#v: Remember; the world ain't so bad

[centrally-unplanned]

Let's see if I have one more election take in me:

I am deeply sympathetic to Sam Kriss's rage against the Democratic corpo-political shibboleth, and not just because we are both deeply enmeshed in the grand tradition of dissident Oxbridge-style cantankerous internet rants. He is right that Kamala was a weak candidate, for one. But more importantly, I still feel what he feels deep down. I remember the starry idealism of my halcyon youth, of believing that conviction, that vision, that the zeal only a platform birthed from authentic principles, tempered by struggle and sweat, would carry the day over crass, paint-by-polling-numbers incrementalism. When he describes Harris thusly:

"She’s a machine politician. She wants power, but not for any particular reason. It’s just that life is a game, and the point is to reach the highest level."

I see my own reaction to her when she first stepped into the 2020 limelight, and low-key hating her for it. I feel his heart, for it is my heart.

But it is not my brain. Because I am not a teenager anymore, and his critique is fucking bullshit.

He says all this stuff like:

The reason Kamala Harris lost is the same as the reason she was the candidate to begin with: the Democratic Party is allergic to democracy.

And how the electorate is seen as but ants from inside the towers of the Machine, like the Dems just invented "not running a primary" this time as a lark. As opposed to neither party in America ever having primaries against incumbent presidents! Because they are normally popular, and it would be a waste of everyone's time to do that! Could you imagine, launching a real primary against Obama in 2012? And possibly sabotaging his brand a bit for absolutely nothing? It is a reasonable policy, particularly when incumbents used to have an advantage for being so. Now they clearly don't, Biden was unpopular and too old, and the Dems took too long to realize it. A costly mistake, but it is a purely strategic error. Big orgs have inertia, and the Dems fucked up. It has nothing to do with an "allergy to democracy".

And Kriss can go off summarizing how the Harris campaign was offering voters nothing:

But for some unaccountable reason, among the general public, ‘Kamala: You Already Like Her!’ was not the brilliant pitch it seemed to be. [...] Another option would be to actually offer something to the voters.

Which sounds neat, but he made it up! I remember Kamala's actual campaign speeches, ads, and platforms, which she repeated so monotonically in her tightly-scripted campaign appearances: protect abortion rights, expand the welfare state, provide better child care support, lower the cost of housing. And most importantly, she ran on Biden's record of a strong economy and promised to deliver more of it. What does even mean for this to not be a real platform? Beyond not having some synthesized, totalizing "Critique" of modernity that packages it all into a beautiful, systematizing little box.

Because I promise you, voters synthesize jack shit. None of this is why Harris lost - voters have made that pretty clear:

You can find other data ofc, this or that point varies, but the story is not opaque. They didn't like Biden! They didn't like his inflation. They didn't like immigration, or they didn't like his liberalism, and they thought Kamala was too similar. She had too much policy baggage. And she wasn't charismatic enough to dig herself out of that hole - no disagreement from me on that front.

Though even then, by that we mean she lost an election by ~3-4% margins after getting subbed in at the 4th quarter while down by ~8% in the polls. That ain't bad!

None of the voters who matter share Kriss's sensibilities, and he cannot hide his disappointment in that. So he pretends that Donald Trump, the guy who promised 20% tariffs on everything to fight inflation, is giving them a real vision:

That’s what Trump did: he offered an enemy to blame and the prospect of doing violence to them

I don't know man, I think swing voters just don't like the last four years and think 2019 was better. I don't think the promises of orgastic violence against democrats are why Trump won! Actually a bit of an unforced error on his part.

But since Kriss presumes to value democracy, that thesis can't hold - so the lack of reality delivering on what his vision for democracy should be is displaced onto Harris's mistakes. The voters can never fail you. You can only fail to elevate them with the right candidate. Which, tactically? Sure, why not. But you can leave the moralism at the classroom door.

This ties into our dreaded media discourse debate, so it is time to bring in another explainer, by Michael Tomasky:

The line-by-line isn't interesting here; instead I want to focus on this quote:

Weren’t they bothered that Trump is a convicted felon? An adjudicated rapist? Didn’t his invocation of violence against Liz Cheney, or 50 other examples of his disgusting imprecations, obviously disqualify him? And couldn’t they see that Harris, whatever her shortcomings, was a fundamentally smart, honest, well-meaning person who would show basic respect for the Constitution and wouldn’t do anything weird as president? The answer is obviously no—not enough people were able to see any of those things. At which point people throw up their hands and say, “I give up.”

To which the immediate reply is: my dude, what are you talking about??

A 56 percent majority of Americans say Trump is probably guilty of a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results through false claims of voter fraud, including 40 percent who believe he is “definitely guilty.” Republicans are less united than Democrats. Nearly 9 in 10 Democrats believe Trump is guilty, while nearly 7 in 10 Republicans think he is innocent. Among independents, nearly twice as many think Trump is guilty as think he is innocent.

You know how when you ~13 years old, and you have that friend who is just old enough to start taking Dungeons & Dragons books filled with splash art of succubi into the bathroom with him, but not yet old enough to get that "talking to girls" is an acquired skill? And they are blatantly, openly salivating over the first chick in the 7th grade class who discovered what power the combination of a camisole and a push-up bra holds over the male gaze? And she just completely ignores his faltering attempts at ~casual conversation~, so his brain script-cycles through its backlog of tween sitcom plots until it lands on, "Hey, what if I confess to her? Then she will know about my feelings!"

And you have to pull him aside and gently explain that, bro. She knows. That is not your problem.

Kriss is too intelligent a thinker to not understand this, but our dear Tomasky - and so many like him - has stuck his 14-year-old head in the sand over this. Swing voters know Trump is a scumbag! They know he lost the election, they know he raped a few women in his day, they know he is a serial fraudster. Even a bunch of those Republicans who, in polls, go "oh it's all a Dem conspiracy"? They know too; they just have the decency to lie about it. How could they not? Every media outlet in the country has been repeating it for a fucking decade! I might think voters are morons but even I won't stoop this low; they have eyes and ears, they aren't illiterate.

They just don't care.

Not enough at least, not enough to make it the only thing they consider. And here is the rub, here is the grand mistake Kriss & Tomasky are making - they are at least somewhat right to not care. The height of the Democratic privilege is that they get to play this card because they don't have to deal with it being turned against them. Kamala is a political chameleon but she is a decent person. She would never take a bribe from a foreign government, she would never assault a coworker, she would never, ever, deny a free and fair election.

Which means you don't have to choose between voting for a rapist and voting for someone who is going to shove a bullshit interpretation of the 14th amendment down your throat via a stacked court to ban abortion nationwide, forever. Pro-life people think abortion is genocide against babies! Why are you surprised they aren't voting for the pro-baby-genocide person because she is nice? How sure are you that you would do the same when that is reversed? I guess those boycott-Harris-because-of-Gaza people got some cred, but I think we all agreed they were dumb, right?

This is the rub of why outsiders always have so much difficulty understanding how people like Berlusconi, Trump, Le Pen, etc, get so much vote share - they have no stake in the political struggle beyond the vague idea of democratic norms. It is easy to say "Italy, choose a non-crook!" when you don't have to live with the policy programme of the other guy. From the inside the price of those principles is far, far harder. It isn't shocking that most choose not to pay it.

This isn't to give voters like a moral pass - Trump's conduct is truly disqualifying, I would vote Republican if the shoe was on the other foot in this case. My point instead is that they generally won't as a simple fact of life, and blaming them is futile. If you have wound up in a situation where the political system has taken its pool of hundreds of millions of potential candidates and narrowed it down to two for the voters, and one of them has "launched a coup but will say go to hell to the inflation guy" as a bundled package, someone fucked up and it isn't the voters.

You need political elites to do their part in the system - Republicans never should have let Trump be their candidate in 2016. Open primaries with no organizational thumbs on the scale are a mistake, actually, allowing arbitrary minorities to generate subpar candidates. The decision to let Biden run again was, fundamentally, born from the same impulse - the Democratic Party had no leadership capable of telling him no, because they outsourced that job to "primaries". The Dems are not "allergic" to democracy; democracy is allergic to too much of itself.

But the cat is out of the bag now! These changes happened for a reason after all. Which I won't dig into here - I will keep my point as focused as something as sprawling as this can be. Voters will not save you, and you should not be disappointed when they don't. It was never their job.

[stinger-shot]

🧡TFP Ratchet SFW alphabet🧡

TFP Ratchet SFW alphabet.(This is my first time doing this, don't judge)

A = Affection (How affectionate they are)

- Ratchet doesn't really show affection alot, the only things you'll get in public are a small peck on the cheek or a normal kiss. (Maybe even a small nuzzle?)

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend?)

- Ratchet would be less grumpy with you and a little bit more open, not alot just a little..

C = Cuddles

- After a loooong and stressful day, expect some Cuddles, which is alot... even if he doesn't cuddle after a long day you'll still get some in berth.

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

- Well if Cybertronians needed to eat, he'd be Gordon Ramsey, so your getting 5 star meals every night babyyyyy~

- Ratchets a clean freak, even though his work space can get messy he always needs to clean it up afterwards.

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

- If you broke up with him first, he'd respect your wishes and wish you luck and give you a hug even though he would be upset.

- If he broke up with you first.. let's just say, he ain't talkn after-

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment?)

- Terrified but up for it.

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

- Oh he's very gentle, he wouldn't hurt you in the slightest, even emotionally he tries his best not to hurt your feelings. Even if he is grumpy-

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it?)

- He likes especially after a stressful moment or day.

- He likes them often unless it interrupts his work.

I = I love you (How do they say I love you?)

- "I love you y/n... you've made me the happiest mech in the world."

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get?)

- Oh he gets very jealous-

- If he does get jealous he just scoffs alot and holds his tounge and goes into a mood about it.

K = Kisses

- If your upset he'll give you a few pecks and maybe some butterfly kisses.

- If its just a normal kiss, just a nice passionate kiss on the lips.

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

- It depends, if the kids being a brat he'll ignore them.

- but if the kids a sweetheart he'll maybe have a conversation.

M = Morning- SLEEPY CUDDLES!!!

N = Night

- He reads books before sleeping, makes him feel tired enough to go sleep.

- SLEEPY CUDDLES!!!

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves?)

- He's not open about himself, unless he's very very VERY upset about somthing.

- Or that one time he did dru- I MEAN- synth-N

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

- I think you know

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you?)

- He remembers everything but does slip up once and a while.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

- First kiss or the first time he saw you.

S = Security (How protective are they?)

- He's very protective of you, but not that protective.

- Like if you got a paper cut he'd just shrug and walk away. (Not in a rude way tho)

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

- A TON OF EFFORT

- Remember he cook like Gordon Ramsey *wink wink*

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

- His grumpiness.

- Feel free to glare at him everytime he scoffs!!

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

- He doesn't care really, he's old, he doesn't care about that stuff anymore.

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

- Yeah, pretty mutch..

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

- He's tried pepto bismol once.

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

- honestly I don't know

- if your annoying ig? Just try not piss him off-

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

- He has a whole routine..

- he goes for a shower, reads a book, gets cuddley with you, then he's asleep.

- He snores and sleep talks in his sleep somtimes, so yea-

(This was my first time at this so yea! Hope you enjoyed!)

[mrs-monaghan]

I ain't gonna lie. JK kinda being a bit of a shit stirrer today. Why is he posting pictures adding up to 13 like he's baiting Jimin, but posting the food in the same set of dishes that Tae owns? Tae already showed that dish set in his story not long ago. Kinda like that day JK said Jimin was his, but turned around and said Tae was his. JM's in NY minding his business, while JK's kinda being messy. Well, at least both sets of shippers are happy & fighting at the same time over who JK is really posting for.

Anon, come closer. Let me show you something.

Remember this?

Okay. Wonderful then I'm sure you remember that atrocity they did of photoshoping V on Jimin's face. See if u can find it among all these times where they replaced Jimin with V.

These assholes didn't even try 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ That's one of the most iconic Jikook moments of all time. If you're gonna try to copy at least put in some effort 🙄🙄

That's one.

2) Remember when Jimin said the best part that represented him was the timestamp 1:23 on the One Day MV?

Remember how JK started recommending songs to army and pausing the songs at 1:23? He did this continuously without fail. (Manilla fight)

Even when sometimes the part made no sense. More on this here.

When Jikookers started celebrating this guess what the vermin did? They took the 123 theory and decided to relate that to Vkook. Even though they never would have done that shit, if Jikookers didn't point it out. According to them, 123 was about Tkk because V was born on 12th December 🤦🏽‍♀️

Shouldn't it have been 1230 then?? Why did they get rid of the 0? For convenience as always. 🙄🙄 Well, joke's on them, because JK stopped doing this. This is one of the earliest moments of JK debunking Tkkrs.

3) When Jkkrs noticed the JM and started talking about it.

The vermin said the tiger was about them. Because V's animal is a tiger.

Fuck the fact that the tiger and Korean culture go hand in hand. But guess what JK did when he met Poly C? He👏🏾covered👏🏾that👏🏾shit👏🏾up! Sure the man and the rest of BTS hated how the SK government were treating them. Sure he hates how he can't even show the world who he's in love with due to his homophobic country, so he decided the Tiger didn't mean that much to him after all. But I bet he saw a chance to kill 2 birds with one stone and he did. Fuck SK and fuck Tkkrs. Boom! Done.

4) When Karmy nick named Jikook the Sun and Moon duo because satellite Jeon is always orbiting Jimin like the moon orbits the sun, The vermin also started calling Tkk the Sun and Moon duo. Their reason? Don't ask me. Idk and idc. Too bad though, coz even BH knows who are the REAL Sun and Moon duo

5) While we are on the "mine" topic. Karmy already explained the difference between JK saying Jimin is his Vs when he said (warning RIP your algorithm if you click on this) V is his. According to Karmy, with V it came off more like a statement. With Jimin it was possessive, AF. And I agree. Not just because I'm a Jikooker, but because you don't need to be Korean to hear the difference.

For context: An army asked JK to give Jimin to them and JK was like; he's mine. But here is what u have to keep in mind. The V one came way, way, waaaaaay later than the Jimin one. As soon as he said Jimin was his, the vermin kept pestering JK with the same thing the former Army asked about Jimin. So going by JK's tone, it seems to me like he said what he said about V, to shut them up. 🤷🏽‍♀️ The difference is in the tone, guys. U don't gotta be Korean to hear it.

These are just a few examples. And now you're telling me, even though our numbers theory makes more sense, Tkkrs are claiming what JK is doing on weverse for themselves because of a plate?? A plate? Really.

This is just like when they decided Tkk went snowboarding because of a pair of shoes. Like no one else owns those shoes apart from JK and V 🤡 Again, someone please explain to me how people take them seriously. Please. They want what we have soooooo bad. They have always wanted what we have.

Jin can grab V's balls or whatever tf this was. Taejin what goes on??? 🧐🧐

And the vermin did not bat an eye. Not one fucking peep from them. But in the same memories 2021, Jimin gets embarrassed and does the simple act of hiding his face in JK's neck (something he has done for years BTW)

And ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!!!

You cannot tell me these people don't know Jikook is real. If they didn't see what we see they wouldn't want what we have so bad. And they certainly wouldn't feel so damn threatened.

So anon, JK owning the same plate as V, cannot even be compared to JK making a post on Jimin time. It ain't and will never be the fucking same. Please.

[cementcornfield]

Is there any song/songs that make you think of Joe’marr? I keep thinking about them listening to Troye Sivans album 😊 (I’d also like to thank you for your Joe/Ja’marr/Joe’marr/bengals tags bc I’ve totally fallen in love with the team v v quickly 😅)

Hi! lol i've seen you in my notifs the past few days, i love when i can tell people are going through my tags! so glad you're joining the fandom just in time for all the content to start back up <3

and oh boy, okay, i'm the kind of person where once i get obsessed with a ship or character, EVERY song makes me think of them (even some that really don't work at all, whoops!) but here are some that get me particularly in my feelings about joe'marr

Sweet

King and Lionheart - Of Monsters And Men And as the world comes to an end I'll be here to hold your hand 'Cause you're my king and I'm your lionheart

Aquemini - Outkast Nothin' is for sure, nothin' is for certain, nothin' lasts forever But until they close the curtain (y'all know) It's him and I, Aquemini

1950 - King Princess So cold that your stare's 'bout to kill me I'm surprised when you kiss me So tell me why my gods look like you And tell me why it's wrong

Thinkin' Bout You - Frank Ocean Or do you not think so far ahead? Cause I been thinkin' 'bout forever

Bodyguard - Beyoncé Be your best friend I protect you in the mosh pit And I'll defend you in the gossip You know how people like to start shit and pop shit I don't like the way she's lookin' at you Someone better hold me back

Nineteen - Tegan and Sara I felt you in my life Before I ever thought to I felt the need to lay down Beside you And tell you I feel you in my heart And I don't even know you

Angsty

Fireproof - The National You're fireproof Nothing breaks your heart You're fireproof It's just the way you are You're fireproof It's what you always say You're fireproof I wish I was that way

Bad Religion - Frank Ocean If it brings me to my knees It's a bad religion This unrequited love To me, it's nothin' but a one-man cult And cyanide in my styrofoam cup I can never make him love me Never make him love me

Earfquake - Tyler the Creator I don't want no confrontation, no You don't want my conversation I just need some confirmation on how you feel, for real You don't want no complication, no

New Magic Wand - Tyler the Creator Can't be in the picture if it got no frame And let the world know 'cause I ain't got no shame Blow the whole spot up, 'cause I ain't— I wanna share last names, I wanna be your number one Not the other one, keep it on the low I'm in my right mind, keep it on a high

Secret Heart - Feist Why so mysterious? Why so sacred, why so serious? Maybe you're just acting tough Maybe you're just not man enough What's wrong?

Somewhere in Between

We Belong Together - Vampire Weekend We belong together Baby, there's no use in being clever Baby, it don't mean we'll stay together Hallelujah, you're still mine All I did was waste your time If there is not some grand design How'd this pair of stars align?

I Want to Know Your Plans - Say Anything I want to know your plans And how involved in them I am [...] I'll look out for you 'til I die, 'til I rot I'll remember you 'til I die, 'til I rot

Never Be Anyone Else But You - Emmylou Harris Cause I hope and pray the day will come when you belong to me Then I'm gonna prove to you how true my love can be There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever be, just couldn't be, anyone else but you

Vito's Ordination Song - Sufjan Stevens And when you write a poem I know the words, I know the sounds Before you write it down

Specialist - Interpol You make me lose my buttons oh yeah you make me spit I don't like my clothes anymore You take me to New Orleans where you put me to the test I know what my heart is for

Bedroom Hymns - Florence and the Machine Cause this is his body, this is his love Such selfish prayers and I can't get enough

[imminent-danger-came]

do you think mks cosmic backstory conflicts with the previous conflict of his insecurities of being the wrong successor?

Not at all!

When it comes down to it, MK's main flaw is his lack of belief in himself ("Just believe in yourself! Even a smidge makes all the difference")—that's him at his core. He's also identity issues the character ("I'm not the Monkey King okay!" "You're right—you're the Monkie Kid! You have to find your own way to win."), and I think s4 laid into this quite nicely.

Throughout seasons 1 and 2 MK was trying to live up to the legacy of "Monkey King". That's what 1x06 and 1x09 are motivated by—MK is trying to make himself stronger and more like Wukong ("I just wanted to be good enough—like you."). Really 2x05 just worsened a problem MK already had. He was already having doubts about being the Monkie Kid, and SWK leaving in 2x01 was a crack in an already unstable foundation. So then in 2x06 and 2x09 you have MK desperately trying to get stronger, to be a sort of Monkey King stand in ("Pretty soon, Monkey King won't even need to come back!"), and that all comes crashing down in 2x10. And, not only does MK fail, he loses the staff and his powers.

This takes us to 3x01, where MK IMMEDIATELY tries to be Wukong once again:

Sun Wukong: "Kid, why did ya-" MK: "Uh, well yeah, I was trying to do you in the omelet story! Do the weird impulsive Monkey King thing and escape the bad guy."

Sun Wukong: "Well, I mean- Ne Zha ain't really a bad guy but- did you forget about the part where I got really hurt?"

(3x01 On The Run) (Hi MK good guy v bad guy mentality)

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MK doesn't refer to himself as the Monkie Kid again until after he's able to use gold vision in 3x03, listing off a few of his labels:

"But I, Monkie Kid, delivery boy, somewhat equal to heaven—saw right through your trick." (3x03 Smartie Kid; another label)

Which, MK and his labels are a big deal ("Hero"/"Warrior" in 2x07, Noodle Boy, Successor, the "Plan Man" in 4x12). It's specifically what the curse antagonizes MK with in s4:

Subodhi: “Who or what you are, even I do not know the answer—but of one thing, I am certain: fate has plans for you! Great plans, or foul? Time will tell.” MK: "I- I can't be! I'm just MK!" Subodhi: "The Monkie Kid?" MK: *Gasps*

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Curse MK: "Tell me, what do you think we are, honestly, cause I have been DYING to hear us say it, out loud." MK: "What kind of a question is that? I'm just- I'm just MK, a noodle delivery guy with the powers of the Monkey King, no biggie."

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Curse MK: "Seriously? You still think we're just some noodle delivery guy? You can't remember where you came from, and we got ALL this power, and you never once thought, why us? What are we, what is our purpose?" MK: "Of course I thought about it! I mean- maybe, I was gonna thought about it I just- I just want to be me. To be MK!" Curse MK: "Yeah well, we all know exactly where that leads, don't we." Lady Bone Demon Echo: "To pain."

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Curse MK: "We're just like Wukong, a fraud! A trickster! Why would our legacy be any different?"

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MK: "No, no you're wrong I'm- I'm not!" Curse MK: "Not what, some Monkey Demon thing destined to bring chaos upon the world? Come on, use your words big brained boy, say it, what are we?"

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Curse MK: "You can see it, can't you? This is your fate. Your friends will turn on you, seeing you for the monster you will become! They will destroy you, harbinger of chaos."

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There's all of these different things MK is either trying to be or trying to not be, which all plays back into his identity. It also all plays back to one thing: his lack of belief in himself.

He's either not enough like Wukong or too much like his mentor. He's either not strong enough or too strong, destined to cause nothing but chaos and destruction. He's either not going to be able to protect the people he cares about, or he's going to be the very thing that hurts them. It's the same problem, just on different sides of the spectrum.

The 3x14 "Do you still really think the universe wants anything, from any of us?" to 4x08 "Until I know what I am, what my destiny is? I can't risk hurting the people I care about—the one's I have left" pipeline is both wild and important to note. It's the switch from MK believing he's nothing special, to believing he's the very "harbinger of chaos". It's all about his self-perception.

And honestly, when it comes down to it, he probably still believes he's the wrong successor, just for very different reasons now. You and I both know that there was no other choice for a protégé—who else would have been able to wield the Monkey King's staff and have his powers—but I doubt MK is in a place to come to terms with that. I think that realization is going to be part of his downward spiral next season, along with being one of the things that instigates the SWK V MK fight.

It's very on point that the way MK comforts Wukong at the end of 4x11 is through reaffirming his role as the "Monkey King":

MK: "Monkey King- I'm not ready to not have a mentor. Azure needs to be stopped but- we need you. I need you- to be the Monkey King."

(4x11 A Lifetime of Mistakes)

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While the way he antagonizes Azure is to threaten his role as a Hero (also referencing his role as an Uncle, and before that his role as a friend):

MK: "Come on! Come on! Come on Unkie Lion, you're the big hero right? Then prove it. Show me!"

(4x13 Rip and Tear)

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*Gestures financially* IDENTITY

Bonus "What I am" parallels post because it's pretty relevant I feellmk

[leironth]

Random ask, because it just came to mind:

Social etiquette.

Growing up, I was taught to not ask too many questions since it could be considered rude or prying. So, I learned to just listen to the people around me and to learn their stories from general conversations that they offered casually without "prying." Basically, being quiet and hearing everything. (Baggage. Just baggage. XD)

This was all fine and dandy in a casual group at church, in an online forum or chat, or at school, but in getting to know a complete stranger not associated with anyone I knew, I often felt at a loss.

Just walking up and asking questions felt rude, but so did talking about myself or something random if the person did not know me. It was worse if it was a guy I had a crush on because social rules cautioned against the "friend zone" (which absolutely was not real, but the world did not teach you that back then).

So, my question is, what are your thoughts on social etiquette when it comes to making friends? Meeting people, and so on?

Do you have any real opinions about it, or do you just go with the flow?

(This is random. I know. It just kind of crossed my mind. I will fullheartedly admit that I overthink things, but I know that I have my reasons).

Hah you're not the only one when it comes to overthinking!

That said, I personally can't remember having many issues asking questions. Like, maybe i'm just not very good at coming up with topics (matter of fact, that's why I haven't sent you more asks... sorry about that :v), because what always seemed to trip me up in conversations was not having much to say.

Also, I don't think I was ever told not to ask too many questions, maybe I just dodged that bullet in particular.

One thing that i'll say is that, as i've grown older, it felt like most of these "social interaction" problems didn't necessarily go away, instead they just stopped bothering me.

Like, now I don't feel bad that I struggle to break the ice, I just don't feel the need to do it, since I do have a bunch of friends who I love.

Now my woes are "oh god, why can we only get together to play board games once every 6 months???"

What I don't know, is if my solution was necessarily a good one, basically waiting until it stopped bothering me. Because if I just decided to move to another city, basically losing a lot of my connections, then i'd be in a bit of a pickle for meeting new people.

Oh yeah also, personally, I think online, the rules are a bit different. I don't *know* if it's considered inpolite, but I feel 100% free to barge into people's posts, ask em' stuff, so on, and I do think people are 100% free to block me if it turns out i'm annoying. It's fine, you know? If we ain't vibing we ain't vibing.

But yeah, how do I try to get to know a complete stranger? I guess my answer is "don't try, and sometimes it'll happen anyway".

[thehumanexperience8b]

April 4th, 2024: You're Gonna Win It All

Your heart’s been broken and your life's in disarray. You wanna take back all the bad, mistakes you made. It doesn’t seem you have a soul worth being saved; all of your dreams, are slipping away… Your clock is ticking and you’re running out of time. A voice inside you says you’re done, you’ve past your prime. Fairweather friends have gone and left you far behind. Seems like your world, is slipping away. But woah, woah! I need you to know, that you, you, will always be a star; you’re gonna shine again like a supernova. It ain't over. Til’ it’s over!! When the world pushes you down? You get back up! And when it knocks you around? You get back up! And now you fight a little harder… You get back up! And now you see a little farther… You get back… up! On your feet every time you fall. So please don’t give up now! Cause you’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it! You’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it! You’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it! You’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it, You’re gonna win it all. When you were young, the world, it seemed so different: a happy time before you lost your innocence. Where did it go, how did you fall so far from it? Look at yourself you’re slipping away… And now the streets you roam are cold and desolate. The only company you keep is your regret. You oughta run, you wanna put an end to it! Look at yourself, you’re fading away. But, woah, woah,, I need you to know. That you, you, will always be a child. You’re gonna smile again, my lucky clover. It ain’t over. TIL’ IT’S OVER! When the world pushes you down? You get back up! And when it knocks you around? You get back up! And now you fight a little harder… You get back up! And now you see a little farther… You get back… up! On your feet every time you fall. So please don’t give up now! Cause you’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it! You’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it! You’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it! You’re gonna win it all. You’re gonna win it, You’re gonna win it…! All your life you’ve wondered, baby: When’s it gonna be your turn? Always tried, and been denied; it’s like you’re always getting burned. Just remember this, my friend… It’s darkest before the dawn. You may see a victory, so baby, just hang on. Just hang on! You’re gonna win it. Just hang on… You’re gonna win it! Baby, just hang on. You’re gonna win it. (You’re gonna win it all.) Just hang on! You’re gonna win it… (You’re gonna win it all.) Just hang on! You’re gonna win it! (You’re gonna win it all.) Baby, just hang on! You’re gonna win it… you’re gonna win it. All. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc19ld5Npq4

-Win It All. The Orion Experience

[blueeyeswhitegarden]

Long time no see. Hope you've been doing alright, and that the new year is going well for you. There's something that's I've been thinking about, and that's the fandom's opinion on Leo Akaba. As you already know, he ain't a popular figure, even for the villains. The main issues people have with him are his motives, his actions that led to Z-arc getting revived, and he was easily forgiven. Now, all of these are understandable, but I think people might be getting bias with this one, and not the

-reasonable kind. Although I'm not properly educated on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise as I would like to be yet, from what I've seen in other posts, is that yeah ARC-V might've dropped the ball with Leo, but he's still a good villain and that other YGO enemies had much more stupid "redemption" arcs than he did. It's not just with Leo and the villains. I'm starting to notice that whatever problems the fandom has with ARC-V, they're present in the other shows and are either just as bad or way worse.

Hi there. I'm doing fine. I hope that you've had a good start to the new year too. I knew that Leo Akaba wasn't one of the more popular villains and I was aware of some of the issues people had with him, but I'm a bit surprised that there were issues with his motives. Leo's motivations were perfectly fine. For most of the series, he was kept in the shadows. He, and by extension Academia, were a looming threat to the four dimensions, so you could still feel his presence even if he wasn't on screen that often. Finding out that he wasn't after power like I had assumed he was doing for years, but instead was trying to restore his daughter and the original world changed everything. He was a father lashing out in grief for his lost child. He wanted to restore what was lost by any means necessary. His desire to reunite with Ray arguably made him sympathetic, but the show never justified his actions. Reiji called him out multiple times during their duel that he was a bigger threat to the peace among the four dimensions than Zarc was, which was true. His actions were what led to Zarc's revival in the first place since without the Dimensional War, I don't think that the Dragon Boys would have been able to merge together. It was also extremely satisfying to see Reiji call Leo out, especially when some fans still thought that he was secretly evil or that he would team up with his father to fight against Yuya. That was one of Reiji's best moments in the series.

This motivation made Leo far more interesting than I thought he would be. It also explained why he had no problem attacking other Dimensions or brainwashing children for his personal army. He didn't see any of these dimensions or any of the people, including his own wife and son, as being real because they weren't from the original world. But from the audience's perspective, we couldn't agree with him since by this point, we had seen multiple characters from different dimensions. We had seen their different personalities and connections form to where we couldn't just dismiss them like he could just because they weren't from the original world. It also made sense in-universe for this reveal to happen this late in the series when Leo was the only survivor of the original world and would be the only one with memories of it.

I remember people being annoyed with how he basically had Yuri become a mini-Zarc, but I thought that was kind of the point. Leo was so focused on reviving Ray that nothing else mattered. He was too busy chasing after the ghost of his daughter that he didn't see the Bracelet girls as anything more than pieces of Ray. He didn't realize that Ray needed a vessel much like Zarc did to revive despite creating such advanced technology.

Now I didn't get the impression that he was easily forgiven exactly. Even Reiji letting go of his anger was less about forgiving his father and more like not being consumed by anger. He saved him after losing to Zarc, but I didn't think that meant he was forgiven either. Shun choosing to not punch Leo after he explained how wrong he was to take the Bracelet Girls away didn't mean that he was forgiven either. It would have been satisfying to see as the audience, but from Shun's perspective, he didn't do it because he didn't think that there would be a point to it if Yuto and Ruri were gone forever, which they weren't. Despite being with the cast in the finale, I don't see everyone, especially Reiji and Yuzu, happily interacting with Leo post canon is what I'm saying here. While Leo may not have gotten as much punishment for his actions as fans wanted, he still ultimately didn't really get anything either. Despite all of his efforts to revive Ray, he didn't get any semblance of closure or reunion with her. Ray was revived and helped to save the world again alongside Yuzu and Reira, but she was gone again afterwards. Abandoning his new family, carding countless innocent people and creating an army in Academia gave him exactly nothing in the end. All it did was make him nearly cause another universe destruction event and I think that was the wake up call he needed to finally understand that he was in the wrong. Honestly, Leo my second favorite Arc V villain next to Zarc himself.

Now forgiveness/redemption can be a difficult topic within fandom space in general, not just for Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I do think that the franchise have forgiven other villains for worse behavior. Marik attempted to murder Yugi and his friends multiple times before he was possessed. Yubel was a possessive and dangerous spirit even before the Light of Destruction affected them and despite being at least partly responsible for everything bad that happened during season three, they still effectively got what they wanted by merging with Judai. As a side note, I still think that Yubel is one of the most overrated villains of the franchise. Not one of the worst by any means, but I think that they're put on a bit too high of a pedestal. In term of father figures, I think both Dr. Faker and Revolver's father were much worse since their actions were glossed over, if not retconed entirely. At least Arc V didn't justify Leo's actions or try to downplay his actions like they did for those two. Not every Yu-Gi-Oh! series have the same problems, but plenty of issues some fans have with Arc V can be found in other series too.

[linhmiu201]

Press F to pay respect to our Vanderwood, he never ceases to amuse us. :) He's basically promoted as Seven's nanny now. Give him some spotlight please Cheritz. 🙏🙏

Finally, I read the Judge End. It's sad how the RFA basically torn apart (I did agree that there should be a name change but throwing away the name and breaking apart ain't the same thing... *insert sad V emoji*) And it's absurb how harsh you would need to act in order to unlock it. At least now I totally understand why it only took a few 'soft' choices to lead you to the other ending, and why Cheritz seems to push us into getting Forgive End. They feel the need to sink us with lessons about forgiveness and keep saying that's the right thing to do because of Korean culture, I suppose. Be warned, this is just my own speculation.

When I was in junior high school, a certain Korean TV series was aired at noon. It was unfortunate that I had to go to school every afternoon so I didn't get to watch all of it, but that series left such a big impression on me. Its name is Phantom, an SBS series about hacking and cyber crimes. I remember this detail the most: a girl was cyber bullied to the point that she committed suicide. At that time it was so unfamiliar to me that I remember it even now. If you guys read Chinese web novels then you'd know that the netizens there don't really care if news posted online is truthful or not. If it is said that this celebrity or that idol had an addiction, committed adultery,... then they'll just assume it's true, and swarm said celebrity's Weibo with hate speech. And do you know about a case where an actor in Japan was revealed to have a girlfriend, his fans felt so angry and 'betrayed' that they pressured a production he was starring in to cancel his role? In the end, he got removed from his role for real. Does this feel familiar? That's right, it's Zen's route in a nutshell right there, where Jaehee was so worried about MC and Zen dating, because she knew fans would turn hostile to Zen once they found out he had a girlfriend "who weren't themselves". I don't know what's it like in other countries, but here, in Asian countries, many of the netizens are just so... uncultured, if I dare say. It's not only these 3 countries, but probably all over the world, cases of cyber bullying are still happening. How convenient it is for people to just hide behind the screen and spit cruelty at others or play god. They curse and sneer at prople who they think that were in the wrong, while maintaining a high sense of moral for themselves.

With VAE, you can see such behaviors reflected in the 'wrong' choices, for example:

Rika: My thoughts are evil. No, it's all because of my head. This head of mine can think of nothing but dark things.

Rika: I wish this head of mine would stop working... So that I won't do anything. So that I can't do anything.

The players then have to choose from 2 options, including:

Maybe you've been too obsessed with saving others that you forgot how to save yourself.

Or:

You know, that'd be the way you can be the least of help for others.

To reach the Judge End, we need to choose the second choice (alongside a series of fixed choices before that of course). Honestly, that choice is way too cruel for me, we're basically telling her to shut down her brain and stop functioning here (which she did, she fell into a coma), but in order to reach Judge, I can't help but choosing it, since I knew even 1 'wrong' choice could possibly lead to Forgive and that sweet free talk would remain unlocked forevah. If judgement goes too far, it's no longer judgement but pure cruelty... is what I think Cheritz is trying to tell us here. They're telling us to be more understanding even only a little bit, and don't take malicious pleasure in judging other people, even if they are wrong, because you never know whether a life would be lost due to such malice. For me, sometimes it's hard to tell whether I was pleased to see Rika brought to jail since I felt bad for those she hurted, or because of pure pleasure in playing justice defender where you get to curse the bad person all you want. If it's the latter, then it's bad - said Cheritz, probably.

Oopsie, I nearly forgot I took this picture. The wording is harsh, but I laughed for that savage line of Jumin. xD This is the Judge End where RFA members were utterly disgusted by Rika and shooed her away from their lives. It was all fun and games I honestly think their reaction was understandable given how badly hurted they were when suddenly we were introduced to a "Rika's Circus"... How could something be both hilarious and cruel at the same time?? Seven being the narrator, Jaehee's and Yoosung's exaggeration, Zen talking in monotone, especially Jumin's high-pitched voice and Vanderwood's "why the hell am I here again?" confusion, they were so hilarious I couldn't stop chuckling. ......Sorry that I laughed, what's the password for Wi-Fi in hell?

Entertaining as it is, the "Rika's Circus" thing is still something Cheritz made to guilt trip us. It wasn't real, it was only a dream MC had, but after laughing, we started to feel guilty. Brilliant, I must admit.

Anyway, although I did feel bad for her since V's route actually I still consider what she did is wrong, and no excuse for her actions. You and I, we can understand her, like her, but should never justify her crimes by blaming her past and mental illness. Likewise, V haters could hate him all they/you want, he kinda sorta deserves it with what he did wrong, but don't point fingers at him for the crimes Rika did. Oh yeah, now that I think about it, Saeran is a combination of both V and Rika, don't you think? He was a mentally unstable innocent like V who was exploited and suffered by Rika's hands, then became an abuser himself like Rika. Remember who locked and chained? MC in her room, starved her, verbally abused and kinda sexually harassed her? And then guess who had to sneak in to give MC food to eat hm?

My point is, these 3 characters are flawed as hell and they did so many annoying wrongdoings, but instead of purely hating them, how about trying to understand them? - was probably what Cheritz wanted to convey. Not my words since I have love-hate relationship with them where sometimes I hate them and sometimes I don't. And I still can't like Rika one bit if you ask me, never was, never will.

If you guys read this till the end and agreed with me, then you'd probably love this underrated masterpiece too. It's a parody that whichever fandom you go, you'd still see people using it... the ultimate scene we don't understand but can still enjoy... xD

[spinningbuster98]

Mission 6 is purely a fight against Gilgamesh

I've seen fans criticize this fight for being bad and...well it's not the most exiting thing in the world, you're just wailing on a giant brain while trying your best to keep from getting knocked off of the beast's shoulders

But y'know when compared to other questionable bosses throughout the series I'd say this guy ain't that bad. He sure beats the fucking Gigapede from DMC3

In facr this is another thing I previously mentioned: people often say that DMC3 has the best bosses in the series but honestly that's honestly only half true

Yeah battles like those against Cerberus, Agni & Rudra, Nevan, Beowulf and the 3 Vergil bosses are fantastic

But the game also has the Gigapede, the Leviathan's heart, the Doppelganger, Geryon and Lady are kinda borderline and Arkham is fucking broken

By comparison DMC5 doesn't always hit the same highs as the best DMC3 bosses but it sure as shit never hits its lowest points

Mission 7 is interesting as it's one of two missions in the game that allow you to choose which character you wanna play as between Nero or V! Not only that but each of them goes through a completely different pathway throughout most of the level, making it more of a unique experience

...I mean it's been ages since I last played this as V so I don't remember how it was but it's a nice touch

It can be a pretty tough level, very tight spaces and very agile and strong enemies, complete with demon generators that you have to smash unless you want them to infinitely spawn in enemies

This all ends with a giant epic, no holds barred brawl against you and a group of demonic knights while on a crumbling piece of building

What's pretty cool is that whatever character you didn't choose at the start will assist you here!

Granted in my case it's V and this is DMD meaning he dies 3 minutes in and I have to do the rest alone but it's the thought that counts buddy!

About those knights they're basically nerfed versions of a similar enemy from DMC4 (and also a homage to Nelo Angelo from DMC1): in that game they could fly, were way faster and couldn't be snatched towards you by Nero

Here they can't fly, they're much slower and can be freely snatched with the exception of the Alto Angelo, that bad boy (more on him later)

I...am not a fan of this. Yeah in DMC4 they could get annoying (especially as Dante but you know why) but mostly due to the game spamming them relentlessly, there was nothing wrong with them design wise

With these weaker variations you'll notice that they're only a threat while they're in a group. Once you start widdling down their numbers you'll notice that they're nothing more than really tanky ragdolls, making this fight start all awesome and stuff but end with a bit of a whimper

The Alto Angelos are probably the most hated enemies by some, because on DMD these asholes have as much health as a boss! A BOSS! They may just be the tankiest enemies in DMC history and combined with their basic attacks and relatively slow speed they can be an absolute grind to take down once it's just you and one of them

Tbf if you know what you're doind you can speed up the process (especially as Dante): with Nero I recommend using the fully charged Buster Devil Breaker, which is one of the most powerful moves in the game. I used it twice on this bastard and depleted most of its gargantuan health

To conclude this let's talk about level design

The past games had this sort of pseudo metroidvania kind of design, where you went back and forth through a Castle or Tower or similar collecting stuff to access other places. However there was also a level based structure mixed in which allowed you to mostly just go where the game wanted you to, essentially like a more restricted Metroid Fusion.

DMC5 decides to drop all of this in favor of a more traditional level structure: now levels are completely standalone, pure straight lines with little to no nacktracking

They still have some exploratory value as you can still find stuff like health upgrades etc. But the general design has received much streamlining and not only structurally: the game has absolutely no gimmicks, nor do they have much in the way of platforming, they're pretty basic all around

I don't really mind this on the one hand, since the main appeal of DMC has always been its combat and this approach to level design allows you to purely focus on that since now levels basically only serve to space away battle scenarios

On the other hand though this seems to me like an overreaction to criticisms thrown at past games, especially DMC4: That game had too many annoying gimmicks? Well let's not have any at all! The levels feel like they're more suited to an adventure game rather than a hack and slash? Well let's make them little more than straight lines!

Again I don't mind this but I honestly wouldn't mind a return to the previous games' style of level structure...provided that it's done nicely and not like the latter half of DMC4

[talesfromsiteredacted]

Sis? You up?

Iris, while usually doing pretty well, does have the odd nightmare. Hard not to in this concrete pit of horrors. I'm a light sleeper, so when it happens, we usually just text each other. Tonight... Iris needed her sis in person.

It's early in the morning, so early that last night still isn't officially over. I'm in bed, Liam curled up by my head. Fluffy bugger is taking up half my pillow, tail practically up my nose. My cell is buzzing. I grab it, noting the time. 12:36 am, Iris calling. I pick up.

"Sis? You up?" Oh boy, she's shaken up. I try to sound more reassuring, less asleep.

"Yeah, I'm up now. You okay?"

"Honestly, could use a cupcake and some of that weird old lady tea you like."

"I'll be down in ten."

"Okay. Meet me at Big Brother's place, I need to talk to both of you."

"Grab every cupcake I have, along with the BIG teapot. Noted. Another bad one?"

"The worst. Worse than the one where Clef became an exotic dancer."

"Yikes. I remember you telling me about that one. By the way... Clef is less annoying in a one v one scenario. And... not a bad dancer, either. But your Clef wasn't the one I had a date with."

I fill my huge teapot with chamomile lavender tea, add a dozen lemon cupcakes in a box, pile everything into a basket, and leave. Before I go, I give Liam a fluff. He mrrps at me, then goes back to sleep.

I reach Abel's quarters, and head in. Iris is already there, sobbing into our brother's shoulder. He's very confused, and slightly damp. To his credit, he's doing his best to be comforting, he's got an arm around her shoulders and another in her hair.

"Sister, it is all right. We are here, alive and well. Nothing has happened. Please, no more tears." He sees me, nods. "Rabbit is here, let us have some tea and we can talk." We sit on the floor, I pour the tea, hand out the baked goods. Iris sips her cup, makes a face, then takes another sip.

"How do you even drink this stuff? This tastes like my grandma's linen closet."

"You get used to it. Now... what's up, Iris?"

"Strap in... this was bad. And, I'm not sure if we should say anything beyond us yet, I'll just get that out of the way. Big Brother, I hate to tell you this, but I dreamt you went full Juggernaut. Dr. Clef tried to stop you, you killed him. You fed Dr. Bright and Rabbit to 682. The MTFs died to your blades. Omega 7 was bad, but this... this was worse. The on site nuke we're not supposed to know we have didn't even stop you, Abel. I woke up during the explosion, and the last thing I saw was one of your swords aimed at me." Iris is shaking. "It was blood and death and pain, and I was terrified. I know it was just a dream, but the terror was real." Her hands tremble as she tries unwrapping a cupcake. She manages, though. We sit there in silence as she eats the sweet. "That helped, though. Both the cupcake and the talking."

"Not going to lie, I've had similar nightmares. But, I have to trust my family. And I trust you both to know when things are getting out of control too fast. Now, while we all know Abel has a hard time not reverting to slash and dash, I also know that we can't let him out in the world like that. We've all been working with him, and even you have to admit, Abel... it's working. So far, so good, right?" Both nod.

"Even I must admit, I am mellowing in my old age."

"Come on, you don't look a day over 100, Bro." A playful jab from Iris.

"Thank you, sweet Sister. I think."

"You're welcome, Big Brother."

"Well, my Uncle Tommy was a mechanic, worked on anything with a crankshaft and wheels. Pretty good at it too. He used to tell me 'If it ain't broke, and you keep on the maintenance, it don't need fixing, kiddo.' We keep each other on a nice smooth easy path, we're still in better shape if things go bad. We're family, and family helps each other as best they can. So, what do you say?"

"Are you certain you and Dr. Glass are not related?" Abel jokes. We share a laugh. "I am always here for both of you. You know this well. Anything I can do, ask."

"Same here. Thanks, guys."

"You're welcome, Little Sis. More tea?"

"343 no."

[stargareed]

Self-Indulgent Fandom Retrospective

Favorite fic you've written?

"Only Jon." You always remember your first.

Most fun fic to write?

Probably "Chad Jon vs. Yasss Queen Dany." I enjoyed playing around with ridiculous characterizations and satirizing certain types of fics prevalent in the fandom.

Most emotional fic to write?

Definitely "From a Distance." I'd always wanted to write Jon and Dany from a third person's POV. So, I created a character for that purpose but wound up growing attached to her. By the time I wrote the ending, I was a mess. It's funny the strange places your muse can take you.

Favorite canon AU you created?

Either "Only Jon" or "Hour of the Wolf" (my Ned/Rhaella Jonerys fic). By the time I started writing fics (late 2020), I had long been an avid Jonerys fanfic reader, and I felt that most of the canon AU paths had been well-traveled. So, I was proud of myself for coming up with plots and back stories that I hadn't seen before but that (at least to me) were also compelling. (Though GRRM deserves most of the credit for creating such a rich world that fic writers have seemingly limitless plot permutations at their fingertips.) A few commenters even gave me a hard time for making "Hour of the Wolf" a one shot. And I agree it could've easily been made into a multi-chapter fic as there were a lot of plot "tributaries" to explore.

Favorite way Jon learns of his parentage?

In "Aimless Notes Become a Song," Jon wrote Dany a song for her nameday using a melody that he always heard in his dreams but could never quite place. When Jon performs the song, Ser Barristan freaks out because the song's melody is the same as a song Rhaegar would sing to Lyanna. ("I haven't seen a ghost, but I have just heard one.") Turns out, Jon "absorbed" the song in utero. Obviously cracky, but it's always fun finding a unique way for Jon to learn the truth.

Most controversial fic you've written?

Probably "Justice for Johnny Snow," my fic based on the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation case. To be sure, I'd always gotten negative comments on fics, starting with my first. But the negative comments on "Only Jon" were things like calling me "a piece of shit," "fucking clown," or saying that someone "feels bad for the women in my life." By contrast, the rude comments on JfJS were taken to another level, telling me I should "kill myself," that the commenter hopes "my daughter get abused," etc. While I expected some controversy based on the subject matter, I was taken aback by the level of vitriol. (To be fair, I also got some supportive comments by readers who clearly watched the trial and were familiar with the actual evidence presented.)

Most clever fic you've written?

I actually have a few that I would shamelessly consider "clever" or "creative." For example, I like to use unique formatting (e.g., "Perception," "Laughing Tree," "I Don't Have a Choice but Won't Have to Climb Alone," etc.). I also like to employ time skips to create fun juxtapositions (e.g., "Jinx," "Only Jon," "What's Wrong with the Queen?" etc.).

Most wonky/nerdy fic?

I actually didn't nerd out too much on canon details. Probably my legal-based fics (sometimes under the name "Attractive Nuisance").

Most unique fic?

I'd never written horror before. So "Perfection" was a blast to draft, and Qyburn was the perfect antagonist. I'd also never written a "mystery" before and so really enjoyed "The Case of the Missing Lemon Cakes."

Best ending?

This is hard because I pride myself on my endings. I guess I especially enjoyed the endings to "As Long as There Is a Fire," "Click," and "In a Way, the Night King Won."

Crackiest fic?

"Clarity," of the post-nut variety.

Fluffiest fic?

"Ain't Nothin' but Mammals."

Kinkiest fic?

Hmm... "Only Jon," "What's Wrong with the Queen?" and "Surrender" come to mind.

Favorite little detail?

Considering most of my one shots were written in around five hours, start to finish, I often skimped on details in favor of fun plots and wild endings. However, towards the end, I started trying to add more detail so my fics were less like SNL sketches and more like actual fics (though never polished by any means).

One of my favorite little moments was from "Leave Your Mark" and involved Jon's thoughts on Dany:

Her profile was absolutely stunning. There was a perfect dip between her graceful brow and small, but regal nose. And then there were her imminently-kissable full lips, which gave way to a lovely chin. Gods, am I really lusting after her chin? Truly, she belonged on coins. Though, on second thought, it would likely ruin Westeros’s economy because no one would spend anything as they’d never want to part with her portrait.

Funniest/most satirical fic?

Funniest is likely "Westeros Decides" or maybe "The RAVEN: Headlines from Planetos." My favorite satire would probably be "An Intervention for Euron."

[rememberingeyes-blog]

@happlnesstheory

“...How do you not understand the math question?” Really, it should be easy right? Then again, he was a lot smarter then he lead on. A small sigh escaped his lips before he wrote down the formulas she needed to use on her notebook. “The rest is just filling in and algebra, you think you can handle that Ayano?”

[dood-itsradical]

DMC boys as Disney princes

A/N: Nobody doing this? Then let me do the honour. Friendly remind you that is this my opinions. If you think that they're better off as someone else please just keep it to yourself. And I know I said princes but I'm including other men too even though they aren't princes, y'all know the stuff. Keep in mind I wrote this for fun.

I know Aurora, he's a simp.

Dante

Prince Naveen from Princess and the Frog

I have my reasons okay. I've watch it over and over and I can't help but think of him.

The similarites.

Ladies loves him.

He plays instruments.

He broke.

He ain't even like living in royalty.

I mean look at that confident and that charming smile.

He just wanna make a living and find his true soulmate.

He may be cocky sometimes but he's a total sweetheart.

'Cause once he fall, he falls hard.

Dance.

Both are literally the dance queens. Dante can and will usher his s/o to dance with him. If they can't dance ohoho please let him do the honour. He'll take their hands and pull each other close while the cajun fireflies flying around them.

Bonus if he ends with an independent s/o.

Vergil

Li Shang from Mulan.

Listen, listen. It's sorta accurate.

Most people would have thought the Beast a.k.a Prince Adam but I wanna use other underrated men.

Dudes tough.

Works comes first. Let's get down to business to defeat Mundus

He's awkward okay.

Get this. Remember when Mulan saved the Emperor Shang literally have no words then just goes "you uhh, you fight good." That's him, change my mind.

He don't or won't know how to react to something like that.

Probably bad at flirting but he still caught his s/o's heart anyways.

Can't tell the difference between gals and boys? That's a bi icon. Shang's a bi icon and so is Vergil.

OverProtective and easily misunderstood? Sounds like him.

Nero

This was a bit challenging but I manage to choose between Aladdin and Eugene Rider.

Aladdin wins.

Steals from the rich and gives to the poor? Which is a Robin Hood vibe and I stan that.

Look, look. He tryna after this person but he ain't a prince. So he made a wish just to be with them and decided to tell them the truth when the time comes.

Nero's an honest man.

He just wants a friend. You never hatta friend like me

He's also an explorer?

He can show you the world. No seriously.

In the end he just doesn't care anymore if doesn't get the person he admires. He wanted nothing more than to set Genie free.

Now how could anyone say no to that kind-hearted man?

But imagine he's not a natural on riding the magic carpet and ended up nearly falls.

"I can show you the woOOOAAAH-"

V

Very sorry but I literally cannot think of any prince as similar as V.

Why?

BECAUSE V'S A PRINCESS

A PRINCESS I'M TELLING YOU-

Do I even need to put the princess meme? The "do you have magic hair? Magic hand? Do animals talk to you? Etc."

There. I rest my case. *mic drop*

Please do consider to reblog in case you like what you read. It means alot to writers. Ty :)

- Radeen

[makoandharu]

I'm feeling for a bit of angst (who doesn't love a cheeky bit of angst every now and again?). Do you have any recommendations on good angst Makoharu fanfics? It would be great if they're based around their fight in the fireworks scene... Maybe Haru trying to make it up to Makoto? Or maybe they do separate after high school but come together when they're older?

Anything like that (or just great angst fics in general! I'll take any!) to make my depressing time in isolation just a bit more depressing 😂🥺

Why did i think i already replied to this omg

I've recced some angsty fics here before, though none of them are fireworks angst specially. (All Our Years is kinda fireworks angst related, a bit)

Some more general ones:

Everything to Nobody But Me (tw non/con; not describe) Haru is a host, Makoto is a client

Maple Leaves (cw illness/cancer;no character death) Makoto has a brain tumour (this one does address the the fight! V cutely handled)

What He Wants about Makoto's decision to become a trainer instead of pursuing teaching, and Haru's not happy

Use Your Words (cw smut) idk if this is angsty per se but. It's really good lol (what by @softmakoharus isn't amiright). They try a position that Makoto isn't comfortable with and they feel weird about it

Night Changes again not the most angsty but a good read. Makoto has a bad dream (pls read tags!)

The Sun that Didn't Set based on what Ryuuji said about having to sacrifice something to get ahead in the professional world (love this one a lot)

When You Lose Something You Can't Replace (cw major character death) Makoto dies on the job as a firefighter.

Some Fireworks Angst:

Come Closer and You Will See written straight after ep10 aired, so not exactly canon compliant, but cute. Makoto comes over after the fight.

Don't Leave Me Behind Makoto doesn't let Haru run away and they t a l k

Safe Landing similar to the one above with the addition of smut

Turns Out Freedom Ain't Nothing But Missing You immediate aftermath of the fight from Makoto's perspective, him going home and breaking down

Stepping Out of Skin We Grew Together this one just makes the fight so much worse lol. Just straight up suffering

Twelve Hours, Three Minutes idk if this angsty, but it's Makoto being wholesome af after the fight and wanting what's best for Haru and having full faith in him. V cute.

Firworks boys sorting their life together after the fight

I also remember reading a fic when s2 came out, Haru not coming back from Australia, and when they meet years later, Makoto has a daughter. But i can't for the life of me find it :( anyone else know what I'm talking about?

Also if u just wanna go through fireworks angst in general may i suggest this tag on @caffernnn's blog

Hope this is okay, they're not really what u asked for i think, but these are the only ones I could think of from the top of my head! Sorry

[solzubasu]

{Shigaraki Tomura\\ Alphabet}

I got inspired to make this because of my friend, @knifeewifee​. Link to her Twice Alphabet here. I am going to do the man I Simp for, Tomura! I love him so much!

P.S. I finished this around 1 O’clock in the morning, so I was a bit tired. >M<

I hope you guys like it!

NSFW part included :]

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A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

He shows very little Affection. Shigaraki is not a very good affectionate person, since he never did receive affection. So he wouldn’t show his the affection in front of others, besides his S/o.

The way he shows affection, would subtle gestures. Standing beside you, brushes your hair from your face, letting you play games with him. Away from everyone, of course. 

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

He wouldn’t be your friend, he’s your leader, you're his subordinate.

But over time, once he’s used to you being in the League, he’ll start seeing you as a comrade.

Or possibly, more than that...

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

He will secretly want cuddles, but he can’t admit that. He a supervillain he can’t have people see him getting cuddled.

But I think secretly when it’s just you and him. He’ll want cuddles, even if he’s the Most Wanted villain in Japan- He loves being cradled in your arms.

(And don’t worry, he has special gloves to keep from disintegrating you)

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

Settle down? I could imagine it. No, he ain't the type to, he rather be playing video games than maintain a house. 

No, cause and point, he ain't cleaning. We’d have to be the ones cleaning up his mess. Dirty laundry, a trash can full of god knows what, dust piles everywhere.

 Oh god, who did he kill again...?

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

I feel he would break up first, due to his temper and need to accomplish his goal of destroying hero society. 

But he would probably be the first to try and get back with you, but knowing himself, he’d probably ruin it. But he’ll try harder to make the relationship work, it’ll take time.

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

Him? Getting hitched!? Doubt it! But, I feel he would make an exception for you.

It’s all because of this fic.

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

Physically, He wouldn’t lay his hands on you, he doesn’t want to lose you due to his Quirk.  

Emotionally, He can’t understand how feelings work, but he’ll “try” to be there...

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

No, No hugs. He wouldn’t want to hug you, he cares too much about you to lose you. 

But once he’s used to you, then he’ll let you hug him, HUGS FOR DAYS! In private of course.

I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

He would not be the first to say it, we would have to be the first to say it.

The only time I feel he would is the moment you two argue to the point where he feels your going to lose him. That’s when he’ll say it, to prove that he car

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

He would get really jealous when he sees that anyone is near you, or flirting with you, especially Dabi, He’ll for sure want to kill them. Once he’s gotten you next to him, he’ll make sure to mark, what’s rightfully his.

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

 His kisses are rough, and not just because of his chapped lips.

Which I don’t mind~

 He’ll definitely shove his tongue into your throat.

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

He wouldn’t be the type to have kids, but if he did, I can only see him having one. That we’d have to raise most of the time

He’d raise them, just like One for All did, but raise them to be his kid/future leader of the PLF. YOU KNOW we’d have to be the driving force of the kids common sense of right and wrong, if not he’ll turn out to be a copy of him.

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Mornings, I bet He’s either sleeping soundly in your arms, his face snuggled up against your chest. His hands close to him, making sure he doesn’t hurt you accidentally. GOD I’m a sucker for Soft Tomura

                                                      Or

He’s been playing video games all night, and he fell asleep on his gaming chair with the headset still on, controller slightly falling from his hand.

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

He spends most nights, playing video games while you watch him beat the shit outta other gamers.

But if it’s you and him, I imagine a movie marathon of whatever you two enjoy watching together. I can also see both you and him getting into the right cuddle position.

Shh, it’s fine, let him be the big spoon. Just for tonight.

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

I think the most he’ll open up is, what his favorite video games are what his main goal is, etc.

His darker secrets, he’d probably open up about his past to you, once he is comfortable around you. I wouldn’t see this happening, not until after the Re-Destro fight. I’d say a week or so after the incident.

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

He has no damn patience, He gets angry pretty quickly. You better make sure that you can handle his temper, if not, you better get tough soon.

If you try to get his attention when hes going something, you bet, after 5 pokes to his arm, he’s already agitated.

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing or do they kind of forget everything?)

Okay- Personally- I see him as the Yandere type and the not-so-good boyfriend card here.

He’ll remember small details like- Your birthday, favorite food, drink, Ice cream, and color, etc. 

But what he won’t remember other things like, what you needed him to do, ask him to help you with something. It is, what it is.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

His favorite memory is quality time playing video games with you. Even if he wins most of the time, he'll let you win and make up an excuse why he lost

 ‘My finger just slipped, so shut up..’

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?

Very Overprotective, he wants to make sure nothing EVER happens to you. Be it, you hurt yourself, got a cut during a mission, a hero took you as bait. THAT MAN WILL DISINTEGRATE A BOOK IF YOU GOT A PAPER CUT! 

Before the PLF, He’d make sure you stayed behind him or just protect yourself you’re strong! After he’s the leader of PLF, He’d have calmed down a bit, after all, he has Villains left and right to lay down their lives to protect you

But in the case of you protecting him, He’d be honored and salty about it, but you both would risk your lives for each other, no way are either of you dying! 

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Dates are a no go, as much as you’d like to, YOU’RE Villains it isn’t exactly a good thing to be wondering around having a casual night out.

He would celebrate small birthday parties (Including his own). Anniversary, he would want to spend his time alone with you inside his room. 

JK, he’d want the two of you to spend time away from the LOV/PLF he’d probably make a romantic dinner, hey, we all dream about it!

Gifts, really hard to get before the PFL, but he isn’t the most thoughtful person, in a sense of giving things. He takes things, not give things!

Cleaning his room is like the worst! But he tries since he wants you to be happy and comfortable when you’re there with him.

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

Playing Video games all night, Dirty laundry Is that a sock...? NOPE!

He yells a lot, so you’ll have to get used to that...

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

I feel he wouldn’t care what he looks like.

But after meeting you- The one person he loves -He would start looking at his complexion. 

Seeing all the imperfections throughout his face and neck. He would start to hate himself, more than he does now. 

But after reassuring him, that you love him, no matter what he looks like, he’ll start wanting reassurance every now and then.

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

At first, he wouldn’t think that he was incomplete because of you. It would be more of, his goal, to destroy hero society. 

‘I want to ride the world of these heroes... I hate this world..’

Over time, once he’s with you, he knows that if you ever left his side, he wouldn’t want to live in a world, with you in it.

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

Cuddles, You cannot convince me otherwise, that he does not! Like- once he’s in your arms, as you slowly caress his soft greasy locks. He’s hooked!

He is the smol spoon, but he can be the big spoon from time to time.

The reason why, your heartbeat, it calms him down takes his mind off his troubles for the days ahead or the stress of the day.

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

Honestly, I think he wouldn’t dislike a lot of things, but I do know he’d hate girly things, anything cute. 

In a partner, someone that pesters him too much, probably one that cries a lot of Tears are his weak point.., other than that he’s fine with other aspects. 

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

Definitely cuddling up to you, sure he’s a big bad villain, but he wants to cuddle. At the same time, knowing he could hurt you while sleeping makes him anxious.

But don’t worry he has gloves, and he makes sure that you’re holding him. As he has his hands between his chest, while he snuggles up to your chest. Hearing the steady beat of your heart makes everything worth it.

One thing I have known, that Horikoshi has shown us is, Tomura sleeps standing up. If I saw someone standing up, in the middle of the night, right next to my bed. I’d scream. 

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A = Aftercare (What they’re like after sex)

 I bet this man makes you clean after yourself, cause he ain’t cleaning you.

Only when he’s done something wrong, and he’s fucked you to make it up to you, will he be gentle, but make a confused face and he’ll become a tsundere. Blushes pretty hard when he’s being gentle with you, good thing he puts Father on his face. 

B = Body part (Their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

He’s into butts when you walk in- He’s always staring through his father’s fingers just to get a peek of those curves.                                      Like-

When you walk in front of him, he’s stares too long, that he starts getting a boner, and then to turn around- He’s gone to take care of his erection.

C = Cum(Anything to do with cum, basically)

This man will use you like a fucking cum dumpster he gives no shit if you’re body is covered in his seed.

He loves it when he’s cummed in your mouth, once he’s blown his load. 

When he tells you to show him, his cum drips down your chin, you bet he’s ready to make more right then and there.

D = Dirty secret (Pretty self-explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

Secretly, wants to get Dominated by you.

Of course, he’s never going to say that, he wishes it, as much as he wants you to use him until he’s a whining mess.

Teasing, and overstimulation, he wants it. Never admits it until after you’ve done this to him. (Like, three-four times)

E = Experience (How experienced are they? Do they know what they’re doing?)

The first time he was going to have sex with you (or the first time EVER), he’ll act like he knows how to have sex. 

Trust me he has no fucking clue how to fucking have sex, which is cute.

If you know how to have sex, you're going to fucking Dom him the first time.

If you don’t, he’ll Dom you (unless you’re a top).

Once he’s had more experience, you bet he’s a monster in the bedroom! He wants to try EVERYTHING, he’s going to make sure that he’s satisfied.

F = Favorite position (This goes without saying)

Mating press, he wants to make sure to reach the deepest part of you, seeing your Ahegao face when he hits your pleasure point.

Hot seat, (OH is this one is nice!) If he’s in a meeting, and he’s fucking horny, he doesn’t give two shits if you bare ass naked in front of others. He’s just showing others what’s his, he’s horny, and you better act accordingly to his needs.

Downward dog, He wants to make sure to plow deep into you, making you moan, and whine for more.

Orgasmic penetration, He loves to fuck you if you become a brat. Laying your stomach on top of a surface. His figure looming over you as he fucks you slutty hole makes him more aroused.

G = Goofy (Are they more serious in the moment? Are they humorous? Etc.)

I feel there are more serious moments, then goofy ones during sex.

The times that are goofy, is when he’s ready to get his dick wet.

For Females, when he’s thrusting his dick fast and deep, he’s so in ecstasy that when your pussy ‘Toots’ he stops slowly. 

For Males, when he’s grinding on your ass, he’ll think his dick will go in with ease. The boy is he wrong, his dick is trying to g in, but damn is your ass tight.

By the end of both, he’ll feel flustered? Angry? Embarrassed? Defiantly.

H = Hair (How well-groomed are they? Does the carpet match the drapes? Etc.)

The carpet matches the drapes for sure, hasn’t shaved in his life. barely maintains his actual hair, so not well-groomed.

I can see his pale blue hair, thin from his belly button, going to a thick little bush above his dick.

I = Intimacy (How are they during the moment? The romantic aspect)

He wouldn’t think about it so much during sex, unless you reach up to touch his cheek, sweep his hair so he can see you, kiss him sweetly. He’ll start to be more “romantic”.

He’ll call you names like: “Baby, Babe, My Future Queen (In my opinion), and Player Two”.

J = Jack off (Masturbation headcanon)

Takes your underwear, he is a nasty freak I love him either way, He’ll lick, sniff, and rub that cloth all over his dick, once he’s done, he’ll put it in your drawer

He’ll masturbate in your room, everything in there will be used; Pillows for humping material, your clothes as aroma arousal, and your bed full of stains of “Unknown” origin.

K = Kink (One or more of their kinks)

Breeding, he’d never want you to get pregnant, but he want to hear you beg him to fill you to the brim with his thick, hot load inside of your womb.

Chocking, he loves chocking (not with all five fingers), but the feeling of you begging him to chock you, makes him excited.

Cum, he wants to cum on, in, and make you a slut for his salty cum, you could say, sip sip, “I love your juicy cum Tomura~” and he’d gladly give you more, you filthy slut~

Orgasm denial, loves it when he/you get really into sex, and either of you are denied, once he/you are able to finally cut that tension, oh how good is the pleasure of that sweet release. Makes both of you taste that sweet moment of ecstasy.

Exhibitionism, he loves having sex where people can see him claim you, and gets an ego boost when it usually Dabi, or a love rival of his. He doesn’t care if your uncomfortable with you being exposed like that, your tight little ass/pussy tells him something entirely different.

Sadist, you could be his M for his S, cause this man want you to beg 72 hours, not 24, for him to fuck you senseless. He makes you bend knee for him.

Somnophilia, your not even safe when your sleeping. If you’re asleep, while wear either one of his black hoodies, boxers, bra and panties, or nothing, pray to All Might that he won’t be too rough. (Sorry, your not..)

Virgin kink, if you are a woman, JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL. This man loves to have sex with you while your menstrual cycle is happening. Loves to say things like. ‘You like that? You filthy little virgin?! How do you like my cock taking your virginity?! Does it feel good?! Huh?!’

L = Location (Favorite places to do they do)

Meeting rooms, he likes showing your body off, everyone needs to remember who you REALLY belong to.

Bedroom, you have more private sessions and access to more toys in there.

Out in the open, let it be while in a mission, or in front of you family, this man has no limits to how dirty he can be.

And I’m here for it!~

M = Motivation (What turns them on, gets them going)

Booty shorts, without a doubt. when you sway or walk past him, you bet he gets a boner, along with Dabi, who gets a death glare from Tomura. XD

Making innuendos, if you give him any explicit sign of wanting some Alone time, you have him around your little finger, or your around his cock.~

N = No (Something they wouldn’t do, turn-offs)

Honestly, I can’t see him disliking to many things. 

He is into every filthy thing, no matter what it is, as long as he’s done it once.

O = Oral (Preference in giving or receiving, skill, Etc.)

Loves getting Oral sex, he loves getting head from you. No matter where it is, what time of day it is, he wants to see you have his cock shoved down your throat.

I feel if he gives Oral it’ll be messy.

Male, he won’t be able to shove it down his mouth, but he’ll do his best if you encourage him, or insult him that he can’t do it. He’ll tease the sac very well~

Female, he’s going to shove his damn tongue into that tight little cunt, he’ll miss the clit entirely, unless you tell him to tease it with his tongue r his fingers.

P = Pace (Are they fast and rough? Slow and sensual? Etc.)

Oh boy, is he a rough/fast pace kind of man.

He can be slow if he Tries to be romantic, he’s still rough but he can be slow. 

Making you beg for faster him to go faster, which of course

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.) 

These are during missions when you two haven’t had sex in a while.

Quickies are the best ones, especially when it comes to showing other people that want you. and show them who you belong to. Cough couch Dabi cough cough.

R = Risk (Are they game to experiment? Do they take risks? Etc.)

Well since he doesn’t wear condoms, you are at risk for some things.

Males, AIDS, and HIV.

Females, Pregnancy, STD, and HIV.

S = Stamina (How many rounds can they go for? How long do they last?)

First time, at least two-to-three times.

After you two have had sex more, OH BOY, he can go for at least four-to-ten rounds, depending if he’s had a enough or just wanting

T = Toys (Do they own toys? Do they use them? On a partner or themselves?)

For sure, most of this was obtained by stealing or using Re-Destro’s money.

A vibrators, ball gag, some S&M goodies, and plugs.

Defiantly has a fucking machine.

U = Unfair (How much they like to tease)

He loves teasing the crap out of you, let it be using his fingers, dick, tongue, toys, and teeth. He’ll make sure to make you beg and whine under his touch, His deadly, touch.~

V = Volume (How loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

He’s a medium, He’s loud when he wants to be, but he’s also soft.

Loud, He grunts and yells, ‘Fuck, God damn, So fucking tight, Shit, Etc.’ in my opinion, he just wants to get more fucking pleasure

Soft, muffed whimpers, he can’t help but want to feel release, but he wants to make sure that your the only one to hear those whimpers of wanting release.

W = Wild card (A random headcanon for the character)

Like I said before, in his mind, he would loved to be Dominated.

Once you know, he’ll try to deny it as much as he can, but it’s too late.

He is DEFIANTLY a brat, that needs to be tamed by you, teach him to use the proper name he should call you, (For me, a female) Master~

He gets turn on by it so much, that when you tease him, by calling him a “naughty little brat”, he’s wanting you to fuck him.

X = X-ray (Let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

Depending on what your wearing he’ll think of many things.

Baggy shirts, hoodies, T-shirt and shorts; he wants to imagine that you have nothing under those, he just wants to rip them off of you to see if his hypothesis is correct.

Tight clothes, skimpy outfits, leggings; He’s thinking of what of undergarments you have, some really sexy ones, or nothing at all.~

Casual clothes, he wants to imagine a plug inside of you, some nipple clips, some thick anal beads, and small vibrator (He’s waiting for you give him the remote for it). 

Y = Yearning (How high is their sex drive?)

Very, VERY, high this guy hasn’t had sex, so once he’s had a taste. 

GOD. DAMN. HE. DOESN’T. WANT. TO. MISS. OUT. EVER.

If your horny, and he’s not, it’s easy to get him going.

If HE’S horny, he’s having sex there and now.

Z = Zzz (How quickly they fall asleep afterward)

I know we’d probably pass out after that rough sex session.

I think he’ll ask to be in your arms, but depending on his stamina.

Low stamina, he’ll fall asleep within 10 minutes, shoves his face into your chest, cuddles the shit outta you. He doesn’t even bother to pull out.. (Hope you guys did do his breeding kink..)

High stamina, he stays up for another 30 minutes, this is where he shows his softer side, he’ll make sure that your asleep. Caresses your head and kisses you, before he get in the bed with you.

This is canon, no matter what, he is soft when it’s just you and no else.