#soooooo true Amy

[couch-house]

corruption arc

[real-life-senshi]

MOTOKI!!!! OH HOW I'VE MISSED YOU AND YOUR INSANE TURTLE FANATIC-NESS.

LOL the pink paper literally says "to Kamekichi-kun" and at the bottom "from Marilyn". I think that's the Turtle nerd's pet turtle from Act 7 - Takai, I think the name was?

Not Motoki immediately sulking and being jealous of his pet turtle! Omg I forgot about this. LMAO

I completely forgot how desperate Motoki had seemed to find a girlfriend in this. He thought Ami has a secret Valentine's gift for him when she's in fact just fishing her Crown Passport out. Poor Motoki! lol

Motoki’s dialogue here is actually SOOOOOO significant in the context of Japanese culture, though it is hard to explain and find a 1-to-1 translation in English. What Motoki said was "義理もなしか?" (Giri mo nashi ka), which literally means "not even by obligation?"

Now, the "obligation" here isn't actually to signify a certain responsibility, "義理" (giri) is meant to mean obligatory by social norm and practice, ie to be polite, or to maintain a collegial relationship.

When it comes to Valentine's day, there are the "true" Valentine's gifts that girls gift to the person of their romantic interest. But often females will also prepare bulk, cheap(er) versions of "義理" (giri) Valentine gifts for peers or coworkers, just as a gift of appreciation or thanks, or just to signal that they care but "not in a romantic way". In Westernized concept, it would be similar of a "friend-valentine" or a "Galentine".

So in this case, Motoki was hoping for some Valentine's gift, desperate enough he doesn't even care if it's due to romantic feelings or not. lol

[shesthespinstersimmer]

Tag Game Questionnaire!!

I got tagged by @beachyserasims (thanks friend!) 🖤🤘🏾✨

Last song I listened to: with all the new talk of the new Amy Winehouse movie (which I am conflicted about and probably will not watch until a few years from now), I was compelled to soothe myself by listening to Frank again.

 https://open.spotify.com/track/6vbTAW1FJU1mbUrI6croJW?si=Uvzyh6UmQk6Qi-Eh-qam4Q&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A664z6KAZKVhAY36vBCLmiN

Favorite place: I realize it sounds trite, but my favorite place is right in my bed, surrounded by my notebooks, a nice beverage on the end table, and some sort of random documentary on the TV

Favorite book(s): I will confess I have fallen way behind in my book game. I’m determined to finish Creative Quest by Questlove, though

Currently reading: my fave simblr stories like TFA , Let it Burn, @ladybugsimblr and her BK legacy , @storiesbyjes2g ‘s aDOLTing series as well as the Piersons and I’m getting carried away (I also love @earthmoonz ‘s Wifey too!) so I’ll just say soooooo many more! (also creeping around to see what my non-storytelling Moots are up to (hiiii)

Favorite tv show: don’t have one right now; my hyper fixation cycle has ended and now I don’t watch the ones I watched anymore. That’s OK – I prefer documentaries and true crime anyway.

Favorite food: I’m all about the noods - I like to grab different kinds every time I make the trip to the Asian market and hope to order one of those noodle boxes one day. Noodles aside, I loooooove Bonchon chicken with bulgogi fries. And I’m always up for a bowls of golden grams. 

I'll tag @therichantsim , @ellemant , @honeyjars-sims , @beachyserasims , @ladybugsimblr , @elderwisp @greighish

[cattyanon]

So I had a dream two nights ago that inspired this roleswap-like AU. I'd call it something like an alignment swap? Idk if that's a term but if not I'm coining it!

As for the two alignment swapped characters, they're none other than Sonic and Tails! So what's their alignment? Well it's a bit complicated.

They're not exactly villains but they're also not heroes either?? To help explain it I'll tell a summary of their backstory, specifically the one I've written on my tablet that I really like, that's built off the crumbs I got in my dream:

Both mercilessly bullied and cast aside from a young age, Sonic and Tails hold a hatred toward the current state of the world around them. Sonic wants to break it all down and rebuild a better society from the ashes, only sparing those deemed worthy.

Unfortunately for the pair, there's multiple people that like to get in the way of their plans.

Sonic and Eggman still butt heads, both holding a different vision for the future of their world. This means that he still foils all of Eggman's plans like in canon.

The others that get in their way are characters like Amy, Knuckles, and other heroes. This especially annoys them because they clearly deserve a spot in the world Sonic wants to create.

Of course there's still a lot I have to figure out, mostly being two specific things. The first being how they go about trying to create this new world while staying as true to their character as possible. The second thing is how to deal with Shadow. He did show up in my dream which has given me some ideas but what to do with him also hinges on the first thing soooooo...

But yeah, I really like this idea! And like, it also made a new (at least in that I've never heard of it) kind of swap au which is really cool!!!

[rom-e-o]

Translating “Scrooge” (2022): “Dites-moi”

Because what Netflix offered is just...bad. So, I’m going to do it myself! There is some nuance here for fic writers, and even if it’s in another language, these additions/changes are canon. So, run wild!

I previously had my family assist me with a Hungarian translation of “Later Never Comes”, which was AN AGST-A-THON, but very interesting!

Since I’m a family disappointment, my second language is French instead of Hungarian, soooooo. 

For insight, I’ll mainly be focusing on Scrooge’s songs, because they are most....nuanced? Interesting? Yes to both.

Anyway, let’s begin. I’m also including timestamps, because the singer for Scrooge (Julien Mior) plays with vowels and pronunciations ALOT and even for someone who speaks the language with decent skill, I had to re-listen to a LOT of parts.

So here we go. (’ll also be translating the small talk between scenes. Why the hell not?)

00:17 - Tous les ans, ce que j'ai perdu...ce rappel à moi (Every year, I'm reminded of everything I’ve lost)

0:28 - vrai amitié (he pronounces is ‘ami-che’???), faut se promettre (True friendships and promises)

0:34 - enveloppé de froid (Enveloped in cold)

0:38 pourquoi devrais-je tant me réjouir? Oui pourquoi... (Why should I be forced to rejoice? Yes, Why...)

0:43 - peut-on me le dire  (Can’t someone tell me?)

Dites-moi (Tell me) x3

0:58 - Bonsoir, monsieur! Donnez~ (Good evening, sir! For you.) (Ever think of how ‘Here you go’ in English is such a weird little saying when giving someone something?)

1:03 - Je n'ai connu que des hivers de peine (I’ve only known winter filled with pain)

1:15 - Veut de Noël, très peu pour moi (Christmas wants? They mean little to me)

1:20 Laissez-moi tranquille (Just leave me in peace!)

1:25 - Fêtons l'hiver! Venez monsieur allons~ (‘Let’s celebrate winter/the season! Come on, sir, let’s go!’)

1:29 L'ignore-t-il que j'ai mes raisons (Do they ignore that I have my reasons?)  (Julien growls this line so deeply, it took a minute to get it! But...um...I did not mind relistening. In fact, growl more, sir. Please.)

Dites-moi x4

1:43 - Tous les endettés de bonheur, illuminent leurs coeurs (All the debtors of happiness, yet their hearts still shine)

1:54- Il faut sévir, les faire souffrir (Break them down, make them suffer)

1:59 Ce serait le leur (It is all theirs!)

2:10 Tout autour moi....la joie. Je suis malheureux, pourquoi pas?  (All around me, (...) and joy! I’m unhappy, so why not?) (He growls the word before ‘la joie’ and I can not get it.)

Dites-moi x3 (Tell me!)

[zumpietoo]

And Here We Have

Some world view, etc that is soooooo fucked up and twisted, every time I read it? I find something new and further disturbing in it:

Ummm.....first off, this goes back to when they rather triumphantly attended RL’s party, which apparently continues to have them triggered, buuuutt....again:

A) while neither half of Cari is remotely “unpopular”, so fucking what if they are? 

B) if they are that “unpopular”, how can they also be Pee Arr?

C) who knew like maybe 2 11 year old fangurls (if this is actually true) constitutes a “majority”/have influence?

D) Yeah, it’s as if Ari simply happens to be the pretty blonde lady COLE prefers and loves----for her MIND, huh? It’s as if he thinks he can be with whomeever, because he wants to and values them as a person, not a decorative object!

E) even if they were the most hideous, washed up, “unpopular”, destitute couple ever, so fucking what? Those are all shallow, superficial things----they’d still have value as human beings, as does everybody else....

We (and this is usually applied to women primarily, so thanks for showing us all what misogynists you are) do not exist exclusively to be decorative. Or for some troll’s amusement approval....none of us do. 

Reducing everything to being completely transactional and done for fame/career/popularity is just beyond vile and disgusting. Frankly, WTF is wrong with you that you see things that way? Why would you everrr think any of this matters?

It’s also, ironically, the definition of “prostitution”, something you keep insisting Ari is for Cole.....except, she has her own career and, even if she didn’t, even if he pays every bill, doesn’t that just make her the less affluent, non-working partner? 

And if that IS your definition of “prostitution”, well, then every non-working/earns less significant other is also a “prostitute”.....and thusly includes PP when she was with Cole (and if your booty call for John Mayer/Chris Evans were true, then, as well), certainly Dayna (with Dylan and Jack Schlossberg) and, OFC, Breetch.....

So yeah, this led me to their “Chantal wants Ari to make a living on her back”...even tho Ari, again, has her own career, family $$$ and, by this argument, every GF Cole’s ever had has been a prostitute.....including, again, your kween....

And LBR, that WAS the only Amy did like about him....because that was likely her goal for PP....I mean, by this argument, she’s certainly Dan’s whore, amirite?

I await your somehow debunking this one.....cuz that’s some corner you’re in rn!

[2centsofsilver]

7/6/23 4a

Super mixed up discombobulated; need Amy. Off track. Uncentered. Not sure where I am. Don’t feel like people know me or get me or are meeting me where I am. I’m gonna get there and my parents will long for me / be on their own journeys to heal from me and the wounds I caused them over my lifetime trying to defend myself. They will have to navigate life without me and get accustomed to me gone and the love will run out and then when I visit or FaceTime the love will be short and briefer for little trips & my parents will be old & look different and maybe not love me as much anymore bc they got used to me being gone like a gift in their life. They won’t talk to me about Portland it’s like a big joke that’s not even real or happening. No one will / can confront it. I am so deeply lost and will be so far away and my parents- they will just move on and fade away & I’ll still be lonely out there. What if nobody finds me. I don’t want to be in pain for the rest of my life. When I even just utter that I’m apt searching or excited about a place in Portland I discovered they just don’t even say anything they just continue whatever they are doing as if I’m a dead wall and they haven’t heard me. My mom has a strict stern look on her face, my dad just completely silent. How am I supposed to feel like this transition is real. I occasionally ask, “Are you sad about me leaving? Are you excited for me?” And dad says, “It wouldn’t matter what I think because I know that I can’t stop you; you won’t listen anyway.” How can 2 people who supposedly love me and are literally the root source of my origin act like I’m not even anything. I don’t know how to fix all the damage I have done. All the hurt I have caused. They are hurting their whole life because I was literally the worst little kid daughter & the worst grown up daughter too. I’m sorry for all the hurt that I cause. I hate knowing that my dad and mom are sad because of me, it makes my heart literally ache. I just wish I had love being sourced from somewhere else. My grandma is in heaven and I try to feel her every day and she still leaves me dimes whenever I ask. Most recently in Glen Arbor, the Homestead, on the beach when I was painting the sunset. But I don’t know why I can’t FEEL her very strongly — makes me ask myself if I’m forcing it- if I’m making it up. I can’t believe how long she’s been gone. Today I was thinking about when me & my dad had to say goodbye by her bedside. I helped my dad say, “Bye mom, love you.” My grandma’s love was the most unconditional. It was so fucking strong. I wish I could feel it. I wish that somebody loved me. I’m trying to love myself day in & out for 32 years I’ve tried to love myself. My brother thinks I’m nothing. My parents believe that I’m nothing true or real. I love my brother. He’s another person I hurt. I was the worst sister. I don’t know how to mend that. I’m sorry that my parents didn’t help me become a better sister at the age of 7, 8, 9… I missed your toddler years. The years that now as a toddler teacher I know are so precious so fleeting so pure and I can never get them back. And I can never make you respect me as a real person. I miss my Poppy in heaven. He’s been gone the longest. I wish that I could have known him into my adult years. I wish that he could have seen it all. I wish I felt his love & presence but I can’t for some reason. It’s soooooo distant. Does he remember me? Does he think I’m the worst too? I remember everything about my Jewish grandparents. They raised me. They loved me. Their love was pure. It wasn’t the kind that had to be bought through big fancy vacations and presents. Even tho I was the worst as a child my grandma still loved me so much and always still wanted to play with me and help & support & love me. She never ever turned on me or made me feel unloved or question whether I’m cared for. It was this deep rooted ancestral love that can never ever be disconnected or lost. It is so strong and so tangible like strong arteries or roots that connect the heart, connect all of what it means to grow & be alive

[pass-the-bechdel]

Alias s02e03 ‘Cipher’

Does it pass the Bechdel Test? 

Yes, five times.  

How many female characters (with names and lines) are there?

Five (31.25%)

How many male characters (with names and lines) are there?

Eleven (78.75%)

Positive Content Rating: 

Three

General Episode Quality:

Fine.

MORE INFO (and potential spoilers) UNDER THE CUT:

Passing the Bechdel: 

Sydney confronts Irina. They then talk about Sydney’s school play. Sydney tells Francie about the details of her latest trip. Sydney confronts Irina again. They again talk about the Thanksgiving play.

Female Characters:

Sydney Bristow

Judy Barnett

Irina Derevko

Francie Calfo

Jane Banks

Male Characters:

Kendall

Michael Vaughn

Arvin Sloane

Dixon

Marshall

Jack Bristow

Will Tippin

Sark

Vashko

Cooper

Novak

Other Notes:

As the first image above indicates, this episode brings Rambaldi back to the fore; we’re still no closer to figuring out the big red ball, though. 

I still don’t like how Kendall has decided that using SpyMommy is something that definitely needs to happen, but honestly, I’m with him on most of these discussions on what to do, because Sydney and Vaughn are just soooooo inconsistent about the whole matter.  Also, it feels that we’ve been having his argument a million times already. 

On a similar note, I appreciate Vaughn noting that Sydney had been able to put a dent on SD-6 without SpyMommy’s help, even if it helps not at all to answer the question of why they’re dealing with her in the first place. 

Jack going to his therapist for help manipulating Sydney is the most Jack thing ever.

Sydney’s character in the school play being the only spared turkey in  thanksgiving feels incredibly on the nose. Of course her character is the one that doesn’t have to face the consequences that befall her peers. 

Will is now staying with Sydney and Francie. Last season it had been established that he lived with Amy, so what happened to that? 

Will meets Vaughn! I like this scene; while there are undertones here that suggest that the love triangle is still at least a little bit in play, the overall energy of these scenes is one of congeniality, which I appreciate. 

Why are people so concerned about why Irina shot Sydney?   

I really don’t like how going radio silent is something Sydney can just do now. Not only is it tactically stupid—the cliffhanger here occurs because Sydney for some reason thought not being in contact with her support system was a good idea—it feels like another way in which the season has both made Sydney’s job easier and also made her less independent. 

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten the cliffhangers that defined the show’s first season, but this is a really good return of the device. Not that I don’t believe Sydney won’t escape unharmed, but there’s enough detail to make it exciting.  

With the new status quo firmly established, and Alias back on its Rambaldi train (although the big red ball appears to have been forgotten), there’s not much to say about this episode. Its focus on SD-6 shenanigans and its cliffhanger make it feel like a throwback to season one, which I appreciate. That said, this would have been a merely alright episode back then, and it’s still true of it now. 

[shitpostingfromthebarricade]

Ok, soooooo, what are your thoughts on les amis Hogwarts houses? I've seen a lot of Enjolras as a Slytherin or Ravenclaw, and Grantaire and Feuilly as a Hufflepuff, but sortinghatchats did an interesting post on primary houses that reminded me about my current favorite student revolutionaries (personally I've always thought E and F were Hufflepuffs and G, J, and Combeferre all Ravenclaws) and was curious about your thoughts. Obvs for this thought exercise we are ignoring that they're French

It is my sincerest belief that the house system is utter horseshit: we can get into nature vs nurture and the pointless self-fulfilling prophecy bit, or we can even address that most people possess some oddball combination of all of these qualities, but despite all of this in combination with the creator’s own prejudices and my acknowledgment every step of the way that the original work is flawed and imperfect, the Hogwarts universe has grown beyond its original self through an incredible fandom, and also I am a flawed human myself and absolutely have my reluctantly strong headcanons.

OKAY, SO.  

Based on the Harry Potter wiki, this random quora article, a screenrant article, owlcation, and wikipedia, just to establish a baseline:

Gryffindor: You might belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave of heart, their daring, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart.

Courage, bravery, determination, daring, nerve, chivalry

Bold and chivalrous, can be reckless or arrogant

Brave, stubborn

Courage, daring, chivalry, strong moral compass, hot-headed, reckless, arrogant

Values courage, bravery, nerve, and chivalry

Hufflepuff: You might belong in Hufflepuff, where they are just and loyal, those patient Hufflepuffs are true and unafraid of toil.

Diligence, dedication, fairness, patience, kindness, tolerance, modesty, loyalty

Loyal, having a good sense of fair play, hard working, kind; often seen as “weak” or “untalented”

Loyal, too trusting

Loyal, dedicated, honest, humble, naive, low self-esteem, lacking in ambition

Values hard work, patience, justice, and loyalty

Ravenclaw: Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, where those of wit and learning can always find their kind.

Intelligence, wit, wisdom, creativity, originality, individuality, sharpness, acceptance

Clever, wise, and eager to learn, can be seen as “weird” and are sometimes extremely competitive when it comes to exams

Intelligent, dismissive

Intelligent, curious, creative, individual, disconnected with the outside world, arrogant, isolated

Values intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit

Slytherin:  Or perhaps in Slytherin you'll make your real friends, those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends.

Resourcefulness, Cunning, Ambition, Determination, Leadership, Self-Preservation, Fraternity, Lineage

ambitious, yearning for power, tend to be pure bloods; often seen as “the worst house”

Resourceful, manipulative

Ambitious, cunning, resourceful, determined, Machiavellian, power-hungry, exclusive

Values ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulness

As we can already see, there’s a lot of inconsistencies and contradictions in interpretting the house qualities before we even begin, even among the more reliable sources.  I’m going ahead and bold-facing any description that shows up in three or more of the five sources or the source.  The most value will be given to the book quote qualities, followed by the HP wiki and wikipedia, with the others mostly there to consider the house more dynamically in case of a stalemate. 

(In addition, could Jowling Kowling Rowling have been more obvious in her bias against Slytherin?  “Hey, let’s just sort every child into ‘self-sure,’ ‘nice,’ ‘smart,’ and ‘fucking evil’ based on what they’re like September 1st of whatever year they’re eleven for.”)

Enjolras is a lot of these, but I mostly see him Slytherin and could be swayed to Hufflepuff.  The big tipping point for me is when he kills Le Cabuc and when he has to kill the member of the National Guard and Combeferre is talking with him about remembering the humanity of this person: he has made a very conscious decision that the ends justify the means and that it must be done.  

The thing with Slytherins is that a lot of people assume that their ambition is for themselves, but Enjolras wants this for France, for the people, and he is willing to stand up and do what must be done to attain that.  He is smart, he is resourceful and has connections that he calls upon, and he does truly believe that this revolution can make a difference.  He plans around the death of a noteworthy stateman and tries to rally The People around and behind that.

Hufflepuff is more the soft choice: loyal, determined, hardworking, patient.  It’s true, but he’s also so much more than that (in my opinion--and I discuss this a bit more with Courfeyrac).

Combeferre is Ravenclaw, next question.

Courfeyrac is Hufflepuff, though I could see the argument for Slytherin based on his use of connections, resourcefulness, and obviously “fraternity.”  The biggest thing working against him is that he doesn’t really have much ambition besides “betterment of man,” which he doesn’t exactly place himself at the center of (Though Vicky actually initially did, which I think is very telling!  Early drafts had him in more of a leadership role and Enj as a nearly bodyguard-type figure.).  

Jehan is someone whom I lean heavily toward Ravenclaw but can also be persuaded toward Hufflepuff: ey’re dreamy and creative and a very Luna Lovegood-type, so that’s why I personally feel ey’re a better fit for Ravenclaw, but ey also put eir foot down for justice and are willing to do what ey must for the revolution.

Bahorel is basically the epitome of Gryffindor, down to the boisterous color.

Feuilly is mainly Hufflepuff on the basis of “hard-working,” aka the only ami said to be of working class.  Strong sense of justice, though, and none of the other houses’ primary qualities especially jump out.

Joly seems most like a Ravenclaw.  They’re also very witty and sharp, with lots of fun with puns and wordplay, and they need to be intelligent to keep up with Grantaire and Combeferre and, hell, even Bossuet.  They also have an extremely niche knowledge of diseases/illnesses and practice superstition to counteract these things (very Lovegood-y).  Hufflepuff is there, but...Ravenclaw is better.

Bossuet is tricky because...well, because I honestly see him as more of a squib.  He isn’t particularly hardworking, ambitious, or even abnormally brave, though he’s clearly witty and intelligent.  If you had to pull my arm I think I’d say Ravenclaw, but that’s more of a process of elimination.

Musichetta only really gets one line in le Thicc Bricc, but that line states that she’s literary (which, for a woman in the 1800′s, is pretty radical).  I would say Ravenclaw based on this.

Grantaire is the only ami whose sorting house I have extremely strong feelings about, and it’s because He is Not Hufflepuff.  

Loyal?  To Enjolras, maybe.  No one else, nothing else.

Hard-working?  Pfft.

Patient?  Show me where.

Just?  “I understand only love and liberty.”

Even if he was canonically portrayed as being kind (he isn’t, I promise--presumably friendly, but “kind” he is not), Hufflepuff is only cited as having kindness as a quality in two of five sources and not in the source material’s poem, nor is being a good friend.  One can be crotchety and mean and still loyal and hardworking (see below).

No, Grantaire is definitely, without doubt, a Ravenclaw: witty, intelligent, clever, individual, apparently creative (student of le Gros), probably even sharp when he’s not drunk given the other skills he is proficient at (boxing, dancing, gymnastics, short-stick).  He’s a self-professed coward, and doesn’t die for glory or the people, he dies for Enjolras and for bleary-eyed hope for the future.

Marius is Gryffindor, and I’ll tell you why: he’s a cocky and out-of-touch sunovabitch.  He just rolls into town totally and utterly unprepared--rolls into life that way, really, just blissfully unaware with his feelings on his sleeve, and expects things to work out.  He volunteers his weird Napoléon-opinions in a room full of Republicans and looks Combeferre in the eye while he does it.  He stands up to his grandfather and leaves without any sort of plan of how to get by, based on moral principle alone.  He does all sorts of weird shit to woo Cosette, even to the point of telling Valjean to stay away from her because a criminal shouldn’t be in her life.  He shows up at that barricade prepared to die.  He is, by all means, chaotic Gryffindor Dumbassery, and I hope Vicky is fucking proud.

Éponine is honestly such a hat-stall: I know everyone likes calling her Slytherin because she’s morally gray, and fanon is very clearly Gryffindor, but the primary qualities based on the bricc are loyalty (to Marius) and resourcefulness.  I also feel like she is intelligent (streetsmart) and for sure has nerve and daring.  If I had to choose one I think I’d go for a Longbottom-Gryffindor, but the hat would take a long while to come to that conclusion.

Gavroche is a much faster Gryffindor, though Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are still strong contenders.  The hat grows to dread their bloodline.

Cosette...I literally looked her up, looked up passages and summaries and quotes, and I really have a genuinely difficult time deciding because she has so few moments of choice and agency in which to prove her personality.  Fanon I’d say she’s Slytherin because she’s self-sure and knows what she wants and how to make it happen (though it’s usually in the best interests of others).  She is described as “not [being] timid by nature” and having “a foundation of wildness and bravery in her,” which suggests Gryffindor?  Again, I’m really struggling to recall examples of things she actively did--even with Marius, she didn’t really actively pursue him since she wasn’t really sure of what her feelings for him were, and ultimately he did all of the pursuing (and, as we all know, later taught her what a nipple is).  I think a big part of this is also that the book mentions that she’s still, like.  Processing abuse that she doesn’t even remember, was raised in a convent before moving suddenly to the outside world with Valjean and Toussaint as her primary source of companionship, and...I mean, she’s fifteen/maybe sixteen when she gets married, to the first non-Valjean man she’s ever known.  She’s a child.

But so is everyone else who gets sorted, so I’m saying Slytherin and calling it a day--use your powers for good, my dear.

Valjean is Slytherin, Javert is Hufflepuff, and here is the proof.

Fantine is Gryffindor for having the audacity to hope, and also spitting in Valjean’s face right in from of Javert while Valjean was trying to help her was BDE if I ever saw it.  (Note: arguably why it was so hard to choose between Slytherin and Gryffindor for Cosette: raised by a Slytherin, but she has that Gryffindor blood)

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #344: Rouge Rose (Sonic X Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

Shadow: (Completely Speechless of what he's seeing right in front of him)........

Rouge: (Wearing Amy's Red Dress) So? (Poses Towards Shadow) How do I look?

Shadow: ..............Rouge, why are you wearing Amy's dress?

Rouge: Oh? You mean this cute thing? Funny story, actually. When I was at the Dry Cleaners, I might've grabbed it by mistake.

Shadow: So I'm guessing the girl has your usual spy suit now...

Rouge: (Shrugged) Pretty much. But I'm not complaining. I'm actually starting like this dress. That girl sure does have some taste in fashion senses....For the most part at least.

Peach: (From a Distance) Shadow sweetie! Mommy's ready for our day together!

Shadow: (Yell towards the direction distant to where Peach is from) I'll be right there!

Rouge: (Smiles Teasingly at Shadow) D'awww~ Is the Ultimate Lifeform spending quality with his Mommy Dearest today?

Shadow: (Sigh while Blushing a little and looking away) More or less. I didn't have anything else better to do so why not?

Rouge: (Giggles Softly) I guess you really are a Momma's Boy after all~

Shadow: ('Hmph') Whatever. I'll be taking my leave out. I can't keep my mother- I mean....The Princess waiting....

Rouge: Alrighty then. Have fun on your date with your mom, Shadow the Hedgehog~

Shadow: ('Sigh') Likewise I suppose....(Teleported his way out of the room)

Rouge: ('Sigh Satisfyingly') That Stubborn Hedgehog is always fun to tease sometimes. Now then....(Starts Smirking) Let's see if I could pay a certain Knucklehead a visit.....

Angel Island.......

Knuckles: (Standing Still While Guarding the Master Emerald Behind him) ('Sigh') You know, I can't believe I'm actually saying this....But this might be even more boring than I thought. I mean seriously, I like Guarding the Emerald as much as the next guy, but nothing rarely happens here anymore. Hmmmmm......I guess wouldn't hurt to go down and visit some-

???: Oh Knuckie!~

Knuckles: (Sighs Again and begins to turn around once he heard of very familiar voice) What do you now, Rou-uuuuuuge....(Eyes Widened from what he's seeing right now)...What the hell am I looking at right now?

Rouge: You like?~ (Make her ways towards where Knuckles is standing) It's this cute red dress Amy usually wears. (Does Poses in front of Knuckles) Pretty cute, huh?~

Knuckles: ......You look a lot more Amy-like if anything?

Rouge: Hmmmm....."Amy-Like" huh?

Knuckles: Yeah. I mean, you don't look bad or anything. You just look a little more like how Amy usually looks.

Rouge: (Thought a bit hard on Knuckles' thoughts on the dress before Shrugging completely) Eh. I can live with that.

Knuckles: (Raised an Eyebrow) Seriously?

Rouge: Yep. I mean it's the most unusual compliant for a lady like myself, to ever be heard from anyone before...but I suppose I'll take it as such.....For now at least~ (Winked at Knuckles)

Knuckles: (Groans once he Blushes) So are you here and try to steal the Master Emerald or....?

Rouge: Wellllllll.....I thought about doing so at first, but I decided not to since you were so humble enough to compliant me today.

Knuckles: (Raised in Eyebrow in Confusion) So.......that's it, then? You're not gonna try any sneaky tactics to try and steal it or anything?

Rouge: Yep. In fact, If you want my real reason of coming here, it's cause I wanna visit my favorite Knucklehead for today.

Knuckles: .......Why?

Rouge: To see your reaction on the dress I'm wearing. (Teasing Smirks starts Growing a bit larger) And judging by your face, I can tell you're liking this~

Knuckles: (Blushes Grew Brighter as he Looks away from Rouge) Remind me why I had to put up with you again.....

Rouge: Oho the answer's quite simple, Knuckie~ Because deep down, I knew you like being around me. Especially when you try oh so hard to deny that theory~ (Gives Knuckles a kiss on the cheek before jumping away from an angry and very flustered Echidna)

Knuckles: Rahhhhh!! What the Hell, Bat Girl?!!!! Is this "Make Knuckles Flustered Day" or something?!

Rouge: Sorry, Knuckie!~ But as much as I would love to tease you some more, I've got plans for the rest of the night. That is....unless you wanna join me-

Knuckles: No!

Rouge: (Shrugged) Suit yourself. (Blows a Kiss into Knuckles' Direction before flying off) Ciao~

Knuckles: (Sigh Heavily while Pinching his noses) I'll never understand that woman....... (Shrugged) But I guess that what happens when you....fall for someone like her and stuff....(Shakes his head vigorously while Groaning once more) What am I even saying right? There is no way in hell I could ever be interested in some pity Treasure Thief!...................... Could I?.....

Bonus

The Next Day at the Dry Cleaners......

Amy: (Holding onto Rouge's Spy Suit) Can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm actually gonna miss this spy suit....('Sigh') Oh well. Fun while it-

Rouge: (Walking Towards Amy) Been a while, Amy.

Amy: Oh hey, Rouge. (Noticed Rouge holding on to her dress) I see you already got my dress too, huh? Don't worry, I'm actually here to bring this back to you.

Rouge: What a coincidence? I was planning on doing the same.

Amy: Really now?

Rouge: Yep..........

Amy: Oh. Cool.

Rouge: .......Soooooo..... I heard you tried out my suit for the day. (Smirks Playfully towards Amy) Is that true?

Amy: (Starts Blushing) I-I-I-I can explain-

Rouge: (Giggles Softly) Relax, Rose. I'm not upset or anything. Just curious is all. But If it makes you feel any better, I tried out your dress as well.

Amy: (Very Surprised) Oh my gosh! Really?!

Rouge: Yep. And I must say, it was pretty nice to wear something like this every once and a while, you know?

Amy: ('Sigh in a bit of Relief') I could say the same about your suit.

Rouge: (A bit Surprised) Wait. You.... actually like wearing my suit?

Amy: Yeah. I mean...... It was pretty weird to wear it at first, but i eventually started to enjoy wearing it moments later. (Smiles Dreamingly) Plus, My Darling Sonic even told me it looks good on meeeeeeee~

Rouge: (Smirks Playfully) Interesting. And now that you mentioned it, I was at Angel Island the other day, showing this to Knuckie. And he liked it too.

Amy: (Eyes Widened) A-Are you serious? You're not making this up right? Knuckles actually like my dress you were wearing?

Rouge: Yep. I guess the charm of your dress and my beauty finally rubbed off on him that day~

Amy: (Rolled her Eyes) (That sounds too good to be true honestly.....)

Rouge: Hey, Amy?

Amy: Hm?

Rouge: This might be the boldest thing I ever say, but how would you like to keep the spy suit as your own?

Amy: (Eyes Widened) H-Hold the Phone! You really want me to keep this? I-I mean, A-Are you even sure?

Rouge: (Simply Nodded) Yeah. Pretty sure that I am. You just told me that you like wearing it so....(Shrugged) why not?

Amy: Aww~ Rouge, Thank you! And hey, you're more than welcome to keep the dress too.

Rouge: (A Bit Surprised) You really mean that?

Amy: (Happily Nodded) Yep! I can already tell it looks great on you anyways. So it's basically a win-win for the both of us, you know?

Rouge: (Smiles Softly) You know something? You're actually not half bad, Rose.

Amy: (Smiles Brightly) Likewise, Rouge the Bat. Likewise.

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Hey friend~! I recently developed a need for some Amy x Gadget (the custom hero wolf-guy) from Sonic Forces. I dunno why, I just think it sounds cute. :V I'll leave details up to you. Feel free to message me if we need to discuss specifics. (Also, I can totally draw a picture for this if you need one. dsgkjsd;lga)

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Prompt:

“I just miss him soooooo much!” Amy hugged the couch’s pillow, squinting her eyes shut and wagging her body back and forth in her hyper energy.

Gadget just nodded politely, but it was clear he was feeling a little awkward at her exaggerated emotions…

“My body just wants to leap out and embrace him! Can you blame me? We all thought he was-…” She grew quiet for a few seconds, making Gadget a bit worried about her and lean forward.

“… Ah! It’s too painful to recount!” she suddenly shoved the pillow into her face and spooked him, having him ‘yelp!’ in surprise and fall off the couch.

She peeked over the pillow at him on the ground, seeing that he may be feeling pain from the landing. “Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry!” she quickly got up and sat beside him, her hands on the sides of her face. “I just get so worked up about Sonic! My bad…” she tilted her head in apology, but Gadget just wanted up off the floor.

She took his hand and helped him up, which is when he realized her overwhelming strength.

“W-Woah…” he blinked, immediately back on his feet again.

“Hmm? What’s wrong?”

As she tilted her head, his vision grew uneasy as she was suddenly shining with a brilliant radiance around her.

“GAK!” he flinched back and let her hand go. ‘She… She’s so cute! Darn it, I’m attracted to strong women!’

“Hmm?” she seemed oblivious of what his face was conveying. “Did you hit your head when you fell or just your bum?” she didn’t seem to understand his odd behavior but stepped around him with a finger to her mouth.

“Hmm… You sure you’re alright?”

‘Too close!’ he flung his arms up over his head and covered some of his face, nodding assuringly with little sweat droplets spraying all around his nervous face.

“Well, if you say so. Hey! I have an idea! Let’s go and try to find Sonic!”

‘Bad idea.’ he lowered his arms, looking at her with some sympathy now. ‘Tails had found other dimensional Sonic, and the Sonic from our world is really busy with mission after mission. I should know. They give me all the dirty work when he’s off recovering or trashing an Eggman base…” he scratched the back of his head, looking away from her cheery self. ‘But I can’t just break her heart and say no… I’m supposed to wait for Knuckles to tell me where to go next but…’

It pained him, but he took a glance back at Amy, wincing when he saw how completely carefree and happy she was.

Her eyes were twinkling with hope and longing, it clutched at his heart and caused a deep, torturous pain to swell up in it. Like bowling balls being crushed up against his fragile, sensitive heart.

He clutched his chest, chibi-crying inside his mental image of himself. ‘SO CUUUUTTEEEE!’ he cried within his thoughts.

“You’ll be my partner this time, right?” she blinked rapidly, leaning up closer to him without restraint.

He mentally panicked, forcing his arms straight down beside him and turning his head which way and left her without a response.

‘She’s never going to take no for an answer! I’m supposed to stay at base, but I think this is more temptation then I can handle! I wasn’t even properly trained for the forces, how do they expect me to decline a sweet, beautiful young girl such an innocent request!?’

He swallowed hard, then shrugged with a nervous laugh of approval.

“Oh yay! Thank you, recruit!”

She lept into his arms.

Suddenly, those nerves turned to butter that her warm arms melted and he limped in her sturdy embrace.

He was in heaven, while the world around him was crumbling into oblivion.

He bent back a moment with a goofy grin on his face before she released him and pulled him at alarming speeds out from HQ. “Come on! I just know Sonic’s this way! Call it my womanly intuition!”

His eyes were spirals, ‘S-She’s so strong!’ his blush could leave a stream of light behind as she dragged him along, but he didn’t mind.

~

Amy was struggling to breathe. The over-turned road was their only defense against the flames from the giant Eggman robots, but Gadget fought against the bending of the cement collapsing on them.

It was like something he would run on at high speeds, the twisting roadways, but now it was a hazard they were trapped under.

Amy was on her knees, coughing into her hand.

The heat rippled over him and the smoke stung at his lungs, but the will to protect Amy was stronger than all that.

“Amy!” he looked behind him, “I need you!”

She opened her eyes, red from the dusty air mixing with the sting of flames.

“You’re stronger than me! Even I know that!” he cried out, it was the most he had ever said to her, maybe to anyone else in his whole life.

But he needed her amazing strength, her impeccable bravery, and charming optimism to get them out of this mess.

“AMY!” His voice strained as the road began to topple on top of him.

Suddenly, two hands were placed by his right arm against the falling cement.

“Huh?” He turned to see that same girl, strong and determined, pushing against the wall.

“Sonic wouldn’t want me to give up, either!” she nodded, a sound resolve in her dry mouth. “We have to let it collapse!”

“Huuuhhh!?!?” Did she have a death wish!?

“Trust me! Look at how it’s bending!”

He saw where her eyes were and looked down the swirling mass of road.

‘…Wait!’ he could see what she meant!

“It bends like a wave!” she explained, “If we let it fall, we can run through the tunnel and stay out of the destruction! We can make it if we run really, really fast!” he could hear her strength in her voice giving way, she couldn’t hold the wall of the road up much longer.

It wasn’t just that though, he looked to his grappler.

“Are you with me?” She closed her eyes, growing desperate as he could hear her grunt to keep her force against the road.

He smiled, “Always.”

She peeked an eye open, seeming shaken at his quick reply.

He kept a gentle hold on her eyesight, as he noticed her begin to see him differently, as though she saw light spring from around him too.

Then the road broke around Amy’s arms.

“Ahh!” she pulled back and grabbed onto him. “Run!”

The two bolted down through the lop-sided oval of the rolling road collapsing just at their heels. Gadget had his arm around Amy and she had one around him, it gave him the confidence to believe his next plan would work.

No matter how strong or fast Amy was, neither of them could move faster than this domino effect. They didn’t have enough boost…

He threw his grappler out to the side of a cliff.

“What are you doing?!” Amy cried out, a few pieces of cement hitting her head. “Ah!”

“Grr..!” seeing her about to get sweeped up in the whiplash of the falling structure, he pulled her closer and shot out towards the cliff.

He was right, the whole thing cascaded down the gap below in a slow falling crash once the line flattened at the end of its tail.

Amy clung to Gadget as they dangled on the side of the cliff wall, but she didn’t notice Gadget hitting his shoulder hard against the stone to protect her from the impact.

He was waning… and then…

“That… that was amazingly lucky. You saved us, Rookie… GADGET!” she suddenly saw him let go.

They began tumbling down for a moment until Amy summoned her hammer, “Not like this! I won’t let you die!”

She hooked her hammer to an underground, but now exposed pipe sticking out from the cliffside.

Using the remaining last bits of her strength, she climbed the rest of the way up to the city’s broken surface and placed Gadget down beside her, falling by his side and gasping for air.

The flames still licked the skies as she looked at his face.

Was he conscious?

“Gadget…” she lifted a hand delicately to his face, stroking some black soot and dirt off his cheek. “Thank you… You… did so great today. It’s all my fault… I put us in harm’s way to find Sonic… I should have thought more about you then myself… I’m sorry.” she hugged him, and without realizing it, Gadget smiled and softly opened his eyes.

He bent his head down and closed them again, but hugged her with a weak arm in return.

“I… thought more about you then myself, too.”

She gasped, rising her head up.

He smiled sheepishly, still a bit battered from it all and his shoulder driving him crazy, but he tried to remain a handsome, fallen hero if he could muster it long enough.

“I think… you did great too.”

She pursed her lips, tearing up.

“You really think I’m strong, don’t you?”

“Stronger than you know.”

She was crushing his chest, making it hard to breathe, but he left the sarcasm in his voice go unnoticed.

“…Gadget…” she went a little limp on him.

He took the chance to breathe a bit easier, but then moved up as she helped him sit better.

“Sonic’s… a lucky guy.”

“Huh?” She seemed surprised to hear him say that, as though she didn’t understand before shaking her head. “O-Oh, right. Uh-huh…”

He noticed the sorrow that suddenly stroke her face, and a glimmer of hope rose in him.

“Do you… fall for anyone that saves your life? Or just the handsome blue speed demons?”

She blushed and pushed him away, covering her face. “STOP THAT! That’s not true! OoooOOOOooohhh..!” she whined her infamous tune.

‘Ow, my shoulder!’ he twitched his hand and arched his back, not releasing a single word from his mouth. ‘Pain, pain, pain! But so strong! Chaos, I love that she’s strong but why now!?’ he gripped the air and bite at his lower lip, ducking his head down to not reveal how much pain he was in at her action.

“Hmph. I’m not easily swooned…” she turned away, but he thought for a moment that maybe she was lying…

“Well, if you can be, I wouldn’t mind being a hero instead of a rookie.”

She flinched and looked back at him, “You… I love Sonic!”

“For now, maybe.”

Her quills rose, perhaps in protest? But her mouth forced a frown as though trying to hide something.

“You're younger than me!”

“Is that your first excuse?”

In offense, she punched his chest. “No!”

“Ow..!” he let a piercing cry escape for a moment. “So… Strong…” it was his last hit point, so he fell back and let the darkness take him.

“Huh? Gadget? Rookie? Hey!” were the last sweet sounds he heard before slowly… drifting… away…

~

He woke up later to hear from Tails that he was stupid for letting Amy get her way, and was scolded by Knuckles profusely for letting her get away with manipulating him.

However, while Sonic was away… Gadget would make Amy flustered and nervous in his absence~

Though, she didn’t seem to ever return his affections, maybe thinking it was his odd way of teasing her but…

For Gadget? It was enough.

[lydmstilinski]

i was tagged by my angel Nessa @nessa007 thank you, love!! 💖

pick 5 shows, then answer the following questions, don’t cheat. tag however many people.

1. the 100

2. the handmaid’s tale

3. superstore

4. one tree hill

5. timeless

1. who is your favorite character in 2? nick blaine.... he may be missing in action right now, but he’s always my number one. i skipped most of this season because he wasn’t around lmao. he brings heart, humor, and light to a show that so desperately needs it.

2. who is your least favorite character in 1? um......anyone who isn’t bellamy blake??? i kinda can’t stand half of the characters most of the time, but probably most especially ech*. the writers can half ass all the backstory and ~growth~ they want but i remember all the shit she’s done. and i haven’t forgiven.

3. what is your favorite episode of 4? 4x09 is GODTIER television. everything about this episode is iconic from the leyton content to the naley content to the state championship. i watch the ep at least twice a week.

4. what is your favorite season of 5? season 1 for sure. genuine development of the team, minimal g**** content, most of my favorite periods of history, plus the adorableness of lyatt slowly falling for each other.

5. who is your favorite couple in 3? amy and jonah naturally. they are the cutest best friends who fell in love while bringing out the best in each other but also challenging each other....not to mention the playful banter!!!

6. who is your favorite couple in 2? nick and june, my perfect angels!!!!! he gives her a source of comfort and autonomy when she has none, and she gives him hope and strength to try and fight for a better life. they give each other light and love when their world (and the shitty writing!) tries to take it from them.

7. what is your favorite episode of 1? i feel like i should say day trip because... well it’s day trip. but i actually dig 4x03 the most. the ‘if i’m on that list, you’re on that list’ is my favorite bellarke moment of ALL, not to mention jaha seeing riiiiight through bell’s love for clarke.

8. what is your favorite episode of 5? 1x09 of course!!! lucy and wyatt fake engaged?? their first kiss??? bed sharing??? pet names????? PEAK content

9. what is your favorite season of 2? season 1 without a doubt. it stayed beautifully true to the book but also developed june and nick’s relationship even further and deeper. plus there wasn’t nearly as much waterford nonsense shoved down our throats.....

10. how long have you watched 1? i’ve been in this endless hell since mid s1. i kept seeing bellarke vids in my yt subs and i was dragged into a trashcan that i’ve never escaped from lmao.

11. how did you become interested in 3? i was going through the hell of my first year of teaching and post-college life and i just needed a fun show to help me destress. i’m usually not one for comedies but i gave superstore a try and i fell IN LOVE.

12. who is your favorite actor in 4? hilarie burton, my brilliant queen 💖

13. which do you prefer, 1, 2, or 5? yikes.... that’s tough. um i definitely prefer handmaid’s and timeless over the 100, but it’s hard to narrow it down further than that. normally i’d say handmaid’s but s3 just happened soooooo

14. which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3 ? i’m not sure lol. i’ve seen every ep of both show multiple times but i don’t bother with ep count.

15. if you could be anyone from 4, who would you be? peyton sawyer of course. brilliant, snarky, sweet, selfless, creative, strong AF. she’s everything i’ve wanted to be since i was like 12.

16. would a crossover between 3 and 4 work? yeah for sure! a cloud 9 store opens in tree hill....i’d love that

17. pair two characters in 1 who would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple? if y’all know anything about me, you know exactly which couple i’m thinking of but won’t say aloud. *cough* ‘cest *cough*

18. overall, which show has the better storyline, 3 or 5? hmmm probably timeless with the whole saving the entirety of history thing.

19. which has the better theme music, 2 or 4? one tree hill definitely (and not just because handmaid’s doesn’t really have a theme lol)

i tag: @parkerpopoff @alexrocksdude and anyone else who wants to!!

[annethecaptain]

70 horrible questions ... Fuck it

tagged by @fondlybuck (thank you no one ever tags me!)

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Yes and No.  It’s complicated because they’re separated, but I got sick and had to move back in with my dad, and them my mom showed up after being mostly gone for 14 years to “help out” and it’s just, not great.  I’m greatful for the help but OMG I need to get independent ASAP for my own mental health.


02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? My cat.


03: Do you regret anything? Soooooo much.  I wish I could be one of those “no regrets” people but having an anxiety disorder and a toxic family and a long term illness/disability means I can’t be one of those people.


04: Are you insecure? About some things yes, about others no, and then there are the things that depend on the day.


05: What is your relationship status? SINGLE.  I’m asexual and aromantic so that’s my preferred situation.


06: How do you want to die? Assisted suicide.  Whether I’m 35 or 85 I want to go out on my own terms, unless I just go painlessly and unaware in my sleep.


07: What did you last eat? Banh Mi and Milk Tea


08: Played any sports? hahahaha no


09: Do you bite your nails? not any more thanks to my high school best friend (thanks Amy!).  I had her whack me every time I went to bite them and stopped pretty quick because of that lol


10: When was your last physical fight? I was maybe 16?  But some stuff happened when my sister was an active substance abuser later so I guess I defended myself up until like 20-21?


11: Do you like someone? nope


12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? yep


13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? yesssssss


14: Do you miss someone? too many people and so much


15: Have any pets? two cats who are my saviors


16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? complex, worried, driven, anxious, pessimistic, hopeful, sad


17: Ever made out in the bathroom? nope


18: Are you scared of spiders? depends on the spider but yes mostly


19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? yes


20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? I tried making out with a dude once when I was 17 (it was boring and I am deffo ace) and it was at a cafe in SF afterhours since he closed up for the night.  pretty sure some tourists saw us haha


21: What are your plans for this weekend? chill


22: Do you want to have kids? How many? no way


23: Do you have piercings? How many? nope


24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? history and anthropology, which I ended up double majoring in for undergrad


25: Do you miss anyone from your past? so many people


26: What are you craving right now? health and financial stability and independence and purpose


27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? I don’t think so?


28: Have you ever been cheated on? nope because I’ve never dated


29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? nope as I’ve never had one


30: What’s irritating you right now? my body and the american healthcare system and capitalism


31: Does somebody love you? I don’t think so?


32: What is your favourite color? GREEN


33: Do you have trust issues? yes


34: Who/what was your last dream about? my dad ate all the cream cheese chive and green onion schmear my mom and I had just made (two whole tubs!) and I got really mad and yelled at him.  We laughed about it this morning


35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? my dad and accidentally my mom because she came home when I was crying, and she made me stop immediately


36: Do you give out second chances too easily? no


37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? neither


38: Is this year the best year of your life? no


39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? 17


40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? I’m sure as a kid but not as an adult


51: Favourite food? don’t have one


52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? no


53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? put topical pain stuff on my neck and shoulders as per usual


54: Is cheating ever okay? depends what you define as cheating.  usually no but for example my parents have been separated for decades but are still legally married and both have had relationships since


55: Are you mean? apparently no but I think I need to be more assertive dealing with the health stuff and my mom


56: How many people have you fist fought? two


57: Do you believe in true love? no


58: Favourite weather? stormy


59: Do you like the snow? love it


60: Do you wanna get married? no


61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? no one calls me baby so IDK


62: What makes you happy? health, my cat, stability, knowledge


63: Would you change your name? I hate it so yes


64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? I don’t know where he is or what he’s up to as it’s been over a decade but I wouldn’t really care


65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? tell them I’m flattered but ace/aro


66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? I don’t have any friends at the moment


67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? my dad and before that the guy I got Banh Mi from.  I don’t talk to a lot of people right now regardless of gender


68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? my therapist?


69: Do you believe in soulmates? no


70: Is there anyone you would die for? not a human, no

Tagging anyone who wants to do whichever questions they want.

OP was @livixdunne but it’s a dead link and I couldn’t copy-paste in the ask reply so giving credit here.

[inmusicalseveryoneisscreaming]

“Unimaginable” Chapter 5- “Remember That Night....”

A/N LAST CHAPTER WAS A DREAM! Peggy all of her life has been a victim of dreams that are traumatic and seem very VERY real to her. So she pretty much has a tendency to worry about things and then have blown out of proportion events in dreams that make her feel horrid. 

Peggy jolted awake in a cold hard sweet, breathing frantically as Eliza rushed in. She was already on her way to wake up Peggy from her power nap before the dance,. But instead now, Eliza was there seeing a slightly disheveled Peggy, wide eyed and awake.

"Peggy! Did you have another one of those horrendous dreams again?" Eliza sat down next to her sister, and tried to comfort her. Peggy nodded with a gulp.

"It felt s-so real this time. It involved air loss, and-- it felt like........ it felt like I was losing my life, Eliza." Peggy's voice trembled as she told Eliza, obviously reliving a treacherous experience.

"Peggy, you know it isn't real OK. None of it will ever be true. Not as long as you have your friends an me here to protect you. OK Peggy?" Eliza comforted her little sister, who sat there still slightly trembling in fear.

"O-OK. Le-let's get to the party." Peggy smiled and hugged Eliza, as they both walked out of the dorm.

A/N They are now at the party. It has been about an hour of just hanging out. No one is "going out" they are all going as a friend group. By all I mean: Alex, Eliza, Peggy, John, Laff, and Herc. Angelica decided to hang out with Jefferson and the group and Aaron and Theo went out together.

    "What is the silence about?! It's soooooo boring!" Peggy finally broke an about 10 minute silence, staring at everyone with a slight annoyance in her voice.

"There's nothing to do at this party. Accept, well, be here. It's a night to forget, especially none of us have romantic feelings for each other. Accept Laf and Herc, of course." Alex responded, which instantly caught John and Peggy both off guard. John's head started racing. I... I like you though, Alex. Is it that minute and non-obvious? I-I try.

Peggy's head also raced. Alex, you big dork! Are you trying to guilt trip my sister? Saying no one romantically  likes each other? A-and I guess that I do like someone here to, but I could never say that.

Peggy and John were both staring off in the distance, dead pan like zombies. It was then their thoughts were interrupted with:

"Mon ami's, is something wrong?" Both jolted back to reality from Lafayette's voice, they both cleared their throats nervously.

"Yea, Laf, everything is alright." Peggy answered, patting the hand of Laf, who was sitting right next to her. Herc wasn't there at that moment, and suddenly Peggy's chair was spun so she could face Lafayette. "Laf? Is everything all--" But she was cut off by Laf's lips on hers. The moment she noticed she pulled away. "WHAT THE HECK LAF! YOUR IN A RELATIONSHIP!" Peggy's eyes filled with anger, to everyone's surprise. Everyone at the party knew, accept John, that in elementary and possibly now Peggy had a crush on Lafayette. But now, an anger that you almost never got out of Peggy was visible.

"I-I don't know what was going on. My mind was saying not to, but my mind was saying to-and-I wanted you to remember this night." Lafayette's voice was a murmur, realizing what he just did.

"WELL THIS WASN'T A GOOD WAY TO DO IT LAFAYETTE! I-I WHAT WOULD HERC THINK!" Peggy was in an angry fit of tears, probably worried about Herc now.

"Mon ami, I don't know! I don't- I didn't think I liked you. Please do not tell Herc---" Laff was cut off by Herc walking in front of him.

"Tell Herc what?"

A/N OOOO A CLIFFHANGER (kind of)  

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I’m bored so here’s an ask submission

1. What was the last present you gave? -I gave my friend a bookk 2. What was the last present you received? -also a book lol 3. What animal best represents your personality? -hmm an elephant 4. What are you most afraid of? -never fully living life 5. Who is your favourite villain? -Maleficent 6. Who is your favourite family member? (we all have one, admit it) -my nana 7. If you could name your own planet what would it be called? -Fuxida 8. Stars or Moon? -stars though i love both 9. Do you have/want kinds? -i dont have any but undecided, but i think yes  10. What is your greatest life goal? -make myself someone I am happy with 11. What is something you can’t live without? -my dog 12. What is a place you associate with your childhood? -a huge oak tree at my grandparents old house 13. How was your first kiss/how would you like your first kiss to go? -it was exactly how you’d expect a first kiss. 14. What is some life advice you have acquired? - “Don’t let your loyalty become slavery. If they don’t appreciate what you bring to the table, let them eat alone” 15. Who in history has influenced you? -Sigmund Freud 16. What is something strange that you think about often? -What kind of tree I want to be when I die 17. Baths or Showers? both duh. 18. Tea of Coffee? - both duh 19. Alcohol or soft drink? -not both. alcohol. 20. Writing or typing? -depends what I’m working on. The more personal it is, the more I want to write it. 21. What is you most favourite thing in your bedroom? -right now my dog, but if we’re talking inanimate objects, probably the photograph of my mom, dad, brother and me.  22. Spontaneous holiday! Where are you going and with who? -Somewhere tropical and with someone I can stand to be around for days at a time.  23. Introverted or Extraverted? -more extraverted but it’s a pretty fine line 24. Describe yourself in two words. -moody badass lol 25. A song that always puts you in a good mood. -Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man.  26. What makes you feel? -music 27. What was your favourite concert?- Halsey, October 19, 2017, Infinity Energy Center  28. Any plans for a tattoo? -soooooo many, but I think I’m getting Freya’s paw print next  29. What was the first book you ever read? -Mickey Mouse and the Haunted House 30. What was the first movie you saw in cinemas? -Spirit Away  31. What do you think of when you hear ‘portrait’? -The old paintings of people, and that people did. ie. Mona Lisa 32. Tell me about your partner/ideal partner? -Someone who can make me laugh, keeps me on my toes, doesn’t let me get away with my bullshit, someone comforting, someone who knows and has the decency of human kindness, someone who is passionate and supportive and loves me even on my worst days.  33. Tell me about your siblings, if you have any? -I have a half brother. He has a cute kid.  34. What is a topic you would like to talk about more? -What we can do to better ourselves as humans so that we can help those who cannot help themselves 35. What are you a big advocate for? -basic Human Rights all across the board 36. If you’re comfortable to answer, what is the sickest you have ever been? -when my appendix had to be removed 37. When were you the most scared in your life? -When my grandmother told me she had cancer. 38. Ever had a paranormal experience? -several 39. Biggest celebrity crush at the moment? -Johnny Depp. It stays that way too. 40. What is something happening in your life right now? -I’m almost done with my Master’s degree.  41. What is your favourite mythological creature? -sirens/mermaids 42. Marvel or DC? -I dont feel like i should have to answer a question as stupid as this but it will. Obviously Marvel.  43. What object would be on your family’s banner? -probably a gun of some sort 44. Favourite flower? -Dalias  45. One characteristic you like in a partner? -loyalty  46. What planet/star would you travel to if it were possible? -One in the next universe over 47. What is your favourite meal… ever? -tacchino, fagiolini, e riso di Emanuela ovviamente  48. First time…. doing anything. Describe your first time doing something? -my first time visiting new york city. everything was fascinating to me even though I was sick. I think that is what inspired me to want to travel so much. Just experiencing a different culture, and place. Sightseeing and getting turned around in circles. it was exhilarating  49. Who is your favourite superhero? -Probably Starlord 50. What is your favourite poem? Recite it?- When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. -The Peace of Wild Things, Wendell Berry 51. What is an exercise you despise doing? -burpees 52. Secret talent? -I can juggle 53. Current song on replay replay replay? -broken hearts club by gnash 54. Recommend me anything. Seriously… anything. -Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 55. If you weren’t in your current occupation what would you be doing? -Working for travel writing blog/journal 56. What is the first thing you notice about the person you fancy? -their smile 57. If you had one wish that would definitely come true, what would it be? -for the people in the world to be more kind to one another 58. If you could time travel, when and where would you visit? -I’d go back to the 60s and 70s and travel the US in a volkswagen bus 59. What is your lucky number? -13 60. If you adopt a pet what would it be and what would you name it? -I adopted a dog and her name is Freya 61. Do you believe in fate/everything happens for a reason? -absolutely 62. What is your favourite thing about your personality? -I carry a heart full of compassion 63. What is your favourite thing about your appearance? -my hair 64. What is your favourite clothing store? -uhm, tbh I really love Ross 65. What is your favourite online store? -amazon 66. Use one word to describe your most favourite person? -loving  67. How do you usually have your hair? -in a messy bun 68. What was your favourite subject in high school? -literature (imagine that) 69. What makes you feel empowered? -completing an assignment/project that is perfect  70. What motivates you to do something? -usually stress and anxiety 71. What advice would you give someone who is going through a rough time? -Even on your worst days, when you think you cannot possibly endure anything else, remember that your track record for getting through rough days is 100% and that’s pretty good. 72. Ideal date? -Picnic in a field away from cities and cars and lights. middle of the night, light music and star gazing 73. What is the best date night movie? -beetlejuice obviously  74. What is something you are currently looking forward to? - Vacation with my family 75. Tell me a funny joke? -What do you do when you see a spaceman? - Park your car man! 76. Do you like musicals? If so, what’s your favourite? -yes and wicked or Hamilton 77. What is your favourite song currently? -Feel It Still, PTM 78. What song never fails to make you dance? - see above 79. What is your favourite “classic?” - classic movie? classic book? classic song? 80. What is the best advice you have ever been given? - I thought we’d already been over this.  81. Where did you ancestors come from? -Here and there. Native American, Irish and Welsh. 82. What have you learned from your parents/guardians? -yes mom: never settle, dad: control your temper 83. What is a phrase you heard a lot growing up? -are you hurt? are your bleeding? then why are you crying? 84. Do you believe in magic? -yes 85. What reminds you of your best friend? -music festivals (and almost every other thing in my life) 86. What are you passionate about? -teaching 87. Tell me a story from middle school? -we were in gym one day and they were playing music and letting us dance to it and they played pop, lock and drop it and this girls boob came out.  88. Who was your favourite teacher and why? -Ms. Lindall, fourth grade, she was the most caring and helpful person I had ever met.  89. Can you roll your tongue? -mhm 90. What made you pursue what you are studying? (including school subjects) -Amy Ellison. and my love for reading 91. Where would you like to travel to? -all over, but Im planning an asia trip 92. What is something on your bucket-list? -swim cage free with sharks 93. What is home to you? -home is where the heart is 94. What do you do in your free time? -sleep a lot 95. If you could buy anything right now, what would it be? - an island with my own private beach house 96. If you could see anyone, living or dead, right now, who would it be? -my greatgrandfather moore  97. If you could choose, what would your last meal be? -see about about tacchino 98. How would you like to die? -late, in love and a little drunk 99. List five of your favourite pieces of art (paintings, books, songs etc) -1. Adagio in D minor, 2. Neverwhere by Neil Gaimain, Atlas sculpture by Michaelangelo, Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri, A thousand splendid suns by khaled housseini  100. What would you change about this world? - That everyone had all basic necessities and that people were kind to one another just to be kind. 

[for-i-am-dying-of-such-love]

#i put on paradise found in the background and - omg#how do people hate this episode i really don't understand#there's this thing about x/g that i love so much bc it hurts so good#that they love each other so much but it's not always enough#they see each other in pain - particularly x sees g in pain - and she KNOWS she can't help#both bc of who they are and the things holding them back as individuals and bc of the things they've been through together#*cough the rift cough*#that make it IMPOSSIBLE to get close enough or understand#there's always an ideological and traumatic barrier between them#and it gets bigger the longer they're together#and the longer and more they love each other#and they can't breach it#my god it's so good#it's SO GOOD#and to have all of that situated in this very sexy episode#with sexy wet wound tending and naked candlelit bath massages and oh i pulled a muscle let me undress you to rub it out massages#at the same time as xena is staring agonized at gabrielle bc she can't help and she knows it#at the same time xena is FREAKED OUT AS HELL about the violent part of her#and specifically the inevitable potential of it hurting gabrielle (again)#this episode is a lot!!!!#y'all!!!!#it's so fucking good!!!#and bc I'm MIFFED about it i'm gonna say again that if you're put off the WHOLE THING by xena's stupid hair and teeth at the very end#you are not watching this show correctly#and you're missing out on 90% of what it's doing#there i said what i said#and what i was too tired to say last night#xena

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Ok, I had to include Amy's tags in this reblog because genius.

But also, YES YES YES. Paradise Found is fantastic! I love it. I LOVE IT. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE IT’S SO FUCKING SEXY. It's just such a brilliant inflection point in S4. Like, on a practical level, it acts as the pivot between the first and second halves of the season, introducing us to the India arc and setting in motion events that will lead Xena and Gabrielle to that Roman garrison, and their beautiful, violent breaking points. But, on a narrative level it’s also a much needed and important aside - a brief reprieve from the rising action of the season’s main arc; a moment of stillness.

I mean, this episode doesn’t even try to hide from itself! It very plainly tells us what it’s doing - Gabrielle lays it out in the teaser: “instead of reaching out maybe we should be looking in.” Not that the show ever shied away from confronting the devastating reality of Xena’s and Gabrielle’s lives, or the enduring torment of the trauma they’ve suffered! It’s very consistent - and earnest - in its exploration of their emotional and spiritual and psychological struggles.

But Paradise Found is one of the few episodes where the story is given over almost entirely to sustained reflection, and Xena and Gabrielle - alongside the audience - are allowed the time and space to confront the extent of their suffering, and to dwell in the personal anguish that each carries. And in so doing, it brings into sharp, agonizing relief the driving emotional conflict(s) of the season (and a sizable chunk of the series tbh). It’s a meditation on grief and sorrow and purpose and love, and ugh, it’s soooooo good. And also sexy, yes! Sexy!!!

And then there’s feral!Xena. Can we please talk about her? I love her. I love all the layers of meaning in her. I love what she represents, you know, beyond what the episode tells us, which is that she is the realization of Xena’s true self; her darkness given form. An amalgam of those ugly traits and uninhibited impulses that make her dangerous and destructive, that make her vile and inhuman, that make her unworthy and unsympathetic.

But there’s more to it than that! More nuance. Feral!Xena is more than just a caricature of Xena’s dark side! More than just how others view her. Feral!xena is very specifically a reflection of how Xena still views herself, what she sees when she looks inwards. And, maybe more importantly, what she fears Gabrielle will come to see in her too, what she might yet become once more - a grotesque monster that will be Gabrielle’s ruin in the end (and again here! The brilliance! The parallels! Gabrielle calling herself a monster. Xena becoming one. There is so much they share!)

Feral!Xena is Xena’s psyche made flesh, both in the context of the series’ arc and, more specifically, in the context of the season’s. She is the embodiment of everything Xena hates about herself, but also a manifestation of how she’s been feeling since she thought Gabrielle had died - desperate, restless, terrified, unhinged. Xena isn’t reduced to feral!Xena because she’s inherently evil, she’s reduced to her because she’s emotionally compromised (BUT THEN, ISN’T THAT WHAT THE SHOW HAS BEEN TELLING US ABOUT XENA ALL ALONG?!?) - because she’s feral with fear and guilt and helplessness. She becomes like a crazed animal because on some level that’s how she’s been made to feel as circumstances seemingly beyond her control force her ever-steadily into a corner...

HOLY SHIT. LIKE. THIS EPISODE!!!

Then there’s the foreshadowing/parallelism - whether it was intentional or not - of what is to come in India, and what is to come in Ides! Because, broadly speaking, Gabrielle’s dalliance with Aidan’s philosophies, and her ultimate rejection of the inner peace he claims his beliefs offer, is a warm-up for what will happen with Eli. Of course, Aidan and Eli start from very different places, in terms of their motivations and intentions, but nevertheless they both seek to pacify Gabrielle with their respective ideologies (not that she isn’t willing!), and they both fail in the face of Gabrielle’s love for, and desire to save Xena.

The way Gabrielle snaps out of her serenity-now stupor and breaks free of Aidan's influence to protect Xena from the spiritual harm of taking an innocent life is such a poignant mirror (stepping stone!) to the way she ultimately snaps in Ides, categorically abandoning the Way of Love to protect Xena once again, this time from brutal, physical harm!!! Both moments are eye-opening for Gabrielle - literally and figuratively - and once she sees, there's only one choice for her.

But then, there’s only ever been one choice for her!!! And there will only ever be that one choice for her. Which isn’t a new revelation for Gabrielle - it is a part of her as surely as the marrow in her bones. But, even though Gabrielle has been choosing Xena since the moment she laid eyes on her, there’s still some reticence there on her part - and Xena’s too - to follow that choice through to its natural conclusion.

And here, a momentary aside, but I think that reticence is born of Gabrielle’s own misguided sense of who she ought to be - both for herself and for others, especially Xena! Now, I’m not saying Gabrielle thinks she’s beyond reproach, only that she’s carrying around a lot of expectations, some self-imposed, some put upon her by others. Much of how she views herself is influenced by how those around her perceive her, especially Xena - which is often in a highly idealized way - and by S4 she’s internalized a lot of those attitudes about herself, for better or for worse. Not that there isn’t merit in some of the ways she’s been lauded, but she’s been so focused on being a counterbalance to Xena’s darker instincts that both she and Xena have unwittingly gotten stuck in a mindset (though, for different reasons) that’s creating this impossible tension in their relationship. And sooner or later, it’s not enough to just choose Xena. It’s all or nothing, and Gabrielle cannot be without Xena, so it must be all.

Ugh, that’s what I love about S4! It really is just one long, heartbreakingly, glorious surrender for both Xena and Gabrielle - a surrender to their deepest fears and to the truths of who they are and just what they’re capable of and to their transcendent love. A surrender to the inevitability of the all. And, Paradise Found ushers in that last painful contraction (the India arc and The Way of Love and the increasing incompatibility of their life together) before Gabrielle’s explosive rebirth in Ides, when she finally realizes where her true path lies and how she is meant to walk it (not that she still won’t struggle from time to time with her choices! Ides takes a brush to the slate, but it doesn’t leave it perfectly clean, the painful shapes and shadows of some decisions are still there to tug at hearts and minds. But, like, don’t get me started on Ides.)

Anyway, I adore this fucking show. K, thanks for reading.

I’m feeling a whole S4 rewatch comin on…