warm 90s highlights i've seen, i'm assuming toners weren't too common/nonexistent at the time. if his hair is that white without any toner, i KNOW it lifts well. i will return to the blond later, because i have a lot i want to talk about with him being blond.

man, i love pete with red hair. i will tell everyone in the world how much i do. i think all of these are semi permanent colors on top of bleach because of how vibrant they are. pete has also done that thing that every emo with naturally dark hair has done and died it Pitch Black which i fucking respect (i have done this too)

pink!!!!! i think this is an incredibly flattering color on him and it really brings out his eyes, i think he should do the pastel pink again bc it looks so fucking good on him

okay onto what made me wanna make this post! I wanna talk about pete being blond!

i can tell you with confidence that this is his hair without any toner. this looks like about 4-6 weeks of regrowth and there's some unevenness in the tone of the blond, but look at those ends! white as fuck! i really do think his hair can get to blond easily. i also think it's really funny when people call this era "lemon pete" because that's such a shady way of saying his hair looks brassy lmao, it looks different when it's toned!!

look at how gorgeous. his stylist is a saint. pete's all over bleach and tone with his long hair was so pretty but it also made me a little insane purely because of how long his roots often were, i know he's on the road a lot but i see these roots and it makes me want to cry as a stylist. it would be so hard to not get banding with roots this long.

YOU CAN SEE YOUR ROOTS FROM UNDER YOUR HAT PLEASE BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

and then one day i woke up and felt strangely at peace and it was because pete transitioned his bleach and tone into a balayage (which is much lower maintenance) this is when he first started it, i think they did some really blended highlights to start it off

it grew some more and they are definitely now doing a true balayage on him, look at how there's some blond that comes almost all the way up to the root but it's only really solidly blond at the ends. i think they also did some kind of lowlight on him based on the fact that he has no visible grays and that there's brown at the roots and also the mids but it's lighter than his natural color.

here's another good picture of what i'm talking about with the blond, it's focused at the ends only.

you can actually see the transition in this picture! I doodled on it to show you where the old bleach and tone was and where they started to blend it upwards

i also happen to know from listening to a podcast that he takes rly good care of his hair! he mentions that he uses olaplex which rly does not surprise me, of course his fancy LA stylist got him on the olaplex train. he also uses silk hair ties! all of this was incredibly sexy information to discover if i'm completely honest. pete has had fucking beautiful hair his entire life and i wanted to force everyone to look at it from the technical perspective that i do, thank you for reading!

[90s-suplex]

Hiii I just wanted to say I really loveeee your little blog since I'm deep in the trenches for stone cold Steve Austin lmao (down bad)

it's literally so sad to hardly come across good stories about him (involving a reader) so I decided to hit you up and shoot my shot Abt requesting a little story where he's still in his attitude era but is also quite comforting and actively being caring through either his words or actions towards the reader. I'm never opposed to a little smut but if you don't want to for any reason then I don't mind it being left out.

Ofc if you're unable to or unwilling to write something like this then I completely get it and respect you for it. (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

I also wanna apologize if I did this wrong since this is the first time I'm kinda interacting and actively being busy on Tumblr so it takes some getting used to haha

AN: based on this Steve Austin & Michael Cole segment because it lives in my mind rent free, I‘m sorry 🤐 (in case the hyperlink doesn‘t work, just search up ‚Stone Cold attacks Michael Cole‘ on youtube lmao)

I‘m not sure if you could classify this as ’actively taking care of reader’, I promise I tried writing something comforting & fluffy at first but since Austin is a smug lil‘ bastard this took a detour :3 I‘m sleepdeprived, so I hope this makes any sense lmao !

reader is genderneutral and not a wrestler :)

Summary: After witnessing Stone Cold Steve Austin‘s gradual decent into paranoia, you decide to talk some sense into him.

Tw: implied sexual references, mentions of wrestling typical violence

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“We're backstage with former hardcore champion Kurt Angle. Kurt, thank you for joining us for this quick interview," greeted Michael Cole the moment you turned on the TV.

A couple of minutes ago, Stone Cold and you had arrived at the arena. Being one of the top draws of the company, Austin had the luxury of a private dressing room and tonight you had decided to join him there instead of waiting for him at the hotel. 

Since he wasn’t scheduled to appear on TV until later parts of the show on this particular day, the two of you showed up when TV tapings were already well underway. After dropping off your belongings, you sank on the couch and switched on the TV to find out what had happened so far, while Austin went into the bathroom to get ready.

“Last Monday Night on Raw is War, the hardcore championship was on the line in your match against RVD. Stone Cold Steve Austin interfered and cost you the title when he tossed you down from the stage onto the concrete floor 10 feet below.“

Kurt pressed his lips together into a tight line as he listened to Michael Cole rehash last Monday night‘s events.

“Tonight you will team with Chris Jericho to take on RVD and Stone Cold Steve Austin,“ Cole continued. 

“How do you feel going up against a man like Austin, who has total disregard for your physical well-being?" Michael Cole implored, leaning closer.

“How do I feel?“ Kurt answered after snapping his head back, “I feel the same way about my tag team match tonight against Austin as I will at Unforgiven." 

The camera slowly zoomed in on Kurt. There was a film of sweat covering his face. He shifted his attention away from Cole, now pointing his index finger directly at the camera before he spoke again. 

"I feel like kicking Austin's ass. And after kicking his ass, I am gonna take his title. I will walk out Unforgiven as the new WWF champion." 

You looked over your shoulder. Said championship belt laid on the opposite end of the couch. You leaned over, grabbed it and took a good look at it.

"What?" a muffled voice came from behind you.

Oh, this will be interesting, you thought to yourself and placed the belt on your lap. It rumbled briefly before Austin opened the bathroom door and stepped out. 

"What did that sumbitch just say?" he asked you with his head cocked to the side. Austin had just finished changing into his black ring trunks, holding his shirt and jeans in his hand. 

You reached for the TV remote on the desk before you and turned up the volume.

"Kurt wants to kick your ass. He said he's gonna take your title too, while he's at it," you replied. 

Austin snorted in disapproval. He tossed his clothes onto a spare chair in the corner of the dressing room, shaking his head. "Good luck trying," he spat out.

With three quick strides, he stood next to you. "Can you believe the nerve of that guy? He's lucky this ain't a one-on-one match tonight."

He sank down onto the sofa. "Tonight he can hide behind his tag Team partner. But Kurt knows I can beat his ass any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.“ 

He paused for a moment and his eyes darkened, “Hell, I can beat both of their asses at the same time!“

You rolled your eyes. Over the last few months, Stone Cold had become increasingly more paranoid. Granted, he had always been quick-tempered and cocky. However, these tendencies had intensified drastically, reaching their peak the night he attacked Michael Cole on live TV, throwing ridiculous accusations at him and harassing him. 

The fast-paced life, countless hours on the road and injuries had worn him out, there was no denying that. He was on edge most of the time these days both on and off camera, always eager to start arguments with whoever crossed his path, though he never took his irritations out on you.

On the outside he was closed off, only allowing a handful of people to get to know him on a deeper level. You found it quite amusing how surprised other people would be to find out how he behaved behind closed doors when he craved your soft skin. Whenever you decided to join him on the road traveling from city to city, he’d always be thankful as you were his sweet little escape.

Regardless, you had grown tired of his mood swings and wanted to talk some sense into him. You felt bad for Cole. But knowing how stubborn and bull-headed Stone Cold was, you knew this could prove difficult. Especially since you weren’t part of this business. 

On the other hand, you weren‘t stupid - his abrasiveness was part of his appeal - both to the crowd and to you. You knew that and Austin did too. 

Your fingers drew mindless circles on the championship belt on your lap as the next match had just started on your backstage TV. 

“It‘s pretty, ain‘t it?“ he mused and pointed at the prized possession on your lap. His features had softened, revealing a slight smile.

You grazed over the ridges and nodded. 

“What‘s it made out of?“ you asked. Your reflection stared back at you from the squeaky clean golden surface. It couldn‘t be made out of real gold you figured - at least not entirely. Still, it had to be somewhat valuable.

When he didn‘t reply you looked back at him. He was scratching his beard.

“Ha! How .. ironic,“ you teased him drawing out your words. “You wanna whip Kurt‘s ass for trying to take your title but you don‘t even know if it‘s worth a dime?“

He exhaled, “Well, I don‘t know the specifics. They don‘t matter anyway.“

Austin moved closer to you and pointed at the nameplate on the belt. It displayed Stone Cold Steve Austin in capital letters. “You see? It’s more about the ideal value than the material one.“ 

“You do know I need my title back later, right?“ he snickered while playfully nudging your knee.

His hand stayed there and the two of you were silent for a few moments.

He spoke again, “Technically, it‘s not worth much. Some kind of cheap alloy.“

Aha. So it‘s worth nothing after all.

“But every time I go out to the ring, I bust my ass trying to make it look like the most prestigious thing in the world,“ Austin explained while he let his hand slowly trail up your inner thigh.

Your skin prickled under his touch. 

“And I‘d say I do a pretty good job at that,“ Austin squeezed your thigh lightly before he continued in a low tone, “What do ya think?“

He did. That‘s why you were curious about its actual worth in the first place. But you decided you’d rather mess with him a little bit.You returned his gaze. As he cocked his eyebrow awaiting your response, you simply shrugged half-heartedly.

“Kinda, I guess.“

Your answer earned you another chuckle from him. “Hard to impress, I see.“

With a final squeeze, he stood up to go fetch his training bag. You watched him leave to tape up his wrists in preparation for his upcoming match, but still felt his touch linger on you. As soon as his back was turned to you, you shifted on the couch and cleared your throat. Moments later, he returned to the couch along with his bag. You glanced at him out of the corner of your eyes as he pulled out his knee braces and put them on. 

You sank deeper into the couch. Suddenly you felt incredibly stupid. You were chewing at the inside of your mouth, pondering on how to tackle this topic.

“Have you ever thought about taking it down a few notches?“ you began and crossed your arms over your chest.

For a second, Austin seemed genuinely confused.

“Your attitude, I mean. You’ve become so irritable over the last months,“ you paused. “And paranoid. Lashing out at people, stirring shit up...“

Now he seemed to understand what you were trying to get at. 

After he finished adjusting his knee braces, he rubbed his face in a contemplative way. 

“Maybe you should take a break?“ you suggested.

He immediately dismissed the idea. “If I do that, I might as well call it quits. You heard it yourself, Kurt is itching to take my spot, as are all the other guys. You call it paranoid, I call it being prepared.“ 

Austin leaned back and put his arms on the back of the couch, “And I‘d rather be prepared than surprised and stabbed in the back.“

“Okay, I get that. But don‘t you think you‘ve taken it a bit too far lately?“

Images of Austin‘s unfair attack on Michael Cole on live TV a couple of weeks ago flashed before you. 

“Attacking staff? Really?“ you shot him a stern look. “Did you really have to stoop this low? You know Michael-“

You got interrupted by a big, hearty laugh from Austin.

“This is about Cole? You feel sorry for Cole?“ he chuckled.

You failed to recognize what was so funny about your remark.

“Don‘t worry, he can take it. Besides, he had it coming,“ he justified his actions. “He should know better than to run his mouth. He‘s been around long enough.“

When he noticed your dissatisfaction, he let out a sigh and rubbed his eyes. He was tired and he didn‘t want to start arguing with you. 

“But if it makes you feel any better, I can go talk to him.“ He didn‘t flat out say ‘apologize‘, but this was a good start. Better than nothing. 

Your face lit up and he regarded you with a certain spark in his eyes that you couldn‘t quite place.

Once again he inched closer towards you, “I don‘t get why you‘re getting worked up over this. As far as I am concerned, I‘ve always taken real good care of you. Ain‘t that right?“

He paid close attention to your reaction as he placed his hand on your thigh again. “Or would you say otherwise? I‘m open for critique.“

With his hand resting on your thigh, you knew what he was alluding to and you had to admit - he was right. He had always been more than … generous with his affection towards you. The heat between your legs returned and you cursed yourself for reacting that way right now.

“I saw you squirming earlier, “he added when you took too long to reply with a mischievous grin plastered on his face.

Great. And here you thought you were being discreet.

“This isn‘t about me, so don‘t try switching the topic.“ 

Austin raised his hand defensively, “Nobody‘s trying to switch the topic. I simply asked you a question. That‘s all.“

You exhaled through your nose and rolled your eyes with great exaggeration, making sure he saw it. “Yes, you‘re right,“ you disclosed in a flat tone.

„A bit more enthusiasm wouldn‘t hurt, you know. Should I be worried now?“

You stifled a laugh. You were supposed to be mad at him! 

„Feeling insecure now?“ you said and patted the back of his hand.

Mere seconds after those words left your lips Stone Cold grabbed your waist and sat you sideways on his lap.

You were briefly taken aback by the way he picked you up as if you weighed nothing and felt your cheeks heat up. He reached out to tuck one hair strand behind your ear. 

“Don‘t worry, I’m quite robust.“ 

You avoided his gaze. How long until he had to leave for his match? You turned your head to check out the time on the clock behind you. Immediately, he took advantage of you exposing your neck. Austin‘s lips brushed over the thin, sensitive skin on your neck and you held your breath. 

“But I’m curious now. Go on, tell me. How do I make you feel?“

He grinned against your skin as his hand found his way under your shirt, slowly wandering up your back. 

“Don‘t I make you feel good?“ he murmured before slightly biting at the nape of your neck, which had you biting back a moan. 

“Lost your tongue now, huh?“

Oh well, now that you thought about it, you had successfully gotten your point across. Considering the fact that Austin would have to leave for his match soon, you might as well continue this conversation another time you decided.

He bit you again, waiting for an answer.

You pressed your legs together. “Y-Yes, you do..“

Shifting in his lap, you moved in to kiss him, but at the last moment, he pulled away. 

You blinked at him with your lips still pursed. What?

He seemed to revel in your disappointment. 

“Sorry,“ he gestured at the TV behind you. „Gotta get going.“ 

He maneuvered you back onto the couch and got up.

“What’s that sour face for, sweet-cheeks?“ he teased.

He lowered his tone. “I‘ll be back in 30 minutes. You think you can wait that long?“

You sat back and crossed your arms over your chest. Eventually, you nodded and handed him his title. 

A few seconds later he was out the door.

[sunoksunny]

nicknames/pet names enhypen would call you (maknae line)

nicknames/pet names enhypen would call you (maknae line)

genre: fluff, a bit of humor in riki’s

warnings: established relationship, kissing, playful teasing, pet names

word count: 0.8k (837)

Kim Sunoo

 - i think sunoo would use sweet nicknames

 - i think his favorite one is probably “cutie”

 - but sometimes i think he will also go for “sunshine”

 - he sees you as the sun in his life that helps him shine to others<3

Sunoo had a lazy smile on his face as he pulled a brush out of your makeup bag. He had practically begged you to let him do your makeup, pleading with round eyes and pouting lips. How could you ever deny him? When you said yes, you swore his eyes literally shone. He had a similar gleam in his eyes now as he gently cupped your face with one hand, tilting your head upwards.

“Close your eyes for me, cutie.”

You complied, feeling the soft bristles of your brush glide over your eyelids shorter after. You could feel Sunoo’s warm breath hitting your cheeks, and knowing he was so close paired with the fact he was likely intently staring at your face made heat rise in your face. Of course, Sunoo noticed, he was holding your face after all. With a light giggle, he squeezed your cheeks together as you let your eyes flutter open. He still wore a soft smile as he gazed at you. His grip loosened as he leaned forward to press a light peck against your lips, lingering near your face before meeting your eyes.

“I’m so glad you’re mine. You’re my sunshine.”

read the rest under the cut!

Yang Jungwon

 - for some reason i see jungwon using kind of,, old timey endearments?

 - not old timey persay but something like “dear”

 - although another thing i think he would do is learn terms of endearments in other languages and call you by them

 - for example, “cara mia” (’beloved/dear’ in italian), “media naranja” (’my better half’ in spanish), “mon petit chou” (’my little cabbage’ in french)

“You ready, dear?”

You shrugged on a coat, turning to Jungwon as he stood by the door. He held out his hand as you approached, and you took it with a smile. Your fingers locked together as you stepped out into the night air, a cool breeze hitting your face. The two of you walked in a comfortable silence, simply enjoying each other’s presence. As you neared the park, Jungwon peeked at you out of the corner of his eye. He hesitated before speaking up in a soft tone.

“Cara mia, do you want to get churros? There’s a shop just around the corner that sells them even this late.”

Jungwon had a hopeful look on his face, swinging your joined hands as you walked. You nodded in agreement, letting a wide smile cross your face. The two of you changed directions to make the quick detour, securing 2 churros before returning to your original path. Jungwon munched happily on treat as the two of you sat down, resting to finish your desserts before beginning the walk back. You shifted closer to him and he wrapped one arm around you, the both of you gazing at the sky. 

“You complete me, media naranja. I’m forever yours.”

Nishimura Riki

 - i think most of the time he would call you silly nicknames

 - like “snookums” or “pookie” LMAO like he would just use the stupidest things but it never fails to make the two of you giggle

 - but when he’s alone with you or he’s feeling clingy

 - he will call you “あなた“ (anata) which between couples represents something similar to “dearest” or “darling” in japanese

The studio was quiet except for the light laughter of none other than you and your sweet boyfriend, Niki. You had been practicing a duet, but most of today’s practicing wasn’t taken very seriously. The two of you were in a fit of giggles as you danced, each making silly faces whenever you caught the other’s gaze. By the time the song ended, Riki was doubled over in laughter as you failed to hide your giggles behind your hand. He caught his breath enough between laughter to call out to you.

“Okay, okay, one more time! This time we’ll be serious, snookums.” He grinned, a snort leaving you at the nickname. 

Niki snickered before gesturing at you to get into position as he crouched by the speaker, ready to begin the music. After receiving conformation that you were ready, he hit play before dashing beside you. The two of you glided along with the music, in sync with each other’s bodies as if you were one. You still made eye contact often, but it felt different now. Both of you were focused on each other and the music, blocking out everything but this moment. When the song ended, you both stared at each other, breathing heavily. Riki reached up and grabbed your face, pulling you in for a sweet kiss. The world faded out again, now only focusing on Niki and the way his soft lips moved against yours. When he broke away, a smile stayed on his face.

“I hope you know how much you mean to me, あなた.” 

a/n: here’s the maknae line version! this was fun to write because i love them<3 (can you tell i almost got carried away with niki’s)

permanent taglist (open! send an ask or fill out the form in my pinned):  @starrpt2 @sunnytheos @kalabasaa 

[nitrozem]

Quick detour to the Foster household to age up Blaise! (and Howie the cat stole the cake lmao)

[biceratops7]

Good omens leak talk under cut, literally just vivid descriptions, keep away unless you’ve seen it and it’s too late:

Ok I have literally been staring at that image periodically whenever I think about it for several days. Because I am normal and like things neurotypically. So here’s literally just a big list of observations no matter how minute. If you read this whole thing then the brain worms have made it to your prefrontal cortex.

Crowley has his glasses on (already explained my theory behind that)

Crowley is obviously the instigator but it’s unclear whether or not Azirphale is currently an active participant, or if he’s still processing. I’m leaning on still processing, but it’s hard to tell with the shadow on his brow obscuring his expression and not being able to see his hands

Speaking of that shadow, what the hell is up with the lighting in this scene?? It’s not bad except for making things in an already blurry still unclear, it’s just strange to have something softly back lit but also clearing having another additional light source else where. It’s an interesting choice because it can lead to inference of the circumstances here.

Second, related question: where the hell are they?? So let’s just take stock of everything BUT Azirphale and Crowley we see here. First of all it’s mostly in shadow, however there is a prominent light source behind Aziraphale, possibly close to him. The light we see on Crowley’s hair is likely from the doorway behind them.

Quick detour, the doorway is the brightest thing in the frame, creating a slight silhouette effect. Silhouettes are often used in film for moments that are a big deal but visually obvious. It shows weight through simplicity because you still know what’s happening and why it’s important with way less visual info than normal. We all IMMEDIATELY recognized what was happening and lost our shits even though it’s in shadow and currently obscured by giant text.

Ok so anyway this all leads me to believe they’re in a mostly dark room with one bright but not very far reaching light. I wanna say it’s almost fluorescent? Or an exposed lightbulb? It certainly doesn’t look warm like a lamp to me.

In addition I believe they’re inside a room to a larger building. The light coming from the door is almost certainly NOT day light. It’s purely white as if it’s a very well lit room or hall. There also is what I think looks like an exit sign near the top next to the doorway, or at least idk what else it could be. Because of that I don’t think this is anyone’s home or small shop.

I find this EXTREMELY interesting because the only prominent location we really see fit that vibe or description is the office building of heaven and hell. This season seems to be particularly highlighting that “neutral ground” between then, with the elevator showing up three times.

Now this one is just me trying to interpret literal blobs, but there either appears to be some sort of rounded extension to the top of the door way, or the walls are just thick. Make of that what you will

the room appears relatively spacious but mostly bare, almost like a holding place. But obviously with such a tight frame this can be hard to tell. I did take note of the fact that you can see some brown lines behind Aziraphale in the first frame, so there is clearly something there.

Alright enough waxing poetry about the damn walls, I know that they're probably standing up. Crowley might be in a position where he can twist into it from a sitting position, but with Aziraphale' shoulders so far forward and his back entirely angled to face Crowley, he'd either have to be straddling a chair or his lower spine is snapping like a glowstick.

Aziraphale is not being pushed against anything, he’s rocking backwards despite the force being applied to pull him forward, so in other words our boy Crowley’s REALLY shooting his shot, lmao

Aziraphale’s arms are confusing. They’re clearly not holding onto Crowley even out of frame, but they also don’t seem fully relaxed at his sides to me either.

WAIT, ok so the standing is still a strong contender, but they could also be sitting across from eachother at a small table. Crowley seems hunched over a bit more than is warranted for Aziraphale’s height, and Aziraphale’s arms could propped up at the elbows supporting his weight.

So damnit this adds a whole new layer to the location question

[shinesurge]

ALSO while we're on the topic of audiences and editing: i made some irl comic friends and they're both extremely Colorado Art School Kids, and my own storytelling education is "angry weird child trapped in appalachia making art out of necessity" so we run into a lot of fundamental differences in our approaches (WHICH is good and fine actually! i'm Learnin stuff). One of the biggest ones is oh my god, holy shit, creators have GOT to interact with audiences more.

One thing my Very Seriously Educated Comic Friend keeps wanting to help me with is that kc tends to be harder to parse because I don't hold the audience's hand, which y'all know is a thing I angst about a lot for various disorderly reasons. He's right! There are a lot of places I could improve in that regard. Mechanically. There's nothing for it as far as actual content goes; Kidd Commander deals with a lot of nuance and abstract concepts and there's not much to be done about that without compromising the story, which I personally won't do, so I've accepted it's better to lean into it rather than worry about appealing to a bad faith audience.

When I tell him this, that there's little sense in trying to dumb things down because there IS no point where that will work any better than it does now, we usually argue (like, the way that you argue about art over coffee). He thinks the goal here is much closer than it is, he's proposing a quick detour to the gas station instead of trying to land on the fucking moon lmao. It is. So SO clear that he (and most storytellers I talk to tbh) has only ever discussed storytelling with other educated artists and not the majority of actual comic readers/media consumers, who have never engaged with media analysis in their lives. Even when he's trying to discuss the theoretical Common Denominator Reader it sounds like this

When I quit interacting directly with The Webcomic Ecosystem for my own health I made the conscious decision to immerse myself into the reader side of things, specifically BECAUSE there are always going to be more Readers reading me than other writers, and I feel like that feedback is very valuable. I also want to understand another perspective that is different from mine! It's certainly got its pitfalls but there are a lot of positives that come from this and I do recommend it if you've got the stomach for it. I genuinely think one of the things that has improved my work and my relationship with it the most is spending a decade reading feedback from people who will never, ever, ever understand comics more complex than instagram pop psychology strips. Or relatives who don't understand how sequential pages work, or people who watch youtube Ending Explained videos, or readers who don't know what to do when a protagonist makes a bad decision. I ALSO went to school for storytelling, I was primed to have this exact problem and I did for a while. But being brought up isolated in a creative wasteland irl AND jumping directly from academic media analysis to the fucking webcomics reddit did a great job burning away a lot of that lmao. WE'RE the weird ones for writing papers about books, or caring to learn enough to create functional stories; this is a WEIRD WEIRD THING we are doing and it's important to know that so you can make informed decisions about your creative actions. Read the comments, be horrified, adjust expectations accordingly.

[jjsanguine]

The most tragic thing about mouthwashing is that even with the most emotionally stable synergetic crew ever, if the ship had crashed or been damaged for some other reason everyone would still have been fucked because of the company.

The crew don't seem able to send a distress signal or outside communication so it's likely noone would be looking for them till the Tulpar failed to turn up at the destination, and their last known location would be wherever they were when they got that fax around ⅓ of the way along the route. Pony Express was probably packing up their offices as that fax was being sent, so they wouldn't have been checking in along the route and able to notice the ship was missing.

The Tulpar is still near that last known location but rescue teams don't know that so they'd have to search the remaining ⅔ of the route which is like 250 million kilometres to assuming the rocket is going at around earth escape velocity.

If it's possible the ship veered off course (which it is) after the last known location then it's not just a 250 million kilometre line to search but tens of billions of square kilometres. And since the ship could have gone up or down there's actually tens of trillions of kilometres to search.

Paying out life insurance is doubtlessly cheaper and more feasible than searching. But even if society really takes a no man left behind approach (which it doesn't or Pony Express would have gotten shut down for unsafe work practices) it's no wonder the cryopods have 20 years on them — even if the Tulpar crew had double the rations needed for the journey in case they had to detour for whatever reason, it's not enough to last till rescue if everyone's awake.

But it's mentioned that the food rations were thin because Daisuke hadn't been accounted for, so the crew was going to be starving by the time they reached the destination even if nothing went wrong.

Daisuke being unaccounted for is also why even if by some miracle another ship was passing by the area and rescued them, someone's dying. The structural damage to the ship means that rescuers can't just walk in through the airlock, they'd have to cut a hole in the ship. Anyone not in a cryopod is either getting sucked out into space or suffocating. Even if everyone was stable when the ship launched which lmao, fighting over the cryopods would end that pretty quick.

Things like the emergency foam and cryopods are basically security theatre, and that's assuming the cryopods even work. Unless there's some detriment to the human body from being frozen and unfrozen repeatedly there's really no need for the crew to be awake. Not just the company mandate that they get at most 5 hours of sleep a day, but like, in general.

Swansea is too drunk to be doing maintenance in that jalopy of a ship for months post crash and the ship is basically completely fine. If the ship hadn't crashed hed have nothing to do except teach Daisuke and he didn't need to be on board for that. Before curly got toasted Anya didn't have anyone she needed to treat, and the ship has an autopilot. It's in very rare instances anyone needs to be in the cockpit as evidenced by all the other freight companies using unmanned ships. And also that Curly and Jimmy are barely ever in there pre crash.

The cryopods should have been in a room with an airlock and cycled to wake up the crew like once a month to do checks here and there for one or two days and then go back to cryosleep. It'd probably lower the psychological damage to the crew if from their pov they're stuck in a windowless ship with no access to the outside world for like 2 weeks and not 12½ months.

I don't understand how keeping this sophisticated life support on all the time is more efficient or safe than running a freezer. Yes, power outages would threaten the safety of the crew but the same is true for the oxygen machine?? No wonder Pony Express is going out of business, they were cheap but in a cruel, arbitrary way. Not even in a way that makes profit.

[wakeupthemembersofbylernation]

So, have you watched FSN's video? I have, and I'm a bit disappointed, it just made me want to gatekeep ST lol. For anyone that's interested, it's basically: S1 is the most perfect season of TV ever, S2 is okay, S3+S4 are the "marvelification" of Stranger Things, too many characters and they become cartoonish/a parody of themselves (hated Hopper's "character reset"), lost the plot, no stakes because you know they don't have the guts to kill a main character, here's an idea: why don't you kill Jonathan to raise the stakes since you clearly don't know what to do with his character? Ugh. And he didn't like Max's RUTH scene because "why is Vecna so slow and doing nothing to stop her?" dude this all happens in Max's mind, you have to see it as a metaphor, not something so literal. Basically it was a very surface-level analysis.

Didn't pick up on Byler (only Will's feelings like everyone, he said that the Cali crew does nothing, and "Mike spends the season... being confused" lmao he's so close!). But he did enjoy Will's arc in S3. Also he commented briefly on Jopper (doesn't like it, why can't a man and a woman just be friends?), Jancy and Lumax, but I don't think he even said anything about melvin lol. The problem is that he commented on each season individually, instead of the show as a whole, so naturally, every character isn't going to have a complete arc in every season. Still, at the end he did say something like "maybe 3 and 4 were just a detour/filler and S5 will actually finish the story of S1 and S2 in a nice way". That was like a quick comment, but I think he's actually right on the money and this is why we had Russia and Cali and everything, just because Netflix asked for 5 seasons. That makes me even more excited for S5 tbh!

I haven’t seen it yet (was planning on watching it this weekend since it’s so long even on 2x speed lol). But thanks for the overview!

I feel like all of that is so boring. I was hoping for more sauce. Like, if you’re gonna do a deep dive roast/exploration of ST, at least be more creative/interesting lol. All of that, like you said, is just the typical GA criticism of the show. There are like 30 videos already covering the same things. But that’s absolutely hilarious that he said nothing about Mlvn.

I guess this shows though that Stranger Things is just a fundamentally different beast from something like Riverdale or CAOS. You really analyze/roast the show using the same tools. But GA viewers just don’t get it like we do.

[deedjre]

day 9 - relationships ! god. i have a lot to say about these three. the basics: trio of foils formerly in a love triangle (the triangle was solved). now they're two boyfriends and a third wheel that has dated both of them (they have all dated at some point. the reason polycule was not the answer is that john is aggressively monogamous in my mind). now where it gets really complicated is that they're all foils. these idiots are stuck repeating everyone's mistakes but they've escaped the loop now i think. still foils though.

(prompt list) incredibly detailed going through of how they're foils below. not really on dawsey's end.

okay. first off. names (left to right): John Rider (nicknamed Dick and Johnny boy by Colin), Colin James (nicknamed Jim by Dawsey), Dawsey Lennan Cessair (nicknames: Daws, D-Daws, that guy from the 500s (derogatory) (colin used to call him that)) We're getting into symbolism first. Because they're foils. John's main color is blue, Colin's is pink, and Dawsey's was red (through meeting John in highschool) and now it's purple. think the song Colors by Halsey. hopefully i dont have to explain that pink is an opposite to blue. john and colin are almost complete opposites. Quick detour: dawsey's name means soft/kind, his middle name means sweetheart/lover, and his last name is sorrow/affliction. now you know everything about him. the other two don't have names with meaning unless you count the nickname "dick" being bc john would comfort colin in a way that would be classed easily as "dickriding". back to it: they have animal symbolism too. john is a hare, colin is a great horned owl (his nickname in his writing group is owl), and dawsey is a bunny. a great horned owl is a predator of both of these, but the hare has a much better chance at defending itself from the owl than the bunny does. the bunny is naive.

physicality wise: john is bony (even when healthy) and appears very sickly. he has big, sunken eyes. all of his clothes are baggy on him, and he initially had much shorter hair when living with colin. i usually think of him as looking like a tim burton character. colin, on the other hand, has been fat his whole adult life. he is 6'4 (john and dawsey are 5'9). he always looks full of life despite having more relaxed eyes. his clothes, nowaday, have to be tailored specifically to fit him (thankfully he has money. unlike john. listen when i SAY they're foils-) and he ALWAYS has a mullet. i'm going to exacerbate this.

mullet haver since 8 years old. thats before john was even BORN (11 year age gap; they met when john was 23). which is incredibly funny to me. actually, just noticed this, he has a widow's peak where john has a part. back on track: john's features are more rounded while colin's are more squared. they. they kinda swap this lmao. anyway where does dawsey fit in? he's like john if he was healthy and nice. he and john are very similar. this is on purpose. design wise it was a coincidence actually. but them being similar is on purpose !!

now in terms of personality and other stuff: dawsey is the most normal. he's a sweet guy, usually tired. gets exasperated easily. mostly introverted. he has both parents. not the best of parents but i think he has both (his father is actually terrible though). john is very isolationist. he hates leaving his house, he hates talking, he hates everything social. this is mostly because he's insecure about his looks. have you seen those fear mongering anti smoking psas from the 2000s?? cause i have and honestly that's where i got the idea to give him a neck stoma. anyway they make neck stomas seem freaky which is kinda rude but the psas were effective, so. draw your own conclusion on ethics but either way it'd 100% make john self conscious. what was i talking about. anyway. john hates himself. but he also had a minor superiority complex. he too has both parents with his father being shittier. can you tell i have daddy issues. colin, on the other hand loves social interaction. he sucks ass at it but he loves talking to people and being praised. he's very confident in himself but he DOES have NPD so back when he was roommates with John, he was very low self esteem. in case you were wondering, john's response was "i can fix him" and then taught him how to mask better. colin got the groceries and he's not at all insecure about his body. almost always has a smile on. he, unlike the other two, lost his mother at a young age and hated his father, but his father was very caring towards him regardless.

now. dynamics. this is a dramatic tragedy romcom of a summarized backstory. dawsey and john dated in highschool. they dated in secret because it was the 2000s and even looking at a guy the wrong way could get you called gay in a derogatory manner. they had an okay relationship, very messy, but one day they got caught by Dawsey's father who then banned the two from seeing each other again. details not sorted out, but either john or dawsey wound up lashing out at the other after this. now. colin met john when they became roommates, and after a rough day at work he wound up crying within earshot of john which started their weird relationship. basically "and they were roommates" at its finest. they fell in love with each other but colin is used to transactional relationships, to say the least, so he didn't recognize this. dawsey shows up, colin and dawsey fall for each other, dawsey gets with a woman (love a bi king) who treats him poorly (colin notices this because he also treats dawsey poorly to a lesser extent and warns him heavily but dawsey ignores it). after daws realizes his mistake he goes back to colin (who basically spat in his face). now. go back a bit. colin left john at one point to room with dawsey. john was angry about this and was resentful towards dawsey (he did not know it was dawsey and dawsey did not know colin had a roommate or that the roommate was john). now. back to that rainy night (yes it was rainy when dawsey begged to stay at colin's place after running from his soon to be ex wife). the next day colin lashed the fuck out like "augh i loved you i just wante dyou to love me i thought we had something". and then he and dawsey were on tense terms. later john winds up. you're not gonna believe this but he lashes out at colin in the exact same way and then he moves upstate (they're in new york) and colin's like "oh i fucked up lashing out at daws and also i just realized i love this man where is he going". colin later repairs his relationship with dawsey but dawsey has a husband now so he opts to wait for john to reappear in his life (to his credit he was emailing john often). now. in the present (ten years later in 2027). he's close friends with dawsey, dawsey is close with him, john is a pathetic mess and is very much trying not to love colin so he doesn't repeat his mistake (he fails on both fronts), colin is like obsessed with john (these two bitches went from seeing only flaws in the other to idolizing the other), and john and dawsey are on semi tense terms but they're chill. so i hope you understand their dynamic from all of that.

Now FUCK Dawsey i wanna talk about how gay john and colin are. john had to cuddle colin EVERY night while he vented about how awful his life was. decently heavy stuff but also minor inconveniences too. john slept in the same bed as this man multiple times and was used as a teddy bear. they used to shower together but they had to stop. colin stopped smoking bc john didn't like it and actively noticed how upset john looked at bars, despite not being good with these kinds of things. john taught colin to donate to charity he was like "you'll look better if you donate. but don't brag about it or people will hate you". and colin is like a fucking puppy or some shit and managed to be coached into regularly donating to charities like that. john kept adding strawberries to the grocery list so colin started adding it himself and bought a strawberry perfume to wear. and he kept wearing it because john liked it. colin considered john to be the second best person behind himself (MASSIVE compliment). john used to wear a pair of colin's pajamas that were way too big on him and considered them his for the most part, but recognized them enough as colin's that he left them behind when leaving. colin proceeded to keep those pajamas and never wear them again because they're john's. he kept neck stoma care supplies around his house in case john ever came back to live with him. colin used john as his muse for his writing. all he did was write about his time with john and became a successful writer. colin was very distressed when john left and he became incredibly rash. john basically lost his ability to care for himself without colin. colin would put on space documentaries when leaving friends to their own devices out of habit because that's what john liked. when john finally went back to colin ten years later they still loved each other and fell back into routine near perfectly. they're so fucking gay.

[tlblitzle]

Damn that was a fun night! Elesa’s gym style is one thing, with the performance experience and all, but Roxie really blows that outta the water! The way she can make a gym battle into a feature spot in a concert is like nothing I’ve ever seen. She got me working up a sweat in a way I don’t get with battles. Usually it’s nerves for a risky strategy or dangerous opponent, but tonight it was all about the energy. I was getting into it, and was just super pumped! Like. Of course I love battling, but it’s rare that I get so outta my head during a match. Normally I’m more intense and focused than that. It was fun letting go!

I’d show y’all Dymie, my for-sure MVP for the match (it carried so hard it did evolve into Magneton!), but the rascal is still anti-photo, so instead you can have a little video from just after I won :)

[As the video starts, Lux is still on the battlefield as Roxie calls back her Scolipede. Storm returns the Kilowattrel as well after a quick congratulatory pat, and takes a moment to pan the camera over the cheering crowd. As an evening event this gym challenge was pretty well attended, even if on a weeknight, and Roxie’s band mates can be heard wrapping up the song they were backing the battle with. After a beat, Roxie can be heard seizing control of the audience, handling the crowd work like a champ. Storm brings the camera back to focus on her, as they both approach the center of the stage and Roxie continues to talk with the crowd. She rallies a cheer from the crowd just for Storm, the victorious challenger! He chuckles a little nervously, perhaps embarrassed by the gesture, before Roxie unfastens a Toxic Badge from her costume and presents it to him. He issues a “thank you!” loud and clear for both Roxie and the audience, before taking the badge with his spare hand. “May I?” the trainer asks, before getting the go ahead to flip his camera and get in a pose together with Roxie and his prize, holding for a beat before the video ends]

She played a couple more songs to close out the night, (which I got to be front row for!) and now I’m back at the Virbank Pokémon Center about ready to pass out. Tomorrow, I think I’m gonna devote the day to a detour over to @koffing-time for snacks and treats and end the day back in Nimbasa, before I throw my ass at the brick wall that is Clay. That’s something I want ALL day to prep for lmao

[whoredmode]

Please share your headcanons about what Shaundi, Carlos, and Matt Miller doing/what's going on with them during sr1, I would love to hear about them! ;0;

thanks for your interest😭

so i think shaundi actually moved to stilwater like late into her junior year/early into senior year and so she’s still getting used to the place by the time the events of sr1 start up. i think she actually made some friends who were affiliated with the rollerz specifically and so she has a passing interest in things like street racing (it’s why i think you have to do like. car tricks to get her to join in sr2 lmao). she never joined any of the gangs but she was quickly becoming an it girl in stilwater. i actually talked some about my shaundi family headcanons last nite, but basically she started partying in an effort to distract herself from her home life. her parents divorced and she didn’t get to see her younger sisters that often anymore, so she was just trying to fill the void with something.

carlos is also in high school, just a few grades below shaundi. they may have seen each other in passing but i don’t think they ever really knew each other. carlos knew of shaundi, but had never really spoken to her. carlos is definitely aware of all the specifics of the gang shit going on because his older brother is in the saints. carlos wants to join but his brother refuses to let him, so he’s just watching from the sidelines.

gonna take a quick detour and talk about the school itself real quick? just given stilwater’s state in 2005-2006, i can’t imagine there’s much in the way of schools. i imagine there’s only two, a K-6 and a 7-12 school, both old catholic schools. so it’s just where everyone who lives in stilwater goes. there were more at one point, but shut down due to lack of funds. i think post-2006 when ultor comes in there’s definitely wayyy more schools built (outside of the obvious stilwater university).

anyway back to the main question. i think matt is an only child, and his parents travel a lot for work and he has to come with them often. this means he doesn’t spend a lot of time in one place and doesn’t get the chance to make friends, so he retreats back to his imagination and to his computer. his family never went to stilwater, but i do think he’s probably been to steelport before, prior to the events of srtt. didn’t live there, was just tagging along with his parents on a day trip for work. matt only learns about all the stilwater shit years after the fact. only when he’s researching anteros/the saints does it ever come up.

[peony-pearl]

Gargoyles Re-watch - Awakening Pt 1

It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down to rewatch Gargoyles; probably since 2020. This is a show that is absolutely synonymous with my childhood, having premiered when I was 6 years old. Memories of watching it are hazy, but I hope I’ll always remember vibes of watching it at my grandmother’s house with my older sister @cherryfinolahobbes​ and our late uncle. Seeing all of the new content, from the amazing Neca figures, to the new comics (which I still need to purchase and read), to listening to the entertaining and informative Voices from the Eyrie podcast (which indulges my love of hearing from voice casts and behind the scenes trivia; seriously if you’re a fan of the show go sub to this great podcast); it’s been great being a fan of such a lovingly crafted show as of late.

However, I’m awful at not only keeping up with things, but also with rewatching, because my ADHD will try to fill in memory gaps/distract me and I’ll just... not turn things on or put them on pause lmao. BUT I want to share one of my most favorite shows! And seeing a lot of rewatches and analyses of Avatar the Last Airbender from so many of my mutuals (I need to do a series for that show too), I’ve decided to do one for my beloved Gahhguyles. So sit back, Happy New Year, and get ready to hear me gush about voice lines, music cues and magic spells recited in latin that have been rattling in my brain for the better part of 30 years!

Immediately you’re welcomed with a title card, a jagged set of stone letters that read ‘Awakening’, overlayed with snarls and a hint of ominous music. Bitchin.

We then cue in to New York City in present day (well, present day in 1994), where explosions can be heard and seen in the clouds; one of the tallest buildings in the city disappears into these clouds, and after a continuous round of noise begins to catch onlookers’ attention, rubble begins to fall from out of the clouds, nearly killing multiple people.

The police are on the scene, and from a particular red car steps out Detective Elisa Maza, voiced by Salli Richardson-Whitfield. Elisa is no beginner to her field. She’s smart and quick-witted, and when she arrives she’s greeted with respect from her fellow policemen who update her on the situation.

More rubble falls, and Elisa sees a set of marks that takes her off guard.

“What could be strong enough to leave claw marks in solid stone?” Elisa asks. This line, if I recall, was used in almost every piece of advertising for the show. We’re then greeted with the Gargoyles logo, and we go back in time. 1000 years to be exact, and now we’re in Scotland, where a group of Vikings are attacking the castle. They’re led by Hakon, voiced by Clancy Brown, and they seem to be winning against the castle, as their catapult destroys a wall and takes down some archers.

We then get our first glimpse of the Gargoyles, a set of stone statues in the dying light of day.

Quick detour for a moment to talk about the animation. Gargoyles is GORGEOUS. The colors of the sunset at the moment we look up at the tower that the Gargoyles are sleeping on are beautiful. There are some episodes that have infamous animation, but they’re not often, and even then, Gargoyles has some great character animation, as everyone has their own unique personality.

We’re then shown the Captain of the Guard, voiced by the late Ed Gilbert, defending the Castle and shouting to his men, who are uncertain about their fate.

Captain: “Stand fast! We can hold them back!”

Soldier: “Aye, and catch boulders with our teeth while we’re about it!”

Gargoyles has one of the snappiest scripts and we’re not even 3 minutes in.

The Captain mentions that once the sun goes down they’ll ‘see some fun’, but just as he does, another boulder strikes nearby, and we get to properly meet the Vikings as the camera pans in on them while they cheer, and Hakon stands proud in front of his army. However, he has his dissenters.

Viking: *talking to another standing near him* “Attacking a castle full of Gargoyles near nightfall! This is crazy, and Hakon knows it!”

Hakon: No, my friend. That’s not crazy *he grabs the viking to look him square in the face* Questioning my sanity when I’m in earshot, that’s crazy!” *he looks back to the castle* I say these Gargoyles are naught but chiseled stone! And even if they aren’t, it’s worth the risk for the plunder within! ATTACK!”

The Vikings charge over a gorgeous red sky, continuing their assault, even making it through the gates as they climb the tower leading straight up to the Gargoyles.Hakon leads the way, his rope secured to where the largest Gargoyle rests.

The sky is getting darker. Hakon reaches the top just as the sun sets, and he witnesses the stone statue crackle and burst to reveal a mammoth purple beast, who looks at him with more annoyance than fear. He grabs Hakon easily and holds him over the ground, more than capable of dropping him right then and there.

The first words of our main man Goliath, voiced by Keith David, are a growling, matter-of-factly “You are trespassing.”

The rest of Hakon’s men witness the rest of the clan awakening (hehe) from their daily stone slumber, becoming alive at night. Hakon draws his sword and slams it into Goliath’s hand, drawing blood. He then urges his men to fight as ‘they are not invincible’.

The battle ensues, and Hakon manages to escape Goliath.

As we see more warring, we come across three distinct Gargoyles; I want so badly to call them by their names, but they don’t have those names just yet XD so for now we’ll just go by Red, Green and Blue.

Green, voiced by Thom Adcox-Hernandez, is the smallest, but that doesn’t deter his personality. He’s sharp as a tack and sassy, and doesn’t hesitate to berate his brothers when they annoy him.

Red, voiced by Jeff Bennett, is impulsive, but earnest and caring and tends to get put into the ‘badass’ category (... but I mean... come on he is a badass; he was my favorite when I was a kid)

Blue, voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, is the laid back foodie, but there’s more under his exterior than meets the eye.

When we meet the trio, Green is watching intently, while Red’s eyes are darting from place to place, bursting with excitement as Blue just sits back.

Red: “Shall we let all our brothers and sisters have all the fun?”

Red then immediately glides away, leaving Green and Blue as Green smirks at Blue, who seems reluctant to join.

Green: “Not afraid, are you?”

Blue: *offended as he stands to his full height* Afraid? Me? HAH! Why, all of nature trembles at my passing! *he lifts up his gut to his chest... only for it to wobble back down*

Green: *pokes his brother’s pudge* “I can see why”

The two join the brawl, and we witness more fighting just as we’re introduced to the next member of our main cast, a capable, much older Gargoyle, voiced by the late Ed Asner, holding his own until a Viking sneaks up on him just before Goliath can glide down to stop him.

Goliath: “Watch your back, old friend.”

Old Friend: *amused* “Huh! Watch your own.”

The fight rages on, we witness the Captain of the Guard in his element as he and Goliath begin fighting side by side. The Captain mentions the Vikings most likely followed a band of refugees the castle is giving shelter to, and as we pan over, we see Blue make his way to the clearing where said refugees are staying, helping himself to some of their food as he’s watched by a young boy and his mother. The boy is amused as he watches Blue easily dispose of a Viking with a large drumstick.

Hakon is then greeted by a Gargoyle beast, a big blue Best Boy who absolutely destroys a stone wall trying to tackle him. Our man Shakin’ Hakon tries to run off, but is stopped by the haunting visage of our final main Gargoyle, Goliath’s mate and second-in-command, voiced by Marina Sirtis, who is going to be one of the show’s absolute BEST characters, if not one of the most amazingly complex characters I’ve ever witnessed. She scares Hakon off easily, and he’s promptly defeated by her and Goliath, but he proclaims he’ll return as he retreats with his men, who are chased away by the arrows of the archers; but as the archers proclaim victory, we notice the way Red, Green and Blue look at each other, feeling their hard work has been ignored.

It’s just the first taste of how the humans of the castle treat them.

Goliath gets his hand bandaged by his mate as the Captain proclaims how the castle owes them their lives.

Goliath: “As we owe you ours every day.”

All is well.

: )

We then cut to the inside of the castle as some upbeat music plays. A flute, a tambourine and a drum lead a simple, but effective merry jaunt as the soldiers enjoy a feast to celebrate the victory. We get our first glimpse of Princess Katharine, a somber-looking young lady voiced by Kath Soucie, and the Magus, voiced by Jeff Bennett (Jeff is like, half the cast in this show), a sorcerer who is always by Katherine’s side.

As the Captain joins the feast, he overhears some of his men teasing about how he’s more like ‘captain of the gargoyles’. You get a sense that the Captain really truly cares about the Gargoyles. He seems unhappy with the teasing, but doesn’t argue. Anytime we see the Captain with his army, there’s not a lot of camaraderie; but with the Gargoyles, he seems very at home. When he’s greeted by the Princess, who thanks him for the battle well fought, the Captain doesn’t hesitate to also credit the Gargoyles for their assistance - but Katharine doesn’t feel the same. She becomes unhappy hearing about them.

Katharine: *after hearing Goliath’s name* “Please, don’t mention that monster’s name in my presence”.

The doors burst open, the Magus drops his drink when he sees their ‘guests’ are that of none other than Goliath himself and his mate, who are there as the Captain’s guests. But not everyone is happy to see him. Katharine admonishes the Captain, and the Magus as well has some choice words, but when the Gargoyles approach and frighten Katharine, she’s surprised to see Goliath bow to her in respect. But after she insults them once more, Goliath’s mate is ready to strike, but Goliath is quick to diffuse the situation and he promptly leaves.

Goliath, despite his name and stature, has great patience and understanding; he is a great leader, and will later show some really interesting character faults. Keith David’s performance hits the nail of the head in every episode, making Goliath relatable, even when he’s at his most stubborn or at his wisest.

As Goliath, his mate, and the Captain reconvene in the halls, the Captain apologizes for Katharine’s words.

Goliath: “No apologies needed. We are what we are. Her opinion will not change that.”

Mate: “Have you no pride? No sense of justice?! We saved their lives and they repay us with contempt!” (this line has lived in my head rent free for nearly 3 decades it’s acted so amazingly)

Captain: “She is right, Goliath. You deserve better than this.”

Mate: These cliffs were our home ages before they built their stone fortress. They should bow to us!”

Goliath: *takes her hand* “It is the nature of humankind to fear what they do not understand. Their ways are not our ways.”

Going back to Goliath and his design, his words and beliefs can carry so much gentility; however we’ll also see later that a lot of old teachings can often drive wedges between him and loved ones, especially when we meet Angela next season.

However, the Captain is still unhappy with the situation that has unfolded. He cares so much for the Gargoyles, and it’s obvious he wants to change some minds.

Cut to the Magus, perusing in his book, the Grimorum Arcanorum within his study; and at dawn, a mystery figure rides off away from the castle - all the way to Hakon to make a bargain.

At nightfall, Goliath removes the bandages from his injured hand, which is now fully healed; in the meantime, the Captain of the Guard urges for Goliath to take the Gargoyles away from the castle as the Vikings had promised to return. The Captain and the Mate continue to try and convince Goliath of the idea, but he refuses to leave the castle unprotected. He decides to go and ward off the Vikings with his old mentor, and he tells his mate to stay with the castle. He promises to her that they are one, now and forever.

In the meantime, we return to the trio of Red, Green and Blue, playing catch with Best Boy, using a slab of meat. The Mate comes around to watch, smiling as they have fun around the refugees that are still under the castle’s protection. The little boy from the previous night curiously runs over to watch just as Best Boy finally gets his meal. Mate is apprehensive of the boy’s presence, and he introduces himself; his name is Tom and he asks for the trio’s names.

Green: “Except for Goliath we don’t have names.”

Tom: “How do you tell each other apart?”

Green: “We look different.”

Tom: “But what do you call each other?”

Red: “Friend”

But Tom’s mother, Mary, steps in, afraid for her boy, and she tells him to get away from ‘those monsters’. Red insists they wouldn’t hurt him, but Mary chucks a hunk of wood at him, striking him. Goliath’s mate, from up high, is enraged, and she insists Mary is the monster, just before Red and Green agree that if she thinks they’re monsters, maybe they should live up to the name.

But just before they can do anything, Goliath appears. He orders for Red, Green, Blue and Best Boy to go to the Rookery until he returns. Mate insists they weren’t at fault, but Goliath refuses to condone any fighting, and he must find ways to deter it, and he promises he’ll make it up to the boys later.

Goliath and his Mentor leave to find the Vikings, locating some questionable tracks. We then check back in with the trio, sent down to where a clutch of eggs rest in a cave like children sent to their room. Blue, interested in some slime on the wall, decides to have it as a snack and we’re treated to an uncomfortable several seconds of him just chewing on this slime.

The camera cuts to a mystery figure, tampering with the Castle armory just as we return to Goliath and Mentor, who laments sunrise is near just as Goliath finds the Vikings. They attack, but realize they’ve been tricked and were being decoyed the whole time. They try to return, but the sun rises, and Goliath and Mentor turn to stone, unable to make it back home before the Vikings ransack the castle. This time, successfully, as the inside job and betrayal is revealed to have been because of the Captain, and he personally apprehends Princess Katharine in a really great moment as she rushes down the stairs, and he slowly ascends to greet her in shadow.

Katharine: “The Vikings, Captain! We are attacked!”

Captain: *grabs her wrist, looking her in the eyes* “It is worse than that, your highness.”

The following silence as Katharine realizes what’s happening, her expression, this quick moment is SO GOOD. We then watch the castle inhabitants led out in chains as Hakon and Captain talk above the commotion.

Hakon: “Not that I’m ungrateful, but why? Why betray your own kind?”

Captain: *almost in pain* “They’re not my kind.”

But it’s not long until Hakon, mace in hand, decides it’s time to get rid of the Gargoyles as the sun sets. The Captain is horrified, and he tells him to leave them alone.

I wish I could describe how much I love that Gargoyles mostly had it’s actors record together (although some exceptions had to be made); you can often feel the fluidity of the conversations, and while I’m not sure if this particular exchange between Hakon and the Captain were recorded in the same room, it’s one of my absolute favorites.

Hakon: *staring at Captain as he’s prevented from destroying a gargoyle* Are you mad?! In a moment they’ll be flesh again and my men will be their prey!”

Captain: “Once your band is out of sight, they won’t follow! It’s not their nature!”

Hakon: “Ahh, well, in that case-” *he strikes Captain, aiming his mace for his head as he pins him against the wall* “Care to discuss the matter further?”

Captain: “...No.”

Hakon: *releasing him, he looks at one of the stone gargoyles* “I haven’t lived this long by taking foolish chances.”

The swell of music as Hakon lifts his mace, the sound of the stone being smashed as Hakon’s silhouette casts over Captain’s horrified face as he stumbles in agony. Damn; DAMN I love this show.

Night falls, and Goliath and Mentor return to the castle, now in smoke as fire still rages. They find the smashed remains of their clan, and Goliath shakily picks up the pieces of what he believes to be the form of his mate as he speaks to her in anguish, just before releasing a roar of despair; we pan out to another hauntingly gorgeous shot of the smouldering castle with a glowing full moon behind it as the screen fades to black, and we’re greeted with the first of many ‘To Be Continued’ cards.

The first episode of Gargoyles wastes no time in getting right into the action, while also building mysteries that will be revealed in later episodes. Yup, we’re already laying groundwork for later plots!! This show is dense with storylines that weave in and out so well, sometimes you’ll get payoff to a question you never even asked about.

Writing this was a DOOZY; I was not expecting this to take me a good couple of hours lmao, but hopefully I can keep with it! I love this show so much and I don’t think I’ll ever stop recommending it!

[satellitesoundwave]

Top five ships ofc!!

sorry for the late response anon! i thought i’d posted this but turned out it was still in my drafts whoops

okay. to keep things fresh and interesting i’ll exclude ships i already picked for the idw dynamics ask:

5) this high up the list it's pretty variable, but rn I'm gonna say Getaway/Skids. i like the knife twist potential of them having been together, and that being one more thing that disappeared when Skids lost his memories. it ties easily into Getaway's jealous streak. also, if they were like in love in love, i think them reuniting only for Getaway to discover how completely he's been wiped away - and replaced, what with Skids' new closeness to several people on the Lost Light - would interact with Getaway's need to be important and special (or, hmm, maybe 'distinct' would be more accurate?) in an explosive way. it’s one of those scenarios that’s fun to think about for the sad and awful potential

4) Starscream/Rodimus bc a. the comedy potential here is insane lmao, Rodimus is often tactlessly authentic and Starscream expects everyone around him to be playing 4d psychological chess. and b. i think the two of them bouncing off each other genuinely could be interesting? Starscream is hyper alert for people manipulating/taking advantage in a particular way, but it's one that Rodimus doesn’t really do. also, Rodimus is very emotionally driven in both his decision making and his moral compass, and while it doesn't do him any favours when it comes to attempts to manipulate him that are short term with quick payoffs, I think it would actually make it difficult to truly lead him down a path he's not naturally inclined to take. imo Rodimus' acting on his emotions+feeling faster than he can think disposition could make him immune to some of Starscream's bullshit. this incompatibility between them might cause interactions with each other to go a very different way than is typical for either of them with other people, which i think could be interesting to explore

3) Megatron/Optimus. TFP was my entry point for getting really into tf, and i've always enjoyed ships where they're enemies now, but they used to be lovers who had no choice but to split over irreconcilable philosophical differences. I was an easy sell on this one

2) Drift/Rodimus. tho tbh i still haven't quite found my ideal angle on this ship yet (which is why the sequel to Hope (and other bad jokes) has stalled out. i could go into a whole essay on how i think about characterisation and the whats & whys of Rodimus' motivations proving unexpectedly slippery, but i'm not sure you signed on to take that thousand word detour anon haha)

1) Jazz/Soundwave. the ultimate. the ideal. i've said before about how for tf i get more attached to individuals than dynamics, and i am blessed to be interested in both Soundwave and Jazz independently and fascinated by the ways they can play off each other. they have a fantastic balance of similarities (they are both very competent!! i cannot tell you how important that is here, competence is the #1 thing that appeals to me about a character), and many of the ways they diverge are mirrored, like it's the opposite direction taken but still the same road (preferred approach to their job, sound/music theming). the ships i think about most tend to be ones where the dynamic pushes the characters to be more themself, the connection intensifying both their good qualities and their bad ones, and jazzwave lends itself readily to this. truly the perfect ship for me

[ghost-proofbaby]

hello tis i 🎸 anon reporting back with a post date/hang out update

I was soooooooooooo nervous driving there it was crazy. I ended up missing the turn to his road and had to go on a ten minute detour so I got to calm myself down a little more but then I was trying to get to his house and then I PASSED IT and had to turn around and ended up texting him to have him stand outside so I wouldn't pass it again. And so he hopped in my car and I was kinda sad cause I wanted to see the chickens they have lmao but we started driving to the cat cafe and we were just talking about literally anything and I can't believe I was so nervous about being in the car with him, it went completely fine! But he was so excited for the cat cafe and the coffee it was actually kind of adorable. We got there and he paid for my coffee 🥺 and to visit the cats even tho I tried to pay for that 🥺 and he wanted to take home every single cat 🥺 and then we went to dinner and I tried sushi for the first time and it was actually good! I had a hell of a time with the chopsticks though, he finished eating way before me. 😂 and he paid for our food 🥺 and he was always opening the door for me 🥺 and we drove back to his house (AND I MISSED THE TURN FOR HIS HOUSE AGAIN) and I like formally met his dad instead of just a quick hi at the concert a few weeks ago and I got to pet one of their chickens and his dad gave me a dozen eggs 😂😂 and I pet most of their cats. And I got another hug when I left. And as I was driving home he texted saying he hoped I had a good time and I told him I did and that I hoped he did too. And then I ended up telling him we'd have to do it again and he said he was down for it. And he just snapchatted me a little while ago again saying he had a good day today 🥺 also im crocheting him a mini version of his guitar

HE SEENS LIKE A GOOD GUY!!! i approve very much 😌

this is such an adorable date gaaahhh like just getting to sit and play with cats before you go to dinner??? ADORABLE. my heart would melt if i saw a guy i’m interested in playing with dogs/cats/babies/etc

it sounds like it did go truly wonderful and i hope you two see each other again!!! i also love the fact he has chickens such a green flag lol (AND they gave you free eggs? hell yeah!)

[placesyoucallhome]

started following your blog cause it was fun to read your stories your characters and experience your wonderful art so if you change to a different thing i am all here for it hope palia gives you a house and a flying ship

Oh I'm not going to actually leave ff14, Palia is mostly a detour, an extra island sanctuary if you will. With purple elves instead of mammets. It's a pretty little (free to play) mmo life sim is all, and I'm mostly interested in the house aspect of it, so we'll see how long it holds my attention. Longer I expect if I have friends joining me. But I can make a fairly faithful recreation of Ruhka in it (sans cat-ness for now, unless they give me a cat-ear hat at some point). I'll try and tag it like 'not ffxiv' as well as Palia just so people can blacklist.

I'm hoping to have the first iteration of house built by thursday, it is quite quick!

I am kinda hoping we get a ship mount for the Dawntrail deluxe ed lmao, like I'm expecting a sailing ship, but it'd be cute!