#and says the wrong thing sometimes and should still be held accountable he's not a child etc etc

[riddlerosehearts]

there's so many things i love about the twst anthology manga. it's honestly more fun to me as a fan of the game than the regular manga is, because as much as i love seeing how they adapt the scenes from the game and the little things they add (like getting to see baby riddle, trey, and chenya hanging out 🥺), the anthology is essentially like... extra vignettes, in manga form. some chapters are expansions of the vignettes from the game, but most of it is totally new, and sometimes it provides really neat bits of character exploration?

like, in one of my favorite chapters from the first volume. actually, i'm mainly only posting this as an excuse to talk about this chapter, "a blessing on our unbirthday":

in that chapter, riddle has been so worried about trying not to crack down as hard on rule violations that he ends up exhausted because he lost sleep over it! he says he's worried that that tendency of his might be ingrained in him for good, and it just breaks my heart thinking about how he so deeply wants to break the cycle and shed the excessive strictness and perfectionism that his mother instilled in him, but it's so hard. it's hard to have your worldview challenged so suddenly, to realize overnight that you've been doing things so wrong for such a long time and that all you can do now is try your best to change and improve. it's hard to know that you've hurt people when you never meant to, when you genuinely thought what you were doing was right. it must be especially hard when you're just a teenager who was doing what your parents have been teaching you to do since you were a small child. of course riddle is losing sleep.

but while he's walking through the hallway, thinking about how exhausted he is and how worried he still is, ace shows up. they banter a bit, but then ace very quickly realizes that riddle isn't feeling well and picks up on the fact that he's pushing himself too hard. he tells riddle to slow down and relax, and hilariously tries to manipulate him into deciding to hold an unbirthday party by going on about how maybe they should just have one without him and break a ton of rules while he's not there.

this makes riddle angry, of course, and results in him mentally beating himself up for almost losing his temper. :( but what ace is trying to do works! riddle instinctively gets riled up at his words, angrily reprimands him a bit, and nearly uses his unique magic on him... but ace cuts him off mid-sentence, which throws him off so that he doesn't use it. and then, in his inner thoughts, while he is panicking and sweating and getting upset with himself, he's also managed to stop before he made a big mistake, and now has a chance to reflect and acknowledge that mistake. he knows that it would've been irrational and wrong of him to collar ace just for saying that he might break a few rules.

and all of that is already really important and shows a lot of growth on his part! but then ace responds by telling him he's being too hard on himself and that it's okay to take small steps instead of trying to completely change right away, and riddle is instantly relieved and settles on trying to make everything perfect for the party. before, when ace first proposed the idea, he'd seemed uninterested and like he didn't realize just how badly he needed to take his mind off things. but this time he listens, and understands that ace just might be right, and the story ends on a very fun and sweet note.

and it's just so good. riddle has such great dynamics with each of his dormmates, and i love seeing how his relationship with ace has grown. i really hate when people get mad at ace for demanding a tart and a party at the end of book 1, because riddle treated ace in particular horribly and needed to be held accountable for it. he really could've asked for far more from riddle or still not forgiven him considering that riddle, like, actually could have killed him while overblotted. and i also really hate when people characterize riddle as still being constantly angry after book 1, and/or don't acknowledge everything he did at the end of book 1 to try and apologize for his actions and make an effort to change. he's one of the only overblotters to actually verbally apologize, and i should also add that he did what ace asked of him without question... and had a good time with it, because he likes tarts and parties! i think it's notable how at the end of book 1, riddle had literally just expressed that he had wanted to eat the tart ace made for him and hang out with his friends, so ace basically asked him to do exactly that along with having to do the hard work that would be involved in it.

and now, they're genuine friends. they've allowed themselves to start over with a clean slate, and in this anthology chapter we see that ace can comfort riddle and have fun with him without holding the past against him, and once again is helping him out of a rough spot by convincing him to have a party. i just love it, i love what this chapter says about riddle and what it says about him and ace. i really hope we get a third volume of the anthology someday, with group art of the third years on it since the first two volumes have the first and second years on them:

and i hope they get officially released in english someday too because i would really love to be able to own them.

#OKAY i literally just wanted to be like 'hi. i love riddle. bye.' and then i said way too much oops #if you've never read the anthology manga. PLEASE read the anthology manga. #twisted wonderland #riddle rosehearts #ace trappola #also ngl i'm not much of an acerid shipper but things like this chapter make me understand it

[alittlefrenchtree]

@ "I know well Internet is shit" Anon : I’m late to answer not because I was ignoring you but I couldn’t do it sooner. Sorry about that 🙏

I’m not posting your ask not because there is something wrong with it but because I will always do what I can to prevent putting any sort of spotlight on things that shouldn’t be highlighted. For the sake of the understanding of this all conversation, Anon is pointing out the many ways Taylor has been a target of Internet people (mostly for stupid reasons) and why he seems to be more of a target than others. They’ve mentioned racism being the only reason they can think of, that and people being blatantly mean on the Internet.

[My answer turned out to be some kind of thoughts dump that are more or less articulated and sometimes barely even legitimate points. So read them as what they are: just thoughts]

I globally agree with you. Many people on the Internet are not much different than uneducated bullies in school. They’re going to pick up someone to bully over a stupid reason and that’s it. And I mean it could be anything. Being a poc is one of them but we’ve seen people being targeted for being too old to interact with their fave (as many young people seems to see as some sort of crime if there is more than a 18 months age gap between two people saying hello to each other), too tall, too short, too rich, too poor or because they’ve once been seen in the same room as someone they don’t like. It’s all so very stupid. The reason why bullies are bullying never comes from the victim. They bully to feel better about themselves, because they’re frustrated and sad.

That being said, of course there is racism in this that shouldn’t be dismissed in any case. The constant talk about the shade of his skin, whatever it comes from director, casting people or people of the Internet is revolting in itself. People targeting because he’s not white enough or not brown enough or whatever other non sense you can read and here is disgusting. 

Is it the main reason why he’s a target? I don’t know. Probably. Is it the only reason? I’m not sure but I have theories.

Like said, being a public person automatically makes you a target.

In the case of Taylor, I have several ideas. And to be clear, none of the reasons I’ll list is me saying this is his fault or that he should act differently. Again, being the target of bullying is always the bullies’ fault and they should be changing their behaviors.

-Him being very present on social media is making him an easier target. Even if some of his posts could be very much handled by someone else, I believe many things are coming from him directly and it shows. There is a reason why public people stop using their accounts all together or give their accounts to be handled by someone else as a job. It’s almost impossible to do it yourself without threatening your mental health. It’s not natural for a human being (and brain) to be on the receiving end of that much attention, scrutiny and hundreds of thousands of people in general. It’s like mentally living in a zoo, without much breaks to breath. And look at what living in a zoo does to animals.

So Taylor still being here (and him still trying speaks volume about the person he is) doesn’t help. People tend to think they’re close-ish to him or can be close or can get to him or be seen or whatever and they thing they have some kind of rights over him. That they can held him accountable for everything and anything they want.

The thing is, when a public person completely disappear from social media, there can be another effect: "since they’re not going to read it, I can say the most atrocious things on their @ or DM, it doesn’t matter since no one is reading them". Which is kind of bullshit because when you said things on a public platform, even deep in the dark sides of the Internet, you never know who is reading and who you’re hurting. But it can work for the public person concerned, because all you have to do is never look at your public accounts and all of that disappear since these very brave (no) people only exist on the Internet.

-Him being kind and giving and generous could be a reason. It’s all theoretical obviously but someone who is nothing but nice can make people a bit itchy? Since people love to criticize they would try to find a reason to do it, even if there is none? 

-Him having an active fandom ready to defend him each time probably doesn’t help. People usually express themselves on social media to get attention, and it’s known that, very often, the meaner you are, the more terrible the things you say are, the more attention you get?

-Even if beauty privilege is a thing on certain situations, him being so goddamn beautiful and coming from a fashion background probably doesn’t help him at the start of his acting career. It’s hard to be taken seriously as an actor in general, but when your background could somehow (rightfully or not) imply that you got to the acting industry thanks to something else than you acting talent (by being too pretty for you own good, for example), people can be quick to react a certain way.

-…which is related to (hopefully) my last point. I’m not sure how to say that without sounding disrespectful because this is very much not my intention but… For now, his career is too light (and, like a previous ask was saying "romcom oriented" for now) for some people to take him seriously as an actor? Again, this isn’t my saying or saying anything about him or his amount talent but saying everything about people who are making him a target because of that.

You’ve rightfully mentioned many other things. The comparaison with Nick was inevitable, sadly. It happens all the time when a duo is making something big, people are going to take a side and compare because people love that unhealthy habit of comparaison.

You’ve also mentioned that stupid twitter people who woke up the other day and decided to wrongly use the queerbaiting debate ONCE AGAIN and throwing Nick’s name in the mix. It’s a all other subject that would deserve a whole post but that kind of fake and performative activism makes me so angry because it actually makes so much wrong (for everyone and for queer actors and actresses). Hiring openly queer people is a legitimate and important fight that should be fought but god some people are doing it all wrong. 

So yeah. All of this rambling to say: Yes, it’s probably racism sometimes. And yes, it’s probably other stupid reasons as well some other times.

Again for those who will be quick to misread my words and jump on the wrong conclusion.

The reason why bullies are bullying never comes from the victim. They bully to feel better about themselves, because they’re frustrated and sad. None of the reasons I’ve listed is me saying this is his fault or that he should act differently.

I’d say sorry for the rant but you’ve started so I’m just going to shake your hand I guess? 🤝 You said it makes you sad and I’m so sorry for this. Whenever you feel like it’s taking you down a bit, go write something nice to Taylor on instagram or threads or whatever. Don’t mention the bad, don’t say sorry for something you’re not responsible for, just tell him how much his previous work mean to you. How excited you are for his next projects. Show support and love, it’s all that matter in the end 💜

#alft asks #taylor zakhar perez #tzp

[audaciousacolyte]

Just found your account and I think I need to be feed these days👀

Anyways can I request Mk x LBD son reader? Like the reader got separate from LBD and he is pretty glad for it, he joined Mk and his friends, has a reunion with his mother, she also expose him about being her son

Mk and the reader were a couple 👀 oh btw, headcanon and any genre Ty for taking the request

-KW anon 🥝

Son of Ice and Spirits

Son of LBD!reader x MK fluff and angst headcanons, with hurt/comfort

《|| AN: I'm just assuming that the reader has some of the same powers as the Lady Bone Demon,such as ice manipulation and spooky spirit powers, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!! That being said, I had a blast writing this and I hope that you enjoy it!! ||》

Fluff

☆ MK is, quite literally,the sweetest guy you could've ever hoped to meet.

☆ When the two of you first met, he was so nervous about making a fool of himself that he could barely speak to you without stuttering or tripping over his words!

☆ It took a long time for him to act normally around you, let alone speak to you.

☆ I'm gonna go with the assumption that MK didn't even realize that you had any powers in the first place, so when you do eventually use them in front of him, his first reaction is "😦"

☆ It's even funnier coupled with the fact that he didn't even realize that you were not human. Like, at all.

☆ He is going to be embarrassed until the day he dies, even as you tell him that it's totally understandable and that you don't really go about telling people that you're a demon outright.

☆ When he finally does work up the courage to confess, it's entirely random and out of the blue.

☆ Still, it was very sweet and endearing (at least in your eyes), so the two of you have been dating ever since.

Angst

○ When you eventually do run into your mother again, it's not a happy family reunion in the slightest.

○ So. You know. It's not great.

○ Although you had known that she was defeated long ago, you had not known that her second in command was still out there.

○ To say your mother was...upset with you is an understatement.

○ Actually, if it weren't for your friends, she'd very likely would've taken you prisoner and forced you to aid in her endeavor to eradicate the mortal realm.

○ The only one who actually knew that the two of you were related at all was the six eared macaque, as he was technically still under your mother's thumb. Although everyone was shocked by the information, after you explained your own viewpoint of your mother's ideologies, they quickly understood.

○ Understandably however, Monkey king and Pigsy kept a much closer eye on you after the "Big Reveal" as you like to call it.

○ There wasn't really that much time to delve into your problems as you all where racing against the clock to save the world, but MK did manage to steal a few minutes for the two of you to talk. He wasn't even angry that you hadn't told him, he just wanted to know why that was the case.

○ You told him the truth. That your mother was...not the greatest person, and that she had forced you to do a lot of things that you hadn't wanted to. You told him that you had just wanted to help her and make her happy. And...he understood.

○ MK knows what it's like to want to help people, and make them happy at the cost of his own happiness. And he used to do that far too often with people who probably didn't deserve his time, so...yeah, he knows what it's like.

○ After the final confrontation and your mother's death, you felt...tired? You think? It certainly wasn't a good feeling, but not quite a bad one either.

○ Later on, you begin to identify the odd weight in your chest as relief. Relief that your mother no longer held any sway in your life or in others.

○ That relief turns to guilt, and guilt turns into grief. Your MOTHER is dead and yet you don't feel as bad as you thought that you should.

○ Thankfully, MK catches on.

○ He tells you to that it's alright that you don't feel bad. That sometimes, when someone hurts us badly enough, we start believing things that aren't true. That someone who loved us and raised us and hurt us, sometimes without meaning to, should be agonized over when they refused to better themselves. He told you that you didn't have to feel quite so bad because sometimes, we're better off without those people in our lives.

○ The lady bone demon was your mother,yes, but she hurt you. She hurt countless others as well. And although you still love her deep down, you figured that MK was right...that sometimes we are just better off.

○ And as the day begins anew and the city of Megapolis bustles to life, you can't help but feel just the tiniest bit better that you have your wonderful boyfriend at your side.

#lmk qi xiaotian #lmk x reader #mk x reader #kiwi anon #headcanons #fluff #angst #bittersweet

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

The thing that surprised me when I first got into the fandom side of Shameless is that Fiona and Debbie will very rarely receive a nuanced reception for their actions (thinking about the things they do that are wrong and thinking about intent) whereas Lip's actions will always be handwaved away, even when he's 100% in the wrong. I still love Lip but it's led to me sometimes eye rolling at some of his scenes. Really the one's where he's screaming at someone about how wrong they are.

yeah… i love shameless and i love the fandom but they are both incredibly misogynistic, unfortunately.

*cue the man by taylor swift*

lip’s actions will always be defended because people think that he’s cool. debbie and fiona’s actions won’t, because people think that they’re bitches.

and there are so many pieces of evidence that the reason people (men) love lip and hate debbie and fiona is because of gender.

debbie or fiona could (and have) do the same fucked up thing that lip did and people react so differently.

for example:

lip trying to convince karen to keep her baby, wanting desperately to parent the child despite the fact that fiona warns him it’s a shitty decision because they can’t afford it, and for that, he’s stepping up. he’s mature. he’s brave.

debbie lies about being on birth control to purposefully have a kid and refuses to abort it despite fiona’s pleas because they can’t afford it, and she actually raises the kid all on her own, for that, she’s dumb. she’s a brat. she’s a bitch.

both of them were wrong. lip was wrong for telling karen what to do with her body and risking everything for his family for a child he wasn’t even 100% was his. debbie was wrong for lying to have a baby at fifteen (she was not wrong for not aborting franny, though. a lot of people think that she was, but i’m a firm believer in my body my choice, so it’s her absolute right to not abort her child).

debbie drops franny because of sleep deprivation and she’s suddenly the worst. fiona’s a drunk and suddenly she’s a bad character and a shitty person (she is a shitty person, but they all are). lip dropped his kid and is an alcoholic but he’s given the benefit of the doubt.

lip treats the women in his life like shit. probably because of monica. debbie and fiona get screamed at by him for honest mistakes (mostly fiona), mandy, amanda, sierra, and tami all got treated like shit by him when they were dating (tami doesn’t put up with it as much, though). and i’m not even necessarily saying he’s a misogynist, but he generally treats men better than women. and people are a little too okay with that.

all of lip’s actions are defended by how hard he had it, fiona and debbie’s aren’t. people will get really deep with lip, and explain how his every move is okay because his childhood was shitty. debbie and fiona are so complex also, and they literally had the same parents as lip, but people don’t like to get as deep and explain their every move with them (i do tho😉). every shameless character is complex. even the characters that aren’t as big. they all are complex and they have layers and if you look into them you can find a lot. people will do that with characters like lip, but with debbie and fiona they just kind of shrug it off. personally i find debbie much more interesting than lip but that’s just me.

if you’re going to defend lip because of how he was raised, you should defend all of the siblings. they literally grew up together.

and i love lip. i’m not trying to say i hate him, but if people are going to shit on fiona and debbie, then people should shit on lip, too.

i’ve said this before, but all of the characters resemble a role. they all have trauma and they all have different trauma responses. but just because they deal with it differently doesn’t mean that they aren’t traumatized.

i’m getting off topic as always lol.

but i wish that lip would get held accountable more. and i wish that people would go easier on fiona and debbie.

the show is called shameless. all of the characters are massive pieces of shit. to call any character except for like, liam, a good person is stupid because that’s missing the entire point. just because you like a character doesn’t mean that they’re an angel. one of my favorite characters is debbie and she’s a piece of shit. like she sucks ass but i also love her.

i’m unhappy with this post i might just redo it😭

#shameless #lip gallagher #debbie gallagher #fiona gallagher #shameless us #shameless meta #meta #frank gallagher #monica gallagher #i’m going to do a lip character study some day #and again i’m not shitting on lip i like lip but people are so weird about his character #like have any lip stans met a man like lip irl or are they all men like lip? #as someone who’s met real life lip’s they are obnoxious #emmy rossum #jeremy allen white #emma kenney

[swanqueensalad]

A very long, sad deep dive on the Snow & Regina dynamic, post-everything, for anon

snow and regina are best friends. it's very weird. nobody really wants to use that phrase around regina lest she fireball them... snow really really wants to use that phrase all the time (this is their whole dynamic lol u don’t need to read the rest of the post)

i would say it happened naturally, but it really didn't. it happened with a lot of hard work, honesty, effort, dedication to being better from both of them, and then once all of that was done it was natural, it was sort of impossible to be any other way.

because snow and regina have known each other a long time. longer than most people in their family, in their town. and despite everything that happened after, all the tragedy and pain that the adults around them orchestrated, they were once two little girls that should have been friends. little snow idolised regina and looked up to her in every way, the beautiful kind hearted girl who saved her from a horse, and the instinctive bond between them was always there. there was a sisterly relationship there from the start, and i think for regina as a lonely girl with an awful family life, snow was sweet, and refreshing company to have, even if she got in the way sometimes (just like a little sister would).

and then of course everything comes crashing down, and it is snow's fault but it also isn't, because at the end of the day she was just a little girl mourning her own mother, who cora knew exactly how to manipulate.

but i think the reason regina never saw it this way was because she too was very young and sheltered and her worldview was totally limited by cora's abuse: when regina was snow's age, nothing she did would ever be excused by 'but i was a child'. at snow's age, she had to mind everything very carefully because to put one foot wrong was to be punished severely, held 100 percent accountable. i truly believe the reason regina never excused snow for her age is because she was never excused for hers, ever, even as a tiny child, and as a victim of such abuse in such a controlled environment it never would have occurred to her that that was wrong, or even abnormal.

(i believe a big part of regina and snow's relationship healing was regina's worldview shifting as she grew and changed and worked on healing herself, because as she reevaluted the things cora taught her, she can see the world and the past events in a whole new light. this is of course, a hard and complex process that regina is still working on, but ultimately she does come to realise snow was a child who meant no wrong, who only wanted to help, regardless of the outcome. which doesn't make it not her fault, necessarily, but it adds layers she could not accept before)

regina was married to king leopold for a long time. this is something i've spoken about before, but it's still something i think isn't so well understood, purely because the show didn't go into it that much (and i believe it didn't because it would have simply been too dark and uncomfortable for primetime abc. the writers knew the situation they had put themselves in and kept a distance). if snow was about 10 when regina and leopold married, and 18 when he died, that is 8 years. the better part of a decade. that is a long, long time, especially for a grieving, growing, traumatised girl like regina trapped in the most awful environment in which literally every powerful adult around her was brutally using her in one way or another, manipulating and preying on different parts of her trauma, grief and vulnerability. (while her brain was still developing and processing everything that had already happened and she had zero support system, zero outlet for any emotions. like, some of y'all do not understand how fucked up regina is.,, like, think about that. or don't if you don't wanna be sad forever)  

and all the while, the little girl who caused it all sees nothing wrong! no difference in their relationship, to her! except now she wants to call her mother. (even stepmother is bad enough from a girl no more than 8 years younger than you) and thinking about this stage of their relationship is agonizing to me. regina is at princess snow's beck and call, and this hurts because despite everything, she still feels some affection for her, that sisterly love did not die clean with daniel. the hatred and the blame and the fury just go along with it now, except she cannot express one bit of it. she has to smile and play dolls with her like everything is fine.

snow truly, for a few years at least, saw nothing wrong, or at least convinced herself nothing was wrong because her worldview as a well loved princess meant she could easily excuse any questionable things she picked up on. and this is something i think she definitely struggles with later, and even way into her healed post everything relationship with regina. (we talk a lot about regina's guilt and internally never feeling able to atone for it all, but god, snow feels so much guilt for everything regina went through. and i think at some point, they are able to talk about it. not in depth. not in detail. but with very few words, they both understand the depth of meaning and of immense shared pain. regina is not sure what she feels about forgiveness, but she knows she loves snow, and that snow has always loved her. she knows that now they are family, and their time together is lovely, and so she has acceptance at least, if not forgiveness).

i think the moment leopold is dead and snow is out on her own, she starts reconsidering everything. in the last few years she has questioned things a little more, but never let herself really go there, because she has never had to, and why would she when it is so painful? but alone, with her father dead and regina behaving so out of character (or is she, snow wonders), she can't help but look back without the rose tinted lens of her childhood. she remembers things. regina's silences and trembles at the breakfast table. the way she was ignored, sidelined, stared at. the dark circles under her eyes. all those times they had been playing, or walking, and regina seemed to be a million miles away, jolted back to earth only by snow's insistence.

more reluctantly, she thinks about her father and the way he treated her. the way he looked at her. the way he spoke to her (or didn't). spoke about her. the things he must have done. this is something snow still doesn't really process for a long time, because snow idolised her father, but eventually she cannot deny he must have hurt her.

and then there's that episode of season 1 where we get the dialogue 'she thinks i ruined her life' 'did you?' 'yes'. i think bandit snow, processing these things, dealing with a lot of new feelings of anger and pain, started putting two and two together. (but i don't think she fully confronts the real, most awful truth until years later, because she can't.)

i think ultimately the thing that hurts the most about all they went through when they were basically at war was that deep down, they still cared for each other. 'love never left the room' and all that. hatred and pain and fury existed too, overwhelmingly, overpoweringly so, but ultimately they grew up together. (it's just one of them grew up having to 'raise' the other). they still had  memories tined with warmth of horse riding together, walking together.

and so when they do start to heal, (as i believe snow always fiercely hoped they would, deep down), it's not so much that they have to create a relationship but to rebuild and unearth one that was already there, one that never should have been torn down like it was. of course it's tentative at first, but snow never once stopped having hope that one day regina would change and they would find their way back into each others lives. and once the trust is back, the feeling of family, of working together for the same goal and being willing to risk everything protecting each other because of circumstance...

once that's there, it's the other things that re emerge more softly and slowly.

the coffee at granny's. first, a little awkward, a little quiet without emma and david and henry to fill the gaps in conversation. but gradually, they realise they have a lot to talk about, a lot of shared opinions in ways that matter and vastly differing opinions in ways that don't, but are fun to debate.

the parenting advice. the stories regina has to share about henry as a little boy, the grandson whose first ten years snow only ever saw as a school teacher. the way regina helps her learn to care for neal. the passing on to him of henry's saved onesies and blankets.

the silly jokes that gradually start to form between them, against all odds.

the teaming up against david and emma when they suggest something particularly dumb.

the cooking together! snow is hopeless but enthusiastic, regina is skillful and finds it calming, so it becomes a thing.

the clinking wine glasses at family dinners.

the extreme competition on board game nights.

the hugs at the end of the day, which go from being stiff and quick and awkward with pain and memories caught up in every brush of the fingers, to warm and natural as anything.

the way snow is able to sit down with regina when she is caught up in her own thoughts and issues, and give her rational advice from a far more positive and balanced place than regina's brain allows her. the way she is able to hold regina's hand and support her. (it feels like making up for past tragedies. not nearly enough, but it's something.)

the way regina, equally, is able to keep snow grounded and bring her down to earth when she's panicking, the way she can simply and efficiently allow her to talk through her worries and daily struggles, give her space to ramble and talk and be, but also to give her to the point, no nonsense, blunt advice that snow needs and rarely gets anywhere else.

the way that somehow, strangely, against all odds, snow beings mothering regina a little, in a weird turnaround of events that feels more right and more balancing than anything else. the way she holds her hand, looks out for her, checks in with her, gives that kind of advice and reflection. because now it's regina who needs it, and snow who can provide it. because somehow, seamlessly, regina also became her daughter in law, and her relationship with emma is something that brings snow a deep sense of peace, gratitude, warmth. (now regina is truly family in the beautiful way she always was meant to be. now she knows regina and emma will both be cared for, loved, as they deserve. she knows someone will look after regina, someone will ground emma. they will laugh and cry and build a home and life together, a life not too dissimilar from the one with daniel that snow inadvertently stole from regina a long time ago)

i think they do speak about things that have transpired between them, sometimes, when it comes up and one or both of them feel they have to vocalise something. it's never in front of others, even david and emma. some things are entirely between the two of them, and nobody else will understand, or needs to.

they speak softly, respectfully, giving each other space and quiet validation. sometimes they cry, or get angry, but it's never really at each other and they both understand this now. sometimes they cry for the girls they were and what was taken from them both. sometimes one or both of them feels or thinks something they cannot speak or say to the other, and they both respect that.

i think they have both apologised. sincerely. and i think they don't need to go into any detail, really. they both just know.

but they are equals now, entirely. no more titles, no more real power dynamics, despite any maternal/caretaking instincts that snow might feel. they are the equals they were always supposed to be, and the people with the friendship the girls they once were would have wanted.

and they can laugh together. this is the thing that warms my heart most. just thinking of snow and regina laughing together, simply, over some very silly joke that isn't even that funny.

#i did not edit or proofread this so good luck motherfuckers #snow queen best friends hit different #long post #salad rambles #regina mills headcanons #regina mills meta #snow white headcanons #ouat analysis #regina mills analysis #regina mills #snow white #ouat #regina mills hcs #snow hcs #anon asks #cora mills #kind leopold #ugh #them #do i have to tag them? #idk #swan queen #snowing #swan mills family #swan mills charming family #swan mills family headcanons #if u read all of this i love u #who tf read all of this

[baejax-the-great]

Chrysalis

Thanatos x Zagreus | Chapter 2 | M | AO3

There was no reason for Death to be curious. Maybe this is why he did not waste time exploring the realm of mortals and learning its secrets while he was on the surface. Maybe this is why he has never questioned his mother or Lord Hades about how they rule their domain.

Zagreus is curious about everything.

“When do you have time to paint your nails?” he had asked him point blank out of nowhere.

Thanatos hadn’t even understood the question. “What?”

“Your nails. Every time I see them, they are flawlessly black, no chips at all. Where do you find lacquer?”

Thanatos had never examined his nails. It did not seem strange to him that they would be black. It was his color.

“I don’t paint them.”

“Are you telling me you’re just moody enough to have naturally black nails? Here, look at mine.”

Zagreus had shoved his hand into Thanatos’s, and that was the first time he realized just how warm he was. His nails were the color of his skin, maybe a little pinker, paler at the tips. Thanatos doesn’t know why either of them should have fingernails at all, but Charon had them, too, and Hypnos, and theirs weren’t black and shiny either.

Investigating things as Death is not nearly as easy as Zagreus seems to think it should be. He rarely takes into account what the other mortals are up to when he is doing his job, but after this conversation and days and nights of observations, all he could say is that mortals are rarely fussing with their fingernails when they died.

He also almost never looked at the physical condition of his flock, knowing already why they were dying and how long they had. Their appearance held no relevance to him, but now he kept checking their fingers to see if any looked like his. Sometimes they were dark with bruising, broken blood vessels, the purple of rotting, but not black and shiny like his.

Why would the mortals imagine him with black fingernails? Did this signify something to them? Or was it Thanatos himself who held the image in his head and manifested this “lacquer?” Was there a reason Death should be vain?

“You’re still trying to figure that out?” Zagreus had asked him. “Then is it wrong to ask you if you spend loads of time getting your hair to hang just so, or if it’s naturally like that? Because mine won’t do anything I want it to, and Achilles said his hair just does that so he can’t fix mine.”

That was the first day Thanatos ran his hands through someone else’s hair.

Read the rest here | Start from the beginning on AO3

#hades game #thanzag #zagthan #hades supergiant #zagreus #thanatos #okay NOW I could probably post the screwdriver fic guilt free #but I don't have a title so I'm probably going to hold off

[chim-chim1310]

I'm not a jungkook anti. But I'm a hardcore jimin stan i wouldn't tolerate all this sabotage.

All these are my opinions as a fan. You can have your own opinion but don't tell me what to feel.

Yesterday some hashtags were trending against jungkook and hybe. And armies were going bonkers.

I think the hashtags against the company are well deserved. I would even say, f*cking destroy bangpd. I hate him with every bone of my body. You have no idea.

When jimin was accused of all this during face it was a completely different situation. Because jimin didn't get any of that shit and people were still shitting on him like always. Whereas jungkook DID get everything that goes against bts morals and I don't think this should be ignored or taken lightly.

If jimin actually got even half of what jungkook got, armies would have teared him apart. They still are so insecure because they know jimin have the potential to go beyond the group. Even hybe is scared about that. That's why the moment jimin achieved #1 on billboard Hot100, they immediately started working on seven for jungkook.

They planned the #1 for jungkook but poor them, jimin ruined their plans. That's why they were so bitter to jimin.

Yeah I used to ship jikook. In fact I still ship them sometimes. But for me it's mostly for fun. Jimin has always been more important to me than the ship. And I won't let a ship, that's not even confirmed, cloud my judgement against everything bad that is happening to jimin.

During face it was like the whole universe was working against him and now suddenly everything is working for jungkook during seven? Literally paying to make him succeed. How pathetic. Didn't they even have a little bit of trust in jungkook? Or did they believe that jungkook would never be able to surpass jimin organically?

Honestly if jungkook didn't get all this special treatment and still his song did so well. Then I would've been so happy for him. Because he would've done that on his own merit with his own hardwork not by money or company push and fraud. But everything that he's getting for that mediocre ass song is so f*cking unfair when an amazing song like 'Like crazy' didn't get even half of it.

I'm not saying that jimin should get all this too. But what I'm saying is if no other member got it, jungkook shouldn't have it too. If every other member's success was organic then jungkook's should've been too.

If jungkook did all this on his own merit and hardwork without paying or without the western push then we wouldn't even be arguing about it and just praise jungkook.

I'm sorry but I can't take him seriously when he's not given me one reason to do so. Where is his artistry? Wasn't he supposed to be the golden maknae? Why is he the only one who needs thousands of people and all those fraudulent things to make himself successful? Doesn't he trust himself even a little? Doesn't hybe trust him to have an organic success?

Now I'm not saying that you should hate jungkook and trend hashtags. But at least hold him accountable when he's wrong.

He's not a fucking kid. He's not a rookie. He's been in this industry for ten f*cking years so don't come and tell me he doesn't know what's going on. He knows exactly how his song is gonna be promoted and still he agreed to it. It's not wrong to be ambitious. But he knows payola and everything else that bts stood against for, will be used to promote his songs and he still did it. If you think he doesn't know all this then you're either naive or just totally ignorant.

He ruined bts morals, he ruined it by using all this and I think he should be held accountable for this. If it was jimin all the armies must've been barking by now. Because it's always easy for them to hate jimin. Because jimin is their punching bag when he's the sweetest person ever. He doesn't deserve this.

During face literally every kpop stan on this planet got together to hate on jimin. Using SA, r*pe jokes and what not. Why is it that whenever jimin is involved these haters go straight to r*pe jokes? Do they realize how sensitive that matter is? I can't even imagine jimin reading these types of tweets. I hope to God he doesn't.

Anyways what I'm saying is that armies are a f*cking bunch of hypocrites. Just because it's jungkook, the fandom fav, who everyone token stans it's not a problem. But if it was jimin he would be accused of sleeping with bandpd and 🛴.

Whenever pjm calls armies out that they're not defending jimin. Armies are like 'Oh I usually don't see such hate on my timeline' and 'Oh I think we should ignore it.' But when it's the fandom fav, jk and tae then suddenly they see everything on their timeline and suddenly things shouldn't be ignored.

Like when I was listening to seven and when it ended I just sat there and wondered 'This is the song they were hyping so much? Is this what they invested in? '

Like it's just some random a*s song. It feels like we've heard such types of songs multiple times from multiple artist. Literally there's nothing iconic about this song and it's average at it's best and 🛴 was hyping this?!!

It's funny to me because they really sat in the studio heard that song and were like yeah... "This is the iconic song of the year" I mean give me a f*'king break. Every success of this song will be because they paid their way through it.

And they really preferred to invest in THIS song instead of the gem 'Like crazy'. Like even comparing this mediocre song to like crazy sounds like disrespect. I thought jungkook was talented and artistic but seriously dude? What is this? 'Monday, tuesday, Wednesday....' Like you liked this? MV was the only tolerable thing about this single.

I mean if they so badly wanted to invest in Jungkook at least would've given him a good song. But then if they actually gave him a good song they wouldn't have to pay for it to succeed.

Like jungkook is going against everything bts stood for and armies are ignoring it just because it's jungkook when they would've been dragging jimin to filth if it was him and I don't even want to imagine the SA insults they would've been pulling over jimin.

Like jimin worked his ass off for f*cking 10 months!!! And like crazy got 9 days promo and got treated like shit and sabotaged by his own company because they didn't want jimin to be more successful than jungkook. B*tch if jimin was successful then YOU were the ones who would've been profited. He's literally your artist too. Idiots.

But jungkook literally just lounged on his couch, drinking, sleeping on live and suddenly after watching jimin's success he decided to take the song hybe gave him on a silver platter, agreed even after knowing the way it would be promoted.

He blatantly copied jimin's concept photos, during performance he literally looked like another jimin, copying his styles, outfits, hairstyle even. And now he's even copied some steps from like crazy choreo. Like wow. Looks like an obsession to me. I mean I used to find jk copying jimin funny but God it's not funny anymore. Doesn't jungkook have a personality of his own? Why did he just blatantly copy Jimin. Like come on no one can deny the eerie similarities. What I don't understand is why. Why is he doing this? Was this always like this? Did he always copy jimin to this extent? Idk.

Face was a masterpiece. Jimin poured his heart out in that album. It was personal to him and it was amazing. Like actually pleasant to hear. But now a mediocre song with trash lyrics got everything that it never deserved. Like this is total fraud dude.

I already hated the company. But jungkook? What is wrong with you man? Doesn't he himself have a conscience? Doesn't he feel like every member had their achievements without these fraudulent methods? Doesn't he see jimin and think that jimin got that #1 on billboard hot100 despite the sabotage and no company push? Wasn't he like I should achieve this on my merit too.

He wanted to get that western validation. It's not wrong. If he wants to be more popular than good there's nothing wrong with that. But then he should do it on his own f*cking merit and not by the company paying money for him to succeed. How disappointing seriously.

Just a few days ago armies were hating on jennie saying that she wants western validation just because she starred in Idol. And now they're radio silent when their own fav jungkook is the one seeking western validation even celebrating his success which is obviously not his own.

Like he didn't put his creativity in it at all. He listened to the song, gave his voice and learned a few dance steps. He didn't write the song, didn't participate in the making of the song except for giving his voice and for the concept photos he just recycled jimin's ideas from face era.

It's not unusual to not have written your own song and it's ok, not everyone have that talent, it's completely fine, but to praise jungkook as if he made the whole song. That's wrong. Also not to forget the way armies used to laugh at other groups because they didn't write their own songs. Hypocrite much?

What's wrong is wrong. People shouldn't hate on jungkook but at least hold him accountable because he knows real well what is going on and how he's being promoted. He went against bts' morals and he should be held accountable for that.

And the company should be held accountable for the blatant favouritism and for paying their way to the top. And for jimin's sabotage.

I'm a jimin stan and i won't tolerate all this. Armies are good for nothing. There's no strong hate towards the hyung line anyways. But in case of maknae line armies only come out when it is to defend their fave jk and tae. They ignore jimin's hate completely and even sometimes they themselves tweet something shady about him. But then use jimin's achievement to shove down other artists' throats.

I'm actually glad Jimin has a strong fanbase who are willing to go to lengths to support jimin. Jimin deserves this support from his fandom. Pjms are enraged since the sabotage started and it was inevitable that they would burst some day.

The more jimin is being sabotaged the more pjms are realizing that armies are good for nothing and jimin only has pjms. I'm glad pjm are there to protect him and fight for him. Jimin deserves a strong, devoted fan base. I love pjms for that.

This became too long but I just wanted to pour out my frustrations.

#jimin

[q-is-attempting-to-write-stuff]

Hello! First post on this account :D

I am rather new to the world of fanfic, and the Magnus Archives is the first fandom I have ever read or written fanfics for. This is one of my first attempts at writing in general, and I'm really enjoying it so far! So, please enjoy this little angst-y thing I have created!

"I love you,"

It was a phrase Jon was rather unfamiliar with. He rarely said it, and when he did, he never really understood it.

He was sure his parents had said it to him, though his memories of them were faded and foggy. His grandmother had said it to him when he was young. She would say it when he was spending the night with friends, or when he was going on a trip, or as an apology after she had gotten annoyed with him and had raised her voice a bit more than necessary.

She had said it, but it never really meant much to Jon. It was just a thing people said. It didn't matter much.

When he became a teenager, he used the phrase to try and explain his feelings to another boy. He learned quickly that the words seemed too strong to use on someone he didn't know well. He had made the boy uncomfortable and was left to wonder if he'd used the phrase wrong somehow.

As a young adult, in uni, he seemed to learn how to use the phrase. He had said it to Georgie a few times, not often, but he had. He was almost certain he said it more to The Admiral than to Georgie herself.

She said it far more often than he did. She said it whenever they said goodbye, or when she hugged him from behind, or out of the blue when they were sitting quietly on the couch with one another. Sometimes, Jon would return the phrase, but his usual response was just a pleased hum.

After they split up, he once again felt as though he didn't know how to use the phrase properly. 'Love' itself felt like too strong of a word for him. It had always felt too intense. He liked things, he didn't love them.

He met Tim and Sasha when he got a job as a researcher at The Magnus Institute, and after growing rather close with them, he realized he would have to get used to hearing the phrase quite often.

Tim was the kind of friend who would say, 'I love you', to his friends at every chance he got.

As he left the building each night, he'd shout, "Bye guys! Love you!", before turning for the door.

This routine continued when they had been moved to the Archives, though it seemed to take a little getting used to for Martin as well.

Jon never "I love you" back, though. He always used some version of "Goodbye Tim" or "See you Monday, Tim," but he never acknowledged the "I love you", mostly because he wasn't sure how to.

At that point, Jon was pretty sure the only times he'd said, "I love you" within the past few years were when he found a stray cat that allowed him to pet it, or to character in a book who he'd grown particularly fond of.

And, when he woke up in that hospital bed, when he heard that Tim and Daisy were dead, when Melanie had done nothing but threathen him, and when he was sure Martin was completely avoiding him, he'd come to terms with the thought that he may never here the phrase directed at himself ever again. And that hurt him more than he thought it should have.

He was never really fond of the phrase. It always felt out of place when on his tongue. But the thought of never hearing it again scared him quite a bit.

Luckily, he found he was very wrong.

As he and Martin sat in his office, huddle close together as Jon tried desperately to rub the remaining coldness from Martin's hands and to shoo away the fog still sticking to him relentlessly, he'd said it, and it felt right.

"I love you," he had whispered into Martin's faded hair as he hugged him close. "I love you, Martin. I love you," he repeated as tears trickled down his cheeks, and Martin held him tighter and cried into his shoulder.

Saying it felt right, it felt good. And it only felt more right as time went on in the safe house, and he and Martin passed the phrase back and forth all day.

"I love you," Jon would mutter as Martin got up from the bed, taking his warmth with him.

"I love you," Martin would say as he pressed a kiss onto Jon's cheek and handed him a warm mug of tea.

"I love you," Jon would roll his eyes and try to hide his smile after a friendly banter.

"I love you," Martin would whisper against Jon's hair as Jon drifted into sleep while curled up in Martin's lap.

"I love you,"

"I love you too,"

The phrase finally felt right to Jon. It felt right to hear it, and it felt right to say it. It felt safe.

And, even as the world ended, filled with fear and constantly watching eyes, Jon could still say it. It was still safe.

It always would be.

"I love you," Martin said, wrapping his arms around Jon, "We're going to fix this."

"I love you," Martin said, again, before pulling his sleeping bag over his shoulders and shutting his eyes. "Goodnight, Jon."

And now, Jon said it. Wrapped, once again, in Martin's arms, one hand against Martin's cheek and the other wrapped around Martin's trembling hand holding a knife. He wiped a few of the tears from Martin's cheek and said in a voice that was no longer entirely his own, "I love you."

"I love you too," Martin's said despite his anger, and his fear, and his painful sadness. Over everything he felt, he meant what he said.

He felt love. Jon, too, felt love, and he felt loved. He wished he could feel it forever.

And as they kissed, Jon knew that this was the last time he was ever going to hear the words; "I love you."

#jonathan sims #tma #tma podcast #tma spoilers #the magnus archives #tma fanfic #fanfic #the archivist #tma jmart

[ironwoodprotectionsquad]

The anon with why cant they shut up about ironwood. I have to say, honest to god, i think they need a character that people are excited about but oppose the girls so they can dunk on that character and the fans, cause they are insecure about their writing (especially regarding morally grey characters) and feel threatened by the popularity of said character. I was here since the trailers (thats why i still keep up with rwde cause i am curious about this train wreck) and people were really excited after the black trailer to see adam at the end of v2 and then in v3. The same thing with ironwood, folks were excited to see him again in v4 and then in v8! More then they were excited to see what team rwby is up to. And thats a big no no. For me this cartoonish villain turn was the writers saying: you are enjoying the media we created wrong! So now we make sure you cant enjoy it your way.

Also the other villains are way to underdeveloped or one dimensional to be good dunking material. But thats only my opinion.

Unfortunately that is very true. The behavior comes from a place on some level of them realizing the writing is subpar but not wanting to accept that because if they like something that is bad that makes them bad, which is not how this works but its how they think it works which is an issue.

It's an unfortunate symptom of the bad writing the show has. The mains are not well written characters, so people latch onto characters that actually are well written but fans don't like that because we're supposed to like the mains and follow the mains story and they're supposed to be our favorites but they're not well written, they're hypocritical and sometimes even cruel to people who need their help the most.

I would also have to agree that the writers are very self conscious and are trying to convince people they are good writers without putting in the work to improve their craft and punishing people who do not consume the show the way they have decided it should be. A good writer wouldn't have these issues but they're not good writers largely because they refuse to accept criticism and learn from their mistakes.

Back to James, he was accidentally written better then the mains and infuriatingly rather then embrace the well rounded character they threw a fit and threw him in the trash so they could delude themselves into thinking they're good writers and its so odd to me. Theirs nothing wrong with having interesting background characters, it makes your story richer and feel more alive. The issue is the writers threw out what made the mains fun and interesting and are surprised the fans are annoyed and latch onto a character that was still at the time well written.

Unfortunately most characters in the show have become boring and poorly written. The really fun characters are few and far between and even then some of the fun characters as you said are one dimensional like Tyrian or are now dead like Watts and Roman. I also cannot ignore the fact that since they're woman the fndm thinks they cannot be dunked on or criticized because that would be sexist not realizing that by refusing to allow woman to make mistakes and be held accountable for them you are being sexist.

The fndm is a train wreck that won't stop and it just so damn unhealthy.

#RWDE #james ironwood #ironwood protection squad #pro james ironwood #pro ironwood #general ironwood #general dadmiral #dadmiral ironwood

[personasintro]

Hello! I’m here to give a little rant/opinion of this recent chapter of mutual help.

I think both of their feelings are honestly so valid. And I definitely think that both of them are sticking to what they believe which can cause them to act a bit… childish? Petty? I think that only thing that’s saddening to see is Jungkook acting different. Which again is valid!! It wouldn’t make sense for him to constantly be the “good guy” while y/n is allowed to be opinionated. I just think he’s comment about ester doing something better than y/n (something along those lies) was pretty messed up.

He could be angry all he wants but to compare both of them was just…. Something. Again, I understand his frustration and it wouldn’t make sense to think rationally when he’s mad because well when you’re mad, you don’t tend to usually think of the others feelings. So I get it! But I do think their friendship is shifting. Usually, they’ll talk it out or I don’t know let it be the way that it is until someone decides to be the bigger person. And now instead of resolving it they are just fucking?? Idk it feels strange because of how they usually behave. However, I do understand that their friendship has shifted in the sense of doing things that they never imagined doing.

I guess what I’m saying is I understand why they reacting or did what they did. But it’s still a little sad to see them go from being good to bad. But then again it’s normal for friendships to have some ups and down! It was a great chapter! Definitely had me in a mess of emotions.

Oh you’re right about that! They obviously have a different perspective which naturally creates argument, not mentioning the whole pettiness and childishness.

I’m quite surprised how people have gotten his character wrong. I mean, most of those are clearly just opinions of others which I get, but there are some parts I didn’t intend to come out as people take them out to be. For a while, it kinda annoyed me (not gonna lie lol). Some readers expect him to be this perfect guy and the minute he’s not acting according to their wishes, he’s getting hated from every direction which of course, we can be mad at him because he fucks up too, but surely, he’s way better than 90% of men.

I mean… so many things are inserted in the story. Just like you gave us the example of him saying the comment about Ester. Y/n was actually the first one (if I’m not mistaken 🤔) who brought up Yoongi and started that topic. After jk said that about Ester, he clearly told her “two can play this game” which I think speaks a volume. This shows that Jk can be just as nasty when he wants to be. Y/n is mostly the one who constantly makes jabs at him (even what happened with Kiko at that time in the story and sure, we see mostly her perspective in it) but still. Jk is allowed to do those things too (whether they’re right or wrong). I just think they should be both held accountable. I do understand some readers are biased but I’ve always tried my best to show other perspectives. Sometimes I do feel slightly sorry that people refuse to see it 🥺

You made such a good points! I apologize for my rant again. Thank you for this feedback!

#ask #ask: mutual help

[jessybarnes]

Something New

Ship - Cockles - Single!Jensen x Single!Misha

Rating - 18+ Only! Minors DNI!!

Tags - Sexuality struggles, First-time m/m sex, anal fingering, anal sex, rimming, oral (male receiving), mentions of coming out, mentions of not being accepted, anxiety, angst, fluff, smut, comfort, drinking, cursing, NSFW title banner, seriously if you're a minor go away!

Word Count - 3800 ish

Beta - Just Grammarly and Me

Fic Aesthetic - Yours truly

A/N - This is a repost from my old Tumblr account. I am in the process of transferring all of my fics over to this blog. I hope you enjoy. :)

Misha flirted a lot. Everyone knew this and accepted it as a part of his outgoing nature. Jensen, on the other hand, still hadn't grown accustomed to the lingering touches and longing stares from his best friend. It wasn't that it made him uncomfortable, no it was very much the opposite. 

He tried to ignore the way his heart sped up every time Misha's fingers grazed his skin or the way he held him when they would hug, but it was impossible. Jensen didn't want to admit it. He was supposed to be straight, find a nice woman, and give his Mother and Father the grandkids they wanted. Instead, he was having an internal battle with his mind on whether or not his male co-star was hot. 

Jensen sighed and rubbed at his temples lightly. Currently, he was reading over the newest script for one of the upcoming episodes. People probably thought that playing Dean should have come to him naturally by now since he played him on TV for the better part of thirteen years. Sometimes it was more complicated than just 'getting into character' though. 

Certain scenes, much like the one he was reading now, involved Cas and Dean staring into each other's eyes for a longer than normal period of time. That part didn't bother him as much. It was the stage direction that was written in the script. Of course, he didn't write the script or the stage directions so he didn't really have much of a say in how their characters did things. 

Jensen stared down at the off-white paper. His eyes re-reading the same bold print that menacingly stared back up at him. 

INT. THE BUNKER, DAY There's tension between Dean and Cas from a previous argument.  They eye fuck for approx. 30-45 seconds until Sam clears his throat to get their attention.

He swallowed thickly wishing the direction would change, probably for the umpteenth time now. 

Couldn't they have picked a better way to word this?

A sudden knock at his trailer door made him jump. He tossed the script onto his coffee table before walking across the room to unlock it. The familiar silhouette of Jared should have put his mind at ease, but he knew his best friend of so many years would notice something was bothering him. Deciding there was no point in avoiding the inevitable, he flung open the door to let him in. 

"Hey, Jare"

Jared walked up the two stairs into Jensen's trailer and plopped down on his sectional. 

"You're awfully quiet today, Jay. What's going on?"

Jensen sighed, running a hand across his face. Good thing he hadn't been to hair and makeup yet. He didn't wanna piss anyone off this early in the day. Grabbing two beers, he tossed one to Jared and sat down. 

"I don't really wanna talk about it. Not like there's anything anyone can do about it anyway."

He took a long pull of his beer while Jared studied him. He watched Jensen's eyes glance at the stapled packet of papers quickly before focusing on the view from the window. 

"It's something from today's shoot isn't it, Jay?"

Jared picked up the papers and leaned back against the couch. Jensen didn't try and stop him, but he didn't elaborate either. He just sat and watched as the taller Texan read over the page he'd been mulling over a few minutes ago. 

"I don't see anything wrong wi-"

Jared stopped mid-sentence and turned to look at Jensen. He scooted slightly closer and pointed to the middle of the page. 

"It's the 'eye fucking' part isn't it?"

Jensen looked away, picking at a loose string in the hem of his jeans. The beer bottle rested loosely against his lips as he took another swig.

"Jensen, you should really tell him, you know."

It was a miracle the beer didn't come out his nose. It took him a minute to stop choking and gain his breath back. A blush crept up the side of his neck as he looked down at his lap. 

"I don't know what you're talking about, Jared."

Once again the script was tossed carelessly on the coffee table. Jared scoffed and rolled his eyes. 

"Oh c'mon, Jay! You can't possibly think I believe you. I know how you feel about Mish, and I think you do, too. It's okay to admit that you got a thing for him, and frankly, I think you should talk to him about it. I mean look at it this way, how many times have we told fans that it's okay to be yourself. Love is love, and honestly, I think Misha feels the same way."

Jensen let out a defeated sigh. He should have known better. He and Jared can read each other like a book, and sometimes that wasn't necessarily a good thing. 

"I can't tell him, Jared. I'm not supposed to feel things like this for another man. My parents didn't bring me up this way. I'm just going to grin and bear it until we get through shooting this. I'm an actor. I can just push my feelings aside until this is all over with." 

Jared set his bottle down and repositioned himself so he was facing him. Jensen looked miserable. He was clearly stressing way too much over this. He was pale and dark circles lingered under his eyes from lack of sleep.

"Jay, that's bullshit and you know it! You can't control the way you feel for someone. It doesn't matter how your parents wanted you to turn out. What does matter is who you want to be. If the real you is attracted to both men and women, then so be it. If your Mom and Dad can't accept you for who you are, then they aren't taking your best interest to heart."

Jensen rested his head in his hands and shook his head. 

"Even if they miraculously accept the fact that I have a crush on Mish, how the hell am I going to tell him? I have no idea how I'll get the words out, let alone bring it up."

Jared stood up and walked toward the liquor cabinet. He pulled a bottle of Crown Royal from the top shelf and blew the dust off. 

“Sounds like you could use some stronger liquid courage.”

Now it was Jensen’s turn to scoff. He watched as Jared grabbed two glasses from one of the cabinets and put a couple cubes of ice in them. 

“I can’t shoot these scenes drunk off my ass Jared. Bob will have my head.”

If Jared heard him, he didn’t acknowledge it. Instead, he focused on pouring them each a glass. Handing one to Jensen, he sat back down and sipped at it slowly. After a minute of looking between his glass and his best friend, he sighed and licked his lips. 

“Ah, what the hell, why not? Gotta get through today’s shooting somehow.”

Forty-five minutes later everyone was on the Bunker set setting up for the next scene. The crew was getting the lighting perfected while the director, who just happened to be none other than Richard Speight Jr., conversed with Misha across the room. Jensen shifted his weight nervously and tried to look anywhere else. His eyes kept finding their way back to him though. 

Even though their characters wore layers upon layers of clothing, Jensen could still tell Misha had been working out. His thighs were well defined in the black slacks, how the tan fabric of Castiel’s trench coat hugged his biceps made his mouth water and the way his hair was tousled sent image after naughty image through his mind. 

Jensen bit his lip and looked away. There was no way he was surviving this scene. Misha had him hook, line, and sinker, and the way things were looking he was going to end up walking off the set before they had a usable take. Before he was able to dwell on it any longer, fingers snapped in his face bringing him back to reality. 

“Hellooo! Jensen? You okay man? We’re ready to start, but if you need a minute we-”

Jensen pushed past Rich and stood on his mark that was taped to the floor. 

“I’m good. Let’s get this over with.”

Misha studied him, his piercing cerulean eyes making him shiver. Jared walked around the table and sat in front of the open laptop. Things were eerily quiet between the three of them. Normally, they would be joking around until the moment action was called. 

Rich took a seat in the director's chair and looked through the camera one more time making sure the angle of the shot was right before turning his attention back to them. 

“Roll sound!”

One of the crew members came in with a slate board and held it in front of the camera. 

“Supernatural scene thirty-two, take one! Marker!”

Rich took a deep breath and crossed one leg over the other. He knew this was an intense scene so he was mentally preparing himself to do more than one take. 

“Action!”

Misha walked around the table holding a tattered old book. Jensen eyed him furiously as he snatched it out of his hand. 

“Dammit Cas! I know we needed this book, but I told you not to do anything stupid!”

Misha tilted his head sideways, narrowing his eyes. The hand that was holding the book now rested rigidly at his side, his fingers curled into a fist. 

“Dean, this was probably our only chance for us to get this book! I took a chance and brought it back unharmed. I did it for you! You want to save your brother don’t you?”

Jensen slammed the book on the table a little too hard causing Jared to jump. It wasn’t in the script, but no one said anything so he continued with his line. 

“You could have waited for Sammy and me! We could have gone and got it together. Cas, you could have gotten yourself killed man! When are you gonna learn that you’re our family Cas? Family sticks together. Sammy needs you ... I need you. 

Misha stepped slightly closer to Jensen and lifted those ocean eyes up to his green ones. Jensen was shaking. Whether it was with rage or nervousness he didn’t know, but he had to finish this scene. He couldn’t do this more than once. His eyes flitted down to Misha’s mouth just as his tongue came out to wet his lips, and dammit if he didn’t feel his cock twitch. He couldn’t do this. He needed to get out of there. Just as he was about to storm off to the confines of his trailer, Jared cleared his throat. 

“Guys … get this! So, the writings in this book are apparently a dead language! There’s some sort of codex that requires piecing together, but I think I can crack it if I can just get past this encrypted file.”

“Cut!”

Rich stood up and rubbed his hands together. 

“That was great guys! Very well done with the dynamics. Oh! Nice touch with making Jared jump Jay. His face was priceless! I’m recommending that one for the gag reel.”

Jensen wasn’t listening. He was still staring at Misha, who was now taking off Cas’ tan coat. He watched as his back muscles flexed under his white button-up, and immediately felt his mouth go dry. He couldn’t stand in the same space as his co-star any longer. It was too much. Everyone watched as he took off towards his trailer. Anything was better than feeling this way in his opinion.

“Jensen? You sure you’re feeling okay? You look a little flushed. Hey! Jens- Where are you going? We gotta do another take. Jensen?!”

Once he was back behind his trailer door he immediately stripped off all his clothes and tossed them in a pile. Nothing sounded more appealing than a cold shower. He relished the feeling of the cool spray as it cascaded down his body. Jensen propped his arm against the shower wall and rested his head against it. He needed to figure out how to suppress his feelings because he didn’t think he could go through this every day. 

Ten minutes later he cut the water off and shoved the shower curtain back. Jensen shivered as water droplets clung to his skin. He wrapped one of his burgundy towels around his waist and padded back into his kitchen to grab another beer. 

“Hey Jens.”

He didn’t expect to hear another voice coming from his living room area, and he definitely didn’t expect it to be Misha’s. He nearly jumped out of his skin as he whirled around. 

“Jesus, Mish! What the hell?!”

Misha stood and walked across the room not stopping until he was mere inches from him. Jensen swallowed thickly looking down at the neck of the beer bottle to try and distract himself. 

“Why are you avoiding me, Jay? Jared says you’re not, but I can tell you are. You’ve barely said two words to me today other than when we filmed that scene. Even then, I could tell something was wrong. You rarely break character.”

Jensen shook his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. 

“Mish I … It’s not that simple. Y-You didn’t do anything wrong … I just … I can’t do this.”

Misha grabbed his arm before he could get away and pressed him against the wall. The way Jensen’s breath hitched didn’t go unnoticed by him, and that only confirmed his suspicions. 

“Can’t do what Jay?”

Jensen inhaled sharply, the smell of Misha’s cologne nearly making him moan.

“Wha - What are you doing?!”

Misha rested a hand on Jensen’s chest. The water droplets still lingered and he could feel the rapid beat of his heart against his palm. 

“Shh. Just relax Jay. Just let go.”

Jensen closed his eyes, shuddering under the warmth of his fingertips. 

“I - I don’t know what you’re ta-”

Before he could finish his sentence Misha’s lips were on his. For a split second, all Jensen could do was stand there. Eventually, he threw caution to the wind and began to kiss him back. His lips were pillow-soft and he tasted of spearmint. It was intoxicating, and it only made Jensen more dizzy with want. 

Misha tilted his head and licked at Jensen’s bottom lip requesting permission. He granted him access without hesitation groaning as he licked into his mouth. Misha’s knee pressed between his thigh forcing the towel around his waist to come loose. The friction against his dick along with Misha’s perfect lips kissing and licking along his pulse point became his undoing. Jensen wasted no more time contemplating whether he was making a big mistake or not. The hottest man he’d ever laid eyes on was bringing him pleasure he’d never felt before, and he intended on returning it tenfold. 

“Unngh M-Mish… fuck…”

A low growl came from Jensen’s throat as he maneuvered them toward the hallway. His towel lay forgotten on the floor, his hands finding refuge in Misha’s short dark locks. He tore at the slightly shorter man’s shirt trying desperately to remove it. Buttons littered the small space scattering in different directions when it wouldn’t come off fast enough. Misha chuckled and brought Jensen’s head down for another bruising kiss. 

“Wardrobe is gonna be pissed you know. That was one of Castiel’s only clean white shirts.”

Jensen worked at his belt and wasted no time in shoving Misha’s slacks down his legs. His mouth watered at the sight of his tented boxers, a noticeable wet spot becoming more prominent from his arousal. 

“Don’t care. Wardrobe can take it outta my pay. Need you too bad.”

Misha knew how reserved Jensen was, and the fact that he was unable to speak in full sentences and was on the verge of losing control was by far the sexiest thing he’d ever seen. Slowly Misha sank to his knees and looked up at Jensen through his long lashes. He wetted his lips placing open-mouthed kisses on his thighs. Jensen whimpered shamelessly when Misha licked a long stripe up the underside of his cock. Before he could process what was happening, Misha took him deep into his mouth and didn’t stop until he hit the back of his throat. 

“F-Fuck! Christ, Misha... “ 

Misha couldn’t get enough of how Jensen tasted. It reminded him of sandalwood and old spice. He stripped off his boxers and began palming his cock, moaning at the way Jensen was coming undone by his mouth alone. 

“Fuck Jay, you taste so good. Wanna feel you cum baby. Wanna taste every last drop of that sweet nectar.”

Jensen was so close he could taste it. The heat coiled in his lower belly, and his hands instinctively came out to grasp the back of Misha’s head. His rhythmic thrusts soon became more erratic as the first waves of his orgasm washed over him. 

“Oh fuck! Mish I’m gonna… fuck I-I’m gon- ah!!!”

Jensen watched as Misha swallowed around him making sure not to miss a single drop. He stood, pressing his lean body against his, leaving a trail of kisses along his jaw. 

“Such a good boy Jay. You taste so good too.”

Jensen’s breathing was ragged as he came down from his high. His eyes were closed and his cock was still rock hard. He was a goddamn goner. Never in his life had he come that hard, not until Misha anyway. 

Mere minutes later, Jensen was sprawled out on his bed. Misha was rooting around in his drawers for something, and soon he realized what it was. His eyes went wide at the small bottle of lube and the predatory look in his co-star’s eyes. 

“Mish, I… I’ve never…”

Misha silenced him with a sweet kiss on his lips. 

“I know baby, don’t worry okay? I’m gonna make sure you’re nice and prepared for me. Gonna make you feel so good, Jay. Can’t wait to hear those pretty moans you'll make just for me.”

The sound of the bottle cap opening filled the room and soon Misha was coating his fingers with the shiny liquid. He leaned his body over Jensen’s, resting his weight on one arm. The other slid between his bow legs finding his entrance with ease. Jensen sucked in a breath as Misha pressed one digit against his opening. 

“Shh, baby you gotta relax for me. Just breathe, Jay. Let me in and I’ll show you how good it feels.”

Jensen opened his eyes and was met with Misha’s lust-blown ones. He let out a shaky breath, and let his mouth fall open as Misha eased in his finger. He eased it in and out slowly creating a steady rhythm. It wasn’t painful, but it was definitely foreign. Soon Misha slid in another finger and curled them upwards searching out his prostate. He knew he’d found it when Jensen’s back arched off the bed and the prettiest moan he’d ever heard fell from his lips. 

“Mmmm, Jay… I wanna taste you. Get on all fours baby. Gonna show you how good it feels to be worshiped.”

Jensen flipped over on his belly and gripped his pillow. Misha hooked his fingertips into the place where his thighs met his hips and pulled him so his ass was presented to him nicely. 

“So beautiful... “

Misha placed a hand on each side of his ass and spread him open. Jensen dipped his head low and groaned when he felt the wetness of Misha’s tongue against his hole lapping at him repeatedly. He could feel the familiar heat in his core and began fisting his cock furiously. 

“Oh God… Mish! Please… p-please need to feel you…”

Misha pulled away, his chin glistening with saliva. He turned Jensen over so he was laying on his back again. He pushed two fingers back inside him and began to scissor him open gently. His mouth leaving love bites along Jensen’s inner thighs. 

“Gotta get you ready for me baby. Don’t wanna hurt you any more than necessary.”

Soon Misha was three fingers deep and Jensen was wantonly meeting every thrust. He could almost cum like this. Watching his best friend coming undone by his hands alone. It was almost too much. 

“Please f-fuck me… please! Need you. Fuck Misha please!”

Misha removed his fingers and slicked his cock up with lube. He once again leaned over Jensen and captured their lips in a heated kiss. He knew this would hurt, so he did his best to distract him from the pain. Pressing firmly against his tight hole, he sheathed himself inside him. Both of them moaned obscenely at the sensation, and Misha tried not to cum at the way Jensen’s muscles squeezed him deliciously. After a few seconds, he felt the Texan’s nails scrape bluntly against his chest. 

“Fuck me Mish… Wanna feel everything you’ve got.”

Misha growled and pulled out almost completely, before slamming back into him. Jensen threw his head back and gripped the sheets, not caring that his sinful moans filled his trailer. They built up a steady pace, and both were well aware that people walking by could tell what was going on. Soon Misha’s brutal thrusts became more sporadic. His forehead rested against Jensen’s as his cock pounded him, brushing against his prostate over and over again. 

“Fuck Mish, You’re gonna make me cum again… c’mon baby, fill me up. Wanna feel you cum inside me. Fuck baby, just like that...Oh, God!”

Misha swallowed his moans with a heated kiss. Jensen could feel his second orgasm of the day approaching as Misha continued to fuck into him. He began to stroke his cock feverishly, his ass tight around Misha’s dick as the first spurts of white coated his belly. 

“F-FUCK MISHA!!” 

Misha wasn’t far behind, filling him up, as he felt Jensen’s cum coat their chests. They stayed like that, breath heavy, and beads of sweat covering their bodies. Slowly Misha pulled out and grabbed the nearest article of clothing to clean them up. 

He climbed back on the bed and laid next to Jensen nuzzling into his neck. He felt the warmth of his arms snake around his torso and held him close. 

“Fuck, that was amazing..” Jensen purred. 

Misha peppered kisses along his pulse point and raked his nails lightly down his back. 

“You did so well for your first time, Jay. I’m so proud of you. Took me so well.” Misha said tiredly.

Jensen felt his breathing even out, and soon light snores fell from his lips. It was hard to believe how fast he was falling for this man, but he couldn’t wait to see where they’d take their newfound relationship. Whatever happened, he knew he would be along for the ride

#j snow writes #cockles fanfiction #cockles #jensen x misha #misha x jensen #jensen ackles x misha collins #misha collins x jensen ackles #jenmish

[vro0m]

The whole situation is magnified by Merc's incompetent driver management, I hope they can realize thise problem during this non-championship-fight year and can solve it as soon as possible.

But one thing I will sure is George is having the route where Nico and Valtteri once had, Realizing you may not the fastest guy, a belief they held and was confirmed by countless single seater championships during their whole racing life, and he is trying too hard to tell the team he wasn't slow compared to Lewis, he is proving something he can't prove, which is distracting him driving him into error-prone.

Only Jenson accepted at very first time that Lewis is simply faster than him and he can't never beat him in speed wise a season, this self awareness make he not have these mental break down process and can beat Lewis sometimes by using his experience advantage. Like Alonso didn't accept rookie Lewis can match and beat him that he threw advantage as a more experienced driver and team number one driver status away and went into against team, forcing himself have to waste 2008-2009 in driving Renault in midfield.

I don't think by GR's personality he will accept it from any way, even Valtteri needed spend 5 years to finally admit the obvious fact , and i don't think he can pull a Nico 2016 bc at that time Nico was already realized he is slower, that's why he can put his whole career to have a final shoot.

I think the Lewis-George lineup will have a quite interesting and very different dynamic to all former lineup we saw with Lewis, and in the end is all down to how Mercedes manage George, bc from Lewis's side, whether is George or some else it doesn't matter, he only aims on one thing, while George does have a lot little mind, which is normal for drivers with his talent and ambition but yeah if is out of control it will cost a lot, not only for team ,but also for himself.

Yeah I disagree about a bunch of stuff there Anon. Tbh it should be obvious to you if you read my blog frequently but I'm still gonna answer because I have time to kill before I go on a walk.

Calling Mercedes' driver management incompetent is a bit much tbh. They have to find their balance and set limits and get to a place of understanding between all parties but it's not that bad right now. It's more a matter of making sure it doesn't escalate than it already been escalated.

I don't think George is realising he's not the faster guy or whatever you said because right now it's really not that clear cut that he is, or at least he's not that far off. I don't think he's making mistakes because he thinks he's slower than Lewis I think he's making mistakes because he's eager to race and win and he's eager to not find himself relegated to a second driver position. He's right to want to race and win and he's right to want to make sure he's fully taken into account by the team. Historically that has not always been the case for Lewis' teammates. Does that lead him to overdo it a bit sometimes at the moment? Maybe. Whether he is indeed slower or not, he doesn't think he is, for sure. He's even a bit arrogant about not thinking that he is, in my honest opinion.

Bringing up Jenson as an example of someone who accepted Lewis was faster is absolutely insane given he's one of three drivers who beat him in the same machinery in his F1 career, the two others obviously being Nico and George. There's a lot of specific context around all three of these seasons but saying Jenson didn't have a breakdown because he accepted he was slower is just wrong. Jenson didn't have breakdown because 1) he's more well-balanced mentally than 99% of F1 drivers and 2) Lewis was not driving well so it's really arguable whether he was faster than Jenson at the time, and if he really was it didn't matter in the end anyway because he still lost out to him. So Jenson didn't have to accept anything.

Also I'm not gonna repeat what I said in the previous 24 hours re: whether George can beat Lewis or not, you can just re-read these yourself. You can wish it not to be the case (like me) but the truth is none of us know what's to come. George is not Nico, and George is not Valtteri. And Lewis is not in the position he was when he was up against Nico or when he was partnering Valtteri. Where I agree with you is when you say it will be different than any other line-up we've seen. But then if that's the case, why do you start by saying George is in the same position Nico and Valtteri were? He's not. First and foremost because Lewis doesn't have the means to be as competitive as he can be right now, unlike when Nico and Valtteri were his teammates. It's an opportunity for George neither of them have had. Or maybe Nico during Lewis' first year at Merc. And Lewis ended that year only 19 points ahead of Nico, so the gap really wasn't that big.

I feel like you just don't like George, or alternatively you only or mostly like Lewis, so you underestimate him. I'm not interested in such discussions to be honest. I hope you don't take me disagreeing with you personally.

#vro0m's asks

[ichayalovesyou]

If there is one thing in all of Star Trek a fellow Trekkie I know irl and I debate endlessly, and I do mean ENDLESSLY about

Is whether “In The Pale Moonlight” and Captain Sisko’s overall choices in DS9 undermine Star Trek’s message of a better future, and is therefore “bad” Star Trek. The episode at least, if not the show as a whole.

My friend even went on to say Sisko’s decision was “evil” which I think is a bit ironic considering how Star Trek often goes out of its way to allow you to empathize, if not sympathize, with the motives of every enemy, even the Dominion and the Borg.

If anything Sisko’s decision to look away and be willfully ignorant to Garak’s tactics allowing the assassination the Romulan senator is more understandable than what we get from many villains in and out of Starfleet.

The primary issue being that he thinks it shouldn’t have been a main character to do it and that Sisko should’ve been held accountable.

Do I condone Sisko’s choice? Was it really justifiable? I don’t know, considering we have no idea what the result would’ve been if that senator lived. I think that’s part of the point.

Would it have been interesting to see Sisko held accountable for what happened? Probably! But then it would’ve been a different story.

Do I think he might’ve still gotten away with it? Who knows?

Starfleet certainly has shadier people in it. Considering the number of morally bankrupt Starfleet officers we’ve seen through the years, some of whom survive and get away with their actions, others don’t, Sisko is on the shallow end of that pool, his interests in the greater good, not in ego or self-aggrandizement. As a matter of fact he sacrifices both of those things in deliberately turning a blind eye.

Off the top of my head, I think the Admiral that tried to take Lal away from Data should’ve been held accountable for her death and for violating both Lal and Data’s rights as sentient beings. But as far as we know he gets away with it. I’m sure there are plenty more that aren’t coming to mind at present.

Many Star Trek Captains that are framed almost purely as the “good guys” make conscious and dubious choices that kill and/or condemn many people to death or war or even extinction because there was no correct choice to make.

DS9 just did so in a way that questioned what Star Trek was built on in the default of framing every action by the main characters as an net positive. DS9 characters change for better and worse and sometimes neither, they just change. Which is a really unique perspective when it comes to Trek.

Don’t get me wrong though! I love the rest of Star Trek, I love DS9 but I do prefer TOS and SNW over it. Sisko’s story would have been no where near as effective or engaging if it weren’t for its predecessors showing us how we’ve changed for the better. DS9 shows us the ways that humans have not changed yet but are striving hard to. Whether Sisko failed to is incredibly subjective and delightfully difficult to grapple with.

I think the POINT of In The Pale Moonlight is that Sisko IS a main character! That he did start somewhere closer to Starfleet’s high morals and was clawed into the muck when his problems couldn’t be solved by Star Trek and the Federation’s simplified vision of “good and evil”. So when the most dubious decision in his career arises, he made a choice that was cold and brutal, and we can’t know whether it was the right one.

I don’t think it sabotages Star Trek’s vision of a better future for there to not always be a “right answer” or an answer that makes us feel great about ourselves. I think it’s short sighted to think that Starfleet and it’s officers should be right (or wrong for that matter) all the time.

It’s not in our nature and doesn’t account for the fact that even if the humans of the future are better, us present day humans aren’t there yet. We can only see as far as the horizon allows us to. Sometimes things are messy and there is no right answer, only best intentions.

Starfleet is far from perfect, that much is obvious from the get go, DS9 actually bothers to show it, as do Disco, LWD, even SNW but in different ways. Starfleet and The Federation however are still shown as ultimately a good thing, even in DS9!

Considering Enterprise, the Mirrorverse, and the second half of Discovery shows us that the galaxy is much more of a selfish, dangerous, and cold-hearted place without the United Federation of Planets showing individual worlds that we are not nearly as different or independent as we think. Those messages of friendship, curiousity and teamwork continue. The goal of working hard toward a better future even when we stumble still prevails, even in the face of moral ambiguities and war.

TL:DR: In The Pale Moonlight is a great episode, Sisko is a great character. Deep Space 9 is GREAT Star Trek.

#star trek #Star Trek ds9 #ds9 #deep space nine #captain benjamin sisko #Ben Sisko #Elim Garak #in the pale moonlight #Star Trek meta #meta analysis #Star Trek disco #Star Trek lwd #Star Trek snw #Star Trek tos #Star Trek ent #the mirror universe #lar trek

[fishsticksloser]

SFW Harry Headcannons

Warnings: opinions, fluff

A/N: this man has me wrapped around his finger ngl ... Merry Christmas! 🎄

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

You don't think he's affectionate, but he doesnt show it with words, it can be hard to miss.

His love languages are Acts of Service and Physical Touch. He likes to do things for you. He also likes gift giving.

B = Body part (Their favourite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

His favorite body parts are his arms and legs. Man's is a swimmer and sprinter, he has amazing arms and legs.

His favorite body part on you is tough. He loves your hands and chest, but he also doesn't like picking.

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

He doesn't really like cuddling you, but you cuddling him? He's down bad.

Harry loves physical touch, but cuddles are a little out of his comfort zone. He enjoys positions where you can hold him.

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

He does want to settle down, but doesn't think anyone would ever want to be with him.

He's a good cook, he just chooses not to cook at all. He does clean very well, but he also doesn't see the need to due to the fact he lives in hotels.

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

Harry is very blunt. The last thing he wants to do is leave you without closure. Maybe he feels like you 2 aren't fit for each other, maybe he needs time because he feels like it's all going way too fast.

He would try to be kind, let you down slowly. Harry will still be your friend, maybe things will work out later in life for you 2.

F = Fiancé(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

He understands the pull to get married, he feels it himself, but he feels like it's just another contract that he'll be held to. "For better or worse?" What if it's always worse?

It would maybe take a few years (1-3), he's had issues with people in his life trying to get close to him for the wrong reasons, if you put up with him for that long, you made it. :)

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

Hot take, he's so incredibly gentle physically. Harry wants to be treated like he treats you, he wants the soft, gentle touches like he gives you.

Emotionally, he's not very gentle. He hates lying, he can be blunt. He doesn't yet, but he has a hard time taking your feelings into account and planning what to say nicely.

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

He does like hugs, but only from you. Harry doesn't hug very often.

He likes to wrap his arms around your waist and pick you up to where your toes graze the floor, laughing. His hugs are warm and comforting.

I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

A long time. He feels like it's not something to say willy nilly, it should be said with passion and feeling.

He won't say it unless he feels like it needs to be said or if he thinks you need to hear it.

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

He doesn't show it, but he gets really jealous. Men around him know your his, so they try to get cozy with you for fame. Which is really stupid if you think about it.

If Harry gets really jealous, he'll butt in, stealing you away.

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

Sweet, soft kisses. He feels like kissing is another thing that should be fine with feeling/passion. He will randomly kiss you sometimes, but tends to stick to when it's more meaningful.

He loves kissing your neck, shoulders, chest, and stomach. He thinks it's incredibly sensual.

Harry loves it when you kiss him in those same places, maybe that's why he finds out so sensual. Leave hickeys and he's fine for.

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

Not a fan. He isn't bad around kids, but you can see the look of absolute displeasure displayed all over his face.

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Harry is not a morning person. He tries to stay in bed for as long as possible, wrapped tight in a cocoon of blankets. It hardly ever lasts very long due to Big Guy or his friends.

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

He is a night owl, but instead of doing anything cool, he reads. Or works out or pretty much anything but sleeping.

He absolutely can't sleep without blankets. He has to be warm before he can sleep.

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

Personally, it tends to reveal as it becomes relevant to your relationship.

Pui-Pui has a habit of revealing things before he can though.

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

He's pretty patient. Except with Pui-Pui. He tries not to tell, he can't really think of the last time he has yelled.

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

He has excellent memory. He remembers almost everything you tell him, though some things might slip through the cracks he definitely does his best.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

He doesn't have a favorite per say, but his favorite moments are when you 2 are able to be alone with no interruptions from Big Guy, Tain, Malong, Teo, or Rachel.

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

He's decently protective. Harry knows you can take care of yourself and will only step in if you ask.

He doesn't fight, simply just looks intimating until the other person leaves.

He doesn't really need protection, that's what Big Guy is for, but he does feel safe when you cuddle him.

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Not much. He doesn't want to spoil you (buying really expensive things all the time), but he gets you what you've been asking for.

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

Harry has trouble with understanding social ques. He tries his best, but sometimes will say things without context. (This isn't a bad habit, but it can be hard to understand and work around)

He is blunt, which makes him seem really mean.

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

He doesn't care that much, as long as he doesn't look ridiculous. He tries to look presentable for you though.

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

He doesn't necessarily feel incomplete, but he misses you. Harry likes having you next to him during parties and other events.

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

Harry has a habit of buying Lego flowers instead of real ones. He'll give them to you after building them because having flowers that never die is better than wired flowers

He will teach you Korean and any other languages he knows. It's fun to watch you try to learn.

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

Don't bully him. He tries to be understanding and everything, but it's hard. So don't make fun of him for it.

Don't shit in his hobbies/interests. As confusing as collecting pieces of marvel countertops are, don't be rude about it.

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

Blanket cocoons.

He doesn't snore, but he sometimes talks in his sleep.

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[mischas]

one of the things that really stands out to me in mischa's recounting plus what we see from ben is that both then and now, she demonstrates greater emotional maturity and actually compassion. first in actually being the one to end the relationship - regardless of brandon being his own shitshow, it actually demonstrates a level of maturity to recognise you're not ready for a relationship with your 8 years senior co-star.

her account of it now really shows again a lot of maturity in calling out the ways it was damaging and hurtful, but not becoming petty and vindictive. even now, she actually had enough compassion/emotional understanding to recall there was something genuine there which translated onscreen (by no means advocating their relationship but life is complex with multiple, sometimes conflicting, emotional truths!) meanwhile, ben, the man who should have known better, doesn't seem to have moved past whatever grudge he held, to demonstrate any real empathy or introspection! and to think ben was always viewed as mr nice guy and she was the ungrateful diva - mischa deserves justice!

I know right, I keep going back to this quote from CHD:

"You just kind of know what you don't want, you don't know what you do want."

It's really powerful and such a good way of describing what it feels like to be young and not have all the right tools just yet. And she emphasizes again and again that so many of her firsts happened in this era. I think this relationship was quickly becoming her entire world and that was not only a lot but something she realized she didn't want. Mischa was the only actually emotionally mature one in this whole mess including producers which is downright insane. And to think they held it over her head not only in set treatment but in the writing! I knew they hated her bad but man alive....

And you're right. I think Mischa shows him grace to not lay every single thing wrong with the situation at his feet. It's complicated to revisit something like this 20 years later with all the various contexts that we know and some I'm sure we still don't. For her to say there was, at some point, genuine friendship and love underneath everything else at the end of the day says a lot. This relationship didn't exist in a vacuum and it's also not something that fully ended when it actually ended either. Your mention of "life is complex with multiple, sometimes conflicting, emotional truths!" is right on the money here. I actually think she was way nicer about him than she could've (and should've) been. But her saying it at all is really brave because literally no one involved thought she would, least of all the man himself. And it's such a great move on her part. I'm so proud.

Also yes, whack him for me. I've been over his self-righteousness for a while now, especially considering how the show let her take the fall for 20 years for basically every problem the set ever had.

#ask #anonymous #mb tea

[adoriels-tears-if]

Gonna come in with a hot take

Being a parent is fucking hard sometimes. I think Ashlyen and Elianna are doing the best they can as parents to protect the MC. Give then a break people. The MC's life being protected is more important.

If either of them said that they had a child, MC would immediately be in danger. If Ashlyen tried to be involved in the MC's life, he would endanger them. That's why Elianna even will act like she doesn't not have a child is asked.

Yes, both of them made choices. Yes, both of them made a child and should be responsible for it.

However, if you're going to be upset about something look at the outdated rules. They loved one another and because they are not the same species, it's not allowed. They're both living beings. The can feel pain and emotions. It's gotta be painful to not be able to be in your child's life and watch from afar. It is also painful not being able to be with who you love.

All of the answers I see paint Ashlyen as being a pretty alright dad under different circumstances. I think he deserves a little leeway.

Also as someone who has been abandoned by their father.... There is a difference between absolutely not wanting to and wanting to but not being able to be.

MC has every right to be hurt and upset for everything. You can love someone and still be upset with them. You can EVEN love someone and not want them in your life. And I'm not saying they shouldn't be held accountable to how they've handled things or treated the MC. They absolutely should. Even if it's just the confronting them to tell them off.

Sorry for the long post. People are so quick to judge the MC's parents, but would probably do the same thing if put in their place and had the same restrictions. Life is not shallow, there is depth. There are hard decisions to make and sometimes those decisions hurt people that you love.

Anyway I love this story and your writing. I can't wait for more ❤️

Thank you for this summary, my sweet anon. Don't apologize for the length, I love learning more about how you all view the characters. Some of you are more in the raw emotions when it comes to Elianna and Ashlyen and others are more reasoned and manage to take a step back. Still, I don't think anyone is wrong or right.

I am surprised, however, that no one before you has mentioned the law prohibiting relations between members of different peoples.

Thank you for your kind words. 💖

#sweet anon #Ashlyen #Elianna #adoriel'stears