#bros tweaking over existing

[bylertruther]

sorry, but i can't stop thinking about how enzo said "right, she saves your life because of friendship 🙄😏" to hop regarding joyce in the season that they're going through the same plot that mike went through in season one (where he's going to extremes to find will and stopping at nothing to save him, knowing all the while it could have killed him and his friends) and as lucas + max are going through the literal exact same plot as mike and will did in season two (where will is cursed/possessed by vecna and mike is at his side the entire way through, unwilling to let him go through this alone).

mike and will came out on the other side both times. mike didn't HAVE to go out, endanger himself, his friends, and his family to find will. he didn't HAVE to spend his every waking moment of that week desperately doing whatever it took to find will, even when others had given up hope. but he did it anyway. why? because of friendship? lucas and dustin are will's best friends, too. they joined the fight, they devoted themselves, too, but not like mike did. not even jonathan, who loves will more than anything, had that much unwavering hope and dedication. why?

in season two, mike didn't HAVE to glue himself to will's side and treat him in such an attentive and fiercely protective manner. he didn't HAVE to trail after will, attune himself to his each and every tell, or comfort him as much as he did. he didn't HAVE to go to will's house when he failed to go to school and strong-arm his way in when joyce tried to send him away. he didn't HAVE to stick by his side as it became clear that will was no longer just will, that there was an indescribable and otherworldly evil sitting within him, too. he didn't HAVE to stay at his bedside, both at home and at the laboratory, rousing from his sleep and immediately tending to will whenever he woke up. he didn't HAVE to follow them into the shed, where it was only them and this will that isn't will. he didn't HAVE to pour his heart out in front of everyone and set it in will's lap, pleading with him to please, please, please come back. no one forced him or prompted him to do this, as we've seen them do in seasons three and four, but he did it anyway; without hesitation and entirely earnest. lucas, dustin, and max all wanted to save will, too. they cared, of course they did, but not to the extent that mike did. mike was there from beginning to end and refused to be away from him until it was absolutely necessary. even then, he devised a plan to help, because of course he did. again, it was dangerous, risky, and there was no guarantee it would work. still, he did it anyway. why?

furthermore, when it comes to lucas and max going through the same plot that mike and will did, theirs failed to turn out the same way. mike is the only character on this show who has been able to pull someone out of a curse with just his voice. mike is the one that snapped will out of it whenever he used true sight. mike is the one that always finds him whenever he runs off, because he knows will better than anyone. it's after mike tells will that asking him to be his friend is the best thing he's ever done that will is seen communicating in morse code, having found his way to fight back and show that he's still there. mike has always seen will and understood him in a way that others don't. mike is the one that has repeatedly found vecna's weaknesses and devised plans to exploit them and hurt him, and had those plans actually work.

the show itself has painstakingly shown us from the very beginning that mike and will's relationship is different. it isn't like any other friendship or romantic relationship they have within the party. they show us the endless, unconditional, and unwavering devotion that mike has for will by putting them on these journeys that last entire seasons. they set the tone for the show and propel the plot forward.

those same journeys are then given to other characters that are in explicitly romantic relationships. many of the pivotal scenes for those relationships "coincidentally" happen to be frame-by-frame or direct dialogue parallels to previous byler scenes. yet... for whatever reason... the general audience seems to find the idea of byler to be impossible and nonsensical?

why is it that when joyce endangers her and her friend's lives and risks the very real possibility of not being able to go back home to her family to find hopper, it's seen as romantic, but when mike does it for will it's just friendship?

why is it that when hopper tells joyce that he just wants her to feel safe and does everything in his power to ensure that, it's considered romantic, but when mike tells will over and over that he won't let him get hurt and does the very same thing it's just friendship?

why is it that when hopper sleeps outside of joyce's house just in case she needs him and to not let her sit in this sorrow alone, it's considered romantic, but when mike sleeps on the floor beside will's bed after he learns of his possession and sleeps at his bedside at the lab after it's just friendship?

why is it that when nancy says she and jonathan are just friends that everyone understands they aren't, but when mike reiterates that he and will are friends, despite their conversation not being about romance at all, it's seen as something purely platonic, true, and not at all suspicious?

why would other romantic relationships on the show have frame-by-frame parallels in their undoubtedly romantic and pivotal scenes to previous mike and will scenes if byler isn't romantic?

why would they show us that mike is in a relationship where he is not understood or comfortable expressing his true self, and then have him tell will how it is that he needs to be loved and seen, only to then have will express that he does understand, see, and love mike in precisely the way that he needs and feels he does not deserve, if they are not romantic? why would they then have will reveal that mike's love for him is exactly what he needs, too, if not to show us that the love is there and it is real and that they're each other's true match?

why would they make mike himself finally state that his relationship with will is different from all of his others, that will is what makes home feel like home (and thus, by extension, is mike's home), that it's what makes life feel normal and right and easier, and that he wants it back, if it's all just friendship and nothing more? why is their relationship the one that he just can't lose? why is will the one person that he needs more than anyone?

why does he fight to keep this relationship in his life time and time and time again, each and every single season, but he is able to let eleven go every time? why does he abandon all respect for authority and whatever warnings people throw his way when it comes to saving will, but he is able to sit at home when it comes to eleven, his girlfriend? why does he intuitively understand what will needs from him and unashamedly provide it without will ever having to ask, but he cannot do the same for his other friends or his girlfriend? why does he allow himself to truly open up, talk, and be vulnerable and true with will, but not anyone else, not even his own family or his girlfriend? why is it always, always, always will... if it's just friendship?

why do we correctly assign romantic love and intention to the other heterosexual couples on the show, but when it's one boy loving another boy with everything he has and in every possible way that he can... suddenly that's just friendship?

i know that an overwhelming amount of people refuse to see their relationship as romantic because of homophobia and heteronormativity, but after a certain point... it just becomes ridiculous. inexplicable; an offensive bastardization and gross perversion of the original text.

byler is the blueprint. byler is the heart and light of the show. they're the original copy, the first to love and be loved. at this point, post-season four, if you fail to see that then that is a choice all of your own making. i'm tired of pretending like byler is built on subtext. it isn't. not anymore. not when m/f couples are doing the exact same thing that byler did first in precisely the same way. not when everything has been set up to show us what love and light can do, and which characters represent that love and light. not when the narrative is shoving it in your face for hours, reminding you with these characters' each and every action and inaction which other character it is that they love and choose. i'm over it.

byler is endgame. byler has been endgame. the love that they have for each other has never once lost; it has beaten the overwhelming odds each and every single time, a record which not all relationships can claim, and it will be what puts vecna in the ground for good and rids hawkins of all evil in season five. there is no other narrative but the one we've been given and to assume anything else is to purposely delude yourself tbh.

#byler #mine #like im LITERALLYYYYYY done bro im DONE #i was sitting n thinking and i was like .... #literally WHAT ship has byler NOT been paralleled to #WHAT plot has any other romantic ship had tht sealed their fate as being romantic / proved their romance that byler HASNT had too #it literally makes no sense to think they would do all of that OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN #sometimes even literally frame by frame or the same dialogue just slightly tweaked #if byler wasnt romantic #it is. it HAS been. they literally did it FIRST #crazy together existed before the show had even been CAST #this has been PLANNED over YEARSSSSSSS #bc it goes all the way to the beginning #like. please for the love of fuck be serious #we are Not the crazy ones here just because we actually watch the show and remember the shit that happens #anyway. wrote this on my phone so there is no way in hell im rereading #if there are typos or grammar mistakes galore or i never finished a sentence then too bad<3 read my post boy !

[mia-tiny]

『 Mingi & Overstimulation 』 | KTB ‘22

⇒ pairing: s. mingi x fem!reader

⇒ smut, overstimulation, oral (fem receiving), fingering, vibrator, handcuffs, panties used as gag, crying, sadistic dom mingi, multiple orgasms, dirty talk

⇒ word count: 899

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🖤 view my Kinktober ‘22 masterlist here

⇒ author’s note: bro when I tell you that this man’s voice in person is deep, I mean that I didn’t think it was possible to have a voice that deep. videos don’t do it justice

There is absolutely nothing you can do to calm the quivering of your legs as they squeeze around Mingi’s head. You wish desperately that you could reach down and grip his hair as he devours your needy pussy, but your wrists are cuffed to the headboard. In addition, you can’t even beg for mercy since he has stuffed your panties into your mouth, effectively silencing you as he has his fun.

He glances up at you as he sucks harshly on your clit and you try to plead with your eyes. He replaces his mouth with his fingers momentarily in order to speak to you.

“What is it?” he teases, knowing there is no way you can answer him. Still, you attempt to speak, the muffled sounds making him feign further confusion. “Baby, I can’t understand you. Just tell me what you want and I’ll do it.”

You throw your head back in frustration and tug on your restraints in a mini tantrum. Mingi just laughs and once again begins lapping at your core, the sensation overwhelming. He has already made you cum two times just like this, leaving your body sticky with sweat and incredibly sensitive. The continuous onslaught of pleasure has your climax building rapidly once again despite the sting of overstimulation.

All it takes to push you over the edge is Mingi humming in satisfaction around your swollen clit. Your body doesn’t even feel like it is yours anymore as you shake like a leaf, the sound of your muffled wail filling the room. Tears finally begin to spill over from the intensity of your orgasm, but your boyfriend isn’t even close to being done. So long as you don’t use your safe word or signal, he could go for hours like this, just admiring the sight of you absolutely falling apart. 

He at least removes his mouth from your soaked cunt and, for a moment, you have a shred of hope that he will call it quits early tonight. Of course, you are quickly proven wrong as he pulls a small bullet vibrator from his pocket. He gazes up at your desperate expression with a proud grin.

“Do you want another, angel?” he taunts sadistically. When you shake your head defiantly, he gives your core a sudden slap that has you jumping in surprise. “I said, do you want another one?”

Intimidated by the lecherous look in his eyes, and fearing another slap, you nod enthusiastically. He smirks.

“That’s what I thought.”

You hear the small toy buzz to life and prepare yourself for another round of bittersweet pleasure. He glides the object into your pussy with ease, watching with desire as your hole swallows it greedily.

“Still so hungry for more.”

The strength of the vibrations have you attempting to close your legs, but Mingi effortlessly pries them open again. Without giving you time to adjust, he inserts two of his thick fingers and pushes the toy directly against your g-spot. Your back arches off the mattress and you moan pitifully into your own undergarments. You receive no mercy as he begins flexing his fingers in a “come hither” motion, the vibrator also being dragged against the most pleasurable areas, as he intended.

Your muscles are sore at this point from continuously tensing, but it is impossible to relax any part of your body. The sensations in your core seem to extend everywhere, setting each inch of your skin on fire. Your brain feels as if it is floating off as you separate soul from body, your current existence being only defined by the overwhelming pleasure and pain.

His fingers increase their pace as he also reaches up to tweak one of your nipples. Spots dance in your vision as you feel your climax approaching once again. You don’t even have the energy to moan as it hits you like a truck, your breath stopping altogether as you cum harder than ever before. Mingi curses to himself as he takes in the sight before him.

Even after you resume breathing and squirm away from his cruel touch, he continues. Totally entranced, he also uses his left hand to rapidly rub your clit, your high building swiftly once again despite the fact that you came down from your fourth orgasm just moments ago. You are openly sobbing at this point, but the euphoria that comes along with the agony is enough to keep you from tapping out.

It takes only thirty seconds before you are coming apart again. Your eyes squeeze shut and you tug hopelessly at the handcuffs, your wrists surely red and bruising by now, but you can’t feel anything other than the unrelenting pleasure at your core.

Once you stop shaking from the intensity of your orgasm, Mingi finally grants you mercy and removes his hand from your sex, pulling the vibrator out in the process. Your entire body is numb and you feel like you could sleep for a thousand years. You are so dazed that you don’t even notice your boyfriend removing his clothes and coming to kneel between your legs. Having thought you were done, you look at him in startled confusion when you feel him line his cock up with your pussy. He chuckles at your expression, per usual.

“You didn’t think I’d let you off that easy, did you?”

Looks like you’re in for a long night.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

Taglist: @minkysmilk @annaflwrs @han8ul @whatudowhennooneseesyou

#ateez smut #ateez drabbles #ateez scenarios #ateez imagines #ateez oneshot #ateez fanfiction #ateez fanfic #ateez fic #ateez ff #ateez headcanons #ateez x reader #ateez x you #ateez angst #ateez fluff #ateez imagine #ateez kinktober #hongjoong #seonghwa #yunho #yeosang #san #mingi #wooyoung #jongho #song mingi #ateez mingi #mingi smut #mingi drabbles #mingi scenarios #mingi imagines

[maibluemen]

ok while i'm working on which meta stuff i want to have on this blog, i do want to make a somewhat? detailed post on some name headcanons i have. so. some countries whose names i either tweak or change from the ones suggested by himaruya (arguably, there are no canon names. alfred is really the only one you could argue for lol)

🇷🇺 - ivan ivanovich morozov

hima doesn't give patronymics to the countries that would use them. ivanovich comes from ivan being very young and asked what his full name is, and the only male name he could think of was his own lol so he just stuck with it. and yes both sisters have teased him for this. morozov is derived from the russian word for "frost," which i find fitting; i wanted to find a non-jewish surname for him because i don't headcanon him as jewish and. of all the non-jewish countries to have a jewish surname.....well. no judgement on people who use braginsky and i doubt himaruya meant any harm or anything but yeah that's why i use a different surname for him lol

🇱🇹 - tolvydas jonas laurinaitis

shoutout to @hinotorihime who i believe was one of the first, if not the first person in the fandom to suggest tolys being a more accurate translation of トーリス (since japanese doesn’t distinguish between R/L sounds like indo-european languages do, and english doesn’t distinguish between I/Y the way lithuanian does, and tolys being an EXCEEDINGLY uncommon name, i don’t think “toris” is an unreasonable translation to have made after the game of language telephone from lithuanian->japanese-> english lol. トーリス would be directly transliterated like “to risu” for those unfamiliar with katakana. it’s worth noting that pixiv translates his character tag as “tolys”). uhh the source he gave me is a website that no longer exists and wasn't archived unfortunately, but "tolvydas" means something like "far seer" and tolys is a shortened form of it jonas is the name he added when he was finally baptized, and it's in reference to john the baptist anyway, here is an old post where she explains some name meanings!

🇪🇪 - eduard tamm

look i know eduard isn't really used in estonia but the guy simply gives off eduard vibes to me, sorry tamm, aside from being the most common surname, means "oak"

🇱🇻 - raivis bērziņš

bērziņš is, again, the most common surname and means "birch"

ed and raivis having the most common surnames in their countries i swear isn't me being lazy, i like the idea of all 3 baltics having tree names (laurinaitis referring to "laurel")

🇵🇱 - feliks mieczysław kazimierz łukasiewicz

who let the poles be catholic so. feliks has only been a name used in poland since around the 1800s? iirc, it was specifically brought over because of a fascination with french names but i might be wrong lol (and ultimately the origins of the name are latin, so variants of it are pretty old anyway). anyway. i've decided that his first name used to be mieczysław and he changed it around the time of the napoleonic wars to feliks, but kept the old name. kazimierz was chosen at his baptism and refers to st casimir, one of the many patron saints of poland (there's literally a wikipedia article dedicated to them all lol)

🐥 - gilbert maria beilschmidt

mary was just a hugely important aspect of gil's history as a knight (and the specific orders he represented also). he hasn't been catholic in centuries but he keeps maria in his legal name because that's his mom, guys

N. 🇮🇹 - felice luca veneziano

veneziano and romano being surnames (meaning "venetian" and "roman" respectively) i decided to just...assign the italy bros their uh. titles? as surnames. apparently siblings having separate surnames isn't unheard of for the nations lol, anyway. i thought it would be more fitting as i also headcanon that there's at least 20 italies (corresponding with each modern-day region though the actual history gets a bit messier, like my tuscany oc is more properly my florence oc.....that's another post, tho) and vene and romano represent. well. veneto (but originally venice) and lazio (but originally the city of rome...though i have yet to decide when he started representing rome because he's not an Ancient....anyway.....) felice being the italian variant of "felix" luca is a baptismal name referring to st luke, who is a patron of (amongst other things) artists

S. 🇮🇹 - lovino francesco romano

heh so lovino is in the category of not really a real name but i like it and have never really felt drawn to another name instead francesco refers to st francis of assisi who is hugely popular. well, in general. and is a patron of italy. i need to workshop some more headcanons about romano and religion because of....reasons lol, but this is definitely a name he took on relatively recently.

#heta meta #name post #this is definitely another one that will be updated as i come up with new thoughts lol #like my god i REALLY need to come up with a hebrew name for rod..... #and i need to decide on a czech name and a hebrew name for czechia.........

[merlinsleftit]

controversial hp opinions bcs i love to offend ppl <3

i really don't get the genz hp fandom. im a genz myself but the sudden liking for these new slytherin characters like who tf is mattheo riddle? and ppl are romanticizing these characters like stfu bro 😭😭 they're gonna treat u like shit if u fr date them and loving tom riddle? LIKE Y'ALL OUT OF UR FUCKING MIND? he would've slaughtered u the moment he would get a hold of u. its not fucking enemies to lovers shit and the new marauders fandom is so weird like why all of their personalities circulate around the fact they're all queer. CMON THEY'RE MORE THAN JUST THAT. i personally do not ship wolfstar but i like it and i dont have a problem w the ppl who ship them. there are no obvious hints of them being together in the canon but to some extent they do make sense. the ship which i can't stand is, jegulus. just so know, james would've HATED YALL for shipping him w regulus. ur telling me that the guy who pined over lily for years, would go for a guy who comes from such an abusive family of his BEST FRIEND sirius. he would've never in his life would do that to sirius or lily. not to the mention how they don't give lily or tonks any personality besides them being a surrogate for wolfstar and jegulus. LILY IS THE REASON WHY THIS SERIES EXIST and the sudden love for peter pettigrew and barty crouch JR?? y'all must be tweaking like these mfs would've given y'all up to voldy just to spare their lives to him be fr😭😭

#harry potter #the maruaders #wizarding world #slytherin #hogwarts #hogwarts oc

[gacha-every]

Another casual Movie Review!

From meee!!! :D

Hello again, we got one of my main sources to my love for animated movies/shows today, Disney!

And we got their new movie, Wish!

First off, !!🟥SPOILERS🟥!!

I watched this at home and it released in Cinema so I can't count reviewing the animation because I only got the low quality cinema vid for now. Still tho, animations are great, so ye, I'm sure it gud UvU

But we're talking more about the story, characters, and other perks!

In my first watch, I was pretty chill, entertained, and unbothered... in most cases. Honestly, I was only feeling unbothered sometimes because of the expectations of people's critics all over Wish

In my second watch tho, I was pretty bored, yet still enjoyed it somehow, but anyway–

I give the movie ALONE a 7/10

The characters are great, the songs are gud to listen to while watching (This Wish is on loop in my head tho, that one's catchy), the comedy is gud too, story is gud too!

Yeah, guys! The movie is actually not bad!

...It's just not jaw dropping that is, y'know?

The movie is a little generic but also not??? I dunno

It kept me entertained, it's a gud movie for funzies, and it's especially not that triggering at least to me, it's just not that rewatchable y'know? Also had some trouble remembering some of the characters' names even

Anyway ye, movie, okie

Easter eggs were fun to catch

(My dad even has his own theories like Asha being the fairy godmother like from Cinderella and Magnifico being the mirror like from Snow White)

...BUT—

I WANNA TALK 'BOUT SOMETHING ELSE

Huh? What? No it's not critism, I'm already done

NO, it's my favorite part of all

IMAGINING POTENTIALS!!!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the movie had potential, I mean, it does in some cases but not generally

HOWEVER

If you consider their SCRAPPED CONCEPTS like these fav examples: Star is supposed to be a shape shifter and has a male human form (possible romance with Asha), and Magnifico and Amaya are supposed to be a villain COUPLE! LIKE BRO! This is the ONLY part I'm triggered by the movie honestly, because it's MISSED potential! This potential didn't come from the movie itself, no! It's from the dumps!

I'm honestly glad fanfics exist

Like imagine bruh, what more new set of formulas can you think of? Asha's father being Magnifico instead? Making her a PRINCESS?! WHOLE NEW TOP TIER LEVEL TO TACKLE– oh wait

SOMEONE'S ALREADY DOING THAT! YASSS

read it pls, it gud

Anyway, ye, that's honestly the only fun I have from the movie, imagining it's potential

But it's honestly a shame that the potential is missed rather than the potential is oozing... you confused? Okay, what I mean is, missed potential is like those scrapped concepts, oozing potential is like from the movie itself has potential for a few tweaks here and there and boom! Better movie! So ye, Gacha Every math for ya lol

Anyway, ye, it's a shame...

BUT DON'T LET IT STOP YA THERE!!!

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IF YA URGED TO🔥🔥🔥

YOU, ME, ANYONE, TACKLE THE INGREDIENTS! MAKE A MEAL!! AND WE'LL FEAST!!!

Artist, writer, daydreamer, WHATEVER! I JUST w i s h ;D PEOPLE SHOW THEIR REVISIONS OF THE MOVIE! Let the creativity and fun DRIVE!!!

I'M SURE I AM! WOOO!!!

Movie fine: 7/10 :)

Revision rush: 9/10 B)

Wish is gud, healed my inner child which is what my constructive criticism is orbit to, so if you're into that thing, stay tuned for more! ^w^

#Wish #disney #disney wish movie #Asha #Magnifico #Star #movie #movie review #movie rating #fanfics #fanfiction #creativity #art #concepts #disney movie #thoughts #Gacha Every #Gacha Every review #Gacha Every movie review

[heloflor]

Probably my hottest Mario take: I might actually like the 1986 Anime Movie more than the 2023 Movie. Yes the 2023 one is a better movie overall while the 86 Anime didn’t age well and is filled with plot conveniences and random things happening just because, along with the bad animation, questionable voice acting, weird soundtrack and sound design, but idk I still really like it.

It’s just that there’s something very charming about that movie. It came out a single year after the first Super Mario Bros, back when there was little to no lore about the Mushroom Kingdom, and it really shows in the way enemies are used and random characters exist but also you can tell they made an effort with the little they had. It’s like watching the very beginning of the franchise, way before it became the phenomenon it is today, and there’s something about it I really like.

I’m also fascinated by the way Peach and Bowser were written in it. This was the first time these two were given a personality past “evil bad guy” and “damsel in distress”. And not only are they both great in the little screentime they have, but these new personality traits, given one single year after the creation of those characters, remain to this day their personality, albeit with a few small tweaks (Bowser being a dad becoming a huge part of his character, Peach losing her temper in most versions). Kinda funny how these two are the biggest highlight of the movie despite only being in it for like 5 minutes, but still, love what was done with them.

And when it comes to comparing it to the 2023 Movie, I actually find it hilarious how many similarities the two have, including having the exact same skeleton for their story. It’s been 37 years yet Nintendo is still writing the same thing, I love it (more on the comparison here).

Oh yeah and because I just know there are some people who will go “the hell you like about this movie?!”, here’s an actual list!

- Literally everything about the intro is great once you get past the weirdness of the Mushroom people coming out the TV. We get Mario playing the Famicom, Peach managing to defend herself for a while before getting overwhelmed, Mario being hilariously chill about all of this, Mario more than willing to fight Bowser until he sees just how enormous Bowser is and gets intimidated, the back and forth between Peach and Mario hiding behind each other, that moment where Bowser gets rid of Mario with one finger and then smiles about it followed by a beat and then Peach starts throwing furniture at him, the Game Over screen, Luigi reacting like you’d expect. Just. Everything about this scene is great!

- The wooden title cards look amazing. It’s a small thing, but I love the “fairytale” vibe it gives the movie. And now that I think about it, that might also be why I’m being so nice with this movie, since fairytales do tend to be small stories with little going on and not always making sense, making it easier to forgive its flaws.

- The shop scene is also very solid in showing us who Mario and Luigi are as people and how they play off of each-other. On that note, I like their dynamic. It’s a bit of the usual bickering siblings who would still do anything for each other, but it works.

- The meeting with the wizard guy is also solid with the way Mario and Luigi react to things. It’s a bit of an exposition dump, but you can tell they try to make it entertaining. Plus, it works for how simplistic the story is (yes I’m giving this movie a lot of slack).

- The travel montages...yeah I’m gonna be honest with this one, it sucks. I do like how they use them to show the different power-ups they get, but it’s still very boring and I skip them when watching the movie. Except for the last one on the airship, that one is pleasant.

- Luigi tripping on mushrooms. Do I even need to say more? But yeah that whole sequence with the paratroopa is nice (once you get past the fact that a turtle made a bunch of birds). And I like how clever Mario gets to save himself and Luigi from the babies.

- I’m not one to care about people drawing smut of cartoon characters, but the internet is sleeping on those Toads. That’d actually be hilarious if the main takeaway the fandom had of this movie were to be the Toad girls. And on an unrelated note, their designs is more original than the Toads we get now!

- The whole sequence with the Piranha plants and the Lakitu honestly bores me and drags on a bit. The Piranhas might also be the worst animated part of this whole thing. I do like how much of a selfish bitch the Lakitu is though. Idk, that’s a fun character in their shittiness.

- The scene in the cavern is fine. I like how the Hammer Bros is used as that intimidating guard, and we get to see Luigi be the one to solve the issue this time around! On that note, I love that Luigi’s love for money isn’t only for jokes but is at times used as a plot point (him later on flooding the castle and finding Mario’s star). Mario’s daydream is also pretty cute.

- I probably watched that scene between Peach and Bowser a dozen times since I re-discovered this movie this year. I adore the way they are characterized, especially in the context of this being the first time they’ve been written this way. Bonus points for Bowser who has no rights being as adorable as he is in this. Ultimately this scene doesn’t really advance the story, but I still love that we got some insight on who these two are at such an early stage of the franchise’s existence.

- The underwater scene is also a slug to go through, though it’s interesting to see how they used the Cheep Cheep. Also Mario dressing up as a ballerina while the dog references that one queer music star is a yes.

- I find the third act of this movie to be honestly solid. Sure there are some contrivances with the fire platforms room and the water somehow destroying the castle, but I still like it. Granted it might be due to how much screentime Bowser gets here. Speaking of which, it’s actually surprising that Bowser turns down Peach when she promises to marry him if he lets Mario alone, with Bowser refusing because he knows Mario might be trouble since he already ate two of the power-ups. This is probably top five smartest things Bowser has done in the entire franchise. This isn’t an insult to Games Bowser btw, I fucking love this dumbass, and he is kind of a dumbass when interacting with Peach in this movie as well!

- While the ending is hated for a reason and I do find it dumb as well, it’s still incredibly sweet how Mario accepts it and wishes happiness on Peach.

So overall, is the 86 Anime good? Ehh, not really. But if you’re able to get past all the weird shit going on, it’s very charming as a piece of Mario history, and it’s especially funny to see all the small things that end up becoming a core part of the franchise. And because of that, I can’t help but like it more than the 2023 Movie, even if the 2023 one is an overall better movie (I’d give the 86 Anime a 4,5/10 and the 2023 one a 6/10 in terms of movie quality; but in terms of enjoyment the 86 Anime is above the 2023 Movie for me)

#Super Mario #The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach #Mario '86 Anime #Mario Anime #Flor talks #I love how everytime I bring up this movie I talk about it like it was common knowledge that it exists #granted it's bc I saw it as a kid on yt #and is basically assuming that long-time Mario fans also used to go around seeing fan animations #and accidentally stumbling on an official movie along the way #long post

[looksmaxxing-magnus]

some l@ms fans from the peak of the fandom scare me bro. like, there was this post with some other ship w/ alex and there was this one comment saying sum along the lines of: "IF YOU DON'T SHIP L@MS I WILL FIND YOU AND KILL YOU!!!" yall was genuinely TWEAKING over that ship bruh its crazy. and the way the replies were like "YEAAAAAA!!!!" they couldn't fathom the existence of other ships it was so so weird..

i mean yall chill now (for the most part) but you wont EVA catch me drawing l@ms art, IM SCAREDDDDD OF YALLL HELLLLLL NOOOOOOOOO 😭😭😭maybe ill draw it with replies and reblogs off for safety measures but that is it

the fans be wilding sm sometimes i forget the ship is good

#i know its not all yall #but a select FEW #ummm yea nah..

[blueberry-lemon]

[blog thoughts] artists can't catch a break lately

The past 12 months have not been a fun time for professional artists. Whether you're working as a freelancer or trying to get your portfolio out there for employers, every few months seems to bring a new infuriating obstacle for your future career.

Let's review the past year:

1. Ever-shifting tweaks to social media algorithms that are opaque and seem to punish posts that link to to external sites (stores, crowdfunding).

2. An attempt by crypto-bros to lure artists (and consumers) into commoditizing art into crypto tokens that exist solely to fluctuate in value and be flipped for profit.

3. The emergence of popular AI-powered art generators that learn by being fed hundreds of samples of stolen artwork. People found them hilarious at first (DALL-E memes) but they're quickly getting much, much better and are being used to intentionally emulate living artists.

4. Massive layoffs and cancellations for various TV animation studios as CEOs struggle to see streaming services as profitable.

5. Major social media platforms, which have become integral to making a living as a freelancer, being completely sabotaged by the decision-making of their owners. Notable with Instagram pivoting hard to short-form video, but now even more evident with the crumbling in trust at Twitter.

I think it is very easy for people who are outside of this world to shrug it off. Success on social media isn't a human right, obviously, and people "got by just fine" before these platforms existed. But let's be real, that's not gonna cut it.

The world of art, design, crafts, and independent work is much more competitive now than it ever was. Yeah, maybe a local freelancer in your town used to stand a chance selling their work for the holidays in 1998, but now every creator is competing with Amazon, Etsy, Target, and every other site and service that has online shopping and delivery. Consumers are, naturally, swayed by convenience. It's much easier to One-Click buy a print or pillow on Amazon than to even bother seeing what freelance artists have for sale.

It's also a constant competition for attention.

Yeah, your webcomic might have done pretty well in 2004 with a Paypal Donate button on its website and a few links of creator friends who share your affiliate link. Now, you're fighting in a sea of thousands of comics. Even worse, you're not just competing with fellow webcomics. You're competing with Marvel and DC's digital comic apps, you're competing against Netflix and every other streaming service, and you're competing with TikTok, Instagram, memes, video games, everything a person could be doing with their free time.

There's really only like three ways you can succeed as a freelance creator these days.

1. Get funded or supported by some sort of person or group or publisher who has wealth to spend.

2. Amass as many followers and views as possible.

3. Cultivate a small subset of your following that is passionate enough to be willing to spend money on you.

And these things are really not easy. If Twitter folds as a company (or becomes nearly unusable) it'll be even harder. Tumblr allows for virality, but doesn't allow for as much ownership over your posts or for easy networking and socializing with your peers. Cohost implicitly discourages virality for a more personal blog. Instagram has strict rules about content (must be image or video) and strict rules about linking to external sites. TikTok and Youtube, obviously, require video-producing and video-editing.

This doesn't mean hope is lost. This doesn't mean that we should give into despair.

It just means that we need to adapt. We need to post across multiple platforms, and tweak how we post to fit the culture of that platform. We need to stand against art theft and art as a speculative financial asset.

Most importantly, we need to lift each other up. When you love someone's work, let them know. Let the world know. If you've got money to spare, check out your favorite creators' Patreons or digital tip jars.

We don't know if we can depend on the virality of massive platforms anymore. We might return to the old, fragmented web, like boats pushed to distant islands. We'll need to take things into our own hands.

Make art, make rent, help others do the same.

#blog #blog thoughts #blogofkylelab

[barbnumber1fan]

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE !!

i was up all night thinking about rock troll floyd. to the point where i made like a whole lore abt musical genre changes and how they’re looked down upon (kinda like how queer/lgbtq+ ppl r now 💔) and shamed.

ex-pop troll and brozone member floyd has to hide his gay relationship with riff and the fact that he’s a rock troll. the headlines. fliff 4 life

ignore my mediocre art skills i am GARBAGE at drawing trolls.

anyway so after brozone splits (oh in this au, the third movie never happens. velvet and veneer steal some other troll or smth.) he does a bit of soul-searching. he’s never really felt all that connected to pop in general, maybe that was because of Brozone’s rough fallout?

then he meets emo gay drummer riff and finds out about the existence of rock and other music genres. DUDE IS SHOCKED. he’s like “holy shit.” so he decides to look around the nations to find his type of music. country? nope. techno? nope. classical? BIG NO. funk? eh. pop? he likes it but NO.

and then he visits the rock trolls.

and that’s how floyd finds out about his true music genre! he feels more comfortable identifying with rock than pop.

at the concert he goes to, he sees queen barb and he straight up ADMIRES her. not in like a romantic way, he’s gay asf. not even in a platonic way either, he wants to be like her. he wants to have one of these big, loud, concerts in this dark volcano rock place just like her.

so, he decides to change his music genre!

a lot of other trolls are like.. suspicious, and looking down upon him, but they end up eventually accepting him when he switches his genre.

floyd meets up with riff again, who wants to hang out with him. floyd wants riff to take him on a tour of the rock kingdom, which he gladly obliges. he also gives floyd some new clothes(emo.)

and then, after a few months of living happily as a rock troll(MUSIC GENRE VERSION OF HRT?), the worst possible thing happens.

brozone family meetup letter.

it shows up at his door, and he’s SO confused as to why there’s a colorful rainbow letter at his door. he opens it and oh god. brozone meetup.

“dear floyd, this is john dory! how are you doing? couldn’t get ahold of your address, so i sent rhonda over with your scent.”

okay, that explains the slobber on the letter. floyd doesn’t know that though.

“i wanted to tell you that me and the rest of your brothers are meeting up! i’d LOVE to see you there.

sincerely, john dory.”

floyd is like… genuinely tweaking. bro is STRESSED. since he’s already a few months in on music genre replacement therapy, he obviously looks very different. (darker colors, narrower eyes, slightly rougher skin)

anyways that’s all i have so far!! the meetup is gonna be CRAZY.

ROCK ON ! 🤘

[nintendroid]

A collection of reviews for games I’ve beaten recently! Instead of going into detail about each individual one, let’s satisfy my short attention span and give short, sweet reviews for them all in one whack!

As it was in Volume 1, these reviews will be bite-sized and to the point. The scoring system remains the same with a slant towards gamers who collect: Seek Out, Buy Cheap and Skip It.  Without further adieu!

Skip It: Mega Man - Network Transmission (GameCube)

A Mega Man game that attempted to bridge his 2D action-platformer days with his grid-based RPG uhm...days. There’s a good game here on paper but it just doesn’t work. Feels rushed and looks cheap for a franchise of this caliber. If this had been a strict 2D action game it may have worked, but the Battle Network-inspired chip system is broken. I wanted to like it, I really did but it’s flaws make it unenjoyable. The near-impossible first friggin’ boss fight didn’t help matters. Unless you’re a Mega Man fanatic, avoid this one.

Skip It: Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football (Wii)

Let’s be clear - the only reason I played this is because I purchased a copy signed by the game’s director and executive producer for under 7 bucks and the purchase benefitted a dog charity. I’m a sucker for good deals. Truth be told, this could’ve been a fun game. Even for a budget title, it has spirit and a clear direction. The fatal flaw here is the controls. Instead of opting to control like a normal football game utilizing thumbsticks, the team behind this used the Wii’s motion controls in the worst way. To move your character, you have to point the on-screen cursor to direct where you want your character to move. It’s certainly playable, and at times I did enjoy myself because of the absurdity, but the controls turn it into nothing more than a novelty. If only you could use the Wii Classic Controller or the Nunchuk, you would have a much more enjoyable experience. It’s the kind of game that garnered Wii’s unfair reputation of being a shovelware box. 

Seek Out: Smash Remix (Nintendo 64)

Smash Remix is a mod of the original Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 64. It’s free and works on PC and original N64 hardware if you have a flashcart. This is a dream mod for anyone who loved and grew up with the original Smash. Tons of added stages, music, characters, all new single player mode and game options make this the must-play sequel to those of us who went out of step as the series went on. If you love the original Smash, you’ll love this 100% free mod that’s still in development, today! My only gripe is I wish the team behind it would stay in the 64-era. Some of the more modern additions like Dark Samus and the Persona stage kind of break the immersion. It’s a minor complaint but I have nothing but love for the team behind this game. If someone reads this from the team, please give us some Castlevania 64 protagonists!

Seek Out: Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance)

We know Sonic’s story and know that he’s had a rocky road the last 20 years with some good games and some bad ones. Fans often complain that Sonic should’ve stayed a speedy 2D platformer like the early days in the franchise but seem to gloss over the Advance trilogy as if they don’t exist. If you’re a fan of Sonic’s early days, give Sonic Advance a chance. While the presentation borrows a little more from the Sonic Adventure era, the gameplay is Sonic 1 through 3 with some minor tweaks. I had a lot of fun playing this one. Good music, graphics, good soundtrack make this a must-play. The bottomless pits suck but that’s pretty much a given in any 2D Sonic game. 

Seek Out: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Shredder’s Revenge (PC)

I can’t lie, I wasn’t on the hype train when this was announced. Having been burned by TMNT beat’em ups over the years looking to cash in on their classic predecessors, I thought this was another cash grab. In short, I was wrong. Shredder’s Revenge is a modern classic. 4-player action with awesome graphics, a good soundtrack and tons of fan service put this in the top 5 of TMNT games, if not near the number 1 spot. In my eyes, it’s definitely between this and Turtles in Time. I’ve played and beat it over 6 times now and I don’t do that often. A must play. 

#tmnt #shredders revenge #nintendo #gamecube #wii #pc #gba #game boy advance #sonic the hedgehog #sonic advance #dog football #mega man #network transmission #nintendo 64 #n64 #smash remix #super smash bros #reviews #nintendroid #Youtube

[unhingedselfships]

5, 10, 13 :)

This got stupidly long. Sorry?

5. Does their existence make any major changes to the 'canon' story? Minor ones?

She inherently causes small tweaks simply by existing. You're throwing a whole new character, how ever minor, into the story.

With Daigo, its pretty consistent she keeps Mine alive.

Majima, I tend to default to the Y0 version, and she makes some changes here and there, not really altering things in a significant way, but making the road just a little smoother.

With Akiyama, honestly we probably see the fewest changes, but thats subject to change.

Kiryu, she honestly doesn't do much for him specifically, but she provides a much stronger support to the kids and Haruka, and absolutely goes over Kiryu's head when it comes to the orphanage.

When she flies solo, the options are nigh endless, from doing nothing but adding fun substory hijinks, to completely rewriting storylines in ways that make exactly no sense. (so yanno, perf for RGG lmlfao)

10. Who do they get along with? How close are they?

Her most notable non-romantic connections off the top of my head :

Nishikiyama : Makes the least sense from a narrative stand point, so I just ignore that part. She does the "talk-no-jutsu" in her own clunky way, and its basically just a big ol' rant about how he's been treated and it turns out basic respect and decency go a long way with him. She has no fear, she can get catty and snippy with him. And it works. She treats him like a person, an equal. They're "bitchy besties".

Saejima : She just kinda dubs him "bro" and refuses to let go. He accepts it. Ends up fairly protective of her. There might be some "lost a sibling" trauma bonding happening here.

Hana : It starts with Kimi just being generally helpful in ways Aki slacks on. Despite being just as lazy (read ; depressed) she feels bad about Hana's work load, so picks up where she can. Particularly in sorting and organization. The build a bond over time and "girls days out" become routine. (on Aki's dime ofc)

Mine : I love how complicated these two are. Calling them frenemies usually works. He loves and hates her in equal measure for her connection to Daigo. Hates that its her and not him, but Daigo is happy, and he can't hate that. When she isn't with Daigo romantically, they estabilish a friendship relatively similar to the one she has with Nishiki.

Nishida : Kimi just low key adores this dude. He's so reliable and he ends up something of a 'neutral party confidant' for her. She tries to make his life dealing with Maji easier where she can. Usually by distracting the man in question.

13. Do they have a fave 'mini game' activity?

There are so many mini games in this franchise. Lets get into a few more.

Poker/Black Jack/Roulette/Etc She doesn't hate card games, but they bore her fairly quickly and she's not very good at them.

Batting Cages She gets hit with the ball more often than she hits it. She tries but after a few bruises whoever she's with hauls her out.

Mahjong and Shogi Will try, and then get completely lost when people try to explain either one. "I'm too dumb for this, sorry"

Bowling, Pool/Billiards, and Table Tennis She is absolutely atrocious at both of these, however unlike the other games she's bad at, she has a ton of fun with them.

Pocket Circut She likes it, and she likes the tinkering, but she doesn't get super into it. She prefers to support someone else doing it, rather than participate herself.

Dancing/Disco Kimi can keep a beat pretty well, she has rhythm, but she's uncordinated as hell. She sticks to swaying happily off to the side. (she gets wigglier the drunker she is)

Darts She has piss poor hand-eye coordination, which makes her being pretty good at darts a surprise. She enjoys it, and gets smug when she does well.

Fishing Is the most tedious boring thing, and she hates it. (loves fishing mini games in video games though!)

MesuKing She finds it silly, and doesn't really play, but enjoys collecting things so she has a huge collection of cards just sitting around.

Karaoke She can actually sing pretty well. If she could stop crying. She has crippling stage fright and performance anxiety so its a no-go. She does enjoy tagging along to cheer people on though.

#ask game answer #the expanded answers #kulemiwrites

[hadtochangeuserbecauseimparanoid]

Not even kidding being so real, what fucking plug in existence takes 8 hours to reply on the regular. Not even pull up, no I mean REPLY and half the time like "sorry man I've been busy today ill get you tomorrow" like you Fucker you Could have said that earlier and we would have figured it out with someone else but you wait until everyone is fucking sleeping

It's not even out of a "I know they'll find another so I won't reply now and when I do later I'll get my money" because he doesn't care. It's literally him not giving a fuck to reply. And it would definitely be one thing if he was just the plug but he's a friend too, was a friend before a plug. So I don't fucking get why you have to leave your friends waiting for 8 hours each time, making them wait long enough to actually begin tweaking over weed, and then wonder why some of your people are tweaking over bud. Like bro you make them wait all day??????

[themovieblogonline]

How James Gunn Can Reboot The DCEU & Still Keep Legacy Snyderverse Actors

Keyword: DC Studios multiverse Currently, we are all waiting for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans for the DC Universe. As co-CEOs of the new DC Studios, it’s up to them to herald in the new age of DC Comics characters in live-action for Warner Bros. Discovery. Joining only in November 2022, the duo is expected to present their plan for a shared DC universe of live-action movies any day now. During all of this, some fan-favourite actors are already confirmed as not being part of Gunn’s plans for the DCU. Such as Henry Cavill’s Superman and The Rock’s Black Adam. However, there’s a very easy way for James Gunn to create a DC Studios multiverse story. Both Gunn, Safran and the fans can all have their cake, and eat it too. Here’s how. Understanding Multiverses And Their Impact First of all, for decades, movie studios have shied away from the idea of a multiverse. Even though DC Comics and Marvel Comics have had crossover events featuring some kind of a multiverse for decades. Everything from DC Comics Crisis stories (all of them) to Marvel Comics’ Ultimates line of stories have been about the Multiverse. So why couldn’t they work in live-action? Well, the fear was always that general movie-going audiences will not buy into the idea of multiple realities, and various versions of popular characters they love. A 2.5-hour movie was tight enough to introduce 1 lead character with superpowers, their history, background, development and arc in one particular movie. To then introduce multiple iterations of the same character in the same movie would be ‘too confusing’. However, movies with Multiverse stories existed before the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Other Multiverse Movies The fan favourite Jet Li, at the peak of his career in the early 2000’s, did a movie called, The One. The idea was how a villain, played by Jet li, travelled through the multiverse, killing versions of himself so that their energy would flow into him, making him stronger. That is until he came across one version of himself (also Li) who would stop him. More recently, one of the greatest Spider-Man movies of all time saw a story deeply rooted in the concept of a multiverse. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was all about various Spider-Men from various multiverses coming together to fight a common threat. The film won an Oscar and will see two sequels in the coming years. Cut to today, and Everything Everywhere All At Once is one of the hottest and most surprising hits of the year. The story is about a meek Asian woman with a dull life, finding the courage to fight, using skills she borrows from all the other versions of herself, from all other realities. So clearly, audiences aren’t confused’ by multiverse stories. And here’s how DC Studio's multiverse can take advantage of that. DC Studios Multiverse Needs A Quick Tweaking Currently, there are 4 movies releasing that are still part of the DCEU and not part of the newly created DC Studios run by Peter Safran and James Gunn. The debate over, wether audiences should even watch these movies if they’re not connected to the now defunct DCEU, is silly. Of course, they should, because they might be good movies, even if they don’t connect. But the movie I’m most interested in, that might help create a DC Studios multiverse is The Flash. Given that the story of The Flash sounds like it’s going to be a variation of the Flashpoint Paradox story, it’s the perfect movie to launch a multiverse story in DC. And it would be very easy to do. How DC Studios Can Take Advantage Of Current Multiverse Craze If re-shoots are out of the question, given the movie has already wrapped, there’s another way. I’m assuming that at some point, Barry Allen as Flash (Ezra Miller) will open a portal to the Speed Force, as he did at the end of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. During this Speed Force portal, the movie can easily posit that this is the entry point to other realities and universes. Similar to how they depicted the same thing in The CW’s Flash series. Which is how they could give us the DC Studios Multiverse. When the Speed Force portal opens, it could showcase almost like a sizzle reel of footage from all existing DC movies based on DC Comics characters. The Snyderverse films, Henry Cavill as Superman, Harley Quinn and the Birds Of Prey, Phoenix’s Joker, and Pattinson’s Batman. Even older footage of George Reeves’ Superman, Keaton’s Batman, and so much more. Showing them within the Speed Force portal would either imply, or they could explicitly state, that all these stories are all from various other realities, where variations of the characters we know exists. Thereby officially making all those other franchises, canon within the DC Studios, but as separate realities. The Benefits Of A DC Studios Multiverse Approach This way, after the events of the Flash movie, whether or not this iteration of the Flash ends up in the new DC Studios or not, the movie will make canon every version before and after as just another reality in the DC Studios multiverse. So if James Gunn does reboot the DCEU, then an entirely new universe with new actors playing the iconic characters will be something that Gunn and Safran build out. While at the same time, anything that came before, can still exist as another reality, allowing other creators or storytellers to revisit them somewhere down the line. With those same cast members. So if 10 years into the new DCU, they want to do a multiverse story, like Marvel Studios is now doing with Dr. Strange Madness In The Multiverse or the Loki series, they absolutely have the option to do so. Same Actors Have Already Played Different Versions Of Themselves Before Imagine Henry Cavill returning an a much older Superman in a Kingdom Come storyline years from now in the DCU. Similar to how Brandon Routh got another bite at the apple as Superman from 2006’s Superman Returns, in the CW Arrow-verse crossover. Also how John Wesley Shipp played Barry Allen in the first live-action Flash in 1990, but then returned as the Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick of another reality in the CW Flash series. Why, even Ezra Miller's Flash from the DCEU has crossed over with The CW's Flash, Grant Gustin. So it’s not unprecedented, even within other DC live-action franchises. And If they want, other creators can even do sequels or new stories with those former DCEU characters and actors, since they would exist in a universe of their own, disconnected from the main DCU. Similar to how, apparently, Matt Reeves’ Batman universe and Todd Phillips' Joker movies will co-exist but be independent of one another, and any other DCU story. It’s the best of all worlds! What do you think of my idea for a DC Studios multiverse? Do you think it’s feasible or will it get ‘too confusing’ for general audiences for there to be multiple Batmen and Supermen running around in their own movies and TV shows? Let me know in the comments below! Read the full article

[0tt3r-pop]

Incorrect Octonauts Quotes: Interactions I've had in school

(Please note I'm the voice of reason in most of these)

ALSO EVERYONE SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GRANDMOTHER!!! ^^

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Kwazii: I got suspended

Barnacles: You got suspended!? How???

Kawaii: I tried to steal a urinal...

Barnacles: yoU TRIED TO STEAL A URINAL???

Kwazii: Keyword: TRIED

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Peso: Please stop eating the starburst wrappers...

Dashi: THEY ARE EDIBLE-

Peso: Just because they are safe for consumption doesn't mean they should BE CONSUMED

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Shellington: *goes nonverbal*

Tweak: Hey!

Shellington:

Tweak: Hey!!

Shellington: ...?

Tweak: Ohhh!!! We're playing the quiet game! Ok, bet!

*proceeds to not talk for the rest of the day thinking it's a game/challenge*

─────────────────────

Kwazii: Ow-

Peso: You good bro?

Kwazii: Ye, I just stabbed myself with a pencil

Peso, panicked: yOu GoOd BrUh?????

─────────────────────

Shellington: How dare you assume I'm Cis

─────────────────────

Kwazii, walking down the halls: Down with the cis! Down With The Cis!! DOWN WITH THE CIS!!!

Some random cishet guy: YEAH!! DOWN WITH THE SITH!!

Kwazii:

Kwazii under his breath: listen you discord mod wanna be-

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Some big + tall guy: *lunges forward suddenly trying to intimidate Dashi*

Dashi: *charges forward after him*

The guy: *runs in fear as Dashi chases him*

Barnacles: Haahaa, nice

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Shellington: These are my husbands: Kwazii, Peso, and Dashi ^^ (queer platonic relationship)

Shellington: And these are our adopted children

*takes a deep breath*

Tunip, Codish, Barrot, Grouber, Tominnow, Pikato, Halibeet, Sharchinni*, Perchkin, Yamchovy, Wallabaga, Charchard, Maccoli, Carprika, Albachoy, Salepeño, and Tardelery!!

Shellington: Am I forgetting any?

Kwazii, whispering: Vegi-bot

Shellington: VEGI-BOT!!

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Tweak: I take extreme pride and pleasure in being able to scare an entire football team just by existing

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Barnacles, thinking: this stress ball is pretty good! Super strong and resistant too. It won't break ^^

*2 minutes later*

Stress Ball, which is filled with liquid gel: *breaks, and spills all over Barnacles*

Barnacles: fuCK-

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*any vegimal after Sharchinni only appeared in the books

I hate to ask this, but if you see this post, can you please interact? I took a small break and my spread/reach went way down, and I'm not 100% sure as to why-

#octonauts #captain barnacles #kwazii #shellington #dashi #peso #professor inkling #tweak #peso penguin #incorrect octonauts quotes #vegimals

[nostalgicatsea]

Racism in the Marvel fandom as seen through the number of fanworks per M/M ship on AO3

I talked about this on Twitter, but I'm posting it here with tweaks and additions.

A couple of notes about the ship selection process:

I focused on M/M ships here as they're the biggest and most common on AO3 overall and, for the most part, the Marvel fandom

I put aside my personal feelings, so the following selection ranges from my OTP and ships I like to ships I dislike or am squicked by and NOTPs. The big ships and crack/niche ships are ones that have the most popular male characters or I’ve seen come up the most often, but I'm sure the pattern is consistent with more minor characters and subfandoms with fewer works

I focused on ships that exist in the MCU (film side only, no TV), only or in addition to other universes, just to simplify things. The MCU fandom is the biggest, and it gets complicated once you throw in other universes considering the vastness of the Marvel multiverse

I looked at the overall fanwork count for the ships rather than fanworks for that ship in the MCU tag as people tend to miscategorize their works

As of 6/19/20:

AO3 fanworks of big MCU/MCU-based ships: 

Steve/Bucky: 50,501 

Steve/Tony: 36,638 

Loki/Thor: 13,071

Clint/Coulson: 10,940

Loki/Tony: 9,880

Bucky/Tony: 7,504

Spideypool: 7,271

Starker: 6,073 

Ironstrange: 4,844 

Bruce/Tony: 4,734

Bucky/Clint: 3,841

Stuckony: 2,331

AO3 fanworks of MCU/MCU-based ships with 1 or more POC where the characters interact a few times, have meaningful relationships with each other, or have genuine or crack potential: 

Sam/Bucky: 3,023

Steve/Sam: 2,908

Rhodey/Tony: 1,434

Erik/T'Challa: 578 

Ned/Peter: 429

Coulson/Fury: 264

M'Baku/T'Challa: 155 

Rhodey/Sam: 149

Strange/Wong: 82 

Heimdall/Thor: 50

Scott/Jimmy Woo: 36

Scott/Luis: 24

Fury/Pierce: 16 (fandom is also ageist)

The disparity between the two lists is particularly egregious when you consider:

Clint and Coulson had 17 seconds of dialogue and 7 lines with each other and never interacted again after Thor. This is a generous estimate as I included pauses

Loki and Tony haven't interacted since The Avengers 

The only time Bucky and Tony as a duo and Steve, Bucky, Tony as a trio interact is in the bunker in Siberia

Spideypool includes a character who isn't even in the MCU

Ironstrange didn't exist or really exist in MCU fanworks before 2018, and Tony and Strange only communicate once in their second movie together, with Strange holding up his finger silently 

Bucky and Clint never interact with each other

I’ll be focusing on the Captain America, Avengers, and Iron Man subfandoms first as those are the three biggest in the MCU. Before I start, here's my thread from last year about some of the ships I’ll be mentioning. 

Okay. How does Bucky/Tony have 6,070 more fanworks than Rhodey/Tony and 4,481 more than Sam/Bucky and Bucky/Clint have 818 more than Sam/Bucky? How do Loki/Tony and Ironstrange have 8,446 and 3,410 more fanworks than Rhodey/Tony, respectively, and Stuckony almost as many as Steve/Sam?

The gap is especially glaring when you compare Steve/Bucky and Steve/Tony to Steve/Sam, Sam/Bucky, and Rhodey/Tony; however, though it's important to point out that wide gulf, I lose my mind more over the fact that ships with white characters who have never interacted or only exchanged a few lines (Clint/Coulson never even STAND IN THE SAME ROOM, and they're one of the top ships!) have more fanworks than ships with POC who do or have potential. 

I will point out that at least with the MCU Spider-Man and Black Panther fandoms, you do see some diversity with their big ships (I’m including some M/F ships here to make a point in the next paragraph). MJ/Peter has 3,518 fanworks, and in addition to the two T’Challa ships above, Nakia/T’Challa has 286, MJ/Shuri 220, Bucky/Shuri 210, and Peter/Shuri 140 (Black Panther is a much smaller fandom, but some ship numbers are higher if you put BP and non-BP characters together, e.g., Tony/T’Challa (405) and Bucky/T’Challa (345). 

It's important to note, however, that these two films are significantly more racially diverse than all other MCU films; in fact, they're very much the outliers. These ships and Ned/Peter are also heavy indicators of racism in this fandom. These numbers are very low compared to the big ships, and there are fewer works for these fandoms especially in BP’s case. Additionally, ships with white non-BP characters rank second, third, sixth, and eighth in the fandom (Bucky isn’t a BP character as he is only in the post-credits scene). Nakia/T’Challa is canon but outranked by Tony/T’Challa and Bucky/T’Challa, and all other ships with only BP characters, not listed here as the numbers are much lower other than M’Baku/T’Challa (second-lowest among the listed), are outranked by all the ships with white non-BP characters. 

To sum up everything I said above:

white M/M ships are extremely overrepresented by a huge margin, even if they have little to no canonical basis

interracial ships are poorly represented even if the characters have meaningful relationships or potential (and even if they clearly have all the traits that would ensure that they would be a big ship had the character of color been white)

the ships with the least representation by a longggggg mile are ones that involve only POC. Their fanwork count is, aside from Erik/T’Challa (578), in the low 100s and 200s. Countless ships are below the 100 mark. 

If you want to make this even more infuriating, here's a random selection of white (or in one case, AI) crack ships and ships that are more niche that I’ve seen to compare to the ships of color above: 

Clint/Tony: 1,423

Loki/Steve: 1,251 

Clint/Steve: 986 

Bucky/Rumlow: 984 

Clint/Pietro: 837 

Hydrahusbands: 770 

Grandmaster/Loki: 633 

Steve/Rumlow: 547 

Steve/Howard: 457 

JARVIS/Tony: 414

And just for the hell of it because Darcy, a minor character who appears in only two movies and last appeared in 2013, shows up all the time in MCU fanworks (17,004 (these include ones where she’s not paired with anyone)) and is probably one of the top three or four little black dresses/fandom bicycles: 

Darcy/Steve: 3,013

Darcy/Bucky: 2,640

Darcy/Loki: 1,558

Darcy/Clint: 1,107

Darcy/Steve/Bucky: 676

Darcy/Tony: 326

The Darcy situation is a post for another day (she has more fanworks than all other female characters except ~3 women), but in the context of this post, it’s absurd that nearly all of the non-canonical ships above which feature characters whom Darcy has never interacted with (I don’t even remember if Darcy interacted with Loki) have more fanworks than the listed ships of color.

That said, if you like the aforementioned white M/M ships, even if they have little to no canonical basis, that's okay. Anything goes in fandom. It IS a problem, though, if you have more than one ship, but ALL of them are white M/M ships or, if you like F/F and M/F, those are also all white. If you only create and consume works for a single ship, which a good number of people do (many people only get into a fandom because of an OTP!), it's fine if it's a white M/M ship. Honestly, it’s not that surprising either considering most of the screen time and meaty development is given to white characters because of racism (that's a post for another day). However, it IS a problem if most or all of your other ships across your current and previous fandoms are white—and if the only media you consume is predominantly or all white.

This post is longer than planned, but tl;dr, fandom has a racism problem which is nothing new, and we should all examine the following and see and remedy any implicit biases that we have:

our feelings about different characters and relationships, both platonic and romantic

our decision whether or not to seek or make content with characters of color. This includes content with your white ships that have POC in the work because sometimes every other white character in the MCU show up except them or all of them play bigger roles than the POC despite their relationship with the protagonist(s)

the way we interpret and write/draw those characters. For example, is Sam a yes-man? An unofficial or official therapist for white friends? The bro who cracks jokes and/or gives sage advice but seems to not have any flaws, struggles, or life of his own outside of his white friends? The BFF who thinks his white best friend is being dumb about another white guy and wants them to get their act together already?)

#fandom #marvel fandom #mcu fandom #analysis #ao3 #archive of our own

[sunnypogue]

coho!rafe + the video (blurb)

big thanks to scout for helping me map this out!!

warning: NSFW. 18+, some dubious consent issues with the video. (it’s necessary to note that rafe sending this video to himself without consent is NOT okay. like a very big violation of privacy. however, this is fiction, so...just know I don’t condone that shit in real life!) also, please use protection. xx.

--

“Bro, watch your fucking elbows!”

“You watch your elbows, fucker!”

Your head darted back and forth as the teammates shot insults at each other from their respective sides of the beer pong table. You were supposed to play the winner, but at the rate this game was going, you wouldn’t be playing anytime soon.

“Hey,” A hand rested on your shoulder, voice grabbing your attention, “we up soon?”

You shook your head, “Dumb and dumber over here have been arguing about the rules for the past 10 minutes. I don’t think they’ve sunk a cup yet.”

Your pong partner laughed, “Well, just yell when someone loses. I’ll be over -”

“Cameron! Get your ass in here, Matty just said we couldn’t shotgun these claws in one go!”

Rafe’s head turned towards the kitchen, where his defense partner (and resident dumbass), Luke, was holding two jumbo mango White Claws next to his head.

“Oh, fuck you Matty - shit, Y/N, come film this.” Rafe grabbed your arm, dragging you behind him. “I need proof so I don’t have to keep chugging shit at parties to prove my idiot teammates wrong.” 

You watched with a wry smile, your phone camera capturing as Rafe stabbed the cans with his house key, before shotgunning the seltzer, Luke finishing immediately after him, letting out a huge burp.

“Oh, fucking gross, Luke.” You yelled, ending the recording.

“Alright - fuck this! Someone come play Jonesy in pong with his fucking weird ass rules.” A voice boomed from the other room, where the now defunct BP game was happening. “I’ve never had someone talk about elbows so much, you fucking boner.”

You made eye contact with Rafe, grinning as he wiped the remnants of white claw off his lips. 

“Pong?” You mouthed, pocketing your phone, before making your way into the living room, Rafe close behind.

-- 

A few hours later, you were posted up on the couch, one of the stragglers at the hockey kickback, listening to Matty and Jonesy debating the merits of wearing a cage versus a bubble. Bored, and a little drunk, you pulled your phone out, intending to thumb through your instagram stories to drown out the sound of Matty yelling about how a bubble made you look like a “fucking bitch boy,” when your phone was snatched clean out of your hand.

“Hey!” You yelped, swinging an arm out to grab your phone, which now sat comfortably in the palm of Rafe’s hand.

“Hey!” He mimicked. “Gimme your password, I need to airdrop that video to myself.”

You rolled your eyes, “Okay, turn it around.”

Rafe pointed your front camera at you, letting FaceID flick your phone open. “Thanks.”

You waved a hand dismissively, standing up from the sunken-in couch. “I’m gonna pee, just don’t go anywhere with it. Stay here.” You gave him a pointed look before wobbling your way to the upstairs bathroom (the only one that was bound to have toilet paper at this rate.)

Rafe took your spot on the couch, fumbling through your phone with drunken accuracy (or at least, that’s what he’d say when you found out he posted a selfie to your insta story), trying to locate the video you had taken earlier. He maneuvered his way to your “Videos” tab, eyeing the most recent one. However, the finger holding the phone accidentally touched the top of the app, sending the screen to the very top of your extensive video collection. Rafe groaned, going to thumb his way back down, when he noticed the screencap of a particular video, nestled at the top corner of your phone. 

If anyone asked, he clicked on it to confirm that his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him, that he wasn’t seeing things - because there was no fucking way this was on your phone.

When the video loaded to full screen, Rafe almost dropped the phone. Apparently, his eyes weren’t deceiving him. You had a video, a full, one minute, twenty three second video, of (whom he was assuming was) yourself, bent over someone’s bed, getting fucked by someone with a massive fucking cock. 

Rafe’s thumb hit play before his brain could stop him. He watched, wide eyed, as this random dude fucking railed you, cock practically splitting you in half. Watched as he held your hands to the base of your back, watched as you took it so fucking good.

And then a voice broke his reverie.

“Cameron, dude - you good?” Jonsey leaned over, apparently finished with his bubble v. cage argument. “You’ve been staring at that phone for like, a while.”

Rafe jumped, turning the phone over on his knee. “Yeah, just airdropping something. Service sucks in here man.”

He waited until Jonesy’s redirected his attention elsewhere, before he turned the phone back over, airdropping himself the video of you getting railed.

You returned to the couch minutes later, a sleepy smile on your face. “You get it?” You asked, extending your hand for the phone. 

Rafe slid it back to you, “Yup - thanks.”

--

A couple nights later, Rafe was on his bed, head propped up by a couple of pillows, the video of you pulled up on his phone. He had watched it so many times, it was practically burned into his memory - the sounds of you taking it, the way you tilted your cunt to get it deeper, the way you would respond when he’d smack your ass, or pull your hair - it was addicting, seeing you like this. Rafe had never thought he’d see you, his sweet, little friend, getting fucked within an inch of your life.

It made him think about all the ways he’d fuck you - better than whoever the fuck took the video than you. Rafe thought about it constantly - fucking you in the shower, hiking your leg up to spread that sweet little cunt, fucking you in the car, pulled over on the side of an abandoned road, bent over the side of the passenger seat, hands holding on to the center console as Rafe fucked into you, door open. Rafe thought about fucking you the same way you were fucked in the video, relentlessly pounding his cock into your cunt, pulling you back onto his cock when you were close to finishing, spanking you when you begged to come - just filthy.

Rafe was so lost in thought, he didn’t hear the knock on his door, or the small creak as his door opened, or the little voice going, “Rafe?”

Rafe didn’t notice anything until you were standing at the foot of his bed, looking at him quizzically. “What are you doing?”

Rafe jumped, phone flying out of his hands. “Nothing - nothing. What the fuck are you doing here?”

You rolled your eyes. “I texted you that I was coming to grab my accounting book. I still haven’t read for class tomorrow.” You looked around the room, trying to eye the massive red textbook. “Why are you so sweaty? It’s like, 50 degrees out.”

Rafe shrugged. “It’s hot in here.”

You gave him a look. “No, it’s not, but okay weirdo.” You moved to grab his phone, now laying face up at the foot of his bed, screen dim. “Sorry for scaring you. Here’s your - ” You stopped, registering what was paused on his screen.

Rafe grabbed the phone from your grasp, realizing you may have seen a bit too much. “The book is over there.” He pointed at his desk, attempting to deflect.

You just gaped at him. “Is that - fuck, was that - ”

“It’s not what it looks like.”

“Was that me?” You finally finished your sentence, arms crossing in front of you. “Was that - where did you get that?”

Rafe slowly stood, holding his hands in front of him as if to not startle you. “Look, I’m not proud of this but - ”

“How did you get that?” You whispered, still in shock. “I thought I deleted all of those.”

Rafe looked down at his feet, sheepish. “I accidentally saw it on your phone when I was airdropping shit at Matty’s last weekend. I - I don’t know why I airdropped it to myself, but fuck. I’m fucking glad I did.”

You looked at him. “Rafe, what the fuck! That’s so fucking embarassing for me - delete that!”

Rafe grabbed your wrist that was reaching for the phone. “Why the hell is that embarrassing for you? Y/N, that is literally the hottest fucking shit I’ve ever seen. You - you’re fucking gorgeous, you know?”

You matched Rafe’s heated gaze, staring at him as he kept his grip on your wrist. “I’m literally getting fucked by my ex in that video, Rafe.” You bit your lip, cheeks flushing from remembering the contents of that particular video. “How the hell is that hot for you?”

Rafe pulled you closer. “Because I’ve never seen you like that - you’re always so reserved around me. To see you unedited, raw - just fucking taking it like that. How would that not be hot for anyone?”

You blushed, looking away. “I - I don’t - ”

“I’d like to see you like that, in person, if that’s alright with you.”

You gaped up at him. “What?”

Rafe grinned, teeth nearly glittering in the dim light of the bedroom. “I’d like to fuck you. Better than your ex. Is that alright with you?”

You found yourself nodding - you weren’t sure what world you were currently existing in, but if it was a world where Rafe Cameron (aka the boy you had been harboring a crush on since you met him freshman year) wanted to fuck your brains out after watching a video of your ex-boyfriend fucking your brains out - well, you weren’t complaining.

You let Rafe pull you in for a kiss, let Rafe slide your sweatpants off, let Rafe slip his cold hands under your sweatshirt (causing you to squeal, not expecting the temperature change). Rafe let you tug his shirt off, let you run your hands over his defined shoulders and arms, let you palm his cock through his boxers. It was soft, sweet and exploratory.

Until it wasn’t.

When Rafe tweaked your nipple, you responded by sinking your teeth into his bottom lip - just enough to bruise. He pulled away, a glint in his eye, hands going to slide your sweatshirt off, leaving you completely naked. 

“You wanna play that game?”

You slipped your thumb between your teeth, biting down softly as you walked to the edge of his bed. You went to bend yourself over the mattress, forearms propping your chest up, hair swept over your shoulder. “Why don’t you come over here and find out?”

Rafe growled, taking two steps over to where you were positioned, before sliding his cock out of his boxers. He grabbed his length, jacking it a couple times as he rubbed the head against your clit, leaving a trail of precome in its wake.

“You want it, baby?”

You nodded, leaning back into his cock. Rafe tutted, pulling away completely, smiling when you let out a soft whine. “Words, honey. You gotta tell me.”

You turned your head, looking Rafe dead in the eye. “For fuck’s sake Cameron, get in me.”

Rafe laughed, tapping his cock on your cunt a couple of times, before slowly sliding in, letting you get used to the stretch. You groaned, walls clenching around his length, hands gripping the bedspread as you let your body adjust. Rafe kept his long, slow slide going, until he was balls deep, pelvis snug up against your ass. He was still, just for a moment, before rolling his hips, letting his cock nudge up against your g-spot. You moaned, head dropping to the comforter. You hadn’t felt this full - well, since your ex.

“You good, babe?” Rafe asked, chuckling a bit at your reaction.

“God, Rafe - fuck me.”

Rafe leaned forward, prying your hands from the comforter, tugging them gently behind your back. He swatted at your ass twice, loving the way you tilted into the sensation, before grabbing your hair, pulling you up just enough to get your chest off the bed. 

“This okay?”

You nodded as best you could with his hand in your hair. “I swear to God, Rafe, if you don’t move right now I’ll - ”

“What? What are you gonna do?” He taunted.

You whined, rolling your hips against his cock, which was still stuffed deep in your cunt. “Rafe, please.”

Rafe chuckled under his breath. “Fuck, I could get used to hearing that - hold on, pretty girl. I’ve got ya.”

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