#series means season jsyk

[thefangedstoryteller]

omg series 1 of skins is so good, i'm already onto series 2

[strawberrycola]

hello. i made a very long, very indulgent addition to the sam and max subreddit post earlier, and decided to make it its own post because i had way too many thoughts for a reblog. and the idea of clogging notes was eating away at my brain like mice eat a cheese. this is mostly just train of thought, so i apologise if it's complete nonsense. i've just thought a lot about sam and max's relationship, and the connection lgbt (and neurodivergent, for that matter) fans have had to the series, from my perspective since i was like 8. obviously that's gonna be tinted thru a tumblr lens, because ftmp that's where i see The Good Stuff. and i'm gay as hell, so there's bias. ok read more time kiss kiss.

anyhoozles, coincidentally i've been back on my sam and max bullshit recently, as i finally got a chance to play "this time it's virtual". and discovered vr is not my thing.

so to start, listen...i don't think sam and max's relationship is quite as cut and dry as i believe myself and perhaps many others would imagine/hope. i'm eyeing the "susan" gag from the aformentioned ttiv, in particular. but as your resident specialist in "complex and obscure knowledge of three series total or so", the question of sam and max's relationship has been here since the very beginning of the official comics. like. this has been a thing. pretending it's new is foolhardy. and wrong. obviously there's "like butch and sundance", the wedding toppers, hell, the devs of the telltale game trilogy lampshade their relationship a very decent amount, both in the game itself and in the commentary. at the end of 209, "chariot of the dogs", they directly bring it up during the final cutscene tie straightening maneuver max does. one of the devs literally gets excited about it, iirc. and one of my personal favourite examples is "do you find my warmth...alarming, sam?" from 305, "the city that dares not sleep."

that, in particular, is one of several lines directly from MR. PURCELL HIMSELF, that he gave to the devs each game as lines that must be in the game.

and speaking of season 3, i'd like to mention 305, "they stole max's brain".

(i am now holding "noir sam" so close to my chest, jsyk. that trope means the world to me. it has influenced SO much of my work, and i still use napalm's playthrough on youtube as a sleep aid. REMASTER WHEN.)

of course i and many others latched onto that shit, are you kidding me???? that whole episode was RIPE for hurt/comfort. minor spoiler warning for those that would mind, it's a roaring rampage of revenge plot. at least for the first 30 minutes or so. it's part of a long history between the two of freaking the hell out the second they're separated from each other in a way that doesn't end in like, five minutes. (305. if you know, you know. fkin brutal, man.) sam, in the second act of the game, has been affected by an alternate reality plot, and fully believes he has carried max's brain in a jar his whole LIFE and seemingly has no plans to stop doing so!! it's part of a season where the WHOLE PLOT revolves around the nature of their relationship and how it could change. you don't have to be a shipper yourself to understand how that could be incredibly compelling to the people that fancy them as a couple.

and it's a fandom that i give a lot of credit to lgbt people for revitalising in the mid 2010s~ (i was already a fan by then, and i'm still really curious as to why it blew up so much, but hey, who's complaining?), as well as in 2021~ in response to skunkape's remaster of telltale's season one "save the world" installment, and the release of ttiv. (obviously the actual demographic spread across platform to platform is a varied thing, etc. etc. i'd like to stay firmly in my lane, and i don't wanna overstate any particular demos in my discussion here, or hyperbolise too much.)

Obviously, you don't have. to be a shipper. completely fine. pretty common. Who Give A Care. and we're not even gonna get into the "not suitable" content. i can't fault anyone for not being cool with the actual sexualisation of childhood stuff they like. that's something i'm pretty "ambivalent with a leaning towards discomfort" about for quite a few things myself. and it turns out there wasn't even any "unmentionable graphic imagery" to begin with. shocking. HOWEVER. i'm fascinated but not completely surprised by the blatant homophobia and disgust towards the fanart of the ship.

like, to be nuanced about things, and it's not like the admin is extending the same courtesy here, this is clearly an older fan. like i think from around the same timeframe i was first introduced to it, give or take. maybe they missed a lot of the tumblr mid-2010s activity, or maybe that's going in to their Burning Disgust towards Yaoi Sam and Max Kissing Not Clickbait. i know the fanart had some level of cross-posting, at least on youtube as dubs iirc. OR maybe i'm a fool who is actively tricking you with my words and none of the above is true at all. however...pal. again, in my opinion, we owe those lgbt and neurodivergent kids and adults our whole rights as a fan community. you don't have to like it, but you do have to be respectful, jerkbag.

i can't be the only one who was devastated by the drought of content post "the devil's playhouse". we had a [1] singular whole webcomic to tide us over, with the occasional sketch on purcell's social medias. of course, there was a small community of fans, and some incredible stuff they made, looking at you Sam Dies At The End. i weeped. but it was slow and steady. and then, out of seemingly nowhere, people en masse suddenly REALLY CARED ABOUT THE THING THAT BROUGHT ME SO MUCH JOY AS A LITTLE GUY. like, fuck man...i first found out what autism was when i was real young because max's character description on wikipedia contained speculation as to whether or not he has it. (jury's still out, ...but we all have our little comforts. okay? also speaking of, "is max gay?" is like. one of the longest ongoing bits. like cmon dude.) now granted, by 2021 i was a little old for the new wave of shipping that sprouted up. tiktok edits are Not Always My Thing. but that's okay!!!! it doesn't need to be my thing. i'm really glad they're having fun. :] and i don't want to come across as like. infantilising in my discussion of the younger fanbase, so i apologise if my tone has come across that way. it really is simply the comforting thought that kids like me can experience what i had.

i remember how much fun my friends and i used to have when we were 16! (hi xavier, if ur reading this. miss you, buddy. :]) we got silly with it! we got angsty about season 3!! we wrote fanfiction, hell, an amazing fic my friend wrote that i beta'd is still the most kudos'd shipping fic on ao3!! the fanartists i liked had such an INCREDIBLE grasp on how to write sam and max's banter. it was a good time! and knowing these characters are giving joy to a new generation makes me giddy, dude. hell yeah! get "feral" or whatever the hell it is these days. find comfort in characters that don't really care about anyone's opinion except each other's, who get to be as weird and annoying and gross as they want all the time. that tend to punch up. that show love differently than what's seen as conventional. that end up saving the day, not even because they have to, so much as they genuinely enjoy each adventure together. max was my personal opportunity to feel comfort in all my weird freaky mannerisms i kept safe behind the polished exterior i had to wear as a kid. i found solace in the thought that those two were practically made for each other, as i stumbled through my own gender and sexuality crises. i loved how dry and dark sam was allowed to be. the banjo bits, the phone jokes, the repartee. so much of this series has influenced me, and helped me become who i am, as a creator and as a functional guy who Does Things.

so that's a small bit of why i think sam and max had, and still has, a lot of appeal to people that grew up like me. there's a lot of rough stuff i went through that made the idea of a couple of anarchist detectives completely devoted to one another that go around the seedy underbelly of america saving the day ("almost on purpose!") really, really interesting. steve purcell is unapologetic about how gross america can be, especially in the comics. at the heart of it, sam and max do what they do both because they enjoy it, and they enjoy each other. and i think, to overlook that, is to miss some of the whole point of the franchise. oh, i'm sorry, giant cockroaches literally everywhere is fine, streets crusted in various goos, totally chill, but gay kissing is the thing that Absolutely Nauseates you? plugging your ears and screaming gross seems like...kind of a weak move here, ngl. a work that doesn't shy away from how confusing and wild life can be has a decent chance to be compelling to marginalised groups, who often have to put up with the more disgusting aspects of reality anyways. at least these two odd guys are having fun with it. sam and max understand each other, each of their strengths and flaws, and choose to be with each other every day because of and in spite of them. they choose to love where they are, because of and in spite of its many, many, many flaws. they choose to be who they are because they love what they do. there's something touching there, if you like to think about such things. there are some occasions i find myself wishing sam and max's relationship was more...concrete. i wish we had an answer to Does Sam And Max Is Gay? but at the same time, being vague and obtuse is like. their whole shtick. so maybe it's just right how it is. and uh. obviously this is a fictional series. in the end, it's all how we enjoy it that matters, and it's not the end of the world. and as a final cherry on top, nothing beats turning to my husband and asking, "is sam and max queerbait", before delighting in the 3 hr conversation that follows.

and to get to the point. as the old adage unfortunately goes, it's...okay. to not like...ships. and i can even somewhat understand being frustrated by a subreddit you created being "flooded" by a thing you're not into. only somewhat, because a: we've always been here, and b: because you can. just not look at it? idk if reddit has a filtering system, but. the scroll wheel is free. to throw a tantrum and ban topics because you're personally offended people think they're gay? you might be missing out on some of the most fun you can have outside the series, and you're spitting in the face of the people who held this fandom up on their shoulders like atlas.

and you're being a dick about it.

TO CONCLUDE:

wah wah they're gay gay homosexual gay and they don't pay taxes. deal or die, fake fan.

[jimmieandchad]

the only man i’ve watched the sunrise with: a jimmie johnson/chad knaus primer

i don’t know how to start this primer other than saying plainly: you’re in for a ride (haha, bc this has to do with nascar, haha). 

who are these men?

jimmie johnson was a driver in the nascar cup series from 2002-2020. he drove the #48 car for hendrick motorsports. he’s from el cajon, california and is regarded as one of the nicest and best people to ever drive a nascar stock car.

chad knaus (pronounced “ka-nowse”, jsyk) was the #48 team crew chief from 2002-2018. he’s from rockford, illinois and known for being intense and doing anything it takes to win. in nascar, the crew chief is basically the coach of the team. he tells the driver what to do and when on the track, and manages the goings-on of the team off it. 

johnson and knaus won seven championships together during their time as a driver/crew chief pairing. (the word “pairing” is used in nascar media and lore, but no other driver/crew chief pairing comes close to matching the fandom definition of “pairing” as chad and jimmie. as you will see.)

johnson had a mediocre stock car racing career until knaus became his crew chief. likewise, knaus was sort of middling around in the sport and had something to prove, as he’d wanted to be a big time crew chief for a long time. both of them knew they could be great. so after meeting and getting paired up in 2002, it was off to the races (literally). it took awhile to get used to each other. the lore tells us that they clashed so much that it took team owner rick hendrick locking them in a room with milk and cookies on a table until they worked out their differences. they did, and the seasons after that fateful meeting were full of winning. 

the nascar media picked up on the fact that their relationship was a lot of...well, intensity, borderline meanness. bickering. in nascar, the driver has constant radio communication with their crew chief. the conversations between jimmie and chad over the radio were known to be quite spirited, to say the least. spirited, passionate, and some might say homoerotically charged. (i do. i say that.)

they won their first championship together in 2006. they won again in 2007. and in 2008. and 2009. and 2010. i’m not lying to you or exaggerating, they won 5 nascar cup series championships in a row. the first and so far only nascar team to have done so. the only driver/crew chief combination to have done so.  

2011 and 2012 were years were they were close, but no cigar. 2013 they were back in the championship ring and won. then two more years off, and they won in 2016. unfortunately that would be all she wrote, as they didnt win the championship in 2017 and 2018, their last years working together.

but - tumblr user elise blaneyslogano/aspiringhooligan, what does it matter? so these dudes won a lot in nascar, big deal? well, dear reader, now it’s time to talk about the nitty gritty of the relationship. (those links are good overview videos about 1.5 minutes long each, recommended viewing before proceeding)

as i said before, their radio conversations were known to be quite intense. this is no doubt because both chad and jimmie are quite intense. chad especially, was and is known to be quite intense. chad grew up around racing, doing work on his father’s racecar while growing up in the hardnosed racing culture of the midwest, grinding and trying to just make it after high school. it was nascar Lore ™ (especially in the 2000s) that this man didnt smile or show emotion. he was a hardass, known for pushing the limits, got a few suspensions, was called a cheater. he’s a leo, for all my astrology peeps, so that should fill you in on what type of guy this is. (jimmie is a Virgo. yeah. ugh. i know.)

chad tried (and succeeded) to get hired at hendrick motorsports on the #24 car in the 90s (that’s the GOAT jeff gordon’s car) by telling the crew chief of that team, “eventually, i want your job.” his goal was to be a crew chief by the time he was 30 and lo and behold, he made that happen. no ifs ands or buts. you keep your head down and your work your ass off. that’s the knaus way. racing is all there is. (until jimmie comes into your life but we’ll get to that-)

he was a tire changer for the #24 team in the 90s and he was so cute lmao i’m not going to be able to get through this without talking about how cute chad is SO - SIDEBAR - here’s baby chad pouring beer on jeff gordon:

johnson, meanwhile, is, according to knaus, “california cool,” he’s wayyy less high strung, more relaxed. this doesn’t mean he’s happy go lucky in the heat of competition, though. he was a little bitch on the radio to chad sometimes. but his overall temperament was more calm than chad, and his personality would, in just a few years of partnership, teach chad what it means to have a friend, what it means to care about somebody. once again i am not exaggerating. jj is a ray of sunshine. this is a fact. i was raised in an anti-jimmie johnson household and i’m now atoning for my brainwashing. the reason people hate him is because he has no flaws and has a soft birdlike voice. he likes biking and snowboarding and has a real lust for life.

so. perhaps i should just link to some moments during races over the years that pretty well illustrate the jj/ck relationship:

(x)

source for this one and a bunch of others: x

-lots of moments in here, one of my favorites being:

i forget what this is from clown check on me

he’s fucking going!

in terms of what the real ‘bad’ arguments were like, this uh...this says a little. eyes emoji times a zillion:

lol....moving on.

one time jimmie described chad as the following: 

pretty intense but also a teddy bear. complicated. i’d like to show you teddy bear!chad. 

and this is where the dominant nascar lore of chad being this unfeeling robot does not hold water because this man has so many feelings about everything - especially jimmie - that it’s stupid. exhibit a:

literally what the hell? the things this man says about jimmie johnson make me go absolutely feral. “loves with his whole body” the fuck does thAT MEAN, chad?!

and, in the interest of fairness, jimmie seems to love chad quite a lot too:

it’s about love, it’s about commitment...oh and lowe’s, it’s about lowe’s.

i must also say right now that, in the sport of nascar, THIS IS NOT NORMAL. usually drivers and crew chiefs have a strictly professional relationship. they stay with each other a couple years then work for someone else. they certainly aren’t touchy. they certainly don’t hug or hearteyes at each other. these two, meanwhile, decided to just have an almost 20-year deep, loyal personal relationship. 

jimmie is married to the lovely chandra and has two daughters. chad had very few relationships before meeting the lovely brooke in 2013 and marrying her in 2015. (jimmie was his best man at the wedding because fucking obviously.) chad had talked about not being able to commit to a relationship because he’s so focused on work and the 48 team and jimmie in lots of places, this article especially. this is the character arc he took: shoving the mere idea of children and marriage aside because that wasn’t for him, for people like him, to realizing, through jimmie’s family, that he did want something like that. luckily before he made it happen for himself, he was a great uncle to jimmie’s kids. seriously look at this shit.

also, not to praise men for doing to bare minimum, but we respect a man who waited to get married and have kids rather than marrying before he was ready and fucking up some peoples lives in the process. always a thinker, that chad. i just love him som uch its stupid ask my friends im a wreck over this man. who the fuck is chad knaus could be its own post. anyway-

so...the ‘end’: chad and jimmie ���broke up” after the 2018 season after they and hendrick motorsports decided that a change would be good for both of them. apparently, their relationship became, and i quote jimmie here, “toxic.” the element of their relationship that is toxic is a matter of intrigue, at least for me. loving someone so much but staying with them even though it’s not great, until someone forcibly separates you - codependency, baby. y’all know i eat that shit up. 

OOH, let’s play a game: nascar media or tabloids:

LOL that was all nascar media, babey!

so, what’s the state of things right now?

well, chad is no longer a crew chief and is instead the vice president of competition for hendrick motorsports. he’s like, a big boss now. doing boss things. and a total dilf<3

jimmie is retired from nascar racing but is racing in indycar in 2021 part time. chad said in an interview that he wants to tag a long for one of his races; i’ll be waiting for that. 

so far in 2021, jimmie has also competed in the imsa endurance cup races the rolex 24 and sebring 12 hr race. and guess who helped! 

the fitting end to this godforsaken post is this tweet from chad on the last day of the 2020 nascar season. fuckin richard siken poem sounding ass:

that’s basically it. it’s a lot. this post is so long. believe me i’ve tried to pare it down. peace ✌️

OH I ALMOST FORGOT here’s chad shaking hands with fellow leo king president obama<3

[frankchurchillsaysrelax]

WHAT IS EMERALD CITY AND WHERE CAN I WATCH (i'm sure you know 𝔀𝓱𝔂)

can’t imagine w h y ever you would want to know 👀

but yes, you should watch it! it is an amazing retelling of the wizard of oz series and it tragically only had one season and was only ten episodes. that does mean it’s a quick watch though. you can download the nbc app and watch it on there but jsyk it has a buttload of commercials.

(and yes he is a main character and yes he has an affinity for taking his shirt off. watch respectively fels)

[klaineccfanficlibrary]

you know when you're reading a fic and your heart constricts in the best way because the angst is so so good and well told? can you recommend any fics where you felt that?

I Won’t Let You Down by MrsCriss2012

AU. 16 year old Blaine moves to Lima with his mom and new step family. Desperately unhappy and alone, he is befriended by one Burt Hummel who lives across the road. The pair start to restore a classic car together, but what will Blaine make of Burt’s surly 27 year old son?

Sequel: Feels Like Home

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Rewrite This Story by idoltina

Six outer walls, five doors, five rooms, three windows, and one balcony. This is the world in which Blaine Anderson has lived for ten years.

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Story of My Life by @klaineanummel

Kurt reflects on the past twelve years of his life, coming to realize that one man in particular has affected him far more than he ever thought 

Note: Part 1 of the Story of My Life series

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Hurricane by A Phrase That Cuts These Lips

Two years after Kurt and Blaine’s divorce, Kurt finally wins custody of their daughter. A week later, Blaine attempts suicide. He has nowhere else to go, so Kurt volunteers to take him in, believing that he can help Blaine.

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Ready to Fly Verse by @gleekmom

Blaine’s Coming Out Story. He knew it wouldn’t be good. He didn’t know how bad it would get.

HKVoyage comment: The series doesn’t have a summary, but basically, each story follows the run up to Glee, and a season of Glee through Blaine’s experiences. 

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Syrup and Honey by LauGS 

AU!Klaine. Kurt Hummel is 25 years old when he finds himself being the owner of the bakery he had been dreaming about his whole life, just in time to sweeten up Blaine Anderson’s days.

Happy reading with a box of tissues. - HKVoyage

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ETA: If I may, these fics caused me great pain (in a good way)  ~Lynne

Sideways by CrissColferL0ve  

Blaine is the most popular kid at school, he’s also a bully. Kurt is the new kid and the victim of the football team, but bullying somebody doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t end up liking them, even if you try your best not to.

PDF and EPUB files available here.

Sequel: Anywhere But Here

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A Political Romance by @yadivagirl

Blaine is the son of a conservative politician. He’s not allowed to have a boyfriend but he falls in love with Kurt however something about Blaine isn’t quite right. Something dark and slightly twisted. Rated M for language, smut, gay sex and dark themes.

Sequel:  A Legal Romance

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The Muse by @the-cimmerians

An AU that shamelessly thieves giant pieces of plot from Anne Rice’s novel Belinda. Blaine is thirty-four. Kurt is sixteen. Stuff happens (not exactly the same stuff as is in the book, jsyk).

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Masterpieces Verse by Anonymous

Kurt is an Art student at NYU who is partnered with the mysterious but talented Blaine Anderson for a piece on identity and finds himself instantly captivated and longing to know more. Blaine is a good guy with a bad reputation stemming from his Freshman year who’s issues often get the better of him. Blaine, defensive and bitter, finds hope in Kurt.

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[lena-in-a-red-dress]

erm im not the original ask-er about leviathan but jsyk that isnt a spoiler? like the finale ended with the mention of leviathan and them being some ominous group or at least pulling strings with eve? i think? idk i dont read spoilers too and stay away from them mostly pretty well cause i dont watch the promos or sneek peaks or anything but i like guessing sometimes or hc stuff and thinking about what could be. do you not want questions or to hc any stuff we dont already know going forward?

Okay, so here's the thing: I have to be super vigilant about spoilers. 

Because if I get even a nugget of information about what's gonna happen in a season (be it a casting announcement for a new character, bts photos of a set or action scene, episode stills/synopsis, or any of the other numerous ways the CW spoils tf out of itself), my brain will latch onto it, and then spool out until it's mapped out the entire season.

At the risk of tooting my own horn, I have some really AWESOME ideas, and even if no one else agrees, I get really attached to my version of events, and I get LEGIT ANGRY when canon diverges from my perfect fantasy of how the season should go. 

That's what happened in Season 3, and that was a difficult season for me to watch as a result. Reducing my expectations down to zero improves my enjoyment of the series, and helps me focus more on what the show does right.

So what does that mean? I’ll still be posting my usual stuff, and I’ll still headcanon the crap out supercorp, and guardiancorp, and agentcorp, and pretty much every other ship, but I won’t be trying to fit it into canon, if that makes sense.

Since it’s actually going to happen this season, I will go ahead and clarify that the reveal/confrontation headcanons don’t count as spoilers and I will be happy to continue exploring the myriad ways it could play out (unless some detail is leaked by the show, in which case, I don’t want to know about it). Anything using the details we have as of the end of S4 is totally fair game.

Moving forward, all I ask is that y’all be mindful of your S5 spoilers and tag them appropriately. I have it blacklisted, but that only helps if the content is tagged! And the spoiler tag should be used for official content too-- whatever the CW releases is a spoiler until the episode airs.

[majorxsportyxboy]

Lazytown Season 1 Episode 2, Defeeted: The Rewatch

aleardy had his table down and ready to go

there was actually a little creaky sound when him stretched

is that a ball or an egg he just produced from nowhere and kickflipped into the wall

he sticks a dry toothbrush in his mouth with no toothpaste on it. not just in this episode either like it’s routine with him. ( i mean obviously it would look even weirder otherwise tbh but STILL )

once again, he did not put his seatbelt on. a headcanon waits hesitantly in the wings.

i’m so stupid because it took me til like midway season two...when the themesong goes “with Pixel, Stingy, and Trixie, too” Trixie's holding a marker and standing in front of a poster of the mayor. The poster has a mustache and beard on it and for a long time i was just like ‘‘does he have facial hair in the show??? No??? why does the poster???” and then i finally Realized and yeah jsyk i’m an absolute dumbass there we have it

“I know someone who can help” you can say his name mayor. Stephanie know him too mayor. why you being this way mayor.

i love how none of the proposed backstories actually fit with what’s presented in the show, not even the entire pilot episode. amazing.

mail tube is different

“I can allways count onn SporTaCus” always. always implies recurrence. the mayor has counted on him before and apparently last year Sporp taught the kids to play baseball but that can’t have been pre-series because Sporp had only ‘heard of Lazytown before’ and the mayor had never met him but if it’s post-pilot that means there’s been an entire year of Sporp coming to Lazytown that we don’t actually get to see and Stephanie is actually on her second year in Lazytown as of this episode. The lack of any of the kids thinking Sporpy Thoughts would be suspect if it wasn’t common practice for them to completely forget everything he’s taught them the second he leaves. It’s an uncomfy fit but i GUESS

 Eefrow decal!

Sporp managed not to say “I’ve got mail”

He looks so concerned

I got so used to the cartoony eyebrows on him that it’s weird to see him without them

also it looks like his whiskers change over the course of the series too

“I need your help. - The Mayor” first of all i love that this is what correspondence between these two looks like there’s just something hilarious about it idk

“This Must Be Important” ohh Sporty Sporty Sporty

*crying* HE LANDED BACKWARDS IN THE SEAT WHAT A

the little noise when he :}D and shrugs at his own self omg he’s tinkerbell

still didn’t put the seatbelt on

apparently he calmly parks the airship and then just materializes outside of it like he’s been shot from a canon

HE COULDN’T STOP HE JUST SLID OFFSCREEN

“Mister Mayor” aw

No but in this episode sport just looks like he has the mother of all fevers tho Sporp are you okay? all of your blood is in your face. 

him asking about floods and fires could get a pass bc okay maybe he thinks one of the houses had a pipe bust and they called him instead of a plumber, or maybe there was a little kitchen fire and they called him instead of a fireman, but earthquake...that’s...that’s real solid guess sporky

does he just really want to do some major superhero stuff is that it

‘Thunderstorm’ SPORTY DO YOU HEAR THUNDER? DO YOU SEE RAIN IN THIS TOWN? ON THIS BRIGHT SUNNY DAY?

that “WHAT” on “no one wants to go outside and play” his whole face. he’s so offended.

this poor put-upon elf

wait he says “I’m declaring Sportacular Spectacle Day...Today” does that mean this is a new holiday he just invented? still doesn’t take care of the ‘last year’ comment but hmmmmm

Sporp sounds so freaked out when he’s saying he better go practice like i think the mayor straight up scared him XD

Good-For-Nothing, Warm-Hearted, Generous, Healthy Quack Meter: 1

Sportakook meter: 3

“This was my favorite day before Sportakook came to town” I feel like this could be a highly multipurpose meme like “This was my favorite _____ before ______”??

“The Town Hero will be the Town Zero” HERO TO ZERO IN NO TIME FLAT

why is every machine in this show the thus-and-such xthousand like

“Hippety Hop Hippety Hop Sportacus (HE SAID HIS NAME RIGHT) is going to Flop!” is this the origin of Sportaflop

“Too Loony, Too Moony...Puny...”

Stephanie: “So every year, Sportacus does a special stunt” Pixel: “Exactly, on the Sportacular Spectacle Day” Mr. Scheving I just want to talk. None of these kids had heard of Sportacus? Before Pilot? Stephanie was the first to find out about him? And now she? is having to ask the other kids? About Sportacus? MR SCHEVING ARE YOU SURE

i  counted and there are like around 40+ houses on the Lazytown map so unless they’re all abandoned there’s like a bunch of people in Lazytown who i guess were just like “Elf? In this town? Not  for me thanks” and they just hide during the episodes

Sporp, after one success: “I’m ready” yeah u only need to do something right one time before performing it in front of spectators u don’t have to make sure u can do it right every time or anything

Robbie: “My name is Rob U. Blind” Sporp, thinking: “I trust him”

ngl when Robbie poured that stuff on Sporp’s shoes Sporp actually did look in that moment like he could kill a man. the entire time the shoes were being cleaned i swear he was really fighting the urge to snap. he looked so tried X’D

HIS LITTLE SOCKS

Sporty those fake shoes don’t even really look like your real shoes baby come on

He’s so mad he doesn’t even say bye he just hops in the shoes and leaves

Robbo just called him Sportacus again what

“Are ya nervous?” “Ummmm....just a little bit” i love him. so much.

Where’s Mr. Scheving’s Oscar for acting like he can’t control his leggies the  floppy sporp acting is a sportacular spectacle in itself amazing standing ovation robbie this is cruel

“My feet are going cuckoo” is that how you would describe it sportacus

Boy has to be exhausted after this im surprised he didn’t start hollering for an apple at some point

Between this and the scrapped Lazydance i can only assume that they were determined to get rid of any suppositions the audience might have had about Sporp’s invincibility as quickly as humanly possible. like “okay, Pilot’s done. Now let’s immediately let Robbie Wreck Him”

“In front of the kids”

“Sportacus! Try to balance yourself” WHAT’S HE BEEN DOING THIS WHOLE TIME ZIGGY FLAILING BECAUSE HE FEEL LIKE IT?

love how they all sit there and stare at him the whole time while he’s looking like “hjálp!"

i mean to their credit they did all offer suggestions while staring at him

bless him he just looked at his foot and went “STAY”

*after watching him suffer for a couple minutes* “was that part of his act?” “no, something’s really wrong” “.......okay let’s go help him!” these kids are my reason for living

 Bessie: “off you go!” aka “NOPE NOT GETTING INVOLVED MY HAIR IS TOO NICE”

SAID HIS NAME RIGHT AGAIN.

he’s still yelling at his feet to stay

so much of this song consists of the kids just climbing sporp like he’s a cat-tree. it’s adorable.

i still don’t know how walking on hands overrides the uncontrollable feets but ALRIGHT SPORTY YOU DO YOU

what is Robbie even saying right here?

Whatever He called him just then meter: 1

Robbie keeps saying Sport’s name right in this episode and i’m uncomfortable with this

this man backbends sm when he handstand that ain’t right dude how have you not hurt yo self at this point

“Wonderful. Now go join the circus” I can’t believe Robbie just murdered him onstage in front of everyone

Robbie dude youre enjoying this just a liiiiiiiitle bit Too Much

“I can stand still!” the only time in Sporp’s life he’s excited to say that

“But where are my shoos” BOY

this Bing Bang. oh muy gud. oh muy gud  it’s PURE

sporp keeps looking at stephanie like he hasn’t actually learned this dance yet is this partial remnants of lazydance or

BUT IT’S CUTE

OH IT WAS AN EXTENDED BING BANG TOO OHHHH

this one didn’t end in Robbie’s lair like usual

EARLY INSTALLMENT WEIRDNESS SPOTTED

[lady-divine-writes]

Kurtbastian one-shot “Privilege” (Rated PG)

An expensive gift of new skates stirs strong feelings in Kurt as he comes to terms with his newfound stardom. (1384 words)

Part 42 of Outside Edge

Read on AO3.

“Ah …” Sebastian sighs, sitting on Kurt’s bed amidst the second load of packages UPS delivered that day. That’s not to mention the letters, which the post office carts over in bags a few times a week. He sticks his hand into the closest bag of fan mail, rifling through a stack of cards, some addressed in crayon. “The perks of being a star athlete.”

“I guess …” Kurt replies, focused on a luxe-looking white card covered in gold writing. Sebastian has seen cards like that before. He’s gotten one or two. But whatever this one says has Kurt’s full attention. He sits up to get a better look. When he sees what Kurt has laid out before him, he laughs without meaning to.

“Did you seriously buy yourself three new pairs of Riedells?”

“Ha.” Kurt scoffs. “I didn’t buy anything. They were sent to me, courtesy of the kind people at Riedell for being, and I quote, ‘a highly regarded member of Team Riedell’.”

“Even better.” Sebastian climbs off the bed and joins him on the floor. “The best skates are the ones you don’t have to pay for.”

Kurt opens the first box. Wrapped carefully in white paper, the Riedell symbol printed on it in gold, are two white satin bags, holding (according to the box) a brand new pair of the skates he already owns. Though, knowing the caliber of the equipment companies send to athletes that represent their brand, these probably have crystals running up the back (to complement his signature fashion style), his initials embossed in gold on the ankle, or his name engraved on the blades. He rests a hand on one, not quite daring enough to take it out of the bag, and shakes his head. “You know, a year ago, I couldn’t even get Riedell to follow me on Instagram, no matter how many pictures I hashtagged I skate Riedell. But a week ago, I made a post hinting that I might need a new pair of skates soon and boom. Three brand new pairs of skates, along with an invitation for a fourth custom pair, right at my door.”

“And not a moment too soon,” Sebastian says, taking the invitation from Kurt’s hand when he offers it to him. “We’ve had your Arias fixed so many times, they’re looking a little sad.”

“I don’t even know how they got my size.”

“Google. Believe me, they have eyes everywhere.” Sebastian tucks the invitation into the box and puts an arm around his boyfriend’s shoulders. “You have to expect it, babe. You’re a star now. Everyone’s gonna want you to skate in their gear. At least you actually like Riedells. You won’t have your name associated with a company you don’t believe in.”

“Yeah.” Kurt takes his hand off the skate and sinks into Sebastian’s side. “That’s a plus.”

Sebastian looks down at his boyfriend - at his skater - bummed for no reason Sebastian can see. “Does that bother you?”

Kurt shrugs. “Yes and no. I mean, I love Riedell skates. My first pair of skates were Riedells, my last pair are going to be Riedells ...”

“But …?”

“Well, ice skating is the most expensive sport in the Olympics! Aside from equestrian sports. I’ve got sponsors, a few endorsements. I don’t have your kind of money but, at this point, I can afford my own skates. So many other kids out there with potential are struggling to excel at a sport they love using rental skates. And they’ll keep struggling with rentals because a decent pair of boots and blades cost half a paycheck, even if you buy them on eBay.”

“Some people see that as a rite of passage. If you want it bad enough, you’ll sacrifice.” Sebastian gives his boyfriend a comforting squeeze. “You sacrificed a ton to get where you are, and look at you. Look how far you’ve made it.”

“Talent and ambition only take you so far. I was in the right place at the right time,” Kurt says quietly. “I met the right person, and they believed in me.” He peeks up at Sebastian, meeting his boyfriend’s gaze with eyes already saying I’m sorry. “You’re talented. You have ambition. Did you have to sacrifice?” Kurt feels Sebastian’s arm around his shoulders tighten. “Not to be mean or insulting but I’ve seen your skate collection. You have boxes of skates you haven’t even opened, and a lot of those were just sent to you.”

“They were sent to me because I was on Elite,” Sebastian says, even though he knows he doesn’t have to clarify. And he doesn’t have to defend himself. Kurt’s not blaming him. Sebastian gets what he’s saying. Not a one of the boys on that team needed anything that their parents’ money couldn’t provide, and yet each of them received loads of gear every season that they’d never be able to use. Some of the skates Kurt is referring to don’t even fit Sebastian, but it never dawned on him to give them away. They were like trophies – a symbol of status that Kurt hasn’t enjoyed until recently. Sebastian watched Kurt struggle on his old skates for the past year, watched the soles soften and fall apart. Kurt posted about it on Instagram, and Riedell, for all of Kurt’s tagging, said nothing. They didn’t offer to replace them or fix them.

They didn’t even give him an apology.

Having those new skates show up at his door is as exciting as it is a slap in the face.

“Maybe we could start a foundation or something?” Kurt suggests. “I want to help make decent skates available to all those kids who want to pursue skating but can’t afford to. At least here in Ohio.”

“Yeah. I think my uncle could help us with that. And we could hold a drive down at the rink, get people to donate their old skates for kids who can use them. Coach Beiste will let us do it for sure. We’ll start with mine. How about that?”

“Really?” Kurt sits up, looking at his handsome boyfriend with appreciation. Kurt has always wanted to be a role model – an athlete with a mission, to help advance the future of his sport. He knows that that future could rest in the hands of kids who, because of money issues, might never get their chance on the ice. Watching them down at the rink on discount days, tripping around in rentals but never giving up, knowing that a better skate could mean the difference between recreational skater and athlete …

… it breaks his heart.

“Really.” Sebastian pulls Kurt close.

Kurt kisses him deep.

“Thank you,” he whispers. “That means a lot to me.”

“Well, keep thanking me like that, and I’ll have to find more stuff to donate.”

“So does that mean I’m a good kisser?”

Sebastian grins, eyes glued to his boyfriend’s mouth, waiting for another kiss. “Yes, sir. A very good kisser.”

“Maybe I should put those skills to good use then.”

“Maybe you should,” Sebastian agrees, inching closer.

“I could open a kissing booth!”

A breath away from his boyfriend’s mouth, Sebastian stops. “Wha---what?”

“A-ha. For a dollar a smooch. And I can use that money as the first official monetary donation to our foundation!”

Sebastian snarls. Kurt laughs out loud. “How about I get all the kisses and write you a check? That way I won’t have to kill anybody!”

“Sounds like a plan!” Kurt bombards his boyfriend’s lips with pecks. Sebastian retaliates by pulling him into his lap and tickling him.

“What do you want to do about these?” Sebastian asks his panting boyfriend, nudging the nearest skate box with his toe. “Did you want to send these back? Say thanks but no thanks, I’ll buy my own?”

Kurt snaps his head up, staring at Sebastian like he’s crazy.

“Not a chance! I mean, I recognize that they were given to me because I have a certain amount of privilege now, but they’re $900 skates, Bas! That’s twenty-seven hundred dollars sitting here alone!” Kurt swipes the gold embossed invite from the box and hugs it to his chest, including it in his sentiment. “I’m keeping the skates!”

Sebastian kisses Kurt’s forehead, smiling proudly. “That’s my boyfriend.”

Notes: JSYK, I don't know that this is the way Riedell works. I love Riedell skates. I'm only using them in this series because my daughter skates Riedell. I'm sure if the soles of her skates fell apart and we posted it on Instagram, they'd say something. I'm using them to highlight a specific issue about privilege. That's all.

[sophygurl]

I love the question memes and my fave kind is the kind @pixiedane​ just tagged me in (thank you!). [Also sidenote: ILU @theawkwardterrier​ for always tagging me in the tagging memes but JSYK I won’t be doing the latest one because I’m just not really a picture person so I don’t really have a lot of pictures saved and the idea of trying to use whatever weird random stuff I might have saved to describe myself would just not work. But you’re the best and I’ll catch ya on the next one!]

The rules:

Post the rules

Answer the questions given to you by the tagger

Write 11 questions of your own

And tag 11 people

1. What’s the meaning of your name? Does it suit you?

Rosemary doesn’t seem to have a specific meaning, although of course it’s an herb, and Rosemary is for remembrance, which is hilarious given my memory problems. Mary means bitter, so some name meaning sites say the meaning of my name is “bitter rose” which I guess is a nice combo of sweet and sad, which I would not really classify myself as. So, no, the various meanings of my name do not suit me.

The name itself? Does. I love my name, and while most people can’t be bothered with a 3 syllable name in casual conversation, my preference is to be called Rosemary and not Rose. Rose does not feel like me.

2. What’s a movie you never get tired of?

A lot of movies fit under this category, but the movie I have probably seen the most amount of times and can still watch either in full or in chunks and still enjoy every single second of no matter what is Dirty Dancing. 

3. Your favourite movie soundtrack?

Are we talking soundtrack as in collection of songs used in the movie and put into an album, or as in score for the movie, or?

Because nothing but nothing beats the Star Wars scores for me. Well, original and prequels and TFA anyway - the last two have diverged quite a bit which has felt odd to me but whatever. [Second place would be the scores for the 70/s80s Superman movies - also John Williams of course]

If collection of songs - then we’re back to Dirty Dancing.

Although if we’re considering soundtracks of musicals, then I’m gonna be reduced to flailing and just naming half a dozen or so, so we’ll just pretend that’s not part of the question. 

4. How would you describe your personal style?

Accidental? I pretty much just buy things that I find interesting, and then put things together that seem interesting to me, and then end up with some pretty ... interesting outfits. One of my roommates actually described my look yesterday as “crazy” if that tells you anything.

Think colors that don’t quite match, conflicting patterns, stripey socks, chunky jewelry, and then at times like now at the end of winter when I haven’t shaved my head in awhile - short floppy hair that is sticking up in all directions that I swear I tried to tame but it just doesn’t take. 

5. Name a fictional crush.

Spike from Buffy. Also Buffy from Buffy. And put them together? Double crush. 

6. What’s your motto?

I don’t really have a motto, per se, but I do have a mantra, which is: love, peace, joy, hope. Those are the qualities I try to embody, embrace, spread, whatever. All four are of equal importance to me. 

7. Are you a gamer?

If by gamer, you mean obsessively playing the Sims, then yes. But most people who consider themselves gamers would probably say no.

8. Would you rather spend time on a secluded beach or at a fancy cocktail party?

How about a fancy cocktail party on a secluded beach? Too much sand in the drinks, never mind.

Ah, these are both problematic for me. I don’t do so well with being completely alone, especially without some kind of distraction or diversion. I guess if I had a book with me on the beach, I’d be okay for a little while, but I’d also get uncomfortable super fast if there wasn’t, like, a comfy sofa or something to recline on. 

And I also don’t do well with fancy, or come to think of it with cocktails since I can’t drink any more with the meds I have to take. 

But, if I had to choose, I’d probably pick the party. I’d be dressed inappropriately (probably something with loud colors and polka dots?), and sitting in the corner mostly people watching, and I’d get overwhelmed and head home early, but still. 

9. Recommend a television series.

oohhhoooomygods just ONE?

I’ve rec’d this one many times, but since it just came back for season two last night (I haven’t watched the ep yet - it’s next on my list), I’m gonna recommend Imposters to you all again.

Imposters is a lil show with a small but dedicated fandom on Bravo. 

It stars Inbar Lavi (Prison Break, The Last Ship) as a con woman and Rob Heaps (Home Fires, And Then There Were None), Parker Young (Arrow, Suburgatory), and  Marianne Rendón (Mapplethorpe) as three of the people who she has swindled. Additionally, Brian Benben (Private Practice, Dream On), Stephen Bishop (Being Mary Jane), Chastity Dotson (Pitch, Veronica Mars), and Denise Dowd (Secrets and Lies, Beverly Hills 90210) star. 

The story of season one is that these three scorned exes find one another and begin a quest to find the woman they all alternately view as their loving spouse and the cruel con who stole everything from them. Along the way, they learn some cons of their own, gain back some of their confidence, and of course discover the power of friendship. 

There are many twists and turns along the way which I won’t spoil for anyone who wants to watch season 1 for themselves, but it involves cons within cons within cons and unlikely teammates. 

Also - Uma Thurman as a hitwoman.

As the finale of season one had our three scorned exes riding off together into the sunset, I am very excited to see where season two leads us. Seriously, you have to watch this show. 

[But if I may very quickly rec some of my other underwatched faves: 12 Monkeys, Colony, Counterpart, Ghosted, Insecure, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Madam Secretary, People of Earth, Scream, Speechless, Timeless, UnREAL,You’re the Worst - ask me about my underwatched faves plz.]

10. Do you have any phobias?

Boy howdy, do I! I have OCD, which often comes with phobias as part of the anxiety which leads to some of the obsessive compulsions. [FELLOW PHOBES MIGHT WANNA SKIP THIS PART - PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES.]

I have a slight germ phobia which I mostly don’t go deep into because I don’t have the energy to do what I’d need to do to feel better about it so I just make myself not-think about it really hard, but the underlying anxiety is Still There. 

This is especially true of what I call “poop germs” - which is anything that has ever been inside of a bathroom ever. This makes, you know, having to use bathrooms very upsetting and problematic for me, so again, I deploy my aggressive pretending it’s not there as much as I can, but poop germs can cause me to break down into tears on a bad day. Fun times!

I’m also an emetophobe, which means I’m terrified of throwing up - a fun little phobia to have when you have constant low-grade nausea which occasionally flares up to higher-grade, lemme tell ya.

Another biggie is infestation of any kind - so any kind of insect or small animal that comes into my home. Like, I am absolutely fine seeing these critters outside where they belong - I might even oooh and aaah. But the second I see one INSIDE - I’m screaming bloody murder and waking up the entire apartment complex. 

I’ve worked real hard at being less scared of the harmless single bugs that enter a home, especially the kind that EAT other bugs - so for example I am perfectly fine with spiders (being obsessed with Charlotte’s Web as a kid helps), and even centipedes after the initial screaming over how creepy they look is done. And I’ve gotten where I look insects up on websites that identify bugs and talk about them in positive/scientific ways and have stopped panicking about certain bugs and their larvae now as I can tell which ones are and aren’t actually harmful or prone to infestation. BUT. I’m still prolly gonna scream when I initially see them because eaauughhss. 

Those are the main ones, but the fun thing about OCD is that new ones develop all the time if you don’t stay vigilant about letting those obsessive thoughts do their thang, so I try real hard to ignore those news segments and articles about bringing black lights into hotel rooms and about all of the horrible ways people are committing violent crimes these days and other terrifying and/or gross things that might creep their ways into my fear center. 

11. What’s your rarest rarepair?

Oh, good question. I don’t tend to have rarepairs because the way I fandom is deep immersion into canon and not necessarily delving into fanon/fanfic. So even my non-canon ships tend to be ones that the canon itself at least played with a little bit or that the fandom-at-large has talked about enough that I start to see it. lol

I’m having trouble even thinking about a ship I have that could be classified as rare? It would probably be something involving Spike because I ship that fool with pretty much everyone he’s ever shared screentime with because he is just so yummy, and because Marsters was just really good about getting his character to bring interesting things out of whatever characters he was interacting with, and because he’s clearly so omnisexual that he just oozes chemistry with everyone he meets, but like. I’m also definitely not the only one who sees all that about him and also is shipping him left right and center. So. I’ll just toss out Spike/Harmony because I’ve never heard of anyone else who actually liked them together ha!

Phew! That was fun. I hope all of you all who I end up tagging have as much fun with my questions (and if not, feel free to use some of pixie’s).

My questions:

What is your #mood rn?

Tell me the sweetest childhood memory you can think of.

Favorite mythological/fantastical animal/creature.

What is your favorite mode of storytelling - for example, books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels, video games, etc. - and why do you think that’s your fave form?

Star Trek, Star Wars, or Starlord? (this is not a serious question and you may feel free to expound upon all three if you wish)

Favorite type of geographical location to visit, and is it different from where you prefer to live?

Name a character that you love, but who you would probably hate in real life.

Reboots, renewals, and revivals. Are they ruining your childhood or do you love ‘em?

Tell me about your favorite cookie (or other sweet if you don’t care for cookies).

If there is one thing people could just atomatically know about you upon meeting you that would make socializing with you better or easier, what would it be?

A lot of stories based on comics posit the theory that eventually humanity will evolve into at least some humans developing super powers. Suppose this started happening today - what would the results be, do you think?

Tagging:

(and of course, please consider yourself tagged if you wanna do this - I’d tag all of you if I could but I try and just pick folks I think enjoy doing these. if I’m ever wrong - please feel free and ignore the tag. additionally - please remember to tag ME so I can see your responses! also, feel free to re-tag me in this one since the questions differ and you all know how much I love to talk about myself.)

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[sylvaetria]

I'm interested in those kid/cartoon and anime witch shows you mentioned. (unless it's actually W.I.T.C.H which I've watched a thousand times)

It wasn’t gonna be W.I.T.C.H at all! I actually don’t recall that one, lol.

I am basically gonna stick to anime for this list, jsyk, it got way too long… There are a few specifically about witches, while some are just about magic in general. (It’s a sparse genre man.) These are ones I have personally watched, were recommended to watch, or have at the very least heard of.

I am also terrible at doing summaries but here we go!

Movies

Majo no Takkyuubin(Kiki’s Delivery Service) - 

a more well-known movie, featuring a young witch who leaves home to a brand new city in order to do her magical training, and finds out what being a witch really means to her through her adventures

genres: adventure, comedy, drama, magic, romance, fantasy

score: 8.28 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Little Witch Academia (2013) - 

the first precursor to the anime, it shows the struggles of a human girl who desperately wants to be a witch like her idol, but has no magical talent of her own, while finding out her idol isn’t so well idolized at her magic school

this movie was only forty minutes long, and was funded by a young animators training project. due to its success, they created a kickstarter for the sequel, which then lead to the actual anime series

genres: adventure, comedy, magic, fantasy, school

score:8.00 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Little Witch Academia: Mahoujikake no Parade(Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade) - 

this movie continues on the story of the human witch, who is facing expulsion along with her friends, who must band together with another group of witches in order to organize their school’s annual parade

of course, it never goes that easy, lol

genres: adventure, comedy, magic, fantasy, school

score: 7.92 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

TV Series

Little Witch Academia (TV) - 

the story of a human girl who gets inspired by a witch’s magical show and decides she wants to become a witch herself, and, despite the obstacles she comes to face, continues on with enthusiasm and joy

it is suggested you watch the Little Witch Academia series in order - starting with the movie “Little Witch Academia” in 2013, then “Little Witch Academia: Mahoujikake no Parade” in 2015, followed by this anime

genres: adventure, comedy, magic, fantasy, school

score: 7.90 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Flying Witch -

a slice of life anime about a young girl who moves in with her cousins in order to continue her witchcraft training, who experiences many new things and shows those around her the magic of, well, magic

genres: slice of life, comedy, supernatural, magic, shounen

score: 7.63 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Junketsu no Maria(Maria the Virgin Witch) - 

the story of a witch who attempts to use her magic to avoid conflicts in the Hundred Year War, but is then forbidden to use her magic by the Archangel Michael, who warns her that her magic will be lost if she loses her virginity

genres: comedy, fantasy, historical, magic, seinen

score: 7.28 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Sugar Sugar Rune -

think of a cross between magical girls and witches, and you’ve got this anime - the story of two friends who are competing to see who will become the new Queen of the Witch World while collecting the hearts of humans

genres: fantasy, magic, shoujo

score: 7.54 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Hell there’s even witch harem anime:

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches) - 

basically this guy and this girl kiss accidentally, which leads them to discover they can switch bodies this way, and they join a school club full of other people whose magical abilities are awakened with a kiss

genres: harem, mystery, comedy, supernatural, romance, school, shounen

score: 7.88 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Zero no Tsukaima(The Familiar of Zero) -

a self absorbed witch with no magical talent screws up a(nother) magical ritual - only to find out she has summoned a boy, who is to be her familiar, bearing a mark that tells of extreme power

genres: action, adventure, harem, comedy, magic, romance, ecchi, fantasy, school

score: 7.59 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

If you’ve never seen it:

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica(Puella Magi Madoka Magica) - 

while the witches may not be the main focus, this anime is about a girl who is faced with the decision of becoming a magical girl in order to protect the world from evil witches, but it’s not as “magical” as it appears

this anime destroys lives - it is actually super intense and feelsy for being a “magical girl” anime

genres: drama, magic, psychological, thriller

score: 8.49 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Slightly less about witchcraft in general but:

Fairy Tail -

a long series (almost 400 episodes) about a girl who joins the magic guild of her dreams, called “Fairy Tail,” where strength, spirit, and family are what hold the ragtag group of wizards together

starts off funny and silly but then OMG THE FEELS; also there are two seasons, the first being 175 episodes and the second, sometimes listed as “Fairy Tail (2014),” being 102 episodes long

genres: action, adventure, comedy, magic, fantasy, shounen

score: 8.18 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei(The Irregular at Magic High School) -

this story follows two siblings training at a school for magic, though it is treated more like technology; she has plenty of magical potential, while he does not, though his skills and prowess lie elsewhere

genres: sci-fi, supernatural, magic, romance, school

score: 7.76 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Witch Craft Works -

the story of a high school boy who finds himself under the protection of a fire witch, trying to keep him from a mass of other witches, who wish to capture him for the power he has inside him

genres: action, fantasy, magic, seinen, supernatural

score: 7.21 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic -

a young magician offers to pay for some damages he caused by entering a nearby labyrinth, built by incredible magicians called Magi and full of wonderful treasures, which leads him on a fantastic adventure

genres: action, adventure, fantasy, magic, shounen

score: 8.23 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Rental Magica -

a boy takes over the family business - a service that sends mages and other supernatural beings out to assist people with magic - and struggles with it, due to being a coward, and dealing with those who threaten him

genres: mystery, supernatural, fantasy

score: 7.17 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Witch Hunter Robin - 

a young craft user joins a team of witch hunters, replacing one who was previously killed, to assist them on their mission of capturing witches to find out how any why they become witches in the first place

genres: action, drama, magic, mystery, police, supernatural

score: 7.35 of 10 on [MyAnimeList]

Edits

@elfshot recommends [Ultra Maniac] ; genres: magic, comedy, romance, school, shoujo.

Okay I spent two hours on this, I am done, lol.

[nightfallgoddess]

hi! this is random but jsyk, making an actor a main doesn't mean their screentime gets increased anyway in tv speak. it means that they're going to be a permanent presence in the show/season. i don't disagree that it makes no diff making alisha main when isaiah doesn't get enough screentime as it is, but it means that maia isn't gonna be randomly killed off like jocelyn (askjhshls)

Yes, of course. 

A series regular is an actor is under exclusive contract with the show to appear (or be paid regardless of appearing) every week.

Alisha was once a recurring  actor , meaning she returned as the same character over multiple episodes, either on a standing contract or contracted periodically, with payment based on the terms negotiated and the number of appearances.

I’m just worried that fandom will be disappointed and lash out when or if her screen time isn’t equivalent to the main 7, even though Isaiah is a main 7, and doesn’t have equivalent screen time. 

[destroyerofworlds-senpai]

My buddy @aloeplantt tagged me so here we go I guess, The person taggedanswers these questions, then tag 20 people you want to get to know better! Jsyk I'm a lazy trick so I'm not tagging 20 peeps name: Mara nicknames: my dad calls me pig and piggy pooh or piggy pie (but not in a mean way tho) zodiac sign: Virgo 4 lyfe homie ♍️ hogwarts house: ravenclaw 💙 height: 5′6 orientation: Demipan ethnicity: Black✊🏾 favorite fruit: MANGOES DEFINITELY favorite seasons: late summer/ early fall favorite book series: Too many to list lmao favorite fictional characters: again, too many favorite flower: Marigolds favorite scents: coffee candy, home, bakery favorite color: blue and most pastel colors favorite animal: cats favorite artist/band: AAAAAAAAAA IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION tea or hot cocoa?: Cocoa ☕️ average amount of sleep: hahahahahahahaha like, 4.5? number of blankets you sleep with: one during the summer and three during the winter dream trip: either road trip to all of the theater capitals in the us or going to Japan last thing you googled: how many nyquils is too many how many blogs i follow: 859 number of followers: 242 what i usually post about: memes, current events, fandom stuff, art , and my eternal suffering do i get asks regularly: I never receive asks. Ever. what is your aesthetic?: pretty pastels and cityscapes and beaches but also edgy dark alleys and grunge Alright so I'm tagging @jake-art and that's all cause I'm lazy