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ken & shinjiro
#persona 3#p3#ken amada#shinjiro aragaki#i have barely had time to draw since august because i've been studying…. sorry. hehe#and when i've had free time i've just been playing p3fes#anyway i love these two. people experiencing the Mental Horror on a daily basis#nemesis#castor#ALSO I'M NEMESIS' BIGGEST FAN
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hi mads! how r you? i was wondering if i may request a enemies to lovers with fake dating between reader and steve? where she's shy and kinda nice with everyone but somehow doesn't get along with him... and suddenly they have a situation and have to pretend to be dating... btw, love your writing!
i’m doing well and i hope you are too :) thank you for the request and i’m so happy you enjoy my writing that means so much to me! i hope you like this and i hope it's okay i'm making it multiple parts!
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Crossing Lines | S.H x fem!reader
Part One | part two | part three | part 4
summary: Steve isn’t your biggest fan (understatement of the year), so why does he ask you to be his fake girlfriend for a wedding?
content: enemies to (eventual) lovers, fake dating, mentions of drinking, swearing, a guy at the bar is kind of creepy, mentions of reader and eddie having a past fling, use of y/n (not too often)
word count: 3.7K
a/n: this is a little shorter than I anticipated, but I’m going to try and make future parts longer.
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There’s something strange about having an “enemy”. Especially when that enemy is Steve Harrington. You don’t exactly consider him an arch nemesis, but there’s really no other way you can describe your relationship with him. You aren’t friends with him by any means, not anymore, despite your several attempts at kindness.
Cupcakes you made him got thrown in the trash, smiles you’ve given him had been reciprocated with glares, and every time you spoke was the perfect time for him to roll his eyes.
No matter how many times you try to pinpoint a moment in your life where you might’ve offended him or done something to make him have such a great dislike for you, there’s nothing you can come up with.
You never had many interactions with Steve in high school, which isn’t very surprising. You always tried to stay in the background with your nose buried in a book and he was the complete opposite of that.
You admit you had a teeny tiny crush on him in high school, much like the other girls. How could you not? He was so charismatic and carried himself with confidence. You weren’t as immune to the Harrington charm as much as you liked to pretend you were.
It wasn’t until he became friends with Robin a few years ago that you had your first real conversation with him. She’s been your best friend since you were six and if she was convinced he changed, then you were willing to give him a chance.
He seemed like a completely different person than the boy you used to pass in the halls as he talked about how wasted he got the night before with his herd of wannabe Steves.
He was friendly and also a little bit of a clutz. Sort of awkward, as well. He was still handsome, though. A lot more handsome. His eyes were kinder and his hair as lovely as ever. You always wondered how it managed to still look so soft after that much product usage.
After the first two months of what seemed to be a friendship, he flipped the switch. His words to you became grumbles and he always kept a distance from you, like he’d go into anaphylactic shock if any part of him accidentally brushed yours.
It drove you mad. The one thing in life you always tried to do was treat everyone with kindness no matter what and he made it nearly impossible. You had more friends in your life now than you thought imaginable and it was nearly perfect, but all you seemed to be focused on is how much Steve hates you.
From Steve’s point of view, he would never outright say that he hates you. It’s more of an annoyance. Your shared friend group constantly raves about how great and delightful you are. The kids, who aren’t kids anymore but always will be to Steve, idolize you. Everyone thinks you walk around with rainbows and sprinkles shooting out of every single one of your orifices.
You and your delicious baked goods that you make in celebration every time someone so much finds a lucky penny on the ground. You and your stupid perfume that makes you smell like a damn bouquet of flowers. Your dumb dimples and eyes that some might claim light up a room every time you smile. Don’t even get him started on the short, nonsensical pleated skirts you wear.
You’ll probably be wearing one of those skirts tonight when you all go out for drinks later and he dreads it, terribly. Definitely not because he’s attracted to you, no, that’s insane, but because of all the guys that are going to swoon over you and he’ll have to be responsible for making sure none of those creeps try to touch you.
Robin made it very clear to him early on that you are off limits. She told him he wasn’t ready for a girl like you. You’re different from the girls he takes on dates and sleeps with. You aren’t a ‘hit it and quit it’ kind of gal, as she put it. . She said you’re a hopeless romantic, spending the rest of your life with one person, the type of love they write songs about, kind of gal. Steve wants to settle down one day, but he also isn’t ready for that yet.
Apparently, Robin forgot to give Eddie the same speech because Steve caught the two of you in a hot and heavy makeout sesh at a party awhile ago. Steve put all of the puzzle pieces together that you and Eddie were secretly hooking up. It wasn’t hard to figure out with all the glances, giggles, and body language. Plus, the sexual tension was so obvious.
No one else knew, neither of you even know that Steve’s aware anything ever happened.
Yes, you and Eddie were hooking up. Past tense. It was nice at first, way more than nice. You’d never done the whole no strings attached thing and you felt comfortable with him, but then you both quickly realized that it would end in complete disaster and called off the agreement. Surprisingly, there was no awkwardness after, but you did miss him sometimes.
It was gratifying to be out of your comfort zone, but you needed more. You wanted a love that felt like an easy Sunday morning everyday, but as long as you were confined to Hawkins, you doubt that you’d ever find it.
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The bar was absolutely packed tonight, crawling with regulars, college kids back for the summer, and high school students with fake ids. There was a bachelor party sitting in the corner shouting obscenities and catcalling any girl that walked by them.
It was overwhelming. Usually this place, even on its busiest night, is still manageable to walk to.
Your walk to the table where your friends are sat feels like you’re climbing mount everest.
“y/n! you’re here!” Robin hops out of her seat at the high top table and throws her arms around you, squeezing you a little too tight. You can smell the tequila on her breath and her cheeks are flushed. That, combined with her affection for you, alerts you she’s one drink away from being hammered.
Everyone else happily greets you, apart from Steve who gives you a tight lipped smile and takes a drink of his beer so he doesn’t have to say hi because god forbid he speaks one of the shortest words in the english language to you.
“I’m gonna go grab a drink. Does anyone need anything?” you ask. “I’ll go get your drink. It’s a madhouse in here, what do ya want?” Eddie offers and you lay your hand on his shoulder, making Steve subtly roll his eyes so no one notices. “That’s sweet, Eds, thank you. I’ll have a vodka cran please”
“He’s, like, so in love with you” Robin says and you laugh. Steve laughs too, but not out of being humored like you are. “He’s not in love with me. He’s just nice, unlike most of the guys in here” you say the last part a bit louder and look at Steve when you say it. His eyes roll again and you think that must be the only thing he’s good at because he does it all the time.
“Your beverage, madam” Eddie says as he hands you your drink and sets down a tray of tequila shots for the table. “Do we really need more shots, Eddie?” Steve groans. “Tapping out already, Harrington? I guess we shouldn’t be surprised” you tease and he scoffs. “Oh, that’s just rich coming from you”
“heyheyhey, can you two have your lovers quarrel another time? We’re all here to have a good time, okay?” Robin reminds you and you give her a sorry smile. “You’re right, I’m sorry. Let’s not waste this tequila!” you exclaim
You all cheers your shot glasses and when you lick the salt of your hand, Steve’s eyes can’t leave you. He’s still staring when you put the lime in your mouth afterwards, you close your eyes in satisfaction and suck out all the juices. He hopes he never has to watch you take another shot again.
When your eyes open, you see Steve staring at you and he immediately looks away and pretends to be occupied by whatever the bachelor party to his left is doing. His mind drifts to the wedding he has to go to next weekend. One of his cousins on his fathers side of the family is getting married and he’s dreading it. Being surrounded by his snooty, rich family members who are all CEO’s of some business and they’re all married to or engaged to the ‘perfect woman’ that they undoubtedly cheat on while away on ‘business’ trips.
Speaking of business, they can’t keep their noses out of Steve’s life. When are you going to get a ‘real’ job?, when are you gonna settle down and have kids?, are you still living in that tiny apartment?. So no, he isn’t exactly looking forward to telling his family he’s a single loser who practically lives in a shoebox.
“Steve? Are you okay?” your voice brings him back from his thoughts. “Yep. perfectly fine”
“Ya sure? You seem distracted” he hates that you care. Eighty percent of the time, you’re still so nice to him, apart from a few jabs every now and then, despite his coldness towards you. “Just thinking, so you don’t have to pretend that you care.”
“Okay…I’m gonna go to the bathroom” you say before leaving the table.
“Why are you such a dick to her? She’s the nicest one out of all of us.” Eddie’s tone is sharp as he defends you. “I’m just stressed about this wedding I have to go to and my entire family is going to be there and I’m the only one without a date so that’s just another thing they’re going to criticize me for” Steve sighs and looks down at his drink.
“How about that girl you went out with last month? Trisha?” Nancy suggests and Steve scrunches his nose. “No can do. I realized I slept with her roommate after the first date” he cringes at the memory of walking into her apartment and seeing a familiar face sitting on the couch.
“You could borrow nance? She’d just have to take off the engagement ring” Jonathan jokes and the table laughs. Steve considers it for a half of a second, but realizes his parents already know about her engagement to jonathan. “Nice job, Steve. You let the only decent girl who liked you get away and now she’s with that byers boy” he recalls his dad saying in a snarky tone.
“I have the perfect idea!” Robin exclaims and everyone waits for her to continue “you should ask y/n to be your date!”
“That’s a terrible idea, Robin. Why would I do that?” It isn’t a terrible idea. His family would be over the mood to see him with a girl like you. You’re kind, funny, smart and gorgeous, but he’d never admit those things to anyone, least of all you. But the thought of spending a whole weekend with you seems like torture.
“Actually, that could work. You need to get over this weird hatred you have for her and this could be some good bonding! Maybe you’ll finally realize how great she is” Nancy states. “I know you all worship the ground she works on, but that isn’t good enough reason to ask her to pretend to be my girlfriend”
“Just think about it, okay?” Nancy says, kindly and he half-heartedly nods. The conversation ceases as you arrive back at the table and everyone stares at you. “What? Do I have something on my face?”
“No. Nothing. We just missed you” You know Robin is acting weird about something, but you let it go. “um, okay. I missed you guys too for the whole five minutes I was gone. I'm gonna go get another drink.” you tell them before making your way to the bar.
“Hey, beautiful. Wanna take a shot with us?” One of the men from the bachelor party asks as you walk by their table. “No thanks. Have a good night, guys” you walk away and hope they leave you alone.
One of the guys gets up to follow you. Steve’s keeping an eye on you and moves to get up when he sees the guy following you. “I’ll be right back, guys”
“C’mon, baby, let me buy you a drink” Steve hears him say to you as you’re standing at the bar. You look uncomfortable and with the bar packed, you barely have a way to escape. “I already said no. Just go back to your friends”
When he moves closer, Steve steps in between the two of you. “She said no, man. Just leave her alone, alright?”
“you her boyfriend?” he slurs and Steve can’t believe the words that come out of his mouth “yeah, i am. so, fuck off, okay?” your eyes widen when Steve says he’s your boyfriend.
“Alright, alright.” the guy puts his hand up in defense “she’s all yours, buddy”
“are you okay? you’re not gonna cry or anything are you?” he asks when he turns around to face you. “No, I'm fine. You didn’t have to do that. Thank you” you smile at him sweetly.
“It’s whatever. Don’t let it get to your head” And just like that the Steve you know is back. “Can you tell everyone that I went outside for some air?” you ask and he nods then you go your separate ways. He watches the door to make sure you get outside alright.
“So, hypothetically” Steve starts once he returns to the table “How would I go about asking her to be my fake girlfriend?”
“Just be honest about it. Oh! and offer to pay for everything!” Robin says. Her advice could not be more vague. “I still think this is a terrible idea, but I literally have no other options, so when this goes to shit just remember it was all of your fault” he tells them before turning around and bearing the crowd to get outside.
When he walks out the door and into the fresh air, he sees you standing up against the brick exterior of the building. “Don’t tell me you came out here to check on me. Thought you said I shouldn’t let anything go to my head?” you raise your eyebrows at him.
“You are not making this any easier” He puts his hands on his hips and throws his head back, letting out a sigh. “Making what any easier?”
“I have a proposition for you”
“I don’t do prostitution, Steve”
“It’s not- would you just let me talk?” he groans and you make a zipping motion over your lips and throw away the invisible key. “Okay, you owe me a favor after what I did for you, right?- don’t make that face you totally do- anyways, I have a wedding to go next weekend and my family is always harping on me about having a girlfriend and I was thinking-”
“you want me to be your girlfriend?” you ask in a skeptical tone.
“What did I say about letting me talk? and no not girlfriend, fake girlfriend. Just for three days”
“You can barely stand to be around me and you want me to be your pretend girlfriend?”
“Look, I know it’s weird, but we don't have to worry about feelings or some shit like that being a problem because there’s no way that would happen” he explains. “What do I get out of it?”
“A super fancy hotel and all expenses paid. You’ll even get to pretend that you’re dating someone as hot as I am” he smirks and you huff out a humorless laugh. “You’ll pay for everything?” he nods “you’ll drive, too? I hate driving” he nods again “and you’ll be nice to me?”
“Ugh, fine, okay. I will be so nice to you that you’ll puke. Is that a yes?”
“Sure, why not. Can I talk in a British accent and pretend to be part of the royal family? ya know, to fit in with the rich people?”
“Absolutely not”
“Why are you no fun, Stevie?” you whine. “Stevie?” his brows furrow. “yeah, i’m thinking that as your new girlfriend, my nickname for you is Stevie”
“Fake girlfriend” he reminds you “Stevie, you’re so uptight.” you pout at him and he hates himself for his eyes lingering on your lips.
“So, what time should I come over tomorrow?” you ask like you’ve already been invited to his apartment. “What?”
“We need to hang out so you can get used to not acting like I don’t have the plague. Plus, we need to get to know each other” you state. “Fine. Come over tomorrow night and we’ll go over everything”
“Looking forward to it, Stevie”
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You knock on Steve’s door at 8 p.m. sharp with a bottle of wine in hand because let’s face it, you’re both going to need it. “Hi, Steviekins” you greet as he opens the door. “That’s worse than Stevie”
“You love Stevie and you know it”
“Just come inside” he grumbles. “I ordered a pizza if you want a slice. It’s in the kitchen”
Once the wine is poured and you sit on the couch to eat, you pull out your notebook and two pens from your bag. “Are we writing each other love notes or something?”
“No, doofus. We’re taking notes on each other. Our likes, dislikes, details about our relationship” you tear out a piece of paper and give him a pen. Even your pens and notebook were nauseatingly adorable. “If I knew this was going to be like school I would’ve asked Robin”
“ha!” you laugh loudly “she would punch you if you tried to hold her hand or do anything that was even remotely romantic” you point out “and you’re not going to punch me?”
“I’d like to say no, but I’d hate to be a liar”
You and Steve practically chug your wine and pour a second glass before playing your own version of twenty questions.
“What’s your favorite color?” you ask to start. “My favorite color? you really think my family is going to question you on shit like that?” he responds and you glare at him. “Okay, fine. um, blue, I guess”
“That’s so basic”
“Then what’s yours?”
“all of them” you reply. “all of them? really?” he snidely remarks. “yes, moving on”
You learn an abundant amount of things about each other, much against Steve’s will. You know each other's favorite candies, movies, songs, all the way to childhood memories and discussing scars you have and how you got them.
Then you moved on to the details of your relationship. Friends first, fell in love, you know the deal. You’ve “been together” for five months. Long enough that it’s somewhat serious, short enough for it to make sense that you haven’t met his parents yet.
The bottle of wine is almost gone and Steve’s cheeks are flushed and his eyes are a bit glossy. If he wasn’t the bane of your existence, you might even think he looks pretty.
“Can I ask you a question? and not one about your favorite food or anything like that” you ask in a soft voice and you seem a little nervous. “Sure, go ahead.”
“Why did you ask me to do this? i’m like the last person you should’ve asked”
“That’s actually why I asked. If I asked a girl that has any romantic interest in me at all, then it might get confusing, ya know? With you, once these three days are over we can go back to normal. There’s no risk of us falling for each other”
“Oh, I guess that makes sense. I have an observation, by the way. You always speak of love like it’s a terrible thing. Why is that”
“Holy shit that’s a loaded question. Um, well the first time I was in love was in high school and we all know how that turned out. Haven’t been in a serious relationship since so I guess it’s hard for me to believe that it’s as great as everyone says it is” he sighs. He’s never drinking wine again. If it makes him this vulnerable with you he can’t imagine what it would be like if someone else was sitting here.
“Do you still love her? Nancy?” you wonder. “No, I don’t. I have love for her, but just as a friend. What about you?”
“No, I’m not in love with Nancy. She’s pretty and all, but can’t say i’m in love with her”
“Shut up, you know what I mean. You’re always raving about some dumb romance novel, yet I’ve never seen you with a boyfriend.” he says and you sigh “There’s not much to tell. Hopeless romantic with standards that are too high”
There’s a hint of sadness in your voice and you clear your throat before speaking up again. “So, I think that’s enough for tonight. I know way more about you than I ever wanted to”
“Right back at ya. I’ll walk you to the door”
“It’s a short distance, I’ll manage”
“Hey, I gotta start working on being chivalrous as your fake boyfriend. Can you stop being stubborn for one second?”
He walks you ten steps to the door and even opens it for you. “Same time tomorrow night? unless you're busy” you say, halfway out the door. “What could we possibly have left to learn about each other?”
“We still have to work on acting like we’re in love. You might have to put your arm around me this weekend. Oh, the horrors!” you gasp dramatically and he suppresses a laugh because he refuses to let you think you have the ability to make him laugh.
“Tomorrow's fine. But if something comes up and you have to skip that would totally be okay”
“You’re such an ass” you whine. “Not as much as you are” he retorts.
You flip him off as you walk away and he does the same.
He can’t wait for next weekend to be over so he can go back to pretending like you barely even exist.
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part two coming soon to a screen near you ;)
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#steve harrington x fem!reader#steve harrington x reader#steve harrington x you#steve harrington x y/n#steve harrington enemies to lovers#steve harrington fic#steve harrington series#steve harrington imagine#steve harrington#stranger things fic
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Yeah I'm sharing them now because if I decide to wait to pass them digitally I will ✨never do it✨
Spiderverse x One Piece AU!
A little something that started as an exercise in character design and then I got a little bit into it lmao
I did design the rest of the East Blue Crew but uh... they were kinda ugly/boring, I put more effort into these two because they're the 💕favs💕
Info, kinda. Honestly I don't have a lot thought out its mostly random ideas that mushed together sort of resemble a well put together au, just like everything I do <3
Nami:
- Spider-Woman of her universe, while her design isn't exactly original I really liked using her orange and blue colors. She has the spider logo on her back because she hates spiders and hates looking at them lmao
- In her universe, her best friend Usopp died when she failed to save him (kinda her "Gwen Stacy" but he was just a friend)
- Has electricity powers, her spidey senses are also really in tune with the climate for some reason
- She has a staff (not pictured) she fights with, and also uses the environment to her favor, not the biggest fan of fighting hand to hand because (compared to other Spider-people) shes not as physically strong
- Has a few enemies and nemesis that she fights, Arlong being the most important/strong one
- She's actually quite happy to know other Spider-people, tho she was kinda shocked when she saw Usopp... It was awkard for both of them...
Usopp:
- The first Spider-man in his world, there are some things of his design I would change (mainly the sweatband, I would change the colors), but I'm actually quite happy with his design. Where does his nose go with the mask on? The same place Hobbie's hair goes, idk..
- In his universe, his best friend Nami died, Usopp failing to protect her
- Uncanny precision with his webfluids, also figths using the environment
- Unfortunately isn't a well received Spider-man 😔, gets complaints about destruction of property or how he's "pretty coward for a superhero"
- Really would rather focus on saving civilians from natural disasters, as he's also not as physically strong (compared to other Spider-people), but it seems every weirdo on the block decided they really need to beat this teenager up, so he also has some enemies...
- Super excited about meeting other Spider-people and finally being able to share life experiences with them, and then met Nami, or Spider-Woman Nami and it was awkard and uncomfortable (but they became besties, bittersweet moment)
Extra stuff from the rest of the East Blue Crew:
- Luffy's spiderman name is Spider-King and the rest of the Spidermans where like "I can't decide if that's the best or the worst name I've ever heard...". Well Usopp thinks it's kinda cool, and wishes he had chosen a cooler name for himself, might be too late for a new signature 🤔, Nami and Sanji think it's stupid, Zoro is undecided
- Sanji does not have a spider logo, even tho his name is Spider-man because he hates spiders
- Zoro is the second Spider-man from his universe, the first one being Kuina, she died and he took her place
- Sanji has fire inmunity
- Zoro carries like 5 extra pockets of web fluids cause he takes "longer routes" (he gets lost a lot)
#my art#one piece#nami#usopp#god usopp#monkey d. luffy#roronoa zoro#black leg sanji#and i dont know what else to tag. i never got around to making the rest of the crew :(#because the next one was chopper and I had zero (0) ideas on what to do with him lmaoo#i guess he could be a reindeer bitten by a radioactive spider??? and he talks... But I also wanna make him human? 🤷♀️#just know if I do ever get to designing the rest robin will be the coolest#also will the rest of the ebc see the light of day? ehhh probably not? maybe zoro.. hes the least ugly 😔#luffy ended up too generic and sanji ended up too 'waiter' lmao#i didnt put much of namis backstory because hers is very similar to gwen in spiderverse and thats kinda boring but idk what to change 🤔#usopps backstory is his mom is still not dead but in a hospital and he lies to her saying he personally knows spiderman#but she knows 😔 and she worries#anyways. I dont have any plans with this au lmao. it was just for the drawings 😭 (that i did last year)#if anyone likes the idea and wants to expand or just run with it they have my full permission 🤷♀️#also wow. ignore my ugly ass handwriting dkdkkfk i promise it looks better nowadays (no one cares. no ones even looking at it. still)
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Title: Balala Like Magic, You Transform My Heart
Author: kuku88
Relationship: Bingyuan
Universe: AU: Magical Boy, High School, Modern Setting
Status: Complete
Rating: General
Length: 81,499 10 chapters
Summary: Shen Yuan is what many would regard as normal—nothing too special, a bit of a dork, not all that popular at school...
Except he has a secret: he's a xianxia-themed magical boy.
And well, this secret gets increasingly hard to keep when he gets assigned the most popular boy at school as a partner on a big class project, because for some reason things keep happening that threaten his secret identity. Maybe it would be easier if Shen Yuan knew that suave, sweet Luo Binghe has a secret too—because Luo Binghe is the Demon Lord, the town's biggest supervillain...and Shen Yuan's arch-nemesis.
They literally fight each other on a near nightly basis, and also sort of flirt (?) with each other (except Shen Yuan is oblivious to this. To him, it's just the other being infuriating and smack-talking him). But through shenanigans, Shen Yuan and Luo Binghe somehow get closer at school and also keep flirting (err, Luo Binghe is flirting anyway) even as they try to keep their secret identities...well, secret. And when the elderly Huan Hua Polytechnic Headmaster requests Luo Binghe's help in opening a portal to the Demon Realm, things get serious...and something something more shenanigans and secret identity reveals~
Comments: So, I'm a huge fan of magical girl stories, so to find this fic was a delight! The playful banter, the slowburn of their relationship to the setting is all so perfect. Plus the art paired with this story is stunning!- mod Curie
#svsss#complete#bingyuan#au:highschool#au:magicalboy#au:modern#author:kuku88#rivals to lovers#slowburn#source: archiveofourown
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Court of darkness ships
Explained *biased and /hj*
Guy x Toa
Oh this just reeks of trauma and internalized homophobia you broken broken men!
Do you actually hate him or do you hate him because your attracted to him and you've been conditioned to think that's wrong and sinful and your channeling all that into anger toward the person your the person your attracted to and supposed to hate more than anybody and the "feuding families" provides you with an excuse.
Like babe closet is glass, its giving obsession, fan behavior, go be homoerotic somewhere else😐
Mfs glare at each other so often you think they're staring into each other's eyes
Mfs are about to kiss💀💀
Spouting insults at eachother at any chance they get
Gay as hell to have an arch nemesis, tf he arching? His back?
"I can't stand the sight of you" "I hate the sight of you more" like bruh might as well be a declaration of love💀
Guy x Fenn
This fanfic.
If you tell me these two haven't had sexual intercourse you're lying.
They've literally kissed before
IN CANON‼
MULTIPLE TIMES‼‼
Guy lets that man get away with a little too much with him if you get what I mean🤨🤨
Guy x Jasper
What straight man acts like thatt!!
Again the closet is glass
You don't have to act like you not boyfriends we already know, you straight up be flirting in front of everyone anyway
Nah cus why they act like a married couple in their honeymoon phase💀💀
The other princes have a valet, Guy gets a life partner💀
These two act like they're in a polyamorous relationship with MC no matter which one MC is specifically dating
No way these two haven't kissed
They walk into a room together and the air gets a little fruitier
Hold on-
🤨🏳️🌈⁉️
Guy x Roy
It's giving "I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me"
Roy literally gets jealous when other people have Guys attention
Roy's lil boy crush on Guy is sometimes a little embarrassing like bro is whipped💀💀
Like bro is so in love with him💀💀
Guy x Lynt
Guy secretly likes being cuddled.
This pairing is proof nobody can say no to Lynt
"Let go of me, I'm not your pillow." *dosen't struggle* *makes no effort to move* *ends up either napping with him or staying there the whole time for Lynts comfort*
Lynt likes Guys smell and Guy simply does nothing about it
I bet Lynt can tell when Guy uses a new body wash
Toa x Lynt
I've learned the ship name for this qelkedia and I love it
this fic.
Nah but for real tho these two are actually besties like
Lynt was the first person to give Toa a candy when they were children, if that doesn't sound like the beginning of a budding romance idk what is🙄🙄
Like imagine it, Toa(🏳️🌈 in denial) crushing on Lynt this cuddly cute bean and every time he does Toas having a major internal gay panic cus "I swear I don't like men, this is just normal Lynt behavior"
The internalized homophobia is hitting😳
Lynt x Roy
Imagine Lynts consort path right
Except Lynt and Roy fall in love instead.
That's all I have to say about that.
Roy also takes care of Lynt😭😭
Who else would be fully willing to CARRY Lynt to their S rank lectures because he wants him to go to class for once and its apparently common😭😭
"Will you carry me?" "If I must"
That's his boyfriend yall.
Violet x Jasper
Tell me they're not exes. I dare you
They used to date and Jasper did something (cus let's be honest why wouldn't it be Jaspers fault) and that's why Violet doesn't trust him
"Be wary of Jasper, he is a bad bad man" "to what do I owe such slanderous claims😊" "YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHY"
"While I have you here, would you join me in town for a drink?" "Would you happen to be inviting me out on a date?" "Maybe I am😏" "THERE YOU GO AGAIN, FLIRTING WITH ANYTHING THAT WALKS" "you wound me, not just anyone meets my standards😏" "... do you enjoy lying Jasper?"
Tension so thick you can cut it with a knife.
Violet does however trust him and respect him as a valet but she will drag his name through the dirt if she can help it
Half the time she wont even say his name outright💀 it's always some iteration with spectacles💀💀
Idk for some reason I can see them having a reconciliation like say Jaspers in the valets quarters and Violet comes in but like is trying to avoid him but ultimately fails and then they're left alone in the valets quarters and idk have a heart to heart or some shit
Violet x Grayson
Tell me they wouldn't be drinking buddies at some point
So many times over in events and consort routes has Violet gotten drunk after being dumped by a man
Like if she was just broken up with best believe she'll pick up a bottle, and look Gray can't hold his liquor for the life of him
What ever happens happens I rest my case.
Like Grayson would obviously refuse a drink knowing he can't control himself when hes intoxicated but Violet, probably way deep in her cups by now and really emotional dosen't wanna drink alone and probably doesn't wanna be alone in general since she just got dumped so Gray gives in promising to pace himself which doesn't work cus Grayson guzzles liquor down like juice like he doesn't know he a fucking lightweight
Again whatever happens happens, let them decide how they feel about it once they're sober
Violet x Tino
These two are besties yall
Violet complains about men meanwhile the perfect man is right there🙄
Tino has nursed her back to health when drunk after being dumped multiple occasions carrying her to bed making sure shes safe(canon)
Stop looking for love and let love find you baby girl😩😩
Like I can imagine Tino carrying an almost black out drunk Violet to her room cus another man decided to be fucking BLIND and like Tino leaving a glass of water at her bedside and Violet deciding to be clingy is like whoa Tino don't go😣😣 and Tinos like 😐girl go to bed😐/j but Violet just wants someone to hold if only for the time being. And Tino, sweet sweet hearted Tino is weak to the asks of some who truely seems vulnerable and needs a bit of comforting, stay with her until she falls asleep♡
Violet x Hawk
Idk where this one came from but I like it!
Violet x Zev
Yall remember when Zev was flirting with Violet in the princes path
Tell me they don't have history right now
*Violet turning down his date invitation*
Zev: MMM! I love it when you ignore me!😫
They went on like 2-3 dates, the issue lies where Violet is actually looking for a partner while Zev is just casually dating
Violet x Mc
These bitches gay.
Nothing about this is heterosexual.
Nah cus why both of them have admitted they wouldn't mind getting with the other
That's so gay.
Dia x Fenn
... you just had to be there
You know exactly what I'm talking about.
Dia x Sherry
I know what yall thinking
What?
But have yall seen they're interactions in the short stories😭😭
In Dias path itself Sherry says to mc that it would be nice to know Dia as well as her like😖 baby
In the short stories it mostly them bumping into eachother and Sherry's like wow your so pretty and you should smile more
One in particular where they run into eachother and Dias trying to get away from her(like he does with every one) and he smiles politely and says he has somewhere to go and Sherry's like wow you have such a beautiful smile, you should smile more and Dias like "...thanks😳" and blushes and at the compliment then Sherry's like gimme one more big smile and he does smile, hes like 😊 and shes like I hope you have cause to smile more often, smiles make for more harmonious communications♡
That's so cute yall
In another story they wanna borrow the same book from the library but Dias like you can have it let's her have the book but the Sherry's like we should read it together😄💖
Like?????????
Is this a slow burn romance or something😳😳
No but fr Dia acts annoyed but hes actually so nice to her😭
Rio x Sherry
Not my personal feat, I prefer them as friends
But they cute asf
I love a good friends to lovers moment
Especially knowing they're known each other since they were children
Childhood friends to lovers😋😋
Also the height difference is so cute
Rio is 6'2-6'3 and Sherry's literally 5 feet tall💀
Shorty has to crain her neck to look up at him and Rios like *lifts her up by the armpits* there😄
Roy lowkey ships them but the big brother in him is like nah
It's not that he doesn't think Rio is a good guy it's just that that's his baby sister!!
The day Sherry gets a paramour is the day Roy dies a little inside.
Addis Ira x Gilbert Qelsum
These is literally the most hateful mfs.
Traumatized their children and are shitty people in general
Why are they the only kings that mutually like each others
Gilbert trusts Addis
Hes the only one of the kings that he does trust btw
And Addis dotes on Gilbert
Why are you doting on him-- are yall in a relationship🤨⁉️
Nah cus why all the other kings is like if one trusts another, the other is scared of them or one likes and the other thinks they irritating or they both just hate eachother
I bet they bond over disliking Roc Avari--
I'm stuck on Addis Ira doting on Gilbert
How you doting on a grown ass man but not yo child--
Sus🤨
Moral of the story, Guy is fruity as fuck, gayest bitch in the building, Violet got hella rizz😩 and Toa and Lance are step siblings--
#court of darkness#toa qelsum#fenn luxure#guy avari#lynt akedia#roy invidia#dia akedia#tino maes#valentino maes#violet muller#grayson hotz#jasper lane#professor hawk#zev avari#voltage inc#court of darkness headcanons#rio voleri#sherry invidia#court of darkness mc
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Oh, yes, I'm here to hear about Freya! If you would be so nice:
✨ How did you come up with the name?
🌂What genre do they belong in?
🍩 Who is Freya's arch-nemesis or rival?
✂️ What are her worst memories?
Hello!
I have not said a word about Freya since making that initial post (which may need some updating), so these questions are fun in the way that I have not thought about most of these things before.
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I named her after the Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, and gold, who rides a chariot pulled by two cats.
I also chose the name Freya because I am a big fan of Freya Rowley who was in CATS (2019) as Jellylorum, Tantomile in the UK Tour 2014, and a Swing in the UK Tour 2013.
The name may be seen as better suited for a OC that is a Norwegian Forest Cat or similar breed, but I think it fits well with the character I created.
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I know this is probably more angled towards written works, but I want to take a different approach instead and talk about musical genres.
Since I made her more closely related to Griddlebone is the sense of vocal abilities, and that one of her three words is operatic, it would be fairly obvious that Freya could be a classically trained opera singer. I would not want to tie her down to one specific (and perhaps stereotypical) genre, and I think she would enjoy anything that allows her to flex her vocal prowess. Most importantly though, it should carry emotional weight! Vocal talents are not necessarily about who can be the most extreme.
What I have in mind is an artist such as Kennedy Ashlyn whose musical projects SRSQ (who released my album of the year in 2022 with Ever Crashing) or Them Are Us Too match (in my opinion) what I have in mind for less traditional classical format vocals.
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I do not think Freya would really have a rival or arch-nemesis, and would be widely appreciated by everyone in the Tribe. She does have a tinge of competitiveness, but not enough to make her view anyone as a rival. There is the obvious wariness towards Macavity and his henchcats, but that is shared throughout the Tribe.
With her drive for perfection, I think her biggest enemy would be herself. She wants everything to be perfect and tries as hard as possible to achieve it, but that is not always possible and that can bother her. She also wants to try and please everyone as best as she can, which feeds into the perfectionism she strives for. It can all lead to never feeling quite happy with her efforts and make her unhappy. Trying to spread happiness can be a draining affair if no one reciprocates it.
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Her worst memories are definitely realizing that she would not be around to see her Kittens grow up. She tries to plan ahead and make sure they are in the best care (and who better than with Jellylorum), but there is only so much that she can do. There are not many Cats that she would confide in to share her struggles, as she is one to internalize her emotions.
At one point towards her end, she would reach the conclusion that while she was not always perfect, she did as best as she could with everything, and find a fleeting comfort in that.
#CATS Musical#CATS the Musical#Jellicle OC#Freya#Thank you for the ask!#There is probably more to add in all honesty but I do not want to be long here#The White Cat Speaks
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Is there a reason why you dislike Red, White and Royal Blue?
Honestly, I read it and enjoyed most of it, but the ending I hated. But that's just me, I like fluff, but that ending was something else...
What is your gripe with the book?
RWRB fans keep scrolling. I'll try to keep it nice (post-writing edit: this was not kept nice) but I really disliked this book. I am also NOT AN AMERICAN and I think that makes the biggest impact on enjoyment of this book. If it were a romcom between a random American boy and British boy then I could critique it on its writing merit alone, but the choice of the author to engage with politics in such a brainless manner is really symptomatic of the cancer that is modern American liberalism.
Disclaimer: I did not finish this book. It's one of the only books I've ever DNF'd. I paid real monnies to buy the ebook. This waste of $15 is probably why I'm so bitter.
With RWRB it really comes down to four Ps:
Premise, pacing, prose
This is perhaps on me, but when you look at the blurb: "photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince."
See now, to me, that premise reads as—fake friendship, enemies/rivals to lovers, where they slowly come to understand what they like about each other. From a narrative pacing perspective, I would expect to see this click for our protagonists at the midpoint or perhaps the climax. Certainly not them having a conversation and resolving all their differences within the first 10% of the book (hospital broom cupboard). It's been a couple years since I (attempted to) read this book, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I strongly feel that they went from hating each other—with no substance to that hate beyond a petty misunderstanding—to resolving their differences, to kissing and fucking, within the first 20% of the book. What is this pacing??
After that I realised that this book should've been pitched with a forbidden love/Romeo & Juliet premise, because clearly that was what the author was going for. I don't necessarily have an issue with that. It's just disappointing to me because it was misleading and I wasted my money on a book that's actual premise doesn't interest me in the slightest. I read romance primarily for the internal conflict within the relationship, not the external conflict, though having both is fab (e.g. Captive Prince).
I'm not quite sure anything happens in this book. The protagonists are 'enemies' for maybe 10 pages and then fuck for the rest of it?? I skipped pages and pages and pages of 'banter' between Alex and those girls, and politics that read like it'd been penned by a 12 year old, and somehow managed to miss nothing. I've never read a book where I could skip so many pages with it having so little material impact on my understanding of the narrative.
I also found the prose and dialogue very... 'aliens guess at the way humans speak based on a diet of nothing but mediocre social media themed fanfiction'. And I say this as a fic writer myself. There's a bunch of female characters that serve no purpose other that to cheerlead the main couple and be wholesome, flawless, quippy and supportive, because that's feminism, baby. I can't speak at length about the characters because I dropped the book pretty early on.
2. POLITICS
RWRB is very much a product of its time and its author's nationality. That it was written and published during the Trump administration is no surprise. I think, just as Cinderella (2021) will be a perfect specimen for future study of the hot mess that is 2020s liberal feminism, RWRB will serve the same for 'left-wing' democrat politics for the 2016-xx political landscape. It's an AU where a while, blonde female presidential candidate wins the election and leaked emails have no effect on the outcome of said election. Jee, I sure wonder who she's meant to be 🙄
I understand that this book was intended as a light-hearted romcom, a silly romance for readers to turn off their brains and enjoy the wholesomeness. But clearly I am not the target audience as I am incapable of turning off my brain under any circumstance, especially not when reading a book. I am also not a romance reader, nor much of a genre fiction reader. Again, not the target audience. I also do not think you get to introduce politics as one of the most prominent themes and then not have your book critiqued on its handling of that subject matter.
I am far too much of a political cynic to read about this wholesome good working-class American political family that hold all the right views and have no flaws. I was disappointed but not surprised as soon as I realised this was really gonna go for the pro-democrat lens. I'm too foreign to view that party as anything more than middling centrists and outright antagonists on the global stage. Perhaps some people enjoy reading books that put them in a fantasy lala land where everything is good and just in the world, but I think this sort of passive idealism is exactly why the USA is a conservative hellscape in the first place.
A goodreads review that articulates my thoughts well: "This is the most idealized, grotesque, good-versus-evil look at politics I have EVER SEEN. In this book, the Democrats are a rainbow-wearing gloriously diverse coalition of kumbaya-singing angels, and everyone else is a villain we won’t talk about. Democrats are 100% motivated purely by the love of Doing The Right Thing, and they have never done anything wrong, ever, in their lives. The American people love them implicitly and will turn historically red states blue just to show them that. It’s not only sickening, it’s damaging. DO NOT IDEALIZE POLITICIANS."
And even moving away from politics to just address the wealth and privilege of these characters who fly back and forth over the pond on private jets to see each other... like, I don't have an issue with rich MCs (tbh Henry should be exactly my fave type), but I do have an issue with the desperate, self-aware attempts the author makes to keep things 'progressive'. Yeah, sure the characters lampshade their privilege. But these themes are not engaged with in any meaningful way, to the point where I wish they'd been excluded entirely. If you're going to write a book about the top 0.000001%'s issues, at least be unapologetic about it. If you keep mentioning privilege but do nothing about it then it feels hollow and insincere. I have nothing but contempt for philanthropy, so don't get me started on that.
Bonus: (not a P but) Anglophilia
As a foreigner from a culture closer to the UK than the US, the British fetishism vibes were pretty hilarious. I am certainly not gonna call it 'problematic' (I hate that word regardless). It's just cringe and excruciating to read. No one talks like that! No one. Not even the Prince of England.
Edit: this goodreads reviewer really gets it
#i don't like to talk politics on this blog but let it be known i think both major american political parties are conservative af#who decided to publish this president!hillary au sdfghjkl#i'm sorry i'm a hater#asks#anon#the sorry attempt at politics that this book makes is honestly sickening#anti rwrb
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Heracanons 2
This one's going to be focusing on the relationships Heracles had with others (keep in mind that I'm willing to ignore these if it would make rping with a particular muse easier; this is mostly meant to be background stuff informing his interactions with others).
Hera: Of all the gods of Olympus, Hera is the only one that Heracles truly hates. He has never forgiven her for all that she put him through, and she never forgave him for existing. She is his arch-enemy, his nemesis, and he will freely spite her until the day he ceases to exist.
Jason: As in canon, Jason is Heracles' best friend, and he'd do damn near anything for the his old captain. That being said, he's not blind to Jason's flaws, and Heracles isn't afraid to criticize him when the situation calls for it. Even so, he will have Jason's back to the end.
Theseus: Heracles considers Theseus to be another of his friends, as the founder of Athens was the one that convinced him to go to the Oracle and find a way to atone rather than take his own life in shame. Again, he isn't afraid to criticize Theseus' failings, but he'll also stand by his fellow Argonaut through thick or thin.
Medea: Heracles' feelings on Medea are somewhat complicated. On the one hand, what Jason did to her was wrong, and she was absolutely justified in seeking recompense. On the other hand, killing one's own children is never okay, and he has difficulties seeing past that.
Atalante: On the other side of that coin, Atalante was never Heracles' biggest fan; curse or no curse, he killed his own kids, and that's not the sort of thing Atalante is known for being tolerant over. For his part, Heracles deeply trusts and respects Atalante, and accepts the scorn she has for him in turn; after all, he deserves it.
Chiron: Heracles' most famous teacher and one of his best friends, Heracles has adored Chiron ever since the centaur first took him on as a student. He deeply regrets his accidental murder of his master, and he became much more cautious of his alcohol intake afterward.
Hippolyta: Speaking of murders Heracles regrets, the Amazon Queen is another big one. Hippolyta treated him extremely well, and he ended up repaying her with the bite of his sword. Sure, that kerfuffle was caused by Hera's scheming, but that's no excuse. His rage at getting attacked while he was being hosted as the Queen's guest-an egregious breach in hospitality-blinded him to who he was killing until it was too late. He feels that's yet another sin he'll never truly be able to make up for.
#tw suicide mention#heracles#sabercles#hera#jason#theseus#medea#atalante#chiron#hippolyta#headcanons#ooc
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One of my archenemies on r/RWBYcritics came of retirement recently, and they must’ve taken more crazy pills during their 2 month absence. They believe that team RWBY are war criminals that killed thousands of people and held Atlas hostage. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t they almost everyone, while Ironwood was only trying to evacuate Atlas? Literally the only people who were shown to have (possibly) died in the evacuation were the 9 randos that fell into the void. How is that genocide?
If you exaggerate, twist , or take out of context the actions of women main characters? While downplaying or ignoring the actions of male antagonists? Its certainly possible. You mainly have to make use of willful ignorance, bias, and refusal to pay attention.
Here,
This was from somebody who refuses to watch RWBY, claims only to read fanfiction of RWBY, and gets all of their info from secondhand sources that are inaccurate.
This individual tried to ask for context, for explanation, for clarification. It got downvoted to 0.
Cinder's killing of civilians in the Atlas Control Room and the people in the void are ignored in order to blame RWBY. Cinder literally explained to Salem that Team RWBY saved thousands.
We see in the early part of V8 that the population of Mantle far exceeds the population of Upper Atlas. Furthermore, the people of Atlas were picnicking behind hard-light shields that salem was able to destroy, while the people of Mantle were willing to work with the Happy Huntresses. Its important to point that May said "Atlas has its armies, Mantle only has us"
Everyone keeps claiming that Ironwood had protected Mantle, but other than battle robots that were threatening civilians but could be taken out by anyone? The only "Huntsmen" protecting Mantle was Penny, whose father lived among the people, and it should be noted was more than willing to help Team RWBY stop Ironwood. The Polendinas called Mantle their home.
But rather than acknowledge that, I'm going to assume your "nemesis" accused Ruby Rose of gaslighting Penny. Its a major accusation that the R/RWBYCritics embrace, to where one of the critics actually drew fanart of that.
Let's also point out that Ironwood kept repeatedly demanding to sacrifice Mantle even before Volume 8.
Team JNPR had Jaune go through the portals repeatedly in order to alert the people of Mantle and Atlas that the portals would help everyone evacuate.
Ruby was perfectly fine with letting Ironwood take Atlas away ONLY SO LONG as the people of Mantle were evacuated. That's why she tried to save EVERYONE. Cinder literally said that RWBY saved thousands.
Ironwood could have shot Cinder, even in his state. But Ironwood has a flaw that Ruby does not. Ruby simply wants to save as many people as she and others can. Ironwood simply wanted to be responsible for saving people, and refused to allow anybody to help unless they obeyed him and his plans.
Ironwood simply wanted, as he always has, to be the biggest man in the room. He got Ozpin fired from his job because Ozpin wouldn't agree with Ironwood. Qrow and Glynda have also called out Ironwood on his lack of intelligence. So when somebody defies him, Ironwood cannot understand why. Its why Watts, Cinder, and Salem, play him like a fiddle.
But the IW fans have repeatedly hated Team RWBY long before v7.
Defying Cordovin for being fascist? "They're thieves"
Cordovin being racist to Blake? "Blake is a terrorist like Adam"
Damaging the Mecha? "Weiss should have gone to Atlas and spoken to IW and calmed him down, when Ozpin could not"
The hate for Team RWBY came mainly whenever they defied Ironwood at any point.
Vexed Viewer got furious when Nora spoke back to Ironwood and criticized him.
While Yang and Blake were accused of being terrorists for asking Robyn to stop taking back the Mantle Supplies that Ironwood was robbing from Mantle using his brute force.
Robyn not only agreed to stop, but agreed to help Ironwood.
She only tried attacking Clover when the man not only defended IW abandoning Mantle, but threatening to put her under arrest with the plane's route being a military base led by a paranoid james.
And of course Critter has accused Ruby of being a murderer or something (I forgot which comment thread) for cutting off Tyrian's tail after he tried to kill her friends, take out her eye, and poison her uncle.
If a female main character does anything to a man that resembles violence or defiance, they're hated. That misogyny and pro-fascism belief is concerning, but embraced but many.
There is a block button on reddit that works, unlike Youtube's failings. I suggest you use it as liberally as possible.
I recommend taking a look at this in the meantime.
RWBY V8 has its flaws, without question. But the bad faith criticisms of V7 and V8 disgust me with the reckless abandoning of the truth in favor of exaggeration and misinformation.
youtube
It did a better job of explaining things than I could.
#ironwood#judgemental critter#james ironwood#r/rwbycritics#rwby critics#rwby volume 8#general ironwood#rwby v8#rwby discussion#rwby discourse
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I'm a huge fan of your works! Thank you for bringing all the awesome drawings/writings. I also really liked your theory about Tilda's secret and coming back to the next series and I think all totally makes sense to me. I'm digging into the writing/narrative team interviews to get a sense of their view but couldn't find any of this feeling yet. What do you think about this interview?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTv5eSHsKdg&t=1666s&ab_channel=IGNGames
It is actually sad to hear they're talking like it's a done deal about Tilda's faith. But it doesn't make sense that they create all the complicated background, bring all the artwork to explain someone's mind which not been told directly, and give the biggest connection to Elizabeth (after almost 200hr playtime) just to kill that character in 2 hours of play. It's such a waste of effort.. I'm waiting for your next writing! Thanks again for your awesome works.
First of all Thank you so much!! I watched that interview and I loved it!! Ben, the Narrative Director in that interview LOVES Tilda very much. I doubt they are killing her off. Ben has responded to a few of my questions and follows my Tilda art too on Twitter. I think that Tilda gives away a lot of hints on what is to come in game 3, so they are keeping her a bit secretive. I do believe with everything I have studied from the data points and the little hints they put in them about the work Far Zenith did before the Faro Plague, gives me a 100% confidence that Tilda will return in the next installment. It's just too sudden to kill off such a unique character that holds all the secrets. She was known for holding secrets in her past. Tilda is not finished, no matter what some haters of her hope for. She will come back. I believe it. Just like Lis to me isn't dead. Tilda believes Aloy is Lis reborn. I have a theory on how this is possible. It's all in thr Far Zenith data points. Transcending human consciousness to a biological or mechanical body seems to be the driven theme of this entire story. Nemesis is just a clue to me.
Cheers! ☕😊
#tilda van der meer#horizon forbidden west#horizon forbidden west spoilers#hfw spoilers#tilda#aloy sobeck#elisabet sobeck#far zenith
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Alright, so here's my overall thoughts on Picard's final season.
I think this was ultimately the best paced season the show's ever had. Previous seasons have traditionally ended up getting a bit derailed halfway through and introducing a lot of plot threads that they can't really wrap up properly. For the most part, every plot thread that season three introduced was wrapped up by the end of the season. I think this season also did a much better job at keeping each individual episode well paced than previous seasons as well.
On a gut level, this is also pretty much always what I wanted from a season of Picard: bringing back the entirety of the old crew, putting them on a ship, and having them do one last mission together. While that's always been a bit of a fan fic-y desire on my part, the fact that there even is a Picard show is a fan fic-y thing.
I don't necessarily think this means it was a good final season for the show as it existed prior to this, though. There's a lot of threads from previous seasons that would have made sense to bring up here. Soji could have been doing something with the Daystrom Station for example, and bringing back Jurati for the Borg twist at the end would have made a lot of sense.
I'm also not really a big fan of bringing back Ro and Shelby just to kill them off, either. At least with Ro, the defense can be made that she at least got to do something that's important to the plot before she was killed off. Shelby was there for like a minute before she took three to the chest.
At least in this regard, season three hasn't been any worse than previous seasons, though. This is the time-honoured tradition of Picard ever since they immediately killed off Maddox in season one.
With Ro specifically, I feel like Picard's anger with her about her defection to the Maquis wasn't really in line with how he's traditionally been portrayed. Traditionally, Picard's always been the kind of guy who sees Starfleet's orders as something that can ultimately be disobeyed if his conscience says to do that. This is why he's willing to tell Admiral Haftel that Data can keep his child in The Offspring; it's also why he shows up to the battle in First Contact and why he sides with the Ba'ku in Insurrection.
Prior to this, the only time when Picard's known to have taken issue with someone acting like this was when Worf killed Duras. A lot of that wasn't just the murder is wrong angle; it was also the risk of how it could have complicated the Federation's relationship with the Klingon Empire at a time when they needed the Klingons on side to maintain their position against the Romulans.
This kind of reasoning didn't really apply to Ro Laren defecting to the Maquis. The Federation's relationship with the Cardassians was already being complicated by the Maquis' existence; one more Starfleet officer going over wasn't going to change that too much. Plus, the Federation's justice was very forgiving--Bashir's parents only got a couple of years for having him genetically modified for example, and that was one of humanity's biggest social taboos.
Plus, for the most part, Picard's general vibe really wasn't to make anyone who ever crossed him a personal nemesis. That was always more of a Sisko thing. We don't ever see him on the brink of making Admiral Nechayev his own personal nemesis even though they had a rocky relationship, and he doesn't seem to do it with Ishara Yar or Sela, either. Towards the end of TNG, he's even starting to warm to Q, and Q is kinda the closest thing he's ever had to a personal nemesis.
So this idea that Picard was just dwelling on what Ro had done in Preemptive Strike for thirty years seems a bit rich to me. I think it's one of those plot threads that really only existed because the writers didn't really understand what Picard's vibe was. I think it also undermines the progress Picard had made in the previous season, because I feel like if he was willing to let go of this deep childhood trauma that had informed his character forever after, then at some point he would have sat down and said, "Okay, but why not also this?"
I think it was also a mistake to basically bring Data back from the dead, too. Part of his arc in the show's first season was that he had the realisation that life had value because it ended. They ended up scrubbing that idea entirely so that they could bring him back but different, essentially.
While this is broadly in line with how death in Star Trek can work--most shows will have at least one character who's brought back from the dead at some point--I feel like doing it twice in one show starts to make the franchise a little bit too much like Dragon Ball Z for my liking. No hate to DBZ fans because it's also great, but thematically speaking, if I wanted to watch a show where death was ultimately just a temporary inconvenience if you're part of the main cast, I'd be watching that instead of Star Trek.
All of this being said, I feel like season three probably would have been great if it'd been the show's first season, not its final one. As just a standalone plot, there's a lot of things about it that I think are a bit fan fic-y, but are ultimately forgivable. It's just not a very good follow up to what had happened in the previous two seasons. Really, my contention with season three is that while it's decent as a standalone thing, it really isn't a good final season.
I also liked how they kept Worf as kind of a funny guy. This was never something that was explicitly canon, but there were a couple of moments in TNG where it's kinda-sorta implied that he has a very subtle, very dry sense of humour where people wouldn't necessarily pick up on the joke until a while later.
Like, in 11001001, he makes a comment to Riker about not seeing the point in keeping score in games if not to win, and Yar and Riker both seem to be on the same page about it maybe being a joke. Later on in Transfigurations, he tells LaForge that a woman he's interested in has to be able to see the passion in his eyes, and then later on tells Riker he'd been coaching him on his dating life.
While stuff like that was probably intended to be the writers thinking it'd be a good way to emphasise how different Worf was from some of his human crewmates, I've always taken it to mean that Worf is kind of a funny guy once you start to pick up on his style of humour. For him, part of the punchline is always other people's reactions just as much as the literal punchline of the joke.
I think his line in the finale, "I'll make it a threesome," generally kept with that. This isn't really the kind of thing people would pick up on as a joke in the moment, but they'd probably realise what his intent was a couple of months later. It very much fits with the "confusing now, funny tomorrow" sort of jokes Worf would occasionally make in TNG.
I have some other thoughts on this season, but I feel like a lot of it could probably work as their own posts. Some of this stuff could probably work as their own posts as well if I fleshed them out a bit more honestly, so stay tuned I guess.
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which male celebrities do you NOT like? asking for science
I feel like I'm setting myself up for failure on this one, or to be trolled. But okay, I'll bite.
The biggest one I can think of is Henry Cavill. I know he's large and nerdy, and I do love Geralt of Rivia. But man, he has said some extremely sexist and hurtful things about women in the wake of the me too era, and he's made some eyebrow raising comments about affirmative action, so, yeah. he's one I'm not a big fan of.
I also think Ansel Elgort is an absolute wang. That dude is my nemesis. I love Baby Driver, but I'd like to punch his smug, hairless, Germanic face.
Everyone else I will evaluate on a case-by-case basis 🤣🤣
#sorry if this ruffles any feathers#youre allowed to like who you like! i wont judge#i just have reasons for my dislike#i also don't get the tumblr fascination with the stranger things whiteboy of the year but okay
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DC Weirdness and Stories
Part 3: Why The F#ck DO WE NEED THESE SPEEDY PEOPLE!!!!
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Hi. I'm back from being dead sorta. I was redesigning and creating designs for Batman Rogues.
Anyway welcome. Surprisingly, I'm not the biggest fan of The Flash even though he's sorta interesting. I like Flash just not as much as Batman/ The rest of the Justice League. I just get tired of talking about the inner workings of the "Speed Force." However, I noticed bullsh#t so here I am telling you about speedy people because why the hell not.
But first before diving into this tub of nonsense, what the f#ck is a Speedster.
Well, a “speedster” is someone with an interdimensional energy source known as “the Speed Force”, which gives them the primary power of ✨speed✨.
And my god is this power given out like god damn candy. Luckily for me and you, the number isn't as bad as how many children Bruce has adopted, believe me, you don't wanna know the amount of kids that man has.
SO HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS CAUSE I AIN'T GONNA REMEMBER ANY OF THIS BUT HERE WE GO!!
The very first speedster in DC Comics was on Earth-Two. Believe me, the different Earths are weird but interesting and complex as all hell. This guy is Jay Garrick, a nerdy college student. How did he get his powers? Well he took a smoke break during science, it was the 19 whatevers, and broke a tube of "hard water", making fumes that caused him to pass out. When he woke up he got super speed! Sounds fake, right? THIS IS HIS ACTUAL ORIGIN STORY! Oh and he had a REVERSE FLASH.
GUESS WHO THIS GUY IS! This is Edward Clariss, THE CHEM PROFESSOR AT JAY'S UNIVERSITY! You wanna know his origin? No? TOO BAD! He was rejected by a scientific community for creating the serum that gave Jay his powers. 80s man. Because of this, he said, "f#ck it" then became Jay's "Reverse Flash."
Now heres the HIMBO himself.
Barry Allen. Mom killed by a time-traveling d#ck head, dad went to jail for it, Barry became a forensics scientist, struck by lightning, bada-bing, bada-boom, speedy man.
Oh yeah, D#ckhead.
Eobard Thawne, Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash, whatever you want to call him. He came from the 25th-century, and idolized Barry Allen, don't ask why. He discovered a time capsule that belonged to himself that contained the Flash’s costume, FOR SOME REASON, D#ck head was able to use it to replicate Barry’s super speed. You ready for the next part? No? Good cause this is the stupid part. He goes back in time and sees that he was fated to be Flashs nemesis. Now, as any logical person, he stepped back and tried to help Flash- NEWS BREAK, HE DIDN'T. WENT APE-SH#T AND DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO RUIN BARRY'S LIFE.
God, this is why Superman and Batman are my favorites. ANY WAY.
This is Wally West, him and Barry look similar, please stay with me on this. This kid is at the center of one of the biggest coincidences in comic book history. Head of the Flash fan club and nephew of Iris West, girlfriend of Barry Allen, irony. Barry took Wally to his lab one day, Wally was struck by a bolt of lightning and doused with chemicals exactly like Barry was. Ta da! Heres the bullsh#t!! :D
Hunter Zolomon, THE SAME SUIT AS REVERSE FLASH. GUYS CAN WE PLEASE MAKE OUR OWN COSTUMES. Used to be a police officer until being almost murdered during an attack by Gorilla Grodd, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Asked Wally to use a Cosmic Treadmill, don't ask I have not f#cking idea what it is, to go back in time and stop it from happening. Guess the answer. It was no. D#ckhead jr over here got absolutely upset, breacking into the Flash Museum, yes that f#cking exists, and tried to use the treadmill himself. It blew up. GIVING HIM POWERS AND HIS MOBILITY BACK. THUS ZOOM. HE CALLED HIMSELF ZOOM.
Bart Allen! Anyone remember this ADHD child? Hes Barry’s future grandson from the 30th Century, Flash and time travel are the exact reason why we have Batman Year Zero and The New 52. He goes by the superhero name Impulse.
He also has a clone named Thaddeus Thawne, who goes by the alias Inertia. Why? Ugh. I don't know man. :[
UHHHHHHHHHHHH FLASH ROUND CAUSE I'M GETTING DIZZY WITH ALL THESE GUYS PLUS THERES A LOT SO HERE WE GO.
Max Mercury. Was given his Speed Force through mysterious means, serves as a mentor for training speedsters.
Jesse Quick, daughter of heroes Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle. Who? I don't remember.
Godspeed, a psycho speedster who kills other speedsters. No not Reverse Flash.
Avery Ho, the Flash of China... no really. Shes the Flash of The Justice League of China.
And, finally but not the last we'll see of a Speedster …Black Flash.
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It's not what you think.
So get this horsesh#t, speedsters are so fast that they can literally outrun death itself. NO I'M NOT JOKING. So, in order to stop that bull, the Speed Force created its own embodiment of death called the Black Flash or Zoom, which chase the souls of speedsters who refuse to die.
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Theres more but... I'm done.
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Next part I'm talkin about BLORBOS... and why we can't have nice things. I'm looking at you DC, you absolute nut houses.
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☕️ margot verger? And also any of the other main women
Margot:
I liked her, I love Katharine Isabelle and I feel like she fit the vibe of the show. I was disappointed that she wasn't a butch lesbian like in the book - I know Fuller's reasoning was wanting to avoid the transphobic tropes in the book, but like, he could've done that while keeping her butch lol, I feel like his actual reasoning is that he just likes these hyperstyled feminine characters lbr.
Was not a fan of the had to fuck Will to get pregnant to get medically abused storyline either, it's the biggest dsappointment of season 2. I wasn't as upset about it as some people, but yk, it wasn't great fam.
Overall though I think she's a fun character, love her blase attitude towards Hannibal, love when she finally kills Mason, love that she hooks up with the former het love interest lmao, I find her solidly enjoyable.
Alana:
I think she's interesting, though she was stifled in her love interest role in the first two seasons. I like that in season 1+2 her biggest flaw was woobifying Will lmao and basically not treating him as someone with agency, I like that she's self aware about her tendency to fall for dudes in distress but still ends up hooking up with Hannibal after he nearly gets murdered lmao. I like her perturbed outside pov on Hannigram. Loooove that she ends up married to a woman. Love her development in season 3 in general, don't think it needed to be justified by ~bone marrow in her blood~ but w/e I've whined about that before lol. Oh and I love that she's basically Hannibal's nemesis now, and specifically started working at the BSHCI to guard him herself, it's fucked up and interesting.
Abigail:
I'm pretty meh on her honestly, she's fine but she's not that interesting to me, I'm not really into the murder family thing, and she's most interesting as a plot device to bring hannigram together and tear them apart as far as I'm concerned.
Bedelia:
Adore her lmao. I love that she's constantly a little contemptuous of Hannibal yet fascinated by him, was so pleasantly surprised at how she turned out to be manipulating Hannibal in Italy when, after the first episode of s3, I was fully expecting her to just be a damsel. Bedelia getting high and lying to Jack and Will was one of the best scenes of the show. Loooove her ridiculous over the top dialogue. Love her crushing the bird speech (the bird is Hannibal). Love her shift from Will's ally in season 2 to also contemptuous of him. I think the fact that so many people assumed Bedelia cut off her own leg in the post credits finale scene is hilarious and unfortunate and shows that a lot of people completely misunderstand her.
But tbf the show actively obfuscates everything so yk.
Freddie:
Fave. Looooove her. Hope she makes millions off her murder husbands book, she deserves to live a long and happy life. Love how Hannibal kept calling her rude and she slipped neatly by him anyway. Love how she's kind of Will's nemesis lol, in a much pettier, funnier way than Alana is Hannibal's.
Molly:
She's fine. She's a good down to earth element that the show was crying for lol. Loved her final girl style escape from Dolarhyde. Love that she just knows Hannibal sent him after her like the bitchy ex he is. Love that she peaced the fuck out.
Bev:
Fine, also down to earth which was great, the 2nd half of season 2 was sorely lacking in the vibe she provided. Her death was a little eyeroll worthy, which was unfortunate, she deserved to go out in a more badass way imo.
Bella:
Quite like her, love Hannibal's respect for her (the fact that he even flipped a coin says volumes tbh,though I also think Hannibal would've responded that way to most people, it's still a great scene), love that she slapped him, think she was kind of shitty to Jack in not telling him about the cancer for so long lol but I also get it and empathize with that choice, think she was incredibly shitty to try to kill herself in front of Hannibal but in like, an interesting way lol (even though it was probably just plot convenience writing-wise). Love Gina Torres in general.
Have I forgotten anyone important? Hope not.
Thanks for the ask!
send me a ☕️ and a topic and i’ll talk about how i feel about it
#text post#marley on hannibal#also yk i have been absolutely shit about adding this recently but please lmk your thoughts too if you want!#this is always the case when i answer an ask and i need to remember to say it more often#so if anyone else who's sent an ask sees this it applies to you too
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🐛🦋🪲🪰🦟🦗🐍🐢🦎🦖🪼
what do all of these guys have in common? being silly beasts, that's what
i'm not the biggest bug fan, bugs don't like me and i don't really like them, but i make exceptions. moths, dragonflies, caterpillars, mantises, crickets and grasshoppers, beetles, and maybe one or two others i can't think of rn are cool with me. although not a bug, spiders are my arch nemesis, sadly - mosquitoes too! those little guys love my blood
snakes are awesome!! i love snakes!! they're either super cute or super cool, little inbetween. ball pythons are the dogs of the snake world, i love them so much! i still gotta make me but ball python (been on my to-do for a while), so silly! i've really liked reptiles for a long time, they're just so interesting to me. crocodiles and alligators are definitely some of my favorites, they're just so cool and wide and beastly and <3
i think that has to do with my love for dragons, though. ever since i was a little kid i've always been so fascinated by them. once a dragon kid, always a dragon kid who's with me 🗣️🗣️🔥
i love dinosaurs too, they were some of the first things i ever drew! it's amazing and mindblowing thst these fantastic, huge creatures once lived on our planet. biology, evolution, and the history of life is so damn cool. i gotta try drawing dinosaurs more
jellyfish are, admittedly, also interesting. like, how does THAT thing just, exist?? what is bro up to?? i haven't looked into them too much, but they are beautifully weird. same goes for sea life in general, especially deep sea animals! so damn ugly and weird i love them
in general i have a huge love for wildlife, biology, (including spec bio!) and just everything and anything relating to animals and ecosystems. recently, i have been *dying* for some sort of custom ecosystem sim, where i can freely create my own species and watch them interact with their world and everything around them. there is just something so damn interesting about it, it sends off all the "ooh, i like this a lot" parts on my brain! if anyone has any recommendations on something like this please let me know! spore is great, i love spore, but i'd love something more in-depth and open ended
i also really like speculative biology, if you couldn't tell before lol. there's just something about it, thinking about how things work and interact in realistic - yet different - settings. it's awesome! -- that and my love for nature and the natural world is probably what has led me to being such a massive fantasy lover. i just love thinking of other worlds, ones that are much cooler than our own. i love thinking of strange, beautiful, crazy critters and beasts that would inhabit those worlds. magic that bends the rules of reality, that can be a tool for both good and bad. everything about it is wonderful, and i eat that shit up!! i'm always on the hunt for new fantasy content to get that itch in the back of my brain, so suggestions are awesome! i've always liked elder scrolls, and just started watching delicious dungeon/dungeon meshi, i've also been trying to get into dnd for like, ever lol (i just gotta get my friends together and figure it out)
thank you for giving me something to ramble about! it is very fun and i'd love to hear any thoughts, comments, or suggestions on anything!! i'm hooked on the tumblr ask system now please give me things to yap about this is so good <3
#the yapper#i'm yapping#bouyaps#answered#ask me more please and thanks#talking#reptiles#bugs#dinosaurs#dragons
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I’m into the radio episodes that were recorded in early 2016, which is also when John Robins recorded the version of his 2015 show Speakeasy that’s on Bandcamp, and he keeps talking about that tour and how it’s going, which made me want to listen to it again. So I did, and I’d forgotten just how good it was. I mean, I remembered listening to his Bandcamp shows a year ago and thinking This Tornado Loves You was my subjective favourite, but Speakeasy was probably objectively the best one. But it took this re-listen for me to remember why.
This definitely feels more polished than his two previous shows, like he’s figured out how to do some things he’d been trying to do. Those things, I think, being to make the callbacks more casual and consistently spread throughout the show so they feel like they’re the point. Also, the theme felt really coherent in this one, while in the previous one, I can see what he’s trying to explain if I pay attention, but it takes a bit of effort.
In this one, the theme is technology and how it can only represent a superficial image but not the real person, and that’s a fairly complex theme for one that grew from his story about panicking because he accidentally gave his girlfriend access to his internet history. Well done on spinning that into something a lot deeper than the very obvious angle from which to discuss that incident (though don’t worry, there are jokes about the very obvious as well).
If I had to be critical, I think the biggest flaw in John Robins circa 2013-2015, is he sometimes overexplains things a bit. But fortunately, as evidenced by my entire blog and also my entire life, I’m a massive fan of overexplaining things. I like the way he’ll take a topic and hit it from four different angles before making the actual point.
You can tell that between This Tornado Loves You and Speakeasy, he had really worked on his pausing game. It’s up by at least 60%, I’d say. The way he can hold his breath after saying something and let the audience finish laughing at the initial idea, then understand some hidden implications, then laugh again. Repetition and pausing, perhaps John Robins as his nemesis Stewart Lee are not so different (not true, they’re extremely different).
I think I liked the first half better than the second half, which might be why I didn’t remember the show being quite as strong as it was, if I came away from it remembering the ending. But I did remember it being very good, because all of it was very good. The second half had larger thematic stuff, and the first half is more grounded and just wallows in the absolute depths of bitterness that only John Robins can reach. He stays in that cesspit of self-loathing bitter comedy for about half the show, and then pulls himself out for an inspiring story about meeting some sexists on a plane. It’s much, much better than it sounds.
Also, it was nice to get to hear John Robins say "fuck". There was even a nicely placed "cunt" in there. I'm enjoyed the radio show a lot, and there's some good comedy to be mined in the way John and Elis have to find creative replacements for swear words and ways to keep their stories radio-friendly, but also, this reminded me of how much harder John Robins can hit when free of those constraints. You can only get so deep into the darkness of Robins when he's not allowed to say the word fuck.
It's on Bandcamp if anyone's interested, along with his two previous shows. And I might be wrong, but I think that may have been the last one he did before The Darkness of Robins in 2017. I guess I'll find out soon, as I'm into the February 2016 radio episodes so I'll see if he talks about writing a new show and taking it to Edinburgh again in August. But I think he might have skipped that year, and let two years of the bitterness build up before unleashing them into the Perrier-winning show.
If he did have a 2016 show, I'd like to know why he hasn't released it. Because I know he has it. He's mentioned on the radio that he records all his gigs, just with the audio on his phone. At one point he made a joke about those bands that get their rare early sessions released after they die, and said maybe after he dies someone will release his recordings of Edinburgh previews, and then said that actually that would probably make people like him more because the previews always go better than the finished show. Which made me say... Well fucking release them, then! I would pay good money for those recordings, and it would cost you not very much to put them up on Bandcamp! That is the beauty of Bandcamp, you can put any audio on there and sell it, and it doesn't have to be good enough to justify the expense of hosting it, because it's very cheap. John, this also applies to Howl. I don't need you to get professionals in and film your show all nicely. Just stick a phone recording on Bandcamp.
In other stand-up that comes up on this radio show news, they've recently started a feature in which Elis James reads from the diary he kept during his first couple of years as a comedian, and I'm finding it fascinating. Apparently in his early years he'd write in this journal after every show, where he reflected on what went well and what went badly and what he wanted to try next time, and what the compere and other acts were doing that he wanted to get better at too. They're reading this out as a way to make fun of it, and rightly so because it's pretty fucking funny. But also, as someone who's done a few open spots and I'm currently trying to write a couple of new things and try them out but I'm nervous about it, I love hearing the process of a now-successful comedian at that early stage (I mean, even when he wrote those diaries he was still a lot more advanced than I am now or will ever be, but he was closer to this point than I get to hear most famous comedians talk about being). I love hearing him have a lot of the same weird types of thought patterns that I do, like trying to analyze why some particular riff that the compere tried worked and how to find the exact formula for how to know how hard to try talking to the crowd.
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