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mpregnateyourocs · 10 months

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My Problem With Countess Strahd

I know I'm going to get flack on the lesbian vampire website for disliking the lesbian vampire, but the truth is I don't dislike genderbending Strahd, what I dislike is the way she is implemented, partly this is because there is a very popular fan supplement that does exactly what I DON'T want to see in a female Strahd.

Spoilers below the cut, and also bitching

I understand why some DMs want to genderbend Strahd. Maybe the themes of abuse that come with the story are more palatable when it's a woman doing the abuse. Maybe bisexual vampire lady sexy. Maybe the DM can't do male voices. As I said, nothing wrong with wanting Countess Strahd, the problem comes in how she's portrayed.

Strahd's character is fairly well known. A powerful and intelligent general, he turned to dark powers out of a fear of his own mortality. Right off the bat, that's a great villain, regardless of gender. But so many people who want "female Strahd" don't settle for "male Strahd but with different pronouns, they want to make her...A Woman.

The DMs who genderbend Strahd always feel compelled to change major aspects of her character and backstory. And THAT is where I start to have problems.

When it comes to the personality, rather than play him as the arrogant, commanding, lawful evil monster he is, female Strahd tends to be a seductress who manipulates her way to the top of the pile, using her looks and Feminine Wiles to get what she wants. Gone is the commanding and deadly attitude, now she's someone who lurks in the shadows, often lying to the party and claiming she's much less dangerous than she really is.

Which ties back into the backstory changes. Strahd was the firstborn son, raised to be a king and a general, spending his entire life at war. Female Strahd never gets to be a general or a king. The story is always changed so she is forced to marry a man (usually abusive) and all she wants is to be taken seriously for her big brain. Her resentment toward Sergei is changed so that, rather than being jealous that he had an easy life and she had to fight, he gets to be king and she is passed over.

"This makes sense" a DM says, "that a woman in ye olde timese would want to be king but couldn't." Except it only makes sense because you decided that Strahd's homeland was a patriarchal society. Except we know almost nothing about Strahd's homeland and what little we do know does not suggest a firstborn daughter couldn't rule. You're literally making up sexism where it doesn't exist. All in the name of making Strahd a grrrlboss struggling to Fight The Patriarchy!

Usually this leads to problems, when you make a female Strahd with a more sympathetic backstory than male Strahd, 9/10 times the DM goes running to the CoS DM subreddit crying 'my players want to redeem Strahd what do I doooo???'

The handling of Ireena and Tatyana is perhaps the most varied change with a female Strahd. Some just have her be bisexual and chasing after a female Ireena, some have her be bisexual and chasing after a male Ireena or Ismark. If Tatyana is a woman a DM will often make it so either Strahd couldn't confess because "that's forbidden love!" or she and Tatyana were having an affair but that mean Sergei forced Tatyana to marry him (once again back to the "I've made female Strahd more sympathetic than male Strahd" problem). Sometimes things get...weird like changing it so Strahd is actually Tatyana's abusive mother, which is an oddly common thing. A female villain MUST be a mother, because that's a plot for Women.

Incidentally, this is similar to the reason why most Villain Tatyana leave a bad taste in my mouth. Tatyana is a character we get no unbiased information about, what little there is about her in Official Books is written from the point of view of Strahd who, being in love with her, is the most biased a person can get. What we do know of her is that she was ultimately a victim, of Strahd, of Sergei, and of the games cosmic forces played with their lives. She is strong, yes, breaking free of a vampire and throwing herself off a cliff rather than just 'giving in' takes strength. But ultimately she was the victim, she was the one who suffered the most. So taking a victim and going "oh she's evil now she wants to do bad things and now you have to kill her" is maybe the most distasteful interpretation of the Tatyana story that exists.

Anyway, there is no real conclusion other than if you're going to give Strahd (bigger) boobs she should still be Strahd and not Sexy Vampiress.

#curse of strahd #strahd von zarovich #curse of strahd spoilers #long post

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shepherds-of-haven · 8 months

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lena, HELP! i physically cannot bring myself to romance anyone but chase 🥲 even on playthroughs where i try to trick myself out of it by creating a fresh mc that i KNOW should have a friends to lovers arc with red she still goes for chase instead !! what do i doooo (thank you for all your hard work and the love that you pour into these characters!! it is so easy to love them as a reader bc you are so clearly fond of them to start with!)

Ahhh thank you so much @hozierbyrne, this is so sweet and kind of you to say! It's great motivation, so thank you for your lovely words!

And I wish I could advise you on how to get out of the Chase gravitational pull, but unfortunately that creature has the magnetism of a black hole, and it's really hard to drag yourself out of his orbit once you're caught in it! The only thing I can recommend is avoiding him like the dickens! 🥹

#Shepherds of Haven #silly #Chase #Chase Trinaeste #lovely #!!!#<3

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missamyrisa2 · 3 months

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Miss Amy, I’ve had a pretty tough week already with work and just feeling a bit like nobody in my life really cares about me :( Would you give me a little tickle to help me feel better? Some belly and belly button tickles would be the best therapy, and I have a fluffy little happy trail that is begging for some tickle attention!

Honestlyyyy~ I'm in a rough patch myself~ I try to keep this a good vibes only blog but since we're both in the roughs~~ let's just have some lovelyyy tickle therapy and forget about life for a while~~ and you knowwww I'm going right for that trail mmmmhmm~ you can giggle it all out, squeak if you wanttt ~ snorting is fine toooo~ I'll take alll your sounds as my feather goes up and downnnn ~ navel to trail, trail to navel ~ dipping in merrily to your lil bellybutton to catch those twitchies then back down the fluffyyyyy floofy path to get you allll gigglyyyy ~ oooh gitchie gitchieeee gonna getchaaa~ that's right just snuggle up to meee darling, I'll hold you snug and keep the feather tip gliding upppp and gliding down annnnd breatttthe and giggle and uuuup and downnnn we goooo~

Yesss sweetnessss your ticklish little reactions are just perfect ~ you're soooo cute and adorable~ sooo wonderful, just bringing your little sunshine to the world with allll your cutenesss~ ooh do you wanna lay back~~ hereee why don't you just mmmh rest on your sideee I think you'll loooove thissss ~ I can take my feather and trail your sideee, get you niiice and squeakkkyyy as my fingers trace your back, down your spine over that lovelyyy small of the back, and nowwww we call this the giggle sandwich~ mmhmmm wigglyyy wiggly fingers on your back and bellyyyy and you wanna oooh you wannna wiggle forward but there's tickle fingers riight there sooo you oooh you squiggle backwards and guess whattttt? More tickle fingers~~!! Aww laugh it all outttt~ tickle tickle tiiiiickle~ you just need sooo much tickly attention oh yes you doooo~

And you're gonna get itttt ~ because loookie loooo I have my blush brush toooo~!! and I see ribbbies that need dusting! A little dusty dusty doooo hereee and theree and oooh on every ribbie and between each one tooo! Come now, flip over, turn over my giggly pancake, I'm flippin ya and we're getting that other side. You have a whole other side that hasn't gotten the tickliesss~! And nowwww darling darling, arms upppp~!! Yessss I'm goin in! I think I'm going innnnnn~!! Tickles on your underarms, just the palmsss first just the liiiitle palminggg aroundddd ooh yesss it's silly, no? But nowww it's wiggle town! Wiggle it up for meee and the giggle gals~ that's what I call my fingernailssss and they're alll over youuuu my cutie pie my giggle dolll!

Ahhh, where were weee~ oooh yessss ~ your cute navellll~ does it tickle when I poke my finger in there just like thissss? little tappps little tappy taps on your bellybutton? Does that tickle, huhhh? What about rubbies on your sidessss yessss ~~thumb rubs! And ooh the dreaded one-finger tickle! She's gonna getchaaa! Right down your trail ooooh what a tickle! Sorry I can't stop the finger! The laughing finger controls meeeee!! And she's commanding me tooo oh yes I have too mmmhmm I can't nottttt raspberry that belllyyyy! Mmuuuahhh~<3

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alexbutrandomthoughts · 12 days

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Hello, Maomao lover.... This is random, but do you love JinMao ship? I do, kinda dislike that ship. Like, I don't hate Jinshi, also like him. But somehow I don't think Maomao will be happy in romantic relationships and she'll be happier lived single all her life as long as she can do what she loved most.... (sorry)...

I doooo like Jinmao, or more precisely i like the potential of Jinmao as a couple. This relationship is slowest of the slowburns and as far as the show goes there is not much from Maomao's side, but i am reading the novels and I'm curious to see how the story gonna portay Maomao catching feelings. I get where you come from with Maomao being happy on her own, and honestly she would deffo be fine, but i want to see them make it work and from there we'll see if i still like or not

#the apothecary diaries #jinmao

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vaudeville-moggie · 5 months

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Silly little headcanons/theories for Magic AU Leo:

If Leo were to get her hands on a cloaking brooch she would definitely use her wind abilities to make her hair do that dramatic air wave like in movies

If she’s a Space Heroes nerd like in 2012 (since it’s based mostly on 2012 but not fully therefore the “if” is there) she would force everyone to help her act scenes out with “special effects” aka power chaos for the sake of The Arts

ur so right. She definitely starts doing the dramatic hair wave thing with her mask tails all the time after unlocking her powers. it's annoying.

In terms of recreating Space Heroes scenes, Raph would refuse (not because its dangerous but because he thinks its stupid and lame) Don also thinks it's lame but does it anyway. <3 best sib ever Also I tried to draw that one scene in every Space Heroes episode where the Wesley lookalike goes "what are we going to doooo" and Captain Ryan hits him, but it's Leo getting hurt while trying to slap Donnie, who can make themselves indestructible. i could not figure out how to do that and I did not want to draw Leo hitting her sibling that is not something I want to do.

in terms of them getting cloaking brooches,,, well, maybe there's some ✨cosmetic✨ magic out there

Did some sketches for this (don't mind how I can't draw people)

have I even posted these guys designs yet. lmao oh well.

#tmnt 2012 magic au #magic au #tmnt 2012 #magic au ask #leo #tmnt 2012 leo #save rottmnt #my art #meow #moots <3 #also maybe i should call space heroes star trek seeing as that's what it's a reference to #hmm but then again space heroes is still different so maybe not

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letstalkaboutit100 · 5 months

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Ideas pt 16 Blue= Concepts Pink=episode ideas

Since I posted my pt 13 I started to think about animals in the EAH world. So here are MORE ideas if EAH got a reboot!

Apple's cat is named Cinnamon and Raven's dog is named Buck. And they of course hate each other just like their owners lol. I feel Raven and Cinnamon have a BIG rivalry! She's like Lucifer lol! Pretty and sweet on the outside, but evil and mean on the inside. She constantly makes Raven's life harder by breaking stuff, leaving hairballs everywhere, and meowing all night to keep her awake. (Since her and Apple's rooms are close she somehow always sneaks in! Raven can't figure it out!) She drives her crazy! And every time Raven finally has enough, starts to yell at her or is sometimes in an out-of-context position (There was a throwing-out-the-window incident that we don't talk about lol. That was a 'fun' week) someone walks in, usually Apple looking for her and is shocked (but also happy) that Raven is trying to 'kill her cat' when in truth she wasn't trying to but now... SHE DOES! (Her mother used to have a mean cat so she just doesn't like them)

I feel that Apple would be scared of Buck lol. He growls at her and she squeals and finds someone to hide behind. Cerise gave Buck to Raven as a gift for helping her be more confident in her ears/helping to show them off in a way that no one would know that they were real. "I found him while me and my family were hunting" *Lifts the blanket in her basket off and Buck pops out licking Raven's face while she's laughing* "Aw! He's adorable!" "When we found him he had an injured paw so we took him home and I nursed him back to health!"

*Raven starts to baby-talk him* "Who's a good boy? You're a good boy! You're such a sweet boy!" *looks up to Cerise while playing with Buck*"Does the little guy have a home?" *Looks back down at Buck* "Do you have a home?" "Doooo you?" "Actually I was wondering if you would like to have him..." "Really!?" "Yeah I mean I already have my pet dog and" *Bends down to scratch Buck's head and starts to baby-talk too* "And I couldn't leave the little guy in the pound! Now, Could I?" *Both girls start to play with him* "So will you?" "Of course, I will! *Stands up to hug Cerise* "Thank you so much!" "I should be the one thanking you." *Confused* "Me? Why?" "You are the only one besides Hunter and Ashlynn who knows about my parents. You're the first person that I have ACTUALLY told. And you're ok with it! You don't judge my parents and willingly are my friend. You helped me not be so insecure anymore. And at Maddie's tea party!? I would have never shown them my ears if you hadn't convinced me! So I just wanted to say thank you." *Raven who is on the verge of tears* "I'm honored that I was the first one you tolded and your friend!" *They hug again* (A part of me kinda wants Cerise to have the tinyest crush on her. So tiny that it's not even mentioned in the show.)

Everyone loves Buck! The school is kind of divided between Cinnamon and Buck lol. The rebels love Buck, and some of the royals too. But most of them like Cinnamon. (Maybe because they don't want to hurt Apple's feelings. I can imagine Apple giving people a pouty sad look. I feel she does that a lot to manipulate people whether it's for the littlest things. In Apple's will it said that if anything happens to her, she wants Brair to take care of her. Brair doesn't lol.)

Apple at first thinks that Buck is cute but he doesn't like her the second he sniffs her.

Maddie also doesn't like cinnamon because she tries to eat mice.

Cerise doesn't like Cinnamon at first but gets used to her.

Ramona HATES Cinnamon. She's constantly hissing at her showing off her teeth and claws to scare her.

Ashlynn loves both of them. But Hunter just likes Buck. She has it out for him too lol! She likes Ashlynn. I would want an episode where Apple goes away for a few days and everyone in the school has to take turns taking care of Cinnamon lol! That would be WILD!

#if there was ever a rebbot #ever after high #raven queen #apple white #cats #dogs #pets #cerise hood #maddie hatter #ramona badwolf #ashlynn ella #hunter huntsman #ideas if it got a reboot #ideas

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leaderintitleonly · 7 months

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What do That Prequel Do? She Doooo! CBR.com decided to make my day (when it frequently pisses in my Cheerios) by talking about the Snow White Prequel and we gotta talk. Click this if you wanna read the article: Disney’s Unmade Snow White Prequel Went Full Lord of the Rings, but I'm gonna talk about what makes this relevant to this blog and how I use it for Doc's background.

Here's some spoilers for what would have happened in that prequel that also happens in some supplemental material. Jerk in the Magic Mirror? That's the Queen's father. Where the rest of the supplemental material handles their relationship deviates. Some material states that she's from another realm of witches and they are here to kill humans because she's got a grudge while he's a big Sorcerer King (who may or may not have married a human himself). Some say he was very abusive towards her. None of this applies to Doc or anyone else. That's not his problem. His problem is survival. Here's where we deviate from the prequel's information. Doc isn't involved in imprisoning the Jerk in the Mirror (that's what I'm calling him, deal with it). If you believe he's Magical Daddy or just some Sorcerer King that also doesn't matter. Point is, "Bitch Gotta Go".

The dwarfs already are living in seven separate villages, except for Dopey. Little guy isn't born yet and he's a very young dwarf. He's a child. It's a third party that goes to each village which is settled in a mountain (being called a Hill) and taking a powerful jewel or metal to forge the mirror that eventually becomes Jerk in the Mirror's prison. Unfortunately this third party is overzealous and doesn't ask for the materials, they take them for "the greater good" which leaves destruction. Doc's village in particular is left petrified and as stone statues. Each dwarf loses something or someone as they come together in their cottage, be it family, their entire village, or trust. They're all hurting in some way. Dopey comes along later, traumatized when Grimhilde's reign begins, having been separated from his mother, a dwarf living in the castle town and somehow finding his way to the cottage; the final piece to the puzzle. And... that's it, I try not to step on anyone else who wants to add anything. My fiance's additions were Dopey and one for Bashful, who left his village long before any tragedy after a fight with his family. He knows something bad has happened but the idea of going back is painful. You can message @wishingxuponxstars for that part. So there you go. Have my ramblings.

#doc headcanons #long post #swearing #swearing cw

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ateezivy · 2 years

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a to z with ivy

buckle in…

‘aye! shut up’

‘all of my energy went into this!’ (points camera to a small cake)

‘but hongjoong doesn’t care!’ (whining like a child)

‘BABY ITS COLD OUTSIIIIIDDDEEEE’ (every winter…)

‘can you puh-lease shut up’

‘cardi b’ (sleep talking ???)

‘dude, can you not!’

‘daddy in the sky’ (praying?)

‘eggies eggies’

‘end of story! whore!’

‘fffffuuuuu-dge’

‘frick you prick’

‘good day good fellow’

‘god is watching’ (literally screaming)

‘hey, so i kinda did an oopsie…’

‘half a heart is by far the best 1d song!’ (1d stan)

‘if i jump on him, and kill him, how much trouble would i be in?’

‘it’s the circle of life wooyoung, it’s not supposed to make sense’ (she has a point…)

‘just say you were hanging out with me’ (she does this to cover the boys up when they f up😭)

‘jesus turned water to wine, but drinking alcohol is a sin. so who’s the real sinner here ??’

‘kay, i’m going to bed…’ (that live where they were talking about butts)

‘katy perry kissed a girl so why can’t i?!’

‘love me like you doooo’

‘lady bits?’ (why? no clue)

‘mmmmmmm no’

‘mommy? WHAT?!’ (someone called her mommy during a concert)

‘no more butt talk!’

‘niall horan, if you’re watching, i love you’

‘oh great, you got san talking again’ (save her)

‘only i can touch mingi’s butt, back off’

‘pop goes the weasel’

‘popcorn from the movies is just better, common sense’

‘quality’ (holding up a mcdonald’s chicken nugget’

‘quick! run!’ (running from hj probably)

‘really though, why are you like this’ (she’s talking to wooyoung)

‘right so, i don’t care’

‘sun is bright today’

‘single ladiesssss’ (she’s drunk)

‘tits’

‘time management is not my forte’

‘uvul-yuhhhh’

‘undres- watch yourself’ (she sees some weird ass comments)

‘very not yummy’

‘vitamin time’

‘watermelon?!’

‘when? where? who? NO!’

‘x-ray’s are so weird’

‘xoxo, no’

‘you silly silly boy’ (probably talking to jongho)

‘yoooo’

‘ZEBRA’s !!!!’

‘zoom zoom baby’

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wench-and-jezebel · 1 year

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Dark Angel Reaction: Cold Comfort

Jezebel (@typicalopposite) reacts [with occasional asides by Wench (@scripted-downfall)]

Omg it starts without her nasally monologue

Oh shit dead chick

OH SHIT NOT DEAD CHICK

How’d she thaw that quick

Oh she’s a sibling

[Normal cleaning again] He’s still disinfecting from that cough [He and Dean would get along, given their germaphobic ways]

His hero would be GW [Normal’s real name, btw, is Reagan Ronald] ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ [You know how we know this? Because he tells Alec to call him "Reagan" on his first meeting] ☠️☠️☠️ [*sends screenshot of the script showing that conversation from “Two”*] Normal you flirty dog

Who a poppa what [Sivapathasundaram, I think. According to the script online.]

That Lintlicker [Yup] That’s Lintlicker

If he shrugs his damn shoulders. One more time.

["Bring Manticore to stage 3" Ruh-roh] Huh [Also, he calls him Deck alksdjf;laksdjf] I bet he does

I’m gonna not like her next season just cause of the hair! I like this hair

[Lydecker goes to capture one X-5, manages to completely miss the other one walking very pointedly towards her; buddy, you're just incompetent, okay?] ☠️☠️☠️ [Legit. Dude was right there]

Ma’am. You don’t. Touch. Ya brother. Like that.

Run over his toes Logan [Doooo ittttttt]

"She got careless. She got caught. End of story." Damn, Zach, you really never left Manticore for all you left Manticore, huh? [Bitch then why did you go to her and tell her about this? The Fuck?]

"This girl is gonna do what she’s gonna do, no matter what you or anyone else says. Now you’ve got two choices: back off or pitch in." Poor Logan has learned this the hard way

You know what dumb blonde dude? I don’t like you no more. And is it solely because Logan is Tony… Maybe [ngl, Logan's not bad this season. Currently.]

Dude, Logan showing off

[Damn, but Zach is pissing me off] I know

You know what? Lintlicker is a horrible person, but he’s not racist. Gotta give him that. [This is true!]

Okay, but this encounter between Max and Logan is pretty damn good, just saying. Indeed, I'm coming to the conclusion that the s1!Max/Logan relationship actually... isn't that toxic. Like, yeah, it’s got its issues, but it’s mainly not deeply problematic — just that she doesn’t want to admit that she’s growing close to him/developing a weakness, so she pushes him away; he’s refusing to admit his own feelings, so he pushes her away; and yet they both do care about the other, so it comes out in bickering and (should they have other relationships) light jealousy — in the way that “toxic” implies. s2 is different, but s1? Frankly, even the selfishness of her only going to him for help isn’t that problematic; they’re both, in essence, doing the same thing. He offered his services as payment for her services, and they’re both trying to keep things professional despite their emotions not complying. Like I said, s2 is different, but you’ll see that later.

These girls winking at him

OC!!! I love “the Afro puffs”

A smile! I love it [Half-smile] Ya bastaaad [You haven't seen him fully smile] Yeah that won’t be for a while

☠️☠️ “Yummy” I wouldn’t have trusted it [AGREED]

"I'm an alcoholic; my name is Don" alkdsfja;lkdsjf [Lintlickeraholic]

Oh god, my dude, shut up. The music tho. Is like he’s gonna turn into a monster and kill them all

"As you were" Buddy is damn military askldj ☠️☠️☠️☠️ [:(((]

[Poor Normal] I KNEW HE SHOULDNT HAVE TRUSTED THEM

"As a small boy" aksldjflkajsf buddy!

“A HUMAN BRAIN” [asdkfjlkj that's a lie, just to be clear] I know

Herballl

This poor poor confused man

Buddy where are you putting the gun

These. THESE PUNCHES.

His faces. I’m dying. Ded. I’ve died.

[Okay, look, he's horrible, but. It does bear mentioning that he knows their names still. Just saying.]

This. This bitch. Just broke. His own finger. He is crazy af. [Yup! No excuses for him, but at least he holds himself to similar standards to those he holds his "kids", I guess?] Meh, true.

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Midpoint reaction: Ok so this one actually has my interest. Zach… Well, buddy can go eat a di— he has annoyed me thoroughly, and Logan was very well composed to be dealing with such bullshittery. So was the trainer — [Bling] — ‘cause, had buddy came at me with that attitude, I would have pressed on his wound and left.

Lintlicker is *sigh* well, he’s a bastard. Like, before I was just making fun of his name. But he was like just a typical bad guy looking for something he lost. He missed it everytime cause dudes kinda clueless. But yeah. He is just a straight DICK in this one

And lastly WTF WERE THOSE PUNCHES

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☠️☠️☠️☠️ Omg 😂😂😂😂 [This is going wel- WHOA, DAMN, HERBAL!!!] Herballl

Oh mah gawd im ded

This poor man [This poor dude; all he tried to do was buy a messenger service!!!]

[Zach continues to annoy me. I forgot he was this bad.]

Plot twist: Max comes back and they’re together. [KSAJD;LFKJA;LDSKFJA;LKSFDJ] Zogan [Lach. Because they LACH clothing] ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ [But also, please, god, no. That was a joke, nothing else!!!]

Oh Zach, shut up. [Max and Logan are already bad enough about their relationship without you helping, buddy.]

Ma’am didn’t think this through too much

[Okay, it does bear mentioning; again, Lydecker is horrible. But he does, perversely, care about his kids. You'll see more later] About like Brenner?

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Here we pause to have another “short” conversation:

Wench: Maybe, but more like... Like John. Wants them skilled and capable and all; cares about them and will make the big sacrifices if necessary; has his priorities wayyyy the fuck wrong. So, they keep bringing up the fact that Eva got shot. And it's true, she did. But --- and this is kinda a spoiler, but I've already spoiled it for you in past conversation, so... *shrugs* --- Lydecker has a supervisor at Manticore called Renfro. And Renfro, later, kills one of Lydecker's "kids." And it hurts/infuriates/bothers/whatever Lydecker so much that he actively turns his back on Manticore and helps Max/Zach/Logan/et al. start taking the place down. (Assuming I'm remembering this correctly, but I think I am.) He helps them break in, blow up the genetic stores that let them clone new soldiers, etc. He's still around for part of season 2, ish, and he takes out more Manticore personnel (and, eventually, mysteriously disappears… I always figured he died for his betrayal, but I never read the books and don’t fully remember the show, so I don’t know if that’s confirmed/refuted).

Jezebel: Well shit! Respect… ish

Wench: Basically, he's like if you took Azazel and John and smushed them together. His actions are largely inexcusable, but he does --- again, perversely and unhealthily --- care about them. He wants them successful and doesn't much care about how he has to train them to get them there, but he still remembers their names, still cares about them, still wants them to be alive. He pushes them to their limits, but, mostly, not beyond. (e.g. yeah, that drowning scene was longer than was, per se, comfortable, but he also made sure no one died) That doesn't rectify his behavior --- you know that I have very little fondness for either Azazel or John --- but it's something to consider.

Jezebel: Yeah I get it! I kinda hate it when they do that with characters, but like it at the same time. Hate, because if the guys bad. I want to not like him…. Not be able to justify him. But I like it cause I’m all about character development and a turn around story

Wench: He's definitely got the whole "Azazel's Chosen Kids" thing going, but it's not a competition; he's just got the weird, unhealthy care and willingness to do whatever it takes thing. And he's very much like John in the abusive-as-fuck-but-also-distantly-cares thing. Like, I don't like John --- he's horrible to all of his kids; his priorities are wayyy out of whack, and there are very few things that can be said to excuse his actions --- but I still accept that he cared about them. It's one of those things that are hard to get; people can care, to some degree, about someone and still be unhealthy for them, you know? And I think that he, at root, did care. But a) he cared about revenge more and b) he felt that "keeping them safe" was equated with "caring" and "their only real, basic needs", and that screwed them up irreparably because his version of "being a good father" was not being a good father. I think (hope) that was coherent… I’m still a bit drained from today, tbh, and I’m not sure I’m expressing myself well.

Jezebel: Oooof I feel ya. And no, I fully get it

Jezebel, two seconds later: Wait, there are books? And did I know that?

Wench: Yeah! But apparently they're bad, treat Alec poorly, and don't do much with the story. iirc. Idk, I haven’t read them for myself. And no, I don't think you knew.

“Short” conversation of 20-plus minutes ends

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[Oof, this is already going well] ☠️☠️☠️

[Also. "Holy crap on Tuesday's toast" aksdjf] Looool

Oh shit. SHIT.

[Also, going back a few seconds… "You've got one of my kids" See what I mean?]

☠️☠️☠️☠️ My dude

he said yes. HE SAID YES!

NORMAL, you poor thing. [I know right?!]

Omg. I’m ded. [No, Sketchy is] ☠️☠️☠️☠️ [Oh, wait, he's been revived :)]

Oh shit, Brynn. You good, buddy? [OH SHIT I FORGOT THIS STORYLINE]

I don’t think you’re good

She's not good

Zach YOU good? [Probably not]

[Max has no faith aksdfj I don't remember if Lydecker is actually above-board in his betrayal or not, tbh, but I don't trust it, so.]

[Not Max annoying me again] They knew they had to get someone hot for this role… ‘cause she’s so annoying. Balance. [alksjdflkasdjf ACCURATE]

[This dude gives me Samuel-Campbell-vibes, but he's not.] Yeah I see it

“What I’ve got-” (Is a specific set of skills)

Well hot damn [“Deck” was ready] Lintninja [Oh no, not another nickname! :)]

["Hung"? "HUNG"? HANGEDDDDDD, my dude. HANGED] ☠️☠️☠️ hung sounds better 👀🤷🏻‍♀️ [Bitch, no it doesn’t; it sounds grammatically incorrect.] ☠️☠️☠️☠️

Once again: Lydecker with the perverse care for Brynn. Is it in her best interests? Hell, naw. Is it genuine? Yeah.

Aight, the tear got me… the face after lost it

These. Well they don’t feel like normal sibling kisses. Y’all too much. [I knew you were gonna say something]

Ugly cry? Ahhh wahhhh? She old. And y’all are just blowing all that wind in her face.

Poor Normal

☠️☠️☠️

[Okay, um. Just saying. Logan's shirt is nice.] It is.

We ugly cried at each other for a little while. Then he took off

["So it couldn't be dusted for prints" MA'AM HE ALREADY HAS YOUR PRINTS???? HE HAS YOUR GENETIC CODE, AND YOUR PRINTS FROM WHEN YOU WERE KIDS??? PRINTS DON'T REALLY CHANGE???]

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Wench: askfdj that was such an abrupt end

Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️☠️ bruh I was thinking the same damn thing. Like… Wot

Wench: Anyway… endpoint reaction?

Jezebel: Lintlicker remains Lintlicker a little longer. BUT he gets some respect for the things he did in this one.

Wench: aka, still atrocious but not as bad as he could be? :)

Jezebel: Precisely. And Zach…. Needs to learn to just suck it up. Cause *sigh* no. Just no. Max was… Max. But not full on Max in this one. If that makes sense ☠️ she was bitchy but not in a god awful way. Maybe because the ones she was bitchy to I don’t like, and she wasn’t to Logan. Also how tf was she holding her self up to look like she was hanging… with her buttcheeks on the bar!?! Cause maams hands were down

Wench: kjzlksdjf;lakdjf;lkasjdf;lksajdflkajsdf;lkajsdf I HAVE NO CLUE

Jezebel: Like. Could you imagine…. Being Brynn. Laying there dying and seeing that from the other side

Wench: How dare you put that image in my head???

Jezebel: Anyway. Yeah! I also LOVED. LOVE LOVE LOVEDDDDDD. The Jam Pony scenes

Wench: YESSSS Herbal, OC, and Sketchy are amazing.

Jezebel: They were very! Poor hippopotamus man, though

Wench: Poor Normal.

Jezebel: Poor Normal’s toilet

Wench: Also, I can't remember Herbal being in s2, and it makes me sad.

Jezebel: Oh noooo

Wench: If he's there, he's got a way smaller role, but I don't think he is at all

Jezebel: But un-alas I really enjoyed this one!

Wench: Problem child; that's not a word. (For those unfamiliar with my vernacular, “problem child” is not age-specific. It’s a vibe thing. My nine-year-older-than-me sister is as much a problem child as a five-year-old might be.)

Aight, that’s a wrap! See y’all for next episode!

#dark angel #dark angel reactions #reactions #episode reactions #s01e07 #cold comfort #max guevara #logan cale #original cindy #sketchy #herbal thought #jezebel (pr)

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terraether · 1 year

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2 years of Taylor in that Willow mv dress 2 years of what a shame she’s FUCKED IN THE HEAD, they said 2 years of gleeeeeaming twiiiiiinkling 2 years of tis the DAMN season 2 years of DRAWING HEARTS IN THE BYLINE ALWAYS TAKING UP TOO MUCH SPACE OR TIME YOU ASSUME IM FINE BUT WHAT WOULD YOU DOOOOOO IF I, IIIIII BREAK FREE AND LEAVE US IN RUUUINS? TOOK THIS DAGGER IN ME AND REMOVED IT?! GAINED THE WEIGHT OF YOU THEN LOOOSE IT, BELIEVE ME I COULD DOOOO ITTTT 2 years of i wasnt lettin’ up until the day he *died* 2 years of dOrOtHeeeeA ah ah, 2 years of coney island (feat. The National) 2 years of and the old widow goes to the stone everyday but i don’t i just sit here and wait grieving for the living oh, goddamn, my pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand 2 years of cowboy like me’s 1st verse refrain 2nd verse refrain chorus +you’re a cowboy like me+ chorus again BRIDGE 3rd verse refrain AND outro, my beloved <3 2 years of long story short I survived the global pandemic, the isolation, the boredom, the silence 2 years of the tragic beauty of marjorie 2 years of alt tswift 2 years of the SECOND taylor swift bon iver duet 2 years of top-5-tswift-songs-of-all-time and the sapphic queen right where you left me 2 years of the snaps from the same little breaks in your soul

#evermore #evermore lyrics #2 years of evermore #taylor swift

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geronimomo-spd · 1 year

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INVADERS FROM MARS LETS GO!!

i finished Invaders from Mars and ok that was really fun!!

gotta say it was nice to have the doctor finally going shit i was separated from Charley and i gotta find her right now instead of going wa ill find her soon :), so that was nice!

this one overoll was pretty nice. more spoilers under the cut!

CHARLEY MY BELOVED SHE REALLY PUNCHED SOMEONE WITH A WHOLE ASS CHAIR GOOD FOR HER GOOD FOR HER, FINALLY SHE KICKS SOMEONE'S ASS LIKE I ALWAYS WANTED

the sound ques and the radio feel of this one really got me i really enjoyed it, this is one of these episode where i wish to have the soundtrack of but meh

they really used the setting so well!! i was so excited when we startred to hear the boys on the radio i was very nervous when we focused so much on the mafia in the beginning and when Charley was kidnapped and fucking drugged again i was like hmmmmm but then she was… happy drugged so that's nice at least, then SHE REALLY CAME UP TO HIM WITH THE CHAIR LIKE YES QUEEN FINALLY, then i knew this was good

i gotta say the ending was the best part, this is one of my fave endings of doctor who is when they do shit like this, i assumed they were gonna use the invasion on the radio but the fact that they used the whole mass hysteria to trick the aliens as well???? omg i was grinning the entire time like HELL YES THAT'S HOW ITS DONE. also them recording it themselves as well??? and the doc himself got to be the "we are angry aliens who are invading waaaaa" was so funny and smart to me like holy shit

i could have had more Charley and doc together shananigens but the way she told the mafia about the tide thing was funny

i was very excited for this one and it got there in the end!! i really like this doctor i really doooo, and Charley is finally living to her potencial in my brainnn the way she, the adventurer who goes exploring even if it kills her type, was the one who told the doctor to do the decent thing and remember that the girl just lost her uncle was good character growth i like her

overoll i was very excited for this one and it was fun! not any fave qoutes this time, maybe next time!

(also @samallmon you were right! i really feel they got like a good hold of the quality now!! thanks for encoreging me onwards!)

#doctor who #dw #eighth doctor #charley pollard #invaders from mars #a nice peice of who!#8th doctor big finish stuff #paul mcgann #india fisher #it was a nice little back to this thing!#it got there in the end hehe #8th doctor listenalong

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All Roads Lead to Kawata…

This is Part 1 of an excerpt from my Mitsuya fanfic over on ao3 called “Love Endures”. The female in this story is NOT the main OC of the story. This is a side character from Mitsuya's past. It falls within his backstory. This is the story of how she meets & gets involved with the Kawata twins, which later becomes a real problem for her AND for MItsuya. Part 1 leads you up to her just meeting them. Pt. 2 is more…uhhh, juicy, let’s say. Ok, fine it’s like straight up fucking porn… *shrugs*

So, yeah, this is my Kawata Twins hole I fell down. Oh my Goddd… Hope y’all enjoy.

There’s no, like, in detail sex in this one, so I don’t think I’m gonna label it MA but a few explicit things are mentioned. Oh and lots of explicit language of course. I mean, come on, that goes without saying, doesn’t it?

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Thursday, February 1st, 2007

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“Koko! Yer gay, right?”

“Ew, fuck off. And it’s none of your business, anyway. I barely even know you, really. It’s only cuz Shin and your brother were buddies…”

She rolls her eyes at him.

“Whatever. I’ve known you since I was 11.”

“Uh huh and yerrrr what, now? 12?”

“Suck my dick, Koko. Anyway, soooo, that’s a yes, then?” She laughs. “Look, I don’t give a shit that you wanna fuck Inupi in the ass. That’s your thing, man. I just want to ask youuuu where all the hot guys are. And I don’t have any girlfriends anymore-“

“I wonder whyyy.”

“Shut UP! And I trust your judgment on cute guys, cuz yer gay.”

“Ugh…whatever, Aya. Yer such a bitch.”

“Uh huh…just dish, ok? What about the guys in your gang? What is it? Toman? Guys in gangs are soooo hotttt… All the muscles and the tattoos, oh my Godddd… So hot!”

Koko smiles. He really doesn’t like “guys”…only Inupi. He and his sister were the only people he’d ever fully opened his heart up to. But, still he recognizes beauty in the opposite sex and she was right. Biker guys were hot.

“Ok, shut up, you hentai. But yeeeeah, our gang has plenty of eye candy. Quite a bit, actually. If yer askin my opinion, no gang looks better than ours….like not even close.”

“Ohhhh, this sounds promising.” She rubs her hands together and gets a devilish look on her face.

Koko rubs his chin. “Hmmm, I don’t know if I should allow a wild ass cougar to be released in the midst of the guys, tho. You could do some real damage.”

“Ohhh pssshhh! First of all, I’m not some old lady lookin for young men…”

“Might as well be…”

“Ew!” She smacks him. “And do you really think poor wittle me is gonna do anything to those big bad bosozoku?? Come onnnn, Koko. Stop being fucking dramatic about eeeeeeverything.”

His eyes narrow to slits. “Slugging fists isn’t the only way to hurt someone, y’know?”

“Yeah…I know…” Her head drops sadly.

When she doesn’t say more, he turns his head to look at her. He sees the sad lost look on her face. His brow furrows.

“Hey, are you-“

“-Awesome. Well, when’s the next time you guys are all getting together? Or, y’know…at least the hot ones.” She giggles.

He looks at her and smiles. “We don’t split into groups, y’know? All the hot ones over here and all the plain bitches over there.”

“Heh heh, bitches! I love it. They probably are a bunch of bitches. Bet I could break ‘em.”

A look of slight concern comes to his face. “You could probably break most men. That’s why I never fucked you. I know too much…I’ve seen too much.” He shakes his head.

She doesn’t like hearing this. “Soooo, when’s the nexxxxttt tiiiimmeee…?”

“Ugh! We get together once a week, usually Thursday or Friday, depends. So, that means we’re getting together tomorrow tonight but it doesn’t matter, cuz you can’t actually come to the meeting.”

He doesn’t say anymore.

She looks at him with large eyes. “Okaaayy, annndd?”

“Well, I mean…if you show up right at the end, all the guys’ll be there. We usually hang around and talk afterwards for a while. You’ll be able to see us in all our glory…” He smirks at her.

“Well, I doooo love a man in a uniform. So, how many members you got in Toman now?”

“Why? You thinkin about fuckin ‘em all?”

“Maybeeee…” She laughs. “…but then that’s none of yer damn business Koko, and I’ll thank you to stay out of my personal affairs!”

They chuckle with each other. “Uh huh.”

“No, I actually just wanna figure out if I know anyone other than you in there.”

“Well…yeah, Shota’s in the gang.”

“Shotaaa?! For real?! How the fuck? He never told me he was… Oh, now I’m angry. Ugh. Anyway, ok well, he’s my ‘in’ then.”

He rolls his eyes. “Why do you even need an “in” anyway? Just show up. I mean you know me.”

“No, stop. I can’t do that. I can’t just walk in and be like ‘hey bitches I’m here to fuck!’”

“Well, at least it’d be honest…” He turns and looks at her. “Seriously, don’t go fuckin up the guys in the gang. Please. We already got enough fuckin bullshit to deal with, without you whippin everyone up into a pussy-frenzy or having to deal with mul-ti-ple broken hearts.”

“Nooo, I really just want to find one, Koko. I know I talk big-“

“Yeah and you fuck big, too.”

She laughs. “Yeah, I definitely do. But I’m tired of it all, Koko. I’m sooo fucking tired. I’ve gone from one tragedy to the next to the next to the next…” She trails off, lost in painful recollection for a moment. He turns his head away, this was a bit too “intimate” for him. He liked to keep things surface…and for good reason.

She finally continues, “…and now from one guy to the next to the next…”

She trails off again and he picks up where she left off, “…and the next and the next and the next.”, he says with a grin.

“Shut up, cocksucker. I fight with Dai all the time, so I know I can take your tiny ass.”

He puffs up his chest a tad. “Bigger than you, bitch.” He walks out of the room and grabs his coat mumbling, “I’ll show you small…”

She hears him and laughs. “I wish you would, Kok’. I’ve been tryin to get some of that for a while now.”

She hears “Nope!” float in from the other room. She giggles.

“You dooonn’t knoooww what yer missssinnnn!”, she sings to him.

He laughs loudly and comes back in the room with his coat thrown over his shoulder hanging down from his fingers.

“Damn Koko, you are hella fly and hella stylish, as always. If only every man had your kind of style…and hotness, too. Damn.”

He turns back around and points towards the door. “Down girl! And I’m leaving, sooo yeah…”

“God, yer so rude… Will you at least give me a kiss before I go?”

“Will you leave if I don’t?”

She smiles big and shakes her head, acting all shy.

“You can’t “pursuade” me with your little “act” so just stop. And come here…”

She giggles and runs over to him.

“Give me your cheek.”

She gives him a pout. “Awww, come on. Just a little sugar, baaayybbbyyyyy?” She smiles.

“Nope. I gotta cut you off.”

“Ugh. Whatever. Fine.”

She puts her cheek up to him and as he goes in to kiss it, she pulls the oldest trick in the book, the old bait and switch. She turns her head quickly and kisses him on the lips.

He lets her have it for an extra minute because he really doesn’t care and he knows how happy it makes her. When he’s had enough, he pulls back.

“Ok, that’s enough. Tiiiimme to gooooo!”

She giggles and hops up and down.

“Thaaaankkk youuu, Kooookoooo! I looove yooouuu!”

“Uh huh. You love me for my doggy-style.”

She looks him up and down again. “Ugh. I wissshh!”

“Yeah…we definitely need to get you a guy. I can’t keep fillin in.”

“Oh stop it. I haven’t done anything to you that’s hurt you. You certainly didn’t hate it.” She licks her lips. “So, shut up!”

He smiles at her and they walk out together.

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Friday, February 2nd

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>>12:30pm<<

“Shaaaattoooo! Hey, wait up!” She runs up to him, he watches her bounce. When she reaches him she grabs a hold of his arm and presses her breasts up against his arm. Her high school persona is running strong. “Heeey Shato! It’s been a little bit, right? I was hangin with Koko yesterday and he told me you were in fucking Toman! I didn’t know that. Why didn’t you ever tell me?” She play smacks him and moves in maddeningly close to his body.

Her closeness is throwing his mind off its tracks. He speaks to her in a lowered voice, “Uh…well I mean it’s not something I spread around at school, man. I can’t risk getting a bad rep here. My dad will end my life if I do badly at school.”

She nods like she understands his struggles. Then she gives him a pleading look.

“Well, I wanna come.”

“Umm, what?” He swallows.

“I wanna come with you!”

“Huh?”, he squeaks out.

“And see the gang. I want to meet your friends.”

He looks at her confused. “Come with me? Huh?”

“Tonight, of course.”

“Oh..uhhh…heh heh, well… The guys get really crazy about that kind of shit. Uhhh, you can’t just show up at one of our meetings.”

“No, silly…” She presses her tits tighter against him. “I want to come after. Can I? Pleeeaseee?”

“Um…” He’s startin to sweat.

She brings her face right up to his and then leans in to whisper in his ear, “I’ll do annyything to be able to coooommme, Shato.” With a sexy little whimper she whines, “Pleeeaassee?”

He’s starting to get really hot under the collar. There really wasn’t any other way this was gonna end other than him giving in to her. He was going to say yes. He’s completely helpless against her particular skillset.

“Yeah, Aya. Meet me at Musashi at like, 8:30. And, uh, then maybe we can hang after?”

She is happier than a pig in shit. “Yesssss. Anything for my BEST friend Shatooo!” She kisses him on the cheek and walks away, making herself look as adorable as possibly as she does. As soon as she’s out of his sight, the act drops and she smiles to herself. She’d won yet another battle. Meanwhile, back in the hallway, Shato stood there like he’d just walked the path of a tornado.

“Shato-san? Hey man, it’s time for class. Snap out of it.” Someone bumps him and it snaps him out of it. “Shit.” He scurries off.

>>> 8:25<<<

She strolls casually through the parking lot, like she had not a care in the world. She can hear the shouts of “Otsukaresama desu!” and “Toman!” ringing out all over the grounds of the shrine. It gives her goosebumps. They’re like an army. Fucking amazing! Her smile grows as she walks around and thinks about the gang and looks at their bikes filling the parking lot.

She makes her way over to the steps leading up to the shrine and sits down. She whistles and thinks about Dai. I wonder where he is right now? Is he in someone else’s bed…? Fuckin somebody else? She didn’t like how that thought made her feel. It was deep; the wound was etched into her on a cellular level. She shook her head. “No”, she mumbled to herself.

I’m gonna go home with Shato tonight and have some fun and then I’m gonna get really fucking high so I can fall asleep-

-Aloonnee…

Stop it! And I’m gonna meet some guys here and maybe one of them will be a good one. There’s gotta be one out there somewhere. Someone as good as Dai-

-There isn’t anyone as good as Dai.

…or better even. He isn’t that great really, anyway.

That’ssss a liiiieee…you don’t believe that even slightly.

She starts shaking her head at the voice.

You are still in love with him.

No. No, I’m not. I mean he’s my brother…so, yeah I love him but, no. He broke my fucking heart too many times.

You’re never gonna find someone who can fuck you like he can….

Oh Godddd…no. Stop! It’s not true. I’ll find someone. I’ve had a few really good fuc-

-You’re never gonna find someone who will hold you in their arms till you fall asleep…

She wants to scream. SHUT THE FUCK UPPPPPP!

You’re never gonna-

“Hey, Aya!”

He raised her right up out of that prison in her mind. She is so happy to see him because of it, that she jumps right up and hugs him. Tight. It makes him groan just a little. She hears it and smiles. She pulls back and looks at him coyly. “I can’t wait till we get to hang out laaaterrr.”

“Mmmm… me either. I’m sure we’ll have lots of fun.”

She took another step back to look at him. She eyed him all the way up and all the way down. He was lookin sharp in that uniform. This was a different Shota than she’d known at school.

“Wow….you shine up like a pretty little penny.”

He blushes. “Heh heh… Thanks. You’ve never seen me like this before, huh?” He stands up a little taller and makes an exaggerated tough guy face and pose.

She laughs. “Definitely not.” She brings her lips to his ear. “I like this version. I kinda think it’s my favorite.” She steps back.

He chuckles. “Yeah, mine too. This is my best self.”

She nods and smiles. “I can see it, Shota. You are shining bright right now. I can definitely see it…”

He blushes again. “Thank you. So, uh…you want to meet the gang, huh?”

She gives him a big smile and nods enthusiastically.

“Haha. Yer so damn cute, Aya. Is there any man alive that can say no to you?”

She looks like she’s thinking it over, deeply.

“I don’t know… I mean I haven’t found one yet.” She shrugs and smiles at him.

“Good God. If there is anyone that can, you probably won’t find him among us.” He scoffs. “Come on. Let’s go meet the guys.”

She bounces up and down. He gulps and has to take a deep breath. They walk over to a small group of guys standing around a pair of twins, one with bright pinky-orange shoulder-length hair and one with bright bluish-green shoulder-length hair, both style in exactly the same way. The only difference between them is the color of their hair and the fact that the orange one had sashes flowing from his uniform.

“Kawata! What’s up, man?”

The blue one looks at him, shows no emotional response, and then looks away. The peach one’s head lifts up and he smiles large.

“Heeeey Shato! What’s up?”

They do their little “bro hug” and handshake.

“Who’s your friend, here?”, Kawata asks.

“This is Aya.”

She turns her Adorable Dial up to 11. She bows a little to them and says, meekly, “Hajimemashite!”

“Yeah, Hajimemashite, indeed. I’m Smiley. This is my brother, Angry.” His hand smacks lightly against his brother’s chest. Angry looks over at her, angrily.

“Hey” is all they get out of him.

“Fourth division, introduce yourselves to the fine lady.”

The five guys around the circle with them bow respectfully and shout, “Hai!” Then they start naming off, one after the other from left to right till all 5 are through and they are back round to her and Shato. She bows to all of them and repeats her earlier greeting.

“So, what you guys up to tonight? Anything fun?”, Shato asks Smiley.

“Nah. I’m saving it all up for tomorrow.”

“What, you got a big date or somethin?”

“I wish. No, a bunch of us are gettin together over at my place tomorrow. Gonna have some fun, get fucked up. Can’t wait. Shit’s been craaaazy around here lately. Need to let down my hurrr, know what I mean?”

Shato looks at him and smirks. “Can’t imagine your hair any more let out than it already is, man.”

Smiley laughs. “Ohhh, you have nooo idea, my friend. It can go sooo MUCH further than this.”

He looks over at Aya and then back to Shato. “Why don’t, uh, you and your friend Aya here, come join us? I’m sure you’ll have a…BLAST.” His grin gets impossibly bigger. Shota looks over to her. “Whadya think, jellybean?”

She starts laughing. “Isn’t it supposed to be ‘know what I mean?’ Like, it’s supposed to rhyme, right?”

He looks at her dumbly. “Huh?”

Her musical laugh rings out again. “Nevermind. Yeah, that sounds awesome.” She turns to Smiley and bows slightly. “Arigato Gozimasu.”

His eyes open ever so slightly. “Pretty and has manners, huh? Isn’t that nice to see?”, he asks no one in particular. He waves his hand back and forth and shrugs. “Kinishinae de.”

With tomorrow now taken care of, the pressure lifts off of her and she quickly zeroes back in on tonight's meal. In front of all of the guys in their circle, she grabs Shato’s arm and leans in to once again whisper into his ear. She was aware of just how effective this tactic was on this particular boy. She also makes sure they all can see her very clearly pressing her tits against Shato. She really likes makin them squirm a little. She likes to tease. She steps back from his ear and looks at him with a big smile and he nods his head vigorously.

“Hey guys, I need to get Aya-san back home. She’s got a BUNCH of studying to catch up on. I gotta help her out, y’know?”

“Stopppp! You’re making it soound soo…LEWD. We’re ACTUALLY going to study, y’know? I mean it, Shato!”

Smiley nods his head with a smile. “Heh heh, yeah I'm sure you’ll get pleeennty done tonight.”

She blushes and starts pulling on his arm. “Come onnnn!”, she says with a slight whine.

He looks at Smiley and laughs. “Sorry, she’s beggin me for it. I gotsta gooo!”

“I don’t blame you. I’m surprised you’re still here. So, uh see you two tomorrow, right?”, he says with a quick lick of his lips.

She and Shato smile and their heads bob up and down.

She pays Shato’s favor back in full several times over that night. When they both collapse in her bed at the end of their escapades, she turns her head towards him and between labored breaths she tells him, “Shato…I wanted to…uh, thank you…for helpin me out…today.”

He turns his head towards her and smiles. “I’d say you definitely showed your gratitude PLENTY tonight.”

She giggles. “Well, I was REEALLLY thankful. But I just wanted you to know… I, uhhh, wanna kinda keep this between us. Ok? I mean, I don’t want to confuse you… Like, I don’t want to date. I just wanted to fuck. Can you appreciate that?”

“Friends with benefits? Yeah, I can dig that.”

“Well, friends with bene-FIT, anyway. I don’t know if we’ll be doing this again.”

He looks back over at her. “You mean unless I happen to do something for you another time and make you reeaally thankful for it again?”

She chuckles. “Mayyybeee. I like to take care of my…friends.”

“You sure do. Alright, I’m cool. I ain’t gonna become some needy bitch, if that’s what yer gettin at. We’re all good, babe..”

She feels a slight inner twitch at his use of the word babe. She pushes it down.

“Good”, she says and kisses him. “Alright, I need to get some sleep. You wanna get high with me before you go?”

He gets off the bed and grabs his uniform off the floor and starts putting his clothes back on.

“Nah, I’m good. I’ll see ya tomorrow night. Meet me at my place around 8-ish, alright?”

She nods and smiles at him.

“Thank you, Shato. For everything.”

“You’re welcome. I’ma definitely have to say ‘anytime’.”

“Haha! I bet. See ya tomorrow.”

He smiles and leaves her bedroom. She watched him go. Damn, I do love a man in uniform. Mmm… She sighs happily. But the happiness doesn’t hang around long before the whispers have come back and are startin to get loud. The rattle of a pill bottle is heard. She quickly throws a pill into her mouth and then saunters back into Dai’s bedroom and grabs one of the many bottles littering the top of his dresser and takes a big swig. She walks back and collapses on her bed. Tonight she doesn’t dream.

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Hi, I love reading your in-depth analyses! I'm also curious: What do you think the role of the mermaid's curse will play, when considering all the references to 'Little Mermaid'? There's the dagger Shijima gave Nene in to kill Hanako to escape the fake world (like the tale). The dagger is in another art where Nene is a mermaid and Hanako the prince. Little Mermaid and JSHK have similar concepts too: wishes, soul-bonding, curses, sacrifice, humans and non-humans going to each others' worlds, etc.

awe so kind. Somehow I keep feeling flustered by it being called analysis. Even though there's no other word. Feels generous for my whinging.

I'll be straight with you: I have little to no idea. It's all shots in the dark. The 'little mermaid' imagery and stuff doesn't… yet…. really thread with anything, and tends to be… aesthetic? Picture Perfect is an arc you could spend a hundreds years looking at with a microscope (AND I DOOOO) though, and it does feature a stabbing. In the story, stabbing the prince is the only way the Mermaid can live, as his life will be exchanged for hers. It has all of that toukan koukan going for it. The little Mermaid is also crucially about doing something to attain an immortal soul (a goal which she is implied to achieve). You're right that piecemeal, there's a lot of, things, overlapping. The hubris of wishes.

As far as the little Mermaid itself goes, while many ?? assert she turns into foam ?? she actually turns into an air-goddess-being (???) and must serve 300 years in a service performing good deeds, and will then earn her immortal soul.

Her desire to be human is moreso a desire to not simply wither to nothing when she dies, as only humans souls can ascend and thrive past their life.......... it's through being loved by a human, that that humans soul will then pass into you, and be shared with you.

*wind blowing* I have no idea what that means. In the context of JSHK. Or Nene. *staring out a window*

Humans in general impart meaning to kaii, in JSHK, and the power dynamic is one where kaii must bow to human's impressions of them, or they will cease to exist. Though to be a kaii, you need more than any one human. It's simply promised love that the mermaid needs to acquire a soul.

The Prince in the tale is kind of a jackass who spends many years alongside the Mermaid, sharing every moment with her, but regards her as like a child, 'cuz she can't talk (wow). Their bond is platonic, for him. He's in love with a girl who helped save his life, but he doesn't know the mermaid herself rescued him….. he cannot recognize her. Reading it, it's just so hard to relate any of it to Nene. I'd have an easier time trying to relate it to Tsukasa, but that's not anything, it's a stretch from any angle.

I have a…. vague little thought at times, that the Well God is actually a river itself, or the God of a river the village/town was originally built around…….? Water is afterall spiritual in this manga, there may be something to the choice for boundaries to be waterways; and sacrifices in the village were cast off a tall cliff into water, and the water had a current which would carry them into the caverns below the house, and obviously this all connects to the well (meaning freshwater). Why else build a village someplace and be stuck there? It could be a river which runs underground, which the Earth occasionally opens up into, hence the great pit. It's after all not the drop or gate which triggers Sumire's shrine to reset, it is the body plinking into the water. Shintoism is keen to mythologize nature as Gods this way, and as far as I can tell there's as much Shinto as Buddhism in this manga's mythos, so….

It would satisfy me symbolically if Tsukasa-- if he's now merged with the God-- were a river/God and Nene were a fish….. that sort of themeing could open up a lot of future scenes or imagery to do with water. If everything ties into shores, near and far and the water between, why not the God capable of dismantling it all be one of water itself……. and why not a fish to compliment all of this, to journey through it all…. idk…………………

I'm never too sure why Hanako used a tertiary service to bind Nene to him. What did Tsukasa use, with Sakura? Did he need to use an outside force? Can they not perform a binding another way, must a tool be used? Isn't having a Kannagi just a, thing, for kaii, can they not enforce that bond through their own agreements? The Minamoto man who killed the Oni clan in the mountains uses his own blood to bind Hakubo (???) to his family's service. I have no idea how symbolic or literal that was. It's hard for me to imagine Tsukasa had Sakura eat a cricket leg or something and now she's cricket cursed. Tsukasa always seems completely capable of authentic magic while Hanako is always relying on tools (outside of his purifying knife?), and rather than whisking people away to timeless psychic spaces (suchas he does to Shijima) Hanako simply like, Does Actions And Makes Choices Which Cause Effects.

Amane does have kanji for "normal" so somehow between Nene and Tsukasa being possibly enchanted/mystical/cursed, it's easiest to think of Amane/Hanako as somebody caught between enchanted beings, DESPITE everything to the contrary. The Prince in the story is also, normal, and it's all this hoodoo going on around him. It's likely Nene who is responsible for originally altering Amane's timeline, so, like…………………….. …………………….. ………………………………………… somehow despite her being 'the human' I think of Amane often as 'the normal guy here'. and so .................................................................................................... no. I have no conclusion. I have only vagues.

Whats more rivers and oceans are different [duck quack] so I. I don't know how any of it connects. I can only think about water in generalities. I can only connect rivers as a concept to any of this. Nene is constantly enshrouded in ocean imagery specifically, seashells, seastars, etc. Maybe it just relates to her being some sort of miko or otherwise mystical girl and, the far shore uses ocean imagery, so, it's all her symbology, and not Tsukasa's at all, [rubs temples] but the well is a well and the caverns and running river…………………………………………..

nothing comes together.

I'll think about it forever, though.

If I have a brain blast, I'll post about it.

#avvy's JSHK

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