#they dont need the island they'll have each other

[noomyguts]

Since the show has already shaken the books timeline and events up so much I'd love if they could walk Armand back from the multi million dollar tech bro he's sort of starting as, no more private jets, no more private islands please

I know he becomes a millionaire in queen of the damned to buy himself and Daniel luxury things/experiences/the island, but I feel like we are already starting the story here when we get introduced to him in the show, except it's a sort of mock version of the life he has with Daniel in Queen of the Damned.

The show presents an alternate history from the book that has Louis and Armand stay together after Paris, Armand and Daniels first meeting be at Daniel and Louis interview in 1973, Armand erases Daniels memories of him, Armand doesn't turn Daniel in the 80s, and Daniel ages 50 more years.

Instead of being in a relationship with Daniel, Armand has remained in his relationship with Louis in a very twisted parallel.

Instead of building a house on an island filled with cherished memories with Daniel, he built a concrete box in Dubai filled with loaded memorabilia to match his life with louis. They're surrounded by wealth and luxury, but it comes across cold and hollow.

Assume without Devi's Minion plotline from the 70s-80s happening (as far as we know), Armand would have had to adapt to the modern world, without Daniel, alongside Louis instead.

His hobbies he loved sharing with Daniel (from the book) are either absent altogether in season 1-2 or get reflected in a empty way with louis in Dubai. His interest in art, fashion, Interior decorating, technology are all very muted from the eccentric, eclectic, hyperfixations we know Armand from the books to have had.

SO in the next seasons I hope we see Armand post divorce, depression era 2, hoping around from hoarder apartment to hoarder apartment, I want filthy kitchens, wild outfits, books and movies scattered everywhere, tanks on every surface, cables wires and computers, every game system ever??

except instead of his interest being a source of happiness for him like in the book, they should make it a little self destructive.

I want him to spiral into his interest, I want him so out of his mind with self bought distractions he can't keep up with hiring staff anymore, he's unstable, he's on his own, he's on the city bus like everyone else, and trying not to think about how he's tanked his life.

I think that'd be interesting. A way to take his character from the book and twist it a little to match his current situation in the show.

Like Daniel is already a vampire now, he doesn't need to be sugar baby spoiled/swept off his feet by Armand in order to like him, Armand needs to be humbled even further, and once the false persona Armand built with Louis fades, Daniel will like him all the more for it, and possibly be the one to help him out of that low place.

[fictionfixations]

i had a thought

spoilers for up to book 6 (i thought dump. A LOT.)

remember the prologue

i have a thought so im sharing it

question: what does he think we can even do to stop. well. anyone??? nobody really listened to us (considering we're magicless too a bunch of ppl would look down on us) until we became like friends to them n stuff?? well ace and deuce listened to us i think but we were united under a goal that at all costs had to be reached. to not get expelled. (except us i forgot what was going to happen to us. ..cause we're not actually students ??. ACTUALLY where the fuck are our papers? did crowley just. make them up? cause if you need papers to expel someone then you need some written form of proof then. which means each student probably has files for them, like. say. proof of 'hey this person goes to this school' etc etc. what did he do with us? did he just not admit we existed to the government? but literally everyone in the school knows we exist so surely one of them blabbed like. idk. maybe some stereotypical rich brat whose like 'EWW THERES sOME' uh 'MAGIcLESs PERSON COMMON fOLK wHAtever the fuck IN THIS prestigious SCHOOL!' and like idfk like how ig maybe some of the rich think the poor will give them a disease just by breathing the same air as them [actually maybe they could though but like YKNOW what i mean] but like. if we're just completely undocumented, excluding the unexplainable shift of some funds for ramshackle i IMAGINE so we can pay for shit and live then are we not really. documented anywhere else? styx probably has something but uhh. also theres probably a bunch of law violations attached that i cant even be bothered to touch at the moment. also there are magic diseases right? but so they also have immunities to stuff. but we're from a completely different world so we've never had contact with their sicknesses. so like. ...yknow how theres a ban around like this one island i cant remember the name of because if you interact with them you'll spread stuff to them theyve never been in contact before with that you might not even realize u have cause ur immune and they'll die? like its illegal to go there at all, they're living entirely without technology. also they're hostile. you will die if you go there [if you dont get caught by the people patrolling to make sure they stay without contact]. ..i mean stuff has happened outside of canon we can see. its canonical that the overblot peeps have gone to counseling and medical mages. so maybe im making a big deal out of nothing)

im. sorry. i got really distracted i didnt intend to spiral down to papers i meant to talk about something else

so just. listen.

actually about the expelling ^ three as in Grim, Ace, and Deuce. oh (so wait if they got in trouble would we just. ..still be able to stay?? ?? he doesnt even address us?? well actually grim isnt a student yet but theres FOUR of us not three then so ????)

wait sorry how did we get here ?? (why are we involved? i dont think crowley spoke to us at all when he was angry at the others with the chandelier 😭)

the wiki might be outdated a little because it doesnt update itself when dialogue changes, people have to notice it and then take the time to add it if anything changed so this is from

so if anything changed since then well huh

(if he blamed us for not being able to stop two teenagers with magic while im magicless though i wouldve been throwing hands but im glad crowley hasnt gone that far. ..he still put a firebreathing cat into our custody though. ramshackle dorm is very flammable isnt it? is dust flammable? idk. a lot of wood also i dont think they know what fire extinguishers are. youd think someone would deal with the flames during the entrance ceremony besides riddle and azul trying to catch the flame setter. or if we have one its very unmentioned.)

but so considering grim is our responsibility.. i have to ask how we're meant to stop him..?

like so this is before we really bond with him (aka we find him annoying. unless u got attached to him right away which good for you, i dont know when he wormed his way into my heart but he did at one point and i realized it at the end of i think book 5 aka ignihyde teaser) so grim wouldnt really listen to us (looks down on us)

also i dont know about you but burns HURT. ive burned myself a few times but they're not like the really bad ones (i dont know the difference between degrees and i feel like googling it will haunt me in my nightmares). i imagine grim cant shoot fire too far? maybe a little more shorter/mid range? what even is mid range idk (and the reason it lasted to hit the statue was because of ace's wind magic imo)

well either he can control the range or he can only shoot it out so far. so then. we'd be really close trying to catch him. maybe its in one of the twistunes where he's running away. he turns around and shoots fire at you. fucking OW (also its BLUE. i dont know how colored fire works, but assuming its blue because its even hotter than normal fire. um. ow.)

like SIR im new to this world i dont know how things work

its like... like being saddled with a baby after being suddenly kicked out of the house with no warning (and thus without any of your stuff besides the clothes youre wearing. ..but youve also been isolated from the world youre whole life so WHAT theres MAGIC? whats this about strange laws i dont know about-- wait THIS IS A BOYS ONLY SCHOOL? .........THERES FURRIES?) and the baby is VIOLENT

like HOLD on a second let me at least get a source of income first before giving me a being that utterly depends on me to survive (well. grim can probably survive on his own if we assume he's lived on his own for a bit until NRC. but um. ...well theres a reason there probably needs to be a bunch of childproofing for grim.) when i can barely figure out how to survive here

so. i feel i got very sidetracked. but its also nearing the time i sleep so my brain is slowing down on me and my thoughts have veered off the train tracks enough that this is just a whole mess of thoughts spewing out

i hope im making sense but im probably not

wanted to crowley bash because why are you putting me in charge of people probably the same age as me (minus grim) but with an advantage against me considering they have magic and i dont (not to say that people who know how to fight cant beat their asses but like. ...i dont know how to fight so.)

but he also hasnt given me reason to in canon i guess (if anythings happened outside of prologue i have no recollection of it. i just went through the wiki searching for every page with 'bill' or 'expense' in it)

surprisingly fanfiction either turns to 'crowley is an asshole' (and also actually pays attention to yuu and blames them like oh) or 'parent crowley' which speaks for itself (and is very cute in its own right but i also dont like him regardless as i dislike all adults that put responsibilities on children to be fucking idk child soldiers or to fight shit or deal with shit. i mean crowley doesnt go that far but i still dont like him)

those fics though start from prologue and go in order (some include vignettes and events) so i assumed that it followed it close enough to be a recreation but [so and so] but i was wrong apparently

still tho

[genopaint]

So many weeks to catch up on... Here's week 32...

As always you can follow me on twitter where they’re posted daily

And read more info on each of them below the cut (also idk if I've mentioned it before but just as an FYI if you click the names of the dragons in the read-more they'll take you to the dragon's individual posts if it got one of its own.)

Daily Dragon #217 - Marshogon

Large amphibious dragons that serve as mini islands in large swamps and marshes. Many plants and animals live on the grass that grows on their back. They eat algea and micro-organisms living in the water, so they dont attack anything on their back.

Animals on its back actually help protect it from parasites!! Another redraw... Kind of. This is more like a MASSIVE overhaul of this 2016 (i think) swamp dragon design. I couldn't recreate the log helmet in a way I like so I turned it into some kinda triceratops horn.

Daily Dragon #218 - Vulture Wyvern

Exactly what it says on the tin, these birds are MASSIVE to the point they've reached dragon status. Though they could be incredibly deadly if they attacked, they mostly eat dead and decayed animals specifically to avoid combat

Daily Dragon #219 - Sheeva

Watching Clementj64's Mortal Kombat Lore video! I love these videos and while I'm not done with this one yet (I did finish it between the original post and now, it was very good), I DID learn that Goro and Sheeva are part dragon??? Yeah that's good enough to draw them for this challenge I think!

I was gonna do Goro, and I know there's a full on Dragon King... but... Sheeva's redesign is so fucking hot... I just needed any excuse to draw it

Daily Dragon #220 - Light Green

It's been a hot minute since I've done another one of my endless amount of alt sonas. I've been thinking about drawing this weird little dinosaur... sooooooo... here she is!! what are you gonna do about it, huh???

'light green' is also just like, a joke concept little name I came up with now cause Idk what else to call her other than small dinosaur green

Daily Dragon #221 - Crashadon

These dragons have evolved to go a step further than just breathing fire, they breathe explosions! Concentrated energy breaths that release into HUGE explosions when they reach their targets! They are considered to be serious threats to nearby towns

This funny fella is a redraw of THIS funny fella from 2020 :)

Daily Dragon #222 - Salamence

Another dragon type AND another pseudo legendary! Salamence, despite being a pretty regular looking high-fantasy dragon with a great color scheme. Isn't a Pokemon I was really into until recently. It's growing on me a lot!

Daily Dragon #223 - Groundramon

Another dragon I knew I wanted to do from the! I only really became a full on Digimon fan last year after playing Cyber Sleuth, but Groundramon quickly became my favorite teammate and favorite Digimon I've seen so far :)

The only reason this one took me so long is actually the same reason Blue Eyes / Red Eyes did... They're kind of hard to draw! Digimon are incredibly detailed but that's what makes them so cool and edgy

[varietyacademy]

Hey there New Students!

Welcome to Variety Academy, where both students and teacher Can Study and learn about the World Wide Creature known As... pokemon!

The Academy is In the Region of Lachian! A Wide Island far from The other regions and Hope to all sort of Pokemon from Kanto to Paldean. That's why It's the perfect place to study Pokemon!

Let me introduce Myself, My Name is Lisa and I'm the Principal of this lovely Academy! there might be a few Teachers and Staff but Our top tier are called 'Mentor' Here! And they're around 9 Mentor in this Academy (including me), Each Mentor Have different speciality And Depending on the students choice of Passion they will be Put under Different Mentors to help the students grow to becoming An excellent Trainer in their fields.

I'll introduce Them to you right Away!

Before I Introduced the Mentors I'd like to introduce Professor Anthony! He's the Professor Specialist in Pokemon Behavior and Nature, He's the One that'll give New students their very first pokemon! He's quite busy though so dont bother him unless it's really important.

Anyway...

Our Number One is Kheara, She's an Adventure Type of Mentor, for Those who wants to explore the world and Be Free like the wind then she's your Best Picked of Mentor. Although you'll rarely see her around and she rarely Teach her class or the students under her care... Hehe

Our Second is Kasory, He's The Research Mentor, Focused on Research and Pokemon Development in scientific and or Supernatural Occurrence! He's Quite approachable and most students adored him because of His Charismatic Energy and How Friendly he is... Although Dont be around him when Anthony is around because that Pacifist And friendly attitude of Kasory will be flip upside down once he and Anthony See each other... The two gets quite violence...

Our third Is Antonio, He's Our Current Region Champion and He's a Mentor in the Academy too! He's a Battle Mentor, He doesn't speak much... And tends to write what he's saying instead of Speaking, he's quite an introvert so he tends to be distance from his student, If you want to know where Kheara is... he's the Right guy to ask... If you can even talk to him that is-

Of course I already Introduce you to me, I'm Lisa! I am the Hatcher Mentor, I focused on Pokemon Eggs and Their Progress, You need quite a passion to be able to Wait fpr an egg to hatch! But once it does it's definitely worth it.

Then we Have Tyson or well known as Tosya, He's The Medical Mentor, Head of the Pokecenter in the Academy and In the whole Region, He's Quite easy to talk too and very chsrming but Dont get too attached... He's a Wolf in sheep clothing.

There's Also Taylor, She's the Fashion Mentor, Is it different from a Coordinator Mentor? It is! Because Fashion Study in the Academy focus on MAKING a Fashion instead of Performing, They're more of a Model designers. She Gave out Wine aunt Energy and It seems like the student likes her lol

We Have... Masuyo, The Coordinator-Performer Mentor, Mostly exclusive for Women but in Lachian any genders can be a coordinator or performer! Masuyo is An Idol Icon in our Region... So dont be surprised if you see her walking down a Red Carpet With a bunch of paparazi.

There's Raice, He's The Cooking Mentor, He's quite sensitive about food and he always have high expectations for his student to Make sure the food they Made is actually edible and not... Crawling out of the pan

And Last but not Least Azrae, she's the Tamer Mentor, If you're looking for to be a Tamer... She's the right mentor for you, she's the youngest out of all of us yet she's the most dedicated to her job! But dont spook her she's quite timid.

Each Mentors hold Maximum 10 students and let the rest Be handles by the other regular Teachers, And Each New Students gets to choose the mentor they want... It's just depending on if the mentor accept them Or not if not we'll they'll be Handed down to the Normal Teachers.

Now that the introduction is Over, I'd like to thank you for Visiting our Academy I hope to see you soon! There will be a lot more to this! So just keep an eye open :)

-Lisa

Author need to stop being lazy and start drawing

Author's Commission

[desceros]

i'm SO bad at making money in stardew valley but i'm SO tempted to get two purple turtles and name them donatello and viola-chan [cries]

i did name mine donatello, and i can confirm that it's SO satisfying. so you have two choices.

one is to take your time, the money will come eventually, etc etc, honk shoo honk shoo

two is to abandon all morals, embrace T H E M A C H I N E, and get your fuckin turtles. i'll give you a few tips based on which skills you like the best so you can gear towards those! i'll rank them in order of most to least efficient in terms of gameplay hours, in my experience. under a cut because i have almost 2k hours in this game And i read the wiki for fun. of course you can do, like, the non coconuts version of these suggestions if you're looking for something more low-key hahaha

farming: this is the biggest money maker hands down. if you have the island unlocked, fill that thing with as much starfruit as you can afford. go to the desert and plant a bunch of oak trees, then tap them so you can get a bunch of oak resin. in the beginning, you can sell as many starfruits as you need (unprocessed) in order to buy up more seeds; otherwise, keep them for processing into wine. start filling up your island farm that isn't farmland with the kegs. fill them up as you make them. sell the wine. you can make hundreds of thousands in a week doing this once you start scaling up and fill the entire farm. you can also do pineapples or ancient seeds which over time will be more profitable since you don't have to buy the seeds, but i find these take a lot longer to get started, so i personally prefer the starfruit. you can also just sell the unprocessed starfruit as it is, and it'll make you coconuts amounts of cash, but it's less efficient than turning it into wine. also, dont worry about aging it. that takes way too long for it to be your sole money maker.

sleeping: on the left side of your island farm, plant a fairy rose. then surround it as much as you can with bee hives. if you do this a couple times, you can get some serious cash by doing literally nothing but passing time.

mining: skull caverns runs where you farm iridium are pretty bog standard in speed runs. first thing to know is that the desert trader will swap jade for staircases on sunday. you'll get a crystalarium out of the community center bundle for the vault; put a jade in it as soon as you can. scale this up as quickly as you can, then get as many staircases as you can. next, you'll want to block pam's door with a chair so she gets to the bus a little more quickly. then have some coffee (or triple shot espresso if you can) on hand, and some luck food (think spicy eel, that sort of thing.) get as many bombs as you can make (or explosive ammo if you can afford it). staircase down as far as you can, then start blowing shit up. don't worry about the enemies. you're here for M O N E Y not glory. salads or gold-star cheese are good foods to keep on hand to keep your health up. magnetism is very important here, so you'll want to have either a magnet ring, a glowstone ring, or an iridium band equipped. come back, smelt all your iridium up, and sell it. you can also do this with radioactive ore when you get there, but it's a lot less reliable than this method. plus you'll get a bunch of other stuff in skull cavern to sell, too.

animals: pigs are the most efficient, though also the most labor-intensive animal. they'll find truffles, and with the farming boost of 40% to artisan goods, it's always profitable to turn them into oil. especially with the new blue grass, it's easy to get to where each pig is finding you several truffles a day. you can also do goats for their cheese and age it in the basement, which is a pretty decent money-maker. ostriches are quite good as well, once you unlock them. i usually have one barn filled with ostriches, and another filled with all the other animals. coop is pretty lackluster in my opinion, best filled with rabbits so you can get lots of feet for gifts.

fishing: so this can actually be a pretty good moneymaker now that 1.6 has buffed it quite a bit. the best way in my opinion is to make some lava eel bait, go to the top of the volcano, fish up lava eels all day, and smoke them. you can make a good chunk of cash this way. also crabpots are very underrated, especially if you have either an ocean of bait makers and the perk to get rid of trash (not my preferred method since i use the trash to get refined quartz), or the perk that makes it so they don't require bait and thus you just collect that good shit every morning. (sidebar, this is a really good way of getting fish for deluxe fertilizer if you're a crafting-type person.) fishponds are.... not great? tbh? so unless you're looking for something very specific (like caviar, the spicy eel drop from lava eels) i don't really bother with them much anymore.

combat: find the new parrot trinket. try to get at least level three if you can, though obvs. the higher the better. pop on some monster musk, go in the mines (best is the dangerous skull cavern mines since that has a 2x monster spawn rate, but if you aren't there yet, i recommend levels 55-70 of the regular mines since those have sprites which are Hella easy to kill, drop coal, and there are a metric shit ton of them), and farm away. this is easier if you use the hammer style (acrobat+artful+3x ruby enchants), as you can abuse the special attack and get massive aoe damage. with the parrot, he picks up a bit of money from time to time, more as his level goes up. you can make some Serious cash doing this. plus selling the drops, things you mine up, etc.

foraging: i..... tried for a long time to think of a good way to make money with foraging. i suppose technically the tree saps would be foraging? and they're.... okay? you could sell wood and hardwood but it's such a waste considering they're so important in crafting. if you're the kind of player who likes to spend all day wandering around the valley looking for forageables, more power to you, but pick one of the passive ways to make money and then have fun doing this. if you want two purple turtles, it's going to take you Years to do it through foraging.

[stemmmm]

episode 3 post! missed the title card if there was one

ep1 ep2

who the fuck is this

ohhhh baby beato momence? very funny to be like oh please teach me to be a witch so i can become so powerful that i can undo even death! *kills people**kills people**kills people**kills people**kills people**kills people**kills people**kills people**kills people*

ah. and battler gets to be a fine pulp on the floor, lovely. she treats him so well.

battler voice: "at least im being mutilated beyond any human recognition by BEAUTIFUL WOMEN"

alright, looks like this episode is going to be sexism-o-clock featuring eva? assuming she'll be the last adult alive? seems we're doing all the women, makes you wonder if any of the men will get backstory treatment at all. i dont mind if they don't, they're all pretty nothing to me.

ah the way patriarchy wears women down to the point where they can only see it fit to squeeze themselves into their restraints, rebellion becomes desperation to be accepted and approved of. and then to further themselves they tear down every other woman they see to uphold the awful system. eva you fool. believe in magic. tear the family standards to shreds under your own power

the theory of n+1 characters in umineko is coming into play. who is this man

this is the first time in my memory that some weird magic shit has happened while battler (on the island) wasnt present but was still drawn to the attention of battler (in the golden land). it has been something id been wondering about, if he's able to be aware of shit his in-game self isnt present for. and now this new stranger has announced he's going to construct the perfect romantic scenario in which he can have the honor of shaking battler's hand

HEY I WAS JOKING

oh cool so it is the case that in each loop she's getting stronger and that's why more people are showing up! i was right about that!

i wonder if eva's ruthlessness over wanting to be the head of the family means that the quest to find the gold will ACTUALLY be acknowledged for once! it still seems a bit early to gain the tools to fight back but i would like... a hint at least. because personally i've got nothing. to me it doesn't even look like a riddle exists past just. very explicit instructions for a ritual which would not get anyone any gold.

oh they mentioned granddad's will which reminds me. what the fuck did he have shannon transcribe in the last part? i figured we were gonna be told eventually so i dont think i even remarked on it but nothing happened with it

ohhhhh we are discussing the forest now and the possibility of a hidden mansion out there. please please please take me to the woods. whats in the woods. i want to be in the woods

ah fun, making it sound like the gold is a trade for the title, twisting the situation around into an issue of which do you value more: your money and lifestyle, or a silly, meaningless title? do you want to sate your greed or do you need to lord it over everyone else in some kind of power play? but they dont really get that what shes saying is that shes going to crazy murder all of you. and how could they. interesting to see who lands on which end though. everyone says they'll just take the money but i feel krauss and especially eva can't be so satisfied with that.

[celestialulu]

Songs I'd give to Lucy if she was a Kpop soloist and why:

title is self explanatory and some of these might just be based on vibes and sound rather than as a whole but I tried to keep it also based on the general dance/performance and lyrically aswell. idk this is just for fun because ive thought about this a bit lol ALSO i tried to keep these as soloist songs but i think a lot of group songs fit her so most of them are just group songs lol

ALSO a lot of these are nalu based but thats unavoidable because theyre very intertwined lmao

also also this ended being a longer post than i expected and i dont think anyones gonna read everything but yeah

Herione by Sunmi

I mean first of all the title is LITERALLY called Heroine like... come on. This song for me is very nalu core like whenever i hear this song the lyrics scream nalu from a Lucy POV, for me anyway. Mostly the lyrics about a hero, lucy herself has agreed that natsu is kinda like her hero in the RAVE x FT crossover little comic if you didn't know. I would said the sound kinda fits lucy its not too brooding but not too crazy and hyper and its a good middle ground that I think would suit her :)

POP! by Nayeon

Okay so I was deciding between killin' me good and pop for this list because I think they both fit her in diff ways but I think pop is better for her because its whimsical and silly and happy with a bit of cunty and that's very lucy for me <3 but in general I think both songs would work for her but anyway yes pop is very silly and fun and cute and i think thats very fitting for lucy and she would rock the pop m/v outfits

Queen of Hearts by TWICE

Okay this one is both based lyrically and vibe vise. I think it sounds like something lucy would perform its a powerful song but not too over the top and a good middle ground that would suit lucy. anyways the lyrics from the first chorus:

its VERY fitting for lucy leaving her old life behind and starting new and becoming bigger and better yes yes yes and the lyrics about being a queen yes she is a queen and she will rule the world!!!

BONVOYAGE by Dreamcatcher

i loveee this song and honestly a lot of dreamcatcher songs I imagine nalu scenarios in my head to them because theyre songs are sooo catchy and fast paced I can imagine the craziest things,, anyway the reason I chose this song was mostly the lyrics i mean things like

i cant explain it but this is definitely them theyre soulmates and the "maybe you dont but i love you" definitely suits lucy i specifically thought of the line in 100yq of her thinking natsu doesnt like her in that way but you know she loves him anyway and they'll be together forever in his words etc etc

again i cant really explain how this is them but if i had to i would say the way theyre really close and best friends and yet have fallen in love with eachother but are hurting eachother going in circles with their relationship and not confronting their fears about losing each other either quite literally or their relationship and it's gonna build up until it explodes lol

okay last part these lyrics really remind me of the ending in dragon cry when lucy tells natsu that even with the different conflicting parts of him she knows him and she knows that even with all of that hes still just natsu and its what he needed to hear and she just knew that so :)

and also other than the lyrics I think the song can be very lucy sounding,, to me anyways :D

​​​enchanted night ~ 白夜 by Billlie

Okay after the essay on the last one I wanted to do a song that has a more simple explanation,, so Billlie have amazing songs theyre one of my favourite kpop groups and if you haven't listened to their songs they bang so hard please listen <3 anyways the lyrics are all based around of course an enchanted night with lines like "The moon is freaky, the stars are dreamy" etc etc which of course suits lucy due to the stars and such but also the moon part made me think of the galuna island arc and of course the whole eclipse gate and such so yeah! (also the song sounds soft and pretty like lucy.. (: )

Playing with Fire by Blackpink

another song based off of lyrics being very nalu i mean... playing with fire as a title is very nalu,, but also the lyrics are about going too far in love and getting hurt getting burnt etc etc which like you know that one scene in 100yq and like the whole slow burn thing they have,, its very fitting to me imo and also the sound suits lucy its again middle ground powerful but not too overwhelming to the point where its too powerful that it wouldnt suit lucy (not saying she isnt powerful she has her moments which is why i think a middle ground is good)

Queencard - G-IDLE

this might be a hit or miss for some people,, but hear me outtttt... I wanted to add a song thats very high confidence and powerful but a lot of songs in mind were too dark and serious but and I feel like this fits the most,, its feminine and fun with confidence and cunt slayage and its silly and fun and its so lucy to me its so so so lucy too me. I need to draw lucy in a queencard stage outfit like yesterday thank yew also i know a lot of people thought the lyrics were cringe and this that blah blah blah but i think adds to the fun and it kinda fits lucy sometimes shes a little silly and girlfail and thats okay we love her for it

(I will leave it there for now but theres defo more songs out there for this but I dont want to make this toooo long and obv i included these songs a lot because I like them and some other people may not like the songs or agree that they suit lucy but its how I view them and its just for fun :)

[awkardly-yours]

Ok so i spend way too long looking at that image, so here is my analysis. (Sorry if it has already been done)

The books in the shop give you a good preview of what to expect! There is:

Pride and prejudice (in the pile of books), a story about two characters who unleran their biases in order to get together.

Treasure island (also in the pile of books), who tells the reader that looking for gold is futile as gaining wisdom and righteousness is more fulfilling.

A tale of two cities (the book aziraphael reads), a book that has themes like the possibility of renewal, the necessary of sacrifices, the violent nature of revolutions, social inequity and justice.

Catch 22 (on the bookshelves, beneath "closer"), where the protagonist can't escape his situation due to all the regulations in place. Its also used to say that if you want to fight the rule, you first have to accept it.

Other details that may be of note:

Two lizards on the table, one blue/green, the other one orange.

The old camera that reporter aziraphale had on the leaked pics.

A matchbox on the table (i might be looking too much into it, but it looks to me as if there is a saint's picture on it and a verse where you strike the match).

At least 3 statuettes, on of a roman soldier, two of women (including one who's seemingly sheltering herself from a danger above. Shes on the windowsill where golden/heavenly light falls from above..).

The clock face, that looks like it's frowning. Plus the clock seems broken, there's only the big needle and its on 6.

Aziraphale and Crowley seem to influence each other, they take on opposite colours where they touch. Aziraphale is slightly darker as if there was a shadow on his arm, while Crowley's back is in the light (i dont count the light on his face, as realistically it is a promotional poster and you need to be able to see the actor's face. Plus on his back it looks more like "heavenly/ethereal light").

So it's been speculated before that season 2 would be about them fighting hell and heaven to be able to be together, and it looks like it's what we are going to get. There might be a rebellion that has other angels and demons fighting their sides, inspired by the freedom that aziraphale and crowley seemingly got. Im guessing that they'll also have to reflect on their beliefs about the other one and about themselves as they were "enemies" for so long. They may have to re-enter their old sides and may have a really hard time escaping (they might not totally escape..). The statue might be protecting herself from heaven, but the lizards could be demons and the sad clock indicates 6, that has been linked to the number of the beast. I firmly believe that they will get together in the end.

(Disclaimer: I havent read any of those books, heres the sources for the informations on pride and prejudice, treasure island, a tale of two cities, catch 22. If anyone more knowledgeable could add any wisdom it would be great!)

Other things I cant entirely see or explain:

There's other book titles that i cant read on the shelves, but they might be purposefully greeked.

The shop front saying "give me".

There's a portrait on the table, hidden by the camera

There's journals behind the register

The CD/vinyl next to the clock

[dez-wade]

Omg okay so you know how Forever asked for mod ideas to add on twitter? Well I can't stop thinking about the one I recommended bc it'd be such a fun server event.

The one I recommended was a double life mod. Which is basically like, two random PLAYERS (not eggs >:( !!!) are matched up and they are "soulmates". Soulmates share all dmg between the two of them which means if one of them dies, the other does as well.

I was thinking its an optional event obviously but theres some sort of prize for the last soulmate pair left standing. Maybe something like being able to ask the federation for ANYTHING (except obvious things like creative mode or leave the island) and its implied u can ask for egg lives too but idk if that'd ACTUALLY be a prize or just bait.

Essentially the participants are trying to make it to the end and be the last pair standing so they can get the prize which could include alliances, desperately trying to protect each other nd making it to the end bc they have the same wish OR betrayals bc they dont :D

I think it'd be a nice incentive for players to interact and be active since I think how active you are will have to be a factor or else a pair can just join the event and never login until everyone else dies lol.

I'm thinking, just like the actual double life series, each pair has like 2 or 3 lives until they're out of the event? I also think it'd create interesting dynamics.

Like how funny would it be if tazercraft participated but they werent paired up since its random, so their soulmates just have to accept that they have to work as a 4 person alliance? Would any soulmates rather go solo then stick around their soulmate? Would there be drama about soulmates going and doing dangerous things alone, risking if not actually accidentally costing them one of their lives?

Idek I just think it'd be fun. Idk who I'd hope Forever is paired w bc it'd be fun no matter what, but I do think he'd absolutely gear up his soulmate and give them everything he can so they can survive since if theyre BOTH downed, they will be completely reliant on the kindness of other players/participants to see if they'll be revived or lose a life which. Isn't ideal. I actually think he'd set up a statis room and want a code for if one of them is in danger and needs a tp yk

Tysm if u read this all, you are my fave Forever blog bc u Understand my cubito which is why u unfortunately got the brunt of this ramble 🙏🙏🙏

Ooh I actually like this idea! Actually I have been excited for Tazercraft's Murder Mystery because one of the roles is "Lovers", and if your partner die you die. So I really want to see the random matchups we could get.

In a way, it'd be like your government assigned partner all over again like it was with the eggs, but this time the French and the Brazilians can participate since they've always been just a big polycule. So it'd be nice for a short event where you can get some good but not game-breaking rewards.

I agree that Forever would become very protective of his partner and instantly set up an enderpearls stasis chamber like he does with his family, but I'd love to see how insufferable he'd get too if he got someone like Philza lol.

Anyways I really like this idea mainly because I'd love to see the unexpected duos that would come from it even if temporarily. I really hope the admins think of some type of event like this, but if not we can get something close to it with Tazercraft's Murder Mystery at least!

[ukaiknowsbest]

Review: Two Car

After years of watching just sports anime with boys I've become increasingly bored with every new release. My main problem is that the tropes among animes are just recycled over and over again. Moreover I have developed an aversion to being able to identify male voice actors across different works. Watching animes have sometimes turned into a "guess the voice actor" game with myself and eventually I hated it.

Therefore, since 2021 I have started watching sports anime that feature girls.

Anyhow the first anime I'm reviewing is called Two Car [CONTAINS SPOILERS]

Setup

Highschool girls. I forgot what year they're in. They live on this island where racing is a Thing. Their school is a powerhouse for sidecar racing. And sidecar racing enthusiasts all over japan go there and hang out. Basically their whole island is a sidecar racetrack. Their culture revolves around it. Yuri Miyata and Megumi Meguro are the best highschool racers in their island, and also in japan.

The team is composed of these 2 athletes, 2 technicians and their coach. Before the series started, their coach left them to pursue his dreams of being a pro racer in the Isle of Man in England. He could leave the girls behind coz they were already skilled af and they had a local lady coach who could handle things. Now Yuri and Megumi may be partners but they are also rivals. They want to beat each other guts. Think momoshiro and kaido from prince of tennis. They work quite well together coz they're so competitive with each other.

Now make no mistake, Sidecar Racing is an extreme and dangerous sport. People legit die from this irl. The trust between pairs (a driver and passenger) is important because they need to balance each other AND the vehicle or else they'll steer off-course and crash (and then die).

From what I remember, this 12-episode anime focuses on the national competition in sidecar racing. Therefore the best pairs all over japan have come to the island to be the national champion. 5 other female sidecar pairs are introduced. For some reason, the drivers and the passengers are housed separately, but the pairs train and plan together.

The anime follows the histories and conflicts of each pair as they all practice to get used to the race track. This culminates to the final battle at the end of the series.

My Rating: 3/5 -the plot is pretty meh. I was honestly curious about how it will unfold though. The characters are weird and meta af, combine that with girl power and "female flavor" (for lack of better word), it's a different POV on things honestly.

Art and Animation

It's pretty decent ngl. I enjoyed watching the racing sequences and how the sidecar pairs moved while operating the vehicles. It is smooth and the colors are pretty.

Technicality

I'm not into vehicles but there were technical aspects discussed. Modifications and etc. are often shown and you can see how the characters manipulate the different parts of the vehicle (like clutch and accelerator handling, etc.) Techniques to improve speed and handle curves/bumps are also briefly explained among other stuff. I dont know how realistic or legal some of the stuff they're doing tho so..watch with a grain of salt. XD

Characters

I'd say the characters were interesting. The main characters aren't beginners and are smh treated as pros even in their own island. So you dont get that "dumb beginner idiot with freaky abilities vs loner genius" partnership that is so common and overused in shonen series.

It's refreshing to see adults enjoy the same sport too and they also help the characters.

next part is under cut because [spoilers]

The MC's rivalry is honestly so..uh...petty and icky if you think about it. Both of them got this crush on their coach (help me pls) and they want to defeat each other to become their coach's partner in the sport. It's honestly so childish? but also reminded me of CLAMP/CCS bullsht and if I survived CLAMP then this plot point is basically peanuts.

They have healthy competition tho. Both of them grew up together (childhood friends) and developed love for the sport together because their moms were the og teammates. (yeah their parents participation and love for the sport is a big thing in this series).

The other character pairs are interesting too:

announcers

twins

master-servant

lesbians (like legit sailor neptune and uranus type)

osaka girls

and etc.

Each had their own drama and they resolved it within the series.

Realism

Honestly this show is more meta than sport. Like... it's not for casual viewing. I remember there was some deep psychological issue which the twin pair portrayed. There's a lot of drama okay? HOWEVER!!! I've only been exposed to Shonen type of drama (like the USTs and hero complexes) so whatever Two Car had was unique to me!! Girls are really written differently. It easily reminded me of my interactions with fellow girls (albiet more extreme).

Fanservice

They are always shown to be in the onsen after every practice day but honestly it doesnt count as fanservice. Only their busts are shown.

You'll have to get used to shots of the butt especially in sequences of the passenger manuevering the vehicle tho. I guaranteet that there is no excessive boob action sequences and other sht.

Look I have seen stuff over the years and since this show didn't provide see-through-shirt stuff, Two Car is "fine" in my books.

HOWEVER There is a dream sequence (one of the characters dream stuff up) which is straight up bdsm (i think that's in ep 6). NGL I dropped this show for a while because of that but hah it's honestly just a few dreams for one episode.

I TOLD YOU THIS SHOW IS META ALREADY.

Final Notes

Would I recommend this show? Honestly...no. But watching this was an Experience. Against the highly sanitized world of shonen anime, it's an interesting change of pace.

First of all, in girls sports, there is a lot of casual skinship because it's normal and comfortable. And there is more communication. Maybe it's a writing flaw that conflicts aren't as dragged out but idk, we dont have a lot of decent female sports anime to see what really works. Because I am often frustrated with how slow burn most shonen are, seeing characters resolve conflicts BY TALKING IT OUT is the most rewarding experience.

Honestly I really had fun watching the whole thing. The ending made me want to flip tables tho but the rest was quite enjoyable.

Personally I think ppl have more freedom in writing girls/women. There is just so much you can do with them.

you can see my live reactions in this twitter thread lmao

[jelibaen]

We're on the way to the airport now. I'll be home in just over 12 hours and I have to say... I'm both super excited to be back with my pets, but also extremely sad. I dont want to leave. I've said it probably a dozen times in the last two weeks - if I could find a way to get my animals here, I would move back to Newfoundland in a heartbeat. But moving seven snakes, twenty ducks, two geese, two cats and two dogs across the country is a task of its own. I dont even want to think about the conversation I would have to have with my friends. But I miss it.

I may delete this later on. I just need to get the words out.

My heart lives on this island, and yet I've never lived in Newfoundland for longer than a month or two at a time. I was born in Grand Falls. My mum went to Newfoundland to have me, and we went back to Alberta when I was 5 weeks old. And then we would go back and forth every summer, go back for Christmas, pretty consistently until I started school.

My entire family is from Newfoundland. I'm related to literally half of Twillingate. But they don't all live there. When my parents moved to Alberta, a bunch of their friends and cousins came with them and shared a house for a while. I was raised in a very Newfoundland household, even if we were as landlocked as we could get. When I started school, my grandparents would come up for the summer or for Christmas instead of us going there. I was raised with the music, with mummering, with Jiggs dinner, with an aching desire to be near water that somehow has to be genetic.

Then I started school. And I had to push all that down. I had to force myself to change my voice so that my classmates could understand me, or at least stop bullying me about the way I spoke or my accent. Didnt help much, they just found other things. Like how all the music is weird and annoying, how mummering is creepy, how I should stop pretending to be smart because I'm just a stupid Newfie. I stopped telling people I was from Newfoundland because I got tired of people asking me to try and pronounce 'about' and other shit for the next five minutes of the conversation.

That's how Alberta was. You cant talk to anyone because they'll think you're weird. Everything has to be locked up or in your hands, because if you even forget it for a second, someone will take it. People will break locks and cut fences just to get something they want. Guard what you have because someone will try to steal it. Dont walk anywhere after dark because someone will hurt you. Dont walk anywhere alone at any time because someone will hurt you. Dont try to be different. Dont even paint your door a different color because people will think you're weird. Dont trust anyone. That's what Alberta was and still is.

Now Alberta has a very high population of Newfoundlanders. Fort McMurray might as well be called Nfld soil for how many people are here from home. But you still only meet them out and about every once in a while. And when you do, its a totally different experience than meeting a stranger.

As soon as you meet someone from Nfld and they realize you're from there too? Instantly like old friends. There's no awkward introduction. You just start talking like you've known each other all your life, and you'll have to double back at the end of the conversation to ask what their name was because you can be talking for 15 minutes and not even bother introducing yourselves.

Its not rude. Its just the way we are. The default is that everyone is a friend. Alberta is so different. The culture there, especially nowadays, is so cold and caustic. I don't want to go back to clients yelling at me, to snappy people on the street, to the city that has gotten the highest crime rate in Canada five times. I want to be here. I want to be in the place where not a single door is locked, not a car, not a house, because everyone trusts each other. I want to be where I can walk anywhere and know I am loved. I want to be here, where I could go up to any door, even if they had no idea who I was, and be welcomed. I could knock on any stranger's door and ask for a cup of sugar, and end up staying for supper.

I want to be home.

When I flew down two weeks ago, the flights were silent. No chatter. Nobody talking. Until I got on the plane to St. John's from Halifax. It buzzed. People talked the entire flight to complete and total strangers, without hesitation. You walk into a store down here and you can talk to anyone. I was at Walmart the other day looking for rug binding, and I wasn't sure what I needed, but I just stood there looking a bit lost and trying to muster up the courage to ask a staff worker. The next thing I know, this grandmother comes down the aisle with 4 rolls of yarn and new knitting needles, takes one look at me, and asks me what I needed. And then we spent 25 minutes talking about various crafts, what rug binding I would need for what craft, what she'd been working on, what I was working on, and I left that aisle with 3 rolls of the tape I needed and a wonderful feeling of comfort. I didnt even ask her name. She didn't ask mine.

That's the culture in Newfoundland. Everyone is a friend. And by God does my heart ache for it. Not to mention the ocean, the rocks, the sounds of the sea and the wind.

Newfoundland is a struggling little island. Its one of the poorest parts of Canada. The unemployment rate is sky high. The weather is terrible. Everything costs an arm and a leg. But the default here is just... kindness. Everyone is in the same boat, everyone is going through the same struggle, so if you can make the struggle a bit easier, you might as well try.

One day I will be back. One day I will come back, and I will stay. And I will be home.

[sizzlingtoadbanditdream]

It was only recently she told him her secret that she liked being bossed around. This was new to her in a sexual fashion. Something inside her had changed as she worked through it.. she was turned on.

He asked her is that what you want, to be my pet? She nodded with shyness and whimpered yeah I think I like that. He said fine we begin now. Come to me now. Wear a dress above the knee and you better have matching lace underneath. You have ten minutes to arrive and walk in the door,its open and I'll be waiting for you.

She muttered right now?...wait really?..

9 minutes he states... and when you address me, it shall be as master.. understood.

Yes master,

Good.. I'm waiting. Master doesnt kike waiting.. when you arrive and walk in approach the island in the kitchen.. put your hands on it, spread your legs and close your eyes.. then call for me..... and I am waiting.

It was but five minutes later when she walked in and called out I'm ready master.

Her palms placed on the cold marble counter. Her head fa ing the floor and her long silky black hair draped down across her face blocking her view left and right. She stood there in her summer dress and black platform sandles, the lift accentuates here legs and butt... as she waited... in silence. The build up where is he.. master doesnt like to wait but where is he?.. a whisper in her right ear.... your eyes stay closed. Understood pet..?..

Yes master she whispered gently.

A feather trick kled up her right arm from her finger tips to her shoulders running down her opposite arm.. his left hand slides down her side from behind past her hips.. he lifts her dress and whispered I hope your Inspection goes well pet. He lifts her dress revealing her skimpy black lace panties... high cut and grabbing any part of her butt they can trying to contain it. He lifts it higher to reveal the matching bra.

His feather tickles her around her back..to her stomach down the outside of her thigh and up the inner thigh. He quickly slides two fingers under her panties to see if his pussy is wet yet... she is warm to the touch as he slides his fingers across her clit. She gets light in her knees as she feels the feather fall across her feet as his other hand grabs her breast. Her back arches and her ass pushes back to him. He pulls away and tell her she is to eager. Pet needs to learn how to wait. I dont like that dress. Take it off.

She suddenly looked uncomfortable.. there were many windows and big glass doors anyone could see in... now he said.. as she disrobed he walked to a stell chair and sat down.. come here... come to me as he sat down... she turned and he put his hand up I. A stop motion. Crawl to me. As she crawled he stared as her body moved like a seductress, cat like. Like she was trying to tease him as she moved side to side with each step her breast hung and swayed I. Her bra gently . He points for her direction as she crawls to his feet. Stand up here.. she stood.. with her arms at her side with shyness... be pointed to the other side of his chair lean over and out your hands on the floor... over there.. as she leaned over his lap.. her supple ass was bent perfectly in from of his face.. she played over his one leg and lap... he peals her panties down just past her ass to the crease of her thigh... before he moved his right leg in place e over her legs.. leg locked he started to caress her ass cheeks gently.. just a tickle to give her goosebumps... I didnt like your dress.. you didnt call me master 4 times. 15 for the dress... 10 for each time you didnt address me as master. 15 more because you didnt believe that I was going to spank you in punishment..... to be fair I'll warn you. Dont move your hands from the floor.... or they'll be more added,he tells her... okay my pet?

She assumed it was all play... before the first hard strike began.. left cheek then right.. one...he repeats over and over In a military like Cadence counting to 15.. she quivered in disbelief and in excitement... she cant believe shes being spanked almost naked as an adult. His hands caress her back lightly as well as her warm cheeks from round one.. his left hand tickles lightly up her spine to her head as he grabs a handful of hair and wallops her and counts aloud.. one... two.... three four.. the. Cadence with each strike and each cheek.. 20 straight before the break ... before he caress her hot asscheeks with his hands and butterfly kisses... shes not sure what's happening to her... she is unwillingly arching her back giving him her ass. She is more wet and in shock each time his hand meets her firm reddened ass... as he strikes a bit harder 20 more.... her pussy glistens in the dim light as the tears drip off her face... he wastes no time completing her last 15 strikes... her legs kicking under his leg lock... her panties wet from her dripping pussy... she stand up on his order... and follows his pointed finger... she stands before him... he cuts her bra off with his pocket knife as it falls off her shoulder revealing her perky round pink nipples he softly caresses them followed by a firm pitch on her nipples.. they are hard and perfect...before he bends her over the arm of the leather couch... its touch was cold to her hot skin at this point as her hands were taken and tied behind her.. her hips then tied to the base of the couch.. she could barely wiggle at all from the waste down. His hands brushing up her thighs and caressing her still fired red and hot ass.

He makes her taste herself.. as she is distracted with the orders to lick her off his fingers he slides I side of her.. he tells her she likes it and she'll have more soon. As he slides In and out of her dripping wet pussy. He abruptly pulled out and while standing next to her said you'll have to decide which one you think is me and like best pet. I hope you pick right.... he slides something In her while leaning back over her and holding a vibrating wand against her clit. His hard cock right there In her face... she can feel his presence as he slides behind her and starts pumping hard and deep.. suddenly if feels different .. longer... then not long but thick...then different again... as he randomly gave her ten good pumps of of each dildo... the wand making her cum.... shes a dripping mess as he press the biggest one Inside she leans up her tits bouncing as he fucks her hard with he big bad 13 Incher when he slides the smaller one right Into her ass.

Her shock was ignored as he immediately started fucking both her wet holes while the wand was set to high... her multiple orgasms fly high as she try's to scream out.. instead she flailed and quivered.. her lean silky body covered in a soft beaded sweat.. limp on The now warm and wet couch.. her skin sticks to the leather.. panting for air.. he asks pick one... which was me... I hope you're right when. I get back.

It was then she realized he left her as is... both dildos still in her... still tied to the couch.. and realizing this might have just been his warm up...

[schwayisgay]

THIS EXACTLY

Let me start off by saying that this episode has to be one of my favorites of the series specifically because we got to see the dynamics with everyone, no matter how small it was, everything was important. Everyone interacting at the same time was just incredible and I’m glad that we finally got to see it. Did that feel like a season finale to y’all? Because it felt that way to me, like…I fr forgot about Marquis and Jada until the very end💀

YES IT DID FEEL LIKE A SEASON FINALE TO ME TOO

if this episode was that amazing, imagine what they have planned for the actual finale

Ryan and Alice, I love how chaotic their relationship is. It’s never gonna be a good relationship but I do enjoy these moments where they’re forced to work together and they end up having something of a heart to heart. I wouldn’t necessarily say that they need each other but I do love how it was Alice that brought Ryan’s deeper feelings into light and kind of forced her to confront them or at least consider them. I also love how Ryan revealed that Alice does in fact care about Mary and does feel guilt for playing a part in how she turned out. Like I said before, Ryan and Alice are never gonna have a good relationship nor do they need each other but their interactions are very much necessary because they bring out a side of each other that they refuse to acknowledge. It’s kind of, to me, a push and pull sort of thing; one leans back and reems into the other and make them at least consider the deeper parts of their emotions and then they switch. I love that about those two and that’s why it’s important to have them together.

yesss i agree, and i love seeing their chaotic relationship as well. i was saying in the tags of one post that i wanna see a buddy cop/good cop bad cop show starring them or (more realistically lol) at least a whole episode bc honestly their dynamic is just 👩‍🍳💋i was dying the whole time in all of their scenes together

Can’t stand Jada. Homegirl couldn’t wait until morning to get her son and now she’s out here tryna turn the city against Batwoman and because the people of Gotham are dumb as hell, they’re gonna believe it.

LMAOO TRUE

if only ryan would just reveal her identity to jada, this shit wouldnt have happened smh

kinda thought she would for a split sec too, up on the roof

Now do they expect me to believe that Pam is just gone? She’s just gonna drop everything and live her life in Coryana with Renee? Yeah, I don’t believe that at all, that’s not how Pam operates and if she’s gone the rest of the season I’m gonna be shocked because the whole season literally built up to her, only to have her for three episodes and now she’s just gone? I don’t believe that for a second, nah I don’t so I’m thinking that she and Renee are gonna come back.

RIGHT

for the sake of the storyline i dont think they'll actually come back, but maybe they'll make a cameo in the future who knows

but when renee was like "the ppl on this island worship plants" i was like ok?? yes pam loves plants but uh, isnt her whole goal to get everyone else on the planet to do the same and save the environment? she's not gonna just stay cooped up on a plant lesbian island and forget her mission lmao

Of course I had to save the best for last: Mary. Poison Mary was incredibly, Nicole killed that performance idc what anyone has to say. I’m glad that she’s back but now she’s going to have to deal with the consequences, right? I know that Ryan said that Poison Ivy killed that man but that was still Mary. She’s going to have to come to terms with what she did and that’s not going to be a fun time for her. She also forgave her friends pretty quickly, especially after the way she roasted them all, but seeing as this season is shorter and they need to move on, I’ll let it slide. Poison Mary was great but I’m wondering what she’s gonna do now. There’s no way that people don’t know that Mary was Poison Ivy so…how is she supposed to return to her normal life or anything like that, if she’s able to get out of her own head at that. I think it would be cool to see if she still had some sort of Ivy influence on her mind, something that will cause her to have to fight within herself to not become who she thought she was meant to be. All I know is, Mary is one of my favs and I just want her to be happy

MARYYYYY MY BELOVED 😍😍😍

everybody give it up for nicole she absolutely 👏SLAYED👏 her performance as mary/poison mary in this episode

sad that her poison mary era is over but def looking forward to how she'll deal with the consequences now

all of them rly need therapy and a hug i swear 😭

oh true, i didn't even realize ppl know her identity. damn 👀i wonder if the writers will remember that

Finally I got to watch Batwoman and here’s what I gotta say

First off, Mary flaming up the Bat team had me rolling bruh lmfao

Mary: Grown woman dressed like a rodent. Don’t even get me started on daddy’s little robo cop and the queen of unemployment.

Sophie: I didn’t even say anything?

Let me start off by saying that this episode has to be one of my favorites of the series specifically because we got to see the dynamics with everyone, no matter how small it was, everything was important. Everyone interacting at the same time was just incredible and I’m glad that we finally got to see it. Did that feel like a season finale to y’all? Because it felt that way to me, like…I fr forgot about Marquis and Jada until the very end💀

Ryan and Alice, I love how chaotic their relationship is. It’s never gonna be a good relationship but I do enjoy these moments where they’re forced to work together and they end up having something of a heart to heart. I wouldn’t necessarily say that they need each other but I do love how it was Alice that brought Ryan’s deeper feelings into light and kind of forced her to confront them or at least consider them. I also love how Ryan revealed that Alice does in fact care about Mary and does feel guilt for playing a part in how she turned out. Like I said before, Ryan and Alice are never gonna have a good relationship nor do they need each other but their interactions are very much necessary because they bring out a side of each other that they refuse to acknowledge. It’s kind of, to me, a push and pull sort of thing; one leans back and reems into the other and make them at least consider the deeper parts of their emotions and then they switch. I love that about those two and that’s why it’s important to have them together.

Of course I had to talk about Wildmoore, cmon now. I loved how awkward they were, specifically Ryan, was around her and I’m so glad they waited until the end of the episode to say anything about it. They were flirting with each other, they were because Sophie had no reason to lower her voice like that and Ryan had no reason to playfully say “no you’re not” they’re getting married, your honor! Ryan being the one to bring up the kiss made perfect sense because the ball was in her court at that point. Sophie had already made it clear what she wanted, she wouldn’t have kissed her otherwise, and now it was up to Ryan to take the time she needs to reflect and figure out what she wanted to do with that. And now, with Alice bringing up the fact that Ryan does have feelings for Sophie, now she can really think about it, stop denying and pushing down how you feel, girl! You could have a girlfriend by now! Also, Ryan finding out that Sophie basically talked about her the whole time while she was with Renee was great, especially how she found out knowing damn well she wanted to listen in on that conversation and the fact that Sophie talked about Ryan with Renee that night? It can’t get anymore clearer than that. I love that there was a situation going on around them that prevented them awkwardly dancing around one another too much and I’m glad that they sort of broke the ice around what happened and hopefully that means two things: Ryan takes ample time to come to terms completely with how she feels and Ryan and Sophie have a real conversation about where they want to go from here. I’m just so glad that we’re past the arguing and all that and we can finally move forward. I just wish that this season was longer so that way we can properly see the awkwardness and development unfold but alas that won’t happen but I’m so grateful for what we have.

Can’t stand Jada. Homegirl couldn’t wait until morning to get her son and now she’s out here tryna turn the city against Batwoman and because the people of Gotham are dumb as hell, they’re gonna believe it. I don’t really like how Jada turned to the media to try and expose Batwoman but it makes sense because people will believe everything they hear. But if the people of gotham would use their critical thinking skills they would realize that, yeah, while the weapons ended up all over the streets, Batwoman has been working to clean it up. She’s literally cleaning up a mess that she, technically, didn’t even cause but nope. Gotham is full of dummies so that’s not gonna happen. Jada is such a weird character to me because one episode I’ll like her and then I won’t like her the next but that’s only because once she started warming up to Ryan and we learned that she’s only going to these extremes to protect her, she hasn’t warmed up to Batwoman and she doesn’t play games when it comes to getting what she wants so of course that’s why I’m feeling how I’m feeling about her smh. Now the whole city is gonna know who Batwoman is because Marquis’s big head ass is gonna snitch my god I’m not ready for these next few episodes I hate episodes that put Ryan’s identity at risk. Too many people know as it is.

Now do they expect me to believe that Pam is just gone? She’s just gonna drop everything and live her life in Coryana with Renee? Yeah, I don’t believe that at all, that’s not how Pam operates and if she’s gone the rest of the season I’m gonna be shocked because the whole season literally built up to her, only to have her for three episodes and now she’s just gone? I don’t believe that for a second, nah I don’t so I’m thinking that she and Renee are gonna come back. Also, I’m confused, does Mary just not have the Posion Ivy abilities anymore? Did Pam drain her entirely because I thought Mary pulled away before that could happen. And because Pam needs Mary in order to regain her strength, wouldn’t that mean that Pam would have to come back anyway? Where is she gonna find the energy she needs on Coryana? I doubt she would have the strength to bring it back to life but if she could, does that mean she would be able to recreate the Desert Rose? And why Coryana of all possible places? Idk but hopefully we’ll find out if there was so ulterior motives there or if they just needed a place to sideline Pam for the time being.

Of course I had to save the best for last: Mary. Poison Mary was incredibly, Nicole killed that performance idc what anyone has to say. I’m glad that she’s back but now she’s going to have to deal with the consequences, right? I know that Ryan said that Poison Ivy killed that man but that was still Mary. She’s going to have to come to terms with what she did and that’s not going to be a fun time for her. She also forgave her friends pretty quickly, especially after the way she roasted them all, but seeing as this season is shorter and they need to move on, I’ll let it slide. Poison Mary was great but I’m wondering what she’s gonna do now. There’s no way that people don’t know that Mary was Poison Ivy so…how is she supposed to return to her normal life or anything like that, if she’s able to get out of her own head at that. I think it would be cool to see if she still had some sort of Ivy influence on her mind, something that will cause her to have to fight within herself to not become who she thought she was meant to be. All I know is, Mary is one of my favs and I just want her to be happy