#I just wanted to rant about LMK and tropes

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While the lily orchard review didn’t do anything like calling the show bad (they actually praised it a lot but for some strange reasons imo) they did miss a lot of the main points of the show and lightheartedly insulted people who were making angsty fanart of it (they also didn’t credit the artist which was odd) I think they had only watched until season 2 at that point but season 2 was still pretty intense even if it wasn’t as bad as 3 and 4 so I don’t understand why they called it a “Saturday morning cartoon” because it clearly has an overarching plot. One of the quotes taken directly from the video is “There’s nothing in the plot that’s going to shock you or make you think about the human condition.” They said that people making the show seem dark were missing the point of the show. That’s pretty much it I think which isn’t too bad but it does not give the show credit for how they handle a lot of stuff imo

Okay so, watching s1 of the show? I totally understand the "saturday morning cartoon" perspective of LMK. That's what it is at the beginning—I have a half written meta in my drafts about LMK and "saturday morning cartoon" type tropes.

However, I also argue that s2 begings to deconstruct those tropes—take for example 2x05 "Minor Scale". That's an episode with what I would consider to be a tropey plot: "Oh no! The main character gets shrunk!". But, unlike a lot of previous episodes (like 1x06 being the "racing episode" or 1x02 being the "Main character is overworked and turns to a sketchy solution to fix their problem" episode), Minor Scale shifts us away from these monster of the week type plots. The whole reason MK shrinks to begin with is because he's belittling himself ("Maybe if someone was here to teach me! 'Oh you'll figure it out bud, just think little!' Ugh, like I could do this on my own."), which in itself is already a unique way to implement this sort of trope. But, not only that, rather than a little tease and a subtle feeling of the heroes continually losing like in the beginning of s2, the Lady Bone Demon reveals herself directly to MK. She manipulates MK, she gets inside his head, she makes him question his worth to Monkey King.

This pattern of "everything starts out normal and then dips into something darker" continues for the rest of s2. 2x07-2x10 all start out like you would expect—monster of the week "saturday morning cartoon" adventure set ups—that then take a turn for the worse during the episode.

Like, don't get me wrong, s2 isn't like s3, and I'd say it takes until s4 for LMK to truly deliver on everything it's set up, but s2 still has plenty. Minor Scale (STRAIGHT fate vs freewill directly into the veins with MK literally running away from the narrative), Macaque's shadow play ("Heroes inevitably bring darkness to those they hold dear" *sobs* THEY WEREN'T LYING ABOUT THAT), Sandy's sincere belief that helping his friends is where his true value lies (yet he breaks his vow to never fight again), MK's desperation in 2x09, LBD's inevitable victory.

Honestly, watching the way in which MK's mental illness manifests in the first 2 seasons makes even s1 of LMK unique. I remember watching Bad Weather (1x01) and being surprised that MK was so down on himself after the "I'm invincible!!!" facade fell.

But, ultimately, LMK starting with "saturday morning cartoon" tropes and then slowly transitioning into the darker and more plot focused episodes is completely on purpose. The start of the show, the "monster of the week adventures", is the home MK wishes, but cannot, return to. That simplicity and innocence turning to complexity and impiety is part of MK's "coming of age" story, and it's why I like the show.

#''people making the show seem dark were missing the point'' girly no they weren't that was the direction it was heading #''Maybe this is the point in our heroes journey where things get a little bit darker'' thank you 4x01 #smh the spider queen and MK foil must mean nothing to lily orchard #though honestly I feel like 1x09 should have made a few alarm bells ring #Like *beep beep beep* THAT'S WAY TOO SOLID OF AN EPISODE #I forgot to mention ROTSQ but comeee ON the trigram furnace scene fucks. #I think lily over there does a little bit of a disservice to s2. But I also don't really care that much lol #I just wanted to rant about LMK and tropes #lmk #lego monkie kid #story motif #lmk MK #lmk analysis #asks

[yougavemeyourheartyouknow]

On thin ice (Hockey player! Miguel O’Hara x Ice skater! Fem! Reader

A/N: hiii, the usual, not proofread, Miguel might be ooc. There will be 2 chapters left in this series before I end it 😭🫶🏼. Also I need ideas for a costume for Miguel in the last chapter, if you have any ideas lmk in the comments.

(Y/N)- Your name, (N/N)- Nickname.

Cursing, mentions of throwing up, alcohol use, Miguel finally growing a fucking pair (reader too). Miguel being just a very very lowkey creep.

Word count: 2.1k

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Chapter 13: Crawlin’ back to you.

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“I don’t get it, he keeps giving me the most mixed-fucking-signals.” You sighed, leaning your head into your palm, your elbow resting on the wooden table you were sitting at with Logan, Kate and Kate’s boyfriend. “Like how are you going to kiss me, then start dating another girl, then kiss me again, without saying any sort of explanation? For all I know he cheated on her with that last kiss.” You continued to rant, your free hand spinning your straw in your six dollar Chili’s Halloween themed margarita.

“Well… maybe things would be a lot less complicated if both of learned how to stop being stubborn and just, I don’t know, fucking communicated.” Kate lectured you (for the umpteenth time this month) as she grabbed a chip from the basket before dipping it into the small salsa bowl, then taking a bite out of said chip.

“Babe chill, you act we weren’t ‘just friends’ when you would sneak into my dorm room every night all of last year.” Kate’s boyfriend (whose name was Xavier) defended you with a sly smile, wrapping his arm around her waist, pulling her closer as he nuzzled his nose into the crook of her neck. You couldn’t help but feel a slight ache of jealousy in your chest as you watched the two, they were so cute…

Kate scoffed and rolled her eyes at her boyfriend’s reply. “Whatever…” she grumbled, causing Logan to let out a small laugh as he leaned against the wall that was connected to the booth.

“Hey at least you guys were actually acting friendly towards one another, when (Y/N) and Miguel aren’t dry humping each other like horny teens-“ you sunk your face into your hand as a heat of embarrassment rushed your cheek, you couldn’t believe that Logan has the audacity to say that in a crowded restaurant, and it wasn’t even a true statement! You would only make out like horny teens… “then they’re at each other’s throats.” He finished as he playfully nudged you with his elbow, causing you to almost spill your drink, but he ignored your scowl as you brought your drink closer to you before taking a sip.

“It’s giving enemies to lovers.”

“Do you really have to relate everything in real life to book tropes, babe?”

“Yes, yes I do.”

“Okay-“ you jumped in, putting your hands up near your shoulders in a defensive manner, sitting up straight in your seat, “how about, let’s stop talking about my pathetic and complicated love life. Let’s talk about something else, like Logan’s pathetic and complicated love life.” You said with a small smile, your gaze shifting over to Logan as you attempt to shift conversation topics, your sentence causing Logan to scoff and roll his eyes.

“No thank you, next topic.” He murmured, before taking a bite of a french fry from his plate.

“Aww come on Logan, did you end up going on that date?” You teased him with a smile,going to snatch a fry from Logan’s plate but he swatted your hand away as he sent you a glare.

“Shut up, (N/N).” He grumbled. Obviously, it didn’t go well.

“All I’m gonna say (Y/N), is he either wants to one and done hatefuck you,wants a situationship, or he’s secretly madly in love with you and wants a relationship but is afraid to tell you.” Xavier chimed in, “and you can trust me because I’m a guy, and I know how guy minds work, right Logan?” Your skating partner just nodded his head in response.

“Well if it’s not the last one, I think it would be better if my delusions weren’t fed into…” you sighed, taking another sip of your drink. “Anyways, we should get going.”

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“Alright guys, we've got a home game tonight, so don’t get too fucking wild.” Miguel said in a stern tone, his face in its usual scowl as he gets out of his car’s driver seat and walks towards the team, pointing his finger towards his teammates who had already been waiting for him to arrive in the parking lot, gathered in a small circle, some leaning against the other cars that they had traveled in. It was Friday night, the end of midterms and the beginning of fall break, and as a small celebration The spiders had decided to all go out to eat before the game.

“It’s a fucking Chili’s O’Hara, how wild can we get?” One of them asked rhetorically, as they all started to walk towards the restaurant together.

“There’s a reason we’re not allowed into Dave and Busters guys...” Miguel mumbled with an eye roll, causing some of the other members to snicker at his reaction.

It was honestly surprising how quickly they were able to get a table to seat 26 people despite it being fairly busy on a Friday afternoon. Miguel only had to remind the group twice as they waited for the table to not get absolutely hammered or not overly gorge themselves on food to avoid throwing up mid-game, the last thing he his coach ripping him a new one as he tried to keep the team focused while half of them were throwing up into their helmets or in a nearby alleyway while the other half way too drunk to walk let alone skate.

Miguel sipped on his coke, looking over at Peter as he listened in on him ranting to the goalie about the newest comic issue of Spider-Man that he had just finished reading, when he suddenly felt a hand lightly tap on his chest causing him to look away and turn his attention to Ben Reilly who was sitting to the right of him, once he his head was turned, he’s eyes followed the direction that Ben’s finger was pointing at, the words that were spoken from Ben not really completely registering due to the all the noise happening around him at the table. He really didn’t give a good look in the direction Ben and now a few of the nearby Spiders were looking at, a fleeting glance at most, half expecting them to be looking at a waitress that they thought was attractive or something in that nature. He was in the middle of turning his head back towards the opposite direction again when he caught a glimpse of a familiar face walking into the direction of the hallway where the bathroom was.

“Isn’t that ice princess?” One of the hockey players that was sitting a bit closer to Miguel asked in a teasing tone, but Miguel didn’t give him the satisfaction of responding, he didn’t give a response to some of the ones who overheard to question and attempted to provoke him, chuckling, or making sly comment, a few making kissing noises. Rather he stood up from the table, rather abruptly, causing some of the others to look at him in confusion and curiosity, and as if his body was suddenly possessed, he started to walk in the same direction you had. He didn’t know why he was following behind you, if he was being honest with himself he felt kinda like a creep, but he couldn’t get himself to stop and turn around. You haven’t even noticed him, you didn’t even glance in his direction, fuck-you didn’t even know you were in the same building as him, but your presence was like one of a siren to him, and he was the sailor caught in your entrancing song.

He didn’t care if you led him towards his inevitable demise, he’d gladly drown for you.

The second you disappeared into the women’s restroom, he came back to reality, his head filled with thoughts other than you once again. In an almost panic state, he quickly rushed into the male’s bathroom that was right in front of him, thanking the gods above that you didn’t turn around and saw him. He walked over to the sink and splashed some water on his face, before leaning against the bathroom sink and taking some deep breaths to help slow down his heart rate, he was thankful that no one else was in the bathroom with him. After a few minutes, he heard the faint sound of a door creaking on, for a split second, he gambled with the idea of leaving the door and hopefully be granted the opportunity to “accidentally” run into you, but before he could properly and rationally think about it, he found his hand already pushing open the door.

“Hey! Watch it-oh shit- sorry Mig, I didn’t know that was you…” You dusted yourself off, grateful that your hand shot up to the side of the wall to prevent you from falling down butt first on the Chili’s tilted floor.

“It’s okay, I didn't see you either.” Technically speaking Miguel wasn’t lying. He didn’t see her. “You okay? I didn’t hurt you right?” He asked in a slightly softer tone, a hand quickly coming up to gently grab your chin and moving your face slightly side-to-side as if checking for injury, his brows furrowed together as those ever familiar wrinkles appeared on his face. Your heart fluttered from the sweet and nurturing gesture, Miguel’s kindness was a trait of his you saw very rarely, at least towards you, so you couldn’t help your stomach from flipping. You brought a hand up after a second, a smile slowly but surely forming on your face (as well as a blush) as your hand came up and over his, and slowly brought it away from your face and back down.

“I’m okay Miguel, don’t worry.” You reassured him in a similar quiet tone, neither of you noticing that your smaller hand was still holding onto his larger one. Your response caused Miguel’s worried expression to turn into one of relief, his hand leaving your and going up to his chest instead as he left out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. You attempted your best to not allow your facial expression to falter as you ignore the sudden ache in your chest once his warm hand leaves yours.

“Look…” Miguel begins after a second, hand traveling up to the nape of his neck and his gaze drops to the floor for a second before going back up to meet yours. “I wanted to ask you, if you would come watch our game tonight, it starts at 7, you could bring your friends if you want. I’ll make sure you all get good seats near the front if you do.” God he felt like he was asking his middle school crush to go on a date for the first time all over again. How did you manage to make him feel like a nervous wreck, make him feel like he could combust from anger and jealousy, make him feel like he’d never deserve you but also make him feel like he was meant to kneel and worship the ground you walked on. Is that what love felt like to him???

“Really?” Your face scrunched to one of confusion and you tilted your head to the side a bit. “Why not invite your girlfriend?” The question you just uttered took Miguel a second to process, girlfriend? What girlfriend? He didn’t-

Wait…

Ohhhhh…

He forgot he never got the chance to tell you he dumped her ass the same day he surprised you at the ice rink.

He brought his hand down and put it into his jean pocket, letting out a small chuckle as he shook his head before replying,

“Oh, no. I, uh, I dumped her.”

Was it bad that you felt relieved?

“So is that a yes?” His lips pulled up in that classic Miguel smirk, and you couldn’t help but give in.

“Okay, okay I’ll go.” You nodded with a smile, it took all of Miguel’s being to not grab you and pull you into a kiss. “But-“ you continued, bringing a finger up, pointing it at him. “If I go, you have to come watch me and Logan perform at Regionals next week, deal?” Miguel couldn’t help but let a small playful scoff leave his lips as he smirks.

“That’s it ice princess? Sounds fair enough.”

You smiled, despite his cockyness coming back at full force you couldn’t help but be a bit excited at the whole idea.

“You promise?” You asked, and Miguel chuckled, you sounded so adorable when asking that.

“Of course.”

Without another word you brought your hand back up towards him, all the fingers being curled into a fist except your pinky finger, that was outstretched. Miguel rolled his eyes and his smirk widened, releasing a small chuckle as he spoke.

“Really? What are we 5?” It was only a tease, but despite the tease he copied your movements, taking your pinky into his.

“Pinky promises are legally binding.” You joked, your smile growing as you giggled, your blush growing darker as well.

You really were gonna be the death of him.

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[pacificwaternymph]

Okay actually can we talk about Lego Monkie Kid's Sun Wukong?

Because genuinely? He is one of the best examples of the "Flawed mentor" trope that I have ever seen.

Rant under the cut

Most flawed mentors are presented as these perfect pinnacles of heroism, and we see zero evidence to the contrary up until some antagonist eventually comes along and plants the seed of doubt in the protagonist's mind. And on the surface, Wukong does fall into this territory as well.

But then you really look at him and you realize that his flaws were already built into him, the whole time. His character was written with his flaws in mind. There were always signs that he was not the hero that MK idolized him as.

Another point is that a lot of times, even when shows attempt to keep the mentor as a sympathetic character, the fandom is often quick to turn on them because it can seem like they never really cared about the protagonist when you look at their actions in retrospect. It often feels like they were just training the protagonist to deal with the problems that they left behind. The best examples I can think of for this are Dumbledore and Obi-Wan Kenobi from the original trilogy.

But that's not the case in LMK. Sun Wukong genuinely cares SO MUCH about MK. And it is made incredibly obvious just how much he cares in literally EVERYTHING he does. Even his mistakes, the things he kept from MK, he does because he thought MK would be better off without that knowledge, and he's trying to spare Mk the pain.

And the thing is- Sun Wukong does put MK through a lot. MK is stuck dealing with the villains and problems that Wukong left behind when he retired. But something Monkie Kid does that a lot of other shows don't do is that the show actually acknowledges it! Multiple characters call Wukong out on his behavior!

and then Wukong himself actually addresses it. He acknowledges that yes, MK shouldn't be dealing with this because he should have dealt with it when he had the chance. And he APOLOGIZES FOR IT! WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT!

Even after we see his past and realize that yeah, he really messed up, a lot, he still remains sympathetic and likable. We're still rooting for him just out of the fact that he's trying so hard. He's trying not to ruin MK and he's failing, and he knows he's failing, and you can see how much that hurts him. He just wants to keep his friends safe.

He's tried so hard to learn from his past mistakes and take responsibility for them, to the point where he is actually overcorrecting, which still gives him room to grow! And we see him grow! We see him learn to trust others and confront his past and do his best to mend the relationships he fractured. And all the while, he still feels like the same character at his core.

Genuinely, Wukong is the best mentor character I have seen in a while. And it's why I love him so much.

#lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #sun wukong #lmk sun wukong #lmk mk #qi xiaotian #was ranting about this in discord and decided it deserved to go on here too

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[03:21] | tbz kim sunwoo

then at least you'll know that you tried

​PAIRING » tbz kim sunwoo x gn!reader (not proofread! tell me if i made a mistake!) TROPE/AU » established relationship au!, non-idol au!, smau...? text messages!! GENRE »​ hurt/comfort...?, sunwoo just being a supportive boyfriend because i think it suits him so so so much, fluffy fluff fluff fluff, angst, reader is going through a new phase in her uni/educational life, playful banter between them two, but sunwoo and reader love each other a lot, sunwoo is so cute (this is the type of partner i want tbh...) WORD COUNT » 486 ESTIMATED READING TIME » ~2 mins WARNINGS (lmk if i missed anything!) » mentions of anxiety/nervousness relating to university/education, not proofread at all

navi/masterlist!! 🤍 part of 'especially to you...'

i literally woke up twice during the night because of the new and unexpected changes relating to my uni journey. i think it's been weighing on me a lot because i never thought and had no expectations that i would be given the opportunity to move to a bachelor degree that will benefit me a lot.

i'm just a second year in university right now and i don't know whether i have enough experience to say this but to all of you hesitating and scared of new experiences, i understand you so much and i hope you'll be able to pick a decision for YOURSELF that will make you happy. uni is important. education is one of my core values but what is knowledge if you need to sacrifice happiness? education is a privilege, yes i get that but don't forget that to keep going in life, you must stay true to yourself first and foremost. and i can tell you now that hard work WILL NEVER betray you. i've always been stuck in this awkward position between the middle and high scores in high school but now in uni, though it's hard, psychology is something i love so much and now that i'm given this opportunity, though i'm nervous, i know it'll be worthwhile and i can only hope the same for you too.

i'm proud of you all. keep going!! you got this!!

thank you to all my friends who sat through and just listened to me rant about this, you gave me a lot of strength and courage. i love you all so much.

navi/masterlist!! 🤍 'especially to you...' tags (send a dm/ask if you would like to be here!): @deoboyznet 📢❤️ @k-labels 💙🤍 @k-films 🤎🎞️ @kflixnet 📺🍿 @heemingyu

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9/11/12/16/17/19/20 four the aro ask game:)/nf

AA sorry it took so long to answer this my dearest moot I just forgor ×.×``

9.Is there a character that you just cannot ever see as alloromantic?

Redson. I just cant. Hes definetely very far on the spectrum too

11:Is there a popular ship you can't stand because you headcanon one or more characters in it as aromantic?

Shadow//peach (macaque and sun wykong). Im sorry guys they are AAA batteries

Also they would need so much time to even be friends again. People who want to see them destroy eachother are on a thin line tho. I mean I either way dont see it bc they are both aro to me, but yeah I mind it less. This became kind of a rant woops -

12.Wchich relationship dynamics do you prefer to see? Romantic, platonic, sexual, familial, queerplatonic?

I actually really like to see a good, interesting romance. But I also love seeing platonic and qpr dynamics too <3 idk man its hard to choose. Familial dynamics have so much potential too

Um i just prefer to see all of these over sexual dynamics i guess

16.Do you ever read romantic fanfic while pretending the fic is about non-romantic relationships?

I've never done that yet. Yet.

17.Are there romantic fanfic tropes whose appeal you will never understand?

Alpha/beta/Omega

Like just. What.

I cant really recall many tropes atm tbh.

19.what is your dream aromantic fanfic?

Never thought about it tbh

Just. Shennanigans. Mischief maybe

Really i probably will take any aromantic fanfic that exists

20.Wchich fandom you've been in was the most aro friendly?

Hmm. I think utdr fandom. I saw plenty of ppl headcanoning different characters as aro and everyone was just in general chill (well currently atleast )

LMK fandom is not that far behind tbh. Like yup Shadowpeach is really popular but I havent seen that much of any shipart revolving around Mk, saw a few people headcaconing him as aroace, seems like some portion of the fandom, actively or not,agrees on that

#ask game #:]

[stayxlix]

hi hi alex🩵🩵 I am back once again! I'm still recovering from the fact that you actually ARE weaving some of the trope into otde.. LIKE HOLY SHIT AHAHWJWKWKEJSJ AND ANGRY PASSI0N YES I love that you think the same as i do bc everything u said is so true i can't😭

and you are so right, enemies to lovers on top! I also like a good portion of angst and tension ( angry love confessions are literally why i live and i would gladly die for them) but it has to have a happy ending tho.. like make me cry seventy times and go from wanting to jump off a bridge to cursing the characters BuT!!! gIVE ME A HAPPY ENDING!!!!!!!

also, I've gotten settled in my new apartment almost completely, and i also moved to another town so i've also been taking care of that but so far it's amazing here!

And of course I love the way you write the tension between lix and mc! no seriously it's so fun to read and really engulf myself in the story (fantasising about otde may have or may have not became my fav way to relax/ get rid of some excessive stress) and it makes me even happier that the author of such a masterpiece finds time in her day to reply to my long ass rants and actually read through them!💗 Literally whenever I read your replies I always blush and squeal andbjqkqkqjwje (also thank u for the forehead kiss!🩵🩵🫶 sending one back ur way deatest)

ANDDDD I HAVE A SURPRISE!!! THE MOODBOARD IS HERE !!!!!

https://pin.it/261Fohe (if the link doesn't work lmk💗) IT HAS 52 PINS SO NOT TOO LONG AND I TRIED MIXING SOME DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREEN SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL LIKE IT 🩵

Aand I'm so glad that you agree with me on Lix being dark red!! also i've been thinking and i feel like mc is the kind of green that kinda leans into blue? I'll try to find the shade and then share it with u!🫶 (bc of course I'm gonna share it with u I love talking to u like this sm omfg) i've already started on the red moodboard bc I got this surge of motivation yesterday at like four in the morning☠️

I'm honestly so so so so so excited not only for the next otde chap, but also for your response and to hear what you think about the moodboard! I tried to really show how I feel like when reading the story, though it's not exactly the way I see it since I couldn't find some specific pics on pinterest but I tried my best anyway! 💗 (also the Vans thing has been creeping up my mind lately and I have absolutely no idea why help - maybe it's bc I myself wear Vans and feel like the mc would wear them too😭)

You are making me blush so hard rn with the last paragraph omfg I love u sm😭😭 I am in all honesty so glad I've descovered you and your blog bc it's been seriously brightening my days by a LOT lately, so of course i'm gonna spend my time on it! I love making things related to otde and you!! Even more so if it makes you happy!🩵 you definitely deserve all the love in this world and i really hope you're having the best time of your life! Honestly, the longer your responses are, the better bc I love LOVE LOVE reading them and finding out your thoughts! I appreciate you so so much and, seriously, thank you for taking the time of your precious day and responding to me, love🩵💗

As always, stay safe and take care! 🩵 wish you the best week possible 🩵 (and did I ever mention that the way you write Felix makes him somehow just as attractive as irl and I have a fat crush on him...??)

hiiii my🩵 its so good to hear from youuu :) i know it can be scary moving to another town (i think i moved like four times by myself, including to two completely new cities before finding the place i am now) so im really glad you’re settling in and liking your new apartment🩵🩵🩵

i promise i plan to do my very best to weave our new favorite trope into the coming chapters🤭🩵 “angry love confessions are literally why i live” LMAO me with any form of media ever that includes romance😂😂 “cry seventy times” this made me laugh even harder, but im totally with you, i MUST have a happy ending to feel completely satisfied after reading/watching something. imo its what makes all of the angst and tension worth it in the end :)

“fantasising about otde may have or may have not became my fav way to relax/ get rid of some excessive stress”

noOoOoo babe this makes me SO happy to hear😭😭 you saying that my little story is a source of relaxation and stress relief for you is like the ultimate compliment, and i’m sure anyone who’s ever written anything for an audience before would agree🥹 it makes me even more happy to hear this because its YOU saying it and you have no idea how much i value your opinion😭 i swear after i read one of your asks it makes me feel so genuinely happy and full of energy that im pretty sure i could go out and run a marathon😂😂 it’s the best feeling ever, and you should know that i always find myself getting all flustered when i read your messages too, its like a big warm hug and i love it so very much💕💕

THE. MOODBOARD.

NO BECAUSE THIS DESERVES AN ENTIRE RANT OF ITS OWN I LOVE IT I LOVE IT SO MUCH I CAN SEE HOW MUCH THOUGHT YOU PUT INTO IT BECAUSE EVERY PICTURE FITS THE STORY SO WELL😭😭😭 YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS😭 i wish you could have seen my reaction when i first opened the link, it is the PERFECT visual journey to accompany the story and i could actually CRY i can’t-😭😭😭 the shades of green you picked are gorgeous and the whole feel is a little bit ominous?? (maybe haunting??) idk the right word for it but it is the EXACT vibe i associate with the story while i'm writing, so you absolutely nailed it yet again. i wish we could go through and discuss every single picture and your thought process behind each (i’m serious, my dms are always open😂) and its hilarious that you started on the red moodboard at 4am but hey, inspiration strikes when it wants to, right?😂😂 dare i say i am even more excited to see how this one turns out?? (oh and i was thinking that our mc might wear red vans?? bc idk they remind her of felix???🤭)

i'm so thrilled to hear that you’re excited for the next chapter, ill let you in on a little secret..its coming along nicely, but the problem is that i’ve got waaayyyy too many words so far (help) and its not quite finished yet so i definitely need to condense lol but i’m realllllllyyyyy really hoping to have it out some time later next week (if all goes to plan🥹) and im just as excited to share it with you, so stay tuned🤭

thank you for being so wonderful 🩵🩵 your support and enthusiasm for this story and our conversations mean the world to me🥹 and i know i’ve said it before but you and the amazing content you have created and chosen to share with me is SUCH a source of motivation (i now find myself thinking about you when im writing and wondering if you'll like where the story is going or certain parts etc. etc.) because that is how much you and your interactions mean to me. you make all of the time spent on writing worth it and i am so very thankful to have you not only as a reader but also a friend<333

....OH and to hear that you have a crush on otde felix makes me SO giddy🤭🤭🤭 to be honest...for similar reasons..sometimes I need to take a break when im writing and remind myself that none of this is real (including our favorite angsty rebel boy🥹)

okay okay i think this officially takes the record for the longest rant ever written on this website, so i'll end things here lol. stay safe and take care of yourself out there🩵🩵let's finish out the week strong, okay?? sending the biggest hug your way🤗 ilysm💕💕

#otde.feedback #alex answers asks♡ #🩵

[automatismoateo]

Something keeps bugging me about fellow atheists via /r/atheism

Something keeps bugging me about fellow atheists

I see this trope a lot both on the internet and irl and it baffles me every time: "my partner is religious does X, idk what to do" where X is homophobia/misogyny/religious rituals/attempt to convert OP/attempt to indoctrinate children and so on.

Why are you surprised? It's like exclaiming "oh, damn, snow is cold!" or "oh, wow, the floor here is made of floor".

It's like you marry someone with dementia or schizophrenia and then go "omg, I did not expect this to happen, what do I do?". It's like you are together with an overgrown child that still listens to what their imaginary friend says and then you act all surprised when they do what that imaginary friend tells them to do.

What do you expect? Years, in some cases decades, of indoctrination to just disappear? Do you think they'll somehow realize religion is cancer on their own?

If none of you wants to ingest the other's belief (or lack of belief) then it's sooner or later going to become a problem. There is a minuscule amount of cases where an atheist and a religious person can form a healthy relationship.

This was supposed to be a rant so it might not be the most coherent thing you've ready today... anyway, lmk how this suprise happens

Submitted July 21, 2022 at 05:36PM by Pyramused (From Reddit https://ift.tt/Hk0BLIj)

#reddit

[ripleycano]

here’s a rant about the birthday boy :)

thank you @foxofthedeep​​ for giving me a starting topic!

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(It’s been a while since I’ve finished V3 + I’ve never done in-depth research into his character before today so please forgive any mistakes I might make! Also these rants will probably contain some of my opinions, none of which you are obligated to agree with, of course.)

Section 1: Shuichi

With Shuichi, I’ve noticed that there seem to be people who either adore him and consider him (subjectively) the best protagonist of the three main games or people who think he’s bland and uninteresting. 

I think the reason for this is Shuichi being representative of a very specific personality that some identify with, while others might reduce him to just being shy.

The wiki explains that Shuichi’s parents were a famous actor and screenwriter who were constantly on business trips, leaving Shuichi with his uncle + his wife. 

As seen in his dynamic with Kaede and the relatives who took him in, Shuichi seems to feel like he owes something to people who display care or affection towards him as a result of the neglect in his upbringing. 

The way Shuichi explains stories and traits about himself heavily implies that low self confidence and the tendency to feel obligated to express his gratitude is in his nature; this, of course, led to him helping out his uncle and eventually gaining the title of Ultimate Detective.

Shuichi never held himself in high regard, which only worsened through the very case that ended up giving him his title. The moral conflict between arresting a murderer being the right choice and considering their motive for doing so ended up scarring both his confidence as a detective and belief in his choices; this state is how we first see him at the start of Danganronpa V3.

Here are a few central characters and how they led to Shuichi’s development throughout the game:

Kaede - Speaking in terms of tropes, Kaede was the optimistic, textbook protagonist. Shuichi was quick to warm up to her, and I imagine he admired her confident leadership despite what might lie in the path ahead of the class. 

Her blackened case is a parallel to Shuichi’s ‘Ultimate Detective’ case; Shuichi was made aware of her (ultimately justified) motive for killing, yet he was the one to expose her. However, Kaede made a difference that would completely change things for Shuichi. While the last murderer who confronted him was filled with bitter anger and malice towards him, Kaede reassured him that he had made the right choice- even going as far as to entrust the future of everyone else to him. What Kaede told him moments before her death were, in a way, what properly assigned him the role of the protagonist and some trust in himself.

Kaito - If Kaede triggered Shuichi’s trust in himself, Kaito was the one who made him aware that getting through life can be a team effort. Personally, I like Kaito- but I completely understand where people are coming from when they find his blind faith in the people he takes a liking to irritating. 

Thanks to Kaito’s comically exaggerated trusting hero archetype, however, Shuichi starts to depend on others to participate and fend for themselves in trials (instead of overthinking everything by himself) and get some relief from the Protagonist Pressure™ through Kaito’s “sidekick” persona.

Kokichi - Oh boy. Funnily enough, a lot of lessons to be learned from Kokichi’s character seems to go against what Shuichi gathers from Kaede. Kaede urges him to push for the truth as a detective, while Kokichi insists that lies are of value. These contrasts can also be seen in scenes like the first Death Road Of Despair; Kaede is an idealistic optimist but Kokichi’s talent (despite the oddly phrased name) renders him a better leader in the end. (I think I’ll talk about Kokichi’s talent in a separate post specifically for him at some point!) 

Luckily, Shuichi pieces the two together and comes to the conclusion that truth and lies are not polar opposites- they’re often dependent on each other. In my humble opinion, I think what many people found appealing and relatable in Shuichi’s character was watching him grow into a protagonist rather than starting out as one. (Makoto started out with an optimistic and resilient personality, Hajime had some authority among his classmates)

In conclusion: Not only are Shuichi and the player put into a situation where they have to grow together as the game progresses, but (in general) he also has a subtle and likable personality that isn’t too ‘in-your-face’. 

If you’re someone who deeply identifies with his character, you most likely found comfort in seeing someone who went from being plagued by doubt, self-deprecation, and loneliness mistaken for independence to a person who learns about love with no strings attached through their found family.

Bonus: The ideal dynamic of Saiouma? Saiouma is... interesting, because it’s a comfort pairing for many but also the scum of the earth to a large part of the fanbase. As with any other pairing in fiction, this is a result of difference in interpreting their interactions. 

If you’re asking for my personal thoughts on it, I really enjoy Saiouma! The closest representation of their ideal dynamic would be Kokichi’s FTE’s, since it’s the clearest instance where Shuichi plays the curious detective to Kokichi’s complex and secretive supreme leader facade. 

Shuichi tries to understand Kokichi more than anybody else would even attempt to, and I suppose it’s implied that Kokichi found it both amusing and touching (?) judging from the ‘trustworthy’ label next to Shuichi’s photo.

From all this, I guess their ideal dynamic is Shuichi being understanding of Kokichi’s flaws and encouraging him to stop isolating himself + Kokichi having someone to (1) have fun with obviously 🙄 and (2) confide his bottled up issues and trust into.

Man V3′s entire theme is trust huh

(Plus, if we see it as Shuichi representing truth achieved through some lies and Kokichi representing lies that hold some truth, Saiouma is a direct parallel to the game’s big concept of truth and lies! Neat huh)

Anyways. This is terrible and has no clear structure but it’s 1AM so I’m cutting it short. I hope you found it somewhat entertaining!

Please lmk if there are any other characters or things in DR you’d want me to write about :)

#sorry that i only intended to talk for two paragraphs and ended up going off guys #not all of us have the privilege of not being born a nagito kinnie #danganronpa #shuichi saihara #drv3 #danganronpa v3 #ndrv3 #kokichi ouma #saiouma #kaede akamatsu #kaito momota #analysis #requested rant

[gwyns]

Idk sjm’s writing style well so lmk if she does this, but to me a lot of moments e*riels use to support their ship seem too easy. Examples are when feyre thinks elain and az look good together and wonders why they arent mates or when az is ranting about the 3 sisters 3 brothers. I dont see that as foreshadowing. It’s too in your face. It’s something fans would say, really direct, and it’s like she’s setting up those questions to answer in a “why aren’t az and elain mates, I’ll tell you why” way.

ohhh i like this perspective! bc e/riel should seem like they'd work right? they look good together and they're both seemingly the quiet, reserved ones but if you dig a little deeper you find that they're both passive with their emotions and neither has shown their full self to the other and that's Not Good.

they need people who will challenge them, gwyn is already showing us how competitive and determined she is to one up az lmao and lucien.... we all remember his snarky self in acotar. we know he would call elain out when she needs it and help her grow into herself.

as for sjm's writing style and you saying these e/riel signs are "too easy" i have to agree! that whole "feyre thinks they'd make a handsome couple" quote is from acomaf and let me remind people again that at that time sarah had an elucien endgame in mind so.... it literally means nothing lol

feyre, at that time, knew az for what? 2 months MAYBE?? and she's an expert in what kind of partner he needs? and i've always believed that feyre doesn't understand her sisters as well as she may think. feyre is the "odd one out" she has been since she was little, she isn't super close with either sister, even now. it wouldn't make sense if she were to suddenly be able to know the exact type of person elain needs.

sjm loves her angst (and mates 🤭) and elucien is primed to serve the angst of the century. not to mention that people like to forget that nessian was in no better shape pre acosf?? they weren't talking and didn't want to be around each other either lmfao why did we never doubt them? is it bc neither had some random character people could throw at them?? and don't even get me started on e/riels saying sjm used emerie to throw us off the nessian trail..... no. she didn't. y'all just can't understand romantic cues.

a lot of the e/riel "evidence" imo is just basic information. sure they get along well enough and feyre thinks they're an attractive couple... so what? what else is there? where's the conflict, the pining, the angst, the drama?? oh yeah that's all being set up for elucien. and no gwyn isn't angst for e/riel, and the "fOrBiDdEn LoVe" trope literally wouldn't make sense shut up.

whatever "issues" they have could easily be solved in 100 pages or less, especially when you consider that they're both tied to different plotlines and neither would get resolved bc them being together would stunt any growth they'd have going on their own adventures and we know that sjm loves to write long ass books and i'm sorry but even she can't pad e/riel out to be entertaining 😭

i love the idea that sarah is sprinkling in these things to maybe make us think they'd be good together and that it'd happen but then show us why they don't work. i feel like she's already done that with az's chapter, or at least started to. there's more to elain and azriel than what we've seen on the surface, and when they're both the characters we know the least about... it can make it easy to think you know what's right for them, but then discover you're wrong.

#this is kinda all over the place im sorry lol #asks #anonymous

[thatesqcrush]

Sick Day

Rafael Barba x Reader.

CW: Mostly fluff; some language; some boob talk.

AN: Prompt #18 (Holiday Movie) from the @thefanficfaerie Christmas OTP challenge.

Tags: @madpanda75 @theenchantedgalleryofstories @ottosuricato @delia26 @sass-and-suspenders @dreila03 @melsquared79 @tropes-and-tales @mommakat32 @garturbo @southern-magnolia @zoeykaytesmom @whyissvuruiningmylovelife @imjustreallynosy @evee87 @sweetsummertime99 @niyashell @scarletsoldierrr @cesarofangirl78 @redlipstickandplaid - lmk if you want to be added!

***

You threw the covers over your head and tried to sleep. You had a fitful night of sleep - every time you started to drift off, you’d be awoken by coughing. Your nightstand looked like a wannabe apothecary, littered with both prescription and homeopathic treatments.

After another hour of tossing and turning, you gave up and turned on the television. You scanned through a few channels before settling on Lifetime which was having a “Mistletoe Monday” holiday movie binge. You glanced at the clock and realized you were due for some NyQuil. You grimaced as you swallowed the purple liquid and chased it with water. The sedating cold medication made its way quickly through your system and not even thirty minutes into “Elf”, you were out like a light.

***

You woke up with a start, the sound of banging on your door in the distance. You looked at the clock - it was way later in the day than you expected. You then checked your phone - you had an obscene amount of missed calls and texts from various people, the most coming from your boyfriend, Rafael.

Quickly you emailed your office apologizing and advising you wouldn’t be in. You were about to answer Rafael’s messages but the pounding continued and was giving you a headache.

You sluggishly made your way out of the bed. “Coming,” you called out weakly while grabbing your robe. Your entire body ached and despite the heat being on in your apartment, you were shivering. The pounding continued and you called out again, before starting yet another coughing fit.

Looking through the peephole, you found Rafael standing there. Quickly, you opened the door. “Raf—“

“Y/N! Jesus fucking Christ, you’re okay! I was about to have Liv start a missing persons—“

“I’m sorry—“

“You’re sorry?! You haven’t answered your phone at all! I’ve been so worried!” Rafael nearly shouted, pushing past you and making his way into the apartment. He was about to continue his rant, when he took in the sight of your apartment which usually meticulous, looked as if a tornado had blown threw it. “What’s going on?”

“I’m sick. I probably have the plague, so if I were you, I would leave,” you warned, hoarsely. You were congested, so your threat didn’t sound menacing at all. A shiver coursed through you and you tightened your robe.

Rafael took a look at your disheveled appearance and instantly softened. He took off his coat and suit jacket, hanging it along with his briefcase on your wall mounted coatrack.

“Cariño, why didn’t you call me?” Rafael asked. He ignored your earlier warning, and pulled you close to him. He could feel that you were burning up.

“I took some NyQuil because I couldn’t sleep and promptly passed the fuck out,” you mumbled. You couldn’t smell anything but you had Rafael’s cologne committed to memory. He was warm and both solid and soft at once - you were an instant puddle in his embrace.

“Let’s get you back to bed,” Rafael replied. You nodded, and Rafael led you back to bed.

You climbed back into your fluffy bed and let Rafael tuck you in. He slipped off his suspenders, rolled up his sleeves, and loosened his tie. Rafael pressed a kiss to your forehead. “I’ll be right back.”

You nodded, and reached for the remote, turning the TV back on which had gone into sleep mode. You could head Rafael on the phone, but could barely make out what he was saying.

Reaching for a tissue, you blew your nose. You winced, your nose was irritated from the constant blowing and you could only imagine your nose was just as red as Rudolph’s in the claymation special that was on.

You tried hard to keep your eyes open, but found it hard to. You succumbed to sleep, hoping Rafael wouldn’t mind.

***

Rafael finished his call with Carmen, explaining that he had a personal emergency and that he wasn’t coming in. His paralegal seemed panicked and he reassured her that there were plenty of other ADAs in the building that could assist.

He poked his head back in, calling your name once more but found you sound asleep in your bed. He nodded to himself before busying himself. Opening up his Postmark app, he quickly had groceries and other essentials ordered to your apartment.

***

You woke up a few hours later. Bleary eyed, you took in the scene before you: your apartment had been straightened up, and Rafael was stirring a large soup pot.

“Raf? You’re not at work?”

Rafael turned around. “Cariño you should be in bed. I was going to wake you. I made soup and tea for you.”

“You made me soup?!” you questioned cautiously. Surreptitiously, you pinched yourself.

“Mi abuelita’s receta - sopa de pollo con fideos - chicken noodle soup. One of the few things I know how to make,” Rafael confessed as he continued to stir the pot.

“You’re not at work,” you repeated, slowly, dumbfounded. “I figured you would have left. I am Typhoid Mary after all. I know you are a man in demand.”

Rafael put the large wooden spoon down and walked over to you. “I am,” he winked. “You’re not well. You are my priority right now. I want to take care of you.“ He pressed a kiss to your forehead once more. “Are you hungry?”

You nodded. “Starving. Feed a cold, starve a fever, right?”

“How is your fever?” Rafael pressed the back of his hand to your forehead. Your skin was clammy and cool. He nodded once more to himself. “Good-seems to have broken.”

***

Your belly was full of comforting soup. You were now nestled against Rafael, watching “You’ve Got Mail”, your favorite holiday-adjacent movie while sipping some of the anise tea he made. You tried to stifle a cough but failed. You sat forward and Rafael rubbed your back until the fit subsided. When you leaned back against him, he reached for the VaporRub. He scooped some of the potent salve with his fingers, and tugged your shirt up. You didn’t protest, and allowed for Rafael to rub it on your chest. His hand and fingers just skirted the swell of your breasts and he willed himself to behave.

“Mmmm, that’s nice,” you hummed. “My favorite movie and my favorite human; I’m feeling better already.”

FIN

#barba and reader #rafael barba and reader #rafael barba fanfic #barba x reader #my writing #my fics #rafael barba x reader #reader x barba #rafael barba imagine #christmas otp challenge

[cherry-pie-bi]

what was the fanfic? what was it about? -🍯

Okay so it’s a Magnus archives fic (idk how much you know about tma so if this doesn’t make sense I can explain it more). Basically there is a common theme that Jon Sims was in a band in college and that band was the band that Jonny Sims (the creator of tma) was in called the Mechanisms. It’s a common theme and one of my favorite tropes is Martin has a crush on both Jonny D’ville (Jon sims stage persona) and Jon sims his boss and he doesn’t realize they are the same person. I’ve read all of the fics with this premise and let me tell you they are truly amazing. 

This fic is different however. This fic says what if The Mechs were Jon’s college band but they were Martin college band. It adds a whole other level to the story. So this fic has Jon develop a crush on Jonny D’ville and Martin without realizing it and lots of funny things ensue. The most recent chapter was so good tho and I love it so much cause drunk Jon is awesome. Anyway sorry for ranting but the fic is called “My name is no-one.” If you want any other TMA fic recommendations I have a lot and I love info dumping about them so just lmk

[juroguro]

Yesss I'm loving this. Keep going keep going!!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa okie. i’ll finish up my s2 analysis with this one, but if y’all want any other scenes, lmk.

part 1 is here, part 2 is here.

in between s2 ep5 (act 10) and the love confession in s2 ep9 (act 12), there are a couple of scenes where akihiko goes back and forth between okay and s h o o k. to sum them up, they involve misaki bringing up sumi or haruhiko and usage either acting really distant (“move out lol”) or really clingy (“i’m love u” *glomps you* “uwu”) towards misaki. things seem really tense between them during these sudden changes in emotion— akihiko acts really upset and misaki doesn’t know what to do abt it so he runs away.

the almost-confession in act 11 should be the thing that “fixes” akihiko, but it doesn’t seem to work out. although akihiko seems the happiest we’ve ever seen him, he most likely still holds seeds of doubt. instead of the fact that misucc was really embarrassed and couldn’t bring himself to say the full “i love you,” he might think that misaki still doesn’t really love him and is just trying to make him feel better (which is probably also true).

skip to the ferris wheellllllllllll. aki saw misaki and haruhiko arguing in the aquarium and he’s still pretty down abt it. but, instead of just moping around and looking s h o o k, he actually says something!!! we stan healthy communication within relationships!!!!!!,,,,,,but it isn’t the most healthy thing to start a discussion with: “hmmmrmmmrmrm… maybe you should break up with me.”

of COURSE misaki is kinda freaked out since usage has never said anything like that before. it sorta proves that all of his fears of akihiko no liking him anymore being true,,,,,,,, and he solves this conflict in the best possible way: “uhh yeah probably,, tbh you’re sorta annoying lol. but if you buy me some manga i’ll forgive you :^) ☆”  we stan healthy communication within relationships!!!!!!

but, usage is clearly serious abt what he’s saying. he’s probably been about how to break up with misaki for a while; since misaki (in his eyes) doesn’t show affection for him and dislikes him, why should they keep dating? after the whole encounter w sumi, he thinks of himself as selfish for wanting to be with misaki. in this scene, akihiko trying to allow misaki to make the decision abt their relationship bc aki feels like if he did, it would be self-centered.

misaki tries to brush usage being upset away by blaming it on haruhiko, like he did with sumi in ep 5. somewhere down the line of ranting about how it was a coincidence, misaki finally realizes that it’s him causing akihiko trouble another one of his worst fears! aaa!!!!!!

then, usage finally (finally!!!!!!!!!) confronts misaki abt his feelings of losing and hurting him. character development!!! communication!!! the sucky part is that aki feels that he’s the only reason why there’s been problems in their relationship; since he’s not an “average” person, he can’t provide misaki with an “average” relationship.

we know that akihiko has had an urge to be “normal” since he was young (through collecting teddy bears, being close to takahiro, etc.). he seems to finally come to terms with the fact that he’s not “normal,” but by doing that, he fears that misaki will grow to hate his abnormality.

okay y’all. this is low-key abt internalized homophobia. this whole conflict is abt internalized homophobia. frick.

k.

in the million different translations of this scene, manga and anime, there’s one sentence that considered The Redeemer™. i like the official manga one the best: “ever since we’ve lived together, i’ve forced you almost every time.” yowch. p much right after akihiko says that his greatest fear is hurting misaki, he admits to hurting him on multiple occasions. misaki responds to this like “hahhaaa you never really forced it usageee,,, if i didn’t like it i wouldn’t have stayed with youuuuu” and then there’s a pretty red bow tied up around the whole r/ape issue and we store it in the closet to gather dust.

yeah, okay.

but. considering how non-con-y this manga was, nakamura was probably getting backlash from someone, somewhere. it’s inevitable. although a lot of bl mangas used the whole “if i r/ape you, we’ll fall in love ♡” trope, it was never a good one. this meme is probably nakamura trying to say “hey, made some mistakes lol.” but of course, for this to work, let’s pretend sih nostalgia + domestica never existed. the world is suddenly a better place.

whatever tho. i’m not salty.

and then… misaki finally confesses! without a “maybe,” “kinda,” or immense amount of stuttering! usage is finally secure abt their relationship 😊.

♡ they live happily ever after! ♡

#this one is sorta all over the place but oh well #junjou romantica #juro #theory stuff #asks #anon