#ramon you are useless

[philtatosbuck]

chris deserves time to process and whatnot yeah yeah yeah but you have to be legitimately insane to think it is not deeply fucking cruel and harrowing that helena thinks it's honest to god best she takes her grandson away indefinitely to texas from his good father and support system instead of encouraging him to just take some space for a couple days like any good grandmother would

[cornerdreams-txt]

hiiii so i was talking with a friend about the consequences of q!fit being in. a fucking pit. with dead bodies. for weeks. and we've agreed that, you know, being a 2b2t veteran and a major historian, fit has gone through a lot, that honestly? the worst part just might be the isolation aspect.

on 2b2t, even if it was a fight, or even if he had to duck into cover and hide, there was people. there was other people. fit would see others, he wasn't ever truly, fully alone. but here? in this pit? the only soul is himself. everyone else is beyond his reach. so when he finally, finally gets back, gets to go home, he's... at a loss. everything he'd grown used to is no longer normal to him. it's as foreign and strange as it once was when he first arrived on the island. sleeping on a bed. seeing people. being touched.

pac is unbearably kind to him, when the pieces finally fall into place, and fit's sudden, severe aversion to touch turns out to be touch starvation, and isolation trauma, no matter how hard fit tries to pretend its fine.

after some serious consideration, pac decides a good way to help fit readjust will be not to tell him that he's safe, but to show him.

also this got really long so there's more under the cut! i'm just putting the cut there to shorten the visible length of this post for the sake of scrollers lol

at first, he listens. watches. fit never turns his back on him, no matter what. he's always within fit's line of sight. so, he takes initiative. he turns his back to fit, on purpose. including when they sleep in the same bed - pac will stretch wide and long, then curl up on his side, back to fit, and let himself doze off there, all too aware of fit's eyes burning into the backs of his shoulder.

...fit always keeps at least one hand empty, or filled with a weapon when he's around other people. so, pac happily busies his hands with trinkets and useless items - blocks and books and signs and food and tools and never potions fit wouldn't be able to immediately identify - until fit stops watching pac's hands so warily.

fit doesn't touch him. so pac touches him, slowly, cautiously. absently reaches out to dust off his clothes for him, grabs his hand to give it a little squeeze, blows him a playful kiss if he's feeling extra sappy or teasing, shows him with gentle hands that it's okay. pac isn't going to hurt him.

and he keeps doing it, over and over, making himself vulnerable, allowing himself to appear defenseless and weak in fit's eyes, even when it makes his own anxiety tick and claw at him, because he knows fit won't hurt him. fit might be scared and withdrawn and back, in some ways, to how he used to be, but it's still his fit. he's still safe with him around.

and fit, well. if it weren't for it being pac, he'd call it stupiditiy. he'd call it suicidality to be so open, so vulnerable around someone else like that. especially someone who you know is dangerous and volatile and bloodthirsty and not afraid to hurt others. but it is pac. it's his boyfriend. it's ramon's other dad. so he checks himself, reevaluates, questions over and over why pac would be doing this.

it isn't until pac pulls fit to hover over him while he enthusiastically explains a new creative idea he's been mulling over in his brain, hands gesturing happily within the confines of fit's arms and their chests, rambling and infodumping, occasionally stumbling and struggling to find the words in english while he explains, that fit's brain clicks together that all that vulnerability. all that intentional self-disarming. it's been intentional. it's all. been intentional.

the reason pac has been putting himself in danger (making himself vulnerable) around fit is because he trusts fit. these intentional acts that fit would call suicidality in anybody else aren't pac being stupid or careless, it's a willful, intentional reminder, over and over and over, "i trust you," in every breath he breathes while doing things he knows fit's survival habits and instincts would never let him even try to do, showing him that it's safe, here, because if it wasn't, he wouldn't be doing all this.

if it wasn't pac doing all that shit, fit would call it stupiditiy.

but it is pac. so instead, he's pretty sure it's just… pac.

it's just his boyfriend.

so, he's okay.

[qtubbo]

Awww Pac’s offering to walk Sunny back to Tubbo but she wants to be independent so he’s just watching them from afar and asking if they’re sure. 

I read this as Sunny being angry and sad after one too many bad things today more than wanting to be independent. Pac was sweet but it definitely seems like she’s taking after her Pa with how she’s handling possible conflict 🙁

Ramon told them to ‘i feel like u should go to ur dad’, which he probably didn’t mean anything by but she definitely took it as her brother wanting her to leave. Before that there was suspicion thrown around about their bodyguard, driver, accountant, and friend as possible thieves. They overheard Fit questioning why Foolish would want to team up with their Pa. They watched their Pa moping around and feeling useless all day. She had a lot of lowercase signs and angry reactions. She didn’t wait for her Pa before going to bed.

A lot of small things but today was definitely not a good day for Sunny. At least It seemed like she was getting along with Tallulah, and Ramon did give her an invite to the birthday party.

twas a liveblog so I wasn’t thinking hard on it, but I think her rejecting Pac who is their driver, that in her own play pretend world his job would be to walk them back to Pa, from taking her back had more to do with Ramon’s sign. Ramon intended, I saw you waiting earlier and I know you want to go to him you don’t have to stay here and it was most likely read as leave me to my family time and go to yours.

As a callback to Ramon’s letter, he talked a lot about how Pac being his Pai is really important to him, how he needs Pac to fell like a full family. You can tell they really took that letter to heart since it queued Sunny’s later obsession with the idea of having two parents, a happy family like Ramon’s with her Ma and Pa. Sunny has been recognizing the difference between Ramon’s inner family Fit and Pac, versus his outer family Sunny, Empanada, Tubbo, Dapper, and Leo.

If Sunny were to go with Pac or Fit back to Tubbo that would ruin the point, because Ramon wanted to be with his family and they can’t ruin that so Sunny couldn’t go with Pac.

I don’t think Sunny doubts Ramon loves her, but I do think their drawing a greater line between her family and Ramon’s family, which before as could been seen by their reaction to Fit saying they aren’t family Sunny thought were the same. Sunny’s very young and developing pretty much everyday is going to effect her, so good things like Tallulah might like me and Ramon invited me to Fit’s birthday party is going to get balanced by things that may seem small but are big to her with Pa keeps leaving me behind and Ramon doesn’t want me intruding with his family.

[tallulah-spins-in-brain-24-7]

“Confidential experiments” written interviews, results, egg statuses, and finally thoughts and theories   

First, the interviews.

Q: Questions 

N: Cucurucho’s notes 

R: egg responses

Q: who are your parents? 

R: Philza and Missa. 

N: Correct. 

Q: which parent do you spend the most time with?

R: Philza 

N: correct 

Q: what have you learned from your parents? (Asked x2) 

R: to trust yourself and the closest people around 

N: trust 

Q: do you feel weak? x2

R: not much different. I’m okay. I don’t feel weak 

N: said not much 

Q: who are your parents? 

R: Badboyhalo and baghera 

N: correct 

Q: how are you currently feeling? 

R: like killing certain bear in front me but also than that nothing 

N: threatening behaviour 

Q: have the cookies made you happy 

R: cookies is cookies so I guess yes 

N: yes. 

Q: who are your parents? 

R: Foolish y vegetta 

N: correct 

Q: do you hate anybody? 

R: hay que ser sinceros? (Do we have to be honest?) la sunny (the sunny) 

N: sunny

Q: do you feel weak? 

R: debil??? no, yo soy fuerte y mamadisima (weak??? no, I am strong and very [slang for] ripped/strong) 

N: no 

Q: Who are your parents? 

R: mamae Bagi Mami mouse mama Niki and eomma tina

N: correct 

Q: have the cookies made you happy? 

R: I trusted you it would be safe and that trust killed me. Change the baker of the cookies. 

N: no 

(Em says “also passa tudo bubble blower) 

Q: what do you know about the federation? 

R: you could give me my life back, but I’m not perfect enough am I

(Cucurucho says “good”) 

N: odd behaviour. Needs observation? 

Q: who are your parents? 

R: PA TUBBO POP SLIME MA LENAY :D 

N: correct 

Q: what have you learned from your parents? 

R: THAT IM THE CUTEST :D 

N: useless. 

Q: what do you know about the federation? 

R: MY STEP PA WORKS HERE :D ILL TAKE OVER SOON >:D 

N: threatening behaviour

Q: who are your parents? 

R: apa Quackity apa Marianna y apa roier :-D 

N: correct 

Q: what do you value the most? 

R: que mis apas sean felices asi muy muy felices :] (May my parents be happy, very very happy.) 

N: very parent-oriented 

Q: who do you get along with best on this island? 

R: con mi bestie Leo, mi awelo foolish y soulmate empi! :D (with my bestie Leo, my awelo foolish and soulmate empi!) 

N: trusting behaviour 

Q: who are your parents? 

R: Fit and Pac. U should know. 

N: correct? (Pac?) 

Q: do you hate somebody? 

R: maybe. But that’s personal right? 

C: maybe. 

N: hides 

Q: what do you know about the federation? 

R: only what the federation wants me to know. That’s what u do right? 

(Cucurucho says: “yes”) 

N: needs observation. 

(Ramon says: “can I ask you to make the island less homophobic? Would be great”) 

(Cucurucho says: “good”) 

(Tallulah is defended by Ramon and chayanne, who are pushed back by workers. Cucurucho says “no” and watches Dapper steal paint. Adds note that says “steals” on dappers profile.) 

Q: who are your parents? 

R: papa Phil, papi Wilbur, pa missa 

N: correct 

Q: do you hate somebody?

R: no mames Cucurucho. Maybe. 

N: maybe 

Q: what do you value the most? 

R: I value quality time, something papa Phil and chay gives me :D 

N: family-oriented behaviour 

(Cucurucho says “good”) 

Second activity: Egg fights/Combat analysis 

Eggs are then given a totem of undying and a stick, put in a room and told to fight. 

Chayanne vs Empanada. Chayanne won 

Dapper vs pepito. Dapper won. 

Tallulah vs Ramon. Tallulah won. 

Sunny vs Leonarda. Leonarda won. Ramon rushed in to stand protectively in front of Sunny, placing himself between them when sunny was killed. Tallulah* called sunny/Ramon a cheater.  (*edited because I originally wrote pepito on accident)

Cucurucho then leaves, and talks to three workers. 

Cucurucho: I need the wearabouts of the two missing eggs. No excuses. 

(Worker nods) 

Cucurucho: they have improved well. The federation will be happy. But they are not perfect. 

Cucurucho is then handed this book by a fourth worker: 

Then, we have the egg statuses:

Conclusions, thoughts, and theories

New info: 

- Two unnamed eggs (Definitely A1 and Hope)

- Richas is in group four. Why? He’s meant to be in tallulahs group, but this implies he’s from another batch. Would explain why he’s smaller. Also, maybe why he knows so much about egg island? 

- earlier in the stream, there were files for the eggs. Basically barrels containing their assessments and reports on development. There were two barrels labelled ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️(presumably “memories” which is another name for hope) and ▪️▪️▪️  ▪️▪️(egg a1).

My Thoughts/theories

One of either hope or a1 is dead. My bet is on a1 being dead, considering we saw her fall into lava on screen in one of Quackities streams. Hope, or memories, however, has no proof on her status. Aside from that image. My bet is hope is alive. If so, where is she? Are the batches labeled in order, or are they judged by success in development? Which would explain why Richas is group four: he’s considered the worst egg to the federation. He doesn’t back down, he’s reckless, he’s impulsive, he’s against the feds.He threatened Cucurucho. He doesn’t listen to orders. Hes untrustworthy. This is how the federation views him. A1 couldn’t do basic parkour, and struggled to write. Hope? The federation deemed her unworthy.Tallulah was likely meant to be batch 4, considering she was abandoned in the adoption centre just like hope was. But then with Phil’s care, she “leveled up” so to speak. 

(it has been pointed out to me that Memories/Hope is actually listed as group 2, which is listed as deceased. Meaning Egg A1 is likely the one who is alive, which will certainly be… interesting, when they meet Quackity again. Poor kid. I’m still holding out, well, hope, that hope is alive somewhere.)

I believe sunny is on thin ice, because of the notes that Cucurucho made in her developmental report. 

And where did pomme and Richas go? They were seen in the library where Cucurucho found the eggs, but must have snuck away at some point. I think the fact that they were left behind will have something to do with the rescue mission they’ve been planning for Cellbit and Baghera. 

thank you for reading! If you’re interested, I finally got around to making my hope design based on the egg models:

https://www.tumblr.com/soot-spins-in-brain-24-7/741070126497038336/my-design-for-hopememory-egg?source=share

(Also the lovely egg divider is by @thegoldendaystrikesback)

[hausofmamadas]

PRIMOGENITAL | the Wisdom of Fredward Horniman

From The Gentlemen, Episode 1 - Refined Agression

∴

Look, you guys. He’s really suffered, okay?

He’s been STABBED in the heart, he’s been London-BRIDGED(?), he’s been FUCKED in the face, DOGGED on the floor.

And it’s true. He has, despite being the firstborn son, been relegated to the truly harrowing fate of being the most embarrassingly, painfully, mediocre progeny in the family line, that his dad had no choice but to break with 600yrs of tradition and cut him out of the will, passing everything to younger, much cooler more responsible brother, Edwina “Eddie” Horniman. And isn’t not having a bullshit title, nor the crushing debt of his father’s failed above-board business, nor having to deal with the surprise! extensive, underground potfarm on the estate grounds and all the accompanying stress and criminal hijinx with it— well, isn’t it just the most traumatic thing you can imagine???????

Now all Freddy gets to do is:

live in historic mansion with way-too-cool-to-be-caught-dead-with-him, Inexplicable-Stunt-Driver-Wife Tamasina (known by abs legendary nickname of Wham Tam) who also, when asked by Freddy in a moment of desperation if she thinks he’s a cock, rightly points out, “all men are cocks, Freddy”

pal around in chicken costume and steal cars with chill asf brother that he only occasionally wants dead, Steady Eddie who’s legit so good at everything that Freddy doesn’t have to be good at anything

go “fishing” aka chuck live grenades into lake full of salmon, a method worthy of Park-Tuna-Assassin Ramon Arellano Félix and invent Crack!Weed another Ramon-coded pasttime with bestie-botanist and lover of all things hydroponic, hallucinogenic, and Special Sauce, Jimmy Chang …. AND

Skeet shoot out in picturesque estate garden with creature-whisperer, actual live angel, and all around Dilf-of-the-manor, Geoff

Oh, the horror.

No, but honestly, I cannot summon from memory a single character I have so biblically despised on first watch, only to full 180, violently swing in the opposite direction to straight glee/appreciation for the comedic marvel that is Mr. (not!)Duke-SirFancyPants-RoyalDumpsterFire-LordSomethingErOther, the one, the only, Frederick “Fredward” Horniman aka thisprince👇

Yeah, talk about refined aggression? I had some refined ass aggression toward ole Fred, here. Like when I tell you I hated this “man,” I h a t e d this man.

All I could think the whole time, on first watch was, wowowow, y’know what’s worse than a useless, entitled, infantile, drug-addled, narcissistic man-fetus …?

A loud useless, entitled, infantile, drug-addled, narcissistic man-fetus.

My mans, Eddie is wayyy too generous here☝️and every other time he bails Freddy out of whatever pigshit he manages to shove his full face into bc I’d be throwing more than paper. That antique furniture would regrettably be sailing thru the air, straight at that fat melon of this nepo-baby dressed in DivineRightofKings drag, if only to get a precious few fucking seconds of silence.

Like the only one reacting appropriately here is Charly☝️who Freddy snarkily calls Lady Macbeth with a mix of love and contempt only a sibling can display which like, not the best? insult? To be called one of the most groundbreaking female characters of all time? But our boy is nothing if not scholarly, right. So im sure he super paid attention when the class was reading Macbeth

So, yeah. He’s basically the worst. There’s a metric fuck ton of evidence to support that. AND YET, this mf isn’t completely useless bc after my 2nd and 3rd rewatch specifically witnessing the genius that is his alter ego, plastic Russian gangster, Anatoly Givenchy Romanov who laavs orange cars and Siberian tigers let me do tell you, against my better judgment, I found myself growing to love and adore the (2nd) funniest character in an already hilarious show (crown goes to beautiful tropical fish Jimmy bc mans always proper vibin’)

And now, when I watch this scene, instead of berserker levels of enraged, I’m struck with a disorienting combo of secondhand cringe + juvenile glee??? Like instead of wanting to aggravated manslaughter my own tv, I’m just “awww, Fredward. What a little nothing you are. Look how silly you look in your lil boarding school jumper.” And it feels good(?) but mostly bad. And then I do this

like the true American scum that I am.

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taglist: @drabbles-mc @when-did-this-become-difficult @narcolini, @ladygoatee ⇝ tagged bc even tho you have zero intention of watching, you were diligently taking notes

[th3-p-a1-nt3r]

Okay im literally so bored soooo

@pastelclovds ' isekai AU for Wren again bc i LOVE WRITING!!!

Wrens Isekai life!! Pt. 2!

When they get to the apartment luckily it seemed furnitured but bland enough to still decorate

Wren began to sign to CAM

"Which room would you like, oldest gets to pick first"

RAM a bit offended sighs and takes the L on this one

CAM picked the middle room, not too big, not too small

"RAM would you like the bigger room, I don't wanna be selfish and take it if you want it instead!"

RAM would take it normally, but with the size of the big room it would be better for Wren to take it, since they need the wheelchair in there...

Or maybe they can share this room?

"We can share, the smallest room will be CAM and I office"

"Fair, and sorry if Im being annoying but can you place me on the couch? I'll fidgure out something i can do, don't want to be a mooch ahah!"

Wren felt bad that their useless this time around

Normally they'd be dancing, helping move anything, preparing dinner or even going to their job

But in this world they really can't move with any support

For now they'll just be doing laundry and unpacking boxes for RAM and CAM

Speaking of the two

"Hey RAM, get CAM I need to talk to the two of you!"

They both sit next to Wren as they look at the two

"Okay now that were in a world were I'm familiar with we need to get you better names, I think CAM will be Cameron or Cam for short, its obvious, but RAM...Why don't I call you...Ramon? Just for now! I'll still call the you Ram and Cam but more as nicknames...luckily my name is a normal name so unless the two of you want to share a last name then we need some type of household name"

RAM was barely following along while CAM took notes\

After Wren's rambles they finally got RAM's attention

"Now Ram, Cam if anyone ask you two are born from the same mom different dads, also we should find out if AM is here as well..II know you all don't get along but it'll be nice to see if he has a new identity here as well"

"He won't live here right?"

"Of course not, if he has a house or whatever we'll visit him"

Ram nodded and Cam seemed a bit off with that idea but Wren knows how to lie better than the two of them

"If we can...I kinda wanna see if we can live here as long as we can.."

Wren spoke with a bit of sadness, Ram and Cam knew somewhat why they would wanna stay here but not for what they think

"So, lets fine jobs and I'll lie my candy ass off to make sure no one knows of who we we're before"

They both nod

Night falls and Wren is sitting on the couch knitting a blanket for winter, Cam usually gets cold often so this would be a nice surpise for Christmas

"Wren..."

"Whats up Ram..."

Ram sighs as he sits next to Wren trying to keep them as close as possible

"What is bothering you..I know something is wrong...I may be apathetic to others but for you it's different..I've been in you're mind but I know you kept secrets from me..You're in despair...i know it..."

"I..its..its a long story....And I know I've known you for a while I just...I don't know if you'd hate me for it"

Wren confested as they pinned the chain they were on and packed it into a bag for safe keeping

"When I think you're ready I'll tell you the truth"

Ram seemed a bit upset but he knows its for the best

"I'll put faith you'll tell me"

Ram spoke so softly

Even with his accent he still manages to sound so soft

"heh...I love your scars by the way...they look really cool, can...can I touch them? If you want you can touch mine as well!"

Wren smiled as Ram shook his head

"You may...but you don't have to if you don't want to"

Wren smiled wider as they removed their jacket for him to see the tank top they wore

Their scars ran up their spine and into their hair, they had some on their shoulders and knees but most where on their head

"Oh but I do Ram~"

Adding spicy moments soon~

[vern-a]

Qsmp is very important!!!

Looked at purely from the way qsmp's world works!!!

You know why i love qsmp so much?

Its very communal and collabotative. The parents take care of tasks for those who cant make it. Everyone has linked up their waypoints solely to make sure they have a faster way of getting to each other, lest trouble arises.

Food, tools, items and anything else in need is shared. There is almost a communal pool of resources. Knowledge is shared freely, and everyone makes an effort to update each other on important matters (wether just about mod quirks (our genious Ramon) or helping with setting up the translator, anything). If someone has an abundance of something (Phils dirt) theyll ask anyone they meet if they need any.

Distribution of labour!! Some people are mostly self-sufficient, but there are some who farm and distribute food to those who focus more on building or looking after the eggs. I love the habit of streamers asking each other if they have enough food. Some are being useless sluts (/pos /affectionate) and still are taken care of by the community (if the lore allows it).

The accommodation of (potential!!) disability and acceptance of people. Dappers uber autism is not seen as something in need of changing. Bad is more than happy to see the boy do his thing and every streamer exposed to Dappers collections is impressed and prideful. Tallulahs shyness and reckless love for the harsh world isnt seen as something that she needs to get rid of, lest she get hurt, but rather as something that she needs to cherish, because it is valuable and special. (I can again mention the sharing of resources here!!).

The absolute queerness of it. The whole island is essentially a policule. Suggestive and sexual activities are always consensual and not looked down upon. Not participating in sexual activity is not looked down upon!! Platonic assigned co-parenting, and being a single parent is regarded as equal to the (out of game) standard of mother/ father/ child. Eggs not really having a gender, or having multiple genders or being Very Cis (lobe you Chayanne). Pronouns optional (and always respected). Bitch wife (he is a man and also enjoys this). Men in dresses (and not making it a mockery/ caricature of women). Jaiden (we love you girlboss <3).

Qsmp is a perfect world that is community-oriented, child-centered, library economy based, queer and poc without judgement or stigma. There is so much love admist the chaos and confusion, and everyone is willing and ready to fight, live and go to therapy for the protection and prosperity of the children, for each other, and for family.

Qsmp is my perfect future.

I love it. I feel loved BY it. Thank you, Quackity. Thank you, admins. Thank you, streamers. I love you.

[rainbowonice]

writing down all my problems with this episode to heal my soul and release my inner hater self:

Athena pestering Amir and abusing her power as a cop once again without repercussions

the narrative using Amir, a man that lost his wife in a terrible fire and got literally scarred for life, as a red herring MULTIPLE times literally leave him alone he did nothing to deserve this

Eddie's parents character regression, Helena SMILING the whole time and Ramon saying that Shannon is "even in death that woman is making his life a chaos” like? neither he or Chris ever got over her and Kim made it 100 times worse and they didn't fix it or address how Shannon death affected them, Eddie is still romanticising her, his family is still vilanizing her and we have no idea what Chris thinks even if that should have been where the story was taking us, them finally having a real talk about Shannon, instead they made Chris run away.

daddy kink joke i already made a post about this but id like to add that daddy issues ≠ daddy kink and that making them equal is gross and is harmful having parental issues shouldn't be a sexual thing.

cartel not cartel thing taking up 40% of the episode for literally no reason and i already made a post on how racist that whole plot is

Bobby dying for 14 minutes and then being ok by THE END OF THE DAY and then 2 WEEKS LATER coming in at work without telling it to anyone else and without even taking away his retirement request??????

the zero stakes regarding Bobby's life the team looking unfazed, no one was crying, no one was really worried and at the end of the day we even got Buck having a dinner date wearing the same shirt he has been wearing THE WHOLE DAY (I'm not letting this slide I'm sorry that's my new roman empire) like ok i thought that we were a family lmao?

Bobby suicidal thought are healed ig now sure

Madney taking temporary custody of Mara first of all a quick google search told me it takes "after you complete your training, it usually takes about three to four months" and they did it in like a week help and the whole narrative is just lesbianphobia. Henren can't get a single family story without it ending with the kid taken away or the kid thinking that two mothers aren't enough there is a need of a dad... while is a cute scene or whatever it reeks of cishet couple does it better and without struggle while the black lesbians have to struggle and beg.

that old fart coming back he's 200 years old at best what the fuck a cold will take him out prince Philip looked better 2 days before perishing be real how is he supposed to be a threat? Just sneeze near him GOD

the episode overall was predictable af and honestly boring it fell flat and the screentime Amir got was CRAZY they cut so many scenes they cut a whole Eddie and Chris scene of them crying in Chris room (what was the context we will never know rip) just to get 100 scenes of the cartel, the ugliest date scene you've ever experienced in your life and Athena neighbour from 4 doors down.

this season was The Worst season they ever made even worse than season 1 and 6 and you guys have no idea how much i hate them. It was a whole mess rushed, dumb, badly written, badly executed, wasted time on useless scenes and cut away too much, they didn't had a single normal call, they didn't had a single fire engine scene, they all looked disconnected and it legit made no sense not even the actors liked it.

[brooklynstar]

Cisco: **loses Harry in a crowd** Hey Jesse, I can’t find Harry anywhere. I’m getting worried.

Jesse: Hm. Alright. **cups mouth** HARRISON WELLS SUCKS

Harry: **nothing**

Jesse: Oh. I know! **cups mouth** CISCO RAMON IS SMALL, DUMB AND USELESS

Harry: **cocks gun, pushing his way through the crowd** WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY-

Jesse: Found ‘im.

[art-of-manliness]

Saddle Up! A Dictionary of Old-Time Cowboy Slang

The cowboy is one of the great archetypes of American manliness.  He embodies many of the virtues Americans prize, such as grit, freedom, and independence. The cowboy followed a code of honor that, rather than being set by an aristocracy, came from the ground up and worked itself out within a posse.  While many of our ideas of cowboy life are a myth, the romantic ideal of it has had an outsized influence on American culture, including in language.  Because the cowpuncher was typically uneducated, he often used slang to communicate with his horse-riding, steer-roping peers. In 1936, American folklorist Ramon Adams published an ethnography called Cowboy Lingo that focused on the unique language of American cowboys. In it, he cataloged the colorful slang words used by cowboys in the American West from the 19th century to the early 20th. According to Adams, cowboy slang is characterized by the use of picturesque metaphors. The cowboy drew from his everyday life to create phrases and words that could be used more broadly. For example, a cowboy might have noticed that when a bull gets angry, it starts aggressively pointing its horns at would-be targets. To tell a fellow cowpoke to quit looking for trouble, a cowboy might say to his compadre: “Pull in your horns!” Below, we give you a sampling of common cowboy slang words. You might notice some of them sprinkled in a Western movie or novel, and you’ll even notice some that are still in use today. Ace in the hole. A hideout or a hidden gun. According to Hoyle. Correct, by the book. “Hoyle” is a dictionary of rules for card games. Acknowledge the corn. To admit the truth, to confess a lie, or acknowledge an obvious personal shortcoming. Addle-headed. Empty-headed, not smart. A hog-killin’ time. A real good time. “We went to the Rodeo Dance and had us a hog-killin’ time.” A lick and a promise. To do a haphazard job. “She just gave it a lick and a promise.” All-fired. Very, great, immensely; used for emphasis. “He is just too all-fired lazy to get any work done around here.” Amputate your timber. Go away, run off. Apple peeler. Pocket knife. Apple pie order. In top shape, perfect order. Attitudinize. To assume an affected attitude. Bach (pronounced “batch”). For a man to keep house without a woman’s help. Backdoor Trots. Diarrhea. Ballyhoo. Sales talk, advertising, exaggeration. Barber’s cat. Half-starved, sickly-looking person. Barber’s clerk. A conceited, over-dressed fellow who tries to act like a “gentleman.” Barkin’ at a knot. Doing something useless; wasting your time, trying something impossible. Barrel boarder. A bum. Between hay and grass. Neither man nor boy, half-grown. Biggest toad in the puddle. The most important person in a group. Biggity. Large, extravagant, grand, haughty. Black-eyed susan. A six-gun. Blue devils. Dispirited. “I have the blue devils today.” Bone orchard. Cemetery. Bosh. Nonsense. “It was absolute bosh what he said.” Boss. The best, top. “The Alhambra Saloon sells the boss whiskey in town.” Buckaroo. A cowboy, usually from the desert country of Oregon, Nevada, California, or Idaho. Buckle to. Set about any task with energy and determination. Calico queen. Prostitute. California widow. A woman separated from her husband, but not divorced. (From when pioneer men went West, leaving their wives to follow later.) Cash in. To die. Catch a weasel asleep. Referring to something impossible or unlikely, usually used in regard to someone who is always alert and seldom or never caught off guard.  Clodhopper. A rustic, a clown. Cotton to. To take a liking to. Cowboy up. Toughen up, get back on yer horse, don’t back down, don’t give up. Dash. Euphemism for damn. Dead-alive. Dull, inactive, moping. Didn’t have a tail feather left. Broke. Docity. Quick comprehension, usually used in a negative way. “He has no docity.” Don’t care a continental. Don’t give a damn. Dry gulch. To ambush someone, especially when the ambusher hides in a gully or gulch… http://dlvr.it/T613jw

[skylarmoon71]

Harry Wells (Flash) - Earth 2 - Chapter 14

Letting go is painful.

Harry hoped that those memories would hold for longer.

He was never certain when it would kick in.

It was quicker than he expected.

The both of you were having coffee. All you’d done was take a seat, and that was it.

“Oh, hello?”

Your head tilted to the side, as you stared at him.

“(Y/N)?”

“Yes, have we met before?”

It was a literal gut punch. You were smiling, but there was not an ounce of recognition in your eyes. Harry did his best to collect himself to lay out a response that would be believable.

“I spilled my coffee on you yesterday, I wanted to apologize.” He placed the drink that he bought just for you on the table. When you read the label, your smile got brighter.

“Thank you, that’s so nice of you. I’m sure the coffee spilling was my fault though. I tend to get a bit clumsy. Especially around handsome men.”

From the color that littered your cheeks, it was clear you hadn’t planned to say that.

He couldn’t help it, he laughed. Because it was so uncharacteristic of you. It was all he could truly do to keep himself from crying at the moment.

His laughter seemed to urge your own.

The both of you sat there in fits of laughter. When it slowly began to die down, he wanted to reach out. Touch you, hold you, one last time. But it was useless. After a moment of internal battle, He stood.

“I should get going.”

You rise with him.

“W-Wait I-”

From the look on your face, it’s clear that you didn’t want him to leave. But he couldn’t stay there.

“Is there any way we could meet again?”

His expression slowly fell, and he reached for his cap out of instinct.

“I’m sorry.”

That’s all he said as he marched out of the shop, leaving you standing there.

It was cowardly, he knew that.

But there was nothing else he could do.

He told himself it was wrong.

It was wrong for him to be this angry.

He wanted to see that smile, and you were finally wearing it. One that had no pain from Eobard’s wounds. Regret from decisions you made to save the ones you love. It was all gone.

You were free.

To live your life.

Now he needed to go and find a way to live his.

“You’re going back to earth 2?”

Harry nodded at Cisco’s observation. He’d caught him packing up a few of his gadgets from the lab. Barry’s steps slowed when he caught the conversation.

“When do you plan to come back?��� Barry asked.

Now Caitlin was fully listening.

“I don’t know.”

He wasn’t sure he could, at least not at the moment.

“I just need time to get things in order.”

“You mean forget about (Y/N).”

Cisco’s words were filled with bitterness.

“You’re just going to walk away. You promised you would see her one last time didn’t you? Now you’re just going to leave. Run away like you always do when you don’t want to face a problem.”

“What exactly would you have me do Ramon? Walk up to her and play pretend?”

“We know it’s hard but-”

“IT’S IMPOSSIBLE!” Harry exploded.

He dropped his bag to the ground, fist clenched.

“I can’t..I can’t..”

He couldn’t even get the words out, and they understood. Harry looked off to the side, choking on his words. Cisco nodded, taking a step closer as he placed a hand on Harry’s shoulder. Pretty soon Barry and Caitlin were at his side doing the same. It’s rare for someone as proud as Harry to be vulnerable.

All they could do at the moment was provide comfort.

Because no amount of words would fix what had been done.

[wildfaeworld]

so like. in Peril's Gate (volume 6 of the critically-acclaimed fantasy epic The Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts) when Arithon is fleeing across the Daon Ramon barrens. and his wounded hand. i need to focus on his hand for a hot minute bc it's there as a quiet intensifier of his misery and fear the whole time but it's so much more and i just realized it and i need to bite and chomp and shake it around in my mouth.

because it's taking away his music, the last of his innate gifts not tainted by either his heritage or the Mistwraith's geas, the last (he believes) tie to his sanity in a world that has been arrayed entirely against him for fifty-odd years, the last purely good thing he has. and he got this wound. he got this wound because of the s'Falenn geas of compassion laid on his ancestor HIS COMPASSION DO YOU UNDERSTAND because he couldn't look away from young stupid Fionn Areth he couldn't leave that idiot boy to his own devices and for his compassion Fionn put his sword through Arithon's hand aurghhhhh

but it's more it's MORE. the wounded hand is a metaphor for the wounding of Arithon's spirit for the last fifty years, it's a metaphor for his self-imposed guilt and inability to cede to others the consequences of their own actions, it's the festering, leeching drain on his soul of every hurt to someone else that he can't let go OOOUGH DO YOU GET IT

and as he's hunted across those barrens in the dead of winter, stripped down to the wary flinch and wire-taut defensive reflex of a cornered leopard, and his hand gets worse and worse until it's a useless club at the end of his arm and he has to try to keep using it anyway, over and over forcing himself to aim straight to shoot, to wield a sword, to scratch and claw his way to another snatched moment of reprieve, DO YOU GET IT it's the paralyzing weight of not allowing others to carry the good and the bad of their own choices, it's the twisted selflessness turned to self-centering harm that disallows the freedom to live DO YOU GET IT

and Davien's maze is the debridement of that dead flesh, do you get it?

[ao3feed-supercorp]

The Juniors

by ciancitto123

They were overwhelmed, tired, and beaten. They had fought so hard, yet more of them came. They were indestructible unless you hit the weak spot under its chin, a narrow opening. It wreaked of death, shot lasers from its eyes, and had kryptonite knives for hands. All the teams had been called in to help, but it didn’t do any good. They were still losing. Almost everyone who was still alive was there fighting to their last breath.

The Juniors, as Sara had dubbed them, were all suited up to help their parents fight the best way they knew how. They had a half-baked plan and an inter-dimensional portal that would take them back before this happened. A time and place when they would have time to figure out how to beat these monsters and their leaders. The only problem was simultaneously talking to their parents and avoiding blasting themselves out of the time stream. They'd heard plenty of Barry's stories about messing up the timeline throughout their lives. They had to be better.

Words: 5946, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Supergirl (TV 2015), The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Arrow (TV 2012)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Other

Characters: Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers, Lena Luthor, Winn Schott Jr., Lucy Lane (DCU), J'onn J'onzz | Hank Henshaw, Maggie Sawyer, Agent Vasquez (Supergirl TV 2015), Barry Allen, Iris West, Cisco Ramon, Caitlin Snow, Cindy Reynolds (The Flash TV 2014), Joe West, Nora West-Allen, Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle (DCU), Lyla Michaels, Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Nora Darhk, Mick Rory, Wally West, John Constantine, Amaya Jiwe, Zari Tomaz | Zari 1.0, Ava Sharpe, Gary Green, Eliza Danvers, Lillian Luthor, Ra's al Ghul, Joker (DCU), Reverse Flash, Darkseid (DCU)

Relationships: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor, Alex Danvers/Sara Lance, Barry Allen/Iris West, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Lucy Lane/Agent Vasquez, John Diggle/Lyla Michaels, Winn Schott Jr./Lyra Strayd, Cisco Ramon/Cindy Reynolds, Nora Darhk/Ray Palmer, Amaya Jiwe/Zari Tomaz | Zari 1.0, Eliza Danvers/J'onn J'onzz | Hank Henshaw

Additional Tags: Past Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer, Past Ronnie Raymond/Caitlin Snow, Crossover, Original Character(s), Major Original Character(s), Time Travel, Time Travel Fix-It, Slow Burn, Fluff and Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Useless Lesbians, Oblivious, Denial of Feelings, Tags Are Fun, Secret Children

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[mondoradiowmse]

12/25/24 Mondo Radio Playlist

Here's the playlist for this week's special edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" - A Very Mondo Xmas 2024 (Part 2)! If you dig these crazy carols be sure to also follow the show on Facebook and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

Ramma Lamma - Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme - Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme (Single)

Tyler Chicorel Feat. Ashley Smith - Give It All Away - Give It All Away (Single)

Space Raft - Another Holiday Is Here - Another Holiday Is Here (Single)

The Midwest Beat - That's What Christmas Means To Me - That's What Christmas Means To Me (Single)

The Fireflies - Pretty Christmas - The Fireflies Tackle Your Christmas Tree

Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities And Unreleased 1996-2006

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again - A Very Special Christmas 2

Gordon Gano Feat. Cynthia Gayneau - Merry Christmas Brother - Hitting The Ground

Daniel Johnston - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - You Sleigh Me!

R. Stevie Moore - Danse Des Mirlitons - The Tarquin Records All Star Holiday Extravaganza!

Heidecker & Wood - Christmas Suite - Starting From Nowhere

Jack Black - Oh Hanukkah - Hanukkah +

Amil Byleckie - Whats In The Bag (Old Man)? - Good Angels Guard Thee

SpongeBob SquarePants - Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas) - Merry Nickmas

The Bill Shepherd Singers - Christmas In Killarney - Irish Sing-Along

Bob & Doug McKenzie - Twelve Days Of Christmas - Great White North

Heather Noel - Santa Came On A Nuclear Missile - The American Song-Poem Christmas: Daddy, Is Santa Really Six Foot Four?

Monty Python - Christmas In Heaven - Monty Python Sings

Spın̈al Tap - Christmas With The Devil (Scratch Mix) - Spın̈al Tap

James White And The Blacks - Christmas With Satan - Off White

Henry Rollins - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas - O Come All Ye Faithful: Rock For Choice

William Shatner Feat. Henry Rollins - Jingle Bells (Punk Rock Version) - Shatner Claus: The Christmas Album

The Misfits - Island Of Misfit Toys - Horror Xmas

Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) - Brain Drain

Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band With The Rootettes - Xmas At K-Mart - Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Xmas

Dungeon Broads Feat. Jacob Berendes - O Christmas Tree - A Very Messy Holiday

The Flaming Lips - Little Drummer Boy (Live) - Heady Nuggs: 20 Years After Clouds Taste Metallic 1994-1997

Wooden Shjips - O Tannenbaum - Holiday Cassingle (Single)

Imagene Peise - White Christmas (Binson Echorec Sleigh Ride) - Atlas Eets Christmas

Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again - The Other Sides

Prince - Another Lonely Christmas - The Hits/The B-Sides

Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (Fan Club Mix) - Nightlife: Further Listening 1996-2000

Erasure - The Christmas Song - Snow Globe

Kylie With Iggy Pop - Christmas Wrapping - Kylie Christmas

Run-DMC - Christmas In Hollis - Greatest Hits

The 69 Boyz, Quad City DJ's And K-Nock - What You Want For Christmas - Quad City All Star Christmas

[lostplagas]

What do you think of the Garradors?

Caspian scowls gently.

"Ultimately a colossal waste of time and resources. Even in the case of the Regeneradors, or El Gigante, you could argue there is use for them. Garradors? Hah! They were Ramon's pet project in a fit of sadism; a punishment for those he deemed unworthy or who had offended him enough to skip being dropped into his pit. He simply had us realize his vision."

"They were utterly uncontrollable, and I cannot tell you why that is or what set them apart in that regard. They would attempt to murder anything they set their eyes on and so their eyes were sewn shut. Then they would attempt to murder anything they heard, and so were chained up or isolated as Salazar lost interest in their novelty. In the confines of the castle? Fine, they could still be put to use. But in any noisy environment they would be less than useless."

He shrugs.

"All of those we made were eventually killed by Kennedy in 2004 regardless, and we have no interest in making more of them."

[fortressofserenity]

Look at them part two

Cyril Darkholme

Just as it's rare for a white-haired character to manipulate fire, it's also rare for a blond-haired character to manipulate darkness. The one example that I can think of is Touhou Project's Rumia, who surrounds herself in a dark orb. The logic is that if a flame-haired character ought to manipulate fire, then a dark-haired character ought to manipulate shadows. Cyril Darkholme's more like Rumia in that he's blond and manipulates darkness.

In fact he tends to create solid shadow constructs, ranging from weapons to force fields. In order to do so he has to absorb light, in fact he's pretty useless at night or in any dark area. He does the same with fire and electricity to varying degrees that he can cause brownouts at any point, also like Rumia he also dresses in black. When I think about it this way, Jean-Louis pushes the stereotype in a way by wearing red, having dyed red hair and manipulates light.

Cyril Darkholme kicks back the stereotype with his blond hair, since it's already pretty rare for a blond character to manipulate darkness. The one example who does this a lot would be Touhou's Rumia, I have a double take with Marvel's Cloak where he is so swarthy he might as well manipulate shadows himself. To be fair, there's a black woman who manipulates light and her name is Monica Rambeau. A similar one would be DC's Kimiyo Hoshi, but neither of them are white so they are excused in a way.

Cyril Darkholme is both blond and white, manipulates darkness and dresses in black.

John Zelensky

He's a Goth and as you expect, he tends to dress in black. The real difference is that he both listens to Goth and punk music and plays in a Goth band himself, if he has the spare time to do so. His police/superhero look is a toned down version of his punkier get-up whenever he has his casual days or when he's not at the police department. It's his version of the corporate Goth look, where Goths have to tone down their look to better fit into certain work environments.

So his superhero outfit is pretty his corporate Goth outfit, with his punkier outfits being what he wears when off-duty or in a band. I actually prefer that artists would take cues from actual Deathrockers, punks and Goths to get a better idea of what I think he wears off-duty. More in the lines of bands like The Clash, The Damned, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy and Sex Pistols for that male Goth-punk look, or even the Ramones for another matter to some extent.

Admittedly his superhero/cop outfit is based on a ballet outfit, since I'm not that big a fan of the tactical look and I can't do tactical outfits that well either. The only real advantage that wrestling leotards and ballet outfits have over superhero costumes is that they're actually being worn during physical activity, in the case with the former in combat even. You could say that truth is stranger than fiction.

It doesn't get any stranger than what Goths and punks wear in the real world by the way, in some regards it's a good deal more threatening than any superhero outfit would ever be.