#the oc 4x13

[forbescaroline]

235 FAVORITE SHIPS OF ALL TIME (ranked by my followers) 26. seth cohen and summer roberts - the oc

[boywifesammy]

i love gross early-season dean being a weird little creep. like him in 4x13 snooping in on confidential student files at his old high school to find out which cheerleaders are legal to fuck. this man is in his MID TWENTIES. he’s awful and i love it.

[winnie-the-monster]

[dahllaz]

SVU 25x13

I liked the episode, mostly. Not the best of the season by far but mostly pretty solid.

Fin has gotten kinda soft in his old age, I do not think early seasons Fin would have just let the kid go and cover up his being shot lolol.

I do not like Carisi's new boss. I mean. We're not supposed to, but she also...she just also doesn't seem very good at her job? I bought that Lorraine Maxwell was competent and risen through the ranks and all that. This lady just seems like a dumbass. And for a political climber, what we saw her say to the reporters seemed kind of dumb. Just. Seems like she'd hedge her bets more? Hem and haw and ready the NYPD to be scapegoats, not full throated back them up. Ya know?

I am kind of surprised there wasn't something...something more with Olivia and her healing arc. Just in that. Seems like there needed to be something between her slamming into her office at the mention of Lewis last episode and things good enough now that she's giving lending the compass out for others' healing. Speaking of...huh. That was weird? Was that weird? It seems weird to me she just loaned that puppy out. Am I weird for thinking it's weird? She has given her necklace away before...

Don't mind seeing the Flynns again though not sure I liked how they did it/everything said. Liv has had this 'healing' arc all season but becoming this enmeshed with a victim and her family seems maaaybe not the healthiest thing lol.

I did really like the phone call with Elliot at the end for a couple reasons. 1) that does not seem like a call where they haven't talked at all since he left. We know they left each other voice mails at the beginning of the season, but this strikes me as evidence that they've managed to actually talk in some manner at least. 2) For quite a while I've thought that we are not going to see them actually talking about Lewis or anything else that happened to her in the years he was gone. But. I've wanted there to be some sort of acknowledgement that they have discussed it off screen, since they made a point of telling us in the Wheatley trial episode that they had not. And given his non-reaction to her mention of her healing, I'm taking this as that proof that it's been discussed at least in some manner.

And then when the camera pulled back where we couldn't hear but still see Olivia and she smiled big and looked so relaxed? Aawwww. That was nice to see.

OC 4x13

Huh. It was okay? But maybe the weakest episodes of the season, though perhaps that is a bit unfair of me to say because I have yet to watch some of the serial killer arc as I have no interest in watching the Rita dies stuff.

But. It was kind of meh. Really don't like that it's a cliffhanger. I just want this storyline to be over with and now it's getting drug out into a whole 'nother season. UGH.

I do still like Randall. I still don't really care about Joe Jr though don't want him to die, just 'cause it would hurt the family.

That dinner was awkward and not in the...not in the meant to be awkward way. I mean. It was that too. But Maureen being the only other sibling there, and especially considering she's the one with a husband and kids and they also weren't there, it was...it was weird. Off. The scene didn't really flow? And if there was only going to be one, really wish it was Kathleen. Or maybe Lizzie just because it would be nice if adult Lizzie could actually get to speak someday lololol.

Becky being pregnant - not a surprise. Eli wanting to be a cop - What. The. Fuck??? What in the world have we seen that makes that make even a little bit of sense? And they have him get mad at Elliot for leaving because of the job yet again which is in character and yay? that they acknowledged that by having Elliot comment on it and yet it makes it even weirder he's joining.

The DEA lady flirting with Vargas was cute but...we'll probably never see her again. Though maybe we will, since this stupid story line isn't over yet. But. Maybe I'm also just bummed we never saw the cop again that Ayanna flirted with last season, during the Chinese mob story line. And that I'm just annoyed that they're giving flirting time to Vargas while they've completely dropped anything with Ayanna's personal life. Give me some queer content, damn it.

[heroesvillainsandrej]

4x13 bububububub Rej you sure know a lot about that crazy tech jargon [fun fact 1: I'm currently cat-sitting a fat cat named Bubbles] [fun fact 2: I got a new job] [fun fact 3: my mom is cancer free] [ :-D ] first | prev | next

[fine-nephrit]

🥏 TXF Fic Rec #10: "The Common Fate of All Things Rare" by Aloysia Virgata & Scarlet Baldy

Today’s fic has several of my favorite things in fics: the angst from the fallout in Never Again and the looming cancer arc in the background, well-done jealousy and UST, a lovely written and memorable OC, excellent prose, and clever lines.

It also boasts an impressive, meaty case file that has an ass-kicking profiler!Mulder and pathologist!Scully, intricate plotting, red herrings, twists, and turns like a bona fide mystery novel.

The story nestles itself nicely in the gap between the end scene of Never Again and the beginning of Memonto Mori. Oh, don’t miss the hilarious gag reel after the ending.

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🥏 The Common Fate of All Things Rare by Aloysia Virgata (@aloysiavirgata) and Scarlet Baldy (@badforthefish)

Length: Novella, 46,000+ words Season: season 4, episode 4x13 Never Again Relationship(s): M/S UST to RST Tags: Casefile, Episode-related, Cancer arc, Angst, Smut, Jealousy, Torture, Scully-POV, Mulder-POV Rating: Mature/R

[skylessknights]

Oooo I haven't done one of these is a while! Thanks for tagging me @sainteda 🥰️💖

1. How many works do you have on ao3 (or masterlist)? - Gosh I just looked and I have 66!!

2. What’s your total ao3 word count? - 175,399k!! That's insaneeeeee

3. What fandoms do you write for? - You know what I don't really write for specific fandoms, it really just depends on my hyper fixations or my otp list. But my main ones are:

9-1-1 (it's been a while)

The Bear

Lord of the Rings

4. Top five fics by kudos - I just looked and...it's literally all my 9-1-1/Buddie fics (I'm not even proud of these ones)😭

Answer Truthfully 

One Step Closer

Morning Surprise

I Miss You, Honey 

Thinking Of You

5. Do you respond to comments? - OF COURSE! I love reading comments, they are the source of my happiness and motivation! 💖

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? - You know what ? It has to be the 4x13 speculation fic I wrote for Buddie: Grief Is The Price We Pay For Love (Major death and a whole lot of angst!)

7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? - There's so many to choose from!! But I'll pick my Sydcarmy fic called Love is not our enemy because they kiss at the end!

8. Do you get hate on fics? - Erm...no?? I don't think I have.

9. Do you write smut? - I may write fics with sexual tension and implied sexual content but I never venture into smut.

10. Craziest crossover? - I'm glad you asked! It's not a fic but it's quick edit I did based on a Hannibal x The Bear AU I had in mind. May I'll actually write the fic one day...

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? - Noooo, like I didn't even know this was a thing??? People do this???

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? - I can't remember honestly 😅

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? - No, I don't think I would want to tbh.

14. All time favorite ship? - Gosh that's too hard!! I'll give you my top 3:

SydCarmy (Sydney x Carmy - The Bear)

Kastle (Karen x Frank - Daredevil/The Punisher)

Buddie (Buck x Eddie - 911)

5. What’s a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? - Gosh there's so many!!! I won't answer this because I will eventually get to them...hopefully...one day...

16. What are your writing strengths? - I would say my poetic style?? I just love using metaphors and allegories to describe characters, worlds and all sorts. I thank The Song of Achilles for inspiring this tbh.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? - I think dialogue and my poetic style, because sometimes I can go overboard and just miss the mark 😅

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language? - LOVE IT!! Any chance I get I will use it!

19. First fandom you wrote in? - I thought it would be Disney's Descendants because that was how I got introduced to Tumblr. But it was actually 9-1-1!

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? - I'm going to be biased and say the one that I'm writing right now which is called: The Final Bow

It's a Feyd Rautha x OC multi fic and I'm having so much fun! 💖

Tagging: @drrav3nb, @matan4il, @lemonzestywrites, @tabbytabbytabby, @cinematicnomad

[i-am-gek]

Reintroducing All My Current Fics Here since I'm hoping to go on an update spree (continuing from the last 2)

Emo San: My first multi-chapter fic. High angst. Side Faberry. Not at all canon.

R44: Room For Four, a polyamorous relationship between the "Unholy Quad"/Faberittana. Established relationship between San & Britt. Early high angst, moving towards more fluff with lighter angst. Good amount of smut. Non-canon

Midnights (Santana's Version): Inspired by Taylor's Swift's tenth album, Midnights (3 AM) each chapter reference one of the 21 songs. (Yes, I included Hits Different). Adheres to canon.

Ren & The Unholy Quad: A request fill for @avasharpexme exclusive to AO3, OMC polyam relationship with Faberittana. Heavily Quinn/OMC, Brittana, and Faberry. OMC's relationship with San is a bit complicated and handled quite tactfully to respect her identity as a lesbian. High smut, some angst, Canon adjacent.

My Only Non Glee Fic

The Wolf and The Raven: Semi-inspired by the symbiotic relationship of two animals, this is an eventual Wenclair fic. Some angst, as is to be expected with Wednesday Addams. After current canon

If you want to read something completed

The Anniversary-Verse

Five Years Brittana Challenge

Brittana Snixxth Anniversary

Seven Years of Brittana

Brittana's Eight Anniversary

All after-canon

Holiday Inspired Fics

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Brittana Edition- Glee in Halloweentown, high influence by the movie. Fluffy angst

I Put A Spell On You: Brittana Halloween 2021- title inspired by the Hocus Pocus song. Side of Faberry. Fluffy angst. Non-canon (iirc)

Christmas With The Pierces: non-canon Christmas fic. Fluffy AF

Santa(na) Baby: A New York Christmas fic with slight canon references (but not really). Quite a few OCs. A good amount of all smut, fluff and angst.

Abandoned Fic Warning

I have for the time being abandoned two FF.net fics

Growing Up: A Brittana Story (Brittana origin story)

Lorcan and Lysander (HP Next Gen)

Other!

Paquerrete (Without Me): Inspired by the song of the same title by With Confidence, Canon adjacent to 4x13 "Diva"

Saywer & Milo: Monster Camp (Monster Prom 2) inspired fic, I intend to add one final chapter

I also have an original work on FF.net temporarily while I look into other sites more suited for original work.

I hope you can find something to read while you wait for update on your favorite fics! You'll find many storylines seem to traverse alot of them (oops?) Catch you in the comments :)

[deans-baby-momma]

Past Haunts Part 2

The sound of the alarm wakes me up and I turn over, smacking toward the nuisance until finally my palm makes purchase and there is once again quiet in the room. Squinting an eye open, I look at the glowing numbers; 5:15 am. Ugh! Another early morning. I rub the back of my hands across my eyes, trying to wipe the sleep out of them. 

I had stayed up late again last night, calming my daughter from another nightmare. For a week now, she’s dreamed something was after her, a monster or a ghost. Damn, I could barely make out the words through her sobs and then when I ask her about them the next day she just shrugs and says it was just a nightmare. My beautiful, sweet, innocent daughter is being terrorized in her sleep and there is nothing I can do to help her. 

I roll out of bed and head to the bathroom to begin another day at the diner. Another 8 hours on my feet, being belittled and humiliated. All for a measly paycheck to buy food and pay bills. But it was a job and without a college education, it was about the only thing I could find.

College. Such a dream! But after the three positive pregnancy tests over Christmas break during my senior year of high school, college turned into an unattainable dream. All because of the new kid; the arrogant, egotistical boy in the brown leather coat.

Sam comes out of the hospital, still in his scrubs and jumps into the passenger seat of the Impala, startling Dean from his thoughts. 

“I think she’s telling the truth,” Sam says. “The way she talked about being there mentally but not physically – kind of sounds like demonic possession to me.”

Dean shakes his head slightly, getting his mind back on the case. “Kind of?“

"Well, she didn’t see any black smoke or smell sulfur." 

"Maybe it’s not a demon,” Dean suggests. “Kids can be vicious. You, of all people, should know that.”

“I mean, we’re already here. Might as well check out the school.”

“Right. The school,” Dean says eagerly, as he reaches to start the car.

“Why are you so jazzed to go back?” Sam asks, incredulously. “We went there what, a million years ago. I seriously doubt anyone we went to school with is still around.”

“I’m not. I just think it’s worth looking into,” Dean says as he turns the key and fires up the engine. “Truman High, Home of the Bombers,” he says and then mumbles to himself. “And bombshells.”

Driving toward the school, Dean looks over at Sam. “So what’s our cover? FBI? Homeland Security? Swedish exchange students?”

Sam lost the newspaper he had in his hand. “Don’t worry. I got an idea.”

“Okay. But I’m hungry. Can we stop for food first?”

Slowly opening the door, I look in on my daughter. She is sleeping peacefully now but it is time to wake her up. As much as I would rather let her sleep in and just skip school to rest up, I also know that she would throw a fit.

One thing about Whitney Deanna Quentin is she loves school. And she is smart, smarter than most 12-year-olds. Too smart for her own good sometimes.  But I am so proud of her. She is only in 7th grade but has been taking advanced placement classes at the high school, my old alma mater, Truman High. 

I approach her bed and place my hand on her shoulder.  “Whit, baby. Time to get up." 

Her eyes flutter open and, just like every day, as soon as those bright green orbs land on mine, it takes my breath away. They are exactly just like her father’s. Just like her hair, the same umber color as his; the freckles across the bridge of her nose and splattering across both cheekbones. Every day I look at my daughter brings up the memories of him, the boy who broke my heart when he climbed into that shiny black car and rode away, never to be seen or heard from again.

"I’m up,” Whitney yawned, as she sat up in the bed. “What time is it?”

“Six,” I tell her as I run a hand over her head. “I gave you an extra few minutes since we were up late. “Honey, do you want to talk about it? What you’re dreaming about?”

She looks up at me and smiles. “Nah, it’s okay mom. I know those things aren’t real. At least while I’m awake. Ghosts and monsters? Psh, just childish fears.” She shrugs me off as she stands and heads toward the bathroom. “I’ll be ready in 20.”

Please let me know what you think!!! MY ASK BOX is always open

@vickiq9761 @flamencodiva @mysteriouslyme @crashdevlin @travelingriversideblues-x @akshi8278 @keymology @hoboal87@squirrelnotsam @spnbaby-67  @natura1phenomenon @drakelover78@lostinaseaoffictionalbliss @larajadeschmidt13 @tftumblin

[ocgifs]

It was the spring of 1998...

[scuttling]

Criminal Minds Fic Masterlist

*=18+, NSFW content ^=Multi-chapter

Aaron Hotchner/Reader Stories (Female reader unless noted)

SFW:

Lean On Me (Hotch/Gender Neutral Reader)

Paper Rings

Flash Fiction - 500 Word Stories (multiple pairings)

NSFW:

The Dormant Dominant*

Time After Time* (series WIP)

Just The Way You Are* (series WIP)

Head Over Feet*^ (Hotch/Reader, unrequited Reid/Reader)

Happy Accidents*

Weigh Me Down*

(Not So) Casual Friday*

Stay at Home DILF*

Trophy Husband* & Badass Wife*

All I Have To Give*

Long Time Coming*

Lavender*

Mega Thread Count Sheets*

Lovers' Spat*

Crush*

Sugar, Spice, & Everything Nice*

Animals*

Daddy's Home*

If I Should Linger*

Sweet Evening Breeze*

In Those Jeans*

Some Assembly Required*

Those Who Wait*

Spencer Reid/Reader Stories (Female reader unless noted)

Save Me Tonight*

Aaron/Latina OFC Sophie Non-Timeline

Classified*^ (Neighbor AU) WIP

Something Stupid*^ (Dad Hotch)

(You Want To) Make a Memory*^ (Amnesia AU)

Watching* (Hotch/OC ft Morgan/Garcia)

Impure* (Priest Kink AU)

While You Were Sleeping (Okay, in a Coma)^ (Rom Com AU) WIP

Aaron/Spencer/Latina OFC Sophie

Present, Perfect, Patient, Promise, Pretend series* WIP

Can’t Be That Wrong*^ (Vampire AU)

Spencer/Latina OFC Sophie Stand Alones Sweet Surrender*^ (Virgin Sub Reid) WIP

Multiple Pairings

The Slutty BAU series* (Aaron, Spencer, Derek, Emily/OC AU)

Aaron/Latina OFC Sophie Universe Timeline WIP

0-6 Months at the BAU

Interview

Newbie

Blind Date

Bully

7-12 Months at the BAU

Small*

Unsteady

Flirt

Hesitation

Tempting

Birthday

1 year - 1 year 6 months at the BAU

Vacation (All I Ever Wanted)

California

First Dates

Kinky*

First Time*

Feel*

Glow*

Hypothetically*

Disclosure

Girls Night*

Perfect Storm*

Favor*

Little Things*

Give*

1 year 7 months - 2 years at the BAU

Tame* (Episode related 3x13)

Sorry* (Episode related 3x14)

Bait*

Testimony* (Episode related 3x19)

Territory/Terror* (Episode related 3x20-4x01)

Ready*

Fired Up* (Episode related 4x10)

Late*

Cuffs*

Sunday*

Bad Cop* (Episode related 4x13)

Tease*

Sleeping Beauty*

2 years - 2 years 6 months at the BAU

Automatic*

Complaint*

Busy*

Silent Treatment*

Heatwave*

Indulgences*

Signals*

2 years 7 months - 3 years at the BAU

Deep*

Sneaky*

Trifecta*

Bath*

Yes

Theatricality*

Jealous*

3 years - 3 years 6 months at the BAU

Brat*

Bachelorette Party*

Lawfully*

Payback*

Sick*

Beast*

Forty-Eight*

3 years 7 months - 4 years at the BAU

Kneel*

[aceofwhump]

Hi! Couple you please recommend the best being shot scenes and especially the holding and “stay with me” scenes? Thought of a great plot for my OC and just need to watch all the possible references for science inspiration

Here ya go! Good luck with the writing!

My favorite scenes with both the character getting shot and someone saying "stay with me":

Lucifer 5x15

911 4x14

Criminal Minds 9x24

The Crossing 1x06

Hawaii Five-0 8x10 (it’s technically “hang in there” but same sentiment)

Virgin River S02E10

Dear John (movie)

Other great shot scenes but don’t have "stay with me" being said:

Lucifer 4x07

Covert Affairs 1x11

Hawaii Five-0 10x22, 6x25

Graceland 2x13

The A-Team 5x13

911 Lone Star 1x08, 1x09, 1x10

Burn Notice 4x12 and 4x13

NCIS LA 2x17

Angel 2x14

Legends of Tomorrow 2x06

Great scenes where someone says "stay with me" but no one got shot (stabbed, poisoned, sick, etc. yes but not shot):

Hawaii Five-0 1x23

Graceland 3x08

The Haunting of Hill House 1x10

The Magicians 4x13

Stargate SG-1 3x04

Game of Thrones 8x04

Castle 3x24

Merlin finale

When Calls the Heart 3x09

Supernatural 11x16

Star Crossed 1x12

Outer Banks 2x03

Moonlight 1x04

911 2x13

Sleepy Hollow 3x03

Aquaman

Torchwood 3x04

[winnie-the-monster]

[catrasredemption-moved]

Sorry for the offense my ask caused however I dont necessarily understand why you don't want to write Catra as she cannonically was for 90% of the series? It's like do you really like Catra as a character or do you just want a cute cat girl design that you can treat like an oc and give her any personality you want?

*sigh* Okay, you want to do this? Let’s go.

For reference, this is the ask in question.

I dont necessarily understand why you don't want to write Catra as she cannonically was for 90% of the series?

You’re right. That is how Catra was for a lot of the series. I’ve never shied away from that fact or tried to defend it. Catra was an unhealthy, toxic, terrible person. But to simply leave it at that is a surface reading which doesn’t take several things into account:

Environment: Catra grew up in a place where literally everyone hated her. Shadow Weaver and Hordak both threatened to kill her on multiple occasions, and Hordak tried twice to do so. As early as the third episode of season one, Lonnie makes it clear that the only thing that ever protected Catra in the Horde was Adora, meaning it was basically open season on her once Adora left. If she hadn’t been given the Force Captain badge to hide behind, things probably would have been a lot worse.

Opportunities: Catra was given almost no chances to really change aside from Adora insisting that she up and abandon the only life she knows (as terrible as that life is at least it’s the devil she knows). And every time she shows weakness, life comes back to kick her. Shadow Weaver gives a minute bit of kindness? Catra gives her what she wants, and Shadow Weaver uses it to escape and abandon Catra to whatever punishment Hordak will give her. Catra opens up to Scorpia? Hordak’s demon imp reports it back to Hordak. Catra is happy in the Crimson Waste? She finds out that Shadow Weaver abandoned her to go to Adora. Catra slowly hardens herself over the course of season 1-4 because she simply can’t afford not to do so. Being even slightly soft has, over and over, proven to be her downfall.

Mental Health: Catra pretty obviously has problems that aren’t addressed because the Horde doesn’t gaf about mental illness. *C-PTSD - She was consistently abused and threatened by the person who was supposed to be her parental figure. That messes you up *Depression - I mean... yeah. That one is just kind of obvious *Borderline Personality Disorder - This is a very strong headcanon of mine (and a lot of the fandoms). BPD is a bitch of a mental illness. What are some of the symptoms? I’m glad you asked: An intense fear of abandonment, even going to extreme measures to avoid real or imagined separation or rejection || A pattern of unstable intense relationships, such as idealizing someone one moment and then suddenly believing the person doesn't care enough or is cruel || Rapid changes in self-identity and self-image that include shifting goals and values, and seeing yourself as bad or as if you don't exist at all (source). Any of that sound disturbingly familiar?

Catra’s Own Desires: As Double Trouble so eloquently put it “You try so hard to play the 'Big Bad Villain’ but your heart has never been it has it?” (Double Trouble, Destiny Part 2, 4x13). All Catra’s ever really wanted was acknowledgment that she’s worth something, to feel cared about, and Adora. That’s it. This post sums things up pretty well, imo - when asked what she wants, her focus is pulled to Adora. All of her dreams included Adora. It’s said right in the first episode: “We’re gonna see the world and conquer it.” (Catra, The Sword Part 1, 1x01). She tries to carry through with that plan on her own when Adora leaves, and we see how well that goes for her.

Catra Makes A Concentrated Effort To Change: Catra at the end of season four/beginning of season five is not the same Catra we’ve seen throughout the rest of the series. She’s down. She’s defeated. She’s seeking comfort in Glimmer’s company. And when push comes to shove, she does something she’s never done before - puts someone else’s life above her own survival. Her own life is officially forfeit. She knows what’ll happen to her when Glimmer is gone, and she doesn’t care. And she’s convinced no one else cares either. “There’s no one left in the entire universe who cares about me.” (Catra, Corridors, 5x03). She’s ready to die, but she wants to make amends with one person before she goes - Adora. She needs to apologize to Adora before she dies so maybe Adora will have a better memory of her than just the angry, bitter villain she became. And when she actually survives, she tries really hard to fall back on that angry persona, because she’s afraid of getting hurt again. But Adora almost immediately takes that down. “What do you care?! I know you all hate me!” “I never hated you!” *pause* “Then you’re even dumber than I thought.” (Catra, Adora, Taking Control, 5x06). Catra isn’t trying to be cruel or insult Adora there. Okay, maybe she's being a little insulting, but most of the hate is directed at herself. She doesn’t understand why Adora doesn’t hate her. Why Adora even bothered to go back for her. In her mind, there’s no way Adora can still care about her after everything that’s happened. She can’t let herself believe it, because she knows she’s just going to get hurt in the end (see earlier point about BPD). And when she realizes she’s actually going to live, and maybe she has another chance to set things right? She changes. She makes a very concentrated effort to be a better a person. *“I’m sorry. I got angry. It’s something I’m working on.” (Catra, Shot In The Dark, 5x08) *“I’m trying to be a better friend, that has to count for something.” (Catra, Return to the Fright Zone, 5x10) *“No. I’m not leaving. Whatever happens, I’m staying!” (Catra, The Heart Part 2, 5x13) We see Catra acknowledging and trying to work on her anger issues, making an effort to be a better friend, and refusing, for the first time, to run away when things start getting hard, even if it means watching Adora die. She also: *Makes amends with Perfuma after their earlier fight in Return to the Fright Zone, and doesn’t argue with Perfuma when she implies Catra has feelings for Adora (which is a huge thing for her to do with someone she barely knows) *Stands up to Shadow Weaver, her abuser, and then works with her to find and help Adora *Once again puts her own life in danger for the greater good (staying behind to fight the infected security bug, which she knows will kill her (notice how she doesn’t look Adora in the eye when she says she’ll catch up)), in favor of letting Shadow Weaver help Adora to the Heart.

Has Catra fully changed by the end of the series? Of course not, she had to fight an alien invasion, it’s really hard to go through full character development while fighting a war. But she lays the groundwork for herself as early as 4x13, when she steps in to save Glimmer from being killed by Horde Prime. She saves Glimmer in 5x03 with zero expectations that anyone will come back and save her. She saw what Horde Prime did to Hordak and knows that’s probably her future, but she puts the greater good above her own desire to live (which is probably pretty low at that point anyway). And when Adora does come back? She’s angry. Not because of Adora’s hero complex (although that’s pretty frustrating as well), but because she doesn’t see herself as someone worth saving. “We both know I don’t matter” (Catra, Save the Cat, 5x05). She so deeply believes she’s worthless that even Adora coming back for her can’t have been out of any sense of love - it was just Adora wanting to play the hero again. She spends the rest of season five trying to be someone worth that sacrifice. Trying to be someone worth Adora’s love.

It's like do you really like Catra as a character or do you just want a cute cat girl design that you can treat like an oc and give her any personality you want?

Catra as a character is absolutely fascinating to me, mostly for the reasons I listed above - she’s not purely good or evil, she’s hugely impacted by the environment she grew up and the abuse she suffered, and she’s not the typical abuse victim we’re used to seeing in media - the one whose abuse made her kinder. Being abused made Catra bitter and angry. Catra worked to make herself kinder, to make herself a better person. That’s a conscious choice she makes and continues to make.

And the things you asked for? They’re also conscious choices:

she finds it too easy to physically lash out at Adora when stressed and expects her to take it bc "Adora is she-ra and it doesnt really hurt her anyway"

That’s abuse. That’s physical abuse no matter which way you slice it. That’s Catra making a choice to attack Adora using stress as an excuse because “Adora can take it.” Even at her worse, Catra never physically hurt someone outside of the battle - notable exceptions being Adora in 1x02 and Entrapta in 3x04, when she hits both of them with stun batons. And look at her face after each of those moments:

That’s not exactly the face of a brutal abuser. That’s someone who is just in way over her head and has no idea what she’s doing.

(It’s up to you if you want to include her slashing at Emily after her nightmare. Personally, I don’t, because it was a fear reaction and... Emily’s a robot.)

She gets angry, absolutely. She loses her temper and breaks things and threatens (usually by hitting the wall next to someone), but outside of battles, most of her attacks are verbal. Which leads me to my next point:

she keeps trying to manipulate people casually

Catra is absolutely amazing at reading people and making snap decisions on what to say that she thinks would get through to them or hurt them. Notable examples:

-Scorpia - “ And that's exactly why you have to go! How dare they pretend they're better just because you're different! How dare they abandon people just because they don't fit into their perfect little lives!” (Catra, 1x08, Princess Prom) Entrapta - “They left you. They left you, and they’re not coming back. Isn’t that just like Adora? She left me behind, too. Like I was nothing. Adora got her precious Bow and Glimmer back. All these princesses care about is people who are just like them. But you’re not like them, are you?” (Catra, 1x10, The Beacon) Hordak, after he says he needs Entrapta - “ Who do you think let the princesses in?” (Catra, 3x04, Moment of Truth)

Hell, even Horde Prime, in a way - she tells him that he needs her and Glimmer alive to activate the Heart of Etheria. Whether or not he’s actually convinced or if he’s just playing along to get what he wants is questionable, but she still had to think on her feet and used something she had known existed for like ten minutes (the Heart of Etheria).

And again, those are all choices she makes. Her manipulation skills are undeniable, but using them for fun would be falling back on old habits, something, again, she’s trying very hard not to do.

or she strikes a saleanis civilian when confronted

Again, Catra (aside from the two stun baton incidents) does not hit first outside of battle. Not to mention Salineas is probably one of worst regrets (along with the portal). She might tell someone to fuck off, especially if they bother her while she’s working, but hitting a civilian? That’s not even Old Catra. Old Catra would have just stopped and given them a death glare until they got scared and ran away.

It's like do you really like Catra as a character or do you just want a cute cat girl design that you can treat like an oc and give her any personality you want?

Season five Catra is meant to be a Catra who’s trying to heal and be a better person. Season four shows Catra slowly breaking down, all of the things that have made her personality up to this point - her anger, her resentment, the things she thinks she wants - being ripped away and leaving her empty. And when she survives Horde Prime, she can’t return to that persona. She tries in 5x06, and breaks halfway through because she just can’t do it anymore.

Adora confronts her twice, she tries to fall back into her old way of coping with things, and she’s exhausted by the end of it. She can’t maintain that kind of anger anymore. Four seasons and three-ish years later, she’s just... not capable of it.

But none of that means she’s “magically healed.” She still has a temper. She still lashes out and runs away when things get hard. She tries, and she backslides, because that’s what recovery is. Backsliding all the way to pre-Breakdown Catra, though? She can’t do that. Consciously, she knows no one will put up with it. Emotionally, she just can’t. And most importantly, she doesn’t want to. She wants to be a better person, she wants to be someone who deserves love and friendship.

And that is the Catra I enjoy writing. She’s not cutesy or ==^uWu^== - she’s broken. She’s trying to heal. She has sharp edges and trauma and she’s not always going to handle things well. But she’s also trying to learn better coping methods. She’s finally doing what she actually wants (recovering from the past and being a better person), and she deserves better than a fandom that wants her to go to back to being the toxic person she was pre-breakdown.

So I’m sorry if you don’t like my interpretation of Catra, Anon, but to be frank, I’m not too crazy about yours, either, so... I guess we’re done here.

[ao3feed-queliot]

still i come back to you

by rizcriz

He’s able to sit up for the first time on a Thursday. Has been weaving in and out of consciousness for the better half of a week. Flanked by Margo on his left, Quentin on his right, and a revolving door of characters at his feet. Visitors who come and go and sometimes come back. Like Penny and Alice and Julia. Or who come once, stay for a few minutes, and then disappear to never return. Like Dean Fogg and Kady. Nothing more than courtesy drop by.

He doesn’t mind. Quentin squeezes his hand tight like he thinks he might, though, so he just nuzzles his cheek into Quentin’s shoulder and opts not to mention that he has all he needs right here. Pretends not to hear Margo’s judgement when she huffs out an amused breath. Squeezes her hand as if to say not now, Bambi.

They’re alive. They have time. Right now he just wants to stay like this. --

Or, the season 4 finale never happened, but Quentin and Eliot still manage to be disasters. Mostly Eliot.

Words: 13984, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English

Fandoms: The Magicians (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Quentin Coldwater, Eliot Waugh, Margo Hanson, Julia Wicker, kady orloff diaz, Todd, Penny Adiyodi, Alice Quinn

Relationships: Quentin Coldwater/Eliot Waugh, Quentin/OC

Additional Tags: Fluff, Angst, Pining, two people obviously in love but too dumb to do anything about it, Jealousy, eliots literally so dumb, talking about feelings, 4x13 dumbfuckery never happened, Quentin's in therapy, eliot and alice are friends

read it on the AO3 at http://archiveofourown.org/works/20869355

[missgoalie75]

the magicians fic: the sunlight burning through the loose flags

title: the sunlight burning through the loose flags  characters/pairings: eliot, quentin, margo, fen, alice, julia, kady, penny-23, original characters; quentin/eliot, brief eliot/fen (in a platonic way!), margo/josh, brief quentin/alice rating: m spoilers/warnings: canon divergent from 4x13 b/c fuck you; references to ptsd and suicide (which doesn’t happen in this, obviously), scenes of a sexual nature - one of which involves eliot and fen, an oc has dementia, euthanasia word count: ~23,000 disclaimer: recognizable dialogue is from the show. lyrics referenced are not mine. title is from “the lightning strike” by snow patrol. summary: he tries to picture how it'll be, going forward, once he gets out of this fucking bed. | eliot heals. note: in terms of the canon divergence: penny-23 used astral projecting, julia chose to be a goddess. quentin does not go to the mirror world - instead, kady goes. as for how time passes in fillory...it doesn’t make sense, so i do what i want, basically. a/n: i started writing this a couple of weeks before the finale at a glacial pace, but then the finale happened and spite has always been my number 1 motivator. so, here we are. special thanks to @ofthedirewolves for introducing me to this show, even though it dropped the ball in the end, the journey was beautiful (up to a certain point) and now i get to play in a fun, new sandbox.

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