#the flashbacks and how he speaks about him

[princesspeachesposts]

My analysis of the speech Micheal gave on the Wunmi’s last day on set.

First of all, this is a love letter. It is not just a speech. Micheal was deeply in his feelings. And I love when a man is in his feelings. ☺️

The clip starts with them sharing a laugh about their time with the intimacy coordinator. I’m sure they have bloopers. I wonder how much was them going with the flow and what parts the coordinator helped with.

Then he mentions that Smoke and Annie are a powerful couple ( like they would be if we got together, ha) , who are all about making sure their loved ones are safe. So basically he’s telling her, he had protective feelings for her from the start. He is choosing to blur the lines between the characters and the both of them.

Then he goes on to say he has seen her as a mum, wife and scene partner so basically saying I’ve seen all the sides of you and I love what I’ve seen. Especially mentions that she was a new mom.

Talks about the deep conversations they’ve had about their careers and acting being an escape. Then thanks her for escaping her family to spend time with him.

“Any one that knows you feels your heart because you lead with it”- He’s saying, I am used to ppl acting shady and being hard to read but you are always so open, loving and giving (his words)

“Your eyes are kind, your spirit is warm” - He’s saying, I feel good whenever I’m near you or you make me feel good. I’m attracted to your essence.

“Anytime anyone is in your presence they feel safe - I feel safe” - He’s saying, I know that you’ve got my back and I can be my real self with you. I don’t have to worry that you will hurt me or speak badly about me. We all know how ppl are always coming for Micheal.

“You pushed me out of my comfort zone so many times” said in a slightly frustrating tone. - Now is that physically (turning him on), artistically (making him dig deeper and perform better) or emotionally ( making him soften for her). Maybe in all of these ways.

“I can’t wait for you to share that gift with other ppl- so go”. He’s saying, I don’t want you to go but I’m supposed to be happy that you are moving on. I’m jealous of the people you will work with next. So just go. Also a way for him to psyche himself into feeling ok about not seeing her everyday.

“You are fucking everything” - He’s saying, I wish you could see yourself through my eyes. You have everything you think you lack.

“I want you to walk around believing I am this, i am that….. “- He’s saying, you need to let ppl see what you are capable of. Walk into projects with the confidence that you are everything and ppl will see that you are.

“I’m sad, I’m FUCKING sad that you are leaving” - He’s saying, I’m going to miss you so much.

Anytime he swears like that it’s for emphasis. He means that shit and wants her to know that.

She giggles in response which could be read as happiness or excitement at the thought that he would miss her.

“I love you, I’m so happy to have met you, so happy Ryan cast you and you are a part of my life.”

He probably getting flashback of the day he met her to that day. Saying she is a part of his life means you can’t get rid of me. You are now a part of my life whether you like it or not.

While he’s saying all of this, Wunmi keeps her hand near her mouth almost like she’s scared that she will burst into tears at any moment.

Then he speaks some words directly to her without the mic but from watching his movements, you can tell he’s speaking directly from his heart. I heard the word “ beautiful”. Sir, why not share the rest.

Then the long hug that continued even after the claps from crew dwindled then stopped. Neither trying to end it or releasing the other.

This letter came from deep thought, observation, listening and leaning into an emotional connection. It also feels like devastation that this connection you’ve depended upon might be lost forever and you hope you can still hold onto it.

Feeling confident enough to say all of this in public when he could have just told her in private is so powerful and affirming of not only their connection but her role in the movie.

She truly rocked his world and I think he did the same for her.

The end.

[punkrinn]

Phainon x Mydei moments in 3.4: Because we can’t go one Aeons-damned update without these two yearning for each other

+ rambles

HSR 3.4 SPOILERS:

Dude lost his memories (temporarily) AND STILL thinks about Mydei somehow

Something something about how his memory is gone but the soul never forgets

This and young Phainon always wanting to go to Castrum Kremnos to train… Even when he doesn’t remember Mydei, he’ll always yearn for him. ;-;

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I don’t know what to say to this one. I think it speaks for itself.

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Trinonn and Agelea calling him out

I know this is probably referring to the Deliverer card but I can’t help but notice how conveniently placed “listen to your heart” is when talking about a duel with Mydei. “[This] is not an ending, but a beginning.” Okayyy

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CAN THEY MAKE IT ANYMORE OBVIOUS

And looks at his smile AAAAA

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This whole sequence…

Mydei "You don't look so good, Deliverer."

Phainon "Mydei... your name for me has never changed."

Mydei "Why do you sound so pleased? It's a derogatory name"

I knew "Deliverer" was suppose to be teasing coming from Mydei!

This makes me wonder, how much does Mydei remember from past cycles? He meant it sincerely the first cycle. Deep down does he understand on some level what is happening to Phainon? See my first paragraph “something something his memory is gone but the soul never forgets.”

Bonus: Mydei noticing that something is wrong with Phainon/Khaslana and pointing it out. Khaslana smoothly changing topics because he doesn't want to acknowledge what he's doing is hurting himself. Mydei respecting this decision and even wants to actively help.

Khaslana can’t help but look at Mydei with love, in every cycle. :C

I think Mydei takes this as hesitation at first, hesitation to fulfill Khaslana’s duty as Deliverer, and hesitation to take Mydei on in a duel. I think he WANTS to see Khaslana succeed, even when he knows his role here is to die. This hesitation is shown in Khaslana at the beginning of battle. He starts having flashbacks to the past cycles and staggers up to Mydei, while Mydei confidentially walks to the center of the arena.

[Khaslana] "I... have to remember how this feels. Remember that I was once human, or else the Destruction will completely consume me."

It's interesting here to note how much the coreflames/factors of Destruction are affecting Khaslana, but that's a post for another time...

[Mydei] "I'll give ten thousand scars and ten thousand lives of mine to fuel the blazing sun of deliverance!"

HE LOVES HIM SO MUCH GUYS AAGRGRH

side eye

Mydei’s wish! “One honest duel. Face to Face, Blade to Blade. Then I’ll strip that mask with my own two hands.” Mydei’s wish is to see Khaslana’s full power, no holding back, no putting on a fake smile. Just open and honest vulnerability through combat.

Side Note: This whole fight was sooo cool. Probably my favorite one. Yeah Khaslana is slowly devolving into a “villian,” but I love how different Mydei’s battle felt compared to the other Chrysos Heirs. While everyone else was trying to convince Khaslana to stop, Mydei welcomed him in wholheartedly. They were at odds, but Mydei respects Khaslana and his opinion enough to give him an honorable duel Mydei KNEW he would loose. Mydei is full of so much love and respect for him this isn’t funny guys I’mm crying

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There is also that memory shard of one of the cycles where Phainon BEGS Mydei to come with him, even though he knows no one can follow him into the Era Nova.

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And that’s all I could find in the main story quest. Hey did you know there’s an image limit on posts? I do now…

[patri56001]

I'm in a wholesome mood and a little angst so swiftie Jason Todd!

Jason hasn't visited the manor in a while, he has visited Alfie, he's not a monster, and talked to his siblings on the phone, but he got into a petty argument with Bruce again, he doesn't remember about what, but he is still right. So he is sulking in one of his safe houses, listening to Taylor Swift's new rerecording, Speak Now TV, when "Never grow up" starts to play and he wants to skip it, but the lyrics are hitting him a little too close. And he is remembering his life, what he didn't get to have when he listens "Remember that she's getting older too" and he just thinks of Bruce and how much gray hair he has now (Bruce is 45, Jason is 20) and his wrinkles and how he is certain that he heard his knees pop when he got up to go after him..... "Memorize what it sounded like, when your dad gets home" of course he knows how his dad footsteps by heart.... "I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone" and Jason just stops breathing for a second.... And starts to overthink, "When was the last time he called Dickie? Or Alfred? Is Bruce okay? Is he injured, or dead, would they tell him?? Have they been happy when they called? They sounded a little tired maybe they were just dealing with a complicated case or something, they are fine, no one is dead..." He is pacing back and forth, and he remembers how much he hates living alone sometimes. And how much he wants to see Bruce, cause he tends to look more tired when one of them argues with him and leaves the manor for long periods of time. And he's worried bc he hasn't seen him on patrol either.... And did Alfred mention an incident??? Is Bruce okay?? Is he alive? Is his dad alive?? He feels like he can't breathe... he bolted out the safe house, drove like a madman to the manor it's like 4 am everyone is sleeping, and he runs up the stairs to Bruce's room but he is not there, and he can't breathe, "where the fuck are you?!" He mutters and checks the dining room, the kitchen, the living rooms, and he notices a little light coming from the library... HIS library, he pushed the door open slowly, breathing for the first time in what feels like forever bc there's his dad staring at the fire holding HIS favorite book

"...Dad?.." Jason says weakly

Bruce is startled by his sudden appearance, but one look over Jason and he rushes towards him.

"Jayson? Are you okay? Are you injured? What hurts, son? " And he is checking him for injuries and Jayson just starts crying out of relief bc his dad is alive.

"Da-ad, you are okay? " Between sobs

"What? Of course I'm okay? Why wouldn't I be?" Bruce frowns

"Alfred said there was an incident?"

"Oh, that was Dick, he fell into a garbage can and got mildly concussed" Bruce said tiredly.

"Oh..." Jason sniffled, he hugs Bruce tightly. "I..I thought that you got injured " he muffles onto Bruce's shoulder

"Oh chum, I'm not injured I promise"

"I heard your knees popped, old man!" Tightening his grip "are you sure?!"

"It's a natural occurrence, Jaylad, it comes with age" he chuckles " I'm surprised it's the only thing popping, given my life style"

It's supposed to bring comfort but Jason just looks at Bruce and starts bawling his eyes out again. And Bruce is panicking bc he doesn't know why what he said cause such a reaction, from Jason no less, "chum it's okay! I'm healthy as always-" they move to the couch, Jason refusing to let go of him, "Jason, son, I'm not going to disappear or drop dead tomorrow I promise! I'm still plenty young! I'm only 45!" He reassures Jason, and it works somewhat. He tries to put him to bed but Jason just pouts all teary eyes, and Bruce tucks him in his bed, and goes to lay down, Jason doesn't even let him get comfortable when he latches on to Bruce, B just sighs and kisses his forehead and goes to sleep.

Later that day, when they wake up, Jason is still clingy and follows him everywhere like a baby chick, Alfred is getting flashbacks from when Jason was 13, and everyone else is confused.

"Oooh, just never grow up"

[bright-side20]

I would love to see flashbacks from Azriel's pov when he first started taking Elain to the garden, because I believe it was just as important for him as it was for her. Azriel's entire identity has always revolved around his duty as the spymaster. So when he brought Elain there at first, yes it was about helping her. She had just survived something unimaginable, and he saw her withdrawing into herself. He wanted to offer her peace, beauty something kind. Something he knew she used to love and enjoy.

But what Azriel probably didn't expect was that it would begin to heal him too.

The garden was the opposite of his world. It was soft, open, gentle. And Elain herself was like that garden,peaceful, but full of strength and life. As Azriel spent more time with her in that space, maybe he began to realize he didn't have to wear the mask of the spymaster there. He could just be. He could breathe, speak, feel. The garden made him notice things he'd never allowed himself to enjoy, the scent of flowers, the warmth of the sun, the way Elain's presence loosened the tight grip he always held on himself. It must have felt like breathing after a lifetime spent underground.

That's why I think it was important for him too. Falling in love with Elain wasn't explosive or dramatic, it was slow, gentle. Like the sun at dawn. It was him relearning how to live. She never questioned who he was. She simply saw him , the real him, beyond his job. And in turn, he began to see himself in a new light too. Not just as a spymaster or a shadowsinger, but as a male who could want more. A garden. A beginning. A real love. A home

I think that was the true start of his healing journey. And what's left now is for him to believe that he deserves that peace she brings him, to trust that Elain would still love him and choose him, even after learning everything he's done as a spymaster.

[idleinteen]

Every clue I found while rewatching each episode of S6 (In chronological order)

Werepapas:

The flashbacks in Werepapas mirror each other.

In the first flashback of this episode, Emilie tells Adrien that the reason they don’t visit his grandparents is that they prioritize other things over her and her sister. In the second flashback, we see Gabriel doing exactly that: prioritizing finding a cure for Emilie’s illness over spending time with his own son.

The entire point of this episode is to show us how abusive Emil is, how controlling he is with his wife Milly, and how Gabriel became like his father-in-law just to be accepted into the family.

The relationship between Emil and Milly directly reflects the one Adrien had with Gabriel—Emil makes all the decisions for Milly, just as Gabriel did for Adrien.

The reason Gabriel could control Adrien was because of the twin rings containing Adrien’s amok.

It’s telling how in this episode Emil is so insistent on getting custody of Adrien and retrieving the rings.

Emil’s expression when Adrien leaves the rings on the table and he reaches for them reveals a lot—it’s as if he knows Adrien’s life depends on those rings.

That’s probably why he wanted both the rings and custody of Adrien—to control him exactly like Gabriel did, because Emil knows Adrien is a sentimonster.

Now, considering Gabriel always used/controlled Adrien for his Hawk Moth schemes—which were directly connected to the secret society—it’s quite likely Emil might have the same intentions, assuming he’s also part of that society.

Climatiqueen:

This episode’s core point is to show the misuse of social media, which is interestingly demonstrated through Aurore, who’s part of the Bee Community.

Everyone in the Bee Community somehow acts against the Miraculers:

• Zoé is being blackmailed by Ray, a Bee Community member (he was in the top three of Chloé’s contest in Climatiqueen).

• Vincent* followed Adrien and Marinette to their school seeking information about Gabriel, and in Revelator he spent all his time spreading gossip and rumors about Marinette, he’s also part of that same community.

• Aurore, driven by Aglaé’s idea, followed Adrien and Marinette everywhere, taking photos and spreading false rumors in this episode about their relationship ending.

Beyond a general commentary on the toxicity of social media, I think this hints that Chloé and her community will become significant obstacles our protagonists must face eventually.

Speaking of communities… the only character whose community we haven’t seen is Aglaé.

That’s because she belongs to Lila’s community: the Butterfly Community.

The way she “comforts” Aurore closely mirrors how Lila manipulates others. Aglaé acts compassionate, validates Aurore’s feelings, and then slowly plants ideas in her mind that trigger the episode’s events. Lila does the same—she manipulated Kagami as herself and now she does the same to her akumatized victims as Chrysalis.

There’s a scene between Chrysalis and Aurore that is strikingly similar to one with Aglaé and Aurore: Chrysalis and Aglaé stand on the left, while Aurore is on the right and only her profile is shown.

All these parallels between Lila and Aglaé must mean something—so I believe Aglaé and Lila are working together.

Chrysalis knew Aurore wanted Claudie Kente’s book. Pegasus helped Ladybug and Chat Noir defeat Climatiqueen—that’s something Lila likely noticed, and now she’s beginning to suspect Max is Pegasus.

Now, at the start of the episode, Marinette explains to Adrien what “passion” means, and they try different activities to see what Adrien might enjoy. He doesn’t truly find anything passionate—only things he enjoys doing with Marinette. In the final scene, Adrien finally discovers his passion—with Sublime.

When Sublime appears, the background music intensifies. As Adrien and Sublime run under the lake bridge, we see two white swans together—a symbol of pure, eternal love in many cultures.

These could be clues to Sublime’s role this season—either as an antagonist or a romantic interest for Adrien, or both.

Since the season began, we’ve been hinted that something will happen to Adrien and Marinette’s relationship. If they do break up, Sublime could become what Kagami was for Adrien in seasons 2 and 3.

Sublimation:

In this episode, we get to know Sublime and her family’s background. We learn she’s not from Paris; the first person she bonds with is Adrien. Marinette grows suspicious and starts tailing her everywhere, even transforming into Ladybug—accidentally harming Sublime and triggering Caroline’s akumatization.

The season 1 finale parallels this closely: we first met Lila—also from another country—who latched onto Adrien, made Marinette jealous, got followed by her, was exposed by Ladybug, and eventually akumatized because of Ladybug/Marinette.

This isn’t a coincidence: season 6 mirrors season 1. We’ve seen Lila evolve from a side character into a pawn in Gabriel and Nathalie’s schemes, and ultimately becoming the main villain. That suggests the same could happen to Sublime—Lila could gradually manipulate her, turning her against Ladybug or Marinette, just as she did with Kagami and others close to Marinette.

Also important: Caroline/Sublimation’s intense anger at Ladybug during her akumatization could be exploited by Lila—or Tomoe.

Why did Tomoe want to sponsor Sublime? Because Ladybug caused the destruction of her prosthetics, and Caroline was furious because of it. That bad shared experience that the two had could make things easier for Tomoe to put them against Ladybug. Since Kagami no longer follows Tomoe’s orders, Tomoe may now shift her focus entirely onto Sublime—whom she sees as “perfect”—and continue the secret society’s plans with Sublime that involved Kagami during Gabriel’s reign as Monarch.

How did Tomoe learn about Ladybug’s mistakes? Maybe from the boy that was spying on Sublime in that episode—he could be working for Lila and Tomoe without each knowing about the other… or maybe both are fully aware and collaborating.

Daddycop:

Lila probably suspects that Sabrina is Miss Hound after this episode.

It’s suspicious how after she tries to akumatize Sabrina, she rejects the akuma and Sabrina’s father is the one who ended up akumatized, Miss Hound appears to save him, and Sabrina is nowhere to be found. Someone as clever as Lila would notice that pattern.

Ray is blackmailing Zoé with her secret, planning to expose it to her friends. Zoé is doing her best to keep it hidden. Marinette is in a similar position—guilt is consuming her, and Lila is waiting for the perfect moment to strike. This parallel suggests that Ray, beyond being part of Chloé’s community, might end up helping Lila.

Revelator:

In this episode, it’s crystal clear that Vincent has something personal against Marinette and is going out of his way to ruin her reputation and her relationship with Adrien—possibly because he’s a Chloé fan.

But it’s also worth mentioning that Vincent admitted Tomoe is his sponsor. So the reason he pushed so hard to discredit Marinette wasn’t just fame or support for Chloé—it’s because he was being paid to spread false info about her. And who was feeding him these lies? Tomoe herself. Her goal, just like in season 5, was to break Adrien and Marinette apart.

In this episode, a girl confronts Marinette and Adrien in a cinema. She’s wearing the same outfit as the person who spied on them in Illustrhater, and she seems to be waiting to create drama once they formed up in line. I don’t believe she’s Lila—but I do think she’s one of Lila’s accomplices.

Illustrhater:

This episode offers the strongest evidence that someone is helping Lila. Alya and Nino begin questioning those akumatized by Lila about their experience. Miss Bustier mentions that during her akumatization she heard a voice; when Alya asks if it was male or female, she replies it wasn’t clear—it was several voices.

Rena Rouge interrogates Illustrhater about who akumatized her, asking if it was a man. Illustrhater says, “It’s not a man.” Rena asks if it was a woman—or multiple voices.

At the end, we see someone spying on Adrien and Marinette during their date. Then we hear Lila say: “Nothing, you’ll know nothing about me, about us, about them.” This confirms that Chrysalis is more than a single person and is not working alone.

Since the spy stayed in the restaurant the whole time, they cannot be Lila—because Lila transformed into Chrysalis to akumatize Maya. This means either someone else was Chrysalis while Lila was spying Adrien and Marinette—or, more likely, someone else was stalking Adrien and Marinette while Lila was Chrysalis. (I believe the second one—it’s unlikely Lila would trust anyone with the Butterfly Miraculous.)

If this person was spying on Adrien and Marinette the whole time, they also noted Marinette disappearing right before Ladybug shows up. That behavior is likely in their notebook, meaning they might be starting to suspect Marinette is Ladybug.

El toro de piedra:

Lila already suspects many of Adrien and Marinette’s friends are part of the Miraculers team. That’s probably why she followed Ivan from the Agreste mansion to the museum bathrooms, then akumatized Ivan’s father. After Raul’s akumatization, Ladybug and Chat Noir didn’t handle it alone—they needed Minotaurox, who has a very similar body type to Ivan.

The final scene of the episode introduces us to the secret society of twelve individuals aiming to use the Miraculouses to create their “Perfect World.” Nathalie and Gabriel are among them. So the idea of Adrien becoming the new Monarch probably isn’t solely his idea—it’s likely part of their plan. Beyond seizing Ladybug and Chat Noir’s Miraculouses, they want to corrupt Adrien.

So, who are these people?

• The Diamond is Gabriel—he organized the Diamond Ball every year (mentioned by Alya in Emotion). The Wheat referred to Nathalie as the Diamond’s Shadow—she was Gabriel’s assistant.

• The Machine is Tomoe Tsurugi—without her, Alliance wouldn’t exist, and she owns a car company. The machine also said that she would continue with the Diamond’s mission, and Tomoe said at the end of S5 that she would continue with Gabriel’s legacy

• The Sword is Colt Fathom, Félix’s father. Félix once called him the “Lord of the War,” hinting at his military background.

• The Mask is André—he wanted to be a film director before entering politics, which ties to the drama/comedy theater masks.

• The Pen is Audrey Bourgeois—she’s a fashion designer with major influence in the fashion world.

• The Eye is Emil Graham de Vanily, father to Emilie and Amelie—the brooch on his tie resembles the all-seeing eye symbol in El toro de piedra, a symbol linked with nobility and divine protection. And Emil is a duke.

• The Bricks represent Shirel Kurtzberg, Nathaniel’s mother—she’s an architect.

The Ruler:

Nathaniel’s circumstances in this episode closely mirror what Adrien and Kagami experienced in season 5: they weren’t allowed to be themselves or to love who they truly cared about.

Shirel envisions a perfect world where Nathaniel becomes who she wants him to be, rather than who he truly is.

Marc disrupts that “perfect world,” just as Marinette and Félix disrupted Gabriel and Tomoe’s vision.

Shirel does everything she can to prevent them from seeing each other—even forbidding Nathaniel to continue seeing Marc if he doesn’t stop making comics. Likewise, Gabriel and Tomoe tried to keep Adrien from seeing Marinette and Kagami from seeing Félix.

Lila suspects Nathaniel is Caprikid—suspiciously, Caprikid appears right after Shirel’s akumatization and seems to know where the akuma is, information only Nathaniel would have. Moreover, Lila writes in her notebook: “Nathaniel Kurtzberg, what’s your true face?”

The final scene could have serious consequences for Marc and Nathaniel—or even Marinette—if Lila discovers that Marc and Nathaniel revealed their identities to each other. She wouldn’t hesitate to endanger one to coerce the other.

[taylormarieee]

~Back to friends~

A matt murdock drabble

summary: you and matt had a rough breakup in college, but you never stopped loving each other. can you guys go back to being friends?

word count: 1.8k

pairings: matt murdock x ex!girlfriend!reader

warnings: slight angst, flashbacks, matt being a sweetheart and heartbroken all at once, reader being heartbroken, kisses if you squint, fluff, brief mention of death, that should be it!

a/n: hey guys i know he's not in my masterlist but i saw an edit with this song and the idea just popped up in my head so i had to write it! hope you guys like it, plus my fixation on charlie cox is growing back after ddba. lowercase intended.

The years of college are kind of a blur for you. memories with matt and foggy settling in. they were your happy place and now you barely see them at all.

things got pretty bad after you broke up with matt. you went to therapy, you were diagnosed with depression, you lost your grandma and she was your rock, the glue that kept you together.

it was as if breaking up with matt brought bad luck into your life. matt was the joy and the light at the end of your tunnel that you just knew would be there.

matt gave you hope even when he barely had any for himself. but after being with him for three years and he kept such a secret from you... such a dark secret. you couldn't forgive it in that moment.

the guilt and the distrust you felt that night watching the devil of hells kitchen -- matt-- waltz into your shared apartment and stand in front of you? the feeling of knowing that he felt as though he couldn't trust you enough to keep this secret.

you wondered if he had told foggy or even karen. you cried that night. some words were said that night, ones that were unforgivable.

you regret ever getting up out of bed that night. you regret ever yelling at him that night. you regret it all. because the look of hurt on your face could never match matt's.

you hated yourself for leaving the way you did. with just a note. deep down you still love matt with every fucking bone in your body. you miss him so much it hurts like hell.

three weeks after finding out matt was daredevil. he called you and left you messages. he wanted to talk so you went and talked to him. you wanted him to know that you still loved him and that you didn't hate him.

flashback. Three weeks after the break up...

"hey matty." you walk up, hands in your coat pocket as you stand in front of his sitting figure.

he smiles, reminiscing in the times you used to call him that with a different tone, a tone of love and admiration. now it's just casual.

"hey, would you like to sit down?" he asks as he fold his stick and rests it on his lap.

you smile and sit down next to him, you can feel the heat radiating off matt. you wonder if he can feel how nervous you are.

"h-how have you been these days?" you ask trying to start small and light conversation.

he takes of his glasses to reveal red eyes and eye bags. you gasp. "well i've had better days that's for sure." he chuckles before putting his head down and glasses back on.

as if by instinct you grab his face and turn it towards yours. "matt... are you okay? when's the last time you've slept, or eaten?" you ask concerned as your fingers brush his cheeck in a soothing motion.

he closes his eyes relishing in the action and leans his head into your hand.

he was so scared to take a breath, he didn't want you to move your hand. he didn't want you to leave him in the vulnerable moment.

he finally speaks, "i've eaten. sleep is what hasn't been good. can't sleep without you." he mumbles.

you fight back the tears of seeing matt like this... your matt.

"matty, what did you want to talk about?"

he sighs as he fixes himself. "can we start over? please? i need you in my life." he expresses.

"matty... how could we possibly go back to being friends? three weeks ago we were sharing a bed together and now? i don't even recognize you."

"how can you say that? how can you look at me and pretend i'm someone you've never met?! It's like one minute your laying on my chest in my arms and now your gone."

"would you like me to bring back up the fact that your the devil of hells kitchen?!" you confront in a whispered yell.

"that night matt... the devil was in your eyes, and trust me the devil himself can't deny the lies you've sold. the lie's you've sold to me and foggy and fuck matt, even karen." you express, your voice cracking before leaning away from matt.

"i'm sorry and you know that. i can't express it enough. I love you. your the one that keeps me going, your the reason i was able to graduate and without you i'm nothing. i'm nothing! foggy has karen and then there's me! who do I have!?"

"you still have me matt..."

"not the way i used too."

his words break you. you missed him so much. and it's clear he missed you. he just wants your forgivness.

"i forgive you matt. I forgive you forever. I miss you and just know, im not mad anymore. I love you and i always will matt. did you keep a secret from me? yes you did, for three years but without you i'm nothing. without you i have no joy in my life. so matt, you do have someone... you have me. and you always will. thats a promise."

And that was it. That was two months ago. now you and matt were stronger than ever. you guys were such good friends. you quit working at your last law firm to start working with matt, foggy, and karen again.

god, the look on their faces when you came back was precious. you wish you could snap moments like that in a polaroid and keep them forever.

"so, you and matt are friends again?" foggy asks.

"yea, yea we are. and it's never been better." you respond with a smile.

"gosh it reminds me of old times." foggy sighs out with the wildest grin on his face. "minus the moaning and late nights being kept out of my dorm." he adds with a chuckle.

you gasp and karen bursts out laughing as you push foggy out his chair.

"oh shut up foggy." you laugh out shaking your head. you hear a faint chuckle in the other room and you know it's matt.

separated from the group to work on cases on their break vs hanging out and letting himself be free.

you get up and walk into his office while the faint voices of karen and foggy continue into a different conversation.

you knock on the open door and peek your head in. "matty?" you speak out before being met with a 'come in'.

"i heard you laughing. how come you aren't sitting with us?" you ask.

he smiles before opening his mouth to speak before you quickly cut him off as if already knowing what he's gonna say.

"and don't give me the bullshit matt about how you need to work on cases, they can wait." you say with a smirk on your face.

a smirk that matt knows is there. "fine, you caught me. I was just thinking about stuff. foggy's comment brought back old memories." he says with a chuckle.

"good memories. memories of us at our happiest, i know." you say with a smile as you step closer to matt who's now standing. he reaches for your hand and you give it.

he looks down and smiles.

"what? what iis it? why are you so smiley Mr. Murdock?" you asks with a chuckle.

"nothing, it's just... i'm glad I get to be with you everyday again. like old times. you've made in here brighter, I can feel it." he says.

you smile and caress his face with your cheek. he slowly puts his hands around your waist as if to make sure that this move is okay and when you wrap your arms around his neck, he's all giddy like a puppy.

he smiles and he can't control it, your heart skips a beat at his smile and you tilt your head. "what matty?" you ask a smile now adorning your face.

"nothing it just- it feels like old times." he says rocking you from side to side slowly and gently.

you hum and lay your head on his shoulder. "yea, just like old times." you both stand there for a while just rocking back and forth with each other while enjoying the presence of one another.

you are the first one to speak to break the silence. "i should probably get back to karen and foggy." he lifts his eyebrows as if almost forgetting they were here. almost forgetting.

"oh uh, yea sure. I gotta get back to this thing anyway so..." he trails off.

he may think you don't know, but you do. you can tell. matt didn't want to let you go. he didn't want to have you leave him again.

and frankly, you didn't want to leave his side either. but you wanted to go finish enjoying your lunch break before a new client came in.

"matty... i know what your thinking so stop thinking it. join us. join me."

he sighs and looks towards your direction now. he opens his mouth as if to speak but then hesitates for a moment. he looks back down as if thinking of doing something but not quite doing it yet.

he then walks up to you, grabs your face and kisses you. you halt for s moment before melting into him, into his warmth. god how you've always loved how warm matt was.

you kiss him back with intensity. not lust, but longing. the passion of missing him seeping into your kiss as tears drop down your face wetting matt's cheeks.

you kiss him like you miss him, because you have missed matt. you finally break the kiss to catch a breath and revel in the afterbliss.

you hear faint gasps from behind you and you turn around to see foggy and karen watching but just as quick as you saw them, they have quickly scurried off back to their seats.

you chuckle and put your head down. "i'll uhm, get going now. don't wanna distract you from your work. you can have my left overs matt, i'll go buy some more food for you and me." you speak out as you back out of his door.

you accidentally ram your back into the wall instead earning a chuckle from matt.

"did you just-"

"nope, i'll be on my way now! bye!" you interrupt as you quickly speed walk out of the office but not before reading foggy's lip say 'you will be talking later.'

you roll your eyes and close the door behind you. you stand there for a second, smile, and leave walking to your car.

you were glad you and matt were back to being friends.

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a/n: yes this fic is based off a sombr song called "back to friends."

[tobiasdrake]

01x06 - The Past is the Past

Last episode, I said I thought they had made the final statement about N.A.T.A.L.I.E. but shows what I know. That conversation pretty much governs this whole episode.

Despite the triumphant moment of everyone coming together and healing last episode, this episode is a jerk of the chain. Suddenly forcing Riri to re-experience Natalie's death causes her to backslide hard, depriving her of her heroic ascension.

Arguably, this was always supposed to be N.A.T.A.L.I.E.'s reason for existing. To set Riri up emotionally to take this fall. Enough questions have been raised throughout the show over what she is and how she happened that it seems reasonable to believe she was always a trap, from the very beginning.

What does that mean? Well. Before we can talk about that, we need to talk about Parker's fall.

The episode opens on a flashback for Parker detailing how he got the titular Hood but first, we need to talk about where he is now. Last episode saw his ascension parallel to Riri's, positioning them both as hero and villain prepared to meet at the final battleground.

Here is where Parker is confronted with the hollowness of his ambitions. As I said last episode, this is his triumph but he is also weaker than he has ever been. He's lost his crew, the found family that brought him here, and has only a puppet who hates his stupid guts at his side.

We find him here at a feast fit for twenty, with only empty chairs and Zeke to enjoy it with. He got what he wanted but he isn't happy because the people are all gone. John, Slug, Clown, the Blood Siblings... even Riri.

What Parker really wanted was to feel loved and accepted and part of a family. But what he thought he wanted was enough wealth and power to rub his dad's nose into the ground. He made his own Deal with the Devil, just like Riri made with him, and he asked for the wrong things.

That is so often how these Faustian Pacts go, isn't it?

Speaking of Faust, it's time to tear off the band-aid because we cannot really talk about this episode without talking about him.

WHEN MEPHISTO?

MEPHISTO NOW

YOU CAN ALL STOP ASKING

HE'S HERE

I thought it was really weird in episode 4 when they were like "The cloak is from a dark and awful place and we dare not speak his name" and then in episode 5 Zelma was unceremoniously like "Yeah it's Dormammu, he's called Dormammu." Guess that's what we get for trusting the baby witch to clarify for the crone.

Straight-up mislead to set up the surprise when Mephisto steps forward as the show's true villain.

In a delightful way, Mephisto has been ever-present. He was the power behind Parker's cloak. His pizzeria is the front organization for Parker's gang.

It makes a lot more sense than Dormammu, to be honest. It's hard to see how Parker plays into Dormammu's ambitions to take over this reality but casting Parker as a lost soul caught in Mephisto's orbit, this all comes together nicely.

And while it's never confirmed in this episode, I think we need to ask a serious question about whether he was responsible for N.A.T.A.L.I.E.

Riri meets Mephisto for the first time in this episode, but it's not the first time he's taken an interest in her. In fact, he seems to hint to Parker during their talk midway through the episode that he's playing the two of them against one another to see who prevails.

Mephisto pretty strongly implies that he's been marinating Riri for the clash that's about to go down. In fact, we can even point out a moment of Mephisto directly pushing them in this direction as he was the one who revealed Riri's involvement in John's death to Parker.

If nothing else, he is directly the catalyst for Riri and Parker becoming enemies.

He might even have been the one to kill John. It was a little weird how the door closed on its own and sealed John in right after Riri left. I've always considered it possible that N.A.T.A.L.I.E. automatically closed the door and killed John without telling Riri. Now I am confident that John's death was an act of foul play to pit Riri and Parker against each other.

In much the same way, N.A.T.A.L.I.E. suddenly getting deleted by magic is exactly the rug pull that Riri needs to fall right on her face and lose all sense of character growth and progression she had last episode.

Mephisto let her make N.A.T.A.L.I.E. into a coping mechanism, let her get hooked on a chatbot wearing her dead bestie's face. So that when he took N.A.T.A.L.I.E. away from her, it would turn what should have been a big hero clash of Ironheart versus the Hood into a grudge match of desperate souls mauling each other to claim Mephisto's power for themselves.

Oh, Riri. What are you becoming?

All of this is to set up the cliffhanger at the end. This show... really needs to get a second season because they do not resolve shit. Riri's unwillingness to process her feelings and heal ultimately consumes her.

In her confrontation with Mephisto, Riri does show how she's grown in rejecting the offer to return N.A.T.A.L.I.E. to her.

But as soon as Mephisto sweetens the pot by offering the human Natalie instead, her conviction crumbles like a deck of cards.

Yeah, Riri literally sells her soul to the devil to bring back Natalie. This is the endgame that the N.A.T.A.L.I.E. chatbot has been marinating her for.

So. Uh. I said last episode that they went for a centrist position on Riri and Xavier's argument and. Uh. Nope! Xavier wins! Turns out the chatbot was a terrible fucking idea!

This is clearly a Marvel Not-Ending meant to set up The Next Thing. Riri's journey isn't over yet. The show intends to get a second season or a movie or to have Riri and Mephisto show up again in someone else's thing.

Zeke also gets released from Parker's control via a crotch shot.

Parker's ADMIN rights removed.

ADMIN rights restored to Riri! Haha, eat that, sucker! Zeke

This is surprisingly goofy for one of the two final fights of the season and yet perfectly fits the tone of a Riri vs. Zeke fight. They don't have bitter epic archnemesis energy. They cannot pull that off. They're feral siblings now whether they like it or not.

But, like the obvious Season Finale Cliffhanger of Riri's pact with Mephisto, Zeke ends the show refusing to commit to what their dynamic will be going forward and promising it isn't over yet.

"...barring the possibility of Disney executive leadership making an incredibly disappointing decision that you'd think everyone working on Marvel or Star Wars projects right now would anticipate the threat of."

Boy, I hope we do get that second season and don't get Acolyte'd. Imagine thinking the MCU is doing well enough that you can presume renewal like this.

They even have one last sequel hook in the post-credits.

Now abandoned by Mephisto in favor of Shiny New Hotness Riri, Parker connects with Zelma and offers promises of a new dynamic next season.

This show really, really badly wants a renewal.

I just. I really hope it gets it, because this has been really good and it would be a shame to end halfway through the plot only to get half-heartedly referenced in twenty years by a Ghost Rider movie or something.

[beanghostprincess]

"Trisha is Fma's death wif-" no. I mean- Yes. But also never forget Hughes and the way Mustang thinks about him like they were married for 20 years before his death.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

You made her cry, time to die.

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[turtleblogatlast]

Small but significant character moments that I actually really adore are from both the times we see the boys as tots. There is a reoccurrence that happens in both of them that I find so incredibly interesting.

For the turtle tot short, Splinter leaves the boys with weapons. In the short, Raph is the one who suggests they do “what Lou Jitsu would do” and Leo is the one who takes point when Splinter comes back to reprimand them. Leo, in taking point, is the one to defend them and get Splinter off their tails.

And then, in the flashback regarding the Kuroi Yōroi helmet, Raph is the one who grabs and throws “Skully” as a way to replace their missing ball which breaks it into pieces, but Leo is the one who speaks for the group and rushes into action to fix the teapot.

I love this for multiple reasons, but the biggest are how it shows that Raph has always been inclined toward the bold and fun and making the plans to include his brothers in what he loves and believes they’d love, whereas Leo has always been inclined to be the “Face” of the group and shoulder the attention even if it’s potentially negative all while coming up with on the spot attempts to fix the situation.

[buttercupshands]

welcome back, Todoroki family arc! in both anime AND manga

[aggressionbread]

i think the thing i loved about rebirth was going "part 1 cloud would've never done that"

like he's really getting into his odd jobs/mercenary role, and even enjoying himself? and showing that? and he translates a chocobo's little beeps and kwehs?

[littlest-bugz]

Man, my therapy was really fucking productive today. So grateful to be in therapy

[flovverworks]

after a billion yrs i added a lil line about my gbf verse.....<3 one day i might flesh it out to something in-universe, but since gbf is so "oh ure from another world? ya that happens..." i....am gonna keep w that..........(also cuz i do think discussing the different ways of magic, moon-enemy & this n that is more fun like this

[just-a-little-unionoid]

re: henry's sexuality

i just want to say that f descraques himself said he loved all bodies (he's wrong tho, he's gay), and that there's definitely something going on between he and the visitor.

oh mood

[deancity]

the archangel blade killed lucifer but spared nick, why did we not explore this with micheal and dean?

we could have had dean begging sam or cas to stab him. sam holding him down or standing by as cas looms over him with the blade. dean surrounded by his loved ones begging them to sink the blade into his chest. his hands gripped over cas' on the handle so he can't let go or back out of this. dean the sacrificial lamb begging to be slaughtered for the greater good.