#undone ep

[chelseawolfeonly]

Chelsea Wolfe announces the UNDONE EP, out August 30th via Loma Vista.

“She Reaches Out felt like the perfect record to have official remixes for since it’s themed so heavily with transformation,” says Wolfe. “I called in some artists I really respect to expand upon the sonic universe we created with Dave Sitek and it’s been such a treat and delight to hear each song come back transformed!”

UNDONE EP Tracklist

1. Dusk (Ash Koosha Remix)

2. Eyes Like Nightshade (Full of Hell Remix)

3. House of Self-Undoing (Boy Harsher Remix)

4. Everything Turns Blue (Justin K Broadrick Remix)

5. Whispers In The Echo Chamber (Forest Swords Remix)

6. Tunnel Lights (††† Remix)

[knightofleo]

Chelsea Wolfe | Whispers In The Echo Chamber Forest Swords Remix

[whumpypepsigal]

Shadow and Bone s02e03: “No one's ever smart enough to look for the real one.”

Translation: She’s his strength, his weakness, and everything in between. She’s the only one capable of getting through his armor. She’s his light through the darkness. His savior. His support system. He loves her and he would die for her. She’s the real one.

[fogdraws]

Let him‼️THINK‼️

[musicrunsthroughmysoul]

RINGO RECORDED SONGS BY LINDA PERRY????? AND LINDA PLAYED LIKE EVERYTHING ON HER SONGS THAT HE RECORDED?

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME

[away-ward]

Great. You lied again. And after he just confessed his intentions.

But, as a discussion going off a previous thought, it's interesting to me that she's so determined not to like him but is unwilling to hurt his feelings in this matter. She didn't do anything wrong. She ran into Ren and they talked. What was she supposed to do, walk pass him? Ignore him? No, of course not. She could have just said she dropped it. There was no reason for her to lie to Thyme or try to spar his feelings.

Unless, of course, she's not as cold towards him as she wants to believe.

I mean, we as the viewer know all this. It's just interesting to watch and see.

[ladysophiebeckett]

i finished the ve\lma show and wow. that was an underwhelming finale. i will not be back for the second season. 

[tricksh0t]

★ puppy love

☾ (ep 1-5) criston cole x male reader

𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘴 ⛥ 1.17k words

cw: reunion sex, bottom criston, top m reader, missionary, swearing, slight humiliation kink, slight breeding kink, inexperience, overstim, slight feminization, undescribed age gap

Ser Criston Cole is a man of utter devotion.

He's naive like that, much too trusting and passionate. He devotes himself to the crown, to Queen Alicent, King Viserys, Princess Rhaenyra, and the long line of Targaryens to come.

He's a man of honor, a man of his word, and a King's Guard; but before all that, there was you.

A mentor once, who took what he knew and refined it; a good friend after, who always had his back; a would-be-lover before now, who took his heart and made away with it.

You're back now, and really he should be mad, but he owes his reputation to you and thus everything thereafter.

It's only fair you get to make him break his oath all over again.

That's his reasoning, as you drive your cock in and out of his very willing hole. He's powerless to stop you, muscles all but laid lax on the bed.

"Shit.."

It's vulgar, unbecoming of him.

"That's it." Comes a gruff voice, and his legs tighten around your waist as it reaches his ears. "Let me hear you."

But fuck, if he doesn't like it.

He's coming undone already with a pathetic whimper, dick spurting out high peaks of cum over his abdomen. You don't stop, and he doesn't tell you to.

It's not in his nature to be loud. He's quiet, he has to be, his harshest words only ever come in whispers within the shadows; but here, he lets himself go.

This is a liberty.

"More, more, more, please."

"I've got you."

The drive of your cock doesn't end and he moans in gratitude.

A warm hand holds up his chin. It fixes his head, making his sweaty hair stick to the pillows, and when next he opens his eyes he finds yours staring right at him.

Shame burns in his chest at the vulnerability, but his brown puppy eyes convey nothing but love.

"There you are, sweet thing."

He shivers at the nickname, legs moving in new life to tighten around your midriff. It's an instinctive move that speaks his mind plainly: in, in, in.

You only laugh in turn. The shame grows, but with it comes a certain guilt that he likes it, these little spurts of humiliation. It's a guilty pleasure.

He can scarcely think about it as the next moment you sling his leg over your shoulder and, "Seven hells!"

The new angle gives so much more depth to your thrusts, and though it takes away a little intimacy, he's sure he'll have time enough to wrap his legs around your waist and hold you close when you finish.

Criston can't have enough.

He's not sure why he thinks of that, not sure why he desires for you to finish inside. He can't take. It's an impulsive thought, but he'll be damned if his instincts aren't screaming for him to do it.

A spot inside him has him practically screaming when you hit it, and then you zone in like that's your price.

"What–" He cuts himself off with a moan; it kind of sounds like one of those wounded men being told to talk through the pain, to distract themselves. It's pathetic there, and still is here. "what was—is that?"

It's good, fucking good, as it sends electric shocks up his spine.

"Don't worry about it, lovey."

He's got nothing else to worry about, though. Nothing past the cock stretching him open, it feels, permanently. He'll be left gaping, he's sure of it, though he can't think of complaining. It'll only leave him open for you.

"Fuuck." Overstimulation is running through him in a pain he can't describe, because he's never felt it before. His head falls back on the pillows, and with it, his eyes roll back.

That's enough, should be at his lips, but instead there's only, "More, please, faster."

"You wanna cum again, soft thing?"

He's not soft, he's a King's Guard.

And yet he whimpers, "Yes. Yes, please. I want another, and I want yours."

His leg falls from your shoulder to wrap back around your torso. It feels nice, to have the meat of you between his legs.

"Greedy thing."

There's a whimper, some shame, then more as you grab his hips and pull him up to your pelvis and make him actually scream.

"My name sounds good on your tongue." Your steady voice and steady thrusts make it sound like it's a common occurrence to you.

Maybe it is. Maybe it's no different from fucking a cunt. Gods, to think of his hole like a cunt.

"I'm 'onna cum," Criston says, words lolling together. "please, with me."

"I've hardly started." You say, but you're only lying to see the devastation on his face and his pleading puppy eyes. You're lying, because he's squeezing around you like a vice so tight, only someone of your strength would be able to manage.

"Please." Criston says, as if the mere sound of his plea will spur the seed from your balls.

"I'll get there, love." Your eyes, dark with lust, meet his. He's sure you'll honor his pleading, then. "With you, you said?"

"Yes." He affirms breathesly.

His legs lock around you when you finish. It's pathetic, really, that it doesn't take much more for either of you to cum, but that shame burns away when you see his face. There's utter pleasure in the way his mouth splays open and ecstacy in the way he lets his head fall back at the peak of it, and you are content with all of it.

When Criston finishes, he does so with a cry, coating his sculpted abdomen a second time. There's a pit of guilt settling deep in the pit of his stomach, emerging through the pleasure and pain.

Another time, the same oath broken yet again; but you'd come before all that, and again he feels indebted to you. A bit of that desire is his own, to being filled. There's possession there, a desire to have a part of you, if only for the night. You'll not leave him so easily this time.

Except you do, afterwards. He's shamed, feeling like a common whore as you part from him and collapse beside him, not even helping to clean up. Criston seeks to mend that feeling himself, even if it means he must push past guilt and shame. Like a puppy, he settles his head on your chest in a sudden need for affection, and you don't complain.

In fact, you wrap your arms around him, and oh, there's your hand in his hair. "There's a reason for my stay, boy."

Your stay?

"I've been summoned as a candidate for the King's Guard." Criston lifts his head to look at you, something like hope in his eye. It makes you wave your hand dismissively, a panic he'd never expect from you. "Now, nothing is set in stone, but–"

Criston could keep you. Forever, that is.

His oath couldn't be further from his mind.

𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘩0𝘵 ⛥ I just finished s1 so don't talk to me abt s2 but also this show is full of miscommunications and accidents I'm crying

[dryya-doesnt]

Laurance undone, and healing begins

In reference to S1 Ep. 53 where Ungrth saves Laurance from the shadow realm… I think about them a lot…

[bubbleberryuniverse]

- GHOST PERI AU -

(AKA Petrified!Peri because that name is cool as FUCK.)

REFERENCES ALSO AVAILABLE HERE!

REGULAR COLORS / HIS BODY [NOT GHOST]

GHOST COLORS / HIM AS A GHOST

SO. You may be asking, "what happened to him?" And I am here to EXPLAIN! :]

This AU is still a fairly [pun unintended] big WIP, so some details are still all over the place/undecided, and some may change over time; constructive criticism, opinions/thoughts, questions, are all appreciated!

The general idea is, well... divergent from the finale. What if, after the chip is grabbed and Hazel, Wanda, [and maybe Cosmo? I don't recall if he goes with them/ends up somewhere else] go to fix the wand, Peri explodes. And it gets undone when Hazel wishes to fix Fairy World. Buuuttt... not quite!

It wasn't her 1 Millionth Wish that she used up on Fairy World— which is why it Doesn't Quite Fix Him Going Kaboomey. But I imagine that having 1Mil Wishes had a mild influence on What Happened and why exploding DID get fixed... sort of. [I need to brainstorm specifics on this.]

ANYWAY.

Peri looks GENERALLY normal most of the time, except for, well, *gestures at reference.* Outside of THAT [cracked wand, cracked crown [crack hidden by the glow], slightly off color pallete], there's some other stuff that's just a Hint of Wrong.

Like coughing up confetti and/or rainbows [without any other sign of magical backup [which he can't experience anymore because he did technically already die via backup.]] And sometimes the funny silly wacky expressions that happened during buildup [big ol' eyes/pupils, star shaped pupils, funny faces [like when he was talking to Dev.]

Throwing this in here. Sometimes he just stares like the TBH Creature. It's kinda silly kinda funny. I need to make a Petrified!Peri TBH emote because that fits well.

I was ALSO thinking about the idea that sometimes limbs can detach [the ghost fairy in that one ep is what gave me this thought], mostly for expressive purposes/fun silly purposes. It can be seen in this image here! Still DEBATING on this, though.

ANYWAY.

ANYWAY.

Cosmo and Wanda Don't Know He Died [because of not being right there] But something Is Off. Peri probably doesn't at first either until they [themself] put it together through context clues, and then they're like, "ooohh no, mom and dad probably don't know I exploded!" And he gets REALLY nervous about them finding out because that'd be A Lot and he doesn't want to Worry Them [because... he fucking died.]

So. There's a lot of him just trying not to Act Suspicious. Which only makes them both concerned! I have so many silly funny interactions between them that I imagine, actually!

Like...

Peri: *Talking. Suddenly... star pupils!*

Wanda: Um. Sweetie?

Peri: Hey do you see that?

Cosmo: Oooh, see what?

Peri: Over there! *Points.*

Cosmo + Wanda: *Looks over.*

Peri: *Disappears.*

WHICH. YEAH. SO. GHOST FORM. They're completely hidden when they're actually a GHOST, and has no wand/wings when they're a ghost, either [they do have wings normally, I just forgot to include them in the reference.] And I imagine whenever they poof into their ghost form that they leave a tiny bit of confetti behind!

ALSO.

He reassigns himself to Dev on his own [who didn't forget after the finale.] And his magic is kind of fucked up. Cause he's DEAD and look at his fucking WAND. So wishes kinda get fucked up when granted a bit sometimes ehehehaha...

ANYWAY.

I am also dumping my Peri headcanons onto him. They're transmasc nonbinary and use he/they pronouns and they're also aroace! :3

PLEASE. PLEASE send me any asks if you have any questions! You don't have to ask to draw them, either— just tag me in any art if you ever make any, please! :]

[stormblessed95]

Watching Are You Sure?! EP 8 Finale

A reminder of how I do these reaction posts as I watch things. I just write my reactions and thoughts down literally they happen. Think more of a bullet point format. I'll include links when I can to videos, thanks to the people who twt who upload clips and to @dstdes for providing so many of my linked video clips. And at the end, I'll do a better wrap up of all my opinions. I hope everyone enjoyed the show, I can't believe it's over!!

JK turning on Korea's top hits on the radio and both their songs playing one after the other. They KNOW they are powerful. I like them seeing/hearing that evidence though first hand 🥰 Jikook can't be separated, even on the radio!*

JK mentioning the Park Jimin summoning spell 😭😂 lmfao I love it

"this is the boyfriend shot" Jimin says THREE TIMES IN A ROW. we get it, he said this is what it looks like to go out on a date with Jungkook. And Jimin is the one who gets to do that 😅😂🥰🥰🥰 goodness. What was that Jimin? Lol honestly though, it was a cute and cozy picture!

Did the head chef just gift them one of everything on the menu?! Lmao they have so much food!!

JK telling Jimin to basically just strip naked because he went to go undo his pants buckle because he was so full but it was already undone was such a wild statement and comment to make?? The fuck? Lmao and Jimin replying with a meme was hysterical. Joking yet blushing. Top notch 😂😂 loved it. Love them. We aren't even 20 minutes into the episode yet And that was so out of pocket 😂🤣

JK being so tickled over teasing Jimin and making him come back to the car to get him 🤣 they are so funny!

Jimin dancing SNTY 😍

Their giggles over the beds?? Lol it has to be because they saw photos originally and saw the staff had separated out the beds to be separate when they originally weren't and then still gave them matching PJs to wear 🤣🤣 idk why they would do that? Lol they aren't strangers to sharing a bed lol

Jungkook teasing Jimin over the scuzzi 😂😂

Jimin putting snowballs on his head while in the hottub lol the way JK watched him. Love 😍

Not rock paper scissors to have to lay down in the snow 🤣 Jimin forcing JK to follow through on the punishment he thought up 🤣🤣🤣 the way Jimin called him baby as JK gave him the biggest puppy eyes trying to get out of having to do it 🥺🥺🥺

Jimin just laying on the floor at the bottom of the stairs while JK has his snack. Lmfao the call and response singing they had is so cute and what a song choice! 😂 Jimin saying he likes randomly laying/sprawling/rolling on the floor at home too 😂

Them reacting to episode 1 of AYS was NOT on my bingo called but im so happy about it! The editors joking with them and their interaction with the staff made me so happy too! It was also really funny them admitting to having a hard time editing the show 😂

Their giggles heal something in my soul 🥰

And the way they are sitting so close and kept their feet touching almost the entire time?? 🥰🥰🥰

Jimin's head in JKs lap at some point while watching too. I love them

JK acting a fool in the kitchen while cooking to make Jimin laugh 🥰🥰🥰

Jimin calling JK " Honey" 🥺🥺🥺 he wanted to cheers their glasses, but he called him honey. Cute

Not them teasing each other over their snores and sleeping habits 😂

"Jimin doesn't like it when someone touches his head" JK says, while rubbing his head with Jimin unbothered. Lol Jimin will let that man do ANYTHING to him 😂 and idk if JK was trying to tease Jimin or us by flexing his privilege in our face. Probably both 😂

JK saying driving on smaller roads like this is romantic. Jimin saying "this is romance, this is youth, this is nice" 😭😭😭 fuck they are so cute

JK is flying from Japan to Korea and then basically straight back out to America for his schedule. And he choose to not drink, even though he really wanted to, because he wanted to drive Jimin to the airport, just them instead of depending on the staff to take them. Give them that extra alone time together. And he chose to fly to Korea with Jimin instead of giving himself an easier and more relaxing travel schedule with more rest by staying and flying to America from Japan instead. That is... It's really fucking special and sweet and says so much about how they love each other honestly.

Giving up his last beer of their trip, after being told to relax and not worry about it because he wanted to be the one to drive them, to have that time together, just them and a GoPro they had control over, and spending that extra travel time to be together when it made a much longer and harder few days for him? That's that persistent, dedicated, quiet yet impactful kinda love. Really said a lot without saying anything.

The tradition continues of JK filming their food before ending with a close up shot of Jimins face. love that is a constant here 🥰

"I'll make sure you have a safe journey" "it's an honor" just kill me now omfg 😭🥰😭

JK being salty that Jin didn't dream about him with Jimin in the military since they are going together 😂😂😂😂

Jikook talking about how these trips were some of the happiest moments ever. And the way they were feeling a little melancholy over the trip ending and things changing and losing this constant togetherness time they had to be free .. goodness. Enjoying the cool air while trying to feel better. Ugh, I love them. I love them so much and I love the way they love each other so much.

Talking about how they loved it so much in the ending interviews, how they were the best of times. JK softly rubbing Jimins nape and back in comfort too. I'm tearing up, damn

The way JK is looking at Jimin during that last interview outtakes. My goodness 😍 same way Jimin was looking at JK while he was driving 😍

Them ending the show by having us literally send them off to the military is cruel, omfg. I AM CRYING NOW, DAMN. "A letter from beyond" fuck you too editors 😭

Wrap up Thoughts:

I'm so sad this is over. My God. Minute of silence to mourn.

.

.

.

This was such a sweet and wholesome episode. It had teasing, it had bickering, it had pet names. It was domestic as heck. It was the perfect trip for them to end their "freedom" before military service. I would have loved more conversations about that, but I'm fairly content as it is too.

Again, so many cuts (not complaining, very normal) but my favorite was how Jimin went to go wake JK up and then it cut to them leaving. I hope they enjoyed their time cuddling and relaxing sans cameras and interruption 🥰 (my assumptions I guess, but wouldn't be far fetched)

Letting my delulu out when Jimin said he just lays wherever whenever all the time at home and me thinking about the the members teasing JK about all the random ass mattresses over his house 🤣 it's too keep them comfy no matter where they end up wanting to lay 🤣🤣 (just kidding, sort of lol)

The way Jikook play fight is so equal and cute and funny. They just shove the crap out of each other but never with an intention to hurt or be mean. And they both LOVE IT.

They trust each other, give weight to each other's words and have confidence in the others beliefs and thoughts like no one else. It's such a special bond, and I'm so so glad they opted to share this with us. I truly am so grateful. And grateful for y'all letting me share all my musings with you too. 💜

And we have to end this post with the way that Jikook were spotted in Sapporo driving in the car, Jimin being the passenger princess he was, alone with their GoPro's and giving major flirty energy. And the way the show just proved OP right too. Genuinely Jikook are so special and wonderful and amazing and I love them so much. And when they got home from this trip, the group live they did shortly after? They were sooooo touchy and snuggly!

Hope everyone is excited for the photobook and behinds as well. I unfortunately am horribly sad because I'm broke AF and cannot afford to buy it in my budget at the moment, but hopefully ARMYs will upload all the photos and upload the behinds for everyone too. I will share links if I find them.

[hellofeanor]

I know some people are upset about this, but

Adar had a complete and narratively satisfactory character arc and here's why.

(I'm saying "narratively satisfactory" because it satisfies his purpose in the narrative even if we think he deserved better.)

The two main problems I had with Adar's arc throughout most of S2 were as follows: his decisions to release Halbrand and then rabidly charge into Eregion after Sauron make no sense, and his character was inconsistent with what was established in S1. I complained about both of these things at length with people who were willing to listen, and some people who just smiled and nodded. But certain things in ep 6 made me start to rethink, one line in episode 7 really stood out, and the events of ep 8 put everything into perspective. So let's explore.

In 6, we have the scene of Adar and Galadriel speaking about Sauron. The major theme here is that he worms his way inside people's minds, insidiously exerting his will over them. Both characters at this point acknowledge this as fact. And in light of this revelation, Adar's "decision" to free Halbrand starts to make a little more sense. All it took was that one interaction for Sauron to get back inside Adar's mind and start influencing him again. There's no reason for Adar to do any of what he does in S2 unless he's under Sauron's control. Galadriel even says it herself: this is what Sauron wants. But Adar's mind and judgment are too clouded to see.

In 7, there's one critical line. "You think it was only you who put yourself in my power?" It's Annatar speaking to Celebrimbor, but he might as well be speaking to anybody here. It's pretty telling that this line shows up in most of the character-specific teasers, including Adar's.

Which brings us to 8, where everything comes together. Adar has Nenya, which has been shown to have healing powers, and a lot of people theorized that this might lead to him reverting back to an elven form. Which is exactly what happened. But the ring didn't only heal him physically.

Previously, we've seen Galadriel gain clarity of mind through Nenya: she better understands Sauron's ploy, and her part in it, and how she fell right into his trap. The exact same thing happens with Adar. When we first see him, crouching next to a rock, hiding his face, he's not just hiding his elven transformation. He looks like he's genuinely crushed. Not by seeing himself as an elf, but from the sudden ring-given clarity and the realization that he's been used by Sauron all along. His motivation and personality do a complete 180 here, and this isn't a plot hole or a contrivance. It's meant to show that the ring healed his mind as well as his body, shaking off Sauron's influence, and he's suddenly, for the first time all season, back to where he was at the end of S1. He's himself again. The searing desire to kill Sauron is gone, and he just wants to return to Mordor and build a home for his children.

He may have taken the ring because he thought it would help him kill Sauron, but in the end, it just helps him come to his senses.

Unfortunately for him, his actions can't be undone, and by sending the uruk to war, he's put them, as Annatar says 'under my control'. The minute Annatar asks Glûg what his name is, and Glûg falters in killing him, it's over. Sauron has control of the uruk again. He's wormed his way in. How do we know this for sure?

Adar's children wouldn't have set up that elaborate ruse to assassinate him. If this were all their doing, they would have just stabbed him and been done with it. The foreshadowing all season hints that Glûg may disagree with Adar's orders, but probably would never have done anything about it without a strong push from Sauron. The scheme was all Sauron and Sauron's control. Sauron orchestrates Adar's death in the exact same way Adar killed Sauron in ep 1, specifically out of spite. Sauron even appears to watch Adar's final moments: he wants Adar to know.

Is it a shitty way to die? Yes.

Is it a shitty plot twist undeserved out of nowhere? No, because the entire season has been setting us up for this moment. Hell, even some pieces in S1 have been setting us up for this moment. Halbrand could have killed Adar way back when, but at some point must have decided that Adar was more useful alive for a while longer, and a more elaborate form of revenge was in order. Sauron gains control of Adar and uses him as a puppet warlord against the elves while at the same time setting Adar up for the ultimate betrayal at the hands of his own children once he's no longer useful.

I actually love this. It's a horrible way to go, and I'm sad to see the end of this character, but it's a complete arc for him and makes sense within the narrative. It doesn't feel cheap or undeserved or at all surprising to me. It's sad, but satisfying.

RIP Adar, you will be missed. But at least you died... uh... feeling betrayed by your own kind as a result of your own actions that you realized too late were orchestrated by the guy you hate most. And if that isn't top tier tragedy, I don't know what is.

[dangermousie]

I was thinking about what my favorite cdrama OTP is for 2024 and - rather surprisingly even to myself - it is Fan Xian x Lin Wan’er from Joy of Life 2.

Now, JOL2 is my favorite cdrama of 2024 so far and it will take a sizable miracle to dislodge it in the coming three months, so perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that my n1 OTP is what it is.

Except the thing is, JOL2 is not a romance centric drama at all. This is a year with some glorious romantic cdramas (The Legend of Shenli alone is what my dreams are made of.) JOL2, however, is not primarily or even secondarily a romance. In fact, Fan Xian does not even reunite with Wan’er eps and eps into this season.

So why?

I think it’s a twofold thing - one is when I love characters and narrative, their emotional entanglements, all of them - become more vivid and important. Fan Xian is in my Top 3 cdrama leads of all time (!!) so of course I am just generally more invested in his emotional life. But the other, bigger thing is that I just love what this ship does and has.

Wan’er is Fan Xian’s peace in the maelstrom, the person with whom that busy mind can rest. I keep thinking about that scene in her carriage where in the middle of plots and counterplots and countercounterplots you just see him stop and just relax. It makes me think of a quote from Busman’s Honeymoon which probably sums up my fave ship dynamic - it’s what Lord Peter says to Harriet: “you are my corner. I’ve come to hide.”

And I love how crucial she is to him. This is a man who can and has taken on royals and martial legends, who is able and willing to change the world. And yet he is trembling and utterly undone when he thinks he lost her love (in the aftermath of the truth about her brother coming out), he is stripped bare of defenses - or perhaps not because to be stripped of defenses would imply he ever had them against her and he never has. There is something so heady about how someone so self-sufficient needs her and how someone so competent is lost without her.

And then there is Wan’er. I have seen so much criticism of her - she is not a martial genius like Haitang Duo Duo, not a schemer like Eldest Princess, not a budding genius doctor like Ruo Ruo. But I think that is why I love her - because she does not have power (martial or political or genius) but what she has is steadiness and love and warmth. She also shares an understanding of loneliness with Fan Xian because for very different reasons they stood aside from life at a remove like looking through a thick window for a very long time. In the narrative they both escape that glass and join the world for good or ill - he is the reason for that freedom for her and she is a catalyst for his (though eventually there are many more reasons for him not to be removed - once you step out of the glass cage you can’t go back in, you acquire attachments.)

But also - she is just steady. In the world where people rarely say what they mean and mean what they say, where alliances shift and bonds are uncertain, she is one of the few people who puts him first and close to the only one who is always exactly what she is with him.

I think of that scene of her and Wuzhu. Where here is the one who killed her beloved brother and he’s weak enough that she can actually avenge him (that is the only opportunity and she knows it - Wuzhu is grandmaster level and she has no power) and yet - she does not on the off chance Fan Xian may need his help on the mission he’s on. She does not know if Fan Xian will need help. She does not know if Wuzhu would be able to get there to provide it. And yet the possibility of the possibility of protecting her husband is enough for her to forego her revenge in any meaningful fashion because much as she mourns her brother, much as she wants vengeance, she wants Fan Xian safe and protected more.

Fan Xian, for all his glib manner and fast talking, for all his devil may care attitude cares an awful lot about the people he sees as his. He has an enormous capacity for love (which I think is what ironically keeping him safe with the emperor; emperor knows he has so many levers he can pull to get Fan Xian back in line if he needs to.) And with Wan’er, Fan Xian has found someone who would care just as much for him back and I find it glorious.

I guess it turned into a shipper manifesto, huh.

[rose-tries-to-write]

Things I’ve learned about Danny Phantom after finally watching it as a person who avoided watching it for months and read fanfiction instead. 👍🏻✨

Spoiler warning, just in case!

They call themselves the Phandom. (Super cute, I love it, 10/10)

Everything, and I mean Absolutely Everything I’ve learned, is a fucking Lie. (Not fun. I have to rewrite my entire understanding. I feel betrayed. Offended. Gobsmacked. My flabbers are mf gasted. -5/10)

The show is actually really funny. (I enjoyed my experience. 9/10)

Fuck Phantom Planet. (What the fuck was that shit? Um, rewind, redo, no thx, give me back the ghostie boy please. I genuinely didn’t even finish the episode, I got to where he un-died and had to turn it off. I refuse to watch it now. 0/10)

The Phandom was right to steal canon and make it our bitch. (Trans Danny? More Dani/Ellie screen time? Actual plot and lore for the show? Actual in-depth thought to ghosts and their culture? Um, yes please. 1000/10)

Frostbite actually is a doctor. (I don’t know why, but I thought it was another thing the Phandom made up. Love to see it, 10/10)

Wes Weston deserves his own episode. (What do you mean he doesn’t actually exist. What do you mean I don’t get my LGBTQ+ undertones. This is homophobic /j. -10/10)

How do you tell when a ghost is intangible, invisible, or both?? (The show doesn’t have a differentiator between the two, so I’m always confused if people can just see him floating through walls. 3/10)

Guys in White literally do nothing but be annoying. (Another case of the Phandom Lying to us. I love it though, they make really good antagonists. 7/10)

The Fentons are stupid and mildly aggressive, but they do love their kids. (I read a lot of vivisection, child neglect, and general Bad Parents fics so excuse me on that front. 8/10)

Danny didn’t actually beat Pariah Dark? (I love the Ghost King Danny fics, so to find out all he did was shove him into a sarcophagus was a bit of a bummer. He struggles more with Undergrowth than the actual king, like?? 6/10)

He can reach inside himself to take things out. (He ate a spoon in one ep and just reached inside himself to take it out. Pretty cool. 9/10)

Is he actually dead? (Phantom Planet makes it seem as if he just got a bit too high a dose of ectoplasm in his system and it fucked him up, how else could he have just undone the damage? But, most of the Phandom says he legit died in the portal, in which case he could not have gone in and just un-killed himself like he did in Phantom Planet. I think he died, personally. More trauma and angst for my writing. ??/10)

Clockwork appears a lot less than I thought he would. So does Frostbite. (I thought with how much they appear in the Phandom, they must have really important and constant roles, but no. They appear very rarely. Sad face. 5/10)

Vlad sucks. (Vlad fucking sucks. 0/10)

Dani/Ellie is much younger in appearance than I thought. (I looked her up for reference when I first started reading the fics, but she looked 14-15. She actually looks 6-7 years old in show. They literally call her a kid. 8/10)

Dani is what she chose to be called, not a funny joke the Phandom played on itself. (I though it was a silly little haha moment. Nope. The show just… named her that. I think Ellie is the Phandoms choice in calling her?? 8/10)

Why is Danny obsessed with Paulina even while crushing on Sam? (He is actively blushing and flirting with Sam and then they’ll turn around and he’s jumping at the chance to talk to Paulina?? Hate it. 0/10)

Danny and Dash don’t actually date. (I saw this circle around the Phandom a bit, thought it was cute if a bit weird, and then it didn’t happen? 6/10)

No obsessions, no cores, no real reason for the ghosts to be terrorizing Amity Park. (I legit thought it was real in-verse stuff, I’m so disappointed in the lack of it in the show. It could have been so good. 3/10)

Danny doesn’t actually become friends with his ghosts. (They don’t really get along, ever. They don’t talk outside of fighting, except for those who actually like him. Missed opportunity. 4/10)

His Space obsession is actually just a few mentions of him wanting to be an astronaut? (I thought he genuinely had an obsession with the stars and we’d see a lot of him stargazing or word-vomiting about his hyper fixation, but no. Sad. 4/10)

He does go stargazing (maybe?) and flies around when he’s not fighting. (We see him going off as Phantom in the episode where Jazz finds out about him. There are no battles and he looks like he’s having fun flying around. 10/10)

He was called Inviso-Bill?? (Hilarious, I love it, why did no one ever tell me this. 7/10)

He says “Going Ghost!” every time he transforms. Every fucking time. (It’s annoying, it’s ugly, I hate it. I am so glad no fics mentioned this or used it, I think I’d go insane. -1000/10)

That’s all I got for today, and probably for a while. I just wanted to write it down for fun, but I might post more like this eventually.

[chenouttachen]

i wanted to wax poetic about this photo when it originally dropped, but never did. now that we’ve hit ep 9 in the rewatch event it feels like time. there are so many layers to this frame, and the longer you look the more it comes together.

first, let’s talk about babe. he’s so in love at this point in the show - despite all these obstacles, he’s finally let charlie fully into his heart. and in this frame, we see how truly comfortable and at ease he is with charlie. he gazes up at him lovingly, shirt rucked up, pants undone, and just so happy to share this moment with his man. there’s not a bone in his body that doesn’t want to be surrounded by charlie and his scent. but it’s not about the sex, not yet. there’s no desperation; babe’s hands are relaxed on charlie’s chest, happy just to touch him. he feels helpful in this moment; charlie’s experiencing something that babe has experience with. the sensory overload of his powers is all-encompassing, and babe wants to support, wants to help however he can. he wants charlie to know that he’s safe in this bubble, just the two of them.

charlie, on the other hand, is having a very different experience. with babe’s senses running rampant, he’s overwhelmed by everything around him. he wants to take comfort in babe, does take comfort in knowing that he’s not alone in his struggles. if we only saw this image, and not his reflection, it would easy to accept it for what it is. but we can see charlie’s reflection and all the weight it carries. in contrast to babe, charlie is not relaxed. his shoulders are tense, and his hand is outstretched to cradle babe’s neck reverently. there’s something desperate in charlie’s touch, and that’s only cemented by his expression. charlie looks both awed and haunted. he’s so deeply happy that babe has accepted him, loves him, wants to be with him. it makes him feel so honoured to know that babe trusts him enough to be this open, this happy, this vulnerable with him. but there’s an inherent sadness too. because charlie and jeff have been planning, and charlie knows that this could be one of the last times he ever sees babe like this, or at all. he wants so desperately to stay with babe, to make him happy and build a future together. but he also knows that babe won’t be safe until tony is dealt with, and he puts himself on the line to make sure it happens. charlie spends every second of this moment drinking babe in. he memorises the feeling of skin beneath his fingers and clings to the sounds and expressions babe makes.

babe is opening up for the first time in his life, but charlie is saying goodbye.