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peterfalkfan · 2 years
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Undercover. Maybe he appreciated that she was the best part of the episode.
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columboscreens · 6 months
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raekiez · 1 year
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The columbophile blog reblogged my art of columbo kissing my fursona onfnfngjesnsnskaksnd
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gayfranzkafka · 10 months
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want to watch Columbia to get through this breakup but also me & my ex used to watch Columbo together all the time. 😭
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dingoskidneys · 4 months
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9 people to get to know better (tag game)
Omg hii tagged by @cloudlesbian :]
3 ships you like: oh goodness uhh I haven't been super into ships recently but I like forthur (h2g2) and bence (the ship name I made up for my own OCs lmao) and I can't think of any others that I'm into currently
Honorable mention: spirk because I feel like I haven't watched enough TOS to be a true spirk fan
First ship ever: flashbacks to when I was scrolling ineffable husbands fanart on fuckign google images when I was 15. Before then MAYBE forthur bc I definitely thought they had something nonheteronormative happening before I started using the internet but idk if that counts. WAIT maybe Joan and Sherlock from Elementary (but I didn't actually want them to get together romantically I just liked their queerplatonic vibes)
Last song you heard: Shadows by Nick Lutsko (as recommended to me by my roommate) (I liked it)
Favorite childhood book: the May Bird and the Ever After series by Jodi Lynn Anderson, also Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
Currently reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde but I STILL haven't picked it up in over two months I'm so sorry
Currently watching: Columbo!!!!!!!!! and also rewatching 1670 in the original Polish for um reasons
Currently consuming: air
Currently craving: water (dehydration strikes again)
Tagging 9 people from recent activity! No pressure if you don't want to answer
@theygotlost @fordprefectsleftshoe @andietries @volcanicflowers @romeoisalesbian @v0gonpoet @somebodytolove31 @ragdolls-and-such @thepointlessmasterpiece
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t00thpasteface · 3 months
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I forgot if I've already asked you this question, but who is your number one favorite Fictional Antagonist from Media? Rules are as follows; feel free to ignore:
If you want to choose a recurring villain like Bowser or The Joker, you have to choose a particular incarnation of this character. Like Alan Moore's Joker or Paper Mario 64's Bowser.
Specific Characters/Entities Only. You can't say, "Haunted Houses that aren't haunted by, like, a single ghost or anything in particular" like my mom wanted to. She settled firmly on "The Overlook Hotel" and she's a stronger person for it.
Villainous Duos like Boris & Natasha are accepted.
People have a hard time picking a #1, so you're allowed to list as many runner-ups as you like. Listen to your heart.
Protagonists who are their own worst enemies don't count!
Villainous characters who are protagonists in their story are very begrudgingly accepted. Whether or not George Costanza (A Villainous Protagonist) or Detective Columbo (A Heroic Antagonist) count is beyond the scope of this paper.
Thank you for your time!
hmmmm!! that's a really interesting question to chew on actually.
i'm not usually drawn to villains or villain-driven stories, outside of games that necessitate it as a gameplay mechanic or genre staple a la mario games or your standard JRPGs. and i wouldn't call a glorified game mechanic a character if they really don't do much besides throw barrels at the player to jump over. porky and giygas are exceptions but honestly not much; they aren't very complicated characters, even though they're snappily written, and most of where they shine is just the fact that they're one well-placed load-bearing piece in a larger cohesive narrative. they don't really capture my attention outside of their gameplay role.
i'm overall much more compelled by Romantic with a capital R stories about internal, oftentimes more abstracted struggles. i mean, i don't have to tell you that my favorite books EVER are "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "The Great Gatsby," both of which play with deuteragonists as foils to the narrator that inevitably spiral and leave the reader with something of a thought exercise regarding the intersection of nature versus nurture, intent versus action, past versus future, et cetera. the characters themselves are symbolic of sociological concepts so much larger than themselves, and because of that, they can't truly be classified into "hero" or "villian", because the topics those books grapple with are so incredibly messy and morally-fuzzy that the characters who exemplify them must reflect that same complexity and nuance.
as soon as a story starts to veer towards "all our problems are caused by One Guy who we can remove from the equation forever," it usually loses me, or if nothing else it just makes me zone out when the villain and his evil army of doom is on screen until we're back to introspective character-building moments between the protags, deuterags, etc. i'm the boring guy who likes slow, dialogue-driven things more than flashy show tunes.
ALL THAT BEING SAID......
villains really only shine (for me) if they're funny as fuck. that's the one way they can really get my attention as a character that has, by definition, been written into a unilaterally negative role that must be booed. they get to be FUNNY! and they get to be my favorite kind of funny: insane slapstick funny. i like seeing cartoony villains get absolutely pulverized, thrown around like wet dishrags, set on fire, flung off cliffs, you name it. the zanier the better. so here's my own elite 4 in ascending order:
fourth is 2012 avengers movie Loki. very hammy, very showy, extremely puncheable face, and he takes SO much physical punishment and writhes like a worm the whole time. super fun.
third is pokemon's Archie. emerald is my favorite game but archie SHINES in alpha sapphire. he's such a huge personality and he takes hits with a smile. and then he gets a big fuzzy redemption at the end because this is a game for kids, but even that is so over-the-top cornball that i just laugh and smile the whole time instead of rolling my eyes. a good wholesome time was had by all.
second is Mr. Burns in the simpsons. let me preface this by saying i really don't watch anything after, ehhhh, i'd say season 8 or 9, because that's about where my box sets ended growing up. any episode where Mr. Burns gets some slapstick gags about his incredibly frail body that runs on pure evil is a good episode. i especially love "the springfield files," "homer the smithers," "homer at the bat," and "who shot mr burns" parts 1 and 2.
and my favorite is undoubtedly Sheldon J. Plankton. similar situation as simpsons; i don't watch anything after seasons 1-3 and the first movie. he commands every single scene he's in, which is especially impressive given that he's literally just a single tiny copepod. he's got the best villain laugh EVER. he's even a delight in the game "battle for bikini bottom"... you GOTTA check out BFBB Rehydrated if you like the spirit and snark of the early seasons. i love him in "walking small," "F.U.N.," "the algae's always greener," and of course, the movie. he's evil! he's diabolical!! he's LEMON SCENTED!!!!
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cctinsleybaxter · 9 months
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When people talk about how columbo isn’t doing it like other murder mysteries they usually mean you get to see the murder, but my personal favorite is that you get to see both the moment columbo is certain of the murderer and the moment the murderer realizes he knows, and it’s filmed exactly like a romantic drama when the couple each realize they’re in love <3
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captain-rickbond · 3 months
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besides six idiots stuff, what other series/films do you like? are you currently watching anything that inspires your art? :)
umm… I’m currently binging old Scooby Doo cartoons😅
I watch a lot of movies (I used to run away from school to go to the cinema👀)
...okay, you wanted to know, get ready for a crazy-ass mix:
TV shows: Good Omens, OFMD, Hannibal, Flight of the Conchords, The Office (UK), Sherlock, M*A*S*H, Blackadder, The Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show, Columbo, Monk, old 90s cartoons
movies (fav atm): The Banshees of Inisherin, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Adam's Apples, Hot Fuzz (the whole Cornetto trilogy), The Dirty Dozen, The Fifth Element, Léon, Tootsie, Intouchables, Cinema Paradiso, Shrek (always), Back to the Future, Reservoir Dogs (most of Tarantino stuff), Lost in Translation, Big Lebowski, Indiana Jones (1981-89), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints-
-somebody stop me, bc I can do this all day
also...
games: The Witcher 3, Horizon, Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Rider
music (I’m listening to music all the time) currently on repeat: Black Pumas, Ray Bull, Her’s, Kevin Morby, Parcels
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sorry for the long answer, catch this wonky Mike Emical Romants sketch
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Autism Rizz Tournament
Rizz: Originally short for "Charisma", Rizz (for this tournament, at least) refers to the appeal, charm or general "ability to pull" a character has, either romantically and/or sexually. (The character doesn't necessarily need to be attracted to anyone to have rizz. If they can make others fall for them, it counts)
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Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Loved sea creatures and quoting things from Columbo
hes deeply autistic and deeply hot. hes canonically hounded by women constantly. he expresses almost no emotions. hes a marine biologist, a job you can really only manage to get if youre autistic enough to go to school about fish for like ten years.
look man. hes an icon for autism and for being hot. there are so many forum posts discussing how autistic he is going back years.
Entrapta (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
She's canonically autistic and canonically gets together with Hordak at the end of the series. they were lab partners your honor
Entrapta is the best depiction of autism I’ve seen, even if it’s not explicitly stated that she has it. I (autistic) relate to her struggles with making friends heavily, finding them empathetically and accurately depicted. She was heavily worked on by an autistic member of the writing crew and it shows. Proof of Autism: Has difficulty with social interaction Struggles with eye contact Gets extremely passionate and hyper about her tech special interest Has greats amount of empathy but doesn’t express it in a way that the neurotypical characters are used to or understand Literally wears a mask when socializing gets rough or her insecurities are triggered (masking) Proof of Rizz: Pulls an army leader by assisting him with and bonding over tech (her special interest), and by being able to emphasize with him due to her unique position as someone who hasn’t found luck with friendship due to her social differences Flirts with a robot, calling it “very technologically sound ;)” Boob window
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shares-a-vest · 1 year
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here's to one whole year of suffering from steddie brainrot! does that mean it's permanent if you reach the one-year hyperfixation mark?
"You realise it's been a year, right?" Eddie says, breaking the silence as they look out over the trailer park, now situated one clearing over from the former Forest Hills park, "A year since we met?"
Steve huffs a laugh and leans forward so that Eddie has no choice but to look at his frown.
"Dude, we met way before last year."
Eddie shrugs and takes a puff on his cigarette, "You know what I mean."
Steve hums and shuffles close so he can rest his head on his shoulder, "It's been a long year."
"With me?" he chuckles.
"No!" Steve practically yells in protest, his voice echoing out into the night, "You know what I mean."
Duh. Of course, he does. They both have the nightmares, migraines, permanent scars (some of which match) and the back pain of senior citizens to prove that, hell yes, it has been a long goddamn year.
He takes one last drag before stubbing out his cigarette - an activity he probably shouldn't even be partaking in anymore considering.
Steve coughs, or more, splutters as he tries to unsuccessfully cover it up. Despite it being Spring, a hellhole opening up for a while kinda totally changed the climate of Hawkins. It still feels like Winter and Steve, now a sniffly and sickly dude after a few bats to the guts and an undead vine to the neck, is on the precipice of a cold.
As if on cue, Wayne opens the front door. Eddie swears the old man has developed superhuman hearing this past year as he frets over the two of them.
Jesus, Steve was already living here with Wayne before Eddie was even discharged from the hospital. His uncle hadn't said much at the time but a clipped, "The kid said his parents aren't around" said enough that yes, Eddie will drag Steve back inside if he asks.
"You boys better come in," he insists.
Eddie doesn't remember much of when he first came to live with his uncle. It was all so rushed and he was so overwhelmed with what had happened with his own parents, but he imagines Wayne's boarding-on-overbearing care for Steve resembles that time.
Jesus, Steve was already living here with Wayne before Eddie was even discharged from the hospital. His uncle hadn't said much at the time but a clipped, "The kid said his parents aren't around" said enough that yes, Eddie will drag Steve back inside if he asks.
Wayne lingers as Eddie grips Steve's arm tight and pulls him up off the warn couch. His uncle nods affirmatively as they squish past to step inside and he closes the door behind him.
Steve twirls around under Eddie's arm, bending it awkwardly in a way that makes him grimace - he should really warn a guy!
"Maybe we better go do something, to celebrate?" he suggests, huffing his fringe from his eyes.
He blinks hard. That movement, no matter how cute and fleeting, very obviously made Steve dizzy. Eddie places his hands on his hips to steady him and guides him to his designated spot, the third chair, at the square dining table.
Wayne resumes his seat in his recliner, lounging back with a loud contended, "ah". Eddie looks at the television and rolls his eyes. Tagging along to watch a rerun of Columbo - part of what he likes to refer to as 'Old Man Hour', which also features Get Smart and Hogan's Heroes - doesn't seem particularly romantic.
And, judging by the glint in Steve's pretty eyes, he's expecting as much. Eddie outstretches his hand.
"Wayne?" he calls over his shoulder as he wiggles his fingers, "Steve and I are going out for our one-year anniversary."
"Alrighty," Wayne mumbles, "Wear a coat."
His voice is almost drowned-out as Peter Falk, oh-so-witty in his trenchcoat, quips, "Oh, and just one more thing!"
"Eds," Steve laughs as he scrubs a hand over his face, "It isn't our one-year anniversary either. That's in like, maybe three weeks?"
"You don't know our anniversary?" he teases, knowing they are going to get absolutely nowhere like this.
But it's fun.
He moves his fingers up Steve's arm, crawling and tickling him like a spider.
"Not sure of the exact date, actually," Steve admits, flinching away from his touch abruptly enough that his chair scuffs on the linoleum, "We haven't really talked about it."
Eddie waves his hands as if he's a magician giving a dramatic ta-da! reveal as he sings, "Problem solved, neither of us know for sure. So today it is."
Steve slowly nods, a wide grin sweeping across his face. He dips his head in acknowledgement.
"Happy one-year anniversary of you shoving a broken bottle in my face."
He stops mid-invisible toast to shriek, "You were going to attack me with a boat oar!"
"What happened?" Wayne asks as his chair creaks forward.
The footrest snaps back into place, making the pair jump.
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columboscreens · 10 months
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twistedtummies2 · 2 months
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Gathering of the Greatest Gumshoes - Number 3
Welcome to A Gathering of the Greatest Gumshoes! During this month-long event, I’ve been counting down my Top 31 Favorite Fictional Detectives, from movies, television, literature, video games, and more!
We’ve reached the Top 3 of the countdown!
SLEUTH-OF-THE-DAY’S QUOTE: “It is the brain, the little grey cells, on which one must rely.”
Number 3 is…Hercule Poirot.
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Earlier in the countdown, I spoke of Agatha Christie – a woman many consider the greatest mystery writer of all time – and one of her two most popular creations, Miss Marple. I mentioned then that another of her characters would appear later in the list. Well, ladies and gentlemen, now is the time: this is Christie’s other most popular character, if not her most popular PERIOD, Hercule Poirot. Poirot is arguably the definitive example of the “Gentleman Detective.” Inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin, the character initially started off very much in the Holmesian vein, in terms of personality and methods. Very quickly, however, he began to evolve into something else entirely, and ultimately became a figure who easily rivaled Conan Doyle’s famous creation, stepping out of the shadow of past inspirations to stand on his own.
Hercule Poirot is also an example of the classic “unlikely detective,” much as Miss Marple would be. (Poirot predated her by at least ten years.) However, he is drastically different in many ways. For one thing, there is their core philosophy: Miss Marple is essentially a very cynical character. Underneath her kindly and humble demeanor, she’s a jaded lady who is no longer surprised by horror and death, having seen so much of it. Poirot, however, is sort of a romantic idealist at heart; he believes that good is something to be rewarded, evil something to be punished, and feels that crime is something out of the ordinary. Of all things, it reminds me of the difference between two famous superheroes: Batman and Superman. Batman is someone who feels crime is commonplace and tries to fight against it, while Superman feels people are inherently good and tries to uphold it. Poirot is a small, rather foppish fellow; obsessively neat and tidy, with a fastidiously-tended moustache, who dresses in the finest of fashions and makes a point of keeping good hygiene prime in his mind. Poirot is indicated to have something like OCD (something later adaptations would latch onto with a passion), being highly meticulous, at times even to a fault, and obsessing over making sure everything in his life is neatly arranged and organized. While Sherlock Holmes typically relies on deductive reasoning and physical evidence to solve capers, Poirot is arguably the first proper criminal profiler in literary history: he looks at a scene and determines what doesn’t fit the picture, his obsessive persona quickly finding incongruities, and then tries to figure out the kind of person who would commit these crimes, and why they would do it. He often uses bluff and deception to outwit his opponents; much like Columbo would do many years later, his demeanor is sometimes his greatest weapon, as folks rarely feel threatened by this rather stuffy Belgian with an egg-shaped head, and thus underestimate him entirely.
The behind-the-scenes relationship Christie had with Poirot was stormy, to say the least. Even as the character evolved, and his popularity swelled, Christie grew increasingly dissatisfied with her own creation. She was once quoted as saying she had come to see Poirot as an “egocentric little creep,” and that she only continued writing for him because he was popular with the readers. Much like Conan Doyle had tried to do in the past with Holmes, Christie eventually decided to kill off her character…but unlike Conan Doyle, she actually succeeded in keeping him dead! The final novel, “Curtains,” was highly received, and Poirot’s literary death so rocked the world, the New York Times even published an obituary: to date the first and only time the prestigious news agency did so for a fictional character.
Of course, this was not the end for Hercule Poirot. By the time Christie killed him off, he was already a well-known and adapted character, appearing on radio played by Orson Welles, and on film in what many argue is one of the greatest mystery movies ever made: the 1974 adaptation of “Murder on the Orient Express.” There he was played by Albert Finney. Later actors to portray the character have included Peter Ustinov, Ian Holm, Alfred Molina, Jason Alexander, John Malkovich (who was AWFUL in the role, for the record), and, most recently, Kenneth Branagh. The character was also one of the titular co-stars of the anime “Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot & Marple,” which I spoke of earlier in the countdown.
By far the most successful onscreen portrayal of the character, and the one most people (myself included) consider the definitive take on the Belgian gentleman detective, is David Suchet (pictured here). His was the star of a very long-running TV series simply titled “Poirot.” The series initially started out as a straightforward adaptation of all of Christie’s Poirot stories, but – as time went on – it began to take more liberties with the source material, and added a few new dimensions to the detective by emphasizing elements of his personality that Christie had only briefly brushed the surface of in her work. Whether you love Suchet, the books, or any of the other great interpretations of Poirot most, it’s clear that “the little grey cells” continue to serve this fellow well.
Tomorrow, we’ll feature our penultimate gumshoe, with Number 2!
CLUE: “I Am Vengeance.”
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necronatural · 10 months
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what’s your hc dynamic for Dante and Zwei Gregor. the world must know. (i love ur art and writing)
Zwei Gregor is the only one who eats pussy 🫡
Ok seriously speaking I've had thoughts and I think in most situations Dante takes charge in a sort of soft nurturing way (they are literally not competent or confident enough to actually take charge and in fact they are too spineless to even comfort their friends normally. So it's special ♥️♥️♥️) but Zwei is like. A very social very active and most importantly very non-threatening person. Which would be really exciting to Dante. I think they'd be the one doing the Teenager In A Disney Channel Original Talking To Their Crush routine fumbling and stuttering. I think they'd also directly proposition him because he's that non-threatening yet undoubtedly the one in control 😳
There's no way Zwei Gregor doesn't pull even as a frumpy Columbo type he absolutely has to be exposed to people who want him carnally. So the first Gregor I think is not only not a virgin but perfectly comfortable having sex, and in fact having sex for recreation. Exciting!!!
I think he's actually quite difficult to keep pinned in a romantic relationship because he's actually quite guarded (LOL) and good at deflecting. I think someone expressing genuine vulnerability and neediness towards him would be an ice pick to his skull. I think he would be stupid easy to manipulate with tears and would fumble only when he feels he needs to make someone feel better. The thing is that he doesn't know he has this weakness because he's good at catching young girls making sexy baby eyes at him so he assumes he'll always be immune so when Dante goes "oh. Sorry I didn't mean to...assume anything 🥺" it splatters his grey matter on the inside of his skull and he pulls out every caring nurturing move he knows (not many. He's not good at this) to make it stop. I don't think Dante would normally exploit this but it would be pretty funny if they did it and were like dying from cringe the whole time but its so awesome to get doted on they're going BOOHOOHOO💦💦 anyway
On the scale of PDA they're like only marginally more affectionate than LCB in that they're gazing meaningfully at each other over their shoulders and it's somehow unfathomably annoying even though they're barely doing anything
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ohgodwhatwasthat · 4 months
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god there’s something about the way Columbo talks about his wife and family that just makes me so emotional. He’s always mentioning her, always thinking about her in some way or another. He brings her little gifts and mementos from work, listens to her advice, supports her hobbies, remembers her interests and such, etc.
We never get to actually see them together, but we do learn a lot about their marriage and relationship throughout the show -and about each other too. It’s so sweet to me; so romantic, so heartwarming. Again, we never see his wife but we do get to know so much about her just through Columbo alone. It’s such a well written relationship, you can really tell they love each other. They’re part of each other’s lives in a thousand tiny meaningful ways and are always thinking of each other, or what they were talking about last night, or their favorite actress, etc.
Like -very sappy i know- but THAT’S LOVE!!! Yeah!!! And it’s so sweet 😭😭
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lieutenant-columbro · 2 years
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aaaa ok this is my final columbo/addams family 1964 crossover au post for now im going to try being normal about media again 🙏 we'll see how long it lasts
the addams all think that columbo having a glass eye is THE coolest thing ever
the addams believe columbo's first name is lieutenant, and they think it's a terrifically cool and unique name (it's french!)
after seeing gomez speak spanish to morticia, columbo decides he's going to try and speak italian in order to be more romantic with mrs columbo
her italian is much more fluent than his however, and so when he pronounces the words wrong she thinks it's the funniest thing ever (but still vv sweet of him)
one day the columbos decide that they're going to be the ones to cook dinner for the addams
mrs columbo puts columbo in charge of making garlic bread, which he ends up burning in the oven by mistake
columbo apologizes profusely to the addams for the mistake but gomez and morticia assure him it's fine, pugsley and wednesday already started like 5 other fires in the house in the last week
the addams always want to know ALL the gorey details about columbo's cases
uncle fester and grandmama addams like to talk about how THEY'D commit the murders without getting caught
gomez proudly tells columbo that he's a lawyer who's put loads of criminals behind bars, and he'd just love to work on one of columbo's cases once it got to court
"that's terrific, sir, are you a prosecutor?" "oh no lieutenant, i work for the defense"
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supermetalfandomfreak · 5 months
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INTRODUCTION/BYF/DNI/BIO
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Minors proceed with caution
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I go by Cain
My pronouns are It/Its and Pup/Pups
I am an adult
Somewhere between a naive optimist who loves fandoms and a grimdark punk who only wants to burn the government
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FANDOMS/Interests
One Piece
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Jujutsu Kaisen
FMA:B
Kirby
Splatoon
Minecraft/MCYT
Harajuku Fashion
HxH
TMNT
Transformers
Pokemon
Chainsaw Man
Columbo
ETC
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F/Os & KINS
Romantic F/Os
Buggy the Clown (One Piece)
Brook (One Piece)
Jinbe (One Piece)
Nanami Kento (JJK)
Kinji Hakari (JJK)
Caesar Zeppeli (JJBA)
Larry (Pokemon Scar&Vio)
William Afton (FNAF)
Starscream (Transformers)
Therian/Others
Corgi
Ghost
Doll
kins
Franky (One Piece)
Portgas D Ace (One Piece)
Donquixote 'Corazon' Rosinante (One Piece)
Yamato Oden (One Piece)
Denji (Chainsawman)
Edward Elric (Full Metal Alchemist)
Josuke higashikata (JJBA)
Aoi Todo (JJK)
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DNI
-Anti LGBTQ/Queer/MOGAI
- Exclu/Transmed/TERF
- Nazi/Sympathizers
- Support Apartheid/Colonialism
- Misogynist/Anti-Woman
- Pro-Cringe/Cringe Culture
- Pro/Com Ship
- Ableist
Any other scum
My fanfic writing sideblog can be found here:
@grafeas-of-tartaros
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