#theyve just grown to appreciate it in each other

[xiaoluclair]

bro, bro do you understand, they hated each other it was always me or him, no and. they were pre pubescent and squeaking about he pushed me i pushed him back it was nothing it was just an inchident. they were like mortal enemies or some overdramatic shit cooked up under a mop of monagasque hair like bruh you were three, any puddle was proportionally the size of the pacific. now fast forward to when theyre like three and a half and it's smiles it's the best fun of my career it's i want this for another fifteen twenty years it's i know how strong he is it's touching hands and necks and arms and looks, really really soft looks (soft_wilted_cabbage.img), and it's nice (what's nice??) bc it means we know each other well (is it nice that you met so early, is it nice that your lives met the way they did again again and again, are you glad for it????) . they went from we didn't even say goodbye to we say hellow now to try and stop this middle-of-the-media-pen debrief and we couldn't stand each other to complete tunnel vision on that podium(tm) - miss ma'am did you see those fucking smiles, that grin, the pure elation, the ecstacy - and our relationship wasn't that great to laughing together and holding each other and respecting - admiring - each other to unshakeable degrees, we have a good relationship, from literal scowls to immediate smiles when asked about the other person and from never giving a single inch on track to understanding that, to loving that, to seeing it as a mirror and loving that too, and from, from grr to like, love heart love heart, likw- DO YOU UNDERSTAND—

[sun-stricken]

Gray & Erza Hcs

someone sent in an ask about their friendship and i accidentally deleted it but you know who u are, this is for you

these two have so much angst potential

* Gray purposefully take the route to and from his house that passes the river even though it takes longer, just on the off chance Erza might be there

* She holds so much guilt for sending him into avatar, but everytime she tries to apologize for it the words get stuck and she cant

* Grays probably the only person Erza has ever offered a slice of her cake to, if only bc she knows he doesnt like cake and made it her personally mission to find one he does

* They are so stubborn

* Gray: You’re one of my best friends, I would do anything for you. 
Erza: I want you to eat 3 meals a day and have a decent sleep schedule. 
Gray: Absolutely not.

* Their friendship is the type where they can sit in silence for hours and be completely comfortable just knowing the other is there

* Erza loves her guild, but if Gray died, if he left fairy tail, she would genuinely consider leaving as well

* her big sister instincts will always kick in the fastest with him

* She has an internal alarm that sounds every time Grays in trouble even if shes no where near him.

* Sometimes she’ll wake up in a cold sweat and text him in a panic asking him whats wrong

* it freaked him out so many times but hes grown so used to it that he’ll message her as soon as smth happens to forstall the panic

* He was her first real friend in fairy tail, so she has a soft spot and a bias of sorts for him, shes more likely to take his sides on things than not

* thats not to say she turns a blind eye to his chronic dumbassery, no she still will fully call him out on his bullshit, but shes more likely to call others out before him

* In turn, Gray is the one who calls her out on her behavior, people will go out of their way to find him just so he can talk to her bc shes less likely to kill him if he calls her out than anyone else

* He called her a hypocrite once and everybody started to mentally plan his funeral, then was in awe since she actually stopped what she was doing and apologized

* He will fight for what she wants even if he doesn’t necessarily agree with it. He is the first to defend her

* Hes also the first to put her in her place, he has never seen her as the great godly ‘Titiana’, he sees her a ‘Erza’, a teenage girl

* And honestly? she probably appreciates thats more than being seen as a sort of invincible god the public sees her as

* Allegedly, their are the two most ‘mature’ and put together people of the team. its a lie. an act. theyre not. not at all. They are so chaotic, especially together. when nobodies around they can be so dumb together and they cause so many problems. but nobody would believe you if you told someone

* They have an insane amount of respect for one another, more than the kind for friends and guild mates

* Gray isn’t actually scared of her, he plays it up for shits n giggles but at the end of the day less scared than he is cautious, he knows she’ll put him in his place but he is by no means scared of her.

* She knows this and its like their own little secret

* They refuse to go to the doctor, therapy, or anything such as that unless the other gets checked out too

* They get each other weapons for their birthdays, each one is better than the last

* They see a lot of themselves in each other, perhaps thats why they are so protective of one another

* Neither of them are the type to fully let down their walls, theyve never really felt truly and completely at ease with any one person. But the closest its ever been has been with each other

* trying to get them to do smth actually good for their health is like getting happy to never eat fish again.

[yoylechess]

alright.. finally, here is my hot freaks forever "review" this is my first i guess "formal" review so BE NICE TO ME. also most of this is just me attempting to make my original notes from my very first listen not completely incoherent, so that incoherent-ness may fade into the current post sitting in front of you.

now, i adore hot freaks. they are one of my top bands NO DOUBT with their debut album being one of my absolutely favorite albums. so you can imagine my pure excitement at a new hot freaks album! well.. i started my listen and... eh.... i dont hate this album, i CANT hate this album... but i dont love it... i suppose i shouldnt have gotten my hopes up for more of their previous music, its been YEARS since theyve released anything for god sakes! and to be completely honest im unsure of what i wanted at all, or at least i couldnt possibly put it into words. despite my disappointment with this album i still have been enjoying it! it has certainly grown on me...

i will be going through each song, briefly talking about what i think, and then giving a rating outta ten as this is the easiest way for me to talk about the album.

starting off with together above, i love the floaty vocals here and this plucky instrument (that i am unsure on the name of) being played after the chorus. i also like the electric guitar here, and the introduction of a violin is a change that surprised me but i welcome wholly! also im not a fan of this twinkling at the end here. im generally not a fan of glitter-esque sounds in music but i really dont like it here.. also music video was released and it.. is a music video! nothing to write home about 6.5/10

lets start a country: inoffensive simple catchy pop song that while doesn't bring too much to the table i still enjoy with funny lyrics and a catchy chorus that makes me want to get up and bounce around. i wish that the lyrics were a tad stronger but otherwise in terms of doing its job of being a good pop song it works very well! also music video is fine i like the tedx stuff and its more interesting than together above's 4/10

end of the night: ...bland its genuinely hard for me to think of anything else to say not bad but not necessarily good no other comments 2.3/10

stuart little vibes: what is happening with the lyrics in this song?? what is going on??? what is that tts voice?? that instrument??? is that a fucking harmonica???????????????? i dont like this song i really dont 1/10 (chorus does trick me for a second into liking this song though) this song makes me want to ram my head through drywall i got angry THINKING about this song the other day i hate this stupid mouse fuck i dont care enough to fix this one up you just get my raw original note. they put the trumpets in to try to appease me but its not working

not concerned with everything: this early instrument feels out of place and the vocals feel offset(?) in the beginning like as if this song was a picture the vocals are slightly off center in certain places. i like the new vibe to this song! was starting to sound a little repetitive the violin really shines in this track it made me really appreciate its presence. the breakdown at the end is just fantastic just great 8.5/10

boyfriend: kicking the dirt at my feet.. i do like the track.... i listened to it a lot before i was able to sit down and listen to the full album. and yes i think its simple and maybe the most boring uninspired song in the album taking in the full picture but im all attached now..... my long time friend.. boyfriend by hot freaks.... my dearly beloved... also what the hell is the ending what was that (/silly) 7/10 🎵oh you are my boyfriend come get me after work~🎵

for nothing: why does it feel like a song from a children's cartoon im forced to sit down to watch with my 3-4 yr old siblings (/neg) i like its bounce and slight new sound for the album. however, they could be doing so much more give me MORE please im on my hands and knees hot freaks im groveling get me out of poorly animated children's cartoon land. violin is of course a highlight of this song 3/10

i want you to be my daddy: strong opening to this track! makes me think of gorillaz, was expecting to hear damon albarn start singing in my ear for a second there tbh. big fan of the vocals here and of course we have to have a horny hot freaks song it is MANDATORY and it is good !!!!!! its so good!!!! makes me pine for hsbf these ending vocals are just a delight i love this track a ton man. horny hot freaks song on top 8.5~9/10

lioness: unfortunately after iwytbmd this track has a lot to live up to for me. but not a bad track at all! reminds me of puppy princess i dont have much to say about this one here 6.3/10

what can i do: just like the end of hot freaks (album) the final song feels entirely disconnected from the rest of the album in topic. hollywood machine may have been attempting to obscure its meaning a bit compared to this straight forward song that doesnt even attempt to hide anything. however, hollywood machine had its distincter sound to hold it up when compered to the rest of the album, while this track seems to sound way too similar to hot freaks forever to stand out in any meaningful way to me. the start's sharp violin sound and harp are unusual and im not all that in love with it. the harp is fine the other times its used i guess but its just not the best. and as usual, (minus the beginning) the violin can not be trumped as it is also pretty good here. 5/10

overall thoughts: of course the vocals preformed by leo vondracek are stunning as is customary for hot freaks but i feel the album leaves a lot to be desired if youre going in expecting something similar to their previously released music. hot freaks forever feels a little lost confused by its own meandering love songs with a bland uninspired beachy vibe. the tracks all feel bouncy which is fine i like bouncy but i would also like it if they mixed it up a little bit more. it feels as if they are desperate to keep inoffensive as to stay in the new spotlight their work has (rightfully) gained as of late. i hope that in the future we can get another album more like their debut, and i dont doubt that we can, i can absolutely see it happening. i just want them to do MORE and give me MORE in terms of sound. i enjoy how they play with their lyrics but i need them to play with the music now please. i do like the new violins though theyre fantastic im a big big fan of the violins. 6/10

my favorite track: i want you to be my daddy (not concerned with everything is a close follow up however!)

my least favorite track: sturat little vibes i hate the song i hate it so much i hate ot oh my god

[curedeity]

For the oc ask!!! #31, for whoever you are eager to talk about :)c

Hey sadie!!!!

31. Who are they most glad to have met?

Well for Kagami and Tsukiko its clearly each other. I think both are really thankful for the role the other plays in thier life, and how theyve grown together. I think Tsukiko especially would put Kagami there the easiest, as she tends to get heavily attached to the people around her at the time. Kagami likely has a few old friends that have influenced her life a lot that I might introduce, but she genuinely really appreciates Tsukiko. And not just for how theyve improved each other, but for just who they are.

Alright sappy time over

Avery would have the most difficulty answering this question. She would probably be stuck between Ren, Trey, and Miriam. Theyve all served really important roles in her life after shed met them (anya doesnt count theyre siblings) but i think that Ren is the one shed say shes most happy to have met because Ren really helped her come into herself. Ren really comes to Avery in this time when Avery is struggling with her place on this team, and finally having to define herself as a leader, and Ren helps her figure out how to do that.

For Anya I'd similarly say Maru. Shes really thankful to Trey too, whos sorta her older brother, but Maru is the person who Anya like, realized would help define her future.

Miriam would not give an answer. Its probably like some rival at the WBBA though. Maybe like a spy who didnt immediately do what Miriam said and Miriam has turned that into a war. Miriam is also pretty glad to have met Toby. I think they get along very well and Toby is the one who challenged her in the most meaningful ways (questioning her decisions) while supporting her the most based on who she was (i think the other members of team dungeon would really struggle to define miriam as a person)

Trey is most glad to have met Avery and Shui. No he will not choose between them.

Shui is most glad to have met Trey. They will never say this aloud.

[rqs902]

Leader Jia Yi making Leader Lin Mo proud :) 

[sanchoyo]

danny phantom season 2, ep 12-16 thoughts! these episodes, in comparison to the first 10 or so, felt way more laid back and low-stakes, which I appreciate sometimes. I didn't appreciate how lazy jack's halfa design was in masters of time, it made me so annoyed I redesigned it. 👎🏻 u_u

see prev episode thoughts in this tag <3

-'picking a fight with me and my upgraded form!' 'you upgraded to a mullet?' DANNNNY. YOU CANT SAY THAT TO TECHNUS. YOUVE HAD A MULLET TWICE NOW ('fun' split danny, and evil future danny BOTH HAD THEM). I HAVE THE RECEIPTS.

-danny seeing technus hurting valerie and yelling I AM GOING TO BREAK YOU IN HALF. SAMEEEE <3

-axion labs is now a part of vladco. FUCK YOU VLAD. hes not even really IN this episode, but just thought I'd throw out a nice fuck you anyway.

-'capable of blasting a single person into space in (2) minutes!' tucker. that would kill someone. i mean yeah they might get to space, but theres NO WAY THEY WOULDNT CATCH FIRE, OR THEIR ORGANS WOULDNT LIQUIFY BECAUSE OF THE STRAIN. THEY'D PROBABLY PASS OUT BEFORE THEN, BUT. ...no, okay, I get why vlad bought this company. this is RIGHT up his alley.

-danny KNOWS VAL DIDNT DO THIS, THAT SOMEONE STOLE THE SUIT. AND SPENDING ALL NIGHT CHATTING WITH HER. <3 and val is a 9TH DEGREE BLACKBELT?? danny's mom is, too!! omg and she hunts ghosts, his parents would love her. and her fav fruit is kumquat bc its a funny word. im so with danny val is amazing. I love her and I Do Not Want To Hear It From Sam.

-I knew danny wanted to be an astronaut, but the bowling tidbit is like. yes give me more useless info abt these characters, I love tiny details that make them feel more human, and im glad hes got hobbies aside from ghost stuff, we dont really see a lot of that!!! (I mean, we knew 'fun' danny from when he split himself in half liked bowling, so obv it makes sense he LIKES it, but hes very GOOD at it. so proud of him, bowling king) val calling him neil armstrong and them teasing each other. LOVE THAT.

-technus you are my favorite grandpa for setting this up. SAM WHY ARE YOU BEING SO CREEPY BE HAPPY FOR YOUR FRIEND!!! STOP SPYING ON THEM!!! who actually cares if technus did 'set them up' together, theyre having fun and enjoy each others company!!! 'you think the universe wants you two to be together?' 'i dunno, but maybe /I/ do!' EXACTLY DANNY!!! SOO TRUE.

-and valerie being happy sam said she wants to try and be happy for them and make room at the lunch table for them. and hugging sam over it. VAL NEEDS MORE FRIENDS.

-VAL GOING AFTER TECHNUS IN HER SUIT WITH (1) MILK, AND (1) TREE BRANCH AND KEYS!!!. I LOVE YOUUUU BEST GIRL. her new suit kicks ass

-dannys like 'HEY IM AN ASTRONAUT :D' AW. ...HES IN SPACE... the fact he's actually intending to give her the ring. with SAMS NAME ON IT?? IM CRINGING DANNY NO. YOU CANT DO THAT...thank god he didnt. thank god valerie cut it off and said they can just stay friends for now. tbh, they both have a lot on their plates!! they obv both still like each other...it can be a future thing!! when she knows about phantom! youre 14 theres no need to rush. I just want her to have friends and be happy :(

-...danny struggles to do (1) pull up. SAME. but all the ghost fighting in phantom form REALLY doesnt carry over at ALL? that sucks

-sam being as fit as she is, is not just a goth. shes a goth jock.

-honey I Shrank Our Kid, One of his Enemies, and his Bully: the episode

-dash's crush on phantom is So Obvious. fitness buddies :) watching them interact always makes me laugh. also, phantom, with PANTS. 'how many costume changes you gonna go through, what is this, vegas??' DASSH DJKSFHASKDF

-MADDIE GOING AFTER THE MOUSE WITH A BROOM, WHAT THE FUCK. AAAH. JUST BUY SOME KIND OF MOUSE TRAP.

-danny likes lime and vinegar chips. which sound very good.

-'our boy finally has the physical prowess of a 60 year old president!' ...poor danny LMAO

-'what's wrong with beauty pageants' oh tucker you sweet naïve child. what ISNT wrong with them. who approved this for a high school?? (I mean, yes. unfortunately child pageants exist, but...) also danny and tucker once again treating the pretty girls like objects. I need to meet the grown man who wrote this, I just want to talk...

-prince aragon's dragon form reminds me of maleficent (color scheme wise) which is always a bonus. considering the episode is called beauty marked, I feel like the sleeping beauty references are deliberate

-sam with the fake fangs. once again her accessories never miss. hate the 'not like other girls, girls who get sucked into this kind of thing are all shallow and all want to be carbon copies' bs tho.

-sam trying to be the Worst Bride, being rude as shit. DORA IS GOING TO GET KILLED. DID YOU MISS THE PART WHERE SHE SAID THE PRINCE WILL HAVE HER HEAD IF YOU ARENT THE IDEAL BRIDE. YOU /KNOW/ DANNY WILL COME SAVE YOU. JUST ACT CHILL UNTIL THEN. even if you were doing fine to get him to take off the crown, consider maybe not letting his poor sister get punished also?? sure, she could also take off the crown and has dragon powers, but did you know that for sure?? dora didnt even really realize it until you guys talked!! (or at least, she was scared to stand up to him. you had no guarantee she would...) but. good for dora. ANOTHER friendly ghost to add to the List :)

-tucker is so under appreciated in his time. if he was doing a tech-based campaign today he'd have a better shot. people in 2004 had NO IDEA how much tech would be a part of our day-to-day lives...altho. tbh if you're going to be running for student council president, maybe you should..focus on things to actually improve the school? since he's going for a tech angle, he could say like, he would be running fundraisers for the schools computers to be upgraded, etc? we've already SEEN he can be good at money-making entrepreneur type stuff!!

-oh my god wait. this episode is JUST YUGIOH?????! A REBORN PHAROH USING A TEENAGER AS A VESSEL?? YESSSSSS

-tucker using his new minion to feed him grapes and carry him. AND LOCUSTS ONTO THE BULLIES. I love how when he's possessed, he gains winged eyeliner.

-this episode is giving me big 'plankton makes everyone in bikini bottom his slaves and build monuments of him from the spongebob movie' vibes. and the pharaoh has a traitor who works for him? VERY big yugioh vibes. aknadin confirmed

-I like that danny is still completely exhausted after using ghostly wail. (still patiently waiting on him to get duplication)

-LOVE the fenton's 80s outfits. I get hes 14 and embarrassed by everything they do because theyre his parents, but. cmon, this is one objectively cool thing theyve done. love 80s fashion.

-...was vlad just standing on that streetlight waiting for danny to come out? how'd he know they'd be coming out the back? how long has he been up there???

-oh, wait, his ecto-acne has flareups? that SUCKS. danny was...well I dont want to say he was LUCKY HE HALF-DIED, but he was lucky his was pretty instant (I'm assuming that had to do with the power/scale of the portals being different?) I remember in the ep we met him, vlad made a point of saying he was stuck in a hospital for a long time, so. that really actually sucks and I feel bad. not that it excuses anything he's done...but like. it does suck.

-vlad being so sure danny wouldnt help him he made it somehow contagious to his friends to make sure he'd get help? danny is a nice boy, he wouldve helped if it was anyone else. the only reason he wouldn't have is because of the shit vlad did to him, on purpose. vlad 100% dug his own grave by being the biggest asshole, so it is very hard to feel bad for him.

-clockwork is back!!! and making danny learn lessons The Hard Way. Uhhh, okay. I kind of get Danny’s logic, that time traveling this far back would prevent vlad from becoming a halfa also, ergo no arch nemesis or ectoacne to worry about. But the fact that was basically the first solution Danny came up with to solve this problem is actually so funny. It’s so extreme

-APPRICIATION FOR THESE 80S LESBIAN BG CHARACTERS.

-vlad telling maddie in the lab (in the 80s) he has something he's wanted to tell her 'for a long time'...how long have they known each other? I assumed they met in college, since jack always calls vlad his college buddy/roommate, so jack and vlad for sure met in college, but did vlad know maddie longer? thats surprising if so. Tho we don’t know what year of college they’re in so they could mean they met as freshmen and a few years have past…speaking of maddie shes crushing the 80s look.

-vlad blames jack, but. maybe dont stick your face 2 inches from the portal??! THIS FEELS LIKE LAB SAFETY BASICS. IF SOMETHING HAS POTENTIAL TO BE DANGEROUS, DONT GET NEAR IT. WITH YOUR FACE UNPROTECTED IN ANY WAY. (altho jack didnt really give a Big Warning besides screaming BONZAI. so. also that, but cmon.) also, they need gloves, goggles, and to pull all of their hair back tbh. but fuck lab safety, I guess!

-cryyyyinnng at how lazy they were with jack's ghost form design, its just plasmius' design on jack!!! you couldve given him his own design!!

-there. I did that in about 10 minutes and its somehow less lazy than what made it into the show. embarrassing! better yet, I think the episode would've been better if maddie would've gotten the ectoacne. or maybe its just me, wanting to see her design! anyway. I'm sure people have already done redesigns of them both as halfas. I have to go look after I finish this watch through. Also mildly frustrated jacks resentment and bitterness is basically also a copy paste of vlads backstory. They’re different characters, I really don’t think jack would stew in bitterness and jealousy the same way vlad would!! I also don’t think he’d give up after one time of trying to hunt ghosts and getting laughed at. Our canon timeline says different…I dunno, I get it was for laughs, but I’m annoyed because the POTENTIAL this plot has…

-did vlad really wear a stupid cheese hat to his wedding. ok actually that kinda rules. and the cheese door knocker. the dairy-only buffet table. vlad still got rich, just on being the New Dairy King. (Assuming that means he owns a lot of dairy businesses?) ok! this actually is great. hope maddie isn't lactose intolerant!

-'no matter how hard I tried, I could never get rid of my ghost half, the half I knew Maddie could never accept' ohh, ouch, what a horrible thing to say to her HALF GHOST SON. 'YOUR MOM WILL NEVER ACCEPT YOU' BASICALLY.

-maddie strapping danny to the table with a lazer pointed at him in a secret lab she keeps from vlad that she makes a point of saying is sound proof so he can scream all he wants...CHRIST. DANNYS POOR PYSCHE.

-also, not to feel bad for alternate vlad (because, he did lie to maddie saying jack blames her and never wants to see her again...) but. being married to a woman 20+ years and she immediately goes back to jack? if she didnt love vlad and feels like she had to hide shit from him, and says she wasted her best years with him, WHY MARRY HIM. it feels like leading him on!!! cannot believe im feeling bad for vlad, but. this alternate timeline vlad is significantly Less Horrible than Our Vlad. did she not think she'd get funding for her ghost stuff? (which, fair assumption since they're considered 'ghost fanatics/nuts in canon...but...) why did she think jack or vlad would be her ONLY OPTIONS? be like your sister. be single. Actually, this au could’ve been really interesting if after the accident, vlad lied to her and said jack never wanted to see her again, but she stays single. Imagine how much that would bug vlad… like, in her mind, it was never a competition it was jack or no one type situation…

-danny being like 'leave him ALONE' this jack is a HOMEWRECKER, DANNY. let them go to court and settle this at the least. ...or just throw vlad into the portal. (100% human, defenseless vlad) CHRIST, MADDIE THATS BRUTAL. THATS MURDER.

-danny seeing his mom immediately accepting him and his dad being half ghosts in this universe, if I was him this would be a great sign that his universe's maddie would also.

-*maddie voice* "clockwork will help!" *2 seconds later, with clockwork* "I will Not Help." TOUGH LOVE KING. YES LET DANNY SEE THE SODA HIMSELF AND DEVOLP BETTER OBSERVATION SKILLS.

-when clockwork ""reset time to the way it was"" just before danny "meddled"" ...did he really erase a whole alternate timeline? ...damn. because maddie and danny both called it an alternate timeline by name, it splitting when the college incident went different, so it wouldnt have really mattered if he reset it, right. like because danny's timeline is on a different stream? why didnt clockwork just. show danny a replay and not Reset That Timeline. wh...I wonder how many people that Erased From Existence. Anyway! once again stating clockwork is casually terrifying!

[tweedfrog]

Cersei, Arianne, and Sansa?

Yes my queens thank you for asking me anon. I’ll be doing Ari in a seperate ask.

Cersei Lannister

Sexuality Headcanon: Straight but sometimes i like her in relationships with women so lets just say repressed bi

Gender Headcanon: Cis woman (but i’ve seen some interesting arguments where people headcanon her as trans because she really resents being a woman, then again that could just be because of the patriarchial hell hole she lives in) 

A ship I have with said character: Honestly get Cersei the hell away from men in general. I hated how Robert treated Cersei and I think she needs time to recover from that. Other than that an AU where Cersei was actually married to Theon like Tywin suggested would be so funny because Theon loves milfs and Cersei would just step on him like a bug

A BROTP I have with said character: Cersei/Taena. Im sorry but Cersei being like “Taena i fully trust you” while Taena plays her like a fiddle is SO darkly funny to me. I understand why Cersei had no female friendships but I feel really sorry for her so i hope she has 1 as a treat.

A NOTP I have with said character: Jaime/Cersei for reasons ive discussed earlier. People always go on about what a bad influence Cersei is on Jaime but I think the opposite also applies. Theyre destructive together. 

A random headcanon: I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL BUT IF TYWIN BOTHERED TO TRAIN CERSEI THEN SHE WOULDNT MAKE THE POLITICAL BLUNDERS WE SEE HER MAKING. I think most of her terrible descisions in AFFC are motivated by her paranoia spiral about the prophecy and I think if Tywin had invested half the energy he put into Jaime into Cersei she would have turned out differently. Then again if Tywin did that he wouldnt be Tywin sooooo

General Opinion over said character: Evil milf queen I love how she bullys pycelle 

Sansa Stark

Sexuality Headcanon: Used to think Sansa was bi but now i have hopped on the sansa is a lesbian train and I refuse to disembark

Gender Headcanon: Cis woman

A ship I have with said character: Sansa/Jeyne is my fav ship for Sansa. Them reuniting in Winterfell....Sansa protecting Jeyne after everything she’s been thru.....Both of them being abuse survivors and living and THRIVING together.....THE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO LOVERS TROPE OF IT ALL ANON.

Also I like onesided Sansa/Podrick Payne because pod obviously has a little bit of a crush on her and its cute.

A BROTP I have with said character: Sansa/Arya when theyve grown up and appreciate each others differences. Also Sansa/Jeyne is both my ship and my brotp. I like Sandor/Sansa and Tyrion/Sansa as friends but ONLY as friends 

A NOTP I have with said character: The usual guys people ship sansa with - petyr baelish, sandor clegane, tyrion lannister. I dont like the age gaps and I dont think these would be healthy relationships for Sansa.

A random headcanon: After the dust settles Sansa finally gets those harp lessons she wanted (as a string instrument player sansa is one of us im manifesting this)

General Opinion over said character: I love Sansa she’s awesome

Thanks for asking!

[jacksbutland]

i love the young lions n i esp love how much positivity there is around them

[koyurim]

its okay to not be okay 15-16 (fin)

the payoff of a tightly-woven, effective story is the happy ending feels so earned and emotional. even though we’re saying goodbye to our trio, i know that they’re going to be staying in my heart for a very long time. 

cw: blood, choking, attempted murder

in these last two episodes we get a bunch of satisfying reversals!!!!!!!!! now that moon-young is trying to create distance between her and the moon brothers, the moon brothers are the one who stubbornly stick to her side. typically, i despise the ‘we must separate bc you wont ever be happy with me’ plot device that typically appears at the tail end of a drama, but this felt really in line with moon-young’s growth and ability to understand herself. in the beginning, moon-young does whatever she wants without regard to how she imposes herself on others, however, with her mother’s reappearance, she really pulls back because she now sees that she can cause harm AND she cares about kang-tae/sang-tae and DOESNT want to harm them anymore!!!!! so this withdrawal didn’t feel pointless/just there to create drama. 

however, as kang-tae learns from director o, just because we harm and are harmed, doesn’t mean we can live alone (humans are social creatures). human relationships are messy and hard and acknowledging that your relationship wont be perfect, but that doesn’t mean you’re not willing to put in the work to be messy together!!!!!! kang-tae winds up saying many of moon-young’s former lines to her, and in this way, she sees that her impact on him is not just a negative one. his confession was a hilarious and powerful moment where we see how much he’s learned to lean into his emotions and how much restraint shes grown herself. she’s helped him grow so much and he’s willing to fight for them to be together even though it may be a hard path to overcome the reality of what happened with their mothers. 

moon-young also gets love from everyone around her, from sang-tae, juri and her mom, and jae-su. and this community helps her understand that the warmth we show each other keeps us going and keeps us grounded. and she decides to accept the love they give her into her life. from accepting this love and learning that she has the capacity to love, i think moon-young’s reached a point in her journey where she no longer has to write fairy tales to communicate with the world. and im SO PROUD of her. 

and through this, we at last, we get our HAPPY ending!! but this ending is not theirs, it’s only their beginning. as juri’s mom says, they all have a lot of learning and growing left to do, but they’re now in the position where they can actively pursue that instead of just coping!!! kang-tae can learn to nurture himself and pursue what he wants in his future studies. sang-tae is learning to be independent and grow up apart from his brother. these brothers finally have developed a secure enough attachment, where the show can end with them parting ways for the first time in their lives. and moon-young gets to have the family that she didnt grow up with and live with the care of those around her/that exists within herself. they still fight and bicker, but they also get a chance to BREATHE now that theyve formed healthy boundaries. their camping trip feels like a reset before they face the world again on their own terms, to find their own happiness. 

our side characters also get the conclusions they deserve!!!!! particularly JAE-SU!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was so happy he got the recognition for being such an amazing friend to kang-tae all these years. when kang-tae finally called him hyung, we see how much kang-tae’s grown to understand having a big brother is not a curse/burden. and he finally is at a place where he can accept all the love that jae-su gives him. jae-su also gets a great moment with sang-tae where sang-tae decides to quit. we see that jae-su has also been relying on the moon brothers for company and friendship, but now they’re all at a place where they can healthily pursue their own paths while still holding each other in their lives. im excited for jae-su to make his own life!!! 

juri’s mom also gets the appreciation she deserves from the moon brothers, as their ‘fake real mom’. she’s truly the BEST mom in the world! she doesnt try to control any of the characters and just speaks truthfully to them, encouraging them to grow while looking out for them!!!! ugh! juri’s a lucky daughter. 

juri and sang-in’s ending was also cute enough for me, but not too much! i think their relationship will be slow going and im glad that nothing was rushed. the decision to stay in the countryside was also nice, i love that we dont have to ‘go back to the city’ to resume/have lives that are worth living. 

we also get to see how much the patients have grown on their journey. there’s still lots of healing to be had for each of them, but they’ve grown so much. it was heartwarming to see old patients come back and smile with each other, they’ve all formed a really supportive community. and (again) im so proud. 

overall, this finale felt so well earned. the growth didn’t come out of no where and the emotions were all so raw and human. i still didn’t believe that nurse park was moon-young’s mom, but i dont think the point is how believable that part is, rather the focus and point is the emotions that moon-young goes through when she faces her mother who’s haunted her for so long. even though, i wasnt convinced by how moon-young’s mom became nurse park, i was glad the show didnt focus on those logistics, because, truthfully, they are irrelevant to our character’s growth and journey. i keep saying this over and over again, but i am in love with the emotional journey and growth that this show took us on. the story was so well planned and written and i think there were very few missteps in the drama. im so sad to part ways with the troublesome trio, but i know they’re going to be starting journeys to find their own paths and they’ll all have each other along the way.

additionally, when it comes to moon-young and kang-tae’s relationship, i really appreciated the frankness that the show approached sex and intimacy. it wasn’t some taboo subject, but it wasn’t overhyped/things weren’t needlessly sexualized. also once, moon-young and kang-tae settle, touch is effortless/not made into such a big deal and their comfortability with each other was a fantastic touch. i can continue to see them growing with each other, calling each other out on the other’s bullshit, loving and supporting one another, and finding new adventures each day together.

thank you to moon-young, kang-tae, sang-tae, and the rest of the cast and crew for your vulnerability in bringing us along with you on your journey.  i wish you all the best!! 

[battlekidx2]

Voltron Season 8

There are spoilers for season 8 so proceed with caution.

I want to start off by saying I love Voltron and there is something I love about each season of Voltron. I have been seeing quite a bit of negativity towards this season, so I want to start off talking about what I liked about this season before getting into what I didn’t. I will recommend Voltron to other people because I believe over all there were a lot of good things that it did with its characters and stories.

I liked Allura’s arc throughout this season. We got to see her struggling with the lengths she would go to to end the war and come out better because of it. She also comes to understand that not every choice in war can be without sacrifice which is something the paladins seem to struggle to understand up until this point. Allura has been consistently developed throughout the seasons and has grown into her own in this season. She has had to overcome so much and is a character I felt was developed well and will be a character I look back on fondly.

I also liked that they clarified Lotor’s character within the show. Before this season there were multiple ways that lotor’s character could be interpreted and now they have a definitive version of him. The clarification also accentuated the tragedy of the character. His eventual downfall is tragic because he did deserve better. He fell victim to his upbringing after trying to be better and being punished severely for his efforts. This is a character that while I may not be the biggest fan of the execution of Lotor’s story I liked the idea behind it. I liked how they did redeem Lotor in the eyes of Allura and it was acknowledged how his childhood and upbringing affected him, his choices, and his downfall all without erasing the mistakes he made. It also acknowledges that he wasn’t given a fair shot by anybody and despite his attempts to be better he was always thwarted or shunned at every turn. There is only so much someone can take before they break.

Haggar was a great villain and her arc was somewhat of a Greek tragic hero and was almost Shakespearean. Her unquenchable thirst for knowledge led to the destruction of both her old and new homes, the creation of the galaxy’s most infamous tyrant, and her son living through a neglected and abusive life that meets a terrible end. She realizes too late what she missed out on and works to undo her mistakes without care for the destruction she causes because she believes that with the end of her quest everything will be perfect. It’s only once she gets to her desired outcome and her son and husband recognize the monster that she has become that she reaches her lowest point and is able to be convinced by Allura of the error of her ways. That Haggar herself is to blame for how her life turned out not the universe or anyone else. That this outcome isn’t what Lotor would have wanted despite what Haggar kept telling herself and that while she can’t get back what she lost, but she can give back what she took from the universe in her desperate bid. This season wrote its villains really well with Lotor, Haggar, and Zarkon and while I didn’t agree with all the choices made with the characters I do believe the writing was well done and Haggar is the pinnacle of this statement.

I appreciated that all the character’s that lived got their happy endings. Keith has found his purpose and continues to help people. Shiro finally leaves the battle after years of nonstop fighting and suffering and gets to settle down with his husband. Pidge and Hunk both get to follow their dreams and Lance surrounds himself with what he loves and lives a quiet peaceful life. I honestly just wanted to see these characters be happy. They have all been through so much so seeing them get to be happy in the future made me happy.

I was sad that my two favorite Voltron characters, Lotor and Allura, ended up dying. Allura had been through so much loss, suffering, and pain on her quest to bring about peace and grown so much only to finally be able to bring about the peace she strove for and not even be able to see the it. Allura had lost so much and when she finally has a means to restore peace the only way to bring about peace is through sacrificing herself. I know I was upset with the season in the past for the lack of true sacrifice or lasting death, but I’m sad that this was the sacrifice that ended up happening because Allura deserved to see the peace she helped create. We finally got to see Lotor’s past and have his character in hindsight be redeemed, in showing he did truly care about others and Allura but was misguided in his methods, and bring him back from the rift only to have him be dead the entire time. This means he ended up having arguably the worst and most painful ends of anyone on the show. He died after the only real trusting relationship he had was destroyed and believing that no one cared for him while his mental stability eroded and his body was overloaded with quintessence. I would have liked to see him be alive and have him carry on doing the best he could instead of everyone admitting that he wasn’t given a fair shot, that he deserved better, and really did care and wasn’t a monster. The second colony is completely forgotten and is never explained. The second colony honestly just feels like a plot device to trigger the paladins turning on Lotor and Lotor’s subsequent descent into quintessence poisoning instead of an actual thing that happened because the reasoning behind it was never explained so it feels as though it was unnecessary.

I’m sorry to every Allurance shipper, but I didn’t like how it played out within the series. They made Allura uncomfortable with Lance until season 5, had her look upset when she found out he liked her in the same season, made her suddenly romantically interested in Lance at the very end of season 7, and then in season 8 showed hints that Allura still wasn’t completely over Lotor (the most prominent examples are when Lotor emerges from the rift and she panics saying she can’t do this and when Lotor is the vision she sees to convince her to use the rift creature). I honestly think this ship could have played out really well if they hadn’t had Lotura and had Allura a lot less visibly uncomfortable with Lance in earlier seasons. I am happy for whoever shipped Allurance and got to see their ship sail in cannon. Allurance just wasn’t my cup of tea with the way it was written. I personally would have preferred if Lance hadn’t gotten Allura and could have continued with his journey of self discovery and learned who he was without a girl because his character the last few seasons had a lot of him pining for Allura instead of focusing on his growing self-confidence and worth. With him ending up a farmer and probably sad over Allura for the rest of his life. Lance was a character I wish had gotten an arc of episodes to himself that didn’t involve a girl because he was set up as incredibly relatable with problems that everyone faces.

I may have been disappointed with this season, but I still like voltron and hope to see more of it in the future. I can understand the issues people are having with the season and can empathize with the disappointment, but I hope that people don’t attack the creators and cast. They’ve worked for years to bring us this series and they don’t deserve to be harassed. I hope that others can find the enjoyment I found out of the series and I hope there are many great fanfics to read. It was an honor to see this series to completion.

[vld-spoilers-blog]

ive been awake all night. i own voltron now. heres season 7

-once the crew has found a planet to camp at for a night lance and allura have an honest sit down. allura thanks lance for being there for her during the whole loturd mess, and also admits that the mice spilled the beans about lances crush on her. allura says that she respects lance as a person and paladin, but after everything thats happened, shes not ready for a relationship, and she feels they work better as friends than they would partners. lance is obvs heartbroken, but supports her and understands what shes gone through and what she needs/wants. after this discussion their friendship grows even stronger.

-keith and crew take a moment to just... appreciate that theyre alive, that everyone is okay despite the hardships theyve endured. the team bonds w krolia and the wolf dog and they discuss the last 2 fucking years. keith and lance break off from everyone and have a convo along the lines of “hey man i missed you, im glad youre okay/i respect how you/we’ve grown”, where lance semi admits to the one sided rivalry as a coping mechanism for feeling insecure, and now that shiro almost died and all the other shit hes realized that he needs to put all that behind him and continue maturing like keith has.

-the journey to earth is long af considering they dont have a teleduv to wormhole them across the galaxy, which means hours of them all flying in their lions playing ‘i spy’ ‘20 questions’ ‘never have i ever’ etc to pass the time and “bond”. of course the paladins are gonna have some kinda trick contest w their lions bc flying for hours on end gets boring as shit. also? roadtrip sing a longs started by hunk and pidge which end up lasting for hours w almost everyone chiming in depending on what song theyre singing. during this time pidge and hunk work on a replacement prosthetic for shiro which is sick as FUCK. 

-once they finally make it to earth, first thing lance does is find a phone and call his family. like fuck the government, fuck the garrison, this boy is calling his family they need to know hes okay. of course he cries on the phone w them. hunk calls his moms and pidge contacts her mom and dad, matt fully joined team voltron on their way to earth bc by god hes not gonna go see his family all together again. keith and shiro visit keiths shack/wherever shiro and keith lived before the kerberos mission. ummm shiro has a husband named theo like that one post ill link when i have the energy, so they go and find theo and shiro and his husband just,, sob into each other. shiro feels like this is the first time he can breathe in years: being back on earth with his team and keith and his husband there and hes no longer connected to the galra and hes just,,, ALIVE. 

-team voltron is cordially invited to dinner at lance’s familys house which is just a mad house considering how many people there are when u combine his family and team voltron lmao. but they all get along so well and its the happiest the team has ever seen lance, dudes talking a mile a minute and laughing with his siblings and giving his parents the tenderest looks like if keith wasnt already in love w lance hes fucked up now. lances siblings DEFINITELY tease him about his obvious crush on keith theyre like, “youve been back home for 5 minutes and weve already seen you make goo goo eyes at keith 3 times”. 

-lance is out on the back porch after dinner after sunset, listening to the waves crash on the beach that sits a block away from his family home, smiling at the din of voices he can hear from inside his warmly lit house. keith steps outside to join him, to which lance quips about it being too cramped for keiths liking: 

“actually, it’s.. nice. youre family is really special lance, i can see why you missed them so much.”

“i did. its funny - i dreamt about being back home every night up in space, but now that im here it doesnt feel real.”

keith hums and moves closer to lance, resting his hip on the railing of the porch. he quirks his lips into a smirk “it’s definitely real, considering that your sister showed me all of your middle school theater pictures. i couldnt make that kind of awkward tween imagery up.” lance sucks in a breath and groans, turning his body towards keiths. “please dont tell me she showed you pictures of my role as mercutio in romeo and juliet when i was in 8th grade...” keiths turns his gaze back towards the house, his grin showing absolute mirth and... tenderness as he nods. he shrugs and scuffs his boot across the porch boards, “i thought it was cute.” 

their eyes lock, searching each other as they shyly smile. “careful kogane,” lance says, his eyes glinting, “get all mushy on me, i might think you like me or something.” keith leans forward, his bangs falling over his eyes. “i do like you, i never disliked you.” hesitantly, lance reaches upward and brushes the hair away from keiths forehead, his fingers lingering near keiths temple. “neither did i.” lance breathes. their eyes meet again, challenging each other to move, and so lance does. in one careful motion, he brings his hand down to cup keith’s jaw, angling him so that they align perfectly as lance brings their lips together.

inside the house the familiar chatter continues, and lance has never felt like hes belonged anywhere more than now.

-during their time on earth, allura meets a wonderful girl named erin whos patient with her and caring and admires allura in every way, but meets her w enough fire to keep allura on her toes. allura falls in love with her the moment she sees erin smile.

-since lotors cis ass is gone voltron essentially takes his position as head of the galra empire?? like the people who chose to follow lotor cant necessarily go to sendak bc their traitors to him, and leaving the empire to form another doesnt offer much protection, so team voltron releases the planets that they had under their control and team up w the galran army against sendaks “empire” and rip that bitch to pieces lmao

-after the big ol battle everyone retires back to earth where they all live together/relatively close to each other since they cant imagine being apart from their family after everything theyve been through together. shay leaves her planet and comes to live on earth w hunk after a while, and earth becomes a hub of peaceful human and alien life.

im real tired so this might not make a whole lot of sense but anyway shiro retires, lance becomes black paladin and keith goes back to red, bi lance is canon king, allura and lance are the wlw/mlm solidarity we deserve, everyone on team voltron deserves to be happy. in this essay i will-

[hoeticulture]

lets specifically rant in paragraphs even though i have not worked on my ocs or written anything at all about them, this inspires me to write because i do feel glad that i do have something planned out

bestie im glad to announce they never had a passing flame. it was never only passionate.

theyve grown theyve grown. their friendship, their partnership, their companionship, they grew and i still need to work on how, but they were so tiny but they held onto each others.

also no love traingles thank you. its a love line.

oh my god the five og love languages, thank you op, yes they check out all of the above. ahaana is quality time and gift giving. ashok is physical touch, acts of service, words of affirmation lol

theyre very vocal about what they appreciate about each other. theyre conscious to keep close and not change what the partner likes about them. they hold that supreme.

lmao i did have issues with that early on while creating. i first worked on their dynamic and their relationship only and then i weaved other things into their life, they complement each other and support each other.

bestie im almost guilty of this one. you know the trope, the love is requited, but theyre idiots. a lot of mutual pining and yearning for sure just wow hmm

HOW TO MAKE AN ACTUALLY GREAT FICTIONAL COUPLE

From my personal thoughts and from what I’ve heard from the thoughts of others, here are some tips on how to make a GREAT fictional couple or OTP.

1. They shouldn’t be the typical “hollywood couple” aka two people who spend the entire time arguing, have shirtless moments at various point, only ONE or TWO moments of them getting along, and then a passionate kiss. That’s NOT romance, it’s more like a passing flame.

2. They need to have growth. Meaning that they may start off as enemies, strangers, or friends but gradually become more. And you, the audience, can ACTUALLY recount on how they’ve changed.

3. NO LOVE TRIANGLES. That is my most personally hates tropes from anime to books to movies. TO EVERYTHING. Just plan out you endgame couples. 

4. They must check off the Five Love Languages – Physical Touch, Acts of Service, Gift Giving, Quality Time, and Words of Affirmations.

5. You can see what the other likes about each other.

6. Both of them have a character and goal(s) outside of each other.

7. This is something I’ve seen mainly in shonen anime: girl likes hero, hero oblivious until way later. DON’T do that.

[poisonouskunoichi-blog]

let’s put some positivity on the dash

some self reflection, new years resolutions, and a thread tracker

first of all, hey ubr! hows everyone doing? that’s cool, that’s cool.

ive been planning on making this ramble of words for awhile but it was actually yesterday’s voice chat that got that introspection flowing again.

im splitting this whole monstrosity into parts so only read the ones that you feel like lmao

getting more activity

i feel like there’s a problem in this (being all of pokemon, not just ubr) rping community BUT!!! its one that can worked on and sorted out if we’re all willing to idk look at ourselves and our flaws and work to be better and more compassionate people?? maybe who knows.

now before i get started i want to acknowledge i am ACTIVELY APART OF THE PROBLEM. i have not posted on either of my muses in over a week. i have sat at my computer multiple times this week to do my replies/starters and i find myself paralyzed each time. and yet at the same time, i have been flooding the ic with my dumb antics, which i can do for hours.

so what’s going on here? i know im not the only one who feels this way. ive heard from multiple people that working on replies stresses them out, or they feel bad that they owe people, or they apologize for taking so long. and im just sitting here like “isn’t this supposed to be fun?”

again, this is across the board. i left a previous pokemon group because i couldnt keep up with all the replies, but then i immediately went and joined a rp in a different fandom because it was much more low stress. but what made it less stress? well, the replies weren’t as long for one thing. each reply would be 1-4 paragraphs AT MOST and they were almost always dialogue and character interaction. in the 10 months i was in a pokemon rp, i only ever finished two threads, with 2-3 replies a week. in the 10 months of this other rp, i finished dozens of threads, with 5-10 replies A DAY. my characters developed so much more and they had a lot of room to foster relationships that changed and evolved over time, something that i don’t feel happens as naturally here.

the pokemon rp community is filled with tons of talented writers and i think that’s part of our problem. we work so hard to match our partner’s length, or live up to the length and quality of our peers, that we become paralyzed. if you can’t get out the perfect reply or just a reply that fits your own incredibly high standards, then nothing gets out at all. so you either get out the bare minimum to make activity (if that), or you find yourself on perpetual hiatus. i know ive been there.

when it comes to rp, i for one care much more about character development and interaction than the quality of the writing. of course there’s still a level of literacy i want to keep, but if i have to sacrifice prose for the sake of finishing threads more quickly and having more things happen with my characters? yes please.

so that’s what i’ll be doing. my replies from now on are likely going to be shorter than what i’ve been putting out previously, and probably not as pretty or detailed. if that’s not what you’re looking for in a rp, i understand!! different people want different things, and im not asking everyone to follow my lead here. but if you relate to any of the experiences i just described, id encourage you to look at yourself and ask what you want most out of this activity we do for fun, and focus on that. i feel like a lot of what we do here is just following the norms and standards of our peers, and that isn’t going to change until we change ourselves.

ubr is a pretty cool group

WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY, i just wanted to put out the appreciation i have for this group. its been made perfectly clear that not everyone feels this way, but i feel like ive been pretty welcomed and accepted in this group. like ive mentioned before, ive been in a lot of rp groups in my past. ive seen what fake openness and positivity looks like. but thus far, people have interacted with me in the group chat, in ic, and plotted with me in friendly, lovely ways. theyve seemed to like my muses a lot which is really cool! and overall, ive been having a good time so far.

and i recognize that that’s because i put myself out there. this is a lesson ive learned the hard way in my various rp groups: if you don’t put yourself out there, people will not pay attention to you. and sometimes they won’t, even if you do. that’s kind of just the nature of rp groups. every rp group ive been in has been perfectly fine and functional even after ive left, and im sure if i left ubr tomorrow, it would be the same. would people be sad? potentially! i know ive been sad to see people go. but life moves on.

but that doesnt make the experiences we have in the present any less valuable!! and for the time being, people here have been very loving and accepting towards me. the few times ive asked for support through dms, ive been given it. today, my father told me that it sounded like i had a good time last night (in the vc). and i did!! i did really have a good time. trying to fit into new rp groups can be pretty awkward but i think yall do a good job of letting people in.

i also want to put my appreciation out there for the mods and everything you do. again, ive dealt with actually cruel and controlling mods, and those experiences have not been fun. considering how big this group is, i feel like the organization and speediness of replies is pretty astounding. the winter event was super fun and super well done and im excited to see what you guys have in store for the future!!

is the group perfect? no. like i said, i think there’s an activity problem. there is sometimes a communication problem. there are the problems that plague all rp groups, such as integrating new people, making everyone feel welcomed, etc. but there are mature, rational ways to deal with these, and most of them involve looking at ourselves and resolving to make ourselves and the group better. and for the most part, i get that vibe from a lot of people.

and if that makes me a cultish puppet or whatever--instead of a grown ass adult who can think for themselves and actually just wants to help foster positive change instead of immature callout posts--then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

thread tracker

NOW WITH ALL THAT SAID, time to get down to the nitty gritty of it. first off, im sorry to those who i was threading/plotting with fennel. my eyes were bigger than my muse with her, and the drive fell apart pretty quick. right now, i want to focus on these two and getting a more steady stream of activity. if you still want to thread with janine or marshal, lmk!!

janine:

iou: fire, cheren

uoi: ethan, cynthia (starter), lance

plotting with: will(?)

marshal:

iou: caitlin

uoi: cheren (starter)

plotting with: thorton/hau(?), cynthia, dulse

as you can see, i don’t have a ton of threads. i mentioned a communication problem earlier, and i think im apart of that as well. im going to try and make more of an effort to respond to peoples starter calls, maybe try to respond to an open here and there, and just branch out in general. i hope yall do the same!! please hmu here or on discord if you want to plot out something with my babs!!

in conclusion

WOOOOOO that was a long post! thanks for coming along for the ride. i love yall and im hoping to make myself a better rper and contribute to an overall better group in 2018!! see yah then!!!

[explodo-smash]

CONGRATS ON 3000!!! ya'll deserve it for all this bomb ass meta

You beat us to the announcement post!! >:D

Well before I continue, let me say:

THANKS TO YOU ALL WE’VE REACHED 3000 FOLLOWERS! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

What the anon is describing and what we are so happy to hear has been one of our biggest goals and to hear how many people have learned, feel safer, or even are inspired just from reading our writing, you all make this blog thrive and we appreciate you all so much!

Anon bless your heart, I can say absolutely yes we did feel close to the way many others have felt and what you read under the cut might make a lot of other people feel better if they feel they’re in the spectrum you and all of us have been in.

In the case of Bakudeku, I’d say we were mostly private about it and didn’t really approach e/o publically because we didn’t want to upset our friends talking about it. I can say for a fact I had a lot of hesitance (x)(x)(x) about even admitting I enjoyed the two and walked on eggshells for the most part.

 However we couldn’t shake all the foreshadowing we were getting from the story off. We’re both kind of analytic nerds so dropping the bomb on the narrative and what we were being told entirely was an itchy spot.

We started off discussing Bakugou and Deku’s future in theory, speaking in terms of “not now, of course” and “they’re bad now, but look at what they can become!” to reassure ourselves.

There were people along the way who were the same way and we’d make small chats so we can discuss amongst ourselves what the story was telling us, and in the midst of all that we made a couple of Japanese speaking friends who told us what we were getting from the story was mostly wrong.

Metas that really influenced us first were writings by @ryokure who was one of the first we saw correct translations and we’d cite them for information often. 

Deku & Bakugou’s RS

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Their Tag

And...believe it or not, the Reddit BNHA page!

The users on BNHA reddit can be a little crude when they want to be but for the majority of the part they really speak in depth about the series and these characters, especially about Bakugou and Deku.

There had always been so many good gems. (x) (x) (x) [Those are only a few!] and if people could have a proper discussion on Reddit about something so blatantly complex we began to realize we could share the same enthusiasm outside our little friend circles!

What I can say is...as we were reading, we got the potential right away, we didn’t need anyone to tell us because we read it. What we couldn’t shake off initially was our fear, because we didn’t want to look too deep into something that would be painful or damaging. We realized, thats exactly what the story wants us to do, and we weren’t wrong for understanding these two went beyond the expectations of their introductions in the first chapters.

It’s been pretty hard, but this fandom has grown exponentially in the year we’ve been involved, it really only used to be us two and maybe a handful of 4-6 friends that grew and grew as people got more open and expressive, as well as how the story has progressed.

We believe no one should be scared for feeling confident about the growth of these two boys together as they become the greatest people they can be and dream together. It’s what Horikoshi and all the characters have told us is going to happen, they’re all rooting for them, so the only question we had and pursued was... why couldn’t we?

That’s why our goal has been only to keep people from feeling this way, give them a platform in which the words that have been written can be explained in depth, and... so we can all just have a little fun! >:)

Again...you alls support mean the world to us... thank you so much!

[rqs902]

my weekly “all for one” rant.........

lol the screentime in pinlin’s group is sooo biased towards only pinlin its kinda laughable but also at the same time hes amazing / can manage to make a stupid song like this look good and im impressed. what is with this show and its questionable song choices......... idk maybe its because of the biased screentime but i really think pinlin is on a different level compared to the rest of his group, so its been rough for him having to teach them and lead them... i feel like the whole allowing a second “popular” group based on audience votes rule was just made just for pinlin bc (he prob has angry fangirls) they needed a way to allow him to shine despite dropping the rest of his group lol......... oh gosh im scared zhibo is gonna cry again, poor child.....

lol im just crying over the fact that all for one doesnt care nearly as much about the dyed hair rule as iqiyi and you see kids like pinlin with magenta hair and xiao bo with silver blue hair and at least one kid with brown hair in every other shot.... like yes there’s some editing going on, but its not neearrrly as obvious. sigh. its fine..... everything’s fine........ ofc iqiyi has to be all strict about this dumb rule tho.......... (cept with the most popular kids) i appreciate youku for either being too lazy to edit all their hair or caring more about the kids who have dyed hair and not trying to make them look bad 

xiao bo stands out to me most in wang di’s group too, fei :)) LOL but what kind of “vocal” song is this??? it has a pretty cool rap part and the choreo is simpler but still existent lol.... 

awww yifan has grown as a leader

I think from nai cha’s group onward, there’s def a difference in the degree to which the audience is familiar with more members of each group... or maybe its just me LOL but starting from tuo xian mu ou, i just feel like i actually know who these kids are, not just the leader

honestly seeing how much effort naicha and his group put in...... i really wish they didnt have to be separated either :c ZHANG PENGS ARMS !?? guanguan’s voiceeee guanguan is so cute aw man all of their stage presence tho wow i still love watching naichas facial expressions. i wish they got a better song tho.......... wow i cant believe naicha had a hand in the choreo, the song production, the costumes, the lighting, the sword props, and basically everything??? so much effort ugh what a leader, hes amazing. 

THANK GOODNESS LAKSJDLK YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

omg aj’s smile just as theyre walking out is aw... tbh their stage was not as exciting as last round’s :( 

lol wtf was that yang bingzhuo section idk how i feel about it, is this youku’s way of trying to give him more attention so that if/when yixuan’s team debuts, they’ll all have some recognizability? their whole practice section told me nothing about how they practiced... lol i love a bunch of these kids, but that segment def didnt make me appreciate their group’s efforts more than naicha’s. it just makes me feel like naichas working himself to death but hes still gonna lose, while yixuan’s group is just cruising.... which im sure they worked hard too, but like we didnt get to see any of it, and im not convinced they worked harder than naichas.

i dont remember this song being this cute.............. lol are the pink suits just to make sure people know its supposed to be cute? bc i didnt realize this song was supposed to be cute..... they def have a lot of cute kids on their team, so maybe going super cute was their safe route. lol why does zongying look like hes in pain during his lines? is it just me or does their choreo look messy? the only person other than yixuan who i think did well was weizhe... and maybe yanxiu.. i feel like the rest performed kinda meh 

oh ok the judges agree, it wasnt just me LOL

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS THANK GOODNESSSSS ALKSDJLASKDJN NAICHAAAAAAAAAA YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS HE DESERVED IT OH MY GOODNESS YESSSSSSSS

hes right tho, if he didnt get #1... itd be really likely like they wouldve been eliminated, and that wouldve been terribly unfair, considering how much effort theyve put into every. single. stage. 

omgosh pinlin’s special flashback segment is so extra but he honestly deserves it, 1) because his fans would prob riot (actually they prob rioted anyway), and 2) because he really was like a mom to his members and i appreciate him

welp all these new rules......... i’ll wait to see what actually happens to decide how i feel about them

[dangoghz]

also, remember 2010-2014? when dan and phil were too scared to even be close to each other, had different booths at vidcon and tried to separate themselves bc the shipping was getting ridiculous?

(fic discourse tag that this anon has created singlehandedly by their contempt for phanfic writers)

i think dnp are a loooot different nowadays than they were in like 2012. people who have been in the phandom for longer than me (ive only been watching em since late 2015) probably have experienced dnp’s changes more than i have, and feel free to add on if u are a Veteran Phannie of 2012, but here are some of the ways they have changed:

dan used to literally make gay jokes and deny he liked boys but watch any 2017 video and he literally freely talks ab his sexuality, having a crush on evan peters, etc. 

ok their branding is totally different now,,, llamas r cah ringe

both of them used to talk ab how they were two different people and to keep them separate and that they weren’t conjoined heads blablah (especially when someone would ask ab phil in dan’s liveshow or vice versa) but now they produced two books, two films, a stage show, bbc radio 1, and more !! together ! 

and lastly, they have grown so much more appreciative of artwork and writing that the fanbase produces. they feature literal art of phil as a horse flirting with dan as susankun. they had a segment in tatinof where they read part of a fic! they created two fics of their own, plus a comic strip thing, for their book. honey, not only do they appreciate the writing, they ENCOURAGE it !

you cannot take an opinion of theirs from like five years ago and use that as evidence. imagine if someone took something you said five years ago to prove something. for example, five years ago i thought that ‘gay’ was a horrible thing to be. nowadays i have a lot of wonderful people who like others of the same gender (and might myself, idk yet). that was a rather strong but .. people can change !! dan and phils opinions of the phandom have exceedingly altered. 

plus the vidcon thing ??? here are some examples of dnp expressing how much they care ab each other even though they know this is only gonna make the wee phan canoe turn into a frickin luxury cruise:

“i am phil trash #1″

“can phil express an opinion?” 

sitting in the corner of a youtube party by themselves even tho they see each other twenty four seven

the most theyve been apart since 2010 is two weeks :/

“phil is truly underrated”

“i feel special” “you are”

they actually danced at the brits boi

“i did not have a best friend for the first eighteen years of my life”

“your personality is too adorable for it”

the entirety of the boncas “someone i spent the majority of 2016 with”

dan made phil feed him in the baking video

see !!! and these sorts of things have only increased as time passes. dan and phil do not mind the shipping boi ! they know that the chemistry between them (platonic or romantic) is very unique and interesting, one of the reasons why the phandom is so large. the entanglement between their lives is, relating back to the original point of your asks: fic writing, it just WORKS WELL as a story !!! i am not saying u have to ship phan, i dont give a crap whether u do, but u have to at least appreciate what talent is in our lovely creators within the fanbase. thanks, have a Good Afternoon.