#we were rOBBED of more interactions between these two!

[wildlcck]

@loyalpromise x

❛ keep thinkin' about what mighta bin an' you'll wind up losin' your damn mind- trust me. all you did was all you could do. it ain't like i ever had a kind word or thought for that boy. but... what those bastards did... well, i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. but, i would wish it on each an' every one of those fuckers- a thousand times over. i know you was... fond of him. ❜ she pats her shoulder in a gesture that manages somehow to be both firm and gentle. it's awkward, unfamiliar. but, well-intentioned, nonetheless. ❛ you got your memories. you got what you had. there ain't no takin' that away from you. ❜ she supposes they were are a lot alike, in certain ways. important ones. quiet, thinking, feeling types. who see more than they say. when she wasn't directing her ire at him, she'd mostly taken to either attacking him for being so very meek and/or spineless (to his face and along with some of the others), threatening or dismissing him entirely. but, maybe there was something more to the boy. that she, that they, either couldn't or wouldn't see. if anyone could, it would be mary-beth. maybe that's all that really counts, in the end. someone who looks to see you, really see you. and not look away. lord knows, that had been enough more than enough for her.

[selfruinarchive]

032 pain from graham

tired of only sitting , the sound of boot heels echo against waiting room floor. how long has it been? tick of clock feels endless , deep ocean hues watching it's hands. for moments it felt , they had been on top of the world. the belief that maybe , everything could work. but with news of teddy, that had all changed. daisy had worked so damn hard for what semblance of sobriety she held. and now she was ready to throw it all away , search for numbness while it all crashed down. hands rub against bare thighs , nails bit to the quick catching skin. ❛ you okay? ❜ attention turns to graham , searching for conversation that removes her from her own head. ❛ that's a really fucking stupid question, isn't it? ❜ laughter that falls from her lips feels drained of charm it had only hours ago. ❛ things will be fine , they have to. ❜ the singer's words are more to convince herself. ❛ teddy is stubborn . . . he'll be fine. ❜ she refuses to think about the what ifs , the fall out if the outcome isn't what they're all hoping for.

[fiamat12]

Re: Sohoe - Friend or Foe?

Before you read, please note this post is to focus on a launch not on the character of the Sohoes. I believe all of them in the end have helped L w/ his legal obligations.

Many of us around these parts believe that there was a Part 1 and a Part 2 to the legal obligations w/ a negotiation period in between. The Lukola FBI looked back through Charmaine's ("C"'s) TT & IG activity to see if her current TTs could signal an end to obligations. What we found is that it lines up perfectly w/ our analysis - more specifically our timelines and what we think her role has been...

Let's start from the top w/ C's famous TTs:

1) TTs are similar now (possible end of Round 2) as to what we saw at the end of Round 1 (Aug/ Sept. of '24).

• This tracks. The overall repost sentiments are similar - bad friends and staying silent. She even reposted a TT from the same user, Iman Samone 😉 (see posts below)***

• The reposts after A's Sorrento dump indicated Round 1 could be done, as do the reposts now for Round 2. There was a particular repost on Aug. 25th that pointed to her being on L’s side and showing empathy for him. ⬇️

2) Scanning her timeline, she didn’t do this kind of post in Oct. as it was quite possibly renegotiation time, and she may have been asked to help w/ A's image rehab by then, so she wasn’t able to repost freely.

Now onto C's IG comments in regards to A:

1) She didn't seem to comment on an IG post of A’s prior to May 2024.

• It's curious, but not necessarily accurate since A constantly archives/ deletes posts. However, any difference would probably be minimal as A doesn't have that many posts.

• It could support the fact that she wasn't L's gf or an important part of his life as L's best mates who are active on sm would likely have been more consistently interactive w/ her.

2) From May-July of last year, it was sporadic.

• She’d comment on an occasional post like a new friend would - no dance videos but a few modeling ones, and mostly travel related posts like NY & LA (she is a flight attendant, after all).

• Technically, A should've been a known gf of her boyfriend's close childhood friend. Instead, it read like A was new to the group, because she was (!!) - except to R & S, maybe.

3) In August/Sept., there were no comments.

• Even on A's Italy dump, despite C being there, there were no comments, just a like. The lack of comments continued until Sept. 21st.

• This supports probable knowledge of an Antluke faux break-up, L "reuniting" w/ N and a cool down period

• The Sohoes' silence seemed two fold:

- Their job was done and they didn't serve the narrative anymore. (R's allusion to a drinking problem gave them a nice exit, stage right).

- They were being watched. As @jmuz09 stated: "I feel like this was that period where they were conscious they were being watched, and they all tried to act normal, like nothing happened in Sorrento"

4) From Oct 25, 2024 - March 6, 2025, C commented on every post of A's.

• This perfectly aligns w/ a timeline of image rehab and round 2 obligations and the friends & family support to "get this done".

• She hasn’t commented since March... perhaps the others chipped in for the last push - R did the dance video, JV, her boyfriend T and some musical theater friends did the marathon brunch, and L's sis, MD & S commented on A's last post..

Conclusion:

When all is said & done, I think we had a friend of Lukola helping out when she could... this post is analyzing sm activity but lest we forgot the in- person appearances C made w/ A (scroll back to Nov. if you must) and pics of her that she included on her own IG to likely help her image. More importantly, C has kept liking L's posts (21 out of 25 over the past year), commented "you were ROBBED" on his SMA post and has also regularly liked N's posts. 😊

Posts w/ C's TTs ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[nataliescatorccioapologist]

I will never get over the fact that we were robbed of a friendship between these two‼️

Their shared snark and love of 90s girl rock has so much best friend potential. You’re telling me these two both have deadbeat/neglectful fathers (assumed in Van’s case), resentful relationships with their alcoholic mothers, and are the only two members on that preppy soccer team that come from low-income households and they never clung to each other for dear life?? It seems like they could have such a deep understanding of each other that I wish was explored in the show’s canon. And I feel like these two have the same sense of humor! They would be sarcastic little shits together I just know it (and there’s such a complimentary contrast with Van’s sarcasm having a light cheeriness to it while Nat’s has more of a cynical edge).

I cherish the crumbs we were given like Van defending Nat from Travis’ sexist comments:

And Nat hugging Van goodbye when she goes on Tai’s expedition:

And Van inviting a grumpy Nat to dance in the adult timeline (and the part in the script for this scene where Van calls her “Bratalie” which was inexplicably cut out):

And they both struggle with reconciling the past with the present in the adult timeline. Van opens her VHS store to escape the present and recreate the past. Nat focuses all her energy on getting answers about Travis’ death and the Wilderness, trying to recreate the purpose and drive she had as a teen.

They have so much common ground but also so many interesting differences, I want more interactions between these two!

Unfortunately I think it’s too late for a friendship to be developed between them as their paths seem to be diverging with Nat taking a more pragmatic route and Van taking a more primal/spiritual route in the wilderness which I’m assuming will lead to more conflict, so I guess all we can do is mourn what could have been and read the abundance of platonic fanfiction about these two.

[liamontea]

every day i think about larian’s scrapped concepts of tiefling astarion and drow gale… imagine how many more parallels we could have drawn between them, considering the racism and discrimination they both would have had to face throughout their lives. imagine how many more interesting interactions we could have had between them and the rest of the cast. if minthara already dislikes gale when he’s human, i wonder what she would say about him as a male drow who served not lolth but mystra and was then cast aside by her, even. just the worst of the worst of drow society.

and if astarion still looks up to drow in this scenario, what would he think of gale specifically? i believe there would be some interesting similarities between gale and drizzt that would make astarion absolutely freak out. bloodweave would here be drawn to each other near instantly, as two people who can easily see themselves in each other.

picture drow gale entering the goblin camp and receiving a level of respect and worship that is so wholly unknown to him. picture tiefling astarion empathizing with the refugees, striving so badly not to get involved and failing miserably when he starts to relate (not only as their kin, but as something of a runaway himself).

this might also make the party’s encounter with araj gain even more significance: gale, perhaps widely recognized by drow as the greatest failure of their kind, stands up to a lolth-sworn female drow in defense of a tiefling vampire. insane. and i think from that moment on, astarion would make an effort to defend gale in return whenever someone throws a bigoted remark his way.

ohhh we were robbed

[sweatervest-obsessed]

Secrets, Secrets

Pairing: Steve Harrington x Fem!Reader.

WC: 1.2k

TW: Heavy make out, semi-public making out, hot hot Steve Harrington. Foreplay, but not smut.

A/N: Some sexy sexy Steve for your Wednesday night.

“She’s going to fucking kill us.” You giggled out, slotting your lips back in between his. 

“No.” He mumbled, pushing you into the wall even more, leg slotting between yours for support, among other reasons. “She’ll kill you. She just won’t talk to me for a few days” 

You huffed, causing him to pull his lips away. 

“Babygirl…” He whispered, kissing up your jaw and slowly making his way to your neck. 

You tried to ignore the way the nickname went straight to your core, and bit your lip to keeop the sigh stuck in your throat. 

He slowly pulled you impossibly closer up his thigh. The feeling of his breath fanning over your neck caused you to lean your head back against the wall. 

“Fuck. Steve.” You whined his name, closing your eyes, and tugging on his hair, causing him to moan against your neck. 

“Sweetheart.” He grumbled. “We have to be quiet or she’s gonna get pissed.” 

You shoved his chest slightly, causing him to detach from your neck, but still staying pretty fucking close. His pupils were dilated, and his lips were red and puffy from kissing you for the past five minutes. 

“Don’t give me a fuckin hickey then.” 

“Mouth gorgeous.”

“Oh please.” You rolled your eyes, tugging on your bottom lip with your teeth. You couldn’t help your self. He just looked so fucking good. And you promised your favorite cousin you would not sleep with Steve Harrington. But fuck, he was delicious. “You love my mouth.”

“You’re fuckin’ dirty.” Steve bit his bottom lip as he eyed your lips.

You grinded up against him, tugging on his hair again. “Never heard you complain about that before.” 

Steve had shown up to the bar in these jeans that hugged his ass in the most delectable way possible, and this tight button up with the sleeves cuffed right at his biceps, making you all but drool when he came up to your group. 

The look of surprise on his face when he saw you was definitely worth it. 

He quickly hugged Robin and Eddie, saying his hellos. But then he turned to you. 

“Hiya Princess.” Steve whispered in your ear as he gave you a hug, causing you to try and hide the blush growing on your cheeks as you pulled away. “Robin didn’t mention that you were in town…” 

“I’m actually in town for the whole summer. I got in this morning…” 

Steve’s tongue poked the inside of his cheek. “Huh. Good to know.” 

You bit the inside of your cheek and smile at him. “It’s good to see you too Steve.” It was going to be a long night. 

Robin watched this entire interaction, alongside Eddie. She had enough of the blatant flirting so she chugged her drink and grabbed your arm. 

You barely had time to truly ogle Steve up close before Robin had dragged you over to the bar to get another round for everyone. She ordered the drinks before turning and snapping in your face. 

“No.” 

“What?”

“You know the rules. You are not allowed to sleep with him.” 

You groaned and rolled your eyes. “You think so poorly of me Robs.” 

“Yeah, well I know you, and I know him. It’s not happening. Are we clear?” 

“Robin, we’re not seventeen anymore. I’m twenty-one, he’s twenty-two, we’re both adults.” 

“But I said no. I don’t want my favorite cousin and my best friend sleeping together because if it doesn’t work out, I do not want to deal with the bullshit between you two.” 

“Robs…”

“Y/n I’m serious.” 

“Yeah Yeah Fine.” You sighed and grabbed four of the glasses set down in front of you, walking back over to the table where her friends were. 

“If she didn’t want me to fuck you then she should’ve told you to show up in a fucking prom dress then.” You grinded against his leg slightly, causing him to squeeze your waist. “But you probably looked fuckable in that too.” 

“You think I’d look hot in a prom dress.” 

You shoved his arm slightly and laughed a bit. “Steve Harrington, You could be wearing a garbage bag and still somehow be voted People’s hottest man of the year.”

“You’re gonna make me blush gorgeous.” He mumbled, kissing your neck again.  

Once you and Robin had distributed the beverages, you watched as Eddie took the stage. 

The group had eventually abandoned the table and were the first ones dancing in the crowd. You and Robin would lip sync to the songs you know, or drunkenly scream words of encouragement to Eddie and his band while they performed. 

Once more people started to join in, Steve managed to covertly keep a hand on your waist or even dance with you subtly enough that Robin wouldn’t think anything of it. Robin was drunk enough that she didn’t see any of it, or if she did, she thought it was a trick of the light. 

Eventually it was packed, shoulder to shoulder causing you to lose sight of Robin. You had been dancing with Steve fully at that point, singing at one another and dancing up against each other. You had decided this was the moment to maybe sneak off. 

“I’m gonna run to the bathroom.” You yelled out to him, trying to be heard over the noise. 

He nodded at you and watched as you slid through the crowd off towards the the bathrooms. He waited until the song ended before following the same path you took.

“I have to get back because if she sees we’re both missing…” 

Steve laughed as he kissed you again. “If you're that worried about it then go.” 

You stayed right there, grabbing his collar and kissing him fiercely. 

“If she finds out—” You moaned softly into his mouth, cutting off whatever thought you were in the middle of saying. 

Steve had grabbed your waist and slowly started grinding up against you, almost dragging you up and down his thigh. He smirked at the moan and kissed down your jaw, back to your neck. 

Your hand made its way into his hair and you pulled on it, partially to regain some control of the situation, but also because you wanted to hear the pretty little moan that came out of his mouth when you did. 

“Princess…” He warned and you kissed his neck softly, trailing your lips up to his neck. 

You released your hold on his hair and kissed him. The tone of this kiss was definitely different then the past five minutes where you had basically almost fucked each other up against this wall. It caused Steve to falter for a minute, dropping his thigh, but not loosening his grip on your waist. 

He pulled away after a moment, a slight smile on his face. “What was that for…” 

You shrugged and wrapped your arms around his neck. “Want me to do it again?” 

Steve didn’t answer you, and instead kissed you again, pushing his whole body into yours. The two of you stayed like that for the next minute, slowly making out with one another. There was no rush, only languid kisses and tongues lazily exploring each other.

Robin was going to kill the both of you for a myriad of reasons. 

But you were about to jump off a building anyways, since you were sure you were starting to fall for Steve Harrington. 

[lorhaghanima]

so, it finally happened. writers of the hotd finally destroyed everything good about it, any potential it once had, all for some kind of... agenda?

they were destroying greens slowly during the whole season two. aemond, being hateful and vengeful, but not towards ones, who deserve it (the blacks), no - to aegon, his brother, his king. aemond not having any interaction with alys rivers, instead of it the whole season and a potentially large part of their relationship was given to daemon - prophecies, visions, support in war, romantic implications. helaena, whose scene of great loss was cut, happened because of incompetence of writers royal guards (absolutely impossible for a setting), somehow her mother's affair (which is also impossible, since there's know way criston could be the only and personal protectpr of helaena and kids), and she was robbed of her burden (choice between sons) and her grieve (she is already unhappy most of the time, not cheerful, not beloved, and her loss doesn't haunt the narrative the way it should - the way it traumatized the whole family daeron who). aegon crippled not in battle and with glory, but by betrayal of his own brother (supposed to be his supporter), also deprived of his rightful grieve and anger, and even his dragon - the most beautiful, the most loyal, sunfyre, so important for the original story and our understanding, how strong and unbreakable this bond can be - erased to one scene. alicent - oh, my sweet alicent, i will remember the one, who could've been - the one we lose completely. alicent, who always loves and protected the monstrosity and beauty and destiny of motherhood and queenhood, what have they done to you? alicent, who stands in front of dragon, to protect aegon (at least try to protect him), alicent, who cuts her husband's beloved daughter and heir to the throne because all of the injustice done to aemond, alicent, who loves, loves, loves, her sweet daughter helaena (even in first part of season two she says - but what have they done to my daughter?). alicent, the actual queen, alicent, beloved by the smallfolk, alicent, respected by the council, alicent, loyal to her family to the core. where did you go, my beloved?

And to the worst part - all of this was done for one purpose - to remind us once again about this targaryen supremacy. that they are chosen ones, that they are supposed to save everyone, that they are gods, not men, and they will not be punished by the story, instead - they will be victimised, they will be martyred, they will be rewarded for cruelty. The blacks have only two options in season two - they are either absurdly boring (cause they can't have any flaws, and supposed to be heroic - that's why it safer to make them blank and dull), or they are chosen, special, destined - to rule westeros, to ride dragons, to get whatever they want. this, of course, are qualities of the right kind of targaryens - the blacks, the connected with daenerys ones, not the whole family, obviously. This is the reason, why rhaenyra has nothing to do with the death of a child, somehow goes to the king's Landing and tries negotiations with alicent, breaks up with not-so-perfect daemon, tames bronze fury just because she can, and acting incredibly passive most of the season. This is the reason, why we don't have nettles - girl of color, of unknown birth, younger and more beautiful, who tames the dragon using only her wits, survives the story, surpasses the tragedy. of course we don't have you, dear nettles - you are a mirror, where targaryen, mostly daemon and rhaenyra, were supposed to see their flaws.

I remind you, that hotd is supposed to be an interpretation of a very specific story. One where dragons dance and house targaryen falls. One where smallfolk kills the dragons, where dragons are monsters, destroying cities, and targaryens are false gods and precarious rulers. The cursed war - kin against kin. The narrative, where everyone is dead long before the beginning, everyone is doomed. It's not supposed to praise house targaryen, on the contrary - it says 'look, what they've done, look, what they do', 'look, how treacherous, flawed, hypocritical, unnatural, brutal, unreliable they ALL are, even to each other', and what is most important - 'look, they can be killed, look, they can fall, look the dragons and their riders bleed, and we can destroy them'.

and all of this potential, all of this greekish kind of tragedy, lost... and i have no idea, what for.

[handyowlet]

In reference to the Gaiman SA situation regarding the GO fandom at large:

I wish we* would stop hurting each other (*from here on out, we/us refers to the fandom at large and/or any particular fan).

We should remember that we are neither the alleged victims nor perpetrator in this situation. This isn’t about us, and our opinions only matter in so much as how we personally choose to engage (or not) in the fandom going forward.

We each need to do whatever it is that feels right to us and supports our own mental health.

If that means you’re going scorched earth, deleting any fan art/fiction you’ve created or consumed, blocking related tags, burning all of NG’s works, and cutting yourself off from any friends/mutuals you have who choose to stay in the fandom, that having any reminders or associations with the work and fandom is something you cannot live with, then we’ll miss you. I truly hope you find a new fandom to call home, and new mutuals to support you.

If that means separating the art from the artist (whatever that means for you), continuing to interact with other fans, and consuming fan creations because this fandom is home for you and you do not want or cannot live without this support system, I’ll be right there with you.

If you’re somewhere in between, or you change your mind, no matter how many times, you won’t be alone. And you are not a bad person for choosing what works for you, for changing that based on any new information we may get, and for needing to process that someone you may have admired may not be who you thought they were.

All of these are valid choices, and no one’s choice is any more valid or moral than anyone else’s. Well, I’d say (at least for me), with two very extreme exceptions: 1. If you have decided that no matter what we learn, if the accusations are completely true, maybe there are even more victims, that you will loudly and proudly support NG and attack anyone who doesn’t (fortunately, I haven’t seen anyone in this boat yet), and 2. If you’ve been actively wishing violence, suicide, murder, etc. on NG- or on Michael, David, Rob, or anyone else associated with GO- or his accusers (this I’ve seen too many times already).

Again, the overall situation isn’t about us, and we don’t really matter, except to ourselves and each other. Please take care of yourself, and try to support each other where you can (and if you can’t or won’t, maybe keep that to yourself).

Be kind to each other, and mind how you go.

[wisefoxluminary]

This scene shouldn't have been cut. We were so robbed of more Homelander/Black Noir interactions in season 4

From the season four finale script posted here - https://www.consideramazon.com/

I wish we could have gotten this scene other than a murder boner gag because Noir II is drawn to uncover the past of Old Noir, who is a mystery to him while he figures out how to play this character. Homelander seeking comfort in the remainder of his best friend even though he is truly gone and hugging him, still carrying resentment over his betrayal. It does a good job at showing the difference between the two Noirs and it really adds to Homelander's psyche of wanting to be loved. I really hope we get significant development for Noir II in season five and he actually encounters Soldier Boy and finds out the truth.

[luca-just-luca]

Hello Viktor enjoyers I make my return..I have thoughts about this latest season. Before getting into full criticism, huge props to the artistic talent that worked on this show. Fortiche as a whole has genuinely changed tv animation, the combination of 2D and watercolor sequences-the super stylized music and fight scenes, absolutely thee best animation I think I’ve ever witnessed. The music, the art, the animation-even the character designs. While I don’t care for certain choices, the designs have so much artistic talent put into them. I adore cosmic horror, and to see that utilized was very cool!

To see the character it was used for, I have thoughts on. But I enjoyed the design as it was-the writing on the other hand..I’m upset with.

Admittedly, the first watch through I had was pure adrenaline. I went into this season with two things I wanted. I wanted to see Viktor evolve closer to his league self, and I wanted to see what route Sevika and Jinx would take-whether that path be together or as individuals, I wanted to see how they helped Zaun. And technically, in a way, I got what a wanted..for a moment.

There was a rumor in circulation, that arcane was meant to be five season long. I genuinely believe this wasn’t a rumor now. There was so much missing, there were so many interactions that were needed to feel this story the way it was felt in season 1. With everyone, but primarily with Viktor and Jayce. There’s that rebuttal old as season one that goes: “Arcane is meant to be about the sisters!”

Okay, how did the sisters mend their connection? Did they ever talk about it-the fact that Vi made Jinx-or how Vi committed chemical warfare on people-HER people?? Additionally, if Viktor was meant to always be the big bad we absolutely needed more time with him!! We needed to see the wedge driven between him and Jayce, to see when that good intent took a turn to the extreme. We needed to see him have more interactions with different characters-or expand further upon his already existing relationships!

There were seeds planted that the writers completely forgot about and let decay in dried up soil. In act 3 of season 1, Viktor starts getting snippy-and then outright mad at the people around him. Someone on here did address that, Viktor does have a temper. One that we were shown, when he snaps at Jayce on the bridge-literally smacking his hand away when he tries to help him up after being outright discriminative. When Mel even alludes to hextech weaponry, he gets upset-and then outright angry-teeth bared angry at the fact she would bloody their work-HIS work with Jayce in war. He and Jayce linger on it-he begins experimenting on himself because he realizes Mel has gotten to Jayce in a way he can’t pull back. The promise to destroy the hexcore, the thing he MADE Jayce promise his last wish was violated.

He stumbles out of this upright chrysalis entirely changed, amalgamation of flesh and organic looking metal-braces permanently encased to his body. He sees the blueprints for hextech weaponry, he SEES the schematics for Catelyin’s rifle. And he just..leaves, just “I must say goodbye to this place.”

I’ve seen the argument made: “the hexcore is controlling him!”

Then why does he show clear emotion in episode six? Why then and there can he express fear, concern, gratitude, outwardly. Not in the astral realm! Outwardly-his sass is even shown to be intact when Jinx thinks she has jokes! So why the hell did he never once get angry about his agency being robbed, about his life literally being left in someone else’s hands when that was something season 1 was alluding too?

And what about sky? I’m still so throughly confused on what her purpose of being back was about. Writers have had to clarify what she’s meant to do because of the lack of context! It feels like we have four, forty-five minute episodes missing. And not just of context and story for Viktor but of Sevika-of Jinx-The underground-Zaun’s conflict with piltover! The crux of what season 1 was, these two sisters and the two cities. A Zaunite and Piltovian, we had Cait and Vi, Jinx and Silco, Jayce and Viktor-dynamics that were mapped out. That needed to be explored, how did the undercity come to forgive Jinx after her father exploited most of the residents with Shimmer?

There was an entire lead up to Cait’s role as a dictator and we see..none of it? And the aim changes to finding Warwick and then to Viktor and there is so-so so much happening. It really does feel like three seasons compressed into one, but to the worst extent that the characters don’t feel like themselves. Viktor’s confidence he exudes in season one, that defiance, that determination, the anger we see him hone later. It’s gone, we he does fight Jayce there is not a HINT of anger or resentment-just: “Oh well-I was trying to be peaceful-I am going to kill you now though.”

Sevika’s urgency to make topside pay, is still there-she’s rallying people together, but then we just don’t see her until the big fight. Sure Scar is with her there-but that doesn’t say anything about it she’s leading whole different factions of Zaun after the prison break!

The finale left more questions than things answered, and I extremely dislike the usage of a time loop. Jayce’s line to Viktor of about his disability and his disease made my blood boil on my first watch through. There are so many others ways to say humanity’s imperfections are what make us perfectly human. Use emotions for example-scientifically we as humans have the highest range of emotions, but they don’t make us weak. Our ability to feel things vastly is what drives us to do certain things, art, writing, music, creation as a whole is driven by emotion. Creation can be good or bad, enlightening or destructive, but as humans we have that innate urge to do it because of emotion. Especially those who are artists, by far my favorite part of season two is how many artists looked at what was given and went:…so. I’m going to take this, and make it my own because you clearly cannot be trusted.

In conclusion, when writing fanfic or making art it will be of season one Viktor and the Machine Herald, not the Herald of the Arcane. Shoutout to The Boy Savior though, Ekko also has issues but man did he get the best end of the deal. Viktor enjoyers take care of yourselves, canon isn’t the end all be all. Have fun with making your Au’s or fixitfics, have fun drawing versions of characters you enjoy. And if it helps, season one does end on a very bleak point, but it could be seen as the ending.

[fullscoreshenanigans]

How do you imagine the evolution of the relation between Isabella and Ray in the humans world if she wasn't killed by the demon (but just severely hurt)?

I don't have a firm outline for them beyond a certain point since there's a number of other factors that could influence their interactions, but I'm open to a variety of outcomes from authors as long as Ray's allowed to ride out the turbulent storm of emotions he has over this rather than glancing over them for some schmaltzy sitcom scenario where he forgives her at the drop of a hat and is acting chummy with her (outside of short-form lighthearted comics).

Here's what I imagine happening in the immediate aftermath of them traveling to the human world (borrowing a bit from this ask of yours for this)

Even with a No Reward AU and not having to handle Emma's disappearance on top of everything else, I imagine he would initially be pretty numb to interacting with her for himself.

Above all else, he would be there to reassure his younger siblings that she'd be all right. She survived the attack from the head of the Grace Field farms, but it would take her a long time to recover and they would have to let her rest when she needed it.

But seeing the children she was willing to die for and being part of their family again would be healing for nearly everyone. He wouldn't want to rob her of the opportunity to reconcile with his siblings and walk further along the path of redemption because he wouldn't be there right now if his family hadn't given him the chance to do the same. Likewise, he wouldn't want to deny his siblings the opportunity to know their mother in a world that's kinder to all of them.

So he'd be supportive of them visiting her one on one or in small groups, even when they'd ask him if they were sure he was okay with it. They knew he was her spy for years and had a unique relationship with her, that he was familiar with an Isabella they had comparatively known only briefly. It might hurt seeing them interacting with her casually like nothing had happened.

For Emma and Norman, they might have an inkling of there being another layer to their relationship, but they wouldn't push him until he was ready to tell them himself.

[From this ask:] I'm also someone who likes to overthink about this panel from chapter 174 and Norman's incorporation in it. It could easily be due to knowing Ray had a unique relationship with Isabella by virtue of being her spy for years…but why not throw more angst in with him being aware of the extra layer of gravity between the two as another reason for his knowing and somber expression here? (You could also extend this to Emma, but I focus on Norman just because we can see he's looking back at Ray whereas Emma's still looking in the general direction of Isabella). He had over a year in Lambda to reflect on his time at Grace Field and pore over all the oddities he noticed between Isabella and Ray but chalked up to other things at the time…and isn't that so incredibly like Ray to keep that kind of conflict and pain to himself, either to spare others or because he loathes pity. There's a sad fondness tinging the thought.

But he reaffirms that it's fine, brushes the sentiments off and states his relationship with her shouldn't dictate theirs.

Jessica, Matilda, Scarlet, and Sienna wouldn't push him on this either. If for some reason they were in possession of his note, they'd return it to him to let him know they were aware of its contents, but if not, they'd still let him know that they knew about their relationship and that Isabella kept his note all that time. A balance of wanting to advocate for her after everything she had done post-escape by presenting him with facts that he could interpret for himself while knowing it wouldn't magically mend everything (in the same way they couldn't seamlessly integrate into the lives of their biological children with a snap of their fingers).

This is how Ray ends up visiting Isabella at least once by himself while she's in a coma, watching her breathe with the help of machines. Up until the day of their reunion, he didn't hesitate to call her a monster after nearly two years of thinking she was dead because of the note he wrote as bait to get her in trouble with headquarters, a wry smile playing on his lips at the thought of her being considered a "good parent."

(Chapter 169 Bonus Comic)

But now there she was, willing to die for them, to keep them safe. She lead the covert uprising against Peter Ratri among the sisters for over a year. That amounted to something.

(Chapter 174)

Yet despite what he said about holding no grudges in the immediate aftermath of Peter's suicide, he can't just let go of years of hypervigilance, of being constantly on edge to not show a hint of vulnerability lest it foil his meticulous, multiyear plan, and knowing what he represented to her after he shattered the blissful delusion she'd fallen into at Grace Field for five years. That fear and feeling of being small in her presence was etched into his memory, carved into his bones.

Now that he finally has a say in how their relationship should progress instead of being at her mercy, can rage at her until he's out of breath and be just as petty as she'd been, make her work and beg for his forgiveness to try to amend every cruelty she inflicted upon him, there's just…an emptiness he keeps coming back to. No matter what they did, he would never have an untainted childhood with her, and now that she's back in his life he's left to grieve that again.

I imagine he'd circle through that numbness, grief, anger, frustration, and envy (as stupid and pathetic as that last one in particular makes him feel, seeing his siblings being able to interact with her so easily, her carrying no extra baggage with them, the kind of relationship he was ashamed he ached for when he was at Grace Field) for some time as Isabella recovers and integrates back into their family, and if their biological connection hasn't been revealed already through some external force this is probably where he reaches out to someone (defaulting to Emma, Norman, Don, and/or Gilda) to talk about it, though whomever he speaks with they make it clear he's not obligated to forgive or interact with her.

For Isabella's part, she accepts whatever his feelings may be after having two years to reflect on how she treated him.

(Chapter 177)

"I couldn't dote on you." Not because I was forbidden from favoring you beyond somehow sparing you from eventually being shipped out—as long as I produced the desired results, I could do as I wished—but because I couldn't separate the violence you were born out of from you as a person.

Her not making excuses for that could go a long way.

Eventually they do start speaking to each other regarding topics that are easier to broach, like the other children, gardening, cooking (I don't know if she started cooking once she became Grandma or if it would something entirely new to her in the human world since the farm system purposely stratified labor as another measure to prevent the sisters from revolting), before tackling their deeper rooted issues or discussing matters like the origins of the lullaby.

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Of the Gaang, Zuko has the deepest connection with Katara and Aang. Built up over all three seasons, Aang has almost always been an ideal of hope for Zuko and when he eventually turns joining Aang's side is his goal. However, Zuko doesn't really treat Aang as anything but the Avatar for nearly the entire show, and only when he joins the group does this slightly change. Aang as the Avatar brings Zuko hope, and he doesn't allow himself to see what else is there for the majority of the series. Dehumanizing him helps Zuko try to capture him, and whenever he has to face the fact that Aang is a kid and an actual person it clearly throws him for a loop. This is kind of exemplified by Zuko monologuing something deeply personal at Aang at the end of season 1 but not opening himself up that way otherwise to him in a reciprocal manner until the end of Season 3.

Katara has many connections and interactions built up with Zuko, second only to Aang and in terms of reciprocal interaction she could even be considered to have more than him. They always have a very personal confrontation in every finale where Aang and Zuko don't really have that. Katara is also the person who reaches out to Zuko and gets closest to him accepting first and is the member of the Gaang Zuko ends up trying to make up with the most. The connection in the first season is based around the Avatar and the hope he brings. The second season is when this transitions to a more personal connection between just the two of them where they emphasize with each other. The third season sees them work through the betrayal Katara feels from Zuko turning away from that connection they had and becoming very close afterwards.

Sokka could have had a very interesting relationship with Zuko, and in fact the first episode sets up some very good contrasts between the two that could have been the basis of conflict and understanding between the two. Sokka and Zuko both suiting up, there need to be "men" and do their duty, the contrast between Zuko getting dressed and coming with a squad backing him while Sokka stands alone. However, they almost never interact, and especially not personally. Their parallels aren't focused on, and the next time they truly interact is the boiling rock. Which does a very good job of establishing a comradery between the two, to the point that they seemingly have each other's backs going forward and trust each other. They don't interact as much afterwards, but the fact that Zuko goes to Sokka to help Katara and Sokka tells Zuko a deeply personal story is a good example of this deep trust they share.

Toph is interesting, because the show itself lampshades that there could have been a very good connection/relationship between the two. And looking from the outside, they like Sokka, have some very good starting bases to emphasize with each other from. Both come from abusive rich households, both have a way to disguise themselves to do things others in their lives wouldn't approve of and Toph reaching out to Zuko first in the Western Air Temple. This is never really explored however and given barely any story time. What little is there is very good however, and the connection to Iroh Toph shares was given a good scene. We were robbed of a field trip!

Suki barely has anything with Zuko, despite the fact that he burned her village. But then, she barely has anything with anyone besides Sokka in the group. There's room for a connection there, and the comics seem to have made them very close.

[vellichorvibes]

Hi again! (I messaged you last about your wonderful stories and was amazed how new you are to the fandom) I'm also kind of new to The Outsiders. I never read the book as a kid and never seen the movie... but somehow I got a The Outsiders audiobook video on my YT recommendation and decided to listen to it.. and I immediately loved it. I loved Ponyboy's narration in the book and how he described all his friends/family and his life. Then I watched the movie and got hooked. I don't know how it even happened but I liked the chemistry between the two characters.. lol I hope you enjoy the movie! And would love to hear your comments on the film and how different it was from the book.

YOU, anonymous, are in fact the sweetest pie meg the stallion was rapping about 🩷🩷🩷

I LOVED THE MOVIE SO MUCH!!!

Now, I did watch the theatrical version which @richieshepard tells me leaves much to be desired and I must agree; there were so many scenes missing!! but it was still great and I have MANY thoughts!

the whole thing was just so tender and beautiful and as soon as the opening music started (credits rolled first here) I got like choked up??? idk I was just so excited to finally see it

star studded- like WOW, I knew all these actors were here but seeing all their young faces was kind of crazy; my husband ended up passing by and getting stuck watching pieces because he kept being like "Oh hey tom cruise...oh wow rob Lowe!...WOAH Patrick Swayze?!"

I've never even watched CLIPS of this film [I didn't want anything spoiled] ponyboy's voice shocked me for some reason- in a good way!

the scenes that are shown stay INCREDIBLY loyal to the book and I appreciate that.

if I'd gone into this knowing absolutely nothing, I'd have assumed dallas was the main character initially because he's such a prominent focus right up until he leaves the drive-in

I LOVE MATT DILLONS PORTRAYAL OF DALLAS!!! besides the fact of being an absolute BABE, dal just comes off as so much more kiddish; like yeah he's still a hood and has a gun and threatens people and is gross to girls but he also has a HIDEOUS laugh, spends his day dicking around with his friends, makes dumb jokes and genuinely emotes and responds to things the way a young teen would which is what he is. I think that makes his characters fate even more devastating

I still 100% would have shipped DalPony if I had seen the movie before reading the book. they're given more interactions to start and those interactions are laced with a genuine friendship meanwhile in the book pony doesn't seem to like dal very much at first and believes dal doesn't like him either. the opening sequence of this version of the film is essentially just dallas and pony (and johnny) palling around for an entire day before the movie starts. THEY'RE BEST BUDDIES, YOUR HONOR!

with certain scenes cut the story moves SO FAST and you really don't get a feel for the characters, but again, this was a theatrical release so I think an extended cut would be better

I love Two-Bit Mathews/Emilio Estevez SO MUCH and now feel he is actually under appreciated in the fandom. #pittythebackseat

Johnny Cade gives baby vibes. Not in a cute or sexy orrrr idk way, but like a straight up BABY, he needs protection and I mean that with all the love in my heart. Thinking about how Ralph Macchio did Karate Kid the next year is craaazy

random, but the casting for Tim Shepard and Paul took me OUT! like...sorry...sorry...?!

"I can go anywhere I want..."

dal's death scene is DEVASTATING- the editing (?) to have things jump from pony announcing johnny's death to dal in the store to dal calling of darry ("the police are after dallas, we have to hide him") to dallas running and then being shot down ("he's just a kid!") and the change to let him have last words and having that last word be pony?!?!? like WHAT!!! and the muuuusic during that whole sequence had me holding my breath

pony imaging dallas while reading johnnys letter and then starting to write coming full circle to the opening scene was juuuuust...they're going to hear from my therapist is all I'm saying!!!

YEAH! I loved it, I wanna watch it a million more times and the extended cuts and the deleted scenes and just everything! I'm sure more thoughts/observations/headcanons will come to me the more I watch. I'd love to talk with you more about it some time!!! 🩷🩷🩷

[rwbyrg]

Hello again! I was wondering, in your own opinion, what moment(s) for both Oscar and Ruby, really implied that there was much more going on with the two character, in the sense that their relationship was starting to evolve? Also what do you like about those moments? To add, do you think we will see it much more in volume 10?

Hello!! I think, generally speaking, all of their focused scenes imply there's more going on or that their relationship is evolving in some way. RWBY doesn't have filler. So when characters - especially ones as central to the narrative as these two - get focused screen time together (and romance-y tropes), it's done with intention.

Ruby's arc is about many things, but especially about how she's pretty much the last silver eyed warrior that can face Salem. Meanwhile, Oscar's arc is about defining who he is while under a curse that robs him of his identity. And in their first meeting, Oscar comments on Ruby's eyes, and she asks him who he is. Even their first lines to each other are mirrored in how they're spoken!

This scene really shows that their character arcs linked from the very beginning.

We get all the stuff I mentioned in my last post and more and none of it is necessary to do if it's not building up to something. Which it very clearly is.

I have no doubts we'll get to see more of their shared story in V10 onward. The V9 epilogue - what was supposed to be the final episode of the season - works as both a closing point for the Atlas arc, and a kick off for the Vacuo one. It's setting the stage for what is to come. A non-extensive list of what we know we're getting so far:

Nora's and Winter's character arcs; both of them struggling with responsibility, grief, and guilt.

Weiss will almost certainly be getting some focus by extension of that as well. Especially because her arc has always been about her family.

Ren being more open and trying harder to support those around him.

Qrow, more hopeful than he's ever been before and how much it's propelling him forward.

And then we have Oscar.

Oscar and the merge. Oscar Pine, Little Prince, pining at Ruby's grave in the desert. I talk about this set up a lot, and it's difficult to explain succinctly because it's got a lot of complex pieces at play (and has been going on since their meeting, as mentioned above). But if I were to try and break it down as simply as possible:

Ruby's fatal flaw is her grief. Her silver eyes are powered by, and the embodiment of, the preservation of life. She doesn't want to lose anyone else that she cares about and cannot bear the weight of responsibility that comes with it alone. So much so that she almost abandons her own identity via ascension because she is offered the choice to do so. She stays true to herself in the end as someone that fights, not for those she's lost, but for those she hasn't lost yet. And the narrative, through all their interactions, but especially the Tea Party, has placed Oscar front and centre in the position of who Ruby hasn't lost yet. Oscar, who wants nothing more than to be a part of the team that he keeps pushing away. Oscar, who just wants to be who he is, to preserve himself, but is being robbed of that choice via the merge. Something Ruby, can't protect him from.

RWBY loves to make its pairings thematically complimentary and it loves pushing characters to their limits. There is no way that the scenes and setup between Oscar and Ruby haven't been intentionally building to something big with how much their respective and shared conflicts are directly playing off of each other. There is no way CRWBY - with their limited budget and resource constraints - dedicated all that screen time to these two for it to not pay off at some point. And given this arc is the last one... now's a good a time as any for it to happen.

[mal3nko]

Some of my favorite instances that really highlights the difference between “Living World” vs “Dead World” Vinh for me is how the two versions of him react to Max telling him that she knows about his relationship with Safi.

Obviously the context behind Max bringing up this fact to “Living World” Vinh is because she’s trying to gain as much information from him as possible, and Vinh in this reality is being incredibly cagey and standoffish which leads to a lot of frustration on her part.

And of course Vinh at this point is getting pretty ticked off and irritated by Max, and utilizes his usual smug persona to not only downplay his reaction to her knowing this information, but also tries to subtlety fish for info himself on how she came to know about him and Safi in the process.

But in hindsight, we know Vinh actually cares a lot more about Max knowing this information then he’s initially letting on here considering the fact that he texts her later on in the day questioning where he and her stand after this relatively heated conversation and quietly nudges Max to not say anything about his relationship with Safi. This is also the only instance where Vinh will text Max at all in this reality.

And then we get to Max dropping this information on “Dead World” Vinh, and his reaction is obviously quite different.

The most obvious difference to me at least, is that he doesn’t even question how Max knows here. Doesn’t really seem to have the energy to, or maybe even just doesn’t think it matters if she knows since Safi is dead in this reality. I’ve wondered for a while now who Vinh in the “Living World” seems to be nervous about this info potentially bothering if it were to spread, and I know some people believe it’s Yasmin, or even Reggie (like myself initially), but looking at it from this angle I really think it’s just…Safi. The two of them hooking up was obviously a secret, most likely a mutual one, so I think Vinh fears that if this information became public knowledge it could potentially upset her, and he definitely can’t have that. Would it have actually upset her though? Maybe, maybe not, but either way he can’t be too careful. But this is just my interpretation, so I don’t want to enforce my take on this whole situation on anyone!

Another difference here is that Vinh actually laments how he should have told Max about him and Safi earlier. Obviously him and Max are much closer in this reality than in the other one, so he’s probably starting to really feel the…”wrongness” of pursuing his ex-“whatever’s” best friend, which is a feeling that is mostly bolstered by the fact that their sudden closeness is happening right after her death. It’s a lot to process, you know?

I can’t stress enough how much I really enjoy the differences in how the cast in DE behave based on which reality you’re in, and I honestly think some of the characters got really shafted in this department when it came to screentime. Loretta specifically in my opinion had so much potential as a whole, but it ultimately felt like her story just… kinda went nowhere? You interact with her “Dead World” counterpart in the first two chapters exclusively, than bump into her “Living World” version for the first time briefly in chapter 3, and then she’s just completely absent in chapter 4 for some reason??

But this is ultimately why I feel like Vinh is just…a cut above all the rest of the characters since we’re actually given a decent amount of time with both versions of him throughout chapters 1-4 to really see the differences in his behavior (even if I do still think we were robbed of actual time with his “Dead World” counterpart in Diptych, sue me).

[katyspersonal]

17 for Elden Ring

(Asks from this ( x ) meme)

17) There should be more of this type of fic/art

I think maybe interacting between Nepheli, Gostoc and Kenneth! I don't believe I've seen this more than two times... in the span of two years. But this is really fun how they all have a claim to be the new monarch! We were robbed of the chance to pick a person to give the crown to between these three x)

Well, with the cut content idea of Gostoc being an actual legit son of Godrick, though a bastard one as not one of those Grafted Scions, Nepheli and him ARE related too, even if very distantly through generations! She is a Loux herself! ..and, yeah, speaking of Grafted Scions, how would these guys deal with those? XD Bonus thing: Nepheli and Rya are technically family-in-law, and they are on a similar step in age I believe! Rya goes on her own adventure if her questline is done, she could meet Nepheli!

This all sort of leads back to two big things about the fandomry in Elden Ring in general, again: the fact that 80% of everything created is about the Demigods family (yeah Nepheli is a part of it but you see what I mean), and the fact that 80% of everything created is an AU or detalising the lore past rather than aftermaths of the game's canon events! The future of the Little Guys of the setting is underrated in general, not just here!