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degrassi-daily · 5 months
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it was such a powerful, passionate thing for both of them. it was an important part of their lives. i think that it would be a shame if they just never interacted again. i’d hope that they would find a way to rebuild some kind of relationship - eric osborne (insp)
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th3secr3th1story · 10 months
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how gojo and geto act when they have a crush on you
gojo
always trying to be around you
you are literally never alone. whether it's on the train or in between classes, he's always there (i'm sorry).
"why are you always following me around, satoru? do you like me or something?" you tease as the two of you stroll through the hallway after the final bell for the day rang.
"it's my job to protect you, y/n!" he replied, deflecting your question. worst liar ever!
flirts a lot
you always catch him glancing at your lips multiple times during a conversation and lightly brushing his hand against yours when passing you something. he always has an arm around your shoulder when you're walking somewhere together.
annoying
i feel like gojo with a crush is cute but also insufferable? he's always kicking you under the table at restaurants or libraries (literally anytime he's sitting across from you) and he won't stop pinching your cheeks teasingly. but of course you get back at him all the time (because you're better than him).
geto
the best listener
whenever you two are walking together after school he asks you how your day went, quietly listening. he loves hearing your voice especially after a long day, it always soothes him.
"-so i told her again that she needs to leave him immediately because he obviously doesn't care if he hurts her. but honestly i don't know if she's going to listen because she likes him too much and--wait, are you still listening?"
"of course. i think you should try to convince her that he's using her one more time. you have the receipts to prove it, and if she still doesn't want to listen there's really nothing else you can do. don't push yourself too hard for this, if she doesn't want to accept the information then that's that; you have other things to worry about."
the biggest gentleman
he opens every door, pulls out every chair, and guides you through every crowd with a hand on your back. he only wants you to be comfortable and would quite literally do anything for you. he'd never admit it, but he always has a spare water and a few snacks on him in case you ever need anything.
extremely observant
he can tell if you had barely slept the night before and offers you his shoulder to sleep on while heading back to school after a mission. he somehow always notices the smallest scratches or bruises on you, immediately tending to them and demanding asking that you tell him what happened.
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alrightsnaps · 23 days
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it's very telling that shondaland only deigned to include simone and jonny in promo to serve another couple’s season and popularity...same couple that got most of their season's pr anyway
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drowsystarlight · 1 year
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Zombies, Run! Season 4 is just the entire cast enduring trauma (New Canton DLC included)
Mild S4 spoilers in tags
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4x09 · 3 months
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I can’t wait to burn you down bbgirl
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starsreminisce · 8 months
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Elain doesn’t even like Lulu so they can’t be end game.
Elain is going to reject the bond since they can't even stand to be around each other.
Elain and Lucien don't even talk.
Yea, that’s the point… that’s how their story starts.
Darcy and Elizabeth didn’t like each other at the start of Pride and Prejudice.
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Kate and Anthony didn’t like each other at the start of Bridgerton S2.
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Queen Charlotte and King George were practically living in separate castles at the start of Queen Charlotte
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Cardan and Jude downright hated each other at the start of Cruel Prince.
By you, I am Forever Undone
Eva and Jacks didn’t like each other at the start of OUABH. They were both heavily involved with other people and continued to be even towards the end of Ballad.
There is Nothing of Equal Value to Me
That's the magic of it. Y'all got too used to the fake 'Enemies to Lovers' trope where both of them 'hate' each other but secretly want one another.
Nah. These two can't stand being around each other.
That's what's going to make Elucien's book that much more delicious.
Especially now that Lucien AND Elain are finding their inner sass.
We get to enjoy the journey from when they are awkward and don't want to be around each other, dealing with this annoying bond that draws them together, adding in that frustration.
and then... the catalyst ... because Elain is going to have to talk to Lucien at some point, right? Especially if she were to reject the bond. She's going to have to be around Lucien if she were to insist she's part of the NC, considering how many roles Lucien juggles within the same court she claims she's a part of.
Then comes the buildup: the quips, the flustering, the 'why am I feeling jealous' moments, the gazes, the almost touches, the angst, the conversations, the confessions.
And finally, the big blowup where they realize just how perfect they are for each other and just how much they've been in denial.
Thats the story! Just how well-suited and perfect they are for each other and how long it will take for them to get there!!
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We would get to squeal and scream and just get all these goosebumps for them to accept it. Like, close the book because of how cute it is.
Like, I don't want them to be together just because of the mating bond. The mating bond is that something something to make their story a little sweet and spicy. It's the secret ingredient to how they get together organically.
SJM gonna serve us and we are gonna get fed.
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https://youtu.be/fipafHfc650 have you watched this video? I think it's really interesting and the analysis is spot on especially when they talk about mileapo's chemistry (and the difference between kinnporsche and vegaspete scenes)
Anon, are you trying to get me in trouble with the VP fans?! 🤣🤣🤣
I have watched this. I will say in general it's good, and I recommend everyone give it a watch if you have the chance.
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But if you don't, I'm going to highlight the key points from the essay in order to respond and also some minor points of contention I have.
Mile and Apo set a new standard for chemistry in BL, and fans are not going to be satisfied with the same dead fish kisses they've been seeing in a lot of BLs. (Agreed, this point has been iterated before by other bloggers on tumblr too)
Their kisses are exceptional acting. (The thesis of this post, and I'm guessing why you linked me to the video.) The essayist highlights three items as what makes a great kiss scene: the physical, the emotional, and the lexical.
VP's sex scene is a combination of multiple takes and B-roll likely because they couldn't get one shot that was cohesive enough to use. (this is a fact, I can't dispute it and other people in VP fandom too have noted it). This is in contrast to KP's NC scenes which are usually one take. The video essayist theorizes the BDSM element could have caused more elements for the actors to be uncomfortable and recommends that they work on their chemistry between seasons, provided there is an S2.
I'm gonna focus on chemistry as the subject of this ask.
First of all: What is chemistry?
Chemistry such a vague concept people talk about and never define that you can really only talk about it as "you know it when you see it." But it's so innately recognizable that it's something you can see on video and in still photos.
I would define it as a function of who the people (actors) are to each other. Let me highlight one (extreme) example with MileApo at the Dream Salon Farger event.
This is what I would consider reasonably neutral friendly body language. They're seated in two different chairs, but they are looking at each other and engaging.
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Then Mile gets asked a question about confessing and they literally start leaning into each other even though Mile is supposedly talking to the audience.
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Then he finishes answering the question with direct eye contact with Apo. Now he's answering the question only for Apo at this point. They're in their own little world, we're just witnessing it.
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Also something that's haunted me the longest time... what the hell Apo, why are you shy about Mile answering a question about flirting in private. I mean we all know why but. GOd.
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??? what the hell.
ANYWAY. The point is, the chemistry between them is so visible they're literally like magnets pulling towards each other. These are all stills from the video. Even though they started out from a fairly neutral position, their bodies and eyes are innately drawn into each other.
If you have an example this obvious you can tell it's happening even though not everyone might be able to verbalize why you can see the chemistry.
My opinion on actor chemistry is that you can't fake it and you can't really make it happen. It's also not a function of how good the actor is at acting.
Let me give you an example of that. I would consider one of the gold standards of cinematic chemistry to be Daniel Craig as James Bond meeting Eva Green's Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. And while I haven't watched Blue is the Warmest Color, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos's chemistry in the film is what has made it one of the great recent queer cult classics.
Yet Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux have absolutely no chemistry. I was kind of shocked when they got together because their lack of chemistry was so palpable I couldn't see it coming. Two actors who have previously displayed incredible chemistry with other costars and are great actors in my opinion just don't...click.
That's why you cast for chemistry.
So my criticism of the essayist's point they need to work on it is, I don't think they can... I will say, Daniel and Lea's chemistry in No Time to Die was slightly better, but it's not a function of familiarity. If it's not there, then it's not there.
I don't think Bible and Build "lack" chemistry to the same extent as Daniel and Lea above... I actually think it's not terrible, but it doesn't come off at the same explosive level as Mile and Apo's. I would say they operate on a good level we see in a lot of normal-level romantically cast pairings. As for why the NC scene came off as awkward, I do think it's familiarity with each other in the context of that kind of storytelling. Remember that Mile and Apo also spent a year making out with each other for practice too 🤪
What is chemistry in the context of storytelling?
For me, in good storytelling, actor chemistry is usually used in opposition to the events of the story. The chemistry is what glues the characters together while the events unfolding pull them apart. The visible chemistry is the "why" that keeps them coming back together and fighting for a relationship even though intellectually it doesn't make sense.
And by relationship I don't necessarily mean romantic, though sometimes actors get cast for romantic chemistry even when the relationship is meant to be read as platonic. An infamous example of that is Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy in the X-Men reboot.
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Their chemistry isn't as intense as MA's (I mean, most people aren't unless if they're actively in a scene trying to bring that out), but if you watch a live video of them, they're magnets for each other too.
And the filmmakers used this kind of chemistry to build the story around why two people might have the type of friendship that crosses a turmulous multi-decade civil rights divide and explains why two people would continue to care about each deeply other despite all the history between them and how much space and time they spend apart.
So do BibleBuild cross that threshold for VegasPete? I would say... actually yeah. Despite all the fucked up things that happened between them, I personally could believe at the end that Pete would throw away all he knew to stand by a man who had kidnapped and tortured him and claimed he had nothing left to offer Pete.
I would actually say the problematic lack of chemistry is between Jeff and Barcode. I love Barcode as Chay, but the original cast Gameplay just had much more chemistry with Jeff. Actually it threw me off how much I felt when Kim found the photos Chay had left him because somehow Jeff created more KimChay chemistry with photos than when Barcode-as-Chay was in the room with him... 😥
It's Physics More Than Chemistry, Baby
Here's the thing, and what I think the essayist was trying to say. I don't think the problem with VegasPete's NC was BBB's lack of chemistry. I think it was the lack of familiarity and comfort. The BDSM elements might have thrown them off, but I do think it's a fundamental discomfort with the NC scenes for them. It comes off as inorganic.
I'm going to get so much shit for this but in for a penny, out for a pound I guess.
MaxTul is considered the king of BL chemistry, and watching manner of death, I would actually agree. They have great chemistry.
But this gifset I saw of them? 😬
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This is not the body language of two people ready to get it on. There's so much intentional space between their bodies. There's no rhythm. They're deliberately trying to not have their groins touch. It's so inorganic. It's not a dance between two partners.
The "choreography" of this scene is a close match to Porsche seducing Kinn in episode 9, and yet the difference in authenticity between the two scenes is so vast.
A scene like this is not something you can't rely on just chemistry for, there needs to be comfort and coordination in what's happening between the two actors. That's why it's acting.
I think that's what the essayist and a lot of people see is lacking in VegasPete's NC scene. But this is fixable. It's not a chemistry problem, because that is not really fixable.
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sunnydaleherald · 3 days
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, April 14 - Monday, April 15
DAWN: I'm not a child. I'm not even human. Not originally. SPIKE: (sighs) Yeah, well, originally I was. I got over it. Doesn't seem to me it matters very much how you start out. DAWN: That's smart. I get that. (pauses) I like how you talk to me like I can understand things. Everyone else is being all ... twitchy and secretive.
~~Crush~~
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mcgnagallsarmy · 1 year
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Spuffy style Reading Challenge - #25: Short Story Reading Challenge
A Mother Knows Best by angelic_amy [PG-13]
Buffy hates Spike and Spike can’t stand Buffy. Right? Ever since Willow’s ‘my will be done’ spell, the vampire and slayer have been plagued with thoughts and dreams of their supposed mortal enemy. And neither of them know what to do about it. When Joyce Summers receives a mystery visit from someone in the know, and learns a little about the possible future, the slayer’s mother is set to work – playing matchmaker. Set in early season four, post Something Blue, and goes AU after that.
A Totally Random Occurrence by Herself [NC-17]
The stake slipped from her fingers, and she had to take a deep breath to stave off the dizziness descending on her like a hood over her head. "You—I thought you were dead." A reunion in New York City.
And Then She Knew by Addie Logan [PG-13]
Spike does something different – faster and more clever – and everything changes. (Goes AU during "The Gift")
At Ease by The Danish Bird [NC-17]
Even with her eyes closed, Buffy would recognise this place in a second, and for a moment she wondered if she truly had ended up in a hell dimension this time. One that had doomed her to an eternity of Doublemeat Palace workdays. Buffy felt her lips moving, heard her own voice speaking, and as she opened her eyes she decided that a hell dimension definitely wasn’t ruled out just yet. “Welcome to the Doublemeat Palace, how may I help – “ She stared into Riley’s scarred face as she completed her sentence. “– you.” Her mom, Sunnydale, her home, Spike – There are many things Buffy misses in her life, but if she had gotten the choice to revisit a day that had already passed, this would so not be it!
Between the Empty Places by St Ephiny [PG]
When Buffy's at her lowest, Spike gives her the strength to go on.  What happens if Spike and Andrew return from their trip a little early, and Buffy realizes she's not alone during the mutiny?
Claw Marks by untouchable [NC-17]
Set after S2. Buffy never returns to Sunnydale. She stays in Los Angeles as Anne, working at the diner and running from her past until, one night, her past runs into her. Can two desperate broken-hearted people find some relief in the arms of one another, or will Buffy and Spike just tear each other apart?
Crash by Holly [NC-17]
True, Whistler sent her back to fix just one thing, but Buffy has always been rather ambitious.
Fantasie Segrete by Holly [NC-17]
The Slayer’s friends treat a very reluctant Buffy to a Valentine’s Day surprise in hopes of uplifting her spirits.
Floodgates by EllieRose101 [NC-17]
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Of Malls and Mistletoe by bookishy [NC-17]
Ethan Rayne's up to his old tricks, having hung mistletoe with the opposite of care all over the Sunnydale Mall. When it becomes clear that the only way to stop chaos from reigning over the year's biggest shopping season is for enemies to snuggle up beneath it . . . well, it's just a good thing Buffy finds Spike there after hours. Set a week after Riley's departure in "Into the Woods."
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waitingforeddyneddy · 3 months
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them: how could these journalists forget that cynthia erivo is in wicked too!!! 😤😤😤 jonny and his amazing heart must always remind them we stan!!! 😍😍😍
also them, when simone isn't mentioned by the same journalist and jb reaffirms the statement that s2 was about him: 🦗🦗🦗🦗
how do they explain that it's upsetting that cynthia is constantly forgotten, but somehow that simone gets the exact same treatment isn't a problem at all?
that effie is so beyond everything all good and right that she literally can't see the problem with the way that rat behaves.
How are you going to act annoyed he has to mention Cynthia because the journalists don't and then say it's not a big deal he doesn't do it with Simone?
She said we can't accept he has moved on from Brisgerton! lmao babygirl follow the logic! He does talk about Bridgerton when he he asked about it! That's the point! He never misses an opportunity to praise his white costars and he always repeats the same bs about passing the baton, but never never, mentions Simone as his co lead. Mind you it's alwasy NC, LW and "we". Yesterday was the nail in the coffin for me. How are you going to say season two was MY season? Ew, self centred racist asshole
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dreamhot · 2 years
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could you please expain whats happening lee?? i was gone all day yesterday and i hate piecing together little pieces of info the dash drops :((
okay so dream did a discord podcast for a few hours, and these are the highlights that come to mind:
most importantly, he seems VERY confident that george will be there within the next month or so. george applied for the visa late 2021, and things have happened recently to move things along. he wasn't specific, but he said that he'd delete his channel (and eat a sock) if they didn't have a 2022 dteam christmas
when asked about his post face reveal travel plans, he mentioned 'obviously' being in california in october (twitchcon) - they're assuming george will be in america early oct/late sept
they're not currently living in the dteam house cos they're waiting for george
he also talked a bit about himself (he'll prob get a haircut before the face reveal but he still likes it long, he's been enjoying keeping his stubble lately, he has sharp/pronounced [but not rly thick] eyebrows, and lots of small freckles)
he's okay with sapnap being in nc because he knows he can't DO much with sapnap atm apart from watching sports and hanging out on discord, which they're still doing plenty anyway
george wants to recreate the gator photo
dream says he'll do lots of solo tiktok content (prayge)
he talked briefly about s2 for lore (he went off to write down an idea at one point lol) and mentioned it would be a continuation
oh and he wants to facetime george when george tells him about the visa cos that way george will see his face before they meet irl
he mentioned as well that he calls himself dream sometimes and that dream is just as much his name as clay is :'''')
i'm probably missing things a lot was said 😭😭
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girlbossblackbeard · 1 year
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so if javid denkins is to be believed (and I cannot stress enough that I don't believe that account is really manned by david and I never have, call me a skeptic, but I'm suspending disbelief for now) and their newest puzzle likely pointing to North Carolina as the answer, AND we have confirmation that Hornigold has been cast for s2, I am :) Very Very Afraid :))))) For Blackbeard :))))))))))))
For those who may not be familiar, Ocracoke, NC was real life Blackbeard's fav place to hang out with real life Stede Bonnet and allegedly would throw absolutely buckwild pirate parties there. It is also famously the location where he was shot 5 times, stabbed 25 times, and BEHEADED in his final battle against the royal navy, and while real life blackbeard was a terrible person and had a fate to match, my boy ed? eddie my love? edward "most beautiful man alive" teach played by mister waititi with the big brown doe eyes and perfect tummy? he doesn't deserve that and i WILL be chaining myself to the hood of david's car if he tries to pull any funny business regarding this matter
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professuntothelord · 6 months
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alrightsnaps · 4 months
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shondaland shoehorning a love triangle in s2 and forcing simone to share the protagonism in her season for no reason vs NC getting her own poster for the second year in a row....i’m gonna let you draw your own conclusions
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doing a rewatch of s2 is so weird now because you don’t really see that much resistance from lena where forming friendships are concerned. like yea she’s cautious but we don’t really get that reluctance and luthor paranoia/suspicion that the flashbacks in 5x06 suggested. She literally refers to Kara as “her only friend” in NC by 2x05. Idk, would’ve actually liked to see Kara’s relentless pursuit of friendship and Lena eventually being worn down instead of them trying to rewrite history to make the betrayal seem even worse. It was pretty bad already.
This would be interesting, but in all honesty S2 Lena is my favorite Lena. I mean, I love a tragic, perpetually victimized character as much as the next girl, but there was something so real and tangible about this Lena who yes had some bad experiences, but also was remarkably well adjusted. She was able to talk affectionately about Lex, she was open to and even eager for human connection. Enough so that she was easily snowed by an alien queen!
It just said so much about her, and created a rich, vibrant, and magnetic character that I feel ultimately got flattened and overshadowed by the writers making her entire life be one heartbreak after another, and ultimately retconning her into being embittered by it all.
Now, if we wanted to play with the victimization while preserving Lena's S2 portrayal, THAT would be interesting. Give me scenes of Lena being lonely in National City, of being excited to meet a potential new friend. Give me Lena fighting doubt that Kara actually wants to spend time with her, and isn't just humoring or even using her. Give me Lena having anxiety attacks between the scenes we got in S2, maybe having to psych herself up in the elevator on her way to ask Kara to the gala.
Basically, if the writers wanted to impress me, they needed to give me material that ADDED to what we were already given, not completely RETCON it. And honestly, it's not that hard to do.
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