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geckoomoria · 18 days

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Curiosity killed the cat- Spider!Sam x reader drabble

i am not the owner of the spider sam idea its @sswiftiestars i believe !! love ur idea bae so cute i js had to write

i feel like being devious today so this is MOSTLY ANGST😈😈

TW: mentions of death , graphic explanation of death and grief , cursing

its based on when Gwen is in the wrong place at the wrong time and peter tries saving her and it just doesn’t happen. but like i havent rewatched that movie in so long so im gna switch it up a bit but u get the idea - lowkey a bit long but wtv

enjoy. ( what i rlly mean is SUFFER.)

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Thursday, June 10th

6:40 pm

YOU WERENT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE , this wasn’t supposed to happen. You were supposed to be in the library but they decided to close early today.

The city of New york always had something going on but recently , the most exhilarating thing was a new “hero” as people would describe had emerged from who knows where?

you were so fascinated with this hero , the one the media called Spiderman.

A good amount of people which included your own father had doubts in this spider hero , believing it was all a ruse and that it was just for attention.

I mean it was expected considering his actions of saving people took attention away from actual police and even made them look like fools time from time.

So your father who happened to be Chief of police ironic right? was going crazy and wanted nothing more than to see this “madman” as he called it to be put behind bars.

The sky was a shade of grey and dark blue mixed , the clouds prominent all over showing that it was going to rain quite heavily very soon.

This weird unfamiliar buzzing noise hits your ears but its New york, weird shit everywhere.

You were headed home from the library, after finishing your essay for your english class on the classic Romeo and Juliet , you couldn’t help but wonder about your own Romeo.

or as you would call him Sam monroe.

Sam monroe was your lab partner in science at first, you two had gotten rather close over the year. You started to view each other in different ways rather than just as classmates.

Two days ago , he mustered up the courage to ask you out on a date while dissecting an frog… not the best moment but still you found him extremely adorable with his dark dyed locks , his guy-liner, his graphic tees of rock bands and his silver piercings covering on his ears.

and when he nervously fidgets asking you out , with his ears all red and avoiding eye contact

How could you possibly say no?

Tomorrow was Friday, the day of your date with your Romeo.

Speaking of him actually, you hadn’t seen him after he apparently frantically ran out of his history class and didn’t return at all to school.

Highschool boys were unpredictable so it didn’t worry you much but you couldn’t deny that he was on your mind.

Your thoughts were brought to a halt as you hear the rumbling of the clouds above , indicating the downpour was going to start.

While looking up at the sky , the familiar figure you identified as Spiderman flys roof to roof in a sloppy manner , as if he was running from someone.

You knew you should have left it alone , left him to do whatever hero’s do but you didn’t think about what everyone says- Curiosity kills the Cat.

you glanced at the entrance leading up to the roof of the building the Spider vigilante landed on , bolting up the various steps of stairs

Finally you make it to the roof , spotting the figure in the black suit. You called out his name “Spider man! spider maan!!” hoping he hears over the thundering clouds from above

Spider man looks directly at you and from his body language, he was terrified to see you here. You run up to him and he looks around frantically as if he’s fearful of something around the two of you.

“whats going on? i saw you being basically flung!”

“What are you doing here?? you cant be up here!” he says urging. “you need to leave like right now n/n!”

n/n? how does he know… what sam calls you?

you dont respond , you just stare at the mask of the man who knows a very personal nickname someone special has for you.

the thunder grumbles louder and louder and the sound of the odd buzzing from earlier comes closer.

“y/n please! you need to go right now!” please!” he begs , his voice doesn’t even sound masked anymore. It sounds strangely familiar… It sounded like Sam.

you look at him wide eyed as he gripped your shoulders and continued to beg for you to leave this instant. You couldn’t think straight as the only thought you formed in your head was Sam.

This was a very very long shot in your opinion but you hesitatingly muttered out his name causing the Spider hero in-front of you to go dead silent , unable to look up at you any longer. Your mouth drops and you stand shell shocked.

Its Sam.

Its been Sam this whole time.

“Sam? yo- your Spiderman?? Sam???” you said in a voice that suggested you were beyond confused , your brain spinning beyond a doubt

“look i- i cant talk about this now! i promise i will later! y/n please. go.” desperation lacing his voice.

The buzzing sound is basically right behind you , its starting to piss you off.

You spin your head around and all of a sudden something of a green devilish figure flys towards you and drags you off the ledge.

It all happened so quickly , you were standing there with spid- Sam. You were standing there with Sam one minute and the next? falling to your demise.

You couldn’t even scream out as the air was sucked out of your lungs while you plummeted down the stories of apartments. Sams masked figure instantly jumped off the roof after you in hopes of catching you , his hand reaching for yours.

His webs go around your body and he tries his hardest to reach you in time but it doesn’t work.

Your body has the life sucked out of it , your limbs go numb and your vision gone even though your eyes remained open. Your body hung just a few inches off the ground , tangled in spider webs.

gone.

dead.

“no no no no, this cant be happening. no no!” his sobs grow louder and louder with each word , denying what had just happened.

“n/n please wake up. please please say something, do anything please.” his vision completely blurry behind the mask with tears , he rips it off. Holding your empty vessel of a body so close to himself.

“please dont leave me.”

He puts his ear next to your chest in hopes of a heart beat. repositioning himself every second so that he doesn’t miss even a faint one but nothing happened.

he drops to his knees , brushing the hairs out of your face and closing your eyelids.

The rain starts pouring over the two of you but nothing could block out Sams sobs of anguish.

“you weren’t supposed to be here. Not now , this wasn’t supposed to happen.”

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i had no idea i could be so… dark when writing gosh

im gonna go watch some barbie movies to recuperate after this.

let me know what u think !! leave requests/questions/advice or anything in inbox please!!

always lovely having mutuals

😵love ya guys

#fanfic #hayden christensen #sam monroe #sam monroe x y/n #spiderman #sam monroe x reader #sam monroe x you #spider man #sam monroe fanfiction #fypツ #fypシ゚viral #angst #fypage #tumblr fyp

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wildpeachfarm · 1 month

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See the thing is with streaming its going to die regardless, yes companies handing out less contracts is killing it further but its already dying at a fast rate? I'm not a stream hater either btw I really enjoy them but like. For example. 2020, 2021? When school was remote and I only ever worked mornings because of covid hours? I was clocked into that Philza 8hr stream DAILY. I was scheduling my classes around those streams so I could do homework while listening/watching. Went as far as to use my monthly speaking privilge to ask Phil what date British Daylight Savings began so I could keep my schedule clear. The second everything was no longer remote, and store hours went back to normal, I maybe caught 2, 3, maybe 4 streams in that year before I decided enough was enough about QSMP and I LOVE hardcore content.

From a company standpoint I can see why YT may not be interested in handing out streamer contracts anymore. Like Dreamie and a few others they're recognizing the Covid Number Boom is over- but unlike Dreamie, because theyre a corporation, they can't just "stick it out" and "recelebrate milestones". They have a "bottom line" to protect and they're not getting that same sweet sweet ad revenue from streams because of decreased viewer counts. Esp bc people don't just go back and watch vods unless there's a REAAAALLY good reason to. So no ad viewership there either. They're going to go back to relying on videos (and unfortunately probably shorts as well, I hate the tiktok-ification of every socmed site) to keep their ad revenue up, especially with the battle of ad blockers. I see more ad and monitization deals being handed out.

With streams (bc vod watching is lowkey practically nonexistant) not being in high demand bc of time constraints (happening while busy, timezones issues) the demands for videos will be higher as videos are ALWAYS readily available. Someone uploads at midnight your timezone? I mean it'll be there when you wake up, you won't have "missed" anything like you would have a livestream. Get a video schedule set out and you're GOLDEN- the first thing I do when I get home from work is check if a handful of youtubers have uploaded to put on to watch. If not, I rewatch some of my fav vids.

Also psychologically I actually think this is for the better of all CCs as a whole. Streaming, esp for some of the hourly requirements some of these ppl either HAVE to hit to get paid or WILLINGLY put themselves through (Tubbo) you have to wear your persona the ENTIRE time. You have to make sure you don't slip up that ENTIRE time. You have to be entertaining the ENTIRE time. You have to filter yourself because it's all live. To me this just sounds like what I do on a daily basis masking my audHD and that shit is so tiring and it's why I could NEVER be a streamer. If you're recording videos you can control what goes out. You don't have to wear whatever persona you decide to put on for 8hrs for a stream, you can record 3 hours of footage and then be done for the day, and that can either be one video or multiple depending on a lot of factors. Accidentally say your mom's name? Cut the clip. Bit isn't funny? Cut the clip. They will still have to actively filter themselves yes but for a much less amount of time. In the end CCs will have a lot more mind power that they're not using up to take care of themselves. I genuinely think it's psychologically better for them all.

It's unfortunate that the streaming industry is going to collapse this way. But also seeing how the communities heavily affected by streaming are more drama filled than communities w/o streaming, I'm lowkey hoping it's for the best. Pulling the plug like this imo is a mercy kill.

And now I'm gonna wash my mouth out for all that corporate speak I just used. Sorry for the manifesto. And if someone wants to put this manifesto on reddit idc just crop/block any usernames IG

I appreciate the essay-andy-ing these are interesting thoughts! I don't think the streaming scene will collapse entirely but I do think that it will become more advantageous to be a youtuber because people have found that to be the most consistent for many years as a CC rather than streams which require a lot of additional things (like you mentioned)

And I feel like we are seeing quite a few people say they're going to prioritize youtube more in the future which seems to be the beginning of that transition

I am curious if twitch will ever try to keep certain big-viewer streamers on the platform with 'kick-style' ($$$$) contracts.

#ask

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teabutmakeitazure · 2 months

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When it comes to life balance…honestly with how long my projects are, it's really rare for me or any friends to hang out, since we're all caught up with two or more projects that's due within a week or 3 weeks. I feel I am bad at balancing life. I had a bad family emergency and I tried asking for an extension and most of my professors basically said “oh well life sucks” basically. I haven’t eaten much since I’m so focused on trying to not fail my classes and honestly lowkey try to meet their expectations. I get I’m not Van Gogh or anything but after days or weeks of no sleep, drinking like 4 or 5 red bulls or sodas eating one meal from take out because I'm basically trapped in the art building from 7am to 7am the next morning it’s been hell and stress on my end. I like the friends I’ve made but I can say that this semester is killing my ass. For art students for american art students prob you have to make a art portfolio, I need to have a portfolio of 12 art works from each class I’ve taken and then wrote a 2000 word essay on why I want to major in this there’s no extension too, if you don't get to the due date to pick a major you have to wait till next spring to do it again. I think in general its my assignments and professors that just suck for now but every art student i’ve met are really nice and a lot of them, im sure some of them are doing the absolute best in their class so I cant speak for all student. I just hope that maybe next semester if I survive this one will be nicer ;u;

-Moonie anon

introducing creative studies into university was a horrible decision made by mankind. i'm not saying there shouldn't be formal education for it, i'm saying that it shouldn't be treated like other subjects. creativity has no right to be judged by a random person with different taste. this is exactly why a banana taped to a white canvas can be sold for millions of dollars. they're tweaking.

#by arts i mean arts and not art art #i have a friend from HS studying animation and she says her professor rates her work badly because 1. she doesnt sexualise the female-#-characters in her animation assignments and a lot of them for some reason involve a female character #and 2. because he doesn't like her simplistic art style. bro.... have you SEEN 2010s cartoons? or even actual artists? no one wants to-#-animate genshin level detail just 2 years into school #ask #moonie anon #hope it gets better for you moonie

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im-a-goddamn-cat · 1 year

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me and my mom had a massive fight with my dad earlier. not anything new but this one felt different bc my dad said he has thought about divorce over some stuff, even before the fight (i think?), and he said that i am part of the problem. (it wasn't just me but still.) he later said he just said that stuff in anger but like. i don't think that's true. i think he did mean it. i think for a long time now he's felt like that, and that he prefers my brother over me. bc yeah, i am a problem. i've been a problem in this house for as long as i can remember. i'm the mentally ill, loser failure, anger issue having problem who is responsible for a lot of fights and other complications. i'm not just going off my dad's opinion btw, also my mom and brother and my own. my parents and brother say that no one hates me or wants me to move out but i don't believe them. my mom also says my dad is the problem, not me, but idk. (apparently there was a fight between my mom and dad that happened yesterday while i was at class.) i do agree that he has issues but still, idk. (tho i might be biased bc of some stuff my dad did in the past that might've lowkey traumatized me so maybe i do still have a grudge/favor towards my mom but whatever.)

i think if i was gone, my family's life would be better. actually, not just my family, literally everyone i know. i don't fit in anywhere. (tw suicide) i am suicidal so much for many reasons and it's very hard not to be when everyone/everywhere seems bothered by my presence in some way/i am an always an outsider/different (end tw)

i could just be paranoid bc i do get paranoid a lot, also i just never handle fights well in general... but still. idk maybe i am overreacting and things will be fine tomorrow. idk.

anyways i'm tired af and it is 1 am but i can't sleep yet bc i have a final essay due tomorrow in class and i've barely started it so now i gotta stay up all night in this shitty mood doing that. (same tw) or maybe instead i just kill myself now. we'll see

#meowing #negative

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witch-of-the-sands · 6 months

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15 Questions for 15 People

Tagged by @radisyn

Are you named after anyone?

My parents lowkey flipped a coin on my name, so I don't think so.

2. When was the last time you cried?

Uhhhh....you know I actually don't know if I remember? It might have been listening to dndads on my drive to school?

3. Do you have any kids?

Ick, minor alert!! No kids, tho I think I might want one in the future.

4. What sports do you/have you play(ed)?

Not currently in any sports, though I've tried: basketball, soccer, gymnastics, dance, volleyball, tennis, and fencing.

5. Do you use sarcasm?

Too much, I have definitely never gotten in trouble for being too sarcastic hahahahaha....

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Hair color bc I'm kinda shallow like that tbh. If they have anything to do with any of my interests displayed I'll notice that too

7. What's your eye color?

My family can't decide, I personally say gray

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

I'm a slut for happy endings but only if they make me cry. If not it better be the most depressing shit.

9. Any talents?

Some random person on a bus said I had perfect pitch when I was a kid but that's low-key it. I have good pitch, I think the rest is hard work :)

10. Where were you born?

Sorry guys, most I'm giving is the US!

11. What are your hobbies?

Oh my god so many things. I write fanfiction for fun, I also write music both for fun and as a future job (and class projects fuckin music school) I've been learning bass and drums recently too. I occasionally pick up a pen and doodle. I play dnd (tho I mostly DM) and I spend too much time writing original works tbh :,( other than that I enjoy walking? Does that count?

12. Do you have any pets?

One! I have this orange menace named Willow who's very much got the female ginger cat syndrome.

13. How tall are you?

5'8 on a good day

14. Favorite school subject?

Depends, in my traditional schooling my favorites are english and history, but since I've started taking college classes english has somewhat fallen by the wayside bc it's nothing but essays essays essays. Waiting for when I get the chance to study creative writing in a few years </3 Think my fav in my current semester might be english still tho, my business class has exclusively taught me how to make a resume in the past 4 months or so.

15. Dream job?

Musician all the way, I would kill to do it full time. Meaning I'm financially stable enough to be an author on the side as well because I'm significantly less confident about those skills at the moment.

Tag 15 people (I don't know 15 people tbh): @lqvande @lurking-skeletons @emiilyfantasia

#kelpie rambles #is this too much info? maybe #don't stalk me pls

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boredbakedbeans · 4 years

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the gaang in high school

Aang:

Teachers love him

Calls his fav teacher “dad/mom” several times

key club, volunteer and charity work

“I’ll help you with it!” when someone asks for answers

Sokka:

Class clown

On a sports team and is lowkey a jock

Actually really smart but no one knows

Has cried while writing essays

Katara:

Straight As but never brags about it

“Guys.. I don’t know if we should be doing this..”

A teacher will tell her to be quiet and she’ll think about it for the next full week

will kill someone over kahoot

Toph:

Takes PE way too seriously

“If the teacher’s not here in fifteen minutes we’re legally allowed to leave”

Never does homework

*to the substitute* no yeah the teacher lets us do this don't worry

Zuko:

Sits in the back sleeping 98% of the time

“can I use the bathroom” then spends fifteen minutes wandering the school

A theater kid

Has cried in math class several times

Suki:

Is in every social justice/activism club you can think of

Will take up 90% of the Socratic seminar with hot takes

arguing with the teacher is a hobby

Outfits are always on point

Azula:

“Oh you got a 70? That’s so good! I got a 98 :(“

Secretly hates every teacher but will do what has to be done to get As

Is in debate, model un, speech, scholastic bowl, and every other academic club and is captain of each one

ALSO takes PE way too seriously

#it's almost two am....what am I doing #this is gonna get like one note but I need to put it out in the world #feel free to add/make edits #this is just my take #atla #a:tla #avatar: the last airbender #avatar the last airbender #avatar modern au #sokka #aang #zuko #katara #toph #suki #azula #the gaang #the gaang modern au #it's missing school hours... but also hating school hours

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nagisasstunningpersonality · 4 years

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About Assassination Classroom Characters - Shiota Nagisa

Finally time for Protagonist Kun, huh?

Well the most obvious thing is that obviously, he’s the POV character. Say what you want about Matsui’s writing in general, but it was a pretty smart choice, in my opinion. Nagisa is… honestly very easy to project onto, at least as we first meet him. That might not be true for everyone, but for the most part, he’s… plain. Nice. Mild mannered. A little shy and reserved maybe. For some genuine literary context, you have to imagine that for the original intended audience, he’s fulfilling to put it bluntly a Japanese middle schooler stereotype. Take Kirito from SAO as a contrast, who instead fulfils more of a stereotypical ideal. Both clear intended self projections as plain characters, but for different purposes. It also helps that Nagisa is made androgynous (maybe a bit of a stretch, but I want there to be more purpose to that than just comic relief)

But the the twist is, as we see in the first episode, and then deeper into the series, that he’s clearly a stand out assassin. The depth of it isn’t quite revealed, but it’s obvious that there’s Something about him from the get go, though we don’t see it until the brief POV change we get in Talent Time.

Sparing an entire essay about Nagisa as a protagonist, though, mostly he’s just really good for setting a scene. He’s the most observant character, which offers a wider perspective than we’d otherwise get, and he’s flat enough that we can easily shift focus between other characters.

As for actual character traits, though, to put it simply Nagisa is just Nice. Sure, he might be an easy target for Terasaka at first, but I think it would be hard for anyone to genuinely have a problem with him.

He’s empathetic, which makes him very easy to talk to. This is pushed a bit in the korotan books where he manages to make Gakushuu spill his thoughts, with the help of a little assassination technique. Might also have something to do with his harmless demeanour.

He really does hide his bloodlust very well. The only people to notice it, when not directly in action or widely exposed to it, were Karma and then later Kayano. Supposedly his victims are always taken by surprise.

He definitely also has a “never give up” kind of attitude, which can be seen across various moments.

Now we unfortunately have to address his situation with his mother. Whilst I think some people go a little overboard with it, Hiromi is Awful. His dad, too, for leaving them. But that’s a whole other meta. Personally I don’t think physical harm is that frequent, but she really kinda... gets in his mind. As a result, his assassination skills came out.

His extreme observation was a survival tactic, we must remember. Something he internalised for a while before really being able to take control and use it against other people.

Something a lot of people don’t talk about is that Nagisa’s... kind of scary, actually. Like this fifteen year old kid went to his teacher and said “I want to kill people for a living”. A part of me, too, really does believe that Nagisa wouldn’t say that without thinking it through to a certain level. Though we can also argue he’s just attaching himself to the one thing he seems to be good at, the first thing he’s ever really been valued for, as a person. Either way, it’s definitely concerning.

The thing is, Nagisa thinks a lot more than he actually says or does.

Though he’s a little more naturally passive, he’s definitely not a pushover and can stand up for himself when it really comes down to it.

Internal and external Nagisa are very very different, in my opinion.

He’s kind of an idoliser. We saw this first with Karma, and then with Korosensei etc. He wants to be just like other people, as opposed to a better version of himself.

His closest friends are Kayano and Sugino, though it seems like Sugino drifted a little towards the end. The frequently walk home together.

Okano and Okajima occasionally join them, apparently.

I don’t have a lot to really say about those friendships, because there’s not that much to them. They just... get along well. Sugino and Kayano’s happy excitement/loudness is a good balance for Nagisa’s more calm personality, though.

Of course he’s in a friend group with Kanzaki and Okuda too, though I don’t think he personally speaks to them so often. I would like to see more interaction with Kanzaki, since they both have crazy strict parents with weird expectations set out for them.

Nakamura mostly... just teases him. It’s like her personal hobby or something.

Another big thing to address is the crossdressing and gender jokes. HOT TAKE, but I don’t think Nakamura and Karma should be cancelled for it. I think it’s important we consider the context of ass class being of a society where that kind of joke isn’t seen as a big deal (which is still definitely is, don’t get me wrong), and also the fact they are fourteen (aka, unfair to expect complete emotional maturity) for most of the series. When the truth comes to light about Nagisa’s past, aside from the Yuuji thing of that episode, it does seem to be dropped from the narrative somewhat.

The thing is... Nagisa says he’s okay with teasing when he knows it’s from them. There’s a lot of ways you can take that, but I don’t think he’d straight up lie? I think he just means, a few light jokes here and there are fine so long as he’s confident that they’re jokes. I think Nagisa does have enough sense at this point to choose not to hang out with them if it really upset him that much.

I think Nakamura is a friend he can have a fun time with, at least.

Of course, Nagisa really does want to be more stereotypically masculine, and as we can see he never really gets over that. Maybe he eventually accepts this is how it’s going to be, though.

Karma... exists. Look, it’s complicated. I’m very wrapped up in my opinions so it’s hard to talk about without making it ‘karmagisa’. But what we do know is that obviously, Nagisa really looked up to him and admired him. It seems like they really came as a package deal for quite a while. Karma lowkey abandoning him out of the blue, on top of everything else, really hurt his confidence. And even when they’re together again, and seemingly close, there’s still this distance between them.

Nagisa’s just not the best at talking through his emotions. Mixed with Karma, that’s not the best combination ever. But I do think they get over it, and are great genuine friends together. The work incredibly well in battle, at least.

In summary, honestly this was a hard one. I’m trying to keep it more of an overview, but I could write full metas on pretty much every point here (maybe I will some day). Nagisa is just a wonderfully complex character, and there’s a lot of different directions he can be taken in.

MASTERLIST

#about ass class #assassination classroom #ass class #ansatsu kyoushitsu #Nagisa Shiota

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aslanjadecarlyle · 3 years

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A List of Books I Read In High School, 2012 - 2016

Bc I’m bored idk

We had a lot of Assigned Reading in high school, so this isn’t the full list, but includes the ones I can think of off the top of my head!

Freshman Year (2012-13):

—The Odyssey by Homer

My Rating: 3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

—Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck

My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

My Rating: 1 Star ⭐️ (But our reenactment of the sword fight was absolutely excellent)

—Anthem by Ayn Rand

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sophomore Year (2013-14):

—The Crucible by Arthur Miller

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (one of my all time favorites)

—Night by Eliie Wiesel

My Rating: 3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

—To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

My Rating: 2 Stars ⭐️⭐️

—Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

My Rating: 2 Stars ⭐️⭐️ *

—Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

—In Harm’s Way by Doug Stanton (this one was either Sophomore or Junior year)

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (one of my all time favorites)

(I think I’m one of the only humans on this earth who never read The Great Gatsby. We were supposed to in 10th grade, but my English teacher hated the book so we read Night instead 😂)

Junior Year (2014-15):

—The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

—The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (one of my all time favorites)

—The Road by Cormac McCarthy

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

My Rating: 1 Star ⭐️

Senior Year (2015-16):

The Stranger by Albert Camus

My Rating: 2 Stars ⭐️⭐️ *

—Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (We were the only AP Lit class that year so we made class shirts based off this book and I still have mine 😂)

—Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

My Rating: 3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (My teacher made me read my essay on this book aloud in class ASDFGHJKL)

—The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

My Rating: 3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

—Hamlet by William Shakespeare

My Rating: 3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ *

—Fences by August Wilson

My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (We got to see the play in person after we read it and I LOVED IT SM)

—Our Town by Thornton Wilder

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

—A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

—Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill

My Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

* (Holy shit, we read SO MANY plays for AP Lit Senior year)

(I lowkey love plays a lot though so it’s okay)

(And WE GOT TO SEE ONE IN PERSON)

#high school #hs #nostalgia #ap literature #ap lit #classics #required reading

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Katsuki Bakugo And Minoru Mineta Are Funny For All The Wrong Reasons

In this essay I will

No, but seriously, this is a problem. Spoilers and all that jazz. Let's start with the obvious.

Minoru Mineta

Minoru is the poster child for this topic. He's a complete scumbag, but is kept around because he's funny, when in reality he'd probably be expelled somewhere down the line.

While he does have some funny moments, there's only a small amount that don't come from his perversions, which is highly concerning.

His brand of humor isn't particularly inspired either. Let's go through some of his moments.

Hero Costumes

Minoru flashes his thumbs up when he looks at Ochako's uniform, stating that he loves the school. This is less funny and more unsettling, but it gets a pass 'cause Minoru is still relatively new to viewers.

USJ

Minoru grapples onto Tsuyu's breasts twice. He gets dunked on the first time. He gets nearly drowned the second time. We laugh... but it's not because Minoru is funny. Seriously, dark humor is one thing, but Minoru's actions are just plain creepy and borderline sexual harrassment. The fact that he nearly has to die to get us laughing doesn't help matters (he's scum, but scum should face long lasting consequences, not temporary bouts of comedic violence).

Changing Rooms

Almost forgot about this one. Minoru tries to peep on the girls. Kyoka notices and skewers his eye. We laugh. Not because Minoru's funny, but because we're suppose to enjoy his suffering. Imagine if everyone DIDN'T bash him upside the head! (There would probably be content apathy if there wasn't at least a small outcry for reprimands, to be honest.)

Obstacle Course

Minoru clasps onto Momo's gym uniform to pass the Obstacle Course, and he has a nosebleed. Momo calls him the worst. Again, relying on the fact that "Minoru sux" in order to get a laugh. That's sad.

Class Rankings

Mina says it best: guys like Minoru are only endearing when they're stupid, or something along those lines. If they're stupid, that lowkey implies that he has the potential to learn better. But Minoru already knows a lot, which os MORE unsettling than the alternative. Now, common sense doesn't equal intelligence, but the fact that Minoru is considered smart when he continually makes the stupid decision to try and get some in horrible ways is just... the worst.

Swimming Pool

Minoru and Denki collaborate on getting a view of the girls in swimsuits. (Before you bring it up, yes, Denki is also a perv character, but unlike Minoru, he actually has more going for his personality instead of just having a running gag joke define 90% of his character. And the most Denki's done on his own is attempting (and failing) to flirt with other girls.) Denki and Minoru are shocked when the rest of the boys show up, and Denki is disheartened to find that the girls are wearing school-issued swimsuits. Minoru, of course, finds the scene nice nonetheless. This is less of a "HAHA!" moment and more of a "*groan*" moment.

Hot Springs

Minoru tries to violate the girls' privacy just so he can see them naked. Luckily Kota is there to stop him. He swats Minoru off the wall, leading him to fall pathetically back to Earth. And we never speak of it again. You see a pattern with his stunts yet? Also, Tenya did not deserve what he got at the end of that scene.

Provisional License Exam

Granted, this is where Minoru is at his least perverted, but he still finds a way to be annoying. "The hierarchy is falling!" Oh gee, it's not like you had a tragic backstory and underwent actual character growth which helped you grow as a person, Minoru. You being smug is doing nothing to help your character.

Before The Interview

In the anime exclusive season premiere of Season 4, Minoru starts creepily talking about a potential female reporters breasts, before he gets restrained by Mr. Aizawa. While most of us thank him for stopping the pervert's actions, keep in mind that this is the one of the few times Mr. Aizawa ever tries to actually do anything to curb Minoru's behavior. Then again, since Horikoshi likes Minoru and Katsuki, they basically get immunity from Mr. Aizawa's actual character.

Joint Training Arc Aftermath

Sometime during the JTA, Minoru ricochets off of Mina's chest. Mina (rightfully) calls him out at this, and we're later treated to a scene with Minoru in a straightjacket with his eyes forced open while Mina keeps an eye on him. Physical punishment will do nothing to Minoru; at this rate he'll develop an immunity. What he needs are concrete consequences that will actually get him to think about not being perverted.

Izuocha Reaction

This moment is... admittedly tame. After Izuku and Ochako share a fist bump in Chapter 256, Minoru makes this weird gremlin face while asking himself what's going on. It's harmless at first... until you remember that Minoru is a shameless pervert who has a vain physical infatuation with most girls, Ochako inclued. Minoru's reaction is basically an entitled Lv. 1 gamer looking at an experienced Lv. 50 and going, "Why the hell isn't that me?"

Of course, there are other moments where Minoru is perverted, but it isn't funny, a la he hopes to see Eri again in 10 years or something like that. I've heard he's been mellowing out a bit more in recent chapters, but I'll remain cautiously optimistic for now. The fact that his main shtick is that we should despise him, and therefore laugh at his karma, is... kinda sad. That type of thing could work for a villain or a really unlikable character, but the fact that Minoru is a supporting character who we see progress with his classmates with very little growth in his character? What a waste... Moving on, then.

Katsuki Bakugo

Ah, King Explosion Murder. Most of you will know how I despise him. And unfortunately, part of the reason is similar to why I don't like Minoru:

His AnGeRy BoI tantrums get old really quick. Let me explain.

Catchphrases

"DIE!" "I'LL KILL YOU!" "EXTRA!" If you've been paying attention to Katsuki, he says these things s lot. He's been letting go of "extra" recently, but he'll still spew the first two comments without hesitation. He probably doesn't mean it literally, but that doesn't warrant his excessive aggression. It's one of the worst character traits I've seen in a while to be honest, and it's heavily concerning that a 15 (now 16) year-old has this kind of mindset. The fact that it's played for laughs ("DIE!" or "GO TO HELL!" while Izuku states deadpan off to the side) isn't any more assuring.

Gremlin Face

Katsuki will do this for a multitude of reasons. His base appearance treads a fine line between pretty boy and disgruntled madman, but when Katsuki gets more pissed then usual, he goes full gremlin. The faces are somewhat funny out of context, but they're kind of petty in context.

Bus Ride

The kids call out Katsuki on the bus ride to the USJ. This is basically a way to tell the readers that Katsuki isn't much of a big shot anymore, but the fact that it ultimately holds no water later down the line is... disappointing. Within several chapters, people will be flocking to him, regardless of his garbage personality.

Eijiro's Analysis

Eijiro brings up how Katsuki should be all "DIE! DIE! DIE!" while they're fighting villains, to which Katsuki ironically responds in kind. It's a "Bakugo sux LOL" moment, but the fact that this is how likely most students see him and they STILL flock to him is just... wut? Plus, Eijiro was originally skeptical of Katsuki after the Battle Trial, and his sudden support of Katsuki here is... half-heartedly executed. And while Katsuki has shown that he treasures the relationship he has with Eijiro to a degree, it's pretty clear that Eijiro holds it in a much higher regard.

Less Than The Best

Gremlin face returns when Katsuki gets 3rd (and therefore not 1st) in the Sports Festival's Obstacle Course. Katsuki screams when he gets 2nd (and therefore not 1st) in the Cavalry Battle. It's "funny" now, but I fear for the day when this guy has to regularly do interviews and doesn't get the Number One Hero spot for the first few months (if he ever gets it at all).

Sore Winner

This is probably the one joke I can say is the least funny. Everybody remembers the whole Katsuki in bindings and acting like an animal bit, right? Yeah, no one is sane in this universe... And even if Katsuki's desire to reject the first place medal is understandable, he isn't exactly cordial about the whole thing (I mean, I'd be miffed if someone had be bound like that, but I doubt more growling is gonna get him out... the teachers need help). And then we still see him with the medal in his mouth sometime later, and Gremlin face show up when the class is talking internships. Where's the therapist again?

Teeth

Katsuki telling the germs in his mouth to die as he's brushing his teeth. It's only funny because of the absurdity of the notion. In reality, telling microscopic organisms to straight up die in such a threatening manner is hella concerning. See "Catchphrases" for why I still don't think this is okay.

Knife

One of the more tame jokes. Katsuki's good with knives, Ochako brings it up, Katsuki is offended. Honestly, I'd prefer more of this type of humor compared to... whatever Katsuki's doing right now.

I'll Kill Him

It's an exam, Katsuki, AN EXAM! This moment during the Provisional License Exam is only funny for a moment, because when you think about it, the purple dude has a point (even if he's still a stuck-up elitist) and Katsuki would have failed if Eijiro and Denki didn't follow after him. Still, does he think he can get away with saying he'll kill villains in the actual Hero world? Good gravy...

Stop Being Nice

This is a trend we've seen post-Deku vs. Kacchan 2. Izuku complements Katsuki or makes a remark about him. Katsuki proceeds to tell him to back off in some or fashion. If it's his winter costume, Katsuki will chew the speech bubble. He'll reflexively tell Izuku to get out of his way. When Izuku mentions Katsuki's technique, Katsuki will tell Izuku to stay away from him. I know some of Izuku's habits are borderline-stalking, but he's not being overtly creepy. And in a narrative where Izuku and Katsuki are supposed to be "good friends," this does a poor job of showing it.

Ninja Star

Katsuki looses his temper when Izuku brings up Blackwhip, and throws one of his head pieces at Izuku like a ninja star. Izuku gets injured, but the entire thing is played off like a nice joke. Except it isn't. Izuku wasn't about to spill anything about OFA when he talked about Black Whip; Katsuki's just stupidly jealous and annoyed when anyone like Izuku talks for too long about their achievements. It's basically telling readers that Izuku's gonna get shoved around for having pride in himself. That sucks...

I Win

The latest incarnation of Gremlin face, and Katsuki's stupid winner's complex in general. I've already talked about it in this post, but Katsuki's assertions in Chapter 257 were highly immature and disrespectful. All Might tells the boys about the OFA users and their short lives, how they weren't chosen ones but were still entrusted with the Quirk, hoping to pass it on and hoping to beat AFO. What does Katsuki say about them? They had lame Quirks; they were a bunch of nobodies. He goes out of his way to tell Izuku he'll lag behind while mastering the next Quirk while Katsuki ensures his victory. All if that "character development" and he still pulls stuff like this. How do I put this?

A few steps forward followed by long periods of regression is not character development, that's bad writing.

Katsuki's seemingly humorous outbursts would be terrifying in the real world. He's got serious issues and he needs help. His anger is no laughing matter. It'll hurt him, or rather, continue to hurt him. It's already hurt other people, and continues to do so.

TL;DR Katsuki and Minoru's one note humor is damaging to the narrative and to their characters, and unless it's properly addressed, it will continue to do so. Thank you for your time.

-Crimson Lion (19 January 2020)

#bnha #boku no hero academia #mha #my hero academia #katsuki bakugo #katsuki bakugou #minoru mineta #character analysis #meta #rant #vent #long post #anti bakugo #anti bakugou #anti minoru #anti minoru mineta

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May 22, 2021

A list of things I want to buy when that internship paycheck hit

Airpods

lowkey... I kinda wanna buy something from linennaive?? Or like, Sondeflor or something. Like most of it is way out of my price range under normal circumstances, but it could be such a cool first piece of slow fashion?? I’ll think on it.

update: I’ve thought more on it, and I don’t think I’ll necessarily rule out those places, but I think that part of my desire to make a purchase from a place like one of those is legit just Brand Hype tbh. I can stretch my money farther and support cyclical fashion by purchasing secondhand online, plus I can ask for specific measurements and stuff to ensure the fit works for me. So, yeah.

Tbh I don’t want to just spend it all though, you know, so the vast majority will go into my savings, but I do think I’d like to make a couple of big purchases (just a couple!!). My last big purchase was my iPad, I think. And I had thoroughly researched that beforehand, so I’ll almost definitely do the same with any big clothing purchase I make.

I might also try investing this summer. Like, seriously investing. I’ll be making far more than I’ll need to use, and my study abroad costs are covered, so I could totally go with a super safe investment that I add to on a regular basis but ultimately don’t need to think about. Something that grows while I’m asleep.

Also considering participating in ~focus groups~ over the summer to make some extra cash lol. Found out about it through tik tok and it seems like a viable way to make a wee bit o’ money.

ALSO I’ve really been in a... how do I describe it? A mood where I am particularly drawn to angry-sad songs. I’ve been listening to The Kill by Thirty Seconds to Mars all day, followed by Paramore’s All I Wanted, of course (I’ve been prepared for a breakup ever since Hayley Williams first blessed my ears with the refrain of that song back in middle school and while I possess huge amounts of fear toward the possibility of breaking up with someone, I lowkey... there’s also this anticipation of someone making me feel the way she felt during that song. Gives me shivers.), Creep, but the cover by Vincint instead of the original, The Grey by Icon for Hire, and Nothing Else Matters by Metallica (which is super super random I know but I can very clearly remember my discovery of that song okay (I was in gym class in ninth grade and was totally thrown off guard by the sudden 6/8 time signature in the midst of random pop songs that my gym teacher was playing, and to this day I’ve no idea what the song is referencing but 6/8 is quite entrancing so idc tbh)). Like, those six songs on repeat all day long. Plus the occasional My Immortal by Evanescence. Y’all,,, I don’t know what this means. Solid tunes tho.

Speaking of solid tunes, I know Hayloft by Mother Mother is technically a tiktok meme song, but it kinda slaps? Like I actually kinda dig it??

Okay. Two more things before I close out this entry. 1. Performative appreciation and the plight of the young black woman. 2. ...I forget. It might come back to me idk but I do remember that there were supposed to be two points made.

Alright. Remember a few... weeks? months? ago when I talked about how black people have been hiding the fact that many of us kinda find gingers attractive? Remember, the saga with that one redhead dude? Well!! Recently I watched a long-form video essay and a, well, short-form (obviously) tiktok about... well, I don’t think either of them gave it a name, but I’m going to call it performative appreciation for the purposes of this post.

(OH I REMEMBER 2. PEOPLE RANDOMLY LIKING MY OLD TUMBLR POSTS OUT OF NOWHERE THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE DSMP)

So. Black women are constantly dunked on, we know this. We can take a look at Shane Dawson and the Shanaynay character or the way he would have his friend... Shauna(?) behave in his videos (and, I won’t lie, I was totally into that kind of stuff back in fifth grade through sixth or even seventh grade (I can’t point to a specific time where I stopped watching Shane, but it was quite a while before he broke up with Lisa, and I didn’t even stop watching because I found his content appalling or even offensive, I just wasn’t interested in the shock value stuff anymore tbh.)), or how many other (black male, specifically) comedians will adopt black female personas and poke fun at them. Black women are consistently masculine-ized compared to white women which comes from historic practices that stripped black people of their humanity. Then we’ve got a ton of young black men who simply dunk on black women as romantic partners (I ain’t here to say they can’t have preferences because you definitely can, but the comments these individuals make tend to go past simple expression of their preferences). There are also implicit messages everywhere about the unattractiveness of a “normal” black woman who either lacks european features or isn’t super busty/thicc with a tiny waist. Then we’ve got colorism with skin and hair on top of featurism...

In other words, Black women tend to grow up with a lot of ingrained insecurity.

The long-form video talked about how there are a number of white men on tiktok who make their content specifically about liking black women, almost/often to the point of fetishization, but black women eat that content up because we out here begging for the scraps of validity (I also saw another tiktok about how many black women tend to have the love language “words of affirmation,” but the video unfortunately didn’t have much to say past that, though I’d love to hear that explored because I (and y’all) definitely know that words of affirmation are key for me, almost to an unhealthy extent). The video expressed how these men are profiting off of the insecurities of black women and the natural human desire to be desired. Which, like, yeah corporations or whatever do that all the time, we know. But the video talked about how this appreciation is most likely performative in its entirety, and how it’s a shame (an understandable shame though) that black women continue to fall for it.

Now. As for the tiktok I saw this morning (and one I saw this evening which prompted this entire train of thought :/), the person was talking about how redheads specifically have wizened up to the fact that some black people find them attractive, and how this has made some just as cocky as normal white people (ayo I ain’t got nothin wrong with normal white people, by the way) which was unfortunate. And I agreed, I suppose. Then during my evening tiktok scroll, I saw a video by the redhead from the saga a few weeks back essentially bragging about how he would be the only white dude in a lineup of a black girl’s preferences. Black people in the comments were eating that stuff up.

And like, look. He’s very attractive, and he knows it, and that’s fine. And I don’t want to say that his video necessarily fell into the performative appreciation category or anything, but it did make me feel... icky. It was funny at the start, but now that my eyes have been opened as a result of that video essay... idk. It just doesn’t feel as nice anymore.

yeah.

Alright, second thing: every once in a while I’ll get a random like on one of my tumblr posts/journal entries that deal specifically with the dsmp. Now, these tend to give me a bit of whiplash because I literally do not tag any of my posts?? I don’t know how they’re being found or why tumblr is recommending these untagged, incohesive, incoherent posts to anyone. It’s just funny because I’ll jump from theorizing about the dsmp to expressing how uncomfy it makes me to be interested in it (these posts are from before I realized that those feelings were coming from a place of internalized misogyny!) to something extremely personal to something very trivial and back to a live reaction that I’m having while watching the vod of a stream. Like parkour or something. And the poor soul who liked the post and who is a real person with a real account where they reblog real things probably read all of that mess and... yeah. I simultaneously want to laugh and hide.

Alright. That’s all for tonight.

Today I’m thankful for... hm. Oh! Oh! I went to Goodwill today and found Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes, and I think that might go onto my summer reading list. I haven’t read any Riordan in years, so it’ll be exciting to get back into that. I’ve really got to get the ball rolling with that, by the way. Maybe I’ll start by finishing the book that I started back in August 2020 and literally just never finished.

You know, speaking of Riordan, I’ve just really quickly gotta say that I really really really really really related to Annabeth as a kid? Like as a person, I felt like “Smart” was my defining character trait and that I needed to prove that I was worthy of the trait at all times, very much like Annabeth. I think that allowing her to learn that she could both be smart and still depend on the friends around her for help was like,,, a huge thing for me tbh. Much better than Hermione’s “Smart Kid” arc (for me, personally).

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for the meme: naruto, sakura, sasuke, kakashi

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

naruto

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff (i haven’t actually thought too much about these so i’m going with my gut here but dicey and i were talking tonight about the generational difference between naruto and jiraiya when it comes to loyalty. jiraiya grew up in a time of war and is a solider, he was trained to be loyal to the village. if it came down to it, he’d kill even tsunade if she betrayed the village. naruto is loyal to people. if sakura betrayed the village, he would never give up on her, just like he never gave up on sasuke. naruto wants to protect the village because the village is where the people he loves live. naruto’s entire narrative arc is about bonds so i’m pretty sure he’s a hufflepuff) best quality: god i just wrote a fucking essay above about it- his loyalty and bonds to other people. everyone he meets is now his friend whether they like it or not ! he was just such a lonely kid, desperate for attention, for love, for acknowledgement, anything at all. and it would’ve been so easy for him to sit in that, to let himself hate the village, to resent them- but he didn’t. he set out to prove them wrong and he did. he is so, so, so fucking good. worst quality: HIS TASTE IN MEN. okay like, on the real, it’s not his fault and boruto isn’t real but it’s such UTTER BULLSHIT that the entire fucking series he met these people who got fucked over by the village status quo and he promised them he was going to change it when he became hokage and he fucking didn’t. its BULLSHIT. it’s not his fault, that’s not him, but GOD i’m MAD. ship them with: SAKURA, sasuke, gaara, shikamaru, sai, kiba, hinata. brotp them with: SAKURA- in fact all of the above list. he has great dynamics with them. also, kakashi, iruka, jiraiya, tsunade, choji, i like to imagine his and ino’s dynamic as fucking hilarious when they’re older. oh and i want him and karin to be annoying cousins together like PLEASE i DESERVE THIS. needs to stay away from: STOP SHIPPING HIM WITH KAKASHI!!!!!!!! ENOUGH!!!!! GO TO JAIL!!!!!!!!! misc. thoughts: that’s my fucking BABY i’ve shed SO MANY TEARS over this blonde idiot. he’s so good.

sakura

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff (again, havent thought about it before now, but my gut SCREAMs gryffindor. she’s so...punchy, and head strong, and hard working. just like. all the gryffindor traits!) best quality: sakura’s character development lives rent free in my head. like. okay. sakura always had potential. she ranked high in her classes, she had better chakra control than naruto or sasuke, mastered things quicker than them, was observant and book smart. but physically and emotionally, she was weak! she could not hold her own in battle the way naruto or sasuke could, and often her fear got in the way, if not straight up controlled her. when naruto and sasuke fought, she could do nothing but beg them to stop. when sasuke left the village, he easily knocked her out. and sakura knew she was the weak link of team 7. so she resolved to get stronger. she sought out tsunade and trained with her for four years. and like, tsunade is an insane person. sakura would break her bones and tsunade would have her keep training and just heal them later. she mastered healing. she mastered chakra control. she developed fucking superhuman strength. she refused to be the weak link anymore, to just sit back helplessly while naruto and sasuke fought. she’s from a civilian family, she has NOTHING in terms of innate ninja abilities like literally everyone else in her class, but she became the strongest female ninja of her generation and surpassed her legendary sannin mentor through sheer hard work and determination. FUCK. she’s so cool. worst quality: again, this is NOT HER FAULT, it’s bad sexist writing, but sakura is such a fun and obnoxious character who matches naruto beat for beat, but when sasuke comes around she’s a shell of herself. even when she’s MARRIED TO HIM she doesn’t act like herself. she’s reverted back to that inflatuated 12 year old she’s long outgrown! bro, WHAT! ship them with: NARUTO AND INO. and. ok. listen. i’ve become soft for sasuke/sakura’s potential. if sakura got to be herself with sasuke, they’d be, at the very least, FUN. and sasuke/naruto/sakura is so fun. also rock lee is so sweet, i would not have been mad if they’d been endgame. brotp them with: NARUTO AND INO. kakashi, tsunade, hinata, rock lee. needs to stay away from: STOP!!! SHIPPING!!! KAKASHI!!! WITH!!! HIS!!! STUDENTS!!!!!!! misc. thoughts: i knew i would love sakura. look at her. she has pink hair and she punches things. 10/10. but she quickly, quickly became not just my favorite naruto character, but one of my favorite characters in all of shounen anime. the ball was dropped with her, multiple times, but she’s still such a dynamic fucking character with the best character development.

sasuke

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life | there aren’t words to describe how i feel about him hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff (sasuke is...hard. i think the argument for gryffindor could also be made, but i’m leaning towards slytherin) best quality: i’m so tired. the thing about sasuke is....he deserved so much better than he got. i can’t tell you what his best quality is because his entire character arc is him being self destructive. he’s not fucking well!!!! the good parts of him he either tries to snuff out, or the story glosses over them to show how far he’s fallen. I think, the one good quality that refused to die, is his protectiveness. Him protecting Naruto in the Zabuza arc was such a pivotal moment for him, for his and Naruto’s relationship, for Team 7, for the story. It was the moment where everything changed. He was so desperate to protect Naruto from Itachi, he was super protective of Sakura in the forest of death, and even in Shippuden, he’s protective of team Taka, and unfortunately the moment I finally broke and said fuck it, I love Sasuke, is when he protected Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi from the infinite tsukiyomi. worst quality: his extremism lmao like. god. again, dicey and i have talked about this, how characters who challenge the status quo are portrayed as ~crazy~ and extremists so yet again, its BAD WRITING but also PROPAGANDA! god. but like, i’m sorry, fuck the village but he wanted to go after people who were not involved in what happened to Itachi. I understand his anger, but I wish the narrative had treated it and him with respect rather than throwing a fucking dart at a board to decide what Sasuke’s character arc was going to be about this week! ship them with: naruto, suigetsu, juugo, and again, lowkey sakura. brotp them with: naruto, sakura, kakashi, team taka, itachi needs to stay away from: STOP SHIPPING HIM WITH HIS TEACHER AND BROTHER. YALL. misc. thoughts: i’m so fucking tired. what was kishimoto trying to do with him! i don’t understand! sasuke was right! he was fully right to hate the village, to demand change. why did kishimoto have the village repeatedly doing heinous, evil things, validating sasuke’s resentment, but sasuke was portrayed as being in the wrong. ALSO, the ENTIRE. FUCKING. POINT. of naruto is bonds, and how important friendship and love is, and sasuke’s entire GODDAMN NARRATIVE is about him breaking those bonds to become stronger, and destroying himself in the process, and everyone he loves telling him this isn’t the right path, and FINALLY he accepts it- and then in boruto he’s JUST. ALONE? HE HASNT MET HIS DAUGHTER IN 12 YEARS WHEN FAMILY WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HIM???? I HATE IT. I HATE IT. THIS IS SO BAD. SASUKE DESERVED BETTER.

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COC Snowbaz 15- Some-bud-y To Love

COC #15: Floral

Baz decides on a way to profess his love to Simon through flower combinations.

~ Forgive me if I get some flower things wrong. I’m not an expert. Enjoy! ~

Right. So. It’s fifth year. And apparently the world conspired against me and decided to not only take away my mother and make me a vampire, but it also decided it would be a bloody wonderful idea to make me have feelings for the person I’m destined to kill. Of course, I could just simply ignore and/or wank away the problem like a normal human being (normal vampire?) but it’s bloody hard when said recipient-of-my-feelings won’t stop fucking following me to see what I’m plotting. (Does figuring out how to lowkey snog him count?)

It’s unnecessarily grandiose to profess your feelings in flower arrangement form, but what can I say? I have an affliction for flair. (I am, after all, a flaming homosexual.) I’ve decided that I simply will not be able to continue the next four years with unrequited love without spontaneously combusting. (God, wouldn’t Snow just love that?) So I’ve ordered an arrangement of flowers to give to him that communicates exactly how I feel. He should know what it all means- we’ve been studying flower meaning in Magicks class lately. (Although he might not pay very much attention, come to think of it. Oh well.) If this doesn’t work, I’ll probably just… I don’t know. Die. From gay panick, perhaps. Maybe I’ll pull a heartbroken lover and stake myself.

The flower arrangement is comprised of seven different flowers, each meaning something different. Red Carnations for love (the obvious one) and admiration. (Of course I admire him. Not that I’d ever tell him that. Although I suppose that’s what I’m doing now, isn’t it?) Hydrangeas for heartfelt emotion and perseverance. (He perseveres as I persevere- just on different tasks.) Soft purple Lilacs to symbolize first love. (And only love. If I ever love another, colour me surprised.) White Lisianthus to represent an everlasting bond. (Of what? Love? Lust? Hate? One can only wait to see.) Baby’s Breath to symbolize everlasting love. (A bit redundant, I’m aware. I just want to get the bloody point across.) And last, but certainly not least, Anemones, which are said to bring luck and protection against evil. (Which makes me think about what evil I’m protecting him from- the rest of the world or me?)

Right now he’s sitting at the desk pretending to write an essay for Magick Words and I’m pretending to read a book. I quietly put the novel down and go to pick the bouquet up from a drawer in my desk. I suppose now is as good a time as ever. I stand up and walk over to stand at his side, waiting for him to notice me. (What else is new? I’ve always vied for his attention, good or bad.)

When he finally turns his head towards me, I can feel my body practically yearning to blush. I haven’t fed recently though, which I thank Merlin for. (Vampirism has its perks at times.) He looks from the flowers in my hand back up to my face. “Here, Snow.” I state simply, handing the flowers out to him. When he doesn’t accept them, I toss them on his desk. He jumps back as though I’ve just thrown the Humdrum himself onto his fucking desk.

“What the bloody hell is this, you tit?”

“Flowers, Snow. Ever heard of them?” He rolls his eyes but stays back, magic rolling off him in waves.

“Are they poisoned?” He asks.

“Wha- no!”

“Spelled to hurt me when I touch them?”

“Spelled? Crowley, Snow, no.”

“Then what? What’s your angle, Baz?” He eyes me warily as he inches closer to the flowers hesitantly. Just look at the arrangement I want to tell him. (I don’t, of course. When have I ever been straightforward?)

“I don’t have one, Chosen. I just-”

“Wanted to kill me with flowers? What kind of sick joke even is that?” I throw my hands up in defeat and I sneer at him angrily. (Even when he’s mad - or especially when he’s mad - he can drive me crazy with his bronze curls and blue eyes.)

“Never mind, Snow! Never fucking mind…” I trail off, huffing to the door.

Before I can slam the door and fully leave the room, he turns to me, looking desperate.

“What am I to do with them?” I could tell him now, I suppose. I could tell him to look up meaning and pay attention in class. I could tell him I love him. Maybe tell him to put them in a vase and water them, understanding my undying love for him as he takes in their beauty.

Instead, I look him in the eyes and say, “Shove them right up your fucking arse, for all I care.” And I slam the door in his face.

#COC 2019 #Carry On Countdown #Simon #Simon Snow #Baz #Baz Pitch #Baz Grimm Pitch #Baz Grimm-Pitch #Snowbaz #Snowbaz fanfiction #Snowbaz fanfic #Carry On #Rainbow Rowell #Love #Magic #Floral #Flowers #mlm

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sunchosens · 4 years

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I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU !!!! i can't promise to make you feel better obviously but i'm sending you a thousand good vibes!! i've been writing essays for my creative nonfiction class which kinda sucks tbh bc i haven't really thought about pinpointing key moments about myself so it's a lot of writing about my fear of failure and writing lols. also i think my hands are going to fall off bc i'm lowkey feeling pain but like my daily wc :((( anyway!!! i love you a lot and here are all the lovbears :)

hi cindy 🥺 this really means a lot to me, thank you for sending this. a creative non-fiction class sounds tough, but i’m sure you’re going to kill it because you’re incredibly talented! make sure to take a break and take care of yourself 🥺 love you lots angel

talk to me maybe? 💌

#emishiro #asks

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anunvalidcritic · 5 years

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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER VERSE

MOVIE REVIEW

(DISCLAIMER: MY OPINION IS MY OWN AND CAN BE DEEMED INVALID TO THOSE WHO DON’T CARE FOR IT.)

June 27th, 2019 the year of our Lord (whichever one that may be) I watch a spectacular movie that I can truly say that the awards won were well deserved. Spider-Man was the first superhero I can truly say I looked up too and he’s super duper awesome my dudes. I plan on rewatching the movie again so I can complete this post.

Man, this post is gonna be extremely long but it’s totally worth it!

I FUCKING LOOOVVVEEE THIS INTRO MAAAAAAANNNNN!!

“With great powers come great responsibility” - UNCLE BEN

AHHHHH THEY DID THE SPIDER-MAN 3 DANCE DEAD

YOU’RE MY SUNFLOWER!!!!!!!

The love that his parents give is amazing.

I’m glad to see an ethnic spiderman its dope that he speaks Spanish and English.

I understand that Spider-man is a vigilante

“With accountability comes great accountability“ - JEFFERSON DAVIS

He didn’t have to do MILES like that lol

DEAD THAT CLASS WAS QUIET AF

AYYYEEE THE CITY IS BUMPIN’ TONIGHT!!!!!

LOL MILES needs to get his face off that window.

Ayyee black people really do that stuff with that chill talkin’ being all smooth and shiiii ROFL

OOFFF

AHHH SHIT IT’S GOING DOWN WITH THE GRAFFITI AND THE SPIDER

SPIDER BITE

LMFAO BOOP!

Damn his roommate just loves to study.

That is a lot of sweat tho

“I’M A MAN.“ - MILES

Haircut looks cool though if you ask me.

“EVERYONE KNOWS!” - MILES

“WOAH SHE’S TALL” - MILES

PETER droppin’ bops huh??

OOOO THAT LANDING WAS EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was some freaky shit when that spider glitched though. It kinda turned into a thriller movie for a minute.

DAAAMMMNNN a normal person would be dead

“Stanton Island maybe but not Brooklyn!” - PETER

You better catch him!!!

he better not say you only get one of th…….. AAAHHHHH HE SAID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE FUCKING SAID IT!!!!!!!!!!

PROWLER got a lot of balls flyin’ up on him like that.

WILSON FISK IS TOOOO FUCKIN’ BIG!!!!!!!

Dang, these glitches remind me of when Vanellelope has hers. (I think her name is spelled wrong but it’s whatever at this point.)

You know whenever people make promises they sometimes are hard to keep.

WTF HE’S BLONDE!!!!!!!! WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS MOTHERFUCKER JUST KILLED… AHHHHHHH

ROFL “Yeah I think it’s a BANKSY.” - BYSTANDER

RIO is the sweetest mom ever.

PETER should not have gone out that way! MAAAAANNNNNN

STAN LEE R.I.P

Boy, you better not jump off that building that black in you bette… LOL, HE TOOK HIS ASS RIGHT BACK DOWN!

damn, he messed up the hard-drive.

Aww, I love that ominous blue and red lighting… good symbolism.

PETER B. PARKER

Spider-Man for the last 22 years

blah blah blah workin’ hard and fallin’ in love

15 years past

buried Aunt May

Split up with MJ

Seahorses mate for life

“Could you image a seahorse seeing another seahorse… and then making it work.” - PETER B PARKER

pizza is life

YEAH, THAT BLONDE SHIT THREW ME FOR A LOOP TOO!

“Adios” - MILES

DAAAMMMNN he didn’t have to do PETER B like that!

“Looks like a child dressed like spider-man dragging a homeless corpse behind a train.” - POLICE OFFICER

Aye, I fuck with the song that was being played through that guy’s headphones even though I don’t even know what it was.

“Why is your body another shape” - MILES damn that’s fucked up

GOOODDDDDAMMMMN THAT GLITCH FUCKED HIM UP!

These fucking sweatpants man

“DON’T PLAY WITH ME.“ - MILES (black people love that line lol)

“You good with that Spider-Man?!“ - MILES

“In my universe, this place closed 6 years ago. I don’t know why.” - PETER B PARKER (Probably because the restaurant has a C rating)

Was lowkey waiting for a roach to crawl across something

I LOVE THIS SONG!

“Spider-Man doesn’t wear a cape.” - MILES (He doesn’t wear sweatpants either)

How tf did WILSON FISK get his BIG ASS INTO THAT CAR?!?!?!

lol his booty jiggled a bit hehehehehe

hold up this chick sound like Jessie from Toy Story…

WOAH either she a freak or she likes pushing people

“And I for one can’t wait to watch.” - DR. OC (WTF DID SHE JUST SAY!!)

LOL, HE HIT ‘EM WITH THE ‘HEY’.

Aww, they’re having a bonding moment!

GWEN STAC(E)Y UP IN THIS BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last 2 years

Joined a band

Saved her dad

Couldn’t save her PETER PARKER

Doesn’t do friends to save herself feeling.

Oh, we’re getting a little WILSON FISK flashback.

Damn, why is she driving so fast…

Something like that was bound to happen I’m sorry to say.

This dude really got some board shoulders.

SPIDER PEOPLE

Why does PETER B PARKER have on two different types of shoes?

BRUH AUNT MAY CAME FOR HIM!

DAAAANNNGG AUNT MAY THUGGIN’ HUH!?!?!?!?!

TRIGGERED

DEAD AUNT MAY has “HELLO MY NAME IS …” cards

“Wherever I go, the wind follows.” - SPIDER-MAN NOIR

BRUH JOHN MAOULNEY

SPIDER-MAN NOIR

Year: 1933

Job: Private Eye

Likes: Drinking egg creams and fighting Nazis (A LOT)

“Sometimes I let matches burn down to my fingertips just to feel something anything.”

PENI PARKER SPIDER

Year: 3145

Has a psychic link with a spider that lives inside of her father’s robot.

Lost her father

BEST BUDS FOR LIFE

SPIDER-HAM

PETER PORKER

Bitten by a radioactive pig

Photographer for the Daily Beagle

Usually, when he’s not working like a dog he chasing a story

Likes to frolic and dance while doing it in his pants.

SAD FACE EMOJI

if stitch had a glitch lol

PETER B PARKER really puttin’ MILES on blast.

STOP FUCKING CROWDING HIM!!!!!!!!!!!

This movie is back on their spooky ooky shit

Damn only if he knew his uncle was the PROWLER...

LOL, THAT MUSIC!!!!!!!!!

RUN BOY RUN THIS WORLD ISN’T MEAN FOR YOU!

BRUH PENI’S FACE!!!

“This is a pretty hardcore origin story.“ - SPIDER-MAN NOIR

“We don’t pick the ballroom we just dance.” - SPIDER-MAN NOIR

OOOFFF WHEN AUNT MAY SAYS TAKE IT OUTSIDE SHE MEANS IT!

Of course, MILES dad is on the way

OH, SHIT SHOW HIM YOUR FUCKING FACE!!!

OH, FUCK!!!!!!

How the fuck you gonna be flying around without some type of bulletproof vest. DAMN SMH

Man, a kid should not be seeing someone die right in front of them.

JEFFERSON didn’t deserve to find his brother that way.

I’m glad they’re having a heart to heart to him. But that room is too small

“MILES the hardest part about this job is that you can’t save everyone“ - SPIDER-HAM

“Do animals talk in this dimension because I don’t want to freak him out.“ - SPIDER-HAM

Let the bodies hit the floor.

“A leap of faith” - PETER B PARKER

At least his dad came by to speak to him.

He had that boy fucked up again!

AUNT MAY A THUG BRO!!!!

THIS SONG IS GETTIN’ ME HYPED UP AND I’M NOT EVEN IN THE FUCKING MOVIE!

Man them taking the bus is really killin’ me

Bruh the waiter

ROFL

BATTLE ROYALE BABY!!!!

YEAH MILES

“Do you have a problem with cartoons?!?!” - SPIDER-HAM

PENI I’m sorry to say but your BUD FOR LIFE is gone.

MILES is a smooth criminal!!

WILSON FISK BIG MAD!!

I find it so cool that each time they jumped back into the portal it was reflected off of them.

ROFL “That’s all folks” “Is he allowed to say that legally?”

WILSON FISK always tryin’ to hurt somebody damn!

NOBODY TOOK YOUR FUCKING FAMILY BITCH THAT WAS YOU! IF YOU TRULY KNEW YOUR WIFE YOU WOULD’VE KNOWN THAT SHE DIDNT GET JIGGY WITH THAT SHIT PERIOD!

THE SHOULDER TOUCH

MILES did that (with help of course)

C-Mobile = T-Moblie hehehehehehe

BRUH HE DID WILSON FISK DIRTY!!!

MILES MORALES

SPIDER-MAN for 2 days

Finally, finished his essay

Saved a lot of people

Spent time with his father

Got hit by a drone as well

Had a proper meeting with his roommate

Slapped his sticker where his dad won’t find it

Will always remember his friends.

“Anyone can wear the mask. You can wear the mask. If you didn’t know that before I hope you know that now.“ SPIDER-MAN (MILES)

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Y’ALL THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM! Everything and I mean EVERYTHING! So thankful I was able to salvage a little bit of it back. I really do wish I was able to get what I said at the end because I meant it. :(

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EDIT: I was fast forwarding through the movie to get it off of my “continue watching” list and I discovered something at the end! So I’ll be making a bit of an edit. (This is a reminder that you need to ALWAYS STAY AT THE END OF EVERY MARVEL! (smh I made a rookie mistake))

James Blake has such an amazing voice

MEANWHILE IN NUEVA YORK

“I was gone for less than 2 hours.” - MAN

THE BEST LESS 2 HOURS OF MY LIFE!

oooo the man’s name is MIGUEL

Earth ‘67

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH THE MEME THE MEME!!!!!!!!!!

“How dare you point at me!” - SPIDER-MAN

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write-write-write-write · 4 years

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Overhaul V. The Heroes was lowkey like the least satisfying battle in all of BNHA. And like, this arc was also just like. . . so weak. And I had kind of heard that this arc was weak from manga readers, but I was just like “there’s no possible way I could dislike a My Hero episode let alone a whole arc” but like. . i definitely didn’t vibe with it.

Real quick though I’ll say what I did like. I loved learning more about Kirishima cuz he’s one of my favorite characters in the whole show, fr fr. Todoroki and Bakugo were funny in the little screen time we saw them during. And can I just say that Todoroki telling Midoriya that heroes cry too was SO important. Like so important, and I loved it. I like Tamaki as a character and I love his friendship with Mirio. I like fatgum as a character. And the animation during Deku’s fight scene was raw as life. Eri was cute and when she jumped off the pillar, deciding to let herself be saved by Deku, I cried yo, that was also So important.

I didn’t like how little we saw of class 1-A, and the students we did see actually did nothing. Like Uraraka didn’t seem to grow, and we didn’t get to see her fight practically at all. Same with Tsu, like wtf. And it wouldn’t bother me, if they hadn’t made it a point to put them where the action was, they weren’t necessary to resolving the problem and that sucks cuz they’re strong characters. Also wasn’t Tokoyami also at an internship? He’s a super strong character, all he needs to do is control dark shadow better, so why didn’t we see any of that?

And then they were trying super hard to make the league of villains still relevant and it just came off as like an unnecessary distraction from the action. Like there was actually no point for the league of villains to have been there at all? And like I totally see the point of the two organizations meeting because Shiggy definitely needed to hear that he had no plan and no idea what he wants or needs. But like it was annoying to have them there for no reason.

Also the major battle was just so shitty and disjointed. I keep hearing Mirio’s a bad ass but like his fight scene did little to show that, and that sucked. And taking his quirk away, even though it’s basically confirmed he’s gonna get it back as soon as Eri learns control, was just so. . . cheap? Maybe especially because we know he’s probably gonna get it back. Because it means that, his quirk getting taken was only an excuse for deku to fight and like get in there and shit. But like Deku’s whole fight with overhaul also felt cheap and unnecessary? Like it’d be one thing if he learned control in the heat of the battle but Eri was reversing his injuries as he fought, and while God Mode Deku was cool for a second, it just didn’t feel right for me. Also the fight felt super short and I just didn’t like it at all. It reverted him back to just punching and we didn’t see the tactical mind and strategy from him that makes him such a great person to watch fight.

Also I finally saw a hero of color and they essentially made him into an asshole the whole time, which felt unnecessary and shitty. And like they redeemed him a little when we saw that he was just worried for them, but like not really cuz he had a shitty attitude about like literally everything around him, not just the kids being there. And they killed off a trans character which was shitty.

There was just a lot I didn’t like, everything was too fast but also too slow? And most of the fight scenes were shit, the only ones I liked I think were Kirishima V. Random Blade Guy and Tamaki V. Three Guys. But even those weren’t as good as previous fight scenes. Usually I feel super emotional and satisfied when watching My Hero, and that’s why i watch it, but this arc was lacking. And I know we still have the tying shit up episode and the whole next arc but I just have this disappointed aftertaste going on.

And if they manage to fix everything I’m talking about when closing this arc or throughout the rest of the season I’ll just quietly delete this lengthly essay and hope no one saw it.

#my hero academia #bhna #Just finished watching the latest episode #Feeling: Disappointed :/#Maybe I should start reading the manga #someone let me know if all this gets resolved a bit in the next episode or rest of the season

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