#she is just aough so pretty

[littlelightfish]

I realized that Maizuru, despite being with Kabru's party for a while, still gets Holm's race wrong.

At first I thought it was kind of the joke of the whole thing. Calling Marcille a frog woman, Holm a dwarf, and getting Rin's name wrong. Holm looks tired, annoyed or maybe a bit embarrassed by this mistake. He's the only one who's background is not "explosive". Marcille's and Rin's are, and his is just plain, dark, and with those lines at the bottom. Why? Maybe for comedical effect. Probably because he's been telling her he's a gnome before this. Just like Chilchuck doesn't like being called a kid and people still call him that, Holm doesn't like being called a dwarf and people keep calling that.

It's not uncommon for people to mix those races, and since Shuro's party isn't the best with races (they don't even know Chil's a half-foot) they probably just think Holm is a wierd-looking dwarf. They probably hadn't seen any gnomes before. If it was Maizuru's first time seeing a gnome and calling it a dwarf, it could be understandable. But she's been with kabru's party long enough to realize that that dwarf is, actually, a gnome.

I think she doesn't believe Holm is a gnome, just like Marcille or Senshi don't believe Chil's an adult.

That's the face of someone who's tired of this shit. It's like when someone tries to guess your country just by the way you look. There's maybe a bit of ignorance at first, but I think Maizuru is deliberately deciding to not believe Holm when he tells her he's a gnome for the first time. And he's so done.

[bizlybebo]

tbh though a part of me is so sad about the outcome of the greyscale arc cause xavier/alan/cantrip would be SUCH a fucking sick trio fighting alongside everyone. like these lawless vigilantes finally tentatively team up with watch and with the common hc that william was recording/livestreaming the trickster battle, jade could've been seen there. maybe ruby watched it and saw her sister and maybe they could've made up after everything, or maybe ruby just tried to at least find jade and figure out how she was doing. cause it seems that they were pretty estranged post-s1 and i just. aough imagine finding out your twin sister, who probably used to be your best friend growing up, is suddenly a villain when you've had so much faith and respect for heroes even after the death of your parents. and then overlord's syndicate falls and she probably disappears off the surface of the earth. and then a few months later chaos demons start popping up everywhere. you don't know where your sister is and you're worried. so you finally see her at the final battle and she's saving people. FUCKKK they make me wanna eat drywall. tragic siblings </3

[demonicnarwhale]

Ok so like Die, he's a pretty morbid or views death in a very "it is, what it is" and maybe even comedically. But it's only towards the death/misfortunes of others, but with his owns it's like he doesn't really want to die but at the hands of another person being the reason. If he's gonna die, he wants it to be at the hands of himself. Like he's the type to talk all big about wanting to die (in certain circumstances) but when it's time to, he resists and like realizes he doesn't want to go just yet??

HK is just squeamish with the thought of being the one to kill and death. But, like when it comes to dealing with bodies of strangers, she's managed to adjust to dealing and disposing of them. Years of The Felt just does that to one I guess lol. So of course there's more weight when it comes to the death of someone she knows (even if The Felt members will just come back later). But when death hits her then it's like, she accepts (nah she gives up fighting) and rolls with it.

OK OK OK SO THESE TWO OUAGhh a whole ass yapping session under the cut, and yes. If needed to. I will write a fucking essay on this.

Wow, Eel having a thing for opposites having/being able to learn from each other and building themselves up from that...aough

to start off, I like to view romance as a very "it depends on the people involved in it" sort. Like even troll romance not all quads are actual romantically based. SOooo maybe other relationships like moirails will have some romance while others won't. Why? Just so I can finagle different relationships teeheee.

Pots of Gold, basically, Business Partners. It can have some romance or platonic sprinkled in. Usually, it's for either everyone to get something out of it or can be one sided/only for one person's gain.

But between these two, just transactional like. As in, they both get something out of it through this "partnership". There's no sense of romance or even platonic feelings between them. Well, HK's like a hint of platonic as she tends to worry for the wellbeing of Die and genuinely can enjoy his presence for some reason.

Die, I like to think is fascinated with bodies and its inner workings. And carapacians, they're a whole new species for him! Like Snowman's there, but c'mon. It's Snowman. And I like to think that since HK's just there, then it's just so convenient for him! Like of course there's also other carapaces that The Felt come across that aren't The Midnight Crew and Die can get his grimy hands on some subjects. But again, for convenience's sake, and cuz members of The Felt can't really die-die (I headcanon Doc Scratch being able to reverse time enough to reset everyone, further explanation in a comic in the future) so Die has the ability to mess with her and can go "hey let's see if this sticks after you come back HK" sorta thing. That, and he knows HK craves being able to fulfil other's wants and needs to the best of her abilities, people pleaser ass.

HK wants to help be there for Die as she believes that as her being the house keeper for The Felt, not only is it that the manor needs to be kept in tip-top shape, but also the members. She doesn't have a desire to "fix" him, but instead to help set him on a path where he can fix himself on his own volition or something. Also, she just feels pretty bad for that fucking loser. She gets the gratification (and maybe even false pretense) that she's actually being helpful! Like, she genuinely doesn't want him to have to change everything about himself just for the sake of others (very funny coming from her) but she can't help but worry.

So in this case, you can say it's one sided as it's really HK the one showing some fondness towards Die, but Die doesn't really dabble in that sorta stuff. I like to think that he's just used to shutting people out/down as he's pretty much some sort of punching bag in The Felt. And it's not easy for him to open up and he simply just doesn't want to. I don't see Die as the type who'd actually want any semblance of a "relationship" with another, in either a romantic or platonic (? i can see with some specific members that he'd be comfortable with) sense, he's just there. So like, aromantic thing going on. But that doesn't mean he's strictly opposed to having some sort of friend/acquaintance??? It's hard to explain my thoughts on that guy. But he does manage to get along with some of the others. (I would explain but that's a whole 'nother thang) Also it could also just be him being paranoid that something will definitely go wrong??

So, with this Pots of Gold being strictly one-sided or "business partner" like where both Die and HK get (some sort) of thing out of this, it just kinda fits for them. That, and just the differences between these two make me giggle. Die being cynical and even enjoying dark humor and sometimes even jaded* while HK being a credulous or gullible, maybe even naive, because she's really fucking dumb guys come on. BUT BUT BUT switching that whole shit around??? like omg * note: Die isn't always jaded or unemotional. I like to think he can be just as petty, dramatic and animated when needed. Like overreacting and such. Hell, the guy can be quite expressive whether that be negative or on the rare occasion, positive.

HK slowly having to learn that things are different, she's no longer Historiographic Knitter or on Prospit, and having to deal with The Felt (and even Midnight Crew + others) kind of begins to open her eyes, aware of what's going on ya know? Like pretty much needing to grow a shell (hA) to deal with all this.

And with Die, oog being able to slowly be forced to adjust to someone who's got a different thing going on. AOugh how do I explain... he's slowly getting used to seeing someone who actually enjoys his presence. And like how he's not one to show some sort of "im getting fond of you" sort of reactions, he actually slowly does, in really small unnoticeable ways that probably is just like a "that's the bare minimum" sort but it's something!! Like giving HK a slight nod, like that! THAT oough. Oh HK would be entirely delighted!!! And them learning how to deal with others opposite of themselves, like HK needing to learn when she needs to stop and give others their space and not come off as overbearing when she means well. And Die to learn how to try to stop always assuming the worst will happen/out of others and their actions.

They're both in a sense stepping mats like they get walked all over and such in different ways. And are The Felt's clean up crew, Die gets to do with he wants with the bodies and HK will dispose of them (the garden/yard thing). Also, they get to rant and ramble to each other about anything really even if Die will end up telling HK to shut up, or will just shut himself up on his own and not speak to her for days hehe

Also also, oh goodness, Die being able to just be unapologetically (probably even brutally) honest with HK* when she's being stupid/too soft and her having to slowly learn or come to terms with reality through Die... and then, Die being able to be treated like another being on a daily enough basis and being listened to. Aughhh. Of course, some of the other members are concerned-ish for him, but his tendencies to disregard others make it hard for the other members of The Felt to befriend him, hell it annoys some of the others too. Being able to feel like he's just another guy, like everyone else, instead of this annoying freak. OAguh

*And to note: It's also the fact, that he knows that HK won't have to guts to tell him to shut up. But that she's going to actually listen. Whether she takes what he says to heart or not, it's him being able to just express his thoughts.

OH MY GOD AND NOT TO FORGET: Thanks to the (questionable) ways Die experiments or studies HK's innards and such, it also helps him further his fascination/satisfaction with being in control but also! it helps HK with not needing to be so squeamish and fearful of injuries and such. Like she's still gonna kick and sob but slowly, it'll be more of her dealing with it with eyes filled with tears and not trying to trash around!!! win moment

Also, I shall name this uh thing "Patchwork" because I know people like Die, and I wanna make sure that like even if this is far from a relationship between them, if people don't wanna see this sorta stuff, they can block the tag

(also Patchwork is just funny to me. Cuz like HK with her whole "used to be Historical Knitter and then Die dabbling with pins and such. And like they both need some serious work but also also also slowly patching each other up in their own wacky ways)

[anxietycomments]

YAYAYAYAYAY!!!! OKOK >////< sooo my oc's name is anna...... and she's a nurse in the british army bc her husband stephen is british and he joins the army immediately when the war starts-

he dies pretty quick tho, but he's a cunt and shitty husband. she's got 2 kids (well, she has another one after the war but the AU is more centered around what happens during the war rather than after it) and she makes a "friend", another nurse, adele :3 and they were roommates /silly (my favourite lesbians <3)

and after the war she marries a rich dutch-american guy and tries to forget about EVERYTHING, so she just stops responding to her friends letters etc etc and isolates herself :(

and then she has a third kid, a daughter anddd she dies 3:

aough :( rip anna you wouldve loved history memes

[here-there-be-drag0ns]

Not a chiptune shipper, but could I suggest Chip warming queen up when the air is cold because he just radiates heat (before the spider arc)

Or Queen putting there hat on Chip and it falling over his eyes

AOUGH GOD YEAH JUST!!!

Up on deck on a brisker kinda windy day and theyre both doing idle work,, maybe chip's checking ropes and queens patching clothes or sails or something. And despite their coat and layers the cold is cutting right through to queen cause their clothes are more designed to be unique and pretty than they are for keeping them warm.

and queen is Shivering but doesnt want to go below decks yet cause its nice being out here with chip this doesnt happen often he has captains duties all the time why would she willingly give up the rare moment?

but chip notices her shivering and he just puts the ropes he was checking down and opens his arms and goes "queen, c'mere"

and queens bewildered cause for all of chips touchy-ness he almost never accepts hugs and now he's here offering one unprompted? Queen's just Blinking at him.

But Chip gestures again almost impatiently like "i can fuckin' see you shivering from over here, man. get over here."

and damn like fuck is queens gonna turn down a chip hug when hes offering so he lets himself flop into chips arms and chip pulls him in closer to his chest and tucks him in close.

And queen feels the tattoos along chips arms and chest start to heat up even more than chip's already high natural body heat and its so warm. and the quiet crackle of the magical flames flickering is so so soothing.

chip rearranges his hold so that queens arms and hands are free. "there you go, now you can still sew and your hands wont be so shaky."

but queen has honestly completely forgotten what they were even working on because their face is so bright red and their brain has bluescreened because of the implication that chip intends to just continue to hold them to keep them warm and holy shit-

as for the other idea imagine them being silly and queen steals chips hat and plops their hat on his head instead and puts chips captain hat on their own and their hats looks so silly on each other that queen is giggling and chips petulant whining of "queen you cant just go around stealing pirates hats like that-!" breaks off into laughter as well.

[what-even-is-sleep]

REACTIONS to the latest PJO TV episode (5. A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers)!!

First half is positive/hype reactions, second half is negative/critiques.

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨spoilers!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

POSITIVE/HYPE:

I liked that they showed the irl reactions of media/first responders to the arch.

Love love loved the aunties/Fates. Perfect characterization

THE PERCABETH HUG. OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD.

hype continued under readmore

OHMYGODOHMYGOD OHMYGODDDDSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Percy jumping over the railing felt like hardcore parallels to how I imagined the dock scenes in HOO

THE FKCN PERCABETH HUG. IT WENT ON SO LONG. LOVED IT

Loved the physical comedy of the trio being behind that concrete highway block lmao.

ARES WITH THE DRAMATIC-ASS LEATHER CAPE I FKCN LOVE IT

The physical comedy with the trio popping up behind the concrete highway divider!!!!

Ares starting flame wars/fights on twitter lmfaoooo. Such a good addition to his character

Gabe was so pathetic. I don’t love the comedic turn of his characterization, but the pathetic wormy-ness was good to see

YES GROVER MY BOY!! PLAYING ARES LIKE A MF FIDDLE

The amusement park was interesting! Not how I imagined it, but v cool effects.

THE TRAP WAS SO COOL!!

LOVED ANNABETH GEEKING OUT ABT THE TRAP

Ok falling more in love with the amusement park designs

Percy’s reaction to Ares/Aphrodite affair lmfao yes boy drag those fools

The way the “What is Love” section ended was great lol. Very Harry Potter rollercoastery vibes

JUST. ALL THE PERCABETH MOMENTS. PERCY KNEELING BEFORE THE CHAIR. AHHHHHHHH!!!!

The fact that Ares just blatantly says that he hates kids and his own kids OUGH! Makes Clarisse’s storyline hit so much harder.

YES GROVER GET HIM. MANIPULATE THAT $&*%£+

SEAWEEDBRAIN

SEAWEED BRAJN

GRAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! IM GOING INSANE 🫨🤯🤩🥳🥹

Their whole convo fr 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

OIYAGHHHHHHHHHHHH ANNABETH KNOWING THAT PERCY NEEDS HIS MOM AND LOVES HER SM AND- AND- AND- 😭😭❤️😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AND HIM BEING LIKE ALSO UHH CAN U GET ME OUT OF THIS SOME DAY TOO LMAO

I can’t even analyze all the stuff in this convo, in this scene, in that exchange yet bc I’m IMPLODING!!!!!! 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️

LEAH AND WALKER’s ACTING WAS SO GOOD DURING THIS SCENE OMFG

AND THE SPECIAL EFFECTS GRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Stunning, magnificent, no notes

“Percy stand up I mean it!” “I’m ok, I’m ok, I’m-”

IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE

AOUGH. I cannot keep reacting in all caps this is unsustainable. But like. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Annabeth immediately going to reverse the chair mechanisms <333333333

The way the ladder goes up is so cool fr :0

HEPHAESTUS!!! One of my fav gods ngl <3. Bro is more dramatic than I thought with the whole “baby don’t hurt me, no more” 💀 😅

ANNABETH DEFENDING PERCY WITH HER WHOLE HEART. AND HER GROWTH AHHHHHHHHHH

Maybe it’s just bc I’m a music nerd but OUGH I just adore how music is mechanical and a key for Hephaestus n everything. Idk just, very cool.

OUGH the way Percy comes out of the chair. So dramatic <3

Annabeth holding the shield and the way she drops it in front of Ares is badass asf and I fucking love it.

OUP THE BACKPACK!!!

YES GROVER U DROPPED UR CROWN KING 👑

Lin Manuel Miranda jumpscare at the end there again lmao. Looking forward to the next episode 👀

The negatives/media-critical:

🚨🚨🚨🚨warning: I’m v critical. 🚨🚨🚨🚨

“Short version, we need to go to Santa Monica.” Okok im pretty sure that’s almost exactly what he says in the books, but it felt poorly set up in the show. Part of the pacing issues perhaps, but grahh it pulled me out of the story.

Where’s Percy’s backpack? Doesn’t he have one before Ares gives him one? Honest question bc I don’t remember for sure lol. Not assuming it’d stay with him thru the arch-falling shenanigans but like,,, what abt everyone else’s stuff? They aren’t walking around with NO water n stuff, right?????

Where is Annabeth’s necklace half the time? They keep forgetting it T-T. Sometimes it seems plausible that it’s under her shirt, but most of the time it’s very clearly not. + when they showed her dads ring on it last ep, that thing was Chunky-the outline of the ring would be showing under any shirt collar!!

The conversation behind the concrete highway thing felt kinda stilted. 1) when annabeth mentioned only one of the Fate’s names and 2) partially bc there was no background music the whole time…. Whenever the background instrumentals come in the quality of the show jumps so much!!!

Some of the Ares expressions/first convo/delivery felt hellla cheesy at points. In general when the gods characters say stuff like “young one” at the end of their sentences it feels kinda like a throwaway. Like the actors are embarrassed abt the line or smth… idk. Just doesn’t feel in-character enough the way those lines are delivered.

Ares says he’ll help them, then says they’re going to fail, then says he’d kill them so he can eat in peace when he offered them food in the first place…. makes them help him, then helps them anyways… idk the motivation portrayal in the show felt way more wishy washy and weak than in the books

The trap was really cool but it didnt read well until Annabeth went thru.

Different food on the table with Ares when they cut back to him and Grover at night. Super understandable that they could go thru multiple meals, but there’s no visuals of either character eating or calling the waitress over to get more food or like ANY storytelling cue to have the changing food make sense/have a reason to change. It just becomes another thing that kinda takes me out of the story.

Why is the Tunnel of Love where the shield “must” be?? There’s no indication that Percy and Annabeth have a demigod intuition towards the place, or that they’ve looked elsewhere. It’s stated like a fact that the audience is just supposed to accept and go along with. Where’s the reasoning???

Didn’t love the sound design when “What is Love” came in. Is it supposed to be playing in a tunnel loudly or not? The song kept getting louder and softer at diff points in a way that really took me out of the ‘realism’ of the moment.

What in the H2O water powers hard-to-read special effects was that 😭😂

The scene cuts between the Percy/Annabeth to Grover/Ares feels so choppy… :(

THE SWITCH TO THE FISHBOWL/OVERHEAD CAMERA POV… laughing so hard mfg. just Why.

Hwhat is the reasoning behind automatically assuming that the chair and shield are connected. 😭😭😭. Ik the books have way more context and internal dialogue. Pls show, just have them try and reach the shield or pull it down or say SOME sort of reasoning for why they’re connected instead of just spouting another fact that we’re supposed to go along with.

Ok I love Hephaestus’s character in the books and in mythology. For some reason this actor didn’t conjure him for me. My Hephaestus is hunched, buff, more noticeably physically disabled, more dramatic and eccentric and kind and gruff. Idk this actor just fell flat for me.

Just small things with the scene cuts. Like how the camera stays on someone’s face for a second or two too long… all the fckn time. Small, consistently annoying thing for me. ¯\_(:/)_/¯

“Thank you for the emotional abuse and the cheeseburgers.” … what? Isn’t the whole point that Grover was buttering him up? What is the point of the emotional abuse comment to Ares’s face if Grover was playing him up the whole time. It feels like something that was written for kitschy woke-ism points instead of a genuine callout/dialogue that fits more smoothly with what’s happening before, during and after that moment. Cause then Grover asks for paper towels immediately after… 😅 bruh what.

[lowcallyfruity]

fuzzy socks? teddy bear? :3c

Fuzzy socks - What is something that made you smile today?

Aough… your posts and ask saying that you missed me…. Sobs… that is so sweet….. I wasn’t expecting that…… it’s hard to believe anyone would miss me 😭 it was sweet to see

Teddy bear - Do you own any plushies? Please tell me about them!

YES!!! I own a lot!!! Well. I own a lot counting mine and my siblings….. BUT!! OKAY!!!! SO!!!! I have a medium squishmallow called Belozi!!! He is a rainbow cow <3 he was given to me by my partner as a birthday gift and he is my son!!!! I CANT FIND HIM THO SO IM SO FUCKING SAD. 😭😭😭😭 also have a slightly big black dog one!!! His name is Tommy and he is also my son!!! I have a small piggy….. her name is Rosie (? If I remember correctly) also given to me by my partner!!!! BUT I LOST HER WHEN WE MOVED BRU 😭😭😭 she’s either in the garage in a bag…. Or she’s just… lost… pretty sure she’s in a bag tho 😭 OH!!! And then we have my OG!!! Plush that my aunt gave me when we first moved to America!!!! He’s a baby simba plush that is named Tigie (idk how to spell it 😭 it’s pronounced tie-gee/gie) ermmmm hmmmmmm idk I have a lot 😭😭 it would make this post very long- I love my plushies lots :3

[sailing-forth]

OMG YAYYYYY :) my absolute favs are tlt (obviously), the poppy war, daevabad trilogy + honorary mention to the raven cycle. a bit on each of those and some other recs:

the poppy war: such a horrifying but incredible read….. i’m sure you’ve already heard about it but oughghghh. books that Haunt You. i love it so much.

daevabad trilogy: MY LOVEE books that have been so near and dear to my heart for so long. mc is nahri who is a con woman in 18th century cairo, she finds out she’s actually descended from a famous family of djinn healers (!) in daevabad, the city of djinn (!) after one of her cons goes sideways <3 so much of this book is special to me especially bc of all the swana mythology and like. impact. on this book i love herrr

in the dream house: nonfiction! i don’t know if i would describe it as Chilling (i would not. it’s a memoir about the authors experience in an abusive queer relationship) but it’s so insanely well written i’ve never seen anything like it. it’s divided into realy short chapters each of which views the relationship through a different literary device/trope (dream house as not a metaphor, dream house as perpetual motion machine, dream house as noir, dream house as deja vu, etc). it’s soo…..

a psalm in the wild: I JUST READ THIS ONE. very very short and sweet its about this like. utopia in the future where things are pretty good but this one guy is like. hmmm. i don’t feel Content and along the way they run into this robot and they discuss life together :) it’s just sweet and fun and kind…. it is enough to simply exist in the world and marvel at it….

white tears/brown scars: nonfic, i just think its such a good examination of white feminism and puts a lot of things to words really well. also not quite chilling but very good nonetheless

in other lands: okay this is actually a silly fun read. most cynical guy in the universe goes to magic world

LOTS OF RECS SORRY!!!! i love youuu literature & WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH APS I BELIEVE IN US!

omg……. the poppy war…. i read it over summer break last year aough….. THANK YOU FOR THE RECS THESE SOUND AMAZING!!!! we will make it through aps 💪💪💪💪

[after-nine-at-the-oasis]

That was the premiere of Ghosts Season 3!!

I really enjoyed it, it was a great episode :D

Now, first off, elephant in the room: I did not really expect them to go full tilt with the sucked off event! But at the same time, I wasn't totally sure, so I was still plenty scared xD. Mostly for Nigel but I felt he was a bit too obvious as well. I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about who it was gonna be, though, so I wouldn't stress out, so hmm xdd. But just. . . gosh. It's so sudden 😭. I don't deserve this xd.

I will say I think it's not quite as depressing as BBC's loss of Mary, but I still think it hit hard and well <3. Flower wasn't my favorite character (but they're pretty much all right up there lol) but I absolutely adored her and I'm so gonna miss her :((. Especially the humor she added - obviously they all have humor, it's a comedy xD, but her just out-of-it-ness was so fun sometimes :'D. Sighh :')) :'(. Flower <33. If she is that bird now, she's flying high and loving it <3.

After attacking Jay and finished the life cycle since she was attacked by a bear lol.

Anyway, more on her at the end <33

First of all: so glad Nigel and Issac are okay <33. Loved the angst of them searching for each other though :D (after the fact - I was S T R E S S E D in the moment lol, as you could see xD). But guys come on xDD wait on the engagement party lol

I do kiiinda get it in like a "well we can't stop our lives" and to be fair she would want them to be happy, but also, nah xD. Did my family have a murder mystery the night of my grandmother's funeral? Yes. Doesn't mean you can have the engagement party then xD. But hey, what's his face went back down to the basement lol, so you can have next week!

Poor Pete xD. Man was going through it lol. I mean, not as much as like, Thor (which we'll talk about in moment) lol xd, but still. He did say "just a basement ghost", however. On the other hand,

so did all of we lol.

So hey, who are we to judge xD. Loved him trying to make it right though :'). And I just love that they were friends with Flower <3. That's so accurate, so her :). And I'm glad they invited the basement ghosts to the memorial <3. They deserved it :').

Thank you Nancy though for ruining the relations again lol, we need some space away from the groups (like them away from each other) xD.

Also Hetty and Alberta were being icons <33 as always xD glad to see them back to friends :')) I assume we'll still see more repressions of that all in the future but given that the situation was all that it was I'm glad they were friends this episode <3

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Hetty shares a room with Flower :(

I just realized that :((

Oh my GOSHHH I don't deserve that. So ill thank you very much, oh my gosh 😭😭����💔❤️

Hetty trying to sleep but all she can think about is the deafening silence- I'm not okay

They never even really got a chance :'((

AOUGH anyway xd. I'm okay lol (no I'm not)

Trevor knowing about ornithology was iconic xD Good for him lol. Poor guy was going through it with the basement ghosts encroaching on his territory though lol. Also Sass just wanting Thor to continue "wanting" a bird 💀. Sas no xD. Love the idiots lol <3.

Also AYYY Crash sighting!!! We love to see it :DDD. Really nice to see him again 🥰. Genuinely I loved seeing him, and it's nice for consistency's and making sense's sake lol <3.

Jay was also really going through it xdd. I am glad he stood up for himself and needing to get the thing done (I know they don't have a lot of control over their [after]lives but sometimes living stuff just really does need to come before ghost stuff xd), but I'm also glad he felt for Thor and was there for him <333. Jay really is just the best :')).

And Sam was also trying her best to be there for them this episode! She always does her best and seeing her get upset to be reminded that she's grieving herself is just ouaugh 😭😭💔❤️. So good <3. This is a lot sadder of a premier than Abbott lol. Anyway xD. I loved that bit, and I'm so glad she was supporting both the ghosts and Jay <33. I'm glad it all worked out :').

Now onto Thor.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔❤️❤️.

I feel so bad for him DDD': 😭. Bro was alone for so long and then he saw Flower (those flashbacks were absolutely illegal by the way), and he loved her 😭❤️. I know he stopped being totally alone a while before that but it still wasn't many. He's constantly been getting left behind (ouch this is starting to hurt even more I knew it would bring out even more emotions in me xd) and just to have someone, to have her choose him, and stay with him despite the hard stuff and the bumps :'). And then to have it all ripped away :'( 😭. You can just see his heartbreak :'(. I really hope Flower's living her best (after after, lol) life, but I can't wait for Thor to join her <3. Although of course I want to keep him around as long as possible :'D. They just. . both deserve it <3.

I will say I like the way the Ghosts-verse does getting sucked off. Or, "death", I guess, lol, as I always about to say xD. It sudden, like death is in life. I think even when it's something you know is coming for a long time and expect, it's still surprising somehow. It's having something be there one day, and vanish from your life the next. It's terrifying and crushing and awful, but at the same time? You want to be happy for them. Because, at least for me, you believe in some place beautiful for them. I hope Flower gets that <3. This is rough to experience, especially being reminded of losses in my life, but it helps to imagine her thriving, and just waiting for the rest of them <3 :). She is absolutely living her best life <3.

After life, that is ;').

Flower is wild. She was silly and crazy and wacky and FUN. She was just such a fun and enjoyable character, and I really am sad to see her go <3. I also think it has to be acknowledged that she had such an impact on the other characters. They all do, obviously, but you look at Flower and you see it at every turn. She helped Hetty liberate herself from society a bit, she helped Pete learn about what people can be with the basketball, she helped Thor learn to love again and compromise (as well as living with more balance), owls, she taught them valuable lessons with her life, the story of her robbing the bank, and her death (and all that surrounds it, like the movie and such). She was unexpectedly wise, and often underestimated, but she always proved them wrong in her own way. She's awesome. I'm going to miss her so much, but it was an honor to have her here while she was here <3. A soldier's salute, men. 🫡 Ah, I originally said that because I didn't think I had that emoji, but then it suggested it and I searched it, so yeah. Both are staying though :). She deserves it <3. Owls :)).

Rest in Peace, Susan Flower Montero. You are an icon, and I love you <3 ❤️🥰.

Overall, this was an amazing episode :D. Sad but lovely xd. It had some great plots going on, even/especially just the little things like the recurring bits (the turf thing with Trevor for example lol), still managed to have plenty of funny bits amongst the sadness, and was just all around a really amazing episode. I loved it so much <33.

What a great start to Season 3 :D! This was an angsty and awesome first episode lol, and I'm so excited for the next one (ghost power!! And Sas!!) and the rest of the season :DD. 🥰😍🤩❤️.

See you guys later!!

[willows-rambles]

MY HEADS ALSO FRAZZLED my bad OTL do they get time to themselves often? i'd imagine metal is still pretty busy. do they have a favorite place to be?

!!

YES HI RILEY

Metal is busy but he also makes time for Moon a lot. he's the oldest he can do what he wants LOL

In the beginning Metal is. very very bad about good date locations, to like absolutely no one's surprise. He's super awkward about affection, and yknow. He's... like many of the Wilybots (especially the Seconds), just like completely out of touch with society and "normal" things. But eventually he learns what Moon likes, and will """kidnap""" her to go stargazing or wander around a lake and things like that. Things that he honestly finds a little boring but Moon likes them and he wants to make her happy orz orz orz

On the flipside, Moon does get braver and eventually enjoys exploring liminal spaces with Metal. Abandoned factories, things like that.

Another thing that destroyed me was when Lin (everyone say hi Lin @bionicparrot she writes Metal in our RPs) suggested that Metal would willingly go out with Moon without his armor so she could experience a normal dating life with him and o|<

Listen regardless of your thoughts on whether or not the RMs can take off their armor (i myself tend to flip on that depending on the day so it's just a Mood Thing for me now along with different interpretations) I cannot stress how much that destroyed me BC!!! METAL IS A WAR MACHINE

BEING WITHOUT HIS ARMOR PUTS HIM IMMEDIATELY AT A HUGE DISADVANTAGE BY MAKING HIM VULNERABLE AND ALSO IS JUST SO HUGELY OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE I'M AAAAAA BUT HE WOULD DO IT FOR MOON HE WOULD DO IT FOR HER I -incoherent sobbing and wailing and crying- I'M NOT NORMAL ABOUT THEM AOUGH

also they like to play frisbee together it's cute

[butterscotch-goat]

8, 22 and 27 for dawn and frappe?

EEEEE thank you so much for asking!!!! I'm gonna do my best since the whole plot and everything is still,, rather underdeveloped, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST!!!

8. How do they communicate with each other? Are there any recurring phrases or gestures unique to their relationship?

Dawn and Frappe are able to communicate pretty openly with each other because they're in the same boat; they don't know how to be human (Dawn because of the autism and Frappe because she literally isn't human (and also the ADHD but shhh)). It definitely didn't start that way; Frappe starts more secretive and Dawn very withdrawn, but they warm up to each other eventually!! For recurring gestures,, I imagine Frappe holds Dawn's hand when she's stressed but can't put her feelings into words. This could a problem if they are in public tho because it is 1959 and they're both fem presenting. Oops

22. When were they most vulnerable with each other?

SOOOO this delves into plot territory which, once again, I'm still figuring out...right now it's prrrrobably a moment after the two have been through HELL, like a week straight of torture basically, and they just escaped the Place That Was Causing Pain™ (can't specify bc spoilers). Dawn is vulnerable because she's hurt and has to let Frappe help her, and Frappe is vulnerable because earlier she ran away without Dawn for a second and has to explain her thought process to Dawn. Not very juicy I knowwww but I'm still figuring out the details. Aough

27. How far would they go for each other? Would they risk their own lives for each other?

I imagine Frappe is very quickly eager to put herself into danger for Dawn, especially considering she's basically immortal and reckless as is. Dawn inherently puts herself in danger just by helping Frappe, but it takes her a loooong time to trust her life in Frappe's hands, and to be able to put herself directly into harm's way for Frappe. She gets there eventually though. They get very close eventually :))

I have no clue if any of this makes sense to anyone but me bc there's so much of this story that's just in my head/not posted at the moment, so Im very sorry for the incomprehensible gibberish...guh....

[mikkouille]

'no one gaf' I GAF!!!!

outside of just the HABIT of it all it's lke

new hair is so pretty pretty but like, maybe too pretty

like it's so princess and I do love that and she looks cuuuute

especially when da hair hits skin, love that

but like at the same time it's so princessy that in less 'pretty' put together fits it looks wrong and like. I'm mnk main and I like the job gear, where the current big hair has some leeway I feel this one just looks a bit odd with all that

like the old blowout could be reasoned as mane-like is what I said to a homie but with the pretty princess cut it's a bit... even when modding out the pearls and all

I'm also a bit torn on the texture cuz naturally the loss of silly volume was gonna be different but some parts are just very straight while the blowout has some wave to it and especially in profile view it's a bit.... idk current one has that nice nestey curve where the hair engulfs the face cosily and this one is just pinstraight and it doesn't feel as much like Her

but at the same time aUGH AOUGH some angles are just so very pretty aaOU and her eyes being more visible is neat since you can now see the ever so subtle wrinkles I put there if you squint but at the same time the eyebrows so visible brings back the FF rbf and takes away some of that no thought head empty-ness but also you get to see her forehead markings but also-

but she's preti....

but also maybe it's a bit too youthful....she's meowdle aged....

if the ribbons could be taken off maybe.......

msot difficult decision in the world

[struckbyelectriclove]

@scarlettroubles im sorry kat is so awkward eileen will have to get used to her staring until she can work up the courage to go and ask her something

[sparxymcfly]

Hiiiiiii I have just discovered ur blog and I'm so happy to find another bttf game fan!!!! Do you have more thoughts on it? (Sorry if this is a vague ask lol)

DO I HAVE MORE BTTF GAME THOUGHTS oh but of COURSE

this IS a really vague ask thdkjsafkdshfk I have thoughts I've scribbled down for later and thoughts that I've noted as "replay the game for more details and Then yell" and I'm also not sure exactly what you're looking for!! But I'll try because I Really Do Love The Game [and if I don't hit that itch for ya dw I guarantee this will not be the last time I talk about it]

OKAY so first just the fact that it feels like a natural fourth step for the trilogy- like I understand it's like not technically word of god canon, but accepting it as one potential canon is just so easy. The characters feel right, the voice they got for Marty is so good I spent a little bit forgetting that actually wasn't Fox, the story is ridiculous and heartfelt and action-packed in that special Back to the Future sort of way... magnificent. I think my literal only complaint was that the controls were a little difficult [I'm not sure what all versions there are, but I got the 30th anniversary edition on the PS4!], but even that was kinda hilarious. My most precious gameplay memory is the time I was almost to a checkpoint [I believe it was the "soup kitchen"] but the camera was still pointed backwards, and the little popup text on the bottom suddenly just said "SHARK!" which just. How could you Not click it and see what Marty's on about. Anyways that's how both my and Marty's ADHD hummed long enough that Marty walked for a solid minute all the way to the other end of the map to look at the shark movie poster and say one [1] line about it.

Trixie Trotter owns my whole soul and is one of my absolute favorite characters in the game. Telltale can hold their canon-questionability for all of time but they gave us Trixie and I think that makes the entire endeavor worth it. She's the definition of girlboss and her relationship with Artie is so cute. OH MY GOD and her line about how Marty is practically family now.... aough. I remember clocking in pretty fast to who she was on account of Marty's line about not recognizing her name even a little bit [and y'know, the way BTTF Rolls], but it's so fun getting to see her. OH AND SPEAKING OF THE SCENE WHERE HE SAYS THAT Marty awkwardly getting up on stage to sing if you try to click the mic is so precious thanks.

ARTIE IS GOOD TOO it's so wild how like at first he really is yet another mousehearted McFly, but to be perfectly honest he actually does have or at least Gain [through Marty's interference, possibly, which of course it is] a little more confidence than you'd first expect. Telling off Edna, not bending to Marty nagging to hear how he pulled off Trixie keeping her job... Artie has some good presence. Sparx uses yet ANOTHER moment to talk about another favorite tiny line, which my favorite line Marty has to Artie off the top of my head is if he keeps asking about Emmett's exhibit he can very abruptly get really grumpy and cryptic about how his dear grandpa Artie never took him to the zoo that one time. Marty dear I love you so much.

AND YOUNG EMMETT. From the get-go his introduction is so powerful because Doc goes "oh don't worry Marty I was super chill as a child" and then it turns out Emmett can think of like ten better things to do than talk to this random other kid that's interrupting his Math Muttering. Emmett is worth so so so so so much and also is adorable and also it's funny how even at 17 he is still one whole beanpole.

EDNA. I'm attacking her violently. LIKE she is an insanely good villain to be perfectly honest with you and I'm sure I'll have things to yell about her in the future [Emmett too, to be honest Artie and Trixie got slightly longer sections because I'm not 100% if I'll talk about them a ton more unprompted anytime soon] but she does such a good job at making me want to attack her. She's so insidious in a way that both fits her in neatly as a villain of the BTTF pantheon but puts her quite clearly separate from who Biff is as a villain- she LITERALLY even uses Biff as a pawn, that's the level she's at. She definitely does hit more on that psychological/mental game though, which is unsurprising considering her being a Strickland and all.

Oh yeah and speaking of Strickland, the payoff of Marty's "didn't that guy ever have hair??" in the first movie and the dedication to showing his kid picture Utterly Bald. It's the exact amount of respect that man deserves <3 which is zero if we're not utterly on the same page. I imagine we are.

AND IT'S JUST. An extremely interesting timeline and world to play in, which I already brought up once before but bears repeating mostly because I can never stop thinking about it. Like! Think about that, Marty spent eight months without Doc, but now this new timeline Doc has lived in Hill Valley basically the whole time.... there's So Much Here.

OOPS uh that ended up being like 90% talking about characters HELP but hey!!! I hope that was even a little bit of what you were hoping for? A little more blanket thoughts than deep theorizing, but rest assured there's more of that that just falls under "replay the game then yell" so I'm sure you'll be hearing more from me <3 I in fact didn't even mention the Citizen Brown timeline which :) just a matter of time

Some closing notes!

Marty having freckles is in fact the Only canon and I appreciate the game so deeply for it. The design for Marty is so so sooo good.

AND the fact that the game drills it in so much just how much of a Little Guy Marty is. Too short to see over a guard's shoulder, too short to be a storm trooper, has to hop to move that one statue, fits himself into a little box with no hesitation to sneak in with Room to Spare... that's little guy central, baby.

The game lampshading Marty's lack of food and rest SO incredibly hard. Someone please please feed him. Emmett let him sleep in his lab he needs something to eat so badly. If you're interested in more random partner quips I joked with my partner that the ending scene in actuality ends with Marty driving them directly to Olive Garden for their unlimited breadsticks. "Lead the way, Mr. McFly" the way is to the breadsticks, Doc, you may not remember the entire adventure Marty just went on but your son/best friend is Hungry.

OH SPEAKING OF MR MCFLY that melted me just a little bit not gonna lie but I absolutely can’t start talking about the Doc/Emmett and Marty moments in an already long post Or Else

actually like 90% of all my extra thoughts ever are going to Marty huh let's give this one to George. Shoutout to Citizen Brown timeline George for his "no way, not MY son" moment because I was literally CHEERING weenie George finally coming THROUGH it was so incredibly good

[saturno-sol]

💕 and 💔 for Codex

Anotha one!!!

💕 tell us about one of your favorite characters and why you like them!

Holds, holds Quezal gently like a iguana, She’s just the best aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I feel like while she struggles to connect with other people and definitely doesnt like interacting with others because she just doesn’t know what the fuck to do or say she tries

She really tries and esp when it comes to her kids and to Chantilly she really tries and I aough i love her so much I want to give her a kiss on the snoot and wrap her in a blanket and watch the Golden Girls with her and make her soup aaaaaaaaa She Deserves it and I love her So Much she is my pretty wyrm. My beautiful creature who does wrong but hey shes only a wyrm she isnt a saint.

💔 tell us about one of your LEAST favorite characters and why you dislike them.

Ooooh you already know who Imma drag rn

Serenitus is a piece of shit parasite that id gladly suffocate idiot fungus

If he only learned how to budget and ration his fucking energy and meals out he wouldn’t be having to desperately search for a new wyrm to snack on every century or even you know, look for a host that can create a symbiotic relationship with him fucking dumbass idiot I can’t wait for Quezal and Chantilly to beat his ass in the end of Codex

[airplaneniner]

YEEEESSSS HOLY SHIT SOMEONE ACTUALLY SUMMARISING THE MANGA I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS MANGA IT'S SO SO SO PEAAAAKKKK (spoilers under cut)

Lmao I read the entire post-anime section, including the Bad Alien arc, in one four-hour stream I did on the Hoshitele discord, and...man. I cannot stress enough how absolutely batshit INSANE the post-anime got. I think reading the whole Bad Alien arc in one sitting, going on no food or sleep, probably shook me up more but FUCK me if it wasn't a trip.

Everyone was hyping up Chapter 42/43, when Yuu had her psychotic slip, and of course without me knowing a thing. So obviously I got there and was at a complete loss for words. Like, I don't think I've EVER seen a CGDCT manga get that heavy. Especially since the Yuu of chapter 42 is so different to the Yuu of the anime. It's like looking at two different people. Seeing someone who's always presented as either funny and energetic or calm and soothing just slowly lose their mind, lashing out and becoming cold is. Actually Pretty Horrifying! As someone on Hoshitelecord once said, "if Matataki stops using 'fruit', shit's about to hit the fan".

I think that Umika's growth is quite amazing considering the person she was at the beginning. She went from blaming and shutting herself inside her room for a week after losing one tournament, to being unfazed by her closest friend (who's an OP alien with superpowers!) pinning her down and threatening her and then fucking DIGGING THROUGH A FOREST UNTIL HER HANDS WERE RAW JUST TO SAVE HER. Most people would have lost their sanity and she KEPT. FUCKING. GOING. I initially had my reservations about her being the leader of the Model Rocket Association, but that single act convinced me that despite her shortcomings she DESERVES to be called President.

(Oh, and also count the fact that she saved Matataki from drowning with zero hesitation. She just immediately grabbed her and pulled her out. This girl is AMAZING.)

I can rant about this manga for aaaaages but I'm just so glad that more and more people are coming to appreciate it, because it really is amazing. Super sad that the anime will never get a second season, because aough people are missing out on absolute peak.

(Yuumika and Harutaki for the win, by the way. They're so married.)

When I started Hoshikuzu Telepath, I expected a mediocre CGDCT and slight yuri undertones that started and ended at the forehead-elepathy.

DAMN was I wrong.

Warning: MAJOR spoilers. This is pretty much a summary occasionally mixed in with my thoughts.

In short, if you haven't read Hoshikuzu Telepath, you should read it. It's really fucking good.

In long:

First off, Umika is a believable anxious character. She doesn't just get sad or withdrawn, she'll cry if she gets too overwhelmed or worried. That isn't to say there aren't anxious people who just shut down, but it is nice to see a character who cries and is still presented as emotionally strong.

Because Umika is! So many stories present protagonists that supposedly get up after being knocked down, but there's never the impressions that they're knocked down, just pushed back. They don't cry, get frustrated, or react poorly, they just have an obstacle they need to get around and, while the progress they make feels satisfying, it never feels like they overcome the internal strife they supposedly have.

With Hoshikuzu Telepath, things actually get worse before they get better. There's almost always something stressing out one of the members of the main cast, because they're all girls with some level of trauma, but it doesn't become oppressive at any point.

To start, Matataki joining was pretty lighthearted. There were some rough spots, but it kind of felt inevitable she'd join. The subsequent competition, Umika's panic attack during her speech, and the listless air of defeat after the competition was not where I expected the story to go, but it was what got me hooked.

The heartfelt conversation between Umika and Yuu in the lighthouse... that was YURI! It also sets up the core of Umika and Yuu's relationship and it's connection to light. And, of course, the fact that while Umika thinks she's an absolute failure, other people at school think its awesome that she makes model rockets is great! Because, yeah, that's what all people in a field of expertise experience at some point, or at least what they deserve. You have experience and think you're terrible, but someone without experience thinks its cool.

To be honest, I think Matataki is my favorite character. I'm a sucker for mechanics, I'm a sucker for characters with a gay little fang, and I relate to a lot of her character. Her relationship with Haruno is great, especially when she realizes she can't blow the material down the rocket tube because that would mean an indirect kiss. And of course, Haruno coming in when she's brooding, yelling about how she's gonna beat her in a competition and make her lose, then taking her goggles... excellent.

Side note: I would not object if this managed to become poly yuri. The relationships between our four main characters are all well established and they aren't relegated to only having deep and intimate character moments with their narrative foil.

Matataki facing off against Haruno, Umika, and Yuu was great, and her losing on purpose so she could go back to being alone was an amazing character moment. And then Haruno calling that she used an engine too small? AGHHH! Matataki getting pissed off and trying to push everyone away again is great! She's not just someone who says some kinda mean things and doesn't ever mean them, she genuinely says this to hurt, not because she hates anyone, but because she distrusts them. And earlier, she made Umika cry with her words, which just makes Umika coming back and making a speech about wanting to make a place where all of them can pursue their dreams and be comfortable... it feels so genuine because we've SEEN her pursue this goal!

Umika getting sick from all this exertion is a bit contrived, but it leads to some good yuri, so I have no complaints. Also Umika's mom works at the aquarium. I wonder if we'll get the state-mandated aquarium yuri date? Umika's gay little dream about Yuu is cute, and her asking Yuu to not do forehead-elepathy with anyone else is not just adorable, but a portent of the drama to come, as Yuu immediately does whatever Umika wants due to her desperation for someone who cares for her. While it just looks like a cute, two-sided yuri crush at this point, we can tell it's sowing the seeds for something that could be seriously codependent looking back. Also, while forehead-elepathy is obviously a (debatably) platonic stand-in for kissing, it feels way gayer. This is also where Yuu starts becoming aware of her feelings for Umika.

And here is where I start going feral over the chapter taglines. "I must be the only one who noticed that our hands are touching," shows Yuu's love for Umika so clearly. Umika is thrilled to have a companion like Yuu, and while she's pretty gay about it, she does not realize the extent of her influence on Yuu. Yuu thinks that Umika is the only one who truly and wholly accepts her and thus is desperate to be exactly what Umika wants her to be. Yet she also doesn't think that Umika could reciprocate those feelings, and thus worries about how their relationship would progress. Thus, she thinks that she's the only one who notices their hands touching.

The lighthouse meeting here demonstrates this perfectly. Yuu is following a request Umika gave her while delirious from fever with immense discipline. Then, Yuu is thrilled when Umika gets better at talking to other people. Then she's terrified. Terrified of Umika drifting away from her, terrified that if Umika doesn't need her anymore, she won't want her.

Umika gets better at talking to people and gives her presentation at the club leader meeting pretty well and tells Yuu about it. Yuu tries to voice her worries, but ultimately is afraid that Umika will push her away and plays it off and tells Umika that she's not doing forehead-elepathy with anyone else because Umika asked her too. And Umika doesn't remember, she apologizes, and Yuu calls herself stupid for it.

And the ending tagline here is GRAHHH. "An arm's length is so frustratingly short." Yuu wants to keep herself away, because she's becoming worried. She wants Umika to get better, and if Yuu gets too obsessed with Umika, she might try to stop that.

Yuu thinks that it's fine if Umika doesn't get better at talking to other people, because Yuu will always be able to understand her. And she feels terrible, because she wants Umika to get better at talking to other people, so the only person she can blame is herself.

She gets worse, but lets take a diversion to look at Haruno and Matataki and their gay ol' times together. Haruno arriving to Matataki, ready to ride on her motorcycle in a skirt, only for Matataki to put her in jeans and a biker jacket is great, but the fact that they talk about it being to Matataki's "taste," is... GRAHHHHH!!!

Haruno pouring out her worries about herself, talking about how she's grown, and thanking Matataki for helping improve is adorable. Haruno leaning over the railing, losing her balance, and falling back into Matataki's arms is adorable. And then Haruno says "I love it when... you're so strong and kind, Matataki-chan!" She was about to confess, I guarantee you.

Then Matataki gives her a new choker??? And Haruno grins like an idiot when she gets it and asks if she fits Matataki's tastes more now??? And then when Haruno asks her for help finding out what her grandfather's dreams were, she says "I love you!" when Matataki agrees????? They're so girlfriends.

Anyways, they've got a radio to the aliens now that only works intermittently and Yuu is FUCKED UP. She is panicking, torn between elation at possibly meeting her people and fear at leaving Umika. When they go to the coordinates, in the woods, where they think the UFO is going to land eventually, it doesn't come immediately. Then night passes and Matataki and Haruno leave Umika and Yuu to it.

Umika is positive, as usual, but then Yuu starts getting worried about her possessiveness. And then it gets fuckin' wild. The 4koma template that's only been broken for big moments is broken again as Yuu pins Umika to the ground and covers her mouth and starts talking about how "Only you could tug at my heart like that..." Then she starts caressing Umika's hand and face and talking about how Umika doesn't need other people, about how Yuu can understand her just fine, about how they should "stay together... forever." Then Yuu is overwhelmed with guilt and says that she doesn't really want to do any of that and runs off terrified.

I was NOT FUCKING EXPECTING THIS. I did not anticipate the series would delve into an actual toxic lesbian relationship, but here we are!

And, of course, Umika doesn't give up. Her digging through the grounds with her bare hands because she thinks that what the coordinates marked was actually a piece of meteorite that could restore the function of the radio... she really does love Yuu.

I'm getting a bit tired, so I won't go into their reconciliation, but it's nice seeing Umika realize her feelings for Yuu. And the fact that they both realize and say, in front of Haruno and Matataki, that they feel jealousy over each other in a way different than from friendship... c'monnnnn canon lesbians lets go, canon lesbians.

Also Matataki is getting interested in the Cosmic language (which is Esperanto! Pretty nice.) and I'm betting she's going to confess to Haruno in it so she can admit to herself that she's in love and then pass it off as an insult when Haruno asks what she said. Of course, this is going to be followed by Haruno saying it to Umika or Yuu, who will tell her what it actually means. Investing in this now.

The series does seem to be getting lighter now, what with Matataki in a maid outfit for the culture festival. I do like the scene where the middle schooler looks at the display from the Rocket Research Association and Umika shows her what everything does. It's nice seeing someone passing on their knowledge to someone and getting them interested in the field while sharing their passion. Even if they're only 15 (Umika, probably) and 14 (the middle schooler, probably) years old.

Also the yuri is getting cranked up after that mutual confession of jealousy, with Yuu and Umika pretty much flirting in public.

Also, can't remember when it happened, but Matataki really did say "Fuck them kids." Poor teacher gets constantly ignored, too.

This ended up being more of a summary than an analysis. Ah well.

The TVTropes page is also desperate to emphasize that these girls AREN'T EXPLICITLY ATTRACTED TO EACHOTHER GUYS ALRIGHT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT CANONICALLY YURI!

TVTropes is wrong btw. They're gay. Gay as fuck.