#she would usually say something. and when i was getting into transformers i would rant aboot optimus she would roll her eyes and say ohh my

[rupertholmes]

help i was supposed to go more in depth about the autism thing not vent

[thegamingcatmom]

BIRB MAMA LET´S GO 🐦‍⬛

(I can´t get over how adorable/goofy she looks here. How am I supposed to fear any of that?)

If Mother Miranda were to take an interest in you outside the whole vessel thing, it would include:

(Yall know the drill by now: Don´t like my dark and twisted stuff, don´t read my dark and twisted stuff. 🖤)

having to listen to her ranting and gossiping about her "children"

sometimes, it´s straight up just death threats

she´s scary when she gets like that

especially because she tends to breathe down your neck to calm herself (your scent is quite helpful)

having to listen to her feverish prayers when it comes to Eva

Eva is a big topic in general

helping her in her lab

which basically means cleaning up her mess (and she is rather messy, it has to be said)

we´re talking mountains of papers as well as mountains of bodies

ofc she´s gonna make sure to snuff out every last bit of life before she lets you near her failed experiments

she won´t take any risks when it comes to you

as for the papers-

...it´s a mess

and it´s very scary (and very unfair) when she gets all hissy and murderous over you trying to do your "job" and clean up her mess just because, out of the millions of papers, there´s one that she still needs

"How dare you throw that away?!"

"Well, how tf am I supposed to know?!"

...you think to yourself because there´s no way you´re gonna say that to her face (you quite like breathing, tyvm)

Eva

whenever she has one of her downright terrifying smash-things-against-the-wall "tantrums" (as you like to call them not to her face) she gets all purry and touchy-feely after

probs her way of apologizing (cause there ain´t no way she´s gonna use them words)

you hate that it´s working

despite being a mass murderer/mold monster smt who doesn´t require eating or using any stuff that humans usually would (like toilets), she does appreciate you cooking and cleaning for her

things she tasked you with ofc

she quite...enjoys the sight

(smt about that domestic view just...does things to her)

(you force-wearing an apron drives her wild)

Eva

preening

she does have feathers, after all

and those need lots of TLC 💋

makes you clean her mask too

or her hand chains

anything, really

in return, you may wear it

(honestly? totally worth it)

we won´t talk about the fact she´s doing it more for herself (just like pretty much everything else) because seeing you wearing what is hers just...yknow?

but also to demonstrate to you just how good it feels to be bad

"Hm... What do you think, little bird? Do you like it? I certainly do..."

Eva

forces you to attend meetings with her so she can show you off

and also because it almost always gives her a reason to rip into her "children" because that bunch just doesn´t know how to behave around you

especially the tall one who keeps throwing you looks that make it seem like she wants nothing more than for you to drop dead

you kinda share that sentiment

anywhere would be better than here

...she´s scary

something Miranda takes note of as well

one look is all that is needed to put the tall one in her place

in moments like this, you truly appreciate your roommate´s/abductor´s murderous side

when you´ve been especially good for a (long) while (no escape attempts, no talking back, no disobeying her whatsoever) she indulges your childish urges to see her transform into different animals

she will deny any and all accusations of smiling at that, down to her very last breath

(she could be persuaded though...)

Eva

one day, you´ll probs have to go from cleaning that mess to making it

which means actively helping MM with her experiments

cutting someone open etc.

there´s no way out of it, let´s be honest

it´s her livelihood, ofc she wants to share that with you

(isn´t she just precious?)

spying on the villagers for her

(she will find out when you´ve been lying, so don´t even think about it)

Eva

(This actually got way less dark and twisted than I anticipated. Gotta work on that, LMAO.)

Basically, my HC for Miranda includes her getting an absolute kick out of anything family/domestic life. She goes absolutely nuts when it comes to her daughter, so I imagine this would count for an s/o as well. She gets obsessed to the point of no return, and she´ll fight tooth and nail to keep them with her always.

I could go on, and on, and on, and on, and-

But, alas, it is rather late and, unlike some mold monster smt, I do need my sleep. ;3

I might do more posts like that cause I have thoughts. 😩🤌

CYA THERE! 🫶

[nixthelapin]

A Jekyll&Hyde type akuma whose power is to bring out a hidden or repressed part of your personality (but like, making two of you instead of switching in one body), and when Chat gets hit suddenly there’s both “normal” Chat (I’ll get to that in a sec) and Cat Walker/Patte de Velours at the same time.

(Cue Ladybug freaking out upon learning they’re the same person)

“Normal” Chat looks the same, but is just a bit more intense (since this is Adrien’s way of “letting loose” to not be how he is as a civilian, he’s not too different, but because of the split he does lose some usual traits). I.e. *heavily* flirting with LB, going at it with the puns, more agressive and impulsive with the akuma, doesnt like following orders (especially with the remaining feelings of anger towards the partnership being put further into question as LB prefers CW), heart on his sleeve

Cat Walker is also not super different to the episode he was in, but is also more intense thanks to the akuma: all business- no nonsense, doesn’t laugh at jokes (even in a “I’ll laugh if you want” way, like in Kuroneko), cordial to LB, follows LB’s orders to a T (to the point of not making his own decisions in battle), calm and collected (almost emotionless, even with that plastered smile)

CN starts to hate CW as the fight goes on, because LB seems to prefer him (and she’s understandably getting annoyed with CN’s impulsivity). CN gets territorial, saying that he’s LB’s partner. CW: “then why did she replace you with me?” (Man, look at all the self hatred in Adrien’s psyche!)

So CN runs off and leaves them alone to fight the akuma. This ticks LB off even more, but she has an akuma to deal with- and she has CW- so she lets him go.

As the fight goes on, some of the same issues from Kuroneko occur, so she also gets frustrated with CW too.

Since he’s acting more extreme than normal (more like someone awaiting orders than a partner due to the Jekyll&Hyde thing), it causes more problems (like him waiting for her decisions leaving openings where he could’ve done something proactive)

She actually blows up at him, asking why he didn’t do anything (“I was waiting for you to tell me the plan!”), and she says he should be able to think on his own, he doesn’t need her to tell him everything, but- “I thought I was just being what you wanted.”

(He’s shocked and genuinely hurt- though it’s still pretty quiet emotion, subdued and apologetic)

And that’s when it clicks for her what becoming CW was back in Kuroneko. He was molding himself for her. And this version of CW is even more of that. She realizes just how much CN suppresses, not just for her, but for everyone- why else would this be a major aspect of his personality?

(Also, Patte de Velours? Velvet Paw? That’s basically saying he’s been declawed. Yikes.)

She makes CN get his butt back to the fight (or she finds him- he may have been doing something while away like talking with someone, maybe Alya or Nino, or Luka). CN and CW argue more, with insults. Then she goes on a whole rant/lecture to them about how important they both are, both to her and to each other, how they are one person, and their traits are both important, but each extreme is not great. Ex: instinct/impulse and service/obedience (the key is self control, so that your emotions aren’t controlling you, but neither is another person). He is allowed to be both! Neither personality is bad, and hating one is just hating himself- he can’t just reject a fundamental part of himself.

She makes them agree to work together to defeat the akuma. It’s awkward at first, but they get a rhythm by seeing where each one is needed in the plan (LB does still do that, but how they follow is more fluid now). Two cataclysms now! Yay! (Maybe they used their powers already and have to de transform, and they see themselves as Adrien- the same one, not different, and it gets through their skulls. Idk I’m spitballing).

They have a quick talk between the two about accepting each other, it won’t be easy, I’m nervous, we’ll be okay (“yeah, I think we will :)”), etc.

Ends with them combining back with the ladybug cure. Surprise! His outfit is combined too! (Honestly, I just want the ponytail with the fluffy hair)

LB and CN have a talk after recharging about everything. CN apologizes for lying about CW and explains why and how he did it. LB didn’t realize how much he hid. She never meant for him to change or hate parts of himself. He thought she didn’t like the CN parts of him, but LB promises that isn’t true. She admits she did get… annoyed, but never hate! She loves both sides of him. Besides, CW didn’t work out that first time, remember? (Though she very much leaves out her intense crushing being the deciding factor there)

CN admits he feels more, well, not whole, exactly, he’s actually still pretty uncertain about what all this means for “who he is,” but… he can at least say he feels less like he has to perform all the time. He loves being Chat Noir, but he is exaggerating a bit when he transforms, in part to be not like his civilian life. He tells her he’s not like that as a civilian, but he’s also not like Cat Walker. But he’s not really sure who “he” is yet. (What I’m getting at is Oblivio!Adrien- dorky, but not over the top, in love, trusts his lady to make the plan, but is still proactive, etc.)

LB says that’s okay, he doesn’t have to figure it out right away. But she’ll be there to help him figure it out.

END

[fallen-angel-with-broken-halo]

Huge delay but also huge life problems. Let's get down to my rant about The Wisdom Saga.

"Legendary" is the introduction to Telemachus, now an adult. After all, it's been 20 years. And Ithaca still has no king. Telemachus is willing to face whatever monsters are thrown his way in order to find his father with the enthusiasm of the 20 something that he is. This is also where the light metaphor starts. This is a world filled with monsters, after all. Human or not. So he just wants to "bring the world some light." The repeated plea for strength to fight and protect his mother, of course, will pay off. Antinous right from the start establishes his dominance. Not only does he somewhat demean Telemachus for his youth, as he does repeatedly in the next song, but also riles him up into a fight by calling his mother a tramp, most likely to just get rid of him already. As per usual, there are some musical elements that repeat from previous songs. Which is adorable, considering that Telemachus never really knew his father. And yet, there are still melodies akin to Odysseus'. Like father like son.

"Little Wolf" perfectly captures three things. Firstly, the true face of the suitors. They're vicious, especially Antinous, who's basically the face of all 108. The fight is pure entertainment to him, like a gladiator match that's set up right from the start. After all, Telemachus should've died in that showdown. Antinous once again takes note of Odysseus being gone, basically calling out that Telemachus had no father figure. His last words in this song encapsulate everything there is to despise about the suitors. He's mocking the boy for losing, showing how much stronger he is in both physical and mental terms when urging him to cry where his mother could hear him, just to encourage helplessness. He also threatens both Telemachus and Penelope, basically promising that they would try to kill Telemachus and rape Penelope if she doesn't choose a new husband. Secondly, there's Telemachus and wolf imagery. We already know that wolves are established to have a connection to Odysseus and his crew, which makes me think that, in general, it refers to soldiers. On the other hand, Athena calls Antinous a dog, the rest of the suitors "all his kind." A dog is lesser than a wolf, while also maybe referring to how eager they were for Penelope. It's very clearly derogatory. Thirdly, we're already seeing a hint of how Athena changed since we've last seen her. She's very patient with Telemachus while also very much encouraging him to fight. She also praises his heart, showing that she has very much different priorities than she used to. (Also, is it just me, or does Telemachus sound so much like his dad sometimes in general, istg. Really good choice of casting.)

"We'll Be Fine" shows fully the transformation of Athena. She no longer thinks of Odysseus as her mentee, but her friend. Once again, the light metaphor appears with Athena mentioning Odysseus' light going dark, while Telemachus reassures her that she will find the light, everything will be fine. We see so much regret from Athena, the what ifs. She can no longer sleep at night, just like Odysseus couldn't because of losing his crew, his friends. Telemachus only shows what good she has done for him, that she can put the past behind and focus on learning from her mistakes, being his friend to redeem herself and find that life can still turn out great if you let go of your own overthinking. Telemachus saying that it's the best day of his life because he got in a fight and didn't die hurts. Also, Jorge already explored it in a tiktok of his own, but I really love how Telemachus mimicked the run from "Warrior of the Mind" that Athena used (which is so heartwarming, she's using Odysseus' melody again) and then he made it his own. He is not a baby, how some people in the fandom try to portray him, but he sure as hell is the most optimistic character we've gotten since Polites.

"Love in Paradise" is my favourite from the saga, which was so unexpected for me. This song is a lot! Starting with the long promised quick thought ability of Athena's, quickly skipping through the most important parts of the sagas since Athena's goodbye. But then we get to Calypso. And honestly, I believe that she wants to be the same way as the lotus. The moment you get a taste, you never want to leave. She repeatedly emphasises that her island, her love, this life with her, is a paradise. But Odysseus is not like Perimedes. His only reason to keep living, keep going, is his wife and son. Odysseus' anger towards the woman turning into fear/panic once she admits she's a goddess hits me in the feels, precisely because the gods are at fault for most, if not all, of his trauma. Meanwhile, Calypso doesn't care for his feelings, keeping him stuck in "paradise," which only led to him spiralling further throughout those 7 years. He was already on the verge of breaking when he ended up there. During the cliff scene, he is literally hanging on the last thread. There's nothing but screams of those he has lost. The only thing he can do is call out for his last living friend, Athena. This depiction of his mental deterioration is very precious to me. Calypso is so manipulative in this moment. I'm very much sure that all the callbacks to Eurylochus, to Anticlea, to Polites in her speech are meant to keep him there still. They are familiar, good. But they are also the ghosts of the past haunting him. Also, "I'm not your man" sang to the tune of "I'm Just a Man"? Jorge, when I catch you, Jorge-

"God Games" really shows the influences of games and anime in this musical. Although I believe this song could've very much benefited from being even longer, I understand why it's not. The fact that Athena admitted she rarely ever asks for favours from her father, yet he still punished her for winning his game? Zeus is truly well executed in Epic. Anyway, rolling back. Apollo truly did not care for this game. His argument was barely anything, easily rebutted. There wasn't much convincing at all happening. This was just silly. Also, considering Apollo is the god of prophecy, he knew Odysseus would reach home anyway. Hephaestus is also very easily convinced. His whole argument was Odysseus sacrificing his crew for his own life, also breaking their trust in "Scylla." But the fact that the crew betrayed him and failed to listen to him during "Mutiny" easily convinced him. (Also, I really loved the wording in this part, giving homage to Hephaestus as the god of forgery, and I loved the bells in Athena's part.) Aphrodite is well-written here in terms of her being a goddess of love. Odysseus never cheated, and nothing with Calypso was willingly, so she mentions instead the fact that he let his mother, Anticlea, die from heartbreak. Also, showing that the gods are still mad that he didn't kill the cyclops. This moment with Athena, where she asks Aphrodite to reconsider, really reminds me of Odysseus in "The Horse and the Infant" and "Mutiny." Which is why it's very interesting to me that Ares calls this Athena's "old tricks." Did she teach Odysseus that, then? It's just a little thing I love. (Edit: got this clarified, the reference is to slowing down time. Still like to think about the connection, however. No matter how fickle. It shows how much Athena has changed and that Ody had an influence on her!) Ares is. Well. Ares. Both in terms of his singing and lyrics, he is a brute force, not holding back. The complete opposite of Odysseus, who is viewed by the god as cowardly. Also, he insults Telemachus in the same breath. This moment really shows the rivalry between the siblings, which I adore. Athena does not stand for his bullshit, protecting Telemachus as her friend. Not only does she address to Aphrodite that "a broken heart can mend," rebutting her claim about breaking his mother's heart, but she also then promises bloodshed to Ares if Odysseus is released. Considering the two were lovers, they agreed simultaneously. Hera's part is fun and groovy, as expected. She's quite easily convinced once Athena appealed to her problem with Zeus' love affairs, mentioning that Odysseus never cheated on his wife. Zeus got pissed off, tried to kill his daughter because she won his game, like he had the emotional regulation of a toddler, and Athena let out her final plea for his release. The song is musically very interesting, the lyrics are so very fitting for the gods... I love it. Also, the fact that during Zeus' rage, he used the same words he used against Odysseus during "Thunder Bringer," now towards Athena, therefore demeaning her for her friendship with Ody and expressing his disdain with her going against his wishes? Amazing.

[ihavenoideamanokay]

okay I've given up I'm gonna rant about the blue beetle movie because OH MY GOD

I wanna watch it again but I don't wanna go back to the theater I just wanna buy it already so I can watch it over and over and over

IT WAS SO GOOD

spoilers ofc so be prepared (also this is gonna be really long)

my one complaint. is khaji having a feminine robot voice. because I'm used to young justice where they were just a slightly more murderous sounding jaime which I think is perfect. idk it just feels too much like a marvel movie with the female robot suit. IT WAS BETTER THAN A MARVEL MOVIE THOUGH HAHAHAHA-

(for the record I usually say they/them for khaji bc they are a bug robot thing I don't think they understand or care about human gender but I'm stuck between that and that one venom post where they say venom uses he/him sometimes to match eddie's gender BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE KHAJI WOULD DO THAT 💀💀)

anyway I loved the movie soooooooo much and I love boostle being gay (and wasn't prepared for ted having a wife) so I was worried that ted had a daughter but she was AWESOME I LOVE HER SO MUCH

I especially love how nice she was???? her only surviving family member is a complete jerk and it never rubbed off on her, no matter how done with it she was and all that

I have a family member who, like vIcKy, is just mean to everyone for no reason (okay victoria kinda had a reason I'll get to all that later) and if I'm around her for too long I start wanting to match her energy. like yell back. I'M A HORRIBLE PERSON? LOOK WHO'S TALKING! that kinda stuff. but JENNY DOESN'T DO THAT I mean she still stands her ground and all that BUT she never sinks to victoria's level and that's amazing.

anyway on victoria's reasoning yeah I get it, it totally sucks that you helped create the company and it never got passed down to you, and I'm not trying to invalidate that in any way, I'm just saying, think about it from a different perspective. she could've been a psycho from the beginning. creating weapons will probably make you feel horrible and depressed because you're killing people! I just think we don't know if she cracked because of that and that's when she started seeing people as expendable, or if she was born like that, or if she became like that because of the sexism! I was just thinking about it and I feel like there's a possibility that their grandpa thought she was being a little too aggressive or something and that's why he gave the company to ted. of course, I'm not saying that's what happened, just that that's an interesting thought I had.

NEXT this is dumb but I'm too bi for that movie I saw the main couple and went IVHVAJBKSBEJV THEY'RE BOTH SO PRETTY WHAT 😭😭😭 (well it was more like I went yeah the guy who plays jaime (I'm sorry idk any actors) is pretty and then jenny came on and I just. oh no. then they flirted and I was like NO WHAT-

okay I love the family relationships in this movie because they're all so different. I mean you have jenny and her mom who she didn't really know (because she died), then her dad being distant, then her and her aunt constantly hating each other but being too scared to do anything about it. of course they didn't wanna kill each other because ✨lawsuits✨ but they wanted to get rid of each other because victoria was doing horrible things and jenny was getting in her way. then you have jaime's family which is a disaster in the best way possible. I love how we didn't see them that much but could still tell exactly what was going on there. you get that they're all super close (you even get that there's no privacy💀) and they're all like best friends. I feel like his mom should've gotten a bit more characterization, but whatever. I mean her husband died?? and we barely see her???? idk. I just like how drastically different it is from the kords like I think it's cool.

I realized after the movie that. his grandma never saw him transform the first time. and she probably saw the hole in the roof and, knowing her, did not care. then when he comes back they saw khaji attached to him and she was probably filled in, but. we never saw her reaction. I think it was a good decision not to show it, because she'd probably react in some way that mentioned her fighting people in the past and all that.

okay this is another cursed thought but what happened to jenny's motorcycle at the end? she drove it over but then jaime flew her away. did she leave it there and just make him pick her up later to get it? did he go back and fly it to her?? motorcycles are heavy man I don't think that would be fun. did he drive it to her???? did he just leave it there??????? did he fly her everywhere after that??????????? people will guess your secret identity man. also did milagro steal it because that is totally a milagro thing to do-

OH YEAH let's talk about how they all hated jenny when jaime transformed because as funny as that was. guys. she literally told him not to open it. (honestly I feel like it's an insult to khaji's intelligence that they thought they couldn't get out of a fast food box but that's just me.) and I totally get that they hated her because she was a kord and victoria was being horrible but like THEY JUSTIFIED IT AS "YOU DID THIS TO HIM" AND I FEEL LIKE OUT OF EVERY COMPLAINT THEY HAVE WITH HER THAT'S THE WORST ONE TO USE. SHE KINDA GOT JAIME AND MILAGRO FIRED AS WELL although that's also because milagro was breaking rules and jaime's just too good of a person to not yell at victoria. WAIT WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE SAID "PROTECT IT WITH YOUR LIFE" KNOWING FULL WELL HE COULD ACTUALLY DIE THAT'S A GOOD COMPLAINT but like we can excuse that bc we love her here

okay so yes the scene where he talked to his dead dad was fine and all like I like it but. PLEASE. THE CGI WAS SO BAD IN THAT ONE PART. like the rest of the movie was fine BUT SERIOUSLY COME ON GUYS but in other news I love that scene because anything that has khaji just. vibing. is the best. and then having jaime accept them and stuff.

I just realized this movie could totally be a queer metaphor because of the whole acceptance theme?? I mean it's not like THE QUEER METAPHOR MOVIE EVER it's more like hey self acceptance. I mean you have to come out to yourself before you come out to others so idk that's just random

anything that has khaji da and jaime being best friends is automatically amazing. so my favorite arc in young justice is the reach arc (because I'm a sucker for possession and it was just totally well done) and my absolute favorite part of the arc + favorite blue beetle moment + possibly favorite part of the whole show??? is when khaji says the "then you haven't learned anything from our time together" line (that jaime says like an episode or so before I think) and every time I rewatch that I'm just like 😭😭😭😭😭 because they're besties your honor (or in love idk that ship isn't my first choice but I don't have a problem with it) and it's so so so good

I was so worried the movie was gonna be bad because I've only seen one recent dc movie (okay it was half of one) and I'm going to be honest I was not engaged at all I was kinda bored (I don't wanna say what movie it was because it's a very very hot take) and I was like oh no what if this movie does it too. nope. I also was really really hoping that they'd actually be like yeah the scarab's name is khaji da AND THEY DID I WAS SO HAPPY

oh my god I was looking at the cast and they listed victoria's assistant scientist guy as dr. sanchez. NOW I'M NOT THE SMARTEST BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S NOT HIS NAME- WASN'T THAT A WHOLE PLOT POINT 😭😭😭

that's all I have to say for now, there will probably be more later

[shinebrightruby]

Theory Time ACFTL: Jacks's Death

Okay, so I know I may have posted this somewhere else, but in A Curse for True Love, I think Jacks is going to die.

Hear me out:

We have already seen Evangeline die, right? And we saw how Jacks reacted to her death, how it broke him (as Stephanie mentioned in her cover reveal interview). But we haven't seen how Eva would react to Jacks's death. And in most book series, we always go through that arc, where something terrible happens to Character A, and Character B's reaction is heartbreaking, and this usually goes vice versa (where something happens to Character B, and Character A's reaction is heartbreaking).

However, I'm not saying this is the end of Jacks's story. The whole reason of the OUABH series is to not only see Evangeline's love story, but also see Jacks's love story (and how both of their love stories end as one story ❤). Stephanie has also stated multiple times that true love is possible, but it is tricky "to catch". I think we can all agree that Jacks and Evangeline are still going through the 'tricky to catch part ' 😐😑, but not for long! Besides, if Stephanie kills off Jacks (please don't 😭🥺) it would be a bit contradictory to everything she is saying, wouldn't it?

HOWEVER:

When I say that isn't the end of Jacks's story, I'm thinking he may be reborn as a human. So we all know that he is a fate, which is an entirely different species (in a way...?) than humans (they are described as being "magical beings"). So, when he dies (and I'm assuming he's going to die through a sacrifice to protect Eva from Apollo/Evil-Source harming her, which will be an act of true love), this act of true love will be what makes him come back to life, as he is being reverted back to a human (kinda like in Beauty and the Beast when the Beast dies, but because of Belle's true love, he comes back to life, but because of his transformation from beast to human). I really think it is going to be similar to what happened in Beauty and the Beast because he's still going to die, but I think the whole point of 'True Love' being a Fate's weakness is that it is actually their strength, and in Jacks case, his whole 'True Love' curse (where his kiss won't stop killing people until he finds his true love) has to go both ways (because, as we saw, it didn't fully work with Tella).

And we know for a fact that Eva loved Jacks before she lost her memories. I'm still working out how Eva will get her memories back (will post that theory soon!), but I think when Jacks wakes up as a human, Eva might kiss him before he wakes up (kind of parallel to 'True love's kiss will break the spell', and Eva seems like the type to do something like that because we saw her do it multiple times to Apollo when he was in his sleep curse). I feel like that kiss will be what triggers his 'rebirth', because, like I said before, I feel like his whole 'True Love' curse can only be cured when the love (true love, not the obsession he had for Tella) goes both ways.

I have so much more to say about this, but for now, I'll keep it up to here. For those who stuck with my ranting and read the whole frickin' essay above 😅, tell me what y'all think of my theory. I really feel like this is possible to potentially happen in ACFTL, but even if it doesn't, I know for a fact the EvaJacks will get their happily ever after 💖!

[sir-phineas-lost]

TDP Book 5: Water

So this apparently dropped almost a week earlier than what was announced and I binged all of it at once as usual. Since I only just finished it I can’t quite tell if I like it better or worse than previous seasons (for summary: I loved the first 2 because it looked like they were heading somewhere really interesting, I hated season 3 because it completely dropped the ball and season 4 was starting to head back in the right direction). I feel like I should write a few things down to sort them out. Lots of spoilers below.

I think it was the right decision to split the party up more than they were last season because it no longer feels like Ezran is just hanging around for the sake of it and gives Rayla and Callum more time to interact and rebuild their relationship. I still don’t care one iota about said relationship because they are boring MC-shipping, but at least it doesn’t feel like it is actively eating up others’ screen-time.

The detour to Lux Aurea feel superfluous. It is very disconnected from the other subplot involving Karim and Kim’dael and the one lasting consequence (Zubeia’s wound) is apparently healed by the end of the season with absolutely no input from the main cast. Obviously this is setup for next season and this mysterious mushroom-mage but I can’t help but feel that there had to be a more convenient way to get there.

As usual, Claudia remains the very best part of the show and I will not hear a bad word about her. Her worry for Viren is so absolutely palpable it hurts and for once I think they dodged all the pitfalls of framing it as a sin. Having Terry around proves to be the best change to the show as a whole since the timeskip and he keeps being a positive influence on Claudia without being judgemental about it.

This also makes it pretty jarring when we get to Claudia’s final confrontation with the gang and after a full season of humanizing her and proving that she will listen to reason instead of going for the kill, she goes into full villain-mode from the start with crazy ranting and “I will destroy you all” speeches. All so that the gang can feel uncomplicated in dealing out the most graphic violence in the show so far. I used to joke that I would be ok with Claudia reducing elven cities to ash, I now think I would be fine with her ripping out Ezran’s spine while making Callum watch. As a treat.

Side-note: I am very ok with the trend of Claudia transforming into monster-ladies for big fights.

Please keep that up.

Viren also continues his positive development from last season, but unfortunately it is the exact kind of “redemption” I didn’t want for him and Claudia. The kind where it is all about him agreeing with everyone else that everything he ever does sucks and that dark magic is unambiguously evil. Sorry to people who like this development but I don’t see a lot of moral complexity in doing a 180.

Callum actually has a pretty interesting arc this season. After being convinced last season that it was his curiosity that would make him susceptible to Aaravos’ influence it instead draws direct parallells between him and Claudia by having love for his friends and especially Rayla be the reason he breaks his own moral code. It still relies heavily on the show’s nonsensical policy on dark magic for his guilt to make sense but it is something.

Unfortunately the show seems committed to its policy of character-centric morality. Ezran can make a speech to Callum about how they should focus on containing Aaravos instead of killing him because violence should be a last resort, and yet make no attempt at anything but violence when stopping Claudia.

Overall I just find it ironic how a book called “Ocean” manages to drive home how shallow this whole show is. It paints its main thesis on its forehead but has absolutely nothing of interest to say about it. “It is bad to do bad things for good reasons”. No shit Sherlock. Come back when you actually have something to say about what makes something bad in the first place or how to deal with the things that made someone think the bad thing was necessary.

[greyghoulclub]

Harringrove Flip it Reverse it prompt 5 - trope subversion: meet cute

written for @harringrove-flip-reverse-it

ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46146094

Billy antis DNI.

The new guy at work was an asshole. He was only a secretary but walked around like he owned the place. Steve isn’t 100% sure why he was hired. He looked better suited to be working in a gym or as a nightclub bouncer, so why take the job in a kindergarten? 

Steve was also sure of another thing, the guy hated him. When he wasn’t working or flirting with the moms who were dropping off their kids while they went to work, he was glaring at Steve. At least six times a day (Robin counted) Steve had a set of blue eyes trying to laser a hole in the back of his head. Steve had no idea what the hell this guy’s problem was. 

“God he’s so fucking annoying,” Steve grumbled to Robin over coffee before the kids game in for the day. 

“Who? California nightmare barbie?” Robin sipped at her coffee that Steve was sure was half vanilla creamer.

“Yes! The guy is so obsessed with me! What do I have to do to get him to leave me alone to do my job?” Steve accented his mini-rant with plenty of hand gestures, spilling a little coffee on his already-stained apron. 

“I might have an idea of why,” Robin raised an eyebrow at Steve, willing him to get what she was trying to say without saying it, but Steve had already got himself into a staring match with New Guy by the coffee machine in the office. 

“Take a picture, it’ll last longer,” he huffed while waiting for his cup to fill. It was one of those you get from roadside attractions, that said “Greetings from San Diego”. New Guy seemed even more irritable than usual, with dark circles under his eyes and 5 o’clock stubble. 

“What is your problem man?” Steve braced himself for anything New Guy would throw at him, but it didn’t happen. He said something about having to sign the kids in now, so he and Buckley better be ready for the ankle-biters. 

Robin did not miss the longing look that New Guy threw over his shoulder at Steve. She didn’t get how Steve couldn’t see that New Guy was head over heels for him. Steve had already gone into the playroom to greet the gaggle of 3 year old coming in, she figured she should join him. 

“Hi, Mr Steve! Hi Miss Robin!” Alejandro, a sweet little boy who loved three things, transformers, fruit roll-ups, and nap time, in that order, he ran into the playroom to greet them once all the kids were signed in.

“Hey, Alejandro, did you have a nice birthday yesterday?” Steve got an Optimus Prime figure shoved in his face when he bent down to Alejandro’s level. Steve got the full run-down of how cool the Transformers are and how Optimus Prime is the coolest one. 

While Steve was talking to the kids and helping them into aprons for arts and crafts time, Robin went out into the foyer to speak to New Guy. He was sitting at the front desk, typing into the attendance register.  Robin leaned against his desk until he looked up. 

He sighed, “What do you want Buckley?” He sounded annoyed like she had interrupted him doing something important. 

“Ok, first of all, it’s Robin, and second of all Baywatch-”

“Billy.”

“Yeah, ok, Billy. As I was saying I know you’re head over heels for Steve. And he’s as oblivious to your affections as a brick wall, and I know you’re emotionally constipated so you might just have to suck it up and tell him you like him,” she ended her speech by slapping her hand on Billy’s desk. 

Billy looked like Robin had just slapped his grandma, “I do not have a crush on Harrington,” he folded his arms and glared back at Robin. 

“And I smell buuuuuuullshit. I’ve seen how you look at Steve, and as much as I want him to get laid so he stops complaining to me about his latest failed date, he is my best friend and if you hurt him I can and will slash all of your tires.”

Billy laughed, a harsh guffaw, “I don’t know if you’ve noticed but Harrington hates me, I’m fairly sure he’d punch my lights out if he had the chance.” There was a hint of dejection in his tone that didn’t suit the loud, brash, and confident Billy that Robin knew. She was starting to suspect that it was an act. 

“Here’s an idea, talk to him instead of either glaring at him or making goo-goo eyes,” Robin watched with amusement as Billy flustered at the crossroads she had caught him in. The man was speedrunning through the five stages of grief. 

“I don’t make goo-goo eyes,” was all Billy could come up with but there was no bite to his words. He was fiddling with that pendant he always wore, one of those that Robin saw surfers wear all the time. She remembered overhearing Billy talking about surfing in California while he was flirting with one of the moms who dropped their kids off while they worked in the offices nearby. 

Billy was going to say something but Robin didn’t hear what it was before she was called away to help Steve with the kids. God, she hoped that Billy could get over himself to ask Steve out or she may have to take drastic action for her own sanity. 

“What were you and off-brand Axl Rose talking about?” Steve asked when Robin wasn’t helping the kids with the hot glue gun. 

“Nothing you need to worry about dingus. Turns out he’s not just glares and Mötley Crüe, who would of thought.”

Robin very carefully gauged Steve’s reaction, there was some weird sort of hope in his eyes, at least Robin thought it was hope. Did Steve like Billy too? Robin wasn’t sure when her workday had turned into a rom-com movie and she was the best friend character who tries to get her stick-in-the-mud friend to take a risk and ask out the bad boy he’d been admiring from afar. Not that Steve was a stick in the mud but it had been a while since he had a date. 

Robin didn’t have time to think more about it because Alejandro and Joshua had started arguing over who got to use the red glitter and she really didn’t feel like finding glitter in her clothes three months from now. She also didn’t miss Billy watching Steve from the reception room. 

********

The rest of the day went as well as it could’ve done. There were a couple spats over nap time spots and a scraped knee on the playground. Steve had swooped in with jokes to distract Vicky while Robin cleaned her knee and put a Spongebob bandaid on it. 

“You must have been really brave,” Billy was cooing over Vicky while he was signing her out. Vicky was still a little sniffly from her fall and hugged her mom’s leg, but mumbled a yeah, and wiped some tears away. 

“I’m sure it’s all going to be alright Vicky,” her mom lifted her up onto her hip and slung her backpack over her shoulder. “We’ll see you tomorrow,” she called over her shoulder.  

Billy made a point to speak with all the kids and their parents, asking them about their day and listening attentively as the kids spoke about what they had done during their time at kindergarten. It was actually kinda sweet, how Billy genuinely cared about what the kids had to say. 

Robin nudged Steve from where he was standing staring at Billy with big puppy dog eyes. Steve looked like he just got a static shock when Robin told him to go over and speak to Billy. His face flushed and he started to make excuses for why he wasn’t going to do it. 

“Steve,” Robin poked Steve’s shoulder to get his attention, “Steven, look,” she pointed to Billy, who was walking over to them. Steve hadn’t noticed while he was having his slight freak out. 

Billy looked just as awkward as Steve was, his open shirt revealed that he was blushing down to his chest. He was fiddling with his pendant again, must be a nervous habit Robin thought. Billy looked like he either wanted to be taken out by a sniper or to light himself on fire.

“What do you want Billy?” Steve sounded like he had resigned himself to being annoyed by Billy now. 

“I was, uh, I was…” Billy trailed off, chewing on his bottom lip before taking a deep breath and saying, “I want to take you out. For dinner. I, uh, would like to take you out on a date if- if that’s ok with you.” Robin wasn’t sure that Billy’s face could get any redder than it was now. But Steve’s face was a strong contender. 

“You want to take me out on a date?” Steve was absolutely dumbstruck. Billy Hargrove, asking him out on a date? Steve pinched himself to make sure this wasn’t a dream or something. 

“Yeah… there’s this Italian place on Queen’s street that does great carbonara if you’d like to go?” 

“It’s a date Billy,” and Steve grabbed Billy’s hand to walk out of the building.

[10hourshift]

Stupid/silly rant abt something that probably only I care abt xd

(god i spent so much time on this)

So, for the last two days I've tried to make a redesign of the shadow-magical-girl chica outfit

This one ⬆️⬆️

And it literally sucks so much* that it leaves me with no idea to redesign it without changing everything from it

*in regards of design according Ann's Character, not if the outfit in itself, that is actually really cute*

So I'm just going to point out some things that bother me and mention what I think it would work instead

The outfit as it is

Look, i know this might be a personal bias, BUT magical transformations should be fun!!The excuse of "it's magic, it can do whatever it wants" gives us the opportunity to make cute outfits and stuff!!

Look, the dress is cute, alright, but adding a little bit more of details can really seal the deal here, maybe a bow in there, or some chains if we are going w a more "edgy" design, or adding a few markings on the boots to make them less flat. (Look i know that the design also can not be overly complicated bc the model would be hell to animate, but this girl needs accessories!)

Look, if you added a few random things over the original design it would make it a little bit more interesting, you could call it a day, right? Well yes, but that's what takes me to my second point...

This design is nonsense!!

Look, magical transformations are usually based in a certain theme or idea surrounding the character. Here are some examples

So, with that in mind, what can get get from chica transformation? (That story wise is supposed to show her growth as a person bc it shows that she accepted "her shadows"*)

*what are the shadows anyway, opposite personalities, their biggest fears or just ~bad vibes~?)*

Well, nothing, being the look so basic, and even with the long hair, something that is uncharacteristic of chica, she doesn't look like herself (you can edit the eyes and say it's joy, and it would look more credible) and it's only a problem for Ann, because both Freed and Bonnie have transformations that show their characters

This one is more of a fusion of Freddy and Fred, with the school uniform for Freddy (being his most recognizable look), and the vest for Fred (i want to remember the outfit that Fred uses in the wolf in sheep clothing has a black vest, this one could be representing that but idk)

This one does a Great job, because shows a lot of Bonnie personality (his love for the guitar w the pick, the characteristic hairdo that he does when playing, even the outfit is more "rock" idk how to explain)

So, how did this happen?

Well it's really simple, Chica doesn't have any personality of her own, or things she's recognizable for.

Both Freddy and Bonnie have things that they are known for (Fred and the Yaoi guitarist), that are used in the transformation, Chicago on the other hand isn't recognized for anything else beyond being The Girl™ of the band, in that sense, the transformation does a nice job representing that.

But Chica is more than that

In the series we see different aspects of her, she likes having and supporting her friends, she likes sewing and making clothes, she's the last one to give up on anything, she started a band with the trouble kid, an apathetic dude, a micro niche celebrity and the strange new kid, and somehow she made it work! So there's really no excuse to have her as basic as that.*

Oh hey btw i did make a design for her, but as I said before its really different from the original, and then I realized it kinda looks like @cinnabundolly12 Design--- this one that is waay cooler than mine, so I gave up and made this strange rant

*to be completely fair, Chica has a lack of troubles or conflicts of her own, most of them are related to the whole group, she has a little self doubt one chapter and then sings her song and that's it, she's also very bland as a character xd*

I just put the drawing here bc i liked how the body came out and I will probably delete the file from my phone later

I based the design from here

And it just follows a star theme, i used that bass I found on Pinterest lol. Also I did try to implement some elements from the original but lol ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[maria021015]

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR CHAPTER 31

“I don’t know what I did, but I know I did something,” Stiles complained as he and Scott carried their gear back to the Jeep. They’d been practising Lacrosse at the local park now that school was closed due to summer break, despite it being the off-season. It would keep their fitness up for Cross Country when Junior year commenced in August. “I’m telling you, Scott. She’s mad at me. I haven’t seen her since we got back to town.”

“Didn’t you say her brother grounded her?” Scott raised a brow, trying to follow his best friend’s ramblings.

“Yeah, but it’s been two weeks and she hasn’t tried to sneak out once.” Stiles resonated, shutting the boot to the car with a loud thud.

“Maybe she’s just following the rules.” The wolf shrugged, not seeing the significance.

“But her replies to my messages have been really weird. Look,” Stiles pulled his phone out and brought up his message thread with Zaida, flashing his friend the screen.

“This just looks like a normal conversation…” Scott peered at the messages, not seeing anything he’d deem out of the ordinary. “She’s still responding to you, right?”

“Scotty boy, there’s something you gotta learn, and it’s that not all girls are like Allison. She might completely cut you off when she’s mad at you, which makes it easy for you to tell, but most of them don’t do that. Most of them - like Zaida - will tell you it’s fine when really nothing is fine, and everything is about to explode in your face!” He rambled theatrically, his features moving exaggeratedly as he shoved his phone back into Scott’s face. “Look, there’s no pop-culture references, or little rants about movie plot holes, and it’s all grammatically correct.”

“Why does the grammar have anything to do with it?” Scott frowned, not understanding much of anything at the moment.

“Because, Scott, usually when she messages she gets all excited about what she has to say and her brain moves faster than her fingers so she ends up making a bunch of spelling and grammatical errors. Sometimes her sentences don’t even make any sense.” Stiles sighed as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. “But these all make perfect sense. Ergo, she’s absolutely furious and plotting all the ways she’s going to completely eviscerate me when she gets un-grounded.”

“Has anyone ever told you that you’re unnecessarily dramatic?” Scott turned away climbing into the passenger seat of the car.

“Yeah, all the time, but what does that have to do with anything?” Stiles brushed it off and slid into the driver’s side. Scott’s blatant insinuation went right over his head in his distracted state. “I texted Lydia to ask her if she knew if Zaida was okay, and she said nothing was wrong! Can you believe that?”

“Believe what? Doesn’t that mean that she’s fine and you’re overthinking it?” The wolf clarified and then backtracked to what he’d just heard. “Wait a minute, you got Lydia’s number, and instead of gushing about that for hours you’ve been decoding Zaida’s messages like some kind of Shakespearean book?”

“Okay first off, that means that Zaida’s not just upset in general, she’s just mad at me specifically, which is infinitely worse. Secondly, Shakespeare wrote plays, not books. And thirdly, YES, keep up!” Stiles rolled his eyes and stuck his keys into the ignition, the engine rumbling to life.

“Right,” Scott nodded slowly, trying to wrap his head around the situation. “And are you sure you still like Lydia?”

“Yeah, duh. What does my hopeless crush have to do with anything? I’m not talking about Lydia right now, I’m talking about Zaida, and the fact that she’s going to use her powers to cook me from the inside out like a Stiles-sized microwave dinner!” He blurted and then froze when he realised what had just come out of his mouth. “Oh, shit.”

“‘Use her powers’?” Scott straightened in his seat, repeating his friend’s slip-up. “What powers? I thought she still wasn’t presenting?”

“Yeah…about that,” Stiles chuckled awkwardly, not knowing how to backtrack now that it was out in the open. If Zaida wasn’t mad at him before - which he knew she one-hundred percent was - she definitely would be now. “So, we kind of discovered that the reason why she didn’t turn into a werewolf when Peter bit her was because she was already something else. Her powers have slowly been developing over the past few months and you know how I told you I couldn’t hang out because I was sick with the flu? Well actually, I took her to her beach house in Monterey and we found her family’s Bestiary in a secret room hidden behind a bookshelf, which told us that she comes from a long line of Nymphs.”

“You guys did what?” Scott gawked at the new information that was being revealed to him. “You’ve both been working on this for how long? Who else knows?”

“Just us two and Lydia. Oh, and Derek kind of knows a little, I guess. Which means Isaac probably knows a bit too,” Stiles trailed off, trying to make Scott feel better about being left out but actually accomplishing the complete opposite. “But Allison definitely doesn’t know anything.”

“So Allison and I are the only two people who had no idea about any of this?” Scott muttered, slightly offended that Zaida hadn’t trusted him with this. He knew they weren’t exactly the closest out of the group but he’d thought that with everything they’d all gone through they’d be beyond keeping such secrets.

“Look, it was a personal thing that had a lot to do with her family and her parents’ death. She just wanted to figure it all out before she told you guys. Or, at least, before she told you. She doesn’t want to tell Allison anything because she’s convinced she’ll get another crossbow bolt to somewhere a bit more important this time - like her face - and I’m not yet entirely sure that she’s wrong. At the very least it would put her on the Argents’ map.”

“What is a Nymph, anyway?” Scott swiftly changed the subject, not really wanting to talk about Allison’s place in her family’s business right now.

“They’re nature spirits tied to different elements.” The boy explained in the simplest way he could put it. “Zaida’s a water spirit, so she can manipulate good ol’ H2O, but that also comes with a myriad of other cool powers.”

“Like healing?” Scott nodded.

“Yeah, like healing.” Stiles nodded in confirmation. “But she can also feel other people’s emotions and even physical feelings like pain. We’ve been working on creating mental blocks to keep her shut off from it.”

“So that’s how she knew something had happened to you at the Lacrosse final, she could feel you,” Scott recalled how panicked she’d been when he had found her on the field and how she’d been desperately searching for the boy.

“Exactly,” Stiles continued. “Her abilities are stronger with some people rather than others and we think it’s got something to do with an emotional connection. The stronger her connection with someone, the easier it is for her to tap into deeper abilities with them, the more she feels and the harder it is for her to block it out. Apparently, this is just the beginning of her power. Deaton thinks it can extend to being able to manipulate emotions too and project feelings onto other people.”

“Deaton knows too?” Scott interjected in protest.

“Oh. Yeah, I forgot to mention him,” Stiles ran a hand through his almost completely grown-out buzz-cut with a sheepish smile. “Sorry, buddy. But hey, in our defence, you neglected to tell us that you were conspiring with Gerard and double-crossing him by slipping wolfsbane into his pills. So, I guess we’re even now.”

Scott couldn’t argue with that logic.

“And here’s your change! Have a great day!” Zaida smiled and handed the lady her bag as well as a handful of coins. When the shop was finally empty again she adjusted her bra straps beneath her uniform, hating the way they kept slipping off her shoulders. The uniform was bad enough on its own - the black pants with the matching polo shirt weren’t awful in and of itself, but it was the neon pink apron she was forced to wear on top of it all that she hated. It was stiff and uncomfortable and obnoxious. She despised the colour pink unless it was in a much quieter shade of pastel. However, pretty much everything else about her summer job was great. She got to eat the defective products whenever she wanted, and she got to play whatever music she liked - as long as it was appropriate - and she got to spend hours taking photos and videos of products and running the social media sites for advertisement purposes.

“You work in a Candy Shop!” Came a loud gasp from the front of the store as Stiles entered with a broad smile on his face, his wide eyes scouring the multiple shelves full of bright candies in a manner of colours and flavours and types. “That is so cool!”

“Hi there, boys.” Zaida rolled her eyes at Stiles’ antics and nodded to the werewolf who trailed after him. “What brings you here?”

“Oh, nothing. We were just hanging out at the mall, you know? Doing some shopping, trying on some dresses- uh, clothes! I meant clothes.” Stiles chuckled nervously, trying to name any mall-related activities he was familiar with. Unfortunately, his mind immediately recalled the last time he was here with Zaida when she’d tried on her Winter Formal dress. “Fancy seeing you here!”

“Uhuh, and you two just wanted some candy, right?” Zaida nodded, playing along. “This surprise visit has nothing to do with the fact that Lydia told you I work here now?”

“Whaaaaat…? No, of course not.” Stiles drew out the word in a high-pitched voice, turning to look at Scott as he walked up to lean on the front counter in an attempt to appear casual. “Did you know Zaida worked here? Because I didn’t know she worked here.”

“Stiles, cut the crap. I know she told you.” The brunette rolled her eyes. “And you know I’m grounded. I’m only allowed out of the apartment for work, and if Xander catches wind that you’ve come to visit me, he’s going to make me quit. The only reason he let me get this job - other than the fact that I literally begged him for it - is because he thinks it means I’ll make more friends. Non-supernatural friends, because he’s banned me from seeing you, remember?”

“I am being discriminated against, I tell you.” Stiles pouted and Scott just watched the interaction wordlessly. “And since when have you done what Xander wants?”

“Ahh yes, the crippling oppression of the straight, white, male population is really working against you here, Stiles.” Zaida’s words dripped with dry sarcasm. “I have to do what he wants, or he’s going to sell the apartment and move us back to San Francisco.”

“Ahh, but you forget, I am also neurodivergent.” The boy pointed out. “And he’s totally bluffing, by the way. You said he’s been working towards being a deputy for years, he wouldn’t give that up and jeopardise the trajectory of his career just to keep you away from a harmless friend. You’re the supernatural one in this relationship. My dad should be trying to keep me away from you, not the other way around.”

“If your dad knew what I am - and what Scott is - he definitely would be keeping you away from us,” She rolled her eyes and busied herself with fixing up the displays at the counter, trying to avoid looking at the boy who made her heart thunder in her chest. These past three weeks she’d managed to keep herself relatively distracted from the fact that she now knew she was crushing on Stiles. By distracted, she meant she’d completely avoided him and pushed her feelings into the furthest corners of her mind, covering them with a heavy blanket of despondence.

“Nah, there’s no way. My dad likes you guys more than he even likes me.” Stiles snorted sceptically. “Which should really bother me more than it does, you know?”

“Stiles, I’m working. You need to leave.” She hissed at him under her breath and swiftly turned to smile at a regular customer approaching from behind him, gesturing for them to come forward to the counter. “Hello Janet, how are you today?”

“See, I told you she’s mad at me,” Stiles whispered to Scott, deciding to take the hint and leave.

“That seemed like a completely normal conversation.” The werewolf shook his head at his best friend as they walked out into the main section of the mall.

“Seriously? You didn’t notice how she wouldn’t look me in the eyes? Or how she kept fiddling with things to avoid paying attention to me? Or the glaringly obvious way she just kicked us out?” Stiles exclaimed, flying through his words and his hands moved about expressively.

“I don’t know man,” Scott trailed off. If he was being completely honest, he didn’t think Zaida was mad at the boy at all. In unintentionally reading her chemosignals he knew Zaida’s frustrations were directed towards herself. Towards Stiles, she had been feeling something entirely different…

[boscarooth]

I usually do not have many issues with shipping community, sometimes I even get involved, but the target of my frustration today is Sidon x Link, because I do not like how it is depicted considering that in universe he seems to treat him more as an older sibling especially considering both of their relationship with Mipha and how they both seemed to be treated as younger brothers with feelings for link starting to develop fully towards the end of her life. And before people say that he reacts too strongly for it to be anything but feelings for each other, TOTK is a game about someone hunting down someone that they love, the first thing Link 'says' is asking about zelda, not the regional phenomena, not the sage themselves but about zelda, and zelda herself (spoiler warning for those still not in the know) turned herself into a dragon and underwent what seems to be a massively painful transformation to help Link and my personal belief is that she had thoughts when she was doing that, hope there would be a way to get back to Link or whether it was something that resembled a suicide attempt after losing everyone who cared about her and not seeing any other route.

Both Link and Zelda show what they were willing to do, but Sidon sided with Zora's domain first, not searching for Link but keeping the water pure with a fairly hopeless act of taking it purely upon himself to purify the water, the amount of zora we see acting as guards could probably do a decent job of keeping the water mostly pure, especially when you consider some of the more powerful zora, but he stayed because his heart was there, not with Link.

Thank you for listening to my rant

[gyubby99]

@disneyanddisneyships me when im bored and i want tpoif to meet my deena bff oc

Tw: implications/mentions of r-p3 and abu$e

"Holy sh-" Dalia heard from behind her. She had found her way back to attatch herself back to her lower half just in time before the sun rises, and so she tensed up as she heard a voice.

It was one of Deena's other friends. The prince with the golden hair. What was his name? Aladdin? Al..something. She never bothered. His name was hard to remember especially since she came from a different place.

"Y- you-!" He pointed at her, his voice breaking as he tried to find the words. "What did you just-"

"You saw?" She asks, her eyes glinting innocently.

"..yes?!" The prince basically shouted, but was shushed by a hand covering his mouth.

"Shh!" Dalia whisper-scolded.

He removed her hand from his mouth. "You- what are you exactly?!"

"I'm.. a creature that is believed to be a myth.. just like your friend!" She explained, hoping he would get it. But his blank expression told her otherwise. "Deena!"

"What-" he was cut off.

"Honestly, I don't know why it's a shock to you. Didn't Deena openly admit she eats people too?" She ranted, confused.

"Yeah! But she.. she just grows a tail.. and scales.. but- I- you do that thing!" The prince stammered.

"Oh! Yeah, it's kind of weird. To consume human flesh I must do this when nighttime strikes, but still I have limited time, and I have to get back to my lower half before the sun rises. It's a good thing they're unfamiliar with things like me. It'll be easier." She explained to the prince, looking at the sun about to rise. She turned to look back at him taking all the information in.

"Why are you even up at this hour?" She asks, not waiting for a response to her previous statement.

"I-"

"Alistar!" A woman called out to him.

Ah. Alistar. How could she forget the name?

Alistar responded as the woman got closer. "Eve? What's the fuss about?"

"Get Ella." Eve said, before Dalia furrowed her brows in curiosity.

She reached out to Eve. "What is it?"

"Martha's husband was found dead, with a heart carved out, and she found a clump of blood on the floor." Eve explained frantically, about a close acquaintance that always came at her shop.

'So her name was Martha.. that's pretty.'

Little did Eve know, Alistar knew something that could be the cause of this.

But what they didn't know.. was that Dalia knew something else.

~~~~~

"You should've called me!" After Dalia had told Deena what happened, the siren was in panic.

"I'm sorry! I didn't know! I just-... before the night striked, he.. before I even transformed he was.. he was hurting her! He was pulling her by her hair and she was pregnant!" Dalia explained.

"You could've kept the baby!" Deena argued.

"She didn't want it!"

"How can you tell?"

"Because he wasn't the father, Dee!" Dalia had a hurtful expression on her face, one mixed with guilt and an expression that told Deena she meant well. But it didn't feel right.

"I... I saw it. I heard them talking. I heard her say that everytime she looked at her stomach she was reminded of the day someone else... did something to her. And everytime.. he called her a cheater for it. He called her a whore. And she wanted everything to disappear.. so I.." she didn't even need to continue. "I'm sorry.. I.. I don't know how you're going to tell them this.. I-.. but if I tell them.. I don't think Martha would want to face me.. or.. anyone!"

She usually felt no remorse for what she did, but maybe because she grew up with ruthless creatures that made her feel like she did no wrong.

But she did.

She felt her throat forming a lump. "I'm so.. sorry.."

Deena sighed. "We'll figure it out. Come on." She said before taking her hand and walking towards the castle halls where the others were.

For the first time in her life, Dalia felt remorse.

[the-panmixxia]

Pound of Prevention (and an ounce of cure) Chapter 5

Two figures wandered through narrow alleys, closely following a magical, purple thread as it flickered in and out of existence. Janus huffed in frustration as it completely disappeared, lowering his hands and rubbing them to ease the cramping.

"This isn't working." Janus mumbled, rather grumpy. Remus grinned, quite happy to trot next to the frustrated warlock.

"I still say we should hijack a sound system and blast Paramore until the little emo scuttles out of a crevice!"

Janus simply rolled his eyes, fiddling with the lapels of his peacoat before reengaging his spiritual bonds. A neon green thread lead straight to Remus, an orange thread trailing far east to his brother a few states away. And one, faint purple thread, barely there and leading them dead ahead. A tether to Virgil.

A tether that flickered once more, and disappeared into nothingness.

"Don't fret, Janny! It was going a bit to the left. That's a direction to get waking in, huh?"

The two kept walking, Janus eyeing the sky critically. It was going to rain soon, and in no less than an hour Virgil would be transforming back into a kitten. The guilt threatened to eat him alive at any moment, though it was rather difficult to wallow in past mistakes when a devilish imp was hanging off your arm, singing crude parodies to pop songs under their breath.

"Hmm. Maybe Virgil is in there?" Remus says with a smirk, nodding towards a building across the street. Music could be heard from inside, and neon signs in the window depicting silhouettes of girls in bikinis, it was rather apparent what the place was. "I think we ought to check it out, just in case."

"Something tells me that our socially anxious, asexual friend is not going to be in a bloody strip club!"

Remus simply grinned, shrugging his shoulders. "I dunno, maybe spook will surprise you. I bet Virgie is getting a lap dance right now. Oh, can you imagine?"

Janus scoffed, cuffing the horny imp round the ear. "Give the Gods a break Remus, we find Virgil this week I'll give you a lap dance myself. Let's get moving."

With the vague promise of a lap dance from his favorite, uptight warlock, Remus seemed a lot more motivated to find the third roommate. That's not to say Remus wasn't worried about Virgil, or that he didn't want spook back. It was just that…well, Virgil was a human equivalent of an adult, and technically within spooks right to disappear into the night like a much less intimidating Batman.

The pessimism was pissed out of his bloodstream the second Janus was able to clench his ass and get the magic up and running once more. This time, the thread traveled a few feet ahead before curving upwards to a tall apartment complex. It disappeared before it could hit a particular floor, but unless Virgil was hovering behind the building with a new found flying ability, then spook was almost definitely in that apartment building. Spooks house, most likely. At least that curbed one concern, that Virgil's intense hatred of social interaction lead to a lack of job and housing. Before all this drama Virgil was working at an extremely quiet leather shop, usually spending spooks whole day listening to some variant of a "this generation doesn't know good leather when they see it" rant. Virgil insisted it was better than dealing with customers.

"Oh, fuck yeah. Imma be having that lap dance before sunrise!"

Janus flushed a gentle pink on the left of his face, tugging his gloves with a huff.

"Oh, shut up. We've got at least a hundred apartments to search, and before that we've got to find a way in without looking like criminals."

"Pshh. No building is gonna keep my slippery dick in or out."

//

"Bitch. BITCH! NU-UH, I'm liking none of this."

"Remy, we've been brainstorming all week. I'm telling you, Patton had zero interest in eating me. I think fae just fosters cats? Like, for fun?"

"Latte didn't need fostering, she had an extremely loving owner!"

"I mean, you never really got her chipped or put any identification on her. Besides those stupid crochet hats you'd wrestle on to her."

Remy let out a primal hiss that would've had any caregiving vampire going feral, though only served to raise Virgil's brow in an unamused manner - spook had heard the whole spectrum of nestling noises from Remy, not much have Virgil pause anymore.

"Sorry, Remy. Those hats were dumb. And I need to get fostered by this big ass werewolf so I can bite a big ass chunk of fur out to act as a pelt."

"And then I'm gonna bust you out by knocking on the door and insisting that's my kitty?"

"Yeah. You should have finished at the library by nine am, come back with your librarian venom and once I've poofed back we should be golden to go through this reversal!"

"This is gonna suck. You're making me deal with two of the biggest bitches ever, like I actually don't know who's worse, the nerdy librarian or the cat-napping dog -"

Virgil huffed, smacking Remy's arm to stop them mid rant. "Are you doing it or not, Remy?"

The two paused, staring at each other, Virgil trying to control spooks anxious breathing and Remy - well, they technically didn't have to breathe, but he sighed and huffed plenty.

"Of course, Vee. We've got each other's back, we're cov-... Uh, a couple of pals. Besties. Roommates for life."

Spook huffed a laugh, it was always amusing how awkward Remy got at any form of affection despite his usual sass and confidence. Still, Virgil probably shouldn't mock it.

"Thank you. Let's get this sorted. I'm gonna turn into a cat anytime now. Drop me on floor twelve and I'll try and be caught by -"

Ah. Cat mode activated, apparently, as Virgil suddenly got very close to Remy's boots. The vampire shuffled back, cooing softly before scooping Virgil up.

"We need to get a proper cat after this, babes. I miss Latte's baby phase, she was such a scruffy little kitten! But not as scruffy as you, babes, don't worry."

That was plain rude. Virgil bit his thumb in retaliation, but diligently plopped into a loaf position on Remy's palm. The other thumb rubbed a gentle circle on the back of spooks ears, mm, nice. That deserves a purr.

"Heh, cute little bitch. If this werewolf does end up eating you, I'm totally having your bedroom. You actually have a view, I'm stuck staring at another building's air con units."

Ah, Remy, the eternal drama queen. The two ride the elevator, doors opening to an empty hallway. Remy steps out just enough to peek round the corner, foot in the doorway to keep it open. The coast was clear, so they leant down to whisper to the kitten.

"Right, this is your stop, yeah? You know which door it is?"

It was quite hard to communicate in this tiny body, so Virgil tilted spooks head all the way back to really emphasize the nodding yes. The vampire smiled, reaching into his bag to grab something before rubbing a greasy substance into Virgil's body. Gross.

"All done, babes. You look extra wet and pathetic. See you later."

With that, Virgil was left in the hallway, Remy's disgusting hair gel settling into spooks fur, stinking of chemicals and shea butter. Yuck. Virgil wandered up the hallway, not needing to count the numbers as Patton's door was the only one not swamp green, but still wondering how to get the werewolf's attention.

"With my luck," Virgil thought "Patton isn't even in faer house tonight. In fact, it would be just my luck if Patton has moved out and I'll never get that stupid pelt."

Maybe crying would help? Did spook have the shamelessness to literally cry for attention for a complete stranger? Considering the alternatives were either staying as a cat for half of spooks life or hitting Janus up to beg for a cure, then maybe so.

" Meow. Me-eeeeooowww!" Virgil cried, trying hard to project spooks tiny voice, pacing around the halls. Hopefully Patton's wolf-like hearing extends to faer human form, but Virgil had never actually talked to a were long enough to know very much at all other than etiquette and social rules for different species, which all children learn.

The elevator hummed as it rose to this floor, opening up to let someone out. Virgil flicked an ear, glancing at the doors to see a pair of crisp, white trainers step out. The bright red laces had shiny beads and Disney-themed charms adorning them. When spook actually looked at the person, the pathetic little mewls died out. It was the same fae that Virgil had, rather creepily, stolen the blood of. As weird of a move as that was, Virgil will gladly take the bad karma that arises from that decision at a later date. After the curse has been reversed, please.

"Oh Padre, look! I think it may be the long-lost soot sprite, returned at last!"

Seemed like this fae was adamant on talking like Prince Charming (the Shrek version, and Virgil did intend that insultingly) and spook was quite sure they'd been talking to a father of some sort. The last thing Virgil needed was to be closely examined by an elder fae. This one seemed oblivious to the curse, and their mild fae-features (freckled, where most elder fae had impossibly unblemished skin. Ears pointing a little, instead of ears tall and pointy enough to pierce the lobe thirty times over) meant that they didn't possess the ability to interact with others curses.

An elder, on the other hand, would sniff spooks true form in an instant. Maybe turn spook into something worse, for funsies. Spook didn't feel like interacting with that scenario, so rather literally turned tail to try and hide behind the dying ficus a few doors down.

That plan also didn't last long, as the assumed 'padre' gasped and made a soft, dog-like whimper.

Wolf like, even.

"Oh, kiddo, there you are." a familiar voice crooned.

The mission had, once again changed, and Virgil piloted the tiny body to turn round and stare the Were down. Patton was reaching out, crouching with a few bags round his arms, clearly uncertain if pursuing the 'animal' would be wise or not.

Fuck that.

Virgil meowed a battle cry before charging the wolf, who 'woof-ed' something pleased, ditching the bags to scoop the tiny body up. Yes, wonderful.

"I see you still have that Patton-ted touch with the baby animals, padre." The fae hummed, Patton laughing softly at the dumb pun.

"Oh, Roman, I'm so happy! We gotta get this kiddo checked up, though. Who knows what's happened in the two weeks they've been missing."

Yes, yes, yes. This was all going according to plan. Virgil purred at the Were, lowering his guard so spook may take the winning bite before skedaddling.

Though, the thought did make Virgil a little guilty. Spook was practically using Patton, playing with the Were's kindness of animals to steal his magical fur-

"Could you heat some water, Roman? I'm gonna weigh the kiddo, take their temperature then try and get some food into the poor thing."

Take their temperature.

Even Virgil knew you couldn't stick a thermometer in a cat's mouth and tell it to stay still.

Fuck this. It seems that bad karma has returned once more.

//

"That was my spot and you know it, you blood-sucking asshole!"

A fossil-looking ass pensioner shouted at Remy, over the sound of their own car's honking. It wasn't Remy's fault the old dude took so long to make a single maneuver. They honestly hadn't noticed the tiny, two seat smart car was moving. The car had kept perfectly still as Remy whipped round into the free spot, and only then did the man decide to take offense.

If Virgil was here, the wet little emo would insist Remy apologize and find another spot. Sucks for this old dude that Remy really wasn't in the mood. The vampire grabbed their satchel before standing proudly in front of the other car to flip a hearty bird.

"Shut up, you old turd! Go park literally anywhere else and get off my dick!"

The pensioner's face turned a lovely shade of red, fumbling with his door while mumbling angry nonsense.

"Why, you disrespectful, oversized mosquito. I ought to-"

"Excuse me." A new voice chimed in, firm and authoritative. Remy turned their head slightly to see the library vampire - Logan? Yeah he was called Logan. Def. - standing a few paces behind the two, looking rather unimpressed.

"The only designated parking at this facility is the disabled spots marked in blue. You can not own a parking space and so arguing about which spot is yours is moot."

The old guy scowled even more so, trembling in anger and revving the engine of his car, clearly trying to insinuate he'd ram into Remy. They merely grinned.

Logan did not find it as amusing, and in a blink was in front of Remy, one hand firmly on the hood of the car with a warning grumble that Remy had only ever heard his sire make, when he was a fresh enough turn to keep her attention.

"Your options are, in order of my personal preference; you leave now and find an alternative way to spend your night, you find another place to park - of which there are plenty - and come into the library when you are sufficiently calm, or you can continue to be irate and I can call security to remove you from the premises."

After a tense few minutes the old guy drove off with an angry huff, and while Remy fully intended to give a sarcastic salute, a cold hand encircled his wrist.

"It is not necessary to provoke the situation I have already sorted."

Ugh, boring.

"Fine, babes. Thanks for all the jazz, I'm actually here to see you in particular so, like, I'm glad you're here."

Logan dropped Remy's wrist, gesturing the two to return to the library. "Oh? And why might that be? Do you have more text you need to translate?"

"Not tonight, gurl, I'm here to talk vampire - to - vampire about things vampire."

"I… see." Logan said after a little hesitance, readjusting his tie. "Is there a particular reason that 'vampire' things can not be discussed with your sire, or your coven?"

"Uh, I'm asking the questions, babes. So, uh, tell me. This venom that the spell asked for, yeah? It's from a vampire, but I'm a vampire, and there's no venom coming from me. Is it like a period thing, do I only venom once a month? What's the deal with that?"

Logan blinked, first trying to digest the lingo, and then another long blink as he processed the question.

"...No. A vampire's venom is not akin to a menstrual cycle. An adult vampire on a consistent diet is capable of creating venom regularly, though may temporarily stop production while siring as their body prioritizes producing a feeding blood higher in density and nutrients to assist their nestling's growth. I imagine your inability to produce to venom is that you are, essentially, a vampire's developmental equivalent to a young child, and like children, you are not able to yet produce your own 'offspring' in the form of siring"

"First off, rude, I'm not a kid. Second of all, how the heckin heck am I gonna get the venom Virge needs if my dumbass body hasn't started making it?"

"Well donating a small dose is rather simple and noninvasive, surely you could ask your sire or other coven members to help assist your human friend?"

Remy groaned rather loudly, smacking a palm onto the reception desk. "You obtuse fuck, can't you read a room? Sire and coven are out of the bloody question, stop asking me about it."

He felt kinda bad about snapping, when Logan's face fell slightly, a similar look as to when the librarian briefly thought the two were mocking him. Ugh.

"Sorry, sorry. Not sure why I'm being such a bitch tonight."

"It is alright." Logan responded simply, the look leaving his features as he readjusted his glasses. Remy mirrored the action, pushing their sunglasses back up their nose. "You acting like 'a bitch' is most likely a reflection of a nestling's instinct to avoid abduction."

"Abduction?"

"Yes. Well, nowadays there are paper trails for each individual turning, and proper legal protection for the sire but it wasn't always like that. A lot of elder vampires are, so to speak, a little nestling orientated? They'd love nothing more than to sweep a newly-turned from their sire, and claim them as their own. The process of claiming, though, it's long, stressful, painful, and poses risks to the nestling in question. To combat this, nestlings are hard wired to face new vampires outside of the coven with a disagreeable personality and non-compliance, trying to project the sentiment of 'I am too much trouble to steal' "

"Oh. Ew, that sucks. Anyway, it doesn't help me or Virge get this vamp juice. Any ideas?"

Just offer, just offer your nerdy little venom so I can grab a coffee and a muffin before I have to go rescue the emo-

"Wait. I'm under the assumption 'Virge' is the person with the shape-shifting curse. Was that the person you were here with the other week?"

"Not sure I like how weird your eyes are going, babes. But, yeah, the lil goth kid I had with me."

Logan leant forward, half tense and half excited. He did love piecing a mystery together. Part of the reason he loved planning out his Sherlock fanfictions, honestly.

"What animal does Virge unwillingly shift to?"

"...a cat."

"Is it this cat, in particular?"

A phone was slid towards Remy, and after carefully picking it up hew examined the imagine. A young looking man, standing tall and proud, quaffed hair and a charming smile. Honestly, the dude was hot. The charm and sparkly aura meant this was probably a fae. This fae in particular was holding a very disheveled kitten, wrapped up in a fluffy blue towel and glaring straight at the camera. It was Virgil, undoubtedly, and Remy damn near doubled over in laughter. As they tried to recover, they slid the phone back over, nodding in a silent answer to the question.

"Oh, spook looks pissed! I love it." Then a brief thought. "Shit. Spook isn't meant to be with that guy. Wait, how did you figure out Virgil was this cat?"

"When you last came into the library, I recognised Virgil's scent as the unknown human scent that was left in my shared apartment, from when my roommate had found an assumedly stray kitten to cater to. It was a mystery, one that admittedly poked my territorial nature, and I felt rather indignant when you two entered the first time. However, with no solid evidence and the fact that the offense did not repeat - I opted to not bring it up during our first interaction."

Wait. Logan's roommate had scooped Virgil up as a kitten, and then Virgil had obviously left the apartment, leaving a trail of spook's anxious musk?

"Oh, fuck. You're roommates with the werewolf, aren't you?"

"If by the werewolf you are referring to my roommate, Patton, then yes. Fae is a close friend and I consider fae coven."

Remy simply blinked at the older vampire, cheeks puffed in a blatant 'well shit' expression.

"Welp. At least Virgil got kit-napped by the right person."

"What do you mean? Why would your friend need to be in the care of Patton? Barring the fact that, logically speaking, that's the best place to stay if a small and vulnerable feline."

Remy glanced behind Logan, seeing a coffee vending machine pushed right into the corner by a conference room. It was a shitty brand with no additional flavors, but this matter clearly required some caffeine. So he decided to grab a cup while relaying Virgil's grand scheme to get some wolf hair for their magical uno reverse spell. It might have been rude to walk away while conversing, but the two vampires could hear each other perfectly fine while still speaking in a low tone, and Remy was able up successfully curb the instinctual need to hiss, bite this other vampire, and book it right out of there.

After pushing through that urge, Logan proved quite a good chat-buddy, Remy simply forgot about the sample. Or the rescue mission.

[thatninjacat27]

Out Of Touch

Bad Ending Future Au

Angst

Nine goes to a bar to drink regular juice from a juice box (no underage drinking going on)

Slight Spoilers

Major Character Death

Nine is also around 15-16 here.(I heard he was like 12 in the series so time skipped)

(the ao3 link above and the bottom is just what’s in the link)

It was around that time of year again. A time when Nine has the perfect excuse to get out of the lab and experience freedom of movement again. Even if the pink cyborg hedgehog was required to be by his side at all times.

This day was very special because New Yoke City was celebrating the third anniversary of crushing the Rebellion and traveling to other worlds. The Chaos Council had made it required that everyone celebrate the fact it had been three full years of Eggman domination across dimensions and still expanding by the minutes.

Nine goes to a dingy bar in the worse part of the city. He went there at random, decently often, particularly whenever he was having a rough day. But today was a day he could be trusted to come in like clockwork. The fox would make sure to go to the bar the hour before the festivities would die down and everyone else would settle somewhere to sleep. He didn’t feel like dealing with a lot of people. 

Nine sits on an empty stool hidden in the left hand corner of the bar with Rusty standing right beside him. His “bodyguard” was always on guard as if someone would dare to attack him after what he did all those years ago. The fox waits for the bartender to give him his usual drink.

The bartender wordlessly hands him his favorite juice box brand and walks away to attend to the other customers. Nine watches as she helps out the other people in the bar. As usual no one bats an eyelash to his or the cyborg’s presence. It was like they weren’t even there. And that was fine with him. The last person to so much as tried to interact with him was a drunk and got their teeth knocked out after saying some things to him that he rather not repeat. It was that incident that became one of the reasons he “had” to be under Rusty Rose’s protection.

Nine knew that it was just a way for the Council to keep watch and exert control over him. The fox had continuously proven himself to be a valuable resource, one that they couldn’t afford to get rid of. So to prevent anyone from trying anything stupid, they assigned Rusty Rose to watch over him.

It wasn’t all bad but he didn’t care much about his new “babysitter”. She apparently did though. Rusty helped out a lot around his lab, acting as his assistant in just about anything he needed, she listened to him when he went on a rant, and took care of him when he was sick. But whether it was all genuine or for show was up to debate. Any concern she had shown for him was probably either due to a glitch in her programming or the council had ordered her to. And neither option was not something Nine wanted to think of.

He gently stirs the juice box around not drinking it yet as if he was a cultured rich person with wine and thinks about Sonic. Specifically on how he died and the after effects of that course. 

You see, not only was today marking the third anniversary of the Chaos Council’s victory against the Resistance and the start of conquering of other worlds, but also Sonic’s death day. And Nine was the one to shoot him down, effectively letting the Council win.

The fox looked at the blaster around his waist, the one that he always carried since he was a little kid. He knew that he was imagining it but it felt much heavy than it typically does despite of it being made of light weight material. But that feeling always occurred during this time since it was the same gun that killed Sonic.

The blue hedgehog was fast enough to dodge a bullet shot from long range but not fast enough for one shot from extremely close proximity and by a replica of a beloved family member.

The funny part was that Nine had warned him but still Sonic hadn’t seen it coming. And the shock made his reflexes slowed down enough for the bullet to do its job. The bullet was a biological weapon developed by the Council to make Sonic stop moving. There was some unforeseen side effects which were the actual cause of death.

The scientists were more used to dealing with the mechanical and not biological. So they got something mixed up and that led to several organ failures and other gruesome stuff. Nine had stood over Sonic and watched as the hedgehog choked on his own blood.

Nine took a sip of his juice.

The fox didn’t know what to do to save him. He stood still as the blood rushed out of the wound and Sonic’s eyes became duller. And Nine never shook off the look of betrayal that the hedgehog gave him while he died. It was a look that haunted him in his nightmares everytime he fell asleep. It was so bad that the fox purposely tried to not sleep for days until Rusty had to force him to take his required minimum 8 hours of rest.

The council hadn’t been super upset with this development. At least he wouldn’t be a problem anymore with interfering with their plans. With Sonic gone and the council gaining more and more Shards, the resistance had been wiped out completely with the rebels having been arrested and reprogrammed.

Nine remembered how they all got mind wiped. He had watching it all happen through a one way mirror and saw the first victims, Rebel and Knucks, get reprogrammed by the machine. It was one of the things he pushed down towards the deepest darkest corners of his mind.

He should have felt better about it all with the power he gain from working with the Chaos Council. The protection he got for fully working personally with the members of the Council. It shouldn’t have, it didn’t matter that he was branded as a traitor to the resistance fighters or that he was more hated now than ever before but he kept remembering Sonic, his first real friend and his brother.

Sonic had entered his dull, full of misery, and painful life out of nowhere and made it his mission to stay there. Even if it was all fast paced and sometimes difficult to keep up with but it was real and it made an impact.

Before Sonic, Nine hadn’t given a damn about anyone. He built those seven other tails to protect himself and make anyone who thought of crossing him, fear him. It wasn’t until the hedgehog had shown him what he had been missing that the fox had unknowingly let someone else inside his heart.

Sonic really made him hope for a brighter future and Nine had thought that his new future would have the spiky blue hedgehog by his side. But he knew better after what happened in his “new home”, The Grim. And that was without talking about the events that happened after that with his capture and being force to work for the Council.

Nine gulped the rest of the juice in one go.

Well, what was done was done and what could have been will always be what could have been. There was no used in crying over spilled milk. Nine had cried those tears away a long time ago.

The fox squeezed the box to make sure that he got every last drop of juice out of it. There was no use for weakness in this life. The city had taught him that. The Council had shown him that. And Sonic… Well he only proved it.

Nine payed what he owed to the bartender and left. Rusty Rose quickly followed behind him. There was work to do and there was no use thinking about the past or on old memories.

[onyxisnotuniqueenough]

RANT ABOUT SHIPPING

before we start, i'd like to say that this isn't about situations like sherlock and watson, or byler, those are usually very much good and great and canon to me.

I'd also like to make it clear : idc about your headcanons. this is not about seeing max as bisexual or bucky as gay or smt. this is about shipping only.

i'm okay with shipping, and ofc more power to the alphabet mafia if its gay shipping, but if there is a healthy friendship ANYWHERE you guys interpret every friendly gesture as flirty.

HEY??? CAN WE JUST BE GLAD THAT THESE TWO MEN LOVE EACH OTHER UNCONDITIONALLY WITH NO ROMANTIC INTENTIONS??

like HELLO let them be the siblings that they never had they need a family

the examples I'm most mad about are matt and foggy, elmax, and stucky (this is wrong with friendship between genders supposed to be attracted to each other too, but usually producers and writers are scared of keeping them platonic and does all the shipping for you. i have never seen a man and woman, or a gay and a straight being friends with no crush implied, no weird unneccessary tension or jealousy)

EXAMPLE 1 : ELMAX

el needed a friend that would understand what she's going through and have a little normal in her life. She's only seen around men, like Hopper, Mike, Papa, etc. and finally she gets to hang out with someone willing to guide her through romantic relationships and such, and without using her for her powers like Kali did. (f-ck Kali)

And max, as we all know since season 2, is not the type of person to be comfortable around girly things (when her mom is getting ready for the snow ball, her interest and skill with video games, even her style of clothing in s2. Even if its completely normal today thankfully, girls with male-dominated interests or 'hot-headed' personalities were considered tomboys in the 80s). Or at least, she's not comfortable showing her interest in girly things because with her temperament, maybe she's self-conscious about not standing out and seeming 'strong'.

So when Max gets a chance to guide El through important milestones of female friendship, like sleepovers, shopping, etc, she takes it, because she knows that she's in a situation where there's no chance of being judged, not like the rest of the party (she says something's romantic and the boys are very quick to say how annoying and disgusting it is, well...Will is a special case but still)

and yes, in s4, we clearly see that their time with each other are amongst their happiest memories, but why does that mean that they should date??????? it's clearly a healthy sister dynamic and it's kind of a shame that we transform it into romantic love.

ROMANTIC LOVE DOESNT HOLD MORE VALUE THAN PLATONIC LOVE!!

EXAMPLE 2 : AVOCADOS AT LAW

Matt and Foggy are very similar in that sense. Matt has never really known true friendship and doesn't have much of a family, like El, and his friendship with Foggy is a chance for him to feel normal. Wether its about the fact that Foggy has never underestimated him, or been uncomfortable around his blindness, or the fact that they were close enough for Matt to feel like Foggy's family also welcomed him in. If anything, in s1ep10, when they cry, it's only a powerful scene because we know how important to each other they are and, frankly, its very refreshing to see two straight men cry about their love and friendship without a "no homo" atmosphere. Gayness has been the butt of the joke so many times, and emotion portrayed through men is always interpreted as weakness or gayness. Do we really have to perpetuate that??

EXAMPLE 3 : STUCKY

(this one is a little dissapointing. y'all saw a great bucky ship with chemistry with SAM and decided to walk on the brotherly friendship with no chemistry or banter whatsoever? AND NO, SAYING "YOU'RE TAKING ALL THE STUPID WITH YOU" IS AN INSIDE JOKE, NOT ROMANTIC BANTER PEOPLE)

Steve and bucky is a situation when they've known each other for so long, and they love each other so much that they're willing to die for each other.

Pre-Serum Steve has spent his life being bullied and judged, and you guys wanna turn the only person that he feels safe around into a romantic relationship??? agreed, steve's relationship with peggy is very stale and cliché, especially with the endgame thing, but COME ON.

if you wanna ship bucky with someone : SAM IS RIGHT THERE. THE BANTER IS THERE. HELLO? TFATWS AND THE ROLLING IN THE FIELD THING??

anyway rant is over you may continue your activities now

[kdramacrybaby]

Marry My Husband (2024)

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Revenge, Time travel

Synopsis: Kang Ji-won is terminally ill with cancer, and tries to find comfort in her best friend (Jeong Su-min) and husband (Park Min-hwan). But in the end, she discovers that the two are having an affair, and are planning to spend the insurance money from her death to build a new life together. While confronting them, she takes a fall and passes away - only to wake up again, now 10 years in the past, and with a chance to do it all over again. Can her fate be changed? And why does her manager, Yoo Ji-hyuk, suddenly show such an interest in her life?

Episode info: 16 episodes / Runtime around 70 minutes

Lead cast: Park Min-young (Kang Ji-won), Na In-woo (Yoo Ji-hyuk), Lee Yi-kyung (Park Min-hwan), Song Ha-yoon (Jeong Su-min)

Link to watch: You can watch on Amazon Prime and Dramacool

Drama rec masterlist | Drama rant thread (beware of spoilers)

This created quite the buzz when it first came out, and I've been wanting to watch it for a while because it seemed to many people loved it a lot.

And while I did like most of the drama, there were also some things that I did not - that being mainly the romance, which is obviously quite a large part of the overall drama.

To be fair to the drama, I'll start with the things that I liked about it.

The revenge plot was overall interesting. I'm not usually much for time-travel, but I think they handled it as well as they could have with this drama. Did all their rules make sense? Not all the time, at least to me, but I didn't bother me that much. I'm always up for watching some cold-blooded karma being served (go watch The Glory, if you're also into that).

I loved how the women really came together to love and support each other through this drama. While there was of course the conflict between Ji-won and Su-min (as well as another plot point down the line I can't discuss because of spoilers), all other scenes between the female characters were so supporting and uplifting. This really saved the drama so much for me.

While Park Min-young is, as always, absolutely fabulous as a female lead in a romance, I really do think Song Ha-yoon stole the show this time. I've only seen her in Fight For My Way, as the sweetest human being, so this was definitely a new look. But man, she did crazy so well. Definitely one of the better antagonists I've seen in a drama like this - there were so many layers to her character and while she was absolutely vile, I also felt so sorry for her in the end.

Now for the things that bothered me:

The romance didn't do it for me this time, I'm sorry to say it. The chemistry just didn't hit right. And while I would usually also complain about him being her boss and all that (which I don't like either), it wasn't that. They mostly said and did all the right green-flag things, but it wasn't it for me. There are some other things I can't really discuss without spoiling, so I'll just say that I don't always agree with how they do things and why. Communication isn't really their strong point here (not when it actually matters anyway).

Useless love triangle drama as always. While Ji-won deserves the world, I don't need to always have several men in love with the female lead. Gets tiresome after a while.

Do we really need to still be doing the "take your glasses off" for the magic transformation into a better looking person? Both male and female lead got the treatment this time, so at least it wasn't just the woman. But why can't glasses be part of a glow-up? Contacts aren't always the answer.

They bring in a character near the end, and I really felt like it was too much (and without proper setup for it to work like they wanted). The drama would have been better without adding something else just for the heck of it, right as we're getting to the last half of the story.

So yeah, overall, it wasn't a bad drama. I was entertained while watching, and though I was frustrated at times, there were also things I really did like. Still, I can't give this more than three stars. Mostly because I was a little disappointed after all the hype I saw.