#screenshotting is my worst enemy sob

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Did I read it correctly you would like some crack edit? Well how about Oh (Nanon Character from My dear loser) and Bank (Ohm character from Club Sapan Fine 2) with the twilight quote „And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word. "What a stupid lamb," I sighed. "What a sick, masochistic lion.“ (doesn’t have to be the whole quote only the first bit is fine as well!! I hope you find it is funny as I do other wise I am sorry!!!)

I love your edits and I am looking forward to all your new edits 💗💞

hello anon! and thank you so much for this wonderful, wonderful crack prompt :'D i had a blast with it!

if you happen to see this, here's your gift!

i cackled so loudly once i saw this prompt so yes, i found it very funny! am very fond of oh and getting to use him in this was so nice ♥ bank, on the other hand, is very new to me as i've never watched the silliness of club sapan fine 2, but i can see the connection! very fitting. i hope this is anything you imagined getting!

have a wonderful day and once again, thank you for letting me do this!

[neuxue]

So it’s possible that when I said I was absolutely not going to liveblog The Untamed, I lied. As denial is no longer plausible (this post has screenshots! And a complete absence of dignity!), blacklist ‘neuxue liveblogs the untamed’ if you would like to spare yourself.

Episode 16: slaughter as a family bonding activity

This episode is just lighthearted fun things like Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian witnessing the end of the massacre of their clan and okay that's a lot in and of itself but what gets me, what really gets me, is the contrast in their reactions because that, my friend, is where the true Suffering comes in.

Sticking this under a readmore because hi I’m Lia and I don’t exactly do concise.

Anyway where was I. Ah yes, contrasts. Jiang Cheng just... Falls apart. He breaks, and how could he not, seeing the ruin of his family, hearing the casual insults and gossip about his parents, whose bodies have hardly even cooled on the floor. And you see in his face this awful, horrified, all-consuming grief that leaves no room for anything else, let alone coherent thought.

(The face of a man who has just lost everything) And then there's Wei Wuxian whose face, by contrast both to Jiang Cheng as well as his own habitual expressiveness, seems almost frozen. Oh, there are tears, but beyond that there is this terrible stillness, as if he is willing himself with everything he has to focus, to hold himself together, to protect Jiang Cheng, that's all that matters, what is your grief, Wei Wuxian, next to his? And he does focus, and for a second we do get an expression from him beyond stillness and raw willpower, but it's not sadness or grief or even horror. No, Wei Wuxian cannot let himself fall apart and any of those might break him and so instead they are hardened, honed, redirected into something sharper, something razor-edged and furious. No longer mischief or defiance or even those flashes of 'do not mess with me', but something closer to vengeance, something he can focus on and hold to, channel all those other emotions into.

(the face of a blood enemy you don't yet realise you've made)

Then there's that utterly heartbreaking sequence running through the woods and the meadow, Jiang Cheng not thinking but running as if by running he can escape the enormity of the grief trying to swallow him, his face contorted in grief. And Wei Wuxian following, his own expression still just focused, because his entire existence has become a single imperative: protect them. 

And the best worst part is when Jiang Cheng finally collapses, sobbing, utterly lost and bereft, Wei Wuxian just... stands there. Wei Wuxian, who always has a laugh or a jibe or a comforting word of unconventional wisdom, and an arm to throw over his brother's shoulder, stands there silent, watching, not knowing what to say, with his brother's raw grief before him and his (not-quite-adoptive, remember that; they were never yours) parents' last words to him ringing in his ears, and for once Wei Wuxian is lost for words.

(Unspoken: What right do I, not even bearing the name Jiang, have to intrude on my brother’s grief?)

And of course Jiang Cheng lashes out at him: he has just lost everything and it's too immense to grasp and so it has to go somewhere, and Wei Wuxian is the only one there. Wei Wuxian knows this (and is, after all, used to making a target of himself). So he doesn't fight back. Doesn't say anything when Jiang Cheng throws at him what he himself must already believe (but also his greatest fear): it's all your fault. 

(If you're strangling me then at least you're not trying to strangle Wen Zhuliu, so it's fine)

But like. The worst part. The part that just twists the knife exactly right. Is when Jiang Cheng's anger fades and is replaced by just utter despair and loss as he falls back, wishing aloud for his parents and his clan, and we cut to Wei Wuxian. And finally we see Wei Wuxian showing something of what he's been holding back, now that he is hidden by the long grass, now that his pain won't hurt anyone else. But only if he is silent, and so we see the physical effort he's putting into keeping his sobs silent, his grief unheard, his pleas to himself. 

(Remember all those silencing spells Lan Wangji cast on you, Wei Wuxian; they were preparing you for this moment)

They're both in so much pain and yet they cannot share it. And so we see it taking almost opposite forms: Jiang Cheng's grief is too much to contain and so it spills out onto the nearest target, whereas Wei Wuxian is forced to contain his and so instead of spilling outwards it turns inwards, hardening into an anchor, a focus, a driving force, and that can only end well I'm sure.

I'm just. Having a feeling or two about both of them but especially Wei Wuxian almost literally strangling his own grief in order to let Jiang Cheng have his (and, of course, above all else, in order to stay focused on protecting Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli, whatever the cost to himself). And how even that doesn't actually help either of them. 

(And how, the next morning, when Wei Wuxian offers his hand, Jiang Cheng doesn't take it).

But, see, here's the thing: the episode keeps going.

So we get Wei Wuxian steering the boat back to Lotus Pier, to give his brother and sister (your charges, Wei Ying, do not forget; they are your responsibility and your priority and your superiors) space to grieve. And perhaps as yet another way to hide his own pain, as well as... flashes, again, of something more focused than pain, something wrapping itself around that pain he has folded up inside, something almost like determination but a little more like vengeance.

And we just get these glimpses of what he must be feeling, half-expressions and stolen moments when no one else is watching. A breath only, here and there, when he doesn't have to be strong for them, before he has to turn around and once more be their protector. But only moments. (Good thing he is also practised at pretending he feels no pain. So practised those around him might even believe it, though that, too, will likely do him no favours in the end. 'You're happy aren't you?' Jiang Cheng asked in that meadow).

Only then he can't even protect them (his only task, his only purpose, his only use) because in trying to protect Jiang Yanli by going to get medicine, he lets Jiang Cheng leave, by not being there to prevent it. (I think, maybe, I could be wrong here but I think some of the point of this might be: Wei Wuxian, you cannot protect everyone from everything. I also think he absolutely will not see it that way).

(The face of a man who is not going to let a little thing like being pushed beyond the limits of his own endurance stop him)

And then! As if that weren't enough! We get the rescue sequence!

(ruthless and desperate is A Good Look on you)

Also like. When the camera zooms out and it's Wen Ning. And Wei Wuxian.... doesn't immediately let go. So that's a lot. That's a whole lot. He's running on vapours here -- or perhaps more accurately on willpower and desperation and an undercurrent of absolute fury -- and that doesn't...lend itself well to trust.

Seems like that absurdly charismatic personality is paying off now though, because Wen Ning is a good friend to have in a tight spot, as it turns out. (And how Wei Wuxian must hate himself for thinking of using him as a hostage or otherwise, when Wen Ning then offers his help so freely).

Anyway to finish on a lighter and only somewhat related note I kind of love Wen Zhuliu, hypercompetent and badass and dealing death left, right, and centre, but the whole time with this expression of 'really? Do we have to do this now? I was having a nap.'

(Next: Ep. 17) (Previous: Ep. 15)

[infinitestarsintheskye]

One last game of Tag? Agents of Shield #PartingShot

I was tagged by amazing @besidemethewholedamntime, thank sooooo much lovely!

With this tag game, I want to know the answers to these five (5) questions and then tag 5 or more mutuals. Wasn’t tagged but want to join? Join in ! Everyone is an essential part of this fandom! Name from @ agent.of.shield_ on Instagram ( @agents-of-fangirling ) who had a great idea to post a picture of yourself with a drink (or just a drink) and tag it #partingshot as a finale goodbye to the show (which I also am going to post tomorrow on IG).

Where were you in life when you first started to watching AoS?

Thanks to some screenshots that have SOMEHOW survived through my icloud through my ipod touch and god knows how many other phones, I can give you the answer to the MINUTE which is actually really quite creepy. I started watching AoS at 8:05pm on the 27th of September 2013 about five minutes into the UK premiere of the pilot. That’s right boys I’ve been here since the VERY BEGINNING. I have my own personal love letter going up on Thursday where I go into it all a bit more, but I was 15 years old when I watched that and I don’t think it’s being overdramatic to say that it has changed my life. I was just about to sit my first round of high school exams (Nat 5′s if you’re nasty) and I just fell head over heels for these characters, completely and utterly. 7 years later and I still feel the same way about them. I was excitable and naive about life at 15 and I literally grew up with this show. 

Where are you now?

Now I am 22 years old, I just finished my degree (!!!!!) in English Literature this past May/June, and am in the process of applying for my masters. AoS is honestly a comfort blanket for me now, I know these characters so well, they’ve been with me through the most awful times, through experiences that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemies, through my absolute rollercoaster of my mental health.

What character development arc (or storyline in general) did you love the most?

Fitz. From the second that boy opened his mouth and I heard the Scottish accent come out he was planted firmly and securely in my heart. His entire arc over this show is insane and incredible and truly a testament to IDC and his acting chops. If you look at Fitz now from where he started the change in him is incredible, but also the core, the goodness of him, is still there. I could go on for hours about how much I love him, honestly. Watching him die was honestly one of the worst things I have ever watched. I still cannot watch it, it hurts too much. I have been rooting for FitzSimmons practically since day one, and just I cannot even put into words how much I love them and how much I HOPE THEY FINALLY GET SOME BLOODY PEACE!!!! They are both so deserving of it. I’m so excited for their future and I’m sure I’ll edit this after the finale and put some edits in about the information gleamed from certain leaked promo photos, but all I’ll say is, those scenes will fully and utterly be the end of me. 

What will you miss the most?

Everything. I will miss every tiny aspect of this show. It has been a constant in my life for 7 years and I’m going to find it very hard to not have that constant presence, the constant cycle of new seasons and comic con and theories and spec fics and all that wonderful stuff around me anymore. I have loved participating more than I really ever have this last season and it makes me sad that I didn’t do it for all 7 (life happened). I will miss the sleepless nights before I can watch an ep, I will miss watching new eps, I will miss coming onto tumblr and just screaming into the abyss right as all of you lovely US viewers are either in your beds or are about to go to bed. I will miss being fuming EVERY SINGLE YEAR that I’m not at ComicCon, and just scrambling around for the absolute deluge of press that happens then. Just all of it. Everything that comes with witnessing the live release of this show. It’s honestly all a part of me now, of who I am as a person. 

Favourite quote?

Oh I’m gonna cheat and put two because I cannot chose. Simmons’s law of thermodynamics speech hit me RIGHT IN THE FEELIES, it still does. 

I like to think about the first law of thermodynamics, that no energy in the universe is created and... none is destroyed. That means that every bit of energy inside us, every particle will go on to be a part of something else. Maybe live as a dragonfish, a microbe, maybe burn in a supernova ten billion years from now. And every part of us now was once a part of some other thing - a moon, a storm cloud, a mammoth. A monkey. Thousands and thousands of other beautiful things that were just as terrified to die as we are. We gave them new life. Good one, I hope.

As someone who is scared of death (we’re getting real this evening) this speech is the MOST WONDERFUL BALM. It is just so unspeakably beautiful and comforting and oh my god what a wonderful thought to have right when you think you’re about to go. I will forever hold it very dear in my heart. Also,Fitz’s little addition of ‘a monkey’ makes me smile and cry in equal measures.

Secondly, it’s another Simmons quote:

The steps you take don’t need to be big, they just need to take you in the right direction.

So, this quote came into my life right when I needed to hear it most. My mental health was not what I would call great, and it just helped. I sobbed when I heard it for the first time. Fully sobbed. How wonderful is that sentiment? It quickly became something I would just tell myself and it was my phone background for like 3 years. The comfort and solitude that quote has brought me is truly immeasurable.

Thank you so much for tagging me Rebecca, even though I am now an emotional wreck, but I kind of expected that haha.

I’m going to tag a couple of lovelies @rathxritter @valentinaonthemoon and @daisylincs

[jhindraven]

okay now that issue 6 is out and ive read the thing like 3 times, im gonna do my full review/breakdown of the zed comic and allll my thoughts on it.

no screenshots bc i dont want this to be longer than it is already, and also im not gonna talk about the art itself either. this is simply about the characters, the story, and how that relates to the lore of league itself.

all of this is my opinion, you can agree or disagree with me whatever, yadda yadda lets begin

ISSUE ONE

Probably the best one? In my opinion. The lack of expectations really helped this one not suck. Also the most consistent when it comes to characters personalities, comparing them to the in-game voice lines from league and the card game.

There are scenes in issue 1 that almost foreshadow, or at least reference, the events of Issue 6, specifically Zed looking up to the statue of Kusho, and how Zed kills Althon vs how Zed kills Kusho later on.

The dialogue between Shen and Akali is.. a little clunky? Shen’s dialogue is just a little. formal. but to the point that he sounds like he’s lecturing a stranger, not talking to a former student.

Jhin giving Zed his scalpel from 19 years ago is a neat detail that I wish they used more in the story. Sure, we can assume now that Jhin probably only got it because Kusho gave it to him at some point after releasing him- which means that the scalpel is one of the many wasted plot opportunities I’ll bring up here. Part of the appeal of that scene, if only just for me, was the idea that Jhin stole it from Zed while he wasn’t looking. I remember people pointing out background characters and being like “but what if that’s Jhin there! what if he was there all along!!”  But that has now been thrown out the window.

A thing I wish they did was shown more of Jhin’s ‘performances’, even if only in a montage. To show more of the impact this had on Zed and Shen, the strain it put on them mentally and emotionally, and how it affected their relationship. But I understand time and probably page restraints. So whatever about that.

Again, I think this was the best one. Set up the story well, showed why everything happening is important for the character. Neat, cool. Let’s move on

ISSUE 2

Seeing the bodies was pretty fucked up, but tbh? That shit vibed. It’s one of those things I hoped they were gonna do and they did. The bodies looking like porcelain with gold blood?? And the peacock feathers???? Thats fuckin cool as hell.  Then they never did it again.

In the flashback comes one of the worst fucking things in this comic. Yevnai.

Listen I adore Yevnai as a character, one of my favourites to come from the comic. You know, in the ONE ISSUE SHE ACTUALLY SHOWS UP IN????? She shows up as simply conflict between Shen and Zed (which never actually comes up mind you), as bait for Jhin, and for? Zed to show that he can sense magic from her kids to show that she’s been cheating on her husband with Quno the vastayan servant (bc we know Zed hates vastaya i guess?). oh and Guess What? the sensing magic thing also doesn’t show up again. 

Oh and Jhin follows Zed to Yevnai’s place. But nothing happens from that.

Issue 2 was good, but just a total waste imo. A lot of plot points set up only to never happen again. Best things about it were dead bodies, Jhin’s tiny Zed and Shen puppets, and the knowledge that Shen still writes letters to Yevnai :’(

ISSUE 3

I got so fucking pissed when this issue came out, no shit. They took the events of The Man With The Steel Cane and just. Threw it out the window. I did a whole other post about my issues with it so I won’t just rewrite the same shit twice. But I had to actually stop reading and pace angrily for a bit. I HATE issue 3 bro.

The scene with Kusho :) . Good to know that was now a waste of misdirection because EVERYONE seemed to call that Kusho was still alive. What bullshit. But I’ll get to that.

The inconsistencies in character really show in this one. And that connects to it being a shitty rewrite of The Man With The Steel Cane. They probably wanted a fight between Shen and Zed by this point, being halfway through the comic, and just shoved it in there. Doesn’t mean I’m not mad about it.

Akali and Kayn’s dialogue was probably the best thing in the entire issue. I don’t vibe with Akali/Kayn as a ship personally, but it got a giggle out of me im ngl.

Akali attacking Zed. I guess yeah sure she would. Fits her whole “fuck you i wont do what you tell me shen” vibe. But SHEN? calling off the armistice between the yánléi and kinkou due to the actions of one of HIS ex-students?? Shen would never. Let’s add another point to the ‘This Is Really Out Of Character’ board!

The sworn and witnessed scene was nice, it’s what Kayn deserves. Finally knowing the Kashuri Faction was nice, too bad they never get fucking mentioned ever again I guess.

There’s so many references to The Man With The Steel Cane that they could’ve implimented so much better, especially dialogue. I can’t read the original story without feeling cheated out of what it was before Issue 3. So more wasted potential I guess.

Issue 4

This was a big step up from Issues 2-3. My personal favourite, but not the best (if that makes sense). But there isn’t too much to talk about here? Jhin sets off his bombs from the last issue, it looks cool, but there’s no real story to talk about here. There is a lot of character stuff to talk about though.

Zed choosing to save Shen over getting Jhin is fucking HUGE for Zed as a character. For a character so hellbent on vengence throughout the entire thing choosing instead to save his "hated enemy and closest friend” ?? im sobbing.

This whole comic was emotional as hell, and the most character development we ever fucking saw in this thing. From Zed’s daddy issues to the realisation that Zed’s shadows are shades of Jhin and Kusho (which is now fucking hilarious and makes no sense after Issue 6).

There was a lot of setup for plotpoints that actually did show up later for once, like Kayn being the temporary leader and all that jazz. What it had in emotion, it seemed to lack in real story progression until the end. 

Issue 5

This issue was weird for me. Like there was a lot of plot and a lot of character shit that seemed so condensed that it felt like nothing. Zed’s confession in the cell-wagon and the information that Shen was out fighting Noxians too? Alright, sure okay. 

Shen still seems wildly out of character for me, since we mostly know him as this beacon of peace and calm- he’s so violent towards Zed all the time it’s strange. Like he points a sword at Zed while saying that he isn’t allowed to kill Jhin, wtf

The callback to Awaken is fucking superb. Really solidifies that video into the lore of the game. Camille being mentioned had me like :hearteyes: This is a nitpick- but I wish we knew what happened at the end of Awaken. Is Camille okay? Did Jhin get injured? It was a week ago, if he did get injured- where and how did he recover so fast? Little details  that I wanna know, not really for any real story purposes.

Rhaast finally showing up :hearteyes:, nothing else to add bc nothing else happened with him.

Jhin making the most of Piltoven technology is really cool, and its a scene that made me go “OH YEAH he was a stagehand for a good period of time!!”  That’s what we call Tying In Pre-Existing Lore fellas.

Jhin just really shined in this issue. Really set him up to be The Big Bad of the comic, like he had a monologue and everything! Once again, though, that gets absolutely wasted by Issue 6.

Issue 6

Where do I fucking start?

Let’s start with Jhin. I don’t know about yall, but since we spent a solid 5 issues chasing after him I expected more of a dramatic fight. More like the explosions in Issue 4. But uh we got. Some fancy prop work before he got punched in the face twice and thrown on the ground. It’s What He Deserves but like you know, he deserved worse.

As much as I didn’t want it to happen, I’m disappointed they didn’t unmask him at all. His mask was still fucking pristine by the end of the fight!! Not a scratch, not a chip!! But to be fair I think we got maybe 2 pages worth of a physical fight with Jhin so,, sure. Whatever. Out goes 5 issues of setting up? Not to downplay the conflict in that scene of course, I think it was pretty cool. It was just so anticlimactic at the end like wh-

Kusho! Haha they got us good!! The dead dude is actually still alive oooo~ [heavy sarcasm]. Why. It wasn’t a good twist! It was a “oh. okay yeah sure” twist. This might be my heat of the moment response but I have no words for how cheap and absolutely horseshit that twist is. Good thing we only have to think about it for 10 pages because HE FUCKING DIES AGAIN. WHAT A WASTE!!

Whatever, whatever, thinking about it makes me so mad because they set it up barely in Issue 5? I’m just tired this actually drained me irl.

At least we have baby Kayn and good dad Zed at the end to cleanse us of that.

HEY actually did you know that they thought that Good Dad Zed was considered contoversial by Marvel’s editors?? HUH????

whatever, whatever. i’m pissed. 

BONUS SHIT

So Jhin’s lore has now had an update to connect with the comic. And it’s fucking weird. Now suddenly Kusho didn’t care about catching Jhin after he found out it was just a human person murdering people? And that it was essentially Not Their Job anymore??? excuse me??

CONCLUSION?

This comic started with a good beginning and a lot of potential. It brought up so many new theories and so many new headcanons. But all that potential and all that interesting story got washed away with unconnected plot points, ‘important’ characters that show up once, and a cheap twist ending that simultaneously came out of nowhere and was easily predicted (in the bad way). It was a fun read for a while, but the ending has soured the experience I had reading it.

Some issues may come from time + page constraints, and the limitations of the medium. But those were mostly minor issues. I wanna give the artists and the writers the benefit of the doubt, maybe blame Marvel as I like to do. But...

6 months worth of waiting for an ending like this? I’m just disappointed.