#yeah that is one of my favorite gags. it’s so dumb and i love it

[purble-gaymer]

meta knight but weird

[moechies]

giving older bsf toji a bj cs u dont have any money on u for gas 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

oh mi gosh. dis is absolutely so filthy ‘nd absolutely perfect for him . dis is how grimy he is in my mind.. (modern au where toji is RICH $$)

“toji.”

“hm, darling?” you look upon the questioning man sitting besides you, one strong hand that guides the steering wheel of your own car. he insisted to drive, and in what position would you say no? you’d never pass up an offer to be passenger princess.

“i-i forgot.”

“forgot what?”

“forgot money for gas, toji.”

“are ya dumb sweetheart? goin’ t’get gas n the one thing ya forgot is gas money?”

“‘m s-sorry toji, can you lend me? please? promise i won’t forget next time!”

he scoffs, knowing well that he would’ve paid nonetheless. but watching you nervously scramble yourself together, anticipating a response from him is too adorable, he thinks.

“yeah, but ya gotta pay me back.”

“course i will! gonna give it back as soon as we ge-“

“no sweetie. not with money.”

your head turns slow to the man, already shooting you a evil-intentioned smirk. his free hand comes down to scarce over the evident bulge that pokes through his sweats, indirectly instructing you.

“with your mouth, honey.”

he chuckles when your face flushes red, how unexpecting.

with over 3 years of close friendship, the man had assumed that you at least would’ve noticed; his stares that pierce into your skin, touches that linger a little too long, and the constant absence of your favorite panties. what a naive little thing you were; he loved it.

if you didn’t know his true intentions then, you’d definitely know now.

“c’mon, y’want me to fill it up right?”

“t-“

“the tank sweetie. the car. don’t you want gas?”

you huff when he chuckles at your flustered expression. your small fingers dance across his bulge, his own hand messily slipping under the band of his sweats, releasing himself. he can’t help the smile that spreads across his face when you gasp, fawn like eyes that immediately shoot up to meet his gaze.

“s-so big..”

“mm, you think so?” he teases.

his hand slithers to the back of your head, fingers playing with one or two strands of your hair.

“c’mon, be good..”

he smiles at you coyly, desperate even, and it makes your heart and your cunt clench.

with slight pressure from the man’s hand, you find yourself lowering onto the tip of his cock. your puffy lips press against the warm slit, an immediate groan that spills from his lips,

“no action recently?” you tease, facing him with a slight smile,

“shaddup princess. yer lucky you’re cute.”

you snicker, separating your slicked up lips to wrap around the thick of his cock head. your tongue presses against the slit once again, tasting the sweet substance that coats his dewy slit; more that spews from the teasing licks.

“don’t t-tease.”

you hold yourself further onto his cock to accommodate his length, a light gag that elicits from your throat. tears brim in your eyes when you feel your jaw begin to ache, but the needy man pays no mind when he begins thrusting into your warmth.

oh and when he feels a warm tear fall onto the skin of his thigh, he nearly cums.

“heh.. there you go, see? ya can do it.”

you hum around him, the light sensation that drills right through his sensitive cock.

“g-gunna cum. shit.”

and with a few shallow thrusts, his cum brims. it’s warm, and thick, but you swallow without a second thought. you pull yourself off to meet your eyes with his, vision daisy and face fumed with a sweet blush once again.

“hah.. gonna have to fill you up, darling. we’ll worry about the car later, kay?”

[sturnsmae]

candy- c.s

“she’s just like candy she’s so sweet”

warnings: SMUTT 18+ squirting, rough sex, blowjob, eating out, pet names, baby, my love, etc, degrading kink + more

(probably not proofread)

you and chris are sitting on the couch, a movie is playing softly in the background and so is the sounds from both of your phones

chris looks up at you and scoots over to you, he wraps his arms around you and buries his head into the crook of your neck

“are you okay baby?” you say stroking his hair

“yeah i just miss you”

“i’m right here baby” you laugh

“i know” he says smiling

you put your legs on his and move one of your hands down to his waist you trace your fingers along his waistband of his shorts

he bucks his hips up from the sudden touch and whimpers slightly

“you like that baby?”

“mhmm” he says exhaling

your hand travels down to his bulge and you palm him

“fuck” he says under his breath. he puts his head up to kiss you

“please” he moans into the kiss

that signals you to guide your hand up and down his bulge

“please baby” he says letting go of the kiss

you smile up at him and pat his shoulder signaling him to sit up

he sits up and you pull down his shorts and boxers in one go

his dick slaps right against his stomach, leaking with pre-cum

you sit up on your knees and lean down towards him

you stroke him a few times then kitten lick the tip

“please my love i need you” he whimpers

you wrap your mouth around him and bob your head up and down, his tip is almost hitting the back of your throat

you never gagged giving chris head because you had no gag reflex and he always thought it was so hot because he could shove himself down your throat and you wouldn’t gag

you keep bobbing your head up down and chris grabs hold of your hair and pushes your head down on him

“fuck oh my god” he moans arching his back off the couch

you come up a little and wrap your mouth around the tip and move your tounge around it

this is chris’s favorite thing that you do when you suck him off it’s always your way of getting him to finish fast

“oh god i’m cumming y/n o-oh shit” he whimpers while shooting warm strips of cum down your throat

“holy shit baby your so good”

you look up at him with a smile as he picks you up and throws you on the bed. you let out a small squeal as you hit the bed

“im gonna fuck you dumb y/n” chris says with a low tone that always turns you on

“please chris i need you inside me”

chris smirks at you as he lines himself up with your entrance. you bite down on your bottom lip craving him

he thrusts into you fast and hard not giving you a full warning

“o-oh shit!” you moan

“fuck baby your so tight” chris says as he throws his head back in pleasure

chris looks back down at you, he loves the sight of you like this, tits bouncing, eyebrows furrowed and pretty noises coming out of your mouth as chris pleasures you.

“f-fuck baby i’m so close”

“me too baby o-oh my god fuck” chris moans

“i’m cumming oh my god” you moan out as you squirt on his cock

“fuckk” chris moans as he shoots his warm cum deep inside you

you lay there heavy breathing as chris pulls out of you and lays down next to you

“fuck baby your always so good at that” chris says looking over at you

you smile at him “why don’t we go shower huh?”

“round 2??” chris says jokingly

you hit chris on the arm playfully as you both walk into the bathroom

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[writingroom21]

Letters To Your Lover

Pairing: rafe x reader

Summary: After moving into a new place together, Rafe finds your old middle school diary. Along with it the thousands of love letters to your middle school crush.

Warnings: 18+, smut, oral (m receiving), unprotected sex (wrap it up), orgasim denial, Rafe being an idiot, let me know if I missed any

Wc: 1K

“What the hell is this?”

 Rafe burst into the living room holding a little bound notebook. The two of you just moved in together after dating for a year and a half. You were in the middle of unpacking the kitchen boxes as he was in the bedroom going through both of your boxes. That's when he found the little book at the bottom of one of your boxes. 

Curiosity got the best of him and he had to take a look. At first everything was fine. Some notes from when you were in middle school. Then as he kept going he noticed a shift, it started to become a diary a few pages in. Stories of your days painted on the page for him to take a glimpse of your childhood.

His smile faded when he found the first letter. A little note to your crush that seemed to be never ending. Letter after letter gushing about some kid you were obsessed with. Realistically he knows that this was middle school you, the two of you weren't even friends until Junior year of highschool.

There’s no logical reason for him to be so upset about some old crush you had. Then he thinks about the fact you kept them. He looks at the pages, imprinting the letters to memory. He can’t shake the feeling that this is who you really want, there’s no other explanation as to why you would still have these.

Dear pretty boy,

Today you smiled at me in the hall and it made the butterflies in my stomach flutter. I wish you would fully notice me. I would do anything for you to actually feel the same way about me. But it’s okay, I can wait.

Hey pretty boy,

Your eyes are so pretty, they have become my favorite color. The way you smile is so bright and I wish I could make you that happy. Everyday I wake up hoping this will be the day you notice me. Maybe tomorrow will be the day, maybe not. All I know is that deep down we are meant for each other.

The list goes on, note after note. It disgusts him to think that you even call him that. That’s your special nickname for him and here it is used for another guy. His anger gets the best of him and now he’s standing in front of you. Holding the book in your face as you give him a confused look.

“Umm a diary?” He scoffs and throws it on the counter behind you. “Yeah, one filled with love letters.” It clicked in your head that he read it and saw all the cringy letters you wrote. “Oh god you read all of those? I'm so embarrassed right now.” You have got to be kidding him. You’re embarrassed because he read them and not over the fact you kept something for another person.

“God I knew you liked being a slut but really keeping this shit is something else. Just thought I wouldn’t find this.” What is he even going on about? It’s something you did as a child. “Rafe.” He does let you continue your sentence. “Get on your knees right now.” He’s unbuckling his belt as you sink to the floor. 

Whipping out his dick, he starts to stroke it as you open your mouth for him. This isn’t the first time he’s punished you like this. He finds it amusing to watch the tears pool up in your eyes as you try not to choke on him. Without much care he shoves himself into your waiting mouth, touching the back of your throat before retreating. The cycle continues, he brutally face fucks you in the middle of the kitchen.

The sounds of your choked moans and gags fill up the room. Tears are falling down your cheeks only fueling him. “Maybe next time you’ll think about not writing to someone else. Fucking dumbass catching your attention.” Wait, is this what it’s all about? The letters being to someone else? God this man could be dumb.

Just before he’s about to cum he pulls out and grips your hair to tug you up. “Come on, bend over. I’m only cumming in your pussy.” He manhandles you over the counter and pulls your shorts along with your panties down. You are already soaked from sucking him off so he easily slid right in. “Wuch a wet fucking pussy. You just love when you suck me off don’t you sweetie. My little cock drunk whore.” You moan loudly at his words.

His pace gets faster if that’s even possible, thrusting hard into you. “Who do you belong to?” Rafe has always been possessive but never in the bedroom. Something about reading your silly crush letters just set him off. He knows you liked other people but in his brain he was the only one you ever wanted. Seeing it aimed at someone else is like torture, even if it was from years ago. 

His thrust gets more intense, ready to cum any minute. “Come on, tell me.” he delivers a hard smack to the globe of your ass. “You baby. Always going to be you.” Being satisfied with hearing you agree that you did it for him. Like an automatic response he was cumming right after your sentence ended.

The two of you stay there for a second, not really moving. Reluctantly he pulls out and slides your pants back up. Here’s the part of your punishment that you hate, orgasm denial. It’s known that anything he gives you is taken like a champ, finding pleasure in the pain. But this, he figured out how much you hate being denied an orgasm early on. That’s his favorite form of punishment.

“You know those letters were about you right?” You are still bent over the counter, forehead rested on it. He tenses behind you. “What?” You turn around and look at him, smiling at the dumbstruck look on him. “Those corny letters were about you dumbass. Had this huge crush on you back then.”

With no words he gives you a kiss and throws you over his shoulder. “What are you doing?” you giggle as he walks towards the bedroom. “We have a new bed to break in and it seems like I owe you a few orgasm’s as an apology” How could you argue with that? The rest of the night was spent wrapped in each other's arms, forgetting about the pile of boxes scattered around.

[leviismybby]

Levi and the body parts he likes the most during sex

Warning: NSFW 18+, mdni, oral f and m receiving, rough and soft sex, dirty talk, little bit of choking, slight degradation and praise.

Levi Ackerman x fem!reader

Let's start this off by saying that Levi loves every single part of your body, he knows it like the back of his hand. But he has certain few parts of you that make him feral during the deed.

Thighs: Oh boy, he has a thing from them. Without a doubt one of his favorite things about you. While eating you out, he likes to squeeze at the flesh to leave little marks behind, knowing that he is the only one who will get to see them after. Kisses, bites and licks them as he watches your cunt drip for him. He takes them in his hands and grinds you on his face as he sucks on your wetness. "Fuck I love to see your spread and wet like this for me. These thighs of yours wrapped around my head perfectly."

Ass: Levi can stare at it without anyone noticing, he just relishes in the fact that he is the one who gets to grab it. In the safety of four walls, he often has you in doggy style and his hands rest on the plush of your ass giving it slaps, squeezing it and sometimes even biting into the flesh to leave a mark behind. "Is this what you wanted hmm? Me fucking your brains out like this while spanking this ass hmm?"

Neck: Marking. I firmly believe that Levi has a thing for it. His lips don't leave your neck especially if he has you in missionary, he sucks on the flesh leaving dark bruises behind for the world to see. Or he grabs your neck with his hand, choking you slightly while fucking you dumb. "Such a good girl. You like this don't you? Me being rough with you, marking you as mine and grabbing your neck."

Hands: If he is feeling soft, he will lock his hands with yours while thrusting into you. He enjoys intimacy and craves it sometimes, so what better way to show you that he loves you other than interlocking his fingers with yours? His forehead is pressed against yours as his thrusts start getting sloppy, you moan his name looking into his eyes. "F-fuck I'm close love. Gonna cum with me yeah? Let me hold your hands."

Hips: Definitely his favorite. Your hips are sacred to Levi, he grabs them often during sex. When you ride him his hands don't leave your hips, digging into the flesh as he sets a pace that he likes. Your hips buck into his mouth as he is eating your pussy but he is quick to put them back on the surface, just out of pure enjoyment of grabbing them. On top of you, he likes to fuck you down on his cock by pushing your hips further down onto his length, he knows it drives you crazy. "Keep your fucking hips still name. I feel you clenching, come on my cock baby."

Mouth: Obviously he is a sucker for kissing you passionately on the lips during sex, he often has his tongue down your throat no matter what position you're in. And he enjoys it when you're on your knees between his legs as you gag on him, the way your mouth feels so warm and perfect around his cock can make him cum within seconds. "God that retched mouth of yours. Good to know that it has many uses other than talking."

Taglist: @youre-ackermine @the-milk-anon @sixpennydame @mrsackermannx @svftackerman @notgoodforlife @levisbrat25 @levisgreyeyes @ackermendick @laraackerman @yakaaamoz @levismylover

[azurlily]

Dont ask where this came from, but I was tired and came across a tumblr post abt means lesbians. My first thought was, mean lesbian gf smut???." So now you get: Mean Lesbian NSFW!

She's a bit of a yandere, but that's okay we love her anyways.

TW: The three G's. Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss!

Mean Lesbian

NSFW

[ML stands for Mean Lesbian, I dont have a name for this character yet.]

The whole Mean lesbian stereotype never fit in my eyes, I mean becoming nice for the sake of your girlfriend? Yeah no, how about making your girlfriend worse than you, for the sake of yourself? That's right up my alley, but when you like a girl that's as sweet as apple pie...it takes time to get her to your pace.

"All I'm saying is that she deserved it, I don't care if people think I'm doing it because I like her. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. She was flirting with you."

Very recently a bunch of nude pictures of some random girl had gotten out around school. The culprit being none other than ML, she'd been out snd proud about it. Knowing damn well no one could, nor would do shit. Her daddy has money, her moms a lawyer, how are you meant to fight someone like that?

You aren't, and that's the point. No on is meant to be able to fight someone with power like that. So no one does, and ML likes it that way. No matter how much her sweetheart disagrees.

Quiet whimpers and soft sighs bang around the room, while ML was having her little monologue her girlfriend was in a sticky situation.

On her knees, head laying against ML's thighs, a thick ball gag in her mouth, and pink silk adorning her skin. Soft cries attempt to leave the girls mouth, although it's all in vain. ML runs her hand through the girls hair, and dark smirk on her face.

"Oh pretty girl, my baby girl. You look beautiful you know, you look like a piece of art. Ready to be torn in two, just for me..."

Fake innocence runs thickly in her voice, she wants you to think she pitys you. She wants your dumb brain to think she cares,(which she does) think she loves your weak, useless body.

ML's hand grab at your body, slowly pulling you up on the bed. She's picked up heavier girls than you, she used to be a cheerleader and then she didn't even enjoy picking them up. She gently sets you up, just on her lap. Soft hands running up and down your back, up and down your ass.

Her face is bright red, while ML has had plenty of girls in her bed before, you're her favorite. Which is exactly why she made you her public girlfriend a while ago. Well, you don't know you're her girlfriend, but everyone else does. That's good enough for her!

You feel two long fingers press against your entrance, her long slender fingers scoop up some of your slick. She puts the two fingers in her mouth and sucks on them. She continues this activity by rubbing you with her fingers, giving you just the tiniest sparks of pleasure. Then taking it all away as she tastes you.

You whine louder and louder, you like foreplay but this was too much. You'd pass out before even getting to actually cum as this rate! You whine and attempt to move around, quickly remembering how she has you tied up.

Your arms tied behind your back, your feet tied but not your legs. She wants easy access, one of the rops running down your back onto your ass. And tightly around your chest. ML mentally praises herself for such amazing work.

ML hears your whines and sees your breaking point arising.

"Oh, I know baby, you wanna cum so badly! So let's make a game out of this, I'm going to take that pretty gag off and ask you a few questions. For everyone you get right; I fuck you more. For every wrong answer; I spank you. Seem fair?"

ML didn't wait for you to nod your head, she took the gag off and asked the first question:

"Am I better at fucking you than your exes?"

You feel two long finger slide inside of you, while her other hand is on your ass. She's just waiting for a wrong answer, or maybe she's waiting to reward you...

"Y-yes you're better than them!"

You answered as honestly as possible, and you were greatly rewarded for it. You feel her fingers pump in and out of you, you whine loudly as moves them through you at a painstaking slow pace. She slows even more as she asks the second question:

"Good answer. Second question is easy: would you ever cheat on me...or have you?"

Cheat? You two aren't even dating, right? Right? You ponder for a second too long and a sharp hand slams down on your ass. Your cry out, but it doesn't matter and she does it once more. After the second time she stops, you don't dare move or speak for that matter. Her fingers stop and you almost cry at the loss, you dont though because you know what would happen.

"You took too long to answer, I'm talking it as a yes. And because of that I'll be asking something different for my third question. Were you actually flirting with that girl, hm? Or did I just take it the wrong way and...accidentally ruin her reputation?"

There wasn't any anger in her voice, quote the opposite, she was happy and you knew damn why. You've seen how obsessed she gets over someone, you're the example after all. The worst part is that you hated that girl, that's exactly why you were in fact flirting with her. You knew exactly what she would do, and you loved it.

"I- I was flirting with her, why are you jealous? Green isn't a good color on you-"

She gently flicks you on the back of your head, you don't need to look up to know the look on her face. Angry with a hint if pride.

"Hm, wrong answer."

[dafukdidiwatch]

Since we are still blogging, sure! I'll give it a go on why this series is fantastic

TL;DR: Monster Men and Monster Fucking, Clever and Zany world building and science doing, heartfelt natural romance, multiple complex antagonists, and it's Just Really Funny

First, Jaegars exist. They are all cheerful and happy-go-lucky monster men that murder with a smile and passion. They are also silly, loyal, and really funny to read as the comedic minions vs their stoic bosses. They are wild, rambunctious, and will die in the line of fire because it is their duty and they love violence.

I am listing out Jaegers first because they were the Only reason I continued reading this comic and I have no regrets

Second, fantastic world building and science shennanigans. We live in a world where mad scientist geniusus are the norm. And anyone that has mad genius level intelligence are called Sparks. And they all have the weirdest and narrow niches to just explode their sciences on. So you have Idiot Savants all around with wacky Dr. Seuss Machines just trying to defend, kill, or do random shit as they see fit. Like I am reading currently Mad Scientist Woman obsessed with Rats. Her pets and children. She made them giant and poison resistant. She taught them to do a play. She loves them like children. Another crazy spark guy is just obsessed with pies and making pie throwing machines and mood changing pie recipes. No containing the madness!

Third, an Actual Legitimate Romance. I started reading this comic before I got into my dumb-but-no-really romance book genres. So I was really apprehensive about reading romance in comics, especially with the love triangle angles of it or multiple leads. So I just wasn't sure. But here, we see our lead Agatha slowly turn from an unsure clumsy assistant into a science wielding powerhouse that doesn't put up with shit. And during that, because of that, we see the slow burn build up of why and how she fell in love with Gil and Tarvek, and how they became friends/lovers/rivals. How they all care for each other even while trying to be science and the art just shows it well

Fourth, multi-layered antagonists. You think we have a Big Bad? Yeah we do, but we actually have two. Barron Klaus Von Wolfenbach who is ruling with an iron first trying to maintain the peace and is effectively an antagonist who is against our main character Agatha because her legacy and heritage threatens the stability he established. He is not a villain, but 100% an antagonist who is willing to do ANYTHING to keep the world safe.

Not forgetting our gals here, Lucrezia Moonfish. She is the defacto Big Bad. World Domination. Trying to take over earth and dimensions and possible space wherever the hell she's currently at. She is ruthless, evil, sciencey, does what she wants when she wants. She is trying to sacrifice her daughter to herself to bring herself power that's how terrible she is. We love to see a woman villain taking charge because she can.

Also did I say that her and Klaus fucked? Because they totally fucked.

Finally, this comic is just really funny. Like, just Truly Really Funny. Lots one one line jokes. Lots of running gags. Lots of physical comedic, dark humor, sight gags, deadpan humor, background jokes. Anything and everything is fair game. And it's legitimately funny. When you laugh you actually laugh. It really is a breath of fresh air to see my favorites just be funny in any scenario.

God there's so much more I want to go off on, because trust me, I was there, I had to get a nudge to put my foot in the door on this comic. But it is worth it trust me.

[totaldramafan-lauri]

EPISODE 6

N-no Alastor again......

......

.....OK, so....this episode needs multiple viewings for me to.....fully absorb everything that just happened......but......uh......I-I don't wanna just not say anything about it, so....here goes.....

-OK, fandom, you got me. You called it. Vaggie was an angel. Wasn't exactly the most surprising twist imaginable when everyone and their mother called it, but it was cool to actually see it. Th-the fact that she got her name because a misogynist named her was probably the biggest twist for me here, cuz HOLY CRAP, it makes so much sense. XD I remember when people used to haaaaaate Vaggie's name.....I-I honestly used to raise my eyebrows at it before I got used to it. That's neat.....

....But if there was one thing I DIDN'T call, it's Charlie not knowing. I legit thought she already knew. They were so close, and they've been a couple for years before the show, so I thought that already happened. B-but I....I LIKE this direction? I-I love Chaggie already, don't get me wrong, they're like the M&M of this show for me.....b-but their relationship has always kinda been....swallowed by the....EVERYTHING ELSE in the show around them. I-I'd love to see them get center stage! Will that happen, or will it just get brushed over? Dunno....but....either way, this cliffhanger KILLS ME just cuz I wanna know what happens next for them!

-NO ONE IN HEAVEN BUT SERA AND THE EXORCISTS KNOW ABOUT THE EXTERMINATIONS. PLEASE leave all your "Heaven is evil, what's the point of the hotel" complaints at the FLIPPING DOOR! We got a breakthrough! Yup, I never bought it for a second. The Exorcists are only ONE type of angel! There was no way they represented ALL of Heaven! The whole point of the story was that it's not a black-and-white conflict! If the whole story was just "Hell good, Heaven evil", what would be the point of that? You think the writers are THAT dumb?

Sera....seems to be the one in charge of making the decisions, but she's not evil, she's just doing what she thinks is right for Heaven. I'm pretty sure her mind can be changed. And Emily is so so so much like Charlie that them singing together was satisfying as heck! Adam and Lute are the clear bad guys here....

I love the confusion of "How isn't Angel rising to Heaven?" and how it kinda parallels to how Adam, who was once human, is still IN Heaven. Just cuz they're dead, doesn't mean they can't change. Vaggie had her wings torn off and fell. That could be Adam by the end of the show. But, what about someone in Hell rising to Heaven? Not even the angels have the answer. Because they're not evil. I LOVE that.

-Speaking of Emily and Charlie being alike, yeah, that second song was INCREDIBLE! Do I like it more than "Hell Is Forever" (which I've been listening too soooooo much over the week)? That's a high bar, so I dunno....but I love how this song is a follow-up to it, and it's very climactic.

-AUSTRALIAN CHERRI HECK YEEEEEAAAAA!!! Angel standing up to Val in....in only their....second episode together? Uhhhhh, aren't we moving too fast- I mean HECK YEEEEAAAA!! Drunk Niffty HECK YEEEAAAAA!!! More Huskerdust on the side HECK YEEEEAAA!!!

.....The running gag with Sir Pentious killed me. XD His obvious crush is so cute. Definitely a highlight for me. Better luck next time, dude.

-But yeah....my favorite thing about the episode (besides learning that Heaven isn't evil) is the Vaggie thing. I'm REALLY on the edge of my seat to see how this goes! Oooooo.....I-I'm so nervous! Obviously Charlie's not gonna be MAD, but....OK, maybe she'll be mad? But she won't STAY mad....I-I can't believe I'm looking forward to drama between those two....They've been so wholesome.....but I dunno, I wanna see a story about them, I guess....

[mysticstarlightduck]

Food Questionnaire Tag!

I was tagged by @thelovelymachinery (here) and I believe that I was also tagged by @the-golden-comet a while back but I'm so swamped with tags that I cannot find it 🥲

Rules: Answer the food-related questions provided using the voices of your OCs. The yummier the descriptions, the better!

I'll go with Dylan Millihan, Liam Steele, and Christine Nespor from What Lurks In The Hollow for this one <3

what is one comfort meal that'll change your whole mood for the day?

Dylan: Eh. It takes a lot to change my mood for the better after a bad day if I can be brutally honest. I guess some pizza is always nice - might not change my whole mood for the better but it's my favorite food so, whatever. I'd take it over anything else.

Liam: Why do you ask? (he grumbles, eyes narrowed, before begrudgingly answering) Okay, fine. I like shepherd's pie, with as much cheese as possible. Uncle Nick is a pretty good cook, all things considered, and he makes some pretty good pies. I also love the cookies, especially the chocolate chip ones me and Savvy buy in the arcade, they're crunchy.

Christine: Oh! Oh, that's a good one! I love Mac & Cheese, but not the icky takeout ones that are always chewy like gum, or the store-bought ones that taste like plastic. I'm talkin' about the homemade ones! With that sweet, melty cheese goodness with some bacon sprinkled on top. That's the one. I also love me a good coffee - can't start the day without one, but don't come to me with that iced coffee BS, I like mine pipin' hot. Like so hot it feels like it was sourced straight from the earth's core or the depths of hell's fiery abyss. Yeah. Am I weird? (laughs)

what is an experience (good or bad) that has turned you off or on to a food completely?

Dylan: Y'know, I used to love those honeycomb toffee candies, the crispy ones and all. But then during a festival, Mrs. Draycott came up to me and was like (imitates the annoying 50-year-old 'female cougar' voice) "Oh my. Sweetheart, you're looking as SCRUMPTIOUS as a honeycomb fresh from the oven, aren't you?"

And I. wanted. to. die. Like not really but (mock gags in disgust) c'mon! What kind of fucked up, 'Karen' pick-up line is that? And, better yet, who even has the time to come up with shit like that? (sighs, wearily pinching the bridge of his nose) I might need a restraining order at this point, it's giving horror movie vibes. I can't have honeycombs anymore, thanks, Mrs. Draycott. Yay.

Liam: Okay, so when I was like 7 or something, my Uncle was having this garden party with his friends, I think, and they were having sushi. Thing is, 7-year-old me didn't know what sushi was, and me being a dumb little shit thought, wholeheartedly, it was candy. Like bonbons. For some odd reason! Cue me, who had been running around the yard all day, swooping into the patio table, picking one of the sushis, running off, and eating it whole before anyone could explain otherwise. I was expecting coconut candy covered in chocolate, or something sweet. What I got... was raw fish and rice. Long story short I ended up throwing up in the garden and I could never have sushi again after that. I tried once! I swear I tried! And it's okay that people like it. But even now the texture just feels...too slimy and it gives me the ick. Nuh-uh.

Christine: I think the time I ate a hot dog at an admittedly very shady establishment - looking back with hindsight - on the side of the road one time while traveling and got salmonella. Yeah, that hotdog was not a good idea on my part (chuckles). Spent the following week almost getting my soul exorcised from my body in the bathroom, in a metaphoric sense, if ya know what I mean. Now I can't even think about eating a hot dog again. It's a nah for me, bro.

if you could eliminate one piece of produce, meat, dairy or sweets off the earth what would it be?

(I'm not sure about this one but I think all three of them would answer onions, garlic, or stinky foods because those are disgusting and should be banned from the menu lmao)

and dessert is normally saved for last, but if you could what would you order for your entree at a restaurant?

Dylan: I guess, uh. I don't know, vanilla ice cream? I know you're gonna call me 'basic' for that, but I don't care. Vanilla is the best ice cream flavor out there and this is the hill I'll die on.

Liam: Hm. The chocolate chip cookies from the arcade. Gosh, those are just amazing. I could eat a whole packet! Or two, even!

Christine: Churros! The cinnamon and sugar ones with coffee sweet cream filling. That's heaven right there for me, yeah.

what are some food fusions that should never be mixed?

Dylan: Don't you ever mix savory, fried, spicy potato chips with marshmallows or melted ice cream or... god forbid, chocolate! That should be a sin or at least some sort of infraction because holy fuck.

Liam: If I see anyone else putting freaking pineapple or worse, watermelon on pizza I swear I will have a nervous breakdown and turn into a slasher movie villain. Not quite really, but keep FRUITS AWAY FROM MY PIZZA!

Christine: I'm probably gonna get hated on for this one. But avocados on a salty toast with eggs and pepper are a hate crime against humanity and I can't stand people who think that's a reasonable breakfast.

what food spot are you gatekeeping and why?

Dylan: My dude. I'm broke. I barely go out to eat in restaurants. I mostly eat at home or order cheap takeout pizza or something. And even if I wasn't broke, I just don't like eating around people whom I don't know in general, and I don't feel much at ease at restaurants unless I am in a really good mood.

Liam: I like 'Nana's Witchy Speakeasy'. The name might be odd or off-putting but it's just a nice little diner owned by this kooky old lady named Betty, who's one of the funniest people I know to be honest. Me and my friends love going there for a snack at the end of the day, the place's great.

Christine: Not sure, but there's this one milkshake place that sells the most wonderful chocolate frappes on earth. It's a bit far from my place but gosh it's so worth it.

cooking is a life skill, why haven't you started learning yet!?

Dylan:...Why haven't I learned it? I already have. I know how to cook. And quite well at that, though not perfectly - I'm my sister's legal guardian, do you think I would be able to manage having a moody teenager in my house all the time if I didn't know how to cook? No. I just don't usually have the time and patience for it, so I end up ordering takeout, but I always make us homemade breakfast.

Liam: 'Cause the last time I tried it I almost ended up setting the kitchen on fire, carbonized one of our best skillets, and was banned from the kitchen for a year (laughs). And cause I don't have the patience to learn, and already have other people in my life who cook really well.

Christine: Hey!!!! I know how to cook. Really, really well at that. I hate industrialized food and don't really crave fast food, but I love myself some good homemade food. I cook for myself every day, it's almost like a meditation for me - it makes me happy and calm, and at the end I get to eat something delicious. It's great!

Is there a smell that reminds you of something you never want to remember?

Dylan: Not really, I'm not easily shaken by smells unless it's something really, really freaking strong or pungent, or if its those perfumes that give me a headache cause I'm allergic.

Liam: My friends and I were exploring the woods to try and find out why the place's cursed and what happened to the ghosts trapped inside, but then we stumbled across some...remains? I guess it was the remains of someone who was killed and eaten by the Mayor's ghouls, and the smell of rotten flesh felt like it was stuck to my nostrils for a week. I hated that. I so hated that.

Christine: I'm not sure. I guess not emotionally, but I do hate the smell of salads and especially vinegar-based salad dressings. It makes me wanna puke - and the thing is it's not for any particular reason. It's not a trauma or anything. I just hate the smell, it's foul.

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[tarisilmarwen]

Rebels Rewatch: "The Wynkahthu Job"

The space = ocean metaphor really getting stretched here.

Hoo boy, here we go.

Hondo's converted the Imperial shuttle he stole into his new pirate ship. Mostly by way of strapping cargo crates to the top like it's a minivan lol.

Love how literally no one but Ezra is happy to see Hondo.

"But it all worked out in the end right?" It in fact did not work out in the end my love, you lost the Phantom and nearly fell to your death in a gas cloud.

Azmorigan wiping his earwax off onto the door panel, gross.

Yeah no I'm with Hera on this one I wouldn't want to work with him either.

I SHOULDN'T LAUGH BUT HONDO'S BLIND JOKES ARE ACTUALLY KIND OF HILARIOUS.

Right so, Rebels kind of leans into this whole aesthetic of depicting space with ocean and seafaring metaphors, which I guess ties back into the whole idea that Star Wars is Space Fantasy, not science-fiction, imbued with the romanticism and swashbuckling adventure of weekly serials. We have knights and princesses and pirates, the most iconic weapon is a sword (Ezra's first lightsaber in particular is kind of akin to a rapier, and his fighting style evokes fencing), we have ancient wayfinders (bo-rifles and Lasat culture) and migrating pods of whales. And now we have a shipwreck being slowly drawn in by a whirlpool.

It's a pretty cool reoccurring element.

Ezra still looks a bit uncomfortable with Hondo's affectionate shoulder wraps.

I love that they brought AP for this mission, he's always hilarious.

Oh good we're at scene the first of my least favorite part of this episode, Ezra randomly being an ass for no real reason. It's especially jarring and grating after the maturity he showed last episode so frankly I'm just kind of going to wander away from that plot thread and ignore it whenever it happens, it's dumb and I refuse to entertain it.

There isn't even any real lesson learned??? Ezra never apologizes for being a shit and Hondo proves he is actually a good and loyal friend by coming back for the finale so what was even the point of this contrived piece of conflict? Nglh.

"This is your plan!" "I have factored that in. Without me your chances would be almost zero." <33333 I love him.

Hondo and Azmorigan play off each other hilariously.

Keen-eyed can spot Melch running around the corridors in the background.

I'm remembering why I tend not to like stories centered around or heavily featuring Chaotic Neutral characters, all the times Hondo's double-crossed someone gets very tiring and hard to keep up with.

"You attacked an Imperial ship." "We do it all the time." "Exac--Really?" I DIED. I LOL-ED AND I DIED.

That sighing eyeroll from Ezra in the background there ha ha.

I really am going to have to refrain from quoting Hondo every single time he makes me laugh, but this line about how they used to get none of the truth is hitting me right in the funnybone.

The gag with the door is great too.

Oh! The whole nautical swashbuckling adventure vibe I mentioned? Yeah, now they're gonna fight enchanted skeletons. In the form of the sentry droids.

The cable ziplines make this feel a little like a heist movie.

Ignoring this whole exchange...

Oohhh they are taller than Zeb, that's scary.

AP-5 FORGOT TO INCLUDE THE SENTRY DROIDS IN HIS SCENARIO CALCULATING LOL.

Hello Darktrooper precursor.

AP-5's sullen disappointment when Ezra tells them the first sentry droid got blasted lolol. AP you could have saved everyone a LOT of headache by just forewarning them about the droids.

This whole exchange. <333

Ezra that "I'll catch up." was dangerously close to "I'm right behind you." and also the last time you used that phrase you found Maul lurking in a pit. Do not tempt karma like that.

The sentry droids show a remarkable amount of strategic intelligence shooting the cable out rather than continuing to fire at Zeb and Ezra.

Worried Sabine be worried. :)

"It's okay! Zeb's got him! [Ezra]"

*raises eyebrow*

Interesting specification, Sabine.

This bit is pretty awesome.

And wow that was a quick climax.

Eyyyyy Melch is fine! And taught Hondo a lesson hopefully, lol.

This episode frustrates me because on the one hand it is HILARIOUS and I love the spacemariner and swashbuckling aesthetics of it but on the other hand *gestures to all of that*. With some tweaking this could have been the funniest episode of the series but as it is it just winds up landing as a mixed bag.

We're back to form next time, though, and we really don't stumble again for a good long streak. We're also going to start running into more and more episodes I've already liveblogged through. As I said previously those recaps will likely be shorter, unless I find something I really want to ramble about.

[popculturebuffet]

Finally on Adult Swim originals, favorite character from the originals from 2019 - onward era (notably, live action slowed down at this point and shows reduced to just 1-2 premiering per year now): Tigtone, Lazor Wulf, Momma Named Me Sheriff, Beef House, Three Busy Debras, YOLO, Birdgirl, Tuca & Bertie, Teenage Euthanasia, Smiling Friends, Royal Crackers, Rick & Morty the Anime, and Invincible Super Girl (okay, it just came out but still)? Skipping Primal, Unicorns Warriors Eternal, and JJ Villard's Fairy Tales since the CN Studios miscellanous ask covers them. Also skipped My Adventures with Superman since WB Animation ask covered it. I know this is a lot but I'm positive you haven't seen a good amount of those so I got more comfortable just lumping all of 2019 onward in one era.

Also noticing by 2023, Adult Swim got more preferred between Cartoon Network losing their primetime hours of 5-8 PM to Adult Swim that year (meaning there's more Adult Swim hours than Cartoon Network hours now), stuff intended for Cartoon Network moving to Adult Swim such as My Adventures with Superman, Unicorns Warriors Eternal, and Invincible Super Girl, and even the nostagic blocks such as Checkered Past (showcasting the big CN originals from the Cartoon Cartoons era) and Toonami Rewind (throwback to the original Toonami from 1997-2008 with Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z Kai, and Naruto on the block) landing on Adult Swim over Cartoon Network.

ON the latter thing, yeah. I think Adult Swim is slowly eating CN, airing content that's fine for kids too, simply because WBD is carring less and less about cartoon network and children's cartoons in general. So it makes more sense to pivot to something that in their greasy eyes is making money. It's not all bad as checkered past and the shows mentioned are still fine for kids, but it is noticable.

Just going with what I did last time and wish I'd done sooner: If I don't mention something, I didn't see it. ALONSY!

Beef House: I loved this one. Genuinely loved it. I don't have a faviorite character as it's been a while but Tim and Eric parodying a stock sitcom with a WACCKKKKYYYY premise is perfect. IT's a real shame this didn't get a season 2. It was funny, offputting and just my kind of nonsense.

Three Busy Debras: I like what i've seen, a bizzare series about three women all named debra and a stepford suburb. It's bizzarely perfect. I need to see more.

YOLO: YOLO is great, and it's not a huge suprise given it comes from smiling friends co creator micheal cusak. Season 1 is decent and it has this weirdly specific feel that makes for the best adult swim shows: it fits in well with weird cahos for the sake of it and what not, but is distinctly australian, and uses it's ugly animation perfectly. Like Smiling Friends after/alongside it, it LOOKS like it was made cheap but is actually incredibly intricately crafted. It's good fun.

Birdgirl: Was a disappointment. Paget Brewster was already having a hell ofa day voice acting wise with Ducktales, so having her return to this early role was a great idea in theory. In concept.. it didn't really work. Trying to do a sequel to harvey birdman but throwing all it's hannah barbera characters out was a mistake. Judy is more likeable here as she had about two gags in the original, but the show itself never really seems to come together all that well from the few eps i've seen. I just could not get into it.

Tuca and Bertie: Speckle. He's the best boy.

Tuca and Bertie is sadly done, but it remains one of adult swims best shows ever. I might have to list my faviorites when this is over. While WBD didn't keep it going as long as they should have, unlike a LOT of shows under their tyranny they at least gave it the second chance it deserved after Netflix cancelled it in less than a month, a trend that's continued and continues to make no sense.

So as a result of this monumentally dumb decision Adult Swim picked the show up and thus one of the best shows of the decade got a proper run. What we got was fantastic, a show that's creative and adult, but in a nuanced way tackling issues like sexual assault and workplace abuse with grace. The show feels like the warmer compliment to Bojack, the series sister show thanks to both having designs by LIsa Hanawalt.

While Bojack focuses on a more broken world with a seriously flawed main character, Tuca and Bertie is more optimistic. It won't hestitate to punch you in the gut repeatedly, but ther'es a light at the end of the tunnel. Things CAN get better. And given the truly awful shit that just happened, it's a message we need: things can suck: breakups happen, abuse happens, your world can be dark.. but you are loved and we can get through it together. It's also really fucking funny and has creative worldbuilding, taking the simple design choice of having plant people and playing around with as they go to the point Tuca is eventaully vociing a tree voiced by Matthew Rhys.. which is distracting and was for @jess-the-vampire as he uses the same voice for both characters. It's diffrent enough to still be good voice acting, but it's weird hearing that voice as a supportive loving boyfriend with a drinking problem.

Teenage Euthnasia; I could not get into this one.

Smiling Friends: Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself because I love youuuuu... yes I do. Alan, though Jombo is a close second

Smiling Friends is a masterpiece. I'm still mildly sore about this season due to the doug walker cameo as.. come on guys. Come the fuck on. You know what he's done. Come on. Come onn. But otherwise this season just made a great show greater and both seasons are some of adult swims best.

Smiling Friends was helpful in my growth as an animation fan as it showed things like how to use animation frames to make characters feel just slightly off, and is a wonderful blend of styles. Like I said witH YOLO the show looks like a cheap adult cartoon, and budget isn't everything as a lot of adult swims earliest shows were made on a paperclip an da piece of string and still are amazing, but uses every inch of it's budget in creative ways. It's weird as hell and you never know what to expect with an episode. The two leads are perfectly fleshed out: Pim being optimstic and naive, CHarlie being a mess with a messier extended family and a drinking problem, and the cast is perfectly supported by Alan and Mr Boss (And Glep but he's more of an accsorry), an uptight unplesant but hilarious type a asshole, and a weird goof.

The show is a near perfect string of jokes, creative concepts and punches to the face of black comedy and real genuine depth. It also gave us this gag

Which is so sadly relevant and useful and comes off twice as great coming from the same company that does this the worst and i'm damn certain Cusak and Hadel know that. A masterpiece I only hope gets better... just keep doug walker out of it.

Rick and Morty the Anime: I tried the first ep, didn't really gel with it and have too much piled up to really be intrested in going back

INvincible Fight Girl: I've only seen an episode and a half of this but DAMN do I love it. A wonderful tribute to shonen anime and wrestling, two things I dearly love perfectly smushed together. It fills the void in my heart left by OK KO , having that same nice mix of genine characters and a batshit insane world. I mean I already heaar ther'es a character named MBrandon. It presents this weird hyper world in it's own way, taking it, like ok ko did for the most part, earnestly, whcih adds to the comedy and allows us to feel for andy as she goes on her journey. This one has all the makings of a true classic

Overally I think the networks in a good place: it';s got some stacked shows, is doing renewals and like the dc sid eof things seems to be better than anything should be under WBD's thumb. There's still some bullshit like the uzumaki fiasco, but so far adult swim seems far safer than it has any right to be in this horrifying climate for animation and I welcome that and pray to god it dosen't change.

[hanahaki-disease]

Beyond the Farthest Reaches

Hell or High Water- Percy Jackson/DC Crossover

A Step Back Towards You

Summary: It easy to forget how much can change when you get along with someone, or how much hasn’t.

In tandem with “My Love Withers (and Chokes in Perfect Awe)”

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“Hey, you.” Percy lifted his head up at the call. That was a new voice, he’s never heard them before. Leaning against the couch across from him was a girl, blonde hair and a carefree attitude holding a notepad in her hand. “Do you prefer pancakes or waffles?”

He shifted his gaze around, confused. “What?”

“Pancakes or waffles, which one do you like more?” She asked, dropping her hands in exasperation. As if she was tired of the confusion that came from a sudden, one-sided conversation. “You gotta like one more than the other. That’s like, a regular human thing, unless your Alfred who said crepes. What are crepes?”

“They’re supper thin, a little crispy, pancakes that French people fold into a burrito filled with fruits, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup.” Percy answered, closing his book. He just started reading Jason’s Pride and Prejudice, wanting to know what made this book his favorite.

The girl looked back at her list, mouth shifted to one side as her head took in the new information. “That sounds good—but not the point, you need to answer the question: Pancakes or waffles?”

“counter question: am I able to make them blue?”

“Why blue?”

“I have this running gag with my brother who said that blue food don’t exist, I’ve been truing to prove him wrong since I was nine.”

“How old are you now?”

Percy thought for a moment. “Fourteen.”

Whatever cogs she had in her brain whirred to life with every piece of information they traded back and forth. Who he was, who she was, and how exactly they were connected. Because they were both in Wayne Manor, and while Percy lived there, he didn’t know why she was there. He liked her though. She was fun to talk to and followed the same mental path he did when it came to conversations.

One moment they were talking about pancakes and waffles, then it shifted to their favorite places to eat them, which turned into their favorite places in Gotham. Percy answered with the aquarium which was how the topic of dumb sea creatures came up, and while Percy feels a little bad bad-mouthing his father’s subjects (and his technically) Percy has quite a few opinions on some.

“Why are you so heated about this? It’s a fish!” She laughed, arms wrapping around her stomach as she fell over onto the seat.

Percy ran his hands through his hair, his own smile on his face, but determined to explain his answer. “It’s a dumb fish. It’s does absolutely nothing for the ecosystem! It just floats at the surface of the water, looking dead, and just does nothing!” He covered his face. “It’s so stupid.”

“What are you guys talking about?” Percy peaked his eyes through his hand. Tim stood behind the girl, hands stuffed in his pocket, looking between them. It had been a while since Percy has spoken with Tim like they used to, like how Percy and the girl were.

“Sun fish and how they’re a stupid fish.” She answered him.

“Oh,” Tim nodded. “No, yeah, they’re the dumbest fish in the world.”

“See! Tim understands, thank you, Tim.” Percy nodded in his direction. But Tim only rolled his eyes, in the most dramatic way ever by moving his whole head as well, “Only because you’ve told me about them since we were eight.”

“No, I haven’t. This is slander.”

“No it’s not. Has he told you about their growth yet?” Tim turned towards the girl who shook her head. “Or what about how they’re poisonous is consumed? Or about how they get killed most often by boat rudders? Or what about—”

Percy threw his pillow at Tim, cutting him off. “Keep running you mouth, ducky, and I’m gonna spill your secrets to your girlfriend over here.” Tim tightened his grip on the pillow, narrowing his eyes, as if he was contemplating whether or not Percy would. He would. Percy wouldn’t hesitate. He had Jason as his brother and Dick as their target, and Tim knew exactly how truthful and precise Percy could get.

The girl covered her smile, turning back to look at him. “ ‘Ducky?’ Why’s your name Ducky?”

“Drake is the name of a duck,” Percy smirked and Tim’s eyes widened. “He also used to follow Jason like a little—”

“You shut your mouth!” Tim threw his pillow, cheeks red with embarrassment.

“Make me!” Percy chucked another at Tim. Before they knew it, they were caught in a three-way pillow fight. Tim on one side of the couch, Percy behind the chaise, and the girl—who Percy know knows her name was Stephanie after Tim yelled it when she hit him with Percy’s Nemo plush—took refuge behind the armchair.

Percy missed this. Missed messing around with Tim and just having fun like how they used to. And he knows that it was his fault, he was the one who pushed Tim away and basically told him they weren’t friends anymore, but Percy was really regretting his actions. He should have just told Tim when he got back home last year, let him know right off the bat the shit that’s been happening and what’s going on and they wouldn’t be stuck in this awkward post-friend-colleague situation thing they have going on.

He should tell him. Yes. Percy should tell Tim he was a demigod.

How does one do that, exactly?

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Percy & Stephanie = The Stoll Brothers. I am right. No criticism, thanks.

Also, peep the callback/forward of Tim’s nickname. I had written that chapter before this and I wanted to give Steph a reason to mention it.

Hope you liked it!!

Series Masterlist | Masterlist

[disgruntledkittenface]

snippet <3

thank you @nouies for tagging me to share a snippet and @neondiamond for tagging me to share a last line! I realllllly like this part of my fic for @theshowficfest and I wanted to share it <3

“So,” she says, narrowing her eyes. “You and Harry.”

“Yeah,” Niall says slowly, looking over Louis’ shoulder to see Hot Luke trying to hide a smile behind her coffee cup. “We’re going to the flea market.”

“Niall thinks it sounds like fun,” Zayn adds, smirking. “You know Niall, she loves that kind of thing.”

“Listen,” Louis says, leaning forward and resting her elbow on the table. “I actually think you and Harry would be great together. I tried to set you up at Halloween two years ago, remember?”

“It’s so funny that we do that,” Niall remarks, laughing at the absurdity of her married ex-girlfriend trying to set her up with another one of her exes. “Like, you’re my ex and she’s your ex–”

“Yeah, yeah, lesbians are hilarious,” Louis says, waving her hand dismissively. “But if you’re actually going to go out with Harry, you have to promise me something.”

“What?” Niall asks, glancing at Zayn, who holds her hands up as if to declare she’s not involved in this. Whatever this is.

“Don’t break up with her for a dumb reason, okay?”

“Okay? Why would I–”

“Because,” Louis says, cutting Niall off and ignoring Zayn as she starts to laugh, “you break up with everyone for a dumb reason. That’s, like, your thing.”

“Um, no, it’s not,” Niall protests, shaking her head. “Name one time I’ve done that.”

Louis heaves what can only be described as a long-suffering sigh. 

“Barbara. Her favorite show was How I Met Your Mother.”

“That’s actually not a bad reason,” Zayn says, eliciting nods and a couple of laughs from around the table.

Louis holds up her hand, counting off as she continues, “Selena’s a Cancer.”

“Wait,” Selena says, leaning forward and looking down the table. “What?”

“Thanks for that, Lou,” Niall says, giving Louis a capital ‘L’ look as Taylor puts her arm around Selena’s shoulders and everyone suddenly becomes very busy looking at their phones.

“Hailee was homeschooled,” Louis says, not missing a beat. “Ellie–”

“Alright, alright, enough,” Niall interrupts, holding up her hand. She frowns at Zayn and Hot Luke, who are both trying to hide laughs behind their hands, and turns back to Louis. “Maybe I’ve done that. Once or twice. Maybe.”

“Or every single time that you’ve dated someone,” Louis says, shaking her head. “Just promise me, you won’t do that with Harry. She’s a good one, okay? She deserves better.”

“Wait a sec,” Zayn says, tilting her head and looking between Niall and Louis. “Why did you two break up? What was the dumb reason?”

“I met Lukey,” Louis says, jerking her thumb at her wife. “So really, it was the smartest reason.”

There’s a collective “aw” from around the table, and Niall is about to pantomime gagging when she spots Harry and Shawn heading back from the restroom.

I'll tag @crinkle-eyed-boo @uhoh-but-yeah-alright @brightgolden @hellolovers13 @louisandtheaquarian @absoloutenonsense @berzerkshires to share a line or snippet if you want!

[4lph4kidz]

ok 2 people expressed interest in the (maybe) bro//grandpa superhero AU so i'm going to ramble about it. tbh it's not even my favorite of the other ideas i've messed around with it's just the one that came to mind first as an example of my 'less quality' silly self indulgent WIPs. by which i mean it's overly tropey and not all that 'deep' by my standards so i'm not sure i want to actually spend time developing it. but it's both interesting and funny enough to me for me to humour the idea!

so this is - it's dumb. it started as a gag bc i watched the first episode of that buddy daddies anime with a friend and got bored and tried to see how fast i could write a dirkjake drabble with a similar premise and it somehow turned into a whole thing about the homoerotic rivalry between a superhero who's past his prime (jake) and a supervillain who's maybe on the path to redeption or maybe going even further off the rails (dirk) finding out their children are best friends and go to the same daycare. initially i was playing the whole thing for comedy because the first chapter is them brawling in a daycare parking lot, but if i wanted to i could take it in the direction of something more serious - mainly exploring the fact that these people are pretty terrible parents. how serious i want to get with the exploration of those flaws is the dividing factor on whether or not this is just a pretty far out dirkjake au where they just happen to be parents or its my first actual foray into brograndpa. so yeah. there's a shit ton of lore which ranges from stupid to kind of interesting by my standards, idk, it's a premise i can do a lot with and have fun with.

this is all hypothetical tbh. i'm not sure if i would feel comfortable actually polishing and publishing it because i am slightly uneasy with the subject matter (both with the pairing and with the superhero genre as a whole, which i like but i don't LOVE and i dont want to make any grand sweeping statements about) and it overall doesn't really meet my own standards for an au (because i'm pretentious and i don't like to let myself have fun) - look, i overthink things a lot, but i have my reservations abt putting something like this out there for something as trivial as 'fun'

[thedevilsrain]

favorite and least favorite eroica arcs and why

my favorite is the alaskan front!! no doubt about it

its pretty early on, but i think its almost the series at its peak. its at its funniest, the art is at its most beautiful (still mantaining a lot of shojo elements, but starting to drift from the more dramatic style), and the characters are at their most well written

for dorian especially with that last point. hes exremely intelligent and strategizing through this arc - he outsmarts both the major AND the KGB in this arc!! several times!! i still love to go back and read these chapters, especially since he gets really dumbed down in the later chapters. also he wears this fabulous winter coat

ofc theres also the amazing plot points - eroica gang stops the KGB by giving them laxatives, dorian and james chilling out in a cabin in alaska, dorian and eberbach trapped in a cabin in the woods, the major being flung into the freezing ocean, and as silly as it was, the little nauticla battle at the end of it

also this parallel? insane

now my least favorite is definitely in'shallah. if youre starting to read eroica i 100% recommend skipping this chapter, it aged like milk in the summer. i'll keep the 'why' under a readmore, since it gets pretty heavy

so in'shallah, its. a doozy.

i feel like this chapter actually had some great moments - james pulling on dorian's underwear, the major wearing a spy getup, dorian kissing the major on the cheek and pretending theyre Just Friends, dorian ratting the major out for the KGB and agent Z's introduction

but even i, who dont know anything about iran's history, the plot of this chapter just felt... so condescending, so orientalist, so disrespectful. there's something really nasty about having two european men travel 2 iran in the midst of a revolution, so that they could sneak in and steal treasures, while there were conflicts going on in real time (!!)

and i cant write abt this chapter without mentioning it but yeah the child sex trafficking ring. nothing more to say. its treated as completely normal and only treated as negative for a gag. dorian kisses one of the kids and not only is it treated as romantic but its the last time in the series he kisses someone. horrible chapter, extremely distasteful

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Ranked: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

So in all my franchise devouring, this is definitely one of THE most disappointing series I've covered. To be fair, nothing can touch what watching all the Paranormal Activity movies did to me, and there is more to love here, but this is going to be kinda rough all the same.

Texas Chainsaw 3D : So at bare minimum, most of the movies are genuinely well-made and look good. NOT THIS ONE. This was the cheesiest and most sellout, oddly enough, that the series ever gets. Imagine if TCM was the Friday the 13th 2009 remake with less charm. Now that's some stinky shit right there. The concept is interesting, a long lost Sawyer rediscovering her roots and meeting Leatherface, but the execution is downright dumb. It makes it so there are no heroes and no villains and everyone's just a gray lump. A notion that a movie with better production values maybe could handle. But that ain't this. Oh, and Leatherface looked like total shit, which is the only time I can honestly say that of this series. Even the bad entries get that basic part right.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) : What was I just saying about no heroes, no villains, just gray blobs that get turned into tomato bisk? Yeah, that. I don't quite know what the point is of making a film with intensely politically charged talking points and making every character be in the wrong, but I can tell you what it makes. A MESS. Where if you root for someone, chances are they'll do something awful, stupid, backwards, or go against their own principles at some point. This is probably the goriest entry, but who gives a damn? Gore is supposed to serve a story or characters (or ideally both) that you care about. Without that, it's corn syrup.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning : So... this is a prequel to the 2003 remake. About a quarter of the way through, I found myself going, wait. I thought they said in the previous movie this is the first time anyone ever made it out alive to report the murders... YEP. A prequel where it was preordained there will be no survivors. So they made sure to make everyone very thinly written so you wouldn't be too worried about that. The main thumbs up I have here is that it's one of my favorite Leatherface designs of the entire series. Otherwise, it's easily skipped.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation : The reputation this movie has is a bit off in my opinion. It's starting to get "so bad, it's good" cred. Yes, there are things about it that I would say fit that description. Particularly Matthew McConaughey's performance. All the over-the-top acting in general. But at the end of the day, the movie plays all of its extremely weird gags very straight. So the tone is dead serious while we introduce such non-TCM concepts as the illuminati. And it turns out, no, this isn't a comedy. The cocreator of the entire franchise was absolutely sincere. It shows, and it really brings the fun way down. It's ridiculous and way out in left field, but it doesn't mean for you to laugh. Yikes.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) : We're finally in watchable territory. And yet when I say that... The last half hour just becomes what it always is for these movies. A girl screaming non-stop while chased or tortured, and after several rounds of that, you start to check out. I've also never seen a final girl fuck up her own escape as much as this one does. Also, and this goes for TCM: The Beginning too, R. Lee Ermey is one of the most one-note, overrated actors I've ever seen, and his presence here is not helpful in making me enjoy the film. Otherwise, this is serviceable if TCM is your thing.

Leatherface (2017) : Of the later sequels/remakes/prequels, this is pretty fun. Imagine, a TCM movie having fun with the premise. Trying something different. With an origin story that wants you to guess which character will be our big ole chainsaw boy. While him turning out to be the least likely suspect might put some people off, I thought the transformation was pretty dang cool. There's a lot of strong acting going on here from Lili Taylor and Stephen Dorff. The absolutely wild girl with the burn scars was a welcome addition to rather a lot of nutty characters, so it's a real feat she managed to make herself stand out. Overall, a stronger film than I could have hoped for that late in the game.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (OG) : WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT NUMBER ONE!? I mean, it's not. Not for me. I find this movie to be a pretty difficult sit. There are a lot of tiresome and forgettable characters. Our villains are loud and annoying. But the grit this was filmed with, the determination to get it made, the messages that lie underneath, and the character of Leatherface all shine through. It's an important film that ushered in a new era of horror, so while I don't find it that watchable, I deeply respect it.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 : This is the movie The Next Generation wishes it was. Tobe Hooper decided he could never follow the first film, so he decided to make a parody of his own work. Genius. It's hilarious, disgusting, lurid, wild, and extremely fitting with the decade it was made in. Stretch is by far my favorite final girl in the series. Dennis Hopper knew exactly what movie he was in. And the soundtrack is great, too.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 : Sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry. But I love this one best. You've got Ken Foree kicking ass. You have Viggo Mortensen serving cunt. The Sawyer family actually manages to feel like a loving and supportive family in a twisted way, which is a trope I love. They realized they can't up the ante when Hooper has already set the bar so high, so they don't try. They make ridiculous fights, silly dialogue, and have fun. Fun is always the biggest component for me as to whether or not a film will be a winner. So uh... winner winner, chicken dinner?

Thus my journey ends. I want to add that aside from that dead last entry, even when I didn't love whatever movie I happened to be watching, they did right by Leatherface. He's one of those Jason-y slashers that you want to hug, because he probably deserves better than being used like an attack dog by his own family. I always enjoyed watching him, and every actor brought a different physicality and presence. So, no, I didn't hate every second. And if Leatherface seems intriguing to you as a character, you'd definitely get something out of going over this franchise, too.