#the taxi scenes were so funny and real

[offscreendeath]

[blamebrampton]

Books talk to each other. Mostly because practically every writer is also a voracious reader, but also because books arise out of times and places and we share a lot of our worlds these days. So it’s unsurprising that several novels I have hugely enjoyed over the past few years share the theme of the antiheroine who is past all giving of the fucks. Naomi Novik’s powerful dark sorceress kept on her own tight leash in the Scholomance books was a joy to follow; Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow slashed her way into my heart and now Sarah Rees Brennan’s Long Live Evil has added to a list of beloved antiheroines that probably started for me with Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair.

Coincidentally, when considering how to describe Long Live Evil without significant spoilers, I realised that it shared several major themes with Vanity Fair. Young woman unfairly treated by fate decides to embrace her slut era to survive a war zone �� both very accurate and wildly inaccurate for both. LLE opens with main character Rae in a hospital bed, teasing her sister about a book series they both adore. Rae is taking refuge in the story they have shared over years because it is one of the few things they have left: she is losing her fight against cancer and has been losing parts of her life, family and memory as that fight has progressed.

My personal hospital experiences have all been to do with major traumas rather than illness, which I vastly prefer because if you don’t die in the first couple of days, you usually start mending and you can immediately make plans to make the best of whatever you’ve broken. Rees Brennan, however, famously wrote a very funny, very horrible, ‘Kids, you won’t believe what shenanigans your girl’s been up to now, it’s only stage four Hodgkins lymphoma!’ post on her Tumblr or LJ (someone who has been hit in the head with taxis fewer times than me will doubtless factcheck that in the notes) about seven or eight years ago and then faced the very serious business of trying to live. The hospital scenes are painfully authentic, as are the stories of people who have left Rae as she slipped further out of everyday life.

For Rees Brennan, a loving family and peer group were there to hold her as close as they could. For Rae, only her beloved little sister, Alice, and Time of Iron, their favourite fantasy series, remain. They read the books together, remember adventures cosplaying and watching the musical, they wonder about the final instalment; for Rae it’s a joy she can still share (even if she doesn’t remember as much as she should), for Alice, it’s her two greatest loves. When a strange woman offers a door into the world of the book and a possible magical cure to Rae, she wants it as much as she disbelieves it.

Stepping into Eyam, the land of Time of Iron, Rae finds herself in the body of a villain doomed to die the next day. No worries! She’s thought and fought her way out of worse scraps than this in her past as a head cheerleader, let alone while battling cancer. She can use her knowledge of the plot to change things! If only she remembered more of the books…

Portal fantasies are common enough, but not all play by the same rules. This isn’t Narnia, where the magical world is more real than our own, for Rae, the world of the book is nothing more a tool to get her hands on the cure. She doesn’t need to care about any of these people, they’re not real. Most of them speak in a formal language that relies on the conventions of fantasy literature (there is an ongoing, warm-hearted skewering of all Game of Thrones-esque texts running through both the story and the in-text ‘quotes’ from Time of Iron) and half the characters are known more by their descriptions rather than their names. So she will play the Beauty Dipped in Blood, with her questionable morals, impractical clothes and centre-of-balance-distorting boobs for the weeks that will pass until the cure is available. Whoever she has to shuffle in the plot to secure a place beside that cure, she will shuffle. While she’s not out to kill anyone, it’s not as though they were ever really alive. Not like her. If she has to be the villain to survive, she will be an impeccable one. The people will cheer evil on!

Obviously, little goes to plan. Rae’s illness has taught her cruelty, but she hasn’t forgotten what it is to be kind. Even as she manipulates her role into ongoing main character, she realises that’s not how anyone gets a happy ending. That’s not how she can live with herself. As she comes to think of the other people in the story as real, they become more so, both in how we read them and in how they impact the story. Rae remembers what it is like to make friends, which she never meant to, but, oh, the luxury after years of watching people slip away!

As in previous novel In Other Lands, Rees Brennan has a long list of fantasy tropes to embrace and undermine, and her deft touch with humour is as evident as ever here, but her publishers call this her first adult novel and there is a shift in tone from her previous works. Anger is more real and lasting. Consequences are more significant. Understanding is reached for, even if it’s bitter. One of my favourite things is that she lets her female characters rage, but never judges those who can’t, whether because they’re too powerless or just too tired, and her male characters are allowed to be people if they choose to be — which all but the most vainglorious do.

I hadn’t paid much attention beyond checking the release date for the book, so didn’t realise it was the first in a series. For me, it worked perfectly as a standalone novel, even with the unended threads, which would have perfectly balanced Rae’s unfinished life. That said, I am very happy to know we will spend more time with these characters in the future. I want more. I do want to know if there is a hope for Rae, if this is the fever dream of a fading life, if this is the story Alice has told to ease her sister from the world or something else. There are a dozen characters I hope for, at least three happy endings that would bring joy. But don’t wait for the next books: sink your teeth into this one and believe what it says about the importance of listening to stories rather than just falling in love with characters. Though if you find yourself cheering on Rae, or her servant Emer, the elusive Eric, Horrible Hortensia or almost any of the others, I am the last person who will judge you.

[sparkyblizz]

I need to talk about Robonyan and B3-NK1. if you're a fan of whatever the hell these two have going on, please read through this entire post I beg you. (I am a Fellow Fan of whatever the hell these two have going on and I'm just rambling about the hilarity of the writer's decisions, especially looking at episode 119.)

I'm gonna set the scene. been a fan of the game for years. used to watch the anime with my parents back when it aired on TV. I watched episode 23. even back then, even though it was the dub, with reanimated scenes, I picked up on what they were putting down. eventually forgot about this, went about my life. years later, talking about queercoding in video games with friend. bring up Yo-Kai Watch, talking about another instance of queerness, and then I remember episode 23. go to the wiki, research it. lose my shit when I find out that the version that I saw on TV was edited to make it less suggestive. also lost my shit when the wiki said the Latin American dub skipped it entirely. I just need you to know that because it's hilarious to me.

I ended up rewatching said episode, but the subbed version. the original, unedited version. holy shit. anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself. I learned about episode 85 and the Komasan Taxi segment. I watched it (subbed version). it seems the complaints may be from real viewers. I can't say I can prove that, but it is extremely funny, because Robonyan (at this point upgraded to Robonyan F) gets put on blast by someone's disapproving mother. Robonyan F becomes increasingly more mortified, trying to explain what happened by first saying that he's from the future and it's different there (hilarious excuse, based) and that it's B3-NK1's fault (which, I mean, he was the one who stuck his naginata in Robonyan, so, fair enough man). you might think at this point that the writers are gonna try and backtrack, apologise, something! you would be wrong. they FUCKING DOUBLE DOWN. Koma bros bring B3-NK1 in. guy is friendly and immediately initiates conversation with Robonyan F who cannot handle this situation at all, and the fact B3-NK1 just comes off friendly and relatively casual is amazing to me. (at least, that's how the subs where I watched it portrayed him.) peak writing decision. Robonyan F tries to not be horny, ends up being horny anyway. writers are committed to the bit. AND THEN THERE'S EPISODE 119. I only briefly perused tumblr to see what the fandom's got to say and I had yet to see anyone acknowledge episode 119. I myself was intent upon finding it and watching it after I see this in the wiki.

me, looking at the wiki saying B3-NK1 "distracted" Robonyan F: "what do you mean by that?" I just had to know the full context. so I watched the episode (subbed as well). and if you haven't seen it, let me explain its relevance. Nate and several other Yo-Kai end up competing in a grand prix. one of the racers is Robonyan F. according to the subs (which I know may differ depending on where you watch the show), Robonyan F is the crowd favourite. he's got a cool ass car (that he himself seems to be a part of) that manages to break free of the ice that trapped everyone else, caused by Blizzaria, who is also one of the racers. B3-NK1 is cheering for Robonyan F. he has a flag with Robonyan F's face on it attached to his naginata. he says that as they're both mechanical yo-kai, he'll cheer him on. he waves the flag excitedly. he then does something reminiscent of a cheerleader—he shouts "Hooray! Hooray!" then cheers Robonyan F's name, punctuating each syllable by swinging the flag—and his naginata—in a different direction. he then twirls it in his hand and it spins out of his grip and out of control, and ends up flying onto the track and embedding itself in the rear of Robonyan F's car. this causes him to lose control, the car starts transforming into references to different anime, and then promptly veers off the racetrack and smashes into a rock, making him the first racer to lose. he is in eighth place, LAST PLACE. that detail is hilarious and important to me. what this episode tells me is that the writers not only doubled down, THEY TRIPLED DOWN. they did it again! they made the joke again! and the way they do it is criminally funny. I'm just imagining that in the writer's room, they decided that they needed Robonyan F in this race because robot and robot car. but Nate has to win the race, which means everyone else has to lose in an interesting way. what's the best way to make him lose? reference episode 23 again! B3-NK1 is here purely for the joke! he's cheering him on, excitedly to boot! he seems genuinely happy to be here! but oops! he accidentally loses control of his naginata and it goes and stabs Robonyan F's car, and by proxy him, in the ass, and is what puts him in last place. FUCKING L. has this happened enough times for it to be a running gag? it might as well be one!

anyway I just like episode 119's implication that B3-NK1 at the very least likes Robonyan F, enough to cheer him on happily. even if it's just for a gag! love wins!

[lolahasmoxie]

For a Little While (e.m. x reader)

PAIRING: Rockstar!Eddie x Reader

WORD: 1.6k

WARNING: Some angst, no happy ending, fluff, feelings

I've been in a mood recently. This popped into my head today, and I'm rolling with the angst. A second part will be coming.

Divider by @firefly-graphics

Eddie remembers the day his friend Robin told him he simply had to meet her new neighbor. It's seared into his permanent memory.

Initially, he felt that it was a setup, and he told her in no uncertain terms he wasn't ready to meet her neighbor and that he could smell this thinly veiled setup for what it was.

Robin nodded and reassured him that while yes she was his type, her neighbor was cool and someone Eddie would genuinely enjoy talking to. So in late July, while Corroded Coffin took a little break before putting the finishing touches on their latest album, Eddie ventured to Brooklyn and a small rooftop terrace where an overeager Robin introduced Eddie to you.

Eddie could have started preparing ten years ago, and it still wouldn't have readied him for you. It felt like he'd known you for a lifetime, several even, if you believed in that sort of thing. You were smart, funny, and what his uncle would have called a real livewire. When Robin told you that they were almost out of the dessert you made, Eddie found himself bounding down the stairs to help you bring more.

The two of you sat and talked until the wee hours of the morning, and when the sun began rising over the city, Eddie walked you back to your front door with a promise to see you later.

He was in town for a week and spent as much of it as possible with you. He went out of his way to make you laugh, the sound intoxicating him to the point where he would do anything to hear it again. He was blown away by your music knowledge, a byproduct of working at a record store to earn money through college. Eddie couldn't help but flirt, and it shocked him when you seemed to flirt back.

The last night he was in town, Eddie was in a small bar with Robin and a few other friends, you included, before he headed to the airport for a red eye that would take him back to the city of angels. He was sitting in a booth beside you, where the feel of your thigh right next to his made his skin tingle and his blood boil. All night, glances and lingering touches made Eddie feel like he was back in high school again. His bravado returned when he asked you to follow him outside when his cab arrived. Robin watched the whole scene with a smug smile on her face.

Once outside, you asked Eddie if everything was okay but were silenced when two of the softest lips you'd ever felt pressed against yours. Eddie's ring-laden hand reached to cup your cheek, his thumb sweeping over your cheekbone as your hands eventually found purchase in his hair. When he pulled back, he tried to read your face for a reaction. He was prepared for you to run around inside or yell at him; he was not ready for a punch to his shoulder.

"Asshole, you kiss me like that right before you head across the country? You wasted so much time!" When Eddie climbs into the backseat of the cab, he's holding your phone number and wearing a stupid grin that reaches ear to ear, counting down the minutes until he can call you.

You talk almost every single day. Sometimes, the conversations are short; sometimes, you talk for hours. He spends the in-between wondering how you're doing and if your job treats you okay. And at night, when it's just him, he wonders what your body would feel like under him. Does your skin feel as soft as it looks? What would you taste like under his tongue?

In December, when he travels back to Brooklyn for the holidays, he takes a taxi straight to your apartment. You greet him with open arms and a warm smile, and that night, he discovers the answers to the questions he's spent months asking himself.

This goes on for almost a year. He comes to see you when he can, spending as much time in your company as possible before he has to leave again. One spring evening, as you're wrapped in each other's arms, he poses the possibility of more. You kiss him gently while shaking your head no.

"I like what we have," you counter, turning your body to sit in his naked lap. When you lean in to kiss him, Eddie decides he can accept that as an answer for now.

When July comes around, he comes out for a whole month. Corroded Coffin begins their tour prep on August 1st for their first international tour. The plans were to travel for a year, but if the ticket sales were good, it could extend the time. He was excited, thrilled to see the world he had been aching to see. But then he would think of being unable to see you, and it made him want to walk away from the whole thing.

Since you had a whole month together, Eddie let you plan out things to do. There were trips to museums and galleries and day trips out of the city. Nights were spent with friends at boozy dive bars that led to whiskey-flavored kisses which led to even longer nights, bringing each other to ecstasy again and again.

It was three days before he had to leave. You'd spent the day with Robin and Vicki before returning to yours for a homemade dinner. After you'd finished, you had asked Eddie if there was anything special he wanted to do the following day. While you rambled, Eddie wiped his mouth with his napkin and stood from his seat. You stopped talking when you felt him take your hand in his, letting him lead you to your bedroom.

You both had yet to talk about what would happen once Eddie was on the road. You gave it no thought as he laid you on your bed and devoured you like a last meal. You let him love you like he would never get a chance to do so again.

The hour is late, just after midnight. He's sitting on your stoop smoking a cigarette. He left you sleeping, no doubt exhausted. He's shirtless and wearing pajama pants, the summer breeze chilling him slightly. It always surprises him how quiet your street is at night, like there's no one else in the world.

He turns when he hears the turn of your doorknob. He takes a long drag as you take a seat next to him. You're wearing a sleeveless black maxi dress, the hem fluttering around your ankles. He looks straight ahead as you rest your head on his shoulder.

"It's nice out," you say. Eddie hums in agreement. He feels your gaze on him, and after he puts out his cigarette, he turns to face you. You raise an eyebrow, your silent signal for him to tell you what is on his mind.

"Come with us," he says quietly. You sigh before lacing your fingers into his hand.

"I can't"

"You said before you could do your job anywhere," he says, trying not to sound like a petulant child. You take his hand, kissing the tattooed knuckles before squeezing it tight.

"The last guy did a number on me," you say quietly, not looking at Eddie. He's looking at you, though. He remembers you telling him about this guy, the one you had dated after college. His brown eyes watch every emotion you try to hide dance across your face. "I don't think I'm ready to be loved the way you want to love me."

"That only gives us two days, then," he counters. You chuckle lightly. as you place your head back on his shoulder.

"So pessimistic. But that is one way of looking at it," you reply as Eddie lays his head on top of yours.

"How do you see it?" he asks. You lift your head and look Eddie in the eye. You breathe deeply, trying to commit as much as possible to memory. The warmth of his skin, the smell of his cigarettes, the way the moon makes his eyes seem to glow.

"We have two whole days together to do whatever the hell we want," you say confidently, and Eddie can't help but lean in and kiss you. This time, you're the one who stands first. You don't say a word; simply reach out a hand to him, an invitation. Eddie accepts, letting you lead him back to your bed, where you spend the next two days soaking in each other.

Eddie sits quietly on the plane, inwardly thrilled that he was granted a window seat. He reaches into his carry-on for his book, a parting gift from you, when he finds it. It's an envelope with your handwriting clear as day. He waits until they're at cruising altitude before he opens it.

When the woman beside him asks if he's alright, he plays it off as allergies. She knows better; he knows that she does. He rereads your words, telling him to enjoy everything on tour. That if he happens to meet someone, you won't be mad. It's the ending he reads over and over again.

"I hope that if we're ever lucky enough to meet again, I'll be ready to be loved by you. Until then, I wish you all the happiness your heart and hand can hold. Go knock 'em dead, rockstar."

Eddie sighs, placing the letter back in its envelope. He shoves the book back in his bag and reaches for the notebook and pen, which are always nearby. It's littered with DND ideas, song lyrics, and thoughts. He opens a blank page and clicks his pen as he conjures up an image of you in his mind's eye.

He begins to write.

[jujumin-translates]

★ Main Story | Act 13 - Budding Spring | Chapter 28 - Welcome Home

Itaru: (This is bad. I can’t get a taxi at all. And the line’s not letting up either… Got one shot at this left. Hopefully there’s a car rental place somewhere near he--.)

Sakuya: Itaru-san! Welcome home!

Itaru: --.

Masumi: You’re late.

Citron: We have come to pick you up~!

Chikage: Good work.

Tsuzuru: Your flight being delayed was some astronomically bad luck.

Itaru: Huh? What? What are you doing here? What about the play? No, you guys can’t all be here!

Sakuya: We were so worried that we couldn’t help it, so we might be trying for a bit of an impossible wish here.

Chikage: We decided to run through our lines in the car so as to not waste time.

Masumi: Director was supposed to be the first one I drove around…

Tsuzuru: You were a really safe driver, Masumi, just like we thought you’d be, so don’t worry about it.

Itaru: No way, you guys came to pick me up… Isn’t this like an insanely risky move?

Chikage: All’s well that ends well.

Tsuzuru: You weren’t able to catch a cab, right?

Itaru: Well, you guys doing this is definitely a huge help.

Itaru: Wait, why do your faces look darker than normal…? What did you guys eat?

Tsuzuru: Your face won’t get darker just from eating something! It’s just makeup!

Masumi: We were trying to save time.

Itaru: Gotcha.

Citron: Itaru, this is not the time to be the funny man!

Itaru: Says you…

Chikage: Well, if you’re up to doing that, then there’s no need for us to be worried.

Sakuya: Alright, let’s hurry! Everyone’s waiting for us!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Manager: Thank you very much for coming to see MANKAI Company’s Spring Troupe’s performance “Romeo and Julius ~Rosso e Blu~” today.

Manager: Please remain patient until the start of the show.

Towa: …

Audience Member A: I wonder what’s going to happen in the sequel.

Audience Member B: Do you think everyone’s got the same roles they had in the first one?

Audience Member A: MANKAI Company’s first sequel, I’m both really excited for it and dreading it…

Audience Member B: I know, right!? I saw RomiJuli back when it first ran, too, and I’m like the biggest Romeo oshi ever…

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

momo has entered the chat.

shiki: Oh? I thought you were going to go see the performance on opening day today.

Iv: smth with all the fuss you were making abt the ticket gods?

momo: Had to come take refuge here because I was literally about to explode from how badly I wanted to join the conversation of the person sitting next to me

Kar: That sure is a reason lmao

Iv: ur being real sus

momo: I was really surprised when they announced they were doing a sequel for RomiJuli, but I totally get what they’re saying about having mixed feelings of both anticipation and anxiety, and to be honest I’m really looking at it with that much excitement too

momo: I can’t stop thinking about what the sequel to my favorite play ever is gonna be like, like I think I’d literally die of shock if they change my oshi’s role

Iv: i ain’t reading all that, happy for u tho, or sorry that happened

momo: Also since I got to see what goes on behind the scenes at the workshop, actually coming to the theater now makes it seem even brighter when it’s got all performance stuff up and running

momo: I can like actually sense just how many people are working behind the scenes and now I’m already filled with a lot of feelings before the show’s even started, I wonder if my heart is gonna m

Kar: momo’s been stabilized

shiki: I’m guessing it just started? Have fun!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Towa: Phew…

Towa: (I feel a little calmer.)

Audience Member A: It’s almost time for the show to start, but it still hasn’t started yet?

Audience Member B: It feels like they must be rushing to get ready. I wonder if something happened.

Towa: (Huh, trouble? I wonder if everything’s okay??)

Audience Member A: That reminds me of the time when Autumn Troupe was rushing to get ready in time so Summer Troupe gave a super long pre-show introduction to stall for time.

Audience Member B: Oh yeah, I watched the stream of that performance!

Audience Member A: I wonder if they’re all working super hard behind the scenes right now.

Audience Member B: I’m wishing them the best of luck.

Towa: (Good luck to all of Spring Troupe and the staff members too…!)

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

*Door slams open*

Sakuya: Sorry for making you wait! We’re here!

Izumi: Thank goodness! Welcome home!

Yuki: You’re late!

Azami: You’re late.

Itaru: There’s the third strike…

Azami: Just hurry up and sit down so I can do your makeup.

Tsumugi: I’m glad you made it just in the nick of time.

Itaru: No, this time it was really thanks to everyone else’s help. This never would’ve happened without them…

Izumi: But you still made it, right?

Itaru: True. But I’ve still got that high I got from meeting an overseas fan running through me.

Itaru: I feel like we could still set out on a journey across the world. Now all I’ve gotta do is just not worry and put that energy into Spring Troupe’s performance.

Izumi: I can’t wait.

Itaru: Ah, well, don’t expect too much from me, I’ve still got jet lag and fatigue nerfing my stamina. I’m relying on you guys for support.

Tsuzuru: But there wasn’t even that much of a time difference?

Citron: It is better than him trying to hide it and then freezing up on stage, at least~!

Masumi: I feel like something like that happened during our debut performance.

Itaru: Perhaps.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Manager: The show will be beginning shortly!

Itaru: Okay, okay.

Chikage: We managed to make it just in time.

Tsuzuru: Yet another time we were all rushing to be ready.

Sakuya: I feel like we’re all back on this stage with new feelings after we all took on different challenges in preparation for the new Fleur Award.

Sakuya: The first time I stood on stage was one of them, but I’m sure there will be a lot more “firsts” in the future.

Sakuya: I can remember the feelings from back then over and over again. The trembling courage to dive into a new world--.

Sakuya: Let’s always take on our “firsts” with positivity and all have fun together as Spring Troupe!

Citron: Yes!

Tsuzuru: Let’s do it.

Chikage: Right.

Itaru: I’m ready whenever you are.

Masumi: Let’s go, Romeo.

Sakuya: Yeah! Onwards, to our journey!

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[death-himself]

ok episode 6 thoughts

decent episode, doesn't top episodes 4 or 5 for me but it was good

kronos being portrayed by his headmaster is an interesting choice

the iris message is so much blurrier than I always imagined i'm crying

144p iris message you would think it would be clearer but nope that's so funny to me

with how involved rick is with the show that means that's always what he imagined iris messaging looking like I can't iris messaging is ruined for me

we didn’t get percy talking to the zebra T-T it’s fine tho i forgot that even happened in the book until i checked after watching

their whole conversation while watching the animals escape i love them

their chemistry is perfect in this episode

THE LOTUS CASINO HAS A ROLLER COASTER WHAT

i get people wanted poker face, but the dua lipa song is perfect, it’s like a slightly more modern version

i don’t know fashion throughout the centuries so i can’t really say anything about the costume designs, but i kinda wish there were more obviously out of place outfits in the lotus

is augustus mentioned at all in the books? i don’t remember a satyr named augustus so i guess he was made just for the tv series?

luring grover in with pan is a cool change

grover slowly losing his memory was played pretty well

i keep getting impressed by how good these kids are as actors

i honestly don’t know why people hate on lin manuel miranda so much, i think he made for a pretty good hermes this episode

but also the way they’re portraying hermes feels a little bit off?? i don’t really know how but something didn’t feel right about his character

i do feel like he’s the most “human” out of the gods introduced so far, and i think that came through pretty well

“to be so close to someone you love, knowing neither of you has any choice but to keep hurting each other?” that line is just-

as someone with a really complicated relationship with my dad that line just hurt goddamn

the flashback percy had??? i feel like that line doesn’t 100% relate to percy and sally’s relationship, but i see how that’d be how percy would feel

unless i’m dumb and that was referencing his relationship with poseidon lol

ok the end of their talk with hermes i wanna talk about that a bit

parenting sometimes being watching your kid struggle and being powerless to stop it: completely true

“we’re all just doing the best we can” now that’s some godly bullshit

the difference between that first quote and gods being parents is that they’re literally capable of doing anything

they could be more present in their kids lives, they just CHOOSE not to, that’s how it works in the books

sure it’s coming from a place where he thinks interacting will only make things worse but???

i can’t articulate my thoughts, i liked this scene tho, my thoughts on hermes are mixed as they should be

ANNABETH STEALING HERMES’S KEYS

“i’m multi-talented” I LOVE HER

percy forgetting grover felt so unsettling to me

hermes driving a taxi so real

percy trying to drive, i’m not gonna lie, that scene went on a little too long for me, but i was laughing the whole time so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ok percy getting 4 pearls instead of 3??? idk why but that change pissed me off

i paused to get out the book, and i guess it makes more sense then hades just deciding to return her

but at the same time there’s the line in the prophecy, he’s supposed to leave her in the underworld for that part of the prophecy

are they just going to end up accidentally breaking one of the pearls or trading it or something? that’s the only way i can see that still working out

i feel like these episode reviews always turn out sounding more negative than positive, but i swear i’m enjoying the hell out of this series, i just have trouble articulating joy lol

[alloveydovey]

Mid month dramaaaas, 2024 is giving quality content 🙌🏽

Lovely Runner, 2024 (kdrama) 8.5

FL is a fangirl who goes back in time to save her idol who ended his own life. (very shortly put lol)

I have thoughts!!! It's gonna be long because my expectations with this one were really high. Don't torch me please lol. If I have to be 100%, this drama wasn't what I expected at all. That being said, loser boy Byeon Woo Seok and cutie patootie Kim Hye Yoon were the real deal here. I came for the premise (okay, and because Byeon Wook Seok is fiiiiine) and stayed because of them.

Here's my deal with Lovely Runner. I didn’t read the webtoon or anything, so in my mind, I assumed they would explore what took Sun Jae to make such a decision in the first episode before Sol went back in time to try and fix everything. The drama starts pretty heavy with both main characters attempting in some way to take their own lives. So to go from that to absurd comedy was a bit extreme for me at first. I thought we would do a little mental health introspection here, a bit of commentary about being an idol and all. Then because the first episodes also focused a lot on Sun Jae's dream to be a professional swimmer and the doomed reality that it would not happen, I thought they would center around that as well. I guess I was picturing some sort of mix between 2521 and Twinkling Watermelon. Plus the whole aspect of Im Sol being disabled. But they didn’t really give any more thoughts to these aspects of the characters.

Moving on from my own expectations and a little disappointment that the drama headed in a different direction, I overall enjoyed watching most of it. To be honest, this is the type of drama you just have to go with it, no heavy thoughts included. It gives major classic rom-com kdrama vibes. The cast absolutely takes the cake, the adorable moments are overflowing, comedy hits and the OST is a 10/10.

I don’t mind time travel plot holes but there are still some thing that bugged me, though. One: The whole taxi guy story. I will admit I was extremely disappointed the moment he was introduced. It’s probably when I started lowering my rating. Why do writers (or webtoon authors) feel the need to just randomly pull out these guys? And this drama being so cute and funny... It didn’t need that at all. Specially, since he seemed really poorly written. Two: I might not get over the fact that these two characters both start in really dark places but it’s never really acknowledged in any meaningful way and instead the drama just does a 180° on that. If these subjects hadn’t been introduced then it would have been fine. But in comparison with what happens next, the rest of the drama felt a little superficial to me. Three: it ended up becoming really repetitive. Sol once again ignoring Sun Jae “for his own good”, Sun Jae going after Sol because he doesn’t really care, Sol ending up crying. All this mixed between cute and silly scenes.

Happy ending did make me the happiest, though 🥹

Will Love in Spring, 2024 (cdrama) 9

When they were kids and FL became disabled due to a car accident, ML’s words made her change her whole perspective. He goes on to become the town's mortician, and she becomes a successful saleswoman in the city. And you know the rest, sparks fly when they meet again.

Oof. Cdramas aren’t supposed to be this good, bro. Like… everything about it is just a chef kiss. Characters and their complexities, OST, cinematography, chemistry!! (It's crazy, for real) It presents the same problem as Meet Yourself, even with Li Xian back as the ML. But whereas Meet Yourself is a little lighter and deals with this problem in a respectful and thoughtful way, ML and FL here are filled with angst and tension. The drama itself is a lot heavier, which is not bad, but it's not always nice, and sometimes very frustrating. I saw comments saying that they found the characters to be rather toxic, and that is such a childish way of seeing their relationship. Not everything is red and green flags. This is not that type of drama. People throw the word toxic around everything nowadays. I’d say they were realistic. Both FL and ML make mistakes (because they both have issues) and the drama makes sure the audience knows they were wrong. Because, you know, humans fuck up and stuff. I liked that. But because I can't help but compare it to Meet Yourself, I gotta admit that even though I liked the pace, the OST, and the cinematography more here. MY remains superior, and therefore, I don't feel like I can give it a proper 10. I will say, though, last two episodes gave a bit ot a bittersweet ending even though it's supposed to be a happy one, and I didn't like that much.

Queen of Tears, 2024 (kdrama) 8.5/9

A lawyer from the countryside marries the top heiress of a leading conglomerate. They marry very much in love, but find themselves almost not communicating or holding much feelings for one another three years later.

I completely get why this got everyone hooked. Overall it’s a great story, and very well produced, but at the same time I gotta admit I was hoping for something a little more… exciting. Specially because it was written by the same screenwriter that did Crash Landing on You and The Legend of the Blue Sea and those two were a 10 for me. It might also be personal taste. Some people are into chaebol family dramas that focus on business with their villains cartoonishly evil. Me, personally, I get a bit bored and this is sort of what happened. Even though Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun got me hooked with their marriage story and the romance of it all, the rest was a bit 💤. Although both families living together was really cute and I loved those scenes. I’d say that’s where the magic of this drama was. The last episodes after her memory gets erased are a bit messy, but the ending still made me sob dramatically lol.

A Good Day to be a Dog, 2023 (kdrama) 7.5/8 (girl what are you doing still here?)

Because of a family curse if FL kisses someone she turns into a dog at midnight… which she does after accidentally kissing a fellow teacher. She can only break the curse if he kisses her again in dog form. The only problem is he’s scared of dogs and doesn’t seem to like her that much.

This is the first time I put on hold a drama and actually go back to finish it lol. I’m proud. This starts off very very cute. Cha Eun Woo but specially Park Gyu Young are really funny and both have great chemistry. The problem here for me is, once again, the past life storyline. I know this is based off a webtoon, but I swear that whole thing is what ruined it for me. I wasn’t into it at all and so the last 4/5 episodes I spent them skipping scenes. Howeveeer, if someone were to ask me if they should watch, I’d say yes. Because romance wins lol.

[singswan-springswan]

Reasons to watch Justice League: War (2014)

free on tubi

absolute banger start with Dry Humor Hal

"Batman is real????"

once again we bring you speculation of Batman Turned Villain?/Is He Abducting Random Civilians Or Is That Just Parademons?

We have Green Lantern thinking Batman's a cryptid right out of the gate then going "wait you're not just some guy in a bat costume, right?" while Batman gives him a deadpan stare and Green Lantern weeps and also they are in the sewers

Bruce "I make it my business to know" Wayne, for your consideration

Billy Batson conning his way into a football game

Billy Batson being a fan of Victor Stone??? and stealing his jersey

Victor is a nice young gentlemen to everyone except his father, with whom he devolves into Indignant Gremlin and will Break Things watch out

Flash and Victor's dad being friends

poor Barry went and got burritos for EVERYONE and SOMEONE STOLE HIS

Green Lantern and Batman already hate each other's guts

Bruce stole Green Lantern's ring just to be feral and made fun of him for it

✨Utility Belt✨

space cop Green Lantern

Superman's costume is so sexy

testosterone overdose with Green Lantern, Batman, and Superman all in the same scene: 368 dead, 1,590 injured. Obligatory catfight between those three while also there are hostile parademon soldiers flying around everywhere

Bruce stopping Superman in his tracks by saying his name quietly

Clark just staring at Batman for a second, then: "Bruce Wayne??"

"who's Bruce Wayne?" help

Diana publicly coerces a man into admitting that he cross-dresses as her and it makes him feel powerful while standing in the middle of a hostile mob on her way to meet the american president

3 seconds later she decides to ditch the president and go get ice cream

Diana thinks ice cream is The Best

Diana makes friends with Hannah and adopts her on the spot

🚨Flash and Green Lantern bromance!!🚨

"Batman is real????"

Diana is Bloodthirsty.

oops victor got yeeted. maybe he shouldn't have touched that glowing alien space box in his dad's lab

Billy's gonna fight demons in his backyard alone at night with a baseball bat which in no way seems saf--⚡SHAZAM⚡

squad is so lit my dudes

actually they are so cool together

the writers were clearly Clark/Diana shippers because man there was SO MUCH chemistry between those two

Diana gets to stab Darkseid in the eyeball with her sword :3

Barry gets to stab the other eyeball with a crowbar :3

Batman tells Green Lantern he's normal and then disguises himself as a civilian in .002 seconds and promptly hitches a ride on a parademon like he's hailing a fricking taxi and gets carried off into the night, leaving the rest of the heroes to hold the line while he tries to rescue Superman from wherever he got portal-ed off to single-handedly BRUCE SHUT UP

Green Lantern is really bad at giving speeches. but like. it's funny

Everyone kicks alien butt

Bruce does, in fact, end up saving Superman single-handedly

Victor is soooo OP

Diana punches Captain Marvel through a wall and shoves her sword in his face and says "you are a warrior, not a child! act like it!" LIKE NO MA'AM HE'S LITERALLY TEN YEARS OLD

Captain Marvel does not stop flirting with Diana throughout the time they work together

Green Lantern said "I like trains"

lads I am not joking about how cool the squad is

Victor has bad reception so he flies into the clouds. pray

Victor finds out Captain Marvel is actually an infant and lets him keep the jersey. Billy cracks jokes about his arm being a cannon

Diana calls them all gods. she said Batman is Hades. send help.

Sean Astin voices Captain Marvel

I'm not the biggest fan of the way they drew Superman's face. it's too shaped. BUT the rest of the animation is so spirited and vibrant. storyboard and choreography is phenomenal, not to mention the cinematography! amazing animation

Batman, to Green Lantern: let them think we're friends so the cops don't get me

dialogue is so much fun and so rich. no lines wasted. full to bursting with wit and humor

exposition is breathtaking, considering the time frame they were working with. I'm honestly floored. they took an hour of screen time and made it feel more than twice as long. holy kriff, that's some masterful storytelling right there

this film had more character development for a cast of seven than most modern movies--and some shows--have for one character

excellent voice acting

completely stand-alone; can be watched and thoroughly enjoyed without any prior knowledge

[subbybunnyboo]

i feel like this is something i can’t post in my channel with friends, but i need to vent

well, if i had made this post two or even one month ago i would have written ‘i fucked up’ as i said i hoped i wouldn’t in my “goodbye post”

but times go by and you start realizing that you were fucking abused and i’m not talking about physical/sexual harm and i havent been degraded (i mean only when i wanted to if you remember thematics of my blog). STRAIGHTLY. now i know what gaslight is first-hand.

i dont want to tell the full story here, just imagine situation when you have to overthink and rethink your every phrase several times before saying it with your partner. or feeling such a miserable person you have to visit therapists and stopping yourself from jumping under the train from thinking that you are a burden. i mean, yes, many people (sadly) experience this, BUT IMAGINE it all disappears right after you break up.

you feel like absolute shit and cry all the time, but when ‘should i kill myself?’-thought crosses your mind it doesnt stay even for a second. like, nah, i dont want to. i dont need to work on this, i just dont think that way

we broke up two months ago and i still feel broken. i tried to meet new people and they do like me and in two days they may treat me better than my ex in 5 months… but i just cant feel anything. they can be hell of a gentleman, get me flowers and coffee, shower me with kind words and we can have a great funny convo about lots of our common interests. but i come home and remember our first ‘date’ and cry. and i dont even cry like CRY, i just try to fall asleep while tears are going down my face. and we talk, meet again. but i feel nothing like i used to.

and i just saw a reels (99% of my feed actually) with a biker, but it was a special one for an unknown reason. i felt summer air. and felt how i want short nights, ‘white’ nights of petersburg, green, motorcycles on streets. and i miss..maybe what pops up in my mind a lot.. when it was “well i wanted to meet with you and i still do, so if you want it too…” “i do” “then what?” “finish your uni task, i’m ordering you a taxi” after he fell asleep when we were supposed to meet and not “what time should i come over?” *no respond* “i wont” “okay” and then blaming me in making scenes and saying “instead of this we could have a talk in discord, or you could be here and play with my dog or we could watch something, but no, you preferred making drama” when i did not make any. well, instead of acting like a jerk for whom i dont exist as well as my feelings, YOU could invite me for real, show me that you wanted me there or offer talking in disco.

no, i was guilty for everything. when this person was guilty - it was my fault. every single time

its just such a person. i dont know if all he has done was on purpose or not. i am not sure if i want to know. but he is probably too smart not to know what exactly he was doing

there is no single day i dont think about him and in my mind i just cant let him go. all that feeling like he is one of a kind. and connection. unhealthy, but connection

there is no abuse without good moments. and such moments make you think maybe if you did something slightly different… if you swallowed such treatment that time… understood him better this time…. but then you open your chat and read how he treats you like literal SHIT and it just hits you hard like a truck

i am deeply hurt. i am a person you should not meet and fall in love with right now. right now i can cause only pain, but im not a sick sadist, i dont enjoy it. but i understood i need to give myself time to heal. not to try meeting new people that would replace him. and for sure not to try to get him back. however, i dont know jf i will follow these words. hopefully.

and when i get free from this, i will meet my dream motorcyclist husband-material. maybe gym rat. maybe scott pilgrim type of nerd. hopefully somebody… kinder. more empathetic. and mature for relationship.

peace

[eviltiddyproductions]

Vincenzo : Episode 1

Oh my god STOP this title card is saurrrrr good

It is giving me the nostalgia of old crime thrillers which used to have these quiet , animated and wonderful title cards.

his hair are styled to the T my god, not a strand displaced. my dumbass wants to ruffle it a little.

and just like that an entire building is down 🫨

all of the shots up until now have been so pleasing to me. the cinematography is so unserious hot!? mind you, I'm four minutes in. 💀

the random ass vertical shot just as i said this

i thought he was the mafia boss? he's a lawyer

the shots are so beautiful HELP

Ohhhh, his boss is dead.

lmao the man just casually eating pasta. that's an Italian baby 🇮🇹

this man is so busy chowing down on that pasta that he cannot see the threat sitting in front of his table

did Netflix change its subtitles again (since i saw this happen with alchemy of souls i have never recovered my trust in them) like i can read! let them be

throw the pasta in this racist's face vince!!!

[foreboding music]

'regret is the most painful thing one can experience in life' bars! saying this before you kill someone and you're giving them a chance is funny but still bars

all of that blatant racism and heat for Vincenzo but can't handle 3 sentences said in Korean

i knew they were going to burn everything as soon as I saw the damn plane 😭

the driver liked that 😂

the score mixed with the silence is actually so good

not a second has been wasted as of it. it's been so pleasing on the eyes

yes!!! snap and kill that cigarette #real #lungsareourfriends

got out of that bathroom so elegantly to kill everybody 😭😭😭

Adrenaline playing let me just

no way they cut to a scene this cute WHO IS SHE I LOVE HER

lmaooo where is this discussion going, is she trying to strongarm him? gotta be the most adorable way I've ever seen

LMFAOOOO she is deadass singing Für Elise while making him take out the cake topper 😂

a string of money coming out she is so unserious 💀✋

wait I know this man

it's candy in my ear !!! cutie !!!

I LOVE HER

Do Bong Soon's dad and Itaewon class villain! Him being here... will this be a hit or a miss 😟

he's mad because she's working for the enemy, it's giving Itaewon Class

I still find it fun as of yet though

lmao is this emotional blackmail. ah we both clocked it 😂

cutieeee

i just watched xo kitty before this so this man getting a free taxi is so funny when my girl was running for her life in Korea when she got out of the airport

lmaooo not this limo man being a kidnapper

he's got really pretty eyelashes

[sinister laugh continues] 💀

honestly kidnappers accidentally kidnapping someone from the mafia is a storyline i can always get behind. you deserve each other!

the old man from alchemy of souls!

[ominous music playing]

superiors being lax after getting an important tip from a junior once again before impending doom

the way i already know what's going to happen to taecyeon like let me not get attached

His hair are so poofy and cute let me run a hand through them 😭

my man who burned like 7000 acres and contributed to 100% of climate change just got kicked in the face and knocked out cold by two casual robbers 😭

a true homecoming

i did not expect this show to be funny

speaking in lower tones with pauses so we know for sure that they're the bad guys doing a business deal

flower of evil detective?!! they really picked one person from each of the 5 kdramas I've watched 💀

he's having the worst day one can have in a new country 😂

the dramatic ass Italian music playing

the piano player 😂 oh wow the tenants of this building are something

lmaooo Vince having the weirdest day in Korea after having an intense I’m the shit, fear me moment in Italy is sending meeee

what is going on in this building

awoop monk jump scare

how does he look THAT good in a blue shirt

lmaooo the chef

everytime water goes out in foreign serials the south asian in me wants to beg people to just keep one bucket in their bathrooms just in case!

do not burn yourself king

the shower doing its own concert with breakdance slay

freezing water is always better than getting burnt by hot water 😭

he gets my pigeon hate omg they’re always outside your window !!!! doing the most 😡

leave sir 🐦 omg don’t use your phone !!

is that his mom? free us from the dumbass narrative of mom leaving child for adoption as heartless. y’all hate women and don’t get it at all

she is correct! this is literally not relevant and y’all are just trying to rile hate for her here. he’s teary eyed. oh no she worked for an abuser ?!!! let her TALK

MOTHER I WILL AVENGE YOU

wait isn’t that lawyer our girl?

eugh annoying perverts. stop taking pictures of strangers challenge failed

get them aunty!

okay opera chef !!! lmaooo the dramatic music playing in this show gets me 💀

nawww he made the chef cry 😭

I'm bonding hard to every 3rd character on the screen like why is the conversation between lawyer dad and mom wrongly in jail making me soft

I know it's actors being actors but I'm so happy to see laywer dad ( Yoo Jae Myung) be soft again. I was ready to fight through the screen with him in Itaewon class.

I love the Mr. Cho actor so much. He truly has the funniest expressions. 😂

NOOOO Mr. Cho. Oh this is nasty

lmao is her dad emancipating from her

#saveMrCho omg

NO NO NO NO NO you cannot do this to me

I am suddenly terrified like I'm already low key devestated

beat his ass sister !!!

lmao the Italian ass entry 😭

help how has he not fallen to his death that's a measuring tape 😭

i need to take a self defense class at some point lol

slayyy

[which-hospital]

People Casualty upset in its first two years, based on the papers:

1.) Edwina Currie.

When I see people complaining that modern Casualty has ‘gone woke’, I think “close enough, welcome back Edwina Currie��� - the issue seems to have been with the political bias, which Unwin and Brock denied at the time and have since admitted was very obviously present, and with Baz having sex and taking amphetamines in Professionals because it portrayed NHS staff negatively or whatever.

(though people did defend it)

(“Yes, Mrs Currie, drama not documentary.” how I feel when people on Twitter criticise Casualty for not being perfectly accurate to real life)

2.) Ambulancemen (ah, the 80s) who presumably don’t cheat on their wives.

They don’t talk about the paramedics specifically at any point but in my heart Sandra is “uncaring and disinterested towards patients” and Andy is “intolerant and abusive in his handling of the general public”.

3.) People who struggled to get their head around the idea of an episode about the negative affects of alcohol ending with the staff getting drunk at a party.

I don’t care enough to comment but I thought it worked well and enjoy the party scene a lot.

4.) Sunderland.

This one I kind of get. If they introduced a character from my (post-industrial wasteland) town and had her say “the whole of the Black Country is a wasteland” I think I’d have mixed opinions cause… most of it is, and that is how most people under a certain age talk about it, but I can see why someone writing it into a show (and one set in the South) would be annoying too.

5.) Taxi Drivers.

I think it’s harsh to accuse Casualty of being responsible for this but I also think it’s a funny accusation to throw at them at the same time they were getting every other accusation thrown at them.

6.) People concerned about Baz making everyone want to have unprotected sex?

This one… I guess it’s coming from a good place but at the time of this being written there was nothing to imply Baz wasn’t using protection (later in the series she gets pregnant, so… but this is a month before that!) and the idea that people see something on TV and immediately mindlessly replicate it is the kind of take you see on Twitter these days. ALSO, I don’t feel like Baz was having that much casual sex??

Also, a lot of the controversy for S1 happened around early November, in the week leading up to Moonlight Becomes You. I didn’t include it because it’s pretty repetitive but a lot of people were clearly divided over whether Baz being portrayed having casual sex a colleague (can I point out WITH CHARLIE, none of them are concerned with what he’s up to apparently it’s all on Baz) was good representation. I just think it’s very funny to imagine the writers being like “oh, you guys didn’t like the single doctor and single nurse getting together… you guys didn’t like that 👀 BRING ON THE PARAMEDICS!!!!!”

Also, I didn’t screenshot it and I wish I had but one of them said Baz “spent more time in bed than her patients” and it made me laugh, not because it was funny but because I know that if someone posted “Jodie spends more time in bed than the patients” on here during Storm Damage… it would have honestly been one of the tamest things I saw people say about her.

Also, also, I can’t be bothered to post about it right now but it’s interesting: even though I am not exactly a massive believer of the “Sandra’s death saved Casualty” thing, there’s a real noticeable tone shift in how the papers talked about Casualty after Cry for Help aired. From generally negative before to generally positive after.

[anthonysstupiddailyblog]

Anthony's Stupid Daily Blog (663): Tue 9th Jan 2024

Up at five in the cunting morning to get a taxi to Newcastle airport. It wasn’t cheap but since this trip is to repair the psychological damage the overtime I did over Christmas then this money was a pittance. My two options coming out of this period of overtime were to either murder someone or go on holiday so if paying £48 for a taxi ride to the airport stopped me from taking an innocent life then I think it was more than worth it (though thinking about it I could have just taken a non-innocent life, ah well too late now). I probably could have gotten a train at half six to the airport but I didn’t want to risk it being cancelled because they’ve been fucking useless over the last few months. I wobbled around the airport for three hours trying to kill time before the flight. Luckily I remembered to download a lot of episodes of Ideas Man the podcast from Ian Boldsworth and Barry Dodds which is just as funny as The Parapod if not more so. I was laughing so hard at one episode in a booth in Burger King that I started to get looks from other diners. As I was making towards the departure lounge for my flight I saw that a lot of other passengers gets had little yellow tags on their rucksacks and that’s when it hit me: “Oh fuck I forgot to get my bag weighed”. I was terrified that the Nazi bitch at the departure lounge was going to see that I didn’t have a yellow tag on and not let me on the flight. Luckily she just checked my passport and waved me straight through. Looking back I think those yellow tags were just for people who didn’t check in online like I did but I was genuinely scared there for a moment. I thought I was going to have to sprint back through the airport to get the back then sprint back to try and catch the plane. To be honest if the plane had already left I could probably rectify the situation by recreating the jetway scene from Dumb and Dumber. I’d probably end up with a broken back but it would be worth it. The flight was alright but some couple brought their kid with them who was a screaming little cunt for almost the entire flight. I genuinely wish that the oracles from the movie Minority Report were real because we could use them to disallow kids onto the plane who they predict are probably going to be a nuisance (I mean they would probably be used to predict if anyones going to try and blow the plane up but they can be used for two things). We landed thirty minutes ahead of schedule and the coach ride to the hotel didn’t take that long either. The hotel I’m staying in now is considerably nicer than the one I stayed in three months ago (unless you like your hotel to have ants crawling all over the floor which I don’t because I’m not an anteater. Maybe that hotel charged you to rent an anteater for the duration of your stay in addition to the fucking Wi-Fi). After I got unpacked I went for a walk around the area and got to enjoy the Sun for a few hours then went to a kiosk across the road from my hotel and booked a day of surfing for tomorrow. I can't believe I put off solo travel for so long because it does me the world of good and I urge everyone to give it a go.

[perspectivestarters]

Perspective's Sentence Starters; MIDNIGHTS by Taylor Swift (Part I)

LAVENDER HAZE

"Meet me at midnight."

"You don't ever say too much."

"You don't really read into my melancholia."

"You handled it beautifully."

"All this shit is new to me."

"I feel the lavender haze creeping up on me."

"I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say."

"I just wanna stay in that lavender haze."

"All they keep asking me is if I'm gonna be your bride."

"The only kinda girl they see is a one night or a wife."

"I find it dizzying."

"You weren't even listening."

"Talk your talk and go viral."

"I just need this love spiral."

"Get it off your chest."

"Get it off my desk."

"I just wanna stay."

MAROON

"We lost track of time again."

"You were my closest friend."

"How'd we end up on the floor anyway?"

"I see you every day now."

"I chose you."

"So scarlet, it was maroon."

"How the hell did we lose sight of us again?"

"Ain't that the way shit always ends?"

"Carnations you had thought were roses, that's us."

"I feel you, no matter what."

"I lost you."

"Looked up at the sky and it was maroon."

"I wake with your memory over me."

"That's a real fuckin' legacy to leave."

ANTI-HERO

"I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser."

"Midnights become my afternoons."

"My depression works the graveyard shift."

"All of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room."

"I should not be left to my own devices."

"They come with prices and vices."

"I end up in crisis."

"Tale as old as time."

"I wake up screaming from dreaming."

"I'm the problem."

"I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror."

"It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero."

"I'm a monster on the hill."

"Pierced through the heart, but never killed."

"Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism?"

"I've realized all this time."

"Life will lose all its meaning."

"She's laughing up at us from hell!"

"It's me, I'm the problem, it's me."

SNOW ON THE BEACH

"I saw flecks of what could've been lights."

"It might just have been you."

"Life is emotionally abusive."

"Time can't stop me quite like you did."

"My flight was awful, thanks for asking."

"It's like snow at the beach."

"Weird but fuckin' beautiful."

"This scene feels like what I once saw on a screen."

"I've never seen someone lit from within."

"To hide that would be so dishonest."

"It's fine to fake it 'til you make it."

"I can't speak, afraid to jinx it."

"I don't even dare to wish it."

"Your eyes are flying saucers from another planet."

"Can this be a real thing, can it?"

"It's comin' down."

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, KID

"Summer went away, still the yearning stays."

"I play it cool with the best of them."

"He's gonna notice me."

"We're the best of friends anyway."

"You're smoking with your boys."

"I didn't choose this town."

"I dream of getting out."

"There's just one who could make me stay all my days."

"I waited ages to see you there."

"I search the party of better bodies, just to learn that you never cared."

"You're on your own, kid."

"You always have been."

"I picked the petals, he loves me not."

"Something different bloomed."

"I'll run away."

"I called a taxi to take me there."

"My dreams aren't rare."

"I gave my blood, sweat, and tears for this."

"The jokes weren't funny."

"I took the money."

"My friends from home don't know what to say."

"I saw something they can't take away."

"There were pages turned with the bridges burned."

"Everything you lose is a step you take."

"You've got no reason to be afraid."

"Yeah, you can face this."

"You're on your own, kid. You always have been."

MIDNIGHT RAIN

"He wanted it comfortable, I wanted that pain."

"He wanted a bride, I was making my own name."

"He stayed the same."

"All of me changed like midnight."

"My town was a wasteland."

"But for some, it was paradise."

"My boy was a montage."

"I broke his heart 'cause he was nice."

"He was sunshine, I was midnight rain."

"But for him, it's every day."

"All the love we unravel."

"The life I gave away."

"I guess sometimes we all get just what we wanted."

"He never thinks of me except for when I'm on TV."

"I guess sometimes we all get some kind of haunted."

"I never think of him except on midnights like this."

QUESTION...?

"I remember."

"We had one thing goin' on."

"I swear that it was somethin'."

I don't remember who I was before you."

"You painted all my nights a color I've searched for since."

"One thing after another."

"Fuckin' situations, circumstances, miscommunications."

"I just may like some explanations."

"Can I ask you a question?

"Did you ever have someone kiss you in a crowded room?"

"Then what did you do?"

"Did you lеave her house in the middle of the night?"

"Did you wish you'd put up more of a fight?"

"She said it was too much."

"Do you wish you could still touch her?"

"It's just a question."

"Did you realize out of time?"

"She was on your mind with some dickhead guy."

"It was one drink after another."

"Fuckin' politics and gender roles."

"You're not sure and I don't know."

"I just may like to have a conversation."

"Does it feel like everything's just like second best after that meteor strike?"

"What's that that I heard?"

"That you're still with her?"

"That's nice, I'm sure that's what's suitable."

[wack-ashimself]

I am not into musicals, but 'Spirited' just may be the single best ADULT christmas movie musical EVER.

I mean, the fucking set pieces ALONE. Seriously, this movie must have been expensive as FUCK.

Either way, as I said: I ain't into musicals. And there were two shitty parts of this movie: Will Farrel can NOT sing. Carry a tune? Sure. Make it a pleasant one? Not really... And it is LAYERED. There are so many plots and subplots, it's a lot to take in. It's not overdone, but WAY more backstory and info than a typical christmas movie. You kinda gotta pay attention. Especially cuz they make a lot of references to previous scenes/jokes.

Anyways, I am going to try to stay away from giving away too much, cuz it is worth every fucking second. I mean, fuck, I LOATHE dance numbers, and mother fuckers: I was THOROUGHLY impressed with the dance pieces. They were clearly months of training professionals. Turns out, I kinda like tap. To get this many people, this coordinated, this..perfect. Unimaginable skill from the entire staff.

I will try to stay away from specific details, but these plot points do give a lot away so SPOILERS!

How 'Adult'?

1-one of the FIRST BIG NUMBERS, they make a light joke about being on molly.

2-a ghost fucks a human. That actually happens in this film.

3-Say 'fuck you' as many ways as possible without saying it (good afternoon).

4-talk seriously about online bullying.

5-talk seriously about letting kids be kids (not holding every little thing they do wrong over their head)

6-confront kid suicide from bullying. They do not outright SAY it, but they point that at it in every direction.

7-show how adults can, indirectly, use kids to harm other kids.

8-expose how businesses/politicians use misinformation and divisions to control and profit. (I told you there were a LOT of layers to this movie)

9-Adult suicide.

10-<BIGGEST SPOILER OF THE WHOLE MOVIE> They KILL the main character. Like, you NEVER see it coming.

There's plot holes galore, but you don't fucking care. You enjoy yourself the entire time. One of the few times I wasn't checking how much was left of the movie.

Spirited: 9.2/10. A near PERFECT movie. It has something for everyone. Literally.

ps-Fav part? I don't have just one. 3-Will farrel singing. He CAN NOT sing, but, because of that, it actually makes the whole thing feel a lot more real. Authentic. Cuz if they autotuned him....ew. 2-the ending. Cuz I had a lot of guesses, and I wasn't actually that close. I am notorious for figuring out endings on little info, and I didn't see this one's coming. 1-I mentioned it before, but I was right. The funniest moment of the movie, but, you need the build up of ALL the rest of the movie to make it THAT funny. When the taxi driver says 'good afternoon'. That is one of the funniest moments of ANY movie. I PROMISE you will laugh.

[upat4amwiththemoon]

Two sides | part 2

Summary: Where once there were three, now only are two.

Pairing: Kate Bishop x female!reader, Yelena Belova x sister!reader

Warnings: google translated Russian, slight angst

Word count: 5154

a/n: Second part to Two Sides!! I recommend reading the first part before reading this :)

Tags: @thought-of-you-and-me @rafecameronswhore

All parts: part 1, part 2

“Why did you think it was a good idea to bring me here?” Y/N stares at the stage in front of her, where the Avengers are fighting while they sing and dance.

After Christmas, which Kate spent at the Barton household and Y/N with her sister in New York, Kate decided to ask Y/N on a real date. “Well, I thought it’d be fun.” Kate mumbles as she glances at Y/N’s displeased face.

Y/N turns to look at Kate with a raised brow. “You thought it’d be fun to bring me watch someone act as my older sister, who is dead, fighting aliens? She doesn’t fight like that. Do they think she does some funny acrobat tricks in the middle of a fight.” She pauses for a moment. “She is a big poser, but not that big.”

“Yeah.” Kate sighs. “I really didn’t think this through.” She takes Y/N’s hand and stands up, pulling her up as well. “Let’s go. I have something else for you.”

Y/N freezes for a second at the touch, but relaxes instantly as she follows after Kate to get out of the theater. “Where are we going?” She tries her best not to be suspicious of the archer, but sometimes her instincts take over.

Kate chuckles, waving a taxi for them. “My apartment. I have a surprise for you.” She opens the door of the taxi, signaling for Y/N to go in first.

“I don’t like surprises.” Y/N mumbles, getting inside.

“You’ll like this one.” Kate closes the door and gives the driver the right address. “Trust me.”

Y/N hums. “Trust isn’t really my forte.” She looks at the fleeting scene from the window, lightly tapping her fingers to the door. “You know that.” She mumbles.

Kate puts her hand to Y/N’s thigh, moving her thumb in a circular motion. “I know, it’s not your fault.” Y/N glances at Kate and gives her a small smile. “So, how’s Yelena?” Kate changes the subject, still keeping her hand on Y/N’s thigh.

“She’s still Yelena.”

Kate chuckles, nodding. “How did she take you going out on a date with me.”

“About that.” Y/N cringes, turning to look at Kate. “She doesn’t know.”

“Oh?” Kate’s brows raise. “What did you tell her?”

“That I was going out.”

“And…did she believe you?”

Y/N scoffs. “Of course not.”

“So?”

“So, I told her she’s an untrusting сука and left.” Y/N states as if it’s the most common thing to say. She turns to look at Kate, who is trying to fight off a smile. “What?”

“You’re just so, you.”

Y/N furrows her brows. “Of course I am me, who else would I be?”

“No.” Kate laughs. “I meant it as a good thing, a compliment. I like you.”

“Oh.” Y/N looks down at the hand that Kate is still resting on her thigh. Her hand twitches, almost going to hold Kate’s hand, but she refrains herself from it, unsure how the other girl would react. “Thank you.”

Kate smiles, squeezing her leg and turning to look out the window as the taxi starts slowing down. The car parks in front of Kate’s new improved apartment, that hasn’t been on fire. The brunette archer practically runs out of the taxi so she could be the one to open Y/N’s door for her.

Y/N gives her a weird look, stepping out of the car. “I could’ve opened that myself.”

“I know.” Kate grins. “I just wanted to be a gentlewoman.” She takes Y/N’s hand to her own and starts leading her into her home.

Y/N stays quiet as she follows Kate up the stairs into the fourth floor. She stares at their intertwined hands while Kate unlocks the door with her free hand. She never lets go of her hand, only tightens it at times. It makes her feel warm and fuzzy inside. Safe. She feels like she doesn’t need to look over her shoulder every second. Like she doesn’t have to be a black widow, she gets to be just Y/N. The Y/N she was supposed to be.

“Close your eyes.” Kate lets go of Y/N’s hand to retrieve a box after Y/N closes her eyes. The box thuds as it drops to the table. “Okay, you can open your eyes.”

Y/N opens her eyes and sees a cardboard box full of letters. She gasps. “Are these from Natasha?” Kate nods with a smile on her face. She turns to look at her with tears in her eyes. Without a warning, Y/N slams herself into Kate, wrapping her arms around her neck.

Kate huffs at the impact, but instantly hugs her back tightly, wanting to savor the closeness between them. Although, small physical touches weren’t uncommon, Y/N still wasn’t quite sure of hugging, cuddling, et cetera. And those were things Kate really liked, but she is willing to go slow for Y/N.

“Спасибо, спасибо.” Y/N cries out. Her head is laying on Kate’s shoulder. “Я не знаю, как отблагодарить тебя.”

“I don’t understand.” Kate whispers, not wanting to ruin the moment but still wanting to know what Y/N is saying.

When Y/N pulls away from the embrace, Kate cringes internally. She didn’t want to let go, ever, hugging Y/N was probably the best thing in the world. “I don’t know how to thank you.” Y/N mumbles, glancing at the papers.

“This is more than enough.” She gestures between them. “Spending time with you.” Smiling, she holds her hand on Y/N’s arm, not quite ready to fully let go. “Do you want to read some of them now?”

Y/N nods, sitting down, Kate doing the same. She grabs one of the letters and holds it gently in her hands, going over her name with her thumb. With a deep breath she opens it.

Hi bubs

It’s been a week since it happened and since I’ve heard from you. I kept hope you two hadn’t been taken, but no luck. If I do find out you’re still here and just haven’t contacted me, I’m going to ground you both.

I don’t know what happened with mama Melina and Alexei either, but I’m guessing it’s not good. We’re working on a way to get everyone back day and night, so I’ll see you soon. Maybe we’ll have that family gathering finally when you’re back.

Natasha Romanoff

Y/N folds the letter back into its envelope with shaking hands. Kate watches her as she picks up another letter, desperately wanting to comfort her, but not sure if she should.

Hi hun

It’s been 6 months since it happened. I’ve been having a lot of dreams about you and Yelena. Mostly happy ones, which is good I guess. But they do make me miss you two even more. I really hope you’re safe wherever you are.

I’m sorry for not answr answering your letters earlier. You two moved all the time so I wasn’t sure if you’d get them. I’m sure you understand.

Everyone has started to lose their faith but I’m not giving up yet. I’m getting you back, no matter what. I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t. Plus you still have to meet Clint and Wanda, I’ve talked to them about you and they’re really excited to meet you. We’ll arrange a dinner or something when everyone gets back.

I love you, tell Yelena I love her too.

I’ll see you soon.

Nat

She reaches for another letter.

3 years. I feel like I failed you. I’m scared I won’t see you again. I’m trying to keep strong, I really am, it’s just so hard. I know I’m supposed to be the strong one, but I don’t know how long I can handle this. I feel so alone. Everyone has started to move on but I can’t. Not without my little sisters.

I hope you can forgive me for not being able to get you back.

I’ll see you s

As Y/N goes to reach for another letter, Kate grabs her hand, stopping her. Her head snaps to her. “Y/N…” Her hand moves slowly to her cheek to wipe away the tears that Y/N didn’t even know were there. With that Y/N bursts out crying. Kate stands up quickly to pull her into a hug, whispering quiet reassurances in her ear while caressing her back.

“She died not knowing if me and Yelena were okay.” Y/N sobs. “She shouldn’t have been the on the die. She didn’t deserve it, she-“ Her breathing hitches.

“She knows, she knows you’re safe.” Kate rests her chin on top of Y/N’s head. “She knows she saved the world. She did it for you and Yelena.”

After a bit more crying, Y/N calms down. “I’m sorry.” She whispers. “For ruining the date.”

“You didn’t ruin it.” Kate cradles her face, wiping away her tears and smiling at Y/N’s beautiful face. “I wanted to get to know you and that includes everything about Natasha.”

Y/N hums with a small smile. Her head leans almost automatically on Kate’s hands. She wasn’t used to physical touch, even with Yelena and Natasha touches were limited. They showed love other ways. Acts of service, keeping each other safe, having drinks together. So, Y/N didn’t even know she craved this.

She stares at Kate’s face, her eyes mapping it up and down as the gears in her head turn around. Her mind is all over the place. Natasha, the letters, Kate, her feelings.

The soft caress on her cheek continues. Y/N moves to hold eye contact, which Kate is already doing. Gently she squishes her cheeks together, puckering her lips. Y/N scrunches at the action and Kate giggles.

“You look so cute.”

Feeling of warmth spreads through Y/N’s cheeks. The flustered look on her face somehow makes Kate even more giddy. She’s happy the assassin lets herself show at least a glimpse of the emotions she is feeling.

Kate finally lets go of her. “Do you want to watch a movie? I’m sure there are some classics you haven’t seen.”

“That’s correct.”

“Great, then I’m going to introduce you to them.” They walk into the loving room, Kate gesturing for Y/N to sit down while she sets up the first movie. “We can watch Harry Potter one and two today and maybe on our second date the next three ones and the rest later.”

“There’s more than five of them?”

“Yes! Isn’t that great.” Kate sits next to Y/N, their thighs touching. She starts the movie with a grin. Y/N grunts but turns her eyes to the screen. “By the way, I don’t know if this is the best timing, but, Clint asked me to tell you that he and Laura would like to have you and Yelena for dinner some day.”

“Why?” Y/N looks at Kate with a frown.

Kate shrugs. “You’re his best friend’s sisters, he wants to get to know you.” Y/N hums, unsure about the invitation. “You know, it’s not any weirder than me going on a date with the person who tried to kill my friend.”

“But I didn’t try to kill you, that’s different. You wouldn’t want to get to know me if I tries to murder me.”

”Well…” Kate shrugs, looking Y/N up and down. If someone that good looking did try to murder her, she could push it aside.

“Should I be worried for you?”

“Of course not.”

“But you ju-“

“Shhh.” Kate shushes, moving her gaze back to the movie. “Harry Potter.”

Y/N wakes up with a gasp. The sudden motion makes Kate flinch. “Hey, are you okay?”

Sitting up from her previous position, which was laying down with her head on her lap, Y/N looks around the apartment. “What happened?”

“You fell asleep during the second movie, I didn’t want to wake you up ‘cause you looked so peaceful.” Kate smiles. She liked having Y/N’s head on her lap. It was comforting to run her fingers through her hair, occasionally scratching her scalp.

”What’s- what’s the time?” Mumbling, Y/N gets her phone out of her back pocket. Her whole body feel warm and sweaty, and kind of disoriented. She feels like she just slept a whole year, but in a good way. “Shit, shit, shit.” She jumps off the couch and hurries to put on her shoes and jacket.

Kate comes running behind her. “What? What? What?” She stares at panicking Y/N. “What’s wrong?”

“Yelena.” Y/N grunts. “I promised her I’d be home before 11pm.” She goes to open the door but stops last minute. “The letters! Can I take them with me?”

“Of course.” Kate jogs to get the box of letter and gives it to Y/N.

“Thank you so much. I’ll text you, yeah?”

“Yeah, see you!” She can barely get the words out before Y/N has already run off the door. Kate sighs, feeling sad Y/N had to leave so suddenly.

While Kate is pouting, Y/N is running as fast as she can to the apartment her and Yelena are staying in, which isn’t too far away from Kate’s new apartment.

After getting inside the apartment complex, Y/N opens their apartment’s door as quietly as possible. “Oh my gosh.” She gasps, slamming her hand against her chest. Yelena is pointing a gun straight to her head. “What is wrong with you? You could’ve shot me.”

“Where were you? You were supposed to come home earlier.” She now notices the box in Y/N’s hands. “What’s in there?” Putting away the gun, she peeks inside.

“The letters Natasha wrote when we were gone.” Y/N’s voice is quiet. She stares at Yelena’s face, trying to read her emotions.

“Where did you get these?”

“From a post office, where Clint left them.”

“How did you know where he left them?”

Y/N rolls her eyes. “He told me when I went to talk to him after the fight.” Before Yelena can open her mouth to ask another question, Y/N answers it. “I went to apologize to him and ask him about Nat.”

“Why? You could talk to me about Natasha.”

“Because he has spent more time with her than the two of us combined.” Yelena huffs and Y/N goes to put the box on the kitchen table. “Besides, since when have you wanted to talk about Nat with me?” She mumbles. Their older sister wasn’t usually the biggest topic between them.

“Of course I want to talk about Nat with you.” Yelena follows Y/N around the apartment as she starts looking for comfier clothes. “You are my little sister. These are things we are supposed to be able to talk about.”

“Well we aren’t, are we?”

Yelena stops walking, frowning as she watches Y/N change her shirt. “What are you talking about?”

“We don’t really talk about emotions, do we? It’s not our thing. It has never been.” Y/N sits down to the couch, sighing in relief at the softness of it. Though the day wasn’t the most physically draining, her emotions have been all over the place. And she’d really just like to turn her mind off for a second and rest.

A text sound comes from Y/N’s phone. She curses inside her head for not putting her phone on silent when she came home. Picking up her phone, she smiles at the alert.

From Kate Bishop:

Yelena didn’t kill you yet?

“Who is texting you at this time?”

“No one.” Y/N groans, flipping her phone screen side down before Yelena can see it. “I’m going to sleep now.”

“Y/N.”

“What?” She turns to look at Yelena with an exaggerated look of annoyance.

“Why are you lying to me?” Y/N opens her mouth to speak, but Yelena’s glare interrupts her. “I know you and I know when you’re lying. So, don’t make any excuses.”

“Is it wrong of me to not want to share every single thing about my life?”

“You’re seeing Kate Bishop.”

Y/N’s eyes widen. “No. What? Why are you saying that.”

“What else would you want to hide, huh? You know I don’t like Kate Bishop staring at you with that, weird, look.” Yelena glances at the box. “Did you get the letters from her? Were you with her all this time?”

“This is the reason I don’t tell you everything!” Y/N throws her hands in the air. “You don’t trust me to make my own decisions.”

“I do trust you, it’s others I don’t trust.”

Puffing out a breath of air, Y/N shakes her head. “I just…” She rubs her face, getting rid of the stinging in her eyes. “I’m confused and I just wish my sister would help me.”

Any trace of annoyance disappears from Yelena’s face when she notices the vulnerable look on Y/N. “Сестра.” She brings Y/N into an embrace. “I’m always here to help you.”

“Sometimes it feels like I’m not a priority in your life, and I know that sounds stupid be-“

“No, it’s not stupid.” Yelena kisses the crown of Y/N’s head. “Do you hear me?” Y/N nods. “Good. Now, I’ll put my disdain to the side, so you can talk to me about anything, okay?”

“I thought you liked Kate, or at least tolerated her.”

“Yeah, when I get to annoy her, not when she’s trying to get it on with my baby sister.” Suddenly Yelena’s face turns into disgust. “You two haven’t done anything together, have you?”

“No! Yelena!”

Yelena raises her hands in mock surrender. “Just wanted to make sure.” She starts pushing Y/N towards the couch. “Talk to me, anything you want. Kate Bishop or Nat. Anything.”

Yelena and Y/N sit next to each other, the latter sighing when her body hits the soft material. She stays quiet for a moment, assessing the situation. She really doesn’t want to talk about Kate with Yelena, knowing she isn’t that knowing in the dating department either.

“Clint wants us to go to dinner with his family.”

“That’s weird.” Yelena furrows her brows. She knows Y/N is just trying to deflect from talking about Kate or Natasha, but she didn’t feel like forcing her to speak about it. “Why?”

Y/N shrugs. “Something about getting to know Natasha’s sisters.” Yelena hums. “Do you think it’s a trap?”

“Maybe, I guess there’s only one way to find out.”

Few weeks go by rather normally. Kate and Y/N continue going to dates and Yelena keeps addressing her dislike towards them going to dates, which is why Kate hasn’t come to meet Yelena yet.

Right now, Yelena and Y/N are waiting at the Barton household’s door, having knocked on it a couple of times. “They’re really slow.” Yelena mumbles, impatiently looking around the yard. “This was a bad idea.”

“You’re the one who decided to go.”

Yelena grumbles, not answering as the door finally opens and reveals tired looking Clint behind it. “Hi, you made it.”

“Unfortunately.” Stepping inside the house, Yelena cringes at all the noise. Y/N walks in behind her, giving Clint a small smile as he closes the door.

“Laura and the kids are in the kitchen.” Clint watches the sisters take of their shoes and coats. “They’re waiting to meet you.”

“Even though we tried to kill you?”

He chuckles. “Yeah. They understood, aunt Nat was important to them too.”

Y/N feels her insides break at the title. Aunt Nat. She’s jealous and sad at the same time. Natasha had so many people who cared about her, but still she decided she wasn’t worth saving. For Y/N Nat was one of the only good people in her life, and still it feels like they weren’t that close. She did have a whole another family besides them.

Shaking her head, Y/N tries to make the thoughts disappear when they reach the kitchen. Laura turns her attention from the pot she was stirring to the guests. She smiles seeing them. Y/N thinks she looks kind.

“Hey!” She glances at the kids, giving them a silent look to behave themselves. “It’s nice to meet you, Yelena and Y/N. I’m Laura and these are Nathaniel, Lila and Cooper.” She introduces her and the kids who wave at them.

“Hello.” Yelena stares at the family while Y/N waves back with a small smile.

“I tried to make some Russian food for you guys.” Laura nods towards the pot. “I know you’re originally from Ukraine Yelena, but I thought Russian food would be something familiar for the both of you.”

Y/N glances at Yelena, before giving Laura a smile. “Thank you.” She mumbles. “It smells good.”

“Could you tell us stories about aunt Nat?” Lila asks, interested in hearing the sisters’ perspective of Natasha and wanting Nathaniel to know more about their aunt.

“I don’t..really remember a lot.” She looks at Yelena for help.

“I suppose I can.” Yelena sighs. “Keep in mind she was an annoying sister.” The kids giggle as they lead Yelena into the living room, Clint following them.

“Would you like to help me with dinner?” Laura tries to ease the nerves in Y/N.

“I don’t really know how to cook.”

“That’s fine.” Laura does a come here motion with her hand, so Y/N walks over to the stove. She stares at the pot and the pan full of familiar food. “You continue stirring this.” Laura gives Y/N the wooden spoon.

”Why are you being kind to us?”

Laura glances at Y/N as she chops some vegetables. “Because we all have our share of bad things we have done, even me and Clint. But you aren’t actually bad people.”

“I wish I could believe that.” Y/N whispers. “I’ve done too much evil to be good.”

“You know,” Laura sets the knife down. “Natasha thought that exact same thing.”

“Yeah?”

“Mhm.” Laura puts the stoves off, the food already cooked. “She didn’t believe she was good enough even after all the work she did with the Avengers. But she was wrong.” She sets her hand on Y/N’s shoulder. “She was good, a hero. And I believe you and Yelena are too. You just got dealt a bad hand.”

“A bad hand?” Y/N stares at her hands. She doesn’t necessarily have bad hands, sure they’ve done a lot of murder, but they’re also very talented at fighting. And she likes fighting.

“It’s a metaphor.” Laura laughs.

Y/N lowers her hands, her face burning. “Oh.” Her phone starts ringing. “Sorry.” She takes it from her pocket to see Kate Bishop calling her. “I’m gonna answer this.”

She goes into an empty room, accepting the call. “Baby!” The pet name awakens the butterflies in her stomach. “How are you doing? Are you already at Clint��s?”

“Yeah, we’re already here.” Y/N smiles at Kate’s voice.

They still haven’t necessarily made anything official. Y/N isn’t sure what they are, she isn’t even completely sure how this all is supposed to work. They haven’t even kissed yet. Kate has desperately wanted to kiss Y/N multiple times, but she doesn’t want to cross any boundaries.

“And I’m good. How are you?”

“I’m great now that I’m talking to you! Me and Lucky took a long walk, which was a lot more boring without you.” Kate sighs. “Even Lucky misses you, he stood on the spot we usually meet at for five minutes without moving.”

Y/N laughs. She likes the dog. “I miss him too, give him a hug from me, please.”

“And nothing for me?” She can practically hear the pout on Kate’s voice.

Humming, Y/N taps her chin, thinking. “I suppose you can get a hug too.”

“Nothing more?”

“Is there something more you want?”

The genuine confusion in her face makes Kate sigh. She doesn’t know how to approach the situation. On the other hand she loves it, being the one to help her. At the same time she’d like to do so many things to her, but she isn’t sure if she should.

“I don’t know.” Kate grins. “Are you offering anything else?”

“Maybe.” Y/N smirks. Laura yells everyone to dinner from the kitchen. “I have to go, I’ll talk to you later.”

“Okay, bye baby.”

“Bye! I love you.” Y/N ends the call, freezing instantly. Her breath hitches as she realizes what she just did. She said she loves her. “No, no, no.” Mumbling, she stands up and starts to pace around the room.

“Сестра!” Yelena comes inside the room. “Come on, food is ready and I’m hungry.”

“I can’t.”

”Why not? What are you talking about?” Y/N’s phone rings again but she declines the call. “Did Kate Bishop say something to you?”

“No!” Y/N groans, lightly ripping her hair.

”Wow, hey, what’s wrong?”

“I told her I loved her!” Y/N slumps down to the bed, hiding her face behind her hands after declining another call coming from Kate Bishop.

“Okay.” Yelena sits next to Y/N. “Do you not love her or what’s the problem? Did she not say it back? I swear to god I’ll kill her.”

“I do love her, maybe, I think so. I don’t know.” Y/N starts shaking her head. “I said it too soon. The internet said you should wait at least three months.”

“And you listen to the internet?”

“Who else?” Y/N turns to look at Yelena. “It’s not like you know anything about dating and Natasha is gone.”

“Okay, I’ll get Laura.”

“No do-“ But before the words are fully out of Y/N’s mouth, Yelena is already out the door. She groans and turns her phone upside down so she wouldn’t see Kate Bishop flashing on her screen all the time.

“What’s the problem?” Laura steps inside the room with Yelena.

“There’s no problem.”

Yelena rolls her eyes, smacking the back of Y/N’s head. “You wanted help, don’t back out now.”

Sighing, Y/N glances at the phone. “I told Kate I love her too early.” She whispers.

Laura sits next to Y/N, setting one of her hands to her knee to get her to look at her. “There’s no right time to tell someone you love them. If it felt natural to you that’s the most important part.”

“But what if she leaves me now?” Her voice cracks as she stares at Laura.

“Then I would kill her.” Yelena comments. “She is not getting away with hurting my sister.”

“I’m positive she isn’t leaving you, okay? You just need to talk to her.”

“I don’t want to. Not yet.”

Nodding, Laura pulls Y/N up. “You can do it after eating.”

After eating and two hours of surprisingly nice talking later, Yelena and Y/N are walking up the stairs to their apartment. The latter decided to mute her phone and ignore it for the rest of the day, wanting to think about the situation before talking to Kate again. Which probably wasn’t the best decision.

“Kate?”

“Oh thank god, you’re okay.” Kate runs to Y/N to hug her. “I was so worried something happened to you when you didn’t answer your phone.”

“So you decided to find out where we live?” Yelena comments from the side, a disgusted look on her face as she stares how close the two are.

“Uhh, yeah.” Kate laughs quietly. “I did.” She turns back to Y/N. “Can we talk?”

“Yeah, yeah of course.” She stares at Yelena as they all stand in the hallway. “Are you going to open the door?” Yelena groans and mumbles how much she doesn’t like them together to herself while unlocking the door.

“Did you have fun at Clint’s?”

“Yeah.” Y/N gives Kate a small smile. “Lets go to my room.”

“You aren’t allowed to close the door!”

Groaning, Y/N leads Kate to her room and slams it close, ignoring Yelena’s yells. They stand in her room in silence. “So…” Y/N starts, clearing her throat. “I- I’m really sorry about what I-“ She moves her hands around. “And I get if you want to end this.”

“What?” Kate steps closer. She grabs Y/N’s chin to move her gaze up. “Why are you saying that? I don’t want to end things with you.”

“But I said it too soon.”

“I don’t care.” She smiles. “I love you too.” Before Y/N can answer, Kate pulls her closer and presses her lips against hers.

Y/N hums at the sudden contact, wrapping her arms around Kate’s neck. She melts when Kate’s hands go down to her waist. Starting to move backwards, Kate sits down to the bed, bringing Y/N down with her. The assassin sits on Kate’s lap while continuing their making out.

“I have,” Kate brings her lips back to hers. “Been waiting for this,” She moves down to her neck. “A long time.” Y/N giggles, her fingers going to Kate’s hair.

“Ew, ew, gross, get off!” Yelena’s sudden voice comes from the door. “This is why I told you to keep the door open.”

Y/N jumps off of Kate. “Yelena! Get out!”

“No.” She glares at Kate, who is nervously standing next to Y/N. “Now that you two are apparently okay, I’m going to have a little talk with you.” Y/N groans again. “You.” She points at Kate. “If you do anything to hurt her I will kill you, do you hear me?”

“Yes. I won’t hurt her.” Kate says quietly, very scared by the murderous look on Yelena’s face. She doesn’t think for one moment that she wouldn’t kill her if she wanted to.

“You better not.” Yelena gives her on last glare. “Door open.”

“You aren’t my mom!” Y/N yells after her.

“I guess I’ll have to call mama Melina then.” Yelena walks off to the living room.

“She won’t tell mama Melina, don’t worry.” Y/N turns to look at Kate with a smile.

“I- I don’t know who mama Melina is.”

“Oh.” She frowns. “Let’s keep it that way.”

“Is she that bad?”

“Mama Melina isn’t bad, she’s just…mama Melina. Very motherly. I think, I’m not sure what mother’s are normally like.” Y/N grabs Kate’s hand to be close to her. “Think mother but also assassin.”

“Okay… So, not meeting the parents just yet.”

Y/N giggles and shakes her head lightly before kissing Kate again. Now that she has done it once, she can’t stop. It’s an addicting feeling to have their lips against each others.

And Kate certainly isn’t complaining.

[livsoulsecrets]

Rating Brazilian characters in foreign media (updated)

Jenny Kord (Blue Beetle)

Where do I start? Bruna Marquezine on her first Hollywood movie, playing a wonderful, brilliant important character in a DC movie. 10/10. I loved every second of Blue Beetle, I don’t care what anyone says, Jenny owns me. She spoke 3 words total in Portuguese and I was ready to give up my firstborn for her.

Iván Carvalho (Elite)

The whole “I’m in love with this guy who’s fucking my dad while I’m fucking his sister” thing? That could be the plot of a Brazilian soap opera any day, so 8/10 just for the pure chaos of that. I know it’s messy af, but it’s refreshing to see Brazilians that are not trafficking drugs or being thugs, so I’ll gladly welcome the chaos.

Also, I love how the show included the conversations in Portuguese between him and his dad. It makes no sense for two characters who are fluent in a language not to speak it with each other when they are alone or emotional, especially if they’re family.

Emilia Alo

I have been obsessed with Gigi for years now and she’s very talented, so I of course love Emilia. It’s great to hear her saying Portuguese words during her dialogues and singing Brazilian songs. I do wish the show gave her more screen time though, so I’m giving this a 8/10

Also, it’s amazing to see a Brazilian character that’s bisexual and an artist in a mainstream Netflix show!

Marlon Sousa (Surviving Summer)

I know nobody watches this show but it was a really good surprise, similar to Ivan’s case, it has dialogues in Portuguese between Marlon and his mom, which is always great to see! It even has a scene where the character briefly talks about how hard it was to adapt to a new country and language and how important surf was to him in that process, overall 8/10

Roberto da Costa/Sunspot (The new mutants)

Burn it. Burn the whole thing down. Shamelessly white washing one of the few Brazilian superheroes (are we even surprised though, coming from Marvel?) was ridiculous. What the hell were they thinking, -100000/10

Vanessa (Taxi)

Look, is this movie good, objectively speaking? No.

Was this character a robber and a criminal - very stereotypically so? Yes.

Was Gisele Bündchen drop dead gorgeous in this and my gay awakening? Also yes.

So I’ll give her 7/10 for this sole reason

Paolo Montes (Trials of Apollo)

Look he is a very minor character with barely any lines and quite stereotypical features. That being said, he’s quite Brazilian in his refusal to say things in English, just speaking Portuguese nonstop and leaving the gringos to figure it out, which I love. Also the Brazilian kid having the worst luck and being Hebe’s son is quite funny. So I’ll give him 7/10

Eduardo Saverin (The social network)

Okay. I get it. Andrew is great, the whole “smacking a keyboard down” scene is amazing. It’s a 2010 movie, made before representation was a hot topic.

All that being said, the character is based in a real person. Kid’s name is Eduardo. He was born in Brazil, even though he was raised in the states.

Rubs me the wrong way he’s not played by a actor with a similar background. However, Eduardo, just like Andrew, is of Jewish descent through his immigrant grandparents, which is very accurate. Win some, lose some, I guess. Give it a 5/10 I suppose?

Honorable mention:

Rio

It’s a movie about blue macaws (Araras azuis in Portuguese), not a character in itself, so no ratings.

Even though it’s an USA-made movie, Rodrigo Santoro (all of our mothers’ crushes and a famous Brazilian actor) plays the main human character and the director is Brazilian. The songs are great, but English simply doesn’t do this movie justice.

This film in Portuguese marked my childhood, which is a testament to how great Brazilian dubbing is. Please listen to Hot Wings (Brazilian version).

Note: I know there were a few Brazilians in Shameless, never watched the shows but know they were drug dealers - which, yeah, not fun. I did see some scenes where Portuguese was being spoken though and it was quite funny.