#the chaotic queer energy of this picture though

[ingravinoveritas]

This is by far the gayest thing I have ever seen...

[ingravinoveritas]

You really have to admire this man’s commitment to sitting while showing off as much thigh as possible...

David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor for Comic Relief Red Nose Day 2023

for Tennant Tuesday (or whatever day this post finds you)

Source: [ Radio Times ]

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Jomike rant because I can

Also because @gayspaceagebachelor I promised you my thoughts on this a while ago so here you go

Tw mention of religious trauma and maybe internalized homophobia (my Jojo is angsty what did you expect)

I put it under the cut cause boy I wrote way more than I was supposed to

They are definitely the cute/soft boy ship

Like you want happy and heartwarming vibes ? You go for them

Of course they have their hard times but to me they are the easiest ship to write pure fluff for

Bc in my opinion both of them are the absolute sweetest. Jojo is always pretty cheerful and optimistic while Mike is the kind of person who always has a smile on. Also both of their smiles are contagious so that's why

Also remember when I said they were both gay disasters but with an opposite energy let me elaborate

We all know that Jojo has been raised by nuns, right ? So I know it's like almost canon at this point but I'll say it again, he is really not comfortable with being gay

As in he was taught that it's bad, even though all his friend tell him it's not. He is fine with his friend being queer, but when it comes to himself and romance he loses all his self-confidence

So most of the time he is like so happy and cheerful because he doesn't think about it and when he actually starts thinking about it he'll most likely panic because he was taught loving guys is bad and he'll think he doesn't deserve people to love him

Okay I went a little far from the heartwarming stuff I talked about but I needed to establish that

So anyway my point was, Jojo being jojo will be pretty oblivious when it comes to love and yeah sometimes it's cute but sometimes it can get angsty

ANYWAY

Now onto Mike, I like picturing him as the guy who acts cool and flirty all the time. As in he'll always be joking/messing around and pretending to flirt with everyone, friends and strangers

Sells a lot of papes that way

"So hotshot anyone ever told you you have really pretty eyes"

"You better run."

Except our boy is actually an hopeless romantic inside so the second someone he likes flirts back he becomes completely useless. He will blush a lot, probably stutter and most likely say something stupid that he will overthink after

So um yeah they are chaotic disasters

Anyway now that's established let's get into their actual dynamic

Remember when I said one of my favorite tropes for them was mutual pinning ? I just think this one as a lot of potential because they are both pretty dumb and oblivious

Y'know the "A fell first and B fell harder trope ?" Yeah you can forget it Mike fell first and hard

One day he just looks at his best friend and realizes he is in love with him

Then he starts pinning like an absolute dumbass, at times he'll just stare into Jojo's eyes and get all flustered because he suddenly forgot how to speak

Don't wanna bring in the usual scene with one guy burrying his face in a pillow because how can I be so fucking dumb while another guy is just dying of laughter next to him but this happened at least once with Ike

Except Jojo doesn't even think much about it he'll just brush it off like it's normal

Takes a lot of time for them to stop being idiots

At first Jojo is super scared about dating so there is a lot of angst in the beginning

Meanwhile Mike will try his hardest to make Jojo understand he is loved and has the right to be happy

When Jojo starts getting more confident about it he goes back to his cheerful self. I think he would totally be the type of guy who makes flirty comments at his boyfriend all the time to mess with him

Actually it's more like Mike says something flirty to tease him -> Jojo answers something flirty because he knows exactly what he is doing -> at that point you have lost Mike he became a blushing mess

So sometimes he'll say something really cute in Spanish and Mike has no idea what it is but he understands the way Jojo said it so he gets all flustered

Jojo actually loves making Mike blush by saying he really likes him or stuff like that except at that point he is still scared of expressing his feelings out loud

Jojo is the shy/scared one so at first he is scared to hold hands in public or show any PDA in front of their friends

Also their first kiss omg-

Actually one day Mike just leaned in impulsively and brushed his lips past Jojo's but pulled away almost immediately because he got scared of how the other boy would react and he was pretty sure he had done smth stupid

They both stared at each other wide-eyed for a solid minute before actually leaning in again

Anyway it was really sweet and innocent because Mike could feel Jojo was kinda scared and inexperienced so he was very gentle

Ahem anyway-

But once again when he gains confidence he'll often try to be as close to Mike as he can

I picture them as really touchy bfs they would always be holding hands, brushing against each other's shoulder or cuddling

And when they are holding hands guess who starts blushing yeah it's Mike

He is really happy about it though because he gets to see his boyfriend happy and be the one who made him that happy

They are 100% the kind of couple who would always do romantic stuff like cute dates, looking at the stars or dancing together

Anyway think about them just grinning stupidly when they're around each other and ahjfhakjfhj

Ok I need to go but I might add to this post later with specific modern Era headcanons

[blackberryblueberry]

M, first & second meeting

Maybe as a means of distraction, I tried to date again. I went on dates with many upstanding folks who seemed stable and intelligent, reminding me that in this city, everyone is interesting, accomplished, driven, and brilliant. Most of the time I felt no energy to pursue any of those inroads further. One of these, the only one I slept with (this is, despite my long bouts of femcel-ness, still a sex diary), we'll call M. We matched on Tinder. He was yet another chaotic queer-coded wasian art boy--I am embarrassed to learn my type--and with no introduction asked me out for drinks. He picked the time and place. We met at a bar near me, and despite exuding waywardness he was pretty punctual. He had a pleasant face, and reminded me of a friend of my ex's that I used to have a crush on (also a wayward art boy).

He was pretty chatty. We split a pretzel, I ordered some forgettable drink, he showed me his website. We walked in the park after, and I steered us towards my block. He didn't seem to care where he was, nor did he seem very aware of his surroundings--he followed me through the park and we sat on strangers' stoops. I brought him up to my roof, asked him about his birth chart. Cancer Sun. He asked to kiss me, and I said OK, and the kiss was just OK. His face and mouth were large and indelicate up close. Going back down to my apartment involved climbing down a thin, wobbly metal ladder which scared him a little, puncturing the devil-may-care impression I had of him (as broadcasted by his Tinder pics and his outfit). He talked a lot more than I did, and always about himself, and I felt my interest in him subsiding. The sex was awkward--his dick was long and curved and pencil thin, and he kept maneuvering my legs over his shoulders even though I kept bringing them down. But he was good at eating me out and didn't seem to be doing it out of obligation; it seemed like he liked doing it. I could sense he wanted head from me, and I dug my heels in and didn't give it to him. We tried to sleep, then we had sex again but I got tired before he finished, and he ripped the condom off and threw it on the ground, to my utter shock. I asked to spoon, and we did, but it was tense and devoid of affection.

In the morning we walked out together - me to work, and him to go home, and I was very tired and hadn't slept well. Before separating he said, "Hang out again soon?" and I said, "Let's text." I texted him later the day to say it was nice to meet him and he told me he was going to watch a few films, and recommended me the work of an animator that I turned out to quite like. After that he texted twice to make plans, and I wasn't opposed, but couldn't summon the energy to go, so we fell out of touch. I felt the disgust of a one night stand, the memory of the pencil dick and the discarded condom on my floor. A few days later, an itchy painful bump appeared on my ass, and I thought, was it reckless of me to hookup with strangers in this way? We used protection during penetration, but not during oral. I decided to stop having casual sex.

Later, in the depths of my femcel-dom I thought about him a few times, and looked him up on social media. I saw that he was dating someone--and was probably dating them even while we'd hooked up. I liked her: she seemed pretty and creative and outgoing. She'd tagged him in a few pictures, and it raised my opinion of him. He seemed to be accompanying her on fun world travels. That's really all I wanted--someone available and accessible and down to hang out with me and go places with me. My dating life had been so shitty up to this point that something like that seemed totally inconceivable.

I thought to reach out again, but through triangulating Tinder and Instagram realized he was traveling around in Asia and wouldn't be back till mid-spring. After he got back, I took a few weeks to muster up the decisiveness to contact him again. (Alternatively put: it took a few weeks for the depression and isolation to get bad enough for me to reach out.) He was down to meet up. I invited him to a live music set (Eiko Ishibashi presenting the music of Drive My Car), and we met up at the fountain in Washington Square Park on a beautiful late spring afternoon where again he sort of just followed me wherever I led him and chatted about himself. It turned out we'd been in Tokyo at the same time, and I felt sad knowing that maybe if we'd kept in touch I could've been less lonely there. He seemed confused as to why I didn't go out and meet more people; he'd partied a lot and was really active. I didn't exactly say that I was extremely depressed and burnt out and couldn't find joy and meaning in anything at all, but made some vague reference to having "ADHD brain."

But those months of deep depression, trying a hodgepodge of ways to feel better including acupuncture and indigenous healing ceremonies and getting mad at my friends, combined with the onset of spring, made me feel much more disposed to think well of him. If he was chatty, then good, it meant I didn't have to produce verbiage. If he wanted to talk about himself, then good, it meant he was open and unguarded and I could just listen and observe. If he seemed totally unaware of his surroundings and was content to follow me around, then good, he'd be a good companion to my stubborn and willful nature. He was a horrible texter, but he wasn't flaky so far.

We had a longer date this time; we got dumplings after the show, and talked for a while in Seward Park. We talked about family, relationships, art and the superficiality of the art world, the difficulty of living in New York, his previous relationships. He recalled an emotionally tumultuous adolescence with intense mood swings, that he'd grown out of. I don't know if I shared much about myself. He reminded me of my other Cancer friend, whose way of talking about themselves at length felt tedious, but it wasn't that they were idiotically self-absorbed, they'd still listen carefully if you spoke to them.

He hadn't disclosed whether he was dating someone, and so I asked him. Yes, he said, he was seeing someone, and it was kind of serious. Not "move in together tomorrow" serious, but serious. An open relationship. She didn't like labels. I felt disappointed. It sounded serious to the point that it would have been ethical to disclose.

But I'd been living with insomnia for weeks. I felt a tremble taking over my body, and my heartbeat was fast and erratic. My body wasn't holding together; I was dying. I was desperate: sex, a warm body in the bed, maybe these things would work. I'd wanted to go to his place and had actually brought my things, but he said his place was too messy, so we went to mine. The journey felt very friendly; I didn't feel lust and excitement so much as comfort and pragmatism. We had talked about how we were both struggling with insomnia. "We'll sleep ten hours tonight, right?" I asked--setting the tone, probably, for a peaceful and wholesome evening. At home we talked for a while. He said my apartment was nice. "Do you ever have friends over?" he asked. I told him I hadn't, that I'd actually been pretty ashamed of moving into this bougie apartment, and he said, "I think if you have a nice apartment you should invite friends over" and I sort of appreciated that he said that. Eventually we got ready for bed. It felt like cohabitation; he showered, we brushed our teeth, we got under the covers, we kissed. He pulled me on top of him, and at that moment I remembered to ask: "Do you get tested?" He seemed surprised. He'd gotten tested a few months ago, before his trip, and then had slept with two more people on his trip. I said, I won't go down on you, then. He looked surprised, like he didn't know what to do with this information. After that it didn't seem possible to keep going. He wasn't initiating anymore, but we were cuddling.

"How are you feeling?" I asked.

"A little nervous," he replied.

"Why?" I said. "Don't be. Did I kill it?"

"No, it's totally fine. Don't overthink it."

A long silence. "I'm overthinking it."

"I know you are, and I don't know what to tell you to not make you overthink. It's totally fine, everything's OK." He held me to comfort me.

Eventually we started making out again, and then he went down on me, and I started to think, why not. Why not just go down on him. So then I did, and he came quite quickly, into my mouth. I was surprised he didn't give me any warning. I got up to spit it out, and he laughed. He'd been waiting to see if I'd swallow; it was significant to him. Everything felt so boyish, like he was trying to do porn: take turns going down on one another, then push the legs up, plow, do a bunch of positions, swallow the cum. If we hooked up again, I'd have to tell him to be better; to go off no scripts, to use the body's signals as a guide. I realized that's what was so intoxicating about sex with A: it was his alertness to the body's signals, and the way it was always absolutely, completely okay to stop at any time, which made me never want to stop. I'd never had sex like that before. It'd felt safe and intimate and felt like love, and I did fall in love. I would have given him anything he wanted, I wanted exactly that kind of sex, every day, multiple times a day. Every other sexual experience I had--all with straight men--fell so vastly short of it. I wasn't sure if M was straight, but I feel I had a more direct answer to the question I really cared about: straight or not, the way he fucked me was normatively pornographic.

In the morning I woke up first, and puttered around the apartment trying not to wake him. Around 1pm I woke him up because I needed to leave the apartment. We had sex. It was better, maybe simply because we'd spent so much time together and my body was habituating to his. I asked him what he had going on this week, and we said Sunday we'd be free; he said he'd text over the weekend.

I suppose I need to decide if it's worth continuing to invest in him. Already he'd shown that he wasn't very thoughtful about disclosure or about boundaries, and he took up a lot of space, and was consuming a lot of my hospitality without offering much in return, and also was emotionally involved with someone else. Was I being stupid? I feel, as I did with A, that it didn't make sense for him to be attracted to me on the level required for relationship (compatibility in lifestyle and goals and communities) and so probably he wasn't. I was so deprived of physical touch. I wanted to grab onto anybody.

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Nevermind (Jenni Hermoso X Reader)

There’s a very good chance I will be writing a part 2 in the future.

We drunkenly giggle as I hold Jenni’s hand leading her upstairs to my bedroom. Opening the door “Tadah! And this is where the magic happens!” You say with your hands spread out. She chuckled, obviously intoxicated. “Come here” motioning with your finger Jenni walks up to you. Gently placing your hands on her face you kiss her then move back from her lips to get a full look of her face. Looking into her eyes you weren’t sure if you were in love with her but all you knew is you really liked her. Going back to her lips we deepened into the kiss touching each other’s body’s standing at the foot of my bed.

Minutes passed by making out with Jenni. I wanted to explore her body so I began to take off her shirt then unbuttoned her bra. The red light from the building across shines in through my half opened curtains illuminating Jenni’s half naked body. She was aroused. Wanting to tease her a little I take off my clothes slowly as she watches drooling. Undressed I pushed her onto my bed crawling on top of her. Considering the 10 year age gap and what most would consider me as a baby I knew how to please anyone in bed. With the years of watching queer amateur porn and exploring my body and others I’ve dated in the past this wasn’t all too new for me.

Though I could be taught some new things I like to think I’m good with what I know. I’m kissing her neck, slowly moving my mouth towards her pussy as my left hand is creasing her boob. Jenni began to moan while I hum sucking her clit. “Oh fuuuck” she moaned. I slip a finger inside her to hear another moan telling me I’m doing a great job. Her hips buckle when she suddenly orgasms. I must have blacked out because the rest of the night was a blur.

The next day when I woke up Jenni was on her phone. The facial expression wasn’t good. It looked as if she was bothered by what she was seeing on social media. “What’s wrong?” I inch up closer to her rubbing her chest before realizing what she was so upset by. There were a few accounts on Twitter bashing Jenni and me for going out last night clubbing. One tweet said “She’s so irresponsible! I would have expected better from her considering she’s 31!” Attached to the tweet was a video of my Instagram stories from last night. The videos I recorded of us at the club taking shots, making out, dancing with friends etc.

The comments under that post were even worse. People were calling her a creep for dating someone who’s “way too young for her” and others saying I’m too immature blah blah blah you get the picture. They don’t like our relationship. It’s no surprise to me there are these so-called “fans” who hate us for being together. I do my best to ignore the snide comments, especially the ones who compare me to Alexia.

“Don’t worry about them, baby.” I didn’t think those stupid comments would get to her. When we first met at training her funny chaotic energy is part of what got me but what really attracted me to her is her strong confident mind and just the way she seems to be fearless. Jenni was clearly still bothered by the comments. Swiping up and down while still reading tweets about her when suddenly her thumb left the screen. About to read what she was reading I rub my eyes to get rid of the sleep. Done rubbing my eyes I try to read it but Jenni quickly puts her phone down. “Alexia’s new girlfriend…” was all I could read.Turning her chin to face me I asked her “What’s on your mind?”. The 31 year old looked down at my naked body then back up to my eyes. “Let's just stay in bed all day.” She said leaning in to kiss me with her hands touching my body. I didn’t like her ignoring my question. I could sense she’s thinking of her ex possibly moving on with someone else. The eyes never lie.I guess I’ll find out another time when I know she’s not on guard hiding her thoughts from me.

[ingravinoveritas]

Oh my God, this picture...

SCREAMING (part 2)

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One Punch Man ship reviews bc I’m bored

WARNING: BIG ONE PUNCH MAN WEBCOMIC AND MANGA SPOILERS

GenoSai: do I even have to say it?? They compliment each other so well and are already besties. They make me so happy and I love their love. Genos literally came into Saitama’s life and brought so much new life and excitement when Saitama thought he’d never get any. Genos gives him love and appreciation all the time and never abandons him. Saitama isn’t connected to his feelings, but he cares about Genos and would do just about anything for him, to keep him safe. Genos constantly teases Saitama and Saitama grumbles and takes it with some banter, Genos is super emotional and Saitama does his best to comfort him, they fucking love shopping together and just hanging out period, they talk about the dumbest shit and somehow they still understand each other with the one brain cell they both share. It takes Genos forever to realize his feelings are deeper and Saitama has to be TOLD by their friends that he should fucking realize his feelings already. Just...I could keep going but I’ll stop! 2718873737839439/10 (let’s not talk about the age gap btw, 6 years isn’t bad and Genos is a legal adult.)

FubuSai: the stereotypical straight ship ppl gravitate to. Eh. I can see it, but at the same time I feel like they don’t completely compliment each other. Are they a hot couple? Duh. But I feel like their pride and communication issues would get in the way. 4/10

TatsuSai: hnghhhh. Someone mentioned this before, can’t remember who, but Saitama literally thinks she’s a child in canon. So that just....makes it gross. Same problems as FubuSai but worse. I’d rather see them as hesitant friends w a weird bond. 0/10

SonSai/SonicSai/idk the ship name: eh, toxic. Cant see them getting past communication issues and pride, again. Plus Sonic wants to kill his ass. Also, I just feel no romantic tension?? Even in fanfic it just falls flat for me. 3/10

MumenSai: a favorite!! Wish I saw it more, it’s very cute. Mumen is so kind and would absolutely be there to help him w self esteem and just help him be a better person period. And Saitama would have a cute little kind guy to tease and open up to. I could maybe see Mumen’s kindness getting on Saitama’s nerves when he’s in a bad mood bc Mumen almost never snaps and Saitama feels shittier, or maybe Mumen being mad at Saitama for being kinda lazy at home while Mumen is working his ass off and he’s like babe I just got home, please stop playing the fucking game and pay attention to me I have a concussion again. Prob too nitpicky on this one, heh, but 8.4/10

Genos x Sonic: wtf? As a crack ship, sure. That’s hilarious. But as a serious ship, 1.3/10 bc I could MAYBE see them bond over their love of my chemical romance or sum.

Anyone x Puri: -128382839287473828739219833468282/10. Fuck Puri.

TatsuKing: eh. Indifferent on this one too. I can see them getting along and Tatsu being the mean but supportive gf in public, but a sweet gf in private. King could be like her calm oasis of video games and sweet blonde shy bf. I sway more towards ace/aro King and queer non binary Tatsu, but this is still good. 6/10

FubuPsy/Fubuki x Psykos/idk: hell yeah!! This series NEEDS more wlw ships, both for me to project onto and to cry over. Prob my fav Fubuki ship, cuz they’ve known each other since they were young and had a tenuous friendship. I didn’t use to ship it until I saw that scene in the wc after the MA arc (u know the one) but here we are. They’re big personalities so any interaction is bound to be chaotic at first, but I really think they’d work. Pride put to the side, Psykos could be someone for Fubuki to finally rely on other than the Blizzard Bunch, someone to confide in, a badass partner to fight monsters with, talk about nothing for hours with, be a super fashionable #girlboss couple with, and someone who would really see her for who she is-especially w Psykos knowledge of her from the past. Hell, Psykos might even know her better than Tatsumaki. Fubuki could be an anchor to her like she currently is in the wc, providing a quiet comfort and making her open up little by little. Would prob be toxic at first bc of the MA arc and their desire for power, but is a very good ship I think. 9/10

Speedal/Sonic x Mumen: an old fav! Sonic would have a hard time not hating Mumen at first bc he’s the picture definition of a hero, sum he hates. But hanging out with him would show him Mumen is a GOOD guy genuinely and he’d be like ohhhh shit I’m in love w this man. Mumen would thoroughly appreciate someone to make him live a little, break some rules and stand up to ppl when they talk over him. He’d DEFINITELY be upset when finding out Sonic is an assassin, but would prob be conflicted bc he knows Sonic is a good person despite that. Would prob make Sonic give up on killing for them to be together. Sucks bc of the assassin thing and bc they haven’t met in canon! So we’re not sure how they’d interact with each other, sigh. 7.4/10

Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: a very underrated ship! To be clear, I headcanon Kama as a trans woman and so does most of the fandom. Anyway, very sweet and already built as a friendship bc of their partnership under Atomic Samurai. I can’t remember who writes fic and makes art of them on tumblr but AAAAA it’s so good! Very sweet. Basically depicted Bushi as a nervous himbo who’s honest about his feelings but scared to say them and Kama as a sweet lady who’s crazy about Bushi. Very sweet. Want more of them!! 6.1/10

OneZon/Zombieman x One Shotter: never even thought of the ship till I saw @megidolan art work! Very wholesome, and from what little we know of Shotter we know he’s a sort of nervous yet strong willed guy, and Zombieman would totally help him calm down bc he’s so chill. I could see them sharing cigarettes and talking shit on heroes while cuddling u know? 7/10 only because I don’t see enough of it but very good concept.

Mumarou/Mumen x Garou: a lot of ppl are gonna hate me for this but....I don’t like it. I’ve tried! I just—idk. I’ve read so many good fics about them that make me like it a bit, but the concept is just eh. I think their relationship is, in most reps, really cliche angsty stuff. I wish I could elaborate I just...gah! Basically, there’s better ships for the both of them imo. Sorry!! 4.3/10

Sonic x Flashy/SonFlash: yes!! Prob my fav Sonic ship. They have soooo much tension, it’s almost worse than Genos’ tension w Saitama. Flashy LITERALLY poisoned Sonic so that he wouldn’t be forced to kill him at the ninja graduation. He cares. They’ll never say it out loud, but they care. They have someone who understands what they went through in each other and someone they’re both so similar to, yet so different from. Sonic is more vocal about his expressions and let’s people know it while Flashy often keeps things to himself, they could really influence the other to be more this or that. I could see a lot of comfort with these two, and not much is needed for relationship development; they already have so much unspoken between them after meeting for the first time in years. Love it. Wish I saw it more! 10/11

KingSai: wonderful! Out of the few ppl Saitama is close to, def my second fav pick for a ship for him. There’s a post saying how Saitama doesn’t cut King off when he’s going on rants about games and stuff bc he’s talking TO Saitama, not at him like Genos tends to do on accident. They’re already great buddies! Saitama could find a shy gamer man who he can talk to about manga and stuff and also a passionate bf who could break out of his shell w Saitama and be himself with no lies. King can have someone to protect him, duh, someone who finally understands his weird sense of humor, and someone to shower him in the love and kindness he deserves when Saitama is in the mood to be all out like that w his affections. Plus he’s Saitama’s anchor and brings him back down when he’s super anxious and depressed and tells him what’s up that he needs to fix without sugarcoating it. Would def have a bunch of inside jokes and go on dates that are just staying inside playing video games all night. Domestic af. 10/10

Fubuki x Mizuki: my first wlw Fubuki ship! Hard to find but very good. Mizuki is this big ball of kindness, energy, and raw power that would make Fubuki go ‘Ohhhhhhh, big pretty lady make brain go brrr.’ I could see Mizuki grounding Fubuki when she’s in over her head, giving her random gifts bc she saw sum and thought of her, doing a marathon run and wildly waving at Fubuki in the crowd, and all around being a dependable woman confident in herself and in love with a mysterious esper. Prob a little shy when it comes to anything physical bc she loves Fubuki so much and is overwhelmed by the realness of being w her. Fubuki gives Mizuki advice on ‘acting like a proper hero’ or whatever and though Mizuki thinks she doesn’t need it, Fubuki still helps her a lot w her career and being taken more seriously by others. Would give Mizuki someone who loves her for who she is and would go wild on her in private when she can be open about her affection, would be someone Mizuki could exercise with and listen intently to Mizuki’s physical knowledge, and would absolutely bandage her when she’s all banged up. Hnghh love this ship. It’s only behind the FubuPsy ship juuuuust a little bc they haven’t met in canon so we can’t be sure about their interactions and stuff. 8.8/10, I love WOMEN

Batarou: how could I go this far without mentioning them?! They have SOOOO much tension in the centichoro fight, like come on. Both snarky assholes who are huge softies one the inside, Badd being the more logical one (still a himbo, tho) and Garou being the more chaotic one. Probably take forever to admit their feelings bc they’re so prideful and stupid <3 flirt through constant wrestling matches and it takes Genos saying ‘they should kiss already, they’re getting on his nerves’ for them to finally realize what’s up. (@rayadraws has a great au where Garou Genos and Badd are a chaotic friend squad and Genos is the only brain of the group, haha. Very good au y’all check it out!) Would constantly pick on each other affectionately and switch into concerned SO when the other is hurt like the big teddy bears they are. Raise Zenko together for sure. Garou would fumble being romantic and Badd would find it both hilarious and cute. 11/12

Zombie mask/Amai x Zombieman:

So. I don’t like Amai Mask and I used to hate him, BUT the webcomic and fic have really helped me calm down on him (he’s still a dick tho), so it’s easier to want to ship him and stuff. Bc of Amai’s anger issues and controlling behavior, I could see this relationship being super toxic and icky—but I think they have some form of understanding that pulls Amai back from being a complete dick, you know? Start off as fuck buddies and slowly form something else from spending companionable time together other than screwing. Zombieman pulls Amai back from his angry fits and soothes him over with his logic. Talk maaaaaad shit about heroes, but only when they’re alone because Zombieman knows Amai will talk loud af about the heroes they’re roasting and Zombie doesn’t wanna stop a fight from happening. Zombieman loves making Amai flustered and has a secret check list in his head of all the things that get Amai red faced. Loves to listen to Amai rant about things for hours and loves to watch his face go through almost cartoon like expressions as he talks. He won’t admit it, but Zombie loves to be spoiled by Amai’s shit tons of cash and often takes rides in Amai’s limos when he wants to smoke and think to himself. Amai has a hard time realizing how his feelings have changed, but gets hit hard with it when he wakes up to Zombie making them breakfast one morning while wearing Amai’s underwear. Amai also loves to spoil Zombie and takes him out to restaurants and buys him cool new weapons on the weekends. @batneko has pretty much gotten me into this ship and I strongly suggest looking at their works! 7.9/10

DemonKnight/Genos x Zero/Drive Knight: I’m pretty sure this used to be a crack ship before the past like 10 manga chapters—and now here we are! Not a fav bc 1. ZERO LEFT GENOS TO SELF DESTRUCT AFTER THEY COMBINED TO FORM THE FUCKING JET HE WAS JUST LIKE lol bye SO LIKE if he left him to die that’s super hard for me to forgive and ship grrr 2. Disregarding the manga’s canon and looking at the wc, while I love the little trip they went on where Zero demonstrated his abilities and helped Genos kill monsters, it’s super sus. He knew alllll of this info on Metal Knight and was super supportive and understanding when Genos said he needed time to think. Like,,,what are his intentions? We know so little about him—is he trying to trick Genos or was he being sincere? THAT STUFF ASIDE, they’re a really fun ship. They’re both huge fucking nerds and can keep up with their talk on robotics for hours, they’re both cyborgs so they understand each other’s pain, and they’re both super cool and angsty. I think they could really settle into a deep bond that can go platonic or romantic, just depends. Genos needs more ppl in his life so hell yeah! Plus, he can really let go with Zero bc they don’t have that teacher/student relationship and Zero, if he’s really a sincere and kind guy like in the wc, can be there for Genos and listen to him. Don’t have much to say on this ship other than @wellthisisembarrassing makes GORGEOUS art of them! 6.3/10

Webuiko/Suiko x Webigaza: YEAH I KNOW THEY HAVENT INTERACTED IN CANON AND WE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM BUT HEAR ME OUT. Webigaza—cool af determined cyborg idol who’s surprisingly down to earth when talking with Child Emperor. Suiko—sassy and honest fighter who doesn’t take shit and is very passionate. Suiko would go to talk to Web then immediately freak out bc aaaa she’s way prettier than she thought, she can’t do this! Web would have to gently encourage Suiko to talk and at first is like ‘ah man, must be an adoring fan, ugh I’m so tired. At least she’s hot’ but when Suiko snaps out of her shyness Web is like oh! She’s super cool wtf. Always bump into each other during fights and help each other get fixed up, Suiko using her muscle power to lift Web’s pieces (and give Web a great view of Suiko’s muscles holy SHIT) and Web would patch Suiko up. Not to be stereotypical, but they’re def a masc/femme couple. I love the idea of this ship soooo much and I really hope they interact! 6.6/10 only bc they haven’t met 😭😭😭 look them up on here! There’s some great art of them by a few blogs

Dr. Kuseno x Bang: pretty sure @baldyborg came up with this one! Super cute. Just two old dudes finding a nice friendship in each other, maybe after Bang helps carry Genos to Kuseno’s after a day of fighting. Bang would find Kuseno to be a very cute little nerd man and would be sooo impressed by Kuseno’s mad scientist skills. Kuseno would be super impressed when seeing Bang in action too. They’d prob talk as soon as they meet each other and Genos would be in the background like you guys it’s been an hour, please fix me I’m on the verge of death 🧍🏻Bang would give Kuseno advice on training techniques to teach Genos and advice on making his bodies more martial arts ready or sum, meanwhile Kuseno would give his take on how to be kinder to Garou so that Bang would learn to repair the relationship with a gentleness he’s seemingly lacking (yes I’m talking about the chapter where he and Garou start fighting and Bang is just not doing enough to reach out to Garou, he’s being a callous old man! So yeah I’m still mad about that). Genos and Saitama would prob be out on a date and Saitama would be like oh theres Bang, wonder what he’s doing? Then Kuseno would walk up and kiss Bang and Genos and Sai would be shocked like SIRS 👬 Genos would tell Bang he doesn’t need another adoptive dad and Bang would be like....ok.... I see them retiring in a cottage together and Bang would become a huge softie. Yes I’m actively ignoring chapter 141 of the wc, shut up. 7.6/10

TankTop master x Mumen: they have a nice friendship going on in the manga right now! Just bros supporting bros. Tank is the picture definition of a muscly himbo and Mumen is his cute passionate bf. Also workout buddies af!! Don’t have much to say other than pretty good ship, just not a fav. 5.2/10

To sum it up—

GenoSai: 2718873737839439/10, Batarou: 11/12, SonFlash: 10/11, KingSai: 10/10, FubuPsy: 9/10, Fubuki x Mizuki: 8.8/10, MumenSai: 8.4/10, ZombieMask: 7.9/10, Dr. Kuseno x Bang: 7.6/10, Speedal: 7.4/10, OneZon: 7/10, Webuiko: 6.6/10, DemonKnight: 6.3/10, Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: 6.1/10, TatsuKing: 6/10, TankTop Master x Mumen: 5.2/10, Mumarou: 4.3/10, FubuSai: 4/10, SonSai: 3/10, Genos x Sonic: 1.3/10, TatsuSai: 0/10, anyone x Puri: -1283828319833468282/10

If there’s any ships I left out, it’s bc I don’t know them, don’t wanna talk about them, or just don’t have an opinion strong enough. Also, I know there are some poly ships like Genos x Saitama x Fubuki, but I’ve read only one fic about that (it was pretty good, here’s the link https://archiveofourown.org/works/5406992 ) so I don’t feel like talking about it. Hope no ones offended! All my opinion here :)

[vellichor-virgo]

manuscript search xliv

i just woke up from a nap so i'm not entirely sure what day or year it is, but here's a word search from @akindofmagictoo!

my words are concern, calm, care, and clang. these excerpts are all from Night's Daughter :)

concern:

“Celena?” the person asks again, voice full of concern. “What are you doing here? Are you alright?”

“Martin,” I breathe, finally placing the voice. My vision clears, bringing his face into focus. Of course it’s him. “I—”

There are no words to explain what I’m feeling. I have no idea what’s happening to me. So I lie through my teeth, through the rushing whirlwind. “Fine. I’m fine. Just feeling a little… sick.”

From the look that crosses his face, I can tell he does not believe me. It makes me turn away from him that much more hastily, eager to get away. A picture of my cottage, my home, flares in my mind’s eye. Safe. I’ll be safe there, alone, able to sleep off whatever this strange illness is. By morning, everything will be normal again.

calm:

Prince Aedan and I are both silent as we exit the throne room, leaving the king and queen behind. His expression is as composed as ever, his measured calm broken only by the fleeting sidelong glances he keeps casting in my direction.

In stark contrast, I am brimming with anxious energy—fiddling my fingers and chewing on my lip and pulling at my necklace. I have never felt less calm in my entire life. My mind is racing so fast I can barely formulate a thought.

care:

The prince nods as though I have said something eloquent. His eyes flicker over me again, this time lingering on my bruised arm. I cover it with my other hand, and a furrow forms between his brows. “They have done harm to you tonight.”

I nod, feeling a growing sense of bewilderment.

[...] “Has anyone ever done anything like this to you before?”

I shake my head.

“Never?”

“No, never.”

“Do you think anyone would try to do it again?”

Another strange question. Stranger still is the intent look on his face, eyes fixed on me as he waits for my response. No one has ever cared so much about what I might have to say. I am caught entirely off guard.

clang:

Feet twirl and skip over the ground as though dancing. Bodies twist and turn in movements nearly too fast for the eye to follow. Metal clashes against metal in harsh impacts that make my teeth rattle. I strain to watch as closely as I can, but even so, it’s difficult to tell who is winning.

Maia’s blue-black hair, tied up in a long tail, flares up into the air like a spray of seawater as she drops to the floor, ducking to avoid a jab of Aedan’s blade. Her own flashes upward, but Aedan does not miss a beat. His sword clangs against hers, the grating sound ringing through the room. I can’t help flinching.

i will tag @writeblrfantasy @solipsism-lemonade @corishadowfang and @chaotic-queer-disaster!!

new words: safe, silent, sense, and spray :)

[yuichi-ro]

I stopped reading after Baji. I would read chapters here and there but I was like, there's no way people think this is "top tier best writing of all time". Like it's entertaining but some stuff just feels thrown together by wakui. I've seen tons of crime / delinquent movies that really bring forth tears. Though I do enjoy his covers, they're really colorful.

There's bits and pieces of it that are great, like Koko and Inui's dynamic as possible queer characters in the early 2000's Japan or like the Shiba family dynamics as a gang family, even Draken and Mitsuya's friendship, like there's a lot of parts that Wakai writes well that I thoroughly enjoy. But the main storyline doesn't do it for me. I mean at this point he might as well just come out and say Takemichi is in love with Mikey for crying out loud it'd feel a little more important than ruining 20+ characters lives.

And on the Hanma part (bc im lazy to screencap it here lol) honestly his 180 from what we get in the anime vs actual manga Hanma is like my favorite thing about him. Will admit I have spent too long reading and rereading and thinking about Hanma but his entire character just kills me. A symbol of supposedly chaotic energy, shows up to a fight in sandals so we'd assume he's Mikey's equal on the "bad guy" side, only to have him end up not liking Mikey one bit, a little infatuated with Draken only and the laziest man on the face of the earth who bitches about being bored but refuses to do anything for himself. That simultaneously also has such good manners outside what we see that old people know him by name and give him stuff. Like?? Wakai were you ok when you decided on Hanma?? He's just?? Not really what fits in this entire picture??

[dragonbadgerbooks]

Once Stolen Blog Tour 

August 3, 2021

Hey look I made a fun graphic! (my queue today is also filled with the unedited versions of this picture and some other fun graphics provided by the author <3)

You may have seen my review go out a couple of weeks ago, (spoiler, it’s 5 stars from me) but can I just reiterate how much I love this book and this series? In case you’ve been hiding under a rock (ba-dum-tss), Once Stolen is the second book in the Our Treacherous Tides series by DN Bryn:

No one with half a brain would rob the jungle’s most notorious energy cartel. The vibrations of their power-producing stones are the only thing that calms the mer-snake Cacao’s agonizing sensory condition though—and after being banished from his homeland swamps for similar thefts, he’s desperate.

When his attempt fails stunningly, a chaotic escape leaves him chained to a cartel prisoner: a self-proclaimed hero with a hidden stash of power stones so large, Cacao would never need to steal again. He’s determined to get his hands on it, even if it means guiding her home straight through the mist-laden and monster-filled swamp that exhaled him, with scheming poachers and a desperate cartel leader on their tail.

But the selfish and the self-righteous can only flee together for so long before something snaps...

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Cultural ableism, adolescent abandonment, two instances of animal injury and death, accidental house fire, kidnapping, secondary character drinking alcohol including non-violent drunkenness.

Get your copy here! Amazon | Barnes & Noble |  Book Depository 

I enjoyed this ARC so much that I’ve already gotten my physical copy - and you should too! It’s a book that will definitely stick with you and you will find yourself thinking about the characters and setting for weeks to come, as I have been! I will continue to recommend this book for it’s awesome characters, setting, and world building... and for the romance!

About the Author:

Danny Bryn is a queer, disabled, non-binary speculative fiction author of the liberal Jesus-freak variety.

When not writing, they conduct infectious disease surveillance in their hometown of San Diego, where they enjoy basking in the Santa Ana winds, hiking the brush-heavy slopes, and eating too many tacos.

[ingravinoveritas]

If I didn’t know the scarf was a DW thing, I would have questions...

[sithisreadingcorner]

Well hullo again! Your last reading for me was so completely on the nose, I would love to have your divinitory insight on something :) In case it's needed again, 3/12/1998! I've been all over the place with religious/spiritual goings on but through it all Loki and the old bastard have been reaching out and reaching out. I've worked with them for years now but I feel like my discernment is rusty after shying away from opening up to them for a while. I know you are very familiar with these *ahem* lovely chaotic forces, could you facilitate a vibe check? Idk if there's a Message or a Feeling that's getting lost but it all feels vaguely important and like I'm missing bits of it. Thank you! <3

Did you just say VIBE.... CHECK?.......... Okay, sure.

I thought doing it to Ódin was redundant since he's probably vibechecking himself on a tree literally as we speak, but that's neither here nor there.

No, you are good with the birthday, I mean technically it's enough if I can confirm it once since it's somewhat unlikely to change, but there are a few new rules now. I put a little secret clause in the terms that people have to find, to confirm for me that they actually read it. (I mean, it's not a secret, nor is it hidden in the slightest, in fact it's even highlighted, but it's still really hard for some people to find for some inexplicable reason? Maybe they reach the "oh btw im a self employed queer artist with links :3" part and choose to black out immediately, lest they even accidentally help a queer person with anything, lol.) Unfortunately I can't answer these questions on principle since they didn't show me the sign of having read the terms, and there is no way for me to determine whether they did that accidentally or out of wilful ignorance. I will give you a pass this time because you did know my terms from the other blog and you couldn't have known that they have changed. But sneak it in there somewhere next time okay? 💖

No shame in getting a little rusty. You will dust off those discernment skills in no time for sure. But in the meantime, I'll see what I can do. And yes, *takes long drag from a cigarette* you're correct, I might be somewhat familiar with these bastardous energies. Depends on who asks... Okay that's enough fooling around. Let's get right into it.

Well, the Hanged Man just straight up fell out so it seems like the old man wants to talk first.

emperor reversed. the magician page of swords reversed. ten of coins

I'm getting really weird, mixed messages here, but hear me out. This is talking about something that's going to happen to you in the near future, that will seem like bad news at first but you will somehow turn it to your advantage tenfold and there will be a happy ending for everyone involved. I feel like this is not going to catch you completely off guard, since out of the possible "bad news" cards you got one of the most benign ones. I had a feeling that this is either not something big, or you knew this was coming. Unfortunately, it will probably fall on your shoulders to do something about it, but you seem more than capable, so don't worry about that.

Now, there's somebody in the picture... It's definitely a person, and I'm almost completely sure a human, though it could be something more abstract like an institution but I would think its in the real world somewhere. The emperor... somebody (or something) that has a perceived authority over you, and you seem scared, or at least vary of them, but they have an exploitable weakness. And that's the thing... I don't really think that exploiting that weakness is the play here. You definitely could, in theory, but that's not going to lead you to the happiest outcome. The energies between you and them are very confusing. There is clearly something intensely negative here, I would almost call it vitriolic, the tensions are super high. But it's as if by pushing you away, the Emperor wanted something that is... somehow the opposite of that effect. It's almost like a secret cry for help, even if the action is completely misguided.

This looks like a mess. I didn't really want this many cards, but I couldn't help myself and tried to pull a clarification on the identity of the reversed Emperor, and of all things, I got... not only the Empress but that's also reversed. Are these... your parents? Are they okay? Did you guys have a fight? I really don't wanna scare you or anything, maybe I'm completely off, but it surely wouldn't hurt to call them and see what's up just to make sure?

Whoever these are, I don't think that anything bad HAPPENED to them, at least not all of the sudden without you knowing, but it seems like they really need you right now and only you can fix their problem. If you did have an argument... well, do what you feel is right, idk what your situation is, but. I feel like you are completely right and they are in the wrong, and if you choose to do something about this, very likely you will have to be the one who reaches out first, though that might be a hard to swallow pill. The thing is, there seems to be some kind of benefit for putting it aside and being the bigger person (just this one time) that, if true, I don't want you to miss out on. I don't exactly see how, but maybe you can leverage this situation in some way. At least consider helping them if you are safe and able, because there will be something in it for you too.

I'm not gonna lie, this seems like a lot. 😕 But do you remember, the Magician came out for you last time too? You are still in that energy, holding the reins, in control, literally nothing can knock you down, and I think you will stay there, very much so in the foreseeable future at least. I'm very happy to see that. Nothing but respect for my queer manifestation king. 💅

ace of coins. four of wands ten of swords reversed. ten of cups

Loki promised me not to waste any time and stay brief. There is some kind of an emerging opportunity, but I feel like this relates to something spiritual or magical, or... You know, it's something between you two, and you have already talked about it or at least it has come up in some way. I hope that you know what this is about because Loki is holding a pretty tight grip on how much information is slipping out here... not that I want to pry of course. He wants to do something together with you. Teach you something perhaps, or... Well the four of wands is the "homecoming" card? which seems important, take it as you will. You seem so very anxious about this, it's almost frightening, but please relax, it's completely fine. Loki seems super excited and thinks that you will be overjoyed with the results. Instinctively this feels very safe and happy to me too, I think Loki is right. You can trust him and you don't have to worry about anything. Whatever is worrying you, he'll take care of it, and you won't even have to lift a finger.

I don't know for sure if that's applicable, but if perhaps YOU were asking HIM about something and hoping for a yes, then that is enthusiastically granted.

Disclaimer: no bastards were harmed in the making of this post.

tip

[ingravinoveritas]

God, I miss when he would dress like this. Bring back flamboyant!dresser Michael Sheen...

[werenotacoupleyesyouare]

IT HAPPENED AGAIN I FINISHED ROYAL ASSASSIN BEFORE EVEN MAKING A POST

-I will get into chronological order in a second but first, a rant: FITZ WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA OH MY GOD FITZ WHAT IN THE EVERLOVING-

-okay more on that later

- Glad to see no one died between book one and two, everyone is back and sexier than before of course except for Regal who was already the sexiest bitch in Buck keep

- just kidding y’all know that is Burrich

- I love how Robin Hobb decided we had to know that Burrich Fucks, I appreciate that of her

-Fitz is, as always, a complete dumbass. I’m starting to think that this is not just a temporary situation anymore

-Kettricken is really incredible, I may need to jump on the Kettricken simp train (although I’m more of a Patience lady myself I gotta say)

- This isn’t really an update but I keep thinking abiut how Galend used to say “you shall not have any contact with the opposite sex” like he wasn’t the only straight person in BuckKeep (well the only cishet at least except maybe for Shrewd)

Allow me to elaborate: Fitz and Molly? Bi. Hands? Gay. Burrich? Bi and not over his breakup with Chivalry. Patience? Bi and dating Lacey (lesbian). Verity and Kettricken are both trans, there is no way you can convince me otherwise. August is gay and repressed, which is different from Regal who is gay and homophobic. The fool is gender queer. Chivalry was pan. Chade is gay. The two girl classmates of Fitz one who became leader of the skilled kidz and the other who dropped out are dating, they broke up bc Galend’s psychological abuse had messed them up terribly but now they’re back together. (Update now I know more names, selene and justin both raging homos, truly evil stupid wlw/mlm solidariety). Will is gay too.

- OH I DESPERATELY WANT TO SEE BURRICH AND THE FOOL INTERACT I THINK THEY’D GET GET ALONG;; Burrich is friends with most of the young folk in Buckkeep, he’s a mentor to all of them and idk how old the fool is but I know they didn’t have that and they’re lonely as shit. They’re both done with every single person in BuckKeep and they both have at least one braincell, which is apparently extremely rare around here

-I love Fitz’s constant theme of “no one in BuckKeep knew. I was so furtive and secretive. No one could ever guess what I was doing” when he’s visiting either Night Eyes or Molly because I know all the folk in BuckKeep are like “ah shit there he goes again going to see that fucking wolf”

- MOLLY AND FITZ ARE SERIOUSLY SO DRAMATIC HDHENDJDJHFHDHC they gave me my fav scene ever though, where Molly and Fitz are doing their Dramatic Breakup Speech outside of Burrich’s room, while the Fool and Burrich are inside listening w a glass on the door like “shit- shit he’s coming in get away get away- Hello Fitz!”

- drunk fool was chaotic energy at its finest

- Patience and Kettricken keep being the absolute best I swear if Verity doesn’t come back I am marrying his wife myself

- on that note VERITY SIR I THOUGHT AT LEAST YOU HAD THE BRAINCELL,,, OH YES I’LL GO ALONE ON A MYTHICAL QUEST TO LOOK FOR FAIRIES SURELY MY EVIL BROTHER WON’T TRY ANYTHING WHILE I’M GONE ❤️

- ok everyone by now knows that I’m both a huge patience and burrich simp, but I will not believe for a second that they were in love, sorry Patience is in a happy relationship w Lacey and Burrich was always in love with Chivalry, I will not accept any other version of the story ❤️

- and now onto the sad part

- OKAY look I will tolerate any shit a character does, literally they could kill Fitz and I wouldn’t bat an eye but when Regal had the AUDACITY to order his men to hurt the Fool,,,, that was the irredeemable point of no return for me, Fuck regal all my homies hate regal

- I am growing extremely fond of the fool they’re the sweetest character so far I am honestly in love, also they’re smart thank god we needed someone with braincells near Fitz because that boy is a complete dumbass

- also the “Who did this to you.” scene after the fool got beaten up the first time,,,, I sense multishipping times nearing on the horizon

- when I tell you I cried my eyes out during Shrewd’s death,,,,,,,, not bc I care about the guy, pretty annoying as he was, but seeing the fool crying is not something I will ever recover from thanks

- everyone keeps saying that night eyes has the braincell out of him and Fitz but honestly!! That’s not true!! The wolf is a dumbass as well, it’s just that anyone put against Fitz would seem like a genius!!

- Fitz not realizing that Molly’s “the one I care most about” and Burrich’s “female friend who needs a hand” might,,, be related,,,,,,,,, lol

- idk if it’s actually like that but imagine how devastating it would be for Fitz to have his girlfriend stolen by his fucking DAD

or well father figure but still

- the way Fitz talks about Molly tho 💕💕

- The foreshadowing of Kettricken’s child actually being still born,,,,,,,,,,, I pretend I do not see

- The “let him go night eyes, he’s not yours” scene gave me chills tbh

- I’m manifesting some flashbacks of younger Chivalry, Verity, Patience and Burrich,,, I wanna see the dynamics,,,, don’t think I won’t write it myself if there aren’t any

- so yeah I have already started book three because I have no self control, every time Fitz skills out to Molly he gets a different picture of Burrich doing house work, if Fitz keeps this up he’ll be able to bless us all with the Hot Burrich Calendar we all deserve

Ending notes! I thought I would skip the liveship traders trilogy but everyone told me that it’s not a good idea so I’ll read everything in order :)

I am completely obsessed with these books please send help

Tagging some beautiful people @violetiris-ak @garnetrena @wolfofmars

[loulougoingsolo]

“No, don’t hurt Danny DeVito!”

I didn’t post anything about GMM yesterday, for the sole reason that I came home after 10 pm and went straight to bed. Yesterday’s episode with the crockpot / instantpot comparison, and especially the More which turned from a scientific experiment to a somewhat chaotic mess, was amazing. I have a pour-over type coffee maker, and I could only watch in awe, how complicated making coffee can be for two engineers. But since today’s episode is already out, and I haven’t had the energy to make coffee yet, I’m not going to make a longer post about yesterday. Instead, let’s talk about the three monkeys in today’s GMM!

Today’s episode is the second time a guy from the Queer Eye is a guest on GMM, and I personally hope they’ll go through all of the guys eventually, because today’s episode, and the time Karamo Brown was on, were both excellent. They should have Tan next, I loved him in the Next In Fashion show.

I admit that I haven’t really ever watched Queer eye for more than one or two episode. It’s just not my cup of tea, because there is too much going on in one episode, and it is a bit too male-centric for my liking. I also seem to prefer having just one Queer Eye guy at once on my screen. If it was only interior design, I’d be all in, though - I do enjoy a good home makeover. I should probably give the show another go, because Bobby Berk seems like a pleasant fellow, at least based on today’s GMM.

The Three Monkeys Challenge is the perfect concept for a game, and I’ve enjoyed the previous takes on it - my favourite until today was the one with Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart and Grace Helbig, but Mayim Bialik with Rhett and Link was also very entertaining. Today’s episode is now my new favourite, and it’s mostly because it turned pretty queer.

In the first round, Rhett, while blindfolded, must make quacamole. Bobby is giving the instructions without the ability to speak, and Link, who seems to be pretty into the drum music in his headphones, must interpret the hand gestures and tell Rhett what to do.

What makes this challenge Queer eye themed is not the fact that Rhett is basically asked to grab, grind and squeeze, while Link is enthusiastically chanting him to grind more - no, the recipe for the quacamole is from Antoni. So...the Mexican Grindr is not a localized version of said app, but actually what Link calls a mortar and pestle?

After the very vigorous grinding session, which somehow sounds like a very passionate church service, Link has to taste the end result. It could have used a bit more grinding, apparently.

In the second round, the task is to build a shrine to Danny DeVito, while Bobby is blindfolded. When Rhett interprets Link’s wild gestures as the request to karate chop poor Danny’s cutout, Bobby almost chops Danny’s head off with an amazingly accurate blow for someone who IS blindfolded.

A whole lot of unnecessary hip-thrusting and some more accurate gestures later, Danny’s shrine is all ready for worshipping, and this round is another success:

I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone, but the last round was my absolute favourite. The Queer eye theme of this round is that Link is supposed to dress like Tan, and yeah, that is probably all true, but his outfit also manages to bring together so many bi culture stables that it’s hilarious. I mean, cuffed jeans, sneakers, leather jacket - and even the tucked in shirt. I was literally just thinking about how the only thing missing was some finger gun action, but...wait, there it is!

(Sorry for the not-perfect picture quality - there were so few good closeups in this episode, and way too much moving around for good screenshots.)

Keeping up with the theme, in More, we have a lot of bees (which are also bi culture). And Applebee’s, because that is where Bobby worked as a kid. I didn’t actually know this until just now, but he grew up in a religious family in the Bible Belt, and had to leave home at 15 - and then went on to work at Applebee’s. I’m so glad to see that he’s now thriving, happily married and being a successful interior designer (he basically has my dream job).

I love how Link tries to direct Bobby when he goes to change one thing on the GMM set. I’ll need to keep an eye on that Oscar statue, to see if they change it back after Bobby has left the building. Somehow I wouldn’t be surprised.

[anarcoqueer1994]

Andi Mack but absolutely no one is both cis and het

So I loved this idea but got overwhelmed trying to think about squeezing in all the headcannon ideas I have for each character and their gender and sexuality and having it flow well in a single story. So these are a list of my headcannons for each character. I pretty much already picture ever character as either not cis or not straight, or both. Every once in a while Buffy gets straight, cis rights but not often. Anyways, if there is anything particularly interesting I may expand it into a story. I know alot is pretty well established but I needed to collect my thoughts into one list.

Please ignore typos, I'm running on stress and sleep deprivation.

Andi

• Pansexual/pan-romantic, cis girl, she/her

• She and Buffy got that serious pan/bi solidarity. (More on that later)

• In love with her amazing girlfriend, Amber. But both Amber and Buffy were ready to fight anyone who tries to erase her pan identity just bc her SO is a girl.

• Literally Amber almost got into a fist fight with a girl who was insisting Andi was a lesbian even when she was corrected.

• Reminds people constantly that Pan and Bi are not always interchangeable and you should always respect the labels a person asks for.

• She, Libby, and Walker did everyone's makeup and/or face paint for their first PRIDE.

Buffy

• Demi-Bisexual/bi-romantic, cis girl, she/her

• Literally the reason she fell for Marty started with the fact that he was such a good friend. Also she thought he was really cute but will never admit it

• Is tired of trolls online belittling bi-girls validity, especially bi girls in relationships with men.

• Has a shirt that says "My sexuality is not your fetish."

• Loves Marty so much but is tired of justifying her bisexuality to both straight people and gay people.

Cyrus

• Homosexual/Homo-romantic, Cis Guy, He/him

• Definitely a theater gay. Like you can't tell me that he did not listen to "I'm not that Girl" from Wicked constantly when he thought TJ and Kira were dating.

• Literally makes gay puns constantly.

• He and Amber founded Grant's Queer Alliance. Straight, cis folks could be in it but didnt want them in the name like GSAs because straight people don't needed to be centered to be an ally

• Accidentally chaotic

• Ships Ryan and Chad

• Is a Tumblr gay

Jonah

• Heterosexual/Aromantic, Cis-Guy, he/him

• He loves making out but is not a fan of the whole heavy romance emotions

• People tell him constantly that he will feel those feelings someday when he meets the "right person".

• He disagrees.

• "Why can't it just be fun?" He has literally no interest at all in being in a romantic relationship.

• Like at all.

• He is happy with and values his platonic relationships and does not want more than that.

TJ

• Homosexual/Homo-romantic, Trans-Guy, He/him

• He was so stressed out when he realized that not only was he trans, but he is also gay.

• Built up emotional wall and mean persona to let everyone know that he was definitely a super masculine guy.

• He told Amber he was a boy when he was 5 years old, so she at 7 years old, snuck the scissors from their parents' room and chopped off his hair.

• His whole family has been so supportive.

• Cyrus was the 2nd non-Kippen to know he was trans, after Reed.

• Reed was his first crush because in kindergarten Reed kissed TJ on the cheek. That was his "first kiss." The crush eventually went away when he realized he just really wanted Reed as his best friend.

• TJ's mom helped him pick out safe binding options once puberty started. His mom also got him hormone therapy starting pretty early in his teen years to minimize the effects of puberty. He is super grateful.

• Always chaotic.

• Uses "I'm gay" as an excuse for anything.

• Made out with Cyrus in front of some shitty evangelical preacher protesting at PRIDE.

• Cant even picture ever dating a girl and has no idea how Cyrus ever thought he was straight.

Amber

• Homosexual/Homo-romantic, Cis Girl, She/her

• Sapphic queen

• Is overwhelmed by how pretty girls are

• Loves Britney Spears

• Probably too good for you.

• Is ready to ruin anyone's life if they say anything homophobic or transphobic to her girlfriend(Andi), Best Friends(Cyrus and Iris) or her little brother. (TJ)

Marty

• Heterosexual/Hetero-romantic, Trans Guy, He/him

• Runs fast to outrun that dysphoria.

• His family was not supportive like TJ's but TJ and his family have his back.

• Unsafe binding methods until TJ forced him to be safer

• Big dumb boy energy

• Is so proud of his girlfriend all the time.

• At a track meet, some asshole guy from another school kept telling Marty to go run with the girls because there is no way he can keep up with "real" guys.

• Marty beat every guys time and won in both events he participated in: Sprinting and Long Distance.

• He still can't believe how lucky he is to have Buffy as a girlfriend.

Libby

• Pansexual/pan-romantic, cis girl, she/her

• Attracted more towards fem folx but she has dated both fems and mascs.

• Polyamorous

• She and Walker are currently dating and are the cutest SAVA couple.

• Her other partner is Iris. They met through Andi and Amber. At Andi's 16th birthday, both Iris and Libby were there and they clicked right away.

• She was very open to Walker about this and they were so supportive.

• Best aesthetic

Walker

• Pansexual/pan-romantic, non-binary, they/them

• Polyamorous

• Obviously with Libby

• Recently broke up with their other partner so only dating Libby right now.

• Loves to wear androgynous, slightly more masc. clothing. As they gets older, they are getting more daring in their feminine clothing elements though

• They can't picture just feeling like one set in stone gender.

• Has days where they gets a little dysphoric about their body but has other

• If one more boomer says "They" is plural, so help me god.

Iris

• Homosexual/Homo-romantic, trans Girl, She/her

• She and Amber became friends in the third grade when a mean guy called her freak for wearing a dress to school. The guy said "Boys don't wear dresses." And she started crying and saying she was a girl. Amber saw him laughing at her so she kicked him in the not so nice parts and She and Iris have been friends ever since.

• She finally feel right when she is with Libby. She, herself is not polyamorous but is fine with Libby having other partners.

• Realized she was a lesbian about a day into dating Cyrus but wanted to try to be straight.

• Did not work.

• Literally the sweetest.

• She and Walker actually love playing video games together even when Libby is not around.

Reed

• Bisexual/Bi-romantic, cis boy, he/him

• Loves to flirt... with everyone

• Used to have a crush on TJ

• Even though he and TJ aren't friends anymore, he would never out TJ as trans bc that crosses a line.

• Has dated like half the school

• Will ruin your life and not give a fuck

• He made out with this cheerleader behind the bleachers and literally an hour later made out with her "straight" boyfriend

• Literally loves chaos

Gus

• Asexual/aromantic, genderqueer, he/him/she/her/they/them

• Really only wants friendships

• Pronouns dont matter to him but will alway respect yours

• Doesn't like to be touched at all.