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loverofallthingssmart · 2 months

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PLEASE UNLEASH your hadestown demons!!!!!

unleash my hadestown demons is right this is a BEAST thank you very much ive satisfied the brain worms by dumping all my thoughts under the cut

first off. the beauty of live theatre allows for so much nuance and beauty to demonstrated so i cant even begin to cover all the things that could make me insane its so wonderful i love live theatre everyone should watch at least one live theatre production i believe it will solve at least one problem they have

the tragedy of it all!! its a sad song but we sing it anyway, in hopes that we hope that orpheus doesn't turn. but he will. bc he loves eurydice so much so he went down to the underworld to save her.

guys. the repeated, cyclical nature of everything. its an old tale from way back when and its a sad song but they sing it anyway. the point of hadestown is the HOPE of it all wait theres an article (https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/anais-mitchell-hadestown-west-end-broadway-b1134613.html) regarding mitchell's thoughts on orpheus that make me insane im gonna paste a quote here:

"If Hadestown has a moral, she says, then it’s “you have to try, you have to have hope, not because success is a given – it’s not. Orpheus fails. We heroicise” – here she breaks off to apologise that jet lag has led to her making up words – “we heroicise Orpheus not because he succeeds but because he tries, and that endeavour alone is worthwhile. How to live, and not merely survive, is to believe things could change.” ARE U KIDDING ME OURGHH

which brings me to the topics of like. climate change and capitalism that the play discusses its so good. the fact that there's no spring or fall, only summers and winter because of persephone's absences, how "is it true" is just a song abt labor protests red carnations are a symbol of love and passion yes, but in germany theyre a symbol of the working class protest. its SO important hades has just created an industrial revolution, has built a wall, has workers work forever, "why we build the wall" is soooo incredible "hey little songbird" "chant" all the songs that take place IN hadestown itself are sooo gritty so despondent in a way its insane.

theres another article that discusses sm of it AND discusses like portrayals of persephone that i REALLY like. im gonna paste it here PLEASE read it it has so much good stuff from a classics person regarding it and OURGH too good

orpheus's "to the world we dream about" but then also "the one we live in now" like oh.okay. im NORMAL….

if u noted every single lalala in hadestown it would be 6 min long. the leitmotif oh i am so normal actually.

okay im not rlly a music person i call myself music adjacent bc my two closest friends r music ppl LMAOJDHJS but like. the first time u hear eurydice say "i do" i.e what you say to seal a marriage is after she tells orpheus she signed the papers. she does not say "i do" in the entireity of wedding song, where they talk abt their nuptials. she says "i do" in informing orpheus she cant come up with him. that she chose this life (or death i guess) of her own doing. isnt that vile….

in wedding song she goes "is he always like this" and hermes responds but then in "a gathering storm" she asks the same question to no response.. idk what's there but something is there.

hermes being the narrator thats involved in the play is SOOOO delicious for my brain, the way he switches between a character involved in orpheus and eurydice getting together, invested in their relationship to a all-knowing narrator who knows the end bc he sees this every time.

there's this sense that only orpheus and eurydice do not know they r in a repeated play. which heightens their love at first sight, the "i feel like i know u but ive just met you" OHHHHH my god.

the original nytw script having orpheus say "ur early. i missed u." directly paralleling hades and persephone but in a different context because OHHHHMYGOD and not even that but the fact that mitchell took it out bc she believed it engaged the brain when the moment should only directly engage the heart. so she had the lovers say each other's name. one last time. im soooo normal

also this is bc one time i was thinking abt hadestown and mitski's remember my name played so . just that song in the context of hadestown is SOOOO bc like. like. how eurydice couldn't rmbr herself when she became a worker but orpheus went down to save her and she remembered.

when he turns back and says.

"it's you" "it's me"

^ are you fucking kidding me. the sort of disbelief the happiness the love the incoming grief im inconsolable.

when orpheus turns back, eurydice says his name w so much joy SO MUCH JOY she is not upset at him. "what was there to complain of, except that she'd been loved?" <- quote from metamorphoses

like yes we wish orpheus doesnt turn around but at the end of the day, orpheus is still the trusting guy he was in the beginning. EURYDICE on the other hand KNOWS how cruel the world is and chooses to trust orpheus anyway. but. "it's a tragedy" and doubt creeps in. part of the tragedy lies in the fact that eurydice, "all ive ever known is to hold my own" eurydice runs after him w open arms, chooses to trust him, chooses to follow the trial, and he still turns around. BECAUSE he loves her ohhhmygod im so normal

obligatory mention to the fact that orpheus could never finish the song he was working on because it was a duet. like okay lol. im fine im normal hahahahaha are u fucking kidding me.

hades and orpheus are mirrors, there r two relationships in the musical obviously and it is clear theyre mirrors of each other even w/o the original script line but like.

hades gives orpheus the test that he himself goes through every spring. hades is the villain of the story yes but he is not evil. he gives orpheus the same trial, sees that if orpheus can judge him for losing faith in his wife through the course of their relationship, let's put his romantic nature to the test. let's see if he can feel the absence of his love and keep going. and he cant. bc orpheus has never had to learn how to fend for himself. so when u take away his support system, when u take anyone's support system, how is he, how r we supposed to succeed?

just. the song "how long" encapsulates hades and persephone's relationship SO WELL. "the girl means nothing to me." "i know. but she means EVERYTHING to him" the fact that this is the first time we persephone REFUSE a drink bc shes had enough oh were SOMBER somber the way the whole song just parallels itself and every verse GOD.

the love was there. the hope was there. its a sad song. its a love song.

every single time before they leave. every time they're on stage, eurydice is in front of orpheus. he trusts that she is before him and she never doubts that he is there. it is when their positions change, him in front and her behind that he bends. it is then that doubt comes in.

those r just the like the thoughst of the music and themes itself we can talk abt the ppl and the live play now:

so first. can we talk abt this we need to talk abt for reeve carney's last show the original orpheus his last show he didnt turn back. he and eurydice lived they passed the trial. sorry that makes me so insane bc like. imagine u play orpheus. doomed to a lifetime of looking back at ur lover and your final show, u finally get to stay. oh im very normal i just love the nuances of live theatre!!! what a send off!!!!

THEN we can talk abt how eva and solea play PERFECT eurydices, full of grit and used to the cruel nature of the world. and how lola tung i feel is a DECENT singer but shes not a eurydice shes so light and soft but idk. who am i to say.

also the soundtrack is just SO incredible so is the set design there's not a single ounce of stage space that is wasted like there are so many nuances like i cant even talk abt all that there is my FAVORITE musical for SOOO many reasons ough.

yeah i think that's it. this took me MULTIPLE hours and i feel drained abt talking abt all this. WOW i love hadestown not normal amounts. i can't die before i see this live its one of my goals i just need to see it live on broadway.

#putting this in #2 am ramblings #bc i invested too much brainpower and time into this LAMSODJHHDFJSK #anyway. yeah <3 that's all. there r so many more nuances you could have w every decision made onstage for each production and it saddens me #that i cant know them all. but theres a beauty in that as well.#hadestown #orpheus and eurydice #guys orpheus and eurydice are actually my second favorite greek myth LSMSNBDGHSUJHD but god theres just so much. OURGH

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natashasbitxh · 3 months

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I watched the betrayal legacy videos and I'm not done yet (it's literally 5 am where I am right now hahahah) but I have to say it. I adore those videos, all the characters are amazing but the characters Chance and Shayne play are really crazy it's so funny. Also when Chance characters try to flirt with Shayne characters, that's so funny and it even feels wrong at the same time in a way that: it's to much to handle for the blonde one basically hahahaha. Also I love how everyone has a color that represents them.

I love this videos 'cause they really laugh a lot, Shayne especially when Chance characters said something crazy hahahahaha. I do really love this vibe in the videos, I appreciate just everyone having fun. Maybe I shouldn't be talking about it idk.

It's just that I really love this duo or whatever that is.

Another thing I watched the video of high school musical and it was really short the moment but appreciate it and I laughed a lot in the video so there goes that.

Going back to the betrayal videos, I really love everything about it, this two are going to kill me probably 'cause i know this is going downhill hahahahaha. But I guess it is what it is.

(I will be haunted by Shayne looks on Chance in this videos. It's wild.)

Please if you have watched the betrayal videos, tell me your thoughts on them in those videos. I really need to read that!!!! Tomorrow I would see the last 6 betrayal videos, because I'm not done yet, if I find more stuff I would share them here.

yes, betrayal legacy is SUCH a comfort series for me!! I think abt some of those characters all the time and I MOURN THEM!! THEY NEED TO BRING THEM BACK!!! Omg yes some of their characters do flirt, the ones that come to mind are Cornelius Jr. and Armadeus. The colours matching is so satisfying and cute!

No, talk abt it cause ur so right! I think they've actually said it, but it feels like they LOVE that series and I think it helped that group get closer!

Yh, whether u ship shaynse or not, I think them as a duo should be appreciated! They're fun together and are rlly good with comedy together (not that other ppl/duos aren't!)

u should deffo watch the other reunions if u haven't yet! The teletubbies reunion is a CLASSIC ALREADY!! SO FUNNY!!!

oh the looks truly r wild!

In general, I'm obsessed with the betrayal vids! I think it's such a fun series! I wouldn't say it's FULL of shaynse, but there's the odd moment and some gazing. They're just so good at character work that I think they tend to rlly get in the mindset of their characters

When ur done with betrayal, I would definitely recommend starting their DND series!! I'm pretty neutral abt DND (I think it seems like a rlly cool and fun/interesting idea but I've never ventured too far into it), but I'm obsessed with their campaign! If u enjoy betrayal legacy, u will enjoy sword af!

I'd be happy to hear any more thoughts regarding betrayal legacy, cause its been a min since I watched it!

#anon #nat talks #smoshblr #shaynse #shipping #rpf

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whomst-the-hell · 3 months

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ive seen a bunch of ppl talking abt fhjy and how it seems like the bad kids might eventually go their seperate ways and stuff especially with riz’s scene in ep2 yk and personally i dont predict that the arc this season will end as “the others dont care abt the friendship as much and they’ll move on with their lives” or whatever like ive been seeing, even if maybe it hits that at a low point, so much as “we’ll still mean a lot to eachother even if we’re living different lives, if you go to college we might not but we’ll still love you and visit or call, we’ll still be the bad kids even when we’re not kids anymore, we don’t need to be attached at the hip to stay together, even if we drift apart we’ll have changed each other and saved each other and i’ll always think abt you when i eat ice cream or when i hear that song or when im on the sea or a motorbike goes by or or or” like for one thing this is a show and thats more satisfying and also theres another season, but also the bad kids love eachother so much and theyve been through so much together that even if they go their seperate ways after high school i truly can’t imagine them separating entirely they all seem like they dig their claws into as many ppl as possible and never let go ok theyre so lonely without each other. also everyone but gorgug is step siblings with at least one other person (probably fig) so its not that feasible to stop talking entirely lmao

#d20 #fantasy high #the bad kids #they are so ghibli romance but in a platonic way coded. to ME

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misterradio · 11 months

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okay here are some actual across the spiderverse thoughts so you have been Spoiler Warned! a lot of ranting im just getting it out of my head i guess.

the theatre was a lot busier than when we went 2 see renfield, and there were way more people in the theatre room itself (i guess the room where u watch the movie is also called the theatre?) so it was a bit nice to have more company i guess lol. i wasnt the only one rustling snacks around etc. and it was kind of nice to hear the murmur of reactions ::-)

okay the movie itself UMMM WAT CAN I SAY!! it was so so so visually gorgeous. everything is just packed with SO much life and character. every character is so unique in its visual style like you just know these people are using animation to its full power for REAL!!!!!!!!!

story wise.. i think it has a lot of the same themes as the first movie but i honestly dont remember it well. it was good !!! i dont have much to say on it i think the visuals are more fun to talk about ehehe

i think it is so crazy that tey were like yeah the guy who shouted BAGEL in the 1st movie is the main villain of this one. hello. its so funny but also to think it is funny is exactly what the villain wouldnt want you to think. SAD!

the villain was so fun to watch his manerisms were just so fun and he had interesting body proportions (idk and IDC if that is a weird comment to make) like everything abt him was just so [chefs kiss] AND. i love his design changing over time and when he is all scribbly and creepyyyyyy........yeahhhh. he was on screen and i was like what the hale they put rorschach in this movie.

i feel so bad for already forgetting this persons name (MIGUEL..???) im so sorry but one of the spider people was also so fun to watch he was very much The Angst Lord. and ppl in the tag are already writing insane smut with him. but anyways his snappy aggressive actions were just sooo fun to watch although a bit scary lol* (*the person writing this has experienced people losing their temper in violent ways too recently for comfort)

i knew spider punk was in this movie and i wasnt expecting his name to be Hobie and for him to be Bri'ish. he is so cool though rock on brother ?????

ERMM THE . ENDINGG...... EEE..E.EEEEHHGGGGHHHEE.... HEEEEEE ............ heeeee.e..eeeeee.......

i was like i know this movie is 2 hours but when is this gonna resolve and then it was like. to be conintued and i wanted to exlplode BUT IN A POSITIVE WAY!!!!!!!!!! like that was such a satisfying movie and i cant wait to see what comes nextttt.... MWAH

i want to kiss everyone who worked on htis movie on the MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ART AND ANIMATIONNNNNNN !!!!!! EXPLODES

#THIS GOT SO LONG...#I LOVE YOU FILMS AND MOVIES AND ARTISTS.............#original nonsense #personal

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nobodies-png · 2 years

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What were your thoughts on the ending to kingdom hearts 3? Were you satisfied with it, or were you expecting more? Well you can't really expect anything with the series but still😅 and also do you follow the plot on the kingdom hearts app with the unions and stuff? I hear that's getting an update soon. It ties into the main kh game from what I can tell, it's just sometimes hard to follow it all sometimes cause it's so much plot going on.

if you're talking abt KHUX then the whole story was finished and the app was terminated last year and it broke me entirely bc I forgot to befriend all the ppl I met in the guild BUT if you're talking abt Dark Road then I think we're getting an update soon yeah!

I've been into KH since I was like super young so honestly, at this point the confusion and frustration of trying to piece everything together is part of the fun bc we all know this shit isnt gonna end, so might as well enjoy the ride lmfaooo like its all super ridiculous in retrospect but I'm STILL gonna get the shivers during Donald's zettaflare moment or tear up everytime I see one of the openings

as for the ending of KH3 well I duNNO, IM SUPER CONFLICTED

cause obviously I love that everyone's happy chilling being friends, that a lot of loose ends were finally tied up and a lot of connections were made (scala ad caelum being daybreak town made me SHIT like THAT WAS SO GOOD) or that some mysteries were revealed or are close to being revealed, it had REALLY good scenes for some characters like Terra showing tf up and promising to set things right or Ansem SoD and Xemnas' deaths being SO FUCKING. EMOTIONAL. REALLY LIKE THOSE TWO ARE THE MOST MEMORABLE SCENES FOR ME, it actually felt more satisfying to say goodbye to Ansem SoD and watch Riku talk to him than seeing Xehanort fuck off into heaven with Eraqus and ofc, the sexiest reveal of the entire saga with Luxu/Xigbar

but then I hated that a big chunk of the actual plot was hidden behind a DLC bc I insist that Re:Mind feels like it shouldve all been part of the base game. that a lot of the sass and snark some characters actually had was just toned tf down to the point where they felt like generic nice NPCs bc "they cant be sassy, theyre good anime guys!" - which some can argue that it's the characters growing up and becoming more mature but to me it doesn't feel like that in the slightest?? The main event of the entire game and ending, defeating Xehanort, just felt rlly fast and eh to me, it had this vibe of Nomura being tired of Xehanort's arc want wanting to get it over with fast bc he realized he could just insert Versus XIII into KH. Kairi is still just kinda there bonding with literally ANYONE but Sora unless its convenient so that one super cool battle with her and Sora vs Xehanort didn't hit as hard imo

so tl:dr : it was fun and like everything in the entire franchise, it could've been better!

#not a prompt #mod demyx answers #im actually supposed to make a powerpoint presentation for all of the mobile games #for a friend whos playing all the kh saga but is gonna miss out on the mobile ones #and im also SUPER EXCITED FOR MISSING LINK BC IF I WANNA WALK AROUND MY TOWN AND KILL HEARTLESS #im also fully aware that this is still disney but i think its about time we allowed KH to be its own thing #no one missed the FF characters in KH3 and the disney worlds are slowly becoming irrelevant #like theyre there to set up sora's martyr self sacrificial path and remind you about friendship or whatever #KH worked bc it milked nostalgia from disney and ff using a lot of new characters as a connection #but now the nostalgia works bc you look at KH and go hey isnt that sora kingdom hearts. yeah funny little fella

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everythingsinred · 2 years

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003: You did Subaru, what about Sakurano😊

(And what about Hotaru? Did you do her yet?)

yes i can do sakurano, absolutely!

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How I feel about this character: sadly, sakurano isnt very important, but i think hes cool! hes very mysterious. i kinda feel like we missed out with him though.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: subaru. idk if sakurano interacts with many other ppl his age to begin with. he has slim pickings lol

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: oooh his and subaru's bond with yuka is so cute. i forgot to mention that for subaru as well. they are so cute as kids <3

My unpopular opinion about this character: uhhh i guess ill just say that when he was first introduced i thought he'd be more important lol. i kinda wish he had been :( sad.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: just in general i wish hed had more to do towards the end. i really did think the student council would be some mysterious, powerful organization, but we dont rly see very much of them at all. its kinda disappointing.

Favorite friendship for this character: he only ever hangs out with subaru so again i will put the student council trio!

and yes i can do hotaru as well!!!

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How I feel about this character: idk how to talk abt her really but ill try my best. i do have my fair share of problems with some of her actions, but shes a kid so i forgive her (i always forgive kids. its just how i am). i like watching her become more emotionally open with mikan and her brother. ive been harsher with her before (ive NEVER hated or even disliked her, to be clear! in fact i love her) but my opinions on characters change depending on my mood. i learn smth new w every reread and this time i made sure to examine her closely and im more satisfied with her character development than i was before. i want to be a big hotaru fan! i just dont connect with her as much i guess.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: rly i only actively ship her with ruka.

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: subaru ;-; they are the whole world to me. theirs is definitely my favorite of hotaru's relationships.

My unpopular opinion about this character: these days ig its kinda unpopular to ship her with ruka? i dont rly care; i think they suit each other very well.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: i wish her ending had been different (obviously). it rly feels pointless ig... the whole thing feels rly pointless. yes it makes me cry, mainly for the sibling stuff, but its still not smth im fond of. i dont know what id have done differently but smth for sure.

Favorite friendship for this character: i sometimes feel like im too hard on the hotaru/mikan friendship but the truth is i DO like them, theres just something missing that leaves me unsatisfied. do not ask me what it is, i couldnt tell u. maybe its bc i dont connect with hotaru as much. i think my fav scene of theirs is during the escape arc when mikan tells her she has the telepathy alice and thinks she can hear her mom, and hotaru assures her that she can and that she'll see her soon. that scene is fully perfect. i do like them a lot. i also like her friendship with iinchou. her determination to help him during the z arc (to the point where she makes unreasonable decisions, which i always love for her) is so touching and moves me to tears. she loves idiots <3

#i get so sad about hotaru pls dont look at me #i wanna be a big fan like i am of the other main 4 kids. im working on it!#i aDORE her dynamic with subaru so i was trying to examine why i love them so much. couldnt tell u quite yet but it gets to me #sakurano shuichi #imai hotaru #ga #answered #ask games #doggocatloverwriter #thank u for sending me two! i rly love doing these games!#i should say that ive been a fan of ga for more than 12 years straight #i love almost every character #i love so many relationships platonic or romantic or familial #do not think i dislike hotaru! im not even ambivalent to her! its just harder for me to connect with her which is smth id like to change

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ruvatia · 3 years

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Sorry if this is a bit much with everything going on, but could I request a scenario where the Paladins + Matt & Lotor have a black s/o and they’re scared abt everything that’s happening in their country and are sad that racial injustice is happening? I’ve been rlly worried the past few days, but if this is smth too uncomfy I understand ;w; Thank you 💖💖💖

This got really long, I apologize but I turned it into half-headcanons with just the main paladins-- i apologize for not doing all the characters you’ve mentioned, but I don’t think they would fit all in a single post anyways www

On another note I hope you and every other reader take good care of their mental health; it’s important to be aware of what’s going on but it’s also important to be in the right mindspace to be able to tackle everything that’s being shared. It’s pain that’s been boiling for a very long time and there is absolutely no shame in taking some downtime to recover before heading back into current issues.

SHIRO:

If you were saddened, Shiro would suggest that maybe you switch to something else; if there was something that he knows will distract you and temporarily have you be a little more at ease, he’d do that!

But also maybe add a little twist-- extra soft blankets (fresh out of the oven! Screw the bills you’re worth it), extra cheese on your favorite dish, whatever it is that can make your smile a little wider, bigger or brighter just let him know!

Would give you hugs if you asked, but usually Shiro pets your head and brushes your cheek for comfort

He also does this when he wants to ask something of you, but thats another story

Why the TV was still on was a mystery to you, you’d stopped listening a long time ago. Your partner besides you noticed, and you felt the hand around your shoulder tighten his grip a little, bringing you out of your thoughts.

“Hey, maybe we should watch something else?” he asked softly, brushing your cheek with his hand. “I can’t really listen to this anymore.”

“Yeah… Sure.” you replied, though it felt like an automated response more than your actual opinion.

“Okay, I’ll switch to that weird show Pidge recorded the other day, we agreed to watch it, right?” he replied, quickly grabbing the remote to change the program.

The first episode started playing, but the moment that it did, you felt cold as Shiro left your side.

“Where are you going?” you asked, your interlaced fingers the only thing keeping him close.

“Ah, I thought I’d make us something. We both kinda skipped dinner….”

He’d thought about putting something together that you’d like, maybe order dessert to surprise you but seeing the look on your face, leaving your side was the hardest thing to do right now.

So he gave in, and your both fell asleep until the doorbell rang with your delivery.

KEITH:

I have this headcanon that Keith isn’t very good with physical touch but after the end of voltron and after enough time of humanitarian relief, he learns how important it is for someone that’s in a specific state of mind

So the best he has to offer when his words fail is physical touch

Over your time together he’s learned what you need depending on your mood, and it helped him out lots when you were more vocal about it-- if anything he liked it when you asked for things that he could easily deliver, he’d do anything to see you smile

A hand came over your phone screen, Keith’s fingers lacing into yours and making you drop the device onto the crevices of the sofa.

“Why did you--”

“You’ve been staring at that thing for the past hour, biting at your nails.” he said in a worried tone. “That’s enough. We’re going to bed.”

“But it’s just--”

“We’re going to bed.” he repeated in a harsher tone, lifting you off your seat.

Keith sat down onto the bed first, pulling you into him. You both fell onto the bed, Keith quickly pulling the covers over your shoulders before his arms came around you.

“My alarm is my phone.”

“That’s nice, but we both know we have nothing to do tomorrow.” he replied right away, making you chuckle.

“Keith…” you called, your hands sneaking up to his face.

You brushed away some of his hair from his face as he gave you a complicated expression, unable to reflect the small smile you wore. He knew things were shit outside, that being apart from your family and other loved ones was a toll on both you and that lately negative thoughts have plagued you more often than not but Keith, despite his good intention was still somewhat of an awkward man.

“Thank you.”

He kissed you in reply and you both left it at that, glad that he had someone like you to meet him halfway.

LANCE:

Lots of hugs the moment he feels something is off with you

Will be a brat™ for the sole purpose of distracting you, bET

I feel like post-series Lance tries his best to be as observant as Allura and tries to understand others better-- but it didn't take a genius or incredible empath to know why your eyes looked like they were about to overflow at the sight of the news.

I’d like to think that Lance, with a big connected family is one of the paladins that very easily gets what you’re going through, wouldn’t be surprised he’s been called one or two things in his past either

That being said it doesn’t mean that he completely understands your personalized struggles with racial injustices that you encounter everyday; as another minority himself + coming from a culture and upbringing that might be different than yours, its a very different experience.

Memories flooded as the news anchor spoke about “lootings” and as you scrolled down your feed to see feeble attempts at sympathy from local peacekeepers. You sigh and retweet another thread, only to find something equally as shocking right after. You stopped commenting in quote retweets a while ago, you felt like you were constantly repeating that none of this was okay and that a reform was desperately needed. Rather than typing out your thoughts you typed out your name, address and email over and over again, signing one petition after the other.

Hearing sigh after sigh, Lance eventually put an arm around your shoulder. He startled you, but his soft voice made both your shoulders and your guard lower.

“Hey, do you want to make a midnight snack with me? I’m getting kinda hungry.”

“What about that new rule we were talking about? Not eating 4 hours before we went to bed?”

“Every diet has one or two cheat days, don’t they?” he replied, kissing one of your eyelids. “Come on, I’m sure your neck is sore from being like that for so long.”

In the end you both made some soul-food until a food-coma knocked you out until tomorrow. In the morning, you realized that Lance must’ve woken up in the middle of the night because you remember cuddling on the couch, and yet you’re waking up on the bed. Of course, still in his arms.

HUNK:

Having a sensible heart, I feel like both you and hunk would struggle a little about maintaining a healthy distance with current events.

Though overtime he would understand that keeping in touch with everything that’s going on is important, but not at the sake of burning out

His best bet, to him, to pull you out of a such a dark space is with comfort food

“Ok ppl feel like they want to eat a horse but they actually cant when they’re in that mind space Hunk, let’s make something sweet and small; something direct and straight to the point! Let’s add smiley faces on it!”

Your turned down the volume from the news, let your head fall backwards and brought up your forearm over your closed eyes. It felt warm and made it you realize that you had probably been staring very intensely at the screen as a wave of comfort hit your eyes the moment they were drowned in darkness. Letting out a deep breath, you stilled and let yourself bask in your thoughts until a familiar voice brought you back.

“Maybe a little bit more sugar? No, then it would be disbalanced. The base is already so sweet-- Ah, I have to take the cupcakes out or else they might get burned!”

You felt a smile grow on your lips, making you ignore the horrid news being broadcasted to turn to your partner that as usual, seemed to juggle ten thousand things to create a whole meal.

“What’s going on over here?” you asked, leaning over the counter to note that one of your favorite dishes was made and machines that were mostly used for baking had been brought out.

“Oh you know, just a little pick me up for my most favorite person ever.” he shrugged, but a smile soon came to his face. His hands were full but he leaned over, his lips meeting your cheek. “Things outside are a little dark, so I thought we could both use a little something nice.”

He turned on the machine after dropping a drop of dye to make it your favorite color and within a few minutes the icing was finished. Hunk scooped up a small amount on his finger and brought it to his lips and nod.

“Wanna taste?” he asked you, his finger dipping into the icing.

A mischievous grin spread on your features as you took his wrist and let his finger fall on your tongue, the sweetness quickly spreading through your mouth. The yellow paladin shivered as you let his digit hang in your mouth for longer than necessary, letting out a satisfied hum when you returned it to him.

“Tastes perfect.”

PIDGE:

She knew what could be fixed, she knew how to fix it but this meant she was also aware of how long such a transition would take

I think Pidge would be similar to Shiro: whatever she remembers that helps you be at ease, she would defect to that in hopes to maybe distract you for a while.

I don’t think Pidge is a very touchy person either, so if she reaches out to you _physically_ in worry, it’s a very clear sign she’s serious/anxious

I feel like she would reach out in other ways and then if she knew you were in a specific state of mind where touch was not useful, or if she just also wanted to try things out lol

As you watched the twisted information that was being shared on screen, another message caught your attention. Rather than a small red icon in the corner, a small window appeared in the middle of your computer screen.

The video had stopped, every horrible gif about police brutality was paused and there was nothing else but the small window pidge had thrown onto your screen. You chuckled, and felt a pressure behind your working chair.

Another message popped up.

<You’ve been catching up with twitter for the past two hours. Surely you’re done now?>

A soft laugh came from you, making Pidge release a breath she didn’t know she was holding. You typed out an answer:

<Okay, but half of them are just cat videos and the other half are just retweets of said videos.>

You both laughed, before Pidge turned around and tapped your shoulder. She let her hand float in the air, yours coming to join it as a soon as your turned her way.

“Wanna take a nap?” she asked, letting her head fall onto your shoulder. “I had Chip make some hot chocolate, Hunk style.”

You squeezed her hand, putting your computer on sleep mode.

“Yeah, that sounds nice.”

#voltron writings #shiro x reader #takashi shirogane x reader #keith x reader #keith kogane x reader #lance x reader #lance mcclain x reader #hunk x reader #hunk garett x reader #pidge x reader #katie holt x reader #for context this was requested around june 2020 #its a year late and thata my fault wjdjan

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papers4me · 4 years

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Fruits Basket SE02 (ep,9). part 2

In light of discovering that kyo knew kyoko when he was still a child, I went back & watched most kyo appearances since season 1. but not before analyzing the sequence of kyo’s flashback in ep.7 showing him & kyoko.

Kyo’s happiest yet bittersweet flashback:

(usually kyo remembers sad memories: his mom’s scared of him, her suicide, his dad’s awful words, Akito’s verbal abuse & a dying kyoko. The flashback he has as he runs towards tohru is filled with happy moments with kyoko which is so bittersweet knowing kyoko’s death)

Kyoko with long hair meeting young kyo. She doesn’t call him by his name. is this after his mom’s suicide? Did kyo tell her abt his mom? the curse?

She is befriending & patting his head like Kazuma. Does Kazuma know her? Does he know abt their friendship? her accident? Does Kazuma know who tohru is?!!.

kyoko is shown with different hair styles & clothes. How long did she knew kyo?

She showed him tohru’s picture. he went & saw young tohru alone at her home. kyo knows tohru’s old house with kyoko!!!

They pumped fists together, making a promise. she said “a man’s promise”. but kyo said he didn’t keep it. What promise? Is there’s more heart-ache that is yet to be shown??? more secrets with kyo?? more pain??

Kyoko confessed that she caused tohru’s sadness!!!! this is chilling. what could she have done? is that why tohru is traumatized? is there more to tohru’s trauma than grief? I looked at tohru’s flashback in ep.6. does this have to do with her dad? Her mom locked her? left her?

If Kyoko is friends with kyo then why tohru didn’t meet him before? Kyo looked like he didn’t know her in SE01,Ep01.

Another forgotten flashback from season 1:

SE01, ep.10 (valentine ep). Kyo had a quick flashback that was vague on purpose. Is this kyoko. It looked like an accident, but why can’t kyoko forgive kyo? does she think kyo pushed her or sth? Kyoko looks like she liked kyo..why would she accuse him! T_T. Kyo was so shaken remembering the accident to the extent of running away & hugging himself to keep himself together. Chanting “I don’t want to see yet“. He was so fallen apart that tohru just sat down next to him & told him its okay to still hate yuki if its how he feels. The entire flashback was triggered by shigure asking why kyo hates yuki like its his duty. I can see that both kyo & yuki have met young tohru. But yuki’s story was abt his hat where it looks like he never talked with kyoko seeing how he’s acting at her grave in SE01,Ep14. Whereas kyo’s story is with kyoko, maybe he never talked to tohru, from what i’ve seen so far at least. but the thing with kyo is the layers of secrets unfolding..& the layers of trauma..

The Layers of Trauma & the Suicidal Depression:

the layers of the trauma leading kyo to escalated self-hate. “Why am I still alive?”. From SE01, ep10 & the true form ep, we know that kyo shifted the blame on yuki as a faulty coping mechanism to be able to live with himself despite all the hate/blame/guilt directed towards him from his family & himself..The thing is, kyo no longer hates yuki. Still envies him & thinks he’s favored & better, yes, that’s what he sees as he doesn’t know abt yuki’s trauma with Akito, at all. But Hating yuki blindly for what happened to him before & using him as a scapegoat is no longer happening. Now kyo is forced to “see” what he was refusing to see. Thanks to tohru, these two boys existed together long enough to learn to live peacefully most of the time, minus the usual verbal banter. If Kyo can’t hate yuki anymore..& can’t blame yuki anymore...He’ll hate the one who was said to be the cause of all the pain..” it was me”. His mom, dad, kyoko & Akito & all the sohma gossipers in his mom’s funeral has told him before. “it’s your fault”.. Kyo will become more depressed. He once contemplated suicide in the true form ep, but now..he’ll receive his punishment for existing, like all the cat monsters before him. Another form of suicide: accepting “life-long confinement”. but this depression is coupled with hope of love & desire to LIVE the present moment with tohru. How will kyo’s behavior change now after this ep? How will hope & despair affect his mentality & interaction with her. Can’t wait to see!!!

Kyo’s interaction with tohru since ep.1:

Man~ that’s the most epic yet hard part of the story. my head hurts trying to get into kyo’s head. Him not wanting to add to his guilt by listening to her mom’s memories & him actually encouraging her to tell more stories only cuz it makes her happy.... We will hear his thoughts again, right? we will see things from his perspective, right? will I cry? will it hurt? will he break down? what will tohru say/do!! Damn! That’s why he said “sorry” in SE01, ep.14. It breaks his heart seeing tohru attached to her mom. it killed him getting to know this amazing girl who deserves the moon but will not ask for it & he holds himself responsible for her pain! watching his face thro out season 1 is never the same again.. the layers!! & now...he loves her like he never loved anyone... he fell in love with her despite his every effort to distance himself from her...oh boy~ I LOVE it!

side notes:

This is the show’s best direction, yet. No flashy camera work, no deliberate tear tearjerker music. Only excellent voice acting & focus on facial expressions. This is the best example of show-not-tell in furuba, yet.

The usage of black/white/red for blood in depicting dying kyoko is forever chilling & tragic. That’s how kyo sees it. The way his eyes widened.ugh!

Kazuma’s “kyo, wait” is so well-directed!! kicking off kyo’s shift in mind & thoughts towards hope.

The facial expressions are at their best in this ep!! kyo’s face was so expressive. his heart-broken face looking for tohru at the villa. His sad face when she was happy he was finally invited. & all his facial expressions while in the room with Akito. His face alone talked!!! so satisfied & pleased!

This is kyo’s second time running to catch up with someone he loves & cherishes. Season 1 finale he ran towards Kazuma, to express his gratitude & to open up his heart. He did the same now with tohru. But both cases he’s still held back by sth. with kazuma, kyo still calls him master/shishou despite kazuma saying son implying kyo’s issues are still holding him back. Now with tohru, he still hadn’t confessed to her cuz kyoko/guilt is holding him back!! OMG! his entire trauma is looming over his head in the shape of whispers.

Kyo running towards a loved one is such a happy treat! I cheered for him running towards kazuma & I cheered for tohru! I was like, Run toward love kyo!! You tell’ em boy! Go & get’ em!! go & catch up with your ppl! You might not have many! but the ones you have are the best!

I’m still not over how romantic his opening lines are! make it a song, furuba! PLZ!

Tohru’s gullible belief that kyo is summoned to join the banquet as a sign of acceptance is tragic & all the more painful when its time for her to see the sohma system as it truly is. destructive & harmful.

Not once did tohru think of her mom all the time she was waiting for kyo. Shocking! This is new! This is big! there’s a shift in tohru that could either be liberating or crushing.

Akito leaving the water tap open is a SIN! Only psychopaths waste water!!! that’s the most expensive & valuable natural resource we have! Don’t ever waste water, kids!

Tohru being the source of kyo’s hope & despair is the most amazing revelation! So interesting & a refreshing take on normal love story! He wouldn’t have given up on fighting if it wasn’t for her safety & happiness.

#Fruits Basket #kyo sohma #Tohru Honda #Anime Only #kyoko honda #sad paper #BEST FURUBA EP!!

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ruewrites · 3 years

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I spent ten whole minutes writing a fucking essay in tags and because I use dumb fucking mobile it crashed and DELETED MY WHOLE BREAKDOWN OF YOUR FIC AND WHY ITS THE BEST IVE EVER READ. Anyways, now I’m writing you an essay in notes as to why you’re the best fic writer and im gonna try cram it Into your inbox, i just need to talk Abt how great it is and I want you to know how great you are

I wanna talk about your character building. It’s amazing, it’s beyond that, it’s perfect. At no point did I feel like it was fake or exaggerated. I particularly loved Lucifers story and character and I really feel like you did him justice, even from the very first chapter when he was caring for a tiny little asmo in the park Right the way through to the wedding,, outstanding, honestly. Not to mention his and Diavolo’s relationship, it was love,y to see what where essentially background characters have their own arcs too, y’know? Felt so real. Mammon and Levi, I LOVE the two of them and the sibling dynamic you portrayed was flawless, one of my favourite scenes was the Stake out for the admirer in the car? The arguing and back and forth was honestly hilarious and I honest to god was laughing, bit to mention the part when mammon raids asmos room and finds the letters? I was so nervous but so excited, I loved seeing protective but loving older brother dynamics. (The phone call where Levi demands asmo says over will never not be funny). One of my favourite relationships was the one between asmo and satan, seeing how the two of them were closer and especially the part where asmo visits Satan and they just gossip? It was so sweet honestly it was actually heartwarming, even if Satan threatened to punt a child. Seeing Satan support asmo all the way through was one of my favourite parts, you made every character so lovable it’s insane, and I haven’t even MENTIONED the main relationship!!

Solomon and Asmos developing relationship from when they first met, to the main story to the end is honestly so satisfying, even if waiting for the next chapter was stressful at times (I Hope you know exactly which Time I meant. You really left asmo in the bathroom crying and thought that I WOULDNT be distraught? I had to spend all week thinking about that everytime I saw asmos face, I was CRUSHED. made the ending so satisfying though). The whole concept of these anonymous letters which are designed around what Solomon just knows will make asmo happy is honestly so sweet and the fact that he worked so hard to give them to him without him knowing and had his roommate write them is,, insane but in all the best ways, exactly how I imagine Solomon would be, you did him so good. Infact let’s take a Minute, not to talk about your amazing fic, but about your amazing LETTERS, I mean, hello? What are you? Some kind of bored god whose decided to bless us? Each and everyone of them was gorgeous. You write POV so well too, whilst never getting like, too bogged down by any particular aspect. I particularly loved the small things, like Solomon knowing the coffee orders amd Asmo ‚accidentally‘ designing everything to suit Solomon.

Sorry for not sending this sooner, I deadass dreamt that I sent it and then found it unfinished in my notes. Anyways, wanted to let you know you’re my fave writer and I would die for you. That is all. Happy holidays! P.S i have NO idea how to fix the strange way my tumblr formats asks, I apologise. I wanted to send this anon because I don’t know how ok it is to send a short essay of thanks to fic writers but I really dunno how many ppl you have that fucking bother you with every update, I just love your writing a lot. Thankyou!!

First of all, thank you so incredibly much. Like, I love this a lot a lot. All of this is so incredibly sweet of you to say and every now and again I go back to read it because ahh???? I just enjoyed writing WBT and I didn’t think that people would actually enjoy reading it, even now that concept is just so mind boggling to me. I know I’ll be going back and rereading this for a while to come now. It just makes me so happy. Thank you.

If I’m being honest, I felt super worried about writing those dynamics, especially when it came to the brothers and other side characters. Honestly the stakeout scene in the car was one of my favorite scenes to write with the brothers. I wanted to throw in a little bit of familial comedy. I was hoping it would come across as funny, so I’m happy to hear that it did! I’m also happy you enjoyed the ‘Over’ bit. I’m also happy you enjoyed the sweeter moments of the sibling relationships. Sibling dynamics are complicated, but in the end, they’ll always be there for each other.

Ahah, yeaaaaaah. I knew it would hurt, and honestly I felt a little bad about leaving you guys hanging like that, but I made sure I didn’t leave you there. The pacing was another thing I had initially been worried about, so I’m happy that that also came across well. Solomon is a bit of an odd one isn’t he? But he’s odd in the best ways. Oh the letters, sometimes it took me a while to come up with them. I wanted to make sure they sounded sweet, but I was worried about them not being great. Just hearing that people liked all of these things makes my brain stop? Like it never fails to shock me that people genuinely liked this. Your kind words make me blush (0////0). Thank you so much! Like I genuinely wish I could say more, this is just so kind.

No need to apologize! I really enjoyed this! I put a smile on my face. The first time I read this I teared up a little, and I’m tearing up again now. I can promise you that I belive that fic writiers 100% appreciate this like this. Knowing that other people enjoyed something that I really enjoyed writing makes me feel so warm on the inside. People don’t really bother me, and I certainly don’t consider contact a bother :3. This is so incredibly sweet and I love it so much. I can’t even begin to express my gratitude. Thank you so incredibly much. Like, thank you. I hope I can continue to bring you more joy in the future. I wish I could express how much I genuinely love this. Thank you.I love this, and I’m so happy you loved WBT.

#WBT #compliment #thirdhandidiot #I love this #rue is crying in joy #rue speaks #thank you so so much #I love this so much #obey me

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ccsthemovie2 · 4 years

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for the character thing (if you're still doing it): kaito?

livin on the edge formatting with the bad internet (as kaito would want) in the askbox itself . clearcard spoilers because obviously. all spoilers are game here cuz im all caught up.

Why I like them:

short answer: lulas from ccs discord. that is all!

LONG ANSWER:

lulas presented a read to me that i really like, which is that kaito is just a single dad doing his best! unfortunately his best involves evil magic. thinking of clear card’s conflict as like, the cartoon trope of fighting a deadly animal just to have everyone stop and go AHHHHHH...IT WAS PROTECTING BABY ;w; makes him a lot more interesting.

also. kaito is distinct from most other antagonist figures or conflicts in ccs in that sakura isn’t the end that any means are acceptable to get to, but the means that are being used to reach an end (likely, akiho). he won’t pull his punches with her the way eriol would back down if she was going to Literally Actually Die.

i wish- i know the wish part is later but wishes will be covering this whole answer probably- that clear card was about the conflict of her being suddenly decentered from a story she has always been forced to be the center of by the antagonist force- the way she’d gotten used to it, learned how to use that center role with love and kindness, and suddenly not being it anymore. unfortunately if anyone’s pushing sakura out of the spotlight in clear card i think it is her own team. woops.

i also think it’s awesome that he hexes eriol’s wifi lol

Why I don’t:

he came off as very bland to me, it’s hard to really get a read on his personality at first glance? i think characters are at their best when just a quick look at them can give you a standout trait, and if you feel like it you can go in deeper later. a lot of what he does feels like reusing traits from other characters, like being all smiley but actually causing problems!! or being guy who makes the food be good!! (this is ccs, EVERYONE makes the food be good.)

except we just don’t feel as much of his connection to the world for it to work out, for us to know WHY he’s like this. like we’re told parts of his backstory (in a very odd way, ccs-speaking!) but it doesn’t explain why he uses these particular mannerisms and not....idk something different, in a way that’s satisfying to me i guess. he’s connected to the worldbuilding of magic but ccs has never been about that as much as one bubble of magicians In Particular.

i guess what i’m trying to express is i wish his personality felt more pushed to an extreme, more over the top in a way i could grab on to. i know people often like subtley to mean complexity in characters but i am a big fan of being more up-front i guess?

Favourite episode (scene if movie):

WIFI CURSE WIFI CURSE

Favourite line:

idk honestly i cant remember

Favourite outfit:

unfortunately i think he just has the least interesting style in ccs. maybe his magic association mask? it’s pointy.

OTP:

i do not know.

BroTP:

AKIHO IS HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER.......... kaito sees her and goes i want to protect it i want to tell my friends and neighbors about it.

i wish i felt like i knew anything about momo’s personality beyond, idk, “smug” and “are you sure you want to do this kaito” and “chocolate good”. so that i could talk abt their bond more. but momo just barely feels like a character to me. i am pinning all my hopes on a theoretical BIG MOMO.

Head Canon:

gacha game enthusiast. thats why hes shaking sakura till the card he wants falls out its the same to him.

Unpopular opinion:

idk enough of what ppl say about him lol

A wish:

okay so you know how so far twice now ccs arcs have ended with “the antagonist was right all along, now they will explain how and all of you will go OHHHHHHHHHHHHH”? i BADLY want kaito to do that, i badly want eriol to be SEETHING in a chair in HIS OLD HOUSE eating cookies kaito made and hearing how kaito is actually right all along and watching sakura and friends all go OHHHH.

An oh-god-please-don’t-ever-happen:

akiho/kaito endgame. unfortunately i dont have high hopes for this not happening. :(

5 words to best describe them:

it is now yesterday *click*

My nickname for them:

discount eriol if im feeling mean anime doofenschmirtz if im feeling nice

#ask

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starflyfarm · 4 years

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(hmgh the inbox is empty n im kinda bored so have sum incoherent thoughts n ideas abt lou under the cut)

(i think ive mentioned a few times tht lou likes singing but that is admittedly an understatement. he loves singing. he hears a song he knos the lyrics to and he feels incredibly compelled to sing tho his lack of confidence stops him in public spaces. u may hear a bit of humming when no ones paying attention to him tho)

(going off that there are certain kindsa songs he likes singing more than others, think its been mentioned that he likes higher energy music generally speaking so naturally thats the kinda music he likes to sing to but he REALLY likes songs he can just belt to it feels so satisfying to him. he is surprisingly good at adele songs)

(he cannot sing really rough throaty songs to save his life tho like just thinkin abt it makes his throat hurt. he likes a fair bit of metal and screamo n stuff but his voice is just too smooth to sing it. smooth but lightly textured. like vanilla icecream w the lil vanilla beans n stuff still in it. hes also not very good at whistling)

(hes mostly a tenor but he does have a pretty decent range and his falsetto is p decent tho it does hurt his throat)

(its also been mentioned that hes alright at guitar but i like 2 thnk inbetween whatever actual lessons he took the very first songs he taught himself were probably sum very embarrassing sappy little love songs w simple chords. u kno how it is when ur a repressed gay teenager)

(idk how any of yall read his voice but generally he talks kinda quietly, very much not a very loud or present person, which is good for not getting caught committing crimes but not very good for socializing as he has discovered.)

(his semi soft voice is decently reflective of his physical characteristics too, i think i mentioned like once that his hair is very thick and soft, but his skin is also p soft with the exception of some scars here and there)

(speaking of his more notable scars are a burn scar on his right forearm from when he was really young, no one remembers exactly how he got it but it had something to do with a kitchen accident, and sum cut scars on his left shoulder from shortly after he’d moved out of his mom’s house. he also has various minor scars on his hands and wrists from handling/playing with cats and getting into the occasional knife fight back in the city as well as a very small scar on his upper lip from a time a dog bit his face when he was young)

(u might not guess it but he is incredibly clumsy and does not have the best spatial awareness when it comes to like. objects. he does fine not crashing into people but hes probably bumped into a lamp post at least once)

(idk if its ever come across but he also does lots of hand gestures when hes talking. snapping his fingers or shaking his hands when hes tryna think trying to illustrate what hes talking about with vague motions. he does a lot of shit w his hands in general, tapping fingers on surfaces drumming his hands on his legs, doin peace signs n finger guns and playing with his fingers/clothes mindlessly)

(hes also the kinda person who has an idle animation™ when hes not distracted by talking to someone or just paying attention to something he’ll probably rock back n forth on his feet or bobbing up and down probably to the rhythm of a song stuck in his head or something, speaking of songs, again, humming is a thing he does too)

(if u read the previous 2 points and thought “that sounds like stimming” ur exactly right)

(he stumbles over his words a bunch when hes excited, even if hes trying to keep his cool stumbling and stuttering are some of the most tell tale signs of him being excited tho it also happens when hes anxious or flustered. id say it applies to strong emotions in general but it absolutely does not apply to stuff like when hes real angry or sad)

(when hes real angry or sad his speech tends to actually be much more concise, he’ll speak slower and take time to really consider his words. when he’s angry both his expression and the words he chooses have the potential to cut like a hot knife thru soft butter, and when he’s sad hes more considering his words to try and keep from bringing the person hes talking to down)

(ive drawn him with a sketchbook a couple times but he probably has a journal with some writing in it too, nothing serious just thoughts he has sometimes phrased with flowery words but its not like. super amazing poetry or anything. hes no elliott)

(speaking of sketchbooks he absolutely draws his friends from time to time. hes incredibly embarrassed by it and hed never show anyone but he does it. a lot of his doodles are accompanied by lil thoughts and comments he has while makin em)

(back when he worked for joja i like to think he was like a phone operator for like. the joja help line or smth which is an oxymoron and he probably spent most of his work day getting yelled at by ppl over the phone. he does not like talking on the phone. much prefers texting)

(idk how clear ive made it on the blog but he absolutely hates morris. morris is probably the only person in town who hes like physically threatened. morris has thusly elected to avoid fucking with him as much as physically possible)

(i think its been mentioned he carries some kinda pocket knife on him at all times but he also likes to carry one a those novelty combs that looks n acts like a switchblade but its not. mostly just to fuck w ppl. pull out what looks like a switchblade then open it and hah uve been fooled it was a comb all along)

(speaking of combs bcus his hair is thick and wavy as mentioned before hes gotta take real good care of it or it gets. Unmanageable. when he was a teenager he didnt take care of it for a while n it got so long and tangled it broke like 2 combs it was awful)

(that in mind he is prone to getting wicked bed head. catch him when he first wakes up and its like a rat king was planted on his head)

(also did i mention he has several knives? pocket knives switchblades hes probably got a decorative dagger in a box somewhere, and ofc his monster fighting sword. he probably has a pair of brass knuckles somewhere too)

(its defintiely been hinted at more than a few times but lou is a huge foodie. he is always hungry and loves food but he cant stand mint or bitter tastes sometimes he has a hard time w sour stuff too. he likes spicy and savory/umami/w/e foods best, and while he does have a decent sweet tooth he can make himself sick off sugary stuff pretty easy especially w really dense sweets like fudgy brownies n shit)

(the reason hes not so good w mint and bitter things is cus his senses r very keen and bitter and mint are very unpleasant to his mouth and nose. theyre intense and stick around much longer than theyre welcome and it just feels bad ykno. this in mind he could not explain to u why he likes spicy stuff as much as he does)

(hes also really sensitive to like actual temperatures, especially heat. if it gets too hot and humid it can make him real nauseous n give him a migraine, hes better in the cold but even then it makes him really sneezy n sniffly. this is moderately ironic considering the previous point)

(jhjh im gonan stop here bcus this is getting super long but this is absolutely not all the stuff ive thought of. its mostly just the more lighthearted n mundane stuff that i could remember off the top of my head lmao)

#ooc #not asks #sdv oc #(this is incredibtyl random n probabyl incoherent but w/e)#(its MY blog and I get to choose the content hfjghjd)

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translightyagami · 6 years

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Soulmate AU and secret relationship for L and Light please 😅

Light’s always been perfect at everything so it makes sense he’d find his soulmate easily. And Teru Mikami is everything Light’s been looking for—responsible, intelligent, well employed and a strong man. His family approves and so does the council for soulmates, a committee within the government that, when a couple is looking to get married or whatever, will look over paperwork the couple submits to prove their soulmate-ship or whatever. On paper, its perfect and Light couldn’t be happier. Or, well. He’s satisfied.

And then he gets called to work on a case with the one and only L, a case big enough that L requests him on a secret taskforce. He's worked with L before but nvr in person and when they meet it’s as though color has seeped into his black and white TV. Someone who challenges him, doesn’t accept what he says automatically and makes him think abt the actions he takes outside of his own confidence—L is everything that sets fire to Light. He can’t stop thinking abt L and the reverse is true for L. Light is charming and knows how to play ppl but he’s also smart. Smarter than anyone L’s ever met and isn’t afraid to show it. Light keeps coming home to his.....soulmate to hv quiet sex and hear abt mikami’s latest case. And the whole time he thinks abt how, just on the nightstand, is his phone with L’s number and how he could be calling him, talking to him.

They rotate around each other at hyperspeed until the inevitable happens and they come crashing into each other. Light just stays too late one night and sits on the couch next to L and maybe their shoulders brush and maybe.....anyway they make out heavily in L’s hotel bed and wow. Light's nvr felt as bright as he does saying I love you into L’s mouth. And he means it, he means it.

They can’t tell anyone, not that they would anyways. Light’s got his perfect soulmate and L doesn’t want attachments so. Secrets work for them, right? Cracks form where they’ve bent in all sorts of shapes to not be seen until Light can’t even fake guilt at coming back late. He gets caught by sayu at a family dinner and she corners him abt the hickies on his neck (mikami’s nvr left a hicky on light. Too impolite.) he confesses that he’s just. He knows with this person, with L, in a way he nvr knew with mikami. And sayu is like “is he your soulmate?”

And that’s the crux of it. No matter how many forms light could submit, no matter how many times he presented the case, there’s no way he’d get L accepted as his soulmate. The case finishes within the month and everyone goes home while light stays behind. He tells L, quiet and lying in the hotel bed after sex, that he is so bored in the world he lives in. Everything is what looks good on paper and nothing makes him feel anything. L sits there, picking at the covers, and says what he’s been thinking but couldn’t let solidfy on his tongue.

“You should come with me,” he says. “You should leave and we can. Well. You know.”

There's a moment where light thinks, I can’t. Its not what I'm supposed to do. And then he thinks, oh well fuck it. Its what I want to do.

He calls Mikami, tells him he’s not coming home, and leaves with L on the next flight out. That week L pulls every string he has and all of light’s soulmate paperwork goes up in smoke. And L holds his hand before they go to sleep and asks light if he’s okay and light says,

“I couldn’t be happier.”

#death note #uhhhh sorry if the soulmate part doesn't make a ton of sense #lawlight #minttulip13

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What don't you like about fandom hanzo? :o just asking because I'm really picky about it myself personally

oh anon youve asked the Wrong question bc i have A Lot of thoughts on my boy hanzo

BUT before i say anything i just want 2 say that Despite the fact that i bitch a lot abt characterization on this blog, i dont intend hate or disrespect @ anyone who portrays characters in the way i bitch about. fandom is about making yourself happy & if a characterization makes you happy then you should pursue it despite what my dumb bitch ass has to say about it. ok.

ive mentioned this a few times before but i

A. love redemption arcs and

B. dont like... victimization. whether its canon or not-- like a character whose whole thing revolves around them being a victim of everything in their life? eh. boring. like widowmaker: she was a happy ballerina... she got brainwashed... it’s like... now what. she was happy, now she’s a victim, there’s nothing cool in there to explore.

i dislike characterizations of hanzo where people try to explain away the fratricide with ‘he was abused by sojiro’ or ‘he was brainwashed by the clan of elders’ partially because of what i just said and partially because it just seems unlikely in canon bc

1.chu... a while ago, said genji was part of overwatch when he was human, which we took as a slip-up but i dont think(?) that he ever took that back.

2.genji says something in retribution like ‘no matter what i do... i cannot escape my fate’ when mccree says they’ve become assassins, implying he’s tried to escape becoming an assassin.

3. overwatch was conveniently close enough to genji & the shimadas that they could swoop in and save him before he actually died

4. genji wasnt murdered. he was brutalized. he has scars up and down his arms, he’s got burn scars on his face, and when hanzo was done with him he couldnt walk anymore. plus there’s a post somewhere on here that theorizes due to the nature of blackwatch genji’s prosthesis + the blood spatter in hanamura, it seems that hanzo attacked him from behind

hanzo’s bio says

Upon the death of his father, the clan elders instructed Hanzo to straighten out his wayward younger brother so that he, too, might help rule the Shimada empire. When his brother refused, Hanzo was forced to kill him. This act broke Hanzo's heart and drove him to reject blah blah

but genji’s death doesnt seem like some kind of duty driven, single-manly-tear-slipping-down-the-cheek, hold-him-in-your-arms-as-he-goes death. he was brutalized. hanzo was angry.

while hanzo’s bio talks about hanzo’s broken heart, genji’s bio says this

Hanzo demanded that Genji take a more active role in their late father's empire. Genji refused, enraging Hanzo. The tension between the brothers built to a violent confrontation that left Genji on the verge of dying.

and i mean ok. im not here to judge hanzo or condemn him (personally i think ppl who try to assert their moral superiority over fictional characters are.. a little pathetic) & there’s a lot that goes into this, pressure from the elders, japanese culture, unhealthy environments. but hanzo had a choice.

all this stuff seems to imply to me that genji betrayed the shimadas for overwatch. maybe he caught on that he was in danger without sojiro around to protect him. maybe he just wanted out. i dont know. does it matter?

but hanzo couldve spared him. couldve cast him out. couldve done a bunch of things, but he didnt.

the fact is. that hanzo killed his brother. (brutalized his brother).

and thats why i find him interesting. how do you deal with that?

like, okay. you’re standing there, and you’ve got your little brother’s blood on your hands. and you’re looking down at him (at his corpse) and the adrenaline high is leaving and it’s beginning to sink in that you’ve murdered your little brother. in cold blood. what do you do? what’s next?

i mean, you punch someone in the face and you feel bad about it, you go ‘oh shit im so sorry’ and you grab them an ice pack. but genji’s dead. there’s no one to apologize to. there’s no way to fix it. you’ve done a terrible thing. an evil thing. an abusive, awful, terrible thing. and you cant take it back. and there’s no one or nothing to blame it on: you did it and there’s nothing you can do to change that.

what’s next? where do you go from there?

that’s what i find interesting about hanzo. because thats the thing about overwatch. anyone can be a hero. even if youve killed your brother. even if you’re the worst person on the planet. all you have to do is try.

and. in this context it makes more sense that hanzo rejects genji at first. the cycle he mustve been going down those ten years.

i killed my brother --> im a terrible person because ive killed my brother --> i killed my brother because im a terrible person

his whole concept of himself has devolved into this brother-killer who can never redeem himself, and then genji pops up one day like ‘hey whats up’ and this isnt just forcing hanzo to re-evaluate his relationship with genji, but also himself. it’s a bit self-centered, yeah, but he rejects genji in part because He Is A Brother Killer, that’s just how he sees himself. genji shows up and hanzo’s like, ‘you cant be alive because im a filthy bastard that killed my brother’

its obvious he still regrets it though. he says it was duty (i cant even get into that w/o more context abt what he means by ‘duty’ + the whole situation beyond vague descriptions in bios) and he also stopped using a sword after that. which is interesting either way. was that out of respect? did he just feel sick using one? idk.

the whole idea of blaming what he did on abuse or brainwashing is just so meh :/ to me because i just dont like those kind of stories. partially because a lot of the time they just feel like the author is trying to garner sympathy for an unlikable character, and partially because oftentimes abuse is passed off as a motivation when it’s not.

lots of people are abused. there is no one reaction or outcome of abuse. someone lashes out at their abuser and kills them, that’s because they were angry or scared, not because they were abused. the anger was created bc of the abuse but the anger is what led them to act, not the abuse.

hearing about the abuse just makes me sad, and to be completely honest it doesnt make me sympathize with a character any more or less. it’s just like adding really bland cheese to a sandwich. i can tell the cheese is there, but i cant taste it and it doesnt really affect the sandwich. all it does is give me more to chew.

hanzo didnt kill genji because he was abused or brainwashed, or else all abused/brainwashed children would kill their siblings. hanzo killed genji because he was angry (maybe that anger as born of abuse. frankly i dont think it matters much). what i want to see less of with hanzo is ‘fucked up bastard kills his brother’ and less of ‘poor abused baby accidentally tripped and stabbed genji with his sword :(’ and more ‘confused man tries to figure out how to live with himself after realizing he is kind of an awful person’

plus i feel like hanzo is a very specific balance between a broken man and a complete jackass and no one seems to combine those 2 traits in a way that satisfies me

#i like hanzo #i wouldnt go near him if he were a real person but i like him #i think hes interesting #but so many ppl take all of the stuff about him that i find cool #and toss it away in exchange for excuses over what he did #i mean fact of the matter is he's a bad person #im not here to judge him.#but he is.#but where does he *go* with that realization?#what does he *do* with it?#sorry for any typos btw haha #Anonymous

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the pure psychic damage of finding tengwar writing in an old personal sketchbook and struggling to translate it bc youre rusty at tengwar and you finally realized its fucking KARKALICIOUS holy shit

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young queers not knowing abt the reality of the gay age gap in history and why it was like that and calling cmbyn pedophilia make me rlly sad. like yes it wasnt ideal! but we literally lost an entire generation to aids and being gay was much more dangerous and ppl were less open so it was v much a culture of date whoever you can find. ppl didnt have the luxury of options back then!! and ppl spreading this narrative that telling stories abt that time, abt older men in relationships with 17-19 year olds, is pedophilia? thats literally just reiterating the violent homophobic narrative that straight ppl used to vilify and oppress gay men. its not okay! its literally reinforcing homophobia and erasing an important, tragic part of queer history. please stop.

38 notes • Posted 2021-01-16 00:41:57 GMT

NEW CONTRAPOINTS IS VERY VERY GOOD

the redirection of the conversation from the endless debate of gender metaphysics that not even all trans ppl agree abt -> the practical, political issue of our campaign for equal rights is literally rocking my world right now

like holy shit its such a good point. its so easy to get caught in the trap of debating chromosomes and gendered brains and shit when at the end of the day its an often intentional misdirection from the fact that bigots dont want us to have rights. we gotta stop letting them sealion us like that.

and like god im always so fucking impressed by natalies ability to rlly get into the minds of bigots and deconstruct why they act the way they do in order to debunk their thought processes and talking points while still treating their irrational, uncontrollable feelings with empathy and respect. like what a fucking accomplishment in an era of constantly redirected hurt, i aspire to be more like her.

well worth the wait im so fucking happy i sincerely think this is one of her best videos yet! really builds on a lot of the ideas shes both taught and learned and taught in turn over the course of her time on youtube, im just. i feel so edified lmao

81 notes • Posted 2021-01-26 16:12:48 GMT

if youre a parent or you work with kids, please, please remember to compliment them and encourage them. please be their biggest fan and their strongest supporter.

inevitably sometimes you have to gently but firmly criticize your kid, kids make a lot of mistakes like anyone else and correcting harmful behavior is important! but the difference between criticism being effective and healthy vs criticism simply breaking your kid? is frequent and sincere praise.

if a kid only ever hears negative things from you, if you only ever tell them what theyve done wrong, this becomes the entire reality of who they are, a failure, and makes you an enemy whos out to get them, because you only ever speak to them to criticize. it makes your corrections meaningless, lost in a sea of never being satisfied, because there is no praise or encouragement for good behavior and accomplishments within which to contextualize the criticism.

if all your best efforts are ignored and your every mistake is highlighted, why even try? the results are the same either way. this breaks a person, and especially a child, who is still extremely vulnerable and deeply affected by everything you say and do.

contrastingly, if the criticism comes from someone who is known to support and praise and encourage you? it means something. youre more likely to take it to heart and not just toss it on a pile labeled "i am an unsalvageable failure." the foundation of praise gives both an assurance that the criticism is well meant, and it establishes a frame of mind that is motivated and capable of change, not hopeless and defeated.

working with kids is tiring, and its very easy to slip into just reacting, course correcting when necessary but not really taking the proactive step of praising, boosting, accelerating. but please, it makes the difference between a kid whos grounded and stable and hungry to learn and grow, and a kid whos given up, who has the weight of the world against them and no one on their side.

please, please praise your kids.

115 notes • Posted 2021-01-07 03:19:25 GMT

saw a tiktok that was making fun of a "white boomer art show" and i was expecting it to have like some bad knockoff fake native art or smth cause ive seen that a lot here in oklahoma but it was just. a normal looking milquetoast art show. white ppl milling around. a dog. some landscape paintings and ceramics and stuff. like nothing offensive, just p average nice pretty handmade stuff.

and ppl in the comments were saying all sorts of mean shit, like oh theres no soul its completely inoffensive and void and boring, oh wow another painting of a sunset over water, youre forgetting abt the handmade soaps lol, this is what you make when youve never suffered, stuff like that. and i wanna talk abt why i find this rlly upsetting?

im not here to be like oh no dont be mean to white ppl, but white ppl arent the only ppl who make milquetoast, comfy, inoffensive art. there are plenty of artists of color who like to just make nice, simple, pretty stuff too! not everything we make has to be about our suffering! we are human fucking beings and that means we probably like sunsets and simple homemade crafts, because guess what? thats fucking normal. i say this as someone who spends an unreasonable amount of time to defend my right to make dark, tortured trauma art: art can be lukewarm and blandly pleasant too. its okay, its a healthy and relaxing outlet for lots of ppl, and acting like plain, pretty art is only for privileged white ppl is so??? nasty? spiteful? and it throws so so so many artists of color under the bus for this superiority complex of a narrative that only art that comes from suffering is real, valid, Good Art. and that fucking blows.

like im all for mocking shitty ppl, but im begging ppl to take a moment to think abt what specifically they are mocking. dont mock shitty ppls physical features that they cant control, good ppl with those same features can hear you and it hurts! dont mock shitty ppl for making pleasant art of sunsets and handmade soap, good ppl who make pleasant art of sunsets and handmade soap bc they havent lost their appreciation for every new sunset and hands on crafts and nice scents are pleasant and fulfilling can hear you and it fucking sucks to hear our crafts being shit on and like. ceded over to white ppl???

like yes! there are 10283782287 paintings of the sunset out there and on an average day i dont find them noteworthy. but someone looked up, saw something beautiful in the world, and took the time to put it on a canvas. billions of humans have stopped and appreciated the sunset, and if you think thats white you can fuck right off. crafts and artisan work are skilled work that both have practical application and can be used to make art pieces as well, something beautiful to the eye, something everyone can enjoy, and sure, a simple wheel thrown bowl is not going to evoke some deep facet of ~~colored suffering~~ but i can eat some fucking soup out of it and it looks nice and some of us have fought hard for the learning and access to be able to make simple little things like that, so calling those objects white and soulless is also fucking disgusting.

i dont care if you hate white ppl, i dont care if you wanna tell some individual white person that their art specifically is soulless, im not gonna die on the hill of protecting white ppl from mean comments. but i do care abt the artists of color who worry that our work isnt original or meaningful or valuable because it ~~doesnt tell a story~~ or it ~~doesnt offend anyone~~ or its ~~just another landscape painting~~. are we obligated to only ever talk and think abt and express our suffering in order to be valid artists of color? if we choose, after whatever weve gone thru, to make some fucking sea spray scented soap for whatever our own reasons, are you secretly sneering at us too, or do you only do that until we tell you hey, i, a person of color, made that plain, inoffensive thing youre too bitter about to even mind your own business, let alone appreciate it?

if simple, pretty, comfort art is not your thing thats okay! its not for you! you can walk away! but dont write off entire crafts and styles and genres as ~~white nonsense~~ just because it doesnt appeal to you personally. i swear to god i will steal all your ~~fine art~~ and burn it. youre not better for making provocative art, youre just expressing things in your own personal way, making the art you need to make. let other ppl do the same.

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