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[mischas]

RYAN ATWOOD & MARISSA COOPER THE O.C. | 3.02 The Shape of Things to Come

[laufire]

14. orpheus/eurydis/jayeddie 👀

This one needs some backstory ^^U

Jayeddie is the ship portmanteau of Jason Todd and Eddie Bloomberg, aka Kid Devil/Red Devil. Eddie was the sidekick of Blue Devil, a reluctant superhero, former stuntman fused to a demon suit (comics xD), later reincarnated into a demon (???).

Circa 1985, Blue Devil #19 was published.

"pen-pal wonder" añsdlfkjasdf.

The comic shows various Kid Devil misadventures. The last one shows that he's pen-pals with Robin; they write back and forth talking about the cases they're struggling with, and realise they're connected. Jason flies to Los Angeles, and they deal with them, parting as friends.

Now, technically, this happened "pre-crisis", aka, with a previous and quite different version of Jason. It wouldn't be canon for post-crisis Jason (aka the one who stole the Batmobile's tires, was murdered, resurrected, etc.). EXCEPT this is a panel from Teen Titans vol. 3 #42, in 2007!

(Geoff Johns knew about this obscure as fuck fact but could not be bothered to portray Jason's Teen Titans appearances with any accuracy rme)

This means Eddie is the only peer robin!Jason knew and was friends with in his time. He's also like, the only person from his past that gives him any grace, as seen here (I'm not saying Jason makes it easy for the others lol, but it's worth-noting!).

Aaaaand they never reunite or have their friendship mentioned again. Ofc.

Now, this issue of Titans also tells us about how Eddie went from regular human sidekick to gaining his own devil-like powers.

To gain them, he basically makes a deal with the devil: if his trust on his mentor Blue Devil is broken, when he reaches the age of 20, his soul will go to Neron, serving him. Eddie takes the deal because, even if often he doesn't like Blue Devil, he's confident he can always trust him.

That's the moment Neron reveals that Blue Devil is indirectly guilty of Eddie's aunt's death (his only caretaker as a kid), and knowingly kept that information from Eddie. Which means Eddie is doomed!

I only know information about Eddie after this second-hand: he gets free from his deal by losing his powers a couple of times (?), at one point he meets a future, soulless version of himself...

My point is, the combination of that past friendship that against all odds he still remembers fondly + the devil's bargain gave me an idea about Jason helping Eddie with his deal/freeing him from Hell. It's in its embryo stage, and I want to read more Eddie comics first, but I'm excited about this one.

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[piperslovebot]

It's your birthday omg, happy birthday! Always appreciate your takes ❤️

TYTYTY!!!

[onlyhereforangst]

I love your maxton hall gifsets so much! The captions and the tags always have me doing a double take, your talent AND humour>>>

ahhhhh thank you!!! sometimes as much thought goes into my caption choice as the actual gifs so 💀 glad to hear you like them! i will forever be unhinged in the tags, on my own sets & reblogs i refuse to let my brain shut up its a blessing and a curse lmao whooooops

[userlaylivia]

Cat wishes you a very very happy birthday

awwwwwww thank you so much bb!! 💖💖

[bloodbuzz-ohio]

Omg you ship Dair too are you my second personality 0_o

Like I haven’t rewatched og gossip girl in ages and haven’t been attached to the characters at all but dair always spells c o n n e c t i o n to me whenever I see them around. Like the buzz and the potential omg

Hiiiiiii yes I love dair 😭 I will probably never rewatch GG but I don't think a ship has ever recharged a fandom the way dair did to the very specific niche group of Tumblr users who still watched GG in s4 but hated Ch*ck. Like it seriously shook us to our cores. And the fact that it continued into s5 the way it did was like a dream (until it was a nightmare).

[ryanatwoodenthusiast]

Since we both love Ryan, what are some of your favourite moments from him? He's so underrated omg

hmm okay i have to see how many i remember but i'll try to put as many of my favorite ryan moments as possible

the scene in the pilot where his mom kicks him out, ben's acting was so good in that scene 'but mom, where am i gonna go?' broke me

i love him in 1x05, he was so cute, especially with marissa at the pool house

another one of my favourite episodes of his is 1x08, he was amazing there, especially his conversation with julie

i loved him in the oliver arc, specifically 1x17 and 1x18, that was when i started to love him bc he just knew something wasn't right and wanted to protect marissa and his friends even though no-one believed him

in 1x10 his conversation with julie: "this is my life. my daughter" "my girlfriend." just the confidence in the way he said it

i don't like his relationship with lindsay but what i do love about it was how happy ryan was and how cute he was in that time, also him in 2x14 in general

his dynamic with seth is more of a general thing but i love how he always like "can't be bothered" to talk to him but i mean obviously he enjoys it but just the way he knows that he won't have a chance to talk about himself but goes along with the conversation anyway

season 3 ryan definitely wasn't my favorite arc of his but a scene of his that broke my heart was in 3x07 with the punching bag... like we see this boy who for such a long time of his life used his fists in response to a problem... and he's slowly getting better and he manages to hold back but just seeing marissa in danger and not being able to (physically) do anything about it makes him so frustrated and angry and sad and then he just punches that punching bag until his hands are bleeding and watching that i was just like... oh. this guy needs help.

also the fact that he went to live with theresa as a 17 year old, not even knowing if he was the father but basically giving up his whole new, awesome life to care for her is the most ryan atwood thing to do

in 1x03 when he says that he'll unpack later <333

and finally, his facial expressions. he can just look at someone and it's clear what he's thinking and what he wants...

[seancamerons]

Just wishing you a good day <3

thanks! hope you're having a good day too! 🌞

[ryanatwoodenthusiast]

that's okay that you mentioned the later seasons, this just makes me more excited to continue watching, so no worries ! :)

i find it kind of funny that i'm a pacey girl but also a ryan girl, instead of a seth girl if that makes sense - bc in theory seth and pacey are more similar but (i love seth don't get me wrong) i feel like pacey is still a better-developed character than seth, with his whole thing with being seen as the joke of the town and his father being disappointed in him etc.

jen also really reminded me of marissa in some scenes (but you're right, in theory marissa's like jen, not the other way round bc dc came out first)

and yes, jacey is more ryissa than sethmer in my opinion, like when pacey drove joey to the prison in the middle of the night and also paid the guard so that she could talk to her dad, that was very ryissa coded (although marissa's the one who would do that for ryan? maybe? idk) but tbh i'm probably just saying that bc of my personal preferences. i love sethmer and they're a way healthier relationship, but they just don't make me feel the way ryissa and jacey do

anyway, thank you for answering my ask ! <3

since you said you're watching dc too, what characters from the o.c. do you connect with what characters from dawson's creek? or ships or other elements or whatever bc eg that scene in s1 when joey talks to her dad in prison really reminded me of ryan visiting trey in s1/his plot with his dad in general (but pls don't spoil anything for me, i know a few spoilers like i know about jacey bc the first few episodes i watched were the s3 ones where jacey starts but i don't know too much yet, like small spoilers are okay but... yeah i think you get the idea, sorry for rambling !)

No worries on the rambling, I understand what you mean. I'd be sure not to give out huge spoilers!

Joey's dad is a pretty cool catch and it definitely reminded me of the OC too.

For starters, I think Jen is totally Marissa coded (or Marissa is Jen coded). They both have the whole traumatized "bad" girl thing and a lot of things about their story arcs is similar. Marissa also has a lot of similarities with Audrey from the later seasons (also one of my favs).

While the dynamics are completely different, I do think that Dawson and Joey have a Ryan and Marissa quality to them as everyone including their SO's around them can sense that there is something between them even if that drives them nuts. (I think you can say the same about Sethmer and Jacey too but I connect it with RM and DJ more) There are some Pacey and Joey moments that remind me of Sethmer- some Sethmer/Zach scenes actually parallel with late S3 and S4 Jacey/Dawson scenes. Actually S4 Sethmer and S4 Jacey have direct parallels.

While the former is much more rocky and messed up, Mitch and Gail give me Sandy and Kirsten vibes. They actually have some direct parallels, like Mitch's passion for a restaurant.

Now some random observations. Now that I think about it, S3 Taylor has shades of Abby Morgan in her. Seth's Nana and Jen's Grams have some similarities. There's a reveal in early S3 of DC that reminds me of Lindsay. Jen has a storyline in S3 that is totally Sethmer. I also think that I can draw parallels with the college storylines!

Sorry if this wasn’t what you were looking for with all the mentions of the later seasons! Hopefully we'll talk more as you watch :)

[closetfascination]

Me after successfully indoctrinating you in another cult- i mean fandom (the most recent one being 911)

Thanks for my newest hyperfixation. Had zero intention of watching 911 until you indoctrinated me.

[brekker-by-brekkerr]

9 people I'd like to know better

thank you for the tag @backgroundagent3!!

Last Song: true story by ariana grande

Favourite colour: pink

Currently watching: grey's anatomy, brooklyn 99, rewatching gilmore girls (as always)

Spicy/Savoury/Sweet: sweet

Relationship status: single

Current obsession: bridgerton, gilmore girls, elain and elriel

no pressure tagging: @heartandflowerball @theskittlemuffin @daydreaming-optimist @lovedust4starlust @galwithalibrarycard @wowthatsextra @thstarsofsilver @kanerallels and @burning-daylight <3

[mischas]

"Right, um, sorry. You know, if anyone should know about knocking before entering the poolhouse, that'd be me." requested by @wowthatsextra

[laufire]

Bangel or Spuffy?

(I think I know the answer- you have amazing amazing taste lol but I still wanna see you talk about it)

Bangel and it's not even close lol.

I'm not saying Spuffy wasn't a compelling storyline as it was written (or that the actors didn't have INSANE chemistry). But I've made it no secret that I rarely care -and almost never get emotionally invested- for ships based on a character stalking and obsessing and wearing down a reluctant or even outright unwilling love interest who has to be continuously put through the ringer in order to be at a low enough point that they'll accept their advances. I'm not trying to put a moral spin on this lol, idc about that, it simply isn't my thing.

Bangel though? Soooooo my thing it's ridiculous lmao. Instant connection! Love At First Sight shit! Meet Ugly! Truly star-crossed! Blood sharing! Lovers to Enemies arc in s2! "I Will Remember You"!

Hit after hit after hit for me <3

SEND ME TWO SHIPS AND I'LL TELL YOU WHICH ONE I PREFER

[joellookforthelight]

List 5 songs you like to listen to, then publish this and send this ask to the last 5 people in your notifs🎶

That’s a really tricky question. I like so many different songs. My top 5 right now would be:

1. Cut Me Off - Blink 182

2. Gives You Hell - All American Rejects

3. The Spins - Mac Miller

4. Remember - Liam Payne

5. Live While We‘re Young - One Direction

@wowthatsextra @theysharethat28 @rose-with-few-thorns @myownwholewildworld @pattwtf

[fangirl-intensifies]

This is the best thing to come out of the Internet this week (its only monday).

Credit to @wowthatsextra

Probably could've reblogged this but I got the screenshot from discord.

[islanddboyy]

Thanks for the tag @skeleton-squid-boy , let’s see if I even know who my favourite characters are 😅

Tagging: @zoya-nazyalensy-supremacy , @agni-ashes , @that1fangrl , @radishdreamss , @wowthatsextra , @shrimplylemonade , @hi-im-uur . But anyone who sees this and wants to do it feel free to!