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fcknstar · 11 months

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hey! i read ur marcus lopez fic and absolutely loved it ur so talented omg

i’m as wondering if i could request a fic with prompt 12 with marcus lopez x reader?

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and if so could you also add me to your tag list?

,, after dark "

pairings : marcuslopez x gn!reader

summary : sometimes your past do catches up to you.

content warnings : disagreements

** lowercase intended**

if saying that you had your life together was an understatement. you were working for the biggest and most respected mafias in the country. it was normal to see at least one dead body in the alleyway. a lifeless body, dumped as if it had no worth that got pushed away as a broken furniture no one saw worthy to save.

you were just an assistant who also worked as a hitman, being payed high for even injuring a targeted person. it gave you joy, you wanted to feed on souls that deserved nothing but death to come. you sucked in life of your victims, craving more and more as if it was like food and you were always hungry.

your boss set you out to raid an abandoned apartment to where homed a filthy rich man who unfortunately died due to a heart attack. he kept many important documents that your boss wanted and tonight, thats where you were headed.

you were clothed in a black skin-tight long sleeved top and short skirt which allowed you to hide your dagger, with a pistol on your waistline. when the time calls for it, you were going to be the one to kill whoever saw you and got in your way.

you had not noticed the figure which hid in the shadows watching your every move. as you rummaged through the drawers, you heard something drop. you spun around, gripping onto your gun as you pointed to the person standing in front of you.

" marcus? "

" hey, i was just dropping by- "

" you arent supposed to be here, you know. " you advanced towards him, watching him stumble backwards.

" well, neither should you. why dont you put the gun down, honey? " earning a glare from you, you made a move, linking your leg under his making him fall on his back.

" oh, i remember this. " as you stood above him, he mumbled.

" ignoring your favorite person i see.. its okay.. i bet the memories follow you around dont they. " you dont hesitate but kick his side making him groan.

" leave this place, act like we never even crossed paths. " you sigh, walking away from him.

" dont you miss me? "

" no i dont. and i will not. "

" but seeing you stalk me says otherwise.. how you constantly follow me wherever i go.. i suppose i am grateful that you are looking out for me. " marcus pouted.

you could not accept how right he had been. you were so in love with marcus that you knew itd be difficult to start a life without him. but you could. for all these years before meeting him shows how you could live without him. but why cant you do the same knowing what you two have been through. how could you when the only thing that occupied your mind was him. how he often thought of your life first and put his own life on the line to save you. how could you ever want to leave someone like him. it was now your turn to look after him when he did everything to protect you. even if as strangers, you knew that you still wanted to be on his wavelength.

" look, i know we left on terms we didn't agree on due to our statuses, but you can't blame me to not.. look for you. " it felt like you pulled a nerve when you confessed the last part.

" but you did. "

" i had to okay! what would you do if you are being given a choice, to get your lover killed.. or have your own blood throw you away like youre some meat, even having them turn their back against you? i knew i was being selfish okay? i.. i just cant imagine having you die.. not when i know i could have done something. or me dying. so im sorry if i was being selfish, it was either you dying, or me. and you know what i would have picked. " you were now going on a tangent, gun placed away in its holder, with you rummaging through the drawers. you grabbed every document you could find. marcus just looked at you.

" im sorry, okay? i just wanted you, you to be safe and well. " you could have just chosen to have your family killing you, but in the moment, you just had to. it was either him being dead because you wanted to survive. or him being alive at the cost of your freedom.

marcus never saw the side of your story, too busy grieving with his own. he watched you walk away as if he werent there. as if, he didnt mean anything to you anymore. but he knew, he knew that you loved him enough to save him without even thinking.

a.n : m not very proud with this, dont know why. and to the person who requested this, thank you but sorry because i couldn't tag you, its not letting me. and so sorry for the long wait!

#imagines #oneshots #marcus lopez imagine #marcus lopez x reader #marcus lopez arguello #mattheo riddle #benjamin wadsworth #mattheoxreader #mattheo x you #answered

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theghoulgirl · 2 months

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Twilight/Reader Head-cannons and Thought Ideas (Part I)

This is a quick thought idea and head-cannons that I whipped up. This has a main focus on the Linked Universe Twilight, but can also be read as Twilight Princess Link.

Absolutely did not edit it since I don’t have time, so I apologize for any errors.

If you enjoy, please leave a comment and let me know if you’d like to see something else!

Twilight loooves to take care of you. His love language is most definitely acts of service.

Having a generally bad day? He will wrap you up in the coziest blanket, make you a warm beverage, and offer to read the cheesiest romance book out loud to you.

Working or studying long hours? No worries. He will cook dinner and make sure there are leftovers for you tomorrow.

If he sees you cooking, he would come up behind you and wrap his arms around your waist and give you a little peck on the cheek.

The others would tease him whenever he watches you interact with children. He looks so starstruck and in awe at the sight of you laughing and playing.

Would absolutely be daydreaming about a life with you.

If you don’t want children? He would be heartbroken, but ultimately respects your decision. After all, if you don’t want to be a parent then why would he force you.

He could have also had a change of heart after his adventure with Midna, and potentially could have more duties in the castle due to being the Hero.

Twilight absolutely engages in tickle fights with you, just because he loves to hear you laugh. It’s his favorite sound in the world.

He also would love to chase you through the woods in a game of one sided tag.

This has nothing to do with him transforming into a wolf. He just loves to hear you giggle out of nervousness and it gives him a chance to show off his pursuit skills.

While traveling with the chain, Twilight would offer to share his bedroll with you and cuddle with you to stay warm.

He would also constantly be asking you if you are alright. Are you hurt? Uncomfortable? Feet in pain from walking? You can ride on Epona for a while.

If you’ve never learned to ride a horse, he would jump at the opportunity to show you.

You’re in close proximity with one another and his chest would be up against your back. What else do I need to say?

If you’re an avid reader, this man would build you an entire bookshelf to expand his collection of books so you could add yours as well. But he would only do this if he’s heavily considering asking you for your hand in marriage.

Merging bookshelves is practically a marriage proposal anyways.

If you are not from his Hyrule but rather from our dimension, he would try to learn English to the best of his ability considering his Hylian is relatively close in the alphabet. .

Could see a strong bonding activity between the two of you being renting children books from local libraries so the two of you could learn each others language.

Twilight, being the gentleman he is, would open doors for you and gently guide you through it by resting his hand on your lower back. He would also walk behind you on stairs and help you dismount from Epona.

If he senses that you are uncomfortable in a situation, he would whisper in your ear and ask if you would want to escape from it. If you answer yes, he would create an excuse without involving you and lead you away from it.

If you have anxiety, he would ask more frequently to make sure your anxiety isn’t acting up too much. But he would also encourage you to engage in these situations since avoiding social situations/the stressor feeds the anxiety monster. But, if it becomes too much or you ask, he will lead you away.

He is the type of person to, in private, get to a Sky level of affections. Loves nuzzling you, kissing you periodically and randomly, resting a hand on you. This man is stuck to you like glue in private.

Contrastingly though, in public he is more reserved. He will still want to hold your hand or rest his hand on your back. But refrains from more intimate signs of affection, such as kissing you on the lips.

But despite his control over his emotions, he does have the tendency to get jealous. And oh boy when he does get jealous, he will be all over you. Resting his face against your head while you talk, arms wrapped around your waist, and giving the darkest glare to whomever is gaining your attention.

#twilight x reader #twilight x y/n #lu twilight x reader #lu twilight #linked universe twilight #linked universe fanfic #link x reader #twilight princess x reader #tp link

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finleyforevermore · 2 months

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Dear Nex,

You're never going to see this. I know. I felt the need to write this for you anyway.

Maybe my input isn't needed because I'm cis, but I hope you and everyone else who sees this knows in spite of my gender identity and the privilege I have as a cis male that I'm aware that I have, I mean every word that I say. I never wanted to be privileged. I don't want to be privileged. I'm so incredibly sorry that I'm privileged. I know it's not right. I know it's not fair. If my input isn't needed, so be it. But I'm going to share it anyway.

My sorrow and rage and pain has not at all subsided since February 20, when I learned of your death. You've been in the back of my mind ever since. The grief and anger hasn't gone away. What your friends said about you and your family as well, shows that you were such a wonderful person. I wonder if you had social media. I would've loved to be your friend if you had Tumblr.

I find myself enjoying sunny weather and thinking "Nex would've liked this". I look at my friends' pet cats and think about Zeus. When listening to rock I wonder if you liked the song I listen to.

You were mistreated by your peers in life, because of your laugh, which I'm sure was wonderful, and the way you dressed. Being yourself cost you your life. And now even in death people refuse to respect you. Transphobes running rampant, calling you your deadname, someone here on Tumblr celebrating your death, labeled as filth. And now? Now your cause of death has been labeled as suicide. Even though absolutely none of it makes sense, and nothing adds up. It just doesn't make sense. And even if somehow you did commit suicide, the day before you did you were physically assaulted by your peers for getting fed up with being mocked. You were bullied before that too. Bullied relentlessly and mercilessly just for being you. The blood is still on their hands.

I'm utterly disgusted by the medical examiner, the state of Oklahoma, the transphobes, even myself sometimes for being so privileged because of my gender identity. I shouldn't be privileged for being cis. We should all be accepted and treated fairly and with care and love and respect. If only things were that ideal..

I'm crying now even as I write this. I so desperately wish that everything was different. That you weren't killed. That you could continue to hang out with your friends and be a kid. Making new recipes. Playing with Zeus. Playing your favorite songs. Making music, if you liked doing that.

Recently my faith and belief in God has been tested. But if there's an afterlife, a Heaven up there, I hope you're having fun and enjoying yourself up there. When I die and reach Heaven, I'll be sure to visit you.

On the other hand, if there's not a Heaven, I hope you're enjoying your eternal rest. Whatever being dead is like without an afterlife, I hope you're ok.

But until then I'm going to try my damndest to ensure your memory stays alive. Posting about you on social media and reblogging posts about you like wildfire so people never forget. I'm not going to let anyone forget you, Nex. I promise you. Me and all of the other people grieving here on Tumblr will continue to say your name, whether our shouts fall on deaf ears or not. We're never going to be silenced.

I raise my cup to you, Nex. You will be avenged. Justice will be served.

I didn't know you and I never will. You never knew me and you never will. But all the same, even if we're eternally strangers, I love you, Nex Benedict. I'm sorry the school failed you, I'm sorry the ambulance failed you, I'm sorry Oklahoma failed you, I'm sorry the world failed you. And perhaps I failed you somehow. And I'm so unbelievably sorry if I did. But I hope keeping your memory alive, and saying your name, and seeking justice can make up for it.

Until we're angels in Heaven once more.

Love, truly,

Finley

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echo-lover · 2 months

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!The Bad Batch season 3 spoilers!

I'd like to share with you my feelings and opinion about the new episode of the Bad Batch. Again, I wanted to do this right after watching it but my mind had other plans... emotions I felt overwhelmed me and I needed some time to put myself together. I WAS A CRYING MESS I SWEAR! And I felt a lot.

From the beginning to the very end, this episode has my whole heart. Honestly, this might be my favorite episode of season three so far, even though the previous ones were absolutely wonderful. I love Omega and Crosshair duo so much and seing their bond getting stronger means the world to me. They showed the typical brother - sister dynamic. Crosshair now looks more like himself, just like I remember him from the Clone Wars episodes. Confident about his skills, with sharp tongue and painfully honest. Despite everything he's been through and his apparent trust issues, he allows Omega to lead their small group. Of course, he adds some sarcastic comments of his own, but overall he does not question Omega's ideas and, despite his hesitation, helps her the best he can.

Batcher is so adorable and I love how she tries to get closer to Crosshair even though he is clearly offended and annoyed. This bring smile on my face.

Omega once again shows her more mature side. She's confident and seems to have taken some of Crosshair's sarcasm with her. She wants a peacefull way to left this planet and only when things get really bad, she allow Crosshair to do it -his way-.

Absolute chaos and destruction, it looks like Crosshair wants to enjoy as much freedom as he can. He's free and he won't let him and Omega get captured again. He has nothing to lose and this little girl has become his main priority. He even allows physical contact, which we know he didn't like to share at all. A gentle touch of a hand on her shoulder, ahh I love them. And the way he was called Omega's father and she confirmed it without hesitation. Crossdad is real guys, haha.

But it was the ending that was so shocking to me. The way Crosshair tried to convince Omega that Hunter and Wrecker might not have survived, that so much time had passed... and she don't want to listen. She strongly believes that her brothers will come, that they will take them, save them and they can all be together, she does not accept that they may no longer be alive.

All doubts disappeared the moment I saw Marauder on the screen. Of course, in the back of my mind I had the thought that it might be a trap, but then...

Omega running out of the ship with a wide smile, Wrecker shows up in the open door of the Marauder... OMG I couldn't hold back the tears. I DIDN'T EXPECT THEY REUNION SO QUICKLY. Tears came to my eyes when Wrecker literally ran to her and lifted Omega into air, hugging her tightly close to him. Our little girl could finally allow herself to show her emotions. She had been so strong for so long when she had been on MountTantiss, now she could be a child again, let others take care of her now. She's not alone anymore. Tears flowed, both from Omega and Wrecker, and from me.

I love the fact that Wrecker was the first to welcome her, not Hunter. He was second. Here my tears were flowing down my cheeks uncontrollably.

Hunter wanted to find his little girl for so long... That one word "five" made my heart beat so fast. This is what happened, this is real. They were finally together.

The moment Omega saw Hunter showed all her emotions. Relief, longing, fear and happiness all mixed together. Hunter practically fell on his knees with his arms open for Omega to jump into his embrace. HE FINALLY HUGS HER! The way he held her, the focus on his hands... He finally had his little girl with him, nothing bad could happen to her in his arms. When they broke apart, Omega wiped her tears and Hunter just simply smiled warmly at her. They really looked like father and daughter here, I swear. Words cannot describe how much this means to me. I felt like I was there with them in that moment.

And then the atmosphere thickened as Crosshair appeared, slowly exiting the ship. THE MUSIC HERE WAS ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS! I have mixed feelings about Hunter and Wrecker reaction to their brother's arrival. I understand the lack of trust, but were such hateful and cold looks towards him necessary? Hunter tightened his fists, freezing in place, even Wrecker had a cold look in his eyes.

I feel that in the next episode they will have to explain many things to each other... it won't be pleasant... Maybe there will be harsh words, maybe they will blame each other for Tech's death, maybe they will never fully trust each other again. I just hope that they will be okay after all this. No matter what, they have to stick together...

And I have one little question WHERE THE KRIFF IS ECHO?! It's forth episode and we still don't see him!

Oh Force... it was a huge amount of emotion for such a short moment.

#the bad batch #star wars #the bad batch season three spoilers #clones #tbb hunter #tbb omega #tbb wrecker #tbb crosshair #reunion #tears tears tears #ugly crying #clone wars #never stop loving clones

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bug-ina-rug · 5 days

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Never tell a writer cool space facts...

THAT'S A LIE GIVE ME MORE PLEASEEEE

IMPORTANT NOTE: when I say "love" in many of these, i do not exclusively mean romantic love, I will specify if there is one that is exclusively romantic. Otherwise, think of this love however you want! ( I will note my favorite forms of love at the end of each, please add your favorites! )

1-A black hole and a white hole; they know of each other but they might never see each other, the are deeply in love even though they are gazillions of light years apart. They are in love even though nothing can prove to them the other exists. (romantic, familial (sibling/cousin), platonic)

1.5-A white hole in love with a black hole; the black hole doesn't know this white hole exists, it just sucks things up, with no thought as to where it all ends up. But this white hole, on the other side of the universe, pays attention to every particle it releases, constantly thinking about why exactly the black hole chose THAT particle to consume. (Familial is my absolute fav with this one, younger/older sibling, parent/child maybe aunt who cant have kids and her niece/nephew)

2-(inspo) Life as earth knows it (green) and life as this other planet knows it (purple) are in love, but they cannot survive in each others habitat, so even if they only connect through distant dust particles transported back and forth by people, they will always be together. (romantic)

3- /ROM...Our solar system (or any for that matter) is one big polycule; god do they wish they could just hold hands but no...that would destroy them, so they are forever stuck in this endless dance around eachother, trying so hard to find ways to share their love without touch

3.5- this could apply to any two or more planets lol, this has probably been done before but i like the idea of a sort of love triangle between the sun the moon and earth, i love how flexible that triangle is too..like yeah the earth loves the sun and is anoyed by the moon but its also totally true and accurate that earth and the moon are in love and the sun is jealous.

[Please add your ideas I would love to hear more, and feel free to write any ideas you got from this! Show me when you're done I would love to read them!]

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avatarmerida · 2 years

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If She Happens To Fall

Inspired by this absolutely adorable art by @soldrawss I’m totally obsessed it’s so cute. Here’s a very fluffy post flyer derby practice Huntlow.

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“So Gus thinks that making illusions of the other team will give us an advantage, but I just can’t see how,” said Willow as she, Gus, and Hunter walked down the path toward her house. Hunter had donned a new civilian disguise: a yellow hoodie paired with a simple red flannel and pants with holes in the knees to truly sell that he was an average clumsy youth. It was perfect for him to blend in as he slipped out of patrol for a few hours to watch his friends practice.

It was nothing special, he would just walk home before slipping back into his duties, but this was the part he looked forward to the most. He liked seeing his friends in clothes that weren’t school or derby uniforms, like it was other clue to who they were. For some reason, he really liked that the Captain always wore something green, it was easy to see why she wanted it to be the team’s signature color. She was wearing a simple green top that matched her eyes and a long pastel green shawl that resembled a field of clover. He imagined how they looked from an outsider’s perspective: just three normal friends walking home from school.

“If I got the mannerisms just right it would be a good technique for getting the flag,” insisted Gus with gusto, clearly this was an ongoing discussion between the two. “They’d hand their flags instantly!”

“Yeah, but I feel like everyone would just take on their illusion counterpart instead of trusting the others,” said Willow. “Unless we were disguised as them but then it would confuse us too.”

“He could pull it off,” said Hunter proudly. Gus beamed at Hunter’s compliment, pointing to him with great exaggeration as though his agreement was the final step in convincing Willow. “It’d be a great match to watch.”

“Your illusions have been fun to scrimmage against,” added Willow thoughtfully. “I’ll add to the list of things to try out.” Gus punched his fist in the air victoriously.

“So practices have been going well I take it?” Hunter asked.

“Yeah,” sighed Willow. “As well as they can be, seeing as we lost our best flyer.” She said, gently nudging. Hunter’s side. He blushed (faintly, he hoped).

“The second Gus thinks he can rig an illusion to take my place as Golden Guard, you know I’m back,” laughed Hunter. He noticed he has been laughing more since he met them, he also noticed how his laugh had changed. Before he only laughed by himself when he was boosting, but now it warmed his whole chest.

“And that’s ‘second best flyer,’ thank you very much!”said Gus, pretending to be offended and they all laughed together.

“Oh! Speaking of that, one of my favorite elite players did this really cool thing during their last match-you gotta see it!” Willow exclaimed, stopping to get her scroll out of her gym bag to show them the video. Hunter leaned down to see better as she held it up and she pressed on his shoulder to bring him closer and pressed their faces together so they could both see. Gus watched contently from Willow’s other side, not upset he wouldn’t se the screen since watching the park of then watch had more potential. In the video, the player stood on her staff, jumped up to grab an flag from her opponent before doing a twirl and landing back on her staff without missing a beat. Willow beamed at their grace, jumping up and down excitedly as she replayed it.

“Excellent form, I definitely think you could pull it off,” commented Hunter, focusing on the video rather than their closeness.

“I really want to!” Willow said, putting her scroll away. “I’m just not as good standing up on my staff, I lose balance pretty quick without using my vines but they would ruin the element of surprise.”

“That’s like Gus’ signature move, why doesn’t he teach you?” Hunter asked, looking at him.

“I don’t so much ‘teach’ as much as I ‘do,’” said Gus, running his hand through his hair. “Sorry, but this level of cool doesn’t come with an instruction manual.”

Willow rolled her eyes sarcastically. “Scared I’ll steal your signature move, Mr. Cool?” She teased, putting her arm around his neck. “I’m close to figuring it out, you better look out Porter!”

The trio laughed, Hunter especially as he watched his friend exchange playful shoves. He was still getting used to compliments being sincere and admitting faults not being linked to shame. “You just need a trick to find balance,” said Hunter. “I can help you practice; if you had a spotter you can master that move in no time!”

“Really?” Willow asked, turning to him with eyes wide and latching onto his arm.

“Yeah, well that’s how I learned,” continued Hunter, his eyes darting between Willow’s engaged stare and Gus’ knowing one. “Of course, I had some of the best flying instructors on the Isles. But if I taught you, you’d have the best.”

“Smooth,” Gus whispered under his breath.

“You’d really wanna help me?” Willow asked.

“Yeah,” replied Hunter as nonchalantly as he could. “Do... you wanna try right now?”

“Right now?” Willow repeated, excited at the idea.

“Yeah if that’s okay, um,” suddenly he was stumped, not by her question but by the look in her eyes that made him feel frozen and warm at the same time. “But you already changed outta your uniform, are you sure?”

“Yes please!” She exclaimed, turning on her heel to run back to the field. A small smile tugged the side of Hunter’s face as he watched her bolt away in excitement.

“You coming Gus?” Hunter asked, eager to follow her.

“You sure you don’t want to be alone with Willow?” Gus asked smugly.

“What? I never said that,” said Hunter nervously. “I mean, I didn’t not say that. I don’t mind being alone with the Captain, but I guess it’s not really alone if there’s more than one person, but if you want-.”

“You don’t need to explain anything to me,” said Gus, putting up his hand to stop Hunter. “I know when I’m being a third wheel.”

“What’s wrong with being a third wheel?” Hunter asked, becoming more confused by the second. “That’s a more effective and safe way of transportation!”

“Hunter! C’mon!” Willow called from the field, waving him over. Hunter waved back with enthusiasm and as much as Gus wanted to see how this would play out, he felt it was best if this was a private lesson.

“You know I don’t reveal my secrets,” he said, patting his friend on the back. “Besides, I have a ton of homework to get to. You guys will have fun!”

“Yeah, It’s just sometimes... I don’t know what to say to the Captain,” he admitted with a sigh. “I mean, I know what to say, we have plenty to talk about but sometimes... when I look at her, my mind just goes blank. Like right in the middle of a sentence, I’ll just lose focus or I’ll focus too much-.”

Gus shook his head and laughed, slinging his bag over his shoulder and placing a supportive hand on Hunter’s shoulder, looking up at the older boy with sincerity. “Well, actions speak louder than words,” Gus said, as he continued walking, offering his friend a supportive look. “Just... catch her if she happens to fall, okay?”

Hunter nodded, treating Gus’ teasing words as a sacred mission. He knew how important flyer derby was to Willow and he did not take her trust lightly.

Flapjack took his staff form and Hunter flew up to the center where Willow was waiting for him. She offered him a soft smile as he took a place beside her, Gus’ words echoing in his mind.

“Hmm, maybe we should start closer to the ground first,” wondered Hunter aloud. “Just to be safe.”

“Pff, I’m not a baby Hunter, I know how to fly,” Willow laughed, flying in a circle around him.

“Right, of course, I wasn’t saying you were haha,” Hunter laughed nervously. “I would never say that. Never think that! No, uh... the first step is proper footing.” He snapped himself back into focus, summoning his Golden Guard persona to appear authoritative.

Willow looked down. “Well, I’m not wearing my normal flyer derby shoes but these should be fine,” she shrugged, her white loafers didn’t have the best grip but this should be okay. In one graceful leap, she rose to her feet like she was on a balance beam, putting her arms out to the sides to balance her. “Woah,” she said, moving her arms in circles to balance herself when she started to tip to one side.

“Careful,” Hunter said instinctively, moving over to take her hand to steady her. She laughed as she shifted her weight so her feet had proper grip on the staff. When she did it quick, it was easy and she didn’t have to think about it. But going slow step by step and having too much time to think made her aware of the importance of each movement. “Let’s take it slow,” he said as he flew beside her to guide her.

“Bend your knees, but not too much,” advised Hunter, his eyes locked on her while her’s were locked straight ahead. “The flag pole is a great place to spot since it’s where you’re going anyway. Pretty soon it’ll be second nature.”

They flew from one end of the field with great success, Willow squeezing Hunter’s hand the entire time.

“How do you make this look so easy?” Willow asked with a smile. The setting sun gracing her shoulders, covering her in soft shades of orange and pink, the warm colors made the vibrant green of her eyes pop.

“Years of practice and falling,” he laughed, hoping the warm colors of the sunset hid the flush of his face. “But you’re doing great, you’re already a natural!”

“Promise you won’t let me fall?” Somehow he knew she wasn’t really worried, despite her question he knew that she trusted him and her faith in him made him even more determined.

“I promise,” he said, holding her hand tighter. She really was a natural and probably could have mastered the move with help in a few minutes but he wasn’t complaining about spending more time with the Captain. “I got you. I would never let you fall, Captain.”

Her eyes shifted over to him, the sincerity of his voice made her feel like she was melting. The way he said it like that it felt bigger somehow, then again the way Hunter said a lot of things made them feel bigger for some reason. When he called her ‘Captain’ it felt like more than her position in a club, it felt like a purpose. If she teetered he’d hold her hand tighter, but never tight enough to hurt her. His glove was dense and worn but she could still feel that his hands were firm and calloused. Rough but somehow gentle, they were a perfect symbol of him. He was thankful for them now more than ever so she couldn’t feel how sweaty his hand was.

“Hey, eyes forward!” Hunter instructed in a tone both strict and ruffled when he caught her eyes on him. She quickly turned her head back, her heart racing for some reason.

“Sorry coach,” she said playfully and he mumbled something in response she couldn’t quite hear. Her eyes would dart back to him, sneaking glances to see if he’d notice and scold her again. Hoping he’d notice.

Their eyes would meet for a moment and it became a silent game of who would acknowledge it first and look away. She knew if she stole a look at him long enough he would have to say something, but he called her bluff and she looked back ahead not wanting them to crash due to her being distracted. But she could immediately feel his eyes on her and knew if she looked back her knees would turn to jelly and she’d lose her balance and not have the words to explain why.

“Wanna try going faster?” He asked eventually, she was certain he’d noticed her looks and was trying to change the silent subject.

She nodded. “Let’s do it,” she said. When they reached the end of the field, they built momentum and flew at a faster speed Willow focusing on her balance. The wind blew threw her braids and Hunter heard music play as though they were wind chimes. Once they made their way across the field a few times at a decent speed, Hunter could tell Willow was ready to try it by herself.

“Okay, this time I’m gonna let go,” he said, a part of him dreading the idea. “And you try standing by yourself. I’ll be right across to catch you if you fall.”

“I can just summon a flower or a bush to catch me if I fall,” said Willow with a small giggle, positioning her feet. “You don’t have to catch me.”

“Oh! Yeah, r-right, of course not!” Hunter sputtered, letting go of her hand. That hot/cold feeling was back. “You don’t need me to catch you, that’s dumb. I’m dumb.”

“You’re not dumb, you’re sweet,” assured Willow. “But hopefully your excellent coaching pays off and I won’t fall at all. Now, go over there and watch!”

Hunter nodded. You’re not dumb, you’re sweet, echoed in his mind. He had never been called sweet before.

Willow crouched down and quickly leapt to her feet, focused and balanced like they had practiced. She had control of her staff and bent her knees at the perfect angle to prepare her jump. She leapt in the air, twirling the way her favorite player had done and landed back down as though tied with a string. Hunter watched with pride, the scene seemed to play out for him in slow motion.

“Captain, that was perfect!” Hunter gushed, teleporting over to her excitedly. “You executed it perfectly! You looked beautiful!”

This was the kind of thing he would impulsively say and then overthink and try to cover up, but there no other way to describe it. Hunter was too proud of her progress to be flustered by his own words.

Willow on the other hand...

“Really? Thanks, you too,” she said, twirling the end of her braid around her finger. “I mean, uh, you explained it beautifully. So, good job. Heh. Now I just have to do it 20 more times before I have it mastered.”

“Then you can try it backwards,” said Hunter.

“Yeah,” agreed Willow with a laugh. “I think I need to work on the jump though. Did it look okay? It felt off balanced.”

“It looked fine,” said Hunter. “But if I recall, the player from the match you showed us had both their feet leave the staff at the same time when they jumped.”

“Hmm,” murmured Willow, looking down to try and figure out how to do that.

“I think I figured it out,” said a Hunter, connecting dots in his head, pulling up beside her as he rose to his feet thinking of how to explain his vision. “You don’t want to lean too far forward otherwise you’d get more distance than height. I think I can help you. Uh, may I?”

He asked and Willow saw he was asking for permission to stand on her staff. She nodded and extended her hand out to him to pull him over. Hunter took both of her hands and raised her arms to the sides. “Okay let’s try moving and use that momentum to propel yourself up,” he continued to instruct. “I’ll try and guide your arms to the wind flow until we find the right angle.”

She ushered her staff forward and they flew together and she leapt into the air using his hands as a guide. She had nearly forgotten she was supposed to be practicing when flying like this seemed more like... dancing. Willow soon realized that she didn’t need Hunter to help her balance but she kept that to herself, enjoying falling back to him too much. After a few attempts with constant encouragement from Hunter, he told her to try to spin again.

They picked up speed to simulate a real match and Willow basically launched herself into the air, pretending to grab a flag and turned herself around. She overshot it and did an extra spin so when she landed she landed backward to face Hunter, grinning from ear to ear.

“N-nice job,” he said with a small smile, captivated by the pride in her face.

“Thanks!” Willow said, lunging forward to wrap him in a quick but firm hug. “I couldn’t have done it without you!”

“Heh, nah you probably could’ve,” muttered Hunter modestly as she released him. “Your form already looked great. I mean you’ve always been pretty... great! At flying! Pretty great at flying!”

Willow giggled. “Let’s just hope I’ll look as good doing it in an actual match,” she said. “It was really sweet of you to help me.”

Sweet, he thought, there’s that word again. His whole life, no one had ever called him sweet before ,(most people who knew him consider him quite the opposite) and here she had done it twice in one day.

“Well, as co-founder of the Emerald Entrails, it’s my duty to ensure all players reach their true potential to ensure victory,” he said sounding as though he was doing an impression of himself.

“Co-founder?” Willow repeated, crossing her arms as she looked up at him with an unconvinced smirk.

“I mean, I did name the team,” Hunter reminded her, mimicking her form. “It’s kind of a big deal.”

“More like I let you name team,” she countered, stepping even closer to him, her hands in fists on her hip trying to look intimidating.

It worked.

In a real argument, he’d stand taller and speak louder but instead he wanted to be at her eye level and speak slower and quieter. He noticed they were standing much closer together now, and he suddenly felt off balanced. He was hyper aware of it, feeling as though his soul had re entered his body his body and he was just entering the situation from the outside. He leaned back to correct their distance and ended up stepping too far back and finding only air as he tumbled off the end of Willow’s staff before he could prepare a flirty retort .

He didn’t have time to be afraid or worried because he was busy feeling more embarrassed than he ever had before in his entire life. He knew that Willow would probably summon a flower bed for him to comfortably land in. But he couldn’t believe that after all the boosting he did and trials he endured and literal people trying to push him off, the thing that knocked him off his staff was a gentle smile.

Before Hunter could fully wish for the sweet embrace of death, he was met by a different embrace grabbing him effortlessly out of the air. Willow, still standing on her staff like he had taught her, held onto him as though dipping him in a dance before helping him into his feet behind her. He placed his hands on her shoulders as she looked back at him with a playful smirk that made him feel like he was about to start spiraling again.

“You’re not the one whose supposed to be falling,” she laughed, making her way back toward the ground.

“Just needed to test your reflexes,” he managed to joke as he fought the instinct to be distracted by the sunset finding her face again.

“I should expect nothing less,” she teased as they made their way back to the ground. “How kind of my fellow co-founder.”

Now he was sweet and kind?

“It’s one of many services I offer,” he said as returned to his former character of confidence, internally screaming at the fact that she could consider him a co-founder of something she loved so much, even as a potential joke. When they returned to the grass, he stepped off the staff first and offered her his arm with flourish to heighten the bit.

“Oh, why thank you,” said Willow playing along and reaching to take it. Just as she stepped forward, a rock she didn’t know was there caused her to lose balance and knocked her forward. It was a small stumble, but Hunter reacted instantly and caught her, though there’d be no real consequence if he didn’t. She looked up at him and saw the sunset had moved into his face now, the pinks making the deep maroon of his eyes shine and grow. They looked soft and deep like quicksand.

“Oh Captain, Captain, Captain,” he said shaking his head with faux disapproval once he assured himself it was merely a stumble. “Do you need a refresher lesson on balance?”

She rolled her eyes and gently tapped his shoulder, strolling over to pick up her bag. He exhaled with content, finding comfort that they could be casual. Even when he was tense around, it wasn’t a bad feeling. He was glad his fumble hadn’t sullied her opinion of him and he was glad her fumble allowed him to redeem himself (even if he didn’t need to).

“Whatever,” she scoffed playfully, tucking some lose hairs behind her ears as she started the head back to the path so he could finish walking her home. “But you fell first; remember that.”

#huntlow #huntlow fanfiction #the owl house #toh winter #toh #willow park #hunter wittebane #toh fanfiction

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wfagamerants · 1 year

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So I finally saw the Mario movie, so of course I am not gonna miss my chance to do a good ol’ write-up about my thoughts. Spoilers btw.

I am just fresh from seeing it, so this is very early impressions speaking, but on the whole, I am very happy. A Mario movie on the big screen is something I wanted to experience as early as I can think back and yeah, it did not disappoint.

Above all else, the movie succeeds where it needed to succeed most.

It’s a Mario movie and very proud to be a Mario movie. it doesn’t rely on a ‘’Oooooh, Mario is in our world’’ kind of gimmick or anything. It looks like Mario, it sounds like Mario and it plays out like a Mario film and I mean all that in the best ways possible.

The movie is pure eye candy and while seeing so much of it’s setpieces from trailers already caught me off-guard, there was still more than enough to see. Brooklyn and the way it was made to fit with Mario’s current aesthetic was a major highlight there.

The characters look great, it’s full of detail, really, nothing to complain about there.

Music is a delight too, any time I recognized one of the game themes, which was a lot of times, made me grin. The licensed songs do clash with that, but are ultimately inoffensive. I get when people hate it, but for me, it’s just there.

I watched the movie in german, so I can’t comment on the english cast at large, but I liked them from the trailers and the german cast absolutely delivered too, with Luigi and DK being particular highlights.

Speaking of DK, everything around him and his series was fantastic to see. I always want to see the Marioverse be more connected and seeing a taste of that on the big-screen makes me more than a little giddy.

All that is good stuff and the many references to spot are going to make this an incredible movie to rewatch and discover new details, but there is one issue that I do think may make this movie a more difficult sell for people not super into Mario.

The beginning in Brooklyn is my favorite part of the movie for how it establishes Mario and Luigi, their relationship and struggles with both their business and earning the approval of others around them (being someone in the know and nostalgic about the old backstory adds extra points obviously). It takes time to show them actually at a job, gives Foreman Spike and Pauline small parts to give that fuzzy feeling of familiarity and all around serves as a great introduction. It’s nothing deep but it does a lot to elevate the Bros as characters in a way that suits the medium.

Once the Mushroom Kingdom comes in though, a lot of that starts to take a backseat to jumping from location to location. It’s an absolute joyride, but it does leave a lot of concepts without the room they need.

The flashback Luigi has while captive is great and earned, given Luigi’s timid nature and Mario being so protective of him have already been well established, but it doesn’t really go beyond that scene until the climax. It works, but at least an extra scene where Luigi laments being a scaredy cat would have given his one big moment some more pathos.

Similarly Peach’s backstory, while simple, does create intrigue and a new dimension to her care for the Toads, but it’s only brought up once and stops being a factor afterwards. It honestly feels like an entire sub-plot got cut there.

There is more stuff like that and it is an aspect where the movie feels a bit insecure about itself. It’s clear the shadow of the live action movie was looming over the movie’s production and through that, it feels they were afraid of focusing too long on something less fan–service.

I still enjoy what we got, like Mario and DK’s dynamic is amazing even without an extended talk about their dads, it’s just stuff they could have done a little more of, because the movie otherwise does blatantly bank on your existing familiarity with the cast and world to carry things. It works for me, but I can understand a lot more now why critics who have not much clue about Mario, were less impressed.

On that note, the characters also really landed for me. Luigi did get thrown under the bus though. He’s great when he is on-screen and his moment of glory intensely cathartic, but he really does not get to do much and his dynamic with Mario does not have much time to shine.

Similarly Lumalee is a big question mark for me. He’s amusing, but there is no context as to how Bowser got him. I really did expect some kind of Galaxy tease that just never happens and due to how little time the prisoners get, Lumalee really ends up just being a vehicle for macabre jokes.

I do also wish Peach was allowed to be a liiiittle more flawed, like I am totally on-board with her being more experienced because of her background growing up in the Mushroom Kingdom and always root for the SMB2 team to be the default hero team whenever possible. That I am all cool with, I just feel they overcompensated a little, because aside from being caught by King Bob-omb’s explosion, I struggle to think of a single mistake she made the entire movie, while everyone else bumbles at some point. Not a big deal, she ended up far more endearing than I expected, I just feel they could have made it more balanced than constant hypercompetence.

The rest of the cast I have no complaints about. Mario is precisely what I want a more distinctly characterized take on him to be. All my praises regarding Toad still apply, Spike is great for what he gets, DK rules, Cranky is fine for what this version of him is meant to be, Kamek has good moments and Bowser is a hilarious incel that also caught me off-guard with how surprisingly evil he could be.

All that good stuff easily wins the day and made me genuinely love my time with the movie. A sequel really does need to address the pacing problems and let the characters breathe more, but I do think the movie is a slam dunk in what it wants to archive.

This 100% is a movie for people that would get excited to see the Koopa General become a Blue Shell or see the Bros while invincible, put the smack down on Bowser and his army.

I am absolutely in this camp and as far as I am concerned, it’s a fan joyride, made by people that clearly respect the source material and I am happy I took on said ride.

I do wish the Plumber Rap used the same german lyrics as in the Super Show dub, but nobody’s perfect.

#Super Mario

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sanjispudding · 8 months

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OPLA thoughts

I decided I wanted to sit down and pour out my thoughts on Netflix’s Live Action One Piece. I’m going to start by saying this: It was a beautiful adaptation. You could feel the love from everyone involved in every single scene.

Before we fully dive into this, I want to make a mini disclaimer that, yes, there will most likely be spoilers.

Let’s start with an easy one, the soundtrack. One of the things I love about the anime is the music and I can say the same about the live action as well. Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli knocked it straight out of the park with every track. The sound that left me when I heard Bink’s Brew in the background could only be described as a surprised squeak. And then, in episode 4, when our crew gets the Going Merry…I teared up. We Are?! In the live action?? Absolutely brilliant. But let’s talk a bit about some of the original tracks. “Chop Chop Cannon” might be my favorite. I can’t explain why, I just love the circus music. Arlong’s theme went so hard I don’t even know where to start. Belousova herself stated that “Wealth, Fame, Power” is a combination of Luffy and Roger’s themes, and that Roger’s theme is Luffy’s in reverse. If that doesn’t clue you in on how fantastic this soundtrack is, I’m not sure what will. So, if you get a chance, I highly recommend simply listening to the soundtrack. I can’t lie, that’s what I’m doing as I type this out.

Another easy bit to talk about: the cast. Everyone, from our main crew to the villains and even the side characters were perfectly cast.

The Strawhats especially had me smiling from ear to ear. Iñaki Godoy’s performance as Luffy has a special place in my heart. He embodies the purehearted energy that Luffy is full of so well. I’ve seen little complaints here and there about certain scenes of him “refusing food” but you need to see the context of when he does and why. For example, one of those scenes happens when Zoro is hurt. Luffy wouldn’t sit there and have a feast when his friend is hurt. That’s not our captain. I could probably write a paragraph on each actor and their performance…But that would turn this into an essay and I don’t think anyone wants that.

Initially, when the trailer first dropped, I was unsure of Arlong and the Fishmen. But after seeing the episodes, they were so well done. Arlong was just as threatening and scary as he was supposed to be. The use of prosthetics instead of CGI was a wonderful choice and only added to the beauty of the show. It gives me a lot of hope for how they could handle Chopper in the future as well.

I said this before, but I love the fact that things are different in the live action. You get to experience these characters and story beats again in a way that feels so new it’s almost like you’re seeing it for the first time again. I constantly wish I could go into One Piece blind again, and this adaptation sort of allows me to do just that. Things I thought wouldn’t make me cry again, definitely did. Two of the biggest examples being Sanji's goodbye to Zeff and the Baratie, and Nami asking for help.

There are also SO many Easter Eggs for fans to find. I won’t point them all out, that would turn this into a longer thing than necessary, but it adds so much to the series. Things as small as known characters wanted posters to things as obvious as Nami reading the story of Nolan to Zoro.

Now, this isn’t to say that this adaptation is without faults. Nothing is perfect. One of the bigger complaints I’ve seen and have to agree with, is that Usopp and Sanji should have been more present in their respective arcs. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we get a season 2 and we get to flesh out their characters more. It’s what they/we deserve. I don’t fully get why we introduced Garp so early either, or kept Koby and Helmeppo around for so long. I don’t think it was a bad choice per se, just an odd one. It does have me wondering about the next meeting, if the live action gets there that is. Hopefully it does, the War arc would be fantastic in the live action.

It has been an absolute joy to see people who have never given One Piece a chance before, watch it now. Oda created something special and it’s amazing to see new fans of all ages come out of this adaptation. These new fans are in for a wild ride, especially if we get more. With Loguetown and Alabasta set up as our next arcs, the future of this series is looking bright. If they thought the reception of these 8 episodes was great, just wait until they introduce us to Chopper and Robin. Crocodile remains one of my favorite One Piece villains and seeing him in live action would be a dream come true.

#opla #one piece #one piece live action #my thoughts #idk i just wanted to write it all out

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skellebonez · 2 months

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Every New Adaptation of Limetown Failed Lia Haddock (or: how FaceBook Watch broke Skelle)

I love podcasts. I love fiction podcasts that tell investigative stories especially.

One of these podcasts was Limetown. I fell in love with this series so fast and waited with genuine excitement for the next season... and it was ok. It wasn't great, but it was ok. But I noticed... there were a lot of contradictions in season 2 that were not matching up with season 1. This was because the book had come out to tie in with season 2 and, much to my recent dismay, contradicts the story line of season 1 in MULTIPLE ways. But this post is not about the book, not specifically.

It is about the FaceBook Watch TV adaptation of Limetown and how it, somehow, decided to do complete character assassination on the main character Lia Haddock.

Now, listen. I know adaptations are not going to be 1:1, and they shouldn't be! But even by episode 5 of this 10 episode series I grew to absolutely DESPISE what they did to her and her within the show itself.

Lia Haddock in Limetown season 1 is not a perfect investigative reporter. But she is understanding, she is passionate, she is determined, and she was above all else someone I could genuinely see people trusting and liking. She communicates with her coworkers and listens to people intently and reaches out to them to comfort them while they tell their stories. I like podcast Lia.

Lia Haddock in the TV show is a sneaky, stalkerish, blackmailing, uncaring asshole of a person. The book prequel describes her as "high on empathy but has no sympathy and doesn't care about others even though she understands what they feel" (not kidding, this is exactly how they describe her, and it comes off as them wanting to imply she is a sociopath without actually saying it) and... yeah. This is exactly how she comes off in this show. This is shown to us by her doing things like recording people in their sleep for no reason, recording her and her girlfriend making out without her girlfriend's knowledge, bringing up traumatic events to her interview subjects intentionally to elicit a trauma response (in one instance revealing to an amnesiac woman she had a daughter and telling her that she is a bad mother for getting amnesia and forgetting her), threatening to blackmail her radio station editor if she doesn't get to do her story the way she wants, and assuming EVERYONE is as big of an asshole as she is (such as assuming her assistant, who is worried for her safety after she was nearly assaulted, is just being sexist).

She is also... a terrible reporter. She brings a story to her editor, take 5 months to meet a 4 month deadline, has to be reprimanded by her editor to finally finish it, and gets assigned an assistant to keep her on track (and her first words to him, this man she is meeting for the first time who starts out being completely polite to her, is "Fuck you, Mark"). She follows a false lead AGAINST her assistant's research and judgement, doesn't follow a lead HE wants to follow, and it turns out her assistant was right on the money the entire time. And she still insults him and his intelligence afterward, with the show implying she took all the credit.

This is also. Completely show original. None of this was in the podcast, doesn't actually further the plot, and if this was taken out nothing of actual consequence would be lost story wise. Ultimately this adds NOTHING of actual value to her character or the greater story of Limetown itself except telling us that our main character has actually been a colossal asshole this entire time.

If you want to make your main character an asshole, fine. I like asshole main characters! Hell, one of my other favorite podcasts (Wooden Overcoats) has an asshole main character who I adore. My favorite character in Digimon is famously described as a "jerkass ice queen" by the fandom and I also adore her.

But Lia Haddock in FaceBook Watch Limetown is just... not an enjoyable jerkass protagonist to watch. She's just unpleasant. Would I still have issues with her character if this was an original show? Maybe. But I wouldn't have been as frustrated.

Just... if you want to have an asshole protagonist... make them one from the start. Make them at least either competent or fun. A decently likeable main character being retconned into a boring incompetent asshole is not fun to experience.

It's just sad.

#bonezrattling #limetown #podcasts #tv series #this was going to be longer but I really don't want to waste my energy on this series anymore #this rant is all I will give it #also why the fuck was that weird stripping scene added to episode 65?

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llycaons · 8 months

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final ch lb reposted bc it's not showing up in the tags???

AUGH THE CHAPTER IS CALLED DUNGEON MESHI. it's simple but I love it when they do that. perfect for dm, which is pared-down in themes but applies itself perfectly to what it wants to say

wow, damn, guess that makes sense, it's so amazing that laios brought so many people together with the simple promise of something that unites all living things - nourishment - and they in turn brought their own food to add to the communal pot. I would have liked to see more exploration of this community-building through food, but this is literally one of the only things I would change about dm it's so impeccable crafted

damn marcille

JESUS LAIOS

aw man, that's genuinely an awful thing to live with. this might be a happy ending, but laios lives with the consequences of his defeat of the demon

this is an actual medical condition too...people can get really sick

celebratory panel!!! ofc senshi is stoic (though without ever being unkind! he's unruffled without being cold) and izu doesn't rly care

sorry but 👀

THIS IS SO FUNNY. senshi being like 'I'm politely staying out of this' and everyone else being like 'yeah there's no way he's that selfless'

damn, what a step for marcille, who was so terrified of losing the people close to her

she's so hot here ugh

OHHH this visual is so cool

mmm tasty! her face says hehe she's so cute I missed her so bad. real babygirl material

yayy!!! and standing up suddenly able to walk, and TAKING the dragon with her??? that's so cute like a little plush

it would have been an interesting ending for her to maybe not recover the use of her legs? ending the story with a disability wouldn't have been a tragedy, and it's been done really well in other stories. like, I'm still me, this is a change that happened because of something I've been through, and it's something to adjust to and keep moving forward with. sorry to bring up tgcf here but sqx's storyline is truly so compelling like she DID that

SHES SO CUTE I CAN'T STAND IT. farlyn are you free friday I can take you to a movie and buy you dinner

really incredible how she's hot in one panel then charming in another then ravenous in the third. her range...

this is such lover behavior <3

AHHH SIBLING LOVE!!

marcille love!!! her legs lmao

😭😭😭 not many stories end this straightforwardly satisfyingly and honestly it's really really nice. a more bittersweet ending or a more 'mature' one might have had farlyn not come back at all a lesson abt death or w/e but fuck that!!

ohhhh sexy

STOP THIS IS SO FUCKING CUTE!!! LOOK HOW HE'S SMILING. CRYING OVER THIS!!! character who barely know each other and have met like once before but will absolutely be friends for life. this might be my favorite panel in the chapter and maybe even series

PEACE AND LOVE ON THE PLANET EARTH

aww she's trying to reach out to izu. she's not someone who warms up to people easily but farlyn is just so lovable and sincere and weird that I can def see a friendship potentially for them

STOP STOP THIS IS SO CUTE. im so glad farlyn didn't get paired off or even god forbid MARRIED to that guy who likes her can you fucking imagine. maybe farcille isn't confirmed but they're real in our hearts and nothing disproves them

damn, pizza? I don't remember that

of course she does!!! she's outgoing and adventurous and loves to eat!

you know this story wouldn't have worked half as well if farlyn wasn't legitimately a charming and lovable character who was easy to get attached to and root for. if they tried going the jerk with a heart of gold route, it would have taken a lot longer and been harder to create sympathy for her. like how cql's appeal rests disproportionately on you liking and rooting for wwx, dungeon meshi's driving plot relied on you WANTING this woman to come back to life, to eat and see her friends and do her magic and get into her weird hobbies. and she's perfect! the writing doesn't rely on one cliched line or scene to get you to realize 'oh they're a good person despite their harsh exterior' to get you to root for her (even tho that's an underutilized technique for writing women), it just presents this oddball and lets you love her. rk is so good at writing women who feel like real people, it's a reason adore marcille - for her awkwardness, her judgement, her readiness to blow things up without thought. she's just a deeply uncool person who's very endearing

not to be a monarchist or anything but this is probably the best they could have gotten given the situation so I'm not going to complain too much. it's not like I read dm for in-depth and realistic political engagement

and this is like the easiest way to be a good leader. just care about your people getting the food they need. that's enough, really. I don't think laios is capable of much more anyway. it's not like he's a politican

also what does the succession line look like? I know he's not having a kid. omg kabru!! his face is so ajshdksad. and yayy marcille and farlyn staying to advise him together!!

oHHH SHIT. thesis statement of the series! also these babies are so fucking cute I can't deal. ik that one of them is a dog person but the other one??? is that an orc??? well take back what I said about just food being important. integration is happening here too - it's clear that laios's kingdom is welcoming of people like orcs who have historically been expelled from other places and violently targeted by other races. idk how he managed that but like, well done, laios!

you know I adore cql but it's such a relief to step into other stories that aren't quite so much about Good (TM ) in a vague and all-encompassing sense and also have characters who aren't laserfocused on one person and who you can envision making connections to and becoming close with other characters 😭 loving lwj is so hard sometimes loving farlyn is so easy always

#dunmeshi lb

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Thoughts about our boy Tech

I don’t normally post on tumblr but my mind has been in a total chaos and I need to put my thoughts into words, or at least try. I’m sorry if it’s all over the place. And probably pretty long.

This is day 4 of coping with Tech’s supposed death. I can’t for one second believe that he is actually gone, and I don’t think it’s just denial.

We saw times and times again that Tech is one hell of a soldier, not only when it comes to his exceptional mind but also in many other areas, I mean this man can withstand a broken femur and keep fighting no problem.

He is able to adapt to situations, he’s resourceful, he has everything calculated and well thought out. Don’t tell me that Tech didn’t have a plan already in his head the second he shot that railcar and started to fall. Also the fact that we see him turn around, I would assume that he’d keep falling facing up. I actually watched an Arcane episode today where a kid fell down and at no point did he turn to face the ground. That tells me that Tech did that deliberately because he had a plan to at least try to get out of there alive.

Then I have to mention the obvious, this is Star Wars, people have survived worse. Also, no body, no death. I just feel like this doesn’t do him justice. You want to tell us that he can fight when he’s badly hurt, he can win a race he has never participated in before, he’s unbelievably intelligent but then he just accepts his fate and falls to death without putting up a fight? That’s not the Tech we know. Add the fact that we don’t see what’s underneath the clouds, we don’t see him hit the ground.

Then the scene with Hemlock where he throws Hunter Tech’s goggles. They had no blood or stains on them. I know this is an animated show but we saw blood in episode 12, and seeing Hemlock with the goggles of someone who we maybe saw die moments ago is pretty grim in and of itself for a show like that. If it’s a tactic to manipulate them, then that’s bad but it’s Hemlock we’re talking about. But if this is the writers actually throwing Tech’s goggles to our faces while he’s actually dead, that to me is just beyond cruel.

And let’s not forget Tech’s development this season. So many people have fallen in love with him if they weren’t already. Was that just a way to get a super emotional reaction from the fans? Because if that’s the case, that feels like a betrayal. They showed us how incredible he is, he represents a community of people and then they rip him away?

I just feel like there’s so many details that point to him being able to make it out alive. If despite all of that it turns out that he actually didn’t survive, it’ll be such a waste of his character and it will make me genuinely angry. His sacrifice didn’t help whatsoever, unlike for example Kanan’s. The Empire still got Omega, Crosshair is still unconscious on Mount Tantiss, it literally solved nothing. And the way I see it, if they wanted to really kill him off, he deserved something..just better. A death we’re not left wondering about, a death that doesn’t undermine how capable he is..because let’s face it, if anyone can survive this kind of fall, it’s Tech. Also, remember that racing episode where Wrecker said he thought he was a goner and Omega was surprised he won and Tech said “You sound surprised”? This just looks like another situation that seems lost but isn’t.

I’m just sad, I still cry to this day. If we at least knew that he was dead and that was it you know..we would mourn like we all are but we could eventually move on. This way we will keep our hopes up until someone officialy says that he’s gone or until season 3 comes out and it will be somehow discussed there. For me the bad batch was, like for many others, my comfort show with Crosshair and Tech being my absolute favorite characters in Star Wars but this season’s finale just left such a hole in my heart..it hurts. But I know I’m not alone in this.

I will keep on hoping that we’ll see Tech again, and I don’t care if people say that he should stay dead. No, he shouldn’t. He can’t..

#tbb #the bad batch spoilers #bad batch spoilers #tbb spoilers #Tech tbb #The bad batch #Star Wars #Tech lives #Tech bad batch #tbb season 2 finale

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Ok you're like the only person I know who draws self-insert stuff, like, A LOT so I just gotta ask: How do you... draw yourself??? Ok that probs doesn't make sense but like... I wanna draw self-insert of myself and a fictional character but I really don't like how I look (and I hate drawing myself) so I end up hating what I draw. How do u manage to draw urself for self-inserts without hating how u look?

U don't gotta answer if u don't wanna but u seem rlly comfortable with, well, drawing urself and I legit don't know what to do here. I hope this made sense. Sorry if it doesn't....

Anon, don't worry, I gotcha!! 💙

I'm so sorry that you don't like how you look ;n; I also struggle with accepting my appearance, let alone learning how to love it. But I promise that self insert/shipping actually helps with that kind of thing over time -- writing your favorite character giving you constant love/validation also helps you see yourself the way that they see you. It obviously doesn't happen overnight, but it helps!

I have been drawing myself since I could pick up a pencil, and my S/I design has changed a lot over the years tbh! The way I drew myself when I was 9 is a lot different than how I drew myself at 15, and very different from how I draw myself now. Nothing has to be set in stone, you can change your design whenever and however you please. No rules!!

Do I always wear glasses IRL because my vision is piss poor? Absolutely. Do I always draw my glasses? No. It's not that I dislike my glasses - I love them, in fact, I feel more confident when I wear them - but sometimes I will draw myself with them and think "ah that looks like me :)" and other times I won't draw them at all and still think "hm yeah that's still me!" it really just depends on how I'm feeling during the day, or during the scene of the drawing. I gotta be in the Mood™.

As for my body, I didn't start drawing my round tummy until I was maybe in my late teens. I used to hate my freckles, but now I draw them so often and I write my F/Os loving them so much, I cannot imagine going without them.

You don't have to draw anything you wouldn't want to, especially since this is a newer experience for you. And you can add whatever the hell you want. I draw myself with purple eyes sometimes just because I feel like it. Does my S/I actually have purple eyes? No, they're brown, like mine. Sometimes I put little blue streaks in my hair, sometimes I'll draw myself in outfits that I don't actually own, but I wish that I did. Again, there are no rules, you can do whatever makes you feel comfortable!!

Your drawing of yourself never has to be exact, not unless if you want it to be. And it's kind of impossible to make an exact replica of yourself anyways. Our art styles are very different, and that includes how we perceive ourselves in a fictional setting. I will often write myself walking on my toes (i'm a preemie-baby and it's common for us to just. walk on our toes constantly instead of flat-footed like a normal person lmao) but I won't bother to draw it. Orrrr I draw my nails all painted and blue and pretty, but IRL they're actually bitten and torn and I feel more comfortable writing that little detail instead of showing it.

Like... I hate drawing my body sometimes, I will draw it and think "goddamn I really look like this? >:(" but then I gotta snap myself out of it and remind myself that it's my body, it's human and it's just as lovable as those fake photoshopped magazine covers. Society drills into us an impossible standard for beauty and it's so easy to compare ourselves to others, and even easier to spiral downhill w/ that mindset. And honestly if I'm feeling especially insecure, I'll draw a F/O cuddling my stomach and saying "wow my girlfriend is sooo gorgeous, what a knock-out" or something similar and it will feel a little easier. Like I rly don't have to stress about how I look because my F/Os love me just the way that I am, I wouldn't have to change anything for them!

But it took me a long time to start drawing that way. It takes a lot of patience w/ yourself. But! As for my hair + facial features, I don't hate those very much, I just like to make my features "fluffier" because it's my art style and when I look at it I think "ah, that's me! :)" and that's all there is to it.

I hope my response helped at least a little, it was difficult for me to stitch together words that made sense lol. Take it easy anon, kiss your babes, they're waiting for ya!! 💙💙💙

OH WAIT one more thing -- it could possibly be more comfortable for you to start off in literally the simplest art style possible & take it slow. I always draw those little Adventure Time styled dot-eyes and round faces when I wanna simplify how my S/I looks. It's easier and quicker to scribble and I don't have to worry about my features too much:

#anonymous #asks #self insert asks #lil doodles #idk if i made much sense #like. i have the answer here in my Brain. but putting it into words is hard

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I.S.B.T.P.K.F.T.S moments (chapter 2)

fic link written by @tavtarnish.

I want to add something from chapter 1: where soap says he'll give ghost, quote "the military's wet dream of a sergeant"

~ he's gonna do it our of spite. not for himself, but rather for /himself/. he's gonna do it to spite the terribleness that is himself. like 'im a terrible person but maybe its a little less bad bc i maybe did some good'

chapter 1 chapter 2

waking up on the floor

~ honestly... yeah. happens more often than i'd like to admit

him missing some part of his old self, but also not, but also sometimes he does

~ that might not have made sense, but in my head that ^^^ statement is perfectly clear. like I wish I was like my younger self, but at the same time I worked so hard to be at this point so I don't really miss the old me. tho it would be nice not to have the back problems.

him waking up late

~ it's such a normal thing to happen, but at the same time i feel like every time every time I have a bad night, it's just setup for the next day. it happens every time without fail, maybe there is a reason behind that, but im not gonna think too hard about it. anyway from his standpoint the day is going great /sar. like so far he's (1) woken up on the floor, meaning his night was definitely terrible (2) it ruined his neck... so that's fun (3) woken up late. even if it's not too late it messes everything up. I won't be counting anymore of his morning mishaps , I only did this time because these three (3) things most definitely happened withing 1-2 minutes of waking up

automatically foregoing the hair for his teeth (or doing any of his morning routine in general)

~ first thing's first, the way he skips his hair (which is obviously an important part of his character) so he could brush his teeth. he only realizes that it'll be a problem when it's too late. second thing, honestly, as embaressing as it is for me to admit... if this happened to me i'd 100% just going 'woe is me' and end up doing nothing until I absolutely had to get up. so I admire that about him.

the way it's Gaz behind him instead of Ghost's usual presence, and the way he's glad about it

~ it'd be hard to Face ghost so soon after yesterday's interaction, not to mention that night. plus he did commit to making big changes, so why not one more. I mean his routine is already fucked, and he's resolved to be a better Sergent, so why not one more big change. as a person who automatically tries their best to avoid their problems, well honestly it'd be relieving to think that I don't immediately have to face my problem.

Ghost shows up, and gaz and ghost on the topic of his hair

~ of course ghost is here, when one goes the other follows. it's ghost AND soap not OR. anyway, them talking about his hair. probably his most distinguishing feature, that he most definitely takes much pride in. Gaz's statement didn't hurt, it was teasing and friendly but ghost's? yeah that one stung. for one it was /Ghost/ that said it, his best friend, his favorite person, his- his- well it didn't matter who he was to him other than his lieutenant. not only that but literally less than 6 hours ago he decided he'd be a better Sergent, and now Ghost his lieutenant is telling him that he's already failing at that. why can't he get anything right? why is he so bad at what he's supposed to be good at? it's not even that difficult to take care or, it would take two seconds. why couldn't he have just done it?

the general topic of his hair in this chapter

~ I feel like it's kinda a small detail, it's only mentioned a handful of times, and all in passing moments. maybe i'm reading too much into this, but it just feels so important and personal... or maybe it's giving a little insight on how he's feeling, messy, unkept, perhaps a little disastrous.

/that/ feeling coming back because ghost is here, and him refusing to acknowledge it

~ again he doesn't even know why he's feeling it so why bother acknowledging

him refusing to banter with ghost, or to make jokes with him

~ i guess the first step to this whole changing thing was to be on time and look professional (or at least presentable) which he's already messed up. but second would probably be to act professional, especially around your superior. this only works if you don't mess up... so don't mess up. this goes for jokes to deflect as well, so go ahead and scrap those. denying himself something that he wants and enjoys doing... ouch

ghost's confusion at soap's change of character and soap's refusal to see it

~ "what's wrong with soap? why isn't he talking? is he sick? is it the wound? did somebody say something? maybe it's just a bad morning, I mean he /did/ neglect to take care of his hair this morning." why would ghost be confused about me not speaking? if anything he's probably happy i'm not running my mouth. for once im acting my rank. this chapter is HEAVY on those self-esteem issues

gaz being the one to relieve the tension

~ wait- hang on that- that's not right. right? it's soap's job to do that it /was/ soap's job to do that... not anymore. oh... I guess that /is/ Gaz's job now...

soap's desperation to just /tell/ someone about it. all of it. and yet still he hides it.

~ of course he wants to tell someone because who is he if not a nuisance. Wanting to push his problems onto someone else, Wanting to bother other people. And he refuses to tell anyone because, again, that's not what his personality is supposed to be. That's not who /he's/ supposed to be. that want to just spill, to have somebody hear you so it's not just in your head

the way he cannot stand to be around anybody, but swallows his discomfort

~ it's all just too much, too much, too much. he wants to leave, he needs to get out of here. he can't breath. he's gonna be sick. but he can't. it's not what johnny would have done, johnny would be ecstatic to be around gaz and ghost. soap maybe would have, if he was nothing but a name, no personality, where disapproval didn't matter to him; but he isn't soap, nor can he be. Sergent Mactavish can't leave either, not if he is to be the disciplined little soldier he needs to be. right now he's none of these people, right now he's john; the overwhelmed teenager. and john is trying to fit into an outfit that doesn't fit, the sleeves are too long, the shoulders too tight, the legs too short. but at least he doesn't have to choose which one to force on. johnny has no energy to come out, and soap is buried; lost in the mess that is his mind, that leaves Sergent Mactavish. scraping the bottom of the barrel he finds the will to muster up a hopefully convincing smile. this moment is so very real to me, it's something i've done way too many times before. and refusing to voice his discomfort? not only because it ruins the mood, and perhaps because he almost feels like he deserves that discomfort.

his excuse

~ really? his alarm? /that/ was the best he could come up with? he knows it's a bullshit excuse. that's the equivalent of "just tired", tho unlike me, Ghost knows that it's a BS response. he knows ghost knows. of course the man does, just like soap knows ghost's tells, ghost knows soap's tells.

"be a good soldier"

~ gah-damn! that's EXACTLY how I talk to myself when im in this type of headspace

AGAIN WITH THE HAIR!!!

~ yes im freaking about the hair again. I DON'T KNOW WHY. his hair is long, he's neglected it a bit... just like he's neglecting himself?

soap being overly formal

~ it causing the silence between them into something uncomfortable as if something has changed. because something /has/ changed... ghost clearly doesn't like the change in his Sergent.

his nervous tics

~ the way he has to focus so hard on not doing them, and how he almost defaults back to bootcamp posture.

the tension between them

~ only being broken by price, but it still not rubber-banding back to their former status

him changing his showing personality with price's arrival

~ I do the same thing. in every situation, good or bad, differing friend groups, ect. the way he even 'blends' personalities in a way. he's only doing so to avoid questioning.

him being formal with ghost, him throwing himself entirely into his work

~ the way he automatically switches to formal setting with ghost. I am now seeing that this is the RSD coming into play, where he's seeking ghost's approval or at least not attracting his ire. and him completely focusing on his task so he doesn't get to think too much about how ghost is watching him. I find that if you look busy people generally won't bother or disturb you.

look I probably missed a ton seeing as how my prime writing hors is between midnight and 3am, and it is very much not that time right now... and I also had people trying to peep my writing which is awkward lol

anyway if you see typos... no you don't. if i find more stuff from this chapter I'll add it to the beginning of the next part

#El rambles #El over-analyzes #I.S.B.T.P.K.F.T.S #john soap mactavish #simon ghost riley #cod #cod mw2 #im hardcore projecting onto this man

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its-short-for-jackalope · 1 year

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lol okay, hi.

i know ive been memeing about it tonight but i have some actual serious thoughts & feelings about Pulp Musicals rn so I'm going to ramble!

⚠️ This will contain spoilers for the first episode, The Great Moon Hoax !

Okay so one of my favorite, favorite songs in this episode is "John's Choice." (I will be listening to it on loop while I make this post.)

I love the whole song but I absolutely adore the part when Herschel is telling the crowd that the story is true. He adopts the phrasing that is familiar and easily recognizable after the "Great Astronomical Discoveries," we've heard, but now we hear it from his perspective, and my god it doesn't seem like it would do much but the shift in pronouns (he to I, his to my, etc) is SO impactful! (Especially when you're listening for the first time and you're expecting him to reveal the hoax like he'd said he was going to!) It gave me major chills the first time I heard it, and I still get chills every time. Every time.

Another bit that makes me go insane is when we get the line "I pointed it at the moon, our companion," and then the chorus/ensemble chimes in with "Always there, watching us, from Eden to Edinburgh. As we grow..." and then Herschel picks it up again with "As she glows," and he keeps going. But here it's the ensemble that gets me.

In "Great Astronomical Discoveries, Pt. 1" it's just Samuel and Rose singing those lines. Now, we're hearing the crowd singing them, and I think that's really cool and interesting. To me, it really reflects how it's a story that's grown and been passed around a lot, that people have been talking about it and telling each other. The crowd chiming in is like when someone interrupts to finish a story they already know by heart, or when people start singing along to a beloved song that's being played by a stranger in the street.

The crowd that's gathered at The Sun already know this story, and they start singing with Herschel because they already know all the words. It's not just his story—it has become theirs, too. And that just does something in my brain. Like.. it shows how much this story about the moon means to everyone, how important it is. (As Margaret says: "So many people have nothing to believe in...") They're so happy that Herschel is saying it's all real that they can't help but tell the story with him. And the way they whoop and cheer when he says it's true? That's beautiful.

...aaaaand also pretty tragic and heartbreaking if you think about the fact that we all know it really IS a hoax, haha oops, but we'll just not think about that right now, okay? okay. 😅

Of course, I can't ramble about my favorite things in this song without a huge shoutout to Curt Mega for his amazing singing. He puts so much feeling into this song in his roles as Benjamin and John. As Benjamin, we get to hear his vindication, frustration, and impatience, as well as his anger when his plan backfires. As John, singing about his made-up telescope, we can hear so much passion. Herschel's really trying to sell the story now, and I'd say he does a damn good job of it. (Sorry Benjamin!)

Basically, this song really lets Curt show off, and I am so grateful for that because my ears and my brain have been blessed. Thank you Matt, thank you Curt. 🙏🖤

now that I'm done rambling for the time being, I am currently in the middle of an art project that I'm hoping to finish tonight, so I'm gonna try and get back to that. If anybody else wants to add their thoughts, I welcome it!!! please, come experience brainrot with me!!!! :D

someday I'd love to make more posts like this (but hopefully better and more organized) so we'll see if that actually happens lol. I love this show so much. I wanna talk/write about it. 😍

#jack jabbers #pulp musicals #pulp musicals spoilers #the great moon hoax #tgmh #pulp musicals tgmh #pulp musicals episode 1 #john's choice #john herschel #pulp musicals john herschel #curt mega #matt dahan #pulp musicals analysis #(is this good enough to call it an analysis? idk man i tried. fuckin love this show.)#i have many more thoughts™ than this but these ones were screaming to get out so. enjoy.#i was typing this for an hour. jsnsnzjsns. brainrot. 💀

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fourseasonsfigs · 1 year

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Colorful Black

We're taking a short break from our foray into the Junzhe Extended Universe to come back to our own. A little less exciting, perhaps, but just as cute!

This fig set includes Gong Jun dressed in his Mujosh endorsement finery, complete with orange-tinted lenses:

Looking good, Junjun! I'm bummed out his Mujosh partnership is over - we sure got some great looks out of it. I also got some really nice eyeglasses frames out of it too. Very nice quality!

Zhehan's looking absolutely gorgeous in this photoset here:

Why his sweatshirt has "The Age of Stupid" on a laptop screen is beyond me, but Zhehan doesn't control what stylists put him in!

No matter, he's incandescently beautiful.

Here's our two adorable figs from this set, and I love them. Absolutely love them. Zhehan is so soft haired and sweet looking, and Junjun's rocking his shiny leather jacket and will very soon have some rockin' shades. I'll do the pics without the sunglasses first, and then with them.

You might notice here that Junjun has a groove in the side of his head there above his cute little ear. What this is, is the most brilliant notch for his Mujosh sunglasses! As someone who has struggled mightily with fig glasses of all kinds, this is a godsend. The little stems fit right into it and they don't fall down his face!

Classic that we have Junjun all fancy and Zhehan all casual wearing socks with slides! I love it.

It never fails to make me laugh when we get to this angle and see the relative proportions. I love JZP fig makers so much.

May I also just say how much I love Zhehan's hair in all incarnations. I'm so happy he's done so many things with it over the course of his career - we get so many awesomely varied hairstyles with him.

Junjun's hair, on the other hand, is generally a variation on his usual medium-short length, but even then fig makers add a little flair to it somewhere! Usually his bangs. Which of course, has nothing to do with this angle.

You can see the matching groove for the sunglasses here by Junjun's ear.

The shininess of Junjun's coat is fantastic. I like when the fig makers play around with texture for the figs, adds so much great interest. Hehe, Zhehan's slides look particularly good (?!?) here!

Top down is often a bit uninteresting, but I like this one! We get the style-y hair parts and the relative look of the outfits all in one go.

This photo took me aback for a second when I went to go crop it, I thought, what piece of styrofoam did I get on Zhehan's shorts! But no. Zhehan's shorts tie is just at an awkward place. I scrolled back up to the photo inspiration, and whoa, yep, what do you know. I wonder if you know what, I'm just gonna stop here and not try to figure out the photographer's mindset. Moving right along!

Please notice the red heeled soles on Junjun's shoes, so nice! This is also a great opportunity to check out the modeling, and see the relatively wider looking face they gave Junjun and the smaller, little rounder face for Zhehan. These figs are so well done. Believe it or not, these are actually some of my favorite figs, I just love them.

Alright! We got some cool shades for our Cool Boy. Here's an extreme closeup of the hair grooves and the matching tabs on the sunglasses.

On to the pics with the glasses! Yikes, I gotta watch my photo count since we're definitely hitting the max 30 on this post.

So handsome, Gong Laoshi!

The glasses are sturdily on, thanks to the grooves! Speaking of sturdy, these figs do stand fairly well. No balancing issues with mine.

Here's the back of the box cards, along with the an optional add-on for some stickers.

Wow, I barely managed to stay at the photo limit! I did want to show the artwork on both boxes. When I read the quotation on the first box, I was like, oh ho ho, this fig seller has an opinion on who fell for the other first! I got so excited to read the other box quote and see what it said, and then I realized it was just the same. Bummer! I've read a lot of fan fictions that have one or the other falling in love with the other first (and plenty with both at the same time, of course), and frankly, they're all fantastic. I could read them daily hourly every minute and not get tired of them!

Material: PVC

Fig Count: 328

Scene Count: 24

Rating: My personal opinion is at the same time, myself.

[link back to Master Fig Index for more posts]

#junzhe #zhang zhehan #gong jun #word of honor cast #shl cast #figthusiast

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