#enjoy fuckos <3
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children are like cats
#bg3#bg3 spoilers#baldur's gate 3#the dark urge#dark urge#durge#dragonborn#orin#orin the red#bhaal#///first time drawing the fucko gfjhsdg#his outfit is silly#also orin's silly crab suit is hell actually#ANYWAY this is the last one for tonight hfjksdh#my wrist is DYING#hope nya'll enjoyed these silly durge doodles I'll probably do more jdgsdh#they're fun XD
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i feel like i should make something emotionally meaningful someday but is that me genuinely wanting to put forth the effort myself or just feeling like i'm obligated to in order to look like i Understand things..
#slaps self it's just dragon ball it's not that deep#not really i do like thinking about it a lot#but the point is i shouldn't feel pressured to publicly demonstrate that i do through art#also even if i wanted to i just really don't have the energy these days#ok random side vent in the tags but like#i'm seeing LOTS of posts that are like <3 if you enjoy something you WILL find time for it <3#sorry no. i really can't. i'm up from 5 am to past 7 pm#and then the weekends are the only times i have to draw which feels like no time and it makes me not wanna draw#ok i do actually usually draw on the weekends but i never have the strength to do like Good Art#SHAKES SELF STOP HAVING A CONTENT CREATOR MINDSET FUCKO YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DRAWING FOR FUN. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN#ahem. sorry#dw my job is nice i swear it's just i wish i had a little time to myself#i really like my coworkers too!!#instant transmission
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Heyy hey!! Can you please write a izuku x sick reader with writing prompt 5. Thx so much!!
absolutely love! enjoy~!
#5. "I'm going to take care of you, okay?"
there was only one thought stuck in your head at the moment.
this fucking blows.
currently, you were wrapped in your sheets as you battled the aftermath of overexerting your quirk. according to recovery girl, you were supposed to be treating this as if you were sick. and honestly, you felt like it; fever of 101, dizziness and nausea that made even water hard to get down.
part of it was your fault, you had blown past your limit during a training mission. class 1a was supposed to be escaping the villains (1b) territory which in this case was a city (ground beta). for 1b, it was supposed to emulate villains on the run through a city. 1a's goal was to make it to the city limits without being caught, 1b's goal was to capture the runaways. simply enough, yeah? but it wasn't just any training mission. you had been partnered with your boyfriend. you wanted to impress him, show him all the progress you had made and show off a little too. sure, you wouldn't deny that that part was your fault.
what wasn't your fault was that you were going against class 1b and those fuckers didn't hold back whatsoever. everything had been going well until about 3/4 of the way through. you knew you had past your max, but if aizawa had taught you anything, it was that the only way to improve is to push you max to increase how much you could handle. even though it hurt, it was manageable. a couple pauses to catch your breath. a slight shake in your arms and a headache that was starting, but overall easily ignorable. that was, until one of those fuckos decided to do a surprise attack and aim for izuku's blind spot. you didn't mean to, but your quirk had a mind of its own. before you even registered what you did, your quirk had sent the opponent flying.
and you immediately felt the backlash.
your vision got spotty and your knees buckled underneath you as you hit the ground. let's just say izuku was more than concerned for you. he reached for you to help you up and the touch of your skin was all it took for him to know exactly what was happening.
"you're past your limit y/n" he whispered concernedly into your ear as he helped you to your feet. he did a quick scan of your surroundings before diverting his attention back to you, "we need to go, there's no way his partner isn't close by." almost as if on que, you heard the echoes of his partners footsteps pounding through the alleyways of the "city".
a slight panic triggered in you as you turned towards your boyfriend and nodded, grabbing his hand, "hurry." if you both were right about where in the city you were, you just needed to take a couple turns to end up on the main road and then it was a straight shot to the finish line. you went to take a step to start your sprint but izuku grabbed your other arm.
"are you sure you can run that far? i can carry you-" he shook his head as if denouncing the statement "i'm too heavy" before it could even leave your lips.
"i'm fine deku, i promise" you shook your head, "now come on, we don't have time to debate this. run!" his hand let go of your arm as you sprinted hand-in-hand into the alleyway. turn after turn, you tried your best to ignore the pain that was increasing in your joints and the headache that was starting to feel a lot more like a migraine. by the time you got to the main road, you were really regretting not taking him up on his carrying offer, but you'd be damned to ask for that now when you knew how close you were to making it on your own.
when you finally crossed the city limit lines, you heard the announcer yell out "class 1a team wins!" but neither you or izuku could celebrate your victory. not with the way you practically crumbled onto the concrete. izuku didn't even think twice before scooping you into his arms and running you all the way to recovery girl himself. that's how you found yourself laying on recovery girls table before she lectured you on not following in your boyfriend's footsteps in taking shit care of yourself. well... maybe not those words exactly. but it was close enough to that that it didn't feel like too much of an exaggeration. but anyways, she sent you back to the dorms with the instructions to say in bed, hydrate and more or less treat it like a flu or cold. nothing that proper rest couldn't fix. 3-5 days was her exact recommendation. 3 before heading back to class and 5 before jumping back into hero training.
so there you were, sprawled out on your bed desperate to cool off while your insides felt like they were boiling and a nauseating feeling that moving anymore would have you spilling your guts into the trashcan by the side of your bed. there was a soft knock at your door before you heard the lock 'click' and the sight of a fluffy green haired boy peek his head in. "are you decent?"
you chuckled softly, "a little late to ask that with your head already in the door, don't ya think?"
he smiled softly before opening the door and stepping in, "good to know you didn't lose your spunk."
"who even says that?" you looked at him confused before laughing again. his eyes sparkled in the hallway light before he shut the door and locked it again.
"i do as long as it makes you smile," he hummed and looked towards the balcony, "think maybe sitting out there is gonna help you cool off? or at least opening the door to let in a breeze?"
"maybe," you groaned, " but honestly, i think if i move much more i'll die."
he huffed at your dramatics before sliding the door open. a chilling breeze blew in within seconds and onto your skin. it hurt at first. it felt also like ice against your skin. but even though the pain, you knew you needed to cool down. much hotter and you'd be sent to the hospital and the last thing you needed way a hospital visit because you decided to overuse your quirk.
izuku sat in your desk chair, watching you breathe as the breeze pulled at the sheet that was loosely draped over your chest to reveal his shirt. the first one he ever gave you, easily two sized too big and rested around your midthigh when you stood. the pattern was faded and the seams were starting to split on the one sleeve. out of all the ways he's seen you, dressed up or in your hero costume, in jeans and a tee shirt or even nothing at all, he couldn't deny his favorite was probably seeing you wrapping in his clothes. not because you weren't perfect in whatever you decided to wear, but because he felt special knowing that the reason you loved wearing his clothes was because of him. that they made you feel safe. that the scent of him alone was enough to put your worries to ease and comfort you from the demons you didn't even tell him existed.
after a few minutes, you turned to him, "if i had known you were stopping by i would have put on some perfume."
he cracked a smile and laughed before shaking his head, "i sent you a text but you never answered. figured you might have fallen asleep but i still wanted to check. make sure you had water and a snack, didn't have any candles or something still going, didn't have the door left open." he nodded towards the balcony door. he paused and turned back towards you, "feelin' any better?"
you sighed and sat up slowly, "a bit." you rubbed your face as you got your legs off the bed, "my insides don't feel like they're boiling anymore." he nodded softly, "just on a low simmer."
he chuckled again, "yea well, maybe let's put some water in you and see if that helps drop it even more."
you shook your head softly, "you dont have to take care of me, okay?"
"i want to though," he shook his head.
"izuku-" you started before he cut you off.
"no," he stood up, "no, you don't get to 'izuku' me right now. you're sick. and it's my fault because you had to save me and now you feel like absolute crap and theres nothing i can do to fix that, but i can help. i can help you get better. so please... please." his gaze was stubborn and you knew that no matter how much you argued with him, he would still find a way to get his way.
"fine," you rolled your eyes and ran your fingers through your hair.
"fine?"
"fine."
"alright then," he looked pleased with himself as he grabbed your water bottle off your desk and handed it to you. you looked up at him through your lashes before opening the bottle and drinking about halfway. you sighed and laid back on the bed as izuku stood and walked softly towards you. he turned and sat next to you on the bed before laying down and aligning his face with yours. you both gazed at each other for a moment before he brushed a stray hair from your face, his eyes tracing over your features as your eyes fluttered shut. "come on," he mumbled quietly, "i'll close the door and we can get cozy together, yeah?"
you sighed quietly, "yea... but you have class in the morning. wouldn't you rather-"
"i'm right where i want to be," he hushed you, amused that you think he would rather be anywhere else then in your arms. he stood up and closed the door as you rumbled around in bed, moving the sheets and blankets to make room for him as you got closer to the wall. he closed the balcony curtains shut before pulling back the covers and laying down, adjusting so you could lay your head against his chest. once you did, his fingers delicately ran across your scalp, down your neck and started drawing little patterns on the top of your back. there was a comforting silence, only filled by the sound of your breaths and his heartbeat.
"i'm gonna take care of you, okay?"
"i know, i know,"
"no, i mean..." he paused, "forever. you're not... you're not just a temporary thing for me... you're it, okay? for the rest of forever. i'm gonna be here. i'm always gonna be here to take care of you. i'm not going anywhere, i swear."
"don't make promises you can't keep," you muttered quietly against his chest before he paused and lifted your chin.
"i'm not. i promise, on everything i am, have and will ever be, i'm not going anywhere."
your lip quivered softly as you gazed into him eyes and saw nothing but certainty. he believed with his entire soul that you were destined for each other. that the fates themselves had made you for him and he for you. and he was more than positive that if anyone could see the little red stringers on the end of your fingers, the only person it would be tied to is each other. regardless of whatever happened in your futures, no matter the sickness or despair, he would never leave you to battle it alone.
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🎵 Whirling-in-Rags, 8PM
2. "Get a grip Glen. She went to law school."
GLEN - "So fucking what? Lots of models are actually really smart people, fuckwad!"
ELIZABETH - "No, Glen -- they aren't." Her tone is cold and uninvolved.
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - This didn't change her opinion of you.
DRAMA [Easy: Success] - It's not her. She's not a Hardie girl. Definitely.
+5 XP
CAFETERIA WINDOW - Again you find yourself looking at that big old window...
3. [Perception (Sight) - Heroic 15] Look out the window.
+1 Inland told you...
+1 Mysterious door seen.
+1 You've been here for a long time.
PERCEPTION (SIGHT) [Heroic: Success] - There's a yellow ribbon tied to one of the branches -- light yellow, faded with time. A tiny splash of colour in the blackness of the thicket. Hanging from it -- a bronze key.
LOGIC [Medium: Success] - Someone hid the key in the bush and attached a yellow ribbon to make it easier to find.
VISUAL CALCULUS [Easy: Success] - It's close enough to the latch up there -- one can slide it open and just take it. Surely not a coincidence.
"Someone's hid a key in the bush." (Point at the window.)
TITUS HARDIE- "Huh?" The big guy looks behind him.
"I need your guys to hand the key to me."
"Can you let me slide by so I can grab the thing?"
"Titus, can you hand the key to me please?"
TITUS HARDIE- "I'm not your janitor, cop." He glances at the window. "I don't even know what you're talking about. There's nothing there."
KIM KITSURAGI - "If he says it's there, it's there." The lieutenant takes his glasses off to clean them -- then puts them back on.
2. "Can you let me slide by so I can grab the thing?"
ALAIN - "I don't know about that..." The tattooed man yawns and settles more comfortably on the bench. "I'm comfortable here... don't think any sliding would really help right now."
GLEN - "Sorry, Fucko! Looks like you're gonna have to go bush-diving. Good fucking luck with that -- the hawthorn's got a bitch of a bite!"
SHANKY - "I'm gonna enjoy the sight of you in the bushes out there..."
THEO - With a loud thud the old man stands up -- pushes the window open -- grabs the key from the hawthorn branch and slides it across the table to you.
Take the key.
THEO - The key is brass. 'Workshop, Spare' is etched into its bow. The old man closes the window and sits back down in silence.
Item gained: Spare Key for Workshop
GLEN - "C'mon, man. We were just having some fun! Where's the harm in...?"
THEO - "I'm tired of listening to your shit."
"Thank you." (Nod to the old man.)
"Does anyone know why this key was hanging right outside the Union box window?"
(Look at the key in your hand.) "I wonder what doors does it open?"
[Leave.]
THEO - "Don't thank me." The old man takes out his pack of chewing tobacco. "I don't give two shits about your key."
AUTHORITY [Medium: Success] - There is a silence around this man's words -- unlike Titus, they're *afraid* of him. That's the type of respect he commands.
2. "Does anyone know why this key was hanging right outside the Union box window?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Didn't even know it was there..." The man looks at the key in your hand -- then around the room. "Boys?"
ALAIN - "No idea."
EUGENE - "Never even seen it. Someone must have hidden it there before this room became our place."
3. (Look at the key in your hand.) "I wonder what doors does it open?"
KIM KITSURAGI - "It *could* open the door in the kitchen -- the blue door." He looks at the key in your hand. "It says 'Workshop, Spare' -- maybe there's a workshop there?"
LOGIC [Medium: Success] - It's worth a try.
4. [Leave.]
TITUS HARDIE - "It's you again..." He acknowledges you gruffly. "What is it?"
Scan the room.
"I want to talk about the hanging again."
"Me and Evrart talked. He promised you'd cooperate."
"I found someone who saw the hanging. A witness."
"So I talked to Klaasje about the tape."
"I'm going to take off now." [Leave.]
TITUS HARDIE - "Oh, so you went and talked to my mommy -- and now she's making me play with you?" He spits. "Is that it, lawman?"
SHANKY - "And what's going to happen if we don't?" The little guy leans forward. "You gonna go and *tell* on us?"
"Very mature, guys. Evrart sent word, right?"
"Why don't you push me some more and find out, gimp."
"I would *never* tell on someone!"
"Let's change the subject."
TITUS HARDIE - "Yeah yeah, I heard him. The fuck do you think I'm doing here? You'd have your ass handed to you if it wasn't for the bossman's word."
"Let me state this very clearly, coppo." He clears his throat and declares: "Hello, officer! I'm Titus Hardie and these are my boys. Hardie boys. How may we assist you?"
AUTHORITY [Easy: Success] - Explosive laughter follows. To his men, Titus Hardie is a golden god. They want to laugh at his jokes even before they leave his lips. This guy is a born leader.
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - It would take an army to bend Titus to its will, but having Evrart back you up like that... did seem to have *some* effect.
3. "I found someone who saw the hanging. A witness."
TITUS HARDIE - "A witness?" The tall man crosses his arms on his chest. "You ain't got shit. The locals would never come to you with this."
ALAIN - "That's just cop-tactics, Titus. Next he's gonna tell you one of us already rolled on the others -- and is in witness protection."
"My witness isn't a local."
"Let's just drop this."
TITUS HARDIE - Titus scratches the back of his head and asks: "Well, let's hear it then. Who is your mystery fella?"
COMPOSURE [Medium: Success] - He's not alarmed by the sudden appearance of a witness. But he is surprised.
LOGIC [Medium: Success] - This goes without saying, but nonetheless -- don't give out his name.
"Charles Villedrouin, a high ranking government official from Rue de Saint Ghislaine 33-B."
"Let's just say he's a high ranking government official -- and leave it at that."
"Who he *is* is irrelevant."
TITUS HARDIE - "Yeah, right... like we wouldn't know if an MI plant was in our town." Titus looks over his shoulder to his men. "Nice try, right?"
ENCYCLOPEDIA [Medium: Success] - MI is short for Moralintern. Moralintern is short for Moralist International, the coalition that runs Revachol.
ALAIN - "I've seen this shit a million times, Titus. Flyfishing -- they're desperate." He turns to you. "Tell us, copper, what wacky claims did he make?"
"The witness said the hanging went down very quietly. No shouting, no commotion."
"The witness said he saw two people of Areopagite descent. And one Mesque."
"The witness said it all looked like a *surreal play*."
"Enough about the witness."
SHANKY - "It's you assholes that feel the need to go around like a fucking brass band -- the Hardie boys are dead silent."
ALAIN - "Yeah! It's like they put cowbells on you before they send you to the streets." He says provokingly. "What's with the cowbells, police man?"
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - They're avoiding having to answer this question.
"I'd imagined you guys drinking and singing lynching songs. What's with the funeral silence?"
Never mind.
GLEN - "We were drinking!" He looks around. "Weren't we guys? I hit the bottle hard. I was drunk as fuck."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Right. I'm convinced, Glen." He nods sarcastically. "Nothing off here. Just a regular hanging."
EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - Bullseye! Glen looks around uncomfortably. The lieutenant hit a nerve.
2. "The witness said he saw two people of Areopagite descent. And one Mesque."
EUGENE - "Areopagite?" He starts laughing. "Boss, I think he's trying to say me and Theo."
TITUS HARDIE - "Well yeah..." Titus nods. "What is confusing you? Eugene, Theo and Alain were there too. I already told you -- we were all there."
3. "The witness said it all looked like a *surreal play*."
ALAIN - "Those flaccid MI cocks with their *culture* language." The Mesque spits on the ground angrily. "Everything's a *surreal play* or a *sublime whatever*. Doesn't mean anything."
KIM KITSURAGI - "It means the whole scene was long and drawn out. Like it was from a *film*."
SHANKY - "What is this fella's problem?!" The little guy addresses everyone and no one. "Sorry, we didn't make it more action-packed. It wasn't the first thing on our minds you see."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Shanky -- it's Shanky, right?" He doesn't wait for an answer. "I thought there's something wrong about the lynching story. Now I *know* there was."
SHANKY - "You don't know shiiiiiit!"
KIM KITSURAGI - "I know you're lying, Shanky." He writes in his notebook.
SUGGESTION [Easy: Success] - You didn't break this wagon fort, but you did manage to rattle the people inside a bit.
TITUS HARDIE - "Some witness... I pulled the same shit. Came up with some shit -- then went and said it to people. Get a reaction. Don't have to go to cop school to try that."
GLEN - "You don't have to go to school for shit -- I never went to school and I'm doing great!"
EUGENE - "You doing a hell of a job, man! Hell of a job!"
HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - Okay, maybe it doesn't *feel* like this did anything to them -- but they have to be fretting a *little*. Everyone is afraid of witnesses. *Witness* is a scary word.
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - So much bluster to hide the fact that they're uncomfortable with you having this info.
3. "So I talked to Klaasje about the tape."
TITUS HARDIE - "And?"
COMPOSURE [Medium: Success] - He tenses immediately. Chest tightens. Jaw sets. Ready for another blow.
"And nothing. She stands by what she said."
"I'll get back to you on that one."
TITUS HARDIE - "That fucking fucker..." He stares at his beer for two seconds -- intently -- then turns to you. "You're the worst cops in Revachol! I gave you *gold* on that tape."
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - That 'fucker' wasn't aimed at you. It was at *her*.
"Gold? It was just locker room talk. It's not evidence."
"It was dark stuff, but it didn't prove anything. And it didn't change her mind."
"Yeah it was bad. Honestly, I expected it to have more effect…"
"She pretty much laughed it off, Titus."
TITUS HARDIE - "Dark?! Dark is when you start a goddamn death-rock band! He said he'd rape her!" He shakes his head in disbelief.
SUGGESTION [Medium: Success] - Sounds like he wanted it to change her mind about the hanged man. This is definitely personal.
TITUS HARDIE - "What did she have to say then? Fine by her?! This is what people are *supposed* to be like? Fucking whoopty doo!"
"She did not say *whoopty doo*."
"It did not come as a surprise to her. And she definitely wasn't scared."
"Actually, I think it made her a little *nostalgic*."
"If anything, she seemed turned on by the whole doorgunning thing."
"Titus, she said she would like to be a little doorgunner herself, if she could."
KIM KITSURAGI - "I can confirm that."
ESPRIT DE CORPS [Easy: Success] - I see what you're doing there. Let's push him.
TITUS HARDIE - "She didn't? Well, *whoopty doo* then!" He's too angry to drink his beer. He just stares at it.
5. "Titus, she said she would like to be a little doorgunner herself, if she could."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Yes. In fact..." The lieutenant looks at you, then him. "I think she thought it was a little funny."
TITUS HARDIE - "Funny?" Titus mumbles, his lips barely moving: "No good goddamn psycho whore..."
LOGIC [Medium: Success] - Seems like they wanted to give Klaasje a second chance to play along -- she *still* didn't.
TITUS HARDIE - "Alright!" He slams his giant fist on the door frame. "All-fucking-righty then! I guess it's good then! That fucking..."
ELIZABETH - "Please try to control yourself in the presence of *visitors*, Titus." Her voice is a bit softer than earlier.
TITUS HARDIE - "This is just perfect. Just fucking perfect. Any thoughts on this, lawman?" Titus rubs his chin with his palm, as if trying to grind it smooth.
Task complete: Doorgunner Megamix
+10 XP
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - You don't have to say everything out loud. Just mix and match.
There's not actually a *penalty* for saying everything.
"I think this is personal for you. I think you had feelings for her."
"I think you had a lie planned, but she didn't play along."
"Maybe she isn't who you thought she was."
"Maybe she is still in denial. You know, like a defence mechanism."
"Be straight with me, Titus: What really happened?" (Wrap this up.)
GLEN - "Pft!" Glen explodes with indignation. "Everyone's got feelings for each other! Where are you going with this?!"
TITUS HARDIE - "It's alright, Glen." He rubs his temple. "I just thought she... I thought *anyone* would come around if they heard that shit. Apparently I was wrong."
GLEN - "Yeah, that was fucked up." He smiles sympathetically.
SUGGESTION - He wanted her to see the man for what he was. Now that you know, you might wanna lay off this topic -- or else you might antagonize him.
+5 XP
TITUS HARDIE - "I just got too worked up. Big man lost his shit." He shakes his head. "It's cool now."
2. "I think you had a lie planned, but she didn't play along."
TITUS HARDIE - "I asked for your opinion, not a bed-time story. Tell it to your grandma."
"This tape was the last chance for her to do what was planned."
"Sure, I'll do that."
KIM KITSURAGI - "But she didn't. She knows she can't lie to us. Unlike you."
Hm.
TITUS HARDIE - "Fantastic. So *now* you remember how to do your job..." He despondently glances at his beer. "I'm so sick of this piss -- we should get something harder in here."
SHANKY - "Yeah, guys, we should get a party going tonight!"
THEO - "Why?"
SHANKY - "Uh..." He looks at the old man in the corner. "Maybe not then."
LOGIC - Success. They admitted to unlawful collaboration to derail the investigation.
+5 XP
3. "Maybe she isn't who you thought she was."
TITUS HARDIE - "Nah... I know her." He looks upstairs, distracted. "She's just a girl in over her head."
"You don't know?! She's a model! She won a pageant!"
"She's not some helpless girl. She handled the mercenary well enough."
"She's a hard-core party girl with a bigger death wish than mine."
"Huh, I guess you do know her then."
TITUS HARDIE - "*Handled* him?" He baulks. "She got into some stupid shit with that guy. Shit *we* had to take care of."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Yes, yes, we heard all about it and the fact still stands: you were more disturbed by the tape than her."
4. "Maybe she is still in denial. You know, like a defence mechanism."
TITUS HARDIE - "Yeah... maybe. That is a possibility."
SUGGESTION [Easy: Success] - He does not sound very convinced anymore.
5. "Be straight with me, Titus: What really happened?" (Wrap this up.)
TITUS HARDIE - "I already told you." He puts his giant face in his hands and sighs. "We fucking hanged him."
New task: Get the whole story from Titus
EMPATHY [Trivial: Success] - There's less gusto in his voice now. His men too are growing increasingly silent.
DRAMA [Challenging: Success] - They're confused. This is growing over their heads.
KIM KITSURAGI - "C'mon, Titus. We know you didn't hang him. He was *shot*." He taps on his notebook. "I know you're tired; so am I -- why don't you just..."
TITUS HARDIE - "You know what?" He gets closer. "I *am* tired. I'm tired of you *and* the whore upstairs."
"Next time you see her -- tell her Titus said FUCK OFF!" He throws his beer can down.
HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - This is the petulant rage of someone who's at the end of their wits.
TITUS HARDIE - "That lying, scamming... We're done! This is over, you understand? Your little investigation -- is OVER."
ALAIN - "Yeah..." There is a silence in the room. Alain starts saying something -- then thinks best not to.
PERCEPTION (SIGHT) [Medium: Success] - On the floor, beer drips out of the can, into a small puddle. No one does anything about it.
TITUS HARDIE - "What is this quiet funeral shit? What we need is some *beers* in us!" He looks around. "BARTENDER! Twenty beers for the Dockworkers' Union!"
GARTE, THE CAFETERIA MANAGER - "Why don't we make it FORTY, huh?" The man shouts from behind the counter. "Why don't we make it A HUNDRED beers, you're not loud enough!"
GLEN - "A hundred beers -- now we're talking!" Glen livens up. "Hoppity-hop over here cafeteria manager!"
ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Medium: Success] - The window might be closing. The more beers they get in them, the less cooperative they will be.
3. [Rhetoric - Godly 16] Convince Titus he is being manipulated.
+1 Mentioned surreal play.
+1 Strange reaction to bullet.
+1 Evrart asked to cooperate.
+1 Understood why Titus is upset.
-1 Pushed Titus on the tape.
+1 Warned about the tribunal.
+1 Discussed eighth Hardie.
+1 Confronted about drug trade.
RHETORIC [Godly: Success]- Convince *Titus?* he's being manipulated? You should know by now -- Titus Hardie will never falter.
One of his boys will.
"That's it then. Case closed." (Look around.) "We're going home, Kim."
RHETORIC - Just remember it's about more than Klaasje. It's about these men and Martinaise: their district, their *responsibility*.
SHIVERS [Medium: Success] - Outside in the evening light -- ruined and old, shadows lengthen on the pavement. A distant gunshot.
2. "That's it then. Case closed." (Look around.) "We're going home, Kim."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Huh?" The lieutenant raises his brow.
RHETORIC - He'll get it. Go on.
"Write it down, Kim -- in Martinaise they just kill you because they don't *like* you."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Got it." He takes out his notebook. "Kill you -- because they don't like you. All because..."
#disco elysium#kim kitsuragi#harrier du bois#titus hardie#hardie boys#elizabeth beaufort#garte the cafeteria manager
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totk spoilers
just thoughts on totk thus far
I keep seeing ppl say they've done away with the triforce in totk...but like....im 99% sure that's what the secret stones are supposed to be.
The triforce itself is comprised of the combined power of the royal 3.
But they also seem to work 1:1 like the triforce did in like LTTP.
Also there's 8 pieces which calls back to LoZ 2.
I'm not done the game yet, but totk seems to rehashing a LOT of older lore mixed with more recent lore. Notably, this game feels like its primarily touching on the first 3 games, plus OOT, with some of the better ideas from SS.
You see implications of who the gods truly are (apparently colonizing aliens who descended upon the land to mine its resources...which was something implied in SS quite blatantly???)
But it also adds context to the original 3 goddesses, implying that they had been ancient Zonai who posed as gods to the original inhabitants of Hyrule. Later becoming dragons and mythologized after thousands of years. (also me pogging that the light dragons stoney spines are the same colours as the goddess plumes!?!?!?? idk what that means but cool?????????)
I also don't know if they touch on this later, but it really seems like the Sheikah, esp the ancient Sheikah, were Hylians who specifically followed in the footsteps of the Zonai. I think this makes sense, and ties them to previous games where they were a tribe/clan/family of ninja who were closest to the gods. And since Zonai fancy themselves gods (or at least the ancient Hylians did, I don't think they were tbh) , this kind of clarifies that relationship/connection. Maybe they have a specific tie to Mineru, which would reiterate their bond to the royal family. But that might be over complicating things, since at least in botw they're just like, straight up ninja. But who knows, maybe not??
Also the young dumb idiot energy that Rauru brings is great. Big fan of young fucko who thinks he can be a good king but inherently fucks up because that's impossible, girl ur a monarch, is super interesting. wanna take him by the ears and look him dead in the eyes like, buddy you legit should not have taken those fucking stones out and just lived a quiet life in the woods...but then we'd be without a game. 🙄
I'm still collecting the slabs, the small snippets you get of both he and Sonia's relationship and characters are so fun. Sonia is also great, wish we got a bit more of her tho.
I'm really enjoying Ganondorf, he's a bit understated, but it's been interesting to see him younger than we ever have, right before the unification wars, head full of poetry and ambition. Why he green tho???????
Also really interesting how they've loosened the whole "hylia" stuff in favor for just "goddess"
Very much loving that Link is no longer a knight, but a swordsman who travels around helping people out. Total folklore/fairytale vibes, 10/10!! Also I feel like I'm connecting to him much more in this game, I really could never get behind the devout knight energy. He's a folk hero, he's here for the love of the game, and so am I!
Also mfw "Link...interesting...I look forward to meeting him." my man's been pining to meet ME for thousands of years, confirmed. I read homestuck, I know a black-rom relationship when I see one. (swooning)
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Hello hello! Do you have any headcanons on Mahiru inviting Guren over for his first family dinner in a modern AU? Your headcanons are hilarious, and I love them! Hope you have a good day!
hi hiii! god i have so many headcanons on that, and i appreciate that you enjoy my headcanons <3, i wish you to have a very happy day and i hope you enjoy the hcs
*note in this AU mikado no oni is more of a religious thing, mahiru is not allowed to date/marry anyone outside of the religion; same goes for all the hiiragi kids. tenri is like kris kardashian or something, famous as hell. everyone is 19-21 in this scene (you can decide on the preferred age for them to meet)
Mahiru brings Guren to the Hiiragi house, dressed up in his best clothes because she wants to make him look somewhat presentable, Guren wanted to wear sweats because of personal comfort but he decided to try to look good so he has a chance
Aoi opened the door, made eye contact with Guren and slammed it. Guren and Kureto had beef, and since he got his face bashed in high school, she just doesn't risk it
Mahiru apologized for the inconv, and lets him in herself. They're early to the little dinner.
When dinner arrives, Guren and Mahiru are seated near each other... but Guren is sitting where Tenri could see his face.
"This is the Ichinose scum?" "He accepts Mikado no Oni's belie-" "Silence, I don't want to hear your excuses, Mahiru."
Later on, they are joined by the rest of the Hiiragi siblings.
Guren is kind of getting bashed by Tenri
"Will you dance naked for my daughter as your father did for me?"
Guren's trying hard to hold back but ends up snapping at him uncharacteristically, at the mention of his deceased father
"Shut your ass up, who the hell do you think you are? Fuckin' God? Suck on a horse cock."
Tenri had to be physically restrained after that one
Shinya and Mahiru had to jump to Guren's defense, Mahiru paid Kureto 5 dollars and a sticker to defend him (which he did reluctantly)
"Father, please! You know Guren's a bit... [MENTALLY] ill." "We can get him baptized, it's fine, right, Kureto?" ". . . I know someone who can do it professionally."
So, turns out Guren got banned from the Hiiragi house... and he didn't like that, so what he ended up doing was inviting Mahiru over everyday as a loophole
Guren had to fight for his life to not be expelled from his college, and with Mahiru pulling some strings
Tenri deadass sent a letter to Guren's house that was in short "Kill yourself you fucko i hate you and dont come near my kids especially mahiru since youre dating her"
Guren proposed to Mahiru out of spite after it (and because he wants to complain about being stuck with her for the rest of his days)
#owari no seraph#seraph of the end#guremahi#guren x mahiru#hiiragi mahiru#mahiru hiragi#ichinose guren#guren ichinose#hiiragi shinya#shinya hiiragi#kureto hiragi#hiiragi kureto#tenri hiragi
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Okay, but Taang’s kids would be so feral. Both their parents are so laid back and they’d be such a happy family but they’d look a total mess, and their kids would be wild
Everyone goes to sleep and wakes up pretty much whenever they want. Aang is notoriously late to all his Avatar briefings and appointments and Toph just walks into her office at like 2 pm with a coffee and is like “right, here’s the case for today, fuckos”. There first kid or two probably slept fine and they maintained some sort of schedule but it all goes to pot once the third baby comes along because he cries through the night and they just fall into the habit of going to sleep whenever they can. The older kids catch on to this and truly break the will of their parents by refusing to go to bed until Toph is eventually like “you don’t want to go to bed? Fine. But keep the noise to a minimum, try not to fight and if you do, just don’t get hurt your brother too badly because mommy needs a spirits-damned nap”
They have too many kids. Like, I’m thinking 6. Maybe even 7. Toph had originally said that they’d have three kids, tops. If they didn’t have an airbender during the first, second or third pregnancy, that was it. Aang and Toph had pretty much decided that, if they didn’t have an airbender by the third pregnancy, they’d have to think about having an open relationship so Aang could... sow his airbender oats. Toph was actually the one to suggest it as a solution to this potential marital problem. Aang didn’t really like the thought of it, but conceded that it might be necessary. It worked out okay- their first child was a little airbender girl that they named Dorji. They kind of forgot about the 3 kids maximum rule immediately after.
There are next to no manners. The kids never say please or thank you (unless they’re on their best behaviour for Granny and Grandpa) but they are considerate and otherwise polite. They listen when spoken to and mostly do what’s requested of them. They’re good kids... just a little rough and grubby around the edges.
Bath time is an all-out war. The youngest earthbending kiddos do not like bath time one little bit. Even one or two of thr airbending children are reluctant too. Toph basically spends an hour or so before bath time trying to pull toddlers from their hiding spots underneath beds, out of cupboards and closets while Aang has a jolly old time trying to chase runaway (flyaway?) airbenders on his air scooter. Needless to say, Toph always feels like she gets the short-straw out of the two of them.
Toph calls all the kids her ‘badger moles’ as a term of endearment. Aang has a lightbulb moment and tries to coin the phrase “sky calves” but is met with a pig snort of laughter from Toph and disappointed silence from the kids. He sulks for a week.
He regains some Dad Points ™️ when he refers to one of his sons’ temper tantrums as “Earth Rumbles”
Pillow fights and rough and tumble play are a daily occurrence
The house is never tidy. Toph puts the kids in time out the first few times that they draw on the walls, but Aang thinks they’re just ‘being creative’ and says they’re cute. Toph finds a compromise- they can doodle on the walls but only in their own rooms
Aang sometimes spends time away on business and when that happens, Toph and the kids basically eat nothing but junk food. The kids low-key kind of enjoy his absence because they don’t get any lectures about how food can still be tasty without meat.
Aang and Toph are largely on the same page in terms of parenting styles- their biggest disagreement stemmed from the issue of their kids’ diets. Aang, as the cook of the house, wanted all the kids to be vegetarians, regardless off whether or not they were airbenders. Toph went along with it for a few years. Aang wouldn’t cook meat, so any time she craved it, she had to make it herself and she once made the mistake of letting one of the boys take a bite from her dinner in front of Aang, which lead to an almighty row. Toph argued that the kids- including the airbenders- ought to have a right to choose what they ate, just like she did, and she ultimately persuaded him by reminding him of how Poppy and Laoa’s strictness had just pushed her to run away and rebel as a teenager. Did he really want to risk driving a wedge between himself and his children by micromanaging their lives rather than trusting their kids to make the right choices for them? “Besides,” Toph had argued “you’re the better cook anyway, so they’ll probably choose your vegetarian meals anyway”. She was right, and all but two of their children chose to remain committed vegetarians
In a similar vein, some of their kids wear shoes, some don’t. Hell, even Aang gets so used to being barefoot at home that he has to make an effort to remember them before heading off to meet officials
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i think i would need to see mqfx in an entirely different light before i would believe they would enjoy being humiliated. possibly because its also just not my thing although i have thought about what must be appealing about it (the joy, the release of understanding that someone sees you as imperfect but is still interested in a relationship with you? the realization that even if someone does believe these things they're saying they still want to at the very least have sex? feel free to correct me if this isnt actually the appeal ive just come to this conclusion on my own)
ANYWAY. i think i'd have to view their squabbling in an entirely different light, like one or both of them doesn't have their heart really in it and are keeping up their side of the argument for pride's sake or! maybe everyday life behaviors have absolutely no connection whatsoever to what one enjoys sexually (<- totally possible, what do i know)
tldr im on your side the fighting might be homoerotic but perhaps not in that flavor exactly
good morning anon <3 i'm awake now (kinda) and my lawyer can't do shit to meeeeeee so let's talk about it
ok for everyone who didn't see the post i deleted, the tldr of what i said was: "i don't think any of the xianle 4 would be into degradation. hc bc he'd kill himself before being mean to xl, xl bc he wouldn't keep a straight face, and mq/fx would literally just argue. on the other hand i think if either mq or fx were somehow sincere enough to tell the other person "you are good" they'd finish too fast (crass! my lawyer disapproved!!) so. can't praise each other bc they'd both like it too much, can't insult each other bc then they'd have to pause sex for a fistfight break. sad!" <- paraphrasing but it was funnier last night
i'm not qualified to address the first thing bc i didn't take kink studies in college (we DID have one, hashtag liberal arts!! but i was busy doing REAL work pestering my old man and drinking in stats class) but that's probably true at least for some people bc everyone always has a different reason for these things. it's subversive, it's pain under control in a safe environment, it's reaffirming, it's addressing trauma, sometimes even self harm so watch out! (sex, like any action, can be detrimental if you're not careful, but that is not the action's fault)
the second thing i CAN address (points to my nametag) SO: i don't think either mq or fx are the type to do anything by halves they're both passionate (fx obviously, mq within the many layers of his artichoke* heart) so i do think every argument they have is real and not just for pride's sake. if either of them didn't wanna argue they just wouldn't and the other guy would be like "um......what's wrong w u 🤨 (concern disguised as suspicion)"
i Wouldn't say that daily life has no connection at all to kinks but that's a discussion i'm not having on my sideblog (tldr: these european fuckos have been arguing about sublimation** and libido longer than i've been alive. Scholar Charlie assumes that whatever doesn't get sublimated finds its way into one's sex life and vice versa but don't quote me on thiiiiiisss i should've taken that damn class fr)
as a sidenote: what we might find hot is not necessarily what the characters might find hot. not to lend personhood to the narrative devices (especially when fanfiction is literally the "play with them like paper dolls" genre of writing) but it's an important distinction to make as readers and writers. like do i think for example that mq's emotional repression and torment is hot? very. do you think He's enjoying it??? jury's out (though with melancholic types one Must assume they derive some relief, even if harmful, from flagellation)
back to the important matter of mqfx's hypothetical sex life: in canon they insult each other in equal measure and there's no one in that situation who is actively/consistently made to feel lower than the other (whether they actually do is incidental). it's not that their squabbles Wouldn't make it to the bed but it simply doesn't count as degradation. argument (equal) ≠ degradation (power dynamic). am i saying it's impossible for them to have ANY S/M thing going on?? also no bc as mentioned before i think mq views Everything as a power struggle, but fx also strikes me as the type of guy who would really really like getting called good boy but he doesn't know this about himself. for that matter mq would probably like some praise too he's just way more roundabout with it
this is aaaaaaallllll a very convoluted way of saying "yes the fighting is still homoerotic, not on the basis of unequal standing but because they're equals. i don't think they specifically find the insult aspect of fighting hot, and in fact some mutual kindess would be nice. would they do it that way though? idk"
ok gotta get ready for smth this took me 2 hours to think. byeeeee
*here i got distracted looking for artichoke facts bc i saw on my gramma's cooking show that it's basically a thistle and it's got a spiny center you gotta scoop out before eating. anyway it's from the mediterranean! so don't use it in canon-compliant fic lol
**death in venice is in that wiki article :( why did my ex-mutual leave meeeeeeeee (<- divorced)
#hewwo#asks#anonymous#LONG POST#new rule is i shouldn't talk while either sleepy or caffeinated. aaaaaand post
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Join if you want, but no trolls and fuckos, please be nice and contempt.
#megami tensei#smt#megaten#atlus#shin megami tensei#devil summoner#soul hackers#majin Tensei#persona#fangame#smt imagine#shin Megami Tensei Nocturne#shin Megami Tensei devil Children#shin Megami Tensei 4#shin Megami Tensei 1
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alright i'm about 3/4 through thunder rising. didn't post anything abt the sun trail bc... idk i just didn't
but here are some thoughts:
i hate clear sky so fucking much he's such a bitch fr. he is actually gaslighting thunder!!! you don't abandon a helpless child as a 'test' you fucko
for some reason i remembered turtle tail dying like, wayyyy earlier. but i'm so glad she isn't dead yet bc turtle tail and gray wing have my whole heart. they are so precious and soft and mhhhhm
i forgot that gray wing's lung problems started this early! damn!
i will say gray wing stop being pissed that jagged peak wants to look after your kids for you. free babysitting fr
i'm enjoying this book but clear sky makes me want to rip my hair out
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11th Street Kids DnD Headcanons
Hello it’s hbo peacemaker brainrot hours, have some headcanons
It’s Adrian who first brings up the idea of group DnD nights because god help him if he doesn’t try and drag as many of his friends as possible into one of his favourite hobbies like a friendly autistic black hole
Economos and Adebayo are the easiest to convince, John’s played before on and off and had an okay experience, Leota’s never played but she’s seen people talk about things like the adventure zone and dimension 20 and she thinks it looks fun and in her wheelhouse
Chris is next to join in, he likes to play the part of the meathead jock who has no time for dweeb pastimes but we all know he’d actually love and get super into the rp power fantasy of it all
Chris probably even overheard a few of Adrian’s DND games while hanging out with Gut Chase way back when and while they absolutely bullied the shit out of Adrian and his friends for it, Chris does begrudgingly admit that it actually kinda looked fun and interesting
Harcourt is tougher to crack because she doesn’t know anything about dnd outside the nerd stereotypes of sweaty nerds in a basement in full cosplay spouting incomprehensible high fantasy bullshit and initially turns the group down outright
it takes a lot of convincing from Leota that it’s actually a super fun creative outlet, a promise (read: bribe) of free alcohol at the session and at least 2 sets of puppy eyes (you guess whose) before she eventually caves
Murn’s alive in this scenario because I said so. He declines (at first) but we’ll get back to him.
Everyone kind of initially dreads that Adrian’s going to run a homebrew that veers slightly too hard into autobiographical fanfic to be comfortable but he actually runs something cool, beginner friendly, and with some really interesting story seeds that could turn into an engaging multi-year campaign.
Leota makes a gnome ranger with a cowboy gimmick and corgi companion that she rides into battle like an adorable fluffy steed
Chris rolls an obvious self-insert aarakokra paladin that looks like a bald eagle and has huge eagle muscles and gets all the eagle ladies
Everyone guesses that Harcourt’s going to play a rogue (except for chris, who desperately hopes she plays a hot tiefling bard for his character to romance)
However, Harcourt surprises everyone by preparing her character ahead of time. She decides to play an aasimar paladin that’s a thinly-veiled parody-slash-one-up of chris’s character, because she saw “creative outlet” and read “lighthearted petty revenge against chris for being an ass with absolutely no affectionate intent behind it at all.”
John is hoping that this means he’s finally going to get to play the cool edgy rogue of his dreams instead of getting shoehorned into playing a cleric again but upon seeing that the party consists of two paladins and a ranger he sighs and goes “fuck it, cleric it is.”
Session Zero is an absolute duuuuumpster fire. Playing DnD can really expose a lot about what a player is like as a person and as it turns out, Harcourt is EXTREMELY competitive and it kind of throws off the entire vibe of the table. She and Chris are insufferable. Rules are flat out ignored. John is tired. Adrian is trying to get a word in edgewise and that just makes everyone even angrier. Leota came out to have a good time and now her coworkers are fighting.
John eventually breaks, snaps at everyone that dnd is about collaborative storytelling, tells adrian to actually step up and try and make the game fun for everyone instead of just enabling his best friend’s bullshit, tells chris and emilia to knock it off, and goes home early to gripe about the experience on r/rpghorrorstories. He regrets the outburst, but more than anything he’s disappointed that he didn’t get to have fun with his friends.
Adrian finds the post that evening, reflects on it, and, surprisingly, it strikes a chord. The goal of having fun did get away from him there and he has a one-on-one with Economos to try and smooth things over.
Chris, Emilia and Leota agree to give it a second chance too, and they realise that not only is the party unbalanced, but so is the group dynamic at the table.
So this time, they try and get Murn to join in.
It takes even longer to convince Murn than it did to convince Harcourt.
The group had to resort to a fully referenced powerpoint presentation.
It was awesome.
Murn agrees to it on the basis that it makes a good leadership and teamwork exercise.
So session zero take 2 happens.
Harcourt rerolls her character, and makes a half-orc fighter. She’s still ruthlessly competitive in battle, but shifts her focus towards having fun with the group.
Murn gets to be the cleric. He had no ideas for his character so he just picked his character archetype and backstory verbatim from the player handbook. bless murn, he’s boring but we love him
Economos retools his edgy rogue concept to be a college of whispers bard instead, finally finding a happy medium between picking a class based on the party’s needs and playing a fun character.
Much, much later, either John or Adebayo step up to DM to give Adrian a break, and they very quickly realise why Adrian doesn’t play. He’s an absolute nightmare at the table who is somehow both a ruthlessly pedantic rules lawyer and a murder hobo who has a lifelong ban on playing casting classes from basically every other tabletop group in evergreen for trying to break the game as much as possible without actually cheating. He’s tried to make the peasant railgun happen. Ditto the bag of holding black hole glitch, chicken nugget surprise, and a whole slew more gamebreaking tactics that nobody would have thought possible. The monk character he creates is hilarious though, and he becomes a recurring minor NPC in the regular campaign.
On the day they push all the desks together to make a large DnD table, and the stationery cabinet is raided for notepads and pens.
Adrian brings all this really nice DnD stuff with him, he has this armful of books, a colour coded binder of DM notes, immaculately hand-painted minis at the ready, he brings the nice maps, he even brings a fancy bluetooth speaker to play cool ambient music for the session. And he had all that shit just sitting in his car. Y’know. For emergencies.
He also went way overboard and bought everybody a new set of dice each in colours he thinks they’ll like. He would’ve bought everyone custom minis, dice bags and notebooks on top of that too but he’s already overdrawn on his bank account so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Everyone else is on snack duty. Economos brings chips and salsa, Adebayo brings homemade cupcakes that she made with her wife, Harcourt was going to bring nothing but eventually caved and brought jello shots, and Chris and Murn both turned up with carrot sticks and hummus because there needs to be a healthy option and when they realise they brought the same thing they just glare at each other like rival PTA moms at a bake sale
Even though Murn doesn’t eat he still went that extra step of making the hummus himself at home with nice olive oil and a paprika garnish instead of buying it from the store like chris did, but chris did bring beer with him so that basically makes it a draw.
#peacemaker#hbo peacemaker#peacemaker 2022#headcanon jamming#dnd#dungeons and dragons#long post#posts that i gone and done#enjoy fuckos <3#background chris x harcourt#look dude it could be a good ship if they writers don't fall into the cookie cutter cishet romance trap#JAMES GUNN PLEASE LET ME WRITE FOR YOUR SHOW
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how u anti george woobification when he woobifies himself? need you to explain if you’re pro or anti-george if you want my vote
did you know that when george was younger he would catch frogs while at his grandparents house??? he's suck a quirky guy omg :]
#did u expect real answers from fucko party im sorry enjoy the chaos while it lasts#asks#thank u anon <3
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Some people just RUIN things
#im trying to fucking enjoy bl3#but when i get a goddam invite every 3 seconds from these 2#fuckos i know irl#i almost didnt want to buy it#KNOWING they would fucking annoy me#like i dont want my first playthrough to be with yall#like leave me alone tbh#jfc#AaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAA fucking LOSERS#KEEPS RUINING SHIT#i cant wait to get a fucking xbox#its funny bc my online friends dont do this shit tbh#its only the irl losers
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the bad batch + what romance/rom com movies they watch with you
each of the bad batch x gn!reader
ok first and foremost i really truly believe to the pits of my soul that every single one of these fuckos loves romances and you cannot under any circumstances change my mind
ALSO it’s a gender neutral reader except kinda in echo’s theres like a very brief quote regarding breasts but like i still think even that is pretty gender neutral tbh
so anyway
Hunter: Pretty Woman
this is not the first time that i have publicly declared that i think hunter has a deep rooted connection to the movie pretty woman and it will not be the last
first of all this movie is incredibly soothing to hunters overwhelming savior complex
second of all hunter is literally richard gere (debonaire but emotionally distant gentleman that learns to love) and julia roberts (hooker with a heart of gold) at the same time
he was a little skeptical the first time you put it on but he instantly fell in love with it
the humor, the sensuality, the class divide, the glamour, the unconventional cinderella story of it all. it just really butters his bread
after the first time, when you suggest watching a movie and you pick this one he’ll act very aloof about it (“whatever you want cyar’ika, it doesn’t matter to me”) but secretly he’s really really happy bc it’s one of his favorites (you def know this and def pick it more often)
he absolutely hates the scene when stucky the lawyer hits vivian. like it doesn’t matter how many times he watches it he will fully turn his head away from the screen and say “I don’t like this part” and when it’s over he nuzzles a little closer into you and very tenderly kisses your forehead
he loves the soundtrack too. like he fully exposes how much he likes the movie when you catch him singing or humming “pretty woman” or “it must have been love” absently to himself (you kept it to yourself for a while but eventually you just had to tease him about it. he just smiled a little sheepishly and admitted he liked the songs before promptly changing the subject)
hunter also lowkey definitely wants to recreate the ending where richard gere shows up to her apartment in the white limo with you bc he thinks it’s such a sweet gesture and he wants to treat you like royalty
Crosshair: 10 Things I Hate About You
if there’s one thing about crosshair it’s that he’s a sucker for the enemies to lovers genre
maybe its just him projecting (spoiler alert it most certainly is) but he really enjoys watching the drama conflama of a miserable bastard be tricked into love
and really that’s the true essence of 10 Things I Hate About You
he will grumble and bitch and moan about not wanting to watch a ‘chick flick’ when you put it on, but 15 minutes in and he’s hooked
he has strong negative opinions on literally every single character except for kat and patrick
(crosshair really really wants to think he’s patrick but when it comes down to it he is katarina stratford in every single possible way)
he doesn’t say a word throughout the entire movie but you can tell when he’s annoyed at like bianca or cameron or joey bc he will openly scoff at them
will absolutely hum along in your ear during the “can’t take my eyes off you” scene and make out with you during the paintball scene
(seriously he wants to be patrick verona so bad)
when it’s over and you ask him what he thought he’ll roll his eyes and say “i guess it could have been worse” but his little smirk let’s you know he enjoyed it a lot more than he’s willing to admit
Tech: 50 Shades of Grey
ok hear me out on this one
tech is a huge movie talker. like subtitles are a non-negotiable if you wanna be able to take in any of the movies dialogue bc tech is most likely gonna make commentary over it the whole time
this makes him absolutely indescribably so much fun to watch bad/corny movies with
he will go off about EVERYTHING. the plot, the dialogue, the acting, the costuming, the music, the production quality. nothing and no one is safe. whether you just enjoy letting him talk at you or you join in on the roast, cheesy movies are a hoot between you two
and honey. 50 shades is one of THE cheesiest movies ever
you and tech will literally spend the entire duration of the movie tearing it to shreds
and the thing is tech is a very sarcastic, funny guy when he wants to be (and when it comes to you he definitely wants to be) so by the end of it he will have you in absolute stitches from laughing at the ridiculousness of both the movie and him
with any of the other batchers watching a movie like this either turns into a shy, slightly awkward experience (wrecker, echo) or an incorrigibly horny experience (crosshair, hunter)
but in this context tech literally has no shame or squeamishness about sexual things (why should he it’s a natural biological process?) so to yall the sex stuff is just another thing to roast
literally christian grey could be fully tying dakota johnson down and flogging her and tech will be like “in the last 3 minutes they have panned up to her nipples 4 times. this is criminally shoddy cinematography”
even tho he’s busy giving a detailed play by play critique, he never fails to keep some sort of physical contact with you (wrapping an arm around you and running his hand up and down your skin, playing with your fingers or your hair) so you know he’s enjoying spending this time with you despite his nasty words about the movie
also 1000% after you watch it tech will do extensive research on the ins and outs of bdsm and will have lots of hypotheses he wants to test out (as long as you’re willing and able ofc) ;)))
Wrecker: 13 Going On 30
of all the bad batch members, wrecker is the only one who unabashedly loves any movie that could be considered a chick flick
like he doesn’t even try to hide it or act like he’s too masculine for it. he loves romance and he’s proud of it
this man will have full marathons with you. rom coms, regular roms, tragic roms, hallmark roms, you name it and he’s game
his absolute favorite tho is 13 Going On 30
i feel like he has a huge soft spot for childhood best friends to lovers stories like he finds that type of lifelong partnership so endearing (and he loves to live vicariously through jenna since that type of romance was obviously never an option for him)
wrecker is also very childlike at heart and i think the idea of a 13 year old sweetheart trapped inside the body of a 30 year old cut throat magazine exec is so amusing to him (and maybe makes him feel just a little bit represented in the media)
he is definitely the type to completely engulf you in a cuddle for the entirety of the movie and he DEFINITELY cries into your shoulder at matty’s wedding when jenna is crying on the stoop with her dream house
he wants to try razzles so bad. like so bad. i think if he ever came across them somewhere he would barter at least one of his brothers for them
wrecker really just loves love and watching movies about it just reminds him of how lucky he is to have his own love story with you <3
Echo: The Princess Bride
i feel like it’s glaringly obvious why echo loves this movie
pirates. sword fighting. decades long revenge plots. the value of an honorable, loyal man. true love that never wavers even in the face of devastating tragedy and the darkest of hardships. clever but goofy humor.
echo considers this an action/adventure movie and NOT a romance movie (even tho it 100% totally is a romance movie) and requests to watch it very frequently
he can quote the whole thing. i’m seriously telling you echo loves the princess bride with his whole chest
even tho he refuses to admit it’s a love story above all else, he really does try to model himself in your relationship after wesley
like especially given what happened at the citadel and all the time you thought he was dead, the cinematic parellels are alive and present in y’alls relationship and he strives to be even half the man to you that wesley is to buttercup
literally in your day to day life he will sometimes respond to your requests with a smooth “as you wish ;)” (it doesn’t matter how many times he does it it still gives you butterflies)
when you watch the movie, he snuggles as close to you as possible and does his best to make youre comfy the whole time (he’s insecure about his prosthetics hurting you no matter how much you reassure him they don’t)
he just loves to be able to feel your heartbeat and your laugh when you giggle at the funny bits
every single time without fail at the part when buttercup is about to stab herself he leans down, ghosts his lips against the shell of your ear, and whispers the line in time with wesley: “there’s a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. it would be a pity to damage yours”
every single time without fail you wind up making out until he pulls away and tells you to watch the next part when wesley challenges humperdinck to a duel to the pain
echo just loves you to bits and wants you to know he’d endure a thousand fire swamps for you
Omega: Clueless
i have this really specific obsession with omega being a total girly girl and having very traditionally feminine interests as she keeps experiencing the universe and being exposed to a spectrum of gender expression beyond clone (masc and boring) and kaminoan (ugly)
so with that headcanon of her in mind, it’s vital to me that she sees clueless as soon as possible
clueless is an essential piece of media for a girl entering adolescence and i will die on this hill
it has literally everything you want and everything you need to develop into a well-rounded young woman
it’s so deliciously 90s and glamorama and valley girl humor and camp. its got meaningful female friendships and valuable life lessons and paul mf rudd
if there’s one thing you should encourage a burgeoning hetero teen girl to do, it’s to stick to dating guys like paul rudd in clueless. the earlier this message can be broadcast the better
the second you’re able to steal omega away from hunters watchful eyes (“hunter we’re just gonna watch finding nemo i swear!”) you show her this movie
at this point omega is not really a girly girl, but omega also has absolutely zero feminine influence in her life
the first time she sees clueless she is absolutely obsessed. like seriously she is so enamoured with the glitz and glam of cher horowitz
she asks you questions the entire time. she wants to know about EVERYTHING. the makeup, the clothes, the hair, the slang
(she definitely goes around saying stuff like “i’m totally bugging” for long enough afterwards that almost all of the boys have slipped up at least once with some ridiculous valley girl slang. you thought you were gonna die of laughter when you overheard tech say “as if!” to wrecker in the middle of an argument)
it just really introduces her to this whole world of femininity that she didn’t even know existed and she absolutely loves it
she makes you watch clueless with her seriously once a week at minimum. she begs you to style her hair like tai’s and you can’t help yourself when you happen to run across a little yellow plaid dress and buy it for her on sight
(hunter was gonna scold you for recklessly spending credits until he saw how omega almost cried from how happy she was for the gift)
honestly she enjoys the romance of it all and paul rudd is def her first celebrity crush but she enjoys more that you and her now have this special thing of hair and nails and pretty dresses
she loves how confident and beautiful and special you’re able to make her feel, and you love that you get to bring her that small sense of normalcy and happiness
#the bad batch#bad batch#tbb#the bad batch headcanons#tbb crosshair#tbb hunter#tbb wrecker#the bad batch x reader#tbb echo#tbb tech#tbb x reader#crosshair tbb#hunter tbb#tech tbb#wrecker tbb#echo tbb#omega tbb#tbb omega#hunter x reader#crosshair x reader#tech x reader#echo x reader#wrecker x reader
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Pretty Boy Detective Club
When this got announced I laughed at the title then I saw Nisioisin for original creator and Akiyuki Shinbo on direction and it went from being a total joke to like, one of my most anticipated shows of the season.
And yeah no it totally lived up to my unexpected hype. I don’t think I had any specific expectations other than hoping the dialogue was fun and it was visually interesting. It was both of those things to the max.
There’s just a lot of entertaining wit to all of the dialogue, especially since Mayumi Doujima – our perspective character – is a bit of a sassy fucking asshole, she’s a real treat to listen to. Strong vocal performance helps her too. Trust me to latch the most onto the one girl character in a show called Pretty Boy Detective Club, huh. Note that the boys are all pretty great too.
And then as for visuals, I really cannot even fucking begin to describe how amazing this show looks. It’s probably the most visually interesting and exciting anime I’ve ever seen? It depends on your tastes to a large extent – certainly the show is more impressive for art than animation even if that animation is still pretty great – but if you’re into shows that are as fucky and experimental and crazy as they can possibly be, finding new art styles every episode and with direction that’s constantly keeping you visually engaged, yeah this show’s for you.
And just to top that all off, the music is also absolutely amazing. There are so many memorable and fun tracks for every occasion and hearing these compositions is the absolute cherry on top of the rest of its strengths.
I don’t even feel like I have too much else to say tbf. The themes are fairly spelled out for us but they’re far from what I was enjoying the show for even if they’re still nice, the plots are generally always really creative and enjoyable even if I didn’t feel like they were worth that much as mysteries, and the last episode functioning as a soft recap was kinda disappointing – but again you fall in love with this show because it’s an audiovisual masterpiece and the rest if just cute bonus fluff for the hell of it.
Funimation’s subs for this show were abysmal so looking forward to rewatching whenever a good group picks it up.
Zombie Land Saga Revenge
Season fucking 2 baby!!!! It’s only been 3 years.
I haven’t read my original review of ZLS in ages and have no idea how it holds up at all, so while most of what I’m gonna say will probs be in relation to how this holds up against season 1 I have no idea if my season 1 thoughts are particularly well documented.
But anyway season 2 is both better and worse than season 1, wildin. Obviously looks a lot better, especially the CGI has had a great glowup, and a good amount of the songs are probably better than season 1 as well, idk I’m so exposed to s1’s music that it’s hard to say atm. Plus we have a clearer focus this season in theory, and particularly the last few episodes work really well compared to how season 1 approached its ending.
Guess the problem though is this season has quite a lot of fairly mid episodes? Episode 1 was a nice return to form but some moments down the line make it odd in retrospect; episode 2 was just kinda eh that didn’t do loads for anyone’s character, particularly its “focus” character Saki almost feels untouched in it; episode 3 is an okay setup episode but still eh; episode 5 doesn’t do a lot for Lily’s character despite being the focus; 8 and 9 are a Yuugiri “focus” arc that spends more time on some forgettable fucko than it does Yuugiri and what happened in them only needed an episode; and episode 10 is almost a recap out of nowhere? Like it’s not a recap but it almost just retells episode 1 from a very drawn out perspective that’s not in service of anything ig. Idk.
Most of those episodes were still at least good tbf tho and the season still has a lot of real banger episodes – 4 cemented Junko as my absolute favourite and had the best actual live show in the series; 6 was just hilarious and endearing as all fucking hell; 7 was probably the funniest episode of anime I’ve ever seen and did an excellent job introducing us to a brand new character, completely endearing us to her, and giving her a great sendoff that’s in service of the main cast as well; and then 11 and 12 are a really great end to the season that do well by every character.
Season 2 does a lot of work in service of making Saga itself feel like a very living place. Lots of season 1 minor characters return in different situations having had nice off-screen arcs and there are plenty of new faces that are instantly endearing as well – what Saga means to the people living there is actually explored which feels fucking great and I really appreciated being actually invested in their specific goal.
The whole “Revenge” part of the title was… meh. I like what they’re going for – give a clear narrative and thematic goal for the sake of the sequel season – though despite mentioning their EFS failure a bunch and how much they want their revenge, it feels kind of undercooked. Like, it’s mentioned but that’s it, it doesn’t really feel like it informs their actions much though. Not really bothered by it but it did feel a bit wasted.
Iffy on how indulgent in the supernatural this is getting. “Ever seen a zombie movie?” was enough for me – immortal old bartenders bringing back the dead and predicting disasters such as alien attacks is like… it’s not like I can’t suspend my disbelief or anything, guess I’m just too idolpilled? There was a s3 hook and I imagine it sold well so maybe I’d end up enjoying where it goes and eat my words here.
Guess a TL;DR really is just what I said near the start of both better and worse than season 1. Kinda disappointing since you obviously want a sequel to be even better, but happy to be able to say it’s not just straight up worse.
Junko best girl.
Odd Taxi
Pretty quick and easy show to sum up the appeal of. Odd Taxi sits within the ranks of such shows as Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood for being a narrative consisting of basically a massive interconnected web of different characters with different personalities and different motives interacting with one another and shaking up that entire web with every exchange and decision they make.
I actually don’t even feel like I have loads more to say than that. That description of what the show fundamentally is kind of just is the key appeal for me. Every single character is engaging to watch and they all have very realistic behaviours and reactions to everything that goes on. We get a pretty thorough understanding of who every individual in the show is and how they operate and how they influence one another even though half of them don’t even know each other.
It’s also very good as a mystery anime, obviously has loads of moving pieces to begin with and seeing and hearing people theorise throughout was satisfying. Probs will rewatch – potentially more than once – just to catch it all.
Episode about gacha guy was one of the best written things I’ve seen in anime. This show has pretty fucking godly dialogue but this episode especially, god damn.
When I saw Odokawa’s design I had no idea how Natsuki fucking Hanae would do such a character. Feel bad underestimating the dude – he killed it.
OP was cummable.
Ending is sorta eh? It’s a good end point for sort of the main plot and I think it does its big reveal moment well. But for lots of the characters it’s basically just “they have a happy ending now” even if it doesn’t feel like their arc reached that point. I still enjoyed it but I guess it was kind of underwhelming compared to the rest of the show.
Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita
Hence just Killing Slimes.
I watched Spider Isekai for Aoi Yuuki. It was shit and disappointing and she wasn’t in it enough. This was looking to be my Aoi Yuuki fix to fill that void. It did so much more than that.
In terms of Aoi Yuuki I’ve got loads of her in here. She sings the OP and it’s great fun - I could never get enough of it. And beyond that she’s the protagonist – Azusa is a super endearing character with a mad respectable approach to life, she encourages everyone to commit as hard as possible to a good work-life balance, overexerting yourself is not a fucking option. Based. And of course she’s a treat to listen to. Not quite as chaotic or loud as I tend to favour from Aoi Yuuki but tbf this performance fits the show like a glove.
On that note this show is basically just Yuri Harem Family Iyashikei: The Animation. There are only girls, all the adults are very in love with each other, all the kids are just the most innocent adorable fuckers ever, it’s got a huge constantly expanding cast and I felt like I had a brand new favourite character every episode, it was fucking brilliant.
Tbh right, art style isn’t quite the cutest in the world. But the show’s overall tone and presentation and concept and vibe is so fucking adorable and happy and comfy and fun that the show feels cuter than it actually is? I’ve seen shows with cuter artwork than this that feel less cute anyway because they just don’t hit that vibe as well. It’s wild.
Btw don’t take what I just said as a slight against the visuals at all – this show actually has more than one choreographed fight scene with like, pretty fucking good animation. Again not the most impressive in the world but directed so well as to really feel the action and excitement – Azusa taking on like a dozen dragons actually gets to look fucking badass, it’s great.
I mean if feelgood yuri harem/family sounds appealing to you you’ve already seen and loved this show. If that’s not for you, get the fuck out my life.
Godzilla: S.P.
Despite enjoying all like, 2 other kaiju anime I’ve seen, I’m not really a kaiju guy at all. And I was initially gonna pass on this for that reason. Like, I don’t care about Godzilla lol.
However, the combination of a Bones and Orange production alongside primarily me seeing a visual with all the character designs persuaded me to give it a chance. Do not regret it whatsoever.
To get the execution of what drew me in out of the way – this show looks absolutely fucking fantastic. The art style is deceptively distinctive and extremely easy on the eyes + animates really well on the 2D front; and the 3D is as high quality as you’d expect from Orange – high quality models with really clean and natural animations that still befit the kaiju we’re seeing. I do think when you see the 2D and 3D in the same shot they don’t feel completely in the same environment – but the execution is still better than a lot of other shows and hey tbf you can blame it on the kaiju being otherworldly anyway lol. Also the character designs are just absolutely fucking amazing. Every single recurring character of which there are many has a very distinct design – sameface doesn’t exist – and so much is communicated about everyone via their design, they’re all hella aesthetically pleasing, just makes it a very lovely show to look at.
Then in terms of narrative and pretty much the remainder of the show feel since this is a very dialogue driven experience – the main thing I can say is the same comparison I use all the time. Have you ever found yourself reading wiki pages for stuff you know nothing about, or watching several YouTube videos for a topic you otherwise had no interest in? Going down a suggested videos rabbit hole and learning a whole bunch of shit you’d never learn otherwise but just these videos are so good in their presentation that you become engaged anyway? Yeah you forget or can’t even truly process the info because of how complicated it is, but you really enjoyed the ride anyway? That’s what watching this anime is like. The dialogue is so informed by a bunch of scientific – particularly theoretical physics – jargon that I never actually felt like I totally knew what was going on. And yet I loved every single second of everything I was watching regardless. You may not understand anything about this wild ride but it’s so fucking fun that who gives a shit? That’s what watching this show is like.
I genuinely don’t have much else to add lol. I watched this with Moyai fansubs and they were really high effort – since I know them from Mewkledreamy anyway I was excited to see how they’d manage this and they did swell.
Mei best girl.
I even found the kaiju shit genuinely cool, particularly when the titular big guy himself appears there are lots of really striking and memorable action shots. Cool time.
SSSS.Dynazenon
Hey our second kaiju show of the day! And some sort of loosely related Gridman follow-up too – that show was a completely unexpected treat for me so I was really looking forward to seeing what Dynazenon would have in store.
Right off the bat I want to clarify that I’ve not seen Gridman since it aired and didn’t rewatch at all so I can’t deny my memory being a little fuzzy, and everything I say in relation to it should be taken with a grain of salt.
So for our first Gridman comparison I’m not fully confident in – I think Dynazenon is probably better on average. I think Gridman reaches higher highs overall – particularly with regards to how Akane’s written – but it didn’t always use its time amazingly and could get pretty repetitive, alongside Yuta not being much of a character. Dynazenon opts for a more consistent tone and story structure; and with gradual status quo shifts and character development as well it puts great work into feeling as good on the last episode as it did the first.
Kind of the key area in which it’s beating Gridman for me as well as being a really strong show in general is in its character writing – Dynazenon has perhaps some of the most down to earth, relatable and human characters I’ve seen in anime. Every single recurring character (sans poor old Chise) is very thoroughly explored and extensive depth is given to their characterisation. We know exactly what makes everyone tick and what pushes them forward or holds them back. They’re all pretty damn flawed individuals but not even all of them want to improve – it’s really grounded despite the odd denpa atmosphere and uh, giant monster shit going on.
Helping said cast is what I’m just gonna describe as the best all around cast performance I have ever heard in a show. Every single word delivered by all these VAs for even the most minor characters is so specifically and carefully delivered and just feels so, intimate and human? Like you can fully feel everything going on in a character’s mind at the same time as whatever front they’re projecting just based on the strength of the deliveries alone. And it’s a genuinely constant feeling of this – it’s not a show with voice acting normal enough to not notice until the big explosive moments where you’re like “wow that was great” – it is literally 12 straight episodes of a show where you hold on to the sound of every single delivery because of how masterfully delivered they all are. I really can’t overstate how fucking fantastic these vocal performances are – it’s a really huge part as to what makes this show’s characters so fucking impressive. It’s gonna take a lot to surpass this for me.
I do think there are some areas in which Dynazenon needed improvement though – it kind of ends too quickly with some resolutions feeling sped up in a sense – particularly Chise’s arc basically just stops early on and then she’s given an ending anyway. And it’s a weird issue since like, the show could remedy it if it didn’t spend so much time just kinda doing repetitive mecha stuff. But I actually adore the repetitive mecha stuff – it’s a show for which the deliberate and slow pacing builds atmosphere really well. And yet it’s also at the expense of some arcs. I don’t want the show to change the pacing for those arcs but I don’t want those arcs to stop. Guess I just wanted a few more episodes, maybe?
I pretty much liked everything else, lots of “holy shit giant robots are cool” moments which are quite difficult to get out of me, music was really great, show as a whole has a real great style and episode 11 especially is beautiful, some other praises. Watch Dynazenon.
Super Cub
I kinda meme got excited for Super Cub in a server based off of nothing specific, though the very washed out colours of the PV had me curious about what sort of show Super Cub was going to be. I think I just expected “cute girls doing cute things but on motorbikes”. What I got was something so much more unique than that.
Super Cub is a very specific breed of iyashikei. The classical piano soundtrack is grand yet simple, the colours muted, dialogue exceptionally minimal. It’s lonely. Minimalistic. Devoid of gags. For much of its runtime Super Cub genuinely is just getting simple satisfaction from seeing a lonely girl find a small bit of happiness with her brand new Honda Super Cub.
It shouldn’t need to be said just based on the type of person I am, but yeah I was absolutely in love with this. Super Cub is a show that finds so much comfort in solitude and to that end it’s an absolutely perfect show to just put on when you’re just vibing by yourself. You know, the shit I live for.
Super Cub also benefits from being a show where the gimmick of “colour coming back into my dull world” trope thing isn’t done horribly. Every show I’ve seen do that tries to always be the most beautiful colourful show ever and only shows the washed out stuff as like POV for its MC only whenever it’s relevant. Super Cub meanwhile is near permanently washed out and only gains more vibrant colours whenever Koguma is happy – sometimes it’s only just for a few seconds. Lots of thought and care goes into the direction and the vibe the show wants to convey, it’s really great.
Helping Super Cub further is that it’s not just Koguma the Adorable going on bike trips or whatever. Like it’s predominantly that but it works in service of giving her genuine character arcs – like the show actually has some 3 episode arc structures and I’d say for a good majority of the show those arcs are actually fantastic.
Where Super Cub starts to go a bit more wrong for me though unfortunately is with the introduction of Reiko. She’s kind of the opposite of what I loved about the show. She’s loud. Bombastic. Constantly quipping. Good for Koguma getting friends ig but it feels like the first 3 episodes were the start of the show being a 10/10 for me and Reiko being the start of that score going down. Despite this, the next 3 episodes are still really solid.
Where it goes even more wrong for me is with the introduction of girl 3 – Shii. Shii basically exists to shill some weird westaboo foodie café jokes and have someone simp for Koguma for no real reason. She’s genuinely annoying and since this is also the part of the show where Koguma turns into a bit of an asshole (which I don’t not like but she was better before so) by this point I’d felt like the Super Cub I fell in love with was being replaced with some kinda boring iyashikei full of café scenes. Shii also gives us the one straight up bad episode with episode 11 – which is melodramatic unrealistic tasteless garbage.
For all that though I do want to say that the majority of the show is just lovely OST, minimal dialogue, beautiful background art cute girls with great expressions and a really distinctive yet cute and appealing art style being iyashikei. What made Super Cub so special is lost tragically quickly, but most of why it’s still very good is retained for the bulk of its runtime. I wish it had been more consistent, but I’m very glad to say I’m still not disappointed by how Super Cub turned out.
Mini Dragon
Mini Dragon isn’t a thing that lends itself to too much discussion. Pretty much 60-ish second episodes of Maid Dragon – a show with kind of a skit structure anyway, so this doesn’t feel like too little time or anything.
What actually else do I say about this lol. I love Maid Dragon. This is Maid Dragon. It’s fantastic.
Shadows House
I’m not gonna lie – of everything that survived the great dropping of this season, this seemed to be the show that was hanging on by the thinnest thread. I found parts of the first 4 or 5 episodes interesting, and I like the vibe of the show – good visuals and music at all times with nice character designs too. But I was also pretty bored a lot of the time, and found myself only holding on because of faint hopes that it’d turn into some cool show about uncovering and dismantling a big corrupt system thing. I do like that type of thing so.
Fortunately from like episode 5 or 6 onwards – basically whenever the debut started and characters began taking direct action and actually being thrust directly into its systems, I started having fun. Cool mystery, cool character dynamics, cool reveals, the systems being propagated are realistic and not cartoonishly evil within the confines of the world and the young revolutionaries rising against it feel just in doing so as well.
I don’t actually have too much else to say about this show – it got off to a slow start hinting at greater potential, and then just worked to realise that potential in a fine way. It’s not the most impressive show in the world – like I’ve got it at 7/10 for a reason – but it sure was fun enough to convince me to keep watching in a season where I dropped the overwhelming majority of what I was watching. I’d say that’s pretty worthy of respect. I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it but if somebody asked if it’s worth watching I’d be very happy to tell them “yes”.
Emilico is cute.
Yakunara Mug Cup mo
I also got meme excited for this – except unlike Super Cub this show stayed a meme for its entire runtime.
Mug is bad in a really specific and fascinating way. It appears to be a cute girls doing cute things show – its gimmick being pottery to shill its town. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Mug is a sports slice of life drama and character study, - about a girl who gets into a hobby where everyone outclasses her and she’s constantly failing to live up to the expectations placed on her due to her prodigal mother, who’s long passed away. The person she most wants support from is her dad but he struggles to give it to her for the simple fact that she’s just not great at pottery. The support from her friends doesn’t do anything from her because she can see with her own eyes the skill difference between herself and them. It’s honestly a deeply tragic narrative. Other than the part where it’s uh, so fucking hard to care about lol.
Mug is boring beyond description, like other than the occasional really good shot and also that one episode where they dream some funky fantastical Japanese mythos shit, it’s basically only appealing in so far as viewing it as what I described above, that sports tragedy thing. But it still kinda wants to be a cute girls doing cute things show first? But the other girls are so forgettable and barely even have character traits. They just… exist.
I do think a combination of my meme hype for this show and the tragedy angle are what keep it as high as a 4 for me, but yeah no I wouldn’t recommend this unless you very specifically want to see something exactly like this.
Season 2 got announced the instant the show ended and you already know it’s in my Fall ptw lol.
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Churutto
It’s Yuki Yuna chibi shorts.
80 second episodes.
Characters from across all the various Yuusha de Aru series – suffice to say as an anime only I did not know who anyone was.
Some VAs I really liked.
Jokes were actually okay sometimes, and hey episodes didn’t drag that much.
Still not really for me lol.
Mewkledreamy Mix
Man…
“oh yeah I loved season 1 I’d totally watch another year of this” I managed 6 episodes.
Mix is just boring. It’s not funny, it dials up the stock animation by tenfold, it also has a lower target age range by about a tenfold as well, Akki’s fucking annoying, my darling Yuni-sama was barely in it, I just found extremely little to appreciate here.
Fumetsu no Anata e
Yeah so I and lots of others were really looking forward to this because it’s by the Koe no Katachi manga originally and has a damn appealing sounding premise. Think I expected it to be a traveller show at some point but I did have the fact that it’s more arc-driven told to me in advance, so it’s not like I went in with the wrong expectations, but… it was just real fucking boring lol.
Made it 3 episodes in? I thought the first one was about the best possible execution of what a fairly standard first episode it was, but it was still kinda eh for me. Technically flawless but didn’t exactly grip me.
Next 2 episodes just kept that feeling up but with like 3 minutes of recap at the start of each episode, and being even less engaging than that already meh first episode was. I really was in “fuck anything that bores you” mood this season so just stopped wanting to put up with this.
Ijirinaide, Nagatoro-san
Tbh the one episode of this I watched was like, decently fun. I guess I’m the type of person that can enjoy seeing a kinky simp get bullied to shit by some asshole girl. Except I don’t think I’m enough of that to want to watch 12 episodes of said content.
People will move on from this show very quickly so fuck the culture currently surrounding it lol.
Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
I actually greatly enjoyed the 5 episodes of this I watched. It’s a refreshingly optimistic show that preaches self-love, self-respect, and recovery above all else, which are principles I can hardcore get behind, so I appreciated that a lot. Also main dude’s insistent on the fact that he’s not a good person and Sayu’s just had her standards warped by lots of bad people, and yeah I respect that humble normalcy of his as well.
Thing is I kinda think I got all the good I was going to get out of the show at that point – everything I liked was already happening and how thy were going about that didn’t seem to be changing. But they set up a love triangle! And I fucking hate those. So basically just dropped because yeah, don’t need to see more of the good, don’t enjoy what I’m already expecting to be bad.
86
God tryna remember how I felt about this show even.
I finished episode 1 and basically decided that nothing that it was setting up or doing interested me even remotely, I guess?
Also they tried to make MC moe and have her uwu anime girl uwu moments which felt real tonally jarring from what seemed to want to be a serious military drama with some real basic allegories huh.
Found it dumb that MC was the one and only not racist person in this city wow.
Everyone having white hair got me a bit excited though.
Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song
Yeah I made it 5 episodes into this?
It was doing a setup episode -> payoff episode structure I got bored of real fucking quickly. I forgot details from setup episodes and then had zero interest in any of the happenings in payoff episodes so, really was nothing for me there.
Also found Vivy and her teddy’s dynamic unbearable, they have zero chemistry or banter, she hardly feels like she’s even talking to him, there’s some timeskip real early on that glosses over some interesting things this show could be doing, and apparently a recent thing happened that basically cancelled out everything the show already did so by god am I glad I dropped lol.
Dialogue wasn’t very good but I’m glad the bear spoke quick enough to not test my patience that much.
The animation is pretty great and the pretty shots are real pretty, but tbh the pretty shots worked against the show because they’re just so high detail compared to the normal look of the show that it becomes fucking jarring.
I don’t remember anything else worth saying.
Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy
Made it 5 minutes into this. It was painfully bland and uninspired. I hated it.
Mars Red
Yeah so episode 1 of this show, right. Was fucking brilliant. Just a masterfully directed tonally excellent visually distinctive and appealing piece with fantastic voice acting and a really top tier execution on a seemingly standard premise. Other than that one vampire boy being real generic and dull I had zero problems with this episode and was thoroughly impressed. If it was just that it’d have been like an 8 or even a 9 out of 10. Realise that was just a bunch of positive adjectives in a row but like, man I enjoyed that first episode a lot.
Episode 2 was probably the hardest episode to finish of anything this season. I wasn’t even tired when I started watching it yet it nearly put me to sleep several times, like I was fucking fighting to stay awake during it. It was nightmarishly boring and a gigantic disappointment after how much I loved the first episode. Pretty easy drop then.
Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood
Dropped after 2 episodes.
Tbh was really looking forward to this because it looks cool as fuck and also all the Raise A Suilen involvement, but me oh my this show was hard to watch.
Tbh it kinda felt like starting a 24 episode show from episode 13. The show acts as though everything’s already been established and we already know what’s going on, so we should appropriately be surprised at all these twists and turns and double agents and whatnot. But we just don’t.
There are a lot of shows that are very much fully indulgent in their own world, and it can work out for the better. This was not such a case.
Sayounara Watashi no Cramer
Well documented fact about me is that I fucking hate Your lie in April with a passion and it is uncontested in its position as the worst anime I’ve ever seen. Cramer comes close!
So yeah naturally hating YliA so much I tried to hatewatch Cramer as well – I mean hey it has my literal first and second favourite seiyuu as its lead characters, that’s at least something?
I think in the 2 episodes of Cramer I watched it managed to do literally zero things well and literally everything else at just about the worst level imaginable, holy shit. It’s transcendentally bad at everything to a degree to where I’m at a loss for words in even describing it.
TL;DR one of the worst things I’ve ever had the misfortune of watching and not even funny bad enough to get beyond episode 2.
Blue Reflection Ray
I was excited for this because of magical girls but it was boring and ugly :(
Half-respect this show anyway, primarily because I have a friend who likes it but I also feel like it definitely feels like something from a different era without necessarily feeling dated? Like there was risk in letting this show happen but staff wanted to make it happen anyway.
Didn’t pay off because nobody in the west cares and nobody in Japan cares and the BD’s production has been cancelled which isn’t something you hear every day.
Tbh I could hypothetically see me picking this up again, if only for that one friend, but yeah nothing about it compelled me to enjoy it.
Anyway yeah that’s anime so
Anime of the Season - Pretty Boy Detective Club
Feel like I said just about everything I love about this show so, yeah.
Girl of the Season - Mayumi Doujima
Actually kinda tough choosing between her and Koguma but Mayumi’s a lot more likeable for a lot more of the show so.
Boy of the Season - Hiroshi Odokawa
Tbh I like him for similar reasons as I do Mayumi - it’s the wit, the demeanour, though in his case he’s like 40 and jaded and cynical. Both are fun all the same.
Anyway that’s it! My Season in Review for Spring! Took longer to make than any other oops, not for any specific reason other than just me taking my sweet time lol. Hope y’all enjoy the read uwu.
#season in review#pretty boy detective club#zombieland saga#odd taxi#killing slimes#godzilla#gridman#super cub#maid dragon#shadows house#mug cup#yuki yuna#mewkledreamy#86#blue reflection#cramer#fumetsu no anata e#jouran#mars red#nagatoro-san#osamake#vivy#21.8.21
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Have you seen the latest batch of van Gogh lore? Because honestly it's really bad and kinda disrespectful.
1) yeah i saw it
2) the event isn’t over yet, more info will come in that will either expand on or disprove what is currently known. it’s good to also keep in mind that redditors can’t read and there is bound to be some nuance lost in translation/summary
3) personally I like it. they don’t go the route of ‘van gogh was good at art because he was tortured’, he was good at art and then became tortured. I can understand having qualms with reframing his suicide as a last ditch attempt to avoid outer god possession but vincent in his letters doesn’t exactly present himself as keen on religion or providence and the like, so it sounds plausible to me that after years of being plagued by some outer god fucko trying to reclaim the earth or whatever he’d kill himself to both escape and spite it. clytie seems a little out of nowhere but I’m convinced this isn’t the full picture just yet so I’m withholding judgement on that, also because I still think wilhelmina is involved somehow because the noble phantasm animation just lines up too well with the records of her to be coincidence.
again i can understand not liking the angle fgo is taking also because van gogh is like THE tortured artist figure to relate to so it’s probably personal for a lot of people, but fate is always weird and i think it’s really interesting and both grants vincent a certain degree of agency (his art was the result of his own talents and work) and makes him very clearly a victim of severe mental illness (that happened to be caused by an elder god in this case). far as I can tell it’s not like they’re framing suicide in itself as noble act or anything either, it’s a desperate last ditch attempt. the servant van gogh is representative of the misery surrounding vincent (and his siblings) more than vincent himself because vincent van gogh’s reputation has come to be about his misery at least as much as his art at this point, but even as mangled patchwork of misery she tries to find a way to defy that misery which defines her. she’s weird and unsettling and unstable and she’ll forever be wondering “what if I killed myself? what if I hadn’t killed myself?” but she still tries to find some meaning or purpose in being alive. she actively looks to have her existence questioned not purely out of masochism but because she won’t accept misery as base state of existence. she’s fundamentally miserable but still enjoys big meals and cracking jokes and making art and that kind of spiteful defiance of hopelessness is so very fate-like that I honestly can’t imagine how else they’d have written van gogh.
#generoussoulinfluencer#king of asks#4) i responded this time but i don't appreciate messages that are like 'thing you like.... is BAD.....' without further elaboration
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