#another funnier interpretation is that they're like

[mindblizzard]

I think the best way to resolve the "Naruhodo is Phoenix's ancestor but also asoryuu is real so ???" debate is to hypothesize that Naruhodo is Phoenix's ancestor but not directly. Maybe his sister had a kid and Naruhodo is Phoenix's great-great-great-uncle or something like that, where the family resemblance (and the lawyer genes[?]) would still carry through but Naruhodo did not have a child with a woman

#lord help us he's too gay for that #another funnier interpretation is that they're like #second cousins in the sixteenth degree eleven generations down the line #because that feels exactly like something feenie would pull #“yeah I'm actually descended from Naruhodo Ryunosuke himself sooooo” Naruhodo in the spirit world: wait you're what now #Naruhodo #naruhodo ryunosuke #kazuma asogi #tgaa #phoenix wright #ace attorney

[vidavalor]

(Non-Frozen) Peas. A Good Omens Sex Meta Thing Side Dish

Shorter little vegetable-themed side dish to Crepes, which you do not have to have read first. All by way of Aziraphale's dirty French in S2 about how he has a craving for Crowley's Eden.

*slips into GO fandom quietly* *whispers*

Do you all realize that another translation of Aziraphale's "Ou est la plume de la jardiniere de ma tante?" is...

"Where is the feathered garden box of my queen?"

I probably don't need to tell you that both 'garden' and 'box' are sexual euphemisms for lady parts and, to make matters funnier, remind you of this scene earlier in the season, in which a literal box became related to... well, it's somewhat open to interpretation so let's just call it a gasp-worthy, part-related situation. :)

"Where is the feathered garden box of my queen?" is Aziraphale saying that it's been a minute since he worshipped Lady Crowley and he misses her.

This would account for Aziraphale's impish "but you understood me" and flirty little smile and wiggles. He's so cute about it that Nina comes out of her coffee shop to try to hear what they're talking about that's made the bookseller look so alive and has Snarky Sunglasses all flustered.

Crowley's "Only because, for two hundred and fifty years, you've been wittering on about the plume of your imaginary 'tante.'" = "Only because, ever since you took French lessons the human way, I've had to listen to you euphemistically referring to my occasional wild flower garden and calling me your queen in two different languages and I love to hate how much I absolutely love it."

We know that Crowley did understand Aziraphale and not just because he also speaks French but because his traditional choices in translating it back to Aziraphale in protest-- "you don't have an aunt, she doesn't have a gardener and he doesn't have a... pen"-- is intentionally a bit incorrect because Aziraphale used the feminine French word for 'gardener'-- la jardiniere-- in his sentence. As a result, Crowley is protesting that "the gardener" is a he right now, Aziraphale, and he doesn't have a-- pause of 'wait, this isn't going to work if I translate 'plume' as 'feathers'-- euphemistic or literal-- as I have both so I'll go with the other thing the word means instead'--... pen.

(Which winds up even funnier since a pen is phallic and euphemistic, in this sense, for currently having a penis, which is actually Crowley's current state of effort in that moment. Hold those thoughts until we get to turnips and inkwells down below lol.)

A 'plume' in French is a pen, a feather, a quill, and a cloud of rising smoke. In Good Omens, it's also used in the smoke-like definition by Michael to describe the pink plume of magical energy that came from the bookshop when Crowley and Aziraphale miracled together. Crowley responded with 'pen'-- which is a riff on the fact that Aziraphale is riffing on "la plume de ma tante", a cliched line said derogatorily to mean 'those sentences that you learn when you learn a new language that you'd never say in real life.' Crowley used 'aunt', 'gardener' and 'pen' as the translation in reference to the cliche Aziraphale was referencing. Aziraphale, though, adjusted the line, as we saw-- adding words to it to make it a stealth, flirty request-- and Crowley did hear the innuendo. Crowley correctly heard Aziraphale using 'plume' in the 'feather' sense (hilariously, considering that they have actual feathers in their angel/demon forms lol), with the 'feather'-context 'plume' being euphemistic for Crowley keeping it real down below.

(It could be worse, Crowley. He could be in a blasphemous mood and referring to it as "The Burning Bush"... which I feel like you'd actually find hilarious but anyway, moving on...)

In English, appropriated from the French, a 'jardiniere' is a flower box/garden planter. 'Tante' is French for 'aunt' but it's also a word meaning both 'queen'/'pansy' in the queer sense of the words (a 'pansy' also being a kind of flower, of course, adding to the Eden motif that "*the* Southern Pansy" Aziraphale has going on for his gardener partner here) but 'tante' is also one of the words that just means 'queen' as well, in the 'regal' sense of the word. It might not be the first word Aziraphale would use if he were, instead, speaking a sentence in French about, say, Queen Camilla-- but it's maybe a more appropriate one for flirting with his gender-everything partner by telling him in French that it's been too long since he spent some quality time with his queen's jardiniere.

'A la jardiniere' is also a French cooking term. It translates as "in the manner of the gardener's wife" (Gabriel: "Whatever that is."). It is obviously an archaic-sounding term when it comes to gender but, for the purposes of metaphor here, it's actually a little useful. The phrase is born out of the idea that the chef would be male, straight and married and that his wife would be keeping their kitchen garden-- which, even though she was probably running it, is credited to him, because the patriarchy-- from which fresh vegetables could easily be picked and used in a dish. As such, it's a lot more fun that Aziraphale is using the French here because the actual gardener doing the garden work in the definition of 'jardiniere' is specifically female by the term's description, so it's another way to reference Crowley's femininity.

There's also, of course, that "in the manner of the gardener's wife" is about as porny a definition for a phrase that can possibly be translated from one language to another lol and so adds to the idea of 'jardiniere' being sexually euphemistic. Atop that, there's the fact that the word itself relates food to romance and sex by referring to the chef and the gardener as married in its definition. The second half of this scene is the Nina & Crowley "partners" conversation. In a season that has Crowley and Aziraphale unable to deal with words like 'couple' and 'partners', if only Maggie and Nina understood that maybe they don't know how to use traditional words but damned if Aziraphale isn't already on covertly calling Crowley his spouse when flirting with him.

While 'a la jardiniere' is a cooking term, 'la jardiniere/jardiniere' is also a French food term. It is a side dish or a garnish of mixed vegetables, usually spring garden vegetables. So, carrots, green beans, potatoes (Crowley: "You say 'potato', I say 'excellent'" lol), turnips (Aziraphale can turn garden variety sex into inkwells!-- haha 'garden' pun, get it? please send help-- and inkwells are the things one dips a quill pen into.... and, now, we're back to the 'pen' translation of 'la plume...').

The most signature vegetables of jardiniere, though, are peas.

As Crowley would tell Shax and anyone who will listen, literal ducks-the-water-fowl need not get their actual jardiniere defrosted.

Aziraphale-- the more discerning duck-- likes his hot, though.

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If you have not already and would like to read more meta like this:

#ineffable husbands #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #good omens 2 #good omens meta #aziracrow #crowley x aziraphale #good omens s2 #genderfluid crowley

[steelthroat]

Can you write a funny little TFA MegOP thing where they're already together. Lets say cuddling in their berth, and suddenly Optimus has a thought.

"How did we even get together?"

"Hm?"

"No, I'm being serious. How did it happen? You are.. were? A war criminal. I put you in jail. How are we together right now?"

"..."

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LIKE. IDK IT WAS FUNNIER IN MY HEAD. SO EITHER 1. Some otherworldly being (a fanfic writer) manipulated them and the world around them. Making them be together. But now the writer is gone after giving them their happily ever after.. But the characters revert back to how they were in cannon. Vaigely knowing what allowed them to get to this point, but not really understanding anymore how or why?

Or 2. Optimus forgot and wants Megatron's pov on how they got together. Either way, I know that even if you write little for this, it will still be hella entertaining :3

Ooooooh that's such a nice and cool idea tho! sadly, I'm not taking requests since I'm an INCREDIBLY slow writer, and life is also getting in the way ahahahah

Believe me, I would have done in other circumstances, and this idea has a LOT of potential! I am a sucker for the "how did we even end up here???" trope too, but you would either have to wait a long(immense) amount of time ahahah.

Hey if you want to write it yourself I could give you a couple ideas or advice if you'd like :3, otherwise I'd say see if there are other writers who take requests or commissions, I could redirect you to a couple of them :)

For now I can at best give you this little drabble for the second idea since it's really cute:

~~~~~~~~~~

"It just happened"

"Wake up" Megatron felt someone flicking at his nose and then shaking him when the action gave no response.

"Wake up!" This time that someone went for the helm, the bang of the collision rang in the otherwise quiet room.

"What?" Megatron opened one optic and glared at his disturber, Optimus Prime.

"How did we end up together?" He asked with an almost accusing expression

"Huh?" What did he even mean by that

"You heard me" Optimus scoffed

"What like... you don't remember?" He started going back with his own memory banks and backups, He would have been more worried about Optimus apparent amnesia if he weren't struggling to find an answer to that absurd question.

"Do you?" Optimus crossed his arms

Megatron stayed silent for a while... he couldn't pinpoint the exact moment they had become a thing. Centuries, no, millennia of circling around one another after signing the peace treaty, spending more and more time together, fighting, bantering, provoking each other, speaking about personal topics, binding while annoying each other to death had, at some point, led them to fall in berth together.

They had kept falling into each other's berth since then... and now they were here.

So there wasn't really an answer to that question, not a typical one at least.

Megatron cleared his vocalizer "I... I guess it just happened" he answered at last.

Optimus seemed to reflect on this answer before humming "are you happy with this?"

Megatron though about it, he really was, sure there were invisible limits they never actually crossed but at this point they lived like a conjunx couple, minus the status and the spark merging... but Meagtron found the though of Sharing his spark with Optimus not to be as dreaded as he anticipated... he almost- longed for it.

"Yeah..." he said smiling softly and bringing the smaller mech closer to him "a lot" and his servos started shifting over his lover's frame delicately almost in worship.

"Do you want more?" The question could be interpreted in two different ways and Megatron wanted to answer yes to both.

"When it comes to you I always want more" he answered looking at Optimus, his lover's gaze was so bright and full of love he felt like it would melt the metal of his frame.

"I... also want more. Everything." he whispered with his lips ghosting over Megatron's.

Megatron closed the distance between them and kissed him. "And you will receive it"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I hope you like it, it's incredibly short :)

#transformers #maccadam #steel rambles #megatron #optimus prime #should I open requests for this kind of small drabbles and scenes? #idk #tfa megop #megop #steel writing #yeah i can't use the steel monologues fornthis one #babe wake up new tag just dropped #maccadams #fanfic

[ohwell-itsme-but-danganronpa]

Visiting Family For Christmas [queer mystery :p] Saiouma

Been thinking about my evil agendas (it will only slightly have to do with nsfw implications so don't get your hopes up)

Roommates saiou And visiting family for christmas

I just thought to myself. I want a scenario where saiou are roommates like in Litsu's, but they have to deal with christmas and Shuichi having to visit family, for the needs of this au I mean whole family, not just uncle

And he takes Kokichi with him, because 1) they planned to spend it together before his parents decided they want to host a big christmas party 2) Kokichi would end up alone on christmas otherwise 3)it bothers Shuichi's parents but they have to agree since they want Shuichi to come So it's a small win for Shuichi

Anyway, just like in the au I referenced at the start Shuichi only dated Kaede before and his parents know they broke up but not why or what saiou's relationship is

So they're like "You're gay!"

And here's the fun part The evil of my plans They're not Love loses

But Shuichi's parents do not believe them, in fact, nobody believes them Tsumugi is the first to get nosy and try to spy on them [yes, another sibling AU]

(Did I mention they're staying at the mansion until new year's? They're staying at the mansion like in a murder mystery, nobody leaves until the truth is out) So yeah, multiple people are trying to catch saiou being intimate to prove a point

And there are instances when they think they have definitive evidence, "aha! You're sharing a bed" or "See how they're leaning on each other and whispering? It's obvious.." And "Wait! Where are they? They must have snucked off! And you know what that means…"

There's a betting pool on who'll get them to admit that But guess what It's new year's eve and no answers Despite Uncle trying to stop her, Saihara's mom confronts them upright in front of everyone

Ves: WHAT DO YOU MEAN LOVE LOSES CRYING Me: LOVE LOSES [3 fire emojis] Romance is dead No gay ppl Ves: NOOOOOOOOOOO WHY Me: Only aro gang

They have to enter the new year explaining what qpr is so everyone understands that no, they're not fwb, or boyfriends, or "just" friends, Uncle takes all the money from the bet bc he said they'd all be wrong & should mind their business But it takes a LONg argument to get everyone to agree to this interpretation, the just friends people and fwb people had both made claims that it counts as their answer and then once saiou answered those, the bf ones also tried to raise some

Ves: this being in nsfw makes it funnier Me: It has to be in nsfw, they had multiple instances of someone bursting in on them with "You're having sex!" like in that one meme And also because it delves into my deepest desires and the most twisted aspects of my mind

Ves: the "why didn't you tell me, i would've put my book down" one?? i think that could skate by in gen Me: I am not filthy enough for you?! Ves: emotional commitment IS pretty filthy… Me: If I was realistic, the family wouldn't get it, not all of them, but it's filthy wish fulfillment so saiou gets through to them

Me: I would like to add to that AU, a very important detail: I've only said they're aro, nothing about being ace. They ARE fucking. No one managed to catch them red-handed, despite all the efforts to, there's been only a few close calls, like when they snuck off alone, nobody found where they went and it wasn't the bedroom they were staying at, so there was no way to prove it, or when they got busted for cuddling in bed they literally only had clothes on because it was too cold not to put them back on, it being December & especially in a big ass house with a bunch of fireplaces for aesthetic instead of central heating

#danganronpa #ndrv3 #shuichi saihara #kokichi ouma #kokichi oma #oumasai #saiouma #made by me #writing prompt #writing inspiration #aromantic

[eveindtub]

i know we're tired by now, but i have one take on only friends characters that i think we might be overlooking because of our own personal attachments (to them AND the actors).

you might have heard before of mirror/parallel characters (if you haven't, i'd recommend the read about it because it's very interesting) and whether it's the writers' purpose or not, i think we have these in the main six.

"Parallel characters, also known as mirror characters, are characters who share many similarities with each other. These similarities can be related to the characters' personalities, backgrounds, or motivations. By having so much in common, they are then able to highlight the differences between their decisions. The characters complement each other while revealing truths about each other that would otherwise have been difficult to spot."

my two cents on who is mirroring who in only friends is:

top - ray

mew - sand

boston - nick

if you leave favouritism at the door and pay real attention to these characters' background and personalities you'll see they're actually very similar, but they're moving on different directions because of, obviously, their different realities, surroundings, etc. what makes us, us.

top and ray are both rich kids with a sad past, and apparently problems with their parents, who ended up turning to drugs as a coping mechanism; both used to getting what they want, when they want and not taking a no for an answer. and funnily enough, maybe that's why they both despise each other (and fell for mew). i think these two are the most obvious mirror and it's what makes funnier to watch how different are the fandom's reactions for their actions every week. they're pretty much the same font, in different notebooks.

mew and sand are also easy to notice: quiet guys that are mostly worried about doing their own things and not messing with anyone's business; both very vocal about their needs and intentions and the only ones who seem to know how to draw and not to cross a line. the fact they end up getting involved with top and ray draws another interesting mirror: we can see two pairs with people that are pretty similar, but with very different routes.

it's almost like saying: hey, look at a&b and now look at c&d - this is what a&b could've been, under these circumstances - with different choices.

for boston and nick, i feel like it's more of a reach, but you can see they also have their similarities or they wouldn't have hit from the start (like let's be for real, that was insanity). i see them as the only ones that could understand each other, to the point that boston might not even think nick bugging his car was creepy (just be pissed bc it was behind his back). but then again, boston wears his insanity proudly while nick is more reserved: still, deep down they're very alike (in nick's own words, he's also nasty).

on another note, we have the public view on all of this: you just don't see them reacting with the same fervor about the similarities of the characters. for example, top has been painted as a red flag for doing things ray has as well - but ray is a lonely guy who needs love and care; not top. meanwhile, sand have been clapped as the most unproblematic character, but mew is definitely plotting something behind his good guy act. on boston and nick, there's just not much discourse even tho boston is pretty much the drama, so i'll leave it at that, but i think we took longer to judge nick for his actions, since he is quieter.

there's a quote that says:

"It is funny how different mirrors reveal different aspects, it must be like people you meet, you get to prefer the ones who show an image of you that you like." — Alain Bremond-Torrent

which i see like: even though these characters are very much alike, people keep picking this or that side because of their own perspectives on life, which don't necessarily means this or that character is in the wrong or is better than the other, but some interpretations have been muddled because of their own traits (or preferences?).

back to my first point, i don't know if the writers intended to make them like this on purpose, but the weekly discourse is showing how the reactions on very sensitive topics are just not the same if you just switch the character (or may i say, the actor?), to what i believe is one of the reasons behind writing mirror characters.

but the conclusion is, none of these characters are blank pages and they all have their wrongs. it doesn't make them villains or protagonists - they're all just parallel lines going through this mess and i wish we, as viewers, could be more impartial when judging those actions. when something is wrong, it is, no matter the one behind it. so let's stop witch-hunting some while patting the head of others.

#i think this got long but i had to say it #as we progress through the eps and the characters pov of things #it gets clearer and clearer how they're all flawed and their reasons #so can we PLEASE #only friends series #topmew #sandray #bostonick #only friends

[faebriel]

and a bonus new year's treat - this puffychu fic has been good for me to get back into the swing of writing for the next act of rousseau's man, which is a beefy one. but for people who have been holding out since july (sorry. lol), here is a raincoats snippet from somewhere in act 2!! happy new year <3

"Look at the night, it don't seem so lonely... we fill it up with only you!"

Niki giggles, almost tripping over the footpath as she tries to hide her face in the length of her sleeve. Everything seems so much funnier after a few glasses of wine.

"'ve fucked it," Schlatt informs Wilbur, only slurring slightly. Wilbur stumbles, dragging Niki's weight halfway over towards him thanks to the arm slung over her shoulder. Schlatt must be tugging at his other arm. "It goes only two, dumbass."

"Artistic interpretation," Wilbur snipes back, and his arms resettle jerkily atop their shoulders - Niki almost stumbles again, entirely too short for this business, and Schlatt groans loudly.

"You're gonna make me fucking sick, Wil."

"You already - " Niki is beset by another set of giggles. "You already make me sick, Schlatt."

Wilbur absolutely hoots at that, loud enough for his laughter to echo down the empty road like a thunderclap. Schlatt groans even louder.

"You're both so fucking annoying," he remarks, but he says that all that time, and it has never been an issue even once.

This new place is twice as big as Perfect, twice as developed as their old server, and Wilbur and Schlatt take to it like fish that have long outgrown their puddles - bright and colourful as the fish that swim from salty rivers down to the sea, as long as her arm, fish that didn’t exist back home. Niki watches them brighten up as she dips her toes in, pleasantly surprised by everything from the way people smile at her as she passes in the streets to the swathes of new things they just… have, now. Wildflowers in every colour of the rainbow that dot the fields, buildings topped with beehives and copper, and vegetables she’s never eaten before. Her notebook is thick with new recipes scribbled onto scraps of paper and stuffed between the bindings, and the back wall of her new base is decked out in densely-patterned terracotta tiles.

Niki's house emerges on the horizon, and thank god for it. The brisk walk has sobered her up - it's a month or so into autumn, and the winds here are sharp (Wilbur even thinks it will snow during winter, which is exciting, because Niki's never seen snow) - but she's hungry, and it had taken an extra fifteen minutes to convince Wilbur and Schlatt not to waste their gold on kebabs when she has leftover pie at her house. And she doesn't even fumble with the locking enchantment on the door, either.

"Would either of you like some tea?" she asks, bustling in - unlike her old house, this one does a better job at keeping the warmth in. She immediately swans over to her laundry hamper and pulls out her house jumper over her nice blouse. She is cold, and coming home after a night out always makes her feel tired and ready for bed, too. She is absolutely kicking the other two out as soon as possible.

"Oh my god," Schlatt's voice emerges from behind her. "That is the ugliest fucking thing I've seen in my entire life."

"Rude," Niki says. She knitted this sweater.

"No, you dumb fuck," he says, already reaching for a finger bun on the plate left on the counter. Schlatt is usually extremely anal about his gains, but he loosens up when he's drunk. Stops staring at sweet things like he thinks they're going to bite him. Good. "The fucking wall. What the fuck else would I be talking about? Jesus fucking christ."

"Oh," Niki says. She turns to look at her feature wall - in white and orange clay, spreading bright beams from floor to ceiling. It's not always easy to track down dyes, but bonemeal, dandelions and poppies aren't too difficult. 

"I like it."

"Niki likes it," Wilbur echoes.

"I think I'm gonna throw up," Schlatt remarks.

"It's not that bad - "

"Not on my floorboards!"

" - you drama queen," Wilbur finishes, pinching his own finger bun as Niki scrambles over to whack the bathroom door open. Fortunately, it looks like Schlatt is faking just nausea to make his dumbass point, instead of actually sick. He gets the least nauseous of the three of them when he drinks anyway. "It's got - it's got suns in it, doesn't it, Niki. It's nice. It's morningly. I helped her put it in, you know."

"Of course you did." Schlatt narrows his eyes, chewing through his words. "She's fuckin' lying to you, man. Shit looks terrible, jus’ terrible."

Wilbur makes an offended noise. Niki swats at them both as she reaches for the kitchen counter. Wilbur, ever a sweetheart, reaches over and hands her a finger bun.

"It looks very nice," Niki says firmly, in her and that is the end of that tone of voice. Roll the dice - today, they've both decided to listen to her, as Schlatt rolls his eyes and Wilbur distracts himself by trying to find a nice way to rub stray icing stickiness off his fingers. "Do either of you want some tea? I'm going to put a pot on."

"Right. How could we forget about Niki’s nanna bedtime," Schlatt snarks. "We'll be out of your hair soon, don't worry." Niki, maturely, sticks her tongue out at him.

"Do you have chai?"

"Are you going to ruin it?" Niki shoots back. Wilbur always drinks his tea so sweet. "I don't think I have enough sugar for you."

"Har-har, very funny - "

"But no, just peppermint, sorry."

"It'll do. Never apologise, Niki."

"I don't want your leaf water," Schlatt pipes up.

"Some water, then? Normal water?"

"I'm already sober, don't make it worse," he groans, running a hand over his face. "I'm good."

Niki is poking around in her fridge.

"Milk?"

"No," he says again, but his face scrunches up in thought. "'s it hi-lo?"

Niki squints at the label.

"Full cream."

He sniffs loudly. "It'll do."

Wilbur eyes Schlatt judgmentally as Niki passes the mug over the counter.

"You're such a freak," he remarks.

"Don't you have a teaspoon to pull out of your ass?" Schlatt retorts.

"Ew," Niki adds.

"Schlatt." Wilbur crosses his arms, tilting back on the back two legs of his chair. "Not appropriate at the lady's dining table."

Schlatt just rolls his eyes, and takes a loud slurp of his milk.

Niki makes the tea and passes it to Wilbur, along with the poorly cobbled together teapot – auspiciously, the same colour as Niki’s wall. She and Wilbur have never been particularly good at pottery.

"We can't stay long, anyway," Wilbur points out. "Big work day tomorrow."

"Oh?" Niki has gotten a job laying paths, but it’s hardly the dream she chased out here. The other two, though, are still in the stubborn realm of self employed. Wil hasn't even touched his brewing stand since leaving their old server, as far as she knows. "Doing what?"

"We have someone interested in our new enterprise," Schlatt drawls, putting on his businessman voice - and now they're both tipping back in their chairs. She idly wonders which of their drunk asses will overbalance first. "Dare I say, the market will soon be ours."

"Bookmaking," Wilbur informs Niki, with twin self-satisfaction. "Enchanted books, specifically."

"Oh, that's nice," Niki says mildly, over another sip of tea. "I didn't know you knew galactic."

"We don't," Wilbur says smugly.

"We don't," Schlatt confirms, just as smugly. "But fuck, people pay a lot for those things."

Niki tries not to look pained. She does not succeed.

"Come on, Niki," Wilbur conjules her. "It's a good idea. Promise you that"

"Promise me you won't end up in trouble again," and that might be skirting a little too close to last server, because Schlatt and Wilbur exchange those silent looks she still doesn't know how to parse. Whatever. She's making her point.

"Can't make promises." Wilbur says, not unkindly. "Trouble tends to follow me, Niki."

"Speak for yourself," Schlatt mutters into his cup.

Niki squares her shoulders, but the fight is already lost - she might as well try to stop tidal swell with nothing but her hands and a kid's plastic bucket. There's no point.

"Just be careful," she concedes, and Wilbur reaches out to pat her shoulder with a brilliant grin. It's the snakey one again. The comedown from the wine must be making her cynical. She heaves out a sigh, and pats her hand atop his as she pulls a long draw from her tea.

Wilbur yawns loudly.

"Bedtime?" he suggests.

"Bedtime," Niki agrees, and yawns loudly. Schlatt immediately starts holding back a slightly-larger-than-normal gulp of air, eyes watering as he tries to look wide awake.

"Two is so fucking early to call it," Schlatt complains, still slightly slurring, but he'll sleep it off she guesses. "'m gonna feel like shit in the morning, at this rate."

"Bedtime," Niki insists, and Wilbur ushers the three of them outside.

The door opens, Niki stands on the porch to wave them off, but the doorframe at this height frames the night sky in an oak wood frame, and Wilbur points up excitedly.

"Look, look!" he exclaims.

The moon is dark and unlit, a new moon, but the velvet of the sky is filled with falling stars. They streak downwards, leaving long silver tails in their wake, swallowed up by the darkness in a few seconds. Niki squints upward, feeling the warm night air on her cheeks, and watches as they fall. The scent of something stark and acrid hits her nose, fresh and prickly all at the same time.

"End stone?" Wilbur asks quietly, more to the sky than anyone standing on the stairs.

"Smells like it," Schlatt agrees. “If it died up a rat’s ass.”

"I hope no one lives out there," Niki says, following the comets' trajectory to where they disappear into the horizon - into a canyon or mountain system or whatever.

"I'm sure they don't," Wilbur says immediately.

The statement settles between the three of them. People probably do live out there, is the thing, but Wilbur is trying to be comforting. It's not very comforting. Niki screws her face up. At least he's trying.

"Isn't it strange," Wilbur starts, and then pauses - either trying to remember how his tongue works, or working the idea over in his mind in that thorough way he does, filtering out the pieces he sees as unnecessary and streamlining the thought into something consumable. "Isn't it strange how pretty those look this time of night."

"Ay?" Schlatt asks.

"No, like - it's destructive, but it's beautiful. And we're all here staring at it, aren't we? Are we part of the problem?"

"I think I get it," Niki says quietly.

"You're both soft," Schlatt scoffs, but there's no actual power behind his voice. "Fuckin' pussies. It's rocks. And more fuckin' importantly, not our problem."

Wilbur cuffs him up the side of the head. "Yeah, alright, thanks for the input."

"I'm not standing around on the steps all night," he announces, stumbling down the turning set, and Niki watches with all the carefulness in her newly-sobered brain as he goes.

"You will go to bed, won't you?" she says.

"Maybe."

"Schlatt," she implores him.

"You're making the lady upset," Wilbur chips in. "She's gonna worry all night."

"I'm going to worry all night," Niki echoes.

"Fine," Schlatt groans, and Wilbur and Niki cheer - and then glance sideways at each other, catching the others' eye, and dissolve into a new set of giggles. Maybe Niki is less sober than she thought.

"Work can wait until the morning," Niki says definitively, definitely not bubbling with laughter. "You need to be re-refr - you need to be fresh. Go be fresh."

"Yes ma'am," Wilbur says obediently, squeezing her arm before he starts to amble down the stairs after Schlatt. "Sleep well, Niki."

"You too," she says.

#my fics #dsmp #not tagging more than that but well. we raincoats for the mutuals largely #happy new year everyone!! to 2024 🎉🎉

[pan-magi]

Another time for me to go into anime and manga differences, woop. This one is more technical in how some things cannot be simply adapted because different mediums. Somewhere out in the interwebs (outside tumblr) I saw someone claim that adaptations have to be 1:1 to be good and this is also a semi-refutation of that.

I go kind of in lecture mode I'm sorry ><. I try to keep the tone relatively informal so I hope it isn't too boring of the read.

Here is the manga panel in question:

(From when Aladdin and Alibaba are in Amon's dungeon and witness the slime reforming and regenerating. The text here is "A slime appeared (x3)." I believe in the official English release the translation is slightly different with "Here, a slime. There a slime. Everywhere a slime." I do think that one is slightly funnier which is important to this.)

(If any aversion to slime or gooey things this isn't the post for you. It's my whole example. Also some with Aladdin almost being eaten at my example at the end.)

You may be thinking what's the big deal with this simple panel? The anime has the encounter be basically the same. You are correct. However, the presentation is very different.

What I find funny about the panel is the repetition of the slime going splat and the accompanying text reinforcing it. It is so simple and so effective. The scene is basically like "oh, look, there's one here. And another one here. Oh no, they're coming together. We're in trouble." The delivery works best with a graphic novel medium as compared to an animated one.

The crux, in my opinion, is the emphasis the text and narration give. If Aladdin and Alibaba voiced the line out loud it would have been out of place and out of character for both of them. Neither are type to have stream of consciousness observations spoken out loud, which the above emphasis will be if given to a character.

Without the text emphasis, the scene doesn't really convey a joke. It's more of a standard action scene. That's fine. A way to attempt to add it in the anime is to linger on the slime an extra moment to draw attention to the uh oh funny.

Here is the equivalent in the anime:

The first column I set to a 150ms; the second is slowed to 200ms. The slightly slower one can add some foreboding. The meaning is not clear though and up to the audiences interpretation on why the camera chooses to linger on the shot, as it were. If someone watching does not get the visual joke and frame the whole thing falls flat. That is a failure to the action end of the scene that demands a quick pace.

What's the big deal for a straightforward joke? That is about it, really. I chose it because it has the clearest distinction in being a 1:1 scene and conveying two different tones due to the simple medium difference. I do not think the anime is weaker. The scene in movement lends itself to be more action oriented. Thus, that's the focus. If it tried a literal translation of that visual joke it would have fallen flat and ruined it.

The anime does still have the comedic (also horrifying) framing that is allowed to be translated more literally. See example two:

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The above gif is set to 2 seconds per frame. I don't know what the timing is for the anime. I was lazy to check, eep. The important part is the jump cut makes it funny and makes it work so well. In my opinion at least.

That's a wrap~ Sorry for being a bit dry and lecture mode. Magi does a decent job and that means letting the show breathe as an adaption. I wanted to take the opportunity to be a bit of a nerd about it. haha. Thanks for reading.

#magi #magi: the labyrinth of magic #magi labyrinth of magic #i've sat on this thought for literal ages #that's the majority of the posts on this blog really #magi alibaba #alibaba saluja #magi aladdin #includes photo edit #my stuff #my gifs #finally finished it though so yay me #after rewriting it... #long post #the read more broke the image set so i took it out #my apologies for the length

[cigarettesandinevitablebetrayal]

For the detective question askbox game: 26, 29, and 30 for Raine

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

Honestly, I think Raine could go either way. I don't think he'd push for it, but if it came up, it'd be an interesting conversation. He probably would, but he wouldn't regard it as some big change. Vampirism is just another type of personhood to him and he'd probably treat becoming a vampire on the same level as he treats getting older. It's a thing that happens to some people.

Will say, if vampirism makes him look younger, he's gonna be a bit miffed. Especially with how much he looks like Rook and how Rebecca responds to that. The first vampire to dye bits of his hair grey/white. Even if it might get people to stop asking if Nate and Adam are maybe a bit too young for him.

29. If they could have chosen a different profession, what would it be?

Back in college, he wanted to be a professor. Probably in either art history/interpretation or philosophy. He was actually really into both of those subjects once upon a time. Still is, but it kind of gets buried in the lackadaisical troublemaker-turned-layabout image he projects in Wayhaven.

30. Any fun facts about them you'd like to add?

Raine can play a guitar pretty well, but he can only passably sing. Nothing to write home about, but he plays it up worse when he thinks it'll be funnier. He and Tina are menaces at karaoke night.

There are a few chess pieces on his mantelpiece from an old set his aunt carved that he's had since he was young. They're a rook, a bishop, a knight, a king, and a queen. The first three are made of walnut wood, the last two of maple.

He has a tattoo of the constellation Aquila on his left pectoral, just beneath his clavicle.

Thank you for the questions! Find more here.

#raine callaghan

[thesoftboiledegg]

I think I have the same issues with Futurama's Comedy Central revival that everyone else does, so there's no point in rehashing all of them, but over time, I've started to accept it as a...different interpretation of Futurama? The writing was looser, which led to some spectacular failures, but it allowed the show to experiment a little.

"Forty Percent Leadbelly" is an episode in particular that was really strange. The tone was unlike any other episode in the series. Which isn't necessarily good or bad, but it's a glimpse of what Futurama would've been under different circumstances. Kind of like an episode from a parallel universe. "Free Will Hunting" is another one that struck me as strange and pretty out there for Futurama--not so much the concept but the jokes, pacing and way the story unfolded.

"Game of Tones," "Murder on the Planet Express," "Decision 3012," "T.: The Terrestrial"--so many episodes are just a liiiittle off. They're decent episodes, but the writers interpreted the show differently than they did back in 1999-2003.

The revival's overall tone was darker and meaner and had Rick and Morty-esque humor to the point that I actually checked the dates to see if the shows overlapped (nope, they didn't.) I think the writers took advantage of the fact that Comedy Central let them get away with more than Fox did. Unfortunately, that didn't help the show because Fox's limitations forced the writers to be more creative. "Spanish Fry" is ten times funnier because the writers could say everything BUT "penis."

And then you've got all the episodes where experimentation (and rushed writing) led to disaster. "Yo Leela Leela," "Neutopia," "The Butterjunk Effect"--holy shit, some of the episodes are so bad that they make the entire show look bad. "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" is so awful that it's like the writers were trying to make the worst episode possible. It even shits on "The Sting," which is one of the most famous and beloved episodes.

The early revival episodes weren't great, either--like, what was "The Duh-Vinci Code"? "The Da Vinci Code" craze was long over!

I genuinely don't think that the original run has a single bad episode. Some are better than others, and a few episodes aren't to my taste ("Three Hundred Big Boys" is probably my least favorite), but they're not BAD. I've seen people say that "The Cryonic Woman" is the worst episode of the original run. It's not great, but it's OK. It's worth watching once or twice.

But despite the revival's issues, my opinion has improved somewhat because it's a different take on the show. Times had changed, the cultural landscape was different, Comedy Central gave them more freedom while tightening their budget, and years had passed since the original run. I guess I couldn't expect them to pick up right where they left off. Nothing wrong with approaching the show from a new angle.

#futurama

[iris-sistibly]

The Targ Talk (a review series): House of the Dragon episode 7

[🔥]

The very first scene when Vaemond (or whoever that was) was making a eulogy during Laena's funeral, and when he spoke of Laena's daughters and how their Velaryon blood runs through their veins, then the camera turned to Rhaenyra and her sons as if the eulogy was meant to point out the boys' questionable parentage. Daemon giggling when Vaemond (?) said that their blood "must never thin" was perhaps due to the fact that neither Jace nor Luke (or even Joffrey) has the Velaryon blood. Idk how the rest of y'all would interpret that scene but that's how I view it.

Aemond trying to defend Helaena when Aegon expressed his disgust at his betrothal with his sister, and even called her an idiot. I kinda like that about Aemond in the show, having a tad more sense of responsibility than his older brother (also it's pretty obvious that he likes Helaena).

Corlys acknowledging Lucerys as heir to Driftmark ❤️ this is why I love him (aside from him being a living legend). Even in the book, Corlys has always looked at the boys as Laenor's sons and his own grandchildren. Again, despite of Harwin being a good dad to the boys, Laenor gave them his surname and recognized them as his sons, therefore they are his.

In the previous episode, we saw how much Daemon missed home (even if he denied it), when Viserys approached him and offered him to stay in King's Landing with the girls AND a position in his court, he refused which was a wise decision because he will be surrounded by the people who are against him. Besides, Viserys has treated him like a piece of shit most of the time which explains the reason why he refused.

Daemon calling Otto a leech was funny af.

Viserys calling Alicent Aemma was funnier af.

Jace and Baela holding hands! 😭 that was so sweet, but a piece of advice from someone who has already gone through Fire & Blood: don't get your hopes up.

My heart bleeds for Princess Rhaenys as of the moment, she doesn't care about the crown or power, she only wanted the best for her children but they got tangled up in this whole political bullshit that it cost the life of their daughter. While everyone else craves for power and legacy, she just wants a peaceful life for her and her family, apparently, simple desires in life are denied when: 1. You are born a Targaryen and 2. You are married into another powerful political clan.

Daemon and Rhaenyra finally…FINALLY *addressing* their unfinished business after being away from each other for so many years. I'd have to say that Matt and Milly's sexual tension was more intense (IMO) compared to Matt and Emma's. But I'm not mad though, Daemon and Rhaenyra have matured in this timeline and that their scene was more like finishing what they have started or doing what they should have done years ago, no more longing and yearning for each other. When Rhaenyra told Daemon that she wanted him, the latter was like, "Fuck that shit, we've been apart for so long I won't let her go anymore," and he did not held back. The chemistry was there, but as opposed to Daemyra making out on episode 4 where it was oozing with lust for each other, this was more like love making (Also, see you soon Aegon III! 😂).

It's also kinda funny at how Vhagar was like, "Dude, just let me freaking enjoy my retirement in peace and leave me tf alone! Also, I'm still mourning for my dead master so go away!" when Aemond approached her. BUUUUUUT I have to say that I enjoyed watching that scene when the brat finally claimed Vhagar for his own.

Jace, Luke, Baela and Rhaena ganging up on Aemond was so fucking satisfying! Daemon and Rhaenyra did an amazing job at raising their own kids, they're kind and well-mannered but know how to fight back when needed. Ironic at how people viewed their parents as an asshole and a whore respectively, biiiiiitch! See how they brought up these beautiful children?!

But the real hero was Lucerys. Damaging Aemond's eye was indeed a huge price to pay for stealing Vhagar, beating up the girls, breaking Luke's nose and threatening to kill Jace. The boy just defended his brother and cousins (*clears throat* future betrothed)

Fun fact: When Aemond claimed Vhagar, it was Joffrey who first saw him. When the latter told his uncle to stay away from the dragon (the older prince was forbidden by his parents to go near Vhagar), Aemond shushed him and pushed him onto a pile of dragon shit. Joff then called upon Jace and Luke and the three were all at the yard when Aemond landed, the brothers armed with wooden swords. A fight ensued, to defend Jacaerys, Luke took out his dagger and slashed Aemond's eye. (Source: Fire & Blood by George RR Martin).

Intense scene between Rhaenyra and Alicent! Oh my gosh, Emma and Olivia killed it! Rhaenyra unmasking Alicent's true colors, and the latter unleashing the anger, jealousy and hatred she harbored towards the princess for years. She has bottled up emotions, and when people like her explode they can be very dangerous. Another thing about this scene is that I've noticed another contrast between two mothers. During the confrontation, you can see how Rhaenyra protected BOTH Jace and Luke while Alicent only stood up for Aemond and blamed Aegon for not being there for his brother when the brawl happened.

Daemon standing in one corner and watching the drama unfold was hilarious, but I love the way he blocked the fragile masculine dude who goes by the name Ser Criston Cole so he wouldn't get in the way/protect Rhaenyra. Aaaaaand the way Daemon, Rhaenyra and Corlys protected the kiddos (especially Luke) was such a powerful scene, while no other person was even on Alicent's side (literally). I see this as a foreshadow of what her life would be towards the end of the dance, and since we haven't gotten that far, this is what I could only say for now.

Rhaenyra is such an LGBTQIA+ ally! When Laenor said that he hated how the gods made him, Rhaenyra made sure to make her husband feel like no matter who he is or what he chose to become, she loves and accepts him for who he is and that there wasn't anything wrong with him. That being said, I had a mini heart attack when I thought she and Daemon plotted to kill Laenor so they could marry. I was sooooo ready to rant but the ending scene was by far the biggest plot twist in the show! Rhaenyra deserves a husband who would stand beside her and support her, while Laenor deserves to be free of all the burdens that comes with being heir to Driftmark and future king consort, hiding his true self, and just live happily.

Fan theory: I have this gut feeling that the reason why Laenor agreed to fake his own death wasn't only for the chance for him to live his life the way he wants to, but because Daemon and Rhaenyra was planning something ahead…and what if Corlys and Rhaenys knew about this (or at least Corlys) and that they were just acting or something?????

Fun fact: Laenor Velaryon was killed by Ser Qarl Correy himself. There were two contradicting accounts about his death: Septon Eustace wrote that Ser Qarl killed Laenor out of jealousy because the latter found a younger, male favorite. But according to Mushroom's accounts, it was Daemon who ordered Ser Qarl to kill his lover but it was never proven. (Source: Fire & Blood by George RR Martin)

DAEMON AND RHAENYRA FINALLY GOT MARRIED! That being said, it was nice to see the traditional Targaryen wedding. I couldn't recall whether Jaehaerys I and Alyssane had the same ceremony when they got married in Dragonstone but it's just a random thought (I hope they did though).

Fun fact: In less than six months since the deaths of Laenor and Laena, Daemon and Rhaenyra secretly got married in Dragonstone. The Prince was 39, the princess was 23. According to Septon Eustace, Rhaenyra knew her father would never approve of their union thus the secrecy, while Mushroom claims that the reason why the wedding was hastened was that Rhaenyra was already pregnant with Daemon's child and "do not wish to birth another bastard." (Source: Fire & Blood by George RR Martin).

[Meh]

Alicent is clearly playing favorites among her children. She and Otto are treating Aegon horribly and she's being so weirded out at Helaena that I could hear her thoughts like, "Is this really my daughter?" or "Did I really give birth to this child?" Perhaps because Aemond is more of a momma's boy in comparison to the other kids, but idk. Aegon is a brat but I kinda feel bad at the way he's being treated.

[WTF]

For a few minutes, I liked Aemond but the second he laid his hands on the girls that's when I became so furious! He pushed Rhaena and SMACKED Baela wtf is wrong with this kid? He stole the only living memory the girls have of their mother, and he has the audacity to hurt them? I'm seeing a male version of Alicent here.

Alicent defending her asshole son. Honestly, I'm not surprised.

Dearest Alicent, who the fuck do you think you are demanding for Viserys to take YOUR side? Seriously, she's just someone the king married out of duty, Rhaenyra is the king's own flesh and blood. While Aemond is also a son of Viserys, the kid literally beat his own cousins and nephews and threatened to kill one of them! While I'm writing this, I realized that she's one of those Karen moms who would literally blame everyone else except herself for failing to discipline her own child. Unbelievable.

I would also like to point out to one twitter user who said that Alicent's character is the perfect representation of those who are self-righteous, uphold moral values but are the ones who do the shittiest things, a hypocrite in short. That's how I would basically describe her as well.

Is Ser Criston for real?! He would willingly pluck out Luke's eyes because Alicent said so? I know he's sworn to protect her, but Lucerys is a CHILD. I could never agree more with that meme which said that he refused to be Rhaenyra's whore but was so willing to be Alicent's bitch.

For those of you who are asking as to why Alicent wasn't punished for treason, it's because Viserys was in denial that his family was falling apart, he is desperately trying to unite his family as one to avoid conflict and possible war. What's odd is that he has the guts to send Daemon away for asking Rhaenyra's hand in marriage but when Alicent attempted to kill her right in-front of everybody, he was like, "We'll speak no more of it." seven hells this guy!

[Special Shoutout]

This episode is by far my favorite! Really intense scenes, amazing performance from the cast (as always), but the plot twist at the end was *chef's kiss.* The ending was far from the two accounts in the book, but you know what? I'm not mad at all, this is one of the changes that I gladly accept.

#hbo series #house of the dragon #fire and blood #george rr martin #paddy considine #emma d'arcy #olivia cooke #matt smith #john macmillan #ty tennant #leo ashton #evie allen #leo hart #harvey sadler #shani smethurst #eva ossei gerning #viserys i targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #daemon targaryen #alicent hightower #laenor velaryon #jacaerys velaryon #lucerys velaryon #aegon ii targaryen #aemond targaryen #helaena targaryen #daemon x rhaenyra #daemyra #3Ts

[chemicalbrew]

choose violence ask game 6 bc we both know where this is headed (cough all of them cough)

YEAH YEAH YEAH YIPPEE [immediately turns reblogs off]

6. which ship fans are the most annoying? [interpreting as romantic ship]

so. let's start with what we both know

Katana ZERO

As I said in DMs earlier, I think the only worthwhile KZ ship is Zero x the receptionist (preferably one-sided, but I think someone really smart could make it mutual. I certainly wouldn't be mad if it was confirmed mutual in canon, but I seriously doubt it - one-sided is way funnier, anyway.). I also kind of sort of in theory respect the hustle of people trying to write V and Snow (rarepairs... been there), but I think I could never see it that way; what we have in game of them is barely good enough for anything, which is what makes it hilarious. That said, the most annoying shit here is, as we know...

150 150 150 150 150 !!!!!!

Even their stupid ship name cracks me up. Like, I understand, you can't have a good portmanteau or anything when your ship has numbers, but half the ship is literally Zero (hehe another reason Zerocep[tionist] wins), however... the way you read it is not even conducive to a shipping read. One fifty? One hundred and fifty? Even the number doesn't want them together <3

There was a post somewhere in my KZ tag that actually puts my feelings better than I myself can, but I'll try anyway. Due to the way this game's plot\timeline is framed, all their past interaction is basically implied. They don't really get to exchange any words, no matter how awkward (compare this to the receptionist having the tiniest of character arcs, but still an arc, between the hotel and bunker stages) - Fifteen just shows up, confirms he's the real Dragon, kills the shit out of V, and leaves, and that right there is the closest we get to an interaction (surely you won't say Zero walking in on a conversation later counts?).

How the fuck can you wrangle a ship out of that?

'But muh implications' that's all they are, implications. Not a very fertile ground to build upon. And even then, what they imply is far more like camaraderie than anything, which, while a solid and even necessary (in real life, at least) foundation for a relationship, doesn't MEAN it has to be romantic!! Give me traumatized war buddies that aren't making out with each other, pleeeeeeease...

'But you're reblogging art with them together' YEAH BECAUSE THEY LOOK HANDSOME TOGETHER AND THEIR DESIGNS ARE PERFECTLY COMPLEMENTARY. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON. I'M LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH HOW WELL THEY MATCH IN THIS ASPECT. This is why they should just be fighting together and nothing else <3

Xenoblade (gonna try and be a bit more rapid-fire about the rest of this post, unless the wrathful mood strikes me again)

Shulk and Fiora do not make sense romantically at all to me. They're family, ffs. Same for Shulk and Reyn, if not doubly same. But the fans keep insisting otherwise and often. (Libra, if you're reading this, this doesn't apply to you or other friends of mine that like Shiora. You're the only ones I trust with these two, I just want no part of it myself)

Shulk and Alvis are amazing, but need to be viewed through a lens more complex than typical shipping to be fully appreciated (something I'm still somewhat guilty of and recovering from. Jesus, wider XB1 fandom can be the worst sometimes).

Shulk and Melia as a ship by itself does not offend me, but the fans that weep about how Melia never had any good shit happen to her, and say Shulk not returning her feelings makes it worse... can die in a fire :)

I don't understand how people can take Reyn and Sharla seriously together tbh... but I guess it's more acceptable than the stuff above?

Rex and Nia (on their own, without Aegis in picture) never needed to be anything more than friends. The way Nia gets over being ''''friendzoned''' (hate that word) canonically is better than anything fans have come up with regarding this matter.

Lora and Jin have barely been interpreted by anyone in the wider fandom correctly (that I know of - key word 'barely'). Just stop at this point <3

...I won't be talking about XB3 ships because I heavily dislike XB3 and haven't read anything shippy for it, not even for NoahMio.

PS. Morag and Zeke should get more attention (personally I'm still guilty of somewhat ignoring this as a ship, but if I ever replay\rewatch, I'll be sure to analyze their interactions more, especially bc they're fun no matter how you look)

misc.

I have seen people interpret Ares and Dela (Brandish series) as a romantic ship, and I'd like to see just how much their brain has rotted.

Olivier and Mueller (Trails in the Sky) are very fun as a ship! I'd just like to see people view their relationship through a more neutral lens sometimes. However, the fact that Estelle x Kevin fics exist is the real mind-bender here. HOW? It's called being playful and keeping up a front!! (Also, Estelle x Anelace is slept on the same way as Zerocep and Moragzeke <333)

Frog x Magus and Lucca x Magus (Chrono Trigger) make equally little sense, and yet seem to be popular. Ew. Not even mentioning my personal beef with Frog x Lucca. Don't.

Midna x Link and Malon x Link (Zelda series) were actually my first NOTPs, largely because of annoying fans. I see now I was in the wrong and am largely 'thog dont caaare' about it, but still, important.

Ace Attorney series... tbh its fandom is weird about ships as a whole, but I'm guilty of falling into the Blackmadhi trap, so I can't speak. Almost everything other than Blackmadhi, though, is a tough sell largely bc of fandom.

Any ship involving Stocke from Radiant Historia has to be included in here. I am by and large respectful of most popular stuff with him (especially Stocke x Rosch and the Stocke x Sonja x Rosch OT3), I just think it's more fun to have him not into any of it. Very similar situation to Zero KZ, honestly.

#zero.txt #yippeeee

[kahenn]

What are your top 5 favorite ships for Miki? What about each ship appeals to you? 🥰

Uh, well, I don't think I've even had a total of 5 ships that really got fully fleshed out on this blog? I'll talk about the ones I have/had in no particular order though.

Yamato x Miki: I've always had a soft spot for this. It's never actually been one I've been able to explore or flesh out through RP, though. It's just one that sits in my head because I think It'd be really cute. The guy that can grow plants and the girl that loves plants. I also just love Yamato as a character. To me he's a guy who seems deeply deserving of love and appreciation and I don't think he really gets that fully fulfilled because the creators just forgot about him...AND MIKI COULD GIVE HIM THAT.

Ibiki x Miki: Hilarious name combo aside, it's never really a pair I foresaw as being a thing on my own, but a dynamic that I love so much. So thank @kyugens for it. Ibiki is supposed to be (or I should say is) a big, scary looking guy, with a scary intense job. Miki, for some reason, thinks it is so normal. I like that Ibiki gets to be a little more regular and conventional with her. I like that she doesn't really bat an eye at his habits. They're a weird little combo. No one believes they're together, even if they're married.

Jiraiya x Miki: Another total fucking curveball. A ship that I doubt would've ever come to any fruition, nor was I looking for, if it hadn't been for the fantastic writing of @peepingtoad. I know that automatically this ship is pretty unconventional, but it was really the chemistry that made it work. They had a really good dynamic. I think it was specifically Rowan's interpretation of Jiraya and all the extra work he put into him that made it so good. I don't think it would have worked, been something I loved a lot if it wasn't specifically that Jiraiya, if that makes sense. This is an inactive ship, as peepingtoad is not currently writing. Anyways, Old Man Hot.

Kakashi x Miki: The most conventional ship along with Yamato but Kakashi has his weird quirks, too. This is a funnier ship to me because Kakashi seems to be someone Miki actively feels the need to rebuff. Everyone loves him. Everyone thinks he's super cool. Everyone thinks he's suave and handsome. Except Miki. Miki thinks he's kind of a dork. A highly capable and revered ninja, yes, but a dork. I like that Miki gets to see this silly sweet side of him that he usually keeps guarded away. @bladedhunter

Anyways, I might have others that were very brief or didn't amount to much besides talking about the idea of the ship so these are basically the main ones that come to mind.

[izzyisafreak]

what do u want to happen in OFMD season 2? 👀

I have so many thoughts, thank you for asking! Here's a probably incomplete list of things I want to happen:

1) Lucius being alive, literally don't care how or why but bonus points if it's funny, and bonus bonus if he's hiding on the ship and that becomes part of a major plotline

2) Would love to see Izzy slowly come to understand that he really fucked up with Ed, and see him try to fix it

3) a scary Kraken the scariness of which mainly stems from him completely losing any remaining sense of self-preservation, thereby leading the crew into dangerous situations without plans (this is the behavior that really kicks Izzy into gear, lord knows he does not vibe with casual disregard of self-preservation)

Just to ramble about that point for a bit, I can see the Kraken being a scary presence on the ship, especially around the others, but bonus points if they make it clear that he's only putting it on in public (i.e. Ed crying alone last season). He had gotten just a glimpse of being able to have what his mother and the world told him he'd never be able to have, fancy things, Nice Things, and whether Izzy understands it or not, I think the way Ed interpreted their convo was through that lens. What was he thinking, thinking he could have that kind of life. That he could try to be a nicer person. He sees the Kraken in himself and he's terrified of it. But now he has convinced himself it's the only thing he's allowed to be. Honestly i don't think Izzy was intending to do anything more than bring Blackbeard the strategist, the brilliant sailor he admired, back. The Kraken doesn't have self preservation, because deep down, Blackbeard doesnt want to live if he's living that way. So i feel like that's going to get the remaining crew of the Revenge into trouble. and as Izzy said "I'm not dying, not for that ponce and not for you." So I see Izzy coming to realize that this is not what he wanted and coming up with some kind of plan to fix it. This might inherently involve some character redemption for Izzy but i really would love for him to stay a grumpy grumpy bastard at the same time. This brings me to

4) Izzy still an angry little man but we get to see his whole antagonistic vibe used in ways that are actually helpful for everyone else. Would be very fun to see him get along with the rest of them, but in the way where he's reluctantly grumbling the whole time and they're all like 'and this is our angry guy that we've adopted, if you look at us the wrong way, he'll probably kill you 😊'

Back to the Ed situation, to combine my earlier hopes into a hope that relies on 1 and 2

5) Izzy (and like the entire remaining Revenge crew except Ed) discovers Lucius in the walls but only AFTER he's already started to realize he needs to do something to help Ed. Then everyone gets to team up on some crazy plan to like, go get Stede or something idk

6) First Badminton brother style, Ed sees Lucius as a ghost and it's both sad and hilarious. Ghost!Lucius is basically the voice of Ed's inner conscience, letting us as the audience hear Ed's internal conflict without him having to voice it himself.

7) speaking of the Badminton brothers, i want there to be a triplet. Then after Stede somehow accidentally kills him in some ridiculous way, I want there to be another badminton, some other family member, inexplicably played by the same actor but now with no canon explanation. I want this to continue in the same inevitable pattern of them dying and another one showing up (always the same actor) until the end of the show. Endless Badmintons. I think it would be absolutely hilarious

8) Jim gets to have some murder attempts, as a treat, mainly of Blackbeard and Izzy, mostly in the early part of the season. Would love it if Izzy is very very aware of the danger they pose whereas Blackbeard comically somehow doesn't notice every single time (if he did that'd be bad for Jim probably so better for him not to notice, also funnier too)

9) would absolutely love to see Izzy duel someone but like in a context where we're rooting for him and he gets to look deadly competent and very very cool. Bonus points if it helps redeem him in the eyes of Stede and/or the crew

10) a slowburn love story for Izzy, like it would not be resolved or even Near Resolved by the end of season 2. I'm pretty biased toward an eventual Pete/Izzy/Lucius because 1) i think it'd be cute and 2) i would die for actual polyam representation, that would be so cool. But I'd take anything, I just want him to start healing

Though to be clear, I don't want it to be the romance that heals him, that's why I want it to be slowburn. I want him to be an active participant in his own healing, would love to see clear signs that he is Trying. He's still a bastard, but he's a bastard who will sit and watch the talent show without complaining. Would love to see moments where he snaps at someone, starts to walk away, stops and grimaces at himself, turns back and through gritted teeth attempts to rephrase whatever he said in a nicer way. Then the fact that he is trying, is getting better in his own way is what opens him up to have more meaningful relationships with other people in the crew.

11) Lots more backstory for the rest of the crew + Izzy. Whether that be through literal flashbacks or just mentions of what they did/where they came from before the events of the show, I would love to get more info about everyone.

12) would love to see Black Pete go through some kind of development re: his what seems to be compulsive lying or strong need to boast about things and the way he idolizes Blackbeard. I think the latter part is going to fizzle out as soon as he finds out Blackbeard tried to murder Lucius. But it would be interesting if someone (I'm biased toward Izzy lol) just kinda confronted him on it and were like, dude why do you do that? You don't need to try to impress people all the time.

I'd like it to be Izzy because I love Izzy but also because I think he'd be like, if you want people to respect you, then just work on being a fucking great pirate. Learn how to sail, how to swordfight. Fuck, if you agree to take it seriously, I'll teach you. Don't make me regret this. That could be a season 3 plotline for all i care i just think it would be fun and would help them both. I want to see Black Pete become truly competent in his own right, get to the point where he can be like, i did this really cool thing and it was badass, and he really did do it, and people really do believe him.

13) during the early season aftermath when it's still just the few remaining crew on the revenge, I want Frenchie to pull off a really cool con, fuckery style, but in a similar vein to what he did on the rich people ship, and i want it to get them out of a situation where they otherwise could have died, and I want everyone to be very impressed, especially Izzy

can you tell i like Izzy, he's in like 90% of my bullet points lmao

14) i want to find out where in god's name the rest of Blackbeard's crew went and where his ship is, it's so funny that he literally just left his ship somewhere

15) more subtitled Olivia, that bit killed me I would love more of that

16) oluwande and jim. More please, i love them. That is all. But also Jim having to reveal more and more about themselves over time and they hate it but it fills oluwande with glee so they slowly start offering more and more information of their own free will

17) i think the whole point of the end of last season was that stede and Mary would never see each other again but also hear me out it would be hilarious if Mary met Ed, like, the 'the love of your life is BLACKBEARD?!" potential is fantastic also Mary is awesome and i love her and would love to see more of her

18) post reunion, we see everyone eat breakfast lunch or dinner several times and each time the meals get more and more ridiculous and elaborate with no explanation and a grinning Roach in the background. Also more doctor Roach. More Roach in general ("come back! it's just a dream!" absolute top tier comedy, i need more)

19) oh and duh i want stede and ed to reunite, however they decide to do it is fine, a little angst would be fun for sure but definitely a happy ending with a really sweet kiss would be great :)

And given that i have almost 20 points here I'm gonna stop for now lmao if i think of any more big ones maybe I'll add on more! thank you for coming to my ted talk and thank you for asking!!

#ask #this was fun to type up thanks for asking!! #season 2 hopes #ofmd

[laurelwinchester]

EMMA! You wrote a fic with Emma!!!!!! Now I don't know if I'm more excited for the next htlgi update for Dean and little Mary or the next eihiy update for Dean and Emma. I love them all so much! All the Girl Dad Dean!!!!!

GIRL DAD DEAN! LOVE THAT FOR HIM!

i wrote a fic with emma! finally! i've tried for YEARS to write a fic with emma, but they never end up taking off for one reason or another. the most i've ever written of her was when i brought a version of her into earth-2 in htlgi. but that was basically more of an extended cameo and it did not end well for anyone. that was no fun.

this one is fun.

i'm super excited to give you a more in depth introduction to this version of her in the next chapter. i hope i do her justice.

and i'm really excited to explore her relationships with both dean and laurel. she is very attached to her dad. probably not...quite as attached as mary is in htlgi. like i don't think emma would sit outside the bathroom door while he's in the shower the way little mary does. but they're close. i'm just putting that out there right now because there is a weird amount of emma fics where she has little to no relationship with dean (and in a lot of them she is inexplicably closer to cas?) or even outright dislikes him and i'm just... i'm not doing that.

i'm also going in a completely opposite direction in terms of characterization, so i'm curious to see how that goes over. the popular fanon characterization for her seems to be…well, claire basically. people write her as a mini dean. i get that. i see the vision there. it's a valid interpretation of a character who we only ever knew as a three day old with no fixed personality and no chance to figure out who she was before her uncle shot her. but you know what's so much funnier than dean having a daughter who is basically his mini me? dean having a daughter who is the complete opposite of him.

i'm very interested to see if i manage to succeed in accurately getting the vision i have of her in my head into words.

her role within the narrative is to be not only the comic relief but the light in an otherwise pretty dark story. she is the bringer of the much needed fluff. she is the glue of this little ragtag family unit. she has her own issues and struggles (the mommy issues are kind of inevitable) and trauma to deal with, but for the most part she is the hot pink glittery heart of the story. it's what she never got a chance to be in canon.

#don't get me wrong here i'm not saying other fic authors are wrong when they make her darker or more sarcastic #pretty much everything is valid when it comes to emma #but i wanted her to be just......light #i wanted her to be the sun instead of the moon for this one #emma winchester #dean and emma #fic: everything i have is yours #asks #anon #becky writes fic (or attempts to anyway)

[valkyrieandstrangeridingaragorn]

Hello :D I was venting (on my blog) about how much I dislike Thor's new trailer but I caught the attention of a person who think we all hate the Loki serie because we don't understand character growth and so on, so now I'm in need of like-minded persons!

Well, I don't like that trailer, lol, that much is obvious. The main reason is because that trailer shows us again the double standard in the treatment of Thor and Loki, and I really can't stand this anymore. Thor, as a character, can grow, or change, or try to find himself for the umpteenth time, and the audience will root for him no matter what because he is always framed as an hero (with the brief exception of Endgame, but even in that movie he ended up more powerful than before); his powers increase in every movie he's in and he get beautiful outfits, too; while Loki... well, do I have to say it?!

Besides, I hate the queerbaiting in the interactions between Thor and Peter Quill. I hate it because there is really *no need* for Thor to have a queer subtext, because I didn't want to see yet another joke about two men that talk about love and expecially because Waititi can do good and actual queer representation when he wants to, so really, I'm fed up with all these things...

There, I said it, and I apologize if I bothered you, today I'm full of Thor feelings!

Hey no need to apologize at all! You never bother me 😉

It's the main issue with Marvel in the recent years, if they presented a hero-coded character and a villain-coded character performing the exact same action people would judge them differently on the basis that the good guys are always good no matter what they do and the villains are just evil and their intentions don't matter.

So when Thor goes to Jotunheim and starts a war with them the fans will tell you he's redeemed the moment he's banished and he falls in love with a mortal. However Loki can have a mental breakdown, can be under the influence of the Mind Stone, can perform heroic acts (save Thor and Jane in Svartalfheim, save the Asgardians' lives in Ragnarok, sacrifice his own life to save Thor's) and none of that matters because only the NYC invasion defines him.

And if this was only the fans judging two people differently it would be bad but we could live with it, the problem is the studio buys into that crap and even encourages it. If we had Thor in the TVA and Sif started kicking him and punching him for the battle in Jotunheim... how many fans would be outraged? Marvel knows very well what characters they can victim blame and what characters are allowed to be and do whatever they want - Clint can burn the Ronin suit and all is forgotten, Stark can hug Spidey in EG and they will forget he recruited him when he was 14yo... but Bucky has to make amends and he's blamed not one or two times but constantly by the narrative, and they think it's fair.

I slightly disagree on one thing though. Thor gets all the flashy suits and the powers and he's hero-coded so people tend to forget his mistakes, but arc-wise they have completely destroyed him. He was 100% ooc in Ragnarok, he returned in IW but EG ruined him again, and judging by the new teaser it seems they're going to continue with this new Thor (I even read a comment today from someone who claimed Taika has said Love and Thunder is even "funnier" than Ragnarok 🙄).

I would love to be wrong and hey, if the new movie is good then I'll be the happiest girl on Earth but I do have my concerns. And I know everyone has interpreted that scene with Quill as queerbaiting but I don't see it (granted, I never notice these things, it's like they fly over my head for some reason so don't mind me lol).

#Thor our beloved

[anxiouspandatheatrekid]

✨Ranking of Black Friday songs✨

17- Monsters And Men (Reprise)

Rewatched Black Friday recently while this one is still good, I just feel like McNamara didn't need another song. The ending with the scream overlap is nice though!

16- Wiggly Jingle

Do I need to say anything about this one? I get it's meaning in the context of the show but I shit you not when I first watched Black Friday I was unsure if this one was meant ironic or not. I was a little scared the whole show was going to be like this at first. I don't really like the song itself but the choreography is great!

15- Monsters And Men

Haven't really gotten into this one yet, I realize that it's good but it's just not that catchy to me as of now. The ending is pretty great though.

14- Adore Me

Great acting on Lauren's part. A bit slow for my taste and short but ut was supposed to be longer so I get why they cut it. Also really funny ending. Love the choreography.

13- Califor.M.I.A

Always great when that song starts while your mom is around. Anyways. I like the energy of this one, while the letter part is a little long and I wish the "that's not how cameras work babe" part would have been included on the cast recording, it's still pretty good. Also relatable.

12- Wiggle

I was a little sad that Lauren didn't get any great songs in Black Friday, but I've come to like her songs quite a lot lately. Especially the dance break at the ending of this one is pretty cool. I am not a fan of the stylistic singing choices on Lauren's part if I'm honest but to give her credit the song is pretty much the lowest she has had to sing.

11- Deck The Halls

Really catchy and funny to watch if you've seen way too many Christmas/holiday movies, but I kinda dislike that the entire dialogue was kept on the cast recording. But sidenote, I love the fact that they included this movie so well in the show and also referenced it in NMT. A bop overall and even funnier because of how straight it is played.

10- Made In America

Yes I got into this song not so long ago but Joey is (I know I have said this way too many times on this list) low key terrifying. He did a great job though. Also I skip the Wiggly part because it still feels weird to me. Joey really flexed his wagon on fire muscles here.

9- If I Fail You

I feel like this one is very similar to What Tim Wants, not only because they are sung by the same character and are about the literal same topic, they're also quite similar in melody because the second part is a reprise. Either way, it's a good song (if not a little long). Also considering I love What Tim Wants, to me it gets considerably better when the melody transitions to the second part.

8- What Do You Say

Also a great song. That's it. A little slow but really cute and it has a well timed ending. All the group numbers have a special place in my heart because the cast is so fucking talented. Also this one is very funny too.

7- Our Doors Are Open

Also a little slow for my taste but I love that Corey had a chance to shine here. The more I listen to it the more I appreciate the song.

6- Black Friday

Jesus. There have been many different interpretations of this song, and I still like the overall "I'm going to die, fuck you all" vibe. And while it is about her near death experience and I relate to it for that I think everyone can relate to the hopeless feeling of having to give up before you even had the chance to try something. The song is sad as fuck.

5- Do You Want To Play?

At first I thought this one was boring but the harmonies... Besides the fact that the song deeply terrifies me, I have to say that the part where they suddenly start screaming/laughing (u know the part) is chilling and sounds amazing at the same time.

4- What If Tomorrow Comes

Overall this is a good finale and especially the ending gives me chills every time, but I feel like it repeats itself. Starkid finale songs tend to be very loud and dynamic, but in this case I feel like the seriousness of the show is matched better with a cautious song like this one.

3- Take Me Back

Also listen to this one on repeat. The actors' voices match well and this song has a strong emotional core and yes I have belted this when I was home alone.

2- Feast Or Famine

I mean the hunger games character of this one is just overwhelming. Honestly this song describes the whole show, and it's super fun to listen to.

1- What Tim Wants

I get this is a controversial opinion but this is 100% the best song. I feel like Dylan is great in this one and the relationship between Tim and Tom is delivered perfectly. Usually solos rank low on my lists by default because I like change within the songs and group harmonies and that stuff, which proves how great this song is even more. Love this one, no notes.

Do you agree? Love to chat about Black Friday so feel free to dm/comment!

#pandaoriginal #black friday starkid #black friday #hatchetfield #lauren lopez #corey dorris #joey richter #robert manion #tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #nightmare time #take me back #what tim wants #feast or famine #if i fail you #what if tomorrow comes #do you want to play? #deck the halls #califorM.I.A #made in america #our doors are open #wiggly