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misslycoris · 2 months ago

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THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT!

I CAN FINALLY LEAVE! MARTHA I'M COMING HOME SWEETIE

But in all seriousness I thank you all for sticking through Signed, Alastor, there had been times when I was just completely over it and stopped writing and yet through it all your comments really helped on getting rid the annoying effects of writer's block. Stick around if you wanna hear my yappings and a few details about this story in general, or not, it's been great having you guys as my audience either way.

• In an Alternate Universe Somewhere...

Squeaks and George were never even planned right until a few days after the supposed release of this fic. I've mentioned this in the first chapter as a passing comment but I wasn't kidding when I said I wrote eight chapters worth of content about a different plot. It wasn't until a few days before the release of the first episode of Hazbin that I completely scrapped it in favor of the current plot of Signed, Alastor. I was thankful that I did because this was the first fic that I truly hauled my shit together and made a whole ass organizer and timeline chart.

How different was the plot? Basically, the story starts with Alastor meeting the reader again after having them tailor his suit, they were previously close friends and the story's about them catching up with each other. There will be flashbacks that will start from the day they met and until the time they parted ways. During this there will be a lingering thread that the reader isn't truly who they seem to be and the first arc will end with the reveal of who they are and Alastor's death in 1933. I'll tell you guys what it is since I don't have any plans on reviving that story, the reader would be revealed to be an angel and that they died a few years after they got separated from Alastor. Reader saw how Alastor was with his whole murder schtick and wanted to try and dissuade him, eventually culminating in being sent back down to Earth.

It's a bit of a jumbled mess but it doesn't work in the end and they both fall to Hell. The second arc will then start in their afterlife, with Alastor at odds with the reader, I'd say even treat them as an enemy or something similar. They'll eventually work their way back to being friends, maybe something more. So in a way, that part stayed with this story.

I'm kind of grateful I changed it, I adore the current plot and wouldn't be any happier with how it turned out. But who knows? In an alternate universe, I could've continued down that old route.

• My Original Vision of the Story

This was supposed to be a much more lighthearted book actually, it was supposed to have stories contained only within each chapter and maybe like have one plot that connects each of them kind of like how cartoons work, you can go to any chapter and not be confused as to what was going on. It was supposed to be more centered on Squeaks as a person and it's just them navigating through their occupation as a postmaster. Each chapter would be a different adventure and then they would meet the Vees, the Hotel, and it's just random hijinks for the sake of hijinks. I eventually deviated from that as time went on and I just went with the flow as I did.

• Interpretation of Alastor

This incessant, annoying, showy, overgrown Bambi has always been and will always be my favorite. It truly makes me happy when people comment that my interpretation of Alastor is something that they appreciate and think is accurate. Gives my needless fixation on him some use.

Another thing to talk about is his sexuality, I don't have the right to tell people how to write Alastor and I also enjoy Alastor acting out of character and being a fluffy softie. As a bit of a confession, I have a oneshot series that I didn't move into this site that portrays Alastor differently, looking back at it now I'll probably delete a few chapters since I'm starting to regret my choices back then. It was my choice to make his character act the way he does in this fic but I'm not opposed to people taking his character on a different route! Everyone has the freedom to write whatever they want, even if I don't necessarily like it those stories weren't written with my opinions in mind. If you don't like it, don't read it. It's the rule of thumb for fanfiction.

If I have to describe how it feels to write about Alastor it's like trying to walk on a rickety old bridge that'll probably break at any moment. Alastor, who's canonically asexual, possibly aromantic, is an enigma that I lose sleep over every night trying to understand and I bet you he probably would find it amusing. I try to keep both worlds happy, where people who'd prefer to keep Alastor opposed to traditional romance and people who'd like to see him in a more romantic light are both happy with this fic. Optimistic in nature, difficult to execute you get what I mean? Of course this doesn't imply that asexual people can't experience love! It's just that Alastor's a complex character that has a lot of nuances. At the very least I hope I <strong>m</strong>ade something that didn't offend anyone, invalidate Alastor's orientation and identity, or just kept this fic from being weird in general.

But the fact that this is a reader pairing already fails the not-weird plan. In the future I'll just shut up and pick a kind of Alastor to write consistently.

• The Series Itself

I've been in the fandom for over half a decade now and looking back at it I never expected Hazbin Hotel to really make an impact, especially with me being a writer, I have a lot to be thankful of and I'm happy to see the show make it to where it is but I also have my gripes about certain aspects of it.

Do I still like Hazbin Hotel? Sure! I still believe it's a darling little series that started with a pretty strong passion. But the series has its flaws and I can't say it's the best out there. Not to mention ths several instances from both the fandom and its creator that made me want to curl up into a ball and dissolve.

• Will I Be Continuing This Book?

Most likely? I want to make small little special epilogues every now and then but as far as the main story goes this one is already done. I'll also be coming back to edit this book frequently, or as frequent as my schedule allows me to be so look out for that.

• Future Projects

Will there be any other fics after this? Yes! Eventually? Someday? Okay, I may or may not have something already planned but I'll probably hold off until Season 2 comes out. But I do want to start a new fic! I just don't know when it'll be out exactly, maybe it'll be after S2, maybe before, maybe during. I'm not gonna spoil you on the details but it will be about an OP reader since some of you are really vocal about the apparent lack of it.

Although if you're paying attention, you can probably guess what the title of that new book will be.

• A Special Thank You

This is dedicated to all those talented stars that made fanart for this silly little book of mine. These always made me so happy and I still can't believe that so many of you dedicated your time and effort in these lovely drawings.

baezzz-mid on Tumblr

pieofpieee on Twitter/X (couldn't find the fanart but please check them out they're amazing)

cyan-111de on Tumblr

melesmania on Tumblr

song_stat on Twitter/X

aliensketches on Instagram

kattywattyisonhere on Tumblr

If you have the time, go check them out! They have other cool stuff in their pages and deserve all the love we're legally allowed to give. Again, thank you so so so much!

oekakii on Tumblr

And with that, I have nothing else to yap about, it was fun writing this but for now thank you and goodnight! See you on the other side. For any further comments I'll be here, lurking around for a few days or so before I fall off the face of the Earth.

Signed,

misslycoris ♡

#signed alastor #hazbin hotel #alastor x reader #writing #alastor

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tangjiali-purpleyaohua · 11 months ago

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Qiu Qingzhi and Li Bing back in the days : You look at me who loves looking at you.

ISTG the way Li Bing looked at Qiu Qingzhi who was looking at him was more like a shy junior who looked at his senior he had a crush on. A part of him secretly hoped that Qiu Qingzhi wouldn't know his feelings towards him, yet another part of him also hoped that his secret crush would share the same feelings as him and then would make the first move on him. He plastered a shy smile as if he tried to pretend that he didn't have any butterflies flying in his stomach.

The drama wasn't about bromance, but really they just skipped the B and jumped into romance. LOL. Qiu Qingzhi x Li Bing boldly crossed the line of mere brothership. There's no way in Hell you would treat your brother as an adult like that. Not a million times.

Note : They didn't cut the scene where Wang Qi jumped on Cui Bei's back, but they cut the cute scene where Qiu Qingzhi called Li Bing to come over and Li Bing ran to him happily. He jumped on Qiu Qingzhi's back. Qiu Qingzhi was more than happy to give him a piggyback ride for free. He carried him like the most precious thing he wished he could have.

Qiu Qingzhi and Li Bing now : I'm just a little too not over you. Just a little! You hear me? But how are you so fine without me? I've been crying for you since the day you went away! Am I that unimportant? Am I so insignificant to you? Fine! I'm going to show to the whole world that I'm also fine without you!

But of course, who could stop our Vice Minister Li from the Court of Judicial Review to act cute towards General Qiu from Jinwu Guard? Li Bing could do whatever he wished since it's Qiu Qingzhi. 撒娇 full mode was activated!

I'd never be a fan of hetero romance drama. I admit that I even always tried to avoid it like a plague because I had a great issue with the FL's half baked 撒娇 (acted like a spoiled child or coquettishly). It never failed to annoy me to the moon and back to the point that killed my mood and gave me a headache. It's the main reason why such a talented actor like Ding Yuxi managed to escape from my radar (my BL-dar, LOL).

White Cat Legend was his first drama that I watched. To be honest, at first, I didn't expect him to be that good, but just a pretty face to help selling the drama. I heard that antis said that his face was just too ordinary. Excuse you, but I had to disagree! I really had no idea which beauty standard that they used to judge Ding Yuxi's exquisite appearance. This guy surely had a pretty face and a pair of equally beautiful expressive doe eyes. His laughs were so addictive. He has fair skin and a pair of cute elf ears that made his face look smaller and innocent.

He's indeed one of the most beautiful men I've ever seen, but his acting skill was on par with his pretty face. He was so detailed in micro expression, voice, quirks, and body language. He used his real voice! I was so glad for that since I could tell his changing mood faster based on his voice. In White Cat Legend, I wonder if he merely relied on what's written on the script or more on his personal interpretation to portray Li Bing. Most of the time when Li Bing gazed at Qiu Qingzhi, it wasn't for a bestie, but a lover. It was understandable if it was a BL or B-romance drama, but it wasn't. I jumped on the QiuBing ship and then sailed, sailed, sailed, to the BL sea.

When they met again after the 3 years of separation & a bitter 'breakup', Li Bing looked at General Qiu with glassy eyes as he was so ready to burst into tears at any moment. His voice tinted with emotional; anger, sorrow, desperation, and unbearable longing. But sometimes his voice became more childish just like when he was younger. He did it only to Qiu Qingzhi, especially when he felt like testing Qiu Qingzhi's patience in every chance that he got. I wonder how Qiu Qingzhi could suppress the urge not to jump on that naughty cat and attack him. By 'attack', I meant wringing Li Bing's delicate neck, not that typical +18 'attack' deflowering him in bed.

Gotta admit that Ding Yuxi's 撒娇 skill is really a top-notch 撒娇! He's not exaggerating. It was just so natural. Damn, he's so cute! When I said cute, it was purely boyish cute. I wouldn't dare to describe him as unmanly. He's a versatile actor that could act as a male character with a feminine traits, just like his role as Dongfang Bubai back then. FYI, Dongfang Bubai was a male character who castrated himself in order to master a martial art in the Sunflower Manual. I didn't watch the drama, but I watched some short videos of his version of Dongfang Bubai. IMHO, he's the best Dongfang Bubai that I've ever seen. They mostly used an actress to play the role of Dongfang Bubai. Ding Yuxi managed to balance masculinity and femininity for Dongfang Bubai. Dear a bunch of half baked 撒娇 skilled actress, you guys better learn that skill from this xiao-Dingding, so your acting can be less annoying.

Ding Yuxi as Dongfang Bubai

Tbh, I wouldn't mind if the MUA (makeup artist) dolled him up like Dongfang Bubai as Li Bing. Li Bing in his big white cat mode got red eyeshadow under his eyes! Why couldn't he get it in his human form? It would be so epic and undoubtedly look so good on him.

Was the GCI version of the big white cat actually modeled after Ding Yuxi? They really looked alike! Da lizi was just like a mirror image of Ding Yuxi. Look at their eyes and lips!

I wonder if he used a certain method as an actor; shaping himself into the character or blend the character into himself. Whichever he used, it was the best way to understand the character, but also a dangerous way since it's possible that he couldn't get rid off the character even after the drama was over. It was so tricky. However, as an adult, I believe that he was over the fragile stage to find his identity. He was already on the safe side.

As for Wei Zheming, his acting really surprised me. The first time I knew him, he acted as Jing Beiyuan or Qi-ye (Lord Seventh) in Word of Honor. In White Cat Legend, he really surpassed my expectations on him. He nailed the role as Qiu Qingzhi; the left General of Imperial Guard, the General from Jinwu Guard. Most of the time he kept his face stoic and expressionless, but if you paid more attention to it, he clearly had a lot of emotions, especially for Li Bing. I was so glad that they didn't dub his original voice. Unlike when Li Bing addressed Qiu Qingzhi by his title so coldly; damn that was so cold, when Qiu Qingzhi addressed Li Bing by his title, it was full of respect. But when he addressed Li Bing by his name, you could notice the fondness in his voice. You could also sense the air of arrogance and authority whenever he used '本将' (this General) to address himself. Somehow he managed to sound so arrogant even when he used '邱莫' (this humble-self Qiu). Dude, you're not humble at all! However on the contrary, you would notice his modesty when he used '我' (I, me). He's a real two-face guy. He was so different in his monstrous mode and his Saint mode.

After learning how selfless and sincere Qiu Qingzhi was, my first reaction was; I insulted him so much behind his back. I shouldn't have done that. Oh, same, Wang Qi, same!

It was so sad that they killed Qiu Qingzhi in the drama. But it couldn't be helped since that character was too good. Qiu Qingzhi >>>>>>>>>>> Chen Shi + Wang Qi + Cui Bei + Sun Bao + Alibaba. Once he was back to Li Bing's side, the Mingjing Hall people were basically useless compared to Qiu Qingzhi. Looking back at Qiu Qingzhi x Li Bing in their past, I thought that he was actually the '妖' (demon) in duo '妖饼' (demon Bing). Oh, come on. Li Bing was a frail Young Master back then due his incurable illness. Basically he was like a beauty lamp that even a faint cold air could extinguish it in seconds. Qiu Qingzhi, on the contrary, was a strong and reliable man with wisdom. We know how capable and effective Qiu Qingzhi was in a battle. Capturing a small fry like thieves or bandits was like just a piece of cake for him. He also could make sure that Li Bing was safe and unharmed when he played detective with him.

Maybe it's because he was a slave (servant), even if Li Bing would never treat him like one, no one really would bother to pay attention on him. He was like the shadow of Li Bing who was born with silver in his mouth and so much privilege as the Young Master of an aristocratic family.

Back to the topic. If Qiu Qingzhi was still alive or managed to escape from death, he would single handedly outshine Mingjing Hall people so easily to the point Li Bing no longer needed anyone, but him. I meant it. Wanna bet? Whenever Li Bing needs someone to pamper him, just go get Qiu Qingzhi. Sorry, Chen Shi. Whenever Li Bing needs someone who's highly intelligent and is a sly fox with so many tricks in his sleeves, just go get Qiu Qingzhi. Sorry, Wang Qi. Whenever Li Bing needs someone who's so dedicated to a case and can memorize the detail of each case by heart, just go get Qiu Qingzhi. Sorry, Cui Bei. Whenever Li Bing needs a protection, just go get Qiu Qingzhi. Heck, Qiu Qingzhi could catch and tame the original Demon Cat; Yi Zhihua by himself. He can be a real monster once he puts his heart in it. Sorry, Sun Bao. Whenever Li Bing needs a translator or someone who has a lot of connection in the city, just go get Qiu Qingzhi. He's the left General of the Imperial Guard, he will be a big help with his influence. Sorry, Alibaba.

In short : It absolutely will be the supremacy of the Qiu Qingzhi era!

See? He was so good that they 'better' killed Qiu Qingzhi.

After Qiu Qingzhi's tragic death, I felt like it's Li Bing who's drapped in moonlight, lonely, and sad since no one can replace Qiu Qingzhi. It's definitely a losing game to compete with a dead man. Therefore, it's only Li Bing who remains in the tragedy. Even though in the end, he has Mingjing Hall people who stay on his side, things will never be the same.

Now what? Even though the drama was over, I couldn't move on! Help! 😭😭😭

#white cat legend #大理寺少卿游 #ding yuxi #wei zheming #丁禹兮 #魏哲鸣

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satureja13 · 7 months ago

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After their picknick, they called the horses and showed Ji Ho the surroundings. What a stunning landscape!

Noxee and Greg took a walk at the beach together. Greg drew a heart in the sand and they shared a steamy kiss. After Ji Ho woke up again, Noxee will leave soon and they are making the most of their time together. (The steamy kiss is one of the new romantic interactions from the Lovestruck EP)

Poor Jack wishes he could unsee it. He hates Greg. And he hates that this beast kisses his precious Noxee. Ach - he feels like he's cursed. There's no love for him and Noxee, no love for him and Kiyoshi and neither for him and Lou... It had started so promising with Lou, though. Two of his painful spots had already vanished - and then he's together with Caleb?! Gods! Did Jack interpret the signs from Lou all wrong? Plus: Lou 'only' was an NPC in a game - his therapy game, at that. Sai never gets tired of telling him this. But what was the lesson for him to learn then? That there's no love for him? That he should start a new life after his ingame death and do better? And now he isn't even allowed to be 'just mates' with Kiyoshi... Jack sighed.

The moon was rising above the ocean when they returned to Verdantis. They cared for the animals and went over to the Screaming Mandrake, since Jeb needed to talk to them.

Jeb told them how much he worries about Kiyoshi and how hard it had been to keep him by his side - and from going back into the tree again - during the time Jack left and lived at the beach house. And how much Kiyoshi prospered after Jack came back. That the periods where he was able to be in the here-and-now prolonged. And that he even started to talk. Saiwa still can't believe that Jack - for once - is not causing trouble but even is of a greater use ^^': "Do you really think it's because of Jack?" But Vlad also agreed. He'd seen first hand how far Kiyoshi drifted away again after Jack had left.

Noxee knows how much Sai worries about Jack, he's like a younger brother to him and they'd been to hell and back together. And she still remembers how broken Jack was when he decided to finally end his relationhip with Kiyoshi. But is it fair to sacrifice the wellbeing of Kiyoshi to protect Jack from a potential harm? Jeb: "I don't want to push it on you, Jack. You're all grown up, but still vulnerable and I don't want you to fall back again." Poor Saiwa feels like he's caught in a very unpleasant dream. Between protecting Jack and letting him go living his own life and making his own decisions...

Jack: "I mean, it's not like I want to go back where we've been. Like, never. I just really like Kiyoshi and I want him to feel better - I want to help him. I did my part too to ruin our relationship. I see that. But Sai, you can't protect me from everything out there in this wild world. Where will it end? I know I have my issues, but I think I also proofed that I evolved and learned, hm?" Saiwa is still not convinced: "You wanted a relationship with a non-existant person, Jack." Jack: "Who says Lou doesn't exist? He was aware, intelligent and sensitive. All this and more. And this makes him a person. He just wasn't in our reality." Jack, our little philosopher, might even be right. (If you want to dive deeper, check this article -> here)

Noxee is bringing them back to topic again: "If you think it's ok for you, Jack, I will talk to Rita. We could at least try to confirm that you really have a good influence on Kiyoshi. Even she must see that it's of no help for anyone when he's in a state like this. Jeb is right. He's surely not happy. And when he has one of his brighter days again, he can go meet her and speak for himself, hm?"

Isn't it funny that in our reality, Kiyoshi would be considered even more crazy than Jack? ^^' A guy who isn't responsive most of the time and claims to be a demon/minor deity o.o

It's already late and Noxee took them to the yard for their Yoga/Tantra practise. And to teach them a few more poses before she leaves.

Jack and Sai are stunned how flexible Noxee is ö.Ö' But they are all doing so well after practising for so many months now.

'You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do And it's breaking my heart in two Because I never want to see you sad, girl Don't be a bad girl But if you want to leave, take good care Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware Beware

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world It's hard to get by just upon a smile Oh baby, baby, it's a wild world And I'll always remember you like a child, girl'

Cat Stevens - Wild World (Live 1971)

Outtakes

As soon as they returned from their ride-out and dismounted, the horses immediately fell asleep ö.ö (Yang Mal sleeps standing ^^') Why are they so tired all the time? They live in another household and they can sleep whenever they want to. But no. Sometimes they even force the rider to dismount because they want to sleep - in the middle of the day -.-

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Current Chapter: 'Here comes the Sun' from the beginning ▶️ here Last Chapter: 'Who killed Jack?' from the beginning ▶️ here

📚 Previous Chapters: Chapters: 1-6 ~ 7-12 ~ 13-16 ~ 17-22 ~ 23-28

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nickernacker · 1 year ago

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Hello this is my presentation on what animals Les Mis characters would be except I'm only 500ish pages into the book so it's very short list at the moment

I decided almost IMMEDIATELY that Valjean would be some sort of owl, despite what I believe is the most popular interpretation being him as a lion. I was thinking of that one chapter in the book where he's referred to as an owl (the one called 'a nest for owl and wren' I think??) and decided yes absolutely that is 100% it. So then my first thought was a snowy owl, since they're pretty fucking big and also white (I'm not too bothered for hair colours and what have you in the rest of these but for Valjean it seemed pretty important) but the snowy owl look just wasn't doing it for me!! (something about their look was a little too intense, I guess??) And then! I remembered the barn owl (which is, by the way, probably my favourite owl). And yeah I might be a little biased towards them but they have a sort of gentle look while still being, y'know, owls (notoriously pretty dangerous predators). And of course, owls are nocturnal.

Also, just look at them!! The vibe is perfect, I'm certain of it.

(And!! While most barn owls have that light brown colouring, there have been white ones!! So the hair colour problem is all good)

Javert was a LOT more trouble (which I wasn't anticipating, after the easy pick for Valjean). He HAD to be some sort of wolf/dog-adjacent animal, that was the one and only condition (though I did briefly consider a horse. Just because he has a horse in both the 2018 BBC series and the 2012 movie??). A hyena was my first immediate pick (yeenvert <3) but it wasn't QUITE there and I was struggling desperately for some other idea. AND THEN! I decided, if no horse, why not a vaguely horse-shaped dog? Which led to a short list of hounds (scottish deerhound, irish wolfhound, ibizan hound) which I sort of juggled in my mind for a bit before finally deciding I kind of liked the scruffy deerhound vibe. They're very sweet dogs, as far as I know, so in that respect maybe not so accurate, but they definitely have the capacity to be foreboding in the same way most hounds have. They're also pretty tall!

(And yes I KNOW I said I wasn't fussed for colours but the grey on these guys is actually perfect for my mental image of Javert so! It's a happy accident!)

I knew pretty immediately that the bishop would be some sort of rooster. I have absolutely no reason for this other than the vibe was too perfect to ignore (though I think I might have been inspired by some gif of the bishop an old Les Mis movie where there were chickens in the background). So then I went on Wikipedia and ran through a list of roosters until I found this magnificent little beast, a faverolles rooster. I found on my not-so-extensive research journey that these guys are super gentle and apparently very hilarious, which, yeah, that's absolutely him <3

The bishop's sister (Mademoiselle Baptistine?) also gets a chicken. Because yeah they're related but also I just think it really fits her. Or maybe I'm biased, idk, I do really love chickens. I don't really have much to say about her which I am so so sorry for because I do really like her!! But she's a swedish flower hen

And Madame Magloire was going to be a chicken (before I gave that to the bishop's sister instead) but I later landed on some sort of donkey. Again, I haven't got much reason for this but the vibe is there!! I promise you!! I switched between a bunch of different donkey breeds (all of which I had never heard of before but I absolutely love, by the way. Go check out a provence donkey) and then i found the bourbonnais donkey, which is just perfect to me. If I have ever been certain of anything it's this.

(There's a disappointing amount of donkey photos on the internet. Where are they all!!)

I was going to save Fauchelevent for a different post but i really like him so he's here too. I was pretty sold on him as a sheep at first, and I very nearly left it at that but then!! I learned of a cashmere goat, which was not only a lot closer to how I imagine him but also they look cool as hell!! So I thought, okay, that was easy, but something still wasn't sitting quite right. The goat idea was absolutely perfect, but the cashmere goat was too far in the direction away from the sheep idea (which I'm still very attached to). So instead I went for an angora goat! Which apparently do something pretty close to gardening for a goat (eating/destroying nuisance plants and improving pastures) so it was almost too perfect to pass up. Also their horns are pretty awesome

(It's very funny to me personally that Valjean is an owl while Fauchelevent is a goat. Yes, we are brothers, the bird and the goat. Makes perfect sense)

I was going to give Cosette one in this post too but I'm not 100% sure of hers yet!! So she'll have to wait. I apologise deeply.

#IM SO SORRY FANTINE ISNT HERE ALSO I HAVE ZERO IDEAS FOR HER!!#however i am very happy with these #barn owl valjean my beloved <3 #les miserables

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sexydreamgirl · 2 years ago

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The best best best advice I can give you is to put your knowledge into practice. The "worst" that could happen is that it wasn't true and your life remains the same, you won't lose anything by simply trying.

Running such a well known blog in the loa community often overshadows the fact that I was once a beginner who went through the exact same uncertainty and concern that you guys did. I had my doubts, I felt that it was too good to be true, I was afraid to have come across something so wonderful only to find out it was a hoax. We all felt that fear at one point. Even so, I practiced what I learned. I didn't always succeed on the first "attempt" but I got the hang of it eventually and I succeeded. When you succeed, you feel more confident to do it once more because you have proof that it did work, and then you keep on doing that again and again and your list keeps on growing. You get to a point where your faith in the law is so unshakeable that you're not moved by absolutely anything. If you have tested it and seen for yourself that the law is real, does it really matter what the world thinks? No.

I have absolutely nothing to gain from creating a platform where I publish nonsense to thousands of people (for free, might I add). I joined this community to learn more about the law and to share what I've learned through reading Neville's lectures as well as from application. When you're in the present moment relishing the fruits of your shift in consciousness the last thing you will think about is people who don't believe in or even try to disprove the law. When I think back to what I've manifested, as an LOA blog I think to myself about how I really wish my followers could also take that leap of faith and apply what they've learned. Each and every single one of you is capable of achieving and acquiring absolutely anything you set your heart on. I was able to do it, my fellow LOA mutuals were able to do it, what makes you any different? You guys deserve to be happy, you deserve everything you could ever want. You deserve the career, the house, the relationship, the friend group, everything. This world was made by and for you. There are plenty of us here to speak on it but nothing will ever truly compare to the satisfaction you will feel when you apply and succeed.

We have a whole community full of different blogs posting their personal interpretations, there should be at least one blog that will make sense and resonate with you. We've told you everything you need to know. All else that is asked of you is that you have faith and start applying.

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chicago-pd-is-weird · 4 months ago

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Hank Voight/Alvin Olinsky

When Al falls in love with Hank, the two must make a difficult choice.

Read it on AO3 at the link, or find it below the cut.

Al had never felt that before. He wasn't sure what the feeling was. Some kind of butterflies in his stomach, but more like jumpy moths. He couldn't describe it if he tried. It only happened when Hank was around. Although, it hadn't happened right away.

Hank and Al had met in the academy, assigned to be partners for sparring. He was forced to be with this man, and yet, he didn't mind. Especially because the women in his class terrified him. He'd rather be taken down by a man than a woman any day.

It wasn't that day that he felt the moths in his gut, but it was several weeks later, the first time the two went out drinking with Trudy. He saw Hank for who he was, outside of the police academy. Inside, he was so rigid and stiff, taking it all seriously, almost too much so. He obviously had some kind of history, which was confirmed when Hank had mentioned his dad had been a cop, then subsequently said he was killed on-duty when he was eight.

Outside the academy, however, Hank was a completely different person. He was happy and friendly, very loose and even smiled. He laughed, a genuine belly laugh, and that was the moment Al felt the moths in his gut. He couldn’t help but smile when Hank smiled and laughed like that. From that day on, he admired Hank, being one of his closest friends, along with Trudy. Al could barely take his eyes off Hank when they were at the bar, always sitting across from him and watching him, learning everything about him.

The night after their graduation, Hank, Al and Trudy went out. Only Trudy's dad had shown up out of the three of them. Al's dad didn't care enough to go to the graduation and Hank's mom was working. So, the three celebrated together with the envelope of cash Trudy's dad had given her. They ordered drinks, Hank had a taste for expensive bourbon. Al preferred scotch. Trudy drank wine. At this point, the three could communicate solely with looks, as if they had their own secret language which nobody else could understand. Trudy, Hank and Al gossiped with their eyes the whole night while talking about everything and nothing at all. Some guys came up to hit on Trudy, but the moment she gave them the look, Hank and Al warned the guy to back off.

Eventually, they were deep into the night and getting pretty drunk. Trudy excused herself to the bathroom, Al looking down at his glass. He bit his inner lip, pressing the outside of his lips together. He looked up, meeting Hank's eyes with a silent, intense stare.

I'm in love with you.

Hank stared back into Al's eyes, not replying at first. He was looking to see if Al was serious, but upon seeing he was, Hank gave him a small nod.

I love you too.

Al's heart fluttered. Had Hank really meant that, or did he interpret it wrong? He blinked, but Hank stared back at him with the same look. Hank could tell Al wasn't sure, so he pushed his foot against Al's leg beneath the table, rubbing his shin a few times, then pulling back, glancing around the bar, then meeting his gaze again.

Not here.

Al blushed, nodding as he understood exactly what Hank meant. He swallowed the rest of his scotch, watching as Trudy came out of the bathroom and sat back at the table.

"Now you've got me going, too," Hank said with a smile at Trudy. The smile Al loved more than anything in the world. It was charming. It was warm. It was an invitation. "I'll be back."

Al hummed as he watched Hank leave, Hank looking back to meet Al's eyes just once, then moving into the bathroom. Al got up, grabbing his glass. "I need another drink." He walked over to the bar, setting the glass on it, then looked back. Trudy was occupied with a lady friend who had since come to the table. She was safe, so Al made his way over to the bathroom. He looked around, Hank standing on the end near the last stall, the biggest one. Al walked over, Hank quickly grabbing him by the waist and pulling him inside, locking the stall door. He pushed Al against the side wall, pressing his lips to his in a deeply passionate kiss, the alcohol on their breaths mixing as they made out. Al wrapped his arms around Hank's neck, tangling in the hair near the nape of his neck. He was breathless, feeling Hank's warmth pressed against him. He also felt his hands gripping his hips. When the two finally pulled away from each other, Al looked up at him. "Hank," he mumbled. "I need you."

"Alvin," Hank muttered back, leaning into his neck. "They'd kill us if they ever found out." He let out a hot breath, pulling Al's shirt to the side, sucking on his shoulder, leaving small bites of love.

Al bit his lip, leaning his head back against the cool wall, relishing in the feeling of Hank's lips, tongue and teeth leaving marks on his shoulder. "Fuck them," he whispered beneath his breath.

When Hank was satisfied, he pulled away from Al's shoulder, looking at the bruise already starting to form on his skin. He put his shirt back to cover it. It was for Al, and only for him. He met him with a second, deeply passionate kiss, then met his eyes once more. "We can't... Being gay is worse than being a woman in the PD." He sighed softly, pulling a hand up to cup Al's cheek. "I'm sorry..."

Al frowned, tears coming to his eyes. He knew Hank was right. More than he'd ever admit. He pushed closer to Hank, kissing him again. "Please... We can keep it to ourselves."

"I'm sorry, Al..." Hank's eyes also filled with tears, holding Al close, especially when they heard someone else come into the bathroom.

Al jumped up on the toilet so only Hank's feet were visible, ensuring nobody would know what was going on. When the guy was gone, he hopped down again with a sigh. He leaned up, kissing Hank once more, then nodding.

Hank sighed, wishing he could spend more time with Al, but it was already too much. They couldn't be in a relationship if they wanted a career. He opened the stall door, peeking out, then letting Al out, closing it again. Al went to the urinal while Hank stayed in the stall. Al walked out first when he was finished, ordering another scotch at the bar. Hank walked by him a moment later while he was waiting, his fingertips running over his lower back, something nobody would notice in the crowded bar, just an accidental brush. But Al knew better, and the bruise on his shoulder proved it. Hank loved him. He only wondered if he would love him the same way sober, or if the drunken confession was something he would regret the next day.

As time went on, Hank and Al grew close as friends. Closer than friends should be, but kept it private. They loved one another, despite never physically showing it again. It was the knowing looks, the soft touches here and there, and the "accidental" brushes when they got too close. Those things that only Hank and Al knew were something more than platonic.

Al had gone home after graduation, but his dad chastised him for not having a girlfriend. Al had let it spill that he was gay, his dad promptly kicking him out after that. He wouldn't have a cop as a son, let alone a gay one. It was the last straw. He never wanted to see him or speak with him again.

After the incident with his father, Al stayed with Trudy, knowing that staying with Hank would be too much to bear and he may make a mistake. Trudy and Al got their hands on some weed, resulting in a one-night stand. Al wanted to see what it was like to be with a woman. Truthfully, it wasn't his forte, but it was bearable. After that, he figured he should look for a wife. Sometime later, he met Meredith, the rest being history, but he always stuck close to Hank, loving him more than he ever loved her, not to mention doing anything for him, including dying to protect him.

#chicago pd #chicagopd #hank voight #cpd #sargent hank voight #sergeant hank voight #alvin olinsky #trudy platt #hank voight x alvin olinsky

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bluemagi · 10 months ago

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Re. Jumping ship and multishipping

I've been thinking a lot about this these past few weeks, since a certain hot pilot swooped in and stole my heart. I've seen people giving other people shit for "giving up" and jumping ship, for multishipping or even just for liking and enjoying a character. And it's just weird to me how people are so obsessed with controlling other people's behaviors. Just the other day I saw a TikTok where the creator was saying that people who "jumped ship" to Bucktommy were just fetishising because they want to see two guys kissing. Which is just... a terrible take on so many levels.

I was a Buddie shipper too. I enjoyed their on-screen relationship, I saw the signs that there might be more than friendship, and I hoped that something might happen. But I have also been in fandoms for at least 20 years by now. I've been through queerbaiting, I have been through shipbaiting, I have been through relationships I previously loved being destroyed by what happens on screen. I know that nothing is promised and that we have to have realistic expectations. Our interpretations of things are usually not what the writers/actors/directors/editors intend, and so we can always hope, but we have to know that we probably won't get what we want.

I think I grew a bit bored with the Buddie ship around season 5. I was watching queer representation in other shows, like Tarlos in Lone Star, and I couldn't see 911 ever go there, especially as time went on and nothing happened, there were no obvious signs. I didn't think they would ever make Buck or Eddie queer. I still enjoyed the show for what it was and would watch when I had the time, but I wasn't obsessing over it anymore. I would watch the show and hope that either one of them would get an interesting love interest (I actually sort of liked Natalia at the end of season 6), and until that happened, I would just enjoy Buddie outside of that, in fan fictions and Tumblr discourse.

So imagine my surprise when they finally did it, when they actually made Bi Buck canon. Since Tommy had been on the show before, we already knew a lot about him, and we could also read into the difference between s2 Tommy and s7 Tommy and see that there had been a lot of development there. So yeah, I was immediately interested. The more I saw, the more interested I became. So while I can still love and appreciate Buddie, it is far more interesting to me to have actual substance with an on-screen relationship, rather than having to try to interpret and read into every interaction to see if it can relate to Buddie.

But, back to jumping ship and multishipping. I've been thinking back through my fandom history, and I realized that this is something I have gone through several times before, in one way or another. I started out with soap operas, and in those, everyone cheats and nobody is ever happy for long, so jumping ship back and forth happens. Suddenly a character is killed, only to come back to life several years later. They completely change personalities, they change faces (new actors), so things change a lot. I suppose that might be why multishipping and jumping ship is not really an issue for me. It just make sense that you can change your mind about something when more content comes out. It's sort of like a relationship. You can be happy and in love for a while, or for a long time, but things change, people grow, and suddenly that relationship is not right for you anymore.

So I was thinking back on my previous experiences with jumping ship and multishipping, and I just scribbled down some thoughts on them. Starting with....

As The World Turns - Nuke vs. LuRe

I think one of the first times I jumped ship, was from Noah/Luke to Luke/Reid in As The World Turns. An American soap that ended in like 2011. Nuke were one of the first gay male couples on American day time TV, and if you have the time, please go read about them on Wikipedia, because their story is absolutely ridiculous and overdramatic, as most soap couples are. And since this was in the 00s / early 10s, they barely shared any kisses or intimacy. At certain points we were counting the days between their on-screen kisses, and I think we went 200 days without an on-screen kiss while they were in a romantic relationship on the show, and the first time they had sex, I think they just kissed and fucking jumped on the bed or something. It was just ridiculous. But it was representation, which there was not a lot of back in those days.

Then, my beloved Reid Oliver came into the picture. He was out and proud, he was confident, successful, unapologetic, he was just very interesting. Luke/Noah was young love, riddled with insecurity and drama. Luke/Reid was more confident, more adult. And also, it was an option! Back in those days, there were barely any queer characters on TV, and now there were three guys in one show. At the point when Reid came on to the show, I was already finding myself growing tired and annoyed with Nuke, and Noah specifically. So when he showed an interest in Luke and they began their relationship, I happily jumped over.

I was then punished by the show's cancellation and that fucking train, but that's beside the point.... Moving on!

Days of Our Lives - Will, Sonny and Paul

Now this was a fun one! I remember watching Days back when I was in elementary school. My friend and I would go home together from school and watch it before doing home work. I was better in English and in reading than her, so I would be reading the subtitles out loud to her so she could keep up with what was happening. I think Days actually helped me to learn English much better. So I remembered all the drama with Sami, Carrie, Lucas and Austin, and with baby Will. And it was a bit shocking to me when suddenly baby Will was an adult (or I guess in his late teens) and was coming out of the closet. This was around the same time as ATWT, I believe, around 2010, so again, there wasn't a lot of representation on TV.

Also, side note, this was before streaming was a thing, and I lived in Norway, so we didn't even have access to everything. I had to buy DVDs to watch stuff like Queer as Folk and The L Word.

Anyways, Will and Sonny became a couple, and with that, the first male same sex couple on the show. It was the only real option, so of course I shipped it. I am again reading the Wikipedia page for this couple, and their story is quite insane. They recast the role of Will at one point, and I didn't love how the character changed after the actor was changed. So when Paul came on the show, I was immediately drawn to him. His back story was interesting and the actor had amazing chemistry with everyone. So I shipped him with both Will and Sonny (and both versions of Will, tbh). And again, you simply must read the Wikipedia article about this. It was just pure insanity.

Supernatural – Dean, Cas, Benny

We cannot talk about shipping without talking about Destiel. It is simply not possible. I'm not even going to explain anything, because we're on Tumblr, everyone knows Destiel. So unsurprisingly, I am a Destiel shipper. I can't remember when I first started shipping them, but it must have been quite early. Probably not in season 4 when Cas first arrived, but probably in season 5.

So Destiel is an example where I haven't jumped ship, but instead, I have multishipped. Cas has unfortunately not really had any real love interest outside of Dean. I honestly can't even think of any, apart from that random woman he married when he had amnesia, which... just no, dude. But Dean however, he has had some options, and I haven't hated them.

Lisa, I loved her back in the early seasons. And when he went to live with her after season 5, I didn't hate it. I knew the chances of Destiel ever happening were slim to none, so I could enjoy Dean and Lisa together on screen while enjoying Dean and Cas in fan fictions.

Later, we met Benny. And I immediately loved him. He was so interesting, he had such an interesting relationship with Dean, and I was so mad when he died. Again, Dean was never shown to be anything but straight, so again, chances of anything happening here was also slim to none. But I could happily enjoy fan fictions and content on them, alongside with Destiel.

Other honorable mentions:

I was considering writing a whole section about Robron from Emmerdale, but I realized that I am still so pissed off about that whole thing, so I don't think I'd be able to articulate anything good from that. So instead I will just use this as an example of an on-screen couple that I absolutely loved, but that I ended up hating and abandoning due to what happened on screen. I jumped that ship straight into the ocean, and swam far far far away.

Klaine! The couple that got me into Tumblr in the first place! I loved Kurt from the first season, and I was so intrigued when Blaine came into the show (I was also a huge AVPM fan, so that just made it all the better). And I really enjoyed them together for the first couple of seasons. But thinking back, I think I fell out of love with them quite early on. Their stories didn't hit the same, it got boring. I was actually more interested in Karofsky by the time I stopped watching the show, which was probably part of the reason why I stopped watching. It was quite the unpopular opinion back then. Maybe still? I have no idea.

Gallavich! I loved Shameless back in the day, and Mickey and Ian were among my favorites. But at a certain point, I got fed up with it all and stopped watching. The on-and-off stuff got boring, important things got swept under the rug, and I didn't like the treatment of Mickey. Anyway, I gave up and stopped watching. It was only years later when the show was ending that I caught up and found out they actually ended up together. Which was amazing, but still left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth.

Anyways, my point is that there seems to be this opinion now that if you ship a couple, you are stuck with them for life. Jumping ship, or even multishipping, is seen as a betrayal, as something horrible. Shipping Buck and Tommy apparantly means that we hate Eddie, and that we don't care about the beautiful friendship and relationship Buck and Eddie have. But that is simply not the truth. At least not for me, or for most people I have seen discussing this.

At this point in time, I am going to enjoy the beautiful on-screen relationship that is Buck and Tommy, and I am excited to see where it goes. If that relationship ends, and somewhere down the line, Buck and Eddie finally end up together, I will probably be happy (as long as it is done right, like Oliver Stark himself has said).

#911 discourse #multishipping #jumping ship #bucktommy #idk just my two cents

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scarlettaagni · 2 years ago

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Glam was a Dragg-Reven shepherd on Vrykola who fled after Vilgax's invasion and eventually joined the Space Plumbers.

A happy-go-lucky, silly big teddy bear guy who loves animals, just coming in and out of the background of episodes...

unless they ever arrested Psyphon and held him at his station.

See, the thing is, Vilgax invaded Vrykola and Psyphon went turncoat and assisted him in destroying it. And proceeded to sully their reputation with further invasions on other worlds. Ergo, it is absolutely on-sight if any Vrykolan is within his vicinity and aware of his general location.

Once arrested, Psyphon himself would probably suggest that if they have any Vrykolan officers, to relocate them and not tell them why, because they can and will try to assassinate him. He's not volunteering this info out of self-preservation, because they can only try to kill him even if he's in handcuffs, but out of a general "hey, this might be a complete headache for everyone, so as a heads-up..." Gets ignored because why would anyone take his advice.

Glam would use his authority and arsenal, and put everything on the line to ensure his opportunity to take out the person who betrayed their homeworld. He wasn't pretending to be who he was up 'til now, but joining for this express purpose of being part of the forces who fight Vilgax (and consequentially Psyphon) and deciding to take this route when he finally gets the chance, having never really expected to get this close to him. Glam loves what the Plumbers have done for him, but not enough to abide by their rules when that means not getting back at Psyphon.

Psyphon would just be goading him the whole time, A) fully expecting his advice on dismissing Vrykolan Plumbers to be ignored, B) this not being the first nor the last attempt on his life, C) finding anyone defending Vrykola and its leaders' honor to be idiots, and D) knowing he can kick most anyone's ass even handcuffed. So he's not taking it very seriously. Been there, done that. He has very little respect for a fit pitched in order to bootlick an already-fallen moldy-ass oligarchy who wouldn't give a shit about Glam either, or the planet they maintained where his life was absolutely miserable until it fell apart.

a lot of "the Exequiance aren't gonna fuck you!" "do their boots taste like real leather?"

Glam: [actively shooting] my house was destroyed! Psyphon: [in handcuffs, on floor] aw, well, I wouldn't know know how that feels, I NEVER HAD ONE Ben: [literally shielding Psyphon] you are making it SO hard to defend your life

And to top it all off, while Psyphon feels that Vilgax is the one true authority that everyone should swear fealty to (and he interprets everyone fighting against that as not accepting reality), he cannot respect Glam betraying the Plumbers by trying to kill him, after all they've done for him AND Glam making a pledge to them. He's just asking for some damn consistency, and he can't find jack.

again, he's over assassination attempts and has for a while been critiquing their motives and avenues of attack. Glam's is the messiest.

and Psyphon's not saying all that cause he doesn't want to get assassinated. As an intensely loyal person himself, he finds Glam's conduct to be a very insult to the concept of loyalty itself, and an insult towards the Plumbers who did a lot for Glam (even if Psyphon doesn't actually care about AND has issues with them).

He'd call Glam a faithless worm, and say that Vrykola, the corrupted hellhole it was for him, had birthed three monsters. Himself, Ragnarok, and now Glam.

When the dust settles, after breaking a shit-ton of laws, Glam goes on the run as a renegade Plumber (still in the uniform though probably worse for wear), biding time until another chance to clash with Psyphon.

Ehh,,, that's the general story idea.

If you're wondering how he gets that helmet on, the white and black parts snap off around the root of his horns.

#his particular gender doesn't have lips #also Bill Fagerbakke voiceclaim #nerd stuff #my art #scarletta doodles #OCs #ben 10 #Glam

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themostsanebug · 5 months ago

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Can you tell us a bit about your sona and Moon?

•How do they connect with Steven and Harry?

●How did their relationships (platonic familial regardin fly boy and red phone man..) start?

●How'd you come up with their designs? What inspired them?

●Will you write more about them?

●Do you have plans to go more in-depth on their stories, or are you simply workin as you go?

●Or if you have anythin else you wanna say about them, you got people who are eager to listen and follow along!

Sorry for all the questions! I know that if I were bein asked about my ocs/sona but wasn't given any questions to answer, I wouldn't be able to come up with anythin. So I hope the questions help! I'm just very curious about all of them, and I wanna learn more =]

AWAWAA?????? DUDE THIS MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME TYSM?????

OKAY FOR THE FIRST ONE!!!! im not the best at interpreting EXACTLY what connect to means; but in terms of my sona, i believe it would be stuff along the lines of how similar they are!!!!! and by that i mean!!!! both strive to impress their father figures, both are scared of people leaving them (though my sona only recently got those (i dont have issues with that myself)), and probably some more things im forgetting!!!!! as for moon? xe and harry just work well together!!!!! theyre both nice with each other and make sure the other is happy and comfortable!!!!!! honestly still need to work out lore for moon, nothing is set in stone for xem just yet.....

my sonas and stevens relationship started out plan and simple!!!!!! my little guy asked steven to be is "unofficial adoptive father" and boom. it happened. little did the fly boy know he was going to end up with an actually comforting father figure who he later started to see as his ACTUAL dad. as for moon and harry..... moon just complimented him a bunch and subtly flirted and then confessed:3c

OHH THEIR DESIGNS..... well my sonas design was inspired by a bunch of things!!!!!! but the main one was a moment where i was called "fly boy" (not actually fly boy but yknow. not misgendering myself) by my mother!!!!!! which led to me liking houseflies a bunch!!!! hence the entire fly themed branding and fly cryptid sona bit!!!!! the cryptid part is just an easy way to explain why he doesnt look like an anthropomorphized housefly!!!!! as for moon? just went with what felt right!!!!! nothing really inspired xis design outside of the tag i used for xem (🌕 anon) guess xis design was just destiny!!!!!!!

OH AND I WILL ABSOLUTELY WRITE MORE ABOUT THEM..... ive made plenty for my sona and steven already!!!!!! three different stories i think? ill probably write more for moon once i sort out xis lore.......

i may go more in-depth with their stories through long text posts but im mostly just improvising!!!!!! the joy of roleplaying with these two is i get lore made for me sometimes...... /silly

I DONT HAVE MUCH ELSE TO YAP ABOUT BUT!!!!!!! RANDOM FACTS GO!!!!!! my sona also has several abilities of houseflies!!!!! some being he can climb walls, remove his head (dw he can attach it again unlike flies...), and see really well!!!!! im fairly sure some fly species also have antenna they can sense vibrations with, which is what he can do as well!!!!! while moon still doesnt have any concrete lore one bit im gonna probably keep is the fact that xe is meant to be the worlds BIGGEST people pleaser and they fact that xe has been to jail at some point before.......

APOLOGIES FOR A LATE RESPONSE I HAD TO TAKE BREAKS BETWEEN TYPING THIS!!!!!! BUT AUH!!!!! THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS THESE WERE REALLY FUN TO ANSWER AND IM!!!! SOSOSOSOSO HAPPY MY LITTLE GUYS INTRIGUE YOU!!!!!!!

#fly answering asks

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enumchase · 2 years ago

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Okay as my all-time favourite Ted lasso artist and blog; what are your honest thoughts about the finale episode??

i've still only seen the episode once but just for you, sweet nonnie, i will rewatch it for more thoughts, but for now:

LOVED probably 80-90% of the episode and it was bittersweet and emotional af

every single one of the callbacks made me so happy especially the offside and nate's play

the so long, farewell scene?? are you kidding me???

trent. TRENT. my sweet gal. my little guy. i'm glad we got a final few ted/trent scenes in there and so grateful for the crumbs and mr lance's wardrobe.

i'd hoped for the whole season they weren't gonna do the love triangle thing with roy & jamie again, but unfortunately they did and even left it till the finale which was disappointing, but i did like how they resolved it, even if the throuple didn't happen (:/ or at least didn't happen onscreen)

i needed more nate this episode - i was hoping he wouldn't return just as a kitman and i wanted to see how that conversation went, but as always nick delivers on the stuff he DID get and i'm eternally grateful for his presence in the show

seeing the full diamond dogs just brings me so much fucking joy god i love six (6) men

barbara is such a little freak i love her and everything about her

one final triumph of tony head's rupert was incredibly satisfying to see i love old men. but WHERE IS BEX. i needed to see the rebecca/bex/ms kakes revenge storyline

re. the tedbecca of it all, i really thought they were gonna do it till the airport scene and am still surprised they didn't, which meant that the first fakeout scene was absolutely uncalled for and felt really in bad faith after the fact, even as a person who does not actively ship them

now for the stuff i REALLY. really. did not like, as evidenced by a number of dozens of tweets and two long stern worded replies in brendan's ama: absolutely unbelievable that beardjane were endgame when basically no other established ships/relationships ended up being endgame. very disappointed about the direction the show took them in and the writers' not realizing how harmful it can be to celebrate a toxic and abusive relationship. most important i think beard deserves better than jane but maybe that's just the beard fan in me talking.

i wish ted & beard would've had a deeper conversation re. jane & leaving london before they literally got on the flight, and gave us more resolution with these two men whom i dearly love and want to see more of - it does NOT help when brendan says they "don't see each other for years" because cmon. this is a feel good tv show. you don't have to bring your "real life friendship" stuff into here. make us feel good about ted leaving please.

and finally, ted leaving, which i definitely expected. i just didn't expect that the people trying to make him stay to not have any effect on him at all. i agree with others that ted seemed quite distanced and detached for the whole episode, but they'll most likely never end up addressing this ever again. i wish he'd explored more options than just "leave permanently and never come back" - and ended up being the same place he started before he came to london, but i appreciate the effort he is making for henry.

as for the future of the show, i hope there'll be a spin off with maybe some of the existing characters but definitely a whole new showrunning/writing/creating team, i would love to see other's interpretations for the characters & universe i've grown to love over the past year and a half.

so yeah, that's about all i can think of re. the finale. i was holding out for the last 15 mins of flashforward montage to be a dream sequence but brendan debunked that theory pretty definitively yesterday, so there's that. i appreciate the show for what it was to me and forgive it for what it wasn't, and i will still be enjoying the bits i enjoyed from it wholeheartedly - it was not a perfect show, but it was a great show to have enjoyed over the past year and a half and to have shared with the rest of y'all. i cannot wait to see what the universe, and everyone who was involved with the show will go on to do next and you'll be damned if i wasn't gonna follow jimmy lance's career until he is fully out of work. richmond till we die <3

#ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #chase replies #anonymous #thank you for the ask nonnie ily i'll add more if i think of anything <3333

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maddieandangel-2 · 1 year ago

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Yeah I'm doing it

The transcript for my messages is below

Most of it except the last section is just a plot summary but. shhhhh whatever

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And finally, THIS EPISODE

(Honestly this one doesn't even need to be seen as romantic it's really cute regardless,,,,,)

First off I screenshotted the title screen before I even started the episode for Obvious Reasons ඞඞඞ

I already knew that an episode titled "The Fungus Amongus" was coming up because I'd looked through the playlist, but they also had to do the font in RED?

But anyway. The episode was actually really good, despite it bringing back a Master Belch fuckin lookalike villain who I did not particularly enjoy the first appearance of

The returning villain found a fungus that eats through metal, and he wanted to use it to get revenge on 1. Betty, 2. The entire Galactic Association by destroying their HQ

And this is one of those rare episodes where the Big Potential Danger To Robots actually *does* affect X-5!

X-5 gets attacked by the fungus after it attacks the crew's spaceship, and is taken hostage by the episode's villain. And Yeah! He is Very Much in danger of Actually Dying! The villain threatens as such, unless they tell him the location of the Galactic Headquarters.

And X-5 is like “yeah no, no Galactic Guardian would *ever* tell you that, no matter what.” So the villain makes good on his threat and sics the fungus on him.

And as the fungus starts to eat away at X-5's protective shield coating, Sparky blurts out the coordinates. Sparky. NOT Betty. Betty was panicked too, but it actually seems like she wasn't going to say anything? She even covers Sparky's mouth after he gives the location. (Not that I'm bashing her though)

Sparky was willing to put the entirety of the Galactic Headquarters at risk to save X-5’s life.

Read it whatever way you want, platonic, romantic, whatever, it's still just— OUGH. He CARES. Despite all his jabs and teasing, Sparky DOES genuinely really care about X-5!!

And yeah sure, knowing Sparky, he probably wasn't thinking about all the long-term consequences of revealing the Galactic HQ's location (unlike Betty and X-5). Especially since he and Betty only had like 6 seconds to make a decision. But he still would've known that doing that would be Bad, and he still chose X-5 over it anyway.

It later turns out that the fungus can be eradicated by some soup Sparky had been making before everything went down ((which, by the way, he was making for X-5 to help with a ‘cold’ that he had—which was likely more something akin to an allergic reaction right before the fungus attacked the ship))

But when Betty asks Sparky for some of the soup, having figured out the fungus’ weakness, Sparky's like “okay, but this is hardly the time to be eating, you know!”

SPARKY.

THE GUY WHO'S ALMOST CONSTANTLY EATING, NO MATTER THE SITUATION.

Even Sparky himself is surprised he said that.

Then at the end, once HQ has been saved from the swarm of fungus, DeGill wonders aloud how the villain even managed to find its location, X-5 rats Sparky out. And y'know what, I'm just gonna give you the transcript for the conversation:

X-5: That was Sparky. He gave away the location.

Sparky: Hey, I only did that to save you, you ungrateful sardine can!

X-5: Ungrateful sardine can..? Truth is, you like me! *He leans in for what I am choosing to interpret as a hug* You really like me!

Sparky: Do not!

X-5: Do to!

Sparky: Do not!

X-5: Do t-

Sparky: Not!

X-5: Do!

Sparky can try to deny it all he likes, but the truth is obvious <3. And I just think the scene is really cute?? X-5 seems so happy to know that Sparky does genuinely care about him.

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It does make me wonder though about X-5 maybe being a little insecure about his place in the crew? Because of how happy and relieved he is to get confirmation that Sparky cares about him, and also one of his lines earlier in the episode, “I didn't know Sparky cared that much about... Metal.” (which. AUGH? You are so much more than just metal, my boy!! Don't let anyone make you think otherwise).

But it would kinda make sense for him to be worried about that. In some ways, he could kinda be seen as the most 'replaceable' member of the crew? I say this with him as my favourite character, and I don't think Betty or Sparky would think that, but like. X-5 is very heavily connected to their Star Cruiser. He can still exist and function just fine away from it, but the two are a package deal. And if the crew wanted to upgrade to a new, more advanced ship, it would come with a new robot companion (as seen in Bye-Bye X-5 from Season 1). Which would mean X-5 wouldn't really be 'needed' anymore, and he and the old Star Cruiser could be abandoned sent to 'retirement' in Crushton. So in a way, X-5's 'worth' is tied to how useful he is to his crew.

Now, I do believe (or at least fuckin hope) that Betty and Sparky care enough about X-5 as a person to want to keep him around even as they upgrade the rest of their technology. But I could still understand X-5 feeling anxious about the whole thing—and thus being very very happy and relieved when his crew proves that they do care about his well-being, even if, logically, they could just find another robot to perform his duties and replace him if he were to die.

I do kinda wish this episode took place much earlier in the series' timeline, though. I'd love for it to mark a turning point in X-5 and Sparky's relationship, where this is where X-5 realizes that Sparky does genuinely like him in spite of what all his insults may suggest (meanwhile he's always deeply respected Betty as a leader, and Betty's never treated him too poorly). But... By the time The Fungus Amongus takes place, the crew have been Galactic Guardians for multiple years at that point. The idea that X-5 has been insecure about his place in the team for that long makes me sad.

#atomic betty #for more context on this. i was talking with a friend who knew the show but hadn't watched it since he was a kid #so of course he didn't remember a ton beyond the main characters and whatever stuff i'd tell him while i rewatched the show #and my yelling here was the 'finale' in talking about the ways season 2 had been making me consider shipping sparky and x-5 dgsgshf #i do legitimately ship them at this point but i was going back and forth for a while dgshshb #season 3 did One thing right and that was the sparky x x-5 fuel lmao #the last section is new. i had Meant to include it in my original yelling to my friend #but i didn't have time to write it all out back then since it was already late at night by the time i finished the initial yelling dgsgshf

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Puppy Love Chapter 2: Strange Dreams

Also I choose to interpret Lilith's actions like how you would interpret someone in the real world taking in a sick/stray animal, just with human context added to it. So, yes, Lilith is a bit (very) dumb for taking König in like that, but how heartless could you be to leave an injured animal in the woods like that? TW: Body image issues, Lilith has a very different interpretation of her body than König does, König is a very mild pervert

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The sun shined through the pink curtains and across Lilith's face. Her eyes fluttered open. Waking up in her large, plush, pink and white bed was one of the many pleasures in her life. Her mattress was one of those super soft ones that you could sink into, and Lilith relished in it. She lay in bed for a minute and checked her phone.

Ding!

Lilith clicked on the text from her best friend, Monica.

"Hey girl, just got home from visiting my parents." Five attachments

"Prettyyyyyy, how was that?"

"Good, I'm just happy to see them, they won't be around forever." "We went out to dinner, which they paid for, which is always awesomeeeeeee!!!!"

"Niceeeee. We gotta go out some time together."

"Yes girlllll!" "Anyways, what's up with you?"

"Oh, not much, just preparing for reopening." "I had a really strange dream last night though."

"Ooooooo, tell me!!!"

"Well, I met this really big guy, like, 200-something centimeters type of tall. Also like, some sort of dog/wolf hybrid. He was injured so I took him in and cleaned him up, and he just kind of lived with me then? Strange shit."

"Dreams are just so weirddddd. Well, was he hot at least? Lol."

"... yes."

"Lmaooooo, anyways, when are you free? I want to just live my best basic girl life with you."

"I need to check, probably in a couple of days." "Mall and coffee sound good?"

"Omg yes!!! Alright, I've got to go make breakfast for the wife and me, talk later!!!"

Lilith smiled and got out of bed. Monica was the first person she made friends with after moving to this country. In a place where she felt alone as ever, the bubbly femme lesbian cat shined through and took her in. Since then, they would live their best girly lives together when she could be pried away from her cuddly masc. She considered Monica a blessing from the heavens, marriage material even, if she was gay.

Lilith walked down to the bathroom, still thinking about the dream. She brushed her teeth and washed her face before walking downstairs to make breakfast. She was still in her pink, lacy babydoll top and underwear as she walked toward the kitchen.

"Hallo Lilith!" König said cheerfully. The smell of fresh coffee wafted through the air.

"Good morning Köni-" Lilith screeched to a halt. It wasn't a dream after all. It only felt dreamlike.

Well, at least he made coffee. But Lilith was standing there in underwear. König turned around with a mug of coffee before averting his eyes.

"I'm so sorry! I kind of forgot you were here, I don't have guests in this house that often!" Lilith rushed upstairs to put on her pants.

Poor König just stood there, embarrassed. He was thankful for his hood more than ever because he knew he was blushing bright red. He hated even more that he liked what he saw. Thank Gott Lilith was upstairs because his furiously wagging tail betrayed him otherwise. He hoped she didn't notice that; he was undoubtedly done for if so.

You have got to take control of yourself! She did something that any kind person would do, and now you are being a pervert! König thought to himself. He shook the sight of her plush thighs out of his mind and sat down with his coffee, placing hers in the microwave to keep it warm.

Meanwhile, Lilith sat upstairs and thought about how her disgustingly big thighs and pudgy tummy were on display for a man she had just met to see. Good thing she wasn't looking for anything in him because she certainly wasn't getting it now. He left me because I'm like this; why should I expect someone else to be interested?

Lilith returned, now wearing a more modest pair of white sweatpants. She opened the microwave and took out her coffee, stirring cream and sugar into it before sitting across from König.

"Again, I'm really sorry about that, I rarely have guests, and when I do, it's my close friends. Also I maybe kind of thought that this whole thing was a weird dream."

"It is fine, I understand," König replied awkwardly. "You have way better coffee than the mud-wasser they had on base. Now I can drink to enjoy it, rather than just to stay awake while filing paperwork."

"Thank you for making coffee, König." Lilith smiled. "Filing paperwork, hm? Thought you were a fierce soldier." Lilith teased dryly.

"Oh, I was! But we all have paperwork to file sometimes."

"Ugh, paperwork. If you think what you had was bad, try running a business. So. much. paperwork. I mean, thank god they keep you in check, but sometimes I feel like I'm about to drown in a sea of paper!" She rolled her eyes and took a sip of her coffee.

"Can I ask more about your bakery?" König asked in his accented voice.

"Yeah, actually my bakery is on this property a few hundred meters away. Makes the commute easy. It used to be my grandmother's, then I took over a few years ago."

"Ah. I wonder if I ever had something from it. On occasion when people left base they would bring back food to share."

"It's entirely possible, I remember ringing up some military discounts."

"What do you sell?"

"Oh, the usual, bread, cakes, cookies, various pastries. I'm so glad you can help, I think it'll increase productivity, sometimes we sell out of really popular items right before a rush and it's horrible!"

"You have done a lot for me, I would love to repay you."

Lilith hesitated and took a sip of her coffee. She thought back to the gash on König's side. What could he have done to get that? She cleared her throat.

"Uhm, König? If you don't mind me asking, how long were you in the woods?"

"Oh. A... a week? A little less? Do not worry, I did not bring fleas into your home." He chuckled.

"I just wondered, because you had such a nasty gash..."

"Ja, that came from an accident with a tree branch. I was trying to pick some apples, and I fell and the bark cut me." He looked sheepishly at her. "Those were your apples..."

"Yes, they were. I've made a cake with some of them, would you like to try a slice?"

His ears perked up, and his tail started wagging. "Ja, bitte!"

Lilith grinned and went to cut a slice of cake for the both of them.

"It's my grandmother's recipe, I'm still trying to make it as good as I remember hers being."

Lilith savored her bite, taking note of the flavor and texture before noting it down. She eagerly awaited the dog boy's reaction. König took a bite, and she heard something thumping against the wood of the chair. She looked under the table to investigate, only to discover that it was his tail hitting the chair's back.

She looked back up at him, and he averted his gaze.

"Seems like you like it, hm?"

"Yes, very much." He said, grabbing his tail and holding it in place. Lilith thought for a second.

"So, you can't really control it?"

"My tail? Sort of, but it is easier said than done. Like a uhhhhhh... never mind." His eyes went wide.

"Oh, so that's why those words are the same in German!" Lilith giggled. "Sorry, I have the same sense of humor as a 12-year-old boy."

König coughed.

"About what we were talking about earlier, I was not in a good place in those woods. I drank a bit too much, got lost, and was too depressed to do much about it. Also just wanted to run away."

Lilith's gaze softened. She very much understood the feeling of wanting to run away from your problems.

"I thought you deserved to know since I do not know how long I will be here."

"Thanks for being honest. I get it. Life really hits you in the face sometimes, y'know? I mean, I can't imagine having to let go of a good job because of things you can't control."

König felt a pang of guilt in his chest, having not been honest about the reason for his discharge. But he decided he didn't want to scare her; there was a better time for that talk.

"Oh, by the way, a friend of mine wants to go shopping soon, I'm guessing you don't have a lot of clothing, do you?"

"Nein, lost a couple of my belongings in the forest."

"Well, how about we go shopping tomorrow? I'll just check with my friend, make sure she's okay with it and all."

"Ja sounds gut. I appreciate it."

Lilith got up and started putting dishes in the dishwasher.

"Want to see the bakery in a minute? We need to set up some new furniture, it just arrived today."

"Okay, ja."

"Okay, just lemme get changed into work clothes real quick."

Lilith ran upstairs, picking out jeans and a plain black shirt. She tied her hair up just enough to not fall on her face and ran downstairs.

"I know it may not look like it, but I do have non-pink and white clothing items."

"Your clothing looks very nice, I would not want to dirty it if I were you." König replied awkwardly.

They walked down to the bakery together. Lilith opened the back door and flipped on the lights. The backdoor was the entrance to an empty, pristine kitchen. König made sure to quickly stomp his boots outside to get rid of any mud or dirt.

Lilith watched the mountain of a man bend down to get through the doorway.

"Do you think you'll be able to lift things without opening your wound? Now that I think about it..."

"Should be fine, I changed my wound dressings this morning."

"...Alright, just take it easy big guy."

König was pretty used to being the tallest person in the room. It benefited him on the battlefield; no one wanted to mess with him or Horangi. It was a double-edged sword, though. Off of the battlefield, women would cross the street when walking near him, and children would hide between their mother's legs. Other men just tended to avoid him, assuming he was as aggressive as his size would imply.

He didn't blame them; he wouldn't want to deal with an angry German Shepherd either; they are called "fur missiles" for a reason. The fact that Lilith was letting him sleep in the same house baffled him. She must be an angel sent down to save him. No one in their right mind would do the same.

Lilith walked to the front room, which was currently empty except for huge furniture boxes. Oh lord, there's so much to assemble... thank god I have help. I'll make him help move boxes closer to where they should go. I'll build the furniture on my own unless it becomes a two-person job somehow...

König watched as the woman before him surveyed the bakery, taking note of dimensions, drawing up quick floor plan sketches, erasing them, and shaking her head in dissatisfaction until she seemed to have settled on a layout.

"Ok, I think I have it! König, will you please help me move those boxes over there?"

Lilith went to lift the box from one side, only to watch in amazement as König lifted the entirety of a small table with ease. She moved to the next box and started pushing it, only to have the dog man take it from her again.

"Are you sure you don't need help?" Lilith queried.

"I am gut, this is nothing to me!" König replied, sounding a little proud of himself even.

Lilith laughed to herself. Well, he was in the military; those arms didn't just come out of nowhere... She shook the memory of seeing him shirtless out of her head, remembering what had happened earlier this morning. She vividly remembered the moment she saw the dating apps on her ex-husband's phone, the texts from all those women, the pictures of them, all skinny and perfect...

König's ears swiveled, almost like he sensed the mood change in Lilith.

"Something wrong?" He asked.

"It's nothing, really."

"You are sad, I can tell. It smells different now."

"I don't wanna talk about it."

König decided not to pry further, even though it bothered him to know that something was wrong. Lilith started opening boxes and assembling things. A few minutes passed, and her mood cleared up.

A few hours later, they stood beside each other, looking at their handiwork. The bakery was still not ready for opening, and Lilith still had to put up some miscellaneous fall decorations, but all the furniture was set up exactly as she imagined.

"Thank you so much, König, this was a big help! Tomorrow I'm going to add some autumn touches."

"It was my pleasure to help, Lilith."

They walked back to the house together, chattering happily about all sorts of things.

"I'm going to order takeout tonight, I don't feel like cooking. Anything you want?"

"Whatever you want, I am easy."

Lilith went upstairs to change into some more comfortable clothes. The large man settled on the couch and texted his best and former sniper friend, Horangi.

"hallo, what have I missed lately? :D"

A minute passes before Biz! Biz!

"Oh, not much. Things on base are normal. It's been strange without you there though, man. They're trying to keep me off the field until they find a replacement. That asshole who got you fired is still here though."

"scheisse, they still believe him? him?!?!? :("

"Yeah. I guess it was less expensive to let you go, it's harder to hire another trainer as skilled as him."

"he kept antagonizing us all outside of training!" "i watched him kick the prey operators to the ground in the hallways!"

"Me too, it is the military, but there was no purpose for that other than his twisted entertainment."

"yeah :((("

"What's life like on the outside, big guy?"

"don't call me that:(((" "its been weird, i met a girl, and she's so nice to me, and i have a place to stay now in exchange for working at her bakery!"

"Wait, you met a girl? What's she like? Is she pretty?"

"well, shes really kind, she found me in the woods and saved me from death or a really painful infection. she can cook really well, and she runs her own business. also she crotchets these adorable toys to decorate. shes smaller than me, i want to say... 160-165 cm tall? and a soft body, what is the word? chubby? and she smiles a lot."

"I'm happy for you, man. Were you together before you left base?"

"together? oh no, its not like that."

"... Idk man, seems like you like her just a bit." "Besides, it's about time you met a girl, you're 34 and on track to becoming a tough old man!"

"am not! >:(" "shes too good for me anyways."

"Got to go, let's catch up at the bar sometime dude."

"ok, see you later :)"

König put his phone down. Why does he always tease me? I can't like a woman I just met!

"I just ordered, food should arrive in 30 minutes."

Lilith came downstairs, wearing short jean shorts and a t-shirt. König once again was thankful for the mask as she bent down to grab the TV remote right in front of him. Suddenly, the room felt hot, and his pants felt tighter than usual. He panicked and grabbed a pillow, pressing his back to the cushions to keep his tail from wagging as her thighs squished on the couch right next to him. Well, maybe a bit, but it's because there aren't a lot of women on base! Get a hold of yourself!

They enjoyed a show together that evening, König aggressively clinging to that pillow on his lap.