#ALSO FRANCIS DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER

[zentraex]

Summary: You made a lot mistakes in your new job, but do you regret them? Nope, not a bit. But who can blame you for it? If you wouldn't have done them, you never would have met this pretty boy.

Remember: German Grammar is a lot different then English grammar. I apologize for any mistakes.

Pairing: Francis Mosses (doppelganger) x gn! Reader

(A/N): I usually write for mha, but this men dominates my fyp on TikTok and I can't stop grinning like an idiot about all this fanarts. My men is just too attractive for his own good. Nevertheless, Tumblr has too few fanfictions for him, so I had to do it myself. Still, I am not that proud about how it turned out. It certainly sounded better in my head, but I don't care. One shitty fanficion is better than none.

Art by @asteriscks on TikTok

This game is not mine, but Ignacio Alvarado. I also used phrases from the game.

Mistakes? Yes, but no regrets.

It's been a week since you started working for D.D.D as a doorman. 

You can remember your first day so well, it could have been yesterday. 

Well... probably because your life is constantly at stake. 

_

It started with a mistake that you ended up here. It was completely unexpected since you always made sure, that you sent your rent to the right account. 

Surely no one can blame you for a small typo, right?

Well, your landlord, who kept pounding on your door until you woke up, surely did.

"What?" you asked, annoyed, as you opened the door.

"When do you plan to finally pay your bill? The date has already been overdue for two weeks!" he complains. 

What?

"Sorry, but I've already transferred my money to you."

"Well, I didn't get anything. Do you still have the receipt for the transfer?"

"No..."

You already knew what that meant: double payment.

"Look, today, I'll transfer it to your account again, okay? If it doesn't work this time, it's not my fault."

You were about to close the door, but your landlord had other plans when he held the door open with his foot.

 "No no no. You will give me the money now. I don’t trust you. Why would you transfer it to me today, when it should have happened two weeks ago. You will give it to me now."

Your eyes widened. 

Now?

"But I don't have that much money in my hand? Who's got that?"

"Then I'll have to kick you out for now. But don't worry, no one is going to buy an apartment here anytime soon, so you can move right back in as soon as you give me the money."

Staring stunned at his smiling face you could have sworn you were about to hit him. 

"The keys?" 

With watery eyes, you grabbed your keys, placed them in his outstretched hand, and frowned.

What kind of person had such sharp fingernails as he does?  

You were sure that he could definitely have stabbed someone with them.

Thank God, I didn't hit him. 

"When do you plan to give me the money? I've heard that all banks closed today. Some kind of holiday among them, I've heard."

What!?

How were you going to get through the day today? You intentionally left everything in your apartment since you were so sure that you could have given the money to your landlord in a matter of minutes. 

"You’re telling me this now!?"

"If you had paid, you wouldn’t need to know." 

That filthy bastard.

No matter how angry you were at that moment, your panic was overweighting.  

What were you going to do now? 

Shit.

"Man, I really wouldn't want to be in your situation...", the landlord murmured.

Fuck the nails- This guy deserves a punch.

Just as you raised your fist, he speaks again.

"But maybe we can agree on something.

Then you stopped. 

"The D.D.D., which is responsible for the safety of all residents in this area, is looking for doormans. Ours has recently...quitted, which is why we are urgently looking for one. They pay three times the amount of your rent in a week. If you take the job, I can overlook your sloppiness this time."

Three times your rent? In a week? And for what? To sit there and check a few documents. You'd be crazy not to take the offer! 

"Okay. I'll do it. Where can I apply?"

"Don't worry, I'll sort it out for you. Tomorrow, you can start”

_

Looking back, it should have been clear to you that something was wrong. Starting with the sudden his sudden threat, the fingernails and this stupid story about the holiday of the banks. 

Maybe it was just because you were too panicked at that moment to think rationally.

But let’s be true here: when are you thinking rationally? If you did, you would certainly have quitted after your first day.

_

"Welcome and congratulations on your new job."

After watching the short video, a man in the yellow suit came to your window. You are so shocked that you can’t even answer.

I'm going to die today!

After all, you know it yourself: you're too gullible for the job. There's no chance you'll unmask a doppelganger who copies someone well.

“As you could see on the introductory film, your job is to verify the entry of the neighbors of your building. Each day there will be a list of individuals who will request entry to the building. It is possible that there are individuals who request entry and aren’t on the list. In which case you will mark on the checklist that they are not on the list and proceed to question the individual. Also, you must verify that the ID and the entry reqest are correct and have the respective D.D.D. logo. Don’t forget to also check the expiration on the IDs. Remember it’s Febuary 1955."

Your gaze wanders to the note that was stuck to the wall. 

Arnold Schmicht F02 – 01

Anastacha Mikaelys F02 – 04

Robertsky Peachman F01 – 02

Steven Rudboys F03 – 03 

Mia Stone F03 – 01

Rafttellyn Cappuccin F03 – 04

Admittedly, you don't know any of your neighbors, neither by character nor really by sight. You were never the type to care about your neighbors. 

"I wish you good luck."

C’mon Reader, be like Henry…

But better.

The first inhabitant was Mia Stone and you already started to sweat.

"Good evening."

Was she real? Was she a doppelganger? 

With shaky hands, you reached for her ID and entry pass, only to find that everything was fine. She was also on today's list and her appearance doesn't show any deviations either, right?

Just to be sure, you looked into the folder that described her appearance: 

Long hair

Small round nose

She has freckles

...

...

...

Freckles?

Your eyes wandered again to the woman in front of you, who was waiting patiently behind the window. 

You narrowed your eyes a little and leaned forward to get a better view of her.

No matter how long you stared at her, you didn't see them, her freckles. 

"You look different...", you murmur after a while.

"What's wrong with my appearance? I think everything is fine with my appearance."

Her photo on her ID and Entry Pass both have no freckles. 

Perhaps a mistake on the part of the D.D.D.? 

You're about to press the green button, but then you see her grinning slightly out of the corner of your eye. 

Shit. 

She almost had you. You're really not made for this job.

Your hand slammed hard against the red button, causing the siren to blare and the metal window to crash down. 

"3312," you murmur to yourself.

"You have contacted the D.D.D.. A group of agents has been sent to your building. Please wait for the cleaning protocol to run."

Cleaning protocol? 

What happens to those who were cleaned? They certainly won't be killed, will they? 

What if they will?

What if your judgment was wrong?

What if...

Your thoughts were interrupted as the siren fell silent and the metal window went up, only to reveal the yellow man.

"Cleaning protocol completed. You can continue your job."

It took a while until someone finally came again. 

This time, your heart was pounding faster. Significantly faster. And this time, you can't even say for sure that it's all out of fear. 

Milkman...

You definitely can't deny it: he's probably one of the most attractive men you've ever seen. 

You don't even have to look at today's checklist to tell he's not on it – a face like his would have caught your eye right away. 

"Francis Mosses, huh?" you murmured to yourself as you looked at his ID. "You're not on today's list."

"I’m not on today’s list because I had to leave due to an emergency."

Long nose

Thin chin

Tired eyes

Short hair

Wears a hat

It all fit. The only thing left now was a call. 

Just as you began to spin the wheel of the phone, he said, "You're new here, aren't you? I've never seen you here before."

"Yes, today is my first day."

"Must be hard, huh? I've heard that more and more doppelgangers are appearing and they are becoming more and more error-free. It would be a shame if such a pretty face as yours were to disappear forever."

Your cheeks turn red and suddenly you feel shyer than you actually are.

"B-But your job has to be hard as well. I didn't think that being a milkman would rob you so much sleep."

Francis smiles a little. So little that you almost didn't see it at all.

"It's not. I just stay up for a very long time. If you like, I can bring you some milk sometime. It's refreshing, calms the nerves."

You bite your lip slightly when you have to refrain from a question.

What milk do you mean exactly?

My God, why were you just such a sucker for handsome men?

"I'd be delighted, Francis."

You talked to him for a while and you quickly forgot that you were actually going to call someone. 

"I'd like to talk to you more, but I don't want to stop you from your work. I'll see you tomorrow, right, Reader?"

And you quickly forgot that you never told him your name. 

You pressed the green button.

_

"Shh," whispered the voice of Francis next to your ear. 

It was your third day, your third time to change shift.

Well, it usually would have been.

Your vision and mouth were blocked by the bloody hands of the doppelganger who claimed to be Francis.

He had killed the doorman, that should have taken over your shift.

You had to admit, that you were more than inconsiderate. After all, you didn't ask for his entry pass, nor the reason why he wasn't on today's list.  

"I'll let you go now, yeah? No wrong move, okay?"

He laughed softly as he released his hands from you and turned your chair, so you were facing him. 

"We don't want to hurt you, do we, Reader?"

The sentence shouldn't have given you hope, because after all, you were more than sure that you were going to die one way or another.

Maybe you should have shown a little resistance. For your honor, but....

Oh?

He is so close to you that you can practically feel his body heat. Or was it your own? Your face, despite your situation, was burning. 

Even though he said he was letting you go, his hands ran over your body and you couldn't deny that it did something to you. 

Were you so shameful?

"Actually, I wanted to wait, but I couldn't take it anymore.  I've been patient long enough, haven't I? It was so much work for me, to let you get this job."

You didn't know what to say. Honestly, you didn't know if you would even be able to answer him. 

His breath touched your throat as he spoke, "I think I deserve this, don't I? What do you say, Reader? Do I deserve my reward?”

If you were going to die anyway, why not enjoy the last few minutes?

Regardless of whether he was a doppelganger, he had lived up to his title as "Mlikman" that night.

_

"You killed the real Francis Mosses?" you asked the next day. 

Francis grins, almost so much so that his real form was threatening to show itself.

"Yes, of course. What would have happened if he had come before me? You would have sent the D.D.D. after me."

Well, he had a point, huh?

No matter how wrong it was, you were glad it didn't come to that. 

You didn't know the real Francis Mosses. That's probably why his death was so insignificant to you.

"Have you killed more people?"

"Just more doppelgangers you let through."

Your eyes widened. 

You were so sure you caught them all. The false success was the reason why you didn't quit…well, it was one of the reasons.

"How many have I let through?"

Francis just continues to wear his smirk as he gives you a kiss on the forehead.

"Don't rack your pretty head over it, okay?"

You just nod, smiling.

"Are you going to kill others...?

You don't know why you added your next question. Probably because you wanted to feel special. 

"Would you kill for me?"

"Hooooonn"

When you turn your gaze to his face, two white pupils stared at you and his grin is inhumanly wide and black. 

You don't know if it's joyful or sadistic, but it definitely made you feel special.

_

Looking back, you made more than a few mistakes. 

But honestly? 

You don't regret a single one of them. After all, all of them have led to an all-too-familiar knock on your window.

When you look up, he waves, the milkman. 

#francis mosses #francis mosses x reader #francis mosses x you #x reader #x gn reader #x you #x y/n #yandere #milkman #milkman x reader #that's not my neighbor x reader #yandere francis mosses #yandere milkman

[lsd-astronaut]

Hello!! I hope you don’t mind me asking but could you do a fluffy Crowley x Demon!reader x Aziraphale fic (or headcanons)??

Maybe something like what it’s like all being in a relationship together?

(Also if it’s not too much to ask can the reader use a cane to walk around? Maybe because of something relating to when they fell and became a demon? If not that’s okay!!!)

First of all, I love you and I could kiss you in the mouth right now. I’VE BEEN SAYING FOR AGES THAT CROWLEY WOULD HAVE CHRONIC PAIN BC OF THE FUCKING FALL. I refuse to believe for one moment that you can fall all the way from Heaven, land on the ground and be all “hey guys i’m fine!”

Aziraphale x Demon!Reader x Crowley

Please like and reblog<3

Warnings: chronic pain, but nothing else, this is just good old fluff

• You were an archangel along with Crowley, with the same obligations in making the cosmos✨ so you both met Aziraphale at the same time

• When Azi told you both that the project was destined to close in a few thousand years, you were the one that proposed to fill a complain to God (and crowley seconded you)

• Cue a war and a Fall later, Crowley and you are in Hell, but in different departments so you don’t see each other much

• In fact, you didn’t see Azi and Crowley for the first time since the Fall until the crucifixion of Jesus

• You stood beside them in silent reverence to this poor soul lost for all of humanity

• “What sort of mother would wish this fate upon her own kin?” Crowley and Azi turned to you with confused expressions (although Crowley gained a lot of respect for that comment hehe)

• After some idle conversation, and Crowley convincing Aziraphale not to just smite you right there and then, you three decide to traverse the world

• Centuries pass, and Crowley and you stay around humans (you love their way of living, and he likes children so everyone wins)

• You like to read everything you can get your hands on, to Crowley’s chagrin

• “Now I have two bookworms. What have I done to deserve this?”

• It’s circa the year 1000, in the new continent that these curious people called Vikings have discovered, when Crowley and you decide to experiment a human thing that you had wanted to try for a long time

• Your first kiss is messy, and there are more teeth than anything else; besides Crowley insists it feels slimey

• However, she can’t help but to accept he got a bit aroused by it

• Practice makes better, as they say, and so you do

• Although you spend the most time with Crowley, your relationship with Aziraphale also evolves throughout the years

• The “we have a mutual but I still don’t like you” to “maybe I do care about you” pipeline, if you want

• You take him to all kind of food places and bookstores, and he warms up to you a lot

• Introducing him to classical music was your proudest moment, and also the pettiest as Crowley had crossed you a bit beforehand

• The first time you kiss Aziraphale (or rather, he does), is one time you both were a bit tipsy during a masquerade ball in Paris in the 18th century

• He is a bit unexperienced but he gets the hang out of it really quick

• The three of you “confess” to each other in 1941, after the magic show fiasco

• Crowley looks nonchalant but you can see behind his eyes, he was worried sick he would be separated from both of you

• You make sure to give him extra cuddles that night

• Fast forward to 2008 and you work in Warlock’s house along with Nanny Ashtoreth and Brother Francis, you being Warlock’s governess (like this is the fucking 1800s or smth lmao)

• It is at this time that the two of them notice you limping a bit every day after all chores have been done

• You insist that it is nothing and that you are perfectly capable of walking

• However, Ashtoreth happens to see you during one of your bad flares

• She immediately helps you to sit down on the bed, and looks at you expecting an explanation

• Her no-nonsense glare deters you from making up an excuse so you tell her the whole truth

• When you had fallen, you hadn’t landed correctly and had broken your legs on impact

• Miracles hadn’t done the full job and so you had been forced to endure the pain of the bones repairing themselves not quite right

• You had learned to mask the pain after centuries of practice but some days were just worse than others

• The next day, Ashtoreth gifts you a cane adorned with a snake head with little wings

• You proudly use it every day forward

• After the Second Coming, the three of you go to live in South Downs, finally able to be yourselves together

• There is still so much stuff to learn about everything, but you’re immortal and you are not alone, so why the hurry?

• As the sun sets on the horizon, you lean your head on Aziraphale’s shoulder as he reads one of Jane Austen’s books, and Crowley’s head is on your lap, already snoring softly

• You will be okay

I just wanted to say, I’m sorry if this is not what you asked for exactly as it is my first time writing for these two and I haven’t written either in two years so I feel I’m very rusty. I forgot ab the chronic pain until almost at the end, and I talk more about the history of you relationship than the actual relationship in itself lmao

Still, I hope you like it!

#good omens #good omens x reader #good omens fanfiction #good omens headcanons #aziraphale #crowley #aziraphale x reader #crowley x reader #aziraphale x reader x crowley #aziraphale x crowley #crowley x reader x aziraphale

[thecrenellations]

Top 5 Lymond ships?

I’m going to keep this to romantic* ships, but my list of top 5 Lymond relationships of any kind definitely includes some platonic and family ones (and is even more difficult to confine to 5).

*other or additional adjectives may certainly apply…

click below for spoilers and because my answers got long. Augh, these characters!

Francis/Will - The nicknames! The fights! The stars! Strip tarocco and its narrative implications! Then the wedding day sheep battle, the tactical cross-dressing, “everything there was to know about Lymond’s way with women” ?!?!, the ring, the way Will is there at Midculter when Francis comes home in DK… They’re such a disaster, in hilarious and serious ways, but they make it through to real trust and friendship in the end, and I just love them.

Francis/Philippa - Their relationship is always important and telling and entertaining, and after a certain point but before the suffering sets in, they just keep making each other smile and laugh, by accident and on purpose. Reading their scenes in RC is like genuinely being in the room with them, with banter and chemistry that is PALPABLE and makes me into a third wheel, but as a reader I also have insights that they don’t, so I’m in on it too? Or something. They love each other so much! And after everything, they get to be together. Francis, you fool, this is what you should be!

Francis/Jerott - if you’d told me when I was in the middle of reading the series that they’d be on this list, I’d be like, “Uh, ok, sure. Dorothy Dunnett has changed my opinion about characters before.” If you'd told me when I had just finished the series, I’d go, “Huh??” But here I am. There is so much wrong with both of them, and we know it all too well, but they are so important to each other, and Jerott is one of the characters closest to the story's heart. Getting Jerott safely out of the disaster that is DK is one of the things Francis promises himself, and he’s so glad when Jerott decides to stay. Their relationship, especially in PiF, becomes deeply devoted and strange and delicate and absolutely full of self-deception on both sides. But Francis never stops trusting him, even when he’s busy running away from all of his own feelings with increasing speed, even when Jerott is being awful to him. And all the desperate conflict within Jerott distills to the essential element of being there for Francis, every time it comes down to it. Also, the way Jerott calls him his first name more than anyone else (on-page, in the series’ scope) messes me up.

Marthe/Güzel - I REALLY wish we’d gotten to see more of them. For Marthe, PiF is (among many other things) this long, agonizing breakup, but we only get a few clear glimpses of it. That scene between them in Djerba! Marthe plays a song wishing misfortune on the brother she knows her girlfriend is zeroing in on, and she cries because Güzel has happiness (does she though 😬) and she has none! And I cry too! And the whole mess that web of relationships becomes is fascinating (and one of the clearest examples of how queer these books are, yay), and there's also the parallels with Francis and Margaret, to consider? Anyway, to quote @sophosthewisebunny, Marthe deserves better than the shadiest bitch in the Mediterranean/someone who would leave her for her brother, but their relationship is very interesting.

Francis/Güzel - Rereading RC, every scene between them made me feel dead inside, while also making me want to run around screaming and then return to my book to savor every word. There’s so much going on with them, hardly any of it good, and since I was just thinking about the previous ship on the list, I have to wonder how their relationships to Marthe affect how they relate to each other, because that’s an interesting question, too.

honorable mention to Francis/Míkál, entirely because of this, and Francis -ahem- Lymond/Richard Chancellor, because another thing that happened as I was rereading RC was that I realized just how much I’d missed about how important they are to each other, in such a rare and needed way (the first time, I was busy losing it about the brother prophecy and yelling at Francis to be friends with Adam and Alec again).

#4/5 of these involve Lymond but that's how it goes sometimes #i feel like there are some more obscure ships that have captivated me conceptually #but i'm not thinking of them now #on reflection ... if it WAS just top five relationships it would still probably be these first three #plus francis & marthe and francis & richard #in terms of total thoughts and feelings #lymond #top five list #ok I’ll stick this in my tags for #will scott #marthe #jerott blyth #but you (hypothetical tag reader) don’t know exactly HOW now do you??!! #jk these are all tried and true

[lonelygodscompanion]

interpretations of pararibulitis, in particular as it pertains to todd brotzman:

karmic punishment. first things first, get what you deserve. this is how todd sees it, as his just desserts for lying to his family and screwing over everyone in his life for so long. you scam your parents by pretending to have a neurological condition that runs in the family? well here you go, now you have that neurological condition. this is also how dirk sees it, as just another instance of bad things befalling the people who cross his path. dirk involved him in a case, todd chose to help dirk, and in return the universe has punished him for that because everywhere dirk goes disaster follows and people get hurt.

it just is what it is. just because the relationship between cause and effect is often much more subtle than we might first imagine, doesn’t mean nothing has simple direct consequences. in the course of the spring case todd got electrocuted multiple times over a couple of days: it’s possible that this repeated injury is what triggered the condition in todd’s nervous system. sometimes things just happen and we have to live with that. fate and chance don't cancel each other out.

consequence of becoming involved in a holistic case- as well as continuing to choose to be involved in holisticism, unlike perhaps other people in dirk’s previous cases. todd was integrally connected to the spring case, but if he wants to continue being useful during other cases well, he’d better develop some more outright holistic skills! we know pararibulitis has /something/ to do with the universe (the rowdy three can feed off attacks like on holistic people, amanda has visions and access to magic when in a place made by francis) and if the purpose of people like dirk and bart and francis and mona and amanda is to ‘fix a broken universe’ then maybe pararibulitis has something to do with that. maybe without todd experiencing an attack that connected him to his sister in wendimoor, they wouldn’t have found the key piece of information or motivation needed to find her and find wendimoor at the right time. maybe without amanda being able to draw on todd’s pararibulitis attack, there wouldn’t have been enough power for her to keep the portal to blackwing open and allow dirk to find the boy and solve the case. in this way pararibulitis and the people who have it are just another tool of the universe to make sure everything is in the right place and in the right order.

#dghda #dirk gently's holistic detective agency #my post

[blorbocedes]

13 and 24 please. Bring the drama blorbie!!!!!

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

'max verstappen's A+ plus parenting' I hate this tag so much. death to this tag. fandom does not know how to talk about abuse, parental relationships and any of that with the nuance it deserves. people who hate him use it as a punchline, people who love him (who use this tag in fics) try to define him by his trauma it's just blergh. i think Abu Dhabi 21 as well, is a can of rancidity

13. worst blorboficiation

i was gonna say seb just cause newer fandom's memory of him is shaped by aston martin years and his friendship with lewis and doesn't reflect his redbull and ferrari legacy of cuntism (see back: defanged) and that fandom propping him up as a leftist cycling ecoterrorist like he's always been that person not cause he stopped winning and remembered he had kids...... like my guy drove for shell and aramco for Yearssss 😭 (like this growth is welcome and people can change for the better, but it is also recent. my guy had a private redbull helicopter 😭)

BUT I think there's a worse offender... and that's what chirlies do to charles... the way he's described as tiny and petite and feminine in fics cause that's the dominant 2020 narrative when charles is literally Big And Broad 😭 the emo sad boyfication of charles (which charles does play into, he's savvy of his public image too), but some chirlies take it a step further and have swallowed their own predestined propaganda monaco I love you and somebody you'll love me back, ferrari catholicism the god piety worship Pope Francis WDC... and there comes this idea of a charles who is MISERABLE and SHACKLED to Ferrari in a Stockholm Syndrome and he can NEVER leave........ when charles is very much a ferrariboo and happy to be there. not to mention the fucking tragedy pornification of charles, the countless tiktok edits and saying he's filling out jules/his dad's dream etc like let him be his own person..... I think charles is so interesting but fandom will either make him both the greatest ferrari driver since schumie and also someone who apparently has No agency and is getting fucked over by his team, his teammate, his teammate's dad, etc etc...

#okay I'll make this one especially spicy for you #fandom spicy takes ask game #blorbocedes ask #charlie boy

[hyperfixated-fan]

Hello, Ninjago fandom, while we impatiently wait for the second half of Crystalized to be released, may I interest you in some good old nostalgic shows with familiar Canadian voice actors to pass the time. Ironically, Sam Vincent (Lloyd’s VA) is in every single one of my suggested shows and in 3 of the 4, he’s got a lead role. XD

Also, I need more people to revive some of these old fandoms! Please hear me out while I info dump! The options get better as we go along since I firmly believe in saving the best for last. I hope you like my long ramble.

First off, we have Slugterra:

This show had a pretty good run with multiple seasons and specials. It’s a good action show and enjoyable for passing the time. I binge watched it while reading through my driver’s training stuff. A solid Saturday morning-esque show.

As far as notable characters and voice actors go, we’ve got:

Eli Shane voiced by Sam Vincent (Lloyd’s VA): he’s the main guy and very comparable to Lloyd since he’s got daddy issues. Poor guy spends forever trying to locate his dad while at the same time filling the role as hero and protector of the Caverns. Also, he’s the reason this show got so many female viewers. Those simps.

Dr. Thaddeus Blakk voiced by Mark Oliver (Garmadon’s VA): he’s the typical big bad villain type. A bit bland but it’s hilarious to listen to if you’re a Ninjago fan because all you end up hearing is Lloyd vs. Garmadon half the time.

Kord Zane voiced by Andrew Francis (Morro’s VA): he’s a troll and the muscle and mechanic of the main group. Not much to say about him. He’s a sweet, protective dude. Also, I just like that he’s got the name Kord Zane since I’m a huge Zane fan.

Trixie Sting voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent (Racer Seven’s VA): she’s neat and seems to be the second in command to Eli. She’s you’re typical strong female character type. Good news is that there’s no annoying trope that she is in love with the main guy though.

Pronto voiced by Lee Tockar (Borg’s VA): he fits the comedic relief trope really well. Unfortunately, he’s borderline annoying for me. I don’t have anything really notable to say about him. You just gotta tolerate him. Occasionally he has his uses.

Junjie voiced by Vincent Tong (Kai’s VA): he’s not a main character but I really love him and the Asian influence the show goes through when he’s around. Cool dude that also has so much trauma packed into him when you think about all he went through. You’ll understand if you watch.

Burpy is the iconic slug of the series. A 10/10 character. Loyal as ever and super adorable. Sassy when he wants to be.

Pros of this show:

Adorable side character slugs with awesome powers

Elemental slugs!!

a whole arc about trying to free a place from an evil emperor (sound familiar?)

Teaches against animal cruelty.

Shadow creatures that for once aren’t evil villains.

So many other familiar side characters with Ninjago VA’s. It’s honestly just fun to see how many familiar voices you can pick out.

Interesting concept, lore, and world building if you dig deep enough and overanalyze everything.

Cool fights and slug shootouts.

Action with a side of found family is always a plus.

Solid team dynamics and brotherly teasing.

A bonus is that there’s very little romance in this show. Very refreshing to see.

Next we have a forgotten classic, Class of the Titans:

This show had two seasons and had a decent ending. It definitely deserved more run time because there really aren’t that many animated shows about Greek Mythology that are kid friendly. A big main crew with a few familiar Ninjago voice actors sprinkled in for the fun of it. Another Saturday morning-esque show but with a better feel of having an overarching plot than Slugterra did in my opinion.

They have so many character tropes that create the whole main crew so I’m going to try to go through them quickly.

Jay voiced by Kirby Morrow (Cole’s VA): the level-headed leader. Very similar to how Cole started out as team leader. Also, it’s just funny for Ninjago fans to see a character named Jay be voiced by Cole’s voice actor.

Theresa voiced by Kelly Sheridan (Gayle Gossip’s VA or better known for playing Barbie): a psychic seer who is Jay’s love interest (reminds me of Barbie and the Nutcracker solely bc of the voice actors). I wish I liked her more, especially since she’s a seer like Zane. Honestly, neither girl characters really stand out to me but they’re nice to have around.

Atlanta voiced by Meghan Black in season one: the action archer girl who has super speed. She’s neat and very strong-willed. (Side note: I find it funny that every main character girl I’ve mentioned so far are all redheads.)

Odie voiced by Doron Bell Jr. (Griffin’s VA): the smart tech guy. He has his uses and sassy moments. It’s also funny to see what was considered high tech back in the mid 2000s.

Herry voiced by Ty Olsson: your typical strong, protective, big brother guy trope. He’s got a really awesome, scrappy grandma.

Neil voiced by Ted Cole: the self-absorbed guy who serves as comedic relief a good portion of the time. Some might find him annoying but he has his high points and is genuinely funny. He’s not a fighter at all and is dubbed “the lucky one.” And boy, is he lucky indeed.

Archie voiced by Sam Vincent (Lloyd’s VA): my personal favorite. He’s an occasional jerk but he’s genuinely an adorkable guy. I relate to his whole “wonky ankle” thing, but he’s a great warrior regardless (and the second fastest on the team? How?). He’s got a huge crush on Atlanta which is amusing and sometimes cringy to watch.

Cronus voiced by David Kaye: the main villain of the show. Typical wicked guy who wants to end the kids who are prophesied to defeat him. I know there’s a good number of simps for him. It’s hilarious how much this god loathes this group of kids but is also genuinely terrified of them, especially Jay.

Pros:

If you’re missing Cole’s voice actor, this is the show to watch.

The entire show is free on YouTube Very imaginative spin on some of the Greek gods like Dionysius to make it kid friendly. And wait til you see Hades.

Still, they aren’t afraid to show the gods can be petty and vengeful.

Greek mythology! What more could you want?

I personally love the way they showcase so many Greek characters and creatures. Is it sometimes off? Yes. Is it still enjoyable to watch? YES!

Interesting battles and solutions.

Will show death and the occasional bloody injury. (Not overtly graphic though so don’t worry.)

The poor kids, similar to Lloyd, are prophecy bound to defeat the evil villain and thus have their lives turned upside to become heroes fighting monsters. Theresa eventually throws a somewhat justified hissy fit over this.

Enjoyable characters and team dynamics. So much sibling teasing between everyone and it’s so relatable to watch.

Also, they’re just teens being teens so they do stupid stuff sometimes and that just makes it all the more fun to watch.

A bonus, there’s two girls on the team rather than your stereotypical one main girl trope.

A big favorite of mine, Storm Hawks:

Oh look, another red head character with green eyes. And he’s the lead character voiced by Sam Vincent! XD Here me out though, this show is actually great. If you can get past the funky character designs and animation, it’s a genuinely fun show. It’s so imaginative and for me, it ticks all the right tropes. I would like to say that if you’re a Ninjago fan, you just might be able to like Storm Hawks. It’s a show that I rewatch again and again and still enjoy it. Fans of it will say it ended to soon with only two seasons and an open conclusion that leaves room for more adventures. I wish there was more. The flow was good and I felt it followed a decent overarching plot with quirky filler episodes thrown in to establish the characters more.

Now as far as main characters go, we have a good mix of interesting ones. Yes, they fall into stereotypical archetypes but for some reason, I really like them:

Aerrow voiced by Sam Vincent (Lloyd’s VA: the young, ambitious Sky Knight of the Storm Hawks. He’s your typical, altruistic hero/leader/chosen one. I love how you can really see how much he cares for his team. He’s got a big legacy to live up to and you know what, he’s absolutely demolishing everyone’s limited expectations of him. This boy survived multiple fights with the supposedly deadliest warrior in the world.

Piper voiced by Chiara Zanni: she’s the intelligent one of the bunch and typically possesses the one brain cell they all share. She’s the navigator, crystal expert, and the second in command. In short, she’s an adorable nerd and my favorite despite having some out of character moments. I also like the little something something she’s got going on with Aerrow. Yes, it’s cliché but it’s open enough that you can interpret it romantically or platonically. And honestly, the way Piper is written, you could almost say she’s bi. But holy cow, that finale with her and Aerrow was everything! Love it.

Junko voiced by Colin Murdock (Ed’s VA aka Jay’s dad): the stereotypical gentle giant type. He’s sweet and strong but constantly doubts his ability because he was bullied. He’s similar to Kord from Slugterra in that he’s got muscle but also serves as the airship’s mechanic. He has a couple of spotlight episodes that do his character justice.

Finn voiced by Matt Hill (Hyper-Sonic’s VA aka that random disco head racer from Prime Empire): on the outside, when paired with Junko, they typically serve as the meat headed comic relief. However, when it comes down to it, Finn is selfless and will make the right choice as episodes have shown. He can get annoying but I highly appreciate that he knows how to buckle down and get a job done and he truly is a great sharpshooter.

Stork voiced by Scott McNeil (VA for many villains in Ninjago): one of the fan favorites for his doom and gloom sort of attitude. He’s the pilot and gives off emo vibes to me. A very relatable character for most pessimists. He’s the oldest of the crew full of kids but he sticks it out through all their wild adventures even if he is completely terrified while trying to survive. Still, he’s got a beserk button so don’t you ever think of touch his precious ship, the Condor. He can and will take out a complete armada.

Radarr voiced by Asaph Fipke: he’s Aerrow’s co-pilot and animal companion of the show. He’s very scrappy and has good intuition. A valuable member of the Storm Hawks. He even gets a couple of his own episodes to shine in.

Now, I gotta mention the villains too since there is a quirky handful of them:

Cyclonis voiced by Lenore Zann: she’s the lead villain and ruler of her kingdom at just 14 years old. She’s very powerful and very intimidating when she wants to be since she’s got a bunch of wacky crystal powers like Piper. I find her interesting just because she’s a young girl who serves as the main big bad villain versus previous shows where it’s a broad-shouldered middle aged guy in a black suit. I wish they showed more on her backstory but a decent villain nonetheless. Comparable to Harumi in that she’s a female kid villain who is deep down broken and lonely and in desperate need of therapy and a friend.

Dark Ace voiced by Sam Vincent (Lloyd’s VA): is the second in command to Cyclonis and is extremely loyal to her. He’s constantly getting beat by Aerrow and can never manage to exterminate him much to his annoyance. It’s hilarious watching their fights because it’s just Sam Vincent alternating between tones. He’s got cool red eyes and I do believe he also has a bit of a following among the female fans.

Ravess voiced by Cathy Weseluck (Patty Keys VA aka that random sales lady): she’s an archer who has a penchant for the violin. I love her leitmotif whenever she comes onscreen. Ambitious but still scared to turn on her 14 year old boss. She does play a helpful role I towards the finale.

Snipe voiced by Colin Murdock (Ed’s VA): he’s the brother of Ravess and serves as the big dumb muscle guy. I don’t really care for him but his sibling interactions with Ravess are funny.

Raptors voiced by a bunch of familiar VAs: I just had to mention this reptilian group because they are reminiscent of the Serpentine from Ninjago.

Pros:

Great side characters and fun episodes.

Good action and adventure vibes

The whole show is free on YouTube.

Again, world building and lore is very imaginative. It deserved a larger budget and more seasons.

Has your typical chosen/prophesied one narrative that we’ve all come to either love or hate.

Crystal magic (kinda like how we’re now on the season Crystalized)

Adorable main cast who all get a chance in the spotlight, and even the annoying ones do have their high points like I mentioned.

Ninjago VA’s are everywhere in this show too. And with the limited voices they have, they really make the most of it but it’s hilarious to see VA’s essentially talking to themselves onscreen.

And once again, there’s top notch team dynamics in this show with good sibling-like interactions between characters. They squabble but still make up and really care for each other’s wellbeing.

Found family trope is in this and it’s great and I’m a sucker for it. It’s heavily implied the three human kid heroes are orphans so there’s that lovely dose of angst I always love.

Something about Aerrow being a leader just hits right. He’s a great one even if he is just 14 years old.

Good balance between high stakes and humor. The main characters are kids and heroes and it shows with all the shenanigans they manage to throw themselves into.

Great finale. Trust me. The show gets better as you continue to watch it and the episodes get less disjointed.

Friends to lovers or just really close friends trope between Aerrow and Piper. I cannot stop gushing about how natural their dynamic feels and how they play off each other’s energy beautifully. They communicate openly and really well with each other. And if romance isn’t your thing, their bond can totally be seen as platonic.

Cyclonis is a curious villain character that is different from your stereotypical guy cartoon villain. I like her and her powers.

Huge bonus that Ninjago has struggled with doing well, love triangles. Storm Hawks has no place for that. In fact, it subverts that trope entirely! Piper does not act all jealous whenever there is another girl character around and this is a huge breath of fresh air from the pettiness many shows contain. Aerrow occasionally acts wary and annoyed when Piper gushes over stuck up guys, but it’s proven justified and he isn’t overprotective or obnoxious about it. Just cautious and comforting when things do go south.

And lastly, this underrated masterpiece, The Deep:

Great news, this show is still ongoing and recently released their 4th season. It’s got a decent overarching narrative of searching for a lost underwater city Lemuria. There are many filler episodes, but trust me, they are fun. Not gonna lie, I’m a huge sucker for any ocean animated shows. This one is just so funny and relatable. It’s got great family dynamics with many familiar Ninjago voice actors. The adventures and creatures are all so cool! It ties myth, mystery, and science all into one great show. The sci-fi fantasy vibe is amazing. But basically, my liking of this show is hugely centered on not just the creativity of it but the strong family dynamics that glues the entire show together. Unlike most shows where parents are absent or there’s only one, this cartoon portrays a lovely married couple and their kids. Seriously, how often does the chosen one/protagonist of the show actually get a decent childhood with loving parents?!

With characters, we have a small main cast with a handful of recurring side characters. This means, you gotta love the main characters:

Antaeus Nekton aka Ant voiced by Vincent Tong (Kai’s VA): he’s the excitable main protagonist child and chosen one of the family. He’s extremely curious and gets into trouble often, but fortunately for him, he’s got an intelligent engineering mind that helps him get out of trouble… most times. Fortunately for him though, he’s got a great family backing him up. I find him to be a likable character as far as protagonists go and good representation of annoying younger siblings.

Fontaine Nekton voiced by Ashleigh Ball (Sally’s VA aka that pink-haired girl from Crystalized): she’s the older sister character. Sometimes she acts as the only voice of reason onboard the ship. I find her extremely relatable. It’s clear that although Ant annoys her, she still very much loves him and will do anything to protect him and that is so wholesome. She’s got a crush on Finn who’s a slick teen pirate voiced by Sam Vincent (Lloyd’s VA) and most of the fandom really loves the flirty dynamic they have. I gotta admit, they are pretty cute together.

William Nekton aka Will voiced by Michael Dobson (VA for many Ninjago side characters): he is the dad and the muscle of the crew. Still, like everyone else, he’s smart. He’s super reasonable and a really great example of a good father and husband. He has his funny moments and craziness too though.

Kaiko Nekton voiced by Kathleen Barr (Misako’s VA): this woman is my personal favorite and I could gush on and on about how totally awesome she is. Unlike Misako, Kaiko is the most awesome mother ever to her kids and is fiercely protective of them. She has a wide skill set from being a submarine pilot, mechanic, and marine biologist. In short, she’s amazing and I’m a huge simp for her.

Jeffrey: he’s the adorable animal sidekick. He’s an intelligent, expressive fish and has helped saved the Nekton family on multiple occasions. Very relatable because he is cookie-motivated. Smarter than your average wannabe pirate.

Nereus voiced by Lee Tockar (Borg’s VA): he’s your typical mystical old dude with a long white beard. Essentially he’s the Wu of this show. Funny but infuriatingly cryptic at times.

Pros:

This show was based off comics so you can go read those. (Kaiko gets an awesome moment in those that I really wish they would have kept in the tv show.)

Vaguely based off the Incredibles.

Non-absent parents who are top notch and actually parent their kids fairly.

Submarines and marine life are always a plus in my book.

Family dynamics are on point. Seriously, this is top notch stuff right here. Also, sibling dynamics are so sweet.

Representation of a good solid marriage. Bonus points because it’s interracial, making their kids mixed. All-round good representation.

Good musical score. (Not as good as Ninjago’s but still pretty good.)

The whole family is smart and super skilled but it shows that they still make mistakes and are flawed humans just like everyone else. Even the parents aren’t shown to be completely infallible and land in their own sticky situations plenty of times and I find that super neat and good of the writers to do.

Great mind-boggling adventures.

The villains are wacky yet endearing sometimes.

There’s villain that is reminiscent of Morro. He’s even got the same voice actor and goes through the same arc of being all jealous of the chosen one.

”Have faith in the fish.” Jeffrey is great animal companion. Who knew you could actually make a fish work as a good character.

Just huge bonus overall with this show because of the solid family representation we’ve got going on here.

Basically, to sum everything up, GO WATCH THESE SHOWS! And let me know if you enjoy them, I would love to hear your thoughts on them.

#ninjago #lego ninjago #the deep #the deep tv series #slugterra #storm hawks #class of the titans #cott #I rambled way too much on this post

[ghostthetown]

Comparing characters from THS and IWWV because I'm that petty

The Greek Class

“They worship the fucking devil.” - The normal people in the school can see they’re a little weird.

The school feels alive, people go around and do things, live their lives, not just stare and whisper about the Greek students. We don’t get to know many people or things outside of what we need, but what we know doesn’t feel excessive, it feels realistic, things a normal student would notice and remember and deem important.

Kill their friend, even though he doesn’t deserve it, and the book knows he doesn’t, the other characters are in a mindset that makes murdering him logical.

So much left unanswered, in the shadows, keeps us wondering but everything feels completely intentional.

Richard

loves making pinterest boards for everything, bitch for aesthetics

the quiet onlooker, the outsider, the bystander and he knows it, so much is kept from him

started studying ancient Greek so that he can sleep in on Mondays, enrolled to med school because he didn’t know what else but then saw a pretty flyer and transferred to Hampden

becomes fascinated with a random group of students and manwhores his way in

sleeps like 20 hours a day

will take any pill, drug, substance just to get his mind off the real world

accidentally joins a cult and becomes an accomplice to two murders, easily goes along with everything, but, you know, the aesthetic goes hard

has an amazing gay-dar, himself is definitely straight and not gay at all

loves Camilla, her boyish hairstyle, boy-feet and all

“Henry is a god amongst men.”, “Francis is just the most intriguing person I have ever met.”, “Charles is so beautiful, just like an angel.”

lies all the time and tell us he lies all the time, lies about his upbringing, disgusted by his parents

almost died just so he didn’t have to confess to being poor or going home

might as well just written a y/n fanfic about him joining the mysterious student group and committing murders with them

idealises everything but doesn’t hide the ugly thigs, even the ugly are mesmerising but remain ugly

gets shot and no one notices

was fine with murder, but draws line at his friends having sex without him

Henry

tall, cold, scary guy

cool blue eyes behind glasses

insanely rich, doesn’t have to work ever in his life, wants to buy a house somewhere nowhere and become a hermit

committed his life to the studies of classics, loves Homer

doesn’t live in this world, his mind is very abstract, didn’t even know the Moon Landing happened

probably a sociopath, manipulates everyone into being accomplices to the murder he commited

takes his famished, drugged, drunk friends to the forest to have an orgy so that they can enter a higher state of mind and see Dionysus

so offended Richard asked him if he actually saw Dionysus

kills, probably, maybe, a farmer by beating him to death while high

writes about an actual murder in a journey, in latin, and proceeds to be surprised that Bunny, also a latin student, can read it as well

decides that the only thing to stop Bun, his old friend and possibly a lover, from going to the police is to kill him

takes up a cute little hobby in Persian mushroom poisons

has horrible headaches

throws his old friend and possibly a lover Bunny off a mountain while looking for ferns, rubs the dirt from his grave on him at his funeral

is only having problems with his passport and is late for an appointment

Bunny

always happy, annoying, lound, shabby, stupid rabbit

finds people's biggest insecurities and uses them against them

chews gum, wears some old jacket and glasses

slightly homophobic, pretty sexists, hates hippies (throws shoes on them as a hobby)

the only one that has connections outside of the group, has a girlfriend Marion

the fastest to take Richard in, quickly becomes the outsider after he joins

dyslexic, has asthma, better artist than scholar

his parents are pretentious pasty white people, all blond, has like five brothers that all look like him

uses his friends as ATMs, has expensive tastes, loves food

didn’t deserve to die, but it makes sense for them to kill him

wasn’t the greatest person ever but he was still lovable, as much as you hate him you can’t just throw him away (both characters and readers), he was insufferable but it’s sad when he’s actually gone

probably was in a romantic/sexual relationship with Henry

excluded from orgies because Charles saw him eating a cheese sandwich and that was the last straw

more angry that Henry didn’t tell him about the murder that the act itself

knows, indeed, how to type

Francis

fiery mop of the reddest hair Richard has ever seen, cross between a student prince and Jack the Ripper, wears pince-nez just to be cool

also insanely rich, his mum is a daughter of some wealthy Bostonian people that got pregnant with random band member

experienced the best of private European education

moves like a shadow across the campus, talks to black cats

his aunt has a summer house in the country that she lands him for the weekends and he takes his friends there to have pagan orgies

dramatic gay, kissed Richard even though he “wasn’t his type”, keeps coming back to Charles even though he knows he doesn’t love him

kisses Camilla because he felt like it, invites Richard to his bed the first time they talk

hypochondriac, develops panic attacks and no one takes him seriously

smokes every minute of his day, has nervous hands and thinks he’s dying every second but that has nothing to do with smoking

tries to kill himself for attention

marries the most insufferable girl because his grandfather is homophobic and wouldn't give him more money

too weak and lazy to stand up to anyone and ends up being a criminal

loves cooking five course dinners for fun

Charles

twincest enjoyer (we can’t be sure he’s the instigator, though he’s more “open” with it, or just a receiver) when he’s drunk even Francis will do, but then he doesn’t remember it so he’s not gay or anything

very jealous of his twin sister for stealing his men

drinks a lot, they all do, but he does even at breakfast

always steals cars when he’s drunk but somehow never crashes them

has anger issues, punches and slamms tables, throws stuff at Camilla, beats Camilla, burns Camilla

but he totally looks like a pretty little angel, all in white and stuff

stays pretty quiet in the beginning, after the murder the worst in him comes out, the guilt makes him spiral, can’t hold it in while the others don’t seem as affected or don’t show it

the only one who shows actual remorse to killing Bunny and says is outloud, stands up to Henry and eventually even wants to take a real action (though if it is actually more guilt or jealousy we may never know)

adopts a random feral cat and refuses to be parted from it, for a while at least

Camilla

also twincest enjoyer (very classical), to what extent we don’t know, no indication of it being pushed on her or her being the one pushing it

wears white all the time

the only girl in the group (very classical), loves Henry, leads Richard on (according to Francis)

Richard romanticises her, probably forgets many unflattering things about her, which leaves her the biggest mystery of the group

secret weapon, spy for Henry, secret phone code, she’s as smart as him

neither purely the victim nor the manipulator

there are subtle hints at her being more involved and playing a bigger role, hiding her true full personality, witch either Richard doesn’t want us to see, he doesn’t see himself or she’s just that good of an actres

at the end we can see she’s still choosing Henry, siding with him, be it her being so brainwashed his manipulation works even after he’s gone or her really believing in the things they did and acting on her own

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Julian

their teacher, their cult leader, their icon, their god

mysterious, ominous figure working in the background

did he drive them to madness on purpose or did they completely misunderstand, twisted his teachings and took them to a whole new level?

a strange relationship with Henry, definitely that beyond a teacher focusing on a gifted student, maybe even romantic/sexuall one

encourages his pupils to take drugs and have orgies in the woods

knows a lot of powerful people

amazing cook

immediately after he learns about the murder he disappears

Judy

Richard’s neighbour and dealer

party girl, costume design student

doesn't like the Greek students, threw a drink on Camilla at a party, almost got beaten up by Henry and Charles

end up as a Tv aerobics instructor

Cloke

resident stoner, frat guy kind of

old friends with Bunny, into Camilla

ends up a lawyer working with Bun’s brother

Marion

Bunny’s girlfriend

studies something like teaching/taking care of kids, works in a kindergarten

wears flower dresses and cardigans

ends up marrying Bun’s brother and nicknaming her daughter ‘Bunny’

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The Thespians

Fourth-year theatre major at Dellecher elite conservatory in Illinois. The only seven students that managed to get to the senior year despite the school’s high standards.

When they walk around the schools or do literally anything, they are suddenly the centre of everyone’s attention, local celebrities, everything they do is hot gossip.

Live and breathe Shakespeare, use his quotes in casual conversations, sometimes whole dialogues.

Are supposed to be a very tight knit group, but even with the casual closeness we are occasionally shown and the fact that they spent more than three years together, they don’t feel like more than strangers. There is no real tension, negative or positive, between them at any point of the story. They feel as if they were put on a stage, were told “now you are friends” and that’s it.

Neither of them has a good relationship with their family, for no other reason than to make them “leftovers” and give the group a false sense of found family.

Each of them is given an archetype at the beginning of the story and never becomes really anything beyond that.

They kill their supposed long time friend just because he became a bully.

Oliver

“the loyal sidekick”

from Ohio, his family doesn't appreciate art

a selfish, bratty, insensitive, jealous little asshole, but we’re supposed to think he’s actually just a nice guy

makes everything about himself

hates his parents for basically no reason

is awful to his sisters for no reason at all

hides that he has to clean The Castle from his friends, that are also classmates and roommates

super pretentious - “Sex, drugs, and Shakespeare. That was our life.” “Omg, Alexander, are you doing cocaine?!”

forced to love James, horny for Meredith

probably talks in cursive

goes to prison for his boyfriend even with no evidence pointing to him

Richard

“the tyrant”

apparently from London

always plays the main character, teachers favourite

is nice for like two scenes and then suddenly turns into a bully

big, tall, strong, intimidating

killed for bruising a guy and shoving two girls

Meredith

“the temptress”

from New York City, very rich family, leave her alone on Christmas

sexy, hot, sensual, feminine and soft, redhead

is dating Richard (so that Oliver can take her over)

is there to be occasionally slut shamed, ogled on by everyone, the object of Oliver’s desires when James isn’t around

holds her liquor better than the rest

tipps of Colborne through just James’s drunken twaddle

Filippa

“the chameleon”

very mysterious, doesn’t like talking about her family, her father is in prison

probably doesn’t have emotions

cast in male roles most of the times

helped to get rid of the murder evidence

ends up dating their choreographer

Alexander

“the villain”

from Philadelphia

does drugs and is gay, has an urge to turn first-years gay, and is also into Meredith

convinces others to let Richard drown with very a weak argument

overdoses

Wren

“the ingenue”

also from London

cute, sweet, sensitive, little, blond

Richard’s cousin

doesn’t talk very much, not in a cool or shy way

mostly just stands in a corner and cries and has a breakdown

James

“the tragic hero”

from California, his parents wanted him to be poet insted

the twist villain (no one was surprised)

supposed to be in love with Oliver

kills Richard in self-defense with a boat hook

recites Shakespeare when he has mental breakdown

let’s Oliver take the blame and go to prison, later “drowns” himself

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Colborne

apparently the only detective in town that things bashed in skull and twisted limbs are maybe not just a drunken accident

is so enchanted with this case that its been on his mind for ten years and is the last thing he wants to solve before he retires

gets tipped of by Meredith, goes to apprehend James but believes Oliver when he falsely confesses

Frederick

literature teacher

nice to them I guess

Gwendolyn

drama teacher

thinks she’s got everyone figured out

bosy, scary, extravagant lady

Camillo

school combat choreographer

ends up with Pip

Colin

“look, there are other people at this school”

talented third-year

turned gay by Alexander

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I believe I'm being fairly good faith and putting in information we get from the books. So I hope now I'm understood when I say that IWWV's characters aren't much of characters.

#dark academia #aesthetic #the secret history #light academia #if we were villains #m l rio #donna tartt #books & libraries #book review #bookblr #books #novels #novel writing #novel

[princessofroses]

Royal History Unpopular Opinions

Anne Boleyn is overrated as fuck. I know I am incredibly biased against her because I love Catherine of Aragon (The only true Queen of Henry VIII), but that girl's a ratchet homewrecker who also abandoned her sister Mary Boleyn, after she was disowned by the Boleyn's for marrying that Stafford. Mary was also a courtesan (To Francis of France) but she at least respected Claude enough to not egg him to divorce her. I love Elizabeth, but Anne can respectfully fall down the stairs.

Eleanor of Aquitaine is also overrated. Don't get me wrong, I love her, but Margaret of France, Phillipa of Hainault, Emma of Normandy, Catherine of Aragon and Eleanor of Provence are way more badass. Plus Eleanor showed blatant favoritism towards Richard (who is overrated as fuck). No wonder Henry the Younger and John Lackland were so terrible.

Eleanor of Provence deserves all the respect in the world. She's the best Plantagenet. I won't tolerate any Eleanor bashing, so shut it.

Catherine de' Medici is a horrible bitch who allowed the genocide of French Huguenots, and she mothered many other hoes such as Charles IX of France and Francis II. Reign fans are gonna drag me, but Catherine and her sons can rot in hell. Elisabeth of Valois gets a pass though, I love her to death.

Stephen of Blois was a great King. I know everyone loves Empress Matilda nowadays, but she sucked at her military grift and relied on her husband to invade Normandy, and she was very poor with funds. Stephen was actually very much well liked by the English, a great ass husband and even when he lost the war, he adopted Matilda's son, paid for his safe passage back to Normandy and died peacefully. Empress Matilda might have had a better claim, but Stephen was a better ruler.

William the Conqueror is a piece of shit. Just look up how he got Matilda of Flanders to marry him.

Eleanor of Castile deserves to be underrated. For some reason a lot of people think she deserves more praise (especially in some medievalconfessions posts), but she and her dumbass husband (Longshanks) let their six year old son die in Guildford, England even though they only had to take a carriage ride to see her son one last time. Even Eleanor of Provence was there to comfort her grandson. To make matters worse, Eleanor had no interest in her badass daughter, Joan of England, sent her to live with her mother (Joan of Ponthieu) and got mad when Joan of Acre grow to resent both Eleanor and Edward, and married de Clare.

Margaret Beaufort was a huge bitch and I love her for it. Fight me in the back of a McDonalds parking lot.

Lucrezia Borgia, Caterina Sforza and Caterina Visconti will always be my favorite problematic Italian women even if they may as well be evil as heck.

#royalty #english history #tudors #plantagenets #margaret beaufort #caterina sforza #Caterina Visconti #lucrezia borgia #Eleanor of Castile #eleanor of aquitaine #Eleanor of Provence #catherine de medici #french history #anne boleyn #normans #empress matilda #stephen of blois #Edward Longshanks

[quidfree]

any tsh fics you can recommend? because after reading yours everything pales in comparison

flatteur, va..

as we’ve established i save fics in my memory and otherwise keep no records but here are some sporadic recommendations, in disorder:

sherazade/summer’s over when i die, by notallwindows: i loooove a timeloop and it’s so perfect for tsh’s story. characterisation and style is great- not imitating tartt but true to the essence of the story. eerie and fun.

in sleep as soft as death, by liesmyth: another timeloop and probably my fav first read in the fandom. the interactions and the futility of it all just rings so true. also richard being a whore. really nice style.

out there, somewhere, by renaissance: just. the dialogue. every francis line deserves framing. ‘i really wouldn’t know how to kill myself in california.’ come on. the tone is also pitch perfect.

fashioning new gods, by renaissance: love the format of the character introductions, and the variants in perception. all very plausible behind the scenes.

there are many names in history by sableeclair: i just remember the tone and richard monologues of this feeling right, and the heavy henry <- richard bent of it is a well utilised dynamic.

you do not recognise the bodies in the water, by thinlyletteredabyss: i love the confidence of this piece. hits you right with an incredibly juicy setup (bunny zombie era??) and so much wild history behind it but just keeps pushing from there. also the francis richard cohabiting exes energy is so excellent. yes it’s all absurd but i can see it.

in which no one listens to henry and things work out much better, by emma_oz: perfect, no notes.

#qui parle #qui repond #anon #recs #fic recs #tsh

[daincrediblegg]

okay your turn if nobody else has asked: TOP FIVE JH CHARACTERS GO

... girl... how does one choose? how does one??? when there are so many beautiful boys??? ok. OK I'll give it a shot.

5. Captain Crow - The Sea Beast This film is just incredible on every front. One of my favorite concept artists worked on it (which I did not know until a few weeks ago but now that I know I feel like kicking myself because I REALLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THEIR STYLE WELL ENOUGH BY NOW). But I remember watching this, and screaming when the credits began to roll because WAIT?!?!?! THAT WAS JARED HARRIS??? OH!!! WHAT A DELIGHT!!! I LOVE THAT GUY!!!! (oh babygirl wait a few months it's gonna hit you so bad). He's great. I hope we see more of him in the sequel that would be great for me.

4. Hari Seldon Honestly. What a little shit. "But Egg," you might ask "If he's such a little shit why is he on here?" well. He's hot. Really I am not over how hot this dude is. I know I couldn't fix him not in a million years. But idk. Something about him always makes my brain go brrr. So he's on here. Also I just love how fucking atypically written this show is and I have a wee soft spot for asimov. They didn't have to cast Jared as Hari and make him unbelievably hot. But they did. And he's so enigmatic. I love that.

3. John Lennon Egg's love for Jared Harris Origins. I was a Beatles girlie, ok? I'm not ashamed to admit that. It was my introductory fandom experience at the ripe old age of baby, and I really ate it up. I remember going into this movie being like "oh it's some dumb TV movie about John and Paul how good can it be?" Very good, as it turns out. And having assigned myself a John Lennon girlie I literally could never get over this depiction. The mannerisms, the fucking tripped-out way he philosophizes in conversation, the softness, and ofc the old friends tension. Jared got it all. Of course I'd seen him in stuff here and there, but this was the one that cemented him as a beloved actor in my mind for me (I literally re-wound the kiss scene as well like 20 times don't judge me but that awakened some stuff in me). Been following him ever since.

2. Lane Pryce - Mad Men This dude broke me for real. I didn't get into Mad Men until college, and binged it all on my friend's hulu account. And lemme tell ya. Did NOT see his final episode coming. Did not. And it made me genuinely weep. He was a highlight in the show. He was one of the only guys I could actually say is a good dude in that show, and he deserved so much better than he got in the end. I look at him and I'm just like... leave ur wife. Leave your job. Lets just go out of this capitalistic hellscape. I want to make him Well. I will love him forever for how he just completely destroyed me.

1.Francis Crozier / Valery Legasov - HA! you thought I was not going to tie them? WRONG! I can't keep these bad bitches apart.

Francis really needs no explanation at this point. I am so actually genuinely in love with him I'm writing a whole ass gothic romance novel of a fic for him, as you all know (and which has summarily turned out a BANGER of a modern AU as well). I made a bloody self-insert oc for him. Gothic Cinema is literally my favorite genre and Francis is the most Gothic Hero of all time, honestly (well besides Valery obviously). The serotonin he continually gives me makes my meds redundant. He is my sweet husband who I love with my whole life and that's that.

And Valery? sorry you can't put a babygirl of a man like that in front of me and not expect that I would want to jump his bones like? Not only is the constant existential dread relatable, but as much as people tell him he's not brave, he IS without a doubt, and honestly, just by virtue of uttering the most iconic logline ever fucking created he deserves this spot on this list. Both of these dudes make my soul ascend in a certain way not just with how brilliantly they were written, but with how incredibly Jared executed them (for which I want to kill the academy for not giving him awards on either). Top Beloveds forever and ever and ever amen.

#ask games #top 5 #jared harris #ofc there's a secret sixth one that only cherry knows about but it's ok y'all don't have to know #shout out to moriarty as well he was technically my first proper JH introduction before JL but #there wasn't room I'm so sorry y'all #I love him tho a lot wait I have regrets but I'm too tired to fix and debate with myself on this list anymore

[afmis]

Inspired by my last post… the SONGS I’d pick for c!beeduo? SO GOOD ‼️ my c!beeduo playlist was literal genius guys

If I may share some… 😏

Friendly Neighborhood Poltergeist by Rory Webley-

I like to pretend Ghostboo never existed. But if c!beeduo had been portrayed well and cc!beeduo hadn’t been such PUSSIES ‼️ …ghostboo could’ve been SO good. Such a painful arc for them. Like a love triangle 🥰 but it’s two of the same person and their husband 💀 anyways 😭 this song always reminds me of ghostboo. How c!tubbo would’ve just ignored him in favor or missing c!ranboo. While ghostboo felt like he could’ve been better

Lovefool by The Cardigans-

A classic. Obv, after the burger arc. Where c!ranboo immediately jumps to conclusions. Tho I also feel like with the way c!tubbo was written in that arc… ya can’t blame c!ranboo 💀

Francis Forever by Mitski

Mitski is literally c!Tubbo’s artist. Her songs are literally like all in c!Tubbo’s pov. But this one I’d imagine is after c!ranboo’s death, and where he doesn’t know how to go on after

If You Leave by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

I kinda imagine, in my better canon ending. They kinda wistfully parted ways. I think this one captures that ending well (OFC in my ending they got back tg after)

It Will Rain by Bruno Mars

In my perspective, c!Tubbo was written HORRIBLY. I think bc cc!tubbo hated cc!ranboo he didn’t even try with c!beeduo’s relationship 💀 but I imagine, and I rlly wish he was written in this way, that c!Tubbo really did love c!Ranboo. He was just as smitten as canon c!Ranboo was with c!Tubbo. He just wasn’t great at expressing it, and he always thought c!Ranboo could do better. But he was secretly terrified of c!Ranboo leaving, and he didn’t want that. Ofc, “cuz there’ll be no sunshine if I lose you baby” and “if you walk away, everyday it’ll rain”. He would be devastated if c!Ranboo left, not uncaring like c!Tubbo was portrayed

Warning Sign by Coldplay

Like my last one says, I think c!Tubbo was very insecure when it came to c!Beeduo’s relationship. He 100% thought c!Ranboo deserved better and thought c!Ranboo would be better without him. So I think he would’ve let him go. I think this song would show that kinda misery that came with actually LOSING c!ranboo and not having them in his life. He’d be running into c!ranboo’s arms fr 😭

I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

I think in the fucked up canon where c!beeduo weren’t meant for each other in the end. They would come to the conclusion that being married wasn’t for the best. So this song would be c!Ranboo leaving bc they know they aren’t what c!Tubbo needs. C!Tubbo would need more than c!Ranboo. Hey, I never said I liked my perspective of canon c!beeduo 💀

The Exit by Conan Gray

Every time I hear this song I remember c!Beeduo and just cry. But I kinda imagine post burger arc, c!Ranboo is just heartbroken and c!Tubbo is unapathethic. They grow apart. c!Tubbo is happier away and living his life. Even months later, c!Ranboo is still left wondering what went wrong with their life and their family and trapped in the past. They haven’t healed, aka “feels like we had matching wounds, but mine’s still black and bruised and yours is perfectly fine”. They’re just sad and heartbroken 😿 c’mon c!tubbo

Save Your Tears by The Weeknd

Every since this song came out, I think around the divorce arc, I’ve immediately thought of c!beeduo. In c!Tubbo’s pov ofc. “You look so happy when I’m not with you. But then you saw me, caught you by surprise . A single teardrop falling from your eyes. I don’t know why I run away. I make you cry when I run away. You could’ve asked me why I broke your heart. You could’ve told me that you fell apart. But you walked past me like I wasn’t there. You just pretended that you didn’t care. “ and “Girl take me back cuz I wanna stay, save your tears for another- I realize that I’m much too late and you deserve someone better. “ I feel like this would either be present burger arc or post. Maybe both. c!Ranboo heartbroken and c!Tubbo realizing and wanting to fix things

Level of Concern by Twenty One Pilots

Present burger arc. “Cause I told you my level of concern, but you walked by like you never heard” I’m act not quite sure for which of them I picked this song for. Maybe c!Ranboo being worried during the whole like. c!Tubbo and c!Quackity partnering thing and c!Tubbo being oblivious/dismissing it. Or c!Tubbo being worried about them and c!Ranboo ignoring his questions due to being angry

Little Talks by Monsters and Men

I think this song fits the change from the happy-go-lucky honeymoon phase where everything is perfect, to the “uh-oh, something’s wrong” start of unraveling and distrust of their relationship. Obv, c!Tubbo is the one who is panicked and feeling unsure, while c!Ranboo is the one who is trying to comfort him

Christmas in June by AJR

This is just bc of the animatic I saw years agon💀 but I feel like it is fitting. GO WATCH THE ANIMATIC THO IT’S SO CUTE, I THINK IT’S CALLED CHRISTMAS IN JUNE. BEEDUO? ANIMATIC? IDK 😭 GO WATCH IT THO

Stray Italian Greyhound by Vienna Teng

This isn’t less of the divorce arc and more of just c!beeduo in general 😭 to where I’d imagine the canon where they wouldn’t end up enemies LMFAO. This song is SOOOOOO c!Tubbo, panicking bc he accepted he’d never have a happy ending and here comes warm, loving c!Ranboo to turn that around. So cute

When He Sees Me (a lot of artists, it’s from the Waitress musical 😭)

c!Tubbo fr. Post L’Manberg, logical and pessimistic c!Tubbo who doesn’t ever see himself finding love. But he does want to be loved and meet the one, he’s just scared because he doesn’t feel like anyone could love him

Love Like You (Steven Universe lol)

I’M SORRRYYY IK THIS ONE IS SO OVERDONE 💀 but this fits c!Tubbo so well. Sorry I love me some c!Tubbo study y’all. Once him and c!Ranboo get “platonically” married, become really close and they rlly start to love each other. c!Tubbo is like holy guacamole. He’s literally the most incredible and kind-hearted person he’s ever met and he’s just too good. Nothing like c!Tubbo. And he’s like what’s he doing with me 😿 (hence the whole “he deserves better I’m so emo” thing)

I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith

This song makes me so emotional it’s so beautiful 😭 but I’d like to imagine c!Beeduo as this beautiful, loving, completely smitten relationship. I feel like in the beginning, around like March-June 2021 where they’re like wow this is new I’m like secretly in love with my platonic husband (or after they finally makeout) and we’re staring into each other’s eyes and everything’s so perfect and I’m so happy. This song is what I imagine c!Beeduo’s relationship as. Completely in love, like a dream

Strawberry Blond by Mitski

(Back to the divorce arc again LOL) c!Tubbo being oblivious and happy with his new life selling… burgers. c!Ranboo just smiling through the pain like I’m SO happy for you *ugly sobbing* but he loves c!Tubbo too much so he’ll put up with whatever

Sally’s Song (Nightmare Before Christmas)

I watched this movie for the first time around the c!Beeduo divorce arc. Yeah ik 💀 but when I heard this song I was like HOOOOOOOO THIS IS THEM FR ‼️ naw bc like “I sense there’s something in the wind that feels like tragedy’s at hand. And though I’d like to stand by him, can’t shake this feeling that I have. The worst is just around the bend. And does he notice my feelings for him? When will he see how much he means to me? I think it’s not to be” LITERALLY the whole song is c!Ranboo I’m just not gonna copy and paste the entire thing 😭 in the canon I think c!Ranboo would be the one who’s aware that the burger arc can only lead to bad things, and c!Tubbo’s oblivious (HE WOULD NOT BE BUT 🙄). Alas, c!Ranboo doesn’t want to say anything and silently supporters c!Tubbo’s decision, knowing c!Tubbo is ignoring c!Ranboo’s feelings

I Love You So by The Walters

I would play this song on loop just thinking abt c!Beeduo back then 😭 and every time I hear it I’m like ah. The gays. “You’re saying I’m the one but it’s your actions that speak louder” c!Ranboo seeing c!Tubbo isn’t SHOWING that he loves c!Ranboo. “I’ve got to get away and let you go, I gotta get over… but I love you so” c!Ranboo knowing he needs to leave c!Tubbo but he loves him too much to leave. “I hope you feel what I felt when you shattered my soul, cuz you were cruel and I’m a fool, so please let me go” c!Ranboo eventually building resentment and leaving

Happier by Olivia Rodrigo

“Oh, I hope you’re happy. But not like how you were with me. I’m selfish, I know. I can’t let you go. So find someone great, but don’t find no one better. I hope you’re happy, but don’t be happier. “ c!Ranboo would 100% be the bitter ex-wife who loves c!Tubbo but also wishes him the worst LOL. He’d be like “yeah we’re done and I don’t wanna be with you, I hope whoever you end up with or whatever you end up doing doesn’t make you happy”

Feeling Lonely by boy pablo

“Can’t help it, I just miss you. How did I lose you now again? “ c!Tubbo. After the burger arc, c!Ranboo is bitter, distances himself, starts spending less time in snowchester and with c!tubbo, talks to him less and less until he’s not even there anymore. c!Tubbo finally stops being oblivious and is like “pookie what happened 😕💔” and turns into actual devastation bc he’s actually sad that c!Ranboo’s gone and he lost him

Alr folks 😭 that’s it. I’ll link my sloppy, unfinished (and probably will never be finished) c!beeduo playlist if desired. Y’all can take a look if desired :) if you actually got this far, I commend you. But I probably would’ve as well 💀 I’m desperate for any ounce of c!beeduo I can get. LOVE YOU, BYE!

playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5BmmigtYA6GkOfFpaiFMda?si=uzocViyuRSyjK6scrJeKfA&pi=u-hU4qqT47SwqK

#c!beeduo #beeduo #cbeeduo #c!beeduo /r #c!tubbo #c!ranboo #dsmp

[agaypanic]

UNPOPULAR OPINIONS ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA, GO

okok idk how unpopular these opinions are gonna be tbh

Malcolm in the Middle: i lowkey hate craig, i think he's creepy ESPECIALLY in earlier seasons. you'd think that after your MARRIED coworker tells you that she doesn't like you back and there's no way in hell that she'd ever be with you, YOUD TAKE A FUCKING HINT. also while it's on my mind, i remember writing a reese x reader where readers is basically allison in that episode where craig gives her and reese a ride to the concert but he ends up ruining their date, but anon asked for them all to have a good time together and it was SO hard to write! bc if i had paid for concert tickets (most likely really expensive) for me and my bf and my ride purposefully made me miss the concert because he had a "better" plan for "our" date, i would've blown up the car

Malcolm in the Middle: i honestly didn't like the series finale. the only endings i really agreed with were malcolm's and francis' (malcolm was totally meant to go to harvard by any means necessary, even if it meant working a million jobs between classes to cover that tuition. and although he's probably still a bit of a menace, i love that francis got his act together and got a steady job). i think reese deserved a better ending, i think he could've had a really good culinary career instead of being the janitor at his high school. and i know it was probably for a gag/twist ending but i don't like that they made lois pregnant again. GIVE THE WOMAN A BREAK!!

The Naturals: i've made tiktoks about this (which yall don't know about bc you dont know me outside of this platform teehee) but i hate the way lia treats cassie. sure she got kinda better at the VERY end of the SERIES (4 books). but imagine your mom has been missing and presumed murdered for YEARS and (spoliers for books 3-4 teehee) finally the police find her body but it's not actually her and then you find out your mom is actually alive and a captive/prophet for this murder cult AND THAT YOU HAVE A SISTER THAT WAS CONCEIVED INSIDE THAT CULT. NOW imagine that while you're going through all these events, some bitch keeps telling you to keep that shit to yourself bc other people in the group are having more pressing issues and that the group is at problem capacity. BITCH ALL OF YOU HAVE ISSUES, INSTEAD OF WORKING FOR THE FBI YOU SHOULD GO TO THERAPY

Charlie's Angels: im a really big fan of the 2000's charlies angels movies but was a bit disappointed when i watched the 2019 one. dont get me wrong, its good. i just kinda wished there was some more callbacks to the 2000s movies. like imagine my disappointment when the new charlie wasn't revealed to be dylan (which would've given her character a good ending bc dylan couldn't imagine herself leaving the angels, it would make SO much sense if she ended up heading the agency. even making her a bosley would've been good)

That 70s Show: this isn't really that unpopular but the last season honestly sucked. drew gooden made a pretty good video talking about it (i love drew gooden ugh). imo, moving to africa and then breaking up with donna made no sense for eric's character. especially after donna dropped out of college to stay in point place with him! hyde and jackie breaking up? horrible. jackie and fez getting together? why???? (also the timeline for that 70s show makes no sense at all. theres this channel that did a kinda indepth vid on it and tried pinpointing when the show actually would've ended based on the episodes (mainly the holiday episodes, i think making the holiday specials really screwed over the overall timeline))

i cant think of any more opinions teehee

#agaypanic #malcolm in the middle #the naturals #charlies angels #that 70s show #unpopular opinion

[emikochan]

How would the allies respond to a sleepy but a bit cranky person that just needs a bit of cuddles and sleep?

America:

Al is not going to take personal offense when you lash out, he knows what´s going on as soon as he sees the dark circles under your eyes. He´s sure to offer an open ear, give lots of “good” advise and empathizes with you when you talk about unjust treatment at work etc.

After you spilled the beans on what exhausted you so much, he puts up with whatever you wanna do wether that be watching your favourite film, putting on the cozy pj´s or ordering super unhealthy takeout; he´s got you.

England:

“Love, are you alright?”, he asks with a raised eyebrow.

Arthur is a great listener, that keeps his advise to himself while you rant about your day. After he took care of you and finally has you resting in your shared bed, he sits down at his desk to contemplate on how to optimize your day tomorrow. His plan may range from buying your favourite breakfast dish to a prepared letter to your supervisor on how your recent workload takes a toll on your wellbeing and how you deserve more free time according to law xy123…

While he may seem passive, your problems are his problems and he takes care of them with an urgency not known to mankind yet.

France:

“Sit down with me, cherie! I made cake.”

Francis sees right through the cranky persona and reacts with love and compassion. It´s impossible to be cranky with him. Wether it is a talk you need or just cuddles while you two relax on the backporch- he provides it. Nobody knows why but this man just makes everything better somehow. 

China:

Yao will try to comfort you with food and turn your rant into a heated discussion.  What can be done to improve your mood? How can he help in the future and how can you re-arrange your day to avoid you getting sleepy and cranky in the future? 

It´s an exhausting talk, but it is necessary sometimes and it really helps.

…also the food Yao provides during those talks is beyond good.

Russia:

Similar to Francis he sees right through you and does everything in his power to help you. You want cuddles? His are the best. You want food? He´ll cook you something up right away.

 He is listening to whatever you have to say too and offers sympathetic remarks to let you know that you are understood.

Canada:

You didn´t even have to say anything, Mattie knows what´s going on. 

He´ll have  your favourite blanket and some hot cocoa ready in case you just need a good rest to cool down before you two go to bed and call it a day.  He totally understands that sometimes people just get tired; regardless of the circumstances leading to said crankiness. Mattie actually catched himself getting quite snappy too, when he just had enough for the day and needs a break and a hug.

#alfred jones #arthur kirkland #francis bonnefoy #ivan braginsky #matthew williams #imagines #cranky sleepy reader #x reader #aph france #aph america #aph england #aph china #aph russia #aph canada

[barnbridges]

why do you care such about Marion?

Tunglr user Barnbridges Caught Caring About Marion Barnbridge of Rye, New York???? MoRE News AT 6!

No, but seriously.... I just love blondie a normal amount because she's better and worse at the Greek class than the Greek class themselves.

She's Bunny's "real girl" who "keeps him in line" when there's no line, when Bunny himself is 10 different shades of fake, when their relationship falls apart at the seams when Bunny begins to engage in Julian Morrow's least favorite virtue of honesty.

.... But she's also fake. She's so preoccupied with his money that she doesn't notice Bunny being gone for a week, she doesn't call his brothers, not his parents, not until Cloke and Charles push. She sits in Charles' lap at the funeral. She's all looks and friends and malarkey, the words of our man himself.

They deserve each other, and its shallow and it will pass, right? He's a kleptomaniac and reads to the person who knows of it what should happen to thieves, it's willing and consensual denial for the sake of appearing Normal People.

But she also is just as haunted by him as the class themselves, she's just... more normal about it. She married his brother, who loved him. A guy without much a generational cent to him, whose only virtue is he's there. She has a kid she names after Bunny's mother, who never acknowledges her at the funeral, she's never around any of them, misses in any newspaper or interview. She planned to marry Bunny, right? She called Charles every day since Bunny's been missing, she broke off any relation to Cloke based off the possibility he and his drug business were involved. She's cared about him, in some ways that never pass the brain of our narrator, busy with his own grief to realize he's never thought twice of other pathological liars in the building.

She's the physical embodiment of Bunny's codependency to the Greek class, the person closest to him that's not them, the person with whom he spends most of his time and energy on in their absence. He's the only one of them that has a girlfriend. She's but a Presbyterian blondie in the midst of the Catholic fuckery of rituals in the group, foreign and cheap to them, but all the freedom they'd never allow themselves.

Their relationship is the only thing "normal" Bunny can claim to be or have or be, but it's all a shell and a lie. How much does she know of random sex rituals in the woods, we never know, Richard never cares to find for himself.

She's the group's "no speak" list alongside the time they had sex in the damn woods and thought they met Dionysus. She's the worst things of Bunny's that Julian doesn't like, tacky and lazy and something deeper than that, something we aren't privy to. She haunts Francis personally, deeper than his absentee father and she lives right by his door to see him on the streets.

She's.... a person who laid her eyes on the Metahemeralism essay and gave it to some magazine to publish. She stares at the half-eaten Twinkie in his bedroom and shuts down when confronted with that he's gone gone. She can only name Henry and Francis as Bunny's friends in the Greek class.

If you ask me she's just better at lying than both Bunny and the whole lot of them, Richard and Henry are too busy to figure out their own lies to figure they've been outlied to by yesterday. Besides Julian, the only character that has come out the affair doomed and broken, but alive with at least a little girl of hope to her name.

#the secret history #tunglr user barnbridges simping alert #marion barnbridge #apologist fan supporter enjoyer wife #im simping excuse me

[stoportotouch]

okay so I finally finished the terror and I don't understand why I was so surprised with everyone's death. they've been dead since the beginning ect and it's a historical event and it's been known. also for some reason I was convicted there was second season and kept wondering what it'll be about since everything was pretty much resolved.

I wish I could see what happened after the men left the camp. why did Little have all this shit in his face? did he do that to himself? did someone? it was heartbreaking hearing Francis talk about how he knew Edward and that he would come to rescue him. turns out he really did know him but he didn't understand the crew. and now he will never know how he wanted to but couldn't.

my man Goodsir kept class to the very end and however I was sad to see him go I'm glad it was that way. probably one of, if not the best death in the whole series.

Hickey's arrogance astonished me. did he seriously think that tongue offering would spare him or make him develop a relationship with it like it had with Silna, girl prophet, brought into the world with intention of being its keeper? I also don't understand why and how he got so many men chained up. they could've easily overthrown him and the monster probably didn't need as much helpless victims to attack. it's not a critique of terror, more of a curious question. was that his wit? charisma? manipulation?

I wonder if being alive is the best option for Francis. living with the weight of the whole world on your shoulders and body count lurking in the background, hundred men dead because of him, at least partly.

in my last message I should've been more precise. I was thinking if eating meat riddled with every known disease and some extra ones was better than not eating at all. all the possible puking and shitting considered, it could have went even worse than starving.

also, I really haven't considered it like that. that they can't ever go home back to civilized society because of the things they've done. probably because if my husband came home from arctic expedition and said "I had to eat human meat to survive but they were dead already I prommy" I would be like that's nice honey i don't mind. I find it kind of tragic that the most suicidal of them was the only one who survived. "I survived Franklin's doomed expedition and all I got was this stupid fucking seal fur".

okay, that's all. also fun fact, Silna means strong in polish though i doubt it has any connection. thank you for indulging me for the past couple of days.

MAN i get that though. i watched it the first time like, "hmm, maybe somebody other than just the one guy will survive". and somehow every subsequent watch i still manage to be surprised when only one person survives, in spite of the fact that... they are in fact dead and gone. but somehow that is the appeal of Foregone Conclusion Media, thinking "but maybe THIS TIME! they will survive their ordeal!"

with little specifically the... slightly boring historical answer was actually that the local inuktitut people said when they were interviewed that there were bodies that were Like That at the uh. they euphemistically called them "hospital camps" (and there were several of them along the way south to back's inlet). in the show i feel like it's a reference back to little saying that if they get out then the men deserve all the gold there is. and then in his completely addled half-dead mind, that turns itself into "if i do this to myself then that will summon rescue. somehow. because it's gold."

with hickey... he really just knows how to pick people. i think that's all it is; everybody in his little Crew are in some way the most vulnerable people there. either that or he Has Something on them. apart from des voeux, i have no idea what he's doing there but he doesn't always look like he knows why he's there either. just there like "well it would be awkward to leave now."

with the chains specifically i think there's the crab bucket mentality/just "we're at the depths of desperation so why bother trying to find a ladder?" but also hickey has shown himself repeatedly to be capable of absolutely dreadful things so there's probably a little concern about being trapped out there with him. like he killed irving and stole his coat and was about to torture hodgson when goodsir wouldn't butcher the man that he killed.

and, as hodgson explains it, "i'm hungry. i'm hungry, and i want to live." which, in conjunction with the fact that hodgson says that he isn't a brave man... really gets to me. since he's a lieutenant that makes him basically the one who has sunk down the furthest in the eyes of Polite Society back home. he would, if he somehow made it back home, be both utterly traumatised and faced with absolutely no sympathy. because he abandoned his men, his captain, his first lieutenant, for a mutineer. and then did cannibalism. but he still wants to live. right until the end. [rending my clothes and wailing]

billy was so utterly blinded by whatever the hell it was he felt for hickey that he would not have been able to look away from him. like even though he basically hated him by the time they set off they did... have something for each other in some really weird way. hickey has tears in his eyes when he kills him but he still kills him. :(

manson is extremely suggestible and also hickey had basically saved him from getting executed earlier in the show (when manson wouldn't go into the dead room -- he raised his hand to hit irving and irving would have been... not necessarily within his rights but within the letter of the law to have him executed). armitage he also has something on because him not shopping armitage out about kidnapping silna saved him from getting beaten up.

hodgson is... kind of a more complicated one because his situation more relies on The Cowardice Of It. all three of crozier's lieutenants are very close, and then hickey bumps off one of them. and then at his trial they're interrupted by The Monster (which could happen to any of us really). hodgson, instead of staying to fight, runs the other way and the person that picks him up is the mutineer who killed his friend. and at that point you, uh, you can't really go Back. (and the cannibalism cements that; you're bound to each other now because you've done That.)

and tozer. man that guy has been through it and hickey identified it... really early on (just after heather got his skull ripped off). the marines were essentially in a position where they would only be friends with each other and the officers because that was who they were there to protect. you don't get too pally with the men because if they mutiny then you might have to shoot them. but then when there aren't any marines left then there aren't really many other options open to him. add to that what happened to heather at the carnival and uh. trauma bonding innit.

and thank you so much for sending me Your Thoughts! i have thoroughly enjoyed it and your perspectives on The World's Worst Cruise. (and thank you for the Silna Fact; i love that.)

#ollie considers #the terror #what is your song o? #[saluting you]

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💕 - You've got your choice of one pairing you can canonize, but you've got to come up with how you choose to do it. Which pairing do you choose and what's your game plan for how it happens?

👶 - Which nation do you think would make the best parent?

👄 - Which nation do you think has the most fitting voice actor? Whose voice do you think doesn't work?

Thanks for the ask! Also help, I get rambly again

💕 - You've got your choice of one pairing you can canonize, but you've got to come up with how you choose to do it. Which pairing do you choose and what's your game plan for how it happens?

I answered this one for CanUkr! You can read it here. I'm not sure who else I care enough about/know enough about the relationship to canonize. I'm not ride or die about any of my ships and I wish I was as unhinged as other people. I wanna be known as the ___ person for something

👶 - Which nation do you think would make the best parent?

As much as I love the FACE fam dynamic, in canon Arthur and Francis are terrible to and for Alfred and Matthew (I say this having watched that one World Twinkle episode last night).

I don't think I can answer this one for nationverse to be honest. I'm inclined to say Yao regardless, though, just because he's seen. it. ALL. He's equipped for So many situations, however I don't see him wanting to become a parent if you consider age as well as however you perceive his relationship with Japan. Yao's in his Childless Wine Aunt era.

I have two answers for this I think?

Single Answer: Denmark. Surprising choice. I think of all the Nordics, he would be the most equipped to deal with a Child (cough, Gutters, cough). I think a lot of people are big fans of Sweden as a father figure to Ladonia and Sealand. In examining his relationship with Iceland, I think Sve is a wonderful older guardian, but I think communication may not be one of his strong suits. The same goes for Fin -- I think He can be excitable, fun, and patient, but he's be better suited for an older kid. He's like. The cool uncle who shows you heavy music, lets you take a sip of his drink, and has eclectic hobbies. In my eye, he's also a people pleaser and is also someone who prefers to save his own problems for later to help someone else. He'd get too exhausted. Now, Norway as a parent? Moving on. I'm not including Ice in this. He's not necessarily a teenager in my eyes, but he's my age whereas with everyone else I see being a bit older human-age wise. Ice isn't in the spot to be considering parenthood -- he's got his own stuff to figure out (not in the Moody Teen Way that is so often relegated to him). I also think Ice values his personal time and needs time to recharge. So this leaves Den. I think Den can be,,, wild. He can be irresponsible and obnoxious, but I think he's someone who knows how to tone shift depending on who he's with. I think like Fin, he's like a fun and excitable to a kid, but I think Den is someone more willing to put his foot down when the child's best interest is in mind. But to be honest, all of the Nordics are best suited to be uncles you visit for a weekend rather than parents in their own right.

As for a ship? My answer is: CanUkr. Surprise surprise. I think they're both patient people who also know when to put their foot down (both of them deserve to be assertive, damnit). Kateryna would be a terrifying force in the event of misbehaving children, but she's someone who would know what he child needs/wants. I also see her being like my grandmother -- My grandmother is constantly trying to take care of us and provide the things for us she never did. Matthew is the kind of parent who would invest time into his kid's hobbies. They're not Fun™ parents, but they would be able to raise a functioning and good human. I trust them not ruin a person, lol.

👄 - Which nation do you think has the most fitting voice actor? Whose voice do you think doesn't work?

I don't really have a favorite voice, but I'll tell you one thing. Todd Haberkorn HAUNTS ME. The Hetalia English dub being my first ever anime has POISONED me because every time I watch a new anime I hear a familiar voice and go on Behind The Voice Actors to figure out where I know them from, and they've usually voiced someone in Hetalia (hi, I watch dub for most anime because I can't watch watch something and I have to have it on in the background while I draw or game). Todd Haberkorn is someone I can recognize instantly and he haunts me. I don't dislike him whatsoever, but like. It triggers some sort of response from me and I'm expecting HWS Italy to come running at me full tilt.

As for a voice I don't like... Denmark. I don't think I like either of his voices? I just went and checked how he sounds before and after his VA change and thought I liked his old voice more than I actually do. I'm not sure how he's supposed to sound in my head, but neither of his voices do it for me.

I also still can't get used to England's new voice in the dub. I know why his VA had to be changed, but because he's had two new VAs, the difference is always startling.

Also okay, I lied, I just rewatched the "Every Time Norway Speaks In Hetalia" video. My favorite is Norway. I have no good reason. I genuinely don't. I know a lot of aspects about Nor aren't popular with Scandanavian fans, but his voice is a guilty pleasure of mine. I have no good reasoning for why it appeals to me other than It Just Does

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