yes i'm rooting for m*leven breakup because byler is neat but mostly? i'm rooting for m*leven breakup for the sake of el and mike.
to me, their romance was always a puppy love born out of a combination of social pressures, naïve curiosity, and a lack of true understanding regarding intimacy and romantic love and what it really is. it was real in that they do truly, deeply care about each other and they are close friends, maybe even shared an attraction, but a maturing romance is so much more than that. they've grown up and out of being boyfriend/girlfriend, and that's okay! i think television/film needs to show more often that most of us don't have definite "soulmates" or first childhood loves that we spend our whole lives with. it doesn't mean these relationships meant nothing and didn't impact us, it just means they've run their course and that something else is in the cards, and this is part of life!
i've always felt el was at her best and most confident self when broken up with mike, discovering who she was and what she liked alongside another girl her age instead of just relying on mike for mentorship on how to live in the real world. she deserves more of an opportunity to find herself, her autonomy, and her independence, and to love who she is, and she's made it clear she's felt insecure in the relationship with mike because she isn't being loved and understood the way she wants, needs, and deserves from someone who is her partner.
also, it's okay if mike doesn't love her in "the way he should". he is not obligated to love her romantically and stay in a relationship with her just because she's a girl, because she "needed someone", or because he cares about her a lot. he shouldn't be pressured into a romance if it's not truly coming from his heart. he deserves freedom to find out and honour who he is, too, instead of just staying in his non-functional first relationship — one he got into as a child, essentially — and defining himself that way because it's what's expected when a boy and a girl are close. he loves her in some way, yes, but it's okay if he doesn't feel comfortable or secure being her boyfriend anymore, for whatever reason that is. he's felt insecure too, and that's valid and it matters.
they are their own people and are steadily growing and changing every day. they need time to figure out who those people are, and it's become clear (at least in my opinion) that those people aren't meant to be a couple at this stage.
they deserve freedom. they deserve to grow up and be authentic to themselves and not feel like they need to lie for the sake of a relationship. they deserve to move on from this version of their relationship that isn't making them happy and rekindle the best part of their bond: their strong, beautiful friendship. they don't have to be a couple if it doesn't make them stronger and better and happier people.
i think it would be healthy and wonderful for a show, especially one consumed frequently by young adults, to show a relationship starting, progressing, and ending on good terms in this way. sometimes things don't work out, and that is okay.
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wondering if there's any fics in which the current grid, with galex as their leaders, reunite brocedes and make it their job to make sure they become friends again.
george: Hey Lewis will you help me with this crossword?
Lewis walking into George's driver room, confused: since when do you-
and bang he's thrown into the room and locked in.
george: oh no lewis i think the door nob is broken, dont worry I'll get someone to fix it immediately. don't stress.
somewhere else:
alex: Nico, just the man i was looking for! george found some of your old stuff, you should stop by his driver's room right now,
Nico: how would- that makes no sense
alex: yea idk either mate, I'll tell him you're going right now.
nico: but i have to prepare-
alex: I've told him, lets go! *pushes nico into the mercedes garage*
Then nico is also thrown into the room, and they're forced to hang out.... until toto finds them bc lewis called him, it doesn't last long.
they're both confused over anything else and bond over planning to kill George and Alex.
the spain 2023 brocedes interview COULD ALSO B IDK BC SOMEONE MANAGED TO LIKE CHANGE THE COMMENTATOR'S NAMES AND PUT NICOS AS THE POST RACE INTERVIEWER bc george was sure mercedes would be on the podium or smtg. (max and lando were the distractions and alonso the mastermind, bc who would question alonso) things like this would b so fun.
just a wholesome little fic, f1 drivers to the rescue (brocedes rescue).
you know, various similar events throughout the f1 season and in the end, brocedes start hanging out on their own and everyone's shocked (everyone but the drivers, it was their plan all along)
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if dorian didn't show up, do you think louis would have shot minnie?
I do. I know some people think either he wouldn't have or he would've missed so that's why the writers had him shoot Dorian instead, but mmmmmm no, I don't personally think so. I like to think that if he had taken the shot, his shaky hands would've caused him to shoot her fatally.
Mostly because I'm already so normal about the fact that of the Ericson crew, Marlon and Louis are the only ones with a body count. Well, that we know of, but shown to us in the game, at least. Plus, we know it's Louis' first kill.
Like yeah, Clementine and AJ become part of the crew and they have bigger body counts, and if we're counting indirect kills caused by actions, then Tenn has a count... and I guess everyone has blood on their hands for blowing up the boat... but I'm talking about killed directly with a weapon like....... I lied, I'm not normal about that at all, Louis and Marlon are the ones who have killed someone in Louis' route. I'm also not normal about the fact that Louis kills Dorian and then even as he's clearly in shock, he tries to go with Clementine to get AJ, and then later on when they talk about it, he says it feels like bile but not quite and he's glad he has it in him to do it.... listen, listen, listen... I'm obsessed with that.
Anyway, so if Louis shot Minerva, I think he would've accidentally killed her and can you imagine? He's already enough of a mess after killing the woman who pinned him down and tried to cut his finger off [or succeeded] but he knew Minerva, they were friends before the twins were taken. Even Violet couldn't kill her even though that would've been the smarter thing to do, and we know thanks to meta knowledge that killing her would've saved lives, but Violet couldn't, and I don't think Louis would intentionally either.
Speaking of Violet, if Louis killed Minerva, I hate to think about what that would've done to Vi. I think she might've actually left at that point, like what was planned before it got changed to her being burned. I don't think she would've attacked Louis over it, though, like yeah she attacked Clementine in the cell but Louis? I don't know, but I don't think so just because it's Louis and he'd be a mess about it anyway.
Though if he did kill her, it would be a neat parallel to draw... y'know, because Louis forgave AJ for killing Marlon even though he was pissed and heartbroken, and Violet was annoyed with him the entire time... but could she ever forgive Louis for killing Minerva? Y'know? We already have a similar parallel with AJ shooting Tenn, but still.
If Clementine killed Minerva in that moment, though, then I could see Violet attacking her since in her eyes, Clem proved her right.
So yeah, I get why they added the Dorian kill to his route. It adds another compelling element to Louis as a character, but we also need Minerva alive for episode 4; Louis can't kill her, he can't miss, and he's not going to stay with her because we need Violet to stay on the boat and him to be on shore for all routes.
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*takes a deep breath* you are allowed to like something even if other people don't you are allowed to like something even if other people don't you are allowed to like whatever the fuck you want so long as it isn't hurting people you are allowed to be weird and cringey and obsessive and LIKE SOMETHING EVEN IF OTHER PEOPLE DON'T
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Any reason why Cha is pronounced Kay or 's it just for the silly? /genuine question
Yeah? Kinda?? It's a bit of a silly reason tbh, it's bc when I was making this acc way back when I had no idea for online names so I just took the first part of "chaos" from my username and used it lol XDD
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There's a post floating around in her tags and I just have to comment about it. While it's true that people are going to be upset with Tashigi being a romantic interest to Zoro in the season 2 of the live action, I somewhat understand where they are coming from. Does that give them the right to hate Tashigi as a character? Absolutely not. My girl does not deserve the hate she gets. Period.
No one wants their ship to be sunk, pun not intended and it hurts to see yours not be the canon one, as I feel you on that on several occasions. That's the reason why fanfiction ( and non canon and fix-its ) exists in the first place. To either help people cope or be happy in some other form of medium.
So instead of hating a character for poor reasons and excuses, just do something that makes you happy. Focus that energy into projects, homework, housework, cleaning, etc. Or just give the ship a chance and have a more open mind. Hell, maybe you will see something good out of the both of them when being in a relationship. We might even get things put to rest, like why Tashigi looks like Kuina, about her backstory, Zoro's real reason for letting her live, etc.
Also, it's okay to multi-ship. I do it all the time. ( As I like both SanNa and LawNa as things are not mutual exclusive ). All I want is my characters to be happy, most of the time anyways because I do love a little angst. Besides, novels co-written by Oda and SBS's do say that both parties involved ( Zoro and Tashigi ) have feelings for each other, it just takes time for them to admit it. They are the Slow Burn couple troupe. :3
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