#veronica: surprised pikachu

[the-veronica-speedwell-blog]

Yk how during a dangerous collaboration stoker fucks with Veronica through the whole thing? Yeah he ate that

[pikatrainer99]

Happy Pokémon Day! (My history with the franchise and how it changed my life)

So, I always post Pokémon stuff here on this blog, but I haven't posted anything about HOW I fell in love with this franchise...so what better time to do that than on Pokémon Day!

I got into Pokémon during the Gen 4 era, when I was about nine years old. I was on vacation with my family and having my quiet day at my grandparents' vacation rental while my parents stayed at ours with my younger brothers (two of them were just tiny little babies, so that's a lot of noise). I was just left to my own devices since I was having quiet time (as an autistic person, quiet time with no sensory overwhelm is a necessity), and I was flipping channels on the TV when I came across an episode of the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl anime on Cartoon Network. I found myself completely sucked in and fully immersed in the battle Ash and Pikachu were in, and from then on, I was hooked! There was just one problem... Pokémon was still seen as a little kid's thing by everyone around me, and there weren't any kids at school or anything that liked it, so I decided to keep this newfound special interest a secret from everyone, including my own family...actually, ESPECIALLY my family, as I already liked too many little kid's things for my parents' liking (read: my dad's liking).

So how did I keep it a secret? Well, I kept everything I consumed limited to the anime, and I always watched it in my own room with the door locked and the key with me inside my room so no one could get in and see what I was doing. Everyday after the living nightmare that was school, I came home, took the family laptop up to my room to do research on the franchise on Serebii.net and Bulbapedia. I looked up all the Pokémon, all the characters, and found older episodes of the anime from the 4kids era to watch, which I enjoyed immensely, especially Ash's voice (yep, I started with Sarah Natochenny's Ash but I still like Veronica Taylor's Ash better...no hate to Natochenny though, she really improved over time and really made Ash her own, so I appreciate the life she brought to the character, I just prefer the sound of Veronica's Ash voice a little more). And at the end of each Pokémon knowledge-seeking/anime-binging session I would always delete ALL the search history on Google AND the watch history on YouTube (I didn't have my own YouTube account at the time), so no one would ever suspect a thing. I did this for YEARS...in fact I did this well into HIGH SCHOOL!

It wasn't until 2015 that I discovered PokéTubers...and from there my world opened up more, as I had finally learned that there were plenty of older teens and adults who loved Pokémon, I just had to find them (which, the whole social thing is really hard when you're autistic like me). MandJTV was the first PokéTuber I watched, and it only expanded from there, to the point where I now watch almost exclusively PokéTubers. Watching PokéTubers made my love of Pokémon feel valid, that I wasn't the only one, and that there's probably more adult fans than kid ones at this point. And when I entered my final year of high school, I met someone new to the school who liked Pokémon! But I had to act like a complete newcomer to the series since I had never outwardly shown interest before. It made me inwardly cringe every time I purposely butchered a Pokémon's name pronunciation, or said my favorite Pokémon was Pikachu when it's really Infernape and always has been, or pretended I didn't know type matchups, etc, etc. But the best part about finding someone in my actual life who liked Pokémon meant I could finally tell my family about it!

When I told them, they were surprised as they never thought I would be into something like Pokémon, but I was finally FINALLY allowed to embrace my love for it, and get merchandise and play my first Pokémon game! I got Pokémon Art Academy for my 3DS that year for my birthday since I was always drawing Pokémon characters on any paper I could find, and this was actually what got me to start taking my art seriously and gave me the drive to improve! Pokémon also gave me the inspiration to start creating my own original characters for original works, and now I basically live in my own creative universe! For Christmas that year, I got my first Pokémon games, Y and Alpha Sapphire, also for my 3DS, and I played Y all day and hyperfocused so hard that before I knew it my dad was yelling at me to "put the pokey-man down and come eat supper" or else they'd take my 3DS away for a little while...oops. 😅

The best part about all this is, this was all just in time for Pokémon's 20th anniversary celebration! I had an amazing time getting exclusive merch from Toys R Us (RIP TRU, I still miss that store...) and starting my Pikachu collection (it's my number one comfort Pokémon, so of course I collect Pika merch) that is steadily growing to this day. I also got almost every Mythical Pokémon from the big giveaway events each month in my game! And then came the cards...oh Arceus, the cards...this is what got two of my three younger brothers into the franchise, and now opening packs is like a huge event in my house. My mom and dad just roll their eyes when we do it but they are happy for us whenever we pull something good from a pack. After the cards came the PokéSpe manga, which I most constantly post about my precious little autistic bean of an OC Orange on this blog (thank you so much for all the support on those posts btw), so obviously I love PokéSpe with all my heart just like I do the rest of this franchise...especially the Sinnoh Trio!

Ever since 2016 I've been living my best life as a Pokémon fan! I made my first true friends through Pokémon, I've learned many valuable lessons through Pokémon, my special interest in Pokémon helps me process the world around me (trust me on this, I know it sounds weird but I don't know exactly how to explain even though I usually can explain things better through writing). I still play the games, watch the anime, read the manga, etc. I've found so many relatable characters as well! And I somehow also can't stop seeing autistic or neurodivergent coded characters in any form of Pokémon media I consume...it's like I have a radar in my head because I'm autistic myself with three neurodivergent brothers as well so it automatically makes spotting the signs easier for me I guess. At the end of the day, it's all headcanons anyway, but it still feels validating to see so many characters in the franchise that is my main special interest possess many of the same traits and deal with many of the same struggles that I do in my day to day life. I will most likely continue to make character analyses on those characters here as well since I've become more confident in my ability to do that ever since my Crispin analysis became my most popular post BY FAR (thank you all for the support on that one btw)!

All in all, Pokémon has really changed my life for the better and helped me through so many hard times in my life. I honestly don't know where I'd be right now if Pokémon didn't exist, but let's not think about that too much, eh...? I'm just happy living life as a Pokémon fan, and I will continue to be a massive fan forever.

Happy Pokémon Day everyone! Thank you for reading this huge post, sorry about the length. 😅 And happy 28th Pokémon, here's to many many more years to come!

[birdstooth]

MUSICALS

HAMILTON

KG3

KG3 loves the hot mess that is post-Washington America

Happy Valentines ♥️

surprised pikachu

Buffering...

Awesome, wow

King of my heart

Individual character doodles

WHY THO (Burr)

Mrs. Never Satisfied (Angelica Schuyler)

Mrs. I'd like to be excluded from the narrative (TSwift Eliza Schuyler)

&Peggy (Peggy Schuyler)

Friendly Neighbourhod Femme Fatale (Maria Reynolds)

America's favorite fighting Frenchman (Lafayette)

TJ (Thomas Jefferson)

Ensemble

Did I mention I'm an orphan (Hamilton, Burr)

MEAN GIRLS (Ham, Jeff, Burr, Madison)

The Laadddiieess (Schuyler sisters)

Heathers

"I Say No!" - dude... (JD, Veronica)

[sapphire-weapon]

update on my findings: maybe RE2make leon has gotten his dick sucked once or twice. like maybe once in high school by a longterm girlfriend who was too prudish to go all the way, and then once by some dude at a college party. in fact, it’s entirely possible, and actually probable, that leon has sucked dick more times than he’s gotten his dick sucked. but there’s no way this fucking dumbass has ever had intercourse.

like seriously the way in which RE2make leon is a fucking idiot is a different flavor from the way he was stupid in OG. OG RE2 leon was like “i’m not really paying that close attention, but i’m pretty sure i know exactly what’s going on here lmao wait where are you going lisTEN TO ME.” and in RE2make he’s like “:) :) i’m just going to do the upright, lawful thing every time, and sooner or later, it’s actually going to work out in my favor :) :) :) wait. you really think someone would do that? just show up to the apocalypse and tell lies?? (surprised pikachu face)”

new headcanon: leon makes an “i almost died a virgin” joke to claire after they escape raccoon city in RE2make, and she laughs until she realizes he’s not actually joking, and then she’s like “oh no i can’t let this stand.” and climbs into his lap once or twice before fucking off to do code veronica things.

going thru RE2make and honestly debating whether leon is actually a virgin in this game

like would anyone put up with this dipshit long enough for him to even get his dick out

how did this man go through four years of college and not once dislodge that stick from his ass

[kittycatchan16]

I wasn't ready to let go of Vnc just yet and started watching Eng Dub...and I have to say it's gold.😭

To me dubs sound weird, especially when I know the anime in sub version. Some dubs simply can't express it on a same level as subs because of cultural difference and then there's the way dubs VAs try to overact certain lines the same way subs VAs do it. The thing is what sound good in japaneese, doesn't necessarily sound good in english.

So, in my experience most dubs aren't good. The most prominent exception of that is (in my opinion) SK8 and Disasterious Life of Saiki K.

And then, there is Vnc dub. And it is just amazing. ❤️

I think it's the mix of the fact that they got such a good cast and the fact that Vnc has lots of western humour (or rather there are situations where western sarcasm fits just right).

Anyway, the dub is really good and I encourage you to try and watch it.

Btw here are some of my favourite scenes:

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*Dante and Vani are helping Amelia*

Dante: C'mon you Quack! Quit monologuing and get this done!

Vanitas: Stop interrupting my thing Baldie!

Dante: I AM NOT BALD!

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*Vanitas and Noe sitting behind bars*

Noe: *Demands explanation*

Vani: *Explains it*... That's about it. Satisfied?

Noe: Not at all.

Vani: Well, that's a shame.

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*Noe grabs Vanitas and jumps onto the rooftop*

Meanwhile Vani: UWAAUAAaaaAA

Dante watching it all from down there: Okay...That was strangely gratifying.

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*Noe and Vani meet Jeanne and Luca for the first time*

Noe: I refuse to allow you to have that book.

Vani: *beams* Yay!

Noe: However you're welcome to do as you see fit with Vanitas himselfs.

Vani: *deflates annoyed* Boo-

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*Vanitas and Noe ran from Jeanne's attack*

Vani (to Noe): I SWEAR! YOUR IGNORANCE KNOWS NO BOUNDS!

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*At Count Orlock's place*

Count Orlock: I assumed you were that human's caretaker. Isn't that right?

(Beat)

Noe: No! It isn't!

Van: Exactly. If anything it's more like I'M his caretaker.

Noe: Would you please just stop saying things?!

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*Noe gets lost at the ball*

Noe: Hold on! Did I lose them or did they lose me?

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*Vani makes grande speech at the ball, screaming of angry vampires can be heard in the background*

Luca: What does this fool thinks he is doing?!

Noe: I couldn't say...

Luca: And why do it here of all places?!

Noe: Not a clue...

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*Vani gets almost frozen by Veronica, the ice is literally making its way up and up his body*

Vani: That's...not good.

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*Noe blocks Ruthven's way toward Vanitas*

Noe: *protective* He's mine.

Vani's expression at that moment: ??? *surprised pikachu face*

Noe: I was in the middle of speaking to him!

Vani: ???

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*Luca explains that some vampire was in human world and liked tarte tatin so much he gave recipe to chefs of this restaurant in Altus Paris*

Domi (thinking): I'll be willing the bet that vampire in question was none other than my... grandfather.

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*Noe ran after Vani and Jeanne*

Luca: Noe?! Don't they realize there's a door?? *headdesks*

Domi: *calmly sips tea*

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*Vani & Noe dancing, Noe steps on Vani's foot*

Vani: OWWW!

Noe: Oh....

Vani: TCHUE!

Noe: Forgive me...

Vani: "Oh...Forgive me" IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY?!

Noe: It wasn't on purpose.

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*Count Orlock learns Noe&Vani were trown out of the castle, Nox and her brother are trying to stop Count from bonking Vanitas on head with a globe*

Vani: Wanna fight?

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*Dante in catacombs tries to open barred passage and is hanging on it while jerking it*

Dante: ARRRRRRRRR

Johann: *tries to normally talk with Noe in the background* Not this again....Dante! Can we go anywhere without you showing everyone your hot little temper?!

Dante: QUIAAAT! I'M NO LEAVING UNTIL I GIVE HIM A BIG HIT, AS BRUTAL AS I GOT!

Guard: You there!

Dante: Heh?

Guard: What are you doing?

2n Guard: Get down!

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*They get kicked out*

Dante(to Vanitas): [...]Everybody knows that stupid!

Vani: Baldie!

Dante: Stupid!

Vani: Baldie!

Dante: Stupid!

Vani: Baldie!

Dante: Stupid!

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*Noe tags with Vani on his way to catacombs*

Vani: Suit yourself.

Noe: Why, thank you. I'd planned to.

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*Roland learns Vani's real identity*

Roland: *squishes his face* WHAT?! OH MY WORD!! VANITAS AS I LIVE AND BREEEEATH!

Vani: I'D LIKE TO BREATH TOO!

[...]

Roland: Perhaps they're holding your loved ones hostage?!

Vani: Stooop.

[...]

Roland:-but then you'll never be able to open your heart to the healing power of His Almighty Word!

Vani: FORGET YOUR GOD FOR TWO SECONDS WOULD YOU??

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*Vanitas & Noe are hiding*

Noe: *laughs at Vanitas for freaking out cause of Roland* Sorry for laughing! He isn't so bad though. You know he might even be growing on me.

Vani: That's great. Go bother him, why don't you.

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Noe (thinking): You always make that face.

Vani: Hey, can you not make that face?

Noe: *pulls a face* What are you talking about? This is how I look.

Vani: That must be rough.

[...]

Noe: THAT FACE AGAIN! I'M SICK OF IT!

Vani: I-Lower your voice! Would you?

Noe: I CAN'T STAND IT WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE THAT! IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY!

Vani: YEAH?! THIS IS WHAT I LOOK LIKE. SO GET USED TO IT!

Noe: DON'T LIE TO ME! I KNOW SOMETHIN'S WRONG!

Vani: QUIiiaT!

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Vani: *points at unconcious Maria* We're taking this young lady hostage.

Noe: No. Overruled.

Vani: I overrule your overruling.

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*After Vani snaps and Noe punches a wall*

Noe: *looking quite scary* We are going to take hostage after all.

Vani: *looking quite scared, lets out a weak* huh?

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*Noe holds Vani hostage, Roland and the other guy come in*

Noe: *Laughs like a maniac*

Vani: HELP ME ROLanD!! HE'S A TOTAL MANIAC!

Noe: *continues to laugh like a maniac*

Vani: DON'T juST STaND THerE!!! DO soMETHiNG! Please...! I'm too young to dieeeeee!!!!!

Noe: *still laughs like a maniac in the background*

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*Arguing in front of Roland*

Vani: What about that stunt you pulled! YOU THREW ME!

Noe: I-I was careful to make sure you didn't break anything.

Vani: I think you maybe missing the point!

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*After Noe pushes Moreau away from Vanitas, all the chaos happening around them, Noe holds Moreau*

Vani:*finally has had enough, he stands up* Hold him still! I wanna question him!

Noe: Okay...I can do that...!

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*Noe and Vani lay on the floor after defeating curse-bearer in Moreau's lab*

Noe:... I thought we were goners! Please...Fogive me. I shouldn't have been so cocky before! I clearly undrestimated the enemyyy...

Vani: That's why I yold y- *doesn't finish his mumblings cause he breaks into laughter that sounds like someone having a mental breakdown*

*Noe starts laughing with him*

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*Aftermath, Olivier finds Roland*

Roland: Bonjour Olivier! Your hair looking silky smooth as always~

Olivier: *face palms and starts mumbling* Here comes another Roland

Roland: Oh dear! What's the matter? Shall I go fetch your medicine?

Olivier: YOU'RE THE MATTER, YOU GREAT MORON!

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*Domi tails Jeanne and Vani, Dante finds them*

Dante(to Domi): uuuu...What are you doing?

Domi: I'm tailing these idiots. Can't you tell?!

Dante: uuuu...Why?

[...]

Domi: *is depressed*

Dante: *looks bored with the whole sitution* Why is it happening and why do we care?

[...]

Domi: *is determinated* I'm going to stick to those two lovebirds like glue.

Dante: That's so idiotic.

Domi: *breaks into crocodile tears* No one asked you!!

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*Dante bursts window open*

Dante: I'VE GOT SOMETHING!

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*Noe being thirsty for Vani's blood and is mumbling incoherently, Dante & Vani stare at him*

Dante: What's with him?

Vani: I dunno.

[promisedneverwrite]

What a Dork

Masterlist

A/N: lol I lied about not posting something today so here have a "short" poppy fic 😂

Poppy huffed as she stood on her tip toes to try and reach for a cup. Whoever decided to just skip placing all the cups and plates on the bottom of the cabinet shelf in zeta was going to catch these hands.

"And here we have our kitchen- oh and look the queen B herself." Poppy quickly turned and spotted Veronica midstream pointing the camera on her. "Wave to the veronicats Poppy."

Poppy scowled at the smirk on Veronica's face the chat not seeing how devilish their supposed idol really was.

"Turn that off Lombardi!" Poppy hissed strutting over and reaching for her camera.

Veronica snorted and just raised her arm effectively making it impossible for Poppy to reach given the stark height difference.

She laughed as Poppy had to jump in her heels her fingertips only reaching to her elbow.

"Turn it off!"

"Not a chance!" Veronica laughed only for her phone to get snatched.

They both turned to see Bea narrowing her eyes at Veronica a small mischievous smirk on her face.

"Are you bullying my girlfriend again Veronica."

Veronica's eyes widened and she shook her head her eyes glancing to her phone still recording. Her follower count on her mind.

"M-me? A bully never, lightly teasing more like right Poppy?" Veronica looked to Poppy a small plea in her eyes.

Poppy's eyes flickered to Bea's and now they both shared a small mischievous smirk then she started sniffling running into Bea's arms.

"Oh Bea, she was so mean!" Bea tried not to laugh at Poppy's poor acting. As she fake sobbed in her arms.

"It's okay baby, I'm here now. Veronica can't hurt you anymore."

Bea held Poppy in her arms making sure the phone camera caught the hug, flexing her arms a bit for visuals. And the chat exploded

Bea to the rescue!

Bea can save me any day 😍🥵

Omg Veronica's a bully? Cancelled

I love arm 😍

#leavepoppyalone

Veronica clicked her tongue and snatched her phone back as Bea and Poppy held each other. Veronica caught a glimpse as she was walking away of Poppy's devilish smirk as she hid in Bea's chest sticking her tongue out.

"It's all a joke Veronicats I would never."

Poppy and Bea stayed holding each other then laughing when Veronica was far away trying to save face.

"Your acting sucks by the way." Poppy smacked Bea's chest annoyed. Bea only chuckled pressing a kiss to her hair.

"Shut up, just because I can't distract people with my muscles doesn't detract that fact that you suck too Bea." Bea snorted and flicked her hair behind her.

"Excuse you my acting was impeccable." Bea huffed still holding Poppy close to her. "So what made you mad at Veronica anyway."

Poppy gave a little growl shifting in Bea's arms to get more comfortable.

"She was recording me struggling to get something. Some idiot put everything on the second shelf on the cabinet. Like what dumbass would even do that." Poppy scowled then turned her eyes up to Bea who looked a bit heartbroken.

"I'm sorry." Poppy's mouth dropped open.

"Oh my god, it was you?" Bea's lip trembled and hid her face on Poppy's shoulder, her words muffled.

"Well you said that your back was hurting, and I know you barely stretch so I thought stretching everyday like this would help you." Poppy pushed her off her shoulder gently and Bea looked away from her like a sad puppy.

Poppy leaned up to kiss her cheek in apology.

"Bea I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call names. I love that you were thinking of me."

"Promise?" Poppy felt her heart lurch at Bea's glistening brown eyes looking at her. She was going to cry?!?

"Yes of course." Bea sniffed once then the look was gone replaced by a smirk.

"Good because I'm not moving them." Poppy's face resembled surprised pikachu and Bea laughed. "See I'm a good actress when I try."

Poppy narrowed her eyes at her and scoffed.

"You're lucky I like you, Farmsville." Bea chuckled and kissed her pouty cheek.

"I like you too Pops." Poppy tried not to smile as Bea gave her a charming little smile accompanied by a wink.

Bea went to grab a cup from the third shelf easily and a plate. Poppy could only watch in jealousy as she did.

"Sometimes I hate the fact that you’re taller than me." Bea turned her head to Poppy.

"Trust me there’s some advantage to that." Bea dumped some takeout from the fridge onto the plate and chucked it into the microwave, a paper towel on the top as a cover.

"Like what?" Bea gave a little grin as she wrapped her arms around Poppy's waist and smiled down at her gently pushing her head closer to her chest.

"When I hug you, you can listen to my heart which beats only for you."

Poppy rolled her eyes listening to the strong beating pf Bea's heart and then she heard an uptick of it.

"That and I know you can see down my shirt." Poppy looked up and Lo and behold Bea was indeed looking down her shirt and only smiled when she was caught.

"It's a win-win for the both of us!"

Poppy snorted pushing her face away as she tried to kiss her.

"You're crazy." Poppy laughed and Bea grinned.

"For you."

Poppy awarded the cheesy line with a kiss. What a dork.

[sunmaylight]

Red Hood Crossover Idea

Katekyou Hitman Reborn x Red Hood 

Lightning Guardian Jason Todd whose Sky is Byakuran.

Main Points (aka incidents where Jason uses/learns about Flames):

Jason has unlocked Lightning Flames while he was on the streets before Batman took him in. He kept the Flames a secret because he has seen kids who flaunted Flames around taken off the streets before Batman or Robin could save them. They wouldn’t have noticed either because all of the kids who have been taken are kids like himself, orphans who live on the streets.

When Bruce adopted Jason and trained him to become the next Robin, Jason tried to tell Bruce about the abductions happening right under Batman’s nose yet he doesn’t believe him. So Jason goes off on his own to gather proof for him. 

Jason stumbles upon the Vindice on pure accident as he witness a man from an unknown Famiglia get captured with chains and dragged into a portal. One of the Vindice sees him and senses the Activated Flames on him. The Vindice warns Jason to not get involved before vanishing through the same portal. When Jason come back home, he doesn’t bring up the abduction problem and it’s forgotten by Bruce.

As Robin, Jason sometimes sparks Lightning Flames while fighting. Batman barely notices and if he does, he brushes it off as something Alfred and Dick added to the Robin suit. The sparks die down as Jason learns control over them.

In ‘Death of a Family’, Jason sparks Lightning Flames every time he is tortured by the Joker. The longer it happens, the weaker his Flames become until he ends up a slightly less bloody mess than canon. 

The explosion still happens and Bruce is too late to save Jason. The two might have gotten a few more words spoken to one another, but Jason inevitably dies in the end.

The revival scene happens with the addition of lightning hitting Jason, ‘reigniting’ his Flames so to speak. Though with his catatonic state on the streets, he is sparking Lightning Flames like a broken faucet when he runs into danger.

When Jason is taken into the League of Assassins, he is a walking Pikachu with the Static ability activate for the first month. It made training Jason more of an exercise that by the end of it, all of his trainers have a slight resistance to electricity.

Talia found out that Jason stop shocking everyone with his Flames when he is in the library. He is then placed near the library until he stopped shocking everyone with his Flames. After that, Jason underwent training and was assigned babysitting duties for Damian. Though if he is too stressed out, he will start shocking people again

After some time, Jason is dumped into the Lazarus Pit. His Lightning Flames became chaotic when he exited. It is constantly tethering the lines into Discord that it is maddening. The only ‘good’ thing that came out of that experience is Jason awakening Cloud Flames as his secondary Flames.

Jason is then sent into the All Caste training route, but this time with Flame training. He learned about Flame Lore and everything that a Flame Active person should know as well as how Flames are connected to the Mafia.

Then canon happens until he reaches Gotham. Jason bumps in to Byakuran while he was scouting the area seeing what changed while he was gone. After their first encounter, Byakuran has latched himself to Jason like an annoying octopus. Essentially making it harder for Jason to do his work in his quest for revenge.

Their first meeting involves Byakuran annoying locals in Crime Alley, Jason being the unfortunate soul to stumble into said alley, a knife, some blood, and the loss of a marshmallow deluxe dessert.

What Jason doesn’t know is that his Flames are subconsciously reacting to Byakuran’s Sky Flames and Byakuran’s Flames in return. Poor Jason doesn’t know why Byakuran forced him to be his tour guide and dragging him to random restaurants/cafes in Gotham. All he knows is that Byakuran will get a cavity or cardiac arrest if he isn’t there to stop the man from consuming so many marshmallows.

Also his tethering Discord Flames feel the most stable around Byakuran that Jason doesn’t realize he tries to seek Byakuran out every time he goes out.

Jason finally enacts his plans from ‘Under the Red Hood’. Everything happens accordingly until the bomb goes off. Bruce tries to shield Jason from the explosion. Jason uses his Lightning Flames to protect both of them from the blast. 

(Did Jason die at the end of that???) 

Batman leaves the scene of the explosion to take Joker back to Arkham. Byakuran heads to the explosion site and finds Jason. He takes Jason back with him to Italy. Byakuran’s Guardians and subordinates are not surprised by this. 

Jason wakes up to the sight of Byakuran and learns that Byakuran is a Mafia Boss. He is somehow convinced to have a partnership with Byakuran’s Famiglia in exchange for more Flame Training and being provided with a Flame Ring. 

Jason: “No Byakuran. I will not make you another marshmallow parfait.” 

Byakuran: “My, my. How cruel of you to do this to a Mafia Boss, Speedwell”

Jason: “What did you call me?”

Byakuran: “Nothing.” :)

Jason leaves Italy to try and reunite with his family in Gotham with a nickname, a group of people who would welcome him again and a shiny new ring with a big green gemstone and wings on it. 

Jason does not know the significants of this Ring. His Flames calm down though. There is still some Discord in them, but significantly less than before.

The reunion goes as well as expected of DC canon. Jason as Red Hood forms the Outlaws and gets caught in all kinds of adventures. Takes his group to Italy to visit Byakuran at least every other month if he can with both groups of Outlaws. He doesn’t get why they are weary of Byakuran. Sure he is a Mafia Boss, but he has been more helpful to Jason than harmful.

Circumstances of canon happen that lead to Jason heavily injured and kicked out of Gotham. This makes his Cloud Flames rage because Crime Alley is his territory. Batman doesn’t get a say in it after neglecting this place.  

When Jason wakes up after RHatO #25, his Flames are reacting wildly. Lashing out at anything and everything until Byakuran calms him down. His Flames calm down and stabilize enough that the two Harmonize. Jason is told the truth about his Ring and accepts the Guardian position, but not joining the Famiglia. He is interested in contracted work though, as long as he doesn’t harm kids.

Byakuran gets a complete set of Guardians and his threat level is raised, but not really since Jason isn’t around Byakuran like his other Guardians. Jason takes in Byakuran’s Lightning Guardian position and shakes things up in the superhero world as a vigilante that no one knows the real identity of with his new name given to him by his Sky, Speedwell.

Speedwell has a similar MO to Red Hood, but different enough that no one will notice unless if they compare the two side by side. 

Jason as Speedwell gets teased because his name is also known as Veronica Persica. He knows this and reacts accordingly, but overall doesn’t care because it is a name that is solely his. There is no one who had this name before him. A clean slate where he can make a name for himself with no burdens and comfort that there are people who are genuinely there for him

[echotovalley]

so because I’m taking a writing break but still super needy

I figured I would post this outline for a pokemon au that I’m never going to write. it’s basically notes from a conversation I had back in early 2018? Imagine my surprise going back now and realizing this might read much like Detective Pikachu - cubone is just my favorite pokemon

***before we get into anything please know that while I play pgo and I’ve learned LOTS of new pokemon, I’m still the most familiar and attached to the og 150 + 1. I also probably get a lot of canon pokemon rules and history wrong but my heart is in the right place

reblogs appreciated! | come talk at me about your thoughts or literally anything

premise: keith might not be a pokemon person

but pokemon are definitely a keith person

- for unknown reasons keith docks in cuba, he's kind of just been getting work and moving moving always moving because one place never works out for long. pokemon are everywhere but it's not his thing.

it never happened for him besides why would he make an animal be saddled with him? there's no stability there. and again, he's always moving. through so many different regions.

he doesn't have the heart to yank a sandshrew onto a barge across the atlantic or a charmander up the northeast coast of the US. he can barely take care of himself. and it's weird by now. to not have a pokemon by now. they were everywhere and so normalized.

they were part of everyday school curriculum and even in hospitals and rescue stations. which is another reason why he never stayed in one place very long because not having a pokemon didn't incite people to trust you.

bc even team rocket (team rocket still sounds so much better than team galra but team rocket is the galra) had pokemon that bonded and trusted them.

he gets a room and some horrible job on the coast and basically just gets by. tries not to cause trouble or get caught or encourage rattatas or a caterpie to follow him home because they could still smell half the lunch he didn't eat tucked in his bag

- i'm plotting by the seat of my pants but what really kick-started all of this was the thought of Keith finding a wounded cubone in the middle of the night.

it's too dark and raining to tell what animal or pokemon attacked it or if it was a person that fractured the skull he wore enough for a piece to break off along the jaw

the cubone sustained a mean looking scrape to its face and this is not what keith needs right now but he can tell the cubone's crying and kind of just accepted what's happened and it keeps pawing at the missing piece in the skull and keith may not actively interact with pokemon but he doesn't hate them and he still has a heart.

he's docked in cuba and his spanish just gets him by to get food and money and not anger anyone

he didn't think the barge's docking region through all of the way so he's got a cubone to help with rudimentary spanish that sucks on the best day but he's going to try and get the cubone help

he starts rushing through streets and people's yards because he could have swore the town had a gym he passed but in the dark and rain it takes him a full hour to find the gym.

- duh it's closed but he's at least going to bang on the doors and hopefully it's going to set off an alarm or something

the police will show up or someone will be able to take the cubone where it needs to go. his hand is numb from knocking as hard as he could before the door is whooshed open and someone is spitting rapid fire spanish like venom and he thinks he manages to get out that he can really only speak english and shoves the cunbone into their hands.

before he knows it, he's being yanked by his collar into the gym and down hallways and finally into the blinding lights of the pokemon center on sight.

there's more spanish and faces that look so similar that its clear it's a family that runs the gym.

- beep beep guess who's family owns and runs the gym

the pokecenter is actually a rehabilitation center founded and run by the McClain family for several generations

he gets questioned after the cubone is taken back behind the doors and it takes someone repeatedly snapping their fingers in front of his face to get him to come back to the conversation.

his name's keith, he's from the US, he just found the cubone - no he doesn't know if it has an owner, doesn't even know if it’s wild or if it has a nearby pack or how it got hurt or how long it’s been hurt.

but keith,

keith is his name and he can at least answer that.

he stays there over night and finds out that Marco is the one that answered the door. Veronica is the one to actually examine him because he looks like he's about to pass out.

their mother is the one to assure him the cubone would be fine - her daughter Rachel attends to injured pokemon and gets another son Luis to show Keith to a room in their house and keith passes out the second he stumbles to a bed.

- in the morning, when he goes to the bathroom and is in the middle of washing his hands, another son is banging on the door for Marco to get out of the bathroom and that's the first time he meets lance

when Keith yanks the door open he tells him to freaking stop because he's clearly not marco.

an older man, probably come to break up a fight, stops and blinks at keith before shouting over his shoulder about not remembering having or getting another kid (arthur "and who are you???" weasley style)

(our boy Lance has a minor panic about the cute random guy is his bathroom at 8 a.m.)

Keith gets shoved down at a table covered in food for breakfast and can't keep up he definitely has a headache and is ready to throw himself through a window when he's asked about his pokemon and if they need help too

he doesn't have pokeman and never has had one and isn't really interested and this family has centered their entire lives around it

- he sees the cubone again, in recovery and it paws a little at his hands in thanks

over the next few days, he stays with them and somehow gets roped into doing chores around the facility and given an assigned seat at their table for meals and he's just T H R O W N

they literally have an arbok taking a nap in a hammock in their backyard and a pod of seadras in an olympic pool in the gym just hanging out (doing little races between each other or chasing each other)

a vulpix he learns belongs to one of the McClain siblings (Rachel) sunbathes and sniffs at his feet while he’s working in the yard

and there's a persian destroying blinds in the living room window and a charizard in the kitchen

and some random small children he learns are marco's are throwing or shooting across the floor fridge magnets as a game with a magnemite

- begrudgingly on McClain’s part, keith’s assigned to Lance for being shown around the rehab center

lance takes him to the beach and out into the middle of the ocean on a boat

Keith: "this is where you feed me to a gryados"

Lance: "close"

and a freaking L A P RA S pops up out of the water and clicks at lance and makes little waves in his direction and they do a damn forehead touch he's crazy this is crazy

Keith: "YOU HAVE A LAPRAS???!!!!" - because even keith who doesn’t do pokemon knows what the heck a lapras is

Lance "I don't have a lapras. Nobody owns her. We just give her her room and protect or heal her when she needs it"

- the next few weeks see lance having to admit keith isn’t so bad and that just because he doesn’t have a pokemon, it doesn’t mean he actively dislikes them

the cubone is attached to keith - despite his bad attitude, lance says

this is the initial thought that kicked this off: keith asks if they have a 3D printer and once the cubone's injury is fully healed, he makes a mold for the missing piece and fits it in place

lance denies crying

"you've done one (1) good thing, kogane"

- then the real plot kicks in when the lapras is captured and taken from the beach by team rocket

lance blames keith because of the timing, because of keith's vague answers on where he's from, why he has no friends or family, no pokemon

insert painful, raw, yelled, "I TRUSTED YOU"

keith convinces him he's not part of team rocket and the main story starts where lance and keith leave to go after the lapras and return her to cuba.

- before they leave, rachel throws a pokeball at keith "i think your cubone might like this one"

and lance's eyes get huge because he knows what it is and then a pokemon is coming out of the pokeball

and it's a marowak

the cubone very carefully and slowly approaches her and the marowak just watches and waits. the cubone brushes its bone across the marowak's foot and then approaches and okay keith's eyes definitely water as he watches this marowak kind of take in the cubone.

(THE CRITICAL HIT COMES WHEN THE CUBONE EVENTUALLY EVOLVES. I like to think maybe through poke-magic the skull fixes itself when he evolves and the cubone hands the 3d mold back to keith and gets keith to put it on a chain safe for his skin to wear the 3d mold piece still)

- obv they get the lapras back,

they find out keith's mom was a double agent ofc for the team rocket faction that took the lapras

they meet hunk and pidge and allura and coran and romelle and others along the way to take down team rocket because what’s a pokemon au without the power of friendship

- keith and lance wait at the airport in cuba

it's for shiro, he had let keith travel because he saw that keith needed to find room to grow and find who he was

obviously keith is not 10. he and lance are 17.

anyways he rushes keith and pulls him into a big hug and tells keith how proud of him he is

the first thing lance tells shiro is about the time keith almost stepped on an exeggcute and how they chased him

or the time he almost sustained a skull fracture from a taurus and the time a seel thought keith was its mom

there was also that time with a magby-

keith: “OKAY LANCE WE GET IT THANK YOU”

BONUS:

keith being mildly terrified of the pokemon hanging around the McClain properties

Lance: "if you want to lay in the hammock just move him"

Keith: "just move him?! it's an arbok not a lap dog"

a nest of torchicks gets laid in the backyard and follows keith for two days after they hatch and lance laughs so hard he cries because keith can't shake them and he winds up tripping and they all jump on top of him

keith might not have been a pokemon person

but pokemon are definitely a keith person

[cbk1000]

GATHER ROUND MOTHERFUCKERS.

I have dirt on the clinic I used to work for. Under a cut because this is long.

So, one of my former co-workers also got a job with the company I now work for. He works for a clinic they own and I work at the business office so we don’t actually work together, but there’s an inter-office instant messaging system, and most days we check in with one another to see how the other’s day is going (he was one of my fave co-workers at the clinic and we both served as a reference for each other, so he’s one of the few I’ve kept in touch with). Naturally, throughout the course of our conversations, we’ve both mentioned how happy we are in our current jobs, how nice our bosses are, and how relieved we are to be out of that toxic environment, so the clinic and our old bosses come up now and again. Today we’re on the topic of how happy we are in our current positions and how much we both like our bosses, and he tells me, “I’m hearing more and more stuff coming out of the clinic. Supposedly Bob (the husband; also I changed everybody’s names, FYI) and Veronica (the wife) are heading for a divorce, and Karen (the problem child secretary who treated people like shit and caused 98% of the clinic’s issues and was consequently promoted to a manager, as you do) and Bob are having an affair. I don’t want to believe that, but the person who told me is really close with Bob and Veronica.”

Naturally, I text my sister and tell her the latest, because you gotta’ keep your girl in the loop. This is earlier in the afternoon; a few hours later, as I’m pulling out of the parking lot at work, I feel my phone vibrate from a text message, but obviously can’t look at it. I make a stop at the grocery store on my way home, and pull out my phone to see who texted me, and it is a very excited text from my sister, all in caps, informing me that she ran into Veronica at the very same store, and she was going on about all the shit my former co-worker mentioned (she had texted me as soon as she got home, so this was probably half an hour or so before I arrived at the same store, because I’m always just shy of the good shit, dammit). I, of course, call her to get the good shit.

So here’s what Veronica tells my sister.

They are getting a divorce; he’s already living somewhere else, but some of his stuff is still at their house, so he’s been going back and forth. Apparently he will not tell anyone where he’s living, but my sister and I posit that he simply doesn’t want HER knowing where he’s living, because based on our observations of them over many years, we have every reason to believe that she’d kick down his door and murder him with an axe. He’s also leaving the clinic. One of the billing employees (there are only two in their billing office) quit because of all the garbage going on, and the other girl wanted to quit, and was only talked out of it because Veronica moved her out of the billing office (which is upstairs) into the area where my sister and I used to work, which is downstairs and away from all the drama, and Bob (he works in their billing office for most of the day, and while Veronica handles payroll, he handles the actual billing portion, along with these two other employees). Allegedly, he was really mean about their break-up, demanded she sign the divorce papers, caused a big scene, etc.; we highly doubt this, however. It most definitely might have happened, but it was probably her doing all the screaming and making demands. She has a tendency to not only be very aggressive, but also to turn everything around so that it’s his fault. My sister and I worked right around the corner from her office, and overheard many fights. They’d go something like this: she would scream at him while he stood there silently, every once in a while offering a tired-sounding word or two in response. Then he would leave, and once he was back upstairs, she’d come out to our area, and immediately launch into a woeful speech about how mean he was to her, how aggressive, how he completely attacked and blindsided her, etc. etc. To his credit (and I don’t give him much, because he’s no prize either), I never once heard him say anything bad about her. She, on the other hand, was all kissy face while he was in the room, and then as soon as he left it, would start telling my sister and me about how stupid and useless he was, that he was a pussy, that he was worthless, etc. etc., all in a tone I would use to talk about my worst enemy. I’ve had the impression for a long time that she loathes him. If at any point I’d ever come downstairs to find him murdered on the floor, I would have been like, “Ah; saw this coming.”

As to the affair, Veronica claimed that multiple people at the office knew about it, and just never mentioned it to her. She also claimed that Bob forced her to make Karen the manager and give her a big raise, that he badgered and badgered her till she finally caved and agreed. She said in hindsight it makes sense knowing there was an affair going on and he wanted to give her things, but this smells like bullshit to both my sister and me. A couple of reasons: it was long known by several people at the clinic that Karen would have been fired long ago if not for Veronica, because Bob couldn’t stand her. In fact, my sister said he outright told her more than once that he hated Karen because she caused so many problems with everyone. It wasn’t till recently that he suddenly started to take her side on things, which is a point in favour of the possibility of an affair, but let’s go deeper. A while before I left, I overheard a big messy blow-out between one of the medical assistants, Karen, and Veronica. Karen, as usual, had poked her nose somewhere it didn’t belong, acted like a jerk about it, and when the medical assistant stood up for herself, she got in trouble. I talked about this a bit some time back, so I’m not going to go into it again; let’s just say I was sitting across from Veronica’s office and heard a lot of what happened, and that poor medical assistant was railroaded by both of their gaslighting asses. I myself overheard Veronica tell the medical assistant that Karen had done a lot for them, so they really valued her, and that basically she was in charge and could do whatever she wanted, and tough shit. Also, I heard her say that she would fire everyone in the clinic if it meant keeping Karen, and other co-workers said they had heard her express a similar sentiment. Also to the second power: I don’t believe for one second that Bob ever bullied her into doing anything she didn’t want to do. So it’s highly suspect to me that making her a manager was all Bob’s idea when Karen had her nose so far up Veronica’s ass that they were essentially the same person.

So, while my sister is telling me all this, I say, “Well, whether there is or isn’t an affair, I’m guessing Karen doesn’t have a job anymore, because Veronica at least thinks they’re having one..” And my sister goes, “NO, that’s the fucking weirdest part--KAREN IS STILL THERE.” I’m the surprised Pikachu meme at this point. You are telling me that this woman, who gets angry just because Bob may have possibly given another woman a passing glance, is convinced that the manager, who has been her bosom ass-kissing buddy for years, fucked her husband, who is no longer part of the business and therefore has no hand in the hiring and firing process...just...lets her...stay employed??? That makes fuckall sense to me. I tell my sister maybe they’re actually the ones who are fucking; Mr. Jenn’s theory is that both Veronica AND Bob had an affair with her. Additionally: Veronica claimed that one of the other secretaries came to her and reported that Karen had told her she and Bob were standing out in the parking lot of the clinic, and Bob told her he loved her. Now, I believe this may have been said to the secretary; but I have a hard time believing Bob is THAT stupid, so I suspect that was probably Karen trying to stir up shit. Regardless, Veronica now thinks that her husband not only fucked her bosom ass-kissing buddy, but was ballsy enough to make declarations of love to her in the parking lot of their business, in the middle of the day, with patients and employees coming and going...and...she’s not...going to fire her???

I’m only half-joking when I say I suspect maybe there’s actually some torrid lesbian shit going on between them, and she twisted it around so that A. She could be the victim and B. Preserve her image as a Good, God-Fearing, Homophobic Christian. I just can’t fathom why she would keep that lady on, and she has ALWAYS been the driving force behind Karen getting special privileges and keeping her job when she otherwise would have been out on her ass years ago.

And that’s what I got for now, kids. Stay tuned, because I’ve got people on the inside, and I wouldn’t be surprised if more comes out in the following weeks. This is a goddamned soap opera.

[endlesspillowtalk]

Dedicated to kacxa shippers.

If you don't like the ship nor support it, please don't interact.

After everything that happened I just want to drop a positive kacxa post and let my fellow kacxa shippers know that this ship was always beautiful and valid.

Why did I say that? You already know it!

Let’s rekindle every kacxa moment.

The time they met.

And their first encounter as enemies.

Still shocked at how Keith instantly recognized her. Soulmates culture I guess.

The flashbacks! Yes, I know Keith told the team that she betrayed him and Hunk while they were in the weblum’s stomach, but I love the fact that he remembered the positive moments (when he saved her and when they both were working as a team) and that those are the flashbacks that were shown to us.

Acxa paying her debt and saving his life for the first time.

Later, Acxa finally having the perfect chance to kill him but...

“I can’t do this. I quit”

Acxa coming back to save the voltron team (let's be honest, she owned this episode) and the team learning she was helping them. I love that they focused on Keith in that scene. Of course, they had a special bond.

Allura: Coran’s trying to rescue us, and he’s got help *looks at Keith* Acxa.

Keith: what?! *camera zooms into his face*

Me: *sips cup* interesting.

“Coran, where’s Acxa” Yes, worried about his warrior buddy.

“Acxa saved our skin, I’m not gonna leave her behind” Admirable man, always willing to help and save the people he appreciates and cares about.

Acxa facing Zethrid and Ezor after three deca-phoebes:

Zethrid: Acxa, what are you doing here?

Ezor: I sould have known you’ll show up once we got the paladins. She’s always been sweet on that one with the flippity hair.

Keith: *shows up*

Ezor: Look Acxa, it’s your favorite paladin.

Zethrid: So do you  guys actually know each other?

Ezor: Yeah, don’t you remember how she never wanted to kill him?

Zethrid: I guess it is true love

Omg, all this teasing, what was the reason?😭

The space lesbians always knew something was up. Imagine how much they teased her off screen.

And this was a couple vs couple fight. You can’t change my mind.

Don't forget the shot where they held hands while they were on their way to the black lion. I know it wasn't a big deal but it still made me have a squee.

Oh, this iconic line:

Acxa: I had to find my own path, and it led me to you *looks at keith*

Keith: thank you... for saving us.

I find interesting that Keith said “thank you”, made a pause and then proceeded to say “for saving us”. I feel that with the face he made after hearing what she said and that pause, he expressed that not only he was grateful that she saved them, but also surprised that he inspired her to change.

And then they give each other soft smiles and looks.

The graveyard scene! I convinced myself that the purpose of seeing Acxa showing up there was to show they were allies and the reason they set her up in that scene with Keith was because he was the only paladin she bonded with. But after finding out about what we already know, that scene might have meant something else.

Veronica: How did you meet the paladins?

Acxa: I met Keith when I was stuck in the third stomach of a weblum.

Yep, the only paladin she bonded with.

This. Scene.

Zethrid to Acxa, while pointing her gun at Keith: Now you'll feel what I felt.

Kacxa shippers: *insert surprised pikachu meme*

Bonus #1: the parallel with Krolia and Keith. Two galra ladies having to see someone they care about as a hostage.

Despite everything, they still had a gorgeous ending. Acxa found a leader she is happy with. She joined the BoM and they're working together helping other people in the universe (with Zethrid and Ezor). You know what that means? #ZezorAndKacxaSolidarity. Canon ships working together 😤

Bonus #2: Keith and Acxa working together in the BoM paralleling Hunk and Shay working together as chefs.

Sorry for not adding that one, tumblr only lets you post 10 pics per post, but it doesn't matter, because I wanted to save the 10th place for a special one. The best for the last.

Keith and Acxa paralleling Keith's parents.

So my thoughts are, their interactions were all interesting and the relationship itself had a great potential. A really good ship. Imagine if they were given the rest of development they deserved and everything else we weren’t able to see. Even better! But still a good ship. A perfect one. They are so similar, but not because they’re similar it would have been boring, quite the opposite, it would have been so interesting for them to find a partner that feels the same way and has gone through similar things as the other. They would understand each other and get along so well. And although we didn't get to see it explicitly, nothing stops us from thinking they did end up together. Their ending says it all.

So yes! kacxa is canon. And let’s keep giving this ship the love it deserves.

[angrylizardjacket]

okay but what about adding giselle/deaky to the high school au?? (also the school is putting on a musical)

ive been listening to heathers on repeat so sue me.

Because I love the idea of Giselle Jones, 15 years old and already the closest thing their school has to a "Mean Girls" stereotype because she's pretty and rich and popular, and people who don't know her assume she's mean but she's just quiet and a bit standoffish, but she's also devastatingly talented.

And so this year their school is putting on Heathers (I know it's cliche but I love it) and everyone thinks she's going to be typecast as Heather Chandler but she lands a callback for the part of Veronica, too. There's a bit of a schism because there are some people in the years above her who are like 'she doesn't have the range' (like acting-wise, she definitely has the vocal range) 

And everyone at the callback expects her to try and go raunch and prove them all wrong with a rendition of Dead Girl Walking or Candy Store (but like, come on as if she's not vying for the lead) but she does an absolutely Heartbreaking rendition of Seventeen that of course gets her the part of Veronica 

John's not in the production, he's the sound operator because the school councilor thinks he's too quiet and needs to come out of his shell more, so he volunteers to be sound operator because he knows he can do it and still keep quiet and mostly out of the way until show week 

Except as soon as the drama teacher/director realises it's John Deacon, that """poor shy kid""" who lives his life in the engineering department and also inside of his own head, and who she's somehow poached, she wants to monopolize him as best she can, so she asks him to come to rehearsals and has him pressing play and pause on the phone with the backing tracks. John doesn't actually mind, he's in between projects at the moment so he's happy enough to give up his lunches and his PE class on Thursdays, and it gives him a chance to hang out with Giselle 

And that last one confused the shit out of the band when he explains his reasoning

Like Roger, who actually knows who she is, despite the fact that she's two years below him, because like I said, she's the closest thing the school has to a "Mean Girl"

- side note, Roger was guilted into auditioning by the music teacher who knows he can sing since he was in the choir, and he's playing Ram, and Has Not told any of the others, including John, and he knows it's only a matter of time, and he's dreading it.

So they all sort of assume that he's got a crush on her and he's just using the show as an excuse to interact with her

like he does have a crush on her, but they’re also just friends anyways??

But at the first read through, firstly John sees Roger (who arrived early!!) asleep on his copy of the script, and he's confused and amused for about two seconds before he hears "thank god you're here, johnny"

she's the only one of her friends who was interested in being a part of the show, the only year 9 student with a significant speaking part, and it turns out some of the year 11 kids have a bit of a vendetta against her for getting the part despite her age, and she's glad to have a familiar face 

but also everyone’s sort of [surprised pikachu meme] when she’s the one who first talks to john

they live a few blocks away from each other and they both work at the same cafe in their neighbourhood; giselle is a cashier and john is a busboy and the cafe isn’t open too late so they hang out after work

they have some classes at school together, but they just never really get to talk there since their social circles don’t really interact, but they’ve never intentionally ignored one another, and giselle genuinely adores him which confuses Everyone

it takes roger exactly three rehearsals to turn to john and say ‘i misjudged, i can’t believe she’s the one with the crush’ and John fucking CHOKES and turns Bright Red

now that he knows (or at least that roger suspects) that giselle likes him, john’s all flustered and ridiculous and giselle’s just like ?????

“god, just ask deaky out, the suspense is killing him, and me by extension which is far worse.” roger asks giselle, and she’s still confused because why is this year 11 kid talking to her?? they usually only talk about the show?? but then she remembers that he’s in john’s band and is john’s friend and she suddenly gets all flustered

“shut up, i don’t know what you’re talking about. who’s john? i have no memory of anything ever? who are you?”

except that once roger rolls his eyes and tells her that john likes her too, it’s like a switch has been flipped because Pining Giselle is one thing, but if she knows her feelings are returned that’s an entirely different thing and she’s not one to beat around the bush

so giselle asks john out about a month into rehearsals, after work one day, and of course john’s Thrilled and says yes

they’re so cute it’s a little disgusting, though they’re both lowkey when they’re not in rehearsals so it takes a long time for anyone else in the school to catch on

also, john confronts roger like ‘did you have something to do with this’ and roger’s like ‘of course, you were being hopeless’ and john calls him a absolute hypocrite and roger tries to play innocent but at that moment ash bursts into the rehearsal room, grinning, with ‘Blue’ blaring from her phone and roger blushes Scarlet

‘what are you doing here, john, this is a costume fitting,’ ash is very confused. the song keeps playing. roger’s ears are even turning pink.

ash has not stopped teasing him since john told her he was in the play; she signed up to do ‘costumes or set or whatever’ immediately

they are still not dating.

bonus:

the whole band comes to see the show, and then giselle comes to her first gig (an all ages event) a few weeks later where freddie announces; ‘i can’t believe i know the most talented year 9 in the world, and john’s dating her!’

john looks so fucking proud

[zapcamon]

i talk about being gay for veronica all the time but anytime she says something nice about me in public im always the surprised pikachu face 

[heathersproship]

#ok but yes they all toxic buttttttttt *im still a massive simp for basically all of the main characters.*#especially jd#🫣#lmaoooo#that makes sense that makes sense

As is your right! And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Simping for the murder boi is just as valid as simping for the demon bitch lol. I love him too! But thanks to the efforts of the aforementioned overzealous fans, I love him much more than I love her. At this point, I don’t give a single shit about her, but you won’t find me making shit up out of whole cloth to justify and validate my dislike, or harassing shippers who ship Chansaw that "um well you see they’re actually wrong and stupid for liking it because uHM [arbitrary reasons] and also, my ship was canon and yours can’t/won’t be because um it’s the 80s and yeah." (literally that’s the excuse people use to argue against Ronance and imho that’s so fucking dumb lmao)

Even Mcnamawyer, my personal favorite of the Heathers/Veronica ships, isn’t as fluffy and wholesome as fans want to pretend it is. I know it isn’t, I can admit that, and the fact that they’re not the Ideal Perfect Good Healthy Relationship doesn’t hinder my enjoyment in the slightest. Same with Jdronica. He makes her worse and she wants him better, and the push-and-pull lets them play into each other so well!! I love leaning into the darker, toxic aspects of their relationship, and I love them having quiet tender moments where they’re allowed to breathe.

In the end, it’s just fiction. It’s how you treat real people that matters. Your friends, acquaintances, strangers. And when you’re constantly tearing down things they like, that you know they like, where they can hear you, don’t go all surprised Pikachu face when it turns out they actually don’t like you that much. Who woulda guessed?!

Stay cool, dude!

Candy Store is ✨Problematic✨!!! Part 1

Happy October! Here’s a spooky scary thought for all the antis, puriteens, and fanpol who are somehow in this fandom: your beloved song is problematic as fuck :) guess you can’t enjoy it anymore! Oops!

Don’t get me wrong, I love Candy Store too! It’s catchy, fun, and you can’t go wrong with that harmony most of the time. BUT it also glorifies the fuck out of the Heathers’ shitty behavior, especially Chandler’s (since she’s very adamant about it being her song).

It’s extremely telling that this song (sung by a MYTHIC BITCH and her mean girl lackeys) consistently gets ranked as one of the best in the musical, while Kindergarten Boyfriend (sung by the one objectively wholesome character who hasn’t even passively hurt anyone) is consistently deemed one of the worst. That’s very interesting to me.

If Heather Chandler’s bitchiness is what makes her ✨cool✨ and ✨interesting✨, and Martha’s childish naivety is what makes her boring and annoying, are you really against “problematic” behavior, or are you just hypocritical, performative assholes?

Just some food for thought! Seriously. Chew on it. If J.D.’s canon mommy issues don’t excuse his actions, whatever tragic backstory headcanon you conjured up for the Heathers don’t excuse theirs either. if you think it does, nice double standards you got there!

And stay turned for Part 2, where we will go through this amazing song, line by line, hand in unlovable hand, and break down why it’s problematic!

(I’ll edit this post with a link when it comes out.)

[angiecakes1990]

Continuation from Pokemon I Choose You Review

 anyways Charmander’s previous owner wanted Ash’s rainbow feather so he can challenge Ho Oh and become stronger still calling Ash weak and too soft even saying he doesn’t deserve it  Ash decides to battle it with his newly evolved Charmelon and eventually evolved into Charizard during their battle and as always Charizard won the fight hes a freaking power house and alongside Pikachu Ash’s trump card.

That dude still snatched his feather and put it on rainbow rock but the feather turns dark to someone who has a dark heart therefore him and so the shadow pokemon came to turn the feather back but ended up controlling the pokemon all around the area and attacking the humans even Ash and Ash got hit by pokemon attacks that like in the first movie he faded it was thanks to Pikachu this time to bring him back 😒 seriously how many times can Ash die I mean cmon isn’t the first movie enough no wonder hes forever 10 he keeps dying and coming back to life 😂.

I saw a clip on utube of Pikachu talking and when I saw the film and yea I was shocked but it ain’t surprising since Meowth from Team Rocket can talk and so does Lucario and Slowking.

After Ash comes back he puts the feather on the rock and Ho Oh appears and Ash decides to battle him I dunno if he beat him or not I guess not cause he ain’t called a legendary pokemon for nothing.

Before the movie ends thats when Ash and his new friends went their seperate ways Ash continues his journey in the Kanto region.

I give this movie a 9/10 cause it brought back alot of feels for me 😭 only thing off about was well the VA I’m use to that since I watch diamond and pearl series but yeah I wish it was Veronica though but it don’t matter I still enjoyed it.

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I’ve reviewed all the movies...why not review the hour-long specials too? And why not start with the 10th anniversary in the lead-up to the 20th?

I was actually advised against watching this. Not one person I’ve come across has said that it was good. But I’m a sucker for the Mew Duo, and this is Misty’s last major appearance to date. With those two things going for it, it can’t be that bad, right? Right?

...Right?

Let’s get this out of the way first - 4Kids didn’t exactly start their dub as a breathtaking example of quality voice acting. It took a while for them to find their groove. This being the first thing that the TCPi cast ever did, there’s a limit to how harshly one can judge them when you divorce the performances themselves from the fact that an anniversary special commissioned for the American audience is a poor choice in venue for testing out a new cast brought in to make things cheaper. And they did eventually re-dub the thing for DVD, an acknowledgement of their initial mistakes.

I’d be curious to see the re-dub some day; the copy I had to watch was the original. And, cutting them some slack for being first-timers...it’s bad. Anyone who’s ever tried to watch a Godzilla film with the international dubs Toho prepares in Hong Kong will have seen worse dubbing, but this is still bad. The fact that TCPi’s improvements over the years have been marginal at best is also a limit on the slack I’m willing to cut them. Professor Oak’s is probably the worst voice here, emotionally flat and often sliding more into Gary territory. I’m not surprised Jamie Peacock was replaced as Ash, either. Her voice might bear more resemblance to Veronica Taylor’s Ash than what Sarah Natochenny eventually did, but there’s no energy to the performance. Whether Bill Rogers improved as Brock over the years or not is an open question; he was never that good IMO. And Misty’s voice is weak, and probably the most frustrating. Michele Knotz has done a fair Jessie over the years, and her stab at Misty comes very close to Rachel Lillis in timbre, but without any of the temper, teasing, sweetness, or life that Lillis brought to the character. Like Professor Oak’s, it’s a flat performance emotionally.

Another technical problem with this special is the animation. I cannot for the life of me figure out why an anniversary special seems to have been given such a low budget. The Mirage Kingdom episodes of AG (to name just one example) had much higher quality than this. I would critique this animation if it popped up in a regular episode; in a special like this, it feels like a cheat. The bright backgrounds and almost pastel color palette also undermine any sense of threat or menace that Yung might have possessed.

The pacing is off as well. If the pokefilms after a certain point lost a truly cinematic feel (for the most part), they did at least try to present their material with a bit more flair and scope than the average episode. Hell, certain episodes try to have a bit more flair and scope than the rest. The way the story is laid out here is so...mundane. Nothing is given any sort of weight; the threat posed by Yung isn’t treated any more seriously than something a CotD or even the TRio would pull. The story itself has the glaring flaw that there’s no good reason for Yung to have invited anyone except Professor Oak to his castle. There isn’t anything in the way of a plot or an arc for Ash or anyone else; they’re basically there to witness what Yung is up to, and they don’t even stop him. Several of the films have the same problem, but not to this degree IMO, and this special doesn’t even have a CotD as a de facto protagonist. Not unless you count the Mirage Mew, which...give ‘em a point for originality, I guess.

And the character work is irritatingly lame. Misty’s guest appearances throughout AG all made more out of her initial reveal and the group’s reaction to her. Things never went overboard in that regard, but all those moments were treated as special events. In this special, her turning up is just tossed aside. Seeing her alongside Ash and May is fun, but it doesn’t amount to anything thanks to the virtual non-existence of a role for any of them in the plot. The unique dynamic between Misty and Ash, or Misty and Brock, or Max and Brock, or Ash and Professor Oak - the well-established and entertaining dynamics between any two characters - aren’t made use of, and Max and Brock individually aren’t made use of at all.

And then...there’s that one bit...

So, remember how, back in the early Kanto days where Ash and Misty were just barely friends, we had “Here Comes the Squirtle Squad,” where Pikachu is sick and the Squirtles threaten to dye Misty’s hair (or kill her, if you go by the Japanese version), and Ash is super concerned for both of them, and urges Jenny to get him back to the cave faster because he’s worried about Misty, and when he reaches the cave he imagines her screaming and falling and gets all frightened? Remember that?

Fast forward hundreds of episodes, eight movies, an hour-long special, a couple of Chronicles adventures, and lots of character development that saw Ash and Misty become best friends, with the latter definitely crushing on the former and the former possibly subconsciously doing the same. Given all that, what is Ash’s reaction to Misty falling to her apparent death?

“Misty! Oh, wait, they’re taking Pikachu away. Pikachu! Oh, wait, there’s a not-Mew I need to talk to. Good luck, guys!”

Bullshit.

I might give that moment more of a pass in other circumstances; the TRio have taken falls and been blasted off in ways that would result in certain death in a literal reality countless times. Those falls are played as cartoon comedy, and had Misty taken a plunge from a great height in that kind of a situation, I wouldn’t be so bothered that Ash didn’t have more of a reaction. But this is meant to be a dramatic moment. The possibility that Misty could be in real danger at the least is (nominally) present. Why does Ash have such a muted response?

This special isn’t even the only instance of this problem. Such a lack of emotion regarding human jeopardy has become a chronic flaw of this anime, and it’s maddening to me that the staff doesn’t seem to regard the bonds between people and their human loved ones as being of equal importance for the characters - and the audience - as the bonds between people and their Pokemon.

All of that said, is there anything good about Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon? Well, Professor Oak having a sweet-ass Dragonite was cool. And the basic concept of an evil scientist creating Mirage Pokemon wasn’t bad. It could easily have made a movie, and perhaps it should’ve. Executed with better animation and more emotion and scale to the storytelling, this could’ve been an excellent pokefilm, much better than Temple of the Sea IMO (which I assume it would’ve replaced). It’s just such a shame that almost everything was done wrong in the execution of this idea, and in an anniversary celebration no less. Alas, it seems TPC has made the same sort of mistake (in different aspects of production) on their next anniversary...

So...yeah. Like I said, I watched this against advice. I can only hope the next person in line takes my advice, skips this special, and reads @theroadyouchoose‘s re-write of it instead. It skews darker than the show would go, you’ll feel compelled to read the rest of her series, and you’ll spend the rest of your life thinking that the BW theme is literally titled “The Road You Choose” and was written specifically for her fics, but it’s worth it.

[theplaguebeast]

JD: *murders someone for real for a second time*

Veronica: *surprise Pikachu meme*

Finally watching Heathers!