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cdragons · 2 months
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Back in my GOT Era, because my ADHD brain won't shut the fuck up 凸(^-^)凸
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Let’s pretend Yi Ti and Westeros have an okay trading relationship with each other, and merchants from Yi Ti are always treated with celebrity status in the Seven Kingdoms. Let's also pretend that the GOT writers haven't completely fucked up all of Stannis' fantastic characterization and complexity.
I love Shireen Baratheon so goddamn much, and the fact she died in the show is such an insult to both her's and Stannis' characters. I decided to blast D & D's canon with a bazooka and make Selyse die when Shireen was a baby. Because Stannis needs to make sure she has a mother figure, he marries a childhood friend, OC, who hails from Yi Ti and owns one of the largest sea merchant companies in the Golden Empire. Oh, and she'll have her own kid, too.
Why am I doing this? Don't I have a shitload of other fanfic ideas to write out? Yes, as a fanfic writer, having incomplete ideas is part of the job.
Do I still have an incomplete Robb Stark x YI Ti!OC story? Also, yes, but I replaced my laptop and forgot to save Chapter 4 in the iCloud Drive. The file is on my old laptop, but that's currently across the Atlantic Ocean in Shanghai while I'm in Boston right now 🤷🏻‍♀️.
🔆Backstory Time🔆
OC’s Name: Xu Mei-Ling & Face Claim: Michelle Yeoh
Mei-Ling's family was on good terms with the Baratheon House, and she was actually staying with Stannis during the Siege of Storms End. She is a few years older than Robert and Ned but is good friends with both boys. Stannis grows a major crush on her because of her support during the siege, and Mei-Ling thinks highly of his stubbornness to hold down Storms End for Robert. After the blockade, she ends up marrying someone in Yi Ti. She ended up giving birth to a daughter in the middle of a major storm.
I'll go into more details when I make the first official post about it, but long story short, Mei's husband dies, and so does Selyse. Mei eventually learns about Stannis' daughter and decides, "Fuck it."
They get married, and Mei moves to Dragonstone. She oversees his daughter's education and prepares her to be an heir worthy of the Baratheon name. She also makes sure Shireen interacts with other kids her age. Shireen gets a badass older sister and a mother who isn't the worst. Hooray!
Also, Mei's daughter will end up knowing Ned's kids and Theon for a good fucking portion of her life. She's Med's and Luwin's favorite because if someone pisses her off, she'll yell out profanities while chasing after them with a broom twice her size. One time, Robb tried to pull her hair, and the next thing he knew, he was pinned face down with his face eating mud and Mei's daughter's knee on his back. Another time, she called Ned a fat idiot for not knowing a basic Yi Tish term, and Ned swore it was being scolded by Mei all over again.
In the end, Stannis and the North will be saved from D&D's shitty writing because two WOC immigrants decided to take matters into their own hands.
I'm still having trouble deciding on a title, so if anyone has any ideas, let me know in the comments!
Tagging: @a-libra-writes, @aphroditesmoon, @asa-do-your-thing, @arcielee, @valeskafics, anyone else who is a fan of Stannis the Mannis, Shireen, the North, etc.
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sansxfuckyou · 4 months
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all of a sudden
Summary: Casey Jones is good at adapting, but he didn't expect to be adapting to mutating
Warnings: body modification, small panic attack, angst in general, check Ao3 port for full tags
Authors Note: inspired by the possum Casey Jones AU made by @probably-not-a-rutabaga except with some rasey vibes that can be ignored if thats not your style. anyways, hope ya'll enjoy and if you do consider dropping a reblog or checking the ao3 port
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It's covered in fur and has claws instead of nails, it's hissing as the mutagen worms through it's body and then it's dropping.
It isn't Casey Jones anymore, something much more creature. Chest heaving up and down and furred body immobile, hockey gear still strapped to it's form. Raphael just stares, in shock, in awe, partially paralyzed by the fear and the worry.
His partner in everything just mutated, into a rat, or something very rat like. And Raphael didn't take the hit, he should've, he probably would've went mad or turned to a primordial ooze of some sort if he did but it would be better than Casey having this fate. He slams the final Kraang against a wall before hoisting up Casey's body, it's light, lanky, mammalian.
Donnie can fix him.
-/-/-/-
"What happened?!" Was Donatello's first response to seeing Casey, "Who the fuck is this and where's Casey?"
"That is Casey," Raphael supplied.
Donatello nearly faints.
"Fix him," Fingers trace over the expanse of almost matted fur where the jacket does't cover anymore. He feels this deepseated guilt as he looks at Casey, he could've stopped this, he could've taken the hit. He should've been the one to get hit with that mutagen blast, not Casey.
"I don't think I can, I'll try but I think it's hopeless," Donatello claimed rather boldly, "I can probably stabilize him enough to keep his humanity-"
"Then do that, just don't lose him," Raphael practically begged, "Please."
-/-/-/-
There's the sound of someone shrieking followed by a shatter that draws Raphael from his state of almost there but not quite. He's quick to glance over to Donatello's lab to find a rat rushing out and freaking out. Terror is apparent on it's face as it glances around frantically in search of something to look at it's reflection.
"Casey,"
It whips it's head around to look at Raphael and it's absolutely Casey Jones, just in a different body. Taller, thinner, furrier, but it's still Casey, panic and fear, but all Casey. The turtle slowly walks over, as if he'll spook the possum if he goes too fast and he probably will.
"Raph," It speaks softly, quietly, voice cracking. Then it's leaned against it's partners plastron, holding on tight and crying. It's so confused, so lost, so wrong, "What happened to me?"
Raphael doesn't answer right away, just holds onto Casey and doesn't let go. A snout is nuzzled against his neck and they were the same height once, not anymore. He rubs circles onto the possums back, "Mutagen."
"Oh god," is all Casey can supply in response to the new knowledge, body shaking even more, "I'm not human, I'm not-"
"Yes, you are. You're Casey Jones, I promise," Raphael answered with before Casey could spiral, "You're still my partner, still our best friend, still Casey Jones."
There's a weak nod even though Casey doesn't believe a word coming out of Raphael's mouth, "Okay."
-/-/-/-
Casey Jones is an opossum, almost a rat but not quite, and he has an eternal vendetta against the Kraang. He lives in a sewer because of them, he's an animal because of them, he lost his sister because of them. Everything out there is gone because of them and he could do nothing but sulk in the sewers over his new body.
And now he's out in a farmhouse, naught but an animal and he swears he's losing his grasp on humanity a little bit more everyday. But he digs his claws in and tries not to let go because he's got the turtles, a group of four that were never human in the first place but have treated him so much better than any human ever has. If they learned humanity from a rat then he can hold onto what he already knows for his sake and their sake alike.
Hockey stick against sai every single day. Baseball bat against bo staff every single day. Fists against nunchaku every single day. He holds onto that humanity by working out the animal in violence whenever he can. He burned the scare crow mutant to a crisp when no one was looking, he grabbed his lighter and lit it up before anyone could say a thing. Before it could hurt anyone else.
He eats meat and steals scraps off of every one's plate because he's still getting used to the needing to eat every couple hours thing in smaller portions. He sleeps in the morning and wakes at noon, training every hour he's active because what else is there to do aside from chat and play shitty board games.
"Hey, Case," Raphael begins as he watches his partner eviscerate a raw slab of meat on a once white porcelain plate.
The possum snaps up and his pupils are slit, he has blood smattered on his snout and stuck in his fur, dripping from his whiskers. He just stares and chews before swallowing, "Yeah?"
"Do you want some water?" Raphael gently nudges over a glass and Casey is quick to grab it with bloodied paws, he drinks it eagerly.
"Thanks, still getting used to this," He gestures vaguely to himself, "And the meat cravings, and the sleep schedule."
"I know, just try to ease up on the craze, I think you scare Mikey sometimes," Raphael said.
Casey shrugged, "Oops, that's why we eat in the kitchen instead of out there with everyone else."
Raphael just rolled his eyes and took another bite of his pizza, "We'll go out and train after this, work out some of your energy."
"Fucking wicked," Casey answered with.
-/-/-/-
This is the closest Casey Jones will ever get to feeling like himself ever again.
Tip of the sai to his throat and all he does is smile because this is home.
Hockey stick to the back of his partners knees and all he does is smile because this is home.
Cruel words spat and all he does is smile because this is home.
Raphael pierces the tip of his sai into Casey's arm just to draw blood, just to feel pain, to understand what keeps him human.
And Casey Jones has one thing to say in response to the violence.
"Thank you,"
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katzeschreibt · 2 years
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Pick Me! Choose Me! Love Me! (slightly jealous!genshin men x gn!reader)
Kazuha and Scaramouche (seperatly) likes you and you like him back but youre already dating someone and its all just a huge love triangle mess thing (Kazuha manipulates you at some point)
sorry guys i did not know how to describe the summary :') also scaramouches part is kinda short because i began getting tired !! sorry
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Kazuha
Kazuha listened to your small rant with a smile on his face. He loved listening to your voice- whether it was raspy or loud, he didn't mind. He loved how you sounded either way- it distinguished you perfectly and made you unique.
"Kazuha, are you listening to me?" You snapped in his face, he was zoned out staring at you. He stayed staring into your eyes as he silently nodded.
"I am. That sounds difficult, I'm sorry you must go through that situation." He said with a straight face, grabbing your hand and holding it close to his chest. "I'm always here to help. That man didn't deserve you anyways."
"Meh, it's fine. Besides, he didn't treat me well so that's why I dumped in the first place." You shrugged and stood up, Kazuha still holding your hand and following you up. "However, I don't have anymore time to talk. I'm getting ready for a date tonight so I have to go get ready."
Kazuha's eyebrows twitched in confusion, looking down at his shoes. "A date? You never mentioned a date. I was hoping we could spend more time together." He glanced at you who was looking down at him. Your lips pursed as you sighed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think you wanted to know. You don't involve yourself in romance anyways."
The boy shrugged and let go of your hand. "I've been writing more romantic poems to test, I was hoping you'd catch on to the meaning of them but I guess you're completely unaware."
"Ah, apologies. But I really do have to go now, I'm really sorry." You smiled sadly at Kazuha before hurrying away, leaving him frowning at your back.
You were right, Kazuha never was involved in romantic things voluntarily. However, he's been changing unannounced. Of course you had noticed- you and Kazuha knew everything about each other. But you didn't know how to bring it up, did he like someone that wasn't you? It would only make you jealous.
After all, that's the entire reason you began dating that Watatsumi General- Gorou was his name? Kazuha didn't know you were dating him, and he does't have to know. He already likes someone anyways, so why would you tell him?
Kazuha walked along the shore of Narukami Island, wondering when you'd come back. It was getting late, but Kazuha didn't mind. Besides, he was used to the sky getting dark as he wandered around. He didn't have a home- at least, a home that was his own. He stayed with you from time to time, but you'd kick him out whenever Gorou visited.
He sighed, thinking about what you must've been doing and who you must've been with. Were you with someone he didn't know about? What if he was bad news? Kazuha's worry began to grow with every step he took.
Yet alas, Kazuha knew this would happen. Like I said, you both know everything about each other. Kazuha would surely find out about why you were being so mysterious about your date. He was confused too, the poems he would write for you were directed towards; well, you. Were they not direct enough? Did you just not care enough about his feelings towards you?
He began growing tired, and since it was late, he knew you would most likely be at home. He was getting tired of sleeping beneath the trees and atop rocks, so he made his way to your doorstep. Good thing he did. because he saw that your lights were on.
He knocked on the door and you quickly answered it, smiling when you saw Kazuha.
"Did you watch me come home? I just walked into my house when you knocked." You laughed before inviting Kazuha inside. He laughed along with you as he took of his shoes.
"Of course not, I would never watch you without your permission. I had just missed your company, and I thought you would be home by now."
"Hm, well you guessed correctly!" You made your way into your bedroom and laid on your bed, sighing in joy.
"How was your date? Did it all go smoothly?" Kazuha asked, joining you on your bed. You nodded, your eyes closed as your breathing steadied.
"Yeah, it turns out that we both have a lot in common. It was fun, but... I mean, for some reason I couldn't get you out of my head."
The boy stared at you in shock- you couldn't get him out of your head? Did that mean-
"Oh? I never would've imagined that you could be so blunt about that." He smirked and quietly laughed. "Hm, but I understand. I couldn't stop thinking about you either today. Mainly out of worry, but..."
"Oh, that reminds me! We went out shopping earlier, and I decided to buy you this," You handed him a maple leaf from your pocket. "I know that you like these kinds of leaves, so I decided that I would be nice and buy you something! Just because you looked pretty sad when I left."
"Wow, Y/n... It's gorgeous." He twirled around the keychain, admiring every detail on it. You watched as he ran his finger across it, it felt just like a real maple leaf which you thought was cool. "I love it. I am most grateful." He said with a smile. Your face slightly became warmer at the sight of his half smile, he had the perfect mouth anyone could ask for.
"Don't worry about it." You smiled in return and closed your eyes once again, relishing in Kazuha's company.
To be honest, you did have somewhat of a crush on the white-haired boy, and dating Gorou didn't help resolve those feelings whatsoever. But, as mentioned before, you thought Kazuha had liked someone else. And to avoid jealousy (and a love triangle), you settled with Gorou. Unbeknownst to you that your feelings were reciprocated.
"Are you tired? I don't have to stay the night if you don't want me to." Kazuha said in a hushed tone, in case you had fallen asleep already he didn't want to woke you.
"I'm not tired, just... thinking." You muttered, thinking about what you would do about the situation you were in. Should you just straight up confess to Kazuha or should you take the hard route and deny your feelings?
"Hm, may I think with you?" He asked, leaning towards you as he laid down beside you. You knew he didn't mean to make you feel flustered but he did anyways. The way he breathed softly next to you made butterflies appear in your stomach.
"Sure, but you don't know what I'm thinking about."
"Shall you tell me about what's on your mind?"
Kazuha watched your face as you sighed and glanced at him.
"It's just, I don't know what to do. I love dating Gorou, but I feel like I'm forcing it."
"...You're dating Gorou...?" Kazuha sat up and stared at you. "As in, General of Watatsumi Island Gorou?"
"Uh, yeah. Haha, sorry for not telling you. I didn't want you to become insecure of your title or anything, and I didn't want you to feel mad or sad."
Suddenly Kazuha put his hand on your cheek. "Y/n, Gorou has so much on his plate already, I think dating him would put an extra weight on his shoulders." He looked at you with a sad expression. Initially Kazuha didn't mean to manipulate you, but he knew it would break you two up. Then, he would be able to confess to you.
"Well, I mean he's the one who confessed to me..." You sighed and sat up. "But I agree, maybe it's the best to just break up with him. We've been dating for a while now and I have't been as happy as I am with... you, or something." You shrugged and sat up, giving Kazuha a hug.
"You're so kind for caring about Gorou. I thought you would be jealous or something."
"Hm, of course not. I love you, Y/n, and I think if you break up with him now, you won't get your heart broken in the future."
Kazuha did care about Gorou, but that's obviously not the reason why he broke you both up.
He did it because he truly loved you.
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Scaramouche
Scaramouche was a strict person, the kind of person who would order you to do something and get angry if you don't complete the task in under 5 minutes. But everybody knows that he doesn't do that to you- they've seen it with their own eyes.
Hell, you'd go off to do something and Scaramouche would either assist you or force you to stop doing the thing because he was going to do it instead. You both weren't dating though- of course not. You've publicly stated that you and Scaramouche's relationship was strictly platonic, even though people have witnessed him writing cute things about you on a piece of paper.
You and him were resting after you had decided to go out for the day, you both were staying in Inazuma for now so you took the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery.
"I don't understand how you like this place so much. It's so boring here." Scaramouche scoffed as you both sat down underneath a tree.
"It's relaxing, the background noises help me focus on things I need to get done." You replied, a paper and pen in your hand.
"Hm. What are you working on?" He looked over your shoulder at what you were writing. Your hand writing was neat compared to his, sometimes even him himself couldn't read what he wrote.
"Just documenting things for... someone." You muttered.
You knew Scaramouche had feelings for you, basically everybody knew, as much as he denied it. And don't get it wrong, you did like him back, but you were already in a relationship with that one adeptus from Liyue that Scara was always skeptical about.
"Oh? Who is it for? I know that the Tsaritsa did'nt ask for these documents, and I know that none of the harbingers asked for these documents..." He asked, his eyes squinting at you. You sweatdropped before dropping your pen and looking at him.
"It's for Xiao." Was all you said before you began writing again. Scaramouche frowned- that guy? He looks like a total asshole and you're dating him? Well, if you wanted a short-distance boyfriend like Xiao, Scaramouche was right by your side!
"...That guy from Liyue. You're too good for him, you know? He looks like a bitch and the last time we encountered each other, I swear I wanted to rip his throat off of his head because of the way he looked at me." He grumbled, so you nudged him with your shoulder.
"Scara! You know he could kill you very easily, right? He's a literal adeptus, someone with immediate contact with Rex Lapis." You sighed and held his hand, making him tense up for a second before he relaxed.
"I don't know why you hate everybody I talk to except for you. Are you jealous or something? I care about you, so if you don't approve of my relationships then... I could just end them..." You looked down when you said that, hoping that he wouldn't make you break up with Xiao.
Honestly, you loved Xiao a lot. However, you loved Scaramouche even more. And if he made you both break up, sure you'd be sad, but you would do it for him.
"I'm not jealous... and you don't have to... break up with your, uh, boyfriend. Even though it would be convenient..."
You laughed at what he said and let go of his hand. Well, if that's what you'd like, then I won't break up with him. But I will if you really wanted me to." You said and began to write once again, Scaramouche staring at you with a confused expression while his face was a bit red.
"Oh... OH."
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mangodelorean · 2 years
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Bad and Crazy - Episode 03 recap/musings
[Can I just marry the opening titles already?]
A few seconds before The Big Kick, we freeze-frame and refresh our memory: Helmet Man has been Su Yeol the whole time. Unfreeze, and Su Yeol knocks down Assemblyman Do and gets in a few good slaps - even calling him a murderer - before Bong Pil hauls him off, which is enough to snap him out of it and realise just what the ever-loving fuck he's done. Aghast, he apologises profusely, then points at Helmet Man (i.e., nothing), and bolts in his direction with other cops giving chase. Quite frankly, it's the only reasonable way out of this.
A short distance away, he finds Helmet Man (who doesn't wear the helmet this entire episode, thank god), and doesn't waste any time cuffing him, to which Helmet Man retorts that, of course someone like Su Yeol should be locked up. Su Yeol demands to know who Helmet Man is and why he's doing this, but Helmet Man counters with just...laughing and picking his nose with his suddenly free hands. Su Yeol barely has any time to be disgusted, confused, and/or furious before he realises the cuffs are now on him instead, and makes another run for it when everyone else catches up to him.
Back at the scene of The Big Kick, Hui Gyeom gets a call. Meanwhile, Assemblyman Do is nursing his bruises with an ice pack in Bong Pil's office. The former asks the latter why Su Yeol turned on him, but Bong Pil is just as flummoxed. The Assemblyman tells him that, since the election just ended, things won't turn out well for either of them if whatever is going on ends poorly or is leaked to the press.
In the car park, Hui Gyeom finds Su Yeol lurking sheepishly behind a pillar, where she unlocks his cuffs and asks him why on earth he did that nonsense back there. Su Yeol explains about the necklace and its contents, but adds that he's lost it [I'll say] and blames it on Helmet Man ("that jerk") grabbing it and jumping in the river. But he's also thinking out loud about the realisation that Helmet Man is him ("No, I'm me"), and then switches between talking about cuffing Helmet Man and how the cuffs hurt his own wrists, the big dumb baby.
At this point, Hui Gyeom is rightfully furious - it's the key piece of evidence in Yu Na's murder, with implications on the investigation of (the slain cop) Min Su's death, and this feeble, lanky tube can't seem to figure out what he's talking about. She tries to reason with him - if he does't find that necklace, his career is toast.
The pair head over to his apartment, but they catch wind of the aforementioned pursuing cops in the hallway. When they leave, the two sneak inside, and use the torches on their phone to avoid detection. Er, unfortunately, that doesn't work, because it's only been, like, two seconds and the cops are still outside the building and CAN SEE EVERYTHING like a bloody Timelord-meme rave.
Upstairs, Hui Gyeom gets Su Yeol to open his safe, noting that the passcode is her birthday [Hmm]. Inside, they find Helmet Man's helmet! And... a pile of framed photos of Hui Gyeom and Su Yeol from when they were dating. Awks. Su Yeol does Confused Pikachu Face and tries to babble out an explanation, but the Su-Yeol-hunting cops have come back up. They search everywhere except the end closet, where the exes are doing 7 Minutes of Oh Shit I Hope They Don't Find Us but, luckily, the cops leave, thinking nobody's there. Once the coast is clear, the two emerge from the closet, with Su Yeol embarrassed to realise that he's been holding Hui Gyeom's hand. Heh.
At the bridge, Hui Gyeom lambasts Su Yeol's original plan to deep-six the necklace. He admits it: "I was going to pretend it wasn't my job and turn a blind eye to it. I didn't want that case to complicate my life!" Bit late, now. Hui Gyeom, in what's possibly the most apt character description of Su Yeol so far, declares, "That's more like you. You piece of trash." She asks him again why he kicked Assemblyman Do but, instead of an answer, he shuffles off down the riverbank, takes off half his upper clothes, and wades/wobbles into the water. It looks like it's cold and dirty, or maybe he's just being a bitch. Probably both. Hui Gyeom watches in disbelief/second-hand embarrassment as Su Yeol pratfalls gracelessly in the dark, then leaves his pathetic, soggy, algae-festooned arse to shiver as she drives off. Su Yeol doesn't even fight it, and instead, trudges over to plop down on a rock, lamenting that his life is over.
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A miserable Su Yeol turns up at his mother's restaurant, where she makes him porridge. Aww. He picks at it tearfully while telling her not to worry in advance without disclosing what's wrong, and checks that the family debt is paid off. He's worried. She asks him what's wrong - did Dong Yeol cause trouble? - but he spots the necklace and, in floods of happy-tears, hugs Mama Ryu and says that everything is going to be ok. It's a sweet moment.
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The next morning, Bong Pil nearly runs over Su Yeol, who's crouching in contrition outside of his garage. The latter shows the former the necklace footage, but it's too damaged and too dark to confirm 100% that it's Assemblyman Do or that it caught him in the act, and that if Do fobs this off as just a lookalike, then they'll have nothing. Bong Pil says that Do might very well end up President one day, and Su Yeol greases that wheel with yes, the future President murdered a woman, and if their team cracks the case, it'll be a huge career boon for them. He also throws in that Hui Gyeom/Narcotics is already on the case, and they shouldn't let them steal their thunder. Damn, he's really trying everything.
But Bong Pil isn't entirely convinced.
Su Yeol: I got the bait, hooked the needle, and threw the line. Then a big fish bit! And this catch... What if the others take the fish? You're sure it won't drive you mad?
Bong Pil: If you indeed caught a shark, it will bite the bait and sink the boat you're on. Don't you know that?
But Su Yeol persists that they only need to find whoever disposed of Yu Na's body, and from there, they'll be golden.
Cut to Bong Pil relaying this to the Commissioner, the two alone in the former's office. They both agree to let Su Yeol take on the case because a) It'll be accolades all around if he succeeds b) He'll take the fall if he fails. Oof.
At Detective Do's place, the Assemblyman hears of Su Yeol's possible suspension, but also the murder investigation. He then turns his anger to his cousin, who's just feeding his little fucking fishes, man. When the detective admits he can't find who disposed of Yu Na's body (i.e., the van owner he secretly bribed to leave the country), the Assemblyman takes a peek at the wee fishies (uh-oh), taps on the glass and calls one a murder (oh no), then says the same to the detective before beating him and violently dunking his head in the fish tank, sending a couple of the little swimmy bois out onto the floor. In an increasing bout of rage, the Assemblyman tells his cousin to keep a low profile or he'll kill them all, while the detective lies gasping for air, much like the goldfish flailing on the floor across from him. Yikes.
Elsewhere, Su Yeol takes the memory card from his dashcam (and ignores a call from Hui Gyeom). He shows the footage - of him jumping on his car again but this time on the bridge - to the dodgy doctor [He went back??] to prove that it wasn't a dream.
Doc: "So it turns out, this lunatic was you."
Ha. At this point, Su Yeol's fully on board with Helmet Man being a non-corporeal identity, and begs for help. The doctor asks if he has any childhood trauma, to which Su Yeol balks [Hmm] snaps that he's not there to write his autobiography, and asks if he's going to help him or not.
Treatment comes in the next scene by way of hypnosis, and we see Su Yeol experiencing a disjointed nightmare: He's a child, there's a slamming door, he's running away from something in what looks like a camp of multiple tents, he or someone else speeds away on a bicycle, then a final slam of the door from before. An unnverved Su Yeol wakes up with a start... to find the doctor snoring in the chair opposite. Ha.
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He wakes him up, and the doc tells him he was actually resisting hypnosis. Su Yeol asks about the meaning of his nightmare, but the doc changes the subject to Helmet Man, asking if Su Yeol knows his name. Su Yeol is not impressed:
Su Yeol: Was I supposed to ask that jerk his name? "How do you do? What's your name?" Like that?
Doc: Please calm down. You see, alternate personalities want to be acknowledged, too.
Su Yeol says he can't believe he has to actually wait for Helmet Man to show up again, but the doc has a bit of advice: to avoid stress [Lmao], to which Su Yeol replies by yelling to which the doc, in turn, responds by yelling even louder for him to calm down (erm), which leads to more back-and-forth yelling. The doc storms off to his medicine stationery drawer and hands Su Yeol another unmarked bottle of pills, advising him to take one whenever he feels stressed. He sends Su Yeol off with a visualisation technique/mantra to try to avoid stress: "That jerk is a fake. I'm the real one, the one and only. He's not real!"
The face Su Yeol pulls in response is peak 2021 energy, but he reluctantly gives it a go anyway.
On his way home, while stuck in traffic, Helmet Man appears at Su Yeol's door like a terrifying pop-up, sweetly demanding to be let in. But Su Yeol isn't finding this a goer and immediately pops one of the sus pills and does the mantra from before. And it seems to work, because Helmet Man has fucked off, and Su Yeol's muppety "oooh!" face has been living in my head rent-free since last Friday.
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But, shortly afterwards, when he pops out of his car to get petrol, Helmet Man is waiting for him in the passenger seat. Despite the other's protests, Su Yeol pops yet another pill [YOU'RE DRIVING, YOU SPOON!], does the mantra, and poof! Helmet Man's gone again. Cue another Su Yeol happy face, only this time way looser and sillier.
At home, Su Yeol, now a lucid assemblage of man-shaped noodles, stumbles into bed, moaning pleasantly about how nice everything feels [Well, no shit, you're high]. Too bad, because Helmet Man's shown up as the cuddly big spoon behind him. Su Yeol jumps out of bed and tries to repeat his Helmet-Man-ridding ritual, but Helmet Man, who hasn't vanished, mocks his pill-popping by saying he'll "die at this rate". He grabs Su Yeol and forces the entire bottle of pills in his mouth since it seems he wants to die, but Su Yeol manages to free himself and spit everything out. In a stupor, he struggles to stay upright and asks Helmet Man his name:
Su Yeol: You psycho... Hey you... What's your name?
Helmet Man: Me? [rolls seductively] Why do you ask?
Su Yeol: You little--! Your name... What is your name?
Helmet Man: [shyly] K.
Su Yeol: "Gay?"
And there went my coffee. K corrects him but, before Su Yeol can ruminate on how odd of a name this is, he belly-flops into bed and passes out. Aw, it's been a long day, pet.
Next morning, Hui Gyeom is banging, then kicking on the front door, before correctly guessing - to her dismay - that his door passcode is still her birthday. Su Yeol is still asleep even after she calls out to him, so she rouses him with a sound slap. Ha. She tells him that she's there because last night he begged her for help in tears, but he clearly doesn't remember (I think we can guess who texted her). He changes the subject to ask her how she got in, to which she replies that the code is her birthday, duh, and also why hasn't he changed it? He whines that he shouldn't have to, because it's his place, but she changes tack to tell him that she knows he found the necklace. He's not best pleased.
Hui Gyeom watches the footage through visible discomfort, and reveals (clearly quite reluctantly) to Su Yeol that the Min Su was trying to take down the Assemblyman. Hui Gyeom is about to go to the Assemblyman and let him have it, but Su Yeol (literally) holds her back and tells her she doesn't want to be in the same mess that he's in. She asks what he's going to do, but he dismisses her and says his team is on it, not hers, to which she responds by aiming a very large glass bottle at his head. He relents and agrees to work together. Ha.
Elsewhere, at Van Owner Man's hideout (not the premises from Episode 2), said Van Owner tells Detective Do on the phone that they're not leaving the country as previously agreed, and to stop calling. In rushes Su Jan (the foreign worker who scolded Su Yeol for being a rude dickhead), who says they're still looking for the mysterious helmetted man, but they're coming up empty.
But meanwhile, Su Yeol is outside Van Owner Man's premises, and steps in to survey the oily, deserted surroundings. He recalls the little fighty-fight he had with them, because you thirsty bastards want to see more of a primal-screaming, oiled-up, leather-clad LDW, but a light shoulder tap from Jae Seon (yay!) snaps him out of it. Su Yeol is still a bit sore from their last conversation:
Su Yeol: [pouting] You treated me like a piece of trash for not helping Gyeong Tae.
Jae Seon: When did I treat you like a piece of trash? [quieter] You're not that bad...
Su Yeol: What, then? Am I recyclable?
Ha. I love these two.
Amid slipping and sliding in the oil like a pair of drunken Charleston dancers, Jae Seon tells Su Yeol that Ma, the Van Owner, froze his phone and cards and went off-grid, and that he had a history of smuggling, illegal brokering, and corpse disposal. Su Yeol checks the closet where he found the necklace but, of course, it's cleaned out. He tells Jae Seon to follow up by finding out a list of relevant black market dealers.
At the hospital, Detective Do relieves two cops on guard duty outside a still-comatose Gyeong Tae's room. But before he can do more than just look at the boy, in pops Su Yeol, who reads guilt or fear on the other man's face. The two men trade barbs, and Su Yeol warns the detective to turn himself in and reveal who he's covering for because, even though the Assemblyman could get out of this, there's no way the detective ever could:
Su Yeol: Think wisely. Staying on a boat with a hole will only cost you your life.
Detective Do: What about the boat you're on? Is it safe? Let's see whose boat sinks first.
Back at Su Yeol's flat, there's a loud bang. But, fear not! It's Dong Yeol with a party popper to celebrate Su Yeol's birthday. Aww. But Little Brother is far from amused, and grumbles that it's good for Dong Yeol that he didn't still have his gun.
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Cut to a very delicious-looking cake, candles burning atop it, and a proper feast laid out on Su Yeol's kitchen counter. Big Bro has made seaweed soup ("from scratch") for Su Yeol's birthday and is heckin excited about it. This is so impossibly sweet. Of course, Su Yeol responds with a sigh and grimace - "It's your birthday, not mine" - but Dong Yeol counters that it's both, and it's here we get the reveal that Mama Ryu adopted Su Yeol as a tween, and gave both boys the same birthday. Su Yeol starts in on the soup but deadpans confusion at the boiled egg yolk, and throws Dong Yeol out.
But, post-shower a short while later, Su Yeol glances at the cake and it takes him back to that first birthday with Dong Yeol and Mama Ryu: He's a kid, a little uncomfortable with the attention, the singing, all of it. Dong Yeol gets a gift but he immediately tells Su Yeol to ask Mama Ryu for the same thing - which she produces immediately, wrapped and all. Aww, these two Ryus.
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Eyes brimming with tears but not falling, an adult Su Yeol recalls that, at that same birthday, he asked to call Mama Ryu Eomma/Mum:
Su Yeol: Can I call you Eomma, too?
Dong Yeol: [smiling] Yes, you can call her Eomma, too.
Mama Ryu: Yes! Of course you can. [gives him the gift] Here, this is for you. Now, call me Eomma. Go on.
[pause]
Su Yeol: [hesitates] Eomma...
Mama Ryu: [excited] Yes! My dear son. I have a younger son, now. [hugs him] Thank you for becoming a member of the family. Happy birthday.
[Excuse me while I get rid of these onions]
Then, in a rare moment of non-dickery, Su Yeol walks up to Dong Yeol, who's fallen asleep on his couch (in his cooking apron), and gently drapes a blanket over him. Oh, my heart.
Elsewhere, a woman in a car is reading conversational English phrases from a book. In Russian, her driver asks her why she's bothering. In Korean, she replies that if you know English, you can get anywhere. She asks about Assemblyman Do, and her driver replies that he "took the drug we sold him and got himself in trouble". They talk about how their drug stash was stolen by "rats", and the woman muses icily about putting out "some rat poison". Oh, she's gonna be scary.
At home the next morning, Su Yeol tells a yawning Dong Yeol to choof off home, but aha! The yawn was a fake! Big Bro switfly unveils a robot toy from behind his back - the same as the one that the two brothers both got in Su Yeol's tearful birthday flashback. Su Yeol is perplexed, but Dong Yeol reminds him that Little Bro had texted him that he'd kill him if he didn't get him one. Hee. We know what's coming: Su Yeol snatches Dong Yeol's phone and reads "his" texts to him:
Do you have my birthday gift ready?
The transforming robot!
Get me the newest model, or you're so dead
Ryu Dong Yeol!
Are you asleep?
You crazy jerk! Get up! Go get a transforming robot for me. Now!!
[Excuse me while I guffaw my intestines out]
While Su Yeol is pondering how much K could possibly know about him [Duh, he's you], Dong Yeol asks him what he's going to do with "the other stuff" - "the things that are at the store", "that came with "Mum's necklace". Hoo, boy.
Off they go to the restaurant, where a big crate of jewellery is hidden behind the counter, which triggers a recollection: leathery Su Yeol marching out of the Van Owner's oily premises, crate atop his shoulder with a deranged smile on his face in a post-brawl high. Su Yeol calls Jae Seon for the aforementioned list of black-market dealers, but it's not yet ready. Dong Yeol feigns ignorance of the entire concept before setting up a fake e-commerce site and schooling an astonished Su Yeol on the intricacies of the Dark Web. He's a pro, with the nickname "East Fire". Lmao. Su Yeol warns him this might not be safe, but Dong Yeol tells him not to worry, right before Su Yeol gets a call.
Supernintendo Dickhead's been called in to the Munyang District Prosecutor's Office, as part of the aftermath of The Big Kick, but the prosecutor himself is, like, a biscuit older than In Seon. His name is Nam Eun Seok, and he really doesn't give a shit about Su Yeol, probably Su Yeol's shirt is so unbuttoned he might as well just wear deep Vs going forward. Or because he's a prick. Su Yeol glances at Jae Seon's text that Eun Seok's supervisor trained with Assemblyman Do [so he's probably already fucked].
Su Yeol tries introducing himself with his trademark charm and pleasantries, but when Eun Seok bats them away with an "I know", Su Yeol passive-aggressively asks, through a Karenny smile, what year the prosecutor graduated. Eun Seok: "None of your business." Ha! Eun Seok brags about his qualifications, but laments that it's not enough to get him "a single blind date lined up" before segueing into a rather brusque, unflattering summary of Su Yeol's family, which causes Su Yeol's fake smile to drop.
Eun Seok dives right in, citing a list of people who've bribed Su Yeol in the past, states how he knows he laundered some of the money through other accounts, including Dong Yeol's, and that he's in deep do-do. Definitely a threat, but also, he DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE BLIND DATE LINED UP, but sorry, he's not angry or anything, he just gets mood swings.
Er. Anyway, he promises to investigate it "thoroughly" so he can get a promotion and get married, and advises Su Yeol to cooperate.
Elsewhere, Scary Cool Lady is tearing into some seafood in front of Assemblyman Do [nice callback to what he did to that poor fuckin fish], not making eye contact, not giving a shit about errant food particles or her messy hair. Oh, she's fuckin cool. The Assemblyman puts out feelers for help, but she throws back in his face something he'd said previously: that they should each just handle their own problems. The Assemblyman tosses her an envelope to "kill him" (it's not clear who yet), and makes to leave with a warning about her troubled, international past, but the door's not budging.
"I'm not done talking," she deadpans. She asks for a "delivery service" to mitigate their drug losses. Assemblyman Do laughs at her, asking if she's seriously going to risk just openly distributing drugs, to which she responds in Russian, "You don't think I can do it?" Her driver opens the door and calls him a "rat" in Russian. The Assemblyman tells him to "speak Korean". As he leaves, Scary Cool Lady remarks that, when she's in Korea, she's always "cold and hungry".
At Van Owner Man's hideout, the foreign workers find Dong Yeol's fake site but discover something in the photos that clearly names the pizza place's location. Dong Yeol, you dope.
On his way out, at night [How long did this take?], Su Yeol hears from Jae Seon over the phone that the prosecutor is going hard - combing through five years' of records of everything he's ever done, and probably more at this rate. He ignores a call from Dong Yeol only to answer the second one, seconds later, during which a sobbing Big Brother is begging for help: He's been kidnapped. And is upside down. Su Jan grabs the phone and Su Yeol recognises him as "that foreigner", and the former warns the latter to get there immediately while they're still "being nice". Van Owner asks to speak to Su Yeol but Su Jan's already hung up. Ha. The bad guys wander off to eat their takeaway, and a still-upside-down, still-weeping Dong Yeol begs to use the bathroom, but also wishes them well in enjoying their food. Hee.
Up creeps our intrepid Su Yeol, with all the stealth of a farting bear. He crawls back to his car to hide while grouching over the phone to Jae Seon, who's late, for getting in a fender bender. He tells Jae Seon to get back-up to move in with their lights and sirens off, because it's their last chance, that they have to do this "as quietly and as secretly as possible", and--
Oops. Su Jan's at the window and, almost immediately, Su Yeol is surrounded by the other workers who start smashing up what's left of his car. They yell at him to come out (which is probably what Su Yeol is hoping K will do), but Su Yeol manages to escape and runs into a nearby convenience store. Hiding behind a pile of boxes of "sweet potato shaped snacks", Su Yeol begs K to manifest. While he's waiting, he bottles one of the workers, then rams a full trolley into another and smacks him with a cooking pot. He topples an entire set of shelves onto two more, leaving Su Jan and three of the burliest members of the group left standing.
Su Yeol is swiftly hurled into a shelf of baby goods, but pivots with a... pack of diapers, warning the thugs that he "gets really scary" when he's angry. [Insert "no talk me i angy" kitten image] He tells them he's the cool helmet guy that smashed up their office, but Su Jan quite cleverly points out that, hey, if he's really that guy, then awesome, they can get rid of two dickheads for the price of one. To which Su Yeol responds: "How come your Korean is so good?" [I don't know, maybe because they're in fucking Korea, and this dude, an immigrant who achieved the Herculean task of mastering fluency in a foreign language in order to integrate to appease bigoted dickheads, should be congratulated for that, you fuckin twat badger?] Su Jan gets two of the thugs to down the shelf on him, and he's buried under a pile of sundries. Good.
Su Yeol wakes groggily to the sound of K nomming on potato chips, and the former whines at the latter for not showing up earlier [I'm getting Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok vibes]. K says he's embarrassed that Su Yeol can't fight. Su Yeol implores K to help, and he nods. Next thing we know, Su Yeol claws his way out from under the shelf by impressively and forcefully upending it (even though it's now empty, so, well... it's lighter), and he stands up, flexing his neck and shoulders in a very nonchalant, superhero, Imma-kick-your-ass way. And the thugs notice, because they look a tiny bit scared.
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It's K's perspective now. He grabs two electric fly-swatters and beats up two thugs before trapping one's head in a giant mesh basket. He tries to punch the heaviest two but barely breaks skin, so he deftly ties up the pair with a garden hose and some nifty footwork. He pops into an aisle to grab a mini axe, but Su Jan knifes him in the back, asking him if he's "done playing". K stops another stab attempt with his hand before quipping, "No, I'm not. I want to play some more!". Both then scream at each other:
Su Jan: Don't laugh!
K: Don't tell me what to do!!
More screaming, but then it's Hui Gyeom to the rescue with a flying kick before she cuffs Van Owner Man. She asks Su Yeol if he's all right, to which he responds by snapping out of his K persona and crying about his mildly gnarly hand wound. She ties it with her handkerchief, and K pops back up behind Su Yeol, asking tenderly, "Is it her?"
Shortly after, the Van Man and his crew are arrested, and Hui Gyeom asks Su Yeol why he grabbed that knife, knowing he's a "chicken". But, before he can reply, she asks where Dong Yeol is. OOPS.
Cut to: poor Dong Yeol, still the wrong way up, with Hui Gyeom and Su Yeol rushing to help. Big Bro is suspended from a crane, so Hui Gyeom holds him steady while Su Yeol gets inside the vehicle. Like a fucking moron who will spend three whole minutes pulling a door that says "push" and then kicking it in anger, instead of pulling it down he starts the engine, lifts the crane UPWARDS, then finally brings it back down, but now poor Dong Yeol's wet himself. Su Yeol, probably not knowing what makes crotches wet, bends over and smells Dong Yeol's trousers before realising it's urine, then scolds his older brother for not being able to hold it in.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Gyeong Tae's finger twitches.
At the station, Bong Pil and Su Yeol await Van Owner Man's testimony, confident they can go after both Do men once he names the detective. Bong Pil asks if he really can pull this off, but Su Yeol brags that he can ("You've seen me turn Norwegian mackerel into dried yellow corvina.") Bong Pil muses that it might actually be possible. I'm enjoying his Switzerland-like neutrality.
On the other side of the interrogation mirror, Su Yeol runs down Van Owner Man's list of possible charges to him, but cuts to the chase and asks who brought him Yu Na's body. Van Owner Man dodges the question, and Su Yeol calls his bluff, saying he'll add murder to the list. Van Owner Man relents, but before we hear what he says, we cut to Su Yeol bolting out of the building and telling Jae Seon, who's already in the car, to turn on the lights and siren.
Detective Do is packing a quick getaway bag, but in walks Scary Cool Lady and her driver. Well, now we know who she was asked to kill. That's cold, Assemblyman. Scary Cool Lady coos at the tanks's remaining fish as her driver forces Detective Do into a noose.
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Cut to: Su Yeol and Jae Seon at the same place later, only to find the detective hanged. Oof. They're both called back to the office to find their team's files being ransacked and boxed by investigators. Amid the fracas, Su Yeol gets a call from a panicked Mama Ryu, audibly struggling with someone on the phone, who says that "some people are here to take my household account book and bankbooks".
Su Yeol goes to his mother's restaurant to find it completely ravaged: capsized buckets of noodles, food in piles on the floor, upturned trays and utensils everywhere. What an awful mess. Mama Ryu frantically asks Su Yeol what's going on as he scurries to clean up. Distraught, he tries to formulate a response. She says she can't get a hold of Dong Yeol and asks if things are OK. Su Yeol looks broken but white-lies, "Yes, of course." Man, this is heartbreaking. He gets an incoming call from Assemblyman Do.
At a club in what looks like a secret/private room, Su Yeol meets the Assemblyman, who's in a hot tub with Definitely Not His Wife. It's Debauchery City: barely-clothed people drunkenly shrieking and pawing at each other, and extravagant-looking food and drink platters against a sleazy soundtrack. Su Yeol catches a glimpse of someone who looks VERY underage. Yuck.
A minute later, on his knees, Su Yeol clasps a glass with both hands as Do pours something expensive-looking and likely a very hard liqueur. Su Yeol apologises and begs for forgiveness, asking to be "beaten to a pulp". Do laughs this off and asks his fellow revellers if he's the type of thug that would do that, to which they nervously respond no. Su Yeol hands over the necklace, saying it's probably too damaged to be admitted as evidence, that he should have known his place, and bows his head in penance, begging again and again for forgiveness, that he'll do anything for mercy.
Do muses that "everyone makes mistakes" as he pours more alcohol into Su Yeol's glass, which the latter holds again with both hands. He thanks Do and downs it, but Do drops the bomb that Su Yeol will be expected to leave the police force and work elsewhere. Do starts pouring again, wondering if Su Yeol would prefer a "big company". In horror, Su Yeol asks if he has to leave the police force, to which Do smiles menacingly, still pouring, then stares without a smile, not stopping pouring, his face twitching, the glass now overflowing, Su Yeol still bowing as the last dregs pour out of the bottle, which Do hurls onto the floor.
"Then, what? Were you planning to stay there?" he asks Su Yeol, who answers shakily, "No, sir. A big company..." he stammers in terror, "That'd be great. Thank you, sir." He turns his head (in the standard reverent way when drinking with elders) to painfully gulp down the entire tumbler in one go, stopping in the middle because it's clearly burning, paint-thinner strength, finishing with some of it sloshing down his shirt, whereupon he bows his head again as Do laughs at him. This is horrible to watch.
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Do takes the necklace and says he has something in return: It's a video that he airs on the projection screen in front of everyone, and it's of Yu Na. It's her sweet birthday message to In Seon from the teddy bear toy, and, in this contrasted setting, where nobody else cares, where other people are bribed and threatened and wined and dined to not care, it's chilling. Do smiles at Su Yeol, who can't bear to watch but has to listen, tells him he can keep the video as a "retirement gift", and wipes his feet on Su Yeol's back. He exits with a girl, both laughing, but not before cruelly saying "My eyes well up with tears every time I watch that", leaving Su Yeol to hold back angry tears as he recalls his last conversation with In Seon.
In the bathroom, Su Yeol is violently throwing up (and probably not just from the rapid alcohol intake), sobbing, suffering. He splashes water on his face and looks at himself in the mirror, but can barely manage it for more than a few seconds. He looks broken, destroyed.
But, then, a phone call:
Su Yeol: Hello?
Caller: Senior Inspector Ryu, I need your help.
Su Yeol: Who are you?
Caller: It's me. O Gyeong Tae. I'm being chased. Please help me.
Su Yeol: O Gyeong Tae...?
And that's episode 3 down and, just... fuck me, that was intense. This plot is moving very quickly but it's taken some curveballs.
Now we know that Assemblyman Do isn't the Big Bad. It's Scary Awesome Russian-Korean Lady, and to say I'm intrigued by her is an understatement. Her quietly terrifying presence dominates every scene she's in.
More of the same for K, but his personality is coming out a bit more, and he's starting to feel like his own character rather than a punchline. Less of Gyeong Tae, who really needs a post-coma filling in on everything that's happened. If he already knows he's a murder suspect, how did he find out? The news?
Su Yeol continues to be a dickhead, but his scenes with Dong Yeol and Mama Ryu are throwing us some much-needed depth. I'm really rooting for this family unit because it's the real heart of the show.
Stray thoughts:
Su Yeol on his knees, then standing up, then bowing to apologise. I want this to be a party dance.
Between K's hand-washing etiquette and derisive nose-picking, I would never trust him to handle my phone. Or anything else I want clean.
Hui Gyeom calling him Su Yeol in anger, then Mr Ryu, then sunbae. Oh, that would pain me.
The boat-metaphor conversation between Su Yeol and Bom Pil was played serious in the highlights/trailers, but was set against the not-serious quirky background music in the actual episode.
English bits - Su Yeol: "OK" several times; K: "Open the door!"; Dong Yeol: "Don't worry"
The bicycle from the nightmare - could it be connected to K's identity as a biker?
Su Yeol looks like he's bloody chewing the tablets at the petrol station. I'm taking that as a reference to when he chewed the antidepressants in Goblin like a weirdo (which was something LDW ad-libbed and his tongue immediately regretted it)
K wears red a lot - the biker jacket, the robe, the jacket at the convenience store. The mesh basket he used as a weapon in the convenience store was red, too.
Why the hell would you use someone's birthday as a door code? Hui Gyeom doesn't seem like the type to have enemies but what if some rando who knew her birthday decided to break in? Twit.
Silly, high LDW is a delight. I love when any actor plays drunk/impaired and goes full-goof.
Way to wear all-white shoes while walking around a floor covered in black oil, dipshit.
Su Yeol tells Jae Seon that he scared him by sneaking up on him, but Jae Seon says that, no, he shouted his name for ages before walking up. So even if Su Yeol is just recalling events he did as K, he disassociates fully, to that level? Interesting.
This show really seems to like boat metaphors.
Stamping on your phone doesn't stop people from being able to call you, Van Man.
Su Yeol looks like such a football mum in the baggy suits and tees he wears.
Dong Yeol again with his impressive spreads! I bet that beautiful birthday cake was home-made, as well. Su Yeol, you're such an ungrateful wench.
Hui Gyeom's DOB: 25 Oct 1988; Su Yeol's DOB: 18 Apr 1987. I'm not really buying LDW as being that young but, I guess since they aged up Hui Gyeom from the actress's real age and aged LDW down, there's no icky age gap with the characters. (Still, a decade or so between the ML and FL actors' real ages has always irked me. Even in non-kdramas. Especially as FLs are invariably the younger ones.)
Both boys having the same birthday so the family could still afford to give both a birthday party. Aww.
I love Dong Yeol being able to use his (surprisingly sketchy, though it's been said he's been in trouble before) expertise to help Su Yeol while the latter tries (in his traditionally grumpy aloofness) to keep Dong Yeol safely out of things. And tsundere Su Yeol is sweet. He legit does care for his family.
Between Assemblyman Do and the prosecutor, this show is having some fun with People Who Are Much Smaller Than Lee Dong Wook Making Him Feel Small.
There's a lot going on about people who think they're in power but they're really just pawns - everyone from Su Yeol to both Do men.
Dong Yeol trying to soften his kidnapping situation by calling the foreign worker 'handsome' while crying is just so Dong Yeol and I love it.
I see the Midnight reference with that little axe.
Aww, Hui Gyeom and Su Yeol and their couples-matching flying kicks.
Where is Dong Yeol at the end of this episode? Please tell me he's safe and he's just buying new trousers.
Assemblyman Do telling his fellow partier to "turn up the volume" on Yu Na's birthday message video is just beyond fucked-p.
"Why so serious" - you're not the Joker, Assemblyman Do.
I definitely heard the full "ssibal/fuck" word from Su Yeol in the episode's final scene.
I guess Su Yeol wasn't in the mood to correct Gyeong Tae in that phone call for only calling him "Senior Inspector".
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Trigon & Arella relationship {TrigElla} 🤍
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Explanation of all canon versions
Arella {her name was Angela} was a Christian, her father was very strict, her relationship with her family was bad, which led to her running away from home. She ended up joining the satanism group, they wanted to give a bride to a demon and Angela was chosen, they managed to summon the demon, it was Trigon who appeared to them.
Thus Angela met Trigon for the first time, it has also been mentioned that Trigon appeared in human form, she wanted to understand this demon so she asked about his truth; Trigon calmly answered her:"I am everything that I am needed to be." Angela agreed to go with him, she was fully aware that he was a demon. They made love, while they did this Trigon appeared to Angela in his true demonic form, Angela was surprised, The reason was when someone, seeing the true devil's form, would be really amazed
At this moment, Trigon smiled with an evil smile; Angela knew that Trigon was planning a great thing. She argued with him. Trigon brought her back to Earth. It was not mentioned why he returned it to Earth, but later it was found that he said: "I took your mother gave her my seed, then returned her to earth lest my enemies slay her before you were born." to Raven from The new teen titans 1984 comics
Trigon sent Angela to Earth and their relationship became incomprehensible At least for Angela, but Trigon was waiting for her to give birth to his child, Angela meanwhile, was confused and frightened when she knew she was pregnant with a demon child.
She chose to commit suicide; At that moment people from Azarath appeared to her, they took her with her until she gave birth to her daughter {Raven}, Angela became called “Arella”.
She took care of her daughter; Arella loved her daughter more than anything Until Trigon appears on the Azarath, Arella meets Trigon again and knows he wants to use their daughter as a tool, in order to enter and destroy the Earth, Arella tries to protect Raven but Trigon turns her back, refusing to kill her for saying;" I still have several years, need of her".
They met a over and over, it was strange that Trigon had never tried to kill her. Trigon turns her back her every time, and prove to her that she is a weak human and laugh with every arrogance.
SO HERE
Did Trigon deceived Arella in her appearance as a human?
Answer “No” Trigon told Arella that he everything he needed to be,I think these are words that make sense to think that can be with every appearance he wants,his logical thinking has another original appearance. I think Arella understood this,though she ignored this,she accepted in Trigon as a partner.
Was Arella raped?
I didn't see this happened, this makes no sense to me to say that Arella raped! rape is something that takes force, Arella was fully aware that the demon with whom she was! fully aware of what it meant to be accepted as a partner and a sexual relationship, she accepted to do this with a demon. Whatever his appearance he is A demon he didn't assure her of his appearance since told her that everything he needed to be. She was with Trigon of her own will and that's enough to say that she not raped.
One of the versions, Trigon recounted how he met Arella in his true demonic form where he said:
Meet Arella with his true form, Arella accepted him and lived with him, she was pregnant with his child, Arella stayed with him until give birth to their daughter a few months later, Arella knew Trigon's purpose was Earth. A dispute has occurred between them! rebellious Arella didn't accept that their daughter be a tool,
Arella doesn't want to harm her kind {the humans}, arrogant Trigon Can't imagine there was a woman opposing him, The conflict didn't end for good between them, it ended up that Arella took Raven and she quickly left Trigon {run away}. She managed to escape and ended up on Azarath.
The relationship/ feelings between them
It's hard to say that Trigon loved Arella, I talk about a character more than saying it is complicated, Trigon is an overbearing demon, he is bossy even he proud of his evil, he says about himself that he is the most powerful evil the universe knows. I was hopeless to find good feelings inside this demon!
I think Trigon was interested in Arella, the moment he didn't think would hurt Arella. He only fought her when he realized that she wouldn't be with his side. Arella was exceptional for him! Trigon does't admit to himself that Arella is exceptional for him, he is bossy, arrogant, He sees himself as the greatest demon in the universe and he can't admit it that he completes with something else.
while Trigon said in Teen titans 2011 comics, he wanted Arella to stay with him to raise Raven. he convinced himself that Arella must stay with him, In order to raise Raven and learn her best! this is what Trigon convinced himself.
he is arrogant ,he can't admit that he is the greatest thing in the universe complete with something else, This is the main idea, which Trigon get out of.
So found himself a better way to express this. The absolute truth, Trigon believes that feelings are a weak thing, he does't want to be part of this. Trigon, despite his interest in Arella, has appeared toxic, but he rejects any feelings.
Arella's feelings for Trigon
Her feelings are tense and confused. Arella, she wanted the love, later became only wanting hope from him. As she cried in The new Teen Titans 1980 comics she said: "I above all, know the full extent of Trigon's madness and only I have seen how truly evil he can be!."
She was very sad for Trigon's actions, Arella was trying to talk to him every time, but she got to nothing.
The truth is unclear because of Trigon's arrogance; Trigon had feelings for Arella, she piqued Trigon's interest,
Arella was a rebel which made Trigon want her more! This is an unclear fact which will always be dust due to Trigon's arrogance!
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Taken home a Flowerpot.
Frisk: Chara... What wrong? You're feeling down.
Chara: Sorry Frisk... it just *Look through window to Mount Ebott is*
Frisk: Just what. Coming on, you may be in my head, but you had to tell me.
Chara: You sure he'll okay down there?
Frisk: Oh. I'm sure Asriel is will and okay down there.
Chara: Yes. But it really isn't fair. We try the Save him. I try to save him. But he down there stilling being some plant. He deserved better.
Frisk: Well I don't know what I can do. He'll already be Flowey by now.
Chara: But it still him. I know Asriel. He does't like I put him in.
Frisk: Chara, You had nothing to do with him being a flower.
Chara: He dead because I want to take some Human souls and kill myself. He had every right to back down. If only I knew it was a bad idea.
Frisk: I know you blame yourself for that, but it better for him if you life him be. *Close they homework book* Now Chara, I'm sure we can take about this tomorrow. *Heading to bad* Night-night Chara.
Chara: Yeah, Night-night. *Still looking at window* *Sigh* Azzy, I miss you. *Looking away, only to see... a flowerpot.* Hmm...
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*Noise of Walking on rock, grass and trees*
Frisk: *Waken up, then noticed that they are moving on they own.* What the---
Chara: *Through Frisk mouth* Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. *Still making Frisk's body walk*
Frisk: Psi! What are you doing? Why am I out in the wood pass this late?
Chara: I'm taking him home with us!
Frisk: What?! *Taken controlled, tripling the body*
Chara: Come on Frisk. He need to a home. He need his sibling. I can't leave him down there.
Frisk: And what, are you just going to tell our mother that Asriel is a flower, don't you think that he want anyone to know.
Chara: You know that even as flower still a kid inside, he need me!
Frisk: He doesn't know that you inside my head Chara.
Chara: And what? You just going to let him to talk to my grave!
Frisk: ..........
Chara: Just... Please, let me take him home. I want my brother back!
Frisk: ...Alright. But after we had back home. We will do this tomorrow.
Chara: Okay. *Picking Frisk body up.* We do this together.
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Toriel: You sure about this, Being Flowey, that taking flower to here?
Frisk: I know Toriel. But he already consider me as his best friend.
Toriel: But he...
Frisk: I know. I know, he did try to kill me, binder you and my other friend up.
Toriel: I'm still not to sure Frisk.
Frisk: I made sure he wouldn't do anything bad to me or anyone else. I will even take good care of him.
Toriel: Well I'll suppose you can keep him. As long he doesn't plan on hurting up.
Chara: *Still in Frisk body* Thank Mom! *Hug and then kiss her like a mother and they kid*
Toriel: Ohoh, My my Frisk easy there.
Frisk: Sorry. Toriel.
Toriel: Just as long take some safety with you.
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Frisk: *Outside the door, Now wearing, a bright jackets, walking boots and a backpack with all the climbing kit, the plant pot and small spade along with some sweet and chocolate as rations, And a miner hat.*
Chara: You feel too safe.
Frisk: Whatever, let go and pick up the flower.
Sans: pick who up?
Frisk: *Jump by Sams just now being there, fallen off to the floor than to safety weighting them down.* Sams don't do that.
Sans: sorry *wink, shrug* ive saw you was wounder what youre doing?
Chara: *Through Frisk* Nothing that you should know.
Sans: easy frisk no need to talk to uncle sans like that
Frisk: I was just going for a walk to Mount Ebott. I kinda want to take a look and see how it doing?
Sans: really? you arent here to pick up the weed arent you.
Frisk: *Sigh* What if I am, Sans. He isn't that bad.
Sans: well he arent good from i seen of him.
Chara: Well you aren't a bad person yourself. Mr "You be dead where your standing"
Sans: hey now, youre still here arent you, not after we all up here and youre the queen new kid, id wouldnt think of killing you.
Frisk: That good and all. But I must be going now. *Walking off* See you latter Sans.
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Frisk: You know Psi, You don't had to talk to Sans like that.
Chara: I'm sorry but I just don't like the guy. Sure he make pun and joke, but the way he said to you before and after that, he really show me what he is. I hate to say it but if he was protecting you then you'd wouldn't had any fair deaths to reload.
Frisk: Do you think he'd know about the reset?
Chara: Maybe... He remind me of someone... I just don't recall who... he really made Omar, the Yellow Soul had a hard time to... them... that it dry out his determination all to for a test that he did had the skill to reset.
Frisk: *Stop walking* Wait, You saying that the other Human before me had the same power to reset?
Chara: Yeah. They all gave up living. Having see my father take they last breath. In some way. They quit living.
Frisk: Hmm... that would explain why Flowey had six save files.
Chara: Yeah, it would also explain how Flowey came to be really, as well as the Amalgamate.
Frisk: *Shutter*
Chara: Just think what it was like to him, it just be lost, confused, alone... I sure don't want to know what made him become someone who'd "Kill or be Killed" and full on evil.
Frisk: *To Cave entrance to pit fall, where they fallen* Well maybe he can tell us his side of the story. *Taken on the climbing kit.*
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Frisk: *Climbing down with a rope, Hitting the bottom*
Flowey: Well, well, well, look who it is, Frisk the Human.
Frisk: (Chara, if you may.) *As Frisk own arms move into the bag pulling out the Flowerpot out*
Flowey: How you life going. I bet it must be really happy up there with your friend and your love one.
Chara: *Got the pot out. Moving to him.* Asriel... I-i...
Flowey: What?! You think I would even stick my non-existent ass in that?! *Us his own root to knock off the bot off they hand* Well I'm sorry but that is not happening.
Chara: *Just look at them. Feeling hurt and...*
Flowey: Did you really think I would---
Chara: Shut up!
Chara: S-shut up... and get in the pot.
Flowey: Um... *Just look at them*
Flowey: Wow Frisk. I didn't think you'd be so loud.
Chara: Asriel! It me, you idiot! *Point to they grave*
Flowey: *Look at Chara resting bed and to Frisk whom as very red eyes* C-C-Ch-Chara?
Chara: *Give the Flowey a nod*
Flowey: What... Hahaha... Hey there buddy? What are you doing here inside Frisk body...?
Chara: What do you think I'm doing? *Picking up the pot* I'm taking you home with us.
Flowey: But... *Use his root to point at Frisk body* Did Frisk out you up to this?!
Chara: No. I just... I just... *Teared up* I just want you to come home with us.
Flowey: Chara. I can't. I not what I use to be. I can't go home with you. You had Frisk. Why can't you make them happy.
Frisk: (Chara. May I.) *They eyes now darken, showing they are in controlled* Flowey, Asriel... Can't you make them happy, After All they want is they brother back home living with us? And to be fair, you aren't too bad to had as a brother myself.
Flowey: I don't understand. After everything I've put you through...
Frisk: Well I wouldn't save you if Chara didn't care for you. I can feel they warm love to you, can do care and they want you to come home with them.
Flowey: I... thought you was them. I hold on to this idea that they would make me feel. And I've pass it into you. Do you really want someone whom couldn't tell you from them?
Chara: But I was here, I was always inside them. I know how mush you miss me. I miss you Asriel. I really do?
Flowey: If only I could feel what warm love that we both use to had. You must be lucky to feel whatever they are feeling.
Chara: It isn't fair. You don't deserved to not feel love, hope and compassion. I don't know what to do, I just want you back.
Flowey: You really want me to come with them?
Chara: Yes. You don't had to tell anyone who you are. Just as long you home living with us.
Flowey: Well... I'd guess it wouldn't hurt. Not that I can feel pain.
Chara: Thank you, Brother. Thank you.
Flowey: *Face of Asriel* Hey, hey easy there Chara. It will be okay.
Chara: Haha. Thank you Asriel.
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