#they’re doing el dirty and are the main reason why she gets so much hate 💀

[elevenenthusiast]

This forced ass el hate 💀

“The mess she created” we just gonna sit here and act like all of this isn’t Henry’s fault… putting the fault on an innocent 14 year old girl who was abused for her powers like how tf was she supposed to know that opening a portal to the upside down was gonna lead to consequences 💀 she was trapped in that lab for so many years plus that’s on Henry because he’s the one fucking around and she shouldn’t make up for his actions.

I can NOT stand these people at ALL like this is the reason why i barely interact in that fucking side of twitter.

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Psycho Analysis: Suicide Squad Team A

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS! Seriously, as soon as you click that read more, you’re gonna be smacked with SPOILERS! Don’t say I didn’t give you ample warning this time!)

The world’s in danger yet again, and Amanda Waller is in need of some expendable forces to take on some dirty jobs in the name of preserving peace. Last time she did this, it seems like she hired the wrong people. Nice guy Will Smith Deadshot? Bland, boring Killer Croc? El Diablo, who became attached to a bunch of reprobates after spending a couple hours with them? The only one who was useful in that squad was Katana. She had their backs, could cut all of them in half with one sword stroke just like mowing the lawn, and her sword traps the souls of its victims. Unfortunately, she was decidedly not expendable, so what is a girlboss like Waller to do?

Easy: Assemble a brand new squad of criminals to do the dirty work. Harley and Boomerang are the only ones she brought back, because let’s be real, they’re the only ones we give a damn about. Filling out the rest of the squad are the stoic, craggy crackshot Savant; the handsome, German spear-thrower Javelin; the alien warrior Mongal; the frothing, psychotic animal Weasel; the confident and all-powerful TDK; and Blackguard, who is literally just a guy. Together, this team gets deployed to Corto Maltese to do what no one else can do, and with skills like theirs, they are absolutely unstoppable!

They all fucking die before the opening credits.

Motivation/Goals: Considering the goal of the squad is to shave time off their prison sentences by going on the mission, it’s ostensibly the reason every single one of these goons accepted the job. Savant and Weasel are pretty well established in this regard; we get to focus on Savant for much of the opening, so we can get a sense of him, and Weasel is stated to have murdered no less than 27 children. So, yeah, they need to do this mission.

The rest, though? Who knows! Why are Mongal, Javelin, and TDK in prison? How did they even get an alien like Mongal? What did they do to land in the position they’d need to go on a suicide mission? Why doesn’t this movie have flashy, intrusive cards explaining everything to us in a throwaway gag in a montage?!

Blackguard, at least, has some other motivation. He sold out the entire squad to the military of Corto Maltese, which is why they’re ambushed. Now, there’s actually some ambiguity here: Did he do this of his own volition, and was this a complete surprise, or is it, as it is heavily implied, all part of Waller’s plan and she let this happen as a diversion for the other team to get in unnoticed?

Honestly, though, it doesn’t matter what their goals are. They’re all dead within five minutes of the movie starting, with one exception.

Performance: So, the reason these guys are even worth talking about is because, despite their minuscule screentime, all of their actors manage to cram in enough humor and characterization that they’re all pretty fun and likable. Michael Rooker is as stony and stoic as ever as Savant (until he hilariously isn’t), Flula Borg’s Javelin is really sweet and charming in his interactions with Harley, and Pete Davidson’s Blackguard is just amazingly douchey and pathetic. Special mention goes to Nathan Fillion’s TDK, who has an utterly endearing and unwavering faith in his astoundingly crappy ability to… detach his arms. It’s honestly kind of beautiful. Then there’s Weasel as portrayed by Sean Gunn, who is just a hilarious crackhead of an animal man.

Final Fate: Literally every single one of them die horribly thanks to Blackguard’s betrayal. He’s the first to go, because as soon as he walks out saying “Hey guys, it’s me, the one who contacted you!” he literally has his face blasted clean off. The rest go soon after. Mongal, in one of the most astounding moments of idiocy I’ve ever seen, leaps on a helicopter despite Rick Flag telling her specifically not to. Her weight and strength send it careening out of control, which leads to it shredding Captain Boomerang to bits before exploding, burning her alive as she painfully screams and writhes in agony. TDK gets his arms shot into Swiss cheese, leading to him bleeding out since even detached they still are part of him. Javelin is also shot, but gets a dying moment with Harley where he passes her Checkov’s Javelin. Finally, after witnessing all of this carnage, Savant completely loses his shit and tries to swim away, leading to Waller blowing his head up.

You may be wondering what happened to Weasel. He appears to drown as soon as the Squad deploys, because despite being actually smart in this movie, Waller forgot to make sure everyone on the Squad could swim. Thankfully, this lovable child-murdering crackhead rodent was just sleeping, and wakes up in the first credit scene.

Best Scene: Obviously, it’s their one and only scene. It’s a magnificent slaughter that puts the X-Force scene from Deadpool 2 to shame.

Final Thoughts & Score: I’ve gotta hand it to James Gunn. Even though these losers are only onscreen for a few minutes, they all get to cram a lot of charm and personality into that time, to the point it’s actually kind of sad seeing them all die. It’s a beautiful mix of comedy and tragedy. Since their screentime is so limited, though, I’m mostly going to be grading them on style, performance, and so on rather than on villainy like normal. They are all bad guys, as they don’t really get a chance to redeem themselves like the other Squad, so I’m still counting them as villains, which means they could potentially score above an 8 (which is the highest score I’m willing to give heel-face turn villains, because they end up being better as characters in general than as villains).

I’m also not going to talk about Boomerang (I’ll talk about him when I review the original Squad) or Harley (because she not only lives, but deserves her own solo Psycho Analysis). Now here we go, from best to worst:

TDK

If you thought anyone but TDK would get top marks, you’re sadly mistaken. Seeing Nathan Fillion proudly wield the insanely lame power to detach his arms to lightly tap soldiers on the head and gently grab their guns is a sight I never knew I needed to see until this movie. The fact he just seems so darn proud about this power that he doesn’t even bother to use in any way that would be remotely useful is honestly really endearing. Frankly, the sheer fact they adapted Arms-Fall-Off Boy in any way is enough for me to give him a 10/10.

Weasel

Weasel is just disgustingly delightful. He’s just a horrible, nasty, ugly little bastard… But he’s kind of adorable? He clearly has no idea where he is at any given time and is just so goddamn freaky that I can’t help but love him. The fact that, despite being a character who in the comics is noteworthy only for dying on his first mission with the Squad, he manages to survive the entire movie is pretty impressive. Hopefully he comes back in the future, but either way he gets an 8/10 from me.

Javelin

Honestly, aside from Boomerang, his death stung the most. He’s just so cute and charming, and he doesn’t even get to fling his javelin at anyone! Thankfully, he passes it on to Harley, and boy does she ever get to use it! He’s so cute, I have to give him an 8/10. I just wish we got more of him.

Savant

Savant is just an absolutely hilarious bait-and-switch. We follow him through the prologue, with everything seeming to point to him as our main character and the Squad leader. He’s stoic, he’s cranky, and he has impeccable aim… and then we get to the beach and he just freaks the hell out and starts screaming and crying and running away like a little bitch. Seeing Michael Rooker act like he’s shitting his pants after playing a badass like Yondu is just the sort of hilarious subversiveness that James Gunn loves to do when you let him loose. The fact that he looks like, to paraphrase the TVTropes YMMV page for the movie, a “cyberpunk Tommy Wiseau” is the icing on this 7/10 cake.

Blackguard

I was prepared to hate this guy just based on how lame Pete Davidson’s costume was, and you know what? I do hate him. But I love to hate him. He’s just an utterly pathetic scoundrel and a coward, true to his name. The fact he is the first to die, as just about everyone predicted, and is killed absolutely gruesomely makes any annoyance he could provide moot, and his freeakout over being seated next to Weasel on the plane is actually kind of funny. I was originally going to give him a 6, but you know what? He can have a low 7/10. He’s like the only member of this particular Squad to actually do anything evil, so I gotta give him props for that.

Mongal

Let me make this perfectly clear: I do not blame James Gunn or actress Mayling Ng. I’m not actually mad at either of them for what they chose to do, because it is ultimately hilarious and sad. It suited the narrative of the film, and I’m not actually, genuinely mad.

With all that out of the way, Mongal is one hell of a stupid cunt. It is one thing to cause your own death with your stupidity, it is something else entirely to cause the death of a beloved character with your poorly planned attack. The fact she didn’t take into account how her weight and strength would effect an airborne helicopter makes one wonder if she is really supposed to be based on a character who can take on Superman and live to tell about it.

Let’s compare her to two similar characters to really show how bad she is. Like Blackguard, she is directly responsible for a death on the beach, Blackguard being responsible for everyone by selling them out and leading them into an ambush (and yes, I’m including him as well), and Mongal killing Boomerang with the chopper. The difference is, Blackguard’s betrayal was deliberate, he meant to sell the team out, he was actively doing something evil there, while Mongal killed Boomerang out of sheer idiocy.

Now, let’s compare her to Zeitgeist from the similar bloody massacre that occurred during X-Force’s deployment in Deadpool 2. Like Mongal, he accidentally kills a teammate. The difference is, in the case of Zeitgeist, he only accidentally melted Peter, it was a freak accident, and ultimately it does get undone by the end. Meanwhile, Mongal made a conscious, stupid decision and ended up killing her squadmate with her own idiocy. She sucks, hardcore. I don’t do this lightly, but I’m giving her a 1/10. Villains just don’t get much stupider than her.

I will giver her this, though: the makeup work on her is good. She’s lowkey kinda hot if I’m being honest. But being hot and having good makeup does not a good villain make.

[wolffnichols]

Yo, you good after that spn finale or...? Cause like, that shit was wack.

(fair warning this absolutely became SUPER long so buckle up my dudes here’s a rant from someone who finally came back to this show after years (i kept up with it over the years and always wanted to go back but didn’t until the end) and is super pissed. also shout out to all of those who stuck through. y’all the real heroes. anyways, here we go)

THE ABSOLUTE WACKEST

so wacked that when it went to commercial break after Dean died I literally laughed. bc it was SO UPSURD. dean was literally like:

when Sam could’ve just called the ambulance? Like I get it, there’s decapitated bodies on the ground, they’d be suspicious. but like Sam could’ve quickly hid or burnt them as they waited for the ambulance while Dean still could’ve said his goodbye. and like, even if Dean didn’t want Sam to and just him die, he said that there was no time and that he was fading and yet they just? kept talking? and yes i cried bc jensen’s and jared’s acting were beautiful and all. but like? OF ALL OF THE WAYS DEAN HAD DIED IN THE PAST AND COULD’VE STILL IN THE FINALE?? THIS IS HOW HE DIES?? BY A RANDOM GOON FROM A RIDICLOUS MONSTER OF THE WEEK LET ALONE FINAL ‘VILLIAN’ WHO JUST LIKE...ACCIDENTALLY SHOVED HIM AGAINST A HOOK/POLE/WHATEVER THE HELL THAT STUPID THING WAS. LIKE DEAN FREAKING WINCHESTER?? i feel like they were trying to go with a ‘mundane’ ending bc this entire episode was them going back to like s1 without connecting to any plot and just them being two hunters again. (i’ll get to all of that in a sec) but like 1) going the mundane route is a terrible way for him to go unless it was executed extremely well which it was the opposite of. and 2) it was so incredibly anticlimactic and just an entire spit in the face of his character development.

and you know what? even if they still kept his death like that and pretty much else the same, I’d be okay with the ending if they changed just two things 1) brought freaking Cas (and Jack) back since he apparently helped jack create this perfect heaven for dean and everyone else, (i mean bobby literally said that this was the Heaven that he deserved. you cannot convince me that Cas didn’t explain all of this to Bobby and said those exact words that this was the Heaven that Dean deserves). And 2) at least brought the dead characters back when Dean was in Heaven. Instead Dean was like “I could see my dead parents but I’m just going to take a long drive in Baby whichcasmadeformebcheknowsmesowellandlovesmesomuchandwantsmetohavetheperfectheavenbutimnotgonnaackloweledgeanyofit and drive until Sam dies and then I’ll say hi to everyone I lost and been away from a lot longer than I’ve been away from Sam”. Like how beautiful would it have been if we saw Mary and John like we did in the 300th episode? And everyone else they had lost over the years? Like, I know that montage at the end of 15x19 was supposed to be the final ‘honor’ of all of the characters, but this is the finale. And as much as they kept on trying to say that this show was always just about Sam and Dean, it evolved into Sam and Dean and people they’ve cared about over the years. They were important too! Especially Cas. The show literally became Sam, Dean & Cas but he’s just gonna be mentioned twice...okay. Which brings me back to my 1st point. THEY SHOULD”VE BROUGHT CAS BACK IN HEAVEN. like we got a mention with Dean smiling and Bobby giving him a Knowing™ look but besides that, not only did we not see Cas I’m left with so many more questions. Like how did Cas help make Heaven with Jack? Did Jack bring Cas out of the Empty and just didn’t tell the brothers? Or is Cas still in the empty but helping Jack bc he’s just that damn good? But if he did bring Cas back, how did he help Jack create this new Heaven? Does he have god powers now too?? and yet when Bobby mentions this, Dean smiles (granted it was a cute smile bc to me it felt like a sorta ‘that’s my cas’ smile) not questioning the fact that the last he heard Cas was taken by the Empty to never return again and Dean wanted to honor his sacrifice by living (which don’t even get me started on that) and now he helped create Heaven with Jack. Dean doesn’t even look that much surprised. Which actually makes me think...did Dean know that Jack brought Cas back from the Empty this entire time but had to keep it from Sam bc... ✨reasons✨ and that was why he said that about missing them and having to honor their sacrifice and live, even though all of the other times Cas died he went batshit out of his mind? But not this time, bc Dean actually knew that Jack brought him back. omg was Cas the dog this entire time??? with Cas’ newfound powers did he just like morph into the dog so for some reason Sam couldn’t know bc...you know....✨reasons✨ okay i’m getting delirious here. let’s get back on track. my whole point is, Cas should’ve been there. and even if they wanted more of an ambiguous ending for destiel (which don’t even get me started on THAT) they could’ve at least still had Cas be there to also welcome Dean there along with everyone else. Like, as much as I love Bobby, how more beautiful and fitting wouldn’t it have been if Dean saw Cas there who explained everything there before Dean reunites with all of his loved ones? Cas deserved to be there (and Jack while we’re at it). HE FREAKING HELPED CREATE THIS NEW HEAVEN. He deserved to be there. like tbh I was desperately hoping that he’d at least appear in Baby when Dean started driving. BUT NOPE. 

but you know what, back to me wishing we got other important characters in Heaven, if we did I think it would’ve been better if both Sam and Dean died together and reunited with all of them together (which they prob will in canon since Dean ignored them until Sam came back akhsjshjshsjh). like would Eileen be there? which reminds me, speaking of Eileen, WHERE WAS EILEEN?? was she in Heaven this whole time like Bobby was? and who tf was Sam’s rando wife?? UGH. you know how i’d say i’d accept the finale if they just changed it to where Cas (and possibly Jack) was also there along with some of their dead loved ones? i’d prob still be (barely but it would 100% be better than this) but MAN this ENTIRE EP from the beginning was just WACK. like the beginning showing the ‘ordinary life’? i didn’t really mind it that much bc it seemed like that was the natural way to go. but for me personally, I was hoping and wishing that their journey was realizing that it’s not just them anymore and they both end up happy (maybe still hunting) but with their loved one by their sides (especially Cas and Eilleen). but you know, I’m used to not getting what I want and understand that what i want for a story isn’t necessarily the same as the storyteller’s/natural narrative progression. i may hate the the direction and think that it’s a load of crap, but whatever. but this? the entire narrative was OFF. like what even was the point of those weird mime-pires (who btw my sister couldn’t help but compare to clowns 👀.) and not to mention that random lady from like s1? it all felt off but I was hoping it was leading to something. only it lead to Dean’s wack-ass demise. also like, poor freaking Sam. he had to grow old, without his brother and any more family members by his side. which (someone eloquently pointed out) was what s1 Sam wanted but definitely not s15 Sam (not that s1/pre-series Sam wanted his family dead or anything he just wanted to live a normal life and start a family without his family) And we don’t even know who the hell his wife was and how the hell that happened. also, at least he mentioned missing Cas and Jack. but WHAT ABOUT EILEEN?? 

which brings me to one of my main problems with this whack ass finale (and there are PLENTY more I can talk about) their cohesive narrative between this ep and the rest of s15 and even longer, is just...not there? it’s like they forgot about everything they built just so they can go back to the basics of Sam and Dean. and like, I get it, they’re the heart and soul of the show. they’re supernatural. but like, it also grew more than that? like what was the point of them being parental figures to Jack? what was the point of their 12 season friendship/relationship with Cas? what was the point of all of their connections that they made on the way? and you know what? what was the point of this show lasting so damn long if both of Sam and Dean’s character developments just went ✨poof✨? like as someone who just recently came back to the show, I could just think that this was another early season episode but both of them looking older. (not saying that early seasons were bad. i LOVE early seasons but like as a storyteller and a viewer you want your characters to idk GROW and KEEP that growth). 

ANWAYS this became WAY TOO LONG and all over the place and everyone els e is saying all of this too, but I just needed to vent. basically, i’m not doing good from that wack ass finale my friend. sam and dean both deserved to grow old. and Cas deserved to come back (like the show became sam, dean, AND cas, for YEARS like don’t even get me started on THAT bc i could go on and on about how they did him/lgbtq+ community/his fans so dirty) and destiel deserved to be canon dammit (like what was the point of his love confession if they weren’t ever going to mention it? they could’ve still had cas die without that. but since they did it needed WAAAY better resolution dammit) and the finale deserved to have a better freaking cohesive narrative. 

Again, so sorry this became such a long ass rant. But I guess I needed to rant. Also, please no one send me hate for this. These are just my thoughts that I needed to get out. Anyways, how are you doing this this whack finale, Nonnie?? And thank you so much for the question!

[dcbicki]

i honestly don't understand why no one questions lumax's relationship status at the end of the season as much as they constantly do for mileven? like lumax broke up, literally never had any sort of on-screen reconciliation, and then 3 months later are singing together and standing next to each other so OF COURSE they are definitely back together right? they're couple #goals.. but el tells mike she loves him and kisses him and its a case for the fbi? lmao i don't understand the logic

To be honest, I think Lucas and Max were just done dirty this season, especially as a couple. They have a couple of scenes in the first episode, and they’re cute, but it’s pretty clear that they’re not as intense as Mike and El. Then comes the second episode, and they’re both pretty nonchalant about the fact that Max keeps dumping him – why, we don’t know – but by the start of the third, she’s supposedly dumped him again without even talking to him. And she claims he’s gonna be wallowing and trying to get her back… which he doesn’t do, really, because, well, I’m pretty sure he’s not aware of the fact that he got dumped (just for siding with Mike, I guess? Or for fun? It’s unclear.)

If you skipped the first episode, you wouldn’t know they were supposed to be a thing. And I get that they’re the beta couple to Mike and El’s main so their relationship was always going to be more casual, but their shippers definitely deserved more than what they got – especially when a huge chunk of the second season was dedicated to the Lucas/Max/Dustin love triangle, and setting them up as a potential romance.

The reason I don’t think they get these long, overtly critical think posts written about them is because they were: A) not developed enough as a couple to merit further analysis, B) I think we’re supposed to just assume they’re a wishy washy couple and therefore their relationship status isn’t that important, C) their fandom is a lot smaller than Mileven’s, C) it’s fun to hate on Mike and El, for whatever reason, and D) they have fewer people rooting against them, compared to Mileven and all of their antis.

You don’t get the logic because there really isn’t any logic. As ironic as it sounds, it’s more about emotion. Logic doesn’t dictate whether or not you ship something; it’s about if you feel it. If it weren’t, you could just force yourself into shipping whatever the narrative is selling you, and that’s not always the case. The lack of hate/analysis is just people either preferring them over Mike and El – which they’re allowed to do, you’ll get no complaints here – and the fact that their relationship was pushed to the background this season and so it wasn’t dissected as much as Mileven’s because it, you know, wasn’t important enough to the point of having its own storyline. It’s just a case of fewer people hating Lumax – probably because it doesn’t interfere with their preferred ship, but also because they’re not as developed as Mike and El.

[minimickzy]

In-between || part 7

The world was turning upside down, Derry Maine had a killer clown on the loose and it was you and your friend’s self-assigned job to kill it.

A crossover series of It and Stranger Things x reader

Characters: Reader, the Losers Club, Eleven, Mike Wheeler, Will Byers, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Max Mayfield, Steve Harrington

Unedited

Word count: 1828

Warning: nothing???

A/n: This is exactly important this time! It’s time for you guys to vote you the reader ends up with! send in a ask for who you think it should be and I’ll post the results as they come in. Also I realized I never said this but this is set 2 years later in 1987 and their 16. Thank you for all the support loves <3

Current results: 

Bill ||

Stan ||

Richie |||||||||||

Mike ||

part 1 || part 2 || part 3 || part 4 || part 5 || part 6 || part 8 

“Oh my-” Eddie fainted right into your arms. “There’s two now?” Beverly asked. You shook your head, “don’t worry, Mike’s nothing like Richie. He’s more... quiet.” “That's not saying much.” Stan mumbled and you hit his arm as Eddie stood back up and took a pump from his inhaler. “Guys, This is the losers club. losers club, this is…” You named every person from both groups, everyone seemed to be sizing each other up to find their equals on  the other side. “W-who are they?” Bill asked, “Well they’re sure as hell not from Derry.” Eddies squeaked.

“We’re from Hawkins, Indiana. We got here through the upside down” Mike said in the most Duh tone you had ever heard. “The upside what?” Richie asked. Mike sighed and started to tell the story of the Upside down, or least what they knew about the monsters that inhabited it. After he was done it was your turn to playback the last few days and all the craziness that happened during them.

They all listened to you intently, hanging onto to every word that left your mouth. As you spoke you took turns looking at all of them, trying to identify what they were thinking. Mike H. and Stan had blank features but you thought if you looked into their eyes any longer the fear that filled them would reach out and grab you too.

Beverly looked strong and steady and so did El, you weren’t surprised. Ben, Lucas, Dustin and Steve looked ready to piss themselves. Bill, Mike, Max and Will you couldn't read, But when you got to Richie, You had never seen him like this. He looked frustrated beyond his years. He looked almost grown up. Richie Tozier grown up.

“Well, sh-shit.” Bill broke the silence after you finished. You nodded, “I think It’s from the Upside down, and I think together we can kill it.” Everyone looked at each other before Bill put his hand in the middle of the groups, “I’m in.” He locked eyes with you, you could see Georgie somewhere hidden deep within him. You put your hand in next, then Richie, Mike, Mike H., Max, Will, Beverly, Ben, Lucas, Eddie, Steve, Dustin and then all that was left was, El and Stan. El stepped forward and put her hand in. everyone looked to Stan, He was crying. “I- I can’t.” You would never had admitted this then but the look you gave him was one of pure pity.

“Stanley, Please. We need you.” He shook his head lightly and placed his hand on yours. It was a serial moment, everyone coming together as one. “Promise.” You could hear El mumbled, you saw Mike look over to her. You felt connected with everyone in that circle. It felt like minutes before anyone said anything.

You didn’t know if you were the only one to felt it but as you looked around finding the eyes of your friends you could feel the heavy weight pushing down on your heart. You could feel that not everyone would make it. You could feel the loss that was coming and yet you knew there was no way out of it.

Bill was the first one to speak up, “wha-what now?” You cracked a smile and looked to Richie who was wearing the same one, “Well, since this could be our last night alive...” “why not party.” Richie finished for you, laughing along.

Bill went home and grabbed his boom box and some of the cassettes all of you shared. Stan and Eddie got all of the pillows, blankets and sleeping bags they could find. Bev and Richie took as much food and smokes they could get from the drugstore and Ben went to get everyone some soda.

It was getting chilly and the sun had completely set by the time everyone was back. You, Mike and Steve set up a bonfire with odd sticks from the forest floor as the rest set up camp for the night. There were logs and rocks set in a messy circle around the blazing fire and someone, you assumed Will and Mike, layed out sleeping bags and filled them with the blankets and pillows taking up the entire clearing.

When Richie and Bev pulled out the cigarettes Steve at first went into mother mode and tried to snatch them but after listening to Riches trashmouth complaining for all of 5 minutes he gave them back. You took one, so did Bill, Mike H, and Max. You stuck yours in your pocket for later.

The party wasn't really much of a party. It was more of a reunion for something that hadn't even happened yet. First some of you guys danced. At first it was just the losers and then slowly Mike, Lucas and Max joined it. When Richie and you danced together it was really something.

The year before, your favorite movie came out, Dirty Dancing. You had dragged Eddie, Stan and Richie to it countless times and at the school dance Richie surprised you by having the dances completely memorized and ready to perform.

As soon as the songs came on you knew you couldn’t help but do it. The losers all knew exactly what you were doing but the others sure as hell didn’t. They were a bit confused why you were dancing and that and then laughing. Dancing dirty with Richie was one of your favorite things to do. He could translate his trashmouth to his hips pretty damn good.

When everyone had settled down people drank, smoked and snacked, laughing and sharing stories to the music playing softly in the background. You felt an odd sense of safety then, everything was so peaceful and calm.

But as the night drew on your thoughts fogged over and your smile fell into a frown. Both Ben and Bill had not left Beverly's side. Richie, Stan and Eddie couldn’t stop fucking staring at her, Max and El, never once giving you a second glance. Jealousy was running through you. You liked the feeling of Richies warm body on yours when you dancing, you liked the feeling of Stan not being able to look away from you or the feeling of Mike's gentle hand on your shoulder.

Richie who had been sitting next to you had completely turned to be facing the rest of the girls and shamelessly flirted with them, Lucas had his arm draped around Max for most of the night. “Would you look at all these babes.” Richie whispered to Eddie just loud enough for you to hear. You scoffed and got up from your seat wandering into the woods just a few feet.

You looked towards the drop to the water and found Beverly and Bill sitting hand in hand on the edge. They were hidden from the others by a thick rock. You watched as they both pulled closer and closer together until their  lips connected. Why? Why wasn’t that you? Why wasn't someone kissing you? Why was Richie kissing you? Or Mike? Or Stan?

You went back to the others, said you were going to sleep and laid down on  a sleeping bag. A few joined you but mostly they stayed up. You saw Bill, Ben and even Richie all trying to fight over Bev before you rolled to be on your side facing the other way. You couldn't sleep. After you were sure no one else was still awake you sat up against the a tree and played with the dirt around you, drawing small patterns and lines.

You saw how happy Lucas and Max were. You wanted that. You didn't honestly know if you were going to make it through the next few days. But you wanted to feel that before you left this world.

“(y/n)?” You jumped and looked up to see Mike walking over to you rubbing his eyes, “why are you still up?” you shrugged, “couldn't sleep, what about you?” He shrugged mimicking you and slid down the tree next to you. “El.” You frowned and looked to him out the corner of your eye, “why El?” Mike didn't answer at first, instead looking straight ahead, you thought he wasn't going to answer you but he did, very quietly, “She doesn’t love me anymore and I don't think I love her.” “Oh.” He let out a pathic laugh.

“Yeah… Oh. When I first met her I was obsessed, I kissed her and then like 10 minutes later she disappeared, for a long time and when she came back at first I thought it’d all go back. But when she started going out in the world and meeting new people she realized I wasn't the only option. She said she wanted to try new things.” “Ouch.” “Yeah. I thought I would just wait for her to come around but it had been awhile again and I started to think maybe it is a good idea to look around before settling down and then she told me just what I thought I wanted to hear, that she wanted me or whatever, and I said no. Because I realized I didn't love her nearly as much as I thought I did.”

“Fuck dude.” He nodded, “are you gonna tell me the real reason you're awake now?” You scoffed, “it's dumb.” “I’m sure it's not.” “Oh, trust me.” Mike moved so you could see him roll his eyes. “Okay. fine, whatever.” You turned out to be facing him and put your hands in your lap. “I just want to be a thought of as a real girl.” “A what? What does that even mean.” It was your turn to roll your eyes, “Like Beverly or Max or El, all the boys fawn over them and I’m just here. And I hate it. I could leave this earth tomorrow and never know how it feels to be loved by someone. I didn’t even have a first kiss!” You put your head in your hands.

“God. What if I die before… any of that.” Mike placed his hand gently on your knee. “Your not going to die. And besides, kissing is overrated.” You glared at him. “Symbolism jackass.” “Oh. Well, why don’t we go and try to sleep? We can keep each other company or something.” You nodded, “Sure.” He stood and up took your hand, pulling you off the ground. Neither of you let the other go as you walked back to the mass of sleeping bags.

When you laid on your side you felt him lay right behind you. Only a few minutes later did you feel him getting closer to your back as he reached out a arm softly wrapping it around your waist. You didn’t know if it was the cold or loneliness but something inside of you stirred, you snuggled yourself into his chest and he jumped a little. “I th-thought you were asleep.” You shook your head. “Nope. not yet.”

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Even numbers for ELE? (sorry if that's too much! I just want to learn more about her!)

My goodness this might get long, but here goes: 

2: What is your character’s favorite memory? ELE’s memories are few and far between, and she loses them easily, but she loves the memory where she met Keeva.

4: Does anyone have a crush on your character? Is your character aware of this? Yes, she can Keeva are partners in about every respect. So, it’s not a crush per se but it’s a relationship.

6: What is your character’s sexual orientation? She is gay. Can a robot be gay, you ask? The answer is yes. Because this is a fictional tale, and they get rated on how lifelike they are.

8: Does your character hate anyone? Why? She hates her brother for reasons she can’t remember, and her creator for much the same. Aside from that, she hates anyone who wishes or attempts harm to her, her freedom, or to Keeva.

10. Would your character ever kill someone? She has killed people. Not recently, but she’s done it. 

12: How would/does your character feel about roller coasters? She probably hasn’t been on one, but she’d love it. Fun side note, the song My Rollercoaster by Kimya Dawson is my go-to song for Keeva and ELE (with Keeva singing and addressing ELE)

14: What is the cutest thing your character has ever done? Hard to say. Teaching Nadia to climb rocks? She’s not the ‘cute’ type, she’s scrappy.

16: What other fictional characters remind you of your character? Oh man. Okay… Ruby (and Pearl, a tiny bit) from Steven Universe, Toph from A:TLA, Arya Stark from ASOIAF, Hotspur in a sense. I dunno, I’m trying to think of characters that have her level of defiant righteous anger and rejection of social norms.

18: How would your character feel about having their life recorded?  D E S T R O Y T H E T A P E S (although, funnily enough, most Servuxes have recording devices built into them, but hers is inactive.)

20: What is the most surprising thing about your character? How strong she actually is, and how much she loves her crew since she’s a jerk to them usually. 

22: What is the worst thing your character has ever done? Killing her former Keeper and her family. And then running off to join the revolution. And dying.

24: What prejudices does your character have? She doesn’t like Braccans and thinks they are shifty and untrustworthy. She also doesn’t like other androids because she thinks they’re just obnoxious playthings. 

26: What is your favorite headcanon for your character? Isn’t everything about my character a headcanon? But I like the idea that she was designed for battle and that’s why she’s so much taller and more contrary than your standard Servux. 

28: What pet would your character like to have? A Thwaren War-Beast (yes that’s the name of the animal. Thwaren language isn’t super creative)

30: Would your character have any hobbies? Losing board games to Djunn, crawling around on the walls, napping, doing idiotic shit because she can, dragging Djunn into trouble because ‘he’s the sensible one’ (but he’s also a pushover, so) and picking fights with people whom she ought not fight-pick. 

32: What does your character look like? She’s just under 6 feet tall, broad-shouldered but skinny, and walks bent over slightly so she doesn’t usually reach her full height. Her face is blunt and more pointed and sharklike in appearance than a typical Braccan. She’s got green eyes, eight horns in a crown position on her head (although a few are broken off) and she usually wears her lucky shirt that she “borrowed” from the human colony back when it was around. 

34: What is cliche about your character? I dunno, she’s kind of your standard rebel without a cause.

36: Does anyone want to harm your character? Not really, mostly because she isn’t worth anything. She makes a lot of enemies, sure, but is anyone really going to go out of their way to harm an annoying old battle-droid? 

38: What role does your character play in their story? She’s one of Nadia’s guardians, and is the most blunt and aggressive of the three. She’s also Keeva’s partner, and tends to shed light on the Braccan components of the story, being the native Braccan of the crew (and a Servux besides)

40: What would be your character’s favorite school subject? Calculus. Also history of warfare. 

42: What would be your character’s dream career? She’s living it as Keeva’s first mate and main navigator.

44: What is your character proud of? Her ability to land a knockout punch. The fact that she can drink more propane than almost anyone else on the station. Her height.

46: Would you want to trade places with your character? No because I don’t think I know how to navigate a spaceship, nor would I be inclined to fighting as much as she does.

48: How would your character type? Surprisingly well.

50: What is your favorite thing about your character? I love her temper. Oh, she’s awful if you’re in-universe, but she’s fun to write because she causes problems by never knowing when to shut the hell up. She’s also just generally strong and brave and clever, if not smart.

52: How would your character act in gym class? She’d be a competitive jock who plays dirty.

54: What is the saddest thing about your character’s life? She could have been something amazing but she was always more of a conversation piece, an object. She died and lost her memories and it permanently did damage to the wiring that makes up her brain; she doesn’t remember any of it except the injustice, and the rage. She’ll never be able to overcome what she can’t recall, so she takes it out on anyone and everyone. It was both a waste and a mercy to kill her, but she’ll never be what she was before. 

56: What’s one of your character’s quirks? Climbing on Keeva’s shoulders to be carried. 

58: Is your character dorky or more athletic? Both, but mostly athletic.

60: If you could title your character’s life, what would you title it? I have no idea and I’m not coming up with anything good, sadly. I’ll think about it.

[rosecocoas]

Kirli: 1, 2, 3, 5, 19... Chris: 2, 3, 17... Angie: 2, 17... Emery: 3, 5, 8, 17... El: 5... Jaspar: 19... Ravi: 19... Glen: 19... All/Your Pick: 11, 15, 18... Running Out Of Hell characters: 13... + any other questions that catch your eye :D

I AM SO GLAD TO KNOW YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THESE ASSES?!! YOU ASKED FOR IT:(heads up, this is very long and idk how to do the read more thing)1. what was the first element of your oc that you remember considering?Kirli: I wanted a demon severely loyal to Mephistapheles, who was the main villain at the time. Both Chris and Ravi, the only other demons, were against Mephi for a most part, so I felt the need to have SOMEONE side with her? I also really wanted a demon OC with succubus tendencies lol2. did you design them with any characters or ocs from their universe in mind?Kirli: She was originally supposed to be the parallel of Chris; driven and passionate, instead of lazy and uncaring like him. I also wanted to give Tessa a designated demon , so she was built around Tessa as well! Chris: I really wanted to give Emery, who was the first to be created in ROoH, a friend, but not a GOOD friend, so Chris was brought to life! I also wanted a dynamic akin to Jonathan and Sock from W2H , which I was (and still am) very into at the time!Angie: Lol I looked at Emery and Chris, the only two ocs I had for this story atm and thought, "holy shit, they're basically two incompetent fools. I should give them a voice of reason." Levelheaded Angie joined the story then. She had, no significance to the plot other than to tell them not to do stupid things??? She's more rounded out now tho :D3. how did you choose their name?Kirli: Her original name, Twyla, was because we read a story in English class about two girls, Jessa and Twyla, and it was a story I found interesting, so I wanted to incorporate an Element from it into my own story! For some reason, I really wanted to make her name mean 'dirty carpet', so Twyla changed to Zikina Tapis, and then the Kirli Tapis we all know and love Chris: .... I actually have no recollection on WHY I decided his name should be Chris???? He just kinda, felt like a Chris.Emery: I think I met a girl named Emorie at a church thing, and her name was just so pretty , that it stuck with me an I desperately wanted to use it somehow? I looked up different ways to spell it and decided on Emery!5. is there any significance behind their hair color?Kirli: she dyed her hair pink after seeing a rlly cute girl with pink hair! It drew attention to the girl, which, Kirli craves attention, and decided to do that as well! Her hair color is originally a medium brown.Emery: His most cherished memory from his childhood was seeing a rainbow for the first time. His mom and dad had taken him to the park for a picnic, and it rained on them for a while at the beginning, but they ate under a gazebo and waited for it to let up. He was so mesmerized by the beauty of the rainbow. It felt like pure magic. When his mom was reduced to a vegetable state, he tried to cling to his happiest memories for stability, because his dad was isolating himself and he had nothing else to lean on. When he ran away from home as a teen to perform magic, he dyed a part of his hair rainbow (he had to bleach the whole section, then dye small segments the different colors one at a time) to remind himself of how he felt that day.El: Hers was purely for the color scheme, but I think I've decided that all mermaids from where she's from have unnatural hair colors? (wow what a jarring difference from Emery's reason lol)8. what, if anything do you relate to within their character/story?Emery: honestly, I based a lot of his childhood off of mine, so I relate to him in that way? We were both forced to grow up a little too early due to parental problems, but Emery's dad was a bit more of an extreme case. His dad turned to drugs to forget the loss of his wife, or at least the woman he fell in love with. On a bit of a lighter note, I've always loved magic, so I relate to Emery's fascination with the unexplainable!11. did you know what the oc's sexuality would be at the time of their creation?All: Not really. I never really consider romance in my stories, so their sexualities weren't thought of until much later! Jaspar was the first oc from ROoH to get a confirmed sexuality, I think ? Emery and Angie were the most recently decided, and Chris and Kirli's are still To Be Determined.13. How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all?ROoH: I dont have anything decided AFTER the story, but I do have what happened BEFORE ? Chris, Angie, Jaspar, Kirli, and Ravi all have more or less ideas on how their human lives played out, if this counts as an answer. Chris and Angie met while trying to immigrate to America in theeeeee 1800s-ish, Angie from Iran and Chris from Switzerland (haven't fully decided??) they fell in love , Chris died in a fire, Angie died of ,,, something (haven't decided this either). Kirli lived and died in 1300-ish England, Black Death. Jaspar lived in Minnesota, early 1900s, cause of death unknown. Ravi lived in Germany all his life, cause of death: not sure yet, again. Probably something random like food poisoning knowing him.15. what is something about your oc that can make you laugh?All: Every time I think of Chris's power to turn things into lawnmowers I laugh because,,, what a dumb power omfg,,,, ALSO THE FACT THAT A MAIN BAD GUY IS JUST. AN EVIL SNOWMAN THAT CURSES A LOT. LIKE,, WHAT. 17. Is there some element you regret adding to your oc or their story?Chris: I mean, the whole thing he does at the end (not gonna spoil :3 ) was pretty shitty?? Like he didnt talk the person out of sacrificing theirself, just kinda accepted he was gonna Stab™. At least he felt guilty afterwards...Angie: I think at one point she was a narcoleptic??? which, that served no purpose to the plot. I regret having that as a trait for her. I also feel bad for not letting her bond with Tessa? She's her guardian angel and still doesn't care for her as much as she should :(Emery: ...... just his entire backstory. so sorry my child I love you I swear-18. what is the most recent thing you've discovered about your oc?All: The fact that Angie remembers all of her human life was a recently discovered thing (so, she remembers her and Chris's relationship, while he doesn't. She dislikes him a lot because now she looks at this trash demon and thinks "I,,,,,, dated that thing???? *barf emoji*") she also hates that he doesn't remember at all, she finds it annoying.Also a recently discovered thing! A reason for Kirli's hatred of humans! Thanks to you Lea!!!!! Kirli died during the Black Death epidemic, so her death went unnoticed. She was brought back as a demon quickly after her death, so she got to watch as her corpse was just tossed to the side without a second glance. Kirli watched as humans dropped dead and were treated in the same respect, and it disgusted her. She reasoned that all humans must be like this: jaded and uncaring towards each other. She refused to look at anything humans did as redeeming in any way, and even any good they did she labeled as a negative trait. "American humans fighting for freedom? well who took away their freedoms in the first place: humans. Famous artworks? All made to prove to others their life is worth something, even though the paintings often went unappreciated until the artist's death."19. What is your favorite fact about your oc?Kirli: The fact that she tries fake like she has a French accent to make herself seem more impressive?? And also the fact that she had a French SO (who was also a demon) that actively taught her the wrong French words for things. "How do you say 'Die a slow and painful death' in French" "omelette du fromage" "thanks hun"Jaspar: The fact that he tries so so so hard to become friends with Emery? Who he knows everything about because he's Emery's Guardian Angel, and he just loves Emery to bits and wants to be around him forever. His passion for Emery and humans in general, for short?? Also he has a strong Minnesotan accent which I LO VE. Ravi: The fact that he has this awful power to make someone relive their worst memory just by touching them, and he refuses to use it just because he is a soft boy who doesn't want anyone to suffer. Also the fact that he's a hella big Mephistapheles Fanboy.Glen: He's always getting nosebleeds from fighting so much??? And his solution is to put A BAND-AID on the bridge of his nose??? Honey that's not how it works. He knows nothing. Luckily angels heal over a short amount of time regardless, so his ignorance doesn't cause any long-lasting damage.Lea you are a trooper for sending me OC asks, bless you and thank you for wanting to know about these garbage babies(and also watch out for some questions about YOUR ocs :333c)

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Psycho Analysis: Enchantress

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)

I really feel bad for Enchantress. Like, she has such a cool design, she has such a cool concept, and Suicide Squad just does diddly squat with her. Part of it is obviously the jarring tonal clash of having a bunch of relatively normal criminals going up against a superpowered demon witch for their first mission, part of it is the awful writing for her holding her back, and all of it adds up to a disappointing mess that continued the proud DCEU trend of having dull, unengaging generic doomsday villains (a trend that wouldn’t truly be broken to any great extent until the release of Aquaman).

Actor: Cara Delevingne portrays the wicked witch of the DCEU, but sadly she doesn’t really get to showcase her acting chops here. Enchantress does nothing but writhe around like a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man, and June Moone is just a satellite character at best. She doesn’t bring anything to this role, but at the very least I can say the fault here much more squarely lays upon the shoulders of the writers, unlike with Jared Leto where it was clearly his suckiness that was ruining things.

Motivation/Goals: So, Enchantress discovers people don’t worship or even know who she is anymore, and instead worship machines. So, she decides to do the logical thing: build a giant magitek doomsday weapon to wipe out all technology, all while doing weird interpretive dance. Yeah, our villain is a demonic Luddite womanchild who hates that people aren’t paying attention to her and so throws an epic temper tantrum. Wonderful.

Personality: She’s crazy, selfish, and entitled, but really, the most we get from her is very surface-level observations, as she’s not really characterized all that well. There’s not much to even talk about here, becsue even what could normally be gleaned from watching a film like this is contradicted – she treats her brother like an expendable mook for the entire film (which he is, to be fair), but then when he dies she seems actually upset, and actually begs to be killed so she can be with him again. This comes so out of nowhere and flies in the face of how she’s been this whole movie that it feels like a flaccid attempt at pity for her than anything. It doesn’t help that Incubus isn’t exactly much of a character himself.

Final Fate: Flag kills her by crushing her heart, meaning she actually does get to go and be with her brother in the pile of dead, crappy villains.

Final Thoughts & Score: Enchantress just does not work in the confines of this film. Like, at all.

The whole entire concept of the movie is that the Suicide Squad is a black ops group of criminals roped by Amanda Waller to do the dirty work heroes can’t do. None of these criminals are so-called metahumans, save for Diablo. Most everyone here is just a regular person with really good skills in their respective fields, be that assassin (Deadshot), escape artist (Slipknot), boomerang-themed bank robber (Captain Boomerang), or clown (Harley). Now, when you look at this group, do they seem at all like the kind of group who, on their very first mission, one where they do not know each other and frankly can’t stand each other, should be going up against a magical, apocalyptic interdimensional witch demon and her army of zombies? Does that make any sort of sense?

Like I’m all for mashup movies but I really think something like this should have been saved for a sequel, perhaps after building up Enchantress more, giving her more of a character, and have her actively helping the Squad. As it stands, she comes off as a weak, generic, underwritten villain, and it’s a real shame, because her design and concept are top notch (at least until the final confrontation). On paper, she seems a really cool villain, but she’s just not a cool villain the Suicide Squad should be facing, and so she just comes off as an overwhelmingly large threat to a ridiculous degree. This movie is like what you’d get if you asked the Paw Patrol to take down SPECTRE; narratively, it could happen, but should it happen? Would it really be cool and satisfying? It hurts even more because the Joker is, like, right there, and I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say I would have loved to see Jared Leto get his face beat in.

As it stands, Enchantress is just an absolute tonal mess who does not fit the movie she’s in at all. She’s a ridculously powerful superhuman physical god in a movie about a bunch of jerks without superpowers being sent on a black ops government mission, and she just doesn’t gel with it at all. Ultimately she gets a 2/10, though I will say this: she doesn’t fill me with revulsion to the same degree Jared Leto’s Joker does, even if she has the same score. At least her design and the idea behind her are cool, and her actress seems like a nice person, which is more than can be said for Leto’s Joker and Leto himself, generally speaking. I really think Enchantress should have been saved for a sequel and been built up more, but I suppose nothing can be done about that now.

I really can’t stress enough though how much I love Enchantress’ design, though. It’s just so cool, and kinda hot in that evil stringy-haired ghost girl kind of way. Though the less said about that weird form she takes at the end, the better…

...Yeah. No. Maybe it doesn’t look so bad in a still screenshot, but in the film it is such awkward and terrible CGI it makes Delevingne look like a living bobblehead amd swan dives right into the uncanny valley. Give me the creepy witch demon, thank you very much.

That actually reminds me, there’s actually another villain related to Enchantress in Suicide Squad, though one who I really don’t think warrants his own review. So for the first time, we’re having a Two-For-One Analysis! This one’s gonna be quick because there’s not much to talk about, but still, get ready for...

Psycho Analysis: Incubus

Enchantress has a brother. I feel the need to say this because you probably forgot this guy even existed, which I think tells you almost all there is you need to know about him. Still, I decided I’m doing this, so I’m at least going to try and be fair here.

Actor: So the only reason I even bring up that he has an actor – Alain Chanoine is his name – is because I thought for the life of me this guy was just a big, ugly CGI creation. I didn’t even remember this guy speaking until I looked it up. That’s how little is brought to the table by his actor, but at the very least I don’t really blame him, because what exactly could he do with a character like this?

Motivation/Goals: He’s basically just assisting his sister. He really doesn’t have much more to him than that, he’s just the muscle.

Personality: So here’s his defining feature: His lack of personality. This guy hardly talks, hardly contributes to the plot, and just exists as an excuse for some fight scenes and to kill El Diablo, who dies heroically sacrificing himself. This guy is just so dull I forgot he was in this movie until I started writing the bit on his sister, and then decided maybe it would be good to just toss him in as a bonus.

Final Fate: El Diablo turns into a giant flaming Aztec skeleton (for… some reason) and fights him off, and then they blow him up with a bomb. Yeah, this ancient demon dies to a bomb, which is especially egregious since he takes worse in earlier scenes. Then again, a pathetic, stupid end to a pathetic, stupid villain is pretty much fitting for this guy.

Final Thoughts & Score: I already think that Enchantress was wasted in Suicide Squad, and if I think that, I feel it doubly for Incubus. This guy barely got to speak or do anything before unceremoniously being killed in an absolutely ridiculous way. Why was he even in the movie? It’s not like he’s a really famous villain to begin with. Why even bother using him if you’re just gonna dump all over him as a character like this? Like yeah, sure, he’s obscure and not a big name, but that’s the point of a movie like this: you should be taking these obscure villains and turning them into something memorable for the audience, so that they become household names. Look at villains like Ego or Thanos or Mysterio; they’re more villains that the comic book savvy would recognize on sight, and not what I would call household names like, say, Green Goblin or Joker or Magneto. But their movies helped elevate them to become truly iconic and well-known and well-regarded among even more casual fans. Here, though? They did the exact opposite somehow. They managed to make an obscure character so forgettable and pointless I forgot he was in the damn movie.

Incubus gets a 1/10, but obviously he’s not worse than Malekith. At the very least Incubus is just a crappy minor antagonist and not the main threat of the movie; his narrative function is basically as an elite mook serving his sister. He sucks, yes, but it’s hard to muster up the sheer revulsion I feel for a travesty like Malekith. There was just a lot less going for this guy in the first place, so when he failed to deliver, I wasn’t really surprised.