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#I knew you didn't mean literal backstabbing
syerkrustydawgz · 9 months
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‼️SPOILERS (If you haven't watched Prime yet)‼️
Why were people so quick to call Nine a villain-- Sonic was unaware he had been 'using' Nine to get the shards back into place and had gotten agitated by the fact Nine had the last shard- (He also gets hissy fits and agitated when things stop going his way and very VERY impatient because he's desperate to fix what he broke and this only led to more damage) As someone once said, indirect positive manipulation. So much praise came out of Sonic's mouth and yet he failed to see that it was negative at the same time. It could be seen as pity, lying- all that junk.
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"Whoa Tails looks upset-" "Tails is never upset-"
Because he doesn't show it around people. As others say, he's supposed to be the 'smarty'. Tails never told anyone else but Sonic how he felt about things. He already has self doubt and compares himself to Sonic a lot anyways. (Frontiers) Whatever Sonic does, he does. Nine however, had all the little hints click as soon as Sonic opened his mouth at the end of the last episode.
Sonic has never told Nine the real reason behind collecting shards. Nine lashed out because Sonic can't stop seeing him as 'Tails', someone he isn't. I think it's so stupid and messed up to paint someone as a bad guy because they got their hopes up on having a literal person in their life only to be backstabbed. He's aware that he'll cease to exist if the shards are put back together, that's only one of the reasons he took the shards. I'd do the same if I knew everybody would 'die' just so someone's friends I'm compared to can exist again.
Nine didn't deserve what he had went through. He already got caught, almost got Sonic killed with Chaos Sonic, the Knuckles & Rouge of New Yoke don't even trust him because they misunderstood the reason for why he did what he did. This is the second time Nine has taken a shard and been labeled as a bad guy yet again because nobody understood how he felt-
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He literally and I mean literally got pissed at the sight of Tails and even mentioned it- 'I AM REAL- just not your real friend'
He is h u r t i n g- he is conflicted- he and I quote cannot trust anyone but himself-
It's so painful to see people see the points of interactions just to ignore it 😭
edit: I'm also gonna add this. At the beginning of prime when Sonic and Nine first met, Nine was not very trusting of him. In response to Nine's trauma he brings up how things were with him and Tails. This does not make Nine feel better, it's still Sonic believing Nine is Tails. Nine was led to believe that if Tails had a chance then maybe he did too, even if how they met was completely different and at the worst timings. This is why Nine feels constantly hurt whenever Sonic denies or compares him. Sonic never gets Nine's name right, he says "Tails Nine" and Nine has to constantly correct him. The fact he adds Tails only makes Nine more agitated.
He only wanted a clean slate because he believes that with Sonic his life could be better too. Just like Tails'. He wants what Tails has. He thinks he's better than Tails. But he is aware now that it won't happen because again, all he was to Sonic was 'Tails'. A Tails that needed to be 'guided' and put back in his 'place'.
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kokitschi · 8 months
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AITA for getting two of my classmates killed?
Okay, okay, I know the title sounds bad but hear me out first.
So we're in this (involuntary) death game, right, long story. Basically the goal is to get away with murder but if you get caught, you get horrifically executed. Fun stuff.
Anyway, so this whole situation kinda takes a toll on me, but I keep it lowkey. Well, actually, my strategy was to act like I'm really enjoying this whole game, get chummy with the game master and stuff like that. I was apparently very convincing, even though I kept dropping hints that I'm not having a good time. So everyone was convinced pretty early on that I'm some psycho who gets pleasure out of watching people suffer, which admittedly I can't fully blame them for. But they were literally convinced I was satan incarnated before I ever did some heinous stuff just because I wasn't very nice and friendly and didn't want to pretend like we can just friendship-is-magic our way out of this. They literally got upset at me for freely speaking about the death of our classmates and trying to warn this sweet naive fucking idiot about being too trusting and the consequences of cooperating under these circumstances. No, I was not nice about it. But like, get real. They just didn't want to face the reality of the situation and that's fucking dangerous.
Anywayyyy, time passes, people get killed, everyones on edge and depressed and shit. Despite what I just said, I didn't actually believe that we all shouldn't cooperate under any circumstances. I just thought we shouldn't do it so openly. So there were two people I mainly cooperated with, let's call them G and M.
G is the aforementioned sweet naive idiot, he also happens to be an absolute mountain of a man. I saw potential in him, I knew he wasn't actually that dumb, he was just, naive and trusting and he really really wanted to protect people. I thought that was a dangerous combination. So I took him under my wing and we did spend a lot of time together.
M is... well, she's a dumb fucking bitch. Obnoxious as hell. But she's also pretty brilliant in making stuff. Like, inventions I mean. VERY USEFUL. We didn't get along much, but I knew how to handle her and we ended up collaborating on several creations and gadgets.
It was really powerful stuff, y'know? I was sure we could use these to take down the game master. I said as much to her. But she... was unsure. Actually, I guess it would be more accurate to say that she was scared, if not terrified. She didn't believe that we could win this way because she thought our classmates would definitely betray us! Can't blame her for thinking that, I guess. It was still pretty discouraging. It would've been fine if the issue had ended here, probably.
But then... long story short, I found out that she was trying to kill me. :')
I would've laughed but it really wasn't that funny, was it. I thought we had at least a truce, you backstabbing fucking bitch. Haha.
I couldn't let this happen. Of course I didn't want to die, but I did also think that if I die here, everyone else will also die. Even if she didn't get away with it, which is debatable because there would've only been about 1.5 competent people left alive to figure it out, I had plans to properly end this game. I couldn't die here.
I had to eliminate her first. She was simply too big of a threat. Not only was she actively planning to murder me, after we've literally created another possibility, she was also emotionally very unstable. It was too risky to solve this another way. Even if we had managed to pacify her now, she was still the biggest risk factor.
I had probably squeezed out all the valuable uses out of her anyway at that point, hah.
So yeah, I decided to strike her down before she could strike me down. But I didn't want to risk either getting everyone killed (because obviously I could've planned a murder I could get away with, duh) or getting executed myself. That would kinda be against the point of ending this game with more than 2 people left alive.
G had grown very depressed over the course of the game. He's always had a tendency to self deprecate and he's been offering himself as a meat shild since the very beginning but especially lately. So I thought I would be so kind and take him up on his offer :)
You guys don't know just how much he's been begging to be used, be useful, protect someone. Literally.
I planned the murder. I manipulated G, convincing him that this was the way to save everyone and he executed my orders. He killed her. I didn't have to get my own hands dirty. He even bought in his own ideas to cover up the murder scene!
The only information I hid from him was that I never planned to let him get away with this. He still chose to kill her, yknow? I didn't force him to do it. I did push his buttons. I knew he would do it if I just said the right words. But if I hadn't manipulated him like this, someone else eventually would've. And he would've done it for them too. Maybe it was always gonna happen!
Anyway, G got executed. Despite some hiccups during the trials, we unraveled the murder and well. He's dead now. My classmates are very upset with me hahahaha :')
But I didn't have a choice. What was supposed to do? Is it wrong of me for wanting to live? For thinking about the situation realistically? For thinking I was more necessary to end this game than either of them?
Edit: I've usurped the game master. Surely me officially ending this game will prevent people from murdering any more. :)
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I feel like it isn't talked about nearly enough that Harry freed Kreacher.
And I'm realizing that's because no one else, literally no one I've talked to in this fandom in the last seventeen years, interpreted the scene that way. But when I first read DH, I picked up on it immediately.
Because Harry unequivocally does free Kreacher when he gives him Regulus' locket, and I think that's so important. I get why you might disagree, because they never actually state in the dialogue that Kreacher is free. It's all subtext. You might also say that jewelry is different from clothing, but I don't think we have enough examples to rule it out. (Lucius was tricked into freeing Dobby with a sock that wasn't even his. Far as I'm concerned, if you can wear it, then it counts.)
Harry freed Dobby without hesitation, and why wouldn't he? The sweet little guy was miserable, trapped in servitude to the evil Malfoys. But Kreacher? He was the racist little bastard that betrayed Sirius, Sirius, to the Death Eaters, and had a hand in his death. Of course Harry hated him. Even in OOTP, the point is made that Kreacher cannot be freed, even if Sirius would love to be rid of him, because he simply knows too much information, and they need to keep him bound in service so that he can't pass it on.
In this, we see that Harry's status as an ally to the House Elves is conditional. He wasn't even raised in the magical world like Ron, there's no reason for him to see Elf Slavery as okay, but he just accepts it as part of the magical world because the elves are "happy" and writes off Hermione's campaign as one of her many obsessions. Ron didn't take it seriously, so neither did Harry. He was happy to free Dobby, but to him Dobby was a special case.
Then comes the tale of Regulus. Harry is told all about a Death Eater who had a change of heart for no other reason than because he loved Kreacher, and Voldemort tortured Kreacher, leaving him for dead. Harry cannot fathom it - after all, this is Kreacher. The monster who betrayed Sirius. But Sirius mistreated Kreacher at every turn, something that Harry laughed off because Kreacher was so unpleasant - but it doesn't change the fact that Sirius was literally Kreacher's master, and he regularly abused him. It's not like it's Kreacher's fault that Sirius was abused himself, or that Sirius had to return to Grimmauld Place.
Seeing Kreacher utterly break down was uncomfortable for Harry, because it forced him to confront an uncomfortable truth that conflicted with the worldview he'd set up for himself about the Elves - and about Sirius. Even twenty years later, Kreacher is still attempting to self-harm after failing to follow Regulus' orders, and it's safe to assume Regulus didn't tell him to do that.
At this point, Hermione breaks down too, and she asks them - Harry and Ron - to see what she sees. "Oh don't you see how sick it is, how they've got to obey?" And for the first time, Harry sees it. On a grand scale, he sees it. It's raw, it's awkward, it's painful to confront. But Harry comes to realize that Hermione is right. (As in most things.) Slavery is not okay, no matter the context. The House Elves should be free. Not just the nice ones like Dobby, but even the nasty ones like Kreacher. Because he sees Kreacher trying to "punish himself" just as Dobby has done many times...and I think it hits Harry that no one deserves that.
So he takes a chance. Because freeing Kreacher is still a risk. It gives him back his autonomy. He knows all kinds of information. He knows that Regulus stole the Locket, and that Harry is hunting for it too. If Kreacher were to turn around and backstab the Golden Trio, if Voldemort learned what he knew, everything would be lost. And Kreacher could do that. But Harry chooses to believe that he won't. And he recognizes that even that risk is no excuse to keep a slave.
Cause here's the thing. Even if jewelry "doesn't count" (highly debatable imo) that doesn't mean Harry would know that. So far as he knows, he's giving Kreacher something to wear, and he has personal experience with what that means to Elves. The entire scene reads like Kreacher is being freed. Call it a headcanon if you must but I have believed this for years.
Yes, Kreacher stayed in Grimmauld Place. Of course he did. He loves it there, that's his home. Where is he going to go? And yes, he continues to serve Harry after this and even calls him "Master." Because that's what he knows. I'm not saying Harry broke the conditioning. That kind of thing would take years. If she'd been allowed to, Winky would have carried on serving The Crouches after her dismissal. But the important thing is, Harry gave Kreacher the locket. Whatever enchantment it was that bound Kreacher in service to Harry would have broken when Harry gave him the locket.
I know everyone loves to mock the moment at the end when Harry's first thought after defeating Voldemort is whether or not his slave will bring him a sandwich, but, guys. It's a throwaway line about a sandwich. Harry isn't going to order Kreacher to do it. At most he's going to ask. Kreacher is old, and pretty set in his ways. Deprogramming might not even be possible for him at this point. But everything we see of their relationship following Regulus' tale shows Harry respecting Kreacher as a friend, not a slave. He gave Kreacher his autonomy back by freeing him, and, when Kreacher made the choice to stay, Harry treated him with kindness.
This is actually blowing my mind because for so many years I just took this as a given but I realized I'd never seen anyone else talking about it and it turns out I'm in the minority for interpreting it this way? It just seemed so straightforward to me...
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1-up-chump · 1 year
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If you're up to a request? How would some of the MK guys react to their lover betraying them, for Fujin/Kung Lao/Shao Kahn and Kano please? *Bows respectfully*
Im sorry but i assume you mean reader being a backstabber? I dont really feel comfortable writing reader as backstabbing bc i feel like 90% of the time they'll hate reader and i dont want ppl to feel hated. However i will have reader have an unnamed lover they leave for the characters you asked for. For something at least, sorry if its not quite what you wanted. But im not about writing xreaders for the sake of drama with no resolution
Reader dumps ex for true love
Fujin:
Fujin was mesmerized by your personality, the more he saw you the more he wanted to get to know you. Your voice was his favorite melody. Alas, you were already in a relationship. Fujin did not mean to pry, but he would be lying if he said he didn't have underlying jealousy.
You break up willingly: you just clicked with the wind god so naturally, you forgot your previous lover entirely. You felt wanted and adored by someone who willingly wanted to get to know not only you, but what you cared about, how you saw the world. You couldn't believe a god was interested in such an average mortal, let alone feel like he was interested in becoming more than friends. When you brought up your disinterest of your previous lover, fujin tried to give sound advice and avoided giving into making himself look better. After all, free will is important. And you willingly wanted to make the decision to break up, and then suggested in the same sentence that you would be available again. Giving fujin the strong desire to sweep you off your feet then and there.
You are "convinced": fujin knew that you ultimately needed to make the final decision in your relationship, but you seemed far too reluctant to give up your clearly failing relationship. Fujin gives similar advice to how he normally would, except maybe with slight bias in his favor. Hinting that maybe you should be with someone who wants to be a part of your life and get to know you for everything that you are, and still want to stay. His voice is as sweet as a warm breeze and you can't help but agree, he's a better boyfriend. And he's also a god so, can't beat that even if you tried.
Kung lao:
You had him at "hello". Quite literally as he was far more smitten by your actions. Kind, strong, passionate. Kung lao could go on for hours about every little thing he came to know about you. He flirted a bit, and that's how he realized you were already taken.
You break up willingly: there was something about this monk you couldn't quite place, he was stoic at times but when he moved he flowed with a different kind of fire you saw in Liu kang. Something sharp, something direct, something wreckless. Regardless, despite kung Lao's pride in his honor making him slightly arrogant, it was charming how dedicated he truly was. And you needed someone who was dedicated, and honest. Your previous lover didn't exactly deliver on that, so you decided to break up with them and try your chances with kung lao. And you certainly didn't regret it.
You are "convinced": kung lao could see that you clearly weren't happy with your relationship. It wasn't his business, but he couldn't stand to see you unhappy and unfulfilled. Kung lao took no quarter in telling you what was wrong in your relationship when you had a moment of doubt in your relationship. Kung lao is precise in more than throwing his hat and fists, he points out everything wrong and why you're unhappy and even things you didn't realize. Kung lao is so pent up that he forgets he originally had the idea to make himself a viable partner, his sense of justice and fairness overrode his selfishness. But it did work in admitting in dumping your lover immediately and declaring you're single now. Kung lao is mentally kicking himself that he didn't ask you out right then and there and runs after you
Shao Kahn:
There is one solid fact that everyone in outworld knows, what the emperor wants, he will get. Of course he is no mere average brute, he is masterful at tactics in war, and in persuasion. The fact that you already had a lover was of little concern for shao kahn.
You break up willingly: you weighed the options and it was far too obvious a choice, shao kahn had power. He had charisma, he laid opportunities at the small cost of loyalty and dignity. Far better an arrangement than your previous lover. You willingly give your whole allegiance to this man, and shao kahn could not be more pleased. He gave you the promise of ruling by his side, but just being in love with such a powerful man was reward enough in itself.
You are "convinced": now, shao kahn had plenty of options here. Simply kill your lover and take whats his the "old fashioned way" of conquering. Instill doubt and give ultimatums about your relationship with your lover. The hardest part for shao kahn with this was the approach, he wanted to make sure you had no hate in your heart for him, at least enough that you wouldn't betray him given the chance. Regardless of what shao Kahn does, you end up agreeing having him as your new lover now. Whether you enjoy it or not, at least in admitting you love it anyways.
Kano:
Kano had his fair share of "lovers" all of varying degrees of "closeness". However, something was just so special about you that kano wondered if that whole soulmate thing was real. Just enough sweet and spice and everything messy to grab his full attention. Of course he was disappointed in you already taken, more so that there was an obstacle in the way of his beautiful prize.
You break up willingly: you had enough playing by the rules, more specifically your previous lover's rules. You were sick of walking on eggshells and wanted someone who could just not care about what others think and what you wanted to do. You had so much pent up that when you met kano, you wanted to hire him to take care of them. However, a better opportunity presented itself when kano barely suggested that you break up with him. You already made up your mind and told him that you were history now. Kano was taken aback but glad he didn't have to work so hard to earn your love. Now it was all a matter of keeping it, for kano this was the hardest part.
You are "convinced": first order of business is sweet talking you regardless of relationship status. Kano would simply make a deal sweeter than what you would have already. Any sort of doubt and kano would be very "persuasive" about it. But kano backed off when usually he would get out the more aggressive tactics. Something about you made it worth working against the tides. Of course kano is going to fight with your previous lover one way or another. To show off, but also kano had a feeling that felt rare for a baddie like him. That he felt dishonored that your lover made you unhappy, and he wasn't about to have that. Either way your lover defended you poorly and kano actually apologized for the mess, gaining favor with you. Kano thought that this was a "pain in the ass" but it was worth seeing you smile with relief. Prettier than any jewel in any realm, kano thinks.
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odd8ball · 2 years
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Things I noticed that make me feel bad for this sad man
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1: in his early 20s he's already accustomed to backstabbing and manipulation not to mention he's pretty okay with murder. Considering his mother is a pirate (good hearted or not that's not a take your kid to work job) I think the pirates he met as a young lad may have distorted his view of the world along with kids bullying him during his school days. Not to mention he may have seen death way sooner than he should have. (Granted that's just a guess maybe he didn't see a corpse)
2: considering how adverse he is to touch I have to wonder how often he was hurt. Especially since Hook considers Peter cutting off his hand childish prank. What with smee telling him his hand being cut off was a "childish prank" and Hook responding "Aye! but throwing it to the crocodile!" Like it's the act of throwing his hand to the crocodile that got him mad wich makes sense but like... "childish prank" rubs me the wrong way.
3: Considering most pirates in Neverland (That James worked with) are very buff and mean and then you just have this skinny kid who wears frilly clothes and being a gentleman is very important to him despite being a pirate. I wonder if he ever felt out of place. Because as soon as he betrays zarina he puts on a forced pirate accents over his typical British accent presumably to fit in.
4: Hook seems lot less violent in Jake and the Neverland pirates. I think it's because his ship is a lot more safe feeling than usual. I mean his whole crew (besides smee) wanted him dead and they weren't subtle. In this series all he has left is smee and two musicians who are just kinda crashing on the jolly Rodger. I think once hook is in a calm safe environment he doesn't feel the need to be as scary or murderous.
5: I saw in an old Disney crossover comic Hook dreams of marrying a princess and being her prince charming. That's a pretty Disney princessy dream for a Disney villain.
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6: He's my favorite character and I'm biased but hey we all knew this. ;3
Bonus: in Disney heros I noticed Hook and Peter actually have the option to be friends and in their story Peter finds hook muttering sea shanties to himself and not responding to any of Peters taunts. When Peter finally asks what's wrong hook responds with "They left me." In reference to his whole crew leaving him. Including smee although later it was revealed smee never wanted to leave Hook alone Gaston was trying to make smee his new sidekick. Like in this game Hook has literally no problem with death he's at such a low point Peter has to save him on multiple occasions because he refuses to fight anyone.
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maraeffect · 6 months
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"This ask" *stupid emojiis*
Wow cunt. Sorry for asking questions to understand more. Sorry for not being taught about this in school. Sorry for talking about a highly contested issue that has been around since the 1960s *minimum* and still nobody cares about Palestine. Sorry for only knowing modern Israel was made by the victors of WW2 to prevent another jewish genocide. Or at least thinking to know. Is this how you speak to everyone just trying to learn?
Shut the fuck up.
can't believe you're sending this to me LMAO, but i'll attach the ask and my response in question, just so everyone can see what i was talking about.
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"whyyyyyyyy did the people whose land was stolen put themselves in the place where their land was stolen??? why did they think it was a good idea to be genocided????"
truthfully, my issue is that you approached this issue with a lackadaisical, near insulting attitude and a leading question; that inserted your misinformed opinion alongside a sort-of question. truthfully, you could have googled your question if you weren't looking to insert your, again, misinformed & half-baked opinion on top of that. you LITERALLY said "well, i agree with this, but NOT this". don't act dumb like you don't think you sent that ask to insert your own opinion. it came off as self-important and crass.
i didn't learn about this in school either. i'm 23 years old and only JUST became familiar with the topic in the past couple years. you wanna know why i know now?? I GOOGLED. i watched documentaries. i listened to palestinian journalists. and the whole time, i did not insert an opinion ONCE. much less open myself up to public political discussion on it. i knew that i knew next to nothing, and that it wasn't my place to talk over those who knew way more.
these people are enslaved and tortured. i didn't appreciate the way you talked about it. and i feel that you were motivated by things OTHER than a pure desire to learn. even if it WAS a pure desire to learn, you treated the topic with disrespect; at a time of (arguably) the most catastrophic series of war crimes committed against these historically imprisoned people.
not to mention, my 2 words and "woozy" emojis got you this fucked up. i think, genuinely, if after my response you felt so compelled to come into my ask box and call me a cunt?? you're too sensitive to be on the internet. i mean that. you need to grow a thicker skin, especially in the world of politics. people will disagree with you. always. no matter your opinion! politics is just that way. i didn't insult you, i didn't go into detail about my opinion of your ask at ALL until you came into my ask box and insulted me. (again, inserting your unwanted opinion into someone's messages. go figure.) others will not be so kind and i worry for your sake how you'll take it as you grow older and become more involved in politics.
i thought about not answering this or just inserting some meme, but i wanted to actually try and respect the topic like i feel you did not.
by the way, Israel was not "made after WW2". IT EXISTED AS PALESTINE. after WW1, Britain and France backstabbed their previous Arab allies, and COLONIZED EVERYONE'S LAND. this includes tons of middle-eastern countries, and the area of Palestine. The Zionist movement knew that the British military was withdrawing towards the end of WW2, and Britain for whatever reason gave control of Palestine to the UN. So, the Zionists argued for much more land than they were SUPPOSED to be allotted by the UN, knowing they would have the strongest military presence in the region (after Britain's withdrawal). They won. They then performed the Naqba (whole separate thing you should learn about, too complex to go here). Zionists won total control over Palestine, and continued racheting deeper and deeper into their ethnic cleansing. This is all heavily reduced just to give a simple gist. Israel was not just fucking invented in the 1940's, the same way the USA wasn't invented in the 1700's. it was STOLEN. people were ethnically cleansed and brutally tortured in order to take their land from them. even in your ask to ME you didn't bother to educate yourself before inserting YET ANOTHER PIECE OF MISINFO.
that's all i care to write (it's long i know lol). if you came into my ask box or DM's with a hint of decency, i would have loved to talk this over with you. but since we're throwing insults i guess, go fuck off back to where u came from, "cunt". (:
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imsailorpluto · 1 year
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Oh nooo, I'm disliking where this is going. Just as I wanted to make appreciation post about the world's greatest bestie, Su-jin, she goes and starts turning against Ju-kyung. Backstabbing her, being more fake than Ju-kyung's face covered in make up.
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Girl you were my favourite, I was sincerity thinking how your friends are so lucky to have you as a friend. I literally wanted to quote Ju-kyung when she said she'd be happy to have a bf like you. Whyyyy, why did you turn into a snake? And why is this series so relatable, I'm not even in highschool (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)
It's as if Seo-jun's spirit possessed her. Consequently, he goes through major change of character as well. He starts respecting Ju-kyung's choice and her feelings for Su-ho. He even tells her to get off work and make up with him. He decides to cover for the shift. And the balance is restored in such a lousy way and not at all. Seo-jun is now much more sincere than her bestie who's had her back since the beginning. In which universe does that happen? In this universe, and all too often, unfortunately...
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They switched their inner demons for real. Gosh, they simply could have paired Su-jin and Seo-jun before all of this mess and call it even. I mean, even their names look good together.
But this dynamics of both Ju-kyung and Su-ho going through the exact same challenges, friends-wise. His ex bestie is after his gf. And her (soon ex) bestie is after her bf. The phuck. Seriously.
God, I knew there'd be a point Su-jin starts turning into the cinnamon roll. I knew I'd regret typing such a long post (rant) about him. Ok, I don't regret it. He was a real jerk before. No excuses for that.
If all this isn't already enough, our main girlie is breaking up with Su-ho. Like no! no! No!!!!!!!
Honestly, I feel so sorry for Su-ho in all of this. He didn't even get a sorry for those stupid photos all over the school. Fine, she isn't the one who put them up there but still. Why would a gf not tell her bf for a professional photo shooting in the first place? I'd brag to my bf first thing. I'd want him to know everything. But then...we're all different. And the fact that he doesn't even want to talk to that fake bestie is everythiiiing. He probably knows about her feelings and he doesn't want to give her any false hope. He's being really cautious and loyal. And then gets blamed. I guess it will also be his fault that Su-jin turned her back on her own friend and fell for a taken guy?? Give this socially awkward fluffball a break already!
Then that song release?? Seriously??? I bet that Leo guy is Su-ho. And he hears the real truth about what triggered his dear friend to end his life. But that is not all. Of course that is not all.
Then this happens.
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Of all things, WHY?!
Both of these guys have been through enough. Every character in this story has been through so much, can't they just give us a comedy and a happy ending. I'm emotionally exhausted. Really.
I've had enough of plot twists, Sailor Pluto is signing off
Bye. (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)
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magnoliacharmed · 8 months
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Fucked My Way to the Top
18+, CM Punk x Billy Gunn
[Also available on Archive of Our Own!]
Tags: Daddy kink, dirty talk, frottage, blow job, choking
Word count: 2381
Summary:
Billy Gunn reminds CM Punk that they are not the same. Prompt from the AEW Kinkmeme on Dreamwidth: “Punk deep in his daddy issues likes calling bigger, stronger men daddy while getting manhandled. Any era.”
Billy was not one for politicking.
He just didn't get it. Sure, he understood the very basic premise of it. It was the cutthroat backstabbing that didn't make any sense to him. There were so many other ways to get ahead in this business that didn't involve throwing your coworkers under the bus. Half of the time the politician squandered their own push by being an asshole. Then they had no fame, no job security, and no friends. So what was it all for in the end?
No, Billy didn't have to do any of that. He didn't have to rely on bottom of the barrel behavior to get over. When you were cute and good enough at your job, you got opportunities others might not get. Being a good fuck helped too of course.  Billy couldn't just blurt that out to the rookies he trained, though. If they spent any longer than a few months wrestling they'd find out soon enough. 
The arrival of CM Punk at AEW only reiterated how nerve-wracking the whole politicking business was. Here he was causing problems backstage by getting in Tony Khan's ear, telling him who should stay and who should go. Billy didn't understand why Tony took so much stock in his opinion. It couldn't have only been because he was a huge fan on a very expensive nostalgia trip. Maybe Punk was pulling some moves he was once quite familiar with. 
"'Scuse me, Billy."
"Huh? Oh." Billy realized he was standing in front of Punk's locker and moved to give him access.
In some way he reminded him of himself. They were quite literally in the same position at one point in their careers. Bent over a desk all ready and open for the push. Throwing their heads back, letting their hair swing freely and their voices groan the boss' name…
"Didn't mean to interrupt your thoughts."
Punk sat as he rifled through his duffle bag. He straddled the wooden bench to get eye level with Billy's bulging crotch. He still looked good in his tiny shorts even at his age. Punk didn't particularly care about getting in trouble for looking so hard at him; it wasn't like he was going to get fired. He and Billy were on the same side of the coin, they understood each other. You do what you need to to get ahead.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Come on, don't play dumb. You thinkin' about me?" Punk winked. It was so smarmy and backhanded. 
"Why would I be thinking about you, Punk?" 
Billy maintained his calm. Punk just liked to rile people up. If he ignored the bait he'd get bored and go mess with someone else. Probably one of his playthings that followed him around like lost puppies.
"'Cause were the same."
"I don't see how."
Punk sighed. The conversation was quickly becoming boring. Billy was too much of a vet to get caught up so easily. It meant he actually had to try , something he didn’t have to do much any more. Although the challenge was slightly infuriating, it was fun too. Being a tease like this, pissing off someone he knew couldn’t stand him… it was almost better than sex. Almost.
"We're both here in the twilights of our careers, some would say." Punk rolled his eyes quickly, trying to pull Billy in. See, I’m on your side! 
"After years of going from company to company with varying degrees of success, we’ve settled down here. We did what we had to to be the best. You know how it is."
"No, I don't think I do. Not in the way you mean."
Billy knew he was right. Of course he was right. The difference between them, the thing that proved that they weren't the same was the bragging. Billy didn't need to brag. He was secure enough in himself to let his career speak for itself. These assumptions were all a part of Punk’s silly games. If he needed this to feel better about himself, so be it. Billy could play along. 
"'Not in the way you mean.' Oh, please, Billy. Save it for the kids out there. I bet you were a really good fuck back in the day."
Punk wasn’t surprised at the lack of response. 
"Once Vince saw you in those shorts? Man, I know that was it. You were hot. I saw the way you arched your ass up in that St. Valentine's Day match you ref'ed back in the day. I know he loved that shit."the 
Billy looked down at him, stone faced and piercing right into his brain. He was so pissed. He just had to be. How could he not be?
"Did he make you call him Mr. McMahon? Probably, now that I think about it. He was pretty partial to daddy by the time I got to him."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah, that really got him going. If I said it while I rode him? Instant orgasm."
"I bet you liked that."
"Not the daddy part so much. Just that it made him come so hard." Who was he trying to convince? 
“You're such a little snake of a man, Punk. A liar, too. And a bad one at that."
Punk had turned around to directly face Billy, his face only a few inches away from his cock. Even though he hadn't said much over the last few minutes, his dick revealed all. 
"I don't see how." Punk mocked, smiling up at Billy innocently. Billy could see how well Punk’s attitude probably played so well fifteen years ago. It still played well now, something he hated to admit. He slowly reached his hand up to grip Punk's jaw.
"Congratulations, your game worked. Just look how hard you made daddy."
“I said I didn’t like that.”
“Sure you don’t.”
Billy reached his free hand down to thrust his shorts down. Punk couldn’t help to flicker his gaze to the way his cock sprung out of his shorts. He dragged his eyes away from Billy's cock back up to his unwavering stare.
"I'm surprised you can still get it up, old man."
"I'm not that easy. Try again." Billy removed his hand from Punk's jaw to instead caress his slicked back hair. It was funny, Punk calling him an old man when he himself had streaks of gray running through his beard. Billy wasn’t the type to pick at his insecurities and projections, even when he deserved it. 
"Okay. I can't believe I made you this hard, daddy."
"Aww, there we go. Now open up that mouth of yours." 
Punk obediently spread his lips to take Billy inside of the heat of his mouth. The moan from above made his own cock twitch in his jeans as he looked up at him with big eyes. He looked so perfect with his head thrown back in ecstasy. A moment of clarity struck Punk with a force; he finally understood why Tony liked getting on his knees for him. 
"You're a pretty picture down there." 
Punk let Billy slide out of his mouth to smile wide at him. His hand came up to stroke Billy's cock, slick with spit and ready for him. He wondered what he could say to get Billy to fuck his mouth. 
"Thank you, daddy."
Billy reached into Punk's hair to pull him onto his feet and push him against the wall, his legs already wobbly from excitement. The cold concrete of the locker room wall prickled across his back while Billy's warm breaths tickled his face.
“If you wanted me to fuck you, all you had to do ask. You know, I always thought you were cute… in an annoying sort of way.” The wet kiss Billy placed on Punk’s cheek made him shiver. He couldn’t have been as laid back about this as his demeanor presented. 
Billy reached down to unzip Punk’s jeans and pull out his painfully hard cock. The sensation of Billy being taken into his large hand, his own dick rubbing against Billy’s, was enough to make him want to come right there. The only bit of slick he got between the two of them was from his own spit, and it was quickly disappearing.
It’d been so long since someone wanted to put him in his place. His head swam from the particularly nice way Billy was going about it. He could have been so much more punishing, and yet here he was petting his hair. He didn’t deserve any of it.
“I want you to listen to me. We are not the same. You understand that? I don’t throw my weight around to prove how much of a big shot I am. I don’t need to do that to feel good about myself.” 
“Yeah, that’s why— that’s why you never got the belt. Not a good enough lay and not a good enough— talker.” 
Billy would’ve been hurt by Punk’s assessment if the man wasn’t squirming under him so feverishly. The words were mean-spirited, but not very convincing. Every pull of Billy’s hand around both of their leaking cocks made Punk’s hips buck into him. Wet pretty eyelashes blinked furiously as he tried to keep control of himself despite Billy’s movements.  
“We’ll see about that, baby.”
The whiplash movement of Billy removing his hand from him only to turn him around and into the wall was disorienting. Immediately Punk missed the warmth of Billy’s palm around him. The concrete rubbed raw at his sensitive flesh. 
“Whatever you say,— oh my God.” Punk’s voice died off into a whine that surprised him. Billy pushed himself inside of him with no warning or hesitation. He did it with such ease, like he’d been inside Punk a million times already. Billy’s calm yet firm claim of his body was too hot for him. 
“Uh-uh. You know what to call me.”
Punk was far and away from being able to think straight as Billy pounded into him. Where the hell did he get the stamina? No sooner than when the thought had crossed his mind that Billy began to slow down.
“Punk…” Billy’s disciplinary tone was seconds away from making Punk cry. This was worse than any regular punishment fuck he’d been given. Worse because Billy was being so damn good to him, in a weird way. 
“You actually think this is gonna get me to say it? Fuck that. You can just pull out now if you want, I’ll go find Max to finish the job.”
“You’re so difficult. I hope you know you don’t have to keep up this act for me.”
Billy returned to his punishing pace. It didn’t take long for a stream of expletives to fall from Punk’s mouth as he thrusted up into him. His large frame continued to push the man against the wall uncomfortably, barely giving him any room to place a hand around his neck. 
“Why don’t you be a good boy and give me what I need, huh? Be nice for once. Make daddy feel good.”
Punk was nothing but a drooling mess. His cheek was pressed hard to the wall and the strain of his head being tilted in such a difficult position made his neck hurt. Billy stopped once again to grab onto both of Punk’s shoulders and grind inside of him as deep and hard as he could. 
Once…
Twice…
“Fuck, you feel good, daddy.”
Third time’s the charm. 
All Billy wanted was some sincerity. What could be more sincere than the fucked out look on Punk’s face, his eyes rolling around his head listlessly like lost marbles? The big-mouthed jerk could barely speak at all. Billy could accept that he’d gotten one over on him with his taunting.
“You’re tighter than I thought you’d be. Must not let Maxwell inside you too often.”
“No— only when I think he deserves it.”
Billy moved his hand back to Punk’s neck to get him off the wall and against his body. Punk’s moan bounced loudly in the room when his back came to rest against Billy’s chest. He was completely stretched out and filled up by Billy. 
“Daddy’s little tease. I’m proud of you for not giving it up so easily.” Oh, Billy could make the words sound as sweet as he wanted them to but Punk could read between the lines. It didn’t matter. As long as kept fucking him like that he could say whatever he wanted to. 
“Please touch me.”
“Of course.”
Shame bloomed crimson red across Punk’s chest as Billy’s hand caressed down his torso and to his cock gently. It was the ghost of a touch, so featherlight he wasn’t sure if he was imagining it. It contrasted so obscenely with the hold he had on his neck that Punk wanted to laugh at the juxtaposition.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you…” He could barely get his slurred words out at the multitude of sensations he was feeling. His legs were threatening to collapse under themselves from the thorough fucking Billy was giving to him. 
“Thank me by coming for me, okay? That’s all I want. I’m almost there for you.”
“Want it— want it inside me, daddy.” Punk’s face flushed from the lack of oxygen. It was hard not to be such an open and willing mess for Billy. Especially when he was this good at splitting him open. 
Billy was completely mesmerized when Punk’s come shot up onto his chest as he released inside of him. His groan was so primal that it sent a sense of pride zipping down Punk’s spine. Another notch on his belt, and of the great Billy Gunn too. He was shocked by the speed in which Billy pulled out of him and let go of his throat, leaving him feeling emptier than he was prepared for. 
“Good job. Maybe we are the same.”
“Won’t know that until you’re the one calling me daddy.” 
Billy laughed the laugh of someone who’d been there, done that as he pulled on his shirt. 
“Trust me, Punk. You wouldn’t be able to handle it.”
He walked out of the room with a bright smile plastered on his face while Punk tried to collect himself. That was how you politicked.
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alicelufenia · 6 months
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It's already started! Time to TALK RELIGION with the girl you wanna bang! <part 1>
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Shadowheart: I almost pity her, if you're the quality of followers she attracts.
Phyrra, rolling eyes: If it matters that much to you, I'll leave it.
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Phyrra, not ready to drop it: There's something you're not telling me - I'm sure of it.
Shadowheart: I don't know what you mean.
Phyrra: When we found that Selûne shrine in the cave - you reacted unusually.
Shadowheart: It's nothing. Really.
Phyrra: We have to be honest with each other. What is it you're keeping from me?
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Shadowheart: You're not going to let this go, are you? You might wish you had...
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Phyrra, stares in 'Drow who has been backstabbed by everyone they knew in Menzoberranzan and only the Church of Selûne was willing to take them in when their human partner of 40 years passed':
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Shadowheart, wincing from a pain in her hand: Ngh... it hurts...
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Phyrra, thoughts racing on how to respond, deciding they don't need more enemies:
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Shadowheart, noticeably surprised: True. I didn't think you'd react so pragmatically. Perhaps I should have told you sooner.
Phyrra, feeling they have gained the upper hand: Now that the truth's out, tell me more.
Shadowheart: All right. As I said, Shar is my patron, my mistress. Goddess of darkness and loss. I assume you've heard of her?
Phyrra, realizing she's trying to gauge what they need "educating" on, they push back a little: I know Shar. She attracts those who've suffered pain, loss. I'm sorry she seduced you.
Shadowheart, unfazed: The night brings comfort. Through loss, we find acceptance. In the arms of the Dark Mother we find peace.
Phyrra: There has to be something more that draws people to Shar.
Shadowheart: Most fear the dark, like children, because in darkness they see their fears reflected. But Shar teaches us to step beyond fear. Beyond loss. In darkness we do not hide - we act. Pain. Hope. The promise of better days. All of these are heavy cloaks that bend our backs and burden our hearts. We shed those cloaks. Before Shar we stand gloriously naked, beyond the vanities of mortals.
Phyrra, sees Shadowheart more animated and excited as she evangelizes to them, but also the same pain in her eyes they have. She too is seeking community and acceptance:
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Phyrra: When you put it like that, it seems strangely comforting.
Shadowheart, feeling emboldened: There's comfort, yes. But often there has to be pain beforehand... We tear down the lies the world is drunk on: the institutions they trust, the so-called gods they worship. The lives they cling to. <her voice rising to that of a fanatic>
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Shadowheart: There's often suffering - death even. Many people break before they embrace Shar's truths.
Phyrra, reminding themselves this isn't their battle and this girl is just repeating the most basic tenets literally everyone knows. They've seen fanaticism firsthand, this is just blustering:
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Shadowheart: I think I did well by joining you. Most agreeable company.
[Part 1] - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
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I never even thought of the possibility of Vi realising at one point that Silco genuinely cared for Jinx and vice versa. How does that even happen when she only knows bad things about him? When Jinx herself tell her at the finale that Silco took everything from her and Vi and he planned to backstab her just like he did to Vander? When Jinx told Vi that all those years Silco locked up Vi (not true) and then kept telling her she abandoned Jinx? She’d surely hate Silco for turning her into a shimmer monster. Anyway, does Jinx at one point tell Vi how she bonded with Silco over their shared experience of being betrayed (yikes) by their sibling? Or when Jinx tells her where Vi failed Silco helped Jinx realise her dream of becoming a proficient engineer/ bomber/ gunsmith and an expert fighter/ hitman? It will only reinforce to Vi that Silco truly moulded her to care for the things he provided her over screwing over the memory of their family and her still alive friend Ekko along his group the firelights. It looks like in-game only Sevika and Singed would truly understood how Silco genuinely cared for Jinx. I highly doubt they would set the record straight with Vi. What does the writers want from this sibling storyline?
Yes you're right Anon, Jinx does tell Vi her misunderstandings, calls Silco a liar in front of her... But it's the same shimmer-eyed Jinx who asks Vi to kill Cait to prove herself, shoots a puppet in the head after having a conversation with it...
Please bear in mind that Vi is silently sitting right there while Silco pours his actual heart out to Jinx...
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"You're my daughter" and "It's just us" and "Everyone betrays us"
And Jinx is seemingly finally understanding he means it...
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Then shit goes south, and Vi may not like it, or she may still not compute it, but she SEES Jinx grieve Silco, and then CHOSE his side, and BLOW UP the Council.
Vi is there for all of that, and don't actions speak louder than words? Sevika tells her Jinx is Silco's daughter. Silco says it to Jinx with tears in his eyes... Ekko told her Jinx worked for him willingly, and then she blows up the Council...
I think it would do Vi a disservice to keep her in denial much past that.
Jinx is THE unreliable narrator. She's on shimmer, she's upset, and she's confused. She also didn't believe Silco when he told her he didn't know about Vi, but it was some hectic time, and believe it or not, she still went and killed Marcus, soooooo...
I basically don't think Vi needs to be told anything more to realise that Jinx and Silco were indeed close. I mean, she could ask literally anyone on the street about it.
It's one of my main gripes with the treatment of Vi, and solely a meta issue. Vi is in the worst prison, with everyone Silco sends there, and some that get caught despite it all, like Mek, and she SOMEHOW never hears about Jinx? The feared, bomb maniac Jinx? The blue haired girl who works for Silco? I don't buy it for one second... But we have to, because otherwise her expectations from Stillwater onwards would be completely different.
Vi, imo, is the character through which you see the most of the writers' hand.
Back on topic, what do the writers want? I think they want to explore how siblings who deeply love each other and have no one else in the world can be torn apart by systemic injustice and trauma, trickling down both on a grand scale (parents shot in a riot) and on a familial/personal one (your father figures stabbing and choking each other even though they are technically on the same side). It seems the want to question just how far can siblings drift apart before them being related breaks under the weight of those differences. And what could bring them back together.
In my fic The Shimmer Baron's Family (still a wip, gotta finish F&D first), I have a regency ball happening during which Jinx is forced to meet Vi again after she went for years away with Vander. Her dance partner, who knew Vi abroad, tries to reassure her by saying this :
'Call it brotherly wisdom,' he said with a small laugh. 'I have an older sister too, you see. We are not estranged, although sometimes I daydream about it... In all seriousness—siblings are inescapable. One simply cannot walk away from that bond, as I'm sure you're keenly aware of. It may seem painful now, but it actually is to your benefit: you need not impress Miss Violet tonight. You need not be eloquent in your greetings. Your meeting this evening could be a complete catastrophe! It hardly matters, because she will remain your sister tomorrow; as incapable of escaping you, as you her. You'll have many more opportunities to talk. Unlike with new and fleeting acquaintances—such as presumptuous gentlemen met at balls—with her you can take your time.'
And I think in a way this is what a lot of Arcane is about, in the way they pair people up and pull them apart. Silco and Vander, Jinx and Vi, Viktor and Jayce... Those are all close bonds, of different nature, and they all come under stress, to eventual breaking points.
Vi and Jinx can't escape each other, because they're the only ones who are true siblings. Not "like a brother" or "brother in arms". They're tied together by blood, and separated by time, experience... Call it fate. Silco helped that division, as well as Marcus... But in her own way Cait too.
Both sisters hurt each other a lot by refusing to accept change in the other. Jinx is done understanding now that Vi has changed. She says she hoped she could still love her "as she used to", implying she now knows she won't and can't.
It'd be weird for Vi to not promptly do her own catching up to the situation.
I think she would benefit from understanding she'd been misguided, and wanted to believe Silco bore all the blame, but things simply changed while she was in prison. She can't help what Jinx has become, and might realise that her failure to address this precipitated a lot of the conflict... But now that's behind them. She named Jinx to the Council, and Jinx bombed them... Vi will have to take sides, and her opinion of Silco probably won't affect things all that much.
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If I was given such power as yours, I would never use it to judge or decide who loves or who dies nor will I use it to decide what I think my people want versus what they really want. Call them mere peasants if you wish but I learned that no matter our social standing, we are all the same. My religion's God didn't paint us in different skin colors or factions. In his eyes we are all the same. In short it's to protect not dictate.
But of course this doesn't mean there was inequality in my world's past. The reason why we moved away from imperialism and conquest is because we saw the very worst of war and what pointless ambition and hatred can do to entire nations. It leads to deaths that soar in the 10s of millions and new weapons being developed just to act as a deterrent to prevent future conflict. The two world wars of my world still leave many traumatized and have vowed not to repeat such terrible conflicts again. I understand that every system is flawed and that achieving utopia is impossible but we can at least try and maintain the peace for as long we can.
As for Vladimir. I dare to say. That you and him are similar in many aspects. You both want greater power at the expense of others. But power in the wrong hands often corrupts and the corrupted seek more of it. It makes them think they are untouchable until they see they are not. Understand this. You cannot control who writes and tells your story in the history books. No matter how infallible you think you are, at some point the house of cards will come crashing down. Cow as many as you can to heel and massacre all those who oppose you until there's nothing left but you. You will be the ruler of nothing. It will show that your ego is weak. That you abuse the power given to you. And that you think that only you matter. Forgetting that even simple peasants have families and lives of their own.
Ooc: I don't mean to mention too much war or cause a political stir. I just wish to see how your muse will react. Thanks for listening.
Oh, I see, you're more like Zuzu with your egalitarian and pacifist ideas, but the truth is his gang still had to beat me and father, taking our power just by being stronger... no, by exploiting our weaknesses, like I myself would do. Also you seem like the type that wouldn't forgive me for my past, but, anyway, let's imagine you're true to yourself and your ideals. You see, main problem with that soft approach is that you can't trust people. There always will be someone willing to exploit it, use violence on you, backstab you or punch you in your open face, or make you use violence, continuing the cycle of violence. And my destiny, granted by my divine right to rule and power is to prove it to Zuzu and everyone else.
As for deity side, in our world spirits at least send and guide Avatars, but, again, most of them wanted to kill father, and Aang was even less humane, forcing him to live powerless, broken and humiliated, in prison, so as far as I'm concerned, spirits are also power players AND hypocrites. Ooh, and also, tell me, for I am an alien for you and may not happen to know, since when golden domes are the essential part of most of your world's temples and how they are primary to the, say... world hunger problem? And how comes preachers of ascetic lifestyle have a tax-less business with 1600% profit(candles)? If your gods are not like oh so despicable Fire Lords, why build them palaces fitting Fire Lords? And if they don't need those palaces, who needs? Above-mentioned preachers of ascetic lifestyle? Disciples of this virtue? Think about it, dearie. At least, in my world, spiritual caste lives in literal floating rocks.
You know, you offend me by comparing me with that totalitarian from your world... Because everybody knew and knows for sure I am and always was fully and primarily dedicated to the glory of the Fire Nation, not to robbing it, we have honor in our family and at least we call things their names. For example, in our state, doctors and teachers are well-paid and we don't encourage marginal lifestyle in workers, punishing for crimes, not making organized crime an alternative career path. Admit it, you most probably will find yourself lacking truly free will despite all those illusions your system built. Most of people there still work without real sense or hopes, as peasants should, but they have powerful delusions of significance and have greed-induced ideals of nouveau rich lifestyle. You may be ascetic and happy without ambitions, but if everyone was living like that, humans wouldn't ever exit primitive state. Ah, yes. Final blow. Our authority will never reach such hopeless levels of dominance upon plebes as your world's system, because, ironically, individuals are much greater power here, where almost everyone can manipulate elements, let alone those pesky spirits who will do everything to restore balance. Government can take your means of defense and offense, whereas in our case the only ones who can do it are Avatars, personally.
Although, I might admit. You are right about omnicide thing. If I terrorize everyone, everyone betrays me and I become ruler of nothing, so I have just to give them all a perfect dose of deception to fix their strings firmly on my fingers. I understood that while I was in the mental institution. And that's why nobles like my father and old me were doomed in your world and you are now ruled by puppeteers with talking heads. Yes, it all makes sense to me now, as I became the kemurikage. You know, before judging someone you see as a despot, firstly make sure you're not living under something much worse and much more deceptive...
OOC: Thanks for the disclaimer, in reality I unironically enjoy constructive discussions through different prisms like this one, it's genuinely interesting =)
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Bollywood's random run of 'erotic thrillers' in the early 2000s (this movie was apparently ready in 2007, but didn't release till 2014 for some reason or another) ended up being, for the most part, a string of really badly filmed, really poorly acted, variably 'well' written stories (I mean, there are some pretty good stories overall, that sort get lost amidst the poor acting/scripts and the emphasis on 'skin show' over, well, everything).
This one really isn't much different - taking bits from Les Diaboliques (and the Bollywood remake, Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?) and messing with it as necessary to make it slightly different. The twists are nothing new, or old, for Bollywood - the twisty "everyone is playing everyone" has really become the staple for this genre of movies. Of course, in this case, it is slightly different because it isn't really one overarching game being played - it's game after game, switching every instant because they all keep backstabbing each other. Until the end, when our leads suddenly have to from 'kicking butt' to 'damsels in distress' (of course, they'd sorta been in that role the whole movie anyways, outside for those like 5 minutes just before the end) and need to be saved.
The movie is, quite honestly, pretty painful - the story is dragged down by the by the acting. I mean, clearly this type of story, especially in 2007 (or even 2014) wasn't likely to attract any 'stars' from Bollywood, or even definite up-and-coming talents, so they did the next best thing - folks who were willing to act in such movies. They get their 5 minutes of fame, someone makes some money, and someone else gets ... well, to film/watch/direct such a story.
Of course, you knew it was going to be like this - painful acting (god, the constant yelling), poor editing, weird songs, random cutaway scenes that just features at-the-time Bollywood's new favorite obsession - on-screen making out - that just as quickly cut on to the next scene, cringe dialogues - but then, out of nowhere, they throw in a remix of the classic song 'Rangeela Re' from Prem Pujari. I love that song (not so much the beginning of this remix, with the shitty English lyrics), but I'm not sure how I feel about it finding place in this movie.
Mahek Chahal is cute, but she is unfortunately saddled with a really ridiculous character who spends most of the movie either screaming or crying and then, in her total shining moments, fails to hide from a supposed spirit/ghost inside a massive mansion because she just ends up finding ways to make noise (the part that takes the cake, of course, is when she moves along the floor and somehow manages to turn on the sink). The character's mannerisms also sorta grate after a point. And her seemingly suddenly falling in love amidst that Rangeela Re song, given everything that has happened before, is an absolute mind-fuck moment. Like, what in the world?!
Jyothi Rana has a bit less screen time, given that she's, you know, dead, for part of the movie, but she gets a lot more chance to show skin. Which, I mean, if that's what she was going for, she wins there. Her character doesn't get to be the one that learns kickboxing (though, honestly, Mahek's character gets 1 kick in before getting manhandled, so not sure how much it really helped her), but, on the other hand, she does get to be the one that is stuffed into a suitcase. Uh, if that counts as a win...
Tarun Arora's character, as the outright baddie from almost the start, is, well, bad. In multiple ways. He's an evil dude, for sure. And that Mahek's character falls for it, multiple times, tells you more about her character's naivety than it does about his character's smarts. He's also literally evil, and the set of scenes that happen around the time of the second disco visit are, while not shown at all, pretty horrific in what they tell us about him.
To some extent, the movie follows Mahek's character's psyche post-crime, much like we see in other classic novels/stories (Strangers on a Train, Malice Aforethought, Double Indemnity, etc.) - while she's not necessarily the perpetrator of the crime (more, the reason it happens, because of the aforementioned shit that is probably just Stockholm Syndrome to some extent), she does get easily coerced into helping with the cover-up (probably less 'love,' honestly, and more just that she is unable to literally do anything without asking first: see, for example, her unable to figure out what dress to wear to a disco without her husband's input after her first choice, which she picked only because he once said the color made him 'excited' - back when they were just newly-met acquaintances, mind you! - was burnt by a vengeful spirit). And then she falls apart mentally - multiple times. Over and over again. It's painful to watch, because while maybe it makes sense for a naive person to have this sort of reaction, it is ear-trauma to hear it happen over and over again on screen.
The whole bit with the cop was really random, especially since other than causing a few scares, he's essentially useless. Especially at the end, when all he does is call and say 'be careful; I've learned something' without explaining why or of what - and then he goes back to his yet-again out-of-order car.
I guess the 'the deal' in the title maybe refers to the deal between him and Annie - either the first time around or, after shit hits the fan, the second time around? Or maybe it's the deal between Annie and Nikita, which is also almost immediately voided? Or the marriage between him and Nikita, which at no point is actually a true marriage between them (because he's always got an ulterior motive). But I think that's the point - it is a horrible add-on to the title, because there is no deal at any point, ever. Two of the characters are completely selfish from the start, to the point where they don't care about anyone else at all and are willing to backstab anyone for their gain, whilst the third is so child-like that she can't make a decision for herself - even when it comes down to "get away from the guy abusing you" or "let him kill the person trying to help you and then help him cover it up."
This is way more words than I thought I would write about this movie. By a lot. Probably more than it deserves, too.
It is an absolutely ridiculous movie. Which is exactly what you expect if you, for some reason, decide to watch this movie. It's not good. It's not redeemable. It is an absolutely painful 2 hours. The voices, the songs, the dialogues - they're all grating. Dadaji telling Aryan to take his granddaughter (aka Aryan's new wife) to the disco is super disturbing. ... And it's not anywhere close to the worst Bollywood movie I've seen (including even movies with 'big name' actors/actresses).
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savingthrcw · 8 months
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About Emma Swan
[testing, low activity because I'm nearly all written-out] fc: Jennifer Morrison Open to: Killian Jones, David Nolan and Mary Margaret.
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Canon divergences:
The damage done by the system, by her terrible life before getting to Storybrooke and the traumas she lived there as well have changed her personality from the one in the show to a less socially adapted, more emotion-driven one (as in she may snap at her parents too, at first, because overwhelmed, and she will call people out regardless of who they are, she clearly has no healthy routine/eating habits/sleeping habits).
It was very implied if not shown that she was severely abused in the system by foster parents who took in children just to get the money that comes from it, she chose to be homeless as a pre-teen/in her early teens and was only convinced by August to walk back into the system, she was back to homeless by age 16. Her life in general is a disaster in too many ways to count, constant abandonment and betrayals, there is not ONE relationship in her life, whether friendly or romantic, in which she's not backstabbed or left behind/abandoned for the first 28 years of her life and I believe it's only due to the show magic that she's not beyond help at this point, it's just not realistic otherwise, especially adding the traumas after she comes to Storybrooke, and that also means that her need to run away from commitment doesn't leave as quickly as it did in canon BUT nor does her desperate need to be close to her family, to have that love she always wanted, because Emma blatantly never fully gave up on it. Keep in mind that even villains in OUAT have known love, have been loved by at least one parent or sibling or romantic partner, Emma had none of that (that she knew of).
Her instincts drive her to be the romantic unrealistic fairy tale princess she was meant to be, and that is also shown when she basically acts like a cute fairy tale princess even while homeless, simply because she found Neal and she thinks they'll be family: princess-y cute dresses, happy, hopeful, domestic, despite literally sleeping in a car. But all of her traumas fight against those instincts.
-Which is also why once she and Killian start seeing each other she'll tell him a LOT about her past, if only to explain why she can't control the urge to pull back every now and then, to run, to be unnecessarily snappy. Up to you how Killian will react to it, given that in canon she was quickly softened by their relationship but also didn't share right away (even if he did see through her early on).
Here to write canon divergent ways for her to fall in love with Hook or more about their domestic time, AND different ways for the lost girl to get closer to her parents while still so traumatized.
She will never be friends with Regina but feel forced to play nice to keep the town safe, and she will be far more defensive/angry about Neal and what he did to her, while they’ll still co-parent until his death: let's not forget that regardless of his reasons she spent years thinking that he must have used her, tricked her and left her to take the fall while he kept the money (also confirmed by the fact that that's the version of the story she gives Henry in New York when her memories are rewritten). If we write that Gold followed canon in the background she also hates him to death from the moment he enslaved Killian regardless of the context (and tried to kill them both soon after). This has nothing to do with my enjoyment of Rumple/Gold as a character, and other muses of mine would be open to him. This is CHARACTER based, as in I cannot imagine Emma forgiving him after he took Killian's heart, much less trusting him anywhere near her family, and being sort of forced by circumstances to let Henry see him both because Henry would see him anyway and to avoid an actual war. She's also very hurt/disgusted by Walsh, considering the two SLEPT TOGETHER, planned a LIFE TOGETHER, while he was simply keeping an eye on her, ready to kill her for the Wicked Witch. Any joke about it will be met with pain and disgust.
The events of Dark One Emma can be entirely rewritten or left the way they are, but she will be absolutely hurt and angry by her family being so hostile and distrusting, regardless of them being right or not, while letting Regina and Gold participate in the 'what do we do now' discussions; she would have been far more like the Emma who questioned Regina about her past and any attempt from Regina/Gold to judge her would be met with instant aggression and a list of crimes they committed. She doesn't regret anything, as it is exactly what her parents and everyone else would have done and have done for their true loves all the time: trusting that things would work out even if there was a huge risk.
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xxlelaxx · 8 months
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Situations have situationed cause God forbid my family be normal about stuff...
But I've had some interesting conversations yesterday and am now considering how to proceed in handling one Person.
The issue is that they are mentally ill and mentally ill people do stuff they regret.. but at the same time I've had it. And they've had it rough. I know you do stupid shit when caught up in stuff..
but at the same time... I think I spent a big chunk of my life getting manipulated by that person and I'm not sure that they even care... Like they suffered and were hurt, yes, but they keep blaming everyone and ignoring the things around us. Hell, my sister and I got told that we are the reason for them developing an eating disorder cause they would horde all the "special snacks" (we didn't have a lot of money) and refuse to share while we always did. All we wanted was them to share and stop being a selfish ass (an issue this person still has). My sister has long lasting issues with this cause they kept stealing her food??? And they complained about being locked up as a kid (definitely wrong) and being made to feel like an animal (also very wrong) but they would attack us in a very scary and feral way. Like we had no choice except them hurting us a lot unless we locked them up. It was wrong but nobody was helping and at some point you're over being hurt. They refuse to acknowledge that they used to hurt us... like they would kick us (mainly my sister I kicked back) and threaten us with physical violence to the point. At some point I started fighting them for fun so they would get it out of their system. Like consensual beating between siblings (also wrong, but nobody knew and it helped). They even sought me out to have those fights cause they helped them calm down and we had signals for when things got too heated or personal. That doesn't make the things that happened okay, but it's not like everyone was evil and just hurt the little baby. And now they keep having angry breakdowns and destroying stuff and making us feel bad about it even though they got themselves into that situation and they refuse to take responsibility for anything they do. How is it our fault that they have anger issues??? I've told them before that I get anger being too much but this could be seen as something being manipulative (which I had forgotten about but this also isn't the first time). It is starting to feel like they do it on purpose cause this just happens when they don't wanna do stuff. (Same as with using self harm as a way to pressure us to act like they want). And now supposedly it's our fault for triggering them??? But they ignore the well established and known triggers of others? Like there have been situations where they purposely triggered my sister and they never really apologized??? And we haven't even been rude. We've been very nice about this situation which many people would not have been in an attempt to save their relationship with some friends they met in the last year. They keep backstabbing us for other people but going off about loyalty as if they even know what that word means. And they also talk down about us sometimes cause a therapist made the mistake to tell them they had a high IQ. Now they believe they are so much smarter than everyone else but are not able to do their own resume for a job they needed half a month ago because they struggle so much with their ADHD... Which at this point I also can't hear anymore. Like it's disabling but can you please stop pretending that everyone else is beneath you when you literally cannot do anything on your own and rely on those people you shit talk to do things for you??? You're not better just like they aren't better for being able to do things you can't do. This is just rude. Also everyone around you not behaving like you want to is not because they are stupid but because humans are different???
Like we've apologized for what we did in the past several times but I'm over being blamed for everything cause someone can't make real tangible progress in 5 years of therapy... And especially for things that just aren't my fault or they refuse to communicate. We're not here to be punching bags and fixing their mistakes and never really getting anything back. That's not how life or relationships work.
Another thing is that I know this therapist was someone elses therapist and they did the exact same thing. They were told multiple times their behavior was manipulative and they were aware of it and kept doing it. Also because they were "so smart". So I think the therapist might be enabling this behavior.
I really wanna be supportive and understanding for their sake but I don't know for how long I can listen to being blamed for everything while everyone pretends they do no wrong... Cause honestly they broke a fucking chair into six pieces and blamed us for self harming while this situation is fully their own responsibility.. like they are a grown up. Not a kid anymore. This was preventable if they had acted according to the role they assumed in this whole situation. This is the second time we are going through this and the first time they agreed to taking up that role. A role that was obvious they would have to assume to get what they wanted out of this. If you can't handle the responsibility you don't get to reap the benefits. That's just how it is. And if you know you are not capable of those things, don't get into those situations.
Like for once in your life take accountability instead of pretending everyone else is to blame and out to get you while life has been giving you chances for free just cause you are male presenting and have a very supportive family.
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sukuna-thirst-trap · 2 years
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Here's a Uraume theory for you all
Beware spoilers ahead.
Ok if you haven't read the manga and read past the Shibuya arc then this will spoil you or just confuse you even more
Let's get started.
Uraume we know very little about. Their first appearance was after Sukuna defeated Jogo. We know so little about them that their gender is still a mystery and according to the fan page of jjk Wikipedia (and apparently someone also said Gege senpai said it in an interview ) that they are a good cook and cook for sukuna. Cause you know he's terrible at that stuff.
So what we know is this:
🔷They are a servent of Sukuna
🔷Obviously preparing something for Sukunas revival.
🔷They are currently working with Kenjaku.
Because they have only appeared in a few pieces here and there in the manga we know very little about them.
🔷They have earned Sukunas respect
🔷their curse technique is ice
Now get ready because we are about to dive into the crazy part of the theory.
Some people theorize that Uraume is Sukunas lover but we don't even know if Uraume is even a male or female at this point. Also sukuna having lover seems unlikely to his nature.
If Kenjaku really involved sukuna in whatever he's truly plotting then I think he would have tried to stop Mahito from trying to kill Itadori and Sukuna, like Jogo did when he told Mahito that he was in the wrong earlier in the Shibuya arc. Kenjaku didn't stop Mahito so either Kenjaku knew that Mahito would lose or he just doesn't consider sukuna a primary objective. Which leads into another theory of mine about Kenjakus true plans with the culling game.
Whether lover or friends, it's obvious that Uruame is close to sukuna. Which begs to question why is Uruame is working with Kenjaku and does this mean that Kenjaku is helping to revive the king of curses??
Kenjakus plan/s does not seem to focus on Sukuna entirely. After the first meeting with the special curses where "Geto" and Jogo discuss plans, "Geto" mentions getting both itadori and Sukuna to side with them. However it seemed to me that it isn't Kenjakus primary objective to get Sukuna on their side.
The idea was if they could force Itadori to make a contract with Sukuna so the later could have full control, then they assumed Sukuna would join their cause. To literally destroy humanity because these curses believe they are the true version of humanity.
The only issue was Sukuna already made a contract with Itadori and also Sukuna doesn't seem all that happy when Mahito is introduced to him. Thus causing a rivalry.
So...
But what if Uruame is waiting for Kenjaku to make a final move or unveil his plot further and backstab kenjaku and use whatever it is that he was after to finish sukunas full revival.
Now back to Uruame.
This is where Uraume comes into play. They are a sorcerer with good ice skills so someone Kenjaku can use right?
(also the whole fire and ice thing people have mentioned about with Sukuna and Uraume is wholesome to say they balance each other out)
They also have to be the same age or close to the same age as Sukuna since they knew him from the golden age of jujutsu. So we have to question how on earth a human can survive that long. Kenjaku we understand as they jump from body to body(to the point I'd call him more curse then human at this point), so does Uruames curse technique somehow make them semi immortal? Or are they too become a curse? Maybe to server loyalty to Sukuna?
And not to forget to mention that means all three were former/are sorcerer's from the golden age and we can assume they were either friends or knew of each other during that point of time. Maybe Kenjaku is the reason Sukuna became the king of curses?
I guess that's up to Gege senpai to explain
I mean maybe Sukuna is wanting to get his hands on a souless curse womb death painting to use and take over as another vessel from Kenjaku 🤣
Cause something tells me that after sukuna made it clear even with all his fingers devoured he may still be unable to take over itadoria's body and now knowing that Kenjaku had something to do with Yujis father you have to question if he meddled with Yuji..or is his actual biological parent since it's still unclear if Kaori is Yujis mother or another body snatched up by Kenjaku.
Either way if that is the case then Uruames plot is to seperate the two from each other and give sukuna a new body or something along those lines. Which may also be where Megumi comes into play with his shinigami.
Ok but jokes aside until we find out more information about Uruame it's all just speculation.
I'm not convinced they are lovers but they are close enough to call servant and master in this situation.
So until then. Take this as you wish and let the theories and ideas go crazy
Maybe something platonic between them?
We could also theorize that Uruame plans to backstab Sukuna but I highly doubt that since they appear to be very loyal to Sukuna. But this is Gege senpai we are also talking about who loves to through plot twists our way.
I'd love to learn more about Uruame and at present I think they will be a character that's kind of there and in the background but has a far bigger role to play.
Hopefully Gege senpai will have them show up more often.
P.s sorry if I may have misspelt Uraumes name a few times 😅
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Can I talk to you? Can I at least ask why you never bothered to talk to me when everything went down? I was under the impression you two didn't even like each other. How long was that stuff even going on behind the scenes before she decided to do her public backstabbing or execution or whatever you want to call it? I deserve answers and Kona has always been too cowardly to ever answer unless she received some manner of benefit from it. Frankly I don't want to hear from her either. I just want to know what happened for myself. What happened on my end as far as I knew it was I told her ahead of time I needed her on a certain day but she was mad I told her I was hanging out with someone other than her for once during that week or so, so on the day I needed her she made sure she wasent available and laughed at me on the phone so I cussed her out. And then she got tilted and I apologized because I thought she was genuinely hurt but that wasent the case. She knows my greatest fear is being ignored. My fiance of 4 years left me that way. He just ghosted me. so that's what she did. Kona invaded every part of my life at this point and I thought we were best friends. I had no idea it was all just some kind of game to her or something. 14 days she left me in silence and anything I tried to do to appease including keeping distance meant nothing so for my own mental health I told her I was going to be done with her because I couldn't. Then like 20 minutes later she added me on my phone or discord or whatever and talked to me like nothing happened. And then I told her she owed me a call after literally torturing me for two weeks. And we talked and she gaslit me the whole time saying I was permitted to be in her life but I wasent a priority because she already replaced me. Which broke my heart so I told her we need to do it later because I was crying on the phone and she was Patrick batemaning me. And then I tried to talk on discord and she just said nothing forever and I've known her for a long while I know her routines she was on for hours. My mental health couldn't take it so I blocked herm since she can do it so can I right? Then she pulled that Tumblr thing which I guess was what she wanted all along because she fucking broke me and gave me a mental breakdown and I was hospitalized for a couple days. You don't get over betrayal like that very easy obviously. I still don't know what she means by provides since she told me she basically just waits for me to call her every day or talk to her because she had no one else. 90 percent of my day was dedicated to calling her which was a hassle and then it went from it being something she wanted from me to being our normal thing to something she held over my head. There were worse things than that I don't know I should talk about right now but I'd say the whole end game was one of the worst experiences of my life. I slept in a closet. I didn't eat. I didn't shower or work. I was force fed. All I did was cry every day. And she just laughed at me. I don't think I'll ever get over that. I can't imagine what kinds of things that monster said about me. I feel kind of betrayed by you too because I thought we were friends. I thought you didn't even like her. She openly told me she didn't even like you several times. And then that it's was just. Alot. It's still alot. I don't understand why none bothered to talk to me. Why you didn't.
Whew, that was a lot to take in. Clearly this was written in one single take, but I’ll break this down in hopes you and everyone else can better understand what was just sent to me. After all, you’ve probably told a lot of people the same spiel. Let’s pick this apart, starting with the very first thing I noticed.
“I was under the impression you two didn't even like each other.” and at the end “She openly told me she didn’t even like you.”
Not sure where you could have gotten the impression that neither of us liked each other, because that was never the case. Even if you did, there is a major difference between having petty grievances versus actually disliking one another. If she or I had mentioned something offhand to you, the venting was minor and more of an annoyance we shared. It wasn’t deep enough to afflict our relationship. Especially not after a little over a year since something like that happened. To me, this just comes off as a weak attempt to stir the pot with my own situation. As if I would begin to badger her (or anyone) over why they don’t like me personally. In my experience on this hellsite, I’ve learned not to care about people and will drop contact for significantly lesser reasons.
I make it no secret that I’m here to RP for my own amusement and actively avoid making friendships deeper than surface level fandom bullshit. For the rare few like Kona, I made that exception with time and effort. You and I, however, never had anything outside of writing Honeydew or Zamasu gore/torture porn. Arguably, you used ME as a vessel for those threads and saved any would-be aftercare shipping with her, but that's small potatoes by comparison. I admit I indulged you in it too, but at the very least I always left that door open for any other thread opportunities. I stopped caring the second I realised you were only ever interested in writing with Kona. She even did it to me too and I wasn’t going to waste my breath chasing you both down.
So If you’re wondering why I dropped you with no fanfare, it’s because we didn’t have much to speak about and I’m too old for schoolyard arguments. I’m married and I have a 3 month old son. I take no pride in what I have to do today, but I’m doing this to clear the air. Speaking of which.
You’ve been awfully busy spinning that narrative for the last few months, haven’t you? With the occasional nasty message left in Kona’s inbox to be painfully digested. So convinced that she was, in fact, the master manipulator of your whole personal situation. I fully admit that I cannot confirm or deny what has happened between y'all between IRL closed doors, but I will say with full confidence that Kona is not the monster you continually paint her as. I’ve known her as long as I’ve been part of the DBRPC, had hours long conversations and have listened to her interact with others. If anything, she is guilty of caring TOO MUCH about people. I have more than enough witnesses to confirm this as fact. Patrick fucking Bateman? Get OUT of here with that.
The way you’re pointing the finger, “She knows my greatest fear is being ignored”, while turning around and suggesting she couldn’t leave you alone? All you did was beg for her time when she gave you everything she had. Kona has a big heart and she poured all her compassion into taking you into her home and talked to you. Actually, all she ever did was talk to you, Danna. She did it because she cared about your wellbeing. You took advantage of her kindness by demanding her time to the point where she HAD to place that barrier between yourselves.
No one, not even Kona, owes you a single second of their time. She doesn’t owe you anything and neither do I. We’ve all played nice, have given and received gifts, but that means absolutely nothing in the end. You have proven yourself to be a pathological liar on multiple occasions and this post alone leaves many holes in your story. You can’t claim to both absolutely demand her time and want to push her away for being too clingy, not for the crime you’ve been pinning on her. I was there when all of this was going down and I know when something doesn’t add up.
Let’s be honest: At one point, you two were close. You did everything together. To those who were there, we all saw this. Eventually, things went from good to bad to turbulent. Neither of you are completely innocent in this, I’m certain of that. Sure. We’re not perfect. But between the two of you, Danna? You absolutely took things too far. What should have been a closed book was constantly re-opened to fester your anger and regrets, pouring them into long-winded rants. I’ve been down this road, I know how it is when friendships end. It’s frustrating and it leaves you without closure. Yet, you cannot keep returning to send these messages like it will change anything. All you’ve done is make a fool of yourself.
You’re not going to stop her from RPing in this community, you’re not going to stop me. Neither of us are going to stop you. By all means, continue to keep your presence here and play with whomever you choose. However, I will suggest in good faith that you should seek a therapist. I was angry at first, but now I fully realize that you are your own worst enemy. What you’ve done to yourself isn’t healthy nor is it right to ignore. Instead of hounding us for our time, make things right with your own heart and heal peacefully. This is the last time I’ll be answering any messages from you, Danna. Even if you are thirsty for more, I won’t entertain it. I want this post to serve as the wake-up call you need to stop your self destructive aggressive behaviour.
Get better soon. I mean this with the upmost sincerity.
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