#again s1 was very much not for me but i want to finish almost from an experimental position lol

[connecting-the-stars]

As a freshly new Bad Batch enjoyer, I’ve just finished running through season 1 holding onto Omega like she is my little sister and staring at crosshair menacingly.

S1 final was so epic! Like the sea monster and the escape from the collapsing city! The atmosphere was just so awesome and really makes me want to write. The tension of constant danger but having character moments and conflicts shine and clash. Omega without a hesitation jumping to save crosshair from drowning and the others working to rescue them. Crosshair always setting himself to the outskirts of the group as they plan and work together, his hesitation before following the group. He is not a happy camper.

Moments that I loved (Last two episodes):

Tech noticing the reflective point on the wall. That frame of the mark encapsulating Tech and Wrecker. He recognized it from past missions and the tactics they’ve learned. Wonder what was going through his head when he first saw that? Like precaution that crosshair could aim for them at any point? Or theorizing that crosshair would use it to shot the soldiers if they turned to target them?

Crosshair killing all four soldiers of his party was crazy cool! Like damn! And turning back to them without a beat and taking his helmet off! Like he’s peeling back that resentment if only for a chance to have his brothers join him again. Don’t get me wrong he’s still pissed, but it’s vulnerable in of itself to even ask, to have that chance to get hurt by the people who you believed had abandoned you.

Omega and her attack droids plan would’ve worked great for a diversion and escape attempt if, you know, Crosshair had ultimately sided with his troopers to murder his brothers. But she’s a ball of determination and improvised plans that work Sometimes!

The brothers fighting TOGETHER! AHHH! My Face peeled into a bigass smile. Their theme coming back in full strength! Crosshair helping hunter! Tech and wrecker’s confusion before jumping into the fight again.

Omega-Hunter Hug! That’s her Dad/brother! “You are my dad! You’re my dad! Boogy woogie woogie!!”

Hunter and crosshair stand off! Stop fighting like for once! Just stopppp! (I know I have a longer ride for this, and its Great :’D )

Little droid guy was very fun! AZI is a real one!

Everyone having to get paired up in the lab tubes lol. Bruh they really are going back to the very beginning- very cool. Echo and Tech looks so small compared to wrecker who hardly fits in the tube by himself. Crosshair and Hunter - definitely thought they’d start a fist fight in that tube thing, like one of them shoves the other and it escalates how sibling fights go from 1 to 1,000 in two seconds. And one of them would crack their elbow into the glass tube and cause a piece to crack ominously and they just freeze. And Omega, Tiny is in fact Tiny. That tube is almost as big as her “room” lol

Omega gonna give me and hunter a panic attack with her reckless selflessness. Like dude the droid is very dope and very helpful, but you are in a graveyard of a city and the damn sea monster is very much alive and well!

Crosshair aiming his gun at hunter when hes about to jump after her, very tense moment. And He Saves “the kid!” YYAAY. Hunter shielding her away from crosshair anyway- a bit dramatic lol. Wrecker not putting his guard down till Cross gives up his weapon… damn- Family Bonding, am I right : D

(Side note: Tech is one of my favorites… sure hope nothing bad happens to him. = D )

Anyway, Im just really enthralled by this show and I love space stories. Especially ones that tick practically every trope I adore. Found family (in a way.) SPACE! Badass good guys. Morally gray characters that find their way back to a healthier and happier life… eventually.

Season 2 time!! WOO!

#they are FAMILY! #thoughts aloud #writing inspo #bad batch #the bad batch #im running through the series with out of context spoilers all over the place but its so fun! #tbb #the bad batch season 1 #bad batch s1

[reeeallygood]

911 Lone Star Rewatch: 1x08

Monster inside! This is probably one of my favorites from season 1. The drama of it is just so good.

I'm sorry, but you are telling me that this couple that is out to dinner together, this lady hasn't been apart from her kid at all for 10 months???? Like 10 months without a minute away from your child??? Girl. That isn't healthy.

I need more TK and Judd interaction. These little moments in season 1 are just so good. I love TK teasing him about being afraid of snakes.

Can't believe that this is the first episode where we actually get to see Iris! Also I do love how they show the beginning symptoms of her Schizophrenia in this seen with the word salad part.

CANINE COUNTERPART. I forgot this is the buttercup episode!!

Hmm scariest movies of all time.... I think my answer is probably It. Like the original one from the 90s.

"I got stuff to do" TK says, staring sadly at the cancer dog that he fell in love with immediately.

I don't know. I just really don't have any interest in Michelle. I don't know what it is, but it just doesn't click for me. Like even the calls she has, which are objectively very interesting, I just can't quite get myself to care. I understand that it was largely a result of the pandemic, but the cast switch up between S1 and S2 was so needed.

I love that bit of BTS info that Ronen shared about how in any of the parts where he is yelling at Buttercup, the dog wasn't actually there. Like they didn't want him to act mean to the dog-actor since he wouldn't understand why he was being yelled at.

And it's really a shame that Michelle doesn't work as a character in this because Liv Tyler is such a good actor. Especially in these scenes with the woman who plays her mom--who is giving her absolutely nothing to work with.

"You being a dick to a cancer dog?" Also their bunk room beds look so comfy.

I know that I should be taking this conversation between Owen and TK very seriously and I should have some nuanced thoughts about this... but TK is wearing gray sweatpants

"Of course it's about more than the damn dog!" TK expressing grief and sadness with these almost angry outbursts because he's so distressed. He does the same thing in the soulmates scene.

The first time I saw the call with the man who has dementia, I totally thought the premise of the call was going to be him accidentally stabbing himself with that big ass knife he takes out for the tiny mustard jar.

The bait and switch (and switch again honestly) of this call is so good. The break in to the dementia reveal to the heart attack, all culminating in TK getting shot. It's a wild ride.

And of course, let's talk about TK getting shot. I literally had to rewatch this scene twice because so much happens in such a short span of time that it's hard to take it all in at once. The panic and confusion. Like someone asks 'was that a gunshot?' and like Owen looks at the boy and then at the blood splatter on the wall before he fully registers that TK was hit. And TK just slowly deflating from the impact.

So TK was in a third mystery coma that we don't know about. So is this moment after he was shot, the second coma? Does that mean that Owen has been through this with him before and that's why he seems so practiced with the idea of talking to him while he's out?

Also he calls him his beautiful kid. I need that teary eyed emoji.

I love that Owen doesn't even hesitate with letting Carlos in to see TK. He sees him and just immediately understands.

Carlos' thumb under TK's sleeve!!! Paul putting his hand on Carlos' shoulder!!! Buttercup in TK's bed!!!!! Just getting sucker punched left and right in these last few minutes.

10/10 once again! And definitely one of my favorites from season 1. The next two episodes are also great. They really finished this season off strong.

Previous episode thoughts

#911 lone star #911 lone star rewatch 2024 #what? I'm actually sort of one track with the rewatch now?? #crazy

[mcl-mia]

//so... i have (finally) began trudging my way through the routes of wh again (done every route prior to rembrant's, sans klaus 2 because i am petty and still think it shouldn't have existed), and i've finally gotten to nox's route. just finished rembrandt's. and like... man do i have Thoughts. so i'm going to compile them and scream into the void. many of them will probably be on rembrandt's route, but that's because.... you know. the one i just finished.

first of all. narrative wise, i ADORE the continuation. i love how they are all in one connected timeline, it really brings such a finality to season 2 and it does, despite having its own issues, fixes what one of my biggest problems with the s1 routes (i.e. self contained story lines that don't connect anywhere). they introduce like, 80% of the cast that you're going to be interacting with and dating for the forseeable future and it makes it feel like a proper overarching storyline actually EXISTS!!! AND THERE IS ONE!!! AND IT WILL SOMETIMES REFERENCE S1 STUFF!!! IT'S SO GOOD. SO GOOD.

-100 points for having the rest of the s1 cast being almost fucking absent though. i understand that like. narratively they wouldn't always need to be there. however. i miss my boys. also -10000000 points for practically no amelia. where's my fucking wingman.

i 👏 love 👏 the 👏 night 👏 class 👏 boys. 👏👏👏 they feel like an actual friend group and shit like this makes me soooooo fucking emotional:

literally this makes me so feral. like, these people are liz's best fucking friends and it SHOOOWWWWSSS. the unconditional love here makes my heart want to burst.

i am eating so much good food lore wise. geography from bith hisoka and rembrandt's routes have me eating so good.

i like the time travel aspect well enough, though i do wish they did a smidge more with it? i'm not done with the rest of the routes yet obv but i'm curious to see if liz gets to keep her time powers. the end of rembrandt's route seems to imply that she lost them because the goddess crystal shattered, though?? status is currently unclear.

this line from mischa destroyed me:

like seriously. what the fuck. this is such a good line. and it reminds me that hugo, vain, and mischa have seen so many possible timelines that exist, and yet there IS one where hugo decides to take his shot. i know they basically have everybody be in love with liz but i think it's especially cute but very cruel for hugo, who almost certainly falls in love with her every time he meets her in a different timeline. just something to think about.

speaking of mischa. i think it's fucking adorable how chica and mischa are pen pals. besties. refined ladies. we love them. idk why tumblr doesn't want me to upload the screenshot but it's really cute.

so. routes. hugo's and hisoka's felt like..... nothing? like sure, they had some Big Picture Plot relevance, hugo's moreso for obvious reasons, but hisoka's felt like a beach episode. really weird.

hisoka's especially felt like nothing. like, cool that they introduce beastmen and , subsequently,the not so cool furry racism (wow i love fe9/fe10). but like. what else did it do besides have rembrandt take his watch back. and some geography. it was a nice change of pace, but the stakes felt so incredibly low compared to the two other routes its sandwiched between. don't get me wrong, i love the ending that came out from it. i LOVE the market idea and i love how it was walter fucking goldstein that sponsors hisoka. i just wish that, like..... there was bigger things going on in it. cute route overall, but just felt a little out of place. also hachi is a 10/10 familiar. would give so many pets.

ok. so rembrandt. i love, like, a LOT of how this route is written, to an extent. it is SO full of lore and dragonkin biology. i also like the overt head-smashing symbolism of rembrandt's magic being called "twilight" - not quite day, not quite night. if i were any dumber i'd call it clever.

so. to go back to the bad. because i think, very ironically, rembrandt is the worst part of his own fucking route. it's not that i don't find rembrandt exceedingly pretty, because he is, and his characterization is kinda... good? but he's just not the rest of the cast. literally the rest of the s2 squad consistently make me smile and giggle like a child, while i'm giving the "romance" a 1000 yard stare.

like, seriously. this small convo with lucious is just fucking great and better than any dialogue liz and rembrandt have ever had:

lucious calling his friends virgins is so funny. you go you funky little dude. never change, baby boy. but this is just soooo GOOD.

there's a lot of instances where they make it a point to show that the s2 cast really cares for liz, and that they are so comfortable around her. there's SO much good interaction and it's so cute... and then rembrandt is just. there. in the corner. losing his religion.

ok but seriously. let's talk about rembrandt himself for a sec. because like, rembrandt is fine. i appreciate that they don't beat around the bush that he is literally going to outlive liz. i also appreciate that everybody else is like, "do not fucking trust him, he is literally the enemy". unfortunate that due to the nature of the route liz is like "nuh uh" which makes everyone else be like "fym nuh uh". overall though i feel like he's just. too bland. which is WILD considering that he was a prison of war for like 1000 years. i know it's moreso that in his route he has (because of liz) finally started to trust humans again, but i wanted hesitation, i wanted DRAMA, a more romeo and juliet type beat!!! that came kinda close to it, but rembrandt being there and basically turning himself in is.... lame. very lame. sigh.

and then we have the incorporation of rembrandt into the main group. like, i love the night class boys SO much. and like, it bothered me a lot when liz would be like "oh don't worry rembrandt, we're your friends and you're part of the group now!" when rembrandt would do basically nothing but exist there. like, he barely interacted with them??? he felt very out of place, especially when the rest of the boys were still unsure about rembrandt. at least make fun of zeus like the rest of us, old man.

also. the plot point where rembrandt met liz when she was a kid, and she changed his whole outlook on humans..... uuuugggghhhhh. felt very unnecessary imo. it's like they just wanted to slap in another romance trope to make up for the fact that there wasn't a lot of romance to begin with. uuuuugggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

this was funny:

thank you for your services caesar o7

oh! and nox's outfit as nightmare is dumb. i know wh probably wasn't getting the greatest budget in the world but like... could have made it, like, so much better. i'll do a separate post for that in a min.

uhhhhhh i think that's all i got for now. i have . more but y'know. more to come.

#not mcl #wizardess heart #mia plays wizardess heart #mia speaks #[bashes head against the wall] this game haunts my every waking moment #i love the s2 boys so so so much #[BITES NTT SOLMARE] GIVE ME CUSTODY OF THEM. BRING WH BACK YOU COWARDS.

[variousqueerthings]

im so interested in how you'll tackle jodie's era -- it's been so interesting to see you go through nu who and in such an organized way!! i really enjoy seeing how you talk about each episode and pick the various elements apart && it even made me want to go back and rewatch the tail end of moffat w/ bill & clara with capaldi, even though i'm not generally a fan of his!

heya, thank you! it's nice to know a few people were reading them (I deliberately didn't tag them doctor who, because I didn't want to clog up the main tag, and I didn't want to ruin anyone's good time if they weren't interested in a big complain)

I'm just finishing up a comprehensive excel sheet that I was doing simultaneously with this watch, in which I documented all the ratings I gave each episode, measured average rating per season, and which points tended to do better or worse as a whole throughout the years, and then also gave short points on the pros and cons of each episode with "recommended" ratings.

point being when it's all put together like that, I can see there are some really good episodes throughout this era, and -- despite how much I rag on m*ffat for writing narrative that comes from nowhere (and he does that all the fucking time) -- a comprehensive thematic thread from beginning to end, although in my opinion some of it comes from fandom reading into things (as is a good pastime) more than the actual text of the show

in general I noticed that capaldi-era skewed higher in the ratings (especially s9 and 10), because... well I still wonder if part of it wasn't capaldi's influence on the writing, but whomst knows. I have yet to finish the final episode rating which all of us who know it know is a return to some unfortunate as fuck writing choices, and listen, I was almost, almost wishing m*ffat could have had a little more time because I wanted Bill to have a little more time, and then this episode came and reminded me why m*ffat should never have more time to write anything, so small upsides

rambling at you now officially, this is short ramble length ah well.

I won't be doing such an organised measuring of whittaker's era, a. because I don't know it so well yet (I've only previously seen s1) and so don't have as much of a sense of its episodic structures, and b. while I know it has some things that are great, the things that aren't so great feel more involved and less easy to put on a rating's system. also c. this actually got quite exhausting after awhile (once the hyperfixation novelty of the idea of rating every episode wore off)

so I think for whittaker will be more informally jumping in and out, similar to some of the classic!who watching I'm doing. can say I very much enjoyed the woman who fell to earth, more than I remembered doing, which I think is because last time I got to whittaker I was post-m*ffat tired of the show

so it's nice to know he hasn't ruined my excitement for it this time around, I've found the Things that are for me in his era by poking and clawing at it!!! but isn't that just the doctor who way. sometimes you check out for a bit but it pulls you back in again (affectionately)!

#asks ❤ #turtleswhynot #i am increasingly convinced that m*ffat should not be given the kind of influence he has on british tv #which may be preaching to the choir but truly it's bonkers how many cultural mainstays he's been allowed to swing a hammer at #not to mention his original shows #m*ffat conspiracy theory (it's not we know his wife and her family are important people in the bbc)

[astarkey]

I was tagged a century ago by the lovely @barbienheimer to list 5 unpopular opinions from 5 fandoms! Thank you babe, and I am so so sorry it took me this long to get around to doing this! 😘💖🙏🏽

1. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

I know I’m gonna get dragged for this, but this has been my opinion for years ever since I stepped foot in the fdtd tumblr fandom... The Kisa and Kate war thing is just ridiculous. And bashing people for having siding with either of them and saying they’re wrong to like either of them too is ridiculous when literally they’re fictional characters and these characters ain’t that deep. Like I feel like people take it too personally when the real person to blame is the writers who wrote them that way. I love both the characters and I feel like I’m the only one in the fandom that’s playing at an even field here lol because I know that both of them aren’t good and aren’t perfect, but I’m out here having fun imagining them being best buds going on a girls road trip with Kalinda, Dakota, and Maggie :p

2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Not gonna lie, ever since Dawn showed up in s5, I’ve always found her very, very annoying and never liked the plot of Buffy all-of-a-sudden having a sister.

3. Stranger Things

Definitely felt like they could’ve handled s4 better in the ending after they left Eddie in the upside down instead of just showing him dying and then flashing up “two days later.” Also, the Steve/Nancy thing they were pulling, I didn’t like it at all.

4. Kingdom Hearts

... Remember when the first game was about a boy who wanted to leave the island and travel to other worlds (disney worlds)? Yeah, that was a simple story. ‘Cause like right after that, I really felt like... that series became a cash cow for Square. Because right after that game, they came out with Chain of Memories for the Game Boy Advance and not the ps2, and then the sequel came out for the ps2, but then Birth by Sleep and Re:Coded and 358/2 Days came out for the psp and Nintendo DS, and then Dream Drop Distance for the Nintendo 3DS, KHX for mobile phones, 0.2 and KH3 for ps4, and I don’t even know what KH4 is gonna be on, but it’s like I just never liked that they wanted to have these games on consoles that nobody has?? Like it’s just something that has bugged me for 20 years, like why not keep it simple and have it on like a main console brand like playstation? Like imo, I thought that they were making up these other stories just to have them for specific consoles for like a cash grab instead of having a coherent storyline that makes sense. And with KH3, I was expecting Sora’s story to be over-over, not go back to how it was in the ending of the first game where Sora and Kairi are separated AGAIN, in order for the story to keep going. Like right when the news broke out about kh4, I was happy and excited, but I wasn’t all too thrilled because I feel like it’ll be this never-ending cycle where Sora’s story is said to end, but it will never end. I will say though that the fans that kept pushing the developers to finish kh3 and kept asking when will it be released, that wasn’t cool at all. Like they don’t know how much work the devs put into to creating a game, and for them to demand it, that wasn’t right and I felt bad for the devs.

5. Yellowjackets (SPOILERS AHEAD)

S2 was not as good as s1. I felt like everything was rushed to answer almost everything, while there’s still important things left unanswered. Natalie being the antler queen???? And then having her killed off while she was also a recovering addict was just a wrong move. She was literally the most sane character in this story, and now the most sane person is gone. I don’t even know if I wanna watch it anymore after that because she was the strongest character and my favorite, and I had high hopes for her. I was hoping s2 was all just a dream because it all felt like one big joke to me. There was no mystery, no thrill, nothing that left me hanging wanting more like s1 did where there was one mystery after the next that doesn’t reveal itself. And I also didn’t like the Misty/Walter thing, like it was cute, but it also got on my nerves idk how to explain it lmao 😂

I felt like I was rambling through this 🤣 But yeah, those are my unpopular opinions.

Tagging (no pressure of course!): @bloodychamber, @camiladnne, @bellamuertes, @justjstuff, @blondiest, @ondinaaa, @alwaysupatnight, @lilmissuncreative, @charlottesmatthews, @chronic-ghost, @bonnielass23, @weloveachother, and anyone else who wants to do this! ❤️

#barbienheimer #personal #yeah I was most likely rambling here lmfao!

[feuqueerfire]

Utsukushii Kare (S1, S2, Movie) Live Blogging

I can't believe I'm finally, finally, finally getting around to watching Season 2 and the movie (+ rewatching season 1).

I knew I liked this show well enough and the characters have stayed with me since watching it in 2022 but I didn't realize that Utsukushii Kare is pretty special because it's actually the very first live blogging post I did on this blog. It was February 2022 and now it's 2+ years later March 2024. Before then, I'd maybe tweet a thread of me watching but the tweets would be sparse because I didn't wanna spam people. I think I got the idea because I was writing so many Bad Buddy thoughts (also in Jan-Feb 2022) on my show tracking spreadsheet and that wasn't sustainable lol

Anyway, looking at these is making me remember that I'd been looking forward to season 2 from when I finished watching (from my live blogging ending thoughts) and had anticipated the release of it for months and months. Even more ridiculously, in my show tracking spreadsheet, the only thing I wrote for this show was a link to my live blogging and "If there was a sequel, I'd watch" bruh that's all I had to say and yet I'm finally watching the sequel 2 years later (while the sequel has been out for a year).

Anyway, enough chatter, I think I'm just delaying watching this show because I like season 1 and the characters so much and I'm just... nervous about my expectations.

Utsukushii Kare: Season 1

Probably won't be writing much because I already did the whole live blogging for this.

Also, it's weird that I haven't rewatched this? Why do I remember it so vividly if I haven't rewatched? I occasionally watch a bunch of tiktoks for the show and sometimes people mention it in podcasts, so maybe that's why? I was thinking maybe I'd watched reaction videos but nah, apparently I'd only watched that for 1 account back in April 2022. Once again, I continue to ramble instead of pressing play

Ep 1 (Mar 23)

Watched like 12 minutes before falling asleep

Ah, the fondness is coming back

Ep 2 (Mar 23)

Oh, the group going to Hira's house and the bike riding scene is here? in my head it was later

And the bike riding continues to be an incredible scene

Ep 3 (Apr 17)

Uhhh, I'm back after almost a month lol I think I wanted something much easier without complex dynamics at the time, so I'd watched Destiny Seeker instead

Oh, I'd forgotten about this tense scene after the contest

ahh the masturbation thing lolol

It bothers me that Kiyoi was nice again to those bully boys like why make good with them again? And when you're graduating no less?

that sudden kiss + pushing him hard enough that he falls to the ground + saying "see you again" before leaving really is just terrible and confusing lol

Ah, Hira really was always putting himself down and putting Kiyoi in a pedastal in these episodes + I remembered when somebody pointed out that in Hira's POV, there are many shots where Kiyoi is on elevated ground or taller/higher than Hira, so I noticed a lot of that in this ep

Ep 4 (Apr 17)

ack, the immediate 'stalker' to someone who ppl think is his fan is so T.T

"I want to kneel down at your feet right now" kills me every time

Koyoi's inability to communicate and Hira's idealized view of him are both so just . insane

ahh Kiyoi's POV from next ep

the episode starting with Hira saying "For several insipid years, all I did was grow up." while Kiyoi ends the episode with the same sentence

Ep 5 (Apr 17)

seeing Kiyoi lose his mind over Hira is so cathartic

ough, i forgot this hug that Kiyoi sees

I disliked the other guy more when I first watched it than I do now

Ep 6 (Apr 18)

Oops, went almost the whole day without watching anything

finger sucking scene

Ouch

the conversation at the school is just so good man, like ouch but hopeful

hehe cute biking

Overall:

Ahh, idek why I wasn't Gripped by this rewatch, like I like the characters and dynamics but it wasn't keeping my attention as much, maybe because it's a rewatch? Maybe my original rating of 6.5 was correct and I shouldn't have bumped it up to 7 but who knows, maybe I'll be reintroduced to the brainworms after watching Season 2 because I found ep 6 really engaging and was into it and S2 + movie will have new, unfamiliar stories for me.

Season 2

Ep 1 (Apr 18)

How soon after S1 is this season starting?

akkkk "Are you angry?" "Why?" "Last night I was too persistent" alkdjfasd;lkf

It's weird to realize that like... I'm older than them. I was several years older than them when they were in high school and now I'm probably 1-2 years older than them because Hira said graduation is approaching but it's weird still idk

not Mr. Suspicious lmfaoo

Hira kneeling and crawling around really is just a lot

it's so funny how Hira trembles in Kiyoi's presence because he's apparently standing too close, meanwhile we know for a fact that they canonically fuck

Hira's persistent fear that Kiyoi might die ?!

they're both so constipated in different ways, I'm dying like Hira's extreme lack of confidence about his looks and sense of self vs Kiyoi obviously being in love with him and wanting to reassure him but also not being able to compliment him truthfully and sincerely

Kiyoi's every sentence is a trap lmfao

omg I was so distracted by her, she's gorgeous and I love the outfit and jewelry

Kiyoi seething with jealousy ahh

lolol "today we're gonna do it"

oh my goddd what a good episode, I was giggling and dying and so engaged, I'm glad I love it so far because I was kinda nervous after not being as enamoured by S1

Ep 2 (Apr 19)

ah, i'm clutching my heart, flashback to the scene of when Hira taught Kiyoi about the tea olives or whatever and Kiyoi just desperately wanted Hira to say he likes him

return of Suspicious-kun plss

Is the other guy who's there for Anna gonna be significant? Either as an Anna s/o as well or as a Kiyoi hater maybe?

does Kiyoi want their love life to be more exciting?

aksldfj why are each of them so annoying like Koyoma's being like yeah Hira doesn't shut the fuck up about you and your drama at school while Kiyoi's like "Is Koyoma saying he sees a side of Hira I don't see? Is he trying to assert dominance?" like girl both hira and him are just dumbasses god bless

Koyoma on Kiyoi's ass for freeloading off of Hira and letting Hira do all the housework while he just pursues his acting or whatever ohh

pls Hira treating this shitty food as if it's from Olympus

Ah, Hira joining the photography competition at Kiyoi's encouragement (though the pressure would make me buckle)

Ep 3 (Apr 19)

Hira not making it to the next round of the competition but Kiyoi still being supportive, I needed to see this rn tbh

oh my god this is so sad man, they're literally always just on different lines of thinking because Kiyoi wants to be treated as an equal in the relationship while Hira thinks it would be an insult to think of himself as ever reaching Kiyoi's status

but it's so sad the way Kiyoi wants to obviously be known as Hira's bf (even though they can't) and the way he's hurting knowing that Hira wants Kiyoi and his parents to be completely separate owwww

omg? Hira saying I don't want to understand you? fucked up fr

Their relationship is often somewhat tragic because of their dynamic and how they see themselves and the fact that what they want from the relationship is different but this ep is so sad man

Ep 4 (Apr 19)

ah, good thing Kiyoi came back because they only have 1 episode of 23 mins left and i don't want the ending to be rushed lol

sorry accidentally got the ick when Kiyoi came and ordered Hira to get ginger ale in front of everybody even though ik it's like Dynamics but still why in front of dumbass bullies smhh

Hira not liking Kiyoi saying it's fine if he doesn't get a job after uni bc he can take care of them makes sense but then smiling happily when Kiyoi says "fine, then work like a workhorse and if you mess anything up for me I'll throw you away" is sooooo

huh? Why Hira didn't submit anything?

oh it's a different thing that Hira didn't submit for? Because he did indeed submit for the contest

woah, gasped at the fact that Hira is kneeling but at eye-level/slight higher than Kiyoi instead of lowering himself as much as possible

Hira being fed chocolate by Kiyoi, ah

great, delightful

Overall:

This season is about Hira and Kiyoi's relationship. They didn't become boring after getting together, they didn't magically end up being a perfect happy well-adjusted couple after getting together, nor were there random issues thrown just because; the struggles and hurdles are true to their characters and dynamics.

I was a bit afraid that I'd be meh about it because I was like fine but not Hooked on the S1 rewatch but the S2 was great, for real. I liked the themes and dynamics it explored and their character + relationship development and progression. I also smiled a lot and lost my mind a little at certain moments.

Strong writing, strong characters, strong acting, what a relief.

Rating: 7/10

Movie: Eternal

No clue what the movie is about actually, though there are a few gifsets/moments that I've seen that didn't appear in the series, so much be from here. + I saw one comment saying that Anna and Noguchi are supposed to be there more in the movie. oh also actually?? a kidnapping plot?? i heard it mentioned in a podcast i think

omg they're each recounting how they met the other to their own mentors

not the shrine ?!?! omg

I really don't know how to feel about Anna's fan like do we need to kill him or what?

what does Hira mean by him and Kiyoi drifting apart?

hah the divorce thing is here, I loved the gifset when I saw it and have had it in my likes for Months, gonna finally be able to reblog it

i think i saw a gifset or clip in this bathtub scene and I'm a great enjoyer of people discussing their desire for dubcon/cnc roleplay

Idk if I hate that I keep skipping all their makeouts/allusion to sex scenes like aghhh

I've also seen this part about hira apologizing for not having same free time as Kiyoi and Kiyoi grabbing his face in his hand to say stop apologizing, you've tried your best. i like it a lot

wait are Anna and Noguchi dating? I wanna know who the person Anna was talking about who has her heart but they can rarely meet because they're in the same industry. and it'd have the parallel of Hira wanting to photograph Kiyoi while Noguchi gets to photograph Anna

Noguchi used to be a scenario photographer?

ah, Hira didn't show up to the shoot with Noguchi and Kiyoi

pls why are they both obsessed with this award, he doesn't even have regular professional photography experience c'mon girls

oh, Anna's bf is some random actor from another company.

her fan is being... fine for now.

Aw, Anna

dang, they're bringing Anna to live with Hira's cousin

So does the aunt know that Hira and Kiyoi are like a thing or does she still think their fan/friend lol

Hira saying only Kiyoi is allowed to call him creepy and such because he's special + Kiyoi being like "he's creepy right?" Anna: "yeah" Kiyoi: Hey!

Ouch, yeah Hira saying he doesn't know what to shoot is crazy

Oof, Hira and Anna dating scandal

It must be so funny if you're watching this without knowing about EA celebrity dating culture (though even in SK, actors can date) and being like ? why is this a scandal ?

but i'm unexpectedly getting a celebrity-centric BL without seeking it out, which is great, esp bc when I seek it out I don't tend to find too many which actually give me what I want

random het sob story in the middle of my Utsukushii Kare but I like Anna so I'll allow it for like... 2 minutes

Ah, the kidnapping lol

oh it really is the Anna fan fuckhead aghhh how terrible, he's been off since the start

pls saviour Hira

Hira gets to photograph Kiyoi professionally yay

deciding to have one subject as your photo subject is crazy if you wanna be a professional but alright I'll buy into it

ah, conversation about beauty and age

gorgeous ending

Overall:

Great, fun, though not as emotionally invested as Season 2 because they're in a better place in their relationship in this movie (even if it's not necessarily Perfect). It was interesting to have new people in their lives like Anna and Noguchi and how their stories influenced them. I'm happy with where we're leaving off the characters after ~6h of show/movie.

Rating: 6.5/10

#ep by ep commentary #utsukushii kare

[luthien-under-bough]

20 Questions For Fic Writers

Tagged by @girlwithakiwi

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

97! I am scratching and clawing my way toward 100 this year.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

537,646 *probably at least 400k of that is Daemyra

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Almost exclusively House of the Dragon/ASOIAF since HOTD s1 aired and Daemyra consumed my life.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

i got a bad desire (baby i'm on fire) - Daemyra modern AU multi-chapter (WIP)

ain't nobody hurt you like i hurt you  - Daemyra modern AU multi-chapter (complete)

better not touch (i want it too much) - Daemyra modern AU multi-chapter (complete)

...anyone noticing a theme? 👀

I found some hate for you, just for show - Daemyra canon divergence oneshot

do you feel the hunger? - Daemyra canon divergence oneshot

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to respond to all of them! Sometimes I get behind, but I usually get to them by the time I post a new chapter, at least.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Uhh probably i've looked at clouds from both sides now. Even though only one of the major characters dies, it somehow still feels angstier than the literal necrophilia fic where they both die.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I feel like most of my other fics have a happy ending? Both of the completed multi-chaps I linked above definitely do.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I occasionally get a rude comment, but I have no qualms about being a dick or just deleting/blocking. I have gotten a few tumblr anons that made me roll my eyes, but any hate I get has been firmly a THEM problem and not a ME problem. Haters stay pressed. 💅

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

It's a rare day when I do not write smut. I write all kinds. Since writing in the Daemyra fandom, my list of "hard no's" when it comes to writing has rapidly diminished; it seems like every other day I discover a new kink that makes my brain do a record-scratch. I started writing fic again in 2020, and published baby's first smut shortly thereafter, but it was fairly standard stuff. Now I'm like "well if you aren't literally digesting your lover, is it really romance??!"

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

The only crossover I've written is a House of the Dragon/Naked Attraction crackfic that infected my brain during the depths of binge of the latter show.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Only one that I know of - someone copy/pasted all of do you really feel alive without me into different chapters of their ""fic"".

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

for our blood is restless was translated into Russian here.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. My writing process is chaotic and inconsistent and I would not inflict that on another writer. I'm also very particular about what I do and do not want to write, as well as my prose, so I don't think co-writing is for me. If we don't like to break the rules of English grammar in the exact same way, I'm afraid we won't be able to get along.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

I mean, I think it's pretty obvious. 😅 Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen (House of the Dragon) has only been my OTP for <2 years, but they are already my all time favorite. Prior to that, it was Dramione (Harry Potter), Cullen Rutherford/Female Inquisitor (Dragon Age: Inquisition), and Aloy/Avad (Horizon Zero Dawn).

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Not technically a single WIP, but I always meant to add more stories to my collection of Cullen/Inquisitor Dragon Age fics (most of which I posted during Swoon June 2022). It's possible I'll experience another burst of inspo for that fandom when Dragon Age: Dreadwolf finally comes out, but I'm pretty firmly entrenched in Daemyra for the foreseeable future.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue, characterization, ANGST. I think my smut is pretty hot. Idk I generally like everything about my writing. That's why I keep doing it.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Uhhh anything to do with plotting or planning. We thrive on vibes here. ✌️

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Beyond the occasional word or phrase in High Valyrian for my HOTD/ASOIAF fics, I cannot be bothered. Italics and a dialogue tag do me just fine.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

This changes semi-regularly, but my current favorite is one that I'm actively writing - a Daemyra early marriage canon divergence (milk teeth). Also because I just re-read this the other night - surrender (a rare non-Daemyra HOTD fic).

No pressure tags: @anamazingangie, @ar-feyniel, @grandlovescheme, @crimson-tulip, @bluegoldrose

#tag game #my fics #daemyra #id tag my other fandoms but lbr this is a daemyra post #i did this instead of writing oops

[floofz]

i just finished watching ep five... can i know your thoughts on it

OUGH... so many thoughts my dude... where do i even start...

well first of all this episode completely wrecked me emotionally. domestic violence is always hard to watch, but damn did they do their best to make it as horrible as possible (in a good way! its amazing how studio lan sheds light on these kinds of things happening). the animation - the expressions, the hitting, the bruises - the audio design - god the sounds of the violence alone were so fucking heartwrenching. and then the involvement of the kids too. it was so so painful to watch but it was so incredibly well done.

we finally get to know more about the two siblings (and also confirmation that the two are actually involved! plus that lu guang turns out not to be the good brother in the childrens drawing). the scene with cheng xiaoshi being amused about the brother's behaviour and childish thinking seems funny at first, but when you later see the family situation theyre in, it all just makes so much painful sense. he has all this rage and strong sense of justice in him bc they are growing up in this unstable household full of violence. its heartbreaking.

the boy the brother met at the fountain, i first thought it was a young cheng xiaoshi bc of the haircut, but his voice was very different so now im perplexed. they could just be trying to throw us off here but i cant imagine them picking such a drastically different voice from cheng xiaoshi for him, especially bc we already heard his voice as a kid in s1. now my guess is maybe a young qian jin? it would check out with what we know about younger him. and i mean were 5 episodes in we kinda need to get to all the connections eventually.

now, lu guang and cheng xiaoshi. i've already seen people on reddit talk about how lu guang seems off again this episode. what particularly makes me think though is that one scene where their connection supposedly went "bad". i mean, everything, especially in animation, is very intentional so there must be much more to it. im wondering if someone interfered with their connection. one theory i also saw and thought about it a bit more on my own: what if red eyes - either one of the siblings - somehow possessed lu guang during their dive for a short time, making him unable to talk to cheng xiaoshi on his own, hence the silence. and after that he also doesnt realize he was silent for a while. and bc one of the siblings took hold over him for a sec, they saw what lu guang saw and that would explain why the sister supposedly knows cheng xiaoshi (and wants to talk to him at the police station) and that he was involved with her past through the dive. though i guess she could also know about him from qian jin. idk, I JUST HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.

all in all a fucking fantastic episode but i did have to take a break after watching it. its very emotionally draining. but you can definitely tell the care and thought they put into this.

OH WAIT I ALMOST FORGOT. the little soft expressions and smiles from lu guang when cheng xiaoshi acted cute as xixi in the episode made me explode<3 gdi once again cheng xiaoshi never sees his soft expressions, LU GUANG LOOK AT HIM LIKE THAT WHEN HE CAN SEE.

anyway yeah lots of thoughts 😭 PLS also let me know what you think!!!

#link click #link click spoilers #shiguang daili ren #tw domestic violence #tw child abuse #cheng xiaoshi #lu guang #talks #asks

[mincedpeaches]

final batch of earthspark s1 episodes post

One thing that I kind of sort of praised in my first earthspark post, the slow trickle of information the show was giving us, is something that I look upon much less favorably now that S1 one has ended. Not because a slow trickle of information itself is bad, but because in this batch of episodes more than any other it was clear that the information hasn't been always given in a way that makes sense from a story prospective. Rather it's been given in a way that very clearly telegraphs "okay the writers want to introduce this now, so here it is". Most egregiously with the backstory on the kids sleeves. Why only NOW, twenty episodes in, was the crew heading down to Teletraan I to google the info about the Prime that gave them the sleeves? Well, because the sleeves and the emberstone were about to be plot relevant.

This is also something I remembering thinking with the energon bear in the last batch of episodes too, in that NO ONE really questions or follows up on why the the fuck the bear was like that. Which doesn't really make sense, except from the Doylist perspective that it looks to be like A Plot For A Later Episode, when the energon waste dumping might become relevant.

And these episodes only bring up even MORE questions that should have been asked in-story but aren't, like what the fuck was up with the tunnels and the doors and the dweller inside them.

AND my point STILL stands about wanting more of the OG bots. It's even worse when there's five kids instead of two. Once again I'm sorry kiddos.

Like the best "finale" per say in terms of action was undoubtedly the first batch of episodes, where big bots were fighting big bots. I was really hoping the actual finale would bring more of that when the second batch "finale" felt pretty lackluster in comparison. But then this finale had the OG bots out of commission for the ENTIRE thing. There were some visually cool moments (Mandroid's terrifying new look, Croft getting fucking vaporized) and fun moments (Schloder becoming part of the team) but. Idk. I think about the first batch of episodes and how much fun I had watching them and the potential I thought they held, and the show hasn't quite hit anything higher than that for me. Yet. Curious to what a season two could be about with the main antagonist gone and most of the intro-to-their-alt-modes and learning-about-themselves-as-terrans stuff is out of the way. I thought maybe with the kill and heal waves going over the entire earth they might cut to some as yet unseen bots as a little teaser of things that might come but nope. (I still might bet on that tying into a plot of a potential season two though.)

All that being said I love what Hashtag has going on. Both overall and in-particular her thing with Starscream this batch, which was giving Armada Starscream & Alexis vibes for sure. I actually mentioned in my earthspark post that I started for the second batch of episodes (that I never managed to finish and post): Hashtag is my fav of the new kids. She's so #cringebutfree, pun not intended, and I love that for her. Also she a has rad alt-mode and color scheme and her satellite turns into a little ponytail. How cute is that. Also digged how they had Twitch gearing up for an arc about being the team leader in the previous batch of episodes and then there were moments where she was making calls when it was just down to her and Nightshade/Bumblebee etc in this batch. Would love to see that expended upon even more in potential future eps. I love her. Can I get a yeah women?

Also the way that Megatron (along with the majority of the OG bots) had so few lines this batch BUT almost every single line Megatron DID have managed to showcase his Scottish twang? They did that for ME. Thank you Mr McCann.

tl;dr I wish we got more (back)story based on the things already teased/things already shown, and in a way that made more narrative sense, and I really REALLY wish there were more OG bots. And at this point it kind of hurt my enjoyment of the show a tiny bit. It was still fine and I understand that as a show for kids it's very good and also, as always, not really for me but for children. And I'm still hoping there is more potential than what season one has given, which I don't think is an unreasonable thing to hope for. Like remember how rough and kind lame season one of Cyberverse was? Yeah. There's still a ton of potential here. Here's to hoping. I will still undoubtedly be tuning into season two if when it gets made.

P.S. rescue bots reference. :)

#earthspark spoilers #tf blogging #mincedthoughts

[thetragicallynerdy]

Is the ask game still going? If so, I'm extremely curious about "hanahaki polyam times"

It sure is!!!! I welcome asks about my WIPs all the time lmaooo, I have so many that I forget about so it's nice to get excited about them again and maybe pick away at them a little.

This is in response to the WIP folder game, if anyone else is curious my long list of WIP titles is here!

Hanahaki polyam times is yet another Jim/Ed + Jim/Olu fic lmao. I haven't worked on it in ages, but it's an au I adore and do want to finish someday. It's Post S1/alternate S2, and based on the idea that hanahaki is more like seasonal allergies - it fucking sucks, it hurts, but it won't kill you.

Jim, in love with Olu, also falls in love with Ed after he makes ammends and fixes things and they're all happy together. However, Jim knows Ed is in love with Stede, and believes it won't be returned - so they get the flowers. Ed, meanwhile, has basically the exact same thing happen, because they're both dumbasses and don't talk about shit. It's very "oh fuck, polyamoury exists and is possible??" vibes.

A snippet for you!

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He follows the sound of coughing, brow creasing with worry when he finds Jim behind the crates, one hand braced on the wall and the other clutching their chest. They start when they see him, looking so panicked it hurts. But then they're bending over, shaking with coughs that wrack their form, turning away from him as though trying to hide -

Bloody petals slip from between their fingers and flutter to the floor. Edward stares, and then before he can think better he's stepping forward, smoothing a hand up and down their back as they cough up another lungful. He knows how much it hurts, wishes like hell that he could take the pain away from them.

"Fuck, mate, I thought you and Olu had confessed like, ages ago." He tries not to think on the conversation with the Swede that he'd had so recently, the mirror of it all. Tries not to think even harder about the way his own flowers twine around his lungs, threatening to choke him when he speaks of their love for a man that's not him aloud. He's always been greedy, he knows this. "Why the fuck are you still coughing up his flowers?"

Jim spits the last of the petals out, clutching them in their fists like that will hide what they are. "I'm not fucking talking to you about this."

It hurts, almost more than the way he knows they won't ever love him. He lets his hand fall away, schools his face into some neutral when they flinch.

"Right. Sorry. Not my place."

Bloody fingers snag his shirt sleeve before he can walk away. Jim's jaw works, and he waits until they close their eyes, let out a noise that sounds too much like grief.

"Lo siento," they whisper, "but please, Ed, don't ask me."

He nods. Shakes their hand loose, then catches it, gives it a gentle squeeze. "Alright, mate. I won't."

He knows himself well enough that he doesn't even bother offering for them to find him should they need an ear. He's never been good at pretending, and he's not a martyr. Not yet, anyhow.

#ofmd fanfic #jim/ed #jim jimenez #edward teach #tragicallynerdy writes #wip folder ask game #hanahaki #blood tw #vomit tw #jic #ask game

[gellavonhamster]

monthly media recap: august 2023

read:

The Song of Roland - I wouldn't have picked it up if I didn't chance upon a neat old copy for free. It's, uh, educational? And the translation into Russian is quite beautiful

Angélique and the Demon, Angélique and the Ghosts, Angélique in Québec by Anne Golon - still reading this series and honestly can't wait to finish it - not because I don't like the books, but because the translation gets progressively worse with each volume. Someone please tell these people there's a difference between a wolverine and a lynx, or between a guinea pig and a porpoise (I know the latter two are called almost the same in Russian, but context, man. Context. Guinea pigs don't frolic in the waves). Story-wise, however, I am still having a great time

+ currently reading the next Angélique book and Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater (the sequel to Half a Soul I read last month)

watched:

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - honestly, I watched it because: 1) I wanted to check out the show but thought I won't understand anything without the movie; 2) Salma Hayek pretty. I didn't expect to enjoy it because it's written by Tarantino and I really, really don't vibe with Tarantino, but enjoy it I did. The hostage-taking part was actually unsettling and the vampire-fighting part was fun; the family dynamics were also good. Again, Salma Hayek pretty, which also helps

From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) - empty, skippable

From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999) - now that's better, if only for the period setting. Ara Celi has perfect looks for a sweet kind girl tragically turned into a monster. I think the moral here is that if you're physically abusive to your kid, then your kid is better off being a vampire, what do you mean I'm misinterpreting?

From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (s1-3, 2014-2016) - as you could probably tell from the amount of gifsets I keep reblogging, I loved this one. Mythology, westerns, reluctant teamwork, family feels, hot people fighting and drinking blood - what's not to love? (Actually, that one character death is not to love, and the last episode is hella rushed, but what can you do). It actually isn't necessary to watch the film to understand it, but the knowledge of it makes it very interesting to compare the two and notice the cameos from the actors who were in the film. S3 kind of reminded me of Teen Wolf, which isn't much of a compliment, but this show overall had the same ambience as a lot of stuff I watched as a teen/in my early 20s (understandable, being made in that exact period), so that was nice.

Oak Thorn & The Old Rose of Love (2022) - this is like 20 minutes long but deserves to be on the list, because it's the story of Merlin and Nimue made by the director of The Green Knight, and it's beautiful

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) - it's good! Not "wow, incredible" good, but good, and I'm glad it is, because it's such a powerful and underrated chapter of Dracula. A slightly more detailed review with spoilers here

Woe Is No Big Deal / Раз, два — горе не беда! (1988) - rewatched this gem and dying to know if Leigh Bardugo has seen it, because this satirical fairytale/Cold War allegory was doing ~tsarpunk~ long before her

Wild Nights with Emily (2018) - that's right, there's more than one comedy about Emily Dickinson. This one's based on a play and feels like a play, which took some time getting used to, but in the end I enjoyed it

#talk talk talk #monthly media recap

[fatechica]

el and mike are soo 😭 there is something so lovely about love that blossoms from childhood whether or not it lasts (whatever that means) because mike and el’s foundations (imo) are built on kindness and just the earnest desire to make and keep a friend (!!!!) and thinking abt the fact that the duffers said s5 will involve a time jump, if I were to imagine what mike and el would look like as adults together like if their dynamic will hold up without the warm film of childhood … I honestly think it does/will. there’s something so wonderful about love that has settled or has been allowed to by time — and when a partnership begins from being children together? tbh it rarely works out but when it does it DOES.. idk how the season is gonna end, where everyone will end up.. but I hope sincerely that it does so so that the next one can begin with el and mike, slightly older and more settled and together underlined in bold. I think that dynamic will be so interesting to see actually play out! we got to see what a more adult conversation with them kind of looks like this season but and I loved it bc it felt authentic but that happened on shaky ground, and at 14 with their relationship a little wobbly. on a normal wednesday afternoon what do 17-18 year old mike and el talk about? what does that look like? I legit just can’t wait to see them talking lol anyways! I hope they aren’t kept apart at the end of the season again! the novelty is wearing off

Anon, it's like you reached into my head and pulled out all my words and thoughts. I love that we get to see Mike and El's relationship progress and develop over time, love that we get to grow with them. Their conversation/argument this season was so good because it was so real and so authentic, just a sign of them learning how to grow together and give each other what they need. They're not there yet - especially because they got interrupted by the police - but they'll get there. Their story arc isn't finished and we'll just have to wait until vol 2 to see it resolve.

But your point about what they'll look like in s5 (especially if there's a time jump) really made me step back and look at the overall progression we've gotten from them since the beginning.

S1: realizing they like each other/have feelings for each other

S2: deciding to stay dedicated to each other despite being separated, reuniting and then deciding to be together in a relationship

S3: figuring out what it means to be in a relationship and how to balance that with other aspects of their lives

S4: figuring out how to grow and communicate in a relationship given realistic challenges (long distance, growing up, etc).

So I feel like, by S5, their main "challenge" will be maintaining their growth, not backsliding, continuing to remember to communicate and balance their lives with each other and with their friends/family (pretty much literally what almost every couple wrestles with in real life).

So I don't see them being separated again (and not just because I hope they don't do this because it is getting very very tiresome). I can also see the Duffers wanting to have S5, dynamics wise, feel the most like S1, give the audience that nostalgic feeling as part of its swan song. So keeping Mike and El in the same storyline, have them share the majority of their scenes together, etc etc etc.

I also just want to see them be a mature couple, by which I mean they're sure of what they feel for each other, the "honeymoon" phase has worn off, and they're able to balance being together with other aspects of their lives even if they prefer at times to be alone with each other. I want to see them having soft conversations and just getting to enjoy being together given everything they've learned and experienced to get to this point.

So, to sum up: JUST GIVE ME SETTLED AND SECURE MILEVEN PLS. I don't even need it to be a main focus of the story! I just want it to be a real thing while the plot is reeling chaotically around them.

#stranger things #stranger things spoilers #mileven #my wishlist for them honestly isn't long #it's pretty much just 'stop separating them and let them be' #that's it #the bar's real low here duffers #minimum effort required to step over it

[thefearhas]

will hopefully finally finish watching para we are king s2 :) this is gonna be me liveblogging(?)

this is just gonna be me posting bad screenshots again; i already watched parts of episode 1 and 2 but i'm still starting from the beginning again.

"1 euro zu wenig." "schreib doch an, bist doch jetzt reich." "ich schwör dir, warum bist du so assi. selber, ich bin aber auch auch assi, warum erzähl ich denn überhaupt."

i love this scene ksjdgfgdkjsa

i act like i haven't watched this episode/scene before but jobel can speak french? i just googled, french is her mother tongue😭🥰

this kind of looks like they're into each other but they are just platonically cuddling together and kissing each other's hands..😔 i never had such a close female friendship but good for them good for them..<3😔

i had to turn on english subtitles bc they are speaking so much arabic in this, but i love it so much!! as of now we got english, french and arabic dialogues, a little bit of turkish in the background (a woman speaking spanish but which was not relevant to the plot at all) and of course german.

"also jedes geschäft macht eigentich inventur. aber wir scheißen natürlich drauf. weil wir sind ja familienbetrieb, wir beklauen uns ja nicht so." meanwhile im hintergrund klaut der typ😭

moving on to episode2

i already watched this scene but ajsagjhas showing the troubles of getting an apartment with a foreign name, she really just called again and introduced herself with a really german name😭 but i mean it did the job,,

"er ist nicht so 'n standard-kanak. er ist irgendwo so.. er ist lieb.. nicht lauchig lieb, sondern so süß lieb." her friend just making fun of her, this really feels like she has a crush on him.😭 this scene is so funny😭 lauchig lieb, new word just dropped😭 the next scene just her friend interrogating the dude to try finding out if he is involved with dealing drugs😭

i'm loving the dialogues so much pleasekjsdddgfjask almost everything feels so natural,,

"alles klärchen bärchen bis hier hin?" you know what, german really has the most random sentences sometimes, you can just make up your own words and it will sound like the funniest sentence i've ever heard. i want to desperately integrate this sentence in my vocabulary but people will make fun of this😭

"wir haben hier drei stark pigmentierte mitbürgerinnen, zwei türkinnen..."

"du bist 'n nazi, bist du, du bist 'n rassist, bist du, weißt du das?" "ja natürlich, jetzt bin ich wieder der rassist nur weil ich blond bin."😭

this isn't even a comedy series but damn is this funny; he is just sitting there harvesting his drug plants while she is sleeping😭 also i smell both of them being into him, unecessary storyline😭

rasaq was already going through so much in s1, why is this happening again, i just want her to be happy😭

anyway halfway through, my attention span is very happy that this is only 6 episodes.

#sry but also not sry for the mix of languages #*z

[lemonlimevio]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. Get to know your mutals and followers <3

AW tysm

I could definitely cop out and name my 5 cats rn but I WONT.

-I have so many good friends and mutuals who i love just seeing online everyday. That despite there being 8 BILLION people in the world we know each other !!! I am currently saving to see one of my bests friends for the first time this summer and i am so excited to hug her in person after almost a decade of friendship.

-I love my pets (its only one item on the list shh). Smokey has been extra cuddly knowing its been a hard couple weeks on my family. Today Tatertot let me give her SO many kisses. I love my babies so much. Kitty gives the best hugs on earth and while Bear is elusive she let me pick her up for a bit :-) progress

-My hobbies!! I have the power to draw whatever nonsense i want... so i drew KO again. I also am trying so so hard to get into coding with HTML and it sounds fun in theory but in practice i am falling asleep so. If ANYONE can give me tips on how to make it more fun lmk. My other hobbies include reading abt fashion history and geology.

-Ive been doing these watch parties with my friends every Saturday where we rotate between Vox Machina (S2), OK KO (S1), and we started watching Yellowjackets on Sunday and ive rlly enjoyed getting to hang out with them and watch stuff out of my comfort zone!! And they LOVE OK KO!!! It brings a smile to my face.

-Okay I have been on a little TWEWY kick and idk why. I never finished the game??? I mean i finished NEO besides the extra chapter but like. I just really appreciate very awful fictional people. Josh TWEWY. Akechi P5. Flowey UT. GLaDOS Portal. All of these characters have objectively done awful things but they are mine and I kiss GLaDOS on the. on the eye i guess

-This one is weirder but I have a knockoff videos game character figure collection with like 3 "Sonic Adventure 2" Knuckles. They're obviously Sonic Boom Knuckles but I love them so much. He is my good luck charm. I keep one in my room and one in my purse and I am saving one for that friend im visiting and I gave my 4th to my OTHER friend (hi Toony ily) Sonic Adventure 2 Knuckles my beloved

#ty for the ask <333 #sorry this got progressively less cohesive i am overjoyed by the beauty the world has to offer #might eff around and send this TO YOU LOL #/lh

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

THE 1 YEAR REWATCH CONCLUSION POST

AND THERE WE GO, I REWATCHED THE ENTIRE SHOW!!!!! AND THE TAG IS ALMOST LIKE 900 POSTS NOW HOLY FUCK

Where to begin, where to begin... you're never finished talking about dcla shows, there 100000 things I wanna discuss and I have forgotten them all.

I've realized that I like Lutteo when they are friends. When they're just buddies joking around. I also only like their scenes in s3. Again, when they're just being friends.

I really change my opinion depending on the episode. If you ask me pre-s3 about who I want Luna to end up with, it's with Simón. I'll write 10 emotional posts about it. After 3x10? I want her to end up single. She'll be thriving as single.

I am grateful for all the context I've gotten for @soylunaoncrack. That blog will update much less now. Every day I change the queue, so sometimes it's 15 posts per day, other times 4, other times 28, other times 10, etc.

Luna, Ámbar and Simón really are the core three. The show is not the same without them. All three have a very special relationship with each other and I'd argue all three are soulmates - but I honestly think, as i've mentioned before, Luna is soulmates with Ámbar and Simón, but it's a little unclear if Simbar are soulmates. Maybe they're "accidental soulmates" aka, they weren't supposed to end together and then just fell for each other and became soulmates by chance.

Sharon could have done so much worse. So, so, much worse. But she didn't. She just sat in her car and stared at them. Like, when the adults got arrested and Luna was alone with Maggie and Rey? Sharon could have come and taken her. She could have come and kidnapped her or anything. I mean, I'm also happy she didn't, and she did commit arson, but I mean... yeah.

Emilia deserved better… but especially Amanda deserved better. Really really did not like what they did to her.

Ámbar!! My girlboss! I love analysing Ámbar's scenes tbh. How she acts, especially how she acts differently in all three seasons. How she wants to break free from Sharon already in s1, but she also goes back to being her perfect little goddaughter again, and again... until eventually, once Sharon's not around, she snaps and then breaks out and can become her true self.

But you know what scenes I love analysing too? JIM AND YAM'S SCENES!!!! :D I hope you will miss my little comment-analyses where I write little comments on screenshots, cause i'll miss them and I wanna use them in the future again. God, it's so fun just seeing them having their little love story in the background and how they slowly realize they're in love.

And I do think that, one reason Yam was so rude to Ramiro in s3 was because she doesn't like boys, and he was the boy everyone told her she was in love with - everyone else convinced her she liked him, everyone else said "you should date him". And so I think that, perhaps, if she was nice to him again, other people would think it was because she had a crush on him and try to make her date him again - and she didn't want that! It was much more about her than about him. And every time I say this, I feel so silly cause the only ones who does analyse Yam in s3 are Yamiro shippers, so they always come with "but she really loved him and was hurt". Which, valid! And I don't want to step on that! But, I also stand with my take on it. Yam is a lesbian and is in love with Jim.

I've really taken a swing on my headcanon of Nina's sexuality. I've really changed it so much. On the one hand, it makes sense for Nina not to be straight with the whole "hiding who you are", "discovering who you are", "coming out of your shell", etc. On the other hand, she's probably the straightest of the bunch. I remember a year ago, I liked the concept of her liking girls, simply because I had the idea of "oh her parents are so nosy but what if they think that she has a crush on a boy when she actually has a crush on a girl and they get surprised". But the further I watched, the more I realized "nah she likes boys". For an entire year I had an ace headcanon on her, but now after rewatching?? I don't think she's ace anymore. For starters, the way she just moaned "ROLLER TRACK!!" out loud, how she's always the one cracking dirty jokes and wiggling her eyebrows... I'd make the argument that, of course an ace person can enjoy and feel all that, but Nina... yeah, I feel like... no, she's not ace. Right now I see her as straight but perhaps... biromantic. Simply because I do like some small scenes with her and Luna.

But Luna to me? Will always be pan. And yes, it may be due to her whole color scheme being the pan flag and the pan flag even showing up in the intro everywhere and in the logo... but it's also that I feel like she's just such an... open spirit? Open for anything, you know? Plus, I have seen chemistry with both boys and girls for her. But I know that this headcanon really won't matter, cause in the end, she always will prioritize roller skating and friendship above anything else <3. Some people see her as ace, and I really get that. I've even considered that she's perhaps ace but panromantic. But... just taking myself as an example: I'm bi, but i'm not really... actively seeking romance. It's not that I don't want it, cause I do feel intrigued by it and I really see myself one day being in a relationship, it's just that... well, no one has really caught my interest and I also introverted and have never been someone who puts myself out there. If it happens, it happens. In the meantime, I love hanging out with my friends (who all are introverted and interested in romance, but too awkward to put themselves out there lmao). And when I am getting a crush, which has happened, then I go into a "haha nooo I don't have a crush whaaaat" spiral - similarly to how Luna is. She's literally the last person to know when she has a crush x)

Even if I bascially don't ship any of the canon ships besides like 2 of them, I do love how supportive the friends are of each other. It's so cute to see.

Well now I have been sitting and writing this for 1 and a half hour, it's fucking 3:30 AM!!! I gotta sleep!!

I'll definitely add stuff. In the meantime, how have you enjoyed my rewatch? Was there anything in particular you enjoyed me talking about? I wanna hear your thoughts!

And thanks everyone who has followed me on this liveblogging journey! It's been so fun! We'll see what's next! All I know now is that it's time to work on a new out of context video, as well as hopefully starting on that new AU...

#sara's 1 year sl rewatch #soy luna #THANKS FOR FOLLOWING MY CHAOS!

[heloflor]

Celebrity Crush

AO3 link

Hugh Bliss’ brainwashing rampage was over, everything was getting back to normal. Even better for Sam, his precious partner had expressed strong hate towards the dead cultist. But despite all that, several months after those events, it seemed maybe Max wasn’t as over the man as he’d claimed to be, bringing up some insecurities Sam had tried all-too-hard to bury.

Notes : Something related to my headcanon that Sam and Max are both poly and in an open relationship, but their relationship is a bit imperfect on this aspect because they get jealous sometimes when only one of them is crushing on someone else (I like to image that a polycule where everyone dates everyone would be better suited for them, hence for example why there’s no jealousy when it comes to their liking of Flint Paper since they both want him).

This fic takes place in the year between Telltale S1 and S2. Oh and for the context of like one line, those events take place in the early 2000s. Also Sam and Max are a married couple.

Enjoy !

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“It has now been almost a year since former cult leader Hugh Bliss tried to take over the world for reasons still unknown, followed soon after by his mysterious disappearance. As police all around the country are still trying to find traces of the man, his moon sanctuary has finally been dismantled. Its parts will be sold at auction for any religious enthusiast or child entertainer alike.”

Sam smiled as the channel from their barely-hanging-on TV went on to announce the weather. Any bad news of the alien parasite was like music to his ears. Of course, the Commissioner’s cover up of the bacteria’s fate and the useless search it created were amusing too.

Speaking of the big man, he hadn’t given a single call today. So, instead of busting crime, the Freelance Police was doing some cleaning around the office. With all the mementos they brought back from their cases this year, and how they very much intended to continue their collection, they had to make some space, putting as much on shelves and walls as possible.

As Sam was finishing readjusting the Ted-E-bear animatronic hanging behind his desk, he heard the distant noise of a toilet flushing, and his tail started to wag instinctively right as his small partner walked back into the room, letting out a comment about feeling less bothered now. The wolfhound glanced over his shoulder, watching the cute lagomorph reach the nearest pile of junk and dip head first into it.

Shaking his head fondly from his husband’s endearing antics, Sam went back to his own work. However, his focus faded immediately as Max jumped out of his pile just as quickly as he entered it.

“Hey Sam, do we have some spare room for a new calendar ?”

“Hm ?” Sam turned around and felt his cheerfulness dissipate at the view of what his partner was holding. “Where did you get that ?” he tried not to spat as he pointed at the colorful calendar with an all-too-familiar face on it.

“Remember when Hugh Bliss made his shop in our street for a few weeks, and how we could visit him anytime ?” the lagomorph started with an enthusiasm that made his partner cringe.

“Thanks for the reminder,” he grumbled to himself, bothered by the memories of all those afternoons spent watching his partner fawn over the bacteria from their office window, the little guy sometimes even going down the street to talk to it directly.

If Max heard his comment, he didn’t let it show. “Well, turns out he was selling more than just books. And he let me have one of his calendars for free !” he proudly presented the item to his taller partner again, “Hugh Bliss even signed it !”

Sam could only stare as his husband looked seconds away from jumping in excitement. Max couldn’t be serious… “I thought you hated Hugh Bliss now,” the wolfhound deadpanned.

“Well…” the lagomorph looked away, clearly getting shy having to talk about his feelings for the other man, and Sam could swear there was a small blush on his partner’s cheeks. He would’ve found it cute had the reason for this little flush not been Hugh Bliss ! “I know I did give him quite a piece of my mind that day…But it was forever ago now ! Opinions change, all the time ! Heck it’s not just me ! Haven’t you seen how quickly the polls turned against me when I tried to pass that bill to legalize gay marriage ? The uproar was even worse than when I unleashed my maimtrons downtown !”

It was obvious why the smaller spouse finished on such a note, especially given how comfortable he now looked. Max clearly expected his partner to stop pointing fingers now that he’d changed the subject. But Sam wasn’t going to fall for this trap, not this time around.

“You do remember how Hugh Bliss tried to mind-control the entire world through his prismatology mumbo-jumbo to set us all up as bacteria food to thrive on until his death, all the while amputating you to set you up as his all-happy and peaceful puppet to prevent his own demise, a process that created different versions of you carrying your body parts and the vices that went with them, and when that failed attempted to take it out on me, don’t you ?” the wolfhound recalled.

“Of course I remember ! Why ?” the lagomorph looked almost offended that Sam would have such bad faith in his memory.

“Why do you want a calendar with that pesky bacteria’s face on it then ?” Had Max forgotten how he felt during those events ? Was that it ? Sam hoped not.

“I told you, I changed my mind about Hugh. Plus it’s a free calendar. And we haven’t gotten one for next year yet. And it will look good on the office’s wall.”

“…Uh-huh,” Sam had to glance away as he answered. The more he was looking at that calendar, the more frustration was building up inside, and he didn’t want to unfairly start yelling at his precious bunny.

“…What’s the deal, Sam ? Why are you always so grouchy everytime Hugh Bliss is brought up ? You’ve never acted like that with any other of our ever-growing number of enemies, what’s different here ?”

That comment immediately brought Sam’s gaze back onto his partner. While he wasn’t surprised that Max eventually caught on to his anger around the rainbow-colored guy, he hadn’t expected the lagomorph to notice he was singling the villain out !

“I…we’re talking about a sentient megalomaniac alien bacteria turned guru magician that threatened to enslave all of humanity. I don’t see what’s there to like,” the dog defensively replied, hands on his hips and eyes yet again staring at everything but the lagomorph.

“Well the megalomaniac part isn’t so bad,~ ” Max pointed out, making his partner growl under his breath. “Seriously Sam, what gives ? We’ve fought against dozens of scumbags twice as dangerous or annoying as Hugh. Yet whenever we talk about the guy, or talked to the guy, you always look seconds away from tearing him to shreds. Which would be very hot of you, by the way,~ ” unsurprisingly, that last comment did nothing to appease the taller spouse.

“He isn’t worth the effort,” Sam grumbled.

“Why not ? What’s wrong, Sam ? I thought we didn’t keep secrets from each-other ?” at the lagomorph’s almost-pleading tone, the wolfhound gathered the strength to stare his partner in the eyes again, only to immediately regret it as his anger turned to guilt. His adorable partner was looking at him with a worried look that made it impossible for him to keep hiding the thing that had been making him feel insecure for over a year now.

Sam deflated. “I’m jealous, alright ! I’m jealous of Hugh Bliss. I know I shouldn’t be, but I can’t help it !” he finally admitted. Seeing his partner frozen in place, completely taken aback by his answer, Sam sighed and went to sit at his desk, letting his head rest on the palms of his paws.

It only took a few seconds for Max’s expression to turn into confusion. “What do you mean you’re jealous ? Jealous of what ?” he walked to the desk as he spoke, his little paws touching the wooden surface.

For a few moments, Sam didn’t say a word, simply sharing a glance with his husband as he tried to find the courage to spill his guts over something he had to admit to be quite embarrassing.

“Sam ?”

“I’m jealous about you Max,” he finally managed to say. And as the confusion only grew in Max’s expressions, the wolfhound let another sigh before launching himself into an explanation, “Look Max, I know we have our agreement about relationships. We both agreed we can see other people, that we can date other people, as long as we’re open to each other about it. I know all that. And I know it would be unfair for me to ask you to see less men just because I might be insecure, but…” now that the anger was gone, all that was left was the guilt of his negative thoughts.

“But ?” Max encouraged, and Sam felt a bit of comfort seeing his husband was taking it seriously.

“But this…what you’re doing with Hugh Bliss…You’ve never looked at another man like that before, with your eyes getting all shiny and happy. You just keep talking about him and wanting to spend time with him just so you can have more things to gush about. And all that talk about his book and his religion and now his calendar…” as Sam made another pause, he saw Max glance away with a blush. That was all the confirmation he needed, and yet, he had to ask, “Max, are you in love with Hugh Bliss ?”

“…”

For a moment, Max stayed silent, eyes on the desk and brows furrowed. Then, without warning, the lagomorph walked away.

“Max ?” Sam sat in confusion as Max went to their bookcase and retrieved Hugh Bliss’ book before getting the calendar that had been left lying on the ground after Sam’s confession. And after giving the two items a glare, the rabbit threw them into the trashcan.

Sam could only watch in surprise while Max went back to the desk, hopping on it and grabbing his husband’s head with his own paws. “You’re wrong, Sam,” he said with his most serious tone, “Hugh Bliss isn’t the only man that made me feel all disgustingly warm and fuzzy inside.”

“Wait, he’s not ?!” Sam stared at the lagomorph mouth agape. Did he miss something ?! Or was the rabbit simply talking about Flint Paper ?

Max rolled his eyes, “I’m talking about you, you big puppy !” he explained.

The dog stared in stunned silence, before he couldn’t help but burst out laughing from his partner’s cheesiness. “Since when do you act all lovey-dovey ?” he managed to ask through his fit of laughter.

“Since it can save you from any pitiful whining,” Max justified. Despite his amused tone, the small spouse still looked serious, prompting Sam to get his breath under control as his partner sat on the desk.

“Look, Sam,” the lagomorph continued, “you…you’re right about Hugh Bliss. I do like him. A lot,” the flush on his face was back, “In fact, had this whole moon escapade not happened, I would’ve asked for your consent to let me go out with him. Not that it would happen anyways now that Hugh Bliss his dead,” Max tried to humor. However, all that Sam could give him in response was a small smile. And from the way Max’s ears dropped, it seemed the gesture wasn’t what the rabbit wanted.

“I’m sorry, Sam. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you earlier about my feelings for Hugh Bliss. You know I’d drop any man in instant if you asked me to, right ? Hugh isn’t any different.”

“Max you don’t have to-“

“Yes I do !” Max got closer, making a move to hold Sam’s face yet again, “You’re my husband, Sam. You’re the one I chose above everyone else. If you don’t want me to see someone, I won’t, simple as that. Isn’t that how we decided to go about those relationships anyways ?”

“Max…” before answering, the wolfhound set a kiss on his partner’s forehead, letting a hand cup the lagomorph’s cheek and gently grazing his soft fur with his thumb. “I’m sorry too. I should’ve told you how I felt from the get-go,” he looked away, self-conscious about how dumb it all felt, “I was just…afraid of being too controlling. I know you enjoy flirting around, I don’t want to take that away from you. And I’ve never felt so…threatened by another man before. I just assumed you’d move on eventually. But when you didn’t…I didn’t want to force your hand, it’s not fair for you.”

“Aww. It’s okay, Sam,” his partner reassured, “Next time, just tell me if a guy bothers you, so I can make sure the last time they touch me is when I break their kneecaps.”

“Will do, little buddy,” Sam chuckled. For the first time since the moon incident, Sam felt like he could finally think about last year without his stomach turning.

With the two husbands already in such close proximity, Sam could help but close the gap, nuzzling his grinning bunny until the short partner pulled away to properly kiss him, a growing purr escaping the lagomorph’s throat.

Once they separated, Sam stood up. There was one last thing he needed to do.

Under Max’s curious eyes, he went to retrieve from the bins the two items his partner had thrown earlier. “Want us to burn them to the ground ?” Max immediately quipped up, though his excitement didn’t match his usual glee at the prospect of setting things on fire. Sam wasn’t surprised.

“Not exactly,” he replied as he removed the filth off the calendar, “You were right about one thing earlier : we haven’t gotten a calendar for next year yet. And it would be a waste to throw away a free gift.” Sam turned back to the rabbit, “Let’s keep this bad boy around so we can hang him on New Year’s Eve. The book could also come in handy if we ever need some firewood,” he said that last part mostly to himself.

Max’s eyes lit up as the taller spouse finished. “Let’s !” he happily exclaimed, jumping down the desk and quickly taking the two rainbow-colored items to store. While Sam felt a pang of jealousy watching his partner get so excited about keeping the items, this time he was able to conceal it.

Hugh Bliss was dead. And even if he wasn’t, who’s to say he was interested in a sociopathic lagomorph carrying a dozen diseases ? Regardless, it didn’t matter. Max was the one who chose to throw the items away in the first place after hearing how his partner felt.

Despite his jealousy, despite how self-conscious he still felt, deep down, he knew that Max loved him, that Max would always choose him above anything and anybody.

Though it did help that the other man was out of the picture to begin with.

#Sam and Max #SamandMax #Freelance Husbands #Hugh Bliss #Telltale games #my fanfics #Hurt/Comfort #the fact that I wrote a bunch of short oneshots back in October and is only posting them now 💀 #it's been such a while that I have NO idea what the '2000s reference' line in the notes is; even after editing... #I would say this is the only one of the oneshots I wrote that I feel like manages to capture the energy of Sam and Max #but then again all the others are angst-focused so of course it's not really in the spirit of the franchise #anyways #gonna try to post all those fics this evening #oh yeah and if you're wondering what makes me think the duo is poly; just look up Telltale Max flirting with guys left and right #he's like the only reason why I have this headcanon X)