#this moment makes me think of how in sync we are haha so I wanted to gif these for you

[colinoeyebrows]

Colin and Jennifer 'in sync moment' at Nerd HQ 2015 Mystery Panel

Happy friendaversary to my wonderful friend @pirateherokillian !!! I love that we started talking in 2016 on this platform, and that we're still friends to this day!! I'm so grateful to know and have you as a friend Pip! You've been an absolutely wonderful, amazing and supportive friend over the years. Hope that I could meet and hug you one day in person. Lastly, I hope that this post makes you smile <333

[strongbabe2907]

God i’m still buzzing.. Read on for more of a dir en grey live report!

So we got there early to get tickets for buying merch and our numbers were pretty good. After that we killed some time i and kept getting so nervous on and off?!

When it was time to buy merch i was nervous again but it all went very smoothly. We did some trading and everyone was so nice and sweet and i got most of what i wanted 😭.

After that more time to kill so we went to eat and MORE NERVES. And then it was time to queue. We all had different numbers to we split and i had 601. I was very proud of myself for hearing when i could go right haha. Once in the venue i was about half way, but was already warned there would be a push and YEAH. It was intense. It was really an experience to get soooo squished yet there’s a vibe of everyone looking out for each other.

So onto the good stuff.. when they came out i was just mesmerized by Kaoru!! He had extensions in and had all his hair curled and the extensions reached till his shoulders. He wore a fancy long jacket (kinda pirate/vampire feel) with black shorts with a gold trim and black leggings. Black and white polka dot blouse he’s worn before ontop with the corset waistcoat over it. He had a black stripe over his eyes for make up and later for the encore he had blood on his face. He also had a little oil lamp on his stand thing?! 😭 so cute?! He went wahwah in the beginning. He went over to play with Die at somepoint and Die also came ro his side, but nothing too exciting haha. He seemed to have a good time but again, first show.. and he seemed to hold back a little maybe? I think they all were in a sense. He also had a blue? Cup he drank out of and whenever he did he wiped his mouth with a little towel after lmao. I think he had a mouth and a sweat towel. How sophisticated.

(Oil lamp if u squint)

I saw most of Kyo and Kaoru, Die was far away and there was a guy right in front of me that blocked my straight ahead view of Toshiya most of the time lol.

Also shout out to the guy next to me who shouted their names SO LOUD i could feel his body vibrate lmfao.

Kyo has hair. Kyo has a face tattoo.. assuming it’s not eyeliner. I wasnt close enough to see what it actually was. He was wearing no make up, a black tshirt and very wide/lose high waisted trousers with a belt that had a metal ring on it. Sneakers bit i couldn’t see his feet most of the time. His voice was good, but definitely got better as the show went on and he warmed up. He really got more lose near the end of the show with smiling and letting the crowd sing and talking etc.. it was nice to see. He did a little dance but he wasn’t super energetic. Again, maybe just cos it was the first show? They all did seem to have a good time though. He wore the love bracelet and small golden hoop in his left ear and i could see the sparkle from his teeth gems haha. It was nice to see him all fresh faced and without contacts 🥹

Kaoru had a really cute little moment where he was looking at the crowd before starting Vinushka, where he tilted his head. And he was very in sync with Kyo who came up from sipping water i think to start the song together.

Also HELLLOOO shokubeni was AMAZING. kyo did a part of it acapella. On my fucking knees.

What i saw of Toshiya was him suddenly popping up without his shirt on lol, apparently he threw it into the crowd.

Im still buzzing. I hope the vibe can only go up from here, it has too!!! Onto the 13th we go🤘

[akirathedramaqueen]

Octavia's and Blitzø's potential relationship development

I believe that the show, despite Octavia openly hating Blitzø, gives us some hints that they have much more in common than it seems. I’ve noticed a couple of moments where Blitzø and Octavia are… pretty much in sync, if that makes sense.

Here are those moments I’ve noticed… maybe stretched in some places, but! Hear me out!

1. Here, they don’t hear each other, but both are repulsed by Stolas’s obnoxious language and express the same reaction. It’s funny that Stolas is the one calling them out.

[Blitzø]: WHAT [Octavia]: THE [Blitzø]: FUCK [Octavia]: DAD?! S1EP2, Loo Loo Land, 4:52

2. They also share a distaste for Stolas’s behavior throughout the episode, albeit in slightly different ways. In fact, this serves as a great demonstration of how deaf and blind Stolas is to obvious social cues at the beginning of the series—he doesn’t stop even when directly asked to do so on multiple occasions.

Blitzø is disgusted by Stolas’s awkward, overly sexual advances and demeaning language towards him and his work.

[Stolas]: You are so cute when you are serious! S1EP2, Loo Loo Land, 6:06

Octavia is taken aback by essentially the same. However, she blames both of them, understandably failing to recognize that Blitzø is just as uncomfortable as she is. From her perspective, Blitzø is a homewrecker who contributed to destroying her parents' marriage.

[Stolas]: You know, it's quite thrilling to see you on the job, Blitzy.[Blitzø]: Save it, bitch, I am working. [Octavia]: You both need to get a room. S1EP2, Loo Loo Land, 8:20

3. They share the hate for the same clown!

[Blitzø and Octavia]: I hate that fucking clown. S1EP2, Loo Loo Land, 8:50

4. They seem to have similar tastes in music! The song My World Is Burning Down Around Me, which Octavia plays to tune out Stella’s screaming, is also heard in Blitzø’s van when he comes to pick up Loona in the Queen Bee episode, although it’s only instrumental. Here, have a look. If, for some reason, the service with the timeframes isn’t working, I’ll also provide the timings in writing so you can check it yourself on YouTube.

Octavia turns on the song, and for a while, we can hear the lyrics before it fades into the background as the scene shifts to Stella yelling at Stolas and later to Stolas’s conversation with Octavia. S1EP2, Loo Loo Land, 2:52 - 3:50

The song’s instrumental version can be heard when Blitzø’s van arrives, and the background noise at Queen Bee’s club is different, so there’s no chance for misinterpretation. It is the music Blitzø’s was listening to. S1EP8, Queen Bee, 8:20 - 9:14

5. Haha, they freak out in the same way in the Seeing Stars episode! I know it’s probably just a stylistic choice to transition from Octavia’s initial experience with LA to Blitzø having to contact Stolas and explain what happened. However, I might be indulging in a bit of wishful thinking, suggesting that this similarity in their stress responses could have some deeper meaning.

S2EP2, Seeing Stars, 4:42

So-o... What am I trying to say with all these points I've made?

Like the kind of delulu who yells, "Ghostfuckers, save us!" (we know Viv, we know how trying to put our hopes up ends, haha), I draw a complete unhinged card and I am going to make a very bold claim:

I think that once Stolas and Blitzø finally get their shit and themselves back together, and Octavia realizes there’s much more to the story than, “Oh, it’s just horny dad cheated on my mum with a red lizard dickhead and my dad ruined my family,” Octavia could actually bond with Blitzø quite nicely, and he would make a good second dad to her! Well, don’t get me wrong. She might never want to take it to that level. Also, we don’t know how things will turn out, nor do we know her relationship with her mum, Stella.

But I do believe that their parallels were thrown in for a reason. Despite the circumstances, they can, and maybe will, be on much better terms than they currently are.

Go on, call me delusional and leave me be in my complete denial corner. <3 I admit I do tend to forget the current state of the Stolitz relationship in the series, as in my world, where I’m prioritizing my time working on that fic, they are finally together. I am bitter-sweetly excited that @tealvenetianmask and I are slowly but surely getting close to finishing it. :)

(Yes, yes, it was shameless self-promotion—sue me for the unlawful use of a speculatory-analytical post space to promote our version of Stolitz working hard to sort out their issues post Apology Tour and having some silly and horny fun along the way.)

[kellykidd]

No Matter What

*Gif belongs to its rightful owner, it is not mine*

Pairing: Matthew Casey x reader

Summary: From Anonymous: Hellooooo ‘Stay behind me no matter what.’ Matt Casey :) ~~ Matt Casey + Reader + Fire Call = Hookups in his Quarters (I don’t make the rules)

Words: 682

Warnings: Intimate moment, canon typical events

Read on Ao3 here

Notes: Sorry it’s so short, but I hope you like it Anon!

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Tags: @mrspeacem1nusone @kiddbegins @pensfan5871

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“Need any help with the inventory?” Sylvie asked.

“I think I’m finished up,” you laughed, "you bored or something Brett?"

"I know I've only been in Chicago for a few months, but this is the first shift I've had with no-"

"I'm gonna cut you off right there before you jinx us. Those who say the 'Q' word or even think about the lack of runs is a jinx to the whole house."

"How do you know this?"

"Candidiate a few years back-"

Battalion 25, Truck 81, Engine 51, Squad 3, Ambulance 61, building fire, 723 North Wabash

"Looks like you are the new jinx, Sylvie Brett," you laughed, hopping into the passenger seat of 61, "and the jinx gets to drive."

Sylvie started the short drive to the scene, "how's it going with you and Casey?"

"Good, yeah, we're in a good place. It's weird to date someone you work with though. I'd never done that before Matt."

"Helps that your crazy schedules are synced."

"True that," you giggled, pulling up to the fire.

You hopped out of the rig and grabbed the jump bag before heading over to Boden.

"Where do you need us, Chief?" you asked.

"Two still inside, owner needs to be checked out."

As you and Sylvie tended to your victim, you could hear the commotion between truck and squad.

'Chief, I need a medic inside if you have one to spare' your radio buzzed. 

"You good here?" You asked Sylvie.

"Yup, go."

You threw your bunker coat on and grabbed the jump bag.

"Medic coming in now, Casey. Where am I going?" you said, hustling towards the fire.

"I'll come get you, we're turned around in here."

You stopped and waited at the door. 

"Fire is pretty much out," he announced, "follow behind me."

You followed Casey into the building and up the stairs. 

"Baby, I need you to stay behind me no matter what," Matt admitted, "I don't know what hapened in here and I don't want anything to happen to you."

You nodded and followed him up the stairs to the second floor of the building.

"Victim is over here. Burns and possibly a neck injury as far as we can tell.”

“Thanks. Conscious?”

“In and out.”

You leaned down beside your victim.

“I’m a paramedic, I’m here to help you,” you introduced yourself as you undressed the victim of his jacket. 

“Matt, you’re right. I’m worried about a neck injury. Grab the collar.”

Your boyfriend, now assistant, handed you your supplies.

“Help me get him out of here. It’s getting hotter in here.”

He nodded, picking up the jump bag beside him and handing it to you. 

“Got him?” You asked.

He nodded and brought your victim outside.

After finding Sylvie, you loaded up the victim while Sylvie got the oxygen ready for the ride to the hospital.

——

Returning to the house after your run, you looked in the ambo’s mirror.

“Brett, did you seriously let me ride around with soot on my face?” You laughed, trying to rub it away.

You walked into the now full common room with your partner.

“So are we finally gonna convince you to take the firefighter’s test?” Herrmann asked.

“Haha, very funny Herrmann. 61’s my home, always will be.”

“I’m sure we’ll get you over here at some point,” he chuckled.

You ducked out of the common room and into the bunk room, where you peeked into Matt’s office. 

“Got a minute?” You asked.

“For you? Always.”

You locked the door behind you.

“You know,” you laid down, semi-seductively, on his bed, “they way you said ‘stay behind me no matter what’ on that last call was-“

He leapt up from his chair and drew the blinds. 

“Was what?” He smiled.

“I was kinda sexy,” you grinned.

“Oh yeah?” He leaned in for a kiss.

“Yeah.”

“You know what else is sexy?” He broke the kiss for a moment, “you with all that soot on your face.”

“I guess we should do something about these feelings then, huh Matt Casey?”

“I think you might be right.”

[sylvies-chen]

ok TED LASSO EPISODE 2 THOUGHTS:

keeley wanting to take a blood oath with her coworkers on ayahuasca is so funny like these writers really understand girl culture 😌

dani is the unsung hero of this episode because his lines have such an innocence to them even as he’s telling trent to fuck off which honestly takes talent to portray with such naïveté so kudos to cristo for that!

THE TEAM BEING UPSET EVEN BY THE RUMOUR OF ROY AND KEELEY BREAKING UP hands down the funniest and most amazing scene of the episode like they all know roykeeley are precious and the king and queen must be protected at all costs i love those himbos 🥰

trent is doing his best and honestly we love him for it. I mean look at that face, what’s not to love?

I do think his book will cause some ground to rumble at richmond though. rebecca and keeley and higgins were right in nodding vigorously at ted because it will not be good if it blows up

also rebecca saying yes while seeing a bunch of no gestures just after ted did the same thint mhm yeah soulmates I do believe

roy is being his usual self this episode and you can so clearly see how his mindset with his career last season set the tone for his mindset in his relationship with keeley which led him to break up with her. he’s being stupid because hello, she’s keeley fucking jones, he needs to get over the insecurity, but I also get how his it’s valid as he’s felt it in so many aspects of his life before. him holding onto the news clipping is proof of that. the whole “some people would rather quit than get fired” thing just is so layered with him dumping her out of fear that he would end up dumped one day and have his insecurities about not being good enough for her confirmed. this also means he’s growing and will get over it though, trust in endgame everyone !!

zava is more of a diva then jamie was in season 1 and it is going to be a BLAST watching jamie perhaps revert back to his old self just a *little* bit out of jealousy and watch these two have one big ol’ diva-off (in my head it plays out like a “lip sync battle for your life” on rupaul’s drag race kind of moment but that’s just me)

THE PUB BESTIES ARE BACK OMG

jamie trying to hug roy and roy shoving him away cause he was freaked out was absolutely hilarious like it’s giving fleabag when claire tried to hug her (if anyone hasn’t seen fleabag pls go watch it on amazon prime)

Rupert Mannion is a slimy turd and I hope Rebecca murders him in a violent and unspeakable manner and then gets away with it

also Rebeca yelling at Zava in the bathrooms paralleling when she told Keeley that men give each other jobs in bathrooms all the time!!! Haha!

give me a ten hour episode of Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso batting his eyelashes and making comments about Hallmark Christmas movies and I will be a happy woman

BONUS: the amsterdam snowglobe!!! THEY KEEP TEASING THIS TRIP AND GOOD LORD IT IS GOING TO KILL ME!!!

[osleeplessflowero]

Close - A Swap!Sans xReader Oneshot

It's a bright, sunny morning. You step out of your house, deciding to walk to your intended destination: your best friend Blue's house.

The two of you have been close ever since the monsters surfaced, you having met him while passing by Muffet's new cafe.

The more you talked, the more you realized that you actually have a lot in common! Similar interests, similar taste in music, in movies..you click pretty well.

Today, Blue invited you over yet again to do a workout together. You've been doing it together for a few months now, so often that it'd feel weird doing it separately.

You enjoy his company anyway, the two of you are very close.

It does make you very happy to get opportunities to see him..maybe a little too happy. But he doesn't have to know that.

You knock on the door, waiting a moment and hearing muffled talking behind it.

"what's the password?" "Stretch, we don't have a password." "yeah we do. came up with it last week." "And how would I know that if I wasn't here then?" "hmmm- dunno." "Quit Fooling Around, Papyrus! Let Them In!"

You smile when you hear his voice as he opens the door, leaning slightly on the doorway in an attempt to look cooler. (It's absolutely working.)

"Welcome To My Humble Abode." He smiles, putting a hand on his hip.

"Happy to be here, Blue." You smile in return, walking in with your bag. Stretch gives you a little pat on the head as you pass by as a greeting as Blue leads you upstairs.

"I Made Sure To Get Everything Ready Before You Got Here- Don't Wanna Waste Any Time, Y'know?"

"Look at you, being all prepared."

"But Of Course!" He grins, much more obviously than his usual permagrin. You simply smile in return as you both enter his room.

You sit down your bag and grab what you need for the time being, taking a sip of water before doing some stretches.

The two of you begin your routine, going through different stretch positions.

"Okay, That Part's Done- Hmmm.. What To Do Next.." "Maybe we could do a dance or something as a part of our workout this time. It could be funnn-" "It Does Sound Fun." He raises a hand up to his chin, thinking, before agreeing. "Do You Have Any Songs In Mind?-" "I think I have a good idea for one." You grab your phone, playing a song for the two of you to dance to.

"This sound good?" "I Like It." "Great, then that's what we'll use."

He offers out his hand to you, which you take.

"So..guessing we should just kinda improvise-" "Yeeeah, I've Got Nothing Planned-" "We'll just have to figure it out as we go along."

When the song restarts, the two of you begin moving. At first you're a little out of sync with each other due to improvising, but you naturally move together with time.

Forward, back, forward, back..

His smile becomes more confident as he spins you around quickly, before pulling you back towards him.

You smile and let out a laugh, moving quickly to the beat again.

He finds himself staring at you, his soul beginning to flutter as he hears the sound of your laugh.

At one point you both spin, and you find yourself falling. His hand shoots out and quickly grabs yours, pulling you back towards him. Maybe a little bit too closely..

"Are You Alright?" He looks a little worried, though there's also a small bit of a light blue blush on his cheekbones.

You feel your own cheeks heat up just a little bit as you notice that your left hand is on his chest, the other still being held by him.

"Y- ..Yeah, I'm alright- just slipped, haha-" "Alright, Just Making Sure. I Wouldn't Want You To Get Hurt." "I'm good, really. Look at you, worrying about me-" "Shush. Let's Just Continue."

You snicker, proceeding to dance with him again to the beat of the music.

You seem to find yourself getting lost in it, moving the ways you feel you should. Blue finds himself admiring you again, watching your movements carefully, trying to match them. You move so freely, without a care..

You get an idea as the two of you take each others' hands again, spinning Blue and sending him away from you, before pulling him back towards you, dipping him downwards. The music suddenly sounds a lot more muffled than you remember..

He looks up at you in awe, you stare back into his eyelights.

"My, Aren't You Full Of Surprises?" "..Can't let anyone know my next move, it'd take the fun out of it."

He smiles warmly at you, and you feel your face heat up much more than before. "Would You Happen To Know What My Next Move Would Be?" "Hmmm..what?"

He reaches his hand up, placing it gently on your cheek. As soon as he makes contact, you instinctively lean your head into his touch, catching both him and yourself off guard. Whoops-

Goodness, now you're both flustered messes.

He moves his head up a bit, and you find yourself leaning down..wait, what's happening right now?- you were just dancing a few seconds ago, hello???

Your thoughts are interrupted when a sound is heard outside the door: knocking.

You both move away from each other, looking at workout equipment.

"hey, sans, i'm gonna head over to rus' house for a bit, okay? don't have too much fun in there, you two-" Stretch walks away from the door.

As soon as he leaves, the two of you make eye contact again.

"Um, so.." "Err..I'm Sorry, I- I Don't Know What Came Over Me Just Now-" "Oh, no no, don't worry about it, it's okay-" "Really?" "Yeah- I..I don't mind." You avert your eyes from him.

It's quiet a moment, before he turns directly to you.

"..Could I Try Something?-" "Huh? Oh, uh, sure, go ahead-" He takes your hand, before lifting it up to his teeth to imitate a kiss.

"A-" Your face is very warm now.

He lowers your hand, smiling at you.

"Couldn't Let You Know My Next Move." He winks.

"Damn you, you charming rascal-"

He laughs, gesturing for you to follow him.

"C'mon, Let's Go Get Some More Drinks Before We Continue." "Alright."

You find yourself smiling at the fact that he's still holding your hand as the two of you walk downstairs together. This scenario seems to have brought the two of you a bit closer..

[cross-my-heartt]

thoughts about the finale from what I can remember right now:

[SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT]

They finally did it. They finally put their foot down about rescuing Crosshair and if there's anything that's gonna tide me over until season 3 it's THAT SINGLE CONVERSATION

We got a quality moment with Tech and Phee, so quality that I think I actually ship them now. (HAHA BUT FRICK ME BECAUSE THAT WAS ACTUALLY FORESHADOWING) I was worried when they didn't show her last episode because I thought they were just going to tease a fun comic relief kind of ship instead of, you know, having the characters be there for each other during important moments. As it should be You can't just put Phee in a side pocket and expect her to disappear when stuff gets serious.

That moment where they all look at Wrecker in sync is something I'll tuck under my pillow and look at when I feel like crying. This show has no right to be this funny before taking a sledgehammer to our hearts.

I was begging any god that would listen that the other infiltrators were clones, like I wanted it to be Cody so badly in that moment. I even think I heard DBB's voice when one of the commandos spoke and my pulse skyrocketed But no it was Gerrera. Which, okay plot reasons, and good plot reasons but still 🥲 Man but they really outdid themselves with the plot, it's actually crazy good. Such a roller coaster.

Kudos for actually letting one of the officers defend the clones. That's good writing. Realistically it makes sense and you don't get the feeling that they're all one dimensional psychos. As a side note I was impressed that one of the baddies (the one responsible for surveillance) had an accent other than posh British. And then I realized it was German 😂 like... c'mon guys

TECH. TECH MY MAN. YOU ABSOLUTE AMAZING INCREDIBLE BREATHTAKING LITTLE DUDE. I'm sorry guys but he stole it. Gave Crosshair a run for his money. I salute our little nerd for being the biggest bamf tcw has ever seen in that moment. The sass, the style, the one linery of it all. Of course he's not dead. You can't kill a character like that, you just physically (and metaphorically) can't.

I literally don't know how they'll recover from a trauma like that. They think he's dead. They watched him plunge to the ground. I am unwell (on their behalf).

So glad that AZI was incorporated back into the plot. The little dude deserves it and we love to see him.

'I liked goggles' 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪 girl you better know how to perform miracles because that's the only thing that's redeeming you now

Wrecker was wiping tears when they talked about Tech. They were trying so hard to be strong for her. They were in agony on the inside and they still tried so hard for her. Wrecker was shaking his head when Hemlock offered Hunter the exchange, they are ready and willing to die on the spot for her I-

'who knew clones could be so... paternal' *cue shot of Hunter's face* *cue me being deceased on the floor*

AHFSEGFHJRDGHARDGRHGR that's it, everything that happens next is just AHRJHEASGFHJEGFHFRDGG. don't expect me to be more coherent than this

I didn't know they could animate Kaminoans to emote but dang they did a good job with Nala Se.

I'd given up hope of seeing Crosshair's face these episodes but we got him and Omega in one scene together and I guess that goes to the 'help me survive until season 3' pile.

I know we'd already clocked Emerie as a clone and fishy but there's nothing more satisfying than good foreshadowing paying off. This show doesn't give us cheap subversion but actually good plot twists where it's appropriate and they don't make the audience feel like fools by feeding us false clues. Mad respect for that. I don't think we realize how rare that it these days.

Finally, I'll need all of you to hold my hand after this, please-

[bronx-bomber87]

Happy Tuesday :) Ep been wanting to get to. Anytime we get little more depth to them and Tim as a character I’m a happy girl. I forgot s2 only has 20 not 22 eps HA We’re almost done which is insane to me. Feel like we just started s2. So after this one we have 3 left in this season. What a trip. Let’s delve in shall we?

2x17 Control

Thanks to Nolan our couple starts their day off with some foot patrol. Grey wants them more engaged with the community. Tim lets her know that while he finds foot patrol annoying he agrees this is important to do. That it creates trust and likability therefore they get more help. Lucy seems real impressed with his answer. I always love when Tim impresses Lucy with his insight. Also when she makes sure he knows how enlightened she finds him. She's hot for Tim in these moments haha

Lucy loves when he shows her his moral compass about this stuff. I said it last review Tim as a person is very attractive. It's definitely huge part of her draw to him. A random guy comes up to them asking for legal advice. They stop and address him. Lucy fully expects Tim to answer this man’s question. I’m rolling when he tells this guy they’re movie extras’. Lucy’s double take is too damn funny. How she kept a straight face idk. He’s such a grumpy old man sometimesI love it. Or as Aaron says in s5 he’s like the old dude from 'UP' LMFAO I love you Timothy Bradford haha

Lucy's smile when he tells her they’re not google is too cute. We all know she loves her grump of a man. She’s enjoying him cracking a joke with a side of heart eyes to go with that smile. Look at him cracking jokes. So proud. Their comfortability level at this point is off the charts. His sense of humor is so fun to see. (He cracked me up too. I laugh every time.)This came out all on its own. I love him so easily making one around her. Lucy is quite amused and enjoying it herself.

Side notes I love about this scene. The ever wonderful height difference I legit can’t get enough. How damn in-sync they are as they’re walking together. Honestly the entire scene. Look at them. Lastly a fan favorite the the lack of personal space. Within inches of each other at all times. Like moths drawn to a flame. Always gravitating back to one another. Their physical chemistry without touching always floors me.

We rejoin them still on foot patrol. Lucy asking Tim if Rachel was disappointed she canceled on her last night? Trying to justify to Tim why she ended up bailing on their bar plans. Clearly residual PTSD from Caleb manifesting into her doing this. She’s clearly wanting to be relieved of the guilt she feels for canceling on her.

Tim is usually that person for her with his insight and telling her like it is. Not this time...She doesn’t get the reply she wants unfortunately. Just Tim being a lying liar who lies, when he says they don’t ever talk about her. Ok honey we believe you…I’m sure he actually talks about her more than Rachel would like. Lucy is offended with his cavalier answer LOL

Their convo gets interrupted by a dope stealing Girl Scout cookies. He runs and ends up in someone’s windshield. One of the little girls shows up from the troop to help them. Tells them they can use her scarf and pen as a tourniquet. Even tells Lucy where to apply it. Pretty impressive composure for a kid haha

Tim’s face is my favorite part when she asks if she can get a badge for this? He’s not sure what shocks him more. Her knowing how to do this or asking for a badge for it haha Lucy’s smile back at Tim is pretty cute. I feel like this will be them as parents when their kid does something that shocks them haha

The fire dept. arrives and so does Emmett Lang. Not gonna lie everyone he is smokin. I remember first time I watched this episode, I was thinking holy hell this man is attractive. Lucy deserved someone on this level of hotness to re-enter the dating world with. He is instantly flirty with Lucy. Telling her his condolences for Tim being her T.O. (good thing Tim misses this part ha) Lucy has zero problems flirting right back with him.

Honestly good for her. This is so needed post-Caleb. She’s crashing Jackson’s date plans and canceling on Rachel. She needed something to get her back on her feet. Just like Rachel was the perfect person for Tim post-Isabel. Emmett was for Lucy in the aftermath of 2x11. Girl needed a win and to feel it was ok to re-integrate back into the world of dating. Quite the score to start back up with if I do say so myself ha

They flirt some more at the hospital. Emmett basically asks her out and Lucy panics. Lies says she has something going on. Oh my girl. That PTSD is showing and I can’t blame her. Just hate seeing it affect her. Tim comes up and says it’s time to go. He says bye to Emmett and Lucy makes the connection they know each other. So she leans on her lifeline since she’s having doubts.

Tries to ask Tim about Emmett. Says he seems nice. Trying to get a beat on him through Tim’s eyes. Tim doesn't understand her line of questioning at first. Just giving short answers that give her no depth. He's thinking nothing of it until she gives him that look above. Then he quickly pieces together what this is.

He instantly disengages about it. Telling her 'No.' Not S1 Tim 'I could care less about your life.' disengaged. More 'I don’t trust myself to give you the right advice.' kind of distance. He wants no part of this. Lucy seems so upset he won’t talk to her about this. This scene is funny in how he cuts it off. How upset she seems. The pointing of his finger. Sadly we know the deep kernel of truth he feels to that final line of the scene.

The weight he’s still carrying around about her abduction. He doesn’t trust himself to vet Emmett for her. Since in his mind he failed so spectacularly with Caleb. He’d rather pass that emotional responsibility off to someone else. The weight that’s already on his soul is crushing...he can’t add to the load. Oh my broken boy. I wanna give you the biggest hug.

Lucy breaks my heart when Jackson tells her he needs alone time with Sterling. Lucy realizes she’s a third wheel. Has been for awhile now. She is horrified by this. Luckily Tim saves her with an OT opportunity. Joining the DEA operation Nolan and Harper are running. Lucy instantly jumps on it. She looks so upset walking away from Jackson. My poor girl. I want to give her a hug. I wanna hug them both in this one. This OP was blessing in disguise for her to do though. We get the best part of the episode during the stakeout.

Lucy is "on the phone" with Rachel saying all the things she wishes Tim would engage her on. He’s shaking his head as she rambles on. It’s so funny. Telling “Rachel” she’s been using Jackson and Sterling as a crutch. That together they make the perfect BF. Saying how they’re safe and that's why she keeps choosing them. My heart. Tim interjects 'Who are you talking to? 'Cause he knows it’s not Rachel.

John interrupts asking if they want coffee? He is going on a run. Lucy is her adorable self and asks for a chai tea latte all excited. Tim cuts her off saying this is a stakeout he's not going to Starbucks LOL Lucy rolls her eyes at him. He’s such an ass sometimes but I love him dearly rough edges and all. John is so sweet tells her he’ll see if he can find her some vanilla creamer LMAO

Lucy returns instantly to her fake convo and Tim can’t take it any longer. Has to call her out in the most Tim Bradford way he can. By calling her and proving she isn’t on the phone…Lucy is mortified but answers LOL Poor girl she just wants to talk it out with her person. I’m a lot like Lucy in the way that I need to talk things out. If I don’t they’ll eat me alive. I have a compulsive need to confront things and not let them fester.

It’s good to have that person you can talk it out with. If you don’t you start to self advise and that’s never good. Tim is that for her. Her sounding board. To her she has a problem she reaches for the lifeline that is Tim to sort it out. So him denying her that catharsis is messing with her. Why she created this fake convo. It got his attention so in the end it worked.

What kills me the most with this scene is both their reactions honestly. Lucy for being utterly shocked Tim would think his opinion had lost any value post-Caleb. To her it never ever occurred to place any blame on him. To trust his gut or opinion any less because of her DOD trauma. Breaks my heart Tim doesn’t see this before they have this conversation. That he truly believes his opinion has lost its value in her eyes after Caleb.

Lucy is astonished he would think she doesn't want his POV. She lives for it. Its the most important one in her life. Tim is so very vulnerable with her with his follow up answer. So proud of him for this vulnerability BTW. Nothing scarier than being emotionally exposed with another person. You can see it written all his face. That guard is down. We see the toll this guilt has taken on him. He unburdens his soul to her. Tells what has been eating at him for months.

That his advice pushed her towards something that could’ve ended her life. Since then he has devalued his place in her life. Doesn’t find himself worthy to advise her in personal matters. He fought against it for so long. Then he gave in and Caleb happened. In his mind proving why he never should’ve gotten involved in the first place. Chiding himself for getting close to her and having that closeness which put her in danger.

Lucy truly had no idea the guilt he'd been carrying since 2x11. It’s six episodes later. At the earliest that's 6 weeks at the most its a little over 2 months if we include her recovery time. The latter is the more likely timeline. That’s a long time to be carrying a burden she never placed on him. She can't stand that he's done this to himself. Lucy immediately wants to put him at ease. Trying to offload that burden and chuck it far away. It never once crossed her mind he would take the sole responsibility. Because not for one second did she ever blame him for it.

She vehemently reassures him it wasn’t his fault. He could be told by everyone under the sun it wasn’t his fault. He wasn’t going to stop mentally flogging himself till Lucy forgave him. She is all the things he needs in this moment. Letting him know she thinks it’s ridiculous he would blame himself, that no one had any reason to suspect Caleb for what he was, and overall what happened wasn’t on him. Lucy is taking that weight off his shoulders and throwing it away. Never allowing him to pick it back up again.

He looks so damn relieved and honestly very vulnerable after she absolves him. It helps him start to close a self inflicted wound. Eric the king of facial expressions killing me softly in this scene. His eyes and the way he looks at her when she said wasn’t his fault. *heart clutch* He couldn’t even look at her till she said that. Then when he does he's in awe of her. Like he can't believe she doesn't blame him but is so grateful for her saying as such.

I love her also sharing it wasn’t hers either. It was not at all. (Growth for her too.) Looks like he's biting back his emotions when she lets Tim know how valued his opinion is. It's so sweet. He needed his sunshine human to apply some balm to his wounds. No one does it better than Lucy. She’s complimenting him while also reliving him of the guilt he’s been harboring for much longer than she would’ve liked.

Had she known this she would’ve absolved him the day after honestly. No way she would've wanted him carrying this guilt day in and day out. Her opinion matters so much to him. He NEEDED to hear her say these words. It had to come straight from Lucy or he’d never let it go. She reassured him that not only did she not blame him but his opinion was one that matters most to her. Two things that were in question for him. Quelled the storm in his soul.

It’s scenes like this that are the true building blocks to their foundation. Why they end up working so well in s5. I will die on this hill of loving every single moment of this slow burn. I’m so glad we had 4 seasons to truly make them rock solid. It was so necessary for them as a couple. I don’t regret the wait at all. Because piece by piece they were building toward ‘The Really Beautiful Place’ Lucy calls their relationship in 5x18. Everything happens for a reason for them before we get there. This is just another wonderful facet of it.

The minute he’s granted access and allowance to give her advice he doesn’t hold back. His way of showing he cares too. I love them so much for their ability to just bounce back like they do. After a deeply emotional and vulnerable chat they're right back to the banter. Easily fall back into teasing one another. Tim basically says in not so many words Emmett isn’t good enough for her.(I mean no one is but Tim lets be honest.)

Lucy probes and asks why he thinks that? Tim doesn't hesitate in the slightest. Saying he’s a firefighter for god sakes LMFAO. Clearly has a prejudice against them. For whatever Tim reason that may be. Lucy being all cute saying 'Yeah that’s what makes him so hot.' ha She’s not wrong the man is fine af.

Tim gets defensive and says he doesn’t want to talk about this if she gonna be contrarian about it. Which is Tim speak for being jealous let’s be real honest. Lucy doesn’t hesitate to call him out on it. God I love her. Jokes he’s just threatened by his ‘hunkiness’ I mean he is….his reaction alone proves that he is. It’s ok Tim she still thinks you’re smokin too. She just can’t have you just yet haha

I love them ending this scene on a funny bantery note. Shows how much Tim cares about her. The fact that he is allowing this conversation to even take place proves that. Indulging her in this. They’re so married with their banter. I Iove them sfm. Soulmate behavior the way she teases him about everything and he allows (and loves) it. We leave the scene smiling and laughing at these blissfully unaware idiots in love.

Harper has Lucy and Tim chase what they think is the decoy vehicle once their stakeout is made. They soon realize the decoy vehicle has their target and Nolan’s CI. They end up getting T-Boned in the pursuit of it. Hurts to watch. They're both knocked out cold. I adore how the first thing Tim asks when he comes to is if she’s alright. Always puts her first. The soft way he says ‘Chen’ then asks if she’s ok. It’s the little things I love so very much. ❤️

Emmett arrives on scene flirty as ever with Lucy. She decides to be honest with him. Tells him why she declined his date offer. That her social life is complicated right now. He is smooth af with his reply. Tells her once it’s not he’ll still be interested. Their scene ends pretty cute. This is so good for her. I’m really happy to see her get back out there. She really needed him to help her get over her DOD hump. Just like it’s nice to see Tim happy the same goes for Lucy. I love them both individually as as much as I do together. This cute flirt session is well deserved after all the trauma she’s been through.

Thus ends our episode for them. Such a damn good one for them. I love their building block episodes. They do depth and growth like no other. How I love them so.

Side Notes-Non Chenford

Nice to see Angela get her foot back in the door for Detective. Well earned after her fallout in S1.

Harper SL's and her backstory. Getting to watch her in UC action always fun to watch.

Thank you to those who take the time to like/comment and reblog. Means the world to me. Fuels me to do each review.

See you all in 2x18 :)

[bythewillows]

I'm happy I can find a reonagi shipper that doesn't hate nagi's guts lmao. Do you think there's potential for them to end up together (in a general sense, like friends) and build a healthy relationship?

I'm tired of everyone on twitter expecting nagi to mess up again and hating him, and i know it's a possibility, but i want to see some character progression and not them making the same mistakes of the past (considering nagi DOES feel apologetic)

I don't want to think he's gonna toss reo away again like nothing, like so many people say in twitter. It's clear that they don't progress in football when they're together, but that doesn't mean their relationship has to be broken as a whole.

But anyway, i came here to let it all out, twitter is so stressful and even the reonagi shippers are sure of this happening

I completely understand my dude!!! Coming here after feeding off mostly twt for discussions was like a breath of fresh air haha, made me take a step back and realize "hey these two kids just SUCK at communicating" ☠️

First off (long rant incoming), yea it does seem to be a general consensus among reonagi/nagireo twt that Nagi's gonna "throw reo away in breakup part 3" after they lost to Isagi again, even after teaming up at their bests, n it do be a downer. As someone w a similar expressive style to Nagi (basically, bad at verbal communication and taking social cues) I can't hate him for what he did to Reo bc from his pov and with his personality it makes sense how he reacted, even if it was cruel and hurtful to someone he considers a close friend. Especially a friend who treated him like Reo did, which is why everyone's pissed off. But people forget that Nagi didn't even have friends before Reo, and that he probably wouldn't know he was being hurtful (other than the "you're a pain, idc anymore" line bc wtf bro but in hindsight he's a teenager who 1) doesn't think things through, 2) acts on instinct and 3) v rarely feels strongly on anything in the first place, so Reo telling him he didn't care abt the two things that got him into football, Reo's dream and Reo himself, probably tipped him over). Does it make all the suffering Reo went through alright? No, ofc not, and Reo should get an actual apology from his blockhead partner, but it's rlly sad to see so many people hating on Nagi for being 17 years old with no empathy skills (he says he and his parents are more like friends bc of how little they interact,,,,his best friend before Reo was a cactus,,,,give the boy a pass 😭).

((((spoilers for after the bllk manga ch202 here so if you haven't caught up or read the leaks pls be warned!!))))

Personally, I think they will end up together for sure, playing side by side once their character arcs are fully fleshed out (bc they're PARTNERS DAMMIT, THE SPINOFF CH8 LIVES RENT FREE IN MY HEAD)—but whether they stay together after the Manshine v Bastard match can go either way. We saw how well they played together and how the entire Bastard team couldn't stop their first goal against Isagi, showing how powerful their partnership can be, but it didn't last. Even if reonagi are completely in sync, Isagi could still shut them down over and over again (and even Kaiser could see what they were doing) after that first goal bc of two things: Nagi hasn't evolved his ego, and Reo devoted his extremely adaptable (therefore unpredictable) playstyle to accommodate what Nagi would want best at the moment. Because of this, Isagi and anyone with metavision who gets a read on what kind of player Nagi is has the ability to counter whatever they do—because Reo will do whatever Nagi wants to do, and will always favor Nagi. He said it himself, making Nagi the best striker is his new ego and that all other players are second to him, but this is detrimental to both of them because it makes them even worse than how they were in the first selection. Back then, Nagi could still direct plays while playing with Reo once pushed and Reo still wanted to score goals himself (the spinoff expands on this further when they play against other teams and w/ zantetsu), but now that they've both levelled up their skillsets (and bc Nagi likes succeeding + is frustrated that his game making isn't good enough yet), they've turned into an actual codependent team up in which Nagi relies entirely on Reo's creativity while Reo only focuses on Nagi scoring instead of him scoring, even when he has the opportunity to.

It's...bad. Even Ego pointed out how the We Beat Isagi Goal™️ would test Nagi's ego, bc he won't feel compelled to try harder anymore, and that that goal could never be replicated bc the conditions were too perfect both emotionally and physically, so even if Nagi was at his peak at that point, he would no longer evolve past now since his goal of "beating Isagi" was completed in such a memorable way. Nagi is basically stagnant and every other player with metavision can take advantage of that.

Reo, on the other hand, is on the other side of this and evolving extremely rapidly. During Yukimiya's final goal against Manshine, Reo had actually seen through Isagi's pass and moved to stop Yukimiya from scoring (but was tragically a step too late, my poor 99% boi, kaneshiro-sensei pls stop making him take Ls) and even Isagi was shocked he could!!! Reo's raw adaptability is growing to be a real menace and his main motive for evolving this entire time has been for Nagi, to get him back and to get Nagi to acknowledge him as the one who's best for him—so what'll happen when Reo gets to a point where his evolution is so great that when he looks back, Nagi is still at the same place he was during the Manshine v Bastard match? When he comes to a realization that the guy who's literally his own motivation to evolve isn't even trying to keep up with him bc he doesn't have any motivation himself?

I'm p sure you've read this already but @okkottsus has a rlly great analysis on reonagi n their skills + dynamic that puts it into words better than I can ☠️

If you haven't tho pls do it's amazing (and even has pictures!!):

So yea, imo, after a bunch of character development (on mostly Nagi's end bc he's stayed p much the same other than actually liking playing football after the team z vs v match) they'll get back together, but as for now I'm p sure they'll have at least one more break 😭 it's sad but it'll be good for them in the long run and above all else I just want both Reo and Nagi to be happy and healthy for each other. It's weird to hate on or blame one of them for their fallouts bc they're such a complex relationship and they both care for each other a lot in their own ways but oh well, people have opinions *shrugs*.

Anyway I hope this loosely related bunch of rambling is what you were looking for anon!! Ty for the ask, I'm also vv happy every time I see a reonagi shipper who loves both boys and it's always nice to talk abt them <3

[beatupcorpse]

look I made that AU for me and my need of my monkey brothers bcuz this fandom has me completely starved. I JUST WANT BONDING AND PAIN TIMES

the title refers to -SWK's- greatest fear, which is to fail MK so badly that this is how things end up, the kid the Lady's new weapon.

i already said it and kinda showed it in my post but MK takes the hit instead of SWK and immediately this is bad this is terrible he attacking right out of the bat. his hits actually hurt. SWK realizes this is full power MK.

since we know that the possessed are still aware of everything, on MK's sight, getting himself trapped like this just kinda leaves him defeated and becomes the perfect vessel for LBD. doesnt help that he is terrified of this demon

This whole situation is a bit different from possessed!SWK who could hold back punches and fight off his possession even if just a lil bit at first. MK won't get that. He is the perfect weapon for LBD basically. doesn't take much energy to control, equal to SWK in power and cannot hold back. DISASTER

Even worse! His friends don't want to hurt him in the first place! w SWK it was easy because fuck the guy amiright, but this is MK! their friend! Mei's bestie!!!! Dadsy's son!!!!!!!!!!!! it hurts to see MK and be met with souless eyes and murderous intentions

haha.... haaaaaaa...this means that when Mac teams up with them....he and SWK get to have moments oh god I can't let my shipper brain take hold. is FIEN, WE JUST GET MORE DIVORCE ARGUMENTS but also perhaps maybe they are very in sync as they talk about the plan? Mei would probably make fun of em. ok thats it thats all Im giving myself .... and the rest of the time they spent together

aND MAN!! SWK IS JUST SO FILLED WITH GUILT!! probably super numb and serious now. trying to make a plan. muttering to himself. Mei forces him out of his bubble and demands him to act like he is part of the team and share ideas or else they (and MK) are TOAST. and he has to SUCK IT UP AND LISTEN. FOR ONCE!!!!!

we get a "you're right pony girl" "I HAVE A NAME" to light up the mood anyway

bcuz at the end of the day, the team would have to be divided just like in the show, just that instead of MK is SWK. Lucky for Mac tho, in this au he doesn't have to fight MK alone, now he has SWK to take half of the hits. its his time to suffer as he tries to defend himself against his own power, take the staff and try his hardest to not hurt the kid.

whenever he does land a hit on him!! man that feels terrible. LBD taunts him about it. careful there, u wouldn't want to take out ur own student. SWK could maybe win if he put his all, he is the monkey kiing after all. but he would rather take a beating and hear her laugh her head off.

Im not talkin much about Mac bcuz I think he would be taken out of the competition so fast. sad sight. he still tried tho. hes bleeding but not dead he is fine i promise. he is happy to just let SWK take it from there

btw don't think too hard about the staff and how its in MK's hands and not stabbed into the ground just shhhhshshshs. wireless charging the mecha (i actually dont remember if thats what it was doing)

but fuck the staff man. IS DESPERATION TIME! SWK starts talking to MK. he apologizes for everything. he begs. "MK. forget everything Ive told you, listen to me now: you cannot give up"

MK seems to stutter in his next attack. SWK blocks it and keeps talking

"Don't give up on me and especially don't give up on yourself. fight it out kid. I believe in you"

The blue glow of MK's eyes weakens. the sounds of LBD struggling increase the more SWK talks to him. she tries to shut him up. MK now has SWK on a chokehold. Still, the annoying ass monkey won't shut up.

The grip in his neck tightens but he continues

"You have such great friends. You need to keep on fighting for them. They miss you too."

"You're something special bud and not because you are the monkie kid."

His expression starts to change

"I'm proud to be your mentor. Please come back"

and MK snaps out of it.

-

from there I feel like itd be pretty much the same. as u can see the au is not terrible different. is just different enough for me to get SWK being honest and sweet to MK and MK to listen everything he needed to hear. and also pain. I could span on many lil things but is very late and im basically ripping this off my chest so its just out here

oh and also

I get a real hug between them in this AU

[kades-rp-lore-hell]

i'm planning on recycling oliver's blog into something else soon, since that blog served it's purpose and then died, like i expected. (arguably the blog wasn't really alive in the first place, haha.)

but i wanna make ultra super duper sure that the oliver and sylvan reunion remains intact and stuff because it's important lore, so i'm pasting the whole thing here. if you've already read the thread where oliver and sylvan meet at vernon's house, this is just that again.

'Amarena' stands at the door of a house he hasn't seen in many years. Despite the vague sense of dread tugging at him, he knocks on the door. Here, in his hometown, his internet persona is dropped. Online, he's Amarena, but in the real world, he's...

"Oliver!" A man says after opening the door.

"Vernon." Oliver replies dryly.

"Come on in."

The two men enter the house and sit down in the living room.

"It's... good to see you." Vernon says. "How have you been?"

"Fine." Oliver replies curtly.

Vernon sighs. "Y'know, I... I'm real sorry about how things were between us when you were a kid. You were under a lot of stress, and I was supposed to be the adult, I shouldn't have stooped to your level so often."

"'Stooped to my level?'" Oliver responds, glowering.

"That's... not what I meant. I just mean... you were the kid and I was the parent, and I should've acted like it."

"You're not my dad."

"I know. But I agreed to act the part as well as I could... and I didn't do very well."

"Fine, yeah, whatever. When's Heather getting here?"

"Sylvan."

"Sylvan. When's he getting here?"

"Soon. I don't know when exactly. How about we watch some TV or something while we wait?"

"Fine by me."

Not much time passes before Sylvan arrives at his father's house, N by his side. Sylvan knocks on the door and then sighs nervously while he waits for his father to answer.

"I'm getting a sense of deja vu..." Sylvan remarks.

N smirks amusedly. He takes Sylvan's hand in his own, rubbing his thumb over Sylvan's. Then Vernon answers the door.

"Sylvan! Good to see you!" Vernon says. "...And you brought N."

"Yup!" Sylvan replies, grinning.

"Why...?" Vernon asks.

"Hello to you, too..." N grumbles.

"Moral support." Sylvan answers.

"If you say so... You two come in."

The three of them walk inside and make their way to the living room, where Oliver is waiting.

Sylvan and Oliver make eye contact, and within a split second Oliver is on his feet and eagerly enveloping his younger brother in a tight hug.

"Oh—" Sylvan says under his breath, taken off guard by the sudden embrace.

"Sylvan!" Oliver cheers. He backs up to look at his brother. "My, how you've grown, mon frère!"

"Uhh..." Sylvan is rendered somewhat speechless by this encounter.

"How old are you now, anyway?"

"Um... Twenty-three."

"TWENTY-THREE! Oh, it's been far too long!" Oliver once again pulls Sylvan into a hug. "I'm so sorry... For everything."

"Uhh. Yeah, um... don't... don't worry about it, man."

Sylvan mentally stows this away in a list of things to talk about in more detail later. It'll come up at some point, right...?

In this moment, Oliver and N catch each other's glance. Oliver stands up straight, eyes widened slightly.

Sylvan, confused, looks in the direction Oliver is staring.

"Oh!" He says. "Uh, Oliver, this is my partner, N!"

"Nice to meet you." N says.

Oliver's eyes have widened even further.

"N Harmonia!?" Oliver exclaims.

"Um." Sylvan says. He and N look to each other.

"Yes?" N says, looking back to Oliver in sync with Sylvan.

"Mon dieu!" Oliver gasps. "You're dating the king of Team Plasma?!"

"That's—" Sylvan starts.

"What?" Vernon interrupts sternly, raising his voice.

Sylvan and N freeze.

"You!" Vernon shouts, quickly approaching N. "I knew I had seen you before! What do you think you're doing hanging around my family!?"

"I— You don't understand!" N asserts.

"Damn right I don't understand! I don't ever want to understand someone with a warped mind like yours!" Vernon says.

"That's—"

"Shut up!"

N flinches away when Vernon gets in his face. His bravery in the face of this father's explosive anger seems to give out and he panics, faintly muttering "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"You BETTER be sorry, you—"

"Dad, back off!" Sylvan says, attempting to come between the two of them.

"And what do YOU think you're doing, dating some Plasma scumbag?!" Vernon asks his son.

"You have no idea what you're talking about!" Sylvan responds.

"Oho, oh yeah, tell me all the reasons he gave you that explain why he's not a bad guy!"

"What happened with Plasma wasn't his fault!"

"Oh, is that so?" Vernon asks in a demeaning tone.

Sylvan silently glares at Vernon, knowing he isn't being taken seriously.

"What other lies has this insane freak told you!?" Vernon continues.

"SHUT UP!" Sylvan yells, his anger boiling over and his fist flying towards his father's face.

...But then he's stopped.

In a split second, Oliver inserts himself between Vernon and Sylvan. One hand pushing against Vernon's chest, and the other grabbing Sylvan's wrist.

"Both of you need to calm down before you do something you'll regret!" Oliver declares.

"YOU'RE the one who started this mess!" Sylvan hisses at Oliver.

"I know, I'm sorry. I'm a little surprised Vernon didn't already know this, though?" Oliver muses.

"We didn't wanna tell him 'cuz I knew he'd freak out about it! Sylvan says.

"Who wouldn't freak out about that?!" Vernon retorts.

"Okay, okay!" Oliver shouts. "You guys need to, like, go into seperate rooms or something and cool off!"

"Hmph. Fine.” Sylvan says, yanking his wrist out of Oliver's hand, though he's only able to do so because Oliver releases his grip.

Sylvan looks to N, who's clearly still shaken. "I'm going outside." He says. "You coming?"

N silently responds by taking Sylvan's hand and following him outside.

Sylvan sits down outside. He pats the ground next to him, inviting N to sit. After doing so, N tilts his head towards the sky, taking in deep breaths of the outdoor air. It's silent for a moment, both of them trying to soothe their pounding hearts.

"Are you alright?" Sylvan eventually asks.

N shrugs slightly and says, "I could be worse."

Sylvan nods solemnly, replying, "...I don't know what to say. Um... I'm- sorry about... you know, my dad."

N shakes his head. "You don't need to apologize."

"You didn't need to either."

"What?"

"When we were inside. What on Earth were you apologizing to Dad for?"

"I don't know. I... I guess I just panicked..."

Sylvan wraps an arm around N's waist, and in turn N rests his head on Sylvan's shoulder. The couple go silent again, their minds individually wandering. A minute or two later, N breaks the silence.

"I just don't get it." He says.

"Get what?" Sylvan replies.

"Two years ago, I was able to confront Ghetsis while he had the power of Kyurem on his side. But just now... I practically cowered in fear when your father got angry at me. It doesn't make sense."

"Ah. Well, it's— just... the brain's inconsistent like that, you know? It's a weird meat blob, it's not always logical."

N laughs slightly. "Weird meat blob..."

Sylvan smiles, glad his silly remark was able to make his partner laugh. Then he thinks a little more.

"Maybe part of it was about like— preparation?" Sylvan ponders.

"Hm?"

"Like, back then, we came to Unova knowing you'd probably have to face Ghetsis, and it most likely wasn't gonna be pleasant. You, like, had time to be ready for it. Or... as ready as you could be for something like that. But you didn't come with me to meet my brother today knowing my dad was gonna scream in your face."

"Interesting theory... It does seem to make sense."

"Anyway. I wonder how things are going inside."

Meanwhile...

"...And uh, yeah. That's the whole story, I think. Thanks for finally shutting up and letting me tell it." Oliver says, idly tapping his fingertips on the dining room table.

Vernon sits across from him, deep in thought. After a moment of thinking, he speaks.

"That's fucked up." Vernon says.

"Yeah." Oliver replies.

"To be honest, I didn't really know much of anything about Team Plasma, except that they were running around taking people's Pokémon. I didn't know about... all THAT."

"Why do I know more about Plasma than you? I haven't lived here in years. Literally none of what I just told you has affected me in the slightest."

"Ah, I guess I just don't pay much mind to the news nowadays."

Oliver rolls his eyes. "You can say that again, sheesh."

Vernon sighs and runs a hand through his hair. "I really made an ass of myself, huh?"

"Yup. Good thing you're about to apologize." Oliver says assertively. He gets up and heads towards the front door.

"...Hey. When did you get so good at breaking up a fight, anyway?" Vernon asks.

Oliver glances over his shoulder at Vernon. "I'm a bartender." He says. Shrugging, he continues, "It's part of the job."

Oliver continues to the door and opens it. He peers outside, Sylvan and N turn to look back at him.

"Hey." Oliver says. "We're ready for you guys inside."

N and Sylvan look at each other with a bit of hesitation in their expression. Then Sylvan looks to Oliver, nods, and stands up. He then offers N his hand and pulls him up as well. Everyone goes back inside and sits at the table. Vernon sighs.

"So. It seems like some apologies are in order." Vernon says.

"I... I'm sorry to both of ya, for blowin' up at you like that. And N, I'm sorry I insulted you and such. Oliver filled me in on what happened with Team Plasma... showed me how much of an ass I was being."

"Thank you." N says.

"So, am I forgiven?"

"...I don't know." N says, brows furrowed. "You haven't treated me well today, and you didn't treat me well last time I was here. So I suppose it's just a little hard to take you at your word."

"I gotcha. 'Actions speak louder than words' and all that. I'll keep it in mind."

"Good."

"...Sorry for trying to punch you in the face." Sylvan says to his dad, who shakes his head.

"Don't worry about that. No harm done. And I kinda had it comin', haha!" Vernon responds.

"Ha..."

A somewhat uncomfortable silence falls over the group, no one entirely sure what to say next. But then, Oliver gets an idea.

"Hey, Vernon, do you still have our old board games?" He asks.

"Uh... as long as Sylvan didn't take them, yeah." Vernon replies.

"Didn't touch 'em. Kinda forgot we had them." Sylvan says.

"Excellent!" Oliver says, before getting up to retrieve a board game.

In the midst of playing the board game Oliver chose, Sylvan has an epiphany.

"Hey, Oliver..." Sylvan starts.

"Yes?" Oliver responds.

"Why do you call Dad by his first name?"

Oliver looks confused for a moment, before looking to Vernon.

"You didn't tell him?" Oliver asks.

"...It never came up..." Vernon replies, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

"What never came up?" Sylvan asks.

"Vernon's not my dad." Oliver says bluntly.

"...Huh?!"

"I was eleven when Mom and Vernon met. I'm not his kid."

"But— you— your eyes! You have similar eyes!" Sylvan says, pointing at his own eye for emphasis.

"And Laelia had similar hair. Mom had a type, I suppose."

"L-Laelia's not...?"

"Laelia's not my kid either." Vernon says. "It's... part of why your mother and I split up."

"I... I'm your son... right?" Sylvan mutters.

"Yes." Vernon replies. "My only son."

"Okay." Sylvan says with a slight nod, though he's clearly still distressed. "Okay... I guess this doesn't— change things that much."

Sylvan looks to Oliver and continues, "I mean, you're still my brother. And Laelia's still my sister."

Oliver nods. "Of course."

"Alright, I... I guess I can process all that later. Whose turn is it?"

"Yours, sweetheart." N says.

"Oh! Right." Sylvan responds. "Let's see..."

With that, the game continues. The group talk, joke, and share stories together... and their worlds quietly grow bigger.

[ahundredtimesover]

I was going through this video and don’t know why I felt like sharing it with you. I am not someone who feels super comfortable by reading hard core smut. But when I read smut from your series it gave me butterflies. It was like I want those characters to have those time together because it felt meaningful. You never made it felt vulgar to me. And again don’t want to judge people who like other stuff I get everyone r different and r into something different. But after watching the below mentioned video I learned more about sex. I am super scared for the force and banging and here I learned that it need not be that. I am sharing it with, pls whenever u get time go through it. May it help you to write future smut or in your personal life. Also I want to make sure that I don’t want to make u feel uncomfortable. If u don’t want pls don’t reply to this message. It can be between we 2. Hope u r have a good weekend

https://youtu.be/6Z1JKF0elYc?si=glTmEiQcPR9c2VL8

Hi, anon. I hope you get to read this. Before anything, I just wanna say that this message was very sweet and a joy to read. I always say that you guys are free to come in and talk/ask about things, and so for you to say that you felt like sharing this video that seems to have helped you is pretty special.

Now, this is my kind of sex talk. It was so informative and insightful. It’s so interesting to learn the context of the Kamasutra as a piece of literature and get an overview of the sections - like, different beds for different acts? The purpose of jewelry? That it’s not even about the act of sex but all about pleasure? I especially loved the part when she explains that positions and movements are about making sure that the bodies of both individuals are in sync so they could experience that pleasure.

All that to say that her point reflects what I feel towards sex and my approach to writing it in my stories. Same with you - I understand that people are different in terms of beliefs and kinks and ways of being pleasured. But ultimately, we get to decide what sex means to us. For me personally, it’s a journey. I learn a lot even just by writing, and through the process, I become more comfortable about it as well.

One of the best compliments I’ve been given is from you, that the smut I’ve written gives you butterflies. Like, YES 😭😭 I feel accomplished haha. Srsly when I first started, I researched how to write smut (lol) and I remember reading that it’s about the build up and the emotion. So when I think of these characters engage in such acts, I imagine it with so much meaning. And my favorite parts to imagine and write are the soft touches and giggles and cuddles and moments of awe and comfort where words aren’t enough to capture what they’re feeling that’s beyond lust. Rough is cool but gentle makes me giddy. Like what Seema said in the video, sex is supposed to be fabulous! There are many ways that could happen but for me - and as reflected in my stories - it’s the emotion, so I spend a lot of time building those up so that the sex feels like a culmination of those emotions and feelings.

Sex is pretty amazing. Sure, it gets overblown sometimes when we write about it but I’m glad the scenes I at least write don’t feel vulgar to you, that you get to see the meaning in them. It’s not the only way but it’s my way, so for you to share this with me rly makes me think that my message comes across. So thank you for dropping by. I’m glad the video got to help you, and I hope that my stories give you that warmth as well, smut included hehe

Sending you love, anon, and I wish you’re well 🫶🏼🫶🏼

[1moreoffkeyanthem]

I love that everyone is coming to talk to you about fanfics, haha! Don't mind if I join in - tell us about your favourite style fanfic tropes. 😎

Fr lmaoooo idk where all this is coming from but I’m here for it!!!!

OH BOY DO I HAVE A LOT OF STYLE TROPES!!!

Okay so WEARING EACH OTHERS CLOTHES!!! God I eat that one up every time it’s so cute like I just KNOW growing up they had half their clothes at each other’s houses and constantly lost track of who owned what shirt and THEN!!! As they got older and weren’t the same size anymore (personally I’m a big boy Stan truther but it’s precious the other way too) and Kyle started absolutely SWIMMING in Stan’s baggy ass sweatshirts and Stan gets cuteness aggression lmao he’s just like awwww look how cute my super best boyfriend is in the peace love pine trees hoodie asjdjdkgfj

Calling each other “dude” romantically!!! Like other pet names come into play but dude stays bc it’s them

WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SECRET UNSPOKEN LANGUAGE like they’re always on the same wavelength totally in sync with each other!!! They understand each other like no one else, can read each other like a book, fully on the same side and will follow each other to the ends of the earth!!!

Okay okay we all know I STAY reading and writing style whump and PROTECTIVENESS!!! When they worry about each other constantly and get so freaked out when one of them isn’t okay I eat that shit UP every time I love them defending each other, physically or verbally, like no one fucks with Stan without experiencing Kyle Rage and vice versa!!! When Stan is the one to completely flip his lid and panic because Kyle’s hurt or in danger just AAAAA

On that note: TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER!!! There’s a reason most of my stories have a “yep I injured the boys again” tag because I LIVE for the sweet sweet tender moments after an Incident where they’re patching up each other’s wounds all worried and Soft, talking each other through the pain and telling them that it’s gonna be okay bonus points if we get a tearful “I could’ve lost you” “you didn’t, I’m right here” GOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE!!!

On THAT note (sorry I’m just fucking insane) STAN CARRYING KYLE!!!!!!!!! Once again I’m a short angy Kyle/ big boy Stan truther and I looovvvvveeee a little bridal style carrying moment holy shit (I’m surprised I didn’t put any of that in my style week stuff lmao) like I am fully guilty of putting my favorite redhead in Situations JUST so I can have that, like I gave OrangeJuiceVerse Kyle chronic knee pain, diabetes, an ed, and Stan carries him so much lmfao someone put me in Making Kyle Suffer Jail

Ok another one I love is Kyle as the Voice of Reason! Like when he’s the go to guy, savior complex mom friend who just wants to take care of everyone! And boy howdy does Stan not make it easy lmao between him and Kenny (the disaster duo) that man is Exasperated

THEM BEING EACH OTHERS RIGHT HAND MAN!!!!! Fighting side by side, Stan and Kyle against the world! When they can depend on each other more than anyone else and trust each other with their lives. Stan would follow Kyle into a burning building and Kyle would pull him out! That trope is why I’m so feral about stick of truth like they gotta be on the same side or they feel like somethings missing (codependent bastards)

Stan playing guitar for Kyle/ Kyle reading to Stan!!! The domesticity ugh I love it

Casual cuddling oh my godddddd like even before they got together they’re always touching each other in some way and Cartman’s like it’s fuckin gay to cuddle at sleepovers you guys are 15 and they’re like fym it’s not gay to cuddle the homies? (It so is) best friends to lovers on TOP!!!

Them generally being huge simps like PLEASE why y’all staring longingly also in the same vein them thinking the other is the most beautiful thing in the world those two are DOWN HORRENDOUS

I also reeeaaaaly like when they’re kissin… and it starts off all slow and sweet… and then it gets more passionate… and suddenly Stan’s hands are tangled in Kyle’s hair and Kyle’s pushing him against the wall and they’re practically falling into each other desperate to be closer and whispering “I love you” into each others mouths and nothing in the world exists other than the two of them and

Lmao that’s some of my favorite style tropes I’m super normal about them obviously

[queen-scribbles]

For couples questions: 3 of your choice for Tragen/Jaesa since it seems you're in the mood 😛 and 3 each for AJ/Nate and AJ/Adam

Tragen/Jaesa

Haha, yeah, that mood hit hard(would you believe it was just over a prompt fill? I just love them so much and was missing them, I guess) And picking my own questions is gonna be interesting, since I already got asks for them. :P

8. What do they find physically sexiest about each other?

Jaesa's torn between Tragen's voice and his nose. She loves his nose a lot, but that voice is incredibly sexy and she'd be lying to deny how frequently it gives her extremely pleasant goosebumps.

For Tragen it's Jaesa's eyes. She has these incredibly gorgeous deep brown eyes and he just really loves them a lot. (Her arms aren't bad either :3)

18. Would they have kids together?

100% yes. There would definitely be thought and discussion behind it, bc the galaxy is a fucking MESS right now, but it's always a mess, and they both want kids with each other, so it's a very solid possibility.

26. How are they with PDA?

heh. It doesn't happen on purpose, but they will occasionally go in for what's meant to be a quick kiss only for it to turn into much, much more and not realize they're doing it until Vette or somebody hollers "GET A ROOM"

AJ/Nate

9. Are they a "we" couple?

Oh, absolutely. It's sickeningly adorable and makes Mason fake-retch(and Felix grin) CONSTANTLY. Neither will be deterred.

10. What was their last big fight? What did they learn from it?

Their only(so far?) big fight was after the Trapper ambush in b3, bc while AJ did hide at first, like Nate asked, she's almost as driven to protect as Mallory, so she came busting back out to help midway through when she got scared for them. They learned Nate is over-protective, which surely won't be a problem down the road :))))) and AJ isn't always rational when people she cares about are in danger(this is the woman who tried to FIGHT Murphy even with her lousy combat stat bc it was all she could think to do in the moment. which is why he got away :)) )

I'm sure it'll be fine. They made up. Nate deflected and AJ let him. (She knows he was worried about her, she's not a vampire and has limits/vulnerabilities they don't) There's no way that'll come up again and be a problem in the future. *cackles*

15. What habits or characteristics have they picked up from each other?

Nate's started carrying hairbands in his jacket/jeans pocket in case AJ forgets or hers breaks. AJ's started shoving her hands in her pockets like he does. They've both started moving in sync with each other when they're in the same room/space.

AJ/Adam

heheheheh yes, enable the AU, surely this won't emotionally compromise me at all :P

7. What's their most and least favorite thing about each other?

AJ's favorite thing about Adam is how much he cares about his team, even to the point of making all the hard decisions so it's His Fault on the rare occasions things go wrong. Her least favorite thing is that he's apparently extended that habit to making the call on not admitting they're in love bc... this current state they're in will hurt less than if a nebulous "something" happens down the road? Apparently?

She's sympathetic to what he's told her so far about his family, understands how much it can hurt to lose someone you love(she misses Rook the most out of my girls. Such an empath) But she's of the mind that since they clearly love each other, that's not going to go away through denial so why hurt themselves NOW refusing to enjoy it just in case something happens that could take them from each other ("What if we don't break?"). If refusing to pursue this has both of them in tears, what's the point???? They clearly care about each other enough that if this nebulous Something he's afraid of happens IT WILL STILL HURT LIKE HELL.

Adam's favorite thing about AJ is her genuineness and open heart. She is so heart on sleeve, so open, so optimistic despite everything that happens to and around her(full-blast "Sure maybe there's only a 2% chance you win if you go for it, but there's a 0% chance if you don't even try" girl here). He admires so much the strength of heart/will it takes to still be like that, especially after Murphy. His least favorite thing is her borderline self-destructive level of care for other people. She will "Take me instead, leave them alone!" she WILL throw herself into a fight she can't win to protect/help other people, she will work herself almost to a breaking point trying to save innocents. (even Bobby. The one person in the world she might possibly actually hate, and she'd still risk her life for him bc it's who she IS)

So yeah, that's gonna be just loads of fun moving forward :D so much pain headed my way

14. What little things remind them of each other?

Remind Adam of AJ: Smell of coffee, hairbands, teddy bears(part of him really wishes he'd accepted when she offered the one at the carnival)

Remind AJ of Adam: sunglasses(especially aviators, but any will do it), Dracula(she will die before she admits that to him. But it is one of her favorite books and they did talk about it on the research route :D), moonlight

27. What interests do they share? For interests they don't share, do they ever participate anyway?

They both like to read. AJ definitely likes it more than Adam, but seeing as a good portion of the books in the library are his, it's clearly something he enjoys. At least enough to do with her, if nothing else. :3 AJ is not a Car Person(she's the "I'm not into cars but I know a nice one when I see it" line on his date scene), but she's more than happy to go for a ride in Adam's car, let him talk about it/enjoy it when he wants to. She's very much the "If my SO is happy, I'm happy and want to support him" type.

....now I wonder what Adam's reaction would be to all the random sketches AJ's done of him in the margins of her notes or when she doodles to clear her head >:3

Couples Asks

[ngmn2002]

Talking nonsense part: (2)

Ok, so... let's pose on this note for a moment... and recall the times Nene "time travelled" through the story so far...

So, let's suppose the red house meeting with little (4 years old) Tsukasa belongs there (though the red house is a thing of its own, has its own time, it's too complicated). What happened between them in the red house made us reach here with him and Nene...

Then, let's talk about the one we had in the new chapter next...

It seems Tsukasa "knew" Nene would come to the past that day and was waiting for her to show up in advance. He has a little talk with her back there, connected to what they shared in the red house.

It seems in the official translation he said "us" instead of me. And, she surely did come to play with them at times, some we are going to see later, and... we still got to see one with Amane.

This happened like... about a year after when Tsukasa asked her to come play with 'them'. And, it seems there will eventually be other times, who knows when. Going back to this time, who was the reason that happened in the first place... hmm...

How playful, he is really playing so nicely with her, giving her an experience filled with an unmatched fun. ^^ (ok, from there, he got her take Amane's key for some reason that is still a secret)

Now, let's talk a little about the Tsukasa from that exact day she met Amane crying in, where was he...? It seemed in the moment from last chapter, he knew she was coming and was waiting for her, was it only on that day he knew she is coming or did he know about every time she will be coming to the past in advance? Hmm, let's assume Tsukasa knew about 'every time' Nene will be coming to the past in advance.

If so, then Tsukasa from that day knew she will be coming over so he made sure not to be around? maybe he even was with Amane and left a few seconds before she came because he didn't want to be around in the time she comes there? Ah, it's funny... to say... his future self sent her back to the past... and past Tsukasa took his leave to make things go smoothly between her and his twin as planned by his future self...ahhh... as if they are working together... whether they actually planned it together or not... they seem to be so in sync in there. (Tsukasa going like: Me, Myself and I agree.♡)

Ah, now... let's go to the festival one...

Hmmmmmmmm....................

So, again… going back to that day… what was past Tsukasa's rule exactly in there?

Playing Katanuki for 3 hours you say? hmm... well it's no surprise Tsukasa loves that game so much to the point future Tsukasa spends more than 5 hours playing it... but is that really the only reason Tsukasa didn't go to "eat dinner" with you?

judging by his words... I get the impression this is the only time he gets to eat "alone" in a festival or am I mistaken? Hmm... was Tsukasa cruel to leave him go have dinner all alone or did he know Amane won't be alone and there would be someone to eat with him? Hmm... and when did Tsukasa "decide" to show up?

Hmm? Right after Nene left? I said in an old post of mine Tsukasa seems to be really involved much more that it's shown to us in what happened that day, and in granting the wish Amane wrote on his slip after taking a look at it. (I also like to assume he was around the whole time watching Nene and Amane from afar until she left)

Haha, Slow down, Tsu! You ship them way too much! (it's cute!) Buttt... Give them time to breath! Let them take their sweet time until we reach ch 86? I bet you saw them in there, right? .........

you were there the whole time, weren't you? Anyway.......... Making a link between the time in the festival & the time Nene found Amane crying.... in both times Tsukasa wasn't around and in the first one he showed right after she left. .... coincidence?

. . .

I think not.

*******

For Fun: Now, if we thought more about the time Nene was back to the past that time she found Amane crying... let's say Tsukasa from that time knew she was coming, took his leave and all, him knowing she was sent there by his future self adds more fun to the mix, doesn't it? ~ Nene-chan is here, good job, my future self. You did well. I'm so proud of you (myself). Glad to become you one day. ^^

Haha, would he say that, though?~

[eatnightmares]

1.13 bellwethers time...haha...yay... 🥲

at least it seems like they had a few days travel...slaps car roof you can fit plenty of bonding in there

and good lird when the dual narration hits!!! they have completely different goals and yet they've never been more in sync...and the descriptions are Soooooo evocative...

carpenter stans will hear the words willow tree and jump 3 feet in the air

our best friend A GOD WOUNDED THE LAND HERE. TURN BACK. <3

WHY IS THIS PODCAST SO SEXYYYYYY...THE BELLS!!!!!

nevermind i hate it here. "not a throne, nothing like that" :)))))) "because i know her now...i know she's already changing her mind about leaving our faith" HE DOESN'T KNOW HER AT ALL HE DOESN'T KNOW PAIGE EITHER. HE WANTS THEM BOTH WITH HIM BUT CAN ONLY IMAGINE IT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF HIS OWN NARRATIVE. ONLY IF THEY'LL PLAY THE ROLES HE DEIGNS TO GIVE THEM. AND THEN LITERALLY CONGRATULATING HIMSELF ON "MAKING ROOM" FOR THEM faulkner you are so so annoying and i love you so much. i need to bite you in half

god there is so much here. "this is extraordinary, this is beautiful" her bit in late s3 about how his miracles Are beautiful and something she dreamed of so why did he let her feelings turn to horror and disgust...

"so long as we're willing to shape it like this" faulkner just now!! we can reshape the world, we can stay be each others' side, but only if it looks exactly like this!!!!

"if it was just you and i" making me fucking crazyyyyyyy how she doesn't elaborate on Who else is there that's making it so she can't make excuses. i think it's both the sainted citizens around her and her ongoing struggle to empathize with strangers but also...

last ep "but you're not alone" "yeah, i know" gwaaoaosoggugghhhh. it's faulkner. it's this stupid fucking kid who's following her lead. following her into the jaws. "without hope or sense for either of us" if it was just her giving herself to the thing that will eat her that'd be one thing. but here's this kid, too young for this to be something he can't come back from. she won't be responsible for it. just. him being part of the reason she had the courage to leave!!!! even if he won't go with her!!!!!

let's kill ourselves. something about faulkner claiming half the crutch when he doesn't need it. you're not turning me into an allegory faulkner...she's not a metaphor she's not a story. she literally is. gruh.

IT ISN'T FAIR TO YOU!!!!!! BABYGIRL MY SWEET CARP IT ISN'T FAIR TO YOU EITHERRRRRRRRR

anathema first appearance and she pronounces it an entirely different way <3 so fun how she suggests they both just fuck off and live alone...she rejoined the faith bc she couldn't bear to be alone anymore but the community was never what her faith was about to her...

"this thing doesn't come with a face you or i can strike at" a thesis statement of the show and yet...they'll all still go on desperately trying...

it really is so fucked that as soon as he learns more about her history he tries to use it against her :( and of course it goes deeper for him than she makes out but she's not wrong either!!

"most convenient vessel" something something promised bride...

SO FIND ME SOMETHING BETTER. SO FIND ME SOMETHING BETTER. SO FIND ME SOMETHING BETTER. TEARS ALL MY SKIN OFF. BECAUSE SHE DID!!!! AFTER EVERYTHING HE'S GOING TO DO TO HER SHE STILL FOUND HIM SOMETHING BETTER. AND IT STILL WASN'T ENOUGH. TOGETHER. YOU AND I.

anyway. roake as a parallel to faulkner, carpenter shattering his corpse and that being what spurs him to attacking her. shattering his ego/self made image. yayyyyyyy.

i love you faulkner hypocrisy moments in script. <3 also "you think...i'll fall in line with your way of seeing things if you raise your voice just enough" broooo you're being a cringe youngest sibling you're making the rest of us look bad

CHRIST I FORGOT HE PUNCHED HER SO HARD SHE LOSES A TOOTH??? FAULKNER YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN BEGGING ON THE FLOOR FOR HER FORGIVENESS GRAAAAHHHHHH

i've already talked about it but "you'll take that boy and you'll eat him up" monologue. ahahahahahahaha. hahahahahah. ha. kms. (i barely have the capacity to think about it with the Everything about this part but i must mention. carp having so so much empathy for this kid. but never mentioning herself and what's been done to her. or maybe she is talking about herself...)

INSTANTLY COVERING FOR HIM 0 HESITATION. HE DOESN'T DESERVE YOUUUUUUU

oh he pushes her out of the way...they really are besties from the start...

faulkner rescue scene is really funny tbh. (skitters out of the mist) FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!! (skitters back into the mist)

officer down 🎉🎉

"I’m not so sure I’m willing to be a sacrifice after all." rip sid wright you would've loved the many below

good lird...such an episode...my siblings of all time...she knows she needs to leave and she wants him to go with her. he thinks he needs to stay and wants her to stay with him. the beginning is the end is the beginning.