if i see someone else whining about how the fight with chimera was too short, anticlimactic and generally pathetic, i will punch a wall.
i present you the lightning thief, chapter 13 'i plunge to my death', the chimera "fight":
i highlighted the parts when percy does anything, but when you take a closer look, it's mostly dodging, and most definitely not actually fighting. because that's just what this particular fragment looks: percy is scared, he doesn't know how to act, barely does anything and then takes the leap. that's it. short and amateurish.
and when you carefully read through percy's fights in tlt, you'll see he either gets lucky or, more or less consciously, uses water. when he fought with luke during training, he suddenly won after he splashed his head with water - before that, he wasn't much better than anyone else. the same with clarisse, he starts getting advantage when he accidentally enters the stream.
which makes sense.
percy is literally 12 years old. twelve. in the book, he has 2 weeks of training before the quest begins. in the show? probably like 2 days. yes, he becomes a good and a smart swordsman, but people seem to forget that it took him time to master his skills, as it would for anyone.
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What are your top five ships?
Oh, dear, this is hard to answer... I'll do my best, though :) (Disclaimer that what ship I prefer at any given time is largely a function of what mood I'm in then, and that, obviously, varies. I'll try to list them in some kind of an order though.)
Destiel (Supernatural)
Ineffable Husbands (Good Omens)
Steddie (Stranger Things)
Captain Swan (Once Upon a Time)
Gentlebeard (Our Flag Means Death)
And for some honorable mentions + reasons for them being there/not being in the list:
Ronance or Rockie from Stranger Things (I honestly don't know which one I like better... they both have merits. Robin just deserves to be happy, okay???? Honestly, my indecision about which I'm rooting for is probably the only reason this doesn't make it to the top five list.)
Wandavision from, well, Wandavision et al. (I've kinda stumbled into this from my friend's obsession, but the dynamics of their relationship --- while definitely not always healthy --- are fascinating in an iffy way. I like them a lot regardless, and the show is one of my favorite Marvel vehicles I've seen.)
Deckerstar from Lucifer (cute when they're well-written, but verges on unhealthy when not... the latter gets them knocked off the "top five" list, but the better version of the ship, where she's not perpetually trying to change him and he's not condemned to the fate he never wanted, is quite nice)
Isabeau/Navarre from Ladyhawke (I don't usually feel strongly about ships from movies, but these two... for all people say that Romeo and Juliet is the quintessential romance, I disagree. This is the one romance movie I could tolerate as a kid in a household full of the rom-coms my sister made me watch despite me hating them, and that's a powerful statement)
Perc'ahlia from Critical Role (Also something I've gotten to through a friend, and also something I likely won't engage in fandom-wise, but I appreciate their dynamic too, so it bears mentioning)
Also, this isn't romantic, but I need to add in a section for the best non-romantic relationships; it's not the focus of the ask, I don't think, so I'll keep it short, but it has to be said... In no particular order, Steve/Robin and Tenth Doctor/Donna. Chaotic platonic soulmates right there, and I love 'em to bits.
Thank you for the ask! Hope that was an engaging-ish answer, and that you're well! (And I'm happy to elaborate on any, should you wish... I could just go on for ages about most of them, so I had to cut myself off somewhere!)
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Which one is it, Malleus
Malleus & Yuu/MC: having a Gargoyle Research Club meeting (aka going on a stroll at night infodumping at each other)
Yuu/MC: That reminds me, there is something I wanted to ask you.
Malleus: What is weighing on your mind, child of man?
Yuu/MC: Do you like gargoyles because they remind you of yourself - a living relic from a bygone time whose purpose has become largely obsolete due to the advancement of technology and society, only able to watch eternally from afar as people go about their lives without ever truly belonging to that world and no perspective for the future of your own as those you call kin slowly fade away?
Yuu/MC: Or do you like them "just because"?
Malleus:
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the zine's out, so I can finally post the page I did for the @mcrswarmzine!! I drew for oklahoma night 1! 🪰 I'm so excited to get my copy! there's a ton of artists who worked on it that I'm a big fan of, so I feel like a total fangirl being published with them HEHEH
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