#that person is adamant he didn't write it and his wife who also works with us is threatening to quit over the slander too

[electrosquash]

I accidentally stumbled over some workplace drama that they've been trying to keep under wraps today

[libraryraccoon]

Kk so I am too lazy to write on my own but I have come up with a pretty good day dream scenario that you can write for ( I might also do it but maybe not).

But a police officer with a strong sense of justice goes to hell and starts trying to organize after spawning in one of the worst areas in hell, even the overlords are hesitant to go in there. But as they gain more and more power the area to clean up expands.

Their really not a bad person , one of the only reasons their there is because they had premarital sex . ( They banged someone's wife when drunk).

Was killed by the husband by a shot in the chest. Now resemble a fox because of their wit and inganuty.

( in sry if it's too specific but you can cut out anything u don't want)

Gender : GN

Pronouns : None

Message from Raccoon : I try to write a police officer!reader, but i'm pretty sure it's bad.

TW : Reader is in Hell 2 years before the series, 🟣 (one time mentionned), violence.

General Headcanon

In your lifetime you were a police officer, and a good one at that.

But unfortunately, one day you died and arrived in hell.

The person you loved was cheating on their partner with you. They didn't like it and killed you.

You are now in Hell.

Hell sorely lacked justice, but it's okay, you will rectify it.. :)

Vox didn't like you. Like, really.

He heard about you after you nearly beat Valentino to death.

Why did you beat Valentino ? Because he was a 🟣, forcing people to prostitute themselves, and more.

You also beat Velvette a bit because she created the love potions.

So yes, he didn't like you.

He start to hate you when you broke his head/tv when you saw him manipulating people..

It's hell ! What did you expect ?! Everyone manipulates !

A violent police officer. This is what you were.

You killed everyone who did things against your morals... in one month you killed more than the exterminators ever did.

Adam sees you as a sort of rival/person on his level.

Alastor find you entertained.

You were the only one in Hell with a moral, so you were interesting.

He also finds it very interesting that you manage to beat 3 Overlords and that 2 Overlords (Carmilla and Zestial) consider you their equal.

He wanted to come talk to you, but he decided not to after seeing you kill a demon with an angelic weapon because they were cannibals.

Compared to what you might think, he have a sense of self-preservation.

When you arrived at the hotel, as part of security, Alastor was a little scared..

Especially when you pointed your gun at his forehead, where the hunter had shot, killing him when he was alived.

Bonus point if you are a dog demon, he is really scared and wonders if you want to reproduce his death.

Husk love you and love the fact that you can scared Alastor, he live for seeing that man being your victim.

Niffty love you, she think you are a real bad boy ! RIP

You and Vaggie get along well, you both know that not everyone can be redeemed (looking at Alastor from a distance) and you know how fucked up Hell is.

But you help Charlie because some still have a chance to redeem themselves (looking discreetly at Sir Pentious).

Sir Pentious was afraid of you at first, but in the end he start to like you.

You always get him out of the worst situations, I can imagine that you saw Vox try to use his power on Sir Pentious when he was a 'spy', and you directly destroyed the watch by throwing a knife at it.

Sir Pentious didn't even notice you were here-

After that, a long conversation followed about why we should not harm the Hotel and its residents and avoid the Vees.

Sir Pentious thanked you very much for that by the way.

After that Vox received a little visit from you..

If it wasn't for Charlie stopping you from killing him, he would have died instead of just being injured/broken.

Vox spent a week in repair/hospital.

Angel Dust adores you.

Every time you accompany him to work, strangely Valentino gives him the day off..

Yeah, he takes you with him whenever you can.

Even if you hate the Overlords, you are one of them.

Overlord D/N (demon name), the Police Officer of Hell.

Carmilla loves it when you are at meetings, the other Overlords (*cough* Vees *coughs*) are always calm when you are here.

You 🤝 break into Lucifer's house.

Yeah, because well before the hotel, 3 days after your arrival, you break into Lucifer's house.

Why ? Because you found unacceptable that he didn't manage Hell and let the demons do all they want.

You didn't expect to find yourself faced with a depressed father whose wife left 5 years ago and who he no longer really has contact with his daughter.

You had to play therapist and friend.

Literally you were giving him therapy sessions in exchange of him letting you stay at his house.

You don't even have a degree in therapy.

Lucifer considers you as his lifeline. He clings to you for dear life, metaphorically and literally.

Hurt this man and the next day you will find his corpse-

Is this a healthy friendship ? No, but are you going to ignore this fact and pretend everything is normal ? Yes.

You have changed his point of view on demons, in the sense that some, not all but some, can be redeemed.

I headcanon that you repaired Charlie and Lucifer's relationship, and that before the series.

Greatest dad didn't happen, sorry everyone.

[scekrex]

So I have this Headcanon for Adam, Since he was, to put it bluntly, made to have sex, I like to think that the only way he knows how to handle his feelings is to have sex. And since we all know Adam is not one to express his feelings, like at all, I think if he was ever sad he would just be really overly sexual as a way to push down his feelings/not let people see how he feels.

So I was thinking, a story based during that weird period in Eden where Eve just ate the apple/betrayed Adam but Lucifer+ Lilith haven’t been banished yet. Angel! Reader has been Adam’s friend for a while, so of course he checks in on him after he loses another wife.

Adam is upset because of it (who can blame him honestly) and when Reader asks if he wants to talk about it, Adam being Adam try’s to change the subject by flirting/coming on to the Reader. (Maybe even more so than when he did with Eve or in the past, Lilith, because he doesn’t want to feel all of the pain he’s going through. Reader being the only one he truly trust now could also play a factor)

But Reader shuts it down, not because he doesn’t like Adam that way, he really does, but because he knows Adam isn’t in the right place mentally to consent to that. So Reader decides to take Adam to a nice spot and just holds Adam gently as he sings him a comforting lullaby till he falls asleep in his arms. Vowing to always be by his side.

I honestly love Angsty Eden! Adam. Where he’s not the complete Asshole he is in the show but he’s not as pure and happy as he was when he was first created. Being cheated on twice really did a number on him 😭😭 it’s completely fine if you don’t want to do this request btw!! love your works 💛💛

Nuh uh your request is too good to ignore it/not write it, I also love Eden!Adam - that man makes me cry every damn time. Because just imagine how lost, hopeless and confused he must've felt

Where you go, I'm going, so jump and I'm jumping since there is no me without you

pairing: Adam x male!reader

warnings: language, hurt - with comfort

note: beta read by @drxgonspine

The only logical way for Adam to express his feelings was sex. It didn't matter how he was feeling, whenever strong emotions welled up inside of him and he needed to get them out of his system sex was the solution. And that had worked out fine for a long time - it had worked out with Lilith and it had continued to work out with Eve.

But then things fell apart when Eve took the apple Lucifer offered her. It was weird to walk over the solid ground of Eden knowing fully well that the people who were responsible for the chaos and for shattering Adam’s heart once more were still allowed to walk on the same divine ground as he did. He was convinced that consequences would come but as for that moment, Lilith and Lucifer remained pure, a thing that bothered Adam even more.

They broke the rules - Eve ate the apple, Lilith cheated on him with an angel and Lucifer had tempted both of them to commit sinful acts, acts that were greedy and selfish, acts that would stain the first and second women’s souls forever. There was no such thing as redemption for them, human or not, and Adam was quite fond of that knowledge. And yet he hated it with all of his guts because losing one wife was one thing, losing two wives the other. He would end up alone again, once the mighty ones were to make their decisions. Loneliness and emptiness would come around to swallow his heart again - would God love his creation enough to give him a third wife? Maybe a husband this time to try and see if he would stay? Adam wasn’t sure. He wasn’t sure if he even wanted to offer his heart to a third person - what if he would end up hurt regardless? He was not strong enough to handle another rejection. At that very moment he wasn’t strong enough to handle anything. He felt alone, his soul felt shattered, broken, just like his heart and he wanted to fill the void and numb the pain.

You were watching your favorite human through the orb that was showing you what Adam was doing - he seemed unstable and in need of assistance and given that Lucifer was no longer allowed to talk to the first man, you had been tasked with assisting the brunette - a thing you had been looking forward for quite a while. So without further ado you opened a gleaming portal and decided to pay your beloved little human a visit.

“Adam,” you smiled at the brunette who turned around to face you. His body seemed to visibly relax at the pure sight of you, clearly happy to see you. And yet his little smile dropped as you continued to speak, “I heard what happened to Eve.” Slowly you walked towards the first man, your hands reached out for the first human hands God had created.

You squeezed them lighty, just enough to let the brunette know you’re there for him, that he is not alone and for as long as you exist he will never be alone again. “Let’s forget about Eve,” he hummed, swallowing the pain he was feeling like a pill, pushing his negative feelings out of the way to make room for the love he held in his heart for the only creature who had proven to be loyal and honest - you.

The touch on your hand that had started out soft grew firm as Adam pulled you in, causing you to crash right into him.

One arm of his wrapped around your waist like a snake, keeping you in place as he pushed his hips flush against yours. He desperately needed to get the pain out of his blood flow, he needed you to take the pain from him - he wasn't strong enough to handle it alone, not with everything going on. He needed- he wanted- he- what was it that he needed and wanted? “Adam,” your voice sounded so soft, so pure and beautiful it caused him to snap out of the haze.

Your hands were resting on his shoulders, gently pushing him away from your body - that was not what Adam needed. He needed you close, needed you all over him. He felt like he was drowning in sadness, anger and pain and you were the only thing that kept him breathing. So out of reflex he dug his nails into your skin, trying his very best to keep you close, he could not bear to lose you too, not when he had already lost so much.

He craved you, desired you, he wanted your hands on him in more gentle ways, in more sexual ways. “Please,” was all the brunette was able to whisper as he rutted his hips against yours, desperation was written all over his face and his eyes were begging you. Begging for you to take the pain away, to make it all stop. They were begging you to make him forget - Adam wanted to forget. He wanted the memories of Lilith and Eve he had stored in his mind and in his heart to disappear, a wish you were not able to fulfill.

“Adam my dear,” you mumbled, your soft voice sounded heavy, sad, real. It sounded too real to Adam’s ears and yet he found himself unable to tune it out. One of your hands softly moved up the first man’s neck to cup his face, eagerly the brunette leaned into your warm touch - that was exactly what he needed. “Let’s talk about it, shall we?” But the brunette just shook his head at your words, as one of his hands grabbed the wrist of the hand that was cupping your face to guide it to his mouth.

Just as he was about to suck two of your fingers between his lips you pulled away from his grip - not violently, just firm enough to make a statement. Having sex with Adam in general wasn’t the problem, you two had done it before and under different circumstances you would’ve given your consent. But Adam was unstable, sex would only destroy him more, no matter what he thought. And so you did not give in even though the brunette did manage to get certain reactions from your body. Your wings were puffy and your dick was slowly growing hard - but you wanted Adam to feel better not worse and despite his beliefs he would feel worse after it.

“We won’t have sex my love, no matter how often you beg for it,” your hand found its way back to his cheek, gently cupping his face as you kissed his lips quickly yet lovingly. Adam was about to lean into the soft gesture and deepen it but you pulled away before he could, a soft chuckle vibrated through your body at the look of his face. “Come on my little star, I will accompany you for the rest of the night.” Adam was eager to take your hand and followed your lead without a second thought, he was simply enjoying the fact that he was not alone and you were not leaving him all to himself in a situation like that.

Once the both of you reached a small lake that was surrounded by trees and therefore shielded from any curious eyes that might be roaming Eden’s ground you sat down in the grass, enjoying the beauty of nature - Adam seemed hesitant for the first time. Would he push too far if he were to ask you to hold him? Would he- his train of thoughts was interrupted by your voice - the sadness was gone and what remained was joy, “Lay down on me, beautiful.” That you didn’t have to repeat, it only took the brunette seconds to sit down next to you and rest his head in your lap. Your hands found their way into his soft messy hair, playing with the brown fluff on the first man’s head as he hummed, visibly enjoying the soft touches despite them being non-sexual.

And when your beautiful voice started to sing the most divine sounding melody, Adam knew he was done for, there was no turning back for him anymore. His eyes slipped close as he drank in the sound of your voice paired with the singing of the birds in the background and it only took him a couple of minutes to fall asleep.

[wings-of-flying]

(spoilers for episode 114 and the black sea stuff in general)

who is the grandberry traitor?

the question isn't necessarily accurate as the traitor could be from a recruited pirate crew, like jaz's crew. however, the point still stands

grizzly has said no one's guessed exactly what will happen (whether that's about the plot in general or this specific thing isn't clear to me) which i'm going to assume means neither caspian, marshal john and rudith are the traitor

who does that leave? well, of the characters we know, not many. it could be lizzie, which would be interesting and she's got a possible motive plus doesn't approve of the black rose pirates. but...that doesn't seem likely. why would a spy recruit new pirates? why would a spy be so adamant in starting a war? there could be a reason, but we're working with ockham's razor here. the easiest solution is probably true

it could be a doppelganger of one of these known characters, which would be cool as fuck and difficult to guess, but i'm working on the assumption that whatever experiments are happening in the black sea's navy base aren't being used on a wide scale yet. this is an assumption that could be proven false, but it's what i'm going with for this. otherwise it's near impossible to guess who's the traitor. again, ockham's razor. easier solution

my evidence for this is that doppelgilly wasn't exactly perfect, yk. he didn't have to be, for his purpose of hunting down the intruders, but either they didn't have time to embue him with all gill's memories (possible, even likely) or they aren't able to do that yet (what i'm assuming is true)

so. lizzie probably isn't a doppelganger. no one who's well acquainted with either lizzie or the albatrio are likely doppelgangers. they wouldn't have the memories to prove themselves real

but what about someone who doesn't have any long standing connections (and therefore memories) with the albatrio (and lizzie)? they wouldn't need to be a perfect copy of themselves. they could just be a new person. no one would know

now this is where i'm gonna go a bit wild. because the previous paragraph makes sense to me. but there's also another solution. one which may be dumb but again. ockham's razor. it's simpler? maybe? (also this is an 'as i'm writing this' thought so bear with)

who do we know who's interacted very few times with the albatrio (and lizzie) and has recently become a pirate with a crew seemingly from nowhere? who's acted inconsistently with their previous iteration, but not enough to spark any questions? after all, it's possible grizzly just forgot that chip's marriage got annulled. it's possible that chip's wife also forgot this

that's right you fucks (/affectionate) i'm talking about amanda fucking rinn! my girl's been snatched and made into a doppelganger!

is this probably right? no. absolutely not. i'll shit myself if it is. but is it thought provoking? again no not really. but i'm putting it out there so that if it happens i can say I TOLD YOU SO! and if it doesn't i can play this off as a joke

anyway, it's probably a doppelganger. i mean, the concept of a traitor was released in the same episode gill got doppeled, so they're probably linked

[kengan-daddies]

Can I do a sen hatsumi x wife reader on that one part where he fights ohma and it’s about to get serious so reader steps into the room and breaks it up then introduces herself. (Btw been looking for people who write for kengan ashura your the first person I found don’t give up love the work you are doing😊🤗)

Thank you!! I wish this fandom had a bigger fan base, but then again the smaller it is the less toxic it is. So we'll just have to keep this anime afloat with just us lot. I'm also really excited to write this, not sure why, maybe it's Sen Hatsumi, or maybe it's because I can add him to my masterlist. Either way, I couldn't get this ask out of my mind.

I say his first name is Hatsumi and last name Sen, simply because of how everyone in the anime says it. Nogi calls him Sen Hatsumi and even Sayaka calls him Sen Hatsumi. But what really does it for me, is when she calls him Sen Hatsumi yet she calls Adam, Adam Dudely. When it's a Japanese person she calls them by their last name, but when they're not she calls them by their first name instead. So I assume his first name is Hatsumi.

Not sure if anyone cares, you can ignore this and go straight to the story, don't mind me rambling.

Hi, My Name is Sen Hatsumi x Wife Reader

Hi, My Name Is Sen Hatsumi X Wife Reader

Hi, My Name Is Sen Hatsumi x Wife Reader

Anime : Kengan Ashura Character : Sen Hatsumi Warning : Violence

You just pulled up in your car, parking in a parking spot labeled 'Reserve Parking.' You were pulling your keys out of the ignition, picking up your purse as you dropped your keys into it. You put it on your shoulder before you reach over and you picked up a bento box, sighing as you open your car door. 'Hatsumi... What would you do without me?... You forgot your lunch, again.' You thought as you shook your head, you walked up to the building and pulled open the glass doors, the receptionist nodded her head at you and you nodded back in return, heading over to the elevator, you pressed the up button and waited patiently for the elevator doors to open.

'I wonder why he was in such a rush... Maybe because he wasn't expecting such a sudden call from Mr. Nogi yesterday... He did mess up pretty badly the last time, he slept in on one of his matches, making him lose by 'Default forfeiting.'... That damn Hatsumi.' You thought as the doors opened, you stepped in, pressing the N button on the panel. You felt the elevator vibrating as your stomach and brain slightly swayed. You sighed as you looked down at the bento box.

It was white with big hearts all over it, and you smiled fondly at it. 'Oh, Hatsumi... You big romantic dork.' You thought as the elevator stopped and you stepped off as soon as the doors opened, you walked down the hall, seeing another receptionist at the end of the hall. He smiled at you as he pressed a button and you smiled back as you pushed open the doors, the bright light made you squint some but it didn't take long for you to adjust, the sound of talking and grunting could be heard and you blinked away the brightness as your eyes focused in on the situation.

At the desk stood Nogi, he didn't look too good as he held his throat, hunched over, to his right there were two peoples one of whom you recognized as Akiyama Kaede, but the frail-looking old man you didn't, they seemed to be staring at something, you looked over and you sighed. Sen seemed to be in some kind of dodge fest as he moved with ease out of the way of a young man's hits. He looked angry... 'No doubt it was something Hatsumi said.' You thought with an eye roll.

You stepped in, letting the door close behind you quietly as you placed your hands on your hips. "Hatsumi Sen, what in the world do you call yourself doing?" You scolded. Akiyama, the man, and Nogi all looked over at you. "What?" The older man said, a confused look on his face. Akiyama gave a small smile. "Good morning, Mrs. Sen, it's been a while." She said. The man looked over at her. "Mrs. Sen... so does that mean?..." He asked as he looked back over at you. "That's right, she's Sen Hatsumi's wife." Nogi said as he rubbed his throat. The older man looked over at you in shock. "A wife?... I would've never guessed that he would even be married." He said.

You ignored them, your glare locked on Sen. He looked over at you as he continued to dodge the young man's hits. "OH!! HEY BABE!! WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE!?" He said, his eyes gleaming in excitement. You kept your glare as you held up the bento box, he smiled when he saw it. "Oh!! I forgot my bento again huh? What would I do wi-" He cut off when your glare hardened and he gave a nervous chuckle. He dodged another hit from the young man as he zoomed next to you, a sheepish smile on his face as he stood next to you. You turned towards him, your glare still remaining.

"Ummm... I love you." He said timidly. You reached up, your fingers pinching his ear as you pulled him down to your height. "OWW!! BABE!!" He complained. "Shut it!! I don't know what's going on, or why you're over here picking a fight with this young man, but whatever the case may be, grow up." You scolded. He winced as he grabbed your wrist lightly, a small smile on his face. "I was protecting Mr. Nogi, the kid had him by the throat and I had to save him, ya know?" He explained. You stared down at him a little longer before you shot your glare over at Nogi.

He gave a slight sweat drop as he eyed you nervously. 'Way to go, Sen, you just had to rope me into your mess.' He thought. "It's true... Ohma here wasn't happy with my decision so he took it upon himself to attack me out of spite... Sen was just doing his job was all." He explained. You stared at him for a moment before you looked over at the young man named 'Ohma', seeing his displeased glare and you sighed as you let Sen's ear go. He stood up straight with a relieved sigh. "WHOO!! THANKS BOSS MAN!! YOU'RE A LIFESAVER!!" He shouted happily as he gave Nogi a thumbs up. Nogi gave him an annoyed stare in return.

You shook your head as you placed his bento box down on the table in the center of the room, you looked back up to speak with Sen but he was already gone, you looked around and you seen him standing next to the older man and Akiyama. "I overslept 9 times, skipped out 4 times, and twice it slipped my mind, for a total of 15 loses." He explained as he wrapped his arm around Akiyama giving her a hug. "I'm so happy Kaede, I didn't know you were this interested in me." He said. She struggled against him as she shot her complaints. "Do you know what the Nogi's group has gone through, no thanks to you?" She said. "Are you busy after this?" He asked.

A shoe came flying at them, hitting him square in the face, making everyone near him jump back in shock. "A- a shoe?... But where did that come from?" The older man asked. They all looked at the shoe before they looked over at you. Your glare returned full force as you glared at Sen. He gave a chuckle as he rubbed the back of his head. "Oh right... married." He said. Akiyama rolled her eyes and the older man stared at him in shock. Your nostrils flared as you pulled off your other shoe, and threw it at him, he ducked in time as the shoe flew over his head. "Damn babe, nice throw." He said as he gave you a thumbs up. "HEY!!" Came a loud growl-like yell. You all looked over at Ohma. "Uh oh, was I screwing around a bit too much?" Sen said.

You all stared at Ohma, seeing him turning a pale red, veins building from his arms and face as he body seemed to vibrate. "Did I make you wanna kill me?" Sen said, you looked over at him, your glare dying down to a look of concern. "Hatsumi... You shouldn't be provoking him right now... I don't think he's playing around." You said. He smirk, as he stepped away from Akiyama and the older man, ready for the challenge. "Don't worry about it babe, I got this." He said. Ohma glared up at him, as he snarled. Hatsumi walked forward. "Alright well, you asked for it, don't get mad if you end up dead." He said.

You stepped forward, intercepting him as you stood in front of him. "Hatsumi, I think that's enough..." You said. He didn't look down at you, his eyes focused on Ohma. "You can say that all day, but he's still going to attack... You might wanna move, I think he's about to pounce." He said, before you could look around, the sound of an angry grunt sounded, and your shoulders were grabbed, as you were moved out of the way, you fell back over the back of the small couch and you landed on the cushion. "Oof!!" You grunted. You opened your eyes, seeing Akiyama and the older man standing over you. "Are alright, Mrs. Sen?" He asked as he tried to help you up, you sat up with his help, sitting backward on the couch as you watched the fight take a more serious turn...By the time you had corrected yourself, Sen and Ohma had backed away from each other. "Well, whatever, I'm quite confident in my own speed as well. Shall we go at it then? A speed comparison?" Sen asked as he stood casually, but it went unanswered as Ohma charged in.

"HATSUMI LOOK OUT!!" You shouted in worry as you leaned on the back of the couch. But you went ignored as they blocked each other's hits, circling around the room as they moved like blurs. It came to a stop after Ohma threw a kick and they stepped back from each other. "Hmm, so you're able to control the flow of power... You're using, the Niko style." He said. Your brow twitched at the name, having heard of the name before from Sen. "The Niko style?" Nogi asked, his question went ignored as Sen continued to speak. "Except that's a little strange, I thought they said that the Niko style died off after the first generation." He said, his brain running through the information that he's been told over the years.

Ohma didn't seem to take it lightly that Sen even knew of the name Niko, as he dashed forward toward Sen, his hand grabbing Sen's neck as he pushed him toward the wall. "HATSUMI!!" You screamed as you jumped over the couch, the older man reached for you but he missed as he fell on the couch. You ran towards them, your hands grabbing Ohma's arm as you pulled on it. 'He's so hot, it's like his blood is boiling.' You thought as you yanked on his arm, trying to get him off of Sen. But your efforts went ignored as they spoke.

"DON'T YOU DARE EVER SPEAK OF NIKO AGAIN!!" Ohma shouted as he put more pressure on Sen's throat. "NO!!" You yelled as your squeezed your way in between them, your back against Sen's chest as you pushed on Ohma's. "GET OFF OF HIM!!" You shouted. "Did I strike a nerve by bringing up that subject?" Sen asked in a teasing voice. You were suddenly eased aside by Sen's arm, as he pushed back against Ohma, a glare in his eyes as he stared back at him. "But you know... You're getting ahead of yourself, little brat." He said, his demeanor getting serious. You stepped to the side as you stared on, helpless.

It all came to an end when Nogi suddenly spoke up. "ALRIGHT THAT'S ENOUGH!!" He shouted, making everyone jump as they all looked over at him. "Ohma, this matter is already settled, The Nogi's group representative competitor for the tournament will be, Sen Hatsumi." He spoke as he fixed his tie. Everyone stared on, silent as they waited, Ohma's body seemed to relax and his skin went back to normal as he let go of Sen as he looked over at Nogi calmly. "Alright I understand, then why don't I finish things right no-" He was cut off when Nogi spoke once more. "HOWEVER!!" Nogi shouted over Ohma, making him quiet down. Everyone looked over at him while you walked up to Sen, your hands checking his neck as you rubbed his shoulder. He smiled down at you as he gave you a thumbs up and you relaxed.

"I have no problem with you securing your entry into the tournament , through your own efforts." Nogi said. Everyone looked at him in question. "Confused? Well, in all honesty, this plan does require the cooperation of a certain kind of person." He said through a chuckle. He looked over at the older man. "Yamashita, come here." He ordered. You all looked over at the older man in question. "Me?... Sure" He asked as he pointed at himself, his mind seeing like he was still processing everything as he slowly walked over to Nogi. Once in front of him, Nogi chuckled as he placed a hand on his shoulder. "I think you should become an employee for, the Kengan association." He said as he gave him a thumbs up.

Everyone stayed quiet as they all watched Yamashita grow more and more nervous as the reality of it all sat in. Akiyama walked up to voice her complaints. "What? Hold on, what are you talking about chairman? He couldn't possibly be a Kengan employee." She said. Nogi looked over at her, a knowing smile on his face. "Oh Akiyama, you still have so much to learn. If you think about it, in business there are outs everywhere you look. Becoming a Kengan association employee is essentially proof of being a first-class businessman... For that reason, everyone and their sister wants to desperately take a stab at becoming a member. Under the authority of the Kengan association, there are often unofficial matches, held by members with their memberships on the line. Their aim is to collect the required challenge fees." He explained.

Yamashita looked on in fear as he asked nervously. "Unoffical?" Nogi leaned back on his desk as he got comfortable, continuing to explain it all to Yamashita. "They're called 'unoffical', but the referee is provided by the Kengan association. In essence, it's a Kengan association challenge match. Oh, and by the way, the challenge fee is 100,000,000 yen." He said. Yamashita looked on in shock as he couldn't believe the price, hell even you couldn't believe it, but you could careless as you walked over to where you threw your shoes earlier, picking them up as you placed them back on, before you walked over back to Sen, he smiled at you as you leaned on your toes, your hand on his chest to keep you from falling as you placed a kiss on his cheek. He placed a hand on the small of your back as you pulled back. You wagged your finger at him as you glared.

'Don't get into any more trouble.' That is what it meant. He smiled, knowing what you were saying as he gave you a wink and a thumbs up. 'I'll try, but no promises.'.. You rolled your eyes as you walked away from him, opening the doors as you left the room. You sighed as you exited. "Damn, that was one hell of a drop-off." You said as you walked down the hall back towards the elevator. You pressed the down button, as you waited patiently for the doors to open, a small fond smile on your face. 'He better be lucky I love him.' You thought as you stepped on the elevator, the doors closing as you giggled to yourself.

[mollywobbles867]

I am writing this on my laptop so you know I'm srs

So, I am going to out myself as a former hardcore real people shipper. OGs remember. @ginasaurrr, @gleefullysupernaturalpop, @risti7, @wholove

It was 2009 and my dad had died two years prior. I was a fucking mess. I was a teacher when he died, two months into my first teaching job (that I started a month into the school year so I was fighting for my life when it came to lesson plans). I went back for two weeks after he died, but I was experiencing heavy suicide ideation and was fighting tears through every class. (Note to alert bots, I am okay now after a lot of therapy and medication). I was of no use to those kids and I am so sorry that they had such a shitty teacher that year. My principal was extremely unsupportive, so I went to my union rep and got out of my contract post haste. I started having panic attacks on the regular (figured out much later that I have PMDD so that's why it came in two week cycles).

Anyway, I was unemployed, living with my mom, and extremely lost. Then one night in 2009 my sis was over and insisted on watching American Idol because she was obsessed with Adam Lambert. I loved his voice so I started watching every week and grew to love a few of the other contestants too. I paid attention to the American Idol posts on ONTD on LJ. There were soon posts shipping Adam and Kris Allen, even though Kris was married to a woman.

ONTD got annoyed with all the posts, so someone started ontd_ai where we posted to our heart's content, a good many of them about shipping the two singers. We broke the fourth wall way too much for sure. (#gokeyisadouche). I have actually blocked out a lot of the details, but one thing I remember is that soon there was an AIM chat (yeah I'm old) dedicated to talking about our ship. And unfortunately, we also talked about Kris's wife's mental health struggles. No idea how we ever even knew about them. While I expressed empathy for her in the chat as did most of us, someone took screenshots and said we were bashing her. It blew up and made it to fandomwank. At some point we started our own LJ community too. We put tinhats on our profile pics, etc. We were tinhatters instead of delulus. I wrote Kradam rpf as well as flashfic for other fandom ships. Astolat herself wrote Kradam fic! (shout out to the cowboy fic, that hurt my feelings).

All this is to say that I know how you can get obsessed with solving some sort of story you have invented, looking for clues in song lyrics, performances, interviews, etc... and ignore reality. Really what you're searching for is answers for your own life.

Through post after post saying how it would be totally okay for Kris to come out as bi, I finally came out to myself, then my bff, then my sis, then my mom and nephews, and now whenever I feel safe with someone and online strangers.

After a year I applied to grad school and got my life back on track; went back to therapy, got on meds, found other hobbies, made new friends, eventually started working again even if it was just retail.

What are you searching for?

What are you struggling with?

What about Luke and Nicola's interactions or as individuals draws you to the ship? Are you projecting your own insecurities and identity struggle onto her? Are you projecting someone who hurt you onto Luke? I promise that Nicola is not crying herself to sleep every night because she's not with Luke or because he's with a thin woman. Luke is not a fuckboy or disingenuous just because he's with a thin woman.

I encourage you to take a step back and self-reflect because you are the ones who are doing the hurting.

P.S. We tinhatters were always publicly nice to Kris's wife on his and SM pages and when we met him after concerts and she was there. Why? Because she's a person too and I honestly hope they are the happiest they have ever been. Kris still makes (great) albums and they have kids (two unless they had another and I didn't know). Adam has been touring with Queen and I have no clue about his love life. It's nice.

However, I do think our fourth wall breaking made it so they stopped being public with their friendship. Just sayin'.

Look at the beauty we deprived the world and weep.

[classificationhell]

How would Adam treat a little? What if it was his little one?

Adam, whether he likes it or not, is a Beta Caregiver, so Littles are kind of his personal weakness. He does have a heart underneath that exterior. Yeah, he doesn't see Sinners as even remotely the same as Winners even though they are literally human souls, and he is a staunch misogynist, but he didn't exactly have an example to follow, he just happened to be the first dickhead to have the thought that men should be the head of household. However, that also means he was the provider, the one making sure there was a means to eat and kept the family protected. Clearly he became more lax and chased flights of fancy in heaven where he didn't have to work for anything, but anybody will stagnate or worse deteriorate morally, emotionally, and intellectually if there is no real push for them to be better and heaven is the pinnacle of that. Every need met and catered to and Winners don't need to worry about falling no matter what? You bet your ass prolonged exposure to this setting would fuck even the best person up to the worst parts of their character, and Adam is literally the oldest soul in heaven.

I'm guessing for the first while he'd be alone and would be told about his second wife's betrayal (if he didn't already know, there's this whole thing about Cain being the son of the serpent if you wanna know more Google it but this combined with the fact Lucifer implied he also had sex with Eve leads me to believe it could've somehow happened while they were alive, buuuut there's a whole other tangent there because they state Adam was the first human soul but then does that mean Abel didn't get into heaven or was his soul waiting for Adam do Cain and Abel even exist in the universe?!) [[For the purpose of this AU, they exist, and Abel just waited for his father at the gate because he didn't want to go in without anyone he knew there. However, for whatever reason, they've grown apart and don't see each other anymore.]]

Ehehe, sorry about that massive tangent above. This is the first Adam ask, and there's kinda some groundwork to cover for this to even make sense for a lot of people. Anyhow, back on track after his second wife's betrayal he would be in no hurry to get anybody to try and fill in any sort of spot as someone he genuinely cares about and needs him and all that. Hence, he becomes something of a playboy. Also, being the first human soul in heaven and finding out about the secondary gender and designation system he wouldn't properly understand it, all he knows is that he's a fucking Beta cuck and by the time reassigning treatment for it comes along there's already too many people here for him to just go in discreetly so he's stuck using artificial hormones and things he can get under the table through two or three parties before reaching him so nobody would ever know. Over half of his "I'm the original dick" bullshit is literally just this front he puts up to keep the facade that he's an Alpha. He even uses injections to give himself a fake rut at the same time a normal cycle would happen. His avoidance of connection leads him to staying away from places where he might bump into Littles leaving him to joining a band that plays at the strip and bar joints (it's probably tamer than hell but you're really telling me there's no one in heaven who's a good soul but just horny or likes the occasional drink? Like I get that those who indulge in excess are guilty of the sin(s or a combination) of Gluttony, Lust, and /or Greed but like once their up there you're telling me it's all ice cream shops and petting zoos and singing? Especially in this version? I mean, at what point does fun become hedonistic or overindulgence? Can you have no sex except vanilla behind closed bedroom doors? Boy, if I got redeemed, I'd be clawing my way back down extermination or no if you're telling me BDSM is outlawed. XD I am lowkey tired while writing this, so sorry for the obscene amount of tangents, cursing, and odd tone) just so he can avoid them. When Lute comes, he has someone to project his needs of caring for someone onto even though Lute is an Alpha Neutral. (90 percent of the exorcists are Alphas actually and it simultaneously passes him off, because why the fuck isn't he an Alpha, and gives him a power rush since he commands them easily and they're eating out of the palm of his fucking hand.) Granted he's not the best at it, but he's trying and also Lute is a bit much for even him at times, plus she's the only one who will correct him whenever he's wrong or about to do or say something completely stupid so he kinda hates that even if it is very rare.

Anyway, by present day he's so far pushed back his actual instinctual needs to care for someone that the very first Little, Sinner or Winner, that touches him his Caregiver is going to bond with and he's going to be stuck with them. If they're a Sinner he's sneaking them into heaven and hiding them away and at first he fucking sucks but he can't stand to see them crying especially when regressed so he gets better pretty quickly. If they're a Winner he's better to them but still somewhat resentful they're harshing his whole unattached Alpha male stud vibe he had going on. It'd be a learn to be better type story. If Lucifer found out he might be very concerned because he knows the kind of man Adam has become and he wouldn't trust the man with a goldfish, let alone a Little. (But that's a story for another time)

Anyway hope that all made sense and wasnt offensive or anything somehow I'm literally falling asleep typing.

TLDR: Adam wouldn't go within ten feet of a Little if he could help it, but when he has one of his own more and more of the man he used to be is awakened and he becomes a better Caregiver if not person overall.

[yr-obedt-cicero]

just curious- somewhat in relation to your fic- but do you think Eliza would have been accepting towards Alexander's and John's relationship? if she ever found out.

Nope. And I highly doubt she ever knew either.

Although we don't have anything that indicates Eliza's opinion on sodomy, it is likely safe to assume she was probably your average, period-typical, homophobic, upperclass woman. Maybe even a bit worse considering she was a devoted christian, and was just a judgmental person in general. Eliza was religious and was adamant about it all considering she was often the one instilling religion and proper Christian behaviors in her kids since Hamilton wasn't really a religious person up until the last few years of his life.

I don't see her as being anywhere near accepting, and I often see people comparing it to the Reynolds affair which is just refutable—Infidelity and affairs were actually a commonplace thing of the day, and it wasn't like the Hamiltons' were sheltered from this issue with Hamilton's own family, and their association with others like Gouverneur Morris. Hamilton and Eliza shared the same class with many couples and families that were a victim of such, so honestly, I can imagine it being more forgivable than sodomy (Plus the whole infidelity loop that twists them in since Hamilton was still in a relationship with Laurens when marrying Eliza). And that point, Eliza would have definitely left.

And there are arguments that she supposedly would have been if she didn't mind Baron von Steuben associating with the family, which leads to the unfortunate truth that; even if she did, let's say, know about the Baron's inclinations, it wasn't her choice or say who associated with the family. Ultimately it was Hamilton's, and as much as he loved his wife, I highly doubt he was consulting her about that stuff. Also it's faulty to even consider she knew, as the Baron wasn't foolish with this sort of thing—He was smart about being good with making friends with the upperclass society (Y'know, like the Schuylers'). And honestly, all the rumors surrounding around why he got discharged from the Prussian army and the conclusion being that he was gay probably weren't even true. It's more likely he was just released from service because the army was downsizing, it's incredibly hard to believe he could have just been so open about his sexuality to people, especially enough so to get discharged. If anything, the most critical thing was that he remained a bachelor. So, I highly doubt Eliza knew of that either.

And now it comes down to, would Hamilton tell her? I don't think so. Nothing suggests he ever did, and that she ever knew even after both men's deaths. Sure, Hamilton confided a lot to his wife, but this would have been too grave to share. Additionally, there wouldn't be any reason to, Laurens was dead and Hamilton ended up pushing the memory of him far away.

But since you brought up my fic, I'll add on what separates some of my opinions and then my stories; it's fiction, and despite some of my beliefs like Eliza never agreeing with this sort of thing, or that Laurens and Hamilton would have fallen out of contact had he lived, it doesn't mean I'm always going to implement the most realistic thing in a fiction story I'm writing for fun. It's all about being hypothetical, and exploring those what-if's—So, please remember I'm not always going to be displaying what I say here in my work. Sometimes I will, but in this case where SFP is just a fun little project I started writing for fun and interactions I wanted to imagine, not everything is going to be the most realistic case in scenario.

[mischas]

I'm late to this post as I'm revisiting all things Ben and Mischa since the news break (ofc). I've been wondering if Cam's confusion about Ben "being mean" to him even though he "didn't do anything" could be tied to him being an asshole to Mischa at the time. Even if she and Ben were in a weird spot maybe he was annoyed the new guy was either 1. in close proximity to her whether that be just in filming or irl or him being an asshole towards her. It's the only rumor I ever heard about Ben being "mean." Any other problematic Ben convos revolve around relationship drama so it makes me wonder. I feel like it has to do with Mischa.

Well yes, but also no. Forgetting Cam for a second, Mischa herself said "he was really angry with me to begin with and I felt the punishment of that". That's a deranged way to treat the 18 y/o girl who broke up with you. Especially as 90% of that relationship occurred when she was 17.

I think a lot of people have never paid attention to the rumors surrounding the s2 set, that Mischa essentially broke up the cast's happy-go-lucky dynamic of "work hard, play hard" together and how she courted fame separately by hanging out with people in LA party circles. There was a lot of deep-rooted resentment that manifested in the writing (and acting) and Mischa confirmed that on CHD (having referenced it earlier in Harper's Bazaar and E). Melinda said on the show podcast that Ryan's angry outburst to Marissa in 209 felt personal between the actors. If Alan Sepinwall tells us in his substack that this bombshell was not really a bombshell to him because it seemed everyone knew and talked around it, I imagine Melinda knew about the rancid s2 vibes. A lot can be gleaned just from that alone. It's not just romantic/sexual tension and anger, it's, as Mischa said to E! News in 2021, and I feel comfortable saying with the added context of CHD... bullying. The rawness in that one scene alone is nasty work. I can only imagine what was said or implied off-camera.

As for s3, the kids were all tired of being there and acting out in various ways. There was a lot of backtalk and bitching and Adam is the only one coming out of the book looking like an honest person about that. And we know Mischa wasn't going to be spilling her guts in a book telling half-truths to a subjective journalist with questionable history with her.

There are instances on the podcast (a very Ben-positive pod) about him being a dick to extras and guest stars. "Mean" is a relative term. Ben's own future wife got the cold shoulder from him. Nikki Griffin was reading on set and he remarked that he was surprised she could read at all. And Nikki made sure to note it wasn't said as a joke. And I really don't care about Cam Gigandet. I think Ben is allowed to be strangely jealous or confused and whatever s3 behavior (I don't think it's the worst thing in the world to shutter a guest star, like it's not great but it's whatever), but there are other accounts of Ben not being the best to work with if he's not in a good mood. The director Patrick Norris said on the podcast that he didn't know if Ben was going to punch him or take direction. And Norman had his issues with him too. So like. I wouldn't want to be on the other end of that.

[heymrstargazer]

An Unnecessarily Long Analysis on Chevalier: The Trailer

joseph bologne, otherwise known as the chevalier de saint-george/s, was, to put it in simple terms, a badass. i have done months worth of research on this man, including out-of-town trips throughout my state to obtain archived materials and the only (and outrageously expensive) book written about him (the chevalier de saint-georges: virtuoso of the sword and the bow by gabriel banat). ive been beyond excited for chevalier, a movie coming out on april 21st, which explores his life. but, the more and more i watch this trailer and think about it, the more inaccurate it's seeming to be. now, to preface, im not a critic, i havent seen the movie early, im just a person who knows an unnecessary amount about him so now im going to share (also i am going off memory alone, though i am pretty damn confident in my ability to remember everything chronologically)

to give a very short rundown, joseph, born in guadeloupe in 1745, was born to a wealthy plantation owner, his father, and his enslaved mother. after a few years, (and his fathers murder conviction, which he fled from before he could be beheaded,) his father's wife brought him and his mother to france where his father had fled to. his father enrolled him in the best schools, particularly a fencing academy where he was taught by nicolas texier de la boëssière. throughout his time there, and presumably before, he also studied and played the violin. his talent was utterly clear to anyone who watched him, whether it be fencing or playing, and he even came to surpass his fencing teachers

fencing was what originally got him in with the likes of france's higher-up society members, both fencing for and with them. this didn't turn out to be his primary passion, though. fencing, composing, and anything of the sort was what he focused most of his time on. by the age of 24 he took over gossec's concert des amateurs, and had plenty of a presence in the musical scene. despite being mixed, he was able to establish himself within many communities, including with royalty (he taught and worked with marie antoinette for a considerable amount of time). he was actually met with very little resistance because of his talent, but when it came to more sophisticated positions and opportunities, there were setbacks. most notably, he applied to lead the paris opera, to which many members said they would quit because they wouldn't work for a man "like him," to which he withdrew his application

this is not where he stops, of course. he continues on to write operas, concertos, and any other compositional piece he put his mind to (as well as fencing on the side)

with his royal connections, he also became good acquaintances with prince philippe, duke of orléans. eventually (and after a shit ton of events that i dont have time to get into), through this connection, he gets involved in the french revolution (bc of course he would). due to racist laws of the time, he was put with an an all-black legion that he lead as colonel, which is later renamed to la legion saint-georges because of his astounding leadership and skill (he was still doing concerts and shit on the side btw)

his revolution career came to an end when he was falsely accused of misappropriating funds and jailed for a period of time because of it. after that, he eventually went back to making music until he died in 1799

okay, i know that was a lot, but trust me thats just scratching the surface of his life. now, to get into the actual reason im here:

this trailer, for the movie about his life, is, from what i can see, at least partial bullshit

their biggest point, and the opening scene according to the reviews that have been published so far, is of him interrupting a mozart concert. throughout the sources that are available about him, researches are adamant that he never interacted or was in direct competition with mozart. from what i can tell, hes about 19-23 in this, meaning he hasnt taken over the concert des amateurs yet. this also means that mozart can be no older than 12 years old. yes he was a prodigy, but even in the trailer they look the same age. like how tf are you going to base your MAIN EVENT. YOUR SELLING POINT. THE FIRST THING ON SCREEN. on something completely fictional. also, if mozart is an adult by then, joseph was well established and already assisted in creating a whole new genre, one which mozart eventually took inspiration from

also, from everything else ive seen, theres a significant focus on the singular relationship we know about in his life. yes okay it was a part of his life, and yes theyre trying to make it sell, but it had nothing to do with his success

now you might be asking, so? its a movie? who gives a shit? and i see you. i understand it. no matter how much i tear it apart im still excited about it bc theyre acknowledging him at all. im literally going to see it the week it comes out. but. but, theyre claiming to be telling an untold, true story, when they're clearly dramatizing a large majority of it. listen, im not entirely stupid, i know this is how movies work, but my god is it driving my crazy that this is going to be his "reintroduction" to the modern world

listen, they didnt do everything wrong. i dont have context for a majority of it, but from what i can tell the rest of the events are more or less plausible. im also beyond happy that he is being represented in the masses for the first time since his death, and being recognized at all. im hoping this sparks more research about him, especially more attainable research (seriously the only book about him is available for no less than $300 and for what????)

also, i also understand that this is only 2 minutes of the entire movie. yes you should also know i have watched it over 30 times since it came out (hyperfixation at its finest <3), but i understand this is just barely a glimpse at it. im going to of course do a full update when the movie comes out, but for now this is what i have to say. please, if you go see (for the love of god if this has taught you anything go see it), know that the movie is probably not going to be a great representation of his true story (and hopefully look into some more research about him)

[bunnys-beetlejuice-blog]

Hey! I love your Beetlejuice stories on A03, all of them are wonderful. Do you have any tips on writing the Maitlands? You write them so well, keeping them sweet while giving them depth.

you're so sweet! this got super long so its under a cut. please keep in mind that these are my interpretations of canon and you might disagree and that's totally fine!

Lemme break these into specifics for each one cause while theyre a matching set and should not be separated they're also pretty different! Barbara- the more out going one between the two of them, more willing to jump into new situations. i think of her as someone adam can lean on, and because of that their marriage is a little non traditional, despite what beej might say, since she's the one more likely to do things that scare her and sort of lead the two of them. barbara should be sweet, empathetic, and very patient, but also willing to put her foot down when it matters. she's a doormat no more. between the two of them, she's the one more interested in arts. while she might not like making pottery i think she's the more creative one - she apparently also started and gave up oil painting (the painting she smashes) i read her as someone who comes from religious trauma but that also might just be me putting my own baggage on her. she just feels like someone who would/could have been more outgoing if she hadnt been raised in a very traditional way, where women are a step below their husbands. i dont think that believe holds true in her marriage obviously but it's engrained to some degree that she needs to behave like the perfect wife/mother. this could also be part of where her anxiety about being a mother stems from (this part obviously is VERY personal to me and her character may not read that way to you, i acknowledge this i headcannon territory here) she's also willing to push adam into things that make him nervous, because she does want her husband to stand up for her. (that moment when beej is having his soliloquy, if you watch her she's arguing with adam and telling him to say something to beetlejuice, and that's the reason why adam interrupts him) in general i think she finds things that are odd and unusual to be more funny and interesting than scary - her laughing at beetlejuice's antics in the attic a lot come to mind. Adam - the more shy one. adam is someone who i read as having a fairly heavy degree of social anxiety (there are strangers downstairs! i didn't like strangers when i was alive-) and because of that he tends to overthink and be in his own head too much. adam's fatal flaw might be that he wants to sit down and puzzle through things instead of reacting. while it's good to keep a clear head sometimes you do need to react in the moment and stand up for yourself (which he learns by the end! go adam!!!) adam loves working with his hands. while barbara creates, adam maintains. he restores furniture and does woodworking. i do like to mix movie adam with musical adam a bit, because in the movie adam owns a hardware shop, and i think that vibe also fits musical adam as well. adam leans on barbara a lot - when beej is asking them to hire him, he looks helplessly to barbara, and he's always willing to follow her lead. in a sense she wears the pants, but it doesn't read as emasculating to me - barb's strength is leading and adam's is supporting. does not like to yell or wish people unwell. THAT GUY!! NEEDS!! therapy, i hope he gets the help he needs :( to me this, combined with him honestly thinking beej might be his dad for a moment, reads as someone who had a very turbulent early childhood. a negligent or possibly abusive father who disappeared early enough in his life that adam doesn't remember his face. maybe he doesnt like to yell because that's what his own father did, and he doesnt want to be like his dad. he wants to be better than that. his not knowing his father could also lead into his fear of becoming one - he didn't have a strong father figure growing up, and he's never had that behavior modeled for him

The Maitlands as one - they should be like two halves of a whole. barb might lead, but she never steps on adam. adam might support, but his own impute is never stifled. barbara will encourage adam to be more brave and outgoing. adam will help barbara keep her temper or talk through things that frustrate her. they're so in love it's kinda gross.

[thephantomcasebook]

I love the Daeron Dayne theory!

Re: And thus all of Team Green has to be bad guys in some way so that people can root for "Girl Bosses" and "People of Color" ... which as someone who is not white, I find that shit more racist than anything else.

I personally also can't wait for the optics of good bastards (the Hulls) played by black actors who stay true and loyal to team black, and evil bastards (The Two Betrayers) played by white actors who go comedic relief warlord, as well as, white girl (Jaehaera) gets murked for black 9yo beauty pageant LMFAO. Just a deeply unserious and disingenuous show. Will only be peeping the rest for the amazing performance of the team green actors tbh.

I also really like Steve Toussaint as Corlys but the show seems to not care for him beyond putting him in the role of Rhaenyra's wise wizard which comes with its own racist implications. He's a shrewd politician himself who was ready to pimp out his daughter but like everything else team black it's neither highlighted nor problematized as much as Otto/Alicent was. There's no way they're for real about that Seasnake show 😂

You joke, but I'm sure, at least before GRRM took over writing duty for Season 2, that was exactly what Spotchnik, Hess, and HBO Corporate had in mind for future seasons.

I mean it's now basically a well known fact that they tried to write Daeron out of the show, because, they didn't want Alicent or the Greens to have a heroic and moral son that is on par with Jon Snow and Robb Stark. GRRM had to fight (And fire a showrunner) to get him on the show, because, the people in Season 1 were so married to their political bullshit that they though Daeron's mere existence would spoil their racist algebra of "Team Black x Diversity + Pogressive Values = Good Guys! Team Green x White people + Catholic/Conservative Values = Bad Guys! Even in the parlance of GRRM's World that is not how things work.

Ugh, don't get me started on the Dragonseed Riders. I wish people would stop perpetuating that, somehow, they're all badasses. They fought like one battle - "The Battle of the Gullet" - in which both Aemond and Daeron were far from home. Then, they all pissed themselves when Rhaenyra tried to send them at Daeron. They literally threatened to quit, because, they were scared of Daeron and Tessarion. At Tumblestone, Hammer and Ulf shit their pants at the sight of Daeron in battle and switched sides so they wouldn't have to fight him. The only Dragonseed Rider who actually fought another Dragon was Adam Hull ... and he and Seasmoke got their asses kicked by Daeron and Tessarion - and yes, Daeron was piloting Tessarion in that battle, anyone who actually believes the maester about Tessarion doing all that shit on her own ... I got a bridge to sell you.

The only thing I looked forward too is Daeron and Hugh Hammer's rivalry. Cause Daeron really shows who he is by being Alpha as fuck going up against this jacked roid-rage rapist murderer on the biggest dragon in the world and sitting Hammer's dumb ass down every time they mix it up. I just love that the most powerful and dangerous Dragon Rider in the war is afraid of a 17 year old master swordsman who denies the Iron Throne twice and just wants his mommy back.

I mean if you polled any of the fans in 2018 everyone was saying that Daeron or Criston was their favorite character in "the Dance". It's revisionist history to say that Daemon or Corlys were popular when the book came out. I mean Daemon was GRRM's favorite and he became popular when Matt Smith took over the role - and he's damn good - but I'd argue that no one was that big a Daemon fan till Smith got cast. Daemon was a piece of shit who abandons his wife and young children to run off with an underage girl.

I do like Steve Toussaint a lot. I especially love that he and the actress who play Rhaenys are big fans of GOT and I love them together on the press tour. To be honest with you, I knew all the way back in 2018 that they were probably gonna race swap the Velaryons, because, even in the book House Velaryon stank of "Marketability" - You mean the House that is only ever mentioned in passing in ASoIaF and plays no bigger role except getting wiped out at the "Battle of Blackwater"? It had the stench of HBO on it from the beginning. So when they announced Toussaint as the Sea Snake, I wasn't mad nor surprised cause Corlys felt like a Corporate character from the inception.

I also agree with you that it bothers me a whole lot that somehow Corlys got a pass for doing the exact same thing to his own - much younger - daughter as Otto did and for the exact same reason. Except that I think it's much worse. On some level, I think Otto knew what he was doing was wrong and at least he never justified his bullshit with Alicent. Corlys not only did the same thing, but he was entitled when he did it. He didn't give a shit, not about Viserys or Laena. At least Otto eased Alicent and Viserys together and fostered a friendship. Corlys was just "You're gonna get Funky with Strawberry Shortcake and you're gonna like it!" like she wasn't even his daughter.

[reachexceedinggrasp]

Have been hearing from several professional and unprofessional critics alike that 65 was a disappointment, can you give a more thorough explanation as to how the script is lacking? Most importantly what about Driver's acting,did the poorly written script managed to affect his performance in a degradable way?

The actors did great with what they were given, the main problem was that they were barely given anything. It felt like a first draft because the characters have almost no personality, the relationships and themes are undeveloped, and it doesn't do anything with any of the ideas it introduces.

Like, first the set-up is super paint by numbers, serviceable but ponderous and overdone. Then the sentimentality they're trying to bring to it to give Mills pathos is just incredibly hacky. He's a pilot going on a two year assignment to pay for his seriously ill daughter's medical treatment, analogous to a technical diver or someone in the military. The daughter has Occasional Cough disease and is classically precocious while being played by an actress too old for how young they're writing her.

Anyway, they keep hammering on Mills having pictures and videos of her and constantly play them. These videos are entirely free of content and tell us nothing about either character. It's like placeholder dialogue. This is very tedious. I get it, he has a daughter.

But the main thrust of the film is the crash, the desperateness of the situation, and the renewed quest to escape once he realises there is another survivor. Mills the character has to carry almost the entire movie essentially alone, because Koa the other survivor does not speak a language he (or we the audience) can understand. And I think Adam could easily do that, he's a very engaging screen presence even in this, but they give him zero tools. Mills sends one message and then does not make further attempts or audio diary entries or anything like that. He doesn't talk to himself. He doesn't talk to Koa much and when he does talk to her the writers haven't thought at all about how people who don't share a language can communicate.

There's one scene where he draws for her, but it's horribly executed and for the rest of the film he just shouts slowly at her and when the plot needs her to understand, she magically does. There's just barely any effort made to establish a connection between them, we're supposed to care because she's a little girl and remember he has a daughter. It's especially stupid because one of the few things the movie bothers to tell us about Mills is that he's heroic. He considers suicide when he thinks he is the only survivor in a hopeless situation, he doesn't want to endanger anyone by calling for rescue and clearly has guilt issues, but he becomes determined to save that person the moment he discovers someone else is alive. It's clear he would have done this for anyone, it's not because Koa is a young girl.

If he'd had a monologue where he recorded his experiences for anyone who might recover the ship, or messages to his wife, or if he just thought aloud, or if he'd really tried to communicate with Koa, we could have seen some personality from him and the whole movie would have worked imo. Adam is more than charismatic enough to carry that off. But with the boring dialogue, no personality, and cloying hack sentiment the only thing going on... it's just empty when they try to make us care. You can see all the strings. Every device they use is so obvious and so unthoughtful.

There were one or two really funny/cute moments, but it's sold entirely by the actors with no dialogue.

There's also some bad blocking and confusing scene construction that undermines the performances, but it's not super embarrassing or anything, it's just not good. There's no support for the heady emotional moments or some of the intense physical moments, the actors are just adrift trying to sell it without context. So the script didn't really degrade Adam's acting apart from not giving him anything to work with, but the director does let him down. It's not an impressive showing for anyone.

But like, what is the point? We find out his daughter died while he was away despite the treatment. Was that necessary? He needs a dead daughter to bond with this orphaned girl on a hostile planet? He doesn't have an arc about learning to value life or wanting to live again, he is willing to give up out of guilt and despair and then instantly changes his mind when someone else's life is at stake. He's a selfless person, he already was, the only reason he's on this mission in the first place is because he's willing to do anything to save someone. Nothing happens on a character level. I'm not asking for much, it's a very simple story and that's fine, just something to invest in. It also has nothing to say about emotional connection without words or communication or language- why make them unable to communicate if you're not going to do anything with it?

He lies to Koa that her family is waiting for her at the escape pod to get her to come with him and that's supposed to be our stakes (the only stakes the film has besides 'will they die'), but it's just goofy because it's so haphazard and it's so unclear what she even thinks is happening. She's even more of a blank slate than Mills so I felt no tension about the lie or their relationship. When she finds out, it's deeply blah.

It just feels like there's no thought behind it and there's not enough effort put into it to make it as mindlessly entertaining as it should be either. Even a dumb action thriller needs character. There are good sequences, but way too many parts of it seriously drag because of how underwritten it is. I'm also really annoyed about a) the replacement goldfish plot of them killing his daughter so he can bond with Koa as though a man can't just care about a child in danger because he's a decent person and b) his wife is in the opening scene doing exposition and then she is literally never mentioned again. He has no pictures or videos of her. Getting back to her is not part of his motivation. We will endlessly harp on his dead daughter but the wife is chopped liver. Fuck you, movie.

But yeah the scene with the flower may be bog standard but it worked. Adorable, funny, A+ no notes. Again, credit to the actors because this is a super paint by numbers moment but they sold it. If they had leaned into the comedy a tish more, this would be a blockbuster. Every moment of deadpan with Mills, usually completely non-verbal, is stellar. He is funny and letting him be more funny would have saved this. Let him John McClane it up. They already have him getting progressively more injured as the film goes on, if they'd just let him talk to himself and be sarcastic this thing would have worked.

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do you have any recs where the hero is not conventionally handsome? Like maybe his a bit chubby or something? There’s not a lot of rep for men other than being Tall and jacked and sometimes he thinks he’s ugly because his face is craggily or something.

I have some, but I will say that I think this is easier to find in contemporary romance because a lot of heroes in historical, fantasy, PNR, tend towards being hyper masculine. Which means that even when they aren't conventionally hot, they do get that "craggy" description, or "almost handsome" in a way that suggests he's even hotter than he would be if he was conventionally handsome. Like, Derek Craven in Dreaming of You has snaggly teeth, but he's so competent and masculine (and built) that he is. HOT. Even if he's not described as being conventionally handsome.

But I will also add that many of the ones where there's a specific callout towards things like the hero being fat or short (things we don't associate with .02% body fat 6'4" romance heroes) somehow? Are cinnamon roll hero books? Like, I don't think I've read a book where the hero is described as a true bad boy or alpha who's also fat. Or short. Which is honestly fucked, like you don't have to be 6'5" with a nine pack to consensually throw someone around the room like a rag doll. And my thing is, I hate cinnamon roll heroes nine times out of ten, so. It's hard out there.

Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon is a cute book with a fat Scottish hero. I'll be honest, it's a bit CUTE for me, but if you like cute (and pegging) the book totally works.

Sworn to the Shadow God by Ruby Dixon is a fantasy romance I find quite enjoyable in which a gamer girl becomes bound to the God of Death in a parallel universe. He's described as being kind of like... too much? All over? In a way that isn't conventionally handsome. (Adam Driver. He's Adam Driver. But the heroine has nothing to do with Daisy Ridley, as she's Latina among other things, and I wouldn't call this a Reylo book.) Like all Ruby Dixon books, this is very fun, the heroine spends a lot of time being like "this is just like a DnD campaign!!!" only to be proven wrong. And she does get her period and he does prove that Fear is Not A Factor For Him which is something you really don't see enough of in romance.

The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt is like... Jane Eyre if Jane was a widow and also a secretary instead of a governess and there was masked sex. The hero is described as ugly like, all the time, lol. He has smallpox scars that are disfiguring to the point that he has a hard time finding a wife. I will also add that Hoyt often writes heroes who are unconventional looking. I don't think the hero of The Leopard Prince is described as much besides "nondescript". The hero of The Serpent Prince, however, is flash as fuck.

Westcliff, the hero of It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas, is famously described as like... kinda short and box-headed, but there'S SOMETHING about him. Something bitches (Lisa Kleypas is bitches) CAN'T RESIST. Something that COMPELS HER SO.

The Taming of a Highlander by Elisa Braden has a hero who was handsome, but after being tortured in prison for months he comes out with a bunch of disfiguring scars, missing an eye. Personally I find him super hot, but it's something a lot of people find scary in the book.

Twist by Kylie Scott is.... not my favorite Kylie Scott, but it's cute if you like a small-town romance. The hero is described as not being super toned, and he's a Big Boy. He's the less attractive brother and he basically catfishes a girl who was talking to his brother online. Lol.

In Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall (m/m) Bonny is described as being on the plumper side. He's like, CURVY.

Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade is one that didn't super work for me, but it's a celebrity romance in which both the hero and heroine (costars on a Game of Thrones type show) are fat. They hook up right before they begin working together, and then they can't do anything for YEARS until the show is over.

The hero of The Intimacy Experiment, another contemporary that was fine but not great for me, has a hero who is hot but noticeably short. He's also a rabbi, which I did love.

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good omens season 2

ep 1

damn, getting to see crowly as a not fallen angel? this can't be good. blasphemy to the highest order, especially to creationists, i LOVE IT! he's so enthusiastic about the universe it's infectious and the theology is just so saddening. i mean that how i think about this type of theology in general, but it does a really good job of presenting it. "how much trouble could i get into for just asking a few questions?"... yea... this type of theology does not appreciate simple questions.

azeeaaa... that guy just forgiving is both nice characterization, as well as a slap in the face of the theology. he can just forgive, unlike his god.

"who told you i was naked?" such a great inversion of a biblical line. this show is way too fucking clever... Also What The Fuck Is Going On? why does Gabriel suddenly know nothing with mysterious prophesies? "his royal smuggness" fuck that's a quote to steal.

on the one side they seem to be setting up a saphic romance, on the other it was shot down hard. so now i'm curious, was the shotdown a lie, will something happen, or something more intersting?

the sound effect for dusting, fucking hell this season will be glorious.

that... oh that's no not a healthy relationship. and this doesn't read like worried, this seems controlling. now that can be rooted in worried, but isn't good. but since we've not seen the character i doubt we'll see the relationship mended but broken for a better one, which for some reason, at least at this stage, may not feel great. the problematic person will still be problematic in the next relationship.

ep 2 the clue

"i command thee, begone!" "no" "no?" "no, thank you? you see, i have a permit." "a permit? from whom?"{disgruntled, as if someone didn't tell them they had to bring some money for lunch so now they'll be slightly hungry for a couple hours} still the best writing.

oh, tackling job? yea, that story certainly doesn't paint god in a good light. absolutely amazing story to show when you want to make heaving one of two bad guys (which does theologically make perfect sense)

oh, the small miracle worked... now lets hope the scene won't be awkward and/or long.

oh fuck, they really make you empathise with job and his wife. of all the people talking about job, be it christian or atheist that's an angle i've never seen. love that crowley is so consistent. a bastard, but one with some hart.

"i think the message was... if you have questions... come back when you can make a whale"... i mean honestly... about as logical a conclusion to draw from job as anything else. damn this edition of job is amazing.

assertive azeaa... that guy, is weird. it's not out of character, not fully, just weird.

the use of job is SO amazing. 1. i points to all the fucked up parts of job. 2. it actually focuses on the fucked up part of job. not the atheist talking points for "look at how fucked god is in job", there is that, but it actually makes it a point. it's not just a cinema sins ding against god (first time i'm fully internalizing how bad cinema sins dings are) but actually focuses on it. 3. perfectly integrated into the story. it's a fucked up story that makes total sense to be the course of azeaa-that guy's first sin. we saw him bend the rules in season 1 by for instance giving adam his flaming sword at the garden of eden, but that wasn't a sin, it was stretching, but not breaking the rules. this was just breaking the rules, and it made perfect sense and explains how the deal was made. and holy shit the reuse of the line "but you said it wasn't [lonely]" "i'm a demon. i lied."

ep 3

it's impressive how good these actors are at playing not knowing how to human. seriously just try to pick up something having never held it in your life, it's hard. just try to hold something mundane in a way that shows you're confused by the concept of holding it.

people have been bothering her about her love life a lot already, and it itself is already draining. and now an angel with NO knowledge on how to human is going to be blunt about it? oh yea, they got some time to arrange things.

ah, heaven trying to justify the poor having to do desperate things they (well, the rich that made them up) disapprove of to make ends meet. it fails spectacularly.

... what is going on in hell? are they going to make hell... better? i'd be up for it, but it's a wild concept with the theology they're going with.

oh, breaking down the body snatcher thing that was going down. poor people Need the money, doctors in training Need bodies, and the legal supply is simply too low. not delivering bodies was just worse for everyone.

he wants to threaten, but as always he has no power. a traitor demon the demons just don't want to really deal with, still able to do miracles, but unable to stand up to the forces of heaven or hell. all he has is deception and knowledge on how humans work. just barely enough to keep his friend safe.

ep 4

90% of the episode is a flashback to a fun story, yet seems totally unrelated. then in the last 10% big setups for future episodes, not least of which a DEMON INVASION ON the book shop... love the contrast.

ep 5

oh, that matchbox is suddenly a LOT more important... maybe? it's also such a great description of the amnesia. and i love the grow? change? niceness of crowley.

"they stand on their own two feed, like the government said". this feels like a dig at something. looking it up: yup. it's sarcastically using lines of the British equivalent of people who tell you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

look azeaa... that guy, i know you mean well, but this is not... well. this is weird and bonkers and unsettling.

ep 6

crowley has a very interesting plan, while we see how the ladies are similar.

oh shit. crowley was pretty high up. also "i wasn't always a demon and they never change their passwords" is such a fun line, while also making perfect sense. why would you need to change your password in heaven?

the fly?! THE FLY JIM WAS SWATTING AT AT EPISODE 1 OR 2!?!

are they doing this? are they really doing This?! i mean it makes sense, hell love was a theme this season, i just didn't expect it.

the ending was turning extremely bad (it'll still end extremely bad) and then they bring up that in the next part they want to tackle the second coming. THE FUCK AMAZING YES IT"S IN THE WORKS BUT WILL STILL TAKE A LONG TIME FUCK

also realized that it points to the big conflict between crowley and azeaa... that guy: one still fundamentally believes in the system while the other doesn't. sure both have problems with how things are done and go around the system plenty of times, but one still believes that the core of their side, of the system, is good while the other calls both of them wankers and wants nothing to do with either. and it's probably which side i agree with more.

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Do you have any Wally West reading recommendations?

Ah asking me about my favorite unfortunately I don't know of any good reading lists for him so I will just list things I like.

I don't think you have to read his introduction in the Flash v1 110 since he'll get an origin story later on in his flash comic but he mostly shows up in cute kid friendly back up stories in the Flash comic when first introduced. Doesn't even really work with Barry at first kind of like on his own like oh now I need to round up all these animals that escaped from a zoo that kind of story.

But I will recommend if you enjoy you know cheesy weird older comics The Brave and the Bold #54 which is where the OG Titans first meet and the 60s Titans run which is a product of it's time and if you don't like old silver age comics I get it. I just think it's fun.

I will not recommend Wally in any of the NTT stuff though Wolfman did not like him and wrote him either as a jerk or just quitting the team or in college or whatever he could do to get rid of him cause he thought speedsters where overpowered and didn't want to write him.

Now for his Flash comic I know most people recommend starting at the Waid run but I disagree. I will not recommend the first writer since his Wally is like peak jerk. But I do think the Messner-Loebs run of the Flash is greatly underappreciated. It's not perfect but he has a lot of fun stories, introduced a lot of Wally's side characters like his eventual wife Linda and whether or not he succeeded at least he tried to beat the asshole out of Wally by giving him Linda as a girlfriend and Hartley as a best friend who both would be instrumental to Wally's development even as the comic passed over to Waid. But yeah I personally would start with his stuff on the Flash comic and go on. But obviously I personally and this is very far into the comic am not a super big fan of the Geoff Johns run but a lot of people like it so idk maybe you will? I just felt like Johns was way more interested in the villains than Wally and also he wrote literally one of the worst pregnancy story-lines I've read in comics so there's that too.

I will recommend Wally's JLA stuff as well but that also has it's ups and downs like I said one day I really should put together an actual reading list.

Now unfortunately Wally was erased from existence in new 52 and the only things from him in post that I will recommend are his return in DC Rebirth, and the current ongoing Flash run by Jeremy Adams.