#i wish there more higher quality shots

[uselessalexis165]

more of some of my favorite siblings

#i wish there more higher quality shots #of just pepa’s kiddos all together #my text #encanto #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #my little pony #my little pony friendship is magic #rwby #rwby7 #rwby8 #camilo madrigal #antonio madrigal #dolores madrigal #jin #lmk jin #yin #lmk yin #twilight sparkle #spike #shining armor #weiss schnee #winter schnee #whitely schnee

[kazumist]

EPISODE 14 ♡ I LOVE YOU TO THE BONE

HOW YOU GET THE GIRL — A SCARAMOUCHE SMAU

masterlist / prev ep / next ep / angsty stuff ahead!

cw: drinking, alcohol, a few profanities here and there. wc: 1023.

“so?”

kazuha settles down at the table where his miserable and dear friend is brooding. “i just don't get it," his friend says.

“i’m right here, kazuha.” 

“how's your heart at this point?” kazuha asks him. “same old. would it be cheesy to say broken?”

“if that's the best term you think would describe it, then no, it isn't cheesy.”

kunikuzushi pours himself another shot and takes it down in one gulp. he isn't going to last anytime soon, kazuha thinks. “you know what the funny part is? even if i want or try to get mad at them for being selfish, i just can't. i can't do it, kazuha.”

“what am i if not theirs?”

and just in time, “the man who can't be moved” by the script started playing. how perfect for kunikuzushi’s situation.

“a huge and miserable idiot, that's what you are," kazuha replies, pouring himself a shot as well. kunikuzushi lets out a weak laugh at his response, “well, i can't certainly deny that.”

“it's okay to be selfish every once in a while, kuni. you should raise your pride higher again.” 

“i’d rather lose my pride than lose them in my life.”

“you're really stubborn; did you know that?” oh, he knew that very well. 

“you know, if the pain is starting to become more heavy than the joy, then you should let go. you're always the miserable one, kuni. the fact that you're already hesitating already says a lot about what your mind is trying to tell you.”

when those words left kazuha’s lips, kunikuzushi thought it was a nice idea to drink four consecutive shots. “i’m not taking care of you if you get drunk, idiot.”

“just take me home after.” another shot.

not too long after that, kunikuzushi was drunk.

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when you got a text from kazuha saying that he had a gift for you, you didn't expect to see a drunk and sobbing kunikuzushi by your doorstep.

you wanted to see kunikuzushi, sure, but not in this state. definitely not in the state where he's continuously apologizing for not being enough for you to stay.

“love, come home to me. let's go home.” 

you felt like crying too, because, as much as you also wanted to go home with him, you couldn't even dare step a foot inside the front porch to kuni’s heart.

“fuck you, kazuha.” you cursed at him.

“take care of him, (name); after all, you made him get into this state.”

“kazuha, who are you talking to?” kuni asks.

“that's lyney, kuni.”

before kunikuzushi could even curse at him, kazuha already left and started up his car again. and now you were left with a drunk kuni thinking you were lyney.

“let's get you to bed, kuni.”

“fuck you, lyney. if you hadn't given them heizou’s contact, then this wouldn't have happened. i would've been the one who was with them by that tree.”

you were stunned. you didn't know he saw you two back then.

“lyney, just tell heizou to take care of them," he says again, completely convinced that he was talking to his friend and not his ex.

“tell him that they're not really a big fan of chocolates or flowers, and that they prefer quality time and physical affection over gifts. tell him that they get cold easily, that they're not a huge fan of horror, and that they're prone to sickness if their health isn't maintained.”

“just tell him to take care of them, yeah? because i won't be the one who's going to do those things anymore.”

you managed to pull kunikuzushi into your room, but you still didn't say a word. you wanted to hear what else he had to say.

“you know, i kinda wish those alternative universes were real,” he started again. “because maybe, in another universe, we would've gotten our happy ending.” you couldn't help but let the tears sting.

“it hurts, lyney. and it's unfair. whenever i feel down, if i just see them okay, then i’ll also be alright. if i had to choose where i’d go home, i would always choose to go home to them. i’m getting tired already. is this still leading anywhere?”

“why can't they just let me love them? why do they have to run away? what are they so afraid of? i know i have my own flaws too, lyney, but i’ll be willing to catch them if anything goes wrong with us.”

you finally decided to speak up. “pretend that you're talking to (name) right now; what would you say?”

“(name)?” he repeats.

“i love you, (name). i know you'd never say it back, but i love you all the same. i love you even if you push me away. i love you even if you become too much to handle. i love you even if i’m not sure if you'll ever love me back again. i love you to the bone, (name). maybe i'm still seeking something we could never have again, or maybe i’m still choosing to give you the love that you won't ever accept, but even so, i love you," he says, a sob coming in every now and then.

“in another life, i’d be your lover, and i hope you'd be mine too, even if it's not in this life if you're not ready yet. i love you so fucking much.”

“and i just want you to love me back.”

“but i’m getting tired, (name). i’m sorry if my love wasn't enough to make you stay, but now that you're happy with someone else, i have no choice but to be happy for you. he’ll get to do the things i wanted to do with you, and you'll be happy with him, and i’ll watch. because i have no other choice.”

“i love you, (name), but i can't do this anymore.”

with tear-stained cheeks, kunikuzushi fell asleep on your bed. giving him one last kiss on the forehead, you pulled the covers on him. and you cried yourself to sleep on the sofa soon after.

“i’m sorry, kuni. i’m here. i’ll come home to you now.”

extra notes.

yeah so that happened. crazy ikr haha

i told u all things were gna get messy

link to the smau playlist is here !! would reco to listen while reading

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#( smau — how you get the girl ! ) #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin impact #genshin imagines #scaramouche x reader #scaramouche smau #kunikuzushi x reader #kunikuzushi #x reader

[saltysatellite804]

Woke up and started going into character analysis mode while drinking my coffee. This is about Aizen of course.

Thinking about how much of a loose canon (and lowkey suicidal/fate-tempting) Aizen actually is. He plays it all cool, but he isn't actually always as meticulous as he comes across.

-fused himself with Hogyoku without knowing for sure it was a wish granting jewel (he just suspected). Even disregarding that, he went into battle before it even "understood" him. He had no guarantee it would actually keep him alive. He also had zero guarantee it would bring him back to life after a fatal injury. These were all just hypothetical.

-allowed White to give its powers to a Quincy because he wanted to know what would happen. Total fluke, but he went with it. Presumably, he knows that a Quincy is unlikely to survive this process.

-recruited Kaname knowing he could never control him with Hypnosis.

-risked Gin being by his side knowing he was planning his death because he wanted to "see how he would do it". He even told him how to neutralize his power. He was just like "okay kid, I like you, freebie shot at killing me," !!!. Like omg.

-risked empowering the Vasto Lordes, not knowing if they would become stronger than himself or not (they did not). He even said he suspected they would.

-decided to help Ichigo become stronger, not knowing what would happen

-risked Orihime finding someway to use her power against him (okay this has become more of a headcanon. I like to think he was curious to see if she would actually try to erase Hogyoku).

-furthermore he pits Ichigo against his Espada, not knowing who the victor will be, made 0 effort to keep Ichigo alive.

-completely went power mad and off guard after evolving. He arguably had to have some of those qualities before fusing.

-fought Yhwach with 0 guarantee of success. Put himself in extreme mortal peril to defeat him. Sure it was becoming a very "do or die" situation but it doesnt feel out of character

(Notice how None of his risks went wrong until Ichigo)

There's probably some more things I'm not thinking of.

I was thinking about how Aizen comes across very "a man with nothing to lose". It really matches up with who he is. He has mastered all his powers and there's nothing left because he feels no connection to those around him, no sense of purpose or love or comraderie. It must drive him insane, and make him lose some regard for his own safety, in some sense. So he decides he will keep reaching higher because what else is there. If he cannot be like anyone else, he must go above them. He thinks the current system is fuckin BS but he can't tell anyone because it's illegal to even question the status quo lol. It's almost like fate to him.

But deep down he still wants to fall, wants to fit in like Stark did, wants his own hubris to knock him down like Icarus reaching for the sun. He wants one of these gambles to catch up with him deep down. It's like a fantasy. And he knows it.

#character contradictions are my crack #sosuke aizen #ichigo kurosaki #bleach #character analysis

[thesecretsoftheuniverse]

Could u do jealous neteyam headcannons or a fic pls? I love all ur works and ur writing style!

clouded perception !

– pairing neteyam x gn!reader | wc 2.6k | warnings a lot of jealousy, a lot of angst i guess (i had way too much fun with this oops) but also some fluff | what's inside neteyam has to learn how to deal with something he has never felt before as he watches you train with a close friend – authors note my first request! how exciting! i'm sorry it took so long. i hope i did your wishes justice anonie and thank you for the kind words! also feedback is of course always appreciated (and i'm the worst at naming fics haha) :)

neteyam excelled in anything you could possibly think of, especially in activities related to hunting, whether it was tracking, archery or flying. he was a natural in everything he persued. so obviously he felt hurt when you decided so ask another one of the skilled young na’vi to help you practice your shooting skills as you had always had a hard time keeping up with the others when it came to using your bow and arrow. you were training to become a healer, which put different qualities to a test. ever since you had been romantically involved with neteyam mo’at startet to take you under her wing to make sure you grew into your role of a possible future tsahík. but knowing every detail about plants and their healing capabilities and getting taught how to nurse and how to form a close bond with ewya didn’t spare you from basic training in archery to be able to defend yourself and your people if it ever came to a worst case scenario. this was the reason why you started to spend more time than usual with one of your closest childhood friends – ‘anoa. it didn’t pass anyone that he was one of the most promising young warriors of the clan, frequently being compared to neteyam te suli tsyeyk'itan, the golden boy and child progidy of the clan. but neteyam had been busy, now more than ever. if he wasn’t with the hunting party, he was planning with his dad for an upcoming raid, assisting him where- and whenever he could. because of that the time you and neteyam shared was scarce and most definitely not used to get additional lessons in archery. that was why you confided in your best friend who gladly accepted your request.

one morning you and ‘anoa were standing on the edge of a clearing, facing makeshift targets. it was still early, the first rays of sunshine barely touching the tips of the trees and morning dew still covering the grass. your back was resting against ‘anoa’s bare chest as you were repeating the basics while drawing your bow, him correcting your position again and again, “you need more core strength. mind your abdominal muscles.” he turned over, pressing the palm of his hand against your stomach, which was slowly rising and falling from your deep breaths, “more, more.” as you were trying your best to tense your muscles just like ‘anoa instructed you pulled funny faces to make your training seem extra exhausting and get a smile out of your friend. “skxawng,” ‘anoa chuckled, slightly tapping the side of your head, but immediately returning to a more serious demeanour, “now just position your elbow a little bit higher and put your hand next to your cheek. close your eyes and feel your breath tingling your skin. sense the tension flooding your body and how it spreads to your arms and legs as you pull the string of your bow,” he said with a calm voice while correcting the placement of your left hand. “good. now that we’ve freshened up that bit try and give it a shot.” you focused on your target, feeling the hot breath tickling the skin of your fingers, mentally checking your position one last time. your mind shut down completely as you were focusing on what was in front of you before you let go of the arrow, seeing it flying into the direction of your target and hitting its center. you heard the impact as the arrowhead drilled itself into the trunk of the tree. “hey, you’re a natural! i don’t even know why we’ve been practicing all morning”, 'anoa cheered with a smile, giving you a side-hug. unbeknownst to you you had been watched. neteyam noticed how you had been up too early for you linking and left the village. surprised by your secretive behaviour and also wondering what you were up to was why he decided to follow you, which led to him hiding in the thicket of the forest, closely observing your little meet up. he knew that he could trust you and that you would never go behind is back. he also knew ‘anoa and what he meant to you, that you had been growing up together and that both of you were very close, almost like siblings as you yourself never had one. this was rather unnatural to na’vi, who tended to come in big families. but due to that you and ‘anoa were basically a package deal as over time he became something like a substitute sibling to you. and neteyam also knew that ‘anoa was already having a partner, a lovely girl. neteyam hadn’t been introduced to her yet, but he knew that she was a talented weaver and that she occasionally helped out his mother if there was something needed last minute while preparing for special occasions. but still, neteyam couldn’t help but let jealousy cloud his thinking, especially when he should’ve been the one standing there with you, with your back pressed against his body, him adjusting your movements and watching you beaming with pride after successfully making your shot. jealousy – something he had never felt before. something he never had to feel, as every male na’vi knew who you belonged to and that the son of the olo’eyktan is someone not to be messed with . so they always kept their distance. neteyam contemplated whether he should interrupt your training session, but settled on heading back to the village, still lost in his thoughts and having a frown on his face, angrily pushing aside every branch crossing his way as he was desperately trying to get rid of the irrational feeling sitting in his guts, which was slowly spreading through his body and engulfing his mind.

something was off. you could almost smell it in the air. this undetectable feeling was following you around all day long, haunting you at work while you were taking care of the wounded, ill and elderly. it was eating away at the food as you were sitting on the floor sharing dinner with your lover’s family and it followed you into your sleep. you couldn’t tell what exactly it was, but something was different. at first it didn’t really catch your attention as you thought this was just a phase. the day of the raid, which had been planned for weeks, was coming closer. so not only was every clan member busy with preparations as everyone who could in some way contribute was imposed with tasks depending on what their role and function within the clan was, but everyone was mostly stressed and worried. over time dinners started to become quieter as the mood shifted. even tuk, who tended to talk your ears off, wasn’t as chatty as usual. in the morning you suddenly were left without a loving peck on your temple, in the evening you weren’t greeted with a welcoming hug, being asked about your day. and this was going on for days. kiri was the first one to notice, to notice how neteyam was the one who grew more distant. more distant of you. how the first thing asking about after coming back from a hunt wasn’t you and your well-being or how he started to barely mention you anymore, requiting questions about you asked in his presence with a grunt. he started to become closed off and stopped talking about you, the light of his life. someone he normally didn’t shut up about. really, he stopped talking to anyone as time went by and jealousy started to consume him, wondering about why you felt the need of turning away from him, self-doubts starting to creep in. neteyam was a people pleaser, always trying his best for everyone around him. not meeting expectations was definitely something he was afraid of. he was afraid, if he had given you too little and if that was why you were turning to someone else, to someone better than him. the mighty warrior was afraid of being inferior. a fear he had been carrying with him ever since he had been able to think, something that had always been sitting in the back of his mind and now his worst nightmare seemingly became reality. losing his love, the one he was destined to be with, to someone else. to an outsider watching this probably seemed like an overreaction, like something blown completely out of proportion. you had been enamoured by neteyam ever since you were children. even a blind one was able to see it. so of course not a single soul would have possibly doubted your connection and your relationship, but neteyam was seeing red as he was confronted with something he was afraid of the most – losing a loved one, which changed his perception severely.

now that he became hyper-aware of the relationship of you and ‘anoa neteyam didn’t fail to miss every tiny interaction between you and your friend. he noticed ‘anoa’s subtle touches and how he put his hand on your lower back to bring you comfort. and neteyam saw the little wrinkles under your eyes, which always started to show whenever someone made you laugh so hard you had to hold your stomach and throw your head back. he noticed more than ever how ‘anoa made you laugh in that specific way, in a way only neteyam should have made you laugh. these little things hadn’t been anything new, but they started to bother him. it started to bother him that he wasn’t the only one in your life, even though this was something that had been off the table since the very beginning of your relationship as this was never going to happen anyway. he knew how much space ‘anoa took up in your life. but nonetheless you had never given your boyfriend any reason to doubt you or your love for him.

when neteyam started to brush off your absent-minded touches the both of you had been sharing ever since you started going out it finally dawned on you. it wasn’t the raid that occupied your lover’s mind, it had been you. but not in a good way. all of a sudden so many things made sense. how neteyam had been deliberately avoiding you all this time. how neytiri started to watch you and her oldest son with a worried look on her face, knowing that there was nothing in the world she could do make the situation any better as she knew she had to let you figure this out yourselves. and how kiri’s behaviour towards her brother became almost unbearable after she finally put two and two together. so you decided to take neteyam aside in an unwatched moment and make him listen to you. you didn’t know yet how to do that, but your plan had been set.

as you were on a break from your duties and sitting outside of one of the healer’s tents, thinking about how you could approach the issue, which had been on your mind for several days at that point you spotted neteyam. he was just about to leave for the next war council, accompanying his father who was discussing the next steps with other great warriors of the clan. you knew there probably would have come a better moment than this to stop him from whatever he was doing in order to talk. but you had to get this sorted, especially when anything could happen to neteyam during the planned raid. so you pulled yourself together, got up and headed into the same direction as him, following him into the woods. after a few minutes of just walking neteyam finally made a halt. you noticed the tips of his ears perking up, which gave away that he had heard you and that he knew who had been tracing his every step. neteyam inhaled deeply before slightly turning his head and acknowledging your presence, “y/n, I know you’re here with me.” you hesitated to react and give away your hiding spot. “you can come out. i know you’ve been following me ever since i left the village. i noticed your step pattern.” shit, you thought. of course he did. you slowly emerged from behind the plants you were hiding, not caring about the leaves rustling and the branches cracking under your feet. “yeah, it’s me”, you confirmed. you hesitantly approached him from behind, trying to not get too close as you didn’t want to intrude his space. neteyam lowered his head, still having his back turned to you, as you confessed, “i wanted to talk.” “well, but I don’t want to talk”, he requited. even though he was so quiet he was almost whispering, which was why you could barely hear him, you noticed how he sounded hurt, disappointment tinting his voice. “my love, you’ve been avoiding me for days know. i don’t know what i did wrong or how and why i hurt you. so could you please talk to me so that we can resolve this together?”, you asked gently, trying to stay diplomatic, even though anger was boiling within you due to his unfair treatment of you. “you truly don’t know what’s going on, do you?”, he snorted, but shortly after admitted, “to be fair i don’t even know what got into me myself.” “no, doofus! of course i don’t know what’s going. you didn’t say a word, just blatantly decided to avoid me.”

you finally dared to come closer, now standing directly behind neteyam’s back, putting on of your hands on his shoulder and slowly turning him around. “talk to me”, you encouraged him. neteyam sighed, putting his forehead against yours and taking your hands into his, stroking his thumbs along your knuckles. “it’s him. i know it’s irrational as he has always been here and he always will. nothing is ever going to change anything about that.” it took you a second before you understood who or what your boyfriend was talking about – ‘anoa. the look in your eyes became soft. “oh, yawne”, you whispered, putting one of your hands on his neck, playing with his hairline, and cupping his cheek with the other one, “i love you. so much. nothing is ever going to change about that,” you reassured with a hoarse voice. never in your wildest dreams would you leave neteyam, your fiercest protector and greatest confident. “i needed some more training, okay? and i knew you were busy. there is so little time we have to spend together and i value it too greatly to just waste it on some stupid bow and a stick, alright? that’s why i approached ‘anoa as i knew he would be understanding and gladly help me out.” you noticed how tears dared to escape your boyfriend’s eyes, a state he was seldomly seen in, while he was repeatedly nodding his head, "i guess i just felt useless." your heart broke into pieces as you listened to his words. “you will never be useless. not to this clan and especially not to me. your pain is my pain. so please cheer up, okay? i can’t stand seeing you in all this agony,” you said with the hint of a smile on your face, now tearing up yourself, while gently shaking him to try and cheer him up. neteyam sighed in reliefe, coming to realization that you weren’t going anywhere but sticking right to his side.

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[freakadr0id]

LMK Season 4 Spoilers!!! (Episode 4.4 - Pignapped!)

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SEASON 4 COMING IN HARD WITH THAT SWEET, SWEET FREENOODLES CONTENT, YO!

I knew this episode was going to be gay when I took a sneaky peaky at the episodes when they aired in China, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS GAY!!

I wanted to hold off on talking about it until tomorrow, but I can't help it. I need to get this out of my system.

First off: It is so sweet how the moment Tang is struggling and feeling dejected, he starts thinking of Pigsy and wishes he was there.

"Oh, Pigsy... Where are you?"

He's stressed, and sad and who does he think of? Pigsy, that's who.

2: "I'm your Tangy"

ARE YOU F-ING SERIOUS WITH THAT?! THAT IS SO... SAJKDLFJKE

Look at his face! He uses his affectionate nickname! It's so f-ing cute I can't even.

3: "I have devoted my life to this man..."

YEAH, YOU SURE HAVE, HAVEN'T YOU, TANG?

I can't explain the noise I made when he said this line. I had to go back and rewatch it just to make sure I didn't mishear it. Yup, he just said that.

I'm sorry, but if you say you've "devoted your life" to someone, then that relationship is almost 100% more than just FRIENDSHIP. I mean sure, you can ABSOLUTELY say that about friends, if you want, but I mean... come on. It's *them*

So, congrats to them on that confirmed marriage.

4: THAT LITTLE WIGGLE AND HUM OF HAPPINESS FROM TANG!!

The hum and happy noise he makes when he nuzzles Pigsy at the end is just so f-ing cute. He just loves his pig husband so much.

(Yes, Ik I've made this gif before, but I wanted a higher-quality version of it, so here you go).

5. HIGH QUALITY (ish) IMAGE OF THIS FRAME YESSS

Yes, I also mentioned this one before, but this one shot fills my soul with so much joy I can't NOT mention it.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, but even though I'm not too into shipping in LMK, these two just get to me. I didn't even ship it at first, but season 3, and now season 4, really sold me on the relationship between these two.

#I still can't believe that Tang said OUT LOUD that he has devoted his life to Pigsy #that's insane to me #that's as close as we'll get to having an on-screen confirmation of their relationship in this show #and honestly? #that's good enough for me given the context of the show's release #lmk season 4 #lmk #lego monkie kid #lego monkie kid season 4 #monkie kid #monkie kid season 4 #lmk season 4 spoilers #lego monkie kid season 4 spoilers #monkie kid season 4 spoilers #lmk spoilers #monkie kid spoilers #lego monkie kid spoilers #I am tagging this with every spoiler tag under the sun #I don't want people getting on my case about it #lmk tang #lmk pigsy #freenoodles #freenoodlesshipping #THEM #The husbands ever #I'M SORRY FOR THE SHITTY AUDIO IN THE VIDEO I WAS RUSHING TO RECORD AND EDIT IT #Oh look #another instance of Tumblr not putting my posts in the goddamn tags

[andromeddog]

hi! love your art :) i just wanted to ask if you have any resources you’d recommend for WWI uniform/gear references for art purposes? i’ve been struggling to find good refs (especially for officers/anything beyond just the basic infantry uniforms) so i thought i’d ask what you tend to use! thanks & have a great day!

hello hey hi!!! ty for the message i love talking about uniforms and spend way too many hours of the day looking for reference of them

so i talked a bit about this before in this post! i stand by a lot of what was said there aka pinterest, google searching/scouring, and that book i linked........ these are all good for officers too! looking for officer ref is often very similar to infantry stuff, tho there may just be less of it depending on what specifically you're looking for. if you are looking for very specific references and want to get insane about it i can talk about that too.... tho i would like to say i dont have like one specific website to link bc i use so many different ones only like once or twice

if you're willing to spend money i'd recommend looking for books on the subject- there is always one strange book from like 1970 about the helmets of ww1 on ebay or something. the nice thing about that is they will typically name the different parts of a uniform, which allows you to google that specific thing to get a closer look. learning about the makeup of a uniform/everything's specific use helps when its time to draw them. ofc this isnt a super sustainable option but investing in a good encyclopedia once has saved me so much time. that guide to ww1 has been well loved

if youre not looking to spend money there are still a lot of options. stuff i like in no particular order:

reenactment pictures- action shots, higher quality pictures than something from 1918. you can find whole galleries of people's reenactment battles (?? is that what theyre called??) if you do a little clicking around.

stock photo websites- be really careful here bc you dont want to get into trouble with usage rights. i only rly use these if im desperate and then very sparingly and piecemeal bc i dont want to get in trouble lol

websites where they sell reproduction/reenactment uniforms- here is an example. reproduction stuff is great bc u can usually find every little bit of the uniform being sold somewhere by someone. ebay has also been surprisingly helpful.

& the thing i would like to stress the most is that i rly dig for references. i literally have 21 tabs open with different searches for super specific things on my phone at this very moment. i use google image search extensively and scroll through literally so many jpegs, pngs, pdfs, webps, etc etc etc. the unfortunate truth is that the more specific you get the harder it is to find stuff. i recently drew a ussr female fighter pilot and had to get ref for her uniform from about 5 different sources (and that was one drawing!!!!!) sometimes i find a reference for the exact thing i need on a website that has nothing else of use to me. the best advice i have here is just keep scouring and clicking and you will eventually find something. i wish this was more helpful but once you know what you are looking for you can search for that thing specifically and that's a big help

this did not need to be so long but if theres one thing about me i will go on and on and on given the chance. im insane can you tell

#asks #reference #wanderingmausoleum #does any of this make sense. #im sorry that the answer is sometimes “u have to scroll a lot” #you have to get kind of crazy about it

[palestinalibre]

tbh, i think most of these people are under the impression that the year is 2018. on harry's first tour, fans clocked their patterns so quickly, they never had a chance to replicate these things on a joint tour schedule. fans knew where to look during shows (vip boxes,), they knew which cities had a high chance for 'meetings' to occur (home cities, certain latam cities, a couple in europe), they knew who to ask for info (security and venue staff). and that was back when harry was not the biggest male celeb on the planet and louis was not as well known + didn't have a tour or even an album out yet. still, compelling video evidence was shot that showed louis possibly at harry's chile show (outside hotel + in show). people are applying those same rules to a different time and a different, more perceptive fandom and are then getting confused. everybody is looking at them now really, really closely. you should see what twitter is like before either of their shows when one is MIA. i mean they're bringing higher quality cameras with a better zoom in for the sole purpose of filming vip areas. i cannot imagine how hard it is to work around a fandom who takes it upon themselves to treat your delicate situation as a game they want to win.

Hi love, nothing to add. Just

i cannot imagine how hard it is to work around a fandom who takes it upon themselves to treat your delicate situation as a game they want to win.

Yes. It breaks my heart a little. I wish this fandom was a bit more mature sometimes. It is what it is

about this

#take the german boy situation #same shit #there's a difference between being here supporting them and pushing for an outing or as you said wanting to win/prove yourself right #the reason i support them is because i have an opinion about their situation #i dont need to convince myself. convince others or proof anyone anything #people should stop expecting them to come out and start supporting them on how they've chosen to navigate this journey #anon #ask

[nozoditz]

In Defence of Takkun (Saki's Faceless Fiancé)

I hate having to be the one to do this. I ship Sakimai. I was disappointed that canon sank it. I wish they hadn't. But Otona bashers keep bringing this up, and just like the Coconozo antis spreading misinformation that is contradicted by the text, they're convinced that Otona is trash and Toei is hateful and manipulative for ever daring to do this. This isn't just about a popular ship being sunk to them, this is a moral outrage. And since the guy doesn't have a voice to speak up for himself (and couldn't anyway, being fictional and all), I'll go through all the common objections and refute them all.

1) This Is Straight-Ironing! Isn't It?

Short answer: no.

I've already gone over this on Mai's part in my theory post that she's still in love with Saki, but Mai's character arc in Otona reads like dealing with and rejecting compulsory heterosexuality. Her boyfriend dumped her via text message and, rather than being heartbroken, she wrestled with the guilt she felt because she was okay with that, happy even. So here I'm just going to focus on Saki. Or rather, not just Saki.

Saki, in Splash Star, had a crush on Mai's older brother, Kazuya. She fell in love with him at first sight way back in episode 5. She got flustered every time he noticed her existence. She spent the Christmas episode worrying about giving him a cake and spiralling (heh) over seeing him with a girl on Christmas to the point that she had to be reminded to pay attention to the whole world-saving thing she was supposed to do.

Being with a guy isn't a new thought or concept for Saki. Yes, her close bond with Mai is the core of Splash Star, to the point that they come off as even more of a couple-to-be than Nagisa and Honoka, who (according to Hugtto and anniversary merch) are an item. But just as you wouldn't ignore Fuji-P and Kiriya when noting that Nagihono is a thing, you shouldn't engage in bi erasure to complain about Sakimai not happening in Otona.

2) It's Insulting to Pair a Main Character with a Faceless Cipher

Maybe, maybe not. Toei's been doing this for decades. The epilogue of Digimon Adventure 02 pairing everyone outside of the most set-in-stone canon couples off with offscreen randos and giving them future children made a lot of people froth and scream about their sunken ships. But, just like in Digimon, the point here is the show isn't about Takkun. It's about the Precure.

Otonapre is, at its heart, nostalgia bait. When the girls reunite as adults, it's to reforge their old friendships the way you remember it. When the Time Flowers give them back their youth, it's to make your heart fuzzy seeing the old stock footage in higher definition. Their poses and pastimes in the OP are a mirror of the Yes OP. The flashbacks are all in the old show's quality, with concessions made for Splash Star having aired in standard definition. Catchphrases remain. Everyone's career aspirations panned out. Grandparents and pets have miraculously all lived for the past 16-20 years in perfect health.

This is the context we're working with. The reason we don't ever see Takkun's face, hear his voice, or get his full name, and only get his nickname from Saki's phone, is that he wasn't in the original, and you're here to see people who were. If Saki had ended up with Kenta, who had a crush on her in the original, or Kazuya, who she liked in turn, you would have seen them. But she didn't, and the person she did end up with is a new character; more on that later. So why would they show him any more than they had to, when they could just give you another shot of Michiru and Kaoru's vtuber career?

3) It Cheapens Saki and Mai's Bond

This is kind of a wild accusation if you look at the show. Saki and Mai are one of the only pairs in the series who spent the entire gap between seasons constantly in contact. They still need each other to transform. They give each other advice. They're introduced together. Saki's focus episode is called "Their Bond." For Blue's sake, the Otonapre collab cafe has a "Saki and Mai's Bond Open-Faced Sandwich" on the menu, and yes, they really called it that.

Their bond has suffered the least, and it's even shown right in the aforementioned episode: Saki fears that they won't be able to transform because she's not the same, because she's faced reality and grown up, and she flashes back to being with her boyfriend. But Mai breaks her out of this, and they're able to transform anyway. And it's clear there that, even if Saki has someone she loves, her bond with Mai hasn't gone away.

Saki and Mai are still the most important people in each other's lives, even if Saki has a romantic relationship. It may be common for your most important person to be your partner, but that's not how it works for everyone in every situation, and that's not how it is for Saki. In the last episode, Mai is the one who sees her off at the airport! Sure, the Hyuugas and Takkun are probably offscreen, but the show clearly wants you to know that Mai is the important one here. That hasn't changed.

4) It's a Precedent for Mahou Girls 2 to Break Up Mirai and Liko

No.

There are a lot of assumptions being thrown around that the message of Saki getting married to a man and Mai having a temporary relationship with one is that girls who like other girls will just "grow up" and turn straight, and that that would carry forward to the Mahoutsukai sequel. (Mahoutsukai? Mahou Girls? Witchy? Toei, can you please pick one official title and stick with it?) But that doesn't gel with the text for all the reasons stated above and below, and there's another reason that I doubt it.

Nostalgia sequels will not, unless they cannot, break up a canon ship. Sometimes this goes to a stupid extent, like Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card only on the surface keeping Tomoyo's having gotten over Sakura but having her then start fangirling over the ideal of the magical girl so that she can still keep doing her "you're so cute, Sakura-chan" thing and not actually grow and find herself a new girlfriend. (At least Otona didn't do that and it let Kurumi get over Coco for real.) But if they weren't gonna sink Coconozo despite a bunch of foreign children whining about "the optics," why do you think they would do it for something else that was stated?

This isn't Sakimai. This isn't the first six seasons where there was always the option of a boy for the girls to date; sometimes, yes (the franchise is pretty bi on the whole), but not always, and not here. Mirai and Liko are one of the most blatant f/f ships in the entire franchise. They kissed in the manga. Sure, it was to undo a magic spell, but you don't give the third wheel a peck on the cheek and your partner a full two-page spread kiss scene without there being a reason.

Also, Otonapre aired at prime time. Mahou Girls 2 is airing at butts o'clock at night. This indicates that content that might set off advertisers in one time slot might slide off another. So if you're worried that pearl-clutching executives might demand Mirai and Liko get boyfriends, I sincerely doubt it. Especially not with the TV yuri anime we've been getting as of late.

And did you forget that the first big chunk of Otona's canon romance, before we even saw Saki and Mai or heard confirmation of their relationship status, before Coco and Nozomi, the main couple, got back together, was Kurumi's drunken love confession to Karen? Just saying.

5) But Then Why Would They Do It?

You know, for people who claim to understand Japanese culture and ideals so much that they'll go on rants for days about how sinking Sakimai means Otona perpetuates the concept of same-gender attraction being training wheels for a "real" straight relationship, these people don't seem to understand that the actual message of their story was attacking another sexist cultural concept: that women shouldn't want to advance in their career and have no hope of doing so because they will and should just get married and quit to serve their husband's wants.

Remember when I touched on why Saki's not just marrying a man, but marrying a rando? This is why. A major part of the show's throughline is that Coconozo, the pairing that was a huge part of Yes and maintains its position as the core of Otona, faces the conflict of both Coco and Nozomi having achieved their dreams. The reason Coco stepped back and focused on work, not visiting Nozomi for years and barely writing even though they still loved each other, was that now that Coco's grown up (and not just pretending to be an adult to become their teacher in a half-baked "how to be useful and stick close to the team" plan that launched years of discourse and misinformation), he's become the king and has more responsibility, and he can't just tear Nozomi away from her dream career. The message here is that he can't, and that's why they compromise in the end, and so if you, viewer at home who identified with Nozomi as a child, feel pressured to quit your job for a man, you shouldn't have to. And that's a big thing for the audience the show is going for.

For that to work, that story needs these foils, and that's where Saki and Mai getting offscreen boyfriends come in. Mai's is the common negative example. He doesn't appreciate how much time and effort she's putting into her art job; in fact, he thinks it's a burden on him, and he breaks up with her via text message. Rather than come crawling back, even if her friends don't understand at first, she ends up washing her hands and throwing the whole man away. He never comes up again.

Saki, on the other hand, deals with her own problem later. Her fiancé hasn't been pressuring her like Mai's boyfriend has, but the expectations of society in general have percolated the guilt in her heart just the same, and she fears that she'll be letting both him and her parents down if she goes for her dreams because it'll get in the way of theirs. With Mai's encouragement and a reminder that she's still the girl who would do things because she wanted them back in 2006, Saki steps up and confesses what she wants, and Takkun is fine with it as long as she's happy. Note that she clears it with him before she clears it with her parents because she knows they will (and they do) ask "are you sure he's okay with this."

Thus, the offscreen boyfriends are there to serve a narrative purpose more than being actual characters. Toei couldn't do that if Saki had ended up with Kazuya or Kenta, and definitely not if she had ended up with Mai. They establish the negative "what if" first with Mai and have her overcome it (so what if he leaves you? If he did, he was trash anyway), and then give Saki a similar "what if" with genuine tension that wouldn't happen if her fiancé was already someone we knew and trusted, then use her story as the positive. That's the foundation that takes us into the finale and the culmination of the romance plot.

Of course, since a lot of the people who hate Otonapre for other reasons like the sinking of Sakimai are also Coconozo antis, Sakimai being sunk for a literary device to allow Coco and Nozomi's love to conquer all may come off as more of a reason to hate it, not less. But if you were going into a sequel to a show where romance was a key point and honestly expected them to get rid of the big main canon ship, please take a breath and go watch something you'll like instead.

#Otona Precure

[acearohippo]

What are your thoughts on how Li Ling's 3 head 6 arm form works or looks like? :3c

I wasn't sure how I was gonna answer this until the lovely people over on the discord server posted the link to higher quality concept art photos *sheds single tear at the blessing*

So, my vision for three head/six armed li ling would take this concept image at face value

I really REALLY wish they went with this for li ling. The more arms the better and, look!, the Universe Ring *gestures aggressively at it*

I would want his six arms to be six EXTRA arms, like in the concept art, with maybe the last two bringing the Universe Ring to the fight. Not quite sure what it can do other than one shot many enemies, but I've got the rad head canon that he can use it to teleport larger objects or himself rapidly through time and space.

As for his extra heads: They'd be stone masks on either side of his head, forming a triangle. It would look like they're attached to his thick hair, but they aren't actually attached. They don't have any sensation, but he can see through them at all times. And, of course, they can fire beams of light and breathe fire at enemies that get to close.

I imagine his masks as very colourful and inhumanly detailed, more demon-like than human. Like it's Li Ling's face but warped.

While Nezha can just grow multiple limbs, I think 3/6 Li Ling would be limited and only able to move his limbs and stone heads separate from his main body. Got one head and two arms stabbing enemies, another head and two arms tossing the ring around, and his main body with the extra hands just... Punching the crap out of things.

#the hippo speaks #dislyte #li ling #li ling dislyte #i almost forgot about this ask #it's been sitting in my drafts all finished for over a week now 😅 #i really think dislyte simultaneously dropped the ball woth li ling's design #and knocked it out of the park as well #like they made some choice decisions on his design and it is truly Iconic #but seeing his concept art additions and knowing about Nezha's history... #it just feels like there could've been sooo much more added to his character design #ESPECIALLY THE UNIVERSE RING #HE COULD'VE HAD TWO WEAPONS #the more arms the merrier #if they ever do hindu pantheon i will be HELLA DISAPPOINTED if they skimp on the extra limbs

[storm-driver]

if i may ask. thoughts on the trollhunters movie

how did they do voltron a second time

under the cut for spoiler discussion

I don't think it's the worst "finale" we could've gotten, but it's verily lackluster, considering how great the ending for og Trollhunters was.

I think the worst part is arguably the 'Unbecoming' part during the last 10 minutes, especially since Jim had finally gotten his amulet back and was REALLY ready to throw down again, just like the good old days.

The original series already showed us that Jim not being the Trollhunter wasn't destiny, so it sorta feels like a kick in the teeth for Jim to casually pass it on to Toby. I would want to think the implication is that Jim is going to bear the burden of knowing there was a worse outcome in the other timeline. But that still feels just as bad.

The idea is that the ENTIRE journey we all just went on was null and void. Did it happen? Yes, because Jim remembers by the end and he's going to use that knowledge to make this second shot better. But it feels so cheap at the end of the day.

It was like they wanted to write a little more tragedy into the show, but knew that they needed to give it a big send-off that would leave fans with some decent closure. Unfortunately, the closure comes in the form of having to accept that the massive journey you just went on has been forgotten.

Now, if this had branched into some mega version of "Unbecoming," where Jim has to face the consequences of his actions, I don't think that'd be a bad idea. But it ain't where the series ended, and thus, I don't like to consider the movie when I think about the series as a whole.

Besides the ending, I don't think the whole movie was bad. I thought the opening sequence with tryna get Nari to safety was cool and beautifully animated. There were a few scenes throughout the whole movie that I thought were fuckin dope, like the scene where Jim gets the amulet back while he's gonna fight Belroc. That whole sequence was very hype and it honestly felt earned.

The animation quality for the movie as a whole is immaculate. Nothing looks out of place as far as the original series goes, it just looks like they got a higher budget for the movie and told the animation team to go nuts. Again, it's gorgeous and I'm glad I watched it for the animation alone.

I have always had my faves and dislikes in the voice cast of ToA. Unfortunately, I still haven't gotten past the loss of Anton Yelchin for Jim. His new VA does a splendid job in his memory, but part of why I loved Jim so much in the original series was that passion from the late Anton. Of course, that's nothing that can be fixed. I have no issue with Jim's voice as it is, I just mourn what we've lost. Everyone else in the main cast does a great job, and I have a soft spot for Douxie especially. He was a beautiful addition to the franchise as a whole.

Besides that, I wouldn't want to rag on the movie fulltime besides saying the Steve and Aja sideplot was someone's disguised fetish, so I'm not commenting on that at all. I also thought Aja and Krel's presence in the movie was very weak, considering how fun a sideseries 3Below had been. The Varvatos mech was cool, even if it was just another Pacific Rim. Wish they'd been in the movie more as leading protags.

I'll write down one last thing: I thought the ending of Wizards ended kinda weak, considering how long it'd been since we saw Troll-Jim, and I personally would've loved to see more of that version of him before it got swept away in plot resolution. So not getting to see that side of him for the movie felt like a semi-loss. I don't mind that he got saved. Just that it was too soon and we could've seen more of that troll-ish side like we saw in the original series.

Overall opinion? Very poor quality close to the whole franchise. Not a terrible movie as a standalone. Good animation, bad writing choices. I don't personally think of it as canon, or accept it as a proper ending.

I can't think of much else to say, but if you wanted my opinion on anything I didn't say here, totally okay to respond or reblog with further discussion! The series as a whole means a lot to me and I enjoy talking about it, even if we do a little nitpicking.

#stormy weather #trollhunters #rott #rise of the titans #seriously feel free to add on to this #i love film discussion!

[quino7]

125 Celebration Part 4-Overrated

1-Tokyo Revengers

For the other sections I stated that they weren't in any particular order, that is very much not the case here. I hate Tokyo Revengers deeply, how something with as little quality as it had becomes known as the big series of the genre is something I will never know, but It just has so many problems and yet it's so hyped. First off before I have higher level complaints, Tokyo Rev is just fucking boring, nothing else about it. Well, there's much more about it actually, it's a disgrace to the genre, one with so many amazing stories will forever be tainted by one of it's worst products, of course there's the masterpieces like Bakuon Rettou and, both of Morita's long form works, but even ones that take themselves less seriously like most of Takahashi Hiroshi's works. And by far Tokyo Revengers' worst sin is how it lacks the maturity to tell the story it yearns to tell, there were parts where I almost felt it was going somewhere, but it just didn't. Plain and simple, this series just sucks and I don't know how or why it got so popular.

2-Jagaaaaaan

God this series has way too much hype for the epitome of mediocrity it is story wise. It’s got pretty good art I’ll give it that, but it seems like it’s perfectly tailored for a series that lacks any substance or a cohesive plot or themes or anything. Jagaaaaaan isn’t offensively bad it’s just kinda mediocre and it shouldn’t have so much hype.

3-Naruto

A bit of a controversial pick I know, Naruto has some genuinely incredible moments, it’s such a shame then that it’s surrounded by 600 and a bit chapters of a really fucking boring manga. I mean the main problem with it being overrated is just the sheer amount of hype it gets, Naruto’s just kinda average so it’s bad in comparison to what I expected of it

4-Gantz

Gantz Gantz Gantz, this series had some great stuff going for it in the beginning that it just gave up at some point. I was reading some really interesting stuff on the nature of god and stuff like that. And the sexualization was uncomfortable but I could read past it, but like all of the hype I see for it even after it’s done, like. This series shot itself in the foot, it got rid of everything it had going for it. It’s just. I’m mad about it honestly I wish it didn’t go that way.

5-Battle Royale

I’ve already written a review on this blog for it so I won’t get too deep for it, but I didn’t expect a cult series to have this many glaring problems, like it got bad to the point with really badly handled sexuality that I was close to dropping it, I can see why it’s popular with the violence though. Please look at my actual review if you want further thoughts on it

#manga review #125 celebration

[purposelynana]

What Did I Watch: #31

This week, I learn to say goodbye.

What is it with goodbye? If feels scary but necessary. Goodbye gives us closure. An end to a journey. In life alone, there's no perfect goodbye, but in fictional world a perfect goodby could exist.

To me, a great ending is not necessarily wanting me to wish for a direct sequel. A great ending is supposed to be tighten the loose ends. Also gives room for our imagination to explore what could happen after the camera stopped rolling. Moreover, a great ending is the one that left you wanting more but not selfishly enough to make you craving more because we all know deep down a sequel never guaranteed to replicate the exact quality of its predecessor.

My School President is a wonderful journey through and through. 10/10. Landed smoothly without having too much angst or humor. It's already up there with Skam. Perhaps on some other day, it'll be higher than Skam. What a pleasantly beautiful little show about what it means to be young, and having the courage to dream.

I didn't have any of those things which presented during my high school run. A friendship that last for so long or even a significant other who made my life bearable enough. My high school years was boring and literally nothing happened. I don't really any friend that I still contact from that period of time. So to me, at first the concept of My School President was already laughable. But well if it wasn't happen to me, it certainly happened to everyone else, eh?

In addition, I could confirm My School President landed smoothly. Got a beautiful ending. The song still slapped. There's no better word to describe it other than it was charming. This show was charming. Even I couldn't stop grinning ear to ear writing this.

The scene that broke me. Ah young love.

Never Let Me Go, to me felt like not exactly wasted potential but definitely not something I would praised until seven generations. It was good but never been great. I would love to recommending it but not necessarily you have to watch it.

Because there were many what-ifs scenario forming in my brain while I was watching it. For example, what could've happen if it was starring someone else entirely? How the scene would sound like if they had better sound designer? What if the screenwriters decided to rewrite the whole thing so that the characters could talk like they were in real life instead of lakorn?

Because I couldn't help but to raised my eyebrows during certain scenes. It wasn't technically bad acting. It was an okay but the way Neung convey his feelings sometimes I felt like I was watching a play. It did feel like the whole time Phuwin just pretending to say those words, instead of actually saying those words. Plus sometimes the sentences that coming out from his mouth just didn't make any sense. It was clearly intentional because it kept going until the screen fade to black. I know P'Jo was trying to make a homage to classic lakorns, so perhaps Thais would appreciate a lot more. But I'm not Thai, and I just went "no shit sherlock" the entire time.

Despite all of that though, it was beautifully shot. Honestly this show got the best cinematography ever. Without having too much contrast, P'Jo played a lot with lights and compositions. Colors looked so deep yet soft at same time. There was a sense of longing and yearning radiated from the screen. It was magic to see something that I learned from being an amateur cinephile to get materialize.

Lights on this. And the color. I love the colors. It wasn't trying to be gritty as fuck like Batman movies. It wasn't on the same tone with In The Mood For Love but the use of color and lights and framing to convey devotion are just utter brilliance.

It was a struggle to watch Moonlight Chicken. Like I said in previous post, it seemed I take a peek on my own life. Eventually, I'll probably never get the happy ending I deserve so much, not like these fictional characters.

10 minutes into episode 5, was solidify my thoughts and prayers on this. I got called out, dragged, faced to one of bitter memories I've had on a past relationship. Because yes, one day people just decided not even bother trying to save their relationship. It already happened to me once, and no I don't want to relive that, even in fictional zone. Therefore, as I was watching episode 5, I undergo so many different feelings. If week 2 felt like a gut punch, week 3 seemed one hell of torture, and week 4 was an utopia that I've never get to lived on.

This ain't it.

Because Wen got his happy ending. Liming got his happy ending. Me? Well, it wasn't like I don't want to open up to other people. There was no other people trying to get close to me.

I liken this to my experience watching Brokeback Mountain. It was a good storytelling, but do I want to experience it all over again? No. Because it was just too close to home. And I still don't know what kind of my ending is. It was scary. Shit got real this time. I think I'm never going be the same. I tried to shift my focus into something else, e.g. Formula 1, it gets worse. Possibly because Ferrari looked and sounded shit. Everything just didn't help anymore.

me during the whole shitty shit bahrain gp free practice, watching aston martin became way too more OP, and red bull still being red bull. me as tifosi:

#my school president #never let me go #moonlight chicken #what did i watch #be ready for concealed ranting on bl posts #this year is our year again #fuck ferrari #bahrain gp 2023 #Youtube

[starwolf53]

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[couldntbedamned]

Goodbye Grey Sky, Hello Blue - 10

Summary:  In an alternate universe where trains and zeppelins are still common forms of travel and the internet and cell phones exist, nineteen year old Peter Parker has few options left after he’s swindled out of his inheritance. Unable to pay for college, let alone keep the house left to him by his deceased aunt, he’s running out of time before he’s out on the streets. Desperate, Peter signs his life over to the Bureau of Civic Spousal Selections to take his chances as the selected husband of a complete stranger. After all, he only has to make it through a year and then he can choose to annul.

Dr. Stephen Strange has little interest in marriage, preferring to focus on his career. When his career is threatened by what a nosy board of directors considers a “lack of personal fulfillment and settling down,” he opts to select a spouse through the BCSS and chooses Peter Parker. The young man’s profile he’d briefly skimmed suggests intelligence and compatibility. It’s not ideal, but if after a year it’s not working out, he can always annul the marriage and send Peter on his way.

It’s a marriage neither truly wants, with sharp learning curves for both. It’s either going to be forever or it’s going to go down in flames.

Warnings/AO3 Tags:  18+ MINORS DNI, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - 1950s/Modern Fusion, Doctor Stephen Strange, Jewish Peter Parker, Peter Parker is of Legal Age, Marriage of Convenience, Marriage Contracts, Government Sanctioned Marriages, Domestic Discipline, Dubiously Consensual Spanking, Spanking, Aftercare, Mildly Dubious Consent, Dubious Morals, Dubious Ethics, Asshole Stephen Strange, Smartass Peter Parker

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Chapter 10

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He. Didn’t. React.

Stephen had eaten dinner, not once rising to the bait of something so basic as a cold sandwich and canned soup. He’d been perfectly pleasant and Peter, annoyed, wanted to slap that serene look off of his ridiculously handsome face. Where was the fury, the disdain?

No, he was perfectly pleasant, and even helped Peter tidy up the kitchen, though he looked a little taken aback at the number of dishes.

“Thank you for dinner,” he said, once Peter had put away the last utensil. “There’s a radio show that runs on Friday evenings, if you’d like to listen.”

Peter was torn. He didn’t want to spend an evening with Stephen, but he did enjoy radio shows. He knew that the more he acted out, the higher a chance Stephen would take exception and spank him. Which part of him kind of wanted because it meant he could be angry and indignant even longer.

“Sure,” he said. What did he actually have to gain by saying no besides a sore ass and another night spent wishing he could have gotten off? And why not have a restful Friday evening, which he really should be doing, anyways?

He didn’t know what Stephen was up to when he pulled out Scrabble and tuned the PymCo. console’s radio to the station the show would play on, but he decided he might as well go with it.

“Right,” Peter said as they drew their seven tiles and then one last time to determine who played first. “English only?”

Stephen’s brows shot up. “Español? Français? Deutsch?”

Peter shrugged. “Sure.”

“Alright then,” Stephen allowed. He motioned to his mobile. “Foreign languages are allowed, provided we can look them up.”

“This doesn’t mean I’ve forgiven you,” Peter said close to an hour later, as he and Stephen were tied and the show was on an ad break. (Rex Gladstone, Ace Detective is sponsored by Kang Time Industries. When you want quality time pieces, you turn to Kang. Kang, for all time, always.)

“I wasn’t under the impression it did,” Stephen confirmed. He made a neat play off of Peter’s “phalange” to spell out “pferd”. “Horse in German,” he added for Peter’s benefit. Peter knew that but made Stephen pull it up so he could verify it anyways.

“Good.” Peter eyed the “a” and “m” he had yet to play and saw his chance. Yes, it was only a three-letter word, but it suited his mood just fine. “Dam.”

“If there’s ever a chance,” Stephen said conversationally, “seeing the Boulder Dam is worth the trip.”

“That’s another kind of dam,” Peter agreed.

“Oh, and what’s yours?”

“Blood,” he answered. “In Hebrew.”

He was astonished when Stephen laughed. He hadn’t heard the sound before. It was low and rich and utterly pleasant. Something Peter melted at hearing it, like tension in his shoulder dissipating.

Things between them weren’t exactly okay. But maybe there’d be a way forward.

Stephen won the game - barely - after he managed to play “quixotic”, bringing his total to 217 against Peter’s 205. Peter was reluctantly impressed. He hadn’t lost a game of Scrabble since Uncle Ben - undisputed Parker family champion - passed away. His aunt May hadn’t had the knack for it, and usually found herself playing moderator. His friends at school or at temple were decent, but not as good as him.

Stephen was a worthy opponent. And the game had been the most fun he’d had playing in a long time.

The radio show had been entertaining as well. They’d listened as Rex Gladstone (Ace Detective) was fired from the force, buried alive, rescued himself, saved the mayor’s wife from poisoning, found his long-lost sister (the mayor’s wife!), was reinstated, brought down the city’s crime lord, fired again, and by the time the show was done for the week, was supposedly in his car that had blown up.

For the first time since they’d gotten married, Peter wasn’t nervous about going to bed. He helped Stephen pick the tiles up to put back in the bag and then put the game away while Stephen turned the radio off. Stephen ensured the house was secure for the night and they went upstairs.

Part of him hated himself for giving in, for being so easily swayed by a pleasant evening with a good-natured Stephen. This was the same man who’d accused him of infidelity and hadn’t given Peter the chance to defend himself. Sure, he’d apologized once he’d learned he was wrong, but what was to stop him from similar accusations in the future every time he saw something out of place?

But on the other hand, he again asked himself: what did he have to gain by being resistant? Keeping his pride intact? That had gone down the drain the moment he’d signed his life over to the BCSS.

And really, just what was he expecting from Stephen? For the man to get on his knees spouting pretty words Peter knew he wouldn’t believe? To feel so overwhelmed by guilt that he’d remove the cage permanently? Even on that last one, Peter was torn.

“Are you planning on undressing, or shall I do it for you?” Stephen’s question turned his attention away from his thoughts.

“Oh. You still want me?” Peter asked.

Stephen’s lips quirked and his gaze was hot. “From the moment I saw you.”

Peter’s hands shook as he pulled off his shirt and tried several times to undue the buckle of his belt. Stephen took that task over, his hands trained to be steady. He went back to his own clothes as Peter slid the belt from its loops and pushed his pants and briefs down. By the time he’d put his clothes - socks included - in the hamper, Stephen had his own in a neat pile, ready to be added. Then Stephen drew him in and did something he hadn’t done before.

He kissed him.

Much, much later, after Stephen had taken Peter apart over and over before finally indulging himself and spilling inside the gorgeous little body of his young husband, he lay next to him, under the covers, lights off. Peter hadn’t drifted off to sleep immediately after, for once.

And Stephen figured he had nothing to lose by being honest. The dark kept him from feeling completely vulnerable, at least.

“My mother was a kind woman,” he said quietly. “Probably too kind. She cared for my father, gave him three children.”

Peter said nothing.

“My father, however, was anything but kind. He was cold and calculating and always searching for more in life. More money, more power, more importance. He never cared who he hurt along the way. He didn’t grieve when either my brother or sister died. He certainly didn’t care about my mother’s feelings, not a bit. He only paid any attention to me when I achieved some award in school or a colleague had something nice to say about me.”

“Why are you telling me this?” Peter whispered the question.

“He didn’t hide his affairs, never made any attempt to be discrete. He’d come home with lipstick on his collar or smelling of some woman’s cheap perfume. And every time he did, I watched a little part of my mother die inside. Sometimes I hated her for it, for sticking around, for not standing up to him.” He took a breath. “I promised myself I’d never be like her in that regard, that I’d never do something to hurt whoever I married so much... or stand for it myself.”

“Oh.”

“I’m sorry,” he said, again. “You don’t have to believe me, or forgive me, but I am sorry for how I reacted. It was unfair to you, and I’ll do my best to be more reasonable when I find something amiss.”

“Thank you,” Peter whispered.

Stephen fell asleep, feeling lighter.

So did Peter.

When Stephen came down for breakfast, he got his own cup of coffee and asked if there was anything he could do to help.

“No,” Peter said. “I’ve got it. It should be done in a few minutes.”

“It’s not canned soup again, is it?” Stephen asked.

Peter looked back sharply. He knew that Stephen had known!

“It was a funny little way of showing me how pissed you were,” Stephen acknowledged with a smirk.

“You didn’t react,” Peter said, feeling childishly annoyed.

“Because it’s what you were hoping for,” Stephen said simply, still smirking. “You wanted to goad me so I’d get angry and then you could feel righteously angry and push me into punishing you and you could continue feeling pissy.” He gave Peter an unimpressed look. “We both have better things to do with our time.”

Reluctantly, Peter nodded and turned his attention back to the oven. But then he couldn't help himself. "You really weren't angry?" he asked, turning around. "Not even a little?"

"I was more annoyed than anything," Stephen admitted. "But canned soup is something of a step up from the ramen and chickpea diet I lived on in medical school."

"Noted," Peter said, finally. He pulled his creation out of the oven when the timer signaled. The spinach and mushroom strata was going to be delicious, he just knew it. He was glad he’d taken the time to prep it instead of making a fancy dinner the previous night.

He watched Stephen’s reaction to the food with some satisfaction. “You made this this morning?” he asked, surprised.

“I started it last night,” Peter said. “Surely you didn’t think all the clanging around was just for soup and sandwiches?” he asked.

Stephen shrugged. “Well, you tend to use more dishes when cooking than anyone else I know, so it never occurred to me to question it. This is very good, though. What is it?”

Peter shrugged. “It’s a strata with mushrooms and spinach. It’s actually my Aunt May’s recipe.”

Stephen had another serving and even refilled Peter’s coffee. “Thank you.”

There wasn’t much to do in terms of housework outside of laundry. Peter was grateful for that because his legs were sore from his run the previous day. He thought he’d done a good job hiding that fact, but Stephen happened to catch him walking with a slight limp as he came downstairs from putting away the latest load of clothes.

“What’s wrong?” He asked with a frown.

“I’m just sore from running yesterday,” Peter explained. “I hadn’t run in a while, and I shouldn’t have pushed myself so hard. I’ll be fine in a day or so.”

“You should drink some water,” Stephen said. “Did you stretch, afterwards?”

Peter nodded. “Yes, I’ve been drinking water and I stretched as part of my cool down. I’ll be okay, once I’m into a consistent schedule with it.”

Stephen looked like he wanted to protest but said nothing. “If you get hurt you need to tell me-”

“Immediately, I know,” Peter agreed. “I will, sure. But I’m fine, just need to get through the muscle soreness and then I’ll be the bees’ knees again.”

“Do you prefer running outside?”

Peter was confused. “As opposed to what?”

“A treadmill,” Stephen said. “The hospital uses them for rehabilitation and physical therapy, but they’re becoming more popular in gyms as well. Starks’ just launched their line this past year.”

“I’m fine with running outside,” Peter said. He was a little astonished that Stephen thought he might be worth the investment - what if he or Peter decided to annul once the year was up?

“And when it gets colder than Peggy Carter’s left tit outside?” Stephen asked.

If Peter had taken a drink, he would have spat it out. “Stephen!”

Stephen didn’t look bothered. “Meet her yourself, she’s awful. I mean, they all are but she’s probably the worst.”

Peter had heard Stephen call the hospital's board of directors insufferable more than once, but he wondered that that woman in particular had done to earn his ire.

“Did you two… used to date or something?”

The look on Stephen’s face was somewhere between disgust and horror. Peter nearly laughed. “Okay, definitely not,” Peter said quickly. “You clearly have better taste.” He motioned to himself with got the desired laugh out of Stephen, short as it was.

“Take some ibuprofen and do some resting today,” Stephen said. “I think if you clean any more the wallpaper will start rubbing off.”

Peter did as Stephen said and popped a couple of the anti-inflammatories. He found the book he’d been reading the one night with Stephen after dinner and settled into the other armchair in the den. After a moment, he got up and fiddled with the radio, finding the sister station of the one he’d listened to with his aunt back in Midtown. Soft big band music played, interspersed with more modern hits.

Stephen - wearing his reading glasses again - nodded approvingly and they spent their day reading. The only interruptions were Peter tending to the wash after it signaled and making them both lunch. When Peter was about to go and start dinner, Stephen stopped him. “We’re going out for dinner.”

Bewildered, Peter could only nod. “Am I dressed okay?”

Stephen eyed him. “More than. It’s not a fancy restaurant, but I think you’ll enjoy it.”

Peter did. It was a pizza place that specialized in individual pizzas. He ordered most of the vegetables and, to Stephen’s disgust, anchovies. Stephen, as he could have predicted, went heavy on the meats and cheese, with a few green peppers tossed on for appearances sake.

It was lively on a Saturday evening, and they had several people stop by their table to say hello. Peter felt like his face would break from all the smiling he was doing, and he could tell Stephen was starting to get annoyed as well.

“Do they deliver?” Peter asked lowly after yet another older couple offered their congratulations on the marriage and finally returned to their own table.

“If they don’t, I’m sure they will if I pay them enough,” Stephen answered. “It’s a sound plan.”

Peter felt yet another ball of tension in him relax - Stephen wasn’t one for heavy socializing, either. He knew it’d be his job to keep things smooth when it came time to host dinners and other get-togethers but knowing Stephen might make his job that much easier was great.

Sunday went by like a dream and Peter was sure being woken up for sex that morning helped. Apparently, Stephen hadn’t gotten enough the night before, which was just fine. Peter was never going to complain about orgasms, even if he was starting to feel odd when the cage wasn’t on.

Monday was much the same and given that Stephen kept him in bed well past seven, he couldn’t complain about breakfast being late.

He dusted throughout the house, including the den, and changed the sheets on their bed. Feeling generous, he even made lunch for them both before telling Stephen of his plans to go grocery shopping.

“I can take you,” Stephen offered.

Peter shook his head. “It’s fine. It’s boring work, honestly. Besides, you’re technically still on vacation.”

He called the car service and let them know his planned stops. Making a last look around the kitchen to ensure his list was adequate, Peter grabbed his grocery bags and went outside to wait on the car.

Annoyed as he’d been to be all but forced to take a week of vacation, Stephen had mixed feelings on the time coming to an end. He’d made a tentative peace with Peter, even after he’d been an unreasonable ass to the young man. Peter was a brat, sure, but also thoughtful and with a smart sense of humor Stephen could appreciate.

When Tuesday morning came and Stephen went back to work (in a perfectly starched and ironed shirt as well as slacks), bidding Peter to have a pleasant day, he determinedly ignored the small pang he felt leaving.

He had lives to save, after all.

And the most irritating group of people in the world to do his best and ignore.

(He hoped that his absence wasn’t too much of a cause for relief for Peter.)

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#spiderstrange #spideystrange #peter parker x stephen strange #stephen strange x peter parker #1950s modern fusion au #1950s au #read the fucking warnings #and tags #no seriously read them #couldntbedamned fic

[sleuthy-scientist]

Dead Men Don't Talk

*Just a quick, random one shot I wrote about a letter Douglas Bailey leaves for Emily.

Hope it's not too out of character I have only watched the first 2 episodes of this season.

Enjoy🙃*

Emily,

I am such an idiot and I know you will never forgive me when you find out the truth. That someone like you would ever be able to trust me again. I hate knowing I will disappoint you and cause you pain.

You were right, you have been right every step of the way. The things your theorized, the decisions you profiled. You Emily Prentiss are amazing.

I wish I had been brave enough to go against my orders from above. That I had listened to your insight instead of believe my own inexperienced opinions.

Obviously if you are reading this I am dead. I can guarantee you its through no fault of your own. I've seen firsthand how much you care and empathize, the dedication and effort you put forth.

You gave me the benefit of the doubt, you kept giving me chances to listen to you and make the right choices, follow the proper strategies to end this.

I thought I knew better, that I could handle it, that I had everything under control. I thought I saw the big picture and all the little details needed to make the FBI more efficient. But I was wrong, I got trying to translate my knowledge and skills where they didn't belong. I focused on the stupid details, listened to the wrong people, instead of who and what really mattered.

I know how this story ends for me, and I don't want you to feel guilty or place blame on yourself. I know without a doubt in my mind you did everything you possibly could to save me. That when people are in danger, you try and save everyone, even those not worth saving.

You will beat Sicarius, bring down his network and allies. I know because that's who are. You are a good person Emily, you will outwit him. You truly encompass and surpass the qualities the FBI stands for. I have never met anyone like you. Anyone so selfless, loyal, brave, strong, smart, gorgeous, and funny.

I get it now, why the rest of the BAU admires you so much. The are lucky to have you, you are a credit to your profession. You deserve to be the director of the FBI, to be running the show. Because you know how who people are and what they need. You don't put your ego and opinions above what is right or just.

You never wanted the accolades, attention, or applause and appreciation. You just wanted to make the world a better and safer place. I hate that you didn't get the credit you deserved and were used as a scape goat for the things you had no hand in. You should never have been used like that, by anyone. I know you don't want or need it, but I hope you get the credit and recognition you've more than earned.

Knowing you was everything. I can't believe what a dick I was to you. The political bullshit I used to believe was right and necessary. The way I tried to strong arm you without giving you the resources you needed and deserved to do your job.

I learned my lesson the hard way, I hope the Attorney General and other higher ups don't have to. I hope they finally listen to what you have to say and can take their own biases, egos, and selfishness out of the equation. You and your team are the ones with the knowledge and experience needed most now.

I didn't understand before what you and your people do. What your jobs entail, how you all manage to handle the ugly violence you deal with everyday. To be strong and brave enough to look evil in the eye and stop it. To try and get something resembling justice for those left behind.

I'm sorry Emily for this, for that, for everything I can't explain to you. I'm glad atleast if I'm dead I won't be there to see you lose you faith in me. You believed in me, and saw me in a way no body ever has before. You thought I was a better man than I gave myself credit for.

I hope my death isn't in vain, that it makes amends for my actions and helps you end this madness. That you get the bad guy. My greatest desire is that you find love and happiness for yourself. You deserve the world Emily, I wish I had been a better man to be able to give it to you.

Sincerely,

Douglas

P.S. For what it's worth, I stand with you Emily and the decisions you make going forward. I know they will be the right ones.

#spoilers #criminal minds #emily prentiss #douglas bailey

[agorejessstone]

Attention allllll English voices!

Hello Gorgeous!

I have had a few messages in regards to the voice acting work we will need to be done in the NEAR future.

I want to make it clear that IF I CAN, I will toss some funds at you for your help, however, at this time, it's on a volunteer, passion project basis.

The characters I have are listed below. If you wish to "audition" for one of these roles, please message me with which one you believe will suit you.

I will most likely send you a few lines to read and send back to me via audio recording. The quality will not be an issue for now. I just want to see if my "headcanon" matches your voice/cadence, etc.

Ravi: Happy-go-lucky. Younger semi-feminine masculine. character. Student. "Walking ray of sunshine. Upbeat, youthful tone (female could do this one, I suppose)".

Gale: EMO, DEPRESSED, mid to deep range voice, with a semi-slow cadence. Often sounds annoyed. There will be a few instances where he is more engaged and happy, but not often. Masculine. Melancholy.

Dante: Stoic. Reserved. Polite. Accurate pronunciation and formal tone. Masculine. VERY articulate. Somewhat quiet, but blunt, cold.

Theo: GOD COMPLEX. Model, so his voice is mid-range, and he's very self-absorbed, so excited when he speaks of himself, somewhat bored when the topic shifts elsewhere. Narcissistic.

Paxon: Shy, but affectionate. A little clumsy with his speech. Lots of stumbling over words, hums, ohs, etc. He does like to tease, and uses teasing tones, especially with others in the group, but becomes rather reserved when complimented or flirted with. Mid-range, but would like to see a little bit of a higher range when flustered or teasing. Masculine, but not always.

Aspen: Classic HOT/COLD personality. Very self-absorbed but cares about her friends. Picks on PAXON a LOT because SHE is very... well let's put Lady Dem in her shoes, shall we? Commanding, but a tease. Loves to tease and manipulate the conversation in a direction that isn't boring to her. Get's bored easily THE ONLY FEM ROLE WE HAVE AT THIS TIME. She is a REPORTER so there will be a need for that on-off switch when we record anything "official" however.

Aimilios: Forceful/dangerous with emotions, and has little to no boundaries. MASCULINE, except when this more... obsessed side comes out. Might have the need for a bit of "excited" moments in the voice. Mid-deep range because of the differencing personalities. He's not split, but when he becomes focused on a person/emotion, there is a clear shift in his way of speaking, thinking, and acting. Would be nice if you could speed up your speech in excited tones on occasion.

There will be a need for some side characters, both MALE and FEMALE for "clues" in audio format, but I will post that separately, as those will most likely be one-shots or single lines.

Thank you in advance for your help!

***Updated to add that you can now send over your tryout for the role you are interested in on CASTING CALL: HERE! ****

#voice acting #otome #english otome #english #duskwood #iamjake #video games #otome games #developer #developer things #mysme #mystic messenger #mysme 707