#also I love how like everyone is making the fox which is cool!!! sometimes you genuinely want a fucked up creature
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Love the idea of parex!! I've got so many questions. Are the Sith also out there? I remember you mentioning Maul, Dooku, and Anakin, what about Sidious or Plagueis?
What does Boba feel about Obi-Wan/the obi-clones?
What are some of your favorite moments you haven't gotten to post about yet?
the sith as a whole don't really exist in parex because I want it to be very clear that the mandalorian empire is the villain in this story. plagueis and sidious are sirs not appearing in this story though palpatine did at some point mentor padme before dying for reasons(tm). mandalorians as a whole don't have a super strong understanding of sith vs jedi, because to them it's all force magic. on some level they think that sith described in old texts are just jedi but cooler because they can use their magic for more (and more unethical) things, which is why when jango finds out it's possible to make a bunch of force sensitive clones through what is effectively a sith technique, he doesn't really think twice before having obi-wan do this. if he hadn't been so blase about sith, then he wouldn't have ended up with a giant psychic hive mind that hates him personally
boba is kind of a complicated situation, because you see, jango had boba created after cody and rex 'betrayed' him, and jango was determined to not fuck up his successor a second time, so while cody and rex (and fox) are not chipped, boba is. so boba's pretty much fully controlled by jango and that extends to his opinions on everything, so he hates obi-wan and the obi-clones. jango actually doesn't let obi-wan or any of the obi-clones talk to boba because of how obi-wan 'made cody and rex into traitors' (which is to say, obi-wan treated cody and rex like human beings and was kind to them and made them realize that jedi are people with families too) and jango's scared that if obi-wan or his clones are allowed to talk to boba they'll ruin him, too. father of the year, everyone!
there is a plan that the obi-clones do towards the end of the story which involves taking over the mandalorian empire's entire communications, and to do that kote (who is just so angry after having to deal with jango for almost a year now) decides he's going to forcibly absorb dooku into the hive mind so they can use his position of power and control him to put obi-clones in the places they need to be to so they can pull off the coup in one big swoop. you'd think that dooku would be a little wary of this but actually kote just tempted dooku to join the hive mind by offering secret knowledge of the jedi that he hasn't been able to find for himself because he can't read the old jedi texts. dooku thought he was cool enough to get that knowledge from the hive mind without getting absorbed by it but surprise! he was not. anyways, this leads to myles, who has been investigating the obi-clones for most of this story, realizing that something is Up with dooku, and then realizing that he is in a horror story, surrounded by hundreds of obi-clones with the proven ability to absorb people into their collective
sometimes it's not such a good thing to be the smartest mandalorian in the story!
ask me questions about parasitic extraction, the role reversal mandalorian empire au that I have
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asks about kaida? don't mind if i do
what does kaida rhink about the other children in the ninja team (arin - sora - wyldfyre )
if she could die her hair any color which colro would she choose
is jay ever going to drag her to therapy
what is her vaforite fruir
would she go insane over hot chocolate or not
and one last one: when is her brithday and woul dhr celebarte it
Ty for the asks!!!
-Of the team she would probably get along with best is Wyldfyre, they would have fun making jokes and getting into trouble so it would be impossible to leave them unsupervised for less than an hour. I also imagine that Wylfyre of the kids would be the least interested in the whole amnesiac Jay drama, or that Kaida and Jay are such jerks to the entire team in the beginning. Like, she just wouldn't care and that's why it would be easier for Kaida to interact with her.
with Arin, I don't know why, but I imagine their friendship would be like that of Aang and Toph from ATLA, like siblings who fight sometimes with Kaida calling Arin nicknames and things like that. ALSO it would be important for these two to have something in common and that is that Arin really has no problem taking out an enemy, you know, by killing them, even if it goes against Lloyd's teachings. It would be curious for Kaida how someone who is practically a cinnamon roll at the same time he has her mentality of quickly having no problem killing if he needs it.
And with Sora, it's really interesting because I've been thinking about these two interacting and apart from coming from quite oppressive and strict realms, they are extreme opposites in many ways. Sora was the Imperium's prodigy that everyone had high hopes for but once she realized how badly things were working in her kingdom, her family completely abandoned her and she ran away the first chance she got. Meanwhile Kaida was a rebellious girl in whom no one had expectations, and she tried to run away and failed. But once she had a family she had no problem staying in the Administration even if she was aware to some extent of how bad that system was. So I think it would be interesting for them to interact and think about how they practically reacted in quite different ways to the problems of the places where they lived.
-I had this idea from @fancypersonaskeletonturtle, and that is that if Kaida could dye her hair it would probably be something reddish or white because fox colors.
-maybe later because that would require Kaida to agree to go to therapy to which she would just go into denial and say "traumas? pfff I don't have any trauma". guess who she learned it from
-She is not a fan of fruit but her fav would be kiwi.
-ACTUALLY, I have a christmas one shot of Kaida trying hot chocolate for the first time and deciding that she would be happy to drink that for the rest of her life; so yes. If it were up to her she would drink that every day instead of water.
-Her birthday is July 24. Since there are really no celebrations of any kind in the Administration, it would be strange for her to celebrate her birthday, but once she gets used to the idea of gifts she would ask to go camping somewhere really cool (she loves traveling between kingdoms more than material gifts).
Thanks for the ask, I love rant about the hellspawn
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20 QUESTIONS FOR FIC WRITERS
thanks @commanderfoxdeservesbetter for the tag!
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
105! hit 100 over febuwhump.
2. What is your total AO3 word count?
167,182!
3. What fandoms do you write for?
star wars: the clone wars is the main fandom, but i've also written some stuff for alex rider! and a few gift fics for jedi fallen order, marvel, and doctor who.
4. What are you top five fics by kudos?
no. 1 is 'connection is what saves us' (which makes me happy, because it only recently overtook second place and i like to see a fox-centric whump fic on top).
no. 2 is 'the food's too sweet'.
no. 3 is 'an acceptable loss'.
no. 4 is 'no stranger to guilt'.
no. 5 is 'dead men feel no guilt for dying'.
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
yes! sometimes it might take a few days, but i always love the opportunity to ramble about my fics some more!
6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
given that 99% of what i write is whump, this one is a tricky one. if you hate major character death then i recently started writing a few fics for the 'kill a character bingo' prompts. but if you, like me, believe in fates worse than death, then i would probably say 'cut abruptly short' had the angstiest ending (lining up with canon in terms of the tragedy of order 66, with an added element of angst from the theme that i used for the fic - "force sensitivity as horror").
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
another tricky one! because despite everything, i've realised that i've actually been pretty good with at least writing a hopeful ending into my fics. so with that in mind i'm going to take the opportunity to plug my favourite (only slightly angsty at the start) crack fic of all time, 'follow the leader'. perhaps the happy ending is more implied than explored, but still, :D
8. Do you get hate on fics?
nope!
9. Do you write smut?
not at the minute, i suck ass at writing romance so it would probably only ever be part of some depraved angst bs.
10. Do you write crossovers?
not yet, but i have a few that i'd like to take a stab at one day, if the inspiration strikes. bioshock, batman, doctor who... many possibilities.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
luckily, not that i'm aware of!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
nope!
13. Have you ever co-written a fic?
i am currently co-writing a fic, but it is a long way off from being published! really really looking forward to sharing it, though, it's going to be a beautiful combination of angst, crack, and time travel :D
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
i don't really ever ship anyone! it just isn't my cup of tea, usually, unless the ship is dangling the carrot of angst in front of me. the only ship i'd say that i ever enjoyed exploring was thoschei (the doctor/the master) from doctor who. lots of potential for a supremely fucked up or fun dynamic, haha. i suppose i should also mention shadowgast from cr2, i was rooting for that throughout the part of that campaign i watched live.
15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
well if you want the nice answer, i'll say the isolation au as a whole, but that's because i don't think i'm going to run out of ideas for it any time soon! if you want the less nice answer, then i have been struggling with the long fic sequel to 'dead men feel no guilt for dying' for over a year now. i have loads of cool scenes outlined and fun ideas, but still haven't been able to settle on an overarching plot that i like! it's very annoying. massive kudos to multichapter fic writers!
16. What's your writing strengths?
i think i do well with structuring my fics. i enjoy figuring out how to write things that flow together, or mirror other scenes. one of my favourite fics to write was 'reiterate, relearn', which i think is a prime example of this!
17. What's your writing weaknesses?
hate writing dialogue! very rarely does it come naturally, which i think is because i characterise everyone sliiiiightly different in most of the fics i write, depending on the au that they're in. most of these guys also don't have much in the way of canon dialogue to go by!
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
hahaha, mando'a is really something i should have tried to incorporate more of! i like it as a fandom/legends trait for the clones, but it would require me putting actually thought and planning into my fics.... and alas!
19. First fandom you wrote for?
if we're counting before i knew fanfic was a thing, i guess it would be pokemon mystery dungeon oc fics in a notebook when i was like, 8. if you're talking fic that i've intentionally written, is was for the jse ego fandom; a bit of a niche community surrounding certain arg-like videos by jacksepticeye!
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
oh boy.... too many choices. as a i say above, i think 'follow the leader' was definitely one of my favourites to write, but i think my favourite as a whole has to be 'in thanks they will keep him forever'. not putting something from the isolation au here was a tough call, because those first three fics were genuinely a blast to write, but 'in thanks' was such fun to plot out, and so self indulgent - wait! that means i totally have done a crossover fic, technically! but i won't count it, because 'in thanks' only contains a single monster from doctor who, adapted to star wars for coruscant guard horror purposes. as i say, very niche, very self-indulgent, and i definitely i want to write more stuff like it in the future!
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okay, this was a bunch of fun, i always like the excuse to read back through old fics! if @stardustloki, or @amberskyyking want to do this, or anyone else who thinks this looks fun, then here you go!
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Thanks again for answering all my questions! I have some more for Sontails, my own this time instead of from a list. Take your time if you need to with your exams, I don't mind! :)
"Who wakes up early and who sleeps in?"
"Which trait does each find the most endearing about the other?"
"What does each do/say that almost always makes the other flustered and blush?"
"How often did they share a bed before they started dating?"
"How often does Sonic brush Tails' tails, if ever?"
And finally, not necessarily a Sontails question, but very much related:
"How did Amy inevitably find out about Sonic and Tails' relationship, and how long did it take her after to get over her feelings for Sonic?"
Thanks to you for sending more of these lovely questions in! I’ve been having lots of fun with them.
I’m almost done with exams, thankfully, so thank you for your patience as well! I hope I managed to entertain you with my answers x)
“Who wakes up early and who sleeps in?”
I think both would be early birds, though if someone was to sleep in, it’d be Tails. I can totally see him staying up late working on (x) project and then waking up late a result, whereas Sonic tries to keep a regular schedule, for the most part.
But outside of that scenario, the two of them look the type to rise and shine pretty early, since we know they are quite the active people.
Unless it’s one of those rare days where they feel like lazying around for a bit, probably. In which case they just stay in bed together till one of them (Sonic) gets hungry and gives them an excuse to go grab a bite for breakfast, haha.
“Which trait does each find the most endearing about the other?”
Tails loves how caring and cool Sonic acts with everyone! His genuinely good personality and will to help out any friend in need is one of the things that would make him fall for the hedgehog in the first place, I’m sure.
I know their Adventure/Sonic X era origin story got retconned by now, since it’s been made so that Sonic saved him from bullies and Tails decided to tag along with him (instead of Tails just one-sidedly following him because he thought he looked epic). But tbh both versions really highlight to me the fact that Tails is just blown away by Sonic as a whole, which is super sweet.
For that reason, I like to imagine that Sonic’s kindness remains his favourite trait throughout the years. Not only is he a hero with outstanding strength, he’s the best person Tails ever got to meet -- how perfect is that?
On Sonic’s side, he adores how sweet and loyal Tails is while still having a strong sense of justice. The amount of things this little fox has done for his sake —fly him over all sorts of dangerous waters and cliffs, plan to break into prison to rescue him, get into fights, etc.— will never fail to amaze him.
I feel people sometimes forget Sonic used to be a completely solo fighter before meeting him, so Tails being willing to stick through thick and thin as long as they’re together would mean the world to him. They both get attached so fast and it only grows stronger with time :’)
“What does each do/say that almost always makes the other flustered and blush?”
Sonic just needs to bring up how awesome and perfect his partner is for him to get all embarrassed. Pretty easy stuff.
It’s like... a bit crazy for Tails to have Sonic acknowledge that there’s things only he can do/can do much better than him, The Hero (tm), y’know? Tails is not used to hearing people think so highly of him, and to have the one he admires say it without a hint of hesitation will never fail to fluster him.
Tails is not really one to pamper him with verbal affection like that, but he’s got it even easier. He just needs to wrap his tails around him and snuggle up to him without warning and BAM, Sonic is also a blushy mess in 100% of cases.
He’s always felt to me like someone that would offer casual affection better than receive it (which is tied to my headcanon of Tails usually waiting for him to start any affectionate gestures), so just have the love of his life give him the warmest hug ever and I guarantee he’ll be at least a little embarrassed.
In general, it’s not super hard for either of them to blush, though! They’re one of those mushy couples that will always make the other feel a bit weak on the knees, methinks.
“How often did they share a bed before they started dating?”
Very rarely, if at all, I'd say.
This came up in one brief line in my Sonic/Nine fic, but I don't see Sonic as much of a bed person. The only place I recall seeing him sleeping on (in the games) is a couch! And he has a pretty nomad lifestyle, so beds just... Don't seem like they'd get along with him very much.
I think the only times they would have slept together before they dated would be if they were, say, in the middle of travelling together and needed to sleep outside for the night. So they'd snuggle close to avoid getting cold, since Tails' namesakes do a really good job of keeping their body warmth.
...That'd be more like sharing the floor or a tent than sharing a bed, now that I think about it. Oops. XD
Yeah, I just don't see them bed sharing all that much, at least not with sleeping purposes. Cuddles in bed are always A+ okay for both of them, though! And Sonic's a lot more willing to try to sleep next to Tails after they start dating, if it's something that would make his boyfriend happy.
“How often does Sonic brush Tails’ tails, if ever?”
He definitely does, although it’s hard to pinpoint how often, or if it's even a 'regular' thing between them. Hmmm...
Something like once a month sounds good in my head. That way it's a bit of a special occurrence, but they get to look forward to it.
It's kind of a relaxing routine for them both. Sonic loves Tails' tails and treats them with care, and Tails likes having someone else take care of them, especially when that someone else looks like he's really enjoying himself while brushing his fur.
(As mentioned in the ask, the last question is not strictly a sontails one so I’m putting it under a read more, just in case somebody checking their dash/the ship tag wouldn’t want to read it.)
“How did Amy inevitably find out about Sonic and Tails' relationship, and how long did it take her to get over her feelings for Sonic?”
Funny that you asked this! It's a very interesting question and you're gonna get me to talk a bit about my view on modern sonamy, something I don't really do often, so buckle up.
Now, this might be partly because Amy reminds me of a friend I had, but I tend to see her as someone who's chasing the 'high' of having a crush rather than a serious, down-to-earth relationship.
"I miss the good old days. Hangin' out with my hero, Sonic... Chasing bad guys... And blowing them away - ha ha!" This is one of her first quotes in SA1, and I found it interesting that she emphasised how both chasing after Sonic and beating up robots made her life feel thrilling and fulfilling.
It's like she's one of those people that just wants to be in love as part of her life experience, if that makes sense. She didn't wait to fall for anyone naturally; Sonic showed up one day in Little Planet, saved her and she went "that guy, that's the one for me.”
And she loves Sonic dearly for who he is. He’s her hero. Finding him was a fated meeting that signaled the start of a new chapter in her story.
However, I genuinely think she’d love to see her two friends together and happy, too.
The way I like to imagine it, she finds out about it before Sonic and Tails have actually shared that they’re an “item” now with the gang. In a very casual way -- just something like her going to Tails’ workshop looking for Sonic, walking in on the two of them sleeping on the couch with their hands intertwined, and having that little oh realisation moment that Sonic wants to be with someone else.
Obviously, she'd struggle with knowing that all her honest, good-hearted efforts to catch his attention would've never done the trick. How long has she been playing an impossible game? She'd be kinda mad at both Sonic and Tails for not telling her about their feelings for each other sooner, as it would've saved them all some trouble.
Though you can't help but sympathise that they wouldn't want to share the news yet, since being strictly 'best buds' has been their whole brand for like... Forever. It's a delicate situation on both ends.
Thankfully, Amy is someone that lives life head-on almost as much as Sonic himself does, so I want to think she'd try to be supportive of them and gradually get over her heartbreak after some months. No point in dwelling on something that's already settled, right?
All she can do is be a good friend and, this time, try to find someone that's right for her. Who knows? She might end up finding the ideal partner to bring fun into her life again :)
#sontails#the brushing tails question reminded me of a super cute picture with sonic doing that for him#i'll try to reblog it if i can find it again#sorry for the delay and thanks so much for the question!#flashoneonetwo
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(⤷ ┊ ◜ 👻 ◞ ┊ headcanons for your Missing Children and/or Puppet Soul)
William doesn't kill children, so he kills young adults in my AU instead. I also wanted to add the younger Afton kids and the Emily kids too cuz yes.
Gabriel "Gabe" Frederickson, the soul of Freddy Fazbear
Please refer him as Gabe.
During his first day inside the Animatronic Freddy body, Gabe tries to gain control of himself but the more he tried, the more pain he was in, causing his nose to bleed.
Gabe was the fifth victim. Died on June 13, 1985.
Also, William favored him the most since he always saw how "foolish" he was, so the asshole tries his "best" to take Gabe under his wing.
Jeremy Boyd, the soul of Bonnie the Bunny
Jeremy tends to be the most forgetful of the gang.
He and Fritz always end up in trouble.
Has a HUGE crush on Susie but he thinks she doesn't like him that way. Little does he know; Susie also has feelings for him.
Jeremy is adorably dorky. He's a legit gift to the rest of the gang.
Jeremy always gets uncomfortable around William whenever he wears purple. Michael doesn't blame him.
He's Gabe's best friend so that's why Bonnie and Freddy are always made to be best friends.
Susie sometimes nicknames him "Jay".
Jeremy was the second victim. Died on June 13, 1985.
Susie Cooper, the soul of Chica the Chicken
Susie gives out hugs a lot, if they're not tight enough to mess up anyone's organs that is.
She's adorable, but effortlessly tough.
Her Golden Retriever is named Carl. Why she named the pup Carl is forever a mystery.
Girl can stress eat A LOT.
Her relationship with Jeremy is the "He asked for no pickles!" meme.
Can cook pretty well! She learned how to cook since she was four years old from her aunt, who owned a diner since the 50's.
She's the one who painted Jeremy and Fritz's nails!
Dyed the tips of her hair brown cuz she thought it was cool.
Susie and Fritz like to butt heads with each other.
Susie was the first victim, but we all know that. Died on June 13, 1985.
Fritz Foster, the soul of Foxy the pirate Fox
Fritz had some eye trauma as a small child and had to wear an eyepatch. His eye trauma is pretty much gone now, but he still wears his eyepatch, just to make him "look cooler".
Resting bitch face for days.
Lost his hand at the age of ten when he made a bet with some other kid around the train tracks in St. George. He showed no fear that day.
He loves to mess with Susie and Jeremy a lot.
Fritz thinks he’s a ladies' man, but the ladies aren’t interested in him.
William thinks he’s ruthless, so he pretty much doesn’t like Fritz that much.
Fritz was the third victim. Died on June 13, 1985.
Andrew [REDACTED], the soul of Golden Freddy/Goldie (Male)
Resting bitch face part 2: electric boogaloo
Andrew hated Freddy’s pizza cuz Fredbear’s pizza was better. He hates how greasy it is.
You might think he hates everything, but he doesn’t.
Evan likes him better than the others. Andrew finds that a bit concerning, but he adores that kid. Too bad he killed him.
Speaking of which, Andrew now has a fear for children cuz he’s afraid he would hurt them, just like he hurt Evan.
Andrew was the fifth victim. Died on June 13, 1985.
Marianna Emily, the soul of The Puppet
Marianna is Charlie’s older sister.
Takes ballet classes.
Henry made the Puppet doll looks like her but she was made for Charlie.
Everyone nicknames her "Mari".
Is mostly very calm and collected, but she definitely has a good sense of enthusiasm and humor.
Marianna was also the first victim. Died on June 10, 1985.
Cassidy Belmore, the soul of Golden Freddy (Female)
Her dad is Fredbear :0!
E-Girl but it's the 1980's
"IT'S NOT A PHASE, MOM!"
Cassidy is Evan's babysitter when William and Joan go out and since sometimes Michael goes out to a friend's house (for dumbass things), Joan calls Lena if Cassidy can babysit Evan and Elizabeth.
Has some form of anger issues.
Hates the "creepy" dolls from her mom's doll collection.
Will not hesitate to beat a bitch.
Doesn't trust William that much, but he pays her when she babysits his two younger kids so she can buy "goth girl" things, so Cassidy stays quiet around him.
Resting bitch face part 3: the female version
Cassidy was the last victim. Died on June 14, 1985.
She had the worst death out of everyone else cuz William chopped her up into pieces.
Charlie Emily
Charlie, Elizabeth and Evan knew each other very well and were extremely close until they died.
She's really good friends with Elizabeth.
Charlie likes all of the Animatronics, but her favorite happens to be the Puppet cuz her dad made it for her.
Charlie calls Sammy "Sam" while he calls her "Lottie", due to the fact that her full name is Charlotte.
Charlie almost dresses like Henry.
She's as curious as her father, though not in a bad way. She’s very sweet, caring and has an innate sense of justice. She is always the one to stand up to bullies on the playground or invite a lonely kid to sit with her at lunch. She’s bright for her age, and though she may seem a bit ditzy, she’s very sharp. It's hard to get anything past her. She’s a bit oblivious to the world around her, though. She doesn’t pick up on most social cues and just goes around saying whatever she feels like with no filter, just like her father.
Charlie is the only one that likes spiders.
Like in the books, Charlie is the oldest twin.
Her favorite color is green.
Did ballet but she hates it so she dropped out of it.
Charlie was the first child victim after a few teenagers locked her outside of Fredbear's. Died on October 31, 1984.
Everyone knows that Charlie has died in the 80's, so why is there a teenage version of her existing in the modern times?
Sammy Emily, the soul of Lefty
The youngest of the Emily kids.
He and Charlie are close.
Sammy likes Freddy a lot.
Sammy wears his baseball hat sometimes. He also likes baseball and plays it.
Sammy was killed a few years after his sisters died. Died on June 18, 1988.
Elizabeth Afton
Elizabeth got her hair and eye color from her grandmother, Ruby. William loves his daughter but hates how his mother looks so similar to Elizabeth.
William's favorite child obviously.
She bit Michael on the nose once when she was two years old, due to a fit of rage. William never forgot how funny it was.
Doesn't like bugs or gross things, but Michael used to torment her by cutting the heads off her dolls, filling her pretty dress shoes with mud or sticking fake bugs in her bed.
Elizabeth once drop-kicked Michael’s legs while he tries to flirt with a girl and Michael got in trouble for making her fall.
When she was three, Elizabeth was scared of Spring Bonnie. William had to keep the suit away from Elizabeth so Spring Bonnie wouldn't scare her again.
Speaking of which, she calls Spring Bonnie "Honeybun".
She's strawberry blonde and nobody is gonna take it out of my cold dead hands.
The reason why William created Baby in the image of his daughter was because of the sick fantasy that she would continue his murderous legacy when she grows up.
William wanted Elizabeth to stay away from Baby, so she wouldn't get killed. But she didn’t listen and got killed instead. William grieved for a week after her death.
Loves playing with her dolls and drawing. She would also play dress up often, sometimes stealing her mom's make-up.
Elizabeth was very much the goofy older sister type, acting as though she knew everything about everything and could teach Evan “how the world works”, as she puts it. Evan, more or less, puts up with it and often entertained Elizabeth’s goofy, if not spoiled, nature by doing his best to keep up. He would normally be shy around people, but he loves his sister and if he has to listen to her and put up with her shenanigans, then he would be happy to.
William spoils her a lot.
Elizabeth has her mother's accent.
Michael, Elizabeth and Evan have a trio/group name that she called "The Triple A's".
Elizabeth had a ton of Barbies, My Little Ponies and other dolls from the 1980's before she died.
Her favorite color is pink cuz yes.
Elizabeth has totally done the whole "But I'm not in your room!" thing with Michael. She'd rile him up on purpose because she thinks it's fun when he gets mad and chases her out of his room.
An actual prodigy, or at least what William says.
Fairly popular at school.
Favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.
Leans more towards her mother than her father.
Elizabeth was Baby's first victim. Died on March 16, 1985.
People nowadays don't understand why there's a teenage Elizabeth working at Freddy's. Was Elizabeth's death a hoax? Or did Elizabeth not even exist in the 80's at all?
Evan Afton
The youngest Afton child.
Evan owned a ton of plushies from both Freddy Fazbear's Pizza and Fredbear's Family Diner. His most favorite is his Fredbear plush.
Likes chocolate milk. William spoils him for that, but Joan is always worried that Evan would have a sugar rush.
Evan loves watching Sesame Street. Sometimes Elizabeth would join him, and they would always sing along to the songs. Evan's favorite characters are Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster.
Evan's middle name is Christopher after Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh, a book that Joan's father used to read to her when she was a little girl.
Like Elizabeth, William spoils him.
Evan even has his mother's accent like his sister too.
Has autism.
Normally the quietest of the Aftons, but he talks to his plush Fredbear without any problems. This baffles everyone around him.
Evan doesn't have any close friends, but he's not really disliked either. He's just "the quiet kid".
Loves the Fredbear and Friends cartoon series. It's comforting to him whenever Michael scares the shit out of the poor kid.
Just a little guy!
Evan was the first victim to Fredbear. Jr. Died on June 13, 1985.
There's a teenage version of Evan too? People just really don't understand.
Toby Brandon, the soul of Toy Freddy
Neat freak. Nuff said.
Nerd (affectionately).
Hates video games (sorry canon! Toy Freddy fans). He just can't stand them at all.
The only male in his group lol sorry bro
Finds passion in reading books.
Frederick was the first new victim. Died on July 10, 1987.
Lila Baxter, the soul of Toy Bonnie
Sometimes Lila thinks that she's different from the other girls.
Please be patient with her. She’s been through so much.
Lila was the last new victim. Died on July 13, 1987.
Stacy Cooper, the soul of Toy Chica/Chicky
Susie's twin older sister
Not the best cook but damn, she can bake!
Her favorite flowers are pink and yellow tulips.
Favorite color is pink, duh!
Met Toby in High School (yes, that dumb Toy Chica High School anime killer thing, but my Toy Chica is a sweetheart! I promise).
Has a matching glittery pink diary and pen.
Oh, the pen looks like this:
Stacy was the second new victim. Died on July 11, 1987.
Maddison "Maddie" Fisher, the soul of The Mangle/Toy Foxy
Maddie can be mischievous and hide in the most obscure places ever. Why? Cuz she's pretty damn flexible of course!
She was pretty sad at first about the irony of being mishandled by kids.
Has super light footsteps, so she’ll randomly pop up next to people and scare them (not on purpose tho).
Foster kid. Went through many foster homes until she was 19. Now lives with Toby and Stacy in their apartment.
She and Lila are best friends!
Often very clumsy, so she would get herself hurt sometimes.
Maddie was the third new victim. Died on July 12, 1987.
#The Massacrez of the Decades AU#Afton's Victims#Gabriel Frederickson#Jeremy Ryden#Susie Cooper#Fritz Foster#Andrew Frederickson#Cassidy Belmore#Marianna Emily#Charlie Emily#Sammy Emily#Elizabeth Afton#Evan Afton#CC Afton#Toby Brandon#Lila Baxter#Stacy Cooper#Maddie Fisher#headcanons#AU lore#doliminuz#took me ages to finish this but i'm glad I did it!
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Taari and Sgaire for the child meme.
@desiderium-eden (mentions @sansloii)
Name: Marielle
Gender: Female
General Appearance: I feel like she heavily resembles Sgáire for the most part, aside from having wavy hair like Taari, as well as Taari's wings (and one blue eye). Taller than lots of other kids in Gabe's classes that are her age, but I also feel like she's probably going to stop growing so much soon, and end up mostly average height. The maker had wings, so I just gave them to her automatically, but I also kind of think that she might end up with Sugar's fox features, instead? Or heck, she could even have both, who knows!
Personality: Very "Fight me", and thinks she's a lot tougher than she is...which tracks, because Taari was a scrappy little kid at times, too. And she does have the boundless energy and spunk to back it up too, because even if she gets knocked down, she's hopping right back up, ready to go again. Still, for all of that, she's actually a pretty well behaved kid, overall. She likes playing tricks, but she knows where the line is. She might be scrappy, but she doesn't start fights unless it's for a good reason. Wants to hurry and get big like her big brothers and sisters, and her older cousins, so she can hang out with them more, and is always trying to drag her parents out to do all kinds of wild things.
Special Talents: Hide and seek champion...but somehow, Eri-jii, Eno-jii, and Zassy-jii are always able to find her anyway! And really, a lot of times they have to, because she'll be hiding somewhere for so long, that she dozes off and doesn't hear her parents call when the kids she's playing with go get them because they don't know where she went. She has sound powers like some of her angel family too, and she likes using them to mimic all kinds of animal sounds, right now. Sometimes Taari will just name an animal Marielle knows, to see if she can copy the sound it makes. She thinks it's a blast.
Who they like better: Her siblings! And her cousins! sorry mom and dads, she loves you too, don't worry
Who they take after more: She might take after Sgáire more in looks, but I feel like she takes after Taari more in personality...at least, Taari when he was a kid. She definitely doesn't have the cool, calm, collected thing that he generally does these days, lol.
Personal Head canon: Even if she's in her regular classes with Gabby, I feel like she really likes learning from Brodi whenever she can, too. She sees how much Jarrah and Laurys respect them, and thinks that if she also learns from Brodi, that she'll be as cool as he big sister and brother. Actually, she's probably like that with everyone that her siblings have a lot of respect for. Just immediately going to stick to that particular person like "Teach me how to be cool like -insert sibling here-!". Because of this though, she actually has a really wide base of knowledge for a kid so young, so I can see her turning out to be a real jack of all trades type.
Face Claim:
#desiderium eden#sansloii#I also feel like she has some bratty tendencies here and there#and will pout if she's told to behave#but gets over it quickly and is back to her normal bright self almost right away!#...also though#a flying fox#totally does NOT sound like something that could cause all kinds of mischief on a whim#nosiree not at all
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tagged by @lewisitshammertime ! ty 🫶💜!
Were you a general f1 fan before you became part of teamlh or have you always been just teamlh and don’t really care for f1?
i used to watch f1 when i was a little kid; i was obsessed with cars and so i was once scrolling through channels on the tv and happened upon f1 and me seeing cars it was pretty simple that i started watching; i was doing it purely because the cars looked cool lmao and i enjoyed the racing, and because i had little ferrari collectibles i cheered for ferrari; no one from my family was into f1, so i didn’t know much about it nor any of the drivers and just watched the cars going round; ‘hamilton’ was just a name on the screen, which in hindsight is honestly hilarious; then i kind of stopped watching it for a long while apart from the occasional race; but what actually got me back fully was covid, dts, and the 2020 season but i wasn’t really ‘teamlh’, i just loved lewis...and then obv the 2021 season happened and it spiralled from there and now i’m literally ride or die for him lmao…
Tell me one of the reasons he brings you joy. Like what can he do that brings the biggest smile on your face?
actually it’s something my mum once mentioned about him which really stuck with me, she called him gentle, which i think really describes him well and it’s this gentleness and vulnerability that he always displays in his interviews, his bright smile, the way his eyes light up, honestly whenever he’s happy, or speaking about smth he’s passionate about, it just makes me happy…and his smile is just so infectious!
but also when people appreciate him, when he realises that he’s loved (that interview in abu dhabi last year broke my heart when he said he always struggled with accepting love and he’s learning how to now); like it’s so hard to come by when everyone is praying for his downfall, but when he realises that there are people cheering for him (in spain when he jumped onto the barriers and people were cheering for him…yeah i teared up)
When did you join teamlh?
properly i’m going to say mid-way through the 2021 season, my friends and i were following really intently and so i got really invested in discussions w/ them + started following what was happening on social media
What is your favourite Lewis comfort video?
i’ve too many, but off the top of my head tho: receiving his brazilian citizenship, post-race whenever he wins at silverstone (him crowdsurfing and celebrating with fans), there’s too many videos for me to post but they’re on f1fullraces and toto, lewis and val racing the gtrs
What is your favourite race? (Could be favourite f1 race or just face Lewis race lol)
Oh jeez…there’s a few like 2021 brazil is obv iconic™️ but some other absolute favs: turkey 2020 (for obvious reasons), hockenheim 2018 (from p14 yk), silverstone 2008 (THE mclaren lewis performance) and tuscany 2020 (i love rewatching it + that podium was fucking iconic)
What is your favourite Lewis interview?
fav recent ones: have to say that funky one he did with Supercar Blondie (hilarious + he was really chill) and also the one he did in australia with fox (i loved how much he opened up in it); but i also love the one he did w/ toto a couple years back (couple counselling with brundle lmao)
Lastly, and selfishly, recommend me your favourite podcast (if you listen to any)
i’m not that big on podcasts, just like to hear some people’s opinion occasionally so some f1 podcasts: missed apex, tech heads (for some nerdy f1 content), beyond the grid (when there’s someone that isn’t some jealous ex-driver lmao), f1 nation (sometimes i’m like ??? when i’m listening because it’s Tom Clarkson, DH and Natalie and their sometimes questionable opinions but yeah it’s good background noise)
this is long, apologies; I’m also gonna tag: @pridehelmet @delicateglitch
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Finally checked out the 2019 Dark Phoenix movie! I actually had more fun with this one than I thought I would! I really liked how everyone was using their abilities in action. The music was incredible and It is always a delight to watch Charles and Erik doing whatever.
Is it just me though or was this "Everyone be a Jerk to Charles," The movie? Sure he was super prideful of his accomplishments this round but thats all he was.
Raven, in the previous film, said to the former students "You're not kids anymore your X-Men!" Then in Dark Phoenix, she snaps at Charles saying "You put those kids in danger!" When he wasn't willing to leave one of the humans behind. She said things to him like "We're risking our people to save theirs!" Or "I can't actually remember when you were the one risking something," Which is so wild to me because Charles always said that people with power should protect the people without. He's even used Apocalypse to broadcast that sentiment to the world and The X-Men are literally a team who have chosen to train their abilities specifically so they can be the ones to stand in between the people and the danger. And Raven really can't remember the last time Charles sacrificed anything? There's a major clue sitting right in front of her.
Then everyone started treating Charles like a monster for placing psychic barriers around Jean's memories like he isn't the kind of person who would help her train with her abilities until she was proficient enough and wouldn't be a danger to lower them. Hank had the nerve to say "You messed with the mind of an 8-year-old girl and you still can't see what you did wrong!" She was an 8-year-old girl whose tantrums have the power to atomize people! His method to help her control her powers was solid! Then all that space stuff obliterated the barriers in her mind all at once which was nobody's fault! Like Hank was saying "Just say you were wrong! You can't even say it can you?" for messing with the mind of an 8-year-old but then thinks it totally okay to track down Jean with Erik so they can put her down for good. The hypocrite! She's only 20! Then Charles still apologizes to them for his behavior. Like at most the worst thing he did was lie to Jean about her past when she started asking but she was also doped up on space junk so it's not that weird that Charles would be thinking "Perhaps now is not the time to be talking about this," We don't see Hank apologizing for trying to have Jean killed.
Yeesh! Then don't even get me started on Jean using her telekinetic abilities to make Charles, A paralyzed man, walk like a puppet. And even after that humiliation, and killing of his foster sister, causing enough public displays of destruction to fan the fear of mutants even further he's still like You are loved! Come home! You are not lost there is still hope! We can still fix this!
Then he even gives up the school! The only thing he has left that he loves the most. So everyone can feel safe from him. What do they need protection from? His overwhelming empathy and heightened perception that guides them all to the people who need help the most?
Wild. He's not a perfect being and I know he's had troublesome behaviors throughout comics over the years but Fox's depiction of the character across 12 er so films has only ever been that of a kind man and I love him!
It was a Fun movie! I'll probably watch it again sometime but I am genuinely sad this is where they chose to end it for these iterations of the characters. It seems like Charles never really had any major feats of his own and they only ever beat him up and put him through the ringer just to show how powerful someone else is. I kind of want to write my own story for Charles and give him a cool and big "superhero saves-the-day" kind of moment. Sprinkle in a bit of Magneto Angst because you can't have one without the other. I'm not too well-versed in all the comic lore so I would just be making it all up from scratch. I wonder if anyone would be into it? I mean that's how all comics came to be in the first place, right? I'm assuming no one has read this post this far in so if you're here Wow! You're really amazing! Thank you for listening! I'm just rambling now. Ah well, I'd be into a story like that! And I'm having so much fun thinking about it so that's reason enough to start one!
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updated thoughts on NHL teams this holiday season WITH EXPLANATIONS under <3 (update i started this on christmas eve after work. it is now almost new years)
rangers: geographically makes sense. my friends entire family likes them and the first hockey player i ever heard of was panarin (i wrote about him in an ap lang essay once) they are so babygirl to me even if they are a literal mess sometimes <3333 my favs include fox, kreider, and miller who are all so cool. kreider is personal to me for a variety of reasons and i root for his success everyday. fox is simply just!! i adore him and miller is the best and i can’t wait to see how he gets better over time. bonus to panarin for being my first and always looking cool in the videos the rangers twitter posts
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canes: their vibes are good, they’re young and competitive, fun to watch and their social media presence is really well done <3 favs are kochetkov and skjei (bonus to aho for being my birthday twin) ive liked kochetkov since the second round last year even though his team did lose against mine so!! im happy to see him have such a large role on the canes this year
sabres: literally the sabres just look like they’re having a good time and that all the players love each other which is genuinely so fun to see, their merch is cute (my school’s chorus teacher wore a sabres ugly christmas sweater a few days ago) and i dig the blue and yellow. if i wasn’t a rangers fan this is probably the team i would’ve chosen to root for. unfortunately buffalo as a place was meh (even if it was really high on the list of places i strongly considered going to college) <33 my favs are skinner (MY FAV 30 YEAR OLD MAN) and power who is young and cool ig
senators: the vibes just seem good yk they are young and a mess what more could you want. i thought they’d be doing a lot better than they really are doing this year which sucks but whatever. i know nothing about them but i just feel like rooting for them they have that feel that makes you want them to succeed <3 favs are whatever dynamic is happening with tim and brady it is COMICAL in ottawa and they are literally just so funny to me
devils: that streak was very satisfying, i was wishing only the best for them. technically as a rangers fan the devils are like a metropolitan area rival but i literally do not care? they’re the type of team i root to succeed except for when some other team i like is against them so <333 basic but the fav has got to be jack hughes all of those brothers are FREAKS
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stars: i like robertson a lot. oettinger is growing on me too and i dig green as a color so the stars are okay in my book
red wings: i got sent about four trade requests for moritz seider. the way he hits people is hilarious to me and i like his wild hair. also dylan larkin is cool. his cheeks are very rosy. their logo is charming and classic
canadiens: nick suzuki you are a delight and i care for you deeply (FIRST ASIAN CAPTAIN IN HABS HISTORY!!!!) the rookies are super entertaining too i like xhejab’s whole narrative
maple leafs: mitch marner. look at him is he not the most endearing player ever. i do not care about the rest of the team but the tavares narrative is intensely funny to me and i applaud him for leaving long island. i can actually name multiple players on this team which im proud of myself for
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wild: this is mostly because their logo is pretty and i adore their vibes in regards to like kaprizov and reaves in christmas fits. ill say my fav is matt boldy bc he looks like he has a frog in his mouth and bc i don’t really know anyone on the team well enough to pick a fav
flyers: the vibes are so bad to where they’re literally good. it doesn’t make sense at all but that’s how it is. i like the jokes about their coach. fav is tk because he is always on something insane and it is so funny to go on twitter and see what shenanigans he started
penguins: they are so basic but i think everyone has thoughts on the penguins. like first off i know nothing about pittsburgh besides the fact that the penguins exist and that they’re having a great time. i don’t have a specific fav but geno is very funny in interviews so ill say him
avalanche: kept up with them after the rangers got out in the conference finals last year and they were very endearing. the vibes after they won were through the roof and this is probably one of the only teams where i can name the majority of the roster. favs include makar (he was my og avs fav during the cup run) and newy (he’s just … i want to hold him in my pocket)
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coyotes: i really don’t think i have to explain this? it’s literally where careers go to die, they have no arena at the moment, and everyone makes fun of them constantly. i feel immense amounts of pity for them but it’s always funny when some team that everyone thinks is much better loses to the coyotes. they keep the league on their toes. i can’t pick a fav bc i literally can’t name a single player. logan cooley is a prospect for them tho whose name i do know
ducks: every time they aren’t #32 in the league i consider it a miracle. they’re in such dire straits im not even sure what’s happening. on one hand, i admire the attempt at getting bedard but also like. cmon guys put a pep in your step. fav is going to be trevor zegras bc he’s always getting into something and i admire the NHL trying to advertise him as the face of the sport over mcdavid (he is the only player i know besides gibson so??)
canucks: they are literally so pathetic im not even sure where to get started. that losing streak at the beginning of the season? they are like a sad sopping wet cat. they look so defeated but i admire petey single-handedly dragging them to survival. their news is 90% trade rumors on who is getting sent away. fav will be quinn hughes bc i am basic and he is just Like that but also petey because he’s a delight and blond
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kings: my brother said “ive heard you mention them like once” which probably shows how much i care about them. i can name one player and it’s kopitar. also like quinton byfield but he’s a prospect. i could care less about them and their color scheme is lame
sharks: i love the sharks logo and their jerseys and their color scheme. unfortunately i don’t care about them as all and the only player i can name is couture and that’s bc he’s the captain and i did a sporcle on NHL captains once
predators: no i don’t know anything about them nor do i want to. i don’t like yellow as a color and roman josi and cody glass are the only players on their roster i know. i don’t even know much about nashville as a city
golden knights: look i really don’t know much about them. yeah mark stone is the captain and yeah i have eichel on my fantasy team but everything i hear about vegas is filled with loathing. i do wish eichel a happy revenge arc but other than that they can flop for all i care
capitals: i think as a team their vibes are good but i just do not care. this is one of the few teams in this tier where i can name more than three players which is a miracle. ive been seeing a lot of videos of dylan strome with his daughter which is adorable and i hope he signs long term in washington. cheers to ovechkin and whatever he’s doing i guess?
lightning: they’re like too good. like everyone gets it you’ve won two cups since 2020 but i just don’t really care? there’s no fun pathetic underdog arc for them. some guy at my school has a bunch of merch for them which makes no sense to me geographically but that’s whatever. stamkos is like the only player from the team that i can name but he’s cool and that video of his son with the zamboni is adorable
jets: i have multiple jets players on my fantasy team and i still can’t remember their names. winnipeg isn’t real to me and i refuse to believe it actually exists. i realize that they’re not even doing bad this year but narratively they’re kind of lame. their logo is meh to me but i love most of their jerseys
blues: i do not care about missouri as a state and know nothing about it. i can’t even believe they have a hockey team. still not a fan of yellow but i think the music note logo is cute. i know robert thomas and whatever that goalie who’s getting roasted on twitter every week. that is the extent of my knowledge and care for them. they won a cup in recent history so.
blue jackets: they’re just kind of sad at the moment because i feel like their entire roster is on IR? i feel like at the moment im writing this they’re probably like #31 in the league so lots of pity but also i just don’t care about them. their logo is pretty tho! i can name four players (werenski, johnson, laine, and gaudreau) so im counting that as a win! i have johnson on my fantasy team so i hope they keep him on the first line forever (update: not thrilled with them putting on a firework show when one of their goalies literally died because of a firework incident that proceeded to traumatize their other current goalie)
panthers: sorry to the panthers but i really don’t care about them? their logo is lame but their reverse retro jerseys are cool so they have that going for them. i know matthew tkachuk plays for them and there was a whole dramatic trade this summer but that’s it!
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bruins: this one is actually petty i just don’t like them which doesn’t bode well with my future lol. like as far as it goes, they’re a good team and have respectable locker room culture so i should like them more than i do but i just don’t like them. their logo is boring. sorry bruins but i do like mcavoy and root for his success often
flames: i think the battle of alberta is lame. wishing only the best for kadri though who is the only flames player i know!
oilers: i think the battle of alberta is lame (part two) yeah yeah connor mcdavid who is very good but has not expressed an emotion to the media since he was 18 which probably says something about sports culture and i feel bad but also like. edmonton? really? (update after watching the ruff ruff relay, mcdavid’s dog is cute and i like that the oilers did this) tyson barrie is also cool he’s my birthday twin and i wish only the best for him
islanders: my apush teacher in 11th grade was an islanders fan. he wasn’t a great teacher and as a person was questionable, including an implication of calling girls sluts, questionable responses when asked about the lgbtq community, and thinking he was considerably more liberal than he came off as. he microaggressed me as a show of anti racism; i didn’t feel the anti racism energy, in fact i felt very uncomfortable bc it was his response to finding out i did research on racial stereotypes for about the last six months (research that literally ended up with me in multiple newspapers because it was pretty decent). did get a 5 on the exam and 100 in the class but he left a lasting impression of what team i immediately crossed off my list when deciding what hockey team to cheer for. i love the look of their aqua orange color scheme (not the blue orange that is lame) and the fisherman jerseys are super cool. would not be this low in the ranking if i didn’t have that apush teacher, who i always avoid in the halls. if he didn’t exist i might’ve been an islanders fan instead. shoutout to mat barzal whose jersey i see constantly. other players i know are lee, cizikas, and sorokin
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blackhawks: do i need to explain this. i get literal psychic brain damage every time someone says kane to the rangers. literally psychic brain damage. if kane ever goes to the rangers im cutting my losses and becoming a sabres fan
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What’s the most depressing movie you’ve ever watched? Run Lola Run, because it’s not only stressful, but it never stops being stressful, and you know from the outcome of all those different scenarios that her future isn’t going to look much less stressful! Ack!
What’s the most disturbing movie you’ve ever watched? I usually switch the movie off if I get too disturbed. Like, if I feel like the movie is rubbing my face in some topic that doesn’t need more than a teaspoon of exposure to get the point across, I’ll turn it off. But I guess Nosferatu was the most disturbing one that jumps to mind.
An actor/actress you’ve seen in more than 8 movies? Name the movies. Tom Hanks! (He’s…he’s in everything.) Saving Mr. Banks, Toy Story, Castaway, A League of Their Own, The Polar Express, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4! And many moooore 🎶
A film you could watch on repeat for the rest of your life? Too many! But we’ll go with East of Eden. (I can’t. Stop. Watching. It. I’ve seen the movie 5 times now of my own free will. And I keep popping up like a gopher next to everyone I know and asking them if they want to watch it with me.) Honorable mentions to Jurassic Park, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain America: The First Avenger, Rebel Without a Cause, Zootopia and Lilo & Stitch.
What’s the very first film you remember watching? The Lion King.
A film you wish you hadn’t watched? Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. I hate that movie.
A film you wish had a sequel? I’m starting to lose my taste for sequels! I wish it weren’t so. The best sequels are sequels to animated movies. So I guess it would be neat to see another Zootopia.
Which book would you like to see adapted into a film? I don’t know about film, but Wagner the Wehr Wolf would make SUCH a good miniseries.
The most aesthetically pleasing movie you’ve ever watched? The Little Mermaid.
What’s your favourite movie director? Living? Rian Johnson. Dead? Elia Kazan or Billy Wilder. I think you can tell a lot about a director by the way the actors come across on screen, and all the actors I’ve seen in the above men’s movies have been at their best under their direction.
Your favourite movie genre? I think animation, but sometimes I wish it weren’t a genre of its own. So with that in mind, my favorite genre is drama. But I LOVE old old horror.
A movie that holds a special place in your heart? Saving Mr. Banks, because I think, when Tom Hanks says, “that’s what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination,” my whole heart exploded. But also The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, because everything in it is exactly as it should be for Narnia. And Lilo & Stitch just needs to go without saying for this ask game.
Your favourite comedy film? Fantastic Mr. Fox!
A music video you would love to see developed into a film? Is this a thing? …Jumpsuit by Twenty One Pilots.
A film everyone loves but you hate? I hate all Live Action Disney remakes except for Cinderella 2015, so far.
A film you love but everyone else hates I love The Last Jedi. And everyone everyone everyone else hates it! 😬 To be fair, The Last Jedi was easier to defend before Rise of Skywalker came out. But I still love it as a stand-alone movie.
Which cinematic universe would you like to live in? Midnight in Paris, but I don’t think that counts as a cinematic universe, so I guess the Universal Monsters cinematic universe! I wouldn’t want to live in the MCU, as much as I love it. But Universal Monsters? Think about it! You’re living in the 40s and 50s, and yeah there are vampires and werewolves and such, but oooo how cool! And Midnight in Paris is all about being able to visit the artistic “greats” of times gone by, and have them comment on your work and get a greater appreciation for your own time. And I just think that’s neat
What’s your favourite biopic? Saving Mr. Banks.
Mainstream movies or indie movies? …Mainstream movies. I know it’s not very cool to think that. But I basically think like Dipper: “The Top 100 are the Top 100 for a reason, darn it, they’re catchy.” I think if your movie can appeal to huge amounts of people and stand the test of time, it’s done it’s job as a great communication tool. Anything else is like whispering in a crowded room to get attention. It works, but it just makes you look self-absorbed and weird, and only willing to communicate with the people who lean in and make you the center of their focus.
Old movies or contemporary movies? Old movies! Old movies! I’m doing Bryan McDonald’s Film Diet, and I was just telling my mom, “I don’t know if they really don’t make them like they used to, or if I just haven’t been watching the RIGHT contemporary movies, but old movies are so much better than new ones.” There’s this thing. In Rebel Without a Cause. It’s the famous scene where Jimmy is arguing with his parents about telling the police what he’s done. And there’s all this tension surrounding Jimmy and his dad’s relationship, but they never talk about it to one another. And the mom keeps getting around in front of Jimmy and making him look at her and talk to her and interrupting the dad, but Jimmy keeps addressing the dad…but never turning to face him. And it’s like, that’s their whole problem. Jimmy won’t face his dad because he doesn’t like what he sees. And Jimmy’s dad won’t stand up because he knows Jimmy doesn’t like what he sees, and he’s a coward. And barring James Dean’s improv “stand up for me!” They don’t ever talk about it until the very last few lines of the movie. But you, the audience, know that all of that is happening in subtext because even though it’s not necessarily subtle, the way they communicate it is more realistic. It’s in the body language and the things the characters don’t say to one another and in their actions. But nowadays everybody just says exactly how they feel to each other in wittier and wittier screaming matches. Also the thing about Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park only shows dinosaurs for 11 minutes of screen time. The rest of it is pacing and suspense and real characters. The movie’s not about dinosaurs, it’s about trying to seize control of something you shouldn’t, and it’s about life (not dinosaurs, but hermit-like men learning to teach and take care of the next generation) finding a way. Contemporary movies don’t do it like that.
A film with an amazing soundtrack? Ratatouille! …what? It is
#film#me#film ask game#ratatouille#the last jedi#disney live action remakes#james dean#elia kazan#jurassic park#rebel without a cause#east of eden#nosferatu#saving mr banks#tom hanks
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10 DOLLAZ? Would you buy 🩲👀
Literally everyone is fighting their bankruptcy era I guess, actually the differences between prices depending on cities in the US is also sus
NCT's bodyguard what an icon truly, he took no prisoners, just straight up assassination
My friend needed holy water after her concert as well, you can share! What mass, what are you saying, WHAT are you implying Miss Baeksussy........ 🙏🏼🧎♀️
Right of course if they're doing it for Taem's privact I get it, but making a statement wouldn't hurt, because people are confused. Noooooo, I don't know anyone who owns Taemin's albums, wdym.
Yes, this is night club dancer Seonghwa. Y/N would not stand a chance
I like to joke too, but people who are always like "OMFG IT'S FOR THE LAUGHS, SMILE A LITTLE, IT'S NOT SERIOUS" maybe you should stop smiling sometimes and realise your silly little jokes are cringe. Some people are 100% serious, but they will never admit it
Yes, bestie fox TY I'm wheezing
GORDON OPPA?!?! I saw the photobooth pics with Giselle and Johnny?!
HELLOOOOO TODAY'S SELFIES DDEONGHWA VS SEONGHWA, he's crazy... how can he look so cute with his hairband but also sinful because the arms, the cleavage. 😳 The mirror literally says "you look good" it knows kaisisgdjscsjdhsksjs. I also adore Hwa's love for fluffy things, he's so precious 🤧 (tell me not to set one of the bed pics as my wallpaper...)
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Ahhh, so if people demand Seonghwa it would be good to buy from different stores (less possibility of pulling dubs) or perhaps ask buyers if some of them would be cool with other members just in case. I always have a few rounds to make sure the pulls are good enough for everyone
Which one looks more intimidating, I think platinum blonde cause long-haired is also MILF, so he gives off sweeter vibes (and vampirish), but blonde is just angelic (and vampirish) and stands out much more, it's literally BLINDING
Honestly, why expose arms, collarbones and legs if I can't bite and why skinny waists if I can't grab :///// San build like a Roblox character, huh
Oh there's for sure a step brother Seonghwa fic... speaking of SxF - the way I spammed him about it
That Wooyoung guy? I don't know him, looks cocky as hell though
We'll be closing the survey next week, but so far it's going well and according to my tastes hahahaha. This one and skirt are leading, which pleases me
Look at both of them imagine nerd Hwa coming back to uni after a break and this is the difference in his looks 🥴
Heeeeey, how about you never go to the gym ever again alright, that's enough. No, but him talking about his dislike for exercising <3 me when I used to play sports and dance, loved it, but exercising? Yikes
Princess Diaries 3?!
Wonho, looks intimidating but he does not suit the military, lmao. But I think he's doing public service? Also Hui is back!
Uber driving in Paris again? He seems to have a lot of free time, hmmm
Oh, he's an artist
Got Doyoung, I'm a mean tsundere who likes money and spits into people's coffee sjshdhshwysuabshs. You? - DV 💖
hi hello!! this is super late but i had to watch the crown fbndd
10 DOLLAZ? Would you buy 🩲👀 /// Literally everyone is fighting their bankruptcy era I guess, actually the differences between prices depending on cities in the US is also sus
ABSOLUTELY NOT I DONT WANT HIS CELLS FBWKBDWKC 😭😭 no bc what rate system they be using and why is it so sus 🤨 ik the blackpink concert like the last seats at the very end were 500$+ aND the ateez end ones were 85$+ the difference is mENTAL ????? their floor is 250$+ but bp’s???? 800-1,000k+ 😭😭😭
NCT's bodyguard what an icon truly, he took no prisoners, just straight up assassination
YOOOOO FRRRR that man should’ve gotten a big fat raise, straight up assassination 😭😭
My friend needed holy water after her concert as well, you can share! What mass, what are you saying, WHAT are you implying Miss Baeksussy........ 🙏🏼🧎♀️
LMFAOOOO MAYBE WE SHOULD GO TO ONE TOGETHER 😭🤚🏼 “what are you saying, WHAT are you implying Miss Baeksussy........ 🙏🏼🧎♀️” ☺️☺️
Right of course if they're doing it for Taem's privact I get it, but making a statement wouldn't hurt, because people are confused. Noooooo, I don't know anyone who owns Taemin's albums, wdym.
yeah! like just a small little statement “lee taemin of shinee will be discharged from the military on ____” JUST A SENTENCE SM JUST A SENTENCE 😭😭😭 oho?? u don’t??? i must definitely be hallucinating bc i know someone’s a really big fan
Yes, this is night club dancer Seonghwa. Y/N would not stand a chance
ANON.
THIS ONE TOO and in this fit?? but is this the same guy
I like to joke too, but people who are always like "OMFG IT'S FOR THE LAUGHS, SMILE A LITTLE, IT'S NOT SERIOUS" maybe you should stop smiling sometimes and realise your silly little jokes are cringe. Some people are 100% serious, but they will never admit it
FHWKDWK STOP THATS A PET PEEVE ATP 😭😭😭 EVERYTIME ON THE TL THERES SOMEONE LIKE THAT AND IT BE ONE OF THOSE BIG ACCS TOO 😭😭😭 no bc they never admit it but at the same time they make those posts criticizing others who dO THE SAME THING 😭😭😭 and uh
Yes, bestie fox TY I'm wheezing //// GORDON OPPA?!?! I saw the photobooth pics with Giselle and Johnny?!
LMFAOOOO NO BC IT WOULDVE BEEN HILARIOUS 😭😭😭 GORDON OPPAR FMQKHDKW APPARENTLY HE OPENED A PIZZA RESTAURANT AT SM THATS WHY HE WAS THERE BUT KEY??? HE SHOULDVE BEEN THERE
HELLOOOOO TODAY'S SELFIES DDEONGHWA VS SEONGHWA, he's crazy... how can he look so cute with his hairband but also sinful because the arms, the cleavage. 😳 The mirror literally says "you look good" it knows kaisisgdjscsjdhsksjs. I also adore Hwa's love for fluffy things, he's so precious 🤧 (tell me not to set one of the bed pics as my wallpaper...)
no bc ban the gyms and the oils they use on them 🔫🔫🔫 BESTIE IT WAS SEONGHWA VS A WHOLE HWASEONG (pls set that bed one as ur wallpaper pls do it) NO BC THIS MANS WRITTEN BY A WOMEN A LOVE FOR FLUFFY THINGS AND NOT BEING ASHAMED OF IT WHILE AT THE SAME TIME UR SEXC?? YES.
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i need his phone taken away
Ahhh, so if people demand Seonghwa it would be good to buy from different stores (less possibility of pulling dubs) or perhaps ask buyers if some of them would be cool with other members just in case. I always have a few rounds to make sure the pulls are good enough for everyone
she looked up hmart, olive young, some local stores and a few sites where she’s gotta use a kr address so that’s a lot of work fbfbf ill pass that on! but she’s got a few varieties now so its not only hwa pc’s!
Which one looks more intimidating, I think platinum blonde cause long-haired is also MILF, so he gives off sweeter vibes (and vampirish), but blonde is just angelic (and vampirish) and stands out much more, it's literally BLINDING
I AGREE THERES SOMETHING SO VERY COLD ABOUT HIS PLATINUM BLOND he’s the ice prince 🤚🏼 ceo silver hwa in theatres near you soon <33
Honestly, why expose arms, collarbones and legs if I can't bite and why skinny waists if I can't grab :///// San build like a Roblox character, huh
bestie what is this gonna bite that collarbone <3 BUT HE LOOKS LIKE HES IN SOME HISTORICAL DRAMA LIKE GOT OR SOMETHING,,, he’s so unbelievably handsome
Oh there's for sure a step brother Seonghwa fic... speaking of SxF - the way I spammed him about it
i think i’d deteriorate reading it fhwjfkkw U SPAMMED HIM ABOUT SPY X FAM BUT HES TALKING ABOUT INCREASING HIS SHOULDER WIDTH TO MORE?????? WHAT THE FUCK
That Wooyoung guy? I don't know him, looks cocky as hell though
he really does no? he’s got some cocky dances too and the way he looks at the camera? cocky man 🤚🏼 yeah here too?
We'll be closing the survey next week, but so far it's going well and according to my tastes hahahaha. This one and skirt are leading, which pleases me
omg i hope u get lots of answers !! OH UR INTO ARMS HWA ICIC 👁👁 omg the SKIRT ONE I FORGOT FHWMFJWK ILL GO REVOTE
Look at both of them imagine nerd Hwa coming back to uni after a break and this is the difference in his looks 🥴
hear me out, it’s a twins au….
Heeeeey, how about you never go to the gym ever again alright, that's enough. No, but him talking about his dislike for exercising <3 me when I used to play sports and dance, loved it, but exercising? Yikes
this man’s shoulders are as wide as the seven oceans ayo 😭😭😭 BAN THE GYMS JUICE AYO KAYQ 🤲🏼🤲🏼 no bc everything >>> exercise tbh exercise just ruins the hype to do something, like in gym classes where u had a really exciting game to play BUT NO U HAVE TO MF EXERCISE FIRST 😭😭😭 our school used to do workout wednesdays and they had the whole gym set up with different machines from planks to skipping ropes and my soul would leave wirh every step i took that day
Princess Diaries 3?!
YES
Wonho, looks intimidating but he does not suit the military, lmao. But I think he's doing public service? Also Hui is back!
HE REALLY DOESNT FBFB AND HE IS!! imagine getting pulled over and it’s wonho standing with a ☺️☺️ “hello~” face dbwndbsn HUI IS BACK???? WHAT
Uber driving in Paris again? He seems to have a lot of free time, hmmm
a lot of free time to DRIVE INTO UR DREAMS AGAIN 🔫🔫 PT 2 TO THV DREAM WHEN ANON WHEN
Oh, he's an artist
he’s an artist but what the fUCK is this
Got Doyoung, I'm a mean tsundere who likes money and spits into people's coffee sjshdhshwysuabshs. You? - DV 💖
I GOT THE SAME BDMWBDK gave very devil wears prada vibes tbh dbdb here’s a trope one!
bestie what
opened twt to see jongho grinding wHAT IS GOING ON
HE SAID EUROPE SEE U LATER BESTIE START SAVING
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Things between the Nie brothers are not always nice and happy, they fight, just like any other pair of brothers, and sometimes things are said, sometimes these things are heavy and painful. Sometimes they're said in the wrong moment (maybe at the eve of a battle? Sunshot campaign?) and huaisang doesn't know what to do with the broken look his brother gives him before leaving the unclean realm. Because what if he doesn't return? What if the last thing he said to him was how much he hated the man he became?
Labyrinth - ao3
“But I didn’t mean to wish him away!” Nie Huaisang cried out.
“That’s really too bad,” the goblin king said, looking pleasant and humble and charming the way he always did, even in his cape of glittering gold and high-browed hat. “I wish there was something I could do for you, but the rules are the rules. You wished him away, and I took him.”
“Aren’t you supposed to only take babies?” Nie Huaisang demanded.
“Your brother’s enough of a crybaby to count, it’s close enough.”
“It is not!” Nie Huaisang wrung his hands. “You don’t understand, the last thing I said to him was that I hated him! Meng Yao, please!”
“It’s Jin Guangyao,” the goblin king corrected. His smile looked a bit strained. “Listen, do you think I’m happy about this? He’s my sworn brother! I’m only doing what I have to –”
“Oh, save it for Lan Xichen,” Nie Huaisang growled. “Show me the labyrinth already.”
“You’re going to face the labyrinth,” the goblin king said. His voice was very polite, and yet still expressed significant doubt. “You.”
“Yeah, me!”
“You remember that it goes ‘through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered’, right? Not ‘through a nice teacher and a forgiving grading system’?”
“Yeah, well, your father is a fragging aardvark. Let me at the labyrinth already!”
-
“You know what,” Nie Huaisang said thoughtfully. “Thanks, but no thanks.”
The life-sized animated puppet blinked at him. “You – don’t want my help?”
“Nope. I’m good.”
“You haven’t even gotten into the labyrinth yet!”
“It wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t have a chance to get in,” Nie Huaisang said, patting around his sleeve and pulling out a fan. “So I’m just going to walk over and beat at the wall till something happens.”
The puppet followed him, staring blankly. Quite a change from his original apologetic ‘I’m sorry, I’m busy with my own things, I really can’t help you, also it’s too dangerous and you shouldn’t go’ response.
“You were blackmailing me to help you just a moment ago,” the puppet said after a little. “Don’t you need a guide?”
“Listen, I’m bad at memorizing things and I’m a little useless, but I’m not actually dumb,” Nie Huaisang said, fanning himself. “Jin Guangyao is a demon of the mind above all else, and the labyrinth is supposed to be ‘fair’ – which means, more than likely, that the labyrinth is a reflection of the subconscious, specially tailored to each person’s strengths and weaknesses. And that means that you, who sound exactly like Lan Xichen, are almost certainly a set-up sent by Jin Guangyao to ‘reluctantly’ aid me and then betray me.”
“Uh,” Lan Xichen-the-puppet said. “My name’s Hoggle, actually.”
“Whatever makes you feel better, er-ge…A-ha!” Nie Huaisang beamed at the gates that automatically opened. “Perfect!”
-
“Oh, don’t go that way,” the worm said. “Never go that way. And are you sure you don’t want to come in for a cup of tea?”
“No time,” Nie Huaisang said. “Thanks a lot – wait.”
The worm blinked at him.
“You’re a pretty attractive worm, in a slimy sort of way,” Nie Huaisang said, frowning at him.
The worm blinked again. “Why, thanks!”
“No, that’s not what I meant. Is your name Su She, by chance?”
“Definitely not!”
“Mm. Oddly vehement of you. Never mind. Just, quick, could you tell me exactly why do I not want to go that way?”
-
“I don’t suppose straight ahead is an option?”
The hands-faces stared at him.
“I’m just saying, I feel like most of my problems so far have come from the fact that I decided to accept the whole concept of turns. It seems like a mistake.”
“…it’s a labyrinth,” another set of the hands said. “You have to make turns!”
Nie Huaisang shook his head mournfully. “I should’ve brought Baxia or something and just – ZIP. Gone straight through. You know what I mean?”
“I’m dropping you in the oubliette regardless of your decision,” the first set of the hands said. It sounded a bit like Sect Leader Yao. “Just so you know.”
“My life is so hard,” Nie Huaisang sighed. “So hard! Do you know what it’s like to be overlooked by everyone? Do you know how hard I have to work at being this useless?”
“Drop him,” the set of hands that sounded like Sect Leader Ouyang said, and the set of hands that sounded like Sect Leader Yao said, “Yes. Now!”
Down Nie Huaisang went.
-
“I can take you back to the beginning of the labyrinth,” Lan Xichen offered.
“What, and waste all that time? I have a time limit, er-ge!”
“It’s better than being stuck in an oubliette. That’s where they put people to forget about them, you know.”
Nie Huaisang’s eyes filled with tears. “You want to forget me, er-ge? You think I’m useless, don’t you? A good-for-nothing, who’ll never amount to anything –”
“Please don’t cry.”
“ER-GE! WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME!”
“Please stop crying!”
-
“So what’s the point of you?” Nie Huaisang asked the Wise Man with the Talking Hat.
“Not everyone exists to contribute to your storyline,” the Talking Hat snapped at him. “Some of us’ve got our own problems. Now hand over the candy!”
“Don’t be mean,” the Wise Man said. He had a white cloth over his eyes, and was smiling like he found the hat funny.
“Awww, but daozhang…!”
“Different plotline entirely, I guess,” Nie Huaisang decided. “Probably just here as a foil. Shall we keep going, er-ge?”
“I can’t believe you scammed me to get out of the oubliette,” Lan Xichen mumbled. “I can’t believe…”
-
“Oh, leave him alone, he’s just sensitive!” Nie Huaisang snapped.
“Am not!” the upside-down creature snarled, curled up on itself and trying to hide from all those that had been hitting him. Its fur was a vivid sort of purple. “Go away!”
“Don’t you have some sort of special power to help you here,” Nie Huaisang asked him as he tried to get him down before the goblins came back with weapons. “Rocks, maybe?”
“…lightning?”
“Well then get to it, will you?” Nie Huaisang frowned. “Wait. Lightning, constantly being tormented, terrible at communication, and purple? You’re Jiang Cheng, aren’t you?”
“…maybe.”
“Well then get down faster! I need to copy someone’s notes here!”
-
“Leave me aloooooooone!” Nie Huaisang howled, running away from the measuring snake.
-
“Wow,” Lan Xichen said, holding his cheek. “You kissed me.”
“You saved me from the snakes,” Nie Huaisang said. “Can we focus on how we’re in this awful stinking bog?”
“It’s not that bad!” a voice piped up. “I don’t smell anything!”
Nie Huaisang turned to stare, then pinched the bridge of his nose. “Of course you don’t,” he said. “I bet the total absence of a sense of smell helps when you eat spicy food, Wei-xiong.”
“There’s nothing wrong with spicy food!”
“You’re short,” Nie Huaisang informed the small goblin-like creature with the big grin and the red ribbon in its hair. It looked vaguely fox-like, or possibly like certain large breeds of rabbit.
“Why you..!” Wei Wuxian crossed his furry little paws over his chest. “Just for that, I’m not going to help you.”
“Uh-huh,” Nie Huaisang said. “Really. That’s awful…oh no! A dog!”
Wei Wuxian jumped high into the air. “A dog?! Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan! Save me!”
Much to Nie Huaisang’s surprise, a furry dog immediately darted out of nowhere – only Wei Wuxian didn’t seem afraid of it, but rather hid behind it, teeth chattering.
Truly, Nie Huaisang reflected, the eyes of love are blind.
“I think the ‘dog’ is gone now,” he said. “Your brave and noble Lan Wangji must’ve scared him away.”
Wei Wuxian’s head popped out from behind dog-Wangji. “Well, Lan Zhan is really cool…hey. Are you trying to manipulate me?”
“Is it working?”
“No!”
“So you won’t help me?”
“No!”
“Not even if it means you get to figure out a really tricky puzzle?”
“No – wait. A puzzle?”
“I can’t believe this is going to work,” Lan Xichen muttered from behind Nie Huaisang. “I mean, I can. But also…Wangji…I love you, but you could do so much better than this.”
-
“Ugh,” Nie Huaisang said. “I’m so thirsty.”
“Have some Emperor’s Smile,” Lan Xichen said, offering a jar.
“Amazing,” Nie Huaisang said, accepting it and taking a swing. “I had my doubts, you know, but you’re actually good for something after all, er-ge –”
-
The golden bird was Nie Huaisang’s favorite.
He’d worked so hard to bring it back to his aviary – it couldn’t be forced, he knew; it would play along at first but in the end it would turn on you and bite you. It had to be coaxed with gentleness and kindness, approached indirectly so as not to spook it, convince it that you really did mean well – that you were harmless, that it had no reason to fear you. It was arrogant, too, proud of its shining feathers and ashamed of the brown plumage of its chick days, which still remained visible on its tender underbelly. Ironically, that was Nie Huaisang’s favorite part of it, the soft and gentle part; it might not be as pretty as the gold, but it felt more genuine.
Nie Huaisang smiled as he brushed the beautiful feathers, and the golden bird allowed him. He felt cherished, treasured. So what if he had to hide all the sharp parts of himself to get this close?
It was fine. He didn’t like to be sharp.
He wanted to be soft. Soft and gentle, careless and free, relaxed and without effort, good for nothing –
Wait.
No!
-
“It’s all junk,” Nie Huaisang hissed at the pile of burning fans, tears in his eyes. “I want my da-ge!”
-
“You’re all right!” Wei Wuxian exclaimed, helping pulled Nie Huaisang up.
“Huaisang-xiong,” Jiang Cheng said, looking relieved. “You’re back.”
“We have to go to the temple beyond the Goblin City,” Nie Huaisang said, teeth gritted together. “We have to. I won’t let that bastard…we’re going to go there and throw all his damned tricks right in his face!”
“Just us?” Wei Wuxian asked. “I mean, I’m awesome, Lan Zhan is fantastic, and of course Jiang Cheng is great, too, but…uh…there’s a lot of goblins in the city.”
“We’ll sneak in,” Nie Huaisang said. “He thinks he’s sidelined me entirely – he thinks I’m useless. He won’t be expecting me to get this far.”
“I can get help,” Jiang Cheng said. “I have friends.”
“…not to be rude, Jiang-xiong,” Nie Huaisang said. “But – really?”
-
“You know what,” Nie Huaisang said, eyeing the pile of rocks following Jiang Cheng around, each one painted with a name. One of the names was yellow. Two were in white, with forehead ribbons. “This is fine. I feel like it says something really rude about my empathy for and interest in our junior generation, or lack thereof, but you know what? I don’t care. It’s fine.”
-
“You saved me,” Nie Huaisang said blankly, looking at Lan Xichen, who shrugged, abashed. The remains of the mechanical temple guard were scattered all over. “Over – him?”
“Huaisang –”
“No,” Nie Huaisang said, holding up his hands. “Don’t. Don’t…I don’t want to hear you talk.”
Lan Xichen’s head dropped down and he looked at the ground. “You knew from the beginning what I was like,” he murmured. “I never tried to hide it –”
“I forgive you for being what you are,” Nie Huaisang told him, and Lan Xichen looked up at him, startled and pleased. “I forgive you for not having the backbone to stand up against Jin Guangyao for me – or for da-ge. For being willfully blind for so long, for needing someone else’s proof of his ill-intentions, for always picking him first, for never trusting me…I forgive you, even if you’d never forgive me for the same.”
He dashed away the angry tears in his eyes.
“I just wish this wasn’t a fucking metaphor.”
-
Nie Huaisang left the fighting to the people who knew what to do – Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Jiang Cheng, even the rock-juniors – and went to the temple at the center of the city alone.
Some things, he knew, needed to be done alone, even if it was the type of alone when you were surrounded by other people. Even when those other people stood by his side and made him promise that if he needed them, he would only need to call. Some things…
“I want my da-ge back,” he said to the maze of stairs.
“Then go and find him,” Jin Guangyao replied, looking smug, and Nie Huaisang had to go up and down all those fucking stairs, because Jin Guangyao was nothing if not predictable with his trauma, looking all over, looking for –
Looking for pieces.
“It’s just a metaphor,” he whispered to himself, ignoring how tears were streaming down his face. “It’s just – I need to put him back together, it’s fine. I’m not too late – I’m not too late –”
-
Jin Guangyao held Nie Mingjue’s head in his hands, blinded and gagged and bound with talismans, pulled out of whatever oubliette he'd shoved it into to forget about what he'd done. “Beware, Huaisang,” he said, still smiling. Always smiling. “I’ve been generous up until now, but I can be cruel.”
Nie Huaisang laughed, scoffing. “Generous? What have you done for me that’s generous?”
“Everything! Everything you’ve wanted, I’ve done – I cared for you, I gave you attention, I got you out of work, doing your schoolwork for you and coming up with excuses to get you out of saber training. I gave you presents, fans and pretty clothing, and when that brute of a brother of yours tried to take them from you, I rescued you. And then I even managed your sect for you, answered all of your questions, any time you had – Huaisang, I’m exhausted trying to live up to your expectations of me. Isn’t that generous?”
Nie Huaisang bared his teeth. “Half of those are burdens that only fell on me because of you. Why should it matter to me that cleaning up your own mess and satisfying your own guilt is hard? Why should I pay such a price when all I wanted was to be your friend? When all da-ge wanted was to be your friend? How dare you, Meng Yao!”
“Huaisang…” Jin Guangyao shook his head mournfully. “Huaisang, the last step here is to say the words to break the spell. But you were never good at memorization, were you?”
Nie Huaisang bit his lip until he drew blood.
“Through dangers untold, and hardships unnumbered,” he said. “I have fought my way here to the temple beyond the goblin city –”
“Huaisang, stop! Look at what you’re risking here. You know how everyone loves me – do you think anyone will forgive you for taking me down, for tricking them all? You’ll be all alone!”
I already am, Nie Huaisang thought.
“My will is as strong as yours,” he said. “And my kingdom is as great…”
His voice trailed off.
“I ask for so little,” Jin Guangyao said beseechingly, convincingly, looking just like he always did, like the man who'd been their friend. “Just let me fool you, and you can have anything you want. No responsibilities, no stress, a life of your own. You can even have Lan Xichen, if that’s what you want…”
What’s the last line, Nie Huaisang thought, hating himself for being such a poor student, for cramming things into his mind without any order, for never being able to retain a single drop of it no matter how hard he tried. What is it? Why can’t I ever remember?
“It’d be so easy,” Jin Guangyao crooned. “Much easier than this. Just fear me, love me, believe me, and I’ll be your slave.”
Sharp teeth in a false smile.
Nie Huaisang shook in terror. He couldn’t – his da-ge needed him – he couldn’t be afraid, couldn’t be a coward, couldn’t be good-for-nothing – couldn’t let Jin Guangyao win – couldn’t let him –
That was it.
Nie Huaisang raised his head until his eyes met his enemy’s.
Sensing something wrong, Jin Guangyao’s eternal smile dimmed, and he began to step forward, reaching out, but it was too late.
“You have no power over me,” Nie Huaisang declared, and the world within a world collapsed.
-
Nie Huaisang opened his eyes.
-
Nie Huaisang sat in his desk in the Unclean Realm, trying to amuse himself by trying to figure out what exactly he’d eaten the night before that had given him such bizarre dreams. It was not successful, on account of him being alone.
Alone, just as he had been every night, and every day as well, since the success of his scheme at the Guanyin Temple.
Just as the dream-Jin Guangyao had threatened.
It wasn’t that Nie Huaisang regretted what he had done – the dream was clear enough about that; he’d do it all again in a heartbeat if he had to. But in the dream he’d been working alongside his former friends, with Lan Xichen betraying but then returning to him, with Wei Wuxian dragging Lan Wangji around, with stone-faced Jiang Cheng and the rather interchangeable junior squad behind him…and in his dream, in the end, they’d let him go to take his revenge, telling him that if he needed them for any reason, he could just call.
Just call, and they’d come back to him. Instead of turning from him in disgust, they’d stand by his side…
“Stupid subconscious,” Nie Huaisang mumbled to himself. “What do you expect? That I'd write to them and say ‘for no real reason at all, I find that I rather need you’?”
Silence answered him.
“Well, I do,” he said with a sigh, putting his chin on his hands. “Does that make you happy? I do need you.”
“You do?” Wei Wuxian’s voice rang out, and Nie Huaisang jumped nearly out of his skin. “Well, why didn’t you say so?”
Nie Huaisang turned, staring: it was Wei Wuxian at the door, the human version of him, and of course there was Lan Wangji right before him, and Jiang Cheng, and the (still mostly interchangeable) juniors, and – and even Lan Xichen, who Nie Huaisang was sure had gone into seclusion with no intent to leave.
“What are you doing here?” Nie Huaisang squeaked. And why hadn’t any of his sect disciples warned him?
“We just bullied our way though the door before anyone could stop us,” Wei Wuxian said cheerfully, answering the unspoken question first. “As for the rest – it turns out that I had the strangest dream the other night, really, truly bizarre, and obviously I had to tell Lan Zhan all about it, except it turned out he had a strange dream too.”
Nie Huaisang’s jaw dropped. “But –”
“I felt da-ge’s qi woven into the labyrinth,” Lan Xichen said quietly. “I thought it’d have long ago dissipated or been locked away, but – it was there, in every stone, in every turn. Every obstacle that didn’t really hurt you, every goblin that was more silly than scary…he was there. It was unmistakable.”
Nie Huaisang swallowed. The story of the labyrinth, baby-stealing wish-granting goblin king and all, had been one that Nie Mingjue had told him as a bedtime story, when he'd been a child in need of comfort; he hadn’t thought of it in years before last night. “But…why…?”
“Because Chifeng-zun has a demented sense of humor?” Jiang Cheng suggested, looking irritated.
“Jiujiu means that he hasn’t had that much fun in years, and also that you should throw a party,” Jin Ling said. “You are hosting all three of the sect leaders of all the other Great Sects. Also, why were we rocks?”
“Uh, no idea,” Nie Huaisang said. “Da-ge’s weird sense of humor, no doubt! Anyway, did you say party? I can do a party!”
He rushed out of the room, calling for his servants, calling for them to bring food and wine and tea, and as he did, he looked out of the window – a golden bird was flying away, looking hunted as if something was chasing it, and even as he watched, it crossed the borders of the Unclean Realm and suddenly dissolved into a fizzle of golden dust.
Nie Huaisang put his hand on the stone wall, and felt a familiar echo.
A very familiar echo.
“Oh,” he said, to his servants, feeling somehow simultaneously sheepish and filled with joy. “And while you’re at it, can you bring me my saber? I seem to have – misplaced it…”
#mdzs#nie huaisang#jin guangyao#lan xichen#jiang cheng#wei wuxian#lan wangji#su she#sect leader yao#sect leader ouyang#xiao xingchen#xue yang#my fic#my fics#labyrinth
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Thinking about making an au where Sam and Max are Haru’s distant, crazy gay American uncles who she hasn’t thought about in a while. Until she starts seriously dating Legosi, after which she’s like “maybe I should contact Uncle Max, he’s been married to a vigilante canine for ages”
Details for the Insane Beastars/Sam and Max au under the cut
Max of course DEMANDS to see his niece and her crazy new wolf boyfriend, so they end up going on a trip to the Beastars version of New York City. Louis ends up going along and paying for the trip, because he was already headed over for a business deal so they might as well.
The Beastars version of New York City is obviously culturally different from the Beastars version of Japan, and Legosi ends up getting a new perspective (as he always does.) There are some bugs who can actually talk here (???), and meat isn’t considered taboo in the same way. Most people sign up to be meat donors in their driver’s licenses, because there’s a tax incentive. This move has considerably lessened the strain between Herbivores and Carnivores, so though there’s still definitely some tension between the two groups, those who vehemently insist that carnivores and herbivores shouldn’t interact or date or anything are generally considered right-wing bigots. Most people don’t even really see a separation anymore - carnivores can be meat donors too, and some herbivores here eat meat sometimes. Most Americans are just omnivores.
Systematic racism is still a thing, obviously, because America just Sucks Like That, but I’m White so I’m not even gonna attempt to map out the History of American Racism with Furries. Just know that most people in America have at least a little bit of mixed ancestry, and Legosi probably thinks that’s cool and fascinating while everyone else is like “you seriously didn’t know about the Great American Melting Pot? Bruh have you been living under a rock”
Max is part piranha and no I am not elaborating
They also don’t have permanent Beastars in the States. The closest thing they have to a Beastar is the President, which in this world is… basically the American Beastar. I’m having this be the case mostly so that President Max still fits in with the Beastars Lore ™
Geek exists, and is just a bit younger than Haru and Legosi. She’s probably in high school, but taking college classes at the same time, because Geek’s just. Like That. She’s probably a monkey. Haru isn’t sure what she thinks about Geek at first, but then they start talking and plotting mutant botany projects together and Haru decides that this is her favorite cousin actually
I think Sybil should be at least part fox. Maybe even kitsune-coded, since she changes careers so often? Doctor Mama Bosco’s probably either a dog or a sheep, maybe a sheepdog hybrid? Whatever she is, she started her cloning experiments with insects, which is how Sal and the other talking insects in New York came to exist. Bosco’s probably one of those experimental spider goats or something. The Stinkys are carnivorous seafolk of some sort, originally from the Hudson River but migrated to Land when the river got too polluted for their ancestors to keep living there exclusively. Grandpa Stinky was probably fascinated by land culture and particularly cooking as a young sea-land immigrant, and just messed with the art of cooking as much as possible, which led to the insane food he sells at his diner. I am not going to attempt to assign Abraham Lincoln a fursona.
Legosi spends a good chunk of the trip trying to impress Sam and Max, because these people are members of Haru’s Family and he wants them to like him, but then Legosi ends up star-struck by how well Haru’s uncles work together. He’s never seen partners quite like them in action before, and tries to get them to teach him. But these guys aren’t shonen anime mentors, they’re Sam and Max, so it becomes more of a “hey back off buddy just be yourself and maybe trust your partners a little bit more”
Max in particular really tears Legosi a new one, really gives him a nice good shovel talk. Like, Max likes the kid, sure. Legosi’s the BEST kinda crazy and also a really sweet guy and he seems to care about his niece a lot. But he’s really, REALLY annoyed by how much Legosi shuts Haru out of his life. Like, she’s Max’s kin, she’d be able to take care of herself, she doesn’t need you to protect her to the point of reverence, she needs you to let her in. And not just sexually! Though he has some health class tips and condoms if they wanna do that, cuz he’s the cool uncle. But if you wanna be her partner, you have to RESPECT her, kapiche? Stop treating her like some damsel in distress, she’s tougher than you think. I will end you if you don’t stop infantilizing her.
Sam and Max teach Haru how to fight at some point, because no relative of theirs is gonna go through life not knowing how to defend themselves! Max specifically teaches Haru how to use her hammerspace, and now nobody is safe from her wrath. They also taught her how to use a gun, while scolding Louis for never teaching her this incredibly important life skill! For shame.
Imagine Haru with a gun. The power she would wield. No wonder Paru nerfed her
Speaking of Louis, I’m sure he gets involved in the misadventure somehow, probably by getting accidentally tangled with the villain’s plot during his business deal. I’m sure it’s tangled up in the reveal that Mama Bosco was involved with the anthropomorphic insects, just cuz that’s the biggest and newest difference between these two cultures, and might also somehow nod to the systematic racism in America and how fucked up that is.
Might also address how capitalism is the root of all evil, and how the pressure to conform to capitalism in order to maintain a position of power in his attempts to make the world a better place while also giving Legosi and Haru the space to have their own relationship (while also forcing himself to maintain the charade of a heteronormative arranged marriage with someone he isn’t even remotely attracted to) has been slowly but ruthlessly breaking Louis in a terrible cycle, and how he’s spent so much of his life hiding behind masks that he doesn’t even know who he is anymore. And now he’s in a cage again, but this time he put himself there, with his own actions. And Legosi has to tell him that he doesn’t have to pretend all the time, that he’s his best friend and he wants to help. That he and Haru both love him, and they want him in their lives.
The whole adventure probably ends with Haru saving her boy’s butts, and ruthlessly affirming what Legosi just said. Demanding that they BOTH stop hiding from her, and BOTH stop trying to “protect” her. That she NEEDS them, and she wants them to need her. That they don’t have to be Beastars to be PARTNERS.
And then the whole family (yes I’m including Louis and Legosi in this family) beats the villains up and goes out for a celebratory meal or something IDK how to end things
#sam and max#beastars#long post#meta#au#legosi#Haru#Louis#legoharu#lougoharu#lougoshi#darla gugenheek#sam and max telltale#looney mooney rants#this went from ‘’what if Max was Haru’s crazy gay uncle’’ to an all-out hurt-comfort fix-it au huh#freelance beastars au
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X-Men Abridged: 1981
The X-Men, those back-to-the-future mutants that have sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them, are a cultural juggernaut with a long, tangled history. Want to unravel this tapestry? Then read the Abridged X-Men!
(Uncanny X-Men 141 - 152) - by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, Brent Anderson, Dave Cockrum, Jim Sherman, Bob McLeod and Josef Rubinstein
While I also committed various fashion atrocities at the age of 14 (tye-die and fauxhawks, oh my), even Liberace would find Kitty’s outfits too much. (Uncanny X-Men 149; Uncanny X-Men Annual ‘81)
We dial back from the v. epic scope of the last few arcs. Instead, 1981 is just a lot of fun! We get:
Storm and Emma doing a Freaky Friday!
the X-Men vs. Magneto (again!)
A surprisingly effective Alien rip-off
An dystopian future! (OoOoOoOo)
Last year was the year of the Dark Phoenix, this is the year of Kitty Pryde. That’s not to say Jean’s death is swept under the rug: all throughout, we see her friends mourning her loss or remembering her fondly. (Scott even gets to have a demonic adventure about it.) But in general, Claremont puts Kitty in the forefront, fleshing out his YA-addition to the team. And what would a YA heroine be without a grim dystopia? Roll out the iconic Days of Future Past!
To be fair, 2013 was a dark time for all of us: What Does the Fox Say somehow got to the top of the charts and I was still watching Glee. (Uncanny X-Men 141)
How cool would it have been to see a name like Jonothon Starsmore or Eva Bell on those tombstones?
Anyway, that’s Kate. Kate’s had it rough. Mutants are at the bottom of the foodchain, most X-Men are dead and only a small cadre of resistance fighters remain, Sentinels dominate, and while she is married to Piotr, her children have been murdered. Bleak. Luckily, the rebellion has concocted the plan to shunt Kate’s spirit back in time to prevent this awful future from happening. (You’ve seen Days of Future Past, the last passably good X-Men film, you know what’s up.)
Let’s do the time warp again! 1981!Kitty’s mind gets taken over by 2013!Kitty, who promptly tries to convince the X-Men that a new Brotherhood of v. Evil Mutants will try to kill Senator Kelly, a presidential candidate who tries to put the mutant menace on the agenda. (Mutants tend to blow stuff up when he’s around.) Since the X-Men recently took a literal trip to Dante’s Infero and also befriended a cosmic world-ending entity, they basically shrug and go: “Yeah, this checks out.”
Off to Washington they go (zoommm) and there, they happen upon the Baddest Bitches in Herstory:
“How dare you hate mutants, senator Kelly! We’ll fix that by killing you!” (Uncanny X-Men 141)
This All-New, All-Different Brotherhood consists out of:
Destiny, a blind woman who can see the future. Definitely the eeriest member of this group. Badass lesbian, though that won´t be canon for years.
Avalanche. Greek who makes things shake. Is a long-standing member of the X-Men Rogue’s gallery, but rarely features in the spotlight. I think he got more characterization in four years of X-Men Evolution than he ever did in the comics.
Mystique. Shapeshifter. Ruthless and unhinged, the Cersei Lannister of the X-Men universe. Absolute legend, secretly the wife of Destiny, currently not as unhinged as she’ll be later. Immediately implied to be related to Nightcrawler: it’s the yellow-eyes-blue-skin-combo.
Pyro. Can manipulate fire, not create it. Absolute pillock, in all the best ways of the word. Originally intended as gay, but they decided to make him Australian instead. (?!)
Blob. Big, strong, immovable. We’ve seen him before.
One of the details in this fight I enjoy is that Storm is still struggling with her leadership, although she has a better grip on things than Cyclops:
Wolverine then proceeds to use those iconic but deadly claws about twice per issue for the next, oh, forty years. (Uncanny X-Men 142)
While the X-Men fight the Brotherhood in the present, we cut back and forth to the future. There, the X-Men consist out of some familiar faces - Storm, Colossus, Wolverine - and some surprises: Magneto (in a wheelchair), Franklin Richards (son of) and an unfamiliar ginger girl called Rachel. (She’ll be important later.) We even learn (one of) Magneto’s names: this is the first time he’s canonically called Magnus.
One of the strengths of Days of Future Past lies in its brevity, the way it tantalizingly taunts us with a brutal but familiar future without giving away too much. It’s single-handedly responsible for all those dark future timelines the X-lines are so fond of which will eventually culminate in time-displaced grandsons from alternative dimensions and the impossibility of a succinct answer to the question: “Who’s Cable?” Too much of a good thing and all that.
Still, what Days of Future Past does so successfully is:
Put the idea of the mutant menace back at the forefront, hammering home the metaphor of mutants being a minority. Mutants being put in camps and being forbidden to breed should - regretfully - make us think of all too many real life equivalents. (Specifically, all of the imagery harkens back to the Holocaust.)
It starkly shows what happens should the X-Men lose, reminding everyone of the stakes. The X-Men are here for a reason: bridging the gap between mutants and humankind. If they fuck up, we end up with mutant concentration camps.
It helps that the X-Men in the future almost all die horribly: Franklin is incinerated, Storm is impaled… It's brutal stuff. The only one to survive is Rachel, who wonders if their plan actually changed the future or if they created an alternative timeline. (It did the latter, sorry ‘bout it, Rachel.)
In the present, Kate chases after Destiny, who trains a gun on senator Kelly. I always wondered how this works: if Destiny saw the future, she knew that killing Kelly would trigger a terrifying future. What in the current Marvel timeline made her decide that the Days of Future Past was better? Did she see her own death? Did she see the Onslaught-crossover coming? The Chuck Austen run? What was it?
In any case, time-anomalous Kate stops Destiny from killing Kelly and the future is safe! For now. Kate disappears, Kitty returns to her body and some of the Brotherhood are apprehended. All is well, for now.
After being a key figure in DoFP, Kitty is also the main character in the Christmas special, which is basically a straight up horror and a pastiche of the Alien-movie.
Seriously, John Byrne still isn’t sure why he wasn’t sued by Ridley Scott for this. (Uncanny X-Men 143)
If you love Kitty Pryde? Read this issue. If you’re not convinced you like 80’s Kitty? Read this issue. It’s not continuity relevant and it’s basically Kitty playing the part of a Final Girl in a horror where she’s being chased by a demon, but it’s so good. It showcases all her strengths and her foibles. Kitty’s intelligent, cute (sometimes preciously so) and brave, but she’s also young, self-conscious and hot-headed. And it's not as if the other X-Men automatically adore her: Storm berates her all the time, she’s afraid of Kurt because of the way he looks (though she grows out of that) and she fights with Professor Xavier a lot. Moreover, she has a clever power-set for a young superhero who faces menaces on a daily basis: a thirteen year old who can go intangible is far less likely to have reality ensue on her and be dramatically offed because she's better at protecting herself.
I’m sure there are people who thought Sprite was hogging the spotlight, but I, for one, say she brings more to the table than, say, Angel. She’s not the Dawn Summers of this franchise.
Scott also gets a side quest. Poor guy can’t catch a break: first the love of his life dies, so he quits the X-Men, then he realizes he can’t do much else than be a superhero. He becomes a sailor on the ship of spunky captain Lee Forrester, is drawn into the sadistic plans of a demon unironically named D’Spayre and then shipwrecks in Bermuda with Lee.
The X-Men, meanwhile, are tormented by a team-up of Doom (who’s currently Latverialess and working on a comeback) and Arcade, that annoying crony. Locke, Arcade’s dom, has kidnapped the loved ones of the X-Men (Moira MacTaggart, Jean Grey’s parents, Illyana Rasputin and Amanda Sefton) in order to blackmail them into getting Doom to free Arcade. Apparently, Arcade accidentally insulted Doom and DOOM DOES NOT FORGIVE THAT FOLLY.
While the B-Squad (Polaris, Havok, Banshee and Iceman) goes to save Arcade’s hostages, the X-Men sneak into Doom’s castle. Well, except for Storm, who doesn’t give a single fuck and simply flies up to Doom, demanding an audience. Doom likes the cut of her jib and invites her to have dinner. (This is pre-Tinder, so this is a legit way of scoring a date.)
If Storm has a flaw (I said if!), it’s got to be her atrocious taste in men. (Uncanny X-Men 145)
The X-Men find Arcade’s cell empty, while Arcade casually saunters up to Storm and says hi. Storm realizes too late that this is a trap: while the X-Men are all trapped in Saw-like traps, Storm is encased in ‘living chrome’.
If you remember she’s claustrophobic, you know why this is a bad move.
While the X-Men free themselves from their traps - Polaris hilariously has to deal with a murderous merry-go-round - Storm is slowly driven mad in her prison, triggering a worldwide tempest. (She causes Lee and Scott to shipwreck.) Under the threat of Wolverine’s claws, Doom releases Storm - or rather, unleashes her.
“Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me and despair!” (Uncanny X-Men 147)
The memory of Jean brings Ororo back to herself and she starts undoing the superstorm she created. (If only climate change were reversed that easily.) Their confrontation ends by Storm easily forgiving Doom, because she apparently trespassed on his grounds without adequate cause.
Mkay.
All of Arcade’s hostages return to their homesteads, except for Illyana Rasputin, Piotr’s sister: she’s staying at the mansion for a while. Angel, who’s sort of been a part of the team since the Phoenix thing, has had it with Wolverine and his ‘tude, and decides to quit the X-Men : he doesn’t want to be a part of an outfit that has a killer like Wolverine on it. (Or maybe he’s just mad Claremont didn’t give him any storylines: his presence has been mostly pointless.) It’s too bad he left before Kitty started experimenting with her outfits: I bet he would have loved her ugly-ass costumes.
Equally inconsequential is the introduction of a brand new character, who then proceeds to disappear from the narrative for the rest of the year:
Black Tom has tried to kill you at least twice, but him sending you a long-lost daughter doesn’t give you pause? Ugh, Sean, you deserve Moira. (Uncanny X-Men 148)
Intrigued by Theresa? TOO BAD, WON’T SEE HER AGAIN ANYTIME SOON.
Another new character is the lonely, decidedly mutant looking Caliban, who can sense “people like him” and is on the lookout for companions. Like many lonely people who try and grasp at friendship, he decides to overshoot his shot and ruin the night of Storm, Kitty and Jessica Drew at a Dazzler concert. Because he tries to kidnap Kitty, the girls react a trifle aggressively. When they realize their mistake - the eerily pale Caliban is a simpleton rather than a menace - he’s already fled. No mention is made of the Morlocks yet!
There’s also another dull annual where the X-Men team up with the Fantastic Four to save Arkon’s dimension from the Badoon and yaaaaawn. Far more interesting is the landmark issue #150. Slowly, through the adventures of Scott and Lee Forrester, Claremont has been setting things up for the return of a favorite villain. While the X-Men investigate Magneto’s old base in Antarctica on a hunch of Professor X and tangle with Garruk, Scott and Lee survive Storm’s tempest, only to wake up next to a strange island that seems to have been raised from the ocean.
It’s apparently some ancient citadel from a long forgotten civilization with a fondness for squid statues. (I don’t know man, I’ve never been to the Bermuda Triangle, maybe this is just super-accurate.)The tentacles make Lee Forrester feel very amorous, but before Scott can tell her he is way too repressed to just have sex with an attractive someone he’s known intimately for a month or two, Magneto saves his ass by revealing he, in fact, raised this island from the seafloor.
Oh, Magneto. So extra.
My ambitious little mutant demagogue then proceeds to take the entire world hostage, showing how much he’s grown from the pompous, raving madman from the sixties. (Sure, Magneto is still a bit of a madman, but increasingly, he starts being on the right side of history.)
“I’m trying to make Magneto more sympathetic.”
“Just put him on a page with some bigger villains who are less noble, like the Vanisher, Count Nefaria, or…”
“Reagan, Thatcher and Brezhnov?”
“Er.” (Uncanny X-Men 150)
It’s obvious Magneto is being pivoted as a more noble villain, codified into the well-intentioned extremist we know and love today. Not only do we get the first hints at his past, fleshing out his motivations, he’s also not wrong. Humans are historically not great at taking care of the planet or each other.
When the Russians call his bluff and launch nukes at Magneto’s new island, he quickly disarms them. His retribution is swift and ferocious: the entire citadel is a machine that massively amplifies his powers. He sinks the submarine that launched the missiles, condemning the entire crew to death, and he casually erects a vulcano in a Russian city in Siberia.
Damn. Not messing around this time.
Despite his good intentions, Magneto is still definitely in the wrong: not only because of his methods, but as Scott points out: if Magneto unifies the world under his kind of benevolent dictatorship, all of that will simply fall apart as soon as Magnus dies.
In a way, Magneto is just as big a dreamer as Charles is: Charles believes in peace and integration, whereas Magneto believes his iron fist will be enough to make a perfect world happen. Both of them ignore the reality that acceptance is difficult and messy, because you’re trying to change essential human nature: the fear of the other. Magneto believes in big, sweeping gestures that will fix the world in move, while changing the world is also boring, hard work. One step forward, two steps back. Magneto just wants to leapfrog to his ultimate goal.
The X-Men fly over the citadel, returning from Antarctica, and their plane crashes into the ocean. (Magneto does not brook planes over his territory, humans!) The Professor is also nearby, looking for Scott with Moira, Peter Corbeau and Carol Danvers. The X-Men sneak onto the island, but to their horror, their powers are nullified by some machine of Magneto. They reunite with Scott, who formulates a plan to thwart the would-be ruler of the world.
While the rest of the X-Men go to trash the machine, Storm, Kitty and Lee infiltrate the control chamber where Storm finds a sleeping, shirtless Magneto. Once again showing her terrible taste in men, she is not weak in the knees at the sight of a sleeping Magnus: instead, she contemplates killing him.
Storm knows how dangerous he is, but she also knows that he’s a great man who’s fighting for ideals, no matter how misguided. She hesitates too long: Magneto stirs, suspects an attack and tosses her out of the window, to her death.
Magneto quickly undoes the sabotage the other X-Men have wrought to his machine. A fight erupts. Storm, meanwhile, has managed to grab hold of a ledge. She crawls back up and smashes an important-looking computer, restoring everyone’s powers.
The battle turns grim, but Scott sends Kitty away to wreck Magneto’s machinery. She sneaks off, following Scott’s orders and destroying both Magneto's power-up device and all of his plans by phasing though the computer circuitry. Magneto senses this and furiously gives chase. Overcome by rage, he attacks Kitty and disrupts her phasing power with a magnetic bolt, seemingly killing her?
Everything about this story beat is great: mama bear!Ororo, mournful Magnus and even the fact that Kitty’s godawful outfit serves a narrative function: highlighting to us (and Magneto) just how young she is. The fact that Kitty’s Jewish is just icing on the cake. (Uncanny X-Men 150)
And thus, the softening of Magneto commences. 1981 might be a year with wildly varying narratives, but it has given us at least three enduring legacies to the X-Mythos: a new kind of Magneto, a fondness for dystopian futures and the character of Kitty Pryde, who's really come into her own this year.
Ugliest Costume: Kitty! Purposefully, but still. Best costume, by the way, goes to Destiny, with her creepy, creepy golden mask. Just imagine this lady casually strolling across a battlefield, eerily calm and collected, dodging everything you throw at her. Awesome design.
Best new character: I usually pick one character - what good is having a shared award when declaring the best of anything? - but this year, it’s going to one of my favorite couples: Mystique and Destiny. Can’t wait to see more of them.
Most audacious retcon: Blob somehow retroactively becomes a member of the original Brotherhood, which is not what happened. Ever weirder is Xavier pondering that he never met Magneto before his attack in X-Men #1, while their cordially adversarial relationship rooted in a youthful friendship would soon become a cornerstone of the X-Men.
What to read: Uncanny X-Men 141 - 143 and 150 - 152
#x-men abridged#abridged x-men#uncanny x-men#professor x#cyclops#storm#nightcrawler#colossus#kitty pryde#wolverine#magneto#days of future past#dr doom#arcade#chris claremont#john byrne#dave cockrum#angel#syrin#banshee
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First Line Tag
Tagged by the lovely @msmischief101 thank youu 🥰💗
Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories. (If you have less than 20, just list them all!) See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Tag some people to play the next round! (Went for already posted and some in my WIPs ^^)
1. Stiles never thought he'd be spending Valentine’s Day in a club, and yet — here he is.
2. The plan of attack is easy.
3. The ache stays with him.
4. Stiles tugs at his wrists, testing the binds he already knows offer no give — the chains rattle softly; bells on the wind that heralds an oncoming storm.
5. It’s warm.
6. Sometimes, when Stiles felt this bone-deep tired, his mind would whirr instead of going blank, finding a way to bring him down, down the memory lane — it never quieted, was the problem.
7. "Hey, Void?"
8. Stiles sits on the couch, numb, watching the bill get passed, watching the old alphas shaking their grubby hands, squeezing his own to the point of white knuckles and quacking bones.
9. There were foxes.
10. “I must say, Stiles, you do make such a pretty picture right now,” the demon muses, claws trailing feather-light over Stiles’ stomach, “tied up with my hand around your throat.”
11. “Pushing back against my fingers already? You really can’t help yourself, can you?”
12. Stiles should’ve known.
13. Stiles’ heavy breathing fills the quiet space of his bedroom, the air heavy and potent from hours of panted desire, and his body still trembles with little aftershocks of their shared pleasure, a delightful reminder just as much as the soreness of his muscles and the littering of bruises all over his skin.
14. “I do love the shirt.”
15. The room is completely dark.
16. This is the last thing he should be thinking about.
17. It’s not what Stiles expected – but then again, how could he? – as the previous night, sky seared in half by a brilliant, white strike of a falling star, he wished, desperately, for something to happen.
18. His dad was not getting away with it.
19. Stiles props up the bag hanging off of his shoulder, the strap cutting uncomfortably into his shoulder. [A continuation to number 8.]
20. The food is all laid out on the table, smack in the middle of Bobby’s kitchen, slowly cooling down as Dean waits and paces, hands squeezed in tight fists. [If I ever do finish this crossover, it might not end up as a first line, but oh well 😂]
Oof, hard to choose a fave, but I think I’m partial to number 10 😂 I really like how that smut came out and writing those short smutty goodies was suuper fun -- it’s also telling that the 3 out of 4 starting with dialogue are these smuts 😂 Jumping right into it with them was great and I loved writing them ^^ But numbers 4, 13 and 17 are tied for a Very close second place, the smut in number 4 is prob my best and I Love how it came out, 13. I’m very happpy with how it’s worded and how it flows, and 17. I feel like sets the mood great, which I also loooove doing ^^ Are there any patterns tho? Hmmm, besides the smutty shorties, lmao, I’m not sure -- I like setting up the mood first, starting with feels usually, but sometimes jumping right into the middle of the scene is super fun too ^^
Tagging: @plushrumpasaurus @missgardian @the-cookie-of-doom and everyone who’d like to do this one too! ^^
#tag game#tagged#Raksh posts#Raksh's writing#My writing#Voiles#with some Briles and Supernatural surprisingly lmao#I forgot about that crossover but gotta get back to it at some point#it's a quite fun idea ^^
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I was wondering if there was a blest equivalent of zodiac signs existing in the ShoH world. Like is there a star sign or season that alludes to a person’s character? I know that in the game the season in which the mc is born does give some stat boost so I was curious! And if so which characters believe in them, take them with a grain of salt, or just flat out ignore them? I can imagine that mimir would take them very seriously if they do exists!
Also, I’m not sure if you’ve answered this but what are some common fairytales in blest? Is there a general story that is well known and popular like how cinderella is widely known to us?
Hi there, thanks for the great question! As far as I know, there isn't really a 1:1 equivalent to star signs or zodiac signs in Blest! There are, like, certain circumstances and omens that are ascribed to people's birth circumstances, some of which include stars, but it's more explicitly superstitious and descriptive of the course a person's life might take, rather than a description of their overall personality, if that makes any sense?
For example:
Blade - born to new snows and a crescent moon, nighttime, beginning of winter: will be a warrior, thought to portend a long, proud, bloody life full of honorable deeds
Trouble - born in the heat of summer, in the middle of the day: potential to either burn out fast or have extreme resilience and outlive many peers
Tallys - born at dawn to the sounds of birds chirping: not much to be said, pretty normal circumstances, might have a tendency for wisdom and having clarity, but not particularly strong signs
Shery - born in spring on a rainy (but not stormy) day: destined to have a peaceful, quiet life, with likely a happy disposition
Riel - born on a fall day when the Polar Candle is clearly visible even during the day: destined to be blisteringly intelligent but shunned and misunderstood by peers
Chase - born under an autumn harvest moon: potential to have extremely good luck or grave misfortune
Red - born during the day, under the Dayspear constellation (Narthax): destined to be an agent of justice and firm with the lines between right and wrong, can be interpreted as being wise
Ayla - born at a blood-red dawn when the Pelinel constellation still visible in the sky: will have a fighter's life, full of hardship, violence, and survival, but will endure endlessly
Halek and Naolin - born under two blue moons with both moons at their fullest, twins: will lead a life of incredible change and destiny, once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, potential to become legends
Briony: - born in spring, morning, with the Tholjass constellation particularly bright throughout the night before: will be a strong fighter with an important social network - links to others are important, or blessed to be surrounded by important loved ones
Lavinet - born in spring, daytime, within a week of the first apple blossoms appearing: will be blessed with great charisma and charm
As you can see, some of these 'omens' fit, and others don't really! There are whole books that are devoted to figuring some of this stuff out, and a lot of it is sort of "pick-and-choose"--like you can conveniently be like "oh that constellation doesn't look THAT visible" if you don't like your baby's omen gfldggf--so it's not really taken that seriously except by superstitious people, particularly small, insular communities with strong ties to past pagan beliefs or ancestral cultures. In the modern day, and especially in big cities, it's not something that's really noted at a baby's birth unless you already believe in that sort of thing.
It's noteworthy that there are also a LOT of bad omens as well as just neutral/vague ones, and the bad omens tend to be more noticed than the good. So if it's like, "Hey, my baby was born in spring, she's gonna be super charismatic!!" it's like "oh! how cool!" But as soon as a baby is born under a blood moon, everyone in the neighborhood is like "YO. Wasn't Teko's kid coming today? The mom is already in labor?? She better hold it in or that baby is going to be destined to be INSANE or a MURDERER"
The baby's not going to be, like, shunned or actually treated poorly for their birth signs, but it will always be that bit of juicy gossip to be passed around in very insular communities, typically by neighborhood wives who want to shit-talk, but few actually like really believe it, if that makes any sense! "There goes Ylissa... Did you know her first was born under a blood moon? *sip tea*" "😲 you're lying..."
As for how each RO feels about these signs and omens, it's basically:
Blade: neutral/indifferent, does not believe in them but does not care or pay attention at all if others do
Trouble: neutral/indifferent, mildly interested when people talk about them, in the way that you ask each other what fortune cookie you got when you're at a restaurant together
Tallys: believes in them to a certain degree: like if someone's baby was born under a blood moon, she'd be like "hm. that's unfortunate" but she's not going to be like "NO. You can't be wise, you were born under the sign for stupidity!!!" In other words, she's not actively thinking about it much and it's more in a passing, shallow sense!
Shery: she like sort of believes in them, sort of doesn't? It's like a fun little icebreaker and she has cognitive bias to believe the ones that are more positive or seem to fit the person better, like wow Blade's seems pretty accurate! But she doesn't whole-heartedly believe in them in any concrete way!
Riel: despises them, especially his. He's smart because he worked to become smart, not because some stupid moon or whatever foretold it!!! stop taking credit for his decisions, moon!!!
Chase: DESPISES his, actively will not talk about it. automatically dislikes anyone who takes the birth signs even a little seriously. (joking about them is okay, but sincere belief is a turn-off for him)
Red: doesn't believe in them at all and thinks they're all coincidental/conveniently vague enough to fit, but doesn't begrudge others if they believe in them and generally won't try to argue with it. Doesn't think his is accurate like at all
Ayla: has literally never even heard of them or thought of them in any meaningful way
Briony: kind of indifferent, she doesn't really like hers very much (if she knows it), she's interested to hear what others are as a fun conversation starter or an insight into their personalities, but does not believe they actually dictate or foretell anything
Lavinet: thinks they're mostly just superstition and doesn't pay much attention to them, but she'd get a little bit nervous if her baby was born to like a really bad omen before laughing it off
Halek: hates his birth sign and blames it for his position in life (his was taken VERY seriously by the Reach). Dislikes talking about it and checks out when other people talk about theirs. Ironically, he's checked out so much that he's forgotten what his birth sign ACTUALLY is and tells MC "it had something to do with the new moon or something" in the game, which is just... wrong lol
Naolin: more respectful about the birth sign and pretty much believes in it, because it would be a super weird coincidence for the first twins born in the Reach in 100 years or whatever to also be born under two perfect blue moons...
Also, yes, there are lots of famous fairytales in the world of Blest! Ironically, most of them have to do with actual fairies (sometimes/mostly spelled faerie or the Faerie) rather than a lot of our prince/princess/monarch fairytales. Some also circulate around angels, deals with demons, djinn, and--especially as the canon of the One-God became more prevalent--a lot of folk stories about saints, like in a Joan of Arc mythologizing sense!
I could swear I did a write-up on common fairytales--no?? Did I dream that or something?? There was a fox, and berries... or... hm. Anyway, I'll have to go hunting for that, but I hope that answers your questions!
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