#also just feel by the trailer and pics that he’s gonna be such a great Luke!
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absolutely looove being able to teleport somewhere super high up and just dive to where i need to be. peak gameplay. anyway i'm going to SIGH the tundra
I MADE A BIRD...i made a bird with an engine and batteries!!!! it goes up and down!!!!!!!!!
oh man you could fly ANYWHERE with enough juice.....anywhere!!!
it's not great at ascending but STILL
maybe with more fans on the bottom next time, but i ran out of battery power...
BAH i missed the island i was about to drop onto bc of the blood moon >:(
oh my god this thing has a ZILLION tears on it and i dont have snowboots girl HELP
at least theres not a bunch of fucking lynels here this time, i thought, before getting attacked by a fucking bear
oh my god i FOUND IT........that took ages
ok. im bracing myself once more
SCREEEEAM. SCREAM. SCREAM SCREAM I AM NOT PREPARED
I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR WHATEVER THE FUCK. SHOULD I HAVE COME BACK LATER? I'M GETTING THEM IN ORDER FROM NOW ON THIS IS TOO MUCH
to clarify i have watched three seconds of this memory. i saw ganondorf and had to put my face in my hands and scream. ok. unpausing now. god help me
I
NEED
A
SECOND
no. wait. i need to watch that again
girl that was number TEN??????? oh my god. i'm literally gonna get a guide. in order from now on no matter WHAT!!!
first of all. FIIIRST of all. is sonia like....dead lmao rip lady
SECONDLY. i realize im having a hard time divorcing ganondorf from matt mercer. uh oh
ALSO THESE ARE THE SHOTS FROM THE TRAILER...maybe i was meant to see this now, given where it is placed...love a good nonlinear story. im still gonna try to do them in order though my heart feels ready to jump out of my chest
i still don't know if we're calling him "demon king" and he has the glowy hair and scaly look if this "counts" as demise. what a fun philosophical question. where does demise end and ganondorf begin??
he is sooo hot btw. im so sorry. he's so hot
nintendo was SO careful to cut out the zonai soldiers from the trailer footage...you'd never imagine it was from the distant past...i love how they all wear theee zonai clothes...i wish i could wear mine always
redeads WHEN btw
i thot that was the end of the cutscene but then HERE COMES RAURU........
YOU TOOK FOR GRANTED THE GODLIKE POWER YOU HAD IN YOUR HANDS..........girl thats literally the triforce. he made the TRIANGLE SYMBOL WITH HIS HANDS thats been zelda headcanon for sooo long
idk if it was anyone else's but it was mine. it was in my fanfic that i wrote when i was 14
"you tried to control me, rauru..." so i know nintendo would never give us good guy ganondorf but i am clinging to the scraps to build my own canon about it later. he sounds as though he was Wronged. im choosing to believe this
literally thot zelda was about to take a pic but she's just transporting them.........clever girl <3
but if rauru and sonia are both dead or about to die...surely they had a child who could go on to have children to eventually lead to zelda...so like is the baby human looking or. sorry this is just so wild to me. they literally didn't have to make him animal-like
ok i see a shrine nearby but then i am getting the HELL out of this tundra
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In which I'm a clingy mess
(I want to put the whole thing under a cut but I'm afraid it'll be buggy again like last time, because this editor is buggy AF and god forbid you press Ctrl+Z out of habit and paragraphs jump around and/or disappear.)
2023.03.18 Espoon Kultturikeskus (Tapiolasali), Espoo
Part 1.
Senpai drove up to the stage door with the gear trailer at exactly 2:25 PM.
They'd recently upgraded, adding a trailer to the entourage of two vans, and apparently the roadies don't feel confident driving with that yet. (He told me this last week.)
I had warned him last week that I'd be there super early because I had a photo I wanted him to sign, and to give him a page with some comments about the new songs. He had been like, well if you don't get a chance to give that to me directly you can always give it to Pate to pass onward. The fact that he doesn't seem bothered by me writing all these notes to him kinda bothers me in return?
With that taken care of, I went on downtown to deal with another thing and went home to rest a bit and adjust my costume.
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Part 2.
Pendants are the new capes. They're significantly less unusual than capes, but they are artistic (rather than just a logo or something, as I've often seen with band jewelry) and individually handcrafted. As such, they were selling much faster than capes. There are a few making-of pics on the artisan's Instagram.
It strongly recalls the cheap metallic arrowhead pendant (like the cheapo ones you get if you search on AliExpress) I had in high school. This is apparently intentional, although it's specifically also intended to be heart-shaped. Sometimes it feels I'm being called back to be the teenage fangirl I never got to be, except with (a bit) more money, so even my teenage accessories are returning with upgrades.
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Part 3.
I spotted the one woman whom I'd met up with at the show in July. She hadn't seen them since then (and had fully expected me to be here). She was at the end of the first row, the blonde fangirls and some others in between.
I was kind of hoping they'd play more of the new songs, rather than the same ones they played on the pre-recorded performance that was on TV last week. (I know they have more prepared; the set from the night previous was slightly different.)
At one point the acrobat was helping run a guitar across the stage and of course he was barefoot so he tripped and faceplanted stylishly but it broke. The roadies fixed it but Pate wasn't happy and sent it back.
I watched Pate during Hetken ikuinen and I know just enough guitar to notice that his was tuned down, so my doing the same in my piano cover is consistent and valid ;)
And I guess the guitar solo in Kukaan ei koskaan gets a refresh with each new album or something? (It's tradition for them to play it at every show so they do need to keep it fresh.)
Hey this wide-angle thing on my phone is great, I can actually get the entire band into the picture even from the first row
Never mind the time he broke the Finnish internet singing La Bohème on TV, if this doesn't give you chills I don't believe you
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Part 4.
"I don't know if this is an appropriate question, since I'm just a fan doing fan things, but which song should I cover next?"
"...like with the piano? Hmm, that's hard... Meissä asuu elämä could be good? It's a challenging one though."
Am I prepared for this challenge because it's gonna be a TOUGH one (I mean both in creating the arrangement and, uh, considering who's picking this.)
Of course it has to be the ONE song that isn't in the songbook so I actually have to work it out myself.
Realistically though I kind of want to focus on piano covers for a while, since they're a bit easier, and gosh that's a hard song to make a video for. I feel like I'd need access to documentary footage since it's about social justice.
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Part 5.
As I left (forgetting to take a selfie of my costume from one of the mirrors in the lobby) I checked the karaoke queue from my phone and it was practically empty, so I picked a drink and a song.
I finished the drink and it was still pretty early, so I wandered back over to the stage door, out of clinginess, mostly. Senpai was still there helping to load stuff. (Dang, it must really suck for him to drive that back to wherever their storage is and then all the way back home.)
I told him that nobody went to karaoke with me as I had anticipated (I'd mentioned this in my note, but I don't think he'd had time to read it yet) so I was gonna go home and cry.
"Or sing?"
"I already sang Kukaan ei koskaan and nobody there knows who the fuck I am so I'm going home and crying."
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Other stuff.
It's not like I want to be anywhere else doing anything else. I just wish there were more people to experience my happy moments with me. And maybe capture them so I have something to remember them by?
I often imagine myself as a character in a film and it's especially tragic that I never get to see what that film looks like from the other side.
Like having to ask strangers to take my self-portraits so I don't actually get the opportunity to set up the shot exactly how I want it.
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Other stuff, 2.
Speaking of self-portraits.
Here's my costume minus cape, I went larpy and took the blue cape to be kind of color-coordinated with the album cover (it's not quite the same shade). I'm just missing a brown t-shirt but the price of the new t-shirts is a bit steep at 40€ and my pants are already brown.
(As I've written previously I put a lot of thought into my outfits!!)
(They got party noisemakers last summer and I was like lol??? why??? But then I got the sword holder and actually it was exactly to acquire and put the horn into, so I haven't taken the plastic off yet.)
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Other stuff, 3.
Some of the groupies have... roles. For example, there's at least two whom you could describe as the "embedded photographers". Of course they have an official, paid photographer who gets to run around, but these two also have nice cameras and a significant number of the concert snapshots they post on social media are from them.
And then there's the blonde fangirls, well, I'm not sure how I'd describe their role. They're just extremely fangirly and collect set lists. (And if I pieced together the puzzle correctly, it's one of them who drew the artwork on the playing cards. So in a sense it is fan art even though she was commissioned to do them.)
So what's my role? Cape model? Walking clingy sob story?
(My hand shifted as I hit the shutter button. Sorry, Jönkka!)
Maailma palaa
Kohti sydänpeltoja
Meistä kuiskaillaan
Tummilla teillä
Suru ei oo ystävä
Samaan mutkaan kaatunut
Exodus (a cappella)
Tanssimaan (acoustic)
Aika paljastaa (acoustic)
Kiljut riemusta
Reppana
Faarao
Kolme hyvää vinkkiä
Älä lopu yö
Nuoriherra
Onnellinen mies
Hetken ikuinen
Meissä asuu elämä
Kukaan ei koskaan
Arlandan portailla
#music#concerts#band merch#vesterinen yhtyeineen#set list#forever alone#i swear to god fangirling is such a dang rollercoaster#clingy fangirling
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This is my 1st time ever actually participating in a tag game! Thank you to @7nessasaryevils for tagging me <3 Will only include explicit BL content here so as much as I love The Untamed, Guardian, etc. I won’t be including them.
1. your all time favorite bl and why
Bad Buddy. I remember when news, promo pics, and trailers 1st dropped for this series in December of 2020. I spent the majority of 2021 WAITING and had begun to think it’d be delayed but then it finally premiered and holy crap it did NOT disappoint! It’s such a refreshing take on a classic story. Our leads have phenomenal chemistry and they’re allowed to be casually intimate in ways that REAL couples are. They’re also the healthiest couple I can recall ever having seen portrayed in media. Their communication is so sexy. The story itself is progressive in how it subverts, actively addresses, and debunks typical and often toxic BL tropes. I could honestly go on forever. Needless to say, this BL has raised the standard for all shows that I watch.
2. that one bl that scarred you for life
Haven’t had any Thai bl scar me yet. That honor primarily goes to Taiwan and 2 come to mind for different reasons.
The 1st is History 4: Close to You. Ye Xing Si and Fu Yong Jie are the most toxic couple I’ve ever had the misfortune of knowing. Watching their entire dynamic made me extremely uncomfortable and angry.
The 2nd is History 3: Make Our Days Count…If any drama should be paying for therapy bills, it’s this one. If you know, you know.
Honorable Mention: Guardian. Know I said I was only gonna include explicit BL content but this one hurt me too much not to acknowledge. I read the nearly 1000 page novel immediately afterwards to heal my bleeding heart.
3. is there any bl that made you feel very single?
Kieta Hatsukoi (aka Vanishing My First Love - aka My Love MixUp!). They were just so sweet and soft and normal. There were no supernatural elements or dramatic setups. Just 2 lovely people getting to know each other and coming to love and respect one another.
4. if you could change one thing from a bl, which one would it be?
“I’m not gay I just like this one guy…” Fuck right off with this bullshit. Being gay is not a sin and bisexuality (& pansexuality) exists!
5. That one bl you detest (don’t hold back):
EDIT - Whoops! Missed this one! THARNTYPE! Actors have great chemistry but the characters and their relationship are toxic as fuck byeeee
6. your top five:
This was hard and honestly subject to perpetual waffling after the 1st 3 that I’ve listed.
Bad Buddy - My #1 <3
I Told Sunset About You - I mean the TENSION. You could cut it with a knife. Great storytelling, directing, cinematography, acting. It drags you through the emotional ringer and it’s worth it.
Sotus - Look. Quality wise…I know it’s not necessarily amazing but those characters hooked their claws in me and I still love them to pieces.
We Best Love (season 1) - As I’m writing this I’m just now having the revelation that I am apparently obsessed with “rivals to lovers” storylines lol It just makes for such a fun dynamic. This drama is short and sweet and such a comfort watch for me.
My Engineer - Absolutely hilarious with such a great cast of characters.
7. that trashy bl that you lowkey like
In direct contradiction to my previous answer about History 4: Close To You scarring me…Xiao Li Cheng and Teng Mu Ren were super likable and had great chemistry. No idea how the same writers who created this delightful couple ALSO created the aforementioned toxic couple from hell.
8. your favorite korean bl (it’s important we know)
Where Your Eyes Linger. It was the 1st Korean bl I saw and I believe among the 1st made. The chemistry between the two leads was just too good. The way Kang Gook quietly yearns in silence for years while Tae Joo immediately starts toeing the line (much to Kang Gook’s torment) as soon as he realizes his own feelings. The way Tae Joo is technically in a position of power since Kang Gook is essentially his body guard but how their years of friendship muddy those waters. Tae Joo’s emotional vulnerability in contrast to Kang Gook’s surface level stoicism. Ugh. Fucking love it.
9. but also your top 3 for kbls
Where Your Eyes Linger
Light On Me - 10 out of 10. So sweet. Perpetually on the verge of edging WYEL out of the #1 spot.
Color Rush - I didn’t love the execution but I loved the concept and the leads were great.
10. season 2? which one?
My Engineer!!! I need more RamKing and also Thara and Frong. I’m still reeling from Thara’s oblivious “brother” bullshit. You know Frong be listening to Nanon’s “Just Friends” on repeat after that lol The sheer ridiculousness of this show brings me so much joy. I can’t wait for more.
11. a bunch of dramas will air soon. which ones are you the most excited for?
KinnPorchse - The development hell this drama got stuck in has had me stressed! Thankfully it seems to be coming along now.
Check Out - Just from the promo pics, the chemistry between these leads already looks great.
12. tag them!
@gguklita @jemmo @actually-yikes @yukikinns @asliceofoceanmist @ilove-gaycouples @that-bl-bitch @gracethegriffin @vaipou @gguklita @topcatnikki
#ohmnomnom#tag game#bad buddy#bad buddy brain rot#bad buddy fandom#where your eyes linger#wyel#i told sunset about you#itsay#sotus#kieta hatsukoi#vanishing my first love#my love mix up
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BRIDGERTON SEASON 2 TRAILER BREAKDOWN
(As someone who’s working her way though the books, and is on number four, and has found a new hyperfixation)
HOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT IM SO HYPED!! BOOK 2 WAS MY FAV SO FAR, (I’m on book four) AND I CANT WAIT TO DIE ABT IT
OKOKOKOKOK HERE ARE SOME OBSERVATIONS:
it looks like they’re really gonna play with the whole Whistledown/Penelope thing this season, so that’ll definitely keep things fresh & off book. I kinda forgot the Queen existed in the world of the show, and personally, it’s a welcome addition now that I know what to expect from the main plot, so I can be surprised by tv exclusive characters and plot lines.
KATE AND EDWINA!!!!! EDWINA AND KATE!!! MY DARLINGS! MY BELOVEDS!!! The casting is so insanely perfect!! Edwina seems just as cute, proper, and doe eyed as she was in the book, LOOK AT HER LIL PINK DRESSES MY B A B E Y!!! She’s canonically like 17 so I’m positive they’re gonna age her up, which is very rad.
It looks like Lady Danbury is going to be sponsoring the girls, and for the route the show takes, it’s such a great choice!! Lady Danbury isn’t an integral character in the books, especially not the first few, and making her a matriarchal or mentor figure for other characters in the show is SUCCHHHH an amazing idea. Love a bad bitch💜
I like the teeny differences I see already! Like Newton being uneasy with Anthony from the start, instead of being a Good Boy™️ right away.
ALSO NEWTON :DDDDD DOGGY
I can bet money they’re going to change the word Pall Mall to croquet.
From the promo pics, I assume they’re gonna do hunting flashbacks with Anthony and Edmund. I can’t find exactly where Kate fits in there though.
GOD I HOPE THE BEE STING MOMENT®️ IS STILL THERE!!! MAYBE THE FUNNIEST PART IN THE BOOK, AND A GOOFY HILARIOUS MISCOMMUNICATION.
I like the consistency with wardrobe, (particularly the featheringtons) and how they’re keeping Penelope in the gaudy fits until much later.
Eloise is out now ig! Ik her and Penelope are sort of having their own little B plot throughout the season, and idk if I’m looking forward to it. I kind of lean in favor of book Eloise as opposed to Netflix Eloise ngl. That might change though!
I LOOOVE the snippet we got of the Bridgerton Boys at the races with nearly identical fits bc all they talk about in the books is how it’s hard to tell them apart sometimes.
Speaking of, if seems like we’ll be getting more Benedict and Colin this season!!!
Benedict had more of a personality in the first season of the show than he did in the books until his own, and even then it didn’t exactly feel like something earned. J like how we’re building up to him (maybe my fav brother)
Hyped to see further Colin mischief
I SAW ANTHONY WITH THE PINK MALLET IM SO EXCITED
Seeing Daphne again made me smile. Simon is in the Pall Mall game in the book, but we already know he’s not showing up this season. But we DO get a baby!!! That child looks so fuckin precious!!
The way he LOOKS at Kate!! WMMMMM ghhhhhhhhhhh
Kinda sad that the River incident doesn’t happen via Newton chase, but I’m satiated because of that bit where he’s angrily getting out of the water.
speaking of,,,,,,, W-WROW🥵😳
Kate Sharma is a lucky lucky woman 😭😭😭😭
I think that’s all I have to say about it for now but AAAAAAAAAAA
I wont be able to stop blabbing about it, and I know I’m going to be veeeeery frustrated when it gets more hype again. I watched/read the bridgerton series once the hype died, and now I don’t think I’m gonna survive its return. I’m gonna have to try and zip my lips at every turn and force my own opinions down my throat so I don’t,,,, y’know,,,,, kill ppl-
ANYWAY THATS IT
Love y’all!!
#ophie blabs#bridgerton#the viscount who loved me#netflix#Kate sharma#Edwina Sharma#anthony bridgerton#daphne bridgerton#books#this was the best book in the series i stg
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Master Kohga Age of Calamity Trailer Analysis
I’m a speedy boi time for some thoughts on today’s new trailer
Ok first off THIS SHOT. Very important. Look at the Sheikah Slate filter. Last trailer I was able to write it off as some thematic choice since Robbie and Purah were Ancient Sheikah Scientists, but THIS trailer does not have that same connection. Couple this with this screenshot [credit to @rachelsmusicallife thanks for pointing this out to me!]
I’m under the impression that these cutscenes might be part of an overarching theme of reliving memories through the Sheikah Slate. Kinda fleshed out out theory on how this might be related to eggbot here.
“Hehehehe... Look. What. You. Did...”
The camera motion here is handheld (yes I know it’s not literally handheld but it has that feel) with Master Kohga here literally holding the camera. I’m assuming because this scene is from the direct POV of another character, perhaps Link. Which would make sense, since he is apparently accusing us of doing something. The lighting is also super weird, we’re in the Yiga Hideout (the area with the large pit where we fight Kohga in botw) but the sun is just setting with a shroud on the area. Although, I can’t exactly place the time of day because I’ve been through the hideout my fair share and no time of the day really lines up with this scene (because of the snowy Gerudo Highlands in the background, so the glistening of the sun is different)
This is by the Great Plateau. I’m thinking near the Outpost Ruins considering this isn’t Gatepost Town since they Great Plateau’s entrance is not in view. In fact, I could probably specifically place this right....HERE
Flag poles, juts in the Plateau walls, road directly perpendicular to the Plateau. If my three years of staring at the Botw world is correct, [please Nintendo it’s the only thing I’m good at] then I’d say they’re at the Outpost Ruins. The only thing is that the houses seen here are mainly wood, while the ruins have clear stone walls
Well...I don’t mind.
This is not Master Kohga. Different voice actor, new character design, new villain! I’m assuming he’s some sort of second in command or captain, given he duel wields Windcleavers. Also not how he doesn’t have a scar on his mask in this scene
Further note, look at that chimney!!! I love that chimney, I haven’t seen that chimney before... it’s in a style that I can only really place in Castle Town, but the location is clearly not there, so best assumption is that this is another prominent Hylian Village. The Hateno style archway at the bottom right seems to support so. The house shingles definitely mean this isn’t an outpost or military ruin...[this weekend I’d love to hope into the game myself and place it exactly] the background cliffs mean this isn’t Gatepost Town either. The rock formations look like a turn by Scout’s Hill, of the western breach by the Outskirts Stable...I wouldn’t put the Rauru Settlements out of the question either. All in all, I’m hesitant to connect this scene with the other scene because one clearly has a dirt path, and the other a stony road. Plus the house shingles are different
Ok I can pretty much place this scene exactly. At least the bottom one, the top one is a separate scene that doesn’t flow into the other one (you can just tell by the framing and continuity)
You can see the Great Plateau entrance, the line of sight is at an angle, placing this backflipping Yiga man somewhere here. Only inconsistency would be the trees, but perhaps it’s just grown over after a hundred years, you can even see a building in the middle of this forest in center left of the map.
Link is chasing Backflip Benny over here through to the exit of town, (you can see the town entrance/exit archway on the bottom right, similar to the one seen in the chimney pic) AND you can see that Backflip Benny also has a fresh cut on his mask, presumable gained after fighting Link, which is why he teleports away at the end.
So that places these two shots definitely after whatever conversation happened on the roof. Yay for timelines!
The stupendous Chief of the Yiga Clan! Master Kohga!
This takes place at some ruins of some sort. The rocks on the top right actually look Edlin or Akkala, but that might just be the lighting. The stony slabs and etches actually remind be of Zonai, but that doesn’t really seem right...I’ve never seen those designs before I don’t think...you can see from the way the stone slabs are angled that they lead to a circular pattern. It could be the circular pit at the Yiga Hideout, but that area is just sand, not stone. The smooth, plain style of these ruins is actually more in line with Gerudo Ruins so that might actually be the case; we know the Yiga have a history of taking Gerudo Ruins as their own (The Yiga Hideout is canonically an old Gerudo architectural dig)
I’ll also note that this scene has the same lighting as the first shot, and the last two shots which we’ll see later.
*maniacal laughter* Oo? TWO new characters I see???? O?????
This is definitely the Yiga hideout, you can tell from the wall design, plus the lanterns, and the general comfort of Master Kohga and Backflip Benny in the background. But, elephant in the room...who are YOU dear sir?
I’ll talk more about them later, but just keep that Calamity glowing thing in their hand in mind for later.
He’s gonna kill you all...to DEATH!
This is Master Kohga speaking again, if you couldn’t tell from his....very dramatic and in character dialogue. Maybe this game will actually make me like him now alsdfkjsdlk
Obvious is obvious, this is the Yiga Hideout again, similar lighting to the first opening shot, I’m thinking this might be sometimes before it though, considering he has his minions around. Maybe Link fights off the goons, which prompts him to ask “Look what you did” but we can’t know for sure.
Also there’s grass? So maybe that other shot isn’t the hideout. Also a spotlight???!? Jazz hands?!?!? Leave it to Kohga to defy the fourth wall huh.
Also I haven’t mentioned this yet but NEW MUSIC it’s so good aughghug I can’t wait.
And...we end on another Sheikah Slate fade out on this mysterious new character. Eyeliner says: Avatar Kyoshi
Ok but seriously I have THOUGHTS!! So firstly, they’re obviously working with the Yiga Clan, perhaps they’re the reason why the Yiga are in the Gerudo to begin with considering they have the Gerudo symbol on their cape. [Cause am I the only one that thought it was weird that the disgraced Sheikah people are living in Gerudo, and not like...closer to Kakariko, or their suposedl arch nemesis of the Royal Hylian family?] Also note that this scene most definitly takes place in the Lost Woods. Perhaps they need something with the Master Sword...or are ambushing someone...hmm..
Based on that rock formation in the background I’m thinking somewhere in one of these three general areas but I really need to just pick up my switch sometimes soon and find it exact...so bare with me it’s only from memory but I’m pretty sure of myself when it comes to locations
My money’s on this being the true mastermind and antagonist, notice how their eye circlet is the same of that of the Calamity goop eye
This person has...yellow? Brown? Hazel eyes? And light hair with a braid? I don’t think they’re Sheikah, but definetly not Gerudo either. So that leaves them to be some Hylian. A Hylian with an evil Ancient Core.
[It’s definitly some form of Giant Ancient Core. But there’s runes on the side of it that I have yet to translate]
Thinking on their idenity for another second, you’ll notice that they wear a black robe, but their cape with the Gerudo crest is actually torn and tattered. So, perhaps they were disgraced? A runaway? Or perhaps it’s a disguise, perhaps a spy playing both roles on either side of the war?
There’s an old theory that the fortune teller who initally told King Rhoam of the prophecy was actually part of the Yiga Clan. Seeing as, their actions led the King to dig up the Guardians, and cement the deaths of thousands of people. So, putting points in order here
Evil Magic dude
Works for the Yiga
Has connected to people in power
Has an evil Ancient Core
Could it be that this mastermind fully knew that the Guardians would eventually be corrupted? Could they be the “fortune teller” that encouraged the King to excavate the Sheikah Technology? Sheikah Technology, that would be an insult to the Yiga Clan considering their people were banished for creating them in the first place? Hmmm....
Final NOTE! Remember that one scene in the other HWAOC trailer with Zelda holding a mysterious object?
Hmm...Sheikah Scientists, weird egg robot, and now an evil Ancient Core...you may also remember Daruk mentioning in dialogue that something was wrong with Rudania...and cutscenes from Urbosa and Revali might point to the Yiga being close to the Divine Beasts...lots to chew on. I’m thinking the plot of this game will heaviliy revolve on the idea that there was some sort of plan that led to Ganon corrupting the Guardians and Divine Beasts, but we’ll see!
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I’m gonna post spoilers of WW84 under the cut, because I did not like the movie and you all need to know why
So I’m gonna start out with what I liked about it, because honestly it was kind of good. Gal Gadot? Phenomenal, gorgeous, 10/10 I rewatched the first Wonder Woman and the woman loving side of my sexuality has reawakened. Costumes? I am not a fan of the 80s, but damn could I get behind every single outfit. I don’t even need to talk about the Amazons, they were beautiful, like I said, women. The cinematography was also quite good.
But the first Wonder Woman movie was definitely better.
WW84 started out fantastic. I loved the opening scene with young Diana, and it set up such a great concept for the movie. Would’ve been great if they stuck to that huh. Then we meet Kristen Wiig, who honestly I’ve never really liked. Maybe I haven’t seen her in enough stuff though, because I absolutely fell in love with Barbara. Especially the obvious gay subtext between her and Diana. All starting out phenomenally. There’s great setup for Diana to fall in love with Barbara, work out her love for Steve and the trauma she got from the war. I’d even go for a love triangle with Barbara, Diana, and Max. Then everything switches.
It feels like there were two different writers for the film. One writer set up a phenomenal plot line, a budding romance, and a storyline about healing from your past and moving on. Then the second writer scrapped all that and resurrected Steve. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Chris Pine in both Wonder Woman movies, and he was pretty funny in WW84, but his whole character just seemed to be there solely to put an end to the romance between Barbara and Diana. He played a role with very little impact. Honestly, I finished WW84 literally 5 minutes ago and I forgot Steve was even in the movie. All of a sudden there’s no plot. My whole family was confused. My dad said it was “just like a stereotypical 80s movie.” Where was the brilliant storyline that had started? Why are we skipping over what could have been a revolutionary film for a literal remake of Aladdin? (literally it’s just Aladdin. That’s the whole thing. Aladdin and queerbaiting)
If we skip over the Aladdin bits (the entire plot line yes it’s as basic as it sounds) all there is is some forced relationship between Diana and Steve to cover up the blatant queerbaiting and, I would argue, homophobia. It’s so incredibly obvious that Barbara is in love with Diana, even though she apparently falls in love “every day, all the time” (which feeds into some harmful stereotypes about bisexuality, by the way), and yet the screenwriters try to play it off like Barbara just really admires her. I was 100% sure that Barbara was going to wish that Diana fall in love with her, but she instead wanted to be like Diana? Yes, she’s insecure, that was made blazingly obvious, but she was in love with Diana, and Diana had just told her how much she enjoyed Barbara just the way she is. Generally people don’t change what others, especially those they are attracted to, like about them. And there ends the romance. Not even a hint at the date the two went on, nothing about the feelings between the two. Steve shows up, and Barbara is no longer an interesting or relevant character. In fact, she’s killed at the end of the movie. Way to dive headfirst into the pool of kill your gays (electrocute them if you want to be vague about whether or not they’re actually dead). To top it off, Steve just is gone an hour after he was resurrected. Steve just showed up to ruin Diana’s relationship and mental health, cuz I’m sure it wasn’t at all traumatizing to lose the love off your life twice, the second time pretty much directly killing him.
Other little things I’m pissed about:
1. Lack of diversity. The first Wonder Woman movie had an incredibly diverse cast, and WW84 had the only main character as a POC be the villain.
2. We never learned more about the Amazons. Woah, they do the Olympics and don’t like cheating, so what? Where’s the deep delve into Amazonian culture that we got in the first film? Why didn’t Diana ever go back to Themyscira?
3. The whole plot is just Aladdin if the genie was evil. That’s it. I’m sure you’ve all seen those posts of “be careful if you meet a genie, they’re evil and manipulative”
4. There was almost no mythology. Nothing. Just 30 seconds of babbling about the “language of the Gods” and the “God of lies” no explanation, no backstory, just a throwaway explanation about how the wishing could vaguely go along with the theme. We didn’t even get any resolution about that? Considering Ares apparently killed all the Gods, I wasn’t really expecting any Godly intervention from whoever that God of lies was, but there was absolutely nothing about what happened to the rock. How did it get out of Max? Did every single person in the world take back their wish, cuz that’s unrealistic. If even one person kept their wish, what happened to the rock. It probably didn’t reform? What happened to the magic???
5. That beautiful suit of armor that’s in all the promo pics, posters, the most iconic part of the trailer? That was there for literally 10 minutes and built into the plot solely for the cameo in the end credits scene. And not even well? The armor was supposedly built to withstand the world? It was torn to shred in 30 seconds, in a fight against a woman with brand new powers she doesn’t know how to work and exactly zero fighting experience. A cheetah hybrid scientist destroyed that armor in 30 seconds flat and you expect me to believe it held back the whole of mankind?
6. Where’s the fun feminism of the first movie? No talk about how women are great? Two and a half hours and the best you can do is the villain beating up the dick who was catcalling and assaulting her and framing it as an evil thing? The entire movie Diana and Barbara were being catcalled and harassed by men who thought they’re gorgeous. Absolutely they don’t have to respond to these men. They don’t have to stick up for themselves to prove that they’re worthwhile. Good for them for ignoring the jerks. But when the only instance of a woman sticking up for herself in the whole film is framed as an evil deed, it’s a bit sketch.
7. The fight scene between Barbara and Diana at the end when Barbara is a Cats movie reject was incredibly boring and not at all riveting and iconic like the fight scenes in the first movie. In fact, every fight scene in WW84 was really flat. It felt like there was a lot of effort put into dampening Diana’s powers. In the first movie Diana was a dynamic and strong individual who had friends who, while not as powerful as her, were important to ending the conflict. In WW84 Diana did everything (except for stopping the mall heist) really poorly, and relied on Steve to get her out of nearly all of her tight spots. For how bad of a character he was, you’d think he wouldn’t do a lot in the movie, but he was constantly saving Diana. Then Diana couldn’t even do anything against Max, it was all the people reversing their wishes. Considering she literally killed a God in the first movie, you’d think she could do something about a man-rock.
tl:dr, it’s an Aladdin remake with queerbaiting and bad plot
#ww84#ww84 spoilers#ww84 review#wonder woman 1984#wonder woman 1984 spoilers#dc#queerbaiting#homophobia#screenwriting#movie#review
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Hey just for fun , I want to know what was the worst HO moments for you ? like it physically / mentally did something to you ? // A lot of people are saying the yacht pics but I'm going to go with the wedding ones because it was just the shock factor of it all. So fucking abrupt, yet I actually personally had a feeling about it since the H and O trailer set pics came out, but I always brushed if off because "she just got out of a relationship and had two kids and he's too young for her haha it's never gonna happen" and boom, it came in like a wrecking ball and we never saw it coming though the hints were already there.
Due to my timezone, I was in bed and I was almost about to go to sleep and scrolling on my phone because that helps me sleep, and then I saw the pictures all of a sudden. It all clicked and honestly, for a moment I believed it was real because I was on the hellhole that it Twitter and they were already screaming "boyfriendrry!!", so I needed to go to my balcony, take a break from life and have an existential crisis as I stared at the world outside.
Like Harry, there's a couple billion in the whole world(yes I was quoting One Direction, I was down BAD lol) and you only found that hag to hold hands with now? Seriously? You could literally get anyone if you wanted, I mean you're Harry Styles, and THIS is what you settle for? Disappointing, I must say.
It was the first "relationship" of Harry I ever witnessed in live time since I got into the fandom and I always got bad vibes from Olivia since the start, she always seemed like a white performative feminist to me and her connections with Weinstein, but everyone else loved her and also she was involved with some great projects so I went with it. However that night was well, extremely turbulent for me.
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“Project Power”- Add it to the list, Jamie :)
In these tense times of protests, economic woes, demon sperm,
and mad scientists giving us advice on how to stay safe
(Psssh, plus he’s a Nationals fan? Smh... that monster),
it's natural for us to call out for a hero.
I know that I'm first on your list (If you don’t know, get it together, I'm practically "Black Dynamite", especially since I haven't seen a barber in forever)
, and I'm flattered, but I'm a busy man. Much like common sense, I may not always be around to lend a hand.
You might want to turn to The Avengers, but
- yeah. They're kinda done without a leader.
NEXT!
Batman?
But is it the old, sad Ben Batman?
- or...
... whatever the hell this is? Batman has got issues right now.
NEXT!
Politici... Ha! Sorry, I can't even... Ha! Just no.
NEXT!
Firefighters!
Sure, but unless your place is on fire or you're having a bachelorette party, they won't be of much use.
Somehow, next up is Jamie Foxx.
Yeah, I couldn't believe it either, but there he is - "Project Power".
Let's look at the official description of the movie shall we -
"A former soldier teams up with a cop to find the source behind a dangerous pill that provides temporary superpowers."
Seems like it should be a fun, yet awful movie right??
I'm not even gonna bullshit you. This movie is awful, but not in the fun way.
It's a Grade F, and that's that.
For starters, the trope-filled story never gets off the ground. I still don't know why or how it doesn't, but I was never invested in this flick. There's no depth to it. It's just those two, and a teenager, bypassing law enforcement to tackle the war on drugs.
This war starts with a character named "Newt", played by music artist (previously a rapper) / actor, Machine Gun Kelly.
There are certain actors that consistently make poor choices for movies that they're in. It's to the point where if you see them in a trailer, you know that the movie is going to be bad. Now, he's not one of those actors, because you can't call what he does "acting". But, he is always one of the reasons why the movie he's in will be bad.
If you're unfamiliar with his bad choices, here's a brief recap:
*Making music
*Beefing with Eminem
(this is not a pic of him from the movie, it's what happened to him once Em launched his diss track at MGK
- goodbye "rap career")
*Dating Megan Fox
Even his character made poor decisions.
*Here's him drinking a big gulp, obnoxiously loud during a drug dealing meeting (I imagine Trump doing that in meetings).
*Then, his character has his own name written on his own door, WHEN THE COPS ARE LOOKING FOR HIM!
That's just amateur back-in-the-day cartoon villain stuff, right?? Back when they had giant evil lairs.
Plus, he can't be a very good dealer, being that we don't see all that many people using this drug. If this were real, I imagine that everyone would
at least try it; especially the way our world is going right now. Granny would replace the hard candy in her jar with power pills.
I could go on and on, but I digress.
Joseph Gordon what's-his-face was good,
but like most of the characters in this movie, he was one dimensional.
He's a renegade cop who will doing anything to get this ridiculous drug of the streets. Anything includes taking the drug
himself to even the odds. The other cops know that he's doing it too! How do they see him doing something blatantly against the law that they serve and... oh wait.
Then, they've got the black teenage girl, who's facing real systemic racism, who focuses way too much on her rap skills rather than school work.
Whom adults also feel to need to take out of school and put her in life-threatening situations.
And Jamie Foxx...
let's just review a few of the times in which he played an action role.
That’s him a lil behind Josh Lucas. Who’s that, you ask? - exactly.
Here he played a sick violinist... I think. It’s been a while. But, I remember him physically fighting with Robert Downey Jr (him in the back), so we’re adding to the action list:)
Here he is behind another white dude. And a another movie that we forgot about.
Here he is behind the white dude again... at least we know that white dude.
Lemme look at the poster for “Project Power” again -
aaaaah, see, now it makes sense to me why Gordon Joseph whatever-his-name-is looks so confused in the poster.
He’s like “Jamie, aren’t you supposed to be behind me?”
There are a few more, but we’ll end with this one...
Yeaaaaah... *sigh* Yeaaaaah. Let’s put that back in the vault.
Idk...
Somehow Tom Cruise, who's almost 60 and 5 foot 2 is so much more believable as an action star than Jamie Foxx.
Don't ask me how. It's one of the great mysteries of our time.
Oh right! - There WAS “Django Unchained”,
but that had the absurdities of Quentin Tarantino and some comedy in it.
Maybe if they didn't take "Project Power" so seriously it would have worked.
I mean it's about drugs that give people temporary superpowers. Drugs already give people powers (kinda):
1) Super Balance - idk about where y’all live, but here in Baltimore, there are leaners in every alley way exhibiting this power.
2) The ability to make your problems dis... well, not really disappear, but... you get the idea.
3) And loss of teeth! How about that one??! Pick them up, and use them as projectiles? YEAH!
But, these SUPER powers in the movie are more like speed, strength, fire, ice, all of the regulars.
The effects at times were good,
but at other times it looked like a bad video game; with the dumbass boss fight as well.
Don't waste your time, people. I was hoping for Funny-Bad, but I got Sad-Bad. You know?? I kept thinking
"*sigh* Oh, Jamie."
Have any of you seen "The Boys"?
(a dark, but funny take on superheroes)
They could have done something like that. Jamie Foxx is hilarious, and that Gordon Joseph guy is pretty funny as well. Be creative. Be raw.
But, nope. They had to tell us a serious tale of a world where drug addicts have super powers, and comedians are our only
hope for protection.
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A white animation student’s take on Soul and POC cartoons
This got long but there’s lots of pretty pictures to go with it.
Hi, I’m Shire and I’m as white as a ripped-off Pegasus prancing on a stolen van. Feel free to add to my post, especially if you are poc. The next generation of animators needs your voice now more than ever.
My opinion doesn’t matter as much here because I’m not part of the people being represented.
But I am part of the people to whom this film is marketed, and as the market, I think I should be Very Aware of what media does to me.
And as the future of animation, I need to do something with what I know.
I am very white. I have blue eyes and long blond hair. I’ve seen countless protagonists, love interests, moms, and daughters that look like me. If I saw an animated character that looks like me turn into a creature for the majority of a movie, I would cheer. Bring it on! I have plenty of other representation that tells me I’m great just the way I am, and I don’t need to change to be likable.
The moment Soul’s premise was released, many people of color expressed mistrust and disappointment on social media. Let me catch you up on the plot according to the new (march 2020) trailer. (It’s one of those dumb modern trailers that tells you the entire plot of the movie including the climax; so I recommend only watching half of it)
Our protagonist, Joe Gardner, has a rich (not in the monetary sense) and beautiful life. He has dreams! He wants to join a jazz band! So far his life looks, to me, comforting, amazing, heartfelt, and real. I’m excited to learn about his family and his music.
Some Whoknowswhat happens, and he enters a dimension where everyone, himself included, is represented by glowing, blue, vaguely humanoid creatures. They’re adorable! But they sure as heck aren’t brown. The most common response seems to be dread at the idea of the brown human protagonist spending the majority of his screen time as a not-brown, not-human creature.
The latest trailer definitely makes that look pretty darn true. He does spend most of the narrative - chronologically - as a blob.
but
That isn’t the same as his screen time.
From the look of the trailer, Joe and his not-yet-born-but-already-tired-of-life soul companion tour Joe’s story in all of its brown-skinned, human-shaped, life-loving glory. The movie is about life, not about magic beans that sing and dance about burping (though I won’t be surprised if that happens too.)
Basically! My conclusion is “it’s not as bad as it looked at first, and it looks like a wonderful story.”
but
That doesn’t mean it’s ok.
Yes, Soul is probably going to be a really important and heartfelt story about life, the goods, the bads, the dreams, and the bonds. That story uses a fun medium to view that life; using bright, candy-bowl colors and a made-up world to draw kids in with their parents trailing behind.
It’s a great story and there’s no reason to not create a black man for the lead role. There’s no reason not to give this story to people of color. It’s not a white story. This is great!
Except...
we’ve kind of
done this
a lot
The Book of Life and Coco also trade in their brown-skinned cast for a no-skinned cast, but I don’t know enough about Mexican culture to say those are bad and I haven't picked up on much pushback to those. There’s more nuance there, I think.
I cut the above pics together to show how the entire ensemble changes along with the protagonist. We can lose entire casts of poc. Emperor's New Groove keeps its cast as mostly human so at least we have Pacha
And while the animals they interact with might be poc-coded, there’s nothing very special or affirming about “animals of color.”
So, Soul.
Are we looking at the same thing here?
It’s no secret by now that this is an emerging pattern in animation. But not all poc-starring animated films have this same problem. We have Moana! With deuteragonists (basically co-protagonists) of color, heck yeah.
Aladdin... Pocahontas... The respect those films have for their depicted culture is... an essay for another time. Mulan fits here too. the titular characters’ costars are either white, or blue, and/or straight up animals. But hey, they don’t turn into animals, and neither do the supporting cast/love interests.
Dreamworks’ Home (2015) is also worth mentioning as a poc-led film where the deuteragonist is kind of a purple blob. But the thing I like a lot about Home is that it’s A Nice Story, where there’s no reason for the protagonist to not be poc, so she is poc. Spiderverse has a black lead with a white (or masked, or animal) supporting cast. But, spiderverse also has Miles’ dad, mom, uncle, and Penny Parker.
I’d like to see more of that.
And less of this
if you’re still having trouble seeing why this is a big deal, let’s try a little what-if scenario.
This goes out to my fellow white girls (including LGBTA white girls, we are not immune to propaganda racism)
imagine for a second you live in a world where animation is dominated to the point of almost total saturation by protagonist after protagonist who are boys/men. You do get the occasional woman-led film, but maybe pretend that 30 to 40 percent of those films are like
(We’re pretending for a second that Queen Eleanor was the protagonist, because I couldn’t think of any animated movies where the white lady protagonist turns into and stays an animal for the majority of the film)
Or, white boys and men, how would you feel if your most popular and marketable representation was this?
Speaking of gender representation, binary trans and especially nonbinary trans people are hard pressed to find representation of who they are without the added twist of Lizard tails or horns and the hand-waving explanation of “this species doesn’t do gender” But again, that’s a different essay.
Let’s look at what we do have. In reality, we (white people) have so much representation that having a fun twist where we spend most of the movie seeing that person in glimpses between colorful, glittering felt characters that reflect our inner selves is ok.
Wait, that aesthetic sounds kind of familiar...
But I digress. Inside Out was a successful and honestly helpful and important movie. I have no doubt in my mind that Soul will meet and surpass it in quality and and in message.
There is nothing wrong with turning your protagonist of color into an animal or blob for most of their own movie.
But it’s part of a larger pattern, and that pattern tells people of color that their skin would be more fun if it was blue, or hairy, or slimy, or something. It’s fine to have films like that because heck yeah it would be fun to be a llama. But it’s also fun to not be a llama. It’s fun to be a human. It’s fun to be yourself. I don’t think children of color are told that enough.
At least, not by mainstream studios.
(The Breadwinner, produced by Cartoon Saloon)
It’s not like all these mainstream poc movies are the result of racist white producers who want us to equate people of color with animals. In fact, most of those movies these days have people of color very high up, as directors, writers, or at the very least, a pool of consultants of color.
These movies aren’t evil. They aren’t even that intrinsically racist (Pocahontas can go take a hike and rethink its life, but we knew that.) It’s that we need more than just the shape-shifting narratives of our non-white protagonists.
It’s not like there isn’t an enormous pool of ideas, talent, visions and scripts already written and waiting to be produced. There is.
But they somehow don’t make it past the head executives, way above any creative team, who make the decisions, aiming not for top-of-the-line stories, but for the Bottom line of sales.
When Disney acquired Pixar, their main takeover was in the merchandising department. The main target for their merchandise are, honestly, white children.
So is it much of a surprise
that they are more often greenlighting things palatable for as many “discerning” mothers as possible?
I saw just as many Tiana dolls as frog toys on the front page of google, so don’t worry too much about The Princess And The Frog. Kids love her. But I didn’t find any human figures of Kenai from Brother Bear, except for dolls wearing a bear suit.
So. What do I think of Soul?
I think it’s going to be beautiful. I think it’s going to be a great movie.
But I also think people of color deserve more.
Let’s take one more look at the top people who went into making this movie.
Of the six people listed here, five are white. Kemp Powers, one of the screenplay writers, is black.
It’s cool to see women reaching power within the animation industry, but this post isn’t about us.
We need to replace the top execs and get more projects greenlit that send the message that african, asian, latinix, middle eastern, and every other non-white ethnicity is perfect and relatable as the humans they were meant to be.
Disney is big enough that they can - and therefore should - take risks and produce movies that aren’t as “marketable” simply because art needs to be made. People need to be loved.
Come on, millennials and Gen Z. We can do better.
We Will do better.
TLDR: A lot of mainstream animation turns its protagonists of color into animals or other creatures. I (white) don’t think that’s a bad thing, except for the fact that we don’t get enough poc movies that AREN’T weird. Support Soul; it’s not going to be as bad as you think. It’s probably gonna be really good. Let’s make more good movies about people of color that stay PEOPLE of color.
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my thoughts on the croods 2 so far
based on literally NOTHING but the trailer so even i’m taking all this with a grain of salt
the art:
GOOD: the colors are gorgeous. TC was always a vibrantly breathtaking movie and luckily the second seems to be the same
BAD: i’m disappointed with the clothes. at the end of the first movie, the croods excluding guy got huge wardrobe changes to highlight they were not the same people they were in the beginning. but sadly the sequel seems to have??? cut that out entirely as the family are in their caveman clothes again.
GOOD: i like how the faces are more...... refined? the eyes look more natural and have neater lines. and i also like that the face shapes have been tweaked a little too. those that needed sharper features (eep’s face in the first movie was literally a circle) got them, and those that needed smoother and more rounded features (guy used to have the Anime Triangle Jaw) got them too.
BAD: this also comes with a negative though. as someone already pointed out, although their faces look neater, they also look a little too neat. all of guy’s blemishes are gone. actually, everyones blemishes are gone.
BAD: also, their hair! in the first movie, everybody’s hair is messy. it’s the wilderness! they don’t have combs. but in the trailer, guy’s hair looks like it was literally put into a straightener. and this is before he went through the betterman transformation. a side by side of what they did to guy (they butchered my boy!!) is in the post i already linked. it’s nuts
GOOD: another thing about the character designs i DID like was ugga. most of the girls/women’s faces in the first movie were round, soft, and wide eyed. ugga’s face in the trailer now has more variation to it. she has high, sharp cheekbones, her eyes are narrower, chin more pointed. the women do not just have “soft” facial features anymore. i like that theres more variety between them.
GOOD: i love the farm and domesticated animals. the wildlife has always always been one of my favorite things about the world of the croods and they deliver on it once again (black and white furry elephants!!!)
BAD: there’s a downside to this part too tho and i will direct all of that towards douglas. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO HIM?!?!? he looks completely different in a bad way. he looks simple. i look at douglas in the trailer and see an easy-to-make toy. the colors are simple and no longer ombré, his teeth are more rounded and claws nonexistent. he doesn’t look anything like a tiny crocodile creature anymore, and more like a toy store plushie come to life. look at him in the trailer and then look at him in a pic from the first movie and then look me in my eyes and tell me they didn’t ruin my boy.
now about the actual plot:
BAD: why are the croods “searching for a perfect place to call home”? why is guy so eager to stay at the farm?? yes, guy is an inventor so new technology would interest him, but he was way more focused and concerned abt making it to Tomorrow. at the end of the first movie, they all agreed to become nomads and stay on the move, following the sun. a theme they explored was that home was not a place/“a cave”, and is actually just about being with the people you love. so why would they want to..... settle all of a sudden? eep ofc still wants to get out and grug doesn’t like strange things, but the others are like in love with the place?? i have to say with all these things so far it’s almost like they’re trying to scrap the end of the first movie entirely and just base the sequel off the beginning to middle sections. which is kinda disheartening since the end was so beautiful and made me tear up.
GOOD: i like that there’s another family, especially a mom, dad, and a daughter. i LOVE the fact that eep now has a friend her age and it looks like they develop a great relationship!! i desperately hope the same happens with ugga and the mom, and maybe grug and the other dad can bond too. all 3 of them, while having extremely different lifestyles, have very similar roles, and could confide in and relate to one another.
BAD: again, my biggest concern is the backtrack. in the trailer, grug is wary and upset with his family for growing attached to strangers. just like he was in the first movie with guy. “i don’t know if cave people belong in a modern world” they’re not cave people anymore. they’ve already developed past that in the first movie. “this place is changing everyone” grug is still afraid of change?!?? he got over this in the first movie too! so not only have they backtracked with the clothes, but also with the character arcs. this is a little worrying. how loosely connected is this sequel??
GOOD: nonetheless, i do think the croods encountering farmers is interesting. so far, they’ve only known that you can either be a caveman or a nomad. being neither is an entirely new concept to them, and it will be interesting to see how they deal with this third lifestyle.
BAD: WHAT HAPPENED TO RIDING THE SUN?!? i’m sorry, i’m just struggling to wrap my head around why the croods would be so ready to settle down. they had a plan. they were gonna follow the sun until they “caught it” and then ride it to Tomorrow. so what happened? especially with guy?!?!? that was literally his life’s most important goal. sooo.....????????
GOOD: while i was busting a lung, one of my friends suggested that the plot this time could be about “remembering one’s roots”. like how the theme for the first movie was that change and moving forward is good, so the sequel could now be about how, although progress is good, it’s also important to remember where you come from. i think this could be an interesting storyline if they do it right.
extra thoughts:
BAD: where are the other pets? the owl bear? the liyotes?? the land whale??? they didn’t go extinct bc the croods rode off into the sunrise with them. so Where Are They?????? did they get erased to?
GOOD: i definitely like the revamped betterman designs. apparently they looked completely different before and i very much prefer their looks now. i’m tired of the “blond, conventionally attractive character(s) think they’re better than others” trope. the bettermans look more like regular people and take pride in the technology they’ve created. i especially like how racially ambiguous they are, as i know this was one of the points the first movie got praised on too. (i do think goth!dawn wouldve been a cool contrast to eep’s bubbliness tho)
NEUTRAL: okay so this is based on both the trailer and fan theories. ive seen a few people wonder if the bettermans are actually guy’s long lost family since they look a lot like him, especially with their affinity for technology. while i don’t think this is a bad theory, i don’t know if i’d want it? idk it’s hard for me to explain but it feels like we’ve already covered guy and his family’s past. can you even imagine the convo lol. guy: “omg you guys are alive!!? i thought you’d been gruesomely drowned to death by tar!!!” / them: “oh no we just hopped right out of that. so anyways” like?!?!??? idk it would just feel...... idk. i think it’s unnecessary. (the theory that dawn is their adopted daughter and is actually guy’s last remaining relative/sister is interesting tho)
conclusion:
good total -> 8 points
bad total -> also 8 points
final thoughts -> so yeah. all in all i’m excited for this!! i love the croods and the themes and subtle little touches they had in the first movie, and am interested to see what they do in the second. unfortunately, it looks like a few things got retconned which is very concerning. i both like and dislike the new art/designs, and am very interested in the dynamic between the bettermans and the croods.
and reminder: i’m taking even my own first impression with a grain of salt (a very, very tiny one) since we’ve seen literally only one trailer so far. these are just my thoughts based on what we have. they might change as more things get released, or they might stay solid. who knows! anything goes until the movie actually comes out.
(also pink!belt will be the death of me)
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Fate Episode Two
Last time on Fate: Silva was surprisingly interesting, Stella was surprisingly pitiable, and Terra was surprisingly badass. What surprises await in episode two?
In which we have a magic class.
Promising start, Silva and Dowling walking in beautiful Irish landscape, talkin’ worldbuilding! The “Blackwoods massacre.” Silva killed thirteen, or at least helped kill thirteen.
They’re going to check on the Burned One they have doped to the gills and locked up in a shed. Dowling is going to read its mind and hopes to find it’s the only one around. Dowling crouches down by the Burned One and her eyes glow silver. So she’s a Mind Fairy like Musa, I guess. She gets flashes of the Burned One killing the shepherd and chasing Bloom.
But WE know Beatrix came and woke this Burned One up, so we weren’t surprised when it leaps for the grownups!
Opening sequence! Still good music.
Bloom waking up. Aisha’s already been up for hours. Aisha suggests, “get up! Be excited! Today you get to learn to use your magic!”
Waking up montage! Musa and Terra being friendly. Terra asks Musa if she can detect lies or “social niceties” heh. A sensible question, Terra! But Mua’s not a lie detector, just emotions. But it seems like she can feel every single emotion Terra feels in realtime, which… how would you LIVE? How far is her range, if it’s just the closest person the school should’ve giver her her own room, if it’s all the girls how has she not gone completely barmy by now?
And of course Musa isn’t a walking lie detector, this show is going to have a “but who summoned the Burned Ones” plot and lie detection would mean no Plot!
Terra’s changind in the bathroom and Aisha comes in and sits down on the toilet just right in front of her and then strips and hits the shower also right in front of her. O_o Terra flusters and looks away, clearly full of shame about her own body compared to Aisha’s. Poor Terra. Aisha seems oblivious, she just asks if anyone’s seen Stella.
Cut to Stella walk of shame coming in.
Musa: ‘That outfit looks similar to yesterday’s. Same designer?”
Buuuurn! Ok, that’s mean but after Stella’s “they expect me to care about how I look” last episode Musa is kinda delivering karma here.
Bloom hears them talking and comes out of her room to say the Burned One took the portal ring. Stella’s upset. Musa: “Calm down, princess.”
Yep, Stella’s a princess! “My mom is the queen and the ring you lost is one of the crown jewels of Solaria. That might not mean much to a First Worlder so feel free to ask your suitemate how much of a screwup that is!”
Aisha brings the logic: “Almost as big as giving it to her in the first place.’
They say Dowling has the Burned One locked up, if it was loose in the First World even for a little while that’d be a disaster. Stella dribbles the idiot ball saying nobody should tell dowling about the ring, she’ll figure out what to do after class. “and can someone make sure Terra knows that? She can never keep her mouth shut.” and Stella opens the door and there’s happy Terra squirming into a vest that looks like it doesn’t fit but sunny as a daisy.
Cut to Beatrix with her hair down walking up some stairs. She’s going to Dowling’s office again, to “see if she needs an escort” down to the stone circle where the first-year class is being held. But obviously she really came hoping nobody would be there so she could snoop. Also, beatrix has an interesting pendant that might be magic or not. I don’t think they had a big prop budget in this show; the portal ring wasn’t much.
Outside Iiiiiireland! Green! Waterfall! And here’s the stone circle! it’s not very big, the stones are low and the dolmens are actally seats. The first year class is less than twenty people, though we do see a few of fate’s minor fairies in the shot. Dowling has “the vessel’ a big silver dish, maybe two foot wide. Beatrix could’ve been trying to get her hands on that too.
Dowling teaches: “Magic lives in the very fabric of nature. And here in our circle of stone it’s magnified. The vessel tests your ability to channel that magic. Further down the line you may learn to connect with other elements but your first year is all about the element you were born with...”
And here the girls show off their powers as in the trailer.
“Earth. Soil, sand, rock, and all manner of plant life.” terra looks so happy as she coaxes ivy vines up.
“Water. The lakes and oceans of the world, or the molecules that exist in all organisms around us.’ So could Aisha do bloodbending? Or pull water out of a person ‘til they drop from dehydration? How dark is this show gonna go?
“The mind. Thoughts, memories, dreams.” Poor Musa just holds a bubble of ripply air and her eyes glow purple. They could at least have given her some glowy lines around her eyes like Psyloche or Jean Grey in her pre-fiery incarnations. And yeah, “mind” instead of ‘spirit’ for the sixth element it does WORK it just...
“I know! Let’s base magic on the traditional magical elements! That’ll be a fresh new take!” Said every fantasy showrunner ever. Smh. One of the cool things in Winx was that it opened way more possibilities. Telekinetic-flute Musa would’ve been more fun than this Musa whose power so far just makes her and Terra’s roommate life difficult. I hope there’s good plot reason for it all later.
“Air. Speed, temperature, sound, its power. And electrical properties.” Beatrix stretches lightning between her hands and smirks and sideeyes like the villainess she thinks she is. So is Beatrix The Flash? Can she create phantom sounds, maybe mimic voices? Freeze people? Be nice if she could freeze people, give her one of Icy’s tricks. And if she can throw lightning… uh, that’s a lot of powers for one person. Who is a baddie.
“Whatever your element, the emotions underlying it are the same for all fairies.”
Bloom gets up to take her turn. Her eyes flame up but she’s not getting much more than sparks. The other students look at each other and snicker. Dowling says, ‘focus on clear, positive feelings.” and Aisha like a bonehead says, ‘What about your parents? Focus on how much you love them?” Aisha, not ten minutes ago in this episode Bloom told you she was trying not to have feelings about this changeling thing. You’re an idiot.
Bloom says it’s not working. Dowling says feel don’t think, and Musa singsongs something to Aisha that I couldn’t catch after rewinding 3 times. Finally Bloom just says, ‘It’s not happening, can we please move on?” and we cut to class being over and they’re all leaving.
Bloom says to Dowling, ‘I’m either on the verge of killing everyone or I can barely light a match.” Dowling says she just needs a clear mind, “Distraction can cause magic to be erratic.”
And then Dowling says, “So we have exercise classes, meditation classes, and I’ve signed you up to talk with a specialist fairy councilor to help you figure out your relationship with your parents...” oh wait, no she doesn’t. She turns away.
Bloom bursts out, ‘Am I a changeling?” and says how Aisha told her. Dowling’s face confirms it. ‘i didn’t want to burden you with too much too quickly.
Bloom: “So instead you let me learn from teenagers, the most gentle and reliable sources of information.’ Ahahahaha! Love it! So self aware.
Dowling admits that was not ideal, then snaps at Bloom when she says, ‘Ya think?” Bloom deflates. She asks who her real parents are but Dowling doesn’t know. Just, ‘Come to class every day, you focus, you learn, you grow. Eventually the answers will come.” She turns away.
Bloom: “Cryptic and vague just like everything else in this place.” Iknowright? I’m starting to feel less like Dowling is sus and more like Dowling is just a bad teacher. Why was there no, “And I will help you find out.’ Dowling suspects Bloom is a very important changeling and knows her magic can be very destructive, why isn’t she working harder to get Bloom what she needs to become an emotionally put-together nondangerous fairy?
We go from here to the Specialists doing martial arts! Sky and Riven are watching Dane and a girl face off. Apparently last year Riven was kind of a hopeless case until sky befriended him.
Sky goes off to see Stella, who’s coming over, and Riven gets up to creepy-flirt with Dane. Apparently Dane accidentally putting a like on one of Riven’s sexy pics is something that could ruin him before the whole school? I guess it could out him. There is something sexual in Riven’s menacing, he’s sitting right next to Dane with their faces close together.
And then Riven un-creeps completely and starts giving Dane advice about “chose your friends wisely, focus. Being a good specialist is about strategy not how big and strong you are.” then he calls a big specialist named Mikey over for a bout and takes him down handily. He turns to Dane with a big wholesome grin, “You see?”
Uh. I guess Riven is your standard perv; when he’s not being creepy he’s very likeable. Makes you want him to not be the kind of guy he so clearly is.
Over with Sky, Stella’s asking him where they might keep the Burned One. Sky says he’ll break out the maps, and suggests they tell Dowling. But Dowling took an oath to the queen, and if the queen found out Stella lost the ring… Stella looks teary-scared. What of, exactly? She hugs Sky and maybe it’s just my pity for this poor washed-out Stella but I do get the vibe that she’s not being a queen bee, she’s scared and Sky is helping her and it’s not about romance. Then silva comes over and she covers it up with, “so just let me know about the Celtic runes quiz when you find out. Thanks Sky.”
Huh. Using earth runes for Otherworld magic. I feel an extra post about this comin’ on.
Stella leaves. Silva doesn’t even have to give Sky a look, Sky says, ‘you don’t have to lecture me, I’m lecturing myself for it in my head.’ Heh. And Silva says, ‘My guess is you would ignore your own lectures as well.’ Hah! And they have a great little teacher-student chat. Silva promised Sky’s dad to look after him, and the famous Andreas of Eraklyon would’ve said the same thing but with more profanity. Heh.
Is Sky’s dad dead? I got the vibe he died in the last magic battle with the Burned Ones but I don’t think they’ve actually said it. Anyway, good lil scene there, show!
We go now to Bloom’s room where she has, ooh! A spell book! Of Celtic runes! It’s a fat book, and ok I only know the Norse runes but there’s only 24 of ‘em and you could maybe squeeze out a few pages of meanings and uses for each one plus readings and ok if you added lots and LOTS of spells... And the Celts didn’t use runes, strictly speaking, they used the Ogham alphabet which is basically runes being an alphabet of straight lines but it does have its own name.
Her other book is called Magical Flora and Fauna.
While she unpacks these books from her bag Bloom is on the phone with her mom. Bloom describes her roommate as, ‘Perfect. Overachiever, athlete, morning person...’ and mom says, ‘and you get to spend so much time with her...” just savoring it, but in a joking way. This conversation was very sweet. And Bloom’s mom has a watch set to Switzerland time so she knows it’s time for Bloom to go to bed. that’s really sweet. It’s clear Bloom’s parents do love her, but how regular were meltdowns like the one that set the house on fire? Like Riven, people can be both great people and horrible people.
And they are so unlike Mike and Vanessa that I’m not calling them Mike and Vanessa. Fate clearly didn’t mean for them to be the same characters.
Late afternoon outside. Beatrix approaches Riven and enlists him to break into Dowling’s office because he seems like a “proper delinquent.” and also “because you’re a guy and I’m hot.” Pfft! Uh. Go, Beatrix? Own your power? “Or did I underestimate the depth of your character?” Heh. Beatrix heads off without waiting for Riven’s answer.
In the cafeteria Aisha and Musa get dinner. Aisha is wearing a bright yellow ankle-length skirt what is with the costumes in this show! At least Musa’s got her appropriately colored red jacket. She talks about her power being always on and how that makes crowded places a nightmare, and reads some people’s minds. Then she reads one guy’s mind and meaningful music plays. What is this?
They go sit with Terra and Bloom and Aisha is again on the ball trying to help Bloom figure out her emotions so she can control her magic because she’s worried bloom’s too distracted by the changeling thing. And yeah everybody knows about that now.
Terra: “Oh is that why you were freaking out about the vessel that makes so much sense because that’s about the easiest assignment we’ll have aaaaand I’m making it worse.” Musa had to signal Terra to shut up, but good save. The girls are being nice to each other, I like that. Aisha is epically bad at the skill of helping, but she is trying to help. Gee, if only there were school councilors who had studied the skill of helping!
Stella and Sky come over with a map of Alfea and Terra starts pointing out all the locations and starts a story from her childhood and even Stella’s glare won’t shut her up.
Sky sits down by Bloom and asks if she’s ok after last night. “I think you’re freaking out and pretending you’re not.”
Poor Stella can’t decide who she hates more, chattering Terra or talkin’-to-my-guy Bloom! Hope Stella gets her head on straight about Sky soon. After Musa and Riven in season 8 my eyes have run out of roll. 9_9
They figure out the likliest place for the Burned One to be chained up and Stella says, “We just have to go there and get my ring.” But Musa and Aisha say this isn’t a “we” problem, more of a “you” problem. Stella pulls out her worst side and says to Bloom, “But ‘I’ didn’t lose it.” and Bloom’s down to go. Even knowing she has no control over her magic. But the Burned One is chained up and drugged with some oil that Terra’s father makes. Called Zambak or something. They can maybe get some more. that’s sensible. Nasty Stella says, ‘thank you Terra, thank you Bloom for taking responsibility, and everyone else thanks for… nothing.’ and smirks and gathers up her map.
Yeesh, Stella’s catty!
Also, how do they know Dowling and Sliva haven’t already searched the Burned One? Do Burned Ones have pockets? And Burned Ones carry a disease that kills you if you get scratched by one, so is it even safe to touch them at all? Does Stella have a plan for a magical hazmat suit or something? Have y’all really thought this through?
I think Bloom stealth rolls her eyes at the cattyness, and then she goes outside. To what looks like a hedge maze with a pond where IS this place? Sky follows and says, ‘You don’t have to go along with what Stella says just because she’s got a… strong personality.” But Bloom’s mind is made up which makes her also a strong personality.
Sky awkwardly explains he dated Stella last year and they had a rough breakup, trying to set out his situation for Bloom so she won’t think he’s ‘that guy’ but Bloom sensibly points out they only met yesterday and she already has enough complication in her life.
Meanwhile our conspirators are working out Dowling’s schedule in a library somewhere. Riven knows already! Dowling’s secretary is named Callan.
And Riven is trying soooo hard to prove he’s a bad boy. Hood up, pouring booze from a decanter, saying he smokes weed with his vape. If you gotta try that hard, you have already failed.
Beatrix meanwhile is petting the books. She’s not after test answers, she’s beyond the stuff they teach. She wants secrets. “the history of this place is a lot darker than Dowling an the rest of the faculty want us to know.’
Riven: “So wait you’re like some hot fucked-up history nerd.’ Heh.
And Beatrix comes over and sits on Riven and the camera thankfully doesn’t make us watch them making out!
Musa’s in the cafeteria, she detects that guy again. She follows him-- to a closed door.
Bloom’s gone back to the stone circle! The vessel is still there, which seems stealable, and we see it’s full of crystals. Bloom opens her red notebook and we see her notes “clear mind = emotional control + stronger magic” and “positive magic > lasts longer.” But just as she starts trying to summon fire…
“I hear you’re broken. In more ways than one.” Stella, that was mean and that costume does nothing for you. Are long skirts in style in Italy? Heck, they could be in style in America for all I know, I haven’t seen other people in ten months.
Stella briefly acts nice, telling Bloom her notes are the problem magic has to come by feel. Then she turns and starts a mocking list of things she thinks Bloom might have listed as sources of positive emotion. Then Stella goes for the changeling thing, and pushes Bloom to use her rage to call fire. Bloom summons fire and jumps back. Stella says, ‘What? You think you’re done?” So Stella is going to just abuse Bloom to get her magic working? Great, just great. Ugh. I suppose later on she’ll say, “It had to be done, we didn’t have time for you to figure it out the normal way.’ and that’ll be fine and nobody will punish Stella for creating a danger to herself and the whole school.
Also, Stella goes for “worthless changeling” which ok anything will be nasty in that voice but what’s wrong with being a changeling? not like Bloom had any say in what her parents did when she was just born. And Aisha called it barbaric… was changeling-swapping used for some awful purpose back in ancient times that created a stigma? What? I sense worldbuilding, and Fate you’d better deliver!
Or there is no stigma to being a changeling and Stella’s just poking Bloom where it hurts. Or if Stella knows about the mysterious Rosalinda she may have put the dates together and realized Bloom could be the daughter of the great heroine and destined for main-characterhood. And Stella may be getting jealous.
Also 2, Stella’s basically using Sith philosophy. Didn’t you ever see Star Wars, Stella? Heck, maybe she has and she’s doing it on purpose.
Also 3, I may need to do a separate post about magic and emotion. It’s easier to get to angry from happy than to happy from… anywhere. it’s just how brains work. So everybody ever would discover rage works better and… I don’t even know where the worldbuilding would have to go from there.
Ok. That was a lot of thoughts and my mid-episode break on a Friday night. (dinner, watched some Classic Doctor Who, wrote some fanfic, went to bed, got up, wrote more fanfic, walked my pokemons, and here we are again.) We rejoin the episode at definitely-night at Alfea. Dowling has no lighting in her office. Silva comes in saying the other realms have had zero Burned Ones sightings. Silva wants to move the Burned One to the queen’s prison before the students start trying to find it. Silva is a sensible guy. (also his first name is Saul, which I learned already on Tumblr. I’m not the only one who thinks he’s a good character it seems.)
And I guess Dowling goes along with it because here come 3 black SUVs from the queen’s army, lookin’ very Jurassic Park as they roll across the fields. No roads around Alfea I guess. Doomful music plays. I think something very Jurassic Park is about to happen to these poor guys…
Also, it’s day when before it was night. Is it the next day? A few days on? Time & lighting in this show!
The soldiers stop when they see a dark figure, but it’s just someone in a cloak. There’s a growl…
The girls waking up! I guess it’s the morning of day 3 now. Aisha makes her bed as Bloom snoozes away. Aisha sees Bloom’s notebook, conveniently left open to Bloom’s notes about “Is Stella right that I should use hatred and fear?” Aisha is concerned that her roommate is considering the ways of the Sith.
She talks to Musa about it on the way to (I presume) breakfast. Bloom and Stella were ouit late last night. But Musa thinks Aisha is just jealous that Bloom and Stella may be becoming friends. And Musa’s eyes glowed so I guess that’s what Aisha was thinking? Aisha changes the subject to the boy Musa’s chasing. Musa says she senses him behind her but there’s nobody there… then he Kitty Prydes it in through the wall. ‘Mystery solved. Earth fairy.” and Aisha just calls him over and introduces the two of them and says Musa’s been stalking him. As Musa quietly swears hatred to Aisha’s children unto generations, but is kind of laughing too. Musa turns and Sam says, ‘Lucky me.” and Aisha leaves them to get acquainted.
We go to Terra in the greenhouse where she’s doing planty things and teaching Dane chemistry. They have pipettes in the Otherworld, and they’re called pipettes. Dane has a glass chemistry apparatus. Is he doing chemistry or potions? ‘Cause they are two different disciplines!
Terra coaxes a flower from a bud with her magic, and Dane says it’s cool. Cute scene.
Interrupted by Riven texting to ask if Dane is training or busy picking flowers.
More cuteness, Dane teases Terra asking if she’s making drugs, apparently meth exists in the Otherworld too, and Terra tells him about the anti-Burned One oil she’s making. Dane is helping with preparation while Terra does the magic bits.
Riven sends a picture of someone picking petals off a flower and Dane says he has to go. Poor Terra is abandoned.
Riven is in a dark room smoking. He shows Beatrix his phone and she says, ‘Homophobic gay-bashing via gif. Truly you’ve reached your peak clever.” Riven explains he doesn’t care if Dane is gay, he wants to make him less lame. Well-intentioned bullying. That is weirdly thought-out, Riven.
Sky comes in so I guess we’re in Sky and Riven’s dorm. Beatrix offers him her vape pen and he declines. Riven isn’t worried about having a girl in the boys’ dorm because Silva went off to meet the soldiers coming for the Burned One. Beatrix knows Sky is dating Stella and asks if it’s weird having sex with someone who looks just like him and I snicker. Sky is unmoved.
Beatrix heads off to the library and Sky says, “I don’t have time to tell you all the reasons that is a bad idea.” Riven just waves it off.
Over with Bloom and Aisha, Bloom’s trying to write a paper when Aisha interrupts to spill the beans about seeing the notebook and says Stella’s “methods are unreliable” and she’s maybe not the best magic teacher. Bloom just focuses on “you read my notebook?” and asks Aisha to stop trying to help.
Stella arrives in that big olive coat to say the Burned One is about to be moves, their mission needs to happen now. The coat is something the real Stella would never wear in a million years, but I find myself approving of a practical choice in adventure wear.
Sam and Musa are chatting happily. Sam is trying to guess what he sounds like in Musa’s head. Guess she heard emotion as music. Musa says he sounds like “an absence of chaos.” And sam describes his power which he calls “boring through anything natural.” I’ll just call it phasing because obviously.
Terra texts Musa for help in the greenhouse. I do believe we’re leaping into action.
Stela, Bloom and Aisha stride across the grounds. Aisha calls Stella “Army Barbie” so wait they have Barbie dolls in the Otherworld? How does that work, pallets of dolls get spirited away from the Mattel factory? Stella spends a long time saying Aisha was not invited. But Aisha is coming along, they need her.
Stella: “I fixed her.”
Aisha: “Negative emotions are unreliable. They have limits. Your method won’t help her in the long run.”
Bloom points out neither of them are helping at the moment. Stella and Musa arrive and the five of them cross the barrier to go find the Burned One.
They find the barn quick, but the Burned One is already gone. Stella again sounds teary and holds the chains saying “No, my mum’s going to kill me...”
Musa gets a bad vibe and she and Terra follow it. Suddenly Musa is struck down by a blast of empathic pain. Ah crap, here are the soldiers, very dead! Oh good, Silva is just grievously wounded.
But Bloom lagged behind at the barn. Aisha and Stella go look for her while Terra and Musa hopefully save one of the three adults in the cast.
Bloom is wandering through the forest, summoned by magic one assumes because this is a bad time to wander off.
Yikes, poor Silva is infected with Burned One venom and not in his right mind! Luckily Terra takes charge, vines the guy up before he can stab them, and tells Musa, ‘He’s scared, I’m not. Focus on me.” the anti-Burned One oil will help with the infection.
Aisha and Stella follow Bloom through the dark forest. Stella tries to summon light but can’t make it work and Aisha says, ‘I don’t have time for this, go back to school.” and walks off. So the three of them are now separated.
And there’s the Burned One! It runs at Bloom, who sends fire at it. Even being on fire doesn’t slow it down but Aisha sends a wave that tosses it into a tree, impaling it through the chest on a branch! The girls creep in for a closer look and they see Stella’s ring, that the Burned One has buried in its flesh! We don’t see that. The girls waffle about who should pull it out-- did none of you bring a pocket knife? A stick? Don’t touch the highly infectious monster! But Bloom reaches in with her actual hands and grabs the ring and they flee.
Stella did go back to school. She finds Sky and tells him what happened, that the Burned One got loose. Sky immediately goes from, “How?” to “How are you?” making him a class A good dude. Stella begins to cry and says her magic wouldn’t work. Sky says, “Tell me everything.” when below in the cafateria Musa and Terra enter with the injured Silva. Terra takes charge, ordering medical help and for Dane to come help them get Silva to the greenhouse. I guess there’s no infirmary here? Maybe all the medicines are potions. Beatrix runs to get Dowling and Sky and Stella rush down to help.
And we learn Sam is Terra’s brother.
Beatrix rushes into Dowling’s office, tells the news, and Dowling and Callan rush out. Leaving Beatrix right where she wants to be. She lightnings up her hands and Dowling’s secret passage slides right open for her.
Down in the greenhouse Terra’s dad Harvey says, ‘You saved his life, I’m so proud of you.” and Terra glows. Silva is battered but himself again and tells Sky he’ll be fine and sends the students out before telling the adults the real news. The Burned One was freed and waiting for them.
Beatrix can’t get through the secret door. There’s a barrier on it. Dowling’s assistant Callan comes in and catches her, but he’s a baddie too! He says turning loose the Burned One was a good distraction but he can’t get through the trap on the secret door because he’s not a fairy and that’s why “he” sent Beatrix.
The plot thickens! A mysterious boss-villain has emerged! And Beatrix, that is a lot of lipstick.
Evening of day 3, getting ready for bed in the dorm. Terra texted, Silva will be ok but they should prepare for a lecture. But bloom’s more interested in teasing Aisha about her toothbrush.
Stella turns up and says while the others were in the woods she was covering for them at school and Bloom should be grateful. Which is a total lie. Bloom returns the ring, joking about what she had to do to get it and Stella says right over her, ‘let;s never talk about this day again.” and leaves.
Sky arrives. And looks at Bloom, then goes into Stella’s room. The door shuts behind them with great finality.
So… does “being turned on” count as an emotion for the purposes of magic? That would make the worldbuilding very odd indeed. We’d have the Sith and the… hmm… Bacchanates? Supposedly followers of Bacchus who ran around drinking, having orgies, and tearing apart small animals with their bare hands in the lust of the hunt. They probably didn’t exist in our world, but in the Fate world they’d make sense.
Also would people with mental illnesses have stronger magic? Bipolar mania is a heckofathing from what my psych textbooks say.
Anyway Bloom and Aisha talk before going to bed, Aisha apologizes for helping too much, says it’s all new to her too. Bloom says she wandered off from the barn because she felt something. “a connection to that thing.” She talks about how she’s kind of given up on understanding but, “opening up emotionally the magic’s all around me. And that’s new and kinda scary.”
A meaningful silence falls, and when Aisha looks over Bloom’s eyes have gone blank white!
Boring ending music this time. i guess the themes from this episode are 1) lots of characters do really awful things and also likeable things. either this show has nuanced characters or it doesn’t know what the heck it’s doing with its characters. I’m not sure. and 2) Has this magic=emotion thing really been thought through?
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Like A Wrecking Ball
(This is my first attempt at a fic, please be gentle. LOL It’s also a very long story so bare with me)
Warnings: 18+ NSFW
“Damnit Alex!” Jensen growled as he tossed his phone on the coffee table.
Jared lifted an arched brow and looked away from the boxing match on tv, “Something wrong man?”
“That girl is gonna be the damn death of me.” He rolled his forest green eyes and shook his head.
“Should I even ask?” He grinned.
“She's sent me over twenty pictures today.” Jensen responded.
“You mean friendly pictures, or pictures?” Jared glanced at Jensen's phone.
“I'll let you use your imagination.” Jensen sighed.
“I thought you were a little distracted today.”
“Couldn't remember a damn line!” He answered exasperated.
“Alexandra getting a little anxious for you to come home?”
“She's not the only one. This holiday shooting schedule is killing me. Between being here on set and at conventions, I haven't been home in three weeks.”
“Face time not working anymore?” Jared laughed.
“Face time? Really?”
“Sorry, forgot you're not coordinated enough to hold the phone and use your other hand at the same time.” He laughed before dodging Jensen's fist to his arm.
“You're an asshole, Jared!”
“Seriously though, as soon as we wrap, you'll be on a plane. Where is Alex anyway?”
“She's in Savannah, airing out the summer house.”
“So how long is she off?”
“From what I heard, she's off for the summer. She has a bunch of comp time I guess.”
“You bringing her back with you?” Jared asked propping his long legs on the coffee table.
“I don't know, you know how she is about “too much commitment”.” Jensen answered.
“Still won't give you a definite answer, huh?”
“Nope. It's fucking frustrating! All it does is end in an argument.”
“How do you two find any time to talk anyway? Seems to me, all you guys do is fuck!”
“Jealous much?” Jensen smirked
“Alright, that's a wrap on 222! Have a good holiday everyone. Call time will be Wednesday morning at 9am, don't be late!” Jerry, the director yelled as cameras and lights were turned off.
Jensen clapped Jared on his back and smiled, “That's it for me! Have a good weekend!”
“Be safe brother...don't need any more Jensen's running around!” Jared smirked.
“Funny! You asshole!” Jensen laughed walking with Jared toward the trailers.
He grabbed his stuff and gave Jared a quick hug before heading toward the black SUV waiting for him. “Hey Jay!” Jared yelled as Jensen threw his bag into the back seat.
“What?” He turned around.
“Tell Alex I said hi and to get her ass out here. It's kind of boring dealing with you fuckers everyday!” Jared cracked a smile, when Jensen flipped his middle finger up at him and slid into the back seat of the SUV.
Jensen settled in and felt the vehicle pull away. He laid his head back against the leather seat and took a deep breath. It had been a long three weeks and he missed Alexandra like crazy. It still surprised him that they were even together. He had met her almost a year ago thanks to her childhood friendship with Jared. At the time he hadn't been looking for anything, he was having too much fun living the single life.
When Alexandra walked into the convention center that day, his whole world tilted. He couldn't stop staring as she took off on a run toward Jared. It seemed as if someone had punched him in the stomach as he almost forgot how to breathe. He watched as Jared stooped down from his massive 6'4” height to pick up her petite body. His heart pounded in his chest as Jared spun her around with her feet dangling above the floor. When Jared introduced them, he had trouble finding his voice.
In the midst of his reflection, his phone vibrated in his hand. He opened his eyes and tapped the message from Alexandra. “You like pink, right?” It read along side a picture of her sitting on the black marbled bathroom sink wearing only pink polish on her toes.
Jensen groaned shifting uncomfortably in the seat. “Damn her.” he exclaimed under his breath. If she kept that up he wasn't gonna make it.
He sent her a picture back of his face set in stern lines with narrowed eyes and tightened lips. “Keep it up and I'm gonna punish you when I get home!”
The phone buzzed again and he looked back down “How bout you make it fair, send me a pic!”
“I just sent you one.”
“As sexy as your face is babe, I want to see something else...” She texted back.
Jensen dropped his head back against the seat again, every text was going deeper. “I can't send you that kind of pic, Clif is in the front seat and I don't want him getting that view of me.” He glanced back up to the front seat at the back of a bald head that was bobbing along with the song on the radio.
“Too bad! I had a few more pics that I wanted to send you. Guess I'll just keep them to myself!” she responded.
Jensen let out the breath he was holding in. He hoped she was done with the pictures, as it was, his cock had been pressing uncomfortably against his jeans all day. There was only so much rearranging he could do.
The phone vibrated again and he couldn't help but look right down at the picture message notification. “Here we go.” he said to himself.
“Hope you will be here soon! Can't wait to feel your hands....” The picture showed creamy smooth thighs spread slightly open, but the picture stopped before it showed anything.
The groan escaped his lips before he could stop it. Damn this girl!
“You okay Jay? Need anything before we get to the airport?” Clif's gruff voice asked.
“No man I'm good.” He answered shaking his head. “Think I'm just feeling the long night.”
“You gonna be okay catching the plane alone?” He asked glancing in the rear-view mirror.
“I should be fine. It's a private flight thanks to Alex, so there shouldn't be any problems.”
“How has she been? Haven't heard much about her lately.”
“She's great. She's got the whole summer off so I should be seeing her more.”
“You planning on staying with her this summer?”
“I don't know. We haven't talked about it yet.”
“Okay, let me or Michael know if we have to work.”
“Clif, you do realize that we're not y'all's responsibility all the time.”
“Sure you are, we're your bodyguards.” He responded chuckling. “Gotta protect you boys from all those screaming girls.”
Jensen laughed, “O lord!”
Alexanda slipped off the bathroom sink and reached for Jensen's shirt that was hanging on the towel rack. She laughed to herself knowing she was causing Jensen to be turned on all the way back home. Flipping her hair back over her shoulder, she walked down the stairs.
She hadn't decided if she was gonna keep messing with him or let him be. It had been a long 3 weeks since she had last seen him and truth be told, she couldn't wait to get her hands on him. It was bad enough his job kept him away from her weeks at a time, but with the conventions thrown in, the weeks got longer and harder.
A couple more pictures shouldn't hurt him. She laughed and took a few shots of Jensen's shirt sliding off her shoulder. Wonder what he will do when he gets home?
The ride to the airport seemed to take forever and Jensen was getting antsy. He had been away from Alexandra way too long and his thoughts just kept traveling back the pictures she had been sending him all day. He couldn't seem to stop torturing himself. He grabbed his phone and flipped back through all the messages and pictures. Suddenly he realized his other hand had wandered down to rub over the bulge in his jeans. He sat up straighter and tossed his phone into the seat beside him.
“Relax boss, we'll be there in about 10 minutes. This traffic sucks.” Clif replied hearing Jensen's restlessness.
Once the plane taxied down the runway and they took off, Jensen let out a deep sigh. Only 7 hours and he would be with Alexandra. It would be four days they didn't have to worry about paparazzi or the outside world
He couldn't seem to figure out how she had gotten to him so quickly. He could still remember the first time he had admitted he was into her. She had been hanging out with him and Jared on most weekends for a few months, at least when they weren't working. He had been trying to figure out a way to talk to her alone, but was a nervous about Jared finding out. Alexandra and Jared had been best friends since they were babies and from the sounds of things, they had been each other's first in a lot of things. Jensen had never made a move on her because of his friendship with Jared. But one day Jared cornered him.
“Okay brother, what's going on?”
“Don't know what you mean.”
“When are you gonna tell me you have a thing for Alex?” He responded lifting his brow.
“I don't.” Jensen answered.
“Why would you bother lying to me? We've known each other long enough that I can tell.” Jared sat down next to him
Jensen let out an exasperated sigh, “Fuck! Is it that obvious?”
“Extremely obvious.”
“Don't worry Jared, I'm not gonna do anything about it.”
“Why do you say that?
“Dude, that's your Ex! That's just messed up. You and I are friends, practically brothers. I'm not gonna screw with that!”
“You think I'll get pissed if you asked her out? She's not really my Ex. We had a bit of a thing when we were 16. We've been friends all of our lives. But she's got a mind of her own and has every right to tell you yes or no. Besides I know you're a good guy and you wouldn't hurt her, but if you ever did...” Jared smiled.
“Right...Got it.”
Jensen laughed to himself at the memory of Jared trying to reassure him to ask her out. For all the confidence he projected to the world because of being an actor, he was still that shy kid from Texas. Every time he got into a room with her, he still had trouble speaking what was on his mind. But apparently she had a few ideas and had gotten tired of waiting.
The first time they kissed, he hadn't be prepared. They had all been hanging out and Jared had to go do a meet and greet for their convention. That had left them alone in Jensen's room. He had been trying to act calm and collected but was so distracted by being alone with her. He was trying to focus on the tv, but couldn't even remember what show they were watching. The floral scent of her perfume gently teased his senses making him want to pull her closer.
“Okay I have a deal for you.” She stated, breaking through his thoughts by waving a dvd in his face.
Jensen smiled and watched her flip her long black hair over her shoulder. Her almond shaped emerald eyes sparkling with mischief. “What deal do you think I'm gonna make? Not sure I trust you.”
Her eyes widened with innocence, “You don't trust me? That's a little pot and kettle don't ya think?” She laughed.
“Okay fine. What's your deal?
“Let's watch this movie, and the first one that jumps loses and has to do whatever the other one says.”
“What movie is it and have you seen it before?”
“It's Saw III and no I haven't seen it before. It just came out.”
He was pretty sure this was a horrible idea but he couldn't seem to stop himself. “I'm game but, are you sure you can handle doing what I want when you lose?”
Alexandra reached her slender hand out and lifted a brow. “Deal!”
Jensen looked from her narrowed eyes to her outstretched hand. “Baby you are gonna regret this! But deal!” He clasped her hand and their eyes met. The thought went through his head that he could just tug her closer and she would be in his arms. His eyes dropped down when she softly bit her bottom lip.
Jensen cleared his throat. “So the movie, you want popcorn?” He asked pulling away.
Jensen lasted about 30 minutes before a scene made him jump. “Damn it!” He exclaimed when she started laughing.
“Bitch you're mine!” She doubled over laughing harder.
“Okay fine. What do I have to do?” He asked watching her shoulders shake.
“Let's finish the movie and I'll let you know” She answered quietly chuckling and leaning her shoulder back against his.
So he spent the rest of the movie wondering what kind of torture she had for him. She had a mind just as twisted as his or Jared's and she wasn't afraid of making them look like idiots. It was even worse since it was during the convention, she could have anything up her sleeve. When it was finally over he turned to face her.
“Okay, let's get this over with. What do you have in mind?”
She smirked and turned to face him. He thought he could see a little bit of doubt in her eyes and was slightly confused. “Okay, I will give you the chance to back out. I know you are worried.”
“Not a chance Alex! A deal is a deal and I don't back out! Lay it on me!”
“Okay, you asked for it.” She replied licking her full red lips.
“Bring it!” He answered with false confidence.
“Kiss me!” She demanded watching him.
Jensen's mouth dropped and he stared wide-eyed at her. “Excuse me? Did I just hear you right?”
“I'm sure you did. Are you going back on a deal?” She snagged her bottom lip in her teeth again before dropping her eyes to watch his lips.
His sense of competition caused slight insult at her challenging him. He really wasn't sure he should do it, but her command was causing his blood to turn to fire. He had been wanting to kiss her, wondered how soft her lips would be against his. It would only be an innocent kiss, right? Damn this was a bad idea, but he couldn't back out now. “I don't back out on a deal!”
“Well I'm waiting! And I'm not talking a boring grandmother kiss. Give me a good one!”
Jensen's blood pumped hot and fast, he hoped he could keep his voice steady. He moved in until he was breath away from her full lips “Did anyone ever tell you that you talk too much?”
“Well then shut me up!” She answered dragging in a ragged breath.
His hand seemed to move of it's own volition. It gently slid over her cheek before grasping the back of her neck. Her lips opened with a soft gasp as he pulled her to him. He watched her eyes close before shifting forward and touching his lips to hers. A soft moan escaped her and he lost a small grip on his control. The kiss deepened with him tracing his tongue over her bottom lip.
All at once it was like she came alive in his hands. She straddled his thighs, her tongue sliding against his. The salty flavor of the popcorn was there but also some deeper darker flavor that he was sure was all hers. As it seeped into him, her hands came up to frame his face and her moan shot lust filled heat straight through his body. Once her hands slid up to his hair and sharply pulled, the rest of his control snapped. He scooped her hips up and quickly turned to lay her beneath him on the couch as there was a knock on the door. They froze with him cradling her against his body.
“Wow” She breathed out. “What are we gonna do about this?”
“Right now, I'm guessing nothing. We should answer the door, it might be Jared.” He responded breathing hard.
“I'm thinking I should answer the door, unless that's Dean's gun in your pocket.” She answered grinding her hips gently against him.
He dropped his forehead against hers, “Fuck Alex, you are killing me.” He groaned as there was another knock.
Jensen groaned, realizing he was getting himself worked up again thinking of Alexandra. This girl was like a damn drug. He could never seem to get enough and she just wouldn't commit to him. Just kept telling him that she wouldn't be good in a relationship. She had bad luck keeping guys around. He knew eventually they would reach a point there had to be a definite decision but he couldn't dwell on it or he'd go crazy.
He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and pulled it out. “Baby, are u sleeping?” He read, reclining the seat back.
“No, but shouldn't u be?”
“I'm just laying in bed wearing ur shirt. Miss u so much, need u to hurry home.”
Jensen smiled, he could picture her laying back on the bed, the white comforter pillowing around her slim muscular frame. Thinking of her long silky hair fanned out over the white pillowcase. She probably had that cute smirk on her face, she loved being defiant.
“Baby, I'm going as fast as I can, but u need sleep. The things I'm planning on doing to u, I think u are gonna need your strength.”
“Mmmm, babe u need to give me a preview!”
“I think I'm gonna leave u to wonder. Get some sleep!”
“Yes Sir!”
Alexandra laid her head back on the pillow and stared at a picture of him on her phone. The closer he got, the further away it seemed he was. The flight from Vancouver was going to take forever. It was gonna be morning before he got there. She sat her phone on the nightstand and turned off the light. The sooner she got to sleep, the sooner he would be home with her.
Sighing, Jensen laid his head back against the seat and felt the exhaustion of the last few weeks catch up to him. It was gonna feel so good to be home. Settling back he closed his eyes and let the exhaustion finally drag him under.
When he surfaced again, Wendy, the flight attendant was gently shaking his shoulder. “Jensen, we are beginning our descent into Savannah. Fasten your belt please. Just to let you know, Ronnie will be waiting with the car for you on the runway.”
“Thank you Wendy.” Jensen sat up, bucked his belt and looked out the window at day break beginning to come up.
“I bet it's a welcome sight to see Savannah.” Wendy replied.
“Yeah it is. It's been a long time since I've been back here.” He answered taking a deep sigh.
After landing Ronnie ushered Jensen to the waiting car and they sped away into the early morning. He watched the city fly by and his mind drifted again. Alexandra always seemed to do things that caught him off guard. She had seen the house in Savannah online and pretty much bought it sight unseen, because he said he loved vacationing there when he was a kid. She completely baffled him at times. Like the first time they made love;
Jensen had just finished on set and walked back to his trailer. The night shoot had run over and the sun was on the rise. He had been covered in corn syrup blood for so long, he felt like a life sized sucker. He badly needed a shower, a case of beer, and his bed. The only good thing, it was the end of the week for him and he had three days off. He was off to the apartment until work called again. Hopefully Jared wanted to watch the Cowboys kick the Bronco's ass Sunday night.
He stepped out of his trailer after the shower, heading toward his SUV, waving at various crew members as they were wishing him a good weekend. Jensen kept an eye out for anyone wanting to prank him before he left. Pranks ran rampant on the set and he wasn't immune to it. His mind wandered over the next few scripts, trying to work out how he was going to handle Dean's character arc. Clif took his bags and threw them in the back of the Denali and Jensen opened the back door to get in. A movement caught his eye and he followed the long line of creamy white skin up over a slim knee to the bottom of smooth thigh. His eyes widened and he looked up further to see Alexandra's long dark hair falling over her shoulders and a huge smile on her lips.
“Going my way sexy?” She asked leaning back against the other door.
“Baby what are you doing here?” He asked smiling.
“Had a few days off. Clif smuggled me onto set.”
He slid into the back and she draped her legs over his lap. “So I've got you for the whole weekend?”
“Am I screwing up your guys weekend with Jared?”
“I actually don't have any plans with him yet. Was thinking of watching the game with him on Sunday. But other than that I'm completely yours.”
“Good, cuz I have plans for you.” She replied as Clif pulled out into traffic.
“You gonna give me a heads up?”
“Sure you don't want to be surprised?” She asked lightly rubbing her leg over his crotch.
Jensen narrowed his eyes and looked down at her leg. “Alex, baby come on.”
His eyes were drawn up her legs as she slid the skirt of her cobalt blue dress up her legs a little more. She slid a leg to the floor spreading her thighs open, to his shock all he saw was slick, bare skin.
Pure lust rocketed through his body, shooting straight to his groin.“Oh god!” He groaned.
“Everything okay boss.” Clif asked glancing in the rear view mirror.
“We're good man.”
“Okay we will be at the apartment in about an hour. Settle back and I'll get you guys there safe.” He answered turning up the music.
Alexandra smirked at Jensen and lifted a brow. “You better be quiet. Don't want your bodyguard to get a look.” She whispered.
“You're pure evil.” He playfully glared at her.
“Am I?” She asked running her hand up her leg.
Jensen's eyes hungrily followed her hand as it slid up farther, she leaned back against the door . Alexandra smiled and spread her legs a little wider.
“Enjoying the view?”
His tongue darted out to lick his lips, his mouth beginning to go dry. “Come here!” He quietly growled.
“Nope. I'm comfortable over here.” She smirked.
Need was clawing to the surface quickly, he had to get his hands on her. “Come here now!” He demanded.
Alexandra laughed and slid over to Jensen, pulling her skirt back into place.
“Yes dear?” She asked, blinking innocently at him. “Did you need something?”
“I have half a mind to bend you over my knee!” He sternly whispered in her ear as her signature scent of gardenia filled his scenes.
He watched her rub her thighs together and bit his lip to suppress a moan.
“You like that idea?” He whispered lightly running his tongue over the shell of her ear before nipping the lobe.
“If only you could feel how much I like that.” she replied.
“I didn't realize you were such a tease.” He whispered.
“I can stop.” She replied sliding her hand slowly up his toned thigh to the growing hardness pushing against his jeans.
“Baby.” He growled in her ear. “I'm not gonna make it back to the apartment if you don't move your hand.”
Lust had him by the throat and it was getting hard to breathe.
“Aww, my poor baby! Maybe I should rub it a little more to make it all better.” She laughed gripping him tighter.
Jensen groaned before he reluctantly grabbed her hand and moved it down to his knee. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat and Alexandra draped her legs over his before curling against his side.
“God, you're a damn tease.” He softly nipped her ear lobe again.
“So, we've got 30 minutes til we get home... how are you going to keep your hands off of me?” She purred against his mouth.
Between her breath on his neck and her hand rubbing against his leg, it was probably the longest 30 minutes he had ever sat through in his life. He just kept telling himself to relax and he would make her pay when they got back to the apartment.
When they finally got upstairs and dropped his bags, he caged her against the door. “You can't tease me anymore. What will you do now?” He breathed against her neck.
“I'm sure I can think of something. Unless you want to hold me here.” She smirked.
As she reached for him he quickly brought his hand down and grabbed her wrists before holding them above her head.
“Mmm... Jensen are you gonna get a little rough tonight?” She purred.
He slid his other hand down her hip til he got to the bottom of her skirt. “I could get rough. You still deserve punishment for teasing me in the car.”
“Seems like all I'm hearing is talk. You gonna back it up big man?” She asked yanking her leg away from his seeking hand.
“Is this how you want to play it?” He asked grabbing a handful of her skirt and wadding it up in his fist.
His body coiled tight with lust as her eyes widened and she nervously licked her plump red lips. He chuckled darkly hearing her moan. Playfully she fought against his hand still holding her wrists.
“How fond are you of this dress?” He asked tugging a little harder.
She moaned again spreading her thighs open for him. “I didn't hear an answer, Alexandra!” He exclaimed.
“I'm pretty fond of this dress. I just bought it.” She bit her lip.
Jensen felt the dark thrill of control running through him. Too far along to realize this wasn't normal for him. “Too bad. I have a feeling it's about to get ruined.” He smiled.
He gave a strong yank that ripped the seams apart on the sides and heard her moan out loud. “Jay, who's teasing who here? We've only got a few days and you are still talking.” She replied in contradiction to her wide lust blown pupils.
“If I was teasing you, I would do this,” He responded by sliding his hand under the torn fabric, up between her legs, cupping the wet heat of her.
Alex squeezed her eyes shut and strained against his hold as he slid a thick finger easily into her. “Damn, baby, already so wet for me.” He tightened his grip on her wrists
He stretched her tightness by sliding another thick finger inside her. He pumped them in and out a few times, watching her drop her head back against the door. “Jensen, Please...”
“Please, what Alex?” He asked stilling his fingers.
“Baby, please don't stop!” She groaned bucking her hips to get his fingers to move again.
“I think I'm good right now.” He responded leaning forward to tug her bottom lip with his teeth. “Besides, I said I was going to punish you.”
“Damnit Jensen! Please don't stop, I'm begging you.”
He loved the way she was coming apart in front of him. “Doesn't take much for you to crack, does it?” He laughed.
She looked up at him through glassy, pleading eyes. “Actually it does, I've been edging myself all damn night. Wanted to wait until you had your hands on me.” She moaned.
“Edging?”
“Yeah, I've been reading some fan fiction online and playing a little. Some of it can get a little hot.” She smiled as she bucked her hips again. “Come on, please, I've been dying to come all night. I've been here since six yesterday.” She moaned as he curled his fingers slightly inside her.
“Aww, my poor baby. I think we should do something about that...” He responded letting go of her wrists and dropping down to his knees. “Take off the dress!” He commanded pulling his fingers away from her soaking pussy.
Alexandra quickly pulled the ruined dress over her head and threw it off to the side as Jensen quickly spread her thighs and pulled a leg over his shoulder. He gently ran his tongue against her dripping slit. Her hips jerked and she moaned before he tightly gripped her hips and held her in place. He found her slippery hole and lapped at her like he was a starving man. Her hands came down to grip his hair tightly as she arched back against the door.
“Fuck, Jay! I'm so close...please don't stop!” She moaned, pulling harder on his hair.
The pain of her yanking his hair was sending a wave of heat through his veins. He groaned and pulled back before swirling his tongue around her clit. He glanced up, seeing her bent back against the door and smiled before plunging 2 fingers back inside her dripping wetness. Her internal walls clenched around his fingers and it felt like the only thing holding her up when her knees buckled was his fingers inside her. Alexandra's whole body seemed to vibrate with the orgasm but he kept licking and sucking on her now sensitive button.
“Jensen...” She breathed. “Stop, stop, stop....I can't”
He pulled back and looked up at her, “Just one more...Want to feel you come apart on my tongue this time.”
He watched her chest heave with her labored breath. She groaned as he slid his tongue back inside her soaked pussy, fucking her in and out slowly in time with his fingers rubbing on her clit. He heard her voice getting louder and her thighs still shaking from the first orgasm clamp down on his head.
“Jensen, Oh God!” She cried, before her body contracted and arched backwards grinding her pussy against his face involuntarily. She let out a loud wail and he felt her explode all over his lips. She gripped his tongue and squeezed tightly before he felt her walls fluttering from the orgasm hitting her again.
Slowly he pulled back and gently lowered her down into his arms. “Are you okay baby?”
“I think I might have blacked out for a second. Where the hell did you learn that?”
He just smiled.
“I can't believe we just did that in the entryway.” She laughed.
He rubbed her arms and nuzzled against her, “I can say that's a first for me. How bout we get up off the floor, I think I've bruised my knees.”
“Not sure I can walk yet. My legs are still shaking.”
“Everything is shaking.” He laughed. “You do that edging thing often?”
Jensen stood up and pulled Alex shakily to her feet. He helped her to the bedroom where he reached behind her and unclasp her bra letting it fall to floor. Helping her up on the bed he gingerly laid down beside her. He was so hard that moving was becoming difficult.
“Actually, no I've never done it before. I read about it a few weeks ago. I was playing earlier and was so close to coming but I was hoping I could hold it off until we were here together. I have to say it definitely paid off cuz I've never come that hard in my life.” She smiled.
“You know you just delayed the inevitable. I didn't get to properly punish you. Guess I will have to do it again later.”
“I promise you will have the chance but for now, I have something to take care of.” She smiled.
“What's that?”
Jensen warily looked her up and down as her smug satisfied face changed into the mischievous little imp he was used to. Suddenly she sat up and looked down at him.
“Stand up and strip for me.” She replied.
Slowly he slid from the bed and turned to face her. He reached his hand behind his head grabbing the back of his black v neck shirt pulling it up and off his toned body. He saw her bite her lip as he kicked off his shoes and socks. Her hand shot forward and pulled him to her by the belt before he could pull it off.
“How much of a problem do you have with a woman in control?” She asked lifting a slender brow.
“Don't have a problem at all.” He replied nervously.
“Good!” She exclaimed before pulling his belt off and unhooking his pants. “Take them off.”
Blood rushed through his body at lightning speed at hearing her being in control. He pushed the denim down his muscular thighs and to the floor, leaving him standing there in just his black boxer briefs. She licked her lips again and smugly smiled up at him.
“God you are so fucking hot.” She groaned.
Her hand slid up his hip and grabbed the waistband of his boxer briefs and slowly slid them down. She watched his hard cock spring up before wrapping her hand around it softly squeezing. “Mmmmm, so hard for me.”
Jensen's eyes squeezed shut and his head tilted back. He bit his lip as her hand pumped up and down a few times. “Get on the bed!” She commanded as his eyes popped open. “Lay down on your back and close your eyes!” He watched her smile before he complied.
“Boy, you sure do trust me. That might prove to be a mistake tonight.” She laughed.
He hoped he sounded more confident that he currently felt. “Do your worst!” He smirked. “By the way, didn't you just say something about me running my mouth? Isn't that what you're doing? Are you stalling for something?”
“Actually I was stalling a little bit.” She laughed.
Jensen jumped and his eyes flew open when he felt cold metal latch around his wrist. “What the fuck are you doing?”
“You said you didn't mind a woman in charge.” She looked down at him. “Am I going too far?” She asked suddenly timid.
“Um...no, but warn me before you do something like that.”
Alex sat on the edge of the bed and worriedly chewed on her lip. “Jay if you aren't comfortable with cuffs, I can get rid of them. You know I'd never do anything to hurt you.”
Jensen hated the look he had put on her face. He turned over as much as he could, being attached to the headboard by his right wrist. He reached up and stroked her cheek. “Baby, I know you'd never hurt me. I trust you. It just startled me a little. I wasn't expecting it.”
“Have you ever played with cuffs?” She quietly asked.
“No. But I'm game to try just about anything.” He murmured before sealing his lips to hers. “Now, where were we?” He asked laying back down on the bed and stretching his left hand up the headboard. “Don't you have another cuff around here?” He smiled.
She shyly smiled and straddled his stomach. As she leaned forward to hook the other cuff to his hand, he leaned up and flicked his tongue against her nipple. She moaned and cupped his head bringing his mouth closer to her breast. He licked and sucked on her nipple before looking up at her.
“Thought you were supposed to be in charge. You seem to be following my lead again.”
He felt her hand tighten in his hair, before pulling his head back and wondered what the hell he had gotten himself into.
“You're right! Thanks.”
Alex slid down his chest lightly scratching her nails down as she slid her body back to his thighs. He moaned as he felt her dripping slit slide over his hard cock.
“Mmmm baby I want to be inside of you.” He moaned.
“When I'm ready baby” She smiled, spreading her legs wide and leaning forward to take the tip of his cock into her waiting mouth.
Jensen's legs tensed as she slid him all the way to the back of her throat. He felt the warm tightness surround him, leaving him tensing in pleasure. Flicking her tongue against the bottom of his shaft on the way back up, she wrapped her hand around the base squeezing, and pumping her hand up and down.
Jensen strained against the cuffs as Alex scraped her teeth against his smooth hard shaft.
“Oh fuck!” He moaned. “Baby, your gonna get me off.”
“That's the plan.” She laughed coming up for air.
“I'm afraid I'm gonna be useless for the next 30 minutes if you don't stop.”
“I could keep myself busy while you rest up.” She answered leaning back on her right arm and licking her fingers, trailing them down to her wet slit while he watched wide-eyed.
“Alex.” He groaned in frustration as she slipped her fingers deep inside her pussy.
“You are such a whiner.” She laughed. She pulled her hand away and slid her slicked fingers up and down his hard shaft. “I can feel you throbbing. God I am so turned on right now.”
He watched her straddle his thighs and grind herself over his hard cock. She started sliding back and forth and he could feel her warm wetness covering him. He arched his back, grinding hard against her. “Fuck Alex, feels so fucking good.” He moaned.
Her body started to shake and he could tell she was close to coming. Her fingers gripped his sides and her nails bit into his skin. “Jay, I'm so close.”
“Baby, come all over me.” He answered pushing against her harder.
Her body shook harder as her hands came up to her breasts squeezing before traveling up to grip her hair. It was so erotic to watch her grinding over him. By now there were no more words coming from her mouth, only unintelligible noises. She tensed tight and let out a strangled cry before collapsing down on top of him, shaking. It was everything he could do, to not explode with her.
Jensen strained against the cuffs trying to hold her. “Alex uncuff me. I need to touch you.” He responded.
“Not yet, I'm not done with you. I'm just trying to get my breath back.” She sat up and kneeled over him. Reaching under she wrapped her hand around his still hard member and lined it up with her dripping hole before slowly sinking down, bowing back with the pleasure that coursed through her.
“You're so tight, feels so good.” He moaned, watching her readjust her hips. Suddenly, she worked her hips up and down riding him hard and fast. He watched her breasts rising and falling, hating that he was still tied up. “You're so sexy riding me like that.”
Her hands came up to her breasts to squeeze them and tug on her nipples as she looked down smiling. “I knew you would feel this good inside me.”
“Baby, please! I need to touch you. I'm begging you!” He moaned as she stopped rocking her hips.
“You need to touch me? Really bad?” She chuckled.
“Just remember, whatever you do to me, you will get back later.” He growled.
She leaned forward to uncuff him and he slipped out of her. When he was released he grabbed a hold of her hips. “My turn!” He grinned.
He flipped them over before burying himself to the hilt inside of her in one thrust. She let out a loud cry before gripping his shoulders.
“Fuck me!” She cried out meeting his thrusts with her hips.
He leaned down over her moving harder and faster, feeling her walls grip him tighter. His lips met hers and their tongues danced together. Alex's hands slid up Jensen's back and her nails dug in drawing streaks of red on their way back down.
“Alex, I'm gonna come!” He exclaimed as his rhythm began to falter.
Her lips slid over his stubbled cheek on the way to his neck where her teeth bit down on his sensitive pulse point. His body tensed as a white hot explosion rushed through him. He felt her body tighten around him as he filled her up with his cum.
They were so exhausted when it was all over they had passed out, with him softening inside of her.
Jensen's erection painfully straining for release brought him back to the present. Damn her, she did it to him again, and she wasn't even there with him. He laughed to himself and turned back toward the window. Once again the thought ran through his mind, God he missed her!
He laid his head against the seat and closed his eyes.
“Are we heading out to the summer house?” Ronnie asked breaking through Jensen's thoughts.
“Yeah, Alex is out there right now.” He answered a little tired.
“Cool. Will you need me once we get there?”
“No, we should be okay. You head out once you drop me off.” Jensen responded yawning.
“Hopefully with the long weekend you'll be able to get some rest. Clif told me that it's been nuts this week.” Ronnie responded.
“It's been nuts for the last three weeks. The schedule has been rushed and we had a few conventions thrown in. Conventions are always fun but man are they exhausting. All those people, the lights, feels like you're running a marathon.”
The road was becoming more familiar as they drove farther out of the city. It was a relief his long trip was coming to an end. He wondered if he would be dragging Alex out of bed or if she was already awake. He shouldn't wake her up but he couldn't wait to see her.
Jensen noticed the homes were coming farther and farther apart. He knew they were close. He felt himself starting to check out again before Ronnie's voice cut through.
“We're here. Would you like me to take your luggage in for you?”
Jensen looked around at the long lane they were currently driving up. He felt a sense of calm come over him at seeing the large white farm house sitting about a hundred feet from a beautiful crystal lake.
“No, I'll jump out at the house and grab my stuff. You can take off. We'll be okay.”
When they came to a stop, Jensen hopped out and grabbed his luggage from the back. He waved goodbye to Ronnie and walked toward the house. He got to the bottom of the steps and the front door flew open. He had just enough time to drop his bags before he caught a ball of energy in his arms. Her arms and legs banded around him holding tight. He couldn't even get a word out before Alex's lips were fused to his own in a hard bruising kiss. He staggered back before catching himself against the stair rail.
“Baby I'm so glad your back! I've missed you so much!” She said in between hard kisses.
Her moving around caused her to grind against him. He held in a groan before readjusting her by sliding his hands down to cup her ass. Trying to keep his balance, he blindly made his way up the stairs and stopped at the front door.
“Open the door, don't wanna drop you.” He growled pulling away from her lips.
Sparks of pain and pleasure shot through him as she grabbed a handful of his hair, pulling his lips back to hers as she yanked the door open with her other hand. They tripped though the front door and she laughed. Alexandra finally pulled away far enough for him to get a good look at her. Emerald eyes sparkling with happiness, full lips swelled and red from their kisses, and her long hair swinging free.
“Baby, it's been such a long night coming home. I've missed you so much.” He whispered against her lips.
“As much as I've missed hearing your voice in person, I think we have more pressing issues.” She breathed.
“And those are?” He grinned.
“You have to ask?” She giggled, tightening her legs around him.
“Alex...” He looked down at her bare legs, watching them tighten more. His fingers dug in to the flesh of her ass.
“Come on Jay.” She moaned grazing her teeth against his neck. “I made it easy for ya...” She ground against him again before nuzzling against his ear. “I'm not wearing any panties baby.” She whispered.
She felt him growing harder before suddenly his fingers dug harder into her and he pushed her against the wall. She braced back against the wall before reaching down to unbutton his jeans. He swept everything off of the foyer table before sitting her down.
He tried to step back to help her with his jeans but she wouldn't let go of him with her legs. “Baby let me go.” He murmured against her lips.
“No, there's no reason to.” She unzipped his jeans and in one swift move, pushed them and his boxer briefs down. “I'm all good.” She moaned against his lips.
When she wrapped her hand around him, he was as hard as stone. He groaned, his hands traveled into her hair and pulled, tilting her head up to him. “I've been waiting all night to have you wrapped around me.”
She nipped at his bottom lip causing him to growl low in his throat. “What were you thinking of doing to me? I mean you said you have things planned for me, did you forget?”
“Didn't forget. I just got in the door.” His hands slid down her sides, over the soft cotton of his shirt that was currently sliding off her shoulder, down to the soft skin of her bare thighs. Sliding to her inner thighs, he quickly shoved them wide. “Lean back for me.”
She smiled and leaned back against the wall planting her feet on the edge of the table presenting herself wide open for him. “What are you gonna do to me?”
“Right now I'm enjoying the view.” He smirked.
She traced her fingers down her body sliding over the pale skin of her inner thigh. “Come on Jay, I'm kind of lonely over here! I'm gonna start pleasuring myself in a second.”
He stepped forward cupping her warm mound in his hand. “Is this what you want?”
“No.”
“No?” He looked up at her confused. “What do you want then?”
“I want your cock deep inside of me.” She smiled.
He stepped forward and she felt him slide the head of his cock against her slit. He leaned over her and drove himself to the hilt, crushing his lips against hers swallowing her scream. Giving her a second to adjust to him, he pulled almost all the way out before slamming back inside her over and over again.
Alexandra rolled her hips meeting his thrusts. He slid his arms underneath her and pulled her up to wrap her legs around his waist. He shoved the table away and slammed her back against the wall, she heard pictures falling down and hitting the floor but she didn't care. He gripped her hips tight but she was unaware he was going to leave fingerprints there. They rocked back against the wall over and over and she grew more and more slick.
It seemed neither one could speak, could only moan and in her case cry out when he hit that sweet spot inside of her. Her hand came up behind him and started pulling his shirt over his head. He didn't even stop thrusting as she pulled it all the way off and threw it somewhere over his shoulder. Her nails dug into his shoulders as she held on for the ride he was giving her.
Alexandra's body pressed tight against his, rubbing her cloth covered full breasts against his bare chest. Jensen moaned out her name as she clamped down on his cock. She felt her body coil tight before it exploded with her cry.
She squeezed down on him harder as he lowered them to the floor. He drove deep into her, chasing his own release. Fisting the front of her shirt, he ripped it open sending buttons scattering everywhere before leaning down to take a nipple into his mouth. The sucking pull of his mouth caused her to moan and she bucked up against him straining as he bit down on the hard little nub. Her muscles squeezed down on him again and he groaned. She felt him stiffen in pleasure before falling down on top of her.
Alexandra's breath was heaving as she stroked a loving hand through his hair. “Wow baby, have you been storing that up?”
Jensen let out a lazy chuckle before groaning and pushing himself up to his elbows. “Something like that.”
She turned her head, looking around the aftermath of their energetic reunion. “I'm glad we didn't end up in the glass over there.” She smiled.
He leaned down and softly kissed her neck. She followed his gaze and felt a laugh bubble up through her chest.
“Shit, it looks like a damn wrecking ball smashed through this place. Don't you ever clean?” He laughed.
She punched him in the side as he laughed harder. Standing up, he pulled her to her feet and carried her over to the couch.
“Don't want you to stand in the glass. I seem to still have my shoes on.” He responded looking down at his pants still around his ankles.
“Not my fault you didn't take them off before you tried to put me through the wall.” She pulled him down to her for one more kiss.
He slowly pulled his jeans back up and grabbed Alexandra's slippers. “Stay here and I'll clean up. Hope we didn't break anything important.
“I need another shirt. I'll be right back.” She smiled, gingerly stepping around the glass and running up the stairs in only her slippers.
Jensen looked around again once he grabbed the broom. They had destroyed the foyer. He laughed, and picked up a broken frame. In the photo, he stood behind a laughing Alexandra with his arms wrapped around her. Her head was tilted back against his chest, emerald eyes squinting with happiness.
Drifting back to that day, he remembered standing there, with Jared taking a picture to commemorate the Fourth of July. Alexandra had been wearing this yellow sundress that hung off her shoulders and he couldn't help but stare at her.
It was the first time he had told her he loved her. They sat in the middle of the Supernatural cast watching fireworks over the lake in Austin. He had leaned forward and softly whispered the words he had said to no one else before. It felt like they were in there own little world together, in the middle of a crowded lake side. She turned toward him, and with the exploding colors reflected in her tear filled eyes, she said, “I love you too.”
The memory drifted away as a feeling of melancholy took over. He couldn't understand, if she loved him, why did she keep pushing away the idea of a relationship. Lately, this seemed to be all he could think about. He shook his head and sat the picture on the foyer table, slightly annoyed this feeling ruined his joy at being home.
Jensen was just walking out of the kitchen with a cup of coffee when Alexandra was coming down the stairs completely dressed. He watched her smile falter before she walked up to him. “Baby, are you okay?” She asked reaching for his hand.
He inwardly cringed, he hated how well she could read him. “I'm alright. I'm just tired from the last few weeks.”
Alexandra's eyes narrowed, “Jensen, I know you are, but this isn't being tired. What's wrong?”
“Alex, I can't do this right now. Let's just enjoy the few days we can spend together.” He replied quietly.
Her eyes shifted away and he was pretty sure she knew what was going on inside him. He prayed she would just let it go for now. If they got into the relationship problems, this whole weekend would be ruined. This always ended in a disagreement.
He watched her struggle with the decision to say anything, before letting out a sigh. “Alright, we can chat about this later. Welcome home. Shall we watch a movie?”
Feeling relived, he reached out a hand for hers. “Sure, go ahead and grab one.”
“I can choose?” She smiled.
“Yeah sure...just nothing too chick flick.” He grinned.
They sat on the couch with her leaning back against him between his legs. He wrapped his arms around her and breathed in the scent of her shampoo. His body started to relax when her hands came up to cover his.
“Will you get mad if I end up falling asleep?” He murmured in her ear.
“Nope, I'm sure you have had a long night getting here.” She snuggled back against him. “I'm just happy to feel your arms around me. I've missed having you here.”
“Baby, I hate being gone so much.” He gently laid his chin on her shoulder. “Wish we lived closer.”
Her hand slid up into his hair, nails gently scratching against his scalp. “I know you hate being gone. I hate it too. Seeing you through a screen or hearing you on the phone makes me miss you more.”
“Alex...” Jensen trailed off, knowing he couldn't say what was really on his mind. “I love you more and more every day.”
“I love you too, you know that, right?” She responded.
“I know you do.” He took a deep breath, “You know, we're missing the movie.” He answered trying to shift the focus away from the relationship talk.
Alexandra felt Jensen relax into sleep and took a deep breath. She knew what was going on with him. She had been feeling it too lately. Every time they were together there was a ghost in the room. Something that was in Jensen's mind that he was afraid to talk about.
She knew he wanted more from their relationship and she just wasn't ready. Every time she fully gave her heart and soul to someone it always ended with her getting her heart broke. She just couldn't trust him enough to give him what he wanted.
It killed her to know what she was doing to him. She was always truthful with him, she loved him beyond measure but just couldn't go that final step. One day it was gonna become more of a problem then they could solve.
Jensen's eyes opened slowly when he felt something settle over the top of him. Alexandra was watching down over him with part of a blanket in her hands, softly smiling. “I'm sorry. Didn't mean to wake you up. Just didn't want you to get cold.”
Jensen reached his hand out to her and she sat on the edge of the couch cushion. “Why aren't you keeping me warm?” He asked in a raspy sleepy voice.
“I was going to get the porch in order. I haven't hung the swing or put the flowers out yet.”
“Lay around with me today. I will hang it a little later.” He slid against the back of the couch and gently pulled her down against him. Before she could attempt to get back up, he had her covered with the throw blanket and had his arms wrapped around her. “Just want to feel you against me. I hate always being away from you.”
Alexandra snuggled up against him. “You expect me to lay here all day? I won't get anything done.”
“Oh well, we can try again tomorrow.” He sleepily smirked.
“Okay, you win this round.” She giggled as her fingers traced over his hand on her hip.
“How has the office been going?” He asked.
“We've been toying with the idea of a new line of perfumes and colognes. But mom and dad say they aren't quite there yet. Scents are a little off.”
Jensen shifted forward and softly inhaled the scent of gardenias that he now associated with her. He was glad that Alexandra's family, who were in the cosmetics field, made the scent specifically for her. No one smelled quite like his Alex, it was a scent that excited and comforted him. She thought she was being sneaky wearing it when he was home, but he knew she wore it around the house just for him.
“Are they anything like this? He asked nuzzling his nose against the shell of her ear.
He heard her quick intake of breath as a soft hum came from her throat. “No, nothing like this. I think it's a spicy scent. I'm not sure I like it too much. Kind of hoping they don't push that one forward.” She sighed as he softly kissed a line down the back of her neck. “Jay, this isn't laying around.” She breathed out.
“How is it not? We're laying down, aren't we?” He grinned against her skin.
“Your distracting me....” She replied turning over.
“And that's bad, how?” He asked softly kissing her lips.
“I have something for you. I'll be right back.” He smiled as she stroked his face.
“I have something for you too and it's right here.” He smirked.
Alexandra laughed and smacked his shoulder. “I'm sure you do. I'm sure I can already feel it.”
“You know me so well.”
Jensen lazily watched Alexandra run toward the dining room and come back with something in an elaborately wrapped box. It was square and black with a white bow on top.
“You seriously got me something?” He asked sitting up.
“Well, yeah. What did you think I was saying to you?” She shook her head.
“Well I was hoping it was maybe a French Maid outfit, or maybe a sexy cop.” He grinned.
“All you can think about is sex! I'm beginning to feel like your sex toy.”
“Now wait a minute! Who was the one blowing my phone up all day yesterday with sex pics?” He tried looking insulted but couldn't quite manage to hide the smile that turned his lips up.
“Those were an artistic expression. And it's not my fault that I thought you looked fucking hot in them. You should never have allowed me to take those pics.” She grinned.
“I doubt you sent them to me so I could look at my naked body. All I saw was you in some very compromising positions.”
“And you better delete them from your phone too. All I need is for someone to hack your phone and the pics go viral.”
“Oh no, I'm keeping them and I might just show Jared a few of them.” He loved shocking her.
“You wouldn't dare!” She stated with wide eyes.
“What if I already have?” He asked smirking.
“I know you haven't. Jared would have called me as soon as you were away from him. He can't keep that shit to himself. I'm sure he would have teased me mercilessly.”
“Yeah you're right.” Jensen agreed. “Now, I want my gift!” He reached his arms out to her.
“I'm not sure you deserve a gift after this bratty behavior.” Alexandra replied holding it out of his reach.
Jensen stuck his bottom lip out and batted his eyes at her. “Please!”
“Okay, all that shit may work on the 'Jensen girls' but it doesn't get you anywhere with me.”
“The 'Jensen girls'?” he asked completely baffled.
He watched Alexandra break out into a fit of laughter. “Yeah those girls that think Jensen Ackles hung the moon! He is so perfect! If only they knew you like I do...”
“What are you talking about? I am perfect... every inch of me.” He laughed
“And we are back to sex again....”
Alexandra sat down next to Jensen and handed him the box, before pinching his cheek. “Just because you are so cute and I've missed this face, I'll give in this time.”
He leaned forward and softly kissed her lips. “I've missed your face too.”
Her hands came up to frame his face as her thumbs rubbed over his cheekbones. “What is it about you that hooked me from that first meeting?” She asked searching his face.
Feeling concerned at this turn in the conversation he knew he had to tread carefully. “I don't know, I was wondering about that on the ride home about you. I've decided that I don't want to know what it is. I'm just thankful it did.”
“I'm thankful too. I've never met anyone like you. But, you need to open that box.” She pulled back and gestured to the box he was almost dropping on the floor.
He sat back on the couch and slowly opened the lid to find a thin, square dark green glass bottle. He lifted it out of the box and realized there was liquid in it. “Alex what is this?”
She reached over and took the bottle from him. “Just smell this.” She pushed down the top and the air filled with a woodsy clean scent.
“Wow, I like that. But I hope you aren't trying to replace your scent.”
“This isn't mine. It's yours. I've been working on it for about a year. Ever since I met you for the first time.”
She turned the bottle over and there in a white bold script was the word Jagar. “Alex you made me cologne?”
“Yeah. And it's up to you if we market it or you keep for your own. I never know what to get you, that you can't get yourself. I tried to give it a scent that would make me think of you.” She smiled with her eyes beginning to tear up.
Jensen quickly spritzed a little on his wrists and held one out for her to smell. “How does this smell?”
“Like curling up with you on a wooded porch while it was raining.” Her eyes filled a little more.
“If you like it so much, why are you crying?” He asked pulling her in for a hug.
“I truly don't know. This sounds so stupid.”
“What does?”
She rolled her eyes as a single tear ran down her face. “Sometimes when I'm with you, I just get overwhelmed with how much I feel for you. It just doesn't seem like it should be like this.” She answered as she looked away.
“It annoys you that you love me?” He asked reaching up and gently turning her face back toward him.
“No, of course not baby.” She responded as she cupped his cheek.
She continued, “You know I'm not big on the rom-com cliches. And the only thing I can think to describe how I feel about you, it's every one of those damn lines.”
“Well you know those lines came from somewhere first. There's a reason they are used in those damn movies.” He answered pulling her close to his side. “Just know that you are not alone with those feelings. I'm trying not to overwhelm you with the things I feel and think about us. But, Alexandra, I have never loved anyone like I do you. I think we could have a future together.” He pushed forward so she couldn't respond, “I'm not rushing you or even suggesting anything. I'm just stating how I feel. Please don't think I'm trying to start an argument. I know how you feel about the future stuff.”
He couldn't believe that she had actually started this conversation, but it was too far in to stop now. He just prayed it would end peacefully. He didn't want the next few days screwed up.
She turned to face him, playing with his fingers that were gently laying on her leg. “Jensen, I truly don't know how I feel about the future. I guess I'm not as opposed to it as I was before, but...”
“You're still scared.” He finished.
“Aren't you?”
“Alex, the future is never sure. Yes, something bad could happen and we both could get hurt. But something wonderful could happen and we could both be happy.” He answered feeling his heart pound heavier. She was finally coming around to his side of the argument. They still weren't on the same page, but, it wasn't a flat out no anymore.
“Let's not think about this for now. We only have a few days and I want to be as close to you as I can this weekend. I want your full attention and I don't want your mind to be elsewhere.” He answered staring down into her glassy eyes.
She giggled and he felt himself start to relax. “Okay we will shelve this for now. But, do you really like the way the cologne smells?”
“Yeah, I do. It means a lot that you worked so hard on this. Part of me wants to keep it all to myself.”
“Well you do have the right to do that. I told you, Mom and Dad have left it up to you about marketing it. And Jager is just a tentative name. I thought maybe you might have a better one.” Alexandra smiled.
“What does it mean?” He asked rubbing his thumb over the raised letters.
“It means hunter in German. I thought because of your heritage, and and your character's job, it fit. But honestly Jay, you can have it named anything you like.”
Jensen was taken aback. Not only had she been working on this for almost a year, she had thought long and hard to make the name meaningful to him. This was probably the most thoughtful gift he had been given in a long time.
“I can't think of a better one. Baby, thank you.”
Jensen opened his eyes to find Alexandra curled against his side as the sun was began to rise. Her even breathing was as calming as the birds chirping outside. He could feel the last of his exhaustion fade away as her warm body snuggled closer.
He missed her so much when he was gone. It always felt like a part of him was missing when he was away. After the conversation they had last night, they may not be apart very much longer. He just had to wait her out, hopefully she would come to the decision on her own.
Alexandra's leg slid over his as she curled closer to him. He let out a contented breath as his fingertips traveled over her knee and up her bare thigh. He debated on waking her up or just watching her sleep. He watched his fingertips creep higher over her warm smooth skin before feeling her watching him.
“Are you having fun?” She asked sleepily, sliding her hand over his.
“Actually I'm just enjoying a lazy morning in bed with you. Didn't really mean to wake you though.” He smiled, turning more on his side.
“You didn't wake me, not really. I'm still in work mode. Not used to having lazy mornings.”
Jensen slowly pulled her closer sliding her leg over his hip. He watched Alexandra smirk before shifting her leg to wrap around his waist.
“What are your plans this morning?” Jensen chuckled, and rubbed his calloused hand up her thigh pulling her tighter against him.
“Jay,” She bit her lip watching him.
He could feel her soft grinding against him. She was beginning to drive him crazy. He could feel the heat spreading through his blood.
“Hey, slow down, not yet.” He whispered, kissing her cheek.
“Why not? I can feel how ready you are for me.”
“Want to take my time.”
“You mean you want to tease me.” She leaned closer rubbing her lips over his neck.
“Teasing you sounds like a good idea. I can't think of a better way to spend the morning.”
Jensen rolled them both over and leaned down over her. He felt her wrap her other leg around his waist pulling him down closer.
“Come on Jay.” She breathed against his neck.
He slid his hand slowly up her thigh, “Come on, what?”
“Hurry up, want to feel you inside me.”
“You're gonna have to wait for that...” He chuckled. “So, for now, shut up and enjoy.” He stated, leaning forward and tracing her bottom lip with his tongue.
Jensen reached back and untangled Alexandra's legs from his waist, laughing at her protests.
By early afternoon, they were cleaning the wrap around porch. She had talked Jensen into hanging the swing and a couple of ferns she had picked up in town. The peaceful sounds of the country chirped and twittered around them.
By the time the last fern was hung, Jensen turned to watch Alexandra digging in the flower beds to plant the petunias she had dragged out of the shed. He'd bet she had no clue how beautiful she looked, with the bandanna holding the stray hairs away from her face that was currently smudged with potting soil. The same hands that had clung and clawed at him when they were making love were gently placing flowers in the ground. He laughed at how sappy his thoughts were getting.
“What are you laughing about Ackles?” Alexandra stood, looking up at him.
He walked over and dusted his fingers over her cheek. “You look like you've been playing in the mud.” He smiled.
“Yeah, that's cuz I've planted 4 flower beds while you've been playing on the porch.” She batted his hand away from her face.
“Well how about you take a shower and I'll start dinner. I want to get my hands on that grill.” He smirked when she glared at him.
“I think you enjoy the thought of having your hands on that damn grill, more than me.”
Jensen stepped down off the porch and pulled her in front of him. “Really? That's what you think?” He smiled.
“Yeah that's what I think.” She stated rubbing her dirty hands all over his cheeks before running around him and through the front door.
“Damnit Alex, you're gonna pay for that!” He yelled running after her.
The sound of Alexandra's feet pounded up the stairs as she made her getaway, with Jensen just a few feet behind. He finally caught up to her at the bedroom door, snagging her around the waist, pulling her flush against his body.
“Come here!” He demanded trying not to laugh.
“Something wrong Jay?” He watched her lift a brow as her mischievous smirk crossed her lips.
“Was the dirt necessary?”
“Well yeah, you tend to get dirty when you're planting flowers.” She smiled.
“Smart Ass! Now you're gonna pay.” He responded.
Alex let out a squeal of laughter as he picked her up and carried her through the bedroom door. He felt her squirm to get away as he walked her into the adjoining bathroom.
“Jensen Ackles, don't you dare!” She yelled as he pushed her into the shower and turned it on cold.
Before he could get away, she shot of the shower and pushed him against the wall. She pressed against him tighter, her wet body shivered against the cold.
“You're an asshole.” She chattered, dripping mud all over him and the floor.
“I told you, you were gonna pay.”
A small part of him felt bad so he grabbed a towel to wrap around her. He heard her sigh when he pulled her back into his arms.
“Well now we're both wet and dirty.” He stated looking down at his white t-shirt and blue jeans smeared with mud. “Guess we both need a shower.”
Alex laid her head on Jensen's shoulder and snuggled closer to him. “Only if you promise, no more cold water.”
“You have a deal, but only if you keep your hands to yourself.” He answered as he wiped her hair away from her face.
“I thought the only reason you loved me was because I never kept my hands to myself.” She smirked.
“That's one of the many reasons I love you.” He stated, pulling the towel from her.
Jensen had finished helping Alexandra clean the dinner dishes just in time for his cell phone to ring. When he glanced at the screen, he smiled to see his mom's name.
“Hey Mom.” He answered putting down the drying towel.
“Hey. How has your mini vacation been going?” She asked as he walked toward the back door.
“It's been well needed. Work's been killing me lately. Alex has been great. How have you and dad been?”
“We're good. But when are you gonna bring that girl over to meet us? Your father and I were just talking about that today. Haven't you been dating her long enough to quit hiding your family from her. I promise you, I'll make your father behave.”
“You'll make Dad behave? I think Dad would have to make you behave. Honestly, I just don't think we are at the parent meeting stage of our relationship. There needs to be a bit more time.”
“Jens, you're not fooling me. What's going on?”
“Nothing Mom. Everything is fine. We're just taking things slow.”
“Are you sure that's all it is?”
“Yes Ma'am.”
“Okay fine. You're still not fooling me but I'll let it go for now. I just wanted to check on you. If you don't call me, I'll call again in a few days to check on you again.”
“Okay Mom, I love you.”
“Love you too.”
Jensen turned back around to find Alexandra watching him.
“Was that your mom?”
“Yeah. She says hi. Dad and mom want to meet you. I hear about it all the time when they call.”
“Jay, I... um.. Not ready.”
“I know Alex. I told them that we're not at that stage yet.”
He noticed how uncomfortable she was becoming and tried to smooth out the conversation.
“Alex, I'm not trying to pressure you. I know you're not ready.”
“I feel like I'm disappointing them and you. I just can't.” She responded with tears in her eyes.
“Hey, come here.”
Jensen pulled her into his arms, squeezing her tight. “Baby, you could never disappoint me. I know you aren't comfortable with that stuff. I'm not pushing.”
“Just don't want you to hate me.” She wiped at her tears as she pulled away from him.
“I need some air.” She stated, walking out to the back porch.
Jensen watched her leave regretting even bringing it up.
Alexandra walked down the steps and made her way to the lake. She sat on the dock dragging her feet in the water. No matter what Jensen said, she knew she was letting him down. But she just couldn't do it. She couldn't give him a real relationship let alone meet his parents.
The look in his eyes when she freaked out told her all she needed to know. What they had wasn't ever going to be good enough for him. What she wanted wasn't gonna be enough for him.
She thought back to the first time she realized she was in love with Jensen. They had been dating for 4 months when she woke up one morning with the flu. Her whole body hurt, she couldn't keep food down and she had one hell of a migraine.
Around 5 at their nightly check in, the phone rang.
“Hey.” She answered
“Hey Baby, What's wrong?”
“I feel like shit. Think I have the flu.”
“Aww my poor Baby. Do you need anything?”
“You're across the country in Dallas. How are you gonna get me anything.”
“I'm sorry you don't feel good. Are you still in New York?”
“Yeah, still staying at the 4 seasons. Guess I'm not gonna make my meeting tomorrow.”
“Have you had anything to eat?”
“No, I'm having trouble keeping water down.”
“Well I'm gonna let you get back asleep.”
She curled back into a ball and groaned. Which is where she woke when there was a knock on the door. Daylight was shining bright through the windows and she glanced at the clock as there was another knock. Who could be knocking on her door at 9am?
She grabbed a robe and shuffled her way to the door. She looked through the peep hole to see Jensen standing there with a bag in hand. She quickly opened the door.
“Jay, what are you doing here.” She backed up and let him in.
“Nothing is worse than being away from home and being sick. I just wanted to check on you.” He shut the door.
“You flew across country just to check on me?”
“Yeah. I didn't want you to be homesick and alone. Plus, I found this little bistro up the street and conned them into making soup for me.”
“Let me guess you used the Jensen Ackles charm on them?”
Jensen grinned, “Maybe. I signed a few autographs and took some pictures.”
“I can't believe you came all the way across the country to check on me and bring me soup.”
“You sounded like you needed me here.” He stroked her cheek.
“I'm glad you're here but you were spending time with your family.”
“They understood when I told them you needed me here.”
“I'd kiss you but I don't want you sick. Which reminds me, what are you thinking? You're gonna get sick here with me.”
“It doesn't matter. So do you wanna try to eat or take a nap?”
“I've been sleeping since I got off the phone with you. But I'm still not up to eating. Maybe some juice from room service.”
“Go lay back down and I'll call down for some.”
Jensen spent the next few days helping Alexandra back to health. Luckily for him, he didn't get sick too.
Alexandra drug her feet through the water softly smiling at the memory. But how exactly was she going to make up with him now? She decided maybe the morning would bring more answers.
Jensen was sitting on the couch watching tv. He heard the back porch door open and shut. Her footsteps went up the stairs.
Time always seemed to level her back out. He just had to not bring it up again. But it was getting harder to keep his feelings bottled up. It wasn't fair that she always shut him down when talked about his feelings. Time was coming that he wasn't gonna be able to keep his mouth shut anymore. He was afraid that time was coming soon.
Jensen opened his eyes the next morning to find Alexandra wrapped around him. Normally he would be happy to have her there, but it just reminded him of what happened last night. It was beginning to feel like their life together was a lie. What was he doing there anyway. He was beginning to feel like a long term booty call.
He disentangled himself from her and went downstairs. He made his way to the coffee pot. While the coffee brewed he stood at the sink and stared out the window. He knew this was gonna happen. It was gonna get brought up and everything was gonna implode.
Jensen scraped his hands over his morning scruff and poured himself a cup of coffee. He just had to keep busy or he knew a fight was gonna come. He wasn't sure he could act like nothing was wrong, not anymore. Knowing she didn't feel the same, it killed him.
Before he had a chance to leave the kitchen Alexandra came bouncing in and poured a cup of coffee. She leaned over to give him a kiss and Jensen couldn't help but stiffen up. He watched the confusion cross her face before she cocked her head to look at him.
“Jay, what's wrong?” She brought her hand up to his cheek.
“It's just not a good day Alex.”
“Don't give me that. What's wrong?”
“You don't wanna know.” She lowered her hand slowly.
“Yeah, I do. Jensen, are you mad at me?”
“I'm not mad, I've just realized something. You're never gonna love me like I love you. The future I want, you'll never give me.”
“What are you talking about? You know I love you.”
“Then talk to me about our future.”
“Jensen...” She paused.
“See, right there. That's what I mean. You can't. I'm tired of this song and dance Alexandra. I want a future of , meeting each other's families, moving in together and maybe more. What I can't handle is the “I'm not good in relationships” crap. We've been in one for over a year. Unless you know something I don't.”
“Jensen, there hasn't been anyone else but you. But I can't believe you're bringing this up now.”
“Either can I. We either fix this or I'm done Alex. I can't keep living in the in-between. I love you, but I think we're done.'
“Jensen, don't do this, please.”
“I'm sorry Alex. This is an either or situation. You either love me enough or you don't.”
“So, I fall in line or we're done? That's it? What happened to my thoughts and feelings?”
“I've been living with your thoughts and feelings for over a year. I keep my mouth shut so we don't argue but it's still there in the back of my mind. I'm always so afraid I'm going to lose you because how I feel.”
He watched the tears fall down her face and felt his heart shatter. To know he was the cause of her pain was killing him. He just couldn't do this anymore. They had reached the end.
Jensen blinked away tears and shook his head. “Alex, I love you, but I can't do this anymore.” He walked back upstairs and grabbed his phone.
“Hey Ronnie. I'm gonna be needing a ride to the airport.”
“Sure thing boss. I'll be there in 10 minutes.”
Jensen sat down on the bed and stared at the floor. He couldn't believe he just told Alexandra they were done. He scrubbed his hands over his face wiping away tears before they fell.
He packed his things just in time for his phone to ring. “Jensen I'm here.”
He walked down the stairs and Alexandra stood at the bottom. Her face and eyes were red with tears. “Please don't go.”
“I'm sorry. If I stay, nothing changes. Take care of yourself.” He kissed her on the forehead and walked out the door.
The front door closed and Alexandra dropped to the floor in tears. She just lost the best thing that had ever happened in her life. She heard the car drive away and buried her face in her hands and sobbed.
She must have cried herself to sleep because she woke up on the floor with a horrible headache. Her eyes were swelled and puffy. She didn't know what time it was.
She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water before trudging upstairs to the bedroom. Once in there, she stopped dead in her tracks. Jensen's side of the bed was glaringly empty. The tears started falling again. She slowly sank down onto her side of the bed staring at the floor. She sat there for few minutes before she grabbed her phone and called her best friend.
“Alex, what's up? Jensen driving you nuts so soon?” Jared answered the phone.
“Jared, he left.” She couldn't help the tears in her voice.
“What do you mean?”
“We're done. He left me”
“Lexi, what happened?”
“I just couldn't do it.”
“You have to give me a little more hon.”
“He wanted a relationship. I just couldn't give it to him. I pushed him away.”
“Oh, Lexi.”
“It's all my fault. JT, what did I do?
“It can all be fixed. Lexi call him.”
“He doesn't want me anymore. I fucked up.”
“He told you that?”
“No but I can read between the lines. I either give him a relationship or we were done.” She cried,“I couldn't do it. What's wrong with me JT?”
“What do you mean, what's wrong with you?
“Why couldn't I give him what he wants? Why couldn't I trust him enough? It's not like I don't love him, I just couldn't give him everything.”
“Lexi, you can't push yourself into something you're not ready for, even if the one you're with wants you to.”
“It just hurts so much. I'm sittin here looking at his side of the bed and it's so empty. I feel so empty.”
“Just give it some time, things will get better.”
“That's a bunch of bullshit Jared. I don't think it's ever gonna get better.”
After dealing with a 5 hour wait at the airport and 7 hours on the plane, by the time he got to Vancouver and back to Clif he was exhausted. He just wanted to be alone.
Jensen figured Clif knew something was wrong because he didn't say a whole lot. He knew he should offer some type of conversation but it just wasn't in him.
When Jensen walked back into his apartment, he threw his bags in the bedroom and went straight for the liquor cabinet. He opened whiskey and drank straight from the bottle. It was looking like he was gonna get drunk and he was gonna pay for it in the morning but he didn't care.
He was right, he was gonna get drunk, and he stayed that way the rest of break. The last night, there was a knock on the door.
Jensen stumbled to the door and opened it. There stood Jared.
“Hey man.” Jared said walking into the apartment.
“Jared, now isn't a good time man.”
“I know, that's why I'm here.”
“Come on man, I'm not gonna talk about this.”
“Then let's watch the game and get drunk. Although it looks like you're ahead of me. Give me time to catch up.”
Jensen sat there and watched the game. He lasted all of an hour.
“What did she tell you?” Jensen asked Jared who was sitting at the other end of the couch.
“Why don't you tell me what happened?”
“There's not much to tell. I just got tired of being a booty call.”
“A booty call?”
“That's all she wants. She doesn't want a relationship. My mom called and mentioned she wanted to meet Alex. I told Alex and she flipped out on me. I'm just tired of it all.”
“Jay, I don't know what to say.”
“I wasted a year on her. And all she did was lead me on.” Jensen took another swig of whiskey. “Why did she lead me on?”
“Jensen, I'm not sure she did.”
“I know, you can't betray her confidence. You know you are willingly putting yourself in the middle of this.”
“I know I am, but I'm not gonna stay out of this if both of you are hurting.”
“I'm not hurting, I'm just pissed. I never should've ended up with her.”
“Jensen, stop. I know you're hurting.”
“Why did she bother with me? She knew what I wanted and she just kept leading me on.” He scrubbed his hands over his face wiping his eyes. “You know what, Fuck Her! I hope whatever she does, she's happy.”
Jensen took a huge drink, feeling the world spinning. The feeling was getting stronger. It wasn't long before the world went black.
The next morning came and Jensen was waking up in his bed. The sun hurt his eyes and his heartbeat was pounding in his head. He groaned and slowly sat up in bed holding his head. The days of being drunk were catching up with him.
It was then he noticed a noise coming from the living room. He slowly stood and walked that way to find Jared's long legs hanging off the edge of his couch. The way his neck was bent explained the horrible snoring that was permeating the whole apartment.
Jensen took one look at the empty bottle of whiskey laying on the floor and shivered. Looks like he won't be drinking for a while. He could still taste it on his tongue. Holding his head in his hand, he walked to the kitchen to make coffee. He felt like he was gonna need it.
When he came out of the kitchen Jared was sitting up on the couch yawning.
“Morning sunshine.” He replied.
“Yeah, morning.” Jensen answered sitting down in a chair.
“How are you feeling?”
“Like shit. Why did you let me drink so much?”
“Hey, you were well on your way to being drunk when I showed up. You were dead set on getting drunk so I just let you go. Judging the amount of bottles in your trash, you've been drunk for days.”
“Yeah, It was just easier that way.”
“Jensen, it will get easier, just got to give it some time.”
“Oh give me a break. The whole time heals all crap.”
“It may be crap but it's true.”
“Whatever. It's over and done. Time to move on. Besides work starts back up tomorrow, I won't have time to think about this shit.”
The next few weeks were all pretty much the same. Jensen went to work, came home and went to bed. But what wasn't the same was the fact that he caught himself trying to call Alexandra like normal. He'd always stop himself before he tapped the last number. It had never occurred to him before how ingrained she was in his life. Now he had to work on getting her out of his life, and out of his mind. The weekends were the hardest. For the last year he had spent most of the time on the phone with her.
Truth be told, God he missed her. He missed the way she used to watch him before leaning in to kiss him, or the way she would curl against him at night. He missed the way she felt in his arms and the sounds she would make when they made love.
As mad as he was, he just couldn't make himself hate her. It was hard enough to stay mad at her. But after everything he had been fooling himself into believing she was there for anything but the sex. How could he have been so stupid to fall for it?
Alexandra flew home and threw herself back into work. Even though she had comp time, she spoke to her parents and got it pushed back until a later date. She worked from sun up to sun down every day, including weekends, but nothing helped. She kept expecting calls from Jensen that never came. As time went on she missed him more and more.
Jared would call her every few days to check up on her and as tempting as it was, she just couldn't bring herself to ask about Jensen. She knew Jared was purposefully keeping him out of conversation and she appreciated it. But it was getting to the point she didn't want to answer the phone when Jared called because it was a last link to Jensen.
Convention weekend was upon them once again. It was another marathon event for them to run. Jared met Jensen at the SUV for the ride to the airport.
“Ready for another weekend?” Jared smiled.
“Actually I am. I need the distraction. I'm gonna have fun whether I want to or not.”
When they boarded the plane Jensen sat down and stared out the window. He couldn't help but think about this convention, one year ago this was when he first met Alexandra. Nothing over these past few weeks had helped him get over her. He still tortured himself looking back at those pictures she had sent him on set.
Jared tried to engage Jensen in conversation but he just couldn't bring himself to talk. The one year anniversary was something he couldn't get past. He just hoped he could fake cheerfulness during the panels.
Thankfully he was an actor, he was able to fake his way through the meet and greets. The panels were easier because Jared was there to do most of the talking. By the end of the weekend, Jensen was exhausted.
When they said goodbye to the fans, they both made their way up to their floors. The feeling of melancholy was returning with a vengeance. Now that their obligation was over, there was no need to keep with the fake happiness. Not that he was normally fake around fans but this time he just couldn't give them authenticity.
He went back to his hotel room and dropped down on the bed. He pulled his phone out and started to dial Alexandra's number. His finger hovered over the send button. But he threw his phone on the bed before scraping his hands over his face. He had hoped he would somehow see her there. Part of him was relieved she hadn't showed up.
The thought had no more than left his mind when someone knocked on his door. He thought it was Jared trying to get him to go out to dinner. But he wasn't in the mood.
He opened the door and there stood Alexandra. Jensen felt his heart drop in his chest.
“Alex, what are you doing here?”
“We need to talk.”
“We said all we need to say.”
“No, you said all you needed to say.”
“What else is there?” He asked watching her.
“Jensen, just let me in. I don't think you wanna do this in the hallway.”
“Fine, you've got 5 minutes.”
Jensen stepped away from the door to let Alexandra in. She came into the room and stood just a few feet inside the door. He could see she was shaking and wanted to scoop her into his arms. But he knew he couldn't touch her or he'd never walk away from her again. As it was, he was losing the fight against being angry with her.
“Jensen, I thought of all the things I could say to you. I even had a speech outlined in my head. Now standing here looking at you, it's all gone.”
“Well you better figure out something to say, or your 5 minutes will be wasted. I'm sure you didn't come here to stare at me.”
He knew he was sounding like a dick but he couldn't stop himself. He had to keep her at arms length. He watched her bottom lip quiver and felt like shit. Even he couldn't be this mean. She closed her eyes as a tear slid down her cheek.
“I don't know what's wrong with me. This is what I do. I find someone who is a great person and I just ruin it. I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you.”
“Alex, I know you're sorry. What more is there to say?”
“Jensen, I still love you.”
“Don't start that. This has nothing to do with love.”
“It has everything to do with love. I want what we had back.”
“There's no way. Look, I know I said I'd give you 5 minutes but all we are doing is rehashing everything that's already been said.”
“How can you act so cold toward me? You don't feel the same, do you?”
“Don't ask me that. Nothing either one of us does will be able to fix this. It's time we move on.”
Alexandra dropped her head in her hands crying. Jensen felt like an asshole. In trying to protect himself, he made her cry. It was taking everything in him to stay on the other side of the room from her.
“Alex, stop crying, please, just stop.”
She wiped her eyes trying to keep more tears from falling. “You said I never loved you like you loved me and now look at you. It didn't take long for you to get over me.”
“What am I supposed to do? Alex, we broke up.”
“I've been punishing myself about this for weeks. About how I hurt you and for not loving you enough. But you're right, it's time to move on. If you loved me that much you would still be hurting like me. This was a wasted trip.”
Alexandra turned away and Jensen took a few strides to the door slamming his hand on the door to keep it closed. Startled, she turned around to look at him. Her back was against the door and she was looking up at him with wide eyes.
“Jensen..”
“Don't ever doubt that I love you. I just can't be a booty call anymore.”
“What the hell are you talking about. You were never a booty call.”
“Then what do you call it. We weren't in a relationship but we sure spent a lot of time in the bedroom though.”
“You seriously think that's all I wanted? Jensen I wanted you. I still want you.”
“We can't work, not like that.”
Alexandra framed his face in her hands. “I want you to listen to me. I love you and I want you in my life.”
“There's only one way that would happen.” She dropped her hands.
“Jensen, I want you as my boyfriend. I want a relationship.”
“Don't just tell me what I want to hear.”
“I'm not. I've had time to think it over and I've realized that I'm so much better with you. I want you in my life. But if you don't feel the same way anymore, then I guess I should leave.”
“I never said I didn't feel the same way. But you can't just tell me what I want to hear. I'm not falling back into that again.”
“Do you still love me?”
“Alex... I...”
“Tell me the truth. Do you?”
“I've never stopped. I miss you everyday.”
I miss you too. I want us back.”
“I don't know.”
“I have to be honest though. I want a relationship with you but there are still somethings I am still leery of.”
“Such as?”
“I don't mind 'boyfriend' or 'significant other' or any other label you want to put on it. But I'm still not ready for parents yet.”
“What about being together in public?”
“We can be together in public. I'm so sorry I've hurt you with my indecision.”
“Stop telling me you're sorry. I know you are. But I don't know if we can do this.”
“You still love me, I love you. What is there to figure out?”
“So, a relationship, huh?”
“Yeah, a relationship. I'm going all in. What about you?”
“I hope we don't regret this, but I'm all in too.”
He leaned down softly kissing her. Pressing her against the door he deepened the kiss. His tongue licked along the seam of her lips and she opened for him. His hands slid down along her hips and around to her ass. His fingers dug in and he lifted her up, allowing her to wrap her legs around his waist.
“Jensen, wait.”
“What?”
She patted him on the chest. “Weren't you the one who just said you weren't gonna be a booty call? What are we doing here?”
“This? We're making up. And not to mention I have this big comfy bed that's just begging to be used.” He grinned.
“Fine, then take your girlfriend to bed.”
“I like the sound of that.” He kissed her again.
She laughed as he spun around and walked across the room.
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I feel like Shane’s love language is words of affirmation and Ryan’s love language is quality time. What about you?
I feel like you may be spot on with Ryan.
We’ve seen he loves going out with friends, family and girlfriend. He spends most his free time with these people, and we’ve seen thanks to his social media that lately, he spends his every moment with Marielle when he has the chance, including having to work from her trailer in Canada as she is filmign herself.
When it comes to his friendships, we’ve seen on social media that he often goes out with friends he has had for years. In an instagram post from when he moved to the house he lives in with his two best friends, he mentioned he knows Roland for eitght years and Danny for thirteen, so Ryan is also someone of long friendships and, therefore, long love.
I feel like you have gotten perfectly right what Ryan’s love language may be.
As for Shane, it’s a little bit tricky because this man is super private and what we see of him is constantly changing because what we asumed for one thing he did once turns out it was not. Let me explain a bit better with an example:
Most of us always thought Shane is someone pretty secure of himself that dominates the conversation and can say shit without doubt, but it turns out the guy is actually shy and won’t speak unless he is spoken to.
This was said by he himself during a Q&A and later in a panel (don’t asked which ones, because I honestly don’t remember at the moment. Let me re-watch the show and the q&as for those questions), and even once his girlfriend Sara said here on tumblr that she was the one who pursued Shane by “pestering him” until he got the memo and asked her out.
Shane is constantly not talking when show in other videos unless he has an activity or is asked a question, happens the same with fan encounters as I’ve been told by fans and Meet and Greet moments through the years. And finally, he always lets Ryan speak and speak until he has something to say or it’s his turn to talk (seen in Post Mortems more often, and when Ryan is upset after an investigation, when Shane will remain silent and let him talk until he is calmer).
So, I wouldn’t really know if words of affirmation may be his language, to be honest. I think what may happen with him is he has a bit of this, and a bit of acts of service.
I think you can find words of affirmation when he tries his best to persue Ryan into the places they explore, when he compliments him (which is pretty often) and when he goes around calling things, places, people and vibes beautiful/gorgeous. That’s where I believe it may be the case.
We’ve seen this kind of expressions more often when he talks about Sara on social media. Again, Shane is a very private person and always avoid even mentioning Sara that much on the show or when they have appearances. But you can see on his instagram posts and some tweets the way he compliments Sara’s talent, art and persona.
He refers to her as talented, charming and funny. Cosntantly calls her his favorite person, marvelous human, etc. He always has a big word for her and I can only imagine the kind of things he may say in private. In that regard, I believe you are right.
But then, like I said, Shane strikes me as someone who may favor silence and actions over words because words can fade, can change, can get lost in the noise and can be interpreted in other ways. And because we’ve seen him act upon the way he feels towards people and do little things such as…
Promoting his girlfriend’s art on his twitter, sometimes commenting, most times just with a simple and helpful retweet. We’ve seen him appear in great variety of videos of his friends, direct and write for their ideas, being supportive of TJ’s projects as well as Sara’a, Garrett’s, Kelsey D’s, Kate’s and more people who happen to be his friends.
Once he shared on instagram that he helped his father to re-do his mom’s garden in their house back in Schaumburg and they worked all summer on it with his brother until it was perfect. And on this regard, we’ve seen he does as his parents wants when he visits, constantly taking pictures and going places all together.
And our most clear example of him maybe having a some of that good, good acts of service language is the way he behaves during Unsolved Supernatural. Why? Because he has become whatever Ryan needs him to be.
He keeps silent if Ryan needs it, makes him laugh the second he notices he is getting nervous and/or upset, will let him talk and do as he wishes when he is in this stage of stress and frightening like we saw in Old City Jail episode recently. All the way while staying put and firm because he knows Ryan doesn’t need to be treaten like if he doesn’t understand what is happening but needs someone that will keep his feet in the ground.
Shane also goes as far as to have become Ryan’s human security blanket as Ryan himself has said. They have mentioned in the past things like Shane going out his way to run after Ryan whe he has felt too uneasy on location (here) and give him pet talks to convince him to stay and finish their job (also in the previous video, but also seen during Old City Jail episode), as well as to appear in Ryan’s projects, AND…
Last year, when Ryan had that break up he talked about, in social media and during an episode of Unsolved True Crime, he mentioned how much time he spent with Shane and Sara. We saw how much they go out with him, it was almost as if they were taking care of him because he was feeling Not So Good as he mentioned recently.
Imagine how much Shane cares for this friend of his that he shares his time with his girlfriend with him, probably so Ryan won’t have to be alone when he less needs it. To me, that feels like a silent “I love you, get well soon, I’m with you, it’s gonna be okay” put into actions such as taking him to the cinema, letting him stay in the apartment, going with him to parks (there’s also a lot of pics of Ryan with Shane’s friends for that time, too), and god knows what else.
Another example we can mention is Sara showing when Shane cooks for her, makes toys for Obi, helps with her website and her lives, among other things.
This all makes me believe Shane has a bit of both, and we may probably never know which one is the one that is higher, but we love him as he shows himself to us and it’s always fun to notice these things in people we care for and admire on our position as fans.
Thanks for your Q, Nonnie!
#i got a little bit of everything in here so i'm not gonna tag in the general tags but#shyan#shara#maryan#meta#mine#post#text#meta*#both#Anonymous#nini got mail#otp: we took an oath#shyan*#text*
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FEB. 14 Favorite ship/OTP
In which I out myself as a chaotic multi-shipper and annoy half of this fandom by tagging them because everyone makes such great posts. If I mentioned your @ and you want me to remove it, please tell me so I can do it right away!
I’m insufferable when it comes to exploring all kinds of characters' interactions, and I don’t take ‘being a shipper’ very seriously. (But I do have my favorites). At this point, I’m past apologizing for not picking only one.
Under the cut, because this is a LONG post.
♥️ I shipped Hikari and Takeru before I knew what shipping was, and that’s just how life be sometimes. The reason I started learning English outside of regular classes in school was so I could read fanfic of them as a tween. As of now, I’m more interested in them as 'strongly connected to each other and let’s have a good time figuring out the nature of that connection.’ I think they have a lot of potential as a couple. When they were kids, I think their bond was more inclined to sibling-like, especially when they were glued to Taichi and Yamato. Then, around 02 era, it changed a little, and I think Takeru fell for her (firstly in an ANNOYING, ‘protector’ kinda way, like he’s still protecting her because Taichi asked him to, zzzzzz, and then in a more genuine way), but she still saw him as her childhood best friend like-a-brother-to-me-he’s-kinda-cute-though-but-we-don’t-have-time-to-unpack-all-that-there’s-a-lot-of-shit-going-down. AND THEN, there’s Tri., and I love their dynamic. They’re flirty buddies, they’re intimate, they tease each other and love each other, and I think Hikari is finally realizing that her feelings aren’t just friendly anymore — they haven’t been for a while now. I headcanon that the more she becomes emotionally independent of Taichi, the more she realizes that what she has with Takeru is different. They would start off as BEST-friends-with-benefits when they’re in college, like 19-21yo, for a little while because they’re hesitating to change their dynamic, and then they just say fuck it, we’re in love, let’s see where this take us. Yey! They’re THE power couple. I’ll die as Takari trash, I suppose. I’m good with that.
♥️ I REALLY LIKE MIYAKARI, THEY’RE FJFFJfucking great together. I think they balance each other very well, much better than Takeru and Hikari, and, like Takari, it’s both a romantic ship and a brotp for me. Miyako brought out a side of Hikari we had never really seen before, and it’s the first time she has a horizontal relationship with another girl. (I don’t think she’s particularly close to Mimi, and she’s definitely Sora’s little sister at heart.) It might sound weird, but I’m glad the writers allowed someone to be annoyed at Hikari. It makes the whole thing a lot more human, more believable. Most people care for her in a mostly protector sort of way and then Miyako STRAIGHT-UP SLAPS HER (don’t do this in your irl relationships kiddos) and tells her she’s always gonna be there for her, not because Hikari is weak or fragile or whatever, but because they’re equals, they help each other not to get lost in themselves, they make each other stronger and wiser. Miyako is a very anxious character and Hikari grounds her. Hikari is ALSO a very anxious character and Miyako helps her let it out. Fuck yes.
♥️ S!O!R!A!T!O!
Do yourself a favor and go to https://jippy-kandi.tumblr.com/sorato. While you’re at it, visit @fuckyeahsorato, read @gossipchii‘s kizunacountdown post about Sorato, which has a link to ANOTHER sorato post by @adventure-hearts and have the time of your life. Have fun! I don’t make the rules. You just have fun.
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♥️ TAITO, YAMACHI, TAIMATT, call it whatever you want, I call it my heart and soul. Digimon Adventure was a Taito soap opera disguised as a toy-selling anime. And Tri. And Bokura no War Game. And Kizuna, for the trailer alone. They’re amazing but Omegamon can rest. Please.
♥️ I also ship Taiora, tough a bit less. To be honest, Taiorato solves 99% of my life’s problems, and I LOVE it. The potential is unlimited.
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♥️ Jyomatora, also known as “Takeru’s parents” is another powerful OT3. Don’t boo me, I’m right.
♥️ DAIKEN!!!!!!! I could go on a rant about them, but @ladyanatui already did, better than I ever could. Look at this post that’s basically a Daiken reference guide and Bible.
♥️ Jyoumi makes me so, so happy. The bit in Adventure when they stay together, parted from the others...........dude..........good shit. They respect each other very much by then, and they’re very, very caring, in their own ways. Mimi’s speech in Adventure of how she refuses to engage in the war she was destined to and wants to find her own way to fight and Jyou immediately volunteering to stay behind with her is one of my favorite moments. The kid wants to be a doctor, he doesn’t want to hurt anyone. Mimi inspires him to actively choose a more peaceful option instead of just being in the middle of Yamato and Taichi’s drama, Jyou inspires her to be more level-headed without losing her spark, and together they’re one of the sweetest yet kind-of-unexpected duos I’ve ever seen. They’re good friends in Tri., which is a bit sad but also works for me just fine.
♥️ This gif says it all:
♥️ So does this blessed, revolutionary pic:
♥️ Taishiro is mostly a brotp for me, but also yay. Supportive boyfriends. They stole medicine from an abandoned fake Hospital together in one of the most emotional episodes of the series. Good content.
♥️ Kenkari is mostly a brotp for me, but also yay part 2. They obliterate the Dark Ocean’s ruler together while having the same haircut (I’m ignoring Kizuna!Ken’s hair length). Name a cuter date, I dare you.
♥️ I like Daikeru and Kenkeru basically the same amount. I love the idea of Takeru and Daisuke getting to know each other better, the idea of Daisuke losing his shit because he’s falling for his ‘rival’ and Takeru and Ken being that infuriatingly attractive couple who actually has a very deep relationship that started off as bonding over similar traumas.
♥️ Meikari, anyone? I always hoped that, if we got something like Tri., a character that represented ‘Darkness’ would get introduced and they’d have an interesting dynamic with Hikari, because Darkness is just as important to the Universe as Light, and it would be interesting to see these two disagreeing, agreeing, being repulsed by the other and then drawn together, a ‘twilight’ sort of situation. That...didn’t happen in Tri., but the heart wants what it wants. I totally recognize it’s a fanon thing and ooc Meiko, though. I wish they had had more meaningful/complementary interactions. Their partners almost killed everyone, where’s their closure?!
♥️ Koumi is adorable. So is Kenyako, and I can’t wait for them to interact in Kizuna!
I hope this post entertained you and that reminded you of Digimon’s amazing range of interesting pairings!
#kizunacountdown#digimon#digimon adventure#bea with the tea#i was gonna make a joke about hikari's bro con BUT I DIDN'T#this posts includes takari sorato jyoumi taito miyakari daiken kenkeru koumi sorami#jyourato or jyoumatora i don't even know how to call it#taiorato meikari kenkari taishiro daikeru miyami taiora#i'm so tired
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I went through the new Destiny 2 trailer frame by frame so you don’t have to
This post is gonna be very pic heavy, so I’ve made it keep reading so it doesn’t clog your feed
(also none of what I say is confirmed I’m just a random guy on the internet)
So! That new Stasis trailer, huh?
It actually shows us a lot of stuff, including:
Our first look at the new armour sets for Europa
Some more weapons, including what I believe to be our first totally new exotic
A small peek inside what I think is the Deep Stone Crypt raid
Some rad new Fallen enemies!
And more!
So without further ado, let’s get into it:
Kicking this off with this, one of the first shots of the trailer, which seems to show a small hut in the distance with what looks like the Exo Stranger on the left, along with some other figures on the right that could potentially be Eris and / or the Drifter. This could be the landing / hub area of Europa, and looks suitably inhospitable.
We also get our first look at the new armour sets from behind, along with some of the new weapons, a scout rifle and what appears to be a sidearm in the second image. The scout rifle looks like it’s got a little PS Vita stuck to its side (RIP). We’ll get a better look at both the weapons and armour later. For now, look at how the Guardians make tracks in the snow!
First new Fallen enemy! Beyond Light doesn’t appear to be introducing a new enemy faction like Forsaken or Taken King, but is compensating with new types of Fallen enemies. This one in particular seems to be able to wield Stasis, and is dressed in the distinctive white robes of the House of Darkness.
Lots of House of Darkness banners strewn about the trailer in various locations. The House seems to be much stronger and more unified than the House of Dusk. Its symbol is hella swanky too
A look at what appears to be a new grenade launcher on the back of what seems to be a Hunter. Note the camping rucksack and the PS Vita on the grenade launcher. Good luck finding a memory card under fifty bucks
The dude who appears to be a Warlock (?) also has a backpack and a new weapon - one that looks like a pulse rifle, but again, it’s hard to tell. Note the little jerry can on the side of their waist.
NOW WE’RE TALKIN. Our first proper look at the armour sets. It’s hard to make out the details in the lighting, but it looks like the sets for, from left to right, Warlock, Titan and Hunter.
I also want to talk about the Warlock bond, which looks like it bears the same icon as several items from the Collector’s Edition of Beyond Light. The meaning of this icon is still beyond me.
Dayum Daniel back at it again with the Titan snowshoes
Another new Fallen enemy that will be familiar if you’ve played Scourge of the Past or seen the previous gameplay trailer. These appear to be smaller versions of the Insurrection Prime mech, perhaps a sign of the Kell’s Scourge joining the House of Darkness?
Another day another look at the PS Vita Grenade launcher
A couple of shots showing what looks to be a new heavy machine gun, with a nifty little scope. It seems to share the same blue and red colour scheme as the legendary weapon that was teased at Guardiancon a few weeks ago, shown below.
A much clearer look at the new hunter armour, along with the machine gun from the last image. The boots in particular look very snazzy.
We also get to see a first-person look at the hunter’s gauntlets as they prepare to throw some Stasis projectiles at some crucible opponents. Stasis is going to have a big impact on PvP and PvE alike.
The next shot shows some house of Darkness Fallen, clad in white fabric, in what looks like the Deep Stone Crypt raid, or at least the image of the raid that you can see on the Beyond Light page on bungie.net.
The server racks and the foggy red background in particular bear a strong resemblance to the ones in the raid teaser image, which leads me to believe this has a possibility of being our first look at the raid.
It’s time for some Stasis abilities! The first one we get a proper look at is the Warlock’s Ice staff. This one in particular looks like it’s being used for some kind of ranged ability, as opposed to a proper Super ability.
Up next is a Titan that looks like they’re using some kind of lunging melee ability, not unlike the melee ability for middle tree Striker Titan.
Here’s the cleanest shot I could find of the new SMG that pops up quite a bit in the trailer. The all-important PS Vita screen thingy can be observed just below the scope.
This next shot is pretty chaotic, but we get a look at a new bow that seems to share the same blue and red colour scheme as the machine gun. As an avid bow user, I’m pleased to see a new one here - all but three legendary bows are being vaulted in November.
Here we see a Titan preparing to slide into the DMs of some frozen enemies, shattering them in the process. The trails of Stasis ice that the Titan is kicking up behind them leads me to believe this may be some kind of sprint ability that lets you shatter frozen enemies.
Now we’re talking - Warlock Super time.
In the trailer, the Warlock uses their super to create a damaging Stasis field around them, kind of like a mobile Mei Blizzard from Overwatch. However, this could be just one move of a roaming super, and could have combos like Arcstrider.
Here we see a Titan getting up close and personal with some enemies - with a bazooka / sleeping bag strapped to their back. It doesn’t look like a stowed weapon - it’s probably part of the new Titan chest piece. Good luck fitting through doors come November.
Hell yeah. A great look at a Warlock with the new armour set wielding what looks like a new Exotic weapon - it bears a strong resemblance to the exotic teaser image on the Beyond Light page on Bungie.net. If you look closely at the bottom right hand side of the Warlock robes, you can see the same icon from the bond and water bottle from earlier.
The first person perspective of the exotic weapon is held in a very unique way, further evidence of it being an exotic. The way it’s held looks like a cross between Sweet Business and Jotünn.
The Fallen enemy that the Warlock is shooting at looks like he has a Stasis elemental shield, too. The enemy in question bears a strong resemblance to one we saw in the first gameplay trailer, shown below:
Here’s the goon in question. Note the same helmet, glowing eyes, pointy ear thingies and a black, angular device on their back. Perhaps some kind of device that lets them harness Stasis energy?
Another look at the new Fallen enemy from the very start of the trailer, wielding a pair of frozen swords formed from Stasis Ice. These swords bear some resemblance to the Shock Blades wielded by regular Fallen Captains, but with a few key differences. These ones are a lot colder and pointier, for example.
And here’s the final shot of the trailer - a Titan with their back sleeping bag / bazooka and the new exotic, a Warlock with their ice staff and a Hunter preparing to unleash an ice sickle (icicle?), all clad in Stasis energy.
And that’s all I could find! I tried to focus on smaller things that were easier to miss as opposed to big things like the cool new hunter grenade that makes ice walls and floors. This trailer was really neat - November is a long way away, but damn it’s gonna be something special.
Feel free to reply if you noticed something or have any theories. Thanks for reading through this post, and I hope you have an awesome day!
#destiny 2#destiny beyond light#beyond light#destiny#destiny stasis#exo stranger#destiny fallen#I lost half my progress on this post when I tried to finish it the first time#I only cried a little#trailer analysis#frame by frame#destiny lore
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