#Unless the show spins 180 on it’s hell
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Due to some accidents involving scalding my left hand, I am currently bit high off of morphine, and apologize so if it degraded my cohesion a bit. But, after staring at the wall for 7 hours, I come to an realization that, Stoliz, in a way almost by accident, is vaguely resembling of Chaggie.
Like. So far, I’ve noted that:
- Blitzo and Vaggie are both people of marginalized group, both racial and societal (as an Imp and an Sinner/WOC)
- Due to that, they both likely have an rough past and are still troubled by it. While this is a bit debatable on Vaggie’s part, she seems to deal with it in a way that is (somewhat) less harmful/heinous/much more reserved. (After all, by looking at some of Vivzie’s art, it’s heavily implied she ended herself)
- They both likely suffered from poverty/money issues till they encountered a Royal.
- Both of them are in an socially imbalanced, financially dependent relationship with their Royals. While it’s very vague with Chaggie because not only are we limited to the current status of Vaggie, the couple itself isn’t even explored.
And while Charlie and Stolas share even fewer links, in between their archetypes as optimistic loving sweeties, their flawed tendency to infantilize and treat an issue smaller than it is/completely miss the point of it is an important note as well.
I don’t know what’s up with writer and their deal to make almost every relationship incredibly power structured but then treating them in story as if it won’t have impact. A whole season into Helluva, and not once did the show even highlight an conflict between Blitzo and Stolas’s different philosophies made of vastly different life styles. That possibly, as someone who lived in poverty, that Blitzo not only loathes, but could possibly envy how Stolas was born with a sliver spoon in his mouth. That not only his motivation of getting close to Stolas consists of the grimoire, but some equal want, a desperate want, to at least experience the life the wealthy lives.To show to some part, that Blitzo just wanna experience what it feels like to live well-fed and privileged.
While Chaggie on another hand, we only have pilot version of. But even with a 5 minute screen time, I think it’s a particularly agreed even in the fandom that the ship is rushed like something added at the last moment (Which, it really is). This would’ve have been alright with me, since, once again. Pilot runtime. While I admit some underwhelming disappointment to see how the episode barely spent more than 10 second in the relationship between the protagonist and one of her most intimate partner, I could’ve waited it out.
But with the development of Helluva and seeing how it writes it’s female cast, I am growing more apprehensive for the future of the only wlw relationship in the franchise that is actually main focus.
Like, with how complicated Stoliz’s dynamic and it’s messages is, I would actually cry if they made Chaggie the typical wholesome lesbian relationship. Not in any normally wholesome way that is simply cute, but a wholesome way that literally turns blind all to the complexity and issues both characters share. Like. A thinly veiled Flanderization. Making up some “common relationship drama” conflicts instead of an really serious ones like their class and power difference. That unlike Blitzo, Vaggie literally can’t walk away since not only does it seem like Charlie is one of her only connection and home (which, once again, debatable. We literally don’t know anything beyond her interpersonal life outside of Charlie), but that she’s also stuck with the very daughter of the king. Like, if you put it on paper, things take a really sinister turn if Vaggie ever want to leave, there’s a high chance she won’t. And personally, I think it would be even more interesting if Charlie acts just a bit selfish, just a tad possessive: Anything more than this perfectly clean moral puppy the fandom and the pilot makes her out to be.
From all my brief pondering, from the main show to it’s spin oft, Stoliz and Chaggie foil and almost parallel each another.
That, say, if HB grows a pair of white eyes and takes Stolas and Blitzo’s power imbalances seriously and explore it, it can be an story that started with a clear distaste, unhealthy and malignant, starting ugly till it slowly wan into something more... for the lack of better word, tragic. Not romantic, certainly not romantic, but something more mutual . About two bad men whose connections to each other are just as bad, but beyond their classicism and gap in power, that at some point, they see each other - love each other - as equals.
But with Chaggie, of which it’s foundation started young and fuzzy, full of juvenile love and clumsy affection, actually start to decay and fall apart when at some point, the narrative nosedive into it’s darkest point. Of where Vaggie wants to leave, but Charlie doesn’t let her.
Foils.
#helluva boss critical#hazbin hotel critical#some ponders and concepts#tw: suicide mention#Apologies for the incomprehensibility.#just a bit high and feeling petty#Unless the show spins 180 on it’s hell#and focuses on the actual main (wlw) couple instead of mlm#then I would truly start believing in god#give me hannibal level of messed up lesbians Vivzie goddammit#speculations.
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11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, & 23 from the TTS ask meme! (LOL that's a lot)
Ty for the ask! I really like being able to rant about TTS so don't worry, this was just perfect hehehehe
11. What is a major change (rewrite) that you would make to the canon?
Hector. My guy showed up in one (1) episode and then went "welp, I've been defeated. Guess I can't do anything about the strangers trying to steal the relic I was desperately trying to protect just one episode ago. I'll just have to chill uselessly in the forest until I'm needed for the plot again."
It would've been SO FUN if Hector continued to chase them down until the very end. We could've had a "Team Rocket"-esque kind of episodes with him, where he shows up to try to destroy them, is defeated, and they escape. That would've honestly been a BILLION times more entertaining to me than like 3 episodes in Tromus' place, plus it would've given us a really more interesting finale AND we would've gotten to see more of Adira, because if Hector continuously tried to chase them down through the mid-final episodes of the season, Adira would most likely travel with them to be ready to defend them whenever Hector showed up.
12. What is the biggest loose end or question that you still have?
Demanitus and Zhan Tiri's relationship.
Canon offered us a really contradictory story of them, where in one episode we hear Demanitus himself say "my pupils betrayed me and summoned the Great Demon Zhan Tiri" and in the finale, we see Zhan Tiri herself say in their flashback that "this quest for the Sundrop and Moonstone was both of ours", so... Which one was it?! Were you immediately enemies or were you partners?! Or did Demanitus initially believe Ziti was evil (assuming his pupils did betray him and summon her behind his back), only to convince her (or be convinced by her) to look for the Drops together... Only to act surprised when the literal demon did morally bad things and then did a 180, pretended he was a perfect little angel who would never ally himself to a literal demon, and sent her off to acid hell?
TELL ME. WHAT WAS IT?! WHAT HAPPENED, SHOW?
13. Would you want a TTS spinoff? If yes, what would it be about?
I don't think TTS would ever get a spin-off considering TTS itself is already a spin-off in a way, but I'd love to see Zhan Tiri and Demanitus' journey until the finale when he sends her away!! We'd get well-deserved lore on both of them (as well as clarification, finally!), as well as more insight on Gothel's motivations and past, and finally some focus on Sugracha and Tromus !!!!
14. What merchandise for the series would you have liked to see?
Zhan Tiri and Demanitus merch 💞
Brotherhood merch would be so cool too!!!
15. What are your feelings on the possible live-action adaptation of Tangled?
Bro, I'd definitely be down for it. I take whatever crumbs I'm given, regardless if it'll be a "bad" adaptation like Mulan or something, just because I'm that thirsty for content lmao.
21. If you're a content creator, what is your favorite piece of content you've made for TTS?
My Ziti redesign is my favorite artwork(s, since I made soooo many doodles of her ahwhehhe) and my favorite fic is Moonrise :]
23. Share an unpopular opinion about the show or the characters.
Most of the time I walk into a fic, I'm already biased. There's a select few characters I love so much I'm willing to ignore all their wrongs, and a few characters I hate so much I'm willing to amplify every little wrong thing they do by 1.000.000x. Varian, Rapunzel and Cassandra are often beloved by everybody and put into that former category I described, but for me it's a little different:
Cassandra is one of the characters I truly hate. The only characters I hate more than I hate Cassandra are Frederic and Demanitus, but even then it's by a very thin line. Rapunzel and Edmund come in a little more softly in my hatred scale, but I'm still very biased towards them and am unwilling to feel anything truly good about them unless they prove themselves worthy in the particular work I'm reading.
Regarding Cassandra: if she were to die, I'd say "Good riddance!", Because you really can't pin most of the things she did in season 3 on "Ziti's manipulation". Cassandra chose to nearly kill Calliope. Cassandra chose to Mindtrap the Brotherhood. Cassandra chose to attack Corona, even though she had absolutely zero reason to do so. Cassandra has been a true Frederic-level dickhead during the entirety of season three, and the fact she didn't receive a single, even minor punishment in the end, all because she apologized to Rapunzel, is ridiculous.
Of course there are exceptions to this "rule", but I always walk into fics with this bias of mine. There is not a single Frederic nor a single Demanitus I actually like, although Edmund, Rapunzel and Cassandra often "redeem" themselves in my eyes in a few select works. Most of the time though, they could die and I would not care less. Good riddance, pricks.
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Batboys with a Plus-Size SO
warning: none
request: Batboys with plussize readers? Maybe Marvel Men as well? One of the two? Both? I love them all 😌🥰
a/n: for 🤍 anon
Dick Grayson
Lots of hugs - unless you weren’t comfortable with them, but if you were okay with it, you’d be on the receiving end of a whole lot of them, mainly because I feel like he would give really nice hugs somehow
He’d like wrapping his arms around you, around your shoulders, resting them on your hips
Just ways to pull you closer to him no matter where you might be
He thinks you’re gorgeous because you certainly are, and he will not waste an opportunity to hype you up about it
Especially when you’re feeling great in a cuteass outfit or just generally feeling yourself, he’ll absolutely feed off of that energy and tell you exactly how amazing you look
If there’s ever a time you just so happen to not feel that confident about yourself, you can forget it, because he’ll pick up on that so fast
He’ll point out every single part of you that he finds beautiful, whether that’s physically or by expressing how you make him feel emotionally - and that could be him telling you how much you brighten up his every day, how much you make him laugh
And to him, you’ll always be the most beautiful person in the world no matter what
Jason Todd
One of the many perks of getting the Lazarus 180 treatment is shooting up in height and practically doubling muscle mass
Like, this guy’s 6″ tall and is about 225 pounds worth of muscle
Not to mention he can lift up to 1,000 lbs
So would he want to pick you up and spin you around, ignoring any sort of protest unless it was just something you really weren’t cool with?
Absolutely.
He’d like just showing off his strength in general, you’ll be standing around one minute and the next minute he’ll literally sweep you off your feet with an all-too smug smirk on his face
Will wrap his arms around you from behind, literally just pulling you into random hugs
He’d adore your curves, definitely believes in thicc thighs saving lives
Likes running his hands down your curves, from your waist to your hips and lower still
You being comfortable with your body and being confident in general is just something that he would find incredibly attractive
But honestly, he’d be attracted to anything you’d do
Tim Drake
He would just adore your body and everything about you, honestly
PDA or even getting touchy in general definitely isn’t a thing for him, but you’d probably end up being an exception after he gets used to dating and being in an actual relationship - unless, of course, you’re not cool with it, which in that case, he would be okay with keeping a distance
But if you are cool with it, I feel like he’d actually be into cuddling
Cuddling with you would be heavenly for him, especially with the amount of stress that boy has to deal with all the time
Just putting on a movie, getting under the covers, and being able to hold you and just generally feel totally relaxed and comfortable
He’d love how warm you are, the softness of your skin, the lil extra pillowyness you’d have - he loves all of it
You’ll find yourself needing to drag his ass to bed a lot, especially after arguing over him routinely sleeping past 3 am to take care of “work” while being hunched over a computer screen
And most nights he’ll just listen to you and come to bed
Then he’ll just wrap his arms around you, bury his face in the crook of your neck, and promptly pass out
You’ll get used to this routine. Eventually.
Between your cuddles, caresses, and nap-dates, he’d come to think of you as just being his ultimate source of comfort from absolutely everything
Damian Wayne (aged up)
The label of "plus-size" just isn't a thing for him, it’s not something he really even thinks about
He sees you, you look fine as hell, and he just heads over to shoot his shot
And by shoot his shot, he’d be casually hanging around, off-handedly flexing the weirdest things about himself while trying to act way too cool
I don’t mean he’s saying stuff like how he’s rich, one look at his outfit-of-the-day and pain-stakenly styled hair can tell you that much
But he’d be talking about stuff like how he once rescued a cow from a meat slaughterhouse
Y’know, things that would make you concerned for his well-being and wondering what on earth any of what he says has to do with you, but he’ll eventually realize his tactics weren’t working and will actually manage to take you out on a real date after toning down the flex-factor
But like Jason, he’d be less about how you look and more about how you carry yourself - he’d also be attracted to confident people who just so happen to be hot as hell
So if you ever did feel insecure about your looks or anything of the sort, he’d see it as a ridiculous notion because he knows perfectly well that you’re so much more than any sort of insecurity
Would he be good at telling you all of this? Of course not - he’s literally Batman’s blood son, and Talia wasn’t necessarily the best at communication either
But your size wouldn’t matter to him, because once he finds you to be an interesting person and a compatible partner, all he’s focused on is taking you on fancy dates, showering you in expensive gifts, and you’d get the message in time
And again, the fact that you also happen to be hot is just something he would see as a very nice perk, and he’d definitely be appreciative of that
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#sorry I was sorta late with this lol#this has been a very busy week#but i'll get most of my reqs done this weekend!#pandemonium scrawl#batboys headcanons#dick grayson#jason todd#tim drake#damian wayne#dc#dc comics#batboys#batfam#fluff#dick grayson x reader#jason todd x reader#tim drake x reader#damian wayne x reader#and gn
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We all know how looks can be deceiving right? I’d love to request head cannons of Kuroo, Bokuto, Iwaizumi, Konoha, Terushima, and Atsumu with a gf that’s gifted with that super-soaker, wet-wet pussy, a pro at riding that dick, and has the gwak gwak thotty throat slobber 9000 but she is so shy, cute, and innocent at first glance. She looks like the soft-spoken librarian but when they get down and dirty, she puts her body to work and these bois just don’t know how to act from how amazing she is. Let’s say they teased her too much, so she revoked their sex privileges for a few days (not knowing how addicted these guys are on her body). Desperate bois are best bois 😈
:o
i’m shell shocked anon, you’ve blown my mind
Cw: hair pulling, super WAP, kinda fem dom but not really, severe pussy-whipped men
Kuroo
firstly, he thought you were the innocent type up until you sucked him off for the first time
Honestly, he thought you were a total virgin prude
It wasn't really his fault, you two had met as lab partners for an AP chemistry class
You know, a class full of nerds and people he just assumed would get a job and married when they were thirty
Looking back he should have caught on after seeing you unconsciously jerking of a test tube
But, contrary to popular belief, kuroo is not the social cue master
After a few months of dating, you guys were just a horny time-bomb
Ahh~ the first blow-job, one for the books
He should have known it was going to be good just from the way you were unzipping his jeans, was it normal to almost cum just for your girlfriend palming you?
When you did get his dick out and had it all the way down your throat within the minute, he really did think you were a godsend
He didn't even know what you were doing with his balls, but whatever it was it was working
You didn’t gag or cough, even when he grabbed that back of your head and practically face-fucking you
(the real kicker was when you licked your lips after he came and gave him that small fucking smirk, mans was done for and he knew it)
Even with all that, nothing, and I mean nothing compares to the first time you guys went at it
when I say that you guy made out for five minutes when he went under your panties and felt the pacific ocean in your panties
He was about to propose right there (and about to cum in his pants for the thousandth time)
He didn't need to but he still rubbed a few circles around your clit, but apparently, you were ready enough
Considering you grabbed his dick and fully sunk onto him in one motion
Poor baby didn't know what hit him
You had to have done this before, and if he hadn't met you in class he would have been sure you slept around and learned everything in the book
You would clench every time your sims met and- AND THAT THINGS WITH HIS BALLS AGAIN
His mind was bungled, especially after you had both come and you fell onto his chest going back to the shy and sweet version he knew you as.
What the hell was that????
Was he fucking you or were you fucking him?? Because at this point he didn't even care
After that experience, you fucked like bunnies, all the time, even in school more than a few times.
And we all know kuroo can't shut his mouth
And he always teases you about how cute and mouse like you are outside the bedroom and how it's like he’s dating two different girls
....that hit a nerve...
Two different girls??? Well he’ll just have to endure one girl until he realizes what a blessing you are
5 days, 120 hours, 7,200 minutes, and 432,000 seconds, that's how long he lasted
He was going insane, and so he explained that he didn't mean it in a bad way and that he loved how you acted
Forgiving him you rewarded the poor cat boy, 5 rounds for five days
(he didn't want to admit it but he’s pretty sure his dick would have fallen off if you didn't relent when you did)
(he just didn't want to admit that he was pussy-whipped)
Bokuto
You actually had met at a library
One of his teachers wanted him to get a bit of extra tutoring and volunteered you for the job.
You had hit it off great! Personality-wise
(you’ll never tell him but it was frustrating that he clearly didn't understand anything you were telling him)
And you were so sweet and cute, and such a good teacher
He would know that if he wasn't too busy just staring at you and thinking about you and thinking about what you like and what you wear outside of school
(or how good your lips look, or how your thighs look so soft, or that when you get up he can see under your skirt.)
Your guy’s first time was an experience
(bokuto is the cunny easting master, don't call me out)
More cunny juice = more food for owl man
He was excited, somewhere in his mind he knew that it was gonna get better from then on
He wasn't wrong either, although he didn't let your mouth near his dick just yet, he knew that would be good considering the ‘art’ you've created on his neck
The true fuckary started with him on top, but the second he was in you he...froze
Poor baby was shell shocked, you felt better than he had thought, and he just slumped over, you thought he came but he wasn’t ready for it to end so soon
He just sat there for a few minutes, fucked out, before you just decided to flip you both over
That was more his speed at the moment
So he grabbed onto your hips for dear life and you got working
Within two minutes the two of you had created a pool of juices on his bed (bokuto had a lot of precum ok), not that he really cared
You were not competing with anyone but he already had you 2 to 0
(point 1 for the meal and point 2 for being an Olympic dick-rider)
I am also a firm believer that bokuto thrusts up, he just can't help it
You are too addictive, or the way you ground onto him in between every bounce was addictive
I also don't believe that you could even truly deny bokuto sex, he was good at guilt-tripping and he was soooooo adorable
(not to mention the puppy dog eyes he does that could convince good to do his will)
So I’m sure the only way he wouldn't get sex would be no nut November.
(aka the devil's month of torture, actually not month, week give or take)
This year it just happens that he set a new record, 8 days
He went a whole 8 days without trying for sex
Truly he went about 10 days before he stopped begging and just took matters into his own hands
(under enough pressure Bokuto become a hard dom and no one can say otherwise)
The entire time he was telling you how pretty you were and how well your pussy takes him and that you had no ‘right’ to tell him he couldn’t have sex
He even gained a new phrase “this pussy belongs to me”
You were going to have to set some things straight once he was done ;)
Iwaizumi
You were on the student council, it felt sacrilegious to think anything but pure thoughts about anyone on the council
(that didn't really stop him)
honestly, from the moment his crush festered he wanted to ruin your little innocent vibe
You always smiled so sweetly at everyone, and just seemed like a true goody two shoes.
And that point seemed to have been correct when you began to date
Until! The fateful day where his perceived innocent girlfriend pulled a full 180 on him!
Firstly, you had offered, out of the blue, to suck him off in the middle of the movie you were watching.
Second, he asked if you knew how, and you giggled at him with that smile he loved so much
Thirdly, when you did get his dick out, you swirled some of the pre-cum on his tip with your thumb, he started getting a bit suspicious
Lastly, you completely swallowed him down, face pressing on his hip, cheeks hollowed.
That’s when he realized that you did know what you were doing
(that also arouse the thought that you had been with someone else, which was counteracted with the fact that you knew how to suck dick by practicing on hair brushed and popsicles)
((it also helped that you barely had a gag reflex))
Truly trying to put that to the test, dom iwa came right out, grabbing your hair and telling you to suck harder
And you impressed the man, to say the least
After that he had to fuck you, he really just had too
For the first time, he went with a solid missionary, just to test that waters
He didn’t think anyone's pussy should feel like that, but since you were his it was ok
All was well he was lost in the feeling of your pussy and the deciding moment was when you pulled him against you and started to grind your body onto his
You were putting a whole lot of body into it too, and you were so soft, and unless he wanted to cum early something was going to have to change
So he flipped and changed to doggy style, which made thighs worse???
From there you got tighter and he could see all of the wetness drips from your fold onto the sheets
Yup, you were the one for him
(solidified when he pulled your hair and you moaned like a street whore)
As for the no sex thing, that was a ride
It started when Makki asked you if you were always dripping for iwa
And after a week of no sex, he confessed to letting them on his phone and watching a recording of one of your nightly escapades and he was sorry
(and he just wanted to show them what they were missing, y’know brag a bit)
That was, and he says the only time, he let you try to dom him
You truly were the most amazing woman in the world
Konoha
( i made him kind of an ass lol sorry)
You wee the girl who sat next to him in class
(not to be mean, but he thought you were a nerd)
You always had your uniform covering everything and you were always playing with your short sleeves
You raised your hand a lot in class, always had a pencil to borrow
He just assumed that you had cobwebs in your pussy
Proven wrong at one of the volleyball teams parties, you had apparently been dragged there by a friend (surprising)
And you both were dragged onto some weird spin the bottle game
The bottle would spring and someone would draw an action from this jar and the two people would have to do it in a bedroom in the house
Seeing as that’’s how fate goes you and him were chosen
A blow-job card was chosen
And he laughed with a friend about how you wouldn’t know what to do
Mistake, that struck a real nerve, was this guy for real?
Oh hell no
Being the baddie you were, you walked to him, grabbed him by the arm, and locked lips, breaking away after a moment you asked if he was ready to go.
Poor boy didn't even respond, he just nodded and stood up
Two minutes in, he knew what he had done
You were blowing him like it would be your last time, it should be illegal to be able to suck someone off that well
And damn you pulled away right before he was going to cum.
And then just left him! Walked out of the closet like nothing had ever happened
That couldn’t be it, he wouldn't let that be it
After two weeks of non-stop begging from the guy you agreed to a date, which led to many dates
Which led to him finally being able to fuck you
God damn, he didn't think it would get better, and it did, it really did.
You were laying on top of him and grinding your entire body onto him
Dripping all over him and squeezing him like crazy
He was never going to let you go
Now, that same friend from that party seemed very intrigued with your relationship
And he just can't help but tell him about how amazing you were, it just sucks that he did it right in front of you in the middle of lunch
Pussy pass revoked
He didn't think he did anything wrong so he went two whole weeks without any touch and he went crazy
He fell apart and apologized
After he begged enough you gave him the pussy pass back
And now he doesn't do anything to jeopardize it
Terushima
this is gonna sound weird
But
I feel like terushima knows when someone is a good lay
It's like a secret talent of his, he just knows and his radar went off when he saw you
But he thought it was wrong at first considering you were wearing leggings and a huge sweater
Not good fuck material
But he had to make sure, so he just walked up to you and asked if you were a good fuck
Surprisingly you didn’t punch him in the nuts, instead, you laughed at him and said that he would just have to find out
And that he should at least take you out to dinner first
Adm he took you up it, made it the best damn dinner date he’d ever be on
And you reward him
With what?
The best damn blow-job he’d ever get as long as he lived.
And it fit that to the T
It started with the little licks and swirls, then, you gotta catch the man off guard, and just take his entire dick in your throat
And with that, he was sure he had superpowers
When He came, fairly quick for his taste, you swallowed all of his cum and he was ready to marry you
If he needed to take you on a date for that, he would take you on a date every day for the rest of his life
(not every day) but that's what he did
But eventually, just a blowjob wasn't enough, oh no he knew you had a tight hole
And he knew you were gushing most of the time (ushy gushy my pussy-)
If making him suck the fingers you used to fuck yourself after he came was anything
And you tasted good, really good
He was so ready for it that he let you ride him the whole night
He thought his dick was a]going to fall off, you were just that damn good
It was insane, you were almost using him as a dildo, grinding your clit on the base of his cock
And you looked glorious, he was going to have to talk to you about recording it so he could watch it over and over
Maybe show a few people-
And that's what he did, poor unfortunate soul got the silent treatment for two days before he fell apart
He literally got on his knees and asked for forgiveness
(biggest simp on the planet, but only for you (and your dripping cunt))
He’s sure to never do it again, he’s also sure that if you asked him to step on him he would let you
(and I think he’s the most pussy-whipped)
Ok maybe you didn't fully forgive him until he showed you what his tongue piercing could do, but it was worth every moment.
Atsumu
Honestly, he was dared to sleep with the next girl who walked through the cafeteria door
And that just happens to bring you, miss. I remind the teacher there was homework
(Well he actually wasn’t really sure about that but that's what you looked like and he was already regretting his decision.)
In defense of him, your hair was in a messy bun and you had this teacher's pet aura around you
But he would be damned if he lost this bet to his brother and Suna, oh no
The moment he wa[lked up to your table you knew what was happening, and shut it down immediately
After that, you officially had his attention!
Lucky you!
Unlucky you for the fact that all he wanted to do was get in your pants.
But lucky you again because you could hold this over his head!
But one day you just woke up and chose dick (respectable)
So when atsumu did his daily “c'mon baby, you know you want some” you just stood up, scaring him
(he finally thought you were gonna kill him)
Instead, you grabbed him by the dick, literally grabbed his dick through his pants, and tugged him all the way to the roof
“Hey-hey baby, no need to be that rough”
“Shut up, Miya. pants down, now”
That was not where he thought that was going but he isn't going to complain.
“You want your dick wet so bad? Here you go!”
Honestly, he could die happy.
Not so sound gross, but you were slobbering around his cock like a pro. Now that left the thought, you had to have done this before.
You had hands on the back of his thighs pushing him further down your throat, hollowed cheeks, damn he should’ve done this was sooner
He was gonna cum-
And your mouth was gone, your hand was jerking him but that wasn't nearly as nice
“Lay back.”
Yes, yes he will do that. If what’s about to happen is what he thinks is about to happen
And now your pussy was above his face. Ok a little detour but he’ll take it
You were literally dripping onto his face while he got to work, and you went back to sucking him off
Yup, heaven.
After you both came he made sure to tell you that that had to happen again.
And it did, you rode him to hell in the hole to heaven, and he couldn't help himself from telling the entire volleyball team about how good you were
Now he really didn't think about what would happen if the news got back to you
But he definitely didn't think that meant a whole week of nothing
Well nothing for him, you made sure to send him more than a few videos of rigid dildos and fingering yourself
A week of torture, but when it was finally over he had an entirely new folder of spanking material
he was sure about who he told about your escapades, as in he told himself and Osamu if he just wanted to vent
poor guy was paranoid now
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Thinking about actor availability, and how that affects my perception of Jess and how strongly I feel about shipping Literati.
Really thought this would only be a few paragraphs going over the points where Jess could have disappeared never to be seen again, but it turned into a freaking essay so LONG POST warning if you decide to click ahead.
If the last we saw of Jess was hanging up the phone in the season 3 finale: "Well, it was fun ride while it lasted. That's about how I thought this would end." Still have a lot empathy for this kid and wish him well, but you screwed with Rory's heart like I knew would happen. Was that intentional? No. But he was so immature, out of control with his emotions, zero communication skills, not trusting in others...the list of reasons why he wasn't ready for a serious relationship, even if the feelings were serious, goes on. There was no way Rory wasn't going to end up as collateral damage in his personal breakdown that I could feel was going to happen. And this is the thought I had as a teenager with no dating experience watching this show for the first time. Did I want to date him? Hell no! I could see that trainwreck from a mile away. Rory was naïve to put her heart in his trust but that's part of her good qualities - she's sees the best in people and champions for them. I could go on a tangent about why exactly Jess was such an important character to me when I first watched the show (and probably why he stuck around unconsciously until I decided on a whim to rewatch GG in lockdown) but...I don't know, maybe some other time.
In the context of the entire show, I would look back at the relationship as my favorite one to watch of Rory's in the series (The build-up! The connection! Their deep belief in and respect for each other! The angst!) and Jess being a really fun character to root for (and yell at) but endgame? It was a short lived but important relationship. It’s fun to think about what ifs and how circumstances could have changed to make it work, but we can move on.
The ill-fated spin-off: I have no idea what this show would have been about except focusing on Jess and Jimmy and I’m not about to theorize. I still like Jess at this point so it would probably make me like him more since we’re getting a deeper dive into his character, but in regard to shipping him with Rory, this opinion would not change unless he all of sudden showed some great maturity. But I doubt this show would have even gotten a whole season so that probably wouldn’t happen. And then he’s living in California…this is too much, moving on.
If the last we see of Jess is in season 4: About the same feeling as above. Life, as expected, has not been treating Jess well. At all. His jadedness and hostility is at an all-time high when he shows up to get his car. Do I see the reasons informing his behavior and have empathy (once again, for a KID)? Yes, but he's also being a jerk. "The years don't seem to have hardened you." Well this year sure has!
I love the "I love you" scene but too little too late, buddy. That's probably why I love it, it's all a bit hopeless. Just keep shoveling the angst at me. I do like fics where this scene is reimagined with Rory running after him to give him a piece of her mind or Jess finding some other words to say (I really feel like he had more to say there but got overwhelmed), and coming to a tentative reconciliation: exchanging numbers, "don't fall off the face of the earth," but getting back together? No. You hurt her and you're feeling the consequences. Rory is not obligated or responsible to reciprocate those feelings, nor is she in a place to do that right now.
But season 4 does cement that Luke and Jess's relationship is one of my favorites in the entire show. There's probably a whole other post in me regarding that so I'll keep it brief. Because of his respect for Luke, Jess makes tentative steps towards maturing in interpersonal relationships. He shows some vulnerability and honesty with a veil of sarcasm and awkwardness because, well, it's JESS.
But then of course this all goes to hell when applied to Rory. Sometimes I like to think how this dorm scene would have gone down if Rory stepped back for a second and went, "Hold on. You're not making any sense, chill out," and they could have talked a bit and had a similar reconciliation like I said above because I really think that’s all he was going for - to talk to her, apologize, and make an attempt at reciprocation like he did with Luke. But getting back together here? Canonically, he hasn't made enough progress. He set aside his personal feelings to be in his mother's wedding and used the knowledge from the self-help book to apologize to Luke, but I don't think the book's message has sunk in all the way yet and he’s still got a massive chip on his shoulder preventing him from making a good life for himself. Getting rejected by Rory here is an important moment and I really like it. It's fun to think about the AU if Rory had said yes (hello road trip!), but it's very in-character for her to not be able to handle Jess's crisis and just shouting "NO, make it stop." This is one of my proudest of Rory moments: Protect your heart girl, he ain't ready. The seeds have been planted that Jess will continue to grow and I wish him well on his journey. Endgame material? Nah. Goodbye forever, take care my friend...
Even though this scene doesn't feel like closure at all, I really thought this was the end of Jess Mariano. So imagine my surprise when -
SEASON 6: HE'S BACK. Coming out of the shadows, [literally] it's Jess Marianoooo *air horns* *confetti* *jazz hands* *Jess rolls his eyes at the fanfare*
Alright, that's out of my system. But for real that's what my mind did at this point. For context, the way I watched this show for the first time was getting the DVDs from the library while a couple of seasons were still on the air; when a new season was available to borrow, I would rewatch all the seasons up to the current point so my memories and favorite parts of the show are seasons 1-4. Because I was not bingeing the show all the way through, seeing Jess here seemingly so different didn’t feel out of place. A shock, yes! A happy surprise. But nothing about him seemed OOC. A year had gone by, we’d seen some signs of maturity in him, and getting rejected by Rory was a big kick in the ass for him to start making bigger changes in his life. I really cannot emphasize how satisfying and sensical his positive character development felt to me.
The slight maturity we see in season 4 in its full potential. Jess is still Jess: guarded, self-deprecating, and a bit prickly but he shows a sense of calm and feeling more comfortable in his skin. This is really satisfying to see as someone who always "knew" there was a kind and capable heart underneath the exterior just like Rory did, and that tough guy, must protect myself at all costs posturing has melted away. But that side of him isn't gone, it's not like the writing did a complete 180 on his character. I love this. He's just...more at peace with himself but he's not a different person, and he's found something to direct his focus and intellect on. He's made his peace with Luke, and now he has something of worth to show Rory to try to mend that hurt as well.
Yes, it would have been nice to see how and why he decided to write a book and work in publishing but this course of events is not out of left field, nor is Jess enough of a main character at this point for scenes like this to be necessary to the show unless they were tied to Luke and showing another side of him. Jess has shown in the past that he has a good work ethic if he feels it is worth it. The problem wasn't him being lazy, just poor decision making and focusing on RIGHT NOW, "I need to get out of Stars Hollow and live my life," and not considering the consequences of his actions. Which as an immature kid whose life had told him he can only depend on himself...not out of the ordinary. The dude’s life passion is literature and has probably read every book he can get his hands on, it’s not crazy that he had his own story in him.
Here is where Literati becomes endgame material for me. Prior to the revival it was always my feeling that post-series they would reconnect while Rory was on the campaign or afterwards. It would be low drama (except for Lorelai criticism), slowly gaining trust in each other again, and eventually starting a committed relationship within a year or two of being friends with sexual tension (lol). They made their adolescent mistakes, hurt each other, but learned from it and started over on infinitely better footing.
The match just makes sense to me at this point for many reasons; I don't feel like I need to list them all out because you can go to any pro-Literati post and I'll probably agree with the majority of the points. The biggest issue they had was timing: “Right heart, wrong time.” I like especially how they even out each other's more extreme personality traits. For example, Rory learning from Jess to consider her own feelings instead of sacrificing herself for others, and Jess considering others before himself all the time. Or professionally, I can see Jess encouraging her to step away from her ultra-organized, “everything has to be just so” ways when it benefits her to seize an opportunity right now, don’t worry about the details, you got this. Maybe Jess has another book in him, but his self-deprecation and disorganization prevent him from getting it done but Rory helps him be more objective and focused. There’s this…synergistic energy I feel with the two of them: they’re great by themselves, but form something better together.
Judging from Rory's reactions towards him in this season, I don't think it's OOC for her to have romantic feelings for him again. She's extremely proud of his accomplishments and not unhappy to see him (not holding a grudge). They fall back into their comfortable dynamic even if it makes them both a bit nervous. Now some could argue that this means that Rory only wants to be friends with him but...when have Jess and Rory ever been just friends? If "Another Year in the Life" comes out (I've got serious doubts but would love to be proved wrong) and Rory rejects him or he's not even a part of it, fine! But I just don't see anything in canon that says explicitly she'll never feel romantic towards him again.
Now the kiss...there's a lot of ways to read that scene. Do I think Jess was in the right to assume "everything is fixed" as a go ahead? No. But that's part of why he is such an engaging character: he's impulsive and acts in accordance to his feelings, and yes, this gets himself and others in trouble.
Do I think Rory purposefully went to the open house to "use" Jess to get back at Logan? No. I think she genuinely wanted to support him, and Logan being out of town meant she wouldn't have to explain why it was important for her to go. I see the kiss paralleling the one in 2x22 but instead of Rory not being able to hold her feelings in any longer, Jess initiates. The way I see it is she was unaware she still had lingering feelings towards him (not out of nowhere, I mean their relationship has "unfinished business" written all over it) and that scared the crap out of her, just like at the end of season 2. So she runs away to the "safe space" that is being with Logan. Because she's in love with Logan, she has a sense of obligation towards him, and Rory has shown many times that she does not react well to change and highly emotional situations.
Is this scene a deal breaker for a future relationship between them? I don't think so. Jess says that he isn't sorry she came, which I take as "I'll never be sorry to see you no matter the context." Yes, this hurt him and made him pretty mad, but I don't think he's holding a grudge against her for this; even in the moment he's more concerned that someone cheated on her and her safety getting to her car. He sets a boundary that he doesn't deserve his feelings to be pushed around like this and Rory agrees. Not that I condone this sort of tit-for-tat hurting of each other (which I don't think Rory was going for in the first place) but it's almost like...that cycle is now broken. The whole scene is so open ended, it doesn't feel like a "good bye forever" to Jess.
"But Rory is so in love with Logan!" I don't know about you, but that "I'm in love with him despite all the bad he's done..." sounds so defeated and sad. It's almost like she's resigned herself to being in love with Logan. The first time I watched this, I thought this was foreshadowing that the relationship was on its last legs. To keep them together, Logan almost dies so Rory will bury her hurt out of guilt for holding a grudge against him. She is completely entitled to feeling hurt by Logan's actions, and I hate that she feels like she has to do this. But it happened, moving on.
"But Rory is a cheater!" When I think about Rory's characteristics, "cheater" doesn't make the list. She feels entitled to the men that she's loved and this isn’t super great behavior, but I don't view her as inherently unfaithful or okay with cheating. I give her leeway on the season 2 Jess kiss because she was a teenager with a lot of conflicting emotions and everything around her was pushing her to stay with Dean. The season 4 Dean debacle...she was still very young and naïve. I put most of the blame on Dean for manipulating her; I say most because if Rory really wanted to be with him, she should have been more sure of the status of his marriage, but I repeat: he manipulated her and she was very young and naïve. I dare to say she has been conditioned to view Dean as nothing but safe and trustworthy so why wouldn't she believe him... Season 4 was all about her being out of sorts when away from the Stars Hollow bubble and trying to reclaim some normalcy. Narratively, I see why this makes sense and I don't think the intention was to say “Rory is okay with cheating,” but to show very explicitly that Rory isn't perfect. This show goes to extremes, at this point I kind of just accept it and don't jump to "this person/character is terrible!" Certain characteristics and behaviors I have less patience for (mild) or will make me lose all respect for a character (extreme - honestly very few GG characters fall into this category for me); you may feel differently and that's fine. When other plot points in this series are much more bizarre and OOC, while this turn of events makes me uncomfortable and angry, at least it makes sense to me.
The 6x18 kiss I've already said that I don't think Rory had premeditated intent to cheat on Logan judging from the fact that Jess initiated it; yes, she went with it nor was it a complete surprise, I get this. The "I couldn't even cheat on him..." line I think is an outburst of guilt and regret, not her saying she had a plan in mind. Maybe I'm being too soft on her, I don't know...she did stay there late but maybe she just got lost in the book while waiting to say bye. We've seen her not know how to deal with conflicting emotions and change to her status quo, and attempt to distract herself when life isn't panning out the way she wants and not think about the consequences in the moment, so I don't find this scene OOC or intentionally cruel. The revival...I don’t think I can even go there right now because it would just be me screaming incoherently about how much I hate "full circle" and how bizarre the entire thing was. Maybe something of value would eventually come out with a lot of editing. XD
This isn’t to say I’m 100% on Rory’s side all the time. Pretty much every character in this show has at some point made me smile, made me laugh (generally with them, but some characters it’s more like at), made me want to give them a hug, made me roll my eyes, and made me want to throw something at them. That’s why I love it so much! Even if the drama is turned up to 1000, I still get the sense that these characters are human. My favs end up on my “will protect at all costs” and “shit” lists throughout the series, no one is immune. Except Lane. She really is the best person in this entire show. #JusticeForLaneKim
If ASP had written season 7: (Remember there being some sort of theme to this post? Only two episodes in s6, but Jess sure does make an impact.) I bet Jess would show up at some point. MV is loyal to the creators and not the show, if it was important for Jess to be there I’m sure his shooting schedule would have been accounted for. Storyline would have been similar to the revival because AYITL is ASPs season she didn’t get to do without considering how time passing affects the characters (I’M STILL SALTY) except Rory is at Yale and I think the book was a new idea. Shipping as endgame doesn’t change, and I bet there wouldn’t be a nice little Literati ending because we’ve got to end it the same way, right? I don't even need them to be together at the end because Rory has greater plans to focus on, but just a moment! One moment is all I asked for... I don’t know if this makes me mad because I felt like the narrative had been pushing us along this path for so long even if actual "endgame" was going to be offscreen or if I kind of like just having it in my imagination. Little bit of column A, little bit of column B. In any case, it could have been cool to see Jess present for the birth of his half-sister and giving Luke some support.
Like I said, I'm not touching AYITL right now. The whole starting point of this was, "huh, if MV never came back to the show, how would I feel about Jess and Literati?" And he was in it so it doesn't really fit into this even though we've gone on a meandering journey as pieces of discourse that have never sat right with me but didn't quite know how to express that disagreement until now popped in my mind. So there you go. If you’ve made it to end, claps to you, what a champ.
At the end of the day, Literati is the ship that makes me feel the most things, it's kind of just a gut thing. This really isn't any sort of argument just an outpouring of love for the show and these characters. I don't know how well that's communicated, but hey, I try. I’ve got a lot of nostalgia for the pairing and I always viewed Jess as being Rory’s, and only Rory’s, choice.
#Gilmore Girls#Literati#rory x jess#Jess Mariano#I've been writing and editing this for 2 weeks and just accidentally pressed post and uhhhh#I don’t think there's more you can do self#Just run with it
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26 "i'm not fine. i know i said i was but i'm not" alternate version of after the boys console alex about willie. after one of the times they see him run off
short, but still a bit fluffy, still a bit angsty :)
(also minor swearing ahead)
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Alex held together long enough to practice Great a few times, and now he’s losing his will as Luke and Reggie are putting down their guitars. One of his drumsticks twirls in his hand. He’s tapping his foot anxiously. Maybe he could find a music shop to terrorize with a messy drum solo. At least he wouldn’t be seen there. Wouldn’t be bothered.
Luke takes two steps toward the couch before he realizes Alex isn’t following and looks over his shoulder. “Alex?”
Reggie, Alex can tell, zeroes in on the spinning drumstick immediately. That’s always been a tell for his anxiety—a pencil, a drumstick, anything he can busy his mind with as a distraction.
“I’m not fine,” Alex admits quietly to himself, he hopes in vain. Not when he’s in the studio with only Luke and Reggie—they’ve got ears for detecting his mumbled confessions and things that sound Not Okay. It’s one of the features he hates and loves most about their friendship.
“What was that?” Reggie asks.
“I’m not fine, okay? I know I said I was, but—” Alex sighs, runs a hand through his hair. “I’m not.”
Luke and Reggie share a look before retreating. Luke leans on a cymbal stand and says, “Talk to us.”
“He was just so—so helpful, with everything,” Alex begins with a heavy sigh. “I don’t understand how he could do a complete 180 like that.”
“He probably had a good reason,” Reggie says.
“He’s a ghost,” Luke mumbles. “What reason could there possibly be?”
Reggie rolls his eyes. “I don’t know. I’m just trying to help.”
“I’m worried about him,” Alex says softly. Can’t stop worrying about him. Something is off; he knows it in his non-existent heart. Someone as bright and lively as Willie doesn’t just shut down after one night out unless there’s some underlying issue.
“And I feel like an idiot for it. Why do I care so much about someone who obviously doesn’t care about me?” He scoffs, rolls his eyes.
He’s been thinking about the whole thing a lot, but his mind—how is it his heart can stop working, but his brain still conjures destructive thoughts?—has a list of “underlying issues” that could be bothering Willie.
There’s only one name on the list.
“Hey,” Luke replies sharply, “I know what you’re thinking. You caring about someone is not an issue, okay?”
“It’s dumb,” Alex argues. “He doesn’t even—”
“Then that’s his fault,” Reggie states. “You’ve always cared so damn much for other people. It’s one of your best qualities, Alex. Don’t let him take that away from you.”
“I…” Alex swallows his next words, walks around his drums, and shakes his head. They’re dumb anyway. Kinda pathetic, if you ask him.
“What?” Luke pushes. Ever persistent. Fuck him, really. Sometimes. Ugh.
Alex doesn’t look at them. “I just thought he actually… I don’t know.” He shrugs. Sighs heavily. Fuck.
Luke and Reggie aren’t the best at words sometimes. But sometimes, words aren’t needed anyways, and they’re usually pretty good at picking those moments out.
Reggie’s closest. His fingers hook around Alex’s elbow, and he pulls him into a tight hug. Band hugs are always tight, of course. Always strong, like they’re constantly trying to protect each other from the world. And Alex—no matter how cheesy this sounds—knows Reggie and Luke would sure as hell try.
“I didn’t think being a ghost would be this hard,” Alex says.
“It’s not,” Luke answers. “Everything’s just gotta be dramatic with you.” When Alex looks back at him, he’s smiling softly and squeezing Alex’s shoulder.
“Well—” Alex sighs—“I can’t let things get boring.”
Reggie laughs. He steers Alex to the couch, and he and Luke begin talking about the party that night. Alex lets them talk; he’s quickly falling back into his own head. He leans into Reggie, silently appreciates the comforting hand on his shoulder, and he watches the garage door.
And he waits for Willie to show up again. Despite the guys’ recommendations to forget about him, Alex worries he’ll always chase after him. He made up his mind early on that he’d follow Willie anywhere.
And perhaps that’ll be his downfall. But, maybe the heartbreak will be worth it.
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Han and Leia-(Stiles Stilinski)
Characters: Pretty much the whole pack, Stiles Stilinski and (Y/N)
Pairing: Eventual Stiles Stilinski x Reader
Word Count: 1990
Warnings: None
Summary: Stiles and (Y/N) coincidentally match their Halloween costumes.
"Alright, listen up guys. We have two days to turn this somewhat boring yet stylish environment into a spooky house of horrors." I announce as I stride into Lydia’s library, interrupting the pack at geeking out over her house. Isaac's reading one of the many books while Stiles's playing around with a sword he found in a glass case in his room. I'm not even surprised, to be honest. This perfectly describes the two.
The pack stops and looks at me in shock, while Derek just looks like I told him I'm pregnant. He never has been one for parties. I roll my eyes at their expressions and stand aside in the doorway, making space for everyone to pile out. And I think that's when they snap out of their daze. Immediately, a few of them start talking over each other. But Stile’s voice is the loudest, as per usual.
"Whoa whoa whoa. What's this I hear about a party, (Y/N)?" Stiles sets his sword down. Well, that's what I said, right? God I swear sometimes he’s the most dense pack member.
"We're hosting a Halloween party and we can't cancel because I already sent out the invites" Lydia smiles, knowing that there's no way in Hell they'd let her do this unless they didn’t know about it in the first place.
"Who did you invite anyway?" Erica asks, a twinge of excitement in her voice. Ever since she’s been turned, her outlook on parties and social events has made a 180 degree turn.
"She invited just about half of the school. And Scott, you're gonna be the one hanging up cobwebs in high places. Go stretch." I glare at the poor guy and point at him while Stiles smirks in amusement a little.
"Now, get your keys Derek and Stiles, because we're going shopping for food and decorations. Oh! And costumes." Lydia explains and watches as terror slowly seeps into their eyes. This is the highlight of my week. This is what I live for.
I see Derek about to complain, but I give him one of my best bitchfaces which I've learned from him. "Derek, no. Think of all the nights I whined and complained because we either do research or sulk around all the time. I want this party and we are going to have this party, thanks to Lydia. I don't want anyone complaining, or so god help me." I growl at them, making sure I look as threatening as possible. But I'm as intimidating as a pink butterfly on a cupcake so I guess this might not be my best tactic. Although by the looks of it, it's working just fine.
"Now, guys get the cars running because we're turning this house spooky." Lydia grin as defeat engraves itself on their faces.
~Time about 3 hours~
"No way, (Y/N)." Derek exclaims, looking at the funny and ironic costume. What? It's pretty funny and awesome in my opinion. I throw the costume at him, basically forcing him to catch it. Next to him, Erica and Isaac cough to hide their laughs.
"Yes way, Derek. C'mon. Just once." I plead with him, watching as he has a mental debate with himself. And by the looks of it, I've won. He looks at me in defeat and puts the werewolf costume into the trolley alongside tons of decorations and food. Now, let's check on Stiles.
Speaking of the devil, Stiles appears next to me with a smirk and holds up a Han Solo costume.
"Well, I'll be sticking with this baby. Now, what's up next?"
He asks as he sets his costume on top of Isaac’s police officer one with a chuckle. I think he's a little bit excited for this.
"Well, we still need to buy some alcohol, so Derek get on that one. Scott and Allison, take care of the snacks. I'll go and get some led lights. Meet at the checkouts in a few." I explain and turn around with the shopping cart to go and get my items.
~Time skip to the party so like... 45 hours?~
The two unimpressed boys and the half of the now-excited pack look up as Lydia and I enter the library in our costumes. Isaac winks at me, looking me up and down while Stiles’s face lights up as if he just realised who I was supposed to be dressed like. Scott even jokingly catcalls Lydia, who looks amazing in her mermaid costume.
"Wow (Y/N), I didn't think you'd have it in you. I know what you'll have in you by the end of the night though." Isaac calls out, muttering the last part so I barely hear it. Oh but I do. I glare at him and turn around heading towards the door. Over time, these comments have become harmless and only slightly annoying.
Any minute now the guests should be arriving. Lydia told them to bring alcohol and dress up in a Halloween costume, and I can't wait to see them look as ridiculous as Scott. I mean, c'mon. He’s is wearing a fireman's costume. And I guess there's never enough alcohol. I'll try and stay as sober as possible though so I can remember all the embarrassing actions these guys do and tease them about it later.
"Well, (Y/N), you certainly are living up to Leia. I bet you and Stiles will look cute when he comes." Erica comments, making me smile a little bit that she thinks that. I wouldn't have thought she'd seen Star Wars.
As soon as I reach Lydia’s door, there's a knock. Well, time to get it on. And not in the way Isaac always suggests. I open the door and see that it's Malia and Peter. But they're wearing costumes, which are pretty thoughtful to be honest.
Malia is wearing a nurse costume with blood and guts smeared across it. I hope they're fake. It's even topped with a little Red Cross hat and a scalpel. The dress is barely covering her backside and shows a lot of cleavage. Lucky night for Stiles, I guess, as much as it hurts me. She also has a small bag which looks like it contains alcohol.
Peter is dressed up as Charlie Chaplin as far as I can tell, and he's rocking it alright. He has a glass of wine in his hand which I'm not even surprised about and a pleasant smile on his face.
"Thanks for making it all the way here, just head down stairs. Others will arrive shortly." I say with a smile and open the doors further, letting them in and notice them check out the decorations in awe. Well, Malia is the one looking around in awe. She probably hasn’t celebrated Halloween before.
As if on cue, Allison, Aiden, Stiles and Liam appear in front of the door looking rather good, might I add.
Aiden is looking pretty amusing. He's like Isaac’s exact twin. From the worn sweater to the pink scarf, its like he fell out of his ass.
Aiden is sporting a Dracula costume, complete with a cape and fangs drenched in blood. I don't even want to know if it's fake or real. But ironic costume of choice, nonetheless, which I appreciate.
Allison has the striped yellow suit of the Bride from Kill Bill on. And let me tell you something. She's went all out on his outfit. It's pretty detailed, and I like it.
But what makes me chuckle the most is Stiles’s costume. He's wearing the Han Solo costume he bought a few days ago and that makes me laugh. Exactly the perfect match for my costume. He looks at me impressed. "I do believe this is a coincidence, (Y/N). Or maybe it's the universe trying to tell us something." Stiles smirks as the other three walk past, noticing how well in character he already is
I hear Aiden murmur. "Yeah, to suck it up and get a room" I'm not even surprised at his reaction. He just realised there's one less girl to hook up with. Not that I'm planning on doing such a thing with Stiles. Strictly friends.Just Stiles, my best friend who I’ve been crushing on for years.
Him coming dressed as Han Solo and me being dressed as Princess Leia is amusing. Time to see if he's a fake fan or if he'll stay true to his character.
"Well, do come in, scoundrel." I grin a little, almost as if I was trying out the waters. Well, in the movies Leia and Han have a lot of chemistry yet there’s merciless insults. Let’s see if he’s down to... Roleplay I guess?
If it were possible, his smile gets wider as he grabs a hold of my hand and starts kissing it. "You know playing hard to get will only delay the inevitable." An involuntary shiver runs down my spine as his lips connect with my skin. This is so unlike Stiles. I like it though. I start to laugh.
"Alright you two weirdos, the party's down here!" Erica yells from the library. I can sort of sense that she's already started downing our alcohol, even if it won’t do much to her. Oh, right. I pull away from Stiles unwillingly and let out a laugh as I walk into the room full of dancing people and the awkward Malia doing the 'white dad at a barbecue' dance. I leave the door open for others to just come in. This one will be worth staying sober for, even if it is just for a few minutes.
"Well, care to dance, Princess?" Stiles asks, not waiting for a response before he pulls my hand and drags me onto the 'dance floor', not once breaking any physical contact with me. Well, this night is weird so far. And we barely even started yet.
He spins me around in a few circles, not once breaking contact. “I love the costume by the way, nice job.”
I grin at him, my heart skipping a beat. He likes it.
“Why thank you. Yours isn’t half bad either, Solo.” I chuckle, and briefly pull away from him to grab a nearby bottle of some liqueur, before taking a few long gulps. Liquid courage, as Lydia calls it. I pass it to Stiles, who does the same, and then hands it to a passing by Allison.
His hands rest on my hips as a slower song comes on, the pack and a now more busy room pairing off to dance with their significant other. In this case, I’m dancing with my costume significant other.
For a few minutes, it’s just us swaying, before I feel the dull presence of alcohol, and let out a giggle. Without really questioning it, Stiles joins me, before we’re a giggling mess. I guess we’re loud to the point Erica and Derek stop next to us, her expression one of amusement and his of defeat, probably having been roped into the dance by his Beta.
“You know, it’s not really Han and Leia without the kiss.” She smirks, Derek rolling his eyes and pulling her away before she has a chance to say anything more.
Stiles looks uncertain, almost as if he’s having an inner battle with himself. I, on the other hand, seeing double, take a hold of my best friends face and pull him down for a deep kiss.
His lips feel soft against mine, hesitant at first, but then more eager than perhaps mine. I feel his arms wrap around my waist and pull me in a little closer, which I don’t object to. For a few brief seconds, it feels like it’s just the two of us. No pack members, no other high-schoolers and Derek’s old friends. Just my best friend and I.
All too soon he pulls away, but rests his forehead on mine, and his sweet breath fans my face.
“You have no idea how much I’ve wanted to do that for the past year.” He grins, his hands holding my face. My lips mirror his, a smile now present on my face.
“Well, Solo, I’m glad you got what you wanted.”
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Wonky preliminary thoughts
I watched the episode once this morning then I’ve been various degrees of busy and sickly so the episode is sort of nebulous in my mind but I want to throw down the thoughts I remember thinking this morning... on a second watch I could change my mind. Honestly I don’t even know yet what this post is going to be like. I’m gonna make it up as I go. Let’s find out together.
- It’s a finale baby
Okay I haven’t touched my dash but I know my chickens and I know there’s gonna be wank, because people forget that every year when the finale comes out no one likes it. That’s it, that’s the finale, expectations are high because finales are supposed to be epic so people end up disappointed, some things were predicted 8 weeks prior and people complain that they were too obvious, some things were unexpected and people complain they came out of the blue, some people say Cas wasn’t in it enough some people write down explanations why his part was actually meaningful, you know the drill. This has been a typical finale: Dean makes The Sacrificial Decision (having Death kill him, become the soul bomb...) and things don’t just work the way he expected them to (sometimes positively like with Amara, sometimes negatively like with Michael).
I personally expected Dean to let Michael (although until recently I supposed it could be the original version of him) in since 13x15 (the showrunner’s own meta manifesto relatively to the ‘reverse season 5/reverse Swan Song’ nature of the final part of the season) and that it would be about shouldering himself the task of getting Lucifer killed since 13x20 (where he goes after Loki himself and is not enthusiastic about Sam’s revenge intents against Lucifer), and heck the ‘I let you in but you provide the power but I’m behind the wheel’ kind of speech was something I pictured in a thousand scenarios, so I didn’t get any shocks from that part of the episode’s plot, but I still enjoyed how we got there. And then, Lucifer is dead! *celebration noise coming from the fandom*
- Um okay let’s say you did your best
Okay, the impression I got from my first watch: the script worked, but the episode got wonky in its execution. Not even the special effects (insert a wonky gold star for the trying) but I remember being unimpressed by the sound/music? Is it just me? Like, sometimes the sound choices were too over the top? There were also overdramatic zooms but that’s Supernatural, and Supernatural without overdramatic zooms is like Supernatural without the Winchesters.
I liked the recap montage a lot (what do you think came first, Rowena’s line about the music or the idea of having that line inside the season to use it for the finale recap?). I got a bit sad because there was a lot of Wayward Sisters in it, and it would have been better if the finale came in a moment of celebration for it happening rather than anger and bitterness for the CW’s choices. Something I felt missing from the last portion of the season was Jody, but I was obviously okay with it because she was missing in preparation of her role in the spin-off. If we can’t change the network’s decision, I hope next season is packed with those characters.
Anyway, back to the episode - it was weird at times, you all know what times, let’s just run with it and make jokes.
- But in season 5 they said--
No, the act itself of Michael killing Lucifer wasn’t what was going to kill half the planet’s population. It was that act inside the large picture of that spell-like orchestration that was the apocalypse (seals, horsemen, omens, stuff like that). I would argue the large-scale damage that was expected wasn’t an accidental consequence, but kind of the whole point of the apocalypse. I hate myself for bringing it up, but you know Thanos killing half the people to ~save the universe~ or whatever dangerously ambiguous nazi crap that dumbasses have actually fallen for because Marvel is just that bad and dangerously ambiguously conservative? I think that the archangels kind of were similar to that mindset, making a huge sacrifice of humans to bring ~paradise~ because they were tired or whatever. You know, I know some people don’t think Supernatural is particularly progressive, but in the current media climate not framing the mass-murderous, abusive characters with nazi-coded intents as the actual heroes is apparently too progressive for some, so kudos to Supernatural for not making Lucifer or Michael the hero of the story but to stick to common sense and decency. (I know, this part is not about Supernatural but just me being salty at Marvel, but let me, please.)
- So while we’re talking about this...
I can say that what Supernatural did with Lucifer in season 13, in my opinion, has been really good. I’ve never been afraid they were going to ‘redeem’ him, so I wasn’t worried or bothered by the story throwing the tools of redemption at him. Because not only he didn’t pick them up, he couldn’t see them even if they hit him in the face. He didn’t understand what redemption even means. He kept seeing himself as the misunderstood victim, so instead of bettering himself he just felt sorry for himself, and completely missed the point of a ‘second chance’ or whatever he claimed he was after. So, eventually, it was all a lie. I think Lucifer’s “I’ve changed” attitude was partly a schemed lie (because he’s not that clueless), partly something he was convinced of himself, because he has his head up his ass enough to actually believe he was a poor victim. I think this narrative hits the nail on the head - white male fragility works like that, the men wrapped in toxic masculinity and male entitlement think they’re the victims of a big bad oppression from women and queer people and non-white people. But they’re just pathetic, and when the bubble bursts, all they can do is scream in rage and their ‘nice guy’ persona disappears. Lucifer’s 180° change of attitude towards Jack reminded me of the nice guys who start throwing all sorts of disgusting invectives against women after being rejected. So yeah, I think that Lucifer’s arc this season was sort of relevant, if you want to interpret it like this.
Either way, Supernatural, unlike some other pieces of media, doesn’t actually try to make you sympathize with abusive, violent, misogynistic men (unless they actually show to be self-aware and to seek change, and again you aren’t meant to sympathize with their bad side! Toxic masculinity is supposed to be bad, and slaughtering billions of innocents not justified for any reason, and especially does not make you the hero and the ones fighting to save the people the actual villains! *gasp*). There was even a clear dig at Trump, and I am pretty sure that’s Dabb’s answer to accusations of not being clear enough on the subject...
So yeah, I think this season’s big bad was an allegory for white male entitlement and the ‘nice guy’ victim complex, and Dean stabbed him (I’d say with the help of a Black man, sure it’s actually Michael another villain but momentary symbolism, I guess? Or maybe that just isn’t supposed to be relevant.) I felt someone cheer that was still bitter that Sam killed Alastair. You just know someone out there was still bitter about it. I mean it was teamwork, of course, but Dean provided the power and the stab. Oh, Dean letting Michael in to acquire the power to kill Lucifer (who killed Cas and Sam) as a parallel for Sam’s demon blood usage to acquire the power to kill Lilith (who killed Dean) *insert lengthy reflection here*
- Speaking of parallels--
Someone was irked at the apparent belief across fandom that Dean leaving Sam to the vampires in the cave was ~the codepencency being broken~? (I am not a fan of analyzing the show in these terms that have become so simplified, in case you’re wondering.) And of course now we see that that wasn’t so simple, because Dean makes the same face when Sam disappears with Lucifer and Jack, and Cas tries to stop him, but Dean decides to do the sacrificial decision (did he really expect Michael to keep the deal, really really?). But! (I wasn’t saying that things are still stuck in the 10x23 mud puddle, don’t misunderstand me!) This time it’s not just about Sam, it’s about Lucifer being set on really breaking dad’s toys on a large scale this time. Dean Winchester gives up his humanity to save humanity, because that’s his middle name, and not just to save his brother at the cost of harming the universe. Of course Michael is still on the loose and with a stronger vessel now, but hey, one threat at a time... But I also think there’s something significant with the fact that the last sequence of the episode shows Michael on earth, looking in his element and satisfied about it - to stop Lucifer, Sam, with Lucifer inside, went to hell; to stop Lucifer, Dean, with Michael inside... is on earth. Of course, next season he’ll probably be involved with heaven and whatnot, but I think there’s something significant there, but I’d wait to make much meta about Michael-in-Dean when we actually are shown more about it.
- So, overall?
Overall it was a good finale! Satisfying to have Jack discover Lucifer’s true nature and the nice guy lie shatter, emotional the Jack stuff, powerful that we didn’t see Dean actually getting possessed and Cas seeing it but only Cas being fraught about it, just there, kind of like the narrative was telling us, what do you even expect Cas’ face while losing Dean to Michael to look like? Now, this post is long enough and I’ll need a rewatch and some health points more to analyze the details, but I am sure that I’m going to enjoy analyzing them.
- And what now?
Oh, I expect a lot of fanworks of Charlie and Rowena during the hiatus. It’s probably already started...
Alright, more coherent and hopefully meaningful thoughts coming shortly (...maybe) to your screens ^-^
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Dream: The Pillars of life
The dream began, in winter. It was ironic because I was with her as well. She came back. There was snow on the ground and it was light snowing. Except they were dandelion fluffs. I held my hands up and did the pigeon meme.
“Is this, a snowflake?” it was pretty funny. She giggled in an embarrassing way.
We were walking through the park and enjoying the snow. We hugged and said goodbye for the night. I got in my car to leave. The drive home was quiet except for the low crunching of the snow under the tires of my car. I was about 10 feet off from my driveway when my entire car hit a patch of ice and I did a 180 degree spin and skidded passed it.
So I pull around and try again. Just as I reach my driveway, another skid, and another 180. Frustrating as hell. Eventually I became lucid and started to float into the sky. Hovering in a standing position, I use hand gestures to air bend a huge gust of wind to blow the street and trees down.
My body continued to rise, I felt like it wasn’t enough. I lifted myself beyond the orbit of Earth and water bent the oceans to flood. Then freeze over. I was still not convinced the force was gone and would allow me to park my car. So I floated beyond the solar system and supernova’ed the Sun. The white explosion of the star wiped out the first three planets and then darkness followed.
Except my eyes were just closed. I opened them and found myself in my hotel room. Only, my brother wasn’t here before. Nor was my cat. My cat was laying on my brother’s bed at his feet. I got up and pulled the blanket off my feet. My toes were bleeding and broken. My cat got scared and ran out of the room. But its tail stood in place. Frozen in time.
My brother and I talked. Wandered around the hotel room in the dark. It was probably 2 am. We didn’t turn any lights on so the room was tinted black and navy blues.
I went outside to get some water. I was stopped by the burst of walls and debris. A giant machine rhino came crashing through. “Where is the demi-god?” He yelled. He began grabbing people and smashing them against the floor.
It didn’t take long for me to realize that I was still dreaming. But when I tried to focus my vision but only darkness came. One by one the darkness gave way to single glowing specs. Stars. Red, blue, white, yellow, orange, green, and violet. Mostly the stable white/yellow stars.
Out of the cosmos, a table formed. Well not really. But there were distortions in space and light. There was a table but you couldn’t see it. Just feel it there. There floating in space. Still, motionless, but on a flat plane, several poker-like chips; tokens. Across the table and stacked high. Each one had a different symbol/pattern to it. Unrecognizable.
Unless stacked. Each chip meant nothing on its own, but the collection of them in their tower build something. I went through the chips; just a few. They were memories. People, places, things. Around the circle and one large tower in the middle.
An old lady appear from the space on the other side of the table. Like space was a misty void. Just a bust of a lady, the rest was covered in a cosmic shroud, hidden in the mist. Like green screen but not as refined. Just vanished into the nothing that was this room - this place. She and I talked about the towers. The memories.
The place where the soul knew everything. Being thrown into the fleshy meat of existence. Sure the soul knows everything but what is there to do in soul form? We get bored. We jump into bodies to experience life. The waking world is amnesia of the divine. We’re made for forget. Restricted. Forced to remember. But most forget. Consumed by their human lives. They forget their purpose and lose their way.
I am a soul. I am a cosmic being. This vessel, this journey is temporary. My destination is not permanent. I await the next place and the people in it. I cannot wait to find my love in souls of new faces. Though, they do not recognize me. Why does no one see me?
“You finally see the point.” the old voice called out. She was Dr. Evelyn Vogel, from Dexter’s TV show. Same old lady and voice. I hadn’t paid attention to her attributes really.
“This world doesn’t matter. Nothing in it. Nothing in this life. No choice. It’s all a petty game.” I replied.
“How many friends do you need?”
“None.”
“How many family members do you need?”
“None.”
Each question she asked she or I toppled over a tower of chips that would fade into nothingness. I say her or I, because our hands moved as one. I wasn’t sure who was doing it. One by one the towers fell until there was just one left in the middle.
“No one. And nothing in this life matters.” I started. “Then what is the point?” My hand stopped mid-swing to the middle tower.
“To give.” Her body phased through to where the tower would have been. In middle of the table and directed in front of my phase.
TO GIVE.
Her words echoed in my head. The table and her body vanished. This life isn’t mine alone. It’s my soul and every one else’s. Every life in this world is connected to everyone. Every soul you meet becomes part of yours.
A visual wheel began to spin. It showed my soul in a humanoid avatar, no facial features or hair. Just in the Da Vinci’s human pose. In front of my avatar there was a wheel that had an endless amount of other humanoids. The wheel would spin and align to my avatars. The souls would match and exchange information. Like a flesh flashdrive. A fleshdrive. Human bodies are living Hard-drives. Exchanging information and passing them on to future generations.
Except everyone’s soul has a color and aura. Each person we meet souls are exchanged in different proportions. In most, my soul didn’t affect them. No one understood me. No one wanted me. They gave little while I tried to give them all. My violet lights passing through them. Some I met allowed more. “The more you give the more you can receive.” The voice began again. But doubt filled my head. I’ve been loving as much as I can to whomever I can. Yet, I still receive nothing.
The wheel finally clicked to a person who each avatar was completely lit up. The figures were perfect for each other. The souls were aligned completely.
Soulmates.
The white light elapsed my vision. Then I woke up.
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do you think sansan will become canon in the end? there were metas that say this pairing would be abusive to sansa and that the hound doesn't fit sansa's brave-gentle-strong ideal... and I wanted to ask if you think it's true and sansa is traumatized and doesn't actually like him? idk i just need to feel that it's not that horrible to ship them
I could say a lot of horrible mean things on the subject of *abusive to sansa meta* which 90% of the time includes *everyone* sansa interacts with but the person The Author Of That Meta Ships Sansa With, but I’ll shut up and instead attempt a reasonable and nice answer. insofar as I can.
spoilers: I shipped sansa and sandor since they interacted the first time. I don’t think anything bad about this ship whatsoever. all the contrary. feel free to read on knowing that everyone.
canon chances: I think in the show it’s not really an option (because the show fucked them up in S2 and they don’t have the basis that they have in the books) unless they somehow do a 180° turn in S8, but as far as the show goes I have a feeling sansa/tyrion has more chances. book-wise though I think it has plenty of chances to become canon and actually it’s the most likely imvho. then it depends on HOW and what do you consider canon (if she never marries and he’s her sworn shield how do we take it to say one?), but I think it has very high chances and if people say otherwise, too bad.
‘abusive to sansa’: lol. sandor is about the one person she’s not related to along with tyrion who is not abusive to her throughout her stay in king’s landing. period.
specifically: joffrey is abusive as shit to her. cersei is abusive as shit to her. TYWIN is to both her and tyrion because he forces that marriage on both of them and let’s not kid ourselves about how it’s abusive to the both of them given that tywin’s abused tyrion since the moment he was born, and tywin barely even interacts with her. the tyrells are emotionally manipulative and YES also partially abusive to her because they basically use her as a pawn and try to butter her up and make her think she can trust them until they think they can marry her to willas and use her to get winterfell, and then the moment she’s married off to tyrion they drop her like a boiling hot potato and frame her for joffrey’s murder. littlefinger is abusive as fuck to her because he’s forcing her to be someone she’s not, he’s trying to get her to be complicit in murdering robert, he’s also using her as a pawn and he’s fucking kissed her. a lot of people are abusive to sansa stark and not all of them have done that by being physically violent.
now, sandor is not a gentleman nor anything of the kind, but sandor is also a highly traumatized and damaged guy who’s completely out of fucks, who has been physically and mentally scarred and betrayed by his close family and whose dreams have all been shattered including any notion of knighthood being a decent thing, who has ptsd in spades and who has absolutely zero conception of how you relate to other human beings also because he’s been dehumanized since we don’t know how fucking long - THE HOUND guys, THE HOUND - and certainly didn’t get schooled in manners, and he’s also an alcoholic and he reacts to about anything with violence because he doesn’t know any better, but guess what, he never hurt sansa the way joffrey or cersei did (physically I mean), he always tried to look out for her best as he knew (he told her from the beginning that the court was shit), he had her back always even if he wasn’t gentle or gallant about it, he confided in her about how he got his scars (fuck the show for giving that scene to littlefinger blergh), he saved her from that mob and most of all she was the only person who ever showed him a shred of kindness, how the heck is that **abusive**? he’s rash, he’s horribly mannered and he’s violent, but if you look at the blackwater scene and don’t see that it’s sandor at its lowest trying to get his song from her because he thinks there’s no other way he can have it and then when she gives it to him and touches his face he actually cries because he went at her violently and she reacted with kindness? like she basically went and fucked up his entire worldview by touching his damned face and at the same time she was entirely aware that he was looking out for her the whole time best as he knew how. that’s two fucked up people being fucked up together but getting somehow better, not an abusive relationship.
on top of that, what did sandor want to do with arya when he found her? bring her to robb and ransom her, figuring that robb would appreciate it, and same with brynden later before they learned that riverrun was under siege. why the fuck would he even trust robb to do it? ah, wait, hasn’t sansa most probably spent a lot of time talking about how nice her brother was (before her father died anyway) and hasn’t she given him some hope that some people might be actually decent? like, come the fuck on, this guy never had **abusive** behaviors towards anyone. violent? totally. but look at the damned context. saying that he’s abusive to sansa is ridiculous. also, what is he doing right now? calming his spirits in the quiet isle, where people go to… heal. technically.
also, what does sansa herself pray for? actually, what does sansa herself think of sandor?
He is no true knight, but he saved me all the same. Save him if you can, and gentle the rage inside him.
I wish the Hound were here. The night of the battle, Sandor Clegane had come to her chambers to take her from the city, but Sansa had refused. Sometimes she lay awake at night, wondering if she’d been wise. She had his stained white cloak hidden in a cedar chest beneath her summer silks. She could not say why she’d kept it. The Hound had turned craven, she heard it said; at the height of the battle, he got so drunk the Imp had to take his men. But Sansa understood. She knew the secret of his burned face. It was only the fire he feared. That night, the wildfire had set the river itself ablaze, and filled the very air with green flame. Even in the castle, Sansa had been afraid. Outside… she could scarcely imagine it.
As the boy’s lips touched her own she found herself thinking of another kiss. She could still remember how it felt, when his cruel mouth pressed down on her own. He had come to Sansa in the darkness as green fire filled the sky. He took a song and a kiss, and left me nothing but a bloody cloak.
now, this is a selection, but: SANSA HERSELF RECOGNIZES THAT THERE’S GOOD IN HIM and she’s praying for the mother to gentle his soul and help him and SAVE HIM, while she thinks he’s no true knight (more on that later);
SANSA HERSELF, since sandor told her why he has a burned face, does not think him craven for having run and since she’s an empathetic and nice person she recognizes why he’d do it (more than 99% of westeros would) and KEPT HIS BLOODY DAMNED WHITE CLOAK, which is absolutely not marriage imagery isn’t it, because you don’t marry changing cloaks in westeros, that’s absolutely not a thing that happens /sarcasm, she thinks that *she* was afraid and recognizes *he* might have been too;
SANSA ACTUALLY THINKS HE KISSED HER when he did not. I repeat: sansa has convinced herself that sandor kissed her because (most likely) to her it’s a lot better an option to think sandor took her famed and precious romantic first kiss rather than have it forced upon her by some random kid or someone else (*cough* littlefinger *cough*) - kissing sandor is a thing sansa thinks she’s done to protect herself in her unreliable-narrative-ness and like, sandor’s cruel mouth never was anywhere near her own but she thinks that anyway. and since sansa (now we’re getting to it) is nor an idiot nor someone who’s unaware of others but she’s also a very traumatized person who’s been abused to hell and back by about most people she’s ran into since ned died, she obviously is using defense mechanisms here. she’s a romantic. she probably fantasized a lot about her first kiss. and now that she’s had to give it to someone she didn’t choose and who actually imposed it on her (littlefinger, who’s also a creep who’s superimposing catelyn on her DIFFERENTLY FROM SANDOR who never did such a thing), what is she thinking? that no, sandor took it. are we fucking serious? I don’t daydream or make up that I kissed someone who I wouldn’t have wanted to kiss in the first place, or better, I don’t fantasize about someone kissing me if I don’t want that someone kissing me in the first place. people trying to spin the unkiss as some proof that she’s been brainwashed or abused (lol) aren’t getting that instead the unkiss is what she came up to reject the harsh reality of her first kiss not belonging to her brave, gentle and strong knight. that’s not what you do with someone who abused you. she doesn’t think about joffrey kissing her, she doesn’t think about tyrion kissing her, she thinks about kissing sandor. or better, sandor kissing her. like. it’s text. it’s canon. deal with it.
that means that sansa herself has seen the good in him and knows that he has the potential to be a good person and that she likes what she sees. abusive relationship. yeah, my ass.
of course sansa is traumatized. but from the fact that she’s traumatized and from the fact that sandor is her defense mechanism - or part of it - you can deduce that the source of her issues is not sandor clegane and actually sandor clegane is one of the reasons she keeps herself grounded and deals with what happened to her.
‘sandor is not the brave gentle and strong ideal’: good lord now we are at my favorite part of this ridiculous nonsense, which is: that people seem to have decided that sansa’s storyline has to be taken LITERALLY. when it’s OBVIOUSLY all a metaphor.
like, nvm that this ship is beauty and the beast played straight up (jb is deconstructed, sansan is really not), and grrm likes his b&b parallels, but the point is: when the series starts sansa is eleven and as all of us at eleven she’s somewhat shallow and judges people on appearance, which is… NORMAL, at her age, if you’re that kind of teenager. sansa wants a brave, gentle and strong knight and she thinks that person is joffrey. JOFFREY. and then she thinks it’s LORAS. loras is not into women and can’t give a fuck about her either way and joffrey is the reason her father dies. like, the entire point of sansa’s storyline is that she has to learn to look beyond appearance and to see that true beauty is not only exterior or in the manners. which also ties with the fact that even if she hates being married to tyrion then she thinks that he always was kind to her because as bad as it was she could see that he was a better person than they had given him credit for, and that’s why she sees that sandor, who doesn’t *look* like that, is actually a truer knight than anyone else, because *he* was the one who didn’t backstab her and who always looked out for her as best as he could. like, obviously he doesn’t LOOK like that ideal. if sansa marries someone who LOOKS brave, gentle and strong and whatever ie idk *jaime* /sorry I hate that crackship/ she goes nowhere because her entire storyline is about seeing beyond beauty/shallowness.
also I find it ridiculous that people expect the brave and gentle knight to actually look young, beautiful and gentle and whatever, because…. SPOILERS, the only *young, brave, true, gentle and strong* knight in the entire series who holds up to that regard and who carries out that ideal without stain is named, NEWSFLASH, BRIENNE OF TARTH. not sandor clegane, not jaime lannister, not jon snow, not willas tyrell, not anyone else. if you want sansa to go with the *literal* embodiment of all those things then your pick is named brienne, and brienne is…. ugly. like, ugly. and neither she nor sansa are into women anyway, so that point is moot, but most likely brienne is going to end up sworn to sansa at some point, so sansa *will* get at least a brave and gentle knight to watch her back in that sense. except it won’t be her damned love interest, because brienne’s there to be someone else’s love interest and viceversa.
what sansa’s love interest should be, according to the narrative, is someone who’s proved themselves to her to be what she needs and to care for her for who she was and not for what her surname meant and in this equation looks shouldn’t matter because if sansa has learned something is that LOOKS DON’T MATCH THE INSIDE, NECESSARILY. and sandor fits that scheme perfectly, especially if his stay with the elder brother calms him the shit down, he’s quit drinking and he’s straightened his shit out. obviously no one thinks they should have boned when they both were in KL because it wasn’t healthy at that point even if for the both of them knowing the other was a good thing and it made them better because it opened sansa’s eyes and it showed sandor that not everyone was automatically horrible. so lol, sandor is exactly as brave and strong and gentle as she needs him to be and the narrative doesn’t require for sansa’s love interest to be that *literally*.
also, I’m really fucking done with this idea that’s been around for a while that sansa has somehow turned into show sansa and her reactions to sandor are the ones she had in the show towards fucking ramsay, and with the fact that sansa has to be tough or that she has to react to everything with violence when what characterizes her in the book is that she’s highly empathetic and she reacts to violence with kindness and sees the good in everyone and *she stayed kind* regardless of all the shit and abuse that got thrown at her. sansa saw the good in sandor while she was being abused by other people and he helped her out and she knows that (and he helped her out as an abuse victim himself who’s been fucked up to hell and back, used and thrown away by the exact same system which is fucking her up so like hands off sandor thanks he’s an abuse victim too and if he reacted to it by turning to alcohol he’s not a less valid one), she’s not blind nor stupid nor she doesn’t know who exactly abused her (I mean, with LF she’s superimposing sandor on him to protect herself so subconsciously she knows that indeed) and assuming that she’s traumatized and hates him *and then she fantasizes about kissing him* and thinks about him with only good words is a) insulting to sansa herself as a character, b) purposefully wanting to misunderstand the text. as far as I’m concerned anyway. you can not ship it, but framing it as an abusive relationship or as her being *too traumatized to realize she hates him* is out of this world. especially when in canon there’s more than enough hints to interpret it as romantic or as potentially romantic. (again: the damned unkiss. seriously.)
eventually, it’s framed as a b&b where both of them are highly damaged people who help each other become better, and saying it’s abusive is basically wanting to prop up your ship - like, say that you don’t like it and it’s not your thing and be done at that, don’t make it pass as *abusive* when asoiaf is full of textbook abusive relationships (romantic and not) and sansa is in at least two of them if you just count the romantic ones and more if you also count emotional not romantic stuff. sansa and sandor has nothing to do with sansa/lf or sansa/joffrey, just to mention the two romantic ones/the ones where kissing was involved, it’s not even barely on the same planet let alone the same galaxy tbh and while it certainly has *problematic* elements and it’s not a wholesome fluffy thing where there’s no element that would make modern sensibilities raise eyebrows (but then again guys the most wholesome relationship in these series made of people who have actually kissed and boned in canon is *sam/gilly* and she…. was raped by her father and had his son, no one in these books has a fluffy uncomplicated pure TM relationship without having come from a horrible background), it’s not abusive and sure as hell sansa stark doesn’t hate sandor clegane. or well, she hates him so much she’s turned him into her coping method. let me tell you, if I hate someone, I don’t turn them into my coping method - that’s completely preposterous. and it has romantic undertones voluntarily. people need to deal with it.
as for your last question: it’s not horrible to ship sandor and sansa but it’s not horrible to ship anything as long as you don’t go around to other people being an arse and you know what you’re doing. I’ve shipped sansan from the very beginning - it was my first asoiaf ship actually - and I’m entirely aware that it wouldn’t have been healthy when it started and that in real life a guy who asks a song from a woman putting a knife to her throat isn’t healthy and that he’s a person with ISSUES and that those two having gotten together in KL would have been highly problematic af, I still ship it and see it as an endgame because when they meet again they’ll be older and less damaged and they’ll be able to pick up on the good that was in their relationship, but like even if they had before as long as I knew that irl that stuff doesn’t fly and that a twelve-year old and a twenty-six year old in OUR world wouldn’t fly, it’s all fiction and I’m not horrible for being into it, same as no one is inherently horrible for being into idk theon and ramsay or jaime and cersei or sansa and lf or whatever other badwrong thing they’re into. there’s nothing inherently wrong in being into problematic ships.
but in this case saying that it’s wrong to be into sansan because of the above is ridiculous because those things are not existing in canon nor in text and turning it around saying it’s ABUSIVE and that she hates him is just intellectual dishonesty. /two cents
#sansan#sandor clegane#sansa stark#janie writes meta#god people being like this about sansan make me roll my eyes into infinity#let us ship sansa with whoever the fuck we like#INCLUDING *PROBLEMATIC* MEN#a song of ice and fire#*SHRUG*#otp: one day i will have a song from yoy#Anonymous#ask post#abuse cw#i gues
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I saw your comment on that silly "indie comics with tits get passed over by plebs" comic, about how it was poorly laid out. Would you mind explaining that in more detail? I was looking over the panels imagining how else they could be drawn, and would enjoy your pointing out how the art is Wrong.
Okay I’ve gotten a lot of versions of this question so here we go. Before we start it should be noted that I am absolutely shit at visual art, personally. I am the worst visual artist ever. Ask anyone. And take everything I say with a grain of salt.
For everyone else’s reference, blad is talking about my comment on this post:
http://derinthemadscientist.tumblr.com/post/165851880420/gamerdogg-gamerdogg-amydentata-cynixy
A proper visual artist could pull this apart a lot better than I could, but the big problem that I have with this scene is that the elements in it keep jumping around. There’s no visual consistency; every element tells us something else about how this room is actually laid out.
The layout clues I noticed here (you might have picked up more) are a) the buyer’s movement across the hall, b) the protagonist’s position in panels 1 and 2, and c) the panel 3 establishing shot. These elements all contradict each other.
Let’s start with a). In panels 1 and 2, the buyer is walking right to left (I would’ve moved her left to right but that’s a question of personal taste) across the hall, snubs the protagonist’s stall without changing stride, and spins to face the fan artist’s stall. The angle of the shot changes a lot between these panels, but it’s important to note that a reader’s subconscious assumption is that shot angles won’t change very much unless they’re given cues to the contrary. To the audience, it looks like the buyer -- now facing the other way -- has spun around 180 degrees; that the stalls are not next to each other, but are probably facing each other. This is further corroborated by the buyer’s hair, which is on the opposite side of her head from the previous shot, presumably due to her sudden spin towards the Green Lantern stall. This gives us a good view of her face, but note that it means she’s spun clockwise to face the stall. This is fine for the stalls-facing-each-other theory (although the right-side-forward hairdo of the previous panel suggests she might have done a full circle and a bit), but will make less sense later on.
Point b) the protagonist’s face in panel 2, suggests a slightly different story -- that they are in a corner of the hall. It looks like the artist wanted to get the protagonist’s face in this shot to show his expression. My personal opinion is that this wasn’t necessary as we get his reaction in panel 3 just fine, but if the artist did want the face in the shot, there are better ways to do it, as I’ll talk about below.
So we were dumped in this scene with no sense of the layout, and our clues so far give us two contradictory stall layouts -- either the stalls are facing each other, or forming a corner. Panel 3 then establishes the stalls as being side by side. I’m not sure what the logic behind these layout choices was. At first I thought this was far too late in the piece for an establishing shot like that, but on reflection I can see the logic of showing both stall owners’ reactions and the Green Lantern buying crowd and see what they were going for; it’s jarring not because of this shot, but because the previous two shots left us floundering in the dark. Could you have told this story, in basically this way, while giving the audience all the relevant information early on? Yes. You can do it, in fact, by changing almost nothing. Hell, you can do it without even changing a single shot angle.
I would’ve reversed the position of the two stalls, putting the protagonist on the left. This would’ve had our buyer walking left-right in panel 1, making their movement in panel 2 far more consistent (and their hair direction make sense; in fact, when they spin in panel 2, you could carry out the hair-blocking-protagonist visual motif and make is a thing rather than just looking kinda weird). Then I would’ve put the protagonist’s stall in the background of panel 2 and moved the GL stall and buyer forward. This gives us our protagonist’s facial expression without jamming him awkwardly in the front of the panel where he’s easier to miss (I didn’t even see him there on my first 2 reads of the comic), and more firmly established the relative position of the stalls suggested in panel 1. Then panel 3 gives us no surprises.
Normally I wouldn’t critique sloppy layouts like this; I read webcomics that do this sort of thing all the time and love them. I only mentioned it here because the comic was specifically someone complaining that people were paying for other people’s art instead of theirs, and I thought it was funny that they’d express that by showing sloppy comic design. Also, being terrible at visual art, I might be completely talking out of my arse and look forward to getting schooled by artists. But these were my thoughts, anyway.
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Steel Rats makes me revisit my old thoughts about a robot outbreak in the future. It makes me wonder what kind of vehicle I would want to use. Do I go classic muscle car, tank-like truck or do I go with the infamous two-wheeler? In this new retro-future, there is a robot invasion and it is up to this ragtag of motorheads to deal with it. Time to rev those engines grease monkey’s and strike hard and fast against this threat.
Steel Rats only need two Wheels!
It all begins with man creating tech, tech becomes efficient and then things go horribly wrong. It is a tale as old as any science fiction story. Robots wreck the world because humanity relied on them too much. What does one do in this future/retro world? You modify your hog and take to the streets to liberate the people. The sad part is the Junkbots overran everyone, but the Steel Rats came at the right time to throw down.
Heroes 4 Take the Streets:
This is your 2.5 D experience where you have terrain going from A and B. But you can go vertical in which you will have to solve puzzles and find secrets in each level. It is not that tasking and can be fun. There are 4 unique characters each having their own special abilities with their bikes.
James Jones The Fearless Leader – Rocks an armored motorbike
Lisa Carvalio The fastest of the Group – Known for her Flames
Randall the Biker Prince – Chains of Fury
Toshi Takahiro the Teenage Genius – High Tech weaponry
I am currently playing on the PlayStation 4 so all information will be used from that controller. You will start off with Toshi giving you the ins and outs in a nice tutorial. Using the left Analog to steer up and down through obstacles. If you want to turn around in a quick 180 just hit Circle. However, when having to turn a corner you will need to combine up and circle to do a full U-turn. Then your main weapon is what I call “The Razor Wheel”. By holding the X-Button you can whip out a front wheel heated razor wheel. This can work on an offense and help with your terrain.
There will be pipes on each level. if you hold the X button while going towards these pipes something magical happens! You will stick to that terrain like glue, but check the area because you could find a secret. Other things to note is if you lean back on the left analog you can do a wheelie at any time. The bikes are quite nimble and hitting the Triangle can perform a jump. It becomes tricky when you have got to hard to reach areas. If you double tap the X Button you can perform a vicious thrust forward. If you want you can be stylish by performing front or back flips while in the air.
Now, there are specials for each character and to switch between them just click in the R3 button. If one dies you will just have to pick the remaining characters. A skill street is involved and it is pretty intense with Perks, Primary, Charge, and Ultimate. perks have two rows. Each will cost a certain amount of points, but you will earn a lot easy at each level. There are 28 levels that you will need to go through as you open up each district. The best part about this is that each character works well.
Randall has a Harpoon special and if you do the double tap Circle. This causes a shield spin combined with L2 he will shoot our multiple harpoons. Lisa can use flames especially if you get an air can burn them with her exhaust. James has an energy blast from the front of his hog which looks like a Rhino punch. Toshi has a mini-bot that follows him around shooting lasers. Utilize each character to your will, but also keep in mind that all the characters also have a gun feature. Once you obtain ammo from any ammo crate laying around you use your gun with the Square button. This has an auto-aim feature so don’t spray and pray. Just aim near an enemy and it will make its mark.
Bike Vs. Mech Junk
There are some huge bosses and sub-bosses at times. You can be a bit intimidated by this but remember you have everything you need to survive. As simple as this game may look it can be complicated in your timing and using your abilities for the right fight. Teamwork makes the dream work and knows your perks, ultimates, and charges. The good news is that there will be ammo boxes to give you an advantage in some fights that respawn. The bosses are not the only challenge keep in mind. Each level will have specifics in time trials to earn extra bonuses, how many secrets you find and even stunts. Try getting through without losing a character as well.
Griddy Visuals:
In this world it is alive and full of fear with the junk bots around, however, I am having fun riding around. Being that it is kind of a side-scrolling game it does looks amazing. You have NPC humans running around from danger. There are background scenes that may show you your next boss fight waiting for you soon. As you go through the levels certain cosmetic unlocks will be available for you. It will cost you scraps and you can change not only the characters but match them with their bikes. It is simple but a fun feature either way.
I have to admit there are many different junk bots that give you a fierce challenge. You will have your standard bots with spinning razors. You have the armadillo bots that home in on you, but you can use them against other bots. Think of it as magnetic mines but leading them towards enemies. As a strategy, I use them against the bigger bots. With four seconds and 28 levels, you will have a lot to do.
The Bad
Not every game can be perfect and Steel Rats has its moments in the, “oh what the hell man?”. My only gripe is the controls at times where it can be a bit too sensitive. I try to go up to make a turn but instead perform a wheelie. Reverse wants to work when it wants to work which is weird. I can’t control reverse unless I was already moving and even with Jump combined with the double tap X dash you don’t get much height for certain obstacles. What is up with the fall damage? I get when you fall from a huge height, but some are not that high and I explode.
What is good though is the fact if you find a secret and die, you will still have said secret. They look like Steel Rat logo symbols so keep an eye out.
Ride or Die!
Steel Rats is a pretty decent game which only will cost you 20 bucks. There is replay value to be had especially online leaderboards to give you a decent challenge. I love the commentary of the characters which gives it more life and shows how an indie title gives a lot of effort. The only thing I would suggest if possible to have Biker Mice from Mars DLC pack. I know Moto would not appreciate being called a rat, but it has the right type of attitude just for those Chicago heroes.
At the end of the road, Steel Rats gets 4 paws out of 5. Check it out right now which is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam Marketplace. Give it a go and I will see you on the streets. – Beast Out –
Final Verdict:
Beast Reviews Steel Rats Steel Rats makes me revisit my old thoughts about a robot outbreak in the future. It makes me wonder what kind of vehicle I would want to use.
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