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unclewaynemunson · 7 months
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“I need to tell you something.”
Shitfuckno. Eddie doesn't even know why he's still surprised. This is how it always goes, after all. He should probably just give up and stop dating altogether – again.
Steve looks at him exactly as ominously as the words I need to tell you something require. Perfect Steve. Funny Steve. Sweet Steve. Sexy Steve. Steve, who Eddie had genuinely believed to be different.
Eddie sighs, barely suppressing a dark chuckle while he turns away from that perfect face. He doesn't want to look at Steve when he'll tell him the undoubtedly messed-up shit he's about to spill.
“Lemme guess, you're married?” That was what the last guy he dated told him, seven months after they got to know each other. It can't be much worse than that, can it?
Steve grabs Eddie's hand, causing him to involuntarily jerk up his head and meet his eyes.
“How did you know?”
Jesus H. Christ. Not again.
Eddie roughly pulls his hand out of Steve's grip and laughs a joyless laugh.
“Apparently I'm a good guesser.”
He stands up from the park bench the two of them had been sharing. “Well, Steve, this has been a blast. You should go back to your wife, or husband – don't tell me, I don't even wanna know – and I should um, get going. Maybe tell the next person right away what they'll be getting themselves into. Would save them a lot of wasted time, just in case cheating and going around other people's backs isn't really their thing, y'know.”
“Eddie, wait, let me explain!”
Eddie picks up his pace, but Steve, stubborn as he is, easily keeps up with him.
“I'm really not interested, man.”
“It's not – I'm not cheating on her!”
“Okay, so you have an open marriage, good for you. Still the kind of information you could've shared with me, say, three months ago, don't you think?”
“She's a lesbian.”
And that makes Eddie freeze on the spot. It takes Steve two steps before he realizes Eddie has stopped moving; he walks backwards until he's standing right in front of Eddie.
“She's my best friend,” he says, immediately using Eddie's stunned silence to his advantage. “Robin, my roommate – I told you all about her. We wanted to buy a house together and that turned out to be very complicated when you're not... Well, when you're not romantically involved. So we got married. For the, um, practical reasons. We never – we're like siblings. I love her like a sister. But she's also my wife. Platonically.”
It takes a few seconds until Steve's words sink in. Then, Eddie leaps forward and basically collapses into Steve's arms, needing to hold onto him to prevent himself from crashing to the ground.
Steve's arms are warm, strong, and as safe as ever.
“Eddie, are you okay?” Steve asks softly. His lips brush against Eddie's ear while he speaks, and worry colors his voice.
Perfect Steve. Too-good-to-be-true Steve.
“Jesus Christ, Steve,” is the only thing Eddie manages to say.
“I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you,” Steve says. “It's just – I've gotten some, um... Less than ideal reactions, in the past, whenever I told this when I was seeing someone. So I thought it'd be better to wait until things were getting serious.” He sighs, tangling his fingers in Eddie's hair. “I didn't wanna scare you off. Are we – are you okay?”
Eddie nods. He lifts his head from where it's resting against Steve's shoulder and raises his hands to squeeze them around Steve's face.
“We're okay,” he says. “And I'm sorry I didn't want to listen to you. I–” He stops; he can't find the words right away. It's still difficult to talk about those things; to let himself be vulnerable. But Steve has been honest with him, so it's only fair to return the favor.
“I've been hurt, Steve,” he confesses. “More than once. I've had some really shitty experiences with dudes not being honest with me. I thought that that was what was happening again, and I couldn't – I couldn't go through that again. Especially not with you.”
“Jesus, Eddie, I'm so sorry.”
“It's okay,” Eddie rushes to say, pulling Steve even closer towards him. “I trust you.” And as soon as these words leave his mouth, he knows it's the truth.
“I do want to be absolutely clear about one thing, though,” Steve says.
Eddie leans back in Steve's arms to give him an expectant look.
“Robin is my wife. I'm not planning on that to change anytime soon. We've been through a lot together. She's been the most important person in my life for years. We own a house and a dog together, and I love her more than anything. I like you a lot, and I promise you I'm all-in with you, but... Robin is still my number one. And that's not gonna change overnight. I need you to be okay with that.”
Eddie swallows. He looks into Steve's eyes. All he sees is a man who is honest, who loves his friends deeply, and who refuses to make any compromises when it comes to love – whether it be the platonic or the romantic kind.
It doesn't scare Eddie off; it only makes him fonder of Steve.
He smiles, glances around to check if they're alone, and presses a quick kiss against Steve's lips.
“I think I can live with that,” he says. “As long as I'm the only one who gets to do this.” He closes his eyes and lets his lips meet Steve's again.
The sigh that Steve breathes into their tentative kiss is one filled with relief.
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inksandpensblog · 5 months
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For a series where the slavery started off as kind of a joke, and moreover a series that's been largely aimed at children since its revival, I sincerely believed that actually whipping a character on-screen would be too grim for AvA. I never thought they'd go there.
Like I pondered the possibility that it'd happen, conceptually, to the character. But I never thought the show would actually depict it.
There are only so many contexts a whip can be relevant in; they have connotations. When the whip is turned against a person in distress, the atmosphere becomes blatantly cruel. There's no way to sugarcoat it, there's no blurry lines. Whips bring suffering. Their mere presence agitates, let alone the actual pain they inflict.
It's a level of dehumanization that's so much more easily and instantly identifiable as terrible than some other stuff that has been done in the series, or even to this character.
And it's especially deplorable that it was done to this character, given Chosen's history.
We don't actually know if he's been whipped in the past, he might not have been, but. Whether he was or not, the implications regarding power dynamic that are inherent in the presence of a whip are unmistakable. He understands, on some level, what is happening and what it means, even if his understanding doesn't approach from the same direction that Victim's does, or that the viewer's does. The scene pauses for him to react, after the whip is cracked. He sees significance in its presence.
There really aren't many ways to interpret a fearful person being mercilessly attacked with a whip. Especially if he's got a halter around his neck allowing his attacker to control his ability to distance himself from the harassment, which carries its own implications.
I see merit in the idea that Victim was trying to tame Chosen like a wild beast, and I'm willing to believe that that's the understanding which Chosen or Victim or both have of the situation. But as a viewer I cannot completely separate what's happening on-screen from the banal idea of a slave being punished. Horrific, contemptible, violating, disparaging, unjust, inhumane abuse.
And it's happening to Chosen, who already threw off the shackles of his own slavery years ago. And it's happening under the hands of Victim, emulating the actions of his own abuser...who happens to have been Chosen's abuser as well.
We only saw the beginning and the end of Chosen's enslavement; we don't know what all he suffered while oppressed by the animator. We don't know what Victim knows, of what Chosen has suffered.
Tools have never been used to restrain a character by the neck before, in this series. Strangulation is always done by hand, to win a fight, never to prevent them from leaving it.
Whips haven't appeared at all before now, in this series, much less been used against the characters. And then, of all the characters they could've picked, they pick the one with a history of slavery, a concept that shares a heavy correlation with whips.
It's messed up. It's so much more messed up than I thought the series would be willing to go.
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frickingnerd · 26 days
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mitsuru's crush being in an abusive relationship
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pairing: mitsuru kirijo x gn!reader
tags: implied physical abuse, hurt/comfort, open ending, possibly unrequited feelings
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mitsuru never planned to tell you about her feelings for you, as she knew that you had a girlfriend
she only wished for you to be happy and as long as that girl made you happy, mitsuru planned on keeping her feelings for you a secret
but over time, she began to notice some things. she could hear yelling from your dorm room when your girlfriend came over, you were getting more and more quiet and when she noticed a bruise on you that wasn't from tartarus, she knew what was going on…
you were trying to hide it from all of your friends, but while everyone else believed your lie about those bruises being from shadows, mitsuru knew better than to believe that!
after your girlfriend paid you another visit one evening, mitsuru waited for her in the hallway, confronting her about it, when she tried to leave
of course, she denied everything, but mitsuru wasn't fooled that easily. so when she wouldn't admit to it, mitsuru confronted you next
you were too ashamed to admit what happened, trying to protect your girlfriend, until eventually you broke down crying and mitsuru had to comfort you
seeing you like this hurt her. she wondered if she could've prevented this, if she had only been honest with you. if she had confessed to you earlier, maybe you would've never started to date that other girl…
still, there was no time for ‘what if's! while you still tried to convince mitsuru that your girlfriend could change and that this was all your fault, mitsuru decided to draw the line here!
your girlfriend wasn't allowed in the dorms anymore! she couldn't forbid you from seeing her, but she could limit your time with her. and perhaps, once you managed to get away from her, mitsuru could help you realize how messed up the way that girl treated you was and that you deserved to be treated so much better…
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pastel-peach-writes · 3 months
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Hi!!! Could I please request an aloy x sibling reader headcannons please for their protective relationship please?
RAHHH ALOY RAHHH
Two Peas In A Pod | Sibling!Aloy Headcanons
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╰┈➤ PLOT: Headcanons of Aloy as your sibling
╰┈➤ WARNINGS: Not Proofread, No Use of Y/n, Cursing, Mentions of Loss, No Mercy Aloy, Lower Case Intended
⍣ ೋ Enjoy!⍣ ೋ
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– older or younger than you, aloy is protective as hell and dares for someone to mess with you
– because you're related, you would be shunned as well and the close-minded Nora would talk about you behind your back
– gossip is inevitable and something aloy can't prevent, but she sure as hell can knock someone out for talking ill of you
– you don't like the talk either, but there's no reason to fight someone about it
– again, younger or older, aloy would totally tease, question, and bug you about you liking someone or having a partner
– at first, she'll act disgusted about the thought of you being romantic with someone, but then she'll grow to like the person
– y'know... after she investigates and spies on them to see if they're good enough for you
– older sister aloy is very protective, can be quite stern and goofy, but younger sister aloy is unhinged (as all younger siblings are)
– younger sister aloy would dump water on you when you're not expecting, purposely go out of her way to give you mild heart attacks, and never leave your side
– no matter the age gap or difference between you two, aloy is always bugging you about the questions that burn in her head
– she would ask rost, but she's been banned from asking him so many questions throughout the day.
– it's not like her questions are serious (some are, but she and rost discuss those later)
– a lot of her questions are questions she already knows the answers to. aka, the reason why rost banned her from asking so many questions
– okay okay
– when you guys are out training or out in dangerous parts of the world, aloy wants you to never leave her side and will constantly turn to check on you
– you two would walk for maybe a couple of feet, then her head snaps towards you to make sure you're safe
– twig snap? she heads towards you and her hand is already gripping your arm to stay close
– if you slip away to gather some healing plants or to, y'know, take a shit, all hell would break loose in aloy's mind
– "where are they?" "where did they go?" "they better be alive otherwise I'm killing them myself" "oh please be alive." "wait... is that them?"
– once she finds you, she's relieved but then swatting the crap out of your shoulder.
– "you can't run off like that! you could've died." – "but i didn't! :D"
– she would complain about you to rost when you gather to eat, but aloy complains about you wandering off so much that rost has learned to tune her out.
– if you ever get captured, aloy is slaughtering anyone in her way.
– if you know TLOU, think of a really aggressive ellie who after she gets the information she needs, murders the person when she's done with them
– in a fiery rage after seeing you locked in a cell or cage, all aloy can hear is ringing in her ears and her mind clouded with angry thoughts
– she's already lost rost, she can't lose you too. you're the only family she has left
– after getting you out from whatever containment you find yourself in, aloy goes silent.
– you think she's mad at you, but she's not. shes processing over the fact that bad things can happen to you. she thought those types of thoughts were her anxiety talking, not an easily accessible reality.
– when she's done processing, she's emotional and hugs you.
– you're definitely bruised from the hugs, but aloy doesn't care
– that moment on, she declares to never, ever, let you out of her sight
– you're valuable to her, this she already knew
– but when she thought she was going to lose you, life didn't seem worth living.
– a life without you, a world without you, a universe without you, seemed dull, boring, sad, and grey to aloy.
– like it or not, you're aloy's world and she would be stupid to let you slip through her fingers.
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ghostflowerdreams · 6 months
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If the Lost Boys have been living in Santa Carla for a while, it was probably rare for them to go wild and feast on an entire group of people.
Sure, they did it to a couple of Surf Nazis at a bonfire party, but I think that was more to show off to Michael and to get him to truly understand that he's one of them now. I also think the mess was purposely done to get him to complete his initiation. Ya know, because the scent of all that fresh blood should've been hard to resist.
It didn't work, but the interesting thing is that they clean up after themselves. They rip bodies apart, which was either to make it easier to get rid of them by burning them to ashes or to prevent accidental vampires. For this reason, I don't accept Lost Boys: The Tribe as a real sequel because it just doesn't make sense canonically.
I also like to think that the boys know how to be subtle when they need to be. They don't feed on people who would draw the attention of the police or media. They don't leave drained corpses out in the open. If anything, they probably burn them to ashes or take them back into the hotel-cave to dispose of them.
Why else would they have those metal drum barrels? It probably wasn't just to use as a light source, and vampires don't get cold. I suppose if they're close to the ocean, they can even dump the bodies there. But not without making sure it's tied to a cinder block or something to prevent it from getting washed up on shore.
It's possible that they don't need to feed every night either. I think they're able to survive with one or two mortals. We saw this with the boardwalk security guard on one night and the Surf Nazi leader Greg and his girlfriend Shelly on another. Don't forget that they're still able to consume human food and drink too, but it wouldn't be enough to sustain their life or provide any nutrition like blood does. It probably only helps to keep them full for an extra day or two.
I do think they're also capable of feeding without it resulting in death. They might do that sometimes, especially when it's off-season on the boardwalk. Because maybe during that time any missing persons might be scrutinize a bit more? Of course, nothing is stopping them from going out of Santa Carla to hunt and coming back when they're done.
Speaking of which, something that crossed my mind was that Max's excuse for not being there during the day was because he was busy opening a second store in Los Gatos. It could've been just a lie, but what if it wasn't? If he was as well off as he appeared to be, he could've easily made arrangements and paid others to set it up for him. He could've been going there to hunt too. Or maybe he was planning to leave Santa Carla in a few years, but his plans changed when he met Lucy. Maybe he thought it'd also make for a perfect place to set up a new life for himself and his new family. Either way, he would've need to eventually leave Santa Carla, before people start questioning why he hadn't been aging after a significant amount of years.
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chidoroki · 6 months
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182 Days of TPN - Day 177
Chapter 177: "Mother"
This chapter.. this damn chapter never fails at getting me emotional. I'm still so very upset that Isabella dies this way too when we had other characters such as Emma and Barbara also get impaled by fierce demons and survive with their scars, so why not my queen huh?? I know there's that whole neverland fairy tale idea where adults aren't allowed there, which would've been an interesting concept for our series given the several adult deaths we had already, but that would've cancelled out some of the oldest Goldy Pond kids who are already older than 18 at this point. However, with how Emma phrased the new promise to allow all humans raised as food to cross over into the human world, there wouldn't have been any issue. Isabella could've easily joined them then, like c'mon Shirai, couldn't ya at least let these kids have one parent join them, please? They already lost Yuugo and Lucas, we didn't need to add another!
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As if stabbing this woman wasn't enough, this bastard goes on to taunt her, saying that she'll never make up for her past mistakes no matter how hard she tries. First off, to hell with this guy. Secondly, that's such nonsense. I know this moment is supposed to be seen as "Isabella's big redemption moment," but it totally didn't need to happen this way. I'm gonna sound like a broken record when I say this, but this woman's redemption arc started way back when she first admitted defeat on the wall while watching her precious children escape GF. From gathering the ropes they used so the demons wouldn't know which direction they ran, to secretly planning an entire uprising within the farm system in hopes to one day assist her children when they returned. She even used her newfound power as Grandma to help spare the lives of other children at GF by lowering the amount of harvests that took place. Granted, walking the children to their deaths as caretaker and her treatment of Ray are certainly her biggest flaws that can definitely outweigh all the good she's done during those several years as a mother, but again, it's not like she truly wanted to act that way! It was her job; a job she only took because she valued her own life so much (& honestly, I would too), but she excelled at it for their sake. She's renowned for being the best for providing such high quality meat to the farm (which sounds bad when ya think of them as food, I know), but it means her children were raised with such rich emotions and were able to reach a reasonable decent age because they knew what happiness and love felt like and she did everything within her power to keep them alive as long as they possibly could. So to hear this demon make a statement like this just irks me because while it's true this one mama bear moment may not be enough for Isabella to be redeemed fully, it completely disregards every other motherly act she's done for her children over the years.
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Literally the only positive I can take away from this highly unfortunate demon encounter is how damn strong and determined Isabella is. The fire in her eyes and the intense grip she has on this demon that straight up prevents it from moving to hurt Emma or the other girl.. aahh it's such a badass moment! What a queen!
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Every single time I come across these panels, all I hear in my head is that Mushu quote: "You missed! How could you miss? He was three feet in front of you!" Seriously though, I can understand with how quick everything happened and the intense new threat could've caused Ray's aim to be off a little, but my boy, this could not have been a more worse occasion to miss. I don't wanna say it because it'll be so mean but s2!Ray could've done better.
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Bro I remember so very clearly when a couple panels of this chapters were first teased before the official release (& yeah I was a complete mess back then too), but when this panel was going around, it was cropped short to where Ray wasn't seen at all, so people were going nuts about where he was, why wasn't he also surrounding Isabella, if his hatred for her really went so deep to not wanna be near her while she's at death's door, etc. It was kinda wild and absolutely made me anxious, but thankfully the panic was short lived when the full page was available. Sorta. I mean, it's still not a pretty panel, seeing my favorite villain minutes away from losing her life, but at least Ray is present along with all the other GF kids.
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Seeing Isabella being more concerned about everyone else aside from herself after a serious stab wound.. what a bittersweet "like mother, like daughter" parallel.
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Crazy how Krone's actions and words lead the kids to believe Isabella's intentions were just as heartless. Yeah both ladies wanted to survive and would choose to achieve that by any means necessary, but at least Isabella cared for the well-being of her children. That's already a whole lot more than what your typical mom or sister is capable of.
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Having this panel placed in the middle of all the heartbreak is very much appreciated because I definitely need some adorable flashbacks to make me feel a little better before diving right back into my puddle of tears. Seeing her smile and laugh alongside the trio is the most adorable thing, especially that head pat she gives Emma. Also love that reference to ch95's extra page where Gilda was working so hard at the shelter that a sleepy Chris mistakenly called her "mom." Oh, my poor boy Chris.. he's gonna have so many things to catch up on once he wakes up and learning about Isabella's death ain't gonna be easy.
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Say it louder, sweetie!!! And most definitely repeating myself once more by saying that I'm so glad the second season animated that panel of Isabella hugging the trio despite this chapter's events not happening.
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I love this idea of Isabella & Yuugo being the "what if" versions of the kids. Isabella's situation could easily be applied to any of the girls, though most people associate it with Emma which is fair, just as we usually make the connection of Yuugo to Ray due to them both witnessing their family getting killed and all that time they spent alone, whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally. All three honestly.
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Seeing all the children beg Isabella to hold on, along with them confessing how much they love her.. oh my goodness, I think so often how thankful I am that this scene wasn't included in the anime because seeing the pain on their faces is hard enough already, imagine how loudly I would sob if I heard the emotion in all their voices.
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Oh, if any version of her lullaby played here, my heart would shatter. I already feel close to tears. She probably dreamed of hugging all her precious children and openly declaring her love for them once more without any fear of what the farm system might do to her and/or them, and now that Isabella finally gets that chance, she has such a thankful smile on her face and I'm happy she gets to experience these warm feelings one last time.
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I dunno about anyone else, but this chapter always feels like a "try not to cry challenge, level: impossible" for me. Doesn't matter if they added in this cute scene of her hugging the trio with such a beautiful smile, my heart is still in pieces on the ground. I'm the one who needs the hug!
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Favorite panel/moment:
If you haven't learned how much I love Isabella, Ray and their complicated mother-son relationship yet, then I haven't rambled on long enough. But yes, as much as her death absolutely wrecks me, I'm relieved it allows us to get one final interaction between her and Ray. By now we have a pretty good grasp about Ray's feelings towards Isabella, so the fact he kept his distance this entire time until she called out for him is so sad. We can't really tell if he rushes to her side or if he takes slow steps, but what matters is that he didn't deny her request.
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It means so much that this moment is just between the two of them too. Sure it was undeniable sweet to see all the children cry and huddle around Isabella, but she and Ray have such a deep history so they deserve one last scene together. Although it's a very fragile relationship, that doesn't prevent her from giving him a personal apology with the very last bit of strength she has. Aahh, how terrible she must be feeling right now, thinking back on all the times she wasn't allowed to show him the same level of affection as a mother would normally show her son or for making his life such a living hell. She could've very well chosen to be angry at herself here or let the pain show on her face, and yet she chooses to smile instead. Not a smug or confident one Ray's probably used to seeing her use, but a gentle one that really conveys how strong her regrets are.
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Having her last wish being for Ray to protect everyone is so perfect with how it shows that right til the very end, Isabella's children have always been her top priority and she'll always think of them first. It's also sweet that she wants Ray to hold onto this promise because us readers already know how committed Ray is to providing for his family and keeping them safe. Hell, his compassion and protective instincts were on full display last chapter when he jumped in to shoot at that demon bastard and when he accepted all the moms and sisters to join the kids in the human world back during ch164. Those were such great opportunities for Isabella to witness just how caring her son really is and how much he's grown. I'm certain she's so proud of him. To this day I still wish Isabella had actually spoke that "I love you so much" to him, but I know she was steadily growing weaker by the minute that even speaking or seeing clearly was becoming a challenge for her. The nice thing with Isabella though, is that she doesn't really need to say such words out loud for Ray or any other child to know how true her feelings are, as Emma confirmed earlier during her moment of reflection, that Isabella's actions speak far louder to the point where everyone was able to recognize how strongly she loved them all. What completely breaks me about this entire chapter though is seeing Ray finally breakout into tears as he holds onto his mother's hand. This boy just found out his mother was alive, along with becoming their enemy once more, saw her betray their common enemy in order to assist the children, which sparks his discussion to forgive her and wish for her to join him in the human world, only to realize that won't happen as she jumps in to protect one of his best friends and ends up critically injured all because he failed to killing a demon. That is so much to experience all in one day. It's a miracle he kept his emotions in check to begin with, but now he's hit with the realization that he's losing his mother for good and.. damn it 'yall. Can we please give my boy a break?? And my queen too while we're at it?? Both of them seriously had two of the worst experiences in this world and instead of having them reconcile and build a better mother-son relationship in the human world together, we gotta make them suffer once last time, huh?? Fucking hell man.. I said it way more than once and I'll say it a million more times up until I'm on my own death bed, but the decision of having Isabella stay alive is by far the absolute best thing to come out of season two.
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I want to wish their moment was lasted longer than a page and a third, but I'd probably never recover from all the emotional damage if their tearful goodbye had more focus. AAhhh.. seems like I should've wrote out a lot more considering the amount of time I spent on this chapter and how passionate I get about my favorites, but ya know, the emotions are hella strong today.
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I've been thinking about the reasons i dislike Sylvie and i realized that it's not that i don't like her, i don't like her fans, they're insufferable and they idolize her by humiliating Loki, they really seem to believe she is superior to him and he is just incompetent clown, they fail to understand she was created solely for the purpose of furthering his character development in the series, they see her as a badass girlboss who is perfectand can do no wrong but she's not.
Sylvie is a contradictory mess to me, the writers claim she detached herself from the Loki identity but she is literally wearing the Loki "uniform" the first time we see her, she wears the fucking horns and they have the nerve to say she created a new identity for herself.
No she didn't, she choose another name and dyed her hair, but she still dresses like Loki, she manipulates everyone around her to get what she wants and she has delusions of grandeur, she says that "the universe wants to break free, so it manifests chaos like me being born the godess of mischief", she starts believing she is destined to free the universe and when Loki confronts her about the consequences of her actions she refuses to accept that, she refuses to accept she is wrong and that Loki might have a point bc she just can't accept she is not the smartest person in the room.
sure, that sounds a bit like Loki, but the difference is that Loki fans accept his flaws and don't try to paint him like a saint (sure there's always the insane peoiple who go rabid if someone dares to imply Loki ever made a mistake in his life, but let's ignore the fanatics shall we?)
I've seen some of her fans say that she could've easily killed Loki in the citadel fight, be real, Loki is not a incompetent fighter, they were on equal foot in that fight, he was trying to reason with her and she was trying to kill him and she couldn't, they say he never accomplished anything in his life but they forget that she would never accomplish her goal without Loki, her simplistic plan of invading the tva to kill the time keepers would have failed if he never interfered and she would likely be pruned and sent to the void
they can argue she would have had the ideia of enchanting alioth anyways but she would never be able to enchant him on her own, she lacks the power to do it and she needed him, also, without Loki she would probably start fighting the other variants since she can't make connections with anyone, she would probably have a bitter end in the void without Loki to help her with her plan
Now we see that Loki is the one responsible and is doing his best to prevent a war while she just pathetically ignores the consequences of her actions, she acts like a child and will probably push him away just because she refuses to grow up and act like an adult who takes responsability of her actions
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I'll Never Forget You (Natasha Romanoff x reader)
Description: you reminisce about the time you shared with your wife before she died as you struggle with your feelings of survivor's guilt
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A/N: to set the scene a bit, the reader was married to Natasha and they went with her to get the soul stone in Endgame rather than Clint. Enjoy crying your eyes out :)
Warnings: major character death, drinking, insinuations of alcoholism, the reader deals with their guilt/grief in unhealthy ways, heavy angst (no happy ending here)
Today was rough. You knew it would be, so you braced yourself for it, saying you wouldn't let it affect you. It did. One year since your beloved wife, Natasha, had died.
You sighed as you walked into the apartment you two had once shared. You couldn't force yourself to leave, not even after what'd happened. The thought of leaving and having complete strangers ruin the memories the two of you had worked so hard to build there together was too much for you to bear. The mere idea of it made your skin crawl.
After setting your keys down on the kitchen counter, you went to grab a box of wine from the pantry. You didn't drink a lot when you were younger, but it was a habit you'd picked up since your wife died.
You could vaguely recall the last time you'd drank before that fateful night. It had been at your wedding, right after the cake was cut. Somebody had opened a bottle of champagne so you could make a speech, and although your heart was beating so loud you feared it would jump out your chest, you gave one anyway, promising to love and cherish her forever, in sickness and in health, to death do you part. If only you had known back then how little time you'd have together, maybe you would have made it last.
Your hands shook just thinking of all the bittersweet memories you had of her. You tried to steady them as you poured yourself a glass of wine, but that didn't prevent some from spilling over the rim of the cup and onto the counter.
"Shit."
After you wiped the mess up with a paper towel, you picked up the glass again and took a long drink, the luke warm alchohol easily sliding down your throat. You barely tasted it, but that hardly mattered. Your only goal here was to get drunk.
You finished it quickly, slamming the glass on the counter so hard you feared it might break. Though it didn't, it made you think of all the other broken things in your life that, hard as you may try, could never be fixed again.
Letting out a choked sob you'd been holding in all day, your hands came up to grasp at your hair as you slowly slid to the floor. You sat there thinking about the cruel irony of how foggy the happy memories you had of her were, while the painful ones still played vividly in your mind. It was like a broken record, the way your brain repeated the same flashing images over and over again. At times, you often begged them to stop, but they never did. Take now, for example.
You closed your eyes, leaning your head back against the lower cabinets as you saw the most awful moment of your life replay yet again, reminding you of all you'd lost.
Later that day while you were rummaging through some things in your once shared closet, you came upon a hoodie that you hadn't seen in over a year. To an outsider, it would have looked like just an average hoodie, but to you it was so much more, because you knew one thing they wouldn't. It had belonged to Natasha, and it was her favorite.
She'd worn it all the time, while training, going shopping, cuddling with you on the couch. It was always with her, except for when she went on missions; she would leave it with you, making sure you'd promise to return it to her whenever she came back.
Except this time, she didn't.
You hesitated for a moment before slipping it on and zipping it up. As you turned to face the mirror, you could've sworn, even if if was just for a second, that Natasha stood behind you, looking over your shoulder and smiling, as if she'd never left.
You felt as though the weight of the world rested on your shoulders as you collapsed, your pathetic, fragile shape lying in a crumpled heap of melancholy and shattered dreams on the ground. Clutching the edge of the cloth with your fingertips, you buried your face into the fabric and cried, and it soon became very clear that your day of mourning was not over yet.
"I'll never forget you Nat, I promise," you whispered into the darkness of your room, wishing you could have the chance to hold her one last time.
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"Hey. Checkin' in on you, Doc." Darck's voice rings true as she leans in the door frame. Calm as can be with those critical and all knowing eyes behind purple sunglasses. It was something of the occasional thing, when the odd creature would stop by. Whatever she may be, it was not of BOW origin. She'd hinted at Wesker before of her state of being, half alive and dead, but supernatural in its ways. Wanted to at least leave something for Albert to pick at and figure out for his ever working brain.
And she also knew how he was. One of the few who knew the true identity, his history, yet still had offered a hand in help. Despite all odds.
"Doing well recently? Need any new supplies? And I mean your personal work or life, not public work." ➤ @darckcarnival
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he has learned what his struggles are. he knows how to time things right. he knows how to pretend that he isn't the remnants of a monster / tyrant made in some abandoned lab- and he has adjusted to that strange emptiness. at least, somewhat. it's better to be alone, to not subject anyone to the truth-
except, darck knows the truth. she knows that albert wilde is just another fabrication. a life that could've existed, but didn't. not truly. she knew what he had done, she knew far too much for his liking, didn't she? a person who was more than capable of outsmarting albert wesker, the self-declared god of a new world. but that was also another fabrication / desire that was not truly his. he had been another extension of oswell spencer, then. it hits him time and time again that his entire life has been rather out of his control. it's the reminder that he can barely call himself a real person anymore. he never really was able to become anything but the frightened little boy who had no one to cover his eyes when...
albert wilde had died with his parents that day, hadn't he? albert wesker had learned to cheat death- so perhaps the same was true for albert wilde / nestled deep in the tyrant's psyche, given a chance to exist through the strange kindness of the not-alive-not-dead darck.
doing well recently? he knows he must look a mess. rather fresh from that seasonal ordeal, shaken as always- but she's asking as a courtesy. ❝ not much has changed, ❞ he sounds rather awful, too- throat raw from screaming, body aching from trying to escape the enclosure he'd built specifically to prevent that (he'd never figure out how to escape while robbed of any semblance of complex thought). ❝ i remain in a cycle that i ... ❞
that i am afraid of breaking. i don't know how else to live. i cannot live like this, but my other options are unknowns. i have always hated anything that i could not predict- he hopes she can't read minds, although even if she could, maybe that would be better than having to admit anything out loud. ❝ it's rather unfortunate that i'm left without the resources from tricell- excella was easy to manipulate, eager to please, almost too eager- ❞
tricell had crumbled just as umbrella had, but wesker was well aware of abandoned facilities. he could raid one and escape before anyone knew- except darck, because she was always watching. that had turned out to be a blessing and a curse, hadn't it? ❝ but, your kindness is not something to take for granted. i'm certain you could easily deprive me of resources as easily as you have provided them- ❞ the syringes lay neatly in a row, pre-measured and ready to use. uroboros' remnants had certainly reduced the frequency in which he required the doses, but in the end, his body had still healed wrong / lacked permanent stability- ❝ it would be best if i obtained resources on my own, at least for this. ❞
he only looks over at her once he's self-administered the serum, a brief but searing pain turning into a soothing relief / he can breathe easier, return to his facade of normalcy- ❝ you've already offered more than i'd expected. now that i have found a way to settle into this new life, you don't have to worry about offering more than this. ❞ for wesker, that's a kindness of its own / the more she offers, the more he fears that he will be found- and he's not ready for that / not ready to face the people he'd ruined and betrayed-
❝ ... thank you for checking in, darck. ❞ it's genuine / soft and uncertain (he's afraid. that had set him apart from the other tyrants- he remembered how to be afraid / fear, a primal thing that helped all creatures survive), but the words are followed by a small smile. it's a step forward, he thinks- something like that.
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Didn't Irving also set it up so that the mages could easily find books on blood magic to tempt them so that the Templars would get their victim quota filled? I seem to remember something like that, but I haven't played the game in ages. Also Irving's response if you tell him about Jowan's plan is more aimed at Lily than anything else. He seems to resent the Chantry (understandable) and takes it out on her, more so than Jowan.
I believe the prevailing theory is that Uldred was tricking young mages into getting involved in blood magic (with the theory going that Jowan was one of his victims) and then tipping Irving off so Irving could tell the Templars, with how much Irving knew about the details of the plan unclear. Irving does eventually remove the books on blood magic from display (they're in a pile in his office), but it is a little suspicious that he had books on blood magic out in plain sight in the library to begin with. Also that the Templars didn't do anything about those books existing and being on the library shelves where anyone could get at them. Basically while there's no clear evidence that Irving was part of Uldred's plans there does seem to have been a fair amount of entrapment going on with the apprentices being deliberately pushed into desperation and then exposed to perfect opportunities to learn blood magic, and if Irving wasn't aware that it was going on he was likely deliberately blinding himself to it.
But there really is something horrible about how Irving is pretty openly using Jowan, the Warden and Lily as pawns in his pissing contest with the Chantry. Like... he could've stopped it, he could've given the Warden instructions to prevent Jowan's plan, and instead he just... orders them to carry it out. Jowan as an apprentice could be made Tranquil for that, the exact thing the three of them are doing all this to avoid. The Warden (who only has Irving's word saying that they haven't done anything wrong, assuming Greagoir would even take that given the Templars ultimately have power over the First Enchanter and have just been humiliated by him via Lily; I wouldn't put it past him to screw over Irving's favourite just to get back at Irving) could be executed or thrown into solitary like Anders was, since Tranquility isn't an option for Harrowed mages (and Kinloch Hold does seem to at least hold to that rule). Lily obviously is ultimately sent to Aeonar. These are three young people who've done nothing but care about each other, and Irving willingly ruins their lives just to make the Chantry look bad within the small group aware of what's happening. It's an incredibly juvenile display that destroys these three (especially if Surana/Amell isn't the Warden, in which case they're likely either killed as a result of this event or locked up and left defenceless when Uldred's rebellion goes to shit), two of whom are supposed to be under Irving's direct protection! Jowan's angry insistence that Irving doesn't really care about the mages definitely makes sense, given he pretty clearly knew this was going on and tipped off the Templars even if you don't tell him the plan; if he thought the plan was a bad move but wanted to protect his mages he'd have headed them off before things got to this point and not alerted the Templars, if he wanted them to succeed he'd have done his best to keep the Templars away, but instead he let them carry out the plan and had the Templars waiting when they came out. Sure, it was ultimately more about catching Lily to humiliate the Chantry within the Circle... but he sees Jowan and the Warden as acceptable collateral damage just to make the Chantry look bad within Kinloch Hold for a little bit. Even throwing Lily under the bus like that is kind of messed up given she's a young woman who's never done anything to him beyond being part of the Chantry, but Jowan and the Warden? They're young adults who Irving as First Enchanter (and the Warden's direct mentor) likely helped to raise, and he just... hands them to the Templars for whatever awful fate the Chantry (and its pride, which Irving deliberately bruised for his own satisfaction) decides for them so he can win a point in his stupid pissing contest with Greagoir and the Chantry. I would've liked more opportunities for the Warden to call Irving out on that at some point...
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hi! i hope you doing great! <3
can I have romantic male matchup please? i’m a girl, aries, enfp, my pronouns are she/her. i could be really shy sometimes due to my bad anxiety, but mostly i’m very sweet and bubbly person, i deeply care about my friends, and i’m super affectionate with people who i love. also, my love language is physical touch!!! i’m also very sensitive and emotional person, but i’m fully open with my feelings only with close people in my life. my height is 5’5, i have a petite figure, have some boob, long brown hair and green eyes, i would describe my style as a hyperfeminine, but i also love to dress cozy! i’m polyglot and i speak 6 languages, and i’m studying linguistics in uni. my other passions are makeup, cinematography and music ofc! i’m obsessed with rabbits and bunnies and all the bunny-themed items! i love cute things, such as clothes, accessories, makeup, stuffies and etc. my ideal partner is someone tall and protective, who would take care of me and be attentive to me and my feelings! and also someone who would cuddle me a lot <3
hope it’s okay! sorry for my grammar, english isn’t my first language. i hope you have a nice day <3
(Hello, I noticed that in your ask you didn't include the fandom. Because of this, I had to guess that you wanted Genshin. Sorry if this wasn't what you wanted!)
You have been matched up with...Thoma!
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"The housekeeper of the Yashiro Commission's Kamisato Clan, and a well-known "fixer" in Inazuma. Friendly and approachable, Thoma fits in with the crowd easily wherever he is. At first glance, he seems to be a very easygoing person, but he is in fact very responsible. He has an extraordinarily serious side, be it in his work or his interpersonal communications."
How you two met:
Thoma had been rushing around the streets of Inazuma, trying to complete a list of odd tasks. In a rather hazardous fashion, he began to no longer look at the streets as he ran. He was bound to crash into someone, and that person just so happened to be you.
Surely, Thoma could've paid more attention to the bustling roads of the city, but that seemed to not be part of his current agenda
Bags were dangling from his arms, with a list in his hands
Although he wasn't sprinting, he might as well have been, with how fast he was going
You, unfortunately, didn't see him barreling towards you
He crashed into you, tossing both of you (and all of his stuff) onto the stone
Almost immediately, he jumped back up, looking around to see the mess he had unintentionally brought about
When he saw you sitting on the ground, rubbing your head in pain, he quickly moved over to you to see if you were alright
After confirming that you weren't terribly hurt, he apologized profusely, and offered you lunch another day at Uyuu restaurant as an apology
Not too long after that, he recollected all of his things, and went on his way to finish his to-do list
A few days had passed since your initial meeting, and as he promised, he took you out to Uyuu restaurant. Now, you two were sitting, and somewhat awkwardly waiting for your food. The two of you had the same idea, and began to strike up a conversation with each other.
Thoma was sitting across from you, visibly nervous
He still felt quite guilty for just crashing into you like that, because he knew that he could've prevented it if he had just looked where he was going
Despite this, he decided to try and talk to you to lighten up the mood
Coincidentally, you had the same idea as him, and also began to talk
The two of you stopped, and looked at each other
Less than a couple seconds later, the two of you began to laugh a little
The gentle laughter loosened up the atmosphere quite a bit, and gave way for a much more natural conversation to take place
You intrigued him, without a doubt
Around ten minutes passed by, filled with cheerful conversations and a friendly feeling
Finally, the two of you had received your food
Now, over delicious food, the two of you bonded further
By the end of the lunch, Thoma had been left with a warm, bubbly feeling
"Would you like to meet up with me for lunch again? It's alright if you don't want to, it's just that...I'd love to see you again!"
Why you two are compatible:
Thoma is known by Inazumans to be a "helper" — helping everyone out and ensuring that any issues are quickly and peacefully resolved.
After reading your ask, I had a couple of people in mind, with one of them being Thoma
Looking through his profile really solidified it, for a lot of reasons
He has a generally similar disposition to you (at least, that's what I think), and his personality seems like it would naturally go well with yours
He's naturally quite kind and positive, so I think that he'd be able to develop a relationship with you quite nicely
He'd be completely understanding of your initial shyness, and also of your tendency to be emotional
He also fits your personal preference for a partner as well
He would likely be very protective of you in a relationship, due to his natural protectiveness for the people he cares about
He'd also be very attentive to you and your feelings, along with taking care of you
Overall, I think Thoma and you would just have a natural compatibility with each other
Relationship Headcanons:
I think he would eventually develop an interest in your interests, and would become just as invested in them as you are
He'd also buy you a ton of bunny-themed objects
I like to think that anything he sees that's bunny-themed, he buys, and gifts you
He'd definitely be very receptive to physical touch as a love language
Thoma just seems like a person who would be very open to constant physical affection, however small or large it might be
Personally, I also see him just enjoying your presence in general
I think he'd be very understanding of your anxiety, and would probably try his best to ease it a little (only if you let him)
He'd also probably think that your fashion style is quite pretty
Thoma would most definitely be interested in your linguistic talents
If you were interested, he would probably try to get you some sort of position at the Kamisato estate, just so that he could work near you
New Years Headcanons:
It was the last day of the year, and as usual, Thoma was cleaning up around the estate
As he was cleaning, he was trying to think of some sort of way to celebrate the new year with you
As soon as he finished cleaning up, he had an idea
Nearby Amakumo Island, he knew that a fireworks display would be set off, and he thought of taking you there for part of the day
Eventually, he decided that he would take you through the island's various stalls and attractions, before sitting with you at the edge of the island, and watching the fireworks
Although he knew that it would be a bit of a walk to get over there, he was determined to give you the best New Years he could
So, after bringing you with him on a pleasant walk for a little while, you two arrived at the island
By now, there were only two hours left until it was twelve
He took you around to a couple of food stalls, and the two of you tasted all of the various snacks and meals that they had to offer
After tasting everything they had to offer, both of you went to get a fortune slip, and you both ended up getting Great Fortune slips
Finally, only thirty minutes before the new year, he took you to write a wish on a small wooden plaque
He hung up his, and you saw a glimpse of a drawing with you and him holding hands on it
You two headed up the path, and sat yourselves down at the edge
He held your hand, and leaned into you as he looked up into the sky
You looked up to see what he was looking at, and just as you did, the fireworks began to release into the sky
He turned his head back down, and hugged you, with the fireworks bursting in the background
"Happy New Years, did you enjoy last year? Or rather, did you enjoy your year with me? If not, I promise to make this one filled with more love than the last."
Afterword:
Sorry if these turned out somewhat half-baked! I have a lot of matchups to get done before a certain amount of time (and also other projects with deadlines), so it might've turned out seeming unfinished :(
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"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Hey guys, been a minute, hasn't it? I thought I might give another update since the last post was about 6 months ago and I started to feel bad. And i've realized a lot of you guys probably thought I was dead laying in a field somewhere but no worries. This is a little proof of life to you all so there we have. By the title of this post you're probably wondering what possibly could've happened in 6 or so months that prevented me from uploading all this time. Well, there's a lot actually. I've been spending a lot of time with Sam and Patrick, and there's this other girl, Mary Elizabeth who I've been getting to know as well. Although, "getting to know" is a bit of an overstatement. She's pretty, but she just does not stop talking about herself all the time. Christmas time was very special to me because that's when I gave Sam my Aunt Helen's favourite record. She also brought me to her room where a typewriter with my name on it layed with a paper saying "Write about us." And I totally didn't have my first kiss with her just then. Have I mentioned that I'm starring in the Punk Rocky Horror Film? When I was with Mary Elizabeth, I'd try and make Sam jealous so that she might want to be with me instead of her boyfriend but she doesn't get jealous. But it got to the point where she asked me to the Sadie Hawkins dance and I had to act like her boyfriend for months. You're probably thinking why didn't you just tell her no? It's because I can't ok? But after a few months, we were playing truth or dare and I was dared to kiss the most beautiful girl in the room. I still don't know why I chose to kiss Sam in front of her, even Sam was shocked. I knew I messed everything up and Patrick brought me home saying that I need to stay away for a long time. But at lunch today, Patrick was in a fight with Brad who had him pinned by 2 other guys and beating him. I know I couldn't just leave him even if I had to stay away. He's my friend, so I threw the hardest punch and said hurt my friend again and i'll make you blind. This was easily one of my most proud moments but I got sent to the office right after. Though when I got out, Sam was there to pick me up. Although she told me she was still mad about what I did to Mary Elizabeth, she hugged and thanked me for saving Patrick. And we were all back to being friends again. I apologize for spamming you all but this has been the most anything that has happened to me in a while. Before I go, I feel like this song really sums up everything that happened to me in this period of time and I hope you enjoy it. I was finally the hero for once.
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The song “Heroes” is a song written by David Bowie which is the third song on the album “Heroes”. Originally, the song was about his friend who was meeting someone but he was already married. To avoid this coming to his wife’s attention, Bowie filled in details with his imagination and kept names anonymous. When I listened to this song, it gave me the same sense of infinity when the three of us drive under the tunnel. With such emotion and memories attached to that song, it is no surprise that this song is special to me.
#davidbowie #davidbowielover911 #heroes #wecanbeheroes #heroesalbum #heroes&villains #musictaste #mc #beenaway #stillalive
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No one is asking for the tour to be stopped, by formal apology we literally just mean that they acknowledge the situation and just say sorry. It can literally be a post on bstage. That's it. We're not asking them to cry or go live or something big. They don't need to go back to sk to do that. They can have an online meeting with their pr team. There are so many ways this can be done if they want it to be done. And other companies not acknowledging such situations doesn't mean shit to us. Like the other anon said, Hongjoong asked us to tell them when they are wrong. Which means that technically he meant that they would not let such situations be swept under the rug, is it really too much to expect an apology from the members? Wouldn't you want one if it was your identity that was being mocked, even if unknowingly? It's literally as simple as saying sorry. That is it. The fact that the kpop industry expects idols to apologise for dating and being happy but not for hurting people is so hilarious to me.
ghawd i'm imagining san miranda sings his way out of this mess
ngl it SEEMS like people are asking for the tour and ateez's whole schedule to be halted to deal with this issue. some even said smth along the line of ateez should be going back to sk to deal with the issue in the middle of their taiwan schedules. I so totally get people wanting ateez to take responsibilities esp san or yunsan, but damn those demands are ridiculous. their schedules is jam packed already, they're not gonna be getting rest and you somehow want to squeeze in a meeting with the pr team. what do you want them to sacrifice ? sleep ? meals ? this is literally kq prioritizing, considering the situation and deciding which can be handled by the company so that the boys can still function normally. you and i will never know how hard it is to tour around the world and perform for HOURS whilst still having to deal with things like maintaining physique, diet, and schedule briefing. like oh my god this is such a logical issue and it's gonna sound very unimportant or miniscule but it's such an important thing to take note, with kq being the ones releasing the statement, they're ensuring that the idols won't have more mental burden that could affect their mental health. you know what guilt can do to people right ? okay so imagine being dead tired and then having to release a personal apology that exposes your vulnerable side and wearing your mistake on your fucking forehead whilst still having to give it your best for the next 6 months. I'm currently a travelling EO and last week i had to deal with an issue in my event and even though my parents owned the event, the mental burden and absolute shame i felt even after the issue was resolved and the event ended weighed so heavily that for days after, i lost sleep even in my zombified state thinking of ways i could've handled the situation or things i could've done to prevent the situation from happening. And it wasn't even a mistake i did. so i can't even begin to imagine what san is going through. Honestly? I believe he want to put out his own statement but ofc circumstances that you and i can't even begin to understand prevents him, circumstances that we can't start to imagine.
yesterday i saw this clip of trevor noah talking about how fans seem to be comfortable with celebrities and what his brother said that really stuck out. us fans have been managing and establishing a relationship with celebrities but that relationship is one sided, that's why we tend to get easily entitled and i see that in the way you said "hongjoong asked us to tell them". while we made personal relations with them, they didn't do it with us, they don't know us personally but they're still treating us as best as they could. I'm not saying that "oh kq did something, just be happy with it" i'm saying acknowledge that kq took this step, they so totally did not seeep things under the rug as seen from previpus "controversies" and how they seem to not be reccurring with the boys. honest to god, i personally feel like they don't owe ANYONE the absolute perfect knowledge of every single culture nor do they owe anyone personal apologies because who among us know EVERYTHING ???? if we can't even be held accountable for the same thing, why do we expect it from them ? bc they're "global idols" ?? no, they're global-scaled kpop idols, they're still people who are learning new things.
you can't expect me to answer how i would feel if my culture is mocked bc i won't know until it happen and by god i hope it doesn't and it won't. another anon mentioned that this is such a westernized issue being pushed to eastern context and yeah i get it. like the anger and the disappointment is not just from this one incident with ateez but it's an accumulation of recurring incidents by other unrelated parties that exploded bc this "hits close to home" (for a lack of better words).
and no, the kpop industry does not expect idols to apologize for dating, some fans does. no one in the kpop industry is penalizing romantic relationship. idk how you actually mean it, but you're so wrong for that. and dating and having a slip up can't be compared bc dating is very much intentional and what san did was a mistake that if you see the video did not mean as mockery on his part.
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Rereading yamqn from the start and it makes me kinda sad bc there’s so many ways that it didn’t have to progress into absolute chaos and mess like stuff could have easily been avoided 😭 it’s so sad. They complicated shit way too much for themselves.
yeah they all could've made different decisions to prevent this. Gyu could've let oc go. oc could've accepted gyu's offer. tyun could've minded his own business. the king could've just let oc and gyu be together. the queen could've not enabled her son's behavior.
so many wrong decisions :')
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Speaking of zhezhi... Are you familiar with Konan from Naruto? Or the Papermasters from Read or Die?
Since Dashi was the wind dragon, he could use folded paper as deadly attacks just like they did! I feel like it'd be just like him. He doesn't have any proper weapons on him, maybe the enemy confiscated them or ambushed him while he was unarmed, so he takes pages out of books and scrolls and ads and whatever and whips up a maelstrom like Konan or the Paper Sisters!
That's a nice concept!
Although since jutsu has its own rules, Dashi's way of using Konan's attacks would be different. The most notable difference could be that Dashi's paper tags would not explode. Additionally, Dashi would see no use of paper wings because the wind carries him on its own. However, I see Dashi using paper as shurikens!
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As far as I can agree these powers between Konan and Dashi are similar, let's not forget they have different personalities and hence different fight styles. Konan is precise and knows when to use a particular skill while Dashi simply wants to mess with his opponent. However, when the situation gets serious he can try to manipulate paper to his advantage. Just like Konan in the 1st gif, he would manipulate as many paper scraps to throw his opponent off balance and strike at the right moment.
And as Dashi is known for experimenting either with wus or his own elemental powers, I think he would try to make a paper clone of himself. However, it might not be as graceful as Konan demonstrated in her fight with Sasori. I doubt that paperDashi would look like the original. More like a stuffed puppet but hey. It still would serve as a nice diversion!
Just imagine. You're a great grandmaster, you're fighting another meat bag and suddenly your brothers call for you. You have no time to deal with your enemy so you simply yeet a paper dummy at them. Super effective and HILARIOUS!
As for the Papermasters from Read or Die, I hear about them for the first time in my life but after watching a short clip on yt, I would say without hesitation THESE incredible moves Dashi could've pulled off!
Maybe the grandmaster is not good at making clones, but he would have perfected making big animals out of paper so they could serve as allies during a bigger battle. Like damn, make a whole dragon out of paper!!!! And these could contrast Wuya's golems and that would only highlight Wuya-Dashi's relation as each other's foils! But I believe there would be certain limitations. For example, Dashi could not prevent them from falling apart after several minutes, and a more powerful force could damage them easily, so they could not participate in the further battle etc. But locals and regular human enemies are losing their minds at the sight of wandering white forest/mystical creatures lol And these are good to deal with bandits.
I really liked the moment in which the girl from the vid created an entire bow with an arrow. That could serve as a funny comedic situation between Dashi, Chase and Guan. In a dire situation only striking an enemy with an arrow could save Dashi, however, his brothers are occupied.
Dashi: Chase, give me a bow!!!!
Chase: Can't! Can't you see I'm busy!?
Guan: I believe you'll figure that out. You always do!
Dashi: (starts complaining because he has never been a fan of additional effort)
Chase: For god's sake! Here take this! (throws a bow)
Dashi: (catches the bow) Finally! Thanks!
Chase: it's of no use anyway. We have no arrows left
Dashi: (gasp) what do we do!?
Chase: I don't know! Make it out of paper or something, genius!?
Dashi: heeeeeeeeeey that's not bad thanks, Chase
and then Guan and Chase witness Dashi shooting a final blow with the use of an inconspicuous quickly crafted paper arrow. The boys would laugh at it later Dashi took Chase's suggestion too literally xD
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saroia-blog · 3 years
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