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To be clear, I goddamn hated the finale on first watch. I was withering in my seat. My heart had dropped to my stomach. I had no fucking idea what I was watching in that final scene lmao
and then Adrien said "when Ladybug gave me the rings—" and I was like— wait. LADYBUG? LADYBUG STILL EXISTS?
I THOUGHT THE ENTIRE TIMELINE HAD BEEN REWRITTEN 😭😭😭😭 I THOUGHT LADYBUG AND CHATN OIR DIDNT UFCKING EXIST uNTIL ADRIEN SAID THAT I WAS SO SO SO SCARED
and then I realized, oh wait. This isn't a complete utopian timeline rewrite. This is just a timeskip of a few months and Mme Bustier is just a kickass mayor. In fact, she's only mayor BECAUSE it's still the same timeline. And then I realized, hey, wait, if they didn't rewrite the timeline, then how tf is Emilie casually there with no questions?
And then I realized she was wearing black. And Félix was there. And I remembered Amelie exists.
Basically, I went into the finale chanting to myself "it's okay, it's okay... they probably wont bring Emilie back... they probably won't rewrite the entire timeline permanently.... right? please....", even though I didn't actually expect it to happen, but just because I was terrified that it could. And apparently that fear actually got to me so much that I misinterpreted the episode as being everything I didn't want it to be... when... it actually wasn't that at all
anyway, all of this is to say, everything in the episode happens so fast that it confused and terrified me at first. And when I realized what had happened, my opinion went from "my year is ruined" to "oh. well. okay. kind of disappointing, I guess". And then I kept thinking about it, and the ending, and all that is set up and rewatching the scenes and all the loose ends still in place and.... i realized I loved it?
like, every time I think about this finale, I love it more. every time i rewatch a scene, I get a little obsessed. this episode went from my nightmare to actually really really cool to me, and I'm still kind of reeling from it
Basically, this is why I've been kind of passionately defending the finale— not because I think people who don't like it are """dumb""" or anything, I don't blame people at all for that, and I totally get the confusion. I was confused too. And I know I'm not the only one who went in preparing themselves for the worst, or went in with very specific expectation on what will happen, because this finale has been long awaited for so long. I think everyone was shocked with how it ended. I think most people probably startled at Amelie's face (it's so easy to forget she exists....)
Anyways, I started this post basically as an apology for if I seem too aggressive or defensive about the finale. Because I get it! I get hating it! I get being disappointed or frustrated or confused! Part of why I'm so defensive is because I have all the arguments so ready on the tip of my tongue because I had the very same argument with myself already 😭 So I'm sorry if any of my posts came off as too aggressive and in advance for any future posts that might. I promise promise promise I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad for having bad opinions on the finale! I just think this episode is really cool and the fact I related to a lot of the nay-sayers makes it easy to feel so impassioned about it.
But this post is getting off the rails and I'm just gonna let it, because some of my regrets w my participation in fandom is that I find myself chickening out of actually talking about my thoughts on episodes a lot. I get kind of overwhelmed and overthink everything after I've posted it and I'm a shy person. But my inbox is closed and this is the season 5 finale and I want to ramble and ramble so I will allow myself this
Basically, I went in with some very specific expectations for this episode. We all know about the Hawkmoth defeat story. Many of us have read it in fics over and over again, it was teased in Chat Blanc, we all know what we expect, we all know our favorite beats from it.
And what actually happened....... met virtually none of those beats. (For me, at least).
Like, Adrien wasn't there for the final episode. At all. He was completely absent from the confrontation. He never found out his father was Hawkmoth. He got his rings, but he never found out he was a sentimonster. He is living in the dark.
Ladybug confronted Monarch... alone. Which is sad, when so much of the series is dedicated to the partnership of her and Chat Noir. Them against the world....... and Monarch was "defeated" with nary a Chat Noir in sight.
The whole entire "Gabriel is known as a hero" thing. I don't think anybody was expecting that. Absolutely shocking.
The fact Marinette would lie to Adrien like that. The fact she's keeping so much from him. The fact everyone is. SO MANY people in Adrien's life (Marinette, Plagg, Nathalie, Felix, Amelie, Kagami, probably Alya, maybe more I'm not thinking of....) are just... lying to him, now. He is so in the dark. He knows nothing.
But.........
I kind of like that I didn't predict nearly any of this. I like that it caught me off guard. I love how this show just completely baffles me at every turn, how it will present concepts and ideas to me that I've never read a fic about.
In retrospect, Chat Noir being absent from the final battle... makes sense. It actually makes a lot of sense, if I think about it, because... there is only one possible way that could've gone, right? Chat Noir would not be allowed to have the emotional implosion that he would have to have. This is devastating. This is SO devastating. This is the entire shattering of Adrien's entire world we're talking about, and Chat Blanc is the only real way for that to end. Adrien has an emotional implosion in front of Monarch, he gets akumatized, it turns into an emotion explosion, extinction event. The end. We've already seen it.
And........ even if it didn't end that way, even if he managed to avoid akumatization...... how could the finale satisfyingly end on that note? How could it end in any semblance of a "wrapped up" way, at the very start of Adrien's emotional breakdown? It couldn't. I wouldn't WANT it to. In retrospect, Adrien finding out his dad is Monarch and then.... what? The season ends on a close-up of him crying? The season ends with a time-skip to the new school year where they skipped his entire grieving period!? I would HATE that, actually. I would hate that. I thought I wanted it, but I would hate it. I would hate it so so so much.
What's kind of amazing is that the finale ended with Monarch being defeated.... but Adrien still has those realizations to make. He still has those betrayals to come to terms with. There is time for him to make these realizations, for him to come to these conclusions, perhaps one at a time, perhaps in a more controlled environment.... and that gets me far, far more excited for the seasons to come than an episode that tried to wrap it all up in the last 5 minutes.
Also, the reason Adrien didn't go to the final battle was because he feared becoming Chat Blanc. He didn't know the truth to it, didn't understand that literally, yes, that's what would have happened if he was there, even if he hadn't been under a nightmare curse. But he still knew. He still expected it. He willingly chose to sit it out, no matter how much he hated it, because he knew. And there's something kind of powerful to that, I think, of Adrien making a choice that is so unequivocally the Correct choice, even more than he realized. And the strength it took for him to make that decision...... damn.
As for the lies and the Gabriel statue? I... it's upsetting, but it's supposed to be. And I believe it. I absolutely believe it. I 10000% believe Marinette would keep the secret of Monarch's identity to herself to try to save Adrien the pain. I 10000% believe that the population could easily be led to believe a famous billionaire is a hero. I 10000% believe that Adrien would WANT to believe it. I 10000% believe Tomoe would take advantage of it.
And I can't wait to see that illusion crumble.
Also.... this is the beginning of The Lila arc.
And the Lila arc begins on........ Marinette telling the biggest, boldest face lie she ever told. The Lila arc begins on the most extreme city-wide illusion we've ever seen. It begins on such a huge fabrication and....
..... it's Marinette's lie.
............ and Lila knows that it's a lie.
I'm
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This is so fucking cool???? The irony here??? the deceit???? All these loose ends, all the possible confrontations, all the ways this could GO. I don't know where the show is taking this, obviously, because nobody ever can predict where this show is going apparently (and I love it for that), but oh my god. I'm imagining all the fics I could read about this. all the fics I could write. all the thoughts and scenarios that this finale has provided me with to daydream about as I go to sleep.
Adrien, going through the motions of life. Looking up to his father as a hero, despite the fact the last time he saw him, Adrien was sobbing, in tears, and cursing his name. Adrien, after all the abuse he was subject to, having to look up at a statue of his father and...... be forced to think that maybe he was wrong about his father. But he's not wrong. He WASN'T wrong. He just THINKS that he is. His father is going to continue to loom over his life in ways I never expected post-hawkmoth. Adrien's relationship with Gabriel has not ended, a new and terrifying and horrible new chapter of it has simply begun, and Adrien is still as manipulated by his father's ghost as he was by his father himself.
THAT'S. WILD!!!
also, Adrien now believes that MONARCH MURDERED HIS FATHER. Chat Noir now believes that his greatest nemesis KILLED HIS FATHER. CHAT NOIR, resident self-sacrificer, believes that HIS FATHER was a HERO who DIED FIGHTING MONARCH. Adrien thinks that maybe he should be more like his father— more like his father who died in battle. This is. Not Good. For Adrien.
And it's Marinette that started this. Well intentioned Marinette, who doesn't really understand the extent of the horrors. Marinette, Adrien's girlfriend, the person he trusts most. She did this.
And, I mean.... god. I totally get how this sucks for a lot of people, because it's objectively upsetting.... but I LOVE lovesquare tension. Season 4 is probably my favorite season for that reason alone (still mulling over if season 5 beat it for me). I love the relationship drama, I love that it's in character drama, I love how it fits everything we know about them sososo well, I love that it's horrible and it's terrible and it's awful and it's all because Marinette loved Adrien too much to want to hurt him.
I was worried no reveal would mean that season 6 would just be... what? adrienette fluff? not that I don't love that, but where's the drama? well. there it is. that's the drama.
I need to stop typing this. I know this is abysmally long and ranty and if you read all of this then I'm sorry. But I wanted to get some of my thoughts out.
But basically, I was expecting a lot of things for the finale.
In my best case scenario, it would somehow, miraculously tie up and address all the loose ends with Adrien's angst and character arc in two episodes.... and then end with me totally satisfied, ready to only half-heartedly watch season 6 like it was just a small dessert after the main course.
And I already described my worst case scenario (my first impression of the episode lmao)
But it wasn't that. I was expecting a series finale, but I got a season finale. And I love season finales. I love how they keep me wanting more. I love how excited I am for season 6, because in both my best and worst case scenarios, I honestly didn't expect to be. I love all the new ideas and thoughts and scenarios swirling around in my brain. And even if season 6 doesn't address some of the things I want addressed, I'm so excited to see the creative content in this fandom that DOES
#ml spoilers#ml s5 spoilers#ml s5 finale spoilers#ml re-creation#ml recreation#recreation spoilers#re-creation spoilers#I am SO SO SO SORRY that htis rant went OFF and I just rambled and rambled and I'm sure nobody will read this. however#sometimes I want to be silly. and my silly moment is rambling about my favorite show into the void on my tumblr#im not proof reading this so im so sorry if it's. um. all over the place and riddled w typos 😭 im vibing im vibing
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So the other day, I added onto a post from @too-many-blorbos and mentioned how I thought Robots in Disguise would've been improved if it were a sequel to Rescue Bots instead of Prime. Now over here, I'm gonna expand that with the other things I would change! Also, I thought it'd be fun to call this au/rewrite/whatever Rescue Bots in Disguise, or RBiD
Putting it under a read more, because it's probably gonna be... A lot.
The first change is the starting cast. As I established in the other post, we'll be replacing Bumblebee with Chase but keep Strongarm. Then, we replaced Sideswipe with Hot Rod (don't worry tho, Sideswipe will show up later with Sunstreaker in tow)
The show starts with Chase and Strongarm patrolling on Cybertron. Chase is trying to explain to Strongarm why they don't need to be concerned with one bot loitering in a public space, only for a speeding Hot Rod to rocket past them. The two pursue him, eventually catching up with him next to a Space Bridge.
Hot Rod is perplexed when told he was speeding to get here, and as Chase tries to ask if he's okay his hand brushes against the controls. The Space Bridge suddenly activates, and all three of them are pulled through to Earth.
On Earth, I've decided it would be more interesting to replace the human characters with a grown-up Raf who has a kid of his own (because I miss my boy and I want him to be there).
And while Grimlock was one of the better parts of RiD, I still feel like he isn't quite Grimlock-y enough. So, I decided to swap him out with a new Dinobot based off Spike from the movies; all you need to do is take Grimlock's Dino mode head and make his snout narrower and longer, add a sail to his back, and bam! You have a spinosaurus that's still just as intimidating as a T-Rex, while leaving the door open for a more traditional Grimlock to show up later.
One of the main plot points of the first season is that Megatronus returns with a plan to destroy both Earth and Cybertron, hence why the Primes saw fit to revive Optimus. In RBiD, however, Optimus won't be revived.
In every episode, Hot Rod will have at least one very brief encounter with a past Prime; they might be right next to/replacing his reflection in a piece of glass, he might see them standing opposite him at base only to vanish when another bot passes in front of them, or maybe he hears their voice telling him to duck in the middle of a battle.
Halfway through the season, Windblade shows up; still acting as an agent of Primus, her role in RBiD is still to help out the team, but now her primary mission is also to help Hot Rod establish a connection with the Primes. With her help, Hot Rod is finally able to have a full conversation with a still dead Optimus Prime, who reveals that he and the other past Primes have sensed an approaching darkness. He also reveals that Hot Rod was chosen to take up the mantle of Prime when the time is right – though Optimus fears they may not have the luxury of time.
As for the Decepticons... It is very strange that virtually EVERY SINGLE ONE is partially (if not mostly) animal-like, while there are (to my memory) ZERO animal-like Autobots. That's sending a weird message. So! Some of the Decepticons will have slight redesigns to be just normal humanoid robots, though exceptions can be made for ones with bestial alt-modes or when their animal-like features have a clear translation into their alt-mode, like Thunderhoof's antlers. Steeljaw is supposed to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, but since it's kinda strange that a half wolf man turns into an SUV I've decided to just make him a beastformer that turns into a wolf.
Also! Some of the prisoners aboard the ship should've been Autobots. And I don't just mean former Autobots, I mean Autobots that broke the rules but would still refuse to join the Decepticons.
At the end of the first season, when Megatronus breaks free, Optimus and the other Primes channel themselves through Hot Rod and temporarily transform him into Rodimus Prime. Shortly after Megatronus is defeated, however, he reverts back to a HEAVILY exhausted Hot Rod – another character (probably Windblade) points out that had he contained the raw power of the Primes in his body for too much longer, he might have died. The rest of the series, he's dedicated to honing himself, occasionally getting the odd power boost until the series finale, where he's finally able to become Rodimus Prime permanently.
#And that's what I've got so far! I'm sure I can come up with more if prompted though#Transformers#Transformers Rescue Bots#Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)#Transformers: Rescue Bots in Disguise#maccadam
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Damn, I remember the first time I watched FMA 03, when I was 16 or 17, I stayed up until 1 am to finish it, and today, watching episodes 38 through 42 turned me into such an emotional mess that I have to take a break lmao what happened??? My own emotional traumas, that's what happened
I'm feeling so many things again
In episode 38, when Ed and Al are fighting, Al drenches Ed in water and he says "it's going to rain!!!" and I'm like haha no don't try to pull a Mustang on me I know this episode won't make me cry and GUESS WHAT the flashback with Trisha convincing Ed to go and find Al so they can talk things out and Al looking so happy that Ed isn't upset with him anymore it's so cute I CRIED
I need -- no, I DEMAND a spin-off series where Winry and Scziezka solve murder mysteries together (I'd love to write it myself but I know I'm not nearly good enough at coming up with mystery stories lol), they're adorable I'm so happy they totally get together post CoS
Martel's death hits SO MUCH HARDER than I remembered holy shit, she and Al actually got close, we see more of her, her death is so horrific and hearing sweet sweet baby boy Alphonse cry just BROKE MY HEART I never wanted to hug an armor so badly
Scar's brother's last moments, the way he looks so terrified and desperate to protect his little brother from Kimblee and Scar being so devastated when he dies I just-- *clenches fist*
Sloth using Ed's PTSD against him that's so UNFAIR; also I was thinking that I was a bit disappointed that this anime did not include the nightmare that Ed has at some point in the manga where he sees his mom saying "why didn't you make me right" etc but this is it, this is this scene, and it's worse because he's hearing it for real, he is very much awake, he has the real voice of his mom in his ears and she's saying this to him and I'm-- *clenches fist harder*
Rose's story, I'm still so mad, she deserves all the happiness in the world
Speaking of Rose, it's so funny how the moment Al is like "I wonder how Rose is doing" the show just full on goes "Ed/Rose shipper" mode lmao, with Ed blushing while pretending not to remember her, him being so awkward when he speaks to her just before they go on their separate ways and her son just smiling and giggling when he speaks (first time we see the baby laugh, he had only been crying up until then) :') To be honest it feels a bit out of the blue to me but idk
Dante sporting Lyra's white ass in the town of brown people and speaking as if she was part of them just because she's following Rose around to manipulate her is incredibly cringe, but then again, it's Dante, she's the villain and we're already supposed to know something is up with "Lyra". But still.
Very random but Al pulling objects from or putting objects inside his armor from behind the cloth always looks very awkward lol
I used to never really care about Scar but I have learned the errors of my way as I now realize he is actually one of the best characters in this goddamn series, even with the orb of knowledge and the three arm losses, and Mangahood!Scar being much more villainized and ending up working with the military will never come even CLOSE to 03!Scar using his last bit of strength to save Alphonse to honor his love for his lost brother and take his ultimate revenge on those who murdered his people in the goal of protecting oppressed people, all of this while an epic music is playing (honestly it even feels like Ed is made to be seen as an obstacle as he tries to prevent the soldiers from entering Liore lol)
Sorry but Wrath is annoying as hell, I know that I'll probably have a different opinion if I rewatch CoS after that, but for now I hate him
We're finally entering the "Rewrite" era of the show and I had forgotten how much it rocks (Ed's hair animation at the beginning fhjkfhkdhjk)
I only have 9 episodes left but between Lust and Sloth in the upcoming episodes I'm not even sure I'll be able to watch it all in one go lol. Still excited to see more of Winry and Scziezka and remembering how much Hohenheim is absolutely useless in this x)
#fma#fma03#fma 03#fullmetal alchemist#fullmetal alchemist 2003#nore rewatches fma#it's so funny I thought I already knew I loved this series#I even feared that rewatching it would actually disappoint me#but actually I think I love it even more now#at the ripe age of 34 I'm happy to see I still enjoy and relate to it a lot#I even learn to love characters I had never really cared about before#like Rose and Scar#and as an equivalent exchange now I despise Izumi lol#but hey people grow and learn and change#that's literally one of the themes of the series so it fits
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12, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29 (real curious about this one), 31, 34, 37,
OKAY fuck that's a lot of questions ik. But like if it's too much ya can answer whichever the ones ya want. Also the <<<40>>>> this question deserves a special place cause I AM FERAL AND BAT SHIT CRAZY TO ANYTHING RELATED TO LOVE-PUNCH.
12. Is there an episode above all others that inspires you just a little bit more?
I really enjoy the (singular) episode we've gotten for these two. In the context of the comics, one of my favorites is the one where Wade has to talk Peter out of going too dark-sided, which was a really fun contrast and something that Peter ended up thanking him for which is pretty rare for him.
19. Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?
I'm very much my own muse, and I mean that in the vainest and most honest way possible.
21. How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?
I can't even begin to count this number. It's a lot. It's like - it's a lot. I really won't post something until I can read through it and not feel the urge to adjust or change anything. I'm a picky reader, so that - is not an easy thing to accomplish. I also have a great beta who will sometimes rewrite portions, reorganize my flow, or pick specific sections that should be rewritten or re-evaluated, and so I'll send a couple of drafts over in that case so - yeah, the number is high. I take the editing stage very seriously.
25. What do you look for in a beta?
I was very lucky to have my beta @maybe-haunted ask to work with me on chapter one of my first posted work, so I've never necessarily looked for one. I've just been very fortunate to have the perfect one find me. I don't ask for creative help often, so the thing I appreciate about my beta (one of many) is that they make me feel very safe sharing something in a very raw, very imperfect state. I only publish polished works, but they've seen my writing at it's roughest and most incomprehensible, and they're always able to be very direct about what does/doesn't work while making me feel comfortable in that experience. I love knowing what's going on in the reader's mind, and they're a very good audience for getting that type of feedback. They also individually comment on all the sections/moments they like or hit really well for them, and that is just - let me tell you. The best part of the editing process is getting to read what they thought about it and getting to experience in real-time how my writing is being ingested by another person weeks before it's ever shown to my bigger audience. I really appreciate them a lot.
27. How do you feel about collaborations?
I don't enjoy them! I really like being the only guy steering the ship. I have never enjoyed collaborative projects. I have talked about writing something with @periodically-puzzled, and they're probably the only person I'd do it with. That being said, I love collaboration within idea sharing and editing, and I've taken a lot of ideas/feedback/snippets from my writing friends and beta before, and I love seeing how the hand of another person influences and changes my writing. I also enjoy seeing my hand in other people's work, but it's the difference between adding spice to the soup and making a soup with someone else. I much prefer adding spice/having spice added then having to share kitchen space.
28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.
@periodically-puzzled: funny and immensely clever, such a clear narrative voice, and very intentional with the stories they like to tell. the first time I read their work, I felt like I had found a pearl in a sea of rocks. there's just something very individualistic about how they write. you can see the person behind the wheel and it makes it all that more interesting. also one of the few people to actually trigger me with their writing.
@primewritessmut: gnarly and so violent in a way that actually makes their writing almost bleed with it. there are writers who are like "wow I'm such a psychopath for writing this there must be something wrong with me" but they are literally babies in the face of whatever is happening inside prime's mind. her writing makes me flinch and I really enjoy that experience of not being able to look away. also just, the ability to finish so many interesting and complex stories is always something that impresses me.
@x-gon-give-it: really, immensely obsessed with their current WIP with a mercenary spider-man. the writing is just - incredible. there are passages and bits from it that cycle around my head in a loop. really just cracked peter parker on the sidewalk and made us all look at the inside of his fucked up brain. really very talented at writing violence and like, razor sharp intimacy. I take notes whenever I read one of the new chapters, honestly.
29. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?
I know you were interested in this answer specifically, but I honestly would not do write a sequel or prequel for anyone else's work. that's just not how my brain works. part of that comes from the fact that I have a complicated, often negative relationship with people creating works inspired from my own, so it's not something I would do to another writer.
31. Do you take liberties with canon or are you very strict about your fic being canon compliant?
I take liberties by claiming everything I write is inspired by canon even which it's in direct opposition of it.
34. What are your thoughts on non-con and dub-con?
I love it a lot. I read a lot of it. I write a lot of it. I think it's a safe space for people to explore something complicated and/or objectively horrible that is often inspired by real world experiences and fears. I used to say that I wouldn't write non-con, and I still stand by the fact that I probably wouldn't write sexual non-con for my own mental health, but I am exploring a technically not sexual non-con scenario in a one-shot right now.
37. Talk about your current wips.
The not sexual non-con scenario I'm working on is one where Spider-Man goes feral and Wade keeps him in a cage and starves him on purpose to see if he can get Spider-Man to cannibalize him.
40. Write an alternative ending to [insert fic title] (or just the summary of one).
I'm going to be so real, I almost didn't answer this one because I don't like to talk about my endings (even their direct opposites) before I write them, but I did end up thinking about this enough to probably warrant an answer. I think that if (redacted) didn't happen, then they would remain enemies who absolutely hate everything about each other in the way that only bitter ex's really can.
I think that they would know too much about each other and that they would intentionally make each other's lives miserable because of it. They're both very vindictive people who love to hold a grudge, and both of them would feel victimized by how (redacted) went down and would feel like the other person was their personal villain.
I think Wade wouldn't kill Spider-Man, not out of love, but because he'd enjoy hurting him too much, and I think that Spider-Man would break his no-kill rule specifically to shut Wade up sometimes. I think Wade would bring the worst out of Peter, and Peter would make Wade want to destroy the best inside himself. It would be a 24/7 divorce court, but the court is the city and neither party is happy with the verdict and keep on trying to hurt each other to make up for it. I think eventually one of them would leave the city, and they would never see each other again, but the hate would never fully go away - and if they made their way back to each other, it would burn twice as hot. It would be like a full circle moment, then ending with how they started but this time with twice the amount of knowledge and the hate would be actually personal this time. That would be the alternative ending.
#mailbox#ask game#oh the alternative ending to love-punch would be so fun to write but it would end SOOOOO poorly#it's a miracle it ends well at all. is what I'm saying#thanks for the questions some of these were hard to answer but for sure made me think#not sure if that's the alternate ending you wanted to hear about. honestly it surprised me it didn't end with wade killing peter#but like. I don't think he could. by the end. not because he's a good person but because peter wouldn't let him
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aw rats you're making me think hard about bendy rewrites again...
Idea that I don't care if anyone steals because I don't want to work on it anymore lol
the studio is not shut down
It has indeed being producing animation after animation after animation and become an award winning company even while being overrun by inky abominations. Instead, make the horrible state it is in a metaphor for capitalistic abuse or something.
Joey Drew was never a human, somewhere during his life he learned that he was born artificially and that there were others disguised as humans who were also born artificially, and who probably didn't know they weren't human. He started researching how to create life and using himself as a test subject, Henry being the only other homunculus he knew, and probably the one who told him about homunculuses, hence why Joey was too afraid of getting caught to experiment on him directly.
Searchers and lost ones are the result of trying to turn regular humans into cartoons. Cartoon clones are the result of Joey managing to catch a homunculus, but he hadn't perfected the technique yet which is why there are many of them. Joey can't tell the difference between a human and a homunculus because they can be so similar, so his only method of working is via trial and error. His 'failed' experiments can't be let out into the world again so he enslaves employs them as his staff and makes them produce more Bendy episodes. It's a stealth game and you try not to disturb the "staff" from their work, otherwise they will try and remove the distraction. Joey makes false, mindless duplicates of them that go home every day so no one reports them missing.
The loop is actually from Henry taking a look around, being like 'WTF' and leaving, over and over and over again to the point where Joey has to write 10 20 29 30 years on it and facepalm at why Henry won't join him. Henry never left the studio- his entire 30 years was just a hallucination dreamed up by Joey to not let him become too suspicious.
I like this take! Very claustrophobic and creepy. I’m imagining men going home to their wives blank-eyed and unresponsive, and then going back to work the next day without so much as an acknowledgment. Eerie!
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20 Questions for Fanfiction Writers
tagged by: @andtherewerefireworks. THANK YOU. <3 <3 <3
1) How many works do you have on AO3?
206, apparently. O.o I didn't realize it was that much. Whoops. >.>;;;;;;
...when did I end up with 55 fics in the MCU. I knew I had a lot in JTV, but when did I end up with that many in the MCU
2) What's your total AO3 word count?
2,039,621.
3) What fandoms do you write for?
Uh...currently?
...uh...let me check my pinned post. Uh.
Danganronpa (not DRV3 because I haven't finished it yet; specifically Junko etc. I like rewrites and consequences more than...crossovers...right now. I would rather play with canon...ish).
MCU (specifically Wanda-related etc. re: Wandavision and DSMOM, but also add the Ancient One and also add Viv Vision because I love her).
JTV (because yes, I can be persuaded to write more Roisa stuff).
Miscellaneous Kathryn Hahn etc. (frequently referred to as Hahnverse, specifically beyond Agatha I will also write Eve Fletcher and Claire Debella).
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (because yes, I can also be persuaded to occasionally write more Jessica Rabbit stuff, although it is often highly specific to my Jess).
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (just because I haven't in a very long time does not mean I can't).
Noir (the 2001 anime; just because I have very little posted doesn't mean I won't write for this).
The Haunting of Bly Manor (specifically Dani and Viola and we pretend that most of the last episode didn't happen because I love Viola and I like looking at the complications of that whole situation).
...probably others that I can't think about at the moment, honestly.
4) Top Five Fics by Kudos:
By kudos?
1) What Dreams May Come.
2) Finding Family.
3) Lost Causes.
4) Make Life Worthwhile.
5) Take A Sad Song and Make It Better.
Surprised by that last one, honestly, but not by the other four. The top two on my stats are pretty much always Bly Manor Fix-It Fic and FF; they just switch places every now and again.
5) Do you respond to comments?
Sometimes. I respond to comments if I feel I have a response or if I want to continue the dialogue or if I'm asked a question and don't put it off for a while (I'm really bad at this, actually).
But I feel like a lot of comments...don't need...a response?
And have been running into the weird situation lately where responding to comments...feels like...it keeps people from commenting? Which is? A weird feeling?
6) What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Timeline canon doesn't count (I see you out there reading this) because that's not fic, that's rp. And, I mean, technically that had a happy ending. Technically.
the day her line went flat. hands down. i've got some other angsty stuff that comes to mind, but like. nothing like that one, i don't think.
...but if I ever finish it all happens so quick, that may take it.
7) What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
...uh.
Hm.
I think probably Finding Family, because it was nearly 375k of build up (385k if you include the Holiday Special) and character development and relational development just to get to that ending so that it felt well earned and deserved and still not expected even though set up and just. I knew the ending of that one when I started it, and it was exactly what I wanted it to be, and I think it's the most happy because it's the most right and complete and just....
I don't know how to put words to it, but that one.
8) Do you get hate on fics?
I've gotten bot hate on my MCU fics by bots who want me to switch to a different fic website, which I don't think really counts.
I haven't gotten hate as comments on AO3 fic, BUT I DID have a period early last year and some the year before of A LOT of Anon hate, some of which was fic hate. Specifically character interpretation.
But that felt more like a campaign of hate against me and that was just the avenue they were deciding to use at that particular time because there was so much other hate they were sending, so like.
...yeah, that was a thing.
9) Do you write smut?
Nope.
10) Craziest crossover?
Heart in Motion aka the JTV/ODAAT crossover that no one asked for and then everyone asked for and then I never went back to. XD
11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I know of!
12) Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! Partly! Someone started translating Finding Family into Russian! With permission!
You can find it here!
13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Yes! Room for One I co-wrote with @butimnotasexyrussian! IT WAS GREAT.
14) All time favorite ship?
Honestly, I don't think I have one.
I love Jess/Scully and Jess/Regina. I love the Valentines. But my shipping favs are flexible at best.
15) What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
What Dreams May Come. I don't think I left it in a good spot, as opposed to If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now, which is unfinished and will probably stay unfinished but at least stops at a good spot.
16) What are your writing strengths?
Consistency. I'm very consistent in terms of world-building and maintaining exact specifics through a fic. I keep my through threads, usually, and if I set something up, it's probably going to pay off later.
17) What are your writing weaknesses?
EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS SO LONG.
WHAT IS WRITING SHORT STUFF, I DON'T KNOW HER.
But also plot. And description. And setting. I suck at all of these things.
Oh, also, having characters have distinct voices. All of my characters sound the same. -shrugs-
18) Thoughts on dialogue in another language?
I don't have a problem with it, but I very rarely do it. I'm worried I'll get something wrong!
19) First fandom you wrote in?
Tales of Symphonia. I was in, like, middle school, and I did not post it. Fortunately.
(This does not count RP, which I was doing earlier than that. That's not the same. And to be honest, I'm not sure I would know the answer then. Teen Titans or Inu-Yasha, maybe? I'm not sure.)
20) Favorite fic you've written?
It's a toss up between Luisa and the Fox and Surrogate.
Probably there's something else I'm forgetting but will remember after I post this. But honestly? It's probably one of those two.
tagging: @adhdavinci (FINALLY I CAN TAG YOU BACK BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TAG ME FIRST! HAHA!); @captaintoomanybattles; @auburnlaughter; @eriquin
#musings#meme#memes#meme response#bandit#bandit writes fic#bly manor fix it fic#go fix it fic#glass onion fix it fic#i don't remember what my tag for that one was but it was one of those two#wanda america fic#iylhybhn#latf#the valentines
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So we're just gonna forget that there's a massive half-mechanical heart lying around in Belos's castle?
Theory time: At first glance, this seems like a throwaway storyline caused by a shortened S3. It probably is. But this doesn't seem like a plot point that can be completely tossed aside and ignored.
Belos's castle was intentionally built in a pit underground. It's very much a function-over-form building. And it's not just in any pit: it's a cavity where the titan's heart should've been.
However, as of King's Tide, Belos didn't seem to have any intentions past witch genocide and returning to Earth. What's more likely is that the Collector had escape plans of his own, and he'd been getting Belos to unknowingly make preparations for him (think Bill and Ford, Gravity Falls).
If the Collector hadn't cancelled the draining spell without a second thought, I would've thought he had further motives beyond escaping his prison. But nope, he's a just a child psychopath who's been in time-out for too long. Even then though, he's an unfathomably knowledgeable child.
It seems that beyond glyph combos, most of the advanced magic Belos knows has been taught to him by the Collector. Why teach Belos a draining spell specifically to massacre the witches? Instead of thinking of it as draining spell, think of it as a collecting spell. It collects the magic drained from witches into the moon.
However, we might not be getting the full picture by simply assuming the moon is absorbing the magic. Throughout the show, the moon has been a symbolic representation of the titan, from the face on the moon to the depictions in King's nursery. I doubt all that magic was going to the moon just to dissipate: it was going to the titan.
It seems quite ironic that the "spawn of the titan" (the population of the Boiling Isles) is now morbidly returning to its creator. If that rings a bell, you've probably watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, an anime instrumental to many people's childhoods. It's influence on The Owl House is rather significant, ranging from several visual references to Hunter and Rei being clone buddies. The Day of Unity is also a parallel to NGE's Third Impact, an apocalyptic event where a giant woman expands by reabsorbing humanity, becoming God.
Piecing together the titan/moon connection, the artificial heart, and the NGE references, it seems that the Collector's contingency plan for escaping was reanimating the titan. Someway, somehow, it would've freed the collector. Perhaps the titan sacrificed itself to seal off the Collector. Or reanimating the titan would have provided enough blood to free him. Regardless of how this could've gone, it seems unlikely that we'll be visiting this storyline again because of the shortened third season.
Lastly, I do have a bit of speculation as to why this storyline won't be included in the show moving forward. But first, I'd like to give a...
WARNING BEFORE CONTINUING: OLD S2A LEAK
Context: The show's composer, Brad Breeck, uploads OSTs of episodes on his Youtube channel, typically featuring loops of scenes from the episode. However, for the Hunting Palismen OST, the loop he chose accidentally included a deleted scene.
What's so interesting is that this is a fully-animated scene. For those who don't know, here's a barebones list of the cartoon production pipeline (in order): brainstorming, writing, storyboarding, voicing, animating, and editing. Scoring (music) generally occurs around animating. This is a long process— the time between writing and animating can often take over a year. Batches of episodes are concurrently produced. You don't just animate something and decide not to use it. The crew had planned for this storyline.
My point? Something BIG changed last minute for the crew to decide on cutting out a fully-animated scene.
If I had to guess when this scene was scrapped, it was a bit after Season 3 was shortened and the crew was rewriting the main story. I doubt this was a fake leak that was intentionally spread, simply due to the cost of animation. There's many cheaper ways to psych out your fanbase.
#the owl house#the owl house theory#the owl house speculation#toh theory#toh speculation#toh belos#belos#toh emperor belos#emperor belos#toh titan#day of unity#toh spoilers#toh collector#the collector#toh kings tide
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As in previous seasons or this last season? Because for the last it's probably the whole s24 missing scenes we could have had after episode 9, especially with Rollins pregnant, even if I prefer her staying in svu for that, but that's more of a rewrite than missing scenes😅. Or the scenes in the hospital she deserved after getting shot with Sonny, and with Liv and Fin, or with even the Carisis seniors maybe! Not that 10 seconds scene shot over a background music we got and not even in a svu episode!
For previous seasons, oh boy so many I can't think of them, mother's day in s23? Lot of Rollins being very worried for Carisi when he went through hard or dangerous scenes that we never saw, like the Mesner one, did she ride with him in the ambulance? did she got him home from the hospital? Or the one when he got a gun pointed in his head or when he got the car 'accident' and the victim died.
Also I need him in danger again now that they're married lol, if in s25 we won't get it, jot this down for future missing scene lol! And I Know you can write it good and you love it 😌 (we haven't even got any confirmation/news that Kelli is back but sssshh let me dream and I wanna be positive, only positive vibes until an official statement)
Literally any scenes ever! (I’m taking notes!!)
I do also need him in danger, it’s important to me (just once, just a little bit)!
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fic ask meme: 4, 5, 29
4) how many wips do you have right now?
hmmmmm. tough call bc i have so many wips endlessly vibing somewhere that i would like to get to!! but right now i am really trying to work on planning out college au but i feel weird saying just one wip???? especially because it is still just a plot wall!!! so
-college au. the thing about college au is that it takes a lot of laser focus and i can't work on much else at the same time bc i am trying to rewrite entire plotlines to work in a college setting and i have to try and keep everything together in my head without other work interference.
-i have some little thoughts about lemonberry ice family times with the kids that i would like to make into just a fun little fic sometime soon
-in terms of 'ones i'd sure like to get around sometime THIS YEAR,' sunny fic is also usually still very close to the surface of Fic Thoughts.
5) what's a fic idea you've had that you'll never write?
this is hard!!! because i want to write all of them!!!!!! i always want to!!!!!!! and even the ones i've said 'oh i won't do that' i've wound up writing lines for here and there, just to have a few things down, like the hamlet thing, my 1957 les girls fic, i've even got some lines for who fic around somewhere but i likely won't ever do more but even that exists, oh BUT
so i'm not writing naruto fic in this the year of our lord 2023 and i wasn't in then the year of our lord 2019 when i was struck by an idea but i will in fact not ever write this. i don't have the energy to naruto anymore. sometimes i wish i did bc i know almost exactly how i'd do this. but i do not. but i am occasionally soooooooooo irritated that no one has written like a...........good, post-og pre-shippuden fic about the genin and their lives after sasuke leaves and naruto goes to train with jiraiya, like just.......some good introspective character shit, not a lot of plot, one of those vibes fics with a nice song lyric title (which, would've been a lyric from one of the best naruto openings, what was it, opening......five? six?? oh it's six!!!! no boy no cry!!!!!!!!!!) with about like, ino being the only member of her team who didn't go after sasuke and having to watch shikamaru and choji come back and CHOJI ALMOST DIED, similarly tenten being the only member of her team who hasn't gone through a life and career threatening injury, i imagine shikamaru has to have nightmares given his emotional state after HIS FIRST MISSION AS A TEAM LEADER WHICH IS, I THINK, INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND VERY OVERLOOKED, and like, things about sakura being the only member of her team left in the village now (although i think there's some decent sakura-centric fics out there, but i want, more of all the genin, and them interacting with EACH OTHER) (i've watched a bit of boruto, like the more chill episodes, and the one where sakura says something like, "i just know, the people i was friends with when i was thirteen, they're still my friends now.'" and i think there's a lot overlooked too in the konoha nine/twelve/whatever friendships), just a lot of leaf village life stuff about the trauma these kids have gone through and like.......the ghosts they have to deal with, not just of sasuke but also naruto? even if they've left for different reasons? tsunade probably plays a big part in parts of the fic bc i think tsunade was sorely underused in canon as a character who could've LEGITIMATELY overturned the ninja system. i think the fics that focus on character and trauma and especially life in the leaf village are the most satisfying sort of naruto fic to read, for me. anyway.
29) Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.)
mayo, for you i must share my who fic lines, which, i don't think i've posted before?? as it turns out i have three little fic ideas?? the first one was My Very Intense Obsession With Letting Companions PILOT THE GODDAMN TARDIS, particularly rose
teach me how to do it, she does not ask, because he's definitely not going to tell her. the tardis is his, it's his thing, even if it should be their thing, but, so he won't, is what it is, not even if she asked. but she's not going to get stuck like that again, either, sent off with no way to get back to him.
but rose isn't -- he tells her she's so clever, but it's not in the way it counts, is it? she watched the doctor pilot the tardis for, for however long it was before they were back on station 5, and when it mattered, when she needed to do it, she couldn't. and she should have, should have known which button to press, which lever to pull, which thing did what to get her back to him. she'd watched him do it and she couldn't, because she's not clever, not smart, she can't even pay attention right. fat lot of help she is.
this is...............i think this is about ten, trying to i guess justify ten falling in love at the drop of a hat and specifically inviting them on the tardis which was occasionally in my humble onion not necessarily great but i could get behind it from this standpoint. it's a little repetitive i think bc i was feeling out the vibes
[but he falls just a little bit in love with everyone, doesn't he. how could he not? bright, beautiful people, stupid impossible terrible people, living their stupid impossible lives, impossible boring beautiful little lives, things mean so much to them, so many souls burning with this insistence to live, to help, to be. so important, each and every one of them, just by being lucky enough to be here, now, where they were. how could he not fall in love with a piece of each one? how could he -- how could he not want to hold them all so close to him where he could always see it, where he could always have them?]
i think i've said this before. we all know i want a peaks-style ten+tentoo doppelgangery identity confrontation. in, apparently, second person??
[you are no stranger to seeing yourself -- you've seen plenty of the previous yous, and, on some level, this is really no different, isn't it? if you want, you can think about that you as another one of them, a lesser version of this you, younger, not quite as -- well, good is not at all the word. but this one is just more you than looking at your past, because you are looking at you, this you, the current you, separate and alive and still you.]
#THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SENDING AN ASK i am still not always at a laptop these days and i don't like doing asks from my phone#so sometimes. they take longer than i would like to reply
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Title: Pilot
Ship: Mike x Ichabod Crane x Abbie Mills (pre-relationship)
Words: 2422
Description: A rewrite of the pilot episode.
Warnings: none
The sun had just set and Mike was about to clock out when the news of Sheriff Corbin’s death reached their department. Though not asked to, or involved with the case, they couldn’t help but go listen to the interrogation of the current prime subject. He looked somewhere in his early thirties, he was English, and he believed he was a soldier under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary army. He said his name was Ichabod Crane. His name was strange and so was his manner of speaking. He piqued Mike’s interest immediately. For someone the interrogator was about to decide was insane, his story was seamless. The history lover in Mike was amazed.
Abbie Mills was looking at Mike oddly. They knew very little about her other than her name and her position as the late sheriff’s partner. They felt bad for her, losing her partner so traumatically and suddenly like that. Mike did not want to trade places with her.
“You’re a cold case detective,” she said. “What are you doing here?”
“Exactly,” Mike said. “I love interesting and difficult cases. I suspect this is about to be both.”
“Interesting isn’t what I’d call it,” she said.
“Sorry,” Mike said. “I didn’t mean it like that. Sorry for your loss.”
“Thank you.”
“He didn’t do it,” Mike said, looking at Ichabod through the two-way mirror.
“What makes you say that?”
Mike took a long look at her. “The wounds were cauterized, which is nearly impossible with no fire near the crime scene. There is absolutely no evidence tying him to this crime, except the idea he knows a little too much about it. And, you know he didn’t do it. I can tell by the look on your face.”
“So,” Mike asked after a moment. “Who did?”
“I’m not sure.”
Mike was skeptical of this answer but didn’t press any further.
The interrogator upon Ichabod passing the polygraph with flying colors decided that he should be taken to a mental hospital. Mike hoped to delay this so they could study him further.
Later, they found out that Mills had convinced Captain Irving to let her transport Ichabod. What they needed to do then was convince her to let them tag along.
Mike found the pair just before they took off in a police car, having an interesting looking conversation.
“Hey, Mills!” Mike called out as they ran up to the car.
“What are you doing here, detective?” she asked them.
“There’s a good reason you asked Irving to transport him, right? I want to know what that is, and he’s just so damn interesting. I was hoping to talk to him.”
Mike looked over at Ichabod and grimaced. Then they added, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to talk about you like you’re not here.”
“I’ll ride in the back,” Mike said. “This seems like a case that could use the skills of a cold case detective. Maybe?”
“Okay,” Mills agreed.
Mike opened the back door and slid into the car.
Mike watched Ichabod amusedly as he tested the windows in the passenger’s seat in the police car. Up and down, up and down. Mills did not find this amusing and asked him to stop.
Then he pointed at a Starbucks and said it used to be a livery. Mills had to explain the purpose of Starbucks to him and Mike couldn’t possibly have been more amused at that moment. Then another Starbucks appeared and Ichabod asked how many there were.
“Per block?” asked Mills.
“Is there a law?” asked Ichabod.
Mike stifled a laugh, then said, “Your dedication to staying in character is astounding.”
“I think you will find that is because I am not trying to be any character,” said Ichabod.
“I’m a cold case detective,” Mike said. “My job is to be observant and skeptical. It would be hard to do so if I started believing in time travel.”
Mills took this opportunity to make a joke about the 250 years Ichabod claimed to have been dead, and asked why the Civil War hadn’t woken him up. Or if he had gotten up to pee at any point. He was unamused by this but Mike was hiding a smile.
Then Mills asked him about the cave he said he woke up in and asked him to direct her to it.
Ichabod pointed out that she was going against her orders.
Mike chimed in, “Ah, so there was a reason you decided to ask Irving to transport him. Figures. This should be an interesting detour.”
Eventually, the trio arrived in the woods. Mike wasn’t a big fan of the forest or walks through it but decided to keep this opinion to themself.
Then there was the staircase down into the cave that was simultaneously interesting and anxiety-inducing.
Mills quickly explained to Ichabod how to use a flashlight then they looked around the cave. It was large, it was dark, and it smelled like death. All the while, Mills recorded her findings on her phone for a later report.
Then Ichabod found something. It was a Bible with the passage of Revelation 6:1 marked, which referred to Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Mills and Mike looked at him as if he were insane as he explained his finding. Then he told of the time he met George Washington at his tent on the Hudson River. He had given Ichabod a mission to kill a man who would appear at the shore, a man with the mark of a bow on his hand.
Mills concluded this was crazy and said it was time to leave.
As she moved to the stairs, Ichabod said he believed the Bible was left with him for a reason and that Mills was simply refusing to believe the truth.
Mike and Mills went silent as he explained that the man he fought did not die when he removed his head, and that he was Death.
Just as they began to head back into town, Mills received word of another beheading, of the priest at the church.
Mills told Ichabod to remain in the car while she and Mike went to look.
“I haven’t really been on the scene of a recent crime,” Mike said nervously. “Especially not an active serial killer.”
Abbie didn’t make a reply but instead made a beeline to Irving, who was trying to secure the area.
The death of the priest matched the deaths at the farm.
Then Irving spotted Ichabod and became very upset. Mills tried to explain her actions but to no avail. She would have to take Ichabod to the mental hospital, or risk losing her job.
Mike joined her in following Ichabod into the graveyard.
“I told you to stay in the car,” she told him annoyedly.
“As you know I’m insane and therefore impervious to simple commands,” he wittily shot back.
“I should’ve brought popcorn,” Mike said.
Ichabod told them a bird led him to the graveyard, and one grave in particular: that of his late wife, Katrina. The cause of death was execution for witchcraft.
Once again, Ichabod tried to use this as proof of his theory, and Mills wasn’t having it. Mike wasn’t sure what to say.
Then she mentioned she was leaving Sleepy Hollow.
“Oh, for Quantico Bay, right?” Mike asked. “I thought I’d heard that but wasn’t sure.”
Ichabod told her she couldn’t leave, that all their fates were entwined. He sounded a little crazy in that moment.
Mills ended the conversation there and told Ichabod that she didn’t want to have to fight for another case alone.
He and Mike were shocked into silence.
Then the pair took him to the mental hospital, St. Gregory’s.
Mills tried to sympathize with him, and she and Mike had managed to get him his own cell. Mike looked around as she talked to him about how scared he must be.
This place definitely isn’t helping, Mike thought.
Something about Ichabod and Mike made Mills feel comfortable enough to share the events that happened while she was in high school. She had seen something she couldn’t explain with her sister while they were walking through the woods on their way home. When they were found, everyone thought they were crazy. She confided that her sister was in and out of places like the one they were in now.
“I’m sorry,” Mike said.
“She’s battling demons,” Ichabod said, and Mills gave him a small nod.
She explained that she related to the feeling of everyone thinking you’re crazy.
Then one of the security guards told Mike and Mills that it was lights out.
Ichabod told Mills he was sorry about the Sheriff.
As the pair left, Mike said, “Hey, you know, it’s hard putting things like that out there. I’m sorry to hear about your sister but I’m glad you told us.”
“So, what’s your story?” Mills asked them. “What brought you to Sleepy Hollow?”
“Sleepy Hollow is a place of legend,” Mike said. “And it’s a small town. Small towns always have the most interesting secrets, so I figured they had the most interesting cold cases. This one especially.”
“Were you right?”
“So far, yes,” Mike said. “But all this” — Mike made a waving gesture with their hand — “is more interesting than anything I found among the case files.”
“You should have my number,” Mike said. “You know, in case you find anything.”
Mills handed them her phone and they typed in their number.
“See you around?” Mike asked her.
“See you around,” she replied.
The next time they heard from Mills is when they called and told them they intended to get Ichabod out of the mental hospital, with false documentation. Mike reminded her of the dangers of this but it was no use. Despite their reservations, Mike went.
“I figure if you go down, I’ll go down with you,” they told her as they walked through St. Gregory’s. “But I don’t think you will.”
When they found him, he was being restrained and was going to be dosed with Haldol to sedate him. Mike cringed at the sight as Mills told him, and the nurses, that he was coming with them. As soon as she handed a slip of paper to the head nurse, they left like a bat out of Hell. On the way, Mills explained that there was no warrant, and that she had handed the nurse a practice sheet for her Academy exam.
Then, Ichabod revealed that he knew what the horseman was looking for.
In the car, Mills told Mike and Ichabod about Sheriff Corbin’s research that she had found in his office. She handed Ichabod a map of the Hudson Valley from 1776.
“If we all weren’t in mortal danger,” Mike said. “I would think that was so cool.”
Ichabod told them he had seen the map before, when Washington had charted it, and wondered how Corbin had found it. None of them had the slightest clue.
Mills explained that Corbin knew what she and her sister saw, and that he believed it was real. Ichabod told her that it was real, and that he knew because he had seen it himself.
Mike blew air out of their lips in a ‘whew’ sound.
As they got closer to the church, Mills called Andy Brooks, a fellow police officer, and the man who had arrested Ichabod. They needed everyone at the scene.
When the trio arrived, they quickly made their way to Katrina’s ersatz grave, where the horseman’s head was hidden. Ichabod and Mike grabbed shovels and started digging while Mills held the flashlight.
When the horseman arrived, the skull's eyes opened, nearly making Mike jump back ten feet.
Somewhere, he had gotten a rifle, and he was now shooting at them. Ichabod jumped into the grave, Mike hid behind a headstone, and Mills was running and shooting at the figure.
Just as he went to shoot Ichabod, she shot him from afar, behind the brick half-wall at the edge of the cemetery.
Then, while the horseman was distracted, he jumped out of the grave, and began hitting him with the shovel. There were shots fired and punches thrown but soon Ichabod made it out, and Mike with him.
The horseman soon caught up, and the pair had to duck behind a car.
Then came cop cars, just as the horseman went to retrieve
“Put your hands on your-” one of the police officers began.
The horseman did not heed the police officers, and instead looked at the sky, where the sun was coming up over the horizon.
As a last attempt, the horseman shot at the cars. Then he rode off.
Mills appeared from somewhere, “Long! Crane!”
The police officers turned their guns toward her and she put her hands up, explaining that she had called them.
“Lieutenant!” Ichabod called as he moved slightly away from the car. Mike covered their ears as the police shot the car and he slinked back.
Mills annoyedly told them Ichabod was with her, and he announced he was alright with his hand in the air.
“Fucking hell,” Mike said as they stood up. “Use your heads before your guns, morons.”
Two more police cars arrived.
Mike, Ichabod, and Mills looked at each other in relief.
When they saw Irving, he was mad at Mills but couldn’t do much since Mike and two other police officers were there to corroborate her story. As an added bonus, Brooks had confessed. However, he wanted to see Mills, Ichabod, and Mike.
Irving was further exasperated when Mills told him she believed this would all get worse, and he still thought she was leaving for Quantico Bay.
She told him she wasn’t anymore.
Ichabod, and Mike, smiled a little when she said she felt she was supposed to be here in Sleepy Hollow.
Irving left them to find answers.
Then, Ichabod pointed out something Katrina had told him in a dream about two witnesses. He felt that he was the first, and Mills the second.
Mike joked, “And what am I, the witnesses’ assistant?”
“We’ll need all the help we can get,” Mills told them. “Brooks told me a war was coming.”
“Let’s find out what else he knows,” Ichabod said.
But before the trio could ask Brooks anything, they found him in his cell with his head bent backward.
Then a creature with horns appeared in the mirror and walked away, before flashing toward them, and shattering the glass.
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Hi, eloping anon again! Thanks for your answer! I definitely came to the right place lol If you don't mind I'm asking another question... What are your thoughts about the cut/deleted sex scenes? First, it was JB talking and now the intimacy coordinator saying that they filmed "loads" of sex scenes that were cut. And CVD added even more fuel to the fire talking about the wedding and the scenes that they planned to do and changed their minds. Do you think we ever gonna get those deleted scenes?
Hi! You're so welcome. And thank you for the asks, I love answering them :)
Honestly, all of this talk about everything we were robbed of makes me fume with rage. Kathony is one of my top 3 ships in the bridgerton universe and I expected them to be treated with care and respect cause this ship has a huge fanbase. And that includes being thoughtful about their intimate scenes as well. I do like that they didn't even kiss until the conflict with Edwina was done since it would have felt wrong on many levels for them to kiss while Anthony was betrothed to her. But I did expect more emphasis on their intimate scenes afterwards, not because I wanted to see more erotic scenes but purely because touch is literally their love language in my opinion.
The scene where they have sex for the first time in the book is literally so beautiful, because in the midst being physically intimate, the two of them end up sharing their insecurities and connecting on such a deep emotional level. By that point, they were clearly in love but the other was totally unaware of it. Anthony made sure that Kate understood how valuable she is to him and that moment was so impactful to the story. That scene had a purpose and drove the story forward. Even though their sex scene in episode seven served it's purpose, I would have been very happy if we got just one quiet scene that truly showcased their emotional connection instead. I'm talking a beautifully lit, slow paced scene that felt truly private. But including any of that wasn't a possibility in the show because the writers ended up rewriting their story and dragging it in a different direction.
I was under the impression that the lack of sex scenes was on account of the filming issues that arose due to covid, and hearing about how those scenes were filmed only to be cut makes me wonder about the overall vision they had for kathony this season. The easy answer is that they gave away their screen time to make room for the subplots, which would be fine if the very little time they did have wasn't focused on Edwina. And the bitter truth is that they weren't able to fully capture the essence of kathony both as individuals and a couple, and failed to create a well paced story for them and probably ended up not having anywhere to fit those scenes they filmed because they moved their story around to accommodate the storylines of the side characters when it should've been the other way around. I also question why they decided to create this love triangle when the idea of one is so far from the feeling you get when you read tvwlm. If they are so fond of love triangles, focusing on one in Gregory's story would have felt less forced. (Not that I want to see grecy caught in one since I truly detest love triangles.) I can't help but think that the writers and CVD have an underlying hatred towards kathony since they were so so mistreated. I have theories about the reasons, but I won't get into that.
I hope that those scenes end up seeing the light of day because all of us would love to see them. But I won't hold my breath over it. I know that we can't help but have expectations when watching a show, especially one based on a beloved book series but I'm definitely gonna try to not have any expectations from this show. Now that CVD is no longer the show runner of the show, one can only hope that the rest of the couples will be treated better than kathony was.
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So, uh, if you DO happen to do a Season 3 rewrite, will you still keep in some of the lighthearted episodes/chapters?
Of course, it won't be all angst and drama. There's still a lot of details for me to iron out but I would definitely keep characters like Dr. Jan, Terri and the IT Girls. Mr. X and Jenners meanwhile would still have their humorous mannerisms but actually be linked to the plot in some way, likely by making them the ones investigating the girls' disappearances. (Not sure about Molly Jo and Human Hop Pop.)
While I'll probably do full rewrites of episodes/events I'd still keep lighthearted moments to both give the story levity and make the dramatic moments hit that much harder.
To give a specific example: one of my many points of contention with season 3A was how the Plantars were handled. They spent several episodes caring very little about getting back to Amphibia when they know their home and loved ones are in danger from Andrias and his army. Yet they're content to just laze around and enjoy Earth, even saying "It's okay to take a break every now and then" to Anne when she was in the middle of doing all that research to get them back. Then in "If You Give A Frog A Cookie" when all of the sudden they were so homesick and worried, it fell flat to me because of all the time they spent just not caring. My season 3 rewrite would have the Plantars make getting home, you know, an actual priority, while still having them take occasional breaks to enjoy Earth.
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Hi! If you still want to answer fanfic end of year questions: 11, 19, 24, and not a listed question but could you tell me about whichever of your WIP’s is your current favorite?? :)
Sorry for the slow reply but I am absolutely happy to answer some more! Let's go, shall we?
11 - fandom you enjoyed writing for the most this year
I'd have to say Harry Potter, without a doubt. I don't know how I circled back around here when I haven't been in my full-blown Harry Potter obsession since I was like fourteen and all I was writing was Weasley twin fics and Marauders. But it's just been bringing me so much joy to write for the wizarding universe properly again.
19 - any new fics to start next year
Oh god, so many. I have vague ideas sitting in my notes waiting to be turned into actual WIPs at the very least, and I probably won't get around to starting them until next year. I specifically have about... ten? Harry Potter fics waiting to be started next year, a couple of Legacies ones based on recent episodes, and a couple more MCU ones that are probably either going to be thrown in the bin immediately upon the release of No Way Home and Multiverse of Madness or they're going to split off into ten more fics. Two that I'm most excited to start though: Tonks attends the Quidditch World Cup with the Weasleys, Harry and Hermione. And Wizarding Wife Swap which is literally what it sounds like but for anyone who may not know what I'm on about, it's essentially a Harry Potter AU based on the show "Wife Swap" because my sister and I buckled ourselves laughing one night while imaging Petunia having to look after all the Weasley kids and Molly dealing with Vernon and Dudley.
24 - favourite fic you read this year
I have mentioned this same fic three times in this ask game but I don't even care because I can say without a doubt that my favourite fic of the year was "caught behind those burning eyes" by grim_lupine on ao3, Amy x Laurie, 18+ and so beautifully written that I was in awe for every single word.
I really appreciate you asking a question that wasn't on the list, that's really sweet and it's such a good question! Thank you so much! My favourite WIP of the year is a toss-up between two, both Harry Potter, I'm afraid.
The first is a rewrite of the first wizarding war, where Vernon dies before Dudley is born and it results in Petunia and Lily reconnecting, and Petunia taking on the role of secret keeper for Lily and James instead of Peter. There's a lot more than just that going on but it's the main plot that I was working with when starting it.
And the second is another that I keep talking about involving James and Sirius faking an engagement, as well as Regulus and Pandora getting actually engaged, both to avoid being married off by their parents.
Once again, thank you for this, I always love answering questions like these so this was really fun to answer!
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