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ripplestitchskein · 1 month

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I'm new to stolitz and HB and your takes/ your essay was a breath of fresh air. Maybe it's because I'm new here in the HB fandom, but I've seen more people talking shit about Stolas/"Stolas fans" than actual "toxic" Stolas fans? And don't get me started on those horrible ass takes calling Stolas a sexual assaulter/abuser or comparing Stolitz to Angel and Valentino, likening Stolas to Valentino.

It bothers the heck out of me but at the end of the day, with more exposure to that noise I can navigate how to tune it out and they can stay bitter and talk shit about everything they watch while we wait for "Full Moon"

Welcome Nonnie! Thank you so much! I’ve really missed doing things like this. It’s been awhile since I interacted this heavily with a fandom as nothing has really caught my brain this intensely for a long time so it’s nice to discover likeminded people in it. I’m new too! We can be new together.

It’s funny, I didn’t even know about HB until after I watched Hazbin, I had seen literally zero things about it, and while I had heard of Hazbin over the years and had seen Alastor I didn’t know what it was, I thought it was one of those popular dating sims, or like a new tumblr sexy man thing I hadn’t heard about which is hilarious to me now. A bunch of my IRL friends were talking about Hazbin a lot though and I love musical theater and have been on a personal art journey for a while (it started as getting better at art for video games, I’m a software engineer, but turned into me making a comic somehow because I’m a lifelong writer too) and the art style intrigued me so I decided to check it out. I loved it a lot, but like a normal amount. When I came on here people were talking about Helluva Boss so I’m like “ooh, more content” so we watched that and my brain saw Stolas and Stolitz and started the sirens. Like literally a “Oh no I love him” moment in LooLoo Land.

There are just characters and ships that hit just right. Imagine my surprise when I went into fandom spaces and there were people with these crazy interpretations of them and of Stolas I couldn’t reconcile with what I’d just watched. Like at all. Well I was surprised, but I’ve been around a fandom or two so I wasn’t that surprised but in this instance it was especially strange to me. It didn’t jive AT ALL with the show I just watched. Honestly, that intrigued me as much as the ship did.

Especially the Stolas takes. I’m like “This guy? This complete dork who is trying to mirror what his crush wants so bad he might as well be made of silvered glass?” “Evil Sexual assaulter? The guy in the royal romper who sings to his daughter and gets excited over legal contracts and makes silly little owl noises? This is the guy who has some evil sexual coercion plot over the dude who threatened to fuck his employees 11 minutes into the show and can’t go ten minutes without saying cum?” It was REALLY confusing let me tell you. Like you have this really fucked up reality where murder is A-Okay and characters that say vile shit to each other as a matter of course and people are all up in arms about a transactional sexual relationship? It just seemed like one of the least problematic things some of these characters do lol and I felt like I was in a room where something important happened and I missed it.

I’m pretty good about taking in different views, because of my ND I try really hard to understand where people are coming from and kind of assume I missed something everyone else knew from being in the fandom for so long, that being new I didn’t know, but the more I looked into it the more it seemed tied to an interpretation of the character that wasn’t in what I had watched. I watched the VivziePop channel playlist which does not have the Pilot. When I found out about the original Pilot some quotes made a *little* more sense especially with the huge gaps in content releases, but I’m still fucking baffled a lot of the time tbh. Sometimes I feel like these people are watching an entirely different show based on that Pilot and our social media have crossed universes.

I’m used to this though, the last major characters to take over my brain were MXTX characters, Bakugou from MHA and Killian Jones before that so I am pretty used to people having character interpretations who can’t get past first impressions, and ignore like literally years of development. (More about the last two, the MXTX fandom is one of the best I’ve been in, everyone seems to be really happy with the canon content there all around, I can’t think of any hate I’ve ever seen about any character tbh, even the actual villains. Fan fiction game is on point too, so many good writers in that fandom).

I’m also used to people ascribing love of a fictional character to a real life moral failing. My view has always been that I enjoy more complex characters and stories that aren’t always squeaky clean because it’s fiction and it’s fucking boring if everyone in it are these perfect unflawed cardboard cutouts who always act the right way, never hurt other people, and never make mistakes or fuck up or miscommunicate. People approaching relationships from differing points of view, struggling with darkness and trauma, and reconciling their issues especially together or to BE together is the fucking BEST thing about fiction.

Fandoms are fucking bizarre is what I’ve ultimately landed on. And they don’t understand what toxic means. Or problematic. Like just plain do not understand those words.

We’ll be fine Nonnie! Let’s just keep flailing over things we love, crying over the angst train that is surely coming full speed at our faces (and will probably have to deal with for years because of the release schedule), and enjoy theorizing, speculating, analyzing and creating content with other like minded people! Come vent in my inbox anytime and I’ll keep writing War and Peace length essays about 15 minute long episodes.

Seriously though, the man wears a ROYAL THEMED ROMPER how could ANYONE hate him? I love him so much.

I will say the one downside of this fandom is I know more about avian genitalia and reproduction than I ever needed to.

#anon #anonymous #Stolitz #stolas x blitz #I haven’t had a Nonnie message in forever!#we’re back baby #full on in it now #stay tuned for more of my ramblings #a lot of sobbing #like a lot #25k more viewings of look my way #and some art prob #prob a fanfic or two #let’s see where the blorbos take us

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dumplingsjinson · 6 months

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Aite so like... It's a long post ahead, which is NOT about cat guy. It's about a guy friend I met on Bumble. We'll name him raccoon dude, because he wants a raccoon as a pet. I just wanna see if I'm getting the wrong impression, because I'm getting the vibes that he might like me (and upon telling my friends, they also said the same thing). ...Or maybe he's just really friendly?

To pre-face this, I was still active on those dating apps before me and cat guy decided to just see each other, and I met this guy before me and cat guy became exclusive. I told him straight up that I didn't want anything other than friendship before we met for the first time, because by that point, I knew I wanted to just see cat guy, but I was still on the apps because cat guy was being inconsistent (complained about it on here, too LMAO) so I was still in and out of those apps just in case.

Anyway. I'll try to bullet point why I think he likes me, but why I'm also getting mixed signals:

Why I think he likes me:

We were at the Apple store. I was looking at the green iPhone and was like "I love this colour" and then he was like "Yeah, that colour suits you." So I was like, "Okay, but why does it suit me?" and he answers, "Because it looks nice." So me trying to be playful, I ask him, "So are you saying I look nice" and this motherfucker dead ass says "Yeah." And when I continue to tease him about it, he doesn't say anything but smiles and laughs.

That same day, he forgot his keys, and his roommate had the keys (he has one set of keys) so we went to his home to get it. He let me into his place and we kinda just ended up chilling in his room for hours. I was laying on his bed and using his pillow and everything, and when I went home that night, this man texts me saying, "My pillow smells like your hair mist. It's really nice." And I was like ??? It's funny because I screenshotted the text and recounted the events to my friends and they thought I was talking about cat guy so I'm like newflkewnf

ALSO. I was asking him to unlock his phone so I can use his Spotify and change the music on his Bluetooth speaker, and he straight up showed me his passcode and everything. I asked him if anyone else knew his passcode and he told me me and his roommate are the only people who know his passcode. He also let me scroll through his phone and like... Let's be honest. You wouldn't let a friend do that, probably not even a s/o, would you?

I took a look at his contacts and I'm the only one who has a nickname. Granted, he calls me "Bestie" *insert my irl nickname*, while everyone else doesn't have a nickname. Then again, he had a lot of contacts so I skimmed through the list.

He KEEPS shouting me for things. I'm hanging out with him for his birthday tomorrow and he's literally treating me to this expensive ass buffet which costs like.. $130 per person. And he would not let me pay him back. He keeps paying for things, and when I tell him to give me his bank account details so I can pay him back, he never does. Always says "You can pay me back later" and never brings it up again. I try to shout him where I can but usually he likes to cover the bills.

And get this. He keeps calling me shit like "My love" and "my dear" and "my *insert irl nickname" and he even called my "my baby" at one point, which didn't sit well with me so I told him to never call me that again. He told me calls his friend that and they don't mind it so there's that, I guess.

He compliments me and is overall very sweet to me, and doesn't get annoyed when I'm being flippant with my decisions or being a moody lil bitch.

He also updates me whenever he can't talk, or whenever he's busy and needs to hop off from our conversation for a bit. Even cat guy doesn't do this (not that I mind because I know he doesn't text much, but I'm just pointing that out because like ?? Wtf??).

He'd also say shit like "I miss you" and "I can't wait to see you" and I get that can be platonic but with everything he's done so far... Hm.

Now this is where the mixed signals come in:

There is a girl he likes. It's funny because he doesn't have her under a nickname in his contacts.

He's going through it because of her; she keeps ghosting him, and then coming back, and it's a mess. He wants to confess, but he never does when he says he will, and at this point, I don't know if he ever will. When he talks about her, I can tell he likes her but she also frustrates him greatly.

He met that girl on tinder. It's also funny, because he met that girl on Tinder before he met me on Bumble (like, one to two months before, and by the time we met, he's already been out with her three times or something like that). After me and him met up, he decides to delete his pics on Bumble. His profile is still there, but he's not active on the app anymore. He never deleted his pictures after meeting with that girl but after meeting with me, he decides to delete his pictures? I asked him about it and was like "Did you delete because of the girl you like?" and he was like "Yeah, I guess I did." SO LIKE?? THE FUCK??

I asked him what he wants for his birthday and he's like "My dear best friend, stay by my side for the rest of my life. That's what I want for my birthday."

Man calls me a friend but then does all of that and I'm like ?? SO. WHO DO YOU ACTUALLY LIKE?? To be fair, you can like more than one person, but I'm out here like if he does actually like me then I'm gonna be so KLNESLKFNEW because 1) I told him from the start I liked someone else and, 2) CAN I GET A GENUINE GUY FRIEND, damn.

He JUST sent me a meme that says "Me and my homies entering 2024 without achieving a single thing in 2023" with an image of the Tom and Jerry making their merry way across the street, and I'm like "You did achieve something - becoming my bestie" and then he's like "That's the best part of 2023." And I'm like, "But wouldn't meeting the girl you like be the best part?" and he completely dodges my question. SO. THE FUCKK.

We were talking about his new roommate who's moving in tomorrow and I was joking about how I wanted to meet him and shit and man sounds like he's dissuading me from meeting the guy so I'm like... Huh. Not that I want to meet the guy after what he's been telling me but yeah lmfao.

And my friends are like "he likes you, doesn't he?"

And I told my manager about how I'm going to the expensive ass buffet for his birthday and my manager was literally like "...That's a good friend you have 👀" and I was like lknewkfnew GIRLLL-

So yeah. I'm just... Out here? And not the same friend who keeps insisting he likes me being like "Or maybe he could be your glucose guardian" LMFAOOO

We could be reading into this wrong, or maybe he does like me and that other girl but like... I hope I'm wrong lmfao.

#long post #personal #i'm getting mad mixed signals from my guy friend lmfao

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masturbucky · 2 years

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| "A Perfect Match" |

Steve Kemp x fem!Reader

Summary: She had her little secret she would never share with him, unless he has his own, kind of related to hers. Part one(?)

TWs: cannibalism, mention of sex, gore and violence, masochistic behavior by Y/n, sadistic by Steve obviously, Y/n is totally a living endless steak for Steve now, from Y/n's side it's a fucking romanticized toxic behavior, both characters are SICK SICK, I DO NOT APPRECIATE THIS KIND OF SHIT IRL! It's a DARKFIC, you have been WARNED!!! English is not my native language, so there's probably a lot of mistakes. Not proofreaded, I finished this masterpiece at 3am. And yeah, writing virginity bye-bye :D

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Steve was a dream come true, indeed. This man is around for only a week yet, yes, but hell, did you felt ever so good as with him during those seven days? Easy question, the answer is no.

He always made sure to make you feel comfortable around him. For you comfort was a rare thing — yes, I mean, you had a nice place, all the things you want, your bills were always paid, little pleasures of life was yours without much thinking about price. You made it really good, your work were more than well paid.

After all, letting all those weirdos cut your limbs off, eating your flesh straight from your legs and just selling the parts of yourself to them were something where you had no competitors in. As far as you concerned, you're the only person who can regrow any part of their body with no limits, survive whatever damage were done and get out of this the same way you were before, as if nothing happened. Great success, as they say. Business grows and booms.

But back to Steve- Steve was good. Really good. He was gentle and dreamy, yes, he was beautiful, he was all those things you've never managed to piece in one man in your life. Puzzle never was pieced, always they were or a complete assholes, or just not good for you. There always were something under the facade, always, so you were pretty cautious about men. Before Steve showed up. Maybe there were some moments that made you feel like something is off for a second, but for a second only — you felt good about him, your gut and sense both were telling you that he's good. And so you believed, you gave into this perfect, perfect dream.

But of course you cant tell him what you are and what you do for living, God, of course no. You'd just say that you're a freelance artist, that's easier. Not exactly a lie, you really do freelance and in other way, art.

You guys spend nice time together. At first it was two dates in bar, then you two somehow made it to your bed — it's quite further, but fuck it, he's too good to pretend. And since the night it's all so sweet — morning kisses slowly turn into morning sex and breakfast together, then lunch, then dinner at your place, sex, conversations about nothing and everything at the same time, then sleep cuddling to his side, and the cycle continued to the next day. It's all too good, and it's your comfort, your sweet happy hours you look forward to while some psycho drools over himself, slicing your throat and asking to let him put his fingers in the cut for double price.

You show up on your date with Steve in a new dress and a nice new coat, the ones you've been thinking about for quite some time.

"Damn, I did something really good in the past life, didn't I?" He asked with a laugh, telling you just how gorgeous you look in his own, charmingly funny manner. You laugh too, telling him that he probably were a saint, because you have even more pretty lingerie underneath.

It was an ideal week, the next one went even better — he offered to spend the weekend somewhere out the city. Where? Hmm, let it be a surprise. Oh, I love surprises.

So here you are at the cold Friday morning, wrapping the coat around your comfy, but not warm enough sweater, while he gets your things for the weekend into his car's trunk and explains how one of hell the traffics are gonna be today, but don't worry, we'll be there before midnight. Then you both sit into his car, chatting and laughing, and the trip starts.

And he was right — you do arrived to his cottage before night, and surprise, hope you don't mind that I don't have a wi-fi there, complicated shit, and of course you don't. You have a whole two days ahead with Steve in his cottage, so much away from all this noise and people, finally, so it's all just perfect.

He tells you something about his niece and how she gifted him some candle which you think smells really good, and something else while you look around and he gets a drink for himself and for you. It's so nice in here. I'd love to live somewhere like this one day.

I...

Yeah, what we were talking about?...

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You wake up with a dull headache, groaning in pain. You didn't even remember how you fell asleep — was it alcohol? But you haven't, like, drink much, in fact you had only one glass of whatever fruit-flavoured it was-

Where you are, even?

Not the most comfortable bed under your touch, but the blanket is soft, did Steve carried you to bed?

And where is he?

You open your eyes slowly, trying to focus. You also try to sit — successfully, even though your head still spins a bit. You see a silhouette in front of you; Steve, obviously, sits in the corner of the room, staring at you calmly.

Something feels off longer than for two seconds.

"How you slept?" He stands from his spot and walks closer to you casually, and your head still processes the way you woke up.

"Not really bad, just don't remember how I fell asleep and my head hurts, that's it..." You sit, moving your legs closer to your body in attempt to get some more warmth. The chain clattered.

What chain?

You removed the blanket quickly, staring at your leg. Of course, this chain, right around your ankle. You're not dumb. You see where this goes.

"I drugged you. That's how you fell asleep, sorry." Steve says it simply, as if sorry I forgot to order you ice in your coke, won't happen again, and you stare at him in slight, still sleepy, confusion.

"What's- What's this supposed to mean? What for? And why you chained me?"

Now you realized that you're not even in bed, in fact, you're on some thin mattress.

"Y/n, easy, I know it's all hard, but try to remain calm for me and listen, okay?" He says it with one of his smiles — beautiful smile, so boyish and comforting that it even works on you now. "I'm going to sell your meat. I know, I know, don't freak out — listen,"

...Wait the fuck up.

You hold your breath, but you listen.

"I will keep you alive as long as possible. Fresh meat costs more, so- You'll be kept in good condition, I'll take care of you. I will take your body parts with time passing, yes, but I'll keep you clean, feed and if you'll be a good girl, you can even last longer." Steve ends his explanation calmly and in this comforting way, in which only he can really bring comfort to you, and you cant help but let out a laugh.

And before he says more, you speak up.

"How ironic." You say, smiling too simply for someone who just heard that they are practically a living piece of meat here. "Why don't you go and bring something you can cut me with just now?"

He sighs. Oh, what a reaction. He probably thinks she's kidding.

"I don't think you really want me to start now, Y/n. You see-" He laughs, ready to brush her off with something threatening, maybe. Too bad she's deadly serious.

"Go on. Believe me, you wanna see what kind of surprise I hold, Steve." You lean closer, holding eye contact. You totally want to play, because what can you loose? He will learn soon anyway, so you might as well enjoy the show.

Steve accepts the challenge of her game judging by how he smirks, not really trying to hide excitement, and walks out of the room for a minute or two, closing the door.

While he's away, your body practically shivers with the same amount of excitement you just seen in his eyes. You've never, NEVER had a chance to enjoy this power you have. Now, when you see someone who's as much fucked up, as much of a psycho, just from the other side of the show — you know that you would, even if he'll break your ribcage and get your lungs out. You never liked the feeling when they get your insides out of you, it's so empty and suffocating in it, and so cold, but if he will do this...

The sound of door opening makes you let go of your thoughts, your dreams, and you finally see him again. You don't even try to hold back the urge to bite on your lower lip. Its not exactly what you wanted - only a meat cleaver, nice and sharp, nice and clean, but not enough for your liking. Will do for now, but maybe later...

Since when do you even think of it that way?

Steve sits down in front of you, analyzing your reaction. It must be a high risk for him - bring a fucking meat cleaver, a knife to you, he probably knows how much it can cost him if you'd try and attack him. But you wont. You just don't see the fun in that.

It wont bring you satisfaction you crave for, the one that he can give you. It's Steve, and even if for him it's nothing — which you doubt — it is so much for you. He's not like others.

"What are you waiting for, brave one?" He chuckles, what a lovely sound. "Your hand, sweetheart. Give me your hand. Not like we'll need your pretty fingers for anything else anyway."

You see what he does. He tries to scare you, make you submit, make you accept your loss. Even one of scary knives he brought for it, for the show. Good try, Steve. Really.

But you know better, and the next second your left hand are on the floor, in front of him.

He hesitates, looks in your eyes in search of something. For doubt, fear, maybe. But you stare back with a smirk, a literal "try me" sign.

It cuts sharply, like a slice of butter. Bones are nothing. Three fingers - index, middle and ring finger are now on the floor, bleeding — your hand bleeds more of course, scream catches in your throat and you let out more like a small yelp. He still stares in your eyes - and you don't dare to look away. You don't want to, god, whatever, but let me stare in those eyes forever.

He breaks eye contact first, looking down. Fingers, when they cutted out of their usual place, look really weird. The sound when it happened were, not to mention, more like when you cut a cucumber, maybe. You allow yourself to breathe again, hardly, but you look down too - out of the remaining of where were yours three fingers only a minute before started grow something; new fingers, here they go, each time regeneration works faster. Would new limbs just grow in a 15 minutes instead of hours with time if you'll keep all this up? Because it can be really, really useful.

He stares at your hand in awe, pulling the knife aside without much care.

"How?" He only mutters, bringing your hand with already halfway grown new fingers, covered in slippery, just beginned to form flesh with small forming drips of blood here and there. You chuckle, almost don't feeling any pain out of what your body does with itself now - it was painful long time ago, now it's just like dulled pressure and deep discomfort if you try to move forming flesh.

"It was that way as long as I remember myself. Evolutioned first of all you loser humans, apparently." You giggle, feeling proud of it, the first time its not making you feel like a freak.

Maybe it's because he's a freak, too. A lovely one.

You bring your eyes back to his face. He's so out of this world now, observing how the flesh and now even skin forms on your new fingers, god, you feel like you're naked in front of him. What a sick, but so pleasant feeling.

"Okay... Okay. Now I get it, Y/n. It's incredible, truly." Steve suddenly does something unexpected and not so pleasant physically, but it almost makes you cry out of feels. He brings your hand to his face, kissing still not fully formed fingers, licking the drips of blood from them.

"And ironic."

"What a perfect match we are."

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And now I'll go to sleep cuz I'm dying :D

#steve kemp #steve kemp x reader #steve kemp x y/n #steve kemp x you #steve kemp drabble #im suck at tagging lord please forgive me #first writing #i probably need help #sebastian stan #x reader #dark fic #tw blo0d #what am i even writing #x yn #haha yes #i'll go to sleep now #thank you for your time

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upagainstthesunset · 3 months

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Finally got an actual full night's sleep and I had SO many dreams.

First i was in my back yard and it had rained so much all the grass was soggy almost like a bog but not quite. Then i realized there were a bunch of water snakes and i didnt want to step on them but they were everywhere. I kept losing my balance and i thought if i could just get my feet under me again i could get out of here and not hurt these hundreds of snakes. But then there was also a crocodile and it was slowly coming for me and i was legitimately scared. If it was hungry and i couldnt get my balance, there was no way i could get away. Woke up stressed with my heart racing.

Then had a super long dream that i had made some sort of scavenger hunt in my childhood bedroom where there was a sheet of clues and you had to find a number somewhere in the room for each clue. Idk what was meant to happen at the end of the scavenger hunt but it was well received. I think my room kind of dream morphed into a classroom bc i was at my old high school or something.

I think that one kept going and had more to it but i forgot. I know i woke up again though.

Last dream i was at a convention i think. My partner was there and we had to unplug/uninstall some cabinet looking things on different floors of the building. There was talk of the next big trend in office design being a desk drawer that is a whiteboard on the inside bottom. I was like thats stupid, people wont want to store stuff in there bc itll get in the way of where they need to write. Also itd be awkward to write inside of a drawer. But the idea was that it was for notes and ideas that were more secret, so if someone came in your office you wouldnt have to quickly erase everything, you could just shut the drawer.

Then i was outside in a downtown area walking with my partner and joking that i forgot he was a celebrity (hes not even tho irl there is something notable about him). He was at the convention to give a talk and had a big banner over his table that said "celebrity" so we were joking about that bc to me hes just himself and i forget hes got any claim to fame.

At some point i think maybe back in the convention/office building someone was showing me old newpaper photos online of something and my mom was in the background! So i looked up more pics on my phone and saved them to show her later. They were from the 80s when she was younger and she was so pretty (that is true irl).

Okay back to the convention, there was a big group of people all sitting on the floor hanging out and talking. People would take turns standing up and presenting something like an impromptu talent show. One person had brought a new kind of lava lamp that had black water with black blobs in it. Another person did some weird slam poetry but was like very mountain folksy. He kept standing right where i was sitting with his back to the crown on the floor, which was upsetting bc his pants were saggy and his old man butt crack was like not far from my face.

But in the crowd i spotted a sketch comedy group i really liked growing up and mustered the courage to talk to one of them. It was the same person that irl at the last con i went to i got to shake hands with but then was sort of pushed aside by someone else who wanted to meet him. So in the dream i talked to him and he was super nice and funny, and another guy from his group came by and chatted. The others stayed sitting on the floor doing their own thing and heckling whoever was performing (in good nature).

And i think that's it? It felt like id been dreaming for days.

#katedreams

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passingdaysthings · 1 year

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02.16.2023- Ending Our “Friendship”

A letter to Taylor,

I think there are some things I need to get off my chest, and I think this would be the best for whatever we are and for myself. These things have been weighing on my mind, and it makes things really hard for me. Overall, I don’t really feel like I am your friend, and I am more of a replacement/stepping stone for you to get to Victoria. It always seems like you would much rather spend time with her than me, and you only spend time with me because she is busy. Personally, I don’t mind if you want to spend time with Victoria, but it just puts me in a very awkward and uncomfortable situation when you always talk about her given our relationship.

Let me give you some examples:

1. When we started talking you stated that you missed talking to Victoria because you used to talk to her all time, and I didn’t really care much before. Our relationship was just a normal one between friends, and I didn’t care much every time you brought it up. It was still awkward though because I really thought you were trying to get with her, and I supported it enough. It changed more when you’re attitude towards me and our relationship changed. It’s also awkward when you express some kind of bad opinion about Victoria, like when you called her a whore, and I defended her.

2. Victoria was in Pensacola sometime for the holidays, and you told me I should have gone up there to see her since an 8 hour drive wasn’t that bad. I told you no because that’s just out of the way, but you said we must be different people because you really cherish the friends you have (since you didn’t have many) and you would make the 8 hour drive to see her. THAT’S FUNNY. You cherish friends? I was in Dallas for 6 days for a volleyball tournament (4 hours from you), and you said it was too much effort to drive that far to see me. I really questioned my status as your friend when I heard you say that.

3. We used to talk on the phone pretty often, and it was always awkward when you would bring up Victoria as the love of your life or how much you want to meet her irl and spend time with her. You should just talk to her about that if you want to spend all that time with her. Why are you on the phone with me? But like.. you also think Victoria has 1. “too many men”, 2. emotionless, 3. Is into children (Keikoa), and 4. not worth your efforts. Like what? Make it make sense, bro. How do I respond when you say those things about my best friend, but also, you want to be one of her men?

4. You wanted to buy her flowers. This was awkward because I was like.. damn, I put all this effort into being a support/good friend, but you can’t even say nice things to me here and there, but you wanna get Victoria flowers? This just made me feel like our friendship and everything was just a stepping stone for you to get to Victoria after she stopped talking to you as often.

5. You asked her to be your Valentine, this is just another example of you using me as a stepping stone. Ask her to be your Valentines. Don’t bring me into it.

6. I asked you to watch dramas after you said you were gonna be lonely, but you said no because you had to be free in case Victoria wanted to game. COOL. I’m just gonna let you be free for the rest or how ever long our friendship last so don’t expect invites from me anymore.

Those are more of the major things, but there were little things here and there too, but those are all smaller things that annoy me.

This is a random thing you did that really hurt me:

One time after playing valo, I was already not feeling well from Valo, but I decided to watch dramas with you because I wanted to watch. Before we even started, you spent 10 minutes talking about how bad at valo I was, how much you hated playing with me, and how annoying it was to spectate me when I was alive. I was shocked, I didn’t know what to do or really say so I just laid quietly crying, watched one episode, and then I went to bed. I just kind of pushed it off, but it always comes up here and there when we play and gives me anxiety. That’s why I don’t really ever ask for your buy or gun, and I usually avoid siting with you.

This is just something I will always question:

Why me? Like.. Why did you suddenly change our relationship dynamic? I thought we were cool being best friends, but then you suddenly started hitting on me and calling me babe. This was like 2 weeks after saying you cared about me in a platonic way. I am partially to blame for this too because I kind of just went with it. I didn’t really think too much of the time we spent together and talking, and I was comfortable with it. I didn’t really start thinking deeply about those thing until people around me questioned our relationship, and maybe it doesn’t mean much to you, but it means something to me. I thought really hard about everything, and I felt really guilty about having feelings for you because we were friends. I finally decided it was the best to just tell you honestly, but your response was also something I just pushed aside. I am also to blame though because I continued sending pictures after I said it wasn’t right. I always think about the pictures too, but I am the one that took them and sent them. No one forced me LOL. That has nothing to do with you. I am not sure what you think of me, but I have only ever sent those kinds of pictures to you and done those kinds of things with you on the phone. I didn’t even do that with my ex. I know you don’t think much about it because that is just how you are so I am just gonna stop. Maybe, I will find out one day why you did those things, and I can finally be at peace. I would even be okay if you told me you did it because you were bored or you were playing with my feelings. Literally, anything, but “I don’t know” which is what you said when I asked.

Aside from all that, I really do appreciate you and our more normal friendship moments.

1. I really think that I would have had a much harder time my first quarter of grad school if you weren’t there calling me randomly to give me a break or watch dramas with me when I had the time.

2. I appreciate it when you tell me good luck at my volleyball games.

3. I like that you watch dramas and anime with me.

4. You are good at impersonations, and I actually really enjoy them.

Here we are, I think that’s the end of my major thoughts. I’ve decided that I need to distance myself from you for my mental health, and it’s sad to say, but we may never go back to how we were when we first got close. I really really miss those times when things were simple, and I didn’t have to worry about much and before all the confusion. It’s not like I will stop being your friend, but I’m just gonna scale back to being the friend I was before all of this. I won’t talk to you as much, I’ll stop going to streams, I won’t ask to watch dramas or anime together, and I will stop cheering for you during games. I don’t usually cheer often, but I did it because I know it makes you feel good so I did. Tracy even thinks I babysit you too much.

I will always love you as my best friend, and I won’t ever tell you any of these things unless you come and ask me directly.

-P

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anakinh · 2 years

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sw brotherhood ramblings (spoilers!)

okay so SW Brotherhood was really good. The plot was weak at times but the characterizations and character relationships (esp between Anakin and Obi Wan) is A+++. And isn’t that why we’re here? To read about the characters? It’s not called Star Wars: Good Plot (although the plot itself is fine enough)

I just finished it so I haven’t had time to stew, and I haven’t read anyone’s opinion on it or read much from the author with the exception of the acknowledgements (surprisingly informative) and one (1) tweet explaining that blitzball is from Final Fantasy X which is the most important piece of canonical Star Wars lore of all time. Anyway. Spoilers below the cut since I wrote a lot.

Overall I love it.

There were several weak spots, especially in the plot - for example, why did Obi Wan accept such a bad bargain in the first place? I guess he was desperate, but the investigation never would’ve worked with what he had. Ketar was also the weakest character imo. His descent into villainy is obviously supposed to mirror Anakin and I think also be a reference to the "angry young man without support or healthy emotional outlet” to “we’re all domestic terrorists” pipeline irl but it was very rushed and happened very quickly. Like this dude went from angry to terrorist in a few days? And we never really got to hear his Tragic Backstory until the trial, which didn’t help in his favour (although the nuance on how badly the Republic treated Cato Nemoidia was well done). It does, however, in a rushed way, show us how people exploit angry young men for terrible purposes, and how leaving them aside and assuming everything’s fine without affirming that you care or checking leads to terrible consequences which, hey, in this political environment probably helps. To be fair to Ruug, she did try at first before she got busy. Also the be fair to her she was only busy for a few days, but this whole thing took several days which, again, feels like it’s a bit too fast to be realistic. The final confrontation with Ketar was also quite heavy handed and messy, since Mill was narrating his emotions at every turn (we know he’s angry, thank you Mill, that’s been obvious for a while now) while Obi Wan and Anakin often talked to each other on the side... while Ketar was holding a detonator for a bomb and monologuing? Where did they have the time.

Another weak part is that imo it relies far too heavily on Anakin-related dramatic irony. Now, to be fair, what’s the clone wars without increasingly heavy handed Anakin-related dramatic irony? [deep sigh] It also mentions the memes a lot. Like, I get that technically Anakin is right and sand is, in fact, coarse and rough and irritating and it does, in fact, get everywhere, but every time you mention it I remember the meme and it makes things funny. Is this part supposed to be funny, Mike?

The golden, shining spotlight is the characterizations (barring Ketar) and the Anakin and Obi Wan relationship, though. And to a lesser extent the Anakin and Mill Alibeth relationship, which is adorable and Mill is the light of my life. Astonishingly, Obi Wan isn’t characterized as a perfect being who can do no wrong and Anakin isn’t characterized as a dumb impulsive idiot! I mean, don’t get me wrong, Anakin is both dumb and impulsive, but he’s also compassionate and caring and he loves so fiercely and he’s a genius who likes to fix things. And Obi Wan level-headed and eloquent but he also acknowledges mistakes he made with training Anakin (and he’s not gonna fix them, as we know) and he has blind spots he doesn’t consider. I have become so jaded with the way fandom portrays the two of them lmao. Even a tiny smidgen of Obi Wan not being perfect is enough to make me happy. Anakin’s relationship with his new arm is also nicely done. In the Prequels (specifically, in side notes) there was this very ableist idea given by George Lucas (and said to be believed by the Jedi Council) that his arm being cut off means that he is weaker in the Force due to the lack of midichlorians. Luckily, the Jedi Council never mentions this here and Anakin does have problems with his arm (understandable, it’s a new prosthetic) but he comes to accept it as a part of him and useful. What a breath of fresh air. Another very good reference to the difference between the more expressive TCW Anakin and the less expressive Prequels Anakin is the explicit note that Anakin puts on a monotone when he speaks to the Jedi. This ... fits. Anakin in TCW tends to be more expressive, Anakin in the Prequels is less, yes, but he sounds the most natural in the first 20 mins of Revenge of the Sith and when alone with Padme. It’s a very good tidbit to fill in.

Anakin and Obi Wan’s relationship is wonderfully done. They obviously care and love each other. The ways they work with each other, the ways the reign each other in, highlight their good parts and mitigate their bad, their slow acceptance that they’re equals now, both of them chilling out with regards to each other. The banter... it’s a great way to show them sliding into their Clone Wars relationship while acknowledging the friction (but care!) in AOTC. The way Obi Wan wishes Anakin was here to get him out of the mess because Anakin always manages to find a way but when Anakin shows up he immediately protests about having a plan that Anakin ruined. Anakin trusting Obi Wan to take care of himself and focusing instead on the bigger picture instead of his loved ones. Genuinely unprecedented for this boy, we love to see some growth. ([stares out into the distance])

Anakin and Mill are adorable, he’s always been good with kids (heavy...handed...Anakin-based...dramatic...irony....) and it shows in how he cares about her and encourages her to follow her heart. And he tells her that he’s learning from her and he does! He notes some things that he wished Obi Wan did for him and he does it for her! Genuinely so cute.

Obi Wan and Ruug... is probably something we should have more of. She seems like a rougher, more cynical version of Obi Wan - clearly meant to parallel him the same way Ketar parallels Anakin, except he could also see bits of Anakin in her. She’s also just a very cool character. Brave and good, but also cynical and pragmatic and hardened by war. We don’t get to see her interactions with Ketar as much, especially after he starts talking to Ventress, which is on purpose but still to both of their detriment. I also like how Ventress is more of a manipulator than a fighter here. Good to remember all of her skills, and good to remember that she also has reasons to dislike the Republic.

Side note, while I am talking about relationships: Anakin and Padme are so obviously in their Honeymoon Phase and it’s so funny. Obi Wan suspects but each time he’s like “are they... nah. No. I am going to think about something else.”

There are also some legit criticisms of the Jedi that I like being delivered. Like obviously they’re good, they’re trying to be good while the Republic is asking them to stray further from their vows, but lookat little Mill Alibeth pointing out that for a peacekeeping force, the Jedi place way too much value on their swords. Also Ventress pointed out some stuff but that’s was more in the manner of a creative use of the truth to make a better lie. It’s a well done piece of manipulation, certainly, but it’s not as impactful.

Lastly, author Mike Chen noted that he read the Revenge of the Sith novelization in his acknowledgements. Based and it shows and I love him for it. Literally bits in the narration that ties directly into that novel. The continuity of it all. [Chefs kiss].

#me.txt #sw brotherhood #sw brotherhood spoilers #okay that's it for now #I actually have a lot more on how it ties into the Revenge of the Sith novelization #especially with the burning furnace heart and the sun dragon #and the 'even stars die' mantra (fun fact: meant to be an informational trip by Obi Wan. Nice job there)#but it's been a while since i've read it and i honestly don't know if I really want to read it again #¯\_(ツ)_/¯#i had to hit post on this because it was making my computer wheeze

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keepin-it-surreal · 2 years

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TRAVELING

HELLO TESS ARMY!!!

I think i only gave this to like 3 people who will probably never check tumblr on their own volition so I don't think this will be read by many but.

I have been very busy and its been hard to write anything, but typing is much quicker than writing by hand, so Ive decided that this blog will be like a journal with material that’s not my personal secrets. Thus, there will be a lot of little details that are mostly just for me to remember, and most likely nobody else will give a fuck about them. So if you’re curious about any specific aspect of whatever, scan or wait for me to post specific things about the experience… ie. a post about the food, school, whatever. Otherwise, I’ll put TLDRs and many pictures at the end of all my posts.

Also, it’s very late here so this is not really proofread. Without further ado–

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Woke up and dressed a wonderful courage bagel and iced oat milk pumpkin spice latte before saying goodbye to my mother, brother, and Lauri. Josh and I headed off to LAX for my 10:15am flight to Chicago O’hare Airport. We slowly said goodbye (after paying a hefty overweight fee for my checked bag) and I caught my 4hr flight to Chi City.

I was sat next to quite a funny older guy with diamond stud earrings and a taste for biscoff cookies, there for some kind of music festival I believe, who was quite nice to me, but yelled at people for not following directions and complained about how long we taxi’d for to me as well as three separate people on the phone, retelling the same joke to each one of us. “They shouldn’t call it O’Hare, they should call it Wisconsin International Airport because it feels like we fuckin dropped down in Wisconsin and drove to Chicago.” At the end of the flight he handed my overhead bag to me and told me that he does one nice thing a day so he can be a jerk the rest of the time; then he pulled down four other people’s bags.

I met an AFS volunteer in Chicago and went to the hotel I was booked for. He kinda irked me and I had a bit of that “what have I gotten myself into” lonely moment, but then I faceted Olivia for a while and had food and was all good.

Thursday, September 8 (Partially 9) , 2022

I woke up, got breckie, went back to sleep, then hit the pool for a brief swim, reminiscing on the horribly dazzling brightness of the Polytechnic Aquatic Center and my buddy’s company during agonizing goalie sets. Packed and went back into the airport, meeting up with Madeleine Schuckman, who I have been on a Groupchat with for a bit, and her mother. We went through security and linked with Hazel and Caroline.

The “Italians” group chat, now IRL, then hit an Airport Starbucks for our final corn syrup and pumpkin flavored coffees, got a few extra souvenirs, and then took our places in the very back two rows of the plane and got comfy– as comfy as you can be with 6 inches of legroom– for our nine-and-a-half hour flight to Roma!

The actual flight was mid. Not horrible, but I could not sleep for the life of me despite my wax earplugs, new noise-cancelling headphones, an eye mask, hoodie, and relatively comfortable seating arrangement. Also I had the same tampon in that I put in like 6 hours before our flight because I didn’t want to wake up the two people in between me and an aisle. Hazel and Caroline got the flight attendants to wish me a happy birthday so got a few birthday wishes haha.

Friday, September 9, 2022

In Rome, we deplaned and I had to lug my EXTREMELY heavy backpack and tote bag through the passport check to baggage claim, where I could finally move everything to an airport trolley and relieve my poor body. From there, Hazel and I went to the bathroom and I swear to god it was the most beautiful bathroom I have ever seen. Like, LAX’s bathrooms are literally Alcatraz compared to this mf.

We ran into the AFSers from D.C. on the way out, and all together we skipped customs and met up with Intercultural volunteers outside, moving to a meetup point where the folks from Newark were waiting. For the next hour or so groups from France, Austria, Argentina, etc. showed up. At a certain point we all went to the bus stop and boarded a bus that took us a half hour to our hotel right outside of Rome. Here, we checked in and I was placed in a room with two other people: Eva, who’s from Virginia and is headed with me on a train down to Puglia; and Natalia, who is from Georgia and headed to Sicily tomorrow!

We changed, hung out, and ate lunch (twas mid), and hung around some more, either napping in the room or talking to people from wherever. There was a super hot Canadian guy. Nothing else super notable other than the cappuccino I had at the hotel’s cafe that hit hard as fuck.

OH. I convinced Hazel and Caroline to walk around a little, and after wandering down a road we probably shouldn't've, we found this cool giant abandoned house and warehouse thing with these little caves next to it. None of us really wanted to go in, but we went back a little later with a whole crew of the Frenchies and Madi and Eva, and explored inside. It was really cool.

We hit dinner then had this welcome ceremony type thing where we all went into an auditorium and got briefed by different volunteer leaders. One of the ladies was american, had come here through AFS for only 3 months, met the love of her life, moved back here, and had lived in Italy for 30 years. I got sung happy birthday :). It was really nice because I hadn’t really been around anyone I knew well, so it didn’t really feel like my birthday.

I didn’t really feel like going to bed yet, so Caroline, Hazel, Eva, and I along with Esther, Margot, and Mia (French) hung around, briefly with a funny Greek fellow Krzysztof or Sepp. We played a little soccer with a deflated ball and tried to hit the bar, but it was closed :(. We said goodnight.

Saturday, September 9, 2022

The next morning Mia, Eva, and I hit the bus to Roma Station. Cool views on the way there. We met two Turkish kids who were really nice and good at English. Forgot where they’re headed. The three of us were all on the same train, and we were running late, so we had to lug our bags up stairs to the platform and immediately board a train car completely full of like a tour group of old people. There was like no room for our bags, so, while the people ahead of us sorted out their stowage, Mia and I in the back had to stand in the aisle for like 15 minutes while old Italian people tried to talk to us and we didn’t understand anything.

I ended up alone sat across a couple with an Italian boyfriend and Chinese girlfriend. They spoke a little English and a little Italian. The guy slept, and like put his head on the girlfriends lap. Lookin childish as fuck imo, but I digress. When most of the AFSers had de-trained, I sat at a table with Maria, a Portuguese girl headed to Lecce with Mia and I, and another two girls who I don’t remember that much about, to play cards. The woman who had been sitting across from me took off her shoes and put them up on the chair I had been sitting in lmao. Anyways.

Lecce was the very last stop for the train that had come all the way from Milano. We had watched everyone, (Eva got off in Bari) get off the train except for the final 3 of us. At the station, we got out and met our families. I’ll end this post here and you’ll have to stay tuned for the next post I guess….

TLDR…

From Wednesday through Saturday I was traveling slowly from Los Angeles, California, USA to Lecce, Puglia, Italy, via a car, two planes, a van, a bus, another bus, and a train. I met lots of new people including two other young women who are attending my school in Lecce, Mia and Maria, and many others in my region, Puglia. I still have to write about my first week, and believe me there is a shit ton to write about, but I gotta go 2 bed. Goodnight from here haha.

#tessarmy

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van-zieksy · 2 years

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Hi again!Are you fairing well?How's the recovery going?

It's not a question this time, but rather, I want to share my thoughts. And maybe discuss it, I would love to hear yours and others' opinion, if they feel like it.

I watched the TGAA DLC episodes the other day ('cause they didn't make it outside Japan for some reason, and it's a shame, really), and holy- , I'm glad I pushed them away until I was done with the game, so I can fully appreciate them.

I was so, so delighted to find out that the Nyan Zieks charm is actually Iris's gift for Barok's birthday. Knowing about their blood-relation really made this DLC so much sweeter than it already was.

Like, can we appreciate how much trouble Iris went through, for the sole reason of bringing her uncle (unbeknownst to her) some comfort?

This gesture really does say a lot about her.

In this DLC, (and in the finale of Adventures), it was shown how Iris, despite her age, ain't afraid to stand for herself, and go against older than her people (thanks to one bold Sherlock Holmes she grew up around). She's also very perceptive; she reads people with a single look. And if they need something, she doesn't hesitate to to help. It's simply in her nature, really.

She had enough time to study Barok from a great distance, and realized how unhappy he actually is - something most Londoners never noticed, or outright ignored. So she made calculations, planned out everything accordingly (she knew he'd bring her to trial, and she went along with it! ), and Sherlock helped her out, because of course he would! It succeeded, and she was satisfied that she made a fellow citizen at least a bit happy. For three months, she forgot about the bad words Barok towards her adoptive father, the race insults Ryu and Susie ('s nation), and prepared something nice for him.

As for Barok himself, he must've been very moved. After all, he's the type of person to truly appreciate what people do for the good of the others, and we've seen that several times. He appreciates the good deeds, no matter how small. Well, maybe he feels a little different about said deeds being directed towards him, but still.

I kind of wonder, where does he keep his charm? Does he keep it on his desk? In a drawer? He carries it in his pocket and nobody knows?And most importantly....

Is it a communication device, like Rabbit Holmes and Mouse Iris?! I'd be supper funny if Sherlock or Iris decided to call him, 'cause why not, and suddenly, his charm painfully pulls his ear?! I can totally see this happening!

Best regards!🌸

Hello, lovely mutual!

I am doing pretty well. Very busy but also feeling a lot better than before. Thank you for asking! I hope you are faring well!

As far as I am aware, the two DLC episodes were only released in Japan because they were advertised as a limited time only deal back then, so by law, Capcom is not allowed to re-release them. It IS a shame, though. I agree. :(

As a preface: My HC is that Iris sensed a connection between her and Van Zieks. Barok, too, sensed a deeper connection when he saw and observed her for the first time. The similarities between her and her birth parents are striking. It’s not only her looks but also the way she carries herself as a person. Some people who are related „by blood“ can probably sense they are related even when they have lived apart for the longest time. At least I’ve seen it happen before irl. It may be a transcendental thing that can only be explained metaphysically. Either way, both brushed it off as a silly thought, but deep inside the feeling persisted, even if it was only subconsciously. Iris wanted to show him that he is appreciated. She was able to look behind the façade of public prosecutor Lord van Zieks and saw the true human, the private person, Barok.

„I kind of wonder, where does he keep his charm? Does he keep it on his desk? In a drawer? He carries it in his pocket and nobody knows?And most importantly....

You know, I really like the idea that it’s a secret communication device! It’s a thought I had, too. I imagine he initially keeps it in a drawer at work until he got used to his new, little friend. Later he moves Nyanzieks to his mansion where he has his assigned spot next to other items that have a sentimental value, yet Barok carries him around at times because he likes having some company. Little Nyanzieks sits on Barok's desk in his office while he prepares for an upcoming trial. He sits in one of the lounge chairs in the sitting room while Barok reads and enjoys a cup of wine. Sometimes he’s even allowed to sit on Barok's nightstand. While our prosecutor knows that it’s silly to feel any sort of attachment to a charm like this, he also understands it. Not only was it gifted to him by a sweet, young girl, it also serves as a reminder that he deserves all the love in the world. If Barok „loves“ (as in: appreciates, values) Nyanzieks, then that means he can also love himself again, as Nyanzieks is supposed to represent him. The adorable cat charm will help him to internalise that other people’s false opinions of him don’t define who he is and his value as a human being, and that there are people who do understand him.

Barok's POV...

A few weeks after the end of the second game, just as Barok is getting ready to turn in for the night, suddenly something pulls on his left ear and whispers, “I love you. Good night.“ Of course he’s caught off-guard and a little scared given the dangerous lifestyle he leads, but it doesn’t take long for him to realise that it is his newly found niece who is somehow communicating with him through Nyanzieks. How, he doesn’t know. But if he didn’t know that Iris actually made this charm, he’d think that the foolish detective wants to give him a heart attack to put him out of his misery. He picks up the little cat, brings him close to his face and gently says, “Ms. Wilson. What a pleasant surprise. I know I promised to present myself at your abode eventually, and I am a man of my words. Pray forgive my busy schedule as of late. I vow to make up for the family time we have missed out on...“ Oh no, what did he just say? A few seconds of awkward silence that feel like an eternity follow. Enough for Barok to wish he could just sink into the ground to never resurface again. Finally, Iris is the one to break the tension. “I know you’re my uncle, you know. How silly of Hurley to think that he could hide this from me. I already gave him an earful that he didn’t tell me sooner and led me to believe that someone else was my father. It caused me so much pain all those years. I now have him do all the household chores as punishment, but I’m afraid he may burn down or flood the house by accident before anything, so I’ll have to think of something else...Well, anyway, Rocky, ehm, can I adopt you as my second daddy?“ Iris asks shyly. For a second, Barok thought his weary heart just stopped beating. I guess it doesn’t really have to come as a surprise that this unconventional girl somehow figured out the truth. She probably overheard them discuss her heritage in the antechamber after his own trial, or who knows what strings she pulled afterwards to get to the bottom of the matter. He can’t say he’s excited about the prospect of spending more time around the irritating detective than is absolutely necessary, but if that means getting to spend more time with her, he has no objection. She deserves to be happy, so Barok sincerely hopes that Mr. Sholmes will put in just as much effort as him into forming a friendship. After having collected his thoughts, he happily announces, “Of course, it would fill me with immense joy and pride to be... adopted by you...if that’s what you would like to call it. But for now, our little princess has to go to sleep, so she may be well-rested for tomorrow. I will send a carriage to your home to pick you and Mr. Sholmes...Herlock...Hurley…up so we can all spend the day together at my mansion. Good night, Iris. I love you, too.“ Hurley, it will definitely take some time for him to get used to this. His right hand instinctively moves to his forehead scar and he shakes his head in disbelief. Maybe he’ll just stick to Herlock for now. “Good night, uncle-father,“ she giggles. He places a gentle kiss on Nyanzieks’ forehead before setting him back on the nightstand. A new chapter in their life is about to begin.

Thanks so much for this wonderful ask and kind regards,

#barok van zieks #iris wilson #herlock sholmes #ace attorney #the great ace attorney chronicles #tgaa #tgaac #dgs #dai gyakuten saiban #nyanzieks #anonymousotakuu ask #asks #tgaa spoilers #dgs spoilers

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Lana del Rey's

fascinating birth chart. 🦋

Do you guys remember when people were fighting over Lana del Rey's sign and Twitter was HEATED w people debating between whether or not she's a Gemini Sun or Cancer Sun lol

So I just thought of this today and thought it would be super fun to look back on what happened and how it all went down, keep in mind back then astrology was not at all that popular on the mainstreams and TikTok has yet to exist;)

1. how it began

So one beautiful day, miss Lana del Rey woke up and decided to reply to a fan's comment, asking for her birthtime to determine her astrological sun sign. And this is what she had to say:

And oh did the world listen to Lana. This innocent looking comment took the astro communities by STORM.

Cancers were lost, Geminis were IN TEARS, astrologers were confused yet didn't waste a second before digging into her birth chart and tried to find justification for this new info.

And according to Lana's comment, this is what her chart looks like:

Lana would have been a Gemini Sun 29° 1st house, Leo Moon 2° 3rd house and Taurus Rising 13°.

It's funny how if you only look at these numbers, it would have made sense.

Gemini Sun 29°(critical degree Leo degree), Moon at 2°(taurus degree=richness, abundance, money) -> recognized for her deep (Moon) and powerful (Leo) emotions which can sometimes be overbearing and as how she is, Taurus Rising= elegant, venusian, 3H Cancer means she sings about her emotions. In addition, her chart ruler would be Venus in Taurus 14° Taurus in 1H (self), makes perfect sense right?

But if you dig deep in, things don't really add up. We ofcourse as people on the internet do not know Lana personally hence we can't determine whether or not she's like irl, yet personally, I think we can really match her career and significant events to her birthchart.

But back then astro accounts were beefing bad abt this haha:

But here's a sum up of what happened:

But it wouldn't be a story if it had ended there.

2. how it all came down

Well after spending her sweet time seeing all that had happened, Lana, like the queen she is, once again gave out another statement on Twitter:

This once again SHOOK the community and people were.simply.shocked.

So now, we finally have the confirmed and final birth chart:

And to quote one of the BEST analysis (and comeback) ever written by @star-astrology.

"...She(Lana) is inspired heavily by the past and the occult in her writing (Mercury in Cancer in the 8th). She has a pretty large emphasis coming from both her 8th and 9th house. The 8th house occupies her Sun, chart ruler, and of course Mercury. A lot of time and energy is spent around the dealings of the 8th house. Her Moon is in the 9th house and the line “it’s nice to love and be loved, but I’d rather know what god knows” is in line with that if it comes from the heart. She spends a lot of time familiarizing herself with divine love to possibly compensate or replace a different type of love..."

Everything in this chart makes sense. It's her Moon (emotions) in 10°(public recognition) for me. It is her immense 8H stellium and crazy Scorpio/Plutonic energy for me. Everything abt this chart screams Lana.

And with that Mercury sextile NN with 0° orb and Mercury trine ASC 1°, everything she said will be listened to, the good and the bad, intensely.

Having both luminaries rulers, Cancer-Sun Leo-Moon in the opposition gave Lana a willful and daring manner. And with that crazy fixed energy AND a grand trine in fixed sign, our queen will never stop being relevant.

She's not only moody, but she's relatable and real yet still very much out of reach. She sings about pleasures and fucking old men and sad love stories. If that doesn't scream water energy then I don't know what it is. Her pain, her emotions, her dedication and sadness, its all so apparent and raw. She amazes us, yet traumatizes us.

With so many planet in retrogrades, she had been there, she had done that and perhaps thats why her music can relate to her audience so so well. With mercury sextile venus 2°, She can sing (Mercury) anything and it would still come off beautifully and harmoniously (Venus).

At the end, I was fascinated by Lana's chart and it has been a great time watching her grow as we investigate her birthchart:) Finally for once and for all, the argument can be put to rest🤍

I also found this analysis and predictions as I was doing research for this post on a Lana's forum written back in 2014, wayyyy before these tweets were released and I think OP was amazing at guessing Lana's chart, she got almost everything spot on except for her Ascendant, yet it must be taken into account how similar Scorpio Risings and Virgo Risings can be, heres the link if you guys are interested in some reading 🤣

So that's it for today guys, I'm so glad I was able to share this with you guys. If you were to see Lana without knowing her birthchart? What would you think her big 3 would have been? Lemme know boos.

love,

saint jenx 🦋

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anonquack · 3 years

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| Chef Q |

Alex Quackity x Reader, Oneshot, Requested by: @anotherdreamsimp !!

Word Count: 3328

Warnings: Some curse words, mainly just some fluff !

Summary: Quackity hasn't been streaming recently, and decides to come back with a cooking stream. Featuring you as a special guest.

Lately, Quackity had been studying like crazy for his final exams. That meant no streaming. He'd take a break from it to focus entirely on his studies. Absolutely nothing else.

He claimed to have his priorities straight, and had the goal to pass all exams with high scores in order to keep his grades looking wonderful.

This also meant there was rarely any time spent between you two, beside the occasional snack breaks you forced him to take so he wouldn't die at his desk.

It was tough not being able to show him a random video you'd found on the timeline, or walking up to chat with him whenever you wanted, but you knew this was very important to him. So you gladly supported him and offered as much support as possible.

Thankfully, all of his studying paid off and he passed with flying colors. A teacher had even informed him that he'd received the top score for one of his final exams.

You were the first person to hear the news, and you couldn't help but feel the adoration coursing through your body at how excited he was to tell you. Jumping up and down and shaking you lightly as he told you about his scores.

You'd offered to take him out for a celebratory meal, to treat him for all his hard work and also since you missed the fun outings with him. There was no way he was saying no to that.

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After a day out and about, you two had made your way back home. Both of you were pleasantly full, having enjoyed the meal and also dessert. His request, for "doing so well on his finals." How could you possibly deny him that?

You both were also very content, a warmth and comfort surrounding the air around you two the entirety of the outing.

One thing that was impossible not to notice was how he'd become exceptionally clingy as soon as you two were out of the car. Gripping onto your hand tightly as you singlehandedly unlocked the front door.

"I've missed you so much these past few days." He murmered as you finally got the door to open and pulled him inside.

"I've missed you too." You hummed softly. It was always nice hearing him say these things. You locked the front door, and gently pulled at his hand to lead him back to your room.

It didn't take much of a pull for him to willingly follow you. "Can we cuddle or something?" He asked softly, almost as if he was a bit embarrassed to ask. You turned to him and gave him a grin, along with a small nod.

You'd missed him, even if you two had been in the same apartment this whole time. You'd especially been missing cuddles with him, considering he studied pretty much all day. There wasn't enough time being shared together so you gladly agreed to some cuddling.

Sooner than later, you two found yourselves in your pajamas, laying in bed peacefully as you scrolled through tiktok, screen tilted in order for him to see as well. It really was so nice finally being able to be this close to him again.

After some time, you found yourself looking through tweets on the timeline. A certain one caught his attention and he asked you to stop scrolling.

It was a tweet from a fan, saying they missed Quackity since he hadn't streamed in two weeks, but that overall they hoped his tests were going fine.

"Has it really been 2 weeks?" He asked aloud as he clicked on it and looked through the replies, all agreeing with the original tweet.

"Mm.. two and a half, I think." You answered, looking at him curiously as a guilty expression appeared on his face.

"Hey." You called out once you saw the expression wasn't leaving. He turned to you with a small frown.

"It's fine. You had a good reason for being gone so long. I'm sure they understand. Plus, you'll be back soon, right?" You asked, to which he nodded before sitting up from the cuddling position you two were in.

You sat up as well, noticing how his eyes widened slightly, and a small smile made its way onto his face.

"I just got a great idea." He exclaimed. "Y'know, I was going to just spend the next few days with you since I missed you but– how about we stream something together? That way I can enjoy both, and the fans get a stream too."

You stared at him in surprise. The fans did know he was dating someone, but you rarely ever came out on streams, not because he didn't want you to but because you didn't deem it to be necessary.

The few times you had been on, you'd received tons of love and support from the chat, so you didn't think anything too bad would happen if you were to appear on his stream again.

"What did you have in mind?" You asked curiously. The other times you'd been on were him playing horror games and an extremely scuffed IRL stream.

"Well.. I haven't done a cooking stream in a while." He began, but you quickly shook your head.

"Oh no. Don't tell me you're going to make us eat some monstrosity‐ like your past cooking streams." You visibly shuddered at the thought. You remember having to help clean up the mess after. And no matter how funny it had been, the actual cleanup was awful.

"No no– I was thinking maybe we do a serious one, y'know? Chat hasn't really been able to see my cooking abilities, and well.. I'd say I am pretty good at it." He grinned. He was unfortunately right.

You relaxed at the mention of it being a 'serious' cooking stream. It could never really be too serious when it came to Quackity, but it meant not eating dog food or poorly made pizza. You were in.

"So we'll make an actual.. edible.. meal?" You questioned again, just to be sure. To which he nodded.

"Yeah, and we can enjoy that meal after. Like a date. What do you say?" He was beaming. It was his creativity rolling in. And he was probably so proud of himself for finding a way to spend time with you yet also give chat the stream content they'd been missing out on.

"Alright. I'm in."

You hadn't seen him this eager to get out of bed and head to the grocery store ever before. Chat was really in for a fun stream tomorrow.

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He'd tweeted it out several hours before you two planned on starting the stream that he'd be streaming today with a special guest, and that he had his chef hat ready to go.

As you scrolled through Twitter you could see the timeline freaking out over 'COOKING STREAM' and 'SPECIAL GUEST'. Lots of discussion over who it was.

You couldn't help but feel a bit bad since the fans were probably speculating that he'd met up with his online friends, but in reality it was just you. In that case, you'd try your best to make this a fun stream, and your presence an enjoyable one.

As the time for the stream to start got closer, you helped him set the ingredients you'd be using onto the table, in a way where it was in perfect view for the stream to see and follow along if they wished.

"We're supposed to start in 5." You called out as he slipped his beanie on, fixing the few hair strands that were sticking out a bit too much.

He smiled and made his way over to you, cupping your face and giving you a small kiss. "I'm so excited to do some cooking with you. They're all going to love you."

You couldn't help the warm feeling that spread over your chest at his words. It was like introducing you all over again. He'd recently gained a lot of new followers, and that meant they probably had no idea who you were. Always fun going through that again.

He dealt with some last minute editing and placing, checking all ingredients were there and that everything was set, before hitting the 'Go Live' button.

It didn't take long for the viewers to increase after the tweet notification went out, and the starting soon screen was the only thing really protecting you two from the roaring chat.

Everyone was dying to know what was going on, who the special guest was, and whether this would be yet another scuffed cooking stream.

You stood behind the camera as the starting soon screen finally disappeared and he began greeting the viewers, thanking all the subs coming in, and eventually also giving them a little update on how he'd done on his exams.

You felt so proud as you watched him boast about how his studying had paid off, and how he talked about being the happiest he'd been in a while. He deserved all of it. And chat thought so too.

After some rambling about his test scores and what they'd be cooking today, chat finally became too impatient and asked for a reveal of the special guest.

"Fine. Fine. Since you guys are so fucking impatient." He huffed, watching as chat flew by, telling him to 'get on with it' and to 'TELL US WHO IT IS'. You couldn't help but laugh at the relationship he had with his chat. Always bullying each other but usually knowing when to stop and send love.

"I've actually had them on multiple other streams, not so much recently.. but they've been on my horror streams.. some IRL streams.. and they are really really special to me, chat!" He said with a big smile. Some of chat was confused as to who he was referring to, while older fans began to question if it was YOU. They were very smart.

"Some of the viewers might not know of them, so this is like I'm introducing them to chat all over again! Come over here." He finally directed the last part at you. You couldn't help but feel the sudden spike in anxiety, but chose to ignore it as you smiled back at him and headed into the frame beside him.

With a small wave and a greeting, you watched as chat completely broke. A mess of question marks and your name being spread in chat. You couldn't help but laugh. It was an overwhelmingly positive reaction as Quackity explained to new viewers that you were his partner, and that older fans were already aware of this for a while now.

The amount of 'y/n our beloved' and people asking if quackity's partner was single were abundant in chat, and you couldn't help but feel stupid for thinking the newer viewers would hate you or something.

Having the approval of Quackity's chat also made you feel lighter, it made it easier to let go and just enjoy the cooking stream.

You two began to explain what you'd be cooking to chat, and you made it very clear that he actually had to try and cook this time, to which chat agreed wholeheartedly.

He'd taken a recipe from his mom for one of his favorite meals, one he hadn't had in a while. He explained to chat that he wanted to see how well you and him could recreate it until you two took a trip to visit his family.

"Hopefully we don't disappoint her too much." You mumbled as he placed the chef hat onto your head, fixing it so you looked presentable.

"She can't be because we're actually gonna try." He stated before beginning to explain to chat what the meal was since many of them might not have even heard of it before. As he did that, you began to set aside the ingredients you wouldn't be needing until later.

After everything had been explained, it was time to get cooking. His concentration to try and recreate his mom's recipe was adorable, and chat agreed on that too.

This stream wasn't loud and messy like the others, but it was still enjoyable in its own way. Quackity was radiating such wonderful light and energy, cracking jokes and genuinely enjoying himself. It was all thanks to the stress and worries being lifted off his back. You really enjoyed seeing him like this.

Chat was able to follow along later if they wanted with how organized you guys were being, but the banter he had with you and chat made it entertaining to any casual viewer. He always found a way to make it fun.

Not only that, but chat was able to see a new side of him. The Chef Q side. More often than not, a message would roll in saying they were amazed by how good Quackity actually was at cooking. You could already imagine some of the edits that'd come out of the stream.

His mom had told you two beforehand how long it would normally take to cook this meal, and it was perfect for a usual stream and some extras where you two would actually get to try the food.

There was moments where chat was warning you two that the food would burn or that he'd accidentally set the kitchen on fire, but overall you were enjoying yourself so much.

And chat was enjoying your presence too!

By the time you two managed to finish the meal, you both plopped down onto the chairs he'd set for the supposed 'breaks'.

He had some of the sauce on his cheek and his apron, but still managed to look good. He'd also smeared sauce onto your cheek, and at this point some strands were sticking out of your hat in such a messy way since the last few minutes had been rather hectic, food almost burning and all.

"Chat. We did it." He called out before cheering loudly and clapping his hands, to which you swiftly followed along, chat beginning to cheer as well.

"I think its only right that we try what we made, don't you think?" You ask, to which chat quickly types YES in all caps, wanting to see the finished product and also find out if it even tastes good.

Quackity let out a chuckle as he smiled over at you. "Not gonna lie, I'm a little nervous. We haven't even seen it so it might just be black. Burnt to a crisp. Or what if it tastes like shit? Y/N i don't know what I'm going to do if the food tastes like shit. Thats what we're supposed to eat on our date." He whined a bit.

You shook your head, "It'll be great. And if not, we can just order takeout. It'll be fine big q." You smiled reassuringly. Chat became a frenzy of calling him cute for the state he was in, declaring their love for how supportive and kind you were, and melting over your relationship.

Before you knew it, you were both revealing the meal to chat, and pleasantly surprised by the results. The presentation of the meal itself looked really good. It looked like what you'd expect from such a plate. Quackity had even gone as far as saying it looked similar to how his mom made it.

You gasped, smiling in surprise at him. "Really? Did we really do that good of a job." His face turned into one of regret, and a long segment of silence engulfed you two before he nodded hesitantly. You both broke out into a fit of laughter.

"Okay okay, seriously. Chat's waiting for you to try it." You placed a fork in front of him, earning a loud scoff from him.

"They want to see you try it as well." He mirrored your actions and you gladly took the fork.

"Alright. First bite. Let's see if all our hard work paid off! Chat, are you ready?" You grinned and watched as the 'YES's started rolling in, some viewers telling you both to get the fuck on with it, and others gushing about how the food actually looked good. You could only hope.

You watched as he began to dig in, mouth full and chewing slowly, truly trying to savor the first bite. You did the same, and the stream was silent for the first time in a while. Chat was in suspense as well, question marks and incoherent rambling rolling through the chat.

"Chat..." he finally spoke after swallowing his bite. "Chat. It's." He paused before showing a small smile. "It's not bad at all. I like it. It's good."

You nodded your head in agreement, "It's nowhere near as good as the ones your mom makes.. but I think you and I make a pretty good team."

"I think so too. And not just for cooking." He grinned, earning himself a playful eye roll and shy smile from you.

The stream proceeded to you two feeding each other bites of the meal, asking each other if it was good, and just enjoying yourselves for a bit longer before Quackity deemed it was time to end.

"Chat !! Thank you so much for tuning in and watching this.. actually coordinated cooking stream. I had so much fun and well, I ate yummy food. I'm happy." He laughed, thanking a few more gifters before doing his signature Bye, and ending stream.

He hurried over to your side, pulling you into a hug. "Thank you so much. I truly had fun. And they definitely loved you, but not nearly as much as I do."

You chuckled at his words, giving him a small kiss before cupping his face. "I had a lot of fun too. Thank you for always being so nice to me." You paused, observing how cute he looked with his chef hat still on. "I think I like Chef Alex." You reached over and fixed his hat a bit.

"Yeah? Should I keep it on?" He teased, coming a bit closer. You couldn't help the warmth that spread over your cheeks at how blunt he was.

"Yes, but you need to help me clean this up. Maybe after we finish the food, hm? C'mon. Don't think I forgot our deal."

He whined, already feeling too lazy, but he quickly followed after you as you two sat down to actually eat. Still wearing the silly attire he'd bought for the stream, far too unbothered to change just yet.

Through a mouthful he asked, "Cuddles and a nap after we're done?"

You smiled and nodded, to which he gave a silent cheer. That was enough motivation to get you both up and cleaning after finishing the meal.

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Wrapped in each other's arms again. He couldn't seem to get enough of it. You were once again scrolling through Twitter, this time scrolling through his indirects, wanting to see what people were saying about the stream.

He'd ask you to stop to read certain ones he found funny, and even 'aww'd at the ones he found cute, mainly those talking about how cute you two looked.

Surely enough, there was already edits using the clips of him cooking, and you'd openly admitted to him that he looked "so fucking good." To which he responded by cuddling closer, if even humanly possible.

Quackity found the numerous clips of you two feeding each other to be the best part of the tweets. You two rewatched, saved, liked as many as you could before he became tired.

And with that, he was pulling you close, and leaving small kisses anywhere he could on your face. Eventually, his chest slowly rose and fell as he entered a deep slumber. You smiled, glad to see he was finally getting the rest he deserved.

"Goodnight, Alex." You whispered, leaving a small kiss on his cheek before closing your eyes as well.

#alex quackity #quackity #quackity x you #quackity x reader #quackity x y/n #gender neutral reader #quackity brainrot #quackity scenario #streamer #quackity headcannons #quackity imagines #chef quackity #cooking stream #quackity fluff #quackity my beloved #revealing lovers #leave some requests !!! I am accepting requests #look at me posting a few days apart wooo #quackity <3

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pyraintuitive · 3 years

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Hey!! I was wondering if i could put in a request for a ranboo, tubbo, and tommy x reader (platonic) were they meet up with the reader who doesn’t live close to them, and they just hang out like go to the park and stuff!!!! Thank you and make sure to get lots of rest and drink plenty of water!!:)

thank you, remember to also take care of yourself and here’s your request..

(Platonic!)Ranboo, Tubbo, Tommy meeting a reader irl

Ranboo

• after hours spent together on discord and playing minecraft you started to plan a meeting.

• and when flying was available again Ranboo immediately booked a flight to your city.

• you were excited and quite scared. it was happening so fast, you couldn’t believe that you’re going to meet your friend in real life.

• but there he was, walking in the direction of the café that you two decided to meet at.

• you noticed him first, so you ran to him really fast, forgetting about previous nervousness, and hugged him tightly, happy to see him.

• at first he was a little bit confused, but when he looked down and realised it was you he just smiled and hugged you back.

“i thought you were lying about your height”

“yeah, it’s nice to see you too”

• you started to walk to the same café that you planned to meet at. you were walking-jumping, firstly because you were that excited and happy, and secondly it helped you to keep up with Ranboo, because man’s tall and walks fast.

• you got your drinks and headed to a nearby park.

• you were talking all that time without any break, you two were just that excited. it was like you had to tell each other so many things, that you were scared that you won't have enough time for that.

• you walked to a playground, and because it was getting quite late there were no children to be seen. so you guys went there without hesitation.

• you immediately got on the swing, since it was your favourite thing on the playground.

“Seriously, y/n?”

“What?”

“You know that I can’t use this properly because of my height.”

“Well, take the L, tall ass.”

• you spent there an hour or two acting like two kids who definitely ate too much sugar, but you had so much fun.

• and after that, it got dark so you two went to your place. the next few days will be really fun.

Tubbo

• you weren’t living in the same country as him, but at least you both live in Europe. so it wasn’t that hard to meet, you just had to wait until the virus calms down.

• and when it did you booked a flight to England since you always wanted to go there.

• he was already waiting for you at the airport.

• and when he saw you he got so excited and started shouting your name and running to you. you immediately spotted him out and so did the rest of the people there.

• he closed you in a hug and you two just started jumping in a circle. people were oddly staring at you, but you couldn’t care less, cuz you just met one of your closest friends.

“i’m so happy that we finally met. i have to show you so many things like…”

yes, he planned everything for that day.

• first you went to mcdonalds, cuz you were quite hungry after the flight. you ordered your food and chatted there for a little while.

• then you went to his house so you could leave your bags in there. you also met then his family, including his sister, that you had the opportunity to talk to before

• after that you went to a beach with some snacks and drinks to just sit there and talk.

• you had a lovely time. you were constantly laughing with him, it was just so great.

• he also brought one of his ukuleles and started playing songs that you two know best.

• and you both were sitting there until it got really late and tubbo’s parents called him and told him that you had to go back home.

Tommyinnit

• meeting with him would be so spontaneous. he just once texted you “we shall meet irl” and cuz you actually wanted to meet him you agreed.

• you lived in another country, but close to England (like Netherlands, Belgium, France or smth) so it wasn't that big of a problem for Tommy to book a flight to you.

• you decided to pick him up from the airport being afraid that he could get lost on his own abroad.

• you were waiting for him and when he suddenly showed up he was pointing his camera at you. yeah, he decided to make a vlog out of this whole meeting.

“I’m vlogging y/n” he said pointing his camera even closer at you.

“Yeah, I can tell”

• you got on the bus to your place and tommy was filming practically everything which was quite funny for you.

“y/n don’t laugh at me, this is my first time in this country”

• you got into your house and exhausted tommy just lied on your couch.

“What are you doing Thomas? We have so many things to do today!”

• you dragged this poor boy outside to show him your city.

• after a little bit of sightseeing you two sat on a bench in the park eating some chips.

• and when you wanted to head back home, Tommy came up with an idea to do something more fun than sightseeing.. so you two went to the arcade.

• you didn’t want to spend much time there but it was so fun that you lost track of time.

• at the end you went back to your place really late, but at least Tommy had his second vlog gun.

#mcyt requests #mcyt x y/n #ranboo x reader #tommyinnit x reader #tubbo x reader

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here’s a list of the best, mediocre and worst kdramas i watched in 2020

no one asked for this but it’s happening because i have thoughts (also all opinions are my own if you disagree then get well soon i guess... no i’m kidding make your own posts about it don’t hate me please) ahsjsj anyways click to read a lengthy post and if you actually read the whole thing then thank you i hope you enjoy this wild ride!

THE BEST KDRAMAS -

mystic pop up bar - this show had everything i ask from a kdrama literally i can name it all found family (to real family), well thought out characters, a mystery plot, special effects, soft romances that were well written, a happy ending! no show in 2020 even comes close to how good this one was! the writers literally guided you throughout the whole thing so you could come up with theories and didn’t do a ‘aha! gotcha’ thing where they want to prove the audience wrong but they wanted us to be right and satisfied! the worst part about the drama is that it’s still so underrated and people just brush it off as some random fantasy show but it’s so much more than that! 1000/10

flower of evil - who doesn’t want to see lee joon gi being the son of a serial killer, living with the name of a man who is in a coma, and hiding his real identity from his wife who is a detective? this show constantly had me at the edge of my seat on a weekly basis so the emotions i went through while watching this are unparalleled! the writers also did such a good job on writing a coherent story that made sense and tied up all the plot points in the end. just a really satisfying show to watch! 10/10

where your eyes linger - i literally bought a $8 viki pass to watch this show so it should tell you everything you need to know about how i feel ahsjsj the episodes were 10 minutes long but we got a good story with well written characters who got character development in a total of 80 minutes it’s insane! honestly it’s still hard to believe this show had rookie actors because they were just so emotive that you could feel all the happiness, sadness, yearning and pining! probably one of my fave kdramas this year because of the acting that i always constantly rewatch! would recommend 10/10

crash landing on you - okay so this drama was actually released on my birthday last year and it was a time in my life when i was going through a lot so maybe it’s the comfort this show provided me through that time this is why i have such a soft spot for it? like the romance was good, it was funny, there was found family, the nk soldiers were all softies, there were strong female leads, soft male leads!!! ahh!! no other show on this list made me think about the unification of south korea and north korea irl because i wanted se ri and jeong hyeok to be together 4ever! but the only issue i had with this show was the ending they gave seung jun if they didn’t do that i’d give this show a 10/10 but just for that they get a 9/10

psycho but it’s okay - this was one of those shows where you’re literally like ‘wow everyone here needs therapy’ but this show was amazing i loved the story telling and how each episode related to children’s book/fairytales! the writers also did a good job with how carefully they talked about mental health in depth without villainising their characters but actually tried to make the audience understand why they were this way which included all the side characters too who had a well thought out story in each episode! also the dynamic between moon young, kang tae and sang tae was everything to me the actors all did an amazing job portraying their characters, it truly was a healing drama. the only thing i didn’t like about this show was the whole plastic surgery plot with the mother like that was very far fetched but it provided drama so i’ll let it slide because the rest was amazing. this show is a solid 8.5/10

18 again - another underrated gem! who would’ve thought a remake of that zac efron movie could be this good!! lee do hyun stole this show for sure the way he portrayed his character and gave heart eyes to his kids (when he’s only 25 irl was the best thing i saw this year ahsjs) i loved the family dynamics in this show, i loved how it talked about what it’s like to be young parents and how society still think it’s taboo to be divorced! it’s a show that makes you laugh and cry at the same time and that’s why everyone should watch it! however, the biggest clown thing this show did to me though was that i got sls for the first time while watching a kdrama... hwang in yeop if u’re reading this i love u and u deserved better 🤡 that aside this show was a 8/10

itaewon class - i actually didn’t watch this drama as it was airing because i thought i wouldn’t enjoy the plot but when i watched it i binged the whole thing in 2 days and my biggest regret is i didn’t watch it sooner! everyone knows i have a soft spot for park seo joon since he’s my favourite actor i’ve literally watched all his dramas like he could star in the trashiest drama out there and i’d still watch it and be like wow (looking at she was pretty 👀) this show aside from the acting had one of the best revenge plots in a kdrama! just watching a character realistically hustle his way to reach the top while fighting the corrupt man whose son killed his father was so so satisfying to watch! however, the love triangle in this show was questionable idk what they were trying to do with that but it personally annoyed me! but still i’ll give this show a 7.5/10 because i enjoyed it a lot!

do you like brahms? - kim min jae and park eun bin.. that’s all you need to know about why this is a good kdrama! i’m usually not a big fan of melodramas and everyone knows i prefer rom coms but this show was just so perfectly melo that i loved all the angst and pain we got!! also just watching two introverted people awkwardly fall in love was amazing! the characters story arcs were also handled pretty well with song ah finally learning to speak up for herself and joon young learning to express how he truly feels! but... the love square? was probably the most annoying thing the rest in my opinion was nicely done! i know people had mixed feelings about the ending but i loved that after all the pain joon young and song ah went through they got a happy ending together! 7/10

find me in your memory - okay this show started off very slow and it was confusing at the start but as it progressed everything in the plot started to fall into place! i mean this show really took opposites attract to a new level where the male lead could remember every single detail from his life but the female lead had to forget some of her traumatic memories to help her cope with her life! they were also tied together through a mutual character who was a big part of their lives in a different way! just an interesting melodrama with interesting characters i liked it! and moon ga young... i love you queen!!! 7/10

THE MEDIOCRE KDRAMAS -

more than friends - was the storytelling in this show groundbreaking? no. was the acting decent? yes. also probably the main reason i stuck with this show until the end! i think we can all agree lee soo had the best character development on this show he started off as a bad boy who wore one ear stud to actually becoming a well liked character... who else did it like him? no one. also the chemistry between the mains was 🔥 but the second male lead was so annoying is there a opposite word for second lead syndrome because i had that for sure! i think the best part about this show was the people i watched it with on here... shoutout to the five of us ahsjsj also this show introduced me to a talented actor/singer like ong seong wu (y’all know my kpop knowledge is nonexistent so no i didn’t know he was in a band called wanna one) all in all a predictable show but i had fun watching it so 6.5/10

tale of the nine tailed - i didn’t actually watch this show i watched it through gifs and instagram posts ahsjsjs so am i qualified to talk about my opinion definitely no... will I talk about it anyways yes lmao. lee rang deserved better that’s all goodbye and take care. 5.5/10

start up - probably one of the most awaited opinions. y’all thought this would be in the worst kdramas section but i decided to give this show some rights. the show started off strong, lost it’s way after episode 6 and then the last episode gave me what i wanted so i have mixed feelings. the writing was not the best i think we can all agree, love triangle as a plot device? wow so groundbreaking 🤡 the characters on the other hand... i loved every single one of them i mean ship wars? i don’t know her. the show had a lot of potential that was wasted but we also got some cute moments between the characters so there was really no winning or losing with this show? but in all honesty you can’t put a talented cast together like this and then just decide to give the audience a mediocre plot but the writers did exactly that! i think i can redirect y’all to my ‘crimes this show committed’ post for a in-depth analysis. lastly nam do san was a GOOD and REFRESHING male lead and ji pyeong was also a GOOD and FUN second male lead!!! this show gave me the ugliest ship war ever that i was transported back to my high school tvd days so thank you for that!! but the cast was loveable and all had a lot of chemistry together so here’s a 5/10 maybe that's too generous but... i think the reason why i didn't enjoy watching this show as much was definitely because of the tag on here lmao

THE WORST KDRAMAS -

the king eternal monarch - i miss clowning this show so much. the amount of braincells i lost while trying to understand this plot... i should be compensated by the writers. however, woo do hwan was a treat to look at on a weekly basis... however the writers kept decreasing his screen time even though he had a dual role... make it make sense? and i cannot comment on the plot of this show because i still don’t understand anything? also in my opinion tae eul and lee gon were the most bland couple of 2020, there was no chemistry between them and there was just a random kiss in episode 5 and they randomly said i love you... where was the development? also lee gon was soooo boring and such a one dimensional male lead! literally all the side characters were so much more interesting and the cast was good... but this plot. 2/10

do do sol sol la la sol - i wanna fight the writer who decided that the plot twist on the show would be that jun is a minor? i had no expectations from this show but it looked cute and nonsensical but that plot twist made me run the other way so fast that i never looked back! just because jun is a boy they really thought this would be excused like lmao we all have critical thinking skills???? the clown behaviour. a solid 1/10

record of youth - i hate this show so much. imagine not utilising park so dam who just starred in the biggest oscar winning movie to her full potential. imagine just making her a love interest to park bo gum’s character in the year 2020. i watched it up until episode 6 and i kept waiting for her character to get development... but it never happened so i dropped this show. also this show featured the MOST useless love triangle i have ever seen in my life like what was the point? also park bo gum’s characters family was straight up annoying (minus the grandpa) but they got so much screen time like that should’ve been given to park so dam... also villainising a gay side character for no reason at all in the year 2020? this show was a waste of my time i want the 6 hours i spent watching this back. -100/10

backstreet rookie - i watched one episode of this and literally wanted to rip my eyeballs out of my head. idk what ji chang wook was thinking when he signed this drama i think he lost his ability to read because that's the only reasonable explanation for why he chose to star in such a dumpster fire show! this show had a racist character... had a high schooler kiss an adult... sexist jokes... just the worst things you can think of in a drama... this show had it. i still can’t believe so many people watched this show to the point where it had better ratings than pbio... really made me question everyone’s taste? but sorry can’t relate my taste is excellent so here’s the rating this show actually deserves -1000/10

if you made it this far... thank you for reading. let’s continue to love some kdramas together and get clowned by others in 2021! looking forward to it 😅

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what’s ur favorite thing abt each of your mutuals?

Okay- the way I literally went through each of my mutuals accounts so I could pick out little things I like about the ones I don't know super well is a little wild. I just wanted to find specifics for everyone (including the ones I don't talk to)

This turned out as less my favorite*thing* about each mutual and just me writing out a genuine compliment to each mutual. Hope y'all don't mind😅😅😅

@wandanatfluff - I have never actually talked to you but Hello!- I specifically love your fic 'I Love You' it broke me for a minute and your use of lyrics for both Photograph ( Ed Sheeran) and Secret Love Song (Little Mix) made me cry. It was beautifully written and so are your other fics.

@lostandsearching - First things first- your drunk drabbles had me in tears. Second- Your drunk love taps make my day even if I don't get them, they pop up on my feed and I immediately giggle a little but I also get worried cause I know how reckless my irl friends are when they drink- please be safe!!

@astupidworkinprogress - I've also never really interacted with you either so Hi! Your Masterlist is absolutely beautifully done and I love everything about it. Further more your fics Favor and 4-Lifers were both absolute favorites of mine. Favor made me smile and wanna watch Mamma Mia and 4-Lifers made me emotionally break. :)

@bi-rdofprey-writes - I've never really actually talked to you either... Hello! I really love your fic Golden Honey it made my day the first time I read it and I've definitely read it more than once! It's so cute and r is definitely whipped for Nat :) I also loved reading Daddy- specifically for the spice pun (you know which one) It made me giggle.

@w4ter-you-doing - Hii! I've never talked to you either. (I'm sensing a trend here...) I love your whole blog and your little rants but I also have to mention your absolutely amazing taste in music (those Spotify Playlists though👀👀.)

@aquamarinescarlet - I live for your incorrect quote posts. And also I'm loving your marriage to @abimess (also I've never really actually talked to you either so uhh- Hiya)

@selfwrotevision - I haven't ever really talked to you either- my god I am I really this antisocial online??? (I mean I new I was an introvert irl but this is ridiculous) I F*CKING LOVED 'KEEP THIS PRETTY GIRL CLOSER' It made me feel all the feels and it definitely in my top 10 favorite fics.

@chelleztjs18 - You my dear are so incredibly kind and extremely nice to talk to. You also happen to be writing the only Lizzie Olsen x Reader fic I've ever really stayed interested in for more than a few chapters. Normally I don't read Lizzie x Reader stories but yours is happily an exception.

@magicallymaximoff - I literally could not put how much I value your friendship into words. You're such a ray of sunshine (no matter how much you deny it) and I am SO fecking proud of you. Also you're a gorgeous warrior princess and I don't care if you disagree. You're absolutely amazing and you're definitely the only person I will ever allow to call me that nickname you gave me :) You're also the only person who gets away with calling me Baby Queen and Teensy (so don't you ever doubt that you're special to me) I care about you a lot- and I worry about you. I'm glad you're still around :)

@randomshyperson-main - I don't talk to you a lot (never outside of the gc) but you seem as though you're a genuinely nice person and I appreciate that. Also the TALENT you have as a writer. So many of your stories have left me feeling so much it isn't funny. I particularly like the following- The One, Road To Healing, and Friends Never Love Me Like You.

@outofplaceoutinspace - I don't think I've ever talked to you either. (Much to my disappointment you seem amazing) I absolutely love for your preference posts, they are fantastic. And also just kinda looking at your blog- you seem like you really have a good heart and you care a lot and it's honestly incredible. I admire that.

@yourtaletotell - Hii! The way you support your friends and mutuals is absolutely so sweet and admirable. You are absolutely genius at writing and I love the poetry, lyrics and song inspired post on your page. It seems as though music means a lot to you and I appreciate that.

@reminiscingtonight - Excuse me ma'am you are absolutely the angst queen 👑 Holy Shite. You literally never fail to make me bawl my eyes out at 2am. It's impressive. I went from emotionally meh cause I couldn't get myself to let out my emotions - to like- actually not being able to stop sobbing after reading one of your angst fics. It's actually a little terrifying.

@bisexual-chupacabra - Okay first off I need you to know how much I love your tag. It makes unnecessarily happy. You were one of the first people I followed on here and I don't regret it at all. I literally panicked when I realized you followed me back. We've also never actually talked to each other so Hi🤣

@theperfectlovestory - You're really really great at writing for Leigh Shaw. I wish I could write anything that well. You're incredibly talented and I cannot stress enough how satisfied, yet absolutely broken I was after reading Toxic Cowardice.

@abimess - Hi, there was a point in time where you were my mom?? (and now I have no idea what's going on cause I'm never on the gc) Anywho- You're incredibly funny and sort of an asshole (but like- in a loving, endearing way) also-- HOLYSHITILOVEYOURWRITING I don't know if I could actually put into words how much I enjoy reading what you write. You and Miranda never cease to leave me speechless with your fics. Seriously I look up to you. It's important that you know that.

@peabrain112 -First off you're ridiculously funny. I appreciate the chaotic energy you bring to everything you do. Everything on your blog usually tends to make me smile and laugh a little. Also everything about the chaotic Yelena posts make my life worth living. :)

@somewhatgreatexpectations - Okay- even if it's not a thing in the gc anymore (is it?? I don't know- I guess I should be active more) I'm still absolutely referring to you as my writing Mom (Even if the surprise adoption ruined my engagement) Despite preventing me from getting married though- you are a genuinely good human being and you have always been so kind (unless you're lovingly being sorta mean in which case that's okay) Also literally everything you write is absolutely amazing and I seriously look up to you as a writer- also I specifically love your love triangle fics and I absolutely adore Goldrush because despite the fact that Taylor is not super great in Ingrid Goes West- the version of her that lives in my heart and in my head is amazing and I have a mega soft spot for her.

Um- well on top of compliments I also realized I don't talk to a bunch of my mutuals. I don't think I've ever talked to most of you one on one (with the exception of like three)

I'm actually a little bummed about that so- since I'm awkward and I can't start conversations to save my life- I'm just gonna say my dms are always open so please don't be afraid to reach out! (I'm afraid enough to cover the both of us I promise)

Anyway I just wanted to use this opportunity to show my appreciation for y'all :)

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Requested by @blanknamed (aka my bestie fr): hihi i saw the matchup and remembered my irl friend sent me these pictures when describing my aesthetic at one point and was wondering if i can have a matchup with someone from dsmp and dr. stone 🥺congrats on 1k too! so proud of you ❤️ you deserve this milestone!

Arielle get over here and let me give you a virtual kiss on the forehead because you’re just the sweetest person to ever grace this earth 😚forgive me for the long wait but i had to put so much into this one because it’s for you!! thank you for always being such a ray of sunshine and for becoming one of my first ever mutuals so long ago — and as a show of my gratitude, i’ll get right into your first pairing, which is going to be with…

I had a literal conflict over this because I think you could be compatible with more than half of the characters in dr. stone (looking at gen specifically), but UGH you and Senku would be so damn iconic together. As much as he’s not intent on becoming romantically involved with anyone, it just so happened that you both had a chance meeting together at the school library — in the modern times pre-petrification, of course. You were looking for a book on the development of radiation powered technology for a history class, and by coincidence Senku was reading the blurb of that very text when you stopped by. When you asked if he’d read it, your classmate simply shook his head and said he just knew a lot about the subject, and soon enough a conversation blossomed from that point.

Y’all talked for two hours. While standing in the same spot. TWO HOURS. And it didn’t even stop there because he realized the time and asked if you wanted to talk more over a bowl of this really good ramen he knew about close by. Senku barely even realized the implications of his offer until much later, since…

He was way too involved in your conversation to notice

He’s never had any interest like that in someone before, let alone has he ever tried asking a person out in general

Everything about you was so interesting to him that he cannot process anything else going on around him and he doesn’t know why

You just feel so different in comparison to his dynamic with anyone else that it throws him off. He’s curious as to why he straightens up when you walk in a room, why everytime you smile at his stupid dry jokes it makes him more confident, why your intrigued questions about his work give him an extra burst of adrenaline. After he comes home late, having fallen asleep in the library while you studied for a test beside him, Byakuya eventually spells it out for Senku in massive bold letters.

No, seriously, he writes it on a whiteboard with a chunky black marker.

“That’s ridiculously far-fetched,” he asserts quickly, trying to push his old man out of the room. “Since when have I ever been interested in anyone in that way?”

“Senku, you waited for her to finish her work. Without complaint.”

And he’s like: oh shit—

But knowing Senku, he still makes some futile attempts to disprove the concept that he could ever be attracted to someone in a romantic sense. Ya know, all that, “science is my only devotion” shit. It lasted for about two weeks, which was the exact amount of time that he tried avoiding you in hopes of seeing if he could in fact continue his routine without your presence next to him.

The bitch still cannot swallow his pride though, so you have to be the one to make the first move — which is about as simple as perfecting Flight of the Bumblebee on a violin. Every time you try bringing it up, it’s like Senku gets a sixth sense about it and is pulled away from you as soon as possible. At some point you just had to corner him in the school lab, hands smacking against the surface of his work table and mouth blurting it out.

“I think we should go on a date.”

He’s kinda impressed at the sheer willpower you displayed in finally getting the question into the air. And as much as he would hate to admit it, some happy nerves shot through his body when it happened. On the outside, though, he simply failed to fight a grin.

“Wanna get food with me tonight?”

And you did :D and it only went good from there. Dates at cafes with comfy chairs and pretty lighting, test runs of new experiments in the middle of the night that Senku calls you to see together, just enjoying the presence of one another in a secluded corner of the libraries you frequent. Even after the disaster that was petrification you’re both side by side, being sarcastic little shits to each other as soon as Senku frees you from the stone; doing new tests to save the world, going on picnics by the river, and constantly being of service to one another.

And then from the c!dsmp, I thought it was only fitting to match you up with…

^^ artwork by SAD-ist on YouTube

Listen, listen: I was considering a more standard/expected approach to this matchup, like maybe c!Wilbur or c!Niki because they’ve both got some major academia vibes. Especially Niki, because damn she’d probably take you to her flower shop and make handmade bouquets for you each day. However, I just think that it would be so perfectly fitting to have you and c!Sapnap together aesthetically. He’s very emotionally driven, always doing something stupid, and he probably hasn’t read a book since L’manburg claimed to be a sovereign nation. Regardless of that fact, he could sit and watch you read a book for hours, even if you didn’t ask him to. Standard case of grounded scholar + impulsive idiot = natural soulmates.

Within the region of the SMP, I imagine you like confining yourself to the libraries filled with ancient texts on the vast history of your home — although taking a visit to Eret’s self-made museum is always a pleasure as well. Niki gets along with you easily enough that you hang out together all the time, and it’s on one such occasion in the early days of L’manburg that Sapnap encounters you for the first time.

Dream had sent him out for scouting duty (which to Sapnap translates into, ‘be annoying to everyone within the walls’), and he’d taken to the edge of the country’s small borders, lounging up high above the trees so that he could see everything below with ease. To his surprise he found you, scribbling away within a ragged old notebook underneath a tree canopy, and wearing the prettiest smile he’d ever seen exist on a person before. You were waiting for your friend to arrive, it seemed, taking the ideas in your head and putting them to paper whilst you sat patiently. He was enraptured with you right away, and as a result he took to teasingly pestering you every chance he could.

Sapnap showed up at least once a week — and when he could, more than that — to slowly learn more about you. He tried staying under the radar of Wilbur when he did, just to make sure none of his endeavors were interfered with or got back to Dream in any capacity. Initially, his presence appeared a pain in your side, but your apprehension ultimately fell at the hands of his ridiculous humor and genuine inquiries as to your likes and dislikes. You knew who he was from the get-go, but it was hard not to find delight in his visits when he made such vigorous attempts to know you.

Although you’re sure he’d already learned it somehow, you told him your name one fateful afternoon, and he’s thought about that moment every day since, marking it as the first day he truly made progress in winning you over.

“You should come up here one day so we can talk normally,” he called out on a particularly overcast fall morning. “Maybe then I can see your face up close.”

You laughed, gazing up at him from the hillside on which you reclined. “You’re ridiculous. That’s not how this relationship works.”

“Mm, relationship? Sounds like you wanna gimme a kiss more than saying anything, hu—ow!”

A pine cone had clipped him in the shoulder harmlessly, chucked with expert aim by your own hand. Despite his surprise, Sapnap couldn’t help smiling.

“If you’re working that hard to twist the narrative and get me up there, how about you just come down instead?”

Without missing a beat the next day, he scaled to the top of the nation’s wall, made his way inside (with very little consideration for his safety), and took your face in his hands.

“You want me to?”

You already knew the implications. “Yeah.”

And he kissed you, then and there. Nice job, Ari!

Navigating a full blown relationship in the conditions y’all were in was not ideal. Sapnap tried everything he could to make sure you were safe, despite his distaste for your mother country and its leaders. After that cleared, though, it was a whole lot easier to be together and figure things out. Sapnap didn’t mind you staying within the walls as much as he initially thought because it reminded him of the first time you met, and so long as he could spend time with you he loved every second. Literally ask this man to do anything with you and he’s in, no matter what it is.

The sheer spontaneous energy Sapnap has inevitably feeds into your own, so while you’re much more contained than the pyromaniac, you have some very notable moments of crazy that are simply unforgettable. It’s honestly super funny to see that infectious life invade your senses, because otherwise you’re a super logical person and love entertaining yourself with the more simplistic things.

You work a lot with Wilbur on record keeping and cartography, but something that you and Sapnap apparently have in common is archery. That pine cone throw was no fluke, and he found that out when you came to visit, a shimmering bow fastened to a stock-full quiver on your back. It’s become a pastime to both ride out into the forest with your horses and practice archery (oftentimes mounted) as a way to let out frustration. If the weather conditions are too abysmal to go and do something outdoors, though, Sapnap likes to fall asleep watching you do methodical work, most commonly with his head in your lap as a fireplace crackles nearby. He’s a huge sucker for that cozy atmosphere, even though he tries to be all tough and badass at other times.

This became a huge ramble because I just think this pairing for you works so well, but I’m praying you get the picture. Sapnap is a flirty, slightly whiny, very protective, and free spirited person whenever you’re around, and he’d do whatever he could to see that pretty smile like the first day you told him your name. He thinks the world of you, and in his eyes your intelligence goes unparalleled.

#genesisrose 1k event #milestone event #matchup event #aesthetic matchup #senku x reader #c!sapnap x reader #dr stone matchups #dsmp matchup

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