#which is hilarious because i'm such a dweeb

[fuckyeah-bears]

nah there is a team. it's made up of me, myself, and i

someone asked me if i need a new bearotonin admin. honey you're cute but this is a one man show

[hunn1e-bunn1e]

Kisaki Tetta - "Brother Knows Best"

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In which a little Kisaki Tetta comes home to tell his big brother about his newest crush. Or; In which Kisaki [Name] unknowingly prevents a long series of tragic events of the future by being an asshole to his younger brother.

                                                                                                   

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"[Name]! [Name]!"

Shouted a little Tetta as his tiny legs carry him from the front door and into the living room.

[Name], who was sprawled lazily across the sofa, only glanced at the six year old briefly before turning his attention back to the t.v. in front of him. Light from the screen rapidly flashing on his face as a colorful toy commercial played. The feeling of his little brother's annoyed gaze not even phasing him as he ignored the boy.

"Grr... [NAME]!"

Tetta shouted as he roughly shook the h/c-ette's arm, trying to get the older's attention.

[Name] growls under his breath as he turns and glares at the little bespectacled boy. Lightly grabbing his shoulder as he shoves him backwards a little, making him stumble and fall on his bottom.

"God you're annoying..... Whaddya want?"

The h/c-ette grumbled as he leans his head on the palm of his hand.

Tetta huffed as he stood up off the floor and waddles over to the sofa, shoving the older's legs to the side and dramatically plopping onto the seat cushion.

"I wanted to ask you..... How— How do you tell a girl you like her?"

The bespectacled boy mutters timidly as he fiddles with his chubby fingers; already anticipating the teasing he's about to endure.

[Name] raised a brow at his brother's words; an amused smirk crawling its way across his lips as he holds back a snort. His annoying dweeb of a little brother has a crush on someone? The kid that whined about how annoying it was whenever [Name] brought his boyfriend over? The kid who swore up and down that he'd never be in a relationship because he'd rather be smart than in love? Oh, this is comedy gold.

"Pfft— You? Since when? What's so cool about this girl for you of all people to like her?"

The h/c-ette jeered; purposefully sitting up to make sure the younger has full view of his mean look.

Tetta groans quietly, already regretting his decision. But what other choice does he have? There's no one else the boy trusted more than his older with such a question.

".....She's... She's really nice to me...."

The small boy mumbles as he pushes his sliding glasses back into place.

"Pffffft— HAHAHAHAHA! That's it! That's hilarious!"

[Name] doubles over, cackling as he tries to hold himself up with the armrest, tears streaming from his eyes.

"Hehehehehe...hehehe... haaah... that was a laugh. Okay, Look brat, you're like... what? Five years old? You're practically still a fetus. You can't even do long division yet; you have no idea what love is."

He crosses his arms and shakes his head.

"If all this girl did was the bare minimum of being kind to you and you're 'falling in love', all of your relationships in the future are gonna be short, loveless and pathetic."

[Name] finishes, giving his little brother an unimpressed and somewhat disgusted look.

However the h/c-ette's eyes softened as he saw tears gathering and spilling over from behind Tetta's fogged glasses. His little body shaking with each silent sob; refusing to make a sound lest he be berated for that too. [Name] let out a sigh before wrapping his arms around the crying boy and pulling him into his lap. He hugged him tight; ignoring the younger's fruitless attempts to push him away.

The older hums quietly as he strokes his brother's head. Running his fingers through Tetta's short hair.

"I know..... I know... I'm so mean to you aren't I Tetta. I'm being an awful big brother to you, huh."

[Name] mumbles quietly as removes the younger's glasses and whipes away the tears from his pretty blue eyes.

"It's just tough love, m'kay? I love you so much, Tetta. I'm only trying to prepare you for the future. I don't want your heart to be broken when you can hardly understand how you feel yet."

Tetta looks up at [Name] with teary eyes as he sniffles; trying to wipe them away and only causing more to fall.

"I love... *sniffle* I love you too. Can we eat something? I'm hungry."

He mumbles, drying his tears with [Name]'s shirt as his stomach gurgles loudly.

"Alright, I'll order takeout."

The h/c-ette chuckles softly as he ruffles Tetta's hair.

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[genericpuff]

WTs behavior sure is... *something* to watch as a latecommer. you've covered it all better than I can articulate but damn does it ever haunt that they've essentially tripled-down on Rachel as the winning racehorse, someone who's historically been the most "go girl give us nothing" (if not worse than nothing) of all their past bigshots even w/o the trust in the show sinking lower and lower day by silent day.

It's not a profound remark but I stand in the on going scene like "This is it? Your plan?" as they keep digging. They desperately need something new to have breakout popularity, but they can't do that if they don't take in new blood, which they won't because new blood is a risk, etc. And so the scene is damned anew.

look, off the non-existent record that is my shitposting blog, as someone who just spent half an hour listening to their recent conference call with Goldman Sachs... in my very humble opinion, there is allegedly a metric FUCKTON of copium being huffed and I don't think the Goldman Sachs rep even realizes how much he's being talked down to. It's actually fucking hilarious. And I'm just a dweeb on the Internet, I shouldn't be sitting here picking up on the condescending vibes for what they are throughout a meeting that talks about shit like investment opportunities and quarterly returns and advertising metrics but... let's just say, WT's CFO David Lee's statement, "...proof will be in quarters I release, and I'm humbled by the reaction to my Q2 release which, again, I have to say, I thought I over delivered every single metric... but here we are, and I just have to continue to post results I guess to help educate all of you on the business I think we have" is even more passive aggressive to hear than it is to read, soooo here we are. Like, the chirpy tone in his voice just makes me think of this:

and yeah at this point they're beating the dead horse that is LO harder than the critical community is because even the critical community has largely moved on with their lives and only talk about it casually with other critical readers; meanwhile Webtoons is seriously over here trying to sell people on LO as if it's still 2021 and they're not years late to the party 💀 Even that quote I included in my last post saying that Rachel got started "4 or 5 years ago"... Lore Olympus launched in the Canvas section in 2017 and then as an Originals in March 2018. It's been longer than 4 years, Mr. Lee, and at this point the amount of time that's passed since selling its TV rights to Jim Henson Company will exceed the amount of time it took to even complete the comic in the first place 😭😆 The time to capitalize on LO's success was when it was successful, not 3-4 years after the fact.

[autumn-foxfire]

Another KID episode! Time for KID's Teleportation Magic!

I make it a habit to rewatch every new OP to see them but I hate the ones that push the romance between Shinichi and Ran. Yes, I know their relationship is a plot of this anime, but it's terrible and the OPs are giving people a false expectation of what it's actually like. Well, at least it had Kaito in it so that made it a little better. As much as I love seeing Kaito in the OPs I will not be watching that one again.

Anyway, time to focus on the amazing episode that this is!

Lol, they're discussing plans to present the jewels and one of them said put it in a block of ice. Well, you eventually do get a chance to use that plan, doesn't work though XD

Jirokichi is going to have a heart attack because of Kaito one day.

If Sonoko isn't the first one to clock that Shinichi has a massive crush on KID in fanfics I don't want it. She adores KID herself, she knows the signs.

Kaito is doing what he does best, performing in front of adoring fans, including his dear husband who is much harder to impress but he still always succeeds in doing so everytime.

Jirokichi, you could have killed someone with that net XD

LMAO I love the crowd telling Kaito to disguise as them to escape.

Kaito purposely sending his first card towards his husband T-T And you know he's enjoying the shocked look on Shinichi's face!

And Shinichi tries to kick Kaito in the face after he starts gloating to himself over his success. Yes Kaito, wearing such a happy smile to almost being kicked in the face is the response a normal person should have. God he's so in love (delusional).

Kaito is going to be so annoyed when he gets home and realizes he has to clean ketchup off his cape.

Shinichi is moody because he hasn't solved Kaito's trick yet XD

LMAO Mitsuhiko you're not wrong, Kaito does have a twin of sorts and you know him XD

Shinichi always gets so excited for Kaito's tricks and Haibara knows it and calls him out on it. She ships them. (Delusional)

Jirokichi's reason for wanting to capture Kaito being because he stole his front page is so goddamn funny and I'm glad it is.

I wonder if that guard gets teased for being a baby face.

KAITO DRAWING A SAD FROWN ON HIS CARD IS HILARIOUS.

And Kaito also hypes up his crowd XD He's such a ittle shit!

TIME FOR THE GAYEST MOMENT OF THIS EPISODE! Which is a very big accomplishment considering it has many gay moments between these two dweebs.

Kaito: I want to have a chat with my husband before the heist!

He really had no reason either, he just wanted too.

I love Kaito explaining the principles of magic to Shinichi when we know he breaks the first one when he sees his husband compliment another magic trick near him and he got jealous.

Ah, it's setting up the next episodes. Damn, Gosho at least let Heiji make some comment about Shinichi's gay crush on Kaito.

Shinichi knowing that Kaito has bugged him and not letting him onto the fact that he knows his trick because he wants to surprise him like Kaito surprised Shinichi yesterday. Gay, gay, homosexual, gay.

SHINICHI YOU'RE JUST AS DRAMATIC AS YOUR HUSBAND. They were made for each other.

Jii, you're going to make Shinichi jealous by holding Kaito's hand like that XD

And Shinichi looks into the night as he thinks about his husband.

SHINICHI KNOCKED OUT A GUARD TO SEE KAITO.

[goddesspharo]

emoji fic asks: 🥺🌞✅

(let it be known that i resisted a very strong urge to send you the WIP emojis)

[fic emoji ask game!]

If you had asked me about the WIPs, it would basically just be wildly out of context make outs!

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

I don't know that I feel strongly enough about my own writing to be "in the feels" about it as I'm writing, but I do have a soft spot for when the more emotionally closed off character lets their guard down a bit. The first use of a pet name is always a good one (when that first "baby" hits, just know that I'm patting myself on the back for throwing it in there), something I was NEVER one for until they had Selina Kyle use it so deftly in The Batman. (It's all about how COOL the person saying it is and how much of a dweeb the person they're saying it to is. Matt Reeves was a real one for translating that specific bit of their dynamic from the comics so well.)

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

I almost always do the bulk of my writing at night. Alas, what I prefer (reasonably early at night, maybe when I don't have to be up early the next day) and what actually happens (always starts around 11pm the night before I have to be up at 6am the next morning to go to work and be on call) are not the same. Basically, nearly every fic that I have written in the past year has resulted in me being sleep deprived the next day.

✅ What's something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don't mean to?

Every once in a while, I see that tumblr post that is some variation of "look at me writing the same story again" (or conversely, Nick Miller's "there are only seven types of stories") and I feel like that's BASICALLY me these days? Am I just writing the longest "idiots fall in love" anthology? Sometimes the idiots are different and there are extenuating circumstances, sometimes they fall into hate first, sometimes they're not even gonna call it love, but that's essentially what I'm doing. One day, someone's gonna be like GIRL, FIND ANOTHER ANGLE and then maybe I'll tackle dog vs zombie.

Speaking of Nick Miller, I do feel like Jake Johnson was right on the money when he recently said, "Whenever I'm writing something, if there's not a love story, I don't know what it is." (Hilariously, he said that while promoting his movie Self-Reliance which only really works in the twenty minutes he lets it get rom-com lite with Anna Kendrick so he should've stuck with that instinct MORE.) I don't need or want all stories to be love stories, but I find that it grounds them a bit to have some sort of emotional connection involved. But recent fics aside, I'm also less of a plot-driven fic writer so of course I'm saying that. That said, I tend to usually have one person be wiser to the relationship dynamics than the other person. They're almost never on the same page until they are because I don't know how to sustain even my own interest if everyone is transparent about their feelings from the very beginning. Someone ALWAYS falls first and my favorite thing in the universe is to sprinkle just enough in it throughout so that when it finally clicks for the other person, it's not a shock that the robot has fallen in love. On a more superficial note, you're always gonna get some pop culture references in anything that I write.

[garthofshayeris]

What other animated Garths do you like?

SO I don't usually like Garth in something animated (TT cartoon and YJ cartoon are especially terrible imo) but there are some I tolerate:

I'm using tolerate here because I don't like the personality of Aqualad in Batman: The Brave and the Bold (they switch his and Speedy's personality for some reason, especially as very small kids?) but I really like this show and I think it's a really funny depiction of Garth and Arthur's relationship because Arthur is really dismissive of him and puts him in danger regularly. His character design is great, they keep him in the square cut shorts and give him curly hair.

The 1967s cartoon I do enjoy, it's just cute and fun. Aqualad Also Aqualad keeps getting traumatic head injuries. Again, his design is really cute and faithful to the comics.

DC Super Hero Girls. Garth is so freaking cute and funny in this show. "You hypocrite!" you shout, "they change so much about him in that show!" But what do I always say about changing something about a character? You need to add something of equal or greater value in its place. Is DCSHG accurate about anything? No. But it's operating on a very niche idea, where each character is one singular US high school trope and it's aimed for young girls. Everyone was watered down to a single trait and their backstories are adjusted to make it logical that they are all in school together. Making Garth the dweeb is a really hilarious interpretation of his character, he maintains his big heart and is very emotional but he isn't really bullied for it. He actually has a really big, supportive group of friends! Which is more than I can say for any other version of Garth. It's also funny to me that they would use Garth for this show; all the other characters, except Karen, are people who are typically older than him in canon and he rarely interacts with. And once again, he has a GREAT character design. For what DCSHG is, what genre it's operating in, and how he fits into the story being told, I think he's a fine version of Garth.

[emphasisonthehomo]

So here's the thing about the trip to Vegas that I'm personally fixated on, (because I'm local) is the question of What Airport Did Tommy Use? I'm by no means an expert in aviation, so take this with a grain of salt. I am however, kind of a fucking dweeb, my dad's a pilot, and I have personally flown out of all of the airports mentioned below.

I would say that Harry Reid International (LAS) is obviously out, because it's a major fucking airport and kind of a pain in the ass. Obviously not completely impossible, people do it all the time. Yes it'll be closest to the strip, but if this was a Big Fight it's already gonna be clogged up with various major celebrities and people with way more money.*

Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is another option. It's nice, but it's further away from the Strip. It's also in a much quieter part of the valley, which may or may not make it more difficult to find like a a ride share or something. I haven't lived on that side of town in years though so who knows, maybe it's fucking hopping now. I also don't use ride share apps very often.

And this is why I think Tommy would have gone for North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) because it is closer to the strip and it's right on a major road. He and Eddie have their pick of fast food places to swing by before going to the fight (Which is presumably at T-Mobile Arena? I don't follow the sport.) Also it's the one I've flown out of the most on non-commercial flights, so I'm like "Yeah. Totally. It's that one For Sure" due to idk some form of bias.

BUT!!! Tommy's in a helicopter, which has less restrictions of the how and where of landing than a fixed wing aircraft. And I don't know jack shit about them, but I have been.... googling. There are obviously quite a few heliports in Southern Nevada, but most of them are either for hospitals and/or way the fuck out from the strip, so they have been removed from consideration.

*During the Superbowl all of the airports were so full w/ private jets that some private jets had to land in Jean Airport (ØL7) which was hilarious to me because that motherfucker is an uncontrolled field mostly used by glider pilots and people wanting to skydive. And it's also in the middle of the desert.

[brabe]

What have you done to me for chrissake?!

In an alternate universe where everyone lives (Goose, Carole, Ice), what if Goose meets Hangman first (or Hangman meets Goose the first, same) and THEN Jake meets Bradley?

But like they could be in a hospital: Goose for a checkup about the injuries caused by the Canopy accident, and Hangman for a general checkup after a mission. They're in the same room. And they end up talking. They hit it off so fast it's like platonic soulmates at first sight. AND THEY'RE HONKING LIKE TOTAL DWEEBS! SAME KIND OF HUMOUR AND EVERYTHING!

[I'm totally fine. What are you talking about?! xD]

[Oh btw! Hiiiiiiiiiii!!!! 😄😄😄]

Hello there @redfurrycat!

I do have a lot of feelings about Hangman and Goose and all the could have been's! (It's always the 'could have been's with Hangster, isn't it?).

It's interesting that Hangman and Goose generally have an immediate negative connotation because of the classroom incident, but I really think they would have hit it off right away (as you said in your tags—duh of course! Goose would get along with Mav 2.0), which is especially funny when Hangman and Rooster did not! I can imagine a mellower Rooster huffing on the phone with his dad during flight school about Hangman this and Hangman that (and Goose nodding along but you can see his smirk from space because yeah, absolutely painfully familiar), and then they figure it out, and Rooster brings him home. And Jake is actually nervous, which is a first. Because in my heart, Jake is a romantic and doesn't care for casual, exactly like he doesn't care for mediocrity in the sky. He only goes all-in or not at all, and when he met Rooster he knew. Add that, again in my heart, Jake is a good southern boy, proper old-fashioned (I'm picturing him showing up with flowers for Carole). So makes sense that he would be worried about making a good first impression on Rooster's parents. And maybe if his relationship with his own father is strained, and in his point of reference fathers are angry and distant, and then Nick is so sunny and chill and hilarious and let's not forget QUICK-WITTED—like, affectionately, Goose is also a lil bit of a bastard too, which would delight Hangman. So yeah, as I said, they would have gotten along alright!

Kind of unrelated but related, once I thought about this au where guardian angels are real, and after his death Goose becomes Hangman's guardian angel and is there watching over him during his first kill. And then when Hangman saves his boys during the mission it all comes full-circle. Also it was really amusing to me picturing Goose getting second-hand embarassed when Bradley keeps putting a foot in his mouth with Hangman because 'That's no way to treat a mister, son!'

[fearecia]

(Editing because when I went to save the image for my files, it finally showed the second page of the report of findings... which, hahahaha... reflects more of my findings better.)

Well, entirely plausible that I noticed more on the scans than the person doing the review did (again, it's happened before - also the fact that I spend more than 10 minutes looking at them helps - anyway), or I was getting bent out of shape over nothing. <shrug> I will own up with a summary though, because may as well hold myself accountable. I may protest with images later, because HRMPH.

Also, my doc gets faxes of things, and then scans in the reports, so they are awful to read, so I'm just gonna transcribe it.

Alignment: Normal. No scoliosis or spondylolisthesis.

Bone Marrow: "Fine" (I'm paraphrasing, obviously)

Disk levels/facets: T11-L1 and L4-L5 have facet arthropathy.

L4-L5: Minor bulging disk, with a subtle superimposed right posterior paracentral disk protrusion and annular fissure. Disk contacts the L5 nerve roots within the lateral recesses. Minimal overall canal and foraminal narrowing.

L5-S1: Mild disk bulge, with a superimposed small posterior central disk extrusion. Disk contacts the S1 nerve roots within the lateral recesses. Mild overall canal narrowing. There is facet arthropathy and mild left and minimal right foraminal narrowing.

There is a tiny rudimentary S1-S2 disk.

Impression: Lower lumbar intervertebral disk and facet degenerative changed. Mild disk bulges at L4-L5 and L5-S1, with superimposed subtle posterior protruding disk at L4-L5 and a small posterior disk extrusion at L5-S1. Disk abuts the nerve roots within the lateral recesses, with minimal and mild overall canal narrowing respectively at these levels. Foraminal narrowing is greatest but still mild on the left at L5-S1.

Bone marrow signal is generally mildly decreased in signal on T1-weighted images. Although this could reflect a pathologic marrow process, this appearance can also be seen related to increased red marrow second to obesity, smoking, or certain medications.

Gonna just say I love how it's a "minor bulging disk" that also has a freaking fissure AND contacts the nerve root. Absolutely hilarious people. Oh, nevermind that the definition of a herniated disk is a disk protrusion. Like, duh?

The L5-S1 is a disk extrusion. So that's technically two herniated disks now. Fun times. Also, hello left leg sciatica. Glad to see you validated.

I also love the "the patient is fat and maybe that is the root of their problems. Clearly, such issues in someone in their 30's must be self-induced."

So, 2 bad discs. Check. Arthritis. Check. No comment about the bone spur that I saw, but maybe they write that off as something else. Not bad for an uneducated dweeb.

Just because I have a damn good track record (watch me jinx myself), I'm recording my guesses here.

Got the MRI of my lumbar spine today. As always, I got a copy of my images and proceeded to review them myself. My observations:

At least two bulging discs, with the possibility of one being herniated.

A bonafide bone spur protruding into the spinal cord space. Kinda small, but clearly there.

Arthritic changes to multiple vertebral bodies, facets, and transverse processes.

There's something weird on one of the transverse processes (left side, L4 or L5, I didn't count). Possible fracture? Degradation? It's like part of the damn thing is missing.

Reduced lumbar curve.

The first three are the major ones. The last two might get ignored/dismissed. And I'm pretty sure there's inflammation around the spine, but that one is a bit iffy, so we'll just see what the report turns up.

Let the waiting for the official report begin.

[fullmusicbardsquared]

could you talk about what you think of Stone Ocean so far (not sure if you have finished it yet but what are your thoughts on it)

i have not finished stone ocean!

to be honest, i think it's one of the better parts, even if the pacing is very messy, almost as bad with part 5's (sorry). jolyne is genuinely a very intriguing character, someone who starts off.. not exactly whiny? but definitely becomes more mature as the story progresses. her and stone free are very well-matched in terms of story meaning ^_^ which i think is one of araki's biggest strengths.

just being honest here; pucci is a better antagonist than dio. admittedly dio is not as serious as a villain as people act like, but seriously. i barely know anything about pucci besides the inference that he got whitesnake when he was young, so dio brought him into his cult, similar to kakyoin, though obviously sans fleshbud. even being such a manipulative guy, he seems to honestly be doing what he sees as best for the world, which is a nice change of pace from other villains. there's probably some deep bibilical subtext that i'm missing from him, though, and i hope araki talks more about him. very intrigued. go on jeopardy king <3

hermes.. oh sweet sweet hermes.. her disappearance after the kiss of love & revenge pisses me off. unlike kakyoin, who was more minor in the crusaders, hermes received good character development, an established personality, and a creative, realistic dynamic with both jolyne and foo. i literally do not understand why she has been written out for so long. i HOPE she comes back next, but jeezus, do i miss her.

foo fighters is perfect i cannot type about them without crying just know how angry i am about their waste of death that contributed.. nothing? to the story. like at all. if anyone can tell me why f.f.'s death was needed for so to progress i will give them actual fucking money.

emporio is a very interesting take on the "helpful child" character for me and i live in fear of anything worse happening to him. genuinely hoping that araki elaborates on his early life; how did he survive in the prison before weather? was weather there for longer? tell me things about him.

weather report is such an obvious hook for a plot i kinda can't say anything i just have to sit there and wait.

in terms of villains.. it's kinda hilarious how so far all the decent/good/deranged ones have been women and all the lame dweebs have been men. i honestly forget the names of everyone who isn't gwess, miraschon, miu miu, or sports maxx. i only remember sports maxx bc he's actually Threatening and Important, and because when i innocently asked my mother what limp bizkit was she went on a tirade about how much they suck, and played me a cover of "faith" by them which proved her point. i'm pretty sure he and miu miu are related because they're both blond with fucked eyebrows.

uhh running out of things to ramble about.. oh wait stands!

i've heard that some of the stand abilities are too strange, but i disagree. the only one this applies to is dragon's dream, which is probably just because it's hard to communicate that through just illustration. otherwise, the abilities are creative and bonkers, with even the simpler ones being used super creatively. i've always thought that araki can make even the blandest power somewhat interesting; in any other show, i doubt stone free/turning yourself into string would be used in such versatile ways. it would probably be relegated to long-range attacks at best. however, i do find a lot of them needlessly complicated design-wise. random spikes and shapes adorn them, which is annoying to look at sometimes. i do love how some of them, like green green grass, yo-yo-ma, and foo fighters (<3) look like little creatures, beasts even.

also anasui is one of the worst characters araki has written, he has none of the weird girl swag and all of the freakiness of yukako, made worse by being guilty of murder. when pucci-as-weather almost killed him i actually cheered. even his design can not save him. i do not understand why anyone likes this man unironically (calling him your horrible blorbo is okay but actually thinking he's cool and a good character ? 🤨 what)

ok i am done thank you for the ask ^_^

[eddardsharpe]

The truest personality test arising from Succession is not 'Which Roy are you the most like,' but 'Which Roy do you think is the Worst,' and why.

I'm only a little bit of the way in to Season 2 and like. I just know that I can't make a judgement call yet because far, far too much lies before me.

Roman? As pitiable as he is pitiful.

Greg? No, never, Greg the Egg is hilarious.

Tom? Pathetic, but not devoid of love and empathy.

Kendall? So thoroughly and utterly broken by his dad at this point that it's not even funny any more, and maybe never was because holy fuck

Connor? A lunatic completely out of touch with the real world, but at least he sticks up for Willa, and is a history buff dork nerd dweeb *the other descriptors weren't derogatory enough for the kind of history asshole he is)

[fialleril]

in the anabasis verse, how do anakin and padme fit together as people? what do they actually like about each other? i get the feeling you're constructing a much healthier relationship than canon; how does that work out? you always have the best meta about how people work as people, as directly opposed to george lucas's complete lack of comprehension of how real life human emotions work (exhibit a: "my heart is beating... hoping that kiss will not become a scar") and i'm really curious!

Hey now, be fair! Anakin’s dreadful lines in canon would actually work really well...if they were just delivered in a completely different tone.

Like, “My heart is beating... hoping that kiss will not become a scar” as said in the film is painfully melodramatic and ridiculous. But the same line delivered deadpan? Hilarious. Or said with dramatic flair while throwing a hand over his brow and swooning backward over the arm of the couch? Amazing.

What I’m saying is the dialogue as is actually could have been really cute and funny if it just...didn’t take itself seriously. You missed such an opportunity there, George.

tl;dr: Let Anakin be a dweeb.

But I’m supposed to be talking about Anabasis. And as this is probably gonna get long, here’s a cut.

I am indeed attempting to portray a healthier relationship than in canon (and also a much healthier relationship than in the previous version of Anabasis, which is terrible and literally no one should ever read it). Which is a little bit ironic, when you think about how they started: on opposite sides of an ideological war.

But that’s the backstory. (You can read more about the general backstory of Anbasis here, and the development of Anakin and Padme’s relationship here.) By the time of the main story, they know each other pretty well, and they’ve got at least the foundation for a strong relationship (though definitely not without some bumps that need to be smoothed out).

That relationship is built, strange as it may seem, on trust. They trust each other because (to use Tatooine language) they survived the storm together.

In that final confrontation with Palpatine, Padme fully expected to die. Instead Anakin turned on his Master to save her. And when Palpatine detonated his transmitter, Anakin fully expected to die. Instead Padme did everything she could to save him.

That moment has become the foundation of their understanding of one another. Padme knows that Anakin found something in her that he valued above his own life, and even (and maybe more significantly) above a lifetime of conditioning to obey his Master. Something that could inspire a man who told her his own name as a kind of almost-shameful secret (because it was not the name his Master gave him) to turn on the Master who had taken everything that he was, and to take himself back.

And Anakin knows that Padme stood there and faced her death and refused to call him anything but Anakin. He knows that she challenged his Master for him. For Anakin. No one had ever done that before. Anakin had never even thought it was possible that someone might choose to fight Master for him. (And then she emptied an entire blaster cartridge into the Emperor’s face at point blank range. They had to do a genetic test to get a positive ID on the body afterwards. That’s....that’s incredible.)

When Anakin wakes up to find he survived his transmitter explosion and is now in Jedi custody, Padme is the person he trusts. The only person he trusts. He sets out to destroy his Master’s empire completely, and she’s the one he gives the information to.

And Padme trusts him. She trusts his information, and she makes sure the newly restored Republic acts on it. Before anything else, they’re a team on a mission. The restoration of democracy is Padme’s primary concern, and the destruction of every part of Palpatine’s legacy is Anakin’s. So their goals are aligned, if not identical.

But it’s not all huge, dramatic moments and epic revenge plans. There’s also all the little things, the things that draw them to each other in ways they’re only just beginning to discover, now that they and the galaxy are free and they’re both learning how to live a “normal” life.

And a big part of that is Anakin learning who he is. This is a recovery story - for everyone, but especially for Anakin, who’s escaped a lifetime of conditioning and is suddenly faced with sometimes overwhelming questions like, “What do you like to do? What are your hobbies? What’s your opinion on this topic? Where do you want to go on our day out? Do you want to fly the speeder?” etc etc. So he’s discovering himself at the same time that he and Padme are discovering each other.

Anakin’s a speed demon, which isn’t new knowledge, exactly, but he hasn’t actually indulged that side of him in a long time. (“Do you want to fly the speeder?” was a question that left him reeling, because that was never allowed before.) As it turns out, Padme also sometimes feels the need for speed, and she can be reckless herself at times. (The real victim here is Obi-Wan, who’s on Vader-watching duty for far more of these joy-rides than is at all fair.)

Padme’s a politician with a deep love of democracy who is also, at this point, more used to working as a rebel agent than as a representative in a functioning democracy. Anakin understands that surprisingly well. He’s more than familiar with the shadow side of politics, too. He was raised by Palpatine, so his political knowledge isn’t really surprising, but Padme finds that, as infuriating as it can sometimes be, she really appreciates his blunt, almost brutal approach to political issues. His refusal to wrap harsh truths in pretty political language is refreshing, and she can talk to him in a way she can’t talk to her friends in the Senate. They don’t always agree, of course, but that isn’t always the most important thing.

They make each other laugh. Anakin is, in fact, a giant dweeb under all of that conditioning, and it turns out he’s a bit of a romantic, too (which Padme honestly was not expecting). They tease each other. Padme does terrible impressions of her senatorial colleagues and Anakin does his best imitation of a scandalized high society type.

Anakin likes to cook, and Padme likes to eat the food he cooks, so that works out nicely. He’s got a couple of gardens under glass where he grows culinary herbs and the plants used in his tzai blend. Padme’s never been much of a gardener herself, but she does love visiting gardens and public green spaces. Once she surprises Anakin with a visit to the Coruscant Grand Conservatory, because he’s lived on the planet for most of his life and never been. They spend the day excitedly tugging each other from biosphere to biosphere and generally acting like kids on a field trip who have escaped their teachers.

Honestly a lot of their relationship is like that. These are two people who were never really allowed to be kids - not for long in Padme’s case and not at all in Anakin’s. They’re discovering the world with and in each other. Neither of them really knows how to live as a civilian in peace time, and there are times when the concept of being able to do something just because you enjoy it and want to do it is almost too much to wrap their heads around.

Anakin is actually really good for Padme in that way. Because she has some experience with people who are survivors of conditioning and she knows how important it is for Anakin to reclaim himself, to find out what he likes and to do things simply because he enjoys them. But Padme isn’t always so good at taking time for herself. So when she does some of these things with Anakin, it gives her space to just have fun and cut loose for a while, too.

[faeflowerz]

It's Jamil's birthday again! I didn't really plan for anything special this time around but I also don't want to ignore how much I like him. Jamil is one of those characters who is kind of stuck in his old ways. Like, he's a guy who would rather do something practical and expected rather than taking a risk on himself...that doesn't result in an OB.

But first let's talk a little bit about the new interview!

Ok so these Bloom Broom interviews are a little more juicy than the ones before. We dig right in to learn about Jamil's aspirations. I'm absolutely gagging about his desire to travel and learn in general. He's lived a sort of sheltered life and it's probably taken a toll on him. I think we also got a little taste of how he feels about his parents too.

He seems to learn from them but it looks like he isn't inspired by them. I totally get it too. All your life, your family sits up there and nerfs your skills bc of their clients and now you're able to rebel, grow and become an individual. Some parents are well intentioned but completely out of touch with their babies. I think that's what's happening here. It doesn't seem like he or Najima have anything against their parents so I'm assuming he's just ready to break free and grow up.

Jamil needs to be more impulsive. As the embodiment of scarabia, it's probably a tall order for him. Impulsiveness is probably like asking a fish to fly-weird but possible. Jamil is thoughtful with everything he says and does so maybe he needs a silly bitch moment. As a treat. Also i didn't know he had friends. That's kind of funny. Speaking of which

Ooh i wanna talk about his relationships at NRC. Well, some of them. Ships. I wanna talk about who i ship him with.

Kalim: Now, im legally obligated to ship him with Kalim because their relationship is interesting to me. Its not my FAVORITE, but I think that their dynamic is a lot more fond than Jamil would claim. At the end of chapter 4, Jamil refuses Kalim's offer of friendship. But did he though? I don't think so because he still dotes on Kalim. He still looks after him and keeps the dorm running. They need each other to function.

What i like about them is that they are growing closer by being a part and when they graduate, who knows where they'll go. I also think Kalim is Jamil's lightening rod in a way. Jamil is usually pretty reserved with his feelings through social stratification but there are times where Jamil gets mad at Kalim and puts him in his place. Their power dynamics are muddled. While Kalim has the social status over Jamil, Jamil has more control than one would think. Maybe its bc Kalim is aware of that so he volunteers to be the punching bag or maybe hes more self aware than he lets on? I want to see more of them with their own friends but coming together when it counts.

Azul: These two may be my favorite Jamil ship. Partly because of how Jamil rebukes Azul's praise but also because they're alike and Jamil doesn't like that for some reason. I get it bc Octa is full of dweebs who emotionally manipulate people. But isn't that what Jamil did in chapter 4? Isn't hiding who you really are just as toxic? Azu sees Jamil and he doesn't like it. But i think someone like Azul encouraging him is kind of endearing. Jamil's got a whole fan club but he's like "do not perceive me." But they do. And Azul is fuckin obsessed with him.

But i also wonder if something happened in the past that flipped that switch for them. What did Jamil do that made Azul go "yup thats wifey right there" and did Azul do something that turned Jamil off? It'd be cute if we got vignettes of the characters from previous years. Sure it'd be superfluous but im a slut for backstory.

I also love how Azul is so fucking nice to Jamil and he's like "What's his damage go away." Like, he wants nothing to do with this lil white boy. It's hilarious and I'm here for their antics.

There's other ships but these two stand out to me the most bc they're lore based.

Wait, before i go, I wanna point out how the ENG game does this boy so dirty. First, they downplay his family's servitude to the Al Asims. Then they make Rook call him Mr. Pyramid. THEN they redact the words master when anyone says it in context of scarabia characters??

The vipers' social class is a major plot point of chapter 4. It's vital to understanding caste systems and the precarious situation low income families have when they work in the service industry. Jamil wants to teach his parrot to say "master." In English, they changed it to "hello". Jamil want a parrot to call him master. He's a fucked up kid and it's being declawed by whatever censorship department has to look at these TLs.

Matter of fact, it's WEIRD how much they redact Scarabia plot points and characterization. And it makes the team look lazy at best and extremely racist at worst. Aladdin is one of those movies that is loaded with a lot of...ahem dated views on middle eastern people. The "remake" didn't really do much for anyone (well, the guy who played Jafar was sexy as fuck which is true to the sourc) but i refuse to acknowledge remakes when cross referencing twst. Where was I?

Oh yeah Jamil is kinda fucked in the head and a lot of fans are pretty in tune with his trauma, especially because it's class based. Baby boy puts too much stock into that. His culture enforces it. He's been beaten into following the rules of society and its showing.

I don't really have too much else to say this year, but who knows, maybe there's a lot more ahead for our lil hiss hiss. I love Jamil. Hes very handsome and I swoon anytime i look at him. Happy birthday baby boyyyy!

Happy Birthday, Jamil Viper!! 🐍

Confession: Jamil is one of those characters that I only like because of how hot he looks. It's his eyes. I like toxic men and that's on a period. He just has this slutty look that drives me nuts sometimes. But let's save all that thirst trapping for later.

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Now, onto Lil Hiss Hiss

I know that Octavinelle Jamil goes hard and slaps, but he's right to say that Ignihyde would be best for him. He's pretty perceptive and he'd catch onto technology pretty quickly. He's also got the makings of a great leader, which Ignihyde seems to lack most of the time

Idia was forced into his position, so he would probably give it to Jamil with no problems. The issue, however, is that Igni is a bit TOO introverted. Jamil seems to adapt to social situations when he has to, but these geeks seem like the type to avoid human interaction at most costs. Their team does the worst and is barely an inconvenience for the others. They aren't sporty or active, and Jamil will have trouble with motivating them to try harder. As for Diasomnia, Sebek may be onto something.

Sure, he's speaking out of staunch pride, but Jamil does have an elegance that doesn't go ignored. He would fit in with that aspect, as well as his introversion. Diasomnia has that motivation despite how close-knit they are.

They are powerful and mysterious, but not phony. Jamil wants to be upfront and honest with the people he trusts and I think he would be comfortable with Diasomnia. He seems to like Jack because of this. Jack is pretty straightforward, which is hard to find in NRC.

I think that if circumstances were different, they'd make pretty good friends. Jack probably wouldn't vibe with how Jamil tried to overthrow Kalim, but Jamil seems to like Jack's values about loyalty. He would learn what it takes to be a great leader w/o magic.

Which i think is what Jamil needs to learn. He may have lost to nepotism in Scarabia, but what can Jamil bring to the table that makes him better than Kalim? Kalim is sensitive to others and their feelings, something that is needed to lead.

Jamil doesn't trust his own abilities to persuade people so he used magic to control everyone. Clearly, he is capable of the work, but he's got Impostor Syndrome. Hes internalized his family's servitude despite Kalim only wanting friendship from Jamil.

It's clear that no matter how much Kalim tries to get Jamil to just let loose, Jamil won't. He's insecure. I mean, yeah, he's a Virgo, so that makes sense. He won't let loose because he's his own critic.

Kalim will go on and on about how great Jamil is but Jamil is too stuck in his own head to see his worth. And he's right. Jamil is amazing at everything he does. But unfortunately, the only person standing in the way of his development is himself.

All in all, Jamil is just trying to live his life and I respect that. But he also should let Kalim in a bit more. They have different outlooks on life, but they balance each other out in a good way.

[bylaude]

Yeah lmao considering how Sylvain is referred to as a womanizer, it implies he's actually had success with flirting. Lorenz is probably an over-the-top dweeb in comparison 😂 I just really want to see Lysithea roasting people because she looks like a smol savage.

Sylvain seeing this tiny shy girl and big bro instincts activate so he tries to get Bernadetta out of her shell and she gets so stressed from being forced to socialise and misunderstands that he's harassing her for no reason

I'd also be interested in Hilda's supports with Sylvain and Ferdinand. Like, the guys in the Golden Deer probably know better than to fall for Hilda's charms so she outsources to the other houses but then she regrets catching Sylvain's eye lmao (because he's good at flirting and she doesn't want to be the one falling to another's charms? because he's a big bro type and reminds her of her coddling older brother? Possibilities are endless). Or Ferdinand knows what she's doing and nags at her to hold herself "as a noble should" but he gets tricked ANYWAY into doing her homework for her, that'd be hilarious.

Also imagine if Hilda was actually really great at fighting but few outside the Golden Deer know because she's always loafing off and acting like a little ol' damsel. Then one day Felix notices and HOUNDS her for a spar and she gets so freaking stressed because can you not expose me like this? I don't want people to take me seriously! They'd expect things from me!

Actually, any support from Felix, Ferdinand, Lorenz, Sylvain and Hilda would be my jam. They have HUGE dumbass energy and I'm here for it.

Mm Caspar-Felix support would also be good... Caspar-Ingrid would be hilarious too because I can imagine her being tired all the time ala "oh no my headache is back" whenever she sees him. Hilda-Linhardt being lazybums and avoiding work together. Hilda-Dorothea would be gossipy together and we learn a lot about the other characters from their support lmao.

I'm just thinking in terms of which supports have the potential to be really funny. On the serious side of things, Lysithea-Linhardt and Lysithea-Ferdinand could be interesting, since she seems to have criticism over nobles and their placing too much importance on crests or something along those lines. Dorothea-Marianne could be Wholesome Content, cos Dorothea looks like a genki social butterfly and would see this tol gloomy girl and try to cheer her up. Felix-Petra could be good, and Ashe-Bernadetta... Annette and Lysithea being nerds? Linhardt and Ignatz being nerds? If Hilda turns out to be a retainer to Claude, Hubert clashing with her over how one should act to a liege would also be interesting (but impossible since we can't recruit retainers lol). Mercedes-Bernadetta! The mum friend and smolest child would be so soft and calm wow.

But...

Writing this though, I realised... What if you start a support AFTER timeskip? Is it the exact same support as the pre-timeskip or will it be darker, heavier, more serious? Would we get conversations about how the recruited character feels about betraying their nation? Would IntSys go that extra mile to make me angst and waste time trying to get all the potential supports? My god this is too much lmao

Honestly, the most interesting thing about recruiting students from other houses is possible supports they cauld have, and hopefully they do.

Personally I want a support between Mercedes and Edelgard about why she left her status of nobility in Adrestia to live as a commoner in Faerghus. To be honest, it doesn't even need to be Edelgard. Maybe it'sjust someone who used to know her from her old social circles. Or maybe it would be Hubert, who might be suspicious of her entering the Black Eagles after leaving the empire.

What type of inter-house support conversations would be interesting to you?

[armthe8]

why you should love seventeen

choi seungcheol: because even though he's the leader he knows every member of the group is important and he will never try to take anything away from his boys. he looks out for them and cares about them and is really generous with his affection. also cheesy af and if you're into that kind of thing he's perfect for u

yoon jeonghan: because he's so incredibly patient and kind, and he looks out for his members (just look at him explaining stuff to minghao :-) ) also he's gorgeous and probably actually really sassy. his voice is amazing and if you don't know it yet I'm gonna redirect you to their predebut performance of mirotic

joshua hong: because he is a crazy talented musical creator. he can write and compose and rearrange and play the guitar and what more do you want?? his voice is so gentle and soothing and so so lovely to listen to (he's also really lovely to look at he's basically model material) also bboys but I'm gonna just let him battle this one out with minghao

wen junhui: because this boy is more than a triple threat he acts really well, can play the piano also really well, is REALLY academically intelligent, pulls off dance like its nbd and has had to learn Korean and can now be the chi-kor mc if he needs to. pls don't underestimate jun because underneath all the good looks he also has so much more to him. warning bc he can also be greasy af but other than that he's good

kwon soonyoung: fun fact you may know him as svt's impossibly talented choreographer but know that he could have been placed in vocal unit but decided to be put in performance unit so he could choreograph. also remember that he's a '96 liner with such a huge responsibility but he still pulls it off with a smile and for a boy his age to be doing all this is just so humbling and amazing?? he's also really funny and is really such a warm member of the group. also remember everything revolves around him i'm pretty sure 10:10 has become pledis' auspicious timing

jeon wonwoo: because you may think this boy is really quiet and might be cold but he's really not that. he's passionate about what he does, and always gives his 200% no matter what. (he's going to be that one seungcheol has to yell at to go sleep or take a break bc he's sick and will want to keep working) his voice is deeper than the ocean and when he smiles it genuinely feels like nothing could be wrong in the world and it'll make you question why you ever thought he could be a cold person. also be careful bc his jawline could cut through diamond

lee jihoon: because this boy is the reason why we have amazing songs we can use to introduce these 13 idiots to our friends. he works so. incredibly. hard. and is so dedicated to his work and puts so much pressure on himself to give nothing but all of himself and if you ever think he's only that kid with the coloured hair who's cute i will sit you down and change your mind. reminder that he's still so young, with so much responsibility i'm just really in awe of him

lee seokmin: because this boy is literally a ray of sunshine LOOK AT HIS SMILE. he's also hilarious(go watch andromeda episodes with him in it and slowly fall in love) and has such an impressive set of vocals on him seriously you need to carefully listen to this boy. idk why he's so underrated because he's actually got everything going on for him. also his face is literally so aesthetically pleasing ill just stop before i embarrass myself

kim mingyu: because this boy is a hUGE DWEEB. his height is insane idk what he eats but dAmn. pretty sure he's the definition of gentle giant because even though he's the tallest he's also so adorable and warm and deserves to be on the cover of gq and all the magazines. he also loves eating and can manage to look chill af even when he's in an eating competition (which he won btw go watch svt's qmentary)

xu minghao: BECAUSE THIS BOY IS THE EMBODIMENT OF ADORABLE. he works really hard to improve his korean and is that one who's really quiet but he catches everything. he's super supportive of his boys and will always be prepared to shoot anyone a supportive grin or nod or just any affirmation because he's so full of love. also loves dogs so he'll probably adopt 10 with you if you're willing. but underneath everything also watch out for this boy bc he's also a gangster (redirects you to all the photos where he's pointing the middle finger) and his b-boying will literally take ur breath away be careful

boo seungkwan: because he's so precious. he's the moodmaker of the group and is the reason why we get to learn so much about svt?? think about how effortlessly he can helm an interview or run andromeda and it's really through him that we get to see who seventeen is. not everyone can help bring 13 people to life but seungkwan does that so easily. also his vocals are to die for he's seriously SO talented and he deserves all the happiness. he also works really hard for what he wants,and i just know he will succeed. he loves his mum a lot which is so precious

hansol vernon chwe: because he's such a distinctive rapper and again, he's really dedicated to what he believes in and what's he's passionate about. he will fight for what he wants and won't simply keep quiet about what bothers him. this boy has a fire in him and he's really brave (although idk this might get him into trouble some day lol) he's also a really sweet boy to be honest, despite everything.

lee chan: because this boy is an amazing dancer. seriously, this kid is only 16 but the way he dances makes it look like he's been practicing for 20 years and his passion is so so admirable. he can choreograph, and does help soonyoung with it, which is amazing?? he has so much potential to go so far and really, if we're lucky enough to watch him grow older and as svt gains more experience, we'll get to see so much of Chan. he's also actually really cheesy and can be a romantic so ~