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the-chickenshit-oddity · 2 years

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d'ya have that thing where you're reading or watching something and they say stuff that doesn't match what happens and it drives you crazy? in my book, main girl is a professional fighter type of thing, everyone's in awe, everyone thinks she's awesome and talented and stuff. and yet, the one and only fight there's been so far, she got flattened in half a second while amateurs got the job done. get your story freaking straight.

#stupid #and then i see people call badly written books 'basically fanfiction'#bro i've read fanfic twenty times better than a lot of actual published books i've read #AND it's free #AND they warn me about potential triggers #which books don't #books don't even tell you a short summary #it's all about 'hey look the cover's pretty innit'#sorry for the rant #well this one is small #i can do better #but this book is just infuriating

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theabigailthorn · 5 months

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rynnthefangirl · 3 months

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I just know that Lalo is in the afterlife being the biggest Walter White stan. This random ass high school chemistry teacher shows up one day, fucks up all of Gus's shit, burns down his meth empire, and kills him. Lalo has not stopped cackling for weeks on end and Howard is getting concerned.

#he'd hate him if he had to actually work with him #but since he doesn't he just relishes in the chaos #anyone who infuriates Gus as much as Walter does is alright in Lalo's book #breaking bad #better call saul #lalo salamanca #walter white #howard hamlin

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bonefall · 3 months

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Tbh I never read that far in DOTC but I heard so much about star flower from fandom that now hearing about it directly from you I feel so cheated. I was promised a femme fatale.. tho in hindsight considering how much these writers hate women I probably shouldn't have gotten my hopes up

I WISH we got a femme fatale. It would have been incredibly cathartic for her to make herself alluring to Clear Sky, turning his worst traits against him and getting both power and revenge. For Thunder to bond to her over it, reaching the conclusion in the end that they both had terrible parents that they need to reject.

but, knowing the Erins, they would have just had Clear Sky kill her violently and gratuitously for ever tricking him. Like how he gouged Willow Tail's eyes out. So... I guess we were doomed either way.

Anyway im cooking

#Bone babble #Anyway yeah. I dont recommend reading further it's bad.#It's bad enough in books 1 - 3 knowing where it's all going and that every woman is going to die violently for male arcs #But 4 - 6 are just infuriating #Read Book 4 for One Eye and change the ending to snake killing clear sky and that's the ideal experience #''Im so glad that this is all over and ive learned nothing.''#And then Snake's paw makes contact with Clear Sky's face and the ending music cuts in #Lmaooooo Jojo's Roundabout cuts in #I want to thread a needle on Starf being a victim like in canon BUT ALSO allowing her to be the badass I think she should have been #Because like. I love her and feel for her as is in-canon #But my strong opinion is that she SHOULD have gotten violent moments and done REAL messy things #Unlike canon which equates her doing literally NOTHING wrong with Clear murdering 3 women and shoving his kid's face in a wound

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lightbluetown · 4 months

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shoutout to this scene btw. such a casual and silly depiction of how perfectly in sync stede and ed are. looking at the act of grace and immediately going "nope, can't be arsed with that!" openly and proudly. talking about the "small text with tricks" and need to "review" it as if they're signing some boring work document and not giving their lives away to the king of england

and then there's ANOTHER PAGE? with even SMALLER text?! even stede, famously obsessed with reading, can't help but groan! yuck!! and then of course he asks this iconic question, which is so sincere but goofy in a way only stede can manage, and ed doesn't even react to it:

such a cute, mundane scene in a very much not-mundane situation. dying to see more stuff like this in s3 pretty please

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #edward teach #gentlebeard #brilliant scene when you ignore the stupid stupid stupid infuriating racist terrible awful literacy discourse my GOD #i just had to sign another book contract and immediately thought of them lol. fourth one and i haven't read any of them #whatever the publishers do with my work is between them and tengri

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qprstobin · 1 year

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Everyone loves the 'eddie has been crushing on Steve off and on since sophomore year' trope but honestly love me an Eddie who is like "yeah Harrington is hot, I've got eyes, but prep isnt my type" and honestly just doesn't think about Steve that much! Outside of, like, school gossip, especially during/after Steve's fall from grace. Really kind of love the idea of Eddie not giving the time of day to Steve up until his little sheep come to him every day weaving wild tales about the shit Steve has done, and even then it isn't really until he sees Steve go teeth first at a demobat that he starts reevaluating Steve and seeing him in a new light.

Because Eddie honestly kind of gives the impression that he's just as much caught up in his own world view as Steve was pre upside down/even pre S2. And like I know that we love Steve but Steve hasn't really done anything to give most of like his classmates any reason to love him aside from the generic jock stuff lbr. Especially for someone like eddie who is extremely anticomformist to the point of monologuing on the lunch tables.

And it's not so much a 'love at first bite' (heh) situation either but just all the things during and after s4 and the friendship they develop that makes Eddie reevaluate not only Steve but his world view and what he wants from the world! It makes him think. Fighting interdimensional monsters has a way of bringing out the best and the worst in people. And Eddie finds he likes what he's seeing. I'm not necessarily saying I want a slow burn either, but having them both have time to be like "huh maybe this person isn't what I thought i would want but he is want i want, isn't he?"

#steddie #in todays book of i am tired of most common steddie tropes lol #okay but here in the tags gotta be honest #i think its a bit disingenuous to eddies character to say hes been pining hopelessly for steve for years #like i like it sometimes but its so common and im like????#non-comformist/anarcho adjacent eddie???? pining after a doucheh jock romantically???? for years????#nah i dont see it #i do very much enjoy 'steve is sexy and i am INFURIATED by this' eddie tho #i just dont think eddie would really view him romantically until he gets visible proof the man has changed!#like he basically says that with his munson doctrine thing #something something if eddie survives/survived i think he would actually make a very good foil to steve #and him having to get over his internal biases but from the other end of the spectrum #but thats a dif post #stranger things #steve #eddie #steve harrington #eddie munson

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syrena-del-mar · 11 months

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La Pluie meets Nora Roberts

This week we open up with a shot of Saengtai (who is slowly learning to believe that maybe having a "soulmate" isn't all that bad) reading Nora Roberts.

Now as a former teen Nora Roberts aficionado, I immediately clocked that Tai was reading the first two books of her MacKade Brother quadrology. For those that are unfamiliar with Nora Roberts and this series, it revolves around four brothers, with each brother having their own, separate novel. So it's a little on the nose that Saengtai would be reading this series out of the numerous ones that Nora Roberts has published, especially the books that are based on the oldest and second oldest of the four brothers.

All four novels of the MacKade brothers takes place in Antietam, which if you have any knowledge on the American Civil War, you will likely recognize for being home one of the bloodiest battles of the war. While each brother and their lovers attempt to forge a connection, there is a supernatural element with the restless souls that still haunt Antietam.

The one that Tai was reading was one Robert's bundles, which included only the first two novels, centering around the first two brothers, Rafe and Jared.

I'm going to give a brief synopsis of both books below, before doing a bare minimum dive of the significance I think La Pluie was attempting to draw.

The Return of Rafe MacKade

Here, the main protagonist is Rafe MacKade, who had left his hometown years prior after making a name for himself as the handsome, hot-headed, rebellious, good-for-nothing second-oldest MacKade brother. He's the black-sheep out of the four brothers, yet the incident which drove him away from Antietam, 10 years prior to his return, was one where he was attempting to protect a woman from her abusive boyfriend so he turned to punching the crap out of the man; but y'know how rumors develop in small towns. He returns to his hometown after 10 years as a successful businessman, something that townsfolk couldn't believe which shut them up about all the gossip they used to spread about him. He buys the local haunted house to turn it into a B&B, which in doing so leads him to meet his heroine, Regan, an antique dealer that is helping him decorate the B&B.

At first glance, Rafe and Regan seem to be complete opposites, with Rafe being a 'rough-around-the edges' type of guy and Regan, an elegant and classy dame. Rafe, while being the typical loud-mouth 'alpha-male' guy that is stereotypical in 20th century novellas, you come to find out is just a guy that is unable to fully articulate his own emotions and understand his developing feelings for Regan. Regan, on the other hand, for all her elegance, is a bit arrogant and unapologetically opinionated and definitely not looking to get into a steady relationship, much less with Rafe. They're both two incredibly stubborn individuals that are always butting heads, which leads to both miscommunication and a lack of communication, but they slowly start to learn that they actually need each other, even if they try to deny it.

The Pride of Jared MacKade

The second book revolves around Jared MacKade, who currently works as an attorney who, unlike his hot-headed brother Rafe, is much more level-headed and collected, yet just as prone to being purposefully ignorant to his romantic emotions. Jared is the oldest of the four brothers and had previously been married but ended up divorced, which lead to his distaste and shrewdness when it came to love. His story with his lead, Savannah, first starts when he meets her to let her know that her father had left her some inheritance. Savannah, having been disowned by her father as a teen and kicked to the curb due to her pregnancy, understandably pissed and initially wants nothing to with Jared.

Both Jared and Savannah are stubborn as mules, but their instant connection was undeniable. Jared was a traditionalist in love, which created some conflict due to Savannah's past and what she had to do as a teen mom to survive. The connection between them was palpable, within their second meeting they were already all over each other, making out. Yet, for all their connection, they're both initially a bit skeptical of doing more than toying around. Both Jared and Savannah had to overcome their own obstacles, Jared and his prejudice and Savannah and her hidden insecurities (that arose when she started to work alongside Regan), but despite their rocky road with love, they find a way to make it work.

La Pluie in connection to Rafe and Jared

There are some very obvious parallels that I believe La Pluie is attempting to draw with having Saengtai reading the MacKade tetralogy, but I also think there are some running themes that may be hinting at the future development for our Saeng brothers and their love interests, Phat and Lomfon.

First, the obvious parallel of the four MacKade brothers with the four Saeng brothers.

Second, the first novel, I'd like to argue, seems to hint at the future for Lomfon and Saengtien. From what we've seen so far, much like Rafe MacKade, Saengtien is perceived by almost everyone in his life to be brash, hot-headed, and rather incompetent. We've seen this from how Tien's own mother treats him and even from how Lomfon treated him in the first couple of episodes. Similar to Rafe's brashness, Tien's own brashness tends to spill out either in protection of his family, particularly Tai, or in the midst of his own confusion regarding what he wants. And just like Rafe, Tien is only starting to learn to comprehend the feelings that he's developing when he's with Lomfon. Tien has taken it upon himself to be the backbone for Tai and his family, that in turn he has sacrificed a part of himself. Instead he turns to his brashness as a mechanism to appease everyone, a shield and a distraction of the pain that he is also incurring while caring for everyone.

Lomfon on the other hand, while he seems to have a good grasp of his own self, seeing how he works independently but never seems to be ostracized, rather (seemingly) he chooses who he surrounds himself with, he also hides himself. Lomfon, similar to Regan is opinionated, especially when it comes to the idea that the one you hear during the rain is your soulmate. I'm sure in a society that has attempted to find reasoning to the deafness, that sentiment is likely taboo to express, yet he's willing to against the norm to create his own happiness, much like Regan did in opening her antique shop.

If Rafe's story is anything to go by, I wouldn't be surprised to see Lomfon strongly denying his developing feelings regarding Tien, as he's still primarily focused on Tai. Lomfon's seems to be developing some kind of feelings towards Tien, if the small head caresses and playing with Tien's hair is anything to go by. His feelings towards Tien seem to be slowly developing, even if he doesn't fully realize it. Meanwhile, I think it'll take Tien something big or in the heat of passion to get him to confess to Lomfon his growing feelings, especially once he realizes that Lomfon wants to get in between Tai and Phat. Tien, the ever-sacrificial loving brother that he is, will always put Tai and his happiness over his own, even if that means that he has to argue and destroy his budding friendship with Lomfon.

Tien let's himself be still, let's go of his prickly exterior, only when he's around Lomfon. He needs Lomfon, to provide the quiet energy that allows Tien to just exist for himself and nobody else. Now it's time for Lomfon to figure out how and why he needs Tien as well.

Frenemies-to-lovers is sometimes an even longer slow-burn than enemies-to-lovers, but it's okay, we can play the long game. I have hope that they'll get there.

Thirdly, the parallel of Jared and Saengtai, really comes to their demeanors and their anxiety that develops from impressions of failed love, yet they are still classic romantics at heart. Saengtai, similar to Jared in the beginning of his book, has been burned by the illusions of love. Yet, both, once they meet their soulmates, instantly feel some level of attraction to them. Their attraction is palpable to both of them, but attempting to overcome their own fears and prejudices, even when everything seems to be outwardly alright, can rock the boat.

It's going to be interesting here to see if Phat has some hidden insecurities that arise when he realizes that he has some potential competition. That just maybe Saengtai could be swayed by the man who shares the same interests and that solely being his soulmate may not be enough, even if, for all intents and purposes, he may be the right person for Tai.

Phat and Saengtai obviously feel a spark and found an immediate connection, but it'll be interesting to see if their relationship will end up in shambles, like Tai's parents, or will their bond only serve to be strengthened beyond the idea of just being soulmates.

#la pluie the series #phat x saengtai #phat x tai #la pluie #title tanatorn #thai bl drama #saengtien #lomfon #lomfon x tien #tien x lomfon #lomfontien #thai bl #i really don’t know where I was going with this in analysis my head was just screaming parallels #also I read all these books like a decade ago so apologies if I misremembered some parts of the MacKade books lmfaooo #also i like to add this series was one of the trashier series of nora roberts where there's like suggested r*pe and abuse so like....#don't go into those books expecting to come out happy because i remember being infuriated at many parts #i may not know color theories but I know my trashy romance novels #la pluie meta #nora roberts

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batjoy · 2 months

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where's any post that talks about how boring it is that leafpool and squirrelflight got put on trial for literally doing what starclan told them to do? like "follow your heart leafpool" said feathertail i think, "here are these 3 twinkling stars in the sky of your future leafpool, they will bring you great joy but also beware, chaos lurks" said spottedleaf, "squirrelflight you cannot have kits of your own you should take leafpool's and tell everyone they're yours" said yellowfang. like what's the point here?

i know this has been said over and over again but there's no genuine good reason medicine cat's can't have kits? it's not even in the warrior code, and Moth Flight being like "i made that rule to spare you from the pain" ... like the pain of what? like my brother in christ!!! the only reason she suffered is because YOU made the fuckass rule!

and then Moth Flight being like "yeah her kits saved the clan (sort of) but I could have chosen any cats to save the clans (not really chief, i thought the powers weren't even from starclan) we're talking about leafpool breaking MY rule (she literally says it's her own rule) and the warrior code."

it really just makes me furious. thank god yellowfang was a little bit sensible, but where the hell is firestar in all of this? anyway assassinate that cat (Moth Flight)

#squirrelflight's hope spoilers #to be clear i haven't read the book #i've literally only read this chapter on archive.org #because i knew it would infuriate me.. and i was RIGht #i just think about it a lot and how deranged some of these plots are #warrior cats #squirrelflight #leafpool #feathertail #spottedleaf #yellowfang #Moth Flight #tafm #assassinate that cat #moonpool #starclan

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menlove · 2 months

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re that post about remaking the x files w butch mulder WHAT other than never following through on things would be stopping me from just writing a book abt a butch & femme w the msr dynamic in a sci fi setting..... much to consider

#I am just bad at doing things so this would never come to fruition but.#it's also the difficulty of pulling off the specific type of infuriating slowburn that makes msr so compelling in One Book #like where else can you experience that specific insanity

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y-rhywbeth2 · 18 days

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Self-indulgent OC moments, but Wyll would be so disappointed to actually meet Gorion's Ward in my Realms. Never meet your heroes, I guess.

It's kind of like if you took the basics of Gortash and Ascended Astarion and distilled them into a 2'11" lesbian hellbent on controlling the world so it can't hurt her anymore, who also thinks failing to return library books should be a criminal offense... I mean as a character she predates them by a decade, but eh.

#On that note have I ever mentioned how INFURIATING it is that BG1+2 don't acknowledge that you're hin in conversations with other hin?#And just because she handles PR better than Bhaal as a death god doesn't mean she's a nice person #She was tyrant of the library as a child. It got worse.#“Everything has its place and function; when things are out of order they don't function smooth- put that book on the right shelf or die."#And then it turned out that the world outside was in fucking shambles and the gods are incompotent and it was like:#“OK so I'm the only competent person on Toril and I need to take control now.”#babbling #OCs #Solath

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themyscirah · 2 months

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simon : *unable to do something for whatever reason* barry : *nobody fucking asked him* hal could do it

Real and true however you severely underestimate how rude Barry is to Simon lol

Istg its

Whatever problem: exists

Barry: wow this is crazy. I wonder if Jess could fix this with this ring of hers. Let me go run into the next room and ask her, we really need a lantern on this and I bet Jess would know. Or maybe I could call Hal, he's out in space but- *leaves to get Jess or Hal*

Simon (has been standing there the entire time): 😐😐😐😐😐 <<contemplating murder

Like just oh my godd 😭

Barry rlly is such a dick to Simon unprompted at all times. Within like 6 issues of rebirth JL I think I have 3 or 4 different instances saved of this exact thing happening where Barry just totally ignores Simon's presence or what he says just to talk to or praise Jess. It makes me want to explode

#anyways simon should be allowed to snap and kill barry #put him back in his grave #also like yes im sure rebirth jl was horrible in terms of barry characterization probably like that wouldnt surprise me. but like BY GOD is #he annoying there. what did my guy do to you for real barrys out there constantly ignoring him and only talking to jess when simons RIGHT #THERE. intensely infuriating to me. also j*ssbarry makes me want to die. he has a wife guys #sorry this devolved into a complaining abt rebirth jl post but i just hate that book. been stuck in the same place in the simonjess chrono #read for months now bc i havent built up the mental fortitude to get through it #bryan hitch my archnemesis 🤬🤬🤬#if thats not how you spell it idc #answered #like they had a beef in the nu52 too but rebirth really took it to a whole other level. and i feel bad for simon bc hes my guy but also like #what can you do. you know? anyways my barry allen hater mode is showing here #blah #simon baz #barry allen

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