#tbh like idk I'm not even like feeling like I'm FIGHTING here or upset or anything. this is like going for a brisk walk for enrichment.

[wardensantoineandevka]

on some level, it's kinda funny that even with all the arguing going on right now about different readings and perspectives on C3, this level of CritRole discourse is RELAXED compared to, like, earlier in the campaign let alone compared to the endless and vicious trenches of the C2 discourses

[gilverrwrites]

STOP WAIT THE TIM DRAKE WITH SIONIS!READER THAT WAS AMAZING

love academic rivals to lovers frfr

anyway but tim is also canonically a high school drop out so sionis!reader finishing school without him (technically dropped out when bruce went missing) 💀 idk why but with roman hating the wayne clan so much, I could see it being kept secret.

like a cute little forbidden fruit/secret relationship. robin & the daughter of the most notorious crime lord in the city?? jeez and you wanna ask why bruce/roman are paranoid /hj

but it's them sneaking around and then tim obviously leaves for his search for batman, dropping out of school, and it leaves sionis!reader all alone.

and then tim comes back!! and bruce is back but bruce doesn't really matter to them(reader), because tim left without a word, without a goodbye, and now he's back and I can imagine all the changes between that happened in that year he was too, the angst of him coming back.

like, would they try to find tim? would they try to go to wayne manor and figure out what the hell happened? I feel like it opens the door to possibilities between them

Hang in there, this is a real rambley ramble.

Ngl, I was picturing it for when he went to Ivy (which he also dropped out of lmao), and I like the idea of them being upfront about it for the comedy/reluctant acceptance angle, but there is still the potential for drama. However, I can see the appeal of them keeping it totally secret too (I'm gonna talk about that later in the post).

For now, heres my vision: You’re Romans favourite kid, his perfect lil angel child, the only one who wants anything to do with him so he dotes on you (to the extent that Roman can dote on anyone) and you go to him one day like; “I get perfect grades, I never miss curfew, I help with the family business, I never ask you for anything, PLEASE accept my boyfriend.” And at first `Roman’s just like… “No.”

Queue the “But Daddy I love him!” tantrum.

Unlike with Jason, Roman has never had any strong feelings toward Tim other than a general distaste cause of the Wayne association, so eventually he tries to come around, but it’s just awkward, and Tim hates it too cause he know your dad is Black Mask, and he can’t do anything without risking being exposed as Red Robin or upsetting you by causing a scene/fight. Is it to much to ask for the two most important men in your life to get along for one dinner? Please?

So, every time they meet the vibes are just off. However, they’re both trying really hard to get along cause they love you.

One night Tim unintentionally catches Black Mask red-handed and he can’t not do his job. The whole time they're fighting, Tim has this whole internal monologue going on about whether he should let Roman off with a warning for your sake, but eventually he’s like WWBD?

So, he hands Roman over to the authorities and the next day he sees you and your bawling! Inconsolable! Your dad is going to prison, your life is ruined. You’re also a bit of drama queen but validly tbh, what will this do for your social standings? Your college applications? Your career aspirations? Fuck Red Robin, you hate that guy!

You were raised by Roman Sionis, of course your inherited at least a little of his melodromatic genes.

Even though you're distressed Tim can’t keep from being like ‘You're mad at the wrong person here! Red Robin is the good guy! You're dad is the criminal, he wouldn't have been arrested if he wasn't a bad person! Who does bad things! He needs to face justice!”

It becomes a massive-ass argument until you’re like “Why can’t you be normal about this? I love my dad and this is going to have a huge effect on my life, why can’t you just be upset for me?”

Tim doesn’t have an answer cause the answer is "I'm Red Robin" but fuck that guy, right? The whole issue goes unresolved.

Or maybe he does snap and tell you the truth but that just makes things worse! "You're my boyfriend and you arrested my father! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?"

When you visit him at Blackgate, your father is quietly elated by the break up, he doesn’t say as much. He plays the concerned father, offers you comfort. He reminds you that when he killed lost his parents, it started a new age of loyalty amonst the Sionis clan. As long as you're good to your family (him), it will be good to you. Oh, and btw, he needs you to handle a few things while he's gone. Don't worry, your family pisses money, he'll be out of here in no time but this stuff is important and time sensitive, and he needs you to keep it on the down low.

The next time you see Tim, he’s Red Robin and you’re the one he catches in the act.

Also, Tim telling that Bat-Fam “So yeah, I’m seeing someone new, it’s Y/N Sionis.” And everyone looks at Steph for a second, then back to Tim and is like “Dude! Get a new type!”

Also also, you visit the Wayne family for the first time, and after growing up drilled to hate these people you’re lowkey so nervous. You’re expecting them to hate you, because you learned nothing from presuming the same thing about Tim. The youngest one is definitely scary, and the butler must be convinced you’re gonna steal something because he will not allow you to be left alone (he’s remembering teenage Roman hanging out with teenage Bruce and being the worst), but otherwise everyone is actually kinda chill. Maybe a bit overly polite but not unpleasant.

But I can totally see the appeal of them keeping it totally secret too. Especially if Tim tells you about being Red Robin. How it might force you to come to terms with your morality by enabling your father/not holding him accountable. Major existential crisis material.

Of if he doesn’t tell you, the angst of your boyfriend just up and leaving without a word, not responding to your calls, texts, emails.

When he does come back you’ve ‘moved on’. Or you thought you had until you saw him again. But after he left you high and dry you’re fuming, and won’t allow him to just walk skate back into your life.

Tim pining after you while you’re excelling in your college/job pursuit. You keep catching glimpses of Red Robin while you’re out on dates or visiting your dad. Tim tells himself he’s just vetting your new boyfriends or ensuring your dad isn’t up to no good. But really its because he’s missed you and doesn’t know how to make up for cutting you out of his life.

He also notices how you never bring your dates home. How you still bury yourself in his old hoodie at night. How you haven’t finished binge watching that show the two of you were working on together. Those little nuggets of hope are what keeps him hanging on.

[starlyx0]

so I have noticed some people think Ben is boring (trust me I’ve seen it)

so I am here to talk about everything ben and try to explain his character!

This won’t be the best character analysis

as English is not my first language and I'm trying to bring more attention to stuff that's not talked about often.

So I'm going to split this into 6 categories to try to make writing this easier for me so bare with me.

Things I’ll go over!

personality 

looks 

hobbies

past & current 

relationship with family 

relationship with friends

This is going to have a bunch of stuff that are headcanons I'm only including them to show ppl if u can put some thought into it u can get some reasonable ones.

1 | personality

I see a lot of ppl reduce his character to only music and being mute? which really upsets me because he soo so much more,

but making his entire personality music makes me so mad

most headcanons I see are all the same PLEASE I AM TIRED of hearing what kind of songs he listens to that or all ship headcanons titled as Bens 

he's a shy awkward guy we all know that cuz he really just stands in a corner awkwardly scratching his neck most times and he also doesn’t like horror or anything scary (eps 11) 

hes a protective older brother not overly like Tyler where hes more protective of Tay from other people ben is more chill going and more afraid of what life throws at Lily, there’s not much here cuz more points I have fit in the other categories :)

2 | looks 

he looks kinda of basic nobody can deny that so I won't, but because of his past I imagine he would have a bunch of scars ik he doesn’t and that’s a bummer cuz I really wish he had 🥲

After he lost his voice he became super facially expressive but also really good at hiding his emotions so it’s either really easy to read him or really hard no in between. also because of his past bullying, I assume it affected him and the way he presents himself that why he sticks to basic outfits and look,

overall trying not to bring attention to himself even after therapy he stuck to his habit but if someone gave him a little push and helped him he would drop it and start putting thought into his looks,

saw this somewhere I don’t remember where they said he would have curly hair as a kid but his mom didn’t know how to take care of it so they ended up shaving it and i think curly or wavy haired Ben would be so cute also he would look amazing with an eyebrow piercing %100 and uhh I genuinely don’t remember him smiling genuinely in canon so i imagine his with a downturned smile I may be wrong about that idk

3 | hobbies

did I make this a separate category just to talk about him being an artist? yes I absolutely did 🙂↕️

I fear most people forgot about it n honestly and that is criminal 

there is not much said about it in canon but I’ll work with what I have,

he probably didn’t have much artistic skills when he was younger and only started doing it as a distraction and a way to calm down n he probably made himself draw

I feel like red projected onto him in that ifykyk😭

but from the picture Ben draws based on things that happen so he diff draws a bunch of random things he sees and thinks its cool, he would draw everything and everyone and I feel his art style would be more realistic tbh

but Ben also plays guitar, plays piano 

, fight, used to sing, and the medic of the group like what else he do?? he is literally perfect what more can I say here but most of these are not really hobbies but skills he had to learn for the sake of his life 

4 | Past & current 

I’ll talk more here about how his past affects him currently,

I love to think he has a fear of fires because of the fire that burned down his house more of a headcanon tbh

see the pan he burned in that official art? it took him half an hour in his room to calm down his heartbeat and gathering around the campfire is the opposite of relaxing for him

probably hates turtlenecks with his being 

and I want to talk about his voice as that affects him the most what really bothers me about the fandom is that a lot of people ignore the fact that he probably will never speak. 

I see plenty of ppl benlor shippers say 

“he would sing for —-🥺“ “he would whisper to comfort—🥺“ n it makes me wonder are we even talking about the same character???? which is absolute bullshit if he did that he is the one that’s gonna need comfort like please. he would probably never speak unless he sees someone's head gets ripped off there body.

It's said flat out in episode 27

That he has the option to speak but he doesn’t why? Because he hates his voice and if he hates his voice sm he chose to not speak for yearsss what makes u think he would speak for the sake of someone else's comfort when doing that only pains him? he is selectively mute for a reason I'm not saying he doesn’t have a voice but at least if u headcanon him to speak in the future at least let it be for his own sake instead of doing it for someone else or make it about ur ship.

5 | Relationship with family 

Starting with his parents I don’t think they are bad parents at all they tried to help him as much as they could but they couldn’t so they opened up other options and let him move away and heal even if he’s not with them I think what the did is a good choice for their situation and their relationship would still be great tbh considering the distance 

now onto Lily

I honestly can talk about them for days. I love them 

Their relationship is so sweet the way Lily is stuck to him every chance she gets and ah also used to sing to her can you imagine how she felt seeing her brother coming home later and later covered in bruises not singing to her to sleep anymore watching him sneak out 

she basically watched her brother spiral down and then leave she was probably too young to really understand what was going on fully so now she just wants to spend all the time she can with him and he tries to make up for lost time :(

now Aiden 

most people probably forgot Aiden is the closest person to Ben and the same goes the other way around.

Aiden is a life long friend of Ben’s

he literally trusts him, follows him everywhere and lets him decide for him 

they spent most of their time together since Ben moved in they live together there stuck together.

Aiden probably helped him a lot mentally helping him try new things and be more carefree

Ben also probably helped him mentally and physically patching him up and looking out for him overall,

I see some Aiden fics that are like “Oh no Ben’s gonna be so upset at me 😖” and they make him act like a nurse, not a friend and he just bandages him up then leaves as if nothing happened and someone else comes and in does all the comforting 

like I can count all the fics where Ben acts like a decent person and I'd still have more fingers up than down,

it’s so upsetting how ignored their relationship is in this fandom they deserve so much more honestly.

6 | Relationship with friends 

he is definitely the therapist friend 

He is that kind of friend that you can tell everything to him going from weird food to the worst time of your life and won't even realize it 

his friendship with Ash is very chill not the closest I'd say,

they're really just trying to keep their peace lmao

his friendship with Taylor

I imagine them as gossip girls tbh Ben being a quiet kid while Taylor is popular they definitely know some good gossip 

his friendship with Tyler is something he used to find him irritating but then he realized they have a lot in common especially when Tyler was teaching him guitar which was precise since he was the one who offered 

and his friendship with Logan 

it's really sweet Logan would try to teach him gardening while they talk about their interests

and be absolute nerds together lmao

overall the friendship between all of them is really sweet ik I didn’t give it justice here but the found family trope and the way they find comfort in each other is just everything to me

And I'm done yappin hope u enjoyed that because that was over 1,5k words 

if u have any questions feel free to ask 🫡

[namgyunation]

i'm rlly interested in your take on this because your nam-gyu meta posts are amazing, i find myself nodding profusely the entire time i read them lmao i was wondering if you think nam-gyu would ever let his gf or situationship see him cry? and what would make him cry?

sorry for the late response!!!

and ahhhhh thank you <3 :]]] i have soooo many thoughts about his stupid ass 🙂‍↕️ i have way too much fun looking too deeply into the small, nonexistent scraps that we were given in the show LMAO

one thing that i think is clear about nam-gyu's character as he's presented in the show is that he hatesss being seen as weak or being associated with weak people, scared that it might reflect back on him. it always seems like he's overcompensating to look stronger (joining in on the fight with thanos when they had mg coin on the floor even though... he looks like he barely knows wtf he's doing and he ??? falls??? myung-gi was already on the ground 😭), lecturing min-su and trying to reaffirm to himself and others that he was strong before the pentathlon to 'not fear death' even though he was literally just as fucking scared and shaking and had to take a pill to calm himself lmao, and then referring to the other players as "cockroaches" after the pentathlon and trying to exert himself over min-su for no reason at all (and then we even got to see that nam-gyu was the only other person besides min-su that didn't get their game done on the first try lol...)

he seems so emotionally constipated, repressed, and terribly insecure about how he's perceived by others, that i just don't see him ever wanting anyone to see him cry, especially not a situationship / girlfriend / partner.

i honestly don't even see him being the type to even let himself cry. tbh, i get some vibes of toxic masculinity in the way he acts, since he's shown to be desperate to control / exert himself over others using aggression and intimidation, as well as how often he feels the need to suppress his "bad" emotions (fear, sadness, insecurity) and come off as confident and strong. this is straying to my own headcanons here but idkkk he just seems like the type of guy to believe in some bullshit like 'crying = weak', preferring to just bottle everything up and pretend it doesn't affect him. he seems like the least vulnerable guy ever.

then, if his partner were to ever see him in a vulnerable state, i think he'd be horrified and reject any attempt at comfort / connection. he seems like the type of guy to hate the idea of someone pitying him. i think he'd just want to be alone and deny it / shut it down immediately if you tried to bring it up after the fact

bro is barely even honest with himself. i don't see him being honest with anyone else, either. no guy that acts like that has good emotional regulation or is in touch with his feelings lmfao

he seems like he'd rarely ever let himself cry in front of someone. i think he'd rather mask it with anger, if anything. and if he did let it slip and let you see him cry, he'd definitely be furious with himself

when thanos died in the show, he was very obviously upset, and idk, watching the closest thing you have to a friend—in a game where you've nearly died three times—bleed out in front of you seems like... a pretty valid reason to cry, imo! and even then he denies feeling upset, pretends he doesn't care at all, and just takes the pills in an attempt to ease his mind.

though, i think if he were without the comfort of the pills, he would've actually cried, or at the very least teared up.

i think to get him to actually cry, it'd likely have to be over something big with the right conditions, like him being alone or with little to no distractions.

death

so, death, for one. we already saw him get close with thanos's death. i could see him losing it over the death of a family member or a close friend

(headcanon here, but i don't think he had the best relationship with his family when growing up. like, look at how he behaves. hence why he's so insecure and desperate for attention / someone to latch onto in the events of s2. despite this, i think he'd still yearn for their attention / approval, and the death of a family member would kind of cement the fact that he no longer has the chance to impress them / prove to them that he's special or worthwhile. he seems very hung up on gaining the respect of those that look down on him, eg. thanos)

though, i could see him still trying to pretend he's above crying and play it up in front of other people, acting as if he just grieves differently. though when he's alone with no one to perform for, that's when he'd really cry. i could see him being mad about it the whole time, though, laughing / yelling at himself and trying to pretend that there's not tears coming out of his eyes. i don't think he'd want to admit to even himself how much he's affected by it. he'd put off the grief and try to keep going about his life until it caught up to him one day and hit him full force

abandonment

bro seems starved of any and all forms of love and attention. i could see him having a pretty deep fear of abandonment. in the show, he seems very hesitant, timid, and unsure when he's on his own, always following someone and waiting for them to take the lead on things / be there to back him up before he does anything. he does nottt strike me as someone who's independent, capable of making his own decisions confidently, or operating without the validation of others.

if he were to be abandoned / given up on by someone he cares about (whether they respect him or are genuinely good to him or not), i could see this being another thing that pushes him to the edge and makes him cry. he seems like the type to desperately try to avoid / deny his need for affection, but if he's truly abandoned (especially after swallowing his pride and trying to keep someone in his life), it'd act as a constant reminder of his overwhelming desire to be loved to the point where he can't keep avoiding it, though he'd once again try to mask his tears with anger and try to convince himself that he didn't gaf about said person to begin with

from a romantic standpoint, i could definitely see him going especially apeshit over a romantic partner that decides to leave him, especially since said romantic partner is likely one of the few people in his life he's allowed himself to depend on and display some level of vulnerability with. based on how he acts in the events of s2, he doesn't seem like he'd be the sweetest or most emotionally mature boyfriend in the world, so it'd probably cause him to spiral, knowing that it was his own issues that led to his relationship ending.

bad trip

considering his substance abuse and the way he acted after thanos died, he most definitely uses drugs as a means of coping and avoiding his emotions so he doesn't have to deal with or acknowledge them. i could see him doing this, having a bad trip, and then coming out the other side feeling like shit and having to grapple with the fact that he's still alone, still bruised from whatever negative experience happened to him, and still right back to where he started emotionally. i don't see him knowing how to deal with his own feelings in a healthier way, so if that coping mechanism fails to make him feel better and forget about things, i could see him crying over that and just feeling worse about himself and the situation once he comes down from it.

insecurity

clearly, nam-gyu has a lot of insecurities and is unsure of himself. he has a specific image that he wants to uphold, and doesn't like when he's called out. if someone were to directly harp on these insecurities, it would definitely set him off. however, he's clearly used to this behavior, as rjw said nam-gyu's been disrespected for basically his whole life, so i think for him to actually cry over it, it'd have to be something that cuts particularly deep and/or is said by someone he perceives to have some sort of importance or agency in his life and how he views himself. for example, a family member or partner expressing their disappointment in him or being embarrassed by him.

ok now to narrow it down to just specifically what would make him cry within the context of a romantic relationship bc i think that's more what you were asking:

being abandoned for real; knowing that it's his fault and that he pushed you past a breaking point and it's completely out of his hands whether you come back or not

jealousy; feeling like you genuinely like someone better than him or would actually leave him for them, especially if it's someone more 'successful', 'normal', and well-adjusted, with a better relationship with their family. things that he's not and doesn't have. i could see him imagining what it'd be like if you were to be with them instead, and how much easier and more 'acceptable' your life would be without him. he seems like he would never admit this while sober but would become more open about it when he's on drugs and being unable to stop himself from crying / showing you how much it affects him

after a particularly bad / intense fight, especially if either you or him threw some harsh words at each other. though, he'd wait til he was alone to cry

feeling like he's disappointed you or has done something that has altered your relationship forever, something that he can't come back from or fully fix / gain your trust back no matter how hard he tries or what he does (eg. maybe if he stole your money for drugs, lost your money by investing it into crypto lol, made a bad impression on your parents / family because he couldn't control himself)

anywayssss YEAH. thank u so much for enjoying my nam-gyu meta posts... i'm crazy but i am free.

[dazyskiie-luv]

Overblot mc/yuu but...????

TW — mention of vomiting, fighting Crowley and winning (sorry Crowley lovers), past death. I like thinking a lot tbh

not necessarily angst but it is in here! Same with fluff...this was really just me rambling.

* EDIT: WHY DID IT TAKE HOURS UNTIL I FINALLY GOT TOLD I WAS WRITING OVERBLOT WRONG.

I think about MC overbloting a lot and I also think about adding it into my own books because of how??? good??? the idea???? is???????

I genuinely imagine that even from the start MC was in danger of overbloting themself, with the stress and despair of finding out they aren't in THEIR world, away from their (family and/or friends) with possibly NO WAY BACK EVER because of some egocentric crow refusing to do more than he wants to???????

They would obviously be hella upset, stressed, depressed, anxious, etc because they know NOTHING of this world and is practically a BABY among people who lived here THEIR WHOLE LIFE.

So as more overblots happen, the more their OWN overblot is brewing. Bubbling, waiting to enter the game. Especially with the magic always getting slashed onto them. I think the only reason why they HAVEN'T overbloted just yet is because of grim

a more personal headcanon; Grim's fire, when you have a close bond with him, sorta starts erasing your blot and fueling HIS flames, making it more powerful. Essentially, think of when you're close friends with someone... you'll find it easier to fight for them right?? like you have more power to do that??? that's what its like

Now think of when MC is just TOO deep in their mind, TOO deep into their emotions and its the ONE TIME grim isn't there to help. They go to throw up blot and after panicking for a bit they just accept it. They accept that "I'm gonna overblot and probably die" because they're just too tired to worry abt themself

They don't tell anyone and since the overblot is already taking over the entire inside of their body, grims flames can't really???? get it all???? It'll always be there and it'll continue to grow and slowly grim notices that when he's feeling more powerful than ever while MC is showing obvious signs of getting ready to overblot

Grim choosing not to say anything to other people would be like... i guess out of character but at the same time i think In character????? He knows how tired MC is with dealing with everyone and honestly he's tired of it too so YASSS SLAY HENCH-BESTIEEE!!!!!

Sooner or later the others would notice too and it would be a little late to help MC since the overblot is already seeping out of their skin like they're crying. and honestly? their body IS crying. it's crying blot. And even as everyone is screaming and panicking about MC, they're just... sitting there.

Like they're annoyed everyone is making a big deal out of it considering no one cared before, and they're just like "stfu we're in class" and then focus on the teacher going "u can continue im sorry abt that."

And everyone is just??? confused?? because why aren't they going haywire or like.....???? idk..... crying in pain....????? what...........

MC just chilling the entire day while overbloting, even their overblot monster just floating behind them in peace and waving at times when people look for too long while everyone else is wary and giving them (+ grim who's always in MC's hold) a bunch of space while the teachers and dormleaders have their pens/wands/wtvr thr fuck at command just incase

but then everyone just realizes that??? MC isn't gonna???? do anything?????? and it kinda irritates them because why aren't you doing shit its freaking them out.

And lets say,,, ortho... as discreetly as he can... scans you. And it shows that you're perfectly fine??? like you aren't dying or in pain. It even shows the Blot monster being alright too like its just a guy standing there.

And now the confusion is up to 100 because WHAT????

MC and the Blot [+ Grim] just doing their everyday assignments and eating in the cafeteria with their friends being visibly tense and MC just raises an eyebrow like "whats wrong with yall tf" before continuing to absolutely DEMOLISH a burger they got for free. FREE!!! best day ever fr they'll tell you that much

I feel like the Blot would get sorta aggressive/protective when it comes to people who has like hurt MC to the point they had to take a nurse visit (half of the school but its alr we gang fr) but when it comes to crowley....??? They'll see the FULL POWER of a magicless blot monster which is actually more terrifying than the others.

The blot going hulk on crowley is so funny to imagine for me cause he'd just be running away and suddenly gets smashed into a pillar from a literal stomp. just one. and it was relatively weak compared to the Blot AND MC picking up and swinging that SAME PILLAR to smash it into crowley.

All that anger and other negative emotion finally coming out the SECOND they even so as HEAR that crows heartbeat nearby. It gave everyone whiplash but then again they also all collectively thought that he deserved it considering he hasn't truly done anything to HELP the students but just to HELP the schools reputation.

I'm half certain a student died there and he just covered it up and they turned into a ghost that haunts places. (i mean... look at the three ghosts in Ramshackle. they used to be students there I'm pretty sure????? i forgot.)

As MC is beating the DOG SHIT out of crowley the Blot is just cleaning everything up slowly because they realized that they dirted up the place :( and when MC is done they help too as the teachers all circle around a throughly beaten and bruised Crowley who has blood seeping out of his mouth while being half awake.

Of course they help him don't die because they honestly don't want the one helpful person to go to the equivalent of jail in twisted wonderland for committing murder and ykw thats so real.

I feel like as Mc stays in this overblot form everyone thats close-ish to them gets memories of things that's happened to them in the past like how MC did. But it's worse. I want an mc thats traumatized im sorry and i want it to be worse than what half of these guys went through.

I need them to feel guilty even more. Like. "Oh my god I really said that when— holy shit" FEEL BAD!!!!! Grim would already know their past because I know I would be cuddling into Grim's stomach and crying about everything.

When Mc finally stops "Overbloting", the Blot would still be there but as its own person :D How does this work????? it works bc I said it does.

The Blot™ would help MC a lot and vice versa, basically acting like parents now with how worried they get over everyone and the other. Grim is eating the attention up though as both Mc and The Blot cuddle as therapy (and bc they wanna)

Everyone (especially idia) would need time to like... get used to that because there's "NO FUCKING RECORD OF AN OVERBLOT BECOMING ITS OWN PERSON AND BEING....NICE?????"(shrouds words not mine ong) and when they do get used to it its like everyone is genuinely happier because! gasp! they are!!!

kick the crow out the seat. Both the Blot and Mc are the new headmaster contrary to the students voting them when Crowley got demoted from it.

I also feel like....??? Instead of MC goinf back home cause they realize just how BAD it was back home, they choose to have a bridge between both realities so that its their (friends and/or families) choice on if they want to be with them in twisted wonderland or not.

MC & Blot beating the shit outta Crowley as everyone watches (and cheers)

[piillow]

hii I hope you're doing good🤗

i wasn't sure if you take requests at the moment, so I figured I'll just leave this idea here.

i recently rewatched the rtw haunted house episode and it kinda got me thinking, how do you think the members would act going into a haunted house with a friend or s/o who doesn't get scared easily?

xdinary heroes in a haunted house with a cold(-ish) friend

xh x gn!reader

wc : ?? | genre : fluff, crack, not really headcannon if it actually happened so... | a/n : A REQUEST OH MY GOODNESS AND WE CHEERED THANK THE LORD anon ilysm /p <3

╰(*°▽°*)╯

GUNIL 건일

i think we remember how he was in rtw..

WILL be a yelling mess and cling to you the whole time i fear

he'll pretend to be all "don't worry y/n i will protect you the whole time!!" but completely forget about that once you two step in

YOU'RE the one protecting him

anything to keep him alive, he will accept

maybe if you're feeling "mean" you'll lure him to one of the scare actors

"hey gunil, what's in the window over there?"

"which one? oh! this on- OHH MY GOD?!?"

he'd be panicking while you're laughing your ass off

"that was not nice, y/n."

he'll get over it once you two finally leave though.

but he will hold a slight grudge for that stunt you pulled...

JUNGSU 정수

tbh he'll still be scared, but i feel like he'll try to match your energy?? if that makes sense?

like he'll pretend to be you except COMPLETELY exaggerate it

he has a face like "（︶^︶）"

if you say he looks like a pouting child, he'd probably be a bit upset.

ANYWAYS INTO THE HOUSE YOU GO

he's shaking, but he's trying his best

he also pushed you in front because you're the "human shield" now?? apparently??

which was a bad idea, because the scare actors decided to target him instead of you

so while he was screaming, you were just walking along

"y/n!! hurry up! the ghost is coming!"

if you go too slow he might start pushing you idk (just seems like something he'd do)

after you two leave and wind down, you get some food to relieve yourselves

GAON 가온

ohh my goodness hello screaming machine 9000

unfortunately he WILL be screaming almost the whole time

you will also be the human shield, except he's clutching you by the shoulders and putting you in front of him when something happens 😭

jumpscare behind him? BOOM, you're the one facing it. something dropping from the ceiling? BOOM, you're pushed underneath the opening.

even though you're the one taking all the hits, he's still going to feel bad.

"AAAAHHH omg y/n i'm so sorry but i'm so scared right now- OH MY GOD BEHIND YOU!"

even for being a scaredy cat (chick?), he's still looking out for you

sometimes you'd wave at an actor or two, and he'll follow suit and wave too

he's still terrified of them though, even knowing that they're fake (or maybe he isn't idk i'm assuming he is)

also CONSTANTLY turning around levery two seconds "just in case"

"jiseok it's okay dude. look, the exit is right there!" "i know! but, just gotta make sure, y'know.. anything can happen in these things."

will breathe a HUUGE sigh of relief when you two successfully leave

O.DE 오드

honestly i think he'll be pretty chill for the most part

he'll definitely crack a scream or shriek whenever there's a jumpscare, but it won't be much

probably won't cling to you, might just hold your hand/put a hand on your shoulder

if there's a part where you two have to separate.... ohh it's OVER

his fight or flight will be on the whole time while he's yelling and begging to not be separated from you 😭

once he sees you again he IMMEADIATELY grabs your hand

and tightly, i may add

"oh my god y/n that was horrible.. are you okay? not hurt at all?"

he cares sm :')

then he locks in for the rest of it he literally doesn't say anything

like nothing will faze him from that point until the end

while you're looking around and enjoying the decor, he's staring forwards, silently hoping the exit is right around the corner

when it finally is, he gives you a huge high five!!

"can we never do that again... please."

JUNHAN 준한

you two would probably just walk through like you're walking on a sidewalk

maybe some casual conversations, but you're also both looking out for each other

"ohh, right, i remember you bringing that up. you said something about- oh wait, behind you." he says, pushing you away from the trap.

"oh, thanks. i didn't see that. anyways, what were you saying?" you replied, continuing to stroll through the house.

yeah the scare actors didn't like you that much..

they had to try extra hard to get a rise out of either of you 😭

it got so bad that one of them just started following you two around the house until you left LMAO

you two would probably debate on if you should talk to them or not

... right in front of their face

"do we talk to them?" "i don't know, up to you." "damn it, i was going to say that too.."

yeah, the actors kinda gave up at that point (i would too tbh LMAO)

after coming to the conclusion of not talking to the actor, you two end up taking some pictures in the house! to ... remember the moment, i suppose

and then you two strolled out of there, unfazed, but you still had fun

(can't say that for everyone in the house though...)

JOOYEON 주연

so he's actually going to change careers and become an opera singer!

kinda similar to jiseok and how he'll be clinging to you a lot, but he'll end up getting targeted by all the traps 💀

he will probably be upset and pouty if you make fun of him for it too

"jooyeon, you do realize that they're purposefully targeting you, right?" you say, stifling a laugh.

jooyeon, grumbling, "ugh, yes, i know... they're targeting me because- AH! WHAT IS THAT? Y/N, RUN!"

unfortunately he will not finish that sentence and focus on getting out of there

if he gets really scared, i can see him just leaving you and making a run for it tbh

"alright, y/n, i can't do this. i'm just gonna run for it. wish me luck!" he exclaims, before quickly running down the hallway.

you can also hear his screaming LMAOO

and then he'll run back and grab your hand

"that was a horrible idea, why did you let me do that?!" he says, breathlessly.

so then you end up leading him out, with some restraining

that restraining being you pulling him back towards you when he tries to run away

also, my requests are always open unless it says they aren't! just read my rules here :)

i'm also always open to talk, add people to my anon list, etc. so go ham with my message box, just no nsfw! thank you anon once again!

[mothmans-wedding-photographer]

Mothman's Buffy Rewatch: Season 4, episodes 7 and 8, "The Initiative" and "Pangs"

The Initiative

Buffy failing at getting lunch she's literally me guys <3

Oh my gosh Forrest is awful "matressable"??

Maybe she's Canadian you know what fuck you (<a Canadian)

Dry lip Spike jumpscare

Ominous

Fall fascism

Giles' disappointed face I'm crying

Well Xander wanted something to do

Spike feeding time

Can vampires survive without drinking blood? Like will he just wither and die

Despite all his rage he's just a rat in a cage

"I always worried what would happen when that bitch got some funding" Snsbsjsbis

Buffy is just like me fr (I'm taking a psych class)

Damn

"I like her" sndbdjdjsk

Riley stop bullying her

"Is it raspberry fruit punch?"

Frisbee indoors

Get him Riley!!! Next do that to your friends that also objectify Buffy

They couldn't even give bro a bed

Ouch that's rough

Spike freeing that guy just to throw him to the wolves

Riley shoving the box of weapons under the bed for the second time without noticing I hope this is a running gag

"I've seen honestly faces before. They usually come attached to liars"

"You can fascinate a woman with a piece of cheese" moment

Deserved tbh

Bro said really said "bring it in"

The drug deal stance

"If you hurt her I will beat you to death with a shovel" you should've kept that promise girl at least should have given him a good whack

Immediately opens with school talk

"Cheese?" With that hopeful look on his face

Best fight scene in the whole of BTVS

Their personalities really bounce off each other well

Dingoes ate my baby starts playing

That was thoughtful of him

Area 51 core

Buffy with a gun?

Riley you're so annoyingggg

THE RADIO IM CRYING

There's a girl in the background who kind of looks like Tara

He couldn't kill her I'm crying 😭😭

Willow has such low self esteem she feels upset that Spike wouldn't bite her

SNSBEBEJJE he's hyping her up

Get lamp'd idiot

Willow imitating Foxy from FNAF with that jump

Yeah Buffy!!!

Pangs

Buffy jumpscare

IS THAT FUCKING ANGEL GET OUT OF HERE!!!

Well I appreciate the commentary on how Columbus Day and Thanksgiving (at least the origins) is fucked up. More than I expected tbh

Hell yeah secret underground cavern

"It's a yam sham!"

Spike is NOT looking good

I don't know if the face paint will help hide from vampires

Oh ouchie her neck

Willow's got all the ear knowledge

"Indian" there it is

Honestly if Angel grabbed my face i would also assume he was Angelus again

"All this leaving for her own good garbage, because that's what it is" Get his ass Willow I love when she tells off Buffy's love interests

Honestly I just feel bad for Harmony she keeps getting used by Spike. Like at the same time she is incredibly naive (and also horrible in her own right) but like idk she's being treated so badly

Hell yeah!!! Get him Harmony

Okay yeah he has a point I'd want revenge too but the people now don't deserve to die for stuff they have mo control over

THE CROWS?? HE TURNS INTO A BUNCH OF CROWS?? THE CGI??

Girl you said Indian earlier

"You said you were gonna get fresh ones" "atrocities?"

I'm glad that BTVS probably brought some of these events to the public eye. They didn't really teach about the horrors the European settlers put the Indigenous people through so it's good they talked about it in the show. Though I don't think they did it perfectly obviously

"I think he's lost his edge" crying

Xander's penis got diseases from the Chumash Tribe 😔

Buffy mixing harder

Xander, Anya is tight there 😭😭

SPIKE

Bro is so pathetic

I think they should have let the spirits kill some racists. As a treat

Spike desperate for that brandy

SPIKE GETS SHOT

"I'm not evil again why does everyone think that"

Spike cosplaying a pincushion

"WHY WON'T YOU DIE!!"

I do like how all throughout this episode, Buffy was desperate for Thanksgiving with her found family. She does love them a lot and her own family is... not great, her life is turbulent, and she just wants a good supper with the people closest to her

THE BEAR

"A bear! You made a bear!" "I didn't mean too!"

"That's for giving me syphilis!"

The way she stabbed the bear reminds me of the ending of Coyote Moon, the non-canon Buffy book that also has shapeshifters. She stabs the undead shape-shifting bear to death with a steak knife

Willow I don't think you can blame yourself, you were fighting for your life

WHYS SPIKE LOOKIJG AT THE CAMERA

[skepticalarrie]

Hi Allie. Idk if you’re still answering questions, especially about bbg. But if you are….. do you think L lost fans after everything going down the last few years? I still don’t know how I feel abt that .. tbh

That's a tough question. I think he did lose some fans because of it, but it wasn't overnight. So I'm not sure if there were *that many* fans who were die-hard one day and then just left without looking back because of babygate. It was more of a gradual thing. A lot of people were already feeling a bit tired because his image wasn't the same anymore anyway. One Direction days are starting to feel like a really long time ago now, and some things just stay in the past I guess. Not to mention a bunch of new fans coming in during his solo career, and you know, things change, a major rebrand happened.

So yeah, a lot of people were disappointed and pretty upset with Louis about it. It's a bitter pill to swallow. But like I said, we're talking about stuff from a decade ago. If his documentary had come out in 2017 or 2018, that might have been a different story. Back then, there were still so many people fighting over the whole babygate situation. But now, enough time has passed that we’re not even majority anymore, under any perspective. (And the same goes when it comes to Larry)

Speaking for myself, it's been a lot to adjust to. Things just aren't the same around here, so it's only natural for me that I had to take a step back because I'm just fucking tired. I still love his music, but I see him as way more flawed than I used to, and there are a lot of things that I just don't care about anymore.

[nono-bunny]

Heya! Just wondering, since Netflix Geeked Week will probably show a trailer for the live-action Avatar on Thursday, I want to ask a few things:

Are you excited for it?

What do you think they'll keep, cut, and expand in this live-action of ATLA - Book One: Water (Season 1)?

Since Bryke are not on the project now, do you have a good feeling that this live-action could be a lot better than what they come up with at Avatar Studios?

(By the way, were these "Braving the Elements" episodes recent from your last posts? And were Bryke really acting like complete stooges in them? :O )

Hi, thank you for the lovely ask!

I've been completely ignoring the huge Geeked Week banner so I have no idea what's up with that or that it's possible we're getting a trailer soon, so that's cool information to have lol

1. I honestly can't say I'm excited for the live action. The last Netflix live action for a beloved childhood franchise of mine was such a dumpster fire because they focused on being edgy and dark and abandoned the source material for the worse, so like? Past experience has made me extremely cautious in regards to live action adaptions coming from them. In general I am not a fan of this trend- the Disney ones are shit, and I only really find myself watching and enjoying the (sometimes shitty, but like, in a fun way) J-drama adaptions of old shoujo manga as I don't really fuck with any other genre nowadays. Anime has a long history with shitty adaptions for action shows, and as action is inherent to ATLA after all, even if it's not technically an anime, I know that's gonna be a hurdle they'll have to clear- just having good effects and fight scenes. It's not MY personal focus as I do find charm in shitty effects (I do like J-dramas after all!) but honestly that is probably what's gonna make or break the initial hype for the show imo. Rn I'm honestly just... So neutral about it to the point where it surprises me (I'm. Very much not a neutral person usually lol) and I think it's just a matter of like.... Being burned AND pleasantly surprised by ATLA stuff before so I'm kinda hedging my bets until I know which way it's gonna go for me. Honestly I can very realistically see me LOVING it, but the other option is that it's bad and that's kinda what I'm preparing for rn ig? I can't imagine I'll be too upset if it's just... Bad or unsatisfactory given that I already spend way too much energy on the shit the OG did wrong lol, if the LA follows suit with those I think I'll just kinda... Ignore it lol. Idk, A LOT of mixed feelings

2. I... Really can't even begin to imagine what they choose to do with the reduced time frame, but I know I for sure have my own thoughts on what I WISH they would! Mainly I want NO Kataang, if there's Kataang I'm not gonna even bother with it tbh unless it's completely one sided (which it was in the original, yet we still know how THAT turned out)... I obviously want endgame Zutara, but I'm not hard pressed on it tbh- it would be funny as fuck for it to happen after Bryke left over creative differences though! I REALLY want the Blue Spirit to stay, I really DON'T want The Great Divide (no way it's staying in though so we're probably safe on that front), and overall I kinda just? Want Aang to be more sympathetic- him being irresponsible in the original show only makes sense until a certain point, and I want an Aang that shows an ability to grow from early on. Aang's an awful, awful Avatar, and I truly want him NOT to be one here- honestly, a good way to get around some of his early issues would be to borrow a bit from Korra and twist his love for slacking off into an enthusiasm for all four cultures (rather than just their rideable animals), which I feel like he was CLOSE to having... But as usual with him it was all tell and no show- I wanna see him having friends in all four nations, I wanna see him being multi cultural even before he gets freezed, I wanna see him embrace all four bendings and cultures rather than fixating on air, I wanna see him fail and take responsibility... But I also still want to see him being a kid, because that's crucial, and while the original show never allowed him to grow up, I also don't want him to be immediately seen as and treated as wise and powerful- I want him to struggle with what it means being an Avatar who knows about it at such a young age, I want to see him meaningfully interact with his past incarnations, I want him to ACTUALLY find a balance! I think I maybe just... Want a whole new main character still named Aang tbh, because I DON'T like who he is in the original show, but I do like who he could've been! I REALLY don't want the show to be intentionally edgy- if it goes into any dark topics, they should be ones already raised in the original. I want some more light shed on how the North Pole and Pakku's sexism never went away, I want the show to acknowledge that the monks didn't go down without putting up a hell of a fight, I want to know what the fuck Zhao was doing to get promoted like that despite his constant failures on screen, I want to really dive deep into Aang and Bumi's relationship and maybe how Aang failed him on a personal level (he's literally the only one who would've missed Aang, not the Avatar for all this time) and how he mourned him for years, I want Aang to contend with and realize that he's in a war and how he's FOR SURE killed people and will have to again even before Koizilla (he kills so many people in The Northern Air Temple!!)... I could honestly kinda do with an abridged version of some of the Gaang's travels, like, a lot of them are neat but only matter tangentially or from a world/character building perspective and can be dropped/merged/replaced pretty safely tbh. For example, Haru doesn't really need to exist tbh, what Imprisoned does for Katara can and maybe even SHOULD change gears to focus more on her rather than this random guy who only ever shows up once more to get laughed at because he has a lame mustache. The Fortuneteller should be dropped or altered severely because its message doesn't hold up under scrutiny. Yue should be a bigger presence and be more of an established character. Jet should maybe get his role expanded. Suki should be more of a presence throughout. There are a lot of ways to make the first season better tbh, and also it NEEDS to change to fit with the new timeframe so? Yeah I hope they do a good job at separating the wheat from the chaff because god knows the original show did not know how to do that.

3. I'm honestly pretty confident in saying that Avatar Studios will never ever make anything good, or at the very least, anything that I'll like, but as to what the lack of Bryke means for the LA? Honestly, it's all up to the people working on it- Bryke being bullheaded and bad writers isn't exclusive to them, and if the staff is made up of writers that lean too heavily on the source material or drift too far from it that could honestly sink the whole show. Of course I'm happy they're not on board given their awful track record, but like... I know nothing about any of the people working on it in their stead, so a lack of Bryke doesn't necessarily equate to good writing (it certainly does leave out THEIR bad writing though!!)

Braving the Elements is soon gonna start reviewing the third season of ATLA, and it started in 2021 so everything there is very recent! And yeah, every time Bryke are on they prove themselves to be assholes all over again, they keep topping themselves somehow istg!

I feel that this isn't my most eloquent post but tbh I'm quite sick rn so this is the best I can do atm, hopefully I managed to answer properly anyway?

[leaf-kei]

Hello! Love your Time squad posts ! Canon wise: do you think Larry was in love with Tuddrussel? What about XJ5 being in love with Sheila idea ? I really love checking for canon evidences it is so fun

HI!!!! I AM SO SORRY it took me so long to answer you ;__; My bad... I wanted to wait until I could give this ask my Full attention (tbh I've had Team Fortress 2 brain worms for weeks and have been unable to focus on anything GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT).

I'm so glad you like my posts! ;w; In general, I don't think things need to be canon to be worth thinking about & exploring creatively... but buddy? Larry being in love with Tuddrussel? That is IN THE SHOW. I can't stress enough that this HAPPENS in Time Squad. I would venture to say Larry wanting a loving relationship with Tudd and Tudd not giving it to him is a reoccurring theme (along with history and slapstick comedy and. gender roles, weirdly??? tune in for THAT essay later lmao). You may have seen it already, but I compiled a bunch of my favorite TuddLarry moments in a video here! It also includes moments where Something Gay Happens On Screen no matter what characters are involved... I know it's all there for comedy, but for the most part, the gay jokes in TS don't feel like they come from a hateful place to me. Everyone gets made fun of equally in this show... it has that kind of mean-spirited early 2000s humor lol

My absolute favorite underrated TuddLarry canon moment of all time is in A Thrilla At Attila's. In Tudd's fantasy recollection of the mission, Otto and Larry look up to him as a great leader... it's VERY CUTE that Tudd's dream is to be genuinely admired by them 😭 BUT at one point, the fantasy Larry (who is inexplicably wearing a tutu) swoons over Tudd with little hearts over his head while Tudd is fighting some other guy?! THIS IS IN TUDD'S FANTASY HE WISHES THIS WOULD HAPPEN

U know what, I'm gonna take this opportunity to ramble about family commitment as a central theme of the show!!

- Otto is literally adopted by Tudd and Larry (Larry calls it adoption in Kubla Khan't), and Otto's addition to the squad forces their business-only relationship to change. Time Squad is (at least partly) about three very different characters navigating a new family dynamic formed by chance.

- They naturally fall into typical sitcom family roles: Tudd's the manchild fun dad, Larry's the homemaking strict mom, and Otto's the sweet kid who's trying to keep the peace... their personalities clash as they try to live and work and be happy together. It's significant that they're alone on the satellite they live on; with no one else from their own time period around them while they're at home, they're isolated with one another like a family unit in a suburban house. Even though they fight, they grow to love each other over time... what's that thing people say about hate and love being two sides of the same coin? I feel like Larry's love for Tudd manifests as anger a lot of the time—he gets upset whenever Tudd doesn't measure up to his ideal of a domestic partner. Is that healthy? Idk, probably not, but that's the way it is for them (at least in the two seasons that exist 👀).

- Of course, family commitments aren't always harmonious, and for these guys things are chaotic MOST of the time... but no matter what historical figures they meet or temptations they face, at the end of the day, they always come back together. They're a family, it's as simple as that. Otto doesn't need to have a logical reason to turn down George Washington's offer to adopt him in Father Figure of Our Country—no one can replace Tuddrussel, and that's it.

So tl;dr, Time Squad is about two men adopting a child and having a domestic committed relationship, and it uses that setup to tell funny stories and introduce fun conflict !?? And it's all in a cute art style AND there's HISTORY??? Cartoon Network should ABSOLUTELY bring it back and make a new season HEAR MY PLEA

—Of course, I think Tudd and Larry's relationship developing into a romantic (but still wacky) one would be a great setup for such a new season! But that's just my post-canon fantasy ;^) ... and what all my fanart and little writings are about lol

ANYWAYS HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Edit: SHIT I forgot to mention XJ5!! I ADORE the idea they have a crush on Sheila, that's my headcanon too!! BUT instead of being a jerk like Tudd is to Larry, Sheila is only ever considerate and nice and professional and friendly to XJ5 🤲 And XJ5 is so awkward with social situations (a real Robot's Robot) that they have no idea how to approach these feelings or how to articulate them at all... they could use a few lessons in human behavior from Larry hmmm?

[hoshigray]

okay im gonna day a LOT because its been 8 years since i been here

1. fic was great but u always write good shit so lets pretend to be shocked

2. lmk when ur requests are open again bc i got a freaky one

3. i saw megan live and wow i love that woman

4. i genuinely keep crying everytime i see gojo with them stitches pls just let toji comeback to live so he can tag team sukuna w maki w a glock and we can ve free

5. gave up on my main nigga so now im talking to his friend and i like his friend a lot!!

6. everyone tryna act like they understand shoko to where they can criticize her decision of her being ok w yuta using his body is so upsetting to me bc yall dont know my wife

7. i miss when jjk was silly n fun

- megan anon

It's so wonderful to see you after a whole decade, Megan noonie 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️

1) omg YIPPEEEEE, you read the fic!! And awww, stop you're too kind, Megan, mwah 🤧💕 bye "let's pretend to be shocked" you got jokes, lmaoo

2) I will !! Lowkey, I think they'll be open sometime next week, but idk, we'll see how fast I can get to finishing reworking my rulebook.

3) LUCKY ASSSSSSSS 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Omfg ik you had a grand time, seeing the fancams have me jelly!! My time will come!!!! I need to see my Queen fr

4) NAH I'M SAYING THO, LIKE IF THIS MANGA IS GONNA KEEP GETTING RIDICULOUS, MAKE IT EVEN MORE ALL OVER THE PLACE!! bring toji back for one last scare for whatever reason, and have a mentor-apprentice vs kuna fight w/ maki and and he's just gonna blow this mf with the Mac (yeah ik this is delusional and they would be nerf3d but shiiiiiit, would've been a lot more fun than all this fiasco we've been undergoing for the past 10 chaps, lol).

5) Oh my, so you dumped the main guy (even though you said he's not really ya mans lmfao), and now you are hopping to his homie!?!? Well, as long as you're having fun, then that's all that matters 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️💟💟 (and hopefully, your ex doesn't be an ass about it if he knows)

6) Mmmm tbh yeah, ngl in the beginning I was a bit too critical of th3 decision planning (prob bc I was so bombarded with the information about the plan + her being one of his last dear friends and not showing a bit of restraint/reluctance to the plan); but now, that's just how Shoko is since she was neutral on Geto becoming anti-sorcery, so it makes sense that she's the Gojo body plan (and I'm sure she has feelings about the plan as a whole, but is probably pushing them aside as we're dealing with a huge threat to the modern world right now). But I get it, tho bc the hate she and Yuta got for that was so unwarranted like???? Calm tf down????

7) bro, I'm just waiting for this manga to end for me to turn around and make Canon convergence and rewrite some of this tomfoolery, starting with after Hidden Inventory arc 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[arminsumi]

No i feel you😭😭

Gege can literally suck my left nut cause that is so foul of them to do😭😭

noo b/c ik its to move the story forward and whatnot but i can’t believe that actually happened!!! But ig it’ll make for character development or wtv but they can do that with him

Hope we can get past this🤟🏽😔

i get it, i get it!! 🥹👍 but gosh i'm still so upset over it. it's beena while since a fav char of mine was subject to an awful fate.

the last time i felt this heartbroken was over aot season 3, if u know u know (flaming hot bbq lol)

tbh i have nooo idea what's happening in the story because i am not up to date with the manga at all, i've just seen so many spoilers because of tumblr. so i know major events but not finer details like who else is fighting or what's being said.

ok very spoilerz down here beware!!

tbh if anything is gonna give character development, it's gojo's death. i know if i would be in that world and he died, yo i'd go feral (and die stupidly 👍 let's be real i'd be the background char)

i tell u when i woke up this morning to that panel!! like what the fuck my daddy got halved damn!!

my heart felt some kinda way, literally pain spread through my chest like i got bad news irl 😭

it made me spark a debate with my mom about "why are we able to attach to fictional characters" and she even talked to my grandmother about it lol. idk i think they came to the conclusion that it's because reality is an illusion or something lol but anyways

i think about that often though. it's very fascinating that we can feel so deeply about stories and i'm impressed by authors like gege who can induce such deep emotion in us.

it's rlly nice i've seen snips of his convo with geto and that (fucking destroyed me) that was a very beautiful touch. i think gojo's end is probs final, considering the fact we have this kinda afterlife scene or smth (again idek i just be here gettin spoiled and that's how i know anything)

ok seriousness aside GEGE THIS IS THE WRONG TYPE OF TOPLESS, PUT MY DADDY HALVES BACK TOGETHER !!

[chwedout]

a few days late but ! BELOVED MAAAAAARY ! i am here to tell you what kpop idol/s you remind me of !! without further ado and no particular order: (one of these is kinda for giggles, it'll make sense)

— vernon - seventeen. we both knew this one was gonna be here :starcry: aside from the obvious reasons, just like vernon, you're someone who i feel like i could sit next to and go between dead silence, showing each other a tiktok / meme and reacting, and then have a deeper conversation without feeling like i'm either taking up your time or that you don't care about what i'm talking about. also like vernon, you're someone who i feel is content (for the most part) to go with the flow, sitting back and observing quietly, and just have fun with whatever's going on. idk how to word it all but overall, you both give off comforting silly vibes

— dongheon - verivery. ik i said this one a long time ago and it's majorly the same as then. just like dongheon, you're a mood maker, very in tune with the mood of those around you. i know that if i came to you feeling upset, you'd always be willing to listen and talk it through with me but then somehow always knowing how to get me laughing and feeling better than i did before. again, comforting and silly vibes idk it just fits !!

— taehyung - bts. just bc i'm still waiting for the day you two fight SKDJGH

— wooyoung - ateez. insane SDLGKJ he's such a big ball of energy and excitement and goes from 0 to 100 in a blink and it's always such a fun time to watch and just be around. just like wooyoung, you both have a warm and friendly vibe, and are so quick to start (friendly) teasing. he makes everyone feel welcomed in his circle and you do too

— seungkwan - seventeen. THE WIT ! THE SNARK ! (affectionate) THE SASS !!! from what we see from everything he's in, he's sm fun to be around, friendly and welcoming, just ! like ! you ! but just like him, you're both not to be underestimated !!

hope you like the picks mary ! ilysmmm 💖🥰

wahhhhh sarah pls this made me so🥺 i dont even know what to say tbh i love u smm ily💗🥰

✨ which kpop idol do i give off the same energy as?

[raayllum]

Hi Rayllum. Noni again

Hope all is well.

One criticism that I constantly see over and over again is how S4 completely destroyed Rayla's character. Saying that the writers did completely ruin and destroyed Rayla's character for no reason at all. That they did such a disservice to her, why didn't they not give her any growth at all in S4. I've been seeing it on both reddit and YouTube. Why did the writers make her unlikable, how TTM was completely unnecessary. How Runaan and Ethari don't seem to love Rayla at all in seasons 1-3, among others things. Like such unnecessary harsh and cruel criticism towards the writers about how they ruined Rayla's character.

Which I don't agree with to an extent. Even though I had my issues with how they handled Rayla in S4, I feel that the writers foreshadowed things in S4 that might have happened to her, what she possibly went through during those two years as well as having some strong levels of importance and growth for her character development going forward. I know you've mentioned this before about those who don't pay attention or see what's going on with Rayla. It just bothers and upsets me that some people really don't truly understand Rayla's character at all or don't even see some of her changes in S4.

Hope you don't mind this. I just want to see S5 so badly because I have a feeling this is where Rayla's character arc is going to really shine and prosper going forward and in the seasons to come. I can't wait to see it. S5 is about to unleash the tides, and I'm so here for it.

Much love, fam. Keep being awesome ❤️

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I've said before I definitely would've appreciated more insight into Rayla's time away in S4, but that's more of a "I hope the show addresses this eventually" thing than "this is a fault of this specific season" tbh.

To me, the biggest thing that's indicative of 1) how well people are grasping her characterization and 2) how well people are able to predict her plot arcs comes down to one thing, which is really whether TTM surprised them or not.

Because like, did I see Rayla walking away coming? No, I didn't. But did I know this specific issue of "Rayla is too self sacrificial and prone to trying to do things alone" was going to be the biggest relationship hurdle her and Callum will have to jump? Yeah, I did, ever since 2x07 happened, and then I just waited for her tendencies to be brought up again in a negative light for like, 3+ years afterwards. Because you don't have a character say shit like "Don't you worry about my hand, the egg is all that matters now" and "It doesn't matter what happens to me" and especially "But if I die, I'll just be paying the price they should have paid a long time ago" and have it go nowhere. Previously, I thought Rayllum would have a smaller arc and a big blow out fight, but in retrospect a more dramatic route like this makes sense

A lot of meta and predictions is a guessing game, for sure, but while we might not always (or even often) assemble the puzzle pieces in the right manner, I think being able to identify the puzzle pieces at all is 1) a skill and 2) kinda important. Reviews aren't necessarily 'analysis' per se, and people are allowed to have opinions / feel however they want of course, but like - idk, not all critique is either made in good faith and/or grounded in canon nevermind analysis, y'know?

[quixoticrobotic]

When 90's dude went to karaoke during the Entity arc and was like "I'm gonna show you how Breakfast at Tiffany's can be the most extreme rock song EVVER" - That's LOVE!!! Like when I try and combine my fixations with my friend's fixations, even if they don't click in my brain as strongly, that is to me an act of love and friendship. And the fact that Harvey brushes it off is just like- please understand what is being said!!

HARVEY IS SO MEAN IN THE ACTUAL SHOW IT IS SO JARRING its just one of those things i kinda gently tone town in my head bc i don't think it's supposed to come off as mean as it does

i actually have a lil theory that like. harvey figured out the missingno thing because pokemon is his special interest

but like i also like to think he would have notice 90's dude seemed a little...off during karaoke night.

and then this leads into some juicy character introspection because like finding out someone who is your friend who you care about was possessed by some glitch monster god is upsetting like thats an awful thing for someone to go through obviously!

but like. harvey is used to bad things that are complicated "real world" problems with no real solutions

and so harvey is fretting about like. what if 90s dude isn't feeling well, or maybe hes like getting bullied at school or theres a problem with with his home life or just anything that has nothing to do with their little friend group, its just something harvey cant do anything about its something harvey cant help with or fix so like "oh no it was just the usual weird stuff that happens around here, the kind you can fight against and win and then its gone." its kind of a relief??? like again thats still not IDEAL but. things are gonna get better now. thats the thing that matters

tbh i headcanon the crew had noticed 90s dude seemed a little off like. the entity can shout all the catchphrases and stuff. but like its human impression is only so good. and these people know 90s dude, they're gonna notice if hes been a little more quiet than usual or talks a lot less or if little details are off

i just dont think anyone connected "hey our friend is acting strange, which could be bc of something thats not our business" with "there are mass disappearances happening all over the world thats....scary" bc like idk why you'd assume those were related at all

[quietbluejay]

Angel Exterminatus Take 2 #10

A rendition of the anathame by my friend:

not that that really has anything to do with anything!

This time, Bluejay once again offhandedly dunks on the Iron Hands, Bluejay gives McNeill the dubious compliment of saying he writes better torture porn than Kyme, and my favourite bit in the book

the Iron Hands get to meet Fabius' monsters

yes the iron hands react in shock and horror and this allows the monsters to get the advantage hey remember Cassander? last time we met him, fabius used the spicy knife to torture him?

because, yeah, he didn't actually know but he's been turned into one of them so they get fed stuff that increases their aggressiveness so he didn't eat it

again i am feeling the Death Guard vibes in this chilis

so he tries to tell the Iron Hands that he's an Imperial Fist but unfortunately his mouth is to misformed to talk now

Lore: on a side note, I am upset that they are all bald. Why can't they have fabulous hair for once? Bluejay: the worship of chaos leads to the worship of baldness

Cassius ends up killing an Iron Hand in self-defence and has a mental breakdown about it this is the true horror of what Fabius has done to him he doesn't even have the ability to control his own physical actions any more idk tbh it's a little overdramatic but that feels like i'm being mean to poor cassius CASSANDER why am i calling him that over to Lucius and he is feeling like his armour is becoming part of his body Lucius: cool, whatever Lucius ninjas around

Lore:

I was reading this bit, wondering when Cassander was gonna turn around and start attacking the other monsters to show he was on the IH's side, but it just never happened. Is he literally just here to show how terrible Fabius and the EC are? What a waste of words. I could have done that by having one of the IHs notice some keepsake of Cassander's or a friend hanging from one of the monster's bodies. No need for Cassander's entier spicy knife event, and instead of a monster just going "woes is me!" you have a situation where (on top of the horror of realising someone you know has been turned into a slavering monster) some IH might be really conflicted about shooting what was once former allies. Maybe even have a brief moment of weakness that endangers the group for some actual tension. sigh Cassander better become goddamn important later on

Bluejay: he doesn't he kills fabius but fabius gets better cassander is basically just here for torture porn at least it's better done than vulkan lives though that's not a high bar

just when you think there might be something vaguely to this dude nah sharrowkyn is watching from above and in the crowd his eyes meet lucius, and they both experience the dokidokis nah what happens is he's sees Lucius doing his signature move and is like "i gotta kill him" so it's sharrowkyn vs lucius round one! lucius is having a great time even though sharrowkyn isn't answering any of his taunts or his question as to what his name is they get interrupted by Perturabo teleporting in

over in the engine room, thamatica is trying to stop the reactors from going critical and then he has an idea about how he can fight, too they came in like a wrecking ball~ (the iron circle, that is) oh for what is WITH this weird Leonardo da Vinci obsession on the part of the writer (and also perturabo, but mostly the writer)

like???

also i guess the iron hands should enjoy the simping they get in this book since it's some of the only simping they'll ever get

anyways perturabo simps for the iron hands a bit as he kills them you know what i called the IW the gamer legion but

they're both gamer legions

it's because he's too busy staring at the Terata it bothers him that Fabius did this even to their enemy it bothers him even more that:

meanwhile fabius thinks that the information alpharius got him from the raven guard was flawed because his modifications are not working as planned fabius thinks about how boring the iron hands ship looks

one of the terata looks at him

fabius: sometimes people come up to me when i'm smiling and they ask "what funny" fabius: and i say "how dare you speak to me"

over to the ship captain and things are not going well he and Wayland have figured out what Thamatica is up to and it's probably gonna blow up the ship of course Tyro orders Wayland to stop it, but Wayland thinks maybe Thamatica is right and they could take out at least one primarch

okay im gonna tldr a whole scene but fighting in the apothecarion and looks like fabius is going to grab the salamanders apothecary dude for his collection Tyro, meanwhile, accepts that he and the ship are an acceptable sacrifice for killing a primarch, but he can't really think of what to say

so turns out thamatica is not going to blow up the ship he's got something else planned judging from what else he said, it's something that the White Scars would enjoy oh hey over to Kroeger POV

kroeger is happy because he got to see perturabo in action again

kroeger looks over at forrix for some support but forrix is busy on the phone right now also hell of a time and place for perturabo to care about honour

perturabo: not this kroeger starts panicking and takes forrix' side he's worried for a second as "perturabo's cold eyes" stare into his soul and he remembers how berossus got brutalized but luckily kroeger is perturabo's specialest little guy and he ends up agreeing

over with apothecary tarsa, fabius questions him and he chants about vulkan lives and bluejay's left eyelid starts twitching

tarsa manages to get fabius with a good right hook fabius:

which is sharrowkyn's cue to fall from the ceiling and stab fabius instead of blood he bleeds "oily black gore" and sometimes i wonder if mcneill is trying to slowly transmute every bodily fluid into some kind of oil oily sweat, oily blood…what's next, oily tears?

anyways brother bombastus the dreadnought also blasts through the wall and somehow fabius survives this sure okay whatever one of the dudes defending the place has been fully deafened though this will become relevant later the iron warriors are back on their ship and perturabo is emanating imminent violence vibes which is adding to forrix's stress level so are they gonna actually fire at the vessel? well they're ready but Perturabo holds up a hand

i've grown to hate the four humours stuff so he's figured out what they're planning or rather what thamatica is planning

his admiration would fill them with nausea fortunately for everyone, no one finds out about this so what DID thamatica do

RAMMING SPEED

RIP Andronicus of course, naturally, all the named characters somehow survived this Forrix launches rescue craft boooooo and Perturabo says not to chase the Sisypheum, they've earned that much

okay next chapter opens with one of my favourite bits in this book so i'm going to be quoting a lot

[the imperial fists have entered the chat]

i feel like there's some sort of symbolism going on with that lion anyways apparently people have written operas, hundreds of plays, etc about primarchs climbing the stairs to talk to the emperor groan

oh? really? you don't say

i know there's a lot of interpretations of the emperor and why he did the great crusade but honestly i really like this one because it fits so nicely in with the fascism "we have to conquer the entire galaxy or we will eventually die as a species"

Lore: ahhh the Lebensraum argument

also the next bit is "and would never feel again" F in the chat for Perturabo

and here we goooo

see the thing is prayer fasting etc are all primarily tools for fighting the evil within (insofar as they as used for fighting evil) the emperor is doing a classic "externalize the evil and paint a specific outsider group with the "evil" brush" and also "we're the good guys, so what we do is good" and that's ultimately what causes perturabo to shatter

because ultimately, underneath everything, perturabo does have a conscience he knows he's done evil, and that it is evil and that any Emperor who would accept him and tell him good job for genociding Olympia is not one he wants to follow the Emperor's ideology is ultimately hollow for him

I know this is a repetition of last time, lol

perturabo: expression of loyalty the emperor: OwO

Lore: the emperor: jumanji smolders

after a moment of silence the emperor says he can't see the future leading from this moment any more

next up, a little Magnus simping