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xhanisai · 4 years ago

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AU where the current holders of the miraculous have dreams about the previous holders

- They only dream about the holders before them- not the holders before the previous ones (for example, say Laila is the current holder of the butterfly and the holder before her was Maya. The holder before Maya was Ali. Laila will only dream about Maya whilst Maya have dreamt about Ali).

- The dreams are in the POV of the previous holders; you would only see things that are happening through their eyes and have no control over their bodies. You will also feel the same things the holders are feeling. The dreams are only possible if the predecessor before the current holder has passed away.

- The last holders of the Ladybug and Black Cat miraculouses were Bridgette Zhōu and Felix Gray (The PV predecessors of Marinette and Adrien). They were born in England and fought and died during the end of the second world war in 1945.

- Bridgette went by as Ladybird whilst Felix went by as Black Cat. They were sixteen when they received their miraculouses by Maître Fu.

- So Marinette, ever since gaining the earrings, would dream about Bridgette and the events that unfolded during her time. Adrien would dream about Felix on the other hand.

- At first, both were confused and horrified by this, especially after having to witness the brutal battles and war in first person and not having the power to help the way they want. They wouldn’t dare to mention this to each other in the beginning, unsure on how to approach the subject and completely traumatised too.

- They are quick to mature, especially in their civilian lives. Alya has noted that Marinette often wears a distant, sad look on her face, as if she’s weighed down by the burdens of the world.

- Nino was also quick to realise the tired yet determined gaze that Adrien wore, as if he was burning with the desire to protect everything he treasures as well as grieving for the things he’s lost. Though, the boy is an excellent actor and it’s really hard to see him unless you’re Nino.

- Since Marinette is far too distracted with coming up with plans and connecting dots to find out who le Papillon was, she’s not able to see how deep the changes were within Adrien, mainly focused on protecting her loved ones, especially her Chat Noir.

- Adrien on the other hand keeps a constant close observation on Marinette. She’s one of the few people out there that he really likes and cherishes so seeing her becoming more distant and tired and sad also upsets him.

- He starts to suspect about Ladybug’s civilian identity, especially after Plagg noting that he’s fallen for Marinette and LB for the umpteenth time.

- Marinette is also in love with both Adrien and Chat Noir (though she doesn’t like to admit the latter). She doesn’t make any attempts on romancing because she fears that it would be taken advantage of by le Papillon one way or another.

- Chat Noir is only a little flirty with Ladybug, also held back from the past holders and the current villain from fully attempting to romance her. Adrien is still soft and sweet with Marinette, always making sure she’s relaxed in his presence (Though, strangers can see that the feelings between ladynoir and adrinette are mutual).

- Both Adrien and Marinette love to spoil their kwamis with all the sweets and cheese the little Gods desire. The duo couldn’t fathom the guilt and trauma from their predecessors so how were Tikki and Plagg dealing with all the lives of their past holders?

- The bond between Tikki and Marinette and the bond between Plagg and Adrien is super, super strong.

- What finally causes Ladybug and Chat Noir to snap and communicate with each other regarding the dreams is when they finally dreamt about Bridgette’s and Felix’s last moments. These moments were the most haunting and painful out of them all.

Bridgette laid in a distraught Felix’s arms, a fatal wound in her chest, an ugly crimson growing on her clothes, yet a soft, subtle smile rested on her lips. With all her energy, she mustered up the strength to cup the sobbing boy’s cheek, as if Big Ben wasn’t being bombed to smithereens behind them and as if they weren’t surrounded by walls of deadly fire.

“Please...don’t close your eyes...don’t leave me...you’re going to be okay,” Felix choked, leaning into her touch which only grew terrifyingly colder and colder. He has to save her...he has to!

“D-Don’t cry, my sweet love,” Bridgette attempted to grin further and cooed at her lover, blind to Tikki’s vice grip on her blood stained school uniform and Plagg’s gape of horror. “I...I need you to run, Felix. Please-”

“What!? Don’t be ridiculous! I’m not leaving you! Not now, not ever!” He held her closer to him, tears cascading down his usually stoic face and mind scrambling for a plan. “I’ll save you, like always! And no one will dare to hurt you again-”

“Please...you’re already hurt. Please, live for me...”

“Bridgette...there’s no point in living if you’re not there with me, and that’s final!”

- Unfortunately, the duo met their demise from a direct bomb. Fu and Marianne had no choice but to take the miraculouses off their corpses as they were on the run, no time to mourn for the poor teens.

- Because of this dream, Chat has vowed to protect his Lady, no matter what, to ensure that she never has to go through the same pain as Bridgette (and also so he never has to mourn for another woman he’s loved with his everything).

- Ladybug has also vowed to ensure that they would never get into a situation like that, ever. The last thing she ever wants is for her partner to go through that pain.

- Sometimes, Marinette would find herself clutching her chest, as if she’s been shot, only to realise that they’re phantom pains from Bridgette’s fatal wounds and battle scars. Sometimes, the pain is enough to make her blackout.

- Similarly, this happens to Adrien too. Especially since Black Cat often got hurt during the war when fighting against the opposition.

- Both Marinette and Adrien have seen this happen to each other, not only as civilians but as their hero identities as well. They’re both 100% certain of their suspicions regarding the identities but are yet to address it.

- They get into arguments when Chat keeps on sacrificing himself. Both of them wanting to protect each other so badly, it hurts. The horrors of their predecessors’ lives and failures branded into their souls.

“You are the most important one out of us both! You can bring everything back to normal! Of course it makes sense for me to take that hit for you-”

“We are a team! I can’t do this without you and you know how much I hate seeing you die before my eyes over and over again!”

“But you bring me back every time-”

“That doesn’t stop it from hurting, you stupid cat! How would you feel if the person you love the most kept dying in front of you!?”

- After accidentally blurting out her confession, Ladybug attempts to run away, only for Chat Noir to hold her back by the hand. He then gently hugs her from behind, face hidden on the crook of her neck.

“I do know how it feels, Marinette. I do...” Chat held onto her tighter when she gasped, waiting until she relaxed before he carried on. “Every time I dream about that night, I feel Felix’s pain as his Lady died in his arms. I feel his guilt, his self-hatred, his grief, his heartbreak...everything.”

Lifting his head, Noir turned Ladybug around, his frown deepening from the tears that ran down her cheeks. He then brought his lips to one of her eyes, kissing away the tears with a softness that would rival even a mother’s touch to a new-born’s skin.

“I’m sorry I made you feel that way...I love you so much that I can’t bear to see you die, ever,”

- From then on, they come to a compromise that they’d work as hard as possible to keep either of them from dying for each other.

- It’s hard and difficult but now that they have each other in their civilian lives, as well as letting Alya, Nino and Marinette’s parents into the secrets, the burdens eased. Fu allowed them to do this, knowing that the burden is too much for a singular person to handle on their own. Together they all became one excellent support system.

- Thankfully, there are pleasant dreams from Felix’s and Bridgette’s lives as well. Such as: first time meeting, ballroom dancing, walking in the gardens, etc.

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mcustorm · 4 years ago

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Thoughts on Love, Victor Season 1

PSA: If you think that you might be gay, don’t get a girl emotionally invested! Please!

Ya know, at first when I thought about what I was going to write about this show, I thought that I should split the writings into the first half/last half of the show. Now I’m thinking “screw it”, if only because if I was going to go that route I should have stopped, parsed through my feelings about the first 5 episodes, and written those thoughts before proceeding with the next half. That, of course, did not happen, so to prevent the back half of the season’s events from miring the first half, I’ll just write about the whole shebang. There’s probably a joke about that word somewhere, I’ll try not to make it.

Anyways, let’s start by saying that on the whole, I really liked this show. It was not as good as Sex Education season 1, yet in my opinion waaaay better than HSMTMTS season 1. Most of the characters were likable and felt developed enough, it moved at a nice pace, and you can tell that a lot of heart went into this. Perhaps because we all watched this in a day, it felt like a 5 hour movie rather than a 10 episode tv show.

Additionally, I of course like the Latinx representation. The intersectionality of the Latinx community and the LGBTQ+ community has been presented on at least five TV shows to my knowledge: Ugly Betty, One Day at a Time, Diary of a Future President, The Baker and the Beauty, and now Love, Victor. Let’s keep it up!

As for the premise of the show itself, I *love* that this show acknowledges that Simon’s journey, at least at his house, was leaps and bounds easier than many other people’s. Victor’s parents are more conservative and religious, and they don’t have their shit together, so this is not the best environment to drop that bombshell in (which is why it was so incredible when Victor decides to do it anyway). Simon and Victor’s DM’s being a framing device for the show was a great way to tie the universe together.

The hook of Love, Simon was that you know all those cheesy and cliche rom-coms that straight people have gotten since the dawn of time? Well LGBT people deserve those stories too! Love, Victor is sort of presented with that same thesis in mind, which is why watching these episodes felt like different things I’ve seen before all over. The whole season ironically feels like Alex Strangelove: The TV Show, right down to the often cringy relationship with the girl, the openly gay love interest who conflicts our protagonist, and the goofball friend who chases after a girl who is seemingly out of his league.

Mia’s character felt a lot like Laila from All-American, being a black girl who is ordained as the hottest girl at school (which I feel like is a title only given in fictional schools), who also has a missing mother and problems with her rich dad. Pilar, on the other hand, feels like Casey from Atypical, in that she is openly rebellious in large part because of her mother’s infidelity.

Victor’s story this season sure was something to watch. The biggest question for me was, just how much sympathy should he be given? The world is inherently unfair to Victor. None of us should have to go through the agony and anxiety that so often comes with being in the closet and coming out. But for Victor to have visited those problems on Mia, who is going through things herself? That makes him pretty morally gray.

But he was still finding himself! But he loves Mia, just not like that! I get it, which is why he should have cut things off as soon as he got back from New York, no he should have cut things off when she asked him if there was “anything else” in her bedroom, no he should have cut things off when he literally felt like he and Benji were the only two people in the room at the concert, no he really shouldn’t have done this to begin with.

The line between Victor finding himself and him deceiving Mia is the conflict of the show, but the moment for me when I was like “Damn, Victor” was after he intentionally derailed Mia’s shebang-ing that she planned, he found the gall to lie to Benji and plan a seduction! That is why the season finale was so glorious. Because yes, while the world is unfair to Victor, he’s being unfair to the people around him.

I have made it a point not to read other people’s opinions extensively so as not to bias my own thoughts, but is Felix everybody else’s favorite? Felix’s character and arc was great. He was a supportive friend yet still felt like he had a story and stakes of his own, something which some TV shows get right (Sex Ed) and some TV shows get various shades of wrong (Jamie Johnson, Andi Mack). I like that he knew his worth and cut things off with Lake, and I like that she realized that her happiness with him should take priority over what others think of her.

I was soooo sympathetic to Mia. Her world is being turned upside down at home. Clearly, she has not even processed her mother being out of her life, and now her Dad is “replacing” her Mom while the baby is also “replacing” her! In Mia’s eyes, at least. Mia just needs to know that she is loved and appreciated. Which she *thought* of all people she’d be able to get from her boyfriend. Shucks.

As for the rest of Victor’s family, I also thought the parents’ storyline was pretty interesting yet unfortunate. Armando just can’t come around to trusting Isabel, which I actually kind of understand. Isabel, meanwhile, is being prevented from doing the thing she loves to do, which sucks especially because she’s in a radically new environment. Adrian is of course great, protect him at all costs. Pilar’s seemingly permanent mode of “angsty” is completely justified, as her friends back in TX are moving on just fine without her, she’s having trouble opening up and fitting in, and her family is WYLIN.

Some things that didn’t go so well for me was Andrew’s character, who feels like he’s just there to obstruct at any given moment. Y'all knew that when Victor and Benji were having that convo in the bathroom, someone was in the stall and someone was Andrew. Also, my guy, how are you not even somewhat aware that you are a total douchecanoe? I liked Benji, but Venji didn’t quite work for me because of all of the cheatation that it took to get there. Benji was pissed and ready to stay away from Victor permanently after the [attempted seduction], but once his relationship was over he was completely fine with putting his tongue down Mia’s boyfriend’s throat.

Overall, I really enjoyed this show. Some of these teen dramas I’m admittedly only watching for the LGBT content, so to have that be at the forefront of a show for once was amazing. The conflict was realistic if frustrating, and to me most of the characters seemed fully realized. Thankfully, the show didn’t even feel too “spin-offy” even with Nick Robinson being all over it.

In any given multi-season serialized show, the trajectory of the show goes one of two ways: the first season puts your feet on the ground of the series, and then later seasons go above and beyond with the storytelling (The Office, Breaking Bad, Bojack Horseman, Jamie Johnson) OR the first season is pretty great TV, and the following seasons fail to live up to its glory (The Good Place, Dear White People, really most every Netflix show ever). Which category Love, Victor ends up in is something to look forward to. Where do we go from here now that Victor is taking his first steps out of the closet?

Stray thoughts from the episodes:

The soundtrack on the whole, was not my cup of tea. I still liked a couple of songs, so that means somebody out there liked more of them.

I completely forgot Natasha Rothwell was in Love, Simon. More of her! More of Ali Wong! More of Beth Littleford! They were all great.

So Roger got his ass beat by Armando, and he still wants to get back with her?? Roger is reckless, man.

Speaking of reckless, Victor’s closet skills completely fell apart towards the end there. Assume somebody’s always watching!

Lake’s mother is a trip.

Good for the family for standing up to the grandparents.

Oh my god, Simon and Bram. Those guys are mine, and now they’re growing up and moving to the Big Gay City. They’ve come a long way.

Speaking of the Big Gay City, we were in Atlanta for a season and got *0* acknowledgement of the vibrant gay community there. More things to look forward to.

Was anybody else singing Selena along with Isabel? That is my favorite Selena song!

By rule of Felix being a male and Pilar being a female close in age, I immediately thought they were going to be a thing. The writers didn’t pull that thread too much...

That moment at the end there when we all thought Victor was going to hold off on his announcement only for him to go “fuck it” and say it anyways? And then he got to exhale? Perfect. chef’s kiss

What with June being Pride month, the SCOTUS ruling a couple of days ago, this entire show premiering today, and Delliot things going down in less than 24 hours, this will likely be the gayest week of the year. I suggest we all enjoy it.

Stay Peachy!

#love victor #michael cimino #venji #benji #thanks for reading #delliot

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blvckpxwer · 7 years ago

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bodies of work i listened to (for the first time) in 2017

1. The Chief - Jidenna 2. More Life - Drake 3. Close But Not Quite - Everything Is Recorded 4. Process - Sampha 5. My Name Is Earl - Earl St. Clair 6. DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar 7. The Manuscript - Vic Mensa 8. digital druglord - Blackbear 9. mansionz - mansionz 10. NAV - Nav 11. I Decided - Big Sean 12. 4:44 - Jay Z 13. Step Brothers THREE - Don Trip & Starlito 14. Stoney - Post Malone 15. A.M. Paradox - Brent Faiyaz 16. blkswn - Smino 17. Restoration of an American Idol - Taylor Bennett 18. ALL AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ - Joey Bada$$ 19. Pretty Girls Like Trap Music - 2 Chainz 20. Someday Somewhere - Mura Masa 21. SweetSexySavage - Kehlani 22. Ctrl - SZA 23. American Teen - Khalid 24. Movie - Mod Sun 25. Long Live Nut - YFN Lucci 26. Herstory - Young M.A 27. Step Brothers - G-Eazy & Carnage 28. There’s Alot Going On - Vic Mensa 29. Open - 24hrs 30. Big Fish Theory - Vince Staples 31. 7/27 - Fifth Harmony 32. Kairi Chanel - Dave East 33. Bop City 2: TerroRising - Terror Jr 34. CTV2 - Jaden Smith 35. Smyle - Kyle 36. No Hard Feelings - Dreezy 37. FLYTRAP - CJ Fly 38. Islah - Kevin Gates 39. Fifth Harmony - Fifth Harmony 40. Mura Masa - Mura Masa 41. 1992 Deluxe - Princess Nokia 42. low kii savage - Kiiara 43. TMRWFRVR - Luke Christopher 44. Good For You - Aminé 45. At What Cost - GoldLink 46. Audiology - Elijah Blake 47. Starrah X Diplo - Diplo, Starrah 48. For All We Know - NAO 49. Telefone - Noname 50. The Autobiography - Vic Mensa 51. Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama - Chance the Rapper & Jeremih 52. Yours Truly Forever - Phora 53. Whatever Makes U Happy - JMSN 54. Back From The Future - Kodie Shane 55. iiiDrops - Joey Purp 56. Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy - A$AP MOB 57. Adore Life - Savages 58. H.E.R - H.E.R 59. Kiddo - Jessie Reyez 60. Still Striving - A$AP Ferg 61. A Place I’ll Always Go - Palehound 62. Hedonism - Cakes da Killa 63. Laila’s Wisdom - Rapsody 64. TBA - A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 65. Mumble Rap - Belly 66. Nü Religion: HYENA - THEY. 67. Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight - Travis Scott 68. SATURATION II - BROCKHAMPTON 69. Like A Woman - Kacy Hill 70. This Old Dog - Mac DeMarco 71. Perfect Timing - Metro Boomin, Nav 72. Take Me Apart - Kelela 73. The Thrill Of It All - Sam Smith 74. Sometimes - Young Troy 75. be right back - Ezri 76. Bishop Briggs - Bishop Briggs 77. Boomerang - Jidenna 78. Valifornication - Raven Felix 79. 9 - Cashmere Cat 80. Durt - Ray Blk 81. I Told You - Tory Lanez 82. BAcCWArdFeELiNgS - Skooly 83. Pleasure - Denzel Himself 84. A Very ROC Christmas - RocNation 85. It’s A New Dawn - Victory 86. Tell The Truth Shame The Devil - Stalley 87. No Dope On Sundays - CyHi The Prynce 88. 88GLAM - 88GLAM 89. Catch These Vibes - PnB Rock 90. cybersex - blackbear 91. Friday on Elm Street - Fabolous, Jadakiss 92. SYRE - Jaden Smith 93. Pop 2 - Charli XCX 94. HEAVN - Jamila Woods 95. MrLA - RJmrLA 96. WOO$AH - Childish Major 97. Paranoia: A True Story - Dave East 98. Double or Nothing - Metro Boomin, Big Sean 99. Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho - Quavo, Travis Scott 100. Sonder Son - Brent Faiyaz

#od #blvckpxwer #2017

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satanandmeappreciation · 8 years ago

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Spotlight #9 - 0-memento-mori-0 (Mori)

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Tell us a bit about yourself.

Well, hello there!! My name is Mori, you may know me as the one still obsessed with Lailix. I'm a 21- soon to be 22 year old who's been on Tumblr far too long, works way too much, and doesn't get to draw nearly enough. I don't have much to share besides that lmao. When did you get into the fandom and how did you stumble upon it? Hmmm, I started reading SaM when it was still new-ish, but I wasn't really into the fandom for maybe a month or 2 out of sheer shyness and the comic itself consuming me slowly lmao. I think it was the update with nat being sick that I read first, (and I immediately shipped the demon and sick girl because of how cute it was haha), and i clicked the OP to see if there was any other art of them, thinking they were just oc doodles. Safe to say that was all I needed. I read everything else that was posted up until that point and I haven't stopped since. Who are your favorite characters/pairings? I think if I ever stopped loving Felix as much as I do, people would worry about me. Felix is by far my favorite and has been since almost the beginning, and probably will be long after its over. I also love Laila the most out of the girls, and Anthea is so so dear to my heart. Then there's just Pax lmao. As for favourite pairings, lailix has basically ruined my life at this point. I love all 3 of the Contract ships, and a few "for fun" ships I obsess over from time to time. If you're ever curious what I ship you can just ask! Favorite moment in the comic? I've had a few over the years, from the blanket fort, to Laila contracting Felix, to the bridge scenes during Run, to Luce's badass entrance when he came to rescue Natalie at the warehouse. And as much as I love Lucifer crying in the most recent updates, currently, it's probably still Felix absolutely decking Pax when they reunite again. I hoped and waited for the longest time for something like that and that scene did not disappoint lmao! What is your biggest inspiration as far as your art goes? This isn't an easy question lol. I honestly don't know, I never really know what causes most of my art besides thinking of a cute idea or Headcanon. I guess just life experiences in general? Happy things? I draw more when I draw happy things so that's probably my answer haha. What would you say is your favorite piece that you’ve done so far? Well, usually I'll wind up liking my most current piece, but to be honest my most favorite is still that 1920's Poolsharks Lailix piece. What would you say is one of your favorite things to draw? Felix , lol, no, really it's probably daily life pieces. Just pictures of the characters having fun just sitting around with each other, maybe being cute and stuff. Happy things again, you know? Also fashion and clothes line-ups. I love designing outfits for the characters, it's so much fun for me. What do you think influences your art style? Is it cliche to say my friends? Bc mostly them lmao, but also probably just wanting it to look cute and clean and accurate and detailed. Also probably my years of being an anime nerd whoops. What are some of your hobbies you enjoy? To be honest, besides drawing I don't have any hobbies. Drawing is basically the only thing I have, though I do read a couple manga or fanfic when I can. If I have free time, I draw or maybe listen to music or read. Before joining SaM, what was a fandom you were part of and are there any fandoms you’re into outside of SaM? I was actually big into homestuck for years before Sam. I was part of a little rp and cosplay group and it was easily the most fun I had on Tumblr back then. I was never as active as I am with Sam tho. Besides Sam, I'll bounce around with other things I like to read or watch but I'm not really INTO any fandoms. Is there anything else you’d like the fandom to know about you or anything you’d like to say to the fandom as a whole? I love everyone here to be honest. All the little asks and tags and comments on my art and in my inbox (thank you for those btw, I love when people leave tags on my art lol, it's so sweet) always make me smile and watching how much fun everyone has with eachother is so nice and I just love everyone in the fandom. It makes me happy lmao.

Please check out Mori’s art tag and show her some love! http://mori-draws.tumblr.com/tagged/mori-draws

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#spotlight #satan and me #thisiskindagross #0-memento-mori-0 #mori-draws

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