#seriously they could not have made it more obvious in that ep

[sinnersandoverlords]

I wonder what it will take to convince people that Blitzø actually likes having sex with Stolas.

A whole song about how much Blitzø is looking forward to getting to bang Stolas again?

Oh, wait.

[ian0key]

SAM/SASHA AND ALICE/TIM????

TMAGP ep 1-2 Spoilers!! (And TMA Spoilers!)

Do you realize how similar Alice and Sam are to Tim and Sasha?

Many of you talked about Alice being fun, carefree and the comic relief, like Tim in the first season.

But what happens if we look deeper? I start with Alice and Tim because I think they are the most obvious

-Alice does not have "professional respect" for either Gwen or Lena.

Just like what happened between Tim and Jon. But none of them go so far as to "completely disrespect them."(at least S1 Tim).

-Alice has a younger brother who she apparently cares a lot about, just like Tim was with Danny. Besides, (this is my theory), but the way they introduced Alice's brother, I get the feeling that his fate won't be very different from poor Danny's.

-They know more than they say, Alice clearly knows more than she tells Sam,Alice has been working for the government for at least 4 years, and the only time she acted seriously was to tell Sam that he shouldn't get too involved in the cases, because she saw people go crazy because of it.

Something similar happened with Tim in the first seasons, he knew that the Fears were real, he knew things about the stranger, he was looking for revenge..

And now on to the similarities between Sam and Sasha.

-They were both overqualified for their position, Lena told Sam that the job he applied for was too low for his level, but he didn't care,on the other hand ,Sasha must have been The Archivist, Gerdtrud knew this, that's why her warning notes were made for her, but Elias found out after Killing Gerdtrud and left Sasha as assistant and put Jon as The Archivist..

-Sam is calm, he follows Alice's games but is professional towards his colleagues, Just like the little we saw of Sasha, She treated Jon quite well even though at the time Jon was a bit... very Shitty.

That's why Jon trusted her so much.

-Curiosity , Sam asked a lot of questions throughout the first 2 chapters, and when he didn't get answers he started investigating on his own. When Sasha met Michael, she wanted answer,without caring about the danger.

Also, That could have been a foreshadowing that Sam will be connected to the Eye of this reality???.

- Both of their names start with "SA" but that's not very important /j

And finally, we analyze Alice and Sam as a duo and the parallels they have with Tim and Sasha.The two of them complement each other perfectly, they play each other's games and we feel their connection.

Besides Alice and Sam are exes (although I think it's more of a reference to Georgie and Jon) Sasha and Tim always had an "almost something?????".like we heard in the fifth season..

I don't know, at some point I felt like I was listening to the reincarnations of the chaotic Archives duo , you know what I mean?

(English is not my first language, please let me know if I have any spelling mistakes🙏)

[matan4il]

Buddie 617 meta

I’m gonna be honest here, this was one of the funniest 911 eps to me. I loved how this ep showed us both Buck and Eddie completely sucking at dating. It was very obvious in Buck’s case, what with each attempt to have quality time with Natalia being ruined by one of his past decisions, but then when he called out Eddie for also sucking at it, Buck wasn’t wrong. Eddie’s attempts seem half-hearted at best. First off, if he really wanted to date, then Tia Pepa’s help and dating apps are actually not that awful as options. Magic might happen there as well. The right person could even stand out more against a sea of not so great choices, turning the dreary experience into a colorful, magical one. But even when Eddie tries on his own, his attempts are LAME. Seriously, there are pastime activities that offer way more potential to start a conversation, and maybe a romance, than the ones Eddie chose. Not only that, these are not his actual hobbies, where he knows he’ll find someone who likes the same thing he does (the way he shares so much with one tall firefighter that we’re all thinking of right now. Eddie’s also being dumb about wanting it to “just happen” as if that’s not exactly what he got with buck. Also, just a friendly reminder that Buddie have been dating for almost 5 years, and they are GREAT at it when it’s with each other).

On top of that, we for real got a guy checking Eddie out (hi, hello, should I start a collection of him checking and being checked out by guys?) as well as him witnessing a woman he was looking at being embraced by another one. Why the hints at being surrounded by queer people? Your guess is as good as mine, but I’m here for it no matter what. ;D Now, I’ve talked before about the ongoing theme of Buddie’s dating life being intertwined in terms of when they start dating someone, or of why they break up, but now in addition to them dating at the same time, we also see them simultaneously sucking at it? Yeah, that takes the connectedness of their dating life up a notch. ~~

Which brings me to one line that grabbed my attention in this ep. THE line that offers the explicit resolution for the most important romantic plot here is the one from Gina, the insurance lady, to Chimney, about not regretting the attempt. Yes, even when the result is bad. That’s what Madney will embrace. One of the biggest obstacles to Buck and Eddie, besides their obliviousness, is the fear of ruining the good thing they have by attempting to take it to the next level. But here we have Chimney being reminded by Gina that it’s worth it, to try. Because the good thing you can have, if it works out? Is worth it. And you never have to live with the “what if” of it all. Now look at Buck and Eddie being once more adorable morons together on the job! Imagine the moment when they stop running around and let themselves try taking it to the next level, because they realize no matter what the result will be, they would never regret the attempt. ~~

Speaking of Buddie paralleling one of the canon couples on the show who were acting lovey dovey in this ep, the way Bobby described what made him and Athena happen reminded me of Buddie connecting. In both cases, there’s an intense and upsetting call, after which one of our first responders turns to find support (Buddie promising to have each other’s back) and comfort (Eddie wants to go grab something to eat together) in the other one. ~~

I did not miss Taylor Kelly, and true to form, she was back because she’s advancing her career by exploiting her personal connection to Buck and the exposure to the 118 it provided her. I’m pretty sure this basically buries any option of any showrunner ever trying to re-set these two as a romance, since it echoed and reinforced Buck’s decision to break up with her. It WAS funny to see her and Lucy cockblock Buck (I do think Lucy’s tone with which she spoke of their past also closes the door on anyone ever trying to set her and Buck up as a serious couple), but what I found to be funniest is that Buck tells Natalia he was trying to figure out the perfect place for their date, and then he took her to the bar where he kissed Lucy. A bar reminiscent of the one where he hooked up with Taylor. Possibly a spot where he hooked with other women during his Buck 1.0 stage based on how it’s THE hang out place for the 118 and we know Buck had no issues hooking up anywhere back then. Natalia, hon. This is not a good sign for your r/s with him. ~~

Speaking of which, there’s an ex who didn’t come back in this ep, but her spirit loomed large over Buck and Natalia IMO, and that is Ali. The reason why she and Buck broke up after 218 is because at the end of the day, she couldn’t accept the choices he had made in his professional life (hoping he would move on from firefighting). In the same way, Natalia revealed in this ep that she can’t accept Buck’s choices in his personal life. A small reminder the only partner we’ve ever witnessed truly seeing and accepting Buck, in every aspect of his life, has been Eddie. ~~

Another funny thing about this (911 is a comedy, y’all) is how Natalia flees the second she comes across Kameron. I mean, this is in addition to the hilarity of the death doula’s first name connecting her to birth and to all things natal, yet she flees the second that she sees a pregnant lady. Because if this is Natalia’s reaction when it comes to a bio kid that Buck explicitly said he is not going to raise, what would she do once she realizes he co-parents a fully grown kid? (and a very sassy one, too. LBR, Natalia doesn’t stand a chance in a show down with either Diaz boy) ~~

Much like Natalia doesn’t seem like the right fit for Buck based on this ep (or based on 616), neither does Marisol. Can I point out the fact that Eddie’s disapproval in the last ep of Buck dating Natalia applies here, too? They both met these women on calls. Second, Eddie wanted it to happen naturally, which is why it’s so lame he tried through all sorts of activities that he’s not ACTUALLY into and wouldn’t continue doing past the initial stage of meeting someone else. And that holds true for Marisol as well. We saw that her brother and her are very into DYI, which I guess was meant to lay the groundwork for Eddie running into her in a DYI shop. But the thing is, Eddie himself isn’t into this! Sure, he can do it, because as a single dad he’s had to, but it’s not something we’ve ever seen him being passionate about. He’s only at this store because of Christopher’s project. And then once more, just like he steps away from Pepa’s help, dating apps and chooses the wost places for a chance romantic connection, he walks away from Marisol even when the whole scene plays out as if she’s the climax of his search throughout this whole ep. This might all hint that despite initial appearances, just like the people he came across while golfing and hiking wouldn’t be the right fit, Marisol wouldn’t be either. Even more importantly, just like Ana at first appeared like she would be perfect for Eddie in 312, starting out in a “it just happened” sort of way and with supposedly being fated because she happened to guess correctly that Eddie stands for Edmundo, this thing with Marisol might look in the moment like it’s exactly what he was looking for, but it will fizzle out as well.

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[joekeerys]

Not trying to attack you here with this, just a genuine question- if you say canonically Aegon had committed few crimes: what about rape? We see the direct aftermath with Dyana but there are several things specifically in the show to directly and indirectly imply she is not the only victim if we want to set aside book canon for a moment. Such as Alicent saying basically saying he did it “again”, the way that Aegon sort of leers that the servant girl as early as ep 7 at Laena’s funeral, and some say the shot of Helaena’s maids specifically shown becoming uncomfortable when Aegon enters the children’s room in s2e1. Beyond that, he is a man who frequently patrons establishments like the children’s fighting pits, so I think that also speaks to his character. The way I see view him, Aegon is a people-pleaser for the small folk when it is easy and convenient for him (ex. him holding court s2) but he lacks skill or ability to see beyond his own impulsive desires

an implication is not enough for me to assume he’s done something. so if we’re talking show canon only, dyana is obvious enough and the only one i’m only going to be accepting as actual canon. but i never took alicent saying “again” to mean that, i took it as him being a drunken boy who is consistently doing things that might bring shame or embarrassment to him/his family. it’s not the first time we see alicent confront him in almost the exact same way, it happens after the pig incident with aemond as well and that was hardly comparable to dyana.

so, what have we seen rhaenyra do? kill an innocent man so she could marry daemon. cause the starvation of the smallfolk (resulting in riots and death) with the blockade and then send food so she can be hailed a hero. encourage the death of hundreds of targaryen bastards for her cause and look on in awe while not only them but her keepers were slaughtered. not to mention (laenor claiming them as his own aside), she is willing to lead the realm right back into another succession crisis by trying to put bastards on the throne because what she’s worried about is having the throne now. are these actions that you see as fit of a ruler? being that short-sighted?

aegon, despite not wanting the throne in the first place, is trying. call it ignorance, call it a need to be loved, but the food shortage was first addressed with him speaking to the smallfolk on the throne and he was willing to listen and help. he was right about the blockade, he was right about harrenhal, he was right about securing the support of grover tully, and he was right in saying it’s important to keep the smallfolk happy. he even showed more initiative than rhaenyra in wanting jaehaerys to attend the council meetings so he could prepare for rule, when we see rhaenyra dismiss her heir time and time again.

refusing to take aegon seriously on the basis of his frivolity is a mistake. i’ve said this before and i’ll say it again: what if you have the name, the dragon, the heart, and the instincts, but no one will give you a chance to prove yourself? i think it’s unfair to say he’s unable to see beyond his own desires when the entire reason he’s on the throne in the first place is because he was told it was his duty. was that not the biggest sacrifice he could’ve made?

[bonzos-number-1-fan]

Sam Messed Up + Tria Prima Ramblings

There are a few solid CAT# but one I really like is that it's based on if an incident affects the body, mind, or soul of the victim. This started off as an offhand example I used to explain how they could work, but there are a lot of fun links to it and will now make a semi-baseless accusation to continue to support it

Sam can't file documents correctly even when being told explicitly what to do.

Anyway, CAT#'s have been shown to have the following values, either in the show or on the Klaus doc: 1/2/3/12/13.

It stands to reason that if 13 can exist these are non-mutually exclusive categories and so 23 and 123 can also exist. And if an incident can be both 1 and 3 it would appear that these represent discrete facets of an incident's manifestation.

Given the show's obvious alchemic motifs it's not a huge leap to link that to the tria prima, alchemy's three primes; soul, spirit (mind), and body. These are represented by sulfur (🜍), mercury (☿), and salt (🜔) respectively. Each of which can be found on the OIAR's logo.

The strongest link here is that 3 is Body/Salt/🜔. Daria's transformation (full) was CAT3, ink5oul has 🜔 on their insta bio, and body is even the third thing in the list. Which is a great start.

We've also got transformation (eyes) at CAT23 which also helps back that up. There was an elemental of paranoia and mental manipulation to it as well as the transformation itself. That tracks really well for Spirit/Mercury/☿, which in alchemical terms is mind as most people would think of. CAT2 was also the watching doll which does also track.

The problem for me is with the last of our categories. CAT1 in the show has only been seen for reanimation (partial), combined with the extra context that said reanimation was "amalgamative", and I don't think that lines up well with a basic idea of Soul/Sulfur/🜍. If this was CAT13 I'd be all over this but I think given there is a strong emphasis of the physical body being an important detail here then it's not entirely convincing. Greater context could make it a stronger case though, if lots of undead ends up in CAT1 then it'd probably a sure thing.

The real problem with this idea is that Dr. Webber's incident seems to almost entirely disprove it. It was CAT2 and while it obviously had a strong mental component it's undeniably a huge physical transformation so it'd have to be CAT23 to really make this all make sense.

Which brings us to Sam. Sam definitely made one obvious mistake with the case number of Ep 3's incident. I think he also made a major mistake in its header. Both of which have solid foundations in the show's text. But I also think, somewhat seriously, that a third mistake has been made with the metatextual reason of obfuscating the meaning of this system.

So, after the incident plays and Sam talks to Alice about it she pretty explicitly tells him what it should be filed as. She says "“Infection” comma “arboreal”. Cross link it with “guilt” if you’re feeling fancy.", but this is what we get instead:

CAT2C8175-03042009-22012024 Infection (full body) -/- arboreal

Ignoring the header for the time being there firstly a very obvious and inarguable mistake. He missed out the R, and they all get the R because it's just a label. The header is also close to being different than what Alice mentions and arboreal as a crosslink specifically doesn't seem to fit in with the more emotional or mental elements crosslinks have had to that point. Arboreal doesn't fit in with regret, trespass, or dysmorphic, but guilt does. Which would make this the seemingly more correct case number and header:

CAT2RC8175-03042009-22012024 Infection (arboreal) -/- guilt

But based on the tria prima theory I'm now wondering if it's not meant to actually be this:

CAT23RC8175-03042009-22012024 Infection (arboreal) -/- guilt

And the 3 was removed to obfuscate the case numbering format. Because the stuff that was "wrong" is fairly obvious to find if that's all that was wrong with it but removing a digit from the CAT# is basically impossible to show unless you know for sure what's meant to be there. It's the sort of mistake that hides really well in ignorance, which makes it a great data point to screw with because of how it breaks ideas.

[myrandomobsessionmix]

It’s been a minute since I posted but my god is the BL world keeping me well fed.

Starting with…

1. My Stand-In, my highest rank in the my current watch list.

Ep 10 gave me everything I needed to be there from the books and more. Thank god they made show Ming so much more endearing or is it just Up Poompat’s duality showing through?

What I love most about show Ming is that he is really laying all his cards and putting his heart on display for Joe to nitpick or ruin as he please. He is displaying his remorse for the past him so well that although one might argue he’s being pushy, I think the current maturity he has is a good work in progress.

He’s learning people, you can’t expect someone to change their whole nature like whiplash.

Also, we all are in favor of tossing Tong in the bonfire for fuel yes?

2. Only Boo!

A shocker I know. This recently ended so I’ll put this here okay? It’s a simple show, and tbh I didn’t have any expectations for this show at all.

I don’t know about you guys but this kind of shows are usually not my cup of tea, I need a mature show, angst, drama, action. Light hearted and coming of age? Urm, not on my roster? But somehow this show manages to hit a soft spot in me.

For their first rodeo in acting, SeaKeen did really well. A lot of awkwardness and it was obvious it was their first time, but somehow it fit to their storyline?

Plus their emotional actings was really good for their first time, props where it’s due 👍🏻

And ok, all the cast are endearing except for the two I’m pissed off with

*cough* Mom&Shone*cough*.

Overall though, it was a nice feel good show that hit the right marks (admittedly not all) but they wrapped it up well and I hope to see the two couples again SeaKeen & AunAshi in the future ☺️

3. Wandee Goodday

Hmm believe it or not, if you asked me 2 episodes back, I would have put this show as a tie with My Stand-In, but the recent ones have been annoying me to no end.

I still love this show, the quirkiness is there, the second couple is wholesome yet naughty,

but my god, YakDee is starting to get on my nerves.

Dee, honey, I get that you had a crush on that man for 8 years, but really how could you not immediately push him away when he tried kissing you twice? After he is blatantly showing you signs that he is using you?

This seriously made the kiss scene with Yak lose some of spark that I was hoping for.

Also, although the guy didn’t say I love you at first, he did say he was yours, so honey, you better have a big trauma or sth hanging over you to really be in that much denial.

The only saving grace right now for this show for me is that Yak finally directly confessed.

So let’s get a move on, ok people?

And that’s enough ranting for now. 🤭

[watchingblsnowandforever]

We Are Ep. 14: Part 3/3

Hello again!! =D

Part 1 and Part 2

Warning: long post 😊😅 (also, I'm so sorry for the delay, I've been sleep deprived for the last two to three days because my insomnia and depression made comebacks, but I'm better now)

She reminds me so much of my own mom-

My mom adopts my friends, and no one has any say in it, while my dad encourages her 😭👍🏼

I absolutely love her relationship with all of them. While it's given that Peem will talk about Phum, Q has talked about Toey too, and it's quite obvious that Peem and his og group of friends have visited quite often before. She asks no question, and is so comfortable with them that they don't hesitate for a second to introduce their boyfriends. This is maybe not realistic (I'm pretty sure my mom while very similar wouldn't be this accepting) but it's very in line with this show, and I really like it.

GIVE ME MORE ACCEPTING PARENTS IN BL!!!

I am 100% sure that for a moment there, Phum's brain short circuited 😭

I mean, just look at it from his perspective. The boy he's head over heels for talks about him like this to his mom. If it were me, I'd be having an existential crisis right there, he has much more self control than me.

I'll be living here, in this moment for the next 1000 years, thanks for asking.

Listen, I'm a big fan of domestic fluff, BUT THIS???

Also, I don't usually talk about these, but on Phum's t-shirt, it says "ALWAYS FORWARD NO TURNING BACK" which is very relevant here because Peem helps him see a future, and to enjoy the present as it comes back. He's slowly but surely leaving his scarred past behind.

I have so many fic ideas smh

And yet, I don't really see you, complaining, Peem.

He says while sipping from his own glass. Very convincing, Peem.

THIS WAS SO CUTE OH MY GODS 😭😭🫶🏼

Btw, Peem? Phum is calling you "meow" for the rest of your lives. Just like you'll be calling him Puppy Phum. <3

oh-

These few seconds spoke so much.

The realization that this is what a real family is supposed to look like, that he'll probably never have this with his own parents.

But then- then he realizes that now he can have this. He can have Peem, and a family full of love and sit in the midst of his brother and his friends and Peem's friends and be accepted and loved.

Maybe he can't have this with his own parents, but he can have this with Peem, and that for him, is already far more than he could have ever imagined.

I just love that addition 😭😂

Peem is absolutely incapable of not calling Phum some version of "idiot (affectionate)" and I adore him for it. <33

Oho, violent Fang is back.

But seriously, let the others sleep, Pun and Toey 😭

THIS LOOK. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US??

There's only two eps left (?!!!!!), so I really hope that the next one is when they get together

The small thumb soothing his tummy 🥺🫶🏼

All we got are crumbs of ChainPun throughout and they still managed to make us go insane. Mad respect for their friends who have to deal with them on a daily basis 😭👍🏼

Also, when Peem got up to ask what they were doing and Phum pulled him back to sleep, did y'all see that tiny forehead kiss? My man never misses a chance to kiss Peem, and I am so proud of him.

This reminds me of such a funny story-

So. We went to visit this historical building (note: historical) and the stairs leading up were naturally kind of steep and broken. It was very crowded, so it was four or five teams/families to one guide. We went up slowly, but since the guide was obviously very used to it, he went up faster, and was waiting for us at the landing. So one couple asked how he got there so fast, and he jokingly said "I took the lift" and the man was like "Why didn't you tell us before?? One of us [I don't remember who he said] just had knee surgery!" and the rest of us were just staring at him like ???? are you listening to yourself- 😶

My parents and I laugh about it to this day 😭😂 (this was almost 8 years back OH GODS SAYING THAT MADE ME FEEL SO OLD-)

What next ep looks like:

What I looked like after watching the trailer:

(In that order.)

That's it for ep 14! See y'all in 4 days (I fear for what will become of me after I watch ep 15).

If you got this far, thank you so much for reading! 😊

Here have a croissant 🥐

[mayapapaya33]

This is dangerous to write because I'm a bit behind in C3 but I feel relatively safe that The Chained Oblivion isn't a major player in C3. I don't think they're secretly Predathos or the Luxon. (haha watch me be completely wrong lol. If the answer is revealed post C3 ep 86 shhhhh! No spoilers in general, don't be a dick.)

Ok so we know The Chained Oblivion is bound at the bottom of the Abyss by 6 shackles tethered to various points in Exandria. Their locations are a closely guarded internal secret of clergy of the Dawnfather and the Knowing Mistress. We know the location of one in Rexxentrum from C2. My question is, how much do you want to bet one of the shackle's fanes is in Whitestone? lol.

In C1 Matt used to tease them, and us by extension, with the Sun Tree by saying that the Sun Tree may know a LOT of information, but they were asking the wrong questions. That's been in my mind this whole time. What does Matthew McConatree know?!?! Well, the Sun Tree is a tree sacred to The Dawnfather, and rests at the intersection of powerful Ley Lines. The tree was there before the city, in fact, they built the city around the tree. The tree was planted during the Calamity directly over The Knowing Mistresses' Ziggurat temple, and the location of her wounding. We never fully got an answer as to WHY the Sun Tree is there! Is the Sun Tree just watching over the scene of the final battle or is it something more? In fact in C1 ep 70 at (3:10:35) Matt says that Keyleth senses the Ley Lines shoot off in SIX different directions! SIX! The Chained Oblivion is held by SIX chains!!!!!! COINCIDENCE?!?! I THINK NOT!!!! (Ok maybe it is, but still, Matt is ridiculously detailed in his world building, I wouldn't put it past him!)

Whitestone is so fucking cursed. It was messed up long before the Briarwoods got there, they just made it worse. It's where the final battle between The Chained Oblivion, The Knowing Mistress, And The Dawnfather started, The Ziggurat was her temple before it was corrupted, it's where she was wounded (I saw a theory somewhere that the raw essence in Whitestone's rock that can be refined into residuum is actually The Knowing Mistress' blood, which is genius, whoever came up with that, I think you are absolutely correct! That's so damn cool! It has SOMETHING to do with their battle, that much is for sure, what else could it be from?)

The battle ended in Gatshadow, so that's another candidate. Gatshadow is cool, and another important place from C1, but if I had to put money on it, I feel like Whitestone is just one of those places that never catches a break lol. Also Percy's family were originally followers of the Dawnfather (if I remember correctly). The city is a Dawnfather leaning city, Vex is a/the champion of the Dawnfather, which I hope C3 subtly develops further if only in the background. I feel like, of those who were war time converts to fight Vecna, Vex would probably take her duties as Champion most seriously especially considering her position in Whitestone and its relation to the Dawnfather. I'd love to see some Champion of the Dawnfather Vex'ahlia in later C3. (Again don't tell me if it happens).

If Gatshadow was super important strategically, you'd think The Dawnfather would have left a Sun Tree there to keep watch. Maybe he did and we just haven't run across it yet? Seems like we would have seen it on our way to fight Umbrasyl but you never know. They should check the Cobalt Soul library and see if there are any other Sun Trees in Exandria or if Whitestone is it. (The Cobalt Soul, who's favored deity is the Knowing Mistress, someone high up there definitely knows where the chain fanes are!) On second though that's probably way too obvious, having a Sun Tree in each location. They should figure out what other powerful symbols/ followers/ creations of The Dawnfather and The Knowing Mistress there are and look for those! Sphinx's and Sun Trees are only the start. This'll totally be important in Campaign 4 or 5 or 27! Matt plays the long game! He's mentioned The Chained Oblivion too many times for it to not come up again eventually. After the shenanigans around the Angel of Iron's cult and Obaan, and Aeor, Cognoza, the Somnovum, The Eyes of Nine, all that Jazz.

With nothing preventing it from influencing people even from the bottom of the Abyss, it'll happen again. So even if it's just an eternal game of whack-a-mole we'll be seeing their influence somewhere, somehow, at some point lol. "No! Bad! Quit influencing mortals from your prison in the Abyss! Bad Eldritch Abomination, the form of which, were I to look upon it, my sanity would melt into a gibbering puddle of goo! Stop That! Stay!

[fanficimagery]

Hawkins Christmas Surprise

Christmastime is the perfect time to let your friends and fans in on a secret you've kept for over a year.

Words: 3.5K Author's Note: Merry (early) Christmas? Haha.

High school was supposed to be a time to have fun and fool around.

It was NOT meant for you to fall in love with the first boy you spent weeks tiptoeing around because you developed a major crush on him. But Eddie Munson got his hooks in you deep and you found you couldn't complain.

You and Eddie didn't have too many things in common, but the two of you learned to like what the other liked or at least tolerate it for the sake of each other's sanity. Eddie loved D&D, but you could barely grasp what was happening or how to play. You loved rom-coms, but Eddie could hardly stand them unless his head was in your lap and you played with his hair.

The major differences were your taste in music, but you supported Corroded Coffin with all your heart and Eddie supported your song writing and the cheesy lyrics you would write down and sometimes leave behind in his room.

At first glance, you and Eddie seemed suited to one another. But the more people got to know the two of you and your different personalities, they couldn't fathom how it was you managed to stick together.

You and Eddie both took your music seriously, so it was a shock to you when you were approached after singing a cover of one of your favorite songs at a small cafe. With some music producer's card in hand, Eddie was the most stoked for you to give them a call and see what the deal was even when you were hesitant in doing so.

For months you spoke on the phone with a music producer and shared some of your unfinished songs with them, and by the time you were set to graduate, you had a studio booked states away so you could record an EP. You were excited and nervous, and afraid of leaving Eddie behind because while he was only meant to be a high school sweetheart, he became so much more in the two years you had dated. But when your hesitancy was made obvious, Eddie encouraged you to live your life and see where this took you. He'd be in Hawkins, because his grades weren't good enough to graduate with you and would only be a phone call away when you needed to talk.

So, you left the comfort of your hometown and Eddie Munson, and you made a name for yourself.

For years you wrote and toured and did interviews, all the while calling Eddie every night that you were able to. Sometimes Eddie, and even his uncle Wayne, would make one of your shows if it was close enough- always sitting in the section you'd reserved for them. And those nights that Eddie would spend with you, you'd lay in his arms and apologize for the long-distance relationship you were subjecting him to. But Eddie never complained. He loved you as much as you loved him, and he vowed to always be there no matter what- through thick and thin.

And Eddie… well, he always keeps his promises.

Christmas is just days away and you're in a slump.

Normally you're excited for the holidays, but you find yourself missing everyone back in Hawkins, and you're exhausted. You need a break, and you need it before you burn yourself out. So, after talking to your manager and explaining how you're feeling, everyone's in agreement that a yearlong break is in order so long as you continue writing here and there so you can get back into the studio after the year is up.

You don't tell anyone you're coming home. You want to surprise them, in more ways than one, and you know exactly how you're going to do it.

Hawkins is throwing a Christmas Festival, complete with food booths, games, pictures with Santa, and music entertainment. And though you're only taking a break because you're tired of performing, you can think of no better way to surprise everyone by entering in the talent portion of their entertainment hour. So, after several calls and explaining your plan, your hometown is more than happy to have you go on stage with a Christmas song.

You call Eddie the day before Christmas Eve and apologize for not being able to make it home. He was ready to drop everything and be with you, but you made sure he did no such thing. You wanted him to spend Christmas with Wayne and his friends and promised to make it home for New Years. And after many reassurances, he reluctantly agreed to stay put.

Your bandmates are visiting Hawkins with you, just long enough so you can perform before flying out to their own families. You told them it wasn't necessary, but when they found out what you had planned, they wanted to be there to see how it all played out.

On Christmas Eve, you send out text messages to your friends while calling your family. You apologize to them once more, and then ask about their plans. It seemed everyone was heading out to the Christmas Festival, and you did your best to not show how excited and relieved you were. Then hidden in the backseat of an SUV, you show your bandmates around your hometown and take in all the decorations they'd put into the festival.

Later that evening, with beanies pulled down over your heads and scarves hiding the lower half of your faces, you and your bandmates are allowed to walk around the festival in order to kill some time. You see many familiar faces, heart pounding when you spot Eddie and your usual group of friends all still hanging out together. Then when the entertainment hour begins, you and your bandmates head to the tent to get ready.

It's basically a talent show for anyone looking to win gift cards to the local stores, and you all patiently wait until they all sing and are judged.

When all is said and done, the announcer keeps everyone hanging around. "So, before everyone disperses, we have a Hawkins Christmas surprise for all of you!" The crowd cheers some, and you and your bandmates fidget excitedly behind the stage. "Fresh off tour, please put your hands together for Hawkins' very own… YN YLN!"

There's a collective gasp and then the crowd erupts when you and your band walk on stage. You laugh, waving to the crowd and take your place behind the mic stand. "Hey, Hawkins. It's been a while." You smile as they continue to cheer and whistle, and you snort when you see Dustin Henderson- complete with reindeer antlers and a red nose- push his way to the front of the crowd. Mike, Lucas, Max, Jane, Will, Eddie, Steve, Robin, Nancy, Jonathan, Wayne, and your parents aren't too far behind.

"You dirty, little liar!" Eddie shouts. "You said you weren't going to make it!"

"Sorry, baby," you muse and the crowd laughs. "Merry Christmas." And then addressing the crowd, you say, "So how about those talented kids, huh? Woo! Congrats to the winner and while they got you all nice and amped up for the night, I'm afraid I'm about to slow things down with my absolute favorite Christmas song. I hope you don't mind."

"Never!" Dustin shouts.

You grin at him before glancing over your shoulder, nodding at your bandmate standing behind a keyboard. Once the crowd catches onto the tune, they fall quiet.

"Oh, Holy Night. The stars are brightly shining…"

You sing the song your mother played nearly on repeat from Thanksgiving until New Years. It's a song you've come to love, and you couldn't pass up singing it, especially as you watch your father gather your mother in his arms, her back to his chest as they lightly sway side to side.

Snow starts to fall and your heart fills with warmth.

"Fall on your knees. Oh, hear the angel voices."

You're not one for religion, but this song just hits different for you. And many others, it seems, as they fall into a trance while listening to your voice.

Once the song ends, the crowd erupts yet again.

"Thank you." You take a moment to stomp your feet, shaking out your arms. "Woo. I forgot how cold it can get here," you muse. Your bandmates and crowd chuckle along with you. "But I wouldn't have this happen any other way because wow. Look around, guys, it's freakin' beautiful out here." 

With the snow falling and the twinkling lights all around, downtown Hawkins really is a sight to behold. "Now before I take my leave to spend the holidays with my family, I have one more surprise for you all." Your lips twitch in amusement as your gaze falls on Eddie. "Edward Munson, will you please join me on stage?"

Some of the crowd cheers and you laugh as Eddie's smile falls. His eyes narrow and you blow him a kiss, laughing when Steve and Dustin shove him forward.

As Eddie hops on stage, you can't help but take in how the boy you loved grew into the man he is now. Corroded Coffin never had their big break, but Eddie threw himself into work and helped support his uncle. He helped so much that they were able to get out of the trailer park and rent a real house instead.

"What are you doing, sweetheart?" He asks, murmuring in your ear while pressing a kiss to your cheek.

"We're coming clean." Your eyes sparkle and when Eddie meets your gaze, he slowly smirks.

"'Bout damn time."

Laughing, you face the crowd once more. "So as many of you know, this knucklehead is the one whose been by my side since our high school years. He's the one I bounce all my ideas off of, so he's going to help me out with this brand-new song." The crowd cheers as your bandmates bring out two stools and an acoustic guitar for Eddie. "So, this is my Christmas gift to you all- a brand-new song and… well, let's see who picks up on the second half of your Christmas surprise."

You and Eddie bring the stools closer to the edge of the small stage, taking a seat. He gives the guitar a few strums to make sure it's in tune and then nods at your bandmates to let them know to get ready as well.

Crossing one knee over the other, you hold the mic in your right hand while resting your left between your thighs. You wink at Eddie, and he starts to strum, the chords filling the air with a melody far too soft for the likes of him.

"I met you in the dark. You lit me up. You made me feel as though I was enough. We danced the night away. We drank too much. I held your hair back when you were throwing up."

Eddie snorts, this being the first time he heard the lyrics as another one of your bandmates picks up the melody on the keyboard. You'd only ever sent him chords to the song, letting him play out the melody to get a feel for it. So, while he knows how to play it, the lyrics are a surprise to him as much as they are to the crowd.

Meeting Eddie's gaze, you sing, "I knew I loved you then, but you'd never know. 'Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go. I know I needed you, but I never showed. But I wanna stay with you until we're gray and old. Just say you won't let go."

The crowd cheers and awws, and Eddie's dimples make an appearance. You stand up from your stool, gesturing for Eddie to follow your lead. Your guitarist picks up the melody as Eddie puts his guitar down, and then you take his hand in yours.

"When you looked over your shoulder, for a minute I forget that we're older. I wanna dance with you right now." Eddie laughs and spins you with one hand, bringing you back in so your back is to his chest, swaying side to side. "I'm so in love with you and I hope you know. Darling, your love is more than worth its weight in gold. We've come so far, my dear. Look how we've grown. And I wanna stay with you until we're gray and old."

You step out of his embrace, turning to face him. Your breath hitches when you see his eyes shine with unshed tears, his smile beaming at you brightly for all to see. You step back into his space, left hand cradling the side of his face that's facing the crowd as his hands rest on your hips.

"HOLY SHIT!" You hear one of your friends shout.

"I wanna live with you even when we're ghosts 'cause you were always there for me when I needed you most. I'm gonna love you till my lungs give out. I promise 'till death we part like in our vows. So, I wrote this song for you. Now everybody knows that it's just you and me 'till we're gray and old."

And if the lyrics didn't tip off the crowd to what you were telling them with this song, then the diamond ring on a certain finger on your left hand sure did.

You finish out the song, staring deep into your husband's eyes. And then in front of everyone, for the entire town of Hawkins to see, Eddie pulls you into a deep kiss.

Your bandmates, family, friends, and fans erupt into cheers.

Pulling back from Eddie, you laugh. He pulls on the rope necklace around his neck, taking it off to slip off his own silver wedding band before slipping it onto his finger to show that he's off the market. You, Eddie, and your band all gather together, and then take a bow before taking your leave.

As you walk behind the stage, you hug each of your bandmates as they laugh and thank you for surprising your hometown with such big news.

You and Eddie are left alone, his arms wrapped around your waist and yours around his neck as he rests his forehead against yours. "Did you really just do that? Holy shit."

"No more hiding." You grin and chastely kiss his lips. "And by the way, I'm home for the next year. Merry Christmas."

Eddie's eyes widen. "Christ, I love you."

But just as he leans in for another kiss, there's a crowd of chaos descending upon you.

"YOU'RE MARRIED?!"

"HOLY SHIT! WHEN DID YOU-"

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?!"

"Calm- calm down." You and Eddie both laugh, stepping apart to receive hugs from your parents and Wayne. "Yes, we're married."

"Got hitched last year," Eddie muses, relishing the chaos around him.

"And we didn't really tell anyone. The only people who knew were my parents and Wayne who were there for the ceremony."

"Well shit. Congratulations, guys," Steve says. "You know we have to have a party now. Right?"

"New Years!" Robin realizes. "It's perfect."

"We don't need a party."

"I don't care. We didn't get to see you say I do, so we're throwing you a party."

"Fine. If you must," Eddie says. He rolls his eyes, but you know he's secretly pleased. In fact, your whole group of friends know if their little grins are anything to go by.

"You know, this makes so much more sense now," Mike says. "I always saw Eddie at your parents' place, giving a helping hand. Your mom was always pinching his cheeks and I swear I heard her call him the perfect son in law-"

"What?!" Dustin screeches. "When did you hear this? Why didn't you tell me?!"

Mike shrinks back. "I just thought she said it to say it. We all knew they were dating. I just thought she said it because they'd been dating for so long!"

"Aww." You coo and pinch Eddie's side. "Look at you being a proper son-in-law." Then glancing at Wayne, you say, "You and me, old man, we're hitting up a bar for drinks on your next day off. My treat."

"I won't say no to free drinks." Wayne chuckles.

"Damn right, you won't." Then glancing around at your friends, you say, "So as much as I want to hang out with you all, I kind of want to take my husband home and cuddle the shit out of him."

"Will we be able to hang out before you're back on the road?" Robin asks.

"Buckley," you slowly grin. "We'll have the entire upcoming year."

"What?!"

"Told my manager I needed a break." You shrug. "So long as I continue writing, I'm home for the year."

Robin jumps up and down in excitement, and you're not surprised when your parents sandwich you in a hug. Eventually they release you, and then you and Eddie are trying to scurry out of the crowd so you can get home as soon as possible.

The house that the Munson's had chosen has two bedrooms, but it apparently came with a basement that they had completely transformed so Eddie could have his privacy. Eddie drags you through the front door, laughing, and you can't help but feel comfort when you see the familiar caps hanging on the wall and the numerous coffee mugs adorning some shelves.

"Never change, uncle Wayne," you murmur quietly.

Practically running down the basement stairs, you almost run into Eddie when he suddenly stops. You're still standing on the stairs when he whirls around, arms going around your waist and lifting so your legs wrap around him. Now that your head is above his own, you gently cradle his face before planting a soft kiss to his lips.

"What are you doing?" You laugh.

He leads the way to the bedroom portion of the basement without even having to look where he's going. "Taking my wife to bed."

"So soon?" You muse.

"Shut up. I haven't properly tasted you since our wedding night. Don't judge me for being eager."

You yelp when he suddenly drops you on his bed, laughing as he hurriedly strips. Then scooting backwards up the mattress, you rest against his pillows as you watch as he gets himself down to his boxers before crawling his way towards you. "Missed you," you mumble as he hovers above you, caging you beneath him. "Missed this," you then say while scratching your nails along his naked torso.

"And to think we're going to have a whole year of this."

Eddie swoops down then, lips capturing yours mid-giggle.

Sunlight filtering in through the small basement windows is what wakes you, and you slowly waken with a stretch and a yawn that nearly pops your jaw. You turn so you're on your back, Eddie's arm sliding along your waist while he still slumbers.

You turn to face him, smiling softly as you raise a hand to move the hair out of his eyes. Your fingers trail down his face, your thumb tugging on his bottom lip. His eyelids flutter open and you lean in to quickly kiss his lips. "Morning, sleepyhead."

He groans quietly, pulling you closer to him and nuzzling into the side of your neck. "Mmmm. I've missed waking up like this."

"Me too, love."

"Were you being serious last night? You're home for a year?"

"I am," you tell him. "I love my job, but I love you more. I told my manager I was going to need more frequent breaks if she didn't want me to burn out. My bandmates agreed and there wasn't much she could do. So long as I write so I have something to record when I hit the studio, she won't raise a fuss."

Eddie huffs. "Sometimes I'm glad Corroded Coffin never took off. Can you imagine trying to make time for one another if we were both touring?"

"We'd be miserable."

"So miserable." You grin as he presses a kiss to your jaw. "So how long do you think we have before any of the children come looking to steal you away from me?"

Your breath hitches when you feel his hand beneath the blanket slowly make its way towards your now most sensitive part. "Fuck them kids." Eddie snorts, his hand stopping just right below your navel. You whine and squirm. "I'm not opposed to scarring them for life. It'll be their own fault for walking into your den right after being reunited with me."

"Our den," he then amends. "This place is ours."

"Yeah?"

"Wayne's got a deal with the homeowner. Soon enough, this place will permanently be ours."

"Mhm. That's nice. But Eds, if your hand doesn't continue its descent south in the next five seconds, I will divorce your scrawny ass."

Eddie laughs and playfully nips your shoulder. "What the lady wife wants, the lady wife shall get."

And if you hear screams of scandalized terror and disgust only thirty minutes later, well then, it's your friends' fault for not calling ahead or knocking.

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hii!!! if you’re still taking any workaholics requests i would DIE for hcs of the boys having a clingy s/o please 😭😭 (i love your gotham fics btw! <3)

‘HOW YOU GET THE GIRL,

-WORKAHOLICS TRIO X READER-

⋆ Characters ↬ Anders Holmvik, Blake Henderson, Adam DeMamp

⋆ 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒 ; The big three with an affectionate/clingy gf!

⋆ tags/warnings. WORKAHOLICS!boys x female reader. FLUFF!!! Like, tooth-rotting. Especially for Blake. LET ME JUST SAY i had SOSOSOSO much fun writing this!! I’ve been dying for workaholics requests ;) Safe to say, all three of the boys are EXTREMELY into this. Please please PLEASE send in more requests for these boys!!! And seriously anon, I am starving and will write anything for anyone in the show!! You should send more in (wink wink) and thank you sosososo much <3 Canon typical suggestive content and drug talk! Anders being a little mean, Blake being a babe, and Adam being his own warning (per usual)

𝐴𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑅𝑆 𝐻𝛰𝐿𝑀𝑉𝐼𝐾

♫ “I want you for worse or for better, I would wait for ever and ever.” How You Get The Girl by Taylor Swift

Anders, Anders, Anders! Number one dad boyfriend, by the way!

Just like everyone on this list, he’s incredibly surprised to say the least. He’s just WAY more subtle about it. First rule of thumb for him; play it cool.

But…it’s kind of hard to play it cool when you are trailing your hand up his arm…and his eyebrows shoot up and suddenly he’s hard as a rock from the most base touches.

He’s embarrassed, he feels like he’s back in highschool.

Even though he’s the most expirenced out of the three, this guy still hardly gets ANY pussy. He can be an awkward reck trying to reciprocate. We see in a few episodes how Ders flirts…and it’s mostly insults. Like that one ep with the hot austrailian temp, or the college girls he tried to get beer for.

But please, give him a break! The guy freezes up. He’s not used to having a girlfriend PERIOD, let alone one that actually wants to hang out with him and cuddle all the time. So, he might awkwardly start fumbling on his words, scanning all over your body for any type of positive response. His legs do that thing when they close together to hide his painfully obvious boner, and he’s spewing out poorly constructed jibes.

He might be the only guy on this list to get slightly annoyed if your TOO clingy, but that’s really only if he’s in one of his moods. Like if he’s getting really serious about work, and doing pretty poorly, he can be a bit of a douche.

Remember when he got that promotion? Yeah, he’ll act like he’s on top of the world. You, Blake, and Adam will need to knock him down a peg. He’ll end up saying sorry, a bit begrudingly.

But, in other times…

“Wha- What are you doing?” He’s scrutinizing you, breath hitching, while you go to sleep on his shoulder. You’ve been waiting in the hospital waiting room for what feels like hours. Poor Adam must have gotten ANOTHER concussion.

You wrap your arms around his bicep, snuggling closer. He shifts in his seat, clearing his throat, looking anywhere but you.

“I’m tired.” Is all you say, shrugging. No big deal.

But it IS a big deal for him because now he’s hard in a hospital waiting room and he’s cursing Adam for getting himself hurt, because he could be at home with you right now watching all the 80’s movies in the world and spooning.

“Of course you’re tired. I told you, you need to get more sleep.” You smile against his shoulder. He’s always looking out for you.

He continues, trying to flirt to the best of his abilities. Play it cool. “Wow, your head’s surprisingly heavy for someone so small.” A pause, and an awkward not at all suave smirk. “Careful, you might crush my shoulder with that big head of yours.”

Please humor him. He doesn’t know and he’s trying his best. Que a really bad shit-eating grin, since he thinks he’s made you fall for him ten times harder with that one-liner.

He truly thinks he is the teasing god. Leave you wanting more! He’s so delusional <3 (heart-eyes)

DEFINITION of “If a boy likes you, he’ll make fun of you.”

When you two are alone, especially if he’s tired, he’ll return the snuggles and clinginess tenfold. Be prepared for long limbs to be pressed impossibly close to you.

𝐵𝐿𝐴𝐾𝐸 𝐻𝐸𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑅𝑆𝛰𝑁

♫ “Yeah, with pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks, cheeks.” How You Get The Girl by Taylor Swift

You two match each others freak SO well.

If there is one man who might be clingier than you, it’s Mr. Blake Henderson. The man is not only absolutley elated, he’s incredibly perpetually chill. Doesn’t bother him in the slightest bit.

He might get a little shy if you do it in public, but he’ll embrace it nonetheless and end up showing you off. Feels good to get back at Anders and Adam for teasing him all these years!

He has the lowest body count of all the guys. Not only does he have the greatest bestest awesomest girlfriend in the world, but she actually wants HIM? To touch HIM? To love HIM?

Safe to say he’s pleasantly surprised. Like, REALLY pleasantly surprised.

The love he has for you is crazy. We saw that one episode where he gets a girlfriend…he had a BUNCH of pictures of her in a shrine. Yeah…he’s just as obsessed. Expect everytime you two lay down together, he’s shuffling constantly, each second muttering “Just one more picture, I swear!”

ALSO, the PET NAMES. I mean, this man cannonically uses them all. “My love, Baby, Babe, Sweetheart, Hun…” the list goes on and on. Perfect mix of him calling you “Dude!” and “Sweetheart!” constantly.

Day-dreams about you. Giggles and kicks his feet and probably has a journal where he just draws hearts with your initials in them.

Gets on his knees and thanks the based god every day for you!

Also, if you two are both high as balls, the clinginess factor of the both of you probably increases by one thousand percent. There is something so special and hot about how he shotguns smoke into your mouth. All feelings are elevated, and he’s literally cloud nine. You two are laughing, talking about the most insane (and probably bad) ideas. Every touch feels heavenly.

His arms will hold you close to his chest, nuzzling into the crook of your neck and tickling your ear with his whispers.

“You know, It’s scientifically proven that cuddling releases oxytocin, which makes us even happier. So, really, we’re just being health-conscious.” He’s laughing softly, mispronouncing ‘oxytocin’, speaking in that matter-of-factly tone, saying anything that comes to mind.

“Oh, so you’re a scientist now?” You tease back, all hazy, feeling nothing but him.

“Well, I’m more of a cuddle connoisseur. It’s a very specialized field.”

You too are so dorky and in love. It’s like Michael and Holly from the Office!

Que Adam making obnoxious throwing-up noises in the background when he sees you two all over eachother.

𝐴𝐷𝐴𝑀 𝐷𝐸𝑀𝐴𝑀𝑃

♫ “She'll open up the door, and say, are you insane?” How You Get The Girl by Taylor Swift

Oh god reader, you’ve got your hands FULL with this one.

This man is so dramatic it’s crazy.

At first, he’s just as surprised as the other two. Just like Ders, he tries DESPERATELY to play it cool. Unlike Ders, he lacks the self-awareness to realize he is most certainly not. He swears up and down on his liveleyhood that this is totally normal for him and that he’s just a total chick magnet.

But you can probably feel his heart-rate shoot up every time you say anything remotely affectionate, or touch him in any sort of way. He’s internally screaming, “OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!”

When he catches on that the guys are looking though, him and his masculinity feel a bit threatened, and he instantly pulls away. Can get a little douche-baggy. He’ll start avoiding you, distancing himself.

Blowing a fake raspberry when you confront him about it, his hands on his hips.

“What? Whaaaat?” He tries to lean on a wall and almost falls and recovers quickly. “No, babe, I’m not avoiding you! I’m just… really into personal space. Like, super into it. It’s my new hobby.”

“Adam, that makes no sense. Just be honest with me. Are you feeling smothered?” You’re understandably upset, pouting. Being clingy is one thing, and you can work on it. But he has to admit it first.

“Smothered? Psh- No way! I love you like I love… free samples at Costco. Which is a lot. Maybe I just need to balance my, uh, alpha male energy with some solo missions. Like a lone wolf.” He’s scrambling to save himself, “But not alone, because I’m with you. A wolf with a really awesome mate. You get it?”

You nod, eyes squinting in faux understanding. You know this boy inside out and you love him, so you know all he needs really is a push. Drama queen that he is, he falls for it like a moth to a flame.

Funny enough, all you have to do is exactly what he asks. You give him his space, go about your day, tend to other things…and he freaks out! My favorite idiot <3

Yeah…he ends up ranting Ders and Blake’s ears off. About how your not talking to him anymore, how much he misses you, and how he is a “stupid, stupid, dumb, dumb idiot.”

He starts subtly trying to show off more than usual in the living room, flexing and doing dangerously bad tricks on his rollerblades, asking if you saw them one to many times. He’s just acting out, and you and Ders and Blake are watching amused.

What you don’t expect is too get woken up in the middle of the night with a rock FLYING into your window. You let out a harsh scream, immediately waking up and looking outside.

There he is, struggling to hold up a boom-box blasting some sad 2000s ballad by Lisa Loeb. You’ll have to go outside, and he’ll probably burst into tears about how sorry he is and offer to do anything to make it up to you. Your plan probably worked a bit too well.

You’ll let him spend the night in your room, and he’ll be the little spoon, and he’ll know never to take you for granted like ever again.

From then on, he’s twice as clingy as you.

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Sooo.. What actually was Mhoks character growth?

I’m still thinking about the last episode and why there had to be a time skip.

I mean it’s kinda obvious. To skip right to the character growth with minimal effort or time spend on it.

And because we really see absolutely nothing as to how Mhok has changed, we have to analyze his actions in the episode to figure it out ourselves. But even there I ran into the trouble of not really seeing any real changes in his behavior. Not from Mhok or Day, even tho at least we where shown some scenes from his life while they were apart.

The first thing that I found weird was how Mhok still treats Day as if he was his caretaker (which Night even comments on). Bc in ep. 11 that’s what the show told us needs to be overcome for them to be in a happy equal relationship. Even the mom said there is a difference between being a partner and being a caretaker. And bc the mom was pardoned and made a fckn relationship guru in this episode, that has to be important right? (No seriously f the mom and spoilers.. nothing this ep sets up is gonna be important urgh)

Then there is the whole flirting, Mhok perusing and Day mildly rejecting the advances. The same dynamic that they had before they got together.

So kinda nothing new.

But it’s just so weird to me how I really can’t make out a change in Mhok at all but he still seemed so ooc to me this episode.

So why is that?

Is it the fact that Mhok just went right in again, flirting after literal 3 years of break up and zero communication as if nothing really happened?

That you are supposed to believe these characters had some actual character growth but nothing was shown and then they just act the same?

That the conflict they had was so poorly handled, it kinda made me sick.

For not adressing Mhoks issues at all.

Or that the issue that the show wants me to believe was the cause of their break up, which was that Day thought he was holding Mhok back and therefore he led him go, was never resolved and in the end that’s exactly what happened again for them to be together. Mhok wanting to staying in Thailand for Day, instead of having a great career, was what the fight apparently was all about and in the end he just quit that same job and stayed in Thailand for their relationship. Good job narrative 👏👏

Ok but back to the actual question. What actually was Mhoks character growth now? What where the 3 years working alone in Hawaii supposed to be for?

One thing that did stand out to me, that was kinda different, was that Mhok seemed more invasive in his flirting than in the beginning. Like how he groped Day while trying on the suits. Or how he shushed him when asking if Day is seeing someone new.

Maybe Mhoks Growth is that he respects his own wishes now more, that he goes for what he really wants without holding back.

Like when Day tells him they not gonna get back together and at first he does what he is told and leaves ( just like he left when Day fired him or wenn Day broke up with him) but now he turns back and goes to confront Day again. Not accepting Days rejection this time and going for what he wants instead.

Which I find kinda iffy bc of course it seemed to be ok, bc we know that Day also wants to be with him. But the groping, the disregard of personal space or boundaries, it just doesn’t feel like green flag Mhok to me. I’m happy that for once he seemed to fight for what he wants but how the show handles that just seems so poorly executed.

There was such a good story to be told about Mhoks grief and how he feels so responsible for his sisters death and they just dropped it to make him more of a plot device for Days story. I really wish we could have had Mhok finding new friends and family and purpose in Hawaii, or in his life in general. Bc how the story is written, Mhok still only has a desire to be with Day. Day still being his one and only priority even after 3 years. As if he was not really living, just working and waiting for the chance to get back together and nothing else. You can actually write a character building a new better life and finding a purpose, but still miss and love someone. I think that takes nothing away from the love, in my opinion it makes it even more powerful.

[becauseimanicequeen]

RANDOM THOUGHTS: Deep Night ep. 4

I’m going into this episode hoping for a lot more Pan, Seji, and Ken moments as well as a lot more neon lights (because I’m a slut for that).

You have no idea how annoying it is to me when they don’t sub the text messages. (That happens often in iQIYI shows, doesn’t it?)

Something I noticed in the intro is that Seji shows up first, then Japan, and then Ken. If they’re going to be in a poly relationship (just do it!), I initially thought Seji would be the common denominator (the glue that keeps all three of them together). But… What if it turns out that Pan is the common denominator? That could be interesting.

Khem’s disappointed face when another student ”stole” the seat next to Wela made me cackle.

I love Pan. He’s such a sweetheart. And he doesn’t mind outing his friend’s previous relationships (or, rather, lack thereof). And be sulky when said friend is too busy having heart eyes for his boyfriend.

Damn, the way Ken is sitting there like: ”What the fuck is going on?” makes me feel sorry for him. I hope he doesn't let his jealousy get the better of him and end up doing something assholish to Pan. The possibility is there, though. Like a silent threat bubbling below the surface.

The way I automatically rolled my eyes at the whole falling, saving, and kissing situation with Wela and Khem. I wish this was someone’s dream or hallucination or something.  But no, it was real…

Now, let’s move on to a product placement.

What’s going on with Ken? He’s kind of silent and in the background. Perhaps that’s why he might be the one who ends up causing drama. Will he find a way to get Wela fired so Seji becomes number 1? Maybe. I don’t know. He’s becoming more and more sus.

If I was Seji, I would slowly back away from that Pan and Ken situation until I was out of the room and then turn around and run away as far as possible.

Ken and Pan declaring war on each other made me cackle.

With the possibility of a poly relationship, we could basically get the two long-time best friends turning into lovers (Seji and Ken), the cute boy falling for the colder one (Seji and Pan), and the enemies to lovers (Pan and Ken). What a holy trifecta of a relationship. Now, give it to me!

Oh, lord, these women are so sweet. And Meiji is stunning!

The jealousy is running high in this episode. It’s coming in from multiple directions (Ken, Khem, Pan).

That whole scene with Pan and Seji… I could write paragraphs about that. The way Seji was waiting for an honest answer from Pan (as to why he was serving the drinks at Seji’s table), the way Pan confessed, the way they were looking at each other, the way Pan asked if he could hit on Seji, the way Seji responded, the way Seji hesitated before he left, all of it. But I’m just going to say that these boys have my fullest attention. Khem, what? Wela, who?

Khem needs to chill.

So Ken and Seji go way back. I knew they’d been friends for a long time. But they apparently met as kids.

I don’t know… I’m getting mixed signals from Seji when it comes to Ken. He’s friend-zoning Ken with his words. But, sometimes the way he looks at Ken seems to say something else.

Pan and Ken are fucking hilarious. But, I swear, if I were Seji, I would sprint in the opposite direction at that point. He’s in the line of fire for the sole reason that he just happens to be in between them.

Shirtless Great.

Wait, is James jealous now too? Damn, the jealousy is really firing from every direction in this episode.

Btw, Wela’s jacket is so fine.

Khem really needs to chill. It would be better if he kept his position as a parking guard. This is clearly not working.

Look at Pan saving Khem’s possessive ass. He’s such a good friend.

Everyone needs a friend like Pan in their life.

Seriously, Khem, CHILL THE FUCK OUT!

Someone is clearly targeting the club. Why else would the police show up so often? The obvious answer would probably be Khem’s aunt (or whatever she was), the one we saw in the first episode. She was horrified by the club and was very adamant in wanting to take care of Khem. Is she trying to sabotage the club to get her way with Khem? Questions, questions…

Well, this was an episode filled with jealousy and great moments between our throuple (yes, I’m going to call them that from now on because I’m manifesting it). Also, Pan made me fall for his cuteness in this episode (which surprised me because I usually don’t vibe with too much cuteness). I’m hoping for even more throuple moments in the next episode.

[cottagecrowe]

Ok I finally have words for some shit that's been bothering me SO BADLY, lol

So whenever some movies snuck in modern day feminism into things like Anne with an E, or the newest Little Women, etc., It always felt badly written, out of place, awkward, and just came off as cringe-y, and I had no idea why.

For something like Tauriel being slapped into The Hobbit, it was obvious. She was there specifically and only to give more "strong female representation", and the team even fully admits that... It just makes you wanna wrinkle your nose cause for one thing we do...? Have strong women in TLOTR??

I could go on a whole separate post just rehashing the problems with the existing material with women in it that other people have already talked about for sure, but for at least one kind of portrayal of strong women, it IS there.

I also think some of the eps in TROP gives us that in a bit of a more eloquent way, too. You know, in a way that just feels natural and part of the story and was written in well? Not like a separate modern day speech just copy pasted into a fantasy movie/period drama/classical book made into show/movie?

But it being inserted like that into recently made period dramas and/or classical books like Jane Austen and Little Women is REALLY rubbing me the wrong way.

1. I feel like even if they didn't write it that way and you go back and realize as much, you remember the lil speech they gave in your head using modern day language/terms when they like...are in fucking 1870 or something and would absolutely not be talking like that, lol.

2. Again, it just feels like it's copy-paste inserted into the moment they felt would work most to put it. If it's an original show, this just feels...forced? And if it's off of a book, it feels forced and inserted because that's exactly what it is, lol.

3. It's...always MODERN DAY feminism. Believe me I have absolutely no issue with feminism being in a movie/show, even if it's integrated to be more highlighted in a newer version of a book or something, like Emma, or Little Women~.

I will always and forever die on this hill, but I think one of the movies that has always done it the best in both a historical, AND fairytale/fantasy manner, was Ever After A Cinderella Story. Seriously, everyone go give that movie some more love. Jane Eyre, in general, also does.

BUT. Modern day feminism slapped into...historical fantasy/period drama...? What?? Lol, it feels so much more natural if you ya know...have it be verbage of the state of growth that feminism was...at the time in history your media is centered around..? From the way they talk, to the way they expressed their frustrations, to their mannerisms big and small, to HOW you insert it as naturally as possible and not just to have a big obvious speech moment like you think your audience is fucking stupid and not going to understand unless you have that kind of moment in it.

Personally, I always loved watching Jane Austen movies made in the 90's, and then going off with my immense love for them, and taking my own initiative to learn and do research behind the feminism of the times more.

Fuck, that's how I also ended up learning so much LGBT+ history, too, tbh, which helped to lead me to question the teachings I was raised on, and follow down a better path. And I still have so much more to learn of both.

I also love to SHARE that knowledge with other people, and part of me just feels like when it's more lazy like this, just any chance for more people to learn cool facts about our history, is sort of taking away a potential opportunity to look back on people of the past and understand the struggles of their time. To stop looking at them as inferior just because they lived a long time ago, and instead hear their voices and stories, and let them continue to be remembered.

Idk, I want more feminism in more media, but whenever I think about that fucking speech Joe gave to Laurie about marriage, or Anne gave her class about periods, while I have no doubt/am gladdened by the fact I'm sure it will help a lot more girls speak up and continue to do so...it just feels so ick, lol.

It's like I can feel the "ugh we just wanna capitalize off this, so get it out of the way and move on, whatever" energy that's with it. Sort of like how they kept building up the power rangers movie for having a lesbian, and we got the saddest and smallest little thing out of that ever, while everyone was making a huge deal about it, lol. Yes, baby steps are progress too, but idk. I feel there is still good cause in annoyance and anger over the stupid parts surrounding it, too, lol.

Honestly, we shouldn't HAVE to have baby steps towards any kind of progress like this. We shouldn't HAVE to fight tooth and nail for our voices to be heard and our trauma and bodies to be valued and shown respect.

Capitalism is the biggest con and conspiracy we could've ever done to ourselves, tbh.

Anyway, this went in many directions but if anyone related or understood what I was trying to put down and stuck out reading this, ily and thank you~

I do also understand this type of media may just Not Be Made For Me, and that's cool too~! But something about it just leaves an icky taste in my mouth, lol.

If nothing else, even if you enjoy these movies and shows, I beg of you to search for some way to watch the 90's/80's ones (yes, even the Pride and Prejudice bc you can dislike it all you want, if nothing else they filmed that thing beautifully and I'll die on that hill lol), and the og Anne of Green Gables, and take any love you grow for any of them as an excuse to learn more about women in all sorts of times and cultures, to better listen to their voices and merge them with your own. At the end of the day, that's all that's the most important, and even if the newer versions of these accomplish that for some people, I'll be a little happier, lol~

[coldflasher]

Salty ask list, 9 & 16? 👀

9. Most disliked character(s)?

Dion. Fucking Dion. I hate that bastard SO MUCH. I hate the entire forces plotline and basically all of season 7 but there is something about Dion in particular that I just LOATHE. Tbf when he was first introduced in his first ep I was okay with him but the more they leaned into the all-powerful force god side of things, the more my hatred grew... if Dion has no haters, I am dead

I also HATE that snide reporter (Taylor?) who works for Iris. The ep where she tries to sacrifice that one woman to those terrorists to save her own neck and outs Allegra as a metahuman and then by the end of the ep we're supposed to be cool with her? NO. I HATE HER.

Then there's Nash wells. My least favourite Wells. I hated him sliiightly less on my last rewatch but he's still the worst Wells. He literally led to the destruction of the multiverse because of his own stupidity. Like whyyyy did we keep getting lumped with all these increasingly irritating Wells doppelgangers when we could have just had Harry. And then Harry AND HIS WHOLE UNIVERSE gets erased BECAUSE OF NASH. I HATE THAT MAN.

And you know who else I... not hate, but find highly annoying? Khione. I actually think she could have been interesting if she had been a fusion of Caitlin and Frost and we actually got to see a version of the character that had grown and embraced both sides of herself instead of having these fractured identity states, but instead they just erased them both and gave us the most boring, insipid, flavorless replacement. Khione is such a Mary Sue. She's sooo perfect and kind and powerful with her magic nature powers!! Don't you love her? NO. NO I DON'T. We had 8 seasons of Caitlin and 7 of Frost (in some form) and I found it cheap and disrespectful of both their characters to kill them both off at the last minute and replace them with some wishy-washy hippy version with no personality and expect me to care about her (bear in mind that i haven't seen the end yet and i believe there is a bit more to the storyline that i havent got to see yet but either way i find her so annoying)

I feel in the early seasons there are no characters I actually hate because most if not all of them either had redeeming features or were compelling to watch but the later seasons were rife with insufferable characters who we're meant to like but just absolutely boiled my piss. like of these, only taylor was meant to be a villain and even then she gets a "redemption arc" of sorts but it wasn't enough for me. i wasn't buying it. taylor they could never make me like you

16. If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?

I mean the obvious answer is stop Len leaving, or at least bring him back, but barring that I would make Andrew Kreisberg not be a piece of shit so that we could have stuck with his original vision for the show and had it be good forever. Like. They were setting up some seriously good and interesting shit and there were so many cool plot threads and he seemed to have planned so many things years in advance but sadly he's a diabolical person. the industry is well rid of him for that reason but if I could wave a wand and make him be a good and normal person then I would do that. why are good showrunners so often terrible people >:(

barring that... i'd redo crisis entirely. i think they totally bottled that storyline. having it tied up with oliver was a HUGE mistake, they'd been building up to crisis and barry's disappearance since day 1 of the show and the way it went down was such an unbelievable disappointment and a disservice to the show as a whole imo.

also, i love them but i would seriously cut down bart and nora's role in the show, because it made the dynamics weird and aged westallen way before their time. just give them a spinoff or something. and i would get rid of any and all plotlines related to the forces but that goes without saying

[rkrispyt]

I was curious if you still have hope for Portwell? I saw that some portwells still have hope. I personally lost all hope mainly bc r*na is so popular and I don't think that Tim won't make them endgame... It's sad that, nowadays, many ships happen bc of fanservice... You don't even have to look from a storytelling perspective to see where things are going, you just have to check what the fandom says and that's prob gonna happen... One thing that I don't get tho... If Tim really wanted for r*na to be canon since ep 1x5, why did he spend all s2 to make us not ship them? In the second half they didn't have any interactions. Gina was still annoyed with him in ep 2x11. Why didn't Tim plant some seeds for them in the second half of s2? Why is Gina most of the time the one who does sth in that relationship and when Ricky does sth, it's bc Gina asked? And the only time when he has initiative they ruin that (taking his role seriously for her (ep 3x4) and later they reveal that he didn't even read the whole script on the opening night day). I personally could never ship them. I saw potential in s1 but after that they were ruined. S3 just tried to hide the s2 mess under the carpet instead of cleaning it (Ricky still does the bare minimum for Gina and he wasn't held accountable for how he hurt her in s2, he should've apologised!!!). Idk but Gina deserves so much better... They'll prob make Ricky the best bf to her in the next seasons, but that won't change the way they got together (with Gina putting in most of the effort)... That means she is ok with the bare minimum as long as she is with Ricky which is really sad... She deserves so much more... Portwell deserved so much more... s2 Portwell would've def survived that summer... I hate fan service for ruining them...

I’m shocked to hear anyone still has hope for canon Portwell, ngl. I do not and can’t imagine ever having any ever again tbh. They not only effed them up pretty bad but the writers have lost me entirely. At this point I’d dread seeing what this team would do with them if they tried again.

To answer the rest of this ask, I will die on the hill that Gicky was not actually the plan or endgame or any of this nonsense backtracking Tim’s been doing. I can believe that when he put them together in season one it ended up intriguing him more than he had thought, but considering what they did with season two clearly it wasn’t enough for him to switch up the plan at that point to put them together or set up something in the future - quite the opposite soooooo tell me again how this was always the plan? Sure, Jan.

It’s so obvious to anyone paying the tiniest bit of attention that Olivia left, so they shifted everything to give Ricky another love interest that they thought could compete in any way with Rini and lose the least amount of viewers upon her departure. Gina was the only real option. They didn’t even do it WELL cause they cared more about doing it as quickly as possible.

I admit that during season three I don’t know if I would have claimed it was fan service, but after seeing that Tim had a version of that final scene where he jumped on that entirely unfounded and random Gicky theory about the chocolates, unfortunately, I have to agree with you.

I will never not be disappointed that this show that brought me such joy, was written so well, didn’t do all the garbage you would expect from this kind of show, and boasted about being proud that they were telling stories of good people being good to each other, has turned into such trash.

S2 Portwell will forever be one of my favorite ships, winning me over completely (as an anti and Gicky fan going into that season) because of how well they wrote it . Alas, another casualty of outside factors switching up the plan and terrible choices being made by those in charge as a result.

The Summer of Portwell was one for the books, but now, for that HEA fanfiction is where it’s at, friends!

[hornyverymuch]

so I thought I was prepared for Amok Time, but holy shit I was not-

[major spoilers for that episode (S2E1) and S1]

I still haven't made a post about S1 finale and, that one was a lot as well let me tell you that

I heard about Amok Time even before starting Star Trek and spoiled myself like 70% of it, but still, watching the full episode was so much gayer than I ever could've imagined holy fuck-

but seriously now, the James Kirk, the same one who follows orders no matter what (not even giving himself time to mourn his brother when he found out he's dead, and well, he had a mission with millions of lives at stake) but what I mean is he always wants to follow orders and be the perfect captain everyone sees him as, so it's amazing seeing him being "fuck that meeting, Spock's life is far more important than that" and even though it's obvious, Kirk still would probably suffer repercussions, because superiors can be dicks like that (no greater than Spock's dying, but still good to see Kirk having his priorities straight, as straight as you can have while not being one)

Funny enough, even though Bones' comments or remarks towards Spock can be mean and hurtful at times, he cares greatly about him (defended him against Kirk of all people in The Menagerie, and was worried for him in Operation: Annihilate!) and yet here Kirk is the first one here to spit out facts first

also about Bones, it's so amazing that Kirk is alive all thanks to Bones' quick thinking, he saved their gay asses and I absolutely love that

it's an important episode when it comes to Spirk, but honestly, this ep also perfectly highlights how strong the friendship between all 3 of them is, Bones won't let these chaotic bitches die and I love him for it

also just... this fucking scene, I don't even know how some people have a heterosexual explanation for this

bonus: since it's a post about Amok Time, here's the obligatory top surgery scars wounds pic

probably gonna make more posts about Amok Time, I could post most scenes as screenshots there's so much happening, what a fucking start to the second season holy shit-