#that'd be fun

[lolli-popples]

I think it'd be fun to do some kind of Life Series AU where they're ALL enhanced individuals (superpowers) but are afraid of telling anyone due to stigma. Then the plot would be everyone slowly realizing other people have powers too until it clicks that everyone has them.

But that's not the fun part. The fun part is I think Joel's "superpower" is that when he looks at someone, they are unable to use their abilities. But he doesn't know that. So there's an unbelievable amount of hijinks around people trying to prove to him they have superpowers while he continues to say they're all deluded.

[piowasthere]

Evil Lunar doodles

random doodles of my fav beloved deranged bby <3

[definetelynotavampire]

I'd really like if Fyodor kept some personality aspects of the people he posesses just like with bram. I want him to have completely lost his sense of self and i want him to question every emotion he has, if it's really his own and i want Nikolai to relate bc he also sees himself bound by human emotions :D

[finemealprompt]

DP x DC Prompt #32

When Danny had mentioned dungeons and dragons to his new family, he wasn't expecting all of them to latch on like they had. Hadn't realized they'd want him so desperately to DM for them.

But, Danny's in-between campaign's right now, so he agrees. Why not? Besides, it might be a good way to hint that he knows about their late night activities.

[peachshadows]

I can see Mk feeling jealous about all the demons trying to court Red son but not understanding why he's jealous.

I can imagine Mk watching Red son beat the snot out of a suitor dreamily sighing wall twirling his hair because red son looks so pretty when he's angry. 🍒

I LOVE THAT. MK isn't a demon but he will participate in this tradition if it means he gets to date Red Son!!

MK: so I have to kidnap u so we can start dating?

Red Son: uhg. It's courtnap not kidnap. And even if u did manage to courtnap me it'd be too difficult for-

MK, who already has chains prepared: so...are we gonna make this difficult or?

Red Son, who's trying not to let MK easily courtnap him:

[ghostly-omens]

oh i was right that's fun. eye dude really did get shipped the quesadilla island residents to look after and instead of doing his job and giving them a perfect island experience he went rogue and started the hell-games and the federation has no idea lmao. the federation thinks its a third party interfering but so far it seems all signs point to it being egg island's equivalent of cucurucho becoming the joker

[nightmare-foundation]

I swear I am So particular about characterization these days it makes it So Hard to read fic. Like why are you making Peter Parker a literal baby. Why is Tony Stark this flawless dad (I love him but cmon). I want nuance I want ruined relationships I want bitterness and resentment I want Peter to see Tony's flaws and throw them in his face so Tony Gets Better. I want them to argue and fight because Tony hurt Peter without meaning to and I want Peter to not forgive him but to appreciate that Tony can see where he went wrong and get better. I want Peter to fight against the idea that being a kid means he's incompetent. I want him to be mad that he was dragged into the Avengers' issues in civil war without any real information on what was happening. I want Peter to have a complicated relationship with the rest of the Avengers. And I want them to grow and move through these issues and have an Interesting Relationship and maybe not everything was okay and Peter doesn't Have to ignore it but That's Fine as long as everyone grows. I want their bond to get stronger because of these issues and hardships.

[chains4w-gutzfuckk]

what if I set myself on fire

[cacklefrendly]

i watched 'Zero the Enforcer'. the more i understand Rei the more i need him to be beaten to death (loving)

[jinxthejubilee]

I'm sorry, but the fact that some of ya'll saw a fox character and your first thought was "Nick Wilde" makes me seriously question your level of simpage and your Disney knowledge.

The theme is puppets.

There's a cat character with him. Unless I'm blind, I've seen not single rabbit character with him.

Dude's name is "FELLOW HONEST" like Honest John!

How could you think it was Zootopia?!

[stablersolivia]

Mariska Hargitay and Melissa McBride's Six Degrees of Separation

I'm going insane how similar, yet so different their career trajectories have been.... I wish they knew each other in real life! If you are fans of both too, then tell me if you realized all of this?!

They could have some interesting conversations!

I've been thinking about this a lot because I love both actresses and I love researching careers when I really get into a show. What else does one do once they're done bingeing said show(s)?

I'm going to try my hardest to remember everything and highlight the similarities I've seen since finishing TWD back in November. I'd like to think I'm pretty proficient in MH/SVU history, but I'm super new to MMB so I'll be trying my hardest to stay on point during this because I'm super excited by what I've learned in such a short time.

With that being said, let's get into this.

Let's just begin by saying ... Mariska is a nepo baby... Let's get that out of the way. MH was born into Hollywood: her late mother was 50s bombshell Jayne Mansfield, her father, Hungarian body builder, Mickey Hargitay. Plus, she's been a Cali/NYC girl her whole life. She's had advantages and disadvantages, but it doesn't take away from the good she's done with her platform over the years and the awards she's won for being a talented actress and humanitarian. Lord knows she's not perfect though — she's human and we respect it.

From what I've learned about MMB in such a short amount of time, her story until this point has been almost the complete opposite. She was born in Kentucky, her parents pretty normal (aside from the fact her mother studied as an actor as well at the Pasadena playhouse --- Cali similarity lol) and has lived most of her life in Georgia while working mainly out of Atlanta with a few exceptions over the years. Oh, and she's considered an actress who is way better than the genre she's known for (back-to-back Saturn Award winner and the most nominated actress ever??) --- and apparently an even better person ---with an even lower profile. We respect it.

Presently, the most obvious similarity they have.... is that they are both currently beloved actresses who have been on long running shows for 15 years, and 25+ years. They're both around the same age (MH-1964, MMB- 1965). MMB is currently on a spinoff, and MH stars on the first Law and Order spinoff. Both with executive producer titles. We love to see it.

But they both had to start somewhere. While MH started her career a little earlier (early to mid 1980s), MMB started hers in the early 90s in some of the same shows as MH — and worked with many of the same actors.

First, growing up, I watched a lot of the "In the Heat of the Night" (because it was one of my parent's favorite shows while it was on, and still even now in reruns) and I was shocked, in a good way, when I saw a young Mariska appear in a 1988 episode during a rerun one random day. And guess what? Who appeared in the same show approximately 6 years later in 1994? Yes, that's right— Melissa McBride.

Again, this happens with similar characters they've played. Around 97-98, they played characters in the medical field. Melissa played a doctor who was caring for a young Haley Joel Osment on "Walker Texas Ranger" for a couple of episodes. In another medical universe, Mariska had a stint as a medical receptionist on ER! Cynthia Hooper anyone?? (I believe the story is that this arc on ER, was what got her on Dick Wolf's radar, — more on this later.)

Mariska played in a television series called "Cracker" in which Sarah Paulson also appeared. Melissa also appeared in a show called "American Gothic" in 1995 that also starred... you guessed it, Sarah Paulson ("Somebody's at the door, somebody's at the door," lol). Oh, and Sarah later appeared on an SVU episode in like 2010, as well.

Melissa also played Gary Cole's mistress in her "American Gothic" appearance and Gary Cole has been on at least a couple of SVU episodes over the years, including that scrapped SVU political episode from 2016ish. You do the math.

They both did a lot of low-key roles in Lifetime Movies, or made for television movies in the 1990s. Mariska did The Advocate's Devil and Night Sins, while Melissa did Close to Danger and Her Deadly rival and then some.

But one television film Melissa McBride did was "Pirates of Silicon Valley" where she played a super small part as... Noah Wyle's girlfriend when he was still also was a main character on ER. This came out about a year after Mariska's stint on ER. Small world. Hee hee.

Also, Melissa was a part of a television miniseries on CBS called "A Season in Purgatory," around 1996 with actors Brian Dennehy, Patrick Dempsey and Sherilyn Fenn who Mariska has also worked with (Brian Dennehy on a Season 7 or 8 ep of SVU, Sherilynn was also on SVU, and Patrick on a movie called Bank Robber a few years prior, in 1993).

Again, it's not uncommon for actors to work with the same actors. But it's just interesting how there are a lot of common denominators. And we haven't even gotten to THE main common denominator yet— Norman.

He was on a Season 7 episode of SVU as a rock star who was telling his fans to not take their meds or something. All I remember is him on the stand in the courtroom while Benson and Stabler were presumably sitting way too close as spectators. It's been a while since I've seen the episode. But that was back in 2006, about 4 years before The Walking Dead.

Lauren Cohan and Emily Kinney were on SVU in the 2.0 era as well while TWD flagship was still on.

While we're talking about law and order, let's talk about the fact that while Melissa took a minor break from acting --- she was still taking small parts in films/television and short films in the 2000s while working as a casting director. She was in the movie "The Dangerous Lives of the Altar Boys" which starred Jodie Foster, whom Mariska is very good friends with (Jodie even attended MH's wedding in 2004— two years after that movie came out).

Melissa was all about the law where she also played a detective/cop with a similar hairdo as Season 2 Benson in a short film called "Nailed!".

So, going back to Mariska drawing DW's attention because of her performance in ER, I have to give props to Melissa for her minor role in The Mist in 2007. The director on that movie (and apparently everyone on set) was so impressed by her few minutes in that movie that they invited her back to film extra scenes and — put her on the radar of the powers that be on a little show called The Walking Dead. Frank Darabont — I believe — remembered her and offered her a role in the show and the rest is history. Pure. Talent.

OH, and now that we're on The Mist.... um, so Melissa shared a pretty important scene with the late Andre Braugher.... who may or may not have had a little love triangle with Mariska's Olivia Benson on SVU during Season 13/14 as Bayard Ellis. Who else was in that movie? Marcia Gay Harden-- aka Star, aka, Dana Lewis who appeared in multiple SVU episodes. Bring her back!

Not to mention that Laurie Holden and Jeffrey Demunn were also in The Mist and later starred in The Walking Dead along with Melissa. Yes, Demunn was in Night Sins and Law and Order SVU, too. LOL. He was also on ER and Cracker, but at different times.

I'm trying to find a stopping point for this, but the coincidences keep coming. This one is less about a career similarity but about a video where Melissa discusses the dialogue about her "strong right foot". Melissa mentioned having surgery on her foot a few years prior in a video from about 2020, maybe?. But, who else just had surgery on her foot/ankle because she fell in the street after a screening about 3/4 years ago? lol... yep.

Oh... can we talk about how Mariska has kept saying Elliot and Olivia's relationship is "earned" because of their history and the bond between her and Chris and their "trust" in each other? She's said this exponential times since Chris came back 4 years ago. Well.... now Norman Reedus is saying the same about Caryl and Daryl's relationship and how it is "earned" with their history and deep bond on and off screen. I can't make this stuff up.

I've gotten the vibe that MH/NR and MMB/CM have the same vibes when talking and describing things show/related. It's pretty fascinating to watch and listen to and read.

But anyway, I think I'm about done. There is probably more. I have kept thinking to myself, "Man, this seems familiar" when reading interviews and whatnot.

And we can definitely include these two having the cutest besties who take the best selfies with them.

Please read image descriptions :)

Chriska.EO.McReedus.Caryl. Whatever. Whenever. I need more.

It's super fixation season, so let's wrap this up.

If any other EO/Carylers out there can think of anything else, please comment! It's been fun summarizing all of this.

I want an "Actors on Actors" ep with Melissa and Mariska... or Chris and Norman ...or Chriska and McReedus all together. I just want them to know each other and talk about stuff. Not picky.

~~~Bonus~~~

They can't get away from their partners in crime. lol

~~Additional Info~~

It has also come to my attention that there is also another actor they've both worked with. Harry Connick Jr. (Who hasn't he worked with lol). But Melissa acted in the 2008 LMN film "Living Proof" with HCJ and a few years later, he played Mariska's love interest, David Haden, for 4 eps on S13 of SVU.

Angie Harmon (who was in the original L&O and the temp SVU ada), Swoosie Kurtz, Tammy Blanchard, Bernadette Peters, and Amy Madigan are also in that movie and have all been on SVU.

Guess it's time to have Melissa on SVU or Organized Crime. Let's.Make.This.Happen.

👏👏👏

More additional info:

Xander Berkeley.... Chris Meloni and Mariska are good friends with him ( Mariska going back to the 1990's ) and Xander was on The Walking Dead at Hilltop.

[penofwildfire]

I hope Wyldfyre and Roby break up.

Not because I don't like them, I think they're super cute together and I hope we see more of them. But because I'm sick and tired of this thing shows do (particularly kid's shows) where two young teenagers start dating and then they just. Stay together forever. Oftentimes it's both of their first relationship, but they're expected to date eachother until adulthood and then get married have kids etc etc, the whole nine yards. It's boring.

Obviously this can happen in real life, hell my aunt and uncle met in kindergarten and always knew they'd end up together, and they've been married for 30 years with 4 adult children. And good for them! But they're very much the exception and not at all the rule.

One thing I really like about Lostshipping in particular is that it doesn't follow this rule. Geo isn't one of the Ninja, he's not a childhood friend of Cole's, he'd never even met Cole until the Merge, he's just some guy that Cole wound up meeting and caught feelings for, and that's so much more realistic! They're just adults who fell for eachother, and their relationship had plenty of time to grow and develop. I like that. I want more of that.

Back to Wyldfyre and Roby, I just really don't think their relationship would or should last very long. They're cute, yeah, but that doesn't make them a good idea in the long run. And to be honest neither of them strike me as people who care much about "the long run" anyway. I hope Wyldfyre gets a chance to date around a little, y'know? A bit like Kai in early seasons, except with more fleshed-out love interests who are actual characters instead of like. Screaming fangirls. Maybe they could even stop being cowards and make her bisexual. Idk. Just a thought.

[asavt]

Something something, I have never had a really interesting experience in Valentine's Day (for all the lovey-dovey things I've drawn and written too) and that's ok. Just enjoy your day with people you appreciate!

[detective-inspector-her]

Valkyrie, Omen & Skulduggery- Crows

Intelligent Problem-Solvers: Crows are highly intelligent and known for their problem-solving abilities and tool use. The two of them are the Sanctuary's best detectives for a reason. Valkyrie isn't looked down on as much because not only is she trained by The Skulduggery Pleasant (who's slightly more feared in this AU), but she's instinctually good at her job which garners her respect.

Social Birds: They are often seen in pairs or small groups and communicate using a wide range of vocalizations. This one is straightforward as well. Skulduggery had the Dead Men and before that, he had his siblings, most of whom were also Hooded Crows. Valkyrie has Tanith, China, Ghastly, Fletcher and Skulduggery.

Crows are known for their intelligence and problem-solving abilities. Social interactions stimulate cognitive development, allowing them to learn from peers.

This is where Omen comes up short. Being largely unpopular and on top of that being left behind by his family a lot, he's not as smart as he's expected to be and has some trouble with teamwork because he's used to 'flying solo' if you will.

Social isolation can lead to increased stress levels in crows, manifesting as aggressive behavior towards other birds or humans.

This has happened to all three of them.

Skulduggery was isolated and tortured and when he was Vile he was alone a lot. Then Val left and he isolated himself again.

Valkyrie isolated herself for five years.

Omen, as mentioned, grew up on his own most of the time.

The three of them start off phase 2 being mildly aggressive with each other and others due to their separate isolation incidents. They slowly get better at it.

Crows, like many intelligent animals, can experience depression when deprived of social interaction. This can result in lethargy and reduced interest in normal activities like foraging and grooming.

Grooming is something those with bird wings have to do and Valkyrie neglects her wings during her isolation, something that she improves throughout phase 2. Omen is very unenthused about everything, something he overcomes as he grows. Skulduggery does less detective work, enough to seem normal to those who don't know him, but he starts to grow bored of the work.

Vocalizations: They use a variety of calls for communication, including caws, clicks, and rattles.

Valkyrie and Skulduggery have their own language that they communicate with when alone, it comes naturally.

Crows have been observed to adopt orphaned fledglings, and this behavior is a testament to their social nature and intelligence.

Yeah, Valkyrie basically decides that Omen is joining them (under strict supervision). Yes. Yes, I'm making the Omen and Valkyrie bonding time in this AU, you can't stop me.

Vocal and Visual Cues: Crows use complex vocalizations and visual cues to recognize their own family members. However, they are also capable of accepting outsiders, especially if the fledgling exhibits behavior that indicates a need for care.

It fits!

Social isolation can lead to a decrease in vocal activity or changes in vocalization patterns. Isolated crows may lose out on learning new calls and signals used in social interactions.

Eventually, the duo grow used to Omen dropping in and Valkyrie starts teaching him their language after he confesses that he was never taught.

[chrrywvea]

just rewatched the night at the museum trilogy & wow owen wilson really is part of every queer ship ever

[capricioussun]

What if I started a group called the off brands w/ versions of some of the guys w/ my more random hc? Like a fell Papyrus w/ piercings, swap Papyrus w/ blue magic, a tale Papyrus w/ burnt bones, etc etc etc