#I'm gonna guess this is Stalemate

[siilvan]

IT'S GIVING JEALOUS-IN DENIAL-GRUMPY-SIMP!MAKAROV I- im crying

oh god i've never seen that first pic, the way he's leaned back and sorta manspreading… good lord i need him in ways disastrous to feminism. till he forgets his tragic past. gonna make him forget he wants to take over the world, save humanity frfr

*ahem* this, uh… i'm not responsible for this drabble, loosely bloodsport-based but more or less just simping, enjoy bestie 🤭

(little bit of suggestiveness BTC, y'all have been hungry for him anyway <3)

ангел – angel (pronounced as written, with a hard 'g' lol)

мое небо/moye nebo – my heaven

he is not a man often annoyed by the "small things" but this, this sight has his blood boiling beneath his skin.

you're standing across the room, about fifteen paces away, chatting with one of his captains. a loyal soldier and a fine field commander, often successful when fulfilling his orders, and makarov's willing to admit: not an unattractive man by most standards. the captain is allowed to walk behind him for a reason, he's pleased with his work.

but, he is just a captain. he holds only a sliver of the power that makarov holds. of the people in the room, he is a mere ant, something that he could crush under his boot in a fit of rage and the only quarrel would be disposing of the body. why are you so interested in him? are you not drawn in to the strength, the pride, the influence that makarov has?

he shifts in his seat, leaning forward and letting his eyes narrow at the sight. your back is to him, but the captain— oh, the captain knows very well what the look makarov sends his way means.

you've encroached on my territory.

makarov doesn't hear the next words quickly stuttered out by the man, but it's shortly after that he nods in farewell and darts out of the room. like a child being scolded; the smile that pulls at the edge of his lips gives away his feeling of cruel satisfaction. no matter how esteemed any of his men may be, he stands alone at the top.

you blink at the door after the captain darts out before visibly shrugging and shaking your head. you turn around, eyes immediately finding his, and some unfamiliar sensation tugs at makarov's heart when he catches the glimmer of familiarity in your gaze.

he shifts again, leaning back into a more relaxed position. with your attention on him once more, he can allow his shoulders to drop, his rigid posture to soften. just keep your eyes on him.

"let me guess – that excuse of 'i need to clean my knives' was actually meant to mean, 'my commander is glaring daggers at me?'" you ask, crossing the space in a leisurely stroll, far more collected than when you first arrived several weeks ago.

he chuckles, lifting a hand to signal to his soldier standing nearby. "warden, give us some space."

the masked woman's gaze flits between you two, before she responds with a single nod and a clipped "yes, commander." she marches out of the room and the door clicks shut behind her, leaving you standing alone in front of him.

"if he has time to chat, he has time to work." makarov says, his hips briefly lifting as he adjusts his position, head lolling back just slightly to look up at you.

"that's a shitty way to boost morale," you comment, mouth briefly twitching up into a bemused smile nonetheless. "why did you really send him away?"

he dismisses your question, shaking his head. "i suppose i shouldn't be surprised that a woman of your position is observant, should i?"

you smile, again, wider and longer this time. "no, you shouldn't." you mutter.

for a moment, you two are left in that position, locked in a stalemate of neither person wanting to make the next move. observing the other, attempting to read their thoughts through nothing but minimal body language. you shift your weight from one leg to the other, hands clasping in front of yourself as you tilt your head to the side slightly, barely noticeable.

your next move.

makarov says nothing more as he pats his knee, silently giving a command. it's not a question, not a request— there is no uncertainty in the action.

he catches the flash of hesitation that crosses your face, and in reply, he offers his hand. the red light cascading over the room could almost be mistaken for an omen, a sign of what is to come in the distant future as soon as you place your hand in his.

he pulls you forward, gently, urging you to close the distance yourself. take the final leap.

carefully, you step forward and place your legs on either side of his, knees pressing into the plush cushions of the sofa as you let your weight rest on his thighs. your free hand, originally awkwardly sitting at your side, comes to rest on his bicep before lightly skating up to clutch his shoulder, the crisp fabric of his suit soft under your touch.

he draws you closer still, arm moving to circle around your middle, bringing you forward until your chests are flush, your rapidly-beating heart a contrast to his own, thumping steadily as he lifts your hand to his lips, pressing an uncharacteristically chaste kiss against your skin.

"he is not worth your time, ангел." he murmurs, lowering your hand.

"and, you are?" you ask, brows lifting curiously with the question.

"by birth right, i am," he replies quickly, voice low but confident. he isn't hiding the confession, he's reserving it for your ears alone. "no matter how many men may catch your eye for a fleeting moment, no matter how many think they stand in front of me in the queue for your hand, i will always be at the front, even if i must eliminate the competition to do so. i was born superior, i alone am worthy of your grace, мое небо."

a small part of you wants to argue, to tell him no, he has to earn that privilege, but a far larger part of you keens at his words, at his hands on you, gloved fingertips dancing along your spine and digging into the plush of your hip.

"you seem awfully confident for a man silently begging to be touched." you mutter, a sharp exhale escaping you when his hand leaves your hip to slowly slide up your side, thumb trailing along your front and stopping just below the curve of your breast.

he chuckles, dropping to a gravelly whisper as his lips hover mere inches from yours, dark eyes boring into yours and rendering you immobile.

"kiss me, then." he says, unabashed. "please, ангел." he adds after a beat, tongue darting out to wet his lips. the darkness in his gaze gives way to hunger, like a beast eyeing prey, waiting for it to run so he can give chase.

you draw in a breath, metaphorically and physically swallowing down the hesitation that bubbles up again. he has you right where he wants you, caught in his trap, but as his hands push you down, his hips raising again to press right into your clothed core, you find that you suddenly don't care.

you practically fall into his embrace, cupping his jaw and pressing your lips to his, matching the predator in hunger; like a rabbit leaping on a wolf instead. his firm grip becomes almost painful as he tugs you impossibly closer, his hand coming up to the nape of your neck, holding you in place against him.

you should have expected him to take over, to reclaim his spot in control. the most makarov will ever do is share, which alone is an honor, but he will never completely give his control away.

you're falling deeper, watching the light fade as you burrow farther into the earth, further into the pitch blackness that is him. it's hard to care, nigh impossible to think about anything else when you're so far down the rabbit hole.

worry about his touch, his lips, the satisfied rumble in his chest when he practically purrs your name against your lips. everything else can wait.

#went a little crazy sorry #btw the only reason why i didn’t finish bloodsport last night #is because i was outlining a historical au for the series… #so even once bloodsport is finished.. there’s at least two spinoff/au fics planned currently #i make no promises but that’s where i’m at LMAO #sylph.replies #sylph.writes

[terrence-silver]

What if John disapproved of beloved? Would Terry go as far as leaving them, Is he more loyal to him than to beloved?

---

Okay, I mean, to answer this, we got to research the supposed thirty something years of weird stalemate and absence John Kreese had in Terry's life and how Terry said, to quote, 'It's the best thing that's ever happened to him', which sounds like something someone embittered who had his heart broken by a close friend would more or less say anyway in the vein of 'You left!? Well, guess what!? It did me a world of good!' even though they're still hurting and reeling and probably will for the rest of their lives. Even their world actually collapsed when it happened.

I actually believe Terry Silver has a limit in patience. Perhaps not in devotion.

But, in patience? Yes.

Terry literally had the Cobra tattoo removed from his rib at some point or other and left a scarred maw behind because, well, yeah, if there's a brotherhood of two and one of the brothers leaves, there's no more brotherhood.

He's not a dog that can exactly be kicked without consequences.

You do it once and you wind up in jail under false charges, as witnessed with Kreese's case.

😬

I think his limit comes about when he tries everything --- and I do mean everything --- and nothing he throws at the wall for a person sticks or makes them happy. Truly content. Like in the case of John, Terry tortured a teenager for him, bribed referees, procured a champion, trained said champion, meanwhile, sent his depressed friend on a vacation, bought revenue locations for him all over town, offered him jobs time and time again, tried to bankroll his entire existence and ultimately, John still disappeared on him ---- or rather, made it clear he didn't want to be found. I think the fact Terry attempted so much and went truly and above and beyond for a friend only to still have that friend turn his back on him led to such a huge psychical shift and even breakdown for him that it shook Terry's existence and for a while, it is safe to say he indeed left John be for ages even though I'm convinced a man of his means undoubtedly knew exactly where the guy was; which means...Terry has the capacity to be loyal to himself and let the situation germinate untouched under extreme measures, and do so for thirty years. Ironically...it is still a form of devotion. If Johnny said, leave me be for the rest of my life, Terry could very well do it because it's anything Johnny says, always, for the rest of his life --- but I digress.

Point is; Terry Silver has limits.

Which means...if John didn't approve of beloved...and if it went to some really excessive measures where beloved's very existence could endanger their friendship, Terry Silver might just break away...but only ever if he himself considered beloved worthy enough for it. Very important to note.

He won't do this for just anyone. If for anyone.

Because I think Terry's self aware; like, don't figure he's gonna mess up half a lifetime of knowing John Kreese over someone he's randomly fucking or someone who's company he's effectively sponsoring, for example --- if John said he didn't like someone who has temporary written all over them, Terry could be very easily influenced by his Captain to leave such a person --- I mean, he very clearly leaves Cheyenne without a word and nobody can tell me it's, among others, not because it was blatantly obvious John didn't like her. So happened Terry internally agreed, cut his losses and moved on because he just about knew this would be the result of the relationship sooner than later anyway. You don't invest your stocks into a sinking ship; it's just basic business and Terry Silver's a businessman, first and foremost.

What if his relationship wasn't a sinking ship?

What if it was sturdy? Durable? Meant to last?

I think Terry would be heartbroken he has to do this, that he has to choose, that his hand is pushed like this, but he and John would have a huge fallout and it wouldn't be easy. It would be messy. Unhinged. Volatile. It would just about be the hardest decision Terry probably had to make where his connection to someone is concerned; he'd feel controlled. Ripped out of his own roots. Forced to choose. Lacking choices and authority, which he'd undoubtedly despise. He'd feel cornered --- and when a beast is cornered, it bites. It would leave behind this huge, gaping wound behind and Terry would try time and time again to make it work, but ultimately, if it didn't, he'd let John go and that would possibly just shatter his mind for a long while because here he was, attached at the hip with John since they were effectively boys in uniform and they were meant to die for each other, if need be, and here John was, leaving over something as offensive as Terry finding true love. John had his shot fair and square, Terry would be convinced --- with Betsy and Terry was happy for him when it happened ages ago, and now, when the opposite is true, John can't be happy for him!?

Terry Silver would be crestfallen and the distancing that takes place between him and John after this is probably the most sordid, complicated, layered and harrowing instance of two old friends falling apart imaginable to the degree if he ever had children with beloved he'd STILL downright name at least one of them John in spite of everything that happened because if the original had to be cut loose, Terry will create a new one literally out of his own flesh and blood mingled with beloved's and raise one that'll be so much a part of him he'll never leave or be able to because that's his child. His legacy. He'll have the upper hand this time. He'll ensure everything's under control. Everything will be as Terry Silver imagined it.

He'll have his own John. He'll fix the course of history this time around.

He'll have a second shot.

Terry's patience has a limit...but his devotion does not.

How's that for meta?

#terry silver #john kreese #cobra husbands #friendships #complicated relationships #terry silver x reader #terry silver x beloved #kk3 #cobra kai #character analysis #heartbreak #angst

[coffee-writesthings]

First kiss, a little drabble because I was feeling inspired by hozier's "Like Real People Do"

Cross-faction btw!

A rough day on the battlefield, with shared deaths on either side. Both RED and BLU were struggling to gain any real ground in what looked like it was going to definitely become a stalemate. Capture points were one of the worst sorts of things, in Dell's opinion-- having to move around all the time turned into so much work.

If he had to guess, it must have been similar for the other team's Spy. Though maybe, maybe that snake liked having something more to do. More things to sap, more places to go, more ways to catch someone off-guard.

It was thinking about things like this which caused death, after death, after death for him. This time though, he wasn't killed immediately. Instead, under the guise of invisibility-- definitely a cloak and dagger, rather than one of the other invis-watches, he held a knife just by his pulsing neck. The cold metal of his Big Earner could've felt like a peaceful respite from the heat, had it not been joined by a dark chuckle.

Unfortunately for Spy's attempt at intimidation, he'd had just about enough of this for one day. He clenched his jaw, breathing slowly so that he could say what he was about to, without making a fool out of himself.

"Aren't you tired?"

The knife's hold on him faltered. "Of what, exactly?"

"Killing people, running 'round without letting people see you, all of it."

"I could ask you the same question, laborer."

"Would you though? We're pitted against each other every day, in every way. How are we s'posed to care?"

"We… aren't."

"Then why do I find myself thinking about you. Why does your rat face fill my dreams? Why can't I get you out of my head?"

"You care about me?" he scoffed, taking the knife away from his neck. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see the shimmer of overused invisibility.

Actions were always something that came before words for Engineer. It was something passed down to him from the earliest age when he lived in Bee Cave, and something he'd keep living by until the day he really died. In a swift motion, he pulled out his destruction PDA, getting rid of his sentry. To hell with the objective.

"This is my gun," he displayed the plain weapon, notably not crackling for bloodshed. "it's not the Frontier Justice-- I'm not gonna kill you with a couple of bullets. Take it if you don't believe me."

"You can keep it. I don't need a shotgun." He clicked a button on his watch, revealing himself to the prying eyes of the other. "Why? Why would you leave yourself entirely prone?"

"There's just somethin' I need to get outta my head. Would you kiss me?"

"Would, or could?" His face was neutral, if a little curious. He didn't seem entirely against the idea.

"Please. Just once, to get it out of my system."

"And if I find that I like it?"

"That'd be one hell of a surprise."

He took a step forward, checking around for cameras-- or a pesky teammate who would interrupt them. "To hell with it." he ripped off his balaclava, revealing his face, and his hair. It was damp with sweat, but still managed to hang about just so, in a way that framed his face.

For moments, he found himself unable to figure out whether he was supposed to look away. In his train of thought he managed to forget how to breath, and how to look away. He kicked himself inside for it.

"You want this?" he confirmed with Spy.

He nodded with a little smirk. "You're getting very good at making a man feel safe, Mr. Conagher."

"Please, call me Dell."

"Okay then, Dell. Come here then. If I'm competing with your dreams, I should use my whole arsenal, no?"

A nervous laugh escaped him as he stepped forward to the other. An arm wrapped around to the small of his back, bringing him even closer-- their torsos pressed together, something neither party minded in the slightest. "Is this a good time to mention that I've never done this before?"

"Truly?"

"Yeah. Not like I could really get out anywhere, always had things to build, stuff I was workin' on."

"I'll make sure to set a high bar then."

He leaned his head forward and down, inviting for him to meet him in the middle-- something he had to go up on his tiptoes for. The hand holding him there was gently supportive, just present, as if he could fall otherwise. And sure, he might've, but not in the literal way.

His lips were so warm, so soft. The hand not on his lower back traveled to the back of his neck. He felt himself melt into the embrace, noticing just how pleasant the sandalwoody, cinnamon scent of his cologne was.

When the kiss broke, he buried his face into the other's shoulder to continue enjoying that smell.

"Good?"

"Yeah, yes. I- I really don't know how that could've gone better."

"I have a few ideas. Maybe we can discuss them over a glass of wine, sometime?"

"I'd like that." he nodded his head rapidly.

With that, Spy stuffed himself back into his mask and disappeared into thin air. "It's a date, mon cher."

#tf2 fanfiction #tf2 #writeblr #engiespy #practical espionage #napoleon complex #how obvious is it that im afraid of being hurt by a person i trust? #cus im seeing the thruline in my fics and uhhhhhh

[solace-sylphieee]

For Contents Moving Forward...

The very first post in my tumblr and it ends as my final notice for 时空中的绘旅人 / For All Time / HLR / Lovebrush Chronicles / LBC.

The irony.

But anyway figured I should do here cuz it's going to be quite the long essay from me.

We're now halfway through March, White Day's almost here and so is my 3rd Anniversary Emerald's Wedding Ring Merch.

THAT'S RIGHT

I'm gonna get married with Emerald / Cael and retire for good to enjoy my marri-

...

To hell with that, I really can't bring myself to finish that bs.

But anyway the intention is still there - I am planning to retire from HLR / LBC but before that, I will clear off some of my stuff and I will drop the game as a whole: 1. Retrospring QnAs for the guide account I'm part of: @stshelterpedia 2. Chronological Summary to the game's story (had been requested to do this cuz the event release is now extremely messed up) 3. Claiming all my remaining monthly pack resources

For my followers from Twitter, new and old, I have gone missing from releasing the translation of game news for a long time, and now I feel the need and for the first time, share my thoughts in a very elaborative manner instead.

Sorry for ghosting on you guys for so long and from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all the follows all this while, even with me neglecting the translations here and there.

Although I believe many take me as a source of news translation and no more than that, there are still some who I've build relationship with as well throughout the years.

Now onto my retirement from this game and the translation thereof:

Do take note there's going to be some spoilers too -

Work may have been one of the reasons behind it as I've been way too occupied this year comparatively, but the very main factor would be the fact that I've lost my love and passion for this game.

In all honesty, I've stopped reading the Card Stories since Paradise / Eden and Event Stories since Onmyoji Collab. And for my long-time followers, I'm not sure if it's that obvious, but I have stopped fangirling or make any remarks on the game content for years - which I guess is quite the obvious sign from then on.

I loved HLR / LBC for its plot. I loved how plot is the driving force and priority of the game since the beginning. I loved how everything revolves around the plot, including the charaters to Event Stories and Card Stories.

But alas, all of that are past tense for me.

I may have been biased cuz I stopped reading all the side contents, so it's just the impressions I'm getting from the discussions I have with my friend. But for me after Destiny Corridor (DC) iirc? Fan service becomes the driver in this bus.

DC has its own share of service, but I feel the wrmth from deep down. All the nostalgia and warmth, and that's the peak storytelling before its downwards slope for me.

Personally I don't mind fan services, but for me it feels like Event Story has become more and more irrelevant to Main Story, unlike in the past. Card Story is there to build some background story, but since it's more fan servicey now, it's just a stalemate story with barely any development.

At least that's what I feel and my impressions here and there.

Some may wanna ask: "But isn't Empire series the most Main Story relevant Event Story?"

Yeah, it should be, cuz it's almost the deadline (iirc supposedly by 4th year) that Empire Chapter will begin for Main Story and the final route of it marks the end of Season 1.

But the latest one I've read - Tidal-Disruption, Admiral Star / Prefect Luminance side specifically, actually disappointed me a whole lot.

Chosen is written brilliantly to make us fear Maker more, but in juxtaposition Star / Luminance had a great start but a meh ending.

I find that the appeal behind Star / Luminance is that he is interested in MC for how strong she is emotionally and wants to break her, believing she will also be his greatest and most perfect creation cuz his other 'collections' can't withstand his 'molding'. All the revelations is nice and all, then suddenly he becomes so infatuated with MC he accepts his name as Alkaid (THAT DUDE HAS BEEN DENYING AND REJECTING OF SO STRONGLY SINCE HIS APPEARANCE) and play family with MC, imprisoning her and the story went like husband going back home to a lovely wife waiting for him treting his wounds.

I just

??????

DUDE WHERE DID YOUR COLDNESS, INDIFFERENCE WENT?

WHY DID YOU BECOME SO LOVE LORNED?????

I believed he had been better than that but he made my inner Asian Parent Disappointment surge up and I can only shake my head at the end when he decided to just let MC go.

Others let go cuz they are interested to see how far she can go, cuz she's not a threat at all, cuz she's a great piece for their plans, or cuz of their own twisted obssession; but for him it feels like a bad attempt in making him more romanceable.

End of ranting for now else it's gonna be for eternity.

Stories aside, what prompted me to ultimately announce my retirement as a whole is the moment I realise I hadn't logged into the game for 2 days (my birb brain had thought it's only 1 day).

That's right, 2 days and I didn't feel any urgency or frustrations for missing out on the resources. This is as of today, 10 March 2024:

While on the other hand I feel like choking myself for missing my morning grind for another game.

With such comparison, I figure it's high time I check this off with a notice for everyone.

It has been a long journey and I enjoyed the companion of this game that also bring many new encounters for me.

But it is also time for me to bid the game adieu.

Feel free to unfollow me on my Twt if you're not interested in seeing me anymore.

Moving forward, I might begin some other translation project for games I took interest in (time to see if 世界之外 Beyond The World's grip be that strong on me) and I will also share a more elaborative train of thoughts here too.

Thanks for reading all the way here, my DMs in Twt are open for chats, and feel free to interact with me. I will be more than happy to share my thoughts with you too :)

#时空中的绘旅人 #for all time #lovebrush chronicles #lbc #時空の絵旅人 #translation #otome game

[piracytheorist]

Twilight recognizing Yor's lullaby as one his mother used to sing to him is a very interesting detail regarding the history and culture of Westalis and Ostania.

(keep in mind I don't read the manga so I don't know any details revealed there)

While there are real life cases of neighboring nations sharing parts of their culture, there are signs that point to Westalis and Ostania having once been a united nation. The main real-world influence being West and East Germany, the two nations speaking the same language, having shared songs... maybe the war is what created the line between them in the first place. Westalis pertains to "West" and Ostania to "East" and many people in the story simply use "west" and "east" to refer to the respective country... as if it's not that much of a different country.

In such a case, it would make even more pointed how the first conflict between extremists and "pacifists" we saw in the story was between young university students and the WISE agents. The former were not born when the war broke out*, thus never saw the united country and they now believe in Ostanian supremacy. The latter were old enough to see the war break out and have their lives torn apart by it, and none of their motives include Westalian supremacy - because they remember the time where Westalis didn't even exist? So the idea of supremacy means nothing to them?

* I don't know how old Twilight is supposed to be, but aside from Nightfall and the newer recruits, he seems to be among the youngest in the agency. Now, the few flashbacks we've seen of him in the anime, were they in the beginning or the midst of the war? The old woman in episode 12 says that has been her life for "decades" so there's an actual chance that Twilight was born during the war. But in any case, anyone who's even a few years younger than him won't remember a peaceful time without divided nations. Idk I'm just guessing and spitballing here. I don't want spoilers.

That's interesting to think about because it might point to how the story will end. I cannot imagine the story ending with Twilight perpetually staying a spy, and considering how strong his motives are (at the detriment of his own self), he's not gonna want to retire if the cold war doesn't end for good.

And maybe that's just me looking too much into it, but maybe that end won't come without a unification. Again, the influence was West and East Germany - two nations that are now one. And if you think "That's too hopeful" I've heard older people say they never expected for Germany to reunite before it did (I'm curious to hear opinions from any Germans but I'm too bored to search lmao feel free to comment though). So... you know. I mean, if Endo wanted to leave the implications vague, it's not like he doesn't live right opposite another divided country that has been in a war stalemate for more than half a century and cannot draw inspiration from there.

Idk again just throwing ideas into the wind. Don't spoil me if the manga gives more info.

#nette speaks #spy x family

[flutternozzle]

gender clinic appointment went well!! 🥳 or as well as can be expected?? 😅

i updated the clinician on the stalemate i'm in w/ my local medical centre, w/ them refusing to prescribe me testosterone-suppressing injections, and she said she'll try and get it sorted.. unfortunately most other future treatments (electrolysis, surgery etc) are dependent on me having those injections first, so i'm still stuck there for now ☹️

but i've been put on the waiting list for voice therapy, which is good news!! i haven't been 100% decided on whether to go thru with that b4, but i guess getting to talk to someone abt it will help me make my mind up, and at least i'm on a waiting list now?? 😳

thankfully that appointment, and my next one are gonna be in person.. it means more travelling, which is a bit of a pain?? but omfg i just Hate video calls sooo fucking much, i feel like a deer in the headlights the whole time and i must come off as So fucking awkward aghh 😭

so that's it for now i suppose?? just gotta wait and see what unfolds w/ my local medical centre and these fucking injections 😵‍💫

[toxicshipsincorporated]

I just don't get how people really think NATLA was good. Like...were there elements that were done well? Sure. I'm so so glad that they mostly kept the bright color pallette (but I wish they had been more...intentional about how the color washed things??? Sometimes if made sense other times it felt.....cheesy? Or just...clumsy I guess). I really like majority of the cast.

But....the plot and pacing is a mess. I get it, they condensed Book 1 into 8 episodes but....Book 1 and 2 had the same amount of episodes and Book 3 was even longer. Maybe Book 1 had more filler but that should have made it EASIER to condense it. The condensing made the show extremely confusing. It muddied the waters of a lot of the flow and pace of the show. A lot of people complain about Book 1 feeling slow and that's because it's kind of true to what is happening in the world. The whole world is locked into this....stalemate with the Fire Nation continuing its aggression and holding the weaker lands and areas while the strongholds are pretty comfortable in their holdouts. The world is on the precipice of...chaos but it isn't quite there yet. Aang's return and all the whispers of the Avatar is what awakens the people to fight back. Its this slow awakening of a world that seemed...compliant and comfortable in its own terror and violence so long as it didn't get any worse. And we don't get that at all in the live-action series.

1) I don't think condensing was a good idea. And I don't think they even did a good job of condensing the series. The battle with Koh should have been the s1 ending, it could have been the moment when Aang realizes that...idk maybe Koh has set Zhao on this path to disrupt the balance of the world to the point of total destruction and even tho Aang "defeats" Koh it doesn't matter because Zhao is already on that set path and Koh tells Aang that he isn't ready to save the world yet because he wasted a hundred years and still isn't a fully realized Avatar. While Koh spent 100 years preparing for this (maybe something in there about how he thinks the Firebenders, Sozin's line especially, are so myopic. Their destruction too human and petty. Their small mindedness is their own downfall but his destruction is happening on a cosmic level, one that will rattle the many realms). I think this opens up a whole different storyline and character motivation for the next half of the adaptation of s1.

2) are we all just gonna ignore that the reason why the first season had to be condensed is because Netflix doesn't actually care that much about making something good but making something that will get them money??? It is a mixed up and jumbled, tangled mess but they knew a lot of ppl would eat it up because a. "At least its not the movie!!!" or b. "Well they had to fit a lot in just 8 episodes!"

No they didnt. They could have made the decision to split the season in half. They could have made the decision to add more episodes. But Netflix is just in it for the money and they are cutting corners to make their execs as much as possible while screwing you, their cast, and staff over.

The other big flaw I saw was dialogue. The dialogue is so bad in this show. Like...all the really deep moments in the show sounded good because they had a great score and there was a lot of space for those moments to breathe but its like...every couple of minutes characters will just espouse nuggets of "wisdom" that pushes characters to act in a certain way to spur on the plot. The original show's dialogue which did have these moments of deep and thoughtful ideas and very emotional beats was interspersed with like....regular human bullshit talk. Iroh did have moments of great depth but it was balanced out by him saying just...fake deep shit sometimes too. Aang, Katara, and Sokka never get to just....talk like kids because they are too busy espousing messages of "be strong" and "this is going to make you stronger" "I have to get stronger!" "Its my responsibility to be strong!"

It's bad writing. Bad dialogue and it doesn't help that the cast seems to have been directed to deliver their lines in the most stilted and blad way possible (its the youtube scary vid voice, you know the one) and its such a waste of good talent. The only one who really gets it is Zhao (don't think I didn't clock that actor as the one from Rush Hour that I had a huge crush on. It was the villain-sexual awakening of my childhood lol. Good for you baby).

Also the fucking wigs are WILD. Wtf. Why. Idk if its wigs or hair pieces or if they just managed to put so much product in that it looks fake but wtf.

Also the costuming....some of it is a big miss. I wish they had just done a little more...well-fitting?? Idk. A lot of the cast looks like....they feel awkward or bulky in their costumes?? Its giving Party City babes.

Idk. I think a lot of yall are deluding yourselves or you've become comfortable with accepting shitty product from greedy companies. Idk.

#anti-natla

[uselesssomebody]

reader that didn’t have a lot of emotions before she turned (to whatever you want) but now the bite made her feel things she never felt so she just asks everyone “why is my heart tingling 😠” HAHA

complete masterlist | teen wolf masterlist

words || 𝟙.𝟟𝕜

summary || in which the reader feels - maybe a bit too much

a/n || yo anon i love this request, and i'm sorry i haven't gotten to it in a hot minute. not gonna lie, i did make this a bit more romance-y and a bit more stiles-y than originally intended because: surprise! i'm a whore!

➵ alright the rest of the requests will be out within the next two weeks so stay tuned!

➵ next non-request fic is one i'm so excited for: a bucky fic inspired by a halsey song and a buzzfeed unsolved episode. if anyone can guess it, i will dedicate the whole fic to you hahaha

➵ me to myself while writing this: you didn't expand on the romance enough

➵ also myself to me: whore it is two in the morning go to bed

warnings || fluff, i suppose

➵ a wee bit raunchy, esp. near the end, but deffo not smutty so that is why i am not putting an 18+ warning

➵ if you still think you will be uncomfortable/are not suited for that type of content: hey! come back later or check out my other fics!

it’d been weeks since they’d had an occurrence. while everyone else was happy to finally focus of school, work, or each other - stiles seemed like he was gasping for another wild, supernatural goose chase. 

y/n could see it in his eyes, everytime he overheard one of his father’s radio transmissions, and the light in his eyes fades when he has to hear about a regular violent assualt, as opposed to one where a ‘strange, furry, four-legged creature’ was the perpetrator. similarly, stiles had been careful to monitor his best friend’s - he’d never admit it to scott - condition over the coming weeks.

she’d been bitten no more than a mere week and a half ago, and she’d taken it surprisingly well. he knew he shouldn’t, but stiles couldn’t help comparing her reaction to scott’s - during a time that seemed so long ago now. he’d noticed both the big things - the noticeable flinches and disgust at the school bell or when a loud motorcycle revved along the road. he’d abused the fact that her hearing was uber-sensitive; scott had been trying to wean stiles away from the sheer invasion of privacy the power granted. but stiles wasn’t having it, happy that y/n shared in his somewhat-immoral curiosity. he also noticed the small things: the twitching of her eyes when listening out for small noises during their otherwise quiet study sessions. the cold weather of the growing winter meant she would wear gloves often, but he’d seen the small, crescent-shaped scars littered on her palms. 

he didn’t know if he could attribute it to the bite, but he also seemed to notice that she was much more emotive than usual. before it, shows of insecurity or joy were both scant; a tear being shed was almost unheard of. because of it, stiles was almost bombarded by the sheer giddyness and depression that seemed to follow her around for the past few days. she laughed more - it was akin to a cackle now, but stiles thought it was cute - and it had done wonders to stiles’ self-esteem, happy that at least someone was appreciating his jokes. and he could have sworn that, as lydia convinced the lot of them to go to the movies, tears had dripped on to his sweater - the one she’d been leaning her head against - as one of the main characters in the film died a rather upsetting death. and he could have also sworn he hear her quiet sniffles as he drove her home. 

he was at a stalemate - unsure as to how to approach her about it. would it be insensitive? was he in the right to say anything? was anything even actually different going on? he was pondering the questions as he walked out of class - and walked into someone. shaking his head in shock, he’s happy to see scott.

“hey, man. you doing okay?” scott must’ve noticed his penseive state, and stiles was quick to brush him off.

“yeah, yeah, i’m good.” they walked to their lockers in silence, before stiles realizes that the answer to all of his questions in standing right in front of him, “hey, scott?”

“hmm?” 

“uh - when you first turned, did you - well, was there any difference in your emotions?” he stumbles the question out, somewhat unsure of exactly how to phrase it. scott looks confused, implying stiles probably hadn’t done a good enough job.

“emotions? uh, you remember that i’d get angry and that would lead to me changing, but-”

“no, no, not like that. i meant - were you more, like, expressive? did you just feel happier or sadder or whatever?” scott pauses to think about it.

“uhm, i - i guess, i mean - yeah, i guess i was.” stiles wasn’t fully convinced by his answer, but thanked him anyways, bidding him goodbye before heading out. the only way he’d get an answer was by going to the source - y/n.

he’d let himself into her place - the spare key in its familiar place in the potted plant by the patio. he had immediately noticed the silence on the lower floor - evidently, her parents weren’t home. however, he could hear light music from upstairs, so he hollered a greeting to her as he walked up the stairs.

she didn’t even glance up at him as he walked in, instead offering a quiet greeting as her eyes stayed trained on the work in front of her. she seemed… stressed. god, stiles had never even seen her stressed - how on earth does she consider him her best friend? realizing that now wasn’t the best time to bombard her with questions, he instead found a comfortable place on a cushioned chair by the wall, swinging his legs over the armrest as he pulled out his own textbook. 

there was silence between them for a moment, with just the soft melody of the song she had playing. 

“your book’s upside down, ya know?” she broke the silence by pointing at his book, still refusing to take her eyes off her paper. it was true, he really han’t been paying attention to his book - focusing instead on if she was okay. he was quick to correct it, muttering a small story, “you should be,” she responded in her usual humor, but her voice quivered a bit as she made the light-hearted joke. stiles didn’t know whether or not to press her, but decided that making sure she was okay outweighed the potential awkwardness of the following situation. he cleared his throat.

“y/n, are you okay?” he was looking at her in earnest, and he saw her eys flit up to hers, before quickly fixating back on her paper. even in the dim light of the room, he noticed that she wasn’t actually focusing on the text, instead sporting a gaze that was unfocused and distant.

“why-” she cleared her thoat, her voice-crack obvious, “why do you ask?” stiles gulped.

“i - i dunno, you just seem a bit stressed. you need help with something?” 

“no, of course not, it’s just this stupid lit paper and-” her voice broke off before she could continue, and stiles could see small drops glisten as they fall onto her lap. was she crying? he rushed to her side, quick to take the paper that had been causing her such misery away from her. 

“hey, hey - it’s okay, it’s okay - you’re fine - i…” stiles trailed off, unsure of what to say to his best friend - the person who never cried, the person who walked around with such a confidence that it almost came off as arrogant, the person who barely showed her emotions. he opted instead to wrap her in a hug, allowing her to shake against his shoulder.

he listened as her little gasps and hiccups dwindled down, and she slowly, begrudgingly, untangled from him. she was quick to wipe her wet face with her sleeve, and stiles waited patiently as she calmed down.

“i’m so - so sorry, that was so dramatic, i didn’t mean to spring that on you, i-” in an attempt to justify herself, she had begun rambling, but stiles was quick to reassure her.

“no - no, it wasn’t. you okay now?” she smiled - it was small, but it was there.

“yeah, much better.” she grows silent, and that small smile fades. she bites her lip, as if she’s unsure if she wants to say something or not. obviously deciding she should, she takes a final deep breath to calm herself, “it’s just - ever since the bite, i’ve been feeling like everything’s hitting me all at once. i mean, i got used to the lights, noises and smells, but - shit - i can’t deal with all this fucking stuff. i’m swinging from happy to sad so quickly, and over the dumbest things, and it just feels like my heart’s always tingling! and i can’t get it to stop and i hate it - god, i hate it so much.” stiles’ theory had been correct, but now he was wondering as to why exactly she hated it so much. she had started fiddling with her sleeve, her confession leaving her in a state of vulnerability.

“i - why exactly is that so bad?” he said it in an earnest tone, hoping not to come off as confrontational. she looks like she’s not going to answer him, and he’s about to gently press her further, when she exhales deeply, and throws her head back a little.

“you wanna know why it’s bad?” it’s rhetorical, but stiles nods nonetheless. instead of a verbal answer, she grabs his hand - bringing it slowly up to her chest. finally placing it on the dip between her breasts, he lets out a soft exhale at the rapid beating of it, “that’s why.” her voice isn’t above a whisper, and stiles’ mouth is dry as a bone, “i can’t even look at you anymore without my brain going into overdrive, and-” she laughs, a breathy laugh laced in uncertainty, “i don’t know if it’s one of those ‘primal urges’ or whatever but…”

“i-” stiles had regained his voice, and had dropped his hand in shock, “i - you-” instead of allowing him to continue an incoherent ramble, y/n inches closer, and starts closing the gap between the two. she could hear his heart, already beating inconsistently, somehow still manage to pick up the pace - as she lowered her lips to his. she can feel the sweetness of his breath.

“i need you stiles. god - i need you so bad it hurts.” she can see the small movement of a nod as she presses down on him, the meshing of their bodies perfect in an almost indescribable way. the heat from his body enhanced the inferno of emotions she could feel in her own, and every graze of his fingers over her hips, his hair on her forehead, and the press of his lips felt amplified to a unignorable extent. as much as she’d hated the sensitivity to everything over the past few days, she was relishing in every sensation provided by the man - her best friend - in front of her.

when they broke away, they were both a bit breathless. she had his head in her hands, and ran her fingers lightly through his hair.

“still worried about that lit paper?” she laughs, even at such a serious moment, she loved that he could still make a joke.

“should i be? i thought i’d have all night to work on it.” similarly, he laughs.

“not anymore.”

#teen wolf #teen wolf x reader #fluff #stiles stilinski #stiles stilinski x reader #stiles stilinski imagine #stiles stilinski oneshot #stiles stilinski fluff #dylan o'brien #stiles stilinski request #teen wolf request #uselesssomebody

[mlobsters]

supernatural s14e20 moriah (w. andrew dabb)

dads fighting over killing their kid, sammy stressed. what a world

(jfc when jdm/john is talking in the recap i'm like godDAMN whose voice is he reminding of - oh right, i talked about this already when watching that very episode -_- good voice 10/10 both actors)

i wonder how far back it goes that they showed people getting their heads chopped off to the line "Lay your weary head to rest" in carry on my wayward song because i remember this song used to hit me in the feelings way back when (mentioned it still working for me in 6x22 at least.) anyway, i am also very literal with song lyrics and my little fanvids so i can't really criticize but tone 🤌

CASTIEL You should never have tried to lock him away. DEAN You know what? You're right. I never wanted to put him in that damn box. I wanted him dead. CASTIEL Dean. DEAN He's dangerous, Cas, and you knew it! You've known it for a long time! But that's okay. You know why? Because me and Sam, we've killed just about everything there is. And this -- Jack -- oh, we'll find a way. Because he's just another monster. CASTIEL You don't mean that. DEAN The hell I don't.

sigh, this is frustrating! but we gotta have conflict somewhere right, so dean's taking out is hurt and grief over mary on jack, making choices that are making jack worse. and now hellbent on killing him without taking any time to try to work the problem in another way

DEAN I don't know. Maybe we call Rowena, see if she can put together one of those, um, "soul bombs." SAM The...thing you were gonna use against the Darkness? DEAN Yeah, might actually put a dent in the kid. SAM Okay. (quietly) DEAN Sam, I know this isn't easy, okay? He -- I know how much he meant to you. He meant a lot to me. He was family. But this? This is not Jack anymore. He's hurting, he's killing people. This isn't gonna be easy, but we're gonna have to do the hard thing. We're gonna have to do the ugly thing. Ain't like it's the first time, though, right?

was he raring to kills cas when he killed all those people and angels when fake god juiced up on souls?

apparently yes! clearly forgot about that

wiki summary excerpt from 7x01 The ritual is successful, and Death appears, bound. He thinks that he has been summoned regarding Sam's hallucinations, and Dean looks to Sam, surprised by the news. Death asserts that he can't help Sam (there's only "one wall per customer"), and Dean tells him instead that they want him to kill Castiel. Before they can convince him, though, Castiel appears. He threatens to kill them all, but Dean reminds him that Death is under their control. It appears that they are at a stalemate.

ok, so is this truth spell business from jack everywhere? fic premise-y. and mirror universe for the company name, okay.

SAM You. Come on, man. You're always calling me a geek, but you know every word to every Led Zeppelin song -- backwards and forwards -- you can discuss in detail every major rock drummer between '67 and '84, and... you watch "Jeopardy!" every night.

not to mention nerding out over horror films, cars, etc etc. we are all but nerds in our own special ways

like, we're really going for truth spell gags here? what'd i say about tone? lol

well. stapler queen is cute

pretty place to film and nice shot. didn't expect chuck but knew he had to come around eventually. i do really enjoy rob benedict though. he's so good at being that chill aw shucks persona that chuck usually is. like hey what a nice smile, good to see him! wait, he's the absent-est of fathers and lets the world nearly implode on a regular basis

DEAN Yeah, guess your life isn't so perfect after all, EightPackMommy. SAM What? DEAN Yeah, she's got this blog. Yeah, you know what? Your kids aren't that cute. And that gluten-free popover looks like crap because there's no gluten in it. You know what I mean? I'll stop talking. SAM Probably a good plan.

hope we get better truth spell anecdotes than dean follows a mommy blogger (nope.) also are we really supposed to just take on this info that sam's favorite singer is actually celine dion? :p

cathartic until god yells at you

CHUCK Okay, look. I get it. All right, I'm from the deus from the machina, and you have questions.

all very twee

CHUCK: Listen, you guys know me. I'm hands-off. I built the sandbox -- you play in it. You want to fight Leviathans? Cool. You got that. You want to go up against -- what was it? -- the "British Men of Letters"? Okay. Little weak, but okay. But when things get really bad, like the Apocalypse or the Other Apocalypse, that's when I have to step in.

i will always appreciate a roast of the bmol plotline

SAM So you're saying Jack is Apocalyptic? CHUCK The kid said, "Stop lying," and I don't know if you noticed, but the world kinda went insane.

the whole crazy powered up nephilim actually equates to god powers, sure

lol what. the colt 2.0 but actually kills anything

CHUCK So, this doesn't so much fire bullets as it sends a wave of multi-dimensional energy across a perfectly balanced quantum link between whoever's shooting it and whoever they're shooting at.

this is giving very crack treated seriously (or just plain crack) vibes

CHUCK Uh, whatever happens to the person you're aiming at also happens to you. So you kill him... DEAN You die.

🙄okay.

CAS I don't understand why we're talking about killing Jack. Y-You can fix him. You can --You can restore his soul. That's why I called you. CHUCK Yeah, not so much. SAM You're God. CHUCK Well, souls are complicated -- even for me. Besides, even if I could, would you really want -- I mean, after what he did? CASTIEL Then we bind him. We throw him in the Cage until -- DEAN Stop, Cas. You heard him. This is the only way. CAS And Billie said the only way to defeat Michael was to lock you in a box. CHUCK Ugh. Billie. I liked the old Death better. He was all about fried pickles and tickle porn. This new Death -- she's always sticking her scythe where it doesn't belong. CAS There has to be another way. DEAN Well, there's not. Now, I know you don't like it, and I don't really care. 'Cause you just heard it from God Himself that this is the only thing that can kill Jack, so either get on board, or walk away.

i think part of why i'm finally warming up to cas is him consistently caring about someone - like, willing to go to the mat with anyone for jack. and there's less of this bumbling clueless angel schtick periodically thrown in.

and something again i don't like is when anyone does this shut up there's no other way it's my way or the highway business. i feel like i talked about this before... maybe with the soul bomb business? and probably the box too? rushing into deadly action that can't be walked back with almost no information. which i compared to agonizing over how to deal with lucifer all season in s5 and finally accepting sam going into the cage was the only viable option left. there's just so many plot beats and so much going on at one time. and then dean rushes into shit and i'm just like STOP BREATHE WAIT.

hopefully not plot relevant flask filling, unlike last time we saw him do it (that i recall) in 7x18

music (lennertz and wynn) at the beginning reminds me a bit of hannibal bloodfest again, the muted version that was in 14x08 when jack had died from the heavenly tuberculosis

glad sam is standing up to dean's willingness to again sacrifice himself at the drop of a hat and point out they haven't even tried to fix anything, just rushing into these awful solutions. and pointing out that they got themselves into this situation in the first place by bringing jack back. (and hey, maybe consider chuck's motivations in all this)

not a great hug but way less creepy than hugging soulless sam at least. glad he didn't actually kill his grandmother and has calmed down a bit and acknowledged he's not feeling anything anymore

CHUCK No. Sam... you and your brother, of all the Sams and Deans in all the multiverse, you're my favorite. You're just so interesting. I mean, like that thing that happened at the office earlier today -- that was crazy, right? SAM Do you watch us? When you're not here, are -- are you... watching us? CHUCK Yeah. I mean, you're my favorite show.

creeper asshole. what new way can we make them suffer today

SAM Wait a second. Why, when the chips are down, when the world is -- is failing, why does it always have to be on us?! CHUCK Because you're my guys.

good to see sam yelling at chuck about it.

sigh

like this really is soul bomb 2.0 (i was not a fan). some half cocked plan with new random made up weapon that gets introduced mid episode in the season finale that will result in dean dying to kill some almost-impossible to kill god type entity. not making me cry this time, bitches

padalecki got to phoebe-run through the park yelling for dean for an extended period of time, that was something

CHUCK This isn't how the story is supposed to end. CAS The story? CHUCK Lookit, the -- the -- the gathering storm, the gun, the -- the father killing his own son. This is Abraham and Isaac. This is epic! DEAN Wait. What are you saying? SAM He's saying he's been playing us. This whole time. CHUCK Come on. SAM Our entire lives. Mom, Dad -- everything. This is all you because you wrote it all, right? Because -- Because what? Because we're your favorite show? Because we're part of your story? CHUCK Okay, Dean, no offense, but your brother is stupid and crazy. And that kid is still dangerous. So pick up the gun. Pick it up... pull the trigger... and I'll bring her back. Your mom. DEAN No. My mom was my hero. And I miss her, and I will miss her every second of my life, but she would not want this. And it's not like you even really care. 'Cause Sam's right. The Apocalypse, the first go-around, with Lucifer and Michael -- you knew everything that was going on, so why the games, Chuck, huh? Why don't You just snap your fingers and end it?! CHUCK Look, I -- SAM And every other bad thing we've been killing, been dying over -- where were you? Just sitting back and watching us suffer so we can do this over and over and over again -- fighting, losing people we love? When does it end? Tell me. CHUCK Dean, don't do this. DEAN No, we're done talking. 'Cause this -- this isn't just a story. It's our lives! So God or no God, you go to hell.

it feels kind of bonkers that they're just now getting clued into the conceit that all the suffering and misery and death they've been through has been at chuck's direction

surely the god-killing gun doesn't actually work on chuck. there's been a couple weird cuts for ads in the past season or two - where they repeat some action/dialogue after a cut for an ad. which is so weird, they never did that before.

looks like the bandana dean was using for sam's woulda-been-fatal head wound few episodes ago

spn 14x17

so jack's in the empty... and billie is there. okaayyy

resurrecting all the monsters they killed or whatever this is, sure. an extremely long shot of shambling zombies. did they need to kill time (i thought the cut to billie was the end of the episode and almost just skipped the last several minutes 🥴)

one season left to go. makes me think about how jared and jensen periodically talk about reviving the show but like. The Show was so out of ideas and things just got more and more convoluted and outlandish, what is there even left to do? other than some timeline reset but when they're older. or like apparently the winchesters, whole new au.

and despite how critical i am of the show, i'm still invested and care about sam and dean. so i'd watch whatever sam and dean show they might make. but i'm still gonna be critical :p i have avoided reading other people's opinions on any of the show i haven't seen so whatever criticism i'm spewing out is just my reaction as i watch

#supernatural #spnwatch #spn 14x20 #spn clip #spn musical score #spn bloodfest-ish #christopher lennertz #tim wynn

[karin-miyoshi]

I recalled in one of the WaSuYu movie, there was a Sonoko's Dream part (after Sumi tried to brainwash the 1st grade kiddos) where Aki-sensei wear what seem to be a villainous version of the suits that Sumi and Sonoko perform their Dance in. She was punishing the trio by forbidding udon for a whole week and Sonoko gets so scared that she woke up.

Aki-sensei in that suit look like she could be in a normal (traditional?) Mahou Shojo show villains group! She look freaking awsome and intimidating!

And that give me the idea of a yuyuyu au with a more... Pretty Cure liked vibe (I guess)? There'll still be gods and stuff but instead of being apocalyptic, things are more like a secret war of the Heroes and vertexes in an Earth that's still okay. Also Gin survived, just cursed badly by the Heavenly Gods (and kidnapped by their followers)

In this Au, Aki-sensei would still be the trio teacher, but secretly is one of the villains. After seeing her students got hurt so badly though, her redemption arc start by protecting Gin from her former allies. There're still so much to work with before I can finish this au and write a fanfic. But I'm curious to see what others would do with this ideas.

How would you build an au with this concept?

(sorry im late with this, was busy drawing!)

hmm, its an interesting concept for sure, but with that many changes its gonna be a whole new series altogether. i can see where youre going with the precure comparisons, seeing how much more easygoing the stakes are. some more ideas under the cut :9

first off, aki-sen in that outfit rocks i agree, there definitely needs to be more fanart of that. the world isnt post apocalyptic, so would that mean the nowayus "won" their fight? or at least brought it to a stalemate? did they retire partway through, or did they simply pass the baton on and went about their lives? not to critique too much but yeah unless youre specifically zoning in on one arc only, theres a whole can of worms youll end up having to open and patch up.

looking past that though, im sure theres a lot of fun to be had (though admittedly i dont write that much, so im not sure i can offer much here). id personally see a divide between the heroes and aki-sen with their identities. the latter knowing what she had done in the past, guilt with atonement, with plans to take that secret to the grave. on the other hand, the heroes going as far as to "reveal" their secret identities to her when the relationship between them reaches a boiling point.

how riddled with anxciety does aki-sen feel seeing gin get cursed? is this simply something that makes her feel really sick, or would it put her into grave danger? even if its not too serious, what if its something that lasts her entire life? how would sumi and sonoko react when they find out their teacher was the one for gin getting cursed? these might guide you a little further in your fanfic i hope, but with all those circumstances things might go a little darker than you first imagined

#yuyuyu #fun ideas for sure #but also im not super huge on precute (yet) so cant give too much a say on their themes

[photogirl894]

Awesome that you got your requests open again...and I think you know who I'm asking for. I'd love to see your take on #14 of the Physical Affections Prompts.

<3

Hey K!! 💜 I know exactly who you want and just for you, I'll make this a fic for him and Rina! 😘

"Pinned Down"

14. Play wrestling

Pairing: Wrecker x fem OC (Rina Caska, @l-lend 's OC)

***

"Hey, Wrecker! Come here for a second!"

"No, no, Kimber, don't--oh no...!"

Rina Caska and Kimber Sallaros were sitting together and talking outside of their ships while the Bad Batch and Koriena Force were taking some downtime after a job they just did. Wrecker heard Rina calling for him as he disembarked the Marauder and gladly sauntered over to his two favorite women. However, Rina was covering her mouth with her hand and her face was turning bright red while Kimber seemed to have a devious smirk on her face.

"Hey Rina, hey Kimber. What's going on?" he asked as he came up to them.

"Nothing!" Rina immediately blurted out, trying to avoid the subject.

Kimber, though, quickly spoke up to refute Rina, "I told Rina that I don't think she could beat you in a wrestling match."

From beneath her hand, Rina growled.

"A wrestling match, huh? Now, I'm curious, too. Let's do it, Rina!" Wrecker exclaimed, smashing his fist into his other hand challengingly.

Rina's head dropped. Now Wrecker wanted the challenge to happen. There wasn't gonna be any backing down now. She then said to Kimber through clenched teeth, "I really don't like you right now."

Kimber just snickered and grinned mischievously. "Well...I think you'll like me again soon enough. Have fun, dear!" As Rina got up and moved towards Wrecker, grumbling to herself, Kimber called out to the both of them, "Take it easy, you two. I know the both of you could easily choke someone out, but don't do it to each other, please."

"Not a problem," said Wrecker, flexing his neck.

Rina, while mortified that her team leader was making her wrestle her crush, put on a cocky front and declared, "Well, if boss lady says so, I guess I'll take it easy."

Both she and Wrecker squared up in defensive positions facing each other, their arms up and out to their sides. They both flexed their fingers, waiting for the other to make the first move. Finally, with a cry, Wrecker lunged first and Rina was quick to duck and roll to the side, dodging him. As he stumbled over, grabbing nothing but air, Rina took the opportunity to jump onto his back, putting her arms about his neck. He grabbed her arms and pulled them away, making her fall off his back. Then he whipped around and went to grab at her again, but she caught his hands before he could, holding him at bay as their strength pushed against each other.

"I forget how strong you are sometimes for someone your size. It's really impressive," he commented.

She scoffed. "Never underestimate the smaller people, big guy. I'm full of surprises."

Then she ducked down and tried to go for his leg, but he hunched over and wrapped an arm around her under one of her arms and proceeded to knock her onto her back. They battled in this position for over a minute, seemingly in a stalemate. She attempted to push up against him and he lost his balance temporarily, but then he regained it and pinned her down to the ground by the arms.

Wrecker bent over, his face hovering just over Rina's. "Ha, looks like you lose, cutie," he bragged.

She gritted her teeth together, feeling embarrassed about losing to him. She didn't want to admit defeat, but it was difficult to break out of his hold, even with her strength. She couldn't give up yet, but what else could she do?

Then she thought of an idea. It was a low and dirty idea...but then again, when did she ever play nice?

In retaliation, Rina sat up ever so slightly and kissed Wrecker firmly on the mouth, startling him and simultaneously distracting him. Once she felt him relax into the kiss and his hold on her wrists weaken, she knew it was time to take her shot.

She pulled back and stated, "Not yet," and threw herself up onto him, forcing him onto his back. She moved on top of him, straddling him and pinning his big, beefy arms with her knee on one side and her foot on the other. She braced herself up with her hand on his chest and the other one pulled up into a fist, a triumphant grin on her face.

"Told you I was full of surprises," she reminded him proudly.

"Oh that was a cheap move!" he groaned.

"Was it, though?" asked Rina, smirking even more and wiggling her eyebrows suggestively at him.

He couldn't hold back a pleased grin. Even though he thought what she did was a cheap trick...he couldn't deny that he enjoyed kissing his favorite girl.

They both then heard Kimber call out, already making her way towards the ramp of the Aurora, "Uh...should I give you two lovebirds some privacy?"

Rina's head snapped to the side and she cried out, jumping off of Wrecker, "Oh no, you don't, Kimber! You get back here right now!"

With a teasing cackle, Kimber dashed off inside the Aurora with Rina, hellbent on revenge, chasing after her.

Wrecker, however, still laid on the ground looking up at the sky. The sun had been positioned just right behind Rina's head above him, illuminating her head of violet hair and it made her look almost angelic. He knew she would never admit to being an angel, but nevertheless, it made her look even prettier than he already thought. That and she had proved her strength against his, which wasn't an easy task for most people. She wasn't like most women and he liked that a lot about her.

He heaved a heavy, dreamy sigh as he sat up and thought to himself, "She really is amazing!"

Physical affection prompts

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[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1068 - Initial Thoughts

Don't think I'm quite adjusted to scanlations showing up on Thursday just yet but I do have a busy Friday tomorrow so I'll take it

Back from break and time for shit to hit the fan, after all

you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs...

Spoilers for the chapter, support the Official Release

Judge can't be that tough if he's throwing fisticuffs at Caesar to a stalemate, though I wonder if this means MADS is gonna be revealed via cover story

Following up from last chapter, Pythagoras denies CP0 access

Turns out the Kuma Seraphim is called S-Bear, sensing a pattern

Kaku seems to be a little offended by the refusal, though he could just be playing the con

Lucci with the 'does he know?' meme

The G-14 base was mentioned again, are they teasing me or like Carrot just trying to give me a slither that Tashigi and Smoker may indeed appear in Egghead

Lucci though brings up an unusual stat; ships from CP5, 7 and 8 (why 6 get left out?) have disappeared after coming to Egghead

Pythagoras however is curious of this too though, since he remembers signing them out

Lilith meanwhile takes offense, let her fight Lucci at least then she's on our side

Lucci however isn't leaving Egghead empty handed, telling everyone to abandon ship to be at the mercy of the sea beasts, apparently S-Bear's ability will get them all to the island

I mean it could be Kuma's ability itself but that's too overpowered, could be warping since we saw the Stella body testing it out, or it could be Blueno's Door-Door fruit

Meanwhile actual Kuma has peaced out too, he used his fruit for the first time since Marineford too

Back with Team Luffy and Luffy wants to know why Vegapunk wants out

So at least one reason seems to be that Vegapunk's financial well has run dry, though not many others would be rich enough to compensate him

He also intends to make a world of free energy, which already makes him more decent than Elon Musk who backed out of his UN offer

Luffy of course does not have much thoughts on the matter, thankfully Jinbe's there to be the mental sparring partner, noting how resources usually lead to war. Vegapunk, maybe naively, believes if resources are unlimited, it will remove that fuse of war

I can't say I'm an expert but having enough resources doesn't usually end wars, most of the times people want the bigger slice of cake, after all the world can easily end world hunger if they all wanted to, we could give everyone a fair and sustainable wage and we could grant healthcare to the world if we all shared our resources...but we don't, but still at least he's hopeful

Same face from Luffy though XD Oda's putting Luffy in peak comedy mode this arc

Simple Luffy brain though says 'he's doing a good thing so that's good' but also notes he doesn't wanna be a hero, usually meaning that Egghead better prepare to have a gigantic 'Luffy Our Saviour' statue ready

Vegapunk also wants out because he keeps digging into the robot's power source, which leads him to learning more about the Void Century, so he's no longer safe in the WG's clutches

He also mentioned inheriting a friend's will, guessing he means Clover

CP0 - who were ordered not to damage Egghead - then make themselves known with an explosion...

Luffy gets debriefed on CP0 by Jinbe and Vegapunk, since he wasn't present when Robin brought it up in Dressrosa

Kaku's geeking out on the island, I guess he is just that expressive

Situations have now had to be reassessed, so Pythagoras and Shaka start by evacuating citizens, they're also sending out the Jinbe (S-Shark), Boa (S-Snake), and Mihawk (S-Hawk) Seraphim, I guess Blackbeard didn't keep a hold of the latter when he absorbed it into his void

Sentomaru is also here! I mean we know he's been tied to Vegapunk since debuting but it was kinda 'and they're here too!' thing

After Luffy agrees to take Vegapunk - because he has a cool head - Vegapunk notes that they should move Bonney out of the battlefield, but then peaces out alone

Kaku fights the hologram, disappointed to learn that his dream fight with a space monster is just a projection

Bad Pussy Stussy (because she runs the pleasure district) seems to be familiar with Egghead, wonder if she's visitor or former resident, she seems to have a Vivi in Alabasta-esque habit though of saying things a little too late

Poor Kaku...I guess? I kinda feel bad because he's so vibrant but also he's 'evil government dude the sequel' so I can't be too sad about him being hit by the laser grid when he tries to get to the lab...though this trio dynamic is kinda fun

Guess the Straw Hats are fortunate that Shaka is on their side, these lasers probably would've caused them trouble too

Atlas nooo! Don't fight CP0 alone, live to do violence another day

ATLAS NOOO!

Lucci went straight to Hybrid form Rokuogan, blowing up half of Atlas' face

Atlas is still alive it seems, but barely

Luffy though has arrived with Bonney over his shoulder looking to get to the labophase too

But then he sees Lucci, who he still calls 'Pigeon Guy' XD

Round 2 Senses are tingling, and no break next week!

Time to rub our hands together, get comfortable and buckle up because it's about to go down

This was a great and fast-paced chapter as well, we got a lot of stuff going on; Luffy vs Lucci II, CP0 vs Seraphim, Atlas potentially dying, and there's still the matter of Zoro and Brook chilling by the ship and Caribou left to his own devices.

We could still very well get Tashigi, Smoker, Doll or the other SWORD people showing up, especially if they catch wind of why CP0 are in Egghead. There's also the matter of where Kuma is off to, since he has the wherewithal to use his DF to set off somewhere.

People do seem to be expecting Luffy to clear Lucci, and I'm not saying that Luffy will lose this fight if it's 1v1 either, but let's not undermine that the last time Luffy fought Lucci he couldn't move for about 3 days out of pure exhaustion, and Luffy isn't the only one who gets stronger over 2 years. The Leopard Man may have some new tricks up his sleeve as well, same for Kaku, though Stussy's knowledge of Egghead does leave me curious.

There's still a lot to cover and I hope we're gonna give the rest of the Straw Hats more to do as well, but now that CP0 know that the Straw Hats are here, Vegapunk can't turn back now.

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[savage-rhi]

Drabble request

*Assassin leader, holding a gun to Chris’s head*

Chris: I’m guessing wesker sent you.

Assassin leader: that thing in the pacific. He doesn’t want you sticking your nose in it.

Chris: Fuckin’ idiot, that’s exactly what he wants. That’s why he sent you clowns. Waste of time, I’m going after him any way. You wearing your Kevlar?

Coming up!

Chris panted heavily. He could feel sweat pooling against the back of his neck while the grip on his gun tightened. He never once took his eyes off of the assassin leader. His mind still attempting to make heads and tails as to who was behind the mask.

Whoever this person was, understood a little too much for his own liking. Every move and counter Chris dealt, said person had an upper hand. Now, both combatants had been injured: the assassin took a knife to the upper left shoulder, and Chris was dealing with a wounded knee. The latter couldn't help but furrow his brows. It was anyone's guess how this altercation would pave out.

"It seems we're in a bit of a stalemate, wouldn't you say?" Chris balked and gestured with his chin toward the assassin. He watched the man rip out the knife that was embedded into his shoulder, laughing it off as if they had ripped a bandaid clean and couldn't be bothered. That nerved Chris to no end, acknowledging the man had a high pain tolerance.

"You're just full of surprises, aren't you?" The assassin chuckled. "You're almost as good as he said you'd be. I like that."

He...Chris furrowed his brows. It didn't take him long now to piece together who had orchestrated this mess.

"I'm guessing Wesker sent you." Chris sighed.

"The one and only!" The assassin gestured with his arms out in welcome before casually dropping them to his side. He winced, making a face underneath the mask. "Just between the two of us, because I like you, that thing in the pacific...he doesn't want you sticking your nose in it."

Chris growled under his breath while his glare grew. He shook his head, more so out of pity for his current adversary than himself.

"Fucking idiot," Chris muttered. "That's exactly what we wants. That's why he sent clowns like you. It's a waste of time. I'm going after him anyway."

"You have to admit," The assassin chortled. "For a clown, I sure know my way around you."

"Touche'." Chris made a face. "You wearing your Kevlar?"

"Yup. Why?"

"Because this is gonna hurt." Chris murmured to himself, and before the assassin knew what hit him, Chris tackled his enemy in a full blown body slam after performing a heated sprint. The second round had begun.

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[sammydem0n64]

So i've been thinking about it again recently but what DOES happen with Alex and Tina's relationship after that drabble you wrote? Like, I assume they aren't together anymore? But I'm also not sure and I don't wanna just assume things right away lmao! I'm curious as well though like what happens with the whole thing afterwards, because this feels like the CLOSEST we'll get to Alex being reprimanded for her actions in a way, so I'm kinda wondering, does she get a wake up call? A stern talking to or anything of the sort?? Or is she just alone now that the relationship is over, and moves on back to her own life?? Is Tina feeling better overall? Since Alex knows practically everything about her and she was pretty paranoid and terrified to really be out much or that social, just curious all around! SKJNDJKD

Their relationship is in this sort of stalemate; Tina doesn’t want to stay together and is staying with Mina for the time being to avoid Alex as much as possible, but she hasn’t fully broken up with her nor ghosted her (or anything like that) out of fear of repercussion from Alex. She goes out of her way to avoid her but Tina still answers her calls and talks with her if they run into each other, but she claims she’s busy with patients or smth if Alex brings up the idea on going on a date or going back to her place

Alex of course is noticing these behavioral changes and she doesn’t really like that! But she’s playing it off for now because she believes Tina is still head over heels and defending her, unaware that she jumped the shark too quickly with things like showing up unannounced

This sorta breakup where they aren’t broken up is gonna help lead to Alex’s downfall, mostly in the emotional and relationship-wise since, because she realizes Tina doesn’t want anything to do with her and is in fact SCARED of her, all while coupled with her family growing more suspicious of her and trying to distance themselves from her due to. Y’know. Husband dead reasons! Tho I imagine this also trickles over, because Tina’s distancing makes her upset which reflects in her mood when interacting with her siblings, so they obviously know something’s up but she refuses to say WHAT. Rn only Sammy knows about the relationship she had and likewise she can guess what’s pissing her off, with the others realizing “waittt a minute-“

This downfall of course comes to a head when Tom finally finds her again and shows himself to the family lol but hey gotta have the family side eye her some more before THAT drops YKNOW!!

#asks #tldr Tina is basically checked out of the relationship at this point and wants it to be over (also so she can get better hoes herself) #and Alex no likey!!! :(

[princess-of-the-corner]

Ask HC: *all of this on a twitch stream the team was sent a link to by barry though the ask blog*

"Hello ladies and gentleman, beings of all ages! Welcome to the grand 1000th squire tournament, hosted by the ever graceful King Obreon and the eternally beautiful Queen Titania! This year's line up is bigger than ever, with champions of ages past joining the fresh bloods for a fight no one will be forgetting anytime soon."

"That's right Tia, and us here in the announcer booth get front row seats to all the action, and get to give you viewers commentary on the fights as they happen, given they don't end too quickly."

"Absolutely Rook, and to start the day off right  we've got a champ from the 974th tournament versus a new blood. Knight Gale against Lady Lucy, both weiders of wind magic an-"

"Hold on, did you say 'Lady Lucy' was against ol' Gale force blade?"

"... Right, he's probably gonna give her that whole 'don't like fighting girls' speil, isn't he."

"Let's hope not, doesn't make for good preshow, except for riling the audience up to cheer for his downfall. Either way, they're taking to the field right now."

"Indeed they are, can't wait to see how Lady Lucy reacts to Knight Gale going white kni- OMG!"

"Well, talk about getting right to action! Guess ol' Gale force recognizes her as a worthy opponent given how he's going at an almost serious speed."

"And yet Lady Lucy's keeping pace with him beautifully with her blade work, it's almost poetry in motion."

"True, almost reminds me of the 961th champion's style. Looks like we might have a stalemate on the first match- AND THAT'S A RING OUT!"

"A solid round kick forces Knight Gale outta the ring, leaving Lady Lucy the victor of the first fight! Stick around as even more fights get under way, each one sure to be spectacular."

"I'm Tia."

"And I'm Rook."

"And we'll see you at the next match!"

Cheering begins!

#hc answers

[dukereviewstv]

Duke Reviews TV: The Orville 1x09 Cupid's Dagger

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews TV Where...I'm Scared Out Of My Freaking Mind....Mainly Because I Saw This Episode!...

I Consider Myself A Very Brave Man That Stands Up For Movies Other People Tend To Hate, But This Episode Has Rocked Me So Much That I Have Nightmares Just Thinking About A Scene In This Episode...

I'll Tell You What, If You Guys Weren't Coming With Me On This, I Probably Would Skip This Episode, But Since You Are, Let's Look At Episode 9 Of Season One Of The Orville, Cupid's Dagger...

This Episode Sees The Orville  dispatched to mediate talks between the Navarians and the Bruidians, two alien species at a centuries-old stalemate over which race lays proper claim over the planet Lapovius. Also assigned to the matter is Darulio (Played By Rob Lowe), the Retepsian whose affair with Grayson a year prior ended her marriage to Mercer.....

Who Is There To scan an ancient artifact from the planet for DNA to reveal which species was the original inhabitant. Unbeknownst to the crew, Darulio secretes a powerful Phermone during his mating cycle which affects Members Of the crew In Certain Ways...

And By That I Mean...

So With That Said, Let's Dive Into The Horror That Is Cupid's Dagger...

We Start The Episode In The Ship's Mess Hall Where It's Kareoke Night As Kelly Sings Journey's Any Way You Want It And Bortus Attempts To Sing Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On Only To Interrupted By A Crewman Who Tells Ed And Kelly They're Recieving A High Priority Message From Admiral Halsey...

Taking The Call In His Office, He Tells Them That An Ancient Artifact Has Been Discovered On The Planet Lopovius, Where 2 Factions The Navarians And The Bruidians Are Fighting Over The Planet With Both Factions Claiming That They Colonized It First...

And If They Go To War It'll Affect Union Space As They'll Drag Their Allies Into The Conflict, But This Artifact Might Solve The Problem

So, With The Navarians And Bruidians Permission, They've Asked For A Neutral Union Archeologist To Scan The Artifact For DNA And Whatever Species DNA Is On The Tablet Can Lay Claim To The Planet...

Traveling To Lopodius To Rendezvous With The U.S.S Olympia, They Take On-Board The Archeologist Who Turns Out To Be Darulio The Retepsian Who Slept With Kelly And Ending Her Marriage With Ed, Alara Tries To Hold The Shuttle To Prevent Awkwardness But...

Anyway, Despite Darulio Saying That If He Had Known That Kelly And Ed Were Involved In The Assignment Ahead Of Time He Would Have Recused Himself, He Says He's Not There To Cause More Tension Between The Two, He's Just Here To Do His Job....

Oh, He Says That Now But Actions Speak Louder Than Words In This Story....

But Either Way It Does Cause Tension Between Kelly And Ed And Why Wouldn't It? Either Way, She Cheated On Him With The Guy So, Yeah, Ed's Entitled To Be Pissed...

As Alara Takes Darulio To His Quarters, He Accidentally Runs Into Lt. Yaphit (Voiced By The Late Norm McDonald) And Accidentally Gets A Piece Of Yaphit On His Pants (He Puts It Back, Of Course)

Before Yaphit Goes To Claire's Office To Seduce Her And Attempt To Ask Her Out On A Date For The Umpteenth Time, Tired Of This, Of Course, Claire Says No And If He Does It Again, She'll Submit A Formal Complaint...

Hey, That's What I'd Do If Norm McDonald Was Trying To Seduce Me..

Oh, What? What? Just Because The Guy's Dead Doesn't Mean I'm Gonna Stop Making Fun Of Him At Times...

Anyway, Kelly Visits Darulio In His Lab To Check On His Status With The Artifact And To Make It Clear That What Happened Between Them Was A Mistake And It's Never Gonna Happen Again...

But....Next....Scene...

They're About To Recieve The Ambassadors For The Navarians And The Bruidians And Kelly Is Not There To Meet Them Cause Guess Where She Is?

Just Guess...

Oh, There's No Need To Guess Cause You All Know So Let's Say It Together...

She's In Bed With Darulio!!!!

And Ed Catches Them...

You Know, If There's A Point In This Episode Where We Crossed Into The Ninth Circle Of Hell, This Is It...

And Believe Me When I Say We're Going To Cross Into The 10th Circle Later...

So, Yeah, Ed's Furious And He Has A Right To Be, I'd Be Pissed Off Too If I Were Him, But Either Way, They Still Meet The Navarians And Bruidians And The Meeting Goes Well With The 2 Ambassadors Saying They're Willing To Meet With Ed Tomorrow To Talk About The Possibility Of Sharing The Planet Together...

Meeting With Alara, Kelly Tells Her That She Has No Clue What Happened, She Went To Tell Darulio That There Was Nothing Between Them Anymore But She Looked Into His Eyes One Thing Led To Another And Badda Bing Badda Boom...

But Here's The Thing, She Wants To Stay With Darulio Because She Feels She May Have Missed Out On Something Good Because Of All The Guilt She Felt About How Badly She Messed Up Her Relationship With Ed...

And Newsflash, You Should Feel Bad! In Fact It Was You Feeling Bad About What You Did That Got Ed To Where He Is Today!

Talking To Gordon About How F-ed Up This Is And It Is, He Thinks That They Should Focus On The Peace Talks But Instead He Decides To Fire Darulio And He Says He Has Complete Right To Be Angry And He Has No Excuse Except For The Fact That His Species Consider It Rude To Turn Down Sex...

Seriously? You Have To Bring Racism Into This?

But Before He Packs Up, He Shows Ed Some Ancient DNA That's Over 30,000 Years Old Saying That The Artifact Is A Birthing Bucket And In Order To Find Out What Species It Is More Tests Will Have To Be Done...

Well, That's The Next Guy's Problem, Bye!...

Ok, Despite Me Wanting That To Happen, Darulio Says That Said Tests Should Be Complete Within 36 Hours So Ed Grants Him The 36 Hours Neccessary To Complete The Tests And Get Answers On Which Species It Is...

But Then Ed Asks Darulio Out For A Drink, Meaning That The Dumbness Virus That's Infected Kelly Has Infected Ed As Well...

It Gets Worse From Here, Folks As Claire Visits Yaphit In His Quarters In A Somewhat Hot Dress And Asks To Come In, Thus Starting...This Scary Subplot/Somewhat Relationship...

Now, I Bet You're All Lining Up In The Comments As You Think I'm Being Ageist, But I'm Not, I Have No Problem With Claire Being In A Relationship Whether It's With Issac Or Someone Else...

But This "Relationship" With Yaphit, Scares The Hell Out Of Me, Why? Well, You'll Find Out Later In The Episode All I Can Say Is That The Crossing Into The 10th Circle Of Hell Has Begun....Ew.....

As Ed Has Drinks With Not Only Darulio But Kelly Who Figures Out That He's Coming Onto Darulio, The Navarians And The Bruidians Both Want To Know When The Tests Will Be Completed And Want To Speak To Ed...

With Alara, Gordon Marcus And Ty, Noticing How Weird Ed, Kelly And Claire Are Acting, Alara Goes To Check On Claire Leading To...The Scene...

Now, Be Warned, People, This Scene Has Been Known To Have People Not Only Lose Their Mind But Also Crap Their Pants Endlessly...

I Probably Shouldn't Be Watching This, But I Like You Guys To The Point, I'm Willing To Risk My Sanity Watching This Scene So, Here We Go...

Alara Goes To Check On Claire In The Med Bay Only To Find...

(Start At 0:21, End At 0:35)

My God, I Never Thought I'd Say This But MacFarlane, You Are Now The Champion Of Scary Special Effects...

I Mean, If People Honestly Think That The Schwarzenegger Baby From Junior And Special Effects From Son Of The Mask Are Scary, Then They Don't Know What They're Talking About Cause This...

I Honestly Don't What To Say About This Because My Pants Are So Full Of Crap Because Of How Scary This Scene Is...

And It Looks Like Alara Is Just As Confused As I Am As She Has The Same Question That I Have:

What The Hell Did I Just Walk In On?!

Are They Having Sex Or Is Yaphit Assimilating Claire Into His Hive Mind?

Cause If They're Having Sex...

That Need Answering Now!.

Anyway, With Claire Saying The Exact Same Thing Ed And Kelly Are Saying About Darulio, She Tells Claire To Stay Where She Is And For Yaphit, To Go Back To His Room And Not To Answer The Door For Answer The Door For Anyone Including Claire..

But Before Alara Leaves The Med Bay, Bortus Contacts Alara To Tell Her The Bad News, That The Bruidians And The Navarians Are Threatening To Withdraw From The Agreement And Settle Their Conflict In Battle...

Visiting Darulio (After Shooing Away Ed And Kelly Who Continually Hit On Him) Alara Finally Gets Some Answers Out Of Him About What's Going On With Ed, Kelly And Claire...

Turns Out Once A Year His Species Gets In Heat, Unleashing A Pheromone Through Skin Contact To Help Them Attract Mates, He Didn't Mean To Infect Ed And Kelly But It Happened When They Shook Hands In The Cargo Bay...

And When He Tripped Over Yaphit He Absorbed The Pheromones Because Of His Gelatinous Form And Somehow Transferred Them To Claire...

But He States Either Way It'll Pass In A Few Days, But With Time Not Exactly On Their Side, Alara Takes Him To The Med Bay As Ed And Kelly Meet With The Navarians And The Bruidians Who Are Kind Of Pissed Off That They've Been Avoiding Them And Are Running Out Of Patience...

And Ed Talking About Darulio Only Makes Things Worse, Causing Them To Believe That The Mediation Is A Sham Leading Both Fleets To Go To War, Way To Go, Dummy!

But It Gets Worse As After Examining Darulio, Isaac And Alara Discover That Darulio's Pheromone Has No Antidote So Alara Confines Him To His Quarters As The Bruidian And Navarian Fleets Arrive, Preparing To Fire On Each Other...

With Bortus Raising Deflectors, He Tries To Contact Ed And Kelly Only For Us To Discover That Kelly Is In Her Quarters Eating Ho-Hos, Listening To Carole King And Crying As Ed Has Just Had Sex With Darulio...

But The Question I Have Is Why Is Kelly Crying, Eating Ho-Hos And Listening To Carole King?

She No Reason To Do That Unless She Caught Ed And Darulio Having Sex, Was There A Deleted Scene Where She Caught Them? Because It Feels Like There's A Big Time Gap Of What Should Happen...

Talking With The Ambassadors For The Navarians And The Bruidians, Bortus Tells Them To Contact Their Fleets And Tell Them To Stand Down But Refusing (Because The Union Has Been No Help In This Matter), Bortus Tells Alara To Take Their Communication Devices And To Confine Them To Their Quarters...

This Leads Isaac To Come Up With A Plan To Reconfigure And Extend The Deflectors So Much That It Creates A Partial Barrier Between The 2 Fleets...

Contacting Engineering, Cheif Newton Says He Can Do It But Not Without Yaphit Who's Unfortunately Having Problems Of His Own Right Now As Claire Holds Him At Gunpoint As She Wants To Know Why He Hasn't Called Her...

Well, I Wanted Answers And With This It's Obvious...Claire Has Been So Assimilated Into The Hive Of Norm McDonald That She's Willing To Go All Jack Torrance On Him...

However, Feeling Bad For The Trouble He's Caused, Darulio Visits The Bridge And Says There's A Way That He May Be Able To Settle This...

And By Settle It, He Means Temporarily Settle It, So What Does He Do? He Infects The Bruidian And Navarian Ambassadors Causing Them To Like I Said, Temporarily Fall In Love With Each Other...

So With The Bruidian And Navarian Fleets Disembarking And Ed, Kelly And Claire Returning To Normal, They Pretty Much Want To Put What Happened To All Of Them Behind Them...

And It's For The Best Especially After Seeing....(Shudders) God, It's Still In My Head!

Anyway, With Ed And Kelly Wondering What'll Happen When Darulio's Pheromone Wears Off Of The Ambassadors, Darulio Enters And Assures Them Most Likely Nothing Will Happen...

As He Finished His Analysis On The Artifact And Discovered That Both Parties DNA Is On The Artifact, Meaning They'll Have To Share The Planet...

But Before Darulio Leaves For The Olympia, Kelly Asks Him If He Was In Heat When They Met And He Says Maybe, Leaving The Door Open For Ed And Kelly To Reconcile Only For Them To Slam That Door Shut At The End Of The Season...

This Episode Is Awful!!!!

It At Times Has The Main 2 Characters Acting Like Complete And Total Buffoons And The Scariest Scene I've Ever Seen In My Entire Life, But I Will Give Them Credit For Opening The Door For Ed And Kelly To Get Back Together, Despite Like I Said, Slamming That Door Shut At The End Of Season One...

If You Like This Episode Fine, I Mean It's Not Hopeless, It Just Could Have Better Story Writing And Be Less...Nightmare Inducing...

So, I'm Sorry But I Say Skip It...

Till Next Time, This Is Duke, Signing Off...

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