#yay some proper comedy from her

[ginsoakedgirl80]

Youlan frying her brother's brain to become a cp stan was not on my bingo card

[the-stove-is-divorced]

So, hi again

Ok first, congratulations on your 100 subscribers!!! That's an amazing feat to achieve!

Second, my question is this, do you plan on making more ben 10 fic in the

Future? Why yes or why no (no judging don't worry)

Another question is, do you know Danny phantom? Do you ever think about joining the fandom and making a fic for it?

Also last thing (sorry so many questions I'm excited)

For you bnha fics, do you have any hidden lore? Or random facts you head canon about a character that may or may not be included into the fic? (Loved inko's beef in nursing school lol) And what is Yagi's pov in this whole thing? I'm imagining it as complete comedy

If you ever decide to write something for your fic but in his pov, it has to be completely crack treated seriously with him missing every flag of his student having a meltdown and a walk toward the dark side lol

Sorry for the long ask, will be waiting for your reply!

Don't worry about a long ask, I adore any asks I get (´꒳`)♡♡♡ !!! I just take a min to answer, haha. Especially rn, but thank you sm! I'm very happy about it, it's so delightful!!! ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡ｏ♡ ♡ ♡

I do want to write more Ben 10, but it's lower on the priority list. Batman brainrot had me a chokehold for a hot min there, and it just loosened, so I wanna get back on track on my bigger ongoing wip's, like my SUF and Invincible fics, and maybe even a Blue Beetle fic. They're both overdue for an update, and I've been itching to post for a while but just Couldn't from responsibilities, bleh.

If I had my way, I'd update those two fics, and then possibly muse about a oneshot of Albedo and Ben having to spend like 10 hours together, 'cause the enemy/friend dynamic is so yummy to me! Forcig them to interact like Albedo is internally hissing like a wet cat backed into the corner and Ben is just trying to vibe! Hostile, loathing force meet nonchalant, friendly energy, fight. Plus, I really want to write one more comedy-like fic since I've gotten incredibly rusty. As for my already existing Ben 10 wip, I'm quite not sure where to take it? I suppose I've run out of steam for the moment? Again, my more comedic style is incredibly rusty, so while I do have 1k of a draft, it's undoubtedly going to be scrapped and reworked to hell before it's even polished. And that's still lower on the priority list, compared to Invincible and SUF, which I'm still struggling to update.

AND I LOVE DANNY PHANTOM! I've just never had a proper fic idea for the series, admittedly. I'd also need a rewatch to keep in tune with Danny's voice/characterizations. I also read a lot of DP x Anything crossovers, and got really sick of them by proxy. It'll take a bit for me to write anything for it, I suppose? I'd need to reignite a interest!

And oh YAY! It's been a very long time since I thought about that fic, and a lot I make up as I go and try tying back together, kinda like building the railroad while I drive the train, haha. So not sure if I had any hidden lore, especially none I can think of at the top of my head? But, like anything, I can think of some!

a) Inko and Hisashi are still technically married as they never got officially divorced, Inko kinda kicked him out and he's still yearning. He admires her ability to be cut throat, and loathes her strong sense of morals. b) Inko and Hisashi met while Inko was in med school, nearly graduating! She threatened to stick a pen through someone's throat for mocking her, and he was enamored. c) Izuku gets his determination from Inko, not Hisashi. He also gets the ability to burst into tears from her. The quick obsession is all him though. d) Hisashi left when Izuku was just young enough for his parenting to still linger, aka quirk fascination, but still early enough Izuku doesn't quite miss him when he's lived so long without him.

Yagi is ABSOLUTELY having a swell ol' time looking at Izuku succeed from the sidelines. Go, Izuku go! Number one cheerleader in the distance. He would be oblivious to Izuku's slowburn sanity depletion, if not incidentally encouraging by misunderstanding, since I think that's silly. Probably offer some advice Izuku takes in a whole another direction, or comment on Izuku's quirk to be encouraging, which makes Izuku incredibly tight lipped and sweating bullets. Which is to say, completely correct assumption from you, haha!

I did have a draft of the next chapter I never ended up finished, if you'd like :D below!

Izuku has been cackling madly for a solid minute. Maybe it’s the exhaustion still clinging to him like a teddy bear cactus after seeing its first fleshy human taxi, or the sweet, sweet euphoria of a miraculous, and marvelous step forwards, or maybe he’s simply lost his sanity, but eventually, it winds down to giggles, chuckles until it’s nothing but a bright grin stretched over his cute little cheeks. 

“Shigaraki!” Izuku whispers delightfully. “Shigaraki, Shigaraki, Shigaraki!” 

Unfortunately, chanting someone's name while cackling, does sound like he’s reciting the next person he’s gonna curse to have their toes swapped with their fingers or having their spine crumble like a wad of wet paper towels squeezed into a tiny ball, so Izuku does exhibit one tiny glimmer of self awareness to simply stop doing that. The magic of sleep, he supposes, brings the wonderful gift of self awareness!

He should sleep more. Probably. Maybe. He’ll see. 

And while yes, okay, there is technically literally no one in the house except for him to see him like this, his All Might figure could be judging him! He can’t disappoint them! They’re limited edition. And oh, he should wipe them down soon. Gotta keep them in good condition! Just imagining one of those delicate, glossy figures being cracked and broken just makes Izuku wanna do the same thing to someone’s spine, which is ridiculous!

Izuku would simply never allow them to get damaged. Ever.

[rachel-morrigan]

Kinda going off your Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel criticism, just something from me lol.

I have been a fan of the shows for a few years. I was one of the people that thought Vivzie could do no wrong with her writing and character designs. But, seeing a bunch of people, who are also very good artists, and some I have even followed for a while, coming out and saying their critiques, it’s actually really interesting. I’m trying to learn art, and writing, and seeing the mistakes Vivzie made in her own work is actually really helpful. Sure, I still enjoy the shows, but it’s good for me now to notice the mistakes and flaws in her writing.

I just hope Hazbin Hotel will have better writing then what Helluva Boss has been getting lately, and be able to balance out the comedy with more serious scenes, but I’m starting to worry.

Yay my first ask! And also i'm very glad that the critiques are of use to you!

There is no denying, at least from a personal point of view, that Viv has achieved a big thing by being able to create a whole production without having to rely on a big studio, it is admirable by all means! Regardless if you like vivziepop or not

What I, and other people wish for many to understand is that specifically due to the production being mostly indie and led by a person whose experience in the field is somewhat limited to their own medias, criticism is a good thing! And very much something that can be of help not only to her and her crew but to those who also want to tale a similar path.

My main issue with the Helluva fanbase comes from the dismissive nature they and sometimes the creator tend to take critiques with, setting a not so proper example by itself and repeating the same mistakes in the process.

Like i said to a few people during these days, a media has every right to be criticized from an objective ground, there are aspects of the show i like just as much as there are aspects i think could need major work on, and it should not by all means change one enjoyment of it, but provide an insight from a professional or scholar eye for those who wish to become one day professionals themselves, research and learning is important for our artistic growth and i'm happy to hear you're open to read critiques and learn from them! I hope you keep creating and enjoy yourself while doing so!

As for hazbin writing, the leaks seems to be kinda lacking of hope, i do want to precise however that they are also audition dialogues, and that the actual in show content may have gone through changes since the creation of those, so for now all that we can do is wait, i wouldn't condemn it just yet, but rather be open to it's premiere and see how the first few episodes handles themselves

[caerbannogmochi]

Okay so I'm really excited about the adventure I'm about to run for my VtM group and I'd kind of like to be able to talk about it so I'm just going to do that here.

In short, I'm about to put 4 vampires on a boat, potentially with some mortals to help pilot the thing. This is either going to be 30 minutes of reasonable choices or 3 weeks of slapstick comedy. I don't think anything summarizes what I'm about to put the PCs through better than the boat ramp.

First comes meeting with the skipper. They can either go it alone, ask for help from an NPC who has hired them before... or they can go bug the Tremere's (human) nemesis. The lattermost option involves asking this guy's niece to talk him into it. Quoth the notes: "Naturally, she’s in: Cyrus [The PC whose nemesis she's related to] is on a job, he needs her uncle’s boat, she’s curious about both how their rivalry started and about how they do their jobs, and she’s open. Before she goes to ask him, she’ll mention they should probably stock up: water travel isn’t tough, but there aren’t many good places to dock and if they run out of supplies it’ll be hard to restock. This is a trap. Every hour the PCs spend between asking Jasmine [the niece] and heading out with Jerry [the nemesis in question], a new crewmate will be invited. [...] At the 9 hour mark, Bella [The friendly NPC with a boat they could have asked] will call Cyrus, telling him 'So a little birdie told me you were going boating. Tell me everything.' [...] Somebody told her friends, who told the birdie in question, who promptly told EVERYBODY. She summarizes the situation as '...You’re gonna need another boat. I’ll be over soon.'" More likely than not, the boat ramp will be where they discover the crew is noticeably larger than they expected. Which, given how this group can start shit in an empty room, will lead to mayhem.

The boat ramp proper (once they get to it) is a simple proposition: back a trailer down a boat ramp. Anyone who has done this knows that it's a deceptively simple proposition. They'll either have to get 3+ successes on one roll, OR they'll have to jackknife and shove the boat down that ramp. I have titled this section "45' of mayhem" because the number of dice the driver gets is directly correlated with how many civilized people are helping. The aforementioned absurdly large crew will make things faster. 4 PCs will spend more time suffering as they contemplate where it all went wrong.

Eventually, they'll actually get their boat in the water. Yay! Hope they remembered to close the drain plug, or they'll be reenacting Captain Jack Sparrow's introduction very shortly.

Once they've gotten a seaworthy vessel in the water (preferably without discovering the worst way to wash a boat), they'll load their cargo and set sail! I'll be keeping track of everything they said they'd bring... but more importantly, everything they didn't. Hopefully they put rope (good luck traversing the lock and/or docking without it), cell phone chargers (Half the PCs need USB-C and the other half use Lightning Cable), a map (with compass), extra fuel, and lifejackets (It's a good thing vampires don't need to breathe, right?).

My mother taught me how to pack for trips, and I am using this knowledge for Chaotic Neutral.

[absolutepokemontrash]

MC is Half Demon and Blah Blah Blah-

Time for the Group Retreat!

Part 1 Part 2 Lessons 1-5 Lessons 5-6 Lessons 10-12 Lessons 13-15 Part 3 Part 4

I’m quite hyped for this one, ladies, gents, and esteemed readers! For simplicity’s sake, since this is before M!MC and A!MC arrive, L!MC will go back to being referred to as just MC. Enjoy the Headcanons!

Since the previous Underground Tomb incident ended much less violently, Lucifer is now more worried than angry about MC’s rampant shennaniganery.

Like... his kid was poking holes in his totally foolproof “Your cow-uncle went to live on a farm in the human world” story. What if MC somehow got into the attic and got hurt?!

It didn’t help that they were still in this weird phase of their father/child relationship. On one hand, Lucifer obviously cares for his kid, and his kid likes him... but it’s also only been less than three months and we all know how emotionally constipated Lucifer is.

MC’s also getting REAL sus of all the secrets their dear old dad is keeping... doesn’t help that they STILL haven’t went up into the attic.

Anyhoo~ the announcement for the retreat was a barrel of laughs.

“I’m proposing, a group retreat!”

Everyone met Diavolo’s announcement with the exact same confused reaction. It’s like the entire assembly hall was doing the ‘Guy Blinking’ meme.

“A... group retreat?” Lucifer repeated slowly. “For what reason exactly, Lord Diavolo?”

The Crown Prince was giddy with excitement as he explained. “MC told me about their middle school overnight trip and it sounded like it would be quite fun!”

Simeon, Luke, MC, and Solomon were all seated next to each other in the ‘exchange student seats of less importance’. Luke leaned over and whispered a question to MC.

“Why are you so friendly with the crown prince?”

MC smirked and shrugged. “Lucifer had the Demon-Flu and couldn’t go meet with Lord Diavolo last week so I went for him. Lord Diavolo’s surprisingly bad at Connect Four but has really good luck in Snakes and Ladders.”

Luke’s jaw dropped in complete and utter shock and horror.

“We’re playing CandyLand and the Game of Life next time, want to come?” MC added.

“Play CandyLand... with him..?” Luke looked at Diavolo, who was still explaining his plan for the retreat, then looked back at MC. “I’ll only go to shield you from his corrupting influence.”

“Yeah... Corrupting...” MC had to hold back a laugh at the thought of Diavolo, who during MC’s visit lit up like a Christmas tree upon being called ‘Dia’ and believed that Mood Rings were the greatest human invention ever, being a corrupting influence.

“MC! Torture dungeon or no!?” MC was snapped out of their conversation by Mammon shouting at them from his seat.

“What?”

“Do ya think there’s a torture dungeon under the castle, or not?”

“I’m not sure,” MC turned to Diavolo. “Lord Diavolo, is there a torture dungeon under the Demon Lord’s Castle?”

There is in fact, no torture dungeon. Presumably...

Everyone packed up and headed out to the Demon Lord’s Castle!

The fabulous seven all broke several speed limits and traffic laws in order to be there early. Listen, they had to get there before Purgatory Hall, it was a matter of pride.

Besides, what’s the Royal guard going to do? Arrest six of the seven rulers of hell and a kid? Ha. No. Not when Diavolo controls their paychecks.

The rooming situation remained the same, Asmo, Simeon, and MC were roomed together, and MC got to watch Asmo get psychologically profiled by Simeon. It was truly a sight to behold.

MC was nice enough to assure Asmo that they really liked him and thought he was very sweet.

Asmo, not used to being complimented on his personality, almost started openly weeping.

So, the tour of the Demon Lord’s Castle began! Asmo got yelled at by his ex in the painting and the usual batch of idiots got sucked into the catacombs under the castle.

Lucifer wasn’t terribly sure how or if he should express his concern for MC being stuck in the labyrinth.

All these new fatherly feelings of worry are very very odd. He didn’t worry this much for Satan, mainly because Satan was usually the threat.

Even as a baby...

Lucifer found himself checking his DDD every few minutes to see if MC had texted or called from wherever the painting dragged them to, never mind that if they did text he’d hear the phone ding.

“Lucifer, don’t worry too much,” Diavolo patted Lucifer on the shoulder, a bright smile on his face. “Your brothers and MC will be perfectly fine! There’s nothing too dangerous in the catacombs that they wouldn’t be able to take care of.”

Resigning himself to the fact that MC was under the care of his last choices for babysitting, Lucifer put away his DDD. “I know they’ll be fine, but I’m not overly pleased with the situation.” He shot a glare at Helene in the portrait, who rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.

“Lucifer worrying about someone, I’m truly, genuinely shocked.” Hearing Satan’s attempt at goading him, Lucifer, flawless demon that he is, resisted the urge to throw his DDD at his brother.

“Quiet, Satan.”

————

“WHY THE FUCK IS A SNAKE DOWN HERE?!”

“ITS HENRY 1.0!”

“YEAH THAT REALLY CLEARS STUFF UP, LEVI!”

MC and Levi continued their screaming match as the group ran for dear life from a giant snake.

Yeah... nothing the brothers couldn’t handle... sure, Lord Diavolo...

They made it out of the scary catacombs... don’t worry.

Lucifer did that parent-thing where he cleaned the catacomb dust off MC’s face with a napkin.

Yay! Parenting!

Failed pillow fight attempt #1 happened that evening. Because Mammon was obsessed with being the fun-uncle and saw his brothers encroaching on his place as favourite uncle.

MC doesn’t know how to break it to him that he’ll probably always be the favourite uncle and he doesn’t have to be such a dumbass to keep his spot.

Scavenger hunt went on as canon dictates.

Asmo had his diva tantrum and stormed off, but MC also wanted to win so they didn’t go after him.

Clearly expecting someone to go beg him to come back, Asmo was very annoyed when no one went after him.

“Um, helloooo? Anyone going to comfort me~?”

“Nope.”

“Well I don’t want your comfort anyway, SOLOMON.”

It was very close, L!MC insisted their loss came from sabotage. No evidence was found but just LOOK at Satan’s face.

Time for the Formal Dance~

If you’re wondering why Luke didn’t say anything when MC was suddenly poofed into their demon form, you’re assuming that Mammon wasn’t in on the “let’s prank the chihuahua” plan.

“Mammon..? Is MC behind you?”

“Nope! Why?”

MC was able to get to the other side of the ballroom with Luke none the wiser! Hell yeah, nothing like screwing with your friend!

So it’s canon that Lucifer is like, a solid 20/10, therefore MC is ADORABLE. What I’m saying is, some of the younger demons asked them to dance.

Asmo was also being MC’s hype man, which was very nice of him. Mammon also tried to give advice on how to be cool and suave. Beel was there for moral support.

“Alright kiddo, you need to be aloof and mysterious! People love aloof and mysterious, that’s why I’m so popular.”

“Don’t listen to him, MC. He flew into a wall as a kid and it killed all his brain cells. Just be proper but not snooty, sweet but not saccharine, friendly but not annoying,”

“Ask them if they want to share some of the hors d’oeuvres.” 

“Okay, first, aloof and mysterious are the last words I would ever use to describe you, Mammon. Second, Asmo I have no clue what you’re asking me to do. Third... Beel that’s the best advice I’ve received in recent memory.”

None of that mattered anyway because MC got swarmed with dance offers.

“Well,” MC smirked and held out their hand at the demon that was bold enough to ask them to dance first. “I admire the confidence.”

The demon’s smile brightened, then dropped completely when their gaze drifted behind MC. “I uh... on second thought... I’m gonna...”

MC’s potential dance partners all quickly scattered to the snack table. The half demon growled and turned around to see their father acting like he didn’t just scare away MC’s groupies.

“Father! What was that for?!” MC huffed, Lucifer rolled his eyes and grabbed MC’s wrist and began to pull them away from the dance floor.

“You’re too young to dance.”

“That’s crazy! They looked like they were my age.” MC protested, their wings fluttering in annoyance.

“Even if they looked to be your age, MC, they’re hundreds of years older.” Lucifer said calmly.

“What about that equivalent age stuff you told me about? Like how Luke is hundreds of years old but by angel/human standards he’s technically younger than me?”

“That doesn’t matter right now.” Lucifer lightly pushed MC towards the hallway that led back to their room.

“But I want to dance with someone!” MC felt their wings involuntarily fluff up.

Lucifer turned and smiled at his dear little brat, crouching slightly to get to their level. “Not on my watch.”

MC’s face was literally this: >:0

Lucifer is out here being the dad in every comedy that involves someone bringing home their partner to meet their parents.

MC was banished to their room, they spent their time angrily reading the manga they had packed.

When Levi escaped the party slightly later MC grilled him for details of what went on after they left.

“Nothing too interesting... except... um...”

“Spit it out, Levi!”

“...lrddiavlondlucferdnced”

“I can’t understand you, stop mumbling.”

“Lord Diavolo and Lucifer danced together...”

“...”

“...”

“I MISSED THAT?!”

So yes, MC’s desire to get a picture of Lucifer sleeping stems from VENGEANCE!

How DARE their father send MC up to their room and make them miss their OTP dancing together!?

So they call up their troupe of idiots and get ready to go be menaces to society.

MC also invites along Asmo because he seemed like he could use the adventure.

And because MC couldn’t plan the prank without Asmo noticing so it was better to just implicate him as well...

“Grrr...”

MC brightened and clapped their hands. “I know that growl!”

“It’s not my stomach, I packed snacks.” MC couldn’t see this, considering the room was pitch black (it must’ve been some kind of magic because demons have excellent night vision), but Beel waved a bag of chips in the air and got to eating.

“No, I’m not talking about your stomach, Beel.” MC skipped towards the source of the growling despite Mammon and Levi’s pleas for them to stop.

Ah! There he was!

“Cerberus!” MC cooed, the three headed dog stopped growling and barked happily. “Whose a good boy? Is it you?”

Cerberus let lose a bark that would probably make anyone crap their pants, but MC giggled and kept petting him. “Yeah! You’re the good boy! You like cuddles! Yes you do! Yes you do!”

A flash of light from a camera caused MC to drop their baby talk voice and stare angrily in the direction where the light came from.

“Whoever took that picture better delete it or I’m going to feed you to the dog.”

Cerberus growled in agreement. What a good boy.

“Well, as nice as this is...” Asmo huffed. “We’ve clearly been duped because this is not Lucifer and Diavolo’s room.”

“Oh well!” MC chirped and continued to pet the three headed dog. “Look at the doggy!”

“MC, you’re crazy. Dontcha ever forget that.” Mammon whimpered as Cerberus growled at him.

So yeah, they couldn’t get out of the room, so they ended up opening up the other door and falling into the catacombs like a bunch of lemmings.

Asmo charmed Henry, and they got out of the labyrinth no problem.

Yay! No consequences! Oh no- hi Lucifer.

Lucifer gave them all the mother of all lectures. Satan showed up with the rest of the gang and brought popcorn.

Belphie wasn’t there, okay? Satan needed to be a little shit for him.

Ah yes, the pillow fight... Mammon’s crusade to be the best uncle culminated in a massive pillow fight that ended with MC, Lucifer, and Diavolo standing over everyone’s unconscious bodies.

So they uh... won the pillow fight.

MC couldn’t sleep. They legitimately couldn’t. As exhausting as the pillow fight victory had been, everyone was snoring, and MC was bleary eyed and awake at one in the morning.

They eventually sat up and looked around, Asmo was passed out in a very unflattering position, Solomon was chanting god knows what in his sleep, Levi was half hanging off Simeon’s bed, Simeon and Luke were sleeping like angels (hehehehe-), Beel was in the middle of eating his pillow in his sleep, Mammon appeared to be dreaming about winning the lottery, and Satan was... suspiciously absent.

He was there a minute ago... weird.

Deciding that this wasn’t worth it and they should just go sleep somewhere else, MC got out of bed and avoided stepping on anyone as they vacated the room.

The Demon Lord’s Castle at night could rival the House of Lamentation in terms of overall creepiness. MC had gotten used to the spirits and curses that littered their home, but they had only been to the Demon Lord’s Castle once before, so they were extra careful not to accidentally touch anything. Their stomach rumbled and they frowned.

Damn, they had the midnight munchies... they needed a snack.

MC made their way to the kitchen and on there way, noticed a peculiar room through a half open door. Taking a few steps back to peek into it, they noticed... doors. A lot of doors. And ivy covered steps. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to any of the placements, and the room was... weirdly chilly.

“You can come in if you’d like, MC.”

Barbatos’ voice nearly caused MC to hit a high note that they hadn’t been able to hit since their voice began to change. They straightened out their wrinkled pyjamas and stepped inside.

The butler himself was walking down one of the flights of stairs.

“Um...” Quickly remembering their manners, MC straightened their posture and cleared their throat. “Good evening Barbatos.”

Barbatos smiled and inclined his head in turn. “Good evening to you as well, MC.”

“How did you know it was me outside? You were up there a second ago.” MC asked.

“It’s a part of my powers. I can see possible futures, and I foresaw you passing by my room and getting curious.” Barbatos explained.

“Oh,” MC said, half nodding and continuing to look around. A the sound of a door closing out of MC’s vision made them squeak and look around for the source of the noise. “What was that?!”

“It’s nothing to be worried about.” Barbatos raised his hands in a placating gesture. “These doors in my room are gateways to different timelines and some are gateways into the past of this particular timeline. That was another version of me passing by.”

“Does this... happen often?” MC knitted their eyebrows.

Barbatos hesitated before answering. “Not really. It’s quite rare. Lord Diavolo has expressly forbidden me from using my full powers freely.”

“Ah... makes sense...”

“Now, I believe you came down for snacks?”

MC blinked in surprise. “How did you- oh... the time magic...”

“Yes, the time magic. Now, would you prefer yogurt and fruit, or apples and peanut butter?”

“Yogurt and fruit please!”

I’m sure MC’s knowledge of how Barbie’s room works will totally not come into play later. I’m sure.

Solomon and MC graced the brunch table with their cooking. I think you can guess how it would have turned out if Barbatos hadn’t intervened.

Rest In Peace to Beel’s tastebuds.

Anyway, the rest of the retreat was all fun and good.

MC may or may not have slipped up and called Diavolo ‘Dia’ in front of Lucifer. It would’ve sparked a lecture if Dia’s puppy-like excitement wasn’t so damn adorable.

Lucifer’s got a heart... somewhere... it’s probably all shrivelled up and tiny, but I’m sure it’s there.

Everyone went back home, brought closer together through... pillow fights and surviving Solomon’s cooking I guess..?

Anyway, MC got home, unpacked their stuff, watched Kakegurui with Levi and Mammon, let Asmo paint their nails, made and ate dinner with Beel, continued their piano lessons with Lucifer, and received a 100% fake smile from Satan.

It was a nice day with their new family, MC curled up in their bed and prepared to go to sleep.

“Help me!”

MC lurched upwards in their bed, whipping their head from side to side, trying to find the source of the voice. Their room was completely empty, the perks of being half demon extended to being able to see in the dark. No new smells either, they were alone in the room.

Auditory hallucinations were common before falling asleep after being sleep deprived, creepy, but not too unusual.

“MC!”

Okay- that one couldn’t be ignored. It was common knowledge that the House of Lamentation was definitely haunted in some capacity, but the ghosts never really bothered the demons living inside, MC was partly convinced that some of the ghosts didn’t even notice that the demons were there. So it couldn’t have been a ghost calling their name.

“MC! I need help!”

The voice reverberated through their head, like it was trying to hit every part of their skull to make sure it was at least felt if MC couldn’t hear it. MC massaged their scalp and got out of bed.

The House of Lamentation at night truly lived up to its haunted reputation. Cold, clammy, dark, even by demon standards. No spooky old house was going to scare MC though, they walked down the hall with their head held high.

They walked closer to walls and furniture, knowing that the floor was less likely to creak in those areas. How did they know that? Mammon had told them it worked like a charm. Well, it’d work better for him if he stopped tripping over the furniture and alerting Lucifer.

MC was much more nimble and careful, stepping slowly and lightly around the hallways until they reached the door to the attic. They reached out to clasp their hand around the doorknob, then froze. It smelled like…

Oh no.

MC leapt away from the door like it was rigged to explode if they touched it and practically dove for cover into an alcove. The all too-recent smell of Lucifer’s fancy cologne and the increasing sound of someone coming down the stairs made them clamp their hand over their mouth and crouch down.

What was their father doing up there?

He had said the attic was full of old junk and there was no reason to go up there, so why exactly did he-

The door slammed open and Lucifer stomped down the hallway back towards his room, MC presumed. They were about to let out a sigh of relief when the footsteps paused. MC felt their heart drop right into their gut when they heard the footsteps coming back in their direction.

What were they going to say to him when he found them? ‘Sorry! This isn’t where the bathrooms are!’ The last thing MC wanted was to add to their father’s ever growing list of stresses. MC was totally responsible and grown-up, their father didn’t need to worry.

MC clamped their eyes shut and tried to slow their heart rate. Demons were beings of darkness and shadow, they could blend in quite easily. They took a deep breath, cleared their head, and felt the shadows of the hallway shift and cover them like a blanket.

Lucifer’s footsteps stopped, MC heard a tired sigh, then the footsteps started up again, this time in the direction of his room.

They allowed themselves a sigh of relief before relieving themselves of their hiding space and opening the door leading to the attic staircase.

If the rest of the House of Lamentation was considered clammy, cold, and foreboding, the attic staircase was that multiplied by a factor of twelve. MC felt themselves shudder involuntarily when they stepped closer to the staircase. Every primal part of their brain was telling them to turn around and walk away, but one tiny part was holding them back. They placed their foot on the first step, waiting for any kind of resistance, nothing other than the feeling of passing through invisible cobwebs.

“MC?”

Upon hearing their name, MC craned their neck to try and get a look at what could be waiting for them at the top of the stairs.

“Are you coming, or not?”

The cascade of warning sirens that began to blare in MC’s head went ignored as they continued to scale the staircase.

When they reached the final step, they were met with a long hallway, with a single door on the right side of the wall.

“H-hello?” MC tried to instill some force into their voice, but it still ended up quavering a little.

“Down here.” Someone knocked on the wall next to the door, almost causing MC to jump.

Oh. Oh no. MC stood straight in front of the door, and when they saw who was looking back at them they nearly passed out.

“Belphegor..?”

Belphegor’s eyes flashed as he gave MC a once over. His eyes narrowed when his gaze snapped to MC’s. The analytical expression melted into a lazy grin.

“That’s me,” he said softly. “Nice to finally meet you, MC.”

[ittacookie]

Imagine: Sleepover party with Lady

Yay, I finally can see the world in full HD and without headaches. Never thought that glasses could make such a difference. While I am still on the Free! vibe, I just remembered my old crush on the most beautiful lady that is, moreover, very strong...

• She does not have a proper pajama for your small event, therefore prepare to be robbed in a nice way. Otherwise, she will privatize the biggest (and cleanest) t-shirt from Dante. Eather way, she wants both of you to feel comfy and relaxed.

• Food. Yes, it is bad to eat too much before sleep. Yes, she does not care. After a long and tiring day of fighting with beasts and demons, a couple of pizzas would not harm. Besides, Lady enjoys to hand-feed you and see her darling happy and content.

• While you enjoy some time together, Mary will tell you a story or two about her adventures with Dante and add many funny details to make you laugh or chock on cola. She likes to put on a small show for you but still wants to hear about your life. Maybe going for shopping does not sound as cool as fighting fifty beasts at the same time but you can see the glimer in Mary's eyes while she is listening to you.

• Lady is definitely a person that laughs on horror films. With all the things happening to her on daily basis, something like a beast in the basement or a venegful spirit sound like a good old joke. Therefore, it is better to watch fantastic movies or comedies if you want to save the atmosphere.

• If you are close enough to each other, she will be open for some cuddles. Usually Mary is the big spoon, and likes to squeeze you all she wants. However, when you are eager enough, she will concede and become your small spoon. Moreover, she enjoys the moments when you two are lying in silence and look at each others eyes.

• When you decided to call Lady for a sleepover, you agreed and signed on sleeping in a tight hug. Not so you will complain, because this way you feel nice and protected. However, you would not have a chance to stand up earlier than Lady will wake up... And she is a long sleeper...

[vonlipvig]

Survivor Winners at War Ep 9 Recap

In this episode, oh my gODDDDD AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH SDHSKJHSJHSKFHSKL holy shit

...Anyway.

So the ep starts with the gang coming back to camp, and Nick and Michele are pissed cause they were not in on the last vote, and ok why is it so hilarious that it’s TONY the one that’s being super level headed and telling Nick “dude, calm down, nobody’s going after you just cause you voted for Wendell”? (No but for real, Tony’s being super smart and not that over the top sooooo...)

Then Michele and Adam have a conversation (where Michele is like “oh yeah I’m pissed”...to Adam? The person she was voting for? Lmao), and Adam tells her...his...brilliant idea.

It’s the beginning of something wonderful, oh baby.

But yeah, he thinks the little fleur de lis thingie on Jeff’s table looks like the idol Denise found, and thus, it’s probably a hidden idol...in Tribal. On the podium. And here’s where my friend and I look at each other and go hoooooly shit don’t tell me this is gonna happen cause WE CAN FEEL IT’S GONNA HAPPEN and dkjffdflk.

But we’ll go back to that.

On the Edge, the gang goes on another scavenger hunt for something to sell, and Danni and Parv end up finding a 50/50 immunity coin thing (And apparently they find it in the same place that Aubry found whatever the hell she found on s38, y’all think I remember? I’m a fan I just have shit memory, guys!). Parv decides to sell it to Michele for four tokens, which DKFHDKJ PARV YOU’RE SO RIPPING HER OFF I LOVE IT, and in the end she and Danni decide to share the news and food reward with everyone else BUT Yul and Wendell which lmao (I mean, makes sense since they were the last ones to arrive).

Back in the game proper, it’s Challenge Time! It’s the one with the fish puzzle pieces, blah blah blah, they divide into two teams, whatever. Sarah’s team wins, but then she decides to give her spot on the reward to Nick, because it was his birthday the day before (and well, he didn’t have a great time, if that TC was any indication lmao).

And ok, Sarah did it simply because she is Nice. I mean, it must be tough to keep the “strategic brain” turned on every time, cause sometimes the humanity of it all gets to you, but ONCE AGAIN TONY IS BEING A BIG VOICE OF REASON going “girlie, c’mon, that’s gonna be seen as a strategic move, they’re gonna want you out”. And he’s kind of right, cause everyone else is like uuuuuuhhh okay.

Then Michele finds the 50/50 coin that Parv is trying to sell to her, and lo and behold, she buys it!

Like, don’t get me wrong, she 100% got scammed cause that thing was NOT worth four fire tokens, but she’s in a pretty shitty position if they’re gonna keep going after low profile people (and considering she doesn’t have that many allies anymore, I’d say Jeremy but Jeremy’s the one that wants these kind of people out sooo). But yeah, making Parv rich, I’m not complaining!

For the Immunity Challenge, we have the “stand on that triangular platform on the water and stay there” challenge, which always seems like such fun and one that...I think I could do pretty well? I mean, I don’t have the worst balance?

Anyway, Kim wins (Yay, Kim!), but god was it fun to see Ben do some weird Surfing Karate to try to stay on it!

Yeehaw!

Then of course it’s time for Chaos. The lions want the vote to be between Nick and Adam. Nick wants Sophie out. Adam prefers to go for Sarah. The lions clearly don’t want it to be Sarah, so they’re ok with Adam. 

Gratuitous Sarah pic being a badass, because we all need Sarah being a badass in our lives.

Then Ben goes to confront Adam cause he had said that him and Sarah were super close and Adam is kind of trying to stumble his way out of that and it’s really awkward and also really funny? I just think they’re so over each other dfkjdfkh (AND IT AIN’T OVER YET!).

And now we go to Tribal. Hooooo boy.

So Jeff gets ignored almost right away, and LET THE CHAOS BEGIN!

You got everything, baby. You’ve got Adam and Ben going at each other about PRE-MERGE DRAMA!? WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT DKJFDFKJ. While that distraction is going on, everyone is whispering, everyone is up and talking, and I’m smiling from ear to ear, gotta love this show.

AND THEN. DKJFHDKJFHD. AND THEN EVERYONE SHUTS UP AND ADAM ASKS IF THEY’RE VOTING FOR HIM.

AND THEN IT’S COMPLETE SILENCE. THEY’RE HARDCORE IGNORING HIM I’M-..DFJKDHFKDH

So at this point I’m at near death from the second hand embarrassment, and I think it’s pretty clear to everyone--Adam included--that it’s probably him being voted out...

OH BABY TIME FOR PLAN B.

So it’s time to read the votes, I’m grabbing my friend’s hand really hard, we’re at the edge of our seats, is he gonna do it? is he really gonna do it?

AND THEN. AND THEN HE DOES. HE STANDS UP. HE WALKS TO JEFF’S TABLE...

IT’S STUCK. IT’S STUCK TO THE FUCKING TABLE. BECAUSE IT’S A PIECE OF THE FUCKING SET. AND HE’S TRYING AND IT KEEPS RATTLING AND I’M DYING HOLY SHIT OH MY GODDDD DKJFHEKJFHEKF.

But holy shit it doesn’t even end there because Jeff motherfucking Probst--who thrives on chaos, tears, and embarrassment--is all “...are you sure?”, AND THEN ADAM GOES “wait, can I play that? I wanna play that.” AND JEFF IS LIKE “you wanna play...this thing...the thing you can’t get from this table.” AND ADAM’S LIKE “yes.” AND I’M IN ANOTHER DIMENSION BY THIS POINT I’M LAUGHING AND CRYING THIS IS A LOT.

And no, it wasn’t and he was voted out.

BUT LET ME SAY THIS. Fucking kudos to him for going through with all of that. Like, at one point if you know you’re screwed anyway what does it even matter right? Just fucking try, the worst thing that can happen is that you look silly, but that’s COMEDY AND WE LOVE IT. So yeah, props to him cause GOD THAT WAS HILARIOUS.

(Also, apparently there was an idol hidden in TC in an international Survivor season, maybe South Africa, I don’t remember? I didn’t watch any but if he did then he probably convinced himself it wasn’t that crazy an idea. Plus, I guess if you’re desperate you can totally convince yourself that if the idol was a fleur de lis that could be an idol as well, but yeah...it was WAY too crazy, but goddamn if it wasn’t entertaining).

Thank you Adam, love you dude.

[peaceisadirtyword]

Don’t play with fire III (Modern! Ivar/Reader)

A/N: Hello! My inspiration (not my ability to write) is back, and I wrote this in a few hours. I’ll probably fail my next exam, so I hope this is worth it. I was very inspired by Alex in Reliks’ new music video, because he gave me such Modern! dark Ivar... 

It’s probably shit, I'm sorry. But I hope you enjoy it♥️ You can find parts 1 and 2 in my masterlist😘

Warnings: Mentions of alcohol, Ivar is a warning, flirting, my bad writing.

Words: 3515

After almost a year taking gifs from other authors bc I’m useless I can say today that this gif is mine (I made it yay). It’s probably horrible. Sorry it’s the first gif I’ve made in my life💖

Fridays were the worst. 

Luckily, your boss gave you the afternoon shift, and not the night one. As it was a cafeteria, it closed soon, but on the weekends you wouldn't go home until 2 am, which you honestly hated. 

You had had some pretty hectic weeks, with essays, projects and exams combined with the fact that Erik had ended in the hospital for a ethyl coma and had been in there for a few days. You moved to his house for a few days to look after him and hadn't had a proper night of rest for weeks. 

Your back hurt, you didn't feel your feet and your head felt like it was going to explode. You counted the minutes and the seconds until your boss said you were free to leave. You almost cried in relief.

Your plan for the night was relaxing in your couch while watching some romantic comedy on Netflix, order a pizza and eat chocolate until you feel sick. After collecting your backpack and saying goodbye to your coworkers, you went out of the cafeteria, walking down the street. 

You asked Erik to go and pick you up, but he said he was busy. You knew busy meant 'I'm going to drink and smoke until I pass out, so take the bus'.

There was a small store near your home, that sell one of the most delicious chocolate bars you had ever tried, and though you had started your diet the day before, you had had such a long day you couldn't care less about how the new dress you bought was too tight in some parts. 

The owner, a middle-aged woman that was reading while sitting at the other side of the counter, smiled and greeted you happily. You smiled back and looked around the store, looking for your chocolate. 

You were alone in the store, except for the woman and another guy walking around. He wore a dark hoodie under a (less discreet) orange jacket... And somehow you felt like you knew him, though you hadn't seen his face yet. 

While trying to decide if you should take two or three chocolate bars, the guy walked just before you. And you raised your head to look at him. 

You gasped when you saw those brilliant blue eyes and the dark hair under the hood that covered his head. You hadn't noticed it, but he had his crutch on his left arm.

He winked at you and then smirked, and you widened your mouth, still in shock. 

"What are you doing here?" You asked, trying not to raise your voice to avoid startling the woman "Are you following me?" 

Ivar chuckled, shaking his head.

"Do I look like I need to follow you?" 

"What do you mean?" You frowned. 

"I'm just buying some things, Y/N, don't panic" he shrugged. 

He looked... Different. Of course his playful eyes seemed to be playing with you, as he always did. But he didn't look so... Menacing. Or angry. 

"Do you have to buy them next to my house?" You pressed your lips together. 

After him breaking in your apartment, you had only seen him twice, and both times had been in the club, to tell him the few things you had heard about Aethelwulf, who was now very sick in the hospital. He hadn't threatened you with the gun but you were still wary around him, even if you were in public. 

"I was going to your apartment now" he raised his eyebrow "To see if you..."

"I don't have anything" you cleared your throat and smiled to the woman, who had raised her head in your direction "I mean, I haven't heard anything new" you lowered your voice, standing closer to him when the woman looked away again. 

"I know" Ivar rolled his eyes "I just wanted to... Reward you"

"What?"

"Do I have to explain everything to you, Y/N?" He sighed. He was losing his patience and clenching his jaw. You had to admit that you enjoyed when he got angry.

What the fuck, Y/N. 

"You want to... Reward me?" 

"Yes, I want to thank you for telling me, for fucks sake I thought you were smarter, considering the fact you're studying a fucking degree" he scoffed. 

"Well, you're welcome, now I'm going to pay for this and..."

Ivar raised his eyebrow and took the chocolate from your hands, walking to the counter and ignoring your protests. 

The inside of Ivar's car wasn't as luxurious as you imagined. It was a normal car, with a bit more of space to accommodate his legs. 

You didn't know what the fuck you were doing in there. You only entered that store to buy a few sweets and go home, but somehow Ivar managed to change your mind. 

Well it wasn't exactly that he had changed your mind. He hadn't really given you a choice, but a part of you was willing to go with him. 

"What are you wearing?" you asked, raising an eyebrow as you looked at him. He sighed and looked at you. 

"I could ask you the same" 

You furrowed your brows while looking down. You were wearing a grey hoodie, a pair of jeans and your favorite sneakers. Okay, you probably didn't look like a supermodel, but in your defense you hadn't planned to go out that night. 

"Where are you taking me?" 

Ivar breathed deeply, and rubbed his eyes. You could swear the driver chuckled a bit. 

"I'm taking you outside the city, to kill you and then burn your body"

You gasped and a part of you believed it, quickly pressing your back against the door next to you, ready to jump out of the car if it was necessary, but then you saw Ivar biting his lip to hold back a laugh and you scoffed. 

"It's not funny"

"If I wanted you dead, you'd be dead already" he winked at you "And why would I kill you when you have been the one who told me what I need to know about Aethelwulf?"

"I don't know" you shrugged "A month ago you wanted to kill me"

"A month ago I though you were someone who tried to trick me and worked with my enemies, Y/N... I still don't trust you but... I think you're smart enough to understand what happens to the people who try to trick me" his dark stare was enough to make you shudder. In an instant, his voice lost his teasing note and now was full of threat. 

But you ignored the fast pounding of your heart and looked directly into his eyes.

"And what would I gain by tricking you?" Your voice was much more still than you had thought, and the way he narrowed his eyes made you feel proud of yourself. 

"I don't know, you tell me" he muttered, licking his lips. 

You were momentarily distracted by his wet tongue running over his plump lips, and you pressed your thighs together involuntarily. 

"Nothing" you recomposed yourself and looked away, scared. 

Not scared of him, not at all. He had already said that if he wanted you dead he would have killed you already, and you believed him. Scared because of the way he had made you feel only by wetting his lips with his tongue. 

You tried to recall the last time you felt something like that, but you couldn't. 

The car stopped in the middle of a street you didn't recognize. There was a bar opened with some people next to the door. The kind of people you would not like to encounter in the middle of the night while walking all alone. 

"Where are we?" 

Ivar didn't answer, he only opened the door and got out of the car, leaning into his crutch. 

The driver got out and opened your door, motioning for you to get out. 

"You can leave your things in the car" Ivar started walking to the bar "It's safer".

Hiding a bit your backpack under the front sea, you followed him, feeling everyone's eyes on you. 

The inside of the bar wasn't any better. 

It smelled of beer and sweat. It wasn't full, just a few people drinking and screaming at each other in danish. The loud laughter and the smell made you frown. You weren't a big fan of nightclubs, but you definitely preferred the club to this. 

"Is this where you bring people to kill them with the smell and then bury them in the backyard?" You wrinkled your nose and Ivar chuckled a bit.

"It's a good plan, I might use it someday... Follow me" 

He stopped in front of a wooden door, and opened it immediately. 

Inside, the smell wasn't that bad. It smelled of beer and tobacco, but it was much better than outside. 

There was a big table in the middle of the room, full of people. You immediately recognized Hvitserk's blonde hair collected on a man bun, and Ubbe's clear blue eyes fixed on you. 

Almost all of them were men, except for four women. They seemed to be playing poker, and Hvitserk looked annoyed at something. 

"Ivar" Ubbe greeted his little brother, smiling confused while his eyes fixed on you. Did he remember you?

"Ubbe" Ivar looked at his brother with a small smirk "Everything's taken care of" 

You frowned and looked at him, confused. 

"Y/N!" Hvitserk stood up. It was obvious that he was drunk, but you still startled when he went to you and hugged you. 

"Hi..." You got away from him quickly. Hvitserk laughed and turned around to see everyone.

"She doesn't really like me, I don't know why"

"Well you did threaten her the first day you met" Ubbe rolled his eyes "Is everything okay, Y/N? What are you doing here?" 

You gulped, trying not to panic when you realized they remembered you very well. 

"I'm fine... And I don't really know why I'm here, ask him" you looked at Ivar "He kidnapped me when I was on my way home"

Ivar rolled his eyes as Ubbe looked at him with an eyebrow raised.

"I didn't kidnap you" he walked to a couch, on the other side of the room "I just thought it would be nice to invite her to a drink as she has been the one who helped the most lately" 

Ubbe was awkward, tense and still smiled at you. 

"So you're Y/N" a man sitting next to Hvitserk looked at you with curiosity "I've heard about you, but I was waiting for someone more... Dangerous" the corners of his mouth curved in a wicked smile. He had long brown hair and intense blue eyes, and though he intimidated you as much as Ivar did, his stare wasn't as dark or threatening. 

"Don't underestimate her, Harald" Hvitserk drank half of his glass of beer at once "She manages to get more information about Aethelwulf in one hour than most of us together in a week" 

You bit your lip nervously as everyone's eyes focused on you again. Ivar watched you too, and you could swear he was smiling... Proudly?

"My name is Harald Finehair" the man stood up "And this is my brother, Halfdan The Black"

You had heard about them. Erik mentioned their names more than once. Halfdan looked like his brother, though he had a darker look, with his blonde hair and brown eyes. He didn't smile at you, but examined your face with curiosity. 

"And she" Harald's eyes looked to one of the women in the room, the only one with dark hair "Is Astrid, my beautiful wife"

Her piercing blue eyes bore into yours, making you look away. She smiled softly. 

"It's nice to meet you, Y/N, I have to thank you, because you probably saved all of our lives when telling us about Aethelwulf's movements..."

"Oh, I..." You looked at Ivar, your eyes widened and screaming for help "You're welcome?" You bit your lip, and everyone in the room chuckled. 

You were panicking. Truly panicking on the inside. 

Yes, Erik told you to gain Ivar's trust, but he said nothing about meeting the whole... Gang? Mafia? Family? Whatever the fuck these people were. You were in a dangerous place and you knew that you could fuck everything up if you said the wrong thing, so in spite of your desire of running away from that place, you sat down on the couch next to Ivar while the rest of the people went back to the game.

Ivar had already a beer in his hand, and he offered you another one he took from a small table full of alcohol and things you preferred not to even recognize. 

The alcohol helped you to relax. Within an hour, you met Torvi, Ubbe's girlfriend, Margrethe, Ubbe and Hvitserk's ex-girlfriend, Floki, Ivar's "uncle", and Helga, Floki's wife. 

You had to admit that they were much more polite and nice than you would have thought. And although you were still tense around them, after a few beers you even tried to play poker. You had never in your life played poker, so you were more than lost in the game. Ivar had an amazing time watching you, though. 

The one who didn't look too happy having you in there was Floki. 

While Helga had been a sweetheart to you, and smiled a thousand times since you arrived, Floki looked suspicious. 

He watched you closely, not smiling even once, he even frowned when Helga went to say hello to you. 

Ivar noticed it too. Floki was usually the loudest of the group always giggling and happy... To be silent and serious wasn't Floki's style. He noticed how his eyes never left you, even when you were tipsy and trying to understand the rules of the game. 

He made a mental note to ask him about it later... Now he had other problems. 

You hadn't had dinner, and hadn't drank any alcohol (not that much at least) in months, which made you giggle at everything and almost fall on Ivar's lap when you tried to go back to your place next to him on the couch only after your fifth beer. 

"I'm a bit disappointed on you" Ivar raised his eyebrow "I though such a brave and independent girl would resist more than five beers"

"I'm fine" you frowned, though your slow movements and your sleepy eyes said something else "Why did you bring me here?" 

You leaned into him so he could hear you over the loud yelling on the room. 

Ivar smiled softly. It was you or the blue of his eyes was even more intense now? 

"I told you, to thank you for all the information you've given to me" his lips parted, and you couldn't take your eyes off of them. 

"That is not the real reason" you shook your head "You don't trust me, why bring me here?"

"Maybe to see if I can trust you or not" 

His hand was on your thigh, and instantly you regretted drinking a single drop of alcohol. 

His hand put your hair away, leaving your neck completely exposed. 

"I don't trust anyone, Y/N, it's nothing personal" he muttered, his lips now touching your ear. 

You sighed, your breath shaking as you felt his breathing on the soft skin of your neck. A part of you wanted to push him away and go out. But you honestly couldn't, not when his delicious lips touched your neck. 

Ivar hummed, his hand pressing on your thigh as his lips worked on your neck. You moaned softly and closed your eyes, for his ears only, which made him smirk and then bit down on your soft spot. You grabbed his bicep and hissed in pain. 

"And it's a bit difficult to trust you if you don't tell me your sources" he moved to your jaw, smirking.

"And I won't tell you" you managed to answer, eyes still closed. 

Ivar chuckled. 

"Did you fuck Alfred?" 

"I didn't fuck anyone" you opened your eyes and looked at him fiercely.

"Since when?" His hand on your thigh moved, and you squirmed in your seat. 

"I'm not going to tell you that" you raised your eyebrow. 

"Then I'll have to find out by myself"

His lips touched yours, and you moaned almost instantly. They were even softer than you could have ever imagined, and warmer. It was like coming home after a long time away, like putting on your freshly washed pajamas, or even like the sun hitting your face for the first time in days. 

You blushed in embarrassment, and tried to ignore your stupid thoughts as he deepened the kiss. 

His tongue caressed yours, and you moaned again. You didn't know if it was because of the alcohol, or because his addictive taste, but you couldn't stop kissing him. Even when your lungs started screaming for air. 

Ivar was the one who broke the kiss, smirking when you whined in protest. 

No one else in the room had paid any attention to you and your... Moment, but you blushed anyway, especially when Ivar licked those delicious lips of his and his eyes fixed in yours. 

You had never ever felt something like that when kissing anyone. And you had kissed plenty of boys (and some girls too) during high school.  And you had been in love, or that was what you thought. 

Not even with Erik.

Erik...

You felt like throwing up. Your Erik, the Erik you were risking your life for.

Oh my god, I need to get out of here. 

You cleared your throat, recomposing yourself. Ivar was now looking at his phone, completely calm. You admired his composure, as you felt like screaming and crying in that moment. 

"We're not strangers anymore, Y/N" his soft voice made you shiver again "So... Why not tell me now how did you manage to find out all of that?"

Even if you were panicking and crying on the inside, you managed to hold his stare and answer him. 

"If you think that some beer and a kiss will be enough for me to tell you all my secrets, Lothbrok, you're wrong" you stood up from the couch "I need to leave, I have things to do tomorrow"

"You said you didn't trust her" Ubbe was worried, as always. Ivar rolled his eyes "Why bring someone you don't trust here, huh? This is one of the few places no one knows, and if she says something now..."

"She won't" Ivar sighed "I don't trust her, not completely at least" he tried to ignore the way Floki raised his eyebrow "But I really want to know who is giving her information"

"Why is that so important?" Hvitserk was too tired of the conversation "She tells you about Aethelwulf, we attack him, we win"

"But she gains nothing with it" Ivar clenched his jaw, annoyed.

"She told you she did it because of her boyfriend didn't she? The one Aethelwulf killed"

"I don't believe that" Ivar bit his lip. There was something in you, something about you that was... Strange "She might want revenge, but maybe not for herself"

"Look, Ivar, I think you like her, and that's why you're so obsessed"

Ivar glared at Hvitserk, fighting against the blush that threatened to cover his cheeks. Floki scoffed and throw his glass to the floor. 

"You're exactly like your father" Floki seemed very annoyed at him "Both of you are smart, observant and strong, but you have the same weakness; women" Ivar clenched his fist "You see a beautiful woman and all that intelligence goes to Hel... Be very careful, Ivar, you can fuck whoever you want, but be careful with that girl, she doesn't have good intentions"

"Oh, go to Hel, all of you" he growled. Luckily, Harald, Halfdan and Astrid had left before Ubbe confronted him about you "Ubbe, you said she was an innocent girl and panicked when I threatened to kill her, and now you're saying..."

"You can not trust someone and still don't kill them" Ubbe used that big brother tone Ivar hated "I don't think she's a bad person, she's just a young woman with a shitty job and pretty big bills... She might not want to hurt you, but can be working with someone who wants"

"That's why I want to know who are her sources" 

"Well, the kiss and the caress on her thigh didn't work so... Maybe next time you'll have to fuck her, little brother" Hvitserk smirked, patting his shoulder softly. 

You were already in bed, tired but incapable of sleeping, with Smaug curled up next to you, on your pillow. 

You couldn't stop thinking about Ivar and the kiss. And just when you were going to put down your phone and force yourself to sleep, the text arrived. 

If you think that I kissed you like that only so you would tell me your sources, you're wrong. 

And you knew. You were (and had) fucked up.

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Goblin: The Lonely and Great God Reaction Thread (Ep 1)

For @ladyvanserra

He moved a pot a couple of inches and broke a Frenchman’s rib. I already like this show!

Period dramas (even partially) and fantasy mixed with history. That’s my drama-kink right there.

Wait why are they declaring him a criminal?

He won the war for them?

Oh wow, violence with blood! Yay korea(n dramas)!

Wait why do you look familiar King Dude?

OH MY GOD IT’S THE BOY FROM “THE BIG HIT”

DOES YOUR FATHER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING RIGHT NOW?!?!?

Actually, he seemed more likely to declare himself a god...

Ah, they’re mad at him for being Julius Caesar, got it.

Well obvs the white girl is supposed to stand out, who are you?

Oh, that was a “we used to fuck” look

“Imma kill every innocent person.” That’s some A+ kinging right there.

Ohhhh yeah, they fucked.

Wait she wants him to go kill the king? Even if everyone dies?

That’s fucked up.

I want more backstory of this whole thing.

“Fire on her from behind the guy walking and kill her to punish him for not being easy to kill!”

Or, you know, order him shot in the back?

And he walks up behind him and slices.

Like, couldn’t just do that before? A+ guarding right there.

Eew, why do people drool when they cry in dramas? Just... eew.

“Forgive me sir for slowly stabbing you with a giant broadsword”

Cut. Off. His. Head. It’s. More. Polite.

See? Like what that guard just did to the other guy.

Man the advisor from Mulan is a dick

I know that’s chinese not Korean.

It’s the hat.

SHE’S STILL ALIVE??? LONGEST DEATH WITH AN ARROW IN SOMEONE’S HEART EVER.

DIE FASTER.

oh the old lady’s ring, splashed with her blood.

So shouldn’t she be a goblin too?

Is that why the old lady looked so young-made-to-look-old?

Is she the dead lady as a goblin in some way?

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE HIM TO DIE OMFG.

Well, I mean, from the show... a long damn time. But still!

Seoul, 1998, and he looks like Neo

JFC THAT CAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND HE FUCKING DEMOLISHED IT!

Wait, why do you look familiar car dude???

Seriously familiar.

Death is hot and all, but this dude looks SERIOUSLY familiar...

C’mon google, help a girl out

*cries 20 min later when no amount of googling turns up anything*

WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU

Fandom recruited to identify.

BUT NO LUCK

JFC did he have bodies in his trunk???

Death is hot.

He resembles another actor, but I can’t think of who.

Not in the this-will-drive-me-insane way, just---

OH, THE DUDE FROM “THE 100″. BELLAMY.

He reminds me of Bellamy. Just in the eyes and hair.

“Drink this tea or you’ll regret it...” Kind of rapey, Death.

what the frick-frack? that’s a lot of tea

Death literally making tea all day huh? ~drama~

Death that hat looks stupid.

Haha, Goblin just casually dropping shade XDDD

Slightly obsessed with candles, are we?

It’s child abuse to dress a kid like that.

"This is my grandson, who I obviously want beaten up on the playground.”

“From now on, this child will serve you, old bloody sword dude!”

Yeah this is normal.

So it wasn’t just that he was killed with his own blade, it was that he killed so many, or left so many to die at his hands?

HOW ARE YOU NOT RUNNING LIKE CRAZY THE OTHER WAY AT THE ZOMBIE THAT JUST STOOD UP IN YOUR FIELD???

That old guy is so fucking chill...

Oh, he’s going to kill the Mulan-Advisor!

Again, I know that’s Chinese and this is Korean, it’s the hat.

So who was the girl that they gave her a proper memorial?

That poor little Goryeo boy... He’s doomed to one day don the above ridiculous outfit.

Death would have been kinder.

But he is seriously cute as a button!

In the past, not in the yellow thingie.

Is it bad I only find the lead hot when he’s got his warrior-hair (long)?

omg the little nugget is hungry~

and he’s trying to hide it.

THAT BOY DESERVES ALL THE LOVE AND FOOD AND JUST EVERYTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

He was starving! Poor bean sprout~~

WHY ARE YOU BULLYING THE CUTE LITTLE DUDE?!?!?

NO!!!!! NUGGET!!!! DON’T DROWN

SAVE HIM YOU RAT BASTARD!

SAVE THE KERNEL OF CUTENESS!!!

Yes, you using your new powers (that we never see you learn to control) to kill the evil slavers is nice and all

BUT SAVE

THE

BABY

BUMBLEBEE

Ooo, green flaming sword, cool.

But where’s Button???????

YOU. CAN’T. SNAP. TO. PRESENT. THERE.

So they say “Goblin”, but they mean a minor god?

Uh oh, Female Lead in hit-and-run.

I wonder if she’ll be saved

*she says sarcastically*

Wow that is a lot of blood.

Her entire body’s worth

And yet she’s still chatting.

And Goblin will save her.

But not the adorable little bean.

Female Lead is preggo?

Death is gonna be PISSED

And not just because his hat is silly.

OMG that’s the cutest baby ever.

AAH! CORPSES!

Whispering about brides.

Over a baby.

Who is now 8 years old.

The mom looks mildly familiar...

I think from her Banjun Drama days? I think I saw the DBSK ones...

OMFG THAT IS AN ADORABLE LITTLE PUPPY

Who apparently doesn’t exist?

DOES THAT MEAN IT’S A DEAD PUPPY’S GHOST????

NO, THERE AREN’T ALLOWED TO BE DEAD PUPPIES

NOT EVER

NEVER EVER EVER

*traumatized*

Yeah, something was weird with the mom not touching candles.

How’d she die?

Was it before?

Or recently?

This convo with the mom’s ghost is so creepy and sad at the same time

I love it

Seriously creepy, sad, and cool all at once

Love love love it.

This part kind of gives me “Black” vibes.

Did anyone else see that?

It was just ok.

“How do you never seem to grow old granny?”

Because she’s obviously a young lady in age make up.

It’s the eyes. She has painfully young eyes.

And Death came for the kid... why?

Oh, he’s surprised, he came for the mom.

“You of all people should know.”

Oh, so old lady is a Reaper too?

A head of cabbage as a birthday gift.

Yep, she’s an old lady.

Oh look, the old lady is young again. What a surprise.

LMAO the little guy in the dumb hat grew up to be a drinker.

Not surprised with that dumb hat.

JFC the ghost trying to get her attention is freaky.

The dangers of shooting a guy walking in slow-motion.

He looks like an idiot when he blinks.

OK this super intense stare between him and the teenager is kind of eew (even though she’s 19).

Can we do a time jump and age her again?

And he’s like *instant boner*

Ooo, little nugget grew up hot this time

Another reason he shouldn’t have drowned in the Goryeo times.

“How can she be proud of killing her own mom”

Wow, fucking nice family there...

Assholes.

Throwing a rice bowl at her head and demanding money?

Wow.

These fuckers deserve bad things.

Aw, Goblin is adorable with the old man.

He’s got a nice smile.

Just... totally nice.

Is he pacing around where he died? Gnarly.

What? He heard her prayer?

Is it because he saved her?

Aw, he came to her.

Arguing over who summoned who, lmao.

It sounds like when my mother and father think they heard the other call them.

“Did you call me?”

“No, why would I have called you?”

“That’s what I’m asking you.”

“Give me (flowers), they don’t suit you.”

hahahahahahahahaha

He gave her flowers, so I guess this is a first date?

“What do these flowers mean?” “Lovers.” *romantic music*

Again, I know she’s 19... but she looks 15, and he’s like 40.

Aw, Death is looking dapper.

He lives with a centuries-old Goblin.

And is renting the house out to Death.

Why isn’t the show about this guy’s life???

It could be a comedy.

omg burning the contract with a finger-gun is hysterical

And his face when there’s a copy XDDD

DON’T  YOU THREATEN MY LITTLE NUGGET DEATH

NOT EVEN AS A JOKE

I will CUT YOU

This is the bromance I didn’t know I needed.

These two flinging pepper and paprika (or probably chili flakes) around the table like children.

It’s already a comedy! :D

She’s going to work at a Korean Chicken restaurant.

Korean chicken restaurants are proof of the divine.

If it’s made of chicken

and you’re in Korea

it’s going to be amazing.

Especially garlic or soy sauce fried chicken.

But also spicy chicken bites.

Kind of like Korean orange chicken?

I can’t spell the word.

So the connection between them is fire? That’s how she summons him? Or is it the act of putting them out?

“I must be a fairy. Like Tinker Bell.”

*rolls eyes and vanishes immediately to get away from the stupid*

Haha, so it is lighting and blowing out a flame.

If blowing out a digital candle works-

JFC IT WORKS

“Goblin” must be a loose translation.

Because nothing about this is goblin-like in western mythology.

So it must just be the closest equivalent creature to translate to.

Ah, now he knows who she is.

And what she is.

Wow, he’s brutal.

“Just go die then. I only care about you 10 won worth”.

*follows him through a portal to the other side of the world on accident*

I think he just peed himself.

“Canada.... you mean the place with the maple leaf? The one in North America?!?!??!?!?”

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

“No matter how I think about it, you’re a goblin... I love you.”

Immediately latches on to tall, dark, and handsome because he insta-travels.

Mood.

[the-fiction-witch]

Date Night

REAL LIFE:  COUPLE: TBS  X READER RATING: CUTE + FUNNY

THIRD PERSON POV:

A tall blonde boy wandered around campus with a rather short long haired boy both seeming distracted "so I need a few questions answering Thomas" the long haired boy asked "What, Dylan?" Thomas asked "What’s is it like doing the smartest girl on earth?" he asked "Organised" he sighed "How so?" Dylan asked "Nothing is ever spontaneous with her, she over thinks everything, and has to be logical about everything, it kinda sucks, but I love her I can’t complain" Thomas replied "I still say what I said before, its stock home syndrome," Dylan said "How so?" Thomas asked "you two moved in together at the age of six, you only love her because you have no choice your parents put you together, you at least have to make a baby, it’s not like you meet and have any real connection, when did you do last have a proper like date, like normal people do?" Dylan explained "Uh.......last month, we watched a movie, while cuddling and eating ice cream that’s a date," Thomas said "It doesn’t count," Dylan said "Why not?" Thomas asked "That movie was a scientifically documentary, it doesn’t count" Dylan laughed "Oh please that thing was so in accurate it may as well have been a comedy," Thomas said "Whatever, you expanding the universe tonight?" Dylan asked with a smirk "Sure, I’m caught up with work, it’s not anything important on the calendar, sure" Thomas replied "Really I thought you would have to check with your misses" Dylan laughed "Y/n is not my misses" he replied "She might as well be Thomas" Dylan laughed before they walked back to Dylan’s dorm room it was dark the blackout curtains did their job well they quickly shut the doors behind them and sat on old bean bags with a few burn holes in they sat down and relaxed and Dylan got a safe from under the table and was busy with the compilations "new stuff we need to try it out, see the strength and such normal drill, it’s called sky-walker" Dylan explained "Good name" Thomas smirked as Dylan handed him a smoke "if were alive in an hour" Thomas smirked "if we are" Dylan laughed before they lit them and they both instantly relaxed and seemed a million miles away for hours till Thomas phone went off "oh it’s your misses" Dylan laughed "Shut up," Thomas told him before answering the phone "Hi sweetheart," he said "Where are you?" she asked "I’m at Dylan’s that’s all" he replied "Well you need to get home, our parents are coming over tomorrow," she told him "Okay I’ll be home in a bit," he told her before hanging up and getting up "I’m off back to Y/n" he sighed going to the door Dylan just got his phone moved it and it made a whip sound "fuck off Dylan" Thomas shouted before walking off home or well stumbling around as he was still a bit too relaxed from the smoke till he got in the front door and sore Y/n stood making dinner so he went and wrapped his arms around her tightly putting his head tightly in her neck and giving it kisses as she worked "hello" he said happily "Hello, you seem happy?" she said "I’m always happy when I’m with you," he said cuddling into her neck more "You said you went to Dylan’s what did you go to Dylan’s for?" she asked "He’s my friend, I wanted to spend the afternoon with him so he wouldn’t be bothering me so I could spend all weekend with you," he said happily giving her neck more kisses and hugging her tighter "Did you smoke anything at Dylan’s?" she asked "Maybe" he giggled "Thomas, what have I told you, you can’t keep smoking that stuff it's gonna destroy your brain," she told him "But it makes me happy" he giggled "Okay, but not so often okay," she told him "Okay, for you sweetheart," he said "I have a plan for tonight," he told her "What?" she asked "After dinner, we cuddle up to a movie, even if it's utter shit, with some popcorn and some ice cream, okay, no work," he told her "Oh but I was going to download a quantum physics lecture and make an extra credit paper on it" she sighed "sweetheart, Y/n Y/M/N Y/L/N, you need one night off from working, one night, you can do extra credit work when ever, I want a night just you and me," he told her "Okay, for you Thomas" she smiled "Yay" he said giving her more kisses "I love you" he whispered as she was finishing up dinner "I know" she replied "go set the table" she said so he did he set the table and they sat and had dinner as normal Thomas then had a shower as Y/n did the washing up when he came back they sorted stuff out in the living room for their movie cuddling up on the sofa Thomas sat normally with his feet up on the table and the popcorn bowl in his lap, and Nats head on his chest and shoulder and his arm around her as they watched a lot of very bad movies

[hanksterhillingtonexplained-blog]

Big E.T. in Arlen

Let’s start off with my very first video Big E.T. in Arlen. This video actually predates the Hankster Hillington channel, and was originally posted on a very different channel all the back in October of 2014. It never achieved more than a few hundred views, and when I decided to launch the Hankster Hillington channel a few months later, I reposted the video (along with the truly new Hank’s Waifu and You Only Dale Once), and for most people it was a brand new video. The opening joke of this YTP is simply “What if the opening of King of the Hill was boring?”. Basically, rather than having a time-lapse where many things happen, in this version nothing happens other than Hank, Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer looking all around. Truly, the pinnacle of clever comedy, I know.

The next joke, and the first proper bit of humor in this YTP begins with Hank exclaiming, “I heard a funny joke the other day.” The idea here is that Hank is reminiscing about the joke he heard, but isn’t going to tell his friends (or the audience) what it was. Really, this scene is just in here to set up the gag of Bill being destroyed by the ball. You think something will happen, but you aren’t sure what, so when Bill goes flying it should come as a big laugh, even if you have seen the real episode before. We see the ball fly past Hank, but it’s on screen for only 3 frames before cutting to Bill getting hit with it. This is quick enough to give the viewer the information they need so that the cut to Bill getting knocked over isn’t abrupt, but still fast enough that it feels instantaneous. Inside we get an assortment of more or less random jokes. We have Bobby lusting over Peggy’s giant breasts, “Warm Bulging Rains”, and Bill being pathetic before getting hit by another ball. There’s not much coherence to any of this. This was well before I started focusing on narrative driven humor, so these things are simply there to be funny without purpose. No more, no less. In the next scene we get our first of many sex jokes. This was well before I was comfortable showing any sort of real nudity in a video, so we have the brightness and coloring turned way down to simulate a dark room instead. It looks visually poor, but I think the dialogue works well despite that - especially  Hank falling asleep instantly after giving up on trying to pleasure Peggy.

“So what do you do? You just flick it?” The “Little Sister” song sequence that follows is nothing more than an excuse to showcase an underrated song I quite like. If there’s any joke here, it’s the unexpectedness of Bobby having a beautiful singing voice, perhaps juxtaposed against him holding a “black power” type fist pose. The scene of Bobby’s head expanding like a balloon before popping is supposed to be a physical manifestation of his ego. When Dale praises him it blows up, but it’s too much for him to handle and he “explodes” - quite literally. Dale sheds two tears here. Two are for Bobby’s beautiful song, and the third is for the death of Bobby himself. The “Joseph d-u-u-u-u-u-d-e” scene that follows is tantamount to filler. I couldn’t think a funnier follow up scene, so I stuck in this trite of Joseph’s vocals repeating quickly when he tries and is unable to correct himself from calling Peggy “dude”. Peggy’s reaction is supposed to be one of annoyance, and she quickly shuts Joseph without saying anything to him, but the whole scene doesn’t play well, and isn’t that funny. Luckily it’s over quick. The “Warm Buldging Rains” scene was supposed to be a little gag along the lines of, the YTP was bleeding into the actual real episode for a moment, before going back to the way it was. Or to put it another way, Big E.T. in Arlen is an alternate reality of the episode “Of Mice and Little Green Men”, and the other reality was peeking through for a moment. The joke doesn’t quite work however, and the typo doesn’t make it any better.

The next scene has a joke I really like. A man comes up to Peggy and asks, “Excuse me, is that seat free?”, and Peggy ever-so-slowly moves her purse into position before slamming it down on the empty chair. It’s unfortunate that the animation is so choppy here, because Peggy being a total bitch (and smiling at the pissed off guy) to a random stranger for basically no reason is pretty funny if you ask me. The cutaway to The Simpsons is a joke I would think twice about doing now. It’s funny as hell, but it feels like a bit of a tonal shift. Still, even if I would think twice about it, I would include a scene like it in a future video if I thought it was funny enough.

“Can you send a 13-year-old flowers?” If you look closely in this scene, you can see that Dale’s pants have some black lines, and a yellow spot on them. Likewise, his shoes have metallic stripes on them as well. The reason for this is because although this Dale was in the perfect pose to put in  this scene, he was partially obscured by some objects above him (he was originally on a mower, I believe) and I simply left those details in and hoped no one would notice. If I were making this video now, I would simply Photoshop those imperfections away, but I was young, naive, and needed the money.  (•﹏•) After a brief scene of more bitch Peggy (”Are you as nervous for Bobby as I am?”) we encounter that weird “Taters” scene that I for the life of me don’t recall how I came up with. It’s as bizarre to me as it is to all of you. I think it my thought process was something along the lines of “Wouldn’t it be funny if Peggy took a picture of Bobby, but it came out all real and grotesque”, and “Then the second time it comes out all real and cute”, but I honestly don’t remember for sure. We then come upon the “Go, Joe, Go!” scene, which isn’t really funny at all. The zoomed in Nancy face I thought was hilarious at the time, but now after having worked on so many YTPs and seeing so many off-model KotH characters, it just comes across as ordinary and boring to me.

So after another groan-worthy “Joe” joke, Dale and Hank get to talking, and Dale admits that Joseph isn’t his sus. This joke probably flew over the heads of most people, but the idea was that Dale calls Joseph his “sus” as a reference to all those older KotH YTPs where everyone would say “sus” and “yay”. Hank doesn’t respond, because he doesn’t understand what Dale means, before Dale corrects himself, by saying “son” instead. Luckily, this is followed up by an always hilarious gasp by Hank as he looks nervously back and forth, with Dale then stating, “Well, I didn’t impregnate Nancy’s pussy. So who did?” The word “pussy” fits so well into that sentence, you’ll almost wonder why it was never there to begin with. Okay, maybe not, but it feels more natural than having a character say “cock” out of nowhere like in some older YTPs. Anyway, the whole point of this scene is to imply (correctly) that Hank had an affair with Nancy and is in fact Joseph's father. Hank pulls the word “spacemen” out of his ass to try and cover his tracks, and Dale ignorantly believes him. Yet somehow Hank is completely right. Joseph is an alien, and he attacks Dale when confronted about this. Personally, I always like to think of Joseph lifting Dale up and breaking his back Bane / Batman style, but you can interpret it however you like. Next is a Big Wolf on Campus parody. I use the term “parody” lightly, as it’s basically just the theme song set to a bunch of clips from King of the Hill. It’s not a parody; it’s an AMV. You wouldn’t be surprised to see Vegeta powering up to Linkin Park at this point. To make matters worse, I didn’t have many episodes to work with at the time, so the clips in the sequence are all mostly from the same episode. It’s boring as hell in my opinion. I’ve never even seen Big Wolf, I just like the song. But unlike the earlier Rufus Wainwright tune, I feel this song was a mistake to include. The only positive that came out of it was Joseph’s scream at the end as he pops up in front of the title card, which I liked enough to keep as the thumbnail.

Some music from South Park plays as Hank enters the hospital. There’s this weird little scene where Hank talks with the receptionist that goes absolutely nowhere. You would be right to assume she’s talking with Dale, based on what happens in the next scene, but considering Dale is on his deathbed, I doubt he has the strength to even use the phone. Dale admits to knowing about Hank’s infidelity, and Hank apologizes before he dies. Hank then oddly smiles and walks away silently upon seeing his best friend die. This isn’t a joke. I just forget to add in footsteps and the sound of the door closing. I probably should’ve edited his face too to make him look more glum about this whole thing. But it turns out that Dale Winchester isn’t actually dead, but is now a demon! We see an extended sequence of fan girls reacting to the Gribble heartthrob dying and being resurrected as an agent of darkness. Personally, I think the whole thing goes on a little too long, but it was hard to trim it down, as it’s all buildup to the final scene where the two girls majorly overreact to Dale’s death. Funny enough, the girl from that finale clip actaully found out about this YouTube Poop and approved of her appearance in it. Who’da thunk it. (If you haven’t figured it out, those are actually reactions to the Supernatural season 9 finale, but with Dale taking the place of Dean who died and became a demon.)

“I don’t like this show anymore.” Dale uses his newfound second chance at life to live out his best Charles Whitman, in probably one of the funniest scenes in the episode. He blows off Bill’s head mid-sentence leaving a peeved Peggy on the other line to ponder Bill’s rudeness in hanging up on her. There aren’t any jokes in this scene. It’s just an excuse for Dale to be badass as he takes on the police and everyone in town. And honestly, I wouldn’t cut it for the world. I love this scene. It’s followed by a weird little snip of one of the Gun Club members saying “The police aren’t trained for this”, followed by them leaving, which seems like it’s going to set up another scene. I wish I could say that I put it in as a red herring so the ending would come as a surprise, but I actually forgot I had it in there, and didn’t remember to resolve the Gun Club subplot. Not that there was any story there to begin with. We then get a scene of Dale killing an unseen hostage (I probably should’ve put her body in a later scene), followed by the police shooting knockout gas at him. Cue shocked reactions from the cast. The idea here was that this would be a Dragon Ball Z-esque moment where all the characters are speechless by Dale’s new form, in which he’s able to withstand the police’s most toxic fumes, and they’re forced to think what they’re feeling instead of stating them aloud. It’s all very silly, but I feel like it works.

“The Dale we knew no longer exists.” Another funny little note... In the scene where the gas canister is shot into the tower, you can see Dale talking to someone, but we can’t hear his words. Perhaps he’s talking to the demon inhabiting his body? Perhaps he’s truly gone crazy? Or perhaps I simply forgot to put dialogue in that scene. It’s up to interpretation, and I think scholars will be debating it for years to come. In the finale, we get Hank slide-whistling his way up to try and talk Dale down. The scene takes itself fairly seriously, which is completely intentional. If there’s even a core of real emotion in this, it’s in this brief moment where the music kicks in, and Hank admits to his wrongdoings. It’s all set up to contrast what comes next. Curiosity gets the best ol’ Robert Hill, and in the ensuing struggle, the gun discharges shooting Hank, and causing him to fall to his death.

Hank’s dead. The end. We don’t get a resolution to the story. Much like life, it simply ends when it ends. I actually play (almost) the entire credits sequence set to  Blue Öyster Cult’s 1976 hit song “Don’t Fear the Reaper” to try to give it the feel like you were watching an actual episode of the show. This includes showing the production cards and 20th Century Fox logo with even a voice-over at the end of Bobby saying “Taters” and Joseph screaming his alien scream to mimic the actual show replaying a quote from the episode at the end. Honestly, I feel now that no one will actually watch the entire credits to the end, and most people will jump to another video or exit, so after this I shorted the credits when I used them before doing away with the idea completely (only bringing it back one last time for Metal Dale.) And that’s it. The first video that kicked off the Hankster Hilington channel you all know and love today. Ye-ep.

[bennet-darcy]

do all of the asks if your up for it !

I’m putting this under a read more because wow, it got long. 

Sunrises: What is something you are looking forward to?

I’m really, very excited to have my exams over with, and to have finished my first year of uni! My last exam is on the 30th, so I’ll be done soon, yay! 

Also, once I’m done with exams, I’m going to be going home to California for a bit to visit family, which I’m very excited about! Then after that, I’ll be going to Colorado to see my friends and family there, which I am also very excited about! 

Honeybees: What is something you have done recently that you are proud of? It can be anything at all, even just waking up every morning.

Since I’m getting ready to move back home to the US, I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on my time here in the UK, and I feel really proud of myself for what I’ve accomplished in this amount of time. Moving to London, I had no connections. No friends or family here to make the transition easier. I was 5000 miles away from everyone I knew. The first few weeks living here were really rough, and I was constantly homesick, and fearful about the simplest things: going to get groceries, going to class, etc. 

After about 2 months, though, I made some really great friends and developed great connections with lots of people at my uni, and a few from outside uni, as well. I feel really comfortable with living in London, and being on my own, and taking care of myself, now. It’s been a huge learning experience and I’m really very proud of myself for developing sort of a life for myself here. 

Okay sorry for that novel, but yes. I’m proud of myself for what I’ve accomplished in the past 9 months, living in London. 

Roller skating: What are your hobbies?

Recently, I’ve been taking dance fitness classes that are really a lot of fun. I’ve been enjoying that, a lot. I sometimes take random walks throughout the city, and check out local landmarks. When I was living at home, I played the violin every once in a while, but I’ve been out of practice for so long at this point, I probably don’t know how to play anymore, tbh. I also enjoy reading and cooking/baking (but with cooking/baking, I have to be in the right Mood to enjoy it?) Yeah. 

Stars: What are your favorite blogs?

http://www.johnwatsonblog.co.uk/

http://www.thescienceofdeduction.co.uk/

Poppy flowers: What are your favorite flowers?

This…. I can’t.. Please don’t do this to me. I have way too many favorites, I cannot choose. Some of my favorites in no particular order are: roses, peonies, tulips, daisies, lavender, sunflowers, and carnations  

Lemonade: What is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for you?

!!!!!!!! warning: gay screaming ahead !!!!!!!!

Okay so. At this point, you all know that uh, I’m gay, and that Devan is incredible and so lovely and a very important person in my life. 

So. For Valentine’s Day, she made me a video thing? It was a compilation of clips from movies/tv shows that, all held some significance to either me or her, or both of us. She included clips from Love Actually (which is a fave for both of us), Ghostbusters (the first movie we had gone to see together), Pride and Prejudice (my favorite movie in the world), Moulin Rouge (another movie that we had watched together), The Office (a show that we both enjoy) and Sherlock (because sherlock and john are gay and in love and lovely, also Devan and I sort of began talking with each other because of Sherlock so :’) ) 

But yes, that was probably one of the sweetest things that anyone has done for me. It was just !!!! so customized, and each clip had special significance, and I can tell she put a lot of thought into it, and I cried so much when she sent it to me, and it still makes me tear up when I watch it. Wow. Literally just. Wow. Have I mentioned that she’s incredible? Oh my gosh.

Okay, gay screaming over. Sorry for being a sappy mess. 

Dogs: What do you look for in friends?

Usually it’s important to me that the other person and I have at least a few things in common with each other, such as a common interest. I think that’s what the majority of my friendships have been based on. 

Other than that, it’s really nice when I find someone that has the same sense of humor as me. 

Painting: If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?

I’ve always thought pastel colored hair is soooo pretty and cool looking! Light purple and light pink hair, especially. But I feel like I really would Not be able to pull it off. So uh. I’ll stick with brown hair, thanks. 

Smiles: What is the greatest compliment you have ever received? What is a compliment you wish someone would give you?

Okay so I don’t know if this is the greatest compliment I’ve ever received, but this is the one that’s most current and fresh in my mind, so I’ll share this one: 

On Thursday, I went to my last class of the year, which was my “Counselling Psychology” class. My teacher for that class, Augusta, is my favorite teacher I’ve EVER had. I really admire her a lot, and she teaches really well, and just has a great personality. 

Anyway, I was a bit early to class on Thursday morning, and it was just her and I in the classroom. So during this time, she says, “Amber, I just wanted to tell you, I’ve just finished grading all of the coursework for this class, and your presentation as well as your reflective essay were incredible. You’re very good in this subject, and I can tell that you’re passionate about it. I hope you continue to study psychology because I know you would do well in this field. You’re a very bright young lady.” AND I LITERALLY JUST ABOUT DIED! (And I low-key cried a little bit.)

I just !?!??!??! Coming from her, that meant SO much to me, because I admire her so much, so to hear that was just so meaningful and great. 

Fairy lights: If someone wanted to get to know you, what should they read/watch/listen to?

Read Pride and Prejudice, watch Pride and Prejudice, and listen to the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack. jkgsjkghsjg. I’m (kind of) joking. Umm?? I don’t know. I think my “Top 25 Most Played” playlist on my itunes sums me up pretty well. It’s a mix of Classical music, Ed Sheeran, Phantom of the Opera, Enya, Christmas music, and Pride and Prejudice. 

Dancing: Describe your dream date.

Fun fact (or, a rather depressing fact): I’ve actually never been on a proper date, so this is all brand new to me, and I’m basing this answer on theory, rather than previous experience.

But um. I feel like I’m pretty low maintenance, in this regard. Cuddling and watching movies with someone sounds ideal, honestly. Or just like. Taking a nap. fjksdhgkj. Other than that, like if we’re actually GOING somewhere, maybe like? A museum or art gallery? The aquarium, maybe? I don’t know jdgksghk. My lack of experience with this is really showing, oops. 

Rainbows: What always makes you feel better when you’re sad?

I call my mom and tell her what’s going on, and she’s always able to help me feel better about basically anything. I love my momma. 

I also like watching comedy movies/tv shows when I’m feeling sad. I’ve been watching a lot of Brooklyn 99 lately. 

Beaches: If you could go anywhere in the world, right this moment, where would you go?

Right this moment? Nowhere. I’m comfortable in bed, and I don’t wanna move. 

Cats: What do you like to do on lazy days?

Sleep in as late as possible, stay in pajamas all day, bake cookies/cupcakes, watch a movie. Something along those lines. 

Sunflowers: What do you want other people to think of you?

Umm.. I hope others think of me as being a kind, trustworthy, caring person. That’s so cliche and cheesy, but that’s really what’s most important to me. 

Laughter: List 5 things that make you happy.

Watching my favorite movie

Sleeping in late

Spending time with people I love 

Eating my favorite food 

Petting cats and dogs 

Balloons: When do you feel most like yourself?

I really enjoy traveling. It’s a really exciting, fulfilling feeling to have the opportunity to travel to places I’ve not been before. I feel most like myself when I’m wandering around a new city/country, trying to understand the geography, the language, the culture, etc. 

Daisies: What is your favorite quote?

“You must know, surely you must know, it was all for you. You are too generous to trifle with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I’d scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I would have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love… I love… I love you. And I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.” - Mr. Darcy 

Trees: Name one thing you have learned this past year that has made you a better person?

I have learned that my life and my decisions are not dependent on anyone else’s opinions or expectations. It’s up to me to create a life that I feel satisfied with, regardless of how it makes other people feel. 

Polaroids: What is your favorite thing about yourself?

I’m a very dedicated person, and a very hard worker. I’m confident in my abilities to achieve the things that I want. 

Sunsets: If you could paint the sky any colors, what would they be?

I love when the sky turns that pink/purple color during sunset! It’s so nice, and I wish it would stay that color forever. 

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Ermanda’s Inner Sanctum: Scorpion 3.19 “Monkey See, Monkey Poo”

Thank you Scorpion for addressing the environmental issues facing the Amazon in terms of logging, missed pharmaceutical opportunities, and the impact of smaller niches for an area that houses the largest number of species, named and unnamed, on Earth!  Thank you Don Tardino for directing this episode!  Love him!  Overall, this episode is so hilarious!  I mean, we could have guessed this from the episode’s title alone, but it delivers so much more comedy than I anticipated.  Give me all the puns!  The Quintis “bicker clicker”, Sly’s tomato conundrum and psychosomatic breakdown, Ralph as the king of shade, and Toby’s twerking are just a few of many great comedic moments!  We also meet a new animal friend (Simian Freud) that could easily become a part of Team Scorpion like Ferret Bueller!  Cool fact: In the same way Happy gains a friend in Ada, Toby establishes a camaraderie with the monkey!  It pays off because the monkey saves Toby’s life!  Aww!  And is it just me or have we seen the cyclone handle a lot of animals this season?!  And a scorpion isn’t even one of them (😉 @aspiestvmusings)!  Ha!  Anyways, this review will expand on topics I have addressed in previous reviews as various story arcs unfold this season.  Let’s get started with a song to commemorate the episode!

     Milkshake by Kelis

Sly’s Genius Breakdown

Since this season’s focus is more on the personal sides of Team Scorpion, various scenarios explore how the geniuses and normals react to a loss or disappointment.  The geniuses retreat to their brains while the normals create emotional distance.  These coping mechanisms affect team dynamics and the biggest changes occur amongst those whose disappointments/losses have great impact to the plot.  The most prominent example is Walter’s reaction to Taige.  Other obvious ones include Happy/Quintis and the false pregnancy and Ralph’s questions and comments about Waige.  Now, Sly’s mannerisms after the election loss are another drop in this emotional bucket.

How is Sly coping after his election loss?  Looks like he caught the silly experiment bug from Walter!  Hahahaha!  And it’s no surprise that Walter is supportive in Sly’s endeavor to grow the perfect tomato slice for sandwich bread.  Even the way Walter places his hand is hand on Sly’s shoulder in a supportive manner is a testament of his EQ growth and Sly’s openness to contact even if he brushes his shoulder afterwards.  The quest to find a new passion leads to some hilarious brainiac moments!  At least this gardening project is more useful than Walter’s u-dog.  Lol!  However, a caterpillar that lands on his hand induces a psychosomatic reaction that leads to skin irritation from an itching sensation at the point of contact and transitions to anxiety-induced hand paralysis.  When Ralph conducts an experiment to test his hypothesis (it’s all in Sly’s head), Sly sees that his reactions are a manifestation of guilt for electing to stay in the garage for the mission because of his phobias.  Sly tries to remain supportive by pushing himself past his fears, but he has his limits.  The support from Ralph and Walter in this episode again convinces Sly to do things he would have never done 3 years ago.  He’s not doing anything major soon, but as Sly says… baby steps!  Yay Sly!  Yay for character development!  

Ralph Dineen: Scorpion’s Budding Little Genius

Ralph is growing up guys!  He is seeking more autonomy with his decision on a new haircut!  In addition, he is a steady voice of reason to everyone this season.  This is a great juxtaposition because he is the genius who is growing up with a lot of EQ exposure as opposed to the others.  Therefore, he relates to everyone in many ways and provides the team with perspectives they usually wouldn’t see without prompt.  Given that the cyclone is curious about EVERYTHING, Ralph knows what’s happening in the garage.  He’s the first to point out Cabe’s need for emotional support after his breakup.  This juxtaposition is also present whenever Ralph mentions his school curriculum.  Paige always reminds him about the importance of his secondary level schooling as much as his part-time student status in university.  This schedule fosters his psychological development in addition to his intelligence.  Gotta love this kid and the mother/son dynamic!  And I love that his haircut has a practical purpose!  It is an efficient means to get his lab goggles to form a proper face seal!  Love it… and so does Paige!  Once again, this show addresses conformity and uniqueness through Ralph, sending the message that individual uniqueness is lost when one conforms to societal standards.  Gain the EQ, but don’t sacrifice the IQ for it!  

Toby, You Good? Pt. 7 (via Quintis)

Happy presents some really great reasons to choose Dr. Rizzuto as a marriage counselor.  He helped Toby and Walter stop bickering 😉 last year and discovered that she and Toby were secretly dating.  Plus, it is also better to have a third party.  Happy also claims that they probably wouldn’t even be getting married if Dr. Rizzuto hadn’t pulled that news out of him.  Happy’s focus is primarily on herself based on her emotional faults.  Yet, Toby insists on ignoring Dr. Rizzuto’s successes in his life because his degree is not from a world-renowned university as his (and because he’s not a genius like him).  This is another explicit exploration of a Quintis dynamic shift where the focus pulls away from Happy’s emotional failures to Toby’s image of perfection that he projects onto his fiancé!  We are seeing more of Toby’s pathology at work.  First major clues were seen in 3.11 Wreck the Halls.  In all his loveliness, he has one that works to his detriment like the other geniuses.

Let’s break this down once again.  Notice Toby has a similar approach to every psychologists’ visit (reference 1.06 True Colors, 2.16 Fractured, & 2.17 Adaptation).  He also has the same fashion styling in each of those scenarios (wardrobe foreshadowing 😉).  Toby, like the other geniuses, are the best in their field, so they carry a sense of intellectual confidence that comes off as arrogance.  He expresses this through sarcasm.  Also, Toby’s childhood fostered feelings of inadequacy when he failed to fix his parents and picked up his father’s gambling habit.  The latter is one of several devices Toby uses to self-sabotage when things seem perfect.  Furthermore, he makes love declarations all the time, but he still struggles to make his needs known from the beginning (x).  And the image of perfection Toby projects on Happy doesn’t always create a platform for her to express her innermost thoughts since there is uncertainty that she will get a honest assessment as Dr. Rizzuto so perfectly states to him.  So I ask once again: who comes for Toby when he can’t help himself?  Notice how he has moments of truth at the end of each psych sessions and when Paige, Happy, or Ralph helps him.  In this episode, the answer is Dr. Cecil Rizzuto!  All of this continues to suggest that Toby has a secret he’s not sharing with the class or something happens where Toby learns to more consistently give Happy space to come to him.  You know, the scent of that Quintis shift is getting stronger! 😉😉😉    

The Waige Flip (via Walter O’Brien)

HOLY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!!  The end scene adds a new and exciting chapter to this ongoing saga!  This moment is important for several reasons.  First, Walter reaches a new level of EQ on his own.  He doesn’t get a hint from the others.  In fact, he’s the first between him and Paige to suggest a way to meet Cabe’s needs because he relates to the emotion.  Second, it’s an enlightening moment for Paige.  One of her concerns is Walter’s emotional availability for a romantic relationship.  This is not surprising considering that Walter claimed more than once that the notion of romantic love is fantasy.  It’s also not easy to deduce that Walter’s jealousy and pettiness was more a projection of deep, emotional pain when he already has difficulties relating to emotions period.  After Tahoe, Paige was not convinced that Walter truly related to the feeling of love and heartbreak.  And Veronica didn’t help the cause through her example.  So Walter’s change has her wondering about the possibilities.  And I think that Toby and Paige's linkup in this episode is done because they both experience enlightenment when it comes to their relationships.  Third, it links to the “sink or swim” philosophy.  Walter is getting like Dory and swimming well!  Go Walter!  🎤 Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming! 🎤

Overall, this moment makes everything Walter said to imaginary Paige in 3.03 It Isn’t the Fall That Kills You 10x more profound.  In fact, it is necessary to Waige developments.  Remember Cabe’s “half-baked” advice from 3.02 More Civil War?  Walter is cooking quite nicely I must say!  And now Walter goes to Cabe in a time of need when it comes to the women in their lives.  Hello parallels!  Now Paige is in the position to address her hesitations and ask herself again if a relationship with Walter is worth the risk given that he has reached a level of EQ on his own, without her help by drawing from his own experiences.  And another thing… What happens between them when some of Walter’s memories return in pieces that make him curious about what happened during the space mission?  Let’s see… this is episode 19, right?  It’s only a matter of time.  This relationship flip is unfolding quite nicely!  Btw, I am still looking for a ship catchphrase guys.  Quintis is to “The Mighty Love Oak” as Waige is to… [fill in the blank].

Drabbles…

Toby: My Spicy Asian Noodle… 😍😍😍😍😂😂😂😂😂😂

Happy: I think you’re being overly critical.  T: I’m not being critical.  I just think that Dr. Rizzuto should live on a pond and we should throw bread at him ‘cause he’s a quack. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Quintis is already starting to get into that married couple flow, even in the midst of a conflict.  Happy has the “don’t even try it” wifey stare on lock! 💚👌🏾

Timothy Armstrong Commemorative Greenhouse… 😂😂😂😂😂😂 It’s really sweet how Sly continues to admire Tim even in his absence.  (Still waiting on the Megan O’Brien pediatric wing though… 👀 *ahem writers*)

Sly’s face when Paige reveals that she uses the blue bowl (the one currently holding his chips) to cut Ralph’s hair… 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

H: Well, nobody looks good in that hat.  T: (taps bicker clicker)  H: (confused) For insulting the hat?  T: The hat and I are one. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Did you catch that Waige glance when Ralph clicked on Walter’s haircut?!  (parallel by Nicole aka. @webuiltthepyramids)

Poor Cabe!  He misses Allie.  He’s suffering in silence because of his choice to protect his children.  

Happy and Sly’s sibling-like banter when Sly talks about his phobias… 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Did Toby just “bicker clicker” Happy’s “not good”??!! 😱😱😱 Umm, Toby, we need to talk.  She says that for EVERY CASE at the least! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

The coloration and richness of the greenery in this episode is so breathtaking! 😍😍😍😍💛💛💛💛

Sly: I could’ve ingested a toxin!  Ralph: Well I don’t. You ingest an iced tea and calm down. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

T: My milkshake brings all the monkeys to the yard.  Me at that entire scene: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀 And did you see Happy checking him out (even though she was more amused by it all)?! 😍😍😍😂😂😂

R: What’s Toby talking about?  S: A pile of crap.  R: Isn’t he always? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Walter: Time for exercise. Cabe, studies have found it’s good for depression. 😂😂😂😂 Walter looking out for Papa Cabe!

Cabe moving the machete around like he’s a samurai… 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Happy electrocuting Toby to remove the spider… 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The actual name of the bon bon fruit that saves the day and beats the virus… dragonfruit!  And it’s actually very delicious!  

I guess the choice to have Happy snip off the needle from the syringe is to have Happy use a tool and create a bonding moment between Toby and Happy amidst the bickering.  Funny thing is that the needle actually screws off quite easily to expose the blunt opening in reality.  I do it everyday depending on the medication I have to administer!  Haha!

Toby’s jean shirt is back!!!  Thank you wardrobe! 😍😍😍😍🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💚💚💚

Dr. Cecil Rizzuto confirms what we’ve known all along… Happy Quinn and Toby Curtis are perfect for one another!  He also thinks the hat is stupid. 😂😂😂 Man, Happy is getting a lot of wins in this episode with Dr. Rizzuto’s help!  And Toby turns over a new leaf once again, praising Dr. Rizzuto for his work.  Ah parallels!

P: No more using the blue bowl.  S: Good! ‘Cause I destroyed it! Couldn’t have it in the kitchen contaminating the other bowls. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[chariotdunord]

Pre-Broadcast Cast Comments (Part 2!) (Part 1 here)

Q1. How did you feel when you heard that Little Witch Academia is going to be turned into a TV series? Q2. What are some promising things about the TV series? Q3. Is there anything you’d like to say to the fans looking forward to the series?

Shida Arisa (Amanda O’Neil) A1. Yay! I’ve been waiting for this! I thought, he fact that we can see the story of such a beautiful world on TV every week - best thing ever! Actually even when the movie was being made, everyone in the studio was talking about how they want it to be a series. And then it happened - so I’m very glad. A2. Promising things… this and that, there’s so much I’m not sure what to say, but every single second there are lines put in various places that will stay in your heart. No doubt it will just pull in little kids and adults alike. A3. Those I’m meeting for the first time, and those who have been around for a while, hi!! Little Witch Academia is finally going to start! I’m really looking forward to it too! I’ll do my best to give you all this excitement. Please count on me!

Murakawa Rie (Constanze Braunschbank Albrechtsberger) A1. It was my first time being able to participate in Little Witch Academia in the 2nd part of the movie, and I was very glad to be able to participate - I was so happy. Then it’s going to be a TV series now… I’m so, so glad!! A2. I play Constanze-chan, and everyone who saw the movie probably knows this but… she doesn’t… really… talk!!! She’s a silent girl! But!!!! Finally… this time… Constanze will…!! A3. Of course for all those who have supported us from the movie edition, and for everyone who is looking forward to the TV series, we’ve developed a proper story! Akko and her friends’ coming of age, their friendship, and really intense battles - please look forward to it!

Ueda Reina (Jasminka Antonenko) A1. It was beloved work of mine, so I was very happy. I thought, oh I can see Akko and her friends again with Jasminka! And I couldn’t wait to start recording. A2. Akko’s boundlessly bright and shiny outlook on the world and how she and her friends put their all into things - they are really charming! It’s something you can’t look away from moment to moment, and you have fun getting moved and getting pumped together with these girls. A3. This is a story that’s evolved from the same unchanging outlook handed over from the movie. Akko with her usual spontaneity, spends every day shining and working hard. I especially wish for those to watch this, who are only seeing this work for the first time. I hope you enjoy!

Hidaka Noriko (Ursula & Shiny Chariot) A1. I was really glad that our 30-minute piece for Anime Mirai became a movie, but now a TV series - what a miracle. A2. It’s like a fantasy, and parts of comedy too. It’s really hot and passionate. It’s made up of many different components. A3. Finally it’s starting! Living in a world of magicians, Akko while making failures is doing her best. Please cheer her on! And look forward to Ursula’s bumbliness too.

[thegirlwhocouldntsitdown-blog]

7 months in - Struggling to be present but also writing a lot (18/3/2018)

It is now March 2018 which is very weird to say. It’s extremely daunting that the last half of my J1 Visa has kicked in and it’s honestly terrifying me. I feel like I’ve really started to solidify my life here over the last month, and knowing that I may have to have it all taken away from me in September is so disheartening. I’ve been doing fun activities with friends, enjoying spending nights in with my roommates, taking advantage of all the free time I have at work to write, and making fond memories with my boyfriend and his amazing family. Of course I still miss home and have a mini breakdown every 4 days about missing my family and friends, but I finally feel like I can see the direction that things are going in here, and knowing there’s a high chance I won’t be able to stay and continue furthering my career makes me feel super uneasy.

This whole paradox of feeling settled but knowing I may have to uproot again is making it really difficult to stay present. I find myself thinking “okay only 2 more months till the movie ends, find some way to worry about that now even though you can’t look for another job for another month” and “if I have to move back home, where will all my furniture in LA go, and will I have to pay the rest of my lease or will there be a way to move someone else in?” and most of all, I repeat to myself the strongest and most unanswerable question of them all, “if I have to go home, how will I ever be able to find a job over here again - and what if I can never find a way back?” Now that I know I can do it and work my way up to my goals here, I don’t want to leave just yet. It would feel like I failed and like my future has been cut short or diminished into something less desirable and less me.

At the same time, I miss home miserably. I miss my friends; I miss singing Hamilton in the car with Stef when we go to get Cold Rock (even if it’s raining). I miss lying in front of the heater at Joanna’s house while we talk about how weird it is that we’ve been lying in front of her heater since we were 5. I miss Bianca coming over to have dinner at my house and ending up napping in my bed. I miss sleepovers with Jez and Mez, throwing Jeremy to the ground and Maryanne yelling at him for wearing his “street clothes” in her bed. I miss going to the movies with Georgia only to accidentally have 3 beers at 1pm. I miss driving to adventures with Ally and the JoBro’s. I miss squeezing Jayden and Zoe’s faces and yelling “I LOVE YA” at Taylor and Jess. I miss debriefing with Lena before going on stage, reminding each other that the other is worthy and loved. I miss managing to get all of The Ace Gang in one room for 20 minutes and being in awe of how much we’ve changed, yet how we’re exactly the same as we were at 15. I miss yelling at Simon with Vanessah. I miss my family. I miss annoying my dad and calling him a boob. I miss cuddling my mum on the couch and hearing her smell my head after a long day. I miss going to Elyse and Mitchell’s house and eating all the chocolates in their chocolate bowl while my sister calls me funny nicknames. I miss dinner on Tuesday nights at my Nonno and Nonna’s house, Nonno watching The Bold and the Beautiful while Nonna yells at me for eating too much of the sauce before the pasta is even ready. I miss coaxing Eva and Yasmin into saying they love me amidst hide and seek.

That being said, my friends here are great and my family have been visiting (Elyse and Mitchell are visiting in 3 weeks YAY!). I don’t know. Life is weird.

TRAVEL

4/10

I haven’t really been anywhere lately, but I’ve been intermittently doing fun activities so that’s satiated my thirst for adventure for now. I’m getting a bit restless considering work is coming to a close and I’m so stressed about finding the next job, so I think maybe a little getaway after the movie finishes would be nice. Joey and I are thinking about going to Yosemite or Portland, Oregon if we can afford it. I also am planning to go to the Del Close Marathon for the 3rd year in a row (my improv team didn’t submit in time to actually perform in it this year, but I’d still love to go). If I can get another PA job after this one, I’ll definitely be able to do both trips. I really hope I can make it work because then I’d be in New York when the Mean Girls Musical run is on, and YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE I WILL FIND A WAY TO SEE THAT SHIT.

My sister will be arriving soon, and I know I’ll be in full swing host mode again, going to fun dinners and outings when I’m at work and weekend activities - we’re going to Disneyland for a full weekend and staying at one of the Disneyland hotels, which will be super fun.

Apart from that, not much is going on. A couple of weeks ago Kelsey, Shannon Jada and I had a cute lady day in Highland Park. We got donut/ice cream sandwiches and went to see Joey’s level 4 improv show at UCB, then had some bevvies. It was very adventurous compared to what I do most days and it felt good to be busy.

Joey and I also went to a German beer hall and had a cute date.

But apart from that, life has been low key. This weekend Joey and I are going on a hike and to an escape room (one of my favourite activities known in existence) which will be A++++++++!

PAIN

2/10

My body has been very mad at me lately, for some reason. I’ve noticed that my fingers have a natural curve in them and hurt at least a little bit, most of the time. I was doing some yoga and stretching with Kelsey before work this morning, and when the YouTube instructor lady said to put your hands in a prayer position (welcome to LA), I realised that it’s a struggle for me to press my hands together and get them completely straight. Like, it doesn’t hurt per se, but it feels super uncomfortable and strenuous:

It worries me to see a physical change due to my arthritis. My hands are weaker even if I do exercises to keep them able to type and hold things, because the joints in my knuckles and near my nails are always inflamed.

My back has also not been great at all. I’ve been going to the gym 3-4 times a week (which has really benefited my overall feeling of well-being and stiffness) but I still wake up every day with the stiffest spine and the tightest muscles and joints - of course I understand that this will just be how it is when you have psoriatic arthritis, not to mention my tricky sacrum and slipped discs, but even doing cardio and intense stretching doesn’t maintain my flexibility. I can always get back to where I was if I do the right things, but it seems like there’s no moving forward. My upper back has become so tight also, so now my entire back feels weak and tight 24 hours a day. There’s not as much spasm-type pain or anything (that is still there, but not as it used to be), but the weakness gives me a new type of fear. Even doing weights and maintaining flexibility, will I ever gain strength that will be able to actually get stronger, or will I be this way at this stage forever?

I’m also worrying about my sacriolitic joint and am noticing more pain in my surgery spot when I’m not taking proper care of myself - does this mean the nerve root is growing back and is growing back bad (aka, will I start feeling the extreme pain if I’m sitting for longer than 10 seconds again)? Or does this just mean that because of my surgery and history, that area is still weak and so it hurts more when I sit down too much or carry things wrong?

COMEDY

6/10

Now that I’m in a rhythm with weekly improv trainings with my indie team Art School Models, I’ve been feeling confident and good about myself in terms of my comedy and creativity a bit more. As mentioned above, we’re thinking of going to the Del Close Marathon in late June so hopefully life pans out the way I’d like it to and I get to go. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.

Tomorrow night I’m going to see Middleditch and Schwartz again with my pal Shannon and I am super excited! Seeing those two crazy and hilarious men work together inspires the silliest and grossest depths of my soul, I can’t wait to see what weird shit they’ll do in the show. It’s going to be St Patrick’s day so hopefully we can have a bevvie too.

Overall, I’ve been writing consistently and I’m actually ENJOYING WHAT I’M WRITING?! It feels weird. I just finished the rewrite of a pilot I really like, my dear pal Susanna giving me some great notes which gave me the gusto to keep writing ideas that sound like me rather than something I’m trying to aspire to. I’ve been trying really hard to focus on writing things that I would actually want to see rather than what the networks seem to be looking for. Although I think that is definitely a great skill to have and an important aspect of the process to recognise, I’m a fetus at this compared to other people in LA, so I should just focus on writing as much as I can from my point of view, and perfecting my tone and my voice while I have all this downtime. Just gotta find a way to make sure my hands don’t hurt too much to type. Eep.

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I wasn’t sleeping tonight so i watched No Mercy. My timezone sucks for american sports - you don’t want to be in my shoes during the NBA Playoffs - but it’s great for Japanese pro wrestling so yeah it’s good. Anyway i watched the thing, took some notes and gave some meltzerian star ratings. So yeah i’m not doing anything tonight and this blog it’s supposed to be a free-for-all (although i should post more music-related things and not so much pro wrestling ugh) so yeah here it is.

No Mercy 2017

Didn’t watch the pre show so don’t ask. Elias vs Crews i’m sure it was great yeah we cool? Cool. God i should really post more important stuff.

The Miz (c) (with his BOIS) defeated Jason Jordan for the Intercontinental Championship.

Main card started well. Good back and forth as the two guys can really go; unfortunately the whole role dynamic is twisted so the babyface in (somewhat peril) was booed quite loudly. In the end the BOIS interfered, JJ got caught in Miz’s STO, 123. It was good! Jordan is good in the ring and good presence; Miz with his usual great heel work. Money’s in the chase. JJ cut a face promo at the end on the line of “I came up short i wasn’t able to defy the odds i need another opportunity” and the crowd booed. So yeah good job building faces guys. 3.25 starz.

Finn Balor defeated Bray Wyatt.

I have a soft spot for Bray: i really like big hoss guys that hit hard. Unfortunately they book him like crap so the crowd doesn’t really care anymore; still him and Finn were able to pull a good match out of the fued. Structurally wasn’t foretelling anything interesting and Finn’s comeback was expected. But still: both guys can really go, got good reactions and were able to put most of their stuff in. The crab spot with Balor freezing on the post was quite dumb. I mean it’s supposed to be that much scary? As they traded big moves the matched picked up steam and both looked good in the end. Hope they don’t screw Bray again as this was probably his best match since Elimination Chamber. But they probably are going to anyway. It’s a shame that Devitt Balor doesn’t use the Bloody Sunday anymore as it would have made for a great finish here. Still, good match. Hope there’s something bigger for both guys this coming winter. 3 starz.

Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins (c) defeated Sheamus & Cesaro for the Raw’s Tag Belts.

Fun match. The problem is that we saw this exact same thing every week for what, almost 2 months now? So it doesn’t really feel special. Dean and Seth took turns being in peril and Cesaro got busted open early. Lost at least two front teeth going head first in the post. Quite gruesome. So it wasn’t anything special but all four guys are good performers so psychology and spots were good. Ambrose kicked out of a very cool White Noise/Powerbomb combo and it made me mildly angry. I know that everybody kicks out of finishers nowadays but i still think they shouldn’t as much. Ending was your usual “heel hit themselves and faces take advantage”, Dirty Deeds and it was over. As i said at the beginning it was fun but already seen like a dozen times. Also the structure was usual WWE match so it didn’t help. 2.25 starz.

Alexa Bliss (c) defeated Bayley, Emma, Nia Jax and Sasha Banks in a Fatal Five Way for the Raw’s Women Championship.

This was relatively quick but packed with lots of good stuff. Bayley got a good reaction coming out but mixed at announcing. Nia got a good pop and Banks a weird reaction. Early on Emma and Jax teamed up on Bliss so she was out. A quick Banks-Bayley staredown didn’t got much reaction. After that it was all Nia Jax: lots of power spots - throwing people around and an amazing double samoan drop - and it took two distinct efforts from all the other four women to take her out. She came back from both of them getting a great reaction. In the ending everybody tried to put her hands on Bliss - who showed good wrestling - but she got a quick DDT on Bayley for the pin. It was really good. Personal MOTN. Everybody looked good and had a chance of showing some good - even Emma who was kinda shoehorned into the match. Jax looked really good and not just “strong”. Not sure how they’re going to book her with Asuka coming in at TLC but for the moment everything’s fine. Weak champion looks cunning and gets away with the win. 3.75 starz.

Roman Reigns defeated John Cena.

This was too long and mostly boring but felt like a big deal. Because it was and No Mercy absolutely felt the wrong place for it happening. Roman got the usual boos coming out but Cena had a pretty favourable reaction. The first section of the match was, effectively, a squash. Cena was selling like crazy and every attempt at a comeback was quickly stopped by Roman who was playing his clumsy #notaGOODguy #notaBADguy #justTHEguy gimmick. Which means he was wrestling heel without fully committing. Also Cena was clearly the face but had the heel announcers on his side? It was a mess. After that it became a usual WWE big move/staredown type of match. Crowd started chanting “boring”. Roman called Cena “Son” and honestly felt wrong. Finally Cena hits his comeback as they start trading finishers. Couple of very good spots - like a spear through the announce table and a nice STF transition - and the match really picked up. Reigns kicked out of a Super AA and a double AA. In the end Superman punch+spear for the win. So it was what it was. Long - and honestly quite boring for the most part - but it felt huge and had some cool spots. The ending got a god pop. After the match Cena raised Roman hand and everybody booed. So yeah that’s yet another coronation going down the drain. RR leaves Cena in the ring who takes a long amount of time to leave and it honestly felt weird. Is he going away? Like this? We’ll see. 3 starz.

Enzo Amore defeated Neville (c) for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

So Enzo came out and didn’t really get a reaction, i guess people are tired of his act. Got a couple of jokes on Neville before the match started that ranged from really awful to Jason Biggs kind of comedy. Yay. The match started as a squash lead by Neville and Amore was surprisingly good at following. Both had good character work. Mainly mat wrestling from the champion and a cool DDT spot by Enzo. This went for like ten minutes until Amore, while on the outside, grabbed the belt and used it as a distraction. WIth the ref turned he lowblowed Neville and got the win. I’m torn. While the psychology was good i’m really sad for the belt. At the end of the day i want to see good matches and Enzo isn’t that type of performer. The belt felt important - maybe not as much as NJPW’s Junior Heavyweight but still - and the division was growing. So Enzo comes in end effectively throws everyone under the bus. I think Neville’s going to get the belt back before or at the Rumble but at the moment the division seem frail. 2 starz.

Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship.

Good hype and it felt like a proper thing even if the odds were massively against Strowman, who got a fairly huge babyface pop. Lesnar comes out and it’s always a spectacle. Match starts with Braun throwing Brock around like a ragdoll. Lesnar’s selling like crazy and got almost no offense in but after locking a standing kimura (always looks great) they start trading moves. Three powerslams didn’t made the job but after one F5 the Monster was put to sleep and Lensar retains. On one hand this felt properly like a main event but was quite underwhelming. Braun looked great in defeat and Brock cemented his status for his WM34 match with Reigns. 3.25 starz.

Match average: 2.9, let’s make it 3 starz. As a whole it was fun. Not super entertaining or amazing but head and shoulders above your usual WWE PPV. Not really any weak spots.

Whoo it was fun doing this. Would be fun keeping doing it for the major shows and the NJPW stuff. Unfortunately i don’t have much time for everything - earlier today i was able to catch up with a couple of Destruction in Kobe matches but i’m not sure if, for a show of that type, i’d want to review the whole multi-man matches carousel. Probably i’ll be doing KoPW later in October? Maybe. We’ll see.