#this parallel blew my mind a little

[greenfiend]

These Songs Hold Major Clues

Connected to Mike’s love for Will…

We are told within this scene the importance of songs that hold a personal meaning, thus we can assume those particular songs do just that.

Remember, every detail within this show is intentional and important!

It’s also important to note that this is all from the episode Dear Billy. The same episode where Mike declares to Will that he felt as though he had lost him. Plus we are first introduced to the song Letter to Willy within this episode, further connecting Will with other plots that don’t involve him (on the surface) through subtext.

So let’s take a look at these songs, shall we?

All these songs have very similar themes. They’re all love songs. One lover separated by the other, dreaming about being reunited. The one singing is longing for the other.

“I stand at your gate”, automatically my thought went to the obvious gates between the real world and the UD. But, let me remind you of another time Mike stood at Will’s gate…

At the airport. The gate at the airport. Notice the little “snack” behind Will in this shot? Well…

Obviously it’s alluding to the “snack-size gate”. Aka “watergate” found at the bottom of Lovers’ Lake! This is another clue connecting Mike and Will with Lovers’ Lake.

The mentions of the sea are interesting here, especially because they are often connected with water (the quarry, Lovers’ Lake, the ocean imagery etc). Again, the singer is missing their lover… hoping for a safe return home. AND the singer described themselves as “blue”.

“Someone took you right out of my arms”! That’s pretty self-explanatory. Will was taken from Mike. He’s describing his lover as a “light” as well here. And once again, the mention of dreams.

This one isn’t explicitly about separated lovers, but it is still very relevant. More mention of dreams! The mention of sunshine following rain. And of course…

“Castles may tumble”. Absolutely no coincidence. An obvious nod towards Castle Byers which did “tumble”…

So umm… yeah. These are carefully chosen songs!

Dreams, separated lovers, light/darkness… are all reoccurring themes here.

The dreams aspect is interesting. What could it mean exactly?

Well… according to The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time (huge inspiration for ST):

“The parallel universes might reach our consciousness through dreams, ESP, meditation or artificially induced mental states.”

So it could be suggesting that Mike was/will be reaching out to Will from another universe through dreams… 🤔

ANYWAY, as always, I’d love to know your thoughts on this. Kind of blew my mind when I looked into these songs.

[thesunshinebunny]

you could do headcanons about diasomnia discovering that your crush (fem reader) is two-faced and can deceive and manipulate anyone with her. Imagine the similar personality of Roxana Agriche.

Dude, not gonna lie, I had to do a little bit of research and homework to make this request. I'm not very familiar with manhwas, so this blew my mind. Hope u like it, and have a great afternoon :**

Malleus

Malleus would initially be deeply disillusioned. He has always valued transparency and sincerity, so discovering that the one he admired has been manipulating people would shake him to his core.

It would be a silent disappointment, he wouldn't get angry, or yell, or confront you in front of people. He would simply give you a sad look.

He might take some time alone at first, moving away from you, to have some time to think. His distant attitude might even become even more pronounced.

Even if it were hours, even days apart, Malleus wouldn't stop watching you from afar and following you, taking extreme care for you not to distinguish him in the crowd or in the distance. He wanted to witness your manipulative tactics if nothing in his speech had made you rethink…

Or if you were sincerely ashamed of your attitude. Whichever came first. And… well, it seems that was the first option.

He saw you, walking calmly and solemnly down the corridor outside the position class, approaching a student. You smiled at him, but not that tender and sweet smile you only gave to Malleus… no.

It was a persuasive smile, accompanied by firm and merely attractive body language. The soon-to-be king was watching from a distance your characteristic persuasion tactic, to have a jar of who knows what position for the class.

Despite his initial shock and disappointment, his fascination with you might lead him to try to understand your motivations. Pass your classes and exams at all costs.

He'd be conflicted between his respect for your intelligence and his disapproval of deceit.

Ultimately, he might approach the situation with a cautious respect, wary of being deceived again but unable to completely sever his feelings for you.

After all, he even likes to use his charming smile to mislead his opponents, and to get your sweet kisses to land on his.

Lilia

With his playful and mischievous nature, he might find the situation oddly amusing at first. C’mon, we’re talking about Lilia here. Did you really think he’d be disappointed either way?

Yeah, that would be a surprise… interesting.

He’d see parallels between your deceptive abilities and his own penchant for tricks and pranks. However, as he realizes the depth of your manipulation, he’d become more introspective, seeing it as a sign of deeper emotional wounds or desires.

Lilia might try to probe into your past and understand the reasons behind your dual nature, perhaps even using his own deceptive skills to draw out your true self.

He’d like to see your manipulation in action, in the front row if possible. And it wasn’t complicated and he didn’t have to wait long, to be honest. At lunchtime, sitting quietly in the dining room, you were strategically placed in front of a group of students who, coincidentally, owed you a couple of favors.

It was at that moment that Lilia fell in love with you for the second time. Watching you use a magnetic, almost magical charisma to gain the trust and sympathy of those students; watching you order them to bring the most exquisite food that the cafeteria could provide, without you or Lilia having to spend a single madol.

It's as if Lilia were seeing his old self, younger obviously and more rebellious.

His approach would be more about playful manipulation than outright confrontation. He would manifest as a mix of curiosity and amusement, as if he were intrigued by your emotional complexity.

Likewise, Lilia tends to find fascination in the unexpected. He would see your manipulative nature as a new enigma to decipher.

He would use his ability to play with words and persuasion to make you reflect anyway, a little, on your actions, with the aim of making you see the consequences of your behavior without imposing a change on you.

If there is any hint of regret in your being, good for you, and if not…we are in a school for villains after all. We have to spice up the atmosphere from time to time.

But, after so many years, after so many students and classes taken, after so many actions taken, good, bad, beautiful and Machiavellian…what is life without a little fun.

Silver

Now we are entering into some pretty dangerous territory, we can say that the least would be doubtful and conflictive.

Silver’s reaction would be one of confusion and hurt. His straightforward, honest demeanor means he struggles with deceit and manipulation.

Learning that you, someone he deeply cares for, have been deceiving people would lead to a period of emotional turmoil for him. He’d likely distance himself to process his feelings, feeling betrayed and uncertain about his own ability to trust.

Of a calm and reserved nature, Silver would experience an internal anger that would manifest itself in isolation and silence.

Like Malleus, he would not shout, nor get angry openly. Silver would process his feelings in solitude, try to pass the time and calm down, taking a nap, but the gravity of your actions, for him, were impossible to ignore with a nap.

He would have many doubts, about him, about your relationship. Would you have been honest with him from the beginning, or was he just another pawn in your game? Were your feelings genuine or were you looking for something in return?

Devastated was an understatement.

However, once he’s had time to reflect, he might come to realize that understanding and forgiveness are important, and he’d seek to reconcile with you if he believes your intentions weren’t wholly malicious.

Please tell him that your intentions, at least towards him, are not malicious. Our baby needs reassurance.

If your explanation is sincere and you really give him a convincing enough excuse, maybe…maybe Silver will open up once more and you can reconcile.

He might even ask Lilia for advice on how to deal with this new attitude of yours that reminds him so much of his fath…I mean, this bicolor goblin.

Sebek

Sebek’s reaction would be intense and dramatic. His unwavering loyalty to Malleus and his straightforward, sometimes brash personality means he would take the revelation of your duplicity as a personal affront.

His reaction… would be too explosive, like, a very explosive anger. He would feel personally betrayed. Let’s not even talk about his comments, if in everyday life he is very direct and impulsive, having a discussion of this caliber… ugh, good luck.

He’d be openly critical and confrontational, struggling to reconcile his admiration for you with his anger at your deception.

Sebek would likely demand answers and an explanation, and his reaction would be fueled by this mix of disappointment and betrayal.

He needed some time to cool down and keep his composure; days in which he spent observing your behavior, watching as his classmates bombarded you with information that you later used to shape classes in your favor.

Or how the existential drama of some Heartslabyul students served as fuel for your debates against Riddle every weekend… spoiler alert, you always ended up winning the love of those poor souls.

Your manipulation may not have been entirely malicious, but it wasn't something Sebek really approved of.

Over time, he might come to understand your perspective if you manage to earnestly explain your actions, though his initial reaction would be far from forgiving.

While his approach might be aggressive, his primary motivation would be to seek a resolution and make sure you understand the seriousness of your behavior.

PS: You didn't, but you learned to keep your levels of manipulation more camouflaged. A win-win

[ihavemanyhusbands]

NIGHTS AT THE WRANGLER — A DRABBLE

Pairing: Cooper Howard/The Ghoul x Courier!Fem!Reader

WC: 1.4k words

Summary: A little fluffy ficlet/drabble of Courier!Reader and Cooper after he started working as an escort at the Atomic Wrangler <33

Warnings: fluff!!!, flirty cooper, some lovey dovey smut, escort!cooper, based on my inability to understand and play Caravan lmao, budding romance

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Nights in the Mojave desert were sweltering and long, but you were able to find some reprieve in one of the small, sparingly decorated rooms at the Atomic Wrangler.

Good company and some drinks certainly helped alleviate your mood as well, despite the additional heat generated. The room was in disarray in the aftermath, but that had been inevitable all along.

The bed sheets had been kicked away and were now bunched up beneath your bare figure. A window was open, though no breeze blew in. A dingy old radio was playing a country song that you found yourself humming along to. Cooper’s hat was perched sideways on your head, lest the wide brim slide down over your eyes.

You and him lay parallel on the bed, facing each other. He was trying to teach you how to play Caravan, but you were still not entirely getting the hang of it. There were a few caps tossed between you to make things interesting, but he’d been the only one collecting the past few rounds.

“This is impossible,” you muttered, staring at your piles of cards.

He laughed. “Darlin’, I’m really startin’ to think you’re hopeless.”

“There’s just so much to take into consideration! And I have so many fucking cards…”

“Don’t get all worked up now,” he said, adding a card to one of his stacks. “At least, not like that.”

You shared a brief look with him before you rolled your eyes, a little smirk tugging at the corners of your lips.

“I thought you said you didn’t do seconds,” you said casually, pretending to look through your own cards.

“I can make an exception here and there,” he said. “After all, you did say I get to choose my clientele. Means I can also choose what I give or don’t give ‘em.”

“I’m sensing some subliminal messaging here.”

He let out an amused grunt. “Oh, you and I both know I don’t need to persuade you into anythin’.”

You hummed noncommittally, not wanting to outright admit he was right. You propped your chin on your hand and observed him for a moment.

“How has it been, by the way?” You asked. “You adapting to this line of work well?”

“It’s been just peachy, the Garretts are real happy with our arrangement,” he said. “Nothin’ to complain about, really, and it ain’t like I’m tied to this place anyway. Nights like this one are always a plus, too.”

“Aw shucks.” You grinned, adjusting his hat on your head. “I am pretty fun, aren’t I?”

“Well, beating you at Caravan sure is fun,” he teased, making you playfully punch his arm.

He grasped your arm and pulled you closer, your torso sliding over the cards and effectively ruining the match. You didn’t mind, especially not as he dipped down to kiss you. His hat slid off your head unceremoniously, falling off the side of the bed.

His tongue dragging against yours brought your earlier activities back to the forefront of your mind and a small, pleasured hum escaped your throat.

He pulled back to look at you, and by the glazed look in his eyes, you could tell he was just as affected. You hummed thoughtfully, reaching up to cup his face gently.

“You’re going sweet on me, aren’t you?” You teased, your fingertips lightly tracing his skin.

“That’s what you think, huh?” He said, one of his calloused hands slowly trailing up your abdomen.

“Far as I can tell,” you countered. “And I’ve been told I’m very perceptive.”

“Hmm…”

His hand passed over your sternum, moving to caress one of your breasts in an intimately casual way. As if he’d been familiar with your body longer than just a handful of nights.

And of course, it responded to his touch, like he knew it would. His grin was lopsided, a slightly smug yet mischievous edge to it.

“Well, as it turns out, I’m pretty perceptive myself,” he rasped, pinching your nipple and rolling it between his fingers.

Your back arched, a small spasm jolting through you as an edge of pain mingled with pleasure. You narrowed your eyes at him.

“You’re just trying to empty my pockets, aren’t you?” You said, breath hitching as you watched him lick his fingers before they resumed their teasing. “Getting me all worked up like this.”

“What makes you say that, sweetheart?” He asked, tilting his head slightly to one side. “I think you just can’t seem to resist me, is all… Why else would you be mewlin’ like that?”

“Oh, I think y-you know why,” you breathed as he leaned down once more, his lips enticingly ghosting over yours. “But I’d argue you can’t resist me either.”

He chuckled a little, moving to your jaw and then your neck, nearly giving you away and making you shudder against him.

“I do like this pussy of yours, I’ll give ya that,” he husked, his hot breath in your ear as he nipped the lobe with his teeth.

As if to emphasize his point, his hand trailed down to where you were aching once more. Palm cupping your already sensitive cunt, which was undeniably wet once again. You couldn’t help a little gasp — perhaps a wordless plea for mercy he wouldn’t heed. Any resolve you had crumbled underneath his nearly expert ministrations, the teasing becoming unbearable.

“Fuck. I-I want you, Cooper. I just…please?” You panted wantonly, the slight humiliation that came with your begging only getting you wetter. “Is that what you wanted to hear?”

“Maybe so.” You could hear the smirk in his voice. “C’mere, I wanna see how pretty you look on top of me.”

He shifted to lie on his back, your mind spinning for a moment as his warmth left you nearly shaking with barely contained desire. Damn he was good. He knew your tells quite well, which buttons to push, where to pinch or prod or caress to elicit different noises. And you were like a bonfire that he set aflame.

You crawled atop him, panther-like, your chest sliding over his. His hips bucked as you reached down to grip his erection, lightly stroking the sensitive head as you kept eye contact with him. You bent down and kissed the corner of his mouth, lightly swiping your tongue over his bottom lip.

His mouth slackened as you lined up his cock and slowly sank down on it, the movement made easy by your wetness. His hands grasped your hips tightly as you rested your palms on his chest. You let out a breathy moan as you readjusted the position of your legs. Your hips began gyrating slowly, teasingly, gauging more of his reactions in turn.

“Pretty as a picture,” he rasped as you pulled back, an emotion you couldn’t quite decipher in his eyes as he looked over you.

You grinned. “Not so bad yourself, cowboy. How’s it feel being ridden for once?”

He chuckled. “Don’t get too smug now, or I’ll have to break ya like a wild bronco.”

You hummed, taking those words as a challenge. His hands aided you as you went faster, finding a rhythm that had you both groaning. One of his hands came to rest on your sternum, wanting to feel your rapid heartbeat. For a moment, you held onto his wrist, head tilting back as you lost yourself to the feeling of him deep inside you.

You heard him murmuring your name, as well as praises of you good you felt. You found an angle where your clit dragged against his pubic mound with each thrust, and soon you were nearing the edge. Your eyes fluttered closed, focusing on all other sensations. Sensing your mounting pleasure, he helped you along. He pulled your hips down to grind against him, his hips canting up.

“O-oh…” was all you could breathe, shuddering piteously, brows furrowed.

And suddenly, without warning, your orgasm spiraled upwards and spread through you. Your legs pressed against his sides as your body tensed. He held you aloft through it, a low groan in his throat as he felt you clench down on him repeatedly. You fell against him once more with a dopey little giggle, his arms encircling you.

“Damn… I’ll never get tired of this,” you said, feeling him chuckle against you.

“All it took to get you going was beating you at Caravan,” he said teasingly, one of his hands trailing up and down your back. “I can work with that.”

You pulled back to frown at him. “You’re so mean to me, you know that?”

“It’s ‘cus you like it, sweetheart.”

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[bluiela]

What is your favorite Gwynriel headcanon?

I actually don't have many headcanons (and I feel a little apprehensive sharing something made up in my mind😭😂) so here's a canon gwynriel scene, one of my favorite

Her head ducked, as if remembering it too. That he'd been the one who'd found her that day at Sangravah. "Happy Solstice," she said, as much a dismissal as it was a holiday blessing.

He snorted. "Are you kicking me out?"

Gwyn's teal eyes flashed with alarm. "No! I mean, I don't mind sharing the ring. I just... I know you like to be alone." Her mouth quirked to the side, crinkling the freckles on her nose. "Is that why you came up here?"

Sort of. "I forgot something," he reminded her.

"At two in the morning?"

Pure amusement glittered in her stare. Better than the pain and grief he'd spied a moment before. So he offered her a crooked smile. "I can't sleep without my favorite dagger."

"A comfort to every growing child."

Azriel's lips twitched. He refrained from mentioning that he did indeed sleep with a dagger. Many daggers. Including one under his pillow, How was the party?" Her breath curled in front of her mouth, and one of his shadows darted out to dance with it before twirling back to him. Like it heard some silent music.

"Fine," he said, and realized a heartbeat later that it wasn't a socially acceptable answer. "It was nice."

Not much better. So he asked, "Did you and the priestesses have a celebration?"

"Yes, though the service was the main highlight."

"I see."

She angled her head, hair shining like molten metal. "Do you sing?"

He blinked. It wasn't every day that people took him by surprise, but..."Why do you ask?"

"They call you shadowsinger. Is it because you sing?"

"I am a shadowsinger-it's not a title that someone just made up."

She shrugged again, irreverently. Az narrowed his eyes, studying her. "Do you, though?" she pressed. "Sing?"

Azriel couldn't help his soft chuckle. "Yes."

She opened her mouth to ask more, but he didn't feel like explaining.

Or demonstrating, since that was surely what she'd ask next. So Az jerked his chin to the sword dangling from her hand. "Try cutting the ribbon again."ala

"What with you watching?"

He nodded.

She considered, and he wondered if she'd say no, but Gwyn blew out a breath, steadied her feet and balance, and sliced. A beautiful, precise blow, but it didn't sever the ribbon.

"Again," he ordered, rubbing his hands against the cold, grateful for its bracing bite and the distraction of this impromptu lesson.

Gwyn sliced again, but the ribbon remained unyielding.

"You're turning the blade a fraction as it comes parallel to the ground," Azriel explained, drawing his Illyrian blade from down his back. "Watch." He slowly demonstrated, rotating his wrist where she did. "You see how you open up right here?" He corrected his position. "Keep your wrist like that. The blade is an extension of your arm."

Gwyn tried the movement as slowly as he had, and he watched her self-correct, fighting against the urge to open up her wrist and rotate the blade. She did it three times before she stopped falling into the bad habit. "I blame Cassian for this. He's too busy making eyes at Nesta to notice such mistakes these days."

Azriel laughed. "I'll give you that."

Gwyn smiled broadly. "Thank you."

Azriel dipped his head in a sketch of a bow, something restless settling in him. Even his shadows had calmed. As if content to lounge on his shoulders and watch.

But sleep. He needed to at least attempt to get some.

"Happy Solstice," Azriel said before aiming for the archway into the House. "Don't stay out too much longer. You'll freeze."

Gwyn nodded her farewell, again facing the ribbon. A warrior sizing up an opponent, all traces of that charming irreverence gone.

Azriel entered the warmth of the stairwell, and as he descended, he could have sworn a faint, beautiful singing followed him. Could have sworn his shadows sang in answer.

[pinkkop]

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QL Recap for Week 5

The 27th of January to the 2nd of February

🇹🇭 Your Sky

Episode 12 of 12 || Watching on: iQiYi, Sunday

Really liked this show and it kept me invested all the way 'til the end. All three couples were great and weirdly the one who I'd love to see the most in another show in the future is Save. Thomas and Kong were great but I'm not sure how easy it would be for them to pull off other dynamics than this one at least at the moment. They definitely delivered in this show though! The NC scene in the final episode absolutely blew my mind and I’m really happy they had it in the episode because if there’s one thing I find frustrating it’s the Blushing Maiden trope and this scene showed us how Rak absolutely wasn’t a blushing maiden. Sure, he was hesitant in the beginning of their relationship but he was still very much into Fah both romantically and sexually. I loved seeing him taking charge and Fah’s reaction was just great.

🇹🇭 The Boy Next World

Episode 5 of 10 || Watching on: iQiYi, Sunday

This show is still confusing but it helps that we now know that Jin can read minds and that there is no parallel world(?). I feel like there must be some kind of other supernatural thing going on with Cir though because some of the dreams Cir’s having seem like they aren’t normal. Boss and Noeul though are fire as always and that bj scene was mind blowing. I’d like to send a fruit basket to Boss (or whoever gave him directions) for giving Noeul’s legs some attention once again. I’m a big fan of some body worship and when they focus on other body parts in BL NC scenes so I was thrilled to see it. It can get pretty repetitive when the shows always do the classic “kiss him down his chest and then up again”.

🇹🇭 Perfect 10 Liners

Episode 15 of 24 || Watching on: Youtube, Sunday

I’m really liking Santa and Perth in this so it's safe to say that I'm on board with their pairing. It was very satisfying to see Yotha finally figure out what’s up and then get to experience a loving family. Not big on relationships that seem to be so magical that they fix all your trauma but it seems to be a theme this week so I guess I have to live with it.

🇹🇭 Sangmin Dinneaw

Episode 6 of 8 || Watching on: iQiYi, Sunday

This show keeps being so weird and just an odd mix of plot and genre. As with the past weeks I’m still enjoying Sangmin and Dinneaw’s part and for the most part also Tor and Athit but I don’t care for Pony and the third couple at all!

🇹🇭 The Heart Killers

Episode 10 of 12 || Watching on: Youtube, Wednesday

Finally Fadel and Bison know what’s up with their "Mom"!! I loved seeing Fadel dealing with the knowledge that his ex had been killed by “Mother”. His breakdown and the following desperate attempt at pushing Style away was delicious. Just standing ovation to Joong. Is it clear who my favourite character is?!

🇹🇭 ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat

Episode 8 of 13 || Watching on: Youtube, Friday

I’m still enjoying this but I’m starting to feel a little frustrated with some of the characters. I was ready to slap Thame when he almost suggested that they should basically compete for Po’s love. Also I’m very much of the opinion that Jun definitely has feelings for Po and just decided to step aside when he realized that Po has feelings for Thame because if not then what the fuck was he doing this episode?!

🇯🇵 Futtara Doshaburi

Episode 4 of 7 || Watching on: Gagaoolala, Friday

I’m still on the fence about this show. I’m intrigued by what it’s trying to say and I really like the production but I’m still worried about where it’s going. All the relationship problems in this show are in part due to inaction and missing communication and maybe a dash of denial about the state of their relationship which I can’t quite figure out if that’s my cup of tea or not. Especially Nakarei straight up annoys me because he just keeps trying to sleep with his partner even when he’s been told no many times that he doesn't want to. Like you basically started this relationship knowing that it wouldn’t have a physical component so why the fuck do you keep throwing yourself at your partner?! Also he just has this air of superiority which irritates me.

🇹🇭 Petrichor

Episode 10 of 10 || Watching on: iQiYi, Saturday

I liked this show and I definitely think it’s worth the watch. Sammon writes some cool stories, but it does often come at the cost of the relationship which is a pity. Don't know if it's because they workshop the shows differently, don't pay much attention to it during production or if it's because the plot outside the romance gets priority in post production.

🇨🇳 I'll Turn Back This Time

Episode 4 of 6 || Watching on: Gagaoolala, Saturday

I’ll be honest, this show isn’t good enough for me to enjoy plot points around homophobic parents, so I wasn’t a big fan of the turn this episode took. I’ll definitely watch this 'til the end but my enjoyment and investment took a bit of a dive this episode.

That's it for this week!!

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[stubbornjerk]

As a general post for the additional analyses requested from this video essay, I talked about Kim Dokja's own core of characters acting as symbolic of his own character being his first four constellations, to parallel Yoo Joonghyuk's main core.

So here it is, from one of the comments on the vid that requested it! (under a read more to protect ppl from spoilers)

i think i stumbled on it when i was trying to figure out why his first four [constellations] lasted so long and became so important that they basically became channel mods. and it came to a head around the jttw arc and the reveal w ABFD being a teenager that: sun wukong, uriel, ABFD AND secretive plotter are all forms dokja as a reader and all explore themes that are important to dokja's development as a reader.

which sounds like a small thing, except that since he loves TWSA, they all are indicative of how he interacts with the scenarios and his company!

sun wukong read jttw over and over just to find himself again, to finally reach an answer that would explain his listlessness. there's already a whole arc in the novel that explores this so this much is pretty much self-explanatory

uriel is thrilled by new developments and is an active participant in a lot of scenarios, intervening through channel messages kind of like dokja’s comments that ended up affecting TWSA (jang hayoung is the biggest example of this). she also has the strongest bonds with the company’s incarnations, a bond she thrills over, esp her bond w jung heewon.

abyssal black flame dragon loves the power-scaling, not bc he thinks power is thrilling, but bc he himself hasnt felt the thrill of power in a long time. he's got the worst depression possible. its stated that hes one of the most powerful dragons out there already, but appears and maintains his teen age because he wants to "maintain his curiosity of the world." ABFD is more indicative of dokja’s child self than kim namwoon, which is why han sooyoung ends up choosing him as her sponsor and why dokja seems especially dismissive of him.

secretive plotter, based just on that extended description in the vid, is a little obvious already. hes looking for His reader out of envy of 1864!hyuk’s found purpose and relationship with his own. this is why he clashes w sun wukong a lot bc while sun wukong is seeking answers that would give him closure by rereading his finished story, plotter wants connection and a reinvigorated purpose after finishing his own story. he wants a satisfying conclusion.

put together, these constellations form a very clear view of a dokja after TWSA, wanting to feel what he felt while reading it the first time, closure after finishing it, control over the story, and a more satisfying conclusion. whether if its of his own making is irrelevant. it kinda blew my mind when i realized it but it seemed pretty obvious once i processed it.

[sandrayofsun]

I may be Team Top??

As promised in my last post, I'm making a diary entry for TopMew!

I'll start by saying that I have not been a fan of this couple throughout the show, but I did like their characters separately. Something that I felt a lot throughout the series was the lack of chemistry and awkwardness surrounding TopMew. Mind you, I've watched "A Boss and a Babe," I KNOW ForceBook has chemistry.

In saying that, episode 8 has officially changed my mind on the TopMew train hehe.

Specifically this scene

Mew's revenge era is honestly what made me like him the most... Unpopular opinion maybe, but I found it really relatable that he is doing things he normally doesn't do and becoming someone different. Top did a really shitty thing to him. Despite him being "perfect," being a virgin, having good grades, and being respectful, Top still cheated on him. It opened his eyes to the fact that no matter how "good" he is, people are still capable of doing shitty things to him.

So why not do all the things you've never done in the name of being hurt. No matter who he is, people can hurt him no matter what, might as well go out with a bang.

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The bathroom scene was interesting because it's the first "civil" conversation they've had since the whole fight blew out. and Top is now seeing the effects of his affair with Boston reflecting on Mew. Even with Mew rubbing Ray in Top's face, he still is only worried about Mew and what is happening to him.

It's honestly slightly refreshing that Top isn't taking the jealousy approach because he knows that at the moment he's lost that right. He can't blame Mew for running to Ray because Top set him on that path.

Top was presented to us as a selfish character, one who is used to getting what he wants, and not having much to work for (a little bit like Boston). Him going to Cheum and voicing his concerns for Mew, even taking a little bit of heat from Cheum (you go girl), shows character development on Top's part, and honestly gives me a little bit of hope for their end game.

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I want to touch on Mew for a sec, and his "relationship" with Ray.

I think it is so intentional the way that they have framed this phrase for Mew and Ray. How Ray is someone that Mew "should" love, but obviously doesn't, because Mew loves Top and knows deep down that Ray will never fulfill that role in his life (the same way Mew can't fulfill that role in Ray's). Even hesitating to kiss him when they are alone is evidence enough that Mew is pretending.

Curving Ray's kiss and saying they should go and have fun is ultimate "get me out of here" behavior. Mew doesn't want Ray. Simple as that.

I also need to call out the fact that the next time we see RayMew kiss is because Mew is trying to prove a point to Top. Only then does he use Ray to make him jealous, but isn't actually willing to do it in private.

Top's face during this whole scene made me sad tbh. I really felt for him, he was manipulated by Boston and thrown under the bus by Nick. Overall, he did a shitty thing, but that doesn't mean he didn't love Mew or want to be a better person for him.

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This scene called to action the fact that Mew is still jealous over Top. Calling him and Boston out for sitting next to each other and telling them they're free to hook up again was funny but also important to TopMew's relationship.

Top still being there for Mew, helping him when he was throwing up and then sitting next to each other on the floor gave me MAJOR SandRay Episode 1 parallels. But also look at Mew :(

He's asking Top why he has to be an asshole because he still loves him. He is in love with an asshole :((((( and I'd like to point out that this scene was the MOST chemistry that I have seen from these two thus far.

Both of them are hurt, and are hurting for the other. I think deep down, Mew wants to make amends, but also he needs to do this for himself. He needs to spiral a little bit to realize where he is headed. he needs to make Top hurt a little (as sad as that may be).

Top on the other hand is hurt because he did this. He caught feelings, and then messed up the person he loves. He doesn't know how to fix what he broke, but also knows that they are meant to be.

This is what really changed my mind on them. Before it felt like both of them had masks, and didn't really see each other, but now they're both at low points, and seeing each other for the first time. But still loving each other from afar despite the turmoil they're going through.

Top taking care of Mew after everything at the end of the night was so heartwarming. A man who probably has never been one to take care of others, spending what little time with Mew he can get.

I'm really looking forward to seeing where these two go, and huge props to ForceBook for the amazing acting job they're doing!

See you guys next week!!

[geniarts]

Arcane S2. What the heck was that?!

Just watched Arcane Season 2 and now I'm in awe and frustration at the same time. Try to explain myself and start with awe :)

Viktor is just magnificent! This character was my favorite since his first appearance on screen (he's definitely my type) and when he became an antagonist (and still had his own moral principles) I was totally ecstatic! I was eager to see where he would go and even predicted that he was that mage who gave Jayce the rune. But the end of the series left me with one big question: what the heck was that?!

Yes I'm talking about the plot twist that it was Viktor who sent Jayce back to stop him. But with that understanding all Jayce's previous actions lose their meaning. He said "I won't fail you!" but what he did was quite the opposite.

Let's start from the beginning. And I mean the very beginning, the 1st universe, where Original Viktor somehow got the Arcane by himself as there was no little Jayce with a rune yet. We only know that the chain of events brought Viktor to that point he wished to cancel all his deeds. That’s why he came back in time and gave Jayce the rune. With this action he created a whole new universe and continued to make this again and again for unknown reason.

We can explain his words "in all timelines, in all possibilities ony you can show me this" that Original Viktor somehow gained information from every universe he created by giving Jayce different runes. If this means that Jayce's tries to "show him" were successful then why Orig.Viktor kept giving him the runes? I don't know, but this explains the fact that he sent Jayce back exactly in that time where his past self was capable of reading people's minds but still understanding, empathic and ready for conversation. He invited Jayce to his place and didn't even try to protect himself when Jayce prepared to attack as he couldn't believe his friend would hurt him. All Jayce needed to do - just to open his mind and let Past Viktor read his memories. And what he did? Just blew him away without a single word!  

I can't find any reasonable explanation for this action. Maybe Jayce lost his mind after all he went through and let his rage blind himself? But no, he knew exactly what he was going to do - he remembered his mission and repeated "I won't fail you". So we should suppose he thought that he would stop the future by killing Viktor at that point? If so, then why he went into the palace and told everybody that the fight was lost? And later, on the roof, he stood in the same pose his dead parallel self did, preparing to die. If there was no Ekko with his wonder device, the final would be the same! Much worse, Jayce’s shot was exactly the reason why Viktor was so upset, got poisoned blood and immediately started his "evolution". So it was Jayce who caused the chain of events he tried to prevent! And if he really thought that he "won't fail" Viktor with those illogical actions, then he just didn't understand the meaning of that phrase. 

But you know what is more illogical? The fact that literally NO ONE blamed Jayce for this. I mean, he came and made things worse, because of him Vi and Jinx lost the only hope to bring their father back, and moreover, Isha and many other people died in a battle he caused. And everybody just paid no mind to that?

I mean, the sisters wanted to return their father so much, then Jinx lost the person who made her happy again, and they didn't say a word to a man who broke all their hopes?? If they couldn't reach him, why Katelin didn't do this for them? But no, everybody just pretended that nothing happened and kept discussing the battle Jayce started. 

All of this is beyond my understanding 

[castleclerics]

ABSOLUTELY INSANE NINA PROJECT PARALLELS FROM FUTURE MAN S2 (2019)

so there i was…. minding my own business watching s2 of a show i watched solely for josh hutcherson. then suddenly… he wakes up out of a simulation in a bathtub.

anyways once he fully awakes he’s greeted by literal female brenner

i don’t even think i have to explain the next screenshots so just look at this shit

she tells him she's from the future and she went back in time because she believes he's the only person with "the skills to save our world" similar to how owens tells el the same thing in 4x03

this part is crazy to me because i already had a theory that if el did the massacre, that her sending one through the gate was something her own mind made up.

anyways so the reason they put him in the simulation was to ask him questions about this guy (its a really long story) but like in the og timeline this doctor creates a cure but it destroys humanity so josh wakes up in another timeline where he didn't save the world, where stu, josh's former coworker, takes place of the og doctor. but it's interesting to think about since brenner was trying to have el find henry all this time and what if he wanted to see what questions her brain could answer about him to collect info on him or something??

el saying to brenner "i came here to try and understand who i was." LIKEEE

he asks if he says no to the simulation process then what would happen so she tells him they'll wipe his memory and "the only side-effect would be the lingering sensation like something was off. it would just be gnawing at you never more than a shadow." which reminds me of el laying in bed and getting flashes of the massacre in 4x03.

anyways onto the twin/clone stuff !!!!!!

he escapes into the desert after this so og josh doesn't end up getting killed. so basically they clone josh to see which version of him will be the correct one powerful enough to take down stu. also og josh ends up stumbling into a room of all of his dead clones :)

AHEMMM el commiting the massacre........ (for backstory in s1 he blew up a building to save the world so it was for good) and brenner recreating henry over and over…..

also just look at all the screenshots it literally looks like it was filmed where s4 nina scenes were filmed...

btw i'm still making a masterpost thing of how el rly did do the massacre it's gonna take a while bc i still have to do a little more analyzing and go over alllll of nina

there's literally more parallels but i can't fit them in this post but they aren't too important, more just to show the writers genuinely got inspo straight from this. anyways how fun right my jaw was on the floor watching this

[thewickedbohemian]

Thoughts on a High Potential with a lot of political points to make that also showed some positive masculinity and Karadec's growth

turbulence already gives me a sinking feeling

thank goodness the dog's okay (poison or rabies or what)

feels like shopping at my family's house

again I can't hear the damn needle drop

Oz, the patterns aren't working

Morgan looking particularly Bratz-y

making some social commentary are we (and now I'm reminded of that Elsbeth with the anti-crime app)

here comes the FBI too damn loud

you could cut the tension with a knife

of course Oz's already in the plane

jealousy, jealousy and here comes a Talk

so tell us how you really feel

dude, stay in your lane

parallel family stuff?

Morgan might take that as a challenge

okay who is she

just waiting for Morgan to fill in a gap

security is like saying the butler did it

things would move a lot faster if you stop playing tug-of-war

mystery evidence found

don't put the flash drive on your computer

what did I say

corporate sabotage maybe if it was someone else's drive...

feeling like Criminal Minds from the other side

maybe don't lead with that dude

okay who just blew up the evidence (and how's this going to lead to Morgan showing up the FBI)

Ronnie don't make this about you

you go B-team

nice making a point

talk about having faith in Morgan

admitting the dramatic foil thing and he looks as rebel-y to Soto as Morgan

I'm getting CSI flashbacks

feels like the perfect motive so what's the twist

oh, one step of the process

keep it together Ludo

found the guy and of course staircase chase

did he just...

so they're both right

cue infodump and I actually know this thing (and I'm a fellow Butterfly "I have a system!")

are they wearing the same tie

cue the tragic backstory (I think I've seen a similar plot point on SVU)

did Karadec just have the epiphany

oh myyy

just overwork or something more

people who say they're fine are never fine

#goodguyludo

not helping Elliott

I FEEL THIS with the brain shit

how long has she been in the same outfit

ohhh Morgan parallel

okay so potential suspect #3

different clothes (nice with the Def Leppard shirt and the leopard jacket)

and Morgan blows the whole thing wide open (and the dog (or rather its collar) was the weapon)

Daphne leaving the squadroom again?

shit just got real

or Daphne just Garciaed some shit remotely (along with the hacker from before)

Morgan looks ready for Valentine's day (and again, clashy patterns)

Karadec making the kind of decision you'd expect in the season finale

more-audible needle drop (and Troye Sivan song to boot) and the kids say thank you

season finale next week (guess we got two more episodes than I thought) and even though we've got a S2 confirmed (which I wish was longer than this) I'm still a little nervous though the trailer looks cool

[lottiesnotebook]

Seeing as you're ill and want more prompts have another one 😝

7. Rook being taught an important skill.

I have a feeling that she would not be the most... patient or receptive of students 🤣 but happy to be proven wrong

Thank you so much for the prompt! This is definitely cheering me up, and I am having a lot of fun rotating our parallel-universe-Rook-Siblings in my mind! Cara is indeed neither patient nor receptive but here she is, trying her best:

From Rook Storytime Prompts (previously 6, 15, 17, 18) - Rook being taught an important skill (inspired by this)

"I don't like shaming people," Bellara says, from her perch on the counter, "but I do think you should be at least a little embarrassed about not being able to cook even a little bit!"

Cara blew a raspberry. "Why would I have had to cook?" she retorted. "We had servants, and then, when I was shipside, I was more use on deck than shut up in the galley." She narrowed her eyes at Lucanis, who had, treacherously, allied with Bellara in this argument. "If you think about it, it's weirder that you know how to cook. I've seen the villa you grew up in - I know you had servants."

"Servants," Lucanis agreed, "not cooks. The Crow who can't cook for himself starves or is poisoned very quickly."

"Besides," Bellara said, brightly, "you might enjoy it."

"Slaving away over a hot stove?" She wrinkled her nose. "I doubt it. Besides, do you really want to risk eating whatever I cook?"

"You've survived my cooking, and that has killed men before," Lucanis retorted.

"And we all got through Neve's attempt at deep-frying fish!" Bellara added.

"Barely. My eyebrows are still growing back." Cara sighed, surveying the ingredients laid out on the counter. "You're really not going to let me talk my way out of this, are you?"

"Nope!" Bellara said, and Lucanis added: "Unless, of course, you think you are unteachable."

She knew she was being baited, and that it was working, so she huffed and folded her arms. "Where do we start, then?"

Bellara and Lucanis exchanged a victorious glance, and she briefly imagined pulling a Neve to convince them that letting her in the kitchen was a horrible idea, but she'd already accepted the bet.

"Bread dough," Bellara decided. "Bread is always fun."

Bread was, it turned out, sticky and unpleasant, even without Bellara's helpful commentary of No, you have to knead it like you're really mad at it, like it's that ex who took your favourite novels in the breakup.

"Can I knead it like it's the madwoman forcing me to learn to cook?" she muttered, under her breath, and Lucanis- no, Spite- sniggered, which was a little comforting.

"Try like this," he offered, covering her hands with his own - callused, exerting a gentle pressure to manipulate her own fingers, like he was teaching her the precise movements required to pick a lock or cast a spell. "It requires a little more force than you're using - yes, like that, excellent."

Cara knew that vanity was one of her many besetting sins, but she still couldn't help preening when, for dinner that night, they served up the flatbreads she'd kneaded herself, and they were as light and fluffy as Bellara's ever were.

(Later, she'd discover that her dough had turned out like rubber, and that they'd made a second batch fresh, but the praise she got for the first batch was at least enough to stop her complaining the next time she was added to the cooking rota.)

[loverboy-hearts]

He was drifting off, I held anticipation off in case he could sense it. My arm wrapped slyly around this shoulder on the couch, he was slowly going limp against me. His breathing was finally slowing, but I couldn't let excitement overwrite my patience. I held off the temptation to drink more of my beer, sitting stiffly with my drifting off Monday night whore.

After at least ten minutes, I fixed my eyes on his face with upmost focus, I blew on his face, softly and then to a steady force. His eyes didn't flutter, he didn't twitch. I smiled a little too widely for such little reassure, but excitement settled in my stomach. I shifted myself and him slightly, leaning his pressure against the couch. I turned fully towards his sleeping form and started unbuttoning his shirt, quick and meticulously revealing his chest and stomach. I adjusted the shirt where it was falling off his shoulders. I was deeply pleased that he'd showed no signs of waking up, a little bit of shuffling and a lolling of his head, but nothing worrying.

I pressed my hand between his breasts, my fingers splayed across his chest and collarbone, I revealed in touching his skin, especially with him not receptive to anything I did. I pulled my fingers closer together as I ran my hand down his chest and to his stomach, a test of his tolerance in sleep and more exploration of his body. I pulled my permanent marker from my pocket, the little friend I'd been excited to use. My mind doubled a parallel of pulling out a knife instead, having the same playful turn towards his unconscious body.

My playful mood froze for a moment, imagining his knife slashing across his throat, this man's blood spraying over my living room and self. I could imagine licking blood from my lips, sitting a top of a dying body while he wetly choked on his own blood. I wondered if he'd have time to wake and comprehend what I'd done to him. That no less than three hours ago they were drinking and joking, hitting it off like they'd known each other for years. The person he had called sweet.

I shook my head, physically shaking off the diseased thoughts. I uncapped my marker with a pop and held onto what I'd been given consent to do, it was enough. Especially enough given tonight's lover was either foolish or freaky enough to allow me to do what I wanted while unconscious, not that he was one to overstep, but fucking unconscious people was like fucking a corspe, they won't talk, they won't react much, so on. It was almost an experience only I had with his body, not one he had with me.

I moved the marker underneath his right breast, thinking before writing the first logical sounding graffiti in mind, Mutt. I wrote it classically, lifting his breast to do so. I wrote each letter slowly, with control and sway to have an elegant look to it. Moving under his other breast, I groped his chest softly with my free hand, thinking of my next word choice. I smirked and scrolled out, Naive under his other breast. Some would take great offense from being called naive, I wasn't sure if this one would, but it surely applied, giving me so much control over his body, I could kill him and dump him in the lake for the catfish.

Easily, I picked my next word, with thick and bold lines, I wrote "Cum disposal" across his collarbones with an arrow pointing up his throat. If I was being more transparent and fun with this, I'd write snuff bait, but waking up to read that the next morning with no context on his person, well, could have more than one bad responses. I continued groping his chest, I was told there were no boundaries on the humiliation/degrading reminders tomorrow, how many times have I noticed this cutie at the clubs or bars? A ray of sunshine, but someone who liked sleeping around. I contemplated, so many words that could fit towards this beautiful soul. Starting from the divet of his ribs meeting, I started writing the first letter of the descending word, bathroom bitch, for all the dicks sucked and took in the former.

Cocky go boing boing, testing the waters

[thebiggerbear]

WIP Wednesday - 9/4/24 - Jenny Hoyt x Reader

A/N: Excerpt from something I've been working on since July 24th of last year. 3x11 was one of my favorite Jenny episodes from season 3, where I felt like we finally got back to the spirit of her character as well as her friendship/partnership with Cassie, while setting her and Beau up to have proper parallels for the first time since 3x01.

Pairing: Jenny Hoyt x Female!Reader

Warnings: flirting; fruit mentions for implications; a little fluff; a tiny trace amount of gyrating; language

Taglist: @avada-kedavra-bitch-187; @rieleatiel

Big Sky Taglist: @heartlessdelusions; @nancymcl; @muhahaha303; @deans-spinster-witch; @solacedthistest

@deansimpala; @foxyjwls007; @onlyangel-444; @roseblue373; @kickingitwithkirk

You shrugged. “Besides, I like peach.”

“Oh, I know you like peach,” Jenny teased, putting her fork down.

You rolled your eyes and went for another bite. “Ha ha. What, are you letting Arlen write all of your jokes now? Because that is not the guy you want to be learning standup from, trust me.”

She grinned and swung her body around to straddle you. You dropped your fork and your hands flashed out automatically to her hips to keep her from falling. Giving you a teasing smirk, she slid her hands up over your shoulders and leaned in, stopping just an inch or so from your lips. “I know you really like peach,” she whispered, gyrating her hips against you a little as she dug her teeth into her bottom lip.

“Peaches are sweet,” you said absentmindedly, watching in awe at the way her body moved. You got a sudden case of deja vu from the last time she seduced you this way, on this very couch as a matter of fact. Not that you minded one bit. 

“What do you say, we close up in here and go to bed?” She murmured huskily to you. “So you can show me just how much you really do like peach.”

You nodded, your eyes on your hands that were roaming all over her. Sometimes it still blew your mind that this beautiful woman had been dropped into your lap, figuratively before she literally was in it. This amazing person whose smile lit up a room as well as your heart, and whose eyes reflected back the very soul you’d been searching for while also seeing deeply into your own. If Beau hadn’t called you and offered you the job at his new department, you might never have met her. That was something you didn’t even want to consider. Not having Jenny in your life was unthinkable. 

She went to get up off of you but the action made your head clear. “Jenny.” You stopped her, cupping her cheek when her brows drew together in confusion as she stared down at you. You gazed into those beautiful blue eyes and gave her a soft smile, needing her to know just how much she meant to you. “I really do love peach. I’d marry the fuck out of it if it wanted me to.”

Jenny laughed and lowered down to kiss you soundly. “I love you, too,” she whispered to your lips. “And maybe it would marry you, too, if you, you know, would ask.”

“Is that a challenge?”

She shrugged her shoulders, tenderly moving your hair out of your eyes.

“Because that sounded like a challenge,” you insisted.

“Could be,” she teased. “Or not.”

“You sure? I’m telling you, I’ve been challenged before and that sounded like a challenge.”

A devious smirk spread across her lips. “You have, huh? Well, in that case…” She leaned in and whispered something into your ear that had your eyes almost popping out of your head. 

You slapped your hands onto the seat of her pants, making her let out a teasing yelp, and held onto her as you got to your feet. “Challenge accepted, Miss Hoyt.”

dividers by @firefly-graphics

[nereidprinc3ss]

Me talking abt Chromokopia in the off chance anyone else here also is a rap listener and more specifically a tyler the creator listener

I finally listened to Chromokopia (which I was putting off because I fucking hate when ttc does the “turn your phone off and just listen the whole way through no distractions blah blah blah” thing I think it’s so pretentious and he did it with Igor too so I also never really fully listened to that album out of spite😭😭) but OH MY GODDDD what a fucking album holy shit I honestly was not expecting any music to come out any time soon that I was going to love so much I tend to be someone who’s comfortable with my old standbys like I love my 90s alt rock and my little indie songs and my rap playlist that’s mostly 90s-2015 like I don’t tend to enjoy new rap as much but idk Tyler the creator is just so talented it’s insane and also the album is so honest it kinda blew my mind I’m really enjoying the radical honesty artists are doing lately as opposed to more concepty albums like to me this album actually had a lot of parallels to Brat (which yes I know charli xcx is friends with problematic people but I really enjoyed brat when it came out this is not abt her as a person) like even in Tomorrow when he talks about feeling like he’s running out of time and the pressure to have kids I was like wow this is so I think about it all the time!! And I did shed a tear at the ending of Like him because I fucking love a good daddy issues song but that one was just kind of heart wrenching.

Also his production is just as usual other worldly like. So fucking good

And Sticky😭😭😭😭 AND BALLOON!!! I LOST MY MIND!!!! Doechii I LOVE YOUUUUU!!!!

So anyways

[elvenbeard]

I finally sat down and played Reed's path in Phantom Liberty and HOLY shit. Spoilers below the cut just in case köahsdföahdsf

MAN. I was like, 95% unspoilered for everything, the only things I knew was: you gotta fight against Kurt, there is a scene in So Mi's apartment, some Cynosure fuckery, and I had seen gifs of So Mi in the core at the end (and deducted HM. she isn't looking to good, I feel like this is an ending where she dies).

But so so so many things came unexpected and got me so damn good!! I had fun fighting against Kurt, his little knife-throwing sequences (though I still wouldve loved a peaceful solution more than this XD a third path where you side with him or sth like that). I did not expect that we'd be fucking with MaxTac alsködhfasf that little bit was so fun, from setting up to having to fight them (though I also really struggled with that at first, rightfully so xDD).

The level design of the Cynosure was amaaaazing, the creepy horror vibes, the voices the jumpscares aödshfasf I loved that so much. I was not at all prepared for the Cerberus mech, that was mean af xD But so fun, gameplay-wise, so creepy, too. I ate up the lore of the place (and how insane that something like this exists under NC - and how much more similar shit must exist as well for other corporations??).

How the apartment sequence was done blew my whole mind, the transition between the bunker and the apartment, the little flashbacks, and how everything slowly crumbled and fell apart. I love that you can hug So Mi ;___; and man, I was crying so much at the end, the pain... but the only thing that felt right in that moment was killing her and giving her her freedom, and it was so raw and gentle and horrible all at the same time (also V's reaction was ;____; aaaahhh my boy).

I loved that we got a chance to shit-talk Myers XD And that, after all that in the end, Reed may finally find his freedom too and get away from the FIA for good!! I was adskhföasf so feral about his and Vince's parallels again, losing everything and being forced to start over. I loved his line that went like "thanks to you I have a choice now, something I haven't had in a long time". And man, I hope he uses his chance to get as far away from Myers and Washington and all that crap as he can, while he still can (just how that whole experience has deterred Vince from wanting to go back to Arasaka for good xD).

Overall though, I gotta say. I felt like the villain the whole time xD From betraying So Mi (still so obsessed that the options are called "Betray XYZ", not "Side with XYZ" which I've seen much more commonly in games with choices - It's a small detail but it makes such a difference in tone!!), to chasing her down all along it always felt wrong xD I'm glad at least towards the end there were some dialogue options that went away from the patronizing "we just wanna safe you" and "this is all for your best", and felt more human again.

So, for Vince's canon, if he goes through with PL from start to finish, he would rather betray Reed - and in return be betrayed by So Mi in the end aöshdajshf but yeah. Immersion and story-wise, her path felt more true to what he would do, even though I liked the outcome for Reed a lot in this. (and I guess that's really where the main difference lies in the end in all the choices, who gets to live and have their freedom in the end, and how much V is willing to sacrifice).

Also, since I went down the path of not handing So Mi over this time and not unlocking the new ending, instead I got new Mr. Blue-Eyes headcanons material O.O aksdfahsöf highly recommend looting the Cerberus mech and crafting the Cyberdeck in the "Unknown Number" related quest after the credits, in case you always wanted two more or less creepy talking constructs in your head xD

[markofcastiel]

So just found a major Destiel parallel that kinda blew my mind

Besides Cas do you know who also says "I know what I want... but I can't have it" to Dean Winchester, also talking about how they want Dean in a romantic way?

Lisa Braeden!

In 6x04 Dean tells her "ask for something" and she says she can't ask for something because she already knows Dean can't give her what she wants - in her case, what she wants is for him to stop hunting to stay with her. But Sam is back and his mind is fucked so she already knows Dean will never be able to give her that. And Dean also knows that.

So when Cas says he already knows he can't have what he wants it's a huge parallel to Dean once again losing someone he loves for 'being unable' to give them what they need and want. But, in Castiel's case, the one thing he is asking for is to be loved back in a romantic way.

Maybe canon Dean never considered the possibility that Cas could ever love him in that way. Or maybe it wasn't the first time Dean has thought about it (about "experiencing new things... people... in different ways or maybe for the first time ever") but always thought he couldn't give Cas what he needed and wanted: someone soft, someone kind, and most of all is worthy™️ - all things I'm sure Dean Winchester doesn't think he is

But then Cas tells him that all he wants is to be loved, nothing else. it's that easy, that simple. Point A to point B. And, as if it wasn't enough, he reveals that he does think Dean is soft, and kind, and the Worthiest of The Worthy.

Now consider: if the 'ask' is so small and so easy, maybe Dean would be able to give that to Cas after all if he had time.

Hence Dean's little desperate "don't do this"

Because it's a 'not now', 'not like this'. Don't do this - don't tell me it's that simple when you're about to leave forever.

Anyway how the hell did we miss this parallel?