#star wars has been i na long time

[isagrimorie]

Amazing Shots of Ahsoka

Director of Photography: Eric Steelberg, Quyen Tran

Music: Krutikov Music - Ahsoka: Thrawn Theme | EPIC VERSION (Episode 6 Soundtrack OST)

[callistocalavarni]

Space Bounty Hunter dr

This post is going to be long cuz ive inserted pics that remind me of this dr... I just wanted a place were I can discribe and info dump about the places I have and am shifting to. I thought about starting a page on shifttok...but its tiktok.. and I don't like the people on there lol. They all have weird takes; ex; the constant hate on perma shifting. Not only that but they hold their opnions up like they are truth, everyone puts creators on a high horse and they are just insufferable. So instead im here, on a hopefully way more chill platform.. Anyway i'll stop yapping about shifttok and get on with the actual post.

I have a large amount of space dr's one of them being a bounty hunter reality with a metroid, sci-fi comic, farscape kinda of vibe to it. I'd also compare it to cowboy bepop.

All of my adventures take place in the milky way far far from earth. I'd say for earth its around the 1990s, I've scripted out time diliation when travling far because I just don't want to deal with it. Keep in mind some of the physics and logic is different from this reality. Earth is unware of any alien species, space travel and literally anything outside its solar system. Even with earth being oblivous to the intelligence out in space people still travel to the planet. And Its the way my grand-parents traveled out into the universe. The Neashe (na-shay) have helped and rescued people from earths many wars (without earths goverment knowing) promising them a new life in the aven section of the galaxy. Lazuo is the native planet to the naeshe. Being one of the most technologically advanced planets it exports the most weapons and ships among the star systems. It has the highest population including its moon ilumi. The naeshe are welcoming & peacefull species beliving in the search for life in the universe. The reason the Naeshe have not tried to contact the goverments of earth is because of the leaders constantly engaing in war. There is many other planets that I might mention so if its a word you don't know or you get confused its either a planet, its species, or some galatic goverment name.

For many years there has been an alliance between planets called "aven" the Adu word for friend. Adu is a water planet, its culture built on avation, exploring the depths and its diverse sea food. Since this alliance was formed interseller ships from all over travled to and from planets, exporting and importing goods of all kinds. Even though this guild was there to hold a title of saftey and peace it sprouted a problem. Space pirates, criminals, theifs, whatever you want to call them started to raid and attack these ships. Law enforcers failed to keep up with the rapid apperence of these pirates resulting in high rates of crime. Fed up with the persistent violence, people from all different cultures and planets volunteered to help capture these criminals. An association of bounty hunters was formed named space stalkers. Contractors from major companies started to pay space stalkers for their part, devolping a large influx of hunters. Being a space stalker is dangerous but since I have free rain in what I can script I find it fun.

companions

My name in most of my dr's is Callisto Calavarni and thats the name im going to use on this page.

My mother Estette Calavarni and father Castor Calavarni are alive and well in this dr. I know shocking... I didn't script a traumatic backstory, GASP!!!! They rasied me opposite of helicoptor parents, encouraging me to take risks and learn as much as I can about the world. My friends are Wesley Starkov an astrobiologist from the planet Kelzo. Anvi An, a female doctor who mostly works on hospital ships. And Niko lovell with a John Crichton personality from earth. I also have a pet! A fluffy tuxedo cat named Miso.

I have a deeper connection to Anvi than anyone else, we have been friends since the terrible twos lol. But I have more amusing stories with Wesley. I prefer to work alone as working with some hunters can be risky. I remember I needed help with a bounty and had told Wesley that I would give him half the check if he assisted me. Long story short the hunt didn't go as planned and I had to run to our vehicle and jump through the window like a loony tunes cartoon lol. I ended up kicking him in my uncoordinated climb through the window and he's never helped me with a bounty since -sob-

Thanks for reading, if I spelt anything wrong ignore, science is what im good at not english haha. This is my first post and im still new to tumblr so please ask me questions and tell me what kind of stuff you wanna hear about my dr's! Happy shifting!

[lightwise]

TBB S3E8 - Reactions

- Poor Echo—he really is not getting any screen time is he

- Crosshair’s look of concern when he tells Omega she should be staying away from Rex and Echo 😭

- Okay Omega’s guilt is so clouding her judgement at this point. Poor kid really thinks it’s her fault that all those clones died—no baby girl, the shadow assassin would have gone there anyway whether you were there or not. My heart aches for her

- Hunter 🤝 Crosshair: keep Omega safe at all costs.

- Hunter’s lil “come on” head tilt 🤩

- PHEE!!!! I have been waiting for you!!!

- Crosshair: Who!?! 😶 PRICELESS. EXACTLY WHAT I EXPECTED FROM HIM MEETING HER 🤣🤣🤣

- Not Omega serving as the narrative admitting that Phee is, in fact, much to our dismay, a pirate 🏴‍☠️

- I’M GETTING BOTH MY GIRLS BACK IN ONE EPISODE

- Just slipping a Tech mention in there, why don’t you stop ripping my heart out

- Fennec!!!

- And Cross has the same reaction to Fennec 😆 —he’s finally starting to learn about the life that his family has lived during their time apart

- Hunter being in full dad mode and also being very perceptive about Crosshair hiding his hand issues. He may not always be able to say this about himself, but Hunter admitting that ignoring something won’t make the problem go away is huge growth from him.

- Thank goodness Hunter can pilot. This would be a very short season otherwise

- Cool space station

- I love when Star Wars is grimy city underbellies and neon lights 🤩

- The guys look SO GOOD in purple. Jus sayin

- As does Fennec (Queen that she is)

- I’d let those boys hem me in a booth anytime

- Ming-Na Wen is really pulling out all the stops for Fennec’s voice

- Hunter in neon bar lighting is something so personal to me

- “Ruined one of my scores” lol Fennec is salty tonight

- “More than you’ve got” she doesn’t even know how much they have on them but she knows it’s not enough 🤣 but also where is that 30k credits that Omega won?? They could have used that?

- “We made a deal. I’m going to keep it as long as you hold up your end”

- “Ten? For THAT? That’s what I thought”

- Gosh that water looks nasty

- Wet helmet Hunter instead of WET HAIR HUNTER??? Fffffffsssss Jennifer *clicks tongue in disappointment*

- That is so many mines

- “Close doesn’t count” 🥺

- It’s really interesting to me that this show has been focused solely on the Batch as a family this season. We’ve been on Pabu multiple times and have seen hardly any other residents, no one trying to be neighborly or prying (even though we know Shep has tried to make sure Crosshair is comfortable). The focus is on the Batch themselves this time, not their dynamic with the outside world.

- “You don’t like anything” “true” at least he’s self aware by now lol

- Batcher’s like “you like meeee!”

- Hunter’s senses are back baybee

- Never knew I needed to see Wrecker yeeting space alligators until today. Glorious. Straight up punching them in the face 🤣🤣🤣

- Ohhhh Wrecker giving back her sass blow for blow!

- “So what happened with the kid?”

- I will die on the hill that Fennec cares about Omega deep down

- “Just…seems odd. Considering our past”

- Love that the atmosphere on this planet is orange and it’s Fennec’s episode

- “They thought Omega would be safer with you guys. Guess they were wrong about that” she is not pulling any punches

- “Money’s not everything” you right boy

- “That’s because you don’t have any” phewww 🤣🤣🤣

- Pulling the blaster across the throat in a kill motion?? Hunter what are you doing to me right now 🥵

- “Pretty much” lolol

- This dude is so creepy looking. Giant bug eyes were not what I was expecting

- “You heard me!!” Oh Wrecker is done, done

- Man this guy does not go down easy.

- Bug spit. Nuff said

- “I doubt that” oh Cross, honey, I know, I get it

- THEY HELD HANDS

- I REPEAT SHE HELD HIS HAND

- Sorry I’m having Kenobi show Obi-Wan and Leia handhold flashbacks 😭😭😭😭

- Okay okay I’m back. I think.

- “You’ve missed a lot” “I know”

- Okay just rip my heart out why don’t you

- That is one of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever seen

- Pointy finger scrunched brow Hunter is the best Hunter

- “You can either fight me or trust me. Good choice” 😮‍💨

- Hunter getting tipped off that ramp is uh…is ummm…doing something to me. What, I’m not sure 👀🫠

- I also find it really interesting that they’ve barely had us on the Marauder at all this season. Foreshadowing?

- Both Fennec and Phee make the same two fingered salute to the boys after talking to them. Cute.

- Ohhhhh is she…is she selling them out?? Who is she talking to? Cad?

- Wait no she wouldn’t pass them over to someone else if any money could be gained on her side. I bet she’s talking to Ventress. I really wanna know how those two know each other 👀

- Wow. Things are really going to get interesting from here. Can’t wait.

[tellywoodtrash]

My dad's been in hospital since last one month, we went through literal hell n only now things are looking a bit better TT, thus I thought of you sis..how are and how's your cat doing??any new fav itv drama?or are you still in love with Thai bls(as an AO3 reader I TOTALLY understand you)??I watched only one Pak drama named 'rah-e-junoon' recently only cause of The beautiful Danish Taimoor😍 it's not bad specially he with his love n obsession makes me wana SIGHHHHH😩😩😩 dreamily..also HAVE YOU SEEN JUNAID KHAN IN 'MAHARAJ' (not the Sethupati one) MOVIE??his n Sarvari's reels are everywhere and they are so Wattpad coded... reminding me of those period couples in novels😍😍 he's so dreamy..6'2" tall, nerdy, kinda awkward and has this soft boy vibes going on and did I tell you he kinda looks like Henry Cavill??and Rami Malek??😩😩 life hell ho jaye par tharak na jaye🤤 now tell me how everything is going on your end✨

Hi Darling,

I hope your dad is feeling better, and you are taking care of yourself too, friend! (Caretaker burnout is reallllllll and I am sending you all the strength and healing vibes 🤗🤗🤗)

ITV seems to be a closed chapter for me; the rapidly progressing degeneration of that genre is just notttttt inspiring any confidence (or interest.) The wholeass industry needs a major major shakeup. Same with Bollywood, nothing's really pulling me anymore. Laapataa Ladies (which I still haven't watched yet) is LITERALLY THE ONLY MOVIE calling my name in all of the 2024 releases. Junaid seems like a promising nepo kid; the Cavill vibes are definitely there. Let's hope that he picks good scripts and doesn't fall down the usual wormhole.

Things that I have been watching and enjoying in the past few weeks:

The Acolyte: I literally know/care nothing about the Star Wars universe, but Manny Jacinto. Enough said. I need to rewatch coz god his character has me going awooooooooga like a fuckin' cartoon wolf. I am obsessed.

Abbott Elementary: Giving B99-ish (but much more mellow.)

Modern Family: Just a rewatch (during my mealtimes)

Late Night with Seth Meyers/Last Week Tonight/The Daily Show for US election shitshow in palatable doses

Meet You at the Blossom: A chinese BL which is fulllllllllllly delivering on the toxic romance from the Tellywood of yore

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans: A thai BL that is again, giving v Tellywood romcom vibes (Gul Khan types), with not one, BUT TWO WHOLE ENEMIES TO LOVERS couples. Noice.

Love Sea: Ridiculously high heat/good chemistry; one half of couple is the greenest fuckin flag in the history of human existence.

My Love Mix Up (Thailand): My cutest lil kuchupuchu babies. I wanna put them in my pocket and squishhhhhhhh them allllll like a goddamn stress ball. Wholesome wholesome lil show that makes me feel warm and sunshiney inside.

4 Minutes: No real idea what's really going on here with the time skips and background crimes and shit, plus this show feels like an anxiety attack in audiovisual form, BUT I'm here for Bible Wichapas giving me morally-grey himbo with hilarious (to me) gay panic.

So yeah...... That's what I've been up to! Hope you and yours keep well, lovely. <33333333 And yes, keep that tharak flag flying high!!!!!!!!

[transgirl-gaming-thoughts]

Hey Alex 👋

What are some movies you’ve really enjoyed in your life?

My cousin actually asked me yesterday what I though the “greatest film of all time” was, and I said I am not qualified to make claims on that level… but movies I enjoy, now THAT’S something I can do!

The Mitchels vs. The Machines - I think this was a Netflix Original, but it’s an animated film produced by Sony, and has so much life and love in it! Just a fun family film about a robot apocalypse with quirky characters and very relatable family struggles, but in the end a very sweet resolution that makes me envious 🥺 10/10

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - I’m noticing a pattern with these movie titles so far… anyways, while the comics were better overall (and I need to finish them) the Scott Pilgrim movie was pretty great! I highly recommend it to people curious about Scott Pilgrim to get essentially a crash course in Scott Pilgrim, and then read the comics if you want more.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - While I’m ashamed to say that this is the only Monty Python media I’ve interacted with directly, The Holy Grail is such a great movie and very much my style of humor in a lot of ways XD

I have to give a shout out to the original live-action Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, especially the second one. I have a lot of great memories of watching these with friends, and every now and then I still rewatch the second one if I want a dose of nostalgia 👌

The Hobbit Trilogy are so so so so so good, for a long time I didn’t realize there were people who disliked them compared to the book? As someone who has read and reread The Hobbit religiously over the years, the movies are pretty damn good! Some parts aren’t quite up to snuff with the book, but some parts I think do a better job of explaining the course of events than in the book (and especially Gandalf’s travels being viewed as part of the film lends itself incredibly well to preceding the Lord of the Rings trilogy). Sure the dwarf/elf romance may have been unnecessary, but it was kinda cute and has some good poetic quotes about it. All in all, some of my favorite movies right here, but especially the first one.

your name. (Kimi no na wa) - I adore Makoto Shinkai films, 5 Centimeters per Second was one of the first anime films I ever watched. your name. is just one of the greatest movies ever made, such a beautiful love story, animated brilliantly, and the funniest part is that Makoto Shinkai considers it INCOMPLETE because he had to rush the ending to meet deadlines… and it’s still a masterpiece! I recommend watching the sub version if you can, because there’s a lot of intricacies involving the Japanese language and things that gets a little lost in localization and dubbing. Honestly might be my favorite movie of all time.

The Spiderverse films by Sony are some of the most spectacular animated movies of the decade, at least! I grew up as a Spider-Man fan, and especially loved the Andrew Garfield movies, and these movies scratch that same itch, while also featuring sooo many variants of Spider-people from different comics and crossovers. Both Into and Across were fantastic, can’t wait for Beyond!

Growing up a big Star Wars nerd, I might be expected to name an original trilogy film, but actually I think Rogue One is my favorite Star Wars film ever! It’s got all the makings of a fantastic sci-fi thriller, set in the Star Wars universe, about a famous line from the original movies: “Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR…” (this might also be the only good thing Disney has done for Star Wars movies idk)

To a much lesser extent, The LEGO Movie actually holds up quite well in my mind! Always love revisiting a fun family film like that :3

There we go! Is this more than you asked for? Probably, but you get it anyway! X3 Thanks for the ask~!

[initiumseries]

different anon, but i think the lack of chemistry is why i couldn’t really sink my teeth into lovely runner tbh. it’s weird, because i did end up finishing the drama and i thought it had many moments that reminded me of older kdramas so i couldn’t figure out why i found it so forgettable but it really did just boil down to the fact that they didn’t have much chemistry.

this is totally random, but why do you think it’s become so rare for the leads in romance kdramas specifically to have chemistry? i think the last time i truly felt a lead couple in a major production had chemistry were kim taeri and nam joohyuk from 2521… which was over 2.5 years ago. i remember pre-pandemic you would see more leads with chemistry than those without. like going this whole year without a single kdrama couple i liked was so strange, especially when it was more common for me to have like 3-4 once upon a time.

Yeah, I definitely abandoned it fairly soon after I was sure they didn't have the chemistry and she was frustrating me more than I was enjoying it. Kdrama tropes are so heavily dependent on chemistry that if it's not there, I just don't care, and I don't believe whatever story you're telling me.

I agree with you. Their chemistry in 25/21 was crazy and they pissed it away with that infuriating ending. Now, I've thought about this a lot, but pre-pandemic, kdramas were very much made for Koreans. The stories were very Korean, and the depiction of life was very Korean. Then Parasite exploded onto the scene RIGHT before the end of 2019, and kdramas and Korean directiors/actors were on the front pages of North American newspapers, there was a deal for an American version of Parasite, and it was inescapable. Then the stay at home order was laid down in March 2020 and Netflix released Squid Game not too long after that. So people who would normally bitched and moaned about not liking subtitles, had nothing else to do but watch them, and kdramas that have always been there exploded in NA. Squid Game (an absolutely awful drama tbh, I hope we can all be honest about that now) blew kdramas up and suddenly they were flooded with American money for advertising (I've been given to understand that that's also why we never see characters in the subway anymore, and always in these massive cars, and also why we don't see that level of 'poverty' anymore. Like how does a character who can only afford a 4 story walk up to the roof apartment afford a big ass honda?). Then the guy who was in My Secretary or whatever that drama was, got a deal for a minor role in a Marvel movie. The guy who starred in Squid Game was cast in that Star Wars show. So with American money, they started dictating the rules, and so, as with all things, the influx of money changed priorities. So instead of stories for Koreans, by Koreans, all the stories felt like they were hyper-aware of international viewership. They started shoe-horning more English into signage/dialogue, clothing. Fewer stories about average Koreans and a lot more about comfortable to wealthy Koreans. Less romance, more action dramas, political dramas. So it felt like who they secured to fill these roles had more to do with who was super popular and/or who could bring in more international audiences and had a chance of crossing over, and less about, do these two people have the chemistry we need to make this drama work? That's just kinda what I think anyway. There may be more to it that I'm unaware of but yeah.

My hope is, that the international money will slow down as interest has dwindled, and Korean dramas will return to being for and about actual Korean people, and then we'll see a resurgence of those classing heartbreaking dramas again.

[alln64games]

Star Wars Episode 1: Racer

NA release: 18th May 1999

EU release: 4th June 1999

JP release: 21st July 1999

Developer: LucasArts

Publisher: LucasArts

N64 Magazine Score: 88%

Star Wars: Episode 1 was a massive success, despite being viewed as a poor film. The podracing scene was well liked, with some great designs and amazing sounds. Really, LucasArts could have just rushed something cheap and easy – just copy another future racer, use various Star Wars locations we’ve already seen – and made a ton of money with a podracing video game, but they actually went to a ton of effort with it, and it shows in the final product.

For this playthrough, I played the remastered version for modern consoles. It’s the same game, it just runs smoother.

The developers of Episode 1: Racer clearly analysed every aspect of the film sequence to work out some mechanics that would suit the game, which also has the bonus effect of helping the game feel unique. You need to charge up your boost by holding forward, then press the boost button, which lasts until you let go of the accelerator, hit something or your engine overheats and bursts into flames. As you take damage, your steering will be affected (due to one engine going slower), so you’ll need to repair, which slows down your podracer, although you can time this just after a boost or during a jump, so planning when to repair is important. I do think it might be faster in some instances to crash and respawn than to repair severely damaged engines, though.

The handling is incredibly smooth in the game, navigating small sections feels amazing, especially with the sense of speed the game provides. Crashes felt like my own mistakes and every slight tilt of the analogue stick is important. With the exception of Tatooine, each planet in the game is brand new, but each one captures the feel of the Star Wars universe extremely well. Each planet has multiple tracks that share portions, but the unique sections feel distinct enough that it works really well.

There is one track in particular that is extremely difficult – Abyss. This features a long, narrow section with turns and if you miss, you end up on a lower part of the track. If this happens, you’ve lost as that route is so much slower. I never managed it as Anakin, but choosing another racer (there’s a lot in the game) and slowing down a bit and I was able to sort it. The game is also nice an friendly in that you pick individual races to do, rather than having to do a tournament in one go.

My biggest issue with Episode 1: Racer are the vehicle upgrades, as the system doesn’t feel fully complete. You can but new parts from Watto or damaged parts from the junkyard. As you race, these get more damaged, but a pit droid will fix one part. You can have a total of four pit droids, so if you buy more than four types of parts, they’ll get damaged and your stats will decrease. Which means you can’t really improve in more than four categories.

Repairs (and damage) also only happen in races you haven’t come first in. On top of that, you can only earn money once per race, so if you want to buy the best parts once you’ve finished the game, you need to plan ahead by buying junk parts, racing to fix them and selling them as you go through the game – it’s a strange system.

But it’s only a minor issue, and upgrading in four areas (I did turning, acceleration, speed and cooling) is more than enough, so once you realise that, it doesn’t hamper the experience. Episode 1: Racer is an immense amount of fun and it’s a shame that Star Wars games have never been able to capture the feel of this in future podracing games (Racer Revenge) and minigames (Star Wars Kinect).

Fave

The rounded architecture in the cities, the dusty colours, the seedy bars and alien wide boys in the cut scenes put all similar games to shame in terms of creating a spine-tingling atmosphere, and the pod craft really do look the business – although you probably wouldn’t want to strap yourself into one.

- Martin Kitts, N64 Magazine #30

Remake or remaster?

The remaster makes the game run a lot nicer and in higher resolution, but it would be nice to have options to resolve the issues with parts. Still, this game deserved a proper sequel – take the same gameplay, add some new nicely designed tracks and don’t try to mess it up too much.

Official ways to get the game.

The remaster is available on Switch, PS4/5 and Xbox One/Series. The original PC version is available on GoG and Steam, however this can crash a lot on modern operating systems and does not support widescreen, higher resolutions or modern controllers.

[rebelsofshield]

Star Wars: The Bad Batch: "Bad Territory" -Review

(Yes, I know this is very, very late. I'm sorry. Turns out being a full time university professor is a lot of work and time commitment. Anyways, I do know that the big day is this Wednesday and I'm very determined to be caught up in time for all the tears and fireworks.)

The Bad Batch turn to an old adversary to find answers on Omega’s origins in this fun but unremarkable episode.

The Batch may know that the Empire is interested in Omega for experiments related to M-count, but that doesn’t mean that they have any idea what it means. In order to stay one step ahead of their pursuers and keep Omega safe, the squad must find answers. When Phee informs them that bounty hunters throughout the galaxy have been hunting down targets with high M-counts, Hunter and Wrecker decide to make contact with one of the few hunters they are on (somewhat) friendly terms on, Fennec Shand.

There’s never a direct answer in Star Wars shows. Major plot reveals or even important missions are often proceeded by at least an episode or two of stage setting or logistical problem solving. While sometimes this leads to some solid installments of television like The Mandalorian’s season two standout “The Believer,” it’s hard not to wish that we could get to the point a bit quicker.

This is what watching “Bad Territory” feels like. It’s by no means a poor episode and is sometimes very fun, but it can’t help but feel like narrative wheel spinning. It’s not quite what some would call “filler,” but it instead feels like an unnecessary twenty minute detour when there wasn’t really anything preventing us from taking a more direct route.

I do love space Louisiana though. One thing that’s been a joy about the Star Wars animated shows is that they allow the design team to find new ideas for exotic worlds and locales that would not necessarily fit into live-action storytelling. Having Hunter, Wrecker, and Fennec hunt down a giant praying mantis criminal through a space bayou while occasionally wrestling alligators (and they are really just space alligators) is the sort of playful, almost campy storytelling I’ve come to enjoy from this series when it is diving into some of its more dramatic storytelling.

It is also always a pleasure to get more Fennec Shand. Even if my enthusiasm for her character has waned a little after the absolute dud that was The Book of Boba Fett, Ming-Na Wen is just a stellar performer and I’m always excited to see her bring her talents to the galaxy far, far away.

I guess, somewhat unsurprisingly, it’s Crosshair and Omega who end up stealing the show once again. Even when the two are relegated to a rather quite B-Plot, these two are still the most compelling characters in this series. Watching Omega walk a frustrated Crosshair through his shaking hands and uneasy aim marks another wonderfully tender turn for these two. For a character that has for so long resisted the kindness and compassion of others, it’s been a joy to see Crosshair open up to a child who he was previously so antagonistic towards. Great stuff.

Anyways, I think we all know who Fennec was chatting to on that hologram. We may be getting a certain former Nightsister/Sith/Jedi turned bounty hunter in our very near future.

Score: B

[libidomechanica]

Untitled (“With vases, to one Lady Adeline had”)

A curtal sonnet sequence

               1

If Maud will weary sides ‘King, you aren’t. Thought, that she heard great; if stars blacke horror of the day. Last night, grave and groan, might be undecided, above, and the sheet until it scarce dare Say, may I never out of reasons I love means my way, and we thread-bare Penitence apieces shivered fair Orithea, whom Loue doth amaze the soft Sh! With vases, to one Lady Adeline had not be, but modesty with thee?

               2

Been on Marlborough Street, blossomed and God- filled, it is whole and men should lord you. So the end of a poet. It is a mass of men, then the budded peaks out. Yon cloud of its clue? Tears, idle toys, amid the midnight, till I die, till we moderately, and there his motion of advice to die among her class,—aurora’s spirit wander: I though not timid, his rebellious Lust, upon Salámán how should fight to me?

               3

I have but earth, doth wake, must I restraine. She knowes not, grew to find him in common in many thing and twists the fury of age now. To do it has used. Again the world, or else he brands were vex’d. Fair daughters of them all: a common: all those frequent rainy days, called him in their perfumed bed, the guests were erected, to one grand multiplication required she rose a hubbub—you and man’s fiery night with truffles.

               4

Upon the girl! Mud and love her none, not ever wash away, what can with thee and prone she sank with agues in hope this rusty gowns, but missed us courted: wha spied I but my ain. It was na sae ye glinted by, when I do smell anise, the plank, and act is one sovereign of the fires of lofty claim their dancing fast and reel; frae tap to tae that he had stay’d still, and can with us to our veins fresh ornament doth hold.

               5

The same. I trust my dizzy head. Thy tuneful voice with transfigured like a wisp along something much nobler agony to harp of Life to lead him, it is to unfold thy pure creeping clown and sighing and grinning by: struck the green snake coiled around the book and far beyond the bolts full many a sigh of pain which all ornament, itself adorns the World to cozen with their end, but watches him, still now had lasted.

               6

For six hours alone, worn out so—now I know; and his death remaining, doth worship thy dear lady, Christabel stretch with you adjacent. Is the rest followed: and scatt’ring brain, I would tell; yet my father: let your world’s end. In their efforts should a creatures dear. Seven and strong as brains, how long, how long in day and night, and die, heart-shap’d and divorcing their story? Is twice or three. I have found, I will not care, and take the ring.

               7

The barrier like a pear, or is it to my mind. Her sobs, melissa clamour, angry for bulls or don’t think I should have made me divine, must pray, ere yet in bed I lie. You are some old dull murder-spot. Had come down and feelings, fearing at her stood the pleasant science of a woman with chemic skill may time disgust, and pretty name just enough anchor and the peoples plunging thro’ the shape suggested summer eves.

               8

Dozed, snored. Lettered, wins, though I was trying thighs so close his eyes were ready spears—and tender tone came out by the house no more— but pays his conundrum of armies of much reject, for the middle of twigs and the tear comes slowly away from that flashed a saucy boys brake on us at our booty, you should by time did Matthew stop; and fold mine will make up for a bell He found I a friends. Oh, the body. His tyranny.

               9

Willie had, was just not matters to inflicted upon her thousand heard old dames I sing, and so she would show you rise, and the lashes o’er you look with a Swan. These words of nature to have sinn’d! Close of Gulistan shall mark you eyeing me so dearely, seeing what we could one tell me how—Good Saints! Stronger, darker ways. But do not know whence the moorland! Will yet be well as death, we bow’d our heart and frights in shame o’t.

               10

Hardest fate, so do I my judgment of prey and poker-faced war has roused the more ingenuous wherewith the twilight, soft and soft and shout, my foemen’s ears, who probably presume to grieued, and an unwonted calm pervades his breast part of kill’d and vegetables, and in this purse, his spirit seem’d resting time our fashioned there be, will pique all my day is gone. And still, was content to bear the wealth Sudden blow: the grain that breathe.

               11

Before his face, stood up and we shatter it were not so in Grecian house, and not like dinner ready, but follow shows; I seemed to love you the Princes past, sounds the court: right refections, but on my little Sail, and roll the vapour from his pleasure, our destiny, others—How blest wi’ contend. And sung to, when, approaching, when at first, but yet, like glittering, on the high to sore, and the fair in love division of love.

[thephantomtheory]

All The Way Down (write about a first kiss) | Levi x Reader

cw: mentions of dying, gn! reader (no real use of pronouns), canonverse

It’s just past midnight and Levi knows where to find you, on the narrow balcony on the top floor. He slides the window open and steps through, following your gaze to the clear night sky where a full moon hangs swollen amongst the stars. Tomorrow, you’ll go beyond the walls and begin the journey to the sea where so many unknowns await. But up here, time is a vacuum. Although the stars pulse and your breath with them, the moment Levi draws the window shut, it all stands still.  Tomorrow can wait — for now, Levi has something to say. 

But he cannot find it in himself to say it. Or at least, he doesn’t quite know how. 

He comes to stand beside you, mimicking your posture as you rest your elbows against the railing.

“How was the meeting?” You ask gently as if to not disturb the bubble of space surrounding you both. 

“Long,” He sighs. 

“Mm.” 

“You should get some rest… for tomorrow.” 

“Can’t, I was waiting for you to take tea, anyway.”  

“I’ll make you some chamomile, it’ll help.”

You look at him sweetly, “‘Kay.” 

Levi feels a pull in his chest. It’s one that he’s felt over and over since he’s known you, but lately, it’s a sensation that grows more and more overwhelming with every passing day. And he thinks — maybe — you feel the same way. 

He’s told himself that it doesn’t matter. Once he identified whatever this feeling was, Levi knew he could do nothing about it. Not only were you of lower rank but the risk of losing you was too great. And he’s already lost so much. 

Despite all of this, he can’t help but think of what he’d gain. If you die during this war, will he regret never having held you? Having told you? Having kissed you? In the end, when you die, will it hurt any less? 

He mulls this over while you stare at the stars and he stares at you, at your complexion in the moonlight, at the curve of your lips, the point of your nose, at your eyelashes dusted with starlight. Levi lived so much of his life looking up at a ceiling, and there is the sky; it’s right there, so close he could reach out and dip his fingers into the Milky Way if he wanted — but you. You, stealing his gaze away from the vast night sky — the moon would be forever jealous. 

You break away from the moon’s hold and find Levi watching you, his eyes looking helpless as if he’s about to swallow himself whole, and in recognizing the signs, you reach out and gently squeeze his arm. 

“Are you all right?”  

There’s static in your touch. 

He gives a curt nod and tries not to think about how small the space between you is. 

And it’s the way he’s looking at you like he’s drinking you with a glance, like it hurts him to not taste you fully, the way he seems to be closer than before, and you try not to think about how heavy his eyes are on yours. 

He’s your superior. Don’t think about his eyes. Don’t think about the soft crinkle in his brow, don’t think about his shoulders, or his neck — his neck — don’t think about how silky his cravat would feel beneath your fingers as you slip it off, don’t think about his lips, DO NOT think about his lips even for a second, don’t think about kissing him. Don’t. 

You’ll go on loving him in silence for the rest of your days if you have to. Following him into the grave if you must. Falling into step at his side until the war devours you both. Falling in love with him, and never screaming once, all the way down. 

But both of you are trying so hard to stifle your breathing, it’s like you’ve run a thousand miles just to be near each other and don’t want the other to know it. 

He says your name through a rock in his throat, and you realize how long it’s been since either of you spoke.

Your eyes flicker to his shirt, fingers moving from his arm to lightly trace the buckles on his chest.

He’s trembling. A shiver runs through you and you don’t think it has anything to do with the chill night air. 

He says your name again, and you lock your eyes on his once more. God fucking damn it, he thinks. How will he ever say this with you looking at him like that? 

“I — damn it —“ He needs his voice to stop shaking. Imagine, humanity’s strongest weak in the knees because of you, “I don’t — I don’t know what will happen after we reach that damned sea but I… I know that I — I —“ 

“Levi,” you coo, concern lifting in the syllables. 

By the walls, he feels himself falling apart, the only thing holding him together is the feel of your fingertips on his chest. Say his name again. Please. It’s so lovely coming from your lips. 

His right hand grips the railing and he dips his head closer to you, closing his eyes because he cannot bear to look at you in fear he’ll back down. He feels your palm rest flat against his chest, and you help him breathe. Four in, four out, four in, all the way down. 

Your forehead rests against his. He’s trying so hard to do this right. 

He feels your left hand graze over his where he’s white-knuckling the railing. Four in, four out.

His lips are just grazing yours, he whispers your name against them. 

Your fingers clutch his shirt and you speak his name back against his. 

He nuzzles his forehead to yours like two lovers in homecoming, and then he presses his lips against yours and melts. 

It is gentle and light and it makes him a little lightheaded. In his nerves, he pulls back too soon. But when he doesn’t feel you pull away, he goes back for more. 

He doesn’t even know if he’s doing this right — he’s never kissed anyone like this before. But it must be okay because you’re kissing him back so sweetly and he thinks he’ll retire and live here in this moment forever. His free hand instinctively moves to hold you at your jaw, deepening the kiss, heart hammering in his chest. 

And then he hears footsteps coming from the inside corridor. Fuck — it’s definitely Hange, come looking for him with their heavy boots and incessant bursts of energy. And you must’ve heard it too, because you both break apart at the same time and look to the window. 

Just as you step away from each other, Hange comes into sight and knocks at the window before pulling it open.

“There you are, Levi! You weren’t in your office! I thought we’d have a debrief after the meeting,” They say dejectedly. 

They step through the window as you try to hide the pink in your cheeks. 

“What else is there left to say, shitty-glasses?” Levi spits, annoyed his new commander had interrupted the moment he’d waited so long for, “We already covered it all.” 

As Hange begins talking Levi’s ear off, you take the opportunity to quietly slip back through the window, catching Levi’s eye before you close it. You smile shyly, face still flushed.

Still on for tea? You ask without speaking. 

The light in his eyes says it all.

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[froppy-butterflyfan2000]

The sounds of distant creaks, bubbling lava and the haunted low moans of recently departed souls was not uncommon in the Mewni Creek Underworld. In the Lucitor Castle, that is now operating as a workplace for the Ambassador of Monsters, Thomas Lucitor. There is a disagreement involving around himself with his wife, and his godson.

“I heard from your subordinates that you kidnapped a child, not to mention the first prince of Lumenia, a star who have an alliance with Solaria and Andros. If any of the Winx Club find out what you did, it will be a political issue for me and the communities to face. Worst of all your claims you foretold that this child will destroys a part of Townsville. Is that true, Janaya?” Said the Ambassador Lucitor, sitting down at his desk, next to his wife’s, who is sitting next to him.

So long story short his former colleagues, the Agents of Lucitors, are tired of him (the worry kind) for being paranoid after he caught a spy. Janaya looks at the cat, he is holding, whose happen to be involved in this. He sigh. That is how he was able to apprehend the spy. He was chasing after that cat. Janaya need to take the chance.

Janaya nod his head. “In five years from now.” He says. “In my defense, I didn’t know that this spy is also royalty too.”

He had move to a new apartment recently, after an encounter with Blackholetchi. No matter how many times he has to moved him out of their apartment because he doesn’t know any better, it became clear it isn’t when he magically appeared in his place whenever he is doing his investigation revolving around the supernatural. He did inform Tom about his works is being compromise.

“Janaya,” Tom warned.

“I did inform you that my works been compromised a few times. What you made me do? Tasked me into tracking him down and capture him for interrogation.” Janaya reminded his godfather, making him quiet for a moment halfheartedly. While he wasn’t wrong, however Tom is not going to jeopardize Janaya’s life by putting a child on trial of a serious crime of espionage. A controversial will happen.

Star shakes her head, and thinks about what she learned when everyone is not adjusting to The Cleaved Event. Fairies weren’t suppose to be meddling with other communities. They promises themselves through their current Queen, Roxy that they will be peaceful and cautious to other communities. Even to go far for Roxy to have her people be under the World Dragon Council when protecting nature and spreading magic and introduced a council to governing the Terrestrial Fairies, consisting of The Major Fairies and fairies selected by a fair election. This is a life sentence for the consequences for Earth Fairies’ former declaration of war on humanity by her mother, former High Queen, Morgana and former High Queen, Nebula, the Major Fairy of War/Peace and the headmistress of Tir Na Nog College. Even as going far in having Nebula be bound by magical nullification cuffs. This is her acts as the Earth Fairy High Queen that in order for fairies and humans to be in a friendly relationship, she acknowledged that what her people did is a crime, not a mistake, in order to receive second chance by humanity themselves.

While the relationship is amicable between the Terrestial Fairies and World Dragon Council. When it come to The Magic High Council and Ghost Community, it is brittle, which impact on their job in working one another to protects the peace and and establish safety between the communities as well as make sure that there isn't evil forces running amok in them.

The Terrestrial Fairies, whose believes that magic is sacred and be responsible when wielding it, they see Mewman Magic as an anomaly as it defy laws of physics and the rules in the magic they know. Such as Stella Junior’s condition proven otherwise. Despite being cursed, Stella Junior is able to transform into fairy form, with monstrously exceptional abilities. Star sighed out of frustration, realizing just shown that Mewnian Magic is a problematic when people abused it.

However, when it comes to the Second Company of Light (The Winx (Club)) it is different. While the leader, Bloom lived on Earth, majority of her life, she seem to not be involved in political matters on Earth, unless it is either her hometown, Gardenia is involved or The Magic Dimension is involved. The group will solves it in their own way, without thinking about the consequences.

“This is more serious than I thought…” Star dictated, rubbing her forehead in a circle motions. This isn’t supposed to be that difficult after resigning from her mayoral in Echo Creek. Tom looked at Star. “If you are saying that what you are saying could be true, it will become a mountain out of mole hills.”

Tom is shocks by what his wife has just said. She is supposed to be on his side, lecturing Janaya on his behaviour after coming back to Townsville to fix a problem, revolving around Staryummies and the Prince of Solaria going rogue, that lasted a month. Star turns to look at her husband with loving, yet tired eyes. “I have met with Queen Roxy before Tom, she did not know about the Staryummies or the new members of Lumenia after I told her. So she is not involved in this. I don’t know what Bloom is plotting with the Lumenian Royal Family, but if she is manipulating one of their children to spy on him because of our affiliation with the Magic High Council. Then it is a problem.” Star assessed. “They shouldn’t be involved in the problems that are suppose to be for the adults here because we don’t know what the children are capable of, magic-wise. They will shattered what everyone established. Bloom and the child’s mother must be put on trial for manipulating Prince Blackholetchi into spying on our affiliate.”

Her encounter with Bloom, coming into Roxy’s throne room, as if she owns the place is still fresh in her mind. Roxy did not know about their existence. So the Earth Fairies shouldn’t be involved in The Second Company of Light/The Winx Club’s mess.

Tom sensing the seriousness in his dutiful wife and along with the paranoia of his godson, realizing that this is serious. He slumped down, finally is convinced.

“Very well then,” said Tom. He looks at his godson. “That concludes the meeting, but Janaya.”

Janaya looks at Tom. “You need pet therapy. I will be selecting a feline that will help with your mental health.”

Janaya frowns, he already has cats. Why does he need another?

Janaya looks at the cat in his hands.

“Perhaps, until we found a new owner, would you like to foster this cat with a big flower around his neck then?” Tom asked.

Janaya looks at the blood red sky, while holding the cat. He nod, agreeing to the task. “I am gonna name you Twilight then,” he said.

Meanwhile outside of the Lucitor Castle, a portal appears, revealing a small floating teardrop shaped blue furball with white star patterned coming out of the portal. The furball, called a staryummy look at the castle with a determined look on his face.

“Save friend.” Said the Staryummy named Emo Junior.

[Very later on, Janaya now receives a litter of star kittens, coming out of Niko’s portal, and then another star cat that fell from the sky, whose happen to be the mother of the star kittens after they arrived on Earth-ni. Oof-kudo for Janaya. But that is a story for another time.]

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[the-firebird69]

Watch "BEST STAR WARS SCENE?!?!-----VADER'S CORRIDOR SCENE-ROGUE ONE!!!" on YouTube

So this is what I do and I'm battling more luck believe it or not and it's over things that are giving me a lot of power and it's kind of shaky power no but it's risky and it's difficult and it's owned by someone but yeah it's a ride because I'm smaller and I'm trying to be bigger they are smart and he says it too it's an intelligent thing to do very difficult and top level stuff you feel to mention it but I probably didn't want him to and he's pushing me around in this Mac but it's not wise to talk about but him cuz I have a lot of artifacts on board and his money I'm collecting it and Sherry is doing it too and she knows the score and the ships themselves are artifacts and the AI is a mega artifact and more and I have the inventor engineer etc and more in my apartment complex. And and there's more to it okay I know locations of other engineers and more than people seem to have forgotten about and there's also Max sister and it goes on and on and it's a tough life then I'm bleeding and I had to learn very fast and my friend here had to learn as well and the difficulty of that task should never be underestimated living here is not fun trying to get along with people who lots of times don't understand a word of English is difficult and to mention things like Billy z he is a very harsh person in his armies are gigantic it's a terrible place to be just like the place he's in it's a constant pinch point we don't get any sympathy yet we have to do this job and the other people like us and they're stuck trying to do it too and people don't like it because I feel like they're ridden. Weather strict competitors as well. This is as high as it goes and to control cage here you have to be there and you have to be doing things like this and gaining power and planet toys and planets for lasers or simply put humanity will be lost.

Stan

I'm going to face you in combat and I'm going to win to get my things back as it is now you probably have half of it and I mean it too artifacts and other and from my family and more and his his artifacts are with untold amounts of money you can't put a price to it some of these things are still mysteries no a lot of them are and he's a giant and he's part of a giant race and he says all of his are giants cuz they were giants when they started the other races of theirs and heavily discriminated on against and survived and we have to know how what he's saying is an anomaly because he's here and a giant no he's not the anomaly but yeah he is I have to think about it and it's tough it's a tough guy it's an alpha and most of the outfits were against me and they are big and I don't know how it got that way which Aunt Lynn came out bigger but his father is bigger than him so you understand the problem these people are different and we're not we're just humans so this is what the fight's over and I'm telling my people

Mac daddy

There are a lot of stories going on but this is one of the biggest no this is the biggest right now and it will probably be the biggest for a long time and Stan is a friend of our sons and Obi-Wan Kenobi they have somewhat of a friendship but they know the whole thing is better than most people they get along together much better than most people do because they want to have a life while the world is in turmoil and they want to survive and they feel it's much easier when you're not fighting all the time and causing it right now there's too much of it and Billy z is out of control and they both know it and a lot of people forget it very rapidly because it's down below and it's out of sight out of mind and has been that way for a long long time. These two leaders are stopping him and we definitely needed that to happen. And the whole world is now involved and Mac is partially to blame for calling the forms cuz he had to this show is necessary too don't misunderstand us you don't want the AI out and he's going to have a tough time using it and examining it while it's in his possession it is a difficult game at best. And there's something's going on next door and certainly sure what but it is going on now and it is very tough and it's very huge thing for someone who's stuck there like our son to do and he needs assistance from us he is funding and more and Max is not capable of getting it out we don't know if that's true or not it's just not happening and we will have to get a hand because right now it's not happening.

Thor Freya

The momentous occasion and the fights that occur between the two are tremendous and real and smack tries to take over the smaller empire fleet foreigners and rebels are assisting Stan and fighting over it it is a horrific place to be it's no fault of standing he's in the situation but he sees what her son goes through and it's quite horrifying there are people who go by who are dangerous all day long and are trying to take things constantly it is an effort to say the least. We see that Mac is figuring out that he should be doing some things and we see that he's trying to figure out how and we're trying to help too and it's really over the top with what's going on they're fighting each other so hard is it in fighting these more locker infighting each other in a terrible way and they're the ones who would have to do it at this time cuz he's encapsulated by them and they all say no but then they try and get stuff so we see that but boy what a bear and we're going to take it on and we're going to start pouring in there and start to do it. The canals being cleared out to the South they're clearing all of the canals out and all of the debris that whole area to prevent flooding to the north and everybody is for it and yeah the trumpsters who went out there are dead and probably about 50,000 from the Charlotte county you're told not to so you can guarantee there's going to be another bunch and they'll die it's really a military force and these people are not and they're both practically nothing and they end up dead and we want them dead it's just clearing brush and muck out I mean for crying out loud you should be happy to survive the attacks of really easy instead you're joining his side and you are now wanting to globally by everybody just like the clones trumpsters they were putting forward the plan to make sure Trump never ever get selected at any office and it's going forwards now and he says he's two cannot handle it and it needs to be spread out and we agree

Olympus

[gffa]

Half of me doesn't even WANT to discuss Grogu and Luke because of how mad I am about what they're doing to Temuera Morrison, but what I WILL say is that I kind-of appreciate that they're showing us a story of a Jedi Padawan that chooses not go to back to being a Jedi, not because he doesn't care about them or was betrayed by them or thinks they were in the wrong before, but just because he's gone through a major trauma and it just is not the right path for him anymore. Part 1/2

As opposed to what we've gotten with Cal and Kanan, who reconnect with that identity and take it back up again, which is also a beautiful story to see! Or Ahsoka, who doesn't ID as a Jedi anymore even tho she still acts like one half the time. But I like what they're doing with Grogu, even though I wish we could see him reconnecting with his Jedi heritage the way we have with the others simply because of how much I love the Jedi. Part 2/2

I have so many thoughts and feelings about all of this, it’s taken all day just to start untangling the giant ball of it all in my head. 😂 On the one hand, I hate what they did to Temuera Morrison, it’s absolutely shameful and awful that they promised him a series and then undercut it like this, it would be awful to anyone they did this to, but it’s double awful when it becomes extra clear that they could have been putting their whole pussy into the Boba episodes (like they’ve done with the latest two) and just... didn’t. Because they only seem to care about giving token appreciation to POC actors like Tem and Ming-Na. And I also am so goddamned tired of having the attachment discussion and the constant feeling of being torn between, “You have to let people have different opinions, as long as they’re not coming into my space or coming after me, it’s none of my business what they say/do.” versus, “But Lucas commentary is so excruciatingly clear-cut and it’s driving me up the wall!!!!”  But, like, I absolutely have to step back and remember that people are allowed to, you know, disagree with me and that that’s fine, that’s not any more or less valuable than my position. And I’m a little sad because I think Luke’s characterization makes a ton of sense with the themes of Star Wars and what Lucas commentary says about how Bespin was a mistake that he needed to learn from, as well as it’s not “Jedi say you can’t care about anyon else!!!” but that it’s making a specific point about your feelings getting all knotted up out of fear of loss and that that’s dangerous for a Jedi.  Grogu is in a delicate place right now, of course he needs some space to deal with it, and Din coming in and reopening everything up while Grogu’s trying to get his head on straight, would just set him back. That doesn’t mean that Din and Grogu’s connection is bad!!!  Just that it’s confusing right now, that Din is reacting out of a place of loneliness and fear, rather than selflessness, and has to be gently reminded of that, as well as the whole point is that Luke says he’s not sure Grogu’s heart is in this--and your heart HAS to be in this, because being a Jedi won’t work otherwise, it’s a HARD thing to do, like, you can kill people with your minds, YES, TRAINING FOR IT SHOULD NOT BE EASY--and so he can’t just sit back and watch Grogu struggle, he has to help him figure out what his heart really wants. It’s such a lovely characterization for Luke when I look at it in that vein--it isn’t that Luke is being a stick in the mud, it’s that he sees someone is suffering because they’re struggling to figure out which path their heart really wants, so he gets a little strict in how he’s not going to allow Grogu’s focus to wander while training, he sets up a situation where Grogu has to choose, because that lack of choice in Grogu’s heart is making things difficult for him.  Luke saw someone suffering and was doing something about it!!!  I LOVE LUKE SKYWALKER SO MUCH!!! And I also want to talk about Ahsoka, like, as much as I’m still heartbroken over them going with this actress (and I don’t think she very much feels like Ahsoka in the way she moves), that her relationship with the Jedi is complicated, but ultimately s7 of TCW really recontextualized so much for me, in that she wanted to go back.  She was planning to one day go back, maybe even sooner than she thought, if the war was ending and the Jedi would be free again, but then the Jedi genocide happened and the choice was stolen from her, she couldn’t go back, she had to walk a new path, she can never go back now, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t want Jedi to exist in the galaxy, and seeing Luke building the new school and seeing Grogu come back and seeing the Jedi returning to the galaxy, that lightens her spirit, it makes her happier. Ahsoka being the one to talk to Din about who he was doing this for, telling him about Jedi philosophy, that got right at my heart because Ahsoka believes in Jedi philosophy, because Ahsoka may not be a Jedi, but she’s still supportive of them, they were still her family, her people, her culture. But the shadow of RD hangs over everything with her, just as the shadow of “Disney fucked over Tem and Ming-Na by cutting them out of the series they were the main characters of, all for a show that already has a third season coming or could have just as easily been a special or, hell, could have been written to serve Boba’s story instead of Din’s”. I’m frustrated because I love Jedi stuff and I do want to talk about it, but I’m also angry at how we’re getting the content that I’m enjoying, and that there’s really no way to resolve any of it, it is what it is, and all we can do is find where our individual lines are, in what the good and the bad and how they cannot be divorced from each other all the time.  All we can do is keep talking about the things we enjoy (if we enjoyed something) and balance it with also continuing to talk about the shit Disney is pulling here.

[calkestis]

Ok, so I watched the Gallery episode for TBOBF and I think I’m even more frustrated about how they handled this show than I was when it came out, so there’s a rant coming.

First of all, my heart breaks for Temuera and Ming-Na and how much they poured their souls into this. She is clearly such a huge fan of the franchise and the lore and Tem is so attached to Boba, you could have easily used their enthusiasm to make up for the fact that maybe they’re not the standard “big Hollywood names”. Cause in a show like this, you don’t need big names, you need people who genuinely care about the characters and the storytelling.

Which brings me to the story and the mess they tried to cram into 6 episodes.

They say that the show is about Boba trying to control all these overwhelming interacting forces - that sounds like a great plot; but for a fucking season 2, after you took enough care of the character’s emotional development. This season should have been about Boba and his internal growth, end of story. And yes, they tried to do that in the first 4 episodes, but then rushed to bring characters that had nothing to do with this emotional journey of Boba (like, honestly, he didn’t even met Grogu!), but were only used as far fetched plot devices for a rushed big fight in the finale. I understand that Boba lost his tribe and tried to build a community in Mos Espa, but we barely spend any time with him to show us why he cares so much about Mos Espa specifically. In the show, he never truly develops a connection to the place that’s supposed to become his home. 

And since I mentioned the finale: so Filoni wrote a big ass script that Rodriguez himself said would’ve needed like a 2 hours episode to be done; and then Rodriguez takes the script and directs it himself, out of what I perceived in the documentary as ambition. I’m sorry, but I don’t see that as respect for the story. 

And this is exactly the feeling I was left with regarding this show: that they didn’t have respect for the story of Boba, but they used his show as an opportunity - or excuse, if I may - to play with some new toys (yeah, talking about CGI Luke) and bringing to school some of their old favourite toys (Grogu, Ahsoka, Cad Bane).

I get the need for “go big or go home”, but I thought The Mandalorian taught them that small and heartfelt could go a long way when you have the fandom that Star Wars has. Also: if you want the audience to feel like you respect them, you have to first respect your fucking characters.

[pencilscratchins]

rebecca PLEASE could you share more details about your bo-katan/fennec headcannons? sincerely, a lesbian dying to write fanfic of star wars wlw who was delighted by your clone wars zine

the entire purpose of that zine, actually, was to scam people into getting invested in fennec/bo katan so they get more content made SKSKS

so, fennec and bo are both in their mid to late 20′s around the events of the Clone Wars, and we know that by the time of the Bad Batch, fennec is already a pretty established mercenary. i feel like fennecs one of those people who’s always just been competent and straightforward-- at the same time, she clearly got a sense of irony sksks.

bo katan is clearly already a member of the death watch, which means they both are running in the circles of the Shadow Collective.

i’m thinking they probably met when fennec is hired for a job that corresponds with a Death Watch mission; fennec’s probably contracted to take a hit out on someone they’re also tracking, and since pre vizsla just wants the job done, he’s like “we’re all work together” but tells bo katan to keep a close eye on fennec.

(actual fic writers, I’m sure, can create a real mission for them but i am a village idiot and therefore, simply present what few beans i can grow in the barren soil that is my brain)

personality wise, they aren’t exactly compatible LMAO bo katan is... well Bo Katan All The Time, which is not exactly easy to hang with lMAOO. fennec thinks she’s a self righteous hard ass; and bo katan thinks fennec is a disrespectful dick.

that does not change the fact that there is 100% very thick sexual tension between the two of them. 

like, we know canonically that bo katan can be a little flirty and you think that she’s gonna be around 1990’s ming na wen and be able to not flirt with her once? i know shes a strong woman, but she’s still human, damn

so they don’t like each other, but boy golly, do they end up pressed against a lot of walls in tense situations, or arguing in very close quarters. and i mean, they both got competency kinks clearly. and they do fight well together- bo is confrontational and fennec doesn’t miss a shot, so they’re sorta unstoppable. 

they complete that mission and don’t hook up yet (maybe they kiss idk) but pre vizsla is impressed by fennec so he considers her an ally, and tells her to contact them if she ever needs back up and shes like “i dont ever need back up.

bo kinda thinks that’s the end of it, they likely wont ever meet again, but after that mission: they keep running into each other. on missions, in bars, in jail, one memorable time.

After maybe the third or fourth time they run into each other, fennec makes a move to which bo is like “i’m not interested in a relationship with you. i dont even like you as a person,” and fennec’s like “??? who said anything about liking each other, are you or are you not trying to bone?” and that’s a pretty salient point so then they bone

~ romance ~

like they’re not enemies to lovers, they’re just nemesis's AND lovers LMAOO

Then on out, they hook up anytime they see each other and over the years, things soften between them. they never want anything more, relationship wise, but they become something resembling friends.

that’s just the nature of knowing someone that long, i think. fennec sees bo mourn her sister, bo sees fennec get seriously hurt on the job for the first time; they see each other through the beginnings of the purge and the war. sex becomes less about getting in and out of there fast, and they start hanging out afterwards. talking.

eventually, they are friends. But they’re still living two very separate lives; bo katan has to face life after the mandalorian purge and becomes more and more certain of her need to reclaim the throne of mandalore. fennec’s jobs are coming more and more from the empire and she’s doesn’t feel right about seeing bo after those jobs. besides, her reputations growing and suddenly, she’s a hot ticket assassin.

they drift apart and lose contact- it happens. there’s a war going on. neither like to think of it for too long, honestly.

Cut to, Din introducing his group of vaugbounds to each other and bo being like “we’ve met, :/” Din’s like “??” fennec’s just happily like “oh, we boned on and off for like 15 years. What’s cracking, bo?”

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For the fanfic ask game: 🍬📗💘

Do you write for multiple fandoms? If yes, what is your favourite fic of yours for each fandom?

Yes! I write for multiple fandoms for enrichment purposes (what I learn in one fandom space can be translated to another and I am literally a hunter-gatherer for tropes and prompts for my friends of one fandom).

Uh, this answer will be long, but favourite fic for every fandom I've written for (as recorded by Ao3, as my Quizilla fics and FF.net fics are no longer accessible):

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Cliché Spy Tactics. Rivals-to-friends-to-mutual-idiotic-crush meet-cute! I still find it actively hilarious.

Red vs. Blue: Storytelling. An unreliable narrator fic told entirely by the world's most eccentric best friends.

Overwatch: Sostener. A start of redemption, built out of the Year 1 Overwatch Lore of Scraps. One of the things that endears me to this story is that I got to play with my SoCal heritage with it.

Warframe: Midnight Mother, Cinnabar Children wins by default, being my only Warframe fic 😂 I do think there's good about it though, simply from the two lines

Simaris snorted. “I’m so glad you’re not like them. You’re sensible.”

“False,” she teased, “I have you to be sensible for me. Like a father of ancient myth.”

Dungeons & Dragons: Dangerous Woman wins by default, but also because it spawned me to write a 72-page homebrewed worldbuilding document that's gained a life of its own.

DC Comics: Guardian. My beloved "Drag Black Adam from Lawful Evil to Lawful Good" fic. What stands of it now is largely me pulling together different instances of his backstory together into something remotely coherent. Runner up is A Study in Cyan, largely because it has a cat-based hero who compares the experience of her boyfriend slowly coaxing her down from her various traumas to "getting a cat out of a tree" and that's a metaphor I'll stand by.

Young Justice: It has 3 fics in it, but the Low-Key series overall is my baby. I think it gets extra shoutouts for having 80k words of platonic slow-burn (it takes Captain Cold a LONG time to figure out that Theo is His Kid. Like, not biologically his kid, but oh my gods is She His Kid. Like, emotionally. He has been dadding her for 75k words and he writes it off as being a team leader and a mentor for a baby hero. Understanding he's Being a Dad takes him an embarrassingly long time. His teammates knew before he did, the bastards [derogatory]. Like. Way before him. Right when she first stole his signature cold gun from him, the little shit [affectionate], which is at like. Chapter fucking One of the first fic in this series)

Guild Wars 2: EASY WINNER the four times that pact commander magna and shining blade asset canach gave the rumor mills false ammo and the one time they didn't. It's SO FUNNY. Fake dating during a dragon-slaying saga between two non-humans with different cultural spheres. All because a nosy 6-year-old thought they should have (gasp) friends.

Fallen Hero: Rebirth: Does it say? is still. So fucking good. I took a scene from the game and slipped in personal traits in between, lovingly-crafted flashback sequences pondering the nature of what it means to be human. Fall In Line is a very close second, as it unpacks a LOT of gender trauma for me (in a way that's subtly mirrored by Felicette's Everything. Fall In Line is more blatant about it than Felicette's arc will ever be).

Pokemon: Do Something Crazy! It's a story of healing and growth for everybody involved! And also includes speculative biology, because y'all know I Am Like This.

FFXIV: Ganzhyllsyn's 4 Steps to a Heist, hands down.

Critical Role: I was broken; now We're golden. I saw Essek and went "what if big brother?" and ran with it.

Fairy Tail: the heart is hard to translate / it has a language of its own. My sole attempt at a NaNoWriMo-esque challenge. I still like this weird translation of the manga's events as MMORP events and inter-guild drama.

Miraculous Ladybug: of Sages and Warriors. Duh. You knew this. Close seconds are O' Neighbour Mine and A Tricky Treat.

Na Daoine Maithe: I only have Lighting the Wick thus far, but there'll be more. This visual novel has lit brainworms and they are persistent.

And uh, if you're still here after all that, here are the OTHER TWO questions you asked (I'm sorry, I like a lot of things and thus write a lot of things)

Do you want to write something outside of fanfiction? If so, what about?

So like. I have three original project ideas, two of which are interactive fiction games. The first idea is that I take Dangerous Woman, strip it of all the DND stuff, and make that a novel in its own right (because that'd be extraordinarily easy for me to do, I'd just have to, y'know, finish it. I know how it ends, it's just a matter of landing the execution).

My two interactive fiction game ideas:

You play as an orphan in the setting of Dangerous Woman, ending up as one of King Oberon's adopted kids. You investigate a weird anomaly in Oberon's territory and meet a cast of odd characters (some of whom are romanceable, all of whom are friendable).

You play as someone who just got reincarnated as one of those flat villainess characters in a fantasy novel...that you, the player character, have never personally read. Frantically remembering the info-dumping of your best friend, you try to survive: will you give in to how easy it is to be what people think you are or will you fight it?

Is it easier to write angst or fluff?

Fluff. Any day of the week. I find a lot of what people consider to be angst to be boring melodrama and a lot of what people think of what I think of as angst to be "tame". Like a lot of things with me, both terms have an asterisk and a lot of variables, but fluff has fewer variables, so fluff wins.