#seriously this show is so DUMB AND CRINGY AND I LOVE IT

[time-never-waits-for-me]

im just here to say that d+ latam has hit it out of the park with L-Pop. like the perfect show for an ex-insane kpop stan like myself and honestly anyone whos been a fan of anything media or music related. its cringy, cliche, and absolutely ridiculous but thats exactly its charm. that and the fact that its meant to be like that. it never takes itself too seriously, it's very self aware and knows exactly what it is and the vibes of the show are genuinely SO MUCH FUN. like the colors are bright and fun like in bia and the styles and fashion are also soooo fun and FINALLY d+ latam has a main couple thats actually good for once !!!! like jiwon and andrea are such stupid losers in love and good for them. also i love that they play into the fact that theyre suuuuch a kdrama couple like the show doesnt not back down from being predictable or cliche, it just rolls with it and attacts its audience with its fun vibes, endearing loser characters, and amazing dynamics !!! our main group are suuuuuuuch silly losers and theyre truly so much fun to watch like genuinely this might be my favorite d+ latam show like no other show theyve made has made me grin like an idiot this much or laugh because of the sheer cringiness like every time one of the characters would say a basic korean word in almost a koreaboo fashion i was crying of laughter like its SO DUMB but also so so heartfelt. only giving us 6 eps was a crime i need season 2 RIGHT NOW

[crazy-fangirl2524]

Andrew Minyard puts on his black combat boots and black armbands. He wears his black hoodie because Andrew is not like other boys. His newest teammate Neil Josten has an aura of danger that Andrew knows he is better off not getting close. But Andrew cannot help it. He is like a moth drawn to a flame. Neil’s untamed auburn hair that is never styled yet it is messy in an effortless way and his big blue orbs that must have a lot of hidden secrets. Andrew knows he should not play with fire but with that toned body Andrew minyard can not stay away.

Whatever, not like Neil josten would notice him anyways. He is the outcast in his teams and no one likes him. Neil josten would not care about him.

Imagine Andrew’s surprise when Neil josten joins him on the roof and shares his secrets. Andrew is right, Neil has a very dark past that is even darker than Andrew’s. Neil is involved in the mafia! But because Andrew is not like other boys he does not care and promise to protect Neil even though Andrew probably cannot do anything if anything happens. Neil probably has to be the one to save Andrew.

Neil also turns out to be loaded and he buys Andrew a car when his was destroyed and Andrew cannot say no to a Maserati.

Everyone else on the team is so shock when super attractive good looking Neil josten will choose to be with someone like Andrew minyard but Neil does not care and growls at anyone that says anything bad about Andrew.

[lovejosephquinn]

Absolutely love your writing! Can you do a reader x Joe where they have really sweet & fluffy sex like “never leave me” kinda sex. I feel like when Joe is in love he falls hard and I want you to explore this topic haha

Thank you so much, I will do just that. I can seriously believe it. 🥰

Thank you for your request x

(Ps. Doesn't this gif bring you so much joy?)

UNDER 18'S DNI TYSM.

Joe had returned home from Tokyo extra needy; you'd missed one another so bad from being on the other side of the world. You'd hardly gotten to spoke over the last week due to the time differences, you tracked his flight home and were waiting for him in the arrival's lounge at Heathrow Airport to surprise him. When he walked through the double doors, his eyes found you in the crowd instantly, his lips mouthed the words Oh my god, no way! then the way he speedily ran over to you dragging his suitcase behind him and instantly took you into his arm as you leapt up, wrapping your legs around his waist and cupping the back of his neck with your hands, the biggest grin erupted from the both of you.

"What a welcoming surprise, I've missed you so much my darling." Joe stated.

"I've missed you too, my love." You replied.

"Can't wait to show you how much when we get home." Joe left enough food for thought in that once sentence, you knew exactly what he was getting at, but you played dumb by slowly nodding at him, raising your eyebrows. He put you down and you linked your arm through his, changing the subject as you manoeuvred through the busy groups of people. Internally, you were begging that traffic wouldn't be as bad as it was on the way to there, because you simply couldn't wait to get back home now and get your hands on him.

As soon as you were in a more private space away from everyone in your car, Joe cupped the back of your head, pulling you in for a sweet, short kiss, you greeted it well, pressing your soft lips onto his. Breaking away, he settled his hand onto your thigh tenderly, occasionally stroking his thumb over the tights you were wearing earning shivers down your spine from his delicate touch. It stayed that way until the moment you pulled into the complex of your shared flat.

You unlocked the door, beckoning Joe to go through with his bags first, his hand lightly slapped your bum insisting you go first. Leaving his bags just by the front door, you turned to your boyfriend, leaning up on to your tip toes, playing with the chain that hung around his neck, his hands running up and down the contents of your back as the same spark of desire struck in your sights.

"I believe you couldn't wait to show me how much you'd missed me." you smiled innocently.

"Oh, I was just biding my time, but if you insist." You both shared a giggle and shortly after Joe scooped you up into his arms bridal style, carrying you through to the bedroom, carefully laying you down on the bed before he took off his shirt, you gawked a little at the sight of your half naked man, looking as sexy as ever. Joe positioned himself above you, leaning on his hands for support so that he didn't collapse in a heap on top of you, your fingers ran through the back of his curls, massaging into it a little as he pushed his head back into your touch. "Did I tell you I'd missed you?"

"You may have done, but I'd like to hear it again." Joe's beaming features lent down to nuzzle your nose with his, a cringy gesture if anything but it was adorable all the same. "I." he kissed you. "Missed." he kissed you again. "You." you gravitated his lips fully to yours this time not breaking contact, the kiss becoming more heated by the second, your tongues danced around each other; lapping up one another's taste. Falling to the side of you, one hand now caressing your cheek and the other cupping your crotch, feeling the sudden heat radiating from the lower half of your body. "All for me? Baby, you shouldn't have." Joe took your tongue in between his lips, sucking it as he pulled away.

Looking down to where his hand was occupied, he peeled down your tights and panties, leaving you exposed when you'd shimmied them all the way down your legs and off your feet. Joe held his index finger and middle finger to your mouth. "Do the honours?" you obliged happily, taking them in past your lips and wetting the two fingers. He moved them straight between your now parted thighs and slowly pushed them inside your hole. Your eyes rolled to the back of your head at the sudden contact, feeling them curling up to the soft spot with every thrust.

"Am I doing good? Does my girl understand how much I've needed her this last week?"

You let out a sudden moan at his question, staring into Joe's twinkling brown eyes. You shook your head before your answer could even leave your mouth. "Not quite yet."

Joe pouted at you, but you quickly demolished that bringing him back down to crash your lips onto his once more. The way your hips moved in time with his fingers had you both whimpering into the needful and sloppy make out, you felt his radiant smile returning.

His movements became faster with the sodden mess forming around them, bringing you closer each time. Joe moved away from you and down to kneel in-between your thighs to get a better look in. His thumb traced your clit lightly whilst his fingers continued to work you. You felt your back arch when it pressed harder onto your twitching bud, rubbing in circles, his eyes continued to watch the way your emotions changed, the way he knew your body so well, you were almost there.

"Keep doing that, baby, oh my-."

"I want you to cum for me Y/N, show me what I do to you."

You came undone in that moment, your whole body was electrified, alert and squirming at the way he kept his pace through your orgasm.

Still breathless from the pleasure, Joe pulled you so you were sat up, removing your jacket and dress from you quickly, following suit by taking off his jeans and boxers off straight after. The two of you completely naked and the lasting effects of your orgasm still intact, you laid back to your previous position as Joe eyed the entirety of your face, down to your body and back up again.

"What?" You giggled.

"I just don't know how I got this lucky." Joe shrugged his shoulders, his evidently hard erection throbbing at the sight of you, pre-cum already leaking from the tip. "You're so beautiful."

"Neither do I, handsome." Joe blushed from the sudden compliment as you abruptly sat back up, pushing him down to the side of you and climbing on top of him, brushing your wetness onto his shaft.

Joe looked up at you longingly, his chocolatey gaze spoke a thousand words and you loved to listen to them. "I need you, now baby." Joe's breathing hitched as you took note immediately, grabbing his cock and placing it before your entrance. His hands fell firmly on your hips to guide you down, his thick member slowly inserting as you slid down onto it, drawing a syncronised moan from both of you.

The groaning sigh of relief that fell from his mouth had your walls clenching around him once you'd both adjusted completely, the whole of him settled inside of you. Your hands found his, they stayed mid-way into the air as you intertwined your fingers together. You rid him slow and deep, moving your hips back and forth, his tip practically stroking your cervix.

"I'm so happy you're mine."

You smiled sweetly at him; this wasn't your usual rough fucking you both tended to be used too, he'd never been away from you for this long and it was more of a need than a want right now. Your deep feelings for one another broke straight through the regular lust you shared, and you were caught in a trance of passionately making love.

"I never won't be."

"I hope not."

You squeezed around Joe's cock making him whimper, you bit down on your lip and giggled at his cries. "Hope not?"

His mouth fell into a straight line. Oh, he was being serious. "I was so afraid of losing you whilst I was gone, that you wouldn't wait for me or that you'd grow tired of it."

You leaned down to his face pushing your body along his to meet Joe's now slow guiding thrusts. You kissed every part of Joe's face, feeling a tear hit your nose when you reached his cheek, stopping you in your tracks.

"I wouldn't- Baby, why're you crying."

"Never leave me, my love."

"Never, you're my forever."

"You promise?"

"I promise."

You shared the most intimate moment of your entire sexual experience together, Joe picked up the pace, your hands crushing his curls as they wrapped in your palms. You moved your mouth down to his neck, brushing the tip of your tongue against his skin just the way he liked it, feeling him moan divinely at the way your lips sucked against it, leaving a light bruise bumping up underneath his skin, you'd brought him to the edge from your actions. His head was thrown back in bursts of contentment and pleasure as his last thrust saw his cock exploding inside your walls. "F-fuck b-aby, yes!" Joe screeched out, holding your hips in place so he could hit the right spot for longer.

His hands left your hips and wrapped around your back, tracing his fingertips leaving goosebumps amongst it. Your face lay in the crook of his neck where you had been embracing it a mere moment ago. You laid like this for at least the next 5 minutes, his cock still firmly perched inside of you, not wanting it's escape just yet.

"I love you." A satisfied sigh left Joe's lips.

"I love you." You mimicked his words and the sigh back, earning a high pitch giggle from the both of you.

"I hope you know I'm not letting you out of my reach for the rest of the god damn day." He muttered. "And in about an hour, I'm going to fuck you senseless, as much as I loved that, listening to you scream whilst I pound you gets my vote every time."

"Why an hour?" you smirked, a slight twitch came from your clit again, his way with words was impeccable.

"Because I need a nap with my little spoon before anything, I'm so exhausted, love." You shook your head at him, giving a quick peck before you moved off of him.

You cleaned yourselves up and got under the covers and into bed, Joe embraced you, clinging onto you like a koala bear, his leg coiled around yours, you felt the warmth of his body immediately heating up yours, your own personal radiator.

You laid silent for a couple of minutes before you spoke up once more. "You showed me by the way."

Joe peaked an eye open only just catching onto what you'd said. "Hmm?"

"How much you'd missed me, and it was the best thing ever."

"Oh, I'm not finished yet Y/N. You just wait."

[fwrails]

no bc ethel’s take was so valid. nobody cares or takes anything seriously anymore. i’m turning off the typing quirk for this becoz i have a lot to say

we have truly lost the meaning of meaning. being passionate about something is now seen as “lame” and “doing too much.” trying to find a deeper message within something / someone is deemed cringy & unnecessary, and perhaps it is, but it shows critical thinking and creativity. replying, “i’m not gna read all that” is now the superior response: refusing to ingest an object & explore its enigmas and instead turning a blind-eye. obviously, there are times and places where those responses are absolutely called for, but using it when people are genuinely curious & sharing their passions / work honestly makes me unbelievably angry. why did we stop caring? why does everything have to be so rational and simple?

and to ethel’s point, everything has turned into a joke — something to be mocked. i’d be hypocritical if i said that i don’t participate in these jokes & sometimes go a bit too far, but more often than not, everything is reduced to a half-assed joke that will be dead in a few days but will continue to be made again and again for months. it belittles actual great works of art & works into a caricature — as ethel said. as someone who quite frankly does think way too much, it is so infuriating to see people dumbing down something with so much potential to be great as “doing too much.” that has to be my least favorite phrase to come out of the internet — doing too much? you mean somebody being passionate and working hard to create art? we are so doomed.

i am very very aware that i am just complaining & that obviously people still do think critcally about things deeper, we’re literally in a golden age of knowledge right now. it just gets frustrating when everyone seemingly cares about these things, but the moment you participate in it you’re deemed weird and overreacting. i don’t know if this makes any sense but i had to make a post about it bc my mind has just been plagued with this subject for weeks. there’s a video analysis from unsolicited advice that highlights what i’m trying to say a lot more cohesively & ties history into it.

anyway, im so tired, hope everyone has a good day. love u ethel cain, you will always be famous

[blazing-jay]

Ask game how would you feel about a Chazz?

Manjoume Manjoume Manjoume my beloved dumbass. I took a while to come around on you, but!

Why I like them/why I don’t

Okay so he has one of the strongest early character arcs in the show. He's got a cool design. He's a goddamn hoot to see on screen at basically any given time. He's such a fun contrast to Judai, he's the only person who actually sought Judai out and tried to give him a peptalk in season 2. (It didn't... work because Judai was being Judai. But he tried!) He's more than capable of getting serious. He cares way more than he ever wants to let on, even about the weakest people others would throw away.

I love Manjoume. He's such a cringy dork.

What I like about their appearance

I love his black jacket. It's iconic, alright? And I love his dumb spiky hairdo. You cannot look at The Chazz and not know you are looking at The Chazz. You just can't.

Do I prefer their dub names or original names?

.... uh!!!! I use Manjoume when I'm writing seriously for fic or talking seriously, but I am not immune to the meme potential of screaming The ChazzTM I'm torn. I switch whenever the fuck I feel like it.

OTP

For him? I... let's go with GX Rival Shipping for now

NOTP

Manjoume/Asuka. Don't remember what it's called. But their is enough canon secondhand embarrassment to put me off it.

OT3

Competitorshipping. My friends are into it and make neat content and so I go :D everytime I see it.

Favourite card they use

Ojamassimilation is not an anime card. I cannot explain how sad this makes me, but it's getting a callout here anyway for its clear attempts at bridging Manjoume's Archetypes

As for a card he actually uses...

He's just a guy, what can I say?

Favourite moment they were in

Oooh, I showed my bias early with this one. I'm giving this to him seeking Judai out after Judai loses the ability to see his cards in Season 2. The fact he tried to peptalk Judai like that, in his own dumb Manjoume way, just... ough. Good stuff to me. It's the one that stands out for me personally!

Least favourite moment

The less said about the season 1 finale the better.

Would I fuck, marry or kill them

[soreiya]

What do you think, do you like this?

I can agree with a fair amount of this post. I’ve brought up some of those points in the past. I wouldn’t really say that people are necessarily wrong for viewing characters in a certain way. I just think it’s a learned behavior? We’re kinda trained by the media that we consume. So they might be embracing the stereotyping because of this? Here is the thing, Varigo wouldn’t be popular in the fandom if the creators of this pairing didn’t work on the show. They used their work status to take advantage of the fandom’s love for Varian in order to boost their egos after their fan comic concept got rejected by Disney. These storyboard artists tricked us into creating content for their self insert AU. So of course Hugo is going to be treated like he’s better at everything. This is why most people don’t read self insert stories. Some can be good, but the majority consist almost entirely of cringy author wish fulfillment fantasies. These people wanted their character to steal the ‘show’ *cough*fam comic*cough*. This is why the AU wasn’t written like Varian’s story. Vat7K was always intended to be Hat7K. It’s fine for people to enjoy it, but they really should acknowledge it for what it actually is instead of treating it like a legitimate official sequel.

Personally I prefer more balanced pairings. Even rivalries are more fun when both parties have strengths and weaknesses that compliment each other. Forcing characters into relationship roles simply because of how they look is kind of disgusting to me. Let them be complex people who can think for themselves and try new things to satiate their curiosity.

Seriously, I think that the people who are uwu’ifying Varian are missing the entire point to his character design. Would we have been caught off guard by his arc as an antagonist if he was a big old macho man? Probably not… If you’re changing his personality in order to fit his looks, then all you’re doing is creating a glorified doppelganger OC. Because canonically Varian is a fairly assertive ambivert. The fact that he doesn’t neatly conform to what society expects of a young boy makes him special. The more we normalize things like cooking, cleaning, and even drawing as just things that normal people do. The less stigma and gendering there will be on such activities. We absolutely need more male characters like him in media. So why do people feel a need to dumb him down for ships? IDK... It bugs me.

Sorry, I went off on a bit of a rant. x___X

[asphodel-night-adder]

Fandom rant incoming

Broooo I'm so tired of LxA like in S10 it was fine and actually kinda cute, but I felt it was a one sided thing b/c the show (weirdly) just focused on Amity's attraction to Luz and Liz kinda seemed oblivious and only really treating her as a friend and working on to mend bridges with her. But w/e it was s1 and chemistry was just building up.

Then s2 happened. Look, I get that the show was axed and fucked up the progression of the show, but did they have to make Luz so ooc?? Like girl was stumbling like a moron and I get that she is cringy but they really made her act all gushy and blushy with Amity in one episode and deadass having her call Amity a "goddess" (ew). We attraction for Amity was NEVER EXPLORED OR SHOWED IT WAS DEADASS ONLY AMITY. It all felt too rush and since they got together, I really felt that Luz's character downgraded to worshipping Amity's feet. Like she's fine if Amity is not involved, but everytime they're on screen together she's.. idk she acts like a self conscious moron who is obsessed and dependent on Amity and Amity is the "cool and loving one".

It doesn't help that everyone just ships it and makes Luz be essentially a servant to Amity and have her whole character be surrounded to her. It fucking pisses me off b/c this is a show with a Latina lead and the fandom barely cares about her only the other characters (some of y'all latched onto that Hunter dude reaaaaal quick and made so much fanart and analysis of him immediately meanwhile Luz is always second fiddle to everyone else and rarely has her own piece or analysis).

I'm not saying it's inherently racist, but I hate that this "uwu so pure" ship has Luz worshipping Amity and barely having any character development of her own. It feels racist and I get that most fans are probably not thinking of how that dynamic can come across, but come on use your brain for a second PLEASE.

It's kinda funny that so many people are taking a dunk on WxH but they literally had mutual chemistry since they first met and it has been a slow buildup from there (like how LxA SHOULD BE). I get the fans can be annoying, but goddamn you have the most annoying ship in the fandom, hypocrite much?

Anyway that was just a dumb rant lol, don't take me seriously and I'm not bashing on anyone who likes the ship btw I'm just uhhh venting lol

[dialovers-translations]

Diabolik Lovers LOST EDEN ー Ayato Heaven [03]

CHAPTER MASTERLIST

ー The scene starts by the lake

Yui: ( How am I going to tackle today’s homework...? I already have a hard time coming up with poems as is... )

( On top of that, the theme is a poem you would dedicate to a loved one... )

( I have no idea what to write... )

*Flip*

Yui: This is no good...I can’t submit this...

*Splash* 

Yui: ( I wonder if something will spark inside my head by gazing at the water... )

ー A strong gust of wind blows away the sheet of paper

Yui: Ah!

( Oh no! What if somebody sees the poem I wro... ーー !? )

*Thud* 

Yui: Kyaah!

*SPLASH*

Yui: ( ...I can’t believe the ground crumbled underneath my feet...! )

*Splash splash*

Yui: ( S-Somebody! Save me...! )

Ayato: Chichinashi!? 

Hang on! I’ll save you right away!

*Splash* 

Ayato: I’m pullin’ you out of the water, ‘kay!? 

*Splash splash* 

Yui: Cough...Thank you, Ayato-kun...

( I’m safe... )

Ayato: Geez, the fuck are you doin’!? You got lucky that I just so happened to pass by but...

Yui: Yeah, I truly am sorry...

Ayato: Come on, wear this.

*Rustle rustle* 

Yui: ( ...His jacket...Ayato-kun’s so sweet... )

Ayato: Anyway, what were you doin’ out here? 

Yui: Well...

( ...Speaking of which, the poem I wrote...I wonder where it went...? )

( If somebody picks it up and reads it, I think I’ll just die from embarrassment...! )

Ayato: ...Oi, everythin’ alright?

Yui: Ah. Um...I was just out on a short walk!

Ayato: Hmm. A walk...huh...?

By the way, I picked up somethin’ pretty sweet on my way here.

Yui: Something sweet?

Ayato: Yeah. Here, take a look. ‘A poem for my beloved’, it reads. 

I wonder who wrote this? Hehe...Hilarious. 

This part in particular... ‘You are my everything’. Who are they? Richter!? 

Yui: ...

Ayato: Hm? Is somethin’ wrong? 

Yui: N-Nothing...

( W-What now...!? Out of all people, of course Ayato-kun had to be the one to pick it up...! )

ー Ayato moves closer

Ayato: ...You’re actin’ kinda off. Don’t tell me you’re keepin’ secrets from me? 

Yui: ...I-I’m...not. Anyway...I think I’ll head back to the manor soon...

( It feels like my head is going to explode. Anyway, I have to get away from here right now... )

Ayato: ...There really is somethin’, isn’t there? You’re obviously actin’ weird...

Yui: I’m not acting weird...I mean, look, I’m drenched, at this rate, I’ll...

Ayato: Nah, that doesn’t matter. I want you to stay here a bit longer.

Yui: Eh...!? 

Ayato: ...Don’t worry, I’ll help you warm up a lil’ right away, okay? Hehe... 

*Rustle rustle* 

Yui: ...!

ー Ayato bites her

Ayato: Nn...Nnh...

Yui: ( He suddenly started sucking my blood...! )

Ayato: ...See? This’ll heat you up in no time, won’t it? 

Nn...Kuh...Nnh...Haah...As usual, nothin’ beats your blood. 

Yui: Ah, Ayato...kun...

Ayato: How’s that? I bet you feel warm now?

*Rustle* 

Yui: ( ...I mean, it’s true that I’m no longer bothered by the cold from the water but... )

( That isn’t the part which had me truly worried... )

Ayato: Haah...Oh well, I suppose I’ll call it a day for now...

...So? What were you tryin’ to cover up? Just fess up already!

Yui: ( ...He knows...! )

Ayato: If you’re goin’ to play dumb again, I’ll continue suckin’ your blood until you pass out, do you understand? 

Yui: N-No way...!

Ayato: Hah! Don’t be an idiot by tryin’ to keep secrets from me. 

Yui: ...

Ayato: Hmm...You’re more stubborn than usual today. What could you be hidin’...?

You’re not gonna say that you’re the one who wrote this cringy-ass poem, right?

In that case, I’d totally get why you’d want to keep it a secret. Haha.

Yui: ...

Ayato: ...Wait, haah? What’s with that reaction? 

Don’t tell me...You seriously wrote this...? 

Yui: S-So what!? It’s part of the homework so I had no other choice, did I!? 

( Aah, god...! I’m so embarrassed, I wish I could just disappear into thin air...! )

Ayato: ...Heeh, I see...Hmm~...

In that case, this poem’s mine now.

Yui: W-Why!? You can’t do that!!

Ayato: And why not? I mean, this poem is directed at me, isn’t it? 

After all, it’s called ‘a poem for my beloved’, correct? 

Yui: ...!

Ayato: Oh well, don’t worry, I won’t show this to anyone else. I’ll treasure it. 

Yui: ( Ayato-kun... )

Ayato: ...I mean, I’m sure it’d be great teasin’ material for whenever you get cheeky with me, don’t you agree? Hehe. 

Yui: ...How mean!

ーー THE END ーー

[bellafragolina]

if you’re up for writing more stuff for cyllene, maybe hcs for her dating someone who’s like. very casual, tries to make her laugh, doesn’t really take stuff too seriously and tends to do things in a more spur of the moment sense? kind of a good balance to her no nonsense attitude

Very much so! I tend to be dorky and try to make people laugh myself, and it’s always fun to try and get someone stoic and serious to smile (which might explain my love for Ingo)

🍓🍓🍓

No one understands your matchup with Cyllene. You, the resident laidback, no plan-having survey member with Captain No-Nonsense Cyllene? They scratch their heads about it whenever they see you. What they don’t see, though, is the soft fondness that Cyllene gazes upon you with

Cyllene knows you’re smarter than people tend to assume. Because you’re more relaxed and like to make jokes, people tend to think perhaps you’re not as serious about anything, education and smarts included. But Cyllene is well aware one can’t have wit without intelligence. Your jokes are too clever for her not to recognize it. And though she may not laugh at them, you can see the pleased twinkle in her eyes and the nearly invisible smile that plays on her lips whenever you shoot her a zinger

That’s not to say you don’t tell dumb jokes, because you do. There’s something so delightful about stupid jokes and puns that you can’t resist. Those tend to earn you an eye roll from Cyllene, maybe even a glare if it’s cringy enough. But sometimes, when she leaves you notes in the morning, having risen long before you, she references these dumb jokes and makes a few of her own. If you show anyone those notes, though, you are dead. Abra is instructed to kill you if you ever even hint at showing someone the notes

You just relay her puns as your own, letting her hear second hand how Laventon delights in them and Rei groans at their dumbness. She’s usually smiling during these moments, though she’ll hide it if anyone looks her way

Your more in-the-moment perspective on life compliments her be-prepared-for-every-occurrence perspective nicely. She helps you slow down and plan out the future rather than just riding the flow of life. And you help her be a little more spontaneous, help her enjoy today’s pleasures instead of worrying about tomorrow’s responsibilities. If people bothered to pay attention, they’d see how well you mold together. Opposites attract for a reason, after all

🍓🍓🍓

Cyllene, I will hold your hand and tell you all the bad puns I can think of. I will get a smile if it kills me and it might. Have a great day, love!

~Renee

[hello-nichya-here]

Ok, so what in your opinion is the WORST mistake that the showrunners for Game of Thrones made in terms of content, either it's addition or redaction?

WARNING: Looooooong post ahead

Themes are for eighth-grade book reports

This absurd quote by one of the showrunners explains why exactly the show fell appart. They wanted to make a story... without themes. Anyone with a minimally functioning brain will tell that this is impossible because every story, even the simplest and least complicated story there ever, has a theme. Even a nihilistic story has a theme "Nothing matters". Every. Story. Has. A. Theme.

But Game Of Thrones didn't, at least not after the writers ran out of books to adapt and did their own thing. Everything every character did was no longer to build a narrative, but to essentially act as click-bait. The focus was to make people keep watching, not on making any content that was worth watching.

The first four seasons had it's problems, just like the books had it's problems, but Martin's writting was so brilliant that it managed to stay good even while being handled by absolute clowns. The moment season four ended was the moment the show stopped being an adaptation and became it's own thing - and like I explained before, said thing wasn't a story.

Shock

Both the show and the books had MANY shocking, heart-breaking and downright horrifying scenes: Daenerys being raped by Drogo; Bran being pushed out the window after accidentally seeing the queen fucking her brother; the whole deal with Craster and his daughters; the Dotrakhi destroying Mirri's village and her revenge against them and Daenerys; Ned's death; Melisandre giving birth to a shadow baby that killed Renly; The Red Wedding; Jeoffrey's death; Tyrion killing his father; Theon being tortured by Ramsay...

The difference is there were REASONS behind the shocking scenes Martin created. Even when you look at things like rape and torture scenes and threats of rape/torture - Martin used those scenes to remind us that the world he created is an EXTREMELY dangerous and downright vile place, and that the characters are never truly safe, and that there are WAY worse things than just being killed.

Dumb & Dumber on the other hand, gaves us scenes like an evil, former man of the night's watch evily making an evil speech to his fellow evil men, evily drinking whine from a human skull while nameless women were being raped in the background - but little does he know that Jon Snow, the hero, is about to wreck his shit. It takes something that could realistically happen (and that did happen in the books) and takes it up to eleven because the writers think shock is the same as quality and that the audience is SO STUPID that they need to practically make the actor jump out of the TV, grab us by the shoulders and scream "I'M EVIL! I'M THE BIG BAD! ROOT FOR THE HERO TO KILL ME!"

Pretty much every bad guy became a parody of Jeoffrey, ironically enough because the writers took Jeoffrey too seriously. He was a cruel, sadistic character, who had WAY too much power - but he was also a spoiled baby whose reply to Tyrion bitch-slapping him wasn't a threat, but "I'M TELLING MOM!" Jeoffrey worked because he was only allowed to do his thing whenever smarter, more competent characters like Tyrion and Tywin where not around, meaning his actions, while inhumane, never reached the point of no longer being believable.

The horrible things that happened to the characters no longer felt "right". For instance, Sansa had just been taken to the Eerie by Little Finger, who has a weird complex in which he sees her both as the daughter he never had with Catelyn AND as a replacement for Catelyn, and she was starting to truly be a player instead of a pawn... and then the writers realized "Oh shit, we should have not cut the Jeyne Pool/Fake Arya' plot, that was important" and forced it on Sansa, making Little Finger hand her on a silver plater to Ramsay and turning her into a victim AGAIN, this time to a man that dramatically fights his enemies without a shirt own, practically saying "come at me bro"

Compare this to Ned's beheading, or Catelyn and Rob being betrayed and killed by the Freys. These moments were shocking and downright depressing - but they were earned. The writting was on the wall for anyone to see: Ned was at the mercy of Jeoffrey, and the Starks had given the Freys, who are notoriously disloyal, a reason to resent them. These twists felt completely natural, were the only logical way for the situation the characters were in to play out, AND they had consequences to plot instead of just making the audience gasp and then being forgotten about.

Plot armor

It's kind of ironic and almost tragic that the show that became famous for killing characters later became the worst type of high-stakes series, putting the characters in situations they could NOT survive, not even if a goddamn miracle happened, and having them live anyway. What's even worse is that it happened repeatedly. If I had to see Jon Snow almost die and then survive anyway one more fucking time I was going to lose my mind.

There's no bigger proof that there were just no consequences for the "main" characters anymore than watching the second, third, and fourth episodes of season either. The first sets up that this battle against the night king and his army of undead is likely going to kill the majority of them, if they're lucky... and then in the third we see the plot armor in all of it's "glory", and then in the forth we find out that the Dotrakhi, who had ALL been killed, actually still have half the numbers they had the night before, somehow. Even red-shirts weren't dying anymore.

DORNE

This disaster needed it's own session because HOLY SHIT, it's a miracle/tragedy that everyone didn't go "Fuck it, I'm never watching another episode of this stupid show."

The Dorne plot in the books isn't perfect, but what the show did to it was so fucking bad that I'm pretty sure the writers didn't even read the Dorne chapters in the books, they just looked at a wiki, wrote down the names of a few characters and then did their own shitty thing.

In the books, Doran Martel is a clever, dangerous man, who pretends to be harmless so people will understimate him and step right into his trap. In the show, Doran Martel... died. That's it. I can't remember anything else that happened to him. Add him to the list of "Brilliant characters that became stupid due to shitty writing", I'm sure Tyrion, Varys and Little Finger will love making him company.

The sand-snakes, one of the main driving force of that plot, were all distinct characters in the books, with their personalities, goals, methods and motivations - basically they were created by a writer who knew what he is was doing. In the show they were all the same "character" who could be perfectly described by that horrible, cringy, PAINFUL line one of them (I can't even remember which) said to Bron "You want a good girl, but you need the bad pussy" (Seriously, if that actress ever kills the show-runners as revenge for having to say that, she'll be 100% justifyed in doing so)

And we cannot forget the driving force behind that unwatchable shit show: Ellaria Sand. In the books, the death of Oberyn made her believe that revenge only leads to more blood-shed. In the show, his death enraged to the point of wanting to avenge him and his family, and she did this... by killing his family. If that doesn't explain how insane and stupid this plot-line was, I don't know what will.

Hype = Character assassination

Many shows are based around the conflict between the bad guys and the good guys. Game Of Thrones is not one of these shows. Or at least it wasn't. As they ran out of ideas, the writers started mutilating every single character until they could be label as "Good" or "Bad", regardless of what felt right to the story and to the point that there was nothing left of said characters. Stannis's actor, Stephen Dillane, straight up said that the only thing he got from being on the show was money and that his character's motivations and decisions were nonsense - ironically enough, that kind of brutal honesty means that the writers had THE perfect actor play Stannis, and wasted his fucking time.

Here's a list of the characters that fell victims to this horrible fate: Catelyn Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Jon Snow, Melisandre, Stannis, Jorah, Daenerys (bonus points for being mutilated into being both a generic, shitty "hero" and a generic, shitty "villain") Greyworm, Rhaegar Targaryen, Lyanna Stark...

Pretty much the only character who became more complex in the show than she was in the books was Cersei. While her book self was never just a "Generic Evil Queen", the show version of her was far more sympathetic, which made the stories she was part of interesting. Too bad the writers ran out of ideas of what to do with her after season six and just left her by the window drinking whine until Dany showed up to kill her. Which brings us to...

Why is this happening?

Cersei was seen as a threat in the last two seasons based on nothing but the things she HAD done. Her story just ended the very second season six did, but since she was still alive despite being one of the bad guys she had to die... I guess. She (and by extention Jaime) joined the list of characters that had nothing to do, but were still around: Davos, Theon, Yara, Melisandre, Bron, Sam, Gendry, Bran (the last one being SO unnecessary that he was cut from season five and no one noticed)

To combat that issue, the writers gave characters "motivations" that made no sense. For exemple: Sandor Clegane. His only reason to be in the show was so he could kill his brother. The problem was that Gregor was already dead. He was a walking corpse. There was nothing left of the abusive brother Sandor once knew, meaning he had no reason to fight him, and that, to keep Sandor around, the writers should have come up something new (like the redemption that book fans have been waiting for, and that has a lot of backing evidence). You might as well have had HIM be the one to randomly fly out of nowhere and kill the night king despite having no connection to him.

And since we're talking about the night king... Arya was the one to kill him. Why? Because the writers ruined Jaime's redemption arc, meaning that the only fitting ending for him was to die with Cersei, and so Arya could not kill Cersei despite wanting to, having the ability to do, AND having heard a prophecy that said she'd "Shutting brown eyes, blue eyes, and green eyes forever", the last one being the only one she had not done AND applying to Cersei. But Dumb & Dumber admitted they had no plan for this, so now that they were at the last season, they needed to do something with it, and they retconned it to mean Arya would kill the night king...

But Arya killing him meant Jon had nothing to do, so Dany had to go mad so he could kill her. To "hint" at that, they ignored all the not at all subtle foreshadowing the previous season had of Dany and Jon having a kid, and they even showed her getting jealous that he was technically the true heir... even though that made no sense since they were going to rule together anyway, and even after Dany went full "Mad Queen" she ASKED HIM TO RULE WITH HER. But anyways, he kills her and becomes king...

Except he doesn't actually become king and him being a secret Targaryen has no effect in the plot, because Bran needed to become king so there'd be a reason for him to be alive, because his magical powers turned into a plot-device. A plot-device that wasn't used at any goddamn point. Seriously, the only thing as bad as Bran becoming king was Euron's existence - dude was THE most useless villain ever AND the worst Jeoffrey parody.

A darker story (literally)

I could not end this rant without bitching about this. What is the point of spending an ungodly amount of money on sets, costumes, make-up, special effects... and then using such poor lighting that no one can see what the fucking is going on?

Anyway, this disaster of a series was so absurd it should be used as an exemple of what NOT to do.

[spnshameblog]

Cast and Crew of spn get away with so much shitty behaviour and attitudes towards their fanbase bc supernatural is percieved as silly and cringe by so many people, so earnestly caring about what goes on in the show or behind the scenes automatically makes you silly and cringe, too, and nobody needs to take that seriously. Especially if a good portion of the fanbase is already known for being weird and obsessed.

Their resentment towards their fans is so obvious, its literally IN the show. And they get away with it bc people outside of and even in the fandom agree that you kind of deserve the mistreatment for caring about supernatural in the first place. The amount of times ive caught myself thinking "yeah well you brought that on yourself for being dumb enough to care about this shitty show".

They are willing to bait and use the fanbase to make money, obviously so, but the second you ask for some sort of reward for all the baiting youre an entitled brat. Lack of representation and outright hateful behaviour towards minorities isnt caused by them "trying to stay true to their vision" bc supernatural has no fucking vision. The people working on spn are among the first to admit that its a bad show, theres nothing there to "ruin" by including a gay romance, but they love playing this narrative of "we cant bend to the demands of the fans, it would ruin the story the creators are trying to tell" which is so fucking funny, bc everyone and their mother knows that thats bullshit. Spn is selfaware of how bad it is, so this is a genius move.

If you ask for better representation or a payoff to all the baiting youre either trying to ruin the genius vision the producers have OR youre too cringe to be taken seriously bc you have unrealistic expectations for a bad TV show. Either way your criticism can be easily ignored by people behind the scenes and outside of the fandom.

Sometimes i just wanna remind them where theyd be without their "cringy, entitled fans". Make them eat a little humble pie, theyre way too cocky for people who got rich/famous through fucking supernatural.

[mythiccheroacademia]

Boyfriend Headcanons

Characters: Midoriya, Bakugo, and Todoroki 

Warnings: N/A

SFW

A/N: My first post! I hope you all enjoy a healthy dose of sweetness and fluff!

Izuku Midoryia:

it took him three months to build up the courage to be your friend

took him another month to ask you out

the sweetest boi-friend

to this day, he doesn’t understand why you said yes to going on a date with him, but he doesn’t question it

why put a question mark where God put a period lmao

he’s a shy bean but will always hold your hand if you’re okay with the PDA

if not, he’ll be just as satisfied being next to you

calls you by your name most of the time but absolutely melts when you call him a pet name

honey is his favorite

likes, it’s such a simple name but he goes crazy over it

“hey, honey, will you get my bag over there?”

error.exe “uhh, of course, y-y/n!”

doesn’t get jealous, but gets worried you’ll leave him for someone better

but you always reassure him in the best way you can and he’ll apologize for doubting your relationship

kisses are sweet 

will kiss your cheek a lot

when you’re alone and he’s just looking into your eyes that are so dark and lovely, they make him feel like he’s falling into an endless abyss, and he just has to kiss you 

like, omg, he kisses you breathless and then has the nerve to act embarrassed like he didn’t just kiss you like the world depended on it

dates are always fun

he takes you to his favorite arcade, or to festivals if he can

loves it when you watch him train and cheer him on

it makes him feel like he can do anything!

has sent pictures of you and him to his mom and All Might

they both cry tears of joy because you two are just so cute together and their hearts can’t take it

he knows it’s tough in Japan for you

Japan is homogenous and you look like quite the foreigner

hates when you start to feel insecure bc you’re skin is just so beautiful like omg you’re like freaking gold

Delaware Smashes anyone who looks at you the wrong way (behind your back tho because fighting civilians with your quirk is illegal Izuku, remember!?) and then takes you for ice cream 

sends good morning texts without fail

Bakugo Katsuki:

mans had to work hard to get you

you weren’t with all that asshole shit he likes to throw out

but, by some miracle, you said yes when he asked you out

“i wanna be your friend but with feelings and shit!”

someone help this emotionally stunted boi

let’s get one thing straight tho

he’s not a shitty boyfriend

how can he be the number one hero if he can’t even be a good boyfriend?

bakugo is a closet romantic and you can’t convince me otherwise

he’ll tell you that chick flicks are dumb but the Notebook is in his favorites on Netflix

what a loser

okay but seriously, he’ll treat you like a queen and he doesn’t care what anybody thinks

kisses your hands a lot

is too confident in your relationship to get jealous but isn’t afraid to show whoever is hitting on you who you’re with

cooked a four-course meal for your six month anniversary with candles, rose petals, and everything of the sort (his mom helped with the flowers but that doesn't matter)

you served dessert ;)

MOVING ON--

calls you princess

was ignorant when it came to racism and discrimination towards black and brown people (bc that shit is global don’t @ me)

his parents have models from all over the world and Japan has a foreigner population, so it’s not like he hasn't seen people with your shade before

but seeing black/brown people doesn’t mean you know about them

he learns that the hard way

when you breakdown, he kissed your tears away and swore to you he would be better and more educated

google became his best friend

will actually kill anyone who even thinks about making an unwanted comment

“katsuki, homicide is illegal”

“so is making you cry!”

heart eyes

will lie on your chest just to hear your heartbeat

falls asleep there

you cry every time because omg he’s just so soft and pretty when he’s not threatening someone’s life

Todoroki Shouto:

you weren’t aware in the slightest that he liked you like that

“y/n, i hope i’m not bothering you when i ask if you’ll go eat with me”

“what?”

was a bit awkward in the beginning

you always thought he was kind of stuck up

he was kinda intimidated by you

but then you made a joke about endeavor’s disconnecting beard and he fell in love

the man actually has a lot to say

you always thought he was so quiet, but he’s just one of those people that needs to feel comfortable

is so entranced by your looks

is even more entranced by your heart how are you beautiful, talented, AND amazing like???? are you real???

enjoys your company way more than he realized

so touch starved and wants you to hold him all the time, but he’ll never initiate it in case you get annoyed

but you always hold him because he’s cute and he just dies

kisses are always meaningful

sometimes he’ll just kiss you so slowly and so passionately that you have to remind him that y’all need to breathe 

will buy you anything and everything like money grows on trees (because it kinda does when endeavor is your father)

“I got you that necklace you wanted”

“baby, i only glanced at it. it was $300″

“do you want me to get another one?”

you have to put a price limit on the gifts

he’ll call you these cringy but endearing names like “love of my life” “beloved” “my darling” “my heart” “sweetness” and you don’t have the heart to tell him they embarrass you sometimes

will error.exe when you call him babe or baby

will crash when you compliment his eyes

you’re the only contact in his phone with a picture (he took it when you weren’t looking shhh)

out of the three, he gets the most jealous surprisingly

it’s because he’s a bit insecure about himself as a partner and probably thinks there’s someone better who doesn’t have all this baggage but then he sees someone flirt with you and he can’t help but think they’re not even worth the ground you walk on 

will stare knives into the person’s head 

they feel the heat of his stare and scurry off before he acts on his temper and before you can understand what’s going on

the most knowledgable about your battles with hate crimes, microaggressions, etc.

you tend to read a lot when you’re forced to live in isolation for 3/4ths of your life

is your ally and won’t ever let you forget that

speaks on issues so you don’t always have to, he knows it can be tiresome

the most intimate act is sharing cold soba

when you slurp it down, he knows he’s found the one

[the-wondrous-imaginator]

The New Legends of Monkey: Season 2 Thoughts

So, I am a bit disappointed that our fandom is so darn tiny at the moment, but I think ima dwell on all the great stuff this season gave us instead : )

GREAT and not so great STUFF AS FOLLOWS: 

- WOW this season looked so good. I mean, it just seemed a lot more polished in terms of the aesthetic and the fights and all that. Seriously impressed with the upgrades

-Um, the plant? The Sandy development we got? Simply fantastic. We got more exploration of her character, some exciting fight scenes where she kicked butt and plenty of bonding with each member of the crew. Honestly was so scared that she would be overlooked, but she wasn’t. What an interesting, dynamic character. I really can’t wait for her powers and the deep sadness inside her to be explored.

-Tripitaka really is a Disney princess, huh? She completely drives the narrative forward and hold the one and only brain cell in the entire group. Even though I don’t find her quite as easy to love as Sandy, I do still admire her for being so strong and independent. This girl had to make a handful of REAL tough decisions this season and I applaud her. Constantly assaulted by doubts from everyone around her, constantly underestimated. Made of steel, this one. 

-MONKEY. SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE. Legitimately the most complicated character in this whole darn show. He’s self centred and egotistical, but cares so deeply for everyone. He fights non-stop with Tripitaka, but she’s canonically tHE WORLD TO HIM. He just seems so young in some ways, and so old in others. Half the time you know exactly what he’s about to do, and half the time you don’t. In all honesty, I don’t know whether it’s good writing or bad writing, but I was most definately invested. And now he’s essentially been reborn?! Like, will he remember anything? UGH, I just cannot keep up with him. I’m constantly on the edge of my seat whenever he’s on screen. I love it. 

-Pigsy.... probably the most frustrating part of the show. Not him, of course, but all the fat jokes. Like, guys, I’m getting some serious Hunk (Voltron) flashbacks here. PLEASE don’t let his personality be fat jokes, dry humour and cooking. There was almost no real development for him this season, and I am underwhelmed. Like, come on, guys. Monkey gets to be half jokes and half serious, so why not Pigsy? Why let us get attached to him and invested in his trauma if you were just going to turn him into a laugh? Maybe I’m exaggerating here, but it seriously did bug me. Fingers crossed that things change. 

-ROMANCE DISCUSSION TIME. Tripkey. Let’s talk about this. 

I was kind of upset that they lead us on to quite the extent in season one, and then dropped the romance almost entirely in season two and replaced it with bickering, but I have to remind myself that it isn’t that big of a deal. I mean, shipping isn’t the only reason I watch. So, I’m a bit salty, but not McDonalds fries salty. You know? At least we got a couple moments. And we’re probably gonna get another season, if all goes well. There’s still time. Maybe Tripitaka needed to lose Monkey to understand his value? I mean, there was A LOT of arguing between them until the whole dark!Monkey thing happened. I think she needs to understand that, despite his faults, he is one of her best friends. She isn’t just his babysitter. So, even if they don’t end up together romantically, I’d be mostly satisfied if they just both came to grips with their love- platonic or otherwise. 

-OK, so, the villains. Plenty of pros and cons to go with this one. At times they seemed really dumb, at times they were reasonably intimidating, and, at times, downright confusing. I mean, that moth lady definitely seemed like she was telling a lie with that flashback with the fake Monkey and Tripitaka! But it wasn’t brought up again! And that red hand dude was so boring. The blue guard lady  was at least kind of interesting. Funnily enough, the forest-keeper-of-the-scroll lady was probably the most interesting villain. She had real motive. She wasn’t completely evil. I thought she was neat. Her, and (of course) dark!Monkey. Wow. Like, they probably should have introduced him earlier, but he was SO well done. I mean, the fight scenes with him were amazing. The design was great. His dynamic with Monkey made a lot of sense. I mean, he’s essentially the demon version of him. Both have a need for attention and a love for fun, but one values human life and the other does not. Very clear distinction, very interesting to watch. Despite not hating his clone, Monkey realized that, to protect what was most important to him, he needed to destroy it. It really makes you wonder what Monkey’s true motization is- the quest, or just protecting his friends? It’s just amazing to watch him transform when he gets serious about something. 

-Puppet master dude. Knew pretty early on that he was pulling the strings, but still loved the reveal. I thought that he was a much more interesting villain than just “strong armour demon”. Not much to say about him, but he was good. 

-Extra little things: The love potion scene was pure fanservice, and kind of hilarious and kind of cringy. Still processing that bit. 

The boy was cool. I liked him. Didn’t love him, but liked him. I thought it was good for Tripitaka to have a decently sane person around for a change. Always in the mood for appreciating the absolute gems that are decent child actors. 

MONICA IS EVIL NOW- LIKE, WHAT?! DEMON LADY BACK. ME SCREAM. Hopefully bad boi Devarri makes a comeback to team up with her. I lowkey need to know what the heck happened. 

Fake!Tripitaka... was he that boy seen in the flashback burning the body with Monica but disguised? If not, how did he return to life? If so, how did that monk boy have the magic to disguise himself? 

I think that’s all the notes I have right now. I know we’re all starving for content, so I thought I’d toss this out into the interwebs. Fingers crossed that our fandom grows a bit more!

[alittlesoupboy]

So idk about anyone else but like... I’m really sad right now. Please stop hating on destiel and supernatural if you don’t actually care. There are plenty of valid criticisms of the show and the latest episode but like... if you’re going to talk about that please make sure you actually like... watch the episode and get context... don’t just make a meme hating on it because you see someone else do it. That’s not woke that’s just joining a bandwagon and being to lazy to do any research on the thing you’re hating on.

Supernatural is my favorite show. I’ll never argue it’s the best show on tv, it isn’t, as I said there are plenty of valid criticisms that I agree with, but it’s still my favorite show. It makes me happy. These characters I’ve grown to love make me happy. These actors make me happy. I’m aware tons of people think it’s cringy. That doesn’t change the fact it makes me happy.

I liked the latest episode. Yes, there are valid criticisms, but personally I liked it. It felt like ten and rose to me (yeah I know people think that’s cringy as hell too) because it’s painful but... beautiful. I was so happy after watching that episode. An emotional wreck, but so happy because the show made me that emotional you know? Cas is my favorite character, I ship destiel, and I thought his confession was beautiful.

And then I go on social media and all I see is hate. 90% of the posts are negative. And it’s not even people who watch the show complaining it’s people who don’t care or haven’t cared for years laughing at it without bothering to learn anything about it. I get it’s “2012 tumblr omg” and don’t get me wrong some of those posts are funny but like... every time I try to look at things about destiel it’s all I see. I get you think the show is cringy and that’s fine but like... please just let me enjoy it without making me feel like shit...

Also like... please stop throwing around the term homophobic. It’s been used so much in these memes talking about Dean and Jensen. That’s not a casual insult, that’s serious. I don’t mean don’t critically analyze things, of course not, but please don’t just hate for the sake of hating. Speaking as someone who cares very much about not supporting homophobia (I’m literally queer) please please stop calling the characters/actors this if you don’t actually care about it. This is my favorite show and these are some of my favorite characters and actors and people have just been throwing that word around, a word I care about so, so much, and it’s just... it’s a lot. I’ve watched every episode of this show. I’ve done a lot of research about everything about it that could possibly relate to homophobia/the LGBTQ+ community. Please stop saying such serious things just because you wanna join the latest meme craze on twitter. I’m sorry I like this show and this ship and this scene I get so many people think it’s cringy. But like actually please. Of course there a valid criticisms like queerbaiting and stuff but that doesn’t mean the characters and actors are evil. I’ve broken down crying multiple times today. It takes a fucking toll to be so excited over a thing and then every post is people who don’t actually care/haven’t researched what their talking about telling you that the character you like and that actor you like are homophobes. I know you think it’s a joke. And I know it probably sounds dumb to care this much about a tv show. But I care about homophobia (as I said I’m literally queer). The very idea of one of my comfort characters being a homophobe makes me feel physically sick. And it’s just... I know people are just joking around but like... seriously please. This isn’t just a joke to some people.

[love-sapphirerose]

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Episode 21

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yashahime-princess-half-demon/episode-21/.170045

I was naïve enough to hope that, after delivering an essentially tolerable half-hour last week, Yashahime might finally be on the upswing. Except I forgot: Yashahime is where hope goes to die. The animation, voice-acting, and direction all still range from mediocre to outright bad; nothing's changed there. In order to truly understand what makes “The Secret of the Rainbow Pearls” so lame, we have to talk about its writing, and that means the return of ~Yashahime Masterpiece Theater~, where I provide a completely accurate, line-by-line breakdown of Yashahime's many flaws! We begin some two-hundred years before the beginning of InuYasha, with Kirinmaru plotting his defeat of the Great Dog Demon…

—Prologue: Wherein We Technically Learn About the Secret of the Rainbow Pearls.—

The Four Perils: Lord Kirinmaru, the Great Dog Demon is ill, which makes right now the perfect time to strike!

Kirinmaru: You idiots! I'm an honorable and soulful villain. I only want to kill the GDD if we're on equal footing! Riku, go deliver these medicines to him, so I can murder him later!

Riku: Kay. [He leaves]

Lady Zero: That damned fool Kirinmaru! If only he'd be willing to murder the GDD while he's down! This is why we haven't taken over the world yet! [Riku returns]

Riku: Yo, so I went to go deliver those meds, but that Great Dog Demon dude is definitely dead.

Lady Zero: What!? No! how cruel, how unjust is this world to take from it such a beloved creature! I simply cannot handle this grief, so I'm going to use my tears on the Shikon Jewel to make these Rainbow Pearls, which are like Infinity Gems, I guess? Point is, I'm not even a demon anymore, except I'll still be immortal and young even hundreds of years from now, so maybe I am a demon still?

Riku: Um.

—End Prologue—

(Why does Lady Zero's entire disposition turn on a dime? Why does it take almost two hundred years for Riku to get ahold of the other Rainbow Pearls? I hope you weren't hoping for answers to any of those questions, because instead the episode takes us to…)

—Act One: Wherein Towa Is Very Bad at Listening to Directions. Again.—

Setsuna: Alright, sis, look. Moroha and I are going off to do…whatever it is we do in our free time. It's the new moon, and you're powerless again. We all know that everything you touch is immediately ruined, so I am begging you. Please. Do not go anywhere. Do not do anything. Just stay inside with Kaede. Got it?

Towa: Yeah, yeah, I got it! Geez. Hey, Kaede, how are—

Kaede:[Unprompted] Have I ever told you about how much you remind me of your mother, Rin? I lived with her for years, and when she disappeared after you were born, it broke my heart.

Towa: You've literally never mentioned any of this to me, even though we've been in Feudal Japan for…I dunno, a while? Anyways, I guess I'm mildly interested in this. What happened? Did she die?

Kaede: I dunno. Probably.

Towa: Huh. Well, what about me reminded you of her?

Kaede: She was…nice?

Towa: Neat. Oh damn, was that the Dream Butterfly!? [Towa immediately runs outside to get into some shenanigans]

Setsuna:[Miles away] Seriously, Towa, what the fu—

—End Act One—

(I don't need to go into any more detail about why it's so ridiculous that it has taken twenty-one episodes for Towa to show even a passing interest in one of the most important story threads that fans have been dying to have resolved, right? That's good, because we haven't even gotten to the next part yet…)

—Act Two: Wherein Things Get Really Dumb. —

Towa: Aw, man, I lost the Dream Butterfly! I guess I'll give up on that again for another season or two. [Enter Riku]

Riku: Hey there girl. Remember me? I'm that sketchy guy who always shows up at suspiciously convenient moments. I got you arrested that one time? I have an inexplicable knowledge of the villains' movements and plans?

Towa: It's tea time! [The episode becomes about these two sharing a romantic tea picnic, for some reason]

Riku:[A few minutes of unbearably cringy flirting later…] So anyway, I'm, like, all about these Rainbow Pearls. You know, the incredible magic artifacts that are lodged in you and your twin sister's eyes? I gotta snatch 'em all!

Towa: Oh yeah. That isn't even a little suspicious! I've honestly never thought about them much. What do they even do when you have them all together?

Riku: Who knows? Your powers would increase, I suppose. Or perhaps a devastating Degenerate Age could begin…[Riku gives a mischievous double-wink]

(Note: That is really Riku's line from the show, straight up. Even the wink.)

Towa: I have no follow up questions for you. At all. Not even one! It's a good thing that I'm out here, vibing with such an obviously trustworthy dude, especially since I don't have any powers tonight!

Totetsu: Surprise! I'm gonna kill you all, you motherfu—

—End Act Two—

(There's a fight scene here, it's nothing special. The only noteworthy thing is that Riku summons some awfully familiar-looking poison miasma bees. Oh, and he takes a bunch of bees to the back to protect Towa, which leads us to the worst part of the whole episode…)

—Act Three: Wherein…You Know What? Just Read It For Yourselves. Trust Me.—

Riku: Agh! Towa, I've got to tell you that I used to work for Kirinmaru, that guy who wants to murder everything you love. Well, I used to work for him, but we both have *separate* schemes for the Rainbow Pearls, so it's been kind of awkward.

Towa: Yeah, yeah. Whatever, sure. Have I told you that I kind of have a crush on you?

Riku: Oh. Well, that's nice and all, but I don't know if you heard— [Setsuna and Moroha conveniently arrive]

Setsuna:Towa, you had one job. How are you so bad at this? Plus, this Riku guy is definitely a creep! He smells like our worst enemy! It's weird!

Towa: I know, isn't it hot?

Moroha: Um. [Riku brutally decapitates Totetsu, leaving his head to gasp and twitch on the ground. It's honestly pretty metal]

Riku: I'm just so good at murdering things. Wowzers!

Towa: You see, so trustworthy! In fact, he's so trustworthy that I'm just going to give him my Silver Pearl!

Moroha: Wait, what!?

Setsuna: That is, without a doubt, the stupidest thing you could possibly do at this moment. What on earth would make you think, even for a second, that—

Towa: Already done, no takebacks! Byeeeeeee!

Riku: Um….Okay? Peace out, then! [Riku dips out]

Setsuna: Was that really okay, handing over your Pearl like that? With those Rainbow Pearls he'll have immense demon power. We can only hope that their rightful owner won't use them for evil… [Towa looks very shocked by this ridiculously obvious point]

Moroha: And wasn't Mr. Riku working with Kirinmaru?

Towa: That's right!? I changed my mind! Give me back my Silver Pearl!!! Riku, wait!

Riku: Haha. No.

—End Episode—

You know what the kicker is? That final exchange up there is taken word-for-word from the dialogue in the final scene. What more is there to say, when Yashahime's actual script becomes virtually indistinguishable from my bitter snark? It's one thing to try and blend some humor into your fantasy adventure story, but it's another thing altogether for the show to make its ostensible lead heroine into such an incompetent joke. This week's Half-Star of Pity comes from the single redeeming moment of the entire episode: Moroha finally got herself a corpse head to sell! Good for you girl! Now go buy yourself a hot meal, a fresh set of clothes, and a one-way ticket out of this show, because Lord knows it isn't doing you any favors.

[homestuck-and-the-monomyth]

Rick and Morty Season 5 Review

Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve longposted about cartoons made for and by manchildren. Let’s do some of that.

Episode 1

This one was a reminder of how great Rick and Morty at its best can be. Great A-, B-, and C-plots that dovetail together beautifully at the end. Mr. Nimbus is an absolute treat and steals the episode. Morty’s Narnia subplot is engaging as well, and it’s fun both narratively and visually to watch a world develop purely around the idea of hating him. This one easily hops into my top 10 episodes of the entire series, if not top 5.

Rating: 9.5/10

Episode 2

This one, on the other hand, is a reminder of how bad the show can be when it gets too up its own ass. Ultimately this entire episode is pointless: it has nothing to say about any of the main characters; for that matter, it has no protagonists at all, and tries to compensate with continuous attempts to fake the audience into thinking the family we’re currently watching is the one we actually give a shit about; and as we learn at the end, there are no stakes at all since the main characters aren’t even present on earth for the war among their clones. This episode has nothing at all to say. It gets one pity point because the “Mr. Always-Wants-to-be-Hunted” joke at the end made me laugh.

Rating: 1/10

Episode 3

I’ve seen a lot of praise for this one, and frankly? I just don’t get it. Rick and Summer’s apocalypse-party B-plot is fun, but the A-plot is literally just the Fart episode from season 2 only if Morty was in love with Fart. We’ve seen Morty in young, dumb, crazy love before (think The Vat of Acid Episode among others), which is why it’s so hard for me to take the drama manufactured between him and Beth around his newest ill-fated relationship with Planetina seriously.

For that matter, Planetina’s turn to outright ecoterrorism also loses me. The heel turn happens with about 5 seconds of buildup, so it just feels like it got pulled out of someone’s ass. Unironically, I think the Funny or Die Captain Planet sketches say everything this episode is trying to say about environmentalism better.

Speaking of saying things better, the episode ends on a Bojack Horseman-esque “Fuck You” as Morty and Planetina’s relationship breaks permanently…which would hit a lot harder if Bojack hadn’t done the same thing, 5 times over, with each time being a thousand times more impactful than what R&M manages here.

Rating: 3/10

Episode 4

This one, on the other hand, is absolutely hated by the R&M fandom. I can see why. It’s got a juvenile, stupid, potty-humor premise. It ends on a joke that’s straight-up uncomfortable, feels like it’s pandering to the fetish of somebody on the writing staff, and probably ought to have been cut. Rick and Morty has consistently been better than this.

And yet? This one still made me laugh. A lot. In a way that a lot of Seasons 4 and 5 just haven’t. Maybe what that says about me is that I’m 12 at heart, but the strange combination of toilet humor, ridiculous contrivance, and a few genuinely good moments of dark political humor in this one worked for me. As far as episodes go, I’d actually say this was one of the better ones this season simply on the grounds that even if it had nothing to say, it made me laugh while it was saying nothing.

Rating: 6/10

Episode 5

This one was solidly average. Rick and Morty continues to attempt (in vain) to get its fanbase to un-idolize Rick by equating his attitude of superiority with Jerry’s general cringiness in the eyes of demons who take twisted pleasure in both. Beth and Rick’s hell costumes are pretty fun, and there are some decent jokes to be had. I think the strongest part of this episode is the B-plot with Summer, Morty, and Bruce taking an intergalactic joyride with Rick’s sentient car. Not a particularly amazing episode, but inoffensive.

Rating: 5/10

Episode 6

This one was absolutely forgettable. It relies on the same level of contrivance as the sperm gimmick of episode 4, but apart from exactly one dark political joke involving the human-turkey President bribing Congress, this one doesn’t hit my funny bone in any way near how episode 4 does. It gets a pity point for premise.

Rating: 1/10

Episode 7

This may be my single least favorite episode in the whole damn series. It may just be that I’m not familiar with the source material that this episode is trying to parody in Evangelion, but literally no plot point or joke in this episode hit. This episode felt like an insult to the time I spent watching it.

Rating: 0/10

Episode 8

This was a good-but-not-great episode. When I hear the writers bitching about not wanting the show to become too serialized and I see this episode, I can kinda see why. This episode runs on the promise of Rick backstory and not much more. That said, that backstory is still good stuff, and this episode gets bonus points for pissing off fans who don’t want Rick to be bi.

Rating: 7.5/10

Episode 9

Decent episode. The premise of Rick’s “Wheel of things better than Morty” is generally funny. We get some cool visuals with the crow tech, and some fun and creative combat involving Morty, his new friend/rebound, and the portal connecting the one’s hand to the other’s thigh. This episode makes a head fake towards actual character growth for Rick, but…

Rating: 6/10

Episode 10

The last 12 minutes of this episode are 10/10, some of the very best in the entire series. Unfortunately, they’re tacked onto what feels like 8 extra minutes of the aggressively 6/10 previous episode.

The start of the episode is visually fun with Crow Samurai Rick, but apart from that it’s mediocre. We contrive our way to the Citadel for the second half of the episode, where Rick and Morty meet the series’ most compelling antagonist in Evil Morty. And at long last, we get to find out what he’s been planning.

Exposition upon exposition follows as we learn our Rick’s tragic backstory and Evil Morty’s grievance against every Rick in existence. Evil Morty steals the show with the single best villainous performance in the entire series, made even more impressive by the fact that all of his charismatic speech is delivered in Morty’s voice, which we’ve come to associate with anything but charisma over 5 long seasons.

And then, as the episode winds down in a horrific carousel of gore, we finally see Evil Morty achieve his ambition. He cements himself as a great villain by doing what so few villains do: he wins. And as we see his final, peaceful smile; as we see the Citadel, the symbol of all that wronged him, disappear; as we see him quite literally open his own door to a new world in which he is finally free? I can’t help but be happy for him.

Rating: 8.5/10