#he's like that owl gifset the one that goes like

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

chifeng zun and lianfang zun heightswap has serious comedy potential methinks

#imagine how even more on-sight a pint sized NMJ would be #fixing the nieyao dynamic by giving them approx. equal amounts of SPITE #jianghu a-holes learn the hard way not to be rude to jgy in public anymore #cuz u never know if sect leader nie is standing behind him waiting for someone to give him an excuse to punch a normal-sized person #meanwhile jgy is now such a beanpole no one can physically punt him properly anymore #someone tries to kick him now he just steps over their leg #putting all the things on the highest shelves anytime someone is mean to him #pint sized NMJ can now fit comfortably in either sworn bro's lap while they play clarity #this does wonders for actually treating the qi deviation issue #he's like that owl gifset the one that goes like #despite its cuddly appearance the owl is *intense stare* a bird of prey #jin guangyao #nie mingjue #mdzs #the untamed #chifeng zun #lianfang zun #meng yao #height swap #height difference #fanart #sketching

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Things I know about The Owl House

In preparation for my liveblog of The Owl House, I’ve made a list of things that I have been spoiled on regarding the series over the last year or two. I intend to go into the series as blind as possible - I watched the first episode about a year ago, to see if it was something I’d like, but I have never seen anything else from the series - no episodes, no clips, and as little exposure to images/gifsets as I could manage. 

But sadly, when a show is as popular as this one, it’s hard to avoid spoilers entirely. And I’m not particularly good at remaining unspoiled on things, as my curiosity often gets the better of me and I end up playing spoiler chicken with myself. So, as it turns out, there are a lot of things that I know about the series that I probably shouldn’t. Since I can’t exactly un-know these spoilers, I figure the best course of action is to share everything I know so we’re all on the same page. So let’s get to it!

Disclaimers:

1. This is a list of things that I, someone who has never watched The Owl House, would consider spoilers. However, there may be actual spoilers for the series in here, so tread carefully if you’re not caught up with the series yourself.

2. This is a post made as part of a blind liveblog. Please do not spoil or clarify anything that is listed here. I do not want any more information about the series than what I already have. Thank you!

(Warning: this is a long post.)

As mentioned above, I watched the entire first episode a year ago to see if it was something I'd want to watch (and potentially liveblog). Yes, I took an entire year to get around to this. I don't recall all the details, but I remember the general plot of the episode, the premise of the series, and the main characters' names. 

Their names are Luz (main character), Eda (mentor character), and looks at smudged writing on hand King, I think? (my brain filed him as "the little guy" so I'm not 100% sure on the name but I think that's it) 

(prior to watching the first episode, I assumed it was a straightforward fantasy setting - something like The Dragon Prince, for example. Having watched that one episode, I am now aware that it's a "character from the real world goes to fantasy world" type setting.)

I don't actually know much about King beyond what the first episode revealed about him, and I don't exactly remember everything that happened in that episode so... he's probably the main character I know the least about. babey 

I've heard that Luz attempts to learn magic, though I don't have any info about how successful she is. Based on what I remember of the first episode, it makes sense that this would happen, but I don't remember if it's actually brought up in the first episode so I'm counting it as a spoiler. 

I... think the whole "I let my mom think I was going to a boring summer camp (or something, I don’t remember the exact details) but actually I am hanging out in a cool fantasy world" set-up might... be addressed?? in some way? instead of just being the background for the story to happen? This may just be wishful thinking, though. I think I do recall reading that something happens at the end of season 1, maybe? but that's about it.  

so, there are some things that I've heard about Eda. First of all, I know there's a fandom crossover joke about her and Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls being exes. I can only assume they got on each other's nerves due to being way too similar for comfort. 

next... hm. I think Eda has some sort of curse??? I know exactly nothing about what the curse is or what it does, only that there’s an "owl beast" involved and I'm guessing this may have something to do with why the series is called what it is. 

Is Eda a were-owl??

seriously, I have visual references for what most of the important characters look like because I see them everywhere, but literally all I've seen regarding this curse thing is vague words. I am very eager to learn what it's all about! 

also I think there's an owl who's also a stick who is a character? Maybe named Hooty? (don't quote me on that one) They may have been in the first episode but I honestly can't remember, so until I actually get to watching it and find out, let's assume this is also a spoiler. 

I think there's a joke about them dying? unsure if it's fandom joking about a serious situation or just one of those funny bits in an episode though

then there’s some characters whom I'm pretty sure I should not know about 

there's a villain called "the collector". this is literally all I know about the character 

there's a girl who's kind of a mean rival character for Luz? but then later they become gfs. It is impossible to get within 50 feet of people talking about the show without knowing this. I am very happy that this is a thing but also it's definitely a spoiler so 

they are canonically gfs and that is why the series has been cancelled. Why does this keep happening 

I'm not sure about the girl's name but I sure do know the ship name! It's "lumity". Also I think her name might be Amity? 

sometimes she has green hair and sometimes she has purple hair. I think she just changes her hair colour at some point? I don't know why though 

I do remember seeing her in the ED at the end of the first episode so I assume she'll show up early on 

she has a family, but that's all I know about that. I don't even know how much of a family she has 

she has a last name, but I don't remember what it is, just that she has one 

based on what I know about her, I think I will like her 

there's a guy with like, white-blonde hair? I thought he had yellow eyes but my siblings have assured me that that is definitely not the case. I'm pretty sure that Eda has yellow eyes though so maybe that's where the confusion came from 

anyway his name is Hunter. He's an antagonist but he's sad and everyone loves him. I think he's working for a bigger bad guy? no details on that though 

he might also be called the "golden guard" or something like that? One of these names is definitely a spoiler 

based on what I know about him, I think I will like him 

one time I saw people talking about an episode that had just released. It was something about a lake. I think that the other girl might've been in the episode, but I don't recall anything else (I believe I was officially trying to avoid spoilers at that point, but...... badly) 

my siblings made a joke about owls being fried?? and insisted that I include that in this list. I do not think that this a legitimate spoiler.

The context was I was asking them to not spoil me since both of them have watched this show. I’m not sure if the context helps though

So that’s everything that I can think of off the top of my head. It may look like a lot (and it probably is a lot) but the way I see it, it’s mostly vague information about characters. I know very little about what actually happens in the story, and the worst that’s liable to happen is I’ll probably be nicer to certain characters than I might be if I didn’t know anything about them. 

Also, I wouldn’t count this as a spoiler, but I have been assured by my siblings, who know my taste in media very well, that I will enjoy this series. I’m definitely looking forward to watching it!

#wingsy liveblogs #wingsy watches owl house #I don't think my posts are showing up in the tags yet #less stressful but... a little discouraging #still going to keep my tags minimal on most posts #anyway I've checked the Disney+ page for the show since writing this #and have confirmation on all main characters' names #but that's about it #and yes this does mean I'll technically be REwatching the first episode #but everything else is new to me! #the liveblog spoiler tag

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Going away from Clois for a change, I'll bite. Clark and Ollie?

Thanks for asking! And you know I'm always happy to answer for Clois but I'm not going to argue against these two either. :D

Who was the one to propose: For them, I feel like it could go either way. If it is planned, it's Clark, because he's just a sap. Oliver's would be much more spontaneous

Who stressed more over wedding planning: Oliver. He's a lot more like Lois than he wants to admit, but also mostly because he doesn't want any media attention on Clark

Who decorated the house: I think they're both pretty chill about decorating, but Oliver knows how to make things look good and Clark makes it feel homely, if that makes sense

Who does the cooking: Both. I headcanon Ollie as being able to cook

Who is more organized: Oliver, because he has to be

Who suggested kids first: Hmm, if they go the kids route, I can see it coming up by accident. Possibly by Oliver, who would totally be happy with a big family.

Who’s the cuddler: Clark, though Oliver does like it too

Who’s the big spoon/little spoon: Clark's the big spoon but if Clark's having a bad day, Oliver totally will be

What’s their favorite non-sexual activity: Does saving the day count? I can see them watching sports together

Who comes home drunk at 3am: Oliver, because he's been hanging out with Lois lol Clark obviously can't get drunk

Who kills the spiders: I agree with you that Clark would take them outside

Who falls asleep first: Oliver but he's a night owl too so if he's on patrol, Clark can't help but keep an eye (and ear out)

A head canon: I know Clark was just uncomfortable with the PDA in "Checkmate" but I like to believe he was jealous of Chloe and wanted a hug from Oliver too

Their relationship summed up in a gif: Okay, I can't pick one but THIS GIFSET is their relationship.

Do they have any “rituals”? I don't think so. Maybe they have a routine before one of them goes out on a mission, but I can't seem being big on PDA

Who has the most patience? Definitely Clark

Send me a ship

#frostysfrenzy #answered asks #clark x oliver

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jookyun unsolved: the search for the terrifying aswang

A Buzzfeed Unsolved Supernatural AU, featuring Jooheon and Changkyun! Inspired by the hilariously genius gifset @deokspatch cooked up. enjoy :D

jh: in this special episode of jookyun unsolved, we’re going to be travelling to the philippines to investigate the folklore surrounding the terrifying aswang. and if we’re unlucky, perhaps we’ll meet one-

ck: (wheeze)

jh: what... what is it...?

ck: pfft... ass...wang... (wheeze)

jh: ... 

ck: you said ass... wang (wheeze)

jh: are you done yet?

ck: pfft.. wait...

jh: no seriously, because you’re pronouncing it wrong and this thing is more horrifying than it is funny

---

jh: now the aswang’s appearance and abilities varies throughout folklore, but what seems to be a more common trait is its incredibly long tongue-

ck: you mean like this? (rolls out his tongue)

jh: my god, that’s a long tongue

ck: (with his tongue still out) i know, right? i can touch so many things with it-

jh: i don’t wanna know, let’s-

ck: (with his tongue STILL out) no seriously, i can show you-

jh: put the fucking tongue away man, put it away. we can save the mysteries of your tongue for another episode.

---

jh: now, the natives have several types of countermeasures for the aswang. some of them are not what you’d expect. there’s stingray tails, shellfish, vinegar... my god, they all smell bad

ck: yeah, eat some of this stuff and no one will come near you for sure

local: (hands jooheon a bowl full of fermented vinegar) drink this.

jh: wait, wha-

ck: he said drink the potion, man. come on, you don’t want to be chased by an aswang in the woods later.

jh: oh, god (gags) okay, here goes... (takes a sip) (immediately retches)

ck: (cackling as he high-fives the local) HAHAHAHA, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU FELL FOR IT! you should stop going by joohoney and start going by... (whispers to the local) wait... what’s it called again...? (louder) ha, oh yeah, joo-suka!

---

(in the woods, later that night)

jh: we’re now in the woods on an island somewhere in the visayas region, sorry, i can’t quite remember the name...

ck: you’re scared shitless aren’t you?

jh: of course i’m fucking scared shitless, this thing can gut you in seconds with its fucking tongue!

ck: we’ve been here for an hour already, and the only thing that’s eating me alive are these mosquitoes. it would be lovely if it could show its face sometime tonight.

ck: oh look, there’s one on my arm right now! hey there, big boy. sorry, you won’t be having dinner tonight. (slaps arm)

jh: i heard these things are attracted to pregnant women...

ck: oh, well, i don’t think we have any of those in the backpack... what do we have in there?

jh: we’ve got some of that nasty vinegar, some holy water, a handmade spear, a lighter...

ck: oh good, if we manage to catch it, we can start a barbecue and feed the town.

jh:... that’s nasty

ck: what? they’d love us

jh: i’m sure they’d appreciate us getting rid of the monster, but i think they might kick us out for trying to feed them ghoul flesh.

(loud wildlife noises)

jh: OH GOD WHAT WAS THAT IT’S COMING IT KNOWS WE’RE HERE WE’RE GONNA HAVE ITS LONG TONGUE UP OUR ASSES I NEVER EVEN GOT TO-

ck: (holding jooheon down) relax, it sounds like an owl. an owl that’s getting lucky. god, i want to get out of here.

(wildlife noises stop)

ck: HEY ASS-WANG! COME GET ME! IT’S YA BOY, JOOHEON!

jh: WHAT THE FUCK MAN?!

ck: calm down, for the millionth time! it looks like this ass-wang is an ass-wimp. let’s go back to the car.

jh: bro, did you seriously just say “come get me”, and then say my name?

ck: what? you’re the one that wants to see it so badly!

---

jh: so we didn’t get to meet an aswang face to face today-

ck: (wheeze)

jh: yes, thank you, we know you’re a fourteen-year-old.

ck: anyway the lil tongue slicker didn’t show its face. if you wanna see some REAL tongue action, hit me up in my DMs. my twitter handle is-

jh: YES, anyway! we didn’t come face to face with the legendary aswang. i’m sure it’s still out there, doing whatever it does, making horrible noises at night, terrifying people...

ck: (making weird tongue motions and eye contact with the camera)

jh: (wheeze)

ck: (continues doing weird tongue motions)

jh: anyway... (wheeze) we’ll let changkyun’s tongue get some rest (wheeze) god (wheeze)... will you put that away... (wheeze) and for now the mystery of the aswang remains... UNSOLVED

(camera fades to black, ending card appears)

jh: (laughing) bro, we’re not recording anymore, seriously! what the fuck... it’s so long...

#monsta x #monsta x fanfiction #monsta x fanfic #monsta x fic #monsta x scenarios #jooheon #lee jooheon #jooheon scenarios #jooheon fanfiction #jooheon fic #changkyun #im changkyun #changkyun scenarios #changkyun fanfiction #changkyun fic #jookyun #jookyun fanfiction #jookyun fic #rika.doc

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Gotham 3x14

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

And I want to slap and kiss the writer who came up with THAT title, because I mean... you smug, self-aggrandizing, self-satisfied jerk. But it IS accurate, can’t fault you for that xp

So, here’s how this is going to go. I have so many feels about this episode I can’t begin to organize, so I’m just going to rewatch it and liveblog the whole thing. Then later, as a resident crossover Fannibal/Gothamite, I plan to do a deconstruction of 3x14 comparing it to Mizumono, the infamous season 2 finale of Hannibal. If you’re not familiar, I’m afraid I have to ask you to watch this clip. I couldn’t find any gifsets that showed ALL of the blocking, even this clip doesn’t have Will getting out into the pouring rain, but now I’ve just said it was and is VERY RAINING, so that’s fine. I’m also giving you the EXTRA FEELS edition without the music behind it because it was SO HARD to find a clip that showed everything I needed. If you would like to hear the music of LITERAL HEARTBREAK though and PLEASE DO use it for the ending of this episode, in fact I will like PAY a video editor to overdub the end of 3x14 with Bloodfest, PLEASE,  but if you would like to hear pain transcribed, here you go! Welcome to Bloodfest!

But more on all of that later, first, the liveblog! Under the cut, of course c:

You know, normally black outs are one of my favorite fic tropes, but I know for a fact no one is having ‘anonymous’ sex tonight

AU where Jim and Harvey are zookeepers

This is just... unbelievably painful to watch. I can’t watch Oswald being this stupid, it... ouch.

And Ed... EDDDD, UGH MY CHILD! MY BEAUTIFUL BABE!

You know Ed, I’m with you, we kinda all expected Oswald to kill her personally, it was kinda weird he didn’t. I know why, he was HOPING TO HELL you wouldn’t find out, but like THAT was ever going to fucking happen and that has been the WHOLE problem this ENTIRE time. Oswald hasn’t been thinking straight since he fell in love with you, if he had, he would have known that NO cover up, no matter how meticulous, how well-done, NEVER would have fooled you, Ed Nygma. And yet, time and again, and ESPECIALLY this episode, Oswald does INCREDIBLY. DUMB, THINGS. And he knows better. And that’s what makes it so hard to watch.

Oh baby, you are so... angry. And I mean that POSITIVELY, I mean that in the BEST way, because you are AT FUCKING LAST being angry WITH him, in FRONT of him, we are finally getting some positive goddamn traction on your emotions, you’re working through it! You’re doing it! I am so fucking happy! 

And it’s clear, from the look on your BEAUTIFUL ANGUISHED FACE, that what UPSETS YOU, ABOUT ALL OF THIS, is the betrayal and GOOD. IT SHOULD. THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE ANGRY ABOUT. THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE CONFRONTING HIM ON AND YOU ARE AND I AM SO FUCKING PROUD! You are being explicit and honest and FUCK I AM SO HAPPY. YOU COME SO FAR BABY. YOU COME SO FAR! I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU!

And Oswald... honey. I do love you, not as much as my son, but I do love you too, which is why I am so disappointed in you this episode. You keep lying when we are WAY PAST LYING. You keep saying THE WRONG FUCKING THING. And again, YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER. But you’re not, you’re being an idiot. I’m sorry, just... Ed confronting you WITH THE GODDAMN car was NOT the time to say ‘no I didn’t do it’ OSWALD HONEY. OSWALD. ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS. DO YOU NOT SEE THE LOOK ON ED’S FACE. HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN FUCKING BELIEVING YOU YOU PIECE OF TRASH. GET IT TOFUCKINGGETHER AND TELL ED THE TRUTH, HE FUCKING DESERVES IT.

Okay, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, but just. I’m ALL about Ed in this, ALL ED ALL THE TIME. And one of the GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS this episode is doing is breaking their rule about not showing us Ed’s face when he’s saying something important. For the first time ever we get to see IN FULL FRONTAL CLARITY what he looks like and we know, viscerally, how he feels and I am SO PLEASED. There are no tricks, no lies, just pure unvarnished honesty. Except for the scene at the end where they do something SO CLEVER AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH but we’ll get to that later, all in good time. But here, where Ed’s explaining how he took everything from Oswald, he looks PAINED. He didn’t WANT to do this, he didn’t want to have to DESTROY his best friend, hero, and idol. It hurt him to do this, as all betrayal does, it hurts so much to be angry at someone when they’ve hurt you because you LOVED them. And you didn’t ever want to feel this way, you didn’t ever want to know that they could hurt you like this, that they WOULD. I just... UGGGGHHHH POSITIVE EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS! I AM SO FUCKING THRILLED! NO MORE REPRESSION! NO MORE DENIAL! I celebrated the whole goddamn episode I AM SO HAPPY HE IS HAVING FEELINGS AND SHOWING THEM AND SAYING THINGS, I AM OVER THE MOON!

Court of Owls, blah blah blah, whatever, who cares

HARVEY. HARVEY ONCE AGAIN BEING THE ONLY SANE PERSON HERE. HARVEY BEING THE FIRST PERSON TO GO “Did you know we don’t have ANY mayoral staff right now? No mayor, no chief of staff, literally no one.” Because, think about it, NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THE SHIT ED’S BEEN PULLING. NO ONE HAS ANY FUCKING IDEA. OSWALD’S BEEN OUT FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS AND IT’S JUST HILARIOUS THAT HARVEY IS THE FIRST PERSON TO NOTICE. Also, how the fuck does Gotham even work? I mean, putting aside the fact that we’re a breeding ground for super villains, this city is HELL because the government is a pantomime soap opera. I mean... I... wowwwwww. Wow. But FINALLY now someone can go “Did you know we have literally no idea what’s going on? Huh. Maybe we should go check that out.”

Like, I want Jim and Harvey to finally go OKAY, WHERE THE FUCK IS OUR MAYOR, WHAT DID OSWALD FUCK UP NOW and be in the middle of trying to unravel all of THAT SHIT when ED HAPPENS. When Ed just, full Riddler, waltzes the fuck in and Jim and Harvey are both, “Ed??? Aren’t you Oswald’s chief of staff? Where is he?” Because on public record THAT IS STILL WHERE WE ARE. And I want Ed to just LAUGH at them to just go “Oh right! Yeah that WAS my job... good fucking luck! I’m not explaining ANYTHING!” and he goes off to fucking chaos riddle something else and Harvey just looks at that green streak of instability and says, “Well, clearly Oswald fucked THAT up.” and for Jim to just look at him in horror, offended that Harvey said these words in front of him, that Harvey let him know this and now he can never unknow it.

“The city’s one giant dumpster fire” Thank you Harvey. Thank you Harvey, you continue to be perfect.

Oh my goddddd EVERYTHING about Ed walking Oswald through his grand plan, EVERYTHING. I LOVE EVERYTHING. BEAUTIFUL. I love that Ed is incapable of NOT explaining how he did it, I love how he gloats, I even love Oswald’s naive disbelief and shock that all of this is how it happened. XDDDD

And OH MANY, that bit about dumping his father’s bones in a dumpster behind a Chinese restaurant? I AM NOW 100% CERTAIN ED IS LYING AND HAS BEEN LYING THE WHOLE TIME ABOUT THAT. And I’m really fucking relieved, oh man, good to know he was just being a shit. Because I COULD have believed Ed went so far to really dig up his bones, but just throw them in a dumpster? No, no, he was in forensics, we don’t treat bones that way. We don’t treat bones that way. And given that was such a spectacular, colorful lie for the pure purpose of pissing off Oswald, I now believe the WHOLE thing was just a fucking ruse and that makes me happy. Bless you Ed, bless you.

YEAH OSWALD, YEAH ED NEEDS YOU TO SAY IT, HE NEEDS FUCKING CLOSURE, WHY IS THIS A SURPRISE TO YOU. WHY ARE YOU BEING SUCH A LITTLE SHIT. OH MY GOD.

And ohhhh no. Oh no no no no. nooooo. I remember saying “Shut up shut up SHUT UP” to myself as I watched Oswald start “and you should thank me because...” because oH MY GOD NO. OH MY GOD YOU BETTER WALK YOURSELF FUCKING BACK DON’T YOU EVEN GODDAMN DAAAARE, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING?! Because BOY ON THE LIST OF THINGS NOT TO SAY, THAT IS THE VERY FIRST ONE. THERE IS NOTHING THAT COMES BEFORE “Tell Ed he would have murdered her himself” on the list of things YOU SHOULD NOT FUCKING SAY TO HIM RIGHT NOW. YOU SON OF A BITCH OSWALD. I know you know it, I even know HE knows it, but you GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME THAT YOU’RE GOING TO THROW THAT AT HIM AT A TIME LIKE THIS. WHEN HE CLEARLY ALREADY WANTS TO KILL YOU. YOU’RE GONNA... I can’t fucking believe you Oswald. I cannot fucking believe you. I... that REALLY cut me deep, I couldn’t believe Oswald would say that. And it doesn’t even fucking matter if it’s true NOT THE GODDAMN POINT.

To Ed’s INCREDIBLE credit, he doesn’t fly off the handle for that. Which makes me think he expected it, he prepared. Because HE DON’T EVEN FUCKING LISTEN. He refuses to fucking take that in and GOOD JOB BABY. GOOD MOTHERFUCKING JOB DON’T YOU LET HIM DO THAT TO YOU, YOU KEEP ON BABY, YOU ARE GLOWING AND I LOVE YOU, I AM SO PROUD.

“You’re a monster, just like me” IS NOT THE ARGUMENT YOU WANT TO BE MAKING RIGHT NOW. I just... I... it’s manipulation. You’re fucking manipulating Ed when he is MAD AT YOU FOR MANIPULATING HIM. OSWALD DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS AT ALL BEFORE YOU SAID IT. IN WHAT WORLD WOULD THIS WORK, WHEN ON EARTH WOULD ED FUCKING LISTEN TO YOU??? EVEN if you’re right, EVEN if that’s true THAT DOESN’T FUCKING MATTER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING THE THING HE IS MAD AT YOU FOR DOING. HOLY FUCK OSWALD.

It’s... it’s an insult, it’s a goddamn insult to who Ed thinks he is and who he wants to be, you’re... I just.. .WHY why would you be saying this? You are DENYING him his ability to control himself, you’re degrading him TO HIS FACE. AND YOU THINK THIS WILL SOMEHOW WORK???

Now, to be fair, I don’t think once, in this entire episode, is Oswald ever truly trying to save his own neck. The entire time he’s only trying to get Ed to see something, he’s trying to get through to Ed. Which I think is why Oswald doesn’t say ANYTHING right, he DOESN’T say what will get him out of this, when we’ve SEEN him do that MULTIPLE TIMES, because he’s not trying to do that right now. And I don’t think it’s because he doesn’t think Ed is serious, Ed is PATENTLY, DANGEROUSLY serious, I think it’s just... it’s not his priority right now, he’s just focused on talking to Ed. I think... genuinely, Oswald doesn’t care if this kills him for the entire episode. Even starting last episode, I don’t think Oswald cares that Ed will kill him, that loving him will kill him. Which is... WOW, wow, OKAY. I mean, major Hannigram feels, but putting that aside for a second.

It’s also unexpected for every character here INCLUDING Oswald himself. I mean Ed plans PERFECTLY, he has Oswald down to a science, he has him pegged for the survivalist gutter rat Oswald is, was, and always shall be. Which is why it throws EVERYONE OFF when Oswald doesn’t play to script, he doesn’t do ANYTHING he’s supposed to do, he flips the fucking tables and Ed is actually a LITTLE BIT angry at him for betraying him one last time; for here, at the last second, for the very first time ever, Oswald won’t defend his own life. Oswald says kill me, there’s something I care about more. And... Ed’s entitled to feel angry about that I think because MOTHER OF FUCK Oswald, couldn’t you have done this EARLIER, you know, couldn’t this have been something that occurred to you in ANY OTHER scenario, and it’s also fair that it doesn’t, it’s fair that this only hits Oswald now. But it’s awful because now Ed knows, can never unknow and has to go, ‘FUCK. Okay, knowing this, how do I... how do I feel? How do I proceed? I am still SO FUCKING ANGRY WITH YOU, but you won’t... you won’t let me hate you and kill you and just be over with it. Now it’s complicated. THANKS.’ Because Ed DID, Ed planned this PERFECT, flawless, clean ending and if Oswald had JUST run true to form, if he’d just followed the fucking script this would all be over and Ed would have peace, he could bury Oswald and it would be done. Now it’s a mess. Fuck you Oswald. Also I love you and I’m MORE GLAD THAN I CAN POSSIBLY SAY THAT THIS HAPPENED AND WOW HOLY FUCK THE WRITING I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY DID THIS, but also fuck you. But I’m getting ahead of myself, more thoughts on Oswald’s revelation when we get to it.

But, KINDA apropos, because that is the SECOND time Oswald throws love at Ed and here he’s doing it the first time and I LOOOOOOOOOVE, I LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT ED FUCKING CUTS HIM OFF AND SLAMS HIM INTO THE FUCKING GROUND. I looooove that Oswald says ‘I love you’ and Ed fucking snaps because NO YOU DON'T, NO YOU DON’T GET TO FUCKING SAY THAT TO ME, SHUT THE FUCK UP. He GRABS him to silence him and LAYS HIM FUCKING OUT and GODDDDDD. BEAUTIFUL. YES. I do find it kinda hard to believe that Ed has digested enough to articulate all of this so well, but I’m SO GLAD THAT HE IS. I’m SO GLAD he’s self-actualizing and is in a solid enough place in his own mind that he CAN lay down the law, again, I AM SO FUCKING PROUD. I AM BEYOND HAPPY HE IS HERE NOW. So, fuck it, I’ll just believe that in the past week he’s had enough time to think that he knows exactly and explicitly what Oswald did wrong AND how he himself feels about it. I am so... he has identified what’s wrong and WILL NOT let Oswald talk him out of it YOU GO BABY! YOU GO MY SWEETHEART, MY DARLING! SO PROUD OF YOU! I am so PLEASED his self-esteem has come so far that he can defy Oswald, that he can look his idol in the eye and say NO YOU’RE WRONG, that Oswald says the wrong thing Ed cuts him down to size, OH SWEET JUSTICE OF EQUALITY YES! FUCK YES! I BEEN DREAMING OF THIS!

I love this, I love everything, I love this, I love everything, I love Ed MOCKING his own tender gestures toward Oswald, twisting his old role, by taking his tie and THROTTLING HIM WITH IT. UGH. GET THAT PETTY VENGEANCE SWEET BABY! DO IT! MAKE HIM SUFFER!

Okay but LIKE FUCK Wayne Manor doesn’t have its own private generator. Just saying.

Okay, so this entire episode is all Nygmobblepot to me, but I’m actually also REALLY FUCKING HAPPY AND IMPRESSED with the Jerome-Bruce dynamic we’re building, that was also REALLY FUCKING GREAT AND SPOT ON. WAY better than last time. It’s just, Nygmobblepot is taking up 1 - 50 of my priorities, but Batjokes is coming in at a CLOSE 51 today because they did SO WELL and I’m really fucking pleased. I just gave my heart away to this other thing first xp

I adore the overture of their relationship here, I... the dynamics have gotten a LOT better. I love the home invasion so Bruce is on his home turf and is able to tackle Jerome on some equality. David is older now, he’s got my personality, more control. Jerome died and came back, so he’s a little closer to Joker madness. Bruce playing to his ego and showmanship is a MASTER stroke and I was so proud. And it’s SO GOOD that we’re getting this now, good and early, so that we develop that rivalry and fascination and adoration and obsession. Because you need ALL of that to harness a fulfilling and worthwhile Batman-Joker dynamic and we’re getting the seeds here I AM SO HAPPY. Because Batman and Joker must ALWAYS be equal and opposite, one of them cannot have advantage over the other for any length of time and when we started Jerome was at an advantage because Bruce was not old enough or equipped enough to handle him. We’ve done a lot of growing with Bruce since then, he’s in a more capable place now, so we have a much more even-footed relationship and I am thrilled. Again, THIS EPISODE WAS FANTASTIC, I LOVED ALL OF IT, NOT A PIECE OF IT WILL BE CRITICIZED BY ME.

In the words of TeamFourStar, “I know you’re playing me.. but you’re right.” Which is one of my FAVORITE CHARACTER MOMENTS IN ANY DICKBAG EVER

Okay, I love how PATENTLY OBVIOUS it was that Ed sent in this guy to free Oswald, because LIKE FUCK Ed’s not there keeping watch. I could believe he doesn’t want to watch Oswald die, especially something as grisly as this, but he’s still THERE. This guy didn’t just wander in. Yeah no, no. And the next bit with Tabitha and Butch confirms it, Oswald was ALWAYS meant to go free from this. Love it, love your plan Ed buddy, I love that this is ALL a massive trust exercise, holy god. AMAZE.

We have a lot of near deaths in this, seems to be a pattern

At least Jim can hit a cue, bless you Jim

Also, where is this carnival that IT has power for all the rides? Just saying... just saying.

The mirroring of Jerome meeting Bruce at HIS home, then taking Bruce to the circus, his own home... ahhh, just how any good first date should go XPPPP

Also, I really dig Bruce’s make up, we put a good design on him

Awww, I missed Butch, I love Butch, I missed him so much. *siiiigh* He makes too much sense for the bunch of hooligans he has to run with.

Also, TABBY. YOU NEED TO STOP BRINGING UP HOW YOU KILLED OSWALD’S MOM. I know you only do this when you think you have total control of him but that is a FOOLISH MISTAKE. He does remember, he will remember every time you do this, and you. will. die. THIS SEASON, I FUCKING BET.

I love that Jerome ALREADY wants to be understood by Bruce and that Bruce picks up on it fast enough to keep him talking, LOVE LOVE LOVE! SO CRITICAL TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP! UGH! SUCH GOOD CHARACTERIZATION!

BATMAN THEMEEEEE NANANANANANANA! Oh, sorry, wrong one ^^;

Also, dat ain’t how piranhas work. Stop piranha hate : ||||

Oooooh, DAT STAPLING THO. I LOVE that Jerome NEEDS him to react, oh god that was BEAUTIFUL! That was fucking FANTASTIC! I have CHILLS! God. Yes. Sew them seeds of obsession, START that courtship, HELLS yes!

Here comes Team Good Guys to save the day!

And another suspiciously near death here with Bruce ^^;

Annnnd BACK TO THE ACTION! I love that Ed and Oswald now have neck burns in the same place. I LOVE the tired, defeated voice Robin’s doing.

I do have one question though, why... why does Babs do this? She could just kill him, LEGIT. Why is she suddenly invested in the mental health of Ed Nygma? Why does she care if Ed gets closure? I mean... that’s the only reason to go through with this charade here at the end, the ONLY person this is helping is Ed and... we all suddenly have good and nurturing feelings toward ED??? What the fuck? I mean, I don’t understand why Babs has let him do ANYTHING. THIS WHOLE TIME. But just... I don’t know, does she feel some kind of kinship with Ed? If so, how?

And Oswald does... nothing that he’s supposed to. And what’s kinda crazy is Ed DID need an answer to the question, he did need to know, once and for all, no lies, no tricks, is there ANYTHING Oswald cares about more than himself? And Ed... wanted the answer to be no. Ed wanted that, again, so he could bury him, so he could kill his love for Oswald and bury it and be at peace. I mean, miserable, and lonely, but he could kill Oswald knowing it was the right thing to do. And Oswald... doesn’t let him have that, and it’s not like it’s Oswald’s fault, FOR ONE, the ONE TIME Oswald is expressing sincere emotion and he didn’t actually fuck something up, at least not intentionally. But, nonetheless, this prevents Ed from getting the closure he desperately wanted. And Ed says EXACTLY what I expected him to say, I was so pleased, word for word, I said it with him, “I... don’t know what it means.” AND YES. CORRECT. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FEEL OR WHAT TO DO AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU.

And remember how I said earlier the writers were FUCKING PHENOMENAL here? Okay, so this episode was ALL geared up, all ready, for ED to have a fucking revelation. But instead we don’t, instead OSWALD has a revelation and I DID NOT KNOW HOW BADLY I FUCKING WANTED THAT. OH MY GOD. THIS IS FUCKING FANTASTIC. Not only was it TOTALLY defying of expectations, in the BEST way possible, it was SEARINGLY IN CHARACTER, and I just started making tea kettle noises, I just screamed at a range beyond human hearing when I saw Oswald start to go because OH MY GODDDDDDDDDD! I DIDN’T THINK WE WOULD GET THIS BUT WE GOT THIS AND I AM SO FUCKING HAPPY! THIS IS GENIUS! THIS WAS INCREDIBLE that they built up an episode that was clearly all going to be about Ed, and in the crux of it, we make Oswald break, not Ed, THAT’S BEAUTIFUL. FUCK ME THAT WAS BRILLIANT. I LOVE EVERYTHING.

The mutual horror and distress on EVERYONE’S FACES as Oswald TOTALLY FUCKING THROWS THE SCRIPT OUT THE WINDOW AND DECIDES HE WANTS TO LOVE. I love that everyone is MUTUALLY sorry that this happened, that this is a thing happening in front of them, ESPECIALLY Ed, who is the MOST sorry of all that this is happening.

Goooooddddddd SO GOOD. SO FUCKING GOOD. WOO! Okay, gotta focus on the good Bruce and Jerome fun X3

I love love love that Jerome ALREADY wants to partner with Bruce, I love that their chemistry is WAY more on par now, I love... just... everything. Fuck yes. YES. MUTUAL MADNESS. MUTUAL, OPPOSITE MADNESS. LOVE YOU TWO!

THE FIRST TIME BRUCE LOSES CONTROL AND IT’S JEROME YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! GOD THAT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN LOSING YOUR VIRGINITY, I mean, this will mark Bruce and stay with him FOREVER. EXCELLENT PRELUDE TO THE REST OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP, THE FORESHADOWING THAT JEROME WILL ALWAYS BE THE PERSON WHO GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN, WHO MAKES YOU LOSE IT! FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES! SO HAPPY! SO FUCKING PLEASED! JEROME YOU FUCKING ENABLER I LOVE YOU BABY! YOU DOING YOUR GODDAMN JOB! BLESS! I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU BOTH!

Bruce is not okay, Bruce had an Experience back there, and he needs a hug. Jim, in the background, looking sad because he gets no hugs. GO HUG YOUR FUCKING HUSBAND YOU IDIOT. YOU HAVE A HUSBAND. GODDAMNIT JIM.

Jim punching off Jerome’s face. More things I didn’t know I needed. A Jim Gordon reaction shot to THAT. All is right with the world.

JIM. HOLY FUCK, BE WITH YOUR HUSBAND, DO NOT GO DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. OH MY GOD WE ONLY JUST GOT YOU OUT OF THAT AND HARVEYYYYY, Harvey is here for you! Harvey loves you! And Harvey would LIKE IT IF YOU LOVED HIM BACK TO PIECE OF TRASH. UGH. Goddamnit Jim, BE WITH THE PERSON WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU, MOTHER OF FUCK.

Ah yes, Justice, and the Line conversations, some of the key staples in BATMANNNNNN! BECAUSE YOU GONNA BE BATMANNNNN. BATMANNNNN. BATMANNNNNNNNNNNNNN.

Court of Owls, blah blah blah, could not care less.

...OH. And Here We Are. Was literally my reaction to seeing Oswald shivering on the edge of the docks with a gun pointed at him. Again. Just... here we are. We are here. Of course we’re here. In fact ED PROBABLY KNOWS, Ed probably knows INTIMATELY and this is some kind of weird Freudian recreation of THAT, except that Ed Nygma is not Jim Gordon. And Ed has PERSONAL reasons alone for killing you. But once again, it’s your fault, yours and yours alone. Because you betrayed someone. So good job Oswald, you ran staggeringly true to form. Even your one break, of course,  of course you CAN love and of course you’d stake your life on it and of course it would be the one time NO ONE wants you to. This is horrifically, painfully, in character.

I have sooooo many feelings about the speckles of water on his glasses and the camera angle with the ridge of his glasses so that when Ed says “I don’t love you” his eyes are so deep in shadow we can’t tell if this is true or not. His vision is, literally, so distorted, HE doesn’t even know if it’s true or not. And I have always FUCKING LOVED those glasses and NOW I KNOW WHY.

Oh my god, Oswald reaches for him and Ed slaps his hands away! Oh wow ^^; Missed that the first time. I mean yes, correct, but ouch. Mannn... this is... this is bad time, this is painful time right here.

Mannn Oswald CONTINUES TO SAY THE WRONG THINGS. “You need me and I need you” A CO-DEPENDENT ARGUMENT IS NOT ONE YOU WANT TO BE MAKING RIGHT NOW OSWALD. WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING BAD AT THIS. ALSO WHY ON FUCKING EARTH WOULD YOU CLAIM THAT??? *siiiiiigh*

See, see Ed is FULLY WITHIN HIS RIGHTS for telling you to SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU KILLED SOMEONE IMPORTANT TO ED AND REGARDLESS OF ANY OTHER FUCKING THING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE, YOU, MOTHERFUCKER, GET TO BE HELD A-FUCKING-CCOUNTABLE. You keep changing the subject, you keep denying Ed his feelings, you keep shunting responsibility, JUST. STOP. FOR FUCK’S SAKE. That you love each other is NOT MATERIAL RIGHT NOW.

“You can’t talk your way out of this Oswald!” Ed has to TELL HIM THAT. AND ED KNOWS HIM SO WELL THAT HE CAN, that he KNOWS and. I just... I... And once again Ed is UPSET, he is in PAIN that he has to FUCKING KILL YOU, but you’ve left him with no other options because you’re not sorry and you can’t make amends and it’s KILLING HIM that he has to do this but he must!

And I think it’s actually the case of Ed needs to kill Oswald, but he doesn’t need Oswald to die. Because I think that’s ultimately what happens here, Ed needs to perform the act, at least emotionally, of killing Oswald, at least symbolically, at least killing the lie of their relationship thus far, because he needs that fucking closure. But he doesn’t actually need Oswald to die and disappear, he needs Oswald to... change, he needs their relationship to change and he needs it to restart. Which, fortunately, is exactly what he’s going to get, bless. This is all catharsis for Ed, this is all rebirth or, to use a Hannibal metaphor, a becoming. Ed is becoming here. More on that later.

And UGGGGHHHHH, Oswald makes the creation argument and I’M SO MAD AT HIM FOR DOING THAT TOO. UGH! YOU KEEP SAYING BULLSHIT, YOU KEEP SAYING THE WRONG THINGS, GODDAMNIT OSWALD! And I just... no, no, you can’t... though you do have PROFOUND influence on him, don’t you DARE take away Ed’s self-creation, don’t you DARE rob him of himself, he worked FUCKING HARD to get this far and NO I don’t fucking buy that this IS your doing. Give Ed is fucking due you piece of shit.

“And I am the only one in the world who truly sees you as you are, who you can still become.” ...but then you had to go and say that. And that, is, unfortunately, to my ever-lasting regret, true. You phrased it LIKE A  TOTAL SELFISH DICK, but unfortunately, you’re still fucking right. DAMN it Oswald. damn it.

Oh baby... oh sweetheart, my heart broke when Ed said he was listening because Ed could take every lie and threat, he was prepared for that, and GOD BLESS HIM HE WORKED SO FUCKING HARD. But Oswald had to go and say something TRUE and that’s... that’s not fair. And, I will say this, it is true that Ed loves him. But Oswald shouldn’t have said that. He NEVER should have said it, he has no proof, and Ed is SO VERY FUCKING FAR from admitting it because FUCK YOU OSWALD. ACTUALLY, LITERALLY FUCK YOU, YOU DON’T FUCKING DESERVE THAT TODAY. And the thing is Ed isn’t repressing no more, he’s in control, so he can do WHATEVER THE FUCK HE LIKES AND YOU CAN’T TOUCH HIM. Which is why none of this shit works, Ed knows who he is, he knows how he feels, he’s on such GOOD FUCKING FORM today, I AM SO PROUD. And I know that Oswald isn’t thinking about saving his neck, he’s... trying to claw into Ed, he’s trying to... reestablish a relationship that Ed doesn’t want established, Ed NEEDS the closure and Oswald’s denying him. So it’s a fucking mess and it’s not fair. And, to Ed’s huge credit, he does his best to fucking cope and to manage the fact that Oswald loves him and he can’t unknow it anymore. Ed does a really nice, clean job everything considered and I love him and I’m so proud.

And Ed does come back to it, he does go “I’m sorry but... this isn’t about that. You hurt me, you did this to me, and I deserve to make things equal now.” I wouldn’t have blamed him if he couldn’t have gone through with it, really glad he does though and he shoots Oswald somewhere PAINFUL not NON-FATAL. A gut wound. The wound of the betrayed. WE WILL COME BACK TO THAT INTIMATELY WHEN I TALK ABOUT MIZUMONO.

And when Ed grabs him by the tie and pulls him in... I DEFINITELY thought kiss and... I’m not 100% that Ed WASN’T also thinking kiss. Like... the look on his face? That he leans in for a half second? I'm not POSITIVE it didn’t in fact cross his mind. And that’s just the chocolate sprinkles on top of the cherry on top of the whipped cream on top of the glorious sundae that this this episode. Fucking flawless. I loved everything. Everything is beautiful. WOW. YES.

And we know for a fact Oswald will be fine, don’t worry friends. This was all about the symbolic death and the emotional retribution and the closure Ed THINKS he’ll get out of this. But here’s the thing, and I’ll be curious to see what they do with this next episode... Ed doesn’t shoot him fatally and I want to know if that was a conscious choice or not. I HOPE it’s not, I HOPE Ed internalizes that he killed Oswald and that IT FUCKING BREAKS HIM. I hope it’s the regret and loneliness and PAIN that fucking causes him to split and his evil half dominates him and goes full Riddler. I FUCKING HOPE that all of this is because he killed Oswald I WOULD DIE HAPPY. Because THINK about it, think about HOW FUCKING INCREDIBLE THAT WOULD BE WHEN OSWALD COMES BACK. THINK ABOUT HOW IT WOULD FUCK ED UP SEEING HIM AGAIN, WHEN HE DID ALL OF THIS BECAUSE HE’S IN THE THROES OF SELF-LOATHING AND THE REASON WHY HE’S ALL FUCKED UP IS STANDING IN FRONT OF HIM? HOLY FUCK YES! GOD GIVE IT TO ME!

I mean, it’s fine if they play it differently, but I just think that’d be FUCKING EXQUISITE if Ed internalizes that Oswald’s dead and it’s his fault.

But basically, as usual, this isn’t REALLY closure because now Ed cant let it go. Now he’ll carry Oswald inside him forever because he killed him. And that’s fucking beautiful. And fucking great. And Ed’s gonna suffer and hate himself forever and I LOVE IT. Or at least until Oswald resurfaces again which I hope wont’ be for AWHILE. I want him gone and away and I want to have NO IDEA where he is or what he’s doing, I want it to blow my mind when he shows up again, because I want to sit here and suffer with Ed and grin at his misery over this 8DDD I AM READY, I AM SO READY, I WAS BORN READY.

Basically this episode watered my crops and cured my acne, I love it so much, this was fucking fantastic, 10/10, A+, FUCKING INGENIOUS, CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT BIT!

#Gotham spoilers #Gotham 3x14 #The GEntle Art of Making Enemies #Ed Nygma #Oswald Cobblepot #Nygmobblepot #COME ENJOY WITH ME FRIENDS! #I HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME! #UGH SO GOOD #LOOOOOVED IT

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'#ask me about this look#and how fandom is wrong about it' i'm asking! i want to know your take :D

(This is the gifset in question: the reaction shots of Magnus turning away from the mission table and then back when Alec goes to hug Clary in 3.07.)

Heh, I dug my own hole with that tag phrasing, didn’t I? Okay. Work is done and it’s late enough at night, let’s talk about this moment.

Magnus is, like everyone around that table, processing a lot in a short time. The owl!Jace reveal, presumably Clary’s horrific injury (though they dealt with that off-screen; did Magnus help heal her?), and the truth about the wish, and, for his own part, unknowingly helping Lilith complete her hold on Jace.

Then there’s the moment where Alec’s response to Clary’s confession comes to a head.

Now, I don’t think Magnus gives a damn that Alec is Clary’s superior officer. As I’ve said before, what he respects is Alec’s role as Jace’s parabatai, and Jace is the point of this confrontation. It’s not Magnus’s place to step into how Alec responds to the news.

The other thing is that Alec and Clary are both very dear to Magnus. While their relationship is pretty new, Magnus loves Alec and is devoted to him. We don’t have many details about Magnus and Clary’s history, but he’s known her since she was small. He treats her like a beloved if rambunctious niece, though they’re now friends on a more even footing.

In part he turns away because he can’t pick a side. His own mistake must be gnawing at him, but Clary’s inaction about the wish hurt Alec and Alec may be about to retaliate, and Magnus doesn’t want to get in there. He is a peacekeeper when it’s called for: he’s the voice of reason and wisdom during many a heated scene in the show, but this is personal. Or, immediately personal-adjacent.

As a good partner, he might take Alec’s side. Part of a relationship is being an ally: standing by your partner even when they’re not (entirely) in the right.

On the other hand, Clary’s been through the wringer: Magnus was there when they found out Jace was the Owl, and not long after owl!Jace threw her off a roof.

Magnus turns away because this is a dilemma he can’t bear to solve. When Alec defuses the situation by showing Clary compassion, and tells her he would have done the same, I see both surprise and relief in Magnus’s face. He was braced for a worse outcome but he’s glad it was this one.

Yes, part of his surprise is tinged with admiration: that Alec chooses the high road, that he doesn’t take his own emotions out on Clary but instead comforts her. He makes a terrible situation much easier for all of them: instead of assigning blame, they can get to work solving the problem. This echoes into Magnus and Alec’s talk in the hallway, where Magnus sinks into self-recrimination but Alec pulls him up again.

That talk, combined with Alec’s “I would’ve done the same thing”, shows, once again, that the people he loves are the priority for Alec. Magnus sees that, is reassured of it, is in some measure absolved by it. It is a bigger thing than whether Alec would specifically save Jace or Magnus or whoever if he could bring them back from the dead.

Because it is not a competition. The show doesn’t frame it as one! I’m sighing that we’re again at this point where it’s Loved One #1 vs. Loved One #2 Highlandering it out in (some of) the fandom’s mind.

The question is not, and it never was, whether Alec would save Jace or Magnus.

If you put a character in a situation where they have to pick between two loved ones—and of course fiction loves this trope, it’s instant high drama—narratively the point is to take the third option. To somehow save them both, or to give yourself up instead of either other person.

I’m 100% assured that it’d wreck Alec to sacrifice someone he loves to save another. He’d blame himself forever. Magnus understands this; Magnus would never want him to be put in such a situation. Most people don’t sit around building scenes where a loved one needs to choose them over someone else they love to prove some arbitrary point of who’s the most special. It’s a nightmare scenario. However it falls out, the chooser may well be destroyed by it. Not to even speak of the cost of being the survivor when someone else died/suffered/was lost on your behalf.

I hope Magnus knows Alec would do anything to save him—and the hallway talk shows Alec choosing to reassure Magnus rather than cling to their ongoing relationship argument. I just don’t think he has a eureka moment here, other than, damn, his boyfriend is noble and giving and kind. Which is a pretty good thing to have reaffirmed in a crisis.

#shadowhunters #shadowhunters meta #replies by j #stuff by j #small fandom potatoes #magnus bane #alec lightwood #clary fairchild #jace herondale #stick a fork in me i'm done #shadowhunters spoilers #sh season 3 spoilers #dear anon

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PEEP.     have an adorable little Owl Dad fact of the day!  So, it’s quite obvious that Dulce and his descendants contain portions of the DNA that make up Earth’s abundant avian species, as well as Cybertronian CNA. Hence, while his subspecies are a subspecies-or mixed breed of sorts-they more closely resemble avians depending upon where along the generation the individual is. For instance, Dulce was one of the earliest Kouvayian creations, those of which bore more likeliness to aves than Cybertronians. Yet further down the breeding line, the avian attributes gradually lessen to the point where an individual is more Cybertronian in the blood (and appearance, of course). History lesson aside, just….. imagine how bird-like Dulce is compared to later generations of Kouvayians?? I mean… he literally bathes like a fluffy lil bird. He’ll hop into a small pool of water, big ol’ eyes all wide and sparkling, before he waddles around and sticks his entire head into the water so that he can move the droplets onto his back. Literally, it’s all FLUMP FLAP FLAP FLAP FSSSH. There’s water everywhere. Just soaked wings flapping every which way in a rather ridiculous and still cute manner, and feet paddling to keep him upright. He dunks his head another time, and wiggles his front to enthusiastically splash and bob his feathery body. I swear, it looks as though he’s vibrating. And there he goes with that stinkin’ adorable face; he wades around for a bit, all fluffy and somewhat drenched, until the routine is commenced for a second round. The second round is hilarious because he flaps even more furiously and ecstatically. Also everything within three feet is so darn wet. Essentially tsunami wet, to be quite honest. I’m cryi ng….. please look at this GIFset. It sums up what this bathing routine (he’s always in his avian form) is like. http://generichenle.tumblr.com/post/73804108452/フクロウのクウちゃん水浴びから乾燥まで-screech-owl-having-a-bath