#the way i'd die for terry

[thinkanamelater]

I love vetvimes obviously but it's also extremely funny to think there's no homoeroticism involved in their complicated relationship. No gay feelings at all just a man and his strictly platonic terrier. even funnier if Vimes has his weird boyfriend-like relationships, just not with Vetinari

[neil-gaiman]

Dear Neil,

I hope you're fine!

In 2023 one of the nicest and reveberating thing, that happened to me, was, that I got know Terry's work and after some time, your works too, and, of course Good Omens (yeah...I don't know either, what took me so long...😉).

So, thank you so much for your written universe, I feel totally comfortable in it!

Some time ago, I also got your rewriting of the fairytale "Hänsel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm in my hands. I totally like how you made it your own in some way, but also did not disregard its core about wits, endurance, gumption and love. And I have high standards😊, because I grew up with all the Grimm's fairytales and I, even as a small kid, disliked the editions, which tried to paint over fear, sorrow and in some tales, violence and horror, too. Without these plots the solution in the end would just be half the relìef! As you said in your review about Tatars The Annotaited Brothers Grimm the fairtyales are magic mirrors about the world we see or we want to see and which we have to cope and deal with every day.

My three favourite ones are

1.Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten/The Town Musicians of Bremen

Even if your closest people tell you, you are not enough (anymore), you don't fit in and you are worthless, you one day, will find your bunch of soulmates, who are good for you and you can the hell Rock'n Roll with!

2. Die sieben Raben/The seven Ravens

The girl does not wait for some Prince Charming. She herself gets stuff done and does not get herself haunted by some mistakes her parents did years ago.

3. Das tapfere Schneiderlein/The valiant dressmaker

Sometimes weird and spontanous decision can turn your whole life around, in a good way, because they give you the self-consciousness to get it on.

And (finally, sorry) here come my questions:

1. Which are your favourite fairytales of the Brothers Grimm?

2. And why?

I wish you and your family a very merry Christmas, or holidays, and a very good year!

Have fun with Good Omens 3! ❤🌠

Greetings from Germany!

I like your choices, although I'd swap Hansel and Gretel for the Musicians of Bremen.

[scurvgirl]

The Milkovich house is a disaster. Actually, disaster is an understatement. Ian always knew how the Milkoviches lived, shit he'd lived that that too for a bit. But it hits different when you're one of two people now tasked with sorting through everything.

Most of it is trash. Some of it, though, is meaningful. An even smaller portion of it is pure treasure.

Ian pulls out a picture, clearly taken years and years ago. It shows two young children, more like toddlers really, dressed up in matching costumes. A Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

"Holy shit," Ian breathes as he stares at the picture. He knows it's his husband but he has to be sure. He flips the picture over and in neat, blue ink reads "Mickey and Mandy, Halloween 1997". He can barely process it. Little Mickey. Little Mickey dressed as Mickey Mouse. He flips the picture over again to stare at how adorable his best friend and husband were when they were little. Mickey is smiling in the photo, a big open mouthed smile, maybe even mid laugh. Adorable. Precious.

"Hey, whatcha got there?" Mickey's voice cuts through Ian's thoughts. Oh no, Mickey shouldn't see this. But also....

"Just a picture of you and Mandy." He tries to deflect, but Mickey's quick. He darts to Ian's side and snags a peak of the picture before Ian can hide it.

He expects curses, eye rolls, maybe a hand to snatch it from Ian. What he did not expect is how Mickey goes still then looks away.

"Throw it away."

"Mick-

"Throw it away! My...my mom took that. Before she...look, just throw that shit away." Mickey picks up a beyond-repair shirt and stuffs it into a 'throw away' trash bag. He stomps off into the house, leaving Ian alone with the picture.

He looks down at little smiling Mickey and Mandy. He can't throw this away, he can't just toss whatever evidence that some parts of Mickey's childhood weren't all bad. He tucks the picture into his coat and continues to sort through the mess.

__

Much, much later, they're home. They shower together for quickness and it really is quick (okay, there is some groping) before falling into bed together. Fuck clothes, they're married and at this point, everyone in the house has seen them.

Ian turns to Mickey and tentatively places his hand over his husband's. Mickey accepts it, a finger worries at Ian's wedding band.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Shit, Ian, when do I ever want to talk about it?"

There's a long pause before Mickey presses his free hand to his eyes. "I dunno, man, it's just...I'm a fucking orphan. Terry was fucked up and terrible and I wanted to kill him, should have killed him, but he was...fuck. I dunno. I dunno all this feeling shit is just fucked."

Ian doesn't respond verbally right away, instead he scoots over and gently coaxes Mickey into his arms. Mickey allows it, his head coming to rest on Ian's pec while Ian holds his hand.

"I fucking hate him. He taught me how to shoot, how to hotwire a car. I hate him and he's gone. He...he hurt you."

"This isn't about me," Ian whispers, giving Mickey a squeeze.

"It is cuz I'd be...I'd be in jail right now because I'd have killed that stupid fucking nun by now if it wasn't because of your stupid ginger ass."

Ian pauses, listens to Mickey's breath hitch, feels wetness not from their shower on his chest.

"Do you want to kill her?" Ian asks softly after a while.

"No."

Oh so gently, Ian cups Mickey's jaw and tilts his reddened, tear streaked face up.

"I'm sorry you're hurting, baby, and I am not sorry he's gone. He hurt you and he can't do that anymore." Ian presses a kiss to Mickey's forehead.

Mickey doesn't say much more, either from exhaustion or not wanting to talk about it anymore. Either way, Ian holds him and he doesn't pull away.

"That picture you found was the best day of my life before you. Mom dressed Mandy and I up, we went trick'or'treating, ate so much fucking candy. Then she had to fucking die." Mickey sniffles and Ian holds him closer.

"So stupid, dressed up as that damn mouse."

"You were cute," Ian cuts in because he can't help himself, "you're still cute."

"Sap." Mickey pushes Ian without any real force, making them both smile.

"Yeah, I...have a confession, Mick."

"Fuck, what?"

"I didn't throw the pic away."

Mickey doesn't respond right away, just runs a finger along Ian's chest, fidgeting with some of his chest hair.

"Good."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

__

They're back at the house the next day. More trash. More hateful messages and books and shit that Ian would like to forget.

In the end, it's Mickey who finds it. He walks out of one of the smaller bedrooms holding a short, black book. He's staring at it like it's some foreign object or a bomb about to go off. Ian is by his side in a moment.

The book's label is written in that same neat script as the picture - "Mickey and Mandy Growing Up".

"It's a photo album," Ian whispers.

"Yep." Mickey's eyes don't move away from it. His body is still.

Ian places a hand on Mickey's shoulder, "You don't have to open it here, or even today or tomorrow. Let's pack it and when you're ready, we can look at it. Together." Finally Mickey moves. He nods his head and gives the album to Ian.

"Keep it with the picture."

Ian takes the album then leans forward to press a kiss to his brave, emotional, incredible husband. His husband who has the chance to be as happy as the little boy in the picture.

[hackedmotionsensors]

I went to library con (lol its not called library con but thats what i called it. Its American Library Association Annual which is funny bc they call it ALA and I was like...that shitty anime con???) this week in san diego to promote the comic I worked with Terry on "Eat your Heart Out"

I got jumpscared seeing the big banner. My art has never been on anything bigger than art center presentations lmao

We handed out signed copies and it was honestly pretty fun. I have a ton of bookmarks as well if anyone wants one.....if you can find me in real life LMAO

I also got to be on a PANEL like a big professional lmao And met Josie Campbell an animation brethren and we were like "LETS GO TAG! LETS GET THOSE NEGOTIATIONS!!!!" (Reminder that The Animation Guild is due to negotiate with studios in August so please support us!!!)

Downside was is that some of my sunburns are still really fresh (most of them are in gross peeling stage and some are...kinda painful) so I was a bit sweaty and uncomfortable...and now I'm paying for it bc i feel really under the weather.

BUT. lol my issues aside (it was my own damned fault getting burned the weekend before)

It was really fun!

Librarians are really cool lol Especially since I tried to get into that field during my unemployment last year and a half it was interesting hearing what they had to deal with as Librarians for children or teens (The teen librarians kept talking to me about Slam Dunk and One Piece *u*)

There's also this huge emphasis for book sellers in getting your books IN libraries. Books in actual physical libraries does so much for the value of payments of the book (which in turn pays the authors and artists that work on those books).

And how much librarians and libraries do for the industry as a WHOLE. I learned that back in the day when english manga was coming out they were binding the books REALLY SHITTY and its funny bc I DO remember that. The quality was really bad. And because librarians complained about it, because a book circulates through a lot of people rather than if you buy a volume for yourself, the book will get damaged really fast if the book is made poorly. So Viz had to change HOW they bound their books and you can definitely tell now how the quality is so much nicer.

Anyway it was really cool lol And also since it took place at the San Diego Convention center it was really cool to see what SDCC looks like when its not an absolute cluster fuck of people and noise lol I saw where I slept on the ground outside to get into Hall H and we were treated to a dinner at Roys which I'd only ever seen in passing lol (ALSO ROYS WAS SO EXPENSIVE!?!? And I thought the onigiri was like...the salmon went INTO the onigiri....so that was the dish. but it was...a ball of rice onigiri shaped with some salmon ...and it was REALLY good salmon and the misoyaki was good too but.....i was expecting really expensive onigiri and was oddly disappointed it wasn't....that.......anyway)

ANYWAY ANYWAY lmao. Our comic comes out in August 13! I've finally seen the finished product and it came out so well. Yknow that thing where you see your art from a few years ago and you want to crawl into a hole and die? Well lol I still feel that but also I don't because it honestly looks so good and its nice seeing it all in one whole place! The coloring came out really nice ! And I can't wait to see what Claudia did in the second half of the book

Oh yeah I also got a comped train ticket to get me down there and I got to ride the Amtrak which was pretty cool! I ...was EXHAUSTED on both trips down and back so I slept most of the way lmao But look at this guy!

Lol ALTHO I was genuinely surprised that when we came back from san diego the train just goes in reverse.

On shinkansen the seats on the train are able to turn around so you're always facing forwards. So it was a little disorienting at first. I also wished I had an ekiben on the way down.

Its cool I can get an ekiben in august when i go to japan lmao

[mzminola]

Over a third of my life. I did the math and I'd known Colton over a third of my life. Since getting into Glee, not even on Tumblr yet but on Livejournal. Four_tens, a Superdictionary joke, an Inception icon, seeing each other commenting on the same meta posts. Fandom friends living on opposite coasts.

We never met in person and now we never will! That fraction up there is never getting any bigger. It fucking sucks. But knowing each other online was so fucking worth it. Knowing all of you online has been so fucking worth it and I love you.

There's too much for my brain to focus on right now (and so much my brain will grab onto at the slightest reminder) so I looked at /tagged/penroseparticle/chrono on my blog and now you all get Snarky Dune Sand Worm Cat.

Way back in 2012 when I was doing Glee screencaps Colton made a sarcastic comment about the lighting across seasons, that made me laugh and admit I'd never read Dune but knew a little from memes.

So of course I had to go find it, and then edit out "spice" to replace with "snark" and then do happy flailing when Colton said this was going in his repertoire of reaction images.

To quote Sir Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man,

"They believe that no one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away—until the clock he wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence."

I'm gonna be reminded of you in thousands of ways and think Don't be a meatball, Colton, and thousands of more things.

[w3ath3r-0f-sw34t3rz]

burnout but it's tdp (so basically just burnout)

so burnout was like absolutely incredible. like i was genuinely so pleasantly surprised it was phenomenal but anyway obviously i'm always thinking about tdp but goddamn it was hard to ignore listening to this album

ghost

i should've told you when i had the chance // lost in the memories we don't have // i wanted to hold you in hopeless romance // mmm, you fade like a ghost

can you catch me when i fall? // i'm in love with the idea // of who you are // i tried to look the other way // i'm lying to myself // i never wanted it to end

-it's callum

ok this one's kinda giving me clauderry vibessss i wonder what it's calle

-yea its clauderry

pitfall

she reminds me of mom // she looks so pretty when she cries

chauffeur won't make a lane switch // won't make a makeshift fake conversation // yeah, snakes in by bed, put 'em in the basement

-it's callum

corduroy

maybe i'd feel better then, when i leave you like this // (don't let me leave, don't let me leave, don't let me leave it all behind)

but my head's spinning // i can't help but think of who i'm abandoning // and suddenly my chest cries out in pure panic // it cannot end like this

-it's rayla and it's emotional

love lost

what have i done? // have i made a mistake? // cause i can't remember why i feel this way // my life flashes by, as i drive away // my home is not my home no more // my home is now my grave

out of sight, but i see you everyday

oh, why the hell do i keep recalling // the good, the great, i had all i wanted // how on earth did i lose it in a day?

i never knew // all this love was new to me ... i never knew, oh // what it would do to me

i miss your laugh, i miss your face // i took your half, and threw it all away // i hate myself, i hate this pain // i hate that i lost everything

-oh it is SO rayla

easier

ok *cracks knuckles* let's check out this next song wonder if it'll be anythi

wow.

anyway

got a lot i don't know, i have to learn to let go // if i don't change who i am, i'ma die 'fore i'm old // but i can't help but hide myself behind my world of lies // i made to cope with who i lost // i killed you here

so the fuck was i supposed to know 'bout everything you wanted from me? // how the hell do you suppose? // i blame it on myself, i wanted to be everything you want me to be

-yeah so this is the most callum thing ever

change

don't run away, don't run away, don't run away // we'll be okay, don't overthink, we've got all day // i promise we can handle change

if my presence is a burden, i'm open to going home // i don't mean that we should just sit down and breathe // and you can fall asleep, use my body as a bed

-it's definitely terry

bonus:

-it's zoya nazyalenksy

[terrence-silver]

What kind of mother would Terry want beloved to be for their children

Devoted to the bone.

The 'I'd kill for my children'. 'I'd die for my children' type. 'I'd fight anyone and everyone for my children.' Because really, that's what it all boils down to for him. That's his ideal. The foundation of his whole character. Everything is secondary, but if beloved isn't the type of parent who's absolutely always on their children's side, biased to the teeth, willing to walk through fire, the type who'd love their children even if they made all the mistakes in the world, even if they were bad, went to jail, downright killed someone, then they're not the model parent he'd want. Consider it, after all. That's the manner of person he himself is too. This crazy unhinged loyal individual, so it stands to reason he wants someone likeminded, and if we reach, maybe it's meant to fill the gap where he didn't receive from his own parents is concerned because from what little we know, it sounds to me like the love of Terry's father wasn't at all unconditional, in fact, it came with a ton of conditions. So, if he was a parent? If his beloved was a parent? If they were parents together? That love better go all the way, to some insane lengths, where their children can be actual hellspawn and they're still loved. That's the type of mother he'd want for his kids, but primarily, for himself. Because I think Terry Silver wants to be cared for the same way long before any kids are born.

[sarasade]

Part of me almost hopes that Viren's story arc will end in a disproportionately cruel way, you know.

I'm just so tired of seeing a character doing one good thing before they die or trying to change before they die and instead of the audience taking that as purposeful ambiguity the discussion will center around if the character was "Redeemed".

But imagine if he was punished so harshly that even the Viren haters would feel bad for him. Now that would be interesting! I've seen some dark speculation around season 5 so I'm looking forward to seeing how the show will contextualise his arc.

I don't understand why "Redemption" is such a popular talking point when centering villains (ok I actually do. I'm looking at you, Zuko).

"Sin and Atonement" and "Redemption" are deeply Christian themes. I don't think those should be a universal frame of reference to all stories.

Yes, yes, this is more of a fandom problem, not a show problem. But if people want to see a bad character harshly punished for their crimes maybe they should get that for once. I don't really mind because I think Viren, while unlikeable, is a sympathetic character already. Of course I feel for a character even if they are "irredeemable". That's what stories are for.

I don't mean it's a completely useless way to look at art but it's just- I don't know- I'm bored? Especially YouTube commentators talk about redemption constantly instead of engaging with the themes that actually are there.

Sometimes villains can't even really make up for everything they have done, just like some people in real life. Viren has committed so many crimes- like how do you even fix that? However it'd still be interesting if he tried to change. That's what I'm here for. Like Viren and Claudia are not just an antagonistic counterforce to our heros but they have a lot of going on as unique characters.

Viren has his saviour complex and values domination over cooperation. Claudia is interesting because she's both the victim and the perpetrator. It's interesting how self-sufficient she is while being deeply emotionally codependent on Viren. She has a ton of agency as a physically (magically?) strong person but not a ton of agency as an independent, emotionally strong individual. Viren and Claudia love each other but it's isolating kind of love where they don't really have anyone else but each other (Terry is really trying to get in there. Like sorry Terry you don't know how fucked up these two are lmao).

No wonder it was so easy to Aaravos take Viren's place as an authority figure in Claudia's life after Viren died. Or at least that's what I took away from Lost Child short and TDP season 4 in general.

I still think about the first information we got outside Viren and Claudia's POV about Aaravos's mirror: Runaan's warning about "A Fate Worse Than Death".

This framing device sounds really important. I've been wondering how it'll play out eventually. Is it something about Viren losing his old life he worked so hard to build, or will he lose Claudia in some metaphorical or literal way? Is it something even more personal?

Personally, I'd love to see Viren live and change as a person. There are plenty of high-fantasy male characters like him who go through that kind of transformation: Guts from Berserk, Geralt of Rivia, Jaime from GoT, Ged the Wizard... You know, characters who realise that the things they value are unsustainable or even harmful to themselves and to people around them and even to the world as a whole. Or they realise that superficial things like status and power are unfulfilling and only serve status quo. There are some parallels to toxic masculinity/ hegemonic masculinity, too.

However, I think it'd be interesting if Viren's story will be a deeply tragic one. Anyway I'm here for this.

[anamoon63]

Cynthia: Aw, thank you so much, Terry. You're so understanding… Terence: Not really, but you know I'd do anything for you, I'd even die for you, you know that, don't you? Cynthia: Yes, but you don't have to die, just give me some space, okay? Terence: That won't be easy for me, I'm telling you, but I'll try. Cynthia: Thank you, honey, this really means a lot to me. Terence: Yeah, you're welcome… I guess.

Terence: By the way, you changed your hair. You look hot, and you've taken a few years off. Cynthia: Uh, thanks… I guess. Terence: Oh, I'm not saying you're old or anything, it's just…. Damn, don't be offended, please. Cynthia: I'm not offended, I'm in my 20's for God's sake. Now, if you don't mind, I have to get ready to go to work. Terence: What? Already? Cynthia: Yep, the sooner the better.

(To be continued).

[mochisquish]

Mochiiii, have you seen the new season of Cobra Kai, and if so what are your thoughts about a 'certain ship'🤭

Thank you for always being interested in my opinion. I would love to hear yours, as well!

I literally just finished the season, so I will probably have more or different thoughts later. My initial reaction is disappointment, but that's my own doing, because I am forever waiting for hints of reconciliation lmao.

I hope the fact Miyagi-do tried to play Kreese and Terry against each other is one of the things that makes them join forces again. But it was funny seeing Kreese straight up punch Terry in the face, when Terry had no idea what was going on. Also loved Chozen's comment of letting them screw each other (over).

Loved the hot tub scene. Loved the implications. Would like to see them actually in a hot tub together before I die. We all know it's canon, I just want to see it.

I think it's interesting Kreese was seeking Terry out to stab him, because the times he's tried to kill Johnny were in the heat of the moment and not pre-planned. idk it's necessarily out of character for Kreese to hunt Terry down, but it did feel weird in some respect.

Shocked there was an old man fight, because I expected a scene like in the prison where they cut back and forth between young and old Kreese. I'm comforted in knowing old people can beat each other up, though.

The same fears I've had since season 4 are still here. Very little time left to reconcile and work together if it's going to happen. Hate the idea of their relationship ending negatively, and hate the idea of two major villains never combining their powers. I'd like to see young cobra husbands again and maybe gain more insight that way, if the grandpas aren't going to talk it out.

[jelzorz]

170.

Claudia works in the gardens these days.

Personally, she thinks she got off easy. She knows what she did and what it cost, knows that if she were anyone else there might have been a cell waiting for her, and even that would have been a light sentence compared to what it should have been, but the argument is that there are other uses for her. She knows too much about plants—how to dry them, how to brew them, which ones and which parts to use to ward off fevers and ease pain. Things she picked up from Terry, she supposes, and from the books her father used to make her read in her youth.

It's a little like dark magic, and at the same time not. It's life that gives life, it's knowing which parts do what, but it's knowing the cost and using it to heal, not to hurt. It's a far cry from what she used to be: a nobleman's daughter, with all of its titles and comforts: the well-fitted dresses, the clean hands, the luxury of working at a desk, and steadiness of her future. The maids used to curtsey to her when the brought up her tea, their eyes down and hands folded, their voices quiet an polite, and now she is one of them, dirt under her fingernails and all.

It doesn't matter. Her back aches and there is sweat on her brow, but it's certainly better than being dead. She misses the luxuries sometimes, but she still gets to live at the castle, and she still gets to see Soren, and Ezran even comes to join her at times so it's not all bad. Not really. It's what he's doing today.

"This isn't super king-like," she says. It's the middle of summer. The air is humid and the heat of the sun is sharp on her skin, and Claudia is working on her knees in the far end of the gardens and planting flowers she knows the bees like. Ezran works beside her, dirt stained hands brushing hers. "It's not your job to get your hands dirty like this."

He shrugs. "Everyone has to get their hands dirty at some point," he says. It comes off a little cryptically and Claudia wonders if there's something happening in court that's bothering him.

She scoffs. "Don't I know it?" she says, wriggling her fingers and trying to pass it off as a joke.

He doesn't laugh and she presses her lips shut.

"Is everything okay?"

"Hm? Oh." He chuckles then, a little sheepish. "Yeah. Just council stuff. There are... things I have to do that I never thought I'd have to and it... doesn't feel good."

"Ah yeah." Claudia looks away from and stares at her hands. Sometimes, after bad weather, the silt on the side of the castle closer to the cliffs turns red and stains her fingers red in a way that makes her want to scrub them raw. "I get that. Sometimes it's... just what you have to do."

Ezran says nothing. Then the lunch bell rings in the distance and he gets up with a huff. "There's some stuff going on in Lux Aurea," he admits. "They need more of our troops but... we're spread pretty thin right now. If I send soldiers, it'd only be because it's Aunt Amaya and Aunt Janai asking, and it'd be our soldiers risking their lives for something we're not even involved in, but if I say no, there are people in Lux Aurea who are going to die."

"Mm," says Claudia, ducking her head. This is council stuff, high level security stuff that she absolutely should not be hearing, but Ez talks about it anyway, seeking counsel from someone outside of it all—from someone that isn't Callum.

"Is it supposed to get easier?" he wonders, holding a hand out to her to help her up too. "I just want to be a good king," he murmurs. "I want to help people, but it feels like one way or another, I'm gonna end up with other people's blood on my hands."

"Mm," says Claudia again. He tugs her up, and it does not escape her notice that he doesn't let go right away. "I can't answer that for you Ez," she murmurs after a moment. "I've done worse things than you, y'know? But... if you're gonna ask me, then I think you just have to do what you believe in your heart is right. You're doing your best, and at the end of the day..." She runs a thumb across his knuckles, clearing them of dirt clinging to his skin, and smiles. "These look pretty clean to me."

[nevertheless-moving]

i very much enjoyed the eventual explanation for Vin's Whole Deal but i also spent a good chunk of book one and two, (and maybe also more than a few idle moments in book three) waiting for a reveal that she was also a feruchemist. Just. There were so many parallels between her and the lord ruler, you know??

just thinking about the au...

a nice alternate explanation to her unnatural-even-for-a-mistborn grace, strength and power, just a bit better than she should be, and has such wild swings of fortune during a few of her fights because she's unconsciously storing up than releasing corresponding powers in her internal flakes.

of course it's taking her so long to realize - no one wears actual amounts of metal, so she's constantly burning her stores before they get large enough to be noticeable.

she was able to sense sazed's feruchemical store when she burnt it why would that be an allomantic ability i'm still kindof mad we didn't see her even TRY feruchemy anyway au

sazed teaching her...bonding moments...family...

funny moments where sazed and kelsier get weirdly competitive over who's got dibs on the daughter-he-never-thought-he'd-have

I am a SUCKER for zero-dads to multiple dad's trope...

(and thinking about how there HAD to be some feruchemy in the ska population, since the terris people weren't always so separate from the general population)

in addition to noblewoman, thief, mistborn, ska urchin - here's ANOTHER burden, ANOTHER heritage, ANOTHER identity - some pressure to be a Keeper, at least store the books, even if you do nothing else -

imagining reen as a feruchemist, constantly running from town to town because for some reason him, totally ska him, he can do things, things like a misting, but even more obvious, and allomantic vials just make him sick

unconscious feruchemy leading to mental instability (her mother). What happens when you store memories or mental attributes , but never get them back? you're just losing time and strength and willpower to the metal in your groundwater...and it's gone, passed through your body unless you happen to be an allomancer who can burn it back...

duralium-esque shenanigans during book two trying out the lord ruler's youth combo and accidentally making herself into a child. it's resolved eventually but there should have been AT LEAST a few chapters of 11 year old Vin mowing down assassins

HULK PEWTER VIN! HULK PEWTER VIN! FINALLY SHE ACTUALLY LOOKS AS DANGEROUS AS SHE IS! FIVE FOOT NOTHING HULK PEWTER VIN FIGHTING HAMM!!!!

infinite free health combo (somehow? i don't quite understand the mechanic, perhaps it's revealed somewhere else in sanderson books. is it just storing up health? seems like getting flayed would fuck that up. look, we know the lord ruler figured it out, since it's part of his whole Canon that he can't die, a Lot of people have tried)

ANYWAY I am also a fan of "unkillable" character trope where person starts getting too reckless during fights while enemies panic and their loved one's look on in horror because they're still getting hurt

All of the above does NOT help with the whole worshiping thing

staying awake for WAY too long with bronze earring...come on sanderson i know my girl was double deity op but consider if she was even MORE

FERUCHEMY IS OF BOTH PRESERVATION AND RUIN COME ON Y'ALL THINK ABOUT IT

...if it turns out there's an annotation in one of these books that she was actually a feruchemist but it never came up i don't know if i'd be more angry or more vindicated...if there is...okay people can spoil this one (1) thing...

aaah alas - it could have been so sick - feruchemist mistborn fight scene my beloved who shall never be...unless...

[y2ksnowglobe]

Deep appreciation for episode 30 (Van on the Run)

This is a long post where I just ramble on all the moments that make me love this episode.

The dethroning of fleshlight tag as the worst thing that anyone ever said.

The "Hey Andrew" story

Big old butt crack down the middle of the orb

Terry Jr. asking why Ron isn't wearing pants

"I'd better write that down as a note. Terry Jr., easy to lie to."

Lark literally taking a note about how unpaid interns die sometimes. (This turns into my firm belief that Mae Hailes is a paid intern)

Ron insisting Paeden is his half-brother. "My dad is my dad too!"

just gonna weep and tear my hair out real quick over that one.

Ron's insights on the patriarchy

"My stepson is here, and I am looking at him in the eye right now and it's not weird at all. It's not weird. We're just making eye contact right here." "It's a little weird. You have not blinked in several minutes." "Now it hurts to blink, so I'm not going to ever…" "That's not how it works. You have to blink." "No. It's like my eyes are getting…" "Dad, blink." Like what a way to start normalizing Terry Jr. calling Ron "Dad"

Sparrow's stealth hug

Just...starting to really see the dead inside Grant is both heartbreaking and really funny.

Nick's shaky fist bump makes me wanna cry.

I am always there for a good low perception roll joke.

Reveal that Ron just carries to lure that killed Willy around with him.

"Yeah! Your dad is George Washington!"

THEORY TIME: Like this episode is where we get most of our information about the kids' time in Ravenloft, and like...I don't buy it. Looking at how the kids phrase things, I've been solidly convinced that the O-Dads have Geas'ed the hell out of these kids so they can't give any specific details about what was done to them, but I feel like there's a loophole where they can talk about things that weren't done. So, for example: Nick specifies that Bill ignored him. I'll keep coming back to this as we keep going.

Weird detail: Darryl is with Glenn on the murder Henry's dad train at the start.

God I love to hate Barry Oak so much, he makes me skin crawl and he is in top form in this episode.

"I AM DRIVING WITH MY FRIENDS, FATHER! I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER!" It's such a teenager-y thing to say and I feel like it really gives a snapshot into what their relationship was like back in the day.

I really wanna get a snapshot into Nick's mind as he hears his dad completely lose his cool about Barry. Like, my boy did such a good job trying to act unbothered and brave, and then Glenn just is deeply and visibly upset about Barry almost killing him (which is valid, I just feel like it's a new experience for Nick)

Lark and Sparrow jumping in to drive when Henry lets go of the wheel. Like, not sure what happened with Sparrow, but Lark has been an epic driver from the get-go.

ANOTHER THEORY: Sparrow is really interesting in this episode. He willingly covers his ears when asked by Henry, and he's the one who hits the brakes when Henry tells them to stop the car. He's also just weirdly chill and forgiving, and like...I do not buy this as love wolf shit, he is clearly under some kind of magical influence to make him more compliant. You do not get the Sparrow that looks scared in the drone footage in episode 28 to this remarkably chill and forgiving kid without magical interference.

Freddie putting his foot down that Glenn would not mess with firearms while drunk

Barry's "Oh kakaw kakaw" when he's shot is probably in my top ten vocal stims from this show.

Lark enthusiastically supporting Glenn shooting Barry makes me so happy

Henry going from trying to be firm and calm as Glenn loses his shit, and immediately shifting to "ooooh, I hate you so much" as soon as Barry starts talking to him is so funny. Just all the ideals fly out the window.

Find it super interesting how Henry cites "respecting his choices" as a thing here considering what happens later on with the bracelets.

I both do and don't want to know if Anthony already had the idea for the Lark and Sparrow homunculi when Barry offers letting Henry take his kids and run and giving up all the other kids. Like regardless of whether or not it was planned, I do love the idea that Barry is giving this offer because he knows he's got the real ones tucked back in Oakvale.

I love the word abscond, okay?

Love Barry framing his failure as a father as disappointment in Henry's choices. I want to kick him in the face.

Mr. Mustache calling Ron "Honey"

"No. You just exasperatedly asked why a bunch of times. A.k.a. the Henry Oak special."

Geas theory follow up: Lark telling them they forgot to feed them fits into the loophole of being something the granddads didn't do, so they're allowed to mention it. Also this part of starting to hint at what exactly went down is so just *chefs kiss.*

Freddie's "WHY?" When Matt asks if Darryl can perceive that Ron peed his pants.

Freddie being told the charm needs to be in an enclosed space and immediately going "What if we had an umbrella?"

Freddie picking the first audio result for Fantasy Tavern for the sound.

"Bring us your hottest moms!"

This next bit always slays me and I don't even know why:

The jokes about the level one adventurer group is beautiful. I hope things turned out okay for that fighter and four rogues.

Henry making up Mr. X only for Mr. X to be real.

Ron thoroughly describing the fake voice he's going to do, only to reveal it's just his normal voice.

Ron's whole exchange with the other rogues.

Henry describing Glenn's fantasy voice as Italian

Anthony trying to keep up with what the crew are trying to do as they're attempting to get a room.

Also, everything is in shillings now for no adequately explained reason?

The random bar patrons who are gonna be so disappointed when they make it to the other side of town to find out that Hi I'm Ron is not playing.

The start of the NPCs realizing they could have asked for more money gag.

Glenn almost going to see what's up with Mr. X but then getting bored.

Anthony doing a C3P0 impression

Geas Theory update: Grant phrases it as "they weren't nice" and the most detail we get from Grant is that "Willy's really mean" only for him to then say, "It was fine, I guess." Terry tops out at saying that Willy "shouted at them a fair number of times" and that's as intense as any of their descriptions get. Like this is sus as heck. Especially since at minimum, we know that Lark and Sparrow got homunclui'd and that somehow, Barry got the twins to sit quietly. The boys are underselling this and the only one that would be in character for would be like...Nick (who we already saw was super shaky). Darryl even prompts Grant saying it's okay if it was rough and they were scared and we still get no further information.

Ron's scary story is so good for so many reasons. Like the way he tries to make it spookier by making Willy a man with a fishingpole for an arm, by calling fish "food that breathes underwater" like that mixed with the realization that he's telling the story of how Willy died is just...an excellent combo of scary and not scary and it's just a baffling bunch of weird that is pure Ron.

Terry being baffled by Ron asking if they want to sing Rock-a-bye Baby, only for it to turn out Ron doesn't know the words.

"You find more knives than not knife in his pants."

The fact that Lark was smuggling knives for a breakout attempt is just so lovely, go off my murderous little weirdo.

Also seeing Henry taking weapons from his kids knowing where this ends up is just (collapses into a ball of sad)

Henry deflecting from the werewolf questions by just switching to the topic of puberty, only for Sparrow to be too receptive to wanting to learn.

Darryl overhearing Paeden saying that Grant's dad is cool only for Grant to not say anything in response.

"Did Ron kill his dad?"

Seeing Darryl be actually upset about the fact that he's the only one who'd want to see his dad, but his dad's not there. And seeing Darryl actually grapple with the idea that he doesn't understand Glenn, Henry, and Ron's relationships with their dads, and like the weird feeling of not being able to relate being isolating, but still realizing it's an isolation you should be thankful for.

Ghost football ft. George Washington and one of his slaves

"Dude, that was the entire snarling id of the American masculine psyche in one image…It was like football, George Washington, your dad, and the Sword of Damocles that is slavery."

Glenn in the dream space

Bill Close calling Glenn tiger is just like such a small detail but it's like one of those moments that we really can actually see him being a dad, I think?

The gut punch of "Do you love me?" and "You wake up." like God DAMN!!!!!

Like this episode is such a buffet of character dynamics, and jokes, and lore, and room for theories, and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!! WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO REALIZE IT'S MY FAVORITE????????

[missin-you-already]

what are some of your gender / sexuality hcs for RE film characters? Are there any interpretations you agree or disagree with?

OOH. Sorry, this got super long.

Alice: Bisexual with a slight lean toward women. I think before the nerve gas and while she has her thing with Spence, she considers it just experimenting on the side. After, she's like yeah. I'm not straight.

Vaguely unrelated, but I do wanna talk about how I think pre-nerve gas Alice remained detached to avoid things getting in the way of her false marriage/security position. Post-nerve gas Alice falls hard and fast (w/Rain, Carlos, Claire...), but she tries to close herself off because she's afraid of losing them. She does. Rain and Carlos, I mean. Claire lives. How can Alice open up and let herself love when she directly/indirectly causes everyone around her to fucking die? Time to isolate in the desert!

Rain: Like I said in another ask, I can picture her as bi, but I've always written her as a lesbian. There is no universe where I can see her as 100% straight. Her general attitude is "If you don't like me, I don't give a shit," so she's never tried to hide it. Usually just describes herself by saying "I'm into chicks", but not opposed to blatantly calling herself gay or a lesbian.

J.D.: I go back and forth between writing J.D. as gay and bi. I can't decide what I think. Either way, he's closeted. Maybe he's messed around with some dudes in the bedroom, but has never considered a relationship because of that. Rain knows. She walked in on him and saw more than she wanted to, he denied it, but not for long because hey, she's not closted.

And also, she cuts off at one point to tell him she "doesn't give a shit who he fucks", so he can relax. They are MLM and WLW solidarity to me.

Jill: Bisexual. Also true of Game Jill to me. She doesn't really lean one way or the other. Regardless of the gender of who she's dating, she's a bit private when it comes to her relationships, so while she's not necessarily closeted, you probably wouldn't know unless you're close to her.

Terri: ...Also bisexual. Heavy lean toward men. Doesn't even realize she's attracted to women. If confronted with the thought, she'll talk herself out of it. Very "Don't be ridiculous! All women think about other women that way! :)" If she does figure it out, she'll stay closeted or semi-closeted due to fear of how people would react.

K-Mart: Transgender and pansexual. When her bio family is still around, she isn't out and doesn't know what she identifies as, but they ask her if she's gay like she's being interrogated and make her feel like something's wrong with her. The apocalypse is a fresh start. She finds a lot of comfort in using labels. She feels free to be herself in the convoy. They don't know her deadname. She doesn't tell them. They just call her K-Mart because that's where they found her, and they care about her and make her feel loved, so... she's K-Mart now.

Claire: Bisexual with a lean toward men. Also true of Game Claire to me. She's open about it. Figured it out young and was kinda hesitant to tell Chris at first since he's her only family. Older Claire knows that, whatever, her brother will always love her.

...I do think Chris in the games is attracted to men (gay), but I don't feel that as strongly with Movie Chris. Maybe. I probably wouldn't write him as queer myself but I'd easily buy it if someone else did. The same kinda goes for Leon. I feel strongly that Game/WTRC Leon is bi, but Movie Leon feels pretty straight to me.

Good Rain: If you didn't already know, Rain has a heart-shaped pride sticker on her car! I think it's most visible after it flips over and Suburban Alice kicks the door open. Like the person she was cloned from, I think she's a lesbian. I dunno why, but I find it harder to imagine her interested in men than the real Rain. She's out of the closet.

This is sort of a headcanon I'm all over the place with, but since the clone troops are created for work and nothing more, I can picture them falling on different parts of the aro/ace spectrum.

Bad Rain: Rain experiences no romantic attraction and a small amount of sexual attraction. She wouldn't call herself a lesbian, but she wouldn't consider getting in bed with a dude. They're alright to look at sometimes, though. She's never heard any aro/ace terms in her life. Even if she had, she wouldn't call herself those either. What are her preferences? None of your business. Fuck off.

Bad Carlos: Carlos is gray-aromantic, so he might find a woman he's romantically attracted to, but it's rare. He feels basically no sexual attraction at all. Sex is okay. He could probably live without it. He doesn't use the labels. Maybe would call himself asexual if he knew it's a thing?

Bad One: James is as far on the aromantic and asexual spectrum as a person can be before they, like... fall into the repulsed categories. Doesn't know the terms, just says he "doesn't think about those things". Would absolutely not pick up on it if you tried flirting with him, he'd just look at you like : |

Ada: I am a demisexual Ada truther. I think she knows that the way she experiences sexual attraction is "different" so to speak, but has never gone beyond occasionally thinking to herself, "I wonder why I'm like this?"

Wesker: Aroace. This is also true of Game Wesker to me (shocker). He is far on both spectrums and could not give less of a shit. Sex is a waste of time. He has better things he could be doing. He tried it once and was bored. The thought of romance bores him even more. Would maybe refer to himself by both terms. Not in an LGBT way, but exclusively in a... "This is why you shouldn't bother me," kind of way. Does that make sense?

Cobalt & Abigail: Grouping them together because because I have basically the same thoughts about both. Openly lesbian. They came out in their teens. Cobalt vibes more with the term sapphic.

Vance Drew: Asexual. This is the last aspec headcanon, I swear. He'd partake in sexual acts to make his partner happy and show affection, but he never craves those things. Uses the label and only open with partners.

Mikey: Bisexual with a lean toward men. Earlier in the apocalypse, before he met the convoy, he had a boyfriend. He turned. Mikey's confided in Claire and nobody else.

Chase McAvoy: Closeted gay dude. Picked up this headcanon from @chrisitsraining (miss you <3). I haven't formed many thoughts on him beyond that, but it feels right and he seems gay to me in the way Joe Baker does.

[draco-somnians]

There is so much about the show that is absolutely GLORIOUS

Good stuff:

Crowley before The Fall 🥹 He's so sweet and good and proud of his work. And I totally get his outrage that they've spent so long building this beautiful universe only to shut it all down in 6000 years.

Nina/Maggie - I loved them! I also need a "Give Me Coffee Or Give Me Death" coffee mug please.

The Wee Morag/Ressurectionists story - Aziraphale's struggle with the ethics of what they're doing, Crowley's terrible scottish accent (honestly, how does a Scot purposely make it sound so bad 😆), Crowley loopy on laudanum.

Gabriel/Jim was just hilarious in general. Organising books alphabetically by the first letter of the first word. 😆

I kept thinking I should hate this character for what he did but he's so vulnerable. I did very much enjoy Crowley's confrontation with him

"You told my only friend to shut his mouth and die"

Crowley is pissed off and good at holding a grudge!

Apparently when Crowley and Aziraphale perform a "little half miracle" together, without even trying, they are more powerful than Gabriel. I genuinely thought it was going to turn out that Gabriel had performed a miracle at the same time to hide himself, but no, it was just them. IMAGINE the potential power if they set their mind to it.

All of the "they are so married" moments. The apology dance! 😂 "Our car" and Aziraphale driving the Bentley!!

The Jane Austen Ball. Oh Aziraphale, you are the cutest. 😍 It was for Nina and Maggie but the absolute DELIGHT on his face when he got Crowley to dance with him. ❤️ Also, Crowley's confusion over Jane Austen being one of theirs. 😆

The Easter eggs. So many and I'm sure I missed loads - Terry Pratchett book, "It was a nice day", the Dr Who annual, the fez in the magic shop...

The dozens of fire extinguishers in the bookshop! 🥺

I'm still trying to digest the last episode. I was honestly expecting a happy ending and instead I felt like I'd been punched in the heart. 💔

The way Aziraphale grabbed Crowley's arm during the Gabriel/Beelzebub reveal. 🥺

Crowley choking up trying to TELL Aziraphale. 😭

And then the pain for both of them at the end. No nightingales. 😭

I don't trust Metatron one bit. He's coming across (to Aziraphale at least) as forgiving and as if he genuinely thinks Aziraphale is needed but I don't believe it. Aziraphale is going to end up a scapegoat when it all goes wrong. 🙁

What a set up for season 3! 🤞😇👿

[megamindsecretlair]

Ugh. I needed this story today! And you delivered, as usual. I was just gonna comment but it was too long. Comments are definitely out of order like I was taking notes on each page as I turned the book 🫶🏽… sorry!

Nicky is my new favorite side character!

I am feeling like Joya is personal… who is the inspo?

“if nothing else, he could hustle a dollar from a beggar.” My favorite line 😂😂😂 I’d be so upset to be described like this 😩 What a backhanded compliment 😂😂

Also, I be robbing Peter to pay Paul…. How you get to Paul first?! Spill it!

“I’m her toy for the evening” EXCUSE ME, SIR! 🫠

“Ya’ll ready or not, damn!” The DJ asked. Not this Funk Master Flex ass DJ… or is he one of them Jamaican ones in Brooklyn… hmm, can’t decide. Still, RUDE! 😂 Very accurate though.

Who is the face claim inspo for Lord AK 🤨 I am trying to see if he’s finer than Terry (probably not 😂)

He bypassed your lips to bring his closer to your ear. “I don’t take advantage of drunk women,” he whispered. He licked your neck and you moaned, shivering as if someone dumped a bucket of ice water down your veins. “I like my women sober when they’re riding me.”

WHEW! Just died.

Not the biggest fucking loser on the planet. GIRL, he ain’t say no…. he just said…. like my women sober! STAND UP. DUST YOURSELF. try again…. 🤭

So good.

- xoxo, your east coast stan

PLEAAAAAAAASE I love this. I wish I could send you a cookie (or preferred sweet equivalent)

Im so tickled by this, thank you 🥹 I rarely get asks about the fics. 🤣 never apologize, 😗 I'm beyond thrilled you loved the fic. Seriously, making my whole fn day, night, weekend, next 3 years 🤣🤣🤣 okay, I'll stop being weird. 💃🏽

Please don't gas me up 🤣 like a novel 🫠😗 you deserve all the forehead kisses 😗😗

Joya is me. I am Joya. I'm less organized than she is, but whewwww. I never wanna meet Aaron. Or any celebrity really. I don't need them mfs knowing I exist 💀💀💀🥲 because my anxiety is so bad, id die. Like I'd straight up pass out. And the problem with loving someone like Aaron? He'd be overly sweet about it to. And that'd fn send me beyond the grave fr 🫠 like please juss tell me to fuck off and move on 🥲 (he won't but yeahhhh, I don't want to meet him irl 🫠)

Thats one of my fave lines too 🤣

This is Lord AK. Ik ik. Not as fine as Aaron, but that's my baby fr 😩 Lord AK is from Issa Rae's show called Rap Sh!t. I was so excited to see him on there, so fn sweet. And yeah. Well. Im not gonna spoil it chuz I choked when I saw it and damn near cried even though it was all fictional. His character in the show was based on a real singer that hurt himself.

The fic wouldve crossed the 10k mark if I went into why she felt like a loser lol. But I figured, she is still a person behind the persona. Everyone thinks she's cool, confident, and can get any man she want. She needed liquid courage to even give him a lap dance. That was her version of shooting her shot 🤣 chuz its not like she can join a dating app or hook up with anyone in the industry chuz baby girl wants something real. So she takes that shot only for him to curve her. (Chuz she didnt use her big girl words) So she took the easy way out. And it only reinforced how alone she is.

I had so much fun answering this, thank you 🤣🤣🤣🤣