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#they've bickered a lot like that's just how it goes. especially when you have two big defiant and domineering personalities. but they would
arklay · 2 years
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i didn't really talk about it cause i think most mutuals know. but the reason that fic causes me so much pain is because they've been together for over ten years at that point and have never had a fight where they need a break from each other... they've never even had a fight where they yell
#leah.txt#pair: ewskers#tw: body image#they've bickered a lot like that's just how it goes. especially when you have two big defiant and domineering personalities. but they would#always laugh it off or just leave the room to clear their head then come back and apologise over getting shitty with each other but they#always talk things out and have these big just discussions to clear up any misunderstandings or you know just to air it out. they don't#like to let things fester. but the problem with this is like diana didn't want to bother him because of how busy and obsessed he was with#the project and his work so she just kept it all to herself and ofc you combine that with her love languages not really happening (physical#touch and quality time) because he rarely came to bed so they weren't having their moments of just cuddling and talking for ages. and#quality time ofc wasn't happening then too but when they were together it was always about just work work work. there were no breaks#and like he didn't really confide in her much anymore with what happened with spencer. like he did at first and they worked through that#and diana thought like he was Okay. like he was dealing with it. but he really just shut it out. he didn't want to confront it. he didn't#let himself *feel* the pain (which is why post volcano momence its A Lot for him to deal with... but they actually work through it better#then) but yeah like there's a lot going on behind all that fic. and with diana too. okay. so her childhood is one i don't really talk about#much but really high expectations were put on her from really young and even though she excelled in all areas like it was never good enough#and plus a few other things like it led to her constantly seeking for praise and admiration and recognition and like she was actually a#people pleaser until she was in uni for her bachelor's and before she moved to america. like. there was a lot going on there. so like she#had a lot of feelings of inferiority growing up and like not feeling worthy ever sooooooo it hurts + the humiliation her ex-husband put her#through kinda warps al just being busy and preoccupied and not thinking about anyone else to singling her out and doing the same thing her#ex did to her. so yeah. plus her body changing with the virus over the last few months has made her very like just. lies on the floor. like#because he always found her so beautiful and loved her eyes and made her feel beautiful when she had a bit of insecurity so now she's like#oh no but i look different now... maybe he doesn't think that anymore. lies on the floor
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w2sology · 8 months
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can you do a harry dating headcanon pls? thank you!
headcanons are my absolute fave form of writing honestly 🤭
me + you, harry lewis.
summary: what it's like to date harry!
warnings: language, that's about it!
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you guys have been together since you were quite young
probably around 16/17
honestly there could be different stories of how you two got together
harry was always outgoing, especially if it was just between you guys
he brought the energy out of you and it made you love him for all he was
having been together for such a long time, you definitely know almost all there is to know about each other
"she doesn't like tulips as much as she likes baby breaths, so maybe get some of those"
"hm, i don't know, harry's not too fond of buttons so maybe not that top"
introducing you to the boys was one of the most nerve racking things for harry
but he knew that if he loved you, then so would they
play fighting. no doubt.
it could start off with something like harry not giving you the tv remote
and from there it's just... full on wwe
but of course harry goes gentle snd trues not to hurt you
harry loves physical contact between you guys
like when you'd both be laying in bed under the sheets, he had to be touching you in some way
whether it was an arm around your body or his head on his chest, he'd be content with whatever
but there are sometimes where harry's insecure about his clinginess
he doesn't want to come off as too clingy or needy, but he wants to literally live in your skin
and you'd always welcome him with open arms, catering to his needs as well as you could
you two love to spoil the other, not even with just gifts, it could be something like affection, date nights, or something harry randomly came up with
having to deal with harry's random bursts of energy
also having to deal with broken chairs, controllers, and a whole lot more thanks to your boyfriend's game rage
having your own groupchat with the sidewomen and spilling all the goss and whatnot
harry wanting in on the goss
harry becoming one of the girls in the sense that he's always ready for whatever gossip you have for him
forehead kisses !!!! literally yours and harry's brand at this point
you hurt yourself? here have a forehead kiss. you had a good day at work? forehead kiss. you're looking pretty today? forehead kiss.
harry becoming visibly flustered whenever one of the boys mention you on camera
he goes all shy and smiley and shit
and everyone is in love with you two, they see how happy you make each other and honestly that's the most important thing
begging harry to get a pet but also having to school him on how to take care of one properly
baby feverrrrrrrr goes through the roof when you see how he is with olive
it's enough to make anyone's ovaries burst
"look at how tiny her feet are!─── why're you looking at me like that"
"we should have a baby"
"Y/N?????"
going on the most random dates
one week could be the movies the next could be go karting
going on girls trips with his sister, leaving harry feeling betrayed and sad (he hates sharing you)
both of you are the duo that everyone hates to look after when drunk, you're either giggly or obnoxious, but the good type of obnoxious
"they're on their what, seventh drink?"
"ethan, they've been at it all night, that's not drink number seven"
"for fuck's sake, someone cut them off ─── harry! get down from the fucking counter???"
complimenting him no matter what and he never fails to blush
literally just having a good time. you're relationship is so fun.
him using you as a sofa/bed and literally flopping down on you
you never complaining too much because you do the same
bickering non stop but knowing where the line is so it doesn't become a full blown argument
wearing his clothes all. the. time.
"babe, have you seen my beige hoodie─── of course you have it"
accidentally being in the frame of his streams sometimes and his chat going wild
hugs from behind !!!! harry always snakes his arms around your stomach and pulls your back into his chest, he finds those times of hugs much nicer
hand holding is a must, even if just your pinkies are holding on to each other
harry being a little shit and teasing you all the time (both in that way and not in that way)
he has a folder in his camera roll full of pictures of you
never failing to express to each other how much you love each other
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theragethatisdesire · 8 months
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random poly!erejean headcanons bc i said so ❤︎₊ ⊹
some of these are going to end up nsfw i'm sure so i'm going to put a cut at some point but i just love this little throuple and u guys need to know as much about them as me and @fictional-d-supremacy
it takes eren the longest to adjust to everything (to be fair, he went from "wait, a threesome would be fun...especially with jean!" to "why especially with jean?" to "wait...jean.")
so it's understandable that it takes eren a bit to understand his attraction towards jean and jean's towards him, both of them are hesitant and crossing that bridge of best friends -> unexpected relationship
but one day you come over unexpectedly to find them snuggled up on the couch together, eren tucked under one of jean's arms and your heart just melts - naturally they LEAP up when you catch them and are super pink and eyeing each other suspiciously
jean goes a little too long without a hair cut and eren (after some manhandling) drags him in front of you one day, both of their hair tied back in identical buns. "look babe, twins!"
going on a date night with the three of you is damn near impossible
jean and eren bicker constantly about the restaurant. jean wants to wear the same red button-down that eren's already got on and claims he's called dibs. eren wants to have sex but you're all already fifteen minutes late for the reservation
all that to say jean gets to show off his cooking abilities a lot considering how many dinner reservations you miss
it turns out jean is the only person that can dom eren. eren loves to talk shit to you, but jean can shut him right up. sometimes jean's in the mood to play good cop/bad cop (like we've seen in the fics), but other times, your sex life just goes in a cycle of jean pulling the strings and you and eren smiling up at him with hearts in your eyes
eren finds out that he loves giving head. neither you or jean can get out the door without eren trailing after you begging to "just give it a kiss goodbye"
jean teaches you how to help him make eren cum without anyone touching him (you didn't even know guys could do that, and neither did eren)
when it finally happens, eren's eyes are as big as saucers while jean and you just smirk at him
"what just happened?" "you came." "i-i- but, i know, but-" "i think we broke him."
birthdays are a HUGE deal
especially since two of you can gang up on whoever's the birthday princess (regardless of gender, the birthday boy/girl has to wear the "birthday princess" crown that eren got you for your birthday a few years ago)
you've come home on several instances to find the air in the apartment chilly and jean and eren not speaking only to find out one beat the other in a video game
even once they're comfortable and mushy and in love, jean and eren still insist on you sleeping in between them
1. "because you're our princess!" 2. "because jean snores." 3. "yeah? well eren kicks." you wind up both the body pillow and the punching bag for them
you and jean love to get eren all flustered by telling him how pretty he looks before you head out. little cheek/forehead kisses make him scowl and blush without fail.
alternatively, you and eren love to rile jean up by sending him nudes and nasty videos while he's at work. you both pay for it later, but it's so worth it.
i feel like they just pick you up 24/7? like they've absolutely swung you back and forth with one holding your arms and one holding your ankles just to piss you off while you're reading on the couch
when you get your period, the boys secretly call it your "monstruation" period. jean chastises eren for it all the time, but he's the one that slips up and clues you in on it
eren's in charge of snacks and movies to keep you comfortable, jean's in charge of medicine and keeping the tampon/pad drawer stocked
eren absolutely buys stupid "his/hers/his" things for the house like mugs and matching towels. denies being the one that bought them when they show up in the mail
"we must have a secret admirer- i mean, not like i blame them or anything. we're hot."
i have so many more i just didn't want this to be an absolute MONSTER of a post lol. like yes, is poly!erejean a smutty dream? sure, but the FLUFF potential!!! that's what gets me! i just love them <3
if you guys want more please tell me i will never shut up about them ever
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inhuman-obey-me · 2 years
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Hello! I really like your analysis and writing. I was wondering if you could describe Asmoedus's and Simeon's relationships with the cast (esp. MC and Solomon) since I find something unique about how these two interact with others. (Sorry if you recieved an ask like this before, I was worried it got eaten).
Hello!! Thank you for your patience, and we did receive the other ask! We also find those two to be very interesting, so we'd be happy to dive into it! Some of these we could actually write whole side essays on -- but we'll try not to do that for now.
(includes spoilers for season 4)
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ASMODEUS
MC's relationship with Asmo is somewhat up to interpretation for each person's individual feelings about him, but from his end, he adores them. In particular, he sees them as the only one who loves him for who he really is, rather than just for his appearance or charm, which he has insecurities about. This is especially true because MC is the only one that Asmo is unable to use his charm hypnosis on, which also makes them more interesting to him. Aside from that, he was also fascinated at the start by the amount of power that seems to be hidden in them, which was his reason for making a pact, though this seems to be a lot less relevant to him in later chapters.
LUCIFER is someone that Asmodeus has looked up to for forever. In the That Special Someone Devilgram story, he describes "someone I admire more than myself," clarifying "Oh, but don't get me wrong. I'm not talking about love. This is different." He goes on to gush about how he felt drawn to Lucifer from the moment he laid eyes on him in the Celestial Realm. Furthermore, Asmo is one of the only brothers to still openly adore Lucifer, and has mentioned that he wishes Lucifer would dote on him as the favorite instead of Mammon.
Lucifer, in turn, does love his younger brother too, and does try to make some effort at making time for him even if he's busy. In the same Devilgram, he shows up for Asmo's pajama party, and in the Devilgram for Focus on Me, he actually calls Asmo out on trying to make up an excuse to hang out, saying, "If you want me to spend time alone with you, then you can come out and say it," which Asmo quickly denies, but his protests are a bit undercut by the name of the card. Also, while Lucifer can be strict with all his younger brothers at times, he does care about Asmo a lot and looks out for him, such as encouraging MC to help him win in the Bloody Moon competition -- and at the final vote, when it was tied, he cast his own vote for his younger brother instead of himself.
MAMMON is close with Asmodeus but also a frequent target of his vicious tongue, often the subject of many harsh insults and a lot of brotherly bickering. Asmo's main complaints about him are generally comprised of frustration at his older brother's stealing and feeling that Mammon is not an older brother he can look up to or respect as such. However, they have a lot of interests in common, such as work relating to fashion and enjoying partying. With the latter especially, they seem to hang out pretty often, and even aside from partying, they've done things like taking a road trip together, suggesting that they're very close despite the constant fighting. Mammon also tried to help him in the Bloody Moon competition, though Asmo had a hard time taking any of his advice. There are a lot of cute minor brotherly moments between them mentioned in various chats and Devilgrams as well!
LEVIATHAN is not especially close with Asmodeus, though they love each other as all the brothers do. They gang up on insulting Mammon sometimes for their individual reasons, but they don't seem to actually hang out together much. This can largely be attributed to having completely opposite lifestyles -- Leviathan thinks of Asmo's partying lifestyle as very normie and runs screaming from the very thought of doing any of that himself, while Asmodeus revels in attention from others, leading him to not understand the appeal of Levi's shut-in lifestyle at all. Still, they support and care about each other, such as Asmo trying to uplift Levi's spirits over feeling that his coffee was inadequate because the others weren't drinking it, and they do spend time together occasionally when their interests align, like going to karaoke.
SATAN was named on Asmo's birthday profile card as the brother he always relies on, and they do seem to be quite close! At first glance, they may seem not to have very much in common, as their interests have limited overlap. However, Asmodeus loves to play up a "cute younger brother" persona to Satan, who is probably the one most willing to indulge him on it out of his four elder siblings. Together, they're generally the most "reasonable" of the brothers aside from Lucifer, and in situations where the other brothers are involved, they tend to be on the same wavelength/a duo. (See The Ghost Ship Devilgram, where they both sigh at the antics of the other brothers and then gladly rat them out to Lucifer in the end). The two also seem to match when it comes to anger -- with Beelzebub mentioning that he thinks Satan and Asmo are the scariest when mad, and they even have matching lose chibis that are engulfed in flames.
BEELZEBUB has the flip of Asmodeus's relationship with Satan; he loves to play older brother and dote on Beelzebub in various ways. Asmodeus seems to really enjoy playing "big brother" and since he can only do that with Beelzebub and Belphegor, he takes full advantage whenever possible to be their dependable big bro. That said, the two have also bickered on multiple occasions -- Asmodeus lamenting about Beelzebub's endless appetite, Beelzebub commenting on Asmodeus being weird. Beelzebub has also eaten Asmo's beauty products or sweet treats he bought to post on Devilgram, much to Asmo's frustration. In the end, though, Asmodeus wants Beelzebub to know that he'll always be there for his not-so-lil' baby brother. ♡
BELPHEGOR, like Beel, is often spoiled as Asmo's cute younger brother that he loves to dote on. Asmodeus has a tendency to be overly soft on Belphegor, finding him to always be so cute. That said, Asmo doesn't shy away from being tough with him when he deems it necessary -- one such example being ignoring Beel's pleas to be gentle and straight-up body slamming Belphegor to wake him up. He'll also happily sell out Belphie if it means he gets to avoid Lucifer's anger, so you know ... brothers being brothers.
DIAVOLO is quite fond of Asmodeus, but they're not exactly close. As Diavolo laments on the home screen, Asmo is always going to parties but never invites him! This is likely at least in part due to the fact that the prince can't be seen in public behaving in certain ways, which means that many of Asmo's favorite pastimes are out of the question (or Lucifer would have his head). And although Diavolo is eager to be friends with everybody, ultimately the fact is that, as prince of the Devildom, he can be a bit intimidating or hard to approach. So while Asmodeus isn't likely to turn down an invitation to hang out with Diavolo when he gets one, he's not often extending the invites himself. But as he says in the audio drama, he loves Diavolo....uh, only sometimes!
BARBATOS is not a close friend of Asmo's either, but they do hang out on occasion, particularly as fellow pactmates of Solomon. Although they both enjoy a lively party, as the Lucifer's Private Life Devilgram demonstrates for Barbatos, the butler does not often have the chance to partake in them, with his duties keeping him busy and keeping his behavior quite proper, while Asmo regularly loves to let loose and go wild. Because of this, Barbatos can sometimes view him as a bit of a handful to deal with. Still, they're friendly with each other, and as with the Tail Thieves game, both have a bit of a mischievous nature, so on the rare occasion when they are working together, they can be quite the menace.
LUKE is someone that Asmodeus just finds to be very adorable and would probably dote on him if not for the fact that Luke tries to constantly keep Asmo at arm's length. As Luke mentions as a home screen line, he tends to get chills when he meets Asmo's eyes -- likely referring to Asmo's powerful charming abilities. Asmodeus is shown to be quite good with children, but as Luke tends to get irritated when others treat him like the kid he is, he probably gets annoyed when Asmo interacts with him. Asmo is 100% the one who pinches Luke's cheeks every time he meets him, let's be real.
SIMEON has known Asmodeus as far back as the days when the Avatar of Lust was known instead as "jewel of the heavens" -- the most beautiful of angels, before the brothers fell. And although Asmo is obviously different now than he was back then, Simeon has expressed that he still sees him much the same way as back then: someone who's very attached to that reputation and works hard to live up to it, and someone who wants to be loved. This perception makes Asmo a little uncomfortable to be called out on, but he's quite fond of the angel nonetheless. They are friends and spend time together sometimes, even if Asmo isn't as close with him as he is with his brothers. Plus, Simeon is another beautiful face for Devilgram pictures together!...not that Asmo is jealous or anything.
SOLOMON, of course, has a pact with Asmodeus -- one which the demon is a bit suspiciously unable to remember forming. However the pact may have started, though, he's very close with Solomon now, and they have matching home screen lines being very secretive about how they became that way. Asmo trusts Solomon deeply and asks him for all sorts of things, from asking him to craft beauty drinks to begging him to be his excuse to go clubbing, and Solomon in turn says he has a hard time saying no to Asmodeus. There's plenty of interactions between them and plenty of Solodeus fodder in the game, but essentially, they have gone through a lot together over the centuries and share an extremely close bond, even for pact-mates.
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SIMEON
MC is someone that Simeon admires and loves deeply, though it is of course up to the player to determine whether that's reciprocated or not. As an angel, Simeon has been shown to have insecurities about how "angelic" he really is, whereas he sees MC as someone very kind and loving -- a person much more fitting to the way angels are "supposed" to be than he feels himself to be. He feels at peace around them, and would give anything to stay with them. His playful, forward side also comes out a lot with MC, with him teasingly flirting quite directly very often, though we sometimes have the option to flip it back on him, which tends to catch him a bit off-guard.
LUCIFER is sort of like a childhood best friend to Simeon -- they used to be quite close when they were both seraphs. Though their chat is called "Brothers No More", we do not see them as brothers in the same sense as the rest of the "demon brothers"; they were "brothers in arms" rather than family (as all the angels seem to refer to each other as brothers) -- we'll touch on that more below with the other brothers. In the past, they spent a lot of time together, and Lucifer has mentioned that Simeon was the most normal of the other seraphs, as well as one of the only angels he could turn to. Lucifer himself, of course, was the "shining" one that everyone adored, leading the angels alongside Michael, and Simeon probably similarly admired and adored Lucifer.
However, following Lucifer's rebellion and the war, Lucifer has some complicated feelings towards the Celestial Realm, and they really only saw each other here and there for occasional inter-realm business. The exchange program seems to be their first opportunity to really spend time together casually again. On Simeon's end, we've seen he's quite eager for this chance to hang out with his old friend. Lucifer, however, though he does love his old friend dearly, holds Simeon at a bit of a distance now -- much as he does with many others he similarly holds dear, as Simeon seems well aware of, often teasing him over it. He's not entirely opposed to hanging out with Simeon, but he has a very different life now, and his priorities and responsibilities keep him busy as well. Still, there is definitely a degree of trust between them, as Lucifer will turn to Simeon for help for things like watching over Cerberus or the brothers.
With the OTHER BROTHERS, Simeon definitely seems to be very friendly with all of them, regularly hanging out and knowing most of them quite well from their Celestial Realm days. However, he was never as close with them as he was with Lucifer, and the same applies now. He was not part of the family in the Celestial Realm, as they do not include him when talking about their brothers or family in either the time travel or fairy trick parts of the main story. Though he did not know Satan, they seem to have soon become friends, as Satan already knows about Simeon being the author of TSL as early as Lesson 3. Leviathan, once he finds this out, also basically worships the ground Simeon walks on and would do anything he asked relating to TSL.
DIAVOLO has a generally friendly relationship with Simeon; they hang out from time to time, and they will happily chat together at the various parties and whatnot that bring them together. Even early on in the exchange program, Diavolo invites Simeon for tea, and much to Luke's chagrin, Simeon is quite happy to join him. The Devildom prince does feel a bit of distance from him though, and wants to become better friends.
However, there is one key exception -- when it comes to official inter-realm business, Diavolo finds Simeon very difficult to work with. We see this tension in the infamous Lesson 31 hard mode story, where Diavolo is having a tea party with Simeon. The angel avoids discussing things openly when Diavolo tries, only to turn it back around moments later to deliver what seems to be a thinly veiled threat from Michael. Now, this is not unique to Simeon; Diavolo complains that all the angels tend to be very opaque and uncooperative -- but he notes that Simeon in particular is especially deft at it. Furthermore, Solomon remarks on the incident later that it is very like Simeon to be openly sassy even to the demon prince. Diavolo also mentions that the one person he never wants to make/see angry is Simeon -- and we have seen just how intense Simeon can be when he's in a wrathful state. However, this tense feeling of being unable to read Simeon is all the more reason that Diavolo strongly desires an open and honest friendship with the angel.
BARBATOS and Simeon share a friendly relationship, and they get along when they happen to hang out, which seems to randomly happen somewhat often. Simeon is also grateful to Barbatos for being a big factor in how Luke has gradually gotten more comfortable with demons and Devildom culture thanks to the butler's baking lessons with the child. In that way, he trusts Barbatos as a sort of fellow guardian for Luke. On the more political side of matters, however, Simeon does acknowledge him as a powerful demon at the demon prince's side, and similar to Diavolo, Barbatos can likewise be a bit wary of the angel as a somewhat difficult representative for the Celestial Realm. Overall, though, they definitely have a positive relationship more often than not.
LUKE, as the much younger Celestial Realm exchange student, is someone that Simeon feels responsible for. Interestingly, Solomon compares Simeon to a grandpa to Luke rather than a parent, and though he does act as a guardian for the child, he mostly has great fun teasing him, rarely being overprotective and purposefully taking a very hands-off approach to letting Luke learn that demons aren't all bad. He views Luke as someone innocent who has just been given a lot of biased information about the way the world works but needs to learn for himself that it's not all true.
For Luke's part, in part because of his tendency to view angels as inherently good and demons as inherently bad, he has a higher opinion of Simeon than anyone else in the cast and trusts that he can turn to him for anything. It's unclear whether this guardian relationship existed between them even before the exchange program, but in any case, they are very close now and seem to travel as a unit, not only for the exchange program but also when they went down to the human realm. However, because of this closeness, Luke is also the one who first noted that Simeon has been acting strangely as of season 3 and is quite worried about him.
SOLOMON is not initially close with Simeon, though it seems Simeon was aware of the sorcerer before the exchange program. However, after two full rounds of the exchange program living together at Purgatory Hall, they are close friends now. And they have fun teasing Luke together. Solomon is the one to remark, as noted above, that Simeon is unafraid to show a bit of sass to anyone, even the prince of the Devildom. He is also, in hard mode Lesson 61, the one to approach Simeon as a friend and first get the truth of what's been on the angel's mind out of him directly. As they are both the acting representatives of their respective realms, they're both able to get serious when necessary, though both tend to prefer to be playful and lighthearted most of the time.
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pilvimarja · 2 years
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So. Season 4.
I haven't really had a chance to talk about my feelings about it after my chaotic liveblog thread, but I think it's pretty obvious that I really loved it and I just have to highlight some of my favorite things:
First things first: Daniel's hottest season confirmed! Some of those joggers leggings looked like they were painted on him! 👀
It was also Johnny's DILFiest season and the season of Dad Bod Billy! He looked extra big and beefy with a hint of squish and I feel so blessed for it 🥵
The Amanda & Tory storyline! In Rosa Macchio's immortal words: I LOVED. I was so happy that they took Amanda out of the dealership and gave her a connection with someone outside of her family unit.
Minimal scenes in LaRusso Auto!
Daniel barely wore a suit and tie this season and the handful of times when he was forced to change out of his slutty athleisure, the suits actually fit him.
The LaRusso vs Lawrence rematch. They're so dumb and emotionally regressed at that point, but damn if that fight wasn't a great bit of fan service. Though Daniel attempting to use the paralyzing move on Johnny had me going :((((((( I guess it just showed how off-balance and affected by Silver's return Daniel was.
All the parallels, callbacks and references! This show has always been great at them, but they felt extra well-done in this season. I was especially emotional about the surprising similarities between Johnny and Mr. Miyagi.
I've never been that invested in the teenage characters, but this season Eli, Tory, Robby, Sam and Miguel were among my favorite characters.
Johnny's step dad energy with Sam! I've wanted to see those two bond for so long and they did it beautifully. I'm especially emotional about the tournament.
I see myself more as a Daniel stan, but Johnny really had my heart this season ❤ I love one (1) emotionally stunted himbo.
Terry Silver and his slowburn descent into madness! It's no secret that I'm not that into TKK3 version of him, but Cobra Kai Terry? Absolutely fascinating to me. And a great performance from TIG.
Another slowburn I loved is the relationship between Johnny and Daniel. Yeah, it's absolutely frustrating at times, because they've been doing this song and dance for four seasons (though it's only been one year in the CK universe, right?) and I wanted to knock their stubborn heads together, but I also...wouldn't have it any other way? Sure, I want them to get therapy and stay in that beautiful domesticity of family dinners and hockey dates, but somehow this messy Ross and Rachel-esque back and forth still felt more like them (at this point in their lives), in my opinion.
Because season 4 really drove home that both Daniel and Johnny still have a lot of personal issues. I loved seeing Daniel spiral the moment Terry Silver walked back into his life. He frustrated me, sure, but the reasons behind his behavior are such good fic and meta fodder. And then you also have Johnny with his identity crisis (he's 100% all man, okay???), all the insecurities about Miguel, and him falling off the wagon again in the most painful scene this show has ever done 😭 Johnny's tear-stained face will haunt me forever.
This was also Johnny and Daniel's h0rniest season!!! Checking each other out, the Buttercup & Farm Boy vibes Daniel brought to his training of Johnny, the 80s p0rn vibes Johnny brought to his training of Daniel, the slice of domestic life, bickering like an old married couple (or like two preschoolers who maybe kind of like each other but would rather pull each other's pigtails), the "couple-on-the-brink-of-divorce-who-still-want-each-other" vibes. Yeah that was some good shit. And that reconciliation in the final episode? That goes straight to Romantic Gestures hall of fame. The Lawrusso fandom truly dined like royalty 👑
There's a lot more, but these were the true highlights for me. I could do a list of things that didn't work for me (because there were things I didn't like), but eh, I don't feel like it. Plus I have to go and break my back shoveling snow again, because this stupid weather just won't give us a break 😬
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gncrezan · 2 years
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:> my apologies....
but you gave me the green light for this *unloads truck full of strawberries*
SO.... these are for my queen Carmen 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 🍓🍓
these are for Cameron 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 And these for Niyaz! (bc i know nothing about them and it makes me very sad) 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
and maybe.... some for mr. Alpheus arcas kyllini argonios raven way-
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BASTIAN YOU ARE SPOILING ME !!! WHY ARE YOU APOLOGISING FOR THINGS THAT I ASKED FOR <3 ?! under the cut cause this REALLY is gonna get long but here we go omg <3
carmen
always goes to sleep with music on- lived and studied in london before moving out to manchester, and found manchester was too quiet
dislikes japanese curry because she made way too much of it and ate too much of it in her uni days: between having a rice cooker and instant curry blocks and having enough to use as leftovers, she was having it every week and grew tired of it
when with cameron, both of them can switch between japanese and spanish very quickly, without realising. it's how they grew up talking and it stuck, and it confuses onlookers
loves coffee! usually gets a latte
also can never pass up a pastry after getting in line: breakfasts are usually costa coffees and a croissant
taller than cameron by about an inch!
"i need to be the hottest person at the grocery store"
swears a lot: people who know cameron first and then are introduced to carmen are usually surprised by the difference in personality
cameron
he's might be more well mannered than carmen, but tends to hold grudges and stays quietly fuming
a lightweight since he doesn't like alcohol but does drink socially, and usually stops after one or two so he can act as the voice of reason as his friends get plastered
actually likes the mint flavoured chocolates ! after eights especially
has a lot of houseplants that he loves dearly <3 if he didn't go into physics, he probably would have gone into botany (he was equally gifted at all the sciences!)
works out often because he likes doing reps! the auto-pilot repetition lets him think and calm down after a long day
soft-spoken and friendly, but his resting face is a frown, which makes people think he dislikes them
"if you'd rather go to a club than a museum, you deserve to be unhappy" "what the fuck is in a museum? they got bitches in a museum? alive bitches?" -cameron and carmen
despite their bickering, they have matching tattoos: they each have "when there is some good in my work, consider it half of it your creation" in each other's handwriting. it's a quote from vincent van gogh about and to his brother, theo!
niyaz
loves matching outfits. they're going out? they've got a whole color scheme going on with whoever!
actually was worried r was going to be a stick in the mud when they first met, but quickly realised they like them. (a lot)
raids the kitchen often. being on the run meant they didn't eat very well, and loves being able to taste new dishes!
on that note, they're also an adventurous eater. if there were foods from outside of arsur, they'd be first in line to try it out!
despite their overthinking and calculating personality, that's thrown out the window when there's a simple problem like "i can't open this jar" and will just break it
used to do lots of manual labour work: given time and more training, especially after they're found and niyaz is able to rest/eat/etc, they're able to build more muscle! lithely strong, like a long distance sprinter.
the gold bracelet i draw them with often was passed on from their father <3
default expression is a tiny, playful smile- it's gotten them into trouble sometimes, because someone will assume they're laughing at them
prefers fruit teas, or floral blends. black tea is fine but they've got a bit of a sweet tooth!!
alphie
his (dnd) family is bonkers hot. see attached <3
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he fights with a trident in his original dnd verse! the closest i got to this in exile canon was the scythe AHAHA
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tartaghetti · 4 years
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stronger than you | strong! fem! reader hcs
you are a 2nd year manager of karasuno and here are hcs on how noya, tanaka, and ennoshita react to you being physically stronger than you seem
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☆ nishinoya yuu
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you, along with yachi, were introduced by kiyoko as new managers for the club. you've been in the club for quite some time now and you're well acquainted with everyone now
especiall noya since the both of you are in the same year (and he's very excited about how they have a manager who's in the same year as him)
noya is just an energetic and spontaneous ball
he'll go to your classroom and shout your name so you could go to the clubroom together
you would find it very endearing if it weren't for the knowing looks your friends would give you whenever noya came by
OKAY SO
you joined in your 2nd year after leaving the martial arts club
why'd you leave? you weren't too keen on the suffocating competitive atmosphere in the club
the club president wasn't very good in keeping everyone organised
the club was overall just a mess and you didn't want to get involved in any more problems
while everyone's cleaning up, hinata and kageyama snuck to the court a bit a do extra spiking drills
you heard them bickering but you didn't actually expect they'd do anymore drills
but at this point, you weren't surprised anymore
this time, hinata went a bit all out and the ball came flying towards an unsuspecting noya who was drinking what's left of his water bottle
fortunately, you were nearby
you immediately drop whatever you were holding (which were brooms) and immediately go in front of noya, fixing your stance (like how you would during a hand to hand spar)
you use your arm and hover it steadily in front of your face where the ball was going towards
you successfully stop the ball, which you grab from the floor
you're unaware of the stares from the other people in the gym
"hinata! kageyama! be careful! you could have hurt someone!" you lecture the first years, to which they immediately apologize for (after they've completely processed what you just did)
you turn around and look at noya, who's just looking at you in awe
"noya-san? you okay there?" you wave your hand in front of him, where he finally responds by blinking
he finally processes everything, he's confused, he's blushing, he's staring at you in awe because a girl saved him?? a v v pretty girl saved him from a ball that could've hit his head??
he's just shocked, my dood
for the first time, he's at a loss for words
"earth to noya-san?"
he finally speaks
"[y/n]-san... that... that was so aWESOME! you're... i guess you were stronger than i had initially thought, y'know? thanks for saving my head there! you're so cool, [y/n]-san!"
you're blushing now too
sure, you've been called cool by other people, but it seems that when noya says it, it just feels so different
"thank you, noya-san..."
the next few days, he'll just bother you about where you got so strong and when he learns that you know martial arts, he just WANTS you to teach him some self-defense
he was already attracted to you when you joined the club as a manager
now he learns that you're actually physically stronger than you seem??
bro, he's infatuated
wait no, scratch that
he's head over heels for you
expect a lot of compliments from him
also expect a lot of, "[y/n], do you think you can carry me?"
"for the last time, noya, i am NOT carrying you"
☆ tanaka ryuunosuke
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you already knew tanaka, during your 1st year, even before joining the karasuno volleyball club because of ennoshita
but you've only met with him once or twice on the rare occasions where you'd do a group project with ennoshita
you joined the volleyball club in your 2nd year as a manager for the boy's team when the club that you were previously in had disbanded due to lack of members
to everyone's surprise, tanaka recognizes you the moment you enter the gym
you quickly become well acquainted with everyone
it's been like 3 months since you've joined the club and you're comfortable with walking home with everyone
especially with tanaka since coincidentally, you live in the same neighborhood as him
this one particular day, tanaka says he'd forgotten his textbook in coach ukai's shop while you were already walking home with him
you guys weren't that far from his shop but you were already tired enough to go back with him
you let him go and retrieve his textbook, assuring that you'll be fine on your own
he runs back to the shop and you lean onto a pole nearby, waiting patiently for him
that's when two creepy men approach you and begin small talk, getting into your personal space too many times
they crossed the line when one of them tried to lift up your skirt, the other one pinning you onto the wall
before they could do anything else, you immediately go under his arm and out while it was still a bit loose and you immediately strike your hand on his nape, earning a pained groan from the man
the other one hesitated to attack you but he did, trying to punch you, but you immediately dodge, making him stumble and fall
using whatever strength you had left, with your adrenaline helping, you lift the other and drop him onto his companion, earning groans from the two of them
the moment tanaka comes back, he's immediately in front of you, in a very defensive stance, barking at the strangers
he doesn't look at you as he grabs your arms, pulling you close to him as you continue walking home
finally, he looks at you and notices the state that you are in
your blazer's unbuttoned, the blouse underneath lost the top button, your clothes are creased and your hair is just everywhere
you're sweating, still not recovering from the adrenaline rush from earlier
lowkey you look attractive rn
"[y/n]! are you okay?! are you hurt?! the hell happened back there?! did those guys try to touch you?!"
"tanaka, chill, i'm fine. just some random dudes trying to get touchy with me. nothing i can't handle"
he's relieved that you're okay and he makes sure you get home safely (ohoho what a gentleman) and once he gets everything in his head, he's in love
i mean, who wouldn't be attracted to a girl who just DESTROYED two men trying to touch her
the next day when you greet him, he's all blushy and scared because you might beat his ass if you felt like it
he later learns that you were taught self-defense at an early age and continued training up until now
tanaka will stare at you whenever you're talking with someone, hoping you wouldn't notice, but boy's just too obvious about his infatuation
the whole team probably knows his crush on you without him confirming it
☆ ennoshita chikara
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you joined the volleyball club shortly after transferring to karasuno in your 2nd year
you're classmates with ennoshita, so you were relieved that you knew someone in the team
you quickly became friends with everyone on the team a few days later due to them being very friendly and kiyoko never leaving you confused during practice
once you're comfortable enough with them, you've shown your very playful side
leading you, along with noya and tanaka, to get some lectures from ennoshita
you were never one to actually do dumb things, but you always encouraged them to do the dumb thing
"im not a bad influence i swear" turns into "lmao yea, you should totally give that snake a pat"
even though you seem playful, you're still very reliable when the situation calls for it
you stopped a good amount of class fights and bickering to avoid it elevating to a physical fight
you've also stopped hinata and kageyama's bickering a few times
of course, ennoshita's noticed this and has developed an admiration to you
he didn't notice the thin line between admiration and infatuation
he finds himself staring at you a lot during practice now, always denying that he had a crush on you and just convinced himself that "i just respect her a lot"
it's currently the last day of the tokyo summer training camp, and you're helping out unloading a few more stuff that they bought
you're carrying two fairly heavy coolers, both of which are filled with refreshments
ennoshita sees you and sprints up to you, offering to help
"oh, there's no need ennoshita-kun, go ahead and eat, you should enjoy yourself"
there it is, that very sweet consideration that sends ennoshita's heart flying
"don't worry [y/n], i want to help you"
you smile and take up his offer, giving him one of the coolers
he almost droos the cooler from how heavy it was
he initially thought it wasn't at all heavy since you didn't at all look like you were having a hard time, he underestimated the weight of the cooler
you look at him in worry but then you burst into a fit of laughter, earning some attention your way
ennoshita was embarrassed as he tried to tell you to stop laughing at him
"sorry ennoshita-kun, but that was the reason i didn't want you to carry it, come on, give that back to me"
he stares at you for a bit, still not over the shock of learning how strong you actually are
you wave your hand in front of his face and he comes back to reality
"no, no, i can carry this, your shoulders might get sore, [y/n]"
AWWWW HE'S CONCERNEDD
while the both of you walk, you tell him about how you underwent some intense (somewhat unnecessary) training during middle school as you were part of the track & field club
once you deemed that the training was far too much and your body couldn't take it anymore so you quit when you went into high school
the reason you transferred was because your mom landed a job as a teacher for karasuno high
he's in awe about... just about everything about you
it's honestly not hard for him to fall for you at this point
he'll listen to you the rest of the day, wanting to get to know you more and more
when someone goes to help you carry something particularly heavy, he anticipates for their reaction over you being stronger than they are
he just loves you at this point, really
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i hope i depicted them properly TwT
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halloweenismyfav · 4 years
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《 Here's Mallory's relationship list! Up next is Thorn's. I included my other OCs here too, along with RSA! (You can clearly see which ones I've thought of more) This is a long one, so buckle up. 》
Mallory Robinett's Relationships
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Heartslabyul
Riddle Rosehearts: Mallory has a strange fascination with Riddle. She was a Disney gal when on Earth, Alice in Wonderland being her favorite movie they made. She kinda hated the Queen of Hearts since she was all high and mighty, but when she saw Riddle...all she thought was "omg smol tsun tsun". After his overblot, she held him close and allowed him to hide his tears. Riddle finds her obsession fascination with him a bit odd, but he's seen weirder in his own dorm, so he just lets her do her thing and is her friend nonetheless.
Trey Clover: "Big brother Trey". That's pretty much it. One time, Mallory told Trey about chocolate-hazelnut wafers and how she loved them back on Earth, so he made them for her after. She was delighted and it's become tradition for them since. He's basically her big bro. It's pretty wholesome.
Cater Diamond: Mallory finds Cater a bit annoying, she won't lie. She just finds the whole "influencer" thing a bit odd. Other than that, she doesn't entirely mind Cater. They don't talk all too often however, so they don't know each other too well. Mallory hopes to have that change before they graduate or before she goes home.
Ace Trappola: If these two are seen together, you may wanna run. Mallory and Ace are pretty much inseparable after finally getting along during Heartslabyul's episode. Mallory will admit, she finds Ace attractive, and she's said it to him before on a couple occasions. She may feel more than just that, but she doesn't like love and stuff like that, so she tries to ignore her rapidly beating heart whenever she's with Ace...
Deuce Spade: Deuce is one of the few people who sees Mallory's sweet side. She always makes sure he stays in line and if he starts to go all delinquent-mode, she pulls a "pull it together major". Of course, that's only if he starts to go overboard. Mallory knows what it's like to feel like a disappointment to a parent, so she reassures Deuce that it'll get better if he's truly wanting to be better.
Thorn Valley: Oh, these two despise each other. The only thing they can agree on is that they dislike Leona and that's pretty much it. Some people at NRC like to say they're like an old married couple(mainly Cater) and they always have to clarify that they hate each other. They can tolerate each other during events like Fairy Gala and such, but even then, they'll still bicker.
Savanaclaw
Leona Kingscholar: Another person Mallory hates! She finds Leona's laziness a menace, while he gets a kick out of annoying her. Their relationship is similar to how Vil and Leona act to put it bluntly. They do have similar humor though, so it's strange whenever someone else sees them laughing together.
Ruggie Bucchi: One time Ruggie stole her sandwich and she makes sure he'll never live it down. Knowing he had a rough time back in the Afterglow Savana however, she tones it down by a lot. She knows he's a gremlin, but she also knows that he's a human like anyone else and tries to treat him with some kind of kindness and respect. They don't talk all too often, but they've talked enough to be considered a bit more than acquaintances.
Jack Howl: He gives her piggyback rides more often than you would think, but it's always cause she asks if he can. He can't say no to her face, he doesn't know why, so he goes along with it. He finds her more as his sister than anything, Mallory finding the feeling mutual. She loves to hang out with him and Epel, but the one time that Jack offered her to come with him and Vil to jog, she backed up ten feet and said no.
Octavinelle
Azul Ashengrotto: Mallory was infuriated when Azul took Ramshackle away from her and Grim for those couple days. She was doing that thing where she was telling Adeuce and Jack to "hold her (nonexistent) earrings" or to "hold her back". After finding out his backstory however, she softened, even if only by a bit. Her relationship with him got better after Scarabia's incident.
Jade Leech: Mallory doesn't like Jade, but she doesn't hate him either. He's probably the most tolerable person in Octavinelle to her. She was also close to slapping Jade once. She doesn't interact with him too often, so she can only go off of how he was during Octavinelle and Scarabia's episode.
Floyd Leech: Floyd is the vain of Mallory's existence. During the Octavinelle episode, she almost slapped him into oblivion. She honestly can't tell who she hates more, Thorn, Leona, or Floyd. He's constantly trying to "squeeze" her like he does with everyone else and she can't stand it. She doesn't like to talk to him and tries to avoid him when she can.
Marius Seymour: Mallory doesn't entirely mind Marius. She kinda finds his sadistic-ish personality a bit annoying, but she's learned that it's a reoccuring thing in Octavinelle. Marius' sadism isn't as bad as the other three. She lowkey ships him with Ashe and isn't shy about it. She finds him kinda fun to be around and likes to eat with him at lunch from time to time.
Scarabia
Kalim Al-Asim: The first time she talked to him, she knew that he was so precious and was wondering if he belonged at RSA. He's also one of the few people to see Mallory's sweet side. She can't bring herself to be sarcastic with him, so she acts almost entirely different with him. It basically goes as such...
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Mallory: *being all sweet it Kalim*
Everyone else: Wow...
Mallory: What?
Everyone else: You're just so nice to him...
Mallory: Oh, I'm sorry, do you want me to yell?!
Everyone else: No-!
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Jamil Viper: Mallory's...indifferent to Jamil. She almost slapped him after his overblot, yes, but she doesn't entirely hate him. She knows he was in Kalim's shadow for so long, so she doesn't have too much against him. She still isn't happy with how he treated and hypnotized Kalim, but she tries to let it go as much as her heart and brain will let her. She doesn't talk to him much after his overblot, but if she needs to talk to him, she won't throw a tantrum.
Pomefiore
Vil Schoenheit: At first, Mallory thought that she'd hate Pomefiore, especially Vil. But...she saw and heard how much effort it took for Vil to get to where he is now, so she has a lot of respect for him. For Ghost Marriage, he chose an outfit for her so that she fit the theme of the event and she actually liked his outfit choices. It was a dress, which she tends to hate, but she genuinely enjoyed wearing it. She may not talk to him a whole lot, but she respects him greatly. After his overblot, that respect and empathy went up even more.
Rook Hunt: Mallory, like many others at NRC, finds Rook weird and creepy. She already found the fact that he has photos on his walls creepy, but then he lists off her, ADeuce and Grim's height, class, and seat number. She tries to avoid him at all costs, similar to Floyd. She hates how he randomly pops up behind her and the others too.
Epel Felmier: Mallory loves Epel! She likes to hang out with him, Jack, and Deuce. She's trying to learn how to carve apples, though she's gained many cuts on her fingers because of it, the cuts always bandaged up by Epel. Since she's taller than him, she likes to use him as an arm-rest from time to time, much to Epel's demise. All in all, she adores him and wishes the best for him.
Ashe Aspen: Mallory finds Ashe fun, but they don't talk as often as she'd like. He's really tall, so she likes when he gives her piggyback rides too. She's witnessed his truly scary side, and she's sworn to never make him mad since. Similar to Ruggie, they may not talk much, but they've talked enough to be considered a bit more than acquaintances.
Ignihyde
Idia Shroud: Best of friends. Specifically BGFFs, "Best Gamer Friends Forever". Idia introduced Mallory to a bunch of games in Twisted Wonderland and she couldn't put them down. They talk whenever they can and everyone is shocked when Mallory says she's Idia's friend. She likes his hair a lot too.
Ortho Shroud: Mallory finds Ortho like the younger sibling she never had but always wanted. She always makes sure he's ok, telling him that he can come to her if he ever needs to talk. She also thought that he did amazing during the VCD Auditions.
Diasomnia
Malleus Draconia: She knows for a fact that if she was still her same seven year old self, she'd want him to give her a piggyback ride so she could hold his horns. Mallory finds his innocent outlook on some things adorable, but more in a sense of "wow he's pure" rather than romantically. For the most part though, their relationship is the same as it's portrayed in the game.
Lilia Vanrouge: They have a relationship like Mallory does with Riddle, just flip it around. Lilia seems to be fascinated by her, seeing as she's a human from another world while he's a fae who's lived for hundreds of years. She may be taller than him, but he always floats above the ground so he's at least her height. She finds him fun to hang with, so she's fine with his strange fascination.
Sebek Zigvolt: She finds him too loud, but she appreciates his devotion to Malleus. Sometimes it concerns her, but other than that, she respects it. They don't talk often, but she kinda wants that to change soon. Other than that, he's the member she's the least close to.
Silver: They're cuddling buddies and don't even know it. Mallory spends a lot of time in Diasomnia, so naturally she is close with the dorm's members. She likes to crash in Silver's room at times, so that's how they became secret cuddle buddies.
Other
Dire Crowley: Mallory finds it kinda fun to toy with Crowley, but found it incredibly annoying when he left to go on vacation during Scarabia's episode. Although it's something she'd never admit, Mallory sees Crowley as that fun and strange father she never got to have.
Divius Crewel: She hates him with a lot of her being. She hates how he treats them all like dogs. However, when there are those few times he's nice to her and makes sure she doesn't make an explosion in Alchemy, she's thankful.
Mozus Trein: She finds his class pretty boring, but she loves playing with his cat. She does appreciate when Trein gives her extra help if she doesn't understand something revolving around Twisted Wonderland's history.
Ashton Vargas: Mallory is a bit indifferent to Vargas. While he can be nice to her, she finds him a bit odd. She does however appreciate how Vargas makes sure she takes care of her physical and mental health.
Libi Koko: Libi and Mallory are pretty much the best of friends. Since Libi is one of the few females in NRC with Mallory, it feels nice that she can talk to someone who understands some issues they may have that the guys don't. They have a lot of inside jokes and, again, Libi is one of the few poeple who have seen Mallory's sweet side.
Che'nya: Prank duo, right here. If they're together, it's like an Ace and Mallory situation, but worse. Since they go to different schools, they can't talk often, but they managed to exchange numbers who knows when just a bit after the Heartslabyul incident. Sometimes, Che'nya likes to give Mallory hugs, but he's always invisible and know one except Mallory can tell he's there. He likes to tease Mallory a bit, much to her slight demise, so she's started to do the same. It's an endless cycle now.
Neige LeBlanche: Mallory already adored Neige the first time she met him. Her first thought was "he's baby. I must protect". They may not talk often, due to being in different schools, but they exchanged numbers to ensure that they still had the ability to talk. Neige is in a situation similar to Kalim in terms of how sweet Mallory is.
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tabloidtoc · 3 years
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National Enquirer, April 19
You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks
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Page 2: Michael Douglas' short-term memory loss and frail frame have wife Catherine Zeta-Jones fearing for her older husband's well-being -- Michael once declared he'd beaten oral cancer, but harsh chemotherapy and radiation treatments have left him a shell of his former self and he has even admitted to suffering memory problems -- he was also affected by the 2020 death of his father Kirk Douglas and he hasn't been the same since his dad died -- this is a guy who cheated death with a horrific cancer ordeal, and he's had other medical issues over the years and some serious domestic dramas that have taken their toll -- Catherine always knew that their age difference would mean her taking care of him one day but she didn't expect it to be so soon
Page 3: Reese Witherspoon has ditched her wedding ring during recent outings, sparking rumors her marriage to Jim Toth is on the ropes but she feels their relationship isn't down for the count and refuses to give up the fight to keep their family together but they may not make it -- the desire to make things work is still there on both sides and they've been able to pull it all together all these years, even with personalities as different as theirs mainly for the sake of their family and they got on each other's nerves while cooped up together during the pandemic, but they don't bicker in public and that's one thing they have going for them
Page 4: Ryan Seacrest creeped out his pals when he gushed over Maria Menounos when she sat in for Kelly Ripa on Live recently -- Ryan thinks Maria is the smartest, most talented and beautiful woman to walk the planet and he can't help but swoon over her but Ryan understands Maria is happily married to TV writer and producer Keven Underago and he'd never cross the line and he doesn't want to date Maria, but he makes no secret he'd be dancing on air to have someone like her, which is kind of creepy, but he can't help it -- Ryan would never make moves on someone else's girl, but he does try to imitate her husband Keven's qualities like how funny and creative and sensible he is and Ryan adores Kelly and thinks she's great but he wouldn't mind if she takes more time off just so he can gaze at Maria
* Miley Cyrus' recent boozy night out with party pals, including British punk rocker Yungblud, has loved ones fearing she's slipping back into dangerous territory -- she was spotted at Hollywood's famous Rainbow Bar & Grill, drinking shots and beer chasers, just months after she admitted to her struggles with addiction and after fellow addiction-challenged singer Demi Lovato announced she was California sober, claiming she was safely able to drink in moderation, Miley didn't see any reason why she couldn't do the same -- her family and sober friends are deeply concerned for Miley's well-being and are begging her to stop drinking now
Page 5: Newly robust Celine Dion has her health back on track following a dangerous few years where she looked like a walking skeleton -- she has beefed up her wraith-like frame by making healthier choices during lockdown -- she went through a rough time of transition after husband Rene Angelil's death and lost a lot of weight, but lockdown has given her a chance to rest and focus on taking care of herself and now she looks 15 to 20 pounds heavier and seems in good spirits and is looking forward to rebooting her Courage World Tour when the pandemic ends
Page 6: Fitness fanatic Tim McGraw is a changed man since he kicked the bottle in 2008, but he's now hooked on working out and sculpting the perfect bod and he's publicly admitted exercise is what gets him flying high but his quest to get ripped to the max is now a 24/7 obsession and he spends hours in the gym and he's already flexing a muscular body most men would die for, but he doesn't want to stop until he's an Adonis and he works out twice or three times a day and packs his diet with energy-boosting smoothies and veggie juices and some might say he's going overboard with the workouts, but Tim craves those feel-good endorphins and he considers his workouts to be fun -- he loves the way he looks and thinks he can do better and he does spend a lot of time in front of the mirror admiring himself and tends to wear tight T-shirts that show off his pecs and six-pack abs, and wife Faith Hill loves the results -- a lot of people say he's traded one addiction for another
Page 7: Nearly six years after their bitter divorce, Miranda Lambert has finally extended an olive branch to ex-husband Blake Shelton, but she's still pretty envious over his professional success with fiancee Gwen Stefani -- last year, Blake and Gwen took home the collaborative video prize at the Country Music Television Awards for their duet Nobody but You, and also scored a Top Ten hit with their single Happy Anywhere and it makes Miranda jealous to see Blake making hay on the charts with Gwen but their success also made Miranda recall Over You, her hit collaboration with Blake, which won Song of the Year at the 2012 Country Music Association Awards and during a recent interview, Miranda affectionately blew kisses toward the camera as she recounted how her ballad with Blake was inspired by his grief over the loss of his older brother; still, Miranda also harbors a competitive streak and said she's angling to transform herself and husband Brendan McLoughlin into entertainment movers and shakers just like Blake and Gwen -- Miranda plans to enroll Brendan in acting school and Miranda wants them to act together and they are looking for scripts to make a television movie and even planning to launch a production company in Nashville and Miranda recognizes the musical chemistry Blake and Gwen share, and she believes she and Brendan can match that success on-screen -- meanwhile, as Blake and Gwen prepare to wed, Miranda is finally in a place where she can wish them well and Miranda carried a lot of animosity toward Blake and Gwen, especially since she suspected they started something before she and Blake split up, but she's very happy with Brendan so maybe all that pain she and Blake went through in ending their marriage was for the best
* Reba McEntire is reaching out to save her friend and former daughter-in-law Kelly Clarkson from suffering through a divorce that eerily mirrors Reba's own breakup -- Kelly split from husband and manager Brandon Blackstock in June 2020, and the divorce battle has them fighting over custody of their two kids as well as Brandon suing her for $1.4 million in unpaid commissions, but Reba has seen this before: Brandon's dad, Narvel Blackstock, dumped her in 2015 after 26 years of marriage, and despite initially agreeing to continue as her manager, dumped her as a client weeks later and Reba knows all too well how petty and conniving Narvel and Brandon can be, and her heart goes out to Kelly -- Kelly admits to Reba there are times when she just wants to run away and hide and Reba tells her to run away to me and it means the world to Kelly to have Reba in her corner -- Narvel and son Brandon head Starstruck Entertainment and are adamant that Kelly owes them big bucks for helping her land both her talk show and a coaching spot on The Voice, but with Reba's help, Kelly is fighting back and Reba learned the hard way the pitfalls of mixing business with family life and she's trying to help Kelly because she hates to see another woman suffer at the hands of a Blackstock
Page 8: Sicko Jeffrey Epstein has been accused of a horrific new litany of abuse by a woman who claims he forced her into unwanted genital surgery, raped her in front of her child and threatened to feed her to alligators -- the woman, identified in court papers as Jane Doe, is suing the late pervert's estate, claiming he and his alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell, groomed her for their sordid pleasure -- in the suit, she claims Epstein drove her to pick up her 8-year-old son and took them to a lake, where he threatened to feed her to alligators, as had happened to other girls in the past, if she dared to squeal on him -- at the time, the woman said she was 26, but she looked much younger and Epstein told her to say she was 17 and he also arranged for a man with a Russian accent to perform an unnecessary vaginal surgery to pass her off as a virgin to a client and this violent and illegal procedure was botched, leaving her mutilated, in pain, disabled, and permanently sexually dysfunctional
Page 9: Ghislaine Maxwell has been slapped with yet another sex trafficking charge and it's got her former pal Prince Andrew sweating bullets -- the new indictment details how Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam reportedly groomed a 14-year-old for him, but crucially for Andrew, it expands the time frame of Ghislaine's alleged crimes from 1994 to 2004, a span that includes her meeting the British royal in 1999 and then introducing him to Epstein and that time frame also includes the period in which "sex slave" Virginia Roberts Giuffre claims she slept with Andrew three times, charges he's denied -- the new charge also opens the floodgates on other celebrities, politicians and high-profile figures who were in Epstein's orbit at the time and the new indictment widens the pool for Ghislaine and her defense attorneys because who wouldn't want to bring down all of these fat cats and who wouldn't be that desperate?
Page 10: Hot Shots -- Rumer Willis got to the root of her gardening needs in L.A., Michael B. Jordan and Chante Adams got cozy as they shared a snack while shooting Journal for Jordan in NYC's Central Park, Heidi Klum in L.A., Mario Lopez tossed the ceremonial first dice roll at the opening of the Mohegan Sun Casino in Las Vegas, Christopher Meloni shot his onscreen spouse's funeral scene for Law & Order: Organized Crime
Page 11: Tony Bennett has a secret weapon in his fight against Alzheimer's disease: his close pal and collaborator Lady Gaga -- Susan Crow Benedetto, 54, the wife of the 94-year-old singing legend, has enlisted Gaga to help keep Tony's faculties sharp as he struggles with advancing dementia because Gaga's telephone calls have always helped cheer Tony up and keep him focused and they laugh together, reminisce and sometimes sing and it always puts a smile on Tony's face and it's great therapy -- when asked whether Tony still recognizes the pop star, Susan joked that Gaga is hard to forget -- Gaga has also played a critical role in keeping the aging crooner active and creative by working with him and they plan to release their second album of duets this spring as a follow-up to their 2014 smash hit Cheek to Cheek
* Worried friends feared ailing rock god Ozzy Osbourne is coming unstrung while wife Sharon Osbourne's career goes into a death spiral -- Ozzy has been plagued by crippling illnesses over the years, including Parkinson's disease, and has to walk with the aid of a cane and now he's at wit's end and pushing himself into a danger zone as his wife fights tooth and nail after leaving The Talk amid a racism scandal and Ozzy's been under a great deal of distress over Sharon's problems over at The Talk and he worries and fusses over her and can't focus on anything else and it's left many in his circle very concerned for his health which is fragile enough already -- the bashing Sharon received during the scandal has the aging rocker concerned she may never work again and he'll have to be the breadwinner
Page 12: Straight Shuter -- five years after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce, she's still battling Brad Pitt over custody of their five youngest kids, now she's filed new court documents claiming she has proof of domestic violence against Brad and accusations like these would kill anyone else's career, but not in this case: Hollywood is 100 percent behind Brad and the sense in the industry is Angelina has weaponized the kids against Brad but Brad is very well respected in Hollywood, and most people find these new allegations hard to believe and if anything, Angie is only hurting the children and herself
* Real Housewives stars featured in the upcoming spinoff are cashing in and Bravo will pay Luann de Lesseps, Teresa Giudice and the others a sweet $200,000 for one week's work in Turks and Caicos and that's more than double what the ladies usually get for filming, plus they get a free trip to a tropical island
* American Idol could be on the chopping block because in just seven weeks the show has lost 2 million viewers and it's simple math: Idol cannot survive with its current budget and ABC has two options which are cancel the show or cut costs, which would mean hiring cheaper judges and a cheaper host to replace Ryan Seacrest and both options are being explored
* Britney Spears' beau, personal trainer Sam Asghari, shows off his toned abs in L.A. (picture)
Page 13: Palace insiders fear Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's vendetta against the British monarchy will take a shocking new turn: they'll bankroll a lurid movie about Princess Diana's death and the conspiracy theories that suggest the royal family was involved -- the rights to the movie script are owned by Hollywood producer Ben Browning, who was just hired by Harry and Meghan to run their film company Archewell Productions -- the controversial movie centers on Princess Diana's lover Dodi Fayed's father, former Harrods' boss Mohamed Al-Fayed, investigating his son's death and his belief that Dodi and Diana were murdered because she was pregnant and planning to marry, and The Firm did not want a Muslim in the royal family
Page 14: Crime
Page 15: Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson has been busted on charges of willful torture and abuse of a child and was also charged with cruelly beating or otherwise maltreating a child under the age of 18 -- his arrest came just a year after he was slapped with a one-year suspended sentence and two years' probation after pleading guilty to menacing his ex-wife Whitney Lee, who called him mentally unstable -- Johnson helped the Shakes score three Grammys in 2016 for their album Sound & Color but the band has been on hiatus since singer Brittany Howard started a solo career in 2018 and Steve was lost after that; he went from playing in front of 50,000 people to playing in bars again -- even if the Shakes reunite, it's highly unlikely Steve would be invited back -- Steve remains in county jail awaiting his court date and his attorneys said Mr. Johnson maintains his innocence
* Danny Masterson and his lawyers believe they are victims of anti-Scientology bias and cannot get a fair trial in his Los Angeles rape case -- celebrity attorney Tom Mesereau, who successfully defended Michael Jackson against child molestation charges two decades ago, claimed his client has been treated unfairly because of his ties to the church, and that the police or district attorney's office leaked damaging details of the case -- Danny and his lawyers feel persecuted and that everybody in Hollywood who isn't a Scientologist is after them -- LAPD Robbery and Homicide Division Capt. Jonathan Tippet said his organization is keeping a tight lid on all information surrounding the case to ensure Masterson gets a fair trial
Page 16: Mormon church officials are being accused of corporate greed for using members' charitable donations to secretly create a $100 billion tax-free fund -- James Huntsman, the son of a prominent Mormon family, is suing the church for fraud, claiming donations solicited to finance charity work were actually used to fill church coffers -- the church boasts at least 15 million members worldwide, including celebrities like Gladys Knight, Donny and Marie Osmond, Katherine Heigl, Julianne Hough, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams and Aaron Eckhart and many could have tithed money that ended up in the tax-free fund
Page 17: Jen Shah of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was recently fingered by the feds as the bogus businesswoman behind a multi-state fraud scheme dating back to 2012 -- the Bravo blowhard, known for her extravagant parties, designer outfits and extensive entourage, and her first assistant Stuart Smith were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering -- the U.S. Justice Department alleged the Park City resident and Smith of Lehi generated and sold lead lists of innocent individuals for other members of their scheme to repeatedly scam, and claimed the greedy creeps defrauded hundreds of victims -- the terrible twosome targeted older adults and computer illiterate folks by using both telemarketing and in-person sales teams to peddle nonexistent online services and then fight the refund efforts of wronged consumers -- if convicted, Shah and Smith each face up to 50 years behind bars
Page 18: American Life
Page 20: L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva triggered a cover-up scandal when he revealed his investigators determined why Tiger Woods drove off a California cliff, then refused to explain what happened, citing the golf legend's privacy -- Villanueva said the black box in the Genesis SUV that Tiger was driving when he flew off a suburban L.A. highway in the early morning helped determine the cause
* Hollywood Hookups -- Bethenny Frankel and Paul Bernon engaged, Melissa and Joe Gorga appear to have reached the finale of their marriage, Fernanda Flores and professional boxes Noel Mikaelian dating
Page 21: Britney Spears said she broke into tears after seeing bits of the new documentary about how she has been in the grips of a conservatorship for years, saying she was embarrassed by the light they put her in and she cried for two weeks and still cries sometimes
* Generous Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke put a happy face on job seekers in Malibu when he handed out fistfuls of cash -- Dick was spotted withdrawing bills from a bank before driving to the Malibu Community Labor Exchange, a nonprofit that helps unemployed locals find day jobs and he stayed in his car as he handed out money to masked folks who were lined up to look for work
Page 22: The late Aretha Franklin left behind a royal mess of paperwork, including a newly discovered fourth will that has thrown her $80 million estate into fresh turmoil -- the eight-page document, titled The Will of Aretha Franklin, was apparently drawn up not long before her death in 2018, and was recently found among the files of the singer's onetime attorney Henry Grix along with the paperwork describing the terms of a trust but both items are stamped draft and neither has Aretha's signature but Michigan law changed seven years ago, and it made the admissibility of a document like this more flexible -- currently there's a bitter beef among Aretha's four adult sons over how their mother's assets should be divided
Page 23: The battle over Prince's $300 million fortune rages on, and the late pop star's siblings, and legal heirs, fear there won't be anything left after lawyers, accountants, administrators and the IRS take their cut -- five years after he died from a fatal fentanyl overdose without leaving a will, an avalanche of deals and court hearings have left his massive cash stash in limbo -- sadly Prince's distrust of lawyers and other professionals now means that millions will be spent paying those same people to try to sort out the mess he left behind and this could go on for a decade
Page 26: Weird Body Language -- stars cope with bizarre deformities -- Denzel Washington, Steven Tyler, Ashton Kutcher, Matthew Perry
Page 27: Lily Allen, Mark Wahlberg, Karolina Kurkova, Scar Service -- Tina Fey, Padma Lakshmi, Joaquin Phoenix
Page 32: Health Watch
* Ask the Vet -- Watch out for xylitol
Page 34: Just months after John Travolta's beloved wife, Kelly Preston, passed, the actor has been shattered by another death in the family -- his nephew Sam Travolta's badly decomposed body was found in his Wisconsin apartment last September, weeks after he died from a suspected heart attack -- John has suffered through so much loss and Sam's death was another huge blow but he's strong and has a deep faith in Scientology and the church brings him solace and comfort
Page 36: Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran has stepped up to get a tenant in one of her buildings back on his feet -- Barbara and building co-owner Alex Rodriguez came under fire after Ryo Nagaoka's possessions were reportedly tossed while he was hospitalized with COVID-19 and when Ryo got home he found only his piano and pet tortoise in his cleaned-out crib -- emptying Ryo's apartment was necessary because it had become a health hazard and had a biocleaning crew scrub it -- Barbara donated $12,000 to a GoFundMe page for him, while A-Rod has seemingly not yet contributed anything and Barbara also said the building's management company has renovated Ryo's apartment
Page 38: Beloved game show host Peter Marshall made a miraculous recovery from COVID-19 to celebrate with friends at his 95th birthday party -- Peter was in and out of the hospital for ten weeks and he was at death's door and doctors didn't give him much of a chance but Peter beat the odds to enjoy a Zoom party attended online by Leslie Uggams, Loni Anderson, Sandy Duncan, Ruta Lee, Karen Valentine, Rich Little, JoAnne Worley, Jack Jones and more
* Accused sex freak Armie Hammer's career is in the crapper and he's beginning to believe that's where it will stay -- the kink king was fired from the thriller Billion Dollar Spy amid sexual assault allegations and the release of social media messages claiming he has dark fetishes including cannibalism -- Armie has already gotten to boot from the movie Shotgun Wedding and the series The Offer, and more trouble may be on the horizon: Armie was accused of sexual assault by a woman called Effie, who alleged the actor violently raped her and Armie's attorneys issued a statement denying the claims, saying Effie's own correspondence with Mr. Hammer undermines and refutes her outrageous allegations -- Armie has been keeping a low profile at a Caribbean resort, but fears his entire career is in trouble
Page 42: Red Carpet -- Carrie Underwood
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Alela Grora: an analysis thingy
Good day to the funamusea fandom that has neglected my beautiful angel (joking. Maybe.) I offer you sea urchins a collection of observations concerning the eccentric lady: Alela Grora.
I'll be breaking down her personality and interpreting every scene and official art she's appeared in, and even include a couple of theories to fill in the gaps, if you find that interesting.
Note: I believe seichiinara did this before when she was active, but I sadly never got to read it. Therefore, everything here is based on my own observations.
First of all...Who is Alela Grora?
Grora is an angel that serves as Etihw's subordinate. She's an archer and a war veteran, and now destroys Wodahs' garden full time.
Based on canon appearances, she is described by Yosafire as "a weird lady looking for her eye"...Perhaps it's because Yosaf isn't too familiar with Grora (which I kinda doubt) or Grora simply doesn't get too close to others, keeping her cool and mysterious appearance.
To the player, I'm sure she seemed like a cool and laid back adult, contrasting Wodahs because opposites attract. She only ever loses her cool when Ater is involved because of the eye incident, which I will talk about later.
But, other than that, we don't know much about her. Being chill isn't an entire personality, especially when we're talking about a literal soldier who lived through the dark war era. Yet, what makes Tgg and dsp's storytelling magnificent is the way they make their stories more than what they seem. During the game, you have a group of cute main characters who are facing danger, but slowly you start to feel something darker creep in the background, not the angry flame demons, but the guardians of their peaceful world hide a lot more than you think.
Therefore, important characters such as Grora, Kcalb, Etihw, the cats and Wodahs-- who is this big question mark-- aren't going to reveal themselves just like that. No, a good writer will drop subtle hints in their mere actions.
Grora literally lost an arm and nearly blew to death for --ah, a certain group of girls. Reincarnations of Etihw's past subordinates. Grora's previous colleagues she had witnessed their deaths and their burial.
She encourages Macarona and is close to Froze for a reason (she hasn't interacted with Chelan as of now, probably didn't have a chance to) ...because of the guilt and the pain she has felt as she saw her previous world fall apart, she wants the descendants of her colleagues to enjoy this new world a d have a wonderful and peaceful life, a life their ancestors would've wanted. And this would make sense, since she's the only character to not explicitly talk about the past, but also the only one to directly compare Froze to Sherbet.
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To sum this up, Grora is a very chill individual who is loved by all, a bit odd sometimes, but still friendly. She is selfless and will fight for what is right, probably due to her past experiences during the war, which she is trying to forget and move on, unlike the rest of the crew. Alas, she can't, for everything reminds her of the terrible old world.
Character Design
Hands down, dsp did the Blancblack crew's designs justice. When it comes to Grora, we could note a few things:
Her current outfit resembles Sherbet/Froze's a bit too much. This may indicate that Sherbet might've had a certain impact on her. I can't say for sure that they were close or not, but he did do something that'll make Grora act the way she does towards Froze.
Missing halo: She is close to Etihw and works under them, no? So why doesn't she wear it? We know it's an accessory, but someone in Grora's position would wear it. For example, Taffy, who is the Head Angel of his world, doesn't wear one because he's not fond of Fumus to begin with, and that includes Olive. All the other Angels don't mind their gods, so they keep the halo. Dsp doesn't need to tell us that, it's logical. Something might've happened between Grora and Etihw, but it's not necessary huge. It could've just altered her point of view or something.
Now, for the war outfit. It is, simply, inspired by Etihw's diamond themed robes. Another thing to note is the tired expression she wore is VERY similar to Etihw's. This might mean that Etihw had a large influence on Grora, and we'll get to their relationship later on.
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Grora's color palette is exactly the opposite of Wodahs', which is a good choice considering that they drastically contradict each other. But it's important to note that Etihw and Kcalb also have opposite color palettes, black and white, dark and light, two past enemies who's mentalities are totally different. It's quite curious of Dsp to design Wod and Grora this way too, no?
Ater and Grora's eye
Grora's grudge against Ater isn't simply a grudge. If she is truly trying to heal and let go of the past, why couldn't she just forgive Ater and heal her eye like Wodahs suggested?
Grora was most likely a fierce warrior, an archer, and having her eye taken out must've been humiliating. A strong and pure being torn down to pieces. That incident was proof of her cowardice. Therefore, the lost eye resembles her lost pride. Finding it again means redeeming herself, but of course, the eye has nothing to do with pride. It's just a distraction.
I may be looking way into this, but it DOES make more sense that way. Same thing goes for Wodahs' eye, but I'll talk about that some other time.
Speaking of Wodahs...
Eyepatch Angels
Whether you ship them platonically or romantically, they're still the best duo and work perfectly together either way.
Based on the events of the game, Wodahs and Grora are close colleagues who always bicker and fight over the most mundane things (Grora is usually the one who starts) yet they make a great team. Grora has a bit of a crush on him because who doesn't but these feelings don't seem reciprocated (Small note: That doesn't mean he doesn't care for her at all, and we barely know what Wodahs is thinking most of the time, so we're not really sure. He's also very dense sometimes)
There isn't much to say about their current relationship for now. What's more interesting is their relationship during the war, and boy oh boy, do I have some news.
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I'm sure we all know this infamous art, the only art featuring them so badass and, so far apart too. They're also facing each others backs, and considering their close relationship, this is bad news. Only enemies are positioned like this, and the high gap resembles how distant they are from each other. That being said, Wodahs and Grora have quite the history. If only dsp could reveal more about them.
Oh, a wild theory has appeared!
Using these observations (specifically Grora's relations to Etihw and Wodahs, and the missing halo) we could come up with some context.
Grora respected and looked up to Etihw, remaining true and loyal to them. At some point, Grora became/was going to be head angel, only for her position next to Etihw was taken by Wodahs, and it angered her.
Etihw most likely paid more attention to him, and ignored Grora. Perhaps they've hurt her in some way, which resulted into a shattered relationship. Sure, everything was fine after Kacalb nuked the world, but memories and past experiences stay.
Well...this speculation is farfetched, but I wanted to share an abridged version of it with you
And that, ladies and gentlemen, includes the analysis thingy. If you've made it here, thank you so much for reading!! And I hope this helped you in some way!
Also, looking at how hard I tried to summarize this, I'm kinda anxious about the Wodahs analysis, since there's a LOT to cover...Haha.
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Do you have any Mark/Nyssa headcannons??
We don't know much about them in the books but I think they'd hate each other at first. Mostly because of the bad blood between their fathers, but also because Nyssa thinks Mark is just a violent idiot and a manwhore.
Through the years and after the wars, all the cabins tend to bond with each other more and Ares kids and Hephaestus kids realize they have more in common that they think; weapons being their first favorite topic.
Mark has gotten into the habit of annoying her and hitting on her every time they bump into each other. "Looking good with the greasy hair today Barrera" "Shut the hell up, don't you have a new girltoy to go to?"
It's true that Mark is a bit of the pretty boy in Cabin 5 and even Nyssa herself can admit it. But she isn't the kind of girl who deludes herself: she's not his type, not that she wants to be anyway. Boys aren't her priority; building things for camp's safety, making sure Leo and Jake have lunch every day and that Harley goes to bed early, is.
But even so, she remains a girl with all the feelings it implies: self-consciousness, the weight of being seen as the forever looking dirty tomboy of Cabin 9. One late night, as she's crying over that in the forge, thinking she's alone, Mark finds her. She wipes her tears quickly but he's already seen it. She was expecting him to mock her as he usually does but he truly looked concerned: "What's wrong? You can tell me, I won't judge" and she doesn't know why but she tells him everything. About how sometimes she wants to think about herself but always ends up putting her siblings first especially since Beckendorf's death, that she's afraid she's probably going to end all alone with her weapons.
She wasn't expecting an Ares kid to understand her struggle nor being a good comfort but he does comfort her perfectly "You're kidding me girl? Some boys would kill for a stare from you, you're just too blind to see it." "Oh please, you're making fun of me and my looks everytime." "Nope. You think I'm joking every time I compliment you but I'm not."
The thing is, it's not the first time Mark comforts a girl like this; Clarisse used to feel the same way years ago and she's the sibling he's closest to.
After that, I just think a better friendship between the two would build on itself and most of the time, they hang in the forge while she fixes his spear "How the Hades do you manage to break the cutting edge all the time?" "Oh stop complaining, deep down you're over the moon to spend more time with me". It's only when they start dating that she'll find out he was breaking it up on purpose.
Their relationship doesn't really change: they still bicker a lot, she continues to complain that he doesn't take enough care of his weapons and he keeps hitting on her all the time. But man, do they make out and laugh a lot. Mark makes a point of complimenting her every day because he doesn't want her to have insecurities with him. He's dated a lot of girls, but no one is like Nyssa; she's not a delicate, sweet pretty little thing. To him she's not pretty, she's beautiful. She has a natural beauty that she doesn't even notice, a strength, charisma and character that no other girl has.
The Ares kids think she's okay; in reality, they're happy because even when they were still friends, Mark had stopped dating a different girl every month, was in a better mood when he'd see her at the forge. She's clearly a good influence on him. The Hephaestus kids are happy too and relieved because gods, sometimes all they've ever wanted was for Nyssa to have a life on her own and to stop worrying about them so much. With Mark, they can see she can let go. However, Leo did come to him with a big innocent smile to warn him that he would burn him alive if he ever hurt his sister.
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2, 8, 19, 35 and 36 for the Ship Ask pls if you have want and have the time!! (ノ゚▽゚)ノ💓💓💓
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2. How's their teamwork? Do they share well?
They balance each other out well combat wise - with Kaidan being a tank and Valen being more of a rogue. So they just work together naturally. As for other things, they still work together pretty well as they have similar thought processes on a lot of things when it comes down to it. The most that will happen when they don't is some light bickering but they'll compromise and figure it out. They have to be good at sharing and rationing when they're on the road, which is most the time, so yes, they are.
8. What do they like best about their partner?
Valen loves Kai's natural curiosity and willingness to learn. He's not willfully ignorant on any topic and he always wants to educate himself. She loves his near endless patience with her and that he's always willing to fight for their relationship, which goes two ways. And she loves his kindness, even if others see him as gruff at times. He's nothing but gentle with her and she couldn't ask for better.
Kaidan often finds himself in awe of her bravery and endless perseverance. She faces endless battles and perils, yet she still returns to him everyday still as goofy and loving as the day they met. The world they live in can easily drag anyone down and sometimes he finds himself feeling a bit dreary but Valen almost always carries herself with a certain bubbliness that always brings a smile to his face.
19. What do they fight about? What are their arguments like? How do they make up?
So it's very rare that their arguments go beyond light bickering. The only time that they've yelled at each other was the whole Daedra situation. Valen doesn't tolerate when people lie to her and Kaidan almost wasn't an exception. Looking beyond that, they typically are very reasonable and try their best to compromise if they can. If it's a heat of the moment thing one of them will relent and the other will make it up to them later, usually with sex lmao. But yeah, they're very reasonable and gentle with each other and almost always find a way to resolve their issues in a healthy way 😌.
35. Do they bring out the best in each other, or the worst? Do they have a fatal flaw?
They often bring out the best in each other. But if there's some not so good thoughts floating around or if one of them slips up, they'll take some time away from each other. I don't enjoy writing unhealthy relationships, I'm here to have fun lmao. Like I said in the first question, they balance each other out and not just in combat. Kaidan is very calm and stoic while Valen is more goofy and affectionate. Not that they drown out the other's qualities, no. It's more like bringing Kai out of his shell or bringing Vay back to Nirn when she needs it.
I think both of their fatal flaws would be over-protectiveness. As for Kaidan, he finally has something worth fighting for. Valen and even the team are his future, his family, and he thinks they're all he has. So to use those, especially Valen, against him would result in some catastrophic results for him I feel like. As for Valen, she's always been family oriented. The day she got Lazarus's letter, she left for Skyrim with minimal preparation. She's always put other people before herself so Kaidan would not be an exception. He's the love of her life, the yee to her haw. So she'd do anything for him or to get him back should he be taken from her.
36. What's their greatest strength as a couple? Their weakness?
They're pretty strong in most aspects, obviously not perfect by any means but they get by. I'd say their greatest strength is communication or conflict resolution. I've said it like 28838282 times now but they don't argue that much and they're good at compromising. They always talk about things but Valen does have a bit of an issue with hiding her feelings sometimes.
As for weaknesses, I guess now that I think about it more, they don't get much alone time. There's usually at least 4 of them which is often necessary to be honest, they always have people after them, but that doesn't leave a lot of them time if you know what I mean. So that can often leave them with some pent up frustration or leave one or both of them feeling neglected in a way, though they know it's not their fault. It's simply circumstance. They get past this once the whole dragon crisis is dealt with.
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