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NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Rewatch: “Let It Burn”

The basics: The team investigates arson at a defense contractor that has the signature of an environmental activist.

Written by: Indira Gibson Wilson co-wrote, “The Frogman’s Daughter”, "Signs of Change" and “Hard for the Money” and was the sole writer for "Lost Soldier Down". Gibson Wilson played the sleeping Michelle Hanna before Aunjanue Ellis showed up in season four.

Directed by: Rick Tunell directed "Revenge Deferred", "Se Murio El Payaso", "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" and “Hard for the Money” (co-written by Indira Gibson Wilson).

Guest stars of note: Duncan Campbell returns as NCIS Special Agent Castor from “Of Value”; Justin Huen is Randall Perez. He was Santo Perez in season two’s “Personal” as the man who shot Deeks. Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as FBI Special Agent Summer Morehurst; Romi Dias as Denise Perez, Thal Gondim as Crystal Perez; Brian Leigh Smith as Bomb Tech Aaron Roberts; Rhomeyn Johnson as Terrell and Joe Corzo as Foreman/Michael Duncan

Our heroes: Are all over the place with Kensi in DC, Callen locked in the office, Sam and Deeks teamed up and Rountree working with an old girlfriend.

What important things did we learn about: Callen: Reading the Pembrooke file as part of his library day. Sam: As a caretaker, he has to think about his father first. Kensi: School trip with Rosa and 24-other 16-year old girls. Deeks: Offered a trip to Costa Rica. Fatima: Sent in the field because Callen had a library day. Rountree: Dated a coworker at the FBI. Kilbride: Keeping Callen on track.

What not so important things did we learn about: Callen: Not training for a triathlon because he as common sense. Sam: Training for a triathlon. Kensi: OK with Deeks going to Costa Rica – she might go if he doesn’t. Deeks: Not going to Costa Rica. Fatima: Wants to know the Rountree-Summer story. Rountree: Training for a triathlon and going to Costa Rica. Kilbride: Not sure Henrietta is Hetty’s first name. Not sure he likes her either.

Where in the world is Henrietta Lange? In the Pembrooke file.

Who's down with OTP: Deeks is trying to figure out a solo Costa Rico trip, worrying that probably won’t fly with the family at home. Rountree has an ex in the FBI.

Who's down with BrOTP: A little Sam-Deeks bonding about traveling away from your family and becoming a detective through videos.

Fashion review: Callen wears a long sleeve medium blue lightweight hoodie. Sam started the day in a wet suit and wore a black long-sleeve tee for most of the episode. He was in a brown one at the end of the episode. Deeks has a pale blue henley for most of the episode but a baby blue hoodie. Fatima wears a light gray jacket over a white turtleneck. Rountree started the day in a wet suit too with too, too tight swim trunks. Wore a gunmetal grey pullover sweater once he was dressed. The Admiral wore his uniform – dark blue suit, light blue dress shirt, blue tie.

Music: “From Fire” by Perta is used in the teaser. Deeks is shooting in the range with The Mighty Mighty BossTones’s “The Punch Line” playing over the speakers.

Any notable cut scene: Not today.

Quote: Kilbride: “We've all done things we regret.” Callen: “Hetty doesn't seem to be the kind of person to regret much.” Kilbride: “Don't kid yourself. Now, she may put on a good front, but Hetty has enough regrets for all of us. She has done things that most wouldn't to keep the rest of us safe. Unfortunately, that comes with some very dark, ugly things that you carry with you to your grave.” Callen: “Well, I'm not sure how indoctrinating children does much to keep people safe.” Kilbride: “I don't know. Seems to me you keep people safe every day. So maybe some good did come of it. Even if their methods were ethically and morally questionable.” Callen: “If not reprehensible.” Kilbride: “I don't always agree with her. And I usually don't like the way she operates. Hell, I'm not even sure I even like her most days. But I damn well respect her. Henrietta, and I'm sure that's not even her real name, Henrietta has dedicated her life to the greater good. She has made mistakes along the way just like the rest of us. But it was always done in the service of this country.” Callen: “So, am I a mistake or a dark, ugly thing she has to carry to the grave?” Kilbride: “Only you can decide that, Agent Callen. But in my experience, the past is a place to learn from, not to live in.”

Anything else: In the evening, a construction crew is working in a high rise office building. Mostly drywall. The foreman is shutting things down for the night. The workers start toward the door taking their hardhats, tools and backpacks. One worker stays behind.

The worker starts spreading something on the floor and pours an accelerant on it. As he lights a good part of the office floor on fire, the foreman returns. The two men fight until the firebug knocks out the foreman. The firebug tries to drag the foreman to safety but the entire floor is about to be engulfed in flames. Leaving the foreman behind, the firebug runs. A symbol is burned into the floor.

Callen is reading the paper in the boat shed by the coffee table. Sam comes in from a swim with Rountree in tow. Sam is thirsty, Rountree is uncomfortable. He didn’t want to wear anything under his wetsuit but Sam found him swim trunks in the office lost and found. Rountree is worried they belong to Deeks but Sam jokes they are Fatima’s.

Training for a triathlon with Sam, Rountree wonders why Callen isn’t involved. Callen explains he has common sense. Sam disagrees – Callen is afraid of sharks. Callen isn’t but starts messing with Rountree by mentioning “McMurtry” who was shark bait. Sam joins in on the fun before showering.

At the firing range, Deeks is shooting and listening to really loud music. The Admiral arrives, pleased that Deeks is joining him in making good use of the early hours at the office. Kensi and Rosa are on a school trip which gave Deeks the ability to surf, workout and shoot early in the morning like he did “pre-kid.” Not that he’s complaining. The Admiral offers Deeks the chance to attend the NCIS Western Conference. Honored, Deeks is grateful for the offer but thinks he needs to stay close to home. He recommends one of the younger agents – perhaps Rountree would enjoy Branson and a river cruise. Rountree will get the Admiral’s consideration but the conference will be held in Nosara, Costa Rica. Deeks reconsiders – maybe Kensi would be okay with him leaving the family behind for a few days. It’s a week so Deeks is torn.

Sam took a long shower and hopes there is some hot water for Rountree. As Rountree is about to go into the shower area, Fatima and Callen pop up on the plasma. Sam asks for Deeks who he is told is trying to run a “boondoggle” on Kensi. Fatima asks for Rountree, who is in the still way too tight swim trunks. Fatima asks if Rountree is wearing her shorts. Just kidding, she tells Rountree – they’re Kensi’s. Rountree hates everyone.

Fatima starts with the case – the fire. Global West Ventures, the people who had the office space, are Navy defense contractors. The symbol burned on the floor was the signature of an arsonist named Randall Perez - O and A – On Alert. Rountree was familiar with Perez – he didn’t work his case but the FBI was “on alert” for years when it came to Perez. Perez blew up an oil tanker years back. Shut down the 405 for a week.

Sam asks about the fire. The office space was under construction and the foreman, Michael Duncan, died in the blaze. LAPD thinks Duncan saw the arsonist and the two men fought. This would be the first time an “On Alert” fire caused a death. Rountree sees another difference in the fires. Perez went after companies he thought were hurting the environment. This was a defense contractor – not the same thing.

Sam suggest he and Rountree go to the crime scene. Kilbride told Fatima he wants Rountree working the FBI Agent in-charge of the “On Alert” cases. Sam should met the with FBI as well. Callen asks what is his assignment from the Admiral. The Admiral wants to see Callen in his office.

Castor bring the FBI Agent in charge of the “On Alert” cases into the boat shed. FBI Agent Summer Morehurst tells Sam her boss thinks highly of him but not to play Sam in pickleball. Sam knows her boss – Rashid Perkins – and Rashid knows what Sam can do with a paddle in his hand. Morehurst reviews Perez’s history for Sam. He started as a non-violent activist who was creative in his protests. Trained as an artist, Perez made sculptures out of the plastic straws he found in the ocean. Sam asked when did Perez change. After a number of arrests for disorderly conduct at more radical protests according to Morehurst.

In 2017, Perez started setting fires. It took the FBI nearly a year to identify him. When the FBI started to close in on Perez, he set nine fires over two months. He fled to Mexico when the FBI got too close and has been a fugitive for three-years. This is the first time Perez has resurfaced and Morehurst vows to catch him.

Just after Morehurst’s vow, a towel-clad Rountree walks into the boat shed’s main room. He’s looking for his clothes. Rountree and Morehurst call each other by their first name and being the world class investigator he is, Sam deduces the two know each other. “You can say that,” they both reply simultaneously.

Knocking on Kilbride’s door, Callen has some opinions. He gets that Rountree has a past with the FBI (oh, if he only knew) and he’s good with Rountree working with them. Sam, however, does not need to be supervising Rountree’s debrief with the FBI. “I’m sorry you miss your bunkie but this isn’t summer camp,” the Admiral replies. Sam is working with Deeks, “poor devil.” When Callen asks why, the Admiral tells him “that’s what I want.”

While the Admiral believes it is healthy to question authority on occasion, he’s getting pissed off about it being a regular occurrence. Passing Callen a large folder, Kilbride shares all he could find on Pembrooke. Callen knows he overstepped and thanks Kilbride. Kilbride tells him it isn’t a gift – just a way to keep Callen focused on the job and not a ghost from his past. This puts a halt to Callen doing his own research. Callen defends what he does on his own time and it does not impact his work. The Admiral disagrees – they wouldn’t be having this conversation otherwise. Calling it a “library day”, Callen is told to do his research in the office and is dismissed.

A properly dressed Rountree returns to the boat shed. He asks if Agent Morehurst – Summer – set this up. She knew he was working for NCIS. Summer replies that if she wanted to see him, she would have called him. Except she forgot that he doesn’t know how a phone works. “Ouch, fair shot.” Rountree apologizes but Summer says “we were a long time ago.” Explaining that when they were dating, he was leaving the FBI, Jordyn was starting college – Rountree had a lot on her plate. Fatima pops up on the screen but neither Rountree or Summer notice. Still talking about their past – they were a couple for three months – Fatima really tries to make her presence known. Rountree does introductions and it is all very uncomfortable.

Fatima found Perez’s sister, Denise. She’s lived in the same house for 20-years in Gardena. The FBI is aware of her. Summer gets a call. While she is dealing with the call, Fatima wants some gossip but Rountree shuts off the plasma. A returning Summer tells Rountree her agents did some digging into the construction firm. They are a well-run company – no major violations or complaints. Thinking Perez may see his sister – and his daughter who is living with his sister – Rountree and Summer are having them brought in.

Finishing a call with Kensi, Sam ask Deeks about how he brought up the trip to Costa Rica. Since Kensi is chaperoning 25 16-year olds in Washington DC, Deeks didn’t think this was the best time to bring up the trip. Deeks asks Sam if he would go – now, with Raymond living with him. Being a caregiver, Sam couldn’t go. He needs to put Raymond’s needs first.

At the crime scene, Sam sees some differences with Perez’s MO. The fire was set much earlier in the evening. Perez started his fires between 2AM and 4AM. If the fire was started between 2AM and 4AM, foreman Michael Duncan would be alive. The fire could have taken out the entire building. Instead, it was limited to the one floor. Sam wants to see the financials of Global West Ventures. Make sure this isn’t a set-up for insurance money by using Perez’s signature to distract.

In the boat shed, Rountree is speaking with Crystal Perez, Randall’s daughter, with her Aunt Denise watching out for her. Rountree is trying to be kind but the Denise talks about all the problems Crystal had in school when kids found out who her father was. Crystal suffered enough. Summer brings up that Randall Perez caused a lot of harm. The FBI and NCIS want to stop him before he takes any more lives.

Summer asks about Crystal’s life. She’s a guide at a museum, planning to study being a curator in college. Asked if she heard from her father, Denise jumps in saying that Crystal hasn’t heard from her father – “he’s dead to us.” Crystal admits she has heard from her father.

Denise is surprised and unhappy – Randall is dangerous. Crystal explains that Randall is sorry – he left just as Crystal’s mother died. He’s also sorry for what he did. He’s considering turning himself in. This catches Summer’s attention – does Crystal know where Randall lives? She doesn’t. They last spoke a month ago. Rountree asks for Crystal’s cellphone number.

Fatima talks to Deeks – Global West Ventures is flush with cash. The fire was not for the insurance money. Sam is checking out the fire inspector’s report. Thermite was used for the fire, something that is easy to make and transport. Perez had his own recipe for thermite but tests will need to be run to see if the recipes match. Nothing about Perez’s recipe was told to the public in the past – a copycat would not know the correct mixture. Since thermite’s main components are iron oxide and aluminum powder used in bulk, only a few retailers would have them. Finding where there they were purchased probably leads to the arsonist.

Callen is reading the Pembrooke files and having flashbacks to his oh so happy childhood.

Deeks is looking for footprints in the parking area behind the office building. He’s a fan of Freaky Phil’s Forensics, leaving Sam worried that Deeks learned to be a detective on YouTube. Sam is more interested in surveillance cameras while Deeks explains the thermite sticking to arsonist’s shoes if the shoes had deep grooves. Sam finds some tire tracks while Deeks sees if a footprint belongs to the arsonist. When the footprint catches fire, Deeks is pleased. Based on the footprints and the tire tracks, the arsonist got in on the passenger’s side. This is a two person job. Since Perez always worked alone, this is looking like a copycat.

Kilbride catches Fatima listening in on Rountree and Summer. She tries to explain “ghosting” to the Admiral, who knows what that is. He’s more interested in a sit-rep than Rountree’s past. A traffic cam caught the car leaving the parking area but the video is too grainy for facial-rec. The plates belong to a dead man with a different car so that’s a dead end.

More interesting was a number both the FBI and NCIS suspect belongs to Perez retrieved from Crystal’s phone. As soon as she left the boat shed, Denise Perez called the same number so Denise has been in contact with her brother. While the arson is likely the work of a copycat, Rountree and Summer are going to follow Denise to see if she leads them to Randall. The Admiral tells Fatima to stop eavesdropping.

Fatima has two stores that have the components needed for thermite with one making a large sale to a company called Core Dynamics two days earlier. Core Dynamics has no certificate certifying it is a real business and the components were sent to an apartment building. Sam and Deeks are on their way.

Denise Perez is in a public parking lot when Rountree and Summer pull in with the Land Rover. Summer is annoyed – she wants to arrest Denise right way for lying to the FBI. Rountree wants to see how things play out. A man walks up to Denise’s car – she gets out to hug him. It’s Randall Perez. When Rountree and Summer approach, Randall runs and Rountree chases after him. Denise tries to drive away only to turn around and try to take out Rountree using her car. Randall Perez flees in his own vehicle. Denise is under arrest.

At the apartment building, the manager explains he rents out garage space behind the building – www.parkyourauto.com. Opening the garage that got the components delivery, there is no car but there is a lab set-up. Sam sees a trip wire that would burn down the garage and cover the renter’s/arsonist’s tracks. LAPD bomb squad is called.

Summer explains to Denise that she is facing life in jail for the attempted murder of a federal agent while helping a known fugitive escape. Rountree thinks the judge would be lenient if Denise cooperates. She’s not in the mood. Randall did not set the fire. He believes the FBI and NCIS are trying to pin it on him because of his past. In his past, Randall believed he was doing the right thing – it is why Denise forgives him. Rountree asks if Randall had an accomplice. Two people were involved in the Global West Ventures fire. Since Randall wasn’t involved with that fire, how could he have an accomplice?

Fatima joins Sam and Deeks as the bomb squad gives the garage the all-clear. The IED attached to the trip wire probably wouldn’t have done much damage on its own but with all the accelerant in the garage, it likely would have taken out all the garages in the back of the apartment building. Sam asks why Fatima is there and is told Kilbride sent her instead of Callen. She has a piece of equipment – a mass spectrometer - that will analyze the thermite mix in the garage.

In the garage, Fatima asks Sam’s opinion of Summer. Sam thinks she was nice until Rountree arrived. Deeks is brought up to speed on the Rountree-Summer tea. Fatima thinks it is like “When Harry Met Sally” mixed with “Love Jones” which means nothing to either Sam or Deeks. She also says none of this is her fault – Rountree and Summer had their comms on.

The analysis matches the thermite mixture in the garage with Perez’s special recipe. Deeks finds some maps of Los Angeles and a list of targets. Global West Ventures was fifth on the list. There is a health care company, an investment bank and a shoe manufacturer. Fatima calls in the list to LAPD.

The Admiral has info for Sam and Deeks. The dead man whose license plates were used in the arson is Christian Navarro. The plates were cited in two-DUIs before he died. The driver was Marco Navarro, Christian’s son and Deeks thinks is Perez’s accomplice. Better news – the burner phone used by Randall to speak with Crystal and Denise was traced to a home in Echo Park. Sam and Deeks are on their way.

At the Echo Park house, Deeks pretends to be a food deliveryman. Perez runs and Deeks chases him through the house. Sam is waiting at the back door. A handcuffed Perez explains he has been trying to stop Marco Navarro. He’s been looking for Marco Navarro. Before he went on the run, Perez asked Navarro to store some of his explosives. He thinks Navarro had his own mass spectrometer and figured out how to make his own explosives – Navarro is a smart man. When he heard about the fire and the signature, he knew it had to be Navarro.

Saying they may believe him, Sam asks who would be Navarro’s accomplice. Perez doesn’t know. Navarro is a young, brash man who wants to change the world. They were involved in many peaceful protests together. He was family, lived with Perez. When he figured out who Perez was, Navarro wanted to join him in the not-peaceful protests. Perez pushed him away. Asked if Denise knew Navarro, she did not. She lived in a different part of town.

Crystal knew Navarro, however. He was like a big brother to her. Sam checks with Rountree to see if Crystal had any contact with Navarro but Crystal turned off her phone. She hasn’t been to work in a week – she quit. Denise says this is not like Crystal at all. Deeks asks if Crystal knew Navarro had Randall’s explosives. She probably did but Randall tells Sam and Deeks that Crystal knew he also regrets what he did. Deeks asks if he regrets what he did or regrets getting caught.

In the boat shed, Summer tells Rountree that Crystal’s car was found. A witness saw Crystal get into a car with a man who looks like Navarro. The FBI is checking the area traffic cameras for license plates. Denise told Rountree that Crystal didn’t mention having any new friends or changes in her life. Summer is confused about the targets Sam and Deeks found – none of them have an environment connection. Rountree thinks Navarro may have a different agenda than Randall Perez.

Back in Ops, Fatima found a connection to the companies on the list. All of the companies are major donors to Senator Greg Garrett’s reelection campaign. Sen. Garrett was responsible for killing an environmental bill in congress. Navarro wanted the companies to pay. Garrett is in Los Angeles to tour a warehouse that is part of an urban renewal project but the warehouse is not on the target list. The warehouse isn’t the target, Rountree and Summer think, Garrett is. They are going to meet Sam and Deeks at the warehouse. Fatima is going to update the Senator’s team.

Rountree and Summer meet with Sam and Deeks at the warehouse. The Senator’s team is evacuating the place but the worry is that Crystal and Navarro had an hour to lay down the thermite and accelerant. Entering the building, there is no sign of anyone – Crystal, Navarro or Garrett. Sam and Deeks come across Crystal as she’s spreading thermite outside the warehouse.

Rountree and Summer find Garrett and his aides. Navarro opens fire, hitting one of the aides. Rountree goes after Navarro while Summer gets Garrett and his staff to safety.

Sam tries to talk Crystal into surrendering as he and Deeks enter the warehouse.

Rountree and Navarro struggle for about a second. Navarro is apprehended.

Crystal lets Sam and Deeks walk far enough into the warehouse so she can circle behind them and light the place on fire. Sam finds a fire extinguisher and puts out the fire. Crystal, on the run, winds up cornered by Rountree and Summer. Crystal tries to explain that “we” are not the criminals. She threatens to set herself and her bag of thermite on fire but Summer talks her out of it. Crystal is arrested.

The Senator’s aide is on his way to the hospital but everyone is fine. Deeks mentions wanting to be a fireman – “mostly for the calendar.”

At the end of the day, a tired Deeks is complimented Admiral for a good day’s work. The Senator’s aide only suffered a flesh wound and is doing well. Deeks says that after “extensive consideration” he’s going to turn down the conference. The Admiral thinks Kensi would be relieved. No, Kensi was fine with Deeks going, even thought she’d go if he said no. The Admiral agrees with Deeks’s decision. Besides, next year’s conference is in Albuquerque – perfect for Deeks. Rountree is going to Costa Rica instead.

In the boat shed, Randall and Crystal share a hug before both are taken away. Summer found the Perez's farewells bittersweet. The FBI coordinated the farewell and Rountree approves. Since she saved his life, Summer thinks she’s owed about five IOUs by Rountree. She’s also grateful that Rountree apologized. Sam arrives – Summer, her boss and Sam are going to play some pickleball.

Once Summer leaves, Sam talks about starting their triathlon training at 4:30AM. Rountree is distracted by Summer’s departure. Sam thinks Rountree thinks too much. “Call that woman – call her.” Rountree chases after Summer.

The Admiral and his large decanter of scotch visit Callen in the bullpen. Callen has the Pembrooke paperwork all over his desk. Callen asks if the Admiral reviewed the information in the file. He did not – he just called in some favors to get what he could find. “This is your story, Agent Callen.” It isn’t the Admiral’s place to invade his privacy, though his door is open if Callen wants to talk.

Callen doesn’t talk, he instead shows Kilbride a black and white photo. It is Hetty and Pembrooke. The Admiral explains everyone has done things they regret. “Hetty doesn’t regret much,” according to Callen. Kilbride disagrees – “Hetty has enough regrets for all of us.” She has done things to keep people safe. Dark, ugly things she will likely take to her grave. Callen asks how indoctrinating children keeps people safe. The Admiral thinks Callen keeps people safe, if the methods were morally questionable. The Admiral isn’t a Hetty fan but he respects her. Hetty is all about the greater good and she made mistakes. But the mistakes were in the service to her country. Callen asks if he’s a mistake or a dark, ugly thing Hetty will carry to grave. The Admiral says the past is something your learn from, not where you live.

What head canon can be formed from here: A rather generic, and talky to be honest, episode until the very end. Nothing here wouldn’t have worked in season one, season five or season nine, just switching around the agents.

Not thrilled with the family reunion at the end. The foreman doesn’t get to hug his daughter one last time.

The end was very well done. A quiet scene, really well written and well-acted. Well worth the ho-hum 55-minutes before it.

The Rountree scene cut in “Glory of the Sea” really would have helped sell Rountree ghosting poor Summer.

Hey Deeks – you are going to get a hotel room for the conference. Take Kensi and Rosa, you surf in the morning, going to some meetings in the morning. While everyone else goes play golf in the afternoon (I’ve been to my fair share of conferences), hang with the family on the beach. Life’s good.

Episode number: Episode eight of season 14. This is episode number 310 overall.

#NCIS: Los Angeles Rewatch #NCIS: Los Angeles #NCIS: LA #NCIS Los Angeles #ncis la

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tired-reader-writer · 10 months

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Okay so it's in the twelfth month according to the timeline (remember, this is still the same night Hilmes infiltrated the citadel), and winter. Which ain't all that of note since the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar is also winter as we all know, and Tanaka (and by extension Arakawa) is following the Gregorian calendar here.

But y'know what else is winter? That's right, Esfand aka the twelfth month of the Solar Hijri Calendar, albeit the last month of winter while December is merely the first.

Why am I making note of this? Because it was really bothering me that canon was following the modern Gregorian calendar and while I know I previously decided to follow canon on this one... I'm still very Bothered by this and watching if I can get away with secretly following the Solar Hijri Calendar.

They're both winter, it's still the same season, so this should be fine in this instance at least, if I fudge the months a bit and lean towards the Solar Hijri Calendar.

Team Arslan was probably already out of the citadel by the time Frawardigan rolls around so mayhaps that's why we didn't get to see it in canon (or Tanaka just didn't intend to include it) but it would be interesting to see the folks remaining at the fortress prepare for it, perhaps even go the extra mile of doing it for the fallen of the battle of Atropatene. I would've really loved to see that.

I know I read about Norwuz (the Persian New Years that comes immediately after Frawardigan, the first month is spring) some time ago but I don't remember enough to comment on it.

Brotp brotp brotp

Really loved this moment here, they were concerned for Elam and shared a sort of solidarity with a glance, and I'm sure Arslan was glad Alfarīd took it as an initiative to interfere— she was probably trying to get Narsus to back down from insisting and keep Elam where he wanted to be, though things turned out another way!

BABY ALERT.

I also really liked this moment since just leaving your subordinates to do whatever the hell they want without reporting back to you can only get disastrous down the line, as it is borderline neglect. It's sorta how Andragoras was ruling imo, zero concern of anything outside of military might. Narsus does not want Arslan to become like that.

Moments like this remind/inform the audience that Narsus truly wants Arslan to be a good ruler and not just say have him as a puppet king as some like Shaghad may assume.

Arslan is smart, but he is a child with little to no experience, and he is learning. He's eager to do so.

Cute!

I also liked the conversation between Daryun and Narsus— Narsus' metaphor was really apt. Arslan does not get jealous of his subordinates, though far from confident in his own abilities he acknowledges that they are capable, more capable than him, “more capable than he deserves” even. That sort of phrasing is what subjects normally would say to their lieges and I couldn't help but take note of that.

Arslan is neither prideful nor arrogant, nor even entitled. He's... precious. For lack of a better word.

Home is where the heart lies, and you, Arslan, are the person who has been given the hearts of your subjects (because you gave yours to them first).

Remember Narsus' metaphor to Jimsa about how even a bird cannot fly forever, and must return to the earth to rest.

Arslan is their safe place, their shelter, their home. He really is the heart of the group.

I'm sorry I just have feels about this.

Okay but I really wonder why Gieve went off on his own to look for it (doubt Narsus asked for it in this specific instance, unless I'd forgotten and he had?)

Gieve at this point could be said is “one who does what he wants for his own gain” aka that's the impression he projects to the audience, and that's also probably what he's convinced himself he is. So what does he have to gain from this little adventure, aside from perhaps sating his own curiosity? But before, he probably wouldn't have stuck his nose in something like that, he has too much self-preservation for it, so... why?

My guess is that he truly is growing fond of Arslan whether he realizes it himself or not, and cracks are starting to show in the self-serving cynical layers he has on to reveal the secret devoted heart he's hidden and buried underneath due to disillusionment.

Damn Rajendra's loud.

“I acknowledge your effort, but no!” this made me feel fond things towards Hilmes for some reason lol.

#arslan senki #the heroic legend of arslan #heroic legend of arslan #arslan senki reread #narsus #farangis #gieve #arslan #alfarīd #elam #rajendra #zandeh #Hilmes #don't mind me planning my AU during these rereads lol #wolfpack au #winds of wolfsong

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Let's see Genesis! 😁

Sexuality Headcanon: tbh I'm a sucker for aromantic bisexual Genesis. I'm also good with just plain bisexual Genesis, it really depends on whether I'm in the mood for romance. But depending on the setting aromantic Genesis may also have some kind of weird complex relationship which is about 70% him basking in the fact that he can get people to love him romantically (yes he may need therapy for this but what does he not need therapy for)

Gender Headcanon: trans man Genesis is def my favorite flavor

A ship I have with said character: the OTP would be Genesis and Angeal. Just the childhood friends opposite attracts thing they have moving to the fallout in Crisis Core? Delicious. But the whole ASGZC combo is also a big favorite

A BROTP I have with said character: this is hard because I feel I lowkey ship Genesis with all his canon friends, and I can recognize that objectively being friends with this man would be a massive chore. He and Aerith would have a blast together tho. I feel depending on how they get introduced to each other they would either hate each other or become instant besties, no in-between

A NOTP I have with said character: I think I'm good with all popular Genesis ships? Like there's characters I definitely would not see him with but it all feels like ships I would make up on the spot and not things I've actually seen people ship

A random headcanon: he will get on Angeal's case about his plants bringing bugs inside but he actually doesn't care that much about bugs in general. He finds them gross but he's perfectly capable of taking care of them himself. After all, Genesis did grow up in the countryside in the middle of nowhere, the ugliest spider in the world climbing into window was just a regular Tuesday thing. But being dramatic about bugs in general is - aside from the pleasure of bitching - a perfect way to hide that he is actually terrified of those bugs that like to fly around in particular. Like wasps, bees, some beetles, dragonflies. It's not that he's scared of being stung or anything, he just hates that these things will fly straight at his face for no reason and he can't stand it when they do that. It just freaks him out. Whenever it happens he'll start flailing around and trying to chase it away and he somehow feels his dignity is preserved if everyone thinks "oh Genesis being a drama queen again" instead of "oh so Genesis hates those in particular huh"

General Opinion over said character: I love him so much I would die for him he scratches all of my beloved blorbo itches I just want Squenix to show him to me again please

#ask #evil-robot-cat #ff7 #thank you for letting me talk of The Man

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princesssarisa · 2 years

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Tinker Bell for character ask

Favorite thing about them: How lively, spunky, and mischievous she is, how shamelessly amoral and spiteful she can be, and yet how truly she loves Peter, to the point that she's willing to die for him. She's a perfect balance between popular culture's pretty, romantic vision of fairies and the wild, trouble-making "fair folk" of earlier folklore (although she leans more toward the latter), and she's a true kindred spirit to Peter.

Least favorite thing about them: That she tries to trick the Lost Boys into killing Wendy out of petty jealousy.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I don't like to be ignored.

*I can be hot-tempered.

*I love deeply.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I'm not exactly small or delicate.

*I would never try to kill a child out of jealousy.

*My voice doesn't sound like tiny bells.

Favorite line: From the book, after she drinks Peter's poisoned medicine:

"It was poisoned, Peter, and now I am going to be dead."

And when he asks her why she drank it, she gives his nose a loving bite and whispers her regular catchphrase:

"You silly ass."

brOTP: Peter Pan.

OTP: Happiness, and maybe Peter if only they were the same species and he were willing to grow up.

nOTP: Captain Hook.

Random headcanon: She wasn't born from Peter's first laugh, even though she insists she was. As Peter reminds her, a fairy's gender is always the same as the gender of the child whose laugh they were born from. She was born from Wendy's first laugh – and it's a good thing she doesn't know it, because she would be mortified if she did.

Unpopular opinion: The book's reveal that she died soon after the Darling children's time in Neverland, because fairies have short lifespans, and that Peter doesn't even remember her because he lives only in the present moment, is a poignant detail that I wouldn't want to cut. Still, I understand why most adaptations and contemporary sequels shy away from killing off such an iconic character, and either resurrect her or ignore Barrie's world-building about fairies and make her functionally immortal like Peter.

Song I associate with them:

"You Can Fly" from the Disney film.

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Also, her celesta leitmotif from the 1954 Moose Charlap/Jule Styne musical.

Favorite pictures of them:

This illustration of her drinking the poison to save Peter.

This illustration by Trina Schart Hyman, which shows her lying on her deathbed just before the children's clapping saves her life.

This illustration by Scott Gustafson.

Disney's iconic Tinker Bell:

Ludivine Sagnier in the 2003 film:

#character ask #peter pan #tinker bell #ask game #j.m. barrie #disney #fictional characters

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ariel-seagull-wings · 2 years

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FICTIONAL CHARACTER ASK: THE PRINCESS (FROM THE TALE OF THE DEAD PRINCESS AND THE SEVEN KNIGHTS)

@princesssarisa @faintingheroine @angelixgutz @softlytowardthesun @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @grimoireoffolkloreandfairytales

Tagged by no one. I Just wanted the chance to talk about her character

Favorite Thing About Them: She is an organized person who knows how to trade services in exchange for shelter and protection, plus how to gain other people's thrust and make them her friends, and is polite but firm when presenting an argument to refuse something.

Least Favorite Thing About Them: Just the fact that her love interest (Prince Yelisei) has a name while she doesn't.

Three Things I Have In Common With Them:

I like apples

There are lots of times where i feel vulnerable and have to ask for protection

I have an idealist romantic side to my personality

Three Things I Don't Have In Common With Them:

I am not russian

I am not royalty

I have a good relationship with my stepmother

Favorite Line:

O my brave and bonny brothers,

Virtuous beyond all others!

God in heaven strike me dead

If my answer be not honest:

I've no choice? my hand is promised!

You're all equal in my eyes,

All so valiant and wise,

And I love you all, dear brothers!

But my heart is to another

Pledged for evermore. One day

I shall wed Prince Yelisei!

brOTP: Her maid Smudge and the Knights.

OTP: Prince Yelisei.

nOTP: The Tsarisa

Random Headcanon: Her name is Yelena, the russian version of Helen, because her beauty is comparable to Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world.

Unpopular Opinion: As far as Fairest of them All type of stories go, I feel the writing of this narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin has a better pacing, focus on the main heroine's point of view and feelings and building of romance compared to the more well known german tale of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs written by the Brothers Grimm, wich makes it a more enjoyable reading of a work of literature that feels more complete.

Song I Associate With Them:

Fly Away on the Wings of Wind (Uletay na Krilyah Vetra)

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Russian Land

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Favorite Picture of Them:

This illustration by Mikhail Nesterov

These illustrations by Boris Zvorykin

These illustrations by Vyacheslav Nazaruk

The portrayal alongside Prince Yelisei by the Soyuzmultfilm animated movie

#the tale of the dead princess and the seven knights #snow white #alexander pushkin #fairy tales #fantasy #literature #russian folklore #Youtube

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queensectonia · 1 year

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for the ask game! still! galacta :]

oho, galacta! now there's a character always ripe for the headcanoning.

my read on galacta relies pretty much entirely on the headcanon that he's a time-displaced SUPER far future kirby, so a lot of the answers for this may end up referring back to that.

1: sexuality headcanon: you know, I have genuinely never thought about this for my galacta. it's never come up. whether he's aroace, or celibate, or just doesn't have the time or inclination for relationships... who knows. he values friendships much more anyway and has a lot of factors that severely dampen his prospects anyway lmao. he's in that classic "doomed to always outlive his partners" bracket because star warriors are immortal and it's not like anyone's going to be able to kill him any time soon. on top of all that, being sealed away in a crystal 99% of the time makes it a little difficult to get to know people, ya dig

2: otp: see above for my own galacta. metagala is always a fun pairing for the fight freak jock solidarity appeal of it all.

3: brotp: metagala is pretty sick here too! especially since I imagine meta knight would respect galacta deeply and even look up to him a bit as The Ultimate Star Warrior.

4: notp: can't say I have one. frankly I don't really have NOTPs at all i don't have time for that shit, i just shrug and carry on

5: first headcanon that pops into my head: in my design briefs for galacta, he's always been the heavily-armed cavalry knight to meta knight's more lightly-equipped footsoldier. even though galacta far outstrips meta knight's abilities in every category, meta knight's combat specialty is speed and finesse as opposed to galacta's sheer overwhelming strength.

this is drawn from the fact that galacta's weapon is a lance, which are never used on foot and require the speed and increased reach of a horse to even work. the lance is therefore a symbol of galacta's power, that he can not only wield it effectively, but treat the damn thing like a sword when he wants to. the lance is also a perfect weapon for him because he can fly, which gives him the exact qualities required for a lance to be effective in the first place.

(actually, the way that the devs literally just treat galacta's lance as a sword as a side effect of him being a meta knight clone is extremely funny. those are two VERY different weapons with completely incompatible wielding styles. lances are piercing weapons, for one thing. trying to use one like a sword essentially turns it into a giant fucking club.)

thank you for attending my weapon categories TEDtalk, i can and will do this again

6: favorite line from this character: oh boy it's the no dialogue club again!

7: one way in which I relate to this character: i, too, hate to be woken up by my alarm clock (meta knight demanding another god damn fight) when i was just trying to fucking sleep

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: nothing really! galacta was designed purely for the cool factor and he continues to carry that off. maybe one day you'll be canon, my good dude

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave? once he gets an actual character i'll get back to you on this one

(my galacta is a very burnt and toasty cinnamon roll. did nothing wrong. extremely tired. just wants the universe to unfuck itself.)

#kirby #galacta knight

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fancyfade · 2 years

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Blue beetle for the character thing?

favorite thing about them: His independence! Like the 2006 solo has him tryign to find out about the reach stuff without the guidance of the main hero community at large and he is understandably burnt by having been left in space for a year by the JL (like they literally couldn't reach him, so it's not like they intentionally ditched him, but it would still affect his opinions).

least favorite thing about them: How can I have a least favorite thing about him? ;_; I guess his tolerance of Guy Gardner XD Maybe Guy is secretly likeable in comics I haven't read but the version Jaime's seen is the version that sexually harasses waitresses at restaurants

favorite line: “Any last words” - “Just two – Khaji Da!”. That one is like a crowning moment of badass.

brOTP: Jaime Brenda Paco ^_^

OTP: Don't really have one. he's cute with Traci but IDK that it's an OTP

nOTP: Don't really have one either.

random headcanon: his parents think the teen titans are a bad influence on him due to how disastery the team of that era is XD They notice him cursing on live TV when he's around them and make him invite the teen titans (and possibly their parents, whatever is more funny) down for dinner to see the kind of people he's hanging out with. The titans (minus rose) think that rose will scare his family but she doesn't she just chills with milagro in the corner. its the other titans that make a bad impression XD

unpopular opinion: keep him away from ted kord ala rebirth mentorship stuff he does not need ted kord to be a mentor ted kord worked best for jaime when he was dead

song i associate with them: can't believe he's one of my top dc superheroes and I don't have a son for him ;_;

favorite picture of them: This is gonna be the first favorite pic that's not my art, b/c Cully Hamner draws him so expressive and fun!

[image: a black and white drawing of jaime reyes as blue beetle. he is paused in the air, like he's leaping or flying, smiling and holding one hand out end image]

#ty for ask ares ^ ^#tumblr games #jaime reyes #blue beetle #ask #dc comics #arcann

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scattered-winter · 2 years

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dick grayson

ough my BLORBO <3

ha this got away from me (surprise surprise) but LISTEN. HE'S MY FAVE

favorite thing about him

first of all I love how he's so GOOD. he tries his best to help everyone around him. he fights every day for a better world. he genuinely wants to see the good in people and he gives so much for his city and friends and family and he just! keeps giving!!!

I also really love how he always tries to put on a smile! I think back to my anime phase when I watched My Hero Academia. the reason why All Might was such a great inspirational hero was because he always, always saved people with a smile. he gave them hope! he made them realize, as the world is burning and the sky is falling all around them, that "hey. it's gonna be ok." and that's DICK MOTHERFUCKING GRAYSON! a sword to his enemies a shield to his friends a blanket to tuck around the shoulders of the people he's protecting etc etc. superheroes are about hope and nobody embodies that more than Dick!

least favorite thing about him

in that same breath: I hate how the fandom (and even DC itself) tries to reduce him to a cheerful, happy go lucky himbo armed with nothing but witty quips and the power of friendship. he's so much more than that!!!! yes, he is generally cheerful, but that's not his entire thing!!!! he's seen shit! he's lost people! he has issues! he isn't a sunshine himbo, he's a man who has seen the worst humanity has to offer, over and over again, but still chooses to save people with a smile. which one is the more compelling character, DC??

as to his actual character, my least favorite thing is how he puts the burdens of everyone else's happiness and well being over his own. whether they be family, friends, or complete strangers, he's always putting people before himself, physically and emotionally. and the reason why I dislike that is because I would like to NOT introspect <3 I just put all that in a box and inspect at a later date

I also hate how everyone tries to turn him into a sexy sex machine. I can't remember where the panels are but there are instances of him being openly uncomfortable with people making sexual comments at him and like?!? writers and fans alike love to ignore that. they make him into a player who sleeps around and cheats on people and just. stop. idk if it's my aroace-ness or the fact that it's just. contradictory to his character but I Hate It. #StopOversexualizingComicBookCharacters2022

favorite line

"I'm fighting gravity again, and I'm losing. That's the thing about gravity. You can try and fight it, but...sooner or later, it brings you crashing down to Earth."

"You'll never know if you can fly, unless you take the risk of falling."

just....those 2, juxtaposed next to each other....ough

brOTP

Dick and Donna 100%. I collected favorite panels of them because I fuckin love those two

OTP

tbh I don't really actively ship Dick with anyone. there are ships I like and ships I dislike fr, but I don't really have super strong feelings about any of them?!

that said, some of my favorites are dickroy, birdflash and dickkori. nobody does it like them <3

and this does actually open a can of worms but I hate it when people pit dickbabs and dickkory against each other. like?!? let them live their LIVES ! I don't really like dickbabs but y'all don't see me bashing dickbabs fans on main!!!! and don't even get me STARTED on DC doing this. god it makes me so angry

nOTP

anything with his family ofc. it's nasty

but also dickbabs. I just....don't like shipping Barbara with any of the batboys tbh, because she's being passed around like candy and to me it makes every one of her bat!romances just feel flat and muted. not to mention all the ableism that's cropped up in recent nightwing comics (specifically toward dickbabs), and the fact that they're constantly pushing Kori aside in favor of Barbara (or vice versa. I'm so fucking tired of it) all in all I just...don't like dickbabs very much. I love their friendship so much but as with all things in media, the friendship was shoved aside to make room for a romance that made me dislike them together completely 🥰

random headcanon

Dick is aspec. he's in qprs with all his friends <3

unpopular opinion

Dick should have more comics outside the batfam and titans. listen I know he's the leader of the titans and is part of the batfam but I wish he had a few issues to be his own hero without any connections or people coming to save him! I'm probably just salty about Tom Taylor's recent nightwing comics but I would KILL for a current run in which Dick is just. Being A Hero on his own, in his own way, without bat drama bleeding in or the titans swooping in to hold his hand and save his ass

song I associate with him

Somewhere in Stockholm by Avicii

Can't Hold Us by Macklemore

From Heads Unworthy by Rise Against

favorite picture of him

I have too many. here <3

image limits won't let me use more, but I'll reblog this with the rest! these are my favorite textless panels/covers <3

send me a character!

#dick grayson #asks #master-of-fluff #ughh he's my BLORBO my BELOVED #nightwing

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beevean · 2 years

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Knuckles and/or Amy!

Knuckles:

A ship I have with said character: Just one? I'll give you three: Sonuckles because they're funny together, Knuxouge because it's a classic, and Knuxamy because they're the Power Duo :P (my boy gets around)

A BROTP I have with said character: I also like his friendship with Sonic and his potential friendship with Amy lmao, but an underrated one is of course the one he has with Tails ^^ big (awkward) bro and lil bro!

A NOTP I have with said character: Can't think of anything

A random headcanon: To destress, and when he has the time, Knuckles goes to one of Eggman's many junkyard/broken flying bases and starts to smash stuff. Flying Battery is the most convenient target of course :P

General Opinion over said character: Knuckles kind of feels stuck in Sonic and Tails' shadow, mostly because, unlike his friends, he was victim of bad writing in the 2000s and then never had a strong chance to recover in the 2010s. I like him well enough, but he needs a more consistent streak of good portrayals. Thankfully, he's my favorite character in Frontiers, so for now we're doing well :P

Amy:

A ship I have with said character: Sonamy and Knuxamy!

A BROTP I have with said character: Team Jubilee of course!

A NOTP I have with said character: Can't think of anything

A random headcanon: She still talks to the Flicky that was inside Gamma from time to time :)

General Opinion over said character: Oh, Amy. I'm glad that fans have moved away from shitting on her (actually, some might argue that her fans got very, very defensive lmao). She's a very fun, cute character, the personification of the power of femininity - and I'll defend her playstyle in Adv1 and 3 to death :P

#sonic the hedgehog #knuckles the echidna #amy rose

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unknown-jewel · 2 years

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Foxy and Kaia from motorcity for the ask thing. (Clair would be cool too if you could swing it ) Thanks!

Foxy:

Favorite thing about them

She really came through for the Burners at the end of "Julie and the Amazons".

Least favorite thing about them

She's kind of mean. :/

Favorite line

"Ladies, are we talking or racing!"

BROTP

Idk why but I really want her and Texas to be friends for some reason.

OTP

She and Claire would be cute together.

NOTP

Anything involving a guy.

Random headcanon

I've mentioned it in a previous post, but I really like the idea of her secretly loving stuffed animals and not wanting anyone to find out about it.

Unpopular opinion

Can't think of anything. I'm bad at this part of the meme. -_-

Song I associate with them

"Michelle" by Sir Chloe

Favorite picture of them

Kaia:

Favorite thing about them

She's got a really cool design!

Least favorite thing about them

She's underutilized in the show.

Favorite line

"Oh,... well hello Mike, I uh... I'm glad to see your okay."

BROTP

Idk I guess her and the other Terras.

OTP

Don't ship her with anyone.

NOTP

I don't really see her getting shipped with anyone so I guess I don't have one for her.

Random headcanon

She's definitely commited murder and gotten away with it before.

Unpopular opinion

I don't like the way her wings look. They're structured really weird and don't look like they should be able to carry her. I know this series generally doesn't care if something is realistic as long as it looks cool, but Idk this one thing really bothers me for some reason.

Song I associate with them

"Venus Fly Trap" by MARINA

Favorite picture of them

Claire:

Favorite thing about them

She's a really good friend!

Least favorite thing about them

She really could be doing more to help the Burners.

Favorite line

"For seriously my brain's like totes gonna explode like for reals."

BROTP

Her and Julie! Sisters for life! :')

OTP

Don't ship her super hard with anyone, but Claire/Chuck and Claire/Foxy are both cute.

NOTP

I guess her and Julie. Like I stated above I think of them as sisters.

Random headcanon

She loooves bunnies! They're her favorite animal!

Unpopular opinion

Like I said with Chuck, the fact that I think the two of them would be cute together is unpopular enough.

Song I associate with them

"Juice" by Lizzo

Favorite picture of them

#ask meme #motorcity #motorcity foxy #motorcity kaia #motorcity claire #headcanons #motorcity headcanons #thanks for asking!#my post

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leftovergarlicbread · 2 years

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i know ur a cain fan. how about cain for the ask game?

anon i am KISSING YOU ON THE LIPS AND PROPOSING RN THANK U SM

putting this under a cut because unsurprisingly this got LOOONG. I have A Lot to say about him lmaooo

anyways:

Sexuality Headcanon: Pansexual. That's cannon, and. Yeag. :]

Gender Headcanon: Trans man. This is a hill i will fucking die on, the amount of tboy swag that radiates off him is SO INTENSE. Also im transmasc and hes my favorite character so he gets hit with transgenderfication beam and also his gender is so fire and i love it sm theres no way a cis man can have that much gender

A ship i have with this character: I don't really ship too much, but I've always seen Cain as being like ~20 so i've kinda lowkey shipped him with Cal? It completely came from nothing tho lmaoo I just imagined an interaction between them and went "hang on. in this made up scenario of them they actually kind of have some chemistry. hmmmm."

A BROTP i have with this character: I've always gotten the vibes that Cain and Arclight are besties of all time. I don't know why. The vibes are just there. But also, CAIN AND HARDY!!!!!! They 1000% became besties while up in Calcenon and you CAN NOT convince me otherwise. They bonded over emo music at first and Hardy definately had a guitar on him when they got stuck in Calcenon (he's 100% one of those guys that just always carries a guitar with him) so he started teaching Cain how to play!! I also hc that he teaches Aya how to play too :] Also their dynamic is so funny lmaooo Cain chaos goblin plus Hardy Literally Just Doing His Best. I basically just expanded on their dialouge on Route 3 where Cain's like "man we're getting beaten up here and not in the good way ;;;)" and hardy's just like "there's a good way??????" just. that dynamic. Kind of feral and unhinged plus guy who's kind of confused but totally chill and just enjoying the ride. Anyways. I care them <3

A NOTP i have with this character: Again, I don't really ship much/have many strong opinions on ships so obviously excluding all the gross ones there isn't really any? I guess CainxHardy just because I like them as besties more?

A random headcannon: You're getting several. I have too many.

Cain has a few tattoos and when Anna and Noel first saw them it took him like. Two weeks to convince them that they really were permanent and Actually In His Skin and that he wasn't drawing them on every morning lmaooo

As for what the tattoos are, I imagine he has a small Jolteon on his ribcage on his side because it's his favorite eeveeloution and also the person he was dating at the time had a Jolteon. He was 16 and an unsupervised teenager, be nice >:( He will lie about the origins of this one tho he'll tell people that it's of Arc's jolteon and it was a best friends tattoo lmaoo. It also was his first tattoo!

He also has a purely aesthetic one on the top of his left forearm that's of a purple eye crying like, blobby space goop tears. It looks cool and is ourple. Next Question.

He has some random stick-and-poke flowers and other small designs on his shoulders that he got from friends and other random impulse nights.

His favorite and the biggest one is on the outside of his right calf and goes from ankle to knee. It's also the most personal one to him. It's a burned apple tree with various symbols formed in the patterns of the wood grain on the tree of things important to him. Some of them being the trans symbol, the posion type symbol and a flying bird (representing freedom) The overall meaning of it is based off the saying "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" and is symbolizing him doing what he can to fall as far away from his "tree" (family) as he can, doing what he can to break that cycle of abuse and not become like his parents.

He also has a few piercings!! He's got multiple ear piercings throughout his ears, an eyebrow piercing and a tounge piercing.

Kind of related to what I said about his last tattoo, it hit me one day that despite how innuendo-filled his talk can be, Cain is one of the few characters who never swears, even cleary going out of his way to use more tame language. I hc that when he was younger and still lived at home, (i hc that he ran away from home when he was like 15 and just struggled throuhg life best he could until he was able to collect himself) he did swear and yell a lot because. It seems like yelling and loud arguments and cussing people out was kind of the norm, but once he got away and was able to get to a point in his life where it wasn't jsut Survival Mode doing what he could to keep going forwards, he kind of took a step back and realized that he could distance himself from being like his mother by not swearing and yelling all the time like she did. I don't exactly have the best words to describe it but that's like. the basic idea of it.

I have Many More headcannons but I will stop there for now lmaoo this has already gotten rather long sidohfnwiokfh

General Opinion over said character: Absolute love. Blorbo of all time. Such a skrinkly i've rotated him almost nonstop in my brain since i first met him, literally Such A Character. But also more seriously, I do also realte to him on a pretty personal level, with his anxiety about how he doesn't have a clear plan for himself and feeling alienated from his peers because of it how he's never really had grand plans for himself or known what he's wanted to do, like. I'm literally the EXACT same boat there so that part especially of his character, it just HITS. I also think A LOT about his dynamic with Aya, and just the whole thing of how they very clearly have hurt eachother A LOT unintentionally just tying to survive their own home, and that idea of yeah they both fucked up to different degrees, but how do you Not fuck something up in a situation like that and then them working on healing and trying to become siblings again and i just- FFFUCK its Good. and i haven't finished the maingame yet (though im working on victory road so im close!!!) so it's still a lot of just speculation for me, but GOD i just. Them. Dude, I could write literal essays about the LaRue siblings. But Cain has easily become one of my top blorbos ever and probably will for a long long time, like this funky little purple guy just holds such a special place in my heart and makes me so happy and, just, yeah <3 <3 <3 <3

#pokemon reborn #cain pokemon reborn #cain larue #ask game #bread talk

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faintingheroine · 2 years

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Fictional character ask: Yelena and Sonya from Uncle Vanya

This won’t be intellectually deep or any extensive analysis, these are just my random thoughts :)

Yelena

Favorite thing about them: She is trying to get along with and help Sonya. I think she is a nice person in general.

Least favorite thing about them: Funnily enough, nothing. Maybe her falling a bit in love with Astrov.

Three things I have in common with them:

- I am in my twenties

- I try to get along with people

- I am quite lazy

Three things I don’t have in common with them:

- I am not Russian

- I have never been married

- I don’t have men wrapped around my finger

Favorite line:

“There is no greater sorrow than to know another's secret when you cannot help them. [In deep thought] He is obviously not in love with her, but why shouldn't he marry her? She is not pretty, but she is so clever and pure and good, she would make a splendid wife for a country doctor of his years. [A pause] I can understand how the poor child feels. She lives here in this desperate loneliness with no one around her except these colourless shadows that go mooning about talking nonsense and knowing nothing except that they eat, drink, and sleep. Among them appears from time to time this Dr. Astroff, so different, so handsome, so interesting, so charming. It is like seeing the moon rise on a dark night. Oh, to surrender oneself to his embrace! To lose oneself in his arms! I am a little in love with him myself! Yes, I am lonely without him, and when I think of him I smile. That Uncle Vanya says I have the blood of a Nixey in my veins: "Give rein to your nature for once in your life!" Perhaps it is right that I should. Oh, to be free as a bird, to fly away from all your sleepy faces and your talk and forget that you have existed at all! But I am a coward, I am afraid; my conscience torments me. He comes here every day now. I can guess why, and feel guilty already; I should like to fall on my knees at Sonia's feet and beg her forgiveness, and weep.”

brOTP: With Sonya

OTP: Eh, not with anyone. Astrov if I have to, at least it is a mutual attraction. But not with anyone really.

nOTP: With her husband

Random headcanon: She does find happiness with a younger man after she is left a widow. She doesn’t squabble with Vanya and Sonya over inheritance and leaves them be.

Unpopular opinion: I think all the men in the play treat her shittily. Her husband of course; but Astrov and Vanya are also too insistent and corner her, making her situation difficult.

Song I associate with them: None that I can think of

Favorite picture of them: I don’t have one

Sonya

Favorite thing about them: She is very human with her insecurities and unrequited love. I also admire the resilience she shows at her ending speech to Uncle Vanya.

Least favorite thing about them: She idealizes Astrov way too much. He is an interesting man, but he isn’t that interesting if you know what I mean and doesn’t deserve this amount of idealization.

Three things I have in common with them:

- I am female

- I am quite insecure

- I love my family

Three things I don’t have in common with them:

- Again, I am not Russian

- I am not hardworking

- I am not as sweet

Favorite line:

“What can we do? We must live our lives. [A pause] Yes, we shall live, Uncle Vanya. We shall live through the long procession of days before us, and through the long evenings; we shall patiently bear the trials that fate imposes on us; we shall work for others without rest, both now and when we are old; and when our last hour comes we shall meet it humbly, and there, beyond the grave, we shall say that we have suffered and wept, that our life was bitter, and God will have pity on us. Ah, then dear, dear Uncle, we shall see that bright and beautiful life; we shall rejoice and look back upon our sorrow here; a tender smile—and—we shall rest. I have faith, Uncle, fervent, passionate faith. [SONIA kneels down before her uncle and lays her head on his hands. She speaks in a weary voice] We shall rest. [TELEGIN plays softly on the guitar] We shall rest. We shall hear the angels. We shall see heaven shining like a jewel. We shall see all evil and all our pain sink away in the great compassion that shall enfold the world. Our life will be as peaceful and tender and sweet as a caress. I have faith; I have faith. [She wipes away her tears] My poor, poor Uncle Vanya, you are crying! [Weeping] You have never known what happiness was, but wait, Uncle Vanya, wait! We shall rest. [She embraces him] We shall rest. [The WATCHMAN'S rattle is heard in the garden; TELEGIN plays softly; MME. VOITSKAYA writes something on the margin of her pamphlet; MARINA knits her stocking] We shall rest.”

brOTP: With Uncle Vanya. Is there any other answer??

OTP: I would like an alternate reality where Astrov loves her back, but also not really.

nOTP: Not anything in particular

Random headcanon: She will be happy.

Unpopular opinion: From a solely rational point of view, Astrov not returning her love isn’t tragic, he isn’t worthy of her love if he can’t even see it and is so apathetic towards it. But of course, the human heart doesn’t work that way.

Song I associate with them: Any song about unrequited love will do

Favorite picture of them: I don’t have one

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