#Please don’t disown me fans.

[itbe-jess]

I just need to get this off my chest.

I feel like so many fans give CL Rayman a little too much credit. They’re always praising him, but I’ve never seen one person who is reasonably critical about him. (Except the one who aren’t really really fans) Yes, Rayman doing explicit adult activities, saying fuck, abusing drugs, and killing people is fun, but he’s technically not perfect. I’m tired of fans pretending like he is. I like the premise of his character, and this whole new approach is very interesting to me. But I’m sorry, the edgy Flanderization is just really annoying.

Yes, Rayman is supposed to be edgy. He has always been edgy. Rayman 3 being a big primary example of this. However, Rayman in Rayman 3 wasn’t just some mischievous edgy frat boy. He had more variety. Aside from having edge, he was also this laidback dude who loved to relax, had a wholesome childish spirit to him, and overall shows he cares for others around him.

That’s what CL Rayman is missing: Variety. Hell, I wouldn’t be a Rayman fan today if Sparks of Hope only portrayed Rayman as nothing but this salty millennial who can’t let go of the past. There’s not one scene with CL Rayman, outside of work, that doesn’t involve him in anything vulgar or offensive. I’m not gonna count any scenes where he’s in his TV Persona, because that’s technically not him being himself. That’s just him doing his job. Look, I love edgy characters, but not when they’re oversaturated with the one thing they’re most known for. Angel Dust couldn’t even compete with that level of edge. I’m not saying Rayman can’t be angry and depressed. As a matter of fact, he has every right to. His feelings are completely valid. But would it kill the writers to show him being funny or wholesome for one minute?

His least edgiest scene in the whole show has got to be his interview with Bullfrog. While it still presented an angsty atmosphere, and the vomiting moment was unnecessary, I’ll admit it was a breath of fresh air seeing him take a break from all that swearing and accept a juice box. My favorite part of that scene has got to be seeing a smile on his face. A real smile. You know, something tells me that Ubisoft doesn’t want Rayman to be happy in his series.

Rayman doesn’t feel like Rayman, either. Or even a character for that matter. In my opinion, he feels more like an early 2000s’ Newgrounds parody. Yes, I KNOW he’s supposed to be a whole different take on the character, but you know something? You CAN make an already existing character entirely different! It’s a really bold move to experiment more depth with that character. However, it’s also important to let them keep a tiny bit of their old, familiar charisma, so that they’re still recognizable to the fans. Familiarity is the key. Without that familiarity, that character might as well have a different name and appearance. CL Rayman doesn’t have Rayman’s charm, his humor, or even his good heart. Just his looks, and identity.

He does get struck by guilt after learning the truth about Eden, and he sacrifices his entire career just to fix his own mistakes. However, those don’t count as being kind. He’s killing fascists out of good intention, but in the end, it’s just violence. Not kindness. It’s really hard to see Ramon as the type of guy who would give me a hug when all I’ve seen him act is angry, depressed, and violent, not to mention he has snorted coke and ate sushi off of prostitutes in the comfort of his million dollar penthouse. If they want me to believe he truly is a sweet guy, THEN I WANNA FUCKING SEE IT! Have him, ya know, interact with kids! Comfort Dolph on his loss! Maybe even form a dorky, yet wholesome friendship with Bullfrog! There are many ways to have him express kindness, and not just through violence!

I’d also like to add that Rayman’s heel turn moment just felt kinda forced. We don’t even know how he got access to firearms. In the last episode, he was so whiny and weak. Then all of a sudden, he’s strong? C’mon, the dude has been loyal to Eden for years. They could’ve at least shown him reflecting on the impact of his actions first, and then figure out a way to resolve the problem at stake. I would have rather the show end like that so that the writers could give themselves time to build up a climatic story for season 2, not just get right to the point. Six episodes or not, it’s a poor writing direction.

I don’t care what anyone says: A 100% serious role does not work for Rayman. Don’t get me wrong; You can take Rayman seriously, but we’re also supposed to laugh at him, and with him. He’s not Spider-Man (a character that blends realism with lighthearted comedy), he’s a freaking Looney Tune! Even a game as dark and serious as Rayman 2 had moments to make us giggle. Humor plays an important role in Rayman’s character. Michel Ancel also intended humor to be one of his most defining traits. Just by looking at him, you know he’s someone you can’t take seriously! A Rayman that isn’t funny makes as much sense as having Crash Bandicoot talk.

I beg the writers to PLEASE flesh out Rayman’s character more in season 2! He can still swear, kill, snort coke, I don’t care, but at least bring out his sweeter side! Maybe make him a little goofy, too! For Polakus’s sake, make Rayman do something “Rayman-like” for once!

#Rayman #video games #Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix #I’m not saying you should stop loving CL Rayman. I’m just saying that you have to accept that he’s flawed. #I have a fair share of criticism with the Raymen I love dearly #I’ve always been afraid to speak this out cuz I was worried it might sound too controversial. #Please don’t disown me fans.

[uncpanda]

Found in the Fort

Requested by: ANON 

Prompt: “Your eyes are the prettiest things I’ve ever seen”

Pairing: Dick Grayson x Reader 

Warnings: Pretty heavy toxic family. Nothing graphic, but still. 

“I’ve never met the parents before.” 

“I’ve never introduced a boy to my parents before.” 

“That’s not really all that comforting.” 

“It wasn’t meant to be.” 

Dick shoots you a look, and your lips quirk up. To be honest, you’re dreading this meeting more than he is. On the other side of the restaurant doors await your parents and two older sisters. Your parents, while rich, had been unhappily married for nearly twenty years now. 

Then there were your sisters. Jill was a high profile business executive who chose not to have a relationship. The other, Jan, was a partier who was intent on being a reality TV star. And then there was you. You were messed up in your own particular way, but you’d sought help. Your therapist had worked wonders in getting you over your troubles with relationships and teaching you how to deal with your parents. 

You feel Dick place a hand on the small of your back, “Are you okay?” 

You don’t look at him, “I’m just going to apologize now.” 

“Nothing that happens tonight is your fault.” 

You pull away and walk to the bench a few steps away; he follows. You take a few deep breaths and look at him, “I know nothing they do or say is my fault, but man I don’t want to do this.”

He takes your hand in his, “We can always go.” 

You shake your head, “No. I need to do this. Let’s go.” 

He squeezes your hand once, and the two of you go inside. You spot your father immediately. He smiles at you, Jill looks up from her phone long enough to wave, your mother continues drinking, and Jan continues taking selfies. 

The night goes about how you would expect. Your father drills Dick on his plans for the future and his career. You can tell he’s not a fan of the detective thing. Your oldest sister barely says hi, your mother asks questions that border on too personal, and your other sister keeps trying to take pictures of him.

Halfway through dinner you’re mentally drained, and you excuse yourself to the bathroom. You’re in the middle of washing your hands when Jan comes in. She pauses at the sink. You begin the countdown in your head, you only reach five before she asks, “How the hell did you land Bruce Wayne’s adoptive son?” 

You turn the water off, “He has a name.” 

“Who cares. I can’t believe you haven’t locked him down yet. I mean, I know he’s a cop, but still, when his old man dies that money has to go somewhere.” 

You bite the inside of your cheek as anger wells inside you, “I’m not with him for his money.” 

“Please.” 

“Believe it or not Jan, money isn’t the most important thing to some of us.” 

She looks at you, “What family did you grow up in? Mom and dad hate each other, but they won’t get divorced because of the money. Jill works her ass off so she has the same money. Me? I find rich guys who can do the work for me. And your rich guy? He has the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen.” 

That’s the last straw, “Go to hell Jan. If you want to be like mom and dad and Jill, you go right ahead. Not me.” 

You head out of the bathroom. You stop long enough at the table to grab Dick, “We’re leaving.” 

He doesn’t even try to disguise his relief, “Thank God.” 

You ignore the calls of your family as the two of you head out. Once you’re out in the fresh air, you suck in a deep breath. 

Dick waits for you to say something, “Man . . . my family sucks.” 

“Yeah. They do. Do you feel better?”  

You smile and look at your husband, “About not having them in Eleanor’s life? Yeah. About not having them in our lives? Yes again.”

He wraps an arm around your shoulder and starts guiding you down the street, “I still have no idea why they reached out after all this time.” 

Dick nods, “I might. Your dad was hinting at money troubles while you were in the bathroom.” 

You feel a headache coming on, “Makes sense. They disowned me when I stopped playing their games. We’ve been together five years, married three. They didn’t come to the wedding or even call when I had the baby, but hey, when they’re running out of money . . .” 

Dick brings you in close to him. He wraps himself around you in a protective bubble, and he kisses your forehead. “Let’s go home.” 

It’s much earlier than expected when you walk into your apartment. There’s a large blanket fort in your living room, and you can smell fresh cookies in the kitchen. You hear giggling in the fort. You silently slip off your shoes and crawl in, with Dick right behind you. You find Bruce, Jason, Tim, and Damian in the fort they’re all reading. Eleanor is in there too, fast asleep on Bruce’s chest. You smile at the sight. 

They don’t ask any questions and you’re grateful for that. Instead, Bruce seamlessly passes your sleeping daughter to you. You and Dick cuddle her close and you thank the Lord for this family you found. 

#dick grayson imagine #richard grayson #richard grayson x reader #dick grayson x reader #dick grayson #nightwing reader insert #nightwing imagine #nightwing x reader #nightwing #bruce wayne #jason todd #time drake #damian wayne #alfred pennyworth #blanket fort

[catindabag]

TBOSAS on Crack short take (42)

Pres.Ravinstill: My dearest Mentors, in spite of the recent tragic events-

Felix: You mean the Arena Explosion Incident that almost got us killed if not for Palmyra Monty being absent that day?

Pres.Ravinstill: Yes. That one.

Festus: But why are we calling it tragic? Nobody died.

Pres.Ravinstill: Correct! Nobody died except for our government’s budget for reconstruction that is. Now I have to borrow another large sum of money from Monster Cardew- I mean, from Mama Cardew again.😞

Livia: That sounds like good news to me.😌💅

Coryo: Of course it does.🙄

Pres.Ravinstill: However, that is not the reason for why I’m here today-

Androcles: Mr. President, Mr. President, are you here for your missing Bichon Frisé puppy-

Everyone: Andie!

Androcles: Nevermind. I’ll shut up now.

Pres.Ravinstill: As I was saying, I’m here to make an announcement. An important one that will either make or break the future of our country. So Felix, come up here and give your Gran Gran a hug-

Felix: Am I in trouble? If so, just know it wasn’t me. It was Festus-

Festus: Hey! I ain’t no criminal-

Felix: Or Hilarius-

Hilarius: Fair enough.

Felix: And Sejanus.

Sejanus: Coryo! Coryo, my love, they’re bullying me again!😭

Coryo: Babe, please stop crying in front of the President. It’s embarrassing.

Sejanus: Ok. I’ll stop crying if you first give me a kiss.😘

Coryo: On the cheek?

Sejanus: No.

Coryo: On the forehead?

Sejanus: Lower.

Coryo: On the nose?!

Sejanus: Lower.

Coryo: On your chin?!

Sejanus: You know where, Babe.😏

Coryo: I-

Sejanus: Pretty please?🥺

Coryo: Um-

Lysistrata: Kiss him! Kiss him, Coryo! Coryo, please! For the SnowPlinth Fan Club!

Diana: You do know that the President is still here, right?

Felix: Don’t worry about it. My granduncle is part of the SnowPlinth Fan Club. Just look at him.

Pres.Ravinstill: Kiss him! Kiss him, Snow!! Crassus x Strabo forever!

Apollo: Crassus x Strabo?! That’s the wrong SnowPlinth Fan Club!

Felix: Tomato, Potato.

Florus: I beg to differ. That’s-

Coryo: *faints from embarrassment*

Pup: Well, I’ll be off to call the medics again.

Sejanus: *princess carries Coryo* Oh, don’t mind me. Coryo and I will be going home together.🥰

Pres.Ravinstill: Fine. I’ll go straight to the point. Felix, my beloved grandnephew, I am officially promoting you to be my new son and heir.😊

Felix: Wait, what?! Why me?! What happened to my other uncles, aunts, and older cousins?!

Pres.Ravinstill: Fortunately, they were all disowned yesterday.

Felix: Disowned?!

Pres.Ravinstill: Fortunately.

Felix: What about my parents?!

Pres. Ravinstill: Them too. So starting today, you are now my one and only son.🥹

Io: Oh, that’s so sweet!

Juno: ✨Slay✨, Class Pres!

Clemensia: Congratulations, Class Pres!

Iphigenia: Nice one, Class Pres!

Domitia: Let’s party!

Dennis: Food’s on Livia!

Livia: Suck a di-

Felix: Granduncle, are you crazy?! Why would you disown everyone but me?!

Pres.Ravinstill: It’s father now. And Panem, it was quite a funny story-

Felix: Please just tell me the short version.😞

Pres.Ravinstill: Fine. Your parents, uncles, aunts, and cousins had a big fight yesterday-

Felix: That’s just normal-

Pres.Ravinstill: Which escalated so fast that one of them intentionally destroyed one of my rare #SnowPlinth merch and my #Crasca4Ever hate shrine!

Vipsania: The audacity!

Pres.Ravinstill: Sis, you don’t even know the worst thing they did!

Vipsania: What did they do?

Pres.Ravinstill: Those damn ungrateful kids of mine vandalized one of my exclusive Bichon Frisé puppy posters out of spite!😡🔪

Everyone:. . .

Pres.Ravinstill: So I disowned all of them. Lol.

Felix: What the heck?!

Lysistrata: Not the SnowPlinth merch!😭

Pres.Ravinstill: I know! They were all so cruel to commit a crime such as that!

Sejanus: Mr. President, Mr. President, we must swiftly punish-

Pres.Ravinstill: Don’t worry, Mr.

Plinth. I already gave them a befitting punishment for their actions.

Felix: Which is?!

Pres.Ravinstill: Peacekeeper duties for 10 years without pay.😊

Felix: *faints from the shock*

Gaius: Fainting must be trending today.

Urban: You don’t say.😒

#tbosas #coriolanus snow #coryo snow #hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #crack post #thg #random thoughts #felix ravinstill #lysistrata vickers #sejanus plinth #festus creed #clemensia dovecote #lucy gray baird #coriolanus x sejanus #snowjanus #snowplinth #crackship #thg fic #thg incorrect quotes #tbosas incorrect quotes #suzanne collins

[munsons-hellfire]

Aftermath | Pedro Pascal

SUMMARY: You have been struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of the new light on your relationship with Pedro. Work becomes something you can no longer enjoy or focus on and for the most part you spend your time in your shared bedroom. It starts to worry Pedro and he has to take action after a big photoshoot is rescheduled because you didn't show up.

PAIRINGS: Pedro Pascal x Fem!Reader

CONTENT WARNINGS: MFW, mentions/talks of depression, Age Gap ( Reader is 28, Pedro is 47 )

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is the long awaited Part 2 to Debut, I hope you all enjoy it and are enjoying it so far. I am so proud of how this turned out and please let me know if you'd like a part 3 to this. I know this one is a little shorter than the first part so I apologize.

WORD COUNT: 1.8K Words

PART 1

Three weeks had passed since your relationship with Pedro had become public knowledge to the fans and your parents. In those three weeks you had been struggling with the aftermath of what had happened between your mother. She was not happy to say the least when you told her you weren’t coming home like she had hoped would happen. Your mother had sent a text the next day saying to not contact her again. And you wanted to say that it didn’t hit you hard (because you already had a rocky relationship with your mother) but it hit you hard.

On top of being disowned by your mother, the hate you were receiving from fans was a mix. Some of it was nothing but support, they stated that as long as you were both happy that’s what was important. But others were not happy. They didn’t like the age gap between you and Pedro. They couldn’t understand why you were with someone who could basically be your father. It was getting to you, and you couldn’t pull yourself out and no matter how hard Pedro had tried he was failing.

He felt guilty because he wasn’t trying hard enough. After receiving a call from a photographer about you not showing up to a scheduled photoshoot, he was taking action this time. He had spent the last three weeks trying to get you to step foot outside of the bedroom and out of your apartment. The most he had gotten was to get you into the bathroom and eventually the kitchen. But past that you didn’t go anywhere.

He knew this was impacting you in more ways than one. It was affecting your mental health and he wanted to make it better somehow. Then he got a call from the magazine company to reschedule the photoshoot, they had asked that you be at the new date that had been provided. That seemed to be the final straw for Pedro. He couldn’t help you no matter how hard he tried, so he moved to his next plan of attack. He called your father, the one person he knew might just be able to help you out of this funk you were stuck in.

Currently the sun was shining through your blinds, but not enough to make you move. Pedro paced round in the living room waiting for your father to arrive. He had told your father that he could pick him up from the airport. But of course your father insisted that it was better that he not leave you alone with your thoughts. A soft knock on the door caused the man to stop pacing in his tracks. He turned towards the door and walked over to it. When he opened the door, relief washed on his face as he stared your father.

“Thank you for coming. I really didn’t know what to do.” Pedro said, moving to the side and allowing your father to walk in. “She missed a really important photoshoot. They rescheduled it but I’m afraid that she’ll miss it again.”

Your father could already see how much Pedro cared about you, and it made him so happy to know that you had found someone who would try their hardest to take care of you at your lowest. “I’ll talk to her. But first, are you going to break her heart?” He asked, a stern look on his face.

“I don’t plan on it.” Pedro was honest as he continued to look at your father.

“Good, good choice. I don’t care what my wife says, I just want my baby to be happy and if she’s happy with you then I am happy too.” Pedro gave the man a nod of his head, then he watched him walk down the hallway that led to your shared bedroom. He gently knocked on the door.

“Go away.” You mumbled, from underneath your blanket. You didn’t know it was your father who had been the one knocking on your bedroom door. You just thought it was Pedro trying to get you to come out of the room again.

“Honey, it’s me, it’s papa.” He said softly. “Can I come in?” A muffled yes was released from your mouth. You stayed still underneath your blanket. The door was open and then seconds later it was closed. You felt the bed drip down, your father leaned forward and gripped your blanket. “Let me see your face.” He whispered to you.

It reminded you of the times when you and your mother would get into fights, after the fights were over you’d run to your room and hid under your blanket until you had calmed down enough. When you didn’t come down to dinner, your father would come in to hopefully fix what had happened. Here he was doing it again, being here now with you when you were at your lowest. Worst of all Pedro was seeing you at your lowest like never before.

All the previous times hadn’t been as bad as this was. This was the aftermath of everything that had happened and you knew he might try to blame himself for the events that had unfolded but you would eventually tell him that it wasn’t his fault. You chose to make the relationship public, it was a mutual agreement and not one sided.

“You want to tell me what’s going on?” Your father questioned after you had finally allowed him to see your face. He could see that you had been crying, probably crying the last few days at that. And he knew that these tears were because of what your mother had said to you.

“It’s just a lot, papa. I knew what to expect when the fans found out, and I knew mama would be mad but I didn’t think she’d go this far and it hurts.” More tears started to fall down your face as the truth flew out of your lips. Your father leaned down and pulled you into him, hugging you tightly. You broke down even more, this was not how you wanted him or Pedro to see you but you really were struggling and you didn’t know how to get out of it.

“I know, my sweet baby. But you’re strong and I know you’ll get through this.” He paused for a moment thinking of what to say next. You just stayed still breathing up and down with tears still falling down your face. “I know you and your mother don’t often see eye to eye and how much you want her in your life. But I need you to do what’s best for you and if that means cutting out your mother then you need to do it.”

“But what about you?” You asked, turning your head to stare up at him.

“I will come to see you when I can and we can still talk on the phone. I need you to make sure you take care of yourself and you can’t do that if you choose to keep your mother in your life. I will be okay, but I won’t be okay if something happens to you. And I know that that man out there who is worried to high heaven about you, would be upset if something happened to you.”

“I didn’t want him to ever see me like this, papa.” Your voice was a whisper as the words left your mouth.

“I know. But sometimes the people that we love and care about need to see us at our worst in order to continue being there for us. I mean this when I say it, but he loves you, I can see it in his eyes. I want you to be happy and if he truly makes you happy then I don’t want you to give that up.” Your dad stared down at you, then he looked towards the door. Pedro was probably in the living room pacing around waiting for something to happen. “How important is he to you?”

“So important, I don’t wanna be without him and I don’t care that he’s older than me. I love Pedro so much and couldn’t imagine my life without him. And I’m not ever expecting a marriage or kids, as long as I have him I am happy.”

“Okay. So you need to show everyone that their opinions don’t matter, because they don’t not when it comes to your happiness. What matters is you being happy and right now you’re not.” You nodded your head in understanding, your father smiled brightly at you. “Great. You’re gonna talk to that man out there who is clearly terrified that something will happen, and then the three of us are gonna go out and get dinner after you get a shower. And we’re gonna post something on your social media and you're gonna give the biggest smile you could possibly conjure up. You, my sweet girl, are so strong and I will always be proud of the things you do and accomplish.”

“Thank you, papa.” You hugged your father tightly, he hugged you back just as tightly. Your father stood from your bed and walked over to your door. You adjusted yourself leaning against the headboard. It was only a matter of seconds before Pedro was in the bedroom and climbing onto the bed right next to you. “I’m sorry.” Your lip started to wobble as you caught Pedro staring at you.

“Mi amor, it’s okay.” He whispered, pulling you into his chest. “I just wanted to make sure you were okay, and it seemed that your father was the only one who could really get through.”

“But it shouldn’t be like that. And I’m sorry.” You pulled yourself from Pedro and adjusted your body so you could get a better look at the man you loved so much. “I should’ve been more honest about the relationship I had with my mother. And I should’ve let you in when this happened, I pushed you away rather than talking about my feelings with you. And because I pushed you away you had to call in backup.”

“From now on I know you’ll be honest with me.” His voice was sweet as he talked to you.

“I will be, I promise.” You placed a kiss on the side of his face and he smiled at you. “I’m going to get ready and then we’ll go out somewhere with my dad, if that’s okay.”

“Okay, I’ll be in the living room with your father.”

The two of you both stood up from the bed, Pedro walked out of the room while you walked into the bathroom. Maybe the best thing to do was to cut your mother out of your life, it wasn’t something you were ideal with because she was still your mother but you weren’t going to think about that right now. Instead you were going to get ready and go have dinner with your boyfriend and your father.

TAGS: @inhumanssxx

#pedro pascal x reader #pedro pascal #reader insert #part 2 #celebrity #real person fiction #x reader

[frostedpuffs]

hi ash, do you have a fic rec list of miraculous fics that you have enjoyed? 👀 i’ve watched miraculous for years and been a fan but i’m new to reading miraculous fics 🐞❤️🐈‍⬛💚

i can try! i actually don't read a lot of fanfic, but i can recommend a few I've read that I've enjoyed :) most are one-shots.

Experimental Kisses by MireilleTanaka (komorebirei) Summary: Ladybug watched him. Maybe it was guilt, maybe sympathy, maybe a streak of playfulness. Maybe the traumatic akuma experience had softened her up. Whatever the reason, a thought wafted lazily through her mind and out of her mouth. “You know… you’re right. It isn’t fair, is it?” Chat Noir looked up. “I remember my first kiss, but you don’t.” She hummed and tapped her chin, making a show of remembering. “It wasn’t a bad kiss, but we were in the middle of fighting an akuma, so I didn’t get to enjoy it much, either.” Oops—that came out sounding a little, no, a lot more flirty than she had intended. Anyway, if she was going to commit to this idea, she may as well go all in. Rating: T Comments: a very cute ladynoir kiss fic. i really like the way the author wrote the kisses here!

i think it’s time i told you (i’m a fan of your universe) by a_miiraculer, clairelutra Summary: Years after Hawkmoth’s defeat, Ladybug and Chat Noir have a conversation about life, love, and marriage. Rating: T Comments: a WONDERFUL little one-shot where chat noir buys a ring, and ladybug wonders who it's for. ladynoir.

where roses bloom by @carpisuns Summary: “You’re sick, aren’t you?” He drops down to the balcony. “You’re sick because you love someone and … they don’t love you back.” (Love square Hanahaki AU, Marichat centric) Rating: T Comments: i LOVE LOVE LOVE this fic. a bittersweet marichat centric Hanahaki AU that makes my heart feel things. please read it

whose woods these are (I think I know.) by Reiaji Summary: Four years after his future turns to cinders, Adrien is a servant in the house he was meant to inherit. Disowned by his father and abused by his stepmother, his days are filled with drudgery until he meets a masked huntress in the forest behind his father's chateau. As his friendship with Ladybug turns to first love, he dreams of a future spent at her side. Then, on the eve of the Princess's masquerade, he meets his guardian—and is granted a wish. [Ladrien Cinderella AU] Rating: T Comments: magical ladrien cinderella au. it wouldn't be a fic rec list by me if i didn't recommend the fic that i still think about on a daily basis. the poetic writing, the story, the characters, just...AUGH. i cant even describe how good this story is. I'll admit i wasn't into it at first but by the time i got near the end i COULD NOT PUT THIS FIC DOWN. very good please read. multichapter

Eating (nothing but) Affection by crownedcrusader Summary: Some cats won't eat unless they feel safe. Unless someone they trust is nearby, keeping them company. Unrelated: Adrien has pushed away so many cold meals that he can't eat if he's alone. Rating: G Comments: a sweet fic where adrien doesn't like to eat alone. his friends notice this.

Probably Not The Best Idea by @coffeebanana Summary: When Adrien first offered Ladybug his spare room, it was mostly joke. Not once in a million years did he think she'd actually take him up on the offer. After all, he's the only one who's hopelessly in love. Right? For her part, Ladybug never meant to make a habit out of visiting Adrien. But now that she has, well…spending time with him feels safe. It feels right. So why not give this roommates thing a try? Surely it'll be nice, not having to hide her hero identity in her own home for once, even if she has to hide her civilian identity instead. All in all, it might not be the best idea they've ever had, but…can it really be the worst? And if they happen to get a little more than they bargained for in the process? That's just part of the fun. Rating: T Comments: VERY cute premise, excellent writing, ladrien roommates who are obviously in love with each other, WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR GO READ IT. multichapter

œuf ouch owie by miraculousunflower (ominousunflower) Summary: Chat Noir enlists Rena Rouge's help to create an Aspik illusion. Absolutely nothing goes wrong. Rating: T Comments: literally the funniest gd fic I've ever read in my life. I've never had a fic actually make me laugh out loud before and this one did. i still go back and reread it when i need a laugh. it's like a shitpost in artistic form

L'Autonomie by @xiueryn Summary: After three years, Marinette tells Chat Noir who she is. The only problem is that he doesn't believe her, insisting that her and Marinette couldn't be the same person. With the knowledge he's close to her, she tries to figure out who he is. AU. (mari finds out adrien is chat noir and has fun planting clues to make him believe she's ladybug.) Rating: T Comments: a silly ladynoir and adrinette reveal fic. ladybug tries to convince chat noir she is marinette. he doesn't believe her. it's adorable and i love it

i hope this is enough! happy reading ♥

#fic rec #miraculous ladybug #miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir #miraculous lb #miraculous fandom #ml fic rec #miraculous fic rec #fanfic recommendation #ash answers #miraculous

[hypedupshawty]

Fan Theory/Speculation (contains spoilers)

So, through the act of watching OPLA (for about the 60th day in a row), I noticed something interesting.

Notice anything… interesting about Sanji’s right middle finger? He’s wearing a ring. This detail struck me as intriguing as his animanga counterpart is not seen wearing any sort of accessories such as rings. Many fans have noticed that certain things were added or removed from the live action adaptation, so in all honesty, this ring could just be passed off as another minute change designed to help bring flair to the character of Sanji.

But it’s just stuck with me, and given the amount of Easter eggs and tiny elements of foreshadowing the live action offers us, I can’t help but feel as if this particular ring is some sort of element to that. So I decided to do to some research into it.

It turns out that the type of ring Sanji is wearing is known as a “signet ring”. They are different from many mundane rings as they were typically only worn by high ranking persons and even royalty. The ring is embedded with often times a unique family crest, and the patriarchs of such families would use these rings to seal important documents and such with wax.

With that information clarified, here’s my absolute favorite part of this theory.

It’s already interesting enough that Sanji has been given a signet ring to wear, but the positioning of it on his hand also has a strong meaning.

Historically, the positioning of rings was a way to display certain emotions/ranking/statuses, and even still they have a cultural impact. How about we look into what a ring on the middle finger signifies, hmm?

Now, there’s a lot to unpack there, but with knowing Sanji’s past and personality through the animanga, the things that stick out to me most are power, strength, and rebellion. For those who are far enough in the series to know about where Sanji hails from, I’m sure this particular detail will pack a heavy punch for you.

I feel that this is the producers very subtle way of foreshadowing Sanji’s background in a way that isn’t blatantly obvious; from his status as a member of a royal family whom he’s rejected and rebelled against to the trials he’s overcome — strength and power.

It seems to me that this is Sanji’s way of literally sticking his middle finger to his family and saying, “fuck you, look how far I’ve come. You didn’t break me down.” A blow of both wearing a signet ring with his family’s crest (primarily only worn by the patriarch) but also wearing it on his middle finger to signify his strength in the rebellion against them.

The funniest thing is that even if this isn’t a signet ring with his family’s crest, it’s still a way to mock his father in that he was completely disowned by him, but is still donning jewelry that represents the royal power that his father thought him undeserving of.

That’s all, folks! Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

A/N: please don’t forget that this is JUST A THEORY that I came up with using legitimate research. It doesn’t mean that it’s true.

#opla #opla sanji #vinsmoke sanji #one piece #one piece live action #theory

[basilone]

I was tagged by @onehelluvamarine, ty! 💚

A band you don’t like that many others do:

Coldplay. I am absolutely mesmerized by how popular they are, because every single song of theirs I’ve ever heard gets on my last nerve.

A childhood memory that you remember vividly:

I used to do ballet and got to perform in a huge theatre once. I remember hanging out backstage, watching the older dancers, getting to see what the lighting crew was doing… It was a brilliant time, though the hassle to get hair and make-up done had a lot of people yelling and losing the plot. (I learned how to do stage make-up myself when I was a lil older, partially because that’s how you roll in drama classes but also because of that experience hahaha!)

Least favorite animal and why:

Listen. Listen to me. We do not need lightbulb fish. We do not need them. We do not require their presence in our waters.

Hot fandom take:

Do you know how many hot takes can fit in me? It’s a lot. I’m going to go with two hot takes because it’s my party and y’all have never ever seen me post one to this blog before.

Numero uno: readerfic is not OC fic, OC fic is not readerfic. If you name your character, it’s an OC. Even if you write them in first or second person POV. If you write Y/N, it’s readerfic no matter how much backstory you try to chuck at it. Learn to tag it properly. A fic cannot have both the canon character/OC and canon character/reader tags. Please do my last remaining pieces of sanity a favor and don’t make me read Y/N with my own two eyeballs just because you mistagged your fic.

Numero two: smut belongs under the cut. I don’t make the rules. If you start your fic with smut of any kind, put it under a readmore. Especially do this if that smut contains highly specific kinks. Aside from the fact that there are minors on this website who’ve got no business being subjected to that, people should be given the choice whether they want to see that level of smut on their daily newspaper dashboard scrollthrough first thing in the morning.

Do you wear any jewelry, if so, what’s your favorite piece:

I do, though not all the time. One of my fave pieces is a small ring with an eight-pointed star that I wear on my pinky finger.

A movie others liked but you didn’t:

Titanic. I know it’s got many many many fans, but I was cheering that iceberg on.

Three things you love about yourself:

My creativity, my ability to switch gears and learn on the fly, and my hair that does whatever I want it to do.

A place you hope to visit in the future and why:

Dude, have you seen the state of the world lately? I think I’m just gonna hope to visit my bed later on today, much safer.

An actor that gets on your nerves and why:

I have Tom Cruise blacklisted on this hellsite for good reason. The good reason being that I think he’s batshit and that people should stop entertaining his presence in anything. I’m not drinking that cult juice, thanks.

Things you’re excited for in the nearby future?

My birthday’s coming up on Feb 9!

Least favorite ship in a fandom you’re in:

At the risk of getting utterly disowned by a good number of folks that follow me: Webgott. I have gone for an outing or two in this ship, if memory serves me correctly, and I think I understand why people like it. I love banter in a ship as much as the next person, and the push-pull of opposites can be fun. But I also think Lieb deserves a lot more than someone who’s fundamentally at odds with his life and his POV. I think that the discussion they have in that final ep is indicative of something so major that it is a dealbreaker in that ship. (Plus, Web is just… not my fave character. Putting this mildly.)

What’s the most toxic fandom you’ve been in?

Vikings. Hands down, no contest. Absolute toxic cesspool of lies, backstabbing, and badmouthing. There are a few very good reasons why I’m no longer on speaking terms with people I used to call friends (at least one of whom was also in our lovely little war fandom back in the day) and why I’ve all but given up on doing any new gifsets or writing in that fandom for the foreseeable future.

List three things you find beautiful about life:

I’m gonna all caps this like a particularly obnoxious internet citizen because !! important !!

HAVE YOU SEEN OUR UNIVERSE DO YOU HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE STARS

MUSIC

THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU’RE LAUGHING WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE AND YOU REALIZE THERE’S NOWHERE IN THE WORLD YOU’D RATHER BE THAN IN THAT EXACT MOMENT

Any dreams for the future?

I just want to live a life that’s good. I don’t really do future plans or dreams, it’s all vibes. I will know the move I need to make in the moment it needs making. Everything else is confetti.

How are you really feeling today?

Tired! (She says while about to embark on a screencap-to-gif journey. You might note the tiredness by the fact that I have completely lost my filter somewhere down the line of answering these questions, lol.)

Tags:

lmao I feel like half this fandom got tagged already and I’m very shit at remembering usernames and who likes tagging games sooooo. uhm. ain’t tagging anybody today.

#tagging game

[xamaxenta]

Ok in the thread of metal bands/edgy music au; allow me to suggest..

Ace and Sabo met as kids on Moloka’i (hawaii). Sabo moved from South Africa with his parents and Ace lived there with his dad (and his mom but she was at surfing competitions a lot). Being the only kids within age range they quickly befriended eachother and proceeded to run barefoot around the island, climb canyons etc etc

Now in this au Sabos parents are slightly less dickish, so their response is more “hey can we get some indoor activities for our posh child” than “I disown you” anyway that’s where Roger comes in and introduces them to a retired singer also living on the island. Ms Di’ Angelo is a former opera singer who joined a rock band and happy to teach them how to shred a bass guitar. (Sabo’s parents only slightly regret this)

Anyway Both boys take to it like fish to water, Ace in particular possibly destroying his eardrums listening to death metal and Norwegian bands. They also like spending time with Ms Di’Angelo she mentions that she has a kid a little older than them but doesn’t have any pictures or say anything more (the boys assume they passed)

At 21-23 both are doing little gigs or partnering with other bands (they don’t have a singer so it’s just acoustics). They just happen to bump into Ms Di’Angelo and tall blonde man who has very familiar blue eyes. Enter in Marco Di’Angelo Newgate, child of famous retired rockstar Edward Newgate or Whitebeard. Currently attending med school, with a singing voice worth of angels.

Immediately Sabo and Ace are like “ahh yes our third” (for the band, they aren’t actually dating right now, the fools). Anyway they basically hatch a plan to get Marco to join them which simply is “seduce him into the music industry” so the two go about trying to seduce Marco, possibly discovering some overlooked feelings along the way? I’m not saying jealously but someone feels left out

They Almost Fail; cause Marco has some issues and thinks they just doing it for his talent and then will dump him, (he also sees them kiss and wonders if he’s being used) Big confession time and all three end up fucking (duh) and that begins the start of the band; Flame Emperor, Phoenix Fire. Or something idk I put way too much thought into this..

Holy shit this is so rich and fulfilling already whoa

I love this 🙏🏽 please tell me you have more thougts!!! Im a big fan of Flame Emperor being their band name its just a sick fufkcing title

Oda was cooking hardcore when he assigned that title to Sabo frfrfrfrrrrrr cant stop thinking abt it

Also im a slut for Ace with a bass but hes probably talented enough he could play mostly any instrument he puts his mind to, a prodigy who cant read sheet music

Sabo writes music bc thats the posh activity his parents wanted for him and hes got great vocal control

Also like the manic energy of involving pipe organs and harpsichord into metal music is always bangin and Sabo smashing ivory keys in like the craziest outfit ever speaks to me on so many levels like the aesthetic fucks

[awek-s-archived]

please can you guys stop acting like bee wasn’t antiblack, or that her being rightfully angry about antisemitism means that it’s ok to be antiblack. i get it i get that she was hotheaded and emotional. i also get that she is not doing well mentally at all and that’s why she disappeared off tumblr as a result of the situation. i ALSO get that she read and re-read that post after writing it multiple times and went back and added to it and reblogged it a couple times to encourage people to also reblog it to spread it. i know this because i didn’t reblog it myself until about the 3rd time i saw it on my dash. there was ample opportunity for bee to see that her wording was messed up and if she didn’t mean it or miswrote what she meant to say, she could have removed it. whatever, that isn’t the situation at this point. the situation at this point is people know and accept that bee herself admitted she was being antiblack and apologised, but are now rallying some kind of a support group for her being like ‘we know you were antiblack and we don’t agree with that, but it’s ok because we know you didn’t mean it and we love you!’ THAT ISN’T YOUR PLACE. it’s not my place either but evidently you need someone to tell it to you like a dickhead because everyone affected has been way too fucking nice about it. like are you guys stupid? genuinely asking. because you’re starting to sound exactly like the twitter fans you keep mocking and disowning every day in your little screenshots you post on your blogs. racism sucks until it’s your friend, or your mutual, right? then it’s fine? because it’s your friend and you know them and they’re absolutely NOT racist, just in this instance, right? i’m closer to bee and laura than over half of you people on anon or throwaway blogs ever were btw ????? like im literally their friend???? or was supposed to be???? which is why i even expressed such disappointment @ laura and waited so so long for her to try and get back to me and try to tell her that it wasn’t ok to get so defensive????? to the point of her also being racist and antiblack???? but im not gonna stay silent abt it and pretend it’s not happening or defend them on main OR WORSE ON ANON LOL like not even owning what you say, to say things like ‘i know you were racist but i love you :(’ like cmon.... are you SERIOUS with this. BRO YOUR FRIEND WAS RACIST. if you’re not gonna get involved directly on main like i didn’t get til now, at the very least try and talk to them about it, like i know other mutual friends of ours have. at least BE A FRIEND not a fucking asslicker. you didnt see me asslick bee for being in the wrong. i sent her a dm at the start of the chae situation telling her to take care of herself and then supported the community she hurt on here. me distancing myself from them further after all the other shit that happened is because i personally dont feel comfortable interacting with people who were so confidently antiblack and racist on main after doubling down on the initial callout. if u get called out, you review what you said, you apologise sincerely if you were in the wrong, you move on and grow. you allow the people you hurt to process that hurt. that’s how this shit works. you guys are 3rd parties DO NOT get to sit there and go ‘it’s ok!!!! you deserve support, we know you didnt mean it!!!’ while COMPLETELY IGNORING the fact that an entireeeeeee group of black people have been hurting over this situation for DAYS.... like. i have literally seen it with my own two eyeballs because i see their posts. they are hurting!!!! you guys are literally NOT CARING!!!??? get a grip! if you’re gonna support your friend, fair, but at least acknowledge at the VERY LEAST that they literally added to the disgusting treatment black people face enough on here and off here every day. MAY I ALSO MENTION, as my friend jewel also mentioned yesterday, black jewish people exist. this situation hurt them tenfold. like what was the reason for pitting two minority communities against each other like that??? not once have i seen one of you guys say something so simple and so true and that is that ANTISEMITISM IS BAD but SO IS ANTIBLACKNESS.

#im not @ing anybody direclty i just wanted to rage post but if u want to rb u can idc #aweks.txt #but btw the larger body of this post isnt abt laura its abtthe new person that came up just now lol

[trissalluring]

I wish there was a way to like your post anonymously.

Not because I'm ashamed, but if my moots saw my likes on your posts, I think they would disown me.

😭💞 you know I understand that but at one point in my life I realize it wasn’t worth my time with antis— Now there’s a difference between saying ‘hey this isn’t my thing/I don’t like it’ and going ‘if you like [X] whatever fan fiction then hope you die.’

I think people take their dislikes and make it a personal attack if you do something they don’t like. I know moots on the internet can be super precious and loving relationship (platonic or not), but in my personal opinion it’s not worth keeping them around if in the back of your mind you think they would drop you suddenly like that.

Real friends will stick by you no matter what. As example, I pretty much ship everything within the ST fandom, I don’t have a lot of limits. But most of my friends have limits but they respect I like what I like and don’t judge them, therefor they don’t judge me either. It’s ship whatever you like here only and respect those no matter what 💞

So basically I do want to say you can definitely make friends with people who don’t like dead dove/only like certain dd topics and/or content because there are plenty of people who aren’t antis.

I do however want to say if you are too deep into the antis side (because hey, sometimes you accidentally fall yourself into that hole and it’s hard to escape from). I recommend to make a secret (not a sideblog) account, small baby steps to get your feet wet before you finally jump sail when you’re more comfortable to do so! 💞

I know ST fandom have toxic puritans, but please don’t ever let them ruin anything you like 💞

#I hope this advice helps you anon! #sometimes small baby steps is all you need to make 💞 #dead dove do not eat #stranger things dead dove do not eat #ask Apple

[daughter-of-melpomene]

🌟 + Catta Rostova, please??

@dancingsunflowers-ocs 💖💛💖

Ooooh, an ask for my lovely bastard princess, thank you so much, Alexandra!! <3

If Catta was going to choose to be any kind of Grisha, she’d like to be a Healer, not a Tidemaker like her mother was - she’d much prefer to be able to help people and make them better to just being able to manipulate water.

Though Catta does wind up taking Genya’s last name when they finally get married, there is some debate over whether she’s going to before the fact; Genya suggested that she either keep her mother’s surname or hyphenate it with Safin so that Catta could keep her privileges as something of a member of the royal family, but after Nikolai became king and made it clear he wasn’t disowning Catta anytime soon, it was agreed that Catta would become a Safin.

The first time Catta tried kvas was thanks to Genya sneaking some in when she came to Catta’s room for one of their late night talks. She was seventeen and had never had so much as a sip of it before, because the queen had forbidden her from drinking alcohol, convinced that she would get drunk and embarrass the whole royal family. The kvas burned Catta’s throat and she nearly coughed up a lung after only a few sips, but the sight made Genya laugh, so she didn’t regret trying it, even if she never drank kvas again.

When Catta was eleven years old, she broke her wrist trying to race Nikolai down one of the longer Grand Palace hallways. The queen placed all of the blame on Catta and kept yelling at her for it while the palace doctor was trying to reset her wrist, and he was so frazzled by the queen’s shouting he wound up setting Catta’s wrist just a bit wrong. He fixed it, but she still has a small scar on her wrist from the incident.

Once, only once, Catta had stolen one of Genya’s white keftas and tried it on, wanting to see herself in a Grisha garment and pretend for a moment that she was like her mother and hadn’t become just a disappointment to her father. She was only able to look at herself in the mirror for a few moments before she had to take it off, and she never even touched another kefta again.

In a modern AU, I think Catta would be the biggest ever fan of rom-coms; she always loves a good romantic story with a happy ending.

After the Darkling is defeated, whenever Genya has a moment of insecurity or a flashback to all the things he made her do, Catta will always say that she wishes she could get a Heartrender to bring him back just so she can punch him in the face.

Catta’s favorite color is pink, especially light pink - she loves the way it looks on her, and Genya always showers her with compliments whenever she wears it (and any other time, really).

Speaking of which, Catta is very unused to compliments, having received very few genuine ones growing up, and even then pretty much exclusively from Nikolai. Genya always seeks to remedy this, though, the same way Catta always makes sure to be extremely gentle with her.

Catta and Nina don’t ever really get the chance to meet, but if they did, I am certain they would be the most amazing unexpected besties.

send me an oc and i’ll give you ten facts about them!!

#asks about my ocs #oc: catta rostova

[thehooliganhangoutspot]

“Bringing up Bruno's mom in contrast to his behavior is important because there's no way she raised him to be like this to women.” — LIKE WHAT!? It’s life, grow up, shit happens. The only time a woman publicly confirmed she felt mistreated by him was when he left Chanel for Rita Ora. But perhaps there was a lot of good in him, too, that’s why Chanel loved him in the first place to have a broken heat after him. And even if he did cheat, don’t act like you live in a fucking bubble and it doesn’t happen with ordinary men. It happens left and right when ordinary Joe cheats on plane Jane but when it’s someone famous it’s a whole sensation that invites some delusional idiots with no life of their own to come and judge.

“because as an adult he treats the women in his life like complete shit”—how so? He fell in love with someone new when he was with Chanel and left Chanel. And his mom did not disown him for that. No mother would. Rita still speaks about how he was the greatest guy on Earth. And he has been linked to the same woman for 13 years who keeps drowning in jewlry and designer bags. To date she’s claimed she has been blessed every day! There is not even a single photo of him kissing other women, holding their hands in an inappropriate setting (outside of meets and greets and stuff). Stop with your sick ass baby mama rumors and stop talking about it as if it’s a fact. You are delusional if you think he’d even show his dick to any of these women who, allegedly, have his babies.

“All the mind games, the cheating and the withholding of money (control)”- what withholding money!? What mindgames? Jessica’s collection of bags can pay off my student debt and help me survive without work for some years. The woman was a nobody living with roommates in New York, and now she can afford renting a house in LA, travel, new outfits, classes… what withholding money are you talking about if she remained jobless for 13 years. She lived off of his money for all these years and still seems to do the same. And will be doing the same even if they have broken up.

“calls women BITCH in his songs.”—oh he must be the first person to do that! Never heard any mom disown their child for artistic vision. It’s a great song though.

“His mother didn't want him to be some philandering playboy with a harem of women and a bunch of out of wedlock kids. This is why it's so disappointing to hear that he is this irresponsible. His mother would not be pleased with how he has treated Jessica, Isabella, Cindy, Chanel or any of these women.”- there are no confirmed cases of any other women. Stop bringing thus delusional sick ass rumors started on LSA by some psychotic bitches and talking about it as if it was a fact. NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND IS BUYING IT AND WE WANT SPSCE FROM YOHR DELUSIOND HERE. And stop using his deceased mother in this context. Like who gave you the right to mention the mother of somebody you do not even know in such a judgmental context? Do you even knos what it’s like to have such close and gentle relationships with mother? You probably don’t, otherwise you would not have ben such an insensitive and ignorsant asshole.

Why wouldn’t you go and get a motherfucking life. This fandom became a total trashcan. No class, no brain, nothing. Bunch of useless stupid idiots tryna feel they’re important by thinking they know something about a man they’ve never even met based on some hearsay. “I saw the babies, their features have developed…” - fuck you and your dna-performing eyeballs, your brain has not developed.

I can’t with these parasites, can there be a forum without these LSA idiots? Also, Sunny, any chance you can block these comments about Bernadette? As fans and HUMANS we MUST have some respect. This man’s music has been there for me when nobody else was, so it hurts deeply to see people spread blatant lies about him and mention his deceased mother in context by some psychopaths.

[co-mixed]

Your Favorite Characters Will Never be Perfect in Movies.

Remember how Hawkeye was nothing like in the comics? Or how Rogue never even encountered Gambit on screen? Or how the whole Titans show did its own thing? 

And are you one of those people who can’t help but mention that this-is-not-how-it-happened-in-the-comics? Yeah, I used to be one too. 

In my case, it was enough to part with my expectations for the things I’ve already seen to realize what I’m missing by dismissing (I swear I’m not freestyling here.) But there’s more to it than just working on my own hopes and dreams. There is a reason (a few in fact) why we don’t see page-to-page adaptations. 

Where do I begin?

I’m trying hard to get into DC and the aforementioned Titans only pushed me closer to it (yeah meet another show I absolutely love now). But what stops me every time is issue number 1000+. I have time and I’m a patient lady but I won’t start something I can’t hope to finish. Both Action and Detective comics are over 1k issues long. I’m not sure I have time for that. But I’d love to get to know the characters and so would many others. Lucky for us, each one of them gets an origin story and if you’re lazy, a dedicated segment in an encyclopedia of their respective universe. Movies and shows aren’t that. They always have room for improvement and a fresh look. What they don’t have to do is retell an old, sometimes outdated ~30-page arc. Been there done that. Take me someplace new. 

The Power of a Retcon

Name a character who's never gotten a retcon. I’ll wait. If the first name that pops up is someone who has 10 pages of panel time before being cast off into the roster oblivion, we’re thinking alike. Most prominent characters have had their origin replayed and rewritten. No matter what the reasons were (sometimes it’s just lazy writing), you can always count on at least 3 different ways the character discovered their powers. Now which one do we take to screen? The latest? The fan favorite? Can’t please everyone. Besides, sometimes writers gotta work with a whole different universe (Hey ya, MCU). No one illustrates this better than Wanda and Pietro. And if anything, it’s our weird attraction to canon that caused them to be disowned by Magneto (correction - he never disowned them but it was revealed that he’s not their bio parent, although he reclaimed them back as his own eventually). 

There are a few characters and types of characters for whom it’s important to keep their origin intact. In my opinion, one of them is mutants but even comics have been messing it up for a long time now (looking at you, artist formerly known as Apocalypse!)

With so many changes how do we even trace a character back to their origins? It’s really easier to capture their general sense and role.

Crisis on Every Earth

We get retcons in the main timeline but how about all the other ones? Remember how Marvel went ahead and built a whole Ultimate Universe? Gotta say I loved the experiment even with its shortcomings. And I’d love to see more of that (just give me a high-school Evolution-style AU already!) Oh and then Nick Fury and Spidey became so wildly popular- they made it to movies and 616 respectively, remember? That’s kind of the point. The versions of the characters we know and love aren’t always necessarily the best ones. But we won’t find out unless we give them a fair shot. And I’m all for that.

And if you already have a version you like then what are you actually losing by getting a new one? You’ve read them and you’ve seen them.

Too Many Cooks 

To build upon the previous paragraph, all characters have their creators and then they have dozens of other people who took their turn at writing them. Now which one did it best is quite a question (the best example will always be the X-men although let’s face it, they’re a team). The thing here is, under a new writer every character picks up new traits. There’s a huge difference between the original take, a take from the 90s, and whatever is going on now. Again, it comes down to personal preferences and the story you choose to tell. 

To change or not to change

That, and what to change exactly. Every character can essentially be boiled down to several qualities that you shouldn’t change no matter what. The rest is flexible. 

Yes, for some characters it’s their signature look that can’t be altered (but that’s far less common than most people want to admit). For most though it’s their values or a specific origin or their role in a team. Just because we don’t expect it doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. 

The question of what exactly you can and should change, now this is a fun one. 

What works on paper doesn’t always fit into a frame. Like Superman’s questionable habit of wearing underwear as a top layer of clothing. Sure it works for a campy version but the truth is, he could look however the hell he likes as long as he’s a humanoid. His origin and personal traits are what makes him Superman. But depending on the story you wanna tell, you can change whatever and it will work for me. 

Toys and Sandboxes

Every character is shaped by decades of writing (good and bad). Events get added and erased but even if you get the origin right, the character won’t go through the same things as in comics. That is, unless you’re planning on retelling every story (I’m sure you aren’t.) Every slightest change of events will make them grow apart from their og version. By the second movie, it’s already a different AU version. That’s exactly what AUs are for. Exploring options, using opportunities. 

Our vision of characters always ties to when and where we see them for the first time. With our favorites it speaks to how much they resonate with us. And truth be told, that’s not always their originally intended personality (or look). I’ll go into DC, having a few expectations of my own, same as I watched the X-men movies with a clear vision of their characters. But teenage Jean Grey will never have the memories of teenage time displaced Jean, and  og teenage Jean was absolutely replaceable by a cardboard cutout. 

So there it is, something I will be holding on to when I finally go to see MCU’s take on mutants. And something we all should consider before judging any casting. 

#marvel characters #dc characters #characters #movies #comics #comic books #long reads #MCU #DCEU #cartoons #animation #comic book characters

[aroaceleovaldez]

*sobs* do you think there's any chance of Jason returning as minor god?

Realistically? No, and i do think narrative-wise that’d be a lame cop-out. That’s too easy and too deus ex machina. Personally I don’t necessarily want Jason to be revived in any form in-canon, not because I dislike his character or anything (I love Jason and also I know if I said i disliked Jason, my friend would disown me- /j) but because narrative consequence in the Riordanverse has been thoroughly eradicated. It does not exist and no consequence in the Riordanverse feels permanent anymore. I entirely blame HoO for that and surprisingly that has nothing to do with the Doors of Death, it has to do with the like two times Jason NEARLY DIED in HoO only to magically get better, and Leo’s potion of Just Don’t Die.

HOWEVER. however.

In terms of fan-work in which Jason is brought back, we have OPTIONS, PEOPLE! Jason being posthumously deified feels kind of... lame? To me? No offense, it’s just extremely simple. We have multiple instances where we can have a significantly cooler adventure to bring back Jason which is significantly more narratively compelling, because it feels like there is work going into his return. It’s not just a hand-wave thing, there’s effort to it that is rewarded.

I have two options that I think work best in terms of how we’re told the Riordanverse functions that I think would be good, fun, interesting options (also neither of them are the Orpheus route i’m SORRY it just wouldn’t work with how we know revival works in their universe):

Option A.) Jason becomes an einherjar and his friends have to basically go bust him out of Valhalla. It’s funny! It’s quirky! It’s a crossover! It also makes logical sense - in particular based on how Jason’s death is described, actually. He dies heroically, weapon in hand, and also there is a flying horse. We know einherjar do not have to be demigods, and it’s implied they don’t have to be Norse demigods. They can be anyone. Imagine how just purely silly and feel-good it’d be for the Argo 2 Crew to reunite with Jason trying to break him out of Hotel Valhalla while the Death Sibs are muttering under breath about what a mess this is going to be for their dad.

Option B.) “A soul for a soul.” We’re introduced to this revival trade system in BoTL and LITERALLY NOTHING IS EVER DONE WITH IT AND I’M SO MAD ABOUT THAT. It’s the entire driving motivation for Nico for the majority of BoTL and it’s just DROPPED! We KNOW it’s a legitimate thing because we’re EXPLICITLY TOLD that Minos was going to use it to revive himself! But Nico banished him before he could! Even if it’s like a Ghost King Exclusive thing, Nico is the Ghost King now! NICO OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT!!! Heck, we even know Nico explicitly attempted it before in BoTL, but it didn’t work because he specifically isn’t allowed to trade his own soul (because he is a son of Hades)! There’s not even the excuse that there was in BoTL that Nico is against murder because by BoO Nico has changed his mind and it’s totally down for some justified murder! In fact, will actively do it himself!! Give me a plot about Nico trading a soul to bring back Jason’s! And the weirdness that arises from that and Jason grappling with “Damn, Nico definitely 100% totally killed a guy just to bring me back!” That’s an interesting narrative that is entirely within the realm of established canon mechanics! And is in fact a Very Simple Mechanic, actually! You can’t even say “Nico wouldn’t do that because he’s since learned the importance of the balance of life and death and that reviving people for selfish reasons is bad” because he revived Hazel!! The only reason he was grumpy at Leo was because Leo made everyone else upset by faking his death, not because he cheated death! He’s a kid! He is absolutely going to act selfishly and revive his friend! Please I want some acknowledgement of this mechanic again in literally any form-!!!

#pjo #percy jackson #jason grace #toa spoilers #ask #anonymous

[missielynne]

Alberta’s Podcast: Thoughts

I had high expectations going into this episode and I have to say it didn’t disappoint! I never thought I would be as moved as I was by the sight of living Alberta, and boy does Danielle Pinnock sound good!

I also understand how Alberta could see that going against her “don’t rat people out” code and telling on Clara was something shameful but I love that she was surrounded by people who gave her support and told her that what she did was okay and that when you’re the underdog, sometimes you have to push a little harder and take every opportunity you can and that it’s *okay* to take advantages when you had them (besides it didn’t seem like she was accusing Clara falsely, even if she was up to the same stuff herself.)

Her reaction to being told that she was relatable was *SO* funny and nice (and the talk about how, even in despair, she still had an ego, made me smile.)

I love that they brought up the challenges she faced as a woman of size and color in the twenties, but that it was told very naturally, just as a part of her story, not like they were trying to spoon feed the audience a lesson. I really felt for her then and the delivery of those lines was perfect! (and I also love that Isaac finally got his group *gasp* that he’s been waiting for.

I also liked how they used Todd. Like, he still kept some vague creepiness but in a way, they also showed that even though it might be for stalkery reasons, he actually DID know a lot about Alberta and was a good resource for the podcast and I was so disappointed when he temporarily disowned Alberta (her “oh, god, I’ve lost Todd!” was one of my favorite lines along with Sam’s editor saying “A person who stalks a dead person is a historian!” which makes me think of my sister, an actual historian, who thinks the Todd plots are hilarious.)

Finally, Hetty and the washing machine. I am SO glad they made this jokey but not too jokey, and I’m also glad they finally let Flower show some real expertise and be helpful and a resource for Hetty rather than just Hetty always seeing her as a source of annoyance. I really want Flower to join Alberta as part of Hetty’s growth squad because her teaching Hetty that it was okay to be aroused and that she can decide what to do with her own body, that was good, but also natural. Again, they weren’t spoon feeding us the lesson or shouting it from the rooftops. More of this sort of thing for Flower, please. It worked for me.

A very strong episode, which I will definitely watch again. Not as funny as Alberta’s Fan, perhaps, but it didn’t need to be. It had a good mix of humor and pathos and was an excellent opener to our season’s murder mystery.

#cbs ghosts #cbs ghosts spoilers

[rinrinx2]

Let goo y/n and Gojo ship!

Just as happy with Gojo when y/n start calling out Nanami on his bullshit😆 but how dare he accused y/n of doing the things he being doing in their entire marriage🤬

As for the mistress I don’t really feel sorry for her because seriously did she really think her and Nanami relationship would be okay once he got a secured position in Tokyo and then divorce his wife. That their relationship would be all okay and that it be smooth sailing for them in future. Because if that the case she doesn’t think furthering. I mean it like Anonymous said Nanami has kids they will spill the beans if they got together because the boys aren’t little kids they understand what going on and she kind omit Nanami is kind of a shit father to boys. He doesn’t spend time with them and doesn’t talk about them to the point no one in Tokyo he work with know he married and has kids. The only real way stop the boys from tell everyone in their life is if Nanami just give up his parenting rights or just straight up abandon them but if he does that then his parents will absolutely furious with him and probably disowned him and most definitely will receive criticism from his other family members and his friends and some will definitely will be toward her too. Another reason I don’t feel sorry about her. Is I don’t think she feel any guilty about her relationship with Nanami despite knowing fact he has a wife and kids and is just upset about their relationship not going her the direction she wants.

As for Gojo you go man! 😄 and the fact he got evidence of Nanami affair is the best. I can’t wait for shits to hit the fan with Nanami and his mistress😁 please Rin make them suffer like hell😈 pretty please 🥺

Sorry @vnsomniac if I sound against make up arc😅 it just we only got two chapters left of TOW and I don’t that enough for Nanami and relationship with wife y/n and his sons to be heal or redeem Nanami himself. Maybe Rin if did some bonus chapters for Nanami ending. That the only way I can see Nanami redeem himself to me as reader because so far he done nothing but cause pain to his wife and his kids with actions and plus it kind seems difficult to squeeze redemption arc for Nanami in just two chapters left and plus it would make easy to read it be like TOW Gojo ending and TOW Nanami ending. It like alternative pain of the story.

Anyway great well written chapter Rin can’t wait to see what pain you are going to make Nanami and his mistress go through next Sunday.

Yes! Nanami really tries pulling uno reverse cards on wife (y/n) when ever he gets cornered or feels trapped. And Gojo is really a ride or die for wife (Y/N). We'll see in the next chapter why he has such a quick bond with her.

The mistress is literally like she knows what's doing is bad but continues to do it, it's like cutting your nose of despite your face vibe.

Thanks for all the love and support omg this feels amazing 😭😭💖💖💖💖

#TOW #the other woman