#i thought it was super interesting that they were both reptiles
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The first time we see Emperor Belos with a Palisman vs the first Palisman we see Hunter carve
#i couldn't really think of a concise caption#but this is the first time we see belos kill a palisman and the first time we see a palisman carved by hunter#i thought it was super interesting that they were both reptiles#maybe it's not a coincidence!#emperor belos#emperor belos gif#emperor belos toh#hunter#hunter gif#hunter toh#the owl house#the owl house gif#toh#toh gif#toh spoilers#watching and dreaming#watching and dreaming gif#agony of a witch#agony of a witch gif#mine#my gifs#willow park#love them#great show#disney#cartoons#disney cartoons#disney gifs#:)
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Outlander ship headcanons
Disclaimer: Lot of oc x canon
- Reptiles have a very different way of showing affection. For the snakes and lizards, they touch noses. The crocodiles actually kiss each other by touching the tips of their snouts or one kisses the other like in this image:
Another way is how one puts their head under their mate’s neck and nuzzle it
- Monitor lizards, however, touch both their noses AND lips
- Crocodiles usually don’t show too much affection in public but Pua and Kuimba were a completely different story. They showed affection for each other all the time. They didn’t care if they were in public or private, if they wanted to flirt with each other, they’d do it. The other crocs wouldn’t dare say anything about it. They knew their leader’s love was too powerful
- The quickest way to make Makuu change his mind is for Ucheshi to simply kiss him
- Like Goigoi, Ucheshi has nicknames for Makuu. There’s “honey”, “baby”, “sugar jaws”, occasionally “Mak-kute” when referring to him
- Whenever Jasiri starts feeling stressed about ruling the Outlands, Janja will come over and give her an affectionate cuddle. It’s the least he could do after everything she does
- Chungu loves how soft and fluffy Aibu’s fur is, so he buries his face in it and uses it as a pillow. It always breaks her
- Cheezi immediately gained a crush on Nguvu when Chungu pointed her out. When Nguvu came over, the first thing he said was “Sorry, I don’t speak English bye!” and ran off. Nguvu’s reaction was “Huh. Weird dude….I’m gonna marry that weird dude”
- Aibu tends to go to Reirei for advice for asking Chungu out cuz she too has an idiot love interest. It was through her when she finally confessed
- Speaking of Reirei and Goigoi, they met as pups. Reirei was trying to get a snack when she overheard someone calling for help. Turns out, Goigoi had somehow gotten himself stuck in a log or a hole in a tree (don’t ask). She was luckily able to pull him out and they hung out ever since.
- Goigoi started calling her “honey paws” after Reirei accidentally stepped in honey as teens. It literally just slipped out and she just accepted it
- Njano’s the reason why Hodari and Kinyonga are together. Didn’t exactly like it at first after the events of “Undercover Kinyonga”, but he was still the best wingman(lizard) ever. He actually pushed Hodari into her so they could kiss
- Hodari and Kinyonga are like the cutest couple ever. They’re so awkward and sweet with each other
- Kenge surprisingly has a tender side and Maji is literally the only one who he really shows it around. He’ll confide in her whenever something is bothering him and she’ll give him her thoughts. It’s pretty impressive how she can read right through him
- He’s also really easy to seduce but he won’t admit it
- Hukumu sang “I won’t say I’m in love” when she realized she started to fall for Kiburi. No I will not take criticism
- Kiburi on the other hand had a hard time realizing it cuz he never really felt this sort of romantic connection before
- Who made the first move with Kiburi and Hukumu’s float:
- Kiburi and Hukumu both did. They leaned close and nuzzled
- Erevu had to make the first move. Tamka was either too shy or too clueless at the moment lmao
- Technically, Nduli. He anxiously leaned in and touched his nose under Kuamua’s chin. She told him he missed and the next thing he knows, she was nuzzling him. Nduli celebrated afterward
- Janja, Njano and Nduli all get super flustered when their respective mates flirt with them. Even saying their name makes them lose their shit at times
For example:
“Oh Nduli~”
*flustered Nduli noises*
#oc x canon#loving the croc ones#also it’s about time i make up headcanons about reirei and goigoi#they deserve it#tlg outlanders#the lion guard
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Hi! Do you have any advice on websites or books etc. for snake information for absolute beginners? I would like to learn more about snakes, I've thought they were super cute and interesting since I was a child, but I don't know anything about them xD. (For instance, when I searched 'what is hot snake' on google I only found a wikipedia entry for some metal band, and one movie).
Sure thing! (A 'hot' is a common term in the herpetological community for a venomous snake with venom that is medically significant to humans! Rear-fanged venomous snakes, like hognoses, who have venom that isn't medically significant to humans, aren't called hots.)
ReptiFiles is a pretty awesome resource, and clearly goes to pains to stay up-to-date and avoid minimalist keeping traps. I keep up with their blog; it's a fun way to learn and stay informed and is written in accessible language.
Chris Mattison's books have been favorites of mine for years; I recommend them to beginners all the time because they're informative and entertaining to read! I can't recommend his latest visual guide to snakes enough if you're interested.
Other Smithsonian-produced books on reptiles are excellent. Check out Everything you Need to Know about Snakes! It's easy to read and informative.
How Snakes Work and The Book of Snakes are both staples in entry-level herpetology courses and are written in accessible language, so they're not just great for herpetologists. I love both of these books so much I keep copies on my nightstand.
The Audobon Society's Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians is a book that every single herpetologist has! I grew up with this book, it's a classic. It's old, but it's still good, and it's written to help you identify snakes in the wild. It's a classic for a reason!
If you want a great book about snakes and to support a fantastic snake conservation organization, check out Save the Snakes! They sell a Snakes for Kids book written by their founder, and even though it's written for kids, I can absolutely endorse it as a fantastic intro to snakes for snake lovers of any age.
Finally, it's never a bad idea to start locally. Finding a local field guide to reptiles of your state or area is a great place for even absolute beginners to start, and there's no better feeling than confidently and accurately identifying a snake in the wild for the first time! Check out a local wildlife center or bookshop - local wildlife centers are excellent places in general for everyone to learn about reptiles (and I'm not just saying that because I work at one!). They might have local reptiles for you to meet and run programs by folks like me about reptiles.
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hello Yeeun!!! i just got new lizards and i'm super happy about it, and it made me wonder what enhypen's reaction to their s/o having/getting a not normal or creepy pet would be (could be spiders, cockroaches, snakes, lizards, etc, whatever ur comfy with!!) if this ask is a bit out of ur comfort zone then pay no mind to it!! i know some ppl don't really like reptiles and bugs 😊
⩩ · (𝐄𝐍𝐇𝐘𝐏𝐄𝐍) ✰ REACTION TO THEIR S/O GETTING AN UNUSUAL PET
♡︎ ٫ ot7 x idol!gn!reader | fluff & crack | slight swearing & mentions of bugs + spiders + lizards + snakes !!
𓆩♡𓆪┊ THE WAY THIS REQUEST TOOK SO LONG FOR ME TO WRITE?? im sorry!
희성 // heeseung
sees you happily walking in the room with a cockroach in your hand. expressions literally went '( 0⌓0)' along with jay's. "what are they doing?...." jay shrugs. "y/n? do you need me to throw that out for you?" heeseung asks and you stare at him in disbelief, making both him and jay confused. "this is ____! managernim allowed me to keep him!" your boyfriend's eyes went wide, "like... A PET??" you pout, "yeah? what's wrong with that?!" you noticed him nervously looking at the cockroach and you grabbed his hand and placed it on his palm. "c'mon, hee. it's not that bad!" heeseung just shrieks, closing his eyes and looking away. jay does the same too <'3
ਏਓ continue reading / others under cut !! ⸻
제이 // jay
the poor guy just expected you to be on the sofa, playing with your phone after your dance practice. and he saw something he never expected to see instead! he felt like his heart was about to explode when he saw a snake on your arm! but you didn't mind that, there were no signs of discomfort too and it wasn't much of a surprise for jay. he knew that you've always found snaked interesting, after all. "you actually got one?" he plops beside you, giving your forehead a peck before observing your new pet. "of course! do you like it?" the way you smiled almost made him melt. he just nodded. jay soon saw it as your child too :'DD
제이크 // jake
he saw your vlive and how you talked about getting an insect as a pet and jake thought that you weren't being serious. he also found out that you were alone in your dorms so he decided to visit as he wanted cuddles <'3 and when he opens the door to your room- what did he see? his lover holding a mantis. "OH MY GAWD Y/N!!" jake screeches and trips on his own foot. you placed your mantis on the side of your table and rushed to help your boyfriend "jake, you seriously need to keep it down!" you groan and he just tightly wraps his arms around you, peeking at your pet, "y/n....WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT???"
성훈 // sunghoon
hoon knew that you planned on going out to finally get a pet. he was having a vlive and you finally came back. fans immediately knew that it would be you so they immediately asked to see you and hoon immediately called you. "y/n also got a new pet! i can't wait to see what they g- HOLY FUC-" his chair falls as soon as he sees you holding a cage with a spider in it. you chuckle, "relax hoon, its in the a cage!" your boyfriend pouts, "but why... a spider?" "it seems unique so why not!" you smile. it would take a few days of convincing hoon to at least just take a look at the poor spider <//3
정원 // jungwon
he saw you talking to txt's soobin! he knew that you two suddenly just became close, but he paid no attention to that. when you finally said your 'goodbyes' , won decided to great his sunbaenim and approached you. "i saw you with soobin sunbaenim earlier." you nod your head, "mhm! i wanted to ask him about a few things!" this is when won became curious, "like...?" you led him to a room, not giving him a clue just yet. "well, i got a pet!" his eyes lit up, visibly feeling excited, "really? what animal?" you flash a smile, "you'll see!!" you took a cage out, revealing the pet. "a hedgehog! i named it ____" jungwon honestly looked more excited than you. he immediately went closer to it! "it's cute. cuter than you." he smirks and you pout, "fair enough!"
선우 // sunoo
he's been scrolling thru twitter for hours. a tweet talking about your new pet then catches his attention. you never told him about getting one, after all! he immediately stood up, running to the door and sprinting to your dorms. he had no idea about what the pet was- and when he bursts in your room, he screams. "Y/N- IS THAT LIZARD EATING YOUR HAND!?" you roll your eyes, "firstly- how did you even get in here!? and no! of course not!" the poor boy seemed terrified but then even proceeds to be interested in it! he would even act like its parent after a few days- often asking about it and even giving it a proper eating and sleeping schedule TT
니키 // niki
this boy is absolutely fearless (stan le sserafim <'3). he loves exploring things as well- so he can't help but feel excited when you told him that you got a stick bug. he searched it up and honestly found it cool! barges in your room and immediately plops down beside you, staring at your new pet. he'd ask to touch or hold it right away! he'd also ask TONS of questions! niki probably posts about it more too
ENHYPEN MASTERLIST // REQUESTS & MESSAGES ʚ♡ɞ
ও. PERMANENT TAGLIST (open) : @kpoplover718 (side note: i am NOT sure if those who asked to be in my permanent taglist when i didn't have one yet still wants to be added which is why they aren't included here yet! still, do feel free to send an ask or dm me if you still wish to be added <3)
#enhypen#enhypen reactions#enhypen scenarios#enhypen imagines#enhypen fluff#enhypen fanfiction#enha imagines#enha reactions#enha scenarios#enha x reader#enhypen x reader#enhypen x idol reader#enha heeseung#enha jay#enha jake#enha sunghoon#enha jungwon#enha sunoo#enha niki
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Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy [S.Harrington x Henderson!Reader]
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A/N: S4 is insane, i was so excited to watch it and it's so good to see it again, have you started watch it? I think that i have two episodes left to end this season 😭😭 Thanks for everyone that has been reading GOFLB, i was thinking of opening the asks up if you guys are interested in a few things and to interact more, what do you think? Also i'm already writing the last chapter, don't worry, you guys will have too much to read till then! <3 Enjoy!
Chapter 7: Another One Bites the Dust
You unlocked the basement door and throwed the chains somewhere around, getting back on your spot and holding tightly the bat in your hands, Steve had a deffensive standing and when Dustin was about to open the basement doors, you nodded at each other and Dustin opened, running to stand just behind you guys.
"Steve, you should get in first"
"Wait, why me?"
"Use this force of yours that i know you have, pretty boy" you said shrugging your shoulders "And besides, if Dart's still there and come running, i can say to Dustin run while we try to do something"
Looking forward and down the basement doors, you missed Steve flustered state at the nickname that simply sliped out of your mouth and noded.
"C'mon, Steve! Don't be a pussy and go deal with Dart!" Dustin said impatiently
"Why don't you go downstairs? You're the one that brought this mess"
"Boys, please! Steve, would be a dear and please get downstairs? And Dustin, don't get him more nervous than he already is because it's getting me nervous."
"Steve, are you ok down there?"
They both noded and you heard a "Yes ma'am" coming from Dustin, you hold your breath as you saw Steve disapear on the basement as he headed downstairs. Hearing nothing after a while, you started to get anxious and took a step closer to the basement, Dustin right behind you "Steve?"
"Uh...guys, you should come see this!"
"Jesus!"
"My freaking god!"
You both shouted startled because Steve apeared out of nowhere, flashlight in hand pointing at you guys.
"Jerk"
"Asshole"
And you started going downstairs, you holding the bat firmily in your hands, when you got by the end of it, Steve directioned the light of the flashlight at the end of his spike bat and there, seated a slimey dead skin that it was bigger than the last one you had seen, Dart has molded again and the size now worried you, you and Dustin shared a knowing look.
"No way"
"Ok, this is not good"
"What? What is that?" Steve asked puzzled
"It means that he's growing more faster than we expected" Dustin answered
"So where is it? Where did it go?"
"Well, fuck" Steve commented
"Boys, come look at this" You said squating down next to the corner of the wall, you felt a slight breeze and when Dustin and Steve where behind you, flashlight pointing to where you where at, you knew you were right: Right on the wall, was a huge hole, like some big animal had just bursted thru it and you worriedly looked at Dustin and then at Steve, that just had been throwed into all this mess again.
"We're super fucked" you sighed
"Yes Steve, what else are you not getting?"
"Ok, so let me get this right: You both found that thing at the trash can and brought inside cause you tought that it was a slug, but then surprise! It wasn't a slug, it was a Demogorgon and now it has go somewhere?"
"Just why the hell you guys brought it??"
"Dustin picked interest and when Dart was growing up, we thought that it was some kind of reptile or something, we didn't expect to it be a Demogorgon shit and eat our cat!" you said huffing and passing your hands on your hair
"Wait...it has eaten a cat?"
"I TOLD YOU ON THE CAR!" Dustin yelled at Steve
"I know that but still shocking anyway, it has eated a cat man! Don't expect me to not be surprised!"
"I'm sorry" Steve said
"Oh my god! So yes, Steve, Dart eated our cat, Mews, that mom just went searching today and will never see again because is dead!" You whispered shouted, not wanting to disturb your mom, that had come home some minutes ago, exhausted and tired and just went to sleep, saying hi to you guys and Steve. "Poor Mews, didn't even saw it coming, and i had to bury her out of the house limits so mom doesn't find where she was buried" you said sadly
"No, i'm sorry, i should've never had picked it up, Y/N even said that she wasn't so sure about Dart, but did i listen? No!"
"We couldn't have known Dusty"
Dustin was frustrated, all the mess around Dart was frustrating and you guys already had a plan of life risk to capture Dart again but while you were thinking back about it, you remembered something.
"I think that Dart wasn't just a coincidence"
"What? What do you mean?" Dustin was confused
"Do you remember that before i left school, i called you on the walkie-talkie?" he nodded "I said that i had a code red but with everything surrounding Dart, i simply forgot to tell you but i called Joyce to ask about Jonathan cause he didn't went to school" you saw Steve move uncomfortable on his place "And she said that she tought he was at school and mentioned something about Will being sick."
"Will's sick?" Dustin asked and then something clicked on his mind "So that's why he hasn't gone to school! I haven't saw him since the..."
"The Halloween day! The day we found Dart!"
"And Will was acting strange that day, that's why we were home early, but i didn't think much of it because i thought he was just having one of his episodes, but if Will has gone sick the same day we found Dart..."
"Then it's just not coincidence and maybe there's something way bigger than just Dart going on" you completed Dustin train of thought.
"Wait, you guys talking about the Upside Down?" Steve asked, his presence making itself present again while you and Dustin were figuring things out.
"Maybe, because if Will's sick, Dart is out there and Jonathan is nowhere to be seen and Joyce didn't even know where he is, then something just not sitting right."
"I thought that everything had been solved last year?"
"So how we gonna do it?" Steve asked "How we can get Dart? How do we find it?"
"Yeah we did too, with El's dissapearing and Will being found and out the Upside Down, but something's just not right, it doesn't feel nor is right." You sighed and Dustin gave you a caramel bar out of nowhere, you frowned but accept it anyways.
"We stick with the plan, leaving early and doing it" Dustin said
"Do you think is gonna work?"
"He's always hungry, so even if we don't know where he is, i'm pretty sure that he can follow the trap"
You repassed the plan again and you separated everything you guys would need in the morning.
Steve nodded and you had a piece of your caramel.
"Nah, it's okay, i don't mind, thanks" he said getting the things on your arm and putting it on the couch
After getting everything right and done, you had a few spare blankets and a pillow in your arms to Steve "Here, sorry about the flowers, it was the only spare blanket that we had"
"You sure about the couch? I'm pretty sure Dustin wouldn't mind sleeping with me"
"No, it's okay, you guys don't need to get out of your beds so i can sleep, i'm gladly taking the couch, don't worry."
"Okay then...good night Steve"
"Hey, wait up, i wanted to ask you something"
"Sure, what is it?"
"Earlier, you said that you haven't seen Jonathan..."
"Yeah?"
"And i was wondering, Nancy was nowhere to be seen too and i went to her house today, give her some flowers and apologize, your brother said that she wasn't home. Do you think she's with Jonathan?"
"Oh..." you went back and seated on the couch, Steve sitting beside you "I called the Wheeler's before i called the Byers's, asking about Nancy, Mrs.Wheeler said that she went slept on a friends house but i haven't see her in two days i think. So yeah, my guess is that they may be together but i have no idea of what they doing, if it's some help."
You hiss at the end, you could see that he was in need to talk about that with someone. You were kinda mad at Nancy, you knew she was taking a lot but you didn't think that she would somehow throw this at Steve too, he seemed lost but didn't deserved what Nancy told him.
Steve nodded and a heavy sigh left his lips, the palm of his hands against his eyes and turned back to you "We had a fight, kinda...on the party, she was drunk and said some things and really hurted so i thought maybe that i was the cause of the mess and that's why she said what she said, so i thought about giving her some flowers and apologize, sort everything out but..." he made a movement with his hands, like something exploding and you nodded "S-she said...she said that what we have is bullshit, that i didn't care about what happened to Barbara, that we killed her, and that she was tired of...i don't know, pretend? And when i confronted her the next day, she simply said that she was drunk, that she didn't remember anything, so i asked her to say to me that she loved me, and she hesitated."
"Yeah, okay, thanks. And-"
"Steve, look, i'm sorry that that has happened, i can't even imagine what you feeling but Nancy sucked at saying those things, if there's someone that should apologize it's her, not you, you did nothing wrong but at the same time she's feeling guilty and has to keep a facade in front of Barbara's parents in pretend that she doesn't know what had happened to her best friend. You guys should talk about it when you have time, because drunk or not, she wouldn't have said those things if she was already feeling it, so talk about it. Also i think that if she's with Jonathan, then maybe they are dealing with something revolving all this mess again." Steve gave you a half smile and nodded. You got up, ready to go take a shower and head to bed. "Oh and, if you ever need to talk to someone, you can count on me ok? I'm the best secret keeper because i forgot a lot of things" he chuckled
"Don't worry, no one gonna know that you are actually a puddle of emotions. Your secret is safe with me, pretty boy."
"Thank you"
"Anytime! I'm gonna go shower and sleep ok? Goodnight"
"Sure, Goodnight."
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im totally normal (lie) so heres a list of gunblaze au's just for fun
skinline au's
• ruined/runeterra
the one that started it all. based primarily after the global harrowing in which both sarah fortune and shyvana were under viego's influence. with demacia and bilgewater both reeling in the wake of the ruination, jarvan temporarily sends shyvana to bilgewater for her own protection as demacia rebuilds, because captain fortune is the only one willing to take in the dragon who turned her flame on her countrymen
(because sarah, too, understood what it was like to be controlled by the mists)
eventual throuple verse with katarina.
TAH HAS A FIC. BTW. IF U CARE.
• lunar beast miss fortune/hexplorer shyvana
i like to think that hexplorers are able to travel to different universes in the search of treasure (especially since multiple universes are hinted in several hexplorer splash arts), so this one is hexshyv dropping by during a lunar parade and sarah knows a cute "i just recently discovered im queer" gal when she sees one. sarah winds up accompanying shyv on her travels, maybe they also get married. for insurance purposes of course.
to cope with shyv usually bearing Too Much human in her designs and never enough of her draconic heritage i usually headcanon her with additional reptile-aligned aspects, so i think of hexshyv as akin to geckos regarding her skin texture and stuff
occasionally throuple verse with project kat
also related: lbmf/hexshyv/battle bunny miss fortune
shenanigan purposes. sarah flirts with herself in LoR if a copy of herself is played to the opponent's board so like. of course she would hit up alternate versions of herself. bbmf Also thinks hexshyv is very cute
• star guardian miss fortune/dark star shyvana
ripped away from her team during a battle into a black hole, sarah eventually comes to in a dead space with a massive star devouring dragon
• porcelain miss fortune/immortal journey shyvana
still cooking but thinking thoughts
• gun goddess miss fortune/super galaxy shyvana
whats a dragon with a dragon mech to do when one of the most dangerous bounty hunters of the universe decides you've caught her interest
"why does the dragon have a mech" do you know how big space is. do u expect her to fly through that on her own. the mech is just super convenient
• broken covenant miss fortune/arclight shyvana
still cooking, frankly trying to force myself to like broken covenant djkhsghjs
misc au's
• coven miss fortune/old god shyvana
indulgent bc these skins dont exist and i frankly dont trust riot to do old god shyv and Not just make her a conventionally attractive woman with minimal draconic aspects as per usual. shyv is a dormant god resurrected by sarah
• musicverse
modernverse with sarah as a singer thats sponsored by evelynn kda. throuple verse with kat
shyv and kat are roommates who encounter sarah as an up and coming singer at a club and have a. messy. relationship with her that she struggles to repair later
• egirl
modernverse. sarahs a streamer lmfao. shyv likes to play just dance :) throuple verse with kat.
could also be same verse as activate/captivate/annihilate but thats up to tah, idc either way
• siren
sarah being a siren very heavily based off the ones in the witcher but without the monster form bc i think conventionally attractive woman using her looks to lure in prey but her true form being monstrous is kinda boring and maybe sarah should just be fangy and dangerous while Also being pretty yknow. shyv is still a fire drake and happens to catch sarah by mistake while hunting the local waters, and well, sarahs not immune to flirting with fellow gal predators
#was trying to save this as draft between mobile and desktop and it just. posted early. cool website.#anyway twirls hair#gunblaze
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Ranking the BB24 Comics
I had fun ranking the zings so here are my bbcomics rankings from worst to best!
15. A-beer-ah: HUH? I know Ameerah wasn’t much more than a bitch who thought she was running the house for a few weeks, but Big Brother couldn’t come up with at least something somewhat related to her? This one just confused me like......yeah haha I guess it’s a name pun but do something that’s more her personality yk?
14. The Count of Monte Twisto: Maybe I’m not getting the reference here, but this one is just confusing me. What are all of the past bb seasons references doing here? If someone explains this to me I’ll move it but for now I’m just fucking lost 😭.
13. Old McDaniel: I guess it’s a name pun and pairing him with Nicole makes sense, but you have a whole ass Elvis impersonator who had a very distinct (awful) personality and you chose to give him something completely unrelated? Idk just seems like a waste to me tbh.
12. Mall-yssa: Completely uninspired, but this goes up higher because Alyssa herself is completely uninspired. The name pun is fine, and there’s not much else you could have done really. Meh.
11. Rug of War: I do think this one was creative and well done, but a) Muffin Man. You had it and decided to walk away from it. b) War is the complete opposite of Turner’s personality. This just feels insulting to me idk I would have been offended if I were Turner.
10. Shredded: It’s fine, just kinda basic and boring. Fitting for Joseph, but not much to it :/.
9. The Short Order Crook: It fits. It’s a chef theme, Nicole looks evil, killer food? Works for me.
8. The Pooch: Idk I just kinda like this one? It’s horrifying, but effective. They went with the joke everyone expected them to, the theme works, the costume works, it just suits his personality perfectly. Maybe I’m just glad they made him look ridiculous idk.
7. The Brazilian Waxer: This one was creative! Indy looks really good here and the power is cool and interesting. Good theme, good word play, I like it.
6. Sprainiac: It’s just way too fitting for Jasmine’s personality to not be rated higher. Let’s face it, her entire contribution to the house was her ankle and the muffins, both of which were included in the comic. Also Sprainiac is very accurate bc homegirl was definitely one when she was in the house.
5. Po-Taylor-Chip: The name is absolutely perfect. It’s game relevant, it’s great word play, and it fits Taylor’s interests and personality. I only wish Taylor looked a little more badass, but I guess that’s kinda hard when you have a chip-themed power lol. When I think about it, it definitely fits Taylor’s personality to just be chilling while beating the shit out of people lmao.
4. DJ-Snowtime: I really like this one, I can’t exactly explain it. It’s super creative to me with the reference of his DJ name and persona, and I love the tagline as well with “His beats are super chill”. It’s super clever and one of the best themed covers I’ve seen.
3. Britt-flea: Maybe I just like seeing houseguests get dragged but this one is way too accurate, and becomes even funnier whenever I see Brittany getting insecure about it. The best part is I don’t think she even realizes how accurate it is, with her following people around like a little flea and spreading shit around the house. It’s fucking hilarious and even more perfect that it fits in her name.
2. Copy Cat: I absolutely love this one. It fits Michael’s personality perfectly, with him being a whole crazy smart scientist dude who just makes a bunch of cat henchman to do his bidding? The reference to his cats is also in there, and the name and word play are good as well. Very nice job on this one.
1. Rep-Kyle: Like I said, I love seeing a motherfucker get dragged and when that motherfucker is KKKyle it’s even better. “Reptile Dysfunction” had me fucking losing it, and the design makes me lose it even more idc. Do him dirty Big Brother!
#bb24#my thoughts#bb24 rankings#bb comics#bb comic rankings#some of these were really good#others not so much
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My thoughts on... Avengers Academy 2010 (#34-39) "Final Exams"
So i've arrived at the final arc of this series! I definitely was not ready for it to end despite how many issues this series got. But this final arc definitely delivered on a lot of fronts!
It was very interesting to see what happened to these characters after the academy closed, and who decided to stick together. I think the pairings made a lot of sense. Hazmat and Mettle go off to be together, X-23 and Finesse try to find a better place where they both belong, White Tiger and Reptil try to learn more about their amulets, Lightspeed and Striker try to make an acting carreer for themselves. It was so fun to see what everyone was up to and how they got reunited by Briggs who claimed to have found a way to cure Hazmat and Mettle.
Briggs was a really good villain in this and I think his motivations were very interesting. The idea that he wanted to make all superheroes regular people again made a lot of sense as a motivation for him, especially after the Avengers vs X-Men conflict. It was really painful to see how after Mettle and Hazmat got cured they only got a few moments together until they were forced into a position to undo it all. Super heartbreaking for both of them.
White Tiger was a big standout for me in this. Her struggle with being the White Tiger, not sure for who she's really doing this, her brother, her family or herself? While in a way not being sure if she even wants to be the White Tiger. Until she gets confronted with the fact that the amulet chose someone else because of that. Her talk with the actual White Tiger god was really good. The way she finally decides that she is the White Tiger and that it's her legacy and not someone elses. While at the same time realizing that her power comes with a price, one she's finally willing to pay. It's an amazing moment for her and overall she was such a standout in this. I defintetly want to learn a lot more about her in the future!
The friendship between X-23 and Finesse took a really interesting turn in this final arc. For a while they really found comfort in each other and their shared struggles. But then Finesse killed Briggs using the unconcious body of X-23, in other words she used her as a weapon. Something X-23 vowed to never let happen again. The moment Finesse comes clean about this is super heartbreaking because X-23 just does not want to see of her from her ever again, which is very understandable given what's she been through and how she never wanted to be used as a weapon against her will anymore. But for Finesse it means she lost the only real friend she has ever made. And it was incredibly gutwrenching to see her walk across campus while seeing that everyone has found friendship or love while she's left behind on her own. Seeing her join Quicksilver to watch tv while a tear drops from her cheek made me cry a little because it's super gutwrenching to watch.
The final 2 issues were a bit weird in the sense that the Academy exists again without much explanation as to how and why. Which was a bit confusing. The football game against the X-men was really fun though. Lots of amazing moments in that. But also a great way for the academy students to realize that they're not alone in their struggles and that some people even have it worse than them. I really like how in the final issue they finally confront their teachers about the true reason behind the academy. Was a long time coming and something that desperatly needed to happen. So it was great to finally see it happen. The ending was a bit confusing in the sense that the status of the academy is left very ambiguous especially with the whole new foundation they made for the students. I did really love how the final issue ended the same way as the first issue started. With Veil going to high school, but this time she's a lot more confindent and strong. Really cool way to show off her character development!
So this was it for Avengers Academy! this series was a blast to read through and had so many memorable and hardhitting moments. I think they really did something special with this group of 5 students who have been through quite a lot in their lives. And it was such a blast seeing them grown and become better, not only as a hero but as a person too!
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What drew you to genetics and evolution? I have a degree in ecology and the genetics modules were some of my favourite! What kind of clothes would you sew, do you have projects in mind? And please tell me about one of your little world building ideas, if it's not too personal?
putting under a read more because this turned out really long auishdjashjdsdfasf
so i've kind of always been obsessed with animals/science/biology but the thing that got the interest in genetics to spiral out of control was the sims 3 pets expansion. i was obsessed with making my horses as realistic as possible, which snowballed into me researching which genes did what. i didn't fully understand it (i thought i did) but i had the gist of it, and it was a lot of fun, tbh! i found a few other games with breeding mechanics (Niche, Flight Rising, a lot of pet sites i can't quite remember), obsessively researched a few other animals (budgerigars and cats were pretty easy for me to understand. chickens are interesting but it's hard to find information/examples of specific genes/alleles. i've tried to research dogs before but i had trouble understanding for some reason, i think i'll try again someday tho. reptiles are just PAIN because breeders use different/straight up wrong terminology) and i eventually found 2 minecraft mods which add genetics to the game!
one is specifically for horses (Realistic Horse Genetics) and the other plans to eventually add genetics for pretty much all of the animals in minecraft! (Genetic Animals) they're my favorite mods ever and i've learned a lot about genetics and how they work from these two mods and their communities!
also i figured out that colorblindness in humans is a sex-linked recessive trait after learning about chicken and cat genetics! it's why people with XY chromosomes are more likely to be colorblind :) i was really proud of myself lol
i'm not quite as interested in speculative evolution as genetics but i've dabbled a bit. i'm surprised i don't have more to say about this actually. in my old headworld griffins and dragons have a common ancestor, and dragons used to be large super predators but are now small and widespread, like birds.
as for sewing i found some SUPER CUTE fabric which has various dinosaur skeletons on it!! i want to make it into a button-down. i also want to make a pair of green overalls that i can embroider plants and bugs on :3c
my latest worldbuilding project was a homebrew dnd setting, but that's the one i burnt myself out on, so i've been taking a break from it. i also don't have anyone to play it with. or the energy to dm. i did change elf lore because on the forgotten realms wiki i learned that the word drow is canonically derived from a slur??? and that didn't make sense to me (still doesn't) so i changed their history a bit and made them the moon elves (i think in forgotten realms moon and sun elves were both just different flavors of high elves. why) also most of the humanoid races that appear similar to humans evolved from the same species. elves are the descendants of human/fey hybrids. dragonborn are so far the only race that was created by a higher power.
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Pretty Girl (Christen x Reader)
Request: Christen and reader go to the zoo and reader either works with animals or is just a huge nerd and literally obsess over the animals and christen kinda just falls for her even more
Author’s Note: Special thanks to @literaryhedgehog!
You were in your element and Christen was living for it. While she had always been adept at soccer, Animals and Biology were your specialties. You looked so cute in your little safari outfit, and Christen couldn’t help but drop by when she was in town to surprise you, and take one of your legendary tours. Tobin, who had been unlucky enough to be sharing a car with the woman, followed along behind her, not sure how she felt about being dragged along on this excursion.
“Now if you come over here you can meet Darth Vader!” You said excitedly, pointing to one of the clear cages on the wall, taking a step towards it.
“He’s a black rat snake, and look at him use the force of his muscles to climb up his exhibit wall. Gravity-defying right? Now do any of you kids know anything about snakes?” You addressed the group of kindergarteners assembled in front of you, listening attentively as some of them piped up about snakes they had seen (and you wholeheartedly ignored the burning gaze of the only two soccer players in the group).
Most of them got closer to the glass to look at your favorite reptile, but there were always a few who took went to hide behind their moms, who had a tendency to call your snakes either “scary” or “gross.
“The pretty girl on the right is a Ball Python named Snickers,” You smiled, stepping towards the glass. “She’s almost 20 years old, which is the upper end of the lifespan of her species. Though ball python populations are growing rapidly in areas of Florida, they’re actually indigenous to west and central Africa. They’re what we call invasive species- species that invade the habitat and can eat other species that are natural to areas of the Everglades,” You shook your head sadly. “That’s why it’s very important to never release a pet into the wild. It can decrease the quality of their lives but also really hurt native species that are already there” Stupid people releasing pets they should have never had, destroying the environment.
“Did your girlfriend just call a reptile a pretty girl? Isn’t that her nickname for you?” Tobin joked, nudging Christen’s ribs with her elbow. Christen felt her cheeks turn a little pink.
“No, I’m superstar,” Christen mumbled, glaring at the chill middy.
“Hmm, it’s cute how into them she is though,” Tobin smiled. It was amazing how much you lit up around the animals, even if it was a little weird when you called slithery things pretty. You were kinda like Steve Erwin she guessed.
“You don’t get a Ph. D. if you’re not interested,” Christen laughed, and Tobin nodded. No one wrote a 50-page dissertations on things that bored them.
“Can you take the guinea pigs out today?” The little girl with pink pigtails looked so hopeful, you almost felt bad that you had to say no. Except that you hated the guinea pigs.
“Sorry I wish I could, but this is the guinea pigs’ day off today.” You saw your coworker Jenni come in and waved her over. “Also my shift just ended. But Jenni here can tell you about anything else in the exhibit you’re curious about!”
You disentangled yourself from the crowd of youngsters and made your way over to your girlfriend, standing on tiptoe to give her a quick peck on the cheek. “Hey superstar.”
“Hey, do I finally get your undivided attention?” Christen asked, pulling you into her arms and kissing your lips. You smiled, showing off your dimples as you nodded quickly.
“Good luck with that around all these… what did you call them? Pretty girls?” Tobin said, facetiously, smirking as she leaned against the wall. She jumped, as a thump sounded behind her. The animal house didn’t have any solid walls, and instead featured glass enclosure.
“Oh shit, that’s just Milo, he’s kind of an attention whore,” You laughed, pointing to the 36 inch blue racer that had just fallen from his branch to the bottom of the enclosure.
“He’s gorgeous,” Christen marbled at the bright blue snake,
“Don’t let him hear you say that. He’ll get a big head,” You smirked at your girlfriend, unable to maintain the serious expression.
“He’s a snake. They don’t have feelings,” Tobin scoffed, watching as Milo flicked his tongue at her.
“You just say that because you haven’t met him yet. I have held many a snake and let me tell you, Milo is positively clingy!”
“Yeah, no thanks,” Tobin started to say, but then Christen piped up. “That’s a great idea! We would love to meet Milo in person, Y/N!” She continued smiling as Tobin elbowed her in the side, and you caught the wicked glint in her eyes.
“You know, it just so happens that he’s on the schedule for interaction today!” You smiled giddily at your girlfriend, dancing in place for a second before flipping through your keys for Milo’s enclosure.
“Hey pretty boy, wanna say hi? I got some nice people that really wanna meet you and pet your beautiful scales,” You said, stroking his neck a few times to get his attention. The snake slowly began moving forward, encouraged by your warm, steady hands and you carefully picked him up and set him on your shoulders to support his spine.
“I thought your girlfriend was a Gryffindor. Aren’t Slytherins the ones who can talk to snakes?” Tobin whispered, using your girlfriend as a shield from the snake.
“That’s a common misconception. It’s heirs of Slytherin who can talk to snakes, but who's to say that all of Slytherin’s descendants would choose to be there?” You smiled sideways at the woman, not quite taking your attention from the blue noodle wrapping around your wrist.
“If you come closer you can see his scales shimmer in the light. He just shed last week, so they’re really pretty right now.”
Christen took a slow step towards you, looking more at your loving gaze than at Milo. It was incredible how calm he was with you, and the care you clearly had for him.
“Gorgeous,” She said, her fingers coming up to just barely fun her fingers over the cold reptile. He brought his head up to stare in her direction. She froze.
“It’s alright Chris. He’s just checking you out,” You hummed, lifting the snake slightly and bringing him within reach of your girlfriend if he wanted to go to her. “Can you blame him? They don’t call them foxii for nothing,”
“You say that like he isn’t contemplating how long he would have to starve himself to eat you both,”
“Sounds like you’ve been reading too many clickbait articles. Actually blue racers are foragers, not active hunters,” You raised your eyebrows at the clearly terrified midfielder, feeling comfortable enough with Christen watching Milo to take your eyes off of him. “But I’ll put him back if he makes you feel uncomfortable.”
You brought Milo back to the door of his enclosure, waiting for him to decide he wanted to head back in and being careful to unwind him from your nametag (he always liked to play in your lanyard), he flicked his tongue at you and you took it as a thanks for patently untangling his tail. You locked up the door before standing up straight.
You took your girlfriend’s hand and began to lead her from the room. “Come on, lets go to the insectary, I know the gal who works there will let us hold Dot if we ask nicely.”
“Who’s Dot?”
“A super adorable curly-haired tarantula,” you said, grinning, intentionally not looking behind you to see the source of the gagging noise.
“Why can’t you think normal things are cute like giraffes or elephants or like literally anything else,” Tobin huffed, crossing her arms. She should have listened to Sonnet when she warned her about visiting you at the zoo. At least you hadn’t tried to introduce her to Spike the giant snapping turtle.
“You’re mean,” you said, turning to stick your tongue out at Tobin over your shoulder.
“Well I think you’re cute, so I think that makes up for it,” Christen smirked. Sure, you liked the less conventional animals, but seeing you with them made her fall for you just a little bit more.
“I love you,” You melted, leaning in and kissing your girlfriend softly.
“Love you too babe. Now let’s go get me introduced to Dot,”
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A closer look at some Beastars characters' philosophies
(I won’t get into characters such as Legosi, Haru or Louis since I already talked a lot about their philosophy AND how said philosophies have evolved.)
Juno:
Juno loves being a carnivore and takes pride in her strength and beauty that are the trademarks of a wolf. She is well-aware how hated her species is and she aims at becoming a Beastar(an elite in society) so she can spread her message about carnivore pride. She dislikes herbivores and is polite and friendly to them for the sake of her good reputation, and she is alright with the idea of segregation, believing it is in everyone’s interest.
So Juno is into egotism, meaning the theory that one's self is, or should be, the motivation and the goal of one's own action. She serves her own interest first and is only friendly or helpful if it somehow is in her interest. So it also makes her somewhat unkind if she is with someone who can’t be of use to her so to say. Heck, she is downright vicious to people who are somehow in her way, like Haru since she was her “competition”.
Melon:
Melon doesn’t care how civilized the animals of Beastars are. To him, they are beasts, creatures who are slaves to their instincts. They want sex and they want food, that is what drives them.
And sure, Melon is... somewhat right about the instinct thing... but he is also simplifying it because of his cynicism.
But since he believes everyone to be dumb animals(some smarter than others) then he feels absolutely no guilt about being a monster. He kills, deceive, and does whatever the hell he feels like. It seems like his philosophy is very similar to Doctor Moreau(look him up) who argues that the traits that separates humans from animals are just altered or disguised instincts.
Gouhin:
Gouhin believes that the best way to make the world a better place is by LITERALLY beating sense into other carnivores, one meat eater at the time. But he also thinks that carnivores SHOULD eat meat, but they should do it in the Back-Ally Marked where they can buy it from shops who received it from hospitals or undertakers. That is more moral than killing someone. And he only wishes to treat meat eaters who have lost control, not turn them over to the authorities since he consider the neat for meat a born cross to bear(hehehe.. bear...) and HE is in no position to judge since he is a panda, a carnivore who was born able to live by only eating bamboo.
That means that he get VERY impressed by Legosi who did not actually give into eating meat despite Gouhin locking him in a room with meat to try and teach him a lesson. He is constantly on Legosi’s back and berates him, but he actually consider him an exceptional animal, both mentally and physically. But he is STILL just an expectation that proves the rule.
Gosha:
Gosha is a pacifist, which is sort of funny when you consider the fact tat he was a child soldier who later fought crime with Yafya. But he got a family much to his surprise when his wolf girlfriend got pregnant, something that was SUPER unlikely since he is a reptile(remember, ALWAYS use protection). So Gosha adapted to becoming a single father after his wife died and led a completely different life than the rather violent one he had before. So his ideology changed a lot, making him sort of an uncle Tom who was well-behaved and simply allowed others to treat him poorly for being a poisonous lizard. He taught his grandson Legosi this ideology as well, that the strong should not use their strength.
Gosha believes that if you have strength, then you have the responsibility to not harm others. This means that if others comes to you looking for a fight, then you HAVE to evade the conflict by either leaving or possibly yield. If you fight, even for yourself, then you are a bully. This ideology is rather harmful since it means that you just HAVE to take it if others treat you poorly and it can lead to lack of self respect. In fact, you could argue that he hurt Legosi by raising him into being passive.
However, Gosha also believes that you have a responsibility to use strength to help others. So he becomes downright violent when someone either tries to harm his family or friends.
Yafya:
Yafya believes that the world is chaotic by nature and that carnivores are savages who just pretend to have self control. Even when he was friends with Gosha, he still thought of him as a big monster. A friendly monster, but still a monster. The only way to ensure peace is by ruling the world with an iron fist and that problems are best solved by kicking them till they are solved.
The problem with this peace-trough-force philosophy is that it requires someone to be the one forcing the peace. Yafya has to stay in insanely good shape to be the iron fist that hold society together, but no amount of carrot juice will change the fact that he will eventually grow old and tired and won’t be able to be that iron fist.
And when that happens, then an old problem will turn ten times worse. The problem of carnivores living in fear.
Because even though the existence of the Sublime Beastar is a government secret, there are still rumors about him and it is normal for animals to assume he is real. To herbivores, he is a hero. To the carnivores, he is a bogeyman. The Back-Ally Marked has graffiti everywhere where he is called the “Black Devil” since rumor has it that he eats carnivores(something that is true). So if this bogeyman either dies or becomes unable to be the force that scares them... well, then the one-afraid meat eaters will become very pissed off meat eaters.
Yafya only provides a temporary fix to society, not an actual solution.
Riz:
Riz the bear has a rather warped world view, but it is also one that is a result of... for a lack of better words; “laziness.”
Riz made a philosophy that herbivores were born to get eaten and that eating another animal is the same as making them a part of you. So the herbivore is being a great friend by “allowing” you to eat them up.
But the truth is that Riz ate Tem because he was stupid enough to stop taking his drugs and did not consider the consequences. But instead of feeling guilty about it, he sugarcoated it and made himself believe that it was an act of friendship. And if he REALLY bought his own bullshit, then he wouldn’t have gone back to his drugs. He would have kept eating other animals, making more “friends“. But he chose to just move on with his life after eating Tem, acting like nothing happened. That’s the act of a coward.
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okay, okay but hear me out!
Hiccanna, Moanida and Jackunzel (and maybe someone else if u want) going on a holiday trip together (it could be sea or lake or just swimming pool).
And that three couples playing "chicken fight game"~ When u have to sit on partner shoulder or ridding piggy-back and knock down or separate the other couple!
sksksks just imagine the fun and the chaos!! hahaha
Okay SO I recently watched Palm Springs so I’m just imagining The Gang going to like…a fancy pool resort in like Arizona??? SURE LET’S GO WITH THAT
I’m imagining the only resort the gang could afford to stay at is someplace out in the middle of Arizona or something
It takes a LOT of persuading to get Jack to go, because he haaaaates deserts. Rapunzel basically has to beg. Moana finally managed to bribe him with really good homemade ice slushies. (She’s used to making smoothies for Merida, so how hard can slushies be??? Just throw in some ice!)
Rapunzel offers to help Moana with the slushies, since she gave Jack SO many puppy dog eyes to get him to come. Since they’ve got two people working on them, they’re REALLY good slushies. Jack approves.
Anna also tries to convince Elsa to go, but the perpetually-single Elsa is just like “Um, deserts? Sunburns? Being indefinitely stuck with gross couples doing gross couple stuff?!? Yeah no thank you”
Hiccup tries to wake everyone up at like 6 am to go hiking because "that's when the desert iguanas are out guys!!! C'mon, we have to go!!!" Anna is only persuaded to go after Hiccup makes her coffee--she really wants to make her bf happy, but also mornings can suck her dick. Rapunzel is more than happy to go, because she loves mornings anyways!!! And oh my god, IGUANAS!!! Jack, Merida, and Moana are like "oh FUCK no" and put the pillow back over their head, shoo Hiccup away, and go back to sleep.
On their hike, Hiccup just goes "!!!!!!!" about every reptile he sees. Snake, lizard, horny toad, literally anything with scales will send the boy into an excited frenzy. Rapunzel has similar reactions. Anna could not love both of them more.
At one point, they stumble across a gila monster sunbathing, and Rapunzel is overtaken with the unwavering desire to adopt him. She gets Hiccup on board, and he tries to lure the lizard over with a dusty piece of a snake carcass he found (Anna tried to tell him he really shouldn't touch that, but he was not to be swayed and Anna ended up figuring he could just wash his hands really well when they got back). Anna finds herself in the unusual position of having to be the Voice of Reason, having to be like “hey uh I think this might be illegal and stuff??? Also aren't they poisonous???”
(I know what you're thinking. Bold of you to assume Anna knows the difference between poisonous and venomous.)
Rapunzel literally CANNOT stop gushing to Jack about all the wildlife she saw when she gets back! Jackrabbits! Kangaroo rats! Roadrunners! Peccaries! Centipedes! Jack has only mild to moderate interest in desert ecology, but loves hearing his gf gush so he listens attentively anyways.
Anna and Rapunzel definitely hit up the gift shops in the resort town at some point, and go ABSOLUTELY BATSHIT HOGWILD buying gifts for everyone. They probably max out their credit cards. It's embarrassing, really. But Anna gets Hiccup an absolute shitton of those little wall lizard things and he nearly cries tears of joy when he sees them, so it's all worth it, really.
Moana will not leave the pool like. The entire time. The girl is just obsessed with being in the water, honestly. She gets restless, though, and can't just stand in the pool and vibe--she needs to constantly be moving and swimming around or she'll explode. Merida is more than happy to indulge her by hanging out in the poor with her, but Merida is also constantly challenging her to swim races--a very dumb idea, considering Moana is on the high school swim team and water polo team. Merida, naturally, is an extremely sore loser and is not above excessive pouting, splashing, yelling in angry Scottish, and dunking her girlfriend in revenge. It's at least entertaining for all of their friends to watch.
Jack keeps fucking taking huge buckets of ice from the ice machine and dumping them in the pool. At first he only does this because he keeps griping about the pool not being cold enough (this boy will accept nothing less than sitting in the goddamn arctic ocean), but after her figures out that it pisses off his friends, he takes to pouring said ice directly over their heads. Merida has threatened to murder him several times for this.
Hiccup and Anna's main pool activity is just lazing around on their pool floaties (Anna has a duck one, Hicccup has a dragon one because obviously), sipping cocktails, and just generally vibing. Through some ungodly mixture of pure charisma and a fake ID that Rapunzel helped photoshop, Jack manages to talk his way into getting the whole group access to alcohol. Hiccup is a sangria or Moscow Mule kinda guy while Anna usually gets a Pina Colada or a Sex on the Beach (she's aspec, so she literally will not stop joking about the irony of this). Merida makes a game out of attempting to tip over their floaties and dunk them. Jack, chaos gremlin that he is, puts aside his usual rivalry with Merida to join in. They have a surprisingly strong dunking alliance.
Hiccup and Anna try to form a syndicate of their own, and try to lounge on the same floatie so that they can protect each other while fighting off Jack and Merida together. Unfortunately neither of their floaties were made to hold 2 peoples' weight, so the one they're on ends up tipping over, spilling their cocktails everywhere and dunking them anyways. Jack and Merida consider this a Win By Default.
Moana of course loops everyone into playing water polo at some point. Unfortunately some idiot decided it would be a good idea to let Merida of all people pick the teams, which means of course that they are incredibly rigged. It's Moana, Merida and Anna vs. Jack, Rapunzel, and Hiccup, so basically The Jocks vs. The Nerds (although admittedly Anna is more of a softcore jock--she's nowhere near on Moana or Merida's level, but she's still more naturally athletic than Hiccup, Rapunzel, or Jack). Naturally, Jock Team absolutely whoops Nerd Team's ass. Jack gets salty and demands a rematch. ...Jock Team kicks Nerd Team's ass again.
Throughout all of this, no one thinks to just...rearrange the teams a little. Merida was counting on this. All according to plan.
In the titular chicken game (yes, I remembered, don't worry!), it's Merida on Moana's shoulders (Moana swims and has a lot of upper body strength, what can I say?), Hiccup on Anna's shoulders (I mean...Hiccup's a twig, and Anna HAS to have a fair amount of upper body strength from throwing busts around and punching men off boats and such), and Punz on Jack's shoulders (Jack's pretty lithe and good at keeping his balance while jumping around, so he's their best candidate for not just falling over).
Jack and Rapunzel actually manage to stay in the game longer than anyone expects--their primary strategy is “be good at dodging and staying out of the way while Merida and Hiccup duke it out.” And it works! As limber as Hiccup is, Anna's not nearly as coordinated as Jack and is no match for Moana's sturdy footing. Also, neither Anna nor Hiccup are prepared for how goddamn ruthless and determined to win Merida is. Even though they really, really should have been. I mean...have you met Merida???
When it comes down to Merida-Moana and Rapunzel-Jack, Mer feels a little bad for having to go up against Pure Sweet Punzie. Unfortunately, Rapunzel turns out to be a very hardcore fighter when she puts her mind to it, and Merida is much more evenly matched than she initially thought and realizes she must use her Full Power. It definitely helps her snap out of Going Soft when Jack starts brutally roasting Merida in particular (as per usual). Merida gets a rage-fueled Second Wave, and finally manages to knock Rapunzel over in one foul swoop. Merida and Moana are victorious!
Moana and Merida basically always shower together after a day at the pool. They claim it's because they both know how to handle curly hair in chlorine, and just like to wash each other's hair, but the rest of the gang is pretty sure that's not all that's going on in there.
One day, Anna hits up the resort town alone to buy some kind of secret gifts for her friends with what little money she has left (this girl seriously has no chill when it comes to buying presents). She goes past this huge, fancy ice cream shop and she's like “!!!! OMG!!! I'm gonna surprise all my buddies with pints of their faves!!!” She just gets super hyped and buys everyone ice cream, getting so caught up in the thrill of it that she forgets that she'll have to like. Drive all this back all the way back to the resort in the rental car. In like. You know. 110+ degree weather.
By the time she gets back to the resort, the ice cream is, of course, goop. Poor Anna, feeling incredibly dumb and like an utter failure of a friend, just kind of bursts into tears. Like damn. This is too much. She was gonna make all her pals so happy, and all for naught! Jack just kinda shrugs and throws all the melted ice cream cartons in the freezer anyways. Once they're (partially) re-frozen, Rapunzel and Moana make slushies with them. They actually come out pretty decent. Anna is substantially cheered up.
Moana prepares some tropical fruit platters for everyone to snack on. Rapunzel tries to “improve” them by adding chocolate sauce and nutella to half of them. Sometimes it works (I mean...bananas and strawberries with chocolate and/or nutella is pretty solid). Other times it just tastes...very weird. Merida gest frustrated and yells at Rapunzel for “ruining all of her girlfriend's good mangoes.”
Jack just thinks this whole thing is so funny, and decides to swap the chocolate sauce with barbecue sauce to cause further chaos. Absolute mayhem ensures. Everyone has a bad time. Except for Anna, who apparently is just a freak who enjoys eating pineapple slices dipped in barbecue sauce.
At some point, Merida gets really drunk on appletinis or some shit and signs the entire group up for a local archery competition. Much to everyone's chagrin, it's no refunds. Naturally, basically everyone sans Merida does terrible. Rapunzel and Hiccup very nearly shoot themselves, while Jack and Anna come very close to accidentally shooting a group of referees (although Jack might have done this on purpose). Moana gets the farthest, if only because Merida's taught her how to shoot a bow at some point. Merida actually ends up winning--although unfortunately, the prize is $20 and a very cheap plastic trophy (which Merida STILL manages to find a way to break before the trip is even over).
The rest of the group is much more amicable to the concept of going on hikes when said hikes are in the evening. Hiccup and Rapunzel are still excitedly chattering about the local ecosystems the entire time, and Jack and Anna are just kind of looking at their nerdy SOs like “<3 <3 <3″ Moana and Merida, meanwhile, are just kinda vibing in the back, passively listening in and watching the desert sunset.
Rapunzel manages to capture Mer and Mo's interest and gets them to participate more with geology, of all things. Merida just thinks rocks are cool (especially when they can be thrown at people bothering her!), while Moana likes learning about the physical history of places--how water can carve out landscapes, and all that. Hiccup and Jack just kind of exchange a look like “I had no idea that they were into rocks, but...the more you know, I guess???”
Jack makes fun of every reptile they see, mainly to piss Hiccup off. Unfortunately it has the opposite effect, and Hiccup can't help but be entertained--mainly because Jack's insults are so weirdly specific and over-the-top that they loop around to being hilarious. Seriously, he keeps saying shit like “Those are the lamest scales I've ever seen. Absolutely drab, and not nearly shiny enough to prove that nature is beautiful. 0/10.” and “Ohhhh, this fucking rattlesnake think's he's so scary, with his dumb percussion instrument tail!!! I could be more intimidating with a mean look and a large pair of maracas!”
At some point, a bunch of tourists riding donkeys pass them. Anna, Rapunzel, and Merida just absolutely lose their shit fangirling over how cute the donkeys are, thus exposing all three of them as the unabashed Horse Girls they are. Hiccup, Jack, and Moana find this extremely amusing, and definitely aren't above teasing their girlfriends about it. Hiccup asks if next time they take a couples' vacation, the Horse Gang (as Moana insists on nicknaming them) would like to go to a ranch instead.
Anna gets like. Obsessed with palm trees. Like they're just so pretty and exotic and tropical!!! OMG!!! And they definitely don't have them wherever the gang is from in this AU. (Also if griping about Elsa not having "tropical powers" is anything to go by, she DOES canonically like the tropics!) She has to take a picture of like...every palm tree on her phone. And considering the gang is in Arizona, that means Anna is stopping to take a picture like...every 2 minutes. Rapunzel catches onto the fact that Anna likes them, and paints her a picture with some when Punz has the time. Anna definitely cries when she sees it. Hiccup can't do nearly that good, but he does buy her some little plastic figurine ones in a gift shop that she can put in her room. Anna also cries about this. She just cries whenever any of her friends indulge her random fixation on palm trees. Surely she doesn't deserve such niceties!!!
Rapunzel is just. In love with the desert landscape tbh. Like the huge funky cacti!!! The shrubs!!! The desert wildflowers!!! The mesas!!! All of it!!! So of course she needs to pull out her easel and paint it. Jack walks by one day and sees her working on it and, partly just to troll her, he's like “put some snow in it!” As he walks away, Rapunzel just stops like “wait...that'd actually be such a great idea for a surrealist-type fantasy piece!!!” After she finishes the main landscape, she adds an overcoat of little puffs of snow on top of everything, and has some clumps falling off of the cacti. When she shows Jack, he just about cries tears of joy, but frantically tries to hide it. She gives the painting to him as a present at the end of the trip. He hangs that shit front-in-center in his room and cherishes it forever and ever.
At some point, Jack gets the ingenious idea that he's going to prank Merida by catching a tarantula and leaving it in her room. It's one of the harmless ones--Jack fact-checks this by offhandedly asking Hiccup and framing it as a casual interest in local etymology. Still, Merida screams far louder than is at all dignified, and also probably loud enough to wake a neighboring country. Rapunzel later has to physically hold Merida back to keep her from absolutely beating Jack into a pulp. Rapunzel also manages to get the World's Largest Sheet of Cardboard and the World's Largest Cup and somehow manages to get the damn thing back outside.
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My thoughts on Godzilla Singular Point
I haven’t done this writeup yet, have I? It’s gonna be brief.
I liked it! It’s not perfect, but it has a lot of good shit in it, and there’s a lot built up in its first season that has the potential to be great should it get more seasons to expand upon it.
I loved the characters from the very first episode. From the voice acting to the character design to the writing, everyone is very distinct - you can tell people apart even if you look away from the screen, which is good shit for a cartoon. I include the monsters in this, too, because they are treated as characters in the narrative, with their own motivations beyond just rampaging mindlessly (the first Rodan’s appearance is a good example of this, as you can clearly tell this big ol’ flying reptile is confused as shit by the human city as it stumbles about, falling off buildings too lightly built to support its weight).
Jet Jaguar in particular stands out as the most interesting and well-developed character in the series so far, and his arc is goddamn amazing, embracing everything that makes the character distinct, never flinching from his inherent goofiness while simultaneously making him and awesome monster-fighting robot.
It also had a nice slow but enthralling build of tension and escalation of its monster threat - the pacing reminded me a lot of Junji Ito’s longer form work like Uzumaki or Gyo. It made you wait to see Godzilla-sized kaiju running around doing their thing, but it’s worth it.
ALL THIS SAID: it is still flawed. As much as I love the characters, none of them save Jet Jaguar have much of an arc to speak of, as whatever personal development they could have is pushed aside to focus on the big sci-fi quantum physics time travel fucky wucky mystery at the core of the kaiju plot. You kinda miss the early episodes, where the characters got to bounce off each other in fun ways, when the plot kicks into gear and they, well, don’t as much.
And for both me and a lot of other folks, the time travel quantum physics fucky wucky mystery isn’t SUPER engaging or comprehensible. Like, I’m definitely not the audience for that, which isn’t necessarily the show’s fault, but it is something I have to bring up when talking about this series because I kinda feel like the majority of people wanting to check out a Godzilla story aren’t really the audience for that either.
But I’d still love to see more Godzilla: Singular Point. The characters are fun and I want to see more of them, the monsters were excellent and I want to see more of them, and hell, I even don’t mind having all this high concept sci-fi weirdness for flavor. Just, y’know, maybe scale it back just a tad so we can have a bit more focus on the human element throughout.
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Kyoutani, Aone, Asahi, and Semi with a S/O who likes frogs
anon asked: Hello 👋🏼 if request are still open could I please request Kyotani,Aone,Asahi and Semi with an s/o who has a weird obsession with frogs and toads? Like she’s always talking about them and has books about them but wouldn’t keep one as a pet because “They need to go back to their frog family!” Thank you so much!
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Kyoutani
Kyoutani is definitely the type of guy who secretly really loves animals
He never lets anyone know though because he has an image to keep up and he doesn’t want people to know he’s soft
But he really loves more exotic animals like reptiles and the sort
So frogs are right up his alley!
He thinks they’re really cute is a little obsessed with them
He has this little froggy phone charm and if anyone asks him about it he will throw hands
But when he met you and saw how adorable you were with your frog obsession he starts to let his guard down
The little glimmer you get in your eyes when you talk about them makes his heart skip a beat
He always lets you go on and on about some new frog book you read and he even lets you read them to him sometimes
He doesn’t talk much and isn’t easy to read so you just assume he’s humoring you and lets you go on and on because he cares about you
Until you catch him reading one of your books on his own and he has that same glimmer in his eye that you do
You 100% tease him about it and ask if you finally converted him to also being a frog lover
He gets very defensive and starts arguing that he was just curious because you’re so obsessed with them
But there’s a faint blush on his face that is telling you otherwise
You pinch his cheeks and do not back down
He kind of melts under your touch because this boy is very touch starved
He finally calms down and admits that he really does like them but doesn’t like to talk about it
You know it’s hard to get him to open up so you accept what you can get and just smile at him
“Wanna go to the pet store and stare at some of the reptiles?”
For once he looks like a puppy dog instead of a mad dog when he looks at you with stars in his eyes and nods his head
Yeah he’s definitely getting a froggy onesie for his birthday
Aone
Aone LOVES animals and little reptiles/amphibians okay
But everyone thinks he’s super intimidating so they don’t notice this soft cute side of him
Maybe Futakuchi knows this about him but he doesn’t pay much attention to it
But with you! he is such a softie
At first you were a little apprehensive to let him know about the obsessive side of you
You were kind of worried he might think you were weird if you showed him that you REALLY loved frogs
But one day you slip up and let something out when you see a frog and watch it hop back over to it’s family
You squealed about how the frog was going back to it’s frog family
Then you froze and realized that Aone must think you’re the weirdest person ever
But when you look over at him he has an unexpected soft expression on his face
If anyone else saw, they would think he looked the same but you knew better
He gave you the softest smile that you would’ve missed if you blinked and took your hand in his, heading home together
Since then you’ve opened up a lot more to him, watching videos and reading books with him
He usually keeps quiet while you do most of the talking but you can tell from the look on his face that he was enjoying himself
Or at the very least, he liked seeing you so happy and excited
But you knew better and could tell he secretly liked it too
Especially when you would read a general animal book and turtles would come up
He would look at them the same way you look at frogs and you knew
You surprised him one day with a little turtle plushie and he held it like it was the most precious thing in the world
You started saving up that day to get him a real pet turtle
Asahi
Asahi is an animal person, but that’s mostly just because he’s a really sweet guy who is nice to anything and everyone he meets
Animals are no exception
But he isn’t someone who is particularly obsessed with them
He is obsessed with you though
You are literally his entire world and he would do anything to make you happy
So when you reveal your extremely cute obsession he is all ears for you baby
He is showering you in frog related gifts and puts a frog and heart emoji next to your name in his phone
He is so attentive too
Even if you’re just ranting on and on about frogs and how much you love them, he will come up with questions to be engaged in conversation with you
He wants you to know that he’s listening to you and that he really cares about your interests
And whenever you stop by a little pond because you see some frogs he is so soft for you!!
He’ll literally take so many videos and pictures of you being the cutest person on the planet
But he keeps them all for himself so he can look back on them when he’s missing you
You also have regular dates to aquariums and zoos to see all other kinds of animals and it’s one of his favorite pastimes
It’s kind of crazy how much this guy will do to see you smile
He’ll even dress in a frog onesie to make you laugh
And yes he will get you a matching one so don’t even start with him
Thanks to him, your room is adorned with frog plushies and you can’t help but think of him every time you see them
And every time he sees a frog he takes a picture and immediately sends it to you
Semi
Alright, Semi would absolutely clown you once he finds out that you love frogs
He teases you a lot and likes to see you get all flustered but deep down he thinks it’s really cute
Sometimes he softens up and calls you a cutie when he sees you obsess over a frog but most of the time he’s a huge tease
It’s never malicious but he also never misses an opportunity to make fun of you
He will change your name in his phone to “Kermit 💕”
He thinks it’s absolutely hilarious and honestly you laughed when you first saw it
Since then he’s started sending you kermit memes and videos
You always laugh at them in secret but tell him to stop teasing you
He never does because you both know you love it
But sometimes late at night he’ll send you more wholesome videos
He’ll send you some really cute pictures and videos of frogs that he thinks you’ll enjoy
Those are your favorite times because that’s when he lets his guard down and shows you how much he cares
He’s tried to offer to buy you a pet frog but you were so against it
He convinced you to at the very least go to a pet store with him to see some frogs
He took some secret pictures of you with your wide eyes while you were staring at the frogs and made it his wallpaper
He also got one of the employees to get one the frogs and let you hold it
Your eyes lit up like a christmas tree and he thought you were the cutest person in the world
But he just called you a nerd and snapped a picture of you, hiding his own smile
Later on when you two were together you ended up seeing his new wallpaper of you smiling
Now it was your turn to tease him!
It was one of the only times you were able to actually see him blush
#haikyuu#haikyuu!!#hq#haikyuu writing#haikyuu headcanons#haikyuu scenarios#haikyuu imagines#aone#hq aone#aone x reader#asahi#azumane asahi#hq asahi#asahi x reader#semi#semi eita#hq semi#semi x reader#kyoutani#kyoutani kentaro#hq kyoutani#kyoutani x reader
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My thoughts on... Avengers Academy 2010 (#21-28) "Second Semester"
The second semester of the Avengers Academy has arrived! This arc was a very fun read with a lot of really good character moments to it. Really loving the direction this series is taking!
It was really fun to see the original students of the academy acclimate to having to deal with other students being there all of a sudden and how it made them feel. I really like the new additions to the team. Lightspeed, White Tiger and X-23 are all very fun and intriguing characters who are able to stand on are all interesting in their own ways. I really loved how Lightspeed helped Striker come to terms with his sexuality. It was a super sweet moment and I really wished they explored it more.
The storyline of this arc was a super interesting one. It was really cool to see more of the future versions of the original academy members and how their lives turned out. Finesse being unable to remember her own child was really heartbreaking. Same with Reptil taking over the body of his younger self and having to let events play out a certain way to ensure their future. It was really gutwrenching seeing him make sure things play out in a certain way while he knows what has happened and how he secretly wants to prevent that. Their future versions and timeline do seem a bit questionable, I really hope they explore that further in future arcs.
It was really intriguing to learn more about the new member's backstories. X-23 and White Tiger in particular had some really intriguing and dark backstories. I love how the students immediatly accepted them because they knew the struggles they went through. A really sweet moment.
The ending of the arc was also super interesting. With Hank defining what the avengers means, why they're so important and how they helped him become better personally. While also exploring the downsides of Avengers Academy and whether it has a justifiable reason for existing. The discussions between the academy team and Brigg's team were super intriguing. And I love how it resulted in some very good character development for the academy faculty. Seeing Jocasta become her own person in this was also really interesting to see develop. Really wonder where that'll lead to, especially with how she seems to end up in the future timeline.
I will say. I really wished that the students would confront their teachers about the true origins behind the academy and their reasoning for being there. Feels like a big elephant in the room right now and I'm really dying for that confrontation to finally happen. Although it doesn't really seem to get mention much anymore
The Runaways crossover event was also really cool. Was nice to see the parallels between the two teams and how they both have suffered in their own ways. The way they litterally saw what everyone went through personally was so good and helped everyone understand and respect each other. I also loved the adorable romance that began brewing between Julie and Karolina, they're so sweet together!
This was a really good arc with a lot of interesting and fun moments. A lot of characters get more substance when it comes to their teenage drama which is a very welcome improvement compared to the early issues of this run. It was also great to see them explore Striker's and Julie's sexuality and their struggle with figuring it out. The overarching story of this arc had a lot of very intriguing stuff to it and hope it gets explored further in upcomming issues. So yeah all by all a really good arc!
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I said at the beginning of the year that I would share my reviews more on my blog instead of just on Instagram and Goodreads. I’ve been reading a lot so far this year, so my reviews will be delayed on here. I’ll hopefully post five (mini-ish) reviews per week!
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Since I’ve already posted the first ten reviews on here earlier in the year, we’ll start with reviews for books 11-15. Let me know if you’d like me to re-post the earlier reviews in this format!
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11. The Call by Peadar O’Guilin--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“I’ve had the ARC for this book on my shelves for YEARS. I’m happy that I also have an ARC of the sequel because this book was a lot more entertaining than I thought it would be.
This is such a unique fey story. The idea that in a dystopian world, teenagers are essentially stolen for three minutes to be hunted down and tortured is something I’ve never seen before. I enjoyed the unique premise AND also the other story of our MC having to survive not just the imminent call, but her horrible classmates.
My attention was captured from the very beginning and I can’t wait to read the sequel!”
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12. Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey--⭐️⭐️.5
“I remember when I first heard about this book, I was excited. I loved the concept and am a huge fan of romcoms.
And then I read this book.
The MC uses her love of romcoms as the base for her ideal man to a toxic level, even going as far as just being impossibly naive. Her idealization went from adoration to obsession. It was worrying and the real MVP is her best friend for calling her out on it.
In this book, her best friend was the best character.
She was also a massive bitch. She was just so rude for no apparent reason other than a nickname given to her by the love interest. The poor guy couldn’t even breathe without her snapping at him. Sure, it’s supposed to be this cute enemy (not enemies because she was the one that hated him) to lovers, but there’s a line between dislike and pure rudeness.
Also, that conclusion. There’s a moment near the end after the big climax happens (and it wasn’t even a big event, it was pretty tame) where she is again her unreasonably rude self even though there is no reason really for his sudden turnaround. Also, hey, the spice? I KNEW it would be tame af. I just KNEW it. These books should come with a warning, aha.
Anyway, I wasn’t a big fan, but others might like it—it just wasn’t for me.”
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13. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Okay, first thing I’ll say is that this book is COOL. The concept and the action scenes are really neat—it’s like reading a super sci-fi version of Venom, aha.
The second thing I’ll say is that this book was way longer than it needed to be. This could have easily been multiple books. Props to Paolini for not leaving his readers with huge cliffhangers, but this was just so long. It almost felt episodic, like each part of the book was another problem they had to solve.
I did like the arc of the MC and how she had to not only learn to live her new life, but had to work through her grief. She was a powerful character who was ultimately flawed enough that it made her even better.
The cast of characters around her all had so much life and loved their interactions, especially Gregorovich. I listened to the audiobook alongside the physical book (because this is a SUPER intimidating book) and the way the voice actor said his name made me smile every time. That computer, in my opinion, was the best comic relief in this book. He also made me think of AIDAN a lot (from ILLUMINAE).
The last bit of the book is just 100+ pages of glossaries and timelines and I’ll be honest, by that point I was exhausted because again, LONG book.
I’d recommend this to anyone who like space operas and pretty cool action scenes. Also, if you’re a fan of Marvel, this one felt like it in many aspects.”
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14. The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Alright, this one was better than the first book! These poor children just can’t catch a break and seeing as this is only book two, I am both nervous and excited to see what other problems they face!”
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15. A Rogue of One’s Own (A League of Extraordinary Women #2) by Evie Dunmore--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“I’m so glad this book was as fun as it was! I’m always so worried when I read a sequel or companion to a book I really enjoyed. But this book was fun, sexy, and had the beautiful trope of enemies to lovers.
Much like with the first book, I thought it interesting to see what the suffragettes went through—especially while falling in love. This book raised the important question of what to do when you are fighting for something that seemingly (on the surface) opposes what you’re currently experiencing. Not only did this book have a great conclusion to that question, but the author also offered some more insight in the author’s note.
This isn’t a five star read for me because the characters were so frustrating. I do love that they grew and learned from their mistakes, but sometimes I wanted to throttle them.
Anyway, this is a great series if you’ve recently watched Bridgerton and want more historical romance with humour and sexy times!”
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Have you read any of these? Would you recommend them?
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Happy reading!
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