#but either way just show me those gams

[senselessalchemist]

in honor of having slightly better reference art for my boy my love everyone's favorite big titty goth bf

the belt tho....................

#saroart #the collector #dead cells #it was a gift from the beheaded #of course #inevitably i will draw him however the fuck i want and that means giving the skulls longer horns and fangs #and him some sort of neckwear and the armwraps #which at this point i can't even remember if thats from the splash art or if its just osmosis #also. show me his goddamn feet #you cowards #let me see how theyre actually supposed to be #and ill either ignore it entirely or change my design #but either way just show me those gams #i just have trouble parsing the pixel art in terms of exactly what's going on #so more readable collector art is very welcome #grabby hands #also i am hoping for collector fig reveal #just sitting here like please. i would do terrible things for a collector fig.

[distopea]

Ugh.

"Kaizen, be a dear and pass me the hammer."

Nezumi extends a hand, waiting to feel the combination of rubber and plastic on his palm. His focus is entirely on the man in the chair, hands and legs tied. He's sweating, terrified, shivering. Delicious. That's how Nezumi likes them. He leans in and inhales the scent of fear just as his fingers wrap around the hammer's handle. He combs his other hand through the man's hair and forces his head back.

"P-please," the man sobs.

Nezumi shushes him, gently—affectionately—and slides the hammer over his wet cheek. "—you know a good dentist?" he whispers in the tone of a lover, as if he's asking a secret.

Confused, the man glances at Kaizen, then back at Nezumi. Hesitantly, he nods.

Nezumi snorts. He aims the hammer. The man struggles. He seals his lips as if that would protect his teeth from getting smashed in. It doesn't help. Blood splutters from between his lips. He coughs and chokes.

Nezumi forces his mouth shut by pushing underneath his chin.

"Swallow," Nezumi commands and holds. His irises are blown wide with arousal as he seizes the man in a determined vice grip.

They struggle some more; the man whimpers, cries, sobs and slobbers blood through sealed lips. But, after a while, a few gulps suggest he does as he's told.

Nezumi quickly pecks his forehead. "Good boy." He stands up and playfully swirls the hammer around; he licks the blood from its edge and bats his lashes at Kaizen. "He's all yours, baby. Ask your questions before he starts puking."

@nezumivc103221

Kaizen knew it for a long time; there were two types of killers. Those who were like him; efficient, straight to the point, and not really much into unnecessary torture, and there were people like Nezumi. He really had to put up a show with whatever he was doing, and that little one fucking loved torture for sure. Kaizen didn’t say much - per usual - and observed the bloody show. Nezumi was a pretty man; he was definitely even more attractive while he was swinging a hammer so gracefully. A true fucking maniac, Kaizen thought, while he clipped his cigarette at the corner of his lips and lightened it up, leaned against the wall and patiently waited for his time. 

Why did that bitch have to scream so fucking loud?

He blew a gray cloud in front of him, unbothered by the man’s pain, but quite concerned if Nezumi would stop himself from bashing his face too hard either. They still had to interrogate the fellow, and without a proper jaw to formulate his words, he would fucking die before spilling his dirty secrets. Kaizen sighed, taking his phone out. They were running out of time. They couldn’t use this room for too long, and even if Nezumi seemed to have the best fun in the world, he had to do something about it.

“Maybe not… Fuck.” But it was too late. Kaizen rolled his eyes while Nezumi slammed the hammer hard enough for any remaining teeth to become nothing but flying dice inside the dude’s mouth. He received another text from Gambit, a quick check in regarding the mission, and eventually, he stepped forward. That was right after his young lover had decided to finally stop playing with their victim. God, he could be such a fucking cat in disguise. 

“Can talk?” He asked the man, gripping his hair with his gloved fingers to force his eyes to look up. With the pain and the adrenaline, he was still coherent, but it was a matter of seconds before he would actually drift away, unable to answer their questions. A normal reaction to torture. “Fuck, look like shit.” Kaizen admired Nezumi’s work, watching the man’s head lolling over his shoulder. Another buzz inside his jeans, another text from Gambit. 

Wrong target. Cops were on their way. 

“Pick the hammer.” Kaizen said before he slid both of one of his hands under the man’s chin and the other one onto his nape. With a very quick twist, he heard the snap of his bones, their victim turning into a puppet while his neck was broken. “We gotta go.” Kaizen’s voice was quite bossy, but Gambit’s text was urgent. He watched Nezumi’s pouting face, quite aware that he had ruined his fun too quickly. 

“Sorry, babe. Cops are coming.” He said while he made sure to pick back everything he needed, shoving his gun inside his pants. He gripped Nezumi’s wrist, pulling him away from the corpse they were leaving behind us.

With that pretty doll, it was hard to tell what could be his next moves. Before he could think about playing again, Kaizen was dragging him out of the room. 

#; nezumivc103221 #⌇dialing the void ( 𝘼𝙨𝙠 ) #⌇the guns whisperer ( 𝙍𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙢 | IC ) #⌇a ballet of bullets ( 𝙍𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙢 | main verse ) #⌇folie à deux ( 𝙍𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙢 / 𝙉𝙚𝙯𝙪𝙢𝙞 ) #tw: torture #tw: blood #tw: murder #; let's get back on track with something soft and cute right? #; Kaizen is like: okay kitten we can't stay #; he really pictures Nezumi like a cat playing with a bird lmao

[fauxkaren]

A Killer Paradox - 9/10

I went into this show with basically no expectations. It showed up on my Netflix homepage and I was like "oh, Choi Woo-shik is in this! I should give it a shot!". And then I LOVED IT. The only drawback is that there are only 8 episodes. I feel like there could have been another 2-4 episodes, but even with only 8 episodes, it was a really great viewing experience and felt like a complete story. The vibe reminded me a lot of Mask Girl, both in the story and in the visual language of the show.

Choi Woo-shik plays Lee Tang, a directionless college student who works part-time at a convenience store. One night, he gets into an altercation on his way home and unintentionally kills the man. Tang runs off, panicking about what to do. Turns out... the man he killed was actually a serial killer. Things begin to snowball and Tang kills again, and once again the person he killed turns out to have been a murderer. It seems as if the universe, or some higher power, is using Tang to enact retribution on those who have not been punished by the legal system.

One of the main themes of the show is (obviously) the morality of extra-judicial punishment, so of course we have a detective who is on Tang's tail to represent the legal system (and all its failings). The detective, Nan-gam, is a really fascinating character himself as he relentlessly pursues Tang. Further complicating the themes about the morality of Tang's actions is another character, Song Chon, who kills those who he deems deserve it. But Chon seems to kill based purely on his own moral code and what pisses him off. Chon is obviously framed as being in the wrong. He has become the sole determiner of a person's life and death. Tang is different in that it seems like he has a supernatural ability to find the real scum of the earth, but like... does that actually make his actions right? Is he really much better than Chon?

The visual language of the show really elevates it to be more than just a good show. It's so well done and idk if the choice for how some scenes were shot and edited was the director's decision or whether it was recreating the art from the webtoon the show was based on. Either way, it's an incredibly visually dynamic show that really grabs your attention as the viewer. Well worth watching, imo!

#karen watches kdramas #a killer paradox

[livesdngrsly]

12. What would you say is the most unique trait about your character?

Surface, movie-wise? Probably fearlessly wearing the short shorts. Don't get me wrong, I've seen guys wearing those in plenty of other films, but he's front and center with his gams out for most of a blockbuster film. But that's really doing him a disservice, there's more to Rob than that.

As I write him, for a greater whole, using book & film? Robert comes off as a stock character at a first glance; he is the great white hunter, but then we learn he turned to conservation. He's got some unique traits for me: calmness in the face of certain death (book and especially film) and appreciating the details. Rob grew up in a time and place where there was a bloody rebellion taking place in his backyard. He grew up very, very fast and that manifested as a silent, watchful kind of maturity. And while he might get stern or a bit ‘hasty’ or sarcastic, he’s still cool.

He knows what it means to keep one’s head in the face of danger, when seconds might mean life or death in the jungle. It’s no surprise he is somewhat of a thrill seeker (the part when they outrun the t-rex is sadly the only instance of this in the film), I think his calmness outweighs that. In film and book he annoys someone with this calmness at least once. Rob knows showing fear isn’t beneficial to anyone around him. He’ll stay strong for everyone if that’s how it goes.

Another trait I’m including that makes him unique is how he casually invites along or accompanies others who completely lack his experience/training. He doesn’t really complain about them or say they’re a hindrance either (this does depend on sobriety), and in the book, might even teach them something. Sure, the situation in both film and book is one of survival and a lack of more experienced help, but the way he keeps asking Gennaro if he wants to tag along is notable. It does tie in a bit with his early occupational background, leading hunters on safari. He doesn’t make a fuss about it.

Rob notices details in people and not just his environment. He's perceptive (I’ll admit not always on social cues), which goes with the 'great hunter' trope, but his ability to take time truly appreciate (or begrudgingly respect - see clever girl) these details time to time is what makes his perception unique to me. He’d climb the mountain not to brag he had, but to get some quiet time to himself or reach a crest he hadn’t been to before.

#⑊ . chaotic shift. hcs #survivoirs

[asoulofatlantis]

The game didn’t crash again, so we can relax now... just like Tidus here XD I mean, with my cheats and all this game is a cakewalk, but it normally would not have been this easy to beat that Machina thingy, so I don’t know how he can be so relaxed after this fight ^^’

This scene is always so amusing XD Tidus was looking like: “Uhm... should you really strip right Infront of me?” But he was also like: “Can’t look away, I could miss something!” XD But I guess he has that age ^^’

Rikku kinda brought something to the game that no one else could provide. First of all, as she was from Spira but an AlBhed, she - unline Tidus - was allowed to say the things we thought and felt about Yevon and the Summoner and stuff liek that. And second, she brought some nice young fun into the mix. (She was somewhat annoying every now and then... but I guess that is also part of having such a young team member ^^’)

I loved how everyone was so worried about the Al Bhed issue with Rikku and in the end Wakka stayed blissfully oblivious for most of the time, even tho it was freaking obvious by looking at her eyes alone and the way everyone acted around her in that moment. I guess it shows Wakkas naivety and... well... how he doesn’t always use his brain once more ^^’

Now that our team is complete... I will have to spend half an hour to get her to the others level... wohoo...

Gee. We already reached that part? I was worried that I was far too slow in my progress, but to think that we are already here... seems like I am not THAT slow.

This game actually deals a lot with deeper stuff. Different races, different believes and the misconceptions and problems that are born out of that. But it deals also with also what happens when those different races or people with different believes do intermingle... and the problems that come with that. Cid became distant from his sister, because she married a non-AlBhed. Seymore that to suffer, because his mother was human and not Guado. Different believes and the misconceptions that come with that are what makes Wakka hate the AlBheds. Tidus too, as he is from a different “world” then Spira, had trouble fitting in. On first glace, this is a bittersweet lovestory with some religious powerplay as your true and strongest enemy. However, at a closer look, this story is quite deep.

Kimari not the only one. Me too not like Maester Seymore. (I think same goes for Auron and Tidus...) Seriously tho, even before I knew what monster was truly hiding behind his fassade, I always found him... suspicious and never liked him much. The game isn’t trying to hide that there is something off with him... it just doesn’t throw it directly in your face either.

Back in the day, this was quite an impressive scene, I tell you. Of course, these days it can not hold up to the likes of FF7R, but I think it still looks very impressive.

Did you know that the overall room that was used here was later reused for Leblancs bedroom in FFX-2? XD By the way... Seymore said they collected that through the memories of people in the fareplane, but Lady Yunalesca and Lord Zeon had been here alone, so who had seen this? Zeon was the first Final Summoning, not sure what happened to his soul after the next final summoning took his place. But I am not sure if it so easily could wander into the fareplane, given that there was (unlike with Jekkt and the Aeons later) very likely no proper sending.

Yuna looked away shy and embarrassed when Lord Zeon and Lady Yunaleska embraced, showing her innocence and pretty much also showing how unfair Seymore was, requesting her hand in marriage, given how she had obviously not much experience with love. And to top that off, given her future, she should not have had to marry for political reasons, after all, time was running out on her, so she should at least have had the right to marry someone she loves. Of course, Yuna isn’t selfish enough to see it that way and Seiymore likely knew that.

I get why Auron stayed out of the fareplane and I get that for the game it looked less suspicious if Rikku stayed out too... but it still seemed weird that she did. Its not like you have to think of someone, if you go in. She could just have gone in there for moral support.

It always seemed like Lulu had faced and accepted the fact that Chappu was dead and wouldn’t come back. But if you listen to her here, she really hasn’t fully faced everything that comes with that harsh truth until then.

#FFX Mona Version

[dailyadventureprompts]

Hi Dapper, This is more of a game mechanics advice question, if you have any thoughts... You’ve suggested a few naval themed, or at least travel themed adventures. How do you run Ship based campaigns (either naval ships or air ships)? I guess, focusing on combat or encounters, rather than just travelling.

I know there are various official and unofficial rule sets, but none of these feel “right” to me. I think because, in all other respects, 5e is so individual-character focused. Most ship rules tend to remove “the character” and focus on the ship or crew as a single mass. Players aren’t rolling for their character anymore, and in some rule sets, the “captain” is singularly rolling for everyone.

I understand ships are big, and historical naval combat involves hundreds of sailors spread over hours, but this runs counter to the general vibe of the game (most rpgs, actually) that focus on a handful of PC heroes as “stars of the show.” As a result, jumping over to these more anonymising rules always feels awkward to me.

How have you navigated this discrepancy, and what things have you found to work (or to avoid)?

Drafting the Adventure: Naval Combat & Encounter Design

SUCH a good question, so thanks for writing in!

I think the discrepancy you've pointed out actually underlies a lot of what's wrong with 5e combat, in that the simple mechanical systems we are given tend to be boring when they're left to their own devices. The thing that the developers really should impress on everyone learning to run 5e gams is that these systems AREN'T supposed to be left on their own, they're supposed to be a simple framework over which you place challenges of batshit bravery/ skill and epic setpieces, which is apparently a thing we need to all learn on our own through trial and error, sacrificing the fun of our sessions in the process.

First, a note on encounter design:

Think of a default "at sea" naval encounter like a fight in a generic 20x20ft dungeon room: yes the party gets to show off their abilities, but once you've gone through one of these sorts of combats, every other "vanilla" encounter is going to seem almost rote, an exercise in tedium. Likewise, if you throw your party's vessel against another vessel in a generic void of sea/sky/aetherspace, you're going to run into the same problem: relying on a less than stellar mechanical system until it breaks under the pressure of trying to maintain the fun at the table all on its own.

It all comes down to encounter design, you as the DM picturing what you think would be a fun/cool/exciting action sequence, and then setting up the narrative stakes, mechanics, and enemies to facilitate that. I'd say that there's a lost art to encounter design, but it's not so much lost as untaught: when the prevailing wisdom is that the party should be having 5-7 encounters PER DAY, then gives us little in the way of rules or ideas about making those encounters spicy, its no wonder we end up churning out a bunch of boring filler content.

Think of it like a movie production team, be it a writer, director, actor, or props department: anyone would struggle making 5-7 unique action scenes, when that energy could all be focused on making one scene 5-7 times as good. Translating that back into DM relevant information, focus on making fewer, more interesting encounters rather than trying to cram in as many as possible, you only have so much time and creative juice to utilize between sessions so make sure it goes where its most needed. These encounters don't need to be biggest, most epic things ever, they just need to be unique and push the story along regardless of whether your party wins or loses.

My thoughts on building those unique encounters and how to really Jazz up ship to ship combat under the cut.

How to choose the right encounters:

The first thing to do is throw out every notion given to you by the DMG about how many encounters an adventure needs to have, and anything regarding rolling for random encounters while traveling. Random encounters are an artifact of grindheavy JRPGs and the earlier editions where fights were simple, deadly, and over in a few dice throws. 5e breaks if played like that, so you shouldn't attempt to do so. Instead, have an encounter whenever it's right for there to be an encounter, when you think you've prepped a good one that fits with the rhythm of the story, something that feels like it will challenge them, and something that will have a bearing on the plot regardless of what the final outcome is.

Next, when plotting your encounters you need to consider the different goals involved in the narrative you’re spinning:  what are your party attempting to do and how does this encounter impede them? Sure you can have a generic “pirates/seamonsters attack because we haven’t had a fight in a while” sort of encounter, but those are just as boring narratively as the fight in the 20x20ft room is mechanically. Such generic battle should only be the setup for other, more interesting mechanical scenarios, such as the pirates having a strange artifact in their hold, or the seamonster’s venom poisoning somebody and potentially forcing the party to divert course in favor of seeking aid. 

Variety is your friend here so consider implementing chases, stealth runs, standoffs, and navigation challenges to frame your usual combats. These can be spaced out with social encounters to provide exposition and tension, or vignettes of how the crew is managing. I’ve actually been fond of using a “captian’s log” style framing device to breeze over repetitive maritime travel, highlighting scenes and detailing their aftermath without having to repeatedly describe the routine process of working on a ship. 

Improving Naval Combat

You’re completely accurate in that most tabletop systems are very bad at portraying naval combat, but mostly because they tend to try to run ship-actions in the same way they’d run a multi-character skirmish.  Instead, do away with your traditional initiative system and have both (or all) side stake their turns simultaneously in the following rhythm: Planning, execution, resolution. Which make the early rounds of naval combat work out sorta like a game of rock paper scissors, all chance and intuition

Planning: During the planning phase, have your party talk freely about what they should do, representing your crew feeding information back n forth and adapting to the situation at hand. At the end of the planning phase, they agree (or the captain decides) what to do, which is executed during the next phase.  Simultaneously, you as the DM determine what the opposing vessels are going to do during their execution phase, without any foreknowledge of what the party might be about to attempt. 

Execution: the ships move, and the actions chosen by their crew trigger. This prevents all the weirdness brought about by trying to run constantly moving vehicles in turn order. 

Resolution: Damage is tallied, the results of skillchecks are meted out, and the party gets an ongoing report of what the hell is happening. 

I call this system “ the Approach” and it represents the actions of the vessels involved in a more zoomed out time frame and scale that allows for actual positioning, or navigation around reefs, atolls, or inlets, as any good fight should have a proportionally interesting backdrop, if only for variety’s sake. 

Once one vessel has closed with another in a step I call “The Engagement”, you can use the d&d naval rules, with characters either acting as their role on the crew or their player character. rolling initiative and carrying out the fight as normal. Here’re a few tricks I’ve learned for making these closing segments interesting: 

Keeping things interesting during a naval fight is a matter of juggling the fight between the ships themselves and what’s happening on the party’s vessel. A LOT can go wrong on a ship, and its up to those characters without primary ship roles to deal with things like fires breaking out, holes punched in the hull, vital equipment like cannons malfunctioning, crew being injured and needing to be escorted to the infirmary. Throw at least one of these complications at the party each time they have a close engagement, and you’ll give ‘em more than enough to chew on every time they have a fight on the high seas. 

Just about every ship battle outside of a seamonster attack or massive military engagement is going to involve a boarding action, which can transition the fight from one of positioning and potshots with cannons to an impromptu siege. 

Again, its important to consider motivation: Loot hungry pirates may send a secondary looting force into the ship’s cargo hold while keeping the defenders busy on topdeck, forcing the party to divide their attention. Privateers or slavers may focus on attacks that prevent the enemy ships from escaping, encouraging the party to run around putting out (sometimes literal) fires.  When enemies are working in groups, their initial goal may only be to slow the party down while waiting for reinforcements to arrive in a separate boarding ship, overwhelming them with numbers. 

Just like with every other encounter, its important to consider what happens to your party when things go badly. Stress that Surrender is an option, but consider that happens to your party and their crew when that happens: are they imprisoned? marooned? left with no cargo and just enough supplies to get to the next port?  What are their patron/creditors going to say when they come back with an empty hold and excuses? Perhaps the most dramatic thing you could do is have them shipwrecked, killing off the majority of their crew and leaving them stranded somewhere to figure it all out. This should be saved for the turning point of a campaign, as it kicks them back do zero and may sour them on ever venturing out onto the seas again. 

#seaside #sailing #DM advice #dm tips #dm tools #drafting an adventure #d&d mechanics #D&D 5e homebrew #D&D #D&D adventure #Homebrew Adventure #Adventure #DnD #Dungeons and Dragons

[sineala]

The Avengers... meet Death!

Earlier today the question came up on the 616 Steve/Tony Discord of whether 616 Tony has met Death.

So I did some research.

I didn't know the answer to this, and I was curious. Sometimes when I am writing Steve/Tony fanfiction and would like to have them discuss the abstract concept of death, and then I remember that Death in Marvel Comics is a lot more... corporeal... than that. Death is one of the Abstract Entities, and as such she is an actual being that someone could theoretically meet. (I don't think she's quite as cool as DC's Death of the Endless but I do know that Death of the Endless somehow attends Rick Jones & Marlo Chandler's wedding in Hulk #418, which is in no way as cool as the bachelor party in #417 in which Captain America both accidentally hires a stripper and then covers his face while everyone else watches adult films. These are the only two Hulk issues I have ever read.)

But, yes, Death is very real in Marvel Comics. Thanos and Deadpool are both in love with her. You probably knew that.

So I've never actually looked this up, and when I have written fanfic where I want Steve and/or Tony to start thinking about death and then remember that they have met Death, I just kind of... assumed they'd probably met Death at some point because superheroes lead exciting lives. They were probably all in Infinity Gauntlet together. I figured if I was wrong, someone would tell me.

But today I went and looked it up. I went to Death's Marvel wiki entry, opened up the Appearances list, and skimmed through the appearances looking for comics that looked like they might have Avengers in them, and I found Avengers Annual #16 (1987), in which the Grandmaster has captured the Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, and also Death.

The splash page in fact features all of those characters. The Grandmaster is right there informing all the superheroes of the fact that he has captured them all and Death, and Steve and Tony are two of the heroes there. There they are. With Death.

So, yeah, Steve and Tony have both met Death. So have many of the big-name Avengers, it turns out. In case you were wondering. So feel free to keep taking those "meeting Death" metaphors very very literally.

(And, yeah, I'm pretty sure Steve and Tony and Death were all in Infinity Gauntlet together but without rereading it I cannot guarantee that either of them were on panel with Death, unlike here, where they are.)

The actual plot of Avengers Annual #16 there, in case you're wondering, is a giant punch-fest in which the Grandmaster is bored and makes everyone fight to the death. All the Avengers from both teams die except Steve and Clint, and Clint then challenges the Grandmaster to play a game of chance (guess which hand the arrow that still has an arrowhead is in) and if the Grandmaster loses he'll let everyone go.

So Clint cheats, naturally.

He palms the arrowhead of the arrow the Grandmaster chose, and he shows the Grandmaster a headless arrow. Hooray, the Avengers win! I think this is the most Clint Barton thing that Clint Barton has ever done.

Everyone gets to go home, including Death, and as a parting gift, I guess, Death resurrects all the Avengers and sends them back to Earth. Unlike, say, the Avengers dying in the Korvac Saga, where Moondragon wipes their memories, that doesn't seem to have happened here, because judging by the end of the issue, when they are back on Earth, they do remember everything that transpired. So, yeah. The Avengers have personally met Death and they remember that.

The hilarious thing is that this storyline is actually the conclusion of the storyline started in Avengers Annual #15, which begins with the Avengers and the WCA playing the First Annual East vs. West Baseball Game, which I actually put some panels of on my Tumblr last month because I thought it was charming that the Avengers canonically play pick-up games of baseball. I enjoy when they clearly all enjoy hanging out with each other.

Anyway, that issue featured the baseball game getting interrupted by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and then Avengers all being thrown into the Raft for unknown reasons, and eventually breaking out of prison. There were then two intervening WCA Annuals I did not read, but clearly some Comics Shit went down, as they say, because somehow they do all get captured by the Grandmaster.

So the end of Avengers Annual #16 features them being transported back to where they were when this all started, in a stadium playing baseball. It was Kansas City in #15 and Houston in #16 because what even is continuity, I guess. The Grandmaster is licking his wounds and watching their baseball game from afar.

I love comics.

#posts i actually wrote

[keiarchived]

how about some headcanons or a one shot of yan!hawks and y/n going to the beach as a price bc y/n was really obedient and submissive; hawks pretends everything’s fine and even let’s her wear a bikini and all, she’s really happy and even made some friends but uh oh sike hawks uses all that as blackmail for her when they’re alone 👀 “I didn’t know you where such a whore with people you just met” “I saw you with your so-called-new-friends, you where all over them, is this why you were so obedient this pasts weeks? So you could be a slut for others” he fucks her while degrading her and calling her names 😳💦 “look at you cletching on my cock, I bet you’re pretending it’s your new friend’s dick, I bet you’re pretending he’s fucking you, you’re a filthy whore” he edges her and only allows himself to cum inside her and fill her up so she’s knows who she belongs to 🥴 they later go home and he keeps her cuffed to the bed so she never leaves again, no matter how good she is “are you being a good girl so you can go out and flirt and fuck other guys? Yeah I don’t think so baby” 😩 and oh,,,all the dudes she met on their vacation? Yeah they’re dead 🤪 but she doesn’t know that,, that got long I’m sorry 😔😔

Omfg this is hot 🥵 if it was me is it bad that I’d do it on purpose just to rail Hawks so he can punish hard and use me later 💦 also don’t ever be sorry for sending long ask because I love reading them 🥺

Also I promise drabbles are coming soon my brain just dead the last couple of days lol

yandere!Hawks x f!reader

warnings: yandere, possessive, degradation, name calling, mention of murder, dumbification, toxic relationship

A treat outside is rare when it comes to Keigo since you know how possessive and protective he gets

If anyone were to give you a look, Keigo will give them one back. Twice as deadly.

But since you’ve been good lately, he decide to take you out on the beach since the weather is lovely too.

As long as you stay within his sight and keep his feather necklace on you should be fine, technically

Want to wear bikinis and all? Fine, just this once but do expect a lot of marks on you. Bite marks and hickies. Gotta show them who you belong to after all.

Expect Keigo to be watching you like a fucking hawk, most of the time you guys would go swim together before his wings gets all heavy and yucky

So he decide to sit back on the beach, watching you from afar but that’s when those guys came and talk to you.

Seems like a nice bunch, a mixture of guys and girls and asked if you would like to come play volleyball with them since they’re missing one player so you thought yeah why not Keigo wouldn’t mind right? Just one gam, plus you’ve been good so you deserve this little treat

But oh boy are you wrong, that possessive grew as he watched you from afar. Teeth gritting as he tried not to come swooping you off your feet now and just take you right home

Since this is one of those rare occasions where you guys get to go out, as much as he wants to punish you right there Keigo decide to punish you when the two of you get back instead

But of course his eyes never left you, not until you came back to him after the game with your new friends.

“Had fun birdie?”

Tugging you closer when you bend down to get something and Keigo whispers with venom laced in those words.

“Didn’t know you’re such a slut. I saw you with your new friends, is this why you’ve been good past week? Hm? So you can go and throw your pussy at someone else?”

As expected, he gets you all hot and bothered. Flustered before sending you off to your so called friends again, only to wait for you to come and beg to go home since you want him. It didn’t take long till you came crawling back like Keigo expected.

He will probably fucks you behind some rocks before finally heading back, just to get skme furstration out. No one is cumming until you guys get home.

“What do you mean no? Look your friends are there, don’t you want them to see how pretty you are?”

Keigo will edge you so close before stopping and slip out of you, tell you to go pack your things. “We’re going home.” No doubt he would tease you along the way.

Expect a rough fucking when you get home, tired from swimming? Tough luck

Keigo needs to remind you who you belong to as he fucks you silly and breeds you.”

“Do you really want to be someone else’s cumdump that bad? Look at the way you’re clenching around my cock, bet you’re imaging it being that friend of yours aren’t you?”

“Maybe I should just breed you, fill you with babies so you wouldn’t look at anyone else. Hm? You like that?”

Putting you into a mating press whilst chasing his own orgasm. Oh honey, you’re not coming today. Not when you were swaying your hips at some other dude.

After Keigo cums and fill you to the brim, he’s gonna go fetch a plug to make sure every last drop is kept in. Gotta make sure you know who you belongs to.

You’re not going anywhere either, a collar around your neck with a leash so he could keep you here. Hands behind you so you can take that plug out either, don’t worry though Keigo is just gonna be in the other room.

“Wanna try and flirt with some random dudes again? Yeah I don’t think so baby.”

After your punishment is over and the two of you are cuddling at night, Keigo is gonna go pay your new friends a visit ♥️

Apparently the building they lived in burnt down last night, I wonder why.

#bnha smut #bnha imagines #mha imagines #mha smut #hawks x reader #hawks imagine #hawks smut #keigo thirst 🐥 #tw’yandere #tw’degradation #tw’breeding #tw’mention of murder #tw’possessive #tw’dumbification #tw’toxic relationship

[redvanillabee]

We did see what would Peggy's childhood look like but what would Jack Thompson and Daniel Sousa's childhood look like according to you?? Do they have both their parents or just one of em?? Do they have any siblings?? And is their childhood normal or traumatic???

I have to preface this by saying that I know absolutely nothing about the socioeconomic history in interwar America, or even that much about the political structure, so a lot of the following is just general impressions.

For Daniel, I agree with fanon that he comes from a more working class background. It’s probably not a stretch to imagine that he has a somewhat similar background to Bucky—oldest in the family, or at least the oldest son. Have sisters that are decidedly less rambunctious than Peggy, i.e. girls that do not regularly throw hands with people as a pastime. He is not snarky enough to suggest being a little brother to me; at the same time, the way he is around women suggests he grew up with plenty around him, in the familial kind of way.

(Actually now that I think about it, I’m just describing the Sousas as per Quo Vadis.)

I can’t really picture if he has both his parents, but it’s probably safe to assume that he is somewhat close to them. I don’t think he is necessarily particularly close to any parental figures, or if anyone particularly spoils him, but the relationship is...fine. Normal. Functional.

He is definitely booksmart—we can see how much he knows and how quickly he takes to complex scientific concepts in the show. He seems like someone who would be good at history and sciences. I don’t know how athletic he would’ve been in school, but I like the AOS suggestion that he was a boy scout—that he is not just into physical activities for the sake of it; rather, it’s outdoor activities combined with learning new skills, with preparedness, with a sense of adventure.

If I have to compare Daniel’s background to any other fictional characters, I’ll say... BBC John Watson but without the abusive father undertones and generally less troubled. 

As for Jack, I base a lot of his characterisation on Sebastian Smythe from Glee and Logan Wright from Dalton, so I’m of the opinion that their childhoods share some similarities too. He seems to be from a somewhat well-off, at least comfortable family. I imagine his father, if not someone close to his father, has some political-adjacent powers. If they are in the establishment, I think it goes as far as, say, state attorney (or whatever state-based role that still gives them a little bit of spotlight on the federal stage). If they are only political-adjacent, I can see the Thompson family being involved in lobbying, or the more behind-the-scenes part of politics, say, some background and semi-important roles in the RNC? You don’t get to just meet people like Vernon Masters willy nilly without some connections to the establishment. But either way, the main takeaway is that the Thompsons are either in power and want to hold on to it, or close enough to it that they constantly have an appetite for more.

Jack is very likely the youngest, or one of the youngest, of several. I don’t imagine he has sisters; if he has, they probably led very separate lives—say, separate boarding schools and only see each other briefly during Christmas and in the summer. Even then, they have vastly different hobbies and social circles. He is enough of a little shit to suggest he is definitely one of those little brothers who will be all up in your face and is like ‘no, I’m not touching you, bleugh, I’m not touching.’

I can see Jack’s childhood being one of those where...we don’t generally think of it when we think of “child abuse”, but is definitely not a healthy childhood. Very stifling childhoods, for example. Strict but negligent households where no one really cares what your day was like, but you’ll be damned if you show up to dinner with your tie askew. His gam gam is the only one who really cares about him, or gives him the kind of care and attention that he needs. (I can imagine his dad telling gam gam that she is spoiling Jack.)

I imagine he does well in school, but not necessarily top of the class; just above average. He seems like one of those kids who don’t have to try too hard to get good enough grades, and/or the areas he excel in are not the ones that matter the most to his parents. For example, I can see him maybe getting good grades in art, PE, and English, but just ok in history and science. (There’s a Jackdaniels fic out there where Jack is an aspiring poet while his father wants him to go to law school, which is exactly how I imagine his academic situation to be.)

#daniel sousa #jack thompson #character study #ac meta #my meta #i swear i'm not trying to set them up as opposites it just came out that way #but honestly when the show is setting them up as foils at every turn #answers #anonymous

[lynn-writes-things]

Birthday’s

“For a prompt, maybe a Hunter and reader fic where the bad batch help celebrate the reader's birthday? Maybe some fluff or smut?“

Thank you so much for the request, and thank you SO so much for the donation!! I appreciate it more than words can say!

Word count: 2470

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*takes place pre-Echo

Birthday’s weren’t really a big deal in the GAR, seeing as though the Jedi were taught to remove any attachment to the day of their births; the clones didn’t even have birthdays that they knew of; and any civilian officer was likely too busy to remember, let alone to celebrate. It just wasn’t something that you did often. Of course, you knew your birthday – knew the exact date and time, because as a child, you had asked your mother about it every single year until you memorized the time to the last minute.

At one point in your life, your birthday had been your favorite day of the year. More so than Life Day, even. You had always loved the festivities – the focus on you; people showing how much they care about you; not to mention the gifts and the celebrating. You’ll never forget the year you became legal to drink, and your friends had taken you out for fun. It had been a night to forget – though the events leading up to the drinking were fond ones that you will treasure forever.

That time of year was drawing near again, and you couldn’t help but talk about it to the boys – who you’d been on assignment with for the past several months – in fact, it had almost been a year. You figured they wouldn’t like you talking about your birthdays of the past much, considering that they’d never really experienced a birthday, but to your surprise they all encouraged you to keep talking.

“When I was really little, my parents filled my entire bedroom with balloons, so that it would surprise me when I woke up – only I woke up too early, and I sat alone in my bedroom for hours just playing with the balloons. When my parents came to check on me, they couldn’t stop laughing.” You explained with a little laugh. It was early, and you all were drinking cups of caff. You swirled yours around, letting the swirl entrance you deeper into your memories.

“Then, when I was a teenager,” You smile, this memory a particularly pleasant one. “Me and some friends went out to this bakery with her parents – they had money, like they had mad credits. They took me cake-tasting to decide which kind I liked best for my cake, they told me that was my present from them. I wasn’t going to complain- free cake!” You laugh. “Anyways, I tried this one kind, (your favorite cake here), and it literally change my life- I’ve never had any cake that was as good as that. It’s kind of hard to find, but there’s a really nice bakery on Naboo that has it for a lot cheaper than the fancy place did.” You explain, considering making a special trip just for some cake, then immediately telling yourself that it’s a stupid idea.

“What about when you were an adult?” Crosshair asks. “Surely it gets more boring.”

“Oh, it does,” You laugh. “It gets so kriffing boring after a while. But, certain ages grant you certain milestones. Like, when you turn twenty, they let you drink. My twentieth birthday was insane- my friends made me go out to this bar with them – they were all older than me – and they ordered this drink for me, it tasted like starcherries and Mandalorian oranges – it was so good.” You exclaim, missing the taste of your first (legal) drink. “Anyways, they called it a Sailor’s Sunset, I think? But, it was a super fun night, we danced for hours, and I met this really cute guy, and… Well…” You laugh, cheeks heating up at the memory. “Anyways!” You exclaim, clearing your throat. “It was a really fun night. I also learned that I could shoot Corellian whiskey better than any of my friends.”

“Bet you can’t shoot it better than us.” Hunter teased.

“You’re probably right,” You laugh. “But I’d be willing to give it a shot.” You joke, and there’s a chorus of groans at your terrible pun that you couldn’t help but to make.

“So, when is your birthday, anyways?” Tech asks, ready to mark it in his holopad.

“It’s next week, on the second.” You explain. Not that you’d been keeping track of the days when you thought it might be close – not at all. That most definitely was not the case.

-

The night of the first, when you fell asleep, the boys all got up and got down to business.

“Okay boys,” Hunter began. “This has to be special. We want her to feel like she’s one of us, right?” He asks, and they all respond “Right!”.

“Crosshair, you’ve got the whiskey?” He asks.

“And the mixers.” He says. He didn’t know how to make a Sailor’s Sunset, but he was willing to give it a try, for your sake.

“Wrecker, you’ve got the balloons?”

“Yep! I might’ve gotten too many, though.” He says.

“No such thing- this is Y/N we’re talking about.” Hunter replies. “Tech, you’ve got the cake?”

“Took it out of the freezer yesterday, it should be defrosted by morning.” He replies. Getting the cake from Naboo without you figuring out what they were doing had been a challenge, but they had just barely managed to pull it off while you were in the refresher.

“Alright,” Hunter said, satisfied. “Bad Batch, let’s throw Y/N a birthday to remember.” He says with a smile, and they all get down to work. They all start blowing up balloons, with a goal to fill the barracks with the blown up latex. Wrecker had gotten different types- colorful ones; black and white ones; he even had found some that when blown up would read “happy naming day!” which was as close to “happy birthday” as he could find. They meant the same thing, more or less. He just hoped you didn’t get offended by the slight difference.

It took hours to blow all of the balloons up, but once it was done, there was a thick layer covering the floor, as well as a few smuggled into your bunk with you – but just a few, so you likely wouldn’t pop any and scare yourself awake. Though, Crosshair thought that would’ve been kriffing hilarious. Mean, but hilarious. He figured if it happened, you’d end up laughing once the initial fear wore off – he knew your sense of humor pretty well. But, still, Hunter refused to let him risk it.

“Wait,” Tech began. “Does anyone know how to make her caff?”

“I do,” Hunter answered. “She likes it the same way I do. She told me that before.”

“We’ll have to wake up before she does.” Crosshair says.

“That won’t be too hard,” Hunter answers. “Her alarm is always set for 0700, we just have to wake up before then.”

“How do you know that?” Tech asks.

“We usually wake up at the same time. You catch on to things like that after a while.” He replies with a shrug. He was used to waking up with you, the two of you would often talk over your morning cups of caff before the others woke up. It was the one time of day where there was no stress- just peace between the two of you. It was easy to forget about the war in times like those, which meant everything to you both. Neither of you would ever miss a morning, both cherishing your morning caff-sessions more than either of you would admit. During these early-morning moments, the two of you had gotten very close with each other, and shared very intimate conversations. Secrets were shared, as well as light-hearted compliments. You had a feeling the long-haired Sergeant liked you, which was good, because you liked him as well, though neither of you would confess. The early mornings weren’t a time for heavy confessions like that. But your birthday? Oh, your birthday might be, Hunter thought, mentally preparing himself for that night.

The boys had picked out a planet that they knew had a lake that was safe to swim in, with little risks for attack. Just private enough to take the night off and celebrate over drinks, cake, and swimming. Tech had put in the coordinates, and you were currently on your way there.

-

When you woke up, it wasn’t to your alarm blaring- it was to the smell of caff, and the boys saying, “Happy birthday!”. You smiled and groggily rubbed your tired eyes, looking up at them all with looks of adoration.

“You guys didn’t have to— Balloons!!” You cut yourself off, getting excited about seeing all the multicolored latex bulbs all over the ground, and all over your bunk. “Did you guys really-?”

“We did.” Hunter says. You sit up and he hands you the cup of caff. You take a sip and smile; it’s exactly how you’d make it for yourself. You can’t help but sway back and forth in happiness.

“Maker, you guys are my everything.” You say, taking a sip. “Thank you.”

“Oh, we’re not done yet.” Tech says. You get out of your bunk, and follow them out to the main area, where you see balloons strung up on the wall messily that say: “Happy naming day!” and your smile is so wide that it hurts your cheeks. Then you see the cake box, and you gasp.

“You didn’t-!”

“We did.”

“When?!” Your voice had jumped several octaves in your excitement, and you felt bad for Hunter, though he was smiling at your excitement. He didn’t give a damn that you were yelling, or how high your voice had gotten. He was just happy that you were happy.

“When we went to Naboo last,” Tech answers. “It’s been in the freezer.”

“How didn’t I notice anything—”

“That’s sort of what we’re known for, Y/N.” Hunter smiles.

“Yeah, but—” You can’t help the tears of happiness that well in your eyes, your heart swelling in your chest. You can’t believe that they’d go through all of this just for you. Crosshair puts a hand on your shoulder, and you quickly turn to just hug him. It catches him off guard, but he smiles regardless, holding you in return.

“Thank you guys.” You sob. “I love you all so much.”

“We love you too, Y/N.” Hunter says, preparing to say something slightly different later. But that could wait for now.

“Looks like we’re approaching,” Tech says, checking the navigation. You would’ve asked which planet, though you knew he wouldn’t tell you – Tech always made you guess where you were going. Always. You weren’t complaining, though, it was always a fun game, not to mention a good way to boost your memorization of the planets.

-

Once you were landed, you stepped out and realized that you were staring at a lake. Not a grimy pond, but a real, actual lake. The water was so clear that you could see to the bottom – it didn’t look too terribly deep, either. A long time ago you had told the boys that you loved swimming, you were surprised that they even remembered the comment.

You decide to all swim in your blacks to avoid any awkwardness with you being the only naked female around, which you’re thankful for. Though of course, the boys take their shirts off at least. You do your best not to stare at Hunter or his impressively toned muscles—You absolutely do not get caught by Crosshair, who laughs at you, but promises to keep your secret. You swim around for what feels like hours. You’re in and out of the water until the sun starts to go down, and you suggest drinks. You all climb out and start trying to dry off. Tech gets the cake cut, and Crosshair pours a round of shots for everyone. You take yours and grimace at the taste- it had been awhile since you had Corellian whiskey. It had been a long while.

“What’s that face for?” Hunter teases. “Thought you said you could out-drink us.”

“I said I might be able to.” You laugh. “If you’re looking for a challenge, Sarge, you’re on.”

“You don’t want to do that,” He laughs.

“Trust him, you don’t.” Wrecker tacks on, clapping his brother on the back. “He can even drink me under the table.”

“How—”

“Here, try this,” Crosshair says, thrusting a glass filled with a peachy-pink drink in it at you.

“What is it?” You ask.

“It should be a Sailor’s Sunset.” He sighs. You giggle – the color’s all wrong. But you try it regardless, and it’s shockingly just as good as you remember. You hum in appreciation.

“It’s really good,” You smile at him. “But it could use a smidge more cherry.” Crosshair smiles, pleased with himself for guessing the drink correctly.

“Hey, can I talk to you?” Hunter speaks up, nodding away from the others, towards the tree-line. You follow him over, and he down the shot in his hand before continuing.

“I figured now’s a good time to tell you,” He says, and pauses. You know where he’s going with this before he even starts, and you can’t help the smile that takes over your face. “I—”

“I like you too, Hunter.” You say, cutting him off.

“I don’t think you understand how much,” He says. “I’d do anything for you, Y/N.”

“Trust me, I understand.” You gently caress his cheek with your free hand. He leans into your touch, looking at you with a softness in his eyes that was usually reserved for your early morning chats. You don’t need to say more- neither of you do. He leans forward and kisses you, your lips connecting in a slow, passionate dance. You only break apart when you hear cheering from behind you, where the boys are watching with smiles on their faces.

“I love you, Hunter.” You say quietly, your nose brushing against his; his forehead against yours.

“I love you too, Y/N.” He smiles.

After several shorter kisses, you all go back to the ship and enjoy some cake. It’s just as good as you remember it being all those years ago, and you thank them ten-fold for it. For everything. You cry again as you thank them, and Hunter wraps an arm around you. Wrecker is on your other side, and he wraps an arm around both you and Hunter. Hunter gestures for Tech and Crosshair to come over, you all move to the floor. Crosshair leans against Wrecker, and Tech settles between your legs, leaning back against you as your arms wrap around him.

“I love you boys.”

“We love you too.” They all reply, and it doesn’t take long for you all to fall asleep like that. It’s heaven, you think. This was just simply heaven.

#the clone wars x reader #the bad batch x reader #bad batch x reader #hunter x reader #sergeant hunter x reader #lots of fluff #love #lottttts of fluffy loviness #the boys care about you #so fucking much #birthdays #birthdays with the bad batch

[samsilver975]

Well, this is it boys. My final character analysis. Dream, Techno, and Tommy. I’m pretty sure I’m going to be skirting the word count here. Thank you to all of you who have been reblogging and liking the posts, it means a lot. That being said, because of the characters I’m going to be talking about and the weird split between Techno and Tommy viewers, I want to remind everyone that below are my own opinions and analyses. You are entitled to your own opinion. Well, let’s get this show on the road!

Dream:

One of the best things about the server is that there are no black and white characters. There are no good or evil, but verying degrees of gray. That said, Dream’s pretty close to black; he’s the closest we get to a main villain throughout the story. Dream’s been the underlying antagonist for a while, but I feel he’s taken a bigger role in this season. As far as I can tell, Dream’s got two motives: bringing the server together as one big family with no factions who he definitely doesn’t control, and prolonging the conflict with Tommy. Tommy is entertainment to him. Dream doesn’t want to give up the disks because then the story, Tommy’s story will end. I’m in the camp of beleiveing that if the disks return to Tommy, the plot line will essentially be over. Dream doesn’t want to part with his plaything just yet, but he can’t kill him either. After all, what happy family goes around killing its members? Horrible punishments? No! But emotional manipulation, is fine. That doesn’t just apply to Tommy: Dream manipulated Tubbo, Eret, Techno (to an extent. There’s a favor floating around still) among others. I think, if Tommy wins, Dream will be forced to either find a new plaything (I personally think Tubbo. L’Manburg is kind of Tubbo’s ‘disks’ in a way. Oh, I’m sorry, Snowchester) or he will have to kill Tommy. My speculation for tomorrow is that Tommy and Tubbo will defeat Dream, but Dream will snap and either call on Techno’s favor to in prison Tommy, or will just pull a god thing and kill Tommy outright. But that’s just a theory, a GAM-

Techno:

I’m very much a middle of the road sort of person. I pretty much watched or partially watched everyone’s perspective (from except Phil’s sorry) on Doomsday, and since then I try to catch both Techno’s and Tommy’s when they are streaming. Why do I say this? Well, you’re going to notice that I am not going to make a clear decision on who I support. I’ll try my best to keep these last two as unbiased as possible...

I’ll start by saying that Techno is... strange to me. I can’t tell if I really like his character, or hate it. I’ll begin with the negatives, I think. I don’t like how Techno points to everyone betraying him instantly. Tommy did use him for supplies and shelter and what have you, but something I find people don’t consider is that Techno used Tommy too. Tommy said over and over he wasn’t going to blow up L’Manburg, and time and time again Techno brushed Tommy aside. Techno forced Tommy to choose between a lifelong friend who’d made a mistake and been manipulated, and someone who barely deigned themselves to respect him. I saw people were really surprised by Tommy choosing Tubbo, but... was it all that unexpected. That’s not to say Techno was unjustified. He did extend his hand to Tommy, only for it to be batted away, and maybe he meant well, but he was kind of an ass to Tommy. It wasn’t manipulation like Dream did, but he did use Tommy to help him gather supplies and get into L’Manburg and what have you. I guess the real thing that defines the dislike side of things is that Techno really doesn’t try to see from other’s perspectives. He tends to take a ‘my way or the high way’ approach. Also... I don’t really know how to feel about the syndicate. I can’t tell as of yet if it is truly as open as Techno made it out to be.

Alright, Techno’s good things. A lot of Techno’s actions were justified. I feel like L’Manburg waaaaay overreacted, and Techno’s anger was extremely justified. L’Manburg, for all of its good intentions, was corrupt. It needed to fall. (The builder in me would have just preferred a coup or disbandment or something, not a chunk error, but I guess what happens happens not like you can fix anything now.) I still think Technos story will continue beyond this season. He’s still got people he needs to take down. I don’t think Tommy’s on that list actually. I mean... he didn’t kill him on sight today, and he let Tommy say goodbye so...? Either way, there are still people that need to be taken down. I feel kind of bad for Eret tbh. It’s gonna be a bumpy road for him, even if he means well. Techno also was right to be angry at Tommy. They betrayed each other, in a way. Their alliance was as doomed as L’Manburg.

Tommy:

Our protagonist. Our ‘hero.’

Like Techno, I feel there are good and bad things to be said about Tommy’s character. Unlike Techno, Tommy’s character both changed and didn’t change at the same time. I noticed a lot of people saying that ‘Tommy is so immature,’ or ‘why doesn’t he just give up the disks he didn’t change at all,’ or whatnot. My response to this is: Tommy did not have a chance to develop. He spent the season being tormented by Dream, then dragged into the anarchists where he didn’t really have a say. Why did he ‘betray’ Techno? It was all Tommy knew. He’d been betrayed over and over again himself. Tommy, for so, so long, did not experience any sort of support. Tubbo exiled him, Dream nearly destroyed him, Techno didn’t listen, and Tommy? Tommy didn’t know what to think because not once did anyone care about what he had to say, until it was much too late.

For of all his stagnation though... Tommy did change. And it all comes down to one line. “The disks are more important then you ever were.” I’m that moment, Tommy realized that somewhere in exile, or somewhere in the tundra, he’d lost some sort of humanity. In the same way that Quackity realized how much like Schlatt he was, Tommy realized how blind he’d been by his want of the disks. He was willing to give up his own best friend for material wealth. He betrayed Techno because he realized that Tubbo was more important. Ever since then, Tommy has been a bit more attentive to other people. He apologizes to Tubbo and Connor. He offers IOU’s to people, which doesn’t seem like a big deal, but would old Tommy have done that? But then, why continue to go after the disks? Well, something changed in that motive to. Before, Tommy wanted the disks back because, “The disks were mine and he stole them from me.” He wanted them back because having them stolen was an insult that needed repaying. Now though, I think Tommy wants them back because he truly believes that it would solve conflict. He doesn’t want them back for himself anymore, he wants them back because that’s the only way to achieve peace. Whether that is true or not, I can’t say. I also saw a lot of people wondering ‘why the disks. Why were they so important to him in the first place?’ The disks represent the good old days. When it was just a server playing Minecraft. Before L’Manburg and Techno and Wilbur and hto dog vans and exiles, before everything. That’s why they are so important to him. They represent memories. Peace. Happiness Tommy hasn’t felt since then. It’s why it’s so hard for him to let them go. Letting them go would be letting the memories go; letting the people attached to those memories go. Tommy is trapped in the past. I by no means support the obsession, nor do I find it justifiable... but it is understandable.

Let’s see... I already touched on why Tommy left Techno... so let’s finish off with some interesting things that Tommy has learned. As awful as Dream was to him, Tommy learned somthing very important from him. Sentiment is a weapon and a bargaining chip. He secures Sapnap’s Loyalty by returning Mars, Sapnap’s ‘disks’, an item of sentiment to him. I also think of the pair, Tommy is better equipped to let L’Manburg fade then Tubbo. If Tommy succeeds, I wonder what will happen. And does loosing mean dying. Tommy thinks it does, but loosing to Dream could mean many different things. The battle tomorrow will not be so straightforward as Tommy seems to think. We wait with bated breath. For some dark levity at the end of it all. If Tommy wins, Niki’s gonna off ‘im anyway so...

Thanks for reading! If you made it all the way down here, kudos. I hope you enjoyed. I hope to post more in the future, not only DreamSMP, but other fandoms as well. I’ll see you all later!

#dream smp #tommy mcyt #tommyinnit #techno mcyt #dreamnotfound

[totallytododeku]

Crunchimation - Todoroki x reader

> Todoroki and his s/o go to the mall and the reader gets hit on by the cashier

Genre: fluff

Word Count: 1400

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This week had dragged on for what felt like a month. Both Present Mic and All Might had given a your class tests today, and Aizawa had made you train extra hard. Finally, Friday had arrived, so right after school you and your boyfriend had walked to the local mall.

Since you had moved to the area to attend UA, you had never been to this particular mall. Shouto was showing you around while also shopping a bit for himself, but you didn't mind a few stops to get him socks or a new watchband. You two were even able to grab some soba at a noodle shop, which you ate as you walked. It was gone in less than five minutes.

You were enjoying yourself just being with him, when something caught your eye.

"Shouto! Look!" You grabbed the fabric of his sleeve in both your hands, bouncing up and down excitedly on your tippy-toes. "There's a Crunchimation at this mall! I have to go!"

He blinked, expressionless. "What's Crunchimation?"

You gasped quietly and immediately tugged him by his sleeve towards the wall, away from the congestion of mall-goers. "Crunchimation is my faaaavorite store! It's where I got most of my favorite anime merch! They carry a super cheap, SUPER high-quality line of collectable anime figurines!"

"...So it's like a otaku gift shop?"

"Not just figurines! They have some stuff for cosplay, too like wigs and accessories! Maybe they even have the new issue o-" you gasped again, eyes nearly popping out of your head. "Are those F/A plushies?!? No way!" You whipped around to look Todoroki in the eye, on the brink of tears. "I need to buy that stuffed F/C."

Todoroki raised an eyebrow, wordlessly reminding you of the shelves of anime merchandise you already had in your dorm.

Solemnly, you put a hand on your boyfriend's shoulder, closing your eyes. "I'm sorry, but I have to go buy that F/C. I must rescue it. " You raised your other hand in a heroic fist. "As a F/A fan, it is my sworn duty to support the franchise economically. Today, I will bring F/A Studios-" you glanced at the price on the toys in the display case "...nine dollars and ninety-nine cents closer to funding the next installment in the F/A series!"

Todoroki furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Wait a second, I know that anime, you watch it all the time. They're not making another seaso-"

"Of course they are! They've got to! " You cut him off mid-sentence. "You know what would be awesome? If they made it into an GAME. Oh, man, they're totally gonna make it into a gam-"

"They're not going to make it into a ga-" "Shouto! I know you're jealous of F/C, but I can't just leave them here! They need to come home with us! To be a part of our family!" You cracked a smile, your deadpan delivery begginning to fall apart. "We have to raise F/C, Shouto! No one is going to love and respect F/C as much as me!"

By now, he was chuckling along with you. "Hey, how does 'Todoroki F/C' sound?" you teased, giggling.

He rolled his eyes and gently pushed you in the direction of the store. "Go rescue F/C from Crunchimation, Y/N. I, uh, still have a bit more shopping to do, but I'll meet you back here in ten minutes." Todoroki smiled fondly at you as you flashed him a grin.

"Thanks, Shouto, I won't be long!"

You turned on your heel and skipped through the welcoming doorway to otaku heaven.

You were hit with the comforting scent of freshly printed manga, like that of Barnes and Noble. Shelves packed with new issues of tens of dozens of different manga: some series you've re-read three times, some series you were excited to try but never got around to, and some series you'd never even heard of.

"May I help you?" A deep voice cut through your musings.

"No, thank you, I'm just browsing this part of the store. I'm here for the stuffed F/C up front."

"Oh, you like F/C, too? He/She's my favorite character..." You glanced up at the tall, odd-looking boy in the Crunchimation uniform.

"You know, today we have a special offer..."

"F/C is a boy/girl."

He hummed in response, obviously not listening to you. His eyes had dropped from your face, shamelessly checking your body out. You cleared your throat, uncomfortable. His beady eyes snapped back up to yours.

"Oh, really?" you asked, not all that interested. You perused the rows of folded graphic tee's, settling on one with Totoro at the bus stop.

"Yeah," the boy drawled, "if you buy one of these shirts, you get a pair of socks for free."

You backed away from the t-shirt section, smiling awkwardly. "Oh, no, I only have enough money on me for the F/C doll, but thank you." You darted away without waiting for his answer. What a creep, you thought wrinkling your nose in disgust. He obviously hasn't seen F/A, either. You grabbed the first F/C you saw, eager to leave.

"Here." You placed the doll next to the cash register.

"Just this?"

"Yes, just that." You gritted you teeth in frustration.

"You know...You could always just take a shirt now, and...pay me back later. " Once again, he wasn't looking at your face. "Here, take these. I think they'd look great on you." He slid a flat, rectangular package across the counter.

Cautiously, you lifted the plastic-enclosed garment. It was a pair of lacy, thigh-high stockings, probably meant for some skimpy cosplay. A scantily-clad anime girl smirked up at you from the package.

"Look, I hav-"

"Excuse me, sir, but just what do you think you're doing talking to my s/o like that? In fact, you should never talk to anyone like that, you scumbag. You're disgusting and you should be ashamed." Todoroki slammed a ten dollar bill onto the counter. "I'll definitely be sending a scathing e-mail to your employer," he said coldly. With that, he grabbed your hand and the doll and strode out.

As soon as you reached a quieter area under the escalator, Todoroki turned to you. "Y/N, are you okay? What happened?" He grasped your shoulders gently and held you at arm's-length to search your face, then punctuated his question by pulling you into his arms.

"That guy was the only one in there and he was hitting on me really weirdly and I was really uncomfortable." You scrunched up your nose, leaning into his chest.

"Oh my god, Y/N, I'm so sorry! If I had just stayed with you, none of this ever would've happened!" Todoroki's angry voice contrasted his gentle embrace. "I should've been there to protect you," he growled.

"No, it wasn't anyone's fault. Neither of us should have to worry about that kind of thing!" You pulled back slightly to look up at your boyfriend. "I think you handled it very well, though."

He smiled softly. "I wish I'd just stayed with you, but I'm glad you're okay. We can go back to the dorms whenever you want, or we can keep shopping." He paused, reaching into one of his shopping bags. "I know it doesn't make up for leaving you for so long, but I thought you might like this. I actually had it made and just picked it up."

In his hand was a silver, heart-shaped locket. You gingerly picked it up and opened it. Inside was your favorite photo of you and Todoroki. The hinged side was inscribed with, "Love, Shouto".

You flung yourself into his arms, eyes stinging with tears. "Oh my god, Shouto, what the heck? It's beautiful, thank you so much, I love it! I love you!" Your voice cracked with emotion, making you both laugh.

"If you're going to cry, then we should definitely head back to the dorms." He gently took your hand, both of you heading towards the exit.

"Will you watch F/A in my bed with me?"

He paused, feigning irritation. "...Only if we can take a nap after."

You smiled to yourself, looking forward to the short walk back to the dorms and a quiet night in with your favorite anime - - and favorite person.

"Deal."

#i first posted this 2+ years ago but its not working anymore so im reposting #todoroki x reader #todoroki shouto #bnha #todoroki shoto x reader #bnha x reader #bnha fluff #boku no hero academia #Todoroki fanfiction #request #Mha #my hero academia #my writing

[papermoonloveslucy]

LUCY SHUNS AUDITIONS

July 21, 1950

[In the below article, reprinted verbatim, Johnson writes using a lot of imagery and insider jargon.  This sort of article was common in trade papers like Variety, but seems odd in a daily newspaper.]

Hollywood—(NEA) Lucille Ball slipped me the lowdown on her failure to pin to the canvas the dumb chick role in “Born Yesterday” and make it holler uncle. (1)

She’s got a touch of Francis the mule in her when it comes to auditions. (2)

Instead of scrimmaging for the role with Evelyn Keyes, Judy Holliday, Marie Wilson, Shelly Winters and Jan Sterling, (3) Lucille went bolting the other way. 

The “let’s-see-if-you’re-it” boys pleaded and cajoled. 

But Miss Anti-Auditions wasn’t having any of the competition, thank you. 

“I figure if they want you, they want you,” Lucille plainspoke it. If you’ve got to read and test for it, to heck with it.’

She isn’t chronicled in Hollywood history, but once, badgered by her RKO bosses, Lucille went tripping over to David O. Selznick’s office for a whack at the Scarlett O’Hara role in “Gone With the Wind.” 

That’s what curdled her in the first place. 

“It was awful,’’ Lucille shudders. I was shaking all over when I hit Selznick’s office. My knees gave way. I did the whole audition in scrubwoman position. Selznick laughs and says thanks a lot. (4)

Judy Holliday landed the junkman’s doll role and Lucille grabbed a railroad ticket for a personal appearance tour with hubby Desi Arnaz. She strutted to Latin rhythms, swung a glittering purse in a manner dear to runaway girls and wisecracked for the customers. (5)

MIMICS OSCAR WINNER 

At the last moment she nixed a dancing and singing routine. The star with the forest-fire hair shrugged: 

“I decided it would be silly to compete with Grable.” (6)

A lot of movie queens laid in fresh supplies of smelling salts, ice beanies and copies of “Release From Nervous Tension” when word got around that Lucille was about to whoop it up on the six-a-day circuit. (7)

She’s a blister-raiser from way back and the air was shrill with ouches about a year ago when she whipped up an impression of an Academy Award winner. 

But the girls can go back to worrying about other things—like shrinking from larger-than-life to television screen size. 

Lucille didn’t let any “furriners” see the routine. 

“It's for Hollywood only," she said. “I should take radio-active material on the road?” 

Her Oscar-grabber routine is strictly for unreal anyhow, she says. and no blood relation to Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Ingrid Bergman or any other Screen Duse. (8) She insisted:

“She's any movie star, even me. This character has to go up on that stage and act surprised. She’s only been rehearsing what she's going say flor eight weeks. So she says, ‘Ye gads, me?  But I’m so unprepared. Really, I didn’t dream...” Lucille is generally is as unflinching about the movie queen business as Pearl White was about onrushing trains. (9)

But her knees executed some wobbles that aren’t in Arthur Murray’s rhumba dance book when she checked into her first vaudeville dressing room. (10)

“Those stages—they’re so big.” she gasped. “Hey, I’d hate to get caught in the middle of one of those stages without bread and water.” 

Lucille didn’t take any chances with out-of-town press interviews, either. “I once did a personal appearance tour with Maureen O'Hara and had to show up at a press party,” she grinned. (11)

My sinus - I just die from it - was acting up. The reporter next to me didn’t understand my puffed eyes and cold sores. He called Maureen a lady in his story. But he referred to me as a whisky tenor with red-runny eyes.” 

Lucille’s brain cells work on direct current and she’s not one to make with the figure eights when a straight glide to home base would get her there quicker. 

They still laugh about her exit line to Louis B. Mayer. (12) Mayer always referred to her as a thoroughbred and sometimes compared her to his famous horses. "Yes, and like your other nags, I'm leaving your stable," Lucille said when she decided to bow out of her contract. 

She has high hopes for her new picture “The Fuller Brush Man.” Not that she enjoyed it: (13)

“Honey, this ones that I don t enjoy turn out be the best ones.  This one put me in the hospital. My feet are still bandaged up. I’m a mess. No more physical-type pictures for me.”

#   #   #    FOOTNOTES FROM THE FUTURE

(1) The 1946 Broadway hit comedy Born Yesterday by Garsin Kanin was bought by Columbia Pictures. Things got complicated when its stage star, Judy Holliday, swore she would not do the film version. Columbia used this as fuel for publicity about who would win the role.  Naturally, Lucille Ball was considered a top contender.  As the article states, she was not eager, however, to prove her worth to the ‘let’s-see-if-you’re-it’ boys (aka producers).  There was talk of Lucille performing the play in London, or summer stock, but her film contracts would not allow her time off for a stage run. 

(2) Mules are supposedly notoriously stubborn animals - just like Lucy. Francis the Talking Mule was the star of seven popular Universal-International film comedies. The character originated in the 1946 novel Francis by David Stern III, adapting his own script for the first entry, simply titled Francis.  On “I Love Lucy” Fred Mertz sometimes called Ethel “Francis” to indicate she was being stubborn about something. 

(3) These were some of the Hollywood stars looking to play the part of Billie Dawn in the film Born Yesterday. Evelyn Keyes (1916 – 2008) was best known for playing Sue Ellen, Scarlett O’Hara’s kid sister, in Gone With The Wind (1939).  Judy Holliday (1921-65), changed her mind about playing the role she originated on Broadway, but by then the casting net was cast, and she was just another performer on the short list. She eventually got the role, which defined her career. Marie Wilson (1916-72) was a zany comedic actress in the style of Gracie Burns. She was widely known as the star of radio and TV’s “My Friend Irma”. Shelley Winters (1920-2006) would be nominated for an Oscar the year after this article. She was adept at playing drama and comedy, and had a long-lasting career in Hollywood.  She appeared on “Here’s Lucy” in 1968; Critics raved about her Jan Sterling’s portrayal of Billie Dawn in the Chicago touring company of Born Yesterday and Columbia brought her out to the West Coast to test for the film. At one point, she was actually announced to play the part but the role ultimately went to Holliday.

(4) Lucille Ball did indeed read (not screen test) for the role of Scarlet O’Hara, just like nearly all of the women in Hollywood in 1938. Ball told the story several times on television, each time with varying details, but probably most completely on “Bob Hope’s Unrehearsed Antics of The Stars” (1984).

(5) This is a vivid description of the “Cuban Pete / Sally Sweet” portion of Lucy and Desi’s nightclub act to convince sponsors to buy them as a couple. 

(6) Betty Grable (1916-73) was considered one of the most famous pin-up girls in history. In addition to her million dollar gams (legs), she could sing, dance, and act, too. She guest starred with her then-husband Harry James on “Lucy Wins A Racehorse”, an installment of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” aired on February 3, 1958.

(7) “Release from Nervous Tension” was an actual best-selling book by Dr. David Harold Fink, published in 1950. Vaudeville and Burlesque shows were often known as the ‘six-a-day circuit’ because sometimes there would be as many as six performances of the same act in a day.  Naturally, this did not apply to Lucy and Desi, who were big film and radio stars at the time. 

(8)  These were some of Hollywood’s top-line dramatic actors. Bette Davis (1908-89) had won two Oscars, and was nominated for several others during her long career. She was supposed to guest-star on “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” in “The Celebrity Next Door” in 1957 but dropped out after a horse-riding accident, leaving the role to Tallulah Bankhead; Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020) had also won two Oscars, the second the year this article was published. She was best remembered for playing Melanie Wilkes in Gone With The Wind (1939); Ingrid Bergman (1915-82) was a Swedish-born actress, who, by career’s end, had scored three Academy Awards.  When Johnson talks about “any other screen Duse” he is referring to Eleonor Duse (1858-1924), an Italian-born stage actress known for her grand, dramatic style.  

(9) Pearl White (1889-1938) was best known as the silent film actress who was tied to the railroad tracks in “The Perils of Pauline” (1914).  

(10) Arthur Murray (1895-1991) was a ballroom dancer and businessman best known for the chain of dancing schools that bear his name. Murray was often a punchline on “I Love Lucy,” especially when the subject of dancing came up. The Rhumba was a Latin dance that took America by storm in the late 1940s and 1950. Desi Arnaz often called his orchestra a ‘rhumba band.’ 

(11) Maureen O’Hara (1920-2015) and Lucille Ball had starred in Dance, Girl, Dance in 1940. As a result, the two went on a promotional tour that took them to several US cities, including the nation’s capitol. 

(12) Louis B. Meyer (1884-1957), along with Samuel Goldwyn and Marcus Loew of Metro Pictures, had formed a new motion picture company called Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1918. Over the next 25 years, MGM was "the Tiffany of the studios," producing more films and movie stars than any other studio in the world. Mayer became the highest-paid man in America, and one of the country's most successful horse breeders. Both he and MGM reached their peaks at the end of World War II, and Mayer was forced out in 1951, just a year after this article was written. 

(13) Erskine Johnson gets the title wrong. Lucille had madeThe Fuller Brush Girl, a sequel to The Fuller Brush Man (1948).  The film was released in mid-September 1950. 

#Lucille Ball #Erskine Johnson #Newspaper #Fuller Brush Girl #Born Yesterday #Judy Holliday #MGM #Louis B. Mayer #Pearl White #Olivia DeHavilland #Bette Davis #Ingrid Bergman #Release from Nervous Tension #Eleonor Duse #Betty Grable #Desi Arnaz #Gone With The Wind

[theabominableblogger]

My Reaction to “Avengers Endgame”

Yes- I still haven’t seen this movie.  Yes I know exactly what happens in this movie.  I mainly avoided it for a while due to overhype but with some convincing from my brother, Imma sit my butt down and try to watch this.

Pressing... play!

Right off the bat, I feel like I should warn you guys and say that I have... my opinions... about stuff.  Plus I’m a dumbass about Marvel so just bear with me.

I like that Disney Plus has to warn us about product placement

Clint!

Are we gonna see little Nathaniel running around- THERE he is!

We are gonna see Clint’s entire family get freaking obliterated

Is all the rumbling from the sky or are those airplanes freaking crashing to Earth in the distance?

What if they pulled a reverse WandaVision and showed the people getting snapped out of existence in a future film or show?  That would be freaking terrifying.

They’re [Tony and Nebula] playing paper football...

I wanna see more of THEIR interactions aboard the Milano.  The shots of them just repairing the ship are great too.

“I’m fine.  Totally fine.”  Everyone ever.

I also like you see the visual difference between Tony and Nebula.  While he’s growing gaunt and haggard from loss of oxygen, you can still see that Nebula looks absolutely fine because she’s like 75% android

So between 1995 and now, what the heck has Carol been up to?

“Thanos wiped out... 50% of all living creatures.”  So like entire ecosystems are just demolished.

*anthropology major part of my brain scrambling for answers*

“We lost.  And you [Steve] weren’t there.”  HE WAS IN WAKANDA!

Wait so the arc reactor ISN’T in Tony’s chest anymore?

“Where the hell have you [Carol] been all this time?”  Good question!

*silently bops to opening theme*

For some reason, I just really want the ship radio to randomly turn on so you just see everyone sitting awkwardly as “Piano Man” plays over the speakers

*Thanos slowly cooks his food*  Faster, all together now!  COOKING CAN BE FUN!

“I [Thanos] used the stones to destroy the stones.”  ...what?

“I am...[Thanos] inevitable.”  *starts humming “Inevitable” from TGWDLM*

“I [Thor] went for the head.”  YES YOU DID

[FIVE YEARS LATER] All righty so we’re doing this

*gasps*  Is... Steve running the therapy sit downs like Sam did in “The Winter Soldier”?  That’s awesome.  I really like this tidbit.

I’m also really liking Alan Silvestri’s score for this so far

I’m really trying not to nitpick but I feel like it would take more than 5 years for greenery to just completely overtake a suburban neighborhood

Also wow pre COVID life looks great you guys

“There’s a part of me that doesn’t even wanna find him.”  Are they talking about... Clint?  Is Clint just going the full vigilante route?

DOES HE KILL PEOPLE?!?

I really like Steve and Natasha’s friendship in these movies but for some reason I don’t feel like we get enough of Natasha for me to get behind her on an emotional standpoint

Are they gonna use the quantum realm to jumpstart the multiverse for Phase 4?

Also speaking of multiverse, I honestly really don’t want Spiderman:  No Way Home or Wandavision to get too cluttered by that

I like Tony’s lake house.  And he got a whole vegetable garden going too.  Kudos!

The little kid who plays Morgan Stark is adorable

“Not if we strictly follow the rules of time travel.”  Which we obviously won’t.

“We’re gonna need a really big brain.”  So where the [expletive] is Banner?

“Stranger danger.”  *snorts*

“Dab!”  *rolls eyes*

So is the whole Professor Hulk thing permanent?  I know he’s gonna be in the She-Hulk show but I’m wondering how they’re gonna tackle that.  And they’re gonna have Tim Roth too!

*smiles when Tony takes Morgan to bed*

Steve Rogers here [when they do the first time travel tests] is a Look ™

Maybe don’t let the GIANT GREEN MAN keep pressing a bunch of tiny tiny important buttons on a dashboard

*laughs at Steve shaking his head in disbelief when they finally bring Scott back*

*Tony’s car races toward the Avengers base*  NYOOOMMMM

*Tony rolls down his window*  It’s Britney, bitch

“And maybe not die trying.”  And you definitely will.

This whole bit where Scott keeps losing his dorito only to get another one from Bruce feels like a Doritos commercial.

*jams out to "Supersonic Rocket Ship by The Kinks*

Did they just keep reducing the green pigment for Hulk or what?

*sighs when they reveal Fat!Thor*

MIEK’S ALIVE!

Please tell me Noobmaster69 is Kid Loki, whom we meet in the Loki series

“Don’t... say that name.”  “Yeah we actually don’t say that name here.”  I like this.  I like that Thor has so much resentment for killing Thanos at the wrong time and that he felt that could have done better cause he’s A GOD.  So the fact that THANOS was on equal level and BEAT HIM-

Hawkeye’s killing people

This sword fight’s great [between the Yakuza person and Clint]

WHY DIDN’T THEY BUILD ON THIS [Clint and Natasha’s connection] ???

*laughs when Rhodey suggests killing baby Thanos*

These shots of Clint going through the Quantum Realm looks like something straight out of Andy Park’s concept art and that’s awesome

“Well I [Scott] haven’t [encountered an Infinity Stone] but I don’t even know what the hell you’re all talking about.”  *snorts*

“The Aether, firstly, is not a stone.”  Thank you!

The little glance Nebula gives after Thor mentions the Dark Elves just make me think that somewhere down the road, she has either A) encountered them or B) has encountered other Asgardians besides Thor

“Guys if you pick the right year, there are three stones in New York.”  “Shut the front door.”  *laughs*

Also underrated trio:  Steve, Natasha, and Bruce.  Gimme more.

Wait a minute, in 2012, Doctor Strange wasn’t active yet.  So are they gonna go see- OOOOOOOHHHHHH

[NEW YORK 2012] Oh here we go

*cracks up when Bruce very half-assedly smashes stuff on the street*

“I’m looking for Doctor Strange.”  “You’re about five years too early.”  Wait a minute.

HOW DOES SHE [the Ancient One] KNOW?!?

*giggles at Thor and Rocket sneaking in the background with a bored Loki in focus*

“That’s my [Thor’s] mother.  She dies today.”  I love this scene already.

Also WHY IS THOR- or the Thor films in general- have like the most well written characters in the whole canon?

It’s those movies, Guardians 2, The Winter Soldier, Civil War, aaand.... I can’t think of any more of them. 

Oh yeah and WANDAVISION cause THAT HIT ME LIKE A TRUCK-

Rocket just said he thinks of the Guardians as his family I’m gonna die...

What about their [Natasha and Rhodey’s] friendship?!?  I want more of that!

“Ronan’s obsession... clouds his judgment.”  ...HUH

*Thanos uses his sword to lift up Nebula’s chin*  Aw heck no

“As far as I’m concerned, that’s America’s ass.”  *has to take a second before nodding in agreement*

Wait is that Jasper Stillwell?

“Flick me.”  That bit alone could be taken out of context

“We’re in route to Doctor List.”  Who’s Doctor List?  Is that a code name?

“Hail Hydra.”  THE BASTARDS WENT AND DID IT

Please tell me this hand off scene is gonna be the opening for the Loki show.  Please tell me this is gonna happen.

*Loki takes the Tesseract again*  AND HE’S GOOONNNEE!!

LET’S GET TO FREAKING JUNE ALREADY!

*ends up quoting “Yeah, I know, I know” along with Steve*

I’m really glad Tilda Swinton actually came back for this cameo

*keeps slapping my laptop screen when people keep saying Doctor Strange made a mistake when it was an explicit point in Infinity War where he encountered 14 million other AUs to find the best result*

Are you telling me that this whole plan could derail because Nebula accidentally hacked into her own WiFI network?  Are you seriously doing this?

*Thanos and Ebony Maw scan Nebula’s duplicate memory bank and track her down*  Are you freaking kidding me?

...I have 96 minutes left?!?

“The future hasn’t been kind to you [Thor], has it?”  Frigga is underrated

So for these shots with Jane, are they just reusing different shots from Thor 2 or just footage from deleted scenes?

Can we talk about how Frigga is absolutely the best parent Thor has?  Meanwhile her husband ODIN is like “oh yeah by the way you have a secret sister totes magotes i’ll die now byeeee”

*sings along with “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone*

*laughs when we cut to Quill just very badly singing along to his iPod in the distance*

I want a bonus short with just Rhodey and Nebula doing their thing

*Nebula gets her memory taken over by 2014 Thanos*  Nooooooo...

Are the glasses that Tony wears here part of EDITH from “Far From Home” or are they like a prototype?

Also I haven’t seen “Far From Home” yet because Sony hates me

Doctor Zola?!?

*jams out to the music playing when we see Hank Pym’s lab*

“A little girl would be nice.  Less of a chance that she’ll end up exactly like me [Howard Stark].”  *gasps softly*

Oh my God, he’s [Steve] in Peggy’s office

Alan Silvestri is really killing it with this score

JARVIS!!

Wait and that’s the guy from “Agent Carter”!

Ohhh that shot’s [of Thanos’s ship coming out of the clouds] awesome...

*2014 Nebula hands Thanos the Pym particles*  Oh are you kidding me...

The CGI for Red Skull is also awesome

*gasps when Natasha reveals that she never knew her dad’s name when Red Skull told it to her*

*is super bummed out when Natasha sacrifices herself*

Kevin Feige really went and said “so Phases 3 and 4 are gonna make everybody cry” and the writers went “YES”

Wait doesn’t Cap go and return the stones at the end of the movie?  How’s he gonna handle meeting Red Skull on Vormir then?

“It’s like... I [Bruce] was made for this.”  Please someone get Mark Ruffalo his own Hulk movie before he combusts from giving out more spoilers

So Thanos used the Pym particles to time travel then.  Honestly that’s kinda genius

I just noticed that Scott shrank himself right as the explosion hit the windows

I really want someone to just drop one F-bomb somewhere in the MCU and I really hope it’s Clint because he would 100% say it

*starts singing “Hollaback Girl” when Thanos arrives*

Here’s my question;  how did Thanos acquire Nebula then?  With Gamora, it was with the genocide of her people.

“We [Gamora to Nebula] can stop him.”  LET’S GO!

[Thor uses his storm powers to summon both Stormbreaker and Mjolnir] *softly* Ohhhhh that’s badass...

Now I’m just imagining the cast just in the green screen room just hitting Josh Brolin with a bunch of foam weapons and making all the sound effects while poor Josh is just struggling under the weight of the Thanos reference head on his mocap suit

Who does the voice for FRIDAY?

AN:  Irish actress named Kerry Condon

*Steve deems himself worth to wield Mjolnir*  OKKAAYY OKAAYY

Love how Thanos is like “yes, I’m gonna stab you with an AXE”

“In all my years of conquest...”  Steve you suuuucckkk...

Are we getting the Chitauri again?

“On your left.”  *laughs incredulously*  O-ohhh my God...

*Everyone starts coming out of the portals*  Oh my God I’m getting chills

I would have lost my mind in the theater

I HAVE ACTUAL GOOSEBUMPS RUNNING ALL OVER ME.  This is how good this is

WAIT ARE THOSE THE RAVAGER SHIPS ABOVE THEM?!?

“Avengers... assemble.”  Oh my God this is amazing!

M’BAKU!

Also “Endgame” really just said “We are KILLING FOOLS TODAY”

How are they gonna tackle Peter and Gamora’s relationship in Guardians 3?

[Horn plays La Cucaracha] LET’S GO

God I’m gonna turn feral

*has to pause to scream in excitement when Wanda touches down in front of Thanos to fight him*

*puts hands on head*  OHH MY GOOOOODDDDD

They’re literally just playing Keep Away with a teenage boy.  Marvel, everybody.

*Captain Marvel destroys Thanos’s ship*  WELL IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH

OK I got mixed feelings about that [the girl power team up scene]

*Thanos unsuccessfully headbutts Carol*  Oh shit!

*Doctor Strange holds up one finger*  Oh my God this is it

Someone definitely tore off when Thanos pushed Tony off

It was in that moment he [Thanos] knew- he effed up

*All of Thanos’s army dissipates*  Byeee...

Is it bad that I’m not crying at Tony’s death?

*gasps when Peter reunites with Ned at school*

Wait the whole time heist takes place within ONE DAY?

“I love you 3000.”  I really hope we see Morgan again somewhere in one of the movies or shows.  Actually a cool way to reincorporate her would be in the Ironheart series whenever they make it

Even Drax is wearing black!

It’s the “We should be getting therapy but we got a TV show instead” trio [Wanda, Bucky, and Sam]

Wait is that guy- was that guy- the little kid from Iron Man 3?

AN:  Yes

So right after this funeral, Wanda’s gonna storm SWORD right?

AN:  This was finished up on 2/26 so probably YES

*Thor crowns Valkyrie the new leader of New Asgard*  I now cannot wait for “Thor Love and Thunder”

Wait Peter’s looking for Gamora!

Still cannot believe that the time travel suits are completely CGI

I know they had a body double for Chris Evans here but I do think it would have been cool if they used the body double’s voice for Old Steve instead of Chris trying to sound old

He [Steve] put the shield in an art portfolio bag...

*says “No, no I don’t think I will” along with Steve*

*silently jams out to “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” playing during the credits*

Wait and that was the song Fury was playing in “Winter Soldier”

Oh they even got the actual signatures!  That’s awesome!

#avengers endgame #marvel #the blogger reacts #finally #mcu #tony stark #steve rogers #captain america #iron man #bruce banner #mark ruffalo #natasha romanoff #clint barton #scott lang #peter quill #nebula #red skull #thor #chris evans #thanos #josh brolin #alan silvestri #morgan stark #rocket raccoon #kevin feige

[haldenlith]

Random Crow-bservations

I know, terrible pun.

In doing little doodles of Crow and such, and staring at way too many references (including the high quality CGI stills of Uldren from Forsaken), I’ve come to notice a few things. It all could be my addled swiss cheese brain, though.

Homeboy has some broad shoulders and chest.

He also has some fuckin’ killer calves, which tracks, honestly, with how I imagine Uldren was. IE Always on his feet, always running around doing something, because those are some runner’s gams right there.

With those two items, I honestly think he probably leans more from “twink”, as everyone likes to call him, to “lean twunk,” (I’m thinkin more like a swimmer’s or runner’s build or something like that -- definitely muscle there, but not bulk, but also not lanky af) and it’s all just well hidden under a layers and layers of clothes/armor.

There are some fairly deep lines in that face, and as I said before (and snickered about, because puns and stuff), he’s got crow’s feet at the corners of those orange eyes. Uldren was definitely starting to show his age. To think we were probably only a century off from having DILF Uldren/Crow.

Why does Crow have what looks like shotgun shells on his belt? He’s wielding a hand cannon (I assume Hawkmoon -- I like to imagine he wields the Ashen Wings Hawkmoon, even if it’s not true, it fits his theme). The shells have no purpose. I just... WHY? EDIT : I keep forgetting to edit this in, but apparently he does use a shotgun as well, it’s just not pictured, which is... an odd choice to show the shells but not the shotgun. It’s also come to my attention that Duality might actually be his shotgun.

I always want to imagine him as a bit shorter, buuuuut I’ve noticed in cutscenes and generally even when the Guardian runs up to him when he’s just “around” in the HELM that he’s decently tall. He’s no Saladin, but he doesn’t seem to be short, either. Like when Saladin steps in front of him, it looks like he’s only maybe 3ish inches shorter than Saladin, and I imagine everyone’s favourite grumpy Iron Lord to be 6′3 or 6′4.

I’ve also noticed that it seems like Crow slouches. Bad Crow. That’s bad for your back. (It may be him sulking 90% of the time, though. We haven’t had a lot of chances to see Crow in a good mood. We’ve only gotten to hear it.)

Okay, this isn’t a visual thing, but a random lore thing: Crow seems to really like using Solar.

And then on a very unrelated note to Crow specifically, but related to his VA: ... I am sometimes surprised when I put the voice to a face. That voice of Crow’s is fairly smooth and kinda young-ish sounding. I was not expecting an older gent that reminds me of a semi-scruffy version of Jeff Bridges. He seems like a really cool dude, though.

Edit: I forgot something else: Gods Crow/Uldren has the strongest damn jaw and chin. Almost young Bruce Campbell (like early ‘90s) levels. It feels weird for me since I generally draw characters with a softer jawline, but my lords. In short, he’s hella masculine, but oh, he’s still so pretty. He’s what I call “man pretty.”

#haldie rambles #destiny crow #guardian Crow #uldren sov #random babbling #I could be wrong #but these are all the conclusions I've come to #from staring at the boy for way too long while drawing #or thinking on what to draw

[nautilusopus]

Why do you hate the remake? The ending?

AMONG MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY OTHER THINGS

AHEM:

the ending

the way everyone’s character is botched

this goes triple for poor cloud and tifa because they literally aren’t allowed to have either meaningful character interactions or character development because they CAN’T because this is the first five hours of the game stretched into 40 hours so we can’t get into nibelheim yet because we have to “save” it

the fact that this is the first five hours stretched into 40 hours and thus is largely padding

the handling of sector 7, where we go from watching actual people we care about die to seeing literally zero people die at all and also we evacuated the slums so it’s cool

especially egregious considering the game made us do so many stupid sidequests in the (way too clean and sunny) slums to get attached to these npcs only to kill literally zero of them

they still kill barret though so they don’t have to have him fight jenova with everyone else because he’s not a REAL character, let’s get him out of the serious moments. except they can’t kill barret so he’s back immediately due to time bullshit, great

on a related note, the complete and utter lack of any real stakes

the way aeris has fucking future knowledge

the way the vii universe, due to the addition of Fate, now has the judas problem. if the planet can literally fucking control fate why didn’t it just keep jenova from landing? why didn’t it keep shinra from becoming a thing? the only answer is that jenova and shinra are intended to do the things they do and thus are actually under the planet’s control and are not accountable for their actions

the fact that this is sephiroth’s motivation now or something, instead of the actual personality he used to have where he acted as a foil to cloud with his inability to accept unpleasant truths about himself and instead creating a grand narrative for himself where he has not been victimised by unfair and unglamorous circumstances and responded to this by making bad choices

the fact that fate is now a concept in this game at all and how completely and utterly fucking insulting that is and how much of a disservice it is to everything the original stood for on a fundamental level. a game that was literally about how there is no inherent meaning in some grand scheme, and that on a cosmic scale we are insignificant and the planet doesn’t give two shits if we live or die, so therefore we must create our own meaning, small and irrelevant to vast forces like the inevitability of pain and death as they are, and that the meaning we create with other small and insignificant human beings is nonetheless something with value, and that in fact it is harmful to try and pretend there is some vast cosmic significance to your actions and that there doesn’t have to be because your life having value to you is enough, especially in the face of something as absurd as the inevitability of death and pain, now has fucking fate in it. actually, cloud DOES matter on a vast cosmic scale! everyone’s deaths do! and in fact those deaths are unnatural and you’re going to prevent them! hooray!

this is yet another narrative, following in the footsteps of harry potter and the new star wars trilogy, that pretends to be about a nobody going on to defy odds anyway only to turn around and say actually lol no they were special the whole time.

cloud’s handling in general even outside of that. aforementioned lack of development aside, he’s simultaneously way too chilly and way too casual with everyone, with the most meaningful interactions he gets to have being shallow fucking flirting with tifa and him walking around making put upon faces with aeris

the fandom thirst over literal sex traffickers

the fact that this was marketed as a remake when it is AT BEST a series reboot that relies on you having played the og to understand what the fuck is going on half the time

* the utter lack of reading comprehension among the fans that still somehow think they’re going to get other “iconic og moments” remade. did you fuckers miss the ending somehow? about how we’re doing none of that actually? about how they’re going to Defy Fate? you aren’t getting those moments. period. the entire fucking game and ending is literally about that. about how we’re going to Prevent All The Bad Things

the fact that the above was done because they clearly started out trying to actually remake the gam, realised they bit off more than they could chew, and then went LOL NO PROMISES at the last minute with some kingdom hearts bullshit that would let them wiggle out of any long term plot commitments at any time (and also shoehorn zack in because of fucking course he’s here too)

pacing pacing pacing. aside from the atrocious padding problems, you’ve also got sephiroth showing up and mugging the camera every three minutes, because he has to, because this is the first five hours of the game so they need to cram him in there anyway regardless of what it does to the story or no one will buy their stupid game. also they drop the “cloud was never in soldier lol” WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too fucking early, jesus christ. good to know any kind of subtlety is just out the fucking window entirely now

what they did to poor sephiroth, easily the worst handled character in this whole mess. sephiroth sweetie i’m so sorry holy shit

whatever the fuck they were doing with cait sith

taking a big old fucking dump on any themes and meaning the original had in general which i won’t get into too much because it would take forever but you can read more about that here

how they handled shinra and avalanche, or rather how they didn’t handle it and made everything as black and white as possible

jessie’s thirst is extremely annoying and i’m over it

the fact that the fanbase keeps trying to simultaneously go “no it’s only the first chapter of course there’s no explanations” in response to pacing criticisms while also trying to go “no no they had to make it feel like a full game” in response to massive fucking story changes that only served to bloat the pacing

because they can’t bring up nibelheim yet, in this forty hour game (but still have time to go Zack Is Alive Now Also There Is Fate) tifa has no motivation or personality or connection to cloud and barret to speak of. also where the fuck is her anger, holy shit. she regrets joining avalanche? she isn’t

the fact that the fanbase is not only fine with all these changes, changes which again are being made directly in the name of profit to the detriment of good storytelling, but also are even pushing this as the “intended, fleshed out” version of the story they always wanted to tell but couldn’t

bad soundtrack, fight me

midgar and especially the slums look boring

the turks are good now uwu

no Trail of Blood sequence. again, pacing issues. this was meant to be your introduction to sephiroth to set the tone and establish how dangerous he was and how he was the REAL bad guy, but because we’ve seen him every three seconds at this point the whole sequence got cut and it was one of the best sequences there was

the fact that the interviews repeatedly indicate to me that they don’t seem to understand that not every goddamn irrelevant detail needs an explanation (a problem they seem to have carried over from crisis core so that’s great) but that they don’t seem to care about things that DO need explanations and that zero genuine thought was put into the worldbuilding

the way barret’s treated as a joke by the narrative when he’s literally fucking correct

the obsession with Realism (TM) to the point where it creates more tone problems than it solves at times (cloud can fucking fly in cutscenes but can’t hop over a two foot fence)

LET CLOUD BE A DOOFUS YOU COWARDS

about the only character that made it out with their personality intact was aeris and even she’s gone and had her motivations scuttled so it doesn’t matter, yaaaaaaaaay

i can’t fucking believe the remake has made me AVOID fics with jessie biggs and wedge in them. before it was a marker of quality. look what you’ve done.

cloud has an apartment now instead of living with avalanche in the basement. this is also done in the name of Realism but also kind of sucks away the charm imo and makes it that much harder to buy any of these assholes as found family

the timeline of all of this no longer taking place over like three weeks is once again a result of pacing issues. i’m sure this won’t bite us in the ass at all.

god remember when we thought roche was gonna be the worst addition? simpler times

also roche

and yeah the whole ass ending, complete with homage to the ending of ffvii period with the weird doctor who brain tunnel that makes no fucking sense to be here and is only gonna confuse people who don’t know this is supposed to be a callback, and even if it was why is it here, you can’t just fucking copy/paste Famous Moments with none of the emotional beats or writing to back them up or lead into them, context MATTERS did you fuckers learn nothing from the travesty of hollow writing that was ffxv and especially prompto?

the fact that people are looking at this fucking travesty and just assuming the og is like this too and not bothering to play it either because they loved the remake (for some reason???) or because they hated it and now wouldn’t play the og if their life depended on it, which breaks my heart most of all. “the original is still there!!!” is a meaningless overture if people refuse to engage critically with it on any level at all, which as we’ve outlined is absolutely what is happening. this is what people meant when we said the remake would erase the og, and on multiple levels, whether it’s people assuming the og was always meant to be like this, or seeing no reason to play it, or once again failing to recognise what the remake very loudly screams in your face it’s doing and assuming that of course we’re getting a vii remake with all those moments we care about, this is what has been happening.

i can’t even fucking imagine what the northern crater scene is gonna look like now, IF we get one at all. and that’s a big fucking if

i know i’ve missed a lot of them but i hope this helps

#asks #man fuck the remake #Anonymous