#ted and victoria

[thinking-destiel-thoughts]

So I could go after a bunch of stuff that irks me in How I Met Your Mother but I wanted to post about some of the major things that bother me and see if I’m crazy or if others resonate the same.

First and most frustrating to me: STELLA. nearly everything about this irked me.

The thing with inviting Robin to the wedding…like, yeah, absolutely valid that you don’t want your future husband’s ex to be there. But why didn’t you say that when making the initial plans? Especially when you know she’s one of his 4 friends. Did you really expect him to not invite her??

The thing with inviting Tony…yes, absolutely I get not wanting him there. But Ted has no legal guardianship over Lucy. What exactly was Ted supposed to do? Take a little girl from her father against his will? That’s kidnapping. He has no legal right to take Lucy away from Tony.

Moving into an apartment in New York with Tony after making a massive point about how ridiculous it would be for her to do something like that with Ted. Like…girly…the man wouldn’t move to New Jersey for his OWN child? Ted was like “you know what, you’re right” but Tony was like “nah give up the house” and that was fine??

Going to Ted to ask him to get Tony back for her…my sister in Christ, what the fuck. What exactly did Tony expect Ted to say about the woman who LEFT HIM AT THE ALTER? Did he expect Ted to still be obsessed with her? And WHY does Stella even want Tony back if the man is willing to break up their family for a SECOND TIME bc a man who Stella hurt is not obsessed with her and thinks she’s selfish? Clearly he wanted the out. Why chase him? AND the fact that she literally only apologizes bc she needs help from him…ugh. That is messed up imo

The movies REALLY irk me. Ted is the man who YOU left at the alter and the man who GOT TONY BACK FOR YOU, but you let this man make him the villain for his movie? You not only divulge private shit that went on between you and Ted, but you also don’t stop him from putting it in a fricking movie?? I get Tony having his warped image of things, fine, but Stella really just let that all go down like that?? She just told Tony every single detail and everything she ever learned about Ted and he put it in a movie. WHY

Ted and Victoria, the second time they get together:

One of my biggest issues with this is that for some reason Ted is the one people blame for the wedding not happening??? As if 1) Victoria wasn’t a whole adult who chose to not tell Ted it was her wedding day before agreeing to meet up with him and bringing a car for them to run away together 2) Victoria’s husband-to-be ALSO ran away from the wedding. He literally also left!!

Even if Ted had brought Victoria back, there wouldn’t have been a wedding. Victoria’s dad blaming Ted and expecting him to pay is so crazy to me.

Another issue I have is with her being pissy that Ted wants her ex-fiancé out of his apartment. It’s not like the dude was normal and super chill. He had an aggressive pet that kept birthing babies and biting AND he didn’t respect boundaries. Like if the dude was just chilling and a normal roommate, I’d get it. But I don’t feel like it was unreasonable for Ted to not want him there — he agreed to let the ex stay with him and had no knowledge of the ferrets or whatever pets the guy had when he suggested it.

My last issue with Victoria is that when Ted is like “if you wanted a bigger commitment, you’d tell me, right?” and she’s like “yeah, I’d be direct.” and then continues to be passive aggressive. The man literally told her “I need you to be direct” and she wouldn’t. All of that on top of her thing about getting back together with him on her wedding day meant he shouldn’t be shocked she wants to get married…babygirl…you didn’t want to get married. You literally ran away at the first opportunity when Ted asked if you wanted to catch up

Ted and The Mother: My main issue with them is that SO quick after being ready to MOVE TO CHICAGO bc he loves Robin, he’s just all good to stay for her? Like suddenly the Robin thing is a non-issue??? Like…bruh??? That just doesn’t track for me at all.

I also take issue with him returning to Robin in the finale and the kids encouraging it. Like idk about yall but wouldn’t it be weird for your dad to admit to saying he was so in love with his best friend’s wife that he was moving but the next day fell for your mom? I feel like I’d be kinda like “okay so was mom a stand in for Robin??? is that what the point of this story was???”

Ted and Barney (Robin and the bro code): I’m pretty sure going after your best friend’s ex-wife is a violation of the bro code if going after your ex-girlfriend is. Like this is the one woman your best friend ever REALLY loved…

Plus…was it not a whole issue of Ted being unable to sleep with a woman because he thought Barney was with her first? But banging the woman Barney was married to and consistently slept with is fine?

There’s definitely more that irks me but these are the main things…anyway. for anyone who made it this far, thanks for reading my rant lol

[winnie-the-monster]

What if Ted went to Germany with Victoria instead of breaking up her ?

This was a tuff one. I think they would’ve been happy together for a while. But Ted loves NYC, and his friends and family, even his career too much to stay away for long. And I don’t see Victoria wanting to leave Germany any time soon because of her dreams. They eventually would’ve tried long distance, but inevitably breaking up.

[why-i-love-comics]

Blue Beetle #10 - "Pinnacle of Achievement III" (2024)

written by Josh Trujillo art by Adrian Gutierrez & Wil Quintana

[booster-boy]

They got his ass

Boostle canon

[bussyandbingus4life]

One thing HIMYM got right was Victoria saying that the moment leading up to a kiss is just as good as the kiss itself, and Jesus christ I want those moments again.

[voguefashion]

Lee Radziwill (wearing Armani), Richard Meier, Maria Shriver, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Sargent Shriver, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (wearing Carolina Herrera), Jean Kennedy Smith, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and Patricia Kennedy Lawford, at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala Exhibition of “Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on April 23, 2001.

[cakeleighh]

lmao I have so many au's for this funky lil guy

Bike au! bike au! bike au! bike au! bike au! :D (please forgive any spelling/grammar mistakes)

Don't ask me how I drew the bike, I was like 'hey why not use the select tool and gradient tool?' and then I blacked out for a few hours and when I awoke there was a bike on the page. I should probably drop some lore with this too.

So the scarab is still an alien that came to earth, but it was attached to -essentially- an accompanying spacecraft which the scarab is directly linked to. Unlike the movie, the scarab/bike was claimed by Victoria Kord almost immediately after Ted Kord died, and she attempted to reverse engineer it for her own interests. Unfortunately for her, the scarab was completely unresponsive to external stimulus and no tools were advanced enough to take apart the scarab/bike. There was only one instance of the mechanisms reacting to something, and that was long ago -before Kord industries was established- and they weren't able to get even an understanding of this alien technology at the time. And no matter how persistent Victoria Kord is, she isn't able to do anything with it.

Kord industries (founded by Ted Kord, with the inspiration of the scarab and Ted's brilliant mind) focused on making bikes and other motor vehicles inspired directly by the scarab. He didn't know how the bike worked but he could theorise and make his own inventions that worked for him. The company became one of the main manufacturers of bikes in the world, and holds racing events every year or so to bring in more publicity. Victoria does not care for these races, but she understands that they're good for the company. Victoria is -non surprisingly- more concerned about the military research and developments in the company.

After years of ruthless and expensive testing on the scarab/bike, with no results, the share holders expressed their concern with the lack of profits and new designs coming out since Ted's passing. Her researchers express how even Ted Kord was not able to get the scarab to respond, and therefore it had been almost 50 years since the scarab was reported to have activated (allegedly). With threats to pull out investments, Victoria was forced to abandon the Scarab program and quickly focus on other RnD departments. Though she personally still wanted to harness the power of the scarab, but she could do nothing without the money.

Through the neglect of the dismissed program, the bike is moved about into storage. But with one miscommunication, it ends up in the wrong warehouse. More time passes, and the warehouse is ordered to be cleaned out without concern for what's in there. The bike ends up in a scrapyard where it cannot be destroyed, so the owner takes the opportunity to sell it to another mechanic for a bit of extra money 'the company wont even know it's been resold'. The mechanic -completely unable to do anything with the funky beetle bike- tries to make his money back by selling to another scrap yard. And there it stayed for another few years, all the while Kord industries still thought it was in storage. This is where Jaime finds the bike, by accident, trying to look for his uncle's "misplaced" bike.

Jenny Kord is still a thorn in Victoria's side, not only concerned with the questionable ethics of Victoria's research, but preserving her father's legacy before Victoria destroys all evidence of it. Jenny knows of the scarab/bike, but has been prohibited in knowing it's location and status. So She's forced to go undercover as a presenter/cameraperson (This will make more sense when I show her design) at the racing events to try and get evidence on where the bike is being held, which is definitely easier when you have control of many cameras.

I made this au before the movie came out, and when I finally saw it, I realised the plot actually lined up pretty well already -which is convenient. The only thing I had to change was the inclusion of Jenny (cuz I knew nothing about her before the movie came out), and adding more detail to the antagonists. I love Jenny's design in this au (soon, I will release the pictures) cuz I had total free reign and a cyber-punk motorbike racing aesthetic to base it off. Also, she rides a bike in the movie too so I can actually base her bike off of the pre-existing one.

[celticcatgirl2]

“…brother dear…you can NOT dress like that for a business meeting…”

“…OH and I thought “cringe culture was DEAD”…guess I’m WRONG…”

[onlylonelylatino]

Pinnacle defeated by Adrián Gutiérrez

[dailydccomics]

big picture day energy Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #6

[this-cat-is-d]

Blue Beetle slaps btw go watch it in theaters NYOWWW

[comicsiswild]

Blue Beetle: Graduation Day (2022) #5

[kinnenvy]

i love the spice girls

[soranatus]

Blue Beetle: Graduation Day (2022) #6

My name is Jaime Reyes. I’m kind of a superhero. I grew up somewhere special, with a family that loved and supported me through all sorts of tough times. It was somewhere that made me the hero I am today. I live in the city now, but it’s starting to grow on me. New friends, a new job… New adventures! What was supposed to be a “gap year” has turned into something much different. A calling. I found people who need me. I found a purpose. Things are getting real weird, but I don’t mind one bit. For me and my life, weird is part of the package. For the first time in a long time, I’m excited about the future. The possibilities. And whatever comes my way, I’ll be ready. It won’t be easy, but we’ll figure it out. Together. After all, I’m the Blue Beetle! I totally have this under control.

[aliteraryprincess]

August 2024 Wrap Up

And just like that summer is over. It went by in the blink of an eye. It was a good, if uneventful, month. I had my birthday, which always means new books! And that's enough to make me happy haha.

(Also please click the photo for better quality. Why must tumblr make them look bad?)

Books Read: 9

And it was a pretty great reading month! My favorite was Red Comet, which is current my top read of the year. And I don't think anything better is going to come along, but you never know. My least favorite was A Lesson in Vengeance, which I found disappointing. I was interested in what was happening, but there were a lot of small details that just ruined any believability for me. I also read my first book in French! I'm really proud of myself.

The Dry by Jane Harper - 3.5 stars

The Moors and the Fens by Charlotte Riddell - 3 stars

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee - 2.5 stars

Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes - 4 stars

The Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 4.5 stars

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim - 4 stars

The Harpy by Megan Hunter - 4 stars

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark - 5 stars

Histoires ou contes du temps passé: contes de ma mère l'oie by Charles Perrault - 5 stars

On Tumblr:

Well at least there's a few things here.

July 2024 Wrap Up

Book Quotes: The Dry by Jane Harper

Book Quotes: The Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Tagged: Top 5 Book Poll

On YouTube:

And as always, there's plenty here.

July Wrap Up | 8 books for #janeaustenjuly

What I Read for My PhD in English Literature | Feminist Theory

What Books Have I Reread the Most?

Currently Reading 8/12/24

Birthday Book Haul! (plus some extras)

September TBR | Shaketember, Shorty September, & more!

[ghcstpyre]

watching Stardust for the millionth time and all I can think is stardust au with ted as tristan and reader as yvaine