#she’s only 22 so it’s amazing how capable she is

[bigjaws]

Today my sister is coming to live with me. Hooray for the diaspora! :)

[locution-youngster-enjoyer]

Which Wordgirl villain would win in a fight?

Rules: No powers or gadgets. Just fists. The only exceptions are if their powers/gadgets are literally part of their bodies. It'll make sense when we get to the fight.

Ranking under the cut because it's a very long post

30. Amazing Rope Guy

Yeah this is a surprise to literally no one. He is considered probably the most pathetic villain in the entire city, and there are characters with absolutely no powers who beat him.

Pretty much every other villain is capable of escaping jail. He isn't. In The Rise of Miss Power and A World Without Wordgirl, he is seen stuck in jail while every other villain escapes or is out and about.

His only other ability other than his mediocre rope skills is his ability to imitate, but that doesn't really help him in a fighting setting.

29. Timmy Tim-Bo

Pretty much as pathetic as Amazing Rope Guy in a fighting setting. I was debating whether or not he should be above or below ARG, but for now i'm leaving him here.

I honestly don't have much to say about him. He most likely passes out mid battle. The only reason he's above ARG is because ARG is more likely to tie himself up in the rope.

28. Royal Dandy

While Royal Dandy is able to shoot paint from his hands and heal any injuries by just painting himself back up, his major disadvantage is that he's a Lady Redundant Woman clone.

Though he's clearly not the same as the other clones, he's still a clone. Lady Redundant Woman is completely capable of just zapping him out of existence.

On top of that, pretty sure he's canonically dead?-

27. Tobey

Some of you may be confused by this, but keep in mind, no gadgets are allowed in this fight. Only fists or any physical enhancements.

Without his 'row-bits,' Tobey is a literal child with zero athletic skills

26. The Coach

This dude is pathetic and sad and is the size of a child. His size may give him an advantage in dodging, but otherwise that's it.

25. Glen Furlblam

So Glen not only doesn't have any superpowers, but he's not very athletic or successful in general.

On top of that, he's a thin dude, so i doubt he'd have a chance at dog piling anyone.

24. Captain Tangent

That is a child with a hook hand he isn't allowed to use. His only advantage is his weight.

23. Victoria Best

Another literal child with zero super powers. (Ok, i get she has the laser eye.. telekinesis... thing, but that doesn't really do much damage)

The only reason she's above Tobey is because of her desire to be the best. If she's the 'best' at everything, that means her parents most likely signed her up for several martial arts, that she could be at least ok at.

22. Brent

Brent is in a similar situation as Tangent, with his only advantage being his weight. Since he is an adult, he has a greater advantage.

21. Mr Big

Mr Big also doesn't have any superpowers and is pretty much in the same boat as Brent. I'd say he's pretty equal to Brent really.

20. Reason

Reason doesn't have any superpowers, but he probably could create reasonable deductions on how to survive somewhat in a fight. Overall, he's just highly outclassed by everyone else.

19. Hal Hardbargain

This guy is really hard to place. I haven't watched a single episode he has a speaking role in, but based on what I have seen, despite the mechanical arm giving him a strength boost, his age and lack of any other powers probably leads to his ass getting kicked.

18. Invisi-Bill

First exception to the 'no powers' rule. The only reason he is exempt from the rule is because his power is a physical part of him.

Despite that, Invisi-Bill doesn't have much of an advantage. Sure he can stay out of harm's way for however long he's willing to stay invisible, but he is a thin guy with no other fighting ability and could easily be knocked out.

17. Big Left Hand Guy

Dude could murder with that hand.... if he knew how to fight. While he could smack someone with his hand, he doesn't have much fighting skill outside of it.

16. Chuck

Once again, no athletic strength. Just the weight advantage.

15. Dr Two Brains

Since there are no gadgets allowed, the doc is in a bit of trouble. However, he's seen to be incredibly quick, even avoiding Wordgirl in some scenes. I feel he can outrun many of the characters, but wouldn't really be able to throw a punch.

14. Ms Question

Kinda the same reasoning as Two Brains, but she could maybe throw a punch. I'm debating whether I should put her below him.

13. Kid Potato

He's an old guy who's not allowed to use his superpowers. Once again, his only advantage is weight.

12. The Butcher

All the same reasoning as his dad, except he's younger, so he's in slightly better shape.

11. Seymour

*deep inhale*

....Ok. Listen.

This mf INFURIATES me when it comes to this. For three reasons.

#1: The Rise of Miss Power

Assuming that every villain was locked away in the jail, that means every villain was able to escape (except for ARG). This includes Seymour which means Seymour either 1. Had someone else break him out or 2. Somehow broke out of the cell on his own.

#2:

Ok, this one may be a bit of a stretch, but it's been on my mind. In 'Tell Her What She's Won!,' Seymour locks Wordgirl and Huggy in a circular labyrinth room that he has control over via controls.

And in that room, Seymour causes the room to spin, flinging Wordgirl and Huggy into the walls.

I'm running off the assumption that in this scene, Wordgirl and Huggy hit the wall (including Huggy later bouncing off the wall in the cupcake game), and the wall doesn't break.

Later in the episode, not only does Seymour manage to stay standing while being tied up in metal bars, but he KICKS THE WALL DOWN???

How come he was able to break down the wall with his leg alone when two superpowered aliens weren't??

#3:

In "Who Wants to Get Rid of Wordgirl?" not only does he challenge Nocan the Contrarian to a duel, but he somehow holds his own in the fight

Admittedly, the fight doesn't last long, so maybe Nocan could've eventually bodied him, but that's still impressive considering Seymour's lack of muscle.

On top of that, he's fighting Nocan ONE HANDED, while Nocan is holding his own sword with two hands.

TL;DR: Seymour just may have the craziest sleeper build of the entire WG cast/hj

10. Lady Redundant Woman

This is another case of a character breaking the no superpowers rule. However, she can't be any higher than this. While she could dogpile people with her clones, she isn't very physically fit and wouldn't be able to do much damage. Plus, her clones aren't unlimited, and so once she runs out, she's in trouble. She's above Seymour because she actually has a superpower.

9. Granny May

Granny May without her super suit is actually pretty agile and quick and would most likely be able to do a good chunk of damage. However, I feel as though there is someone on this list who matches her talent, but has the advantage because of Granny May's age.

8. Leslie

Leslie is an incredibly intelligent karate master several extra skills. I'm kinda sad she can't be placed any higher, because her major disadvantage is that she has zero superpowers. That being said, she's no slouch, as she's been seen to overpower Wordgirl on several occasions.

7. Rhyme

I had to double check Rhyme's wiki because I was so close to placing her really low on the list for some reason. She's another character who breaks the no superpowers rule. Even without her ice-breath, she's got super speed and super strength, which I think just helps her defeat Leslie.

6. The Whammer

Even without his whams, Whammer is actually pretty fit, as he is scene pulling two cars using his waist alone (I forgot what episode, but it's the Coach's debut)

5. Nocan

Nocan and the Whammer are on pretty equal footing, but I think Nocan could be slightly stronger than the Whammer.

4. Eileen

This may seem like pretty high placing for a child, but keep in mind, Eileen is basically if Tobey was one of his robots (meaning she once again breaks the powers rule). She can do pretty intense damage, uprooting trees, severely damaging buildings, and much more.

3. Maria

Maria is a being made from pure electricity. How are you meant to punch her? She does have some weaknesses, which is why she isn't any higher.

2. Miss Power

Yeah this is a surprise to literally no one most likely. She's physically stronger than Wordgirl and all of the other villains, plus she also has super strength and super speed.

But who's above her?

The Learnerer

Ok. Listen. The implications of this guy's super suit makes him pretty insane. He's able to learn anything from seeing it once. It's no wonder why he only showed up in about 3 episodes, because he's way too overpowered. He'll be able to avoid anyone's attacks and fight back. Eventually, he'll learn all of Miss Power's tactics, and wipe the floor with her. This also makes him have the most unique exception to the no superpowers or gadgets rule.

TL;DR: The character voiced by Weird Al-Motherfucking-Yankovic is the strongest character in Wordgirl.

[hoodlander]

Finally finished Season 4.

My thoughts:

Karl Urban looking fine as fuck even though Butcher is supposed to be dying.

And Colby Minifie is looking hot as hell this season, not sure what it is.

Overall, a strong finale.

The writing for the entire season has been all over the place though. If there was ever an argument for going back to the 22 episode seasons - this is it.

So many heel-turns that happened too fast.

And I felt like half the season sacrificed good writing for stupid shock value gags. Shocking scenes should have a place in the narrative, but not just added to try and shock the audience for no reason.

I love Hughie. I really love him. He was going through it this season. I am disappointed in Kripke and the other writers for thinking the Tek Knight stuff was funny and not seeing it for what it was. That is was the same thing that Deep did to Annie in S1. I am disgusted when male SA is not taken seriously in media.

And then the triple whammy with the shifter. Hughie needs a damn break.

I think Erin Moriarty did an amazing job with shifter!Annie though. She was brilliant to watch.

Frenchie and Kimiko’s storylines this season made little sense to me and didn’t progress their characters. I’m glad the writer’s back tracked the ‘platonic soulmates’ thing and made Frenchie/Kimiko genuinely happen. If you want to do platonic that’s fine, but not after what they went through for 3 seasons and how they behaved with each other. Glad that was rectified.

I love MM. And A-Train’s redemption arc was the strongest arc of the season for me. It was the best written imo.

The Deep has wanted to be BFF’s with Homelander since S1. Loved seeing him doubling down on getting that friendship bracelet. RIP Ambrosius. She was the one Deep. She truly, truly loved you you stupid fuck.

I like Firecracker, she is interesting. Having her doing things for Homelander out of gratitude and respect instead of attraction was very refreshing. And I love how she and Deep are Homelander’s Ride or Dies. Whenever I see the three of them together all I see are Regina George, Gretchen Wieners, and Karen Smith.

New Noir is baby. Love him. As much as I miss Old Noir, this was a good way to progress the character and give Nathan Mitchell more to do. Loved his fight with the Boys as they reacted to him flying and talking.

Sage is fantastic. I love her. And her final scene with Homelander was brilliant. Like, yes girl come get your sad murder chihuahua he needs to go back in your purse.

And finally…

Grace really be making Homelander look like a #1 Dad.

Great idea, threatening arguably the second most powerful supe on the planet with imprisonment. I feel like she expected Ryan to be as easily radicalized as Billy. Then didn’t know how to handle his need for space. Like, kid just got a bomb dropped on him and needs to think. She couldn’t even give him that.

Whereas Homelander lets him go after their fights. He gives him space. And so far, he has shown Ryan genuine affection as much as he is capable of giving. If Ryan does go back to him in S5, which I think he will, Homelander will accept him back but then have to deal with some hard questions.

Ryan lashing out at Grace was expected honestly. She was going to gas him. He was already emotionally charged. He didn’t look happy or sad after her death. And if Billy only sees Ryan as Becca’s son if he kills Homelander then his love comes with conditions.

Grace and Butcher both fucked up.

Billy killing Victoria and putting his faith in the virus was short-sighted on his part. Vic could have helped them with the long game.

And ultimately the supe virus is a temporary genocide.

A virus only works when it has something to infect. If it kills every supe then Vought just needs to wait a few years to make sure the virus is gone and then start dosing more babies. And the cycle starts again. Vought could potentially find a vaccine for the virus as well.

The thing The Boys have to destroy is Compound V. And every Vought scientist that can recreate it by memory.

As long as Compound V exists there will always be Supes.

[ashintheairlikesnow]

Watching a documentary on Edward II while I work and in this doc:

1. They repeatedly call Piers Gaveston Edward's "best mate" and "close friend", then have one seven-second acknowledgement that they were probably lovers before immediately returning to calling them pals, buds, just mates being dudes, my guys, just bros like bros will be, totally normal friendship here

2. Piers is not depicted as half so pretty as he likely was. He is handsome, yes, but very... dirty compared to everyone else? And also, dude, brush your hair. Come on. Piers Gaveston was famously not only arrogant but vain!

3. The actor playing Edward is playing this documentary dramatization like he is going for the motherfucking Oscar, he is amazing. I love him, my God someone give this man jobs and money!

4. They speak French! Just like everyone actually did!

5. Hugh Despenser has perfect hair, which seems in character

6. The documentary definitely doesn't admit the simple truth that Hugh Despenser the Younger was almost certainly Pretty Man Bait to get Edward II to give the Despensers power.

7. The doc DOES do a great job of showing what an absolute disaster Edward II was at basically everything forever

8. It does contain the most excellent line, "To the people of the time, Edward could have been bedding his priest, his page boy, and his horse, so long as he was governing the kingdom properly."

9. Isabella's actress is also incredible. That woman does some impeccable face-acting.

10. Man. The moral of this documentary - and of his life - should be "This man did not deserve the wild glory inherent in his amazing wife."

11. Now Hugh Despenser needs to brush his hair! Maybe Edward just likes 'em grungy.

12. Edward is the epitome of being shown exactly what he needs to do and then doing the opposite.

13. I am genuinely impressed at how carefully they dance around admitting that Edward was definitely up in Hugh Despenser's business, too. His manly business.

14. Wait, I take it back. The real moral of this story is "take a woman's children from her arms and she will burn you to the ground and spit on your ashes."

15. Honestly, I don't blame her.

16. THEY CALLED HER THE SHE-WOLF FOR A REASON, MOTHERFUCKERS.

17. Also, hell yeah for Isabella's brother the King of France working with her on this. He absolutely knew Isabella was being underestimated and he made sure he never did.

18. Oh, so we can admit Isabella and Roger Mortimer were sleeping together, huh? We can admit that? I mean as long as it's decently hetero, sure, let's have a whole sex scene. But God forbid we admit Edward and Piers might have held hands under a tree even once.

19. THEY PUT A SEX NOISE IN EVEN

20. Honestly now I'm mad.

21. "She has a number of men closer to a moderate house party than an invading force." Okay, that line redeems you somewhat.

22. Awwwww puppies hunting the disgraced king, sweet. I love when dogs are clearly checking for cues from their trainers just off screen.

23. A FIFTY FOOT GALLOWS SEEMS EXCESSIVE. Oh holy shit they hung him without quite killing him, then de-genitaled and- god damn, Isabella. This seems like a bit much.

24. SHE MADE A POINT OF EATING WHEN THEY CUT HIS DICK OFF.

25. Isabella is terrifying. I am in wild irrational love.

26. I'm sorry they put WHAT up Edward's ass. A red hot WHAT

27. I feel like that probably didn't actually happen but honestly, I don't doubt Isabella is capable of it. And also, um, these deaths seem... To send a message.

28. "Edward's wife and her lover-" oh, are you sure they're not just best mates? Buddies? Pals? Like Edward and Gaveston?

29. Oh he probably just like... was smothered. That makes way more sense. He could be "found dead" then and it could be claimed to be natural causes.

30. Underestimate pissed off French women at your peril, English kings.

[helena-thessaloniki]

Do you have any fanfic reccs?

hey anon (:

I'm going to assume you're asking for sasusaku fanfics but let me know if I've guessed wrong!

I love the opportunity to hype up my favorites, but I don't usually read in fandoms that I write in, and I never read stories with pairings that I'm actively writing in (including semi-outlining stories or daydreaming about), so I probably won't be much help here. That said, I did read through a little bit of sasusaku before writing my own take on the Blank Period.

I highly recommend the author psallocappella. Their prose is more like private lines of poetry and artistic explorations, in that I don't actually know what's going on or precisely what they're trying to say a good amount of time, but the mood, dynamics, and maturity are striking in a way that I've never read from anyone else. If you're ready to dive right into a deep, complicated and more complete story, the Equilibrium series is where to start. They also posted a variety of short stories and prompt responses in 2021-22 that are so good, I wish each of them could be a full-length story.

Synergy by bttrmllw is the only full-length story I read that I can remember to recommend. It has to be popular in the fandom already, I assume!? Besides having an exciting, action-packed storyline, wonderfully poetic yet approachable prose, and wickedly fun chemistry and romance between Sasuke and Sakura, they helped me mature (and find joy/fulfillment in) my own understanding of Sakura and Sasuke's complex characterizations. Their Sakura is fierce, stubborn and strong, but silly, genuine and adorable, but also clever and willy and strategic. It's amazing. She's all the things. And, not sure how to explain it best, but their Sasuke is arrogant and fiery, but wildly capable, strong, and sensitive too. It made me finally fully appreciate him as a character and consider him a worthy partner to Sakura and friend to Naruto. (Also, if you're a sucker for Itachi like I am, it serves.)

If you meant rivamika or another fandom though, please let me know. I don't want to list my amazing friends in the rivamika community who write without making sure I take time not to forget anyone. I've also used the tag below consistently in the past if you want to search my blog.

Happy reading🖤🖤

[einabler]

Men's Short Program - Grand Prix Final | Torino 2022

Gosh this is such a tight competition for all six men, with 4 of them coming from Japan. A little bummed that Jun and Kazuki couldn't make it to the top 6, but it's not like these 6 men aren't capable of showing great performances. So we're still SO in for a treat tonight.

So let's starts with...

Shun Sato (18 - JPN) Starting the competition with a Christmas vibe. But sadly, the vibe isn't vibing as he fell on 4Lz. A jump that I thought to be the most reliable on his repertoire. However, he managed to pull himself up and land the combo, 4T2T -with a little skid on the 4T, hence only a 2T instead of intended 3T. The last jump, 3A, was the only redeeming feature as it's done nicely with a good running edge on landing.

Personally, I feel Shun has progressed nicely in the artistic area than last season. Though, I think the choreography in the step sequence felt a bit flat, and his posture still looks a bit rigid. Also, he's not the best spinner among the 6 as well. So I guess his score, 76.62, is a little justified -emphasis on the little. Most of the judges seem to score him in the low 7 to 6 on PCS. Which, I think, a bit too low considering that he does have a decent skating skill, pretty nice speed overall, and a good edge control. So I can't help but squinting my eyes to the judges on that scoring. Well, I do hope he could land the 4Lz tomorrow and get the score he does deserve. On a side note, I just realized that Mura Takahito has become his coach! Would love to see him accompanying the skaters some day soon.

Daniel Grassl (20 - ITA) Sadly, another fall on the 4Lz -it seems to be the cursed jump tonight, eh. Also, I noticed that the take-off was on the flat edge, and it seems to be called out by the technical panelist. But he pulled it together afterwards to get the 3A landed quick and nicely. His combo jump, the 3Lz3T was also good enough. Truthfully, I always felt that his jumps look weird. But tonight -thanks to the haircut I think- it doesn't look like he's falling apart in the air anymore. Though, his feature quality is still his flexibility on the spins -how does it feel to be able to bend your knees and thigh like that, Dan? It's really mesmerizing!

As underrated as he is, he does gradually become better in artistic interpretation. Kudos to Jason Brown with his choreography skill for bringing out the sensitivity within the music to Daniel's skating. I feel 39.25 in PCS is pretty justified, and therefore, 80.40 on SP seems to be fair enough. Which really makes it feel that Shun was scored way too low. And also I think Daniel is a little slower on the speed compared to the other 6 men, so it could have gotten his PCS a bit lower on skating skill component. Plus he's the only one still using a triple-triple combo, so I do think Shun's score should've been around 78-80s. But then again, this GPF is held in Italy, and the cheering from his supporters are so loud and lovely during his performance. I guess it gives judges more confident to give him extra points. Anyway, I'll be looking forward to see if he could put up a better fight in the FS and make the final placement even more interesting. BTW, is it just me or his pants is a little bit disturbing? Is it the extra tightness? Is it the untight fly? Is it the gray color? idk.

Sota Yamamoto (22 - JPN) 4T3T done strong and nicely, and it's the best combo jump of the night. He then managed to land the 4S safely too, though it doesn't have a long running edge. The 3A is also done with no worries tonight. Though, I noticed, the body position on his 3A is not really as tight as his quad jumps. It really could become worrisome, as he fell on 3A in NHK Trophy's FS. Anyway, tonight is another wonderfully clean SP for Sota. He's on the streak! Hopefully he could keep this consistency to his FS as well.

I can't help but keep falling in love with Mihoko Higuchi's amazing talent in choreography. She really knows how to bring the best line and use of music to be skated by each athlete. And she doesn't impose her trademark on the choreography, unlike some other choreographers. She just let each athlete have their own moment and give them room to be themselves. And I do feel that Sota really has found his way on how to carry himself during the step sequence and other transitional lines. His skating is even more gorgeous now. However, I'm a bit bummed out that he hasn't been able to break the 100 barrier yet with scoring 94.86. But I guess it's a bit understandable seeing the 4S was not as good as in his 2 previous GP series. And so let us see where will he place in the FS. Can he stand on the podium? This will be very interesting.

Kao Miura (17 - JPN) Strong and confident start, but unfortunately had to go down on the combo jump. The 4S was done smoothly with a nice ice coverage and speed, but it was the 3T after that caused him a trouble. Though, I had to commend him for fighting so hard to save himself. So his 4S3T still become my highlight of his performance. He got back on track though, with 3A done quick and smooth. He also managed to land the 4T despite got slightly off axis in the air. Kao is so on fire tonight. The speed and attack in his skating is so crazy to look at.

Sadly his SP's 1st place streak had to end as he only got 87.07 tonight, putting him in 3rd. Though he -quite literally- didn't go down without a fight. I have so much to like about his SP program. The choreo, the speed, the step sequence, the spin, and the costume, they're aggressive and offensive. You shouldn't take your eyes away from him even for a milisecond. Truly a power to be reckoned with. Yet, I'm quite certain that he can still improve on the spins by adding some unique positions. Though maybe it's not really necessary since he already got all the spins on level 4 tonight. But since he said he looks up to Stephane, I do wish that he would put more effort in making unique spin positions like Steph did. Anyway, can't wait to see his Beauty and The Beast FS. Let's see if he'll be more of the beauty or more of the beast.

Shoma Uno (24- JPN) Finally, we get to the reigning world champion. And I'd say, even though it's still not his cleanest SP yet, it really grows on me. First of all, the 4F. Solid, no hesitation, incredible rotation speed, nice body position, and clean landing. IMO it is deserving the highest GOE of any solo jump tonight. Still, I think it would've been even better had he kept the landing position a little bit longer. And if maybe he can really do a toepick take-off, not the full blade assist? then I'm sure he can finally get bigger GOE. It's still visibly a 4F though. Next, the combo jump. Had to do 4T2T only, because the 4T landed a bit tight. Still, I think it's a better attempt than in his 2 previous GP series. And the last jumping pass, the 3A, smooth as a butter. Again, deserving the highest GOE for any Axel jumps tonight as well.

My next highlight of his performance tonight would be the twizzle. It's a chef kiss twizzle. Right on the music at that.

Though, I found it really weird that even with this display of twizzle, the body movement, and the speed control throughout the stsq, he only managed to get step sequence level 3, when I thought the StSq tonight was even better than the 2 previous GP series. It really is a wonder of why so many step sequence are not getting the level 4 tonight. Though, Shoma does get the highest GOE for the StSq with 1.37 points. Anyway, Shoma managed to secure the 1st place in SP with 99.99 points. Juuuust 0.01 point off from reaching 100. Is it underscored, or is it fair, I'm still uncertain. As I do see that some judges are quite generous in the PCS. Like J9 from UK who gave him a 10.00 in presentation. Seeing the margin from SkatingScores' judges tally spreads, Shoma got a pretty tall bar ranging from 95.61 points, given by the US judge, to 106.98, given by the UK judge, with the Japanese judge only gave him 96.21 points, second to lowest. So yes, I think it is debatable if the performance Shoma put out tonight is being scored fairly, or not. We'll see in the FS if Shoma can keep this placement and finally claim the GPF title in his 5th participation. That would be incredibly joyous if he could, as this is the same place Stephane got his second GPF title AND Olympic medal.

And last, but not least...

Ilia Malinin (18 - USA) Another SP fail for Ilia as all of his jumps didn't work out as well as he planned tonight. Stepped out on 4T3T. The 4S landed with a pretty good running edge, but was called out as q. And understandably so, seeing the wobble on the landing foot. And then another mistake on the 3A. Thus pushing judges to give plenty negative GOEs here and there.

Not sure if the pressure got to him or if he's really couldn't skate well due to an injury. But tonight he ended up with 80.10 points, putting him in 5th. I would say, it's an understandable but at the same time questionable score for this performance. Cause, well... he didn't fall. So, to have him ahead of Shun is a little understandable. However, the PCS is pretty questionable. Since I don't think Ilia has a better skating skill than Shun, but somehow they gave him the same score on that component, and even higher in composition. So yeah I'm a bit squinting my eyes on that part. Also, to have his StSq on level 4 while Shoma, Kao, and Sota were in level 3 is also questionable. Cause I don't think he has the same good controlled speed as Kao and Shoma, nor beautiful lines and quality edge control as Shoma and Sota. And although he had many elements like knee slide, kicks and fun jumps, those are not really a required elements for StSq that should grant him a level 4. So yeah, I can't help but feel that there's a bit of a scheme at play there. But anyway, pretty sure Ilia will do a lot of catching up in the FS with the 4A and 5 quads layout. Not sure if it would be good for him to push for that layout, if he really is injured. I mean, he's still so young. There would be more opportunities, as I hope this would not be his first and last GP Final attendance. So I do hope he'd think it through, and aim for longetivity, rather than burning himself out too quickly in his first GP.

In conclusion, the Free Skate will still going to be really tight because nobody broke 100 points barrier tonight. Will Shoma be able to skate clean and keep his placement to stand on top of the podium? Will Ilia be able to land 4A and catch up a lot of points and overtake Shoma? Who will stay on the podium between Sota and Kao? Can Shun deliver a redemption FS? And can Daniel give his best ever performance in front of home crowd? Well, let's look forward to the FS and hope for the best for all the skaters, shall we?

[karume-everything-else]

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Reader (22 yr fem) x Present Mic (Hizashi Yamada) [HTTYD x BNHA]

AO3 post (Reminisce)

"Wohooooooo!"

"Zashi!" You yelled back at him, "My ear is right there."

"Oops, sorry." He shrank a little behind you, "It's just... This will never cease to amaze me."

And he would forever stick by that notion. Flying was never something Hizashi could do. Not when his quirk boiled down to yelling loud enough to break sound barriers. And being on the back of a dragon wasn't something he ever even dreamed he be capable of doing.

And yet, here he was. Holding onto someone he never should have met, doing things he never would have gotten the chance to do, and loving every second of it.

Part of him knew he had one too many jobs to really be that helpful around the sanctuary, but he wanted to try at least. Doing this for your sake more than his. While Hizashi knew you were more than capable of doing this, knowing you'd been doing so your whole life, part of him felt this was just a task a little too big for just one person.

Once you landed, you noticed Rose Whip and Jay fighting again. Sadly they did so often and for very little reason. You couldn't figure out why given they were usually so well-behaved, but here they were fighting over something. It wasn't until you had gotten close that you realized they were fighting over who would be pet by Eraser, who was more Hizashi's friend than yours but hey. Extra hands meant you weren't being constantly attacked for snuggles.

Though, once both saw you, it was a different story. With two big babies being hyper around you. With little other option, you merely snapped your fingers loudly and they settled. While you had expected Eraser to stand up, what you failed to see was Spike on his chest.

Hizashi would have tried picking Spike up, but given the baby's stubbornness... that would only lead to Hizashi being burned. Why Spike was okay with Eraser, to the point of being a little protective over him, was a mystery even to you. Given how your dragons seldom warmed up to people this quickly.

Then again, it could be that they are more like oversized cats rather than puppies.

Everyone stopped when both Hizashi's and Eraser's phones went off like sirens. Several of the dragons at the sanctuary prowled around, scales bristling and tails swishing. None of them liked the noise one bit. You listened in as Hizashi held his phone out on speaker.

"A gigantic dragon is attacking U.A.!" The small-ish, squeaky voice of principal Nezu half-yelled, "Please, hurry! The students and staff here are doing what they can, but who knows how long the building will last!"

You wasted no time in hopping on the back of Rose Whip. She bolted, taking to the sky without a second thought. Eraser and Hizashi were not so confident in their dragon-riding abilities and drove there instead.

That, however, had left them wondering how and why you already had the gargantuan beast laying on its side and being petted by all the students at once. And even with caution thrown to the wind as Hizashi ambushed you with a hug, the massive creature didn't stir at all. Just rumbling purrs as so many hands rubbed its soft underside.

"Maybe her quirk is just being a dragon whisperer." Eraser scoffed, "Because that seemed like it was almost too easy. Since we were barely five minutes behind."

"Oh hush." Hizashi waved back, "She's had years of practice. Isn't that right sweetie?"

You chuckled a little, patting the arm around your shoulders, "More or less Zashi. More or less."

[bandzhoe9194]

The thing about rediscovering tumblr in my 20s after not having the app since I was 14 is how welcome and open everyone is.

(Kinda a long one and it's a little personal, but I love yall, just know that)

My brother was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and bipolar when he was 6 and everyone treated him like a pariah. He was ignored, treated as if he was an idiot, talked down to as if he was a child (which he was but was also very intelligent). Sometimes this still happens today and he's going to be 21 this year. He has a degree and license in technology.

When I was 12, I was diagnosed with ADHD, PTSD, OCD, autism, anxiety and depression. I was thankfully in a foster home who was so supportive of it and helped me keep it from my friends who at the time I didn't think would accept it. I felt like a freak, like there was something wrong with me. I'd seen for years how they treated my brother because of a diagnosis, regardless of how smart he was. I didn't want the same happen to me.

I joined tumblr when I was 14, in 2012. Back then everything was chaos, witty saying and so massive on Fandoms. I only stuck around for a year and deleted the app. I redownloaded it when I was 22, just to have a faint hint of reminiscence.

I followed some pages to do with new favorite fandoms and some that had the most random yet hilarious things (@iceslushii was first almost and an immediate favorite, followed quickly by @arlyiahshay, @i66byte when they were keyocore and @someguyiguess) and the posts shared made me realize that for the last decade my feelings and fears were unfounded.

I'm not a freak. There's nothing wrong with me. I think different and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm a normal human being with a different sense of the world. I'm capable. I'm not lazy, absent-minded or dim.

I'll be 25 in just a couple months. My daughter has been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. She has a speech delay, but damn isn't she just the smartest little thing. She picks up things so quick. She knows her alphabet, can count to 20, knows so many shapes and colors, she builds, she draws, she sings a million songs, she loves to dance. She will know from day one she can do it. She's smart, she's capable, she's amazing. She's already my little warrior having beat cancer at 4 years old.

And tumblr and the amazing mutuals I have made here, yall taught me its okay. And in doing so, I'm teaching my daughter it's okay. So, thank you all.

[ruthlesslistener]

4, 9, and 14 for Theodonalus

And 6, 22, and 24 for Takhanobou!

And not from the Ask Game but how did you come up with their names? I think they’re really cool and unique!

Theodonalus:

4. What is something that they’re secretly good at? Do they have a hidden talent, such as being a brilliant kazoo player or a master chess wizard?

-Theo is an amazing singer! The Queynï are one of the few dragons who are capable of true song, and are famous for immortalizing history, folklore, and tales they pick up on their migration paths into long ballads. Theo pretty much never sings, since he's a self-selected outcast from his tribe, but his voice is exceptionally compelling and his storytelling immaculate. His relationship with his voice is somewhat conflicted, as it was his only feature that made the rest of his tribe pay a lick of attention to him other than considering him a pitiful dead-spirited dragon, but that particular gripe faded with time, and later legends came to claim that his voice had an ethereal, spellbinding quality to it.

9. Tell me your favorite moment with your OC. (Either that you wrote or drew.)

-Haven't written it yet, but it has to be when Theo goes claw-to-fang with Verada, Takhanobou's adoptive mother. To lure her into a blind rage, he mutilated the corpse of one of her new hatchlings (that died from neglect, but she was unaware of this fact), then spat the body out at her and mocked her, which enraged her so much that she locked her focus onto him, allowing Takhanobou the opening to leap onto her back and snap her neck

wait fuck, i forgot i doodled it

14. Does your OC have any superstitions? Good luck rituals? Do they believe in and/or practice the arcane arts?

-Dragons aren't really religious; they believe themselves to be the most powerful form of life at their apex, which means no gods for them. They do, however, have a very keen sense of the cycle between life and death, and believe that when they die, the creatures that feed on their corpse will take their life essence, and who they were will become one with the land, a belief that's pretty much exactly in line with how magic works in their world. Theo is more connected to this natural pulseline than most, but he never consciously tapped into it, nor was as reverent about it as the rest of his kin (when you grow up with everyone expecting you to die, and then viewing you as spiritually dead because you are incapable of flight, the first most important thing to your tribe, then you tend to not care as much about death as the rest of them, apart from being very determined not to meet it).

Takhanobou:

16. How organized is your OC? Do they like to have a place for everything and everything in its place, or do they live inside a tornado of chaos and mayhem?

-Taki is actually pretty damn neat, to the point where it would be considered obsessive-compulsive in our world. Part of this is because Verada wanted him to remain as scentless and pristine as possible (the better for him to look like an idealistic killing machine for her cause), but it's also just because he's naturally an orderly dragon who likes his living space to be clean. He is far more diligent about dragging old bones and meat out of the den than Theodonalus, and when they finally settle in a place that allows for a courtship-hoard to be accumulated, he makes sure that its always neatly arranged and carefully placed in an area that makes it easy to defend- anything less will make him anxious. The sole exception to this rule is during or after battles, where he will stalk around with blood crusted all over him and his wounds still seeping blood, a display done with the sole purpose of scaring the everloving shit out of any other dragons in the nearby vicinity.

22. If your OC were a real person, would you be friends with them? Why or why not?

-Lmao hell to the fuck no. All my ocs are my property to arrange and mutilate as I wish. All my enjoyment of characters in general comes entirely from the fact that they are fictional narrative tools. I do not want my life to intersect with my own.

that being said i do have a self insert in my own universe (two actually, bc i am god) who is khazari, and i am half the size of taki at his adult age. if i got into a fight with him- and i would- he would fucking kill me. no thank you.

24. What is your OC’s favorite food? Can they cook it? Where do they get their food? (And most importantly, do you feed your OCs enough? Don’t forget to throw them a meal once in a while.)

-Taki's favorite food is gazelle, as I said! And no, he cannot cook it, though this is not his fault in the slightest. He either eats it raw, or he devours it in the manner that all fire dragons, which is burned to cinders on the outside and raw as fuck on the inside. Sometimes half raw half charred, depending on if he chose to kill it with fangs and talons or with flame. He hunts all of his own food, though Theo does half of the hunting after they become mates, and pretty much only starts eating enough/healthily after he's exiled from the Isles. Part of this is because there was a famine going on in that part of the world, and part of it was that Verada was forcing him to hunt on his own instead of collaboratively with her and the rest of his nestlings, which sharpened his wits and killing skill at the expense of gurenteed meals. I mean, he probably got more nutrition in him than his 'siblings'- eating a variety of small prey compared to the macrofauna that his tribe normally eats means he got more of a range of food in him during harsh times- but it still wasn't enough. The Shurya-Khazhar also don't know how to fish, as they are an inland locale of fire dragons whose large, bulky frames are more suited for taking down large prey, so Theo teaching him how to fish also helped quite a bit.

(Interestingly, spineback boar is his least favorite type of meat, despite it being favored prey of the Khazari. This becomes less surprising when one realizes that Verada only fed him spineback when he failed his hunts, which means that he associated its taste heavily with failure and her cold disapproval.)

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As for how I named them- I honestly cannot remember in the slightest, because I made them waaaay back in 2013. I just remember that 'Theodonalus' was meant to dance on the tongue while 'Takhanobou' was meant to be pronounced with a harsh growl. I can say, however, that Theo's name roughly translates to 'ghost wind rising' (aka 'soon to be dead'), while Takhanobou was named after the massive volcano that the Khazari believe the first of their kin to have risen from, and very roughly means 'cleansing destruction, fire of creation', though linguistic drift and fracture of the tribe into different subregions has caused some issues with translation

[ravendruid]

#22 from the spring list for whomever you want!

Thank you for this prompt. I really needed it <3 22. Confidence Boost

The clash of metal on metal rings loud in their ears, along with the screams and yells, the rage and concern for their loved ones’ safety. In desperation, Keyleth casts a spell, and her body freezes as she feels its target shrug it off. Useless.

She sees her party fall down around her, one by one. Vex is down, laying on the ground – albeit still breathing. Percy is bent over himself with a massive injury on his dominant arm that prevents him from shooting. Scanlan is holding an unconscious Pike in his arms – their salvation is gone. Only Grog and Vax are still going, slashing and hitting their enemy. 

Keyleth feels useless and weak against the enemy. How is she supposed to lead her people one day when she can’t even defeat this monster? Her body locks with anxiety, and her breath falters as doubt fills her mind.

Her raven angel, never too far from her, stops in his tracks. She hears his voice in her ear and sees his lips move, but she can’t tell what he says, not until his hands are cradling her face and he’s screaming her name.

The look of faith and love in his eyes is endearing, and Keyleth hears his words in her mind repeatedly. You’ll make a great leader for your people one day. Will she? You’re amazing and strong. Is she? I have faith in you. He does.

A warm breeze presses against her skin, and Keyleth sees the love and devotion in Vax’s eyes once again. Her body releases its chokehold and she feels soft and light as the wind. In fact, she is wind.

A violent windstorm appears in her place, Vax is already running back toward the battle, and Keyleth feels strong, fierce, and capable of destroying worlds. She roars ahead, leaving destruction in her path, and brings down a cascade of lightning onto their enemy. The monster falls to the ground, its screams muffled by the rumbling of the wind. Her half-elven body returns and she falls, graciously landing on her feet. In an instant, Vax is by her side, with a boyish grin on his face. You’ll make a great leader for your people one day. She will! You’re amazing and strong. She is! I have faith in you. So does she.

[go-go-devil]

14, 22, and 40 for Lei :]

14) Do they look up to anyone?

When Lei was a little girl she used to look up to a lot of people. This came from the fact that her immense social anxiety combined with her internalizing her parents’ belief that she won’t amount to anything more than a house servant gave her abysmally low confidence in herself. Thus, she put her trust in nearly everyone who were willing to engage with her or were what she considered amazing, like knights and sorcerers and especially dragons! Her Aunt Tabitha was and still remains the one shining light in her life, and she also undeniably looked up to her far-more sociable and scheming big brother, though definitely not anymore…

Nowadays Leiurus rarely holds such adoration for others. All the failures and traumas of her life have left her soul hardened to the idea of wanting to follow the path of another seemingly-spectacular person. However, after becoming an undead exile in Lordran she’s found herself experiencing strange feelings toward a certain sun-drenched knight. How could one of his ilk ever dare put his faith and trust in a lowly dreg like herself, let alone offer her help in her own battles? Perhaps she might like to talk with him again.

22) Have they ever hurt or lost anyone?

Oh boy...

The chaos in Leiurus's life first started when her brother ran away when she was but 10 years old, taking their parents' savings and some of their most precious trinkets with him. Her father went after him in a murderous rage, only to be found dead days later, having seemingly fell down a cliff. With no means of supporting herself, Lei's mother made the decision to join up with her sister Tabitha on the road despite her distaste for her lifestyle and the sneaking suspicion that she's hiding something from her. Several months later Lei's mom also perished via unknown circumstances, Lei wasn't there to see it, so her Aunt Tabby took her in and raised her as she would her own child.

Leiurus loved her aunt more than anyone in the world, finally getting to soak up the feelings of encouragement and adoration her own parents had never fully given her. She was the one who helped Lei realize she was capable of preforming magic, and even scrapped tooth and nail for enough gold to send her to the prestigious Vinheim Dragon School so that she may further excel in her abilities. Even when Lei ended up dropping out after seemingly losing her magical abilities, she knew she could safely return to live with her aunt.

Unfortunately, her precious Aunt Tabby had a terrible secret she'd been hiding from her niece-daughter: she was undead. While for over a decade since her death she'd been able to slow the hollowing to a crawl, it was slowly weakening her soul, and by the time Lei returned home she had fully turned into a mindless, violent creature. Lei found her in her bedroom, clutching the bandit's knife that had originally slain her long ago and rocking back and forth, only to charge at her niece when she finally noticed noticed her presence. She struggled to defend herself, but was able to take the knife from her aunt and jam it into her heart several times until she became a still carcass on the floor.

Even if the killing was in self-defense, Lei will never forgive herself for what she did.

40) What is their moral alignment?

Certainly a dark shade of moral grayness.

Leiurus The Scorpion is a professional thief. Her entire livelihood revolves around stealing from others, sometimes even having to hurt or in worse case scenarios kill to get what she wants. While Lei likes to assert that she has standards in her practices, those noble rules of her can and have occasionally fallen to the wayside in hard times.

She could mostly follow her code of refusing to hurt the innocent and not taking a scrap from the poor, but when she's starving and see's a unoccupied kid carrying some smoked ham home to his sickly father she's going to take the easy meal, and when a vigilante tries to catch her to relive their neighborhood of her robberies she's going to defend herself, even if that means delivering unto them a fatal backstab.

Yet the one thing that Leiurus dreads most about her morality is the fact that, despite all the pain and grit, she does enjoy the title she's gained as a feared thief. Never in the past had she ever believed she'd be capable of not only being independent, but also having any notable power within her. That long-awaited, vile pride was simply too intoxicating for her let go of. Of course, now that she's been granted the title of Chosen Undead she's been wrestling with her morality to an even harsher degree than before. Maybe her life fell apart, but now she can truly be a hero to those around her?

...Right?

[myriad--starlings]

End-of-year book ask: 3, 9, 13, 22, 24

3. What were your top five books of the year?

evil question EVIL QUESTION ugh okay let's try, in no particular order:

I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself, Marisa Crane; a raw and tender exploration of grief and parenthood through a queer lens, with a dystopian backdrop. The only thing close to litfic I've ever read and liked.

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Andrew Joseph White & A Study in Drowning, Ava Reid; these two are inextricable to me because they're both deep explorations of womanhood/girlhood and illness and gender and breaking it all apart. Both of these books made me cry and I want to do an extremely close study of them and their themes together at some point.

Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh; second only to Hell Followed With Us in its incisive, clear commentary on cult thinking, fascism, and deconstruction. Also things happen with the plot that I did not even remotely see coming and they were amazing. This book made me rabid.

The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera; a radiant exploration of so much that's hard for me to put into words so just go read my storygraph review.

Honorable mention to Judas, a comic by Jakub Rebelka and Jeff Loveness that made me scream and and wail and weep and cry and howl with the beauty, symbolism, and artistry of word and art.

9. Did you get into any new genres?

Not really! I've continued playing around with reading horror, and trying to read more sci-fi but nothing truly new to me no.

13. What were your least favorite books of the year?

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson, which became one of my worst books of the year in, I am not kidding, the very last sentence. Made me so mad I probably won't even read the sequel. Why did she do that!?

The Wolf and the Sparrow by Isabelle Adler, an extremely boring "enemies" to lovers political marriage book that made my eyes glaze over.

The Tywford Code, Janice Hallett, a book I really looked forward to after reading The Appeal but that truly did not deliver. Mostly confusing, I ended up skipping multiple chapters and feeling like I had missed absolutely nothing, which is always a terrible sign.

22. What’s the longest book you read?

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey, which I read while feeling miserable and awful and rated 5 stars because I enjoyed the hell out of it.

24. Did you DNF anything? Why?

Yep! According to storygraph I've hard DNF'd 10 books this year (meaning I've marked them DNF instead of simply moving them back to my TBR because I'm not feeling it right now). Some were because they made my skin crawl with sexism and/or racism (Upgrade, Blake Crouch; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan Moore) others I just wasn't capable of reading because of fundamental mood or content mismatches (How High We Go in the Dark, Sequoia Nagamatsu; Muse of Nightmares, Lani Taylor). Most I got extremely bored with for no known reason or I got a weird vibe from.

[thetableistryingtoeatme]

1-30

Youre a ho

what song makes you feel better?

My YT music wrapped always says my top vibes or whatever are Happy and Up beat, so most of my saved music makes me feel better tbh. But Tongue Tied by Grouplove always makes me think of when you (the ho who sent this) told me to think of you dancing to it whenever I got stressed out during my exam. It was th only way I coul get through the exam and I still sometimes think about it to get through hard exams.

2. what’s your feel-good movie?

Stardust

3. what’s your favorite candle scent?'

I really want a candle that smells like smoke and fire itself but I dont think they make those

4. what flower would you like to be given?

Snapdragons. But in a pot. Don't give me something dead unless its the bodies of my enemies

5. who do you feel most you around?

My dog

6. say three nice things about yourself (three physical and three non-physical).

Physical: I have nice hair, I'm strong, and my dimples are very cute

Non-physical: I'm funny, I always do my best to be kind, and I am very determined

7. what color brings you peace?

rainbow sparkle

8. tag someone (or multiple people) who make you feel good. 

@pinkhobofish

9. what calms you down?

A night walk where I can look at the moon and stars

10. what’s something you’re excited for?

I start physics of astrophysics class next week and I'm very excited to learn about astrophysics!

11. what’s your ideal date?

April 24th. Its my birthday and thus the perfect date

12. how are you?

Sick :(

13. what’s your comfort food?

Cookie dough (or whatever sweet I'm obsessed with at the time) and vegan mac with chicken nuggets

14. favorite feel-good show?

Parks and Rec

15. for every emoji you get, tag someone and describe them in one word.

I haven't gotten any

16. compliment the person who sent you this number.

You are far smarter and more capable than you think. If you believed in yourself half as much as I do, you would be amazed at all the things you could do. And you deserve to do great things.

17. fairy lights or LED lights?

Fairy

18. do you still love stuffed animals?

Yes. I have a stuffed Grogu that my brother got me that I sleep with every night. And if it isn't Grogu, its a fat unicorn one of my students gave me when I had to leave school early for health reasons. I love them with all my heart.

19. most important thing in your life?

Me

20. what do you want most in the world right now?

NASA Pathways Internship

21. if you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?

This is not the end. We will come back to our dreams.

22. what would you say to your future self?

Damn, bitch. You look hot

23. favorite piece of clothing?

My comfy or my cropped, plaid blazor

24. what’s something you do to de-stress?

Exercise

25. what’s the best personal gift someone could give you (playlist, homemade card, etc.)

I love any gift that shows someone cares. I know thats kind of a cop out, but different people have different skills or things they like to make/give. An engraved sword

26. what movie would you want to live in?

Star Trek: A Voyage Home. I want to see the future whales

27. which character would you want to be?

The Doctor

28. hugs or hand-holding?

Hand-hodling

29. morning, afternoon or night?

Night

30. what reminds you of home (doesn’t have to mean house… just things that remind you of the feeling of home)?

When my dog wakes me up in the middle of the night to ask to come under the covers and then nestles in as close to me as she can and we both fall back to sleep

[tomemythoughts]

12/22/23

I make friends easily. That's a fact. But I can't retain them.

I'm afraid of my own love, because I give so much of it. When i'm loyal i'm forever loyal, i'll love hard and I'll show you everything I have.

I love how I can support my friends and be there for them. I love how I uplift them when I can. I love who I am to people. Genuinely.

The things I've gone through my life, makes me such an empath.

My friend texted me today to tell me she got interviewed for a job she's been dreaming of that she gave up on.

She was my roommate in Bakersfield to give you a background on her. So we've only known each other for about a month.

I love her to pieces because she's such a great individual.

The thing that made me realize what kind of person I was, was when she thanked me for the confidence booster. I had this talk with her in the hotel, about things that made her feel happy. And she talked about the day we spent coaching kids, and how she felt in her element and then things said here and there from other people. She started to cry and I just reminded her how amazing she was etc etc. What I saw, what I admired, etc.

Her tears, I saw what she was passionate about, what made her move. I wanted her to feel she was capable.

"Bc when we had that talk in the hotel that was the reminder I needed...I was meant to meet you and Shani and some other folks, you got a lifelong friend...So thank you for the confidence booster!"

But the dark side to my love, the moment I feel broken by someone, i struggle to get out of it. It takes a lot. I go on this rollercoaster of what i want to do and what i don't want to do anymore.

The only way to really fix that is to really make me believe it.

[novafire-is-thinking]

Behind the Playlist - Transformers: Prime Edition (Part 12 of 22: Miko Nakadai)

Link to the other posts in my Behind the Playlist series

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Miko can’t be controlled by any means, but she can be persuaded. Sort of. Personally, I’d be exhausted if I had to be in her presence for more than an hour at a time. I had a lot of fun picking songs for her playlist though.

Intended overarching themes and/or qualities: The Passionate Friend, Rule-bending, The Energetic Challenger

My personal favorite(s) from this playlist: Just Like Fire, Invincible, Lioness, New Best Friend, and Pneumatic Tokyo

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Full song list and explanations under the cut:

Just Like Fire by P!nk

“Just like fire, burning up the way / If I can light the world up for just one day / Watch this madness, colorful charade / No one can be just like me any way”

Welcome To The Show by Britt Nicole

A high-energy song to match the high-energy Miko.

Invincible by Borgeous

This is how I like to think Miko saw herself, Bulkhead, and eventually Wheeljack—as an invincible trio. Whether or not that was true didn’t matter as much to her, just that she felt invincible with the two Wreckers in her life.

Amazing Life by Britt Nicole

I think this one here captures Miko’s excitement for life and eagerness to experience it to the fullest.

#LITO by Press Play

“I've got a story / I've got a story that I got to tell / You only live once / So tonight I’m gonna live it well

Sing it out, sing it out, sing it out / Let the music come to life / Come to life, come to life, come to life”

Lioness by Beckah Shae

Miko switches to attack mode quickly and meets challenges head-on in a manner similar to a lioness.

Hell No by Elijah N, Elbot

“No, I just wanna say hell no! / And do whatever I like / It doesn't matter if they say so / 'Cause I can put up a fight”

Organika by Alpine Universe

Miko was often looked down on by ‘Cons she encountered for being a tiny, harmless organic. That is, until she’d kick butt and prove herself to be a capable opponent. This song seemed to fit that.

Break The Rules by UNSECRET, Anna Mae

“We break the rules, we break the rules / Yeah we do just what we want to / Nobody's fool, nobody's fool / Yeah we're playing like we can't lose / Born to be the outlaws / No stopping us, no stopping us”

New Best Friend by Juliette Reilly, UNSECRET

I like to think of this one as a representation of Miko’s delight at finding a friend in Bulkhead.

Pneumatic Tokyo by Env

She’s from somewhere in Japan, and I think the energetic rhythm is a good fit for her.

Feel It Comin Now by Rayelle

Somehow Miko maintains the belief that there are good things coming for her in the world. She’s truly an aggressive positive thinker.

Warrior (Stand Up) by Hidden Citizens, Rayelle

“I'm a warrior / Never gonna hold me down / Solid as a rock / I'm ready for a challenge / Hard as you can hit / Can't knock me off my balance / Fear got nothing on me”

Wildfire by Rayelle

“Ain't no worry on my soul / Can't nobody rock the way I roll / Who I am is carved in stone / Yeah, I been this way since I was born

'Cause I'm wild / And I'm fire / Can't put me out, can't take me down / I burn, baby, burn / Like I'm wild / And I'm fire / Can't put me out, can't take me down / I burn, baby, burn / Like a wildfire / Like a wildfire”

Transformers Prime Theme by Megaraptor

This version of the theme matches Miko’s style and music preferences.

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Notes:

This post series is in alphabetical order. Next up are Optimus Prime and Predaking.

As I add more songs to the playlist, I’ll update this post.

[lizzielikeborden]

My Dad?

Request:  Hiii your writing is amazing!! can you maybe write something with jj where the reader and him get in a fight in front of the others and the readers says something like “you’re acting like you dad right now” and like the whole room goes silent and she feels so bad and has to make it up to him? Thank you so much in advance

Authors Note: I haven’t slept a full night since the Lions Gate Portal opened, but it’s also keeping me super active on here which is so cool. Also I am LIVING for the angst and fluff mixture in this. Also thank you for the compliment, I’m really grateful for it. 

Summary: Just like the fight your comment was not needed, but it lead to much more trouble.

The unexplained drinking. The way it didn’t stop when the party was over, the way it was becoming a constant occurence, the way he was starting to never be consciously available to anyone, and the way that it just felt like you were being pushed further and further back just like the JJ you missed. This was what you thought about as you sat on your porch, headphones in, music blaring, and the most bland blank look on your face. The sun was setting in the oddest way due to the rain that had just passed and watching that was more interesting than the millions of texts blowing up the groupchat about the Friday night party. It wasn’t that you didn’t wanna go and see your friends or that you hated partying with them and making memories. It was the fact that you were so sick of dealing with a drunken JJ that was either pissy, over active, throwing up everywhere, or just so far gone that he couldn’t form a regular sentence. It had been almost two weeks since you last saw JJ sober and not influenced by alcohol and fueled by the group to just have fun and live life. But anytime you heard that recently you would think is it really living life if you’re not even capable of knowing what’s happening around you? You just wanted to cry thinking about the last two or so weeks of your life, how miserable you had been and how there was no way to tell JJ or anyone else in the group. Instead of crying you just kept looking at the sky and pulling JJ’s hoodie sleeves over your hands. That was until your music paused and you got a phone call. Popes name popped up as the contact so you answered, 

“Hello?” You asked softly. 

“Hey where are you?” Pope talked over the loud chatter, music, and laughter. 

“Home. I’m sorry but I won’t be joining you all tonight. Have fun.” You pressed the red button on the bottom of the screen before Pope could ask questions or give you a simple “okay”. 

You turned your phone on Do Not Disturb and went inside due to the cold wind and that the sky was just dark, not a single star was showing, the only lights were the porch light and the garden lantern in the neighbors yard. Once you walked into your dark house you tip-toed to your room and sat on your bed. The fan that hung from your ceiling and the fact that your door had been shut meant that it was absolutely freezing. Pulling blankets over your body you continued to play music through your headphones and chose to get out a notebook from your bookbag and doodle, maybe write a little bit of something even if it was just random words, lyrics, quotes, or thoughts. 

A few hours had gone by before you got tired of the music that played after your playlist was finished. Turning on your phone you saw you had missed 6 calls from Pope, 4 from Kie, 1 from Sarah, 1 from John B, and 22 from JJ. That added on to several texts sent to the groupchat and just to your number. With a sigh you just went to your music, continuing to ignore everyone and found another playlist. That was until you went to hit the play button and heard a horn blaring outside. Getting up to look out the window you saw the old Volkswagen parked in your driveway. Mentally you thanked the universe for your family not being home as you put your phone down on your bed and sped as fast you could to the front door. As you got to it you saw Pope and JJ standing right there through the small glass panel. With a roll of your eyes you opened it. 

“Hi.” You spoke bluntly, arms folded across the chest, posture upright, and your lips pressed together. 

“Why the hell didn’t you come to the party?” JJ questioned you in a slightly upset tone. 

“I’m house sitting for my family. Didn’t wanna leave the house unattended.” You lied through your teeth with the same angry look on your face. 

“And that gave you the right to ignore everyone’s texts and phone calls? Oh and hang up on Pope?” He pointed next to him and took a step forward toward you. 

“I’m sorry Pope, just didn’t wanna bring down your mood.” You gave him a small smile and the most sincere apology you could. 

“I called you a bunch of times and you didn’t even care to answer.” JJ stepped in front of Pope and slightly raised his voice. 

“Had music on and my phone on Do Not Disturb.” You took a step back into your house, not trying to start anything. 

“It was a really bitch move.” He raised his voice more.

“You know what else is a bitch move? Showing up at my house in that van blaring music and honking the horn acting like an animal while my neighbors are tryna sleep and while I am working on something upstairs.” You matched his volume and shut the door on him. Angry you began to walk back to your room until the front door swung open so violently it hit the wall. 

“Yeah well maybe if you would answer your phone or just shoot a simple fucking text to any of us as to why the hell you weren’t there we wouldn’t be here!” He was screaming now, clearly angered by your words and action. 

“Maybe I would’ve come if you weren’t so drunk and acted like yourself. But instead here you stand, drunk and angry. Just like you have for weeks now.” You didn’t scream you just spoke at a normal volume with a broken tone. 

“Oh for fuck sake, so I can’t have a little fun? I can’t let loose and just be happy for once? You’re acting like a controlling bitch.” He screamed. 

Without a thought you screamed back “You’re acting like your dad right now!” 

The room froze, John B had gotten out of the van to come see what was taking so long and Pope never left the doorstep. Both of them stood in shock looking in at the two of you from the open door, and JJ just stood there, still clearly angry but there was hint of true sadness. You were breathing heavy. had your mouth completely shut, teeth clenched together, and fists balled at your sides. JJ nodded his head and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. You heard a loud “Motherfucker!”,  a few moments later you heard the van start up and leave. You just stood, in the same spot you did during the fight. Realization of what you had just said hit you. You just compared your loving, caring, sweet boyfriend to the abusive and aggressive man who treated JJ like he was a roach infestation that wouldn’t go away. The same man who called him names, threw him to the ground, bruised him, made him bleed, and made him have night terrors about all of those terrible things. You sighed and closed your eyes, taking deep breaths in and trying to stop the uncontrollable shaking that was happening. Taking steps toward the door you saw where the knob had slammed into the wall creating small cracks that concaved slightly. You locked the door and walked back to your room to lay down, moving your notebook and phone off the bed and onto the floor you curled up under your blankets and laid there upset until you fell asleep.

The next morning you woke up and checked your phone a new missed call from Pope and that was it. JJ didn’t try to contact you after the fight. You were only 15 minutes off missing Pope’s phone call, you debated on calling him back but ultimately decided not to. Instead you listened to all of the voicemails you had gotten from JJ the night before. 

Hey babe where are you? The party has started, maybe you forgot what time, see you soon

It’s been an hour, where are you? Are you sick? Call me back when you get a chance. 

Can you call me back?

Okay you’ll answer Popes calls but not mine? Really? And then you just hung up on him. Rude. 

Is your phone dead or something? It’s only ringing once.

Alright your voicemail thing is gonna be full soon with everyone trying to get ahold of your ass. Talk soon. JB is taking us up to your house. 

You felt a ping in your chest like you wanted to cry when you realized that could very well be the last time you heard his voice. There was no way he was gonna speak to you after the comment you had made. Thinking about why Pope called you assumed maybe he’d be by to get JJ’s stuff, so you took a few hours to clean your room and gather the things you could find of his. You took down all the pictures and collected them onto your bed, you picked up your phone before you went to go get a box for all the pictures. It read “Missed Call From: Pope  🙏 1 Minute Ago.” You called him back, and as the phone rang you went into the basement to find a box or tote. 

“Hey, Y/N?” Pope picked up. 

“Hey.” You responded awkwardly. 

“Are you busy?” He asked.

“Not particularly, why? What’s up?” You sifted through the closet, old birthday decorations, shoes, toys, and coats were scattered everywhere.

“JJ needs to talk to you.” 

You stopped looking through the closet, his words completely froze you in your crouched position with one hand on your fathers winter coat. “Can’t he just call me or something? I highly doubt he wants to see me and if he’s just gonna break up with me he can just send me a text. After what I said I very much deserve a shitty middle school dumping.” 

“He just really needs to talk to you, can you come to the chateau?”

“Uh yeah- I- yeah I can.” You stood up from your position on the floor, you forgot about the box and started looking for your keys in the kitchen that were not on the hook that held all the other keys. You hung up the phone once you found your keys in the bowl that sat with other random shit in it. 

The whole drive there you distracted yourself with loud music so that you couldn’t hear the beat of your heart so loud. Taking deep breaths you felt as if you were going to be sick the closer you got. Once you were actually there you turned off your car and just sat there shaking, you noticed the van was gone and no one was outside. Within just a few moments the car had gotten to hot, it was making the throw up feeling so much worse, so you decided to get out of the car. Tears poked in the corners of your eyes as you got to the door and hesitantly knocked lightly. No one answered so you just walked inside, it was a huge mess of trash, blankets, clothes, pillows scattered amongst other random objects that didn’t belong on the floor. You sat down on the couch with your head in your hands and bowed, small sobs and tears of frustration and guilt fell down your cheeks. He did not deserve any of the bad things that happened to him. He was such a great person with a shitty life, and in your mind you had made it worse. You’re heart was so loud beating that you didn’t hear JJ walk through the front door, he walked right up to you and put a gentle hand on your knee. You jumped, not expecting to be touched, when you looked up at JJ you were not ready for the sight you got. His lip was busted, the right side of face was almost completely purple, cuts and bruises littered  his eye brows, chin, jaw,  and cheek. His neck looked red and tender like someone had their hands around his throat previous to this, eyes were rimmed red and were irritated, and he was breathing unevenly deep.

“JJ.” You whispered finding your voice, moving from the downward position you were sitting letting your back hit the couch back. His eyes lifted from the floor upon hearing your voice, “JJ.” You said his name again. 

HIs head hit your thighs as he held onto your calves for dear life shaking and crying a bit. You put one hand over his and ran the other one through his hair in a soothing manner. 

“It’s okay, You’re alright” You very lightly gave his hand a little squeeze, you continued to whisper little praises and security words to him hoping that they would stick with him and that he would calm down a bit.

“You were right.” JJ’s head popped up from your lap with tears in his eyes nodding his head.

“No, no I wasn’t. You don’t know how sorry I am for saying that Jay.” You put the hand that was going through his hair on the left side of his face so that you didn’t hurt him. 

“The first thing I did once I left your house was raise hell in the van and tried to start shit with everyone there.” His voice cracked and he sobbed in between words. “Then I-I went home, and raised hell with my dad.” 

“Hey, no-” 

“I’m just like him, I drink to forget that all I am is someone with a bad temper who fucks everything up and makes stupid ass choices on my own.” JJ shook his head and spoke cutting you off. 

You held his face in your hands with guilt written all over your face, “This is all my fault, I shouldn’t have said that because what I said wasn’t true. You’re nothing like him JJ, yes you can be reckless and yes you have a temper. But you’ve gotten so much better with your temper. You are so loving, you are always there when I need someone, you care about every little thing that has ever happened in my life. Most of your reckless choices are to defend or protect me or our friends. Because you have such a big heart.” JJ closed his eyes and took a deep breath. 

“I’m so sorry, I am more than sorry, and I know that I’m sorry doesn’t fix what I said. No actions I do will mend the wound I opened either. I know that this will take time to make better. But know that I am going to stay here and love you no matter how long it takes.” Tears fell into your lap as they rapidly fell down your face.

JJ moved from his position and buried his head in the crook of your neck, wrapping his arms around your body. You reciprocated his affection putting your arms around his shoulders. 

“I love you so much.” He whispered. Unlike previous times this had happened he didn’t fight you back on your words. He just let you say what was on your mind and what you really thought of him. 

“I love you more than anything JJ Maybank.” You kissed the side of his head.

You knew that in his head he was replaying your comment along with many others he was most likely told throughout the night. He was beaten down and tired, self loathing and feeling like nothing was most likely worse than ever. The two of you sat like that in silence until JJ spoke again,

“I stayed drunk so long because I had kept getting into arguments with everyone in the group and when I got home I got in trouble for stuff I didn’t do that I was supposed to do. It wasn’t your fault and I’m sorry.” 

“I forgive you.” He pulled back from your neck and kissed your forehead. “I’ve got the house to myself, let’s just spend the weekend together?” You asked, still not sure if he wanted to be in close quarters and contact with you.

He stood up and grabbed your hand nodding, the two of you headed out together, and though not everything was fixed you were grateful that he was willing to be here and be with you. This would be hard to fix, but you hoped he would forgive you, and from the looks of it he would...