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fytheuntamed · 4 years

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Do you have any thoughts on why the novel might be so popular among lgbt people despite (sometimes quite obviously) being written by a straight women for straight women. I think this is quite evident in for example the sex scenes

Why do I think the novel is so popular amongst LGBTQ+ people despite being written by a straight woman for straight women? Simple! It’s a good story and the characters are complex and intriguing. No piece of media is ever perfect, so it simply comes down to whether an individual feels the positive aspects of the media outweigh the negative aspects of the media. Are there problematic aspects within the novel? Of course! But that doesn’t mean the novel as a whole should be disregarded. You can consume media while still being critical of it, just like you can like a character while acknowledging that they’re not a good person. LGBTQ+ people, like everyone else, value a good story and interesting characters, so even if there are aspects of the story that we dislike, we may still stick around if we think it’s worth it! Also, I think there’s a shortage of stories like “Mo Dao Zu Shi” where you have LGBTQ+ characters whose sexuality isn’t the focus of the story. Yes, Wangxian are soulmates and very much in love, but that isn’t the whole point. You have a delightful bundle of politics, magic, familial ties, concepts of right and wrong, mystery, etc etc that also features a beautiful love story between two men. I guess my point is, LGBTQ+ people are flawed just like everyone else and sometimes we consume content even if we don’t agree with every part of it.

I’ve avoided getting involved in any discourse surrounding the various versions of MDZS because I wanted to keep this blog drama free, however I would like to take this chance to offer my own thoughts on the “problematic” aspects of the novel. Before I get into it, I just want to make three things clear: 1) I’m white, 2) I’m not mlm, I’m a lesbian, and 3) I’ve only read the second half of the novel and honestly I can’t remember too much of the specifics. The relevance of my opinion on the matter, therefore, is limited and my words should be read with this fact in mind. I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts and feelings on this matter, so do feel free to either leave a comment or reblog and add your two-cents. All I ask is that we keep it respectful so this can continue to be an enjoyable space for all fans.

I’ve been going through the untamed’s tumblr tag daily since the start of this blog in August 2019, so I’ve seen the whole spectrum of opinions on this matter. Some people feel very strongly that some of the ways in which MXTX writes particular aspects of the novel are “problematic,” some people are indifferent, and others feel that criticism of MXTX’s writing comes from a lack of knowledge of Chinese culture (particularly LGBTQ+ Chinese culture). (I remember seeing a post touching upon this last matter, but I didn’t save it, so unfortunately I can’t link it.)

I think the two most common criticisms of the novel that I have come across pertain to matters of consent and the imposing of heteronormative concepts onto Wangxian. Again, I want to stress that I haven’t read the novel in its entirety and my memory of it is foggy. Talking about consent first, some felt the scene in the novel where LWJ kisses an unexpecting blindfolded WWX was a big no no, while others thought it was a very sweet, romantic scene. (To give context for those who have only seen the drama, this scene would have been placed in episode 25 had they included it). For this matter, I’m of the belief that consent is a must. Regardless of whether WWX enjoyed the kiss, the fact stands that no one is entitled to another’s body, and this is why consent is, in my eyes, non-negotiable. For those who have no problem with this scene, I do think it is worth considering how you would feel about this scene had it involved, say, Jin Zixuan kissing a blindfolded Jiang Yanli. If that had been the case, I do think the majority of readers would have found the scene in poor taste (I could be wrong, though!). I will say that the trope of the forceful kiss is extremely common and can be found in every genre; it’s definitely not restricted to LGBTQ+ couples. For the aforementioned reason, I don’t like the forceful kiss scenario irregardless of the genders of the people involved. I do think writing such scenes for LGBTQ+ couples in particular can perpetuate harmful stereotypes, particularly that LGBTQ+ people have no respect for personal boundaries and can’t control their physical desires. I think the situation is doubly bad if the person who is being kissed is “not yet gay,” because again, it perpetuates the idea of the big bad gay person and the innocent “straight” person who is at the whims of said big bad gay.

Moving on to WWX and LWJ’s sex life, I have seen multiple people in the tag mentioning WWX having a “rape kink” and their discomfort with this fact. Logically, I understand that we are all allowed, as human beings with different tastes and preferences, to enjoy the things that bring us pleasure (excluding certain obvious things). That being said, I do not personally enjoy rape fantasies in my media and try to stay far away from it. As I mentioned, we are all welcome to our own tastes and preferences, but I do think it is important that we realize that we are all also the product of our environments. Things, including kinks, do not exist in vacuums, and therefore they must arise as a result of some mixture of external and internal forces. Does MXTX giving WWX a rape kink automatically make her demon spawn? Not really. Does MXTX giving WWX a rape kink add anything to his character or the story? Also not really. All this being said, I do think LGBTQ+ media is oversaturated with consent issues and I’d personally like to see this come to an end, because once again, it perpetuates harmful stereotypes that do have a real impact on LGBTQ+ individuals.

As for the imposing of heteronormative concepts onto Wangxian, I think the biggest complaint I’ve seen is about WWX being referred to as the “mom” or the “wife” within the Wangxian couple. I would like to state here that this may be a situation in which cultural differences come into play. Additionally, because the novel is not originally written in English, it may be a case of telephone in which the true meaning becomes distorted as it is translated from one language to another and then to another and so on and so forth. Therefore, I am going to proceed with my thoughts on the matter in a more generalized way. For me, this is a big pet peeve of mine, to the point where I will not reblog content that refers to any of the male characters as “mom” or “wife.” My reasoning is simple: WWX is a man, so he would be someone’s “dad” or “husband,” not their “mom” or “wife.” I know from first-hand experience that non-LGBTQ+ people will often try to place a gay couple within a heterosexual context to make it easier for them to process how two women or two men could be together. I understand the reasoning behind this way of thinking, but that does not mean this way of thinking should be encouraged. It’s bad enough that non-LGBTQ+ couples are ensnared in an endless maze of gendered ways of being and thinking - let’s not force that on LGBTQ+ couples as well. My other issue is that the words “mom” and “wife” not only have gendered connotations, but they have implicit sexual connotations as well. In this context, “mom” and “wife” are just another way of saying “bottom.” Just think about it; nobody’s out there calling LWJ “mom” or “wife.” The whole idea of “top” and “bottom” in gay media is so……..it’s almost like an obsession? And for those of you who may be thinking it’s not that deep and has no bearing on real life….I really wish that were true. Go look at the comments section of any gay couple’s youtube video and you will invariably find someone asking who is the top and who is the bottom. That’s invasive as fuck, y’all, and you don’t see that shit on straight couple’s videos (again, because the assumption is that women are always in the submissive, therefore there’s no need to ask because it’s assumed the answer will always be that the woman “bottoms” and the man “tops”). All this being said, I can only speak about this matter from my viewpoint as a lesbian. If one day I were to get married, I wouldn’t want people referring to my wife as my “husband,” because the whole point is that we’re both the wife! I know there isn’t one rule/mindset that applies to all gay people, so I would love to hear others’ feelings on this matter.

Finally, I would also like to briefly touch upon Mo Xuanyu, who we don’t really get to see in the drama. I don’t know whether LWJ or WWX ever explicitly state their sexualities or which gender(s) they’re attracted to, but I’m pretty sure Mo Xuanyu is explicitly stated to be strictly into men (please correct me if I’m wrong!). I do wonder what MXTX’s intentions were (if there were any) when she decided to make Mo Xuanyu gay, because what I’ve grasped of his characterization is that he is written similarly to other gay male characters that give the impression they were created by checking off a list of every popular stereotype about gay men. I guess I’m just curious, as someone who knows very little about Mo Xuanyu, how others felt about his character in terms of complexity and stereotypes.

If you took the time to read all this, thank you! Let me know your thoughts~

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zen3to5 · 4 years

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J/H 3-10: Fez Gets The Girl

Well, the re-tread's done - now here we go in earnest!

Following along with the production order rather than the air dates, we now come to "Fez Gets The Girl." I've left the "A" story with Red and Eric untouched, and the "B" story with Fez and Caroline has only minor adjustments. I've kept everything, however, to provide context and to try and simulate a proper 22-minute episode. Now, as for the stuff that I did re-write...well, read on, my friends.

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SHOW TITLE EXT. FORMAN DRIVEWAY - DAY The boys are gathered around the Vista Cruiser. ERIC leans inside from the open driver’s seat window, working on the speakers. HYDE: Where’s the tunes, Forman? ERIC: Hang on, you guys. Just one more wire here. FEZ: I learned how to speak English faster than this. KELSO: Fez, it’s not real English if you speak it with a foreign accent. Geez. Eric finishes his adjustments. ROCK MUSIC plays loudly from the car. The boys all smile and start to head bang. ERIC: Aren’t these the coolest? FEZ: I can’t hear you. ERIC: I know! They’re the greatest speakers ever! Eric jumps onto the hood of the car, slides down to the end, and starts playing air guitar. RED, dressed for work, steps out from the kitchen. He stares at his son and rolls his eyes. RED: Eric! Eric, not hearing, continues to jam. The other boys retreat through the garage. Red crosses to the car and shuts off the radio. Eric, finally noticing his father, sits upright on the hood of the car. ERIC: Oh, hey, Dad. Sorry. Didn’t see you there. RED: Well, I guess ‘cause you were too busy making an ass of yourself. ERIC: Actually, I was trying out my new speakers. What do you think? RED: New speakers? What was wrong with the old ones? Those were genuine GM parts! ERIC: (beat) Uh... these are louder. RED: Yeah, well – just keep your monkey music turned down. And go grab your smock. We gotta go to work. Eric hops off the car and heads inside. BOB (v.o.): Hey, Red! Is that you? RED: Oh, cripes. Red leans into the car and turns the speakers back on, at full volume, just as BOB enters. He smiles and leans on the passenger’s side door. BOB: (to Red) Hiya, neighbor! RED: Can’t hear you, Bob. I’m testing out Eric’s new speakers. Bob looks confused and wanders off the way he came. Once he leaves the driveway, Red turns the radio off and smiles. RED: (indicates the speakers) Not bad.

MAIN CREDITS BUMPER INT. FORMAN KITCHEN - EVENING Red and Eric sit at the dining table, eating their dinners. KITTY crosses from the counter to the table as Red talks. RED: Boy, quite a day at Price Mart, Kitty. First, the price of light bulbs dropped two cents, then Eric was made employee of the month, and to top it off, they added Cheez-Its to the vending machine. Eric looks up from his plate. ERIC: Are you serious? RED: Yep. Tiny little squares with the cheese flavor baked right in. ERIC: Am I really Price Mart employee of the month? RED: You sure are. Kitty applauds wildly. KITTY: Yay! RED: (to Eric) And they even decided to throw in an extra 25 cents an hour. ERIC: Oh, yes! RED: I gotta admit, Eric. I had my doubts, but hell, you’ve hardly embarrassed me. ERIC: (beat) Thanks, Dad. Oh, this is great. Whoo! Price Mart rocks! LAURIE enters from the living room and joins the family at the table. KITTY: Oh, Laurie, tell everyone your good news. LAURIE: I just finished my first two weeks of cosmetology school! KITTY: And she didn’t flunk out! Isn’t that great? RED: (to Laurie) That is great, honey. Nice job. Red leans over and gives Laurie a kiss on the cheek. LAURIE: Thanks, Daddy. But I’m a little worried. We’re not allowed to practice on dummies anymore and I can’t find anyone who’ll let me style their hair for my next exam. KITTY: Oh, honey, you’ll do fine. We’re all here to support you. LAURIE: Great. So, you don’t mind being my model? KITTY: (quickly) Oh, honey, no, no. I go to the beauty parlor. Maybe Eric can help out. ERIC: Oh, sure. Laurie, first of all – always run with scissors. Laurie makes a face at him. KITTY: (to Eric) Boy, I never get tired of your sarcasm. ERIC: Really? Red clears his throat. ERIC (cont’d): Sorry. KITTY: Red, would you like to be a hair model? RED: Kitty, I would like to have hair. Period. But I don’t. So, no. Red pats Laurie on the back, then stands and heads for the counter. LAURIE: It’s fine, Mom. I’ll just get Kelso to do it. He shorted out my hair dryer last week when we were all done - She looks over at Red, who glares back. LAURIE (cont’d): ... “talking,” so he owes me one. KITTY: (beat) Well, that’s very nice. RED: Sure it is, kitten. And hey, you’ll be practicing on a dummy after all. He and Eric both laugh. ERIC: All right, Dad! He points to Red, who salutes with a beer can. They keep laughing while Laurie scowls and Kitty goes back to her dinner. CUT TO: INT. THE HUB - NIGHT A quiet night at the Hub. The gang have two small tables pulled together. Eric, KELSO, and FEZ sit around one, with Eric backwards in his chair as Kelso and Fez both sip at their sodas. HYDE and JACKIE sit on opposite sides of the other table, bent over a beat-up chess board and set. The chess game is clearly in Hyde’s favor. Jackie hesitantly reaches for one of the white bishops and pushes it forward. HYDE: Can’t move that way. Jackie pouts. She sets the bishop back and picks up a white knight. HYDE (cont’d): No. Jackie’s pout deepens. She tries to pull a rook diagonally. HYDE (cont’d): No. With more force than necessary, Jackie slams the rook back on the board, picks up a white pawn, and takes a black pawn. HYDE (cont’d): There you go. He moves a black bishop to take the square Jackie’s pawn was just on. HYDE (cont’d): Checkmate. He laughs and Jackie groans. JACKIE: Steven, this game is so stupid! HYDE: Nah, man. It’s the game of kings. JACKIE: Oh yeah? (lifts her king) Then why can’t the king do anything? The queen – (holds up her queen) Has all the power, does all the work, and – (looks at the queen) Deserves a way prettier crown. She sets the pieces back down and crosses her arms. Hyde shrugs and turns toward the guys. ERIC: So, guys, not only are they gonna hang my picture in front of the store, but I also get to represent our entire district in the national Price Mart Olympics. Everyone gives disinterested nods. Jackie starts resetting the chess pieces. FEZ: That’s nice. (beat) Do you think I would choke to death if I swallowed my straw? KELSO: No, it’s got a breathing hole. Fez takes his straw from his soda cup and puts it in his mouth. ERIC/HYDE/JACKIE: Fez, no. Reluctantly, Fez puts his straw back in his cup. From the table behind the gang, an ATTRACTIVE BLONDE stands and crosses to the juke box, sparing a look Fez’s way as she passes him. Fez sits up straight as she leans on the juke box. FEZ: Oh, my God. There she is. JACKIE: Who is that? FEZ: The new girl, Caroline. She transferred here from Sacred Heart. Or Heaven, I’m not sure which. We have gym together. She barely sweats. Some day, I will make her my bride. HYDE: Yep, no one likes a sweaty bride. The guys all mutter in agreement, while Jackie rolls her eyes. HYDE (con’d): Hey, why don’t you go talk to her, man? FEZ: Oh, I... He trails off into nervous mumbling. Pop music begins to play. CUT TO: FANTASY SEQUENCE. The Hub is dark, save for two spotlights, one on CAROLINE and the other on Fez. He rises, crosses to Caroline, and spins her around to face him. FEZ: You’re the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. CAROLINE: Thank you. Your cocoa-brown skin makes me hot. FEZ: I know. I am irresistible. Would you like to dance? Caroline nods. They begin to dance, the spotlights following their steps. After a twirl, they separate, Caroline returning to the juke box and Fez to his seat. CUT TO: Back in the real world. Fez sucks nervously on his soda. HYDE: Hey. Why don’t you go talk to her, man? FEZ: Oh, I don’t know, Hyde. I can’t. I don’t understand this. Usually, I am... I am suave, I am silky. The gang stares. FEZ (cont’d): But this girl makes me... I have to go to the bathroom. Fez quickly stands and moves to the bathroom, taking his soda with him. ERIC: Anyway, getting back to Price Mart – HYDE/KELSO/JACKIE: Shut up! ERIC: Yeah. DONNA enters through the Hub door. She hurries over to the gang and takes Fez’s empty chair. DONNA: Oh, my God. You guys are never gonna believe this. ERIC: Wait, no �� me first. DONNA: Okay, go. ERIC: Okay. I, Eric Forman – your boyfriend – am Price Mart’s newest employee of the month. DONNA: (beat) Eric, that’s great. Are you done? ERIC: Oh, yeah. Top that, cupcake. DONNA: Okay. Kat Peterson’s parents are out of town this Saturday, and she’s throwing a huge party. Two bucks a head, anyone’s in, and – seven minutes in heaven. But instead of a closet, it’s in the guest bedroom. KELSO: All right! He stands and hollers. Jackie and Hyde both nod and smile. Eric slowly stands, mouth open. DONNA: (to Eric) You and me – we’re going. ERIC: Oh, my God, no. Did you say Saturday? I... I can’t go Saturday. It’s inventory night. It’s mandatory. DONNA: Skip it, Eric. We both need this party. Call in sick. Tell them your grandma died. (snaps fingers) Burn down the store. ERIC: You’re right. You know what? I’m going. Donna snaps her fingers again and grins. ERIC (cont’d): Ah, I can’t go. He slumps back down in his chair. Slowly, so does Kelso. KELSO: Man, Saturday night? I’m out too. That’s the night Laurie’s doing my hair. Everyone turns to stare at Kelso. He looks around at all of them, pouting. KELSO: It’s for her beauty school classes. Education is important, people! ERIC: (stands) No, I am going! (sits) Ah, I can’t go. DONNA: Are you sure? ERIC: Yeah, I can’t. You know, everyone has to work. No exceptions. Plus, Red and I – we’re both kind of supervising. HYDE: Corporate America claims another victim. DONNA: Eric, it’s okay. You’re a really responsible guy. I love and hate that about you. KELSO: Okay, you know what? I’m not embarrassed that Laurie’s doing my hair. Yeah, ‘cause everybody goes to get their hair cut anyway, and if I have my girlfriend do it – well, then, that just saves money. And it gets expensive, staying this pretty. He points to his head as he shakes it, tossing his bangs to and fro. Jackie tugs on Hyde’s arm and points to the reset chess board. JACKIE: Okay, Steven. Try to beat me now. She confidently moves a pawn forward. Hyde calmly moves one of his forward. Jackie advances another pawn. Hyde, having freed his queen, moves it into the Fool’s Mate. HYDE: Checkmate. He grins as Jackie gasps, covers her mouth, and looks back and forth from Hyde to the chess board. BUMPER INT. FORMAN KITCHEN - DAY The next morning. Laurie is rifling through a large bag full of beauty products on the table. All around her are hot rollers, styling wands, brushes, applicators, scissors, and hairspray cans, all immaculately clean. Kitty enters from the living room, sees Laurie, and chuckles. KITTY: Well, now. This is nice. Look at you, getting all your things nice and ready for your big exam. LAURIE: Oh, no, Mom. This is all mine. Kitty glances, disbelievingly, at the mess on her table. LAURIE (cont’d): Yeah... I should probably find something to use on Kelso, huh? Kitty shakes her head and returns to the living room. Laurie shrugs and goes back to rifling through her things. CUT TO: INT. SMILEY’S – DAY Early afternoon at a small local diner. Red and Eric sit at a small table, their meals finished. Eric stares off into space, a look of pride on his face, as Red chews on a toothpick. Eric turns to his dad and lifts up a KEYCHAIN. ERIC: Oh, hey, did you see this? They gave me a Price Mart keychain. It’s got a knife and everything. Yeah, I keep it in my pocket. Some of the other guys get jealous. Red takes the toothpick from his mouth. RED: Look, Eric. I know you’re very excited about your raise and everything, but I don’t want you to get too caught up in this. ERIC: Don’t worry, Dad. I’m not about to alienate my fellow employees with my award-winning work ethic. I read the signs in the breakroom. There’s no “I” in teamwork. Red shakes his head. THE WAITRESS comes and presents him with the check. WAITRESS: Here’s your check, sir, and thank you for eating at Smiley’s. Eric reaches for the check. Red slaps his hand down on it. RED: (laughs) Very funny. ERIC: You know what, Dad? I got this. RED: (beat) Take your hand off the check. Eric stares at Red, refusing to let go. Red stares back and tugs at the check. WAITRESS: I’ll come back. She walks off, as Eric and Red continue to stare each other down. CUT TO: INT. THE HUB – DAY Early afternoon, with steady business. Jackie and Hyde sit at a table against the wall, with Jackie in the booth seat. The chess board is between them again. HYDE: Okay, let’s review. The bishop – (lifts one) Moves on the diagonal, the rook – (lifts one) Horizontal and vertical, and the knight – (lifts one) Can jump with a two-and-one L move. JACKIE: (lifts her knight) Why is this only a horse’s head? How is he supposed to gallop to the queen’s rescue? And where are the prince and princess pieces? Hyde sighs and takes the knight from Jackie, placing it back on the board. Donna and Fez stand at the food counter waiting for their order. In front of them sits Caroline, studying. Donna notices, and points her out to Fez. DONNA: Fez, is that her? FEZ: Yes. I wish I could go talk to her, but I get so nervous. DONNA: Fez, you shouldn’t be nervous. You’re awesome. What girl wouldn’t wanna be with you? FEZ: Well, there is Jackie, Laurie, this girl from gym, another girl from chemistry, Country-Western star Tanya Tucker, who does not answer her letters, and, uh – DONNA: Okay, stop. Whatever happened to suave, silky Fez? FEZ: You’re right. I forgot about him. He’s hot. DONNA: Exactly. So, go get her, Fez. Donna pats Fez on the back and crosses to their table to join Jackie on the booth seat. Fez clears his throat and walks over to Caroline. FEZ: Caroline, it is Fez. May I sit? Caroline looks up and nods eagerly. Fez pulls the free chair out and goes to sit down, but knocks Caroline’s food on the floor and misses the seat of the chair, falling to the ground. He immediately stands up, not meeting Caroline’s eyes. FEZ: Okay, thank you. Fez crosses to the bathroom door, pauses to glare at Donna. FEZ: Great idea, Donna! He disappears into the bathroom as Jackie, Hyde, and Donna choke down laughter. Jackie pats Donna on the shoulder. FADE TO BLACK COMMERCIAL BUMPER INT. FORMAN KITCHEN - DAY Later in the afternoon. Kitty scrubs the counter. Eric and Red enter from the patio door, mid-argument. ERIC: Well, excuse me for trying to buy a co-worker lunch. He shrugs his coat off. RED: I am not your co-worker. You’re a high school kid with a part-time job. You’re temporary! KITTY: Uh-oh! You know what ends fights? Pudding. Just give me seven minutes. She moves to get the ingredients from the cupboard. Eric and Red cross past the counter. RED: Eric, you’ve gotta stop acting like a big shot. You’re not the king of the world, you know. ERIC: I’m employee of the month. I don’t have to take this. He exits into the living room. Kitty, with milk and pudding mix, moves to the island. RED: This is no good, Kitty. KITTY: Well, what are you gonna do, Red? He’s growing up. There are worse things he could be than a little too proud of his first real job. RED: Oh, yeah? Like what? Kelso enters from the patio door and pats Red on the shoulder. KELSO: Hey, Red. Is Laurie home? Red and Kitty both slowly turn to look at Kelso. Red’s eyes dart from Kelso’s face to his hand on Red’s shoulder. Kelso withdraws his hand and hurries out of the kitchen into the living room. BUMPER INT. LAURIE’S ROOM - DAY Kelso sits in a chair at the vanity. He bounces in his seat, a big smile on his face, as Laurie cleans a hairbrush. Kelso looks up, sees Laurie is busy. With a sneaky expression, he slowly reaches for a pair of scissors on the vanity. He picks them up and starts to snip happily at the air. Laurie, hearing the sound, smacks Kelso in the back of the head and takes the scissors from him. LAURIE: I said, don’t touch anything! She goes back to her brush as Kelso sinks lower into the chair. CUT TO: INT. THE HUB - DAY Jackie and Donna are still at the wall table. Donna has taken Hyde’s place in the chess game. She moves a white piece, and Jackie moves a black piece into check. JACKIE: Oh, my God! That’s check, right? I did it, Donna! I did it! Check, check, check! She claps and wiggles in her chair. Donna laughs and moves out of check. DONNA: Jackie, since when do you play chess? JACKIE: Oh, Steven started teaching me a few days ago. Yeah, I wanted to play Mystery Date, but Steven said that if I so much as opened that game within ten feet of him, all the dates but the dud would never be seen or heard from again. Donna laughs again, stands, and heads into the bathroom. Hyde, returning from the counter, takes her place. JACKIE: So, Steven – I checked your king. Yeah, that’s right. I’m coming atcha. Let’s see you win now. Hyde studies the board for a moment. He reaches out, his hand hesitating. Jackie grins. Hyde looks up at her, grins back, and moves his king, freeing his rook to form checkmate. JACKIE (cont’d): Oh, come on! CUT TO: INT. HUB BATHROOM - DAY Donna adjusts her hair. Caroline enters and comes up behind Donna, who sees her in the mirror. DONNA: Hi. CAROLINE: Hi. You’re Donna, right? DONNA: Yeah, yeah. CAROLINE: I’m Caroline. I think we have Spanish together. DONNA: Oh, yeah. Hi. CAROLINE: Hola. Um... you know that foreign guy you’re always hanging out with? DONNA: Fez? CAROLINE: Yeah, Fez. Um, is he... does he... DONNA: Oh, my God. You like Fez? Oh, my God! Come on, I’ll introduce you to him. CAROLINE: Oh, no, no. That’s okay. I just wanted to... I gotta go. Use the bano. Caroline rushes into the stall. There is a banging sound on the walls. CAROLINE (v.o.): Stupid, stupid, stupid! Donna looks to the stall, then outward in thought. CUT TO: INT. LAURIE’S ROOM – NIGHT Saturday night. Kelso’s styling is in progress. He is once again sitting at the vanity, a barber’s cape around him. His hair is wet and combed back. Laurie balances a pair of scissors and a comb in one hand and takes up a section of hair with the other, complicated by Kelso moving around. Just as she gets a section and moves to cut it, Kelso pulls away, smiling. KELSO: Man, I love getting my hair done. Really makes you feel good, you know? Laurie gives him a curt smile and nod, moves to take a section of hair. Kelso pulls away again. KELSO (cont’d): Yeah, I’ve loved it ever since I was a kid. Going to the barber shop, getting all trimmed and cleaned up... plus, they had this lady barber with huge boobs. I used to check ‘em out in the mirror while she cut my hair. He chuckles at the memory. Laurie grabs his head hard to steady him and takes a section of hair. She is just about to trim it when Kelso starts rocking back and forth in the chair. KELSO (cont’d): Oh, and the best part? At the end of every haircut, they’d give me a lollipop. He turns around to look at Laurie expectantly. KELSO (cont’d): Do you have lollipops? LAURIE: SHUT UP! She grabs his head with both hands, yanks it forward, and locks it in place as well as she can with her elbows as she starts to trim a section of his hair. Kelso’s eyes dart around the mirror of the vanity, and he starts to laugh. KELSO: You know, the lady barber used to wear the same kind of sweaters in the winter. But that didn’t stop me. Laurie slaps him on the back of the head with her comb, then goes back to work. CUT TO: INT. FORMAN LIVING ROOM – NIGHT Red, dressed for work, is asleep in his chair, a magazine in his lap. Slow zoom in as we cut to: INT. PRICE MART – DAY DREAM SEQUENCE. A badly-aged Red, now a janitor in a smock, has his ear to the break room door. He goes back to mopping as it opens. A grayed, pale Eric steps out, in a Price Mart manager’s suit. ERIC: Hey, Dad. Good news. Just got another raise. RED: Well, good for you. (aside) You dumb bastard. ERIC: Yeah, I tell ya. If they keep throwing money at me like this, I might be able to get my own apartment soon. Red rolls his eyes. RED: For God’s sake, you’re 57 years old! ERIC: Oh... Red takes Eric’s shoulder and shakes it gently. RED: Eric, why didn’t you listen to me? If you’d gone to college, you could’ve really been something. ERIC: Been something? Whoa. You’re talking to the interim assistant weekend manager of housewares here, okay? Yeah. Show some respect. RED: Well, aren’t you just the president of Turd Town? CUT TO: INT. FORMAN LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Red jerks awake. He shakes his head, stands, and starts to pace. Eric, also dressed for work, enters from the kitchen. ERIC: Dad, I’ve been thinking about why you went so crazy and yelled at me, and I’ve come to the conclusion that you’re crazy and you like to yell at me. Red puts a hand on Eric’s shoulder. RED: There’s something you gotta know. You’re... well... you’re an idiot. ERIC: (beat) Oh, great. A pep talk. RED: Sit down. They both sit on the couch. RED (cont’d): When I was your age, I thought I had it all, too. Great job at the plants, nice steady paycheck. Just enough to, you know, string me along for 30 years or so, and for what? So they could toss me out on my ass when things got tough. ERIC: Dad, I’m not gonna - RED: Look. Don’t get me wrong. I admire your work ethic, but you deserve better than Price Mart. You’re a smart guy. And I’m... I’m proud of you. He stands, and Eric follows. ERIC: Whoa! Really? You... you think I’m smart? You’re proud of me? RED: Oh, jeez. What, you gonna ruin this now by talking? ERIC: Listen, Dad... if I’m still working at Price Mart when I’m your – older – please, kill me. RED: You don’t have to ask twice, Son. Eric laughs. ERIC: Ah, yes. That’s my dad. They both laugh as Red pats Eric’s shoulder again. A scream sounds, and they both look to the stairs. KELSO (v.o.): Laurie, no! A cut and a style is one thing, but that is where I draw the line! LAURIE (v.o.): It’s part of the exam, you idiot! Now, sit down! KELSO (v.o.): NO! Get away! Kelso, still wearing the barber’s cape, his hair wet and slicked back, races down the stairs, tripping at the bottom. He struggles to disentangle himself from the cape. Laurie starts down the stairs after him, an applicator in her hand. Kelso tears the cape off, throws it at her, races through the living room, and disappears into the kitchen. Laurie runs to the middle of the living room and stomps her foot. LAURIE: (after Kelso) Get back here! She stomps her foot again, sighs, and looks over at Red. LAURIE (cont’d): (to Red) Daddy – would you like to be a blonde? Eric chuckles as Red puts a hand over his face and sinks down into the couch. CUT TO: INT. PETERSON HOUSE - NIGHT A rocking party is underway. Rock music plays in the background, teens dance where they stand, and a large keg is set up in the hallway. Donna and Fez, both with beer cups in hand, move down the hall. Donna guides Fez to an unassuming door. FEZ: Oh, Donna, I don’t know about this. DONNA: Fez, relax. You’ll love this. Trust me. FEZ: Okay. I trust you. But there is no penalty in this game if I can’t do it for all the seven minutes, right? Donna laughs and pats Fez on the back. She opens the door and gives Fez a nudge inside. CUT TO: INT. GUEST BEDROOM – NIGHT The guest bed is neatly made, and the room is lit with many candles on the dressers and nightstands. Caroline is pacing up and down the room. She stops as Fez enters. They smile at one another, and both move to sit on the bed, a few inches apart. They both look straight ahead. FADE TO: Some moments later. They both still look straight ahead, but Caroline’s head is resting on Fez’s shoulder. Fez reaches out with his hand to take Caroline’s. They look at each other and smile. FADE TO BLACK CREDITS INT. FORMAN BASEMENT - NIGHT Hyde is in his chair, and Jackie is on the couch. A chess board rests on the table between them. Hyde is down to his king, while Jackie has her king, queen, and both knights. She titters with excitement. JACKIE: Well, did I do it? Huh? HYDE: (beat) Queen and knight checkmate. Jackie screams and throw her hands in the air. Hyde topples his king over and nods. HYDE (cont’d): You’re getting the hang of it, man. JACKIE: Yeah, so, what really helped me was to think of the queen (picks queen up) as me, the castles (picks rook up) as tough back-up like Donna, the horses (picks knight up) as unicorns, and your pieces (indicates Hyde’s king) as a bunch of dirty little Michaels. She claps and bends over the game, while Hyde sits back in his chair. END.

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So... I’ve been missing. I needed some time for myself, I was really down and I just wanted to take a break from existing basically. I haven’t kept in touch with anyone, not even picking up the phone from grandma. I don’t know why specifically but I can tell you what has been happening in my life lately.

But before all that, I just want to take the time to thank you for keeping me up to date with your life and for always remembering me. I received your present last Friday and that made me sooooooooooooooooooooo happy. You have no idea, my favourite thing to colour is animals ^^ also, mom LOVED her calender, she hung it up on our living room and told me to thank you while complimenting your kindness and “foolishness” from wasting money on her. So thank you, thank you very much for your words, your actions and the postcards! They’re really well thought out and it makes my heart warm to know that I have someone who loves me, even if we’re far apart.

Where do I begin though.

As you know, I’ve been promised a job. I’m still waiting for it because the guy is so utterly busy he just can’t find the time to make videos with me. I don’t know, I’m disappointed I guess. Again. Mom also talked to the lady who was going to give me a ton of work and she also said she’s too busy. I might have a shot at teaching english 101 but the burocracy is crazy and idek how to handle situations like that, its all so complicated, my god. So I’ve been a little sad regarding that. But hey! I finished my portfolio if you wanna check it out. I’ll be adding stuff to it as I make more stuff. Here’s the link: https://marquesara.wixsite.com/portfolio

What else is new? Ah! Since I’ve been feeling so lost and just down, I took on a little project. At first, it was going to be a turtle but the money to keep one is sooooooo much that I decided on dwarf hamsters. They’re very cute. They’re also kinda boring because they don’t interact with us but eh they’re nice to look at and feed and stuff. At first I got two: Francis and Sebastian. I read online that males are usually more calm than females so I decided on two males. AND I build their cage out of a plastic storage box, that wood flooring they have, cardbox as bed and stairs a wheel, a bird nest and feeding / drinking objects. It gave me a purpose, you know? And I was a little happier for a little while. They now live in my closet because my cats are crazy killers and they don’t leave the poor things alone. So during the day I leave the door open from the closet so they can see sunlight while I keep the door to my room closed so they can’t get in. At night I close the closet and leave the door open for the cats if they want to sleep on my bed. Oh! But that’s not all. I went back for a third mouse because the box was just so big for 2 little creatures. When I got to the store I said I wanted to take one more and the lady went. “We have two here but one is not for sale because he doesn’t have a leg so we can’t sell that one.” but I had noticed that one of the hamsters I had home had a limp so I told her that and she apologized and said I could take it back and they’d give me the money back for it. I said no way! The creature is no less of a creature because it has a limp! So the lady said she would offer me one hamster instead. I agreed to that (duh) but I saw that there was only one left in the cage so I told her I’d take that one too so he wouldn’t be alone. So now I have four hamsters living in my room. Oh! The others’ names are Aiden and Josh. They’re all named after characters from shows I love hahaha

Still on the animal train, we have Lolita! Lolita is a very pretty, young cat who gave birth to three kittens last month. She belongs to a friend of grandma’s and the poor cat got pregnant basically because the woman won’t sterilize her and she didn’t want to hear the cat whine so she let her free. Someone found her on the street, shaking, quivering in fear under a car and with major weight loss. Instantly, I wanted to take Lolita from that woman. And I might. I’m going to propose to her that I take her to the vet and do an aids test on her. I can’t add an aids cat in my family but I can help with the kittens. Mom wants to adopt one so we might just do that. Or take them all to the vet for responsible adoptions, because wtf... People are so selfish. I spent a whole hour in her house with Lolita and her kittens. Lolita is so gentle and thin and her cubs are still so small they can’t even meow sometimes. One is black and white, the other is white with brown spots and the other one is white and bege. They’re ALL adorable. But this kind of thing triggers me. I know I can’t be the super hero, saving all the animals but that makes me sad and just bleh.

Moving onward, in a talk with mom she said I had my savings from my childhood in the house and not in the bank anymore and it was a decent amount so instead of just worrying about the future all the time and seeing mom getting so stressed about money, I took her with me to the mall nearest, to Primark so we could both get some new clothes. She was really happy so we went once again days later. I paid for all of it. It wasn’t much but it was something we could never afford if it wasn’t for the savings since mom isn’t doing so well in her job. Anyway, I got sunglasses from dad that cost 25 CENTS!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, that’s how cheap that store is. You can get amazing deals. He was so happy for the random present hahahaha. I also then took a little more cash out of the envelope and told mom to come with me to a store nearby where the supermarket is, she was confused and asked why so I asked her “black, white or gold”? She was even more confused but on our way there she yells “YOU’RE NOT BUYING ME A PHONE ARE YOU?”. Let’s just say mom’s phone belongs in the 1700s and it has a lot of issues. So I searched online and I got a great deal from that store. Mom was FLOORED. It was nice to see. She’s been so down too so I wanted to cheer her up a bit! And it worked, she loved the phone. It’s no Terminator but it works fine, so ^^

I also got you a couple cute things but idk when I’ll be sending them because our post office is working like SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! I’m super mad at them. Remember when I told you I had some stuff from ebay coming? ONE IS STILL NOT HERE DUE TO A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. I was so pissed at them I emailed them to insult the crap out of them. Sigh. I hope it comes back soon or I’ll destroy the company with my screams.

Mom bought me an aloe vera plant.

I started washing my hair with shampoo after 1 year of flour. It’s organic, biologic and plant-based blah blah so that I can finally not have flour in my hair all the time but still don’t damage it with chemicals. I didn’t even know such things existed LOL but at the mall I saw this store glowing green and checked it out and NOW I AM FREE OF FLOUR HAHAHAHAHAH

In the meantime, I went to two funerals. No one I knew personally but they were family of family, you know? It made me remember to pray, I had forgotten the words hahahaha. And I like churches, they look old and historical and smell wooden-y hahahaahah I’m an idiot.

Anyway, basically I just dug myself a hole and covered it. I’m ready to resurface now, bit by bit. Thank the lord for TV series. Spoiler alert, Jon Snow sleeps with a very hot woman. LOL But what’s really got me going is this series called Being Human and it’s SOOOOOOOOOOO good. It’s about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who live together. They’re all friends against their species “rules”. It’s so dramatic and violent and romantic and emotional and omg I just want to marry Josh, he’s my little Teddy Bear. You should check it out! I think you’d like it. Don’t watch the UK version, that SUCKS. Watch the US remake. Ughhhhhhhh. I even wrote fanfiction about me and Josh HAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA It’s silly but when you’re by yourself that’s what you do.

I just... I really can’t explain it. I fell like Alice in Wonderland (idk if you’ll get the reference or if you saw the movie) but she falls down this hole in the ground and there’s all sorts of things she sees around her like tea pots and chess tables and singing butterflies AS SHE FALLS (more like floats down). And then I felt trapped, I didn’t know which way to go. Should I wait for work here, should I just pack my things and go to Ireland? It’s all so blurry and I think the anxiety of it all caught up to me.

Which reminds me! I upped my meds and they’re working well :)

What else...

Hmmm, oh I have the flu -_- I think I caught it from a kid at dad’s house the other day I went there to have dinner with them. I feel like I weigh 1000000000000kg but it’s all physical, you know? Clogged nose, horrible dry cough, bit of a fever. Nothing that won’t cure itself.

I think that’s all there is to tell, actually. The rest of my days I just spend watching shows with mom, sleeping the day away because the meds make me sleepy, walking Mel, taking naps, and more naps. Oh right! And I’m doing therapy too. They stopped the OCD therapy for now because I believe I’m in a good place right now, controllable state that I don’t need a doctor to continue with my treatment for that. But now we’re going all the way back to my childhood and why I only have nightmares and why do I dream of the same guy over and over who I didn’t even date but like... it was a crush in MIDDLE SCHOOL. She basically said I’m emotionally damaged (what a surprise) and that led to consequences such as not liking men unless they’re fictional. But we just started on that so we’ll see where this goes. I think that put me down too, I had to write about every guy I had been involved even at 12 years old and I hated remembering all those times and people and that ALSO contributed to me not being in the brightest of mood.

Then I tried joining a RP as JB from GOT7 because he’s a hot piece of ass. I was on like 7 different dates, not even kidding but I lost interest because they were too easy. I left and joined as Yeeun. No one talked to me so I left again and came back as Ken and his ex from a rp like... two years ago is there and it’s so awkward I just stopped showing.

And that has been my life!

You have no idea how much I’ve missed you and I wanted to talk to you but I just didn’t have the strength... I’m sorry about that and for not being there when you needed me, I truly feel so bad. But I’m here now okay? And I’ll even rewind here so that we don’t clog the messenger feed (which we tend to do a lot)

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