#yeah I will definitely be stopping after this episode. rewatching the first one as well... there is a Something about the change of things

[chiropteracupola]

evil enjolras waistcoat...

[daddydoddsjr]

Moustache - One Shot

Pairing || Season 16!Sonny Carisi x Female!Reader

Contents/Warnings || Smut, P in V, face riding, dominant reader and submissive sonny, nipple play, rough sex, semi public teasing

“look at his stupid moustache” i say as i rewatch season 16. so silly… i love it. we’re going to pretend that he didn’t shave it after like two episodes okay. i miss it. i have an essay and a presentation due tomorrow yet i decided to do this first at 9pm :D

The “experienced, empathetic detective” that Benson put a request in for was… interesting, to say the least. Moody, maybe overly confident, definitely opinionated. You didn’t care at first, you didn’t have to deal with him as often as the rest of the squad did. Though with you being the ADA, you did sometimes have to deal with his remarks and trying to show off what he was learning in law school whenever he had a chance.

Most of the time you brushed off whatever he said, but at some point his stupid remarks and big blue eyes got to you, though. You found yourself eyeing him when you were in their squad room discussing case evidence, drinking in the sight of his lanky frame, the swoop of his hair, the little curls at the nape of his neck, and that stupid, stupid moustache.

After a big case you won for SVU, you all went out for dinner and drinks at a nearby restaurant. It was you, Sonny, Olivia, Amanda, Fin, and Nick sitting at a round table laughing and talking in pairs. Lucky you, you were sitting beside Sonny and easily able to get him into a conversation by bringing up a vague law term and sending him into a tangent about his night classes. You weren’t really listening to anything he was saying, your eyes drifting to his moustache and wondering what it would feel like on your thighs and neck.

You took a long sip of your martini as your eyes moved lower and your free hand shifted, itching to touch him. You set your glass down, your tongue running over your bottom lip before you carefully scooted close to the edge of your seat. Not that Sonny noticed, too busy stuffing his face with pasta and going on about one of his teachers.

You built up the courage for a moment, wondering if it was really a good idea to make a move now, around the squad. You glanced around to make sure that no one was looking at the two of you, and luckily everyone was still engrossed in their separate conversations at the table. Your hand slid onto his thigh, a gentle touch as you interrupted whatever thought that he was coming up with between bites. Sonny looked like he had just short circuited, his mouth full of food and cheek puffed out like a chipmunk while his face reddened, his eyes meeting yours.

You tilt your head to the side, looking over his face, “You look real cute like that.” That short and sweet statement only made Sonny’s face redden deeper. He swallowed carefully before taking a gulp of his drink to calm himself down, “…cute?”

“Yeah, cute,” You answered, your hand sliding further up his thigh as he nearly dropped his glass as he shakily set it back down. “You seem surprised,” You mused.

“I just… I didn’t know you thought of me that way,” The words tumbled out of his mouth, his attempt at trying to stay calm failing miserably. You smile a little, “If you want me to stop, I will,” you say as your hand slid up to his belt, giving it a gentle tug. You don’t think you’ve ever seen a man get hard so fast before.

“No, I wouldn’t tell you stop,” He squeaked out, his eyes darting around the table to make sure no one else noticed. You hum softly, letting go of his belt, “Well, I will for now. But maybe you’ll want to come over after dinner and taste something else?”

He nodded quickly, like he didn’t even have to think about it. The rest of the dinner was relatively normal, except for you giving Sonny’s upper thigh or bicep a gentle squeeze once in a while just to tease him during conversation. He was mostly quiet now, but his eyes were definitely on you more often than not. You loved knowing the effect that you had on him, and he was just adorable with those bright puppy eyes and the tent in his pants.

When dinner was over, you were normal, saying goodbye to the rest of the squad. Once the others had walked off or gotten into their own cabs, you pulled Sonny into one with you. The ride to your place was a blur of kisses and whispered flirtations, mostly from you as he tried to keep up with your straightforwardness, but was clearly unable to. You lead him into your apartment with a frenzy of kisses, his hands on your hips as you pulled him in by his tie. You didn’t bother leading him to your bedroom, opting to just pull him to the couch. Both of your sets of clothes were tossed all over in a matter of minutes, leaving him in just his boxers and you in your bra and panties. He was straining against the fabric of his boxers, a small wet spot forming from pre cum just as you had a damp spot on your panties.

You look him over for a moment and took in the sight of his soft stomach and fuzzy happy trail disappearing under the waist band of his boxers. You gently bite your bottom lip as you look back at his moustache, the thoughts of what it would feel like against you returning.

“Lay down,” You commanded lowly.

“Yes, ma’am,” He mumbled oh so politely as he laid on his back and made himself comfortable. You watched him as you slid your panties and bra off, tossing them somewhere else. You straddle his face, but don’t lower yourself completely yet to see what he would do. His arms hooked around your thighs and he was looking at you in almost a trance, his head moving to press against one thigh, his lips ghosting against it and his moustache gently tickling your skin before he left a gentle kiss, his wide eyes looking up at your face.

You sit fully, careful not to completely crush him. He grunts softly, quickly diving into you as his nose bumped against your clit. You felt his moustache rub against you just the right amount to heighten your pleasure. You slowly grind against his face while your fingers snaked into his hair. He was lapping at you like a man starved, his arms around your thighs keeping you from squirming too much. It didn’t take long for your breath to quicken and your stomach begin to tighten before you burst, shuddering and tugging at his hair as you came hard on his face. He dragged your orgasm out as much as possible before you bat at his arms and moved, shakily getting off of him. You quickly noticed the tent in his boxers still standing as he sat up, this time guiding you to lay down. You also noticed the massive wet spot.

“Did you…” You ask but are interrupted with a quick nod. He came just from eating you out? You were flattered, and impressed that he was hard again so easily. He yanked his boxers down, letting his cock spring out. “Tell me what you want me to do…” He whispered in a needy tone. He knew exactly what he wanted to do yet he wanted you to command him again. You lay on your back, spreading your legs open but raising one up, resting it on his shoulder. His head immediately tilts and rests against it as you tell him, “I want you… hard and fast.”

He nods quickly, wasting no time before moving flush against you, kissing the leg on his shoulder before aligning himself and plunging into you, holding your hips down on the couch. You let out a shaky sigh at the feeling of him entering you before he set a pace exactly how you requested.

Your bodies moved in unison, and you were practically dizzy from how fast he was moving inside of you. You felt his moustache drag against your calf as he nipped at your skin before looking down at your breasts. His hands slid up from your hips to them, kneading the soft flesh before tweaking your nipples, making your back arch off of the couch a bit. You were letting out a moan or huff at every thrust, only getting louder as he toyed with your nipples and kept his pace steady. He played with your nipples almost carefully, testing what every different tug did to you like it was an experiment. His eyes were locked on your face, taking in every moan and gasp, every change in look.

Your entire body felt like it was on fire, your nails digging into his thighs and stomach beginning to tighten once again after only a few minutes. He noticed immediately as you tensed, your back arching further off of the couch.

“F-faster…” You stuttered, knowing that it would push you over the edge. Sonny obliged, picking up the pace the best he could as his hips stuttered, his own orgasm close behind yours.

“Fuck, Sonny!” You cried out, your vision nearly going white as your walls spasmed around him from an intense orgasm. Your legs twitched, barely able to keep your body from convulsing as he kept his pace fast for another few moments before his own orgasm hit. He let out a low moan, his eyes shutting tightly as he spilled inside of you, weakly giving you a few more thrusts before stilling. His eyes opened again, meeting yours, “That was amazing…”

You nod in agreement, your leg sliding off of his shoulder before you sat up, feeling his release begin to leak out of you. The two of you sat in silence for a few minutes, letting yourselves bask in the remnants of your coupling. Your head leaned back against the back of the couch, your eyes closed as he did the same. The silence was comfortable, and rare from him for the short time that it lasted.

“Should I shave my moustache?” Sonny suddenly asked, as if he hadn’t just made you scream beneath him a few minutes before. You rolled your head to the side, looking at him with an eyebrow raised. He was looking at the ceiling, clearly deep in thought about his simply question. You sigh, reaching over and gently touching the end of his moustache, silently reminiscing about how it felt against your leg, “Don’t.”

[deanocasgirlie0511]

Thoughts about what destiel seasons I like more.

I'm on my spn rewatch again *sigh* and I noticed to myself that I like later season destiel way more than early destiel.

S4—7

S4 literally started with intense eye-fuckin.

U can see how fast their relationship to each other changes. From sort of enemies to knowing each other.

Cas started to have feelings and got lobotomized, Dean that didn't believe in angels and didn't pray much, started pray only to Cas. They changed each other's stories here. Not my fav, but definitely good as Base.

S5 I liked a bit more, sexual tension and eye-fucking still here. The relationship changed a bit. From knowing each other they become friends.

Dean started to worry about Cas a little more, and in 5x18, when Cas said that he doesn't have much faith in Dean like Sam does, u can see how these words hurted Dean. Good season, like it.

S6 I like, Destiel becomes more angst. And here from friends/besties they became something more in my opinion.

They started bickering a lot, Dean got mad that Cas is not around. Cas literally cheated on Dean with Crowley, the Betrayal scene (6x20). Should I say more? Definitely like it, love some angst.

S7... can't say that I like it, but don't hate it.

And here, from something more to feel something and even fall in love, especially from Dean' side.

Cas became God, Dean's big mad about it, started drinking a lot, didn't want to do anything, then Cas appears all in blood asking for help, they bring the Leviathans back to purgatory, but Cas "dies".

Dean is still angry, but he is sad that his friend died, when the second death happens.... Dean already looks like a widower here, he takes the coat with him, carries it everywhere, he has nightmares, he just can't forget about what happened, he literally says this when he meets Emmanuel!Cas and Dean's look when he saw Emanuel!Cas....And of course Crazy!Cas/Dean bickering. The "Nobody cares that you broken Cas", and the "I'd rather have you, cursed or not", "I could go with you". So idk, 50/50.

S8—10

S8 is my fucking favorite and most rewatched season. Yeah, there's not much Cas in it. He literally disappears for 7 episodes after episode 10, but god, that makes it even more awesome.

Here Dean's already love Cas.

He ripped apart the whole Purgatory just to find The Angel. First hug and "Cas, buddy, I need you. I'm not leaving here without you. Understand?". The fucking cript and "Cas, Cas...we need you... I need you" .THE CAS' HEALING DEAN BY TOUCHING HIS CHEEK AND DEAN'S HAND CLENCHING ON CAS' COAT. Then Dean got big mad on him about Naomi stuff. "You didn't trust me..Me?". The bar scene and "ET goes home, huh?". So, definitely my fav season, always start my rewatch from it.

S9...well, not my fave, but it had some good destiel. Still lovers.

The MOC separated them. U can see that Dean care about Cas way more. When he kicked him out of the bunker i was really mad at him. But throughout the episodes I saw how Dean apologizes a lot for it, i can tell he regrets it. Plus Cain/Collet—Dean/Cas thing. And that's all I guess...? Also 50/50.

S10 is the same as s9. Not that much destiel.

Here they're already a married couple with a kid (Claire).

Also their relationship is growing. Dean opens up to Cas about the mark on the date (10x09), taking care of Claire(10x20), gives the first blade to Cas, not Crowley. Plus Cain's line "And then you'd kill the Angel, Castiel. Now, that one...that, I suspect would hurt something awful."(10x14). And of course The Prisoner's Cain/Collette—Dean/Cas reference, how Collette stoped Cain, and Cas did the same (10x22). Kinda love it.

S11—15

S11, Ooof, my second favorite rewatchable season. Still married.

In (11x01) he literally wanted to leave the police girl with the kid (Amara) just to go and find Cas, when he saw what happened to Cas, he took the opportunity of caring for him freaking hard (11x03). The whole ep, he just couldn't stop touching him. And wrapped him in blankie. Didn't want Cas to heal him cause of what he did in 10x22.

Then when he acknowledged that Cas is Lucifer (11x14) he just couldn't stop thinking about how to save him. No jokes, from 11x14 to 11x23 he can't stop talking about how to save Cas. Even Amara felt it through Cas' heart in 11x21...The whole 11x18, where Lucifer mocked Dean, and he looked offended.... Where Amara was around, but the only thing Dean thinking about is Cas. Lucifer and Amara are both confused by it. Delicious.

S12—15

S12 and 13 faves, mostly s12

Married, got a second kid.

I don't think I need to say anything here.

The Hug (12x01)

Acting like an old married couple + they are each other's weakness (12x10)

Cas confesses his love to Winchesters Winchester (12x12)

The fucking Led-Zeppelin mixtape (12x19)

Cas' death and how Dean grieved him. Drinked a lot, was depressed, lost his faith, wanted to die...(12x23—13x05)

Brokebacknatural (13x06)

Cas' grief cause of Dean's yes to Michael (13x23). Good seasons.

S14 is just pure depression, mostly Dean's.

Human hubby is depressed.

Dean is back. Yippie. (14x03)

Kid died, depression. Oh wait, he's alive, no depression.(14x08)

Nihilism (14x10)

Doctor kink, don't want to be buried in MB, have faith (14x12)

Angel hubby doesn't recognize his human hubby (14x13)

Depressed couple on date, Dean openly talks about Michael with Cas (14x14)

Started signing the divorce agreement (14x18—15x02). Love it, depression is tasty.

S15... Favorite, Love it and hate it.

Married, but then became a widower.

Signed the divorce agreement, but human hubby still cares. Angel hubby doesn't want to talk (15x03—15x08)

The Trap, no need to explain (15x09)

Decided to cancel the divorce agreement, husbands again, son returned, everything is fine, but going to the end (15x10—15x17)

Beautiful declaration of love, Death and widower...(15x18—15x19). Just pain...

In conclusion, my favorite seasons are: 5, 6, 8, 10 (only 10x09, 10x20 and 10x22), 11 and 12—15

[lottiessidehoe]

no worries, you answered great!! i definitely agree about courtney’s ability to convey such subtleties in her acting, it’s very mesmerizing and just easily catches your attention so well.

the finale is definitely crazy and deserves its praise for its strengths, especially the cinematography—which reminds me i need to do my rewatch soon.

i think my favorite scene is the one where shauna remembers lottie and talks to lottie’s dad while she is in lottie’s childhood bedroom. it’s honestly one of my favorite scenes in the entire show because so much is conveyed through shauna in such a quiet and intimate scene. even considering the lottieshauna of it all aside, that scene is one of the few rare moments of adult shauna’s vulnerability, and i really wished more people talked about it.

i’d sell my soul for the script for episode 5 and that scene specifically. 😭 i wonder if melanie was given any specific direction for her facial expressions 🤔

Oh hell yeah, that scene easily has to be in my top 5 from this season.

I did a lil rewatch before writing this but it’s early asf for me so i apologize in advance for errors lol

No dude you are so real for needing the script bc SAME. Melanie conveys to many different conflicting emotions in just the flashback(?) scene alone, if that was improv holy hell.

I don’t know whether to call it a look of despair or of utter defeat as she looks around Lottie’s room, the way she closes her eyes and does a breathing exercise (headcannon it’s one Lottie taught them) while it flashes through all of the memories of Lottie.

The last time she saw her, the first night after the crash, doomcoming, the first time she saw her in 25 yrs, and when she comes back from finding the Hannah… Lottie covered in Edwin’s blood and brain matter, the guy which Shauna had gleefully fucking watched her axe in the head.

I’m so sorry gng, I can genuinely never stfu about the Lottieshauna crack they put in that scene

Then when Shauna talks to Mr. Matthews as Lottie… I literally almost cried tbh.

Idk if this was me reading into it to much but when Mr. Matthews tells her “to bad I’m not one of those crazy voices in your head” Courtney’s face changes slightly to a somewhat confused/offended look. I kinda read that as Shauna finally getting a full grasp at what it was really like for Lottie at home… Kinda a reach tho

On the more obvious side of things when Mr. Matthews tries to defend his actions and give a half assed apology she comes back defensively. I see it as Shauna defending Lottie after knowing what her home life was really like, how desperately she didn’t want to leave the wilderness, and knowing how Lottie turned out when she got back.

(Saw a take on twt that said it was just Shauna projecting the whole time.. like what the hell sure?? don’t pmo)

Lottieshauna bonus: Shauna defended Lottie’s cult to Melissa

But then Shauna finally understands him, saying “sometimes it’s hard to show love the way we want too.” Mind you with that little voice crack 💔💔

I think it’s Shauna relating to the way she tries to show her love in general. (Jackie, Melissa, Callie, etc.)

But also doubles as Shauna relating to how he feels about what goes on with Lottie. They don’t understand it, but they wish they did.

OH GOD SHAUNA STOPPING HIM TO GIVE HIM A HUG. I’m fucking sobbing bro. And the way she looks like she’s just trying to keep it together after he leaves her in Lottie’s room actually breaks my mf heart.

I don’t even have words to describe it vro💔💔

That hug was def more for her than him :/

I could talk ab this scene forever and still never fully say everything I think is happening oml

[call-me-casual]

@thunderversary-rewatch-party

I know we’re onto a new week but I’ve still got some comments on Brink of Disaster I’ve been meaning to write down.

-First it may be my favourite TOS episode. Or one of them (attack of the alligators anyone?) at least. The comedic interludes with Lady P and Parker were great, although I still want to know why those two blokes were chasing her at the start!

-We also get rare footage of Gront beyond the confines of Tracy Island! His handlers must have sedated him enough. It’s an all around good episode for him, and his calmness about everything borders on funny to me. Like damn old man, do you feel anything these days? You can tell he met Grafton and immediately disliked him but is trying to be so polite about it.

-Speaking of, I googled it and one of the definitions of ‘Graft’ is apparently “combine or integrate (an idea, system, etc.) with another, typically in a way considered inappropriate” (copied straight from Google there). I think that fits pretty well!

-I feel like the portrait beeping was particularly frantic this episode, like John’s slamming whatever button there is to connect to the living room like “SHIIIIIIIITTTT!!!!”

-Pretty interesting that Scott doesn’t take up position at Jeff’s desk. Obviously that idea was likely just for Atlantic Inferno, and they didn’t expect him to be gone that long, but did they seriously not have any contingency plan for when their dad is off the island and there’s an emergency? Maybe it came around because of this incident?

-Not even a launch sequence. Damn, the boys really are rushing. This is probably the closest they get to becoming TAG-ifed in the og series

-Please correct me if I’m wrong, but if the signals are cut off, shouldn’t that make the train stop? Because there’s nothing tell it what to do?

-The music for the monorail is absolutely perfect (I believe the track is “monorail drama”), it feels stressful in just the right way and I am definitely inspired by it whenever I work on my own TOS scripts

-Can you imagine how it must have felt for the brothers on this rescue? They could have lost two people who are practically family and their dad, the last parent they have. And then they don’t even get to go down and check on them after all’s said and done, they have to go home and wait. That must have been agonising. Maybe I should write something about that one day-

-If I could only choose a few episodes to be done in the TAG universe, this would definitely be one of them. I could see it in a hypothetical series 4, although it would probably need some reworking here or there to give a new cause to the monorail not stopping. We have already had two runaway vehicle episodes in TAG… fuck it, maybe it’s fischler’s fault again. He is known to skip out safety.

-Thinking about it now I’m honestly surprised no one got nervous about going for Jeff Tracy for investment. Like yeah no one knows who runs IR and these crooks only care about money, but surely someone would have gone “Jeff Tracy? As in Colonel Jeff Tracy? Famous astronaut Jeff Tracy? Could sue us into the ground with the wave of a hand Jeff Tracy? THAT GUY?!” This would also be pretty interesting if there was a TAG version, because people KNOW who are IR are, so would some crooks even have the balls to go near him if that plot point was retained?

[mizuki-nikki]

my top 5 favorite anime of all time ✨

i’ve been watching anime for as long as i can remember, and honestly, some of them have played a huge role in shaping the person i am today. so today, i’m diving into something close to my heart—an essay all about my favorite anime of all time!

1. K

some people might be surprised by my number one anime of all time. k series (k project, k missing kings, k return of kings, k seven stories) is hands down the most emotional anime i’ve ever watched. i first saw it back in 2012 on animax and goddamn, it hit me right in the heart. the animation was peak for its time, and the characters? so well written, so full of depth.

i get that it’s not for everyone—yeah, the plot can be a bit heavy and confusing—but that’s part of what makes it special to me. i looooove this anime. even more than ten years later, every time i rewatch it, i still feel all those same emotions. it’s not just nostalgia—it’s timeless.

(favorite character: fushimi saruhiko)

2. blue lock

i genuinely think this might be the best sports anime of the new generation. i started reading the manga during the pandemic, right after attack on titan dropped its final chapter. the author recommended it, and i thought—why not? and wow, it instantly became a new obsession.

it’s got everything i love—intense sports action, a cast full of pretty boys, and that wild battle royale twist? say less, i was all in. it has unique and fresh premise that we didn't see that often from other sports manga (being the ultimate egoist and screw teamwork? omg) when the anime started gaining traction and getting the recognition it deserves, i couldn’t stop smiling. like, finally. people see it.

i can’t wait to see where the story goes from here. and honestly? i just hope i’m around long enough to watch the endings of all the anime that shaped me

(favorite characters: itoshi sae, itoshi rin)

3. haikyuu

when we’re talking about sports anime, there’s no way we can skip haikyuu. i actually watched haikyuu before blue lock (and it is actually the total opposite of blue lock) and i’ve gotta say—it hit me hard. the way it mixes teamwork, passion, and pure determination? it’s something else.

what starts as just a volleyball match somehow turns into this emotional rollercoaster that keeps you hooked every single episode. haikyuu showed me that with hard work and trust in your team, you can rise above anything.

no doubt, this is one of the top anime of my life. if you haven’t seen it yet, seriously—go watch it. it’s a must.

(favorite character: oikawa tooru)

4. naruto

and of courseeee, i cannot forget the ultimate anime that shaped my childhood—naruto! i started watching it when i was super young, probably around 8, and even back then i was already following the manga. no question, this is one of the greatest masterpieces ever made.

yeah, it’s long. yeah, not everything’s perfect. but it holds such a special place in my heart. the journey, the growth, the bonds—everything just hits. watching naruto grow from a loud, stubborn genin to the hokage? it’s honestly so inspiring. and not to mention that sasuke is honestly my first ever fictional character that i loveeee.

definitely the best old anime of all time in my books. nothing else hits quite the same.

(favorite characters: uchiha sasuke, uchiha itachi)

5. classroom of the elite

i watched season 1 out of curiosity and it hooked me hard from the very first episode. the whole school survival vibe? absolutely my thing.

i still remember finishing season 1 and just sitting there, yep, this is going to be my new favorite anime. it had the perfect mix of suspense with excitement that made it impossible to stop watching.

[rapha-reads]

IWTV rewatch

Season 1 episode 2 [... After the Phantoms of Your Former Self] - part 2/3

- [Daniel] "White master, Black student, but equal in the quiet dark" - *spits out the water I just drunk* DANIEL MOLLOY THE QUEEN THAT YOU ARE. And Louis immediately answering the provocation with a slam down of his own. I am so here for the Louis/Daniel bromance, the way they can just spend hours snarking at each other. Saltmates, if you will.

Louis is such a Bitch, the way he decides to eat that fox in front of Daniel to remind him that "vampires are killers", and the way he lets the blood drip, when canonically vampires never waste any blood (at least in the book, that's one of the thing Lestat repeats often, a vampire's feeding is clean, no trace of blood left anywhere, but in a visual media about vampires, of course it looks better to have the blood dripping on the chin after, sometimes you gotta privilege aesthetic over function).

[Louis] "Vampires are killers, apex predators whose all-seeing eyes were meant to give them detachment, the ability to see a human life in its entirety, not with any mawkish sorrow, but with the thrilling satisfaction of being the end of that life and having a hand in the divine plan."

Yeaaah, like Daniel says, "don't expect every reader to swallow that one". Because for one thing, you don't even fully believe it, Louis, you who's about to spend several years starving yourself feeding only on rats and cats, you who just had a fox for supper instead of going hunting, you who hates feeding on humans and doesn't let even your fellow vampires witness you feeding (book canon), you who also goes during the 20th century from crisis of faith to fully atheist and uncaring about religion... Pretty words. Empty words. I'm not buying it.

"Mawkish": lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste / exaggeratedly or childishly emotional (Merriam-Webster). Well I didn't know that word. Collins Dictionary tells me that the best translation to French would be "mièvre", and now I am loving this even more. "Mièvre" is not a very used word in French, which is a shame because it's a very pretty and very evocative word, and "mawkish" definitely gives me the same impression. Yey, I learned something new today! New word to incorporate to my vocabulary.

- I swear I'm not trying to comment every single minute of this episode, but every single minute brings something interesting. I have to stop on Louis and Lestat's conversation about languages and killing being its own language, as a multilingual person myself (I could spend hours talking linguistics, sorry not sorry):

[Lestat] "'When I first started learning English, I abhorred it. Every word felt like a doorknob falling out of my mouth. Chapeau is a hat, étoile was a star...' [Louis] 'Killin' folks ain't a second language!' [Lestat] 'But when I started dreaming in English, that's when I embraced it. And now, I have English consonants to thank for this astonishing jawline.' [Louis] 'These are nightmares I'm having, Lestat, not dreams.'"

Firstly, yeah, Lestat's right, "hat" is weird. It's chapeau in French, cappello in Italian, kapela in Greek, even quba'a in Arabic, and Arabic is not even an Indo-European language... The heck does hat come from? *resists the urge to go linguistic deep dive* Secondly, yeah, he's right, he does have an amazing jawline - taking this opportunity to bring attention to the scar on the corner of his mouth, book readers know what's up. Where was I? Ah, yeah. No, Lestat's right about a foreign language sounding weird in your mouth until you start to understand its spirit instead of only its letter - words falling out of your mind versus dreaming in that language. Been talking English for long enough that I do dream in English, and been multilingual all my life so I adapt to languages fast enough, but it's still a struggle. I'm fluent in Spanish now, but I don't dream in Spanish yet, and I sometimes feel like the word sounds wrong when it actually sounds like it should.

What it means in regard to Louis is that he's a slow learner. Gotta sound the kill one by one, taking your time, before you get to be a consummate killer. Can't learn a language in a night. Can't learn a language if you don't practice. Can't get used to killing if you don't kill, and can't survive if you don't kill, and vicious circle, doesn't kill>doesn't survive>doesn't practice>doesn't learn>doesn't survive>doesn't kill... Extremely interesting to see that Lestat IS actually teaching Louis about vampire ways, but Louis is not ready to listen yet, or, to continue the metaphor, they're not speaking the same language and they haven't learned to understand each other's language (not talking about accents obviously, but once again taking the opportunity to praise both Sam and Jacob's vocal work, between Sam's French accented drawling English and Jacob's Creole slang in NOLA and flat "standard" English in Dubai, it's a feast for the ears).

Okay, while Lestat's teaching Louis how to read minds (the Mind Gift, that book!Louis actually doesn't get in the books until very, very late on, and isn't good at, and doesn't show), wanna just say: look how giddy they are! Look how soft they are with each other! Look how fondly Louis speaks to Lestat, how fondly Lestat looks at Louis! We forget, and Louis too, but in between the misunderstandings and the drama and the anguish, they DID love each other, they DID have good times, they DID build a life with each other. It wasn't complete (and no I'm not talking about darling Claudia, I'm talking about speaking the same language), but it was good enough for quite a few years.

Oh man, Louis reading his family's minds, I coulda told him that's a bad idea *points to every literature with a man reader*, but also that passage in Narnia (Dawn Trader) when Lucy spies on her school friends and hear things she didn't want to read and didn't have to know. Don't have time to go search for that passage now, but Aslan tells her something like "some things really do not need be done", or sum' like that.

- Oh, hey, look. More social commentary. That white guy's gonna get eaten if he keeps patronising Louis like that. "You truly are an exceptional Negro" - hey Lou baby, can I kill him please? Lemme kill him for you. "I had let them talk to me like that so long, I had stopped hearing it" - oh, and Louis' accent is slipping here, can you hear it. Really, REALLY love how that change from book canon adds so many layers to Louis' character. Hey, have I said lately that Louis' my favourite? 'Cause Louis is my favourite. "Yes, sir. Of course, sir. Subject, verb, agreement, sir. Smile, nod, yes sir." - AWARDS FOR JACOB, all the awards for Jacob please, and my gods how much do I adore Louis, that sassy, snarky, bitchy queen. I want to have a book club with him.

"But I wasn't a man anymore. I was something else. I had powers now, and decades of rage to process, and it was both random and unfortunate, the man picked that night to dabble in fuckery." - so first, Jacob keeps on flexing his vocal skills by letting Louis slip more and more back to his original accent, and then, YES KING, get his ass, DRAIN HIM. And in a more meta way, all hails liberation movements and the process of reclaiming one's identity. Maybe not through murder, we all ain't lucky enough to be vampires, but yeah, rage is a good tool actually. Rage can lead to enormous movements that change the fabric of society for the better. Never underestimate the power of repressed rage finally expressing itself when it's yielded by clever, resourceful, empathic beings. Sorry, that was the "segregated Southern States social commentary as a mirror for 21st century's current liberation movements social commentary" minute, back to the vampires.

[Lestat] "You are a library of confusion" - first of all, Sam's delivery, with the hand gestures and the head shake, MAGNIFICENT, but also, it's Lestat starting to realize that maaaaaaybe he bit more than he can chew. Maaaaaybe.

[Louis] "'There's some things you don't get about America, Lestat.' [Lestat] 'Yes, let's have this conversation again.' [Louis] 'Colored; white. Creole; French. Queer; half-queer, mostly queer, what is it?' [Lestat] 'Non-discriminating.' [Louis] 'Complicated situation we got here is what I'm saying.'"

ICONIC. And also, maaaaan do I love that that's the road RJ and Cie decided to go with, one of the only changes I've been having issues is the time skip (from 1797 to 1910, cf. episode 1 part 1 rewatch). But this little conversation here actually warms me to it! The layers, man, the layers. Also, love that Lestat self-identifies as non-discriminating, that's so totally him about basically everything: skin color and ethnicity, sexuality and gender, species, age... Drama Queen really said "everything goes, eeeeeeverything".

- "How can I say no to you?" - awwww, Lestat is so whipped for Louis.

[Louis] "From 1912 to 1917" - oooh thanks for the time stamps. So it's been two years since he's turned, and it's on for 5 years of stability. The famous "honeymoon era".

[Louis] "I made a mountain of money, enough to retire and be buried like a pharaoh" - uuuuuh *side-eyes cautiously Queen of the Damned* let's not talk about Egyptian monarchy yet, yeah, that'll come to burn us soon enough.

Oops, the baby scene. And Louis realising he can't hold on to his family, that they're about to slip between his fingers like sand... Ow. [Grace] "I'm sure Mama would love to see you" *rapid glance* *giggles* That's siblings for "yeaaaah no, lol, Mama would definitely NOT love to see me, you crazy".

[Louis] "I no longer kill. My last victim was in the year 2000." BUT DID YOU EAT THE BABY, LOUIS. "I sit here a master of my instincts." But did you eat the baby, Louis. Slight aside, but how is this dinner still on going?? WAIT, go back a second: [Daniel] "And you know this how, you guys have a thread on 8chan?" - BENJI MENTION? I sooo want to see Benji's radio. Though if we still follow book events but on show timeline, Armand hasn't met Benji and Sybelle yet, because they're turned a decade after Daniel. Repeating myself, but RJ did say he'd adapt Prince Lestat, and Benji's one of the main players of this book, so I'm sure we'll see him, but it's going to be a while, I think.

- Wait, I need to relisten to that conversation:

[Daniel] "'And what about the others out there? Have they mastered theirs?' [Louis] 'Just the opposite. Most of them are slaves to the blood, exhausted from decades, centuries of hiding, giddy to increase their numbers.' [...] [Daniel] 'Is the pandemic the opening they've been waiting for?' [Louis] 'Pandemic, the unravelling of geopolitical foundations. [...] One of them, a brute in Madagascar, called it 'the great conversion'.'"

Oh, lots to say here. Lots that will spoil the books too. Because hey, y'all know what happens in Queen of the Damned, after Lestat's concert? Yepppp. Pretty sure Rolin Jones just planted the seeds of seasons 3 and 4. And served on a silver platter with delicious 21st century social commentary. I'm having the time of my life.

[Daniel] "'Well most people I know like to play a little ball in the afternoon, or maybe go down to the beach, catching a few rays.' [Louis] 'Yes. What on earth would a meth-addicted son of a coal miner in West Virginia want with eternal life?' [Daniel] 'Did you eat the baby?' [Louis] 'Or the Arab youth whose whole family were wiped from existence...' [Daniel] 'Did you eat the baby?' [Louis] '... by a Western drone? No, I'm sure you're right.'"

SHOTS FIRED. And another Benji mention! And a personal attack. And Louis being his glorious catty self. And Daniel being his glorious one-minded self. We're heading for another "outburst", lmao.

The Damek scene is just so fucking weird, I'm wheezing. Nothing to say here, just: this show is a freaking comedy. Between Louis perfecting the Little Drink but his taste of the night just passing out, and Daniel going "you might have a drinking problem" and then going back to his idea of the night, "the goddamn baby, Louis, did you fucking eat the bloody baby", this is peak humor.

Aaaaaand we need a third part, still 15 minutes to go.

episode 1 | part 1 | part 3 | episode 3 | episode 4 | episode 5 | episode 6 | episode 7

[glitterarygetsit]

ok ok instant rewatch of the relevant scenes - reposting because the cut didn’t work for my wall o’spoilers

Eddie’s confession: noting that after Christopher, the first person he says he lied to is Buck 👀 👀 👀

“you can even take Eddie” “really?” FORESHADOWING

buck needing to be reminded that tommy is gay because everyone is hot to him hashtag just bisexual things 🩷💜💙

HIMBO BUCK CONFIRMED

genuinely this is one of the funniest things that’s ever happened on this show

“How many men did Abby turn gay” - Abby sleep with Eddie next challenge and get this over with

Can I also just say. I love Josh’s pre- vs post-Glee speech. Not to be an old lady yelling at a cloud but even growing up in the early 2000s, when we were starting to get a little bit of rep—Gen Z has no idea. It’s a COMPLETELY different world.

I also really like how Tommy lying to Abby parallels Michael and Athena. I don’t love how close the show comes to completely condoning stealth queer folks lying to an unwitting partner for convenience but like. you cannot conceive of how different the world was, just as I can’t fully conceive of how different it was in the 80s. the 2000s seem like they were recent but the change is enormous.

Ugh I hate Eddie’s constant no homo thing. YES HOMO.

Isn’t the point of confessionals that what happens in the confessional stays in the confessional? literally no-one in this show has any professional ethics

Man this show really loves putting children in pipes huh? but also like MAJOR callback to the well episode. We Know Something LGBTQ+ Is Gonna Happen Today. further professional ethics failures.

uh huh i bet he shared his spumoni with you buck

what even is spumoni

oh it’s a creamy fruity treat 🍨 yeah he definitely shared that 👀

SELF-IDENTIFIED HIMBO BUCK

Tommy realising that if Buck is half Abby’s age… he would also have been half Tommy’s age at the time…

Groaned OUT LOUD when Buck was like “and we have that right [to get married] because of the brave people who came before” BUCK YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD FUCKING ALLY 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ he’s so embarrassing

Tommy like are you breaking up with me? UNO REVERSE BITCH

God everything hitting Tommy at once—realising he’s always known he was on borrowed time, that he needs to get out before he gets too badly hurt. on the other hand tommy you’re an idiot and you need to give buck more credit.

Tommy thinks he understands where Buck’s at because he’s gay and all his relationships with women were lies. But excited as Buck is, he’s not gay—his relationships with women were real! Abby was his “oh shit, next one could be For Real” relationship. The gender doesn’t matter! That’s how bisexuality works!! I really hope Buck gets to talk about that in later episodes.

Holy shit Eddie dancing scene sure is something. I love that they gave Ryan that chance even if it’s cheesy as hell. Also. THIGHS. BUTT. FUCKING THE COUCH ARE YOU KIDDING ME. gays we’re reclaiming couch-fucking jd vance doesn’t get to keep that one.

Eddie opening the door to Buck, seeing him devastated—he’s GOTTA know. And he doesn’t stop smiling. He takes the beer. He looks at it. He looks at Buck. He looks back at the beer, like “why not?” AND THEN THEY BOTH SIT ON THE COUCH HE WAS JUST WRITHING ON

and BUCK IS ALREADY DRINKING

holding the bottle straight like it’s a dick

AND

JUST

SECONDS

LATER

EDDIE OPENS HIS OWN BOTTLE

AND STARTS SUCKING IT OFF

🌈🔥💕👀❤️🌈🔥🍆🏳️‍🌈🔥🎉🏳️‍🌈💖🎉🏳️‍🌈🍆🔥🏳️‍🌈✨💖🌈👀🏳️‍🌈✨🔥🌈🏳️‍🌈👀💖🍆🍆💦🌈🔥💕🥰💖💕🌈👀💕🎉🍆💖✨🔥🌈💖

[missmilkie]

The Ninja From Another Land

Part One

This is a Naruto various x fem!reader fic.

wc: 1.1k

As a twenty year old young adult you lived alone. You tried having a roommate that first year you were out on your own, but you decided it wasn’t worth it. You found an apartment with cheap rent that wasn’t too bad. Yeah, you were pretty sure your neighbors did hard drugs, but not all of them. You weren’t going to get mugged or anything, so it was alright.

You didn’t make a ton of money, but you made enough. It funded your anime addiction on top of paying for your necessities. You saved money by making most of your meals at home. You had an anime cookbook that you were trying meals from. One of your favorites was the Ichiraku Ramen.

Your apartment had one bedroom and one bathroom. The living room and kitchen were a decent size as well as your closet. Your furniture wasn’t anything to brag about, but it was simple and comfy.

Your bed was a plush queen size. You spent the extra money on silk sheets and pillowcases and it was definitely worth it.

After doing your skincare, you decided to put something on while you drifted off to sleep. You took a few minutes going through different shows on your streaming service before settling on Naruto. That show was everything to you growing up, and is still one of your favorites to rewatch. The first episode played in the background as you lost consciousness.

“Who is she?”

“What are those clothes is the real question.”

“Quit being so superficial, something bad could have happened to her.”

“Probably just got lost in the woods. It shouldn’t be hard to find her parents when she wakes up.”

“Let’s hope so.”

When your eyes opened, warm sunlight blinded you. You brought your hand up to block it. You thought you left your curtains closed before you went to bed. Grunting in annoyance, you sat up.

Wait a minute. This wasn’t your bed. This wasn’t even your room. How did you get here? Where were you?

“You’re finally awake.” You turned to see a nurse at the door.

“Yes. What happened?” You didn’t feel hurt or ill.

“You were found unconscious in the forest outside of the village.” The nurse explained, “If you’re feeling alright, I’m supposed to send you to see the Hokage.”

“The Hokage?” Your head whipped around to check for cameras. “Are you messing with me?”

“Perhaps we should check you for a concussion…”

“No!” You regained your composure. “Take me to the Hokage.”

“Alright, your escort is on the other side of this door.”

You swung your legs off the bed, your pajamas wrinkled. You had no shoes, so you wore the hospital slippers out.

On the other side of the door was a tall man wearing the Konoha standard uniform. You immediately recognized his silver hair and covered face, only revealing one eye.

“Kakashi Hatake.” You murmured in surprise.

“Hm?” He looked up at me from his book.

Whoever was pranking you was good.

“Oh, um, you’re taking me to see the Hokage?”

“Yes. Follow me.” They got his voice down to a tee!

Kakashi led you out of the hospital and across the village. It looked just like the anime. Maybe this wasn’t a prank, but a dream. People looked at you funny as you made the short walk to the Hokage’s office. Your pajamas made you stick out like a sore thumb, and the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

When Kakashi stopped, it was at a large wooden door. You weren’t sure which Hokage would be behind it.

“Right through there.”

You nodded before opening the door.

The sight of the Third Hokage made your eyes widen. You knew what point in the story you were at. Orochimaru hadn’t killed Hiruzen Sarutobi yet.

“Hello, Lord Third.” You gave an awkward bow.

“It seems you know where you are and who I am. What is your name, young lady?”

“(Y/n) (L/n).”

“Where are you from?” His drooping eyes held a piercing gaze.

“Not here…I don’t think I could find it on a map.” Your eyes dropped.

“You have nowhere to go then?”

“No, sir.”

“Do you have knowledge of ninjutsu, genjutsu, or taijutsu?” He asked, to your surprise.

“Some, yes.” You looked back up at him.

“If you would like to, you may take a placement test for our ninja academy.”

“I would be honored to be given the chance to be a hidden leaf ninja.”

“Your first test will be on your chakra nature. Focus it onto the paper, and we will deduce your results.” Iruka instructed, looking up at you from his clipboard.

You were given money for clothes, so you wore a cute ninja outfit. Being reverted back to being physically 12 years old meant you had to try things on because you couldn’t remember what size you were. Iruka had gone shopping with you so that you wouldn’t be alone in a new place.

Paper in hand, you closed your eyes and focused to feel your chakra running through your body. The flow was akin to electricity, and you felt more alive when you focused on it. Then you directed it to your hand holding the paper. Chakra pooled at your palm before you let it flow into your fingertips and then the paper.

If your zodiac is:

Aries: Fire and Earth

Taurus: Earth and Water

Gemini: Wind and Earth

Cancer: Water and Fire

Leo: Fire and Lightning

Virgo: Earth and Fire

Libra: Wind and Lightning

Scorpio: Water and Lightning

Sagittarius: Fire and Wind

Capricorn: Earth and Lightning

Aquarius: Wind and Water

Pisces: Water and Earth

“Looks like your chakra nature is both (your first nature) and (your second nature). You’re dual natured.” Iruka gave you an assuring smile. “Now, can you perform a transformation jutsu?”

“I’ve never done it before, but I can try.” You put your hands up in the sign that you recalled from the screen several times.

Chakra surged throughout your entire body. When you heard the poof, you looked at yourself. You resembled Iruka.

“Very good. I think you can be placed in the graduating class. If it’s too hard, you can go down a class. There’s no shame, especially since you’re not from a ninja village.”

Your heart damn near burst out of your chest. You couldn’t believe it. You had caught on to jutsu so quickly. Maybe you would be in the Rookie Nine’s class.

To celebrate your placement, Iruka took you to Ichiraku Ramen. You were finally getting to try the real thing!

“Um, don’t you think she’s a bit young to be your girlfriend, Mr Iruka?” You instantly recognized Naruto’s voice.

“Naruto, you idiot!” Iruka had a vein popping out of his forehead.

“Oh, I’m a new student at the ninja academy, not his date.” You explained.

“A new student? I’m Naruto Uzumaki, and I’m gonna be Hokage!”

“(Y/n) (L/n). I look forward to class.”

The three of you ate delicious ramen. It was even better than the stuff you made back in your world!

[aeviagreenleaf]

The Rings of Power season 1 episode 1 rewatch (focusing on Galadriel and Sauron/Halbrand for Haladriel/Saurondriel fic research purposes)

“Nothing is evil in the beginning” - Morfydd’s voice is PERFECT for Galadriel. It’s full of gravitas and I’ve seen this so many times but still hit hard with emotion at her first words. Also her words foretell Elrond saying the same thing and in reference to Sauron: “even Sauron was not so.”

Galadriel is so badass and sexy killing the snow-troll! I love the sequence, as I love also when she rights the orcs alone in s2.

“Then you shall do so alone” 😭😭😭😭 she already feels so alone my poor girl. why wouldn’t you follow the Galadriel wherever she wants to do?! I know they have already followed her far but it’s so gutting, and we know how much it hurts as she tells Halbrand later

Sorry sweet little harfoots but maybe next rewatch….

Elrond gosh he really feels warm as summer in his intro, I love Robert

Jeez why they have to twist the knife into him? “Elf-lords only” well jokes on them he will be onto of the greatest Elf Lords one day

I do like that in s2 we see Gil-Galad giving Elrond more opportunity even though it’s at Galadriel’s expense 😅

Stop it’s so cute how Galadriel notices Elrond mouthing Gil-Galad’s speech cause I assume he wrote it for him. Also Galadriel is clearly like this is sus, what is going on?

She almost doesn’t bow and Elrond is stressed haha

Galadriel is soooo heartbroken I want to hug her. Absolutely devastated and we see it again when she tells Halbrand how her best friend and King tried to exile her against her will. Someone hug her 😭😭

She’s still so kind to Elrond and greets him like a little brother. And now they’re arguing

I do love how Elrond promises to continue the fight for her if any of her worries come true. He genuinely wants to grant her peace and rest… but of course we know that will not happen for her for thousands of years

Arondir and Bronwyn are so adorable 🥺

What a prejudiced elf. Yeah I know what happens with some like Waldreg but you also have others like Bronwyn. I love how Arondir is so defensive and protective of the Southlanders.

It’s precious how excited Elrond is about working with Celebrimbor

Galadriel really doesn’t want to let go of her brother’s dagger 😭

They really do set up the stranger to throw people off Halbrand’s trail for a while, haha.

What an amazing first episode. Definite highlight is Galadriel and Elrond’s friendship, the devastating push and pull between them caring for each other but Elrond not trusting Galadriel despite his adoration of her.

Morfydd and Robert are just incredible.

Also I remember now how frustrated I was with Gil-Galad but it’s funny cause I adore him after the last couple episodes of season 2.

[cescalr]

Oooh, definitely glee for the fandom asks! <3

Always with the hornets' nests with these ones, I see! Though i don't think there's a fandom out there that isn't in some way a hornets' nest once it gets large enough... hm. Alright. I'm just gonna be as honest as i can be about this, and tag accordingly.

Glee:

my favourite female character: augh. argh. ouph. so difficult. so hard. Since I'm working off of half-remembered show and half recently-rewatched show... its a tossup. Mercedes, Santana, Quinn. Probably Mercedes. She did nothing wrong ever in her entire life <3 well okay maybe except that one time she smashed kurt's car windows (but it was a banger song, though). Can't say Santana because of the Biphobia TM and other things like excessive use of bigotry-based insults, and Quinn. Oh god girl. Cheating is not cool! Funnily enough! So I find them really interesting but 'favourite' is hard to say. Mercedes. Mercedes for sure <3

my favourite male character: Blaine sam blaine sam blaine sam yes. I am imitating ripping petals off of flowers and coming to a conclusion based on which is the last name i said. So I guess that means Sam! But really this is a tie.

my favourite book/season/etc: Mannnnn idk. I don't like shows for seasons as-a-whole. Also i could not tell you what happened in any given season if you held a gun to my head. I'm not good at that. The only shows i know 'seasons' of are Buffy and Teen Wolf because i've watched them like 100000000000 times (exaggeration) for various reasons (mostly fanfiction research).

my favourite episode (if its a tv show): I can tell you my LEAST favourite episode (blame it on the alcohol, thank you Kurt king of biphobia! this is a persona foible it's not the worst episode in the show. by far. by far. it's kind of an average one. I'm just angry at it.) BUT er. Favourite? Idk. Genuinely some of the earlier Kurt-centric stuff was really well done (his convo with Burt... <3) and the Quinn giving birth accompanied by bohemian rhapsody was obviously iconic, but if I'll be honest I couldn't name any episodes of this show (other than That One previously stated, anyway). And yeah most of the time they were named after song titles and No i don't remember those song titles either. I'm just so bad at this. My memory is that of a goldfish's being haphazardly bounced around on a sieve.

my favourite cast member: it would be really funny if I said Demi Lovato [she counts!] but the truth is N/A: i don't know these people !!! They are strangers!! (i don't. follow celebrities. at all. I couldn't even name most of them. They're just people doing a job and their lives are irrelevant to me beyond their ability to perform that job well. I do not need to know where they live and what coffee they drink. Stalker shit tbh. I'm kind of a very private person myself, so rpf-adjacent stuff just... creeps me out. I've never watched a single cast interview in my lifetime and I'm not about to start!)

my favourite ship: Difficult to say! Grave and obvious lie. Blam. It's blam. Quintana is a close runner up though Santana really needs to stop dating people who cheat on the regular (I'll accept Quinn has grown enough not to do this by the time a Quintana coupling would be viable - and satisfying in terms of character arcs - narratively speaking).

a character I’d die defending: Blaine Anderson did something wrong for sure but like Kurt did it first so shrugs. Cancels out. Bad for each other! Case closed!

a character I just can’t sympathize with: genuinely don't remember if I had one of those the first time around because I was like 10 and just didn't pay attention if I didn't care, but Terri and her racist self take that 'prize' this time, alongside the obvious predator in the room [original choir teacher. Sandy? I forget his name immediately after hearing it. He doesn't deserve to be remembered]. Also JBI is just.... a yikes character all around. I mean, he's a blatant stereotype for one, in a the people who wrote this person don't like jews kind of way. Unfortunately common stereotype too, for the era, so not only is he that, he's also lazy. Just a one-note pervert who's the butt of various antisemitic 'jokes' you've heard from era-peer shows a million times over, tired and awful and a sour reminder of bigotry that continues to this day. Really regrettable character who's lack of redeeming qualities was probably purposeful. (I know Rachel and tina are also jewish, but this comes up very rarely and mostly only when santana needs to say something kind of fucked up, as is her modus operandi, for 'comic relief'. Tina's jewish-ness wasn't even canon for several seasons, because she didn't have a surname or a family or anything resembling complex character depth for several seasons. The one time I really remember Rachel's religion being important was when she was pressuring Kurt into believing in some kind of god, which??? don't do that. Bad example. Trying to guilt trip a friend into faith sucks. I take back what i said earlier Mercedes did that too. Boo. Girls try again that was a bad showing all around. Though i have no idea why Kurt went the acupuncture route as his 'secular' option but i think that has to do a lot with the writers doing literally no research ever once in their lives (you can tell they don't by the way they write the football segments of the show, which make no sense according to football fans who watch Glee, of which there are numerous because real life isn't like fiction where you can only like music or sports. Most of the kids in my school year were doing the most of everything ever if they were the 'popular' ones - we do that differently; popularity isn't really based on who know know; for some bizzare reason literally everyone knew who I was? Even people I'd never spoken to?? - but more about like... how much you can do, I guess. Overachievers, but I'm not saying that negatively; these people were generally - generally - very nice, and surprisingly chill for people who had no spare time whatsoever. I'm not entirely sure when they slept; A* across the board, at least one sport, at least one instrument, several extracurriculars, parties every weekend, dozens of friends and an s.o. . Eh? Way too much going on. Scary lifestyle! Impressive burnout rate, probably. Er. Tangent! Back to the scheduled programming).) There's uhhhh there's a lot of bad characters on the show, but i'd say Sandy and Terri and her equally but more loudly racist sister are truly completely irredeemable ones. Like they're not interesting or anything, they're just there to be narrative annoyances (which, in the case of Sandy specifically, is insane. Arrest that man!!! He has actively sexually assaulted minors!!!).

a character I grew to love: difficult to say because I tend to just make an opinion and stick to it. Also i don't remember who i liked at first and who i didn't, this show came out when i was eight. I didn't watch it until I was a little older than that, of course, but I frankly have spotty memory until my late teens, so! I'm not sure!! Quinn, probably. Pink-hair-era Quinn helped me understand her more, and seeing the moments of kindness hidden behind practical cruelty, when you understand her family and situation, makes things make a lot more sense. It takes a lot to get me to sympathise with a cheater, but I can see where Quinn was getting all turned around in her head about life because of her upbringing and socialisation, not to mention the profoundly negative impact cheerios had on her mentally and that the school's culture in general was not exactly a breeding ground for empathy and optimism.

my anti otp: can you tell (klaine). I don't dislike Kurt!!! Please let him have a fun chillaxed boyfriend in new york with his vogue friends. But also please stop attempting to control other people's diets thank you!! Thank you!! I'm of mixed feelings. Blaine and Kurt both did at least one bad, relationship-ending thing, and proved over and over again that they just weren't on the same wavelength in regards to life goals and ways of living it. They can't even share the same living space, which is kind of required for a functional marriage. I don't know, it just seems like they settled for their first proper, serious boyfriend even if that's not really the best match, and I... wish they'd just got to see more of life first, you know? They got married at like 20! Or something! I'm 23, I cannot imagine getting married at 20. That's a baby. Let them live first!

(same for Santana and Brittney, imo. I also don't really like them together because Santana and Brittney have very different ideas regarding monogamy, which is just never going to go down well in the long run. If your girl cheats on you like twenty times and tells you to your face its not cheating in her view of things, but you think it is, break up with her because you'll just make each other miserable. Brittney sort of seems incapable of feeling guilt but if she were, this kind of moral pressure would be Not Good, and obviously Santana isn't comfortable with the idea and doesn't have to be!! Just move on!!! Find other people!!!! Don't marry your first girlfriend if you've broken up like ten times this is simple!!!! Please!!!! But Klaine wins out over Brittana because - in my opinion, glee fandom please do not persecute me, I am known for this specific thing - I see... interactions that verge on abusive between Klaine that I don't see in Brittana. So. Oof? Ex; use of public perception to disguise attack; deliberately hurting Blaine in a stage-combat fencing match (you are not meant to make actual contact in these) and thus using Blaine's own dislike of making his difficulties common knowledge against him in order to 'punish' him. This is no good! Don't do this!!.[Also just to err vaguepost about a comment.... that is. not. what i would call passive aggressive. Physically attacking someone with a sword - no matter the type of sword, fencing foils hurt just as much, they're just not stab-you sharp... er, these days - is just straight-up aggressive.]).

Note that negative things stick in the mind better than positive ones; on a rewatch I may well alter my opinion!

But also I'm really, really stubborn. So it's not likely. Klaine.

[silver-lily-louise]

Shadowhunters Rewatch, 1.12 - Malec.

- Let's GOOOOOO !!!!!

- Gotta love they just named the episode 'Malec' 😂 ♡

- Lilies are a mourning flower, usually. And Alec's suit is almost white, it's such a pale gold. I think the funeral imagery in the Lightwood-Branwell wedding is so interesting

- 'It's important.' Yeah of course. Definitely. Why would anyone think you were going round Magnus' house for anything but work, hm, Alec?

- Refusing the toast is so bitchy. I love that Alec isn't ALL stoicism 🤭

- 'Tell me you're in love with Lydia, and I'll stop.' This has been said before but this is important tbh. Magnus isn't relentlessly pursuing a crush who's into someone else, he's trying to stop someone he cares about making a mistake.

- I love Magnus' khaki look. Honestly he's such a vibe through this whole series ♡

- 'That's a good punch' 😂

- I love how 'He's not more powerful than I am' is easy to read as rivalry and enmity at first... but with context of who they are to each other, it definitely sounds more like kid siblings going 'nuh-uh, I'M stronger!' 😂🤭

- 'I didn't know you were here! ^^' 'That was the point.' 😂

- Magnus that tarnish comment is Petty as heck 🤭 dude is HURTING over the pretty boy

- ♡ Alec and Izzy's relationship is so important to me :')

- Okay BUT. Ragnor's power rivals Magnus' and he's taken out by a convenient solo demon?? I definitely think the shax demon thing was a ruse to go back into hiding - sent by the spy, sure, but used by Ragnor to fulfil the purpose he wanted. I need to finish my fic about that tbh, might work on it after this episode.

- I do like that Lydia wasn't crushing on Alec like people (Clary 🤭) clearly thought. Just respect, and mutual benefit. ♡

- Simon and Izzy are cute. 🤭

- I do like how Alec telling Jace he's not 'sick' for being caught in a confusing situation - 'and trust me, I know.' - shows how he's come to terms with his own feelings, and stopped feeling quite so much shame. ♡

- Alec so close to an epiphany 😂 'if you follow the rules you'll be fine, that is until a complication arises...' Uh-huh? '...so then you need to get back in there and follow the rules even harder!' 🤦‍♀️ 😂

- Simon DOES look good at the wedding tbh.

- IT'S HAPPENING IT'S HAPPENING!!!! War of Hearts is playing in my /bloodstream/ rn -

- I like Lydia a lot more on my rewatch than I did the first time around. A very reasonable lady. ♡

- WELL that's one way to avoid making an 'I'm calling off the wedding' speech 😂😂 honestly this scene is iconic for a REASON ♡♡♡

- SIMON 😂

- Okay, lowkey I don't think Alec WAS serious about 'who invited the vampire'. I think he's high on adrenaline and decided to wind him up. 🤭

- Another classic Alec Autism Moment 🤭 intense social pressure crowds ARE the worst tbh

- 'Friend'? Luke no 😂 don't trust that slimy git...

10/10 no notes. Great episode. Deserving of its iconic status. ♡♡♡♡

[alicepao13]

Hudson and Rex S03E10 - Fanning the Flames

I don't have a clear image of this episode, aside from the major plot points and that Charlie and Rex almost got blown up again but that's what the rewatch is for.

Fogo mentioned again. At this point it sounds to me like Newfoundland's Mykonos, maybe without the terrible crowds.

"I'm going to put all that performance in case someone is watching, even though there's no one but my now murdered by me husband at home."

I wonder where they get generic firetruck footage from.

No, but she did give a great performance as the grieving wife. I believed her for a while.

Charlie: "What do you say, partner? Go pay a visit to Sarah?" Rex: "You'll pay a visit to Sarah, I'll get stuck outside. Life is unfair."

"Coffee with Jesse? I'm saved!"

Yeah, Rex is totally a chick magnet. Speaking as a chick.

Rex: "Double date? Say yes, Jesse! I need to expand my social circle."

Someone got away from Rex? Is that even possible?

Why is this shot funny?

"Everybody loved him" is one of the quotes that should disappear from crime shows. He was murdered.

"Why, thank you very much, Sarah. It will be torn to pieces by the end of the week."

Why the tongue, sir?

Again???

Definitely funny.

It's a good thing that Rex is observant.

Joe: "You sure you're okay?" Charlie: *brushes it off like a good crime show lead character*

Jesse: "This weekend I was thinking of going for a big, long walk". Rex: "You had me at 'walk'."

Sarah: "How are you two doing?" Charlie: "Rex is fine". Sarah: *unimpressed don't-bullshit-me look* "And you?" Charlie: "You know. Shaken, no stirred". I would have smacked him. Sarah is way more patient than I am.

"We may be dealing with a serial bomber". We should only be so lucky. (We're not.)

"Something tells me she's holding something back". The murder.

So we are on the third floor. Glad to know.

That might have been the first show where I heard the term "porch pirate".

Undercover stint!

Looking good even in that outfit.

Why are they putting heist music in the stakeout, I can't with them.

Charlie and Sarah listening to Jesse stuttering about his love life.

"Everyone thinks they can outrun Rex". Well, this kid actually escaped him twice.

Level B has to be the basement, right?

Again, if they wanted to have a storyline where the teen has a mom with an abusive boyfriend, they should have put the word abuse somewhere in there. This is still a cop show, storylines like these should be written in there without having to tip-toe around certain words.

"Hold on, I think I can open this one."

"Why do we attract all the crazies?"

"You're not just a pretty face". Why do I have the feeling that if she'd had the time, she'd have tried to romance Charlie too?

"Wow, you really fall in and out of love a lot." "I have commitment issues". Among other issues that she's got.

Rex about to thwart one more well-thought out plan. Poor criminals, they keep stumbling upon the most clever dog this side of the Atlantic.

"I'll tell them you sacrificed yourself getting me to safety outside but died heroically trying to stop Phil from detonating one of his bombs". Charlie is probably wishing criminals will stop telling him what they'll do after they kill him.

"Oh, I'm sorry, were these wires important?"

Uh-oh. Imminent disaster. That's what happens when you lie to people, Jesse.

I like this episode. I would have maybe pushed it a bit further on the back because the brushes with death kept piling up.

[sam-loves-seb]

gallavich questions

thanks for the tag (and the questions) @callivich !!

What’s a fic you’ve read more than once? intro to quantum dating by @spoonfulstar, i think i've read it 3 or 4 times now, it's one of my all time favorites

What’s a gifset you always have to reblog? anytime i see a gifset from that one s5 deleted scene, yeah that one, i have to reblog

What’s a headcanon you can’t stop thinking about? i have a very specific headcanon for a tattoo ian gets post-canon for mickey, and i hesitate to even explain it now bc i think one day i do wanna write a fic about him getting it, but whatever--my headcanon is that he gets an M tattooed on his left ring finger and it's a subtle yet sweet nod to his husband. (i could talk about this for 9 hours but i will limit myself and stop here)

What’s a fanart you love looking at? i've spent an obscene amount of time staring at this fanart by @doodlevich it just checks all my boxes (domestic, husbands, fluff, etc.) and it's so well done, i'm obsessed with this pieces

What’s an idea you’d love to create if you had the time/inspiration? listen, i have this idea for a rock band au that lives rent fucking free in my head, and if i can find the time and the inspiration to actually turn these vibes and unorganized plot points into actual words and a coherent story in the new year, then maybe it'll see the light of day in 2024 but no promises. for now, i leave you with this: four milkovich siblings are in a rock band that is rising to success with the launch of their second studio album and subsequent tour, and ian gallagher is lead singer mandy's (fake) boyfriend--at least in the eyes of the public--and he spends some time that summer touring with the band and hooking up with their lead guitarist in secret until the band's manager/father catches wind of what's going on behind closed doors

What’s something you’ve discovered since entering this fandom? A new trope you love? A different analysis of the show? Something else? i've always been a post-canon enthusiast for almost all of my ships, but i think before gallavich i always envisioned them with a very cookie cutter standard american dream family with the house and the careers and the 2.5 kids, which usually fits a lot of my ships, but with gallavich i... don't have that same vision ?? i think they're actually my first ship that i hc more often than not without kids in their post canon life, which is a new vibe for me entirely but i kinda love reading/writing it. idk if that answers the question you asked, but it definitely answered a question

What’s an underrated trope or concept you’d like to see more of? honestly i want more s9/10 prison era gallavich fics (and/or fanart). i think it's a gold mine era with so much untapped potential, and there are very few fics/series/whatever that really get deep with it and get to the good stuff of these two boys who haven't spent any significant time together in years but still love each other like they did way back when

What’s your favourite season? And has this changed after multiple rewatches of the show? it flip-flops for me between s4 and s5, like right now i think it's s5 but idk if i could actually pick one or the other as my absolute favorite

What’s a plot hole you wish had been answered or resolved? i would give my left arm to know how the fuck (and why the fuck) mickey started rolling with his dad again in post-prison s10 era, like in 10x08 he's going to terry for advice on how to protect ian, just for terry to try to kill him again 3 episodes later ??? make it make sense john wells i'm under your bed

What scene or moment do you feel isn’t discussed enough? personally i think the promise ring scene in 10x09 is criminally underrated and not talked about nearly enough, like you don't understand how happy that scene made me (stay with me here) seeing mickey stand up and fight for the future he really wants with ian and not settling for anything less

What line/dialogue/description from something else (a poem, a book, a tv show, a movie, or something else) do you feel describes Ian and Mickey’s relationship? can i do song lyrics? i'm gonna do song lyrics--i've always thought the song godlight by noah kahan was very gallavich, especially the chorus, and especially during s4/5/6 era and it may or may not be a piece of inspiration for my big bang canon divergent fic

What do you think is next for Ian and Mickey post-finale? i think they take a while to really settle into their new place and and make it their own, and it's a bit of an adjustment (for both of them) to fit in with this new crowd and this new environment, but they're learning how to grow and evolve together and at the end of the day that's all that really matters to the both of them

tagging: literally anyone who wants to play bc my brain is tired and i am too tired to try and remember everyone i probably should tag

[tarisilmarwen]

Rebels Rewatch: "The Honorable Ones"

Kallus starts growing the nigglings of a conscience and also I never want to visit Bahryn ever.

Does this count as Friendship Fetch Quest episode? I mean... we do technically recruit an ally, albeit we make one out of a consistent former enemy, and he is important to things later...

Yeah, you know what, I'm counting it.

Geonosis looks gorgeous.

Oooooof SO many Death Star foreshadowings in this conversation. This is in fact where they started construction on the Mark I, as far back as the Clone Wars. Some time between now and then (Wookiepedia thinks it's between "Breaking Ranks" and now), the project was moved, the orbital stations scrapped, and the entire population of Geonosis genocided to conceal the project's existence.

Just, you know, your ordinary Tuesday for the Empire.

Hi Kallus!

Love Chopper getting to be an absolutely murderous psychopath again lolol.

Ohhhh hey, this cue is from back in "Droids In Distress" when they were about to blow up the ion disruptors. How fitting, lol.

Ezra is still Not Fond of leaving people behind.

He looks so worried. :(

Love how Kallus and Zeb stop fighting for a second when they realize they're about to crash. Matching Oh Crap expressions and everything.

Ngl, I felt that cry of agony deep in the recesses of my childhood.

(I fell off some parallel bars once in gym, didn't break anything, but my first scream? Sounded not too unlike that.)

Lol Ezra banging on Chopper. "Yes, we want him back! Don't be a sleemo!"

Jeez, how terrified Kallus must have been, stuck in the exact scenario that traumatized him so in the past. Lucky for our favorite asshole Zeb is the honorable type.

Yup, yeah, pissing his pants terrified. David does a really good job with Kallus this episode, it's one of the first times they let him show a bit more range and he does shrill and hysterical very nicely, if I may say so.

Kallus is so assured of the Empire's fairness and nobility, aww let's shatter that to pieces this episode. :D

Worried Ezra continues to be worried. <3

He is already shivering, nice little animation here. Also lol @ Zeb pettily pulling the heater closer towards him.

Ahhh the glowing rock of friendship. Love that Kallus keeps it after this.

"You're going to hurt yourself!" <3 See this mother hen behavior right here is why I stuck the Iron Squadron kids with him in my Mirrorverse series, Kallus being a fussy fretful Team Mom is hilarious.

Ah NOPE, nope, nah-uh. Nooooooo thank you.

The bonzami are actually really well-designed. They look like prehistoric dinosaurs of some kind. Definitely evocative of all my childhood nightmares about T-Rexes.

Kallus parroting the Might Makes Right and Social Darwinism of the Empire, leading to Zeb beginning to ask pointed questions.

Oh man there was a really good analysis on here someone did about Kallus's fighting style, how he's better at close quarters than distance/ranged, I wish I remembered who wrote it.

Subtle animation appreciation detail: That pinched guilt in Kallus's expression.

Oooh yeah, that's the good stuff.

Kallus launches into his tragic backstory, possibly to try and remind himself why he personally hates Lasats, rejustify in his head how it was okay for him not to question orders when told to use the ion disruptors--("They deserve it, they're bad people, they kill the injured!")--and the connection to Saw is not a coincidence I think, the writers expand heavily on the whole "It's how we fight that matters." and "The ends justify the means." conflict later on down the line. Numerous characters on this show like Saw and Thrawn and Kallus to an extent represent what happens when you go too far to fight those you consider monsters. I've always loved how firmly Rebels comes down on the side of "The means do matter."

Probably one of the reasons I'm still kind of relucant to watch Andor, I know fandom loves that "I burn myself for a sunrise I'll never see." quote but eehhhhhhhhh.

The exchange right after Kallus's story is a bit clunky, I get what the intent was--that there are people in the Empire who aren't cold and bloodthirsty and evil and the Rebels shouldn't write them all off like they're the same--but it's clumsily executed.

PPFFFFTTTTTT LOLOLOL. KALLUS CANNOT BELIEVE THE SHEER PETTINESS IN ZEB HURLING THE BO-RIFLE OUT OF THE CAVE RATHER THAN LET HIM HOLD IT.

Hey remember when I said I love David Oyelowo's hysterical Kallus voice? Yeah.

Zeb's prehensile feet put to good use again.

Ohhhhh yeah no that's absolutely a terrifying concept for me. Nope.

"Hey we didn't get eaten! Are we friends now?"

There's some debate in the fandom about the inconsistency of the stories Kallus tells from "Droids In Distress" to here. Some parts of fandom point to how he almost gleefully bragged about giving the order to use the ion disruptors and others point out that he couldn't possibly have been high enough in the ranks at that point to actually have the authority to do that.

I tend to fall more towards the latter camp, that he wasn't actually THE one to give the order but he didn't question it and passed it right along due to his prejudice against the Lasat, and only said what he said to Zeb to rile him up. As much as he hated Lasats though, there has been some guilt severely weighing on him since then, and I'm pretty sure it's partly due to his confusion over the Honor Guardsman giving him his bo-rifle. There was a note of aggravated self-defense in Kallus's voice when he explains to Zeb how it was given to him, like he's dispensing with an act and being all, "All right look here's how it really happened."

This conversation is slightly less clear but to me reads like Kallus is detailing his thoughts from the moment he'd been given the order. Like it's mid-battle and it's going harder than they anticipated and the weapons are handed out and he's told to use them and he realizes, "Oh. The Empire is not playing around are they?" and he shoves down his own potential qualms about it and just passes on the order.

Zeb, having had his character development, is dismissive of Kallus's attempt to explain the massacre, saying that it doesn't affect him anymore, basically.

They're so happy to see him. <3

Awwwwwww.

Subtle animation appreciation moment: Zeb's little elbow bump to Ezra's arm as they climb up the ramp.

Ohhhhhh man the behind the scenes had a little plot bit that they should have kept, basically it was not the Empire that retrieved Kallus from Bahryn, it was a scavenger ship, the Empire spent a paltry two rotations looking for him and then wrote him off, he had to make his way back to them on his own.

Konstantine doesn't even look at him.

:((((((

Kallus's redemption is a bit of a polarizing topic in fandom. Personally I'm very fond of it, I like Kallus as an antagonist-turned-Rebel, I think he's a lot of fun post Heel Face Turn and the many myriad fanfics that bridge the gap between "Zero Hour" and Season 4 featuring Kallus slowly blending in to the Spectres are among some of my favorites.

But it's also one of my major nitpicks because it's a bit lacking in legwork. Show👏me👏the legwork!👏 Like 90% of all writing problems can be solved just by expending some effort. Don't just have Kallus as the new Fulcrum offscreen between seasons I need to SEE it.

That being said, this is a mostly tightly written Locked In A Room type episode, well-paced, decently animated. Fandom definitely loves it and I'll still give it fairly regular rewatches since it's another of the husband's favorites.

Next up, we return again to Lothal for Force Weirdness.

[day-mark]

I love Voltron with my whole heart but yeag,,, it had a lot of flaws. I love that it genuinely tried to address that Killing Zarkon wouldn't be enough to stop the entire Empire and end the war. The show had a good balance of politics, crazy weird magic, and fun family bonding for the first two seasons.

I also think it's kind of insane that the show sidelined Three Entire characters after s3-4 (Shiro, Keith, and Hunk <- especially) but didn't develop the others with that new space and time.

Allura dying just made me sad. She was such an amazing character. I was insane back then so I can't really look at Lance with an analytical eye without rewatching the show, but I can tell he didn't get the moment he deserved either. He should've been Black Paladin!! Keith in my opinion, should've switched from Shiro's right hand to Lance's!! Keith just fundamentally didn't work as a leader (to me) and the focus of his arc should've been his mommy/being Galra issues!!!

I dunno wtf happened with Shiro. They kind of scooped out his guts by the end of the show. (My in-world explanation is that by s7 he's just so beyond traumatized to think all that much.) Hunk's also been done dirty. He's like, amazing, he's so sweet and kind but also an asshole when he wants to be. He deserved way more attention, he had insane amount of potential!!!

This show had so much to offer! Genuinely awesome worldbuilding, comedy, the team who grow to love each other even with all their neurotic issues, and the Galra themselves were fucking icons!!

vld will always have my heart, I love the mall episode it was so beautiful sorry for rambling so much (but the juiciness of dteamxvld ooooiughgh)

my memory of it isn't so great anymore but yeah your feelings do line up with mine pretty well from what i remember 😞

the characters were definitely my biggest gripe cause they were so interesting in the first couple of seasons!! but then in the later ones they were so flat?? uninteresting ??? like idk what happened but nothing makes me more irritated than when characters start getting butchered. and yeah hunk getting that treatment in particular was Very noticeable

i didnt watch the last season cause i heard it was so bad and by that point the previous seasons already disappointed me so i just couldnt be bothered to watch it, but yeah ??? killing allura was... definitely a choice 💀

and lance my fucking lance, he was my favorite and seeing him get done so dirty made me so sad 😭 black paladin lance was my damn roman empire... anfd fucking farmer my ass HE WANTED TO BE A PILOTTTTT

and ngl i really dont remember what happened with shiro near the end of the show but i know at some point i started thinking of him as just being there for torture porn 😭

but yeah, despite the Many gripes i have with the show it was still really neat to be apart of and will have a special place in my heart. i did really like the premise and ideas they had. they had a solid set of characters, designs, and dynamics that i do still really love! and i still love the beginning seasons and the fanartists and writers definitely helped carry with their amazing art and fics.