#gert's bees

[tamby-teeze]

Okay, so I know a solid 40% of the new Fantasy High was about Tracker "There's still deep attraction here" O'Shaughnessy, but HERE ME OUT

Gertie Bladeshield is the perfect woman for Kristen Applebees.

Cause, like, look, there was a lot of talk in episode 11 about impulsivity and chaos as an aspect of Kristen's character, mainly in how it's mirrored in Princess "Kristen if she had money" Naradriel, but it's also been a general focus this season, especially in how she often uses it to guard her emotions. Think back to "That's what you think", an incredible improv moment, but if you look at the big picture, Kristen's estranged parents make an incredibly inflammatory statement about her religion right after actively bullying her little brother, and instead of honoring any of the actual negative emotions she's being filled with in that moment, she pirouettes away. It's brought up in the adventuring party after this exact episode how Kristen is a cleric, a high-wisdom class that is naturally insightful, but uses these silly deflections to hold other people back from being insightful into her (hence Mac & Donna's lifetime insight disadvantage)

This isn't just limited to small moments, too. To take a broader look at the season so far, Kristen's chaotic, shrimp-jumping, wrangler-wearing, salsa-dipping, middle-school-campaigning, steel-workers-union-supporting bid for class president is often shown explicitly as a distraction from her existentially important job as the only cleric of Cassandra. Even when trying to earnestly apologize to Cassandra and prove to them that she's gonna prioritize her over class presidency, the only way she can articulate it is "You're the meat, mama." Her emotions are always guarded by some amount of chaos and impulsivity.

Now, how does that relate to Gertie "I've had a crush on you for a really long time" Bladeshield?

In both of the two scenes we've gotten of The Best D20 NPC (/j (but I do really like her)), Gertie has shown a pretty similar propensity for making bold, chaotic decisions in the heat of the moment. However, in my observation, these decisions do NOT come from a place of emotional suppression. Quite the opposite, actually.

Think back to her Grand Entrance into the narrative. Gertie, being one of the last people awake at Fabian's party, gifts her longtime-crush a jar of honey, something that connects directly to her passion/special-interest of beekeeping, in a homemade container designed as a pun on Kristen's last name. (in hindsight, the crush was very obvious) Then, in the middle of her infodumping to her about honey, Kristen's rich friend makes an incredibly dismissive remark about her good-natured gift. This obviously pisses her off, but unlike Kristen "That's what you think" Applebees, Gertie "I don't give a shit who's kid you are" Bladeshield lets herself feel those emotions very loudly, immediately starts a duel with possibly one of the most accomplished sword-fighters in the history of Aguefort, and declares him a life-long nemesis. She acts very brashly and impulsively, but in a way that doesn't hide her emotions, instead expressing them.

(I know there's a lot of talk about outbursts of anger being tied to Ankarna, but not only does the scene not really seem like foreshadowing to me, it's more interesting to see it through the lens of being Gertie's actual actions)

This trend continues with the 12th most noteworthy thing to have happened in episode 11 (which incredibly high acclaim), where after being explicitly asked to talk about bees by her crush, and being placed inches away from her face, kisses her on the lips. Now, excusing the albeit upsetting lack of consent, it once again shows Gertie acting very impulsively in a way that exposes her feelings to the people she likes. With these two instances of characterization being literally the only two scenes we get with her, it poses her as a very interesting parallel to Kristen, someone who shares in her willingness to make impulsive decisions, but differs wildly from her in the way she uses them to react to strong emotions.

However, does this really make Gertie the Autism to her ADHD?

(idk if Gertie really shows autistic traits, I just wanted to say that) Well, part of what Tracker a good companion for Kristen was that, as a fellow cleric, she naturally had very high wisdom, meaning she had enough insight to look past the layers of shrimp and salsa and engage with her on a deep level. However, clerics aren't the only class that cast spells with wisdom, so do rangers, including swarm-keeper rangers, which is a subclass that both has a good few abilities focused on spell-casting and was confirmed to be Gertie's subclass in an adventuring party. While her highest stat still could be dex (which, come to think of it, is a hilarious contrast to Kristen), there's no doubt that Gertie has a higher chance than most at being able to look past Kristen's barriers and see the complex hive of sweet, buzzing emotions underneath.

Hell, maybe that's where Gertie's crush comes from in the first place. Maybe, seeing this popular, proudly sapphic cleric be incredibly playful and chaotic on school grounds, she not only saw a bit of herself, but a little more. Perhaps, the type of mind that dedicates itself to allowing small, harmless critters to prosper even when no-one cares to join her club, is also the type of mind able to recognize when someone isn't allowing their truest emotions to prosper, making her wonder if they might have something to gain from sharing some of that chaos, using it not to hide, but to be free.

Or maybe it's just cause her last name has "bees" in it, idk.

#even if Gertie's crush gets played off as a bit #I love gertie so goddamn much #and she deserves more love #fantasy high #gertie bladeshield #kristen applebees #d20 fhjy #dimension 20 fhjy #fantasy high junior year #bladebees #beesbees #appleshield #gert's bees

[wisedumptruck]

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#kristen applebees #kristen x gertie #gertie bladeshield #kristen chilis applebees #BEES #Gert's bees #bees² #beesbees #applebees #applesheild #dimension 20 #fantasy high #d20 #fantasy high junior year #fhjy

[timtamtheman]

Gert’s Bees

Perfect

#d20 fantasy high #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fyjy #gertie bladeshield #kristen applebees #gert's bees

[emptyjunior]

i was absolutely prompted by someone else on twitter saying kristen/gertie ship name should be gert's bees but here it is, the Gert's Bees

#dimension 20 #gertie bladeshield #kristen applebees #d20 #brennan lee mulligan #fanart #art #gerts bees #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy

[gigawatt-conduit]

Here for Gertie/Kristen both because it’s a great bit of “yes, and” taken to a fun conclusion and also because the visual of Fabian walking in to see his best friend make out with someone who said she’d kill his ass like a month ago is fucking hilarious

#fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #fantasy high spoilers #dimension 20 #d20 spoilers #fabian seacaster #kristen applebees #gertie bladeshield #gert’s bees

[teenagerebellion]

for the fh art requests, gertie + kristen please? i love the way you draw gertie sm :D

thank you so much!! i think they deserve to be sweet & cuddly together. and also go on an actual date <3

#.png #.ask #this somehow turned out really good woah #fhjy #d20 fhjy #fantasy high junior year #fantasy high #kristen applebees #gertie bladeshield #kristen x gertie #beesbees #gert’s bees

[gorgugplushie]

Of course i had to draw them again bruh my fucking WIN MY FUCKING WINNNN HHUURAGHHHH

#beesbees #bladebees #appleshield #gerts bees #fh #fhjy #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fantasy high dimension 20 #fantasy high d20 #dimension 20 #dimension 20 fanart #d20 fanart #kristen applebees #kristen chilis applebees #saint kristen applebees #gertie bladeshield #my art.

[technoturian]

I would die for Gertie Bladeshield.

#Fantasy High #Fantasy High: Junior Year #Dimension 20 #Gertie Bladeshield #please tell me she's gonna release a bunch of beeswax products under the brand Gert's Bees

[battlemasterofceremonies]

has someone already made the “gert’s bees” joke?

#about gertie’s beeswax lipbam lmaoooo #dimension 20 #d20 #fhjy #fantasy high junior year #gertie bladeshield

[pinkb00bsocks]

24th of march and no beesbees/gert’s bees fanfic on ao3 yet

#I need the sapphic yearning #pleaseee someone write a fic about them #i love gertie so goddamn much #fantasy high junior year #gertie bladeshield #kristin applebees

[bodhranwriting]

Finn and the Arsonist by Bodh M.

In three years of running the only cat sanctuary in Middle Besser, I’ve heard a lot of their odd tales about how they ended up here.

Getting into fights is a common one. Getting trapped in wells happens more often that you’d think. Inattentive families, owners needing the space… the list goes on. I try not to judge people’s situations too harshly. After all, my main witness is going to be a little biased and cat-senses don’t always translate well to human, as you’d expect. But there are definitely pickups I’ve done that have made my blood boil, if you don’t mind me saying.

But I’ve never had one before that made me scared and certainly never had one involving one of my closest friends.

It was a stinking hot day in the middle of summer when a small child barged open the door to the Respite with a terrified cat yowling at a pitch to match the temple bells.

I had been dozing at the counter, sweat sticking my sandy curls to my forehead and a new bandage wrapped around my arm – one kitten had not wanted to take her medicine – so I damn well fell out of my chair as a screaming feline was dumped a fingerbreadth from my face.

“I found them in Gert’s Alley,” the girl said helpfully, in lieu of greeting. She was probably nine or ten; a scruffy little thing in a faded blue dress with adorable tight black coils and a missing tooth so her next words came out as a lisp, “He theemed thercared. Look at all the blood!”

Dragging myself up from floor and trying to wipe the sleep from my eyes, I blearily focused on my newest patient. She (and definitely she, I noted as she wriggled out of the blanket) was a gorgeous black Kysi with golden eyes and the huge ears typical to her breed. As she backed up, hissing, I reached out a hand and concentrated, drawing up warm reserves of the little magic I had from my chest and into my throat.

Translation spells, in my experience anyway, always had a taste. I’d never been particularly good at them: it was almost easier to just do the hard work and learn the language. But translating my tongue to that of cats was like clicking your fingers might be to someone else. Easy. Not requiring much thought at all.

Cat tastes like buttermilk. I don’t know why, but there seems to be a connection to what I taste and what I’m trying to speak. Bee tastes, almost boringly, of honey. Spider has a dusty texture. Rat, for some odd reason, is hazelnut. I haven’t worked out that one and neither had the teachers out in the Hartland’s. I think one of my classmates who fell into the academic trap – track, sorry – is compiling research on it.

(I answered her very impersonal letter a few months ago and never heard back. Hope I helped. She did bully me into passing my star-reading exam, after all.)

I took a breath, the flavour rising into my nose, and attempted first contact. “Easy there… I’m not gonna hurt you… what’s your name…?”

The cat hissed again, but only for show because she answered quickly, “Smells-like-this. But upright call me Smoke.”

“I’m Finn,” I said, almost more for the benefit of the still-watching urchin. I projected an imitation of my scent into her mind: a kind of mix of cat fur, woodsmoke, and lye soap, and asked, “May I touch you? I need to find where you’re bleeding.”

Smoke hesitated and then lay down. “Yes.”

Carefully, I reached forwards, letting her sniff my hand. “Could you get me a bucket from the pump?” I asked the girl.

She nodded with great dignity and vanished outside. I turned my attention back to Smoke. It was funny: she was far better fed than a stray ought to be –

“Know your smell, upright.”

I jumped. Swallowing hard, I managed to keep the connection strong enough to ask, “You… do?”

Smoke curled up under my hand. “It was on take-off furs. And blood not mine.”

Ice settled in my stomach, cold fingers squeezing my guts paper-thin. “Whose is it…?”

Her tail thrashed, ears flattening against her head. “My upright.” The flash of fangs made me jerk my hand away. I was panting and I didn’t know why.

“What happened?”

Smoke sat up again, fixing shining golden eyes on me. She raised her head like a queen, crossing one paw in front of the other.

“Uprights invade territory. Smash door. I fight. Upright feeder does too. I run when they lay red flower.”

“Red flow…” Suddenly, the buttermilk soured to smoke and ash as my mind made the necessary translation. Terror thumped through my chest. “They burnt the house?”

I grabbed the cat by the scruff of the neck as she bolted from my shout. She tried to claw at me, but I didn’t even feel it. “What does your upright look like, Smoke?”

“Put down!”

“Please, tell me. What do they look like?”

“Upright! Smell like this! Not white-yellow fur like you. White-orange fur! Cloud eye! Make pretty noise a lot!” She meowed as I dropped her, landing perfectly on the table as I fell into my chair.

“Gert’s Alley… that’s where you were found?”

Smoke leapt to the ground and gave me the feline equivalent of a shrug.

I was up and running down the street before I even realised I’d processed the information.

#writeblr #writing #deaf #queer #fantasy #Finn and the Arsonist

[ambiguous-fail-clockworks]

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[wisedumptruck]

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Edit: other options (can't change the poll)

Applesheild

Gert's bees

BEES

Applebees

Bees²

*I will add any other ship names to the next one*

#beesbees #honey bees #bladebees #double bees #beehive #kristen x gertie #kristen applebees #gertie bladeshield #dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #appleshield

[gertritude]

Sorry Gert but ingo is the most fucking boring sexyman of the past 20 years he shoulds bee out round 1

wrong wrong wrong false AND wrong. get trained idiot

#ingo is one of the few sexymen i am not annoyed by putting him leagues above his peers

[spassyrabbit]

So Marvel Midnight Suns, the game not the comics, is out. And it's...eh? But this post isn't about that. This is about Nico Minoru which is the entire reason I got the game.

So, little background. Runaways was my first comic I ever got into and it was also the first place I encountered LGTB+ in media that wasn't blatently out there. It just was. Karolina was a lesbian and aside from Chase's surprise there was no pushback. At least not in the comics, I wasn't reading it when that issue first came out so I don't know about the fandom. As someone who would later come out herself I think that helped shaped me to be confident in the fact that I was asexual. Because for Karolina, and the Runaways, it just was.

Now what's that got to do with Nico? Well she was, is, my favorite character. (Pattern, Raven from Teen Titans is also my favorite). Karrie is great, an insperation, but to a younger me...bubbly and happy and connected with her parents (before the grand evil reveal). Things I was not. To little me Nico was closer to my own situation and thus my choice was made.

Now onto the game! Like I said I picked this up mostly for Nico. This is the first game I have seen that brought her in right away and not as "Sister Grimm". As Nico Minoru, confident, if still learning, badass. Less of the "dark gothic witch sterotype" "uwu" fucking bullshit. (Seriously, this girl made her own clothes that flowed in an older sorta 1700's style gothic and then some people continue to shove her in what amounts to gothic lolita). Anyway, beyond that.

This is not the current comic book Nico we all know and love. Indeed, this Nico is so far back I'm surprised she's cast as an adult. Early in the game, after the second story mission, if I remember right, Nico drags Hunter to watch a movie. And during that movie you can ask background questions. Namely about The Runaways. Here's where it gets interesting.

Nico only talks about the initial Runaways, the six kids who discovered their parents were, as put in the game, capitial "E" Evil. Gert is dead but this where things go away from the comics. Karolina returned to Earth with Xavin the same night Gert died. In the game Nico says Karolina is in space to marry an alien princess. Meaning she has no idea Gert is dead or that the Runaways have essentially disbanded. Molly is at Xaiver's school and Nico and Chase had a falling out. Chase and Old Lace are in LA doing who knows what.

Alex, is of course, dead having chosen his parents' side like in the comics.

So from this we gather some things. This is not a Nico who meets Xavin. Who gets a warning from a future Gert and puts them on the path to Victor. Who goes back in time, gets tortured by an ancestor thus giving her a major power boost outside of the Staff, turns a cannibal into a vegan with The Staff of One, and rescues a child from an abusive marriage. Who looses Xavin to the depths of space in terms of peace, plunging Karolina, Nico's best friend, into grief. And this all just the first run of the comics.

Incidently this is also a Nico who never gets dragged to Murder World and all that resulting trauma. Never becomes part of the A-Force and meets Singularity. (Side note I would love to see something hilarous of the lines Blue showing up in the game and being overjoyed that Carol and Nico are working together). We don't yet know if Nico is aware that The Staff of One is another magic caster made into the staff by one of her ancestors. She's at least aware it's sentient in a way. (There's another time when you can discuss her powers and the Staff more and you claim her abilities as "powerful yet strange". Nico responds with saying both her and the Staff thank you for the compliment.)

This Nico has had some sort of training, has too, because the powers of the Staff would not be good in a card based combat system. Chaos magic, as the game puts it, is her magic, agumented and focused by the Staff. When and where and who she completed that training with hasn't been touched upon yet as far as I am in the game. In the comics Nico only started to using magic outside of the Staff after the time jaunt. And it wasn't until the last arc of The Runaways she appeared to have any training with using the Staff as a blunt force weapon.

So! All of that is to say is that if you pick up this game with any knowledge of Nico Minoru and The Runaways know this. We're dealing with an alternate timeline, drawn from the very core of The Runaways, and taken on a different path. I would love to see this expanded on but I highly doubt I will! But it's been an interesting path so far.

#marvel midnight suns #marvel midnight suns the game #nico minoru #sister grimm #the runaways

[e11n]

i hate stim blogs so much. you want me to go to your blog and checked your pinned post before i hit like ?????????????? youre gonna ruin a perfectly good post with your mile long clipart banner thats shit like. racists DNI. do you think they CARE??????????? you think the racist is gonna see your banner and be like damn im racist guess ill go... not to mention the 15000 unnecessary things like dni if youre a GERT/BEE/AGLTEOKG+ HWHAT DOES ANY OF THIS MEAN. Can you just fucking post slime please