#tho i'm curious if she'll have figured it out by the time i see her today hehe

[bookishjules]

the 13yo i babysit is reading through divergent rn and after she finished the first book i told her will had been my favorite and she was just like "yeah i totally guessed that." apparently she read the description of him having shaggy hair and immediately put him at the top of the watchlist for "jules potential favorite characters" ..i swear this girl makes me feel impossibly predictable

[megarywrites]

For the Writer (& Artist) Ask Game: 1, 10, and 26? ^.^

thanks! gonna put it under the cut because you know how i get lol

1 | Who was your first ever OC? Do you still "use" them? How have they evolved over time?

Zurri my love my angel my sweetheart. She's one of the 4 POV characters from the WIP I'll be returning to once I've completed both books in Seafoam, and she'll actually be the first one who will be introduced when the book starts. She has evolved.................just so much since her creation lol. She's been my best babygirl since 2012 when my sister and I were working on her story and what will be the Cycle of Dracrie (CoD) series. The story she is (technically, no I won't elaborate) introduced in will be called Visions from the Pool, and it's an extremely loose Snow White retelling, with little miss Zurri as our leading lady. At the original conception of this story, the world and magic system was so vastly different than what I'm doing now...I can't really figure out where to begin to describe her differences. What has stayed the same, though, is her feeling of being an outsider and a sense of not belonging to the place she was raised in. She feels lost in life and curious about the world beyond the borders of the encampment she grew up in. There will be a chance for her to escape and experience life for herself and find somewhere that she can truly call home, but it'll take some time.

10 | OC you most struggled to make?

in terms of Seafoam, I'd probably have to say Geros (the Diamo, aka who most will consider the main antagonist of the duology). I think creating villains is one of my writing weaknesses, and I hope I'm doing his charisma and gentle yet violent nature justice, but we'll see. for CoD...again, probably the main antagonist for the entire (15-book) series. I've been thinking about him a lot lately and trying to sort out his motivation (spite, mainly, but also a love of chaos) and the actual logistics of redacted plot things lol he's gonna be fascinating, hopefully tho...very puppet master-esque in terms of his role in the fate of Dracrie/Thiortha (i hope i can pull it off lol)

26 | What are your favorite books?

oh jesus uh....okay

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - magnificent. if you've never read it, I cannot recommend it enough. It's a childhood favorite of mine and I was as wrapped up in the story as Bastian was when I first read it, and, in my opinion, it still holds up when reading it as an adult. Also, I've just always loved the use of color in the actual text, switching between green and burgundy when going between Fantasia and Bastian's real life

The Starless Sea but Erin Morgenstern - the aesthetics of this one...the non-linear story telling...the poetic prose...it's all chef's kiss. it was the first book I read in ages, because I had been going through a reading slump (depression lol) and it had been literal years since I picked anything up and I decided to give it a try and I loved it. Her prose is so beautiful and she's one of the authors I'm inspired by when it comes to learning from them with regards to my own writing.

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - I mean, obviously, right? He's the father of the high fantasy genre, my dog is named after Frodo, ofc I love his work lol I try to listen to the audiobooks whenever I go on hikes just to feel included, it's great. He's another one of my inspirations when it comes to writing, because I just adore how vast his world-building is, how he writes male characters, and the earnest and authentic message of hope and fighting for what's write that so beautifully alive in this story.

The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins - a stunning and evocative piece of literature that has captivated me since I originally read them way back when. She, again, is one of my writing inspirations because of her masterful use of first person pov, which is something that I generally dislike to read, and her impeccable story structure (which is something I'm leaning toward using with Seafoam)

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling - okay, hear me out. I know she is a controversial figure now, but no one can deny the grip that this series has had on the world since it was first released. The wizarding world was so rich and inviting that even I, who wasn't allowed to read/watch it at all when I was growing up (because of religion) wanted to be a part of it. That in and of itself is something I'd like to strive for with my world-building--creating something so tangible and fascinating that readers flock to it. Probably never to that degree of success, of course...gotta be realistic lol

and last but certainly not least

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini - aka my first introduction to the fantasy genre. I used to reread it every summer and whenever a new book in the series was coming out. Life has unfortunately gotten in the way of me reading the most recent addition to the series (a spinoff starring one of the important side characters) but it's patiently waiting for me whenever I do have the time to dedicate to a proper reread and first-read of the new book

send me author/artist asks?

[beast-feast]

Hi! I wanna ask about Mismagius's story :D As much as I wanna ask about Literally Everything, I wanna at least leave some stuff for me to discover when I read the story in full lol

So just two questions for now:

1. How did Mismagius and Dusknoir realize they had romantic feelings for one another? I love seeing how characters fall in love with one another haha

2. It seems the Hero/Partner duo for this story is a Cyndaquil and a Riolu. What's their dynamic with each other kinda like? With Mismagius?

I'm rly curious about these! No pressure to answer tho

RUBS MY HANDS TOGETHER EVIL STYLE. OKAY SO.

1.) I love a slow-burn and believe it or not it's Dusknoir that first kind of realizes what's going on haha. Specifically for him it was after the Amp Plains incident, when I make things cool down between that and when the Hero/Partner go to the Northern Desert. Something I wanted to explore was how most Pokemon treat Dusknoir like a celebrity because of his explorer status, and so having Mismagius — who's initially wary of him and doesn't think he's even all that hot shit lol — talk to him more like an actual person instead of someone revered would make it easier for those two to talk. Since neither party has to really worry about holding up an image of themselves.

Mismagius is just not in tune with a lot of his feelings, so he figures out how he actually felt about Dusknoir after some stuff ah, happens. Lol. You know how sometimes you realize you liked something a lot more than you gave it credit for, but only found that out after you lost the thing? It's like that. It's this unawareness that I think would also contribute to the way in which these two talk to each other; if Mismagius knew what he felt he'd be a lot more hesitant to say anything for fear of messing things up. So in a weird way his ignorance is his blessing (to a point.)

2.) YES!!! Cyndaquil is the Hero and Riolu is her Partner. It's hard to really pinpoint their dynamic with each other, but it's certainly very very good friends. Riolu's developed a sense for what Cyndaquil is thinking (in part to her being, well, the Aura Pokemon lol) and she'll sometimes talk for her instead. Cyndaquil lets her and as for herself is really kind of reserved, always in her head hah. She doesn't remember her name so she accepts going by Cyndaquil, although more often than not when it's just her and Riolu, she'll be referred to as "Cindy" instead. She doesn't know if that was her actual name or not, but she likes how it sounds.

As for how they are with Mismagius, they don't really actually interact all that much aside from a few run-ins here and there! Mismagius is a graduate of the guild and thus doesn't live inside it anymore, so his only encounters are when he goes to complete job requests from the bulletins. He likes the two kids though and sees that they have a lot of potential, he just is worried at the same time because from what he's seen, they throw themselves into dangerous situations (out of the goodness of their hearts, but still 😭.)

Likewise Cyndaquil/Riolu look up to Mismagius, just naturally because he's an older exploration member and thus has more know-how on the world. He's just the nice guy that they sometimes run into in the mornings :)

[xoteajays]

I told you! I knew you'd love the boys. Like how can you not love these boys?! And this is why they're my husbands.. They're just so adorable!

I need men like them in my life.

Pretty men with battle scars are definitely attractive, if that is actually possible. These boys are attractive with and without the scars to me.

Now I'm trying to figure out what to write for Bloodhounds. Well.. I've been trying to figure out what to write for the fandom since I actually watched the show years ago. What the fuck is wrong with me.

Oh! Which reminds me. Remember how I told you about the actress's incident where she drove under the influence? Well... This is what that actor, Do-hwan (Gun-woo), said, "He added, “There were moments when things were so hard and I felt like cursing, but if I were to say it out loud, I think everyone would have felt the same. I tried to encourage everyone on the set by saying, ‘It’s okay, don’t worry’, ‘You guys still have me and Sang Yi hyung, right?’, and so on. I think we tried our best to improve episodes 7 and 8.”"

So if you're gonna get a sweetheart like Do-hwan to almost curse for doing stupid actions like that, you know you have severely fucked up.

~

That would be funny! If she tied him up for trying to dominate her, I'm sure she'll keep him tied up for the whole night then. He will definitely be stuck like that for a long time too. So good luck with that then. But that's his punishment for trying to dominate her. She's wins this time.

Hyuga, Rocky, and Cobra are the kinkier ones with restraints. Hyuga's the kinkest. Then Rocky. Then Cobra. Like I said.. The only restraints I imagine for Rocky is handcuffs and silk ties, Cobra might use his own scarf. But Cobra would only use the restraints occasionally during sex though, not that often. So enough to spice up his sex life with his girl.

But Cobra and Murayama definitely seem the type of men who might prefer using their own bodies (and hands) to pin their partners down.. Not that Cobra might occasionally use his scarf, or any restraints, but only if his partner is comfortable with it. Cobra's on a mild spectrum.

That was my fault for spamming shirtless Keiji again.

This is how I see it. Rocky and Hyuga are really similar, yet completely different about their sexuality. Just like Cobra and Murayama are. But that's how I see it though.. That might just be my opinion about this.

Actually.. I'm curious. Who do you think is the most experienced from those leaders? Rocky's experienced, but not a slut though. Cobra can possibly be experienced. Possibly Hyuga. Not sure about Murayama.

All the SWORD leaders are strong physically, so I can imagine anyone - everyone - of them using that to their advantage. But that may even be me talking.. Because I am a midget with a size kink who would just love to be manhandled by attractive men. So I might be biased here.

"i liked tettsu at the start, but as the series went on i started to like him less. he’s still the most likeable out of dtc tho." That's how I felt.

How dejected would Rocky be if his girlfriend hated flowers? Or... I'm curious. How do you think Rocky would act or reaction to the woman he's trying to impress if she hates romance, or isn't used to the whole romantic experiences when it comes to dating men? Any opinions?

Out of those four (or five if you include Rude), Rocky seems the most knowledgeable about flowers because of the women. Like if he never knew before, maybe one of the women he works with has knowledge about flowers to help him impress the woman he wants to be with.

That's what I think anyway.

You have to write a drabble about this. Hyuga's reacting to the female characters fighting (or killing) people. Because I'm curious about this.

I've thought that too! Being the last girl in the building with Rocky, so he takes her home. And who knows what else happens. Actually.. But I might have read a story, one shot, with a similar plot to this idea - an idea that I had before read that so now I can't write it for that reason. I say that because some of the dialogue I had in my mind was way too similar to what was said in the story between Rocky and the girl.

So that's something else I'd have to do differently.

I wonder how Kizzy harasses Rocky's girlfriend about their sex life too much, just because she's curious about what they're like together. So! What do you think. How do Kizzy react to hearing about their sex life.. And how do you think Rocky would react if he overheard them talking about his sex life? I have questions about this now. Rocky really could need a break from Kizzy. Those women will torment him if they knew.

gun woo is so sweet. he’s got such a cute smile. apologising to that unruly guy he pulled off the bus and you could tell he was smiling when all the other passengers clapped for him; and checking to make sure his opponent was okay during the fight? saving his winnings to give to his mum? he’s such a sweetheart!!!!

and woo jin teasing him? like he was so immediately endeared by gun woo. they’re so cute! i can’t imagine the rest of the episodes are going to be so lighthearted (well except for the ending), but i’m looking forward to watching more!

~

she’s got him tied down and she’s gonna tease him all night. she won the dominance battle and now she’s gonna do what she wants with him. and he’s gonna be feisty about it.

murayama’s probably taller than his partners so that helps him with the whole pinning situation, meaning while cobra is more physical strength. still, they’re careful enough to not hurt their partners.

cobra is spicy but like mild spicy. not vanilla.

rocky is the most experienced, hyuga is a slut (idc that he was in prison for however long, i’m intuiting it ahdjdkdl), cobra and smokey are on equal experience, cobra probably a lil more but smokey was no slouch before he got sick. and murayama’s the youngest so i’m putting at least experienced but enthusiastic. takeshi is also least experienced and more nervous than overly enthusiastic.

also have a height kink and a manhandling kink so like. i get it.

i feel like if they don’t like romance, he’ll try to figure put something they do like; he’s a lil disappointed that he can’t pull out all the stops with his romantic stuff, but if he really likes them, he’ll try to figure out a different way. and he’ll complain a lil to koo about it. if it’s just that they’re inexperienced with romance, i can see him going full romance about it. all the classic romantic gestures. flowers and nice dates and all the works.

rocky absolutely knows flowers best. i think murayama and cobra would also be the types to buy flowers. but i can’t see hyuga or smokey doing so. smokey because he (and the others in rude) probably has his own form of romantic gestures; hyuga because it’s not his style. i don’t think hyuga’s much of a romantic.

all i can think about is the opposites in reactions between rocky and hyuga watching the same scene. hyuga’s watching the yui fight like ‘lookit her go! brutal!’, he thinks it’s fun, she’s got a split lip and bruises and messed up knuckles but she’s not going down, he’s impressed. meanwhile rocky is having the worst time because she’s taking hits as much as she’s giving them and he can’t help/send in his rascals to help because yui will yell about it.

i think it’s a common enough idea that it would be written again with no problem. plus, two cakes theory and all. don’t think anyone would complain about having more than one fic about it. plus …. i wanna read different people’s views on rocky taking the last girl home. if he leaves them at the door, maybe with a kiss, or if she invites him inside and it gets …. hot.

kizzy’s scooting close to his gf on the couch at club heaven like ‘let’s chat, let’s gossip’ and is asking questions. it’s half because she’s actually interested, half because she wants more dirt to tease him with. rocky overhears and is just swooping in to sweep his gf away before she can reveal too much. kizzy’s pouting because she was just getting to a juicy part. if anyone’s going to be the one to actually tell kizzy to stop digging into rocky’s sex life, it’ll probably be koo. kizzy also doesn’t really see the problem. she’s also talking about her and kaito! they’re just ‘trading information’!

[mariemarieohcontrary]

I agree, one play-through w nik and play-through w cal so u can have both and double fun to play Nightbound. Glad u enjoyed the book. I personally can't wait for the game sequel project cuz that book really deserves to continue. Hopefully it will happen cuz they need volenteers. Want to continue the adventure and see what happens next. Will MC become royalty now.. like sitting on a throne now? N how are Nik, MC connected w Fate?

Honestly i liked my own first-playthrough of that book but didn't spend diamonds. On my second play-through i soend diamonds an the book got much better cuz u get to learn things that u didn't knew before which was waaaaaay cooler before. Example: The dragon riding, fighting the shapeshifter, the pegasi rescue or Nik's reaction when he saw a kitten which made me: awwww, he likes kittens. Cute.

I like the fae, fairy, magic and Lamrian stuff. Diwa is now royalty too just like TRR MC. I bet both would get along well, have some royal tea time and chat about their gowns and tiara collection. LOL. This makes them cute. Both are like having their own Disney Princess stories. While TRR MC romanced the royalty Prince Liam and didn't know at first that he was a prince. Nik/Cal romance MC royalty too, but no one knew she was royalty before (she didn't knew either).

Question: What other choices books u like? Is TRR ur number 1 fave?

Yeah plus two playthroughs with both romances would help me figure out how the throuple dynamics would work out! Thankfully I'm getting some inkling on how that will happen! I'm hoping the NB sequel pushes through too cause I bet it would be so much fun to explore that! I'm curious if MC will ever get to make a choice between the throne or if they get to just choose a simple life despite their noble Fae blood!

I loved discovering the tears and knowing the stories of each of the characters, it was fun and also made it clear not everything is in black and white which is always a delight.

Honestly, I think Evangeline would be a bit jarred by Diwa cause Evangeline ended up being very reserved at the start of the TRR story while Diwa had always confidently stood by her principles, beliefs and everything despite it pissing off people. Diwa tho would definitely just have her big sister instincts activate with Evangeline since she sees anyone helpless and scared and she'll swoop right in lmao xD

Though now it's tempting to sketch them having tea or a chat together xD Queen Evangeline and a Fae noble woman vibing

What's funny to think of is how Diwa was fine with and fond of her life prior. She was a teacher and she loved it, she has two younger siblings, a doting mother raised with precolonial customs and a loving stepfather who knew of the supernatural and Diwa grew up all the better for it. So her finding out she's royalty among fae? Nope. She's teaching 12 year olds, she can't rule a whole settlement when her own students are enough to keep hsr busy for a year! Needless to say she tried to tell Tialo she's not after the throne but he had his issues that not even her Ate Vibes™ can fix.

I've only just finished TRR AND TRH 1 along with NB so I'd actually rank NB first cause I have biases haha but I'll be trying out Nanny Affair next. If you have suggestions, I'll add it to my reading list!

[nyxthejinx]

Ok, my English is horrible (only warning, sorry).

I found this curious and entertaining reality. And I love it.I'd like the idea of ​​seeing Little Scarlet (Diluc's now not sister or brother) interactions, having a crazy but comforting family with the heralds.

Whether Harlequin asks her to cook for the children at the orphanage who call her aunt.

The other female heralds kidnapping her from Dottore's older brother, for a day of shopping.

Big brother's weird relationship with Dottore, where he loves to teach her all about his work, like homeschooling. (sleeping in each lesson because although he says things like blood and others, his voice is very soothing to his past anguish and pain)

Pantalone as the older brother with the far-fetched plan to give his little sister a good life, hoping that Diluc will die single and get the vineyard.

Childe being the crazy lover who conquered her and every day deals with the obstacles of the older brothers who do not want her idiocy to spread to her girl.

Capitano being the proud guy to witness the large number of enemies killed by his little monster.

Pierro, the loving and attentive father.

The Czarina being the mother or grandmother with good advice.

And far away...

Diluc lamenting every day on his little sister's birthday, feeling worse than the worst scum for what she did that day. It would be quite a coincidence that the disaster happened on the day of the little scarlet's birthday.(I can't think of anything else... lol)

THIS, this is some juicy stuff.

Arlecchino will probably ask for help at the orphanage sometimes, both because it's a "quiet" place that almost looks normal, and because it's easier to teach reader the basics of survival. They burnt the kitchen at least twice but it's fine, at least it didn't blow up.

Then along with Signora, Columbina (bestie, tho she scares me) and sometimes Sandrone they'll literally drag them around Snezhnaya because BRO YOU CAN'T GO OUT DRESSED LIKE THAT- Signora will DISOWN you if she sees you with those clothes again.

Dottore ends up feeling all pissy about it, they're dragging away the only person who actually understands what he's talking about, though sometimes Little Scarlet (aAAA IT'S SO CUTE) falls asleep during his lessons. Don't worry, his 60cms iron ruler never fails to wake them up -and leave some lumps on their head but hey, we don't talk about it.

Pantalone funds their shopping sprees, and if he's free he'll join them. No Signora, that colour doesn't highlight their eyes, try this purple shirt he personally chose because it's his favourite colour . I can read it in his closed eyes, he's a fashionable man. Secretly keeps track on the winery's income, waiting for the day it'll go into Scarlet's pocket, upsie.

Childe, poor man. Risked his life for about five times a day while courting reader. He's fine though, he likes challenges, the other Harbingers trying to murder him getting in his way are part of the experience. Scarlet may or may not snitch him sometimes just to enjoy the sight (sadistic little shit).

Capitano who brings reader around with him, and is so chill about it. Meanwhile every other recruit is about to faint because holy shit both Capitano and the deadliest kid they've ever seen are walking their way? Scatter before they challenge you and kick your soul to the moon.

Pierro is Pierro, that's it. That's the post. Ultimate father-grandpa. While Pulcinella is THE grandpa. He canonically visits Childe's siblings soooo.

Scara hates them. Mostly because Scarlet loves to throw his hat like a frisbee. They almost blew up half of the HQ cause he wasn't having any more of their shit and started throwing lightnings LOL.

The Tsaritsa is the stoic motherly figure ofc, that meme "I only had Scarlet for a day and a half, but if anything happened to them, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself". Don't fuck anything up tho, cause she won't be mad, no. She'll give you the "I'm not mad, I'm disappointed" look and you're not sure you can live with that shame.

Diluc should take some brotherhood lessons from these guys LMAO.

I know, it's a bit messy, but it's so much stuff, I can't not post it. Thank you for the ideas, I'll organise them in a more serious post someday (maybe sdhejeh) and don't worry about your English, I don't know what I'm doing most of the time either 💃

[nonclassyparty]

and the san part 😭😭😭 it's all what yn could do for san but what can san do for yn? love sometimes just isn't enough

Well I assume what yn can do for san is love him whatever he does, and what he can do is at least get to know her? give it a go? see what they can be? ofc if he can't then he can't, he doesn't owe her love & can't be forced but he should at least grant her the possibility as all he's been doing is saying no with no explanation. he's been judging her for so long

tho his kinda guys quickly get swallowed by their pride and just bc homegirl is rich they'll have this inferiority complex and make everything a problem. what if her parents disown her or she decides to go make a life of her own, which will make her financially san's equal, what then?

& what can mingi do for yn? what can yunho? what can any guy? a relationship goes both ways and being there is already giving. but legit question bc I'm curious, what in your eyes can the other guys give?

I think I should get a diary instead of making your ask page my brain dump place hahaha

the worst thing you can possibly do for san is love him no matter what he does bc he said it himself in the teaser (and we'll learn so much more about him in the next chapter) he is selfish and he will use that love to his advantage bc he knows she'll always take him back/forgive him. and san is san, he'll fuck up and he'll hurt people and he'll hate himself but he still won't stop doing what he knows is wrong because some cycles are simply too much work to break and hating yourself is easier. this does not make him a bad person (please however reads this do NOT come into my askbox dragging him😭 idk why im so weirdly defensive over him, probably bc im the one who created his character but also bc i usually dont think people like that are bad people just really sad people)

he doesn't dislike that yn is rich, he feels like yn is ungrateful.

and what can mingi and yunho (still cant believe im even counting him in this it rly came out of nowhere) can do for yn is show her what it means to be loved. they dont struggle with the concept of it, i'll use yunho for example bc he's barely mentioned in the story so far but yn already managed to figure out that he's not scared of commitment, dating, even knows the type of girl he usually goes for etc etc (altho the way yn explains it in the first chapter sounds rly bad but thats bc its her perspective of him which isnt exactly good at the moment). and all this sounds like im saying u shouldnt date people with baggage or something and thats not what i mean at all bc yn has a ton of baggage as well so i just keep wondering how can two people with so much baggage and who are confused about love as much as they are know how to love each other and for it to be healthy? who is going to show who what is the right way you should love someone or how they deserve to be treated or that theres no reason to be scared if they're both scared??

like i genuinely keep going back and forth these days bc i had one ending for the series but recently i've been thinking about another one and i keep trying to figure out how to give yn a happy, healthy relationship with any of these three guys and for it to still stay true to all of their characters even after 2-3 years of a time skip and some very much needed growth..

also i totally don't mind these thought dumps in my inbox bc it really got me thinking a lot 😭❤️

[wikiangela]

just finished Buffy s5, here's some initial thoughts (I hope they're coherent, I cried so much during the finale I have the worst headache now and can't really focus lol)

warning: long post

season 5 was fucking amazing!!! and I am very much not okay!!! I'm a total wreck lol

God it was so good, and I cried so much (I really wasn't emotionally ready after s4 lmao)

this felt like the series finale (and after some googling I found out that it was actually supposed to end there) and it would be actually an awesome last season - the stakes were higher than ever, there were so many changes in the characters' lives, so many emotions (I cried so many times, it's insane)

-though I think the finale and Buffy's death would have an even greater impact if I didn't know there are two more seasons and Buffy's alive hah

first of all, I love that it was centered around sisters, I'm a sucker for family relationships, especially mother-dauther or sisters, so this season just completely broke me

Buffy and Dawn's relationship was just great, the development of it from typical siblings who always bicker to Buffy literally dying for Dawn 😭 I loved seeing Bucky in this big sister/parental figure role, it was so different but it was amazing and there were relatable moments about it - and it was just the best thing, I can't express how much I loved that plot

Buffy herself went through so much development and so many changes, and losing her mom and having to take care of her sister at 20yo (on top of being a slayer) had to be so much and I was so sad for her - I'm 21 and I can't even imagine having to take care of my siblings like that, that was just heartbreaking and I felt so empathetic towards her - I just want to give her a hug 😭 also, her death 💔 I know she'll be back but it was just so fucking sad, the whole last scene and what Buffy was telling Dawn, and Spike breaking down, and the tombstone - it was too much, I was in tears (tho, again, it would probably hit me even harder if I didn't know she'd be back lol)

I am still heartbroken about Joyce - the body was the best episode of the season, if not the whole series so far sns - it was just so fucking good and so different and emotional and heartbreaking like omg (I already made a post about that lol)

Dawn being the Key was also super interesting - even before watching Buffy I knew she was gonna have a sister (I think I saw it somewhere in some posts or gifs idk) and I was curious how they were going to introduce her - and this was great, it kept in suspense for a while but not long enough for me to go looking for spoilers haha and I loved Dawn, she was such a little sister but also she's just adorable and again, I loved her relationship with Buffy so much

now, Glory was such a fun villain, she was so entertaining to watch, and felt like a serious threat (not to mention how hot she was 🥵)

and the whole Ben and Glory thing was so interesting and intriguing and it kept me curious all throughout the season - also, Giles killing Ben 🤯 as soon as he kneeled next to him I knew he was gonna do it but it was still a wow moment tbh

speaking of Glory - after what she did to Tara I got so worried because Tara is adorable and I love her so much and she better be okay

and Willow was so amazing this season like oh my god she's such a strong witch?!! the growth! when she was fighting Glory after what happened to Tara, I just had this moment where I thought back to s1 Willow and omg she's come so far! and when she was willing to take care of Tara even if she stayed like that forever 😭😭 they're the best couple on btvs, they're so cute and great and I just love their love 😭❤️

Spike is back in my fave characters haha (in the first half of s4 he was way too goofy but then he got amazing again hah) this season he was just so amazing! the only thing I didn't like was the Buffy sex robot, that was gross and creepy - but other than that, I was just amazed but his growth, too - I feel like by the end his obsession really started to turn into feelings if he's even capable of those as a vampire lol the way he was trying so hard to protect Dawn - and how Buffy trusted him to take care of Dawn (e.g. "Dawn's safe with Spike" when Tara was at the hospital) like, the way their relationship developed was amazing too

recently I made a post about Anya and my not so pleasant feelings towards her - but by the end of the season she started to kind of grown on me tbh - she was actually helpful and much less annoying than usual - but while Anya is growing on me, Xander quite the opposite sns I don't know what it is, I can't pinpoint it but he annoys me since s4 idk

(my thoughts on Riley are in a separate post and all I'm gonna say here is that the season was amazing but the second half, especially episodes after Riley left, were so fucking fantastic - didn't miss him for a second, he was really redundant there lol)

also, Buffy's hair deserves a special mention, it looked so good this season I couldn't stop staring at it, even with Glory right next to Buffy lmao

I think those are some main thoughts, aby other were in other posts, but my headache is intensifying and I need to lie down before I finish Angel lmao

amazing season, might be my fave so far tbh (tho I loved Angelus in s2, and s3 was just so fun idk) it was just so amazing I still wanna cry but I think I ran out of tears 😭 😂

[ranger-kellyn]

once again liveblogging my thoughts about the pokeani ep below the read more~

-im gonna fucking p u k e -maybe i'll finally be free of my pokeani hell

-cynthia and diantha interacting........be still my beating heart

-leaning against the wall waiting on her what a fucking cuTIE im gonna. cry.

-ooohhhhh starting off with spiritomb like in her actual game battles aaaAAAAA -i need to write her using it more

-laughing-- what a cheeky pokemon i absoluteLY need to write it sometime

-somebody help him

-rip dragonite lmao

-why does tracy still not have a chair

-ROSERADE -staying in with it tho...like....not a writing call i would make

-anOTHER RECALL???? hmmm. okay but into spiritomb-- good call. -i lOVE how cheeky it is. fuck, i have been sleeping on it

-so much swapping on cynthia's side-- reminds me of actual competitive battles lol

-g o d i did not miss..the stupid counter moves from the anime. gastrodon should NOT have lost 🙄

-🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄counter shield🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 -like. SURE. it's a great throwback to sinnoh, for his battle with cynthia, but ugh god i just. don't care for anime gimmicks lol (dont @ me with 'why are you watching then' i'M HERE FOR MY CYNTHIA AND DIANTHA CRUMBS THAT'S IT)

-D E S T I N Y B O N D GET WRECKED

-side note: i love that's it's (so far) just....leon and diantha watching. all the other champs ollied the fuck out of there lmao

-aaahhh okay. i saw people saying it would probably be a two-parter, and it is. admittedly, i was pretty absorbed, so i didn't even pay attention to the time going by, even when i paused to write things.

So, okay.

I'll set aside my dislike of anime gimmicks for a minute, bc, it's the anime. It's gotta have them to keep things fun (which they are! just not for me, which at the end of the day is fine bc i'm not the target audience lol): that out of the way, it's actually a pretty good battle so far. I know Cynthia has a strong lead, but I have a feeling Ash's Lucario will be the one to turn things around for them. I almost wonder if they're going to go down to the wire, a Mega Lucario V Mega Lucario route, instead of mega Garchomp.

As much as we know I want Cynthia to be the one who wins, I just. Know Ash will pull through. All the companion cameo's (minus who, Iris and Tracy?) still haven't happened, and that's gotta be being saved for his battle VS Leon

I'm curious to see if they'll explain further what Cynthia means by "retiring from battling". It seems like such a...weird. Thing for someone so young. I'm figuring she'll focus more on archaeology and whatnot, but like...if someone says "retire from battling" my mind translates that to, "I will literally never battle ever again not even once". Retire from the league? Sure. But to say a former champion will retire all together???

idk. weird call lol

anyways, back to your regular scheduled Me Losing My Shit Over Cynthia And Diantha Being In The Same Frame 🤪🖤🤍🖤🤍

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16, 20, 34, 42, 43, 49 (OTP Ask Meme, for Heather and Vincent~)

OTP Ask Meme|||@icybreaths

16. Who reminds the other to put on sunscreen before going to the beach (or pool)?

Vincent, obviously. but he needs it more than Heather cause she tans rather than burns. If Vincent is in the sun too long, he either turns into a lobster or subconsciously starts to manipulate the shadow to make some shade. (Neither is good, but Heather enjoys seeing both, and red and black are Vincent's colors so now I'm curious of what sunburnt Vincent would look like )

20. What do they argue about the most?

Prolly Heather's sleeping habits or lack of them because as much as Heather sorta picks fights with Vincent, needling him and annoying him about this and that to get a reaction out of him, when it comes to her lack sleep, it's not a joking nature for either of them. Heather is plague by night terrors so she refuses to sleep, though she'd good a faking it (though Vincent can always tells she's actually awake cause she'll slowly rub one foot against the other while she has fallen asleep she's still until that night's nightmare starts.) Though Vincent prefer Heather actually sleep than laying there with her eyes closed until she is certain he's asleep. However he doesn't realize that it's a difficult argument to win as being torment by vivid nightmares, frequently involving past traumas, when you have the ability to alter reality itself is a dangerous combination. Still, he feels like Heather could possible learn to control her nightmare but trying to practice lucid dream, that way she'll be aware of the fact it is a dream and change the situation to something less frightening for herself. Still Heather is stubborn and shoots down any suggestions.

34. Do they go on dates? What are they like?

Yes they do go on dates. I was gonna say that they do crimes together, mostly robberies, ranging from petty thefts to museum heists, maybe a murder or two and a splash of arson here and there, but technically that's Vincent's job which Heather is an "unofficial consultant" on (Vincent pays her a commission out of what he gets from for his services) so I figure that's technically not a date, but they do enjoy work close besides one another, and the line between work and personal life has sorta blurred for them. But there dates vary on who is setting it up. Vincent has taken Heather to the opera a few times, which the original prospect of it didn't thrill her, but Heather actually enjoys it as Vincent will lean in and explain the plot in hushed whispers to her. He also like to take her out dancing from time to time, show her moves that are taken from any of the numerous just dance video games. Plus good ballroom style also carry onto the battle field. Heather like to take Vincent to clubs where she can use her Just Dance moves or she like going to Chuck E. Cheese before she got banned from all establishments for multiple infractions from, hacking the token machine to get endless coins, rigging whack-a-mole so that the moles pop out of the game at like a frigging bottle rocket on nitro, to attempting to get in a fist-fight with Helen Henny after she "flashed Vincent the eyes" (Vincent is thrilled they cannot go there any longer, and finds Dave & Busters a moderately more tolerate venue as it not plagued with toddlers.)

Other than they they do also enjoy going to see horror movies, slashers, and thrillers and laughing like the unstable maniacs they are in the crowded theater.

42. What is their favorite feature of their partner?

Heather like Vincent's talons as he basically has ten super sharp razor blades literally on his finger tips. She like test to see that materials they are able to slick through and also giving Vincent amateur manicures.

Vincent like Heather's hair, from its bright yellow hue to the alternative, punk-rock cut Heather like to keep it in (Tho she sort has to as the hair around her scar grows in patchy and uneven) And he's honored that Heather also has him to clean up her undercut and manage the length for her. Vincent also like to play with it, it's not often that Heather would wear her hair up or anything, but Vincent is always happy to help her find a new way to wear it if she asks. And they both seem to like the addition a braid every now and then.

43. What is the first thing that changes when they realize they have feelings for the other?

When Heather realized she had feelings for Vincent, she started to listen to him more. She quit toning out his words of warning or talk of this or that- obviously not 100%, but maybe like 80% of the time she was listening to what he was telling her (which was up from the 35% that it started at) And she found out that they were nabbing some pretty cool items. And she started to take interest in what he like (though mostly it was reading which was boring) but she found they way he'd explain things for her really awesome cause he made an effort to make sure she understood

Vincent became begrudgingly more tender towards her. As the anger that always simmers in him stopped peaking as much as it originally would around her. Sure he'd still get mad but his rage seem to decrease faster and faster every time she ticked him off. When she'd interrupt him, he stopped pushing her away, and actually tried to share with her what he was doing as he realized what he thought was her just trying to antagonize him was her just being genuinely curious. He also started to give her more things, like moving her from sleeping on the couch to, "Oh it seems as if this apartment I have in Burbank has two bedrooms. I have to travel there for a job and I suppose while where staying there you can take the spare, it would be pointless to have it go unused in any case."

Oh and Vincent patch up Picksin for Heather as he was all but a tattered mess at best

49. What do they do when they’re away from each other?  worry

Well Vincent will read or he will spend time with Umoriti, grooming and making sure his steed is doing alright. But he does also enjoy share that with Heather if she's interested in it at that time (she can be fickle with her interests from day to day) He'll practice the violin also which again something Heather enjoys sharing in that and other day, not so much. One thing that Vincent definitely does without Heather, is he researches Glenbrooke and Project Wendigo. He does it secretly as he originally started to try and figure out who he was getting involved with when he took in Heather as a roommate/business partner but it grew into trying to figure out what and why they had done such deplorable thing not only to Heather but to numerous other individuals. But in digging into it, Vincent had found out exactly what/who they tried to turn Heather into and he is sitting of this information as he doesn't know how the knowledge of Heather "true identity" would affect her, as he personally had a negative one what he discovered his own, and doesn't was to burden Heather with the stigma that may come with the true or make her feel like she isn't her own person, but he also feels guilty of withholding such a heavy truth form her as well.

Heather like to do parkour and free running on her own, and occasionally Vincent will tag along in her shadow. But she also enjoys tinkering. She has a little workspace in the basement in Luvartt where she'll work on different things, mostly at night so she can avoid sleeping. She'll work on either her little robot things like the Furbglar (tm) or she make little homemade firecrackers or explosives- which god forbid she ever drops something everyone would die. She also just generally starts chaos somehow when not with Vincent. which again is why Vincent worries when he's not with Heather.

Thanks for the ask @icybreaths, boy this turned into a long one... Enjoy!