#what did he happen upon

[bumpycap]

don't know if I've shown this, but have some food :]

(I gave up on his arm and hands ha)

[also this may post twice, bad reception atm]

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Nightmare Sans by Jokublog (?)

bonus v v v

[danandfuckingjonlmao]

good night and sweet dreams to the best, sexiest, sluttiest, smartest, realest, most based, valid, relatable, girlipop, sympathetic, cunt, fun, cool, feminist, aspirational girlboss character in dead boy detectives: doll spider <3

good night to her and no one else. i hope the rest of y’all have a bad night and terrible dreams.

[mockiery]

Once Upon A Time 3x05 "Good Form" my beloved, I know the text and shots and scene transitions directly parallel Hook saving David's life to Killian's loss of his brother, and Killian's pained expressions of seeing David succumb more and more to the same poison Liam did. Killian's insistence David tell his family, give them the chance to say goodbye that Killian didnt have with his brother. Of Killian himself sayinf David reminded him of Liam, his canonical hero. I know the ep's dialogue speaks of Killian's want to be seen as a man of honor, to be that man of honor.

And I know Killian would absolutely have been a deflective ass with the "I didn't do it for you" to David about saving his life, bantering teasingly that he did it for Emma like David has accused all of his actions to get to and be at Neverland as - just a selfish attempt to have Emma.

And I know Killian's half-joking flirtation with Emma later with "Is that all your father's life is worth to you?" is in character bc for his entire presence on the show previously he has used compliments of himself and flirtatious remarks as deflection, jokes, and to be actively antagonistic/inflammatory/annoying/playful.

I know all of this. I know this is all perfectly in character and the nonspoken motives informed by the flashbacks to his past and his performance are deeply in character. But christ alive I wish that a tiny little line would've been added in somewhere that made it clear that his motivations in this ep and the Neverland arc as a whole weren't just about Emma bc it feels like the writers partially forgot this in 3a, despite the strength of this episode and all its parallels. They say characters' feelings out loud or allude to them more directly in dialogue all the time like pleeeeeeease, you could've made it a lil more obvious it's not solely bc of Emma like. i just wish it wasn't easily misread if u didn't read into it deeper with Killian's characterization, beyond his contradicting words

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Had to explain to a friend today that No Really I Swear Magneto And Professor X Are Friends And Like Each Other Thats Canon And Real

[k2ulhu]

hulu was doing live coverage of the election until 2:00am, at which point my power randomly went out and when I reopened the hulu app on my tv the election coverage was replaced with

[vaguely-concerned]

*tears streaming down my face* how the FUCK did we start at 'pulling ken's dream house out of kremy's ass' and end up at this

[earl-grey-crow]

season three of the way home and I'm back on my nonsense

[bunbuttbread]

Mouthwashing 🤝🏾 Paradise Killer

The main character is deeply complicit in the cruel oppression of marginalized people and is NOT a good person and you don't find out until the end of the game when it's all over and you're like oh fuck. I was the bad guy all along.

[c-kiddo]

the absolutely incoherent long ass rambling post in my drafts about essek and privilege..................................

[compacflt]

slimav?

would never happen bc slider canonically smells bad

[octoooo]

First thing I wake up and do is post sabigiyuu

Giyuu has misophonia. I DON'T MAKE THE RULES!

For those who don’t know, it sucks lmao. It’s when a person has a strong emotional reaction to specific sounds (like a fight-or-flight response). Imagine someone clicking a pen repeatedly. For the average person it’s either mildly annoying or it’s tuned out as background noise. For someone w/ misophonia though, it grates on your soul; makes you wanna rip your hair out, scream, cry, run away and jump out of your skin all at once.

Anyway back to my hc; This would probably make more sense to project onto Zenitsu or Tengen because of their expert hearing (& I’d like to say Zen suffers from miso too) but Giyuu is The Guy™️. it’s so easy to slap a label on him and for it to Fit. Y’know ?

He’s like a doll you can dress up and give various hairstyles to. A fresh cut of clay that can be shaped into anything your heart desires.

Sabito too honestly, they’re a set pair. I can’t sculpt giyuu while ignoring Sabito. Anyway I hc Sabito as a noisy eater (not messy like giyuu just loud) but when he learns that it’s a trigger sound for Giyuu he starts working on it.

He finds out about Giyuu’s misophonia early on in their relationship since they’re always together

Giyuu isn’t a fan of group dinners because most don’t know and the sounds just get to him. Sabito is quick to point out anyone’s loud & annoying habits

He’s just,,,so quick to defend Giyuu & Giyuu would do the same for Sabito if not more (they’re so in love I can’t)

This could work in either modern or canon (Sabito lives) au

[inf1nyxw0rlds]

what if i was a jackal and you were a hedgehog and when you looked at me you saw your grief reflected in my eyes. a broken moon over a decimated city. a vengeful scientist and his cruel descendant. you've seen it before. you've lived it before. it wasn't your fault, i tell you, even though still your image haunts my dreams so much as comforts me when i wake. you tell me it's not mine, either. i don't believe you.

the exposed core glares red, an open, gaping wound, and you tell me of your past. your loss; your failure; your guilt. i listen silently, your every word a brush stroke over the false image he painted of you in my mind. you tell me of anger and confusion and fear. you tell me of deception and destruction. you tell me of that burning hole. does it match the one inside you?

the white surrounding it glows softly, in spite.

i apologise for my words to you, accusatory as they had once been; you simply say that i saw what he wanted me to, and for that you cannot fault me. among the things that were right about you, i draw a line beneath hypocrit, our faults penned in the same ink.

troubled as i remain, you offer your stained hand. i take it in mine. it's warm, chasing away the winter chill, a comforting heat spreading up my arm and into my chest. gentle. an echo of what you were originally made for – or just what you were, before they twisted you, bent you, broke you, reshaped you into somebody else. i wonder who you are. i wonder if you know.

together we spar above the city skyline, above the war i waged, flowers growing in the cracks carved into brick and concrete. it's effective; my thoughts slowly fall away as we move in tandem, dancing around each other – with each other – colliding and spinning out of control. energy ripples around us and you laugh, rich and energised and uncontrollable, and for the first time in countless months, i laugh, too. i didn't realise how much i needed it, and i can only assume that it's the same for you. maybe it's the weight off, maybe it's the absurdity of it all, but i don't care. i've never seen you happy. i... like seeing you happy.

your eyes meet mine and i thaw, i melt, i dissolve.

what if we understood each other in a way nobody else could. what if we fell in love.

[buryam-soul]

I hope picking the Male Rover from Wuthering Waves is the reason I sort out my gender situation bcs that would be a pretty funny way for that to happen

[cuteniaarts]

Mirror, mirror, on the wall...

Who's the fairest of them all?

[aphantimes]

who even came up with knuckles' backstory. who went out of their way to make it make no sense and then proceed to not answer any of the questions they brought up. whose idea was it to have knuckles know nothing about himself yet recognise things he shouldn't. like. what was your plan. did you put these lines of dialogue in there just for fun? what

[amethystina]

I was wondering what you think Yo Han was thinking during the scene before going to the event with Ga On. Like the scene in the dressing room and car, because do you think in his head he is considering what is to come, or is he instead distracted by interacting and observing Ga On?

Ps I love your works on ao3, they're so good! And congrats on your recent work, it's amazing to finally be able to finish a project after a long time instead of moving on

In my mind, Yo Han was focused entirely on Ga On since I think that whole thing, from start to finish, was all about Ga On.

At the time, Yo Han was still pretending to be allies with everyone and he would probably have gone to the event regardless. And, most likely, it would have been a formality in his eyes. Show up, pretend you're happy to be there and keep up appearances, congratulate everyone on their brilliance, then go back home. He must have done the same several times during the years he slowly but surely convinced them of his loyalty and, eventually, to let him have the Live Court Show.

In short, this is far from the first event he's gone to with these people and I don't think he really thought all that much about what was to come in regards to his own performance. He could probably do it in his sleep if necessary.

But, instead, he chooses to bring Ga On and, clearly, Ga On is Yo Han's main focus that night. Partly because this is when he introduces Ga On to the true depravity of the rich class, but also keeps testing Ga On's reactions over and over and over again. And it starts in Yo Han's closet, testing the boundaries, seeing how well Ga On follows orders, how much Yo Han can push before Ga On pushes back (and enjoying the hell out of dressing him up like a pretty little doll). And it just keeps going, seeing how Ga On reacts to Yo Han's cars, how he reacts to the socialites, how he reacts to the dinner, how he reacts to the blatant show of corruption, how he reacts to Yo Han publically (albeit non-vocally) scolding him when he steps out of line, how he reacts to Yo Han yanking the steering wheel on the drive home.

That entire night Yo Han is hyperfocused on Ga On and his behaviour and reactions since that, more than anything, is Yo Han's objective. The event itself is boring — something Yo Han has done hundreds of times already — but taking his new sugar baby out for a test drive? Now that's exciting.

(Pun entirely intended, by the way — in all possible ways)

Because Yo Han just keeps pushing and pushing and pushing, giving Ga On more and more to react to. He's even framing himself as one of the villains — pretending to enjoy himself, laying it on thick just to rile Ga On up even more. And it's all for Ga On's benefit. Because Yo Han wants to see how he'll react, and show him the truth of this world they're living in.

This is all about Ga On.

So yes, Yo Han is definitely observing Ga On very carefully, but I wouldn't say he's distracted. Because, to me, it looks like Yo Han's main objective was to observe Ga On. To bring him to this event, throw him into this new, unfamiliar world, and see what happens. While Yo Han usually plans everything in minute detail, he also has moments when he instigates a situation and just watches it unfold. Usually when he's still gathering data.

Or is too curious not to.

But he still maintains enough control to keep things within the parameters he's set up, like when he yanks Ga On away from the table when he's getting too heated (and I will never not find it hilarious that Yo Han does this by grabbing the scruff of Ga On's neck. I've said it before and I'll say it again — Yo Han treating Ga On like a disgruntled, disobedient kitten gives me life). So it's not like he entirely lets go of control, but he is willing to give Ga On some room, since this whole thing is about observing Ga On's honest reactions.

This early in the drama, Yo Han is still getting a feel for Ga On and who he is as a person. And, I mean, Yo Han learned a lot about Ga On that night. The fact that he's a prude and (hilariously enough) able to kick Yo Han out of his own walk-in closet. He likes expensive cars even if he tries to hide it. He knows how to drive. He's awkward in social situations and too polite to firmly state his boundaries if he gets too overwhelmed (so Yo Han has to do it for him and literally save him from getting mauled by socialites). But Ga On is also fearless enough to speak up in a room full of people so powerful he should be shaking in his boots. He's so righteous and good that he'll stand up to just about anyone — and only gets more angry when he's scolded for it.

And that's just to name a few. Yo Han definitely picked up on a lot more than that and, in his eyes, probably had an incredibly productive evening. Especially since Ga On doesn't even seem to have realised that he was Yo Han's main focus that evening. He was too busy feeling disgusted by the rich. Which, undoubtedly, was Yo Han's secondary objective. What better way to start convincing Ga On to switch sides than showing him just how depraved their opponents are? Ga On may still think that they're Yo Han's allies at this point, but I bet he never forgot that night. And that it no doubt helped convince him to go with Yo Han later, once he found out that Yo Han was actually against them.

So, again, an incredibly productive night for Yo Han! :D

And one he no doubt enjoyed immensely. If nothing else because he got to spend hours just calmly observing and analysing Ga On, to his black little heart's content. Just imagine how much fun he was having ;)

So yeah. Something like that?

Thank you 💜 I'm honestly so relieved to finally be getting this fic out of the way. It's been weighing on me for literal years and I don't like to leave things unfinished. And it'll make me feel less guilty going forward, since I have one less unfinished WIP starting back at me from my folders!

Thank you so much for sending this question! I realise I might not have gone too much into detail on Yo Han's actual thoughts during the scenes you mentioned, but I hope that's still okay.