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Lumine and Aether from Genshin Impact are aracial coded!
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Watching Brazil gp 2016
and my comments (mostly just me crying over Max and a lot of emojis, don't expect any wheel knowledge)
Max looks so young đ
can't believe it, they're actually praising Max đ¤Ż
GP sounds exactly the same đ
6 laps and the safety car is still there, when will the fun begin? đ
Toto looks so fucking young wtf
why is Max as VES on the timesheet instead of VER? (oh, apparently someone else had VER (reverse driver?))
intermediates with so much water still? Seems like a bad idea
the new timesheet is so much better, you can't see shit on the old one
Sebastian! That looked scary!
brocedes trading the fastest lap. I wish I'd watched their fight live đ
Max going into pitlane when Ericsson was there looked terrifying from far away, but from the onboard, it looked quite controlled from Max's side
Horner and Magnussen's radio at the same time, congratulations, I didn't hear either of them đ
safety car again
KIMI NOOO
safety car again đĽ˛
hearing Sebastian being a bitch (rightfully of course), I wish I watched him race and be a menace live
red flag, stupid rain
wow, Carlos, you don't have to look so good, chill
young Max again đ
another crash, I wonder if they'll drive the whole race or finish earlier
"he is very much letting Nico Rosberg know he's there" Max being Nico's nightmare is so funny to me đ
Max looks like when you're trying to pass some a very slow-walking person on the pavement. left, right, left, right đ
and another red flag. I should've just watched the highlights đ
IS THAT CHARLES
Daniel âšď¸
this is the worst race to watch today, I don't have the patience for this today
I'm going to take my dogs on a walk and the race will probably still be red-flagged
we're racing again, I wonder for how long (lap 29/71)
I'm literally only watching this race for that one Max's overtake on Rosberg, how long till I'll finally see it đ
Perez in 4th so weird, who would have thought he can do that
MAX VERSTAPPEN OVERTAKING NICO ROSBERG
"What confidence! The boy just goes and finds grip everywhere else! Okay, you're going there, I'll just go somewhere else then and see how it is out there! Absolutely brilliant"
"Get in there Maxy" đ
I've seen everything I needed đ
Fastest lap for Max. Little truck terror at the age of 19 stressing brocedes
SHIT MAX almost crashed! Kept it on the track beautifully, but Rosberg on his ass now! He kept the second! Looks to me like Max feels way more confident in the rain than Rosberg
Max's driving looked so calm during that almost crash. I'm always in awe of how the driver can keep calm in that speed
Max 5th again bc of the pitstop :/ and again intermediates when a heavy rain is supposed to come?
one thing didn't change, drivers screaming about being pushed from the track
imagine if Nico crashed, he would kiss that championship goodbye
and we've got another crash and safety car, yay đ just 20 laps to go, pls
RedBull just trading intermediates and wet like socks
Max in the pits again. I wonder how the race will end, max in 16th and 23 minutes till the end of the race.
nvm, Max in 13th đ¤Ł
The 3 RedBulls in a row looked so cool
Max in the points!
"One word to describe Max: relaxed" "He's outrageous" "it's a textbook lesson on how to drive in the rain" the commentators are praising Max so much đ bring this energy back, I want to hear it in 2024 đ
Daniel and Max match each other's freak fr
what the fuck did they do to the cars now, people just casually are gaining 11 positions and now they barely overtaking đ or maybe it's the track, ig I'll see when Brazil happens this year
so Max just pushed Sebastian off the track and no one is screaming and calling for his murder?? They were amused by the thought of the talk whether Sebastian was ahead or not?? what is going on đ¤Ż
RedBull loves Max so much đ
Max is on the fucking podium from 16th and he is getting praise from everyone đ
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oKaY listen! Jegulus is my OTP and I LOVE me some Bartylus too, but REGULUS & PANDORA đĽšđĽšđĽš
My babies!!!
Just that they understand each other in a way nobody else can and and and AHHH
1. Okay first of all: SHIP NAMES
Their most common one is Regdora which - kinda boring? Like itâs not bad, but when we have names like STARCHASER or NOBLEFLOWER or FLOWERPOT for other ships that just wonât do. Therefore my suggestion:
Stargazer
Because Star - Regulus (no explanation needed) and like gazer as kind of a synonym for seer?? Alternatively I have Starseer or Waterbox (Water for Reggie like in Moonwater + Pandoras Box yk), but Stargazer just sounds so Stargazer.
2. I OBVIOUSLY love them as an âArranged Marriage I donât want AT ALL (why are there butterflies in my stomache??) tropeâ, BUT also as the âwe are queer best friends and jealous of each others partners, but idk whyâ trope!!
Also how many AMAZING Dynamics they have??
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- I hate everyone, but you and you love everyone, but you love me the most
- Soulmates
- Best Friends to Lovers
- ENEMIES TO LOVERS (Arranged marriage trope)
3. The DENIAL the both of them would have (especially when they are both seers) like:
âI saw a prophecy that showed me and Reggie in a Cottage with a child that could be related to us - MUST BE BECAUSE HES THE GODFATHERâ
âHad a Dream abt Panda standing in front of me in a wedding gown - GOOD TO KNOW IM GONNA BE HER BEST MANâ
DO YOU GET WHAT I MEAN??đĽš
or the Arranged Marriage Trope??
âDream Abt making out against a door with Regulus - HOW WEIRDâ
âWow Pandora looks like a goddess in that dress, her glare makes me feel fuzzy and I want to smooth the frown on her forehead with my fingers while she looks up at me - IVE GOTTA REALLY LIKE THAT DRESS TO THINK LIKE THATâ
4. Once they ACTUALLY start dating they would literally be inseparable. They would cuddle and kiss and talk 24/7! Even their me-time they both need turns into us-time and is just as effective. They would start to panic if they donât see each other for more than a DAY. Also their dates would be sooo cute!! No matter whether it would be the cozy queer cafe around the corner or the flashy pureblood dance balls. They would have such a comfy aura and nobody would mind their pda cause they would be so comfortable with each other.
Sometimes they would just spend a day in absolute silence but a COZY COMFY DOMESTIC ONE yk???
Also the âI hate physical touch except for when itâs youâ trope!!
5. Just then going to a pride parade together with matching outfits in like their 30s, already married and a bi flag on Reggieâs cheeks and a Pan one on Doraâs and they would be so PROUD.
Or just the courting process in the arranged marriage trope PEAK!!
6. They are love. They are soulmates. They are Stargazer (or Waterbox still unsure bout that one)
This got WAY longer than I originally intended but oh well :)
REGDORA!!! FAIRYSEEKER!!! MY LOVES <33333
you don't understand how much I adore them. I love love love them. they're my everything's <3 my hunnies <3 my sweet little babies <3
okay so, 1. I actually don't mind the name regdora, but yes, it's blant and ugly compared to everything else. personally, I know them as fairyseeker, which is what you can find them under on my blog lmao. stargazer is a GORGEOUS ship name... though I think of regularly every time I hear it lmao
i LOVE the name waterbox. idk why I just adore it
2. yesssssssss!!! istg they have the best troupes (next to bartylily). them as arranged marriage partners sounds so fun. imagine they're just kids when they first meet, and they're told they're supposed to get married when they grow up to combine the rosiers/lestranges
at first, they don't mind (they're tiny and have no idea what being married even means). they start hogwarts, and both realise that they're into their same gender people (once again, i bring up my mtf dora + ftm reg). so both spend a lot of time just convinced they aren't into each other. reg is a lesbian after all, and pandora is gay... then they come out as trans and both are like: oh-
3. grumpy x sunshine is so them omfg
them bith as seers???? Christ. them being so fucking blind is just so fitting. they never even consider that they might like each other
them as oblivious little fuckers so true. they are in deep denial fr. regulus is foaming out the mouth at how pandora is, but it's completely platonic
4. HSEIBSIEBSOENSO YESS OMFG
All they need is each other. they're always together, getting one of them alone is impossible. you can try, and you will fail
that trope is SO them. it's insane
5. they would definitely love their time at a pride parade. they're having the time of their lives and they've been happier
6. I love it when asks go this long. it just sucks because I usually can't add anything on because you guys are just so correct already đŽâđ¨
thank you for sharing your brain with me. I appreciate it a lot <3
#marauders#marauders era#marauders fandom#regulus black#pandora lovegood#pandora rosier#pandora lestrange#pandora lupin#regdora#fairyseeker#waterbox#swiftly brushed under the rug#wow... you're bad at parking
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Last Twilight ภาŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸˛ŕ¸˘ŕšŕ¸Ąŕšŕšŕ¸ŕ¸˘ŕ¸Ľŕ¸ˇŕ¸Ą Ep 5
Another P'Aof ep 5/12, another domestic morning scene with teasing and breakfast.
did Mawk just skip one of the comments?
oh that's gonna be a thing with the hands in the picture innit
called iiit
the Phiinawnging is STRONG in this one
that teddybear, whaaaa
did we just skip an entire day
the way Mawk looks at Day, my goodness
adasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf GEE
Gee you really just quoted the song I CANNOT
hi August oops
oh dear, bad blood? even though they're supposed to be playing together?
is he a homophobe or what
or does he just think Day sucks, which in the current context I could kinda see
wow Day's hair is concrete solid
awww
oh man this is tough
so it WAS him who asked for that
food as a love language, godddd
oooh Mawk opening up
the rainbow flags in the background, are we supposed to not read into that, p'Aof??
oh, that's sweet but possibly also misguided
that seems like it was too easy, idk
awww
so that WAS the match Mawk watched
that WAS the invitation to a date and also Day used to have a crush on him, I guess
did Mawk just set them up on a date?! I love this, oh my god
so it's Saturdayyyy
I love Phawjai so much
Phawjai ilu but body spray and perfume aren't the same
is this the date place from Step by Step??
If *I* still can't tell how much of Mawk's flirting is serious and how much is him playing, how is Day supposed to be able to tell???
fgsdfgsdfg wow Mawk is laying it on thickkk
don't take away his food three bites in!!!! hey
oh Mawk is enjoying this so much
don't play with your fooood
oh no I want this to well for day but I'm also WORRIED
where are they finding all these cute food places, godddd
Mawk is so good, gdi
thanks for letting Jimmy act without speaking for once
oooh is he actually gonna quit/cut down??
is August gonna stand him up?? that sucks
he probably texted and Day didn't see, huh
but wow an HOUR?? he could've at least called.
poor Day :(
I love this a lot
DATE
this is the most unrealistic thing in the show so far, what 20something dude knows flower meanings??
oh Day, don't say thatttt
the close-ups here!!! the close angles!!!
I love that Day's honest, but also Mawk just got his heart broken a little, huh
he turned up!!! oh no? yay? which is it???
did he know???
oh fuck
Mawk really, really likes him, huh
not the bus stop music of change!!!!
oh next week looks DELIGHTFULLY messy, maybe even moreso than this week
#last twilight the series#last twilight#ภาŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸˛ŕ¸˘ŕšŕ¸Ąŕšŕšŕ¸ŕ¸˘ŕ¸Ľŕ¸ˇŕ¸Ą#last twilight ep 5#bl watch liveblog#my nonsense#q
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The Clone Wars 5.18 âThe Jedi Who Knew Too Much' Reaction
I always like trying to spot which characters are in the background of big group scenes like this. So far Iâve spotted 3 admirals (Coburn, Yularen and Tarkin), assorted jedi, Master Sinube, Kit Fisto, Bail Organa and I think thatâs Mon Mothma as well.Â
Oh, hi again Barriss. Fancy seeing you here again! Funny that we keep meeting like this after so long.
I think thatâs Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo next to Barriss.
So, Barriss killed one of her childhood mentors? Iâm probably going to collate my thoughts on Barriss at the end of this arc, rather than scattering them across various recaps. But so much of her characterisation here doesnât make sense and doesnât feel right, at all.
Iâm not sure if I mentioned this in the recaps when Barriss first appeared, but why is she British?
Thereâs a shot of 6 beams of light going up from the floor so Iâm presuming that means 6 Jedi died in the temple bombings, which seems like an awfully large amount. What were 6 Jedi doing in a hanger of the temple? 1 or 2, maybe 3 at a stretch, makes sense, but 6? Iâm guessing this is a story telling decision to make it more impactful, rather than for any logical in-universe reason.
I really despise Tarkin.
Oh, so now the deaths of clones are convenient for you Tarkin. âMilitary matterâ my arse.
Who are the military police? Is that not the Coruscant Guard? I know the general fandom take is that the Corries are saddled with having to do everything but is that the case in canon?
Ahsokaâs angry attitude is definitely going to come back and bite her in the arse later.
âRemember, revenge is not the Jedi way.â says the future DARTH VADER
âNothing will ever change.â FORESHADOWING KLAXON
Ok, Tarkin is getting very close to being up there with Krell and Nolan. His fucking contemptuous finger waggle at Ahsoka. Ugh.
âI assure you that he [Palps] rarely does anything without a strategy.â Oh, if only you knew Tarkin. Or maybe he does? Hmmm.
Is Barriss a Jedi Knight here or is she still a Padawan? I havenât seen Luminara anywhere so Iâm guessing sheâs a Knight by now.
Barriss seems a lot more conflicted and upset than I thought for someone thatâs just bombed the Jedi temple and killed a childhood mentor who clearly meant a lot to her. Maybe sheâs regretting what sheâs done? Hmmm, not sure.
Saleucami! I hope Cut and Suu and the kids are doing ok.
Lmao that ominous brass section was not subtle. FOREBODING KLAXON
Why do they have the Venator shipping yards next to the prison?
That shot of the prison felt very Imperial Empire. All stark architecture, sharp shadows, black and white lighting, red flags and giant symbols everywhere. Itâs interesting how Imperial iconography and visuals are starting to creep into Republic locations and situations. Something something visual metaphor about the end approaching.
Why is the memorial to the clones outside the prison? Or is this not the prison and is some other building? Is this the same clone memorial that Crosshair and Cody have their little chat in front of in The Bad Batch?
Corries! Wow, they do all match and have exactly the same armour paint.Â
FOX!
That grumpy âYes?â spoke volumes.
Fox, can you not cross your arms properly? What was that? Iâm guessing it was more of a functional animation limitation than Fox not actually being unable to cross his arms. Insert your own fandom theories here about injuries that Palps inflicted on him while torturing him or similar that meant he can't cross his arms. Maybe he's got Force lightning burns across his back and it's painful and pulls when he moves too much.
The scan has Ahsoka standing there with her arms out but then the next shot of her is with her arms crossed? Continuity, hello?
At âLeave your comlink and lightsabers here.â Fox gestures down with his index and middle finger outstretched next to each other and oh boy did my mind go straight to the horny bin.
âFollow me.â Omg Fox did you have to say that in such a low, husky voice? That had a distinct feel of âCome with me if you want to liveâ about it. If Fox basically whispered that to me itâd be âSir, yes Sir, immediately Sir, however you want me Sir.â
The reference to the first 4 notes of the Imperial March theme there was pretty damn obvious. I remember reading a really interesting theory that Fox was a prototype for Vader and basically functioned as Palpsâ attack dog before he turned Anakin to the Dark Side. I wish I could find it again because it was a fascinating read and might explain the presence of the Imperial March here. The music for the entire scene from when Ahsoka entered the prison was particularly foreboding, which makes sense seeing as itâs a prison. However, Iâm not entirely sure who the theme is referencing because I donât think itâs Ahsoka and Anakin isnât here. Or perhaps itâs just adding to the general foreboding atmosphere. Itâs entirely possible Iâm reading too much into this.
Surely there are cameras and microphones recording this information that Letta is telling Ahsoka?
Is Barriss Force choking Letta from outside the prison? If so, then sheâs fallen quite a long way to the Dark side because that seems like quite a powerful use of the Force.
That shot from the camera in the cell is definitely going to make it look like Ahsoka is the one choking Letta. And how convenient, the feed from that camera just cut out too.
Lmao Fox didnât even hesitate. He was ready to fuck shit up.Â
Oh hey, Fox also duel wields.Â
Hmmm, Iâm not sure how I feel about Fox immediately arresting Ahsoka. I think this is another example of the struggle I have with canon Fox vs fanon Fox. Iâm going to have to collate my thoughts on that somewhere as well, probably after the chip conspiracy arc *sobs*. I think Iâve come to the realisation that Iâm going to have to treat them as completely separate characters. I adore the version of Fox that the fandom has created. And every time I see the tiny bits of canon Fox that we get, itâs almost like a disappointment compared to the depth and layers of fanon Fox, to the point that canon Fox almost feels out of character. I know he doesnât have any choice in the matter (none of the clones do) and Iâm viewing this from an outside perspective looking in. I guess itâs more of an interesting conundrum to be aware of.
That shot of the prison felt even more evil Imperial Empire than the first one.
Great, fucking Tarkin again. Accompanied by hints of the Imperial March while marching down a stark corridor with harsh, ominous lighting. Definitely leaning on the Imperial Empire visuals this episode.
Called it. The footage from the cell is being used to frame Ahsoka as choking Letta. And the sound didnât work either. How convenient.
Called it again. Tarkin using Ahsokaâs earlier attitude against her. Attitude doesnât feel like the right word but itâs far too early in the morning and I canât think of the right one.
Tarkin makes understandable points if this was some kind of detached, impersonal debate about an imaginary situation. But itâs not. Heâs just being a deliberately abusive bastard. Definitely getting up there with Krell and Nolan.
Anakin being very Dark Side there when threatening Fox.
Who is helping Ahsoka escape? Is it Barriss? I donât think itâs Anakin because he arrives after Ahsoka escapes. Plus clones were killed and injured and while we just saw Anakin threaten them and be all very Dark Side about it, I donât think heâs fallen far enough to that level of Sithliness yet.Â
Utterly unnecessary acrobatics but ok.
âIf you see the target, shoot to kill.â Oh no, that is some painful foreshadowing right there.
Fucking yes, thank you Rex. Knew we could count on Rex to believe in Ahsoka.Â
âThen who did?â Fox asking the question weâre all wondering.
Why is Anakin telling Rex to call security when Fox, the Commander of the Coruscant Guard, is right there? Surely he is the security?
How does Anakin telling Rex to tell security to search the entire base translate to an all-points bulletin on Ahsoka?
You can really tell from Rexâs voice how much this is affecting him. How he canât believe that Ahsoka could do this. It was almost like he didnât want to issue the order that he had to. Iâm really glad that someone apart from Anakin believes Ahsoka, and that itâs Rex. Of course we could rely on our king. He canât actually do anything to help her though. None of the clones can. Theyâre slaves. They have to follow orders. But at least we actually get to see that Rex doesnât believe Ahsoka is capable of this and that he believes her, and believes in her. Weâve seen Rexâs belief and trust in Ahsoka crop up a few times now. The most obvious being his defence of her to Tarkin in the Citadel arc.Â
Complete switch of tone but Rex, do you ever clean your armour? I know heâs busy fighting a war and all that but Iâve noticed his armour being especially dirty in a number of episodes now. Itâs particularly noticeable on his bucket. Thatâs a lot of gunk and grime across the top of his visor.
Wtf is that giant vehicle and isnât that just a little bit of overkill for trying to find one Jedi Padawan? I feel like thereâs a point about excessive police violence in there somewhere.
So many of the shots of the prison feel very Imperial Empire. Theyâd barely have to change anything to make the switch from the Republic to the Empire. Thatâs probably the point too.
Grizzer!
Hound sounded distinctly Aussie there. More funkiness happening with the clones' accents.
Thunder and lightning? That is hilariously on the nose.
Clone troopers shooting like stormtroopers. Fanon Fox would not stand for this lack of accuracy from his Corries. He has standards and he expects them to be met.
Jhc they just used a canon to fire on a child. Fuck me that is far too excessive.
âSet weapons to stun.â The foreshadowing is causing me great, deep pain.
Ahsoka is deflecting stun bolts so Iâm guessing the training that happens in episode 5 âPractice Makes Perfectâ of Tales of the Jedi has happened already? I wish I could find a resource of where all these episodes happen in the timeline and around which dates they happen as well.
We need to talk about the kama, because I am now utterly befuddled about which clones can get one.Â
Hound has a kama, but heâs an ARF (Advanced Recon Force) Scout Trooper.Â
The other ARF trooper in the Coruscant Guard also has a kama.Â
Fox has a kama and heâs a clone commander and the Commander of the Coruscant Guard but he isnât listed as having ARC training.Â
I think Iâve seen other Corrie Guard commanders with kamaâs as well.Â
Rex, Fives and Echo (and eventually Jesse) all have kama's and they are ARCs.Â
Cody is a clone commander and The Marshal Commander but he doesnât have a kama and isnât listed as having ARC training (I cannot believe that The Marshal Commander Cody doesnât have ARC training but thatâs another point for another time).Â
Ponds had a kama and was a clone commander but isnât listed as having ARC training.Â
Bly is a Marshal Commander and has ARC training and has a kama.Â
Wolffe is a clone commander and has a kama but isnât listed as having ARC training (I also canât believe that Wolffe doesnât have ARC training either but thatâs the same point as Cody so for another time).Â
Keeli was a captain, not a commander, isnât listed as having ARC training but did have a kama.Â
So what decides whether a clone can have a kama or not? I thought it was an ARC thing but clearly not seeing as other clones that arenât ARCs can have one.
Theyâre mobilising a giant rolling tank thing and gunships to hunt down a child? This is definitely beyond excessive. I know at this point Ahsoka is considered armed and dangerous but sheâs also A Child. This just feels completely excessive and cruel. And not that far removed from the Empire, which, again, is probably the point.
And now itâs raining. Because of course it is.
âDo not shoot to kill.â I hate all of this foreshadowing. All of it.
What are these pipelines supposed to be for? Iâm guessing not petrol seeing as nothing has exploded yet.
That is a lot of skill from Ahsoka to be able to deflect multiple repeated stun bolts while sprinting flat out.
Did you just really fire on a child with a fucking rocket launcher?!
Oddball, what are you doing? I know youâre just following orders but you donât have to sound so gleeful about it. Also, why is his helmet yellow? Actually that kind of looks like 212th orange. I thought Oddball was in the 501st? A quick google says heâs in the 212th but none of the search results seem particularly definitive or legit. If he is part of the 212th, what is he doing on Coruscant? We saw Obi-Wan on a holocall at the start of the episode talking about going to the Anoat system so presumably the 212th is there, and not on Coruscant?
Is this the first time we see Ahsoka do the move of cutting a hole in the floor with her lightsaber?
Ah, so the pipes are for water. Or at least I think they are.
Anakin is looking particularly conflicted and upset throughout all of this.
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That exchange at the end between Ahsoka and Anakin was very interesting. Anakin is making some fairly reasonable and understandable points, which is intriguing given heâs characterised as the opposite of that most of the time. Itâs another insight into how complex of a character he is. I think TCW has done a very good job of showing not only the depth and complexity to Anakinâs character but also how much more there was to his fall to the Dark Side. He is undoubtedly aggressive, possessive, abusive, and dangerous. Yet heâs also being groomed by a monster in a position of power that no one even notices or realises before itâs all too late. He was also a slave and had an abusive and traumatic childhood and seems to falling into the pattern of how abusees can often turn into abusers.
Amongst all of this, you can also see how much he cares for those who mean a lot to him. He and Rex are the only ones that believe Ahsoka, but Anakin is the only one in any meaningful position of power with the ability to do something about it. Itâs plainly obvious how much he cares for Ahsoka.
However, that care and belief still veers too far into aggression and possession and he continues to cross the line multiple times with unacceptable actions and behaviour. I wonder if he lets Ahsoka go at the end of the episode because he trusts her or because he doesnât know what to do?
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Ahsoka was also making wholly valid and understandable points, which I think Anakin knew as well, even as he was trying to convince her to come back. Is this the first time we hear Ahsoka call Anakin by his first name? She usually calls him âMasterâ or âSkyguyâ and her use of his first name here feels particularly personal and loaded with meaning. Iâm glad Ahsoka knows that at least Anakin trusts and believes her, even when no one else does.
I wanted to include this gif because look at Rex looking like James Bond in the background being framed by the pipe.
Then this gif and the two above made me realise another thing about Anakin.
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As much as Anakin cares about Ahsoka and is trying to help her, his possession and controlling is very evident here. The way he said "I would never let anyone hurt you Ahsoka" felt very much like something a domestic abuser would say after hurting their partner. Or what a possessive and controlling domestic abuser would say to their partner. There's a dangerous and desperate edge to it. You can also see Anakin doesn't agree with what Ahsoka is doing and is angry at her for not doing it his way. He thinks his way is the best way to try and fix this and of course he immediately gets pissed as soon as someone doesn't do what he says and follows what he thinks should be done. Anakin is refusing to let Ahsoka go, even while trying to help her. His possession and controlling is still here, even if it isn't as overt as when he's with PadmĂŠ.
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The voice acting throughout TCW has been pretty damn excellent and Ahsoka is no different. Ashley Eckstein did a fantastic job. But it felt like it stepped up another level, particularly in that exchange between Ahsoka and Anakin at the end. There was so much emotion and upset and betrayal in Ahsokaâs voice.Â
There is the subtlest of hints of the Imperial March after Ahsoka jumps and we get a shot of Anakin, Rex and Fox at the mouth of the tunnel, followed by a shot of Ahsoka falling. Itâs very subtle, probably the subtlest Iâve heard throughout the whole series but itâs definitely there. The intervals between the notes of the Imperial March are very distinct. Again, Iâm not sure what itâs referencing or emphasising here. Probably Anakin seeing as he does turn into Darth Vader. But like the scene earlier where Ahsoka first enters the prison, it also feels slightly out of place. Usually when the Imperial March turns up, itâs fairly clear that itâs referring to Anakin, like when he killed Merrik in âVoyage of Temptationâ. It could also be a misdirection to make Ahsoka appear to be falling to the Dark side. Though that doesnât entirely make sense seeing as we know that she didnât kill Letta and is being set up. Hmmm.Â
I know itâs meant to be a big climactic ending to the episode but couldnât Anakin just follow Ahsoka and jump down onto the ship that sheâs standing on thatâs floating down the giant tunnel? And couldnât Fox just comm some Corries to follow the ship and meet it when it lands? He is the Commander of the Coruscant Guard after all.  Â
That episode was intense and A Lot. And thereâs still 2 episodes of this arc to go. Oof.
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Slipping this out for Madrigay Days day 4 "flag", I really need to make a fic-thing on AO3 for all the established relationship Bruno/JosĂŠ stuff. In the mean time: Bruno/OMC, T, sexual reference, LGBTQ+ label befuddlement.
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Bruno stared at JosĂŠ and tried his best not to fidget. JosĂŠ stared into the box on his lap, his expression shifting from curious to confused before he glanced over at Bruno.
���Feliz cumpleaĂąos!â Bruno said and waved his hands jazzily.
âYou got me a scarf.â
âActually itâs a stole. Like, part of vestments.â
 JosĂŠ lifted one gold-fringed end of the stole and rubbed his thumb over the fabric, nodding. âThank you, Bruno, itâs veryâŚcolorful.â
Doubt entered his voice, and Bruno understood why: JosĂŠ was a lot of things but a flashy dresser was not one of them. So far even on holidays the priest had maintained a dour wardrobe, and when he deigned to wear green it was dark or muted shade.
(âIâm a joke to you.â
âNo youâre not. Your familyâs obsession with color coordination is.â)
In any event, the striped stole did not at all match his aesthetic.
âItâll make sense when I explain it,â Bruno assured him and scooted closer on the sofa. âAt least I hope it will.â
âOk, chulito,â JosĂŠ said, and the corner of his mouth twitched up as he turned to him. âWhy did you get me a rainbow-patterned stole?â
Bruno grinned. âOk, so, in the future-â He wiggled his fingers; JosĂŠÂ rolled his eyes. â-someone is going to make a flag to celebrate men who love men, women who love women, folks who love both, yâknow. Thereâs gonna be other, more specific flags but the rainbowâs supposed to cover everyone. Itâs called a pride flag.â
JosĂŠ tilted his head, and Bruno could just about hear the gears turning. âPeople are going to beâŚproud? To be like us?â
Like us. Despite their relationship Bruno still wasnât sure if he was like JosĂŠ, who had dealt with the various consequences of his attraction to other men for much of his life while Bruno had existed in a limbo of loving no one. There had to be a word for it, he just needed to look harder.Â
âThey are,â he replied, and gave a single firm nod. âItâs not going to be easy, thereâs gonna- people are going to have to fight, and keep fighting, but theyâre going to be proud, and unashamed.â
âHuh.â JosĂŠ studied the striped garment more closely, and nodded. âAlright, thatâs good. Thatâs very good to know, thank you. Iâm still stuck on why itâs a rainbow.â
âOh! Right, all the colors have meanings.â By now well into presenter mode, Bruno pointed at one of the stripes.. âPink is forâŚah, sex. And, just so weâre clear, if this gift isnât wowing you I do remember you saying something about not wanting to be able to walk straight tomorrow andâŚthatâs still an option.â
â...right, letâs keep that in mind,â JosĂŠ said and reached out with one arm to pull Bruno even closer. Soon they were huddled together, safe and content as Bruno explained the meaning behind the rest of the colors.
JosĂŠ wore the stole during Carnivale, and delivered a homily about being true to oneself as surely that was the best way to embody the life one had been given.Â
At the next large party, he wore a vest of vibrant mint green.
#my writing#brujose#bruno madrigal#JosĂŠ GuzmĂĄn (kseda)#that distinction still makes me giggle#madrigay days#sedaverse#gay bruno madrigal#ok demisexual but he's doing his best#J is till gay AF#he needs his own fic for this week
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A Steddie AU where Steve meet a famous Eddie at a Taylor Swift concert
Part 1 âĽď¸
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Steve and Robin were driving in their car up to Cincinatti. Taylor Swift was blasting in the car. Obviously. It was quite hot but the two of them were laughing really loud so it was really bearable.
They were going as a ÂŤÂ gay version  of Miss Americana and the heartbreak prince as they were calling it. Robin with a lesbian flag color themed dress and a rainbow sash and Steve with a bi flag themed shirt and a tie matching Robinâs sash. They were stunning. Robinâs dress was puffy and Steveâs crown was surprisingly quite realistic giving expensive prom realness. They also made 100 friendship bracelet with rainbow colors. It was clear that they wanted to do the most for this unique event. When they arrived at the venue Robin found their seats while Steve queued for the merch.
There were a lot of people, mainly girls but everyone smiled at him and he saw so many cute outfits that he found so original. He was daydreaming when a voice interrupted him.
 Oh !! Are you Steve the swiftie teacher? From Tiktok? . It was a little blond girl who almost squealed. She was 11 at best.
 Yes I am! I am so excited to be here! Do you want to exchange friendship bracelets with me? .
The girl nodded with joy.
 You know, your tiktoks helped me a lot! You taught me how to tell my mom that a girl was bullying me 
Steve alsmost shed a tear. He was about the answer her when the mom in question appeared, a bit worried right before her daughter told her who Steve was. She then smiled at him and offered her card.
ÂŤ You are such a kind soul. Could I give you my number by any chance? Iâd love for you to be a speaker at a event I am doing! .
Steve smiled and thanked her. It was amazing that someone felt better because of him. After he got Robinâs and his sweatshirts, he took a look at the venue and spotted were the famous people stayed. He tried to remember the path for later to bring Dustin his wanted picture. Damn. He realized at this moment where he was.
Taylor Swift would be in the same room as him.
The concert began and the crowd was wild. Everything was amazing. Life felt good. He cried during heartbreak songs thinking of his exes, which were only Nancy and Ben, a guy from college that heâd like to forget.
During one song that Steve liked a bit less he decided to go the toilets. He was annoyed but he wanted to enjoy the rest of the long setlist.
ÂŤÂ Shake it off aha, I shake it off  was blasting in the stadium. While walking to the nearest toilets he passed next to where ÂŤÂ famous people stay  as he called it. Thatâs when he saw the celebrities. He saw him. Eddie Munson. Wearing his usual outfit : a denim jacket, a leather vest, jeans but instead of a metal tee, he was rocking a eraâs tour teeshirt. He was stunning.
Steve approached the security guard and asked if he could give Eddie a friendship bracelet. He was stressed, it was his one chance. The guard nodded and called the lead guitarist of THE group of metal of the moment. Steve saw that Eddie smiled at the word bracelet. He could not believe he was meeting a superstar, Dustin would be so happy. He cleared his voice to try to sound confident.
ÂŤÂ Hum, I have a frienship bracelet for you. If youâd like it. 
Eddieâs deep voice shone, like kittens were coming out of his mouth ÂŤÂ Wow thanks man!! ÂŤÂ teardrops on my guitarÂť, very fitting for a guitarist aha! 
Steve smiled, he was uneasy and shocked by this man prettiness, as well as how nice he sounded. Eddie must have seen it because he said:
 Are you a metal fan as well as a pop fan? 
ÂŤÂ Actually, hum, it is really embarrassing but I donât know your music that well⌠My friend is a massive fan though and wanted a picture. But⌠IâŚI like some songs of yoursÂť. Steve was dying of embarrassment. He should have said something else, the guitarist would be so offended by this.
Eddie Munson was, indeed, a bit taken by surprise by this. But to Steveâs relief, he laughed really loudly.
ÂŤÂ Donât be embarrassed man! Do you want a selfie with me? Or an autograph for your friend ? 
ÂŤÂ Iâd love too! 
Eddie smiled at him. Steve was so happy, he met a sex symbol, pleased Dustin and Taylor Swift was in the background. Truly magical.
Eddie took a leaflet and told him: here you go babe! Love your shirt by the way⌠
Steve must have been crazy because he thought that Eddie winked at him. He then waved, flushed and went back to his seat while texting the groupchat the picture of the signature and of their selfie.
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Oh, oh, this seems like the perfect post to rant about my trans dreams as well!
I only realized that i might be trans at the start of this year, but since then I've had a handful of dreams where something happened that definitely wasn't cis.
Sorry in advance for the wall of text.
These dreams are more-or-less in chronological order:
In one dream I was hanging out with some friends that i haven't seen in YEARS and at one point we took a picture together and one of my friends commented something among the lines of "Wow, you almost look like a girl in this picture" and i remember that in my dream i thought "Oh yeah, I haven't told them yet! I should I tell then that I'm..." then the conversation got derailed and the dream went in a completely different direction but i know what I was about to say in that moment.
In another dream i remember that me and my family had moved to another state or... something like that? I don't remember the exact details but we were somewhere-I-didn't-know and we didn't have any of our stuff so we had to go to a nearby store to buy a change of clothes and stuff. I don't know what came over me in that dream but out of everything in the store I specifically picked a frilly lilac blouse and skirt (yes, I vividly remember what i wore, they were a matching set too lmao). I then remember how I was nervously trying to come up with an excuse to tell my parents (and my grandma, who was also there for some reason????) but sadly I don't remember how the conversation turned out.
In a different dream I was at my childhood home and for whatever reason I was inside the room that used to belong to my parents trying out some dresses (don't remember if they were mine or my mother's, but it doesn't matter) and at some point my dad was calling me over for dinner or something, and despite how much I told them not to come into the room they still managed to open the door (that door actually had a problem with the lock IRL) and they saw me in a dress, I remember that i got angry at them and yelled a lot at them but I don't remember how they reacted in that dream.
There's another dream which I only have very vague memories of, but I remember that at some point I had an argument with my grandma (who keeps showing up in these kinds of dreams for some reason??) about... something stupid probably? but I remember that after the argument I thought to myself "Was that a good enough girl voice? I didn't think I could keep it up during an argument..." Curiously I remember that my voice did sound different in that dream. I also haven't started voice training yet and I thought that was funny detail.
In arguably the most obvious trans dream I had I was camping with some of my old friends (I think in the dream it was supposed to be like a school trip because they were my friends from middle-school) and at some point we all returned to the lodge or wherever where we were staying and I went to take a shower. I remember looking at myself in the mirror and, well it wasn't exactly a girl's body but I would definitely describe my reflection as androgynous, much more feminine than my real body. Funnily enough I remember how I was so shocked and happy by this that I actually had to check if I still had that thing (Sadly I still had it but I find it hilarious that I had to make sure even in a dream). Another stupid detail from this dream is that later on that same dream we noticed that they had an Xbox on the lodge and me and my friends hooked it up and started playing Guilty Gear Strive. I, of course, picked Bridget. (The trans girl character for those that do not know. Curiously she's a DLC character which I don't own yet so I haven't used her IRL. I remember commenting about this on the dream)
And while this is not reduced to a specific dream, I recently made a trans flag armband/bracelet using some colorful hair ties that i stole from my mum and I've been using it in my room or whenever I go out without my parents. Well, I've noticed that in most of my recent dreams I'm wearing this armband, so that's that.
Sorry for the rant but I've been thinking about these dreams for a while now and I just had to tell somebody about them. :3
Dreaming
This is actually a dream I had a few weeks ago. Ever since I realized I was trans last year, I've been getting more and more dreams (which I remember) where I'm, you know, physically a girl, but this was the first outright "trans" dream. Hope I can make it a real one eventually
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I love old fandoms and fandom ships too because of the nostalgia and comfort you get from when you rewatch everything.
As I grew older, I understand that Spike was more dedicated to Buffy and it for real seems like the actors had more chemistry than Buffy had with Angel but that's just me.
Honestly, pls no one give me hate for this but my comfort couple and fandom is Edward and Bella from The Twilight Saga.
Became a fan at 10 and I'm now 26 and still love the books, the movies and I have a Twilight tattoo and I'm still a simp for Edward Cullen.
Yeah the relationship is toxic af and unhealthy and it was hilarious when I was at the Twilight marathon and everyone around me would just scream out 'red flag' whenever Edward did something icky.
But I'm also now a 26 year old watching these movies and being like... Carlisle Cullen's beauty is slept on for real, Peter Facinelli's beauty was UNHINGED in the movies.
Particularly in New Moon, the scene where he's pulling glass out of Bella's arm and Kristen Stewart looks at Peter like she's going to ravage him on that table.
And that moment where he cradles her chin and stares at her with way too much sexual tension is the moment many twihards who watched realised their daddy issues were way bigger than they anticipated (that's me I'm one of them).
13 year old me was blushing and kicking my feet over Edward Cullen and I'm sure I'll be doing the same at 43.
Some of the dialogue he says to Bella is downright cheesy and I still gush over them now.
Like this one,
' Dream happy dreams. You are the only one who has ever touched my heart. Therefore it shall always be yours. Sleep, my only love'.
wait okay i'm about to ramble on about vampires and fandom so click under the cut LOL BUT YES TO ALL
as far as your spike/buffy comment..... a thousand times yes. i do think that smg and david boreanaz have good chemistry, but as i have gotten older i think it's harder to read the buffy and angel storyline as romantic when you understand angel's problematic history and the fact that she's sixteen when the series starts. buffy and spike are really so well matched in the show because i think we got to see the actors as adults playing adults and deal with adult things including sex and romance in ways that feel more engaging to me as an audience member. spike's also a much more funny and messy character compared to early days angel lol which always matched buffy's energy better to me. (i also personally think they are like actual soulmates and i'll ship them until i die buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut i digress)
as far as edward and bella, omg join the club i was VERY into twilight as a kid. i'm 30, so i remember reading the books, seeing the movie cast, reading stephenie meyer's blog, and all that. i literally went to see robert pattinson at the mall for a signing event.... i was truly one of those fangirls LOL
as an adult i think that's a ship that has faded a bit for me just because i think there are other fandoms where the source material for the characters is a lot richer BUT i still watch those movies every couple of years and they are def comfort films for me. plus like..... in terms of tropey good romance, twilight hits so many good beats. like i'm so sorry i can and will watch the scene where edward physically puts himself between bella and jacob (after the jacob kiss/broken hand scene) on literal repeat. i am fully weak for it idc if it's concerning to feminism lmao
also def not to sleep on your carlisle point - they REALLY played with the religious trauma and sexual tension in that scene and as an adult WOW it hits. so 100000% agree
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So I didn't take any of my meds yesterday...
forgot my daytime meds at home so I didn't take them at work, and then I totally forgot to pick up my nighttime meds, so I didn't take ANY of my meds yesterday. Struggled to stay asleep, but wow, did my dreams get WILD.
firstly, there were lots of early moments of me going straight into some wild psychedelic dreams the second I closed my eyes, scary images and being in a dark room surrounded by old, broken toys. very scary.
after that, i think the next dream i had was me, my mom, and her husband all going through a haunted house at some local town Halloween theme park or whatever. but no matter how many times i tried to get my mom's attention, her face was a blur and i couldn't see her eyes past her glasses. the next thing i know, i'm a tall super goth girl with crazy heels and a girlfriend that matches, and together, we kill two girls who were being mean to us. we ran away, and i mean, like, we were running and hiding and running some more, 'cause we were being chased by the townsfolk. eventually, we fled into some woods, and then i was one of the townsfolk, and we found "us" as corpses that had given birth to gross bug creatures that fed on us. (probably something about being eaten alive by guilt.)
after that, it was like a game, some guy with fancy weapons was chasing me, also with fancy weapons and skills, through some woods, but i totally get away 'cause i can climb trees and he, for some reason couldn't. then, i'm observing a guy hero wanting to rescue me, a woman who was "kidnapped" by a naga (big snake person), but it turned out that i'd fallen in love with the naga and didn't wanna be rescued.
THEN, the naga turns into some powerful but adorably shy sea snake creature, and we're going back to a family reunion of mine (where, for some reason, i'm Mexican?), but my monster bf gets kidnapped by his bigger, more powerful father, and the rest of that dream is me PREPARING to go and rescue him, but the dream never gets to that point.
then the dream gets CRAZY. I'm staying at the not-actual house of a friend who looks like a mixture of TWO of my old friends, and we're hanging out and watching movies, and it's generally just me having MOVED IN with this friend and her family.
the next thing i know, i'm waking up in the bed in the dream, and it's somehow 2015, but i'm still my current age with my current knowledge. i tell my friend and her family, and all i can focus on to tell them is that trump will win the 2016 election if we don't do something about it. after a little time skip, i guess, i go out with the dad who's helping gather votes from locals in the small town. several people wanna vote for trump, and i throw my knowledge about what will happen if he wins (particularly about how he handled the pandemic) and swayed people to vote blue.
another time skip, and i'm taking the time to go and visit the theatre group that i'm currently a part of, just to talk to the director who i consider my theatre dad and brought back my passion for theatre. i guess my brain just wanted something nice, 'cause it gets wild after this.
the next thing i know, i've become the founder of this protest organization (or something, i don't know what you would call it, a movement?) of a whole group of people holding american flags and rainbow flags, coming up onto the parking lot of some building that will apparently hold trump and some random other democratic presidential candidate, and this building at the time will be where they will count the votes and come to the conclusion about who wins. we're chanting "Free America! Fire Trump!" when we reach the building, i have a spokesperson who holds the megaphone and shouts "I hope he's in there! And that he sees us! And I hope he is terrified!"
because my phone is from the future with me, i get the information faster than everyone else, and i'm the first person to get the election results that trump lost, and me and the whole group burst into cheers and screams, waving our flags. it's the most excited i've ever been in my entire REAL life and it's in a freaking DREAM. I felt so accomplished. some time later, we're in some theatre and holding some award ceremony or something, and there's an assassination attempt on me. i captured one of the guys and he said he was told by "powerful people" to take me out, and i had to hit him with a reality check that those people didn't give a crap about him. and then there was some spiderman action of me holding this guy and swinging around the town...and then i woke up.
my dreams have always been extremely vivid and often disturbing. my senses are present in my dreams, so i do feel things, including pain, and i often have dreams where i'm preparing to do something, or traveling somewhere, but there's never an actual conclusion to what i do, no big fight, no reaching my destination. so, with the protest dream, i think it's the first time (perhaps in a long time) that i've had a dream that actually has a conclusion, and a good one, at that. i woke up feeling proud, like i actually lived that moment and accomplished that goal. i enjoyed the moments previously, of hanging out with my friend (who really was a mixture between a hispanic friend of mine and a black friend of mine, it was weird), and hanging out with the kids of the family i was a part of during the sea snake monster love story.
i'm feeling sick to my stomach from not taking my meds and not sleeping enough. i'll be making something up for breakfast after this and then going to take my daytime meds. i plan on going out today, so i'll get my nighttime meds for tonight. long story short, take your meds and TOTALLY record your dreams, 'cause they can affect you in real life
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Anti-Stress
POV: Itâs 2022 and Kazuha and a friend are celebrating the final game of the yearâs World Cup by betting quantities of money that are extremely high to you but low to them. But suddenly, the game suddenly takes a turn in less than two minutes in the second half of it and Kazuha is beginning to feel stressed and worried about losing the bet. To solve that, he uses you to de-stress.
â ď¸ WARNINGS:
â This is a NSFW piece
â Reader is FEMALE and uses SHE/HER pronouns
â This happens in Modern AU and Kazuha is not the greenest flag
â Contains mentions of sex work
â Possible TW for patriotic French people
âKaedehara Kazuha!â The man screams inside the room as he heard you open the door for Kazuha and you to get in.
He was sat down in one of the only two sofas in the room with open arms and a just-blown cigarette in his hand, welcoming Kazuha like a good old friend.
You and Kazuha were in a private room at the top floor of a soccer stadium. There were many other rooms like this in made for the playersâ guests or rich people like your employer, Kaedehara Kazuha. One of the walls of the room is entirely a window which had a great vision of the camp and of some of the common fans in the public seats of the staium. You could hear all their muffled, excited screams and cheering of anticipation. It was the final game of 2022âs World Cup and you werenât excited at all even if this game mattered a lot for the whole world.
You just stood there with your high heels in the closest corner to the door so you could watch the game even if it isnât your favorite thing. You wished you could sit too because you knew those heels would begin to hurt at some point, but your posture really mattered as a secretary, especially when other people were seeing you work.
âMr. Harukami!â Kazuha greeted a little less excited, walking at his direction with slightly open arms. âI apologize for my tardiness, it was difficult to find the private parking slots.â Kazuha answered while sitting down at the other empty sofa.
âNo, no, I get it, it was difficult for me too.â The man replied, blowing his cigarette right afterwards for a brief moment, which made him realize your presence in the room. âWho is the girl?â He asked, some smoke got out of his mouth.
âSheâs my secretary, why? Do you feel bothered by her presence?â Kazuha replied for you.
âNo, not at all. I just wasnât expecting you to bring anyone to watch you lose.â Mr. Harukami joked, making Kazuha chuckle.
âI actually brought her to watch you lose.â Kazuha joked back. âBut in all seriousness, I wouldâve not find the private parking slots if it wasnât for her, so please, let her relax in this chilly room.â Kazuha showed you off. âThank you again, Y/N.â He turned to your direction to thank your efforts and you just nodded back.
You find weird how Kazuha always presents you as this gift from God, a prodigious woman wasting her potential being common worker, but technically thereâs no bad sides to it so you never felt like asking him to stop with it. And indeed, due to Kazuhaâs job, you work hard every day, responding stupid e-mails, scheduling meetings and the companyâs agenda⌠you deserve to be recognized by him and his other colleagues.
âWell then, sheâs more than welcome to stay. Good secretaries are an underrated privilege.â Mr. Harukami complimented as he grabbed his packet of cigarettes out of pocket. âWant a ciggie?â He offered Kazuha, who nodded his head in denial.
âNo, thank you.â
âWell then, how much are you betting again?â He said while blowing a second cigarette.
âUnfortunately, Iâm not betting as much as our last matches, Harukami. Final games are already a big pressure to everyone⌠the players, the spectators, the betters, so I donât to worsen it. 20.000 dollars in Argentina.â
â20.000? I thought you were more courageous than thatâŚâ The man chuckled at Kazuhaâs bet.
âIâm also betting an extra 5.000 on Di Maria scoring. How about you?â
â50.000, France.â
âWow! You really are into it, arenât you?â
âSure am⌠Oh! There they areâŚâ Mr. Harukami said excited as soon as a very loud music begun to play outside in the stadium, which was thankfully censored by the glass wall of the room.
And both men finally begun to pay attention at the game about the start and the announcer speaking in the radio in the table.
But unfortunately, your peace in that little corner would soon end.
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âY/N, do you mind getting me and Mr. Harukami more wine?â Kazuha asked to you a little anxious and still in his seat as he grabbed both glasses to hand it to you.
âYes, sir.â You responded even if serving him like a maid wasnât your job and begun walking to other side of the room where was a fridge.
It was the beginning of second half of the game now and Argentina had scored twice, which was making Kazuha feel comfortable unlike Mr. Harukami. But for some reason MbappĂŠ, from France, managed to score twice in less than 2 minutes which made Kazuha unstick his back from the comfy sofa and begin watch the game seriously. In worry of losing his 20.000 dollars, he begun to involuntarily drink sips of wine more frequently, which made his glass become empty in seconds. Even you got a little invested in the game but was interrupted by Kazuhaâs order.
You came back with both glasses in your hands filled with a fair amount of wine, serving them from behind to not call their attention.
âYou look uneasy, Kazuha. Are you scared of MbappĂŠ turning this game around?â
âYes, I will not lie. As long as Iâm a huge fan of Messi, this is his last game⌠heâs become old. MbappĂŠ is a young, talented player.â Kazuha replied, laying down at his chair again as he sighed, involuntarily realizing that you something was behind him. He took a look behind him and met you zoning out to pay attention at the game, making him chuckle.
âDo you like the game, Y/N?â He asked with a cute smirk in his face.
âIt is getting quite interesting, sir.â You replied, putting both your arms behind your back and holding your own left wrist.
âWhy donât you sit down, dear? Your legs must hurting from those heels. Come on.â He suggested while tapping at his right leg with his hand, making you feel confused at his orders.
He was tapping his lap.
He wants you to sit there..?
âIâm fine, sir, and I believe there are no more places for me to siââ
âI insist, Y/N.â He interrupted, still with that smirk in his face but his voice got demanding.
Still confused with his intentions, you nodded in response and walked to the direction of his right leg, where you sat down. As soon as you did that, you felt Kazuhaâs hands instantly hug your waist from behind and pulling you the closest to him he could. You two were so close to each other that you were able to hear his normal-paced breathing blowing bits of wind behind your ear. You thought that position was awkward but Kazuha was acting like it was the most normal thing ever. And thatâs how you stayed in his lap for some peaceful minutes until the ball suddenly managed to be kicked all the way close to Argentinaâs goal. You heard Kazuha sigh in worry but something else bothered you. A sudden touch of the same hand he used to hug your body slowly attempting to slide under your tight black skirt, making you slightly gasp and hold his wrist down.
âWhat are you doing?â You whispered, looking at him in pure confusion.
âI just want to enjoy this beautiful woman in my lap.â He replied with a smirk, seeing that you got annoyed with his perversion, gently cuddling your waist with his thumb.
âKazuha, weâre not in a safe spot nor alone.â You protested, trying to get out of his lap but you were instantly pulled back to his lap.
âDonât worry, Y/N. Mr. Harukami wonât pay attention to us and these windows are fully black in the vision of whoever is outside, thatâs why it has this darker effect for us. No one can see us, not the cameras nor the people. I promise Iâll make it up to you, my dear, but this game is getting on my nerves and you are irresistable in this uniform.â Kazuha whispered with his nose barely going inside your ear, showing a bit of his stress as his hands slid under your skirt.
âKazuha..!â You called out, with no good argument to use against him even if you still were reluctant.
âYes⌠just keep saying my name and Iâll make sure this will be quick.â He chuckled in your ear as you felt his managing to go all the way down and touch the tip of his fingers in your clothed entrance, beginning to tease by cuddling it up and down.
You moaned out and your hips flickered from the tickle and slight pleasure it gave you. Your other hand moved to Kazuhaâs left leg, to squeeze it and push yourself upwards whenever he accidentally touched a soft spot. He was miring you very attentively, very amused by your noises and face. So as soon as you and him started to feel your underwear getting slightly wet from his bare touch and your cheeks go pink, Kazuha began to move his hand upwards to slide it under your panties.
âW-Wait..! Not thereâ!â You tried protesting again but Kazuha managed to touch your clit before you could finish, making you moan in agony and stop complaining for a moment.
Kazuha chuckled at your reaction and kissed your cheek passionately before he begun to pay attention at the game again like he wasnât playing with a womanâs pussy at the same time. His face was completely normal aside from his usual smirk, eyes locked in the ball as his fingers did wonders at your pussy.
You could feel Mr. Harukamiâs gaze sometimes mire your embarrassing situarion whenever your moans got too high.
âWell⌠this is definitely something new to my eyes, but donât worry, Iâm not complaining.â You hoped that would be the only comment youâd ever hear from Mr. Harukami in the moment.
What Kazuha was doing to you was so embarrassing, finger-fucking you in front of another man and possibly to many cameras, but why the fuck his fingers made you feel so good? Kazuha wasnât even getting hard meanwhile you were screaming like a dog in heat for his fingers going halfway in and out from your swollen pussy. Even if there was air conditioning in the room, your body was quickly getting really heated from the tense of sex and very easily too, making you become sweaty, your cheeks go pink and the makeup in your eyes begin to crumble from the amounts of slight tears and your strong blinks from agony of being teased.
âAaand⌠GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAL! MBAPPĂ SCORES AGAIN!â The announcer in the radio in the table between the chairs announced again meanwhile the whole left side of stadium outside, where the France cheerers were, went wild.
Kazuha sighed very hard but you felt him suddenly press your clit with 2 fingers way too hard, making your body entirely flinch and a scream escape your mouth.
âAh! Kazuha! Donââ You screamed out, looking at him behind you annoyed but Kazuha was quick to suddenly take his hand away from your clit and shove his 2 wet fingers in your mouth as his other hand moved to your clit to replace the other oneâs job.
âAs long as I really enjoy your moans, I need you to be quiet now, ok? You can bite my fingers or squeeze my legs if you need to scream.â He whispered in your ear very calmly but you could feel his stress taking over his usual playful tone and changing the way he aggressively thrusted your pussy.
His fingers in your mouth were also pounding inside it, wanting to be fully sucked and taken by your mouth to censor your distracting noises. You hated how pathetic you looked, choking and drooling in his fingers in front of a window but he was making you feel so good that you didnât care, you just wanted to fulfill your pussy until it reached a nice orgasm.
âKazuha, please..!â You whimpered, looking at his face, pulling his hand out of your mouth using your right hand and all your remaining energy. Kazuha smirked in amusement of hearing you call his name so desperately but didnât even bother to pay attention to you.
âYou promise to be quiet, dear?â He whispered again, still more focused in the game than your teasing, fucked-out face.
âYes!â You whispered highly, making Kazuha chuckle in pride of having you acting so slutty to him.
But still, the same hand he was using inside your mouth was moved back to your waist, crawling it inside your white social shirt and then under your bra, pushing your bra upwards and painting your body with your own saliva in the way. He stopped when he had his palm right on top of your right nipple. His hands begun to slowly pinch it and rotate it in rhythm of his finger thrusts, making you throw your head back in agony. But to obey his previous orders, you rushed a hand to slap your own mouth shut.
The way he played your nipples was making you go insane. You could feel it slightly wet from the saliva that remained on his hand, and just wanted more. You wanted him to squeeze them until they were red-marked, you wanted his dick shoved all the way down in your pussy, you wanted the real thing, but you couldnât have it. That agony of being tortuously fulfilled made some tears begun to form in your eyes. You tried your best to not let them fall but some of them just couldnât be held. Your makeup must be looking terrible now, and Kazuha liked the mess he was making of you. His smirk grew wider as he felt a tear coincidentally drop in the hand messing with your hard nipple.
âKazuha⌠Iâm gonna cumâŚâ You whispered as low as you could, making Kazuha change the way he played with your breast to begin squeezing it and moving it around just like you desired.
It was like he had read your dirty mind. You had to make extra strength in your mouth to not let your scream out as you felt the contrast of his cold hand with your warm, sweaty breast mass.
âCum all around me, my love.â He ordered, beginning to play with both parts of your bodies quicker than ever.
You wish you could lay your hand on top of Kazuhaâs hand and help him to make you reach your orgasm quicker, but you rathered to not disobey his orders. It felt embarrassing to have your whole body twitching and worming right on top of your own boss. His chest and legs felt like a warm pillow, like your face would suddenly just burry in his chest as he toys you infinitely. Your legs were fully spread away at this point, trying to not get dirty by your wetness and begging to be fulfilled. Your hips were trying its best to move upwards to somehow free yourself from his fingers, but Kazuhaâs arms felt too strong and hard for your little, wobbly body. Even if you wished that orgasm more than anything, you knew it would hurtful and a lot due to the torture itâs being to reach it. But being edged would be worse, wouldnât it? If that's how Kazuha makes you feel with a single round, you don't feel like being edged multiple times by his fingers.
Suddenly, you felt your whole body collapse and your breath get caught in your throat. That was it, the moment of release of all that painful, overwhelming pleasure he gave in these 20 minutes. Your mouth was barely ripped apart by your own hands from your own effort on shutting it up and you brought your legs and knees together again, trying to contain the agony of cumming and smashing Kazuhaâs hand even if it wasnât doing anything to torture your sensible pussy anymore and letting you cream his fingers. As soon as you finally stopped making any kind of force, he pulled you back to where you were in his lap and leaned to your ear again.
âThank you, I feel a lot better.â He complimented as he took his creamy, white fingers off your pussy and licked the juices leaked around them precisely.
He pulled out a tissue from his pocket with his other hand and begun drying his fingers. Right after cleaning himself, his both his hands began to roam around your body to fix your clothes back to normal like you were a doll in a girl's hand. You would be looking normal again if your cheeks werenât pink, and sweaty, your mouth breathy, your makeup slightly ruined and your soul obviously defeated.
âSeems like we have 2 minutes before the initial timer ends.â Mr. Harukami finally spoke up after those very awkward minutes of silence.
This entire time after MbbapĂŠâs goal, there was no other goal from both teams.
âWould you like to stand up to watch the final penalties better?â Kazuha asked Mr. Harukami while curling a piece of your hair, assuming that there would be final penalties to decide the gameâs winner.
âOf course, I believe I shouldâve rented another room⌠this one doesnât have the best angle of the goals.â Mr. Harukami commented as he got up.
âOh, donât worry Mr. Harukami, the game is still pleasant.â Kazuha said as he grabbed your body and made you stand up for a quick moment just for him to switch your positions and place you back at his spot in the sofa as he grabbed his glass of wine you had filled before. You felt like your entire pressure had dropped to zero when he pulled you up, which made a quick pain in head show up as soon as your body relaxed in the sofa again.
âRest now.â He asked as he pat your head gently and kissed your forehead before walking away to watch the game from the closest view.
In the next few minutes, you just breathed in and out like a brainless worm until you finally begun to come back to reality again. And⌠you were mad. Literally how dare he? How dare he treat like a doll? Like a prostitute? Did Kazuha really need to do what he did to you? In front of a man you didnât know? Was he going to keep doing things like this to you without any kind of prize or money for it? In annoyance, you finally leaned up to a normal sitting position and crossed both your arms and legs in stress, anger and embarrassment, just waiting for Kazuha to notice it and realize he made a mistake in understimating you.
âWell then⌠I believe this is the end of this yearâs World Cup.â Kazuha joked and chuckled at the same time as the crowd in white and blue shirts started to scream with all the strength in their throats.
âVery funny, Kazuha.â He said stressed at Kazuhaâs satiric behavior even if it was hypocritical of him.
âSo⌠how are you going to pay me?â Kazuha asked as he drunk a sip of his wine.
âIn cash, Iâll have it at your door by tomorrow.â He offered.
âI hope you do, Mr. Harukami. Itâs 50.000 in total but spending some time with you is more valuable to me.â Kazuha joked as he finally turned to you again, offering a hand for you to get up.
You looked back at him dead in the eye and completely ignored his gentleness by getting up by your own and walking towards the door to open and hold ir for him.
âWell, I have to agree that today was definitely fun, especially how you de-stress yourself. I might even take the hint to myself.â He commented with a smirk, glazing at you for quick moment with a certain hunger, making you feel even angrier at Kazuha.
Indeed, Kazuha had noticed your displeasure but for now he decided to pretend it didnât exist and just chuckled at Mr. Harukamiâs indirect message for you.
âI would recommend it, Mr. Haruââ
âSir.â You called Kazuha out during his moment, which couldâve been very risky to your job.
Kazuha turned to you a little surprised at your actions but still took the message, quickly changing his pace in grabbing his stuff.
âWell then, I guess weâll bat again in the next Olympics?â Kazuha asked as he stepped in your direction but still looking at Mr. Harukami.
âFor sure, Kaedehara. Now go, I have some calls to do.â Mr. Harukami agreed with a certain anticipation as he pulled his phone out of his pocket. âSee you at Januaryâs convention in China!â He waved before you finally closed the door very carefully.
You begun to walk pretty quickly, taking the lead for no reason at all. And after some embarrassing seconds of walking in a really long corridor with your making loud noises each step, Kazuha finally spoke up.
âAre you angry, Y/N?â Kazuha asked, accelerating his steps to reach you.
âYes sir, I am.â You replied, involuntarily letting some of your anger out.
âI apologize, Y/N.â He said and you finally stopped walking because you two had arrived at the elevators, pressing the button to go down before turning to him very confidently.
âYou canât just keep using me like this! If thatâs all you see and want in me, I believe I shouldnât be your secretary anymore!â You confessed how you felt, letting more of your anger leave.
âNow, now, letâs not skip so many steps.â He said, trying to get you to calm down as he stepped a little closer to you. You wish he wasnât that confident too or that you could authority to stop him from getting close to you, but you couldnât. So you only kept immobile, challenging him with your own body. âThat is definitely not how I see you, Y/N.â He confesses, finally taking the situation as serious as it is. âYou are one of the most interesting women Iâve ever met.â He complimented with a tiny smirk.
âOf course I am, I let you fuck me for free!â You joked with yourself.
âOh, Y/N, thatâs definitely not my main interest in you. Youâre still a mysterious woman for me even if weâve been together for a year and it deeply pains me. Luckily, weâre both adults, we can both have sex as we wish to. This is just the easy way for me to learn more about you, but I want to learn so much moreâŚâ He confessed and one of the elevators opened upon arrival.
âWhat do you want to learn about me so bad, Kazuha?â You asked, thinking he was joking as you walked in the elevator.
You arenât rich, talented or the prettiest woman Kazuha knows. What could he possibly like in you?
Unfortunately, you decided to lean yourself against a wall with your arms crossed. So as soon as Kazuha pressed the âGâ button in the table, he leaned closer to you until your foreheads were touching, his hands holding the handrail by your side. You were cornered.
âYouâre a sexy, independent, intelligent and precise woman⌠always working hard to make my life more peaceful, better and entertaining. But unfortunately, you always restricted us to our professional relationship, so I never got to know too much. I know who your parents and siblings are but I donât know why you have a bad relationship with them or what happened on that one phone call, remember? Where you were saying that you didnât want to pay it? I was dying of curiosity but you still didnât let me help you out. Youâve been edging me just like I edged you in that sofa, but for months. I know you can clearly see my burning with desire for you, Y/N. This isnât the first time I got you embarrassed like this.â Kazuha confessed, leaving you speechless as the elevator shakes for a quick moment and the doors opened again.
âParking lots.â The robotic female voice stated.
But both of you stood there for many seconds, and just like Kazuha mentioned, you can feel him burning in desire of bringing your lips together and fuck you like an animal right at that exact wall.
âWell, I definitely did not expect this.â You confessed with a smirk growing in your face too, making Kazuha just more amused with you. âThat day, Kaedehara Kazuha, my parents wanted me to pay a debt theyâve caused by themselves in a casino. Iâve always warned them to not go there, but they didnât listen. I didnât only want you to not know I came out of those hags but I also didnât want you to waste your money in them.â
âSo protective of meâŚâ He teased.
âIt's my job... don't take it personally." You teased back. "But... I'm gonna trust you, Kazuha. Even if you have a lot of work to do to redeem all those make-out sessions we've done where you didn't even bother to prize me for.â You threatened jokingly, curling a piece of his hair in your fingers.
âOh, I will⌠in fact, want me to work some of it out in the backseats right now?â He challenged and you stared at him for some seconds before chuckling at his desperation to savor you.
âSure.â You said, finally pushing your way out of his prison gently, edging him yet another time. "Come on, boss." You said, stopping right at the door and leaning your body against the metal door, holding it for his passage in a very sensual pose.
"You're gonna regret being this naughty." He whispered in your ear with his usual calm voice as he walked out of the elevator following the direction of his car.
But you could feel it. He can't hide it from you.
It being his lust for you.
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I know yesterday I said I try to not make boomer jokes, but today was a challenge.
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I had to double check that the person who posted this wasn't a man because this is straight up incel moid behavior. I'm surprised she didn't refer to this as Elizabeth's "body count".
Hey look! It's Jennifer
May.
LOLOLOLOLOL YOU NEED TO SHARE IT WITH TPTB
I have a funnier idea, people need to share this screencap of your own Facebook page with you every time you get assblasted.
"Do you know the musical 'Six'?"
No, but I just looked it up and it looks like dogshit. Garbage in, Garbage out I guess.
I'm a little confused. How does a real historical event regarding one piece of shit, fat ass man using patriarchal oppression to kill his wives once he got bored with them/pissed of that they didn't birth him a son relate to a fictional woman being tangentially related to various degrees with a handful of men?
This is what we call a red flag and this person's internet history needs to be checked ASAP.
I may have receipts on this blog of both sides making asses of themselves, but at the moment I've only seen Team Lucas people being gross and weird in regards to the child actors*, so make of that what you will.
*(Never as bad as this post to be fair, it's usually people throwing a temper tantrum on social media posts involving the child actors where they could easily see it).
Sondra's being a lot more generous than I would have been by assuming she's married.
I looked at Kerri's photo (because boomers can't help but post their full names and photos everywhere online) and I'm going to guess that number is 0-1.
And that's not by choice.
Rebekah's just saying what I've been saying this whole time. I'm sure it will fall on deaf ears.
GUYS I'M LITTERALLY ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY ASS OFF
Here grandma, I dug through my 20 year old hard drive to dig out an archaic, unfunny meme to match your humor:
"Whoever came up with this ridiculous idea is a toxic and unloved person, devoid of good feelings, the only thing a person like that deserves is pity."
Here, I translated it since I have a feeling they're the kind of people who see "not English" and skip over it instead of taking the two seconds to hit "translate post".
Wow, this is awkward. I don't form weird, parasocial relationships with celebrities online, but if I did, I'd do everything in my power to not embarrass myself in a way that they might see.
Like... do you really think Chris will see this and laugh or do you think he'll see it and cringe at all the 60 year old women lusting after him.
But remember, Team Nathan fans are "Team Mean".
"They sure loved E before the break up though."
Actually, that's a good point. Funny how they didn't mention this trail of... men Elizabeth knew that had things happen to them when they thought they were getting that wedding.
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Moving on!
Panama. This actually looks incredible in motion and in close-up -- every last inch of it glitters, and itâs super detailed. I feel like Panama usually goes pretty hard, but this is still an especially good one.
Paraguay. I know I said that ânational flag bodysuitâ was a boring-but-safe option BUT I clearly am not as galaxy brained as the designers of this costume, who got 90% done and were like âoh wait but thereâs a lion on the flag, where are we gonna put itâ and chose to do THIS:
The comedy impact this has on video cannot be overstated.
Peru. Recycled materials again, but otherwise just sort of a Victoriaâs Secret runway show with bonus wobbly cape thing.
Phillipines. Just going off the announcerâs flavor text I cannot tell if this is a Filipina Wonder Woman cosplay, an actual fictional character who I would know about if I lived there, or just the contestantâs own superhero OC. Personally I hope itâs the third one.
Poland. I am once more justified in my dislike of contestants who hold up a big flag with no relation to the outfit, because she definitely stepped on that thing and almost got her shoe caught. Also this is like half a step above prom dress at best. Might look good in a childrenâs hospital though.
Portugal. âThis costume celebrates Saint Peterâs Night, a Portuguese summer festival.â Itâs January and that doesnât explain the sign at all, but okay. Also the fit is really weird? Itâs giving mother of the bride more than prom dress but thatâs not actually an improvement.
Puerto Rico. FUCK yeah, this rules! Miss Belgium WISHES she could be the Sexy Arecibo Radio Telescope! The back has a spinning projector that plays clips of famous Puerto Ricans. I love everything about it. This is my new favorite, everyone but Miss Ukraine can go home now.
Russia, specifically, should definitely go the fuck home. Right now. Itâs literally called âThe Crown of the Russian Empire,â which is genuinely vile.
Saint Lucia. I would love to find something nice to say about this prom dress, but Iâm still pissed off about Miss Russia. The color is good I guess.
Seychelles. Thank you so much for this sexy bird costume, itâs exactly the palate-cleanser I needed. The head looks wonky and terrifying and kind of like itâs winking at you in close-up, which is great.
Singapore. The giant flowers are 3D printed, which is neat, and itâs always nice to see some slightly more avant-garde fashion here. Itâs bugging me that her shoes are pink and not red, though.
Slovak Republic. Wow, the other Slavic countries are really phoning it in. How is this âa tribute to indigo dyeingâ when none of it is blue and she clearly borrowed it from her nana?
South Africa. Okay, making wings out of maps of the African continent is genuinely a new concept for this competiton. That said, this is feeling a little bit âyour scientists designers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.â Also there are pink accents in the dress but not enough of them to make the giant pink flower hat match.
Spain. I will grant this âOscar red carpetâ status, which is better than prom dress but not by that much.
Switzerland. Apparently this is a tribute to âchoclate in all its splendor,â which I am honestly not sure I would have picked up from context. There is a lot going on here! None of it is great.
Thailand. This is fine? Itâs fine. The deconstructed bodice is a cool concept that only kind of works in practice.
Bahamas, visibly struggling under both the weight of her outfit and the feather âfireworksâ blocking her vision.
Trinidad & Tobago. Yes, that is a 12-foot-tall golden puppet woman. This rules. No notes.
Turkey. This is the first âmade from recycledâ materials where I was like oop, yeah, that sure is. Strong âProject Runway challenge where they can only use materials scavenged from a nearby landfillâ vibe, unfortunately.
Ukraine. YEAH THOSE WINGS ARE MECHANICAL. THEY OPEN AND CLOSE. HOLY SHIT. I am a tiny bit bummed that she didnât keep the braid from the promo photos -- I think it suits the outfit better than having her hair down -- but this is perfect. I hope she wins.
Weirdly, I canât find a picture of Miss Uruguay, but it was pretty much Standard Showgirl so itâs whatever. Especially because Miss USA did THIS:
Yep. She saw Miss Puerto Rico and was like, hold my beer. Sexy Moon Landing or bust. I donât even want to think about how heavy that thing is.
Venezuela. Okay so this is the final villain in the third installment of the unfilmed Jupiter Ascending trilogy, right? Iâm not sure where the soccer ball fits in but I trust the Wachowskis to tell their story.
Vietnam. There are a few countries that go especially hard every year, and Vietnam is one of them, to the point that they have an entire annual National Costume competition for the outfit they send to Miss Universe. You can go see the runners-up, and theyâre also bangers, but I have no complaints about this one. Itâs also very sparkly in motion.
Wait, is that it? Thatâs it! We did it! I want to hear your favorites, and also your pitches for the unfilmed Jupiter Ascending sequels.
The 2022 Miss Universe pageant was last night!
Which means: the National Costumes are here.
Yes, there is video. Itâs worth watching if you want to see how some of these look in motion, but Iâm warning you in advance that the emcees keep doing these shitty little rhyming couplets, and they will make you want to strangle them with one of the many available voluminous gown trains. So Iâm suffering on your behalf, and liveblogging.
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TDP Book 4 (at last)
Writing this semi-simultaneously as I watch. Letâs see if they managed to turn this train-wreck around. Spoilers ahead.
First episode is solid, but the best parts were released in clips long ago. Love Terry, love Callum turning Viren-ish. Good stuff.
Second episode also good. Terry being a gross goofball just like Claudia herself makes them a perfect match. It is also a neat parallell between Callum and Claudia as much as Callum and Viren.
I can do without some of the cringe humor though.
Oh wow, sadsack Viren is really helping to restore a lot of his lost nuance.
Third episode is really good. Claudia vs Ibis is our first real magicianâs duel and it is awesome. Ezranâs speech was a pleasant surprise about not ignoring anger and overlaying it with the fight had a lot of impact.
Kinda feels like Rayla is saying to Ezran what she should have told Callum right away.
Iâm a bit disappointed with Aaravos speech at the Storm Spire. Kinda feels like it would have had more impact if he just let them know he could see them without the whole monologue.
I also really hate the further implication that dark magic just puts someone under Aaravosâs control.
Viren and Terry are a wonderful combination of self-help and murder.
The conflict at Lux Aurea is...eh. Kinda feels like more of the same careless discussion about bigotry without consideration for power dynamics.
Sir Sparklepuff speaks Claudia on a deeper level than even Claudia does.
Love the heart-to-heart between the brodigies, but it feels like a massive missed opportunity to not include Viren more in that conversation. To have Soren talk to his father and confront him about what his gaslighting did to him. In his current state I think Virenâs respose to that would have been fascinating.
Viren says trans-rights. Transphobes get harvested. How is he already a better father to this son than to Soren?
Rex Igneus is a much more fascinating dragon than I would have imagined. His arrogance and casual brutality embodies what I consider the worst in them but he is also more willing to show respect and from his scathing critique of Avizandum it sounds like their fallout came about because he actually sympathized more with humans than Thunder did.
My bady girl (not correcting that typo) is all grown up and casually putting archdragons to sleep. We stan a queen.
Oh holy shit! Those damn coins are actually about to come back into play. But I distinctly remember them being left at the top of the mountain?
Terry steering Claudia back on the right path is wonderful precisely because unlike Soren he doesnât demand that she changes. He is perfectly fine with her doing morally dubious things but he knows her well enough to tell when she slips from pragmatism into cruelty. Terry doesnât demand that Claudia changes âfor the betterâ, but he puts up warning flags when she changes for the worse.
Overall I think this season was a big step up from book 3. Iâm still dubious about how they are eventually going to tackle the long-standing issues between humans and elves but at least this season did what I was hoping they would do in season 2 and proved that these questions are at least on their minds.
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10 Anti LO Asks
(Note: All of these asks are before episode 206 (Season 2 finale) so some may be dated.) 1. ok but I love Rachel spent the latter half of 2021 being like ooooh Kronos is coming back!! this is a big deal!! only to timeskip ten years and NOTHING happened. like wow even Kronos isn't a big deal when it comes to how totally not pathetic Persephone is as a 30+ year old doing no work and only being obsessed with a guy she knew for a month. literal masterclass in awful writing. It's almost impressive how bad it is.
2. Deadass I don't even get why RS is like oh yeh nymphs and other creatures should be second class citizens but they're also all "trash" and thus its good and even encouraged to abuse and mistreat them. like yeah that's what was missing, racism where the marginalized group are evil and "deserve" to be abused and mistreated by those with all the power over them. THAT's what mythology was so sorely missing. Â jfc. I know a lot of the WT staff are white people and so is Rachel but wtf???
3. It's quite funny how a woman old enough to be my mother cannot draw or write worth shit and there are literal teenagers on this website who are a thousand times the artist and writer she could ever hope to be.
4. This isnât me trying to be mean but like, why is everything from the book covers to the official merch so ,.. cheap looking? Like these are supposed professionals, not Rachel, doing it, yet theyâre still so poorly designed and crafted. It doesnât help the images Rachel gives time to work with are all in the rushed, ugly style now either đŞ
5. I just find it funny that every time an LO fan or even WT promotes it its like ... they ONLY use art from the first 10-ish episodes at best. Like yall, that was over four years ago, why aren't you using current art to be more accurate? Like it's kinda telling on themselves they know the quality declined rapidly after the first few months but are like "just ignore that! look at this three good panels from 2018!"
6. I HATE those panels where RS tries to be anatomically correct to IRL humans and its like omg they look even worse (and are still wildly wrong anyway?? She cannot draw heads to save her life for real). Like lady just work within your stylization, there's a reason people picked up your work off what it used to be versus what it is now.
7. this isnt necessarily LO based but I do find it crazy how people like RS and her fans viewed the original hymn like ugh Demeter is such a bitch why wouldnt she be happy Hades married her daughter like .... you guys are aware ancient brides tended to be married at 14, right? maybe that's why Demeter was pissed and creeped out by him. They're so blinded by their fantasy of this "perfect Hades" that never existed over the truth of a mother defending her literal CHILD.
8. Zeus is objectively the only hot man on cast because he actually has a personality, fashion sense, and pretty hair meanwhile Hades just looks like a dusty old man with zero drip and a million and one red flags đŤŁ
9. "This style of story telling" what style? just lying and making everything up to where it matches nothing in mythology? my god, she's so concerned over looking like a clever writer who has everything planned out and knows more than anyone else (including actual greeks??? ma'am) over actually telling a decent story. ive never seen someone so self conscious about being perceived as a "real writer" before.
10. Why even use mythology when you won't keep any of the stories true to how they were, change all the relationships, and just make up whatever else instead? At that point just go "this was inspired by the greek myths" and use your own OCs, not claiming you're telling an accurate story with a ton of research put into it. Rachel really just wants to have her cake and eat it too, huh?
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Canât Sleep: [2] ⌠[4]
Your team prepared themselves as you started your journey to your new destination. You and Abner were talking about random things as you walked.
"You really like the dots?" Abner timidly asked.
"Are you kidding? Of course! You're so colorful," you said quietly with a smile.
Abner smiled to himself before motioning to your outfit. "I like your uniform too, it suits you. It makes your eyes stand out."
"Thank you! Ya know, I always thought you had a really nice nose- whoa, Abner, are you doing alright?" You cut yourself as you faced Abner for the first time during this walking session. He had those glowing dots on his face again.
"Oh! Those?" He was nervously covering his face. "Don't worry about-" splat. Abner tripped over a rogue tree root and fell face first into the mud. As you went to help pick him up, Flag turned around.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Everyone turned around to look at you two, well, minus Cleo, but she was sitting on a fallen tree almost asleep.
"We're tired, Colonel. We need a rest," she whined.
"Goddamn hobbyists," muttered Chris.
Soria turned to Flag, "We cannot stop. We need to hurry if you're going to help my people."
"Hey," DuBois intervened. "We're not here to help your people. But she's right, we gotta keep moving."
"I carry friend?"
"It's okay, Nanaue," Cleo said before turning to Abner. "It's happening to his face again."
"It's nothing, I tripped," he brushed off.
"Hey," Peacemaker said as he shoved Abner back. "Norman Bates, if that shit's contagious, we need to know."
"It's not," Abner tried moving forward before he was pushed again.
"What is it?"
"What's your deal, Chris? Stop pushing people around before I turn into something you're really not gonna like. And what's up with the obscure references?" You were getting fed up with Chris' bullshit.
"Oh yeah? And what's that?"
"I don't know, how about your dead father? The one that killed himself in front of you when you were a kid?"
"How do you-"
"You'd be surprised how much your mom loved recording all your childhood achievements. Your fifth birthdayâring a bell?" Peacemaker had an unreadable expression on his face as you got in his face and lowered your voice. "You wouldn't believe how much information you can get on your hands if you're able to disguise yourself as a high ranking employee in Belle Reve."
Before any of you could make the situation worse, Abner cleared the tension with a sigh.
"It's a... it's an interdimensional virus."
"Fuck is that?" Peacemaker asked after seemingly forgetting what just happened. You think he was trying to not think about it.
"My mother was a scientist at S.T.A.R Labs, and she was obsessed with turning me and my brother and sisters into superheroes."
"Oh, Abner," you softly said as you placed a hand on his arm. Peacemaker looked between the two of you with a hard expression.
"She infected me. Now, if I don't expel the dots twice a day..."
DuBois asked, "Then what?"
Abner made a face that was hard to read as he said, "They'll eat me alive." He then chuckled dryly as if he himself couldn't believe it.
"What happened to your brother and sisters?" Flag questioned.
"Some lived. Some... died."
Cleo, now standing, asked, "And your mom, where is she now?"
Abner looked to you before turning to his team.
"Almost everywhere."
Everyone just looked at Krill for a few moments.
"Okay," Flag turned around. "Let's move out."
"Come on, we must hurry, or we'll be late to meet my contact," Soria ushered.
Sooner or later, well, later, you made your way to this blockade where a driver in a large van was being investigated. During your trip Abner had to expel the dots, and although he was embarrassed about the situation, you and Cleo tried keeping his mind off it. The soldiers surrounded the van after a minute and started banging on the door. That was your cue.
Peacemaker started taking people out with a silenced pistol, Bloodsport shot with his arm crossbow, and King Shark ate a guy. The rest of the team moved from their hiding spots once the soldiers were dealt with. Success.
Bloodsport banged on the van's window before asking, "Are you Milton?"
The driver choked out a tearful "Si."
After Soria directed him to a nearby pull off spot, you started looking at the contents in the boxes that were pulled out.
"Milton will drive you through town and to La Gatita Amable. There are clothes in the boxes for all of you so you can blend in." Cleo started putting on a random pair of sunglasses as you pulled out a fedora. Soria continued, "That said, the walking tiburon is gonna have to stay out of sight."
"I wear disguise," Nanaue said.
"Ohhh," Cleo drawled. "You're going to wear a disguise?"
"Si."
"Hey, he's learnin' Spanish," Peacemaker said offhandedly.
"And what kind of disguise?"
"Fake mustache," he said smugly.
"Yeah," DuBois interrupted as he moved more boxes. "Fake mustache isn't gonna cut it, mate."
"Aww come on," you cooed. "What if he wears a hat?" The fedora you picked up earlier was now sitting on the King of the Ocean's head.
"You still look exactly like yourself."
"That's the worst fake mustache I've ever seen," Chris added.
"And if you had fooled us, we'd have to kill you, shark-shaped bloke with a mustache creepin' up on us like that."
"FUCK!" Nanaue yelled as he stomped off. You snickered before turning to Abner with some clothes in your hand.
"What do you think?"
"Hmm? Oh, those look nice, although I saw something in another box that I thought you might like. Let me go get it."
As he walked away towards another box, you dropped the clothes you were holding as your face softened. Someone saw something and thought of you? That hasn't happened for a very long time. You started sifting thoughtfully through a nearby box when he came back.
"Here," he showed you the clothes. "I hope you like it." It was sweet how anxious he was getting over this. He must not socialize often.
Taking the clothes from him, you observed the material. It was... actually really good. It was something you would've loved to wear if you weren't forced to wear that stupid prison outfit, and it looked like it'd fit.
"Abner, this is great! It's a lot better than what I was originally going with," you laughed. "Oh! Here, I saw these pants and thought it would match the shirt you picked up."
"Thank you," he said shyly.
"I'm gonna change over there. Stand watch, please?"
How could he say no to you? "Of course," he said while respectfully turning around. As he waited, Peacemaker appeared.
"(L/n) around?"
"Huh?" Abner said, startled from Chris's sudden presence. "Uh, yeah, they went over there to change into their disguise. I'm looking out for them."
"Oh, you're looking out for them? Well look out for this, Patrick Bateman," Peacemaker wasn't looking so peaceful as he leaned in towards Abner. Dropping his voice, he continued. "I don't know what you think is going on between you two, but leave it, you understand me? Why would The Mimic want to go for someone as lame as you? You throw polka dots at people?" Peacemaker scoffed before finishing, "Quit getting in my way, or else."
Stay away from you? There was no way he could do that. You were seemingly the only person who liked him, and now he would have to end that? Fuck that.
Abner, admittedly with a little less confidence than what he hoped for, challenged him. "Or else what?"
Gosh, three words and his heart was already pumping.
"Excuse me?" Chris raised a brow.
Luckily before anything could be done, you emerged oblivious from the jungle while dawning your new attire. Your uniform was neatly folded and tucked under your arm. Both men looked at you and... wow. Abner was speechless. Literally. For the second time within you knowing him, you made his breath hitch.
"You look stunning," Peacemaker quickly said before Abner had a chance. That wouldn't really matter since your response was quite the cockblocker.
"Thanks! Abner picked it out for me," you smiled. You even gave a twirl to show off the outfit to your teammates. Abner just looked at you with such affection in his eyes.
"Anyways, your turn," you ordered as you took Krill's watching place so he could change. Peacemaker tried making some move on you, but you were clueless. Instead, you went into Mission Mode⢠and discussed some tactics and strategies you could implement. Sighing, Chris humored you and joined your planning. Not too long later, Abner walked out with his disguise on.
"I'm not sure about this," he said while standing awkwardly.
"You look like an idio-"
"You look great!" you voiced over Peacemaker. "I love those pants on you."
"Really?"
"Yeah," you laughed. "They're funky."
"I-" Krill let out a laugh of his own. "Yeah, I guess they are pretty funky."
"Alright, well, we've gotta get back to the van," you announced while walking away. Abner blindly followed you with a dumb little smile on his face while leaving Chris just standing there in disbelief.
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