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garyandash-trash · 2 years

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WIP Wednesday

It's WIP Wednesday again!!!!! This is from one of my fave wips right now, a Palletshipping fake dating scenario (AU) that is basically writing itself at the moment!!!! Hope you all enjoy!!

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“Say, um, Ash–” Professor Oak called, the invitation suddenly in his hands. “Did you read the whole invitation?”

“Well, I uh– I read most of it,” Ash replied, a guilty look on his face. “Enough to know I’d need to borrow a suit from Gary.”

“Well, it looks like… you registered to have a plus one.”

“Ah, so little Ashy is bringing a date?” Gary joked, a false smile on his face as his heart shattered at the thought. Clearly, it wasn’t him, and it made sense, why would it be, but it was still hard to endure.

“N-no!” Ash stammered, rushing over to look at the invitation, a shocked expression on his face. “I-I kind of just assumed they added that as an option so I could bring Pikachu.”

Both Gary and his grandfather exchanged glances, before breaking out into laughter.

“Only you would sign up a Pokémon as a plus one,” Gary joked, another series of laughs escaping him. “I guess I should’ve expected as much. You get invited to a formal event with the elite four and you were gonna bring Pikachu as your date.”

“It’s not funny, Gary!” Ash replied, a flustered look forming on his face. “Everyone’s gonna laugh at me. I’ll be shown the door before I even have a chance to be interviewed.”

“I can’t mess this up,” Ash continued, a desperate look in his eyes. “These people might end up being my peers, my co-workers, and they’re all gonna think I’m some kind of airhead trainer who isn’t good enough to be part of the elite four.”

“Well, they wouldn’t be entirely wrong about the airhead part,” Gary commented, unable to resist the obvious joke. Ash fixed him with an angry look and elbowed him in the stomach. He supposed he deserved that.

“Alright, alright, stop arguing, you two,” Professor Oak interrupted, a hand resting on his chin as he tried to think of a solution. “This is in two days, yes?”

“Yeah, I have to leave tomorrow,” Ash said with a groan, walking over to the couch and collapsing onto it with a defeated expression.

“Can you ask any of the girls you used to travel with?” Gary suggested, trying to help, even if it hurt to do so.

“With only two days' notice?” Ash replied, a sigh falling from his lips. “This isn’t just something I can spring on one of my old friends. You know how the elite four are, Gary. They can be pretty.. intimidating.”

Suddenly, Professor Oak spoke up. “I have an idea, if you’ll both hear me out.”

“What?” Ash asked, hope returning to his voice.

“Why don’t you just bring Gary?” He said, a smirk on his face as he looked over at his grandson, who now found himself the center of attention.

“Gramps,” Gary interrupted, beyond embarrassed at the idea that his grandfather was now effectively setting them up on a date. “I don’t think–”

“That’s a great idea, Professor!” Ash exclaimed, face lighting up at the thought. “C’mon, Gary, please? It’s only one night – and besides, you’re good at stuff like this. You can help me make a good impression!”

“Ash, you realize this means we have to pretend that we’re a couple, right?”

“So what?” Ash asked, a surprised look on his face that quickly shifted into one of mild irritation. “It’s only one night.”

Gary sighed, a furious blush rising on his cheeks. He tried to think of something, anything, that would get him out of this situation, but nothing came to mind.

“Fine. I’ll come with.” Gary relented, mirroring Ash’s earlier reaction and collapsing on the couch.

“Yes! Thank you Gary, I owe you one!” Ash exclaimed, leaping up from the couch and rushing up the stairs. “Should I take the suit home with me?”

“I’ll pack it.” Gary called, knowing that Ash would be able to hear him. “You’ll end up wrinkling it, somehow,” he muttered to himself, before glancing up at his grandfather, who was sitting across from him, observing him with a smug look on his face.

Gary shot him a dirty look, before rolling his eyes and standing up from the couch to head back upstairs.

“Y’know, Gramps, I’d appreciate it if you’d stop trying to interfere in my love life.”

“I don’t know what you mean, Gary,” he responded innocently, before reaching for the book he had set aside earlier.

#wip #wip wednesday #we all know prof oak ships these two #so does delia imo #I love the concept of prof oak being like an embarrassing dad to Gary #(in this case grandpa)#palletshipping #shigesato #ash x gary #gary x ash #my writing

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shiftylinguini · 8 months

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Fuck I Can't Write Crisis Pack:

@phoebe-delia asked in response to this fun lil ask game:

Do you have any advice for getting out of a slump/getting writing confidence back? . (for the ask anything) Do you have any advice for getting out of a slump/getting writing confidence back?

Now THIS. This is a good question, and something that is very much on my mind and has been for a while, as I am currently absolutely in the midst of this and trying to army crawl my way out. I don't have any magic bullets (is that the saying? idk) but I have been here before and i do have a small arsenal of tips or methods that I find can help me.

Here is my Fuck I Can't Write Crisis Pack (In no particular order):

Write anything

This is hardly groundbreaking advice, and it's also the hardest thing to actually do (imo) so do not beat yourself up if it takes a while to get to this. Basically, write ANYTHING―it can be aimless, it can be pointless, it can be crap (crap is subjective!! don't let the brain gremlins win!!).

Don't think about posting it, don't worry about anyone else ever reading it, just fling a few words onto a page and feel the rusty faucet turn on, proving to yourself that it still works.

Try and sus out what it is that's blocking you

Again this one is hard and annoying but functional. Once you can put your finger on the particular reason you're staring at a flashing black line on a blank page it can help you kick that reason off your lawn and into the bin.

And then, take it out of the bin and be kind to yourself about whatever that reason is. Maybe you feel shit because you're comparing yourself to others, your last fic felt like a lead balloon, you can't muster enthusiasm for what you once loved doing and fear that it's gone forever, you're projecting in a Tumblr post―whatever it is, it's something all the writers you admire and aspire to be like have felt, and been annoyed with themselves for, and so you can wrap it up in a blanket and put it on a shelf and be kind to it so it, (respectfully) shuts the fuck up.

(and remember, everyone feels insecure about their stuff. Like literally everyone, at some stage, feels like their stuff is rubbish)

Cheat on your OTP

Okay this one might not work for everyone, but it really does for me lol. Ruts (not the sexy kind) can often come with not wanting to engage in my usual ships, being annoyed by my lack of ability to fucking write them/anything/all my ideas taste like cardboard/bleh, and stepping out on them and reading something new can snap me out of it. Just, an injection of new ideas or scenarios or words or even just a little reprieve from being fed up with myself, which ideally, is why we're all here anyway.

(And then I come crawling back, and am welcomed with open arms haha)

In a similar vein:

Engage in media

This subtitle is genuinely terrible, i am sorry, LMAO, but essentially: find a piece of media that makes you go "oh, helLO sailor", unhinge your jaw like a snake, and consume it whole.

Let it nourish you, inspire you, excite you, making you feel SOMETHING, and then take that and think "fuck, what if i wrote bleepbloopblarp" and even if you write nary a single word, you've thought about it and that fucking counts.

It might be an album, a book, a song, a show, gifs of a hot person, the wikipedia summary of a movie, literally anything counts here if it makes you feel a twinge of creativity.

Ask yourself, what would Astolat do?

No for real. @candybarrnerd and I genuinely use this haha.

Worried your idea is stupid? Astolat would say write it.

Worried it's too weird? Nah, just write it.

It's dumb and no one will read it? Just write it for you *waggles eyebrows* (and then find out that yeah, nah, someone else will absolutely read this and be real fucking happy about it haha.)

Worried you're a one trick pony and have already written this fic before, like, and not even once before, and also you're projecting again in Tumblr post? WRITE IT AGAIN! As Astolat once said, "it's a fic so nice, I wrote it thrice".

It's good advice.

Make a friend or lean hard on the ones you have here

Misery loves company because it knows they'll come out of this together :). I know, I know, that's fucking NAFF, but fandom is all about finding like-minded freaks and blowing up their DMs because you saw a gif and now feel a kind of ways about it.

And lastly:

FUCK STATS!

I mean I love stats (yay validation!), but god can they make you feel like a worthless shit (hey where did my validation go :((( ). It can be really insidious, so piss that right off when it starts to fuck with your confidence or outlook on your own writing.

Hopefully there is something useful here, even if it's just looking at this advice and thinking "no that's shit, it's writing POISON" cos then you can maybe do the version you think is NOT shit, and that might work.

Good luck, fellow travelers!!

#thank you for this ask #this turned into projected cathrsis but i hope this helps if you are possibly feeling in a slump!!#on fic #writing #writing advice #our lord and saviour astolat #shifty turns an innocent ask into a therapy session #also is there a fucking name for the flashing space bar line on a word doc LMFAO there has to be right?? i do not know what it is

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clownprince · 9 months

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GUYS GUYSGUYS OH MY GOD. OHMMYGOD I JUST FIGURED SOMETHING OUT

so after joker gets hit by a train solomon gives him this mysterious green liquid. i've been wondering what it was, my first though was maybe there was an undiscovered lazarus pit in the sewers or something like that. but i was rereading task force z and

it's lazarus resin!!!

maybe grundy grabbed a vial when he tackled bloom? but either way that is definitely the same type of vial and the color is similar (not identical but that's likely bc different artists/colorists!)

my running assumption has been that this line was metaphorical but it's not! it's literal!!! joker DID die when he got hit by the train but grundy brought him back with a vial of lazarus resin!

and i've been making mental connections between tfz and tmwsl the entire time but it was kinda theoretical (and still is!) but the lazarus resin thing makes my theories more plausible for sure imo

so in tfz there are clones, amelia, delia, and celia. the powers company has cloning tech. and they also have memory replacement tech!!! that's what they did with the fake bane! they tampered with his memories. the thinker says that he has cognitive profiles of metahumans but in issue 12 bloom manages to resurrect a dead corpse with the powers company resources and make it think that it's jason todd/red hood, who is definitely not a meta, so evidently they have tech to do the same for non-metas

so my theories are that either:

1. they cloned joker and implanted memories in the clone. this could maybe connect to the network plot in the joker (2021)

2. they found a very fresh corpse with a striking resemblance to joker, and then maybe gave him a nice acid bath and implanted the memories (or they found a way to do this with living people)

i think it's highly likely at this point that sewer rat undead!joker is the real joker, especially after knight terrors. so now the question is: if i'm right about this, who's behind the other (LA) joker? harvey? did bloom somehow survive? geri powers? maybe even waller? and what are they up to? is LA joker an escaped experiment or does whoever's controlling him have an agenda?

#physically shaking and trembling i'm so proud of myself for catching this #i haven't seen other posts abt this but lmk if someone else has posted abt this am curious #the joker: the man who stopped laughing #task force z #joker #it's entirely possible that the other joker is either a clone from the network or some multiversal fuckery or something else. who knows #but i think that the lazarus resin thing definitely makes it more plausible bc it establishes a solid connection between tfz and tmwsl #and proves that rosenberg is being attentive to details and leaving lil hints / easter eggs #connecting the dots i'm connecting the dots!!!#should i tag this as spoilers uhhhhhjnjukg idfk

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gophergal · 10 months

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Mortal Kombat Worldbuilding Ideas - Part 1: Immortals

These ideas float somewhere between headcanon and rewrite. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the worldbuilding as is (for the most part), but a few things stick out to me as things that could be more interesting. Specifically, immortals this time.

For one, establishing that immortals can't have biological children would make them a little more interesting and give some more depth to immortal characters, imo. As immortality is a status earned in one way or another, this is the price you pay for taking it.

"Then how, pray tell, do demigods exist, Gopher?" You might ask. Well, they aren't born, in this rewrite. That's right, baby, demigods can fulfill the Macbeth prophecy! They are not of woman born!

Demigods are created, not unlike a fleshpits experiment or some of Wonder Woman's origins (y'know, the one where she was a clay baby). Regardless of what the godling in progress is made of, their godly parent will then "breath life" into them by infusing them with a fragment of their own soul.

Breathing life into one of these creations slightly weakens the god in question, but it forms a bond with their offspring that can persist even after death. The bond entails different things for different gods, but typically the offspring is compelled toward loyalty to their parent and/or the goal they were created for. Which makes it very difficult to break free from their parent's control.

Specific Characters This Applies To

The obvious ones to first discuss are Taven and Daegon, Argus' sons with Delia and the brothers fated to stop Armageddon.

Delia created her sons from gold and dragon scales. This gave them innate pyromancy that they might not otherwise have. While Taven was always stronger and faster, Daegon is smarter and stronger willed. This, combined with his feelings of inferiority, compelled him to want his bond to Argus severed, even before he was awoken early.

Rain's mother dug clay from the riverbed to form her son. His aquamancy and impulsive tendencies were influenced by his beginnings at the bottom of fast flowing water. Being the youngest of the three, he is weaker still than either of his brothers. But, paired with his physical distance from Argus, it has also made his bond weaker. While Taven is happily beholden to Argus, and Daegon wishes to break free, Rain is untethered. He has the most freedom of the three.

Having three sons made Argus much weaker than he normally would be. Hence why one of said sons was capable of permakilling him, rather than simply forcing him to reform at a later date.

This last one might surprise you, but Mileena works by these rules as well. Shao Kahn isn't a god in the same way that Argus is, but he also had a powerful sorcerer on his side. (Mileena has two papas)

So Mileena isn't a demigod, but she does contain a fragment of Shao Kahn's soul. The other method of giving her life would be to simply use another full soul, but that would be more akin to resurrection than to creating a daughter for him. And it wouldn't guarantee the loyalty to the Kahn and his ideals that Mileena presents long after her father's "death". After all, Ermac broke free from that compelling force, so it wasn't simply mind control.

@mikka-minns @inferoinvictus @rabbitlost @dinainwater @cbros5 (tagging y'all just in case you wanna see)

#gopher rambles #mortal Kombat #worldbuilding headcanons #please note: im not saying this is better. its just stuff thats been rattling around in my skull for a while.#if you wanna use these concepts for au's or something feel free. im completely unbothered #you can also probably see some of my biases showing through ehdheb

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punz4lyfe · 2 years

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Pokemon Journeys Episode 118 Review

Pokemon Journeys Episode 118. Let’s review:

For Ash’s first battle in the Masters Tournament and his first victory against a regional champion, how do things stack up? Hmm, pretty alright, but not toooo perfect.

Okay, so getting the small bad parts out of the way first, I did not like how Dracovish went down. The dude has shown to be an absolute tank all season and he gets taken out after one move collision with Metagross (which didn’t look like it did anything to him) and a single Heavy Slam from Aggron. Does Ash’s Pokemon here just share some kind of fodder card they secretly pass around each other? Could explain why Lucario wasn’t that interesting before his Mega Stone or why Gengar kept jobbing until he learned to Gigantamax. (and replace Water Gun with Hydro Pump already!) Same complaint goes for Cradily as well. Yeah, the set up for its defeat was nice (which I’ll get into later), but it only got taken down by a single Iron Tail. For how much time it stalled, it should be to almost complete health due to Ingrain, so it would’ve made more sense if it took Pikachu multiple Iron Tails to finish the job.

Those are my only complaints for the battle as a whole, though. Everything else was pretty great imo. Fun to see Gengar’s efforts of learning Will-O-Wisp get proper payoff and many of the strategies used were on-point, like Dazzling Gleam being used as a shield multiple times and Pikachu trapping Cradily’s tentacles with Electroweb after baiting them to a Power Whip. Nice to see Steven battle as well, as like many champions, we don’t really get a lot of that as a whole in the anime. The big finish of the whole battle was incredible. 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt being used as a way to both block Metagross’ attacks and leave him vulnerable afterwards was absolute genius. And was Iron Tail being used as a finishing blow supposed to be a reference to the fact that Pikachu learned that move in Hoenn? If so, then nice touch!

Outside from the battle, of course, Team Rocket was fun as usual, it was awesome to see Iris hang out with Goh and Hop and cheer on Ash with them, the other Masters 8 members’ commentary was nice (especially seeing Leon and Cynthia become more interested in fighting Ash themselves), it was a blast seeing all of Ash’s Pokemon together at Oak’s Lab cheering him on with Oak, Delia, and... Tracey, and all the Hoenn cameos were not only great, but impressive! Like really, who would’ve guessed that the anime would’ve remembered the existence of Jimmy, Kelly, Kate, and Gym Guide Dan again?

Still, wish there could’ve been more with the cameos, like have them react to what’s going on instead of just Ash’s friends, family, and Pokemon. Like maybe have someone like Birch say something like “wow, who’d thought Ash would be fighting our champion?” or something like that. And I swear Tracey’s cameo only supports my theory that he and Ash deliberately try to avoid each other whenever Ash comes back home. And does anyone else wish there was an actual curry party after the tournament that Goh and Iris mentioned? Could’ve been a great way to have some interaction between Ash and the Master 8 members that couldn’t make the semifinals.

Oh well, I’d still give this episode an 8/10. Pretty great, just not that perfect. And next episode will be a proper resolution to- (SLAM)

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newyorkkiss · 7 months

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it truly does jokerfy me a bit how overlooked they are and have always been. like this is sort of a deep cut so idk how relatable it is, but i remember i would be at the mall in middle school at dELiA*s (who remember!! lmao) looking at their wall of band shirts seeing like the killers, kings of leon, etc thinking shit like, "i dont understand why spoons not up here or why i dont hear them on the radio and people dont know who im talking about when i mention them, but all thats true of these bands. but spoon is better than all these bands is the thing. with the same amount of appeal imo" ...like maybe in a less sophisticated and more annoying middle schooler way, but that sentiment. and i still feel that way! and i get that that is justifiably said of soooo many groups and musicians, truly, across all genres. art and creative fields in general really. but with spoon i think about it especially not just because im particularly sentimental about their work, but also bc i truly feel like they have a really broad appeal. i mean their songs end up on the soundtracks of all sorts of films and tv episodes bc theyre good, they capture a mood, they just have that oomph that a scene needs. but theyre just not very well known. a blessing and a curse i figure, feels like theyll never get the respect and clout theyve rightfully earned for their artistry which is a bit crazymaking but otoh theres allll sorts of downsides and indignities to fame 🥄

exactly like they really do have a Commercial Appeal (pun intended) and they truly do have a wide spread of genres covered, and covered well. it’s interesting they never cracked outside of their scene given they really well could have given the rise of indie rock/pop/general alternative adjacent scene in the main charts. and as you mentioned, they did have a lot of boosts in media that actually helped to catapult a lot of their contemporaries, it just seemed they never managed to bubble above the surface.

tangent after the cut sorry spoon-anon but i have A LOT on my mind. hopefully u stick w me thru this and get where i’m coming from (tho im sure u do)

however, what i mean w cult-status is like in reference to some of their contemporaries like the national, interpol and a lot of the NY scene when i think about it – sort of being viewed as these cult like bands with an actual document of their history straight from the go in some cases.

as u would know spoon has this unique story to them that makes them perfect fodder for this for anybody else reading below the cut: band releases a well received debut album on a cult label (matador), leaves them for a major to release a lauded follow up that does terribly sales wise and gets thrown to the dogs like meat straight afterwards due to horrible mismanagement but somehow defy that and go on to continue to release some of the most critically acclaimed albums of the last 20 years despite the fact they may as well had just given the fuck up.

if that had happened to any of those NY-adjacent bands i feel the history would have been covered so much different if that makes sense? like they’d have somebody down there in the trenches with the band covering this shit for a low quality documentary that’d be like the gospel for fans. imagine seeing footage of britt curled up at the times square hotel pay phones he would call up his lawyer on during his 15 minute breaks at citibank lol trying to shop rough copies of girls can tell to labels because he was that hellbent on getting it released. you can only imagine it because it doesn’t exist!! if it was any other critically acclaimed blog era-band it probably would exist!! hell any kind of proper document of any of their post-sneaks albums would have been so fucking good and so deserved. i feel all we really know about them is merely just crumbs in general as a band imo and a lot of good preservation just doesn’t seem to exist at all. like yeah we have the decent oral history of gimme fiction but i kinda want that for the whole band more thoroughly? i like knowing things! i want some sort of meet me in the bathroom kind of coverage of them. i want them to be respected for the band that they are because they are just that good and utterly destroy their contemporaries in terms of output AND consistent critical acclaim. kinda mad at myself for putting them in the back of my mind for almost decade smh 😔

still i just feel they don’t get even close to enough love or respect from people although their contemporaries are regarded as darlings and have devout groups of fans and that stuff. a good majority of them probably have no fucking idea who spoon are even though the band themselves have probably done something with them or have heard of the band in passing/other media. with all that considered, it’s all very strange to me how they’ve just ended up being some band from austin. maybe that’s just how it was meant to be. i’m not sure.

EDDIIT: i just realized after that last post that arcade fire was actually given more light than hell by merge than spoon were when they were literally on the same label like um where the FUCK was that level of attention for them when they were literally both on par with each other quality wise musically and critically like hello?????? what's up with THAT... much to fucking think about also fuck win butler btw.

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drarry-fic-rambling · 2 years

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Hi Phoebe, I don't know if your followers are interested for some humor, fluff, time-travel Drarry, but I sure hope they do. I just read a very flavorful and ridiculously entertaining one. It is a fic from Time Turner MisAdventures 2022 challenge, called "Something Unpredictable" by Klari. Here is the summary from on AO3:

If Hermione has had enough after third year and decides to avenge herself upon careless headmasters and willfully ignorant ministers by keeping the time turner, and then if that time turner is destroyed— what will happen when Harry gets involved in his parents’ love lives? How will Draco Malfoy save the Wizarding World from old men? What if Hermione never discovers the evils of House Elf Enslavement and starts the Societly Promoting Equality for Werewolves instead? And really… does Harry have a gambling problem?

You see, the summary gives you the what-ifs scenarios and the story certainly delivers it. It is not quite your fix-it sort and it is, imo, light-hearted and fun. The main pairings are Drarry, Romione, side ones are wolfstar, james/severus, lucius/lily. That prolly tells which era they time-traveled to :).

The author said it was unbetad, but I think everything seems to work out great even tho a bit fast pace. It was approx. 19k+ long.

Thank you as always,

Wish you well.

Hello! @handmeyours, thanks so much for submitting this!

I haven't read this fic, but I think your rec says it all.

(I couldn't find a Tumblr for this author, but if they're on here someone please tag them so they can see the love!)

Read "Something Unpredictable" by Klari on AO3!

Hey guys! It's @phoebe-delia, and I've created a little side blog!

The purpose of this blog is for people who might not want to have a full-on Drarry or fic rec blog but who have a favorite fic or piece of art that they're so passionate about that they want to write a rec. As always, remember to check the tags & leave comments and kudos!

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anbubisibuna · 2 years

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Anubis the Return of Sibuna Das Haus Anubis HC's:

One thing I like that Das Haus Anubis didn't do this movie, is that I can Headcanon whatever I want for the characters.

In Das Haus Anubis

What the characters are doing 2 years later:

They are 20/21 years old.

In my HC the still have a year after Season 3 ends. This means they had 13 schoolyears. In some places this G9 existed in Germany I googled.

Nina: In Het Huis Amubis Nienke studies Medicine. And I was immediately no. This doesn't suit Nina at all. She doesn't seem that smart or strong like Nienke that she can pull through Medical school imo. Nina studies Literature. and she's living together with Daniel. She has a part time job in store selling school stuff.

Daniel: In Het Huis Anubis Fabian studies Aerchology. This would also fit for Daniel. He is studying Geology. He works a part time job working in some Geoscience company. ( idk). His parents also pay some of their rent. He plans on doing the doctor in Geology.

Delia: In Het Huis Anubis Amber is a Model. But Delia has so many Talents when it comes to planning and her creativity is just.... She studies Communication. She is in a relationship with Felix. They have been dating for a year and a half. She lives 10 minutes away from him in flat her father pays for.

Felix: I don't think we know what Appie is doing in Het Huis Anubis? Right? But Felix is working on to study Video game Designer. ( It's canon that he was terrible in school so he had to do some detours). He's the worst one doing in school after Kaya. He lives with Magnus. Listen those two living together. Amazing. He is also in a relationship with Delia who sometimes sleeps over.

Magnus: In Het Huis Anubis Jeroen is homeless living in a dumpster selling some artifacts. This doesn't suit him at all because he is not as messed up like Jeroen is. I mean I like Jeroen but I do think Magnus is alot more likely going to therapy or he already does and this doesn't end up him living a life like Jeroen does. He's also shows less asocial tendecies like Jeroen does. Jeroen is more like the type of guy: " Fuck society I do what I want." type of person. Where Magnus is more included by the group. ( They really did Jeroen dirty though). At first I was Economics. Because that's the most obvious answer. But then I was no. After all his father had to go through he decides to study Law. He lives together with Felix in a small flat his father pays for.

Mara: We don't know what Noa is doing in Het huis Anubis or if her and Jeroen are still dating. But I hc that Mara and Magnus are still dating but are in a long distance relationship for that moment. Mara studies in Barcelona with her sister. Take back from Season 2 where she tells Magnus that she wants to live in nice City like Barcelona with her sister. .We also know that Mara is intelligent Mara is studying Chemistry currently in her 3th Semester. Magnus father pays a part for her studies. Because she was the reason he got out of jail. She does come back to Germany to live with Magnus ( and Felix) after finishing the 6th Semester.

Luzy: We don't know what Patricia is doing. But after her year in America she comes back to Germany. She lives with Charlotte, Max ( Her boyfriend) and Kaya. Luzy studies Journalism. She works part time in a Ice Cream Shop.

Charlotte: Charlotte is highly intelligent. Probably more so than Daniel. She's studying Physics. She's working on doing her doctor in Physics. She lives with Luzy, Max and Kaya. She's still in a relationship with Kaya.

Kaya: Kaya isn't the sharpest tool. We all know. And the thing he is the most interested is sports. He's studying Sports. While still living together with Charlotte, Luzy and Max he works part time in a fitnesstudio. His father wants him to be more independent. So he refuses to pay his rent.

Max: Max is living with Luzy, Kaya and Charlotte. He does study Photography. He has inherited a small booth from his uncle where he sells candy. His father pays some of the rent.

Relationships:

Nina and Daniel:

Daniel buys Nina nice notebooks she can practice her writing in

Mara and Magnus:

The two make study dates where they study in front of eachother via video chat.

The two make sure to see eachother during the Hollidays where they either go to Mara's family or to Magnus father. ( depends where he is at the moment)

They send eachother gifts.

Delia and Felix:

The two started dating after Felix helped her with some of her studies and Delia pushed him on pursuing the studies he wants instead of what his father wants.

Delia sleeps over at Felix and Magnus' place every other weekend. The other weekend Felix is at her place.

Luzy and Max:

Max takes the pictures when Luzy is writing articles.

Luzy sometimes works as a Model for Max. When he needs pictures for school.

Charlotte and Kaya:

Kaya brings Charlotte a Energy Shake after every shift he works at the Fitness center.

Charlotte does help him with some in Anatomy.

#das haus anubis #het huis anubis #mara minkmar #magnus von hagen #nina martens #kaya sahin #daniel gutenberg #felix gaber #luzy shoppa #delia seefeld #charlotte bachmann

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slutforwings · 3 years

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books i read in august and what i thought of them because apparently i do that now

they both die at the end - adam silvera (YA)

spoiler alert: the title. this book takes place in a world where people are called up 24 hours before they die, so they're semi-prepared. it follows two teens who both got the call and spend their last day together. really cool concept, imo it could have expanded on the worldbuilding even more, but i guess the focus is just the main characters. and it did that really well! the romance is a bit cheesy, but what gripped me personally was the grieving yourself and future plans that will never come to fruition. 4/5

to kill a kingdom - alexandra christo (fantasy)

little mermaid inspired, sirens kill one human per year, the sea princess only kills princes. one of the princes is determined to kill this siren he's never seen. the siren gets turned into a human for plot reasons and finds out killing the prince determined to kill her might not be that easy. i reread this a year after my first year, it felt a bit more rushed the second time around. that said, i just love me some fairytale settings as well as ambigious morality and betrayal. i don't regret the reread. 4/5

the invisible life of addie larue - v.e. schwab (fastastical fiction?)

girl sells her soul and becomes immortal BUT everyone forgets her as soon as she's out of their sight. after 300 years of this, she meets someone that does remember her. once again, i was more in it for the concept than the romance. beautifully written, and a really good execution of the concept. i pirated it but ended up loving it so much that i bought a physical copy so yknow. 5/5

the memory police - yoko ogawa (fiction)

a town where things keep disappearing and the population forgets about them (perfume, birds, etc). some people don't forget, but remembering is strictly forbidden by the memory police. i dont want to say much more because it's once again a great concept and just a great book overall. to me it felt like an allegory of dementia or maybe depression, but you can really fill it in for yourself. really interesting read. 4,5/5

witches abroad - terry pratchett (fantasy)

12th discworld novel, can be read as a standalone, basically: 3 witches have to make sure the story of cinderella doesnt happen, but stories have a way of forcing their hand. a different witch doing everything to make it happen doesnt help of course. one of my favorite discworld novels so far, incredibly funny but with great life lessons a la pratchett. loved the witches as annoying tourists. for some reason took me a bit to get into it, but after that it was smooth and uninterrupted sailing. 5/5

where the crawdads sing - delia owens (fiction)

the life story of a girl growing up in the marshes of 1950-1960 north carolina, whose siblings and parents leave her at a very young age, alongside a murder case in 1969 (hah) which she is the main suspect of on account of living alone in a swamp. reading it felt like watching a movie, you can picture everything so clearly. unique reading experience. loved the themes of solitude, independence, and of course the intrigue of the murder in the future, woven inbetween. 4,5/5

cinderella is dead - kalynn bayron (fantasy)

dystopian society that every year has a ball to honor 200 year dead cinderella, girls have 3 balls to get chosen by a man, if not they're considered slaves to the patriarchy and basically disappear. one girl in love with another girl wants to overthrow the system. this book sucked ass. this is why you don't read books purely because they're 'queer and with diverse characters!'. the worldbuilding didn't make any sense, every man was such a caricature that it felt like the author was beating the point of her novel in my head with a fucking hammer. most annoying main character i've ever had the displeasure of reading. every other character existing to make the mc look good. i could complain about this book for years. don't read it. 1/5

out of my mind - sharon m. draper (fiction)

story of 11yo melody, who has cerebral palsy, is incredibly intelligent, but cannot speak. her frustration and trial to communicate with the people around her, some of which treat her like she's braindead. very moving novel, teared up a few times, had my heart racing alongside melody's at certain moments. puts you in the often extremely frustrating shoes of a disabled girl, a good reminder to never underestimate people. 5/5

ariadne - jennifer saint (historical... fiction?)

i think it's safe to say we all know ariadne and her role in aiding theseus through the labyrinth to slay the minotaur. so it's that. except told from her POV. and longer. and with added extras everywhere because her tale was not told in that much detail. i really enjoyed it, its advertised as a 'feminist' novel but its done in a not annoying way imo (AHEM take notes cinderella is dead). also at one point she gets a bee necklace from daedalus and im dying to get one too but googling 'ariadne pendant' does not give me what i want 4,5/5

#book recs #book review #ariadne #cinderella is dead #out of my mind #where the crawdads sing #witches abroad #the memory police #to kill a kingdom #they both die at the end

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harryisntstraight · 3 years

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I’m trying to get into reading again to avoid the boredom while on lockdown - is there any books you’d recommend? xx

omg yes! I’ve been reading a loooot recently so here are just some of my faves I’ve read in like the past year:

my year of rest and relaxation- Ottessa Moshfegh : I loved this so much and finished it in about a day, it’s funny, harrowing, relatable disturbing, you love and also hate the main character, has an ending that you might see coming but still kinda makes you sit back and stare into space for a few hours in contemplation of what you just read

Where the crawdads sing - delia Owens: this book is so immerseively written I couldn’t put it down. has the most beautiful descriptions of nature and the way the author talks about loneliness and heartbreak and betrayal and then blends it perfectly with the environment she sets the book in is *chefs kiss* it’s a very easy read and the style of writing is almost a bit reminiscent of YA novels but for an adult audience imo

Queenie - candice Carty-Williams : again another book I almost finished in one sitting. It’s literally impossible not to fall in love w the main character and ur rooting for her the whole way I felt like she was my best friend by the end of it. Talks about mental illness in such a refreshing and new way and it manages to be hilariously funny yet also heartbreakingly sad all at the same time

Rebecca - daphne du Maurier : if you haven’t read this before here is your sign to read it now! My all time favourite modern classic. It’s a gothic novel set in the 1930s but I have never felt so connected and related to a main character as much as I did w this book. It’s beautiful and tense and tragic and there were so many times when I wanted to jump into the pages and just give the characters a hug or a punch in the face lollll I love this book so much can’t recommend it enough but do NOT watch the Netflix adaptation it is genuinely trash and does not do the book the slightest bit of justice

My sister the serial killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite : I literally finished this in one sitting bc I couldn’t put it down. so face paced, so easy to read yet so fun and so original. Great concept and executed perfectly, loved it

Paul takes the form of a mortal girl - Andrea lower : honestly like no other queer coming of age novel I have read before. Has (a lot of) sex scenes that manage to be graphic without being cringey or uncomfortable to read which is a big ask imo. It’s a really funny and intelligent book yet it also feels super urgent and evocative and really plays into the quirkinesses of the 90s when it’s set without the pop culture references feeling forced or awkward

Eleanor oliphant is completely fine - Gail honeyman: I put off reading this for so long bc I hated the title but honestly I loved it so much. A super interesting and unusual main character who I started off hating and then absolutely fell in love with and was rooting for her at all costs. really truthfully and powerfully describes loneliness and trauma in a way that I haven’t seen a lot of similar books pull off

A little life - Hanya Yanagihara : literally just finished this yesterday but I don’t think I will be over it for a while. Possibly the most viscerally sad book I have ever read. Massive trigger warnings for self harm and sexual abuse like seriously be careful about this book if ur wary of triggers but aside from that it is so beautifully written and so intimate that by the time you finish you almost feel like you lived alongside these characters and know them as real people and feel their real pains and traumas. Seriously this book is fucked up and I think I cried at every chapter but there are still these gorgeous lighthearted moments scattered throughout that made me laugh and smile and it really genuinely felt like I was falling in and out of love alongside the characters. WHEW!

This is long enough already so I’ve only covered fiction here but I can also hit u up with some non fiction recs if that kinda thing takes ur fancy! Hope this helped a bit and let me know if u do decide to read any!! ❤️❤️

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baby-sandworm · 4 years

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howdy! do you have any Delia/Barbara friendship hc’s you’d like to share? there isn’t enough content for them going around imo :)

Sure! I love these ladies💞💞

After deciding that the Maitlands were staying for good with the Deetz family, Delia flocked towards Barbara immediately—she loved her energy and was happy to have another strong woman in the house.

Lydia never wanted to do traditional “girly” bonding stuff that Delia planned, so she freaked out in the best way when Barbara was interested instead and asked if she could join.

Both being early risers, they love to start their day by sitting on the porch and drinking some herbal tea together. They watch the sunrise and chat. Most of the time it’s about what’s going on that day, but occasionally they’ll get deep and let slip something painful that’s happened in their pasts. They’re both such great listeners that they find a lot of comfort in these talks.

Barbara didn’t understand Delia’s whole deal with the crystals and the spirituality at first. She would always be polite, but Delia still sensed her hesitation. So one day Delia took Barbara into her study and gave her a full run down of everything she does and even gave her a reading. After that, Barbara never questioned Delia once, no matter how “out there” her ideas were.

They talk about Lydia all the time to make sure their girl is doing okay🥺 They also share mothering tips and bond over the always present underlying struggle of being Lydia’s mom but not mom.

Whenever Barbara is feeling down about being dead and stuck at home, Delia will share all of the town gossip she’s heard to cheer her up and make her laugh.

They watch chick flicks together and cry and snuggle. I don’t make the rules.

They put each other on to their favorite hobbies. Barbara teaches Delia how to garden and Delia teaches Barbara how to meditate and make candles.

#beetlejuice #beetlejuice the musical #beetlejuice bway #barbara maitland #delia deetz #my hcs

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ihatespinosaurus · 4 years

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Thank you Mr. Eddie Perfect

Here are all of my thoughts on all of the demos as I listen to them for the first time instead of doing my homework. Nobody asked for this, I know.

The whole being dead thing: Love it. My absolute favourite line which I don’t think they should have thrown out is “Try to think of me as lube for the hole -uh-the whole being dead thing”.

Death’s not Great. christmas? carol of the bells. long and not funny. kinda depressing. so a good song but not a bop obvs

The hole: religion really did go to town. i think BJ’s songs should be slightly more chaotic. i guess this is the original monologue?

Gotta get out of this house: kinda funny. barbara 2.0? i actually like this so much. image me as Kirsten Dunst in ‘Bring it on’ when she’s dancing in her room listening to the mixtape the boy gave her.

Dead mom orig: impale him through the heart. morbid. perfect for the lydia who would scare everyone who came to her house

Mama would: loved this from the beetleball. Soooo catchy. groovy. I think Sophia Anne Caruso has such a good voice for this type of groove music

Sign yourself over to me: okay not the best representation of the Charles I built in my head. but kinda super catchy. “Take this ivory civil war era slave owner’s pen...” o.k.

Delia’s TED Talk: Poor Delia. Delia opening up about the possible worst moment of her life to help Lydia yes pls. Then Charles opening the literal and metaphorical door to Delia. Fun fact: the street I grew up on was called Delia.

No Reason: I love when Mr Perfect is trying to be Lydia. Hilarious. I heard it in the workshop. I like the Tupperware verse. lydia giving some low blows and so chaotic in this. love it

Fright of their lives: uhm Adam swore! i liked how bj said the soliloquy line

Say My Name: slower than the orig. heard in workshop. sorry i love the ‘okay what’s your name’ “whats my name?” kinda like how when the Maitlands are possessed they address Lydia directly. gives it an extra creepy vibe.

You can only work with what you get: love them. omg. they’re so evil. honestly how me and my bff talk. the meaner you are the more you care. “Like a virus in a sauna” ouch. BEST EVIL SIBLINGS EVER

Step right up: nod to the film? like when he does the circus thing? another duet. i love the duets

A little more of your time: hold on. hoLd ON. okay hold on. ok. super sad jeez. can we PLS stop sleeping on charles. he has emotions too :’(

The Children We didn’t have: :”’’’’’’((((((

What’s left: somehow more majestic than barbara 2.0. like hell yessir and yesum. march to battle

Barbara 2.0: what can I say? just as catchy as the orig. probably one of my fav songs on the album

The Box: okay strong backstreet boys vibe which is not something I associate with Otho. (more like Oh th no).

I am very good at running cults: okay not a Backstreet boys vibe but i dont know the vibe. kinda feels more evil. i can see Abe and Eric (that one time) singing this but not Kelvin or Will Blum.

Mixed it up together: not as chaotic as I picture BJ should be here. honestly, i didnt feel it was up to par with the other songs.

Everything is kinda meh: can I just say that I listen to this on youtube about 5 times a week. this song is NOT kinda meh

What I know Now: i like listening to Mr Perfect sing the songs even if they arent changed a lot from the orig album. “I was anti-vax now I’m dead” AHHHHikgntglksn

Goodbye Emily Deetz: from beetleball with Dana. kinda makes me cry for some reason. am I experiencing emotions? I’m just so happy for Lydia.

Ain’t It Strange: Mr Perfect you sang this at the Beetleball! Pomp and Circumstance. good wrap up song. makes me feel content. NO YOU’RE A TEENAGER! (yes guys Lydia is just a teenager. yes. but also all teenagers are assholes imo). OKAY WAIT they say his names 3 times at the end. they do it. like all the fanfics. they all live together happily every after. omg

That’s all. Thanks for reading. Mr Eddie Perfect started this when I was starting uni and now i’m starting grad school. wack

#Beetlejuice the musical #bj:tmtmtm #thank you Mr Eddie Perfect #BEETLEB*BES DNI #This is enough serotonin for at least a week!#Demos #beetlejuice: the demos the demos the demos #bj:tdtdtd?

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dankest-of-lies · 3 years

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i'm boutta go on a y2k fashion rant real quick brb

(literally just incoherent ramblings but yeah)

bruh when i say i wanna dress y2k i do NOT mean that weird ass gentrified pintrest tiktok version of y2k, i'm talking about what actual women and girls wore from the years 1997-2003 (aka the late 90s and early 2000s)

AND LIKE

i see other teenage girls on tiktok that have that weird ass gentrified version of y2k look at ACTUAL y2k and they're like "omg it's so ugly" LIKE IF U CAN'T ACCEPT THE "UGLINESS" THEN GTFO❗❗

like i want that delias shit (like the original shits not that weird bad dollskill shits)

like raileigh wearing a brandy melville tank top and baggy jeans does not make u y2k

like this is why my y2k celeb fashion inspo (bc i'm white) is kirsten dunst from like 1997-2003. and not like paris hilton 😐

another thing w the y2k aesthetic thing, is that it has become so confused and mixed w mcbling, which is what that paris hilton pink everything aesthetic is. which fucking SUUUUCKS (not mcbling, but people confusing it w y2k)

another thing that pisses me off soo much is when people make an argument against y2k fashion (or just someone talking about y2k fashion in general), they'll put up like pictures of keira knightley in like 2003 and then put up fucking pictures of like ashley tisdale in like 2004-2006 or like miley cyrus in 2007-2009 like... that's not... y2k fashion... THAT'S MID AND LATE 2000S AND THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND Y2K. LIKE WOULD U CALL 1997 "THE EARLY 90S"?? jeezus.

btw that last part i said has to do w the fact that i keep seeing people calling those years and posting pictures from those years (2004-2006 & 2007-2009) the "early 2000s" like-

if i see that picture of ashley tisdale on the red carpet in 2005 when someone is describing y2k fashion again it's on SIGHT.

ik i'm young as shit and for any older person reading this they'll prolly think i don't know a thing. and i don't tbfh, but IN MY OPINION, ik to most people they don't know a difference or even notice but imo i think there's a huge difference between 2003 and 2004 fashion, just like 2006 and 2007 fashion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

also it pisses me off how "y2k" on pinterest is just like alt, mcbling, indie or soft girl fashion, and how "cyber ghetto" is usually just. actual y2k/actual y2k inspired 😐 that's not sus at all...

and also when people bring this up to those y2k tiktok pinterest girls their excuse is usually just "we're putting a 2020 ✨ spin �� on y2k" or "omg it's not supposed to be EXACTLY what they wore!!"... and i'm just like... what's the point then 😭 i mean you do you but God,,,....

now i know for any normal sane person reading this they'll prolly be like "omg why do u care so much" it's bc i keep seeing this happen over and over and it GRINDS MY G E A R S.

but yeah i much prefer actual stuff from the late 90s/early 2000s than this weird version teenage girls on tiktok made TBFH. :|

btw one last thing: if u dress like the "weird gentrified version of y2k" that i was talking about, then i ain't judging, that's perfectly fine lol, you do you, i do think it looks nice, but it's just not y2k 😭

also y'all do realize emo fashion wasn't really a thing until like the mid 2000s right (the earliest mention i've seen of the word "emo" used in music was in like 1997 so)

#y2k #y2k fashion #early 2000s #late 90s #fashion #mmmmm i'm mad (not really tho)#i just had to say it cause no one else was lmaooo #y2k style #y2k aesthetic #fav

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pea-green · 5 years

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Ok so I've not watched ctm since Patsy and Delia left but how queerbait-y is this Val thing? Or is it more of a sort of headcanon? I can't stand queerbaiting in shows!

Thank you for the ask!! okay full disclosure: I honestly can’t be objective about it because I’ve been going ‘that’s a lesbian’ since Val was introduced two series ago.

But I agree, it’s super annoying!! What’s good is Val isn’t straight - she hasn’t expressed any interest in any men whatsoever, and if she does ever get a boyfriend the writers (& costume department) will have some explaining to do because her gay foreshadowing is, imo, just as obvious as Patsy’s. I have it on pretty good authority that Val’s actress thinks she’s a lesbian (& presumably plays her as such), and every ep that goes by with nothing but heterosexual patients, Lucille and Phyllis with their new love interests and Trixie namedropping 60′s heartthrobs, Valerie stands out more and more as the personifiction of Code Words For Lesbianism In Classic Films. It’s beyond annoying that the show won’t confirm her actually as gay, but I guess straight people (certainly the straight audience, I assume also the writers) think ctm has Done lesbianism with Patsy and Delia which is ridiculous and offensive but what can you do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Though I ship them like anything, I never thought the writers would make Val and Lucille a couple; while I’m not annoyed per se with Lucille’s new love interest, I hate that Val and Lu’s close friendship has been downgraded this series to more like fond acquaintances, and that Lu and Cyril (and definitely Phyllis and the awful policeman whose name I don’t care about) have had in two episodes as much screentime than Patsy and Delia got in an average series.

I do love the show; with its focus on community and caring and socialism and women supporting women it’s probably the most feminist thing on tv and I’ll always love Patsy and Delia, but its treatment of lesbians has always been dismissive and that definitely hasn’t changed in the recent series.

#i am definitely not an authority though that's just my thoughts abt it #call the midwife #ask

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falsettolandhigh · 7 years

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(I DID MOCK TRIAL LAST YEAR WHAT) who all would be on the team and what parts would they be??? imo charlotte would be a really good prosecutor and learn way more than necessary for the case,, (me? projecting mock trial stuff onto charlotte? n o p e....)

(i’ve been projecting mock trial stuff onto marv since day one SO also isn’t mock trial the most fun shit ever)

oh god i feel like marvin could weasel the entire tkf into the case (bc trina and delia and mendel have the potential to be kickass witnesses omg)

Marv and Charlotte are definitely attorneys on both prosecution and defense. Marvin is always lead defense attorney, giving the big closing argument, and Charlotte is the same with prosecution. Whizzer played attorney for prosecution one year and did so well, but he nearly shit himself he was so nervous. Trina had to step in as an attorney for defense one time, and it didn’t go too well.

Mendel ended up playing the victim on prosecution and defendant on defense. He’s the perfect little sympathetic baby. That kid has some talent in him, I swear.

Cordelia is usually the expert witness with all the graphs and charts and data. She’s very reliable and trustworthy and I love her.

Trina is the doting parent or teacher, etc. Your average character witness. She sticks around to make other people on the team look good, and she does a fantastic job at it.

Whizzer’s that stubborn bitch that can turn an unreliable witness into fucking Jesus. No one knows how he does it, but dear God. (highkey this is actually my friend on mock trial who got best witness last year. and we’ve decided to team up.. i’m the attorney on both sides to both of her witnesses. unstoppable force meets immovable object. aka we fucking WIN.)

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punz4lyfe · 3 years

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Wasted Plotential: Ash’s Krookodile

Let’s talk about a certain beloved and goated CHAD in the Pokemon Anime.

Sooo, yeah, Ash’s Krookodile.... I fucking simp for this dude, guys. Not only is the Krookodile species one of the coolest Pokemon designs imo, but Ash’s Krookodile was just fucking awesome in the anime. He had a personality, a pretty nice moveset, his own minor goals, a passion for battling, super cool sunglasses to help him stick out from others, a good connection with Ash, and a superb battling fight. Seriously, after getting caught by Ash, he literally only lost one fight under his care and that was before he fully evolved.

Basically, this guy’s the total package! .....But I honestly feel a little move could’ve been done with him.

I mean, when you compare him to Ash’s other aces, both before and after Best Wishes, he doesn’t really stick out that much. He doesn’t go through any type of struggle under Ash’s care nor did he have a personal rival. Yeah, the reason why he followed Ash for almost half the region before getting capture was because he saw Pikachu as his rival, but that just disappeared once Pikachu bodied him.

For this blog, I came up with a scenario that I would incorporate in the Best Wishes in order to give just a little more depth to Krookodile.

Krookodile, his glasses, and Trip

For this scenario, I would have Krookodile be more involved with Ash’s rivalry with Trip, kinda making him Ash’s main mon to end their conflict instead of Pikachu. Firstly, while Trip would still make an appearance in the first episode, it would mostly just relegate down for a few seconds as Pikachu never got struck by Zekrom. Because of that, Ash doesn’t have a need to stick around at Juniper’s Lab for much long, so once he gets a glimpse of the Unova Starters and learns about the Unova League from Professor Juniper, he says his goodbyes to Oak and Delia before rushing out the lab with Pikachu, excited to see what Unova could offer. On his way out, he swiftly passes by Trip, who’s just now entering the lab. While Ash doesn’t notice him, Trip briefly stares towards Ash’s direction with a slightly surprised expression before shrugging it off and continuing his way in.

From then on out, Best Wishes more or less continues normally, with Sandile beginning to follow Ash on episode 3 not out of to find a way to battle Pikachu, but out of respect and curiosity for Ash after he helped him and his pack a bunch of Pokemon.

It’s when the events of episode 10 come to play is when certain plotpoints start to change. At the beginning of the episode, we see Sandile having to have encountered Trip, battling his Servine and revealing Snivy to have been his starter. Despite the type advantage, Sandile manages to pull a decent fight which somewhat impresses Trip until a well-aimed Cut attack manages to knock Sandile’s sunglasses right off his snout, sending him into his panic mode. Disappointed at the side, Trip recalls Servine, puts away the Pokeball he planned to catch Sandile with, and walks away, insisting that Sandile’s reliance on his glasses makes too pathetic of a Pokemon to catch. Sandile overhears this just as he picks back up his glasses, making him a little depressed over Trip’s words.

Later, Sandile spots Ash, Iris, and Cilan making their way towards Luxuria Town and uses Dig to follow them. He doesn’t appear again until we much later during Ash’s 3-on-3 battle against Trip, where he witnesses Trip taking out Ash’s Snivy with Servine. This motivates Sandile to achieve his revenge, so just as Ash is about to send Pikachu out as his last Pokemon, Sandile suddenly runs to battle instead, much to Ash and Iris’ shock and Trip’s surprise, with Sandile’s glasses being a dead giveaway to them. Seeing Sandile’s determination, Don George allows Sandile to fight despite Ash and Iris’ protests that Sandile isn’t technically Ash’s Pokemon. However, seeing Sandile’s intense glare towards Servine, Ash immediately understands Sandile’s ambitions, so he allows it himself. Thanks to Ash’s direction, Sandile is able to pull off a much better fight against Servine up until his glasses get knocked off once again. This causes Ash and his friends to discover Sandile’s reliance over his glasses just as Servine finishes the fight with Leaf Tornado, knocking him out and making Trip’s first victory a little less contrived and a little less bullshit as it was originally.

With Sandile knocked off, Trip’s declared the winner and he makes his leave. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends comfort Sandile over his loss with Pikachu retrieving his sunglasses for him, cementing their new friendship. After the usual Ash-Mon talk of getting stronger together (a per anime tradition, really) Ash takes out a Pokeball and Sandile happily puts himself into it, officially making him Ash’s Pokemon.

From then on out, Sandile does what he can to be a perfect Pokemon for Ash and a reliable teammate. He happily converses with others, helps Ash catch other Pokemon like Roggenrola, cheers for Tepig when he battles Shamus, and overall just be more involved in Ash’s journey through Unova.

As the adventure goes, he soon evolves into a Krokorok to help Ash win against Elesa and her annoying-ass Emolga (because I’m sure we would ALL do something to make that episode letter) and evolves early into Krookodile during his and Ash’s training with Brycen and Beartic. After their training, Krookodile wins, but mostly out of luck that Krookodile’s sunglasses didn’t fall off, like it did during Ash’s battles against Clay and Skyla.

And here’s when things get interesting.

Even after reaching his final evolutionary stage, Krookodile STILL gets nervous whenever he losses his sunglasses, no matter what Ash, his Pokemon, Iris, and Cilan try to do to help him out with that issue. Just as everyone tries to come up with a new strategy to help out Krookodile, some antics by Axew and Scraggy causes the gang to get attacked by a group of Ferrothorn, forcing them to split up and get lost in a treacherous valley. As the plot progresses, everyone manages to get back together except for Ash and Krookodile as a result of the latter losing his glasses from the attack and the former’s determination to find those accessories. When they eventually do find Krooky’s sunglasses, that is when they confronted once again by the angry Ferrothorn. Knowing Krookodile is too nervous to fight, Ash has him take cover behind some boulders while Ash tries to distract the Ferrothorn away so that Krookodile can get his glasses back.

Things don’t go as planned and Krookodile ends up getting chased as well when some of the Ferrothorn find him. Because Ash is, well, Ash, he quickly takes many of the attacks the Ferrothorn have aimed for Krookodile. Seeing Ash’s life in danger, Krookodile regains his confidence, steps in between his trainer and attackers, and, remembering his training and battle against Brycen’s Beartic, fends off the Ferrothorn with Stone Edge and learns Aerial Ace in time to completely ward them off. With the Ferrothorn fleeing away, Ash manages to get the sunglasses back and his friends and other Pokemon regroup with them, having to have heard all the commotion from their battle. Everyone is caught off-guard by Krookodile’s confident stance without his glasses, and while he continues to keep them in order to retain his individuality, he full-on proves his development much later down the series during the Vertress Conference in Ash’s final battle against Trip.

Like in the original, it delves down into a one-on-one, with Ash using Krookodile and Trip using his fully evolved Serperior. It’s a well-fought battle, with both sides fighting to their fullest. Up at the climax of the battle, a Dragon Tail from Serperior manages to knock off Krookodile’s sunglasses. Trip smiles. His opponent’s achilles heel has been struck. Victory is more than ensured. One final Frenzy Plant should end this quick, might as well end this quickly after all. But once the thorny vines struck down towards the downed reptile, Krookodile is up to his feet. He has caught two of the vines and is using them to hold up the others. He then pushes the vines off of him, cancelling the attack and forcing Serperior to recharge. He shows no signs of distress. In fact, he’s glowing red. As the announcer points out, Krookodile has learned a new move. Outrage, replacing his Dragon Claw move.

The fight is then concluded by Krookodile running towards the defenseless Serperior to beat them senselessly with Outrage. Serperior tries to fight back with Energy Balls and Dragon Tails, but Krookodile’s relentless spirit helps him keep going to eventually taking down Serperior, winning his beloved trainer the battle and equaling the score with his longtime rival. He and Ash have now earned Trip’s respect, ending their relationship on good terms, Ash retrieves his sunglasses for him, and a huge hug further emphasizes their developed bond as Pikachu, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Ash’s other rivals, and the entire stadium cheers them on, wrapping up Krookodile’s arc.

So yeah, that’s my own little Krookodile arc for ya. Hope y’all liked it!

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