#i mean it seeing these girls not hate each other is so refreshing bc in victorious they all hated each other đ
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i know one of the biggest complaints about house of anubis was its writing but if you step back and really consider the sitcoms that were airing at the same time on nickelodeon then itâs actually stellar in comparison. one thing that really set it apart was that it was serialized and not episodic so you had to be really cohesive with the main plot whilst being able to keep ur younger audiences hooked with high school hijinks,, which was comparatively less intense with the d*n schn*ider shows but was just as impactful?? and it did so without resorting to constant physical comedy.
just as a sidebar so far on twitter the biggest criticism ive seen of the show was that it was boring but that makes sense if youâre watching an episode that was meant to be the continuation of all the other ones that you may not have seen bc it was the time of cable. streaming was still sorta a foreign concept in 2011-2013. so that was one of its weaknesses back when it was airing but i think actually as time passed by it has now become one of its strongest points because house of anubis is incredibly rewatchable. you can watch it over and over again and discover something new about the plot, the characters, even the random things happening in the background.
anyway back to the writing, one of the reasons i love the dialogue in the show is because of how witty it actually is like im sorry itâs actually so hard to find the balance of sounding sharp without being pretentious and being funny without being too childish and using big words while still effectively portraying what itâs like to be in high school. thatâs in the writing, thatâs in the delivery â there have been questionable acting moments for sure but the cast were definitely giving it their all.
and this was something i articulated to my friends as a commentary but i seriously love how they wrote the girls on the show. because yes nina and joy were in that love triangle but nina never plotted to hurt joy because of it and when it mattered the most, joy was there to help nina out with all the chosen one stuff. and when willow and mara found out jerome was dating the both of them, willow asked mara if she hated her and she said no. which, if you were 13 at the time would have been so crazy to think about because normally the portrayal of girls is being at each otherâs throats, trying to win the guy back, one-upping each other to find out who loves who more. joy did mara dirty during the journalism arc but she straight up said âi will not accept joy slanderâ. kt always reassured patricia that she wasnât interested in eddie and even helped them get back together. amber was a girlâs girl the whole show â when she was unhappy with joy it was because she wanted to protect nina. when joy lashed out at willow, she felt bad and apologized. i could go on and on about all the times the women of anubis house had each othersâ backs like they would fight but at the end of the day they love each other and would protect each other. just like joy said, whatever fight they would have, itâll be ancient history by lunchtime.
i think the same goes for the guys as well? the guys donât fit squarely into just one stereotype. like yes fabian is the ânerdâ but he barely went to class. he was smart in the things he was interested in â if anyone cared the most about the school it was mara. jerome was the âpranksterâ but they did a deep dive into his family in season 2 and we even got to see him at his most lovable when heâs fallen in love with joy. eddie is supposed to be the âbad boyâ but in the entirety of season 2 he made me swoon with the way he kept encouraging patricia to lower her walls and talk about her feelings. he was pretty vocal about how he would like to be cared for, and genuinely gets upset when patricia wouldnât listen. heâs an honest and sweet friend to everyone too.
anyway im sorry i couldnât do one for everyone but you get what i mean. everyone was nuanced in a way that i think was so advanced for network standards like i really believe nickelodeon didnât deserve a show as good as anubis but also at the same time im not sure it would be as good had nickelodeon not picked it up and gave it the number of episodes that it did. itâs kind of like how i feel about many of the decisions in the show â nina leaving without a proper explanation, the nina/joy/fabian love triangle, mick and amberâs departures, the way they approached the jerome/mara/willow/joy arc in s3 â i hate it but i also love it. itâs my favorite thing but also my most despised thing. i canât stand watching it but i canât get enough.
house of anubis is flawed in the way anubis house and the kids living in it are. they do the most awful things but they are so in need of nurturing. theyâre immature but also the most mature people on the show. just a collection of oxymorons that created the masterpiece that itâs always been but also the masterpiece that itâs now just becoming.
#i mean it seeing these girls not hate each other is so refreshing bc in victorious they all hated each other đ#house of anubis isnât perfect many times it isnât even Good#but iâll be damned if i ever let anyone who hasnât seen the show insult it and call it bad#no knowledge of joy mercerâs existence no opinion#house of anubis#hoa#mine
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thoughts on the squip?
It's. Complicated.
Well the complicated part is what the fandom thinks of/does with the squip. Actual Canon squip in the show? ..also complicated bc Two River and Bway are vastly different ALMOST to the point of not even being the same character bdjdbddj OK ITS ALL COMPLICATED BUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, I'LL TRY NOT TO RAMBLE BUT I CANT MAKE PROMISES
Two River Squip
To me it's the best blend of intimidating "I wanna be that" and intimidating "I'm scared of that" where we can actually feel threatened by the "everything about you makes me wanna die" AND STILL get lulled into a false sense of security with "everything about you is going to be wonderful." It shifts between the two so well that you Think it's on your side Most of the time, but has questionable actions that you don't really know whether to trust or not. It goes from the encouraging "of course [she's talking about you], I've been activating your pheromones. Keep it up" to the almost menacing (albeit absurd) exchange of finding out about eminem. For anyone that needs a refresher, it goes as follows:
Jeremy: did you know this was going to happen?
Squip: of course not!
Jeremy: so it's a coincidence you told me to wear this shirt?
Squip: of course not.
Jeremy: what- did... did you kill eminem??
Squip: nooooot exactly. My quantum processor allows me to envision probable futures. While I did not know that today eminem would be impaled by that rogue hockey stick, I was aware of the probability of a... favorable outcome?
Jeremy: ...favorable for who?
Now this conversation doesn't change in the bway script (as far as I'm aware) but the tone of the scene changes significantly between productions for me because bway squip just. Doesn't come off as menacing to me, which leads intooo
Broadway Squip
I hate to say it because it just sounds like the same shallow shit from 2018 off-bway, but I just can't take the surfer dude voice seriously. And you can argue that you're not supposed to! This is kind of a comedic show first and dramatic show second. I mean it IS dramatic bc everything is dialed up to 11 but it's over-the-top dramatic and not oh-shit dramatic. Which is fine! It's a different take on the tone of the show! I just can't buy the intimidation of "everything about you makes me wanna die" or how fucking manipulative it REALLY is when the squip sounds stoned.
Headcanon Squip
I likes me a squip that feels much more cold and calculated. It'll Act Like it has your best interest in mind, but it doesn't care how it gets the results it wants. Doesn't care who gets hurt or Literally Dies to make all the pieces fall into place. Just reeeaaally lean into the emotionless computer tied solely to its programming aspect. Now ofc it'll Act Out emotions, but as a mimicking/manipulation tactic to get Jeremy to trust it more.
"A squip's sole purpose is to improve its user's life," it'll say, while electrocuting and psychologically tormenting you and arguing that, on a TECHNICALITY, your life is better because you have more friends and your dad wears pants now. Yes you hurt your best friend, yes you took advantage of a girl that really liked you, yes your friends got injured in a house fire, but it all worked out in the end didn't it? You win some, you come out of others with a little bit of PTSD.
Fanon Squips
Don't get me wrong, the shitposts are funny. Seeing all the squips riffing off of each other and showing their different personalities is great. Hell squip x squip ships are the ONLY ones ill accept. PEOPLE CAN SHITPOST ALL THEY WANT. I just think that the shitpost personalities put on the squips (particularly bway) make people forget that... this is the main antagonist of the show. And it's easier to forget that with bway I think, because this villain is made So Campy that you Forget To Take It's Actions Seriously.
This thing emotionally and physically abused Jeremy, and it's been boiled down SO MUCH into Haha Silly Sexy Computer that people forget (or flat out ignore) that THE SQUIP EXACERBATED DYWH.
Remember who the real villain is (Spoiler alert: not Chloe)
I've already gone on a whole tirade about how Chloe gets so much fucking hate for a goddamn teenager going through the hellish hierarchy of high school, AND I WILL REITERATE THAT IM NOT DEFENDING HER ACTIONS, but for fucks sake THE SQUIP PREVENTS JEREMY FROM MOVING. Can you think of how fucking terrifying that must've been? Not only is your girlfriend's drunk best friend trying to jump your bones, but the squip LITERALLY TAKES AWAY HIS ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. The squip MAKES HIM drink the alcohol. The squip MAKES HIM kiss Chloe. THE COMPUTER IN HIS HEAD THAT CAN CONTROL HIS BODY HAS RENDERED HIM POWERLESS. As soon as the squip shuts down, HE GETS THE FUCK OUT OF THERE BECAUSE ITS NOT CONTROLLING HIM ANYMORE, showing that he ABSOLUTELY could've escaped sooner IF NOT FOR THE SQUIP.
Let's tally up those sins real quick.
Chloe, getting mixed messages as to whether Jeremy actually wants this or not because he 1. Says he has to go, but doesn't leave 2. Calls her the hottest girl in school (which Chloe misreads and takes as a kissing invitation) 3. Says he isn't a drinker, but drinks from the bottle anyway 4. Kisses her (which SHE doesn't know to be the squip's doings and not Jeremy's) 5. Finally conveys "I don't want this" with enough body language for Chloe to get the idea, at which point her only concern is just making Jake THINK she slept with Jeremy rather than actually DOING IT: let's call this 2 sins, because she 1. should've stopped her advances after Jeremy said he has to go and 2. Shouldn't have kissed him unprompted. Everything beyond that was ambiguous because she didn't know that the squip was controlling Jeremy.
Squip, KNEW Chloe wanted to jump Jeremy's bones and didn't CARE if Jeremy didn't want it, TOOK AWAY his ability to escape, DIDN'T WARN him that Chloe was about to kiss him, MADE him drink the alcohol, MADE him kiss Chloe, and had NO SIGNS of letting Jeremy go UNTIL IT GOT TURNED OFF: that ALONE is 6, NOT COUNTING THE REST OF THE SHOW.
In conclusion, Two River squip comes off as a more menacing villain than Bway, fanon squips are funny but feel like they've been watered down to jokes or thirst traps, and Chloe isn't WORSE than the squip (she fucked up, she's not IRREDEEMABLE)
#asks#mj says shit#squip#chloe valentine#jeremy heere#this post ate my fucking morning and i have to go to work in an hour#i hate evening shifts with a fiery passion
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HIIIII HAPPY MELTING POINT DAYYY đđ we should start normalising saying happy melting point day instead of happy friday actually
finally completed my workload for the day so i finally have the time to read the newest chapter đ im seated, seat belts buckled & so ready for the ride
"boyfriend" I GIGGLED THEY R SOOOOO TGT NOW đ«đ« used to pray for moments like this ...ok the minhee not responding to yn as usual kinda sus yea đ§đ§ but anyways dgaf for now bc HOON CAME TO SURPRISE YN? I LIVE FOR THEM đ€đ€đ€đ€ STOPP HE LET HER ADD HER OWN TOUCHES TO HIS CAR?:!!: AWWWW THATS SO SWEET i love when couples have a synergistic effect like hoon showers yn w all his love and attention and likewise yn gives hoon nothing but love and pride they truly are meant for each other
NO WAIT HOONYN HAD MORE HISTORY?.?:! when i say match made in heaven i really do mean it đ but hoon saying he had a reason when he rejected her... đ§đ§đ§đ§đ§đ§ HMMMMM HMMMMMM đ§đ§đ§ FAWKKING HELL THEY SAID WHAT NOW đ„șđ„čđ„șđ„čđ„čđ„čđ„čđ„čđ„č they LOVE each other đ„čđ„čđ„čđ„č aj i ABSOLUTELY LOVE the little glimpse into hoonyn's past and the little moments that add up to their r/s now im just đ„°
i also absolutely love hoon sets yn straight like u can love both parties but there really shouldnt be a double standard, family or not. and its so refreshing to see main characters actively voice out their feelings! yn pookie imma have to need a word with u bc... i get that this is minhee's first chance at going even bigger but its still as big a thing for hoon too đ„ș and we cant deny minhee has said terrible things about him too...
oh no the mother and son r plotting.. i dont like that đ đ okayyyyyy minhee is acting too cold to yn for it to be normal now đ€šđ€šđ€š UGH I JUST HATE THEIR MOM. like WOMAN PLEASE. theyre both ur kids ur flesh and blood i get that this is a big thing for minhee but like UGH đ€ OMG? rina made hoon's fit? SLAYYY U GO GIRLLL
WORLD PAUSE. WHAT HAPPENED?:!/!/& the moment i read the words "his ankle unexpectedly snaps at a 90 degree angle" MY HEART DROPPED MY JAW DROPPED BC THERES NO FREAKING WAY. does minhee want to fight WHY IS HE HOLDING YN BACK. LITERALLY LET THE GIRL GO!!!!! wtf. did minhee actually have something to do w hoon's skates. bc if he did istg. NOT HIM TRYING TO CHANGE THE TOPIC WTF. NOW IS NOT THE FREAKING TIME U DINGDONG!!!! but ig now we know why he was acting so distant w his own sister đ
OK SO HE REALLY DID IT? oh U WANNA FIGHT KANG?.!.!/ AND HERE COMES THE MOTHER. if u can even call her that đĄđ€Ź IM SO?.!.&/ WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT DO U HAVE NO SHAME NO MORALS WTFFF đ€Źđ€Źđ€Źđ€Ź i knew chapter 4 was the calm before the storm đđđđ i hope yn got to see hoon tho đ im starting a hoon ankle speedy recovery manifestation â€ïžâđ©čâ€ïžâđ©č
icb i finished the chapter so soon đ now im back to living non melting point days.... patiently waiting for melting point day to come đ€
i am with you on that! happy melting point day is how i'm greeting every friday from now on !!
ynhoon have been going longer than anyone realised and honestly i know i wrote it but why do i still get so ajdhsjhd over hoon when i remember he told his dad to give her the sweets?? its my little pocket of happiness :( and it just makes the i love you so much more deeper than we realise!!
minhee and the mum, honestly, i love the reactions đ the plot thickens each chapter and i can't wait to watch everyone unfold it along with yn.
thank you as always for reading! ilysm you have no idea!!
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ahh okay, i finally have a break, although my brain is absolutely dead, so pls bear w me if this doesn't make any sense ! đ© anyway, i love that ur fic made me dream about him! any ewan char has to be a good dream đ but the cartel thing i think was bc my husband has been watching Narcos and so i was hearing it in the background yesterday lol. Michael and a cartel was an interesting mix lol
but onto your fic!!
(TW: a lot of smut talking and spoilers to "Stuck On You" for anyone else who might be reading this)
Ugh, idk where to start bc i literally loved it so much!! i think I've talked about before, but i love dark fics in general, but **especially** yours bc i think you capture it so well. you could tell me you majored in psychology and i'd believe it bc of how well and easy it seems for you to get into their mindset (any ewan char!). Like-- idk how to describe it, but it feels like you just know all of his chars personally from how well each of ur fics seem to match their personality. I've said before that you add so much little detail to ur fics as to not rush over things, and i could really tell here. my fav small detail was when you simply mentioned how he repeated entering her until he was fully sheathed bc he hadn't fully prepared her. like-- when i read that, my mouth kinda dropped and i had to just take a moment bc (1- ur girl can relate đ) but also it made me stop and realise just how many fics I've read where it kind of just rushes past the first thrust. and honestly, i just enjoyed that detail *so much* bc it's relatable and realistic ? i love reading smut bc its fantasy, but I've-- and I'm sure many others-- have had that moment where it doesn't enter perfectly the first time and just reading a relatable moment like that was SO refreshing. okay, I'm going to stop w my rambling bc i feel like i might sound stupid now-- onto my questions bc im so curious about his mindset more! fair warning, I feel like some of these might overlap or be repetitive, but i didnât know how to word them perfectly.
did Michael have an interest w her from the start, or was it only after she embarrassed him did he take an interest in her?
did he/does he have any actual true feelings for her? bc the way he talks to her makes it seem like this is more of a hate/revenge thing than anything. like he's just so mean, but is there actually something more underneath all that spite ?
and with that, do you think she would have genuine feelings for him as well or would it be this "codependency" thing? -- idk if codependency is the right term, but its better than what i was coming up with lol. her mindset during sex kind of seemed like that dumbification vibes, but she's clearly not actually dumb, he just looks down on her like she is-- which no surprise there, it's Michael lol.
ANYWAY ! i have probably made this way too long and questionably unbearable. again, i really really really apologise that this is probably a mess, bc my brain hurts so bad after the day I've had lol. this is not proofread, so i apologise I'm kind of just word-vomiting all this at you. i hope you've had a good day, Ange and that life is treating you kindly. đ€
-Hannah Montana anon.
Aaahhh, thank you so much! Iâm so glad you liked it! Michael is definitely a virgin, but he understands the mechanics of sex, and the body is willing. I strive for realism in almost all of my smut, so Iâm glad that pulls through here.
Onto your questions!
Michael doesnât notice her at all, until she embarrasses them both at the first night of Fresherâs week. He sets his sights on getting revenge, because he sees her as just another spoiled little rich girl, and he despises those types of people more than anything.
When he learns more about her circumstances - sheâs there on a scholarship, genuinely cares about her studies, etc. he softens to her, but not by much - in his view, she is naive and needs to be taught a lesson.
It doesnât become anything tangibly sexual for him until she kisses him. Thatâs what sets the wheels turning in his head of âI could ostracise this girl so much that I have her all to myselfâ
She is definitely into him, and he has effectively backed her into a corner. Basically, she has gotten what she wanted from the start - to have a brilliant mind to be friends with in order to have the âauthenticâ Oxford experience. And he has what he wants in the sense that he has broken her down to nothing socially and sheâs now fully dependent on him.
There is the potential for genuine feelings to develop, but its current state is dark, twisted and reliant on lust.
Hope that all makes sense! Wishing you a lovely week xoxo
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kyoko for the ask game!
KYOKO MY GIRLLLLLL as much as i literally never talk about kyoko she is LITERALLY one of my top ten characters of all time. like i LOVE her. so i am happy to talk about her!!!
favorite thing about them - it's hard to put this into words but i really like the way that kyoko expresses her kindness, and i find it refreshing. i think oftentimes we are quick to associate kindness with people who express it in a super non-subtle and direct way, but kyoko is someone who i think is an extremely kind person despite the fact that she sometimes comes off as standoffish or cold, and i really love this about her!!
least favorite thing about them - hmmm, i can't think of anything! just like with komaru, i think any flaws that kyoko has add to her character, so i wouldn't say i dislike them at all. i will say i don't like umm. some of her actions in thh chapter 2 but i think that is an issue of the writers not knowing how to handle that situation above all tbh
favorite line - "Hey, Naegi. No matter what happens, don't give up on hope. I shall always be by your side." STARTS CRYINGGGGG
brOTP - kyoko and togami is such a good friendship. they are makoto's biggest supporters and they are besties
OTP - naegiri!!!!!! i love naegiri, it's the most well-written dynamic out of the ships that the games tries to make semi-canon in my opinion. they complete each other in such an important way, and compared to the protagonist x deuteragonist ships in the other two main games, i think naegiri does the best job of developing their dynamic in a convincing way that shows that they have chemistry and a deep connection. they didn't just throw us 50093893 suffocatingly forced romantic scenes and expect us to think it's #RelationshipGoals (side-eyeing saimatsu rn. sorry.)
nOTP - i don't hate any kyoko ships but i will say i'm not a huge fan of celesgiri - sorry!! i think it's pretty aesthetically, but seeing as kyoko is someone who has a really hard time trusting others, it's hard for me to see someone like celeste, who is extremely inauthentic as a person, being a good match for her. i could maybe see this ship if celeste goes through a lot of development, but i just think she clicks a lot more with makoto if you get what i mean!!
random headcanon - kyoko is the most bisexual girl to have ever bisexualed, her and makoto are the ultimate bi4bi couple ever
unpopular opinion - i wouldn't call this opinion unpopular bc i don't think a majority of people feel this way, but it bothers me when people act like kyoko's actions in trial 5 were selfish or unreasonable. the trial was rigged and unfair - someone who did not commit the crime was going to be executed no matter what, and i think it's unfair to say that she should have been willing to put her life on the line to save makoto. it was neither selfish or selfless - it was just a human way to react, and it doesn't mean she didn't care about makoto. also, contrasting this with the sacrifice she makes in dr3 shows the development her relationship with makoto goes through, and that's something i love about her!!
song i associate with them - sorry i don't really have any kyoko songs wauhghghgh
favorite picture of them - i'm a big fan of ramen noodle kyoko
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Iâve never seen with any other fandom the level of mean girl hateful, psychopathic BS that we get from the HOTD fandom, itâs amazing to me. I used to look through some tags associated with that show everyday, like looking through your morning newspaper you know, and I had to stop bc itâs crazy how vicious and mean ppl are either to each other or about the characters and itâs like damn calm down! Honestly I donât miss looking through the tags, itâs kind of a relief not too
Bestieâ I ABSOLUTELY get you!
Listen,, even I myself last year started unfollowing some tags because of how dense it began to get. At the beginning, it used to be harmless fun; people sharing their art, fics, theories, ideasâ etc. Then? It became like a pit of shit full of people throwing themselves at each otherâs neck either because of the teams, or because of the drama between some accounts.
Its just like you said, people in here became absolutely vicious and the display of mean popular girl behaviour simply baffles me! I have to admit I donât feel surprised about the people involved in the drama though... But still, my mind canât wrap itself around the idea of people being this mean and cyberbullying others.
I donât regret at all taking a break from the fandom, but since I have lots of mutuals from there and follow some tags, today I woke up like: what the fuck happened... again??? đđ naur this is an absolute MESSâ grown ass people calling each other names, being racist/xenophobics, gossiping about their own mutuals; this is literally tiring,, like damn CALM THE FUCK DOWN FOR A SECOND LMAOOO
I feel so fed-up with this dumbass fandom. We are supposed to ENJOY the fucking show about the sad incest royal dragons, not threaten each other and gossip and act like the group of mean popular girls I had on my school when I was like 6 or 7 years old. This is depressing.
As you guys can see, I currently have my attention fixed on another fandomâ and my god, it feels so refreshing to meet people who are genuinely kind, polite, and thereâs no drama.
#no seriously#either the drama is absurd af or its so... serious and baffling like in this occassion#cant we all just grow tf up instead of nesting pits of vipers please please and thank you#hotd#hotd fandom#hotd drama#hotd fandom drama#â ‿ đ come chat with amira .á à#lovely anons <3#ask box open#ask box#ask box messages#â§.* amiraverse
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speaking đ uwu đ to the haikyuu!! boys pt 2
part 1
characters: suna, matsukawa, kyĆtani, tendĆ & akaashi
tw// illness, swearing, sexual references, cwinge Â
RintarĆ Suna
bitch- he was shocked
he was feeling sick so you were taking care of him while he lay on the couch looking like the cutest lilâ potato youâve ever seen
so while you were handing him the soup you made him, you said something along the lines of âhereâs some wuv-filled soup for my poor honey~â in the uwu voice
that was the best he felt all day lol
like honestly, you expected him to cringe which is kinda why you did it but he was all for it lmao
âwait- please do that again, (y/n).â suna groaned, slowly taking the soup from your handsÂ
you snickered, gently stirring the spoon to cool it down slightly, âno. now drink up.â
you picked up the spoon to jab it at his mouth since he was clearly too lazy to drink it himself, but his lips didnât part no matter how desperately you pokedÂ
he shook his head, keeping his lips togetherÂ
you rolled your eyes, dropping the spoon back into the bowl, âstop being a baby and drink the soup!â
suna continued to shake his head, ânot until you do the voice again.â he said, his voice hoarse and low.
âbitch.â you muttered while rubbing your temples, you were way too tired to deal with his clownery todayÂ
âplease, (y/n).â
âwhy are you so needy all of a sudden?â you pouted, trying to think of something to say in the voice that wasnât too embarrassing
âi donât know.â
âuwu eat your fuckinâ soup, bi--â you couldnât even finish your sentence before wheezing at how silly it was to say something like that in âšthe voiceâšÂ
suna chuckled, immediately pulling his arm out from underneath the blanket to slurp up your delicious soup
the bowl parted from his lips as he let out a refreshed, âahâ then dropped his gaze to meet yours, âyouâre so cute.â
Issei Matsukawa
he would look you dead in the eye and smirkÂ
âwhatâs wrong with your voice?â
WAIT BUT DONâT TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY BC HE JUST SAID THAT COZ HE PREFERS YOUR NATURAL VOICE LIKE PLEASE DONâT CHANGE IT YOU SOUND SO DIVINEÂ
ânothing~â you hummed, still holding your voice at a higher pitch
matsukawa quirked a brow, wondering if he was missing something
the thought occurred to him that maybe this a prank of some sort and you were waiting for him to give an interesting reaction
well, i mean, heâd hate to disappoint so-
he leaned forward to place a kiss on your cheek and wrap you in hug
âwhat are you tryinâ to be all cute for, angel?â he muttered against the sensitive skin of your neckÂ
a light blush dusted across your cheeks so you buried your face into the crook of his neck to hide it, âi donât know.â you replied in an awkward mix of your natural voice and the uwu voice
matsukawa snickered, rubbing up and down your spine with the large palm of his hand, âso youâre not gonna tell me, huh?â he asked, playfully flicking your spine, resulting in a slightly whimper escaping your lips
âis this a prank?â he inquired further, holding a tight grip on your waist so you were unable to pull away - not that you wanted to anyway.
âkinda.â you snickered at how surprisingly quick he caught on
âi fucking knew it.â he chuckled, pushing you away from him to pressed a rough kiss against you lips, âbut keep your real voice, angel. not to sound like a simp but itâs one the sweetest things iâve ever heard.â
âsimp.â
âshut up.â he smiled and lightly flicked your back once moreÂ
KentarĆ KyĆtaniÂ
he thought it was a sex thing-
you were just showing him your new-found talent while he was blushing furiously and just like âshut up, (y/n)! weâre in public! đĄđłâ
and you just kinda shuffled awkwardly âwhat does that have to do with anything?â
âyou canât just do stuff like that in front of everyone!â
heâd probably pull you onto his lap and cover your mouth with his hand to silence you
in his mind, the uwu voice = calling your s/o âdaddyâ or âmommyâ
like- just a bit too taboo to do in public-
you were so confused
âkyĆtani, get youâre filthy, dry hand off my mouth right nowâ
he wasnât exactly sure what you said considering that his hand served the purpose of muffling your speech but he did hear that you called him by his full surname opposed to just âkyĆâ, âbabyâ or âbabeâ hence, you were probably angryÂ
âiâm going to move my hand but i swear to god if you do that fucking voice again.â he growled into your ear, that alone probably shouldâve made you feel threatened but knowing kyĆtani, heâs all bark and no bite; well, at least when it comes to youÂ
he slowly removed his hand from your mouth and you just shot him the deadliest glareÂ
heâs never going to recover from that one tbh- your eyes alone just scarred him for lifeÂ
without a word, you grabbed your bag from under your desk to search through it for a moment until you pulled out a small bottle of lotion
âgive me your hands.â
âno.â kyĆtani rolled his eyes; he didnât like the idea of putting lotion on his hands bc itâd made his hands slippery and if his hands were lubricated how was he supposed to GRIP?
âi wasnât a question.â you scoffed, grabbing his hand and squeezing a dollop of lotion onto it, âhave you ever moisturized in your life? your hands are so ashy.â
âright, okay.â kyĆtani murmured, not even bothering to answer your silly question
âashy hands~â you absentmindedly cooed in the uwu voice while spreading the lotion evenly across his palm
after realising what you hand just said, you immediately shifted your gaze onto kyĆtani to see if he was livid >:)
but actually, he was painted a deep shade of red with his head turned away from youÂ
âyouâre going to hell.â he hissed, not daring to meet your gaze just in case his face erupted in a blush once more
âiâll see you there~â
Satori TendĆ
heâd look you dead in the eye and try to copy you lmao
like what else was he supposed to do? lmao
plus, he was sure of the fact he could do it better than you â
âuwu-â he choked on his own spit as that hellish sound left his mouth
âTENDĆ!!â you wheezed, covering your mouth to prevent an ungodly noise escaping, âsir, your vocal cords-â
âwait do it again, do it again!â he encouraged, clasping his hands together to plead
you snickered before raising the pitch of your voice once more, along with throwing up a little peace sign, âyouâre such a swut!â
now it was tendĆâs turn to wheeze
after a while, he was finally able to compose himself and attempt to imitate âš the voice âš
âyouâre a whore!~â
you gasped, slapping a hand over your mouth, âWAIT, SATORI THAT WAS SO GOOD!â
tendĆ quirked a brow, shuffling in closer to you, taking your hand in his and placing a kiss upon the tips of each of your fingers absentmindedly, âreally?â
âyeahâ you nodded rapidly, not even bothering to hide the blush that was spreading across your cheeks at his random kissesÂ
âi love you, baby~â you hummed, pursing your lips in hoped heâd pick up on what your were asking for
âi love you way more~â he cooed, leaning in and connecting his lips with yours
honestly, yâall probably never use the voice again after thatÂ
(other than when you play a prank on ushijima :P)
but itâs a fond memory lol
Keiji Akaashi
you did it as a prank but akaashi thought it was for his attention lol
he was just sitting at his desk, âstudyingâ hard (by âstudyingâ, i mean he was blankly staring at his notes while thinking about you) while you were sitting on his bed, taking a well-earned break
then you saw a girl on your fyp try the prank out on her bf and ofc you had to try lmao
i mean, it was harmless :)) unlike some of the other pranks floating around
the only thing that could possibly get hurt during this prank was your pride
so you immediately tried it out
âangel~â you cooed, trying your best to keep the voice on and stifle a snicker as you watched him visibly perk up upon hearing you, âare you hungwy? do you want me to make you some snacks?â
akaashi turned around his chair to look at you and shoot you a sweet smile
HIS SMILE OEIHNFEVBEI pls itâs so holy đ„șđ
anyway, he replied in his equally as angelic, mellow voice, âiâm fine, love. thank you though, youâre so sweet.â
you nodded in response, thinking that you werenât going to get much of a reaction out him so you were about to go back to scrolling until he inquired further
âby the way, whatâs with the voice?- donât get me wrong, itâs cute; iâm just curious.â
you let out a sigh, a smile gracing your lips as you figured that youâd end the prank here- you were too impatient to continue lol
âit was just for a little prank thing.â
an understanding âahâ fell from akaashiâs lips before he got up from his desk and slowly slinked towards you, cupping your face in his soft hands, caressing your cheek gently with his thumb as his lips teasingly hovered over your own
âwell, iâd be lying if i said iâm not fond of it.â he hummed, his gaze fixated on your eyes for the most part but every few seconds itâd drop to send brief, longing looks at your lipsÂ
he stole a quick kiss before backing away slightly, his hand staying glued to your cheek for as long as possibleÂ
âiâll go fetch us some snacks- iâm suddenly craving popcorn.â
he left you in his room alone, blinking rapidly while trying to process what just happened
you just unlocked suave! akaashi
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What do you think are the good and bad aspects of each season of ST?
ok 1. thank u for this question omg and 2. this answer may or may not be a mess, but either way itâs long (almost 7k words lmao) bc iâm insane, which is why itâs under a cut. itâs still by no means an exhaustive list but these are the things that just kinda came to mind.
also i realize you asked âgood and badâ and i wrote this whole post as âstrengths and weaknessesâ which um. is not Exactly what you asked. but close enough <3 i also ended up including a lot of au ideas ksjdckmn bc like i personally hate when people say a certain plot or whatever was bad without suggesting anything that could have improved it yknow so whenever possible i tried to provide Some idea for fixing the issues i had with the show!!
season 1
strengths (this is probably gonna be the longest section but thatâs because a lot of these strengths also apply to s2/s3 by default)
nostalgia and authenticity
this oneâs pretty simple, but i think that season one did a good job of blending classic eighties media homages (such as the many many e.t./el parallels) with explicit pop culture references (such as mikeâs yoda impression, mentions of the x-men, etc) to create a show thatâs essentially dripping in early eighties nostalgia without it feeling too forced. before st, i think the most popular depiction of the eighties in mainstream media was that overly exaggerated neon scrunchie aesthetic from the mid to late eighties, and it was usually done in a comedic sense first and foremost. st took a different approach, instead focusing on the early eighties, a time thatâs often ignored in favor of going either Full Seventies or Full Eighties, and i think that this choice likely resonated with adults who lived through the eighties and hadnât yet seen something that felt quite so accurate to their own adolescence. a lot of young people who watched st were totally unfamiliar with this period of time, unfamiliar with books/movies like âstand by meâ that st borrows from heavily, and i think st lent more seriousness to the eighties than most young people had experienced so far, and this was refreshing and interesting!
the use of dnd in the show is also quite genius in a way iâm not sure i can articulate?? it isnât something Everyone would have played at the time, but itâs something that existed within a different context back in the eighties than it does today, and it really lent a sort of authenticity to the naming of the showâs sci-fi elements. like, of course these kids would name parallel dimensions and monsters and superpowers after these similar things in their favorite game! it just feels so real and it grounds st in our reality moreso than you might expect from the typical sci-fi or horror universe.
utilization of existing tropes
almost every single character in st clearly originates from some popular trope. the plot itself is riddled with classic eighties movie tropes. almost every single element of stranger things can be clearly traced back to some iconic eighties film or just to, like, overused horror/sci-fi/mystery/coming-of-age movie tropes in general. this might sound like a bad thing, but it really works in stâs favor! starting off with familiar tropes gives st the ability to easily create a lot of complexity and make a big impact by selectively deviating from those familiar, comfortable tropes!! while elâs whole plot, hopperâs character, etc, are all examples of this in action, i think the steve/nancy/jonathan plot is the greatest example. even from the start, the fact that good girl barb dies while nancy is off having sex with her asshole boyfriend is an incredibly thorough inversion of the most well-known horror movie trope in the book. how often do girls in horror movies have sex for the first time, walk home alone in the dark of night, and live to tell the tale? nancy and jonathanâs dynamic at first glance is a sort of classic âgood girl meets boy from the wrong side of the tracks, discovers heâs actually got a heart of goldâ thing, but instead of following this well-trodden path, st diverged. nancy is brash, impulsive, and at times downright insensitive. jonathan is angry, bitter, and actually a bit of a creep at first. while they have the capacity to emotionally connect and support one another, they can also bring out each otherâs darker side, which is not what weâve come to expect from that initial tropey dynamic.
in addition, steve, the popular rich asshole boyfriend, is actually... a human being! unlike the cartoonishly evil jocks that weâve come to expect (especially from eighties movies), steve has complexity. despite his initial immaturity and selfishness, heâs also kind to barb, he backs off when nancy says no, heâs gentle and sweet when they sleep together, his first big Dick Move of the season is in defense of nancy, he realizes the error of his ways after the fight and does what he can to fix it, heâs worried about nancy when he sees that sheâs hurt at jonathanâs house, and to top it all off, he ends up saving both nancy and jonathanâs lives when he could have just walked away, and the three of them all work together to fight the demogorgon. like... steve began as the most stereotypical character of all time, and by the end of the season, he had one of the most compelling and unique arcs among the whole cast!
finally, at the very end of the season, instead of dumping steve for jonathan as expected, nancy ends up getting back together with steve, and theyâre both on friendly terms with jonathan. i realize that i just kinda. summarized s1. but my POINT is that i donât think the dynamics between the monster hunting trio would be nearly as fun and interesting had the characters of nancy, steve, and jonathan not been set up to follow certain paths that we already had charted in our own heads. like, within the first couple episodes of s1, itâs pretty obvious that nancy and steve are gonna break up, nancy will get with jonathan, and steve will either die or go full evil or just never be seen again. like, duh! youâve seen this story a million times! you know thatâs how itâs gonna go! so, when the story DOESNâT go that way, the impact of each characterâs arc and the relationship dynamics become stronger due to their unexpected complexity and authenticity.Â
distinct plotlines separated by age group
this oneâs rather obvious, but the way that the adults in s1 were essentially in a conspiracy thriller while the teens were in a horror flick and the kids were in a sci fi power-of-friendship story and all three converged at the end... wow. brilliant showstopping etc. not only was it just really well done and unique, it also gave stranger things near-universal appeal. like, thereâs genuinely something for pretty much everyone in season one!
casting
obviously this applies to every season sorta by default, but when i think about what made season one So successful, i always think about the cast, and not just winona ryder. yes, sheâs absolutely amazing in the show and itâs very doubtful that st would be as big as it is today without her name being attached to it from the start!! however, i think the greatest determining factor in stâs success is the casting of the kids, particularly millie bobby brown. like... el is just absolutely incredible. sheâs amazing. this has all been said many times before so i wonât harp on it, but millie and the other kids are all So talented and charismatic and i think their casting has been instrumental to the showâs success.
strong visuals
the way that multicolored christmas lights which have been around for decades are now kinda like. a Stranger Things thing. jesus christ. those lights are probably the biggest stroke of stylistic genius on the show.
atmosphere and setting
this is probably like. the least important one here for me sdjncdsc because i think s2 and s3 both had like Even Better atmospheres and shit but s1 was good too and it laid the groundwork!! i know a lot of people would have preferred st be set somewhere more Spooky with lots of fog or giant forests or whatnot, and while i do enjoy thinking about alternate st settings and how they might alter the vibe, i think hawkins indiana was a good choice. as the duffers have said, placing stranger things in a fictional town allows them more flexibility than if theyâd gone with their original plan of using montauk, new york. besides that, i think the plainness and like... flatness... of small-town indiana just Works. like, the fact that hawkins is never really scary on the surface is a big part of the horror in the labâs actions and their impact. hawkins isnât somewhere that people just disappear all the time. it isnât somewhere known for strange occurrences (prior to s1, that is). it isnât somewhere shrouded in mist and secrecy. hawkins on its surface seems like the sort of place with no secrets and nothing to fear, and thatâs the point! the lab is out in the open! itâs right there! everything is so close to the surface, yet so far out of the public eye, and i think that really works.
the byers familyâs whole deal (specifically the joyce/jonathan dynamic)
this is going here bc i miss it so bad in s2 and s3. iâm not one of those people who believe The Byers Are The Whole Point of the show, because st is and always has been an ensemble, and el, hopper, and the wheelers are just as instrumental to the plot as the byers, but ANYWAY, i do think the byers were one of the most interesting aspects of s1. joyceâs difficulties with supporting her sons as a poor and (implied mentally ill) single mother, jonathanâs stress as a result of having to earn money, care for his brother, and keep the house in order when his mother is unable to do so, and the resulting tension between them when willâs disappearance and supposed âdeathâ brings the situation to a tipping point? holy shit! itâs so good! that argument after they see willâs âbodyâ is just incredible and gut-wrenching. their relationship feels so real and messy and i think itâs just... good. also winona ryder REALLY acted her heart out and she carried a lot of s1 which i think people often forget to mention so iâm saying it here.
weaknesses
pacing/timing
ok so pacing is probably going to go in each seasonâs weaknesses, to be honest, because i think they all had a blend of some good and some bad pacing. good pacing is invisible pacing, though, so i probably wonât be putting it in any of the strengths sections and will only be focusing on it in the weaknesses. iâm also probably not going to talk about weird day/night cycle things, just because i donât want to get nitpicky on timelines because that would require going back and rewatching things to double check timing which i donât wanna do at the moment lmao. anyway, when i think of bad pacing in season one, i primarily think of two things: nancyâs little trip into the upside down and subsequent sleepover with jonathan, and the sort of staggered nature of the climax in the final episode. the latter is simple so iâll explain it first: while i understand that each groupâs respective climax is like part of a chain reaction and thatâs why each big moment happens separately and at different times, i think that st is strongest when the whole group is together, and i think that makes the stakes feel higher too, so iâm not In Love with the way s1 separated everyone and gave each group their own climax.Â
okay, now on to the nancy/upside down thing! idk if iâve ever talked about it before, but i think the worst decision made in s1 by far is the inclusion of nancyâs brief trip into the upside down, wherein she dives headfirst into another dimension with absolutely no backup, watches the demogorgon chow down, freaks out and runs around for a minute, and then leaves. like... what the fuck? even putting aside what an idiotic decision this was (because i do think nancyâs tendency to rush into things headfirst is an intentional and consistent character trait), it just kind of destroys any remaining suspense surrounding the demogorgon and the upside down, and it accomplishes basically nothing besides scaring nancy enough to have jonathan sleep over, which is lame. i will break it down.
like, first of all, nancy just getting to waltz in and out of the upside down and get a good, long look at the demogorgon makes the entire thing far less mysterious, and by extension far less scary. like... before this scene, we the audience havenât got a good look at the demogorgon. weâve seen its silhouette briefly and weâve seen a blurry picture of it, but nothing more, and i think that is far more effective at building fear than this jaunt nancy goes on which gives us a full view of the thing and makes it into less of a horrifying nightmare and into more of a humanoid animal. like, maybe this is just me, but i found the demogorgon far less intimidating after that scene than before. it also lets nancy and jonathan know For Sure that theyâre right without providing any crucial information that they need to fight the demogorgon (aka itâs unnecessary to the plot), which removes a very compelling story element (the faith nancy and jonathan need to have in order to keep going against a vague and poorly understood enemy, the doubt they might have about each other and their own sanity, the possibility that they might be wrong, the trust they need to have in each other) a bit earlier in the plot than i believe is ideal. at the end of episode 5, nancy goes into the upside down and jonathan doesnât know where she is and itâs intense!!! youâre thinking like, oh fuck, not only is nancy missing and fighting for her life now too, jonathan might be implicated in her disappearance!! some people already think heâs the one who killed will and people know that he took creepy pictures of barb and nancy before they both disappeared, maybe this is gonna cause some serious problems for him!! maybe nancy will find will in the upside down and sheâll help him survive!! fuck, maybe sheâll actually die!! this is huge!! and then episode 6 starts and theyâre immediately like oh nevermind jonathan found the tree and got nancy out and sheâs fine. my point with all of this is that nancy entering the upside down could have done A Lot in the grand scheme of the plot, but all it did was just... get jonathan to sleep over so he and nancy could have some awkward romance moments and steve could see them together and pick a fight. which could have honestly happened at Any point while nancy and jonathan were working together to hunt down the demogorgon, without ruining the demogorgonâs and the upside downâs mystique. so yeah <3
weird behavior and dumbass decisions that make no sense (aka the whole camera thing)
gonna go off about the teen plot again sorry but: why was nancy so unbothered and quick to forgive jonathan for taking those pictures? girl what the fuck are you doing? why wasnât that a bigger deal? why was jonathanâs motivation for doing it so weak and why did they just kind of forget about the whole thing? why did nancy TRACK HIM DOWN AT THE FUNERAL HOME while he was PICKING OUT HIS BABY BROTHERâS CASKET to be like hey can you tell me whatâs in this creepshot you took? itâs insane. itâs so insane. i mean i think the funeral home thing is hilarious and i donât mind it being in the show necessarily but like my point here is that i think a lot of character decisions in s1 just kind of.. happened because they Needed to happen for the plot. like, they wrote this plot that required jonathan to be secretly taking pictures of the party and required him and nancy to work together after seeing something odd in the pictures, but they didnât like... really consider what that event would mean for their characterization and relationship. the whole thing was sort of just dropped with minimal discussion and i think it did both nancy and jonathanâs characters a disservice and was really mishandled.
lighting and saturation/color grading
i am literally begging horror/sci-fi shows to let me see shit. i GET IT okay i understand that when youâre doing cgi effects it helps to keep the lights down and iâm not mad at any of the lighting in the demogorgon/upside down scenes!! iâm really not i think the demogorgon scenes in s1 all look sick!! but like... dude. the colors. where are they. why does everyone look like a vampire. i know blah blah this was probably an intentional stylistic choice intended to mimic film at the time blah blah but dude a lot of old movies are very colorful!! please just let people have color in their faces so everyone doesnât look like a sheet of paper!!! also iâm white and not a professional lighting designer so yknow grain of salt but i think lucas was kinda poorly served by the lighting sometimes in s1. not Hugely so, not to the degree that iâve seen poc be poorly served by lighting in other shows, but there were some times where it felt kinda like the lighting setup was just not designed with darker skin in mind.Â
horror
i just personally donât find s1 very scary like... ever. i donât think they were really Trying to be extremely scary yknow so iâm not counting this as a big deal, but i do think that each season has improved on the horror aspects. i think s1âČs horror lies more in the mystery and the unknown than in whatâs seen onscreen, and as iâve said already, i think s1 kind of fumbled that suspense ball.
season 2
strengths
the possession plot
iâll warn u rn this whole s2 strengths section is probably gonna be really short bc idk like. how much there is to really say i feel like itâs all so self-explanatory skjncmn. anyway yeah the possession plot!! eerie as fuck, and noah OWNED. so did winona tbh and finn and sean etc but like. noah. wow! i think the possession plot helped the show maintain a good amount of tension and suspense throughout the season, and a lot of scenes with possessed!will are flatout disturbing to watch. in a good way. i think the mindflayer and willâs possession were far more genuinely frightening than s1âČs demogorgon, and it provided a new layer of depth and intrigue to the antagonist besides just âbad monster want eat people.â
tone and aesthetics
halloween season... literally halloween season. halloween season. that is all.
actually i will elaborate a bit and just say that i think s2 did a good job of having the sort of foreboding vibe that s1 was often going for, but without the annoying darkness and desaturation. so points for that.
also st2 is like one of the best Autumn pieces of media ever like it just. like steve and dustin on those train tracks with the fallen leaves all around them.... god. god the vibes are unparalleled. all of the halloween stuff also really contributes to the nostalgia st runs on yknow it makes you think about childhood and trick-or-treating and you kind of get transported like damn... i remember going to the rich neighborhoods to score the good candy..... idk i just think the whole thing is incredibly effective.Â
âbabysitterâ steve
by sending nancy and jonathan off together, the show created a problem: what to do with steve? this problem pushed them to create the unconventional and unexpected duo of steve and dustin, and the world is so much brighter for it. seriously though we all know steve and dustin are great i donât need to argue that point. all iâll add is that i think allowing steve to grow in this way, serving as a mentor figure and becoming genuine friends with someone so unexpected, really took the originality of his character to the next level. no longer content just to defy his archetype, in s2 steve begins branching out in ways that never would have been considered in s1, creating an incredibly complex and interesting person from the sort of character that most shows would have simply written out or killed off for convenienceâs sake. and it works and steve and dustin are such a joy to watch and i love them. <3
the lucas/max plot
so first of all max mayfield is the most perfect baby girl on godâs green earth and idk what i would do without her but anyway. i think lumax is the best romantic relationship in the show and not just because theyâre the only ones with like an age-appropriate approach to the whole thing. itâs also because their relationship accomplishes more than just putting the two of them in a relationship!! lucas and max spending time together motivates billy to do his evil shit, providing more conflict in the narrative, and it also helps establish max as part of the group in a relatively natural way while giving both her and lucas a great subplot. lucas (and dustin) has a crush on the new girl, they start spending some time together, and lucas ends up needing to decide whether heâll keep the secret of the upside down and lose her, or risk both of their lives by telling her the truth. thatâs a pretty big, character-defining decision that he gets to make!! max has to choose whether to trust this boy she barely knows and endanger herself, or to walk away and stay safe, yet another great character-defining choice that also contributes to the sense we get as an audience of max as somebody whoâs incredibly lonely and desperate for love and connection. this post is way too long already and i have a ton more to say so iâll stop now but yeah i think lumax really Works in the show without ever distracting or detracting from the overall plot and narrative in the way that some other ships (coughjancycough) often do.
balance between the normal and abnormal
s2 i think did a pretty solid job of melding daily life with more fantastical sci-fi horror elements. i enjoyed seeing so much of the kids at school in the first few episodes!! you really get a strong sense of where theyâre at in life, what their daily lives are like, and you get a sort of gradual shift into madness that makes everything feel more grounded than i think it would if they had just leapt straight into the horror shit, yknow?Â
the el and hopper dynamic
go back and rewatch s2 and tell me thatâs not one of the most moving portrayals of parenthood and trauma and growing up that youâve ever seen. you canât. or well you can but i wonât listen. i really canât imagine stranger things without el and hopperâs relationship, and itâs my absolute favorite part of s2. their whole dynamic is so beautiful and complex, and gives them each amazing personal arcs in addition! the black hole scene is literally one of the showâs greatest moments of all time. any given scene between the two of them in s2 is just guaranteed to be heartwarming as well as heartbreaking, and i think that makes for an incredible show.
weaknesses
flashbacks
okay this applies to Every season they All have too many flashbacks but in s2 specifically... please stop showing me shit from season one. i watched it. i know what happened. you donât need to spoon feed everything to me!! flashbacks can be a really helpful way of delivering information to an audience, but st has a bad habit of not only being kinda demeaning in how often they flash back to shit that the audience already knows, but they also have a bad habit of using flashbacks almost as a crutch to avoid having to deliver information subtly and naturally.Â
you know i gotta say it... the lost sister
this is so sad. the lost sister really is like a great concept for an st episode, and iâm not mad about the idea of st taking a break from the normal action to focus on one story for a full episode, but the execution of it was just dreadful. kali and her crew feel very over-the-top and stereotypical, and its placement in the season totally kills the tension and excitement that was built in âthe spy.âÂ
i think the lost sister honestly could have gone over far better, even with the stereotypical fake-feeling gang kali has, if they had just swapped it with âthe spyâ like... ok, the end of episode five has el setting off to find kali and will collapsing on the ground seizing. right? imagine if, instead of immediately following will to the lab, weâd followed el. we donât know whatâs happening with will, but itâs a very simple cliffhanger that leaves us on edge without making us feel cheated by the show cutting away. we follow el on her little journey, everything happens much the same as canon, and then at the end, el sees hopper in scrubs. she sees mike, screaming, sees that theyâre both in danger. holy shit!!! what the fuck!!! whatâs happened since we left will seizing on the ground??? we feel elâs fear and confusion. she decides to go home. and then... boom. âthe lost sisterâ is over. now, we rewind, right back to will seizing on the ground, and âthe spyâ commences. we learn how they got into the danger that el saw in the end of âthe lost sister,â and we sit on the edge of our seats all through âthe spyâ and âthe mind flayer,â KNOWING that el is on her way back to save them but not knowing when sheâll arrive!! idk i donât think that would have necessarily saved lost sister but i think it may have alleviated some of the issues that i and many others have with it, timing-wise.
the nancy/jonathan sidequest
once again, the idea of nancy going off on her own little mission to find justice for barb after s1 is like. amazing. genuinely i love that plot for her and i canât imagine anything better for her to have focused on in s2. unfortunately though i think her and jonathanâs little trip to see murray was just kind of... lame. the whole thing just felt like an excuse to get the two of them alone together, yknow? which is fine i guess people contrive all sorts of situations to get characters alone together for romance reasons but in this case i think it just really doesnât work for me because of what itâs juxtaposed with. like, will is POSSESSED, and jonathan is just off on a mini road trip and sleeping with his bestie, and jonathan never seems to communicate to joyce/will that he left town, and joyce never like... thinks to tell him that will is like sick and fucked up and theyâre looking at him in the lab??? like itâs so weird i know joyce always forgets about jonathan when shitâs happening with will but jfc youâd think at some point in that like... 72-ish-hour period where jonathan was out of town she would have thought about him. like at least once. maybe iâm forgetting something and she mentioned him sometime and i missed it but even still, i hate the juxtaposition of nancy and jonathan just like cheers-ing at murrayâs place and sleeping together and whatnot while everyone else is dealing with possession or trying to hunt down dart yknow? it feels really boring in comparison and i think it could have been done far better. like it was SO insanely easy for them to get into the lab and get an admission of guilt and escape with it!! i think it might have been a lot more engaging if maybe someone from the lab tailed them to murrayâs place and they had to like lose the tail and race to get the recording out to as many news outlets as possible before they got caught, or something like that. the tension in their plotline is completely resolved in episode four!! episodes five and six are just them screwing around and addressing envelopes. while there were a lot of strong ideas in this plotline (i really enjoy nancy going out of her way to get justice, and the fact that they have to water down the story to make it believable), i just think the focus on nancy and jonathan getting together hindered it a lot without adding a ton to the plot or their individual characters.
season 3
strengths
starcourt mall as a setting
while i donât think the mall was utilized quite to its full potential (something i could make a separate post about if anyoneâs interested), i do think that starcourt was a genius addition to the series. iâve said this before, but building a new mall is a literal Perfect in-universe justification for a significant leap forward in fashion and aesthetics, and it provides a great location for characters to just... be characters. idk how else to articulate this i just think that the mall is a great setting to let people interact with each other and to bring people together who may not have been otherwise (i.e. scoops troop). not to mention how sick it was to see the mall get wrecked toward the end kdjncdkm like they were able to do so much more with the mall in terms of like The Finale than they could with just the byers house or the cabin or the school or even the lab. i love all the back tunnels they run through itâs such a fun like acknowledgement of how this glitzy eighties mall is just a real place where employees get shipments and take out the trash and shit idk itâs all about the perfect facade and whatâs hidden whatâs underneath whatâs hiding in plain sight etc etc iâm just saying words now. anyway.Â
willingness to experiment and go against expectations
gay robin. neon aesthetics. giant fucking meat monster. i know some people hate both the neon and the meat monster but i personally think they were kind of amazing and like. yknow regardless of personal tastes i think itâs impossible to deny that s3 had a lot of incredible visuals, and theyâre all visuals that just wouldnât have been possible if the show were too afraid to stray from its s1 aesthetic. robin being canonically gay (and her resulting friendship with steve) and the seasonâs striking visuals are two things that most everyone (besides like homophobes skjncdknm) can agree were great, right? and they were both departures from where the show began and what we all expected!! so yeah i think while some of the experimentation in s3 wasnât ideal it was also that experimentation that allowed for some of the seasonâs strongest elements to come about.
the hospital sequence (and the seasonâs action/horror scenes in general)
this one is fairly self-explanatory. while they may have underutilized the âbody snatchingâ element of the season, the hospital sequence with nancy and jonathan fighting off their possessed bosses did an amazing job of building tension and creating a genuine sense of really intense and personal danger.
in general i think that s3 melded action and horror rather well, particularly in the sauna test, the hospital, and when the mindflayer busts through the roof of hopâs cabin. horror can come from many things, and in this case, st elicited horror largely from the feeling of helplessness, and it was really effective for me personally. i think it worked better for me than s1âČs brand of horror because it doesnât rely so much on a lack of knowledge or a sense of suspense that inevitable disappears upon a second viewing.
the body horror we got in s3 was also really fun! thatâs it i just think all the blood and guts and slime were fun and i would like more of them. once again, the impacts of body horror are less dependent upon the viewer being in the dark or unsure as to whatâs happening, and as such i think it tends to be a little more effective at eliciting reaction in the long term.
timing and mechanics of the battle of starcourt/finale
i think the battle of starcourt is just fucking awesome, and beyond that personal opinion, i think itâs the most high-stakes and intense finale of all three seasons, and this is for two main reasons! 1. el is out of commission, and 2. (almost) everyone is in the same cental location. this means that (almost) everyone is in danger all at once, and they are all working together at the same time to fight the same threat. s1/s2 have their groups more fragmented for the finales, and while i understand why in each case and i wouldnât call either seasonâs finale necessarily weak, i do think the centralized nature of the s3 finale just Works on another level. in s1 and s2, large segments of the cast are already perfectly safe by the time el dispatches the primary threat. in s3, however, everybody save for dustin and erica is still in danger up until the last moment, and el is seemingly (you can def debate how much power she still had in her when she peeked into billyâs mind and whether the memory broke the mindflayerâs hold on him or if she was actually controlling him to some degree) completely vulnerable. this increases the tension and raises the stakes, making the finale a real crescendo to fortissimo as opposed to a series of little mezzo forte moments. i hope everyone reading this knows music idk how else to phrase that my brain is stupid.
emphasis on friendship and adolescence (but in a different way than s1/2)
this is definitely a controversial one but i think that s3 really did like... show a side of friendship that had been more or less unexplored thus far in the show. el and max were amazing, and i think itâs really nice that we got an opportunity to see the kids have some growing pains as well as see them support each other through Normal Adolescent Stuff like boyfriends and breakups instead of just like. death and trauma. this is maybe just a personal preference, but i think it can be really enlightening and provide a lot of depth when you get to see how characters respond to normal everyday conflict and not just how they respond to giant world-ending conflict!! letting el use her powers for goofy teenage shit like spying on boys and messing with mean girls at the mall is not only fun for her and the audience, but it also really emphasizes just how much those powers are a part of el, making it that much more devastating when she loses them at the end of the season.Â
weaknesses
tonal dissonance
so this is like. obvious. but it must still be said! i wonât go on and on about it since we all know this so iâll try to like talk about it from an angle people donât usually? anyway. it seems to me like they were maybe a little worried about s3 being too dark. while the choice to really lean into humor was definitely driven by the sorts of eighties teen films from which s3 drew inspiration (like fast times at ridgemont high), i think it was also done in an attempt to alleviate the more troubling implications of some events in the season, particularly the russian bunker plot. like, yeah, st can be incredibly dark, but if theyâd played the whole âchildren being stuck inside of a foreign military base, tied up, tortured, and druggedâ thing completely straight without the humorous elements that exist in canon, it had the potential to be like... disturbing on a new level. steve and robin donât have powers like el yknow their kidnapping/torture doesnât have any sci-fi elements to sorta soften the blow. theyâre just innocent teenagers being brutalized and traumatized by grown men. so anyway yeah i think maybe the writers were concerned about this storyline coming off as too dark and they wanted it to be a little more whimsical but they ended up pushing way too hard in that direction and creating extreme dissonance at times. this goes for joyce/hopper/murray/alexei too, but to a lesser extent. i think the ridiculousness in that group felt a lot more like... realistic. but still.Â
newspaper plot
once again i feel like i donât even need to say this skjdncmn we all know it was insane how the show basically ended up delivering the message âwhile misogyny is a serious problem poverty and classism are notâ and iâve said it on this blog a million times so i donât need to repeat myself. iâll focus on another weak point of this plot: the fact that it completely separates nancy and jonathan from everyone else. once again, the showâs preoccupation with j/ancy held them back! like... can you imagine a version of s3 where nancy and jonathan both worked in the mall? i have a lot of ideas about this possible au and like how the plot could play out differently if they worked in the mall but first of all itâs just more realistic, second of all it further utilizes the mall as a central setting, and third of all, it would bring everyone together. as it is in canon, nancy and jonathan were unnecessarily isolated from the rest of the group, and this isolation was detrimental to both of their characters. like, they only ever get to interact with each other! if theyâd gotten summer jobs in the mall, they could have had more interactions with the kids/steve/robin, and they absolutely still could have had a similar argument! maybe in this case, nancy notices the rat thing (or something else odd) herself when taking out the trash behind the mall, and she wants jonathan to ditch work with her to check it out bc she thinks it may be related to the lab. jonathan doesnât want to ditch work because he needs his job, nancy argues that theyâre working shitty mall jobs anyway and who cares if they get fired, and we get more or less the same thing as s3 without the cartoonishly over-the-top misogyny. i mean honestly i think the rat shit could have been cut entirely it didnât rly... accomplish much of anything. in my opinion. like imagine s3 without the rat plot you literally would not be missing anything except it would be more surprising when the dudes melted into goo at the hospital. so yeah i think it would have been better if nancy and jonathan had jobs at the mall, werenât isolated from everybody else, and were maybe absorbed into the partyâs plot or the scoops troopâs plot from very early on, allowing them to interact with more characters and have a less... dumb.... plot. like god splitting up nancy and jonathan between the party/scoops troop would have been So Much better i just. sdkjcnksdmn anyway yeah.
briefness of group reunion/separation of groups
remember in s2 at the beginning of âthe gate,â where mike and hopper had a confrontation and max and el met for the first time and el hugged everyone and steve and nancy had their sad little moment together outside... whereâs that energy? obviously the s2 reunion wasnât that long either, but it made space for some significant emotional moments to take place. s3âČs reunion had some hopper/el/mike resolution, but besides that... there was nothing, really. i just think that the whole group getting together in s3 was SO exciting and powerful the way they did it (with both the scoops troop and the adults having their own Big Moment reconnecting with team griswold family), but the emotional potential was more or less squandered.Â
i also think in s3 at times they were really stretching to keep everybody separated even though it made no sense. and like... in s1 the separation worked bc nobody else knew that (x group) was experiencing weird shit too, and beyond that, each group (as i mentioned in the s1 section) was sort of operating within their own genre and bringing something unique to the season. theyâve stopped doing that though! now, the groups arenât separate bc each plot is tonally/structurally different, the groups are just separate bc... they need to be, because itâs a big ensemble cast and you canât just have them all be together for a whole season or it would be way too difficult to coordinate things and keep the show dynamic. all this is to say that iâm excited for s4 because the location differences make it so thereâs a Reason for each plot to be separate at the beginning, and i think thatâll work better.
general ridiculousness
i dont mean like i think itâs bad that they made jokes this is just me lumping in all the dumb shit like hopper not worrying about el and not wanting to check on the kids, him and joyce bickering long after they both know they and their children are in danger, max seemingly forgetting that billy is a racist abuser, etc etc. i think many of these are just a symptom of the show 1. trying desperately to keep the groups split up a certain way even though it may not make any sense, and 2. trying to fit into a certain genre/trope mold when their actual characters are more complex than the tropes theyâre imitating. this is so fucking long already i am not gonna elaborate further rn but i trust u all know what i mean.
soooo... yeah, thatâs about all! i mean itâs not all there are definitely many more things i could talk about and i know i focused sorta disproportionately on the teens which is my bad :/ but iâm done for now. thank you for asking, and apologies for the delay in responding!! iâm sure some people reading (if anyone read this far) will disagree with some of what iâve said and thatâs alright like iâm not The Authority on st or anything iâm just trying to talk about like my own thoughts yknow? so yeah luv u all i hope someone enjoyed reading this!!
#asks#em talks#lesbianrobin.canon#stranger things#if u actually read all this i love u and im sorry#these r just my opinions!! and im sure i misremembered some shit my brain is swiss cheese#i did my best tho
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TL;DR horrible adaptation, but very enjoyable on itâs own
(Also just wanted to say I was so sure I was going to hate this bc of whatâs different but they changed so much the cartoon and the live action are barely connected in my head)
Okay my review will be split up into two parts: fate: the winx saga as an adaptation and as a standalone work
As an adaptation:
0/10. Maybe 0.5 if Iâm being generous.
The things that were unchanged from winx club:
There are characters named Bloom, Stella, Musa, Aisha, Sky and Riven
Aisha, Bloom, Stella and Sky resemble their cartoon counterparts
Riven is an asshole
Bloom is a dumbass
Magic exists
The specialists exist
Main characters go to schools for magic and specialists respectively
The dragon flame is a thing
Witches exist
Other than that itâs a completely different show. The plot vaguely resembles season 1 of winx club only in that Bloom is trying to discover her true heritage. Musa, who is supposed to of East Asian descent is not, Flora was not included and in her place is a different character with similar powers, Tecna was excluded entirely ( I believe this was to distance the show from the futuristic elements of winx club and focus only on fantasy, which doesnât make sense since they changed Musaâs powers ).
The magic system was changed. Fairies donât on the regular transform since in the show the know-how to do so was lost, though Bloom does unlock the ability in the finale. Instead of each being a fairy of an individual concept, everyoneâs powers ale element based, with Musaâs powers being changed to her being an empath. While this does feel more generic, it makes more sense from a world building perspective and I can see why they changed it.
The fashion is horrible. You will never be able to convince me teenagers dress like that. One of the reasons the original cartoon was enjoyable was all the colourful, fun clothing. The clothes feel dated and too mature for the characters, like I can see a twenty-something person in 2013 wear some of those outfits. It especially feels like a missed opportunity since 2000âs fashion is coming back into style.
The characterization of some of the characters compared to winx club was hit and miss. Riven was an ass and Bloom was impulsive and naive, which is accurate, but Stella, oh Stella was a disappointment. Stella was a jealous, manipulative bitch, which in context of her character backstory makes sense, but is so far from her original portrayal. Cartoon Stella was spoiled and at times self centered, but she was also genuinely kind, helpful and bubbly. To see her character take a 180 and become the all too familiar jealous ex archetype was upsetting.
Now, aaaaall that being said, I donât believe we should judge this as an adaptation. They changed so much that it is quite literally a new story. So letâs see how it stands up on itâs own.
Summary, taken from the wiki
The series tells the story of Alfea, a fictional boarding school where teenagers study. The world inside this universe is not only magical and full of monsters, but it is also a world of real teenagers who do the most common things: make friends and enemies, go out and of course... fall in love. They are eager to find their place in this world. This universe is different from the one we have all known for a long time.
The attention is focused on a group of proud teens, also well-designed female characters. Sometimes they are heroines, sometimes weak girls. Sometimes they are friends, sometimes rivals. Of course, they are not perfect, but they are real. A group of girls who did not know each other until they are included in the same team inside a school that is strange to them. They will meet forces that are beyond their control and things they do not understand. But, throughout the series, they will find themselves, form an indestructible bond, and transform into powerful and strong girls, ready to change not only the supernatural world, but also ours.
Character summary:
Bloom is a newly discovered fairy from the human world who is attending Alfea college in the otherworld. There she meets her new roommates: chatty Terra, athletic Aisha, uptight Stella and stand-offish Musa. She also meets Sky, Stellaâs ex, who is training as a specialist.Shortly before coming to Alfea, Bloom discovers she has magic powers by almost burning her house down and killing her parents. She is distraught over this and it is why she is eager to gain control of her powers.It is discovered that Bloom is a changeling, a barbaric practice where a fairy baby is exchanged with a human one. This leads Bloom on a quest to discover her true heritage.
Musa is an empath, she can feel the feelings of everyone around her. To shut them out and escape she listens to music through her headphones. This leads to her initially coming off as uncaring when Terra tries to get to know her better.
Terra is an earth fairy with a particular talent for making plants grow. She is very nice and chatty, eager to make friends, but not afraid to stand up for herself. She struggles with finding someone to like her and compares herself to âcool girlâ Beatrix who has boys following after her.
Aisha is a water fairy who swims twice a day every day. She comes off a a good person who wants to make friends and do the right thing. She also tries to do everything in her power to protect her friends.
Stella is a light fairy and princess of Solaria, the realm in which Alfea resides. She is repeating her first year due to an event prior to season one where she lost control of her powers and blinded her best friend. She is very uptight due to her perfectionist mother and tries to exert control in every other area of her life, when this doesnât work, e.g. when someone flirts with her on-again-off-again boyfriend she gets jealous and causes trouble. She is also generally rude to the people around her.
Sky is a specialist legacy and Stellaâs on-again-off-again boyfriend who has an interest in Bloom. His father was a famous specialist and he was raised by his fatherâs best friend.
Riven is Skyâs roommate, best friend and a genuine asshole. He insults and antagonizes everyone around him and gets involved with Beatrix. He seems dissatisfied with the life of a specialist.
Beatrix is an air fairy with a lightning powers. She seems mysterious and looks to be the villain of the season. She has enlisted the help of Riven and Dane.
Dane is a first year specialist who first seems to be friendly with Terra but gets sidetracked after spending time with Riven and Beatrix.
What I didnât like:
The world building is sparse and the magic system is generic. I feel like things could have been better expanded upon. Throughout the show they bring up archaic fairy magic but itâs never really explained how thatâs different from current fairy magic.
The interactions between Riven and Dane come off as a bit queerbait-y although they could be setting things up for a second season.
Everyone is constantly so rude towards Terra. Even her supposed friends are mean to her. What gives?
Stella was constantly rude to everyone but by the end they are all the best of friends when she really hasnât changed much. Also Stella being the jealous controlling ex archetype and not enough people calling her out on her bullshit.
What I did like:
For a Netflix teen drama there is surprisingly little sex between the teenagers. This might be subjective but it was refreshing for me.
Again subjective but I could definitely relate to Bloomâs antisocial teen flashbacks
Beatrix was a fun villain
Though the story might be a little generic, I felt it was compelling throughout. I genuinely wanted to know what happened next.
The story was well paced. It never felt like anything was dragging along
Overall:
The show was definitely enjoyable to watch. There is a lot of room for improvement. It sometimes felt like different plot lines were unconnected and the costume choices leave a lot to be desired. Aside from that they set up a solid story and likable characters (some of whom I love love and love to hate) which I very much want to see further developed in the future. As a stand-alone work 6/10
#fate the winx saga#winx club#winx stella#winx bloom#winx sky#winx#winx riven#winx musa#winx terra#bad adaptation#good show#fate the winx saga review#winx review#fate the winx saga spoilers#winx spoilers
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Okok so imagine a blurb with Bucky x reader with the prompt âStop being grumpy, itâs lame.â Like đ„ș I love the one person is super happy and the other is grumpy dynamic!
ahhhhh i too am an absolute sucker for the đ +đ„° dynamic!!! thank you for participating anon, i am sorry i took so long with this and i hope you're still around to see it!!
pairing: bucky barnes x female reader
wc: 1k
warnings: nothing but fluff and bucky being a lil grump i love him
a/n: pls consider reblogging if you like this bc it motivates me to write more!! also i wasnt going to tag people in this but,,, i actually really like this so i did it anyway lol if you would like, you can add yourself to my taglist here đ
The music here is loudâyou can almost see the glass in the sliding doors quake in its frame, vibrating to the rhythm of the bass. Itâs not the type of thing you usually listen to, but itâs a New Yearâs Eve party, and Tony Starkâs New Yearâs Eve party at that. This is definitely not the place for Marina or Mitski. You donât hate this music thoughâitâs easy to dance to, and you find yourself bopping your head to the beat automatically when you turn, in search of Bucky again. Youâd designated him the seemingly simple task of getting you a drink from the bar, but that was around fifteen minutes ago, and with the one or two hundred people milling about, you couldnât even catch a glimpse of him until you heard him call your name.
Both hands are occupied by drinks, making it exponentially harder for him to maneuver his way through the crowd. âHereâs yours,â he hands you your Cosmo, his own glass of amber liquid between leather-gloved fingers. You always hated whiskeyâexcept for when you were tasting it on his lipsâand the burn it brought to your throat, uncomfortable and lingering. You would much rather stick to your âgirlyâ cocktails, fun and refreshing and fruity, slipping down your throat with ease when you take a small sip now.
âThank you,â you grin at him, giving his cheek a quick peck. Usually thatâs all it takes for the surly face to drop and be replaced by a dopey smile before he kisses you back, but tonight, he just takes a sip of his liquor instead. You know he doesnât mean to be rude; he just gets uncomfortable with crowds sometimes. Heâd been like this the entire night, withdrawn and grouchy, turning down your offer to danceânot that youâd really wanted to anyway, at least not to the dulcet tones of Major Lazor.
âStop being grumpy, Barnes.â You knock shoulders with him playfully, to which he only rolls his eyes at you. âItâs lame.â
âIâm not being grumpy.â
âOh yeah? You look like someone just licked the glaze off your doughnut.â Your teasing doesnât seem to be doing much to lighten the mood, his face still sullen as ever.
âIâm not grumpyââ
âBaby,â you interruptâthat one word seems to soften him up a little bitâ âI know a grumpy boyfriend when I see one, now tell me whatâs wrong.â You gently squeeze his bicep over the thick material of his jacket and feel his muscles immediately loosen up at your touch, his shoulders visibly relaxing.
âNothing, Iâd just rather be at home. Too many people at this stupid party.â He takes another swig of his drink, with not even the slightest hint of a wince as he swallows. âAnd too many stupid men staring at my girl, too,â he adds, too quickly for it to be an afterthought.
Raising an eyebrow at him, you stifle the urge to laugh because the thought of wanting to be with anyone other than Bucky is exactly thatâlaughable. âIs that a hint of jealousy I detect?â you tease, moving in closer to him.
He lets a low grunt, not meeting your eyes and sheepishly shuffling from foot to foot. âMaybe just a hint.â
You canât help but let out a little chuckle at that, taking his hand in yours, rubbing soothing circles at that strip of skin along his inner wrist that was left exposed by his gloves. Itâs something you always do when heâs feeling anxious or stressed out. âYeah, well. You know Iâm all yours. Plus, itâs almost midnight, we can take off after that, I promise.â You pull his hand with yours, gesturing for him to follow you with a slight nod of your head. âCome on.â
âWhereâre we going?â
âOutside.â
Beyond the sliding glass doors, the party is significantly muffled, but itâs fucking freezing out on the balcony, each breath turning into a cloud of mist in front of your faceâyou left your coat at the door and now youâre starting to shiver in your strappy satin dress. Bucky notices and doesnât hesitate to shuck his jacket off, ever the gentleman, throwing it around your shoulders instead. Youâre almost drowning in warm fabric that smells just like him, and you pull it tighter around yourself, allowing it to engulf you.
âMusic?â you ask, pulling your phone out of your clutch. Youâre on a high enough floor of the building that the sounds of the streets below are faint, and the sanctity of this balcony wasnât disturbed too badly. You can play music you actually enjoy.
âYes, as long as its not that,â he insists, pointing disdainfully towards the dancing crowd, and you giggle because sometimes, you forget just how much of an old man he can be. You set your phone down on the ledge, and Frank Sinatra starts to play. âNow this is more my speed,â he says, and with no warning heâs pulling you against his body, a hand around your waist and the other wrapped around your ownâyou yelp at the sudden motion, but it melts into laughter, as you let him dance you around the balcony. Warmth and spiced perfume radiate from him in waves, threatening to swallow you whole, and you gladly give in. Itâs a perfect little moment, even though there are no stars above you in the dull, grey New York sky.
The street is getting noisier and so is the party, and when you listen closely you realize what for. âBuck, the countdownâs about toââ
âI donât need a countdown, baby,â he whispers, and then his lips are crashing against yours, so soft and firm, gentle and rough at the same time. You barely register that youâre all of five seconds away from the new year. How can you care when whisky and cranberry are mixing against your tongue, so sweet and intoxicatingâyou think it might be your new favorite flavor. You have to stop yourself from protesting when he pulls away from you. âHappy new year.â
You're still in a daze, barely able to string a sentence together. âHappy new year, Bucky.â Thereâs a soaring sound nearby that distracts you, followed by a series of loud explosionsâfireworks, red and gold and all the colors you can think of, scattering across the sky like glitter. And in that moment, when that childlike wonder flashes across his face, you see it in his eyes, an entire galaxy. There are your stars.
thank you for reading muah đ„°đ
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hello ! if ur requests are currently open, can i get headcanons / scenario of inarizakis manager having a celeb crush (like finn wolfhard, louis partridge ALSO if u can, can u please make the celeb crush louis patridge ? im kinda desperate for sum louis x reader scenarios lawl) and they let them simp for him cuz it's just a crush right ? right, what they don't know is that manager-chan has made some attempts for him (their celeb crush) to notice them and they have successfully made him notice them bc manager chan is such a charm, so what will be their reactions if they see manager chan holding hands with the celeb crush that they didn't worry ab ? thank u in advance if u do it ! but it's fine if ur requests aren't open,, i just didn't see any posts ab ur requests being closed hehe also sorry if i did this wrong đ this is my first time requesting sumthn đđ
Louis Patridge x Inarizaki manager
Oh my goshhh hi bb. I'm so glad I was your first :D (yes, initially, requests were closed, unfortunately) but this was literally such a good one, I couldn't resist writing it. (I'm in love with Louis Patridge too, bubs)
Also, just a tip (if you're gonna request on anon, make sure you follow me, or have my profile saved because tumblr doesn't give you a notification when I've answered you đ„șđ„ș)
đŠ; Inarizaki manager (reader) x Louis Patridge (celeb crush) x Inarizaki vbc ,, triggers: none!!
âGuys. DID YOU WATCH ENOLA HOLMES?â your breathless face was red due to fact that you've ran a long way, obviously to tell them this.
Atsumu and Osamu nodded in unison, âYea, that Millie Bobbi Brown chick acted prett' wellâ
Suna rolled his eyes. âHated it. Only watched it for Superman, though.â
Kita shrugged, walked up to you, and shook his head as he smoothed your hair down (the stray curls obviously came undone as you were running). âI don't watch fictious movies, y/n-san. Was it good?â
Eyes sparkling, you nodded. âIt was more than good. Besides, that actor, Louis Patridge? The guy who plays Lord Tewkesbury? I think I'm in love with him.â a dream-like look glazed over your eyes as you stared at your phone wallpaper wistfully.
Suddenly, the bell rang, jolting you back to reality. âOh that's right, I need to go to class now.â, and with that, you left six very stunned boys in the gym.
âI wonder what'll be of her crush on that' actor?â asked Atsumu with a smirk. Don't be fooled though, behind the easygoing exterior, he was the most concerned of the lot (and the most jealous).
âYer' overthinking it. They live oceans apart, and he plays movies on the big screen.â drawled Osamu.
âYeah, I'm sure one of us still has more chance with her than him, she's actually met us, after all.â chirped Akagi, with a positive note. He was determined to win you over, and a celeb crush didn't deter him in any way.
Suna nodded, whilst Kita and Aran exchanged looks. âIt's important to be supportive of her though. Albeit it being merely a schoolgirl crush, this could mean a lot to her.â said Kita, and his tone invited no further disagreement.
Back at home that evening, thoughts of the handsome brown haired boy could not leave your mind, and you logged onto Instagram, hoping to see if he had posted any updates.
He had, and it was a selfie of himself, with his tousled hair in all its "I-just-got-out-of-bed" glory. Damn, this man was sexy.
Smiling, you typed out a comment. âNo offense, but if being adorable was a crime, you'd have fine written all over you ËáŽË â. Yes, it was dorky, and cheesy all in one. But why not? He might not ever read it anyways, as your comment got swept underneath the hundreds of others that came after it.
Sighing, you settled down to study, with thoughts about the comment and Louis pushed out of your mind.
Meanwhile, as Louis scrolled through his comments, a single one caught his eye. She used a pickup line (how adorable) which caused his cheeks to redden. Tentatively, he surveyed her profile, before feeling the familiar sensation of having a crush, wash over him.
She was gorgeous, and although he knew he shouldn't stalk random pretty girls over the internet, he couldn't help himself. Her pictures showed her to be the manager of a club of some sort, and she was almost always posing with a teammate. A male, teammate.
But damn, that smile. Even if he felt a small pit of unfounded jealousy at the guys, her smile was enough to distract him from anything.
His fingers hovered over the "follow back" button, before he finally gave in to temptation by following her, commenting, and putting his phone away quickly, suddenly feeling like a schoolboy all over again.
That morning, before school, you could barely believe the notifications waiting for you on your phone.
"louispatridge_ is following you"
"louispatridge_ commented: nah, if anyone's fine, it's gotta be you ËáŽË "
Of course, after having seven mini panic attacks, and fawning over him, you set out to tell your boys at the volleyball club the good news.
And all you could think about on the way there was how Louis Patridge somehow noticed you. It was unbelievable, and somehow turned your insides to jelly.
As soon as you reached the gym, you flung yourself on Atsumu, engulfing him in a hug. âGuys I'm so happyâ you managed to choke out.
Atsumu obviously enjoyed holding you, and he gently wrapped his arms around you to feel your heart beating quickly
âTo what do we owe the pleasure of seeing you this early, y/n?â joked Aran.
Wordlessly, you dug into your pocket and pulled out your phone. âHe thinks I'm fine. Fine means hot right? I mean, I used it meaning hot. Because he is hot. And he thinks the same of me, that's gotta be good? And the emoticon. He used the same one, he's so cuââ
But you were interrupted out of your whisper-babble by the boys' shocked faces. He noticed her? This fast? âI'm so happy for you, y/nâ said Akagi cheerfully, but internally he was demotivated and sad at the prospect of you dating the young star.
Suna looked at you thoughtfully and ruffled your hair. âThat's my girl. She's just as amazing and capable as those girls on the silver screen.â and although it pained him to say this, he just wanted to share your happiness.
The twins were withdrawn, and Kita congratulated you, whilst obviously feeling a bit regretful for dismissing it as a "schoolgirl crush".
In general, the boys were upset, but not surprised. If you had them all collectively whipped for you, why not a movie star?
After kissing Suna's cheek and waving the rest of the boys off, you skipped all the way to homeroom, excited to share the news with your friends.
Silence followed your absence as Aran shrugged. âSo are we gonna acknowledge the elephant in the room?â
Atsumu pouted and glared at them all. âWhy did he have to notice her? Was it her profile picture? I've always asked her to change it, she looks way too attractive.â
Osamu nodded and jutted his bottom lip. âI mean, we think she's the most beautiful girl in the world, and apparently other guys do too.â
âOh God make it stopâ whispered Suna. âI wish she'd just stay ours. I don't mind competing with you guys, I'm obviously better, but that actor dude? No chance.â
âWe'll be supportiveâ reaffirmed Kita. âAbove all, she's out friend and we do not own her. If this makes her happy, we won't ruin it.â. Akagi and Aran were quiet.
Ever since that day, you and Louis have been slowly but steadily growing closer and falling harder for each other.
He tried his luck by texting you, and although you were shy and tentative at first, getting to know the real him was refreshing.
And you really did like him. He was intelligent, adorable, and realistic. The two of you spent your time from dusk till' dawn talking, whether on call or on text.
And no one could deny the blossoming chemistry between yourself and Louis. He was a gentleman in every way, and his honeyed words stuck in your heart, finding its way to be replayed every time you felt down.
The boys slowly saw you drifting away. And when you weren't, it was always "Louis thisâ" or âLouis saidââ and frankly their hearts couldn't take it anymore. It was time to give up, and love you as a friend instead.
But immersed in his attention you barely even noticed.
One day, Louis called you as you were heading home after practice. ây/n! Love, guess what?â
âaw bubs, just tell me. I hate guessing. Mostly because I suck at it.â
You could hear him chuckle on the other side of the line as he softly whispered âI'm coming to Japan on the ninth!â
âWait, Louis. Today's the ninth.â
âI know. So are you gonna come to that bubble tea place you won't shut up about, or must I come get you?â
âYou're jokingâ
âI'm not. I've wanted to surprise you, and I swear it was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Which includes getting kicked by a horse on set, but nevermind about that, y/n, I want to see you, so get your arse here.â
âComing, Lord Tewkesburyâ
âI might have a kink.â
You blushed bright red at his words. âshut up oh my gosh, I'll be there.â
Louis ended the call with a small smile on his face. He knew how easily flustered you were with him and he loved it. It was just another thing on the list of all the reasons why Louis Patridge adored you to hell and back.
The whole way to the shop, your heart was pounding. So you'd finally get to meet the guy you've been dreaming about ever since you laid eyes on him in a movie.
Ever since those late night phone calls and early morning texts made your heart race and eyes sparkle with wonder.
You were finally meeting him.
The familiar sweet smell of the tea washed over you, and a familiar face waited for you at the entrance. His brown eyes looked gorgeous in the sun and his hair was tousled exactly the way you once saw in a selfie.
Wasting no time, you ran to him, pulling him to a hug. He laughed and caught you in his arms, holding you closer as your legs wrapped around his waist. No words were exchanged, just touches. There were too many words said already.
After pulling away, he gently stroked his thumb through your features. Tucking a strand aside, ruffling your hair. His hands ached to touch you, and now, finally, he could.
âYou're such a dork.â was all you could whisper, afraid speaking loudly would break the spell.
âYour dork. All yours.â
âLouis!â your voice went an octave higher as the familiar warm sensation came over your cheeks, painting them a delicate pink.
âOh God, I've always wanted to see you blush. How can you be so adorable?? Oh God.â
You whined in protest, but frankly, you were too happy to be around him to care much at all.
Tipping your chin to face him, Louis Patridge did the one thing he dreamt of doing, ever since he stalked through your Instagram profile one fateful morning.
He kissed you.
And wouldn't you know it? You kissed him back. It was warm, comforting, and everything you thought it'd be.
Meanwhile, the boys had finished cleaning up the gym, and started heading home.
âHey guys, do you wanna go grab some bubble tea?â asked Aran. The prospect of food, or sweet things always cheered up the boys, and after a day of particularly grueling practice, it was no surprise they agreed at once.
You however, were comfortably nestled next to Louis as you swapped stories. Your hands never left each other, though. He kept stroking your palm, just to remind himself you were here, right next to him.
âSo how's the volleyball club, Mrs. manager?â
âMrs? Do I look like I'm married?â to which Louis responded with a shrug and wink.
Coincidentally, the Inarizaki boys entered the shop at that very moment, freezing in their tracks after seeing you in a booth with Louis.
âPsst. Guys. Loverboy's here.â
âShould we say hello?â
âI might cry if they kissâ whimpered Akagi.
âWe need to say hello, it's the right thing to do.â said Kita sensibly, as he walked up to the two of you. âHello y/n-san, Louis-san.â said Kita with a slight nod.
Happily, you rose from your seat and hugged the captain, thanking him for saying hi, as you introduced him to Louis.
Soon, the other boys came around and one by one, introduced themselves as well. Honestly speaking, they were jealous. How could they possibly get over someone like you? Someone as spectacular and beautiful as you? But when they saw you face shining with radiance as you smiled at Louis, and the way his hands never left yours, they understood.
And they wanted you to be happy. That was the most important thing, above all else for the both of them.
âI love you, manager-chan.â
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johnny x fem!reader | badboy!au, too much fluff | 2.4k words
warnings: mentions of nicotine addition, alcohol
based off of this moodboard and au idea created by @neo-cult-ure!! thank you luv for allowing me to play around with this au idea! I originally wrote this bc i loved the idea and just wanted to self indulge in some writing a few nights ago. I probably couldâve fleshed this out more, but iâm in the middle of exams so i probably shouldnât even be writing fic rn haha (fair warning tho there is so much fluff help) hope u enjoy!!
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âI need your help.â
Haechan looks up to see an unexpected face peering over him. It wasnât every day that resident bad boy Johnny Suh was asking a drama student for something. While the two of them ran around in slightly similar circles due to their mutual acquaintances, Haechan canât remember the last time he spoke one-on-one with Johnny.
âWhat do you need my help with?â he asks curiously, as he shuts his locker.Â
âThereâs this girl.â Johnny says, rubbing a hand on the back of his neck, âSheâs different, Haechan, I need your help.âÂ
Johnny has always been the most confident person Haechan knows. He always admired him for that, but now it appears that the tall boy has a rosy tiny covering his cheeks, along with a sheepish smile.Â
âMy help? I canât imagine being much help compared to Jaehyun⊠isnât he your wing man?â Haechan responds.
He begins walking away, heading for his next class. He didnât hate Johnny, nothing even close to that, but he was a bit suspicious of why he was coming to a self-proclaimed nerdy, drama student for help.Â
âThis is differentâŠâ Johnny mumbles as he catches up with Haechan, âDo you know that diner a few blocks from here? The Neo Zone?âÂ
Haechan looks over at him, âThat neon, throwback place? Yeah, the theater kids go there after practice sometimes.â
âThereâs a waitress there.â The older boy says, âSheâs pretty, her laugh is like a song, Haechan, sheâs perfect.â
âThe problem, then?â Haechan asks. Johnny didnât seem like the kind of person to have trouble with the ladies.
âShe wants nothing to do with me.â
Haechan canât help the laugh he lets out, âDid your usual flirting not work out for you?â
Johnny wasnât a terrible guy, in fact, he could be very respectful (despite the cheesy pick-up lines sometimes), with a nice sense of humor and friendly smile to go along with it. But he had some bad habits. He refused to buy a helmet for his precious motorcycle. He smoked more than he should. He wasnât always present during school hours. But underneath the leather jacket and torn up jeans, the boy wasnât all that bad. He loved to flirt and fool around, but he never took things farther than someone wanted.
Johnny frowns at Haechanâs laughter, âI was hoping you could help me. Sheâs interested in 80s films, and I know youâre into stuff like that. You have a huge collection, donât you? Could I borrow The Breakfast Club? Sixteen Candles?â
âYeah, I can lend you some of them this weekend.â Haechan stops in front of the door to his next class, turning around to look back at Johnny, whoâs grinning with appreciation.
âBut Johnny?â
âYeah?â
âItâs gonna take more than just flirting and watching her favorite movies. You gotta get to know her.âÂ
Johnny throws him a classic smirk, his confidence returning to his face, âWill do, Haechan.â
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âHey, Y/N!â
You turn around without Johnny seeing the roll of your eyes. After his shameless flirting last weekend you knew he would probably be back.Â
His flirting wasnât creepy; it was actually a little bit flattering. You couldnât count on your hand the number of men that had spoken their fair share of sleezy comments to you. Johnnyâs flirting was refreshing (but maybe that was just because he seemed to be your age instead of thirty years your senior). He asked about your favorite movies when you had mentioned liking 80s films. He complimented the sneakers you painted yourself.Â
But alas, he was also a walking stereotype, with the leather jackets and motorcycle parked just out front. When you waited on his table last time, you nearly coughed over the smell of nicotine that followed him around.
âHi, Johnny,â you say, leading him to a booth in the corner, laying out the menu on the table.
âI watched some of the movies you told me about,â he says, smiling brightly at you, âGot any more recommendations?â
You canât help but feel a bit flustered at the fact that he watched some of the stuff you recommended. He was paying you a lot more attention than you had previously thought.Â
While you take his order and bring out his food, Johnny flirts and makes jokes. You canât help but smile at some of the things he says, despite yourself. By the end of his meal, you bring out his receipt, showing him the list of movies you wrote on the back in black pen.Â
âThanks! Maybe I could take you out and we could talk about them sometime?â he asks, a hopeful gleam in his eye.Â
You roll your eyes at him, âYouâre gonna have to do more than just watch my favorite movies for me to change my mind about you.âÂ
âAm I really that bad?â
âYou arenât bad, Johnny. I just feel like I deserve more than just someone who smokes and rides a motorcycle without protection.â You say, walking off to ring up his order and get his change.Â
He huffs as you walk off. What was he to do?Â
~~~
âThis is stupid,â Johnny thinks to himself as he pulls up to the diner, a week and a half later. He was driving Haechanâs car, but that wasnât the only thing he had borrowed.
When Johnny had reconvened with the boy, Haechan told him he needed to change up his act in order to impress you.Â
And somehow this is how Johnny ended up walking into the diner with a dorky sweater and his hair neatly combed on a Friday evening. The neon sign of the diner glowed into the car, casting shadows on the funny pattern of the sweater.
He felt so stupid, but he was also kind of desperate. It was Haechan that had come up with the plan after suggesting he dress a bit nicer.Â
âI donât know if I have any âniceâ clothes, Haechan,â Johnny had told the other boy.
âThen you can borrow some of mine!â Haechan looked up at how tall his friend was, âOr maybe my brotherâsâŠâ
Johnny knows he went overboard but he also really wants to see your smile again. He supposes itâs worth it.Â
âWelcome in,â you say, but as you turn around, you pause, â...Johnny?âÂ
He smiles, reminding himself that he can be confident without the bad boy clothes and aesthetic. âDoes your shift end soon? Could I take you out for ice cream?â
Somehow you canât help but find the outfit change endearing, so you find yourself nodding. The boy was clearly trying to impress you, so you should at least give him a chance. And ice cream sounded excellent after a long shift. It couldnât be all that bad, could it?
~~~
It ended up being quite nice, actually.Â
Johnny took you to an ice cream shop on the edge of town, leading you to a picnic bench after getting two cones of ice cream. As the sun fully slipped away and the stars started to come out along the purple sky, you both discussed movies, the future, your favorite foods, everything.
He was a good listener, holding eye contact and asking questions, full of attention. He told lovely stories when he wanted to, as well. You couldnât help but find yourself to be a bit drawn to him when you finally gave him the time of day. His humor, his soft smiles, his contagious laugh. It was clear to see it would be easy to fall for someone like him.
It was hard though, knowing the reputation he held. He did risky things, a cigarette in one hand, his motorcycle keys in the other. From his stories, you knew he cut class. He never wore a helmet, either.
Just because he wore a nice sweater and borrowed a friendâs car didnât change these things.
âI hope we can do this again, sometime.âÂ
Johnny lightly holds your hand as he stands outside of your front door while dropping you off.
You looked up at him, his face soft under your front porch light. There was so much hope in his eyes, hope for the idea that you would give him more of your time, more of your smiles.
âOh, Johnny,â you say, slowly, âThis is really sweet, but this isnât you.â
He looks confused for a moment, protesting, âOf course, this is me. I just cleaned up my act, like you said.â
You frown, âSure, I did say that, but you changed all the outside pieces of yourself.â
âIsnât that what you wanted?â he asks.
âWhat? Johnny, no, of course not!â you exclaim, âI donât care if you have this âbad boyâ act, and drink, and ride motorcycles. I just hate that you are so careless with yourself. You smelled like smoke every time I saw you. You never wear a helmet. You refuse to go to class sometimes. It hurts me seeing someone so bright, someone Iâm enjoying getting to know, do nothing but hurt themselves.âÂ
You squeeze his hand, hoping to offer some form of comfort while you speak your truths. âJust cause you changed your clothes doesnât mean you are changed for the better.â
âWhat are you saying?â
âI like you, Johnny. You.â you say, taking his hand in yours, âNot this dressed up, masked version of you. I just want you to care about yourself. So I can care about you, too.âÂ
Things are quiet for a moment, as Johnny stares at the ground. Finally, he looks up at you, an unknown flicker in his eyes.Â
You let go of his hand, âYou have some stuff to work through. Youâre sweet, Johnny, and Iâm happy that weâve gotten to know each other. Please call me when you figure things out.â
You go inside, leaving him frozen in place.Â
~~~
âHas Johnny come in lately?âÂ
You are startled out of wiping down tables at the diner when you hear someone speak to you. You look up to see a honey-haired boy, who you recognize as Haechan, one of the drama club kids from school.Â
âYou know him?â you ask, your eyes narrowed.
âYeah,â Haechan rubs the back of his neck, âWeâve become friends recently. He told me he liked you. Asked to borrow some movies and stuff.âÂ
Realization dawns on you that Johnny had probably gone to Haechan to get some guidance. The thought makes your heart squeeze. Youâd been curious about where Johnny was getting the knowledge from. You recall Haechan being in the after school film club as well.Â
âHe stopped coming in a while ago,â you say, âI gave him my number after we went out once, but I didnât hear from him.â
You try to keep the feeling of sadness from washing over you, but youâre surprised at how affected you are by Johnnyâs absence in the past few weeks. While his flirting could be a bit relentless sometimes, there was no doubt that he respected you through all of his charming antics.
âHm..â Haechan seems to be deep in thought at your words.Â
You ask him if he wants to order anything, but he declines, thanking you for the offer before leaving nearly as soon as he had entered.Â
~~~
âHey.â
You look up on your way out of the diner after your shift, startled by a voice. Johnny stands in the parking lot, next to his motorcycle, a soft smile across his face. He has his leather jacket back on, but surprisingly, you notice he has a helmet tucked under his arm, too.
âWhat are you doing here?â you ask, walking up to him, âYou havenât come in for a while.â
âThought Iâd come stop by,â he grins. âI heard you missed me.â
You look down shyly at the pavement, âI never said that⊠but yeah, I guess.â
It was a surprising feeling as you confessed that small truth to Johnny. It was boring around the diner without his conversations and flirting words. It felt nice to let those words out.
Johnny leans behind him, grabbing another, smaller helmet, âWanna take a ride? I wanna take you out for another date. I even bought you a helmet. Hope youâre not scared to go a little fast.âÂ
You nod, unable to keep the smile off of your face. It was nice hearing Johnnyâs bluntness again. He seemed more relaxed, more comfortable with himself.
You run over to your car quickly, shoving your bag into the backseat before walking back over to Johnny. You climb on to the bike behind him, feeling him place the extra helmet on your head. While he adjusts it, his fingers brush across your face, sending chills down your spine.Â
Once heâs back in position, you boldly wrap your arms around his torso, letting your head rest across his jacket. You take a deep breath, expecting to smell the nicotine that follows him around, but his leather jacket smells fresh.
âDid you quit smoking?â you ask, as he turns on the motorcycle.
âYeah, I quit after our date,â he explains, âI was kinda unbearable for a while there⊠That's why I didnât come into the diner. After a while, I figured you woulda forgot about me.â
You let out a laugh as he pulls out of the parking lot, âHow could I ever?âÂ
You both ride along in silence, aside from your nervous laughs as the motorcycle speeds through traffic. You notice the elevation getting higher as he rides outside of the city.
Finally, he pulls off next to a scenic outlook overlooking the metropolis. The sun is starting to set, casting shadows along the buildings, along Johnnyâs face. You canât tell which you find more beautiful.
âI want to thank you.â he says, wrapping an arm around your waist to pull you to look at him.Â
âFor what?âÂ
âFor caring about me. I didnât even care about me.â he tucks a strand of your hair behind your ear, cupping your cheek.
You smile up at him, his soft words making you bold. You lean in, kissing his lips in response. After you pull back, Johnny wraps his arms around you, pulling you into the warmest hug of your life.Â
It seemed simple, really. As the sun set with an orange glow, marking the end of a day, it also marked a new beginning. It left you both with a warm feeling. And what a feeling it was.
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Pumpkin!! đ§Ąđ§Ąđ§Ą Hello, my dear friend, thank you so much for your endless interest & support!! đđ And for giving me a reason to re-read GWTE, which I haven't done for a loooong time!! đđŹ (But, the good news is, it low-key got me inspired to hurry up & finish it!! đ) BUT - in the meantime - here's some BTS info from my re-read under the cut, which is a lot - fair warning - since it's a 4 chapter fic & counting!! â€ïž
LOL I forgot how stressful it is coming up with names for random extra people in fics, I hate doing that LOL But I did think it was important to open with Red NOT being a merciless crime lord who kills anyone who displeases him, cause - while he does have that side to him when necessary - that's not who Red is or wants to be.
I liked including that little moment with Red & Dembe about the parallel parking. I love those father/son & brotp moments for them, they're just the best. I tried to sprinkle those in wherever I could in Red's POV in this fic.
I loved the mental picture of Liz - with glasses & beanie a la The Harem - just leaning casually against a bookshelf the first time Red sees her... & he's immediately captivated, just like in canon. Especially with her eyes, I can't NOT write any version of Red that is not completely blown away by Liz's eyes, I mean, come on I also thought it was important that he thinks she's much younger than she is (intentionally part of her persona) & I'm looking forward to writing the reveal of her true age in a later chapter.
I loved writing a Liz that instantly challenges Red, already having heard about him (& more than that, as revealed in chapter 2) & point blank telling him she may refuse the job bc she has a say too. I liked keeping - & even amplifying a little - that dynamic from canon!Liz of always surprising Red & keeping him on his toes, all while he's trying so desperately to stay ahead of her & impress her.
I LOVED writing the brush pass scene - that moment where Red realizes he has officially underestimated her - & LOL I completely forgot I wrote that part about the condom LMFAO wow past!Coda, mighty daring of you đđđ
Plus, I couldn't help the bonus bit about her stealing his phone & tossing it to him to end the chapter, that was just so fun to throw in there!!
I liked opening chapter 2 with Red still thinking about Liz, just to show how she captured his attention, even before he finds out she's been stealing from him. And I liked writing that revelation without any anger on his part, with him understanding it wasn't a full-scale attack on his empire, she's just a thief taking well paying jobs where she can get them, & instead it just shows him how talented she is. I thought that was an important thing to clarify before moving forward.
I LOVED writing Red & Dembe surprising Liz in her apartment, especially the part with Red's snooping & being confused & surprised by what he sees there. I loved kind of creating/designing Liz's apartment to showcase her true self, not her "young thief" persona that Red falls for at first. I wanted it to be clear that Red is fascinated by her seeming duality from the start (canon LOL) as well as just straight-up attracted to her (also canon LMAO).
Also I gave Liz a loft apartment cause I've always loved those!!
And I LOVEDDD writing Red super confident about surprising her & looking forward to taking her off guard by settling in on the couch & all that macho man stuff, only to be rendered fucking dumbstruck when she comes downstairs with no pants on lmfao & I included that little detail of her usually wearing a knife on her leg to show she's not to be underestimated đ & I couldn't help but throw in there Dembe kicking the back of the couch, that made me cackle lmfao
I think the truce was important to establish asap bc I didn't want any secrets or lingering animosity between them. That's for canon đ Only flirting & sexual tension here, thank you very much.
I had to include Red being a gentleman & asking if she wanted to get dressed, but I also couldn't resist Liz being confident & careless about it, while still hiding tactfully behind the counter. I thought that was a cute exchange.
lmfao of course, I included their coffee preferences being noticed by the other, I think that's an obligatory thing in any Lizzington fic ever, I'm so guilty of that lmfao
I loved the idea of Red being ready to start on a classic Red's Blacklister Presentation but Liz once again stops him in his tracks (while still secretly being impressed by his presence, of course, & I even accidentally switched POVs for no reason to include that?? nice Coda lmfao) as well as trading barbs & quips with him while Red feels awful & guilty at any accidental slights bc he can't bear to insult her.
AM&R vs. AR&M whoops typo lol
I liked the little snippet of dark!Red we see in their conversation of consequences for his enemies, that way Liz sees a little bit of what he's capable of & Red sees how she's not phased by it.
And that last little flirtation & wink to finish the chapter - lol can't resist
Ooooh, I loved switching to Liz's POV (fully ha) for chapter 3, I enjoyed describing how head over heels she is for Red already, that was fun. I liked writing about her lil movie day & chores she's completed, as well as fleshing out her AU past a little with Sam & her young grifting experiences. And her burning her popcorn while daydreaming about Red cause... same đ
Ooooh, phone conversations are always so fun to write between them, I love trying to get that perfect mix of joking & sincerity & flirting & pining & pressing the phone close to their ear.
I thought it was important to keep (or rather re-invent, since TPTB seemed to drop it like a hot potato đđđ) Liz's intense interest & respect for psychology, especially as a reason for being attracted to Red, since it kind of mirrors one facet of his interest in her. Not to mention Red thinks at first that it's just a useless, do nothing degree for her LOL
Ohhh, I loved establishing that mutual respect & friendliness between Liz & Dembe early on, that's such a fave of mine, I've always loved their friendship & thought it had a lot of potential. Liz loves & respects Dembe for keeping Red safe & Dembe loves & respects Liz for being so dear to Red.
Ugh, I LOVED writing Liz so completely disarmed by Red's relative state of undress at his safe house (paralleling her pants-less parade in chapter 2, of course) bc sameeeeeeee girl.
I also had fun writing Red blabbing on about some story as he often does, meanwhile Liz has already picked the lock on the safe, once again impressing & surprising him while she admires his different passport pics. That was so fun.
And I loved the quick shift to just a little animosity between them with Red insulting her lockpicks & Liz flaunting her thefts from him. I think those little spats give a little electricity & tension to the relationship, even if they blown over quickly, which they always do. And the fact that Red apologizes & they shake hands & make up is very refreshing to me (since they never fucking do it in canon lol fml) & also it's an excuse to write a little teasing physical contact & sexual tension đđđ
And damn, I forgot how fun it is to throw a little teasing jab in there at the end of a chapter, just for fun - probably bc I'm allergic to multi-chapter fics & never write them lmfao wow
Ahhhhhhhh. I remember how much fun I had writing this whole restaurant scene, partly bc it was a difficult & long process (trying not to make all the flirting & physical movements repetitive while fitting in all the necessary dialogue in a semi-non-boring way lol) but also bc it was so fun writing their back-and-forth while seated at a table alone with nowhere else to go & nothing to distract them. I also wanted to take the opportunity to show Red's genuine interest in her as a person & let them spend some quality time together for the first time. I loved the idea of them losing track of time & Dembe having to come interrupt them with a knowing smirk. Also I def referred to the Olive Garden website for the food they ate cause I'm lame lmfaooo
I thought it was cute to throw in that Liz almost couldn't find Red when she arrived but for the fedora marker he placed out for her & then when she's leaving, she can feel his gaze on her the whole way out. Little parallels like that are my guilty pleasure đ
Omggg I forgot about the end of this chapter, I remember I wanted Red to surprise Liz yet again & I thought the dessert snuck into her bag was a cute touch. Plus, tiramisu is a favorite of mine đ I also tried to make the vibe of this phone call a little softer & more tentative, not so much on tender hooks with lots of tension as the previous ones have been, showing how they're getting used to each other & falling in love at a break neck pace lol
Welp, that's all 4 chapters that are posted buttttttttt a sneaky look at my document that I haven't opened for an embarrassingly long timeeeeeee shows my sketch for the rest of the fic which revealssssss....... a detailed 10 chapter map with an epilogue!! Wow, I forgot I sketched everything out in such detail, this isn't too bad, maybe I should actually write this đđđ And I promise I will, hopefully sooner rather than later!! â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
Well, there you go, Pumpkin, I hope that didn't take you too long to slog through & there was something enjoyable in there for you!! đ Thank you so much for your interest again, my lovely friend, & getting me excited about this fic again!! đ„° Much love to you, always, Pumpkin!! đ§Ą
Fanfic Writers: Director's Cut
#The Blacklist#Lizzington#fanfic#Grifting With The Enemy#ask games#fanfic writers: director's cut#mine#ask#codewordpumpkin#thank you again my friend!!#:D#i hope you enjoy this#:)#much love!!#<3
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Anon, thank you youâve finally given me an excuse to make this post
HERE WE GO
Butch is BCâs bitch. there, i said it. this boy is BEYOND whipped
BC is so protective of Butch and if anyone (this includes his brothers, yes BC has told Brick off for being too much of a dick to Butch) fuck with him sheâll mess them up
Butch steals things from Buttercups bag in class until she notices cause he wants her attention likes to annoy her
before they get together Butch gets weirdly jealous when BC calls either of his brothers hot, but he doesnât understand why (yes he does heâs just too much of a coward to admit he likes her)
Butch can rap, Buttercup dies whenever she hears it but tries to contain herself
BC is more dominate in the relationship than Butch
Buttercup once convinced Butch she could speak Italian by speaking pig latin around him and she got all of their friends and family in on the joke so now Butch just thinks she knows Italian
Butchâs nicknames for BC are Butters, Cuppy, Fire cracker, Tic tac, and Freddy Krueger. there is a story behind every single one of those names that i may share one day
Buttercupâs nicknames for Butch are Dumbass, Jack ass, Butchy Boy, Alien head, Asswipe, Spike, and Bitch. Butch will respond with no hesitation to any of the above, but if anyone else calls him those he will *intense Butch glare* at them until they feel threatened and/or uncomfortable
in my AU the Powerpuff Girls (and Rowdyruff Boys because they joined their team, thanks) have like... a fan base. i mean, how could they not? theyâre famous monster fighters. so, said fan base makes art of them. and a token shirt BC wears in most of this art is the âNut daddyâ shirt. she got so much fan art of this that Butch ended up commissioning Bubbles into making it into a real shirt and gave it to Buttercup as a gag gift. she loved it. like a lot.
this fan base also makes fan fictions because once again, theyâre famous so like... itâs a given. Butch indulges in reader x Buttercup fics and refreshes the Buttercup Utonium/Butch tag on AO3 at least 4 times a day
Buttercup sits on Butches lap
theyâre super straight forward with their feelings, resulting in barley any fights, but when they do fight they give each other space for the day and meet up at the end to apologize. 9 times out of 10 theyâve cooled down and forgiven each other
their dates are just sitting on the couch or Buttercupâs bed watching B rated horror films, or sparring sessions
when they get together they never actually say it out loud or tell anyone, they just let people figure it out for themselves (itâs not that itâs a secret, they just donât care about what others think of it enough to actually make an announcement). this creates a townsville betting pool surrounding the status of their relationship
the only people who know for sure are their siblings, Mitch, Mike, Robin, and Pablo but they keep their mouths shut because A.its super funny watching all of townsville freak out and B.they know itâs not their place to tell
Butch is very clingy and likes to be touching BC at all times in any way, even if itâs small. most of the time itâs subtle but if you look very carefully you can spot Butches finger sneaking its way into the sleeve of Buttercupâs hoodie
Butch and Buttercup know each other so well that they can basically read each otherâs minds. yup. iâll die on this hill, you can rip this headcannon from my cold lifeless hands
okay fine iâll expand on it. they canât literally read each otherâs minds, they can just read each otherâs facial expressions really well. Buttercupâs eyebrow raises slightly? sheâs intrigued by what someone said/did. Butchâs lip twitched? heâs pissed off, time to cool down the irritable green rowdy. and so on and so fourth
iâve said this a lot to basically everyone i know so iâll say it again here: when they first say âI love youâ they literally donât even notice. itâs on the way out of the apartment they share as theyâre about to go to class and one of them, halfway out the door, says âokay bye love youâ and the other just replies âlove you too see yaâ. they donât realize they said it until 3 hours later in the middle of (separate) class(es), where their heads bolt up then they just go âoh my god i- huh. okay. cool. well anyways back to schoolâ
CHILDREN HAHAHAHA THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE HEADCANNONS
Butch and Buttercup avoid the whole âb nameâ thing like the plauge. they purposelyïżŒ donât name any of their kids (they have three if youâre wondering) b names. but in the process of avoiding it, they get so distracted with what NOT to name their kids that they donât even notice when they accidentally give them all J names. Bubbles and Boomer point it out while Butch and Buttercup are in the middle of making fun of them for naming their own kids all B names. this causes Butch and Buttercup to freeze then blow up, threatening to go to city hall and change their kids names
theyâre the type of parents to curse around their children and Bubbles hates it
sheâs outraged when their first bornâs first word is shit. Buttercup and Butch just scream-laugh while the reds are in the back quietly chuckling as Boomer tries to calm down his seething wife
this was fun! thanks for the ask, maybe iâll do the reds and blues in the future (also sorry if some of these seem off, itâs 2am over here and iâm tired)
#anonymous ask#ask#grace answers#the powerpuff girls#the rowdyruff boys#butch ppg#buttercup ppg#butchercup#greens ppg#blossom ppg#brick ppg#bubbles ppg#boomer ppg#blossick#boomubbles#as time goes by ppg#sbj more than human#ppg#rrb
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If you had to rank all the 14 ST characters in the main group from most to least fav what would your ranking look like? (And by main group i mean the characters including murray and erica, and excluding karen, basically everybody involved in the final battle in 3x08)
ok let me preface this by saying that i literally love all of these characters i don't hate any of them okay?? let's go... ascending order for the drama!!
14. murray. no explanation needed. no offense to brett gelman he's phenomenal and i honestly think murray is really funny, but he's more or less just a plot device with some comic relief slapped on top.
now things get spicy <3
13. erica. love her to death! but she's fairly one-dimensional, once again primarily a comic relief character. maybe in s4 she'll get some more depth like the older kids have, but for now she's sort of a default next-to-last :/
12. will... no tea no shade but the kid's barely in the show! i absolutely want good things for him but like. i barely even know him. yknow? heâs only above erica bc heâs gay and sheâs a capitalist. also that scene in s1 right before he gets snatched by the demogorgon when he just runs straight to the shed and grabs a goddamn shotgun and loads it fully ready to defend himself... that shit slapped good for him!!
11. this Will be controversial among some and i Know this character is many people's favorite... if you follow me already this is probably not going to surprise you but. nancy. i just think her character is kind of inconsistent, so i have a hard time really clicking with her :/ sometimes i love her and i think she's so cool and funny and hot (that hospital scene in s3... my GOD what a badass!) and other times i would like to fistfight her.
also let me get this out of the way right now: i'm aware that jonathan's character is ALSO super inconsistent!! i know okay??? i know!!!! please nobody judge me for how high rat boy gets on this ranking okay i'm literally making this up as i go along so idk if he's next or if he's like in the top five but i have a disease called Unreasonably Invested In Wildly Speculative Meta-Analysis Of Stranger Things which makes it impossible for me to be normal about jonathan and this is my ranking so i pick the bad taste!!!
10. joyce! i love her bro she's MOM and she tries so fucking hard all the goddamn time and she's so STRONG and kind and adorable... joyce is honestly a very unique and refreshing character ESPECIALLY if youâre considering stranger things within the horror genre which is often defined by these very specific archetypes of mothers and motherhood that i can get into if anyone is interested but like basically. love her <3
9. dustin <3 what an icon... i love him i love how he straight up killed a man and hardly flinched because it was to protect his friends and i love how he and his little girlfriend have a song they sing together and i love how he either has an insanely warped perspective on things due to low self-esteem or he just sometimes flatout lies to gain sympathy either way heâs a BABY and heâs so FUNNY and KIND and even when heâs scared he keeps going... ugh god and i love how even when he doubts his friendsâ devotion to him he NEVER ever questions his devotion to them and he never ever considers leaving them behind or not stepping up to help them... heâs so brave!
8. mike is such a fucking BITCH but even more than that he is an ANGEL... literally his range who is doing it like him??? nobody!!!! graffitiâd the bathroom stall at school... hates cops.... what a legend. also i like how fucking goofy and dumb his hair looks in s3. also heâs very soft with his friends and it makes me cry. ALSO he literally stepped off a fucking CLIFF he was ready to DIE FOR DUSTIN and i know all the kids have risked their lives for each other but this wasnât even a monster yknow this was just... bullies.... threatening his friend..... and mike couldnât fucking let it happen bro he was ready to just step off the edge to keep dustin safe and itâs SO MUCH... and god the kindness he showed el when they first met!!! heâs a total angel and a total shithead and itâs amazing.
7. lucas my tiny baby hero.... heâs so strong and cool and capable yet at the same time heâs such a COMPLETE dork!!! he very seriously believes his slingshot wrist rocket is a lethal weapon and then he ACTUALLY USES IT AS A LETHAL WEAPON TO SAVE HIMSELF AND HIS FRIENDS!!! he hacks off a giant monsterâs freaky tentacle arm thing with an axe to save his friend AND he keeps a bunch of action figures and random dice on his bedside table bro he just thinks theyâre neat!!! like... i genuinely love him so much god he cares so much about his friends and heâs so brave and smart and loving... i know he is not tiny anymore but he is my tiny baby hero okay...
6. hopper! big man care for little girl... protect and love kids... dance to dad music... be goofy and hot... have trauma.... admit his faults and attempt to grow from them.... what's not to love?
5. jonathan... look i canât explain it except that he loves his goddamn baby brother so much and iâm a sucker with extensive headcanons alright!
4. el!!! feral little darling girl!!! i literally cannot articulate the love that floods my heart whenever i see her face or think about her for too long sheâs just... so strong but more than that sheâs so incredibly KIND!! when she has every reason to be selfish and cruel and yeah at times she does let herself get a little mean but on the whole sheâs always so goddamn kind and loving and selfless no matter how afraid she is or how sheâs hurting... and i hope that with her powers gone in s4 sheâll maybe learn how to see herself as more than a tool to protect those she loves yknow but thatâs off topic skdncmn i just think that el is such an incredible character with such depth!! she can be so grave and mature yet sheâs still such an innocent child at the same time, and i think that both the writing and mbbâs acting are handled such that both of these things WORK and feel real and they make el (and her trauma) so believable. i just love her to death.
3. robin, light of my lesbian little life!! unfortunately she's wayyy too much like me to snag the top spot lmao. maybe once we get another season with her sheâll trample the competition but for now my baby is in a solid third place <3 iâve never seen a lesbian on screen who i felt so accurately represented me and my experiences!! she feels so real and in just one season sheâs become one of my favorites on the whole show, and i cannot fucking wait to see what else we learn about her and what development we see from her in s4.Â
2. as u may have guessed... max!! i know i said this was my subjective opinion but here iâll just say it: max is objectively one of the best characters on the show. sheâs so strong and funny and quick on her feet while harboring some real pain and insecurity at the same time, and both of these aspects of her character are married perfectly, logically connecting to one another and joining with sadieâs incredible acting to create an amazing character who feels just... so real!! i absolutely adore her and i CONSTANTLY tear up just from thinking about her skdncmn...
1. what if my number one wasn't steve. like can y'all imagine???? if i just said like will or some shit???? genuinely i did consider giving max or robin top billing here but i just Can't i've dedicated too goddamn much of my life to steve harrington to deny that he's my one and only. is there anything to say that hasn't already been said? look at the bitch. just look at him.Â
what other answer could there be?
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