#that shits creepy and uncool

[stargiirl27]

saying this again cause I keep seeing fics but if you find tex watson (the man who murdered and participated in the murders of sharon tate, her unborn son paul polanski, jay sebring, abigail foldger, wojciech frykowski, and mr. and mrs. labianca) attractive or want to fuck him and fictional depictions of him I'm going to need you to get off tumblr and go seek therapy or some sort of psychiatric help

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Hobie Brown, Emotional Preparation, and the Art of Great Dialogue

Nearly all of Hobie's dialogue is written with his goal - protecting and preparing Miles for Miguel's abuse - in mind, even if it may not be obvious at first watch.

Here's an unhinged breakdown where I over-analyze literally every one of Hobie’s lines and explain how every sentence was written to contribute directly to Miles’ radicalization.

Hollywood. Pay your writers. (:

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Hobie has around 10 minutes screentime total, but for the sake of introductions and this analysis, let's start at the end of the battle, and the beginning of the quantum hole.

Starting with his first line in the scene:

"I don't follow orders. Neither does he."

All morals considered, Hobie doesn't seem like the type to speak for someone who can speak for themselves - he's a punk after all. But here, he speaks for Miles. This line serves to tell Miles 'I don't respect them, why should you?', but funnily enough, it can also be a point to Jess, as if to say 'Miles isn't interested.' - even if he is.

"Bit much, innit?"

While, Hobie and Mile's next interaction is their exchange in the elevator, the scene leads to Mile's introduction to the Society. Miles gawks at the lobby, obviously impressed. Gwen affirms this awe, telling him 'this is just the lobby.' However, Hobie feels the need to chime in. His next dialogue 'Bit much, innit?' is a subtle nudge to Miles that the society is not a place to be in awe off. It's a spectacle, one that's a bit overdone. Knowing Miles now sees Hobie as cool, Hobie makes it known - he sees the Society as uncool.

"Gwendy, How much have you told him? About his place in all this? Maybe not enough."

'So what happened about that small elite strike-team?' - 'Most of these are part time.' This is by far one of Hobie's more interesting lines, and I wrote about it here. But in short, this is Hobie's soft but direct confrontation of Gwen. After Gwen lies to Miles in front of him, Hobie immediately asks how much Gwen has revealed to him. And when she tries to play it off, he openly says 'Maybe that's not enough.' He's not angry with Gwen, but he is disappointed, which in turn motivates him to have his discussion with Miles.

"Super humane, and not creepy."

One of my favorites, because it's hard to catch and to the point. After talking about Hobie and Gwen's mission history, they're taken to Margo and the control room. As Miles marvels at Margo and the Go-Home-Machine, and Gwen says she voted against it. However, Hobie says blatantly: 'Holy shit, Miles isn't this inhumane and weird???', validating that the Society is willing to do inhumane, hurtful stuff to those it deems 'misplaced'.

Next comes Hobie's confrontation with Miles.

Because Hobie knows this is his last movements with Miles before he meets Miguel, and this is where if final push of emotional support kicks in, before he goes quiet in front of Miguel.

And because this conversation is so well layered, I think it's best to go line by line. ______________________________

H: "Bet this doesn't even do anything." M: "Maybe it did before you ripped it out of a wall!"

Hobie has now confirmed that he'll be making an exit soon. And he begins his finally sweep of parts he needs for his watch, stocking up his pockets. He's not stealing to steal. He knows he's leaving and this is his last chance to get what he needs before he's out the door.

"Propaganda, bro! It's to distract you from the truth!"

HOLY SHIT I missed this one. Notice how in this shot, Gwen is not visible at all. Hobie notices they're out of hershot of her for the first time. And his first line is - 'Propaganda.' Their watches can take them anywhere. When Gwen needed to, she was taken to exactly where she needed in Mumbattan. But when they're heading towards HQ, Jessica makes them walk through the lobby. They could have been sent directly to Miguel's station, but instead she makes them do the whole tour, which serves as a flex of muscle. In order, Miles was shown the massive number of members in the Society, then their prisoners, then the go-home-machine. Only THEN can they see Miguel. All of which was intent to intimidate Miles on purpose. Hobie tells him directly: 'Everything you just saw was propaganda.'

M: And what's that?

"I ain't got a Scooby Doo, mate. Cause that's what they want."

One of the most iconic and notable of his quotes. Cockney aside, this line ties back in with his discussion with Gwen just a couple minutes before. They've done their tour and walk. Both Jess and Gwen have been given a chance to prime or explain to Miles anything, and both have chosen not to. So Hobie simply tells him, 'They want you in the dark. And they're sending you into a fight.'

The next line is:

H: Why do you want to be part of this lot? M: To get a watch. H: Make your own watch.

Miles sucks his teeth at Hobie.

Because of this - Hobie begins to change methods. Which I cannot stress is incredibly perceptive of him.

Miles is exasperated with him. So instead of dissuasion and making the society out to be uncool, he tries to turn Miles' attention towards his family.

"Bet you got a nice setup, huh? Nice parents?"

This line is a very well done one, with two things of notice. First, I find it interesting that the screenplay phrases this line as a question, not a sentence. Hobie is asking. He's taking a shot in the dark here. And this is backed up by his delivery; Hobie hesitates while saying this. The only line in which he does so. He may not know about Miles' mom and dad, because Gwen hadn't met them when she met Hobie. But still, Hobie asks, hoping the reminder of Miles' parents will dissuade him from continuing.

M: They're fine. H: [After this line, Hobie turns black and white momentarily. Potentially a nod to the fact that this conversation is the only 'black and white' one Miles has had so far.] M: But we got into a fight. They just want what's best for me, so...

[Hobie frowns. The scene and dialogue REALLY starts to pick-up from here.]

"That's a bloody shame. Because you're not ready for everyone else."

As the scene progresses Hobie goes from behind Miles, to beside him like an ally. Then, when Gwen finally comes back into frame, Hobie crosses in front of him. When Miles mentions his parents wanting what's best for him, Hobie warns that everyone else does not want what's best for him. At the same time, visually Gwen has her back to Miles, and Hobie puts himself between Miles and Gwen, trying to block his path. The scene is set up to show that in Hobie's eyes, Gwen is turning her back on Miles. She does not have his best interest in mind. Hobie is telling Miles 'They're using propaganda on you, they're keeping you in the dark, and they do not have your best interest at mind. You're not ready for this." And he physically tries to block Miles from continuing, one last time.

Miles goes through Hobie, and now within earshot of Gwen again, this is Hobie's final chance and push to get as much information into Miles as he can - without freaking Miles out. Above all else, he needs Miles to be prepared, confident, and willing to fight back.

His voice becomes more serious, and he starts speaking more straight-forward and a lot less cryptically.

"Listen to me, bruv. The whole point of being Spider-man is your independence. Being your own boss, you don't need all this!"

I think Hobie saying this reveals a lot about his character, especially understanding the context where he's from. While many Spider-men would agree that being Spider-man is about responsibility and power - to Hobie, it is about independence, and freedom. Hobie is a freedom fighter, and one of the only Spider-men besides Noir that knows how to fight systemic threats as well as physical ones. To him, being Spiderman is about being able to free yourself and others. It's about independence and freedom, and he's trying to nail that in Miles' head one last time.

M: Then why are you here?

"Looking out for my drummer, is all."

As the scene is coming to a close, the writers chose this time to reveal some of Hobie's motivations, starting with the independence comment, and now this. Despite knowing about Gwen's deception towards Miles, he is still looking out for her - and Miles. This is the writers' and Hobie's last push to solidify himself as an ally to Miles and the viewer.

M: I want to be in a band. I want to see my friends, and I need a watch to do that. G: Guys, come on.

"Alright, Squashed. Just don't enlist until you know about who you're fighting."

I genuinely had to sit and ask myself why the writers would choose to leave Hobie's collective effort - a LOT of effort - with this line. And honestly, I think it's a perfect segway. Hobie chooses his words very clearly; He doesn't say 'what', he says 'who'. The next scene leads into Miguel's intro, and up until this point, Miles doesn't know who he is. He only knows about the Society, but never who is at the top. We know about Miguel, but all Miles knows is his name. That's why Hobie says 'who you're fighting'. Because the Society isn't really a Society, and this isn't really between Miles and the Society at all. It's a dictatorship - and the person he's enlisting to fight is Miguel. The perfect introduction and warning to the person he's about to meet. He's telling Miles, 'Don't rush into it. Wait until you meet Miguel first'. And when Miles does meet Miguel, he finally sees that this isn't the place he thought it was, just like Hobie said. ALSO EVEN MORE INTERESTINGLY - THIS is one of the lines that is changed between the two versions of spiderverse (there are two theatrical versions on release.) In the alternative he says 'Don't enlist unless you know what war you're fighting.' And I think that the fact the writers chose to publish two different versions of this line goes to show how powerful they knew this line would be in Miles' characterization. There is so much Hobie has left to say to him, but only one line - and so we get two versions. How fun!

With the scene now over, we see a change in Hobie's demeanor, and I love the writers' choice to have the shot linger on Hobie.

We see him give Miles a look that isn't exactly full of confidence, but from this point forward, Hobie chooses to hang back, no longer having any motivation to instigate. He knows his work here is done, and now all he can really do is wait for Miguel to reveal his true colors, and hope that he got through enough to Miles that he will react, and fight back.

And closing out the scene - I noticed that when Peter B. arrives Hobie pointedly says

"Oh boy, Humbling Reality Spider-man has arrived."

All I'll say about this is Hobie has to be Jamaican cause that was so mfing rude shgjfkghjgjkdfjk

Hobie has about three lines between this point and then end of his screentime - Two of which were his lines to Mayday, and his comment during the canon events.

But there is one shot of him before it all happens. And after this shot the movie begins staging Hobie in specific a very different way than anyone else.

The moment begins with Miles' line 'My Dad is about to be captain.'

The camera pans to each character. Gwen, Peter, and Jess all avert their eyes. Miguel looks at Miles. And Hobie is the only one who looks at all of them. Instead of looking down, he looks to the others, in anticipation of whats going to happen. It's also important to note that this was probably news to Hobie. He probably didn't know Miles' dad was a cop - or at the very least going to be captain. So the understanding of just how much trouble Miles is in kinda multiplies in this moment.

Then, this happens

From this point forward, every time Hobie is portrayed, he is shown as separate from the other characters, always being divided from the group - with Miles as the divider. Even as the camera moves, Hobie visually remains - quite literally - as the only person in Miles' corner. And as the scene goes on, he moves farther and farther into that corner.

Until finally the scene comes to a climax, and Hobie gets two shots to himself - delivering his final lines.

"Here we go." - "Hobie, You're not helping." - "Good."

GUYS IM GONNA CRY OKAY IM GONNA CRY

This is Hobie seeing his work pay off. This is him knowing that he got through to Miles and that it was worth it. He's proud of him.

Hobie knew what he came to do, and he used literally every line he said to Miles to the FULLEST extent. He doesn't give a fuck if he's not helping the Society. He's helping Miles. And now he knows his work is done.

Being a punk is not about being a hero, it's about empowering those who feel powerless. HE UNDERSTOOD THE MOTHERFUCKING ASSIGNMENT.

IN SHORT - HOLLYWOOD PAY YOUR FUCKING WRITERS I SWEAR TO GOD.

if you read this far let me know :) thanks bye

[writers-potion]

International Slang, Slang, Slang!

I'm sharing this list of slang in different languages (English, British English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Malaysian, Russian, Hindi) to use for dialogue:

English Slang

LOL = laugh out loud

OMG = oh my god

Noob = newbie

LMAO = laught my ass off

SFW = Safe work work

HMB = hit me back

XOXO = hugs and kisses

Txt = text

msg = message

cuz = because

kinda = kind of

outta = out of

'bout = about

C'mon = come on

'em = them

lil = little

lotsa = lots of

nope/nah = no

wanna = want to

dunno = don't know

lemme = let me

TBH = to be honest

gotcha = have got you

jack around = waste time

jillion = an immense number

nuke = destroy, delete

bushed = extremely tired

fab = fabulous

chicken = coward

grabbers = hands

grub = food

vanilla = plain

peanuts = very little money

British English Slang

skive = lazy or avoid doing something

knackered = tired

nicked = stolen

bugger = jerk

zed = equivalent to zzzzzz

nosh = food

dog's bollocks = awesome

bog roll = toliet paper

nutter = crazy person

punter = customer/prostitute's client

fiver = 5 euros

toff = upper class person

taking the piss = screwing around

pissed = drunk

wonky = not right

gutted = devastated

Tosser = idiot

Cock-up = screw up

Bloody = damn

Wanker = idiot

Fancy = like

Lost the plot = gone crazy

Kip = sleep or nap

Bee's knees = awesome

Dodgy = suspicious

Wicked = cool!

Know your onions = knowledgeable

Chuffed = proud

Bespoke = custom made

Give you a bell = call you

Hoover = vacuum

Tad = little bit

French Slang

Spanish Slang

Tu (me) fair chier) = (literally: you make me

shit) You are pissing me off

Ca me saoule = I'm sick of this

J'en ai ras le cul = I'm sick of this

Fringues = clothes

Grailler = to buy/steal/take/eat

Crever = to die

Crevant = exhausting

Gerber = to throw up

Defonce = stoned

Glander = to procrastinate/to do nothing/to

lay around

Va craver = go die

J'ai la dalle = I'm hungry

Avoir la flemme = not wanting to do

something

Japanese Slang

Tio = dude or guy

Guay = cool/great

Currar = to work

Fome = boring

Value = okay or sure

Colega = buddy or friend

Pasta = moneu

Majo = nice or friendly

Flipar = to be shocked

Bocachancla = gossip

Raro - weird

Papear = to eat

Resaca = hangover

Plomazo = boring

Loco = crazy

Chafa = Lame

Baka (ばか) = Stupid or idiot.

Bucchake (ぶっちゃけ) = To be honest or frank.

Chiruru (チルる) = To chill or relax.

Chō (超) = Very.

Dame (だめ) = No good or not allowed.

Dasai (ダサい) = Uncool or out of style.

Disuru (ディスる) = To disrespect or talk down about someone.

Egui (えぐい) = Awesome or incredible.

Gachi (ガチ) = Serious or real.

Ganba (がんば) = A short version of “ganbatte,” meaning “do your best” or “good luck.”

Guguru (ググる) = To Google something.

Gyaru (ギャル) = A fashion-conscious young lady with tanned skin and long nails.

Honto (ほんと ) = Really or for real.

Ii kanji (いい感じ) = To have a good vibe or feeling about something.

JK = High school girl.

Kimoi (キモい) = Creepy or gross.

Kira kira (キラキラ) = Sparkling, cute, or beautiful.

Kireru (キレる) = To snap or lose your temper.

Maji (マジ) = Seriously or really.

Moteru (���テる) = To be popular or attractive.

Mukatsuku (むかつく) = To be irritated.

Nampa (ナンパ) = To chat or pick someone up.

Sugoi (すごい) = Amazing or incredible.

Uzai (うざい) = Another word for annoying.

Wakannai (わかんない) = I don’t know.

Yabai (ヤバい) = Anything from “awesome” to “oh no.”

Russian Slang

Долбоеб (dolboyob_) = Fool, Idiot

Иди на хуй (idi na hui) = F*ck yourself

Сволочь (svo lach’) = Trash, Scum, Jerk

Жопа (zho pa) = Brat (typically used towards children)

Гавно (gav no) = Sh!t (used more when speaking to yourself rather than to insult someone)

лох (loh) = Stupid, Idiot, Sucker

Гандон (gan don) = Condom (Whilst calling someone a condom in English is just not a thing, it’s quite common in Russia. Used to refer to someone weak or just plain irritating)

Чушь собачья (chush’ sobach’ya) = Bullsh!tter

Malaysian Slang

Трахни тебя (trakhni tebya) = F*ck You

Ти дегхенераат (ti degheneraat) = You’re a degenerate

Отыебис от меныа! (otyebis ot menya!) = Move your ass / Get the f*ck away

чертовски дно (chertovski dno) = F*cking bottom (would be used when referring to hitting rock bottom.)

Bo jio = use when referring to friend who didn't invite them to a gathering (e.g. 'why you bo jio?)

Ýum cha = hang out over drinks or food at local coffee shops

belanja = I got you covered

Potong Stim = killjoy

Boss = waiters refer to their cusomters as boss, and customers call out for waiters using the same term!

Tapau/Bungkus = take-away

Ang Moh/Mat Salleh = "Western foreigners"

Kantoi = being cuaght red handed

Paiseh = shy or embarrased

Walao Eh! = brother

Macha = good friends (equivalent to "fam" in English)

Alamak! = shock, surprise, or frustration (punctuate with 'face palm' for dramatic effect)

Lah = This one really has no meaning, used to add "emphasis" and "flavor" to sentences. It is rather addictive...

Kawan baik = best friend

Jom = let's (inviting someone to do something together)

Best gila = crazy good, crazy fine (like "amazing!" in English)

Kantoi = busted

Fuyoh = WOW or OMG

Cincai = whatever

Italian Slang

Ma Dai = come on, imagine, stop it (express surprise, amazement)

Chi Se Ne Frega? = Who cares?

Scialla = stay calm

In Bocca Al Lupo = Good luck

Come Il Cacio Sui Maccheroni = like sheep's milk for the macaroni

Come Te La Passi = How is it going?

Trescare – Have a flirt

Camomillarsi – Calm down

Sbalconato – Be out of your mind

Incicognarsi – Get pregnant

Citofonarsi – Call someone by surname

Tirare tardi – To be late

Inciucio – Intrigue, a cheat, a mess

Un carnaio – Many people together in the same place

Abbioccarsi – falling asleep unexpectedly

Bordello – Problematic, confusing, and chaotic situation

Fottìo – Something that has happened or occurs in large quantities

Svalvolare – Loss of control

Rosicare – To be envious of something

Scazzato – A state of mind of malaise

Che pizza – a boring or bad thing

Sbroccare o sclerare – Getting angry and making a scene

Raga – Guys

Tranqui – abbreviation of the word “calm,” it means to stay calm

Che Figata – Cool

Meno male! – Luckily or thank goodness

Che schifo – How disgusting

Vivere alla giornata – Live in the moment

Pisolino – An Italian slang word that means “afternoon nap”

Hindi Slang

Yaar = Friend, used at the end of sentences for casual social interactions (including shopkeepers/autorickshaw drivers)

Achcha = good/okay/really?

Thik Hain = okay (+ head nod)

Arre = hey (with a higher tone = surprise, lower tone = exasperation)

Bas = that's it

Chakkar = dizziness

Funda = fundamentals

Ghanta = Yeah right

Jugaad = hack

Bakwaas = nonsense

Chalega = That will do

[em-harlsnow]

new chapter of invited intruders!

Chapter 3

“Goodnight.” Daniel says, smiling tightly and offering an awkward wave.

Mandy looks at them with judgement, clearly thinking they’re the most uncool people on the planet. If anything, that makes Olive feel more motherly than anything else.

���Night.” She mutters, giving them an odd stare. Slowly, she shuts the door on them, watching them as she does - like she half-expects them to start chanting incantations.

Once the door’s closed, she turns to Daniel, hushed but embarrassed.

“Was that weird?”

“Yeah, it was, why did you smile like that?”

“Smile like what? Why did you wave? That’s so strange.”

“I wasn’t the one being strange. You were creepy.”

“I was not creepy.”

“You creeped her out!”

“No, I - do we say goodnight to Mickey, too?”

“Yeah, we can’t say it to one and not the other.”

“But I don’t think he’ll like it.”

“We have to!”

“What if he’s more judgy than Mandy?”

“We have to, Ollie.”

Before they can even start building up their confidence to knock on Mickey’s door, Olive hears the handle turn and then the door open. Mickey has a bored, flat expression on his face.

“Night.” He says, annoyed and snappish.

“Goodnight.” Olive squeaks, flustered by being caught in their nervous whisperings.

“Goodnight.” Daniel mirrors, giving that weird wave again. She smacks at his hand. She feels like she did back in high school, trying not to make a fool of herself in front of the cool kids and ultimately failing.

“How did you-“ Olive starts, confused because they were being really quiet and if he can hear that then she doesn’t know what else he’s heard. Or could hear, in the future. If they have superhuman hearing then it’s going to make it difficult for her and Daniel to ever have sex again.

Mickey holds up his phone, displaying a few texts. They both lean in to read it.

y did they nock on ur door

         wanted to say goodnight or sum shit

         probs gunna say it 2 u too

creepy?

         not rlly

         just weird

k 

Olive doesn’t know whether to be offended by Mandy calling her weird. Her and Daniel, she reminds herself. It makes her a little sad that Mickey asked if they were creepy, like a type of strange, perverted behaviour is the norm for them. It’s what they expect. It shouldn’t be what they expect. Olive wants them to trust them.

“Oh.” She says.

“Oh, right. Of course you guys text each other.” Daniel stumbles out.

Mickey nods and raises his eyebrows.

“Well, yeah. Goodnight, then.” Olive tries.

Mickey bobs his eyebrows again like he’s pissed they’re still here and then closes the door in a remarkably similar way to how Mandy did.

Her and Daniel stare at each other for a moment, part mortified and part glad to have the two anti-social and bitchy teenagers in their lives. They walk back to their bedroom and do their usual night-time routine. Olive’s never been more grateful for the en-suite bathroom in her life, because it means that the kids can have the bathroom in the hall and they can have their own. She wouldn’t want to share a bathroom with them. They’re cagey enough as it is, and would hate it more than she would.

to read more, here's the link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63593809/chapters/163685020

I hope you enjoy!

any support is greatly appreciated <3

[allwormdiet]

@yugonostalgia2019 Heehee your lb is really fun to read! This is extra funny to me bc on my first Worm read I HATED coil almost as much as you, but when i reread it he grew on me like very slimy mold haha. Fun things to notice: Leviathan seemed to be targeting Coil's base & the Travelers - perhaps the reason for coming to BB entirely? Second - remember how arc 7 Taylor goes on a paranoid rant about how conflict & shit always seems to go down at lunchtime? Notice how Coil asks Dinah about problems before lunchtime & drops his realities then? Not a coincidence :)))

Oh also want to self-indulgently talk about Coil's biggest personality trait/flaw: Hypocrisy. You noticed during the interlude & his speeches that he seems pretty self aware - he knows he's a bad person who enjoys torturing people, wanting power for his own sake right? But he has a self-assuredness too, that he views himself as a good employer, one who provides for his underlings & makes them want to work for him. A very stratch-your/mine-back mentality. Except… what happens when there's someone too valuable a subordinate & too dangerous independent? And if there's nothing Coil can offer them? What can he provide a middle schooler with decent parents to make her want to work for him?? Nothing. So, the mask comes off, the good employer self-image vanishes, & all that's left is power-hungry cruelty……

There's so many things about Coil that make me despise him, not least of which is the way he's an absolute goddamn creep about Dinah, but even if I didn't know that about him I think the foundation of the character, the thing that sends me into a gnashing fury, it's that he's uncool.

Coil is a goddamn criminal mastermind, a supervillain whose organization is held by everyone in the know to be one of the Top Three big dogs in Brockton Bay's underworld, and he doesn't even seem to have his mercenaries committing that many crimes out in the open. I actually don't even know why he's on the books as a supervillain, what crimes he's got on his head that put him in the same caliber as Lung and Kaiser and standing head and shoulders above the Merchants, or whether it's just the resources at his beck and call. He's ambitious, scheming, ruthless, with an air of sophistication. He's got a power that, while limited in certain ways, can be monstrously effective with careful planning.

...But then we get a good look at him and it turns out that all his grand ambitions are for petty greed, cruelty, and an obsession with control, an obsession he can't even blame on being a parahuman because his power is store-bought. His sophistication is a facade, he's incautious the moment it doesn't involve a threat of direct harm to himself. He has no guiding principles, he has no patience or loyalty or humility or anything that could be considered a redeeming feature.

Also, man has no taste and no passion. His costume is weird and he doesn't even bother coming up with a name for his organization, there's no aesthetic flair within a single inch of his soldiers' uniforms or in his underground lair. He's like if a box of bran flake cereal could defraud the stock market and was creepy about middle schoolers.

Like it feels almost even more insulting to me because I love the shit out of criminal mastermind types, I love the plotter in the shadows who pulls the strings and crushes their enemies without even being exposed, I have like multiple OCs who pull that kind of shit and one of them is even a supervillain. It's like catnip for me.

So I guess if we want to extend the simile, Coil is like if I went in for catnip and caught a mouthful of bleach, and also the bleach locked a child in its basement.

(Disclaimer: my stance on Coil in no way reflects how I feel about people who actually like him. If you get a kick out of this guy, that's fine, I don't get it but that's not for me to get, I just want to bite down on him as hard as I can and shake until his bones snap)

[conquestable]

3x4 - YOU WERE MY HERO

(spoilers for all three complete seasons will come up at various times as i point out foreshadowing)

about 3.3k words below the cut, but dont let the lower word count fool you, this is the best noallen episode hands down

aaaa glad the recap reminded me about how excited nolan was to find out allen didnt die

AND BATTLE BEAST FUCKING UP THE GUARDIANS

and rex standing up to the immortal, boooooy shit is getting so real

and oliver killing the maulers, rip…

man rex is so uncool hahahahaha but rae likes him anyway

shes got energy like shes older than him… oohhhhhhh…

she puts up with him for a while before he actually starts to insult her with his shenanigans and shes like "you can help or get lost" GOOD FOR HER. DONT TAKE HIS SHIT.

and hes like this

hahahahaha get your shit together babe, youre trying to be a new man so take her advice

but he looks real cute when hes trying to make it up to her with his stupid little brain

rudy talking with both his mouth and a robot and amanda going "dont do that, its creepy" is so good hahahaha these girls are not taking these boys shit anymore in s3 (except eve i guess, sorry eve)

and then rudy does it AGAIN and amandas just staring at him real hard and he goes

little fucker hahahahaha

the way mark assumes its cecils spy bot and shows up HOT to the gda, knocking those corpses down like flies

he dont give a fuck

omg i forgot cecil still uses the sound device after rudy removes it from marks head

cecil: "what are you doing here mark? other than wasting millions of taxpayer dollers" you mean those dead bodies mark re-dead-ified? why dont you just leave them in the ground instead of trying to recycle them? maybe build some normal robots that arent filled with rotten, brown blood

hahahahaha the way mark is letting those things hold him down is just like how nolan lets those prison guards knock him around. mark easily breaks their hold on him to throw the broken spy bot at cecil, he could get up if he wanted, but he lets them restrain him

and mark checks his phone for one fucking second and cecil get offended, BRO you dont even bother to acknowledge people when youre teleporting in and out of their bedrooms

i cant believe the way donald just keeps working for cecil after everything that happened, theyre just fucking normal like it didnt change anything between them

ugh here goes another mark/eve scene, two second into it and eve is already just yes-manning everything mark says

"isnt it weird how not weird this date is? hahaha" girl im cringing

the way mark is so irritated at these guys for asking for help so he cant kiss his girlfriend is a real missed opportunity. hes been through this before, when titan who appeared to be a bad guy asked for help and mark decided to do it, but instead its just about him kissing eve

and of course thats what eve thinks too, criticizing them for not picking a better moment in time, when part of her whole arc is learning to help people in more meaningful ways. its like mark turns her brain into soup. when mark isnt with her hes busy saving the world, when else are they supposed to show up?

they even throw a line at mark like "guess youre not the hero we thought you were" and he scoffs and goes "yeah guess not" and eve doesnt even say anything until after she thinks those guys are already gone, because shes not at risk of missing their date anymore

wow those guys have to bribe mark with the doi just to make him help, at least they were smart enough to take it for collateral (me from editing: they took it for the ink to try to kill the immortal, but this is a good double use of it)

HAHAHAHA, THEM, STARING AT MARKS STUPID FUCKING MASK:

theyre me, i kin them, take that shit off babe you look crazy

i mean its not like they havent seen his face before, he could take it off but hes in Serious Mode so he cant let them see him looking unthreatening

at least he finally starts to listen to them once they start explaining the horrors in more detail

even the immortal was smarter than cecil and just made fucking robots. its that easy, you dont need to torment peoples souls to build an army

OMG WHEN THEY SAY THEY SAW MARK KILLING THOSE PAULS AND IT MADE THEM REALIZE HE COULD SAVE THEM… MARK YOU GOTTA START MURDERING BAD GUYS, ITS WHAT YOURE GOOD AT, IM BEGGING YOU, CONQUEST IS GONNA KILL EVE

hahaha but its cute that he asks if the robots are sentient before murdering them, and hes so excited to put his hands to good use he starts destroying them before those guys can tell him they want to be captured

but also, they tell him the robots arent sentient and thats what im SAYINGGG…. literally you dont need corpses or even living people to fight wars, there are just robots, why put a soul at risk. the immortal also knows no one with a human soul could carry out his orders

omg and the robot scans him and goes "invincible… weve been waiting for you" DUN DUN DUNNNN

oh man and mark has to trust those guys that they can save themselves. you go grapple with whether or not its okay to put an old dog out of his misery

omgggg i didnt take this scene seriously the first time around but the immortal is giving BIG SCARY here… his va usually sounds like hes actively exploding, but rn hes calm…

and then an all white/grey title screen??? damn, going viltrumite instead of going omniman

omg the immortal foreshadows a spoiler here, that mark gets sick. and now that i think about it, he says mark left with his family, so does that mean in this canon prime timeline mark eventually abandons earth? even if he was ruling "as a good guy" before he left, taking over the world is still an incredibly evil thing to do. it stamps out diversity and leaves a place sterile and prime for exactly what the immortal did to it

the immortal went fully evil just to force mark to come back and kill him, what a broken man

hes giving the same energy as langstrom by blaming the wrong mark for a different marks actions

okay i been mad at the immortal this whole time for not remembering kate but mark really fucked him up so i guess i forgive him for his brains being scrambled

"ive outlived everyone i ever loved" grow up what the fuck. youve been alive for how long and havent realized life is fleeting? life is only made of the moments you live through, and moments dont last forever. acting like those moments hurt you by ending and being unable to get over it and accept new joys in the future turns you into… well… this.

"please kill me, its the only way for humanity to rise again" yeah mark kill him

the immortal: "you made me into a monster" yeah. he was too emotionally unstable to be put in charge of the lives of so many people. he doesnt even value his own life, how the fuck is he supposed to value theirs?

the immortal: "suicide is a cowards escape" bruh suicide by death battle is still suicide

the immortal: "ive fallen for your false hopes before… but some things can only end in death" take your own advice babe, some things end while other things keep going, thats life

mark just kill him, he already threatened to kill all the humans but you have to see him hurt a guy right in front of you before you get your shit together

ouguguhgghhggh……… mark collapsed with grief on the ground and those guys thanking him and hes like "dont thank me for that" oh hes primed for it rn oughghghh

ogmggmggggggggg

"he killed a lot of people" "but he saved a lot of people too" okay but listen. the same way that someone who was evil can become good (like nolan) someone good can become evil (like the immortal) and once someone commits themselves to evil its time to stop them. the prospect that they might become good again in the future isnt good enough to account for all the lives lost in the meantime.

and all those people are cheering him for killing the immortal, MARK TAKE THE HINT. HE CAN NEVER TAKE A HINT.

and after one of the most important things that ever happened to him, mark comes right back to eve and goes "am i a good person" and she barks "yes!" and he doesnt have to think about it anymore

mark: "he lived too long, enslaved people, took over the entire planet" mark are you fucking dumb? did you listen to a single word the immortal said? he said YOU enslaved the planet and LEFT him in charge. you forced his hand into killing those people to lure you back in to free him.

"i left him in charge of the world" you say it like you think you left him to be earths greatest hero but no. you dominated earth and left him LITERALLY in charge

she even tells him not to worry about the future bc its not real, but girl it IS real. this is a prime timeline where no one went missing or got moved around, the choices mark makes now will lead him down the path to that future, and he needs to start using his brain and his heart at the same time if he wants to avoid disaster

eve: "and if you ever conquer the world ill kick your ass" i dont think you could stop him even if you wanted to, which you wouldnt

mark: "youd never do that" HAHAHA he knows shes only capable of simping for him, its why he likes her so much

this fucking song thats playing is killing me

her world revolves around him and he likes it that way. he tried to do the same thing to amber, but amber challenged him too much when he was being a pussy and eve just tells him hes right all the time so hes not scared to open up to her more

NO WAY SHUT THE FUCK UP

MARK YOU FUCKING DLJGFBHDFG

this is my notp hahahaha jesus christ, they are so ugly together

eve dont say it back, he only loves you cuz youre easy noooooo

the way this show likes to throw to allen when mark is getting his dick wet is really something

im not readyyyy for this scene omgggggg

UUUGGGHHHHHHHHH

and the music thats playing is so him, i love him so much

allens own personal narrator: "but first a brief recap for those of you with short attention spans" DONT BULLY ME DIRECTLY

is this what he looks like when hes begging?

IT WASNT TOO LATE FOR NOLAN TO FIX HIS MISTAKES!!! ALLEN BELIEVES IN HIM SO MUCH!!!!

man if nolan could see allens face when allen is begging he wouldnt have been able to resist for so long

allen going on about how he wants to kill himself while nolan is going on his emo rant will never not be funny hahahahaha allen and will are kin bc they both cant stand their grayson boys respective melodrama

allen: "SO GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING!" nolan: "no"

allens narrator: "and with that, dear audience, we return to allen the alien, as he risks everything to save a former enemy, and brand new friend, who doesnt wish to be saved." IM GONNA RIP MY HAIR OUT

HES SO DETERMINED TO SAVE NOLAN

HE SAID THEY CANT WIN THE WAR WITHOUT HIM AND HES GONNA SAVE HIM!!!!!!!

those two random fanboy lackies beat nolan even better than kregg does hahahaha

those stupid guards pointing their guns at allen, what a waste of time

and hes willing to let all those random criminals he doesnt even know loose bc hey, if they pissed off the viltrumites and are powerful enough to get locked up here, theyd probably make good allies

allen cheering for them, i cant TTT-TTT

hes soooo ccuuututteeeeeee

and battle beast in that super max cell, oh you know that ones dangerous

but allen has his own kitty at home, he knows how kitties are

battle beast, after allen just very politely introduced himself: "who DARES free me?"

the way allen and battle beast talk to each other is everything i ever needed, my two faves in the same room doing their thing

and allen telling battle beast to keep his hands off nolan, ohhhhggggg yeah thats good

i just want allen to reach up and scratch him behind his little kitty whiskers and tell him hes a good boy

hes little face is right there, just give it a good little smush for good luck before battle

AAGRRRGHH THEYRE SO CUTE

fanboy: "what your betrayal worth death?" nolan: "yes. and im sad youll never understand." im gonna go ahead and quote directly from another post i made bc its worth repeating: oh you think you sound soooo noble rn telling the killer in front of you that you pity him for never being able to understand love, mf you dont understand love either, youre still in the blossoming stages of it, youve only just tasted love for the first time, you havent learned how to fight for it yet, at least the killer youre pitying knows how to stand up for what he believes in!! stand up and fight for something!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG HE WENT IN TEETH FIRST

GET HIM!!!!!

im gonna

as much as they both love a good fight they love it in different ways. battle beast only fights to the death, period. he enjoys it, and allen also enjoys it, but allen doesnt kill unless its for a good reason, so he doesnt even want to fight battle beast at all in the first place. even if the fight itself would be fun while it lasted, its not worth the death toll at the end

omg…

re: what i just said: battle beast: "and if this battle brings about the end of my life, i will savour it all the more." yeah that guys exclusively into death battles

fanboy: "ill kill you for that." battle beast, purring and licking the blood off his teeth:

the way allen lets that guy beat him half to death just to show nolan how pathetic it is to let a guy beat you half to death without doing anything to stop it TTT-TTT

maaaan and the way the light hits nolans eyes when he realizes he cant live without allen, that he has to live FOR allen (and also his family and all the other humans) is why i stan him so hard TT-TT hes got life in his eyes again!!!!!

and he busts the fuck out his chains and says "GET AWAY FROM HIM" as he stands up to defend his best friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and allen rambling at nolan about how sexy he looks until nolan snaps at him is so

the way allen catches nolan and lets him down gently when nolan gets puched through the air… i cant resist them

nolans praise kink goes so crazy and allen hits it so good

and allen tries to check if battle beast can survive in space before doing his GENIUS PLAN to freeze all the guards to death, hes so smart and good at saving the day

man and nothing beats the way nolan and allen work together to take down that fanboy… obviously that final killing blow where they do the double punch, but also nolan holding that guy down while allen beats him and the rest of the little fight scene… they work so well together

allens trying to keep his mouth moving talking about battle beast like it matters to spare nolan the expectation that they should talk about their feelings, but nolan decides to talk about them anyway TT-TT

nolan: "for a guy that almost died, you recovered very quickly" allen: "yeah, all thanks to you buddy! getting in there, saving my life… way to go man!" ooogggh god just fuck him already please please please

and nolan doesnt say anything cuz the praise leaves him speechless, so allen digs the knife in a little deeper (remember nolan consented to the emotional talk hahaha) and goes "okay, mayyybe i let them work me over a little more than i had to" just to tease nolan about caring so much about him

nolan: "he could have killed you" allen: "i know, but you needed the motivation" AND HE TRUSTED YOU TO SAVE HIM BC YOURE A HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

using my last allotted screen shot to capture nolans soft boy heart eyed loving face

hes so soft and vulnerable rn…

nolan: "no viltrumite would do such a thing for another." allen: "i mean, you would. for debbie and mark and that purple kid you told me about. and for me, apparently!" i love them so dearly, help me im drowning

wish i could get allens face when he says "anyway…" cuz hes just having so much fun gushing all over nolan, i want allen to make nolan blush so hard the blood rushes into his naughty bits before making sweet, sweet love to him

with a clear head for once nolan finally drops some valuable info: about the dwindling viltrumite numbers

allen: "okay im gonna need a little more to go on than an incomplete thought and a mysterious look" hahahaha but once they get to know each other… he dont need to read nolans mind anymore after he learns to read his body

its crazy to me that the old man COP leader hasnt told the COPs about the dwindling numbers before now, if hes not the traitor ill eat my hat

ugh why do i have to be forced to see mark and eve again after such good noallen content hahahaha

3x3 < [3x4] > 3x5 (coming soon)

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[affluent-havoc]

Back from playing some Chapter 2 of THH and my gooooosh. I'm trying so hard to take Byakuya seriously and I have at some moments. At the same time though, it's so haaaard! He's so dweeby looking and I know the narrative is trying to make me be intrigued and like "OOooOOO look at this mysterious guy being all mysterious and sinister." But, I just can't! At least not now. Feel I might feel something else once I actually get to the trial (even though I know exactly what's going to happen). For now though, he's just too stupid looking for me to be intimidated in any way. It doesn't help that any messed up stuff he's said so far isn't like, bad?? Sure, making Chihiro cry isn't exactly something one should be proud of him for. How dare he make Chihiro cry! Shame on him! At the same time though, it's more of just like "We be in a killing game" and "Friendship isn't magic, gang". In some ways, he does have a point despite how awful it sounds too. Additionally, sometimes I feel he could just be a lot meaner and he's oddly tame despite this being the doomsday chapter for any Byakuya fan. Maybe it's because with all the fan works I've seen where he's honestly way worse than in canon, anything he says that might've been remotely extreme just feels null to me. Also, again, most stuff is more or less just him affirming the situation their in, how much he's not planning on being buddy-buddy with everyone, and how he sees himself as superior. It also doesn't help with how dramatic the music is (which I am so down for ngl. I'd head bang if I could) which is signaling how "super awful" he's being. Though it just seems a bit too much when he's not being horrendously despicable. And, don't get me wrong! I'm not happy with him! Just shaking my head as he drags Makoto along while being all annoying whenever I click something that isn't the thing he wants me to look at. Like, don't yap at me when I'm looking around in the library that YOU dragged me to, Mister! Half of the extension cord is CLEARLY missing!! And, damn. He just seems like some whiny petulant brat bossing Makoto around honestly. So goofily though cus I know what happens in the chapter and I know what he knows and the way he's pulling Makoto along like he's so proud of his handiwork. He's such a nerd. Such a dweeb. Like, that scene when the group are worried about where the hell he is when he was just chilling in the library. For one, man sounded so damn calm talking to Makoto. Not even a hint of being pissed or anything at the beginning. Just kinda matter-of-fact with a slight bit of sass. But also, once he really started being shitty like, it just felt so DUMB! Like how everyone around him was like "Damn. He's smiling so creepy" but, for one, how am I do judge something I'm not allowed to see? Not like they gave him a CG of that said sinister smile. Also, every time I attempt to visualize it it just gets worse. Cus I KNOW he can be cool to me and kinda bad ass and even a bit sinister too! I know he's capable of it! But it's just not clicking with this dialogue for me. Every attempt my brain makes to think of him with a sinister smile just makes me laugh from how dumb and uncool he looks even though he probably thinks he's hot shit while being all pompous like that. Another thing I want to mention, and I have no way to segue into this, but when Byakuya said he was "having fun" with the killing game DAMN IT! It so goofy of him to say he's having fun while his sprite screams constipated energy. And, to top it all off, he's not going to get any better in the sense of "Byakuya being so cool and calculating" once Chapter 2 ends. And, in a way, I like that. If only Mondo and Aoi were allowed by the narrative to beat him up more. Such a shame u_u

[shiroandblack]

[TW: abuse, suicide, incest, matricide, pyrophobia, underage sex, Freudian mother-son relationships, mental illness, SA]

PART II OF MY VAMPIRE FICTION PHASE: DIABOLIK LOVERS

I seperated it because this guy *slaps like Apollo slapped Patroclus* deserves their own post. Also, despite the dark romance/felony of it all the soundtrack absolutely slaps especially 'Gin no Bara'.

So basically priest's daughter gets trapped as a blood bank to 6 vampire brothers who are the sons of the vampire king who is fantastically creepy and yet never around except when he's pretending to be the school doctor, but you just know he's fucking shit up. Damn it, Karlheinz.

So these 6 guys, they all have issues. MASSIVE, MAJOR ISSUES. I mean, if you think Madara from Naruto has issues? These guys absolutely win.

Let's start in order of whoever I can remember most.

1. Shū

Ah yes, Shū the eldest brother. I will say that if I had to choose who I'm stuck in an elevator with out of any of these people, I would probably pick Shū. Shū is basically the eldest child and he is the son of Beatrix, Karlheinz's second wife. Did I mention that vampire king daddy had three wives at the same time? No, well it's gonna be pretty relevant later. So Beatrix was the typical high expectation mom, she constantly told Shū that he was the heir and told him to behave appropriately. Think Alicent and Aegon from House of the Dragon, but Beatrix was much more severe with Shū who for all intents and purposes, was just a kid who wanted to play around with other kids, instead of banging servants. Anyways, due to Trauma™ involving his best friend dying in a fire (started by his younger brother, but we'll get to that) he's pretty apathetic towards everything and everyone. But when he does care, he will indeed pull you out of a burning building despite his immense pyrophobia. I don't know how, but out of all of them I'd say Shū is the most well adjusted individual but then again, the bar is in hell. Also, fun fact, this guy once got a part-time job as a cashier which I find absolutely hilarious.

2. Reiji

He shares a mother with Shū, Beatrix. Basically while Beatrix was busy trying to get Shū to do whatever the hell an heir is supposed to do, Reiji was pretty much ignored. However, in the game Beatrix catches Reiji studying and was like "good job" genuinely complimenting him, but then Reiji was like "you're bothering me". So I don't know man. The anime made him more sadistic and psycho in terms of personality which I don't think was really needed cause he's plenty psycho already. He seems to be the most well adjusted, but keyword being seems. So because he was ignored by his mom, he pretty much tried to get Shū's attention but like most older siblings, Shū thought hanging out with his younger brother was uncool and so what does Reiji does? This vampire youngling sets a whole ass human village on fire, coincidentally Edgar is in that village. Reiji thought "great, now that Edgar is out of the way Shū will acknowledge me!" but no. Instead Shū just becomes apathetic and a shell of a person. To those of you who've read/watched Twilight, this feels very Aro and Marcus but unlike Aro who is genuinely worried that Marcus might off himself, Reiji just feels bitter and angry that now his elder brother is ignoring him even more. But that's not the cake, oh no, the cake is that Reiji killed his mother. I mean technically he hired a vampire hunter to do it (said vampire hunter being Yui's adoptive dad. You know, the priest who threw her to the wolves. Literally), but as she was killed because Cordelia (one of Karlheinz's wives) was making her so miserable with life Beatrix died with a smile and she was also proud because Reiji killed her because to vampires, part of being considered an adult is committing homicide. And this pisses off Reiji so much, cause he wanted his mom to beg him to spare her life out of some twisted desire of revenge and when that didn't end up happening. Well, Reiji is motherless and bitter now. The anime really did him dirty, because in the anime they made him super duper serious and just very stiff and constantly degrading Yui for just breathing basically. Whereas in the game, he's a lot more chill than he seems and while he casually insults Yui, he casually insults everyone and I have to say his insults are good. Also in the game, he actually smiles so much more but it's a very condescending and bitter smile it's the smile of someone laughing at the world for how screwed up it is. I will say that he does casually poison Yui several times to test out his poisons, but he always gives her the antidote when she starts exhibiting symptoms.

3. Ayato

Ayato is basically Gojo if Gojo had no human conscience. He acts childish because his mother Cordelia was basically the same way Beatrix was to Shū. Cordelia, however, tried to drown him because pookie couldn't like solve a math equation or some shit. The bar is in hell, but Cordelia is by far the most horrible out of the three mothers. Anyways, he's pretty much a man-child with a propensity for being an ass. He sleeps in an iron maiden (with spikes removed) because despite beds being a thing in their mansion, dude just likes it and he does try to shove Yui into an iron maiden (without the spikes removed) but Yui was not having it. I wouldn't want to be stuck in an elevator with this dude cause he would eat me and make me suffer while he's at it.

4. Laito

Unlucky number four and I have to say out of all the brothers, he is my least favourite. The reason? Well it's simple, he commits SA just by breathing. Also, he's the one to nickname Yui 'Bitch-chan'. Listen, I get that he was sexually abused by his mother and Cordelia did her absolute best to instill sex = love even if that sex is non consensual. But honestly? I don't get the point of his character. What was the point of Rejet making a character like him? Because he is just plain sexually abusive. If it was to show how the abused can become the abuser, there are much more nuanced ways to do it than have Laito SA Yui every five seconds or something. Also, if we're talking about "the abused becomes the abuser" all these characters are already stunning examples please save Yui.

5. Kanato

To anyone into HOTD, think Larys Strong but with a teddy bear and his childlike. Kanato seems the easiest to bear with cause of his childlike attitude. That is until his temper completely flips and the next thing you know, he's threatening to murder you and would actually go through it. Kanato had a very fucked up childhood of his mother making him sing her songs while she's out here banging her brother-in-law because Kanato singing apparently gets her into the mood. Kanato likes to collect dead corpses and stuff them like animals which is why there's an entire hall filled with all the sacrificial brides before Yui. He says he can't wait to add Yui to the collection.

6. Subaru

Now Subaru, Subaru is sadistic as all his brothers are and ill-tempered. This man be punching walls and tables and breaking everything. But he doesn't really raise a hand to Yui at all. I'd say other than his shitty temper and blatant sadism, he is moderately bearable. Why? Well he's got self-worth issues you see. His mother was seduced by her older cousin (his father) and when Krysta realised that Karlheinz didn't love her, she went crazy because he basically convinced her to commit incest which is apparently a no no in the vampire world. Krysta thought of Subaru as an abomination and treated him like crap, but she then would oscillate between thinking him an abomination and her a sinner and feeling guilty for hurting him. Subaru looked after his mother instead of the other way around.

Anyways, this is my long overdue rant of fucked up vampire anime.

[moisttwaterr]

Zackseph brain worms #1

Zack keeps dropping lore about sephiroth to other soldiers but can’t explain himself so people just think he’s a weirdo who knows too much about sephiroth (affectionate)

Also probably tried to beat the shit outta of stalker before Cissnei pulled him off and told him to take a walk

Personally I’m a big fan of imaging Zack’s outer friend groups (Kunsel, cissnei, cloud, Other soldiers, online forums) and in EC we get a bit of this, where Cloud reminisces to Tifa (unknowingly telling a story he had heard from Zack) about mixing his own drinks with other Soldiers. (We also learn in this he went thru basic training to create and rig explosives) *

But cuz ZS worm I like the idea he just drops Sephiroth lore randomly to these ppl. Like he’s in the dorms/barracks partying and he’s talking with other people about whatever and someone is like “On man, I bet he takes forever on his hair!” And Zack is like “nah his hair is like silky smooth and takes no time to brush or style” and ppl are like why do you know that.

Simultaneously he IS a member of the silver elite (accident) and MAYBE he heard some tea from the Turks about Seph but he CANNOT tell other SOLDIER dude bros this. That’s gay as fuck. Also a way higher security clearance than anyone at this party has. And he is NOT weird about Sephiroth they just happen to cross paths frequently.

When asked why he knows so much about Sephiroth he usually says “we have a lot of missions where we have to collaborate, and we’ve chatted a few times outside of work” but when asked further says its classified.

Zack does his best to not mention Sephiroth to people, because not only is all the information contextualizing their relationship is classified, but it’s just… messy. But, he’s got to perk up to squash any rumors or ill speculation about Seph. Makes it kinda uncool to talk abt Seph around him cuz that’s the one thing he doesn’t fw

Also I imagine he doesn’t fw creepy/over excited Sephiroth fans in general, so I wonder how he would feel if he found out there was a Soldier/Soldiers who started to do weird things to gain information on Sephiroth, either for Silver Elite or personal interest. They might ask Zack to reveal personal information/details abt Seph. How would Zack react? Surely this happened at least once to him

*Side Stories - Cloud - Chapter 1, Idle Chat.

[calciumdeficientt]

okay it might seem weird but- if you know Zoe Taylor from the "bully" game, could you make headcanons with her and my of Fakin Hallen? Please and thanks if you do :D

TOTALLY! So excited to do anything regarding Zoe I looove Zoe and I love your oc!

ZOE TAYLOR AND FAKIN HALLEN HCS

Zoe knows when people are cool, she doesn’t hang out with uncool people, not for a need to maintain any particular image or reputation but more to keep herself entertained, the average person is such a bore. She has a gravitational pull for emos, punks and other such delinquents. Fakin is most clearly a promising young emo.

She likes to so their hair, be it liberty spikes, a bats nest or any other such hairstyle that she just doesnt have the hair for. Fakin’s long hair provides her with ample canvas to get creative. Consider it a bonding activity between them, done in relative silence on account of Fakin’s reserved nature. Zoe appreciates the quiet, the residents of Blue Skies aren’t exactly the quietest people, so its nice to sit quietly together while Zoe makes masterpieces on their head.

Often finds themselves in deep shit with the faculty for their poor attitude. They’re not the sunniest person on earth,but they are awfully quiet, so if they misbehave its treated a lot more harshly than the more bubbly, happy go lucky students. It’s discriminatory, sure but its the way Bullworth works. On outdated principle. Zoe respects the very much for their attitude, its the mark of a true emo that Fakin is deep in the pits of despair every single day.

Not many students have head them speak, in fact when Zoe was still an attendee of bullworth, shed probably only hears them speak about two, maybe three times. Even then the utterances were curt and to the point. They don’t mince words, they say exactly what they mean in the least words possible. Rumours fly that they’re a creepy mute freak but that isn’t true. They just have a tight shell you’ve got to pry open to get to the beautiful pearl of a person they are and ill be damned if Zoe hasn’t cracked that shell yet.

[zeeph-containment-zone]

It’s absolutely bizarre to me how the internet is currently stuck in a cycle of “ New Thing gets popular -> undesirable information about the creator gets surfaced because people expect the person making things to be a pinnacle of purity -> so called ‘super fans’ immediately drop the interest because the creator isn’t morally pure and the new thing becomes uncool + in some cases people who still enjoy the new thing will get harassed for liking it -> New Thing gets wildly popular…”

Like it really feels like people care more about the people behind creative things than they do the things themselves and I think if we start being able to enjoy things without associating every aspect of it with their creators again, a lot of people will be much happier and fandom spaces will become much more tolerable and nontoxic. It’s also just creepy how people need to know everything about a creator’s personal life before liking what they make??? Like you’re not their friend, you don’t NEED to know them personally to like their things.

Not to be an old man, but back in my day you could openly say “yeah, this guy’s a piece of shit but his art/show/movie/game/music/video is phenomenal and has had an impact on my life ” without getting mobbed by a hundred angry teenagers online insisting you’re basically just as bad as the shitty person who made the thing you like.

[bisluthq]

To thrive in the industry, you need to have a thick skin and be able to tolerate some unusual behavior without complaining. I don't think Chappell will be able to handle it. While it's important to set boundaries with overly enthusiastic fans, in cases like the red carpet you need to learn to ignore it and not react.

especially since it was NOT directed at her? Like I say lol idk where you guys live but I’ve heard some pretty crazy shit in public transport and if randos are yelling I… don’t like decide to enter the group chat? If someone had yelled something directly nasty to her or even hard to misconstrue as not about her then I get saying something but like if people are noisily arguing in a noisy place it seems a little weird to get involved.

still strongly feel that most of the people bashing her are like… mean and rude and nasty for no reason but I guess that’s also the nature of the internet. Also do feel like this was kind of weird behavior and I’m still not into her REPEATEDLY cancelling her shows for more exposure opportunities. I totally get her calling out invasive fans though, that’s fair lol like idk people in public aren’t commodities right so don’t be creepy and weird. If it seems like it’d be appropriate to say hi, fine but also accept that they might not be in the mood?

idk I was talking about this to my friend in a kind of different context (not Chappell’s thing) and she said she thinks about it as like bothering any professional off duty. If you’re in the hospital, you have a right to demand the doctors and nurses like… treat you. If you’re in a school, you have a right to demand the teachers teach and provide feedback and shit to you/your kids. If you’re in a restaurant, you have a right to demand the kitchen staff cook for you and the wait staff serve you tbh. You still needn’t be a cunt in any of those places but also you 100% have a right to demand that they do their jobs.

Flipside, if you see your doctor (or even someone you know is a doctor) out at the grocery store and start hassling them to look at your weird toe thing or you see your child’s teacher in a public place and hassle them for feedback (or try fob your kids off on them lol - hasn’t happened to me personally with my students because I teach big kids but I was in a group of teachers at like a sunset concert once and this mum of one of the Year One kids my friend taught asked if she could leave the kids with her while her and her husband go get merch and snacks and my friend said yes but I was fucking annoyed right and if I’d been her I’d have said hell fucking no lady, I’m not at work, but also that’s why I don’t teach Year One) that’s imo SUPER uncool. Even if you’re friends with the people right like my doctor friend is okay with me asking a medical question if I legit can’t go to the doctor for whatever reason or to find out if I should but she has had to draw the boundary of me continuing to hassle her with questions like “is this the right medication/what are the alternatives/is this the way this should be clearing up” etc. Also I know chefs often get asked to cook for friends lol.

And like… it’s awesome if you want to do that and it’s kind and it’s sweet. I actually do always hang out with kids (not the very little ones because I don’t like those but closer to the age I teach) at social functions where they’re bored without even being asked and like find shit for them to do. But that’s my choice then, right? Like I’m offering to continue doing my job in my time off.

So as a fan (and actually as members of the media too) you have a right to demand artists do their jobs at concerts, meet and greets, signings, and yes at events they choose to attend. Because that’s their job, not a fun hobby anymore.

Chappell’s correct in that she needn’t be a pop star when she’s not working and if she wants to be she can but she REALLY doesn’t have to be. However, to me Chappell seems a little unclear on what’s her off time (that she’s 100000% entitled to and can regulate fully in terms of boundaries) and what’s her workie turkey time, where she has to 1) show up 2) do her job 3) suck up the kinda bullshit bits lol same as all of us 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

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[beaft]

can't hang out with students because i'm now old enough that i always feel mildly creepy and uncool whenever i tag along to their themed social events. can't hang out with people my own age because they've all got their shit together and i find that frankly distressing. old people, though? old people have got it all figured out. knitting. crosswords. jigsaw puzzles. quiz shows. cardigans. birdwatching. a fine flagon of ale. they've cracked the code

recently occurred to me that the majority of my social group in this town consists of elderly gay men. unsure what this says about me

[tamelee]

Okay, I personally ship SNS and think that it is THE best written relationship in Naruto, even if one doesn’t want to view them as strictly romantic. I even think there’s fairly strong evidence for Naruto and Sasuke being purposely written as… non-hetero, is what I’ll go with.

However, there is one part in the manga/anime which possibly conflicts with this idea, and was hoping you could offer an explanation (I’m reallly liking your posts btw).

In the arc where Naruto is with Sakura, Yamato, and Sai, there’s a part where they stop at an inn and hots springs/bath place. Sakura goes to the women’s section by herself, while Naruto goes to the men’s bath section with Yamato and Sai (and Naruto also seems embarrassed and oddly flustered? Which is weird because I thought that bathing among other men isn’t weird in Japanese culture, but maybe Naruto he just doesn’t feel comfortable around them?) and at some point Naruto decides to peep on Sakura before being strongly discouraged by Yamato.

My question is, what’s up with Naruto apparently being attracted/still having a crush on Sakura? How does this fit into a SNS reading of the manga?

(Btw I also find that moment weird because (A) Naruto’s “crush” is basically nonexistent immediately before and after this scene, and (B) I thought Naruto didn’t approve of peeping because he always called Jiraiya out on it?)

Anyway, thank you for your time

Hi @rosencrantznewblue ! ♡ thankyou for your ask (ﾉ´ з `)ノ

"Sakura goes to the women’s section by herself, while Naruto goes to the men’s bath section with Yamato and Sai (and Naruto also seems embarrassed and oddly flustered? Which is weird because I thought that bathing among other men isn’t weird in Japanese culture, but maybe Naruto he just doesn’t feel comfortable around them?)"

Exactly. So you kind of answered your own question there. It's weird isn't it? Why would Naruto be so awkward bathing with Sai and Yamato? Well, at the time these two aren't his favorite people, sure. But this is a pattern with Naruto.

Let's examine the scene first.

He hugs his knees, barricading himself almost hiding underwater. This, while Yamato expresses that "guys being together naked makes them feel like companions!" Naruto who kept blushing throughout the scene, very much doesn't feel that way.

In fact, Sai decided to comment on his..

It makes Naruto shout really loudly mentioning, well "penises". He went from being awkward to pretty much hysterical. Naruto overreacts despite Sai overstepping boundaries.

This makes all the ladies laugh.

This is important because he already looked nervous. And now he embarrassed himself in front of his new teammates. -'Totally uncool what would they think of this behavior?'- It is realistic. Well.. this is clever writing because Naruto's story and how he comes to deal with his own feelings and understanding them is a huge part of it. How does he deal with this awkward situation?

Of course when he hears the woman laugh he gets an idea and grins. He's seen Jiraiya do it too many times after all. Peeking at the woman's bath. It is complete deflection. Naturally, Yamato stands up when he figures out what Naruto is about to do.

"My question is, what’s up with Naruto apparently being attracted/still having a crush on Sakura?"

He doesn't. It has nothing to do with Sakura. I think, if I remember correctly, the Anime did make this scene about Sakura but that wasn't the point. Kishimoto is such a damn genius who depicts Naruto's struggle brilliantly in subtle and obvious ways. There is another one-shot where the exact same pattern with Naruto in the Onsen appears. It isn't Canon but made by Kishimoto anyway.

Naruto lies when Sakura and Sai see him brain-rotting over Sasuke. Instead he says he was planning a date with Sakura.

When Kakashi tells Naruto he likes him Naruto yet again overreacts. He tells him to "not say weird shit like that you friggin idiot!" and "your creepy ass threw me off!" even though very obviously Kakashi didn't mean it like that. And Naruto's reaction was completely uncalled for.

And during the Bell Test(? if I remember), Kakashi said he liked Naruto as well. This isn't the first time at least. Yet when Naruto is older and struggling he gets awkward and flustered about it. When Sai pulls an arm around Naruto he gets mad. On the other hand.. When others insult Sakura by calling her ugly or a bitch (Konohamaru) he doesn't care. Naruto didn't see any difference in her appearance after the time-skip she "looked fine!" and "didn't change at all!" even though Sasuke looks " カッコイイ" (cool, attractive, good looking) and again in Gaiden (handsome). Even Haku was cuter than Sakura. He has no problem calling his mother beautiful either.

.. okay there are too many moments. The point is, just take Naruto's confession under the bridge, his thoughts during VotE1 and confessions VotE2 and his patterns make sense. Peeking at the women after that awkward situation is part of it. (As is lying.) Kishimoto slow-burned his way through Naruto realizing that his feelings for Sasuke weren't normal and tried to hide it with the help of Sakura, because it is convenient. And I think it is so clever- Imma stop now.

[choices-binglebonkus]

Ranking of "obligatory best friend for the MC" characters (like Bree from HFTH, Jenny from TNA, Malorie from Surrender, Faith from KOD, and any others I missed. From best (or least terrible) to worst. Go.

Sorry this took so long, I finally got around to making the list (which is actually going to be worst to best sorry anon).

So before we actually get into the list, there are a couple of (loose) criteria I had for determining who would be included in the list. One, no love interest best friends are allowed, so no Zoey, Jaime, Lily, etc. Two, it had to be CLEAR that the character in question was the MC's best friend. For instance, the OPH MC doesn't have a clearly defined best friend, so I avoided including any of the roommates on the list, same with Zeph from TE because it's not totally clear who the MC's best friend is.

22. Jenny (The Nanny Affair). I hate Jenny. I hate her I hate her I hate her. She is my enemy. She's boring, uncool, unfunny, and serves no real purpose in the story. She's useless. And worse, the MC enables Jenny and Aditya's affair. Boo. Boooooooooo.

21. Malorie (Surrender). Malorie isn't as awful as Jenny, but my god, she has no filter. And that's coming from an autistic person. Malorie spews the creepiest, grossest, out of pocket shit, AT HER WORKPLACE NONETHELESS. The writers try to play it off as funny but it's not. It's really creepy. If I were her coworker I would feel incredibly uncomfortable around her every day.

20. Bree (Home For the Holidays). Undoubtedly the most forgettable "best friend" on this list. I'm going to bet no one remembers her because she did nothing and was a Nothing Character.

19. Mandy (Untameable). Boring, bland, does nothing of note in the story except fall for our misogynistic brother. Blech.

18. Eddie (Rising Tides). Another Nothing Character, but helps the MC in a small way. He's a reused asset.

17. Nigel (A Very Scandalous Proposal). Another Nothing Character, but helps the MC in a slightly bigger way. He's also a reused asset.

16. Nadia (Perfect Match). Definitely my most controversial ranking on this list. Nadia always got on my nerves and I never cared about her as a character. She just...consistently annoyed me.

15. Chazz (Red Carpet Diaries). Chazz also annoyed the hell out of me, but slightly less than Nadia. I found nothing about him compelling.

14. Layla (Wolf Bride). She didn't serve a purpose in the story, and wasn't terribly interesting. She is the very definition of the Obligatory Best Friend because there was no one else in the pack who would've befriended the MC. Also, I'm severely tokophobic and every time she appeared in the story I got really lightheaded and sometimes had to put the app down for a few minutes.

13. Riya (Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance). Riya didn't do much in the story either, and the most interesting part of her character was her relationship troubles with Darius, which really wasn't interesting at all.

12. Faith (Kiss of Death). I am tentatively ranking Faith at number 12 because I haven't played much of KOD (non-VIP) but she's not terrible from what I've seen so far.

11. Faye (The Princess Swap). A lot of people strongly disliked Faye, but I honestly didn't mind her. She's kind of ditzy and absent-minded, but she's not actively harmful, nor is she bland on the same level as most of the others on the list. However, she's far from perfect.

10. Amy (With Every Heartbeat). Amy isn't a terrible character. She helps the MC and Dakota and wishes them the best even though Dakota is her ex. She's not super present in the story, though, but I liked her well enough.

9. Aveline (The Princess Swap). Aveline is honestly so goated for keeping the MC and her sister's secret throughout the story. She's kind and very loyal and is someone I'd love as a real friend. Unfortunately, she isn't really her own person and doesn't have a lot background-wise.

8. Maggie (Ms. Match). Props to Maggie for being one of three characters in Ms. Match I actually liked. She was a competent assistant and was really sweet without falling all over the MC.

7. Poppy (Hero). Poppy Patel is the only valid Poppy in Choices. She's got a killer sense of style, is funny, sweet, and is immensely loyal to your character. I hated the unnecessary drama between her and Dax, but I really liked seeing them actually get together because they just work.

6. Vivian (The Phantom Agent). Vivian and Rowan were the only two characters in TPA I could actually stomach. Vivian is smart as hell, brave as hell (she helps GAIA even though she was initially terrified), and let's be honest. She was the REAL hero. Vivian probably has back problems now because she CARRIED that team.

5. Briar (Desire & Decorum). Briar is kind of chaotic and I love that. Her best friend moves away to a noble estate and she's immediately like "sounds fly as hell, I'm down" and becomes her lady's maid. Honestly though, that's also kind of my biggest complaint about her. Her life is so MC-centric. I mean, she even names her baby after the MC. Nonetheless, she's otherwise really likable to have around and serves as the MC's closest confidant throughout the series.

4. Dionne (Foreign Affairs). Dionne is really sweet, kind of goofy at times, smart, and generous. IIRC it's stated that she volunteers at an animal orphanage. It's too bad FA was such a flop because I really liked Dionne (AND MURPHY!!!)

3. Alma (Mother of the Year). Alma is really kind but also flips a switch and becomes kind of a hard ass in like an instant. It's hilarious and I love it, and I love her. Alma truly was the backbone of MOTY and she helped the MC so many times.

2. Zack (The Freshman). Zack is the only one of the MC's friends who deserved the title of best friend, which is a title he thankfully actually got otherwise he wouldn't be on this list. He was always there for her even when the others were absorbed in their own drama and though he wasn't perfect, he was definitely the least problematic of the bunch.

1. Diego (Endless Summer). Who else could I put at number 1 other than Diego? No one, that's who. Diego was so gentle and kind and even though he'd had a rough time making friends, had a homophobic family, and later on in the series gets stuck with the Vaanti for six months, he never let his bad experiences make him a bitter person. He was friendly to absolutely everyone in the group and there was no drama to be spoken of with him. Diego was such a loyal best friend to not just the MC, but to everyone around him. And his catalyst idol reflects that: he was Canis, and the Endless even refers to him as "my loyal Diego" as they're remembering all their friends just moments away from death. Diego truly is one best friend to rule them all.