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Well-Behaved Women Never Make History

Chapter Three: California Love & Louisiana Charm (And Baseball Dreams)

Chapter Soundtrack

Summary: Claire's first day at Camp Toccoa continues, where she meets some interesting people.

A/N: Hi, everyone! I'm back again with another chapter of Well-Behaved Women Never Make History. This took longer than I had hoped, but here we are, nevertheless! Just a heads up for the soundtrack, it includes one modern song amongst the instrumentals usually played. It's just to get a good vibe going. I hope everyone enjoys this chapter, and feel free to like, comment, and reblog!

Warnings: Swearing, period-typical behavior, crude behavior towards Claire

Taglist: @whollyjoly @footprintsinthesxnd @panzershrike-pretz @xxluckystrike

June 6, 1942 Camp Toccoa, Georgia 6 p.m. Eastern Time ---

Claire let out a deep sigh as she put her luggage on top of her bed and began to unpack. She felt a sense of unease settle over her. The stares from the other soldiers became more intense, and whispers followed her every move. She knew that being the only woman in their midst would draw attention, but the hostility in their eyes was unnerving. She tried to ignore it, focusing instead on organizing her belongings and settling into her new surroundings.

Back outside, as Grant walked away, the reality of his vulnerability set in. He had never felt such a strong connection with someone before, and it scared him.

"I can't believe I actually did that," he groaned, "I must've sounded so stupid to her!"

Grant's mind was filled with self-doubt as he replayed his conversation with Claire over and over again. He couldn't shake the feeling that he had put himself out there too much, revealing more of himself than he had ever intended. It was a side of him that he rarely showed to anyone, let alone a stranger.

As he made his way back to his group of friends, the weight of his decisions and actions settled heavily on his shoulders. He cringed at the memory of his clumsy attempt at humor, wondering if it had fallen flat or made her think less of him. Maybe he had come across as too eager, too desperate to make a connection.

"I barely know her," he muttered to himself, frustration etched on his face. "What was I thinking, opening up to her like that?" He ran a hand through his sweaty hair in exasperation.

Grant rejoined his friends, hoping their camaraderie would distract him from the doubts swirling in his mind. They were still huddled in a group near the edge of the camp. As soon as they saw him approaching, they broke out into raucous laughter.

"There he is, Romeo himself!" Luz shouted.

"Looks like Grant found himself a lady friend," Malarkey teased.

"Well, well, well, Grant, you sly dog. I didn't know you had it in you!" Talbert exclaimed, throwing his arm around Grant's shoulders.

Liebgott, always quick with a witty remark, chimed in, "So, Grant, when's the wedding?"

The group erupted into laughter again, causing Grant's cheeks to turn a shade of crimson. He rolled his eyes but couldn't help but chuckle along with them.

"Yeah, yeah, very funny," Grant replied, shaking his head.

"He's giving Tab, here, a run for his money," Guarnere joked, nudging Talbert in the side.

"Never, I'm the real ladies' man," Talbert quipped back, shoving Guarnere.

"Alright, enough already," Toye chimed in, sensing Grant's discomfort. "Let the poor guy breathe."

"Thank you, Toye," Grant said, "See, this is why Toye is my favorite out of all of you."

Grant's friends erupted into playful protests, each vying for the title of his favorite.

Talbert chimed in again, nudging Grant with a smirk. "You've got it pretty bad, huh?"

"Tab..." Grant rolled his eyes, "What are you talking about? I just met her today. It's not like that."

Liebgott raised an eyebrow, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. "Oh, come on, Grant. You practically sprinted after her. Don't try to deny it."

Grant tried to play off his feelings, "Maybe I was just being a good Samaritan. We're all new here; we don't know each other. I was just tryna help. No need to read too much into it."

Guarnere elbowed Luz, "Are you hearing this guy?"

Luz nodded, a smirk playing on his lips. "Who? Hollywood over here? California's finest? Yeah, Golden Boy's fooling no one."

"So," Talbert piped up once more, "When are you gonna introduce us to her?" he asked flirtatiously.

"Jesus, the girl just got here. She doesn't need you Neanderthals harassing her," Grant snapped back defensively, "Besides, I'd be afraid of what you'd say to her."

"I'll try and behave myself," Talbert winked," But, I can't make any promises."

In the meantime, Claire focused on unpacking her belongings and making herself at home. Yet, despite her best efforts to ignore the intense gazes from others, she couldn't shake off the discomfort. She could practically feel their eyes scanning her body, inspecting every detail of her appearance.

She turned her attention next to her to see Roe quickly setting up his bed and organizing his belongings.

He appeared to be a quiet, reserved man with fair skin and jet-black hair. As Claire watched him, she noticed that he, too, seemed uneasy. She tried to gauge his reaction to her arrival, but his face remained neutral. Roe glanced over at Claire, his eyes flickering between her and their adjacent beds. He seemed to be considering something before finally approaching her.

He stood up from his bed and walked over to Claire, a hesitant smile on his face. "I'm Eugene. Eugene Roe," he said, extending a hand towards her. He had a thick Cajun accent, which added a touch of charm to his introduction.

Claire returned his handshake, noting the softness of his grip. "Nice to meet you, Eugene. I'm Claire," she replied with a warm smile.

Eugene's eyes sparkled with relief as he let out a small sigh. "Pleasure to meet you, Claire," he replied in the softest of whispers. 

"I heard you're also a medic," Claire began, her voice filled with curiosity.

"Yes, that's right," Eugene replied, "I must admit, it's a bit of a relief to finally meet another medic."

Claire smiled, feeling a sense of relief wash over her as well. "How long have you been here?" she asked.

"I only got here a couple of hours ago, not long after Grant," Eugene admitted, his eyes glancing around the room nervously. 

Claire sighed in relief, "Okay, so at least I'm not the only one who got here today."

"No, you're definitely not alone," he reassured her, "Basic training starts tomorrow, so most people actually got here this morning."

Claire nodded, a bond forming between her and Eugene; he reminded her of herself. She could tell that he was genuine, kind-hearted, and just as nervous as she was about the challenges that lay ahead. There was something undeniably attractive about his modesty and the way he carried himself with quiet confidence, "I think you and I will make a great team. We'll stick together and help each other out." 

Claire was surprised by her own admission; she had made a vow to stay closed off, to protect herself from getting hurt. But, there was something about Eugene that made her want to trust him, to let down her walls.

As the words left her lips, a genuine smile spread across Eugene's face. His eyes lit up with gratitude, and he nodded in agreement. "I couldn't have said it better myself. We'll make quite the team, you and I."

"Do you wanna go for a walk with me? You know, find everything, get familiar with the camp." Claire asked.

Eugene's eyes lit up with enthusiasm at the suggestion. "I'd love to," he replied, eager to explore their new surroundings. Together, they ventured out of the crowded barracks and into the open air.

The air was still humid in the early evening, the sun casting a golden glow over the camp. 

As they walked side by side, Claire noticed her once black heels were now dusty gray from the dirt paths. "My mom's not gonna be happy when I send these back home," Claire laughed.

Eugene chuckled, his soft Cajun drawl adding a musical quality to his laughter. "Well, Claire, I reckon your mom will just have to forgive you for getting a little dirt on those fancy shoes of yours."

"Changing out this skirt and blouse combo for PT gear, I suppose." Claire shrugged.

The pair kept walking along the paths, their conversation flowing effortlessly. Claire found herself opening up to Eugene, sharing stories from her life back home, while he listened attentively and shared snippets of his own experiences growing up in Louisiana. She could tell they were going to be inseparable already.

"You know," Claire began, "I feel like I've known you my whole life. And we've known each other what? Twenty minutes, if that?"

Eugene smiled, his eyes twinkling with a mixture of amusement and affection. "It's funny how some people just have that effect on you, isn't it? It's like we were destined to meet here at this very moment."

But, much to Claire's dismay, they soon came upon the group of boys she had a run-in with earlier. "Don't make eye contact, Eugene. Just keep walking." Claire whispered urgently, pulling him along with a tight grip on his arm.

"Why? What happened?" Eugene asked, sensing Claire's uneasiness.

Her eyes darted around nervously as she spoke, and she unconsciously picked up her pace, her feet pounding against the ground in a hurried rhythm. "It's a long story. I'll explain later," she managed to say between breaths.

"You know, for being in heels, you sure can move in them," Eugene chuckled as he tried to keep up with her.

"Yeah, and I won't be afraid to use them as a weapon," She mumbled under her breath, drawing a small laugh from Eugene.

"Hey, is that her?" Talbert shouted.

Claire rolled her eyes and groaned. She instinctively clutched Eugene's arm, her grip tightening.

"No, Tab. She's one of the five hundred other girls here," Guarnere sneered. 

"No need to be a smartass, Bill," Talbert replied. "But, is that her?" he asked again.

Grant sighed in defeat, "Uh...yeah, that's her."

"Well, what are you waiting for? Introduce us!" Luz bellowed, clapping Grant on the back.

Grant shook his head, "I'm not gonna bother her. She's talking with someone."

"Well, if you don't, then I will!" Talbert yelled back as he ran off towards Claire.

"Tab!" Grant shouted.

"You know, you can't hide us from her. We're gonna meet her anyways." Malarkey pointed out to Grant.

Grant rolled his eyes, "Yeah, obviously, but Tab hitting on her isn't going to help, that's for sure," he replied as he sprinted after Talbert.

Claire was practically running away by now, with Eugene hot on her heels. They heard running footsteps behind them and Claire sighed in defeat, knowing it was inevitable that the boys would catch up to them. Eugene and Claire shared a knowing glance before turning to watch Talbert and Grant approaching them. Grant looked at Claire sympathetically, bracing himself for whatever Talbert had to say. 

"You know, I was feeling a little off today, but you've turned me on again!" Talbert exclaimed, a smirk on his face.

Claire, amused, tried to stifle a laugh, putting her hands on her hips, while Eugene winced at Talbert's attempt at a pick-up line.

"Oh my God..." Grant muttered as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"The name's Floyd Talbert," he continued on, "You must be Claire. Grant, here, hasn't shut up about you. And from what I see, he's not wrong; you ARE gorgeous!

Claire couldn't help but blush slightly under Talbert's compliment, especially at the mention of Grant. To think that Grant had already been talking about her to his friends was surprising, yet oddly endearing. Floyd Talbert was good-looking, no doubt about it, and she found herself flattered by his words, her cheeks tinged with a rosy hue. It wasn't every day that someone approached her with such confidence and admiration. 

"NO. CLAIRE, STOP. THIS IS NOT WHY YOU'RE HERE!" she internally screamed at herself.

Grant, on the other hand, could feel his face growing warm with embarrassment. "Please ignore him, Claire," Grant said apologetically. "Apparently, he's always like this."

Her eyes lingered on Grant as he spoke. There was something charming about Grant's blushing cheeks and his genuine concern for her. She noticed the way his brow furrowed as he tried to distance himself from Talbert's antics and the way his eyes softened when he looked back at her.

"Nice to meet you, Floyd," she replied, extending her hand for a handshake. "But I think Grant exaggerated a bit. I'm just an ordinary girl."

Talbert took Claire's hand and brought it to his lips, placing a light kiss on her knuckles. "Oh, I highly doubt that," he said with a wink. 

Grant's jaw dropped as he observed Talbert laying on the charm. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself, knowing that this was just Talbert's way of getting to know Claire. Grant had learned to expect the unexpected from his friend, and it seemed that everyone else was finding out the same thing.

"You know, Floyd," Claire said, a small smile playing on her lips, "I must say, your confidence is quite impressive. I am truly flattered. I guess meeting people like you three is a good start to my new life here."

"Well, Claire, I think we'll get along just fine. Talbert grinned widely, clearly pleased with his own charms. "And, with that, I'll be seeing you around." he winked at Claire once more and walked away, leaving Grant with her and Eugene.

Claire voiced her thoughts, "What the hell was that?" she laughed. Eugene raised an eyebrow and exchanged a concerned glance with Claire.

"I am so sorry about him, Claire," Grant apologized, "He can be a...character."

Claire's expression softened as she reached out and placed her hand on Grant's arm, feeling the warmth of his skin beneath her touch. "He's harmless." she smiled, "Besides, it's refreshing to meet someone like Talbert. He adds a certain...color to this place."

I'm glad you see it that way," Grant replied, a twinkle in his eyes. "Though I can't promise that he won't try to charm you again at some point," he grinned before walking away.

"You okay?" Eugene asked, placing a hand on Claire's shoulder.

"That was...something else, wasn't it?" Claire replied, still laughing slightly, "Let's keep walking."

"And that's how it's done!" Talbert's chest puffed out with pride as he strode towards the rest of their group, a smug smile on his face. Guarnere gave Talbert a playful shove, teasing him about his attempt at wooing Claire. 

"I swear, Tab, you're something else," Grant chuckled, shaking his head.

"I like it when they play hard to get," Talbert said with a flirtatious tone in his voice, "I'm gonna get that girl by the time we go to war."

"You know she has a name, right?" Grant quipped, rolling his eyes. 

Talbert paused for a moment, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Of course, I know her name, Grant. Claire. A name as beautiful as she is."

As Grant watched Claire and Eugene walking away, he smiled to himself, feeling his affection for her grow with each passing moment. He knew that he wanted to get to know her better, to understand her thoughts, her fears, her dreams. But, for now, he kept his feelings to himself, knowing that he had a long way to go before he could truly earn her trust.

Lost in his thoughts, he barely noticed when Luz approached him, clapping a hand on his shoulder. "Don't sweat it, Grant," Luz said with a knowing smile. "Tab might have made quite the impression on Claire, but she'll see through all of that eventually."

Grant sighed, trying to hide the turmoil within him. "I hope so," he murmured softly.

Luz leaned closer, his voice filled with wisdom beyond his years. "You've got something different, my friend. Talbert may know how to turn on the charm, but you...you've got the kind of genuine, steady presence that's rare to find," he said. "And I think that matters more than any flashy antics. You're the kind of guy that Claire will trust and rely on when the going gets tough. Talbert might be the life of the party, but it's people like you who make the party worth attending."

Grant couldn't help but smile at Luz's words, although he was still uncertain about his own feelings towards Claire. He knew that he had a lot to learn about her and that he needed to be patient.

Later on that day, Easy Company had their first meal together in the mess hall. Claire was sitting at a table with Eugene, Alley, Shifty Powers, and Skinny Sisk. 

Claire was trying to reconcile her feelings as well. Although she felt flattered by the attention and compliments from both Talbert and Grant, she couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed by the situation. And, of course, her table was right across from them.

"Great," she thought, "This oughta be fun."

It also didn't help that Talbert kept winking at her. She glanced around the mess hall, taking in the sea of males who were seemingly gazing at her from across the room. Some looked more interested than others, but she couldn't shake off that feeling of unease.

"What? Have they not seen a female before?" she thought.

Claire was glad that the boys she was sitting with didn't seem to mind her presence and were even engaging her in conversation, making her feel a bit more comfortable in the male-dominated environment. But, her eyes were drawn to Grant. His presence seemed to radiate a warmth that was inviting and comforting.

Eugene leaned closer to her, "You okay?"

"Huh? Oh! Yeah, I'm fine," Claire replied, her voice tinged with a hint of nervousness, "Just overwhelmed, I suppose."

"You sure? You seem really uncomfortable," Eugene asked, concern etched on his face.

Claire sighed, "Well, I mean, look around, Eugene. It's a bit of a sausage fest." 

Eugene chuckled, "Yeah, you've got a point there. But, don't worry, Claire. I'll protect you from the horde of testosterone," he winked at her.

Claire smiled gratefully at Eugene, "My hero." His lightheartedness eased her tension, even if only for a moment. The mess hall buzzed with the clatter of trays and the boisterous chatter of soldiers, but amidst the chaos, she found solace in his presence beside her.

Alley nudged Claire's shoulder, "Hey, don't worry about those horned-up fools across from us. Roe's right, we've got your back."

The rest of dinner was uneventful, as the conversation at their table flowed easily. Eugene and the others made Claire feel like an equal, not just a girl in a sea of boys—until she heard a rather unpleasant conversation from the table across from her.

"How much do you want to bet that she slept with some higher-up in order to get here?" Guarnere asked his companions at the table.

Grant looked up at him, surprised and disapproving, his eyes flashing with a mixture of anger and protectiveness. "What?" he asked.

"I mean, come on, Chuck." Guarnere continued, "Do you really think the army just let her join? She must've spread her legs for someone important."

Claire almost wanted to bust out laughing at Guarnere's absurd accusation, "That's funny," She thought, "Considering you're talking about a girl who hasn't even had her first kiss yet."

"What are you talking about?" Toye interjected. Liebgott and Talbert started laughing, but the rest of the table remained silent.

"Jesus, Bill, she could hear you!" Grant hissed at him.

"So?" Guarnere shrugged, "Why do you care anyways?" 

"Because she's one of us, that's why. We're all here fighting the same damn war," Grant's voice was steady, but there was an undeniable intensity behind his words. The atmosphere at the table grew heavy as Grant's words hung in the air. "She volunteered to be here, just like we all did. She left behind everything she knew, just like we all did. She's not a plaything for someone's twisted fantasies. She's a soldier, just like we all will be."

Toye, Liebgott, Talbert, Malarkey, Luz, and even Guarnere all went silent. The weight of Grant's words settled over the table, each man reflecting on their own thoughts. 

Eugene placed his hand on Claire's shoulder, "See, Claire, we've got your back."

She nodded as she placed her hand on top of Eugene's on her shoulder. She met Grant's gaze and mouthed a 'thank you' to him. Grant nodded in response, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips. 

After dinner, Claire and Eugene returned to Second Platoon's barracks, their steps in sync and casually bumping shoulders with each other, already inseparable on their first day together. Claire had given up on trying to keep her heels clean and was now carrying them, walking barefoot in the soft grass of the field.

"You doing okay, Claire?" he asked softly, "Dinner was a little rough."

Claire paused for a moment, taking a deep breath to collect her thoughts. "Yeah, I'm alright," she replied with a grateful smile. "Thanks to you, Alley and Grant, I feel like I have a support system here. It means a lot to me."

Eugene smiled warmly. "Always, Claire. We're a team now, remember? We look out for each other."

As they approached the barracks, the voices of their fellow soldiers grew louder, blending together into a chaotic symphony of laughter and banter. Claire slipped her heels back on as Eugene held the door for her, "After you, mademoiselle," he said with a playful smile.

Claire made her way to her bed between Grant's and Eugene's, her footsteps echoing across the room as she moved through the space. Soldiers were scattered about, some huddled together playing cards, others polishing their boots or lazily flipping through magazines. 

Grant was lying on his stomach, reading some sort of sports magazine, deeply engrossed in the baseball section. His brows furrowed in concentration as he scanned the pages. It was almost as if he was back home, with the warm summer breeze rustling through the leaves and the crack of the bat echoing through the air.

"It just goes to show," Claire thought, "How much we all leave behind when we join this fight. How young we really are." 

"Whatcha reading? Joe DiMaggio's winning home runs?" Claire teased.

Grant looked over at her, laughing, "God, no. Not since he left the Seals and went to the Yankees. Only the LA Angels for me."

"Ooh, touchy subject," Claire muttered, settling down on her bed, instinctively tucking her legs under her as she kicked off her heels again. "You know, my home city is the home of one of the best teams, in my opinion," she grinned mischievously, "The Tigers."

"Ooh, Claire, those are some fightin' words," Skip Muck called out from across the room.

"Actually," Claire piped up, "None of the boys are playing baseball these days. The ladies are taking charge."

Grant raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Ladies taking charge? What are you talking about?"

Claire leaned back against her bed, crossing her arms. "Oh, you haven't heard? I'm quite surprised. Supposedly, while the men are at war, we ladies are playing in their place. There's an all-girl league in the making, my friend."

Grant's curiosity piqued as he leaned in closer, setting his magazine aside. "An all-girl league? You mean, like a professional baseball league?" he asked, his eyes wide with interest.

"Now, you've got it!" Claire exclaimed. 

"So, when does this league start?" Grant asked.

"They're still in the early stages of planning, but from what I've heard, it won't be long before they start recruiting players. Probably next year."

"So, are you a baseball fanatic or something?" Grant quipped back.

"Me? Oh, God, no, I don't even know how to play!" Claire laughed, shaking her head. "But, I am a fan of breaking rules and boundaries. Hell, that's why I'm here with all of you." Claire reached into her footlocker, got a pad of paper, and began writing a letter to her mother about her arrival at Camp Toccoa.

Dear Mom,

I finally arrived at Camp Toccoa today after the long-as-hell train ride, and let me tell you, it is unlike anything I have ever seen before. The camp is situated in the heart of the Georgia woods, surrounded by a majestic forest that stretches as far as the eye can see and a large hill, nearly as tall as a mountain.

When I first arrived, I met a boy my age named James Alley right outside the entrance. He's tall and lean with dark brown hair and brown eyes; he's handsome. He and I walked in together after both voicing our nervousness about the future. 

Once inside, I encountered a group of rowdy boys and knew they would be trouble. They started causing a raucous, whistling, cat-calling, immature foolishness if you ask me. There were seven in the group, to be exact. So, knowing me, I walked over and stood up for myself. I figured I'm on my own here. Who's going to stand up for me? Anyway, after I told them off, I walked away with Alley. But, much to our dismay, one of the boys, Joe Liebgott, called him back to the group, I guess to ask about me or something.

As I kept walking, I suddenly heard footsteps running toward me, and I thought, "Oh, great. Now what?" But when I turned around, it was one of the boys that wasn't acting like a fool. His name is Charles Grant and he's from California. He's got these bright blue eyes, sandy-brown hair neatly side-parted, not a hair out of place. I will be frank with you, Mom, my immediate reaction was, "Oh my God! He's drop-dead gorgeous!" He looks like a movie star right out of a magazine! I think you'd like him.

Claire couldn't contain her laughter as she wrote the last sentence. 

"What's so funny?" Grant asked, lying on his stomach, propping himself up on his elbows.

Claire's attention snapped to him, but unable to look him in the eyes, "Oh, nothing, just writing a letter to my parents. We're very close."

But, I had to remind myself that this isn't why I'm here. I didn't give in and asked what he wanted. And he told me, "I just wanted to apologize on behalf of my friends. They're idiots and shouldn't have acted that way. I wasn't impressed, though, and I asked him why they weren't apologizing. He said that he felt his apology would be more sincere. He offered to show me where check-in was. As we walked along, we talked about where we were from. Once he showed me the office to check in, I walked in, leaving him outside. But, guess what, Mom? He waited for me.

In the office, I met two of my commanding officers, Lieutenants Winters and Nixon. Lieutenant Nixon seems like a fun time, a good person to go out partying with. When I left the office, I now had a stack of gear piled high above my head. Grant offered to help, and, at first, I told him I could handle it. But, something about him made me give in and eventually let him help me.

I thanked him and explained my reasoning for saying 'no' at first. He asked me what platoon I was in, and it turns out we're both in second. He and I walked along over to the barracks, casually talking. He had gotten here just this morning and was still as lost as I was. I told him he didn't need to wait for me back at check-in and that I could have made it around myself, but he told me he wanted to. That was shocking. I don't think any boy has shown me that kindness before. 

Inside the barracks, there was one bed left, ironically between his and another medic's. After he left, I noticed the other medic and he introduced himself to me. His name is Eugene Roe. He's half Cajun, from Louisiana, a true southern boy. He has jet-black hair and dark blue eyes; he's very cute. I felt a real connection starting right there. I could tell we would be inseparable. I offered him to go on a walk with me to get familiar with the area. I have to say, Mom, our conversation flowed effortlessly, like we had known each other for years. 

On our walk, we ran back into Grant and his group, much to my dismay. One of the boys, Floyd Talbert, used this horrible pick-up line that made me want to bust out laughing right there. He even kissed my hand after introducing himself! I noticed, though, that it made Grant a tad uncomfortable. 

Later on that day at dinner, I was sitting with Eugene and Alley when I heard an unpleasant conversation across from our table at Grant and his friend's. One of the men, Bill Guarnere, suggested that I had slept my way to the top in order to get here. Can you believe that? I nearly fell off the bench! And the best part was that Grant stood up for me and told him off. Again, I was in shock!

After dinner, we all returned to our barracks, and here I am writing to you. Grant and I just finished a riveting conversation about the all-girls baseball league that's starting soon. He's supposedly a baseball fanatic, but never heard about it? Anyway, tell Dad we've got an LA Angels fan on our hands!

Tomorrow basic training starts. I'm nervous, but I knew what I was getting into. I'll write to you again tomorrow night and tell you how it went. Wish me luck!

Love always, 

Claire

With a heavy sigh, Claire meticulously folded the letter and slipped it into a plain white envelope. She quickly stashed the envelope in her footlocker, hiding it away from anyone who might try to snoop.

She tiptoed to the cramped bathroom, to change into her sleepwear and clean her makeup off. She then climbed the small bunk, laying her head down on the pillow, hoping for a peaceful night's sleep despite the unknowns of the next morning. Just as she was about to close her eyes, Claire heard a sleepy voice coming from the adjacent bed. 

"Goodnight, Claire."

And that first 'goodnight' would be one of many said to Claire for years to come.

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[yatorihell]

Noragami Reread Volume 1-3

I am so very late because I'm doing a million things but I will be done for the next chapter. Anyway this is my first reread so it's been fun seeing all the foreshadowing!

Chapter 1

Yato being so full of hope doing the job and his original top of the nation dream vs where we are currently is upsidedownsmileyface

Ass comment counter: 1

Yato really is the coldest bitch this girl is crying and being hunted by ayakashi and he's like oh no anyway

'Curses and blessings are two sides of the same coin' vomiting at the future plaque foreshadowing!

Yato has a little praise kink going on and it's valid

Yato's reaction to people who wants to commit suicide when we later find out he has seen Sakura's death and later on Yukine's is just

Chapter 2

Penis comment: 1

Yatori meeting oh god here we go

'I think forming ties with you is just gonna cause problems' AHA!

Yato sees her kick the shit out of a ayakashi and would like to have her as a shinki well I got a surprise for you!!!!

Chapter 3

'This could be kinds fun' proceeds to be not fun for ## chapters

We found Yukine right there

The sister foreshadowing is so heavy 10 years in advance of getting Yukine's story

Yukine spent 30 years drifting and has the right reaction to bring told to devote himself to a sweaty god

He straight up takes Hiyori's stuff lol

Hiyori death forshadowing tracker: 1

Chapter 4

Yukine saying he'll die from parental neglect WELL

Yato and Hiyori having different views on suicidal people until she realises why shinki are shinki and yh

Hiyori death forshadowing: 2

Chapter 5

Yukine conman but he's valid

Hiyori's soul is rather transparent in the legs sometimes

'Why don't you try dying for once' WELL

Yukine's fear of the dark forshadowing

Little girl shinki is so sad I forgot about that

It looks like soil being poured on Yukine AHA

Sister foreshadowing again

Hiyori death forshadowing tracker: 3

Chapter 6

Yukine is such a bastard this chapter

Hiyori liking Yato's smell jahdhb

Biggest plottwist is Yato saying Kofuku is his girlfriend 0.1 second before getting punted by her real man

Daikoku really softens up in appearance as we get to know him, he looks like mafia boss

'He's got a thing for kids' had me choking I forgot about that

Yato's backstory is so well written to foreshadow so much we see in the future whilst running alongside the rest of the plots

Yato and Yukine height difference hdhd

Bishamon's introduction mommy sorry

Chapter 7

'The justice of this world is putting evil to death' foreshadowing for Father in the future

I love men being accessories to powerful women

Kazuma's debt to Yato and knowing what's coming hhdjb

The art has always been beautiful and the character designs improve compared to other mangas early days

Chapter 8

Meeting Nora for the first time and she seems quite chill considering what she does later

Interesting how Yukine asks 'why does this always happen to me' when it's his first time as a shinki, shows he's used to bad luck

Daifuku has a car and we just never see it again (it probably blew up)

Yukine's trousers being too short in the leg

'I found him and I named him' Yato not releasing him no matter how badly Yukine behaves because he knows what he went through

Chapter 9

Hiyori thinking Kazuma is going to kill her when he's the most pathetic man alive

Hiyori meets the girl who killed Bishamon’s shinki. Meets Kazuma, another of Bishamon’s shinki, and notes Yato killed his friend. Brings up the dead shinki. Shocked Piikachu face when he gets mad

Yukine is so baby face this chapter

Nora meets Hiyori and it's on sight for knowing Yato

Chapter 10

Yato gives Manabu a knife and is like fuck 'em up ig

Yukine just wants to be a kid!!!!

'One is enough, just find that one irreplaceable someone' I'm eating glass!!!!

'I wish I had one myself' EATING GLASS!!!!!

'What you really want is something you can no longer have and you've finally figured that out' Oh god oh man

Yukine is just a baby

Hiyori saving Yato's ass again and hauling him to Kofuku’s

Chapter 11

Despite all the hate she gave Yato, Mayu still volunteers to absolve Yukine

Hiyori really shows up on the war gods front garden yelling for her simp without hesitation

Yato refusing to release Yukine and at this point teb years ago we're like babe just do it

Yukine really has no luck transforming into all sorts of monsters in this manga

'It was just like something a father would say' GLASS!!

Daikoku is so daddy this volume wait what

Yato says Sekki has talent as if he isn't the biggest soft touch who wouldn't let that daddy issue child go

Trios first hug oh I'm so sad Adachitoka you make me so sad will they hug again

[terrible-romance-reviews]

I would also like to go off about how terrible the book Touch Of Darkness was like holy shit (spoilers ahead if you care dont read further)

So like we got, our hades x persephone romance right? Now make it modern day. Now make Hades a night club owner?? But also he is still doing, underworld duties the gods are still all gods. Now add, consistent reoccuring flower themes, BUT, nothing is done with them.

Ok we on the same page now? No we arent it gets worse. Persephone? A cunt for no reason. Also licherally being? Gaslit by Demeter? The entire time thats the fucking twist. All the characters are completely 2 dimensional, you are not getting past they like sex and secondary characteristic that is brought up.

Random human best friend, does fucking nothing, enables Persephone being a massive cunt for no reason.

The entire book is held up by how banger the sex scenes are, I am talking IMMACULATE the shit is so steamy like hot DAMN.

Plot sucks Persephone hates Hades for no reason meanwhile Hades is actively out here being Just A Guy and not even?? Being that fucking terrible? He isnt bad honestly, like, at all really. Not only is he not really that bad he ACTIVELY FUCKING LISTENS TO THIS BITCH AND?? BECOMES A BETTER PERSON?? he deserves so much better. I hate persephone in this book and she is the main character and i just found her so unbelievably annoying. Like. Half the 2 dimensional, not at all fleshed out remotely characters were more enjoyable for me to read. I loved Hermes but he also read as flat and likes sex and games and thats it really. I visualized him as a silly little twink though and that probably helped.

This book was just so attrocious it sets up plot that just doesnt even need to be a plot line and conflates it so out of proportion and then NOTHING AND NOTHING THEY DONT DO ANYTHING WITH IT!

10/10 if you are looking for a trashy novel i think it took my slow ass 3 days to finish reading and then i did nothing but complain to everyone that would listen and THEN i bought the rest in whAT IS A FUCKING TRILOGY?? AND THERE ARE BOOKS IN HADES PERSPECTIVE????

Oh oh oh would also like to establish, it didnt occur to me that this was an aggressively smutty romance book when I first bought it, I didnt notice the lack of publication house, I just thought it would be a cute Hades x Persephone book with some tragic conflict. I felt no romantic build up or sexual tension while reading and the first sex scene hit me like a fucking truck I was astonished.

Also the Hades book reads better but I also just?? Liked Hades as a character significantly more and I havent finished it yet but already it felt, like it had better plot construction, and real conflict, instead of this fake ass shit that Persephone was making a huge massive deal out of.

It also deals with some rape-y shit so if that triggers you definitely don't read, that is one of the conflict points but I hated it and felt it was addressed as a way to move plot rather than bring actual light to the issue of it. It let Hades swoop in after his girl got drugged and had like no other repercussions or trauma tied to the experience or anything really.

I have to go back and read it again to get all of my major bullet point issues, I would also like to highlight every time they bring up flowers and then never use it for forshadowing or meaningful symbolism because it happens a lot throughout the book to the point of me, a notoriously dense individual, actually noticing and getting annoyed by it.

All of the annoyance of the book just adds to the charm, but really, only read it if you don't know what an actual good romance book looks like and couldn't get a better suggestion, OR, if you are just a bad book aficionado like myself.

[latenightillustrations]

Finished reading everybody' favourite romance novel about history's and or mythology's favourite couple with a relationship that is the definition of being gay, The Song of Achilles.

One thing that I did not like about the book is that Patroclus could have had a bit more of personallity other than being Achilles's partner for most of the book. Other than that, the book looked to be pretty accurate about the mythology and history of ancient greek even though I hated how most of the characters showed little to no regards towards women.

I actually laughed at a couple of parts such as how Odisseus talked a lot about his wife and that he missed her, forshadowing his jouney home a bit longer than ususal, how the first thing Thetis said after meeting her son in law is "You will die" and when Patroclus, in order to show Briseis that he would not hurt her, kisses Achilles as of to say "BITCH WE GAY!".

I also loved that heartwarming ending when Thetis despite her deep hatred of mortals, carves Patroclus's name in Achilles's tumb just so they can be together for eternity because of how much her son loved him.

And than there is Pyrrhus. This fucker has a special place in my "Most hated characters in literature" list, alongside that little shit Jack Merydrew from Lord of the Flies. How he refuses to bury the ashes the way his father intended because he thought that my boy Patroclus was just a slave even though everybody else, after he said that, felt unconfortable because for fuck's sake it's been 10 years and at that point everyone and their mothers knew what Achilles and Patroclus had going on. Or the way he killed a child in Troy in such a way that even Agamemnon said it was too much. I yelled in joy when he was killed.

[volgotha]

SU Mini Theory: The Rejuvinator DID work!!!

This is probably very obvious but what the hell.

In the movie, Steven gets slashed with the Rejuvinator--multiple times.

At first no one suspects anything happened to him, as he seems to be fine. But then his powers start to malfunction, and he finds he has to relearn how to use them. That goes away pretty quickly, 

but uhh....then this sudden change in character happens in Future. 

Steven, our little Steven, starts having anger issues, seemingly from out of nowhere. Look i know we can sit here and argue that its a natural progression but, I don’t buy it. We’ve seen little Steven be put through the ringer an get frustrated before, he never behaved like this, 

This is too much, all at once, with no explanation. Then we’re given this bombshell by Pink Pearl:

That punch she throws at the wall in Yellow’s observatory wasn’t a one-off thing; Pink Diamond threw tantrums, tantrums she couldn’t control, and had a scream that could crack walls, and once she hurt Pink Pearl, and she was given White Pearl, she changed all at once and to the other extreme, as if traumatized that she had the power to damage someone that much, someone she cared deeply for. And now, after being hit with the rejuvinator in the movie... 

..he’s cracking walls like his mom? And I’m supposed to write it off as some natural progression? Nah. We’ve seen this destructive power before.

I think the foreshadowing is pretty clear,

THIS THING DID WORK; ON PINK STEVEN!!

and what this implies is fucking terrifying; Remember this?

Yeah, this is Pink Diamond after having gone through 8,000 years of character development. Here, she isn’t the screaming, wall cracking tantrum throwing bitch, she’s become a good person, with the bagage one would expect one to have when one starts off as toxic and becomes good, so when Steven was born, his Pink half had all its character development--but since Spinel hit Steven with the rejuvinator multiple times, I think his Pink side has regressed to Pink Diamond’s state, from 8,000 years ago. 

Which means, his Pink side doesn’t love being him right now.  

How can it? Every other gem hit with the rejuvinator had to be reminded of the experiences that made them who they are after all, how can Pink Steven love being himself when it doesn’t remember how it got there?

...and with this show’s track record with forshadowing, since Pink Diamond had to hurt someone she loved before learning to control her temper...

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Gale Reviews: ML Season 4 episode 14 Sentibubbler

(Spoilers for the new episode below)

-Okay so they are having dinner at Alya's place and Nino is there. Daww he is like part of the family

-Okay so everyone knows trixx is there and Marinette is ladybug

-Okay this is probably the dream in the trailer

-And there is shadowmoth, okay yea that explains that.

-AND OH S*** ITS CHAT BLANC, Did... did I write this? Cause I would totally do this bit with dream chat blanc. I already love this because i have been SAYING CHAT BLANC HAUNTS MARINETTE'S NIGHTMARES SINCE SEASON 3!

-Oh wow that is terrifying.

-Wow Wayzz just selling out Trixx like that. also THE LOCHNESS MONSTER WAS AN ILLUSION! Amazing. Trixx is officially my second fave kwami now. Bar none.

-Marinette is in panic mode right now poor girl. She needs a hug

-Oh they were looking for a big ass spider. Lol the Jukes this episode be throwing.

-Nino you adorable bean, get out here

-Nino trying to play it off. Honestly mood. (I would have killed it though, I should not be trusted to look for spiders)

-Marinette really wanted to talk with Alya about the dream

-I liked this alynette, It was cute. Also Trixx voice in the dub is much more feminine. Meh I can take it or leave it.

-Alya is me with the phone.

-OH SNAP IT IS SHADOWMOTH!

-Alya really thought Nino was akumatizable from being dismissed. Well if THAT AINT FORSHADOWING FOR LATER IDK WHAT IS.

-Shadowmoth could have totally messed with her more.

-THE SPIDER GOT ITS OWN BUBBLE I CANT!

-So props to Shadowmoth here.

-Aww Nora remembers chat noir

- Marinette seeing the phone made me laugh

-Alya really just done with shadowmoth

-Plagg complaining about cheese

-Chat noir sees his friends in danger and jumps into action

-Well its good to see that chat noir gets to actually act.

-Huh... with Shadowmoth's plan it is actually working out that Marinette gave her the fox miraculous early. Credit where credit is due, that is actually really smart episode.

-Marinette goes from "Alya will figure this out" to "Ah damn it now i have to use the Rabbit" real quick.

-Alya is playing this close to this.

-Chat noir is on standby right now.

-ALYA JUST DID THE LADYBUG PLAN THING! I am starting to think anyone can do that now.

-Shadowmoth with the coffee cup. "NOT NOW" like a grumpy teacher.

-TRIXX EATS GRAPES ADORABLE.

-Okay so gotta say Alya was pretty clever.

-WOW CHAT... ummm okay. That was a large over reaction. I think the frustration is boiling a bit, maybe the last episode hit him WAY harder than we thought. Easy there kitty. Cant blame him for being angry but damn that was a bit of a tantrum, hopefully he got it out of his system

-"Ladybug will fix that later anyway" I mean he is probably right... but damn.

-Marinette moving in the bubble was funny

-So we finally get Marichat! YAY. and its comedic. Chat noir is finally listening.

-Rena rouge is KILLING IT WITH THE IMPERSONATIONS

-Rena Rouge... THAT IS BRILLIANT!

-Shadowmoth fell for that. Dumb butt

-Chat noir fighting Sentibubbler, nice to see the cat able to finally participate.

-Also Shadowmoth you weak bitch. Chat noir destroyed a chimney in his frustration, you just dented a wall. WIMP!

-And Shadowmoth tipped the scales with a cheap back shot. Well chat noir fought well... ish.

-...Chat noir you are a himbo. I love you, but you are so dumb.

-Okay Rena Rouge really earning MVP today

-OMG THEY CAN MUTE THE BUBBLE OF CHAT NOIR

-Ladybug calling in the Kaalki

-Pegabug is a decent design

-I am gonna say it, She should have used the pot to cover Shadowmoth's head. Snagged the miraculous AND the cup.

-Sentibubbler now on team bug

-Yea seriously this was not played well Pegabug

-So Chat noir chilled out after all that. He told her he was feeling down and that she proved she knew what she was doing. Okay that was cute.

-The Alyanette is STRONG Tonight.

-Gabriel threw a tantrum and Nathalie had to try and make him feel better

-I JUST REALIZED! THAT CHIMNEY IS STILL BROKEN!

__________________________________________________________

Okay so overall 9/10

I really thought they were gonna go harder with the trust eroding between Ladybug and Chat noir. But outside of that I LOVED everything else. Rena Rouge killed it this episode.

Chat noir destroying that chimney was a bit unexpected but I think its a sign that he is starting to reach his wits end with all of this secrecy. He still doesnt know Alya is a permanent miraculous holder. I guess my only complaint is that they could have expanded on it more.

[ryderdire]

So like here’s my reaction post I wrote all these notes as the ep was airing it kinda goes into insanity at the end I’m sorry

Spoilers obviously

Some Amphibia notes

It hasn’t started yet but I’m already rlly emotionally vulnerable so lilo and Stich is killing me

Oh god two mintues

I’m literally about to cry and the episode hasn’t even started

I’m probs going to half to break halfway through it to eat but I’m recording it so it will be fine

HECK THE PICUTRE AT THE END OF RHE CREDITS KF LILO AND Stich killed me

ITS TIME

OKAY OKAY OKAUY OKAU OMAU OMAU ITS STARTING

IM

LITERALLY ABKUT TO XRY THE LAST AMPHIBIA BUMPER

INTRO

CORE

IT JUST YEETS ITS SELF UP THERE

UM

EXUSE ME

OH CRUD

SHUT UP U UGLY MF

PET PROJECTs

Marcy AFRAID IF BEING destroyed

MARCY SOUNDS SO TRUAMATIZED

SASHA MY BELOVED

THE PROCHHEY BABY

THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WHA-

I LOVE THEM

COOL AMMIE POWERS

THE

WHA-

SPELLS

ANNE

NO ANNE NO

WATCH IT BE ANDRAIS

MY CHILD

VALTIONA

AGEED SASH

CALAMIRY tRop

I’m fucking shaking

Oh oh oh oh oh it’s happening it’s happening it’s happing I

THEY LOOK SO COOL

HELL

YEAH

MARCY MY Beloved

THEY LOOK SO COOL

JT HAS A voice

Oh A. IR SHOY

OH

WHAt THE

FUCK

NO BIG DEAL REMIX IN THE BH

THIS IS SO COOL

MAR US NEXT

READY

MARCY ILY YOU

IM THIS IS THE GAYEST SHIT IVE EVER SEEN

ANDRAIS NO

I KNEW IT U ASS HOLE

U BITCH

MAR

NO

OH THEIR HELPING

HONESTLY GOOD FOR for him for finally breaking the cycle of abuse

Anne no

ANNE NO

FOLLOWed u

NO NO NO NO

FROG SHOW NO

ANNE YOU GETTER COME BACK ALIVE

SAME SASHA

MY HEART IS FYING WTF JS THIS

MARCY

MY GEART THE VAS Are KILLING IT

MY FUCKING SOUL

ANNE NO ANNE NO ANNE

MY

SOUL

IS LEAVING MY BODY

ANNE NO ANNE PLEASE IM FUCKING BEGGING YOU PLEASE STAY PLEASE

ANNE STAY PLEASE

ANNE

STAY

PLEASE STAY

ANNE

What the HELL

WHAT

THE

FUCK

WHAT

ANNE

IDK WHAT TF I WAS EXPECTING

I NEED A MINUTE

BIG CITY GREENS SHITPOST IS GIVING ME LIFE

Anne became a shadow high doll

OKAY BACK

HERE WE GOTHAT ASEcpt Ratio

OH YEAH THIS IS LIKE THR AFTER LIFE

THREE STONES DEITY

ITS a cat

THE FORSHADOWING W/ DOMIO

WE

WE ARE THE cat

The voice of the cat

Is rlly cute

This is really sweet

It’s sending her back

ITS SO COOL LOOKING

SO ANNE IS GOING TO BECOME GOD WHEN SHE dies

Uh guys

ANNE

IM LAUGHING

ITS OVER

It’s really over

They get to be okay

I mean

Sure Anne will die eventually yeah

But really it’s okay

We’re alright

I feel

Fullfilled oddly enough

Is that like werid

Like I expected to be sad but I’m okay I’m really okay

Theve been through hell together but it’s over they finally get to be happy

The credits might have some extra content but it’s okay I’m okay their okay this is the end but it’s not sad. Idk if the episodes over yet but it doesn’t matter

Okay it’s back time to cry

Helped us see

THEIR FUCJIBF GAY

GRIME

SAsha I can’t do this how dare they do this to me

I’m sobbin

don’t do this their themes

HAVE A GRANDAUGTHER LIKE U SOBBIN

INFANT DO THIS IM ON THR FLOOR AMPYBIA

NOT REALLy

I CANT DO THIS SPRANR ANGAIST THE WORLD

HER PHONE IM

ITS THEM ITS ALWAYS THEM THR MUSIC MY HEART IS

I stopped typing half way through to sob

Their rebuilding

Froog Polly

It wasn’t a leak omg adult Maddie

Oh yeah their married

Both yunan Olivia and toadie n the ex mayor

His usal spot

He’s older

He’s trying to find a way back to her I’m on my knees

Okay but what happens next for the girls

10 years

Time skip

Older Marcy

Shot haired Marcy BI FLAG BI FLAG

YEAH SO DOMESTIC FLUFF AU

THe CREDITS

MY soul

So yeah domestic fluff au later

Their back together

[lokisprettygirl]

You're so fast with updates that I have struggles to keep up with writing my comments😅😅 so now here are two in one...and sorry that it became such a long one

Chapter 28 was the forshadowing of what's going to happen in the next one...of course 😂😅

The interview was fantastic "I'm really hungry actually...how are you? " "...are you going to faint again? " "...my fainting brought more publicity...than the event itself" 😂😂😂lmao but y/n please still be careful, you're playing a dangerous game "...people actually ship you and that hot sexy Bodyguard of yours ". She tried to sound sarcastically and hopefully it works, it's a walk on a thin line and Steve might be anything but not stupid at all.

Aaron is disgusting and abusive like most of the others around her. She's so deeply rooted in the role to sleep with every men and that they're all allowed to take her like they want...so she didn't scream for help/for Loki when Aaron didn't stop his actions. Thanks to Loki's instincts he came in and knocked that asshole out. Loki fighting and saving us again is always extremly sexy and hot 🌶😎❤️‍🔥 and caring.🥰💚.

Why are women who sleep with many men always the whores and why are men who sleep with many more women always the players, the grenades in bed...not fair...and a NO is a NO, ALWAYS AND AT ANY TIME!! When will people understand this eventually.

I don't want to say much about Katlyn, the dumb nut, just the gif here 😏🤣

Bitch is on her way again to plant her seed of destruction, jealousy, hate and doubts and because of his past Loki is going to doubt his relationship with y/n and asking himself if y/n really loves HIM or just his attitude and because of the fact he's a good-looking Bodyguard...

...and we slide into chapter 29, the peak of sadness ...first off all: communication is everything...but never easy...as we can see again. Y/n wanted and needed to stand up for herself and of course she close herself off. She has been through so much, during their developing relationship Loki gave her safety, helped her to be not selfdestructive anymore, showed her love and adoration ...and now he takes all this away from her.

Of course this broke her heart again, he took Katlyn's words, the worst person in that family, over her and not for the first time, he broke her trust again, didn't answer her calls and messages. But she will fight for herself, she's down on her knees, broken again but, and that gives me hope, she remembered Loki's words and her promise to never give up "don't give up, don't give up...you promised him you won't hurt yourself". It shows how deep and good Loki's influence on her was and still is...may it lead to a reunion of their hearts.

Loki really fucked it up ... and nonetheless I get it somehow. I also know that feeling: does my beloved really loves me or am I loved like an accessoire, could someone else replace me easily? But he shouldn't have listen to that toothless bitch with her fake-front teeth, he knows that this family is full of lies and abuses...he knows better, he knows it. And still I can't judge him completely for his behaviour, Sameera (and other women too) broke him when she didn't stand by him and rather let him die...but again...he knows that feeling very well and he shouldn't have treated y/n like he did here...

Uugghh, I love our pretty Mr. Hotshot too much and how am I supposed to love him not.😭💚. Both need to be hugged😭😭❤️💚

There is so much pain, him stepping away from her, Katlyn in his room, 'not baby, it's y/n', talk like an adult, she stepping away from him, 'don't touch me please' in the car...it's a great mess and now that we reached this peak of sadness, things can only get better. But THE WEDDING hovers over everything. And. I'm. Scared.

At least there is one thing: as a true reader and lover of your series, I know what to expect, I always delve deep into the plots and I mostly don't cry anymore...when the story reached the deepest mess and sadness, something good is going to happen and you know how much I love and crave the angst and the pain, it's the salt in the soup.

This time my eyes teared up when I read the paragraph with Bruce, Mum, y/n and the animal shelter and the reason why y/n donates the money to it...to keep it and the good feelings and memories alive. It's her last comfort place, maybe she goes there now...and Loki should remember that place, he already planned to go there with her again😉😏.

I'm still sobbing, it just got me emotionally and it's another evidence of your writing skills.

Ah, and like y/n: every time when I feel good, sexy, happy and positive in the morning, 💃🏻the day always ends completely fucked up😝...so I decided to stay the pessimist that I am 😉and nothing can dissapoint me at the end of a day.

Me in the morning

Did I miss something? A lot I guess, I'm sorry.

I'm obsessed, addicted and excited for the next chapter my Queen 👑 and...I love youuuuu soooo much🥰💚💚💚

What can I say I am inspired

Y/n loves playing dangerous games ..why do you think she fell for Loki 🤣

Loki was adorable in the chapter 28, trying to build her up so she could speak when necessary in those situations, I mean these are the things that she'll have to consider when he comes back and cries for her apology, sometimes we love people deeply but we don't know how to love them in the hard times, insecurities ruin it for a moment but what's important is for two people who obviously love each other is to communicate like adults.

Yes y/n is deeply troubled, there's no denying that, but loki isn't completely sane either, just think of HMBOMT but with the roles reversed, love isn't enough sometimes to heal but it's definitely an encouragement to move forward, to know that you have someone willing to stay by your side even when you feel you're being difficult is everything.

Both of them are hurting and as badass as it sounds to say that you don't need other people for your happiness.. well sometimes we do need our loved ones around us and they definitely need each other.

The shelter is an important place for her and he knows that now, she learned kindness and humility from her actual father figure, and it shows in her personality.

Wow I'm going on and on..thank you for the lovely analysis my dear, your gifs are always gold and I love them.

I love you too queen 👑👑💖💖

[plaidbooks]

Sending you a character:

Rrrrrrafael Barba 😏

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life  hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff best quality: His wit! He's so damn smart and sassy and ready to tear a bitch apart, whether friend (Liv when she's being too cop-y) or foe! worst quality: He keeps people out, even people who care deeply about him. I believe that Liv is/was the only one who saw the True Rafael ™, and I think Sonny got glimpses while he shadowed him. But he just...doesn't let people see him vulnerable--even his own Mami ship them with: I like both Barson and Barisi, so Olivia and Sonny brotp them with: Amanda! Him and Rollins had a very interesting relationship and I wish we saw more of their chemistry together needs to stay away from: (outside of Yelina/Alex?) Nick--I'm shocked they didn't throw hands (thought lets be fair, Nick would destroy him) misc. thoughts: I know he's supposed to have more cameos, and I do think it's interesting to have him as defense (especially if it gives him more cameos in the new spinoff), but I really wish we got to see him make judge. I thought with his abuelita calling him "el juez", it was forshadowing to him moving up. I found Sonny's arc from detective to ADA fascinating, and I honestly think it would be super interesting seeing Rafael's arc from ADA to runaway to defense to judge. Plus, we never really get a judge's perspective on things, outside of ex parte's or in-chambers talks.

[shreyugh]

things i loved about the show

*spoilers*

milo

inej motherfucking ghafa

nina and matthias sleeping

“you and i are going to change the world”

mal and alina

the flashbacks to the orphanage

inej’s knives

mal and kaz interacting??!?!?!??

kaz holding milo

inej calling jesper “jes”

kirigan and alina riding their horses

aleksander kissing alina 🦋🦋🦋

that aleksander told her his name so early on

THAT WYLAN FORSHADOWING

jesper and milo

keftas

kaz telling inej that he needs her

kaz and inej

freddy as kaz brekker.

everything jesper did

did i mention milo?

jesper showing off

alina going into the crows’ carriage ☠️

baghra being amazing

zoya and inej being bezzies

the squad we didn’t know we needed - inej, kaz, jesper, alina, zoya, mal

“make me your villain”

alina wearing a black kefta

mikeal and dubrov

GENYA

leigh’s cameo

“shut up jesper”

kaz v aleksander

ben barnes.

kaz’s cane

malyen orestev being perfection

mal using jesper’s bullet to break his chains

matthias laughing

NO MOURNERS NO FUNERALS

“so soft”

the letter voiceovers

KAZ HITTING THE VOLCRA WITH HIS CANE

“you are my true north”

kaz’s ugly hat ☠️☠️

alina being a bad bitch

david going 😐☝️shhshshsh

the unsea

“no one is ever going to believe i’m that old”

“i do like you”

alina giving inej her dagger

fedyor feeding his grumpy mans at the fete

nadia and marie

nina and her waffles

KAZ’S SMIRK

sankta milo

jesper having a crush on kaz shshhshsh

the whole show.

[darrowsrising]

After your post about Mustang and Ephraim I am wondering, what do you feel about Ephraim as a character in general?

Hi! Thank you for the question!

Just wanted to get a tad bit deeper into the previous question: I don't proclaim absolute truth about any Red Rising take - I know that Virginia's pardons are not fair to Ephraim or the victims, I am not absurd, I just think that they are the better option at the end of the day and if I were her I would do the same. Those Golds were vital in liberating Luna, Earth and Mars and that was, at the end of the day, way more important for the living people of the Republic than it was for the dead. I love Virginia, but I am very aware that her decisions or her lack of action, for any reason, affects people negatively too and she's not even aware of the exact impact. That doesn't really make her evil, she pardoned people who helped the Republic at the end of the day, she did not make peace with the Society and when it proved to be a scam - as though it was not obvious from the start, hello, they are fascist slavers - she did not try to cut the Free Legions loose to save face. That in my book is high treason - not entirely evil, but a bitch move nonetheless.

After Dark Age I did a look back on how I perceived Ephraim in Iron Gold, because a lot of my issues with him dialed down a while after he got sober. Guess a proper sort of purpose did him well alongside that.

But to be honest, Ephraim was never my favourite and he will never be. I think he is an interesting character with lots of depth and possibly the most forshadowed death in the series, which adds a lot to the interesting side of things. It's just that...I don't vibe with him I guess.

I also find it fascinating that he changed so much and even found himself living for Volga and wanting to give her a better life and protect her. He used to get by for Trigg, but realised he should live for more. I like him as a character and I respect him. I just...am not that invested in him either, I guess.

I still don't like him much in Iron Gold, but I understand him. His Dark Age arc was well done and he was even confronted about his past deeds and I appreciated what he brought to the table both as an individual and as a perspective.

I found him more of a shithead than the funny guy the fandom says he is - kind of like when Sevro does stupid shit that is not funny in the least, but with Sevro it happens once, maybe twice, per book. Ephraim is a constant shithead and an annoying one at that. There are funny situations in his pov, but he's not a funny person for me. Which is not a bad thing per se, but when he was supposed to be funny it just fell flat for me. He's irritating when he's on drugs, whether zoladone or God's breath.

I appreciated him way more for his actions than for his humour that is for sure.

Also, I sort of detached from him because the forshadowing hit hard and I knew he'll die from IG. It was a matter of when and how that was all.

I understand why he is like he is and everything, he's not my cup of tea, though.

All that being said, despite my complicated relationship with Eph's character, I did my best to answer the previous questions honestly and with not too much bias. Of course you can disagree with me and be against the pardons.

As for the hatred Eph bore Virginia and Darrow...well, fan or not, I just cannot agree or like his attitude. Aside from that, I found that the way he shifts blame, excuses himself and never ever takes action extremely telling - yes, Darrow and Virginia made mistakes that have impacted people they are not even aware of and it's not ok (I think we all did that at some point in our lives), but are they really the root of all evil? How does he know there is nothing to be done to save the new world and make meaningful change except by killing all highColors? Has he even tried something, anything?

I am not trying to shift the blame unto Eph, I am just trying to say that his accusations are exaggerated and his attitude unfounded. Hence why he even stopped alltogether in DA, I believe.

Anyway, hope clears some things out better, because I felt I did not do a good enough job on the previous questions.

Howl on! 🐺🤗

[yatorihell]

Noragami Reread Volume 14-17

Heaven arc in full swing and a lot of foreshadowing

Vol 14

52

'The world he sent her back to' final chapter line?????

Yato reaction to not knowing Hiyori's birthday, it's probably not something that would cross his mind since birth isn't a thing in his world

We never actually see what Yato does for her birthday party????

Kazuma forshadowing his betrayal to Yukine

Ebisu could've just called Kunimi when he got lost lol not a single thought in that head

Bishamon refusing to release Tsuguha is so stupid it's the only way to save her

'If I could just stay with Hiyori and Yukine that would be fine by me' hnnnn

God's exist for people vs Yato saving Hiyori at his own expense

People can only be truly saved by other people vs hospital arc vs recent chapter I hate this manga

Yukine sending Hiyori letters and Yato eating them

53

Just a fun little chapter, bit of Kazubisha and finding out the artist is actually Hiyori's brother at the end

54

Yato showing up to Masaomi and bynpinf into Hiyori after avoiding her for 2 months

'Just friends?' Yato what did you expect

For grandma Iki it's on sight she knows bad vibes when she sees them

Wonder if the Iki family can be like Father's lifeline for Yato

'Even one so immaculate and become bewitched by evil' Yukine downfall forshadowing

Grandma Iki asking will you protect my grandchildren vs recent chapter I hate life

'You've been my god of fortune for a long time' I'm so sad Adachitoka you make me so sad

55

Nora warning Yukine about Kazuma lol

Tsuguha breaking and that whole aftermath was... yeah

Saku suppressed his names with a spell but he's still out if it tbh

Kazuma be like lol I might be indebted to Yato but I'll still betray you

Vol 15

56

Time for Heaven arc

Yukine tells them Kazuma has betrayed them

Bishamon crying over surviving her shinki like babe she could've survived too if you released her

8 millions gods? Stop breeding

'I exist only for Viinas sake' get you a man who loves you this much

Yukine starting to have dreams about his past hnnnnnn

It must've been a ballache to draw the robes in heavens arc rip Adachitoka

57

It was a different shinki who got Ebisu, I wonder what form they take

Yato unsure of joining Heaven after Ebisu's death

Yato talks of defying heaven lol not foreshadowing at all

Then immediately asskissing to keep his god status

'I'd rather be a piece of shit' you are <3

Yato and Hiyori encouraging reconciliation between Yukine and Kazuma

Yato inviting Hiyori to heavens party

Tenjin didn't choose human guidepost because he knows they can betray you

Bishamon pissed Kazuma used resound on Yukine

Where's Suzuha's grave hmm I guess the cherry tree is it tbf since they visit it

Wish we saw more Bishamon and Hiyori

Yato as an obvious wolf in sheep's clothing

'To be blessed is to be buried' Yukine took it seriously

Foreshadowing of a god possessing a hafuri going rogue

58

I think this was the first chapter that released once I caught up with the manga

Everyone's so cute in their formal gowns, I like how Yukine's is blue and Hiyori's is probably red

Takemika being a little bitch to Ebisu

Popularity contest of the Gods and Stationmaster Tama appearing was such a nice touch

Matchmaking ceremony

Yato face when Kofuku says Hiyori's soulmate hsnbd

Yama is with her soulmate already that's cute

Hiyori literally watching her future being decided for her

It's so funny that all the soulmates are just like Yato

Oh Kofuku why did you tie it do you know what happened I'm so sad

Kiun vs Yukine

Hafuri sealed away foreshadowing

Takemika fight foreshadowing

Obtaining a hafuri requires an enemy which is why Takemika is so eager for a chance to fight

Bishamon gone missing and then it's like 2 years of stress

59

Hiyori wondering what it means that Kofuku tied thier plaques hhaaaaaa

Emishi bear god is so cute he won't kill you

Adachitoka working native gods in and their subdued nature with heaven, being happy to just live on their own land, being cultivated from reincarnation to make sure they don't defy again

After everything when asked his nature Yato still thinks of why he was born

Hafuri mono lore

Oh Kiun is so small circling Takemika in his little dragon form

Takemika needs to fuck off a bit no wonder you don't have a hafuri with that attitude

Yes Takemika you are pathetic whining for a hafuri

Oh no he's getting horny just thinking about getting a hafuri

Bishamon promising Heavens head to the hafuri

Marilyn Monroe moment for Bishamon I really love that dress

Shikki is such a look, our Batmon

Vol 16

60

Once again the serve on this outfit? Deadly

One year since they all met and it's Yukine's birthday (I'm ignoring what's about to happen)

Hiyori prayer to all be friends again hnn

Bishamon knowing how to track the Sorcerer from eye contact

Quick Father flashback, it's funnier knowing that he caused her death by driving her away

Heaven shows up so quick compared to the final arc lol

61

High treason declared against Bishamon

Ebisu trying to veto the subjugation order

Kofuku dead

Wonder what the other 7 unpardonable crimes are

Nora playing up to yukine to make sure Bishamon dies

Why did they change my balls are tingling

Ysto soft spot for Bishamon

Yukine having 50 aneurysms about yato revealing himself

62

Yatobisha dreams crushed they don't want a happing ending together

Yato can't reincarnate? Father stop gaslighting

Hiyori coming in with the steel chair on Father go girl

This is the most battle intensive we've been since like yomi

63

Hiyori showing up and fixing Yato's arm

Yato not abandoning Bishamon and wanting to live her innocence

Yukine crying because he wants to keep Yato safe

Vol 17

64

Kazuma offering to take Bishamon’s place for execution

Yato really is such a good fighter

'You aren't capable of truly loving people' Kazuma is self aware Bishamon doesn't feel that way (or does she)

'I will see him again' oh we didn't believe this for so long it took like 7 years

'He'll realise that he can't save anyone' vs recent chapter

65

Child Bishamon being punished by Father

Kazuma spell to help Yato and he's not even made up with Yukine yet

Bishamon god of calamity image

The Reveal that Nora knew her past already had us so shook

Nana past revealed and she was able to overcome it gave us so much hope for Yukine

Kazuma really thinks highly of himself lol of course they don't want a shinki to die instead of the traitor

66

Takemika being banned from lightning ad a child because of his nature

Mad how Takemika died from like a thousands cuts since the shinki slashed him to death along with the ayakashi

Takemika hiding his lightning and Kiun does it for him, they're such a good match

Yato Sekki bondage

Kiun puts himself in harm to make Takemika act and it works (not instantly)

Oh go crazy Takemika

67

What a form Takemika let him be a dragon

Yato shielding Sekki from the lightning because he's breaking a little

Once again the art is insane this entire arc

'I can't let Yato die no matter what' vs recent chapter

DO YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU TAKE HIM FROM ME

I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PROTECT YOU

Kazuma is such a psycho I want one

Damn kazuma stayed in human form for 5 years never being called

Bishamon asking for a pet name

Kiun stuck on the shinki are objects for the god narrative

Takemika got that female rage go girl

God remember when he cut Yato's neck and we freaked this actually reminds me of Yato and father

'But mine will always be on my side'

That line up of Yukine's eyes with Yato's face

Splitting the dragon in half

Kiun bowing and allowing Takemika to be who he is

[caroline-nighthunter]

-Rating and gushing about every Wizard101 “World”/Arc-  

Imma just gush about my month of Wizard101 and how I finally got to a close “end” of the game.

24/12 Edit: Fixed some typos here and there and added some stuff.

07/09 Edit: KI decided to fully revamp Wiz city also changing some lore so the rating on that is outdated. Might also put my thought of the new Wiz City there once I’m through all the new content.

Arc 1 - Malistaire - 10/10

Prob my favourite.

The writing really ties in every world, even when you speedquest through it.

Contains a lot of my favourite worlds.

I’m still crying over Mali to this day...

(Old) Wizard City - 10/10

Literally the introduction to the game and the place I spent most of my time in when I was a crownless and membershipless young wizard.

Do you want to farm Nightshade or Kraken?

That graphic revamp really punched.

Fave Places To chill: Nightside, Commons, Ravenwood, Cyclops Lane

Krokotopia - 11/10

This world made me fall in love with Wizard101

Egyptian aesthetic o-o

I was once a balance wizard you know?

Cries over the plot in the tomb of storms

Also KROKODILES

Fave Places To chill: Krokosphinx, School Of Balance

Marleybone - 10/10

I liked the Wizard version, but the Pirate version is more my jam.

Everyone is lookin dapper.

Home of the Doc- I mean Professor!

The whole worlds feels like Cats, but with dogs and the plot is Sherlock Holmes.

Barkingham Palace Gear o-o

Fave Places To chill: The Museum. 

Mooshu 7/10

Japan and China vibes

Your usual warlord chaos

Everything is BRIGHT GREEN

It felt  S H O R T

Has pretty nice wand drops

Fave Places To chill: Jade Palace

Dragonspyre 12/10  

This is what you get when you throw Roman aesthetic, Prussian History and a pinch of Russia into a pot.

The amount of subtle history references is making me listen to every line of dialogue I can get from this world.

D R A G O N S

Milos Bookwyrm is kinda a darlin

We kill Mali here :’)

Fave Places To chill: The Atheneum, wherever my battle drake chills

Arc 2 - Morganthe - 9/10

Has nice spots here and there.

Writing is still good, but a little less engaging.

Morganthe was so over the top “bad bitch” that it got annoying

Grandpappy spider was the saving grace of the arc

Celestia - 8/10

Solid world, story was kinda meh

ASTRAL MAGIC

Is this Skull Island??? Why are there water moles??? I thought they only exist in Skull Island????

Basically Atlantis

WAND OF STASIS

Fave Places To chill: Watermole Village

Zafaria - 8/10

Jambo Wizard!

The plot is Belloq and crazy tse-tse zebra ruining everyones day.

All they wanted was a nice zafari, all they got was misery and running into Morganthe worshippers.

Flameingo can’t take it anymore...

“Son I’m disappointed”

Fave Places To chill: Baobab Crown

Avalon - 9/10

Love it, but something is missing?

King Arthur, but you’re Arthur.

How to become a knight 101

FINALLY I CAN GET DEER KNIGHT

The source of Morganthes saltiness

Everyone is prob scared of me because I rode a battle badger during my stay...

Fave Places To chill: Caliburn

Azteca - 9.5/10

Hello and Bye...

I will never be able to do casual side questing here anymore...

The plot was nice, but you know, IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED

Do not speedquest through this if you are a plot person, DO NOT

Cries over birb and dinosaur friends...

The music was the best part of it.

Fave Places To chill: N o w h e r e  a f t e r  t h a t  d a r n  m e t h e o r i t e, almost everywhere before that

Khrysalis - 9.8/10

L O O O O O N G

It was to be expected though

Mouse Guard vibes

The furniture sets for this suck and there is no proper furniture to obtain otherwise...

One Wizard Army (with the help of some deer friends) pls do not kill me for my bad word puns

I’d feel bad about how Morganthe ended, but after Azteca I really don’t have anything left for that whiny bitch...

A lot of people want my head...

Hello there hand- I mean hello there Spider.

Captain Colridge, if you had a pegleg I’d be 100% sure you’re ratbeard gone out of shape.

I love the dynamic changes to the Bastion once you progress

SHADOW MAGIC no one uses though because it’s not worth the pips and time 

Fave Places To chill: Last Woods 

Arc 3 - Spider And Raven - 6/10

Had solid concepts, kinda threw them out of the window

I do not like the writing in a majority of the arc

I think I was so disappointed, because I hyped these worlds up so much, the expectations did not meet reality

The ending was a no no

Plot was barely engaging

I only pushed through this for the concepts of Mirage and Polaris and wanted to see where Grandpappy Spider went

Polaris - 7/10

WAY TOO SHORT

You spent half of the time in the arcanum anyway

I don’t like Mellori, but that is just me

REVOLUTION TIME!

I don’t like that we had to throw a ship worth of fish into the sea, although they apparently still live? Somehow?

Everyone was at full right to overthrow the Empress though, she was horrible.

Where is Napoleguin???

RA RA RATSPUTIN, LOVER OF- wait  w h a t ? ? ?

I don’t like the Arcanum, but I guess I’ll be a part of it.

Fave Places To chill: Walruskberg, Captain Colridges Tavern 

Mirage - 6.5/10

The more you hype, the more you’ll be disappointed...

Again the Spider part of the plot was good, the other was  e h

If I’m going to have to talk to another snobby over the top whiny cat I’m going to lose it.

Boochbeard, where is Mr. Gandry?

Bara Snakes.

Istar stop whining about bugs.

Ozzy you’re my best bud in this.

House themed GEAR, APARTMENTS and MOUNTS, but you gotta defeat a 100 enemies before that...

Love the world design though

THE MAGIC CARPET RIDE

Fave Places To chill: Caravan, anywhere you can wander through endless sand

Empyrea 4/10

This is what happens when you throw too many things together

S t a r  T r e k 

Medulla shut up

The idea to have an isle in the eye of a storm is cool though

Zanadu was kinda meh (prob because I remember most of it just happening in a sewer)

That dance session though, Khan rocks

The dwarfes were also kinda meh, just didn’t fit with the concepts of the previous areas 

Cthulu island was also kinda meh

Ending of the first half was literally Batman and although I know “The Bat” and “The cabal” it kinda came out of nowhere...

And then I pretty much lost interest in the world

The Reverie got me again, nice and fresh mechanics.

I will make a seperate rant on the ending, but no... I don’t like it at all and I don’t see Spider forgiving Raven as a good ending

Felt really forced

Hit some bad spots with me...

I thought we could fight Raven??? >:O

Fave Places To chill: Reverie

Arc 4 - idk what is going on

Karamelle ?/10

Ja moin, guten Tag allerseits.

Haven’t gotten there yet, but man, I’m not up for dictator Nana... :T

Spells look pathetic o k

If you try denglish one more time I’m going to lose it

At this point it’s obvious that KI has a thing for german speaking countries related stuff

Sentinel Marshmallows, do I have to say more? 

Other Worlds

Grizzleheim - 8/10

Vikings

Forshadowing of Raven

It’s ok

Grendleweed

Wintertusk - 8/10

Even more Vikings

Grizzleheim 2.0, but everyone is op and crits

You need the spells, but you don’t want to do it

It’s been too long since I’ve last been there

Wysteria - 9/10

The original snob

At least these weren’t a pain to listen to...

Incompetent teachers make incompetent students.

That hall of fame though.

Actually a nice world to quest through

The aesthetic is nice and they kinda got the cooler library compared to Ravenwood, unless I’m missing out on something.

Fave Places To chill: The library

Aquila - 10/10

Birbs

Was a pain in Pirate, is wonderful in Wiz

SKY IRON HASTA

Secret bosses you seldom find people to fight with

Everyone is salty that you’ve beated them and they don’t even try to hide.

Hades got the best estate.

Cerberus was cute until he became a set of floating heads.

Fave Places To chill: Tartarus

Darkmoor - 9.5/10

“Who hits?” - “Everyone” - *person who asked decides to leave the dungeon*

This happened to me 7 times in a row an U G H

People need to calm down their hitter ego

The dungeons are fun the first times, then they are just an annoyance to farm.

Plot is the Ballad Lenore

GO TO REST MALI

Hit in 5 rounds or say bye bye to your blades

No Feints

Catacombs 11/10

D r a g o n s p y r e  L o r e

Valencia, what are you doin there?

Basically KI’s punch in the face of Pirate101 players

“Oh you want an update? Guess you gotta watch how we recycle Valencia in Wiz”

Dragoon gear - Just like Darkmoor, but this time your suffering has a certain end

Also no exp on your quests?

[botwstoriesandsuch]

Revalink Fic: Type 1

What if... Revali...but also... Link!

UwU owowowo 💕

And then... they like each other... but!!!

Revali is stupid!!!

And Link is stupid!!!

And they are both dumb and we love them but they are still pining because wow theyre just disasters like that

UwU Omg look at their cute banter they’re so perfect for each other OwO

And then wow ganon happen but they just love each other so much wow no one is dead and then they hug and then they do that Rito snuggling thing and wow oh wow it’s so cute and then they liv is Rito village forever UwU so cute ❤️

Revali Fic: Type 2

WE’RE GOING TO CONSTANTLY FORSHADOW THE ONCOMING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION OF ALL THE CHARACTERS EVERY TWO SENTENCES NO YOU DONT GET TO ENJOY ANYTHING HEY REMEMBER THE FACT THAT THE CALAMITY IS COMING AND NOTHING GOOD WILL EVER LAST

here’s one scene where theyre cute together oh wow feather so soft and Link cooks warm food when it’s cold out

NOW LINK GETS MORTALLY INJURIED AND ALSO TIME FOR SOME EXTRA ANGST WITH REVALI BECAUSE THERE WASNT ENOUGH ALREADY

wow Rito village is so cute so cozy and comfy

AND NOW THE CALAMITY IS HERE AND EVERYONE IS FUCKING DEAD AND THEN EVERYONE DIES AND LINK MOURNS UNTIL HE ALSO FUCKING DIES NOW GO CRY ABOUT IT BITCH AND ALSO HERE’S AN EPILOGUE WITH MORE ANGST

[botanicallyinclinednerd]

Bones Christmas Episodes:

Number one: Season 1 episode 9: The Man in the Fallout Shelter

Angela somehow gets away with calling Booth "Seeley"

Zack's uncooperative robot is funny

Love the reminder that Zack lives with Hodgins

Why does Hodgins' rig for the alchohol distillation include a plastic water bottle?

I wish we got the story behind the fourth of July fiasco. What happened?

Pissed off tipsy Angela dressed as an elf telling four of the people she works the most closely with that she is almost certainly going to kiss them under the mistletoe, is kinda hot? Ngl?

When the fuck did Goodman get there?

The scuffle to get into the decontamination shower is pretty funny

Hodgins is RIPPED hot damn

Wow, this episode is so fucking relatable right now, I dont know whither to laugh or cry. They are quarantining at the lab through Christmas because they might have been exposed to this thing called Valley Fever which is highly contagious, and until they know none of them have it, they can't leave to prevent a pandemic outbreak. Now why does that sound so familiar? Hmmmmm 🤔

Season one Zack is so different from Season 3 Zack. I don't like that they turned him into a character that "wasn't capable of feeling a lot of emotions" like, wtf. The boy is awkward and socially awkward as shit, but watch any season one episode and tell me he doesn't feel. Bitch, watch S2e9 or S3e15 and tell me he doesn't feel. You can't. So why the fuck did they do that to him???

Booth high on the injections they gave them is quite funny

I love that Brennan's reaction to being stuck at the lab over Christmas is "I'm going to solve a murder"

Achievement unlocked: More of Brennan's tragic backstory revealed

The in sync head raise at learning Booth is a father coupled with: "Excuse me?" "Be kind. Rewind." "Booth has a kid??" Excellent

Im pretty sure that TJ Thyne messed up his line. He said "Goodman doesn't get to see his family, Zack doesn't get to see his kids, Booth doesn't get to see his son," and I'm pretty sure he switched Goodman and Zack and no one caught it.

Brennan. Honey. No.

The visiting montage. Very cute, super wholesome.

Ah yes. Angela's father.

I forgot just how massive Zacks family is

The hands against the glass is really cute

Is that forshadowing I detect?? Did they foreshadow the season one finale in the Christmas episode????? Bruh

The phone calls all through the night searching for Ivy is honestly pretty great

The virtual tree Angela designed is beautiful

The secret Santa is lovely

Brennan giving Ivy closure is beautiful, as is her giving them the penny, allowing the granddaughter the chance to go to college.

Final rating: A solid 9/10. Would watch again

[familyagrestefanblog]

You mentioned in one of your posts that you'd love to talk about every abusive thing Gabriel (and Nathalie) did to Adrien. Please do that!

You know what? You are damn right

Even though I cant make a whole essay analysis off of it right now ( I wanna wait for “Chat Blance” and “Felix” to air first to have the whole 3 seasons list of abuse complete and I’m kinda short on time from tomorrow on) I sure as hell started actually writing down the types of abuse done by Gabriel to Adrien seen in the show. Cuz im lying sick in bed so why the hell not, its for important education reasons. Cuz the amount of people in this fandom believing Adrien isnt being abused just because Gabriel doesn’t marsh into Adriens room to punch his son in the face every 2 scenes, is actually quite concerning.  

The list is not complete yet its just what I could remember today without rewatching 50+ episodes but still I may say that I still got a very large and diverse amount (cuz the abuse in the Agreste family is one of my favorite aspects of Miraculous).

I sorely focused on Gabriel for now. Meaning:

The abusive actions Gabriel has shown to have done and used against Adrien JUST AS GABRIEL

Then Gabriel as a person. His personality, tone, bodylanguage and choice of words when being with Adrien.

Then the harmful/abusive actions against/affecting Adrien Gabriel does AS HAWKMOTH or for his plans.

Every point isnt every incident Gabriel whenever Gabriel did something because sometimes things happen twice. Every point is another factor or type of abuse that brings in another layer.

(Ill also put them here in photo form because putting it all in here will get too much)

Sadly I couldn’t dive into how these types of abuse affect and cause Adriens behaviour in the show because that is just too much for one day. Adrien is too well written. Maybe one day I’ll find the time to really make some essay posts including all sides but for now

Let me show you my “Gabriel abuse” notes

Page 1:

Page 2 (with a little continuation from page 1 in the beginning):

and page 3 (the continuation of point 3)

Its frankly a fuck tone and im not even anywhere close to done. This entire abusive and toxic father-son power imbalance is so incredibly well written and often downright brutal when you think about it. But I’m just impressed that this show is for one ALLOWED to do this and two ABLE to portray this so phenomenally. Cuz this is abuse. This happens in real life to abused children. Take out the magic part of the show and you have a real life scenario.

And I freaking LOVE it!

But you know what I’ll love even more once we are there (and it is already build up and forshadowed like crazy)?

Adrien getting the fuck out of this nightmare of a house and getting adopted by the Dupain-Changs! Cuz for as much as I like Gabriel as a character and villain, I want to see this bitch burn and pay for his actions. Let him face the consequences and loose the son he abused, controlled, manipulated and neglected and abandoned this entire time.

I cant wait to see Adrien turn against his Father after finding out he’s Hawkmoth and step by step twisting out of the grasp of our toxic main villain until one day hes finally free and in a wonderful and loving family he can truly bloom in.

Yes. Its gonna get ugly. Its gonna get unfair. And its definitely gonna get more and more intense between these two. Its realistic just like it always has been and I honestly wouldn’t want it any other way.

Give me a real abuse Survivor children can look up to, because by God in heaven, there are children out there who need it! And Miraculous is doing a fantastic job with both Adrien and Chloe even if most of the fandom cant see it yet. Later, when we truly have the big picture these two will be unique characters of redemption and survival. But until then? Until they are out of their toxic situations and environments? Its gonna be ugly, rough, painful but bloody real and understandable

Because children/kids and, fuck, young ADULTS like me need ugly and bloody real and not some characters who have our backstory but still always happen to be oh so brave, so unafraid of the consequences of disobeying or rebellion and OH SO suspiciously unproblematic even though that’s complete unrelatable bullshit

Miraculous keeps this shit real, with real consequences, real behaviours and real and not rushed solutions

Thank you Miraculous (and She Ra), I would have needed you in my childhood

Thank fucking you