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my-beloved-lakes · 10 months

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I just now noticed the dirty/scolding look Sophie gives Breanna when Breanna asked if Eliot was off to kill someone in The Fractured Job. It was very subtle, but if you watch carefully it's there.

While I did think it was funny, her question also bugged me a little, even though I know she was joking, cuz it felt a little insensitive considering all the guilt Eliot feels about his past. But now that I think about it it actually kinda makes sense that she wouldn't understand how insensitive it could be. Like yes, she knows Eliot and she's known him for a long time. But she knows a different side of him than everyone else. She knew him as the cool, badass uncle who her older brother always brought to family gatherings and Christmas and stuff. She probably knows little snippets of Eliot's past but not enough to fully realize that her joke might be a little insensitive. (She would never intentionally be insensitive about it!) Eliot probably never let her see the guilt ridden side of himself because she's like his little kid niece.

Her joke didn't really seem to bother Eliot that much, but Sophie immediately shut it down and I love that. Because Sophie knows just how much guilt Eliot feels and she knows it's something that's caused him a lot of pain. And like Hardison said, they trust her to make sure they're okay. So even if Breanna's joke didn't actually bother Eliot, Sophie still felt like she needed to let Breanna know to back off a bit. And then Breanna did back off.

Idk what point I'm trying to make here but I thought it was an interesting little detail.

Edit: just in case it wasn't clear, (I should have made this more clear to begin with.) This is not a hate post about Breanna or even a criticism really! The way I see it, Breanna didn't know and had no way of knowing what she said would be insensitive because Eliot didn't let her know. That's what I was trying to get at. Eliot has been doing a very good job of shielding her from his past and she knows a different side of him than the others. I don't want negative things about Breanna said on this post (or any of my posts for that matter.) Of course everyone is entitled to their opinions but please don't put that sort of thing on my posts. If you have something negative to say about Breanna go make your own post please and thank you.

#leverage #leverage redemption #the fractured job #Eliot Spencer #Breanna Casey #Sophie Devereaux #alec hardison #Parker #leverage meta

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artbyace · 9 months

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just wanted to comment on this cuz it was said about my art and threw me off a bit-

AS a bisexual artist, i feel like calling my perosnal hc for one character ‘bi erasure’ is a lil silly 😭. marauders is a fandom built 99% on headcanons and fans ideas and opinions, and i think everyone is entitled to their own. i have a wide variety of diff headcanons for all of the characters.

one type of representation does not erase all other representation out there! i can post remus with a silly little mlm pin and the amazing bisexual remus representation that exists largely in the fandom still exists. just like how preferring jegulus does not erase all of the love for jily out there.

saying remus is “most definitely bi” is just your take (don’t bring up tonks because i don’t respect r*wlings decisions n e way), if he was canon bisexual this would be entirely diff

AND YES. BISEXUAL REPRESENTATION IS BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING. BUT SO IS GAY, LESBIAN, PANSEXUAL, ACE, TRANS, NONBINARY, AND EVERY OTHER FLAVOR OF QUEER !!

#txt #sorry for the ramble but #as i bisexual i felt it’s my duty #anyway my hc bisexuals are barty pandora and mary #if u feel differently that’s entirely fine and i respect that #remus lupin #marauders #the bigger problem is my art getting reposted on pinterest w/o credit

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tandaforever · 1 year

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Here is where I ramble a bit.

I looked at posts from the other side (no, not the dark side). I don't do it often and I have most of them blocked that I don't see any of their posts on my dash, so it was a deliberate decision. I don't hate them, trust me, I don't think their opinions are necessarily wrong either but purely for my own sanity I've blocked all of them long ago. But I got curious and so I checked.

It's interesting to read how differently this article was received, even on this side of the fence. An eye-opener. And I get where almost everyone is coming from, I do, even if I don't agree with some of it.

Emotions also tend to run very high in our small corner of the internet. But I've always said there's space enough for everyone here and wherever you land on the scale is your business.

But I DO see that in the end, they also want what's best for our boys, or our boy in question. Sometimes it's disguised in a roundabout way, sometimes it's not expressed so kindly, but I do believe that part to be true. Or else why would they still be here? Firmly on the good side?

But being kind and respectful to one another is KEY. It's probably what I value most in a fandom and I've made really good friends who feel the same.

We're all entitled to our opinions and those opinions can certainly change over time too, don't forget. But what I don't like seeing, are those opinions being pushed down the wrong throats (both ways here, I see you anons).

Read the room, people. Trying to convince people or attack people is a waste of time and energy imo.

Find YOUR people, and stick to them. Trust me when I say, it will make fandom life a haven, not a school playground.

My two cents though?

I've been here long enough to know when truths and half-truths are being presented.

I'm not involved in their lives in any way and so I don't feel like I am owed anything. I don't feel relieved, not really, as I recognize the long road ahead nor do I feel cheated.

He said what he wanted to say, and that's enough for me.

If anything, what he said might have been too much, too vulnerable and I hate that I can't shield him from further public scrutiny, further lynching. But that's a me-thing.

Do I believe everything that was said? No.

That person at work I had a talk with a few months ago? I sent them the article, and their mind was changed.

But what was said can be enough to change minds, so it's a start.

The truth, for those who have half a brain, that he's guilty of no crime, IS out there. And that's enough.

That's enough for me.

But more importantly, the amount of respect I feel for this man hasn't changed. If anything, it's skyrocketed.

His strength inspires me.

His goodness still inspires me.

(And yes, even though he's said himself that he was guilty of being an asshole, I don't actually believe all of that. Hell, I'm probably a bigger asshole than he is. There's a bit of an asshole inside all of us lbr.)

He is good.

And I still support him and love him as much as I did before 2021 and even before midnight on Feb 4, 2023.

And I wish him all the best.

I wish him all the peace he deserves. May he find what makes him happy and revel in it.

I'll still be here. Gushing over two men who has always had an undeniable, life long, soul binding connection, since the very moment they met.

Cuz yeah, I'm still a Charmie too. 😘

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zootopiathingz · 8 months

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It's great to see more and more Mario defenders out there. To be honest, he feels like somewhat of a perfectionist: always striving to be the best big brother to Luigi and focuses on taking care of him more than himself ✨ It doesn't seem like he ever lets himself falter

I think the movie definitely helped others appreciate him more, but he's overlooked imo which is a shame because Mario is a great character that deserved better ✨

I’ve definitely seen people’s opinions change over the last few months since the movie was released. I don’t see as much negative talk about him, and I haven’t noticed nearly as many people bashing Chris Pratt for being his voice (I actually like his voice and I feel comfortable saying that now lol)

Still, sadly he’s always going to be slightly overlooked compared to other characters and there’s just not much we can do about that cuz everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But at least he’s getting more love now than he used to and that’s something!

#super mario bros movie #mario #asks #lady luxo asks

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fratbrochrisgf · 3 days

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the kalogeras are not trying to be the triplets at all they just so happen to be three pretty and funny girls! all the challenges and videos they and the triplets have done have been done by about 100 000ppl before them, hope this helps🫶🏼

alright…

like i said man its just my opinion and they might be really great but idk i dont really feel the need to watch them just cuz theyre like the triplets

everyones entitled to their own opinions👍

#chris sturniolo #matt sturniolo #sturniolo triplets #nick sturniolo #christopher sturniolo #sturniolo #nicolas sturniolo #frat bro chris #fratbrochrisgf

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spopsalt · 5 months

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ive had an interaction with a c//a stan that ive been wanting to rant about for a while, so here it is (sorry if its a bit lengthy):

my first year at this one summer camp i went to, i met this one camp counselor and we talked a lot about cartoons together, including spop. at the time, i shipped c//a (unfortunately), but over the next year i became an anti after finally noticing the MANY problems the ship has. so i go to camp again, and i was talking with the counselor (a c//a Stan). i was trying to convince them that catra’s an extremely toxic character, bringing up that catra DRUGGED adora, KILLED glimmers mom, KIDNAPPED Adria’s friend while literally LAUGHING at her, and said that she would rather see the entire WORLD end than see adora win. and the counselor (i am directly quoting them here) said “but she was just jealous tho!!!” keep in mind they’re a good bit older than me, and responding with this.

disclaimer, i by no means am meaning to attack that counselor, they’re entitled to their own thoughts and opinions. ive just seen so many instances where these people bring up the most irrelevant points to defend c//a. its crazy that they think saying stuff like catras “just being jealous” makes up for her being a literal war criminal. heck, its crazy that I defended it too, after my sibling kept telling me over and over again that c//a was toxic.

im just wondering, what is brainwashing everyone into thinking this ship isn’t toxic? is Nate Stevenson some sort of evil genius who has the capability to manipulate thousands of people into shipping two sisters together?? cuz it sure looks like it lol.

Thanks for the ask anon! And dw you can leave long asks I don't mind! Well, that's not exactly it, I talked about it briefly in another post and basically, since we see so little queer rep in the media, especially for kids' cartoons, whenever someone sees a canon queer couple in animation, they'll ship it no matter how toxic it is, it's disappointing sure, but that's just the way it is.

#spop criticism #anti catra #anti catradora #anti c//a #antic//a #spop crit #spop discourse #spop salt #anti spop #spop critical

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woniverse-writes · 6 months

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Some of my pet peeves in fanfiction (sharing this because I can and I’m bored)

these are just my opinions. If you disagree, frankly I don’t care but these are things that annoy me. I’ve read a lot of fanfiction in the last few years, so this is just what my taste has developed into. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions though, so these are just things that I PERSONALLY don’t like when reading fics.

(This is kinda long. sorry lol)

Tagging unrelated subjects

If I search something for Bass Lee, I don’t wanna see something about Jam Republic

Unless both of them are in the post, then duh

I don’t care if I like both of them, I’m searching for a specific thing so why would I want to find something else

And I mean specifically if I look up one person, and I’m met with a post for someone else, but the person I’m searching for is still tagged for no reason

I don’t care if you’re trying to get reach, I think it’s annoying

ESPECIALLY if you’re tagging someone or something that’s completely unrelated

I’ve literally blocked people for saying they do it for reach- sorry but you’re really fucking annoying

Poorly written conflict

Fight scenes coming out of nowhere especially physical fights

I just read a fic where the reader slapped the person for no reason, like- girl wtf

And another one where the person it was about showed up out of nowhere and punched this person and knocked them out because they were jealous

Like- I get it, it’s all fake, but can we be a little realistic please 😭

This one feels a little mean, but poor grammar

If it’s once every now and then it doesn’t bother me, cuz even native speakers mess up their own language

But constantly using the wrong tense or spelling of a word really makes it hard for me to immerse myself

But again that’s just me personally

Misspelling and idols name

Girl I’m sorry but how are you gonna write about someone and not know how to spell their name correctly🧍‍♀️

Google is free babe

Completely abandoning fics without warning

This may seem hypocritical of me because I haven’t updated my own ongoing series in like- a month- but I’ve at least been letting people know that I’m working on it and that it is still going to be posted

I just hate not knowing whether or a not a fic will be updated

Rushed relationships

Especially when it comes to enemies to lovers

I hate, hate, HATE when the pairing will meet each other and then be romantically involved like a week later

Or specifically in enemies to lovers, they hate each other for three years, and then the second they show one tiny ounce of anything other than hatred, the reader has forgotten everything

Again it’s just not realistic to me and it makes it hard for me to enjoy

Fluffy language

Like- over describing things and making it try to seem so much more descriptive

Or when coming up with nicknames

Unless it’s written satirically and meant to be cringy and weird on purpose, I can’t stand it

It just makes me cringe and I literally will not finish reading

Smut written but people that have no idea what they’re talking about

If you’ve never read smut, you probably shouldn’t write smut

Unless you’ve like- had sexual experiences

I’m just really picky with smut specifically

I’ve just read (and not finished reading) so many fics written by people that are either clearly underage and trying to sound like they’re adults, or from people that sound like they’re trying too hard

I promise you- we don’t need the 12 different descriptors of how the pussy feels in one sentence

Not understanding the person/character you’re writing about

I get this more if you’re doing a request for someone and you maybe don’t know them as much

But if you’re a fan of a group or show, how are you not gonna know the person you’re writing about…

Like just missing key factors in their personality

zeroing in on ONLY certain factors of their personality and throwing away the rest of it

Some big ones I notice are people not knowing how to write for Ni-ki from enhypen and Hao from zerobaseone

#♥️wrosie

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destinyc1020 · 2 months

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I still think that his publicists and agents are very bad for him, maybe they are good with his other clients but they don't work for him. When those types of articles come out that make you look bad, it is the publicists' job to divert attention, etc because it is not the first time something like this happens and they do nothing to silence it.

Are you talking about Tom's publicists and agents? 🤔 Cuz an agent shouldn't have anything to do with this. That's a publicists job imo. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Anyway, unfortunately people are entitled to their own opinions. It's a free country after all. Unless smthg is very damaging to their client's image, stuff like this like box office numbers aren't even a big deal.

Plus, it doesn't mean a thing to HW execs who are actually the ones doing the hiring and giving Tom acting jobs.

It's when there's smthg REALLY damaging about your character that would cause the general public to not like you (and hence affect your career or ability to sell movie tickets) that a publicist would want to step in and say smthg or do DC.

Like for example, JE been accused of verbal abuse and physical assault.

Otherwise, this article on Variety is nothing. Celebs can't help what's written about them online or on Twitter. You will waste your time trying to hunt down everyone talking badly about you online. It's a waste of time. 🙄

Fans need to realize that studios and directors DO NOT CARE what people are tweeting about when it comes to hiring an actor for a role. All they care about is if you're right for the role, and can you make them money. PERIOD.

Some of you all give some of these weirdos on Twitter way too much power lol. The hate is annoying (yes!), but at the end of the day, they don't control Tom's career or his chances at roles. 😒

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sunfish999 · 3 months

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The nitty gritty is watering down katara's character so she's just a meek girl ? Your lying If you really think that's the same character. The producers said they would take an axe to the main characters and that's where the show really suffers...also nothing is perfect people like you is why we get stuck with mediocrity

?? I finished episode 5 but what😭 how is katara just a meek girl, i feel like yes she has a little less rage but other than that she shows that shes smart and powerful and her own person? Explain what is watered down i feel like animation usually over-exaggerates facial expressions and voices for the most part, so i’m not surprised that katara has more subtle strength so far, and also the actress has a very kind face, but i think shes still able to show some of that anger. (I havent watched the water master fight yet so maybe thats where you’re talking about, so i cant speak on that)

Idk what taking an axe to the main characters means (like really cutting them apart? Cuz i doubt they would promote a show by saying its gonna be bad but who knows). But i feel like the characters are all pretty accurate with how they carry themselves, of course they’re younger so acting wont be perfect but i think the imperfections are what brings them to life. I know a lot of people hate the writing, i feel like it’s quite similar to the show? (Though its been maybe 3-4 years since i last rewatched it) and some lines especially from something previously animated are gonna sound awkward in real life, which is why generally i believe live actions arent necessary for any animation, though in this case i’m really enjoying just rewatching atla and my childhood be brought to life.

Nothing is perfect: ok i was using perfect mostly because i was very excited about it, of course i know theres things that could be changed to improve it but a lot of those things are impossible (like you cant get an actress thats EXACTLY katara and will make everyone happy, because shes a drawing) but overall, i think the landscapes come close to perfect (i’m just really into fantasy scenes and i think it’s so beautiful and impressive to see things like the omashu supply rail and the air temple come to life. And zuko’s boat looks so awesome and so accurate too.) And i thought the cgi looked slightly silly at first (especially air) but then i realized that we were always seeing drawings of aangs air in the animation which would look even stupider irl so i made my peace pretty quickly.

People like me is why we get stuck with mediocrity… hm. I feel like my opinion probably has nothing to do with what comes out on tv, especially because in this society haters have the real power, and you guys tearing it down are more likely to get it cancelled. I don’t think any production team takes an animated film or show and thinks ‘yea im gonna make this absolutely awful,’ (though i’m really not sure what they were thinking when making the pjo movie, its good as a standalone but they went so off course from the plot…) of course they’re all just trying to fit what they think into the show and express their own opinions, which are ultimately going to be a lot different than some people watching it.

Overall, ok i haven’t watched the og in years, so my memory on comparing each episode of the show to the live action is not going to be at the level of others (which i think boosts the enjoyability 100x over). But as i watch it, i remember tons of parts of the animation, and it makes me super happy that it has the same air as the show, albeit slightly more serious because they can’t fit all the funny filler episodes (if they ever created a live action lost appa episode i would lose it that cannot happen).

Maybe i sounded rude in my original post (i changed it quickly bc it was very angry at first lol) so sorry i know you’re all entitled to your opinion, it’s just i was SO EXCITED and then checked the tag on tumblr only to see that everyone hated it… i always feel inferior to people who really like films etc because i tend to enjoy things that other people hate, (like i really enjoyed the avatar way of water movie even if it was super long, and i know people DESPISED it). So maybe i seem like someone who is satisfied with mediocrity, and maybe i am, i focus mostly on the backgrounds and beauty of movies because im really into art and much less on acting and script (though i can appreciate beautiful characters, i was Blown Away by live action suki and hair down sokka my jaw dropped fr) i agree i am fairly simple to please in terms of this type of thing.

SORRY THIS IS GETTING QUITE LONG IM SURE U WONT READ IT ALL but i hope ur finding joy in life since live action atla is obviously not doing it for u

#avatar the last airbender #atla #JUST MY OPINION #take it all with a grain of salt #im quite bad at wording things sometimes

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vro0m · 26 days

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I agree with your prev post btw, however a similar discourse was fueling the bird app a while ago and i’ve been meaning to say something adjacent;

>>This is also all my opinion, i’m also not trying to police f1, Lord knows we have enough of that;

I personally think as long as you’re a journalist, why shouldn’t one be biased? it’s a sport at the end of the day. A technical one so there’s a more quantifiable logic but a sport regardless. I don’t like comparing F1 to other sports but atm that’s what’s lacking (imo). Rivalry makes a sport. it allows like minded people bond over mutual love/distaste (maybe those are harsh words and it gets borderline toxic most times but ygwim). Again, you and you alone are entitled to how you enjoy your hobbies.

I appreciate Max and Lewis fans so much cuz imo they’re the ones keeping the lights on. These drivers haven’t been in a title fight in a while lol but the fans would argue over the color of the sky if they could. Everyday Alonso fans say “if Alonso had gone to… in 2014, he’d have had… championships by now”. Sainz and Leclerc fans as of lately are also at each other’s throats cuz these are great drivers.

When Lewis got announced to Ferrari, people fell to their knees cuz that’s the enemy, that was the death star. Sure this may not be our grand parents Ferrari and here we sing and do marshmallow challenges now but it’s a long rivalry. Mclaren-Ferrari, Red Bull-Mercedes. I’m not trying to dissect what was said or what caused what but Toto seemingly trying to cozy up with Helmut and Max felt like backstabbing to some.

delusional takes?… exists everywhere, some driver’s fans have blamed the wind,mirrors, chassis and even his own team sabotaging him for poor performances. saying the other teammate’s win has been “nullified”.

AFCON, Nig vs Cameron, one team absolutely bottled it but the fans were dancing up until the last minute to boost morale. it’s what fans do. Objectively is good but so are biases, it makes us human imo.

These days a lot of the races imo are boring asl. It’s why DTS tries to milk slight disagreements as intra team rivalries. There’s also new wave of fans who’s welcome to the sport ofcourse but i just personally don’t understand this “I love every driver and want to see everyone do well”. If i wore an arsenal muffler with a Tottenham jersey in North london i’m getting jumped over rivalry that’s been here almost 100 years lol.

Again yes it gets extremely racist and parasocial but that’s the toxicity that doesn’t belong in a fandom but exists in most if not all. It’s all capitalism at the end of the day but at the core of it or what it should be is a sport

ps…this long ass essay lol and it’s also one of the reasons imo football socials don’t take us seriously and also calling f1 not a serious sport😅

Yeah that's what I meant by everyone is entitled to enjoy the sport the way they want. I personally think it's fine if you're 100% delulu biased following other like minded delulu biased people if that's what's fun to you! God knows the delulu posts are the funniest on this hellsite!

I understand what you mean with rivalry and I agree but personally didn't find the teamLH-orange army war fun at all because it got nasty really quickly. Fans were hating on each other and very aggressive about their opinions and I don't like that. I like heated arguments fine but when it tips into hate then it becomes a bad experience for most people.

To take your football example, I think singing songs in the stadium, making fun of the other team and fans, it's all playful and part of the culture. But fuck ultras, you know what I mean? I shouldn't be worried about getting jumped when I leave a game. Same thing goes here. The problem is a lot of people get genuinely angry at things and then genuinely aggro and that's not fun. So like I said in my previous post, if getting into fights with other people over these things is fun to you, you do you, I'll personally probably block you cause it's not enjoyable to me.

Imo the difference lies in self awareness. If you're a bit or even fully insane about your fav but you know that you are then it's generally all in good fun. But some people aren't aware that they are being irrational about things and that can get ugly because they take things seriously and get serious emotions about it and send serious hate about it etc. But it's not only bad for other people they might get aggressive towards. I've had anons here be genuinely distraught and/or enraged by the lack of performance at the moment. I've had to ask many a person "are you sure F1 is enjoyable to you?" because at the end of the day arguing can be fun (God knows I looove debating, irl and online, I'm annoying that way) but if you step away from these fanspaces angry, sad, frustrated most of the time, then is it really good for you? are you really having fun?

#vro0m's asks

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pandoraslxna · 1 year

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same anon from last message!

quaritch himself doesn’t necessarily trigger me per se, what he DID does so i just don’t like him and that’s fine but i don’t ask for trigger warnings on other peoples blogs, because it’s not like it’s grape or s.a or s3lfharm

i just scroll past when i see a fic abt him cuz i don’t want to read it. seeing his face doesn’t send me into anaphylactic shock i’m just like “ew that’s quaritch, nvm” 🤣

i still follow you cause i like the other fics you write/stuff you reblog i just skip the quaritch stuff like others should

That’s exactly what I’m begging all of my followers to do! Everyone is entitled to have their own opinions, like or dislike certain characters and I‘m not mad or anything if you’re like "ew I hate that character" lool no I don’t mind at all! Just scroll past, ignore these posts or (if they upset you so much) don’t follow me at all.

I always make sure to put warnings on any possible triggering content, especially fics, but simply seeing a pic / gif of a fictional character alone can’t really be that triggering. Like actually triggering.

I don’t want to make assumptions or anything but I have the strong feeling that this anon simply doesn’t like Quaritch which is why they were asking for a tw. Most people have no idea what actual trauma related triggers can cause and it shows. They just use these words and throw them around way too carelessly 🤷🏻‍♀️

#ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ asks 💌#i said what i said #end of discussion

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steddiemunsington · 2 years

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some little!chrissy hcs!!!

just how i like to picture her! everyone is entitled to their own opinions so if you disagree thats okay!!! i love baby chrissy sm :(

** also just gonna act like jason doesn't exist here **

quite literally the cutest thing anyone has ever seen

thinks everything eddie does is so cool. she's always got stars in her eyes with him cuz she looks up to him sm. always like :o

warms up to the others super fast. she adores all of them cuz theyre so accepting and sweet (the feeling is mutual)

LOVES STICKERS she has sooo many and she loves putting them everywhere and anywhere

incapable of getting in trouble ever. everyone's a sucker for her

likes playing princess and always makes eddie and steve a knight and/or a dragon

she loves tea parties. gets all of her stuffies together and nancy makes her lil snacks and tea

always looking to help out with any cooking or cleaning even when she's small (but ofc they never let her do actual work. steve usually just lets her help dry the dishes but shes happy either way

nancy taught her and robin how to make flower crowns once and for a week straight chrissy was making everyone a flower crown

always stealing eddie's tshirts cuz they remind her of him. they're a bit big on her so she feels tiny in them

i'll stop here but lmk if you guys want more!! my ask box is open if you wanna gush about anything <3

#stranger things agere #age regression #agere #little chrissy cunningham #age regressor chrissy cunningham

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vypridae · 7 months

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sometimes i hate having my own opinions on characters. why dont i share the same opinion as everyone else on one character. i am one of two people who likes this guy why do i have to like him. it just makes me feel bad cuz i mean i know hes fictional. i am entitled to my own opinions. but i feel like me liking him -- especially in this fandom / fandom spaces / with friends who do not like him -- automatically make me a terrible person

what makes it worse is that on terrified people will hate me over liking a fictional character who has done bad things because im "glorifying it" or wgatever the fuck

#xanvents #vent #no one will know who this is about

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misterewrites · 2 years

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Greyfield, Arthur Greyfield (Side Mirrors)

Hey everyone! E here with a surprising update for Side Mirrors. I still love and hate that name. alrighty since i didn’t make a post for the first chapter (which four people still found that was an honor) these are side stories that take place in the Mirror’s Edge universe/canonization etc etc. For the most part they just little fun side stories that are meant to either flesh out secondary characters, groups, background, lore or even the city itself. There’s usually no relevant timeframe to the main plot unless I say so (in which case i will mention the chapter it takes place around or parallel to). Still have fun! these are a blast to write and honestly helps me get some ideas i have out without disturbing the main story. I hope you enjoy them and feel free to share this if you like! thanks!

Side note: Arthur is a direct Descendant of a few characters of Welcome to the Underground. Special treat for you readers that read that project.

The world keeps spinning and sometimes you need a break. You need get away and just have fun and exist. Do that here, for now. Wear your mask, take care of yourself, be safe, get vaccinated if you can and push for the world to get it cuz we're in this together and it's not over, no matter how much we want it to be. Be safe and have a great week! the next mirror's edge chapter should be coming soon.

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Summary: The Swift Silvers, a well renowned mercenary group that has existed for two thousand years. From their humbled beginnings founded in an underground society to their modern day counterparts, they'll take on any job with unrivaled skill and grace. Well skill at least as Arthur Greyfield, their top agent, attempts to retrieve on a stolen family heirloom for their client. But if nothing could go wrong then there would no need to send in Arthur.

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The phrase “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is an objectively subjective saying. Simply put it meant that definitions of beauty varied from person to person and each was entitled to their own opinion.

Of course the woman sitting at the bar all by her lonesome was nothing BUT gorgeous: Her long brown locks were tastefully curled in ringlets that ran down her back. She wore a strapless dark blue dress that caught the light of the club like glittering starlight with a white shawl snugly wrapped around her otherwise bare neck and shoulders. Tasteful but light make up gave her a regal aura of elegance. Beauty made real though her most lovely feature were her eyes: A light brown, the shade of honey and sparked with life. Her lips were curled into the most utterly enchanting smile that captivated him. Perhaps she would like some company, surely he could spare a moment to leave his table and...

“Arthur?” A voice crackled in his ear, breaking him out of his stupor “You are paying attention right? I don’t need to remind you you’re there to watch out for the necklace, not the newest love of your life.”

Questioned phrased as a statement: Classic Bethany.

Arthur resisted the urge to roll his stormy gray eyes “You really gonna start Beth? I can look for the future Mrs. Greyfield and keep an ear out for our prize. Besides who jumps straight into love?”

“Arthur.”

“That’s a bit extreme.” Arthur continued, giving no indication he’d heard her “First you find a spark then you go from there. You build up a relationship Bethy.”

“Arthur.” Beth repeated firmer.

“I know you’re not interested in the nuances of courtship but I am and I take great pride in….”

“Arthur!” Arthur flinched, resisting the urge to pluck out his earpiece “Is it even on the auction docket or you finding excuses to buy expensive wine with our coffers?”

Arthur gasped dramatically while he ignored the expensive bottle of wine he just ordered on the business credit card “How dare you? I am deeply offended you would think I would waste our hard work merc money on…”

“I just got a text from the bank.” Beth stated flatly before adding “Dumbass.”

“Well then why did you ask if you knew the answer? I mean really what was the point of all this?” Arthur pretended to be offended at the notion.

Beth answered dully “Messing with you. You’d take it out of your cut anyway. So it’s not up for sale tonight huh?”

“Nope.” Arthur clicked his tongue thoughtfully “It got taken off the list a few minutes ago. Emergency restoration is what was cited.”

“So someone’s buying it backroom.” Beth finished for him.

“Mhm. Probably wheeling and dealing as we speak.”

Arthur could hear his oldest friend rubbed her temples, trying alleviate the incoming headache “What’s the play? Going in hot?”

“By myself?” Arthur scoffed as he ran his hand through his white hair “I mean I’ll get it done but by the time I fight my way backstage it’ll be gone.”

“Ash and Blitz are nearby” Beth offered halfheartedly “I can pull them off their job but they’re not gonna be much help aside beyond stand outside and look pretty. It was hard enough to hack the company’s system to get you an invite and I had weeks to work on that. A last minute rush drop isn’t going to happen and we’re about to lose a huge paycheck if this goes south so we’re gonna need every little cent to cover the loss.”

Arthur scratched his clean shaven chin thoughtfully.

“I can hear you scratching Arthur. Give it to me.”

“You left yourself a backdoor into their system right?”

Her voice was neutral but he could the rapid keystrokes of her fingers gliding across the keyboard effortlessly “Yes I did.”

“Patch yourself in. Camera, communications and wait for the action to start.” Arthur explained while he waved down a waiter “How long till you’re ready Beth?”

“5 minutes. I’ll let you know when.”

Arthur nodded, more out of habit than anything else.

“Sir?” a young man in a stylishly plain white suit and holding a tray approached him carefully.

“Yes hello my good sir. I like to order something. Well two somethings actually.”

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“Arthur, I’m in.”

The auction room was less room and more well lit night club: various of Newton Haven’s wealthy class were on the floor below, each seated at a table that was not only catered to their specific taste but also positioned in a certain way that no one found themselves to a jilted ex lover.

Or spouse.

Or business partner.

Or family member.

As he himself was not from old money, or new money for that matter nor was he anyone of any level of notable fame, Arthur was stuck on the second floor landing. He was so far tucked in the back that he could cover the entirety of the stage with his thumb.

Which he had done repeatedly in the last five minutes.

Arthur brought his near empty drink to his lips, carefully positioning his posture to make it seemed like he was taking a sip.

“When I get in.” he murmured, the glass echoing his voice just loud enough for Beth to hear “When they call it in make a false report that I’m making a break for an exit. Don’t mention which one.”

He could practically hear her mocking salute on the other line “Hall of Mirrors, gotcha. Also Arthur.”

“Yes?”

“You wore that to the job?”

Arthur glanced down at his attire: a collared tattered dark red shirt tucked into a black vest, wrinkly black dress pants and dirtied black loafers.

“Yes? Problem?” he took an accusing tone.

“No, just funny.” Beth chuckled “No wonder they stuck you in the nosebleeds. Probably didn’t want to risk you offending the rich with your terrible clothes.”

Arthur gave a little laugh “Well they’re going to regret that.”

“Oh?” Beth asked curiously “How so?”

He grinned impishly “I’m about to offend a rich person.”

“Oh this I gotta hear.” Beth couldn’t keep the eagerness out of her voice.

“The easiest way you can of course. Acting like you’re on their level.”

Beth’s smile widen as she watched Arthur on the camera feed lean in closer to an older couple near by, their perfect faux smiles dropping within moments.

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“Sir.”

Arthur glanced upwards from his phone to find a rather serious man standing in front of him. He wore the same suit as the waiter but between his black shades, ear piece and muscular frame made it clear he performed a different duty here at auction night. With one hand he gestured for him to stand while the other reached for something.

“Is there a problem?” Arthur complied, pocketing his phone and pretending to adjust his clothing as he stood.

The clearly security guard tapped a baton against his leg “We’ve received a rather large amount of complaints involving you sir .”

Arthur dramatically pretended to be shock “Me? No. No no no sir I have been nothing but a well behaved, civil guest in your fantastically stocked place of business.” he motioned with his cup then to the older couple couple nearby “We just finished a pleasant conversation, right?”

The older gentleman gave a strained smile. The older wife decided to glare, her hands clutched tight around her cell phone made it obvious who had complained.

“Oh that hurts Karen.” Arthur clicked his tongue disappointingly “Real hurtful. I thought we were connecting over our shared wealth and our goal of donating to the less fortune. Shameful, shameful. Well he’ll vouch for me.”

The waiter, whom at this point had been minding his business, was taken aback by the sudden attention.

Arthur beamed, cheerfully pointing “Yes him! Tell your man here that I have not caused one ounce of trouble.”

“Sir I just work here.” The waiter raised a hand defensively as he desperately tried to slide his key card into the electronic lock barring his exit from the room “No need to get me involved.”

The lock’s light shifted from red to green, trilling loudly to let the poor waiter it was time to go. He bowed his head apologetically while he pushed open the door and hurried inside.

“Shit.” Arthur clutched his hand into a fist uneasily.

The security guard rubbed at his eyes tiredly “Last warning asshat . Don’t cause a fuss. Nice and quiet. These folks don’t like having their evening ruined.”

“I wouldn’t want to ruin their buying of illicit and wrongfully taken goods. Look mister.” Arthur scrunched his face as he eyed the I.D. card clipped to the guard’s belt “Is that Philips? Mister Phillips I never do anything quiet and based on my treatment here I am far beyond being nice now.”

The guard sighed but said nothing as he reached for Arthur.

Arthur, however, was ready. He gripped the unprepared guard’s wrist and yanked him closer with a mighty pull. The guard stumbled forward and using his free hand, Arthur grabbed the back of his head and smashed his face into the table as hard as he could.

The guard shot up, howling in pain while he clutched as his now bleeding nose with both hands. Arthur snatched up the baton and took a step back, planting his foot firmly against the table’s edge. With a barely audible grunt he kicked the table and slammed it into the reeling guard’s knees.

“Don’t be rude!” He gestured with the baton as he slid across the top of the table.

The guard was still too stunned by pain to react Arthur gently pushing him to one side to make his way past.

The two other guards stationed up here noticed the commotion but not the source. They approached slowly, eyeing each other warily as they drew near.

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“Miss?”

The beautiful woman at the bar was taken out of her thoughts to noticed a rather fancy drink placed in front of her by the bartender.

“What is this?” She asked curiously.

The bartender motioned behind her “The white haired man bought it for you. Sends his love .”

She turned around in time to find Arthur making his way to the locked side door. He caught notice of her gaze and shot her a flirtatious wink and grin. He slid an I.D card into the electronic lock and with bow, slipped inside quickly.

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Arthur gave an unsatisfied sigh , sliding the baton in between the doors handle to prevent anyone from entering “Good bye future Mrs. Greyfield. Tis not meant to be in this life.”

He looked around and noticed he was inside some storage room: To the left of him was an emergency exit complete with “do not open unless in case of emergency” sign. Some storage cupboards lay in front and to the right stairs that led down and further into the building .

“How’s it looking?” Arthur asked while rolling up his sleeves.

Beth took a moment to answer “They just reached the guard. He’s having trouble explaining what happened. I’d say you got half a minute before they sort out the story and go looking for you.”

“Best to hurry then.”

Arthur raced down the stairs and found himself backstage. Evidently word of his scuffle hadn’t been cal led in because the room was peaceful. Aside from the steady stream of waiters streaming in and out of the kitchen, there was not a soul in sight.

He glanced at the various doors that littered the room “If I were an illegal backroom office where would I be?”

He stopped in front of a door with a hastily written sign that read “Janitor’s Closet”

“Seriously?” Arthur sighed. He gave the sign an irritated tap “At least try guys. This is embarrassing.”

“Halt!” A voice anxiously called when he entered the room proper.

It turns out it WAS a janitor’s closet: Metal racks stacked with various chemicals and cleaning supplies hugged the walls of the room. Brooms, mops and buckets tucked into a corner. A plain metal container on a table sandwiched between armed guards.

You know usual janitorial things.

One guard asked, their voice tense “Who are you? You’re not allowed to be back here!”

“Access restricted! I-I mean restricted access!” The other guard stepped forward threateningly.

Arthur studied the pair : One’s grip was too tight on their weapon, the other was too loose. Both shared hunched frames as if they were trying to appear less of a threat. They were both caught off guard by his presence like they hadn’t been expecting anyone to show up. They kept stealing glances at the other, unease etched all over their face.

“Excuse me?” He answered with some steel in his voice “You did not just tell your superior officer where he is allowed or not allowed to be”

The duo flinched, stammering over each other.

“I’m sorry sir!” one said.

“Show me your identification!” The other asked.

Arthur flashed them his stolen I.D just long enough for them to recognize what it was.

“Okay that checks out but why are you in a different uniform?”

“Because.” Arthur began slowly “To clearly denote rank. If I looked like everyone else how would you know I’m in charge?”

“I guess that makes sense”

Their posture relaxed.

The closest one to him scratched their head in embarrassment “Sorry sir. We were told no one was allowed in this room and a superior would be along shortly to relive us.”

“Well I’m here.” Arthur made of show of gesturing to himself “You may go.”

“Sir.” The guards replied as one before hurriedly making their way out of the room.

Beth whistled appreciatively “That was lucky.”

“How’s it look?”

“They’re trying to get in through the door.” Beth typed something quickly “They’re not eager to call it in.”

“Of course not. Imagine inconveniencing the rich. Oh the horror.” Arthur scoffed dismissively.

“Well let’s not give them chance to ruin this. There’s no camera in whatever room you’re in. Confirmation?”

Arthur ran his hand over the container slowly: It was smooth and cold to the touch but it didn’t seem to be more than just a box. He gave it a shake for good measure yet nothing happened.

“No signs of being trapped. Opening the box now.”

Carefully he unlatched the lock and gingerly lifted the lid. It opened effortlessly and within lay an opal necklace the size of a fist.

“Confirmed.” he ran a hand through his hair “It’s the opal. Retrieve is a go.”

He latched the box and lifted it by the handle to get a feel for the weight.

“Good because it seems like they discussing what do next.” Bethy warned, urgency hidden behind her laid back tone.

Arthur paused for a moment before putting the container down. He began searching the shelves for something.

Beth could hear his rustling of objects “Arthur? Did you not hear me? They’re starting to panic. Any longer and they’re going to go crying to the supervisor.”

“You got access to everything in the building right?”

“Yes.” Bethy answered, unsure where this was going “They connected everything to the wifi and naturally there’s a dozen vulnerabilities I squeezed in through. How exactly is this relevant?”

“It will be in a second. Ah!” he exclaimed as he found a box of matches. He began dumping bundles of old clothes and towels onto the table quickly.

Arthur pulled out a match and struck it against the rough grooves of the matchbox “So in theory a place that handles artifacts and the like should have a really good fire suppression system in place right?”

“In theory yes.” Bethy replied slowly.

“Cool and if they don’t that’s on them.” Arthur smiled as he held aloft the burning match “Hit the fire alarm.”

“There isn’t a fire according to the sensors. I don’t think anyone will buy it.”

He tossed the match onto the pile he created “Well there is now.”

There was a moment of silence before a loud, high pitch shrieking filled the air. The alarm in the corner began flashing an eye catching flickering light.

Arthur picked up the container, made his way to the door and waited for the panic shuffling of yells and scraping of feet. He threw open the door, allowing it to slam against the wall with a thunderous thud.

“FIRE!” He cried, eyes wide as he wildly motioned behind him “FIRE IN THE JANITOR’S CLOSET!”

He broke into a mad sprint, slipping into the retreating crowd as a choir of voices cried out “FIRE IN THE CLOSET!” Despite being seen by more than a dozen witnesses, each found they had difficulty remembering what exactly happened let alone some mystery man who vanished into the night.

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“Thank you, this is indeed the opal I wished for you to recover.”

The following night was when Bethany and Arthur decided to conduct the debriefing/concluding of business.

Bethany Friar was an average height with long dark brown hair. Her green eyes took in everything with a bored, uninterested look. Both members of the Swift Silvers were dressed in their uniforms: Blue collared shirts tucked under silver vests and ties. Black work jeans (Skirt for Bethany as she did not own company issued pants because she did not do field work often.) and black combat boots. Completing the look was the standard issue silver trenchcoat.

Their employer was supposedly an older woman though she did not look it. Her long jet black hair flowed down her back like waves. Her black dress hugged her curves in an enticing way and short enough to show a lot of leg. She was inhumanly beautiful and clearly not a human given her dark red irises.

“Was it trouble?” She asked, her concerned spoken with a honeyed accent.

Arthur feel himself flush “No. Not at all. Just a standard job.”

“Standard my ass.” Bethany mumbled under her breath “Three weeks trying to find a way in. That’s like three times longer than normal!”

Arthur nudged her subtly.

The woman eyed them carefully “Well excellent work. Now about payment.”

Beth rolled her eyes “Here we go.”

“I have the money of course but perhaps you desire something more…personal?”

Arthur had seen it coming but still he was caught off guard by exactly how powerful the wave of lust washed over him and Bethy. Suddenly their client was impossible beautiful and even more alluring. Surely the others wouldn’t mind if he took one for the team? So to speak.

“Is this accepted” the client batted her eyes invitingly.

Arthur opened his mouth to answer.

“Yeah no. Fuck off with your magic.” Bethany was the one to answered with a dismissive wave of her hand “Hand over the money.”

The client eyed the woman carefully and Arthur could feel the wave of lust pass over them both once more. He nearly collapsed, his blood thundering in his ears.

“Surely there is someone you desire.” The woman swayed closer to Bethany in a hypnotic fashion “Man, woman. Both at once? Or are you more varied in your tastes?”

Bethy crossed her arms “None of the above. The only thing I desire right now is a burger and since you don’t seem to have one on you, money please.”

The client huffed, clearly unhappy about paying up. The aura vanished as quickly as it came and reluctantly she opened the briefcase at her side and showed the money all accounted for.

“You can’t blame me for trying.” She winced uncharacteristically with not a single trace of her accent to be found.

“Of course not.” Arthur agreed wholeheartedly

Bethy glared “Oh shut it. Pleasure doing business with you.”

The woman slunk into the shadowy night and vanished into thin air.

A moment passed before Bethany tapped Arthur’s shoulder.

The pair turned and began making their way back to the car.

“Do you really want a burger right now?” Arthur asked curiously.

Bethany scoffed “Psst, yeah. Let’s go to Ma’s.”

Arthur nodded in agreement “Oh Ma’s sounds good right now. I’m starving!”

And with a pep in their step and a briefcase full of cash, the pair made their way to a celebratory meal for a job well done.

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