#the bad news is that I really really love playing as Idri in it so far

[sincerely-sofie]

What are some ideas you've wanted to draw/write but haven't?

Oh man. I've got so many. A handful of ideas include:

A semi-animated series titled "My Pal the Paladin" about a kidnapped princess and the final boss who join forces to track down the legendary hero who's failed to slay even a single mook months after the plot kicking off and yell at him for taking so long. It's based on my oldest original characters and has a lot of sentimental worth to me as a result. Idris, Pal, and Katherine are my babies. I've considered making it similar in production to Dingo Doodle's Fool's Gold series, but I haven't actually made it because I'm really nervous about it turning out poorly ^^; I'd love to post a pitch bible for it someday!

A gothic picture book tentatively titled "Cover the Mirrors" about a woman killing a monster that has haunted her since girlhood, and inheriting the curse that turned the monster from a normal man into his current twisted looks. It would end with the monster's appearance going from being seen as a Boogeyman figure that stalks kids who play outside after sundown while the original monster was around, to a vengeful beast that hunts people who prey on children once the woman inherits the curse. It would play with the idea of trauma giving you unique abilities to help those who have gone through similar terrors, while also warping you into something you can't recognize and find inherently repulsive. I haven't made it because I don't know how to render the painterly style I envision for it.

A mixed media visual novel titled "Cradlehead" about a woman who finds herself serving as the unwilling vessel for an eldritch entity that will destroy her mind when it finishes germinating within and exits her body. She has to escape the pocket dimension it trapped her in to develop within the optimal conditions in order to save herself. The visuals would incorporate clay, digital art, traditional art, 3D models, pixel art, and photography. The game would center around the woman's desperation as she tries to escape while her ability to perceive the new world around her decays more and more over time. I haven't made it because I doubt my artistic abilities to make something like I have in my head come to life.

An untitled magical girl webcomic about an unwilling magical girl with a giant bee familiar named Queenie and issues controlling her powers because of her insecurities. She feels bad about being a not very girly individual while surrounded by hyper-feminine young women who have a handle on their powers she could never dream of. It revolves around her character arc where she eventually stops worrying about meeting the arbitrary standards she imposes on herself to be "girly enough" and decides to just be herself, whoever that is, unlocking her true powers and entering her ultimate form during a climactic battle— taking on a design less like a queen holding a scepter like she'd been dreading, and more like a princely knight holding a stinger-like spear. Her rejection of others' expectations as well as her own helps the world-ending threat, a shapeshifting eldritch being that absorbs people into itself so it can become someone other than itself but is never satisfied with the new faces it obtains, to accept itself and stop trying to steal people's souls in order to find one that would make it love itself. I haven't made it because I worry if it would come across weirdly to the average viewer, as it deals with gender dysphoria as a subject in a very atypical manner.

[ear-worthy]

SmartLess Podcast Welcomes Presidents Biden, Obama & Clinton

SMARTLESS’ UNITES PRESIDENTS BIDEN, OBAMA, AND CLINTON FOR HISTORIC PODCAST INTERVIEW

While one former president is in court defending himself against hush money payments to a porn star and to a Playboy playmate, three other Ex-POTUS's discuss gun violence, foreign relations, Biden’s re-election campaign, what they miss about being in office, the State of the economy, passing the baton Between Presidencies, and more on the Smartless podcast.

SmartLess hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes have brought together three U.S. Presidents, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton, for a historic podcast interview.

The momentous episode is available early on Amazon Music/Wondery+ here. It will be wherever podcasts are available on Monday, April 29.

The podcast interview was recorded in-person recently with the hosts and the Presidents in New York City.

SmartLess with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity.

The award-winning podcast was launched in July 2020 and is consistently among the top five most listened-to podcasts monthly. Guests have included Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Don Cheadle, Larry David, Greta Gerwig, Idris Elba, Kristen Stewart, Pedro Pascal, Selena Gomez, and many more.

INTERVIEWS CLIPS AVAILABLE HERE:

Sean Hayes: Do you all miss something specific about holding office, obviously except for you because you’re in office, but do you guys miss something?

President Biden: I miss not having an office.

President Obama: Well, look, everybody talks about Air Force One.

Sean Hayes: Yeah, sure.

President Obama: Marine One. It’s pretty convenient, I won't lie. But I’ll tell you the thing I miss the most. Remember those music concerts I used to do at, you can basically invite anybody, and you have this concert and I mean we got you know Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney.

Sean Hayes: Everybody will show up.

President Obama: They’ll show up. And they do these rehearsals the night before a lot of times and you can kinda sneak down and could just sit there and watch Mick Jagger practicing with BB King or something on a blues night. I do miss that.

President Clinton: I miss the fact that they don’t play a song when you walk in a room anymore.

Sean Hayes: We should’ve done that today.

President Clinton: I was lost for three weeks when I left office. But let me tell you something serious, this is one reason that I so badly want President Biden to be re-elected. What I really miss is the job. Not doing it, I'm glad, I believe in the two-term limit strongly, but what I learned was on the worst day, when nothing was going right, problems are everywhere, there was still something you could do that would make somebody's life better. There is no job like that on earth.

Sean Hayes: I love that.

Clinton: And I want somebody..

President Obama: Who appreciates it.

President Clinton: …that I trust to make the most of that every day. Cause they’ll be bad days no matter who gets elected. But he’ll get up and he’ll start thinking about that. And I think his opponent will be thinking about…

President Obama: Himself.

President Clinton: …yeah, who I can get even with, who I can send away. Joe Biden will make the best of the bad days.

Jason Bateman: And the team that you have assembled and your comfort with deferment. For me personally, I love leaders that have the confidence to hire those that they respect, that might make them a little nervous.

Will Arnett: And also not to think that you're the…

President Obama: That you’re the smartest guy…

Will Arnett: Yeah, that you’re gonna have every…. We had leaders like that in the middle part of the last century who were put into government by presidents of old, and they made a lot of decisions that they thought they were right about, and they were terrible people. And when that happens, when you think that you’ve got all the answers, is the moment you don’t.

Jason Bateman: Like Ron Klain, bringing us out of COVID. It’s just on and on and on, the way in which you’ve surrounded yourself with the absolute best this country has to offer.

President Biden: I made a commitment, having an administration that looks like America. I have more women in my cabinet, I’ve appointed more Black Circuit Court judges than every other president combined in American history. I’ve kept my commitment about putting a Black woman on the Supreme Court. I’ve had an opportunity to go out and get the best people - and by the way, I sometimes pick up the phone and ask these guys who they think are the best people. And I’m looking for people that most of all, not just are good, but care about what they’re doing.

Jason Bateman: Whereas the other guy is only hiring people that won’t talk back and that’s…

President Biden: Oh mine talk back.

CLIP 2 - Download Here

Sean Hayes: What are the issues coming up that people are focusing on that you believe are the wrong things, or they may be the right things, and what should they be focusing on?

President Biden: I think they should be focusing on a couple of things. Number one, we’re gonna, in the second term, God willing, we’re gonna make sure that we do something about gun violence in this country.

Will Arnett: Yes.

President Biden: The idea that we allow assault weapons to be sold, and magazines with 100 rounds, is just bizarre.

Will Arnett: Well, President Biden, I’m so glad to hear you say that because that was gonna be my other question. Which is, the Democrats never say we want to take your guns away.

President Biden: Absolutely not.

Will Arnett: You never said that, you said we gotta be smart about what’s going on.

Jason Bateman: You don’t need to kill a deer with an AR15.

Sean Hayes: Right.

President Biden: The Second Amendment, when I taught law school, the Second Amendment wasn’t absolute ever. You weren’t able to have a cannon when you were, you know, the liberty is ordered with the blood of patriots. I mean, it’s a bunch of crap.

This episode of Smartless will be available wherever you get your podcasts on Monday, April 29.

[dreadnoughtus]

Liveblogging after taking an edible and watching

game awards

I don't know what these games are

Oh wait assassins creed VR??

Got distracted my friend texted me.

The dress is kinda flapper ish you know not in a bad way it's fine

What did Forza just win

Oh that's cool good for them I don't drive cars

The height differences......

This would freak me out being on live TV I would hate it ohmygod

Wait huh hometlstuck

This is such strange vibes

Sign language is so sick tho

Why isn't there a general neutral version of mommy and daddy

Oh here come the names I don't know

I'm playing Sandrock while I watch this

Would it be weird if your kid immediately called you by your name like would that fuck them up or

Was told to use beepbo

Alright I'm back

Jk gusher break

BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY

I'm fucking clappiny

Ok but this game fucks

This is about persona 3 btw

I'm absolutely freaking out over her writing

Wait is it a bit

Who

Oh

She's in a silly goofy mood

Omg

Oh never mind I wanted more burning things in a fireplace game

Cool if you're into goo.

I'm a googetter myself

?????????

Omg remember this

Ok but I'm hype

HORNS

I'm gay

Hell yea hell yea

Remember when Rocco was sitting all by himself on camera

Guys I really don't hope someone says some dumb shit on stage again

Geoffs walking out music is cracking me up

Get you a mans who sends you two chairs and a table through the mail

Omg remember his speech last year lmao

Oh it's a bit

Damn

What is this lol

Is this a roast

My fucking boyfriendddd

Idris where you at

Idris you're missing the fanciest night in gaming

Our boyfriend won!!!

.....what is he wearing lmaoooo

Security BEEFY this year

Aww omg

He wore his armor I'm dead

I need to replay baldurs gate NOW

That's right baldurs gate!!!! You can fuck a bear!!!!

Geoff relax

Huh lol

Immediate fanservice

...I'm dying

Turned him on??????

Is he gonna fuck us????

Interstellar?????

This isn't interstellar

Damn bro

Wet Chair :/

Daddy's back

Oh free dayum ok

Geoff has the air of a man who presents this as if he himself made these games

Goose guy 2

Wait this is great

This is my kind of game

I love this

Fuck gta6 I got Big Walk

HUH

Is this fornite Lego????

What the huh

Took a break for ice cream

I just got the news Wonka will be presenting

They give them less speech time than on the Oscars

Oh wait this is the cool lady

FINALLY GONZO

Gonzo has good taste

Cocoon was good

Ok Sega ok!!!!!

Hold up anime game I'm awake

Oh nice ok I'm into it

Alan Wake sweep

Apparently the site you have to login into to get a steam deck for whatever is crashing crazy lol whoopsie

I liked venba!!

Wtf

His boy

I'm scared that's just a video

Not the fog machine

His broach is wild

I'm so glad kojima is finally making the movie he wanted to make

Is this wrestling

Huh

This is a WILD collaboration

They have my support

Movies and games!!!!

Ohhh dinosaurs?? I'm too scared to play this

Everything is fortnite now we are all assimilating into fortnite

Monkey 👍👍👍

I cannot escape suicide squad

Nooooot a fan of the remix

NICE CLAWS

Where do I aquire claws

What is Warframe sorry

Acab

Good games!! I loved tchia

This looks sick, ori vibes

So many cool looking games

Man with ponytail?????

THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME

I want to play rebirth so bad

SHUT UP STOP lol huh?????

Sea of stars was meh sorry I said it

Omg I forgot about hades 2

Cutting to ads from ads is so funny

Holy shit he almost killed the camera guy with one kick

Anthony Mackey doing crowd work lmao

Fortnight

He's zooted

Thank you for the meme s

Thanks for the memeorys

Steve Martin looks different

There's 3 genshins now

Hell yeah democrazy

Are these guys a big deal I just don't know

I feel like I need to have played Alan Wake I guess

BOOGIE DOWN WHITE BOY

Ok but they are shredding

Ok I'm ready for bed how much longer

Stop flirting on stage

Gamer snax

We get it you're a voice actor 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Ok wait the armor??? Ok nice

It's funny tho cause the last thing I liveblogged was last of us, good show

BAGGU REPRESENT

The PR glowup for no man's sky was impressive no doubt

No mans sky 2!

We're always talking about mountains

Dragons so I'm in

Can I be a wolf man

Badass title

Stretching this is what I'm always saying unironically to everyone

I love tonberry king

Omgggg monhun!!! Chocobo

Huh what modded controller???

He flutin

Gotyyyy let's goo lol

Bg3 🫡🫡🫡

I sleep 😴

I'm not reading this back

[bloodieash]

Hi OC Bingo friend! You're on my card so I had some questions about your characters:

Who would you most like by your side in a fight

Who would you most like comforting you after a bad day

What is Elle's earliest memory

What does Maddie do to unwind

What are both OCs' comfort food

Do either of them play any sports or have any hobbies

How did you come up with them

1.) Elle, hands down. - Look Maddie is a shadowhunter so she knows how to fight, but she's "awful" at it. And Elle has been heir apparent to the Los Angeles Institute since before she could walk so she's been trained twice as hard as any of her siblings or most Shadowhunters her age. She only transferred to train under Hodge Starkweather and Dominick Roseblade (who was there to train Alec with the bow) 2.) Maddie. - Because she's "awful" at fighting and a whole bunch of family crap (on both sides) Maddie has spent her whole life trying to make herself useful. And since she was moved to the New York Institute the only people she could make herself useful to were the Lightwoods and Elle since everyone else thought she was underfoot. So - Izzy got into another fight with her mom? Alec cracking under everyone's expectations? Jace in a mood? Elle is feeling homesick? She's dealt with it all and more. 3.) The earliest concrete memory Elle has is of the head warlock of Hollywood stopping by the Institute to check on the wards. She hid behind a pillar and just watched her work her magic, utterly fascinated. 4.) Maddie is an oddball. When she is stressed out or had a bad day, or even if she just can't sleep -- especially when she can't sleep, she will find the oldest book around written in a dead or demonic language and translate it. She finds comfort in the patterns of language in the repetition of finding common words. And especially in knowing something most other people don't. 5a.) Elle: Mac and Cheese - When her grandfather was still alive he'd make the good stuff from scratch. Elle and her siblings would sit around and listen to him tell stories. When Elle moved to New York Maddie called Elle's mother to learn the exact recipe and made it for Elle whenever she was feeling homesick. 5b.) Maddie: Oranges -Back when she still lived in Idris in what remained of the Fairchild estate there was a small grove of orange trees. Maddie's mother and each of her aunt's (and many Fairchilds before them) had picked a tree and carved their initials into it. Maddie climbed her mother's tree and would pick the oranges at the very top, desperately trying to feel close to a woman she'd never met. Before she left Idris she carved her initials into the same tree. 6.) Elle absolutely dominates at tennis. She used to play doubles with her siblings when they had spare time. After she moved to New York she picked up knitting as it was something she could do on her own. Maddie as cliche as it is plays chess. She's average at it, she wins some she loses some, but she always manages to pull someone into a game with her. For something she can do on her own Maddie throws knives. And that she is very good at. 7.) oh boy. So I made Maddie first She was a retool of my oc Juliet O'Riley who was a mundane turned siren 'cause I stumbled upon a pintrest picture explaining the differences in how sirens and mermaids are made and I really wanted to use it. But then some things changed and it spiraled and a long thought process about how come sirens weren't more common and what made this particular person turn turn into a siren later and Juliet O'Riley turned into Maddie Foxblood. Only back then Maddie's story was still to turn into a siren after a mission gone wrong and at the time she had no connections to the Fairchilds, other than the fact she was one of Valentine's experiments. Because I love the angel/demon experiments it's why most of my shadowhunter ocs are shadowhunters instead of downworlders even though I prefer downworlders. But once I made Maddie one of Valentine's experiments I got to thinking of Clary's line about Jace and Johnathan being opposite ends of the same experiment and my brain went "wait a minute! What about parabatai who are opposite ends of the same experiment?" So Elle was born. And from there some things filled in as I started to write for them and other things just popped up.

[quantomeno]

this is quite a funny little observation

perhaps it was just an easy way to get names which were legally ok and fitted in with previous names

Bionicle naming is quite interesting as you can see all the sorts of trends that happened:

'01-'03: real-world names/names derived from languages. We start to get more original names with things like the Bohrok and the Rahkshi, but otherwise I think the vast majority of names are just foreign words. There was also the Tohunga/Matoran change (and other similar changes) where you get more made-up names.

'04-'05: excluding carried over names (the great disk matoran, the Toa Metru), these names are pretty much entirely new. The Metru arc really loves its Ks (Bordakh, Tahtorak, Lhikan, Krekka, Nidhiki, Vahki, Sidorak, Keetongu, Norik, Roodaka, Visorak, Kikanalo etc) and that's likely why the 'Kra-' prefix became a favoured way to make new names. Stick a 'kra' on the front of an old name and bam, you have a name that matches this era's style while also fitting in with the old stuff and it takes less effort than an entirely new name. K had always been a common letter though (Kakama, Vakama, Nokama, Pakari, Kaukau, Akaku, Takua, Rahkshi, Bohrok, Gukko, Muaka, Kofu-Jaga, Ahkmou etc), so you could say they chose it just to continue the previous trend. It also remained a common letter, so at least there's consistency.

'06-08: this era more or less continues this trend, though I am not 100% sure which names were decided when. The Piraka have a theme of short, punchy names (again, lots of Ks). But you also have Umbra, Axonn and Brutaka who are all puns in some way, and the same goes for the Barraki (Eehlek, Kalamar), the Av-Matoran (Photok, Solek) and a lot of the Makuta (Chirox, Vamprah, Mutran) so the names are more overt references. The Metru names had meaning derived from sound only (except perhaps Dume, who sounds like 'doom') e.g. Sidorak: the S sounds sneaky, the 'dor' sounds a bit proud, the ak sounds evil. The Voyatorans seem to just be random mixes of sounds, but the Mahritoran are sometimes puns (Gar and Idris being the most obvious). Hydraxon and Hydruka seem to be plays on 'hydro'. We also get a lot of names for big characters around this time (Karzahni, Teridax, Artakha, Tren Krom) and they tend to be just 'sound' names. And we can't forget the Order of Mata Nui names that are largely plays on the names of Bionicle artists etc (Jerbraz, Tobduk etc).

'09-'10: now, while we do have naming trends similar to those of MU characters (Strakk, Skrall, Tarduk), a lot of the Agori/Glatorian/vehicle names sound distinctly pseudo-Roman or are just directly Latin words (Vastus (vast in Latin), Metus (fear in Latin), Stronius, Certavus, Kaxium, Thornatus, Vulcanus (Roman god of fire), Malum (Latin for bad/evil), Perditus (Latin for ruined/lost), Telluris (the genitive case of Tellus, meaning Earth). Even Spherus/Aqua/Bota/Bara Magna are based on Latin words. I expect this was to play into the whole 'gladiator' theme going on. Thus, we seem to have come a full circle and returned to just using foreign words to make names.

It's interesting how it goes real words/names -> totally new names -> some puns and foreign words -> even more foreign words. I suppose after so many names you start to run out of ideas (or get tired of it) and given the whole kra- thing that started this discussion, it seems that happened pretty fast.

Kra

Anyone have any idea what was up with all the "Kra" names in 2004? Like seriously, all the Toa Mata's names get remixed with Kra at the beginning, is that supposed to mean something?

Like seriously

Tahu > Kraahu

Gali > Kralhi

Pohatu > Kraatu

Kopaka > Krahka

Lewa > Kraawa

Onua > Kranua

What is happening here. Both Toa Metru combiners, both Vahki combiners, a dinky little polybag set I'm not sure was actually released, and the 6-Toa combiner model Rahi all share this bizarre pattern. Is this supposed to mean something? It feels important, but it's not like anything comes of this, as far as I know. And like okay, some of these are kind of a stretch, but it's weird this pattern can be made at all, right? And even without it, that's still a lot of Kra names! But why?

And it doesn't even stop there, because look what happened in 2005!

Takua > Krakua

(Honestly I'm mostly just confused about why I didn't notice this earlier)

[gay-jesus-probably]

I just finished listening to a 7 episode podcast series talking about the movie Cats and here's some quotes I enjoyed with no context:

"I saw Cats on the premiere night at (theatre whose name i forget)." "Oh shit, us too! We were the assholes that were screaming with laughter, clapping after songs, and gave a standing ovation at the end." "Wait, that was you!?"

"And after that I was really sick with the Corona virus - no, sorry, not the Corona virus, it was more the Heinekan virus, it wasn't as bad."

"Okay, so it's like you're being held at gunpoint right now and ordered to explain the plot of Cats. You have to have some kind of answer. Go." "And for our listeners, we are actually holding them at gunpoint, so you'd better make it fucking good."

"Hey, I'm Rum Tum Tugger and I like to fuck."

"Yeah, I found the lead cat to be pretty hot." "Does that make you uncomfortable?" "...Only if it was a real cat? I mean, I wouldn't be able to house-sit for you."

"So if you were Old Deutrenomy, would you have picked Grizabella to die?" "...Okay, would this be the time to admit that I was really high when I saw the movie?"

"Cats really works as like, a midnight movie. Everyone screams, sings along, applauds, and at the end we pick an audience member and ritually sacrifice them. It's great!"

"The visual effects in Cats are very much in the uncanny valley. The uncanny pussy, if you will."

"What's your favourite song?" "Uh, I really loved the opening Jellicle song." "Okay, follow up question: ~Are you blind when you're booorn~?"

"NOBODY KILLS ANYBODY IN CATS!" "I mean, I would argue they all killed Grizabella at the end."

"I played Rum Tum Tugger in a stage show, and it was really unfortunate, because Andrew Lloyd Webber apparently saw a rapper busking in London, really liked it, and so he re-wrote Rum Tum Tugger to be a street cat that raps most of his song. My costume involved a backwards hat that said 'CHAOS' on it. The dance break included airhorns every few seconds while I was spinning on my head and shit. This was in 2015."

"So if someone could just assassinate Hugh Jackman, I'd really appreciate it."

"Cats is like Australian Idol, but the judges kill you at the end." "...I would watch that."

"The Heaviside Layer is like, cat heaven. Pussy heaven." "...Fuck, we should've named this podcast Pussy Heaven, what the fuck were we thinking?"

"It's just too deep in the uncanny valley. It's like the uncanny Marianna's Trench."

"I think that the dogs in this world also have people faces, like all the cats, mice and cockroaches. And so the humans all have animal faces. It's only fair."

"You convinced me to go see the movie, and I fucking hated it. About 40 minutes in I texted you saying this is horrible, I have no idea what's going on-" "When I got your text I was going to reply with 'it all gets explained at the end' just to fuck with you, but then I thought about it, realized you'd definitely kill me, and deleted it."

"I never thought I wouldn't enjoy seeing Idris Elba looking mostly naked, but here we are."

"We tried to DM every single cast member to do a guest spot on our stupid podcast. We DM'd Rebel Wilson, James Cordon, Sir Ian McKellan - who does not check his DM's by the way - and almost everyone either didn't see the message or just left us on read. Steven McRae is the only one who responded."

"I show up on set that morning, go to my trailer, check the list of whose in the scene we're doing today and I see oh, it's Rebel Wilson, James Cordon, Taylor Swift, Idris Elbra, Dame Judy Dench, Sir Ian McKellan... and Steven McRae. Nobody warned me in advance. I honestly didn't believe it at first, I thought I was being pranked."

"I was wearing bright red suspenders, of course I knew I wasn't in a serious movie."

"So for three days in a row we all got to spend twelve hours just sitting around on set watching Sir Ian McKellan monologue. It was amazing."

"I'd never sung before. Ever. And they couldn't decide if they wanted Skimbleshanks to be Scottish or Northern, so I had to learn all these new accents, and learn how to sing in them, which just made it harder. Then the first time I had to sing on set, it was directly in front of Dame Judy Dench herself. Just in case I wasn't under enough pressure already."

[izukusspirit]

IN RESPONSE OF WAKING UP IM INSTANTLY LIKE----DIBS FATHER ON FUCKING SHOOK CRACK LIKE ???? SON WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED IN LESS THEN 30 SECONDS TODAY??-

OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK DID I DO TO HIM DID I ACCIDENTLY MAKE HIM A HUMAN ALIEN TO MESS WITH HIM MENTALY ABOUT EGG TOAST

NOOOOOOOOOOO I THOUGHT I GAVE HIM BLACK ADO CHAN MLG GLASSES BECAUSE I WENT TO 2014 BECAUSE OF A FUCKING OLIVE IN A JAR BEING SENT TO BE AS A GRAPE THINKING I GOT RAPED FUCK DEAD SERIIOUS ABOUT O.B.S BEING THE TWINSISTER GHOSTS HERE

AM I BACK IN 8TH GRADE AGAIN FUCK FUCK FUCK?? WHERES THE SHCOOL THEN IM LIKE AT HOME LIKE AREN’T I SUPPOSED TO CATCH THE BUSS FOR SCHOOL WHERE IS MY FUCKING MOTHER’S JEEP FUCK MY ANTI-VILLAN SUPERVILLAN ASS TRIED TO BOOK A HOTEL TRIVAGO WIGOUT TICKET TO TEHRAN BECAUSE OF MY AMERICAN DOUBLESPERM COUNTERPART HOO MY GOD HE’S TALKING ABOUT OBS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT GHOSTMONUMENT TOLD HIM TO FUCK OFF BECAUSE OF HIM CHANGING HIS BACKGROUND TO A MELTING CANDEL BUT JUST IN GENNERAL CHANGING HIS LAPTOP BACKGROUND ON THE FUCKING PHONE.LENOVO.AND HP EVNY :(. LINGO-JAM SMALL TEXT CRYING HHH GHOSTMONUMENT IS A SWEETHEART I PAINTED THEM SO BAD RECENTLY ;;;;;

https://obsproject.com/ https://www.deviantart.com/ghostmonument ngl they have core and honestly i’ve always loved the way they draw!!! i love their cat dragon character with those long evildregon horns but she/he fucking hates me i stalk because i find intrest in telling you i fucking looove you but you HAATE ME SO YOU’RE LIKE KIMIKO RAIUMONDO TO MEEE LIKE THE MONKEY EYE GLAREE FUCKK :(-

LIGHT IN DARKNESS FAIRY ANIMALJAM GROUND PENSIVE EMOJI IN RESPONSE TO ME SENDING THE LETTER H OR A KAT TELLING ME TO BASICALLY FUCK OFF WITH A SHEMJI KAT OF ERIC BUT ZIM IN THE SUMMER SERVER THAT I COULD ACCIDENTALLY SEE BECAUSE I SIMPLY GHOST LOOKED AT THE LINK IN DEATH LIKE HOOO MY GOD I DIDN’T MEAN TO MAKE A FUCKING SERVER DM LINK NOO THE FUCKING DSI ITSELF COULD SHADOWBOX ME INTO INFORMATION AND I CANT EVEN GO HOOOME ORIGINAL SOURCE OF GHOSTMONUMENT AND KATS UPSET :(

AND THE FINAL DEATH BLOW WAS THAT I KILLED LOKI ON PONY.TOWN IN A TRUTH OR DARE WITH FAYE THAT I COULDN’T GET OUT OF BECAUSE I HAD SO MUCH FUN THAT I FELT BAD AFTER!!! MERRY BAD END HAHAHAHA!

ORI AND THE BLIND FOREST CROSSWORD PUZZLE WOLF NUZZLE BOTTLE FROM TARGET PINKBLUE

THE PEPPERMENT CATTOFRICC WITH LOKIS ENDGAME DEATH WRITTEN ALL OVER IT LIKE FUCK GO BACK GIVE HIM MY LITTLE PONY VIBES IN HIS NEW SHOW SO HIS DANIKA CROWLEY ACTOR DOESN’T FEEL REALLY BAD ABOUT THE FACT THAT I GAVE HIM LONG SPIDERMAN HAIR TO MAKE HIM FEEL LIKE A SEX SYMBOL BUT A WORLD DESTROYER AT THE SAME TIME-AND I’M LIKE CRYING IN MY FUCKING HEAD LIKE I FUCKING HEAR LOKI SAY “FATHER WHY HAVE YOU BETRAYED ME” IN RESPONSE TO THE LONELY OK? KEEP PLAYING FROM ANIMALJAM BECAUSE I NAMED AN ACCOUNT FOR MY MOTHER BISQUITLOBSTER AND HE THOUGHT THAT THE QUIT WAS KILL YOURSELF SO HE DID THE USEEWA AS THE ACTUAL ACTOR IRL AND THATS WHY IDRIS ELBA HAD TO KILL HIM ON-SET BECAUSE HE ALREADY DIED HE SCREAMED HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ACTUALLY CHOKE HIM OUT LIKE MY NEW MOVIE JEWLS HOO MY GOODD

LOOK AT HOW MUCH FUN HE’S HAVING WHAT HAVE I DONE TO HIM?? HE TRIED TO TYPE THROUGH ME LIKE “DON’T DO THAT TO ME??” AND I’M LIKE WYDM “DUDE WE’RE THE SAME PERSON THIS IS PHILLIP LESSEN MADE TO LOOK LIKE MYSTERIO STOOPP” AND I’M LIKE DOES LOKI CANNONLY HAVE A FACE OR IS IT THE FUCKING DISNEY CHANNEL DISNEY XP ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN ONE I CONSTANTLY SEE AS LINEART INSTEAD OF ANYTHING ELSE” YES IT FUCKING IS LAMENTS PHILLIP BUT NOT UPSET “AND IM LIKE FUCK I SWITCHED TO THE FUCKING QUOTE INSTEAD NOOOOOOO LOKI PRINCE OF DARKNESS PHILLIPP JACKSPICER PRINCE OF DARKNESS SHAOLIN SHOWDOWN”

[jeweled-blue-eyes]

honestly, i'm at the point where I'm wondering if Giovinetta (from lady devil) simply won't be satisfied unless everyone around her is miserable, and *even then* it's still not enough (why else would she bring back to life her abusive brother and betray/murder Idris?). Even in a new life where she doesn't seem to remember anything, she can't stomach the idea of Johannes having (seemingly) more freedom than her and being (seemingly) more beloved by people.

just. Holy Shit.

I don't think she'll ever reach the freedom she seeks if, even without any memory from her past life, she *has* to mess up Idris no matter what. I know that he abused her, SAed her and all (which he never should have done, no matter what), but it's still wild that in his new, nearly immortal body (unlike his past life), she *still* has the upper hand psychologically and puts all the blame on him. Idk girl, if you were locked up from 6 yo to your 1st marriage, maybe blame your abusive, dangerous parents instead of your twin??

It really feels like these two never had a real, honest conversation that could have avoided a lot of trauma and toxic, abusive behaviour on both sides (like how Johannes was hated by their mother, seems like a pretty important conversation to have??). Ik that it's the point of lady devil to watch them being a trainwreck, but I still feel bad for Johannes/Idris... Changing his face to the one of the man he hated the most *and* not realizing that Giovinetta won't ever love him, even if he gets entangled in the OG twins' incestuous nonsense? it's tragic.

I see it a little differently Giovinetta revived Xavier because she found it unbearable to part from the abuse that had become customary. Displays of affection have become indistinguishable from abuse. Giovinetta must have made a mistake somewhere or the research papers of Kretschman were incomplete because we know Xavier came back wrong, he was more like a living corpse than anything else and this is why she wanted Idris to fill out the empty space that Xavier had left behind. The problem is that the Idris that existed in the past could never satisfy her masochistic urges completely. Despite the intense psychological trauma he was subjected to since young age he was still...too kind. That's why I think she didn't hurt him for the sake of hurting him but she hurt him because she wanted him to hurt her. (That and to prevent perceived abandonment like when she burned him with a hot iron after he laughed with another girl.)

"I know what you want from me."

I feel like there must be more behind it as to why Giovinette chose to betray Idris. Killing him was too extreme. Even for her. Perhaps someone else framed him for something or something else led to her believing that he betrayed her first. It is possible that Giovinetta might not even see it as a betrayal because he said he wouldn't mind to be killed by her.

I'm recalling the confession in chapter 90.

"But what if you die like Xavier?

"I'll forgive you if you let me have a taste later."

Idris was just playing around, but I think Giovinetta might've taken him by his word literally.

We might never know if Innette could have turned out normal or not. At a certain point the image of Giovinetta and Innette have started to blurr and Idris/Johan began to view Innette and everything she does in the most negative light possible. It doesn't matter what Innette does, Johan has decided she is either going to abandon him or going to betray him because that's what her past self has done to him, so whatever she does, it's negative and confirms it. That makes it hard to differientiate between what is Innette's nature and what was nurtured. Was Innette always destined to become Giovinetta 2.0? Or is Johan's insistence to treat her like Giovinetta the reason why she became like her?

Take for example her incestuous feelings for her twin. She played a kissing game with Johan because she saw her parents doing it. She was curious and wanted to try it out. That was all. Nothing more nothing less. Not to Johann though. She awakened his feelings for her and that's why he was confused when she told him to forget about it once they got older. In his mind Innette was Giovinetta. Then if that was the case why was Innette not lusting after her brother just like Giovinetta? Now the sensible explanation would be "Innette is not Giovinetta even though she looks like her. History doesn't have to repeat itself. She was just experimenting like kids do and couldn't tell right from wrong" but Johann jumped to "she is just like Giovinetta omg she is going to betray me and then abandon me to be with another man!!!" and his kill bill sirens went on.

Johann destroyed her only way out of this dysfunctional family when he killed her husband out of jealousy and the rumor spread that she was cursed and had to be locked up again. Because she was trapped in a situation where she was extremely isolated from everyone except for her family she ended up becoming overly dependent on him. And Johann was taking advantage of that including her amnesia. So it's no wonder that Innette was trauma bonding with Johann just like Giovinetta, not because it was something inevitable but because he created a condition in which she had no choice but to develop these feelings for him. In a way she was suffering from stockholme syndrome in her "captivity". I can understand Innette's resentment of Johann a bit. Especially in the early chapters Johann had moments where he got jealous and paranoid seemingly out of nowhere and was accusing her of things. If you are already treated like a sinner despite trying to do good and then getting punished by the person you are trying to protect you are going to reach your breaking point one day.

I suspect Johan is partly to blame for why Innette ended up taking after Giovinetta more and more. Innette and Johan's relationship faintly echoes Giovinetta and Xavier's, this time with Idris in Xaviers role. Johann fucked up twice. The first time when he killed her first husband and the second time when he got overly paranoid when she was suffering from amnesia and acted up. (like he couldn've had it all had he not been so insistent that she was inheritently rotten like Giovinetta). And while he was not to blame for his parents abuse he was actively profiting from it. Hating your abusive parent instead of your sibling is logical, but Innette was a child when she was locked up in the tower and beaten up for telling the truth about the crime Johann had committed. Her father war unreachable for her. She couldn't punish him. But Johann wanted her love and felt guilty so it was easier to transfer her feelings of hatred over to him, to let her anger out on him since that way she wouldn't have to fear any consequences. Giovietta was unaware of her mother's abuse of him but aware of her father's favourtism towards him just because he happened to be born male. And to be fair she tried to shallow her feelings of jealousy because she was waiting for the day her marriage would free her but Johann was the one who destroyed this hope and the reason why she was locked up a second time and no one wanted to marry her. Johann killed someone first, he raped her first. Kretschmann said Johann and Idris are not the same person, so Giovinetta and Innette might not be the same person either. We can't say she had it coming.

What I'm trying to say is that I don't think Johann has morally the higher ground over Innette. You say Innette can't stomach the idea of Johann having more freedom or being more beloved by people but Johann can't stomach the idea either I think. It was never a problem for him because as a women she was already oppressed and never had anything to be jealous of to begin with, but as soon as Innette fought for the little freedom she could get (marriage) and tries to weaponize her feminity Johann starts to murder people or threaten to murder people (like when another man admired her and kissed her hand).

I'm in no way trying to excuse Giovinetta/Innette here. Her actions towards idris were absolutely vile and I love Idris/Johann alot more. I just think the twins receive an unequal amount of hatred because of a double standard and some things are viewed harsher than others. Like how infidelity gets condemned more in fiction than murder. For example I heard readers where particulary angry at Innette for having sex with Indrikson and demanded the scene to be changed. Johan might have imprisoned, drugged and sexually assaulted Innette but he was always utterly loyal to her and that's why he is loved more.

[luimnigh]

June! And in June, I made a mistake: I started playing an Open-World RPG. Those buggers take AGES. I'm 74 hours in.

But I still managed a decent haul this month:

Seven complete movies, two partial watches.

Three series completed this month, with no new partial watches.

And the aforementioned 74 hours of videogame. Still not complete.

As always, details under the cut:

Movies:

Bolt (2008): Babysat my nephew at the start of the month, and watched four and half movies in one day. I really liked this movie as a kid, and I feel it still holds up pretty well. It's a period piece in some ways, but fairly timeless in others.

Steamboat Willie: Yes, I'm counting it. I explained the use of the clip at the beginning of Bolt to my nephew, and then I showed him the short. As a fan of Cuphead, he appreciated the art style.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2: Solid kids film, definitely enjoyed Idris Elba's performance. A little convenient how the location of the Master Emerald just so happened to be close to Hawaii, but we'll let that slide. Also would have preferred if they'd gone into detail on the Echidna/Owl conflict, while GUN was kinda just there to set up Shadow.

The Bad Guys: Oh this is a gorgeous film. Also, I don't think I've ever seen an anthropomorphic animal films that a) included humans, and b) included non-anthro versions of animals that had anthro-versions.

Independence Day: Yes, in June. It's on TV pretty regularly.

Bad Boys For Life: Once again, another "Well it's on TV I might as well". Bit of a strange one, but enjoyable. The shots where they tried to recreate Michael Bay's style stood out, but only because of their restraint in using them. Also, Michael Bay has a speaking role.

Nope: This is a damn good movie. Even knowing so much about it, there were still parts that surprised me. And even I could recognise the Evangelion and Akira influences in the climax.

Ralph Breaks The Internet (Partial): Caught the last half hour on the babysitting day. I do enjoy elements of this film, I feel they did really well with what they had, but I just don't like the premise. It feels so corporate, and a departure from the first film. Definitely a case of artists doing their best with a company mandate, I feel.

Armageddon (Partial): Oh hey, it's Bay again. Caught the last half, starting with them heading to space. It's a very visually spectacular movie. Also: 90s Michael Bay is actually quite critical of the US Military, which is weird in contrast with 00s Bay's reverence of it. I think the turning point there is likely either Pearl Harbor or Bad Boys II. Or 9/11.

Series:

Doctor Who: I literally raced home from Manchester to watch the finale. It was underwhelming. Though that might be because I was super-tired and the ending was interrupted by my Mom getting a phonecall about my brother's fiancée being hospitalised for an asthma attack. (She's okay now.) Kinda lost track of the episode at that point.

Dungeon Meshi: Honestly, a weird place to break it up. Not much of a climax, besides the heroes finally coming up with a solid plan. Still like the series.

Jet Lag: The Game: Series 10: Much better than Series 9. Felt like more of a competition. Loved how they foreshadowed the ending right at the beginning.

Videogames:

Cyberpunk 2077 (Partial): Picked this game up, used, in 2022 for cheap at a now-closed Gamestop. Bounced off it partway through Act 1 because I felt overwhelmed by the jargon being thrown my way. Came back to it after watching Edgerunners, and found it much easier to understand the world around me, and thus make decisions in it. Would recommend pre-gaming this game with the anime.

Looking back, I spent most of last year in a depressive funk. There were some high moments, but after about March I just stopped doing the stuff I enjoy. I didn't read books, I didn't watch movies, the last videogame I played to completion was in May, I only went to the Cinema twice...

I just took the quick dopamine hit from stuff like youtube videos and social media scrolling.

I gotta fix that. I gotta get back to the things I enjoy.

So my New Year's Resolution, probably the first time I've ever seriously done one, is to enjoy more art.

I'm gonna record every movie and series watched, every book read, every game played- and I'm gonna finish a bunch of those I started and never ended.

No goal, just more.

[yanderecandystore]

Hello, this is the first time I’ve come here and I’d like, if possible, you could place my order, I don’t remember if I already placed that ask or something, so if yes, sorry to bother you...

I can order something with Yandere! Vampire with a Vampire Slayer! Reader, please...

Welcome in!

Well yes boo, you did make a very similar request, and I'm sorry if it took me like a long time to answer you (at least to me it feels like a whole month has passed, time has been so slow and so fast somehow-) it's just that I'm dealing with a lot of stuff outside of Tumblr and although I try to not think about it, it does affect my performance in writing. Also you're not bothering me at all boo!

Also I just realized something, normally when I write I put really mean remarks about the reader but it's not supposed to be taken seriously by you guys, as it's mostly either an look into the perspective of the ocs (normally the bullies who are very mean and cruel-) or even an exaggeration on the reader's current mind state (if the reader feels dumb about a certain action they have chosen, I try to make them sound very exaggerated since I don't want any of you to take it personally, y'all are beautiful okay? Don't worry about the snarky comments and rude remarks that I may write).

I'll try to make it more obvious that it's mostly a character's exaggerated perspective next time, or maybe put trigger warnings about degrading language/mean comments.

TW/Tags: mentions of addiction (to blood) // male x male // male reader // vampy vamp // monster(vampire) x (human)reader // mentions of death // unofficial OC/just a random character I decided to create for this specific piece // captivity/kidnaping // mentions of torture/infliction of pain // mind control/gaslighting/manipulation and stockholm syndrome // being drugged/poisoned // kinda sadistic but not so much so cause I like giving y'all some softness.

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True love is found in small bites [Yandere!M!Vampire x M!Vampire Hunter!Reader - Headcanon]:

Who doesn't like a little one on one with an immortal creature in a fight filled with sexual tension? Who wouldn't want to prove their worth to their dad who is a lonely vampire hunter?

Your dad had hunted vampires all by himself for years now and he won't stop until the day he drops dead, or at least that's what he told you.

He taught you everything that you needed to know, and honestly- You probably know a lot more than some of the guys who are paid to do this every month, Hell, your dad hunts them basically every week! That's kinda the reason why he won't accompany you this time, too busy dealing with vampires in a neighboring village, some rumours of some high profiled vampires coming into your hometown… He was very concerned for your safety before deciding that whenever these rumours were true or not, he needed to check them for himself regardless.

You decided to go on a hunt on your own, hunt one down and prove to your man that you'll do just fine all by yourself.

However, you have the knowledge from the books you read and from what your father taught you, but you don't have personal experiences in fighting vampires. So that's why you're finally going to take down a vampire all by yourself.

It took you some time to find the right target, but after hearing complaints about some odd things happening in the less wealthy part of town, you thought you had a pretty clear picture of what happened. You thought that maybe some vampires have been attacking the poorest people in town to not cause a bigger panic in the population, and sadly enough, you were right.

Apparently the vampirism started to spread uncontrollably as the newly transformed vampires weren't accustomed with the new malevolent power. Some would get addicted to blood and to the power they hold against humans, and start to bite more than what they can chew on.

You found someone who was acting suspiciously, a commoner who was acting more aggressively towards his neighbors and family, he had created a lot of enemies in only a couple of days after being transformed, as he was now acting like "royalty" surrounded by peasants. The poor bastard was out of his mind, and sadly you needed to take care of him before he would hurt more people.

The work of a vampire slayer (or at least, one who works on their own accord) isn't as glamorous or "pleasant" as most may think, it involves you constantly questioning yourself and your morals, the guy you're hunting has a family but from what you heard and from what you have seen as you observed him from afar- He is clearly gone, consumed by the addiction of human blood, he would end up hurting his own family if you didn't intervene.

You had to stalk him for basically the whole day, collecting information and waiting for a good opportunity to strike him- Sadly enough, you didn't know that someone else was also interested in killing him.

It was pretty quick now that you think about it- You were about to tackle him when someone else got to do it before you. You didn't know about vampire society's inner relationships but you are aware that there is some form of hierarchy, and that those who were transformed into vampires were considered to be closer to the bottom than those who were born into it. The bottom of their social structure being those who they could all feed on, so in other words humans.

As you have already prepared yourself to attack the blood addictic, this guy who seemed to have come out of nowhere has already noticed that he wasn't alone, you wouldn't be able to hide yourself at this point and running wouldn't be an option considering how fast he moved.

The only option was left was to fight this vampire who was clearly way too powerful for your newbie ass. It was a pretty tough fight, and even if you have lost- You did manage to prove that you weren't just a random human who found themselves in the wrong place, in the wrong time.

You were very well prepared- Idris was pretty impressed by your resistance, but from his eyes, you were lacking a lot in the intelligence department. You were a good brawler, but not a decent vampire slayer by far- He would question you about your level of skill constantly, even mocking the idea of you being an "newbie" at this job.

Idris had won in the end, making you his prisoner who he would bring back to his clan to be used as an easy food source while also giving them info about other vampire slayers. Of course you wouldn't give them anything, no matter how bad your situation was you would still fight to the very end.

Idris had used one of his abilities to bring you two to his clan's hideout in a blink of an eye, you weren't expecting it to be so quick. You were tied up and inside an "abandoned" mansion filled with vampires, you were sure you wouldn't survive this at all- Yet you had promised yourself to not give them any information about other vampires slayers, especially your father.

You have met them, all of them- All of the Nox clan of pure vampires (or at least the last of them), in one single place. They were all so eager to jump in and start the "fun" with you. To torture you, drink from you, control your mind so you would spill all that you know, they tried to but you wouldn't stop squirming and fighting their touch- However, your attitude has only helped to aggravate them.

Idris was in charge of taking care of you- And by that they meant he was the one who would be screwing with you the most. He would keep you alive with your bare necessities but would also be the one to punish and torture you to speak up.

Interestingly enough, Idris wasn't interested in violently taking the truth out of you- Oh no, boo- He was much more sadistic than that.

He saw you as a plaything, like a cat he would see you as something he should toy with before devouring- He would try to push you to your limits verbally, trying to trigger some sort of wound you may have. You were stronger than he assumed, he should have known you weren't so dumb to give in to his insults and threats.

He would still bite you though, hey, a man needs some blood before continuing his private interrogation, right? It's not his fault you're both his snack and the one being interrogated.

You were strong minded, you weren't feeling too awful about being taken as a prisoner, since you felt as if deep down you could still escape this- So the effects of the poison that he would inject on you weren't showing up at first, but after sometime of being under this terrible living condition with only him to talk with, you started to feel some type of weird way around him.

It could be the poison finally taking over, but you have started to notice some… Particular choices that Idris took when interacting with you. Again- It could be all some magic shit in your mind, but you could swear that the lingering touches from him weren't rough or painful as his threats.

Idris was never physically harmful towards you, even to his peers dismay as they would constantly scold him for being too soft. He was indeed very off putting and sadistic- But could he be hiding something deep inside his literally cold exterior? You started to think so… Well, you started to hope so.

See, although the poison is already making your mind dizzy and making you feel some kind of weird attraction towards Iris- It wasn't completely just your mind playing tricks on you, Idris has been trying a new tactic with you and it was working.

Maybe you haven't noticed yet, but for the last few weeks he has started to flirt with you more, touch you more and whisper less concerning things into your ears, and you were eating it all up due to your isolation and his poisonous bite.

The more he sucked your blood, the more enamoured you were with his softer "side", the poison becoming stronger with each bite. But everyday you two spend time together, Idris can't help but feel just as interested in you as you are to him. He may play it off as a sadistic manipulative (which he kinda is-) vampire who is above you and his own feelings- But whenever it's just you and him, he just feels like there is a bigger connection being formed.

The more you two get to know each other the more he'll start falling for you, to the point he doesn't know if he is faking empathy and care or if he actually likes you in a weird way. He has started to feel very satisfied whenever you start acting clingy, desperate even for his attention (again- He is the only one willing to even talk with you before biting you and sucking your blood), the sensation of power he feels is a little bit overwhelming- But very much appreciated.

You have started to feel some side effects from losing so much blood everyday, which has made Idris concerned and incapable of drinking from you for at least some time while you recover from it. But since you need some time to rest without being injected with more venom from fangs, which will cause you to start waking up from your brainwashed state and remember that A: It has been months since you were gone, your dad is out there looking for you and it's possibly thinking you're dead; B: You're trapped in a mansion filled with the last vampires of a powerful clan which has been massacred by vampire slayers like you; and C: You were starting to catch feelings for the one who brought you here- Regardless of manipulation and freaky vampire shit- You were indeed falling for his charm.

Whenever that happens, it will be obvious that you'll start trying to fight them and escape again, even if you're very, very weak from all these months without proper training and healthy eating habits.

You may try your hardest dear, but you'll need a better plan than just going feral on Idris. He is a lot stronger than you, especially since you can't even stand up on your own, and even hurting him makes you feel oddly awful- You had relied on him for so long, that it feels like you would be betraying him if you actually do hurt him, it seems like some of the effects of so much time under his manipulation are still present.

You can't hurt him, but you can still try to sneak out. You should still try to escape!

You would eventually come up with a plan to run away while it was still morning, even if it was a very flawed plan considering that the only place you knew in this entire mansion was Idris's room and bathroom. For some miracle reason, you would find a way to sneak out, it was pretty hard considering you have no strength in your legs, yet luckily no one seemed to be aware of your sudden movement around the corridors- Apparently the whole clan is composed of heavy sleepers.

Your escape was successful, but you wouldn't be able to reach safety anytime soon in your condition- And you knew that eventually they would wake up again and Idris would find you soon. Yet as you had promised yourself and your father, you weren't going down without a fight.

Idris is responsible for you, so whenever he notices that you were gone- He would first assume one of his kind has took you, but considering how everyone else in the clan considers him to be a nuisance and incompetent, he couldn't possibly ask around where were you. If he did, they would end up yelling at him and take you as their personal blood bag- He couldn't let them know that you have escaped.

He would search for you and be honest to god thankful that you weren't dead yet- He would be pissed but more concerned about your current state, after all you were supposed to be resting from losing so much blood and yet here you are: Trying to survive the wild nature around the mansion in a stupid attempt of escaping the vampires.

Idris would have to bite you more often while also giving some days off so you could rest, but doing in a way that you never lose the effects of the poison- He can't stand to see you fighting him so much.

I mean- He thinks that it's pretty attractive how fiesty you are, but he needs you to stay still in his bedroom and to start giving him those confused yet passionate eyes again- Idris doesn't know whether or not you're in love with him or is just acting in instinct considering your current position, and he soon will find himself begging for you to truly give in to this weird fantasy he has built around you two- But for now, all that he wants is the smallest affection that may come from you, even if it's not as true and morally correct as true love is supposed to be.

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[beclynn-herondale]

“Am I a chaotic mom?” Rosemary said. “If you call protecting your kids, cheering them on at the playground, and threatening other parents for them, being a 'Chaotic mom.'? Then, yes. I am a chaotic Mom.”

“She's been asked to not attend Jace's piano lessons, anymore. Due to taking it as a challenge of whose child is better,”  Céline added. “She's also been asked not to attend Kit's art classes, anymore. Due to, once again, taking it as a challenge.”

“Look, you didn't hear what Timmy called Kit's art,” Rosemary defended. “And Jon insulted Jace's piano music. And we both know our kids are the best.”

“Mon amour, you can't threaten other parents,” Céline rubbed Rosemary's back. “You go to the principal, so he can do it.”

“Next question,” Rosemary gestured with her hand.

The interviewer asked. “Do you two have plans to get married?”

“Ask the goddamn person who 'runs' this place that question,” Rosemary got a little heated. “‘What about the children? What will they think when they see two women getting married?’ Probably that same sex relationships are fine, and that it's okay to be gay. Dear, god how terrible that would be,” she said that part sarcastically. “Oh, and don't get me started on the ‘If you're in a relationship with a guy and are a bisexual or pansexual, etc, woman, you're in a straight relationship.’ Like no. Why is everything like this?”

Céline put a hand on her shoulder to soothe her. “That's a sensitive subject. We want to get married, but laws and refusals for our requests keep it from happening.”

“I moved into the territory of Nephilim to be treated like this,” Rosemary grumbled. “I do have plans to start a new life if we have to.”

“Well, not that I'm defending them but. . .” Céline said, “the mundane world hasn't approved it yet, either,” Céline added. "Don't ask why I know that.”

Rosemary sighed. “It doesn't matter. I know I love her and she loves me. That's what really matters.”

Céline smiled at Rosemary and kissed her cheek.

It was these moments that reminded Céline this was what it was like to be loved entirely by someone.

“Next question,” Rosemary rushed. “The boys are with Michael and Robert, and I want alone time with my love.”

“Who is Jace's biological father?”

“Well, Jace's father is Stephen Herondale,” Céline answered. “We were married for about four years but got a divorce. For reasons. He remarried recently. But he's still in Jace's life, and does his best to be a good father.”

“And Kit's?”

“His father died when I was pregnant with him,” Rosemary replied.

“Oh,” the interviewer said. “Sorry to hear that.”

“We done?” Rosemary was examining her nails. “I don't know why you're so interested in us, honestly. We live in the country side of Idris. Nothing exciting.”

Their neighbors were werewolves, but they kept quiet about it. For their neighbors safety.

At that moment Michael and Robert brought the boys back. The other kids with them.

“Welp,” Rosemary said. “Now, you really gotta go. Too bad.”

“Take care,” Céline waved.

The interviewer left.

“This weekly Idris stuff is really interesting,” Michael said.

“That's one way to put it.” Rosemary went to pour the kids each something to drink.

Jace and Alec were talking about something; Isabelle was helping Max read his book; Clary was showing Kit her artwork; And Jonathan Wayland and Jona Fairchild were laughing about something.

They were good kids, Céline thought.

Rosemary had never been a fan of television interviewd or anything like this. But they wouldn't stop bugging them until they agreed.

It was funny to watch her talk with the interviewers. Rosemary wouldn't admit it, but she loved messing with the interviewers.

“So,” Michael clapped his hands together. “Game night this weekend. We're playing scrabble.”

“You sure Robert can handle that,” Rosemary said taking a drink From her wine glass.

Robert shot her look. ”Should you be drinking?”

“Last I checked,” Rosemary shot back. “You're the irresponsible drunk. That's you.”

Rosemary and Robert would go on like that if no one stopped them.

“Will Luke and Jocelyn be bringing the kids again?” Céline asked, trying to divert the conversation.

“Yup,” Michael gave a thumbs up. “Though, Maryse and Kadir have some business to attend to. So they won't be there.”

“Sounds like a plan,” Céline smiled.

Kadir ran the New York Institute, Maryse helped him run it. They made a good team.

They talked for a few more minutes.

“Well,  we'll get out of your hair.” Michael went to pick up Max.

The kids all followed Michael out the door like ducklings, except not in a fine line.

After they left Céline started to prepare dinner.

“So,” Rosemary said to Jace, “what's the status?”

“They're dating,” he grinned.

“Yes,” she high-fived Jace. “I knew you'd get the information, kid.”

“What about me?” Kit asked.

“I knew you'd keep everyone busy,” Rosemary winked. “In time I will assign you tasks, my love.”

“Rosemary, did you have our son investigate for you?” Céline asked.

“Yeah,” she shrugged.

“I didn't mind. I snuck around like a detective,” Jace said. “Alec followed me around to make sure I didn't get hurt or in trouble.”

Céline smiled at that. Jace and Alec were best friends. They did everything together, and Céline would often find them laughing together uncontrollable. Not just any could get that kind of laughter out of Alec.

Rosemary practiced french with the boys while Céline made dinner; that had been her birthday present to Céline. She and the boys were going to become fluent in french, and they were taking a trip to France this fall.

Jace was already almost fluent. Céline had been teaching him little words since he was old enough. He called her “Maman.”often.

Rosemary knew Céline missed it, and she was doing all this for her.

Jace came up to Céline and hugged her. He had always been a mama's boy. Céline had never minded.

“You okay?” She added. “Not that I mind the hugs.”

He nodded. “Can I help you make dinner?”

“Yeah.”  She got a stool for him to stand on and they made dinner together while Rosemary and Kit practiced.

This was all she'd ever wanted, Céline thought. This was what it felt like to be safe and loved and happy. And she'd cherish it every day.

It took time to heal. It wasn't easy to heal. But she was better now.

They had dinner and put the boys to bed.

Then Céline climbed into bed with Rosemary, snuggling close to her. Once again thinking this was safe, this was home.

She kissed Rosemary and was rewarded with a smile, then she kissed her back.

_

The next morning they were woken up by the boys crawling into bed with them. They loved to snuggle as a family.

After breakfast they went for a walk as a family.

When I get stuck I've decided to write short things 😎

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[johnny-boy-17]

PJO casting full thoughts

LTLDR; I love them. they are fantastic. Minimal changes to their look please. Lookit Rick’s smile + theirs.

Long version) These kids look great for their respective parts and I am so excited to see them all... and their hair and eyes are fine But I wanna talk about the casting and their acting chops. (I’ll talk about it in there, but y’all shouldn’t focus on that). 

Walker Scobell is absolutey a perfect pick. Percy would have the younger-Ryan Reynolds vibes, so casting the kid who played younger him feels so natural. I wouldn’t really mind if he kept his hair the same, and I encourage him to do so. It has a very sandy look to it, which would make sense.

Leah Sava Jeffries looks f*cking great. A lovely choice, especially since she’s aparently been on stuff like Empire/currently working on a movie with Idris Elba. Like, let’s f*ckin’ go. Anabeth has got a new look, and it is rather stunning in’nit?

Aryan Simhardi has got the perfect height to do grover, firstly. Secondly, he’s apparently done some disney shows before... the fact that I didn’t think of Grover as a disney show comedic-character (with some heart and soul) makes me angry at myself, and I love it. 

Final point, this trio feels like it has so much soul. Seriously, lookit them, it feels so natural, like their sould lept out of the pages and updated their shells. Do me a favor and look at the new trio, next to this previous one

One feels like the soul is right there, modified for a new age, something Rick would be absolutely get behind (left). The other feels like Hollywood’s attempt to just get it over with (right).

Bottom line, This casting feels right. there are definitely small changes, but they feel earned. I’m so looking forward to this stuff.

(this image bears repeating)

Welcome Leah, Walker, and Aryan. Glad to have you’s

PS) Please don’t let this series flop when it comes out y’all. I wanna see my boi Tyson so bad.

[weclassybouquetfun]

I’m not trying to be Charlie Brown getting tricked by Lucy Van Pelt with her little football.  I will not fall for the banana in the tailpipe. I will not get my hopes up high that THE FLASH is actually shooting.  Sure, Andy Muschietti says “Day One”, but what if it’s just day one of pre-production? What if it is actually day one of shooting and then WB pulls the plug for some reason.  Nyet.  I won’t believe THE FLASH - the film that was announced in 2013 and has gone through more directors than Barry Allen has gone through timelines - is actually ready to go. Even though the hiring of composer  Benjamin Wallfisch (SHAZAM!, INVISBILE MAN, BLADE RUNNER 2049) to do the score was announced, I still don’t trust it. Prove me wrong, Muschietti. Prove me wrong.

The other production I am surprised is actually under way is BLACK ADAM.

It was recently announced that comedian and RAMY costar Mo Amer has joined the cast joining Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Noah Centineo, Aldis Hodge, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, James Cusati-Moyer and Pierce Brosnan.

- More casting news out of the DCEU. She played Dr. Watson on CBS’ ELEMENTARY and she played  the iconic O-Ren Ishii

now Lucy Liu is once again coming in for the kill. She is the latest to join SHAZAM 2: FURY OF THE GODS as the villainous Kalypso, sister of the film’s big bad Hespera played by Dame Helen Mirren.

Under the sea, there are rumblings that GAME OF THRONES Iron Islands usurper Pilou Asbaek is joining AQUAMAN 2. 

And since this is, apparently, a time for miracles, ATLANTA is finally back to filming after an extended hiatus!! Rumor is that series three and four will film concurrently in Europe.

The last episode of series Two (aka Robbin’ Season) aired in 2018!!

ATLANTA was gone so long that people began saying DAVE was the best show on F/X! (Though, DAVE is really good. Loved the GaTa centric episode and the episode where Lil Dicky freestyles on The Breakfast Club.

These two dudes will be back June 16th for series two.)

Anyway....in the interim the not Donald Glover stars of ATLANTA has been staying busy.  Oscar nominee Lakeith Stanfield starred in UNCUT GEMS, THE PHOTOGRAPH, KNIVES OUT, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH and the upcoming Netflix western THE HARDER THEY FALL (costarring Regina King, Idris Elba, Ed Gethagi, Delroy Lindo and Jonathan Majors).

Zazie Beetz starred in HIGH FLYING BIRD, WOUNDS, SEBERG, JOKER,

will also appear in THE HARDER THEY FALL with Stanfield and she and Brian Tyree Henry filmed David Leitch’s much anticipated actioner BULLET TRAIN starring Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Michael Shannon and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. 

Besides BULLET TRAIN Brian Tyree Henry had a small role in JOKER, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, was one of the stars of KONG VS. GODZILLA, 

and will (eventually) be seen in Marvel’s THE ETERNALS.

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Michael in the Mainstream: The Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad has frequently been touted as one of the worst comic book movies ever, and honestly? I don’t really agree, even if I almost wholeheartedly agree with every criticism of it. The editing is bad, the story is a mess, the Squad’s friendship is nonexistent, characters like Waller act like absolute idiots, Enchantress is a bad character and an absurd villain for these people to face… And yet, the core cast of scoundrels are all pretty likable when you wipe off the crap they’re buried under. These characters all could have shined bright if they were given competent writing and direction; the ideas are there, but the execution is unbelievably flawed due to excessive executive meddling (and probably a bit of pretentiousness on director David Ayer’s part). If only there was a director capable of taking the concept of a bunch of C-list villains getting together and performing dangerous missions and, along the way, becoming a found family…

That director thankfully exists, and his name is James Gunn. Gunn has already shown twice that he is capable of doing “a bunch of assholes become a found family” really well with the two Guardians of the Galaxy films, films that have a lot of style and flair that help make them the best films in the MCU, and considering Suicide Squad was mangled the way it was to try and be more in line with his Guardians films, it only makes sense to pull him in to give Task Force X another shot. Why settle for imitations when you can get the real thing? It’s not like he was doing anything else while Mickey Mouse put him in time out for naughty tweets, after all.

But this isn’t Gunn under the thumb of the Mouse, oh no; this is Gunn allowed to go absolutely wild. This is Gunn given the budget of a modern superhero film and asked to make a Troma picture, with all the blood, gore, and cheesiness that entails, and by god did he pull it off. Right from the get go we are given a taste of just what sort of movie we’re in for as a mangy child-murdering weasel man shows up and Nathan Fillion detaches his arms from his body to gently tap enemy soldiers on the head, and somehow things only get wackier from there.

Gunn seemed to actively go out of his way to fix every single problem of the original film. The characters, for instance, are all fairly similar to those of the first film. Bloodsport is clearly the stand in for Deadshot, but where Deadshot was just your average charming, funny Will Smith role to the point it could get distracting, Idris Elba makes Bloodsport a tired straight man to the wacky antics around him and portrays his growth through the film very well. Peacemaker is the jackass of the team in the vein of Captain Boomerang, but where Boomerang had little use in the narrative despite being the best and funniest non-Harley member of the team, Peacemaker is given his full due, with John Cena making him one of the funniest assholes ever put to film and even giving him a bit of depth and moral complexity. King Shark, AKA Nanaue, is obviously Killer Croc’s replacement, but where Croc was bland and really just stood in the background the whole movie, Nanaue is a sweet, charming, funny oaf with brutal strength who is just absolutely lovable and adorable, all capped off with hilarious vocal delivery from Sylvester Stallone himself. Polka-Dot Man is something of a replacement for El Diablo, though while El Diablo was really bungled by the narrative despite being well-acted and sympathetic, Polka-Dot Man is given ample opportunity to be funny, tragic, and useful all at once, and gives him a bit of an arc (pretty impressive for a character who was added in solely because Gunn googled who the lamest DC villains were). And finally, Ratcatcher is something of the replacement for Katana, being the second woman of the squad and the token good teammate, though where Katana was awkwardly shoehorned in at the last minute, Ratcatcher is clearly the heart of this team and brings the band together. Overall, the new Squad is leagues better than the original, and you will care for this band of criminals by the film’s end.

Returning characters get their due as well, particularly the ones really screwed over by the first film Waller and Flag get it the best of all. In the first film, Waller’s entire scheme was stupid, nonsensical, contradictory, and basically everything she did went against what was told to us about her, namely that she is a master manipulator. It was really a waste of Viola Davis, who had the presence and mannerisms down but who was constantly being failed by a shoddy script. Thankfully, that’s not the case here; Waller is very much the ultimate, manipulative girlboss she should be, from using her own troops as a distraction for another team to threatening Bloodsport with his daughter getting raped and murdered in prison over a minor offense if he doesn’t join her Suicide Squad. She is a stone cold bitch you will love to hate, and is easily one of the best comic book villains in film now (quite the turnaround all things considered). Flag is an actual character in this movie, with great chemistry with the members of the new Squad, particularly Bloodsport and Harley. Much like Bloodsport, he also gets a bit of a rivalry with Peacemaker going, which ends up being entertaining and even leads to a truly sad moment late in the film. Quite impressive for a guy who did nothing but spout awkward exposition in the first film.

Then we have Harley. I’m going to be honest, Harley has never been written better than she was in this film. While Robbie has had the character down from day one, the scripts have consistently failed her. The original film did nothing with her but sexualize her and have her spout crappy one-liners, and while Birds of Prey was a massive step up and had her written as she should be, the overall narrative of that film didn’t quite give her the due she deserved due to her feeling like a passive character pushed around by the flow of the plot. Here, though, Harley fully grasps at what’s given to and takes charge when she can, leading to one of the best action scenes in a film full of them. She ahs great interactions with her teammates and is just consistently funnier than she ever has been before, and it makes me happy to know someone who loves this character as much as Robbie does is finally getting to truly shine as she deserves.

The music and editing are vastly better. Remember how the original film had a new licensed song every minute, and almost all of them made no sense, and the music that played for Deadshot was exclusively rap artists (which was lowkey kinda racist)? Well, Gunn is bringing his ability to weave songs into the narrative with this one, but he also gives plenty of time for the music composed for the film to shine. As for the editing, gone are the obtrusive comic-book style cards that announce stupid throwaway details (and in a few cases, plot points you will very likely miss), replaced by more amusing and less obtrusive gags. The movie is also cut in a way where, you know, it makes sense. Everything flows naturally, and while there are a couple of points where time rewinds so we can see how we got to a certain point, it’s never so confusing that you can’t follow it.

The stakes are vastly overhauled. It made zero sense in the first film that Waller would assemble a team that consists of people whose powers range from “is good with weapons” to “is an Aztec fire god” to “is a big ugly crocodile man” to take on Superman-level threats. This is like if you sent a Boy Scout troop to fight Godzilla, it’s just not gonna end well and there’s an absurd disparity in power levels. Here, the team is being sent on a general black ops mission and have their skills selected by who would be most useful for the mission, and while they do end up taking on something a bit outside their context in the form of a certain cyclopean starfish alien, it’s a bit easier to swallow because of the buildup and because “big angry alien” is a lot more sensible as a threat to black op vigilantes than “ancient interdimensional witch goddess with a zombie army.”

Most importantly, though, is that this film lives up to its title. This is very much a suicide mission, and where the last team made it out relatively unscathed, this film suffers a lot of casualties. Characters die for gags, characters die suddenly, you might think a character is going to be a big, important part of the plot only for them to be dispatched right when it seems they’re getting going. For a film like this, it works perfectly, and some of the deaths are absolutely hilarious. That being said, you can kind of predict who lives and who dies based on star power alone; do you really think Harley’s gonna bite it? Come on.

I don’t really have many issues with the movie, but I will reiterate: this is essentially a Troma film with a massive budget, made by one of their alumni. Troma is a studio that makes gory, gross, and awesome B-grade movies and a similar irreverent mentality is on display here. If you can stomach gore, violence, and absurdity then this is a film you’re probably going to get into, but it’s definitely not the kind of comic book movie for everyone. Thankfully, it is exactly the kind of comic book movie for me. It honestly feels like the sort of movie I’d want to make, where I take a bunch of stupid C-list villains with dumb powers and give them actual development and characterization to the point the audience feels something for them. You’re going to be moved by a girl who controls rats, a stupid shark man, and a depressed dude who shoots polka-dots from his hands, and you’re not going to care.

I really hope they follow this up with another one, especially if they bring James Gunn back. There were a lot of characters he considered for the team, and a lot of them have potential, be that hilarious or dramatic. I mean, the man considered Mr. Freeze, that guy could be one hell of a leading man! Round out the team with some of the considered ideas like Rainbow Creature, Solomon Grundy, Chemo, Livewire, Punch and Jewelee, Man-Bat, Dogwelder, and the almighty Kite Man, and you’ve got one hell of a Suicide Squad! Also, maybe get Gunn to consider Crazy Quilt and Condiment King.

Really, the possibilities are endless, and that’s what the fun of a Suicide Squad movie should be: seeing the dumbest dregs of comic book history thrown into a place where they’re probably going to die horribly. Gunn managed to get that when Ayer couldn’t, and the results are perhaps his magnum opus. This is Gunn at his best and most free, unchained from the restrictions of forcing a film to tie into a bunch of others while also using all the tricks of his signature style to craft a damn fine film that easily holds up on its own outside the context of the DCEU. These are the kind of comic book movies we need, so let’s hope this film gets the respect it deserves so it acts as a wakeup call for studios content to churn out

[locria-writes]

untitled pt. 5/?

general notes -- enemy-kun be like "oops sorry for shooting you then drugging you here's some flowers uwu"

V.

30 May, 2X58

Symphora had no idea what to make of this ridiculous situation.

She had gone over the events her head time and time again – Barsamian had sent her to the Lunar embassy to complain about a client blacklist, she was waiting there when there was an explosion, she met an exceptionally bizarre Lunar soldier who promptly played nice, shot at her, then tried to gaslight her, and forcibly sedated her when it didn’t work. Then she found herself in a hospital, where she very much did not want to be, and found no way of escaping (why was there always a soldier outside her room?). Apparently, she had relatively minor injuries, with just her right arm in a sling, some superficial cuts on her face and body, and a couple first-degree burns. Her phone was apparently lost in the confusion (which she called bullshit on), and so she had no way of getting information that wasn’t from the news constantly blaring on low in her room, and no way of contacting Barsamian for the past five days.

And now, the very bizarre soldier, a Lieutenant Idris Dahmani as he introduced himself, was sitting by her bedside, holding a bouquet of admittedly beautiful white, pink, and purple peonies, and looking just as lovely as the flowers. He looked a bit familiar, but she was quite bad with putting faces to names (to the point her father actually once brought her to a doctor to get checked for prosopagnosia).

“—again, I apologize for behaving so boorishly.” He had a nice voice, low and smooth, something she hadn’t appreciated when they first met for obvious reasons.

Boorish…was not how she would describe his behaviour, but to be quite frank, she didn’t care very much about everything that happened at the embassy, and just wanted to get out of the hospital, quit her job, change her name, and go somewhere nice, like Abundantia to become a farmer. She hadn’t spent the past eighteen months of her life laying low and keeping to herself only for the Lunar government to find her like this.

So she just smiled politely, mirroring the one on his face, and said, “It’s fine, or, it will be better once I can leave here.”

“I’m sure that today will be your lucky day.”

“Your kind thoughts are much appreciated.” Please stop bothering her. “If that’s all, I would really like to rest a bit more…”

“Actually, I do have some impersonal business with you, Miss.” His smile was, once again, disarming and dreamy, so much so that she almost let her guard down. “I just have a few questions for you, that’s all.”

“I don’t mean to be rude, but on what authority?”

“The Lunar Fleet’s, naturally. This incident happened while under our watch, so of course, we must investigate thoroughly.”

“Wouldn’t it fall under the military police’s jurisdiction then? Or Concordian law?”

“The powers that be have put it under us.”

“If so, I don’t see why a lieutenant feels the need to do it himself.”

“I just thought you would be more comfortable with a slightly more familiar face.”

She held his gaze for a few moments trying to discern any doubts in his bright amber eyes, but she couldn’t even put an emotion to him. “Shouldn’t I have an attorney present or something?”

“I’m only asking for your contact information. Name, workplace, all harmless, promise.”

It sure didn’t sound very harmless, nor did it feel like that. It was, after all, rather difficult to find someone who shot at her harmless, but she was willing to play along for now, if doing so meant getting him out of her hair faster. “Then I guess it’s fine.”

“Great.” Dahmani beamed at her, and she wondered if his smiles were always several gigawatts bright.

It was very much not great, in her opinion, but she had the feeling he wasn’t going to take ‘no’ for an answer.

“All right then, sorry if these questions seem a bit tedious. Protocol and all that, so your full name please?”

“Symphora Sun.”

“Sun…spelt like Metellus Sun’s name?”

“Yes.” There was no hesitation, no reason to let any anxiety show; it wasn’t that rare of a surname, and it’s not like her given name had been publicized anywhere before.

“Date of birth?”

“1 October, ’37.”

“So that makes you twenty right now, twenty-one come autumn?”

“Yes.”

“Occupation, if applicable?”

“Office clerk for Barsamian Stellar Shipping.”

“Why were you at the embassy on 25 May?”

“I was there on behalf of Clarus Barsamian and the Honos Shipping Union on the matter of the Lunar Fleet’s blacklist.”

“Mhm…why exactly you though? A typical choice would be upper management, not a young office clerk like yourself.”

“Oh…well, you know, sometimes a pretty face is all that’s needed for things like that.”

His lips quirked into a faint smile. “I see…then can you walk me through the events of that day?”

“The whole day seems like too much.”

“I meant from when you entered the embassy.”

“I walked in, got a ticket, found a spot to wait, went on my phone, then the embassy exploded. I’m not sure what you want me to elaborate on.”

“No, that’s fine, thank you.”

There were a few more questions, like her residence, workplace, and so on, things that she very reluctantly answered, motivated only by the thought of getting out of the hospital and putting this grossly uncomfortable experience behind her.

[twh-news]

To land ‘Loki,’ Kate Herron had to pull out all the stops. How she won over Marvel

As a teenager, Kate Herron was obsessed with the “Lord of the Rings” films.

In particular, she recalls heading to theaters repeatedly with friends who shared her passion to see “The Two Towers” (2002), the second installment in director Peter Jackson’s trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel. She even wrote “Lord of the Rings” fan fiction.

“It was very silly,” the British filmmaker insists, revealing that one of her stories saw the heroic Fellowship traveling through a magical fountain and getting trapped in New York. “Honestly, I was just writing the stories to make my friends laugh. I guess it was kind of that first foray for me: ‘How do I tell a story?’”

Years later, Herron is again involved in telling a story about a protagonist displaced from the world he knows. But this time, her audience is much bigger.

Herron, 33, is the director of “Loki,” the Marvel Studios series that follows the adventures of the titular god of mischief after he has been plucked out of time by an agency charged with maintaining the sanctity of the timeline. Thus, the six-episode series, which premiered earlier this month on Disney+, features a slightly different version of Loki than the fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have grown to love since his first appearance in “Thor” (2011) through “Avengers: Endgame” (2019).

“I love villains,” says Herron during a recent video call from Atlanta, where she is putting the final touches on “Loki.” “I think that if a villain’s done right, you don’t necessarily have to like their actions, but you have to understand them. And I think that Tom [Hiddleston], in the last decade, has brought such empathy and wit and pain to a very real character for so many people. I just wanted to be part of whatever [Loki’s] next chapter was going to be.”

The series, on which the self-described Loki fan also serves as an executive producer, is Herron’s highest-profile project to date. Her previous credits include directing on Netflix’s “Sex Education,” as well as “Five by Five,” a series of short films executive produced by Idris Elba.

While growing up in South East London, Herron never considered filmmaking as a career. Her love of movies manifested as the aspiration to become an actor, and she often goaded her peers into putting on plays or making movies using a friend’s father’s camcorder. It wasn’t until some astute and encouraging teachers at Herron’s secondary school pointed out that she seemed more interested in storytelling that she changed course.

By introducing Herron to new texts, these teachers — as well as a film studies class that covered films directed by Stanley Kubrick and Akira Kurosawa — helped expand her perspective.

“I just didn’t know that you could have a voice and an authorship over a film, which probably sounds a bit silly. But I just hadn’t really thought about films in that way,” says Herron. Soon enough, she was on the path to film school at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, England, where she graduated with a degree in film production.

Herron laughs as she remembers how she believed she would just go off and find work in film straight out of school. “Obviously that did not happen,” she says.

With no post-graduate roadmap (or job offer) to help her break into the industry, Herron eventually started writing and directing short films with “no money” while juggling a day job as a temp. Both experiences provided Herron with material for “Loki,” which introduces a new bureaucratic agency called the Time Variance Authority to the MCU.

“I’ve worked at a lot of random places, which weirdly has influenced ‘Loki’ in some ways because we have this office culture kind of running through it,” says Herron. “I’ve worked in a lot of offices.”

In order to give the retro-futuristic offices of the TVA “a real lived-[in], breathed-in office” feel, Herron incorporated details that viewers could recognize from the real world — from paper files to the posters on the walls — and gave them a fantastical twist befitting the superhero series.

“One of the most exciting things to me about Kate is she has this amazing attention to detail,” says “Loki” co-executive producer Kevin Wright. “That was something that we saw on her very first pitch [and] it works its way into every frame of the show. Every monitor, every piece of paper in the TVA … she has looked over and approved everything you see.”

In an email, “Loki” star Hiddleston described Herron as “a dream collaborator” who possesses “a unique combination of extraordinary diligence, stamina, energy, respect and kindness.”

“Her affection for and understanding of Loki was so deep, profound and wide-ranging,” Hiddleston wrote. “She built a new world for these characters to play in with incredible precision, but she was also acutely sensitive to their emotional journey.”

Herron’s affinity for outsiders is apparent throughout the course of our conversation. There is of course her love for Loki — the heir to the king of Frost Giants raised as the prince of Asgard who has become one of the MCU’s most beloved villain-turned-antiheroes. Herron’s first introduction to the world of Marvel as a kid was through “X-Men: The Animated Series,” about the superhero team with mutant powers that set them apart from average humans. Herron cites Lisa Simpson — the overachieving, opinionated middle child from the animated sitcom “The Simpsons” — as the reason she is a vegetarian who can play the saxophone.

And although Herron describes herself as shy, it’s no match for the passion she brings to discussing film and television.

She calls Wes Anderson’s 2001 film “The Royal Tenenbaums,” co-written by “Loki” actor Owen Wilson, “a perfect movie.” In addition to being obsessed with “The Simpsons,” Herron gravitated toward genre shows such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” the updated “Battlestar Galactica” and “The X-Files” when growing up.

As Herron enthusiastically dives into “Loki’s” influences — which include “Alien” (1979), “Blade Runner” (1982), “Brazil” (1985), “Metropolis” (1927) and, yes, even “Teletubbies” — it’s easy to see why Wright knew she was the right person to bring “Loki” to life from their very first meeting.

Upon learning that Marvel was developing a show about Loki, Herron tasked her agents with calling Marvel every day until they would meet with her. And it worked.

“I was just so excited that somebody was chasing the project,” says Wright. “Which sounds crazy, that Marvel would be excited somebody’s chasing us. But it was the early days of us trying to get this Disney+ streaming stuff off the ground, so people were very hesitant … they didn’t know what it was yet.”

Herron’s enthusiasm for the show landed her a video meeting with Wright and executive producer Stephen Broussard. Believing it might be her only shot at the project, Herron came armed with so many stills and clips to illustrate her discussion of the scripts she’d been sent that a simple meet-and-greet turned into a four-hour conversation.

“Over the course of the next week or so,” Wright explains, “it was really figuring out how to set Kate up to succeed when we got her in front of Kevin Feige to pitch this.”

Herron put together a 60-page bible of ideas for the characters, the story, the visual references and more. The rest is Marvel history.

She learned not to wait for permission, she says, after graduating from film school and becoming involved with improv and stand-up to both develop her comedy chops and to meet funny collaborators to be in her short films.

“I think I’d always find excuses, almost, [to not do it],” says Herron. “It was that thing of being like, ‘Oh, well, I’m not ready. So I’ll wait. I’ll wait until I’m perfect at it and then I’ll go do it.’”

Taking inspiration from Robert Rodriguez’s “Rebel Without a Crew” and a SXSW keynote speech by Mark Duplass, Herron realized that she just needed to start making things. She told herself it was OK if the films were messy. If a short was bad, nobody had to see it. If a short was “halfway to good,” she would submit them to festivals.

It’s this tenacious creativity that connects the dots between her early fan fiction, her short films, her pitch presentations — and now “Loki” itself. It’s a trait that has helped her navigate the industry to her current success, even during the periods it’s been most frustrating. As a female director, “I got asked crazy stuff in interviews sometimes,” she says of life on the festival circuit. “I remember being asked, ‘Are you sure you’re ready? Are you sure you’re ready?’ And male colleagues of mine were never asked that in interviews. I think that’s probably why I was so driven to just go out and make stuff.”