#this one is …. bleh. but i wanted a poster.

[nexility-sims]

❧ 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫: 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝐫𝐝

i love leonor, i love margot tenenbaum, i love when people click for hq, i love that i'll be posting story stuff again so very soon

[ruthytwoshakes]

Bunch of two fort ladies hell yeah B)

headcannons of inconsistent length below the cut

Zhanna: reeeeeeoow!!! She’s so gorgoryse . gay as hell about all these women tbh. Yeah I just gave her body hair and thicker eyebrows because it’s cool as fuck. And a bear claw scar from when she tried to take home a baby bear when she was little. I think she really likes bears and wants one as a pet. Maybe the bear and soldier’s raccoons would get along aww <33

Admin: yipppeee evil old lady!!!!! . Gave her acne scars , think she would pick her face when she was younger and the scars never faded. shes so pretty heruhghhsg. She smokes these fucked up super long cigarettes idk. I like her wonky nose, maybe she got into a fight or something and broke it.

Scouts Ma: oh man I have so many ideas for her hehehhe. Okay so her name is Jenny, shes Puerto Rican, moved to Boston when she was a young adult, and she’s around the same height as sniper. She’s green because she’s both the scouts mother, and I didn’t want her to be purple like Pauling and Admin I wanted her to be her own person. Her heart locket contains a bunch of pictures of her boys that all cartoonishly fold out to the floor when she opens it up.

She’s bi and poly, and currently dating both the spies because I think it’s funny. I can’t decide if both the spies would also be dating each other or would hate each other, maybe it depends on the time of day. Oh also she used to be an assassin! Maybe that’s why she had to move because she got found out at her old hometown. Anybody who got too rough with her boys were never seen again, only reason the scouts made it out alive lol.

She’s only recently gotten back together with the spies, had a falling out with Red before she knew she was pregnant, but he wanted to reconnect with her after finding out Red scout was his kid. Blu and her were friends for a really long time, she was the surrogate mother to Blu scout, but they fell out of contact when Blu spy had to take scout and disappear due to some espionage work gone wrong. When both the Blus join the team, the red scout recognized them and Blu spy eventually reconnected with Jen through that.

All of her kids are out of the house and she’s retired, so she has a lot of free time. She hosts foreign exchange students and fosters baby animals. She does a lot of traveling and shopping, she also likes knife and axe throwing, while doing some abstract sculpting on the side.

Maggie:

I love Maggie she’s so interesting,, I really like the panels where she’s laughing with saxton on the plane. Oh yeah gave her a mustache cus she’s Australian!, don’t be shy give the pretty lady a mustache she deserves it. That line on her lip was from this one girl I had a crush on back in high school, she said that she was bullied for it. don’t think I’ve ever seen it on another person since. She was one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met. I hope she’s doing alright. She was a really good friend, real wonderful person.

Merasmus:

hi Merasmus how r u. oh yeah I’m trying out some other designs for her because I’m working on a little animated series about her and a magic spell she fucks up. I want her to be Sumerian because Sumer is so interesting!! I’ve been learning about the art from it in class, check out the Sumerian virtue status or the Epic of Gilgamesh they’re some of my favorite bits of history we’ve learned so far. Oh yeah also I think when she takes off that weird cap thing she has the longest most beautiful curly hair that goes down to her ankles because I love those kind of visual gags hehe. Also yeah she has piercings idk why I did that. I think she’s kinda blind and she uses her skull to see with her magic or whatever. I love her facial expressions in the comics,, have you guys seen the cunty Merasmus poster i love the cunty Merasmus poster

Miss Pauling:

MISS PAULFIJF LETS FUCMIGN GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! She’s got sideburns because im a dyke bleh blehhhh . hshe look at her big ass glasses I’m in love. Oh yeah I gave her lots of moles! And changed up her sleeve colors. Too tired to write much more lol

[birdiesaves]

THE MARTIAN ( novel by andy weir ) change as necessary !

mankind reaching out to send people to another planet for the very first time and expand the horizons of humanity blah, blah, blah. 

i’m pretty much fucked. 

they got the parades and fame and love of the world, i got a firm handshake and a hot cup of coffee when i got home.

i would only be “in command” of the mission if i were the only remaining person.

what do you know? i’m in command.

it wasn’t your fault. you did what you had to do. 

in your position i would have done the same thing. 

it was a ridiculous sequence of events that led to me almost dying.

everyone thinks i’m dead. 

ok, i’ve had a good night’s sleep, and things don’t seem as hopeless as they did yesterday.

i won’t be able to whip something up with tinfoil and gum.

fear my botany powers!

but hey, time is the one thing i’ve got.

i wonder if they'll ever find out what really happened.

i’ll spare you the math. the answer is _________

bleh. i’m going to bed

my life depends on you

i played a lot of dungeons and dragons.

i have an idiotically dangerous plan 

i suppose i’ll think of something. or die.

the answer is: i don’t know.

all i accomplished today was thinking up a plan that’ll kill me

also, i have duct tape. 

after a search of everyone’s personal items i found my answer.

that was sarcasm, by the way.

this all sounds like a great idea with no chance of catastrophic failure.

do you have any idea the magnitude of shitstorm this is gonna be?

how come aquaman can control whales? they’re mammals! 

i expected it to be cold, but jesus christ!

now, on to my next task: sitting around with nothing to do for 12 hours.

i ask for a picture and i get the fonz?

the whole world’s been rooting for you. 

really looking forward to not dying. 

please watch your language.

sorry we left you behind, but we don't like you.

you're sort of a smart-ass.

your request for “anything, oh god anything but disco” is denied.

no. you’ll fuck it up and die.

i took it apart, found the problem, and fixed it.

i don’t see anything... i can hear it, but... it’s down here somewhere, but i don’t know where.

the subtle and refined “hurl my body at the wall” technique had some flaws. 

named after the greek goddess who traveled the heavens with the speed of wind. she's also the goddess of rainbows.

i'm not giving up. just planning for every outcome. it's what i do.

your poster outsold the rest of ours combined.

why are you such a nerd?

you should try to be more cool. wear dark glasses and a leather jacket. carry a switchblade.

you started my training by buying me a beer.

so now i have to do boring-ass experiments with test tubes and zzzzzzzzzz....

frankly, i suspect you're a super villain.

just once i'd like something to go to plan, ya know?

no? ok... what was that!? oh, nothing? ok...

for now i just want to go home.

there's always hope

are we just watching a tragedy play out?

you’ll survive this. i don't know how, but you will. 

i've defiled enough historical sites for now.

tomorrow night, i'll sink to an all new low!

tomorrow night, i'll be at rock bottom!

be a smart-ass to a guy seven levels above you. see how that works out.

i remember when you were shy

the attitude comes with the job

and by “enjoying” i mean “hating so much i want to kill people.”

there aren't many people who can say they've vandalized a three billion dollar spacecraft. but i'm one of them.

what's our role in all this? if something goes wrong, what can we do?

how do you come up with this shit?

i admit it's fatally dangerous, but consider this: i'd get to fly around like iron man.

i need you to come back in and make a bomb.

i knew that guy was a mad scientist!

i think we should just go with my iron man idea.

well if you won't let us then- wait... wait a minute... i'm looking at my shoulder patch and it turns out i'm the commander. 

give me a minute. you're the first person i've seen in ______.

i think about the sheer number of people who pulled together just to save my sorry ass, and i can barely comprehend it.

i represent progress, science, and the interplanetary future we’ve dreamed of for centuries. 

they did it because every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. it might not seem that way sometimes, but it’s true.

yes, there are assholes who just don’t care, but they’re massively outnumbered by the people who do. 

[magg0ts4d1nner]

I'm gonna bring this up because I think it's interesting and if I hear any "shippings crazy bleh" are you actually living under a rock because almost every fandom has it

The Lost Boys is honestly one of those movies where like the queer subtext and undertones is very visible throughout the film. There's hints of it and hell even the actors have brought it up before (not in full detail but little jokes here and there). A lot of people interpret it as this thing that used vampirism to cover up being queer back then. (This is something I also agree on). There's subtle hints in the movie, and there's absolutely no explanation as to why Sam had a shirtless Rob Lowe poster on his door. There's other things too I can easily bring up like how the sex scene feels so out of place but I guess it was the 80s and everyone apparently needed a sex scene back then

Then there's also the whole thing with David and Michael as well as the other boys. With the Lost Boys you see that they're free and able to do what they want and it seems to act as symbolism for being queer, that's why Michael's so drawn to them its as if he wants that freedom himself yknow? But back to David and Michael, there's just so much sexual tension between the two of them during the film it actually drives me insane half the time when I rewatch the movie. Sure, Star is used to lure Michael in but honestly that's just it. She's bait. Her whole purpose was to lure people to the Boys. Yeah Michael shows interest in her but at the same time it always goes back to David. And don't even get me started on David because do I even need to address him? Like have you seen the way he looks at Michael?

The Lost Boys is indeed one of those campy 80s horror films that I truly love but it brings homoeroticism at its finest

[ssparksflyy]

BELLS' 200 FOLLOWER EVENT ! ༘ ⊹ ࣪ ˖𐙚

oh my golly gee willikers, i have 200 followers! tysm for putting up with all of my bs, i love u all so very much ♡♡ ik i didnt do an event for 100 followers so.. this counts for both i guess ! once again, tysm ily!! ♡♡

ELECTRIC TOUCH —

i'll tell u what pjo cabin i think ur in!! warning: im stupid :)

LAST KISS —

ill make u a moodboard!! ( can be based off an aesthetic, character, ship, wtv! make sure 2 specify ♡♡ )

TIMELESS —

ill write a small burb ( romantic or platonic ) for whoever u wish ♡

ENCHANTED —

ill give u a ts song + lyric from that song that fits ur vibe ♡

MINE —

give me a song and ill let u know what i thought of it !!

FOOLISH ONE—

ask me a question nd ill answer truthfully ( i pinkie promise !! )

BETTER THAN REVENGE —

ill assign u a random plushie that fits ur vibe :)

THE STORY OF US —

gimmie a random hc and ill tell u what i think abt it !

OURS —

ill assign u a random poster i want to hang in my room ♡♡

BACK TO DECEMBER —

( moots only !! ) ill write u a love letter ♡♡♡

this post's layout was very heavily inspired by @urbanflorals event! ( bleh who am i kidding i practically copied it sorry pooks )

pls keep it to two asks per request !!

this event will be ending on april 3rd ♡

pls be patient :) if youve been hangin around for a while you can see my inspo comes in waves, but i will get to it asap!

tagging the mootssss! (in no specific order, lmk if i forgot u/want to be taken off ♡ )

@mydeardelphi @riordanness @butterandhoneytoast @hopelesslyromanticshark @alexwritingspot @lastolympus @s1utlvr @buticanfixhernoreallyican @alwaysrunningfromareality @thefluffypancake @percyluvr @juneberrie @waitingonher @brodieland @madsbrainrot1 @annaizcool44 @missedyour21st @sunniskyies @lilydoeswrite @percabeths-blue-cookies @urbanflorals @les1for1beans @brainsofseaweed @wisegirlor @asph6lt @rachellelizabethhdare @a-beautiful-fool

TYSM FOR 200 FOLLOWERS !

[i62gamma]

Something I hate is when people who aren’t Bruce Banner or Hulk fans try to make an analysis on them, specifically if they’ve only watched the mcu, because they somehow always miss the point of Bruce/Hulks character. Ik they don’t mention it much in the mcu and as far as I’m aware they don’t actually go into it much either but Bruce Banner canonically has DID in the comics. And this is because his father brutally abused him and killed his mom when he was VERY young. Bruce is a survivor of childhood abuse, and formed DID as a way for his brain to cope. The Hulk is a defense mechanism.

I remember reading a blog last year comparing Bruce and Jen and the original poster managed to misinterpret everything about Bruce so awfully and I still think about it because I wonder how many other people view Bruce this way. Op basically said that Bruce “most likely doesn’t have a split personality disorder” (1. He literally does. It’s implied in the mcu and straight up said in the comics. 2. Outdated term. Bleh!) and that the Hulk is actually a result of some sort of anger disorder Bruce probably had because society teaches men to oppress their emotions. Wow.

Theres tons of characters you could use to make that point, Bruce Banner / The Hulk is not one of them. Op genuinely didn’t know that Bruce was abused as a child but even then, if you don’t know something as basic as that about Bruce you genuinely shouldn’t be writing a multi paragraph blog on him (and Jen, it was a comparison between the to btw).

So if you want to write a blog on Bruce and his mental illness or portrayal or anything tbh please look into his character. He’s complicated and not what he seems at first glance. The Hulk is a defense mechanism, he explicitly says he just wants to be left alone and only attacks when he is attacked first. He is a child alter in a DID system who formed to protect Bruce because he was being abused by his dad when he was a little boy. And Bruce banner is a very complicated man and the mcu doesn’t do him Justice in his portrayal.

Im writing this at night right before I go to bed so If I’m missing something or got something wrong please lmk or add on but I’m tired of seeing blogs misinterpreting Bruce / The Hulk bc I am an avid fan.

[kald-dal-write]

I headcanon the Female Morphling's name is Poppy Rustweed. At the age of 15 she won the 49th games which was a swamp environment. She won by camoflaging herself and scavenging off the careers, even the cameras couldn't really find her. When it was the final two she managed to hide from the District 4 boy for half a day before the gamemakers stepped in, and she only won because he got eaten by an alligator mutt before he could kill her. Since she didn't actually kill anyone and was barely on camera she was considered an upset winner. Her after games interview outfit was designed after the alligator to make it seem retroactively on purpose. Since it was the games before the next quarter quell her victory tour had to stir up a LOT of interest in her. The posters had her in high fashion disguised in different environments, and there was a gimmick where before she would give her speeches in each district she would be disguised as one of the audience.

I don't have as in depth headcanons for the Male Morphling, but I headcanon his name is Christopher Mercury and he won the 61st Hunger Games at the age of 15. Unlike Poppy he act actually got a few kills in I think. Before the games he was semi-athletic and had a lot of wanderlust, but the games and then his morphling addiction crushed his spirit.

Bleh word vomit. Sorry I didn't know if you wanted a reblog or an ask so I just sent an ask. I haven't gotten an excuse to talk about them before so I wanted to get it all out.

Ahhhh love it, seen Poppy as a pretty common fanon name for the F.Morphling :)

Like that they continued with the camoflague gimmick after she won, very fun. Also 49th Victor for her truthers haha

Also like the last name for the M.Morphling :^)

[doublegoblin]

Man, Astarion got the short end of the stick as far as good endings go.

So I was on a walk and talking with the partner about BG3 (because good gamer very fun) with an emphasis on how the (arguably) poster boy of the game really kinda got screwed over.

This is going to involve some VERY HEAVY spoilers for the game so I will be putting the rest under the cut petals~

So I won't go too in depth because time on earth is limited and I'd rather not write an entire dissertation so I'll try and keep this brief and to the point. Also this is only going over the "good" endings for the Origin characters.

So huzzah you defeated the Nether Brain! Good job Tav or Whoever! We are all bathing in the setting sunlight! Oh no! Astarion no longer has his tadpole and is burning in the sun! Aaaaand he's ran off.

Wait what?

Yeah here's my issue with this ending. Everyone else, while maybe a tragic ending (see Karlach), gets one that is full of some hope at least! You have Shart overcoming her brainwashing and learning to live for herself. Lae'zel going off to fight a fascistic lich-queen, Wyll out of his contract (without DYING) and finally being able to tell his dad the truth, Gale no longer worried about the bomb in his chest and fufilling his (shitty fucked up) misson to Mythra, Karlach is in Avernus again yes but she isn't alone (either with you or Wyll) and is taking charge of her own life, Halsin saved the shadow-cursed lands and reunites with his best friend, Jaheira reunited with Minsc who is no longer a statue! Hells even Durge gets something nice in becoming their own person!

And poor Astarion, like I know you can't cure vampirism (I could go on how there should have been a counterpart to the ascended ending for him where maybe not cure but help), runs away and becomes alone again (unless you romance him but c'mon man that won't be everyone's play-through) losing all the connections and found family he has made. Like this guy was juuuuust on the cusp of having something he hadn't had in over 200 years, friends and some positive influences in his life and it is snatched away.

Like I thought I did something WRONG when that scene started playing! And like, yes, he is wasn't the greatest of guys when you meet up but can you blame him? Like this man has had to endure 200 years of no true freewill of his own, his body literally being puppeteered by the whims of his Pimp. He became a monster to survive. Does this make up for his past deeds though? Hells fucking no. But, like, he was on the road to not redemption but rehabilitation.

Idk like I said I want to keep this short but damn, he is the ONE character to not have an ending with even a crumb of hope.

ALSO WE CAN JUST STAY IN BALDUR'S GATE AND HIT HIM UP, WE KNOW WHERE HE LIVED! Also like, you've made good with the Guild, you can have that favor and figure out where the guy is...just so he doesn't have to lose the few people who he may care about.

Okay okay now I'm good. Trust me though, THIS is short compared to the thoughts I was having and very loudly proclaiming on our walk. I know a lot of the nuance is being lost by keeping this short but yeah. Bleh, they did my stupid sexy vampire dirty and he earned a smidge of hope imo.

[understandableparadox]

Curse of strahd dm grindset routine

i wake up after sleeping 8 hours upside down, need to know how it feels for the flying mammellian homies

first things first, my phone plays the extended batty rap from fern gully then Toxic love from the same movie, alternating so i can get the twin extremes, the music exhilarates me.

I have the gym and hit fifty BLEH BLEH BLEH!'s in a row, fifty standing coffin rises, fifty hiding my face from the sun with my clock, the blood is pumping, hit me up BS'ers... (blood suckers)

after my work out, i hit the showers and sit curled up, attempting to fathom living hundreds of years with my mistakes, letting the water be cold as ice so i know how the homies feel.

time to put in the work, i study the dragnacarter curse of strahd reloaded, interactive tome of strahd, van richtens guide to ravenloft and the original curse of strahd at the same time while, i have forced myself to sprout an additional four eyes to keep up.

Follow absoloutly none of it and write whatever the fuck i wanted to do anyways while sneakily stealing the cool shit from whatever book im reading through. the mind is Sharp.

Blair 80s music as i go through it all and make it properly 80s themed, i dont wear my thick legging because i live in texas and that may kill me.

spend 10 hours figureing out how i can psychologically fuck with my players while stareing at a david bowie poster i drew lil fangs on, gygax may have hated women but he was right about one thing... its us vs them. and im here to Lose baby, im training to lose so fucking hard.

i end the day practicing my shocked face when the players use the overpowered item i gave them to defeat my boss encounter i worked way to hard on, fifty reps of course, cant let the body think that just because the suns down its time to power down.

[tennisarchives]

some challengers thoughts (and major spoilers) under the cut 🎾

first things first: these bitches are Deranged. none of them will be seeing heaven. and i fucking love them lmfao give me that toxic mess !

also i am aware that this is supposed to be a drama but considering i am the master of finding the most irrelevant things hilarious, i was silent laughing throughout most of it lmao. good thing nobody was anywhere near me. but anyway moving on

at the start when tashi chooses the challenger that art will play, i was lmfao-ing at how she was on the atp wta app. like im sorryyyyy but that app is just,,, well. yeah. yall know.

prior to watching btw i had actually read a couple of spoilers & thought dumps on this movie BUT LIKE. NONE OF YALL MENTIONED THE CHILD. THE FUCK. those three fuckers were doing their toxic little mating dance while There Was A Child. brought a new level of fucked up to what they were doing that i truly didn’t expect. hope that kid gets therapy in the future

anyway art at the challenger should’ve had more crazy fans. like as a six time gs champ (who presumably didnt rly have consistent rivals like the big three lmao) he was literally a tennis Star. where are the crazy posters. cut outs of his face. smh he needs more groupies

patrick’s serve kinda reminds me of siniakova’s. anyway i don’t like it smdhdkdjks sorry siniakova but it bothers me how the motion gets cut up instead of being one fluid thing along with the toss. thats kinda just a me thing tho lmao

so the part at the party where those losers just kept awkwardly coming up to tashi? embarrassing tbh. secondhand shame well and truly alive in me

patrick has defo been into art the whole time btw like cmon. when tashi asked if they were a thing and art shot it down asap but patrick hesitated? ohhhh boy

tashi, on the other hand, is fascinating for me cause like. does she really like either of these men? no clue. it seems like she only does when she gets Both of them. which you know what valid i support her and her wrongs etc etc

in the doubles match when they celebrated on top of each other, i think a bunch of ppl in the theater were going all 👀 which i mean sure it’s valid in this case but uh. i was sitting there like that guy at the corner of the party meme thinking “they don’t know tennis players are just Like That actually” (many sports in general actually. the things footy boys do the pitch…… but i digress. still, it was weird to realize that most people are unaware of the homoeroticism of sport. wild!)

emotionally speaking, the thing that hit me the hardest was actually when the tv in the bg started talking abt how that mueller girl won wimby and was basically unstoppable. like the callback is insane and just OUCH it hurt so much because it was so Real imo? like. that is very much a scenario that can and does happen in tennis, and sport in general. there are always the random players who get injured or flop or just randomly retire, and it leaves us wondering: if they had still been at the top of their game, would the face of the sport have changed? so i empathized with tashi’s pain as she saw someone she had considered Below Her now rise to glory that tashi herself would never know. but, as we all know, if if if doesn’t exist. and that’s the thing that pained me the most.

random tinder lady was ridiculous sorry but like patrick literally just told her he was a total loser in tennis and then left her table to talk to another girl. i think she shouldve slapped him the fuck away instead of making out with him lmfao. like girl he is not hot enough for you to ignore the bullcrap. has he even showered. come on.

when tashi and patrick talked tho and she got mad at him for blowing smoke in her face? so real. i approve. i hate secondhand smoke soooo much bleh

that scene where art says he wants to retire and just flops his head on tashi’s lap and asks her to hold him????? only scene that made me feel actual Yearning. like damn get me a babygirl man like that. or let me be someone’s babygirl like that. like platonically or whatever idc just give me those soft touches i want that sensory experience

when tashi asked patrick to throw the match and patrick was like “how could you do this to him?” and basically said that asking that was Worse than her physically cheating on art. loved that shit. i was like damnnnnnnn that’s the all encompassing emotional nature of devoting your life to tennis babey!

in general actually a lot of their lines were soooo snappy and shit and like. i enjoyed that

but honestly my suspension of disbelief was kinda shattered a bit in the arguing in the car scene cause like. i was so fucking stressed. they were driving fast in the middle of a fucking storm at midnight and neither had a seatbelt i think and i swear there was a point where patrick looked at tashi for like five whole seconds while driving. LIKE PLEASE. god. can’t you guys be toxic bitches while obeying traffic rules? 😔

anyway. the camera shots from the floor during the match itself oh my GOD im obsessed. especially during the serve. wish i could gif those. god. yeah. yeahhhhh

speaking of the match though. idk some stuff with the scoring graphic felt off? i got a bit confused at some point. might be imagining it tho lmao

ball perspective was so fucking funny tho. i mean it worked i think but i kept thinking like imagine if we had ballcam with the tour big hitters. poor balls. they go thru so much. may they rest in peace.

when art just fell onto patrick at the end smash im sorry ik that was supposed to be a climax and shit but it was SO fucking funny

and finally: shoutout to art’s dead grandma. she moved the plot in ways she never even knew. legend 🙌🪦🕊️

so yeah i had a Lot of fun! though i truly have NO idea how this movie even looks to people who dont get tennis. or sports in general. must be a hell of a ride lol

(still probably a better intro to tennis than break point)

[katsushika-division]

Touya's Thoughts on Suginami Division

Ryuko Umemoto

“Hm? Is this?” Touya tilts his head at the photo of the ex-yakuza member. “Ah! It is!” Touya’s eyes brightened as he recognized Ryuko. “He’s Ryu-chan!  He animates one of my favorite shows! Pretty Cutie! I'm a big fan~! I even used to fight the other prisoners to watch it on the communal TV. Oh, I'm so excited right now~! Do you think Ryu-chan is willing to sign my posters?” 

Maki Umemoto

“Oh, Maki-sensei! I take his class online!” Touya giggles. “He always makes class so interesting even though he goes off about the government sometimes during class. It really makes you wanna do something. I would but I can't.” Touya taps his neck. “I do one wrong thing and splat! I’m on the floor headless. I need my head ya know? Teehee~.” Touya pouts. “Now, I just wish he’d stop making me read those books with all those big words in them. I don't even know what they mean most of the time.”

Shuu Edogawa

“Oh, it's Shuu-chan! Did you know we have similar tastes in fashion? Our first meeting happened at Empty Candy, and I saw looking through all the outfits. He looked so cute, ya know~? I just knew I had to talk to him. I was fully dressed up like a girl, too, so he wouldn't recognize me. So, I introduced myself as “Momoka” and we started talking about all sorts of things. Did you know he's a fan of Pretty Cutie too?” Touya paused. “Our second meeting could've gone…better though. He was in Katsushika for a case when I saw him. So I started following him, and he didn't even notice me trailing him. I’m really good at stalking people, so I'm not surprised he didn't notice.” Touya hummed. “Anyway~. The person he was looking into apparently didn't like Shuu-chan was following him around and decided that he was gonna teach Shuu-chan a lesson for it.” Touya’s face twisted into a deranged smile. “So I threw my knife at the big meanie’s shoulder, and you should've heard him scream! It was funny! Shame he pulled the knife out and ran off. I wanted to play with him more. Shuu-chan was so surprised that when I stepped out in front of him that he screamed and passed out. So I dragged him back to his agency and left him on the couch. I wonder if he thinks what happened was a dream. Touya giggled. “Also…” Touya leaned forward, making a shushing motion with his hand. “Don't tell Shuu-chan, but sometimes I follow him around the divisions if he has a case. He still hasn't noticed me. I wonder how long I can go before he does. Hehehe~!” 

Sazanka Zombeez

“I don't know much about flowers but I like the group's name! They're like zombies coming to eat our brains! Bleh!  ...Did they make a mistake with their spelling though? I'm pretty sure that is not how you spell the word. I could be wrong though my spelling isn't the best.”

[mlobsters]

supernatural s11e15 beyond the mat (w. john bring, andrew dabb)

vaguely recall maybe reading something about.. was it j2?? watching the same local wrestling in texas growing up? am i imagining this or was it other people

DEAN He was Dad's favorite. Anytime that noose would come out, Dad would be on his feet. It was one of the few times I ever saw him actually happy. SAM Yeah. I remember that.

not sad at all

DEAN Yeah, Sam. You think I don’t know that? We’ve done nothing but mainline lore for a week, okay? We’ve got jack on another hand of God and Amara, and we’ve got even less jack on how to save Cas. SAM If he wants to be saved. DEAN He does... even if he doesn’t know it yet. SAM Dean...

~personally~ i think it would be more about getting lucifer out and back in the cage/dead, what with the massive and enraging fuckup saying yes to the springing the father of lies who turns out to have been a lying liar, something you were willing to die to prevent, but i admittedly rarely understand their writing decisions when it comes to cas so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

LUCIFER You're gonna look high, look low, far and wide. Search every warehouse, every farmhouse, every hen house, outhouse, and doghouse.

get tommy lee jones's words out of your mouth :p someone's grumpy (it's me, hi) the fugitive is one of my old favorites

like i said yesterday i can't really tolerate what's going down with crowley.

i'm glad dean's having a good time fangirling over the wrestlers but time and place, my dude. oh and another thing i've found when i'm finding something too uncomfortable to watch, i mute and read the captions. for whatever reason, i can tolerate way more awkward without sound. less of a full body experience

SAM Sorry. Uh... wrong place. It’s just y-you were my... my first crush. RIO Ah. You weren’t one of those guys that had my poster above his bed, were you? SAM What? No.

cute but what bed though exactly. did he put the poster up in every motel room.

forever and ever, amen

DEAN Did you tell her you used to have a poster of her over your bed when you were a kid?

again what bed, i'd buy maybe like folded up in his duffel or whatever :p

DEAN Now, that hardly seems worth it. Yeah, think about that. Town after town, putting your ass on the line for next to nothing? No money. No glory. Wow. SAM You realize you just literally described our jobs.

was thinking about the continued logistics of money just recently, if they're still doing the same rackets

SPECTATOR Beer’s cheap, kid’s entertained... parenting. Remember, don’t tell Mom how many I’ve had. SAM Yeah. Now, that brings me back. DEAN You want to not try and ruin one of the nicest things Dad ever did for us, please? Thank you.

could argue both sides of that honestly but you know me and my everlasting grudge against john

this wrestling match falls into the category of let dean enjoy things but it still makes me want to hide under a rock. while i watch this (muted, again) i'm trying to pick apart why i find it so secondhand embarrassment-inducing. that he's acting like a child? that i'm worried about him making a fool of himself in front of people because i'd be mortified to in that position? the perceived embarrassment he clearly never feels about that stuff? i dunno. it would be nice if i could logic my way out of feeling it :P

(that said, i am skipping the thing with him playing around in the ring)

CROWLEY I can’t leave. SIMMONS You can. You still have friends... people who want you back... who want Lucifer gone. I don’t know what he’s done to you. I can’t imagine... but you’re... you’re not a slave, a dog. You’re Crowley, and the Devil should be afraid of you.

was thinking yesterday of game of thrones and theon/reek, where a genuinely unlikable character became somewhat sympathetic after horrendous torture. and i already liked crowley. bleh. (also bumps into personal trauma stuff)

guess we're doin the jaws (1975) comparing scars scene now though less handsy

let's go

sam's face at drunk dean made me laugh

why does this rando crossroads demon want someone to kill for him in addition to the deal, man i am struggling to stay focused on this episode.

LUCIFER She, um, she hates you, B-T-Dubs. SIMMONS Yeah. I really do. LUCIFER Yeah, they all do. Like, every demon in Hell. Can’t really blame them, can you? I mean, maybe once you were the evilest evil that ever eviled... present company excluded. But now... you’re nothing but Dean Winchester’s number-one fan.

misha playing pellegrino's lucifer is a little smoother this episode i think. still don't like it. but i mean, at least misha gets to use his face for more than one expression and his regular speaking voice?

DEAN Okay. Okay. Look, you screwed up, all right? Trust me. I’ve been there. But it is never too late to do the right thing. GUNNAR You really believe that? DEAN I have to.

*cut to lucifer!cas* very subtle :p

so one lightning bolt and that hand of god was out of juice? meanwhile the one in the previous episode took out the sub and surface ship. okay. whatever, glad crowley zapped on out of there

SAM Dean, you know what? He made a bad decision. We’ve been there. DEAN Yeah, you, me, now Cas.

12:22am 4 people including 3 children upstairs sleeping. me: NOW????? are we calling this castiel's first big bad decision?? breaking sam's wall for all the hell trauma to rush in for a distraction?! sucking up all those souls from purgatory and being god for a minute and slaughtering people and angels--which led to the leviathans getting out too?? trusting metatron against all logic otherwise which led to the angels falling? i mean, sounds like trusting lucifer AGAINST ALL LOGIC OTHERWISE is par for the fucking course. by this logic, i think cas and crowley should be on pretty similar footing with the brothers 🤪

whatever, man. i had to have a come to jesus meeting with myself about cas a while back so i'd stop complaining so much about the disconnect of what's shown vs said but apparently this got me really riled up again

[penned-cbarbosa]

Case of the Ex | Thomeste

Featuring: @thomas-meier , Celeste, Shay & Sasha, and...bleh, Jordan Time Frame: Early July, 2023 Location: NYC, NY Notes: The only notable sour note on Celeste’s book tour.

Celeste

Celeste's book tour around the US had been successful, fun and a little bit exhausting thus far. Still, it felt nice to have the tour going well and her family traveling along with her. They even had the opportunity to get together with Thomas's family in Ottawa, in between her tour dates in Detroit and Columbus. Now, they were in New York City for a date that had been anticipated to be a one of the larger turnouts. Being on Broadway at a Barnes & Noble, the signing had been planned to accommodate a large turnout. Security was hired to help manage the crowd, a table had been set up for Celeste, her publicist and her husband. A pack-n-play was arranged directly behind them for the twins if she and/or Thomas wasn't actively holding either or both girls, and a large banner with Crisis on Jupiter's book cover printed on it served as a backdrop to the space designated for the signings and meet & greet. Fiddling with a felt pen, Celeste gave a friendly glance to the robust, waiting line and then leaned over to suggest to Thomas, "While we're here, we should see if there's tickets to see Moulin Rouge."

Thomas

To say Thomas loved accompanying Celeste on her book tour was an understatement. He loved traveling with her and seeing the enthusiasm her fans had for her work. The feeling was mutual. Ever since Thomas read her books on the island, he was a fan of Celeste’s work. And getting to read Crisis early was just a perk of being her husband. Bringing the whole family was amazing. The girls didn’t have to be away from Celeste. He didn’t have to be away from her. She didn’t have to feel homesick. It was just win after win. His parents were also happy with the arrangement, and insisted the girls stay at their house for the night so he and Celeste could have some alone time. They also just wanted a chance to have the girls. He didn’t blame them. “We absolutely should. Juni and Chris know we are in town. I let her know a few weeks back, but they may have forgotten because they’re so busy,” he said. But he absolutely wanted to support their friend’s show. “The girls are being so good today. I’m pretty sure they think all the fans are here to see them,” he laughed. “I also think I spotted an old Meier Islanders jersey in the crowd. That thing is a relic.” He had been traded from New York to Ottawa way back when he was twenty-eight.

Celeste

Grinning, Celeste said, "Oh, good! It'd be nice to see them both while we're here. And little Atlas, too." He and the twins were only two months apart so she was glad that they were all growing up together. She looked back to the girls who were playing with teething toys and babbling amongst themselves; the sight made Celeste's heart melt. But she laughed with Thomas, "Mini superstars, hm?" She squeezed his hand and then looked over as her publicist got up to let the nearby security and bookstore staff know that they were ready to start. Celeste was all smiles again though as her brows raised, "Really? I love that. If they ask for a pic with you, are you gonna take one?" She loved that Thomas had someone who was there to see him too. Knowing that he'd had a long hockey career, she was all too happy to see that there may have been some crossover in the people who liked and supported what the two of them did. 

Sure enough though, people were being invited to approach the table in small clusters at a time, giving Celeste an opportunity to not only sign books and book posters but to briefly converse with those who had been waiting in line. She thanked each and every one of them and had her publicist take pictures with the fans who wanted one with her.

Thomas

“Yes, it will! We did promise that we would have play dates with the kids when they’re older. And now that the girls are getting more aware of their bodies and each other, it’s more fun to see them with other babies,” Thomas grinned. He loved how the girls played with each other and had little conversations. “They’re just like their mummy.” Thomas squeezed Celeste’s hand back and prepared for the rush of fans who were there to meet her. Seeing them dressed up was even fun for him. Because he knew the characters, he knew who the cosplayers were dressed up as. “If they ask for a photo or autograph, I will happily give one,” he grinned. 

Thomas mostly sat back and played the role of the supportive husband, which is exactly what he signed up for. He loved being there for Celeste. For their part, the girls were mostly quiet. At one point, Sasha got fussy, so he picked her up and made sure she had a pacifier. “It’s okay, sweet girl. Mummy is working,” he told her quietly. As he comforted the baby, he heard some people let out an ‘aww’.

Celeste

"That's right, and with the three of them being close to one, it'll be so cute to see how they all interact with each other." Atlas was only two months older than the twins--less than that. She smiled at the thought and it grew a bit more when she felt Thomas squeeze her hand back. After leaning over and pecking his cheek, she told him, "I love you." There was a lot behind that; not only was it true each and every day, but she'd said it for him being exactly who he was--kind, giving, sweet, supportive, an amazing father... so many things that she felt incredibly lucky to be around in this one, beautiful person. 

She signed, greeted each person, asked them their name and thanked them for coming and for reading the Saturn's Rings books. Some of the conversations were a little longer than others, and she'd smiled through each photo requested, but she enjoyed all of it. With those who cosplayed their iteration of some of the characters--Vega being the most popular, of course--Celeste asked them if she could take their picture. She absolutely loved all of the creativity and interpretations people envisioned and brought to life and it made her that much more excited for the plans she'd previously discussed with Chris. During the signings, she heard one of the girls fussing a bit and only briefly glanced back as Thomas tended to their daughter. The outfit on the little girl told her it was Sasha but Celeste was hardly fazed, knowing that their daddy was right there for them. The reaction from those nearby in the line made her grin to herself as she finished off her signature on the inside of a book, closed it and handed it back to the reader with a, "Thank you again for coming!" 

About an hour had gone by and there had still been a number of people in line. She asked for a small break and her publicist handed over a water bottle. She got up while taking a sip and went to check on her family, resting a hand on Thomas. "The writer's cramp is real!" she laughed.

Thomas

“I always love seeing the girls try to play with other babies at the park. It will be even better to get them playing with Atlas,” Thomas smiled widely. “I love you, too, babe.” He truly meant the words every time he said them. Celeste was everything he wanted. She was the perfect partner for him. 

Thomas loved how enthusiastic Celeste got when she saw people dressed as Vega. Every single Vega was clearly them, but was also the cosplayer’s interpretation of them. It was so cool to him, and thought it must have been so inspiring to his wife. 

Thomas was leaning over the pack and play to keep the girls entertained when Celeste took a short break. “Hi, babe! Oh, I’m sure. I have never signed that many things at once. I can only imagine how much your hand is cramping up. We aren’t being distracting, right? I’m trying to keep them calm and quiet. I also think Miss Shay needs a diaper change.” He scrunched his nose and reached for the diaper bag. “I can take her.”

Celeste

Celeste continued to enjoy the signing but was thankful for the break. She straightened and flexed her fingers multiple times and then sipped down some more water. "I'm just thankful I can write my stories on a computer. Remember when I was writing parts of it in my notebooks back on the island?" She shook her head, smiling a bit and then rubbed her hand affectionately on Thomas's arm. 

When asked about them being a distraction, she wasted no time telling her husband, "No, no, you guys are fine. You've been wonderful and so have our little ladybugs." But she did catch a whiff of Shay's diaper and chuckled a little through her own wrinkled nose. "Thank you, babe." After playfully teasing Shay a bit with a silly face and a quiet, "Whew-wee, little girl!" making Shay giggle. She then reached in the play pen for Sasha and held her while her publicist spoke to her for a bit. And when it was time to get back to finishing the signing, Celeste placed Sasha back in the playpen with a kiss to her head and settled back in her chair. 

Everything continued smoothly from there. Celeste saw the fan with Thomas's old jersey which made her grin as they nervously but giddily spoke to him and asked for a picture and for him to sign the jersey. The line was thinning out at that point and Celeste was finishing a note inside the hardback copy of her book for someone; as she handed the book  back though, someone amongst the last few people in line caught her eye, making her do a double-take. Her smile faltered but she plastered on a courteous smile and thanked them again. As soon as they walked away, she reached a hand under the table to squeeze Thomas's thigh while learning over to whisper to him, "Babe. Am I losing it or is Jordan in the signing line?"

Thomas

Thomas chuckled at the memory. “Of course I remember that,” he smiled. “You brought that notebook with you all over the island. Especially before we were able to sleep in the bungalows. It really made me laugh, some of the moments that would make you pull it out. The things that inspired you,” he said. Of all the things he hated about the island, he was so grateful for his time there.

 “They really are being good. I’m very impressed by them.” Thomas whisked Shay off to the bathroom to change her. When he came back, Celeste was wrapping up her break. 

The hockey fan who came to the signing was incredibly nice. Thomas reminisced with him about his time on Long Island and his favourite place to get a bagel - which was luckily still around. And he happily signed the jersey and took a picture with the man. Thomas wasn’t so focused on all of Celeste’s fans until she squeezed his thigh. “Hm?” He looked up and sure as hell, it was his ex. Jordan tried to hide himself, wearing a baseball cap, but Thomas would know the man anywhere. He had been with him for a decade. “It’s him,” he said through gritted teeth. Then he gestured for Celeste’s publicist to come over. “I’m just warning you that this could get ugly,” he said. Thomas didn’t want to create a scene by having Jordan tossed out, but he also didn’t want him there. At all. Especially with the girls right there.

Celeste

"I never knew when the moment will strike, so I stayed ready," Celeste grinned. Once they had access to the bungalows though, she remembered enjoying more of the amenities and more comfortable cuddles st bedtime with Thomas. 

"They've got their daddy's patience," she noted as he took Shay away to change her diaper. It may have seemed like a random and unusual time to think it but Celeste really did feel like the luckiest person on the planet, having Thomas in her life as her husband and partner. 

She kept grinning to herself, multi-tasking through a couple other signings while the Islanders fan conversed with Thomas. But after noticing Jordan, she struggled a bit to keep her composure. Celeste did her best though and listened to Thomas and her publicist's hushed words. As the current fan sauntered away from the table, Celeste's publicist lifted a palm to the security guard at the front of the line, giving the universal "stop/wait" gesture. Celeste lowered her voice to let her publicist know that Thomas's ex was in line and singled him out with the baseball cap pulled low over his eyes. She'd already told her publicist before about the exchange on Instagram. Her publicist then asked the couple, "What do you want to do? If we end the signing this close to the end, that's sure to get some grumbling from the few still waiting. It's not many people though so it would likely blow over pretty easily. I can have security remove him immediately but I don't know him well enough to know if he'll cause a scene in the process." Celeste didn't know either and couldn't help looking to Thomas as her publicist added, "But... Since he's at the end of the line, we could also continue as though we're unaware and see what he wants?"

Celeste could tell that the last option was what her publicist was in favor of. And while she could see the merit in it, professionally speaking, she couldn’t help feeling unsettled that the man went from popping into her DMs to now showing up here. Was he going to show up in San Francisco next? What did he want? she thought with notable alarm racing through her mind. With her eyes moving from her publicist to her husband, she whispered, "Maybe we should do that. Whatever he's up to, there would be fewer people possibly involved if we let these last ten or so people get through the signing." But she then shifted her gaze to her publicist, "But if we do that, I want one of the security guards to stay closer by the girls. Now."

Thomas

“I know,” Thomas smiled. He loved how prepared she was. Celeste was determined to finish her book, island or not. Now, it was printed and in the hands of readers. “And I don’t know about patience. Just each other!” He knew how important his own twin was to him as they grew up.

Thomas was grateful for the publicity’s presence. She helped to keep things going, and in this case, she was able to temporarily bring things to a halt while they decided what to do about Jordan. It wasn’t ideal for him to stay through the end of the signings, but at least he hadn’t started anything. He left the decision up to Celeste. If it were just him, he would have tossed his ex out himself. “That is true. I don’t want him to disrupt the rest of your signing,” he whispered back. “Security near the girls. And make sure nobody else got in line,” he told the publicist. Thomas scooted a little closer to Celeste as the line dwindled. Soon enough, Jordan was at the front, book in hand. “What the fuck are you doing here?” Thomas asked, scowling at the man he once loved. 

“Calm down, Tom. I just couldn’t pass up the chance to meet your lovely wife,” Jordan said, trying to be charming. “You’ll still sign it, won’t you?” He asked Celeste. Then he leaned closer to her. “Blink twice if he’s being overbearing. Didn’t I tell you about him being controlling? And now he’s going around the country with you on a book tour, not even letting you meet fans by yourself. A bit suspicious.”

Celeste

"Well you're usually more patient than me. Or at least you keep a level head far more than I do." She was glad that Shay and Sasha had each other though and believed that their relationship with each other would be special. 

With the presence of Jordan at the signing though, Celeste could feel herself tensing and knew it was no different for Thomas. She listened to him as the 3 of them discussed how to approach and when he gave additional instructions to her publicist, Celeste nodded in agreement. And when Jordan approached the table, Celeste face went stony. She wouldn't pretend to be courteous to the man who was basically stalking them in her eyes. 

When Thomas spoke up, she waited to hear Jordan's answer, since she was wondering the exact same thing. The compliment to her landed sourly on Celeste's ears. Not once the entire tour had she been so reluctant about signing her own book. And as much as she wanted to to write, "Get fucked by a cactus, Jordan," with her signature underneath, she knew better. While just signing her name in the corner of the inner page, Celeste rolled her eyes rather than blinking a deadpan expression to her husband's ex. "You sure as hell could have passed up the chance at meeting me.  I don't have any interest in meeting you. You're being dense for who knows what reason other than to flaunt how much of a life you don't have. And not that either of us owe you anything--least of all an explanation, but I wanted my family with me." She shut the book with a finality that matched her voice and slid it to him. "Now take your book and leave."

Thomas

What Celeste had said about Thomas being more levelheaded than she was pretty much went out the window when his ex-husband approached her and starting talking about him as if he wasn’t even there. But Thomas was proud as hell that Celeste told him off and to take take the book and leave. “Celeste is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. If she didn’t want me here, I would be at home with our children. Now, you heard her. Get fucked, Jordan.”

Jordan let out a huff and looked at Thomas. “You sure were quick to get remarried and have kids weren’t you? Just to spite me and get out of paying alimony.” 

Thomas stood up and put his hands on the table. “You had to get to me through my wife just because you’re upset about money? So fucking desperate. Go find yourself another rich man to leech dry. And leave. My. Family. Alone. Or you’ll be served with a protection order.” Thomas locked eyes with a security guard. If Jordan didn’t leave on his own, Thomas would make sure he was thrown out.

Celeste

Celeste fought a snort when Thomas told him to get fucked. But the moment Jordan tried to undermine their relationship and their family, reducing it to some sort of ploy on Thomas's part, Celeste narrowed her eyes into icy glares.

If looks could kill, Jordan would be a pillar of bitter ashes. 

"There it is," Celeste mused, disgusted with Jordan. "So this is all about the money you're not getting anymore." She didn't ask the other man. It was just so obviously stated by Jordan himself. She shook her head and backed her chair up, standing up and placing a hand on her husband's shoulder. One of the security guards stepped closer to Jordan, hovering near him as Celeste said, "If you wanna leave without a scene, or at least with some semblance of dignity intact, Jordan? I suggest you listen to him. Now turn around, and go." She pointed her free index in the direction of the bookstore's double doors. "Right fucking now."

Thomas

“Oh, don’t act so high and mighty, Tommy,” Jordan said. “As if you have never done anything bad in your life,” he rolled his eyes. Jordan knew all his secrets. He put his hands up for just a moment when Celeste told him to leave with dignity. “Fine. Just know that he’ll do the same thing to do,” Jordan said and turned to leave. 

Thomas was grateful for Celeste putting her hand on his shoulder. It was like she was keeping him grounded when all he wanted to do was punch Jordan in the face. Once his ex was gone, he looked over at his wife and put his hand on hers. “I’m so fucking sorry. I will get in touch with my lawyer.”

Celeste

There was plenty that Celeste wanted to say to Jordan but she kept her mouth shut, especially when he finally turned and left. She'd wished she could shoot daggers from her eyes. If she could, Jordan's back would resemble a well-used dart board. 

As soon as Jordan was gone, Celeste met Thomas's eyes and gently squeezed her hand on his shoulder. "You've got nothing to apologize for, babe. He's the one acting like a damn creep. I wonder if he's related to that she-devil Donna."  Her head shook while she drew in a deep breath. And then she tilted her chin up to kiss his cheek. "But getting in touch with your lawyer sounds like a good idea. And I'll talk to my publicist and see what we can do regarding the remainder of the tour, and keeping him blocked on my social media accounts." Thankfully m, the book tour was nearly done though and they would be back home soon. She looked to the line which currently stood empty, and then looked back to the girls who looked like they were only a few blinks away from dozing off for a nap. Giving Thomas another gentle squeeze, she said, "I think we're just about done here. Do you want to go with me to get some coffee or a late lunch after this?'

Thomas

Thomas could see the look in his wife’s eyes. He was certain Jordan would be a dead man if she were able to shoot lasers from her eyes. “At least he has proven that he hasn’t changed one bit since we got divorced.” He grinned a little at the kiss to his cheek. “I will see what we can do about keeping him away from you and the girls. That is all I care about. Keeping you three safe.” He kissed the side of Celeste’s head and sighed. This was the last thing he wanted. Jordan was supposed to be out of his life for good. He cut all ties for a reason. “We will clear up our things and let the nice bookstore employees know we are done. Lunch sounds good. And a stiff drink.”

Celeste

"He needs to stay away from all of us. That includes you." Were she not at a work event, she probably would've been more provoked crossing paths with Jordan. But she leaned into her husband's side to comfort him and after hugging her arms around his middle for a bit and listening to him, she nodded. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. A great idea, actually." She slipped away from his side, preparing to let her publicist know that they were done for the day. She signed a few extra copies with generic messages and left those at the checkout desk with one of the clerks, and then helped Thomas transfer the girls into their stroller so the playpen could be packed up. Her publicist took care of the signage and went to speak with the manager and thank them. Celeste would do the same on their way out but for the time being, her focus, like Thomas's, had been on their family. And probably lunch and a good drink.

[anonymouscatt]

For posterity, my annual New Years meme:

1. Your main fandom of the year: Baldur’s Gate 3! It’s funny, the last two years in a row I listed it as something I was interested in getting into but I wanted to wait until it left early access. And I am so glad I waited! I had no idea how much I was going to enjoy this game so it was a nice little surprise, plus I’m glad I got to experience the story in its entirety rather than waiting for content to be slowly added to the beta version. This game was a master example of my favorite type of game to play- namely, an RPG that allows you to develop a custom character’s appearance, attitude, and relationships with other well defined and interesting characters. This is something that, up until now, I’ve only ever gotten from BioWare, and recent developments from that studio have been disappointing, to say the least. I’m really glad to see there are other studios out there who can create this kind of experience, and craft it with such obvious love and care. I fell in love with all the characters and their stories! I also had a lot of fun watching the actors who brought them to life stream the game and experience how all their work came together. A truly well deserved Game of the Year.

2. Your favorite film this year: This is the year of DnD I guess because my favorite movie was Honor Among Thieves! Another very fun romp in the Forgotten Realms, this fantasy heist movie was a joy to watch. The unconventional family relationship beteen Edgin, Holga, and Kira was especially sweet and I nearly cried at the end when they had to choose how to use the resurrection spell. I also really enjoyed the Hunger Games prequel ; I thought the music and the sets were especially well done. I really enjoyed the art in Across the Spiderverse but I didn’t like that they ended it on a cliffhanger, especially when it could take quite a while for the next film to come out. Not a fan of splitting one story into two movies; I didn’t like it when the original Hunger Games trilogy did that either.

3. Your favorite book this year: The fact that I initially couldn’t remember what I read this year and had to go look it up in my Libby account probably says something about the state of my reading this year, hah. I remember checking out and starting several books from the library that did not grab my interest, and which I then returned without finishing. Unfortunate. Of the books I did finish, I enjoyed Martha Wells’ Witch King and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Witch King had a really interesting mythology and setting, and I’d be interested in reading more stories in that setting. Project Hail Mary is another of Weir’s stories that grounds itself in a modicum of science but makes it fun, and had several twists that kept me turning the pages. I also listened to Martha Wells’ latest Murderbot novel; however I was sick and slightly delirious at the time so it didn’t really stick with me in the way that I would like, lol. Hope to get a physical copy to read soon so I can properly appreciate it.

4. Your favorite album or song this year: Machine Learning by J. Maya.

5. Your favorite TV show this year: Probably the Last of Us! I think they did a really good job at adapting a video game story to television, and at bringing new elements to a story I already loved. Pedro Pascal probably wouldn’t have been my first idea for someone to play Joel, but he absolutely killed it, as did Bella. Could have used a few more zombies, though. ;) Also really enjoyed season 2 of Good Omens! It was a delightful romp until suddenly it wasn’t.  I was a bit peeved at the end because I didn’t know this story wasn’t going to be self contained either, and therefore relied on Amazon renewing the show for it to be completed. Bleh. But! Now that we know it has been renewed and we will absolutely see the finale on screen, I can be more forgiving of that absolutely gut wrenching ending. Oh! Also enjoyed Silo, an adaptation of the Wool trilogy of books I really enjoyed. The sets in this show were fantastic and looked exactly like I had imagined the silo to look while I was reading; I’m very excited to see how they deal with later developments in the story. And shoutout to Resident Alien, which I watched for the first time this year. Alan Tudyk is absolutely delightful and believably alien.

6. Your favorite tumblr moment this year: just the fact that we continue to exist as every other social media website sinks to previously unfathomable lows I guess.

7. Your best new fandom discovery of the year: I mean I guess it’s Baldur’s Gate 3? Something new I started doing this year that ties into that is watching other people play video games, which. Is kind of a weird way to spend your time but I’m still having fun. I’ve watched each of the cast members of BG3 stream their own playthroughs of the game and I’ve enjoyed that. I’ve also been watching Friends at the Table stream games, which they’ve been doing more often this year. It’s kind of nice to just have a bunch of friendly voices on in the background and to see how they problem solve together.  

8. Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year: I guess I can talk about my disappointment with BioWare here. They haven’t released any new information on a game that has been in development for uh. A decade? They’ve also, according to reports, treated their staff absolutely horrendously and laid off a bunch of key developers in a game series I used to love. I know they are quite literally not the same studio that made the games I love because those people are gone and because they’ve been bought out by a larger, solely profit-driven company. Still sucks tho.  Friendship ended with BioWare now Larian is my Best Friend etc. etc.

9. Your favorite male character of the year: …It’s going to be Astarion, isn’t it. I didn’t even like him when I first started playing BG3, because I like to make kind choices and he constantly disapproves of that lol. And then I got to the end of his questline and just had this like. “Oh.” moment.  And then in my next playthrough I abandoned my original plans in order to romance him instead and I have been captivated ever since.

10. Your favorite female character of the year: Shadowheart! My first romance in BG3 and another companion with an absolute banger of a questline.

11. Your biggest squee moment of the year: Getting the epilogue for BG3 to finally play! It was a bit dicey with mods but I managed it, and it was so sweet to feel like I was meeting back up with these characters again after being away.

12. Your most missed old fandom: I haven’t talked about Doctor Who yet! So this year had the three specials with David Tennant and Catherine Tate back, and the nostalgia was just. Overwhelming. The chemistry between these two is impeccable, and I knew it was just going to be those three episodes but wow. I could have watched another full season of their hijinks together. Also just missed good old RTD and the little touches that defined his era. The specials were a real treat. Looking forward to the new adventures with Ruby and 15 but the tone did feel somewhat different, the sort of fantasy element that they are bringing in is new and fresh which is good but will take some getting used to on my part. Still very glad to have RTD back at the helm!

13. Your fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to: Once I finish this current playthrough of BG3, I’m going to try another one of Larian’s games, Divinity Original Sin 2. It looks kind of similar in terms of gameplay, if a bit dated, but I’m curious about what else Larian has done and this seemed like a good fit. I also did plan on playing Starfield at some point, but… reading reviews and watching some Let’s Plays makes it pretty clear the game is not what I expected. Might wait for an even bigger sale before I drop money on it. Which is funny, because I upgraded my computer this summer in order to play it… and then BG3 came along and reset my expectations, lol.

14. Your biggest anticipation of the New Year: New Doctor Who! Definitive edition of BG3! (DLC perhaps???) And I guess DA4 if it doesn’t crash and burn… I am skeptical…

[deliciouspirateangel]

random thoughts on the first two eps of cruel summer s2 dont spoilers open inside

so im watching with my sister of course and we also rewatched s1 together and wow. we were going back over summaries of the show that were like "two sides to the story, who will you believe?" as if we were ever supposed to be on jeanette's side. the thought is sooo laughable its sad

anyway in that same vein we're also both automatically for isabella and against megan (bc you have to choose sides you cant like two characters at once duh) like isabella has been in town for 6.3 seconds and megan already hates her and is also snooping thru her stuff like ??? get a grip get a life and get over it

and then my sister asked me which character i thought would have the unnecessary gay subplot this season and now we're scared its gonna be megan lmao. that one shot with the fireworks and the song playing and megan staring at isabella had us like uh oh

bc my god that gay relationship was the least necessary subplot of the first season it was so bad. not that it needs to be relevant but they treated it like it was lmao. and the mallory/kate thing was fine but so rushed so idk these writers dont do justice to queer. id rather be spared

the "twist" of the first ep was something we saw coming a mile away lmao. youre supposed to think isabella is dead and i was like "if she is dead then no she's not it's her twin sister" and then it showed that missing persons poster with the person torn off and my sister was like "i bet its the guy friend" and i was like ooh yeah you're right it's the guy friend

and then they unzip the body bag and are like "it's guy friend" and we were immediately like no tf it's not let me see the body!! so idk why the dad would lie or misidentify the body maybe they wanted to save money on special effects so they didnt show it but we still think something is fishy idk

and since me and my sister share one brain cell we both got the idea that isabella is like brenda song's character in stuck in the suburbs. if you dont understand then idk what to tell you </3 basically she's just hyping up her life but its mostly a lie idk

and omg the bullshit about that video was so gross. again one brain cell after the first ep we were like "you couldnt even see the person in the video i bet it wasnt even her!" well surprise

and isabella taking the blame anyway bc megan could lose her scholarship and get suspended from school like ??? why should this involve the school ewww and of COURSE misogyny and misogynoir and of course no one can say or do shit to the boy in the video bc his daddy owns half the town bleh

even a year later when she's in college like the whole town still believes this lie that could ruin isabella like ??? yall just tell omg. i think they at least mentioned the fact that she was underage and that constitutes as cp but goddamn no one in shows ever cares

like literally the guy's dad who owns half the town couldve spoken up like "i know my son isnt going to get in trouble for any of this so i dont think the girl in the video should either" but no lets get the whole town to hate her

i think the dad killed his son idk thats my guess

the show isnt great but at least its fun lol what do YOU guys think is gonna happen this season??? hmu

[vollmond-laboratory]

Sea Rover Squama — Notice Board Wanted Posters/Achievement Certificates

CENTRAL

Oz (Pirate): I cannot allow myself to be caught by the Navy within this city. For I still have an objective I wish to achieve.

Arthur (Pirate): With my face appearing on all of these posters, I hope it will help him know that I am well…

Cain (Pirate): Hold on, is this… My wanted poster? Ahaha, looks like my name is worth a high price!

Riquet (Navy): As a student of the Navy Academy, I’m glad to be of help to all those who may be struggling!

NORTH

Snow (Pirate): My own wanted poster, hm… Will it reach whatever corner of the world White is in, I wonder…

White (Navy): My own certificate, hm… If only Snow were still alive, I’m sure he would have been happy for me… 

Mithra (Pirate): A bounty, you say… Of course, I am of much higher value than Oz, am I not?

Owen (Pirate): Hmph. There’s no way I’d let myself get caught so easily. I still haven’t gotten my left eye back, you know.

Bradley (Pirate): Oi, y’know a sketch like this one could never live up to how cool I am in real life, yeah?

EAST

Faust (Navy): In order to live up to the expectations of this accolade, I’ll continue doing my best for the sake of our world.

Shino (Navy): This just brings me one step closer to my goal. I’ll prove to Heath exactly what it is I can do.

Heathcliff (Navy): It’s an honour. I’ll carry on doing my best in order to live up to the Blanchett name.

Nero (Pirate): Is that… Me? This ain’t good… I gotta get better at keepin’ a low profile…

WEST

Shylock (Navy): While I certainly wouldn’t dare complain about a letter of appreciation… Haven’t I earnt a more personal reward from you as well?

Murr (Navy): I want more than just a letter from you, you know. So now I’m gonna eat this certificate! Bleh~!

Chloe (Pirate): My own wanted poster?! If I’d known I was going to get one of these I would’ve worn something a little more fashionable…

Rustica (Pirate): Oh my, is that a portrait of me? Perhaps I should put it in a frame to hang inside the boat.

SOUTH

Figaro (Navy): Ooh, looks like I got something nice. I should go show this off to all the students.

Rutile (Pirate): Wow, my own wanted poster! I wonder if this is how it felt for my mother, too…

Lennox (Navy): You’re giving this to me? It’s a little embarrassing being thanked in such a formal manner… 

Mitile (Navy): Yay, I did it! I’ll keep working hard so I can serve you honourably in the future!