#these outfits were sooo silly but at least they had IMAGINATION

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behold the impossibly hq Shoot The Monster pics

[cherrycherryking]

Hi! I love your stuff with Wally!! I was wondering if you could do Wally (Or Eddie if you write for him) with a reader who likes to write and make up fun stories to share with friends? (You don’t have to but I think it’d be cute) Oki have a nice daaaay :))

sooo idk if you just wanted this to be just and x reader or a character ideas, so, i did both!! hope you like it <3

(+some drawings!)

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Wally Darling x Gen!Reader (platonic or romantic) Eddie Dearest x Gen!Reader (platonic or romantic)

Writer Character

✧We got ourselves a little writer!

✧Or maybe an author, or a librarian, or a poet- point is! You love to write and create this silly funny stories for all of your friends to see.

✧Some fun concepts for a character like this could be a bee cause spelling bee! Or a mouse because library mouse (or just whatever you like)

✧We know in the show there was storybook sections. I think a lot of these would be narrated and a lot of times even created by you!

✧I can picture your segment starting with the camera focusing on you reading or writing, then inviting the viewer to follow the story along. As you may imagine for a kids show they all had a neat message at the end.

✧Oh, and another resident smarty pants! I can think of some chapters or scenes where you teach spelling and grammar. "No, is not t-h-e-y-r-e, they're birthday, but t-h-e-i-r, their birthday!" (or maybe like me you suck at spelling, so ignore this lol)

✧For outfits i can suggest plaid pattern, glasses, a vest or maybe a cardigan! You can either go for a well put together smart little guy or a mess of a bookworm (that's like a scale on my head.)

✧Sally and you could be good friends now that i think about it! She loooves to make her friends perform her plays and you're just the perfect helper for that.

(if you use this as a base credit me and tag me so i can see!!)

✧Maybe appear with Frank as well, I think he could borrow books if you have a library or even have a little book club with other neighbors :]

───────────.★..─╮ Eddie x Reader ─..★.───────────╯

✧Oh you appear to help when he's teaching arts and crafts!

✧If you're big into reading, or trying to publish a book or any other sort of thing then you would see Eddie pretty often because he would always have a package or letter for you.

✧He's a bit of a forgetful klutz so you always make sure to help him a little by organizing a calendar for him! Writing down stuff you know for sure he'll forget.

✧Yes it makes him a little bit embarrassed to say the least but he's infinitely grateful of your help.

✧Every single morning in his usual route if he has the time, he always goes past your house to say hello and catch up on what you have been writing! Eddie is interested in the story you have and always listens to it with so much focus, almost as if you were telling him the hottest latest gossip of them all.

(help my poor soul im getting into an art block. eddie someday i will make you justice i promise.)

✧Or maybe you walk with him a little to accompany him. Just a heads up! Be ready to catch him when he inevitably falls because of some marbles julie forgot to pick up, a plastic duck (Barnaby- pick up your trash!) or just because!!

✧But is all worth it at the end of the day. Eddie always has time for you and your rambles. Only problem is he likes everything you write so he's not the best person if you're searching for criticism!

───────────.★..─╮ Wally x Reader ─..★.───────────╯

✧As the most prominent character of the series the plot follows Wally, and that's a way you two end up talking so much for a starters.

✧Any time Wally is staring at his canvas with no idea of what to draw he thinks "Well, they surely will have an idea" and go search for you (that is if you're not already there).

✧Thinking about how many chapters could follow the formula of you and Wally brainstorming ideas for a story, with him drawing what you narrate (and we come back to the storybook sections of the show!)

✧He would ask you "what are you doing today, neighbor?" to which you respond that you are writing about something! He asks what, you respond, he asks for more context of your story and- well now you're infodumping to him telling him all about what you have so far.

✧Oh but he would definitely be the type to draw your characters because "they are a lot of fun".

✧Picturing calm afternoons consisting of the two of you doing parallel play and every so often showing the other your progress <3

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by the end i kinda got into an artblock 😭😭 og plan was to make two rendered drawings, one for wally other for eddit yet it appears i flew too close to the sun. my god.

also this is my first time writing eddie so i'm not sure if i captured him correctly! in any case thank you so much for reading.

[steelycunt]

do you have already some ideas for pride au s? i need to know what is going on in that blender that ur brain is. do u see him with high waisted levi’s and crop tops??? is he a total doormat for smiths enjoyer r??? i need to know more

hi omg yes! yes i do! s' deal is slightly different to r's, in that r has no parallel/does not correspond to any character in the original film, so i'm basically inserting him as a figure into the narrative (although as irrelevant as this is, to me he is. closest to bill nighy's cliff if cliff was a young man in the eighties xx), whereas s more or less fills the position that mark fills in the film. but other than that he is completely free 4 me to characterise and i think he will be so fun honestly! from the thoughts ive had so far hes sort of a mess of a guy at least to begin with. he is kind of moving at a hundred miles and hour + throwing himself into organizing this thing but if you were to slow him down and put him under a microscope hes uhhh. quite lost + lonely in a way. i expect it will not take him very long to become quite embarrassingly gone for r i think he will consider him the best thing since. sliced bread within hours of meeting him he is imagining them both as the two maidens of pompeii its. a really poor performance from him. he thinks r’s accent is sooo sexy every time he talks s is twirling his hair like omggggg. say that again or please elaborate please tell me more…please…..

also i am looking forward to dressing him up in fun outfits again because he is first and foremost my barbie i am just not sure what yet! i am not as familiar with the eighties as i am with the seventies in a lot of ways so. the setting and everything that comes with that will be really fun to research xx although i am struggling to decide on s' music taste!! r lends himself very well to eighties music i think i could build him a record collection easily (including the smiths sad but true) whereas. s seemed to fit better in the seventies :-/ i am not sure what hes listening to in the eighties apart from seventies records he hasnt let go of yet!! and despite the much more glaring aspects of this fic i have yet to turn my attention to frankly. deciding what silly little songs s wants to listen to is currently one of my main priorities xx

[night-crawler08]

Haunted Mansion movie 2023 Rant

You know sometimes you have to watch a fashion analysis video about the new haunted mansion movie to really respark your thoughts about it.

now I’m sure this is a very niche thing, but I don’t care and you WILL be hearing what I have to say about this movie as someone who has been hyperfixated on this silly little ride and it’s lore for the past two-ish years. I’m by no means an expert on it and haven’t watched the movie since it was in the theatres, these are just my opinions but stiiiiilll.

anyways, I’d like to say first that I think the actual mansion part(the most important part of any Haunted Mansion movie) was done well. From *most* of the ghost, to the look outside, and the attic. And the character design and outfits were gorgeous especially Lakeith Stanfield’s character. Also I’m happy with all of the little nods to the ride and imagineers that worked on it! It’s clear the writers knew a lot about the ride and worked with it!

anyway now to the stuff I didn’t like, starting off with the biggest one being the Hatbox Ghost. Look I know there’s no like-main ghost person or focus on the ride, but of all the antagonists you could have chose(which I’m not sure I’m even a fan of the fact that they had a specific one) you chose???the hatbox???ghost????? Don’t get me wrong I know he’s important and all the stuff with his animatronic and history are fascinating, but like-you wanted a specific villain, and you looked at Master Gracey and the Ghost Host and I guess you could even consider Phantom Manor here, and especially you looked at CONSTANCE AND THOUGHT HMMMMM I THINK THE HATBOX GHOST should be the main baddy

LIKE

CONSTANCE

AND YOU CHOSE HIMMM

Also to add on to that, Jared Leto.

I won’t be elaborating that’s all I need to say.

SPEAKING OF CONSTANCE, she didn’t have enough screentime(okay for her part in the story she was there enough but as a die-hard Constance lover there can NEVER be enough), also once again if you really needed a specific *bad* haunt why not choose her? She’s like the most obvious choice in terms of backstory and she’s like just so cool and scary, you have a perfectly amazing axe wielding bride, AND YOU CHOOSE JARED LETO, she could’ve even had her lore expanded on or delved into, and you could’ve even went into if she had any part in why the Hatbox Ghost is well-headless I would’ve loved to see that touched on(which again isn’t very important I just want more love and attention for my GIRL)

Another thing is our main human cast in this film. I loved the actor choices, and outfits and scenery and everything, but my god was the dialogue and character growth bad-which once again isn’t the most important part in a haunted mansion movie but still it irked me.

with such an amazing cast, you did them sooo dirty. It felt like watching one of those sketches where people are making fun of Marvel movies, like “he’s riiiight behind me isn’t he” type of thing😭 it’s just too light hearted of a thing of what I’d want from a Haunted Mansion movie and too much humor for what it called for, I’m not saying make it dead serious just like use the Disney channel humor in moderation at least.

also the romantic build up for Ben and Harriet was like non-existent I feel like, and while it’s not necessary in my opinion for the romance, I’d still like it to be feeling plausible and for me to root for them in some way, but it’s a modern day Disney movie what should I even expect.

There’s not as much love put into it, and it feels too sterile of a movie than what it could have been, but once again my opinion.

that’s all I’ll say on it for now, maybe I’ll edit it more later but yeah, those are my main grievances with it.

[cacoetheswriting]

champagne problems, ch.13

Chapter Thirteen: Happiness is a butterfly: An impromptu “bachelorette” leads to more than you expected. A/N: chapter is titled after this song if you want to listen while reading. Word Count: 1.7k Warnings: swearing, brief talk of heartbreak & breakup/s, alcohol consumption, intoxication, angst, and finally a bit of fluff !!

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A/N: i can’t believe after this chapter, there is only two left!! from the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone that’s been reading / liking / commenting / reblogging - it genuinely means the world to me!

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Loud chatter mixed with drunken laughter carried through the bar, creating the perfect Saturday night atmosphere. The various raucous discussions were accompanied by old jukebox melodies, fighting a battle of who can make more noise - man or machine.

The space carried a stench of sweat, cigarette smoke and spilled drink. While listening to Penelope’s incoherent ramblings, you took a mental note of needing to throw the clothes you were currently wearing into the wash the second you got home. If you were sober enough to do so, that is.

“Okay, okay-” Emily began, still laughing at whatever it was Penelope had just said. “Personally, I think a more important question is who wants another drink?” She glanced between the group of girls who all lifted their empty glasses into the air, cheering loudly.

It was a pretty unanimous decision to still throw you a bachelorette party. The BAU ladies wanted a night out and you were happy to provide them with an excuse - primarily because the months have quickly passed into May and you figured it was finally time to stop wallowing in self-pity.

Penelope invested in a fake engagement ring; “No-one will know the difference and this way we can get free drinks.”. She also arrived with a bag of typical bachelorette knickknacks from the dollar store, plastic tiaras, and bright pink sashays - a ‘BRIDE’ one for you, ‘MAID OF HONOUR’ for herself, and ‘BRIDESMAID’ for the remaining ladies.

When the night started you honestly felt quite silly celebrating something that was no longer happening. You felt like a fraud. Fooling all of these people into thinking you were happy and about to embark on the best journey of your life, when the reality couldn't have been more different.

You were utterly alone and pathetically in love with someone who, you were convinced, didn't love you back.

Penelope volunteered to help Emily with getting the drinks while Tara took the time to go and freshen up in the bathroom.

“Sooo... are you still thinking about leaving the bureau?” JJ asked, sliding into the now empty spot beside you. She placed an elbow on the table to prop her head up as she waited for you to answer.

Her question caught you off guard. Taking the last sip of your current margarita, you furrowed your brows together. “What? I don’t even... what?” 

JJ didn't answer. Instead, she let out a relieved laugh. “I knew Spence was playing with me. And I told him, I told him there was no way, absolutely no wayyy you would ever leave, or even consider leaving.”

“Spencer?” You probed, hopping to make some sense of what she ways saying.

JJ nodded her head, her hand clearly struggling to hold it up. “He came by, gosh... this was shortly after your breakup with Ethan? And he let lit slip that the surgeon had come by his place and told him you were leaving the BAU...” Her voice faded out when she noticed the perplexed look on your face. Even in her inebriated state she could tell you had no idea Ethan and Spencer ever spoke alone. 

“Shit, did I say something wrong?”

“No, I-I... I don't think so? I’m just... confused.” And as the words escaped your lips, a sudden urge overcame you. If it wasn't for the alcohol cursing through your veins right now, perhaps you would have left it alone. Perhaps the feeling would have passed. Instead, however, you sprung up on your feet and hastily grabbed your handbag.

“I have to go.”

JJ immediately sat up. “Go? Go where?”

But you didn’t want to get into it now. No, you had much more pressing matters at hand - at least your drunken mind thought so. You decided to leave the explaining to Penelope and Tara, who reappeared at the table with Emily and a new set of cocktails. You shot them both a knowing look, and before either of them got a chance to protest, you hurried in the direction of the exit.

The ride to your destination was a blur - partially due to your heavy intoxication, and partially due to the adrenaline you were now experiencing. You weren't even sure how you managed to hail a taxi or how the driver understood the address through your muddled breaths. You were simply glad they did.

Your whole body was shaking. You still weren't entirely sure whether what you were doing was a good idea, but it seemed like there was no other option as JJ’s words rang in your ears - “... the surgeon had come by his place and told him you were leaving the BAU...”. What did she mean by that? When did this conversation even happen? You had so many questions circling your brain, you could only hope they'd get answered once you arrived where you were heading.

Once the car stopped and you paid your fair, you managed to exit the vehicle in one piece and stumble, fairly elegantly, to the front door of the apartment block. The stairs proved to be the real enemy of the night as your legs failed to coordinate with the wooden steps. But once you reached your goal, the struggle of getting here didn't seem as important anymore.

With your hand formed into a lousy fist, you knocked and knocked and knocked until the door swung open.

“When was Ethan here?” You asked, not willing to waste any more time.

Spencer stared at you completely dumbfounded. He blinked, unsure at first whether you were really here or if his mind was playing tricks. Truthfully, he’s imagined this happening many times in the last few months - you finding out the truth behind that night. Especially with the context of your voicemail still lingering in the air every time he saw you.

“Fuck.” You breathed, one hand rockily landing on Spencer’s chest. He instantly reached to grab you and hold safely you up in position. Completely unfazed by your sudden closeness, with your free hand, you brought your knee to your back and you loosened the strap of your heel.

Spencer watched you silently, the overpowering whiff of your perfume mixed with alcohol hitting him like a brick. He quickly took note of the plastic tiara in your hair and the sash wrapped around your rather loose outfit. All that went through his head in that moment was how happy he was you got here safe and sound.

“Do you need me to drive you home? Or, ehm, or call you a cab?” Spencer raised a brow as you regained your wobbly stance, your hand still clinging to his sweatshirt as if it was your only lifeline. Which judging by your... condition, it surely was.

You scoffed, unintentionally blowing your loose strands of your hair away from your face. “Don’t be a jerk, don’t call me a taxi.”

The handsome doctor smirked. “A jerk?”

You nodded. “And do not think for a ss-second, you’re getting away with answering my question.”

“I had a feeling you would say that.”

Spencer carefully led you inside the confide of his apartment. With one arm wrapped tightly around your waist, he closed the door behind and guided you toward the couch. You plopped down with a gentle bounce and he couldn't help but chuckle.

“Let me get you some water.” He offered, but you grabbed his arm and using all of the strength you could muster, you pulled him down next to you.

“Answer my question first.” You mumbled while placing your hands on his cheeks and gaping into his hazel eyes. Gosh, he had such pretty eyes.

Spencer swallowed before licking his lips. Your proximity should be making him nervous, but he felt nothing of the sort. Instead, he found himself shuffling in closer.

“Please, Spencer... I need to know.” The plea was gratuitous because deep down you already knew the answer. You just needed him to confirm your suspicions.

As the tears started to form in your eyes, the brunette doctor sighed deeply. Now was his only chance to set the record straight. He might not get another one, in fact he knew if he let you leave tonight without telling you what really happened he'd lose you permanently. Even as a friend.

Now or never, he thought, then proceed to explain.

And you listened. You listened patiently and attentively, letting the waterfall of tears escape and trail mascara down your face. His words were slowly sobering you up. Everything was starting to become clear once again.

Spencer always loved you. He never stopped loving you. He never wanted to end things, he simply did what he thought was the right thing to do. The right thing for you because your happiness was more important to him than his own. He still loved you. He loved you.

By the time Spencer was finished, the alcohol had completely faded from your system. Your arms instantly draped around his neck, and you fell into his comforting embrace. Attaching yourself like a magnet. His hand landed at the back of your head, fingers tangling in your hair. Basking in your warmth. He whispered apologies into your ear, repeating over and over again that he will never let you go again.

You believed him.

When you finally pulled away, the tears had stopped falling. Using his thumb, Spencer gently wiped the lone droplets that remained on your face. There were so many things he wanted to tell you, so many things he wanted to do with you, but at least now he knew he didn't have to rush. The chase was over.

His fingertips traced along your jawline before settling on your chin. The two of you gazed into each other’s eyes, because in this moment you were the only people to exist. The only people to matter.

“Can I kiss you?”

A smile circled your features. “As if you have to ask.”

His mouth brushed against yours with tenderness and care. You melted into him completely, glad he was taking his time because the first touch of his lips on your sent a jolt down your spine. One hand slid from your chin up your cheek, cupping your face, while his other hand graciously moved up and down your arm.

Your lips parted from shocking overwhelming sensation in your body. You hadn't realised just how much you missed his touch, not until his hand traveled from your arm to your neck. His fingertips brushing across, not quite landing in any particular place, as his tongue eagerly slid into your mouth.

Conveyed in his kiss were over a million loving thoughts and conversations previously left unspoken. The pent up tension, built up over the occurrences of these last few months, suddenly exploded. In the moment, in this kiss, you were both your pure selves.

He was yours, and you were his.

Forever.

Do you want me or do you not? I heard one thing, now I'm hearing another

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A/N: as always i’d love to hear your feedback! if you would like to be added to a taglist, please let me know. thank you for your continuous support. with love, mal. x

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Fate/hollow ataraxia Part 4 - Hooray to Maid Outfits and Swimsuits! (Phase 4)

Awww, Rin flew all the way back from London just because she "supposedly" got an SOS message from Shirou, that's so sweet of her. Whoever sent it probably needs her to be back to settle things with the war but hmmm~ Now that Tohsaka is back, I remember why I love her so much, I just think her banter with Shirou is so amusing and natural haha. It was sooo cuteee when Shirou said he would follow Tohsaka anywhere, I love them🥰 Lmao at Shirou and Tohsaka imagining Saber and them in maid outfits. Saber's looks like cosplay, Sakura feels so at home with it and omggg Rider looks like such an awesome maid hahaha. Honestly, Rider looks the best in the maid outfit but u can't deny how much I love how bright and wonderful Rin looks in it. HAHAHA, I love how Rin burst out laughing when it came to imagining Taiga in a maid outfit loll. Anyway, damn, that bath scene with Rider was something I didn't know I needed. Honestly, Rider is definitely a best girl for me and I love her, but that scene made me love the idea of her and Shirou so much more. They would be so fun but so hot at the same time lmao. I found Rider being able to control her hair kinda funny, I guess she is Medusa but lmaoo at the thought of her wriggling around with Shirou trying to catch them all hahahah. It was cool seeing Rider's backstory of how she died but LMAO at her nightmare that led to her losing to Perseus and being beheaded. It's like she was Cinderella, being bullied by her sisters LOL. On the other hand, now I can better understand why she said once upon a time why she didn't like how tall she was and how it's better to be small and petite like Saber or something, she's been brainwashed by her sisters into thinking that being "big" is ugly and no one will like her. That's so sad because dang, Rider has always been the character I fell in love with the most in FSN (in terms of looks) because I absolutely love her design and everything. Poor Rider! At least it seems that despite everything, Rider still loved and enjoyed her time with her sisters, and feels sad that she can never see them again...

Saber enjoying her meat bun was so adorableeee and wholesome, she looked so happy about it lol. On the other hand, I couldn't stop laughing at how easily Saber and Rider mended their differences just through Rider giving Saber obanyaki and then buying her even more food lmaooo, I nearly died because they were so silly hahahah. Anyway, Saber eats so much, I don't know how everyone isn't poor yet lmao. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention how much I liked how Shirou and Shinji talked over coffee at Shirou's place. Honestly, Shinji is still the biggest shit for what he did to Sakura etc, and I won't ever forgive him for that, but if we go with the "redeemed" him in this game, I found it kinda heartwarming to finally see how Shirou and Shinji became friends, because it just felt like such a Shinji thing to do, talk crap about Shirou but still staying with him lol. It's actually pretty sad how Shinji ended up being the one to ruin things (as always) after the archery stuff. HAHAHA, Ilya giving Rin and them that drink that ended up making Rin keep saying nyaa in all her words was hilarious. I never realised that cats were Rin's favourite animal. Lmaooo when Saber went gaooo like a lion😂😂😂

Okay, Rin being shy to show Shirou her swimsuit was so cuteee, it was so crazy how forward Shirou was though, he literally told her so many times that he really wants to see her in a swimsuit and that they're here at the water park because he wants to see it, omggg so brave but cuteee. As expected, Rin looks great in her swimsuit, but I think if I had to choose who looked best, Sakura probably looked the best in hers. Rin definitely has the best CG in the water park though like danggg, she looks beautiful. I found it funny how Rin was like the condition to see her swimsuit was that Shirou has to obey all her demands for the day but he already does that anyway😂 LMAO when Rider just randomly interrupted Rin and Shirou's relaxing time, but OMG Rider is breathtaking in that swimsuit and without her glasses. And omggg her smile!! Definitely to die for. Okay, lmao I died when Shirou said Rider looked perfect in her swimsuit, I can imagine Rin killing him soon😂😂 Oh wait, Rin teasing Shirou about staring at Rider is even more fun than her getting mad, it's so good😂 Shirou is so blunt, I love him. It was so cute how Rin was sulking because Rider was so perfect, and Shirou started telling her how he admires Rider's looks, but the swimsuit that made him happy and excited was Rin's, like omggg he's so honest hahahaha! Rider is 57kg?! I'm suddenly feeling super obese right now.... Anyway lmao at Rin and Rider talking about split ends and then thinking about whether Assassin (Sasaki Kojirou) has split ends with that long hair😂 The thought of Assassin maintaining his hair because he has nothing to do is hilarious hahahaha.

Lmaoo when Shirou is looking at movies and there's "Tiger Dojo - The Movie". I would honestly love to watch that. Seeing Shirou run so desperately to Rin's house to check that she's all right was very heartwarming, and the princess carry to her bed~ Rin's various expressions eating the oatmeal he made was so cute. Rin's satisfied and happy smile over Shirou's awkward goodnight kiss was so cuteee. LOL when Saber and Rin tried to find Shirou's porn stash, and then when they found something but it was Shinji's and Rin got mad that Shirou made her see what Shinji's tastes are😂😂 LMAO at Caster's perspective on what Issei is like when he's critiquing her ability on housewife duties, and lmaoo how he always compares her to how Shirou would be like😂😂 I wonder how much of it is true hahahah. Lmao when Rider and Caster ganged up on Saber calling her a freeloader😂 Lmaoo at Rin jumping down from the ceiling or something to announce that she would join Illya and Shirou and them to the pool, and then everyone starts showing up too😂 It's so funny how they literally reserved the whole water park loll, and omggg I didn't expect Sella to have long thin hair like that! Anyway, I agree with Rin that all the girls have their own charms and they all look good in their respective swimsuits, but lmaooo when Rin turned into a statue seeing Sakura in her bikini😂 LOLL when Sakura absolutely destroyed Rin by basically saying her bust size was insignificant and that it's all right to be hopeless in one area, she's so ruthless, I died😂😂 HAHAHA, I love how Sakura started thinking she'd be the winner today, and then Liz shows up, her purple bikini looks really good though, and I love her short hair😂 LOL at Sakura and Rin (the two losers😂) sulking by the poolside with a random dead ducky in the water hahahah. Omggg I was wondering what Illya would look like in her swimsuit and she's super adorableeee! I love it.

That Momotaro sequel play was very... interesting lmao, I loved how Rin was the last boss/villain. Now we finally know that the silver haired girl is called Caren and is actually some sort of observer over Shirou and the weird things happening because of the grail popping up again or whatever. I wonder if we're finally getting into the actual plot now since the next phase is the last phase? Or the second last anyway. Nothing much to say about this phase besides yayyy to water park scenarios! Banzai! LOL. I loved how we got to everyone in swimsuits and how much fun it was to have everyone just enjoy it and play around together, I thought it felt very nice and sweet, especially since even Illya’s maids came hahaha.

[uservillanelle]

KILLING EVE 3x03 ― Bus Scene

Its been over 24 hours now since episode 3 aired and yeah... I’m still very shocked and I’m almost sure I dreamed all of it. I mean, what are the odds KE would do something like this and give US, the clowns, everything we’ve ever wanted?!? So I decided to make a separate post about the bus scene, because HELLO, this deserves a separate analysis/reaction. It just does, so here we go.

Last week I was really struggling to imagine how everything would play out, only because it seemed like a VERY random place for both of them to meet. A bus? Really? Let’s not forget the fact that they usually meet in episode 5 for the first time each season. It’s basically a tradition which has been set by previous showrunners. So not only have them meet EARLIER, but in a bus makes it so... UNEXPECTED! I had to think it through, because I know there’s pressure for each showrunner to keep things fresh and new and Suzanne did just that. Like she picked the LAST place Villanelle and Eve would meet and that’s soo surprising and shocking to us AND to Eve.

Villanelle just got the postcard for her next target in London, she travels there and next thing you know, she’s looking for a perfume. Now this is soo extra and sooo Villanelle and the fact that she’s looking to have a custom made perfume so she could meet Eve SENDS ME! 

How did Villanelle know Eve was taking buses, which one she was taking and at what time? Obviously, she stalked her AGAIN. Instead of doing her job, finding the target, she goes to London, probably spends few days there searching for Eve and preparing FIRST and only then after the intense row with Eve, THEN she goes after her target. Love comes first, job later. Gotta stan. And in the middle of that she has the nerve to say “I’m not here for you” sure, sweetie, whatever you say. 

Okay, so before I was thinking of HOW they would play it out. How their fight would be carried out and honestly after seeing it... that was exactly how and I can’t imagine now any other way they could’ve done it. Everything about the scene was just... chef’s kiss. Suzanne, Laura - sign me up for S4 already!

My jaw LITERALLY dropped when I saw Villanelle walking up to Eve in that bus, while swaying due to the movement and wearing that SMUG smile over her face... jesus, I need HELP! How dare she... and I don’t think due to all of the craziness and intensity Eve notice just how fucking hot Villanelle looked.. or maybe she did. 

The fact that Eve was texting Niko for the 100th time until she lifted her head up and spotted Villanelle and next thing you know she forgot everything about Niko and went to fight AND kiss the love of her life is just... VILLANEVE IS ENDGAME YOU GUYS!

Soo Villanelle did NOT expect Eve to attack her like this, because have you seen her OFFENDED hilarious face when Eve did?! I DIED several times, yet there’s something important that needs to be mentioned.. Villanelle didn’t hurt Eve. She didn’t punch back when Eve literally was hitting her with all her might going nuts. Villanelle knew full well Eve’s having an intense tantrum so she handled it like a pro and really, with minimum defence she only shoved Eve around a bit only to show WHO is in charge there. I mean... the way she grabbed Eve and started shoving her, or more like CARRYING her to the end of the bus while smirking/laughing at her only shows just how CONFIDETN she is about herself and that she was actually enjoying seeing this crazy side of Eve.

Also. THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE. I gotta say.. in this scene in particular it worked soo damn well! I mean, Eve being shorter and Villanelle EFFORTLESLY handling Eve as if she was some child who’s having a tantrum is SOMETHING ELSE! 

Now the power play... we all know Villanelle is a TOP, it’s a fact. Get over it. And like... the way she pushed Eve down on the seat and climbed on top of her only to tell her to SMELL HER which basically means “Admit I’m powerful” “Admit I’m the TOP here” is completely another level for me... because how can you NOT kiss her in that moment?! And she WAS powerful, she’s clearly physically stronger than Eve, BUT.. as soon as Eve kissed her all that power shifted back to Eve and just like that Villanelle gone SOFT™ for Eve.... It’s what I love. I love one powerful badass bitch right until her girlfriend touches/kisses her. 

Okay, so I’ve been seeing people say that Eve kissed Villanelle to have her let her guard down. Yes, it probably is the case, but I also think she couldn’t help it. They had several moments like these when they were face to face and sooo painfully close and neither of them did anything and like.. I think the tension was building up ever since and this time... she just went for it and this way admitted her feelings towards Villanelle. But at the same time by doing so she gained the power back from Villanelle and not only left her completely dumbstruck but gave that intense HEADBUTT as a wake up call for both of them and US. I mean... I still can’t believe it happened... it had to be a dream and it was going so well.. until Eve woke all of us up, including Villanelle, who obviously was too overwhelmed to stick around and decided to get off the bus ASAP.

I just gotta say... the way they handled the kiss was PERFECT! This is no ordinary romantic couple having their first kiss, okay... this is VILLANEVE, OUR VILLANEVE having their first kiss and it’s crazy.. it’s intense and above all... its SURPRISING AS HELL. To everybody... and that’s how intense and shocking that both Eve and VIllanelle are STARING at each other, completely taken back by what is happening... because neither of them really expected it and neither did we and it’s happening... they are kissing and they hardly can comprehend it.... while at the same time neither of them wanting to give in and let go of the CONTROL both of them crave... like... JESUS! I have a feeling we might get an actual, way more emotional kiss at the end of the season and I am not prepared... 

Now the soundtrack... Strange Effect by Unloved is perfect choice.. I mean ALL Unloved sounds are sooo unique and amazing but THIS... I haven’t heard this one before and I wouldn’t be surprised if they created this song for THIS exact scene... and I’m all about it. Truly. The lyrics described the scene AND both of their feelings sooo damn well and they didn’t even have to say a word. That’s how powerful songs can be when they are used PROPERLY in a show. Their minds....

I know, I said it plenty of times already but I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAPPENED. like... the twitter fanbase was LITERALLY betting money on whether or not they will kiss this episode and I was like... COME ON, it can’t happen. I’m not going to be this clown all over again.. I can’t and it can’t possibly happen because it’s way too soon?! We literally waited for over 2 years, almost 3 years for a kiss and for some reason it feels like it’s too soon? Because we are not used to seeing them meet this early in the season and I’m like... I’m in utter shock and no matter how many thousands of times I watch the scene and the kiss... a part of me refuses to believe it’s real because... it’s too good to be true and they actually did it and... if it wasn’t canon before, Villaneve IS now. And only thinking about this... makes me want to cry. We got everything we’ve been waiting for... and it was only their FIRST kiss... yeah, I’m not going to survive this.

The post-bus scene and Eve watching Villanelle watch HER drive off is such an amazing way to conclude the scene... Vilanelle’s hopeful expression which is filled with wonder and then excitement as she can’t help but smile remembering what just happened is just... she is truly in love and NO ONE can deny it. I mean at this point just like Suzanne said... Villanelle will only want Eve MORE and I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT. Also Eve’s reaction... she might not be smiling right now, but she’s realizing what she did and that it’s too late to go back and she doesn’t really want to think/talk about it since it’s TOO MUCH (same Eve, same) but as soon as she gets back home and finds Villanelle’s bear with the recording... she finally GIVES IN and admits that yes, she WANTS Villanelle to be there. And let’s admit it... we know perfectly well just how the episode ended.. with Eve listening to Villanelle’s voice over and over again... closing her eyes and the rest is up to your imagination....

So overall... this scene made the entire episode soo much greater and other than that, we got PLENTY of Villanelle’s outfits, AT LEAST 7 this episode alone and I cannot handle it. Not only that.. we also got Villanelle and baby scene and her scaring Konstantin to death and their silly conversation which turned out to be a lot more complicated and serious than Villaenlle originally intended it to be. But more about all of it later in my upcoming review! 

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Very Slow Thoughts on TRH Book 1 Chapter 8

• This chapter is meh. It's basically a full chapter of the writers taking the Walker ranch portion of the story, and stretching it like chewing gum at this point. I was pretty much sleepwalking through this one tbh.

• The only interesting bit in this was the Drake childhood scene, but because the initial scenes will always be slight buildup to the actual meat of the backstory - rather than the story itself - its placement in a chapter as dull as this one doesn't exactly do it any favours.

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• Screenshot Credits:

Drake: @thefirstcourtesan and the HIMEME YouTube channel

Hana: The Abhirio YouTube channel

I'm sorry I don't have any Maxwell screenshots this time around, since I couldn't find it on YouTube, and I wasn't able to ask permission for screenshots on time. As soon as a video of his route is up on YouTube, I'll try adding the collages with his screenshots up. But I do have a tiny gist of what happens in certain portions of his playthrough, thanks to Tumblr, so I'll put those up as quotes.

• Title: Ride Like The Wind

Alternate Title: There Are Other Things My MC Could Be Riding...But Okay

• We begin with the sisters (yeah Leona and Bianca are back to being sisters now), worrying over how they'll get their cattle to the upcoming auction on time since every ranch hand they'd reached out for help pretty much declined.

• Not only is stubbornness a family trait, but so is the tendency to judge people at face value (I'm looking at you, Leona).

• There are a bunch of parallels between the Walker Ranch situation and the Beaumont house one in Book 1: both for the Regatta and the Beaumont Bash. Only difference is, the writers won't bother to expand much on Beaumont History but throw around every minute detail they can imagine for Drake's family (IIRC, even the mystery in Beaumont House in Book 1 was mostly Savannah related).

• Even in moments of dire need, Leona HAS to slip in snide remarks about people she barely knows.

Slight variation on the third option, if you're married to Drake. The other two highlight either the fact that the MC spent most of her life as a commoner and could think on her feet, and the second establishes that she has at least some riding experience. Leona pokes fun at you for both, but has the sense to not deliver much of her unwanted opinion for the third (besides stating they don't have much of a choice).

• The MC also highlights the benefit of bringing the others along: Hana and Liam have a lot of riding experience, Drake is 'capable' and 'outdoorsy' and for some reason Maxwell is known only for his enthusiasm (even though Beaumont House HAS horses and a stable and the Brothers Beaumont would have had SOME experience at the very least 🤷🏽‍♀ [Didn't the Beaumont Bash involve letting in a couple horses into the house? I doubt those horses would even be there if those two didn't know how to ride and manage them]).

Hands down my favourite line in this chapter (Liam's king voice one comes a close second). I really love this because in stories like TRR/D&D, there's always that divide between nobility vs commoner, aesthetics vs utility...and in dialogues like these you can really see that difference. It reminds me a little of one of my favourite scenes from D&D Book 1, where Briar looks at the MC's embroidery and wonders aloud how a pretty piece like this would be of any use to anyone.

• The suede is fine but there's too much going on with the rest of the outfit for me to really admire it. Our LIs obviously don't agree with me:

Drake and Liam have the same dialogue, Hana and Maxwell have different ones. (in Maxwell's he tells her he is ready to "serenade my amazingly dressed, darlin' wife").

• Everyone gets their horses (Bianca gives King Liam a gentler horse so she doesn't end up indirectly harming a king, and Leona gives Bertrand a rough horse on purpose. Because Bertrand has to be on his best behaviour he agrees despite his initial fears).

• Hmm. Chuck finds out about the lack of help via a rumour. Hmmmm. Bertrand gets as skittish as his horse until the MC and Bianca remind him that they might as well take all the help they need.

• So the task is to ensure that the group reaches the big fair on time (or before) so that the sisters have enough time to prepare for their auction. Since they're short of staff and have a lot of cattle, every minute counts.

• There are roughly 3 tests that can ensure we get there on time if we pass:

- help move a group of stubborn cows from the six dozen we're taking to the auction (you can either say giddyup or scream out silly idioms that they won't understand). If you don't say giddyup, Drake will say it for you.

- Move the herd of cows away from a mud patch on the way. Drake suggests a move he and Savannah used to do as kids called The Cyclone, where 1-2 people get in the way of the herd and the riders come from another side to steer them away. This ensures that they get the cows away from the mud patch. This one is the most time-sensitive of the three, because if we fail this one a lot of time gets spent in getting the cows that fell into the mud patch out of the muck and onto the path again.

- Get a cow wandering through the stream out of it safely using a lasso. The problem arises when the cow starts fidgeting while you're taking them back. Here is where your suede outfit has an advantage, because if you choose "grip the pommel with your hands" and almost fall off the horse, the sturdy outfit will ensure you're safe.

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All of this results either in you getting the cattle to the auction way before time with an hour to spare, or so late that they reach after the auction itself has begun. In the second option, Leona is nervous about their chances but Bianca insists that they did better than they could have done alone.

• Some stuff that you learn/that happens on the way:

- Chuck calls Leona Miss Walker, so is Walker really Bianca's surname rather than Jackson's? Jackson is also referred to as Jackson Walker. So whose nickname was it initially?

- Wild West Nicknames:

* Maxwell can either be Mad Maxwell or Maxwell 'Calamity' Beaumont. Both nicknames from the MC speak of his tendency to veer towards chaos, or his boundless energy.

* Liam is simply called King Liam because PB is fucking lazy.

* Drake is called The Lone Ranger by Hana, and Hana is called Lucky Lee by Drake.

* The MC can choose her nickname - Cow Boss, Jewel of the Prairie and Wild [Surname]. The second is a nice callback to both one of Valtoria's House mottos (Jewel of the Earth) and a name that Maxwell gives to a caviar dish for the Beaumont Bash (Jewels of the Sea). Personally I think the second one is a better parallel since the Beaumont House situation was already a precursor to what is going on with the Walker Ranch.

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Well yes Liam, on people.

That aside...Jesus Christ is this man adorable.

- Alright, so much as I can't stand Leona? At least she has a legitimate ax to grind with Cordonian monarchy. Why the hell is CHUCK being like her and acting all condescending?? The closest thing to a 'noble' he's been around was Savannah and they barely even had anything together if we go by what Savannah says. What is he, the shit stirrer of Walker Ranch?

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I have two points to make about this:

1. Constantine...is a fucking asshole. Most of us knew that. I think TRH just seems to be expanding more on that.

2. Sooo...exactly what was Constantine like before the Nevrakis ppl did what they did coz at this point he sounds like an utter failure in every way imaginable. His wife seems to have serious issues with him at this point, he's too busy fighting to spend any time with his kids (well. at least the one the writers remember), has neglected his friend Hakim, doesn't have good political relations with anyone, screws over the King Guard who he gave a Guardian of the Realm honour to earlier, for saving his life...after the man has died.

3. Leona pretty much doesn't seem to care about anything else besides the money Bianca could have been bringing in. It's the main thing she mentions when we first meet her, and it's the front and center of what she's telling us now. What Bianca was going through, the fact that her kids were left behind in an environment that was seemingly not a good one for them - she hasn't mentioned this so far in any of her more obvious complaints towards the nobility. I mean, is that the first thing you think about when your sister returns to her maternal home after such a devastating tragedy? Really??

4. The other funny thing is...she complains about not getting compensation from the royalty yet forgets that for a whole year or more when Bianca and Leona were not there for her (not their fault obviously, since she likely never told them)...it was a noble family's money that supported Savannah and Bartie. The money of the same Bertrand Leona is now enjoying lording over. I guess she would only know this if she were actually giving her sister's children the time of day, and I have hardly seen her do so, so far.

• Once we reach the fair and the sisters have moved forward to where the auction is happening, we are allowed to check out the rest of the fair. Cue diamond scene!

• I kinda think of this as a Group-LI kind of diamond scene - one where you spend time with the characters, but not separately. In a usual group scene they interact and do stuff together before you get time alone with them, but here, the group interactions are minimal and you get time with each LI in different situations. If you are married to said LI, the dialogues are obviously more romantic.

Drake: Opts for bull riding. He's shocked at the number of waivers he has to sign before participating, has a tough time atop the bull BUT manages to stay on longer than the rest. The rest of the group cheers him on as he comes out victorious, and the MC can either be baffled at his daring, or try it out herself.

The MC who is Drake's wife can opt to kiss him just before he participates and tell him to be safe.

Maxwell: Asks us to join in a tandem pie eating competition with him. The MC and Maxwell can either easily win, or be disqualified for starting a pie fight. Either way, the experience is a blast.

As Maxwell's wife, you get to kiss him after you've won/gotten disqualified, and tell him how his ability to make you laugh and have fun is exactly why your marriage is so amazing. (as Maxwell puts it: "never a dull day and more pie eating contests than you'd expect").

Hana: Has found a dressage-trained horse, and is happily getting the horse to do a perfect figure-eight. What follows is a heartfelt conversation about what home means to her, all the possibilities she can now freely explore, and the changes she has experienced. You can either tell her about her tendency to be competitive (something she apparently did not know herself...uh, yeah, sure), or her love and loyalty towards her friends.

As Hana's wife, you can kiss her, tell her you're falling more and more in love with her each day, and Hana gets to tell you that for her, home is where you are.

Liam: Has learned how to make a lasso from a local at the fair. He speaks of how places like these make him feel like he perhaps may understand his own people better, even if these activities are not what the court would expect or approve of from a king. He can show a few rope tricks to the MC, like catching a chair with a lasso, or be 'captured' by the MC.

As Liam's wife, there's the opportunity to flirt either by using the lasso on Liam, or asking him to tie you up.

• Savannah gives an update from Bertrand on how the cattle drive has gone, and Drake brings along some Texas barbeque. The group love it, but the MC finds it a little too much on the spicier side (bold of you, team TRH, to think I can't handle the seasoning in Texas when I have numbed my tongue on bird's-eye chilis!).

• Gah. The paps again. But this time, we're prepared and able to put a positive spin on our trip to Texas (this is either a romantic getaway to ensure we conceive a child, supporting a local business, attending the wedding of a noble) and the paparazzo runs with it. Chuck comes to our 'rescue' a minute later and Savannah is very appreciative.

• Tensions continue brewing beneath the surface between Bertrand and Chuck. Chuck tries to bond with Bartie, who is naturally a friendly child, and Bertrand isn't able to hide how he feels about this. You get to either deflect the situation by telling Bertrand to show Bartie how a "Beaumont high-five" works, or by telling Chuck not to cut into Bartie's animal petting time.

• Savannah complains. Only improvement is that at least this time she mentions that she's spoken to Bertrand and even then he feels he has something to prove (gee, Savannah, I wonder why. It's not like your AUNT has anything to do with that, for sure!)

• "Whatever's going on with Bertrand, I hope he figures it out before our wedding". 'Because I sure as hell don't care', Savannah forgot to add. Like...the root of his current insecurities is right in front of her. Right in her family. Leona has been rubbing it in that he is a 'useless noble' ever since he's been here (even giving him a skittish horse on purpose) and not once has Savannah ever said a thing - either in front of Bertrand, or secretly to us in all the times she's been complaining about him. That's a...surprisingly cavalier attitude for someone getting married to this guy in a couple days.

• Seeing Bertrand, Savannah and Bartie as a family leads the MC and LI to talk about their own search for a family. Nowadays I generally tap over a scene like this because I personally find the MC having the option to be upset and sorry for herself about not being pregnant, a little annoying. I wouldn't under normal circumstances, considering what this book is about (in fact I would be quite happy) - but I think I'm allowed to feel sore over the fact that the MC unfairly gets the space to feel about this the way others can't. So yeah, for me scenes like these are not worth talking about.

• We're back at the ranch, where the group laughs and reminisces over the last trip some of them (Liam, Drake, Savannah) took to the ranch, and the strongest memory we here about is of Jackson, Drake's father who was once Constantine and Eleanor's security detail.

• In our second childhood diamond scene, we are taken back to their last visit to the ranch, where a rather unwell Eleanor is protected by Jackson, and where the children witness a fight between the king and queen. Drake and Jackson have a conversation in the stables later, where the father evades questions about Constantine and Eleanor from a very worried son, and instead chooses to ask him questions about his future. Here are the things I could glean from the scenes:

- Bianca doesn't get a younger sprite here even though she is present in the scene, and there's a chance that they're maybe saving that for a flashback scene for her (?)

- Eleanor's meant to appear unwell, tired and very unlike herself in this sequence - and even if we've just met her it's quite clear that something is off with her. She is shown looking weary a couple of times, and Jackson says "easy does it" at one point. She shows a lot more frustration towards Constantine than in the last scene, calling him out for his paranoia and asking him if his questions (about her wanting an alliance with Auvernal) are an order from the king rather than a request from her husband. Even Constantine points out that she is not herself.

- Other than Auvernal being her maternal home, what else do we know about her connections there? (besides that telling quote by Bradshaw about Eleanor always graciously welcoming them - which interestingly seems to leave out Constantine). I feel like the upcoming trip there next chapter is going to give us an insight into that.

- There is a heavy emphasis on Liam and Drake's friendship, and Drake's feeling of 'responsibility' towards Liam...which I think is kind of a pointer to the whole question of him returning to court after the assassination and staying with Liam when they're older. Even his conversation with Jackson has the latter mentioning that he would be of the most help if he keeps Liam and his parents happy during their time in the ranch.

- The ending itself shows a significant shift from Drake's attitude towards Liam in the first half (playful, friendly, wants Liam to be safe around his mother's home) to the last (protective, determined to cheer Liam up and more reflective). This scene is clearly a Drake scene through and through and the approach is very different from the first set of childhood scenes. This might be how childhood solo scenes will be dealt with from now on.

- Jackson also mentions not being able to speak openly about the problems between Constantine and Eleanor, and Liam tells us later on that he was kind of a confidant to both of them. Jackson also mentions in the stable scenes that he is responsible for keeping them alive but not for their personal problems. The perfect King Guard. Constantine is an ass for denying his family compensation (but also I wonder if there is more to that story the way they frame it. I hope they don't try to force another of those "it was for the good of Cordoniaaaaa" excuses the writers always keep ready for Constantine.

- If Olivia was so suspicious, why were they leaving her behind?

- There are significant differences between the Drake playthrough and other playthroughs in terms of certain scenes. One lies in the options little Drake can make with regards to his future. The third options in both playthroughs show indicators of his future. If present-day Drake is single in your playthrough, it will focus on his desire for a simpler life. If he is married now, then the flashback will include this:

The other two options are Drake speaking about wanting to be a King Guard like his dad, and wanting to stay Liam's best friend. The King Guard thing obviously doesn't happen, the second one happens because Liam almost died. The third one is more clearly a pointer to Drake's future.

- Another significant variation if you are married to Drake is that you have a conversation with him after the scene is over, about his thoughts on his child becoming an heir to the throne:

Reminds me of the conversation we had at the American bar. On the one hand, I like this because as an outsider in the court and someone close to the security detail at the time, he would think of Liam's life very differently. Kids are impressionable, and ostentatious shows of wealth in front of a kid who cannot afford that much can definitely sting.

- Hmm. Hmm. So Liam's sacrifices only become important to Drake when his own kid might face the same challenges? Until then he will yap about how much luckier Liam is and how everything revolves around Liam? How girls were after Liam and not him (yet the one girl who did like him, he eventually treated like trash)? How he thought of Liam as "leading the MC on" by spending time with her when they first met/during the social season? (that's an actual dialogue he says, in Book 3 Chapter 16). Added to this is the fact that Drake stayed in the palace for free, as Liam's friend, and hardly had to do much (he freely roams around the cities Liam has to visit for diplomatic reasons, he can opt out of court events when he wants, he doesn't even have to dress the way others do - even the MC that doesn't buy outfits has to wear a gown that represents her sponsors/duchy for official events). Now when it's convenient for Drake he chooses to think about the flip side? When that flip side should have been the most obvious to him, the Prince/King's best friend??

• The setup for the next chapter comes in the form of a letter from Auvernal, asking the MC to meet them. Well. It's not Texas, so I'll take it.

General Thoughts:

- I don't have a lot to say about this chapter. There's not much really. It's boring and bland and even the nice Drake childhood scene at the end can't save it.

- Bianca's little line about not wanting to harm a King on her ranch...I feel like part of it may be concern because Liam was after all her son's best friend, and part of it may be wariness because of Constantine? But a lot of this is definitely me reading too much into this one little line 😅

- It does have some decent callbacks though:

* Team TRH FINALLY remembers that Hana has done dressage, which was shown to us as far back as TRR Book 1 Chapter 13. Brava!

* The whole premise of a family struggling with money problems and us offering help and getting the job done, is very reminiscent of the pre-Beaumont Bash sequences where we were scrambling together appetizers, helping with cleaning and setting up the ballroom for the big event. It's kind of ironic because the Beaumonts were in this position once, and now at least 3 books later they are involved in helping the sisters get the cattle drive going.

* The pie fight in Maxwell's section of the diamond scene has some similarities to the food fight in the fondue party scene in Book 2.

* Hana's response to eating barbeque strongly resembles how she approaches eating sloppy joes in Book 1, at the beach party. Back there, she is nervous about sampling the food because it is messy, and here she initially asks about utensils to eat it with, to which Maxwell says "you have ten of them!" referring to her fingers.

* The Jewel nickname for the MC, which we've seen versions of before in Book 1 and Book 3.

* A lighter version of the MC-Drake conversation in the Drake x MC playthrough can be found in the American bar scene in Book 1, where he speaks about how his parents always tried to get him things for his birthday but Liam's parents always went many steps ahead simply because they could afford it.

* Drake being called the Lone Wolf by Hana, which was something the MC could opt to dub herself in her interview at the Derby in Book 1? (a bit of a stretch I know but I'm having fun with this okay 😂)

- Could a kind anon (or not-anon) tell me if there is a reference behind 'Lucky Lee'? In fact behind all the names except maybe the Lone Wolf one for Drake. I couldn't find any hehehe.

- Now that we're going to Auvernal, I think we'll find (paywalled) clues there that might tell us more about Eleanor. Those clues about her changed behaviour and physical condition must have been placed exactly here for a reason.

- Usually Chapters 9 or 10 have been chapters that dealt with some aspect of Constantine and his family (his abdication + news of his impending death in Book 1, discovery of his involvement in the conspiracy in Book 2, and his death in Book 3). So now would be the perfect time to discover the truth about Eleanor and her relationship with Constantine, and what was troubling her.

- One theory I have is that Eleanor's being slow-poisoned, and these may be symptoms of what she is having. @thefirstcourtesan mentioned that pregnancy could be a reason too, and it would be another connecting factor with the MC. One thing that I do feel a little certain about is that this trip to Texas may have been a little while before she died.

- How is it that the narrative has absolutely no memory of the fact that Leo was once heir to the throne? I can imagine him not being very close to Liam-Drake-Maxwell or being a teenager who didn't want to be around his father (esp if that father is acting the way Constantine does in these scenes)...but not even a reference? A mention? You have the time to draw an entire sprite of little Savannah who pretty much has very little to do with this part of the story (or any part of the overall story) but Leo isn't even mentioned? Sounds a little fishy to me.

- I possibly wouldn't have minded Savannah's complaining and lack of proactiveness with the Bertrand situation, if their entire storyline didn't revolve around her being this "perfect angel" Bertrand has to be worthy of, and Bertrand's mistakes repeatedly being pulled up while Savannah doesn't have to answer much for the occasions where she is irrational or hasn't made good decisions. What we're seeing now is just an extension of this particular storyline.

- You can tell that the original epilogue series was meant to revolve around the Walker Ranch coz whatever we're seeing here is probably way way more than we have seen of Cordonia so far. There are frantic attempts to tie this to the overall plotline, but within the larger picture it makes very little sense.

Like I hate the paparazzi in the series and even then I found myself agreeing when he pointed out that it was weird that half the Royal Council was roaming around Texas.

- Speaking of the Council I wonder what the other court ladies were doing while we were at the fair. Sleeping off those hangovers?

- There could be other childhood/flashback scenes coming up. We will need an adult perspective, so Bianca might get one. Olivia needs to be seen as important and relevant to the plot (plus Constantine was shitty to her too), so she will get one.

- I wonder why Bastien had such a loyalty and attachment to Queen Eleanor (as stated in Book 2 by Regina) if he actually wasn't that close to the royal couple then (Jackson seems to fulfill that role here). I'm pretty sure they're probably going to ignore/forget that little detail.

- Will Hana and Maxwell get flashback scenes? They should, and there are ways you could incorporate that even if they weren't involved as much. Maxwell's could (FINALLY) focus on what happened to his family fortunes and you could slip in a little something about the palace there. Hana's could focus on her family and also have Lorelai catch up on Cordonian news/talk to her Cordonian relatives. Liam needs a solo scene of his own too, because after this I'm pretty sure his life takes a turn for the worse. If Hana and Maxwell (but esp Hana) don't get one...that's going to be extremely disheartening because they deserve way more attention than what they're getting now. I'm sincerely hoping we see more of their childhood memories too.

- You know what I'm REALLY looking forward to? Writing TRR 1's Chapter 8 QT. I'm very fond of that chapter and have a whole bunch of points to make about it 😀

- Until the next chapter, everyone!

[migleefulmoments]

More Crissmyglitz Wedding Guest Angst: part 2

OMG they won’t let it go. Crissmyglitz-Guest Gate. The ccers are still obsessing over the #CrissMyGlitz guest list. As I pointed out in my first post (X), every single photo posted in round one of Crissmyglitz-Guest Gate was taken while Darren was working. That’s right, every single photo the tinhatters presented as “Darren and a real friend” was taken at work. For a fandom who constantly remind the world they are astute and ALWAYS PAYING ATTENTION TO DETAILS, it was a supermassiveblackhole.  

In part 1 they presented Elvis (X), Alan Cummings (X),  Jenna Ushkowitz (X), Laura Osnes (X). In part 2 they added Jane Lynch, Matt Bomer, Matt Morrison, Kevin McHale, Lena Hall, Ricky Martin and Edgar Ramirez.  Idk what was worse, that they didn’t learn any lessons after part 1 or that the fandom egged them on in utter delight.

cc-still-going-strong

Keep on.

I love your guys’ game 🤣🤣🤣 

chrisdarebashfulsmiles

I like this game  

(This got SUPER RIDICULOUS LONG so under) 

This is the LAMEST shade ever thrown and they were eating it up. Abby spent her Sunday adding to the nonsense and trying out sarcasm. She brought up the algorithm nonsense again and I can’t stop shaking my head.  The fact that it’s easier for them to believe that someone wrote an algorithm to determine the guest list for Darren and Mia’s wedding rather than simply to acknowledge that they don’t really know Darren at all is absurd. Rational people would see Darren’s guest list and realize that they got it all wrong.  Rationale people don’t see wedding photos and spend 7+ months proclaiming it’s all fake because he clearly is much better friends with former coworkers, Edgar Ramirez and Lena Hall than he is with Jennifer Coolidge and Pamela Aldon based entirely on the fact that nobody posted social media pics with Jennifer or Pamela. 

Mysterious absence part 2- Let’s do this…

1. LENA HALL

(see part 3 (X) for further information)

ajw720

(Opening Hedwig LA 11/16 from Lena’s IG)

(From Lena’s Twitter and Instagram July 28, 2016 (X). They were Flying to perform at DNC see pic below) 

(AGAIN- same night as #1-Hedwig’s opening night LA 11/16)

(Dec 12, 2016-I don’t know the context of this one. It is obviously her photoshoot and he popped in for a pic.  See below: another pic from this photoshoot posted to her IG. This is actually a nonword photo)  

ajw720:guess the algorithm eliminated her for joking weekly that DC had all the privileges of homosexuality but none of the responsibilities…… 

(Oh ho ho ho...the shade of it all).

chrisdarebashfulsmiles: Probably.

ajw720: Or perhaps it eliminated her as when D was kissing her on stage, he was giving his PBB the finger?  Remember that time 

(No, actually I don’t because that is nonsense. Darren flipped someone off from stage? Right because that is such professional. You believe that perfect, well-mannered Darren Criss would flip off his fiancee while working? That’s very inappropriate behavior during working hours, especially in front of a big audience of people- each with a cellphone. It’s also very risky to flip off the woman he is engaged to- the cc secret might get out.  If Darren is terrified to come out and terrified to breach THE Contract, why would he risk if all just give Mia the bird? Giving someone the bird is hardly a satisfying diss for anyone over the age of 12).

flowersintheattic254: Maybe the algorithm excludes those who like way too many posts on that had Ch/ris in them? 

(OMG- Lena “liked” some pics of Chris....a pig just flew by my window. It’s almost like Hollywood is a small town and people know each other. 

(No dates so it’s impossible to know what the context of the posts but that is typical of the tinhatting- they aren’t concerned with accuracies)

leka-1998: When the difference in chemistry is undeniable even in pics that show nothing but hands, that’s probably an issue. 

(I have never in my 51 years heard someone claim a married couple had no chemistry as evidenced by their hands in a photo taken specifically to show off their nail polish or that a PR photo for a Broadway show showed more chemistry than the actual couple. I mean seriously?)

(I will give this one to them as as personal photo )

(Is “hand chemistry” a thing? I’m only speculating here but is the degree of hand chemistry a function of the depth finger-penetration-on-finger-penetration?  Cuz.....that would make total sense amiright?)

cc-still-going-strong: Keep on.

I love your guys’ game 🤣🤣🤣 

(Blergh) 

ajw720: Seriously is that his wife on the left…..oh 

(hahahah nice try Abby, you have every single photo of Mia memorized- its actually a very sweet photo) 

(I can’t with this entire post. She wasn’t invited because he kissed Lena on stage as per the script? Oh wait- no- she was not invited because he kissed Lena on stage and he flipped off Mia (how they know he is flipping off Mia is anyone’s guess. I like to imagine he is flipping off the tinhatters). But wait- is he actually flipping off anyone? No, no he actually isn’t because that would be terribly unprofessional. Darren is at work and his bosses would not appreciate him flipping off anyone the audience. No actor who wants a career is going to  flip off someone in the audience while just-fingers crossed- hoping the message is received by the intended person and not a critic or investor.). 

(Work Pic. He is NOT giving anyone the finger- his finger is actually just in the shadow from Lena’s outfit). 

(Lena is working: As for Mia banning Lena from the wedding- in a recent post by Lena,  she talks about catching up aka they don’t haven’t spent much time together lately and notice the Mia hashtag) 

(The tinhatters like that she alls Darren wifey but in fact she calls all the Hedwig’s “Wifey”. She has a lot of Hedwig photos on her social media- the vast marority are NPH).

(Lena’s Christmas photoshoot as mentioned above)  

(I probably should have led with this but I wanted to prove them wrong in all the ways possible  Lena was busy on February 16, 2019 performing at Lincoln Center. She may have very well been invited. See my update (X) 

2. EDGAR RAMIREZ

 leka-1998: Yet another person missing on February 16

(PR for ACS: A photoshoot for promotion aka PR) 

(I am not sure about this pic. Darren posted it on his Instagram and Edgar responded  “love you brother”- that’s sweet and all but what does it prove- nada. I am sure they really had a great time together filming ACS and felt close, but they haven’t maintained that relationship-at least not publicly -since they end of awards season. I’ll give the tinhatters half a point for this one- but  bear in mind- I’m being generous because it looks like a PR pic) 

(PR for ACS; ”GQ Style & Hugo Boss Celebrate Amazing Spaces”- see photo below). 

(PR for ACS Emmy: This is from the 2018 Emmy “For Your Consideration” on 3/19/18.)

(PR for ACS. This is hilarious....so Edgar is doing a red carpet interview and Darren walks by him and Edgar walks away with Darren. OKAAAYYY-what does this prove? Again, they are at a work event- so far all the pics with Edgar are from work events except maybe 1) 

(PR for ACS- photoshoot. While the sentiment is sweet, Edgar hashtagged it #ACS and #Emmys. OMG how much ccproof do you need to understand that this is PR? ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION? Me think not cuz he freakin’ tagged it for you and you still don’t understand that it was promotion for the Emmy. He-lar-E-ous!)   

chrisdarebashfulsmiles: I like this game 

(of course you do- it’s catty, bitchy and pointless.  I’m glad it makes you happy because this has been eye-opening as to the extend that you are collectively super bad at separating Darren’s personal life from his work life) 

ajw720: @leka-1998​ this friendship seems very contrived to me, constantly calling each other brother, they aren’t nearly as close as say D and J/ennifer C/oolidge or B/en F/eldman or P/amela A/ldon…………… 

(Ohhh ho ho ho sooo funny. It’s so funny I forgot to laugh...har har har aha  Since Jennifer, Ben and Pamela actually got invites to the wedding, it is clear that they are indeed close to Darren or Mia, soooo the joke doesn’t actually work. As for Edgar being his closest friend because he called him “brother” during a big ACS promotion push-I’m not feeling it.  What is so baffling to this “stupid stan” is how the tinhaters CAN’T SEE the details right in front of their faces.  The Darren-Edgar love-fest was hot and heavy during the promotion of ACS and then it stopped all together...THAT is the definition of PR. I am sure they actually did like each other during the production of ACS, but when the project ended they both moved on to other projects and other friends. I’ve had coworkers -and I’m sure many of you have too-that I adored and I never wanted lose the connection we shared while working together but alas, the romance fizzled after we no longer had the workplace in common. Obsessing about the meaning of the almost-2-year-old photo of 2 strangers is pretty silly)

ajw720: The Algorithm is a very scientific way to figure out the wedding guest list-no doubt it knows who D is closest to and would not lie….. 

(The problem is simple- there are no social-media pics of Darren (or Mia) with Jennifer, Ben, or Pamela which means, according to the cc-logic that it didn’t happen-aka they aren’t friends. In order to explain why the trio were in fact, at the wedding, the THE Algorithm was created. This Algorithm is a very scientific way to figure out the wedding-guest list-no doubt it knows who D is closest to and would not lie. The cc posse hate it when they don’t know what is going on Darren’s life which is why we are talking about a fake “CrissMyGlitz Invitation” algorithm 7 months after the wedding).   

ajw720: @chrisdarebashfulsmiles It is seriously my new favorite game and there are so many people that the algorithm eliminated.

(Seriously? There are what- 2 or 3 photos that aren’t definitively traced to work This game isn’t working out the way the posse believes it is. This is however, THE definition of confirmation bias clouding their judgment).  

3. KEVIN MCHALE

ajw720:Poor KM didn’t make the cut either. Perhaps his invite was eliminated by the weird algorithm for tagging d at his 30th right below c, yet d not pictured? He clearly considers d a good friend as he invited him to the party.

(Did Kevin suggest he was devastated to miss the destination wedding of his former coworker? Kevin and Darren went out with their former-Glee castmates maybe once or twice in the last four years- they are hardly besties. I don’t remember Kevin and Darren as being particularly close while Glee was in production. They are literally former coworkers.)

(Kevin inviting Darren to his birthday party doesn’t indicate that he “clearly   considers d a good friend”. It seems like I remember the party was a surprise party?) 

ajw720: Thankfully I think they’ve made up as d had no problem straddling him recently.

(OMG seriously? They are former coworkers in which some level of friendship exists. Darren straddled his leg while sitting on a very crowded seat- he wasn’t riding Kevin while they had sex in public.)

(ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION? Darren invited the Glee peeps that he has consistently been close to over the years - Max, Harry and Chord).

ajw720: So many mysteries. But hey D&M’s new straight couple besties, Al/len & his wife, made the cut!

(Nope, no mysteries at all. Darren simply cared more about inviting people that mean something to him and Mia rather than those who mean something to the tinhatters.)

flowersintheattic254:  @ajw720 I expect old habits die hard with K and D. They were always flirty and fun. Maybe Mr and Mrs Le/ech are stricter regarding lap sittering. That’s probably why (nods head).

(nods head and wonders if tinters were drinking early on Sunday because this thread is petty, dumb and not at all funny or clever.) 

ajw720: @flowersintheattic254​ they are WAY too comfortable together, way more chemistry than D has with his bride.  I’m thinking that was the algorithm’s issue.

(Comfortable? Chemistry? WTF, he looks like he is passing a kidney stone and Kevin is coaching him through it.) 

flowersintheattic254: @ajw720 especially when you consider that the only similar pose with M has D holding his own arm to his chest. No chemistry at all!!!!

(Do you guys actually believe the nonsense you write or did you give up on 2/16/19 and you're just blowing smoke up each other’s ass now because I gotta tell you, the second-hand embarrassment is really uncomfortable now)   

 flowersintheattic254:It’s the pic on the boat with the fam. Can someone add it as I cannot find it?

leka-1998

ajw720: Not even close, if i didn’t know, i would say KM&DC were the couple and i t think the algorithm knew.  It is magical how that algorithm works.

(Ooooh right...it’s so confusing, I can totally understand your befuddlement!) 

(In all seriousness, watching this fandom’s toxic nonsense is like watching Kellyanne Conway and Lindsey Graham defend Trump’s baloney.  Everyone knows they are full of shit but we are powerless to stop it. The damage they are doing will take years to repair- if not decades)   

(Oh....Will you look at that. That is a screenshot taken from a video that is actually cute and shows a smitten Darren cuddling with Mia. Color. Me.SHOOK) .  

4. MATT MORRISON

standingoutsidethefire: I thought of another ..

That the algorithm just didn’t seem to include ...

standingoutsidethefire: Clearly these two don’t have any affection for each other

standingoutsidethefire: Not friends at all

standingoutsidethefire: I get why MM wasn’t included ..I really do 

(Maybe a personal- photo though likely at an show or industry event)

ajw720: Hate each other

(Once again, almost all -if not all - work pics)

5. MATT BOMER

leka-1998: “He’s just a really, really good, grounded person, and I think someone who I’ll probably always be friends with.”

- M/att B/omer

(Holy shit, Matt said something nice about Darren when asked about him by during an interview... no doubt when they worked together either on Glee or ACS) 

(According to Bride’s Magazine, “How to Make Your Wedding Day About YOUl” June 2017. 

5. The guest list is one of the most difficult decisions. Should you invite your mom’s work associate? Great Aunt Gertrude whom neither of you have met? Everyone from the gym? Communicate communicate communicate. One piece of tried-and-true advice is ALWAYS invite the person who said nice about you to the national media. You won’t regret it and most likely that person will give you the best gift).  

(Work event) 

(Work event)

(Wait -isn’t this Blaine and Cooper?)

(Work event)

Leka-1998: But the great algorithm said no.

ajw720: My understanding is they despise each other, cannot stand to be in the same room together. 

(Nobody ever suggested that).

ajw720: #funny #so many of the univited #queer

(seriously “#queer”? No, not cool)

flowersintheattic254

True they have clearly and from the beginning disliked each other intensely.

ajw720: But see @leka-1998​ there is D calling him handsome, we don’t want to have anything that even hints at d talking about a boy in that manner at the sham mockery, i mean nuptials……………….  Because D is the STRAIGHTEST MAN ALIVE!!!!!

(OMG,,the sarcasm isn’t working).

[marika-kurohime]

Tales of Vesperia: “Yuri is The Morning Star “her” self as “she” should be” theory (11/26 complete)

First of all, sorry for BAD English here.

Previously I’ve tried to post this on youtube, but... here is the full version of it. 

 We all are confused at the moment by Tales of the Rays storyline and Vesperia’s postgame situation especially. 

It's crazy for NO JOKE. Let's do this. If you're fine to think of Vesperia as something simple with yaoi/yuri ships - for now you can STILL do so, but 

you have to see optional dungeons of this game: "Labyrinth of Memories" with Kratos Aurion in it and "the Necropolis of Nostalgia" (Patty got the key to start that VERY HARD and annoying dungeon (enter is in Zaude) which explains the whole "Сhildren of the Full Moon" thing and this world's past), open up all the skits and so on... It'll rise A LOT of questions, believe me.

This is where you can read this 

I'm NOT fine with yaoi/yuri ships and there seems to be the one and only RIGHT way to understand all this mess, but it's crazy. 

I don't want to write the theory before we have at least some facts, So, I'll only warn you for now that: 

1)Yuri is with Raven ALL THE TIME in ALL worlds: Link, Asteria (chapter 4), even Rays where we have Estelle with us... you will read something... strange... (yeah... "strange" is a good word for it) between Yuri and RAVEN all the time. 

2) It seems that Yuri and Rita have some sort of connection to Iria's and Luka's (Tales of Innocence) god-powers. 

To sum this up: or this game is just plain and stupid or it has a different gender system. Think about this:

Rita's dresser scene, and also, how Yuri lived his life before and after his attempt to join the knights (some skits hinted this... and we got THIS dirty card of him for New Year)

I can't say any more right now, we all want some facts regarding, well, his gender, current behavior and his postgame relationship with Raven and Estelle,

 BUT one thing for sure. HE IS NOTHING close to what you'll expect of him even if you ship him and Flynn together. 

Maybe, from now on (Tales of The Rays arc 3) this line will be shown for the first time, I don't know... thanks to PXZ2 I'm afraid to know...

There is more to this.  In his True Knight outfit,

 he has pointy ears for some reason. 

And to top it all: so-called fanservice in the Rays' special anime just killed me on the spot.

NO NORMAL explanation for THIS. He is not only nothing even close to a human (half-elves included) and can BE confused with a woman as with Leon (Tales of Destiny) and his sister (Leon is only 16 years old ), ALL NORMAL men see Yuri THIS way at his... well he is 21 at the beginning of the game and 22+ by the end. 

No facts. They've been MESSING with us for two years before DE's worldwide release. And It gets waaaay more serious from now on... 

JUST LOOK at...him(???) from the God Eater collaboration trailer... 

No, no, no, I don’t think that I’m seeing things... 

And so, to make a long story short: 360 version was incomplete (or "censored" by Namco themselves is a better way to say it) to the point when you can't get this story at all. 

Are you sure you want to know more?... for a joke, it went tooooo far somewhere after we left Heracles, 

but what I'm reading now... makes me split my tea and think of dropping it all for good because of Yuri and Yuri alone. 

Tales of Asteria made it even worse. In chapter 4 we have 3 lines about returning memories to a person, who the character holds dear: Jude-Milla, Collette-Lloyd, AND Raven-Yuri... 

guess which one was mature, tragic and romantic the most?

And he wasn't called Yuri in the title of his Chapter. It was something like: "The fate of the Morning Star". Just like in the at least two tracks from OST of the original game. This and that one too. And who the hell is this so-called Morning Star??? 

Well... 

So... basically, the main character here is RAVEN. 

And it's a story how he got himself our dear "hell of a goddess" 

for a... 

sorry... for a friggin substitute of his lost love

 (and Yuri resembles her greatly to make it worse).

Tales of the Rays arc 2 was HELL of a read for me because of Yuri alone... 

He is living with Raven, нe worried sick for Flynn's wellbeing, 

he constantly shakes off Estelle on Rita...

FOR a friggin YEAR! Main Vesperia's story explains NOTHING 

of what you really need to know.

 You need to 100% clear this game only to get some dirty hints and a mind blow trying to put all this mess together.

 If you know Japanese, then Drama CD's help as well.

Update: And yes, THIS was some anniversary to add the fuel to the fire. And as I feared, it is NOT only Asteria’s problem for sure. 

So, we love Tales of Vesperia only because people do not bother to find out, what “VESPERia” means.

 “Vesper” means Venus (or Astar/Astarte, Morning (male form - Anunit)/Evening Star) GODDESS OF LOVE and justice,  yeah, yeah...

... and prostitution,

homosexual relationships and war and a lot more). Goddess, damn it...  

Remember this statue at the Baction Shrine?...

Update: actually all this mess isn’t just about him being who he is, the main problem is THIS map

which is clearly our Mother Earth and not their Terca Lumieres AT ALL! Add to this what The Morning Star himself tried to say in Project X Zone 2:

 Sooo... does it mean, that he got his reputation in our Earthly mythos simply living out his life to the fullest on some sort of “vacation trip” and is remembered by two names

(as Shamash and his twin sister Ishtar)? Daaaamn, 

as if Judith’s novel wasn’t bad (I mean great) enough...

And now goes our final mythos based theory: Yuri isn't exactly a goddess, he is just a very high-ranked and powerful anunnaki. And he has THIS level of mental disorder separating Shamash

( light: True Knight in the heart, kindness (love), and justice) 

“ His friend wasn't a knight, he was part of a guild. His friend didn't believe in "justice" and "virtue" but rather "resolution" and "morality". ” About Yuri from Flynn’s biography in the Tales of the Rays. 

Although often cynical, he has a strong sense of justice and possesses an earnest desire to aid the weak and the powerless. (c) Crosspedia PXZ2 (2015)

and Ishtar... 

sorry, not this one. Ishtar (Anunit, The Morning Star)

(dark: a whore to the bone, love (means sex) & war) parts of his personality. That means that both of "them" aren't whole and... 

well, it’s better to stop here for now and see how bad our Dark Venus with a hero syndrome:

will be from the point when... 

when “She” gets (regains?) “Her” full self-awareness...

*PXZ  Project X Zone (sorry, spelled it wrong, but I’m too furious, you see, to check small details. I hate so much I even had to write all this about MY favorite MALE character I mistook “HER” for... to begin with. Hate the very thought people still didn’t know WHOSE Anniversary it is. If Namco wouldn’t give proper explanations, or they will be worse than what we can assume now... well, I did everything I could for HIM... before all the HELL this body really is for

breaks out. because It’s impossible to continue like this

and Yuri himself already understood that even Flynn saw him in a different light for all his life.

Update:

and with a new skill like that (by-the-books Lightbringer to me), it all will be confirmed/over in a few months at best.

Gods!

...this is not fun even for me anymore. I'm starting to pity "her" for real. DE isn't even a remake, you know... 

It's PS3's remake but PS3 and 360 are NOT one and the same. What did we do to deserve this ten years after? (5 for me) ...Oh, what a mess. 

It can only be compared with Estelle's new dress. 

Screaming "dawn"+"bride" 100% Aya (as a silly child in her dreams to make it the worst situation possible for her for Aya has no info about her in the mythos so you can imagine on whom she is based on personality-wise from now on). 

And the whole Namco's Universe is Unus Mundus based. This much is obvious from Anima&Animus + Ix's-zerom connection thing as they have shown it. 

So... Vesperia's story so far (all with "probably" before every statement):

1) Something horrible happened to right-handed "HER" before he is shown left-handed 7 years old boy. (Luke and Schwann are both left-handed, Damuron, Raven, and Asch aren't).

2) Something horrible happened to HIM after the movie resulting in a second kinda split of what should be The MORNING part 

into what I call Shamash and Anunit "twins". Damn. 

3) Something truly horrible happened to "them" atop of Zaude for he has a blastia and that "survival" of his now....looks really fishy. 

4) And a TOTAL SHIT happened in the end atop of Tarquaron. for "their"'s body is Istar's avatar kinda thing and we got that Brave Vesperia "star" smashed in pieces, so it is a spirit now... and you can imagine what we have in the Rays in addition to “them” (total four of them: Shamash for Estelle, Nergal for Judith, Ishtar for Flynn and Anat for Raven... 

or even more) and “their” problems... This gonna be a once in a lifetime experience if our dear author is bold enough to drag ISTAR (Sirius star WOLF GOD) here to play the Fenrir's part not just our poor Anunit (Nanaiya) "girl" based on goddess Sakuya.

 And what in the world was 360th Yuri then who earned 8.5. years of love, respect and admiration of the fans worldwide before Claw bitch in Asteria ruined EVERYTHING “he” сould for him?  Who suffers so much from the mistreating he gets from everyone at their Dorms? 

Hah... just a half of something really close to Luke's kind of existence 

...without his own body. 

 This whole Rays "story" is a ONE BIG MESS meant to explain THIS. 

AND this gonna hit really hard even those of us who are well prepared because Duke’s event and info from the near future were unexpected and crazy enough for me to get shocked despite all this lore digging. Then I did even more lore digging and dropped it all for good after chapter 9 of FR arc. 

I just want to see how people will react if all the shit you just finished reading here about our favorite world and character

 will be proven as even HALF-right in the near future as the story in the Rays progresses. 

This still looks too simple for me. The real deal SURE is worse. I’m 100% positive only concept-wise mostly because of how he will look in GEREO’S world, 

because he doesn’t look human at all and the symbols on his outfit are clearly Istar’s. I’m not bold enough to write how I think the real story will turn out...

, but our CONCEPT-based theory is enough for me to drop it all until it is over... and remember HIM 

as he was AND by Shamash’s name only.

P.S. translated Rays’ screenshots are from Lol’s Youtube channel

[blackmilshake]

Cheating PART TWO|| H.S.

Anonymous asked: Hi I just read cheating and I'm crying like an idiot as I did in the first part... I wanted to ask you if you are planning on writing what happens after that. Oh and the one where he thinks she is dead got me really fucked up man. I was crying on that too, so yea it seems that you make me cry a lot. 🙃

I AM SOOO SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG, and I am sorry if it is not THAT good, I am not the best when it comes to second parts :c PART 1 HIS P.O.V http://blackmilkshake.tumblr.com/post/156212433502/cheating-harry-styles-imagine

PART 1 YOUR P.O.V. http://blackmilkshake.tumblr.com/post/160309659417/cheating-hs-your-pov

Catch up: You had caught Harry, your fiancé, cheating on you with another woman in your very own bed and you could accept that so you left him even when it broke you too. He looked for you but it was like you had disappeared and no one let him know where you were.  

He was more than scared when he could not find you. You were not at work, not in your house, your car was there but you were not. None of your common friends knew about you, nor your co-workers. It was like you had just disappeared.

He was a mess. And it broke him to be far from you. But when the coordinator of the wedding called him for your first meeting to pick the place of the weeding just a week after, he lost it. He broke everything one the kitchen, tears rolling down his cheeks as an unhuman growl left his mouth. He was in physical pain, his whole body ached. His mom, sister and bestfriend had come to visit him, but he only ignored all of them and their constant knocking.

He felt dirty, like a complete failure. He had one job, to take care of you, and he failed. He just stood there, for days, barely drinking water, his head spinning every time he stood up, out of the lack of food. He checked your social media, no Instagram, no Facebook, and the number he dialled was changed.

During the third week, his mom had to make someone break his front door, he was in the hospital for three days, out of dehydration, and pre-undernourishment. They had to give him pills to sleep and for anxiety. Your parents had to come and visit him and tell him that you were ok, just don’t tell him where. It was good to know you were doing fine. You father was furious at Harry, but felt sorry for him when he saw how Harry was copping.

Your mom, on the other side, loved Harry as her very own child, she saw good in Harry even when he was not so faithful.

“What you did was horrible, and it broke her, I am not gonna lie, but killing yourself will not get her anywhere closer to you, if you love her, go for her, fight for her, and don´t give up so soon. I am mad at you, but son, seeing you like this is not right.” She told him, kissed his temple and went away.

Anne, his mom, had to bring him to her house, take care of him, tried to make Harry eat at least a little. She couldn’t scold him after what he did, he was doing a good job punishing himself. He was at her house for a month. He was getting a little better, at least pretending that his other half was not with him.

He was back at his house at the end of the second month, his mom had fixed everything and even changed the mattress. He felt a little better, but still incomplete. He cried every now and then. He never thought he would be the kind of man that cried over a woman, but you were not just any woman, you were his other half, his heart and soul. One day he just opened his laptop and found an e-mail of your credit card. You had your credit card linked to his e-mail since you forgot your password. And there it was, the plane ticket.

He took the first flight to Germany, your destination. He didn’t really know where you were but there were e-mails of the same Starbucks every day at eight a.m. He felt like Sherlock Holmes, and was so proud of himself. All the way to Germany he has practiced what to tell you. During landing he almost had a panic attack, he was going to see you again.

It was six p.m. so he had to book a hotel room, he wore a cap and glasses and luckily, no one noticed him. He was shaking, his nerves taking the best of him. That night he did not sleep at all. He cried some more at the thought of rejection. But he was doing something rather than killing himself slowly. It was five a.m. when he stood up from bed. He drank a glass of water because his mouth was dry, his hands shaky. He was so excited to see you.

He went for a quick shower, and a simple outfit. He took a glance of himself at the mirror. He didn’t look like he did when he was with you, but better than what he looked like a couple weeks ago.

He had hope.

At seven a.m. he was at the Starbucks, he went to the last table and wearing his cap and “reading” the newspaper he waited for you. His whole body was full of adrenaline. Feet cold, hands quivering, he was a mess.

At eight o´clock you appeared, just not alone.

He saw you crossing the street and a tall guy open the door for you. You had your arm around his, and laughed at something he said. His heart skipped a beat at your laugh but at the same time sunk deeper in his guts as he saw you with somebody else.

No.

It couldn’t be. He felt his tears in his eyes, he bites his lip so hard that he could taste the blood, the cover himself with the newspaper, there was no way he was talking to you, you seemed happy, he wanted you happy, even if it costed his own happiness.

You excused yourself to the restroom, the weather was so cold you could barely feel your fingers and on your way there you dropped your phone and cursed, it fell in the middle of someone´s shoes. His shoes. He was quick to pick it up and hand it to you. “Thank you! I can be really silly sometimes.”

Through the pain he let a little smile make its way to his lips, a genuine smile, you were always clumsy. “Nothing to worry about.” And it hit you. That voice, those rings, and the fact that he answered to you in English before you could correct yourself and apologize in German.  It was him. Under the cap and hoarse, broken voice, you could see it was him.

You stood froze, you just couldn’t react. Leaving him was the hardest thing you had done, but you were not sure you could stay away from him again. You missed him every day, and it bothered you that after almost three months he still had this effect on you, you hated that you wanted that man to feel happier, cause it seemed like he had stolen your light.

You were mad at him. Mad that you wanted him to talk your way back to him. After all, he was there. Your legs felt weak and you had to take a sit in front of him.

Your cousin watched the scene from afar and took a seat in another table, just so he could know whether you were talking to Harry, or if he just had to punch him.

Harry was surprised when he saw you take a seat, and it made him fall a little deeper in his darkness. You had dark shades under your eyes, you seemed just dull, not shiny as you usually were, more pale even.

But when you looked at him, it was like breathing felt good again, but a second after it, you saw him better. You thought you looked bad, he looked worst. His eyes were reddish and watery, the bags under his eyes making him look almost sick, his usually red-pink lips were almost purple, his cheekbones were way more prominent and his hair looked lifeless. It was almost as he had aged in three months. And somehow, as horrible as it sounded you felt kind of a little relieved that he looked worse than you did, because it meant that he somehow cared. That you were not the only one grieving.

The tension was almost tangible.

“What are you doing here?” you spoke, sounding harsher than intended. He flinched.

“I came here to apologize, doll, I know what I did has no excuse, I am a jerk, I don’t deserve you at all, I never did. But I can´t live with myself, I can´t sleep. I only think about you. I… crap, I had practiced what to tell you, but having you here, it just knocks the air put of me. I understand if you have moved on, if you don’t want anything to do with me, just… please, forgive me, let me be someone in your life, a friend even, don’t push me away, you are my light, I love you with every living cell in my body and I will be content with the very little space you give me in your life.” He was trying not to cry, but the sobs uncovered him.

You looked down to your hands, deep in thought. At some point you thought that you had overreacted, there were so many people that couldn’t be together for so many stronger reasons, and the fact that he looked you for, came all the way to where you were gave you a little hope.

Maybe it was the right thing to do. Give it a second chance.

“You deceived me, you betrayed me, broke every single piece of trust I had in us. The money you have, the fame you possess, it doesn’t give you the right to do this to me.”

“I know” he whispered, breathless. This was it, the I-don´t-ever-wanna-see-you-again speech.

“But, I still somehow want you near me, even when I hate myself for it.”

He looked up in hope and stared deep in your eyes.

“We can take it slow from here, build our trust again. It won’t be an easy path, but I am willing to take it.” You told him, and this time he let happy tears roll down his cheeks. A little hope shinning from the inside.

“But if you do something like that ever again, it will be the last time you hear from me, I will personally make sure of that, okay?” He nodded violently, his own thoughts incapable of making a whole sentence. Only whispering a bunch of thank you´s as the basically threw himself at you, hugging you tightly, his nose on the top of your hair, breathing into it like it was oxygen, his arms around your waist, his lips kissing your head ever so carefully yet desperate.

You broke the hug and looked at his lips. Those lips. And he did too, just didn’t wanted to push it. The looked at your eyes, and then your lips several times, and you nodded, giving him the permission.And that was it. It was like the missing piece of the puzzle was found.  

 Not my gif :)

[coffee-for-himchan]

65 & 66 with Jongup🙈💕 thank you

Sooo, after what seems like ages it’s finally done! Sorry for making you wait so long, I was busy with research papers and composition!! >.

- Mel 💕

65. “I don’t want to pretend like we’re not a thing.”

66. “Can you please love me right now? Because I seem to have troubles doing so myself.”

The photoshoot looked simply amazing. Everything about it felt like it was too good to be true - the vibe of it, the backgrounds, the props, the camerawork and all, but more than all of that - the members, and their astonishingly beautiful costumes and makeup. Though looking at the six, you figured one seemed to be a little off today, his feelings staying hidden from everyone who didn’t know him well enough to tell something was wrong behind a layer of what they supposed was awkwardness, since he was known to be like that at times.

Whatever was going inside of Jongup’s head, he sure seemed bothered by it.

Somehow, you did not even notice how the director called it a break, and next thing you knew, a pair of distressed, chocolaty eyes was staring back at you from under the frizzy, dark brown bangs that partly covered the pleading stare they offered.

“Can you please love me right now?”

��W-what?” your eyes widened as you looked at his shy and defensive posture he had gotten into upon voicing such a straight-up request, “Why?”

“Because I seem to have troubles doing so myself,” he threw his hand back to nervously scratch the back of his neck, and all you did in response was glance around for a while.

“I’d gladly do it, but, you know..” you trailed off, seeing stares that weren’t exactly directed at you two, yet were scanning the room, and could land on you at every given moment, busting something that was meant to be kept a secret for reasons the company voiced long ago, having told you to make whatever it was that you two shared so secret that no one would know besides you.

“People could be watching.”

He looked back at you, and sighed lightly in response and seemingly agreement as well, turning on his heels already to walk off somewhere else.

“Forget it. You’re right, I guess-”

“Jongup-ah,” you hand snatched around his wrist subtly, just enough to make him stop and look back at you before you pulled it away quickly, “I didn’t say we can’t go out somewhere else where there’ll be tons of privacy instead tons of people, you know?”

With a quick nod, his hands made their way into his jeans pockets and he quite non-suspiciously walked beside you and out of the room, out of everyone’s field of sight, hopefully.

The dressing room wasn’t an all that safe place, as any of the stylists, makeup artists or the other members could walk in at every given moment, yet somehow you ended up there, as he recalled there being another door in that room that lead to a smaller storage room. That door having a lock on it, which he knew about since a few hours ago Youngjae was about to kill Daehyun for snatching his chicken, and the elder had locked himself in there for a minute or two in self-defense.

Making your way into the tiny space packed with clothes, props and what not else, you managed to do only as much as flick the light on before he had already locked the door, and his arms wrapped around you tightly, his head landing on top of your shoulder as your fingers ran up and down his back in calming motions.

“Mkay, boo,” he mildly smiled at the language you used, feeling a little unusually weird by how just your embrace and scent alone could set a certain feeling of ease into him, “What’s the matter?”

“I’d tell you if I knew,” he chuckled quietly, “I’m somehow not feeling myself at all today. Especially not in this outfit.”

“Well, that’s bad, but good thing that at least I think you’re gorgeous, right?” you smiled, letting your hands slowly trail to reach for his and letting them drop down to your sides, your fingers locked with his in a sweet, caring manner.

“There’s something else too.”

You hummed in question, feeling his head lifting up from your shoulder as he looked back at you, his eyes full of guilt and his plump lips slightly agape as he voiced his next concern.

“I don’t want to pretend like we’re not a thing.”

“Silly, you don’t have to pretend while it’s just the two of us,” you chuckled, feeling as he did the same and whispered a few denying sentences, stating that’s not what he meant, “I’m all yours while no one sees~~”

“I’m being all serious and you’re just all bad jokes again, how great,” he rolled his eyes playfully, to which you leaned in, pecking his lips once before smiling against them, “And that ain’t enough anymore by the way. I want you to be mine at all times, not just “when no one sees”, as that practically means the same as “once in every 367 years” in our current lives-”

You heard the dressing room door opening, two voices filling the room as your hand quickly freed itself from Jongup’s loving grip and you clasped it around his mouth so he’d stay silent, hitting it against a wardrobe in the process of moving it too fast and without proper coordination, making you wince a little at the pain and the way a few objects from the upper shelves moved from the impact, threatening to fall yet luckily not quite doing so. It took you a moment, but you recognized those voices to be Youngjae and Daehyun, and locked eyes with Jongup as you listened to what they were talking about.

“Are they really fighting about fried chicken now?” you questioned quietly after having spied on their conversation for a while, giggling inaudibly together with Jongup not to give yourselves away.

“Imagine if they’d find us here now,” he suddenly blurted out, his arms wrapping around you once again, “That would be.. Interesting.”

“Weren’t you tired of pretending?” you rose a brow at him in question, seeing as he cheekily grinned back, “Let’s jumpscare them or something and just leave them speechless so they won’t be able to say a thing when they see us-”

Next thing you knew, something crashed right on top of you, seemingly falling off from the top shelf of the nearby wardrobe as an aftermath of your previous accidental hit against it, making you shriek out in surprise lightly.

“What was that!?”

Through the two distressed voices from the nearby room, you heard Jongup’s audible laughter, and saw him clutching onto his stomach as he tried to calm down, yet couldn’t, as from all of the things that had crashed down, a pink wig had landed right on top of your head perfectly, and somehow, that amused him as he wasn’t even sure why something as hilariously hideous as that wig was even stored away in this room as a prop. Though he didn’t mind, as it was of use now that it made him laugh so much.

“Jongup-ah, is that you!?”

“No, I heard a girl! I swear, I heard a girl!?”

“Well done, dork,” you scolded him, angrily pulling the wig off of your head and throwing it somewhere nearby, “Now you’ll have to somehow explain why we’re locked in here together-”

“Didn’t you want to jumpscare them just a second ago? Call this mission successful.”

And the next ten minutes, you spent blushing hard and suppressing laughter as Daehyun and Youngjae had imagined you two doing something else in that room, and giggled at Jongup trying to defend himself, desperately telling them he just wanted hugs and getting nothing but disbelief in return as “that did not sound like “just hugs” at all”.

And as after all the agonizing teasing and his hyungs leaving the room when it was time to go back and shoot more photos, he walked back on set, ears and cheeks tinted a light red at the continuous teasing from all his hyungs and even Junhong now. And all he did was look back at you, chucking, as if saying that well.. Secrets aren’t meant to last forever anyways, right? And at least he felt too lowkey embarrassed to think about the previous feeling of being uncomfortable in his own skin now, which helped tons… Kind of.

And honestly, he did not mind the teasing, as long as he wouldn’t have to hide into cramped spaces anymore to get some hugs, and, as he continues swearing constantly still now as his hyungs won’t let him live it down, nothing other than hugs.

Currently, there’s 15+ drabble requests in my inbox, and I believe a few more will come my way, so it’s going to take me a while to finish them all. Until then, thank you for all who requested (since I didn’t think I’d get as many asks as I did) and I would love to finish the requests that I have now before getting new ones. ❤

[yukikinomiya]

Your favorite Gene concert: Speedster or Mad Cyclone? Why?

Dear Anon,

 I am really sooooo incredible sorry that it took me so long to answer your question but it’s first of all a kinda quite difficult question and I really wanted to watch both concerts again to answer it properly. Thank you so much for this question. I never thought about it in this way and it was the first time that I actually watched it without being distracted by anything else.

Sooooo let’s go 😄

Speedster

It was my first Gene Live and my first Japanese Live with let’s say such dimensions (Lives of Solidem or X4 are so much smaller) and I was completely stunned. The stage was just f*cking awesome with all the streets and yeah it was the first time that I saw such a stage and it really made me speechless in the beginning. There were people everywhere, not only in front, but also on the side and in the back. I really liked how variable the middle part of the stage was with the stairs and everything. The CGI backstory about the Mad Clowns was just awesome. The Background Sound is great and I really think that they should be available on iTunes. They were really looking amazing in their Mad Clown outfits, but I also liked their „shiny“ suits which they put on before Tell me why.

The concert started with AGEHA (I won’t go into detail with every song, because then it would be a much much longer post, but you can ask me anytime…now I should be able to answer more quickly). When it started, I could really feel my pulse speeding up and it makes you dance immediately. The second song (OMG) was Evergreen. I wrote it already before and I think it’s kinda obvious that it’s my all-time favourite Gene Song. The live version is just sooo amazing because the stage is completely green and the dance sequence is longer. This song, especially the dance break, always reminds me of Hayato, so it’s kinda his song and I was totally happy when he was in the center. Fun Fact: when Ryuto turned his back to Ryota facing Yuta he made so silly faces and Yuta had to hold back his laughing. Never let you go is kinda on place 2 on my most played songs and I really love it. I liked how the guys were goofing around and it’s one of the songs I really miss during Live Performances. For Tell me why they changed the stage setting to NY and it was looking incredible good. And Ryuto hitting the high notes still causes shivers running through my spine. Their painful faces during the Rainy Room performance were so heartbreaking like aaaah….I want to hug them all. And the choreo by Yuta is just awesome. He’s such a talented choreographer so I can really imagine him doing this in the future and I really can’t wait for his lessons for EXPG Online. The Acoustic medley completely caught me off-gurad. I never thought that somebody can make me cry like this, but yeah here we have Ryuto and Ryota, who did this. The acoustic/piano version of 花 was so incredible, you really have to listen to it. I loved that the crowd was completely silent during the song (something you don’t see that often during western concerts). But this version is unbelievable great. Beyond everything. Do I really have to talk about 片想い?? Thx … dead … bye.  The Performer Showcase in short: the guys were so awesome and I really need the sound and somebody who teaches me the choreo. It always amazes me what Hayato is doing with his feet (so it’s not surprising that he needs cool bags on his legs after performances). His style is called Chicago Footwork and he’s the first Japanese performer joining them (So proud of my sunshine). His dancing style is also the reason why I am starting with street dance next semester and started with EXPG Online Studio (dying through the R.Y.U.S.E.I. choreo - but Kenjiro is doing a great job). I always have to jump when Sing it loud comes during a live. I have to sing and jump, it’s impossible not to. They also showed videos from their Generations EX Tour and sang parts of the song in English 🙂 . I didn’t like Organ Donor ~OFF DA HOOK~ in the beginning, but now OMG. It’s in the top10. The song is catchy, the choreo in the MV amazing and totally love it now. I totally love what they did with Gene’s version of Burning Up. The flags and the pyro is just wooooow. Hard Knock Days: you can really feel their energy. It’s song where you have to dance. Like sing it loud but with lots more energy. And yeah the performers minus Hayato were just rude. I fell in love with Namida from the start. I totally like their stories in the MV especially Mandy’s because yeah I’m a small girl and it was soooo cute. Also Hayato’s story was incredible cute. I like that the ending of his story was not so sad as the one of the others. So I was really excited for the live and they did an incredible job (I mean they can never disappoint me anyways).  So during the second part of Speedster they changed the setlist. The beginning of Namida was acoustic and OMG (still dead). The performance was a little bit different but still totally stunning. The Vocal acoustic medley was a little bit different this time. No piano, but they sang 片想い, Story (love this one a little bit too much), I remember and Always with you.  The Mad Show (or the Performer’s show case) was as great as expected and I am really running out of words. I really have no words left for Hayato because his performance always leaves me speechless. Alan and Reo … aaaah …. So extra 😄 Run this Town is just pure energy and power. You can really feel it when you watch it. And now we come to Pierrot … this song is just yeah I don’t know why but it always drives me nuts. The MV is just incredible and seeing it live was just OMG. The choreo is really awesome especially in the MV.

Mad Cyclone

The stage was this time a centre stage because yeah arena tour with the huge screen moving up and down and the stage was rotating during most of the performances. The stage had extensions (I’m not sure to call them like this but yeah) to both sides so the fans could enjoy it from all sides. The CGI Backstory continued from Speedster transforming them into the Mad Jesters. I totally liked the bridge to PKCZ with the laser lights in the arena and Alan’s before the DJpart. The live started with Mad Cyclone. I didn’t like it in the beginning, but now it’s such an awesome song and I get goosebumps every time I hear it. It has an incredible dance break (OMG) and every time they face each other is just wow (I guess they had lots of fun during RH 😄 ). The second song was 太陽も月も. And I think I love this song a little bit too much sometimes. It’s also the first song I hear in the morning (to kinda wake up). The choreo is awesome and during Gene High School TV you can learn it (also for AGEHA and BCR). During the dance break the performers had short solo dances and I totally loved the combination from Yuta and Hayato, because they spend so much time with each other working on their acrobatics. Seeing them doing CF together just made my heart burst 😄 And Reo and Alan next to each other with these hair styles totally look like brothers. Pierrot is my favourite MV of all (minus Evergreen) and also one of my favourite songs. The choreo is just awesome and I loved how Yuta and Hayato could show off their acrobatic skills during the performance. Cuteness overload or live performance of Togetherness. They were so cute especially Hayato, Ryota, Yuta and Alan goofing around with the camera. And aaaaaaah all the happy smiles. And yeah kinda off-topic: I really, really, really want Ryota’s leather jacket. I mean I have already the same Humanmade jacket but aaaaaaah. I really liked how Yuta was in the centre of the stage during Sound of Love  showing why he’s also in charge of chores and being all adorable with this huge smile. Yeah Make you mine or holy sh*t….ALAN…COULD YOU PLEASE NOT….PUT THAT F*CKING SHIRT ON…HAYATOOOO….NOT THAT GLANCE….REO…AAAAAAH TOTALLY SWEATY CLOSE UP…. ALAN….WHERE THE F*CK IS MY HOLY WATER…GO AWAY DEMON… So yeah that was my reaction to this performance. Also for the bridge to Stupid ～真っ赤なブレスレット～ It should be illegal to look that good. Really. I totally loved their solo dance parts during Namida while sitting on the stairs. And that’s just my opinion but Ryota’s voice improved a lot since Speedster. At least that’s what I hear and of course I can be wrong but he was incredible. Love you more in short: thx … dead … bye … They took 4 girls from the crowd, seated them on two sofas and sang for them. Ryuto must have killed them. Those girls will never be interested in anyone else. Looking at the girl while singing “I need you in my world“ would kill me. … Aaaah and the ending …. Both of them singing while facing the girls again … so cute (I would just die there). The performer showcase was called Mad Cyclone Alley this time and it was really kinda funny. Yuta with the flute, Alan with the scooter and Reo acting like the little brat he is. I am still not sure how Reo and Hayato could dance with the backbags on their backs but awesome. I really love how they all have their own style and it really kinda resembles their personalities. I still need an album for DJAlan. His remixes of Gene songs are just soooo amazing. His smiles were so cute during his part and you really see how much he enjoys it. Sing it Loud was the most amazing remix he did. He enjoyed it so much that I am pretty sure that the fans are going to enjoy a DJAlan part during United Journey 🙂 Hard Knock Days Is just aaaaaaaah. I can’t even. Especially Mandy’s rap part. He’s allowed to rap (and he’s really great) but so not allowed to sing. Reo and the skiing goggles…just too funny…but I would love to have Supreme skinning goggles…I am pretty sure I am skiing more than him 😄 During Run this town Hayato (KEEP YOUR F*CKING TONGUE WHERE IT SHOULD BE) had more time for his solo performance and OMG he’s so talented. His acrobatic skills have really improved a lot (yeah I always kinda worried about him but I know that he knows what he’s doing soooo). During the Be the one performance you could really see how incredible adorable they are. The last time I watched it I also made screenshots because it was just too funny to watch. The huge balloons in YMCA were great, but the performance was just f*cking awesome. With the rotating stage and the performers getting microphones (Hayato = pure energy - such a sunshine 😄 and Reo = little brat teasing Mandy as always). I think I talked already enough about Evergreen but in short I really love their group hug at the end of the song … just sooooooooo cute. Next was written by Ryuto and it’s also on my playlist of songs I have listen in the morning to survive the day 😄 It’s an incredible great song and I totally love the MV (It’s kinda the Making Off of Sora while they were in the US - the MV is sooooo adorable … Yuta and the alien 😄 ) During Speedster the opening was AGEHA. This time it was the ending of Mad Cyclone. I love how the taught the song during Gene High School TV and it’s soooo easy to learn. You just have to dance to this song when you hear it. It’s an amazing, catchy song and I’m already excited which song they are going to choose as opening song for United Journey (since they announced United Journey as a song on the next single I would go with this one but we will see).

Sooo as conclusion … I really can’t give a proper answer. Both Lives are amazing in their own way. It also depends a lot on my mood but let’s say 70% of the time I prefer Speedster because of the setlist, but when it comes to the stage I would 100% say Mad Cyclone. It’s completely my opinion but I prefer Speedster when it comes to cuteness (don’t ask why) and Mad Cyclone for all the uptempo songs (never been jumping around so much). The more often I watch Mad Cyclone the more I love it. So maybe if you ask me again in six months then my opinion might have changed.

[deadlydollies13]

The Potion Master’s Grace Ch. 8

Grace was just too mentally exhausted the next morning and slept through her alarms. It was a good thing she didn’t have any plans for the day, but sleeping for so long also meant she had missed all the texts and calls from Luna. It was hard for Grace to pry her eyes open, as they were sensitive from practically crying herself to sleep the night before. When her eyes fluttered open, the first thing she saw was large, blue orbs, platinum blonde hair, and a smile in the shape of a heart.    “Good morning, Gracie~” Luna sang out, inches from her face.    “Bloody hell!” Grace shrieked, pulling the blankets over her head. “Give a girl a bloody warning!”    Luna broke out into a fit of giggles, but Grace just stared up at her friend. Suddenly, Grace felt as if a dark cloud had appeared over her, and it showed on her face. Luna’s giggles came to a halt and she pulled Grace into a sitting position to get a better look at her, “Grace, what’s wrong?”

   “Hm?” she had a far-off gaze and while her body was there in bed, her mind was not. Everything from the previous day— specifically the previous night— had finally been catching up with her. She just felt so tired, like her body was lead and her head weighed ten times its weight. From her eyes being so swollen, she had a hard time keeping them open wider than half-lidded, as well.    Luna had seen Grace on her low days many times before, and she had gotten better each time on taking care of her friend and knowing what to do for each symptom and what not to do. She bit her lip and looked around the room; everything was neatly in place, which was good. It meant that Grace hadn’t had a bad episode where she thrashed and threw things and punched walls and mirrors. She had only done it once before: at school, and it terrified Luna into making a vow that she’d prevent Grace from getting that low ever again. “Grace, would you like to talk about what’s bothering you?” it was best to let Grace talk about it in her own time; Luna had learned that pushing her to talk only made things worse.    Grace still wasn’t giving her attention to Luna, though. Instead, her gaze had now been turned to Cas, the curled up ball of black fur next to Grace’s legs. He had been purring ever-so-slightly, but he wasn’t being any good for much else. “Hey,” Luna finally got Grace’s attention by pushing her messy red curls out of her face. Her eyes looked so blue, but it was only because the whites of her eyes were red, which made for an unfortunate circumstance. “Gracie, c’mon, talk to me.”    Grace’s voice, raw from crying, came out barely as a whisper, “I… told Severus. About my dad.”    Luna’s heart dropped. To her, Severus Snape was still the mean Potions professor that bullied his students and played favoritism towards his Slytherins. She hadn’t seen the kinder, more caring side that Grace had. Grace, of course, tried to explain this to Luna over the phone, but Luna would be lying if she didn’t half-expect Stockholm Syndrome. “Oh, Gracie… What did he say? I mean, how did he react?”    “I think… he cried, too. I don’t know. I was crying so hard, and he just held me until I fell asleep.”    Luna was completely shocked. Are we talking about the same man? She couldn’t imagine Snape saying a kind word, let alone comfort a child.    “He really cares about me. At least, I think he does. He acts like it,” Grace continued. “I just hope I didn’t, y’know, scare him.”    Luna gave her a sympathetic smile and squeezed her shoulder, “I don’t think Severus Snape is afraid of a little girl, Gracie. Don’t think about it too much, okay? Now, go get a shower, silly. It’ll make you feel better.” She pulled Grace off of the bed and led her into her bathroom. She set out a fresh towel for her and a clean pair of pajamas and also set out her medication for the day for her. “Get a nice, hot shower. I’ll go make you some lunch.”    “But I’m not-“ Grace tried to protest.    “You need to eat! I’ll be right back,” Luna closed the bathroom door, but left it slightly ajar so she’d be able to keep an ear out for Grace.

   Luna made Grace a sandwich and she’d force it down the girl’s throat if she tried to refuse it. Grace, on her low days especially, took no mind to her needs such as bathing, eating, taking her meds, or getting a proper sleep schedule. That was when Luna had to go full-on “mommy mode” and take care of her friend. It was a good deal, too, since Grace usually mothered Luna almost all of the time. Being without mothers, the two girls filled the gap in for each other.    As she made her way back upstairs, she passed Snape’s study. The door was open, so naturally, she couldn’t help but peek inside. Severus was staring down at his desk, at a piece of paper, and twirling his quill in his fingers. Luna walked over to the door and knocked on its frame, “Professor?”    Severus’ head shot up, “Miss Lovegood? How’d you get in here?”    Luna’s eyes motioned to the upstairs, “Grace’s balcony was unlocked. I climbed in. You okay?”    “Yes, yes, I’m fine. How is Grace? She hasn’t been down yet. Is she sick?” Although there was the slightest hint of panic in his voice, his words softened when he spoke about her.    “Well, she told me what happened last night. She’s not avoiding you, Professor. She’s just exhausted, is all.”    “Is she okay, though? Does she need anything?”    Luna had to admit, seeing the Professor concerned for Grace was quite amusing, as well as sweet, “I’ve got everything under control, Professor. No need to worry. Grace will eventually come back around and she’ll be her old self again.”    Severus nodded, giving a weak smile, but his eyes kept going to the papers on his desk. This didn’t go unnoticed by Luna, and once she saw Grace’s name on the paper, her curiosity got the best of her. Tilting her head to the perfect angle, she could at least read what was in bold print: “Adoption Form.”    “Merlin’s beard! You’re going to adopt Gracie?”    “Miss Lovegood, keep your voice down!”    She repeated herself in a hushed tone, “You’re adopting Grace?”    “Yes, Miss Lovegood, I am. But you mustn’t tell her.”    “Okay, sooo when are you going to tell her?”    Severus hadn’t actually gotten around to thinking about when to tell her. He didn’t want to make it seem like the issue was no big deal, but he didn’t know the right way to bring it up to her. Then, he got a perfect idea, “Isn’t her birthday coming up?”    Luna gasped and covered her mouth to conceal her excitement, “Oh, that’s perfect! Grace hates her birthday, but you’re going to change that all around. I promise I won’t say anything, Professor. Oh, I take back every bad thing I ever said about you, you big softie!”    Severus watched as Luna went back upstairs to tend to Grace. The strange feeling in his chest came back. He then realized that by adopting Grace, he’d have a daughter, making him a father, something that would have sounded absolutely preposterous a few months prior. But, by having Grace in his life, would also mean having everything that came along with her; her quirks, her cat, her music, her ups and downs, and her best friend, who cared for Grace like a sister. He wasn’t completely inexperienced with teenage girls, as he had to deal with the female Slytherins, and he knew the drama they attracted.    While Grace was by no means as cold as the girls in his house, he figured teenage girls were the same no matter what. They’d mostly talk about shopping and makeup and what shoes went with what outfits; all innocent stuff. But as girls got older, their conversations focused more on boys. Rather, boy, since it seemed like every girl, and even some boys, in Slytherin House were in love with Draco Malfoy. Severus, even though he was Draco’s godfather, had to admit Draco was a bit of a tosser, and being a spoiled brat didn’t help his cause. Still, the adoration of Malfoy spread through all four houses, and he even took note of how Grace and Draco, both being the most popular Seekers in the school, had their episodes of team rivalry banter that could easily be mistaken for flirting. Perhaps the fact that he’d have to deal with his Grace dating scared Severus more than actually having a daughter.

   Over the next few days, slowly but surely, Grace began to come out from under her dark cloud. Severus didn’t push her to do anything or talk, he just let her ease back into a pattern.    The first time she had come out of her room, it was nearly lunch time. She rushed downstairs into the kitchen, apologizing profusely that she had missed breakfast and felt awful. Severus assured her it was fine, and really, he didn’t have much of an appetite before Grace showed her face again. Still, she insisted on making up for it by making a big lunch and supper.    Grace stayed quiet for the most part, but Severus could tell that she was doing all of the talking inside her head. She’d zone off, but her facial expressions, even her body language, gave the illusion she was having a made up conversation in her head. Sometimes he’d see her go to say something aloud, but she would always catch herself. However, when Grace felt fine enough to talk, it was mostly about books or movies of tv shows that Severus had or hadn’t seen or read. And Grace, who usually kept her thoughts well-hidden, was an open book at her most vulnerable state. Severus could read her for everything she thought of, and without using Occlumency, could practically read her mind.    For instance, inside her head, Grace was composing two lists: one being things Severus had read or seen, and the other being a rapidly growing list of things to show Severus. He could tell because after each answer he gave her, yes or no, her eyes quickly darted to one side of the room or the other. He figured out that she was envisioning the list of things to show him was on the right side of the room, which made sense because Grace favored her right side. Without Grace’s constant yapping and the fact she moved much slower than usual, he picked up on the tiniest details about her. She was right-handed, and her right arm was her strong arm, and almost never used her left hand unless it was to steady something. But the list in her mind just kept growing, and she would even stop every once in a while and her eyes would scan down as if she was revising the list to see if she had missed anything.    Needless to say, every night after dinner, Grace and Severus sat on the sofa with her laptop between them, and they began checking things off the list. They, of course, started with The Fault in Our Stars, since Severus had finished the book. It was an extremely tragic book, to begin with, and watching everything being acted out only added to the sadness. Grace sat with a box of tissues in her lap, and sure enough, by the end of the movie, Grace was a blubbering mess. Severus could only smirk and roll his eyes at her because he knew for a fact that she had seen this movie a hundred times and still cried. And then, Grace teased Severus for not crying, saying that he had a heart of stone. But little did she know that she was the one responsible for that heart of stone being chipped away at.

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Children of BFFH, Entry 18

 I yawned and stretched.  Looking around, I was reasonably confident that I was in my room.  “Good morning, Momma Mila!” I called hopefully.

 “Good morning, and happy birthday, Ella!” she replied cheerfully.

 “Today’s my birthday!?” I questioned excitedly.

 “Sunday, January the eighteenth, two-thousand and twenty-six.” she assured me matter-of-factly.  I jumped up on my bed, feeling like I should go a hundred directions at once.  I needed to focus.  Today was my birthday.  I was ten now!  Clothes!  What should a ten-year-old birthday girl wear!?

 I spent some time deciding which of my friends would wear what, jealous of how Deo—possibly Dea today—could adjust physically to make any outfit seem perfect.  Shoes… Hmm… Why was I dressing up today?  I knew that I had probably picked out this dress for a reason.  Though one of my favorites, I only wore it on more important days.  I picked out a white pair of Mary Janes.  White and pink went well together.  Glancing at the clock, I was confident that I had just gotten up.  Oh, yeah.  Pajamas.  I folded them and put them in their spot, so I wouldn’t forget them, not that Momma Mila would let them wrinkle on the ground if I did.

 Leaving my room, I was swept into the air, embraced by Daddy.  “Good morning, Daddy!”

 “Happy birthday, Ella.” he told me with a smile.

 “It’s my birthday!?” I exclaimed in surprise.

 “Sure is, sweetheart, and you even dressed up for it.” he replied, still smiling.

 I glanced down and found out he was right.  I really needed to focus today, or I’d forget I turned ten.

 “Happy birthday, Ella!” exclaimed Mommy as she stepped into the room carrying presents.

 “Good morning, Mommy!” I replied, eyeing the presents excitedly.   Still focusing on the fact I was ten now, I tried imagining what was under the wrapping paper.

 Mommy took off a note from the presents, probably a reminder for whose they were with how I saw images of gifts floating around her.  Our brains could transmit thoughts and feelings to those near us in the form of illusions that seemed to move with us, projected straight into their heads.  Her memory was even worse than mine, except for when it was just as bad.  Something about our magic messed with our memories.  Birthday!  The thought had nearly slipped.

 “Can I open them?” I asked, looking over to my daddy.

 He nodded.  “Sure can.” he assured me before setting me on the ground.

 I bounced excitedly, trying to figure out which to open first.  Picking up the smallest one, I opened it to find a new charm for my charm bracelet.  “I forgot my bracelet!  Just a sec!” I told them, darting to my room.  Glancing at the mirror, I saw an image of where I’d find it.  Momma Mila always helped me find things, though this one I was right about.  When I turned around, I saw an image of my glasses illuminated on my desk, so I quickly grabbed them.

“Thank you, Momma Mila!” I told her, skipping back out of my room.  My eyes went wide as I saw my parents sitting at the table by presents.  One of them was unwrapped.  Wait.  What was I holding?  A new charm!  Oh!  Today was my birthday!  I needed to focus on that, lest I forget my age.  The words “Bracelet, birthday girl.” appeared on my glasses next to an image of the charm.  Oh, yeah!  I quickly latched the charm and put the bracelet on my wrist, creating a little spell to help me out.

 “I love it, Daddy!” I exclaimed, running up to hug him.  This year’s charm was a ten-pointed snowflake.  He always designed the charms to reflect the age I was when I received them.  If the magnification on my glasses was turned on, I��d be able to see engravings covering it, representing this past year in words and short phrases.  Daddy could remember most of a year very well, at least by my standards.

 An arrow appeared on my glasses, so I looked over to follow it.  Other presents illuminated, and I couldn’t help bouncing on my feet as I imagined what might be inside.  With Momma Mila’s help, I’d eventually know who gave me what again this year.

 Running over to Mommy, I gave her a big hug and thanked her for the new dress, shoes, and socks.  “I’m going to wear this today instead!” I told them, running over to grab the small pile.  A few minutes and a reminder about my birthday later, I was back out.  “How do I look?” I asked, spinning around for them.

 “Adorable as ever, sweetheart.” stated Daddy with a grin.

 Mommy nodded and said, “That’s wonderful, Ella!  When did you get it?”

 “Today, I think…” I replied.  There was a gift box showing up in the corner of my glasses.  Momma Mila showed me that I was right when I focused on it, showing me again what my parents had gotten me for my birthday.

 Daddy stood and walked over to Mommy’s console table by the door.  “Ready for breakfast, you two?” questioned Daddy, as he picked up Mommy’s glasses to hand them to her.

 We nodded and followed after him, discussing possible birthday foods as much for a reminder as for the fun of guessing.  Despite complaining about how hungry we were making him, Daddy joined us partway down the hall.

 “Happy birthday!” exclaimed everyone as we stepped into the dining hall.  All of my friends along with their parents had beaten us into the room and were wearing the silly party hats I loved.

 “Thank you, everyone!” I exclaimed, jogging over to start hugging each and every one of them.

 The breakfast was sooo wonderful that I got too distracted and forget about my birthday till I noticed Momma Mila’s giftbox in the corner of my glasses.  When I focused on it, the presents from my parents appeared, labeled with who got me what.  I was ten today!

 I had barely finished eating when Four asked if I was ready to play some games.  I loved games!  There were card games, board games, video games, and somehow lunch time appeared, birthday lunch time.  I wasn’t sure how many times I had already hugged Chef Marco when I saw the meal, but I hugged him again.

 Nice and stuffed, my friends suggested we played some more games.  Apparently, we had played some earlier too.  Momma Mila verified it, reminding me of where we had left off, not that I’d ever doubt my friends where games were concerned.

 By dinner, I remembered… I remembered that today was my birthday, and that I was ten.  I felt it, and knew this was a memory I’d get to keep.  Despite all of the excitement, I had managed to focus enough to remember.  I was even fairly certain that I had hugged Chef Marco earlier, though I hugged him again just because.  He made the best food all day, every day, and today he had made a cake bigger than me!  Of course, there were tons of people to feed in this household, but I knew not everyone had such a beautiful cake on their birthday.  Soon, I’d be opening carefully-crafted gifts from everyone.  Birthdays were amazing!